Luoshui Dongliu

Two days later, the army started moving one after another.Yu Chiyuan and the envoy went to discuss with Pei Yu, and the group left first, leaving Pei Yu temporarily in Luocheng.One is that the Xiyan army has just entered the city, and they need advice on everything; the other is because of Zhao Shen's affairs.

The busiest person here is the medical officer.On one side is Zhao Shen, and on the other side Pei Yu coughs up blood repeatedly.Speaking of which, it was already cold and cold in the rain that day, and another accident happened, so it was impossible not to feel panicked at all.This is a sign of heart water, one should avoid the wind and cold, and the disease that had been stable in Japan a few days ago has flared up again at this time.Fortunately, there are not many things going on in the past few days, and nothing happened for a while.

Although the war has subsided, the interrogations inside and outside the city are still strictly checked.Li Ji always remembered that he was worried that Pei Yu would pursue Lu Youzhi again, but Pei Yu never mentioned it.

Li Ji thought to himself, maybe the matter has come to this point, and the source is in it, it is really too unimportant.And sometimes, he couldn't help being in a daze. Was it really Lu Youzhi who he let go that day?

This day he wandered around the city gate, wasting his time, but he heard a guard calling him, saying: "A monk came from outside the city, saying that he is a disciple of monk Huiming of Longhua Mountain, and he wants to see the supervising army."

Li Ji heard the sound, hurriedly met him, and asked, "What's the matter?"

It was a young monk who came. Seeing Li Ji saluting, he said, "Master has something that I want to present to Master Pei."

Li Ji said: "Then please hurry up." Then he smiled, "How is the master? Yesterday, the master also mentioned that the bones of scriptures stored in the mountain are stored in the White Horse Temple."

The monk lowered his eyes and said calmly: "The mage passed away."

Pei Yu put his hands on the case, and in front of his hands was a volume of "Luohe Hydrology".

The monk sitting opposite said: "Master Huiming specially asked to present this object to the benefactor."

Pei Yu said, "But please speak up."

The monk said: "The benefactor copied the copy from the temple. Later, I heard that the benefactor changed the river to irrigate the city. It was rainy and windy in those few days, and the worry in the master's heart was caught by the wind and cold, so that it was delayed. Before I passed away the day before yesterday, I asked me to take this scroll. It was originally given to Mr., maybe you can read it in appearance, please take it back to Xijing, Mr.

His tone was calm, but Li Ji's expression changed when he was standing aside.But he saw that monk's complexion was dignified and indifferent, as if he was chanting scriptures every day.Pei Yu looked at him for a while, and said: "Sure enough, he is a disciple of the Great Monk." Then he said calmly, "If the Great Monk feels uneasy, I will have to kill myself."

Hearing these words, the young monk's calm expression was slightly disturbed, and he saw the thin fingers lightly turning over the scroll.But Pei Yu suddenly said: "You slander me for making sarcastic remarks?" After a pause, he said, "There will be a day."

His words came out of the blue, and the monk was taken aback for not knowing.Pei Yu had already picked up the scroll, called Li Ji and said, "Keep it safe."

After the monk left, Li Ji said in a low voice, "Sir, you don't have to..."

Pei Yu laughed and said, "Your persuasion seems like I should really feel guilty?"

Li Ji sighed in his heart when he heard the words.He usually likes to secretly speculate on his husband's intentions, but he can't figure it out. There is a bit of truth in these words.In Pei Yu's life, it is true that his heart is cold and hard, and it is also true that he is devout and faithful to Buddhism; or is it true that he is always inhumane and unafraid of people's words in order to achieve his goals, but is he suffering from nothing high?He didn't know what kind of disposition the husband had when he first got involved in the troubled times.Mencius said that the goodness of human nature is like water falling down; Xunzi said that the life of a person is also a small person, and that he can cultivate himself and wait for the backup.As far as Mr. Yu is concerned, in the current temperament, what is inherent in him, and what is due to rolling in the troubled times?

He was in a trance when he heard Pei Yu say, "Follow me westward."

This is Longhua Mountain to the west, Li Ji blurted out: "Sir, don't you want to go to the mountain temple?"

Pei Yu smiled and said, "What are you doing there? There are many possible places to go to the west between mountains and rivers."

Hearing the words, Li Ji had no choice but to silently say, "Yes."

The rain in the past few days has just stopped by this day.The dark clouds in the sky have not yet completely dissipated, and the lead gray clouds are heavy and motionless. At that time, the westerly wind has turned to the northerly.

In the sound of the wind, Luoshui can also hear a faint roar, like the roar of a beast in the forest before winter.Looking up at the withered grass on Longhua Mountain, although winter has not yet entered, this year will soon be over.

Pei and Li walked westward slowly along the river bank, without saying a word.Li Ji followed behind Pei Yu, and what he was thinking about was inevitably nothing but his own worries.After traveling for a while, the road gradually narrowed according to the change of the mountain.One more path forward, only two or three people can pass side by side.Li Jifang came back to his senses, and was waiting to take care of Pei Yu to go carefully, when he suddenly raised his head, he saw a person facing him.

He didn't need to look at anyone around him, but when he saw the veiled hat that the man was wearing, he suddenly stepped into the air, feeling a sudden panic in his heart.

At this time, the person on the opposite side should have seen them too, but this encounter on a narrow road cannot be avoided.Seeing that the man hesitated for a moment, Li Ji stood still, his heart was overwhelmed, and he hurriedly said to Pei Yu, "Sir, the person opposite wants you and me to pass first."

His heart was about to jump out of his throat, and he didn't dare to look any further, he just raised his hand to support Pei Yu, and walked past with his head bowed.Passing by that person, he only heard Pei Yu say indifferently: "Thank you." Only then did he feel a little more at ease.

He thought that passing by like this would be the end of the matter.Suddenly Pei Yu pushed his arm away, stopped and turned to the man, "Where did you come from?"

Li Ji closed his eyes and sighed silently.Things that cannot be avoided in this world cannot be avoided after all.

The three of them were silent for a moment.Before waiting too long, the man said, "From Luo City."

Pei Yu said, "Do you know what's going on in the city?"

The man said, "I don't know."

Pei Yu said: "After Zhao Shengui surrendered, he refused to live in peace. He let his cavalry break through, but he broke his leg." Just as a gust of cold wind passed by, the man's shoulders seemed to shrink slightly.Pei Yu looked at him and said with a sneer, "It's a pity that the Yangguan Avenue is in front of him, but why does he always choose the dangerous road of Xiaoshan?"

The strong wind blew over the veil and gauze curtain, and the man couldn't help helping it.Pei Yu looked at the hands that flashed out from under the wide sleeves. These hands were only light and thin, but the palms, wrists, and knuckles were so abrupt, as strong as bamboo.His question just now was to comment on Zhao Shen, but maybe he wanted to ask the person in front of him.Back then, I devoted myself to cultivating it, but now why is it in this situation.

When Lu Youzhi heard his words, he knew that Pei Yu had seen through him.Suddenly, he felt free and light in his heart, and said: "Mr. said that the road of Yangguan is good, but the road is good, but the destination is not what you want. You must have traveled to Mount Hua when you came from Xijing. You should know that the road of Huashan has been difficult and dangerous since ancient times; no matter how difficult it is, If it wasn’t for this, we wouldn’t be able to reach the top of the mountain, and we would have nothing to look forward to.”

Pei Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "You seem to be his confidant. Yangguan Dao's achievement is not what he wants, so dare to ask, is what he wants now?"

Lu Youzhi said: "I don't dare to speculate on General Zhao's thoughts. I just want to ask you, what is your lifelong wish?" Without looking at Pei Yu's response, he said, "Or a thousand years of achievements?"

He watched Pei Yu clasping his hands and hanging in front of him, he couldn't stop trembling slightly, and said: "Mr. has a broad ambition. When the palms are turned over, the lives of thousands of people are just one number. There is no sorrow in the meantime." Hi, you can’t even hear it.”

His voice seemed to be drawn long by the wind, but it was still clear to the ears.Pei Yu suddenly sneered, and said, "You are truly compassionate." Then he said, "Everyone is different, and I can't see thousands of people in my eyes."

Lu Youzhi said: "So Mr. must be thinking in his heart that he should feel honored and obey his words if he can get into Mr.'s eyes? It can be seen that Mr. still doesn't remember that mortals have their own wishes and wills. Not all people in the world are willing to obey Mr.'s aspirations, It's as if the master can't tolerate other people's emphasis on other things."

He saw that Pei Yu's cheeks twitched slightly. If he said such rebellious words, no one would have told him face to face over the years.He didn't dare to do it before, but now he has nothing to fear.He met Pei Yu's eyes, and only asked back, "Can you say that you can bear it, sir?"

Pei Yu remained silent for a long time, but finally only sneered.

Lu Youzhi also laughed and said: "Mr. may hate General Zhao for always doing everything. But he doesn't do it. If there is a little fluke and ambiguity, he must have been played by Mr. at the palm of his hand and at his mercy. Mr. He is Literal, but there is no other way for him.” His voice began to tremble a little, and he said, “It’s all about being subject to luck, but is it true that in this life, your steps are still controlled by other people’s minds?”

Pei Yu suddenly looked up and smiled and said, "That's a good point. So you only think about your own thoughts. You can throw away the family feud of your father and grandfather, and the cultivation of your teacher? You still talk about morality, benevolence and righteousness with me, and you must be in this life." Have you done anything that is shameful?"

Even though he had recognized that it was Lu Youzhi just now, he hadn't pointed it out.But at this time, the anger in his heart was full of anger, and he finally said it clearly.He saw that under the reprimand, the man remained silent, no different from before.In a fit of rage, he couldn't help waving his arms, and the veiled hat was thrown to the ground in response.

It was as if the sound of wind and water in the world was suddenly silent.Pei Yu's gaze was fixed on that ruined face, and his vision suddenly became dim.He also thought about how he should deal with this matter after the master and apprentice meet again.However, he never counted on such a scene.After a long while, he felt it was ridiculous, and said: "Zhao Shen is really relieved to know that you are doing this for him. You should also relax, I don't intend to say anything to him with you now," he said with a casual tone, and sneered, " Right now, he is useless to be threatened—in the future, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to gallop on horseback.”

As if the man had been whipped violently by a horsewhip, the remaining long eyebrows on the sideburns shook violently.After a long time, he opened his mouth and said: "Mr. just accused me of being ungrateful and ungrateful. It's true. But I just want to defend one sentence. I have never learned kindness from Mr. Wu."

Both of their words were purely aimed at stabbing people's hearts, but they both stabbed precisely.Li Ji on the side couldn't help exclaiming: "Master Yuan! He is your husband after all!"

Lu Youzhi knelt down slowly, and said with a smile: "In my life, in the eyes of Mr., has there ever been one thing that I did right?" Lian Rong lowered his head and said, "Leave it alone, and there will be no redemption in ten thousand deaths."

Li Ji was at the side, and saw the two standing and kneeling, like stone carvings.In the silence, he could only hear his two rows of teeth chattering.Pei Yu's face showed multiple expressions and retreated, but in the end he returned to his usual indifference.At this moment, it was difficult for him to tell whether he was angry, sad, or infinitely ironic.What he pursued all his life is not only worthless in the eyes of the most valued student, but also despised and avoided.He really didn't mind how surly and ruthless he was in the eyes of others, but he never expected that this road was almost at the end, and he was still so lonely.

However, when he walks alone, isn't he a stubborn student, the stubborn defender of Los Angeles, not alone?In the eyes of the world, they are just like themselves, doing things that are incomprehensible to ordinary people, and clinging to things that are incomprehensible to ordinary people.A frenzy of appointments swept through, but he refused to believe in the doom of destiny.Being willing to endure hardships and dangers for one-hearted obsession is like feeding tigers and eagles.In this case, even though their paths are divergent, they are really people on the same path.

Pei Yu paid attention to Lu Youzhi, after all, he was the student most like him.He said that he never learned kindness from himself, so what he learned must be his determination and coldness.But who in the world dares to clarify whether there is love or ruthlessness.

For several years, when he regarded the silent young man in his memory as a student, he always felt a lot of resentment because of his refusal to obey; He suddenly didn't want to tangle with it anymore.

After a long silence, when he was about to speak, he only uttered two words: "You go!"

After saying that, he turned his head to the east and left decisively.

It took Li Ji a long time to come back to his senses. Seeing that Lu Youzhi was still motionless, he hurried forward to pull him up and said, "Are you crazy just now?" Seeing that Lu Youzhi was silent, he whispered, "Do you know what you said? Things have turned around."

Lu Youzhi said slowly: "If you still mention turning around, what I just said is in vain."

Li Ji was stunned for a while, and said: "Actually... If you want to go back to Xijing, it's not impossible."

Lu Youzhi said: "When I left Xijing, I didn't want to go back."

Li Ji asked anxiously, "Where is Zhao Shen, you don't want to see him anymore?"

Lu You paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "The current situation between him and I, I would rather that the other party does not know." After a moment of silence, he took out something from his bosom, took Li Ji's arm and put it in his palm, and said, "If you are interested in For this matter, please forward this item to General Zhao."

Li Ji knew this and could only do so, nodded and said, "What can I say?"

Lu Youzhi said indifferently: "Please take care of yourself and don't take it for granted." Then he said, "Don't tell him how I am at this time."

Li Ji said, "I can save it." He asked for a while, "But where are you going?"

Lu Youzhi shook his head and smiled, "I've already thought about it, you don't have to worry about it, just let it go."

Seeing Li Ji raising his hand and saluting, he was in a trance and didn't return. He saw Lu Youzhi walking forward along the path just now.Li Ji looked down at the object in his palm. It was a coil. He wondered, could it be a bowstring?

Just as he was thinking about it, he was startled suddenly. Pei Yu just turned back to the east, but Lu Youzhi still went east again. He was afraid of any troubles, so he hurriedly followed.

On the narrow road they walked just now, a rock protruded from the side, which was the back of the person who had disappeared.Li Ji quickly turned around the rocks, but when he looked up again, there was only one path to the east, but there was no trace of Lu You at all.

Under the dull clouds, the west wind suddenly died down.The westerly wind from Longhua Mountain blows over the bleak treetops, icy streams, and stern rocks all the way, like an endless tide in troubled times.In the mountain wind, there are stories of every autumn, the waiting between years, the seeking and longing of generations.

However, at this moment, the howling west wind stopped for a moment.

Li Ji's heart beat wildly, and he could not help clenching his palms tightly, the thin and tough silk thread strangled his skin, next to his ears was the roar of Luoshui flowing eastward.

Li Ji headed east all the way. Although he walked fast, he couldn't help stopping from time to time to look around.Don't say goodbye to Lu Youzhi on this journey, but even Pei Yu didn't catch up.

When he returned to Luocheng, he was going to serve Pei Yu first, but a soldier told him that someone from Xijing was waiting early in the morning, and Pei Yu was meeting him right now.Li Ji thought for a moment, then simply withdrew and went straight to Zhao Shen.

Outside Zhao Shen's residence, a medical officer was watching the students decoct medicine. Li Ji stepped forward and asked, "Doctor, how is General Zhao? I have something to see him."

The medical officer got up and saluted, "There's nothing you can't see, but it doesn't necessarily drive him to wake up."

Li Ji frowned and said, "He didn't hurt his head, why didn't he wake up?"

The medical officer said softly: "The so-called wisdom is dominated by the brain, and the heart is also governed." He also said, "His muscles and bones are seriously injured, and he has been fainting and feverish for days. It is indeed difficult to have much energy; let's not mention this, I think he is not good enough for treatment. He refused, but he was not very careful, which is not good. In his condition, besides medicine and stones, he also relies on his heart. To put it bluntly, I will do my best, but I will resign myself to fate after all."

Li Ji was stunned for a while, then said in a low voice, "I'll go in and I'll come out in a while."

The medical officer accompanied Li Ji in, but Zhao Shen fell asleep at this moment.The medical officer smiled and said, "Today is a coincidence."

Li Ji watched the medical officer go out, his smile gradually faded and he became serious, Zhao Shen said: "What's the matter with you?"

Li Jilue gritted his teeth, solemnly took out the coil from his bosom, and said to Zhao Shen: "Someone asked me to give this to the general."

He saw that Zhao Shen's eyes suddenly flashed light when he touched the coil, he couldn't help being very surprised.Zhao Shen raised his hand to hold one end, Li Ji understood and quickly grabbed the other end.

Seeing that the silk thread stretched inch by inch, the thread gradually tightened, Zhao Shen's other finger suddenly picked it up, and only heard a clear and sharp sound like silk being torn, Li Jifang understood that it turned out to be a lute string.

His heart trembled for a while, only to hear Zhao Shen ask in a deep voice, "Who gave it to you?"

Li Ji said: "An old man." He felt that Zhao Shen's eyes became brighter, and he couldn't help saying, "He wants me to tell the general, take good care of yourself, don't take it for granted."

Zhao Shen said: "Where is he now?"

Li Ji said: "he is all right now, tell me that he has his own whereabouts."

His words came out with some guilty conscience, and he didn't know if they could be convincing.Just thinking about it, Zhao Shen smiled and said: "Very good, the world is wide open, he can finally be free."

What he said was indifferent, but Li Ji felt like a thorn in his heart.He followed the words and said: "Yes, he thinks clearly." When he said this, he felt his heart was touched. Seeing Zhao Shen lower his head slowly, he couldn't help but raised his hand to hold his shoulder, and said, " Then the general should do the same."

During this grip, Li Ji suddenly trembled; the arm was still hard to the touch, he only thought that the moment of bowing his head was depression, but he forgot that the person in front of him was a general no matter what.He couldn't help slowly withdrawing his hand, and during the silence that followed, Li Ji suddenly saw a drop of water falling from Zhao Shen's eyelashes.Years later, the scene still seared into his mind for some reason.He had seen with his own eyes how much blood and sweat the soldiers of Luo City had put into it, but he had never been able to determine what the drop of water he saw at that time was.At that time, he took a closer look, and saw that Zhao Shen lowered his eyes, his expression was calm, his eyes were hidden under the eyebrows, but his eyebrows were as thick as mountains.

The author has something to say:

The road on Huashan was built by the Tang Dynasty, and it is a little crossed here