What about Mr. Faint?

What is an expedition?

It means to conquer a distant place and make a way out of a distant place.

What is the distance?

For hard-to-reach, accessible places.

Those who look for trees must strengthen their roots, and those who want to flow far must dredge their springs (Tang Wei Zheng's "Admonition to Taizong Shi Sishu"). It is said that in order to make a tree grow tall, it must be strengthened. If you want to make the river flow very far, you must dredge its source.

The vastness of the sea cannot be created by a mere stream.The prosperity of a country cannot be built in just a few decades. Only by tracing its source can a country be strong and prosperous.And where is the source of a country's prosperity, it is the youth and the young, the children and the women and children, and those who have not yet grown up and are working.

So there is the iron law of the country of ten years of fighting, ten years of repair, and ten years of reconquest.

The little brother said that if you miss this ten years, you will have to wait until 20 years later, that's why.Gu didn't know why the little brother wanted to leave the imperial capital so much, but the queen mother said that it is always good to have dreams, and all dreams are worthy of respect and protection.

So there is nothing wrong with guarding the little brother's dream alone.Although the prime minister's words were weird, he was a courtier of his father and would be a courtier of orphans in the future. Although the queen mother said he was annoying, she also said that he would not harm orphans.

Because Gu is the prince.

The little brother did not enter the palace again, but he heard from his companion that he was preparing for an expedition. He heard that the little brother's martial arts are very good. Although he is not as good as flying over the walls in the book, he will not be easily approached by others.He said that the little brother is a rare outlier in the circle, and he is a famous weirdo.

Is little brother weird?

The companion didn't go into details, but rubbed Gu's cheek in a funny way, and asked when Gu would be free.

When is Gu free?Are you free every day?

So I was alone in the East Palace of Gu, and I saw my little brother, dressed in black armor, with his hands behind his back and his back facing the door, looking up at the picture scroll of mountains and rivers that his mother gave to Gu: "Gu's companion said, little brother, have you recently?" Very busy."

The last time we met, the little brother was kneeling in the snow, as tall as an orphan.Now that he was standing there wearing a battle uniform, Gucai realized that he was a full body taller than Gucai, and barely reached his waist. Seeing that he needed to look up: "So you go into the palace to find Gu, what's the matter?" something?"

"I see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The little brother turned around. Compared with the first time we met in the snow, he looked much more energetic, and the plateau red on his face looked ugly.Gu doesn't like ugly ones, although his eyes are still so beautiful, although his dark skin and red cheeks are really ugly.

"Get up, get up," waved his hand, and turned his head to realize that Gu's attitude seemed too casual. The emperor said that as a good master, he should be considerate of his subordinates, "It's just a little effort, there is no need to perform such a great gift." Learn In the memory of his father talking, he shook his head with his hands behind his back.

"Necessary." The little brother rested his forehead on the back of his hand, "His Royal Highness's effort is a little effort, but Yu Chen is a great gift from heaven."

"Hey?" Did Gu do anything remarkable?

"Your Highness is still young, maybe if there are no exceptions, those who join the army must be young and strong. I am fourteen this year, and I will only be fifteen when I reach the end of the year. I am not considered young and strong." He said very seriously, "If Without His Highness's effort, the subject cannot go out with the army, and His Highness's move is a kind of rebuilding favor to the subject."

...So it sounds like Gu really did something extraordinary.

"Tomorrow, I will leave for the north. This time I came here specially to thank His Highness." He straightened up and faced Gu. In the black and white eyes on his dark face, Gu could see his pink and white self, "I don't know. Whether we can see His Highness again, but if the minister can return safely, His Highness will be rewarded for his great kindness."

...inexplicably feel a sense of guilt.

"Gu doesn't think Gu has done anything extraordinary..." Xiao Xiao felt guilty, "It's just a casual remark, are you taking it too seriously?" Looking sideways at the little brother, he looked Serious and serious, obviously about the same age as the third brother, but much more stable than the third brother.

He looks more like the second brother.

The little brother didn't speak any more, he looked at Gu seriously, until Gu was hairy all over, then bent down and kowtowed again: "I'm leaving." Talking to himself, he got up and took a step back.

"Hey--"

He stopped because of Gu's sudden noise, and looked back at Gu.The midday sun shines into the room through the open mahogany door. From a solitary point of view, the half-body backlit little brother is covered in a layer of warm light, unlike ordinary people: "Why do you want to go to the battlefield?"

"People will die on the battlefield, and you will die too."

"His Royal Highness, have you ever seen it?" The little brother asked Gu, "When the winter is over, the scene of flowers blooming?"

"I've seen it."

"Have you ever noticed that the soil covered by dead leaves and flower petals will bloom more colorful colors in the coming year?"

I never noticed this.

"His Royal Highness is still young, so naturally he doesn't pay attention to these things." The little brother laughed, "When His Royal Highness grows up, he wants to become an emperor like His Majesty, doesn't he?" This was the last time Gu talked to him. Yes, he still remembered, "My minister's wish is to become a great general like General Zuo."

Gu knows who the little brother is talking about, he is talking about the two most trusted generals of the founder of the country O Tai O, the left general and the right general.Since ancient times, all courts have respected Zuo. It is rumored that Emperor Xiao had great trust in General Zuo. When he was seriously ill, he gave the tiger talisman to General Zuo.

"You want to be king?"

"No," the little brother laughed, "I want to be a great general!" His eyes gleamed with something that I couldn't understand, very dazzling, "like General Zuo, who is highly respected and feared by the enemy, even When the country is in danger, it can save the country from fire and water!"

In the 33rd year of the Jing Dynasty, the people of the Eight Kingdoms gathered their last strength to conquer the world. If General Zuo hadn't stepped forward, the imperial conquest to win the hearts of the people in the world, Gao Zu would probably have fallen to the south.General Zuo exchanged his own life for the subsequent civil and military rule, which is naturally evaluated in history books.

"When Your Highness becomes an enlightened monarch, I will already be a great general!" He waved his arms, "At that time, I will protect you." The eight teeth were exposed in the air, and the gums could still be vaguely seen, "Who was there at that time?" If you dare to bully you, I will beat him until he surrenders!"

Gu looked at the little brother, there was something that Gu didn't have on him, although he didn't know what it was, but Gu would have it one day: "Border, what does it look like?"

"Well...it's...that in the book, right?" This question seemed to stop the little brother, and he scratched his hair, "It's just like in the book, with such a high city wall, such a high house, so A tall fence, such a tall man, such a tall old tree?"

He gestured back and forth, and some words were poor: "Then there will be strong winds during the day, and snow rushing at night."

... For this metaphor, I give him full marks, not afraid of his pride.

"You will definitely not become a great general. The queen mother said that if you want to become a great general, you must first pass the test of literary talent. You can't even describe what the frontier is like. How can you become a great general?"

"I... I... I haven't been to the border. When I see you next time, I'll describe it to you!" The little brother blushed even more, and he still stuttered, "Besides, marching and fighting As long as you fight well, it’s fine, I’m good at fighting now, so I must be the general.”

"That's not the case, you don't know anything, how can you become a general."

"I know a lot of things! I, I'll sing you a battle song!" The little brother's eyes were red with anxiety, "Just listen!"

The horseshoes are clanging, and the flags are proud.

There are few beacons, and ambition is rewarded, singing the immortality of Qin Feng.

Qi said that he has no clothes, and the same robe with his son.

Repair my spear and share the same hatred with my son.

There are ancient roads and terraces, Shuo Mo Qin Guan Yeyue.

Cooking wine on the fields, holding a sharp sword and long spear, swallowing mountains and rivers with awe-inspiring aura.

Qi said that I have no clothes, and I share the same luster with my son, repair my spear and halberd, and work together with my son.

In troubled times, dust will be collected, and we will go to family and country to hate.

The blood of the setting sun sinks, and the soul of a hero stands for thousands of years.

The emperor does not have a career in the world, but fights for hegemony to determine the universe.

The strong men buried their bones in the hills, and the drums and horns rang.

The vicissitudes of wind and rain, bloody battlefields.

With the wind blowing the clapper and singing——

"I have no clothes, wear the same clothes as me, repair my armor, and walk with me." The long procession went north along the official road, and the leader was a small man holding a big banner.He held his hands forward, the flag was blown by the wind in the air, and the golden "sign" was so dazzling in the sun that it was clearly visible even from such a distance.

It is the most glorious banner of the Jing Dynasty, the longest battle flag passed down by the Jing Dynasty for 500 years, it is the hope of the Jing Dynasty, the hope of countless people who are appointed as marquises and prime ministers, and the hope of the humble warriors who want to reach the sky in one step.The little brother taught Gu the battle song, but Gu couldn't sing the taste of the little brother.

It's just that the little brother can't hear Gu's singing anymore, because behind him are Gu's elder brothers, Gu's emperor uncles, those courtiers, and the people of the capital who are singing along with Gu.The ones who were sent away were only the disciples in the capital, and there would be more common people joining this team from all over the country. In the end, there were a total of 10 people who reached the border.

"Tuotu!" The elder brother's eyes shone with light, and he stared at the flag blowing in the wind in the distance, his eyes were outstanding.The second brother also looked at the flag, but compared to the eagerness on the elder brother's face, he looked quite sad.The fourth brother didn't know what to say to the third brother, the two of them bit their ears and didn't sing the battle song together, but the fifth brother did, his neck was red.

"Kaijiang!!"

"Worship King Sifang!!!"

The battle flag is flying in the wind, and it will be ten years later when we see this team again.

Little brother, if you want to come back alive, you will be a lonely general.