The Days of Dressing Up as a Handsome General

Qi Xiaogong 1

It has been two months since I came to Liangguo. Before I left, my mother and concubine hugged me tightly, and a big tear fell on my eyelashes. I stood there with a cold face, feeling a little disgusted by this kind of sight. I don't dislike her like a farewell drama, but just indifferent.

I took a step back, got out of her arms, and said flatly, "Everyone is waiting for me."

She wiped away the continuous tears from the corners of her eyes, a forced smile appeared on her lips, and said, "Emperor, be careful."

The man in the bright yellow robe held her hand, and she nestled in his arms, crying more and more sadly.I sneered in my heart, the scene of the rain beating the pear blossoms can still attract his attention, now that I leave, my father will probably look at you more.

There were gloating glances from behind them, I wiped off the crystals hanging from my eyelashes, I didn't have tears in my eyelashes, but obviously someone misunderstood.

I turned around, leaving everyone with a cold back, it would be nice to go to Liangguo, after all, there is no place for me here, isn't there...

It is said that there was a woman who gave me to the queen when she first gave birth in order to save her life and to be able to cling to the big tree in the harem.The empress hadn't done anything for many years, so she was happy to finalize my name with the emperor -- "Yan".

But thanks to that woman's plan, I was able to grow up safely. The queen was pregnant when I was three years old, and then I saw the tricks of the harem. After a miscarriage, a prince was born, so I was naturally ignored.

The heirs of the emperor's family are not weak, but most of them are the emperor's concubine who can grow up in peace.When the father was 50 years old, there were only three princes—the third brother, the seventh brother, and me.

Qi, Wei, and Liang are about to go to war. Although the government of Wei is in ruins and the people are struggling to survive, the centipede is dead but not stiff. So the father wrote a book to borrow troops from Qi. The condition for Liang to send [-] troops is to take one-third of Wei's land However, Qi State asked Yan Qing, the general of Liang State, to lead his troops. It is said that this man is brave and good at fighting, both offensive and defensive. His father admired him very much.

And my being sent to Liang as the proton of Qi is just an expression of my father's sincerity.That day, he greeted me kindly and warmly, and even fed me chestnut cake.Although I hate chestnut cake, I still ate the cake with a smile. I didn't want to please him. This was the first time he fed me something.

After that, he asked me about the Analects of Confucius and my grandson's art of war, and gradually brought the topic to the battle between Qi and Wei. I watched his mouth open and close, talking about the history that Cao Pi forced the young emperor to go north hundreds of years ago, and will The last trace of tenderness and sadness in his eyes was gone.

I bowed down and said in my mouth: "My son is willing to go to Liang Kingdom as a hostage."

A pair of big hands lifted me up, and said happily: "My son understands righteousness so well, it is really a blessing for our country Qi."

I sneered, but I had heard that the prime minister's party behind the third emperor's brother and the Taifu's party under the seventh emperor's brother criticized each other in court, and wished that the other's prince would be sent to Liangguo immediately, the emperor dare not offend Neither party has yet to make a decision.

Several days of discussions failed, and the prime minister retreated to the next best thing and pointed the finger at me, the prince who was raised by the queen since childhood. The seven emperors took turns to be cruel until they were sick in bed.

Both of them seem to use teasing me as a way to suppress each other. Whoever makes me miserable will be able to show off in front of the other until I am made worse.

My illness was cured, and he came to see me when I was able to get out of bed and take two steps. He never came to see me when I was sick. Yu, it would be better to talk about this matter two days later, at least I can hear him call me Yan'er a few more times, and ask me how my body is doing a few more times.

Indeed, these are all extravagant thoughts on my part, I am too overwhelmed...

I looked at this man in a dragon robe indifferently. Are all the fathers in the world like him?

He twisted another piece of chestnut cake and handed it to my mouth. I turned my head slightly to express that I didn't want to eat it.He didn't persuade him, put the pastries back on the plate, stood up with a smile, and said: "I think the emperor is not in good health yet, and I can't eat such sweet and greasy pastries. If you want to eat something called the Imperial Dining Room, just do it. The courtiers still have it." Waiting for me in the imperial study, the emperor is resting, and I will come to see you when I have time."

He didn't even wait for me to finish praying before he strode out. I fell on the ground and raised my head. The pair of embroidered dragon cloud boots were no longer in front of me.I supported the chair he was sitting on just now and stood up. The armrests of the chair were warm and smooth with a trace of warmth.

My eyes fell on the high and swollen ankles, and there was a slight itching in my throat, and I couldn't help coughing again. I picked up the tea cup and drank it vigorously, trying to dilute the sweet and greasy feeling in my mouth, but it caused a nausea , I vomited all the chestnut cakes that were still in my stomach mixed with tea.

I wiped the water from my mouth and smiled lightly. The imperial doctor told me not to be too sweet this morning. I moved my eyes to the chestnut cake on the table and gritted my teeth. I will never eat chestnut cake again in my life!

The man who promised me never came to see me again. When I saw him again, I was withdrawing from the woman's arms. He went up to hold her hand, but he didn't tell me anything.Forget it, I was still expecting something in my heart. With the help of the maid, I sat on the walking chariot. My feet hadn't healed yet, but they couldn't wait to form an alliance with the Liang Kingdom and send troops south to swallow the Qi Kingdom.

No one thought about what a ten-year-old child would encounter in the process of walking along the border of Qi Wei to the border of Liang State. If he was really in danger, he would not even have the ability to escape.I laughed, since no one cares about me, why should I care about others...

When I was about to arrive in Liangguo, there were only a few guards left around me. My face was bloody and my clothes were messy. I was shot in the leg by an arrow a few days ago, and now I can only be carried on the back of the guards. .

I gradually heard the sound of horseshoes coming from behind me. After a rough listen, it seemed that there were quite a few.I looked left and right, and there were no guards around me, and when I looked back, those people stayed behind in unison, stumbling their footsteps.

"Lianche, put me down to change those people's lives. I'm not worth their sacrifice for me." What kind of spirit would make these people willing to die for me.Could it be that just a "loyalty" imprinted in their souls would have such a great magical power?

He didn't even get on the car, and said: "Fifth prince, you are wrong, only if you are alive, can we survive."

I lowered my eyes and just smiled, yes, since the people of Wei State wanted to kill me to prevent Qi Liang from forming an alliance, how could they let these guards go?

Those people were getting closer and closer, and the dust from the galloping horses seemed to be lingering at the tip of my nose. With a "snap", even the car's feet softened, bringing me to the ground, and he fell to the ground. And his reaction was to protect me behind him, and his leg was tightly bound by the whip, and the barbs on the whip twisted his leg a little bloody.

The masked whipman laughed triumphantly, and said, "You little bastard, we are easy to chase. If you ever set foot on Liangguo territory, our deal will be ruined...Second brother, third child, Do it!"

I saw two black whips struck like lightning, wrapping around the necks of the two of us respectively.The person who pulled the whip was constantly exerting force, the whip embedded in the skin was like a life-threatening snake, it was so naked that it was impossible to grasp it.It's so uncomfortable, I want to cough but I can't even get air into my lungs, the blood seems to be concentrated in my head that is getting more and more painful, there is a roar in my ears, and my eyes are blurred due to congestion.

Just die like this?It seems to be good... There is such a voice in my heart saying.

At this moment, the whip wrapped around my neck suddenly lost its power, the air almost squeezed each other and rushed into my lungs, I coughed vigorously, as if my lungs were about to be coughed out, I was powerless to take into account the surrounding environment , just breathing vigorously.

As two people with a few arrow feathers stuck in their chests crashed to the ground, those people quickly fled on horseback. I looked at the two corpses very close to me. They were still holding whips in their hands, and blood was pouring on their Spread rapidly across the chest.Lian Che helped me up, and the sound of horseshoes was getting closer. I looked over there nervously, and Lian Che hurriedly said, "It's Yan Jiajun."

My heart calmed down a bit, a small group of people stood still not far away, the leader asked in a clear voice, "Are you okay?"

I looked up, and the setting sun behind him covered his whole body with a layer of gold, but it was hard to see his face clearly.Even the dazzling sunlight made me a little dazzled, I lowered my eyes to let the halo in my eyes dissipate faster.

Seeing that I didn't answer, he got off the horse, approached, held my arm with his right hand, and asked again: "Are you okay?"

His right hand is white and flawless, and some thin calluses can be seen on the tiger's mouth. I shifted my gaze to the big bow in his left hand and asked, "Did you shoot the arrow just now?"

"Yeah...it's the first time I use such a big bow."

I raised my eyes to look at him, and couldn't help being slightly startled. I thought he was a teenager at least, but he was just a boy as tall as me. I saw that he had long hair like ink, black eyes, fair and clear skin matched with delicate clothes. The five sense organs don't look like they can draw a bow and shoot an arrow at all.

"Dare to ask, are you the Yan family army?" Seeing me silent for a long time, Lian Che took the initiative to ask. Seeing the boy nodding, he pointed at me and said, "This is the second prince of Qi, and please ask the little general to come up to me." Let me know."

He looked at me in a little surprise, and didn't say anything, I smiled, I don't look like a prince now, it's not an exaggeration to say that I am a wild child fleeing.

He ordered the two horses to be untied and distributed among us, and said, "Then follow us back to the city."

"Little General Xie." Lian Che carried me onto the horse and said, "The second prince has a leg injury, so it's inconvenient for me to ride a horse."

"Oh." He still had that indifferent look, and although his answer was simple and casual, he didn't mean to take it lightly.

This is a border town, and its main function is to set up troops and guard posts, so tents are set up everywhere in the city.

He led us straight to a main tent, picked it up and entered, and said, "Father, the child is back."

In the tent, a man was sitting upright beside the short bench, put down the folder in his hand, looked up, his eyes touched us, and there was doubt in his eyes: "Mo'er, who are they?"

Lian Che quickly presented the letter of credence he was carrying in his arms, and said: "My emperor ordered the second prince to come here with the letter of alliance to finalize the matter of attacking Wei."

The man unfolded the imperial edict, took a quick look, cast his eyes with deep suspicion, and said, "Why are you more than half a month early?"

"Since I left Lingzhou, I have been assassinated by countless people. Since I approached Liangguo along the border, I have been exhausted every day. It is good to be able to arrive. You still ask why we arrived early?" I said with a frown.

"Second prince, please be safe and don't be impatient. Father just wanted to ask more clearly because there were a batch of fake ones before." He said respectfully and politely.

"Mo'er, it's getting late, and there are no extra tents in the army. You take the second prince to your tent to rest, and you put up a bed in the outer tent to rest, and make plans tomorrow." The man commanded calmly.

Aren't you afraid that I'm fake?Let me stay with your son, aren't you afraid that I will end him with a knife at night?I followed Yan Mo and left the camp.

Lian Che said in a low voice behind me: "The one just now is Dingguo General Yan Qing, the Second Prince went all the way south to Liangjing, and he has to escort him..."

I understand what Lian Che means. Should I have said something nice just now?

In the evening, I entered the tent with the steam from my bath. He sat in the inner tent and read a book. When he saw me coming in, he stood up and said, "Second Prince, please rest early."

"Your name is Yan Mo?"

"Yes."

"You can continue to read your book, this is your tent, isn't it?"

"The second prince is a guest from afar. It is our fault that the second prince did not have a separate tent. The second prince stayed in this tent. This tent is the tent of the second prince."

"My name is Sima Yan, don't call me "Second Prince, Second Prince." I was almost dizzy when I saw him say a series of "Second Prince" blankly.

He nodded at me, and went to lie down on the temporary bed set up outside the tent.I suddenly discovered that his behavior was somewhat similar to that of General Yan.

"How old are you?" I asked him cheekily.In the past in the palace, I have seen all kinds of faces, but I have never seen him treat me with such a neutral attitude.

"Ten years old."

"Ah...you and I are the same age, the same age." I smiled a little forcedly, but there is such a big gap between the same ten years?My heart seemed to be scratched suddenly by something. It didn't hurt but it was definitely uncomfortable. "Can you teach me how to ride a horse and how to shoot an arrow?"

His eyes closed, and I began to regret my proposal just now. I still have to post it because he is obviously keeping a respectful distance from him.

"When the second prince's leg is healed, Yan Mo is willing to compete with the second prince."

Hearing his answer, I jumped for joy in my heart, and said calmly, "Got it, go to sleep."

When Lianche waited for me to get up in the morning, he was no longer in the tent, so I asked Lianche, "Where did Yan Mo go?"

"The little general seems to have gone to the school grounds."

Did you go to school?I sighed inexplicably, I didn't know what the emotion was in my heart, "Lian Che, when you met him yesterday, you called him little general, don't you know that?"

"I saw yesterday that he has not yet reached the age to join the army, and he has great archery skills, and there are people with high ranks behind him. Thinking about it, he can only be the child of some general."

"Lian Che, why is there such a difference between me and him?" After several life and death experiences, Lian Che is not just a guard in my heart.

"The prince received the education of the prince since he was a child. He has more literature and less martial arts. The little general will lead the army to fight in the future. How can the two of you generalize?"

My eyes moved to the low table in the inner tent. In addition to a large number of military books and the Four Books and Five Classics, there are also books of different genres such as "Zhuangzi" and "Mozi". The top one on the table is Yan Mo from last night. Flipping through books.

I raised my hand, pointed to the book and said, "That book, bring it."

Lianche took it as he said, and I read it carefully. There are some annotations written by Xiaohao on the pages of the book. It can be seen that he is reading this book with great care-"Mozi".I sneered, a son of a general, interested in Mohist thought that advocates both love and non-aggression?

One day, I desperately pulled a bow that I couldn't draw on the school grounds, "Yan Mo, what do you like about the views of the Mo School?"

There was confusion in his eyes, as if I was surprised when I suddenly asked this, and he still replied: "Evaluating the virtuous, distinguishing the high and the low, and only the talents are promoted. Tianzhi, mastering the laws of nature. Minggui, respecting the wisdom and experience of the predecessors. Not fate, through hard work. Struggle to control your own destiny. Feigong is also very good, but it is not suitable for this era."

"I read the book on your case." I explained the reason for my question.

He glanced at me quickly, looked around again, and said in a low voice, "Don't let my father know that I'm still reading miscellaneous books."

"it is good."

So there was the first secret between me and him.

Half a month later, we embarked on the road to Liangjing. I looked at the person next to me with complicated emotions. He turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

I clamped my horse's belly, lowered my eyes, concealed my emotions that I couldn't explain, and said, "Let's go faster."

He is very good at teaching people. In just a few days, I can ride a horse with him. There is only one saddle suitable for a child. He untied his saddle for me to use, and rode on the bare back of the horse. superior.His horse is very spiritual, as if knowing that his master has no saddle, he raised his limbs and lowered the horse's back to make it easier for him to get on.

He looked at my surprised face, smiled happily, and said that the horse was called Ye Xing. He learned to ride a horse when he was six years old. Because of his height, it was always difficult to ride a horse. The teacher even punished him. Lowered his horse back.

He touched Ye Xing's neck and said, "Ye Xing is my brother. The third child in our family."

"Aren't we brothers?" I really want a brother like him, who can teach me how to ride a horse, who can teach me how to shoot an arrow, and who can watch "Mozi" with me by the dim oil lamp. required.

"Does the second prince want to be a brother with a horse?"

Although he was joking, the meaning of refusal was very obvious. He still called me the second prince. No matter how much I asked him, he would only call me the second prince. I was a little discouraged, and he said again: "How about we be friends?"

My eyes lit up, and I smiled silly.

"I have no friends, if there is anything wrong, please forgive me, the second prince."

I frowned, although I don't have any friends, but I know that there are definitely not so many rules between friends, I cleared my throat and widened my eyes, "Since we are friends, how can we still call you the second prince, the second prince, Call me Sima Yan. Don't worry, I will teach you how to be friends with me."

He smiled and called me: "Understood, Sima Yan."

His father suddenly came to our camp that day, and we glanced at the books on the table almost at the same time. Fortunately, they were neatly packed. Miscellaneous books were nowhere to be seen, and we breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.

General Yan ordered him to escort me to Liangjing. He said, "Daddy, aren't you going back? Mother will miss you."

Yan Qing patted him on the head, "Your mother will miss you even more. It is estimated that when the second prince arrives in Liangjing, father will lead his troops to attack Wei. .”

"Yu'er misses you too."

"I knew that you wanted to coax me to go back because of your sister. Okay, let's start tomorrow."

Yan Mo didn't say any more, and nodded obediently.

"Second prince." Yan Qing cupped his hands.

I returned the salute, "General Yan, go slowly."

After Yan Qing left, he immediately jumped up and down to tidy up his things. His usual calm and calm appearance was completely gone. I asked, "What are you looking for?"

"Those books have to be taken away, dad will be angry when he sees them."

He was a bit childish at the moment, I smiled and helped him organize his things, but I didn't think about whether he and I would be separated when we arrived in Liangjing.