Luoshui Dongliu

But it was said that the Yuchi brothers discussed in secret for a long time in the morning, and when the army started cooking near the evening, Yuchiyuan called Yuchizhong into the tent again.Yuchi Zhong wondered: "I'm called here again, did brother forget something to explain during the day, or did he change his mind about something?"

Yu Chiyuan said: "You have a lot of things to do, even if you are called to come, you still think it's too much work."

Yu Chizhong said with a smile: "I'm just joking, brother, why are you so anxious?"

Yu Chiyuan said: "Let me ask you, when I went to Sishuiguan earlier, do you still have the wooden frame for the fortifications you built on the dirt hill?"

Yuchi said in the middle: "Yes. They are all good wood, how can they be thrown away."

Yu Chiyuan said: "That's good."

Yuchi said in the middle: "Could it be possible that brother still wants to build a mountain of earth?"

Yu Chiyuan said: "If you don't attack by force right now, you can only use these old methods."

Yuchi said in the middle: "Just now Pei Yu called Fan Yi to his tent, I don't know what to do."

Yu Chiyuan said: "Don't worry about him. You just do what you need to do here."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a guard outside the tent say: "There is an urgent report."

Yu Chiyuan and Yu Chizhong looked at each other, and said loudly: "Come in."

A guard lifted the curtain, hurried in, rushed in front of the two of them, leaned over and said in a low voice, "A scout from Xijing."

Yu Chiyuan's expression froze, and he said, "Where's the person?"

The guard said: "He just arrived. He is waiting outside the tent."

Yu Chiyuan said: "Call in," he added, "Stay with someone at the door and watch."

The guard nodded and went out, Yuchi said in the middle: "I don't know what's the matter?"

The person who came here to report the news was not for Xijingzhong's official business, but Yu Chiyuan's confidant who had been in Beijing to inquire about the news. Since he came here in a hurry, there must be something important.At this time Yuchizhong couldn't hold back and asked the general to come out, but Yuchiyuan was still able to restrain himself, he just looked at the tent with his hands on the table, and didn't say a word.

One person came in at once, not wearing armor, but ordinary military uniform.Seeing Brother Yuchi, he hurriedly walked a few steps to worship before the case, and said: "General!"

Yuchi said in the middle: "What are you talking about first?"

The messenger said in a low voice: "The Grand Master is ill."

This short four words, both of them were shocked.Yu Chizhong couldn't help shouting: "What? What's wrong?"

Yu Chiyuan shouted in a low voice: "Why are you panicking!" Then he asked, "Did you bring the letter?"

The messenger took out a postcard from his pocket and presented it with both hands.Yu Chiyuan took it and picked it up in his hands, but paused again, and slowly opened the paper between his fingers.Yuchizhong waited for a long while and saw that his complexion was deep, but he couldn't see any waves, so he asked anxiously, "How is it?"

Yu Chiyuan closed the letter, but didn't answer, he just said to the messenger: "You wait outside the tent first, I still have a letter for you to bring back to Beijing. Tonight, I changed horses and went back, do you understand?"

The man said, "Yes."

Yu Chiyuan waved his hand and said: "Go." He watched the man go out of the tent, saw Yu Chizhong's anxious face approaching him, and then handed him the letter.Yu Chizhong took it and glanced up and down a few times, his face changed even more, and said: "Is it the relapse of an old disease?"

Yu Chiyuan said: "Do you still remember the last time, it was such filthy saliva intersecting with blood, the high fever continued, how dangerous it was."

Yu Chizhong was still in a daze, and after a while he seemed to comfort himself and said: "But that time he recovered after all."

Yu Chiyuan said with a gloomy expression: "But don't forget that the grand master will not be confused at that time. Today, after several years, he is not the young and strong age he was then."

Yuchi Fuji had symptoms of lung collapse since he was a child, and he had a dry cough and even hemoptysis when he galloped in cold weather and choked on the cold wind.It's just that the army was in a hurry at that time, and I just thought it was occasional fatigue, and I never cared about it.Until later, when I was in Guanlong, I didn't need to fight in person, but my cough was very serious in the Spring and Autumn Period.There was a case more than ten years ago, and the symptoms were particularly dangerous. The pus and sputum were coughed up every day, and the amount was nearly 200ml ([-] liter was about [-]ml in the Wei and Jin Dynasties).On that day, the medical furniture that could be found in the Guanlong area was brought to Xijing, but in the end, it is unknown whose medicinal stone worked, and the catastrophe was over.

Yuchizhong recalled this matter, his voice changed a little, he only said: "What about this matter?"

Yu Chiyuan clenched his fist secretly and said: "This is the juncture..." Seeing that Yu Chizhong's complexion was a little pale, he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't panic, it's not about the collapse of the world." He said again, "Slow down, Jingzhong No mess; you and I are here, we just have to take down Los Angeles."

At this time Li Ji was pacing back and forth outside Pei Yu's tent, and the guards guarding the gate looked at him and couldn't ask any questions.After a long while, Li Ji himself felt that the guards looked at him differently, and he knew that his worry was too exposed, so he calmed down and stopped.It's just that although he tried his best to calm down, he was restless.He thought that it had been more than two hours since Pei Yu called Fan Yi in, and he should have finished explaining everything, so why didn't he come out.In fact, in normal times, he wouldn't think there was anything urgent about it, but today he just sent someone to summon Fan Yi, and a letter from the grand master to Pei Yu was sent from Xijing.The letters were all about military and political affairs, but the soldiers who delivered the letters secretly reported whether Yuchi had contracted an illness or not.

Presumably the Grand Master didn't want everyone to know about his symptoms, but Pei Yu was his confidant in front, so he couldn't hide this matter from him.The guard got Yuchi's entrustment and secretly reported his serious illness to Pei Yu.

The news that someone in power is sick has always been a taboo for the ministers, let alone when the battle ahead is critical.At that time Li Ji was also listening, so shocked that he almost leaned against the wall to stand up.After looking at Pei Yu, he only lowered his head slightly, and said for a moment, "I see."

Li Ji said in a low voice: "Let me tell Fan Yi not to come yet?"

Pei Yu said, "Why?"

Li Ji said: "Suddenly such a situation happened..."

He didn't say any more, Pei Yu raised his eyes and said: "No matter what the situation is, what can you do now?" He added: "Don't panic when things happen, don't you understand?"

These words already contained reproach, Li Ji saw that his face was calm, but when he looked closely, his expression was solemn and different from usual, so he didn't dare to say more, he could only say yes.When Fan Yi arrived, he hurriedly came out to arrange the courier from Xijing down, and then ordered the Sichuan-owned horses to be prepared in advance, so that the envoy could set off to deliver news back to Xijing at any time.After finishing all this work, Fan Yi was still in Pei Yu's tent.

Li Ji waited anxiously outside the tent, so many chaotic thoughts flooded his eyes.Yuchi Fuji's business management for many years, although he weighed all kinds of things and never proclaimed himself emperor, the power of Xiyan is undoubtedly in his hands.At the time of the battle ahead, if a country's head of state is ill, whether the morale of the army will be shaken because of this is not to be mentioned; whether the government situation that has been stable for several years will be turbulent because of this is even more suspenseful.Although the emperor seems to be just a decoration, he is the descendant of Taizu after all. One day he does not look forward to taking back this power; Although the turmoil in the court was provoked by external forces, it is not an example right in front of us.Yuchi Fuji's eldest son died of illness a few years ago, and the other two sons are still young, and trusted nobles are guarding everywhere. Once something happens, the outcome is unpredictable.In Yuchi Fuji's letter to Pei Yu, he didn't say anything, but how can he express the subtle meaning in his mouth?

At this moment, Li Ji's uneasiness is not so much worrying about the world, but thinking about himself.He has been immersed in the troubled times since he was born, and he can hear enough of the bloody wind that suddenly changes suddenly. He only wants the world to be stable; now he is far away from home, and the safety of his family is unpredictable. This is a sign of the storm Why not make him feel worried.

He was thinking wildly, but he couldn't help but hear the people in the tent walking in front of the door, Pei Yu said: "That will be hard work."

Fan Yi murmured "I dare not", and immediately pushed up the curtain and came out.Li Ji poked his head slightly towards Li Ji, and he heard Pei Yu say inside, "Come in." Seeing Li Ji coming in, he said again, "What have you put in?"

Li Ji said one by one, Pei Yu said lightly: "You really care about it."

Li Ji reluctantly smiled and said, "I'm young and inexperienced, so I'm really worried."

Pei Yu nodded and said, "You did a good job." Pointing to a roll of paper on the case, he said, "The letter I brought back to Beijing, I just wrote it when I picked up Fan Yi to look at the map. I'll copy it out soon, you He told the envoy to go back overnight."

Li Ji didn't know if the lights were dim, but he felt that Pei Yu looked tired, so he said, "If sir is tired, let me copy it."

Pei Yu said, "No need."

Hearing this, Li Ji suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "I don't want to spy on Mr.'s letter..."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Yu laughed lightly and said, "It seems that I doubt you. You really lost your composure today, and you are always surprised." He smiled for a while and said, "The letter to the grand master is always I have to transcribe it myself."

Li Ji said yes, and heard Pei Yu say, "You will follow me to Longhua Mountain tomorrow."

Li Ji asked doubtfully, "Longhua Mountain?"

Pei Yu said: "Fan Yi said that to calculate the diversion of the river, it is best to refer to the hydrological records. He said that the hydrological survey of the Benluo River can be used."

Li Ji said: "Can I find this book in Longhua Mountain?"

Pei Yu said: "That's right. Fan Yi said that in the later years of the Taizu, when the statues were first built in the grottoes, the supervising monk who presided over the project once collected the geographical anecdotes of the Luocheng area in one place and stored them in the caves."

Li Ji couldn't help but said, "Sir...are you really determined to flood the city with water?"

Pei Yu said, "What?"

Li Ji finally didn't dare to say any more, Pei Yu glanced at him slightly, but turned around and said, "You've been flustered for a day, but do you still remember that the Taishi's letter today said that he must go to Luocheng?"

A few thoughts flashed through Li Ji's mind, but he never remembered these words. He was embarrassed for a moment, and said in a low voice, "I'm stupid... I really don't remember." , and said, "I just remember that it seems that I spent a lot of space writing about the rewards that I want to give to everyone, besides..."

Pei Yu said leisurely: "You didn't see that the food town for General Yuchi is on the edge of Luocheng."

Li Ji let out an "ah" and said, "It's true."

Pei Yu said in a stern tone: "It's not your turn to worry about things in Beijing. The siege is the most important thing here. I'll tell you what I said today. In the future, there will be people in the camp who are flustered. It's still not good enough."

Li Ji's heart jumped violently in his chest, he just lowered his head and said, "Yes."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of rumbling thunder in the distance, followed by commotion outside the tent.Li Ji hurriedly stepped back to the door to look out, but just as the curtain was raised, he exclaimed "Ah", ignoring Pei Yu who blamed him for being unsteady, and said: "Sir, look That day……"

Seeing that Li Ji's expression was very different from normal, Pei Yu also felt surprised. He got up and walked to the door, but he was suddenly dazzled by a burst of light.When I looked again, I saw a light like a red dragon suddenly descending from the sky above my head.The light shines brightly in mid-air, and then dims and annihilates in an instant.Suddenly another muffled sound was heard, and the ground suddenly trembled, and Li Ji's feet couldn't help shaking.

At that time, a puff of smoke and dust rose from several miles away, and there was a faint smell of sulfur and nitric acid in the air.Where the gust of wind passed by, a group of raging flames blazed across the night sky.The soldiers in the battalion shouted loudly, "It's on fire!"

Li Ji stumbled slightly and said, "This is, what kind of vision is this?"

Only Pei Yu said: "This is a meteorite."

Li Ji looked back, but saw Pei Yu's expression was solemn, his face was a little pale, and he stepped forward involuntarily.Li Ji hastily raised the curtain and saw Pei Yu walking out of the tent without looking away.

The night wind blew up Pei Yu's clothes, and the flags in the camp rustled.In the distance, the fire is shining in the sky, but the cool autumn wind is already blowing.

At that moment, Wei Chiyuan also left the tent, seeing Pei Yu, he hurriedly said, "Is it a meteorite?"

Pei Yu nodded slightly, and said, "Fortunately, I never fell into the camp."

A guard came to report: "A flying star landed on the edge of the camp and made a deep hole in the ground. When it landed, sparks ignited on the curtain of a tent, but no one was injured or injured." He said, "Then The flying star shines red and purple in the pit, and when it hit the pit, it looked like a puddle of mud at first, but now it has hardened like a rock."

It was the first time he saw such a vision, he felt amazed and could not help talking non-stop, but he did not see Yu Chiyuan and Pei Yu's faces sinking like water, and after a while they realized something was wrong before they stopped talking.

Yu Chiyuan said: "Even if there are no casualties, don't make a big fuss. Let the night watchman cheer up, that's all." Turning his head to Pei Yu, he said, "Tomorrow, the supervisor... is going to Longhua Mountain?"

Meteorites fall from the sky, and the earth cracks and mountains shake.There are always rumors among the people that the noble man has stars corresponding to him in the sky, and when the stars die, his lifespan is approaching.Both of these two people just got the news that Yuchi was seriously ill, seeing this scene now, they both felt uneasy.Both of them are wary of pretending nothing happened, but there is also a tacit meaning in this pretending to be confused.

Pei Yu said lightly, "Of course I'm going."

Yu Chiyuan said: "I have ordered all the armies to be deployed. From tomorrow, we will set up earth hills step by step and prepare to attack the city."

Pei Yu said, "General, please make arrangements."

The two talked for a few more words as if nothing had happened, and Yu Chiyuan went back to his tent to rest.Behind him, Li Ji saw Pei Yu still standing there for a long time, he couldn't help but stepped forward, and was about to speak, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Pei Yu's pale face, with the corners of his lips tightly pursed, and his brows furrowed.

Seeing that something was wrong, Li Ji hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Sir?"

Just now, Pei Yu's chest was in severe pain like a squeeze, and one arm was stabbed to the fingertips. He felt unable to move for a moment, and gritted his teeth: "My chest is a little tight. Don't worry about me. I'll just stand there for a moment. It got better."

Li Ji was so shocked that his face turned pale. He didn't dare to make a sound, and he didn't dare to stretch out his hands to help him. He stood aside for fear that Pei Yu would fall down.Although it was only a moment, it seemed as long as half a lifetime.

For a moment, blood came back to Pei Yu's face, Fang softened his tone and said, "It's okay. You go and prepare for tomorrow's trip, I don't need you here anymore." After finishing speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and turned back to the tent.

Li Ji's heart was still pounding, he felt that he could hardly bear the ups and downs of the day.Turning his head to look at Pei Yu's back that was slowly moving forward, he felt that the husband's shoulders were slightly hunched.

The author has something to say:

Grand Master, it was bronchiectasis combined with infection. In the age without antibiotics, life and death probably depended on luck like throwing a steel coin; Lao Pei had angina pectoris, and it was stable, um...