Luoshui Dongliu

The lights in Lu You's house have been turned off.He leaned on the couch, his fingers were entangled in the palm, and the thin and tough silk thread made a shallow mark on his fingers.He stood in the courtyard for a long time, at this time he also felt a little cold, the cold autumn has really arrived.

He has been in Los Angeles for five years.Lu Youzhi suddenly recalled his first autumn and winter in Los Angeles.He used to think that the old capital of the Central Plains might be warmer than outside the Guan, but in winter, he still needed cotton robes.It's just that the climate is not as dry and cold as in Xijing, probably because the Luoshui River does not freeze all year round.

In Pingyang County to the north of Xijing, the big river plunges into a waterfall, and it will be frozen in winter. Lu Youzhi once passed by with the crowd when he was young.Compared with this, in his imagination, the river on the plain must be desolate and silent in winter; however, at a glance, the water flows eastward silently, but there is an indomitable calmness in the silence.

At that time, the young general standing by his side hadn't completely lost his youthful spirit, he pointed to Luohe with a smile and said to him: "At this moment, the scenery is nothing to see, Yuan Chang, I will teach you again in the spring of next year." Look at the scene of the flourishing mountains and rivers."

However, these words have been said, but after a few years have passed, they have not been fulfilled.Maybe Zhao Shen didn't care at all at that time, because in his eyes, this is the future, Luoshui has flowed like that for thousands of years, and if you miss it once or twice, there are always opportunities to make up for it——Lu Youzhi smiled bitterly, He may have been evasive and evasive, but now it seems that it is so powerless.

Their encounter is like Luoshui flowing eastward, but in fact, the tone has been set from the very beginning.

Lu Youzhi closed his eyes, no matter what, he had met that person in his life, no matter how many shortcomings and pains he had, it was already the comfort of his life.

In silence, he heard someone calling him: "Benefactor, is it convenient for now?"

Outside the door was the monk in the temple. Lu Youzhi asked, "What advice does the mage have?"

The monk said with a smile: "I called the almsgiver late at night because there is a guest in the temple, and the abbot wants to invite the almsgiver to come over."

Lu Youzhi was slightly taken aback, nodded for a moment and said, "Dare not to follow orders."

When the monk saw him, he didn't ask any more questions, and felt even more mysterious in his heart, secretly said: "I just don't know what kind of riddles this is all about."

He led the way silently, and when he got outside the living room, he saw the door was closed, but the lights in the room reflected the shadows of the people in the room.The monk recalled the abbot's instructions, gave a slight signal to Lu Youzhi, and then backed away.

Lu Youzhi also felt puzzled, moved a step forward slightly, and listened carefully, but he heard a person in the room whisper: "Master, why are things in this world so difficult and tormenting?"

Lu Youzhi was horrified, and he backed up slightly, almost unable to stand still.He was in a trance just now, but actually suspected that this visitor had something to do with Pei Yu in the Xiyan army, so he hesitated for a moment in front of the door, but he didn't want to hear this word.The clear voice sounded like a pipa in the quiet night, and Lu Youzhi suddenly saw the dark eyes under the thick eyebrows.

He never expected that it was Zhao Shen who was so close to him.

Lu Youzhi was slightly dizzy.At this moment, he didn't know what to say or what to think, and the only thing he could do in the middle of his mind was to grit his teeth tightly and stand there motionless.He heard the abbot say slowly: "I don't know why the general is embarrassing?"

Listen to Zhao Shen said: "What I wish is not to fall into the reputation and integrity of my grandparents. If I can't protect the safety of the city, I will have no regrets if I die in return; but now the enemy army is threatening the lives of others..." After a while of silence, suddenly Hearing him laugh sadly, "It's ridiculous that I can't even die..." His voice became lower, and he seemed unable to continue.

Lu Youzhi understood this sentence.From the moment he learned that the city had reached the point of hand-to-hand combat, he understood that the ending of Los Angeles was irreversible.What he still fantasizes about is that everyone in the city can get an acceptable ending.It's just that he suddenly knew that this extravagant hope was unattainable, just as he suddenly remembered that the person opposing outside the city was his husband Pei Yu.

Lu Youzhi couldn't help but smile slightly.Or in Pei Yu's eyes, he has never had the dignity and arrogance of others; or he also understands the blood and sweat in this persistence, but he just feels that since winners and losers, the weak prey on the strong, if he wants to be famous, he must be able to step on the sea of ​​blood. There is no need to pretend to love and pity any more.

Perhaps Pei Yu had seen the turmoil he had never seen before, so he completely ignored how hot and viscous the blood dripping from the piercing knife; Piercing nicks.

In front of Lu Youzhi's eyes seemed to be Zhao Shen's slightly frowning eyebrows, and he just wanted to smooth out the wrinkled brows.He slowly raised his hand and touched the wooden door of the living room.

There was silence in the room for a while, and the abbot said: "The general has tried his best to guard the city for several months." He also said, "If the general really feels that this is an intolerable humiliation, since he will no longer know everything after he leaves, he will die cruelly. It doesn't matter."

Zhao Shendao: "Does the mage actually feel that other people's lives don't matter?"

The abbot said calmly: "Since the general asked this way, it can be seen that between the honor and disgrace of the whole body and the life and death of the subordinates, we have already chosen which is more important." He added, "I remember talking about mercy with the general."

Zhao Shendao: "Yes. The mage said at that time that it is out of mercy to sacrifice one's life."

The abbot said: "If you dare to give up your life, you are not stingy. If you are willing to live and take responsibility, you are not stingy. If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell." It's like spider silk and dust; all these things, it just depends on what the general attaches importance to."

Lu Youzhi's fingers almost touched the wooden edge of the door, and the light from inside the room cast a shadow on his arm.An inch further forward, and the wooden door can be pushed open in response.His whole body trembled, and he stopped suddenly, and suddenly came back to his senses, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Showing up at this time is to put himself and him where.

Or Zhao Shen himself is still in a dilemma, but he knows that Zhao Shen will definitely choose that way in the end.

If so, without too much thinking, one can already know that he is in the middle, and it is another trouble that puts that person in a dilemma - only Pei Yu, and he will not let it go easily.He left without saying goodbye and self-destructed his appearance, so that Zhao Shen could have less disturbing thoughts. Now if he can't restrain himself, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Lu Youzhi's chest rose and fell, and this thought was so thorough, but he also understood too well that if he didn't see him this time, it might mean that he would never see anything again in this life.In his ear, Zhao Shen said with a smile: "Yuanchang, in the spring of next year..."

Between them, there is no coming year.

His lips could not stop trembling, and he could only bite the corner of his mouth tightly.The stern face he couldn't see at this time was clearly outlined by the candlelight in the room on the door and window paper, and he had gently kissed the forehead, eyebrows, and lips.

Inside the house, Zhao Shen remained silent, as if he couldn't recover from what the abbot said.After a long time, Fang looked at the abbot and said, "Thank you, Master."

The abbot smiled lightly and said: "I'm just an outsider making empty comments. If I can relieve the general's troubles a little bit, it will be a blessing."

Zhao Shen also smiled and said, "Mage is too modest."

For a while, the two got up, the abbot sent them to the door, Zhao Shen pushed the door away, turned his head and said, "It's cold in the night, there's no need to send the mage."

The abbot crossed his arm, looked outside the door into the dark night, nodded slightly, and said slowly: "That's good." Seeing Zhao Shen stepping out, he suddenly said, "Among the general's best friends, is there someone named Yuan?"

Zhao Shen raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "The cavalry general in our army is surnamed Yuan, the mage asked him what's the matter?"

Hearing this, the abbot paused for a moment, clasped his hands together and saluted, "It's all right. General, please be careful all the way back to the camp."

Zhao Shen returned the salute, went out all the way, untied Qing Zhui's reins and mounted his horse.At that time, the night was deep, the wind was blowing, and the air was mixed with the moisture of soil and grass leaves.Looking up, you can see five bright stars in the night sky, and the star official is Wang Liang, who is riding the horse for Zhao Jianzi.Wang Liang rode his horse and galloped along the pavilion road. The stars were shining all over the sky, as if he could hear the neighing and kicking of the horse's hooves.

Zhao Shen only felt that in his heart, he seemed to be quiet for a while, and he seemed to be lost for a while.For some reason, he remembered the abbot's question before he left, and he couldn't help saying to himself: "My best friend surnamed Yuan..."

Qing Zhui didn't need him to drive away, and went back to the camp.Zhao Shen was straddling the horse, suddenly excited, and muttered: "Yuanchang?"

The abbot was still standing in front of the door, when he heard a young novice come over and salute and asked, "Master, can you go back to your room to rest?" Fang nodded and said, "Go back."

Halfway through the journey, he turned suddenly and walked all the way to the house where Lu Youzhi lived.When I got outside the door, I saw the monk standing there. Seeing him coming, he hurriedly asked, "The almsgiver?"

The host asked: "What?"

The monk said: "He is no longer here."

The abbot pondered for a while, looked at the room for a moment, and then stepped in.He looked around for a week by the moonlight, and saw that everything was there, except for the veil.

The monk said beside him: "Where did this go?"

The abbot was silent for a moment, then sighed softly: "Everyone has a destiny, so there is no need to force it to stay."

After dawn the next day, Zhao Shen tidied up his armor in his tent, and before leaving the camp to go west of the city, Zhou Qian chased him out and said, "Changshi wants to see the general."

Zhao Shen thought for a while, and said to himself: "That's fine."

When it was transferred back to the account, besides Li Shoude, Yuan Gui was also there, and the captain of the cavalry army who reported to him yesterday.Li Shoude looked solemn, seeing him coming, he saluted and said, "General."

Seeing how solemn he was, Zhao Shen only raised his hand and said, "Chang Shi sit down and talk."

Li Shoude sat still and said, "Come talk to the general about the rations."

Zhao Shen had just seen the captain, but he had already guessed eight or nine times.He nodded slightly for a while and said, "You talk."

Li Shoude didn't have any extra foreshadowing, he just said: "The general is not allowed to kill horses?"

Zhao Shen looked at him and said, "Yes."

Li Shoude said: "In this city, including the general, there has been no food for rice and only stalks for a few days. There is no more food left in the army."

Zhao Shen said: "I can save this."

Li Shoude said: "The general is not allowed to kill horses, what will the soldiers eat?"

He has a blunt personality and is very irritable, and he is merciless when he speaks in a hurry. Everyone knows that he has always been like this, so no one cares about him, but after hearing this, he can't help but sigh secretly.After a while Yuangui said: "Some injured, old and weak horses... if it is an emergency, there is no way."

Zhao Shen put his fingers on the belt hook, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know why he didn't say it.The silence in the tent was full of embarrassment, and the captain at the side looked at the expressions of the few people secretly, and even in this weather, there was a slight sweat on his forehead.

Li Shoude stood up suddenly, his robe was blown by a gust of wind, and the desk beside him was knocked loudly.With his sudden action, several people were taken aback.Li Shoude stood at the moment, only looked at Zhao Shen and said, "I know the general is reluctant - I thought about it all night yesterday, but today I can't help but say it clearly: the general is in such a difficult situation, why can't he dedicate the city anyway!"

Zhao Shen raised his brows, he was sitting in a squatting position, but now one leg was on the ground, half of his body was floating and he was about to stand up.

Li Shoude said calmly: "This city is no longer defenseless, this is something everyone can see; the enemy has signaled repeatedly, I don't think it is a lie. If this is the case, the interests are so clear, why can't we leave This step?"

Yuan Gui said loudly: "What did Chang Shi say! You have been in the army for decades, when did you get wronged by outsiders? I just don't want to!"

Zhao Shen raised his hand to stop Yuan Gui, he stared at Li Shoude and said, "Does Chang Shi think so?"

Li Shoude said word by word: "The general is not reconciled, and I am not reconciled. It seems that I have never done evil, but why did I not get good results? Only that day before the master left, he told me that when things are difficult, you can not let go. As a human being, you should allow yourself to pass by. Whether you are a general or I wait, if you have tried your best, there is nothing to regret. How can you not let go? You are not afraid of death, so what is the so-called inflection? Besides, the general Even if you don't want to cherish yourself, please think about the lives of your subordinates."

Zhao Shen was slightly taken aback when he heard the word "master book".He slowly bent his right leg and sat down again, and said after a long while: "Those entanglements were all artificial."

His words seemed to be a reply, but also seemed to be talking to himself.Yuan Gui wanted to speak for several times, but in this situation, he just fell tongue-tied and finally let out a "嗐".But Li Shoude said to him: "I know what you want to say." Yuan Gui couldn't help but look up when he heard this, and saw Li Shoude's head raised, which was the strong expression he used to have when he was fighting for death.Hearing him say: "You must be thinking that the reason I want the general to care about his subordinates is because I am afraid of death."

Hearing what he said, Yuan Gui suddenly felt bad, and was about to argue, when he saw Li Shoude suddenly pull out a knife, as if he was usually cutting paper.I just heard him say: "General, don't think that my words are selfish, I use this to show my ambition." He couldn't help but walk a few feet away when he was speaking just now, and the few people around him were far behind him. pierced the neck.

Under this sudden change, who can react.When Zhao Shen stepped in front of Li Shoude, he saw the blood gushing out from the edge of the blade, which had already stained the ground red.Li Shoude gasped for breath, and said intermittently: "I'm admonishing death, I beg the general to think carefully." Zhao Shen's eyebrows were almost distorted, his voice could no longer tell whether it was a growl or a whimper, and he only said, "Why are you doing this?"

But Li Shoude smiled, raised his finger to Yuan Gui, and said to Zhao Shen: "You are still at such a good age, how much can you do in the future?" I told you to let go willingly and not to be afraid of setbacks, but I still couldn’t do it myself. I advised you to surrender out of selflessness, but my death was truly selfish.”

He pierced the tip of his lung with this knife, he was almost suffocated and could not speak, he finally whispered to Zhao Shen, "Your grandfather is the only son of yours, you should live a good life..."

In the evening of that day, a guard reported to Yu Chiyuan and Pei Yu, "Send people from the city to enter the camp to ask for an audience."

Yu Chiyuan raised his eyebrows and snorted, "Who?"

Before the guard could answer, Pei Yu said, "Please."

Yu Chiyuan said mockingly: "The superintendent doesn't have to be in such a hurry, if you teach him, it will increase his arrogance."

Pei Yu said indifferently: "Begging for surrender in the camp is nothing to say about arrogance."

Suddenly, a veteran with white beard and hair came in from outside the tent door.Everyone in the tent sat still, and the guard said from the side: "This is General Cheng Chude in Luo City."

Yu Chiyuan only said "oh", but didn't say anything further.Everyone only looked at Cheng Chude, but saw him sweeping the tent slightly, and only smiled to the side: "I'm really old, but I'm a little tired at this moment. Fortunately, I asked someone to bring a bearded bed, and trouble me to call me outside the tent." , so you can bring it in."

Everyone didn't know if his words were true or not, Yu Chiyuan coughed and said, "Give General Cheng a seat."

Cheng Chude smiled and said, "Who do you dare to ask?"

Yu Chiyuan's face changed slightly, but in the end he only sneered, and glanced aside, the guard at the side hurriedly said: "Our main general, General Wei Chiyuan," turned to Pei Yu and said, "This is the supervisor."

Cheng Chude was still smiling, and when he saw that the cushion had been placed, he sat down firmly, then nodded slightly and said: "I have long admired you two."

Pei Yu just looked at him, at this time Fang said indifferently: "What is the old general doing here?"

Cheng Chude said: "Sent by General Zhao Shen in Luocheng."

Pei Yu nodded and said, "General Zhao has finally figured it out?"

Cheng Chude didn't answer the question, but smiled and said, "I'm here to ask General Yuchi and Mr. Pei if they are willing."

Yu Chiyuan said: "What do we want?"

Cheng Chude said: "The Los Angeles defenders still have their own organizational system."

Yu Chiyuan almost sneered when he heard this, and said: "Is Zhao Shen just dreaming? He was defeated and begged for surrender, but it's like I begged him?"

Pei Yu said from the side: "If General Zhao is really sincere, General Cheng will not make such a lie of asking for a price of one hundred or two hundred. Please tell me frankly, what conditions does Zhao Shen want?"

Cheng Chude raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "I dare not say any conditions. It's just that General Zhao is willing to join the Xiyan Army, but some of his soldiers are not willing. Those who wish, please write a preface to protect them. If you don't, General Zhao It means dismissal on the spot."

Yu Chiyuan said: "This is also a delusion. Don't look at me. I don't know what kind of trick it is. If I agree, in the end he said that none of his subordinates are willing. Could it be that I let him dismiss all of them and just catch him alone?"

Cheng Chude smiled and said: "I understand clearly, I'm just here to ask you if you want, but I'm not here to ask for help. Let me tell you, how many people in my city are looking forward to this disagreement."

Yu Chiyuan choked on being neither soft nor hard.Pei Yu said from the side: "If the infantry is dismissed, it will be dismissed. I only need to see the cavalry. Please go back and ask General Zhao like this. If it is successful, it will be successful. If it is not successful, continue to attack the city." After saying that, he raised his hand and said, "Old General, please."

Cheng Chude nodded slightly, stood up and said, "Mr., you made it very clear."

Seeing Cheng Chude leave with a gloomy face, Yu Chiyuan turned to Pei Yu and said, "Let me remind the supervising army that there are some things that should not be taken lightly in the process of recruiting and surrendering."

Pei Yu got up, said with a faint smile, "I thank the general for his concern." He added, "Today is the time again, let another prisoner of war be chosen from the earth mountain, and drive General Cheng back to the city, and beheaded before the battle."