My years as a soldier

Li Muyun was carried to Chengshan Temple by Yan Suhe Yiyi in a soft sedan chair.

It wasn't that he couldn't walk a step, but he felt that there was nothing wrong with just lying down in front of Yan Suhe.

But when he was really sent to his father by the servants of the Yan family, Li Muyun still couldn't control it.

He stood up from the chariot at once, and instead of asking the servants to take him to the couch, he got off the chariot tremblingly and knelt down in front of his father.

"Boy...greetings to the father."

Before entering the house, Li Muyun thought about it many times. If he really saw his father, what he would say and do, but when he really saw him, in front of his father, those pre-thought-out words would be nothing. I can't say anything, only tears and the simplest greeting.

Since February of Tianbao's 13th year, his father left Chang'an, and the father and son have not seen each other for nearly three years.But in just three years, my father seemed to have aged ten years.

His head has more gray hair and his cheeks are thinner.Father's eyes no longer have the kind of sharpness that rejects people thousands of miles away, but there seems to be a layer of sadness between his brows and eyes.At this time, he was wearing plain dark red clothes, sitting in the house, if no one said his identity, he would be no different from an ordinary old man.

Li Muyun never thought that his father would be reduced to such a situation one day.This is far worse than making him suffer, but it is even more sad.After all, in his heart, his father is the backbone of the entire palace, and now that King Su has become like this, the Palace of Su has really fallen... Even Li Muyun, an ignorant son who fled, faced such a situation. The situation is always difficult to let go.

At this time, King Su, who was waiting in the house, was shocked when he saw his youngest son, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Get up."

He hurried forward and helped his son up from the ground.

Li Muyun refused to sit on the couch, but insisted on sitting opposite his father at the tea table in the house.

When Yan Suhe saw the situation of the father and son, he led others back out consciously, only Su Wang and his son were left in the hut, and what they wanted to talk to each other might not be finished for several days and nights.

"Father suffered."

Sitting at the table, Li Muyun almost forgot how long he hadn't sat face to face like this.But some habits are engraved in the bones.As it is now, even if Li Muyun is weak, he never wants to show it in front of his father.

After a few greetings, Li Muyun told his father the whole story of his arrival in Liaodong and how he got in touch with his second brother Li Zhaoshuo, but he didn't tell his father about his illness.

Li Cong was filled with emotions, but he didn't mention his eldest son. He only said that Li Zhaobin was killed by the rebels and died tragically a year ago.

After the father and son said this, it was already dark outside.

In the evening, Yan Suhe sent people to deliver meals, and Li Muyun's daily decoction was also prepared in the food box.Seeing how thoughtful he was in hospitality, if Li Muyun hadn't seen the second brother's letter with his own eyes, it would be really hard for Li Muyun to be suspicious of Yan Suhe.He ate and drank medicine as usual, but on Li Cong's side, he kept looking bitter, as if he couldn't swallow the food.

"Father has no appetite?"

"Hey... you can eat now, so eat more." Li Cong's face was gloomy, "I have dealt with people from the Gao family four years ago, but there were some conflicts between the two sides, and now they are about to fall apart." In their hands, life will definitely not be easy in the future. But you have nothing to do with this matter. It is not easy for us father and son to be together for a day. I can see you before I leave, and I feel at ease as a father..."

The more Li Cong spoke, the more his voice sounded like a lament.

Li Muyun's brows were tightly furrowed, and he felt that the father in front of him was far from what he remembered.

"My son came here to take his father back with him. How could he go alone first? Besides, whether he can go out now is another matter. Then Yan Suhe was in league with the Goguryeo people. My son has already When I got here, how could he let me out so easily?"

Li Muyun looked resolute, but Li Cong just shook his head with a wry smile.

"Mu Yun, think about it carefully. Now that the Central Plains is reporting successes, and you have already sent letters to Chang'an, the news here will reach the emperor's ears sooner or later. Although the Goguryeo people are foreigners, they still have to rely on them." They live under the hands of the Tang Dynasty. If they secretly detain the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, I will count them as capable. But if they cannot hide it, the imperial court will definitely respond to this, and the good life of the Gao family will not be as good. Even if it's the end. If someone surnamed Gao comes anytime...Mu Yun, your father is still somewhat sure that they will let you go back."

Li Muyun looked at his father, and suddenly found a trace of the majesty of the past in his father's eyes.But listening to what his father said, he couldn't stop his nasal cavity from becoming sore.

"Hey... father, don't say that again. If you want to leave, let's go together. The child still has friends here, and they will definitely find a way to rescue father."

Li Muyun was still thinking about Hu Jiuzhang and Yan Zhaozhong. He didn't want Hu Jiuzhang to take risks, but he knew that with Yan Zhaozhong's personality, as long as he knew about this matter, he would definitely not let it happen so smoothly.

"Hey...it's not that easy. Mu Yun, among my three sons, you have always been the most sensible, so you will be the father for the last time. If you still have friends here, call your friends Friend, bring in some pens and ink. Wait for me to edit a book, and you will bring it back to the capital and present it to the emperor. Only in this way can our family be safe."

Before Li Cong finished speaking, Li Muyun couldn't stop the corners of his eyes from getting wet.

He never thought that his father would care about him so much.

The relationship between Li Muyun and his father was not good.In the past, he only thought that his father was the strictest person in the world to him.When he was a child, he often lingered on the sick bed, and his father never asked him. Even if people came to his room, they still had to take school homework tests, forcing him to study hard while he was sick.

So much so that Li Muyun always felt that his sick body was the most unattractive to his father.And the reason why he was designated as the eldest son was all because of his mother who died young.

Because of my face, I was born very much like my mother...

Li Muyun tilted his head slightly, not wanting to let the tears from the corners of his eyes roll down.

He opened his mouth slightly, not wanting his father to hear even his heavy breathing.

"Father... Let's talk about these things tomorrow."

He spoke lightly, then leaned on the edge of the table and stood up, only thinking about Hu Jiuzhang's face in his heart.

He didn't want to get stuck in the memories of the past.

The first thing Yan Zhaozhong did after entering the temple was to look for his uncle.

In terms of the relationship between Yan Zhaozhong and his uncle, it is not very good, but in terms of bad, it is not bad at all.

Yan Zhaozhong's father was Yan Suhe's second younger brother, and he was originally a herb picker with extremely high eyesight.According to my father's recollection, when he was young, the business of Yan's drugstore depended entirely on his father collecting herbs from the mountains, and then his uncle sold them.

And once, a high-ranking official in the city urgently needed a batch of wild ginseng medicine freshly picked from the mountain. In order to win the business, the uncle asked his father to go to the mountain overnight. How could he know that it was raining in the mountain that night, and his father accidentally slipped from the cliff. He broke his waist and only managed to save his life after a narrow escape.After that, my father lost all feeling in his lower body, and he became a disabled person ever since.

Yan Zhaozhong was only three years old that year.Because of this, Yan Suhe always felt ashamed of his second brother, so he took extra care of his only son.It is not an exaggeration to say that Yan Zhaozhong was trained by Yan Suhe since he was a child.

At that time Yan Zhaozhong said that he wanted to practice martial arts, Yan Suhe invited the most famous martial arts master in the entire Anton Governor's Mansion to teach him at home.

At the age of 20, Yan Zhaozhong said that he wanted to join the army. Although Yan Suhe didn't want to, he still spent money to help him buy a military household status. He also managed officials at all levels in the army.

Later, Yan Zhaozhong came back from northern Xinjiang.According to his father's wishes, he should have stayed in the pharmacy to help manage the family business, but Yan Zhaozhong was still unwilling.

Yan Suhe didn't make it difficult for this precious nephew, telling him to travel around with the caravan. In short, Yan Suhe never said no to what he wanted to do as long as Yan Zhaozhong was willing.

But how good is the relationship between the uncle and nephew?But it's not.

Yan Zhaozhong has always looked down on his uncle's business methods, and he himself doesn't like doing business.

And Yan Suhe also couldn't understand Yan Zhaozhong's idleness all day long, taking the family's money and spreading it around lavishly, never seeing him take anything back from outside.

The two quarreled over this matter countless times, and each time they broke up unhappy.

Up to now, Yan Zhaozhong has not spoken a word to his uncle for almost a month.

He didn't know how his uncle would react when he saw him, but this time, even if he didn't agree with what his uncle did, he couldn't easily fall out with him.After all, the people and things involved in this matter are far beyond his grasp.

It was still dark when Yan Zhaozhong saw Yan Suhe.

Yan Suhe was awakened from sleep by his nephew, and when he opened his eyes, Yan Zhaozhong was sitting by the side of the couch, Yan Suhe was startled by the tall figure of his nephew, so he got up from the couch and waited until he After seeing the person clearly through the light, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Zhaozhong, how did you find this place? What time is it?"

"Chenshijiji. Sorry to bother you, but I have something to ask."

Yan Zhaozhong helped his uncle light another lamp to illuminate the room, Yan Su and this sleeper were unable to sleep at all.

"Hey...give me some time to wake up, Zhaozhong, how did you find this place?"

Yan Suhe yawned, and couldn't help squinting his eyes when facing the light.

"Don't worry about it." Yan Zhaozhong's voice was quite urgent, "I just wanted to ask you why you brought Mr. Li here."

"Hey... Zhaozhong, I didn't force him to come, but Mr. Li wanted to come, so I brought him here."

Although Yan Suheren had just been woken up from sleep, his mind was spinning quickly.

He slapped Yan Zhaozhong several times with his sideways hand.

"You kid, disturbing your uncle's cleanliness because of this little thing, you are becoming more and more unruly. Looking back, I won't ask your father to clean you up!"

"Hey, why are you mentioning my father!"

Yan Zhaozhong couldn't help curling his lips.

"Uncle, it's not that I don't know anything about this, so let me ask you, do you plan to hand over Mr. Li and his father to the Gao family?"

As soon as Yan Zhaozhong said this, Yan Suhe's expression suddenly changed.

He looked at Yan Zhaozhong's face warily first, then his brows were furrowed tightly, he didn't look like he was wearing a mask, but he really looked at Yan Zhaozhong very seriously.

"Zhaozhong, I don't care where you heard it from, but don't ask about these things, and don't get involved."

Yan Suhe's tone was firm.

"But Mr. Li, I brought it home, so why don't you tell me about these things first?"

"Hmph... tell you? You boy, there are so many things in the family, which one have you intervened? Let me tell you the truth, this matter now involves not only our Yan family, but also Mr. Gao and Mr. Du. , and the surnamed Dong from Youzhou. This matter can no longer be changed by your uncle saying a word. Besides, you should know better than me who Mr. Li is."

"But what benefits can you get from doing this kind of thing?" Yan Zhaozhong was a little anxious, and his volume increased by three points when he spoke.

"Benefits?" Hearing what he said, Yan Suhe laughed instead, "Zhaozhong, this is not what you should ask now, you should think about what harm will happen to our family if we don't do this. !"

Yan Suhe's voice was not loud, but as soon as his words fell, even if Yan Zhaozhong wanted to refute, he didn't know what to answer for a while.

He sat in front of Yan Su and the couch with a solemn expression and meditated for a while.

And Yan Suhe's expression gradually became lighter.