Bright moon out of Tianshan

Xiao Jian slept for ten days, dreaming one dream after another, one dream after another, people who should come and who shouldn't come came one after another.In the last dream, Xiao Xiong came to see him in a trance, and felt that the big brother grabbed his elbow joint, and a warm inner breath was sent in, which was extremely ironic.He asked in his dream: "Brother, am I still alive? Why do I keep dreaming?"

Then Xiao Xiong replied: "You are not dreaming, elder brother really came to see you."

Xiao Jian looked at him blankly, not sure if it was an illusion, and then the eldest brother went out, and the younger sister Xiao Yao leaned forward, sobbing softly: "Brother, are you awake? I am Yaoyao, look at me !" Xiao Jian said: "I'm sleepy, I'll see you again when I've had enough sleep..." Xiao Yao leaned closer, put her ear to his lips, and said, "What did you say? I can't hear brother clearly. "

Xiao Jian became anxious, and thought, "I don't even have the strength to speak? Go to sleep first, and then I will have the strength to speak..." Then he wanted to sleep, but accidentally entered another dream, which was a nightmare , A terrible nightmare.He was panic-stricken and tried his best to escape. He just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw a child sitting beside his bed and crying loudly while looking at his face. Xiao Jian said to himself, "It seems that I am already dead. turned into a ghost, so the child cried when he saw me..."

In a trance, I heard someone order: "Take the Fourth Highness out first."

Then he actually saw Prime Minister Yun in his dream, and Prime Minister Yun was sitting beside him, the lips under the white beard opened and closed, as if there were words such as emperor, enthronement or something.Xiao Jian tried hard to hear, but unfortunately he couldn't hear clearly, so he simply stopped listening, closed his eyes, and drove him out of the dream.

Yun Rui went to rest at night, and sat by Xiao Jian's sickbed and waited during the day. Seeing that he seemed to be awake, he quickly took the opportunity to say a few words, and then shut up when he saw him falling asleep in a daze.

Xiao Jian never responded to him.

After three days of tossing around like this, on the fourth day, Xiao Yao, who was accompanying Xiao Jian, finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Prime Minister Yun, my brother is sick like this, what does it matter to him who is the emperor in Eastern Qi? Which one of you likes to be the other?" Dang! You old man, don’t bother him here, okay? Even though we are second ministers, the emperor has never condemned my brother and sister to death. Could it be that we can’t even live a good life?”

Yun Rui made the girl choke until her face turned red, and she was speechless for a while.Ding Wuxia who was next to him saw Yun Rui's embarrassment, and quickly comforted him in a low voice: "You are young, Prime Minister Yun also has a kind heart for the country and the people, so don't be too rude!"

Xiao Yao has never been afraid of Ding Wuxia, so he pushed him aside casually, and said with a sneer, "What's wrong with serving the country and the people? My brother has also served the country and the people, and now this is really a good end! Don't worry, our Xiao family never From now on, I will not take advantage of your Dongqi Dynasty! My elder brother said that all the medical expenses of my elder brother will be paid by him, and the doctors used are also his subordinates, and have nothing to do with you , so you don’t have to worry about our lives!”

Ding Wuxia hurriedly said: "Yaoyao, if you contradict Prime Minister Yun like this, even if your brother wakes up, he won't be happy!"

Xiao Yao sneered, and finally gave her husband some face, and stopped talking.

Yun Rui continued to wait brazenly, and on the sixth day, Xiao Jian finally woke up a little bit, making sure that he was not dreaming this time, and whispered: "Prime Minister Yun, why are you here?"

Yun Rui was overjoyed, and hurriedly replied: "I have been worried about your illness, so I came to visit you. The general has made great contributions to the country this time, and everyone in the Eastern Qi court is very grateful. There is another matter to discuss with you." Xiao Yao interjected He rushed over and said happily, "Brother, are you awake? Do you want some water?"

Xiao Jian looked at her for a while, his eyes gradually cleared up, and said: "Is it Yaoyao? You can drink some." Xiao Yao hurriedly asked Ding Wuxia to bring water, and carefully fed him a few sips. Xiao Jian praised: " You are so good." He reached out to touch her hair, but he couldn't lift his arm, so he had to give up.Xiao Yao rested her head on the hollow of his neck, and she was overjoyed.

Yun Rui waited patiently for the two brothers and sisters to finish their time together, then Fang came forward again, told the whole story, and finally made a solemn promise: "As soon as the third highness ascends the throne, the fourth highness will be conferred the title of emperor's younger brother immediately!"

Xiao Jian listened with great difficulty for a long time, and finally understood, but he didn't have the strength to respond to him. After a pause, Fang nodded slightly, and said intermittently: "My aunt...only such a child is left, I just...afraid Others bullying him has no other meaning. As for who will be the emperor in Dongqi, this is not something I should care about, Prime Minister Yun doesn't need to ask me..." He forced himself to say a few words, his face turned weak again, and he closed his eyes. Eyes fell asleep.

Yun Rui stared blankly at his pale face, a long bloody scab on his right cheek, recalled his empty and lifeless eyes just now, and sighed in his heart.He was the chief examiner of the literary examination in the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and he fell in love with Xiao Jian's poem at a glance, and he still remembers it clearly: "In ancient times, there were five hundred guests in Tian Heng, and the will to die was still strong. Donghai Jing The guards come and go, but the black clothes and white beaks are still graceful. Heroes are majestic and remember each other, and the wind and rain make noise. I will serve the country and ask for long tassels, and I will not be like ants to cherish the dying years." But when he knew that it was Xiao Run's grandson, he almost lost his mind. He took out his test paper, but was stopped by Gao Huai.

If no one stopped him at that time and he took out the test papers, what kind of situation would the world be in now? How did Xiao Jian fall into such a miserable state?

He let out a long sigh, got up and walked out, feeling that saying anything was superfluous.

The place where Xiao Jian recuperated his illness was on a lofty pavilion in Zhao's imperial palace, named Nongyunxuan, the base was three feet high, and the hall was spacious.Because his body was broken and he could not get damp and moldy, Lin Zaichun carefully chose this residence for him.

Yun Rui stepped down Nong Yunxuan, and saw Gao Huai hugging Gao Che on the side of the road, Tao Yao and others were accompanying him.Gao Huai's pale face was slightly melancholy and frightened, but his eyes passed through everything, staring blankly at Nong Yunxuan.Yun Rui hurriedly came over to greet him, and said: "Third Highness, the old minister has finally lived up to his mission and told General Xiao the reason. The general didn't say anything, he just said that Fourth Highness should not be bullied. He really understands righteousness."

Gao Huai lowered his head and murmured: "No dissatisfaction, no accusation of treachery?"

Yun Rui said: "No, the young master of the Xiao family was ill, he barely talked to the old minister for a few words, and then fell asleep."

Gao Huai said loudly: "That's because he's not in good health, he doesn't have the strength to swear at others...Do you think he has no strength to swear at others? So don't worry about it?"

Yun Rui glanced at him sadly, seeing his panic-stricken appearance, couldn't help feeling pity in his heart, and said in a warm voice: "It's true that you are very tired, but it should be fine in general, and your mind is clear, and your words don't seem to be angry. , It should be from the heart, Your Highness, please rest assured. Can the courtiers prepare for the enthronement?"

Gao Huai didn't seem to hear it, and walked slowly around in place a few times, his mind wandering.Gao Cheba stayed silent on his neck, looking around with his big black eyes.Everyone followed him closely, and Yun Rui also waited patiently, but he heard him say: "Let's wait a little longer, it's not a big deal, why bother? When he recovers, it really doesn't matter. I'm angry, let's talk about it later."

Everyone was dumbfounded, Yun Rui sighed secretly, and finally convinced the family: "This is not a big deal, what kind of thing is a big deal?"

But the old emperor's coffin was urgently to be transported back to Jinling to be buried in the imperial tomb, so it was really not a matter of such delay.Yun Rui had no choice but to go to Xiao Jian again.Lin Zaichun was administering needles to Xiao Jian, while Yun Rui was waiting at the side, Lin Zaichun saw that he had waited so hard at such an advanced age, and when he left, he exerted some force on his hands, which woke Xiao Jian up, and said: "Old Prime Minister Say something quickly, the young master of the Xiao family won't last long."

Yun Rui thought about it and said: "That's it, now that the Zhao Kingdom has been settled, but the Jinling side is approaching the city, and the late emperor's coffin is urgently to be transported back to Jinling for burial, but the Third Highness thinks that you are angry, General, for some reason, so he delays it." I am willing to take the throne. Up to now, there is no emperor in the Eastern Qi Dynasty. Everything cannot be progressed, and it is delayed here. The old minister is very worried these days! Can the general persuade the third highness to let him follow the will of heaven! Otherwise, the world will change , the old minister has worked hard for the Eastern Qi Dynasty all his life, and he doesn't want to see any accidents happen. You know, General, that the first emperor did not leave any edicts. The news has probably spread to the second prince of Jinling. Although General Xie is presiding over there The overall situation, but if there is a mistake and the second prince is ahead, no one can guarantee the status of the fourth prince in the future. This is what the old minister said, the general is a sensible person, please consider it."

Xiao Jian listened intently, and finally said: "I'm very embarrassed, this is really not something I should care about." He only said this sentence, and then he stopped talking, and fell into a half-asleep and half-awake state of meditation.Xiao Yao listened from the beginning to the end, and suddenly interrupted: "My elder brother is seriously ill. The second hall master Lin said that he can't move casually, so we can't go back to Jinling for the time being. Whoever wants to go can go."

Yun Rui had no choice but to leave, and went to the door, but Xiao Jian called out: "Prime Minister Yun, please stay."

Yun Rui hurriedly turned around, Xiao Jian said: "I can't get up, can you let the Third Highness come down to see me?" Seeing that things had turned around, Yun Rui was overjoyed and quickly agreed.

Gao Huaiben took Nie Shihuan and others to inspect the military camps around, and hurried over when he heard the news. To avoid embarrassment, he brought Gao Che along.After entering Nong Yunxuan's door, Lin Zaichun was drinking tea by the desk outside, Gao Huai went to inquire about Xiao Jian's condition first, Lin Zaichun looked inside, and said in a low voice, "Come out and tell."

Gao Huai handed Gao Che to Taoyao, and asked him to send it in for Xiao Jian to take a look at. The two went out of the palace gate, and stood at the white jade railing on the high platform. Lin Zaichun said: "The poison in the wine It's not a big problem. My Lin family is best at detoxification. But this time it's different. The poison caused rheumatism in his body and hurt his heart. So in the days to come, we must be careful and don't get wet or cold , otherwise, the attack will become more serious each time, and finally the heart failure will be powerless. Of course, although there are a lot of good medicinal materials in the treasury here, I always find it difficult to use them. If I can go back to Jinling Liting Bieye, There are a lot of rare herbs there, all grown by myself, and I think I can heal him pretty well. It’s just that there is a war over there, so I don’t know if my herbs have been ruined.”

"My elder brother has come here every day for the past two days, using internal energy to massage the joints of his limbs to relieve swelling and pain. If he can massage like this for a long time, and then add acupuncture and medicinal baths, and slowly adjust, maybe one day he will be fine." He turned his head. Glancing at Gao Huai, he said, "I think it's best for you to do this massage. My eldest brother didn't do it properly when he was young, and learned some heretical kung fu. Although his inner strength is very deep, it's not as good as yours."

Gao Huai said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that Xiaojian won't talk to me, you know me...he finally begged me not to kill Zhao Yuancai, but I couldn't bear it, so I chopped it down with a sword, and I...I didn't want to Explain to him, I think it's best for him to give up." He hesitated, but Lin Zaichun understood in his heart, sighed softly, and didn't say anything, but heard Gao Che's cry from the hall, Gao Che Huai said, "I'll go and have a look."