Chiwuxing

Chapter Thirty-Eighth-Words and horses in the face of the public, and friends who are chaotic and Tang Lan reveals

In the meeting hall of Luoxie City, a man with his upper body bare, carrying a thorn on his back, bowed his head and knelt in the center.

Everyone's eyes were erratic, and everyone was silent, frightened.

As if Fu Xuan didn't see the person in the center of the hall, she held the wine glass and took a few sips.The phoenix eyes narrowed, and the brilliance flowed between the movements.

Wu Masun's curly hair was scattered all over his body, and his eyes were fixed on the superior.

After a long period of oppressive silence, Fu Xuan seemed to have just seen the people in the hall, and said leisurely: "Wuma, since you are here, the lonely king will ask you, what crime did you commit?"

"The guards are weak, and Yancheng is lost."

"anything else?"

"Act recklessly and damage the military power."

"anything else?"

"The layout is not well planned, and the general is missed."

"……anything else?"

"..." Wu Masun was silent, the pair of single eyelids remained motionless, and then said, "No more."

Fu Xuan slightly hooked the corners of her lips, folded lines at the end of her eyes, and said without anger on her face, "You left out the most important point, the most important point is being young and energetic, not listening to others' advice, and making up your own mind. When you were in Maocheng a month ago, you didn't listen to Gu Wang's instructions before the battle. Kou Bing excused you by saying that it was a misunderstanding. Gu Wang saw that during the war, he didn't pursue it. He only sent Kou Bing to the camp. But what you did later was really what a mature commander did?"

His tone was not intense, but the more calm he was, the more chilling he was.

Wu Masun's expression changed, he held his nostrils, and said again: "I want to ask the military commander, the whole city is besieged by the Yan army, why did Lord Kou abandon the army and run away alone?"

Kou Bing, who was sitting on the side seat, was startled for a moment. Seeing that the hall was quiet again, he said, "This...the scuffle outside the city is fierce, and it is right to preserve one's own strength."

Wu Masun straightened his upper body, and asked: "Even if the military master is not skilled in martial arts, he shouldn't be a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Why don't he advance and retreat with the whole army? Their lives are not their lives?"

Kou Bing spoke dumbly, and Fu Xuan interjected: "Since you know this, why do you let your brothers fall into danger? Kou Bing is getting older, and it is the Gu Wang who grants him the right to protect himself. His ability is not in martial arts. Why, Gu Wang In front of the king, do you still want to use your force to suppress others?"

"Relying on the fact that you are young and have some strength, you don't take others seriously. If the lonely king dies in the future, why should you let you turn the world upside down?"

Wu Masun followed him since he was a child, so he said that he hated iron and steel, but he was ashamed of losing the battle, and he was unwilling to let others go.

The young barbarian looked stubbornly: "But no one in the army should do such a thing of life, and make the soldiers feel cold."

Fu Xuan smiled lightly and said: "It seems that you haven't realized your problem. In this case, you don't have to kneel down to plead guilty. You can go to the army to receive the punishment yourself. Except for the crime of dereliction of duty, which is punished according to military regulations, the rank of the official Lowered by three levels as a punishment."

Wu Masun immediately showed dissatisfaction, and insisted: "My lord, this battle is not the fault of the last general. In the last battle in Tongzhou, why did the reinforcements—"

"That's enough, Wuma," said Kou Bing on the side again, with a warning tone in his tone, "Is it the punishment that should be received for missing a city, or don't want to shirk it."

Wu Masun's eyes turned cold, and he looked at Kou Bing on the right seat, and the two looked at each other again, Kou Bing didn't avoid it this time, his cloudy eyes revealed a thin sigh.

Wu Masun looked at the superior with cold eyes, and said: "Yes, the last general takes orders."

All the ministers below did not dare to look up, so they could only quietly glance at Wu Masun in the center, and no one dared to offend Fu Xuan and Kou Bing to plead for mercy at this time.

Wu Masun ignored all the different looks, feeling humiliated in his heart, he snorted coldly and went straight out of the hall.

As soon as he left the gate of the hall, Wu Masun threw the thorns behind his back to the entrance of the hall, completely ignoring the consequences of doing so.A few bloody red marks were left on the honey-colored back muscles, sticking to the half-turned flesh.

The early winter wind was already a bit chilly, he frowned and strode out from the side.

After descending the steps of the hall, Wu Masun caught a glimpse of a purplish-colored, slightly thin figure walking down the steps, as if the journey was too far.

He looked impatient and was about to take a detour.

The figure stopped him: "Wuma Sun!"

Wu Masun frowned, even though he was still young, the only one in the Southern Man court who could call him by his first name was the Lord, why did this brat who hadn't even grown his hair come to be so arrogant.

"Young master." He raised his head obstinately, but he couldn't see that he was saluting and saying hello.

Fu Zhan walked in, saw the blood oozing from his shirtless back, but also showed disdain, and said: "I heard that you lost the war with Yan?"

I'm afraid that the entire Nanman clan already knew about such important news, so asking him directly like this is obviously provocative and mocking.

Wu Masun raised his head and said: "Even if the young master lives in the palace for a long time, he shouldn't be so ignorant."

Fu Zhan raised his foot and stepped up a step. Although he was not tall, he still had the air of being a father.Wu Masun's anger had not yet dissipated, seeing his provocative attitude, he couldn't help asking: "The young master has been haunted all day long, why did you come here today?"

Fu Zhan said: "I just happened to hear what my ministers reported this morning. During the meeting, Fu Xuan wanted to inquire about Yu's defeat in the previous battle with Yan. Let me tell you by the way, instead of colluding with the group of people in the court to seek the land of Yan , it is better to let the clansmen go home to recuperate as soon as possible, and avoid the risk of suffering with you."

Wu Masun didn't want to talk too much nonsense with this kid, he couldn't help but mocked: "The young master is young and ignorant, it's better not to get involved in these serious things."

Fu Xuan was not annoyed when he heard his sarcasm, he just said: "I'm not that interested in meddling in other people's business, I just remind you casually, Fu Xuan's life is insidious and suspicious, today I can give you the title at will, and tomorrow I can give you the title It's not up to you whether you're demoted and reprimanded, whether you block his way or not."

"I heard that you have been with him since you were a child. According to what I know about him, he must have said something to you like 'the lonely king treats you as his own son'?" Fu Yan couldn't help curling his lips. With a snort, I felt amused, and was so happy that I forgot what I had to say.

He forgot for a moment, and he didn't try his best to think about it again, so Fu Yan turned around and left, with a low laugh still faintly coming through, and the gold thread at the end of the braids on his head was shining brightly in the sun.

Wu Masun always knew that the father and son were at odds, but he never imagined that it had reached such a point, and he was quite surprised.Frustrated in his heart, he went straight out of the palace gate.

Fu Zan originally came to look for Fu Xuan, knowing that he was discussing matters with his courtiers in the front hall, so he was led by his servants to wait in the back hall.

After a while, Fu Xuan changed his clothes and went to the hall. When he saw him, he smiled and said, "Come here? Are you ready for lunch?"

Fu Yan didn't want to be polite, he just said: "If you have anything to say, just talk about it... You send people to my residence every day to report, I'm really tired."

Fu Xuan smiled and said: "Actually, it's not important. It's just that since you prayed for the wind and rain two years ago and showed your skills, the existing witches and voodoo masters in the clan all admire my son's talent and hope to be able to do so." Reproduce the magic method and open his eyes."

"It was just a coincidence that time. Hasn't the important shamanism in the family been burned? What else can I learn?" Fu Yan knew this and said deliberately. .

Fu Xuan's face froze, and then he smiled and said: "... No matter how others burn the foreign objects, but according to my talent, there must be a way to crack and develop them."

"Father thinks too highly of me," Fu Yan sarcastically said, "I don't have that ability yet... My son recently learned a yanqin, the tone is simple and elegant, and he has no intention of doing other things. Since this matter is not urgent, Father You can slowly find other people to experiment with... I heard that the frontline battle is not going well, and the father and king are busy, so the son is not disturbed."

After finishing speaking, he left without waiting for the reaction of the people behind him, and did not forget to add a sentence before leaving the door: "Don't try to use me."

He just thought it was ridiculous, he clearly knew his personality reaction, why did he insist on coming to him to find his own displeasure?Is it because I have been used to being in a respected position for a long time on weekdays, and I have to come here to find some troubles and compete with him to get the taste?

Fu Yan sighed and laughed, but he couldn't guess, and strode away.

However, it is said that Jia Yun was seriously injured and unconscious here in Yanying, which also delayed the return of the squadron to the army. Thankfully.

In the afternoon, Fu Chenfang came back from the outer city and reported the situation to Liao Hui in the military tent. Before he could rest for a while, he was dragged by Tang Lan who had been waiting outside the tent to the riverside in the camp.

After walking along the path for a long time, Tang Lan didn't say a word.

Fu Chen thought it was because he had been stuck in the mountains for a long time before, and then he was busy with other affairs just after leaving the mountain, which made him angry because of being neglected.He didn't know how to communicate with friends for many years, but he didn't want to lose his friendship with Tang Lan, so he said frankly: "I... I got an order from General Liao in the past two days to transfer people to Dongping County. come over."

"... Could it be something urgent... He has so many people under his command, how could he let you, who just escaped from death, go..." Tang Lan's tone was flat.

Fu Chen was speechless, and after a pause, he said, "Are you angry because of this matter? I didn't intend to hide it from you. General Liao just doesn't want people to spread the details... There's no benefit in talking about it."

Unexpectedly, Tang Lan's expression became more and more strange after hearing these words, and she stopped abruptly.

Fu Chen stopped and looked at him a little helplessly.

"...What's the matter?" Fu Chen once gave his rare trust to this friend he made by accident, but he often felt guilty for concealing many things, for fear that he would find out his thoughts at any time.

"I'm not angry with you...I don't blame you," Tang Lan frowned, "I kept something from you."

Fu Chen lowered his head in a daze, as if dazed by his sudden solemn expression.

He remembered that the last time he saw this active and casual young man sink down was in the restaurant at the end of the alley of the Imperial Capital.In the two days since he came out of Mengshan, he had heard some rumors. He had a faint sense of Tang Lan's strangeness. If you are happy for him first, then you will inevitably have some incidental doubts, but you will stop at doubts.

He knew that he had deceived many people in the past, so there was no need to demand the same honesty from others, but when Jia Yun was involved, he inevitably felt a sense of unease in his heart.He didn't take the initiative to ask, but was just waiting for Tang Lan to tell him that if he didn't want to tell him the truth, he wouldn't alienate him because of it.

Ever since he settled down in the Gyeonggi Army, this man has been his rare consolation on his exile.Although Ni Congwen attached great importance to helping him, the prime minister had his own plans and couldn't take care of everything.The eyeliner of the Xiangfu in the Gyeonggi Army is more helpful than romantic, and rarely talks about private affairs.Coming and going, the imperial capital city, a prosperous place of smoke and willows, a rich and gentle town, to him is just from an unknown empty mountain to an silent and busy city, and Tang Lan can be regarded as the only one who can be called a friend in the past two years. people.

Fu Chen tilted his head, looking at Tang Lan's hesitant and troubled expression, maybe he was also thinking about how to speak?

He had a lot of distracting thoughts, and he sighed: Is it because I have too much disguise on weekdays, so that I think everyone is so dishonest?

Fu Chen was in a state of confusion, Tang Lan suddenly said, "Do you... feel that I have changed a lot?"

Fu Chen looked down at the road, thought for a while, and said, "...Maybe you haven't changed, but become more real."

Tang Lan seemed to be taken aback when he heard the words, and said again: "You should feel that I'm hiding many things from you."

Although it is an interrogative sentence, it uses an affirmative tone.

Fu Chen smiled and said: "Who doesn't have some past to hide? It's nothing, I remember all the kindness you have done to me, and that's enough."

"The soldiers from Gyeonggi used to chew my tongue in private, saying that I used to 'pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger', that I deliberately concealed my martial arts, and that I was a 'liar'. What do you think? You don't complain. Shall I keep you a secret about martial arts?" Tang Lan said.

"It's not a big deal," and I'm not all that honest.

Fu Chen swallowed the latter sentence, and then said: "You always have your difficulties, we have been together for so long, I would rather trust you as a person than those empty martial arts."

Tang Lan didn't know what to feel in his heart, like the vinegar that had been brewing for a long time was suddenly knocked down, and the sourness spread all over the floor.He dragged Fu Chen to sit by the river, the sound of water flowing overwhelmed the emotion in his words: "Do you remember the tavern I took you to last time?"

"remember."

"Actually, that tavern was opened by my mother before she was alive. What I said at the beginning was not bad. Later, a new owner bought this tavern. I did come here every day to eat, otherwise I would not be full."

Fu Chen caught the word "before he was alive", fell silent for a moment, and then asked: "...Then where is your father?"

"Oh," Tang Lan laughed, "This story is too vulgar. You can listen to seven paragraphs for a penny from the storyteller in the city..."

Fu Chen was silent, waiting for him.

"A person's family is poor, and only by being close to a rich lady can he get rid of poverty, abandon the chaff, inherit the family property, and then flourish again...The following story will be logical, and there is nothing to say... "

"It's your mother... being...?" Fu Chen was at a loss for words, blushing.

"It's not worth it," Tang Lan was still smiling, and Fu Chen didn't catch any emotions from that stiff smile, "With some money, wouldn't this be a restaurant for my mother?"

Fu Chen reached out and grabbed his hand tightly, Tang Lan's smile gradually faded:

"Later, my mother was worried every day and died at home. I was young at the time, and I went to find him. Rich people always want to improve their social status, so they let the boy in the family go out to be an official. He and the young lady's son Even if he went to take part in the imperial examination to become an official, he didn’t want to see me... I was a wild boy from a poor peasant family... so he kicked me into the barracks. In the end... he didn’t let me live on the streets.”

Fu Chen asked softly: "...Why did you hide it from the beginning? Just show your kung fu, and when you make meritorious service and become a general, you will naturally make him regret it."

Tang Lan shook her head: "I don't want to please him. When I really have the ability, he will stand up and ask me to recognize my ancestors. If I don't want to, he will make me bear the reputation of being unfilial through the ages... Hmph. "

The youth's words are loud and loud.

"...Don't you want your mother to have a serious status?"

"Oh, I feel disgusted to have him associated with my mother's name. In this life, I don't want to have anything to do with him."

"Then why did you join the army?"

"At the beginning, it was just to fool around and beg for food. He didn't intend to take care of me. If I didn't learn some skills to survive, wouldn't it be easier for him to die as lightly as my mother? How could it be so good? Something..." Tang Lan laughed and said, "Don't believe me when I say this, it was you who came here later that aroused my fighting spirit to persevere."

"...Me?" Fu Chen was stunned, then shy, a little inconceivable: "How could I... I'm quite useless, except for occasionally practicing basic skills and knowing some martial arts, I don't know anything else..."

Tang Lan's flickering gaze was directed at him, but he still raised his head as usual, "Although you are as afraid of those trainings as I am, and you are scolded by the generals in many events, but you always stand in front, It seems that you will always be very powerful... Unlike me, who always avoids those difficulties and pretends that he understands everything, but in fact he likes to be strong and strive to win."

Fu Chen calmed down, bowed his head and said, "I'm not as brave as you said..."

"Su Rang was so young that everyone couldn't get used to it, and you were willing to burn paper for him... You are the rare kind person I have ever met."

Fu Chen opened his lips, wanting to say something, but then closed them again.

"Then one time, I saw it."

"See what?"

"When I transferred to Chijia, I once saw you sneaking into the mountains to practice swords. No wonder you have such aptitude... I pretended to be mediocre all day long, just for that little bit of resentment... "

Tang Lan turned to look at him: "A lot of people in the army are obsessed with martial arts. At first I thought you were cowardly, but later I realized that this is why you are better than them. Why did Admiral Jia and the others follow you in the first place? Maybe it’s the way to be proficient in martial arts but not to be offended and to be close to the real martial arts.”

"I don't understand that," Fu Chen frowned, "You practiced martial arts for your mother, and you hid because of your father. Isn't that the sincerity of martial arts practitioners? They say you are hypocritical, but they just don't understand you."

"Thank you."

Suddenly he became more polite, and Fu Chen felt that he was not used to it, so he asked again: "Why do you choose to expose your original martial arts now?"

Hearing this, Tang Lan's pupils moved again, and said slowly:

"I thought you were dead."

With such a straightforward sentence, Fu Chen shook his hand again.

Tang Lan went on to say: "I think it's not for others this time, but for myself this time, that's why I made this decision. He has nothing to do with me, what I'm doing now...is like you, This desperate effort is to protect the entire country of Yan and all the people of the country of Yan."

Tang Lan patted his hand, Fu Chen suddenly felt a little ashamed, and said shyly: "It's of course the best for you to get out of these past events, you will get what you want, I believe in you. "

There was a moment of silence again.

Jia Yun woke up from a coma, with a pale face and a few strands of white hair on the sideburns, this serious illness seemed to have aged many years.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a man sitting on a wheelchair beside the bed. It was Zong Zhengxi who he thought had fallen from the cliff.Immediately, I was in a trance, dizzy in my head, as if I had fallen into a dream, I couldn't believe it.

Zongzhengxi had sharp ears and eyes, and he was the first to notice that he was awake, so he said, "How? You have slept for so long, how do you feel now? But what's more important?"

"...Your Highness...you?"

"I fell from the cliff that day and survived at the foot of the mountain for several months. Later, Liao Hui led people to rescue me."

Jia Yun became more awake, her lips were dry and chapped, and she was still ups and downs: "I sent many soldiers to look for you before, but they all disappeared in the mountains and never returned... Originally, I wanted to lead the soldiers in after the war, but I didn't expect Your Highness has great blessings and survived the catastrophe, but my old bones are useless."

"You don't have to be like this in the first place." Zong Zhengxi looked at him and said again, "You have been in a coma these days, and the soldiers in the camp are still recuperating and recovering, so they are not in a hurry to return to the imperial court."

Jia Yun counted the days silently in his heart, and said: "Let's leave today, and still be able to catch up with the New Year's Palace Banquet. This time, we have calmed down the chaos in Nanman, although it is not glorious, at least it has temporarily stabilized the hearts of the people on the border. It should also be a joy for the end of the year, and one less troublesome thing in court."

Zong Zhengxi looked at him with furrowed brows and remained silent for a while.

Seeing his expression, Jia Yun sighed again: "At the end of the year, I always look forward to the reunion of relatives. Even if you have a grudge against His Majesty, the kindness of nurturing you in the past is always stronger than water. You should not be so stubborn..."

"He has no nurturing grace for me."

Jia Yun let out a long sigh, not wanting to argue again on this matter, he said: "This battle is to recapture the lost ground, and there is no outstanding meritorious service. Vice General Xu died here again. It is not appropriate to delay for a long time. Your Highness will also come soon. Let's arrange a departure."

Zong Zhengxi was silent for a long time, and finally agreed: "Okay."

Jia Yun looked at Zong Zhengxi and smiled lightly, as if he saw someone farther away.