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In mid-November, the weather was getting colder, and the fighting slowed down.

One day when Chi Heng came back to his dormitory from the hermitage of the clouds, when passing by the small path in the courtyard, he saw a man dressed in white, tied with a blue silk sash, with a waist like bamboo, standing very elegantly, Chi Heng's heart moved, and the man turned around .

It really is Zhuang Qi.

Chi Heng dazed for a moment, and belatedly remembered that he had asked Zhuang Qi and An Cuo to be brought back from Leizhou two months ago—I don’t know who was slowing down, and the daily fee was long enough at this time, although Time goes by, but Zhuang Qi hasn't changed much. His expression is elegant and his manner is polite. Whenever he meets him, he comes like stepping on the moon, which makes people look up to him.

"Chi Heng?" A high-pitched voice came through the air.

A figure then jumped into the eyes.

It was an error.

Although he is 20 years old, he is still very lively, his eyes are shining, his eyebrows are dancing, and he leans in front of Chi Heng, without saying a word, he tapped his forehead with his finger, and said firmly: "It's very sick!"

Chi Heng couldn't laugh or cry: "Is this the only sentence you and I have?"

No matter when and what day we meet, I always say this.

An Cuo folded his hands behind his back and smiled: "Because you are the most stubborn patient I have ever saved. If you don't take medicine and hold on, you just dragged a minor illness into a chronic illness." fluttering like leaves.

Chi Heng really didn't want to discuss his illness in front of Zhuang Qi, so he asked casually, "Why did it take so long?"

"We saved a person on the road!" An Cuo grabbed Chi Heng's hand and dragged him involuntarily.

Do not know what kind of person?

Chi Heng was dragged in by Shengla and had a look, amused, isn't this Jingshuo?Jing Shuo also smiled lightly, with cunning in his eyes: "Thank you Lang Zhong for saving me."

After recounting the past, Jing Shuo told the ins and outs. It turned out that Duan's enemy became more assertive and was attacked by the King of Southwest. His army's morale was slackened. Many generals loyally persuaded him to join forces with the Qianyuan army. Among them, Chi Yi regretted He persuaded Jing Shuo a lot, and Chi Yihui spoke directly, which completely angered Duan Di, and immediately gave Chi Yihui dozens of boards. Jing Shuo knew that it would be useless to persuade Duan Di, so he resigned Duan Di and came to Ningzhou .

"What's going on?" Chi Heng asked.

Jing Shuo didn't go into details, but after Chi Heng inquired about it, he found out that Jing Shuo was also punished by Duan Die, and he was completely cut off from justice. Jing Shuo was injured and went on the road, fainted from exhaustion, and happened to meet Zhuang Qi and An Cuo.Jing Shuo knew that they were going to the Qianyuan Army, so he didn't tell them anything, but An Cuo was so warmhearted that he brought them back.Chi Heng was secretly delighted, one for Jingshuo's return, and the other for the betrayal of his enemies.He placed Jing Shuo, An Cuo, and Zhuang Qi together in the same courtyard. The three had different temperaments, but fortunately they were not surly. With An Cuo as a living treasure, they enjoyed themselves happily.

One day, Chi Heng came back very late.

Seeing Zhuang Qi and Jing Shuo under the moon, they pointed to the sky to look at the stars.Zhuang Qi spoke eloquently, and Jing Shuo listened carefully.

Later Chi Heng asked Jing Shuo what they were talking about, and Jing Shuo said with a smile, "I wanted to learn Zhuang Qi's astrology, but it was too late. This can't be learned in a while. Zhuang Qi said that he wanted to fight with him." , he knows very little about making plans——Zhuang Qi is really good, Zhong Lingyuxiu, with a little bit of dialing, it will work, it just needs to be practiced."

This is a good thing.

Zhuang Qi always likes to stand under a dead tree and flip through books, and he looks a bit like Ji Ce. Chi Heng was overjoyed, so he went up to ask him, and he answered very smoothly, as Jing Shuo said, he is very spiritual .Cen Pojing happens to be short of a counselor, and Chi Heng has not been able to find a suitable candidate.

Therefore, whenever Chi Heng has spare time, he will try his best to guide Zhuang Qi.

And collected a lot of military books and strategies for him, so that he can ask Ji Ce if he doesn't understand anything.But Zhuang Nei was introverted, he didn't ask people too much, he just figured it out by himself.Seeing that he was more diligent, Chi Heng was even happier, and often asked Zhuang Qi to come to his study to watch him arrange military affairs so as to gain some insight.

Everything was peaceful until Zhuang Qi suddenly fell ill at the end of November.

First he coughed and then had a fever. The illness came and went like a sting. He lay on the bed for a few days. Chi Heng wanted to see how he was progressing in learning the art of war. Ask An Cuo what's wrong, but An Cuo is vague.Chi Heng persevered, asked three times and asked him twice, and then fell the beans: "That's because he is too hardworking, how can he sleep so late every day, he is not a strong person, he fell ill after overwork—— He won't let me tell you! Don't tell me what I said!"

"Sick from overwork?" Chi Heng was confused, and he didn't ask Zhuang Qi to do anything normally.

"He never slept at Zishi. He only went to bed at Yinshi Maoshi and got up early the next day. He only slept for two hours a day. How could he not collapse? You go to persuade Zhuang Qi, what are the art of war and the strategy of Tsering Lin?" Is it worth dying to see, if not, it won't matter."

Chi Heng immediately went to Zhuang Qi's room, took away all the fighting strategies, and left with a sentence: "See you when you recover!"

He remembered some very nutritious ginseng among the trophies, which made people find out and stew them all. Zhuang Qi and Ji Ce each sent them over for several days in a row.

That afternoon Chi Heng went to Yunyin to live in seclusion, and saw Ji Ce ladling soup slowly, squinting at him: "It tastes good, you arranged it?"

Chi Heng was pleased.

"Why are you so caring all of a sudden?"

Chi Heng talked about Zhuang Qi's matter: "I still think that everyone is as hard as I am. I didn't expect you to be so unbearable one by one. You just came here for a few days and you just fell down. Let Rong Yue know. Don't beat me to death."

Ji Ce sighed thoughtfully: "I have worked so hard before, and there are many kinds of people who want to say what I do."

Chi Heng didn't know why.

"There are people like me, who are lured halfway to look at the strategy of war, in order not to lose others; there are people like Jing Shuo and Wen Yunbai, who can't handle swords and weapons after entering the military camp, and they are civil servants; there are also those who are themselves I especially like strategizing, such as... Shi Wei, capable of writing and martial arts; but there is only one that makes people don't know what to say, and that is Zhuang Qi."

"What's wrong with him, Zhuang Qi also likes it."

"If he likes him, how can he not be diligent after staying with Rong Yue in Leizhou for more than a year? The saddest thing is to do certain things just to please people. Time will change everything, and hard work will change everything. The only thing that cannot be changed is the hearts of others, no matter how diligent you are, you can’t change it.” Ji Ce spoke faster and faster, and at the end he smiled, “If you lose something, you won’t necessarily gain it. When he chooses to become another kind of person, What he lost was himself, but he might not get what he wanted.”

Chi Heng didn't take it seriously: "Since we are in the military camp, what's the point of just looking at the astrology, of course it is useful to contact Zhan Zhan."

"Chickens talk to ducks, what we talk about is not the same thing!"

The cook came in with a bowl of pigeon soup and interrupted the conversation between the two of them. Seeing that Chi Heng was there, he asked courteously, "General Chi, would you like a bowl too?"

Chi Heng waved his hand, if he dared to make it up again, it would be more than a nosebleed.

Ji Ce sneered, and raised his eyebrows narrowly: "Is your illness cured? Excessive yang energy is also a good thing, and it's not afraid of freezing in cold weather-isn't An Shen doctor here? Why are you so worried? People All will grow, and 20 years old is definitely not reckless at the age of sixteen or seventeen."

That's the case, feelings are not your medicine!

An Cuo's mouth is like a clepsydra, saying everything out, anyway, Chi Heng has a thick skin, and it doesn't matter if he talks too much.An Cuo conscientiously decocted the medicine every day. Chi Heng was very conflicted. If he didn’t drink it, he would feel so hot and suffocated. If he drank it, he was afraid that he would be useless, so he often poured the medicine when An Cuo was not paying attention. Only drink once every few days.Because Yuanxi's western and northern borders are extremely cold, soldiers are prone to frostbite and injury, An Cuo is busy refining medicine every day, and has no time to take care of him.

After laughing, Chi Heng talked about the war.

Even in the twelfth lunar month of winter, there is no way to fight, Chi Heng has asked Rong Yue to come back first to train the recruits that have been summoned, and Cen Pojing alone is enough to support him, and after the new year, Jing Shuo will be sent there when his injuries are fully healed.In this way, Cen Pojing and Rong Yue can be separated, and Rong Yue can be arranged in a more suitable place.

After hearing the arrangement, Ji Ce smiled and said, "You have always been cautious."

"I've selected the generals for Rong Yue, and I'm waiting for Sizhou to come in after the Chinese New Year and let him go west." Chi Heng smiled and brought the pigeon soup over, stirring it with a spoon, it was steaming.

"Sizhou is so sure?"

Chi Heng smiled: "Let Ma Xingzhi and Shi Wei be together to let him see our strength against Zheng Yi. When Ma Qilin was in Sizhou, he couldn't hold on. What makes Ma Xingzhi smarter than his father is that Knowing the times will change."

"How do you know that this isn't the trick that Ma Qilin gave his son before he died? Ma Xingzhi is very good. He is also young, down-to-earth and aggressive, and he can entrust him with great responsibilities in time. Chi Heng, your vision is quite good." Not bad, it's too... Where are you going to put Zhuang Qi?"

"I wanted to put it next to Pojing, but I was afraid that Zhuang Qi wouldn't be able to do it, and Pojing's character is also reckless. After taking over Silicon Prefecture, I will definitely go to the states in the Western Regions. Zhuang Qi may be an excellent messenger."

"Will you take it with you?"

"It will take some time to realize that it will be too much for him to keep his previous temperament. If he is as unparalleled as Fushi Ji, it will be fine, and he will not worry about anything."

Ji Ce laughed: "Stop coming!"

Chi Heng pushed the slightly cold pigeon soup over. Ji Ce had already drank a crock pot, and frowned and wanted to refuse. Chi Heng stepped forward and pressed his shoulder, and said forcefully: "Fu Envoy Ji, drink more. What are you talking about when you are all skinny, what are you thinking one by one, it makes people feel distressed. I can't stand someone who grabs a bone, and I panic when I look at it."

Every time he pressed Ji Ce, he couldn't move a single point. After playing a game, Ji Ce burst into laughter: "Is that how you persuade people?"

The General's Mansion is very large, and it's windy and cold in winter, so everyone hides in their rooms and doesn't want to go out.

Walking on the road, Chi Heng suddenly felt a chill behind his back, and inexplicably turned around to see trees and dead vines. He suddenly walked a few steps quickly, and heard a slight rustling sound, like leaves falling and fine sand, someone following him?He turned around suddenly, and sure enough, he caught a shadow passing by.

Chi Heng looked around suspiciously, but still only saw trees but no people.

Hell?

Chi Heng turned around, a cold light flashed across, swift as a blank, and then stopped an inch away from his chest.Chi Heng was stunned for a moment, looking at the long sword on his chest, and then moved his eyes forward, where a young man with a cold face stood in front of him.

The boy's pupils are constricting.

This must be a stubborn boy, with sharp lips and sharp eyes, as if trying to cut people.

Chi Heng calmly said: "This little brother... I don't know where I offended him?"

Holding the sword in one hand, the young man slowly turned his arm, and the sword slowly moved up from Chi Heng's chest to Chi Heng's cheek, and he gestured twice in disgust.

Chi Heng's heart tightened, where did this brat come from?