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【Chapter 3 Eleven】

Time flies, and in May, good news keeps coming.

Mo Wenshen's remnants were completely wiped out, Changling Prefecture was also in sight, and counting, only four states were still occupied by Zheng Yi's remnants.

At the same time, some subordinates explicitly or hinted at Chi Heng's enthronement, and Luo Jinghan ordered people to prepare for his enthronement earlier.But Chi Heng himself was not in a hurry, he always said that he would wait until Lelai Prefecture and Changling Prefecture had all recovered, and Rong Yuecen Pojing would return to the capital.

Ji Ce presided over the renovation of the imperial palace. He always liked to toss about this kind of thing, and the changes are also pleasing to the eye. Chi Heng has always followed his toss, and only left one sentence: Don't waste people and money too much. .Due to Zheng Yi's abandonment of the city and his escape, the damage to the palace was minimal, and the repairs to the palace could be completed in mid-June.

At the beginning of May, the rice dumplings are fragrant, and the astringent fragrance of mugwort leaves is lingering everywhere you walk.

"Today's Dragon Boat Festival, Yan Wang asked us to go to Yan Wang's mansion to eat rice dumplings."

"As long as Deputy Envoy Ji brings it back."

Ji Ce didn't want to, his parents died early and raised him in Yan's mansion since he was a child. He regarded King Yan as his biological elder brother, and of course he tried to persuade him to reunite after a long time, but Chi Heng didn't want to spoil the fun, so he was finally dragged away.Prince Yan's mansion was dilapidated, and there were more and more people in the mansion, making it extremely lively.

King Yan was in high spirits, and he could hear his hearty smile from afar.

Seeing him chatting speculatively with Ji Ce, Chi Heng walked a few steps slower in the courtyard.The houses at the southern end were ruined, only a big cedar tree was tall and green, and the former promenade became a broken wall.Time is such a wonderful and terrible thing, it can build a magnificent palace in a blink of an eye, or it can be burned to dust and ashes in a blink of an eye.This was where he grew up, had he ever sat under a tree like himself?Did he ever think that he would linger on the road he walked?

Frail people can only surrender in front of time. Eternal life is so elusive. If there is no eternal life, why even the extravagant hope of being happy with the one you love for a lifetime should be smashed to pieces?

Chi Heng looked up at the cedar, and the sunlight leaking from the cedar needles.

Thousands of emotions welled up from my heart, oppressing the whole heart, nostalgia, repression, reluctance, and all came down to wrap it up.

There were people coming and going in the main courtyard, and they were all respectful when they saw him, some people didn't even dare to lift their eyes, Chi Heng felt very bored.There was a large table in the center of the yard, and several people were sitting making rice dumplings. As soon as Chi Heng entered, they all stopped, and his heart stopped.

There were several teenagers standing beside the table, and Zhong Xu was at the front.

Next to Zhong Xu were Yan Jingtong, Mei Yuanbai, Wu Chen, Xiang Ling and other students, all of whom looked at Chi Heng with green faces and wide eyes curiously.

Chi Heng couldn't help being angry, because he had repeatedly told him that he must wait for his order before taking him over. The generals would not dare to disobey their orders without authorization, and it must have been Yan Jing and the others who came back to the capital and Zhong Xu secretly followed him.It's like this every time, self-willed and stubborn, he doesn't understand his painstaking efforts at all, the capital is not completely stable now, how can he distract himself from taking care of him.

The atmosphere of his frowning immediately became dignified, Xiang Ling was always moving, and at this moment he still didn't forget to poke Zhong Xu's waist by pulling the rice dumpling leaf.

Just when Chi Heng was about to attack.

Several children jumped from outside the yard.

Wearing red and green, the kid in green was the liveliest. When he saw Chi Heng, he let out a surprise cry and ran over excitedly, shouting, "General? Ziyan has seen the general!"

Ziyan?

Unfamiliar faces, familiar voices, these children played around his lap when he was blind.Before Chi Heng could ask, Ziyan cheered and ran up to him, almost threw himself on his lap, raised his head and said in surprise, "General, can you see?"

Chi Heng patted his head, not knowing what to say.

Ziyan was very happy, and he was not unfamiliar at all: "General, have you come to the capital too? How is your eyes? Is it better to take medicine and practice swords every day?" A series of questions were like raindrops.

Chi Heng smiled: "Can you endorse me?"

Ziyan's face glowed, and he shook his head and recited a section of "Moonlight Night on the Spring River", full of affection, and his childish voice was very cute.

With Ziyan pestering Chi Heng, the atmosphere eased.Zhong Xu and the others continued to make zongzi, Mei Yuanbai and Wu Chen whispered to each other, Yan Jingtong finished adding red dates and bean paste, and was very busy looking for zongzi leaves and ropes.

Ziyan is nearly ten years old, he loves acting like a baby, and when he sees Chi Heng happy, he simply leans on him and asks him this and that, unlike other children who are timid when they see Chi Heng.

Chi Hengxian was very bored to tease him, and he was hooked as soon as he teased him.

Ziyan recited poems and told interesting stories, and also talked about the snacks and fun things in the capital. He did not know where to find a bean candy and feed it to Chi Heng. It was very sweet.Ziyan gesticulated with horse stance and boxing again, it was very funny, Chi Heng couldn't help laughing because of being teased, and with a flying eye, he caught a glimpse of Zhong Xu approaching Mei Yuanbai, he seemed very happy, and occasionally glanced at Chi Heng.When I saw myself, I didn't come over to say hello. What kind of words did I say if I was as unfamiliar as others? Also, I didn't come to explain the matter of coming to Beijing without authorization.

Chi Heng opened Ziyan: "Go and tell Deputy General Ji that he wants to eat very sweet mugwort."

Ziyan cheered happily and ran away.

"Zhong Xu, come here."

Zhong Xu wiped his hands, and came over quietly. He was a little taller after not seeing him for more than half a year, with delicate features and exquisite clothes.It's just that he doesn't look up too much awkwardly, and he's not as close as before.Chi Heng pointed to the stool opposite, Zhong Xu sat down with his head down, crossed his fingers and said nothing.

Chi Heng lowered his face and reprimanded: "Zhong Xu, I told you to stay in Zhaojin City until the capital is ready to pick you up. Why did you come here without permission!"

Zhong Xu raised his head suddenly, his cheeks flushed.

As if to refute, he opened his mouth and bit his lower lip.He has always been self-willed, and every time he said something, he acted as if he didn't hear it. Chi Heng suddenly became angry: "You have only studied for less than a year, and you are half-hearted. If you don't study now, you will be able to do what you can do in the future if you can't do it!"

Zhong Xu suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted loudly: "So what if I don't learn! I don't do anything, I don't do anything!"

Chi Heng scolded angrily: "What did you say?"

Zhong Xu's face turned pale.

Chi Heng was filled with anger, and his face was iron: "Today, set off for me to go back to Zhaojin!" Of course, it was just talking, lest Zhong Xu be indifferent.

Zhong Xu suddenly stiffened his neck: "Why do you want me to go back! I can go wherever I want, you don't care!"

Chi Heng slapped the table loudly: "Say it again!"

Zhong Xu's eyes were red, his neck was red, and his voice was urgent and sharp like the howling of eagles in the sky: "I don't want to go back to Zhaojin, I just like to stay in the capital, there is everything here, why are you all here?" , I'm the only one there!"

"Why! Just because you are you and I am me!"

Zhong Xu's emotions suddenly exploded: "Why did you bring me out of Yizhou! I said I didn't want to, but you insisted on bringing me out! I don't want to learn! I don't want to listen to you! I brought it out, why did you throw me into the academy and leave it alone! Since you are you and I am me, what do you care about me! I will stay in the capital, and I love staying in the capital, so what do you care about me!"

Zhong Xu's voice was sharp and piercing, his voice suddenly became hoarse, and his tears were like rushing water.

One by one they fell to the ground.

Even he himself wiped the tears off his cheeks in disbelief, turned around suddenly, and staggered to run out of the yard.With sharp eyes and quick hands, Chi Heng strode after him and grabbed him.Zhong Xu angrily repeated the angry words of 'I want to go back to Yizhou' and 'I don't want to follow you', which made Chi Heng angry, anxious and heartbroken.He stretched out his hand to comfort him, but Zhong Xu pushed him away and looked at him viciously through wet tears.Chi Heng's anger was overwhelmed by helplessness, every time he took a step closer, Zhong Xu immediately took three steps back.

Mei Yuanbai ran over and grabbed Zhong Xu's arm, and bowed to Chi Heng: "General, I insisted on Zhong Xu..."

"I'm the one who wants to come!" Zhong Xu wanted to step back.

Mei Yuanbai hugged Zhong Xu tightly: "Zhong Xu, it's obviously not, hurry up and apologize to the general!"

Yan Jingtong also ran over, pressed Chi Heng's arm, panicked for a moment, and quickly calmed down: "General, Zhong Xu didn't come out without authorization, we, we asked Deputy Envoy Ji."

Ji Ce heard the sound and came over, and after learning the whole story, he said, "Chi Heng, I agreed, and I told you about it."

ever said?When did you say that?

It turned out that when Chi Heng was studying Tao Xiao and Zheng Yi's great governance strategies in the imperial study, Ji Ce said it. At that time, he was too serious and didn't listen to it, but Ji Ce thought that Chi Heng, who nodded, acquiesced.Zhong Xu, who was listening on the side, tightened his lips and stood stubbornly. Chi Heng sighed: "Zhong Xu, come here..."

Ji Ce pointed to the house next to him: "We need to make zongzi here, so let's talk about it."

Only to cherish, only to cherish even more, Chi Heng grabbed Zhong Xu's hand, stroked his forehead, and for a long time squeezed out a sentence: "I don't want you to have an accident, just now, I was wrong, I shouldn't get angry at you."

After a long time of comforting him, the redness around Zhong Xu's eyes faded, and after a long time he finally said a word.

"In the future, if you have anything to tell me, don't keep silent."

Zhong Xu lowered his eyelashes and let out a hum.

"Zhong Xu, do you want to be a civil servant or a military general? The master in the private school said that you don't like to study the books of sages, but only like to wield knives and guns. I can see that your arms are getting stronger and stronger." Chi Heng said. Smiling, he squeezed Zhong Xu's arm, hooked his fingers on the itchy flesh, and rubbed it secretly.

Zhong Xu's face was distorted by rubbing, he wanted to laugh but couldn't, and his mouth was tightly squeezed.

Chi Heng urged.

Zhong Xu finally said with trembling eyelashes, "I want to be a general."

General, how can you rest assured that you have lived a life as a soldier?Chi Heng bent up and smiled: "When you become a general, you have to go to the Western Regions, or the northern borders. You can't easily go back to the capital, and you can't easily see me. Will I still go?"

Unexpectedly, Zhong Xu said firmly: "I want to fight!"

"Ha, Zheng Yi has run away, who are you fighting? Why do you have to fight? Has anyone bullied you?"

Zhong Xu was bewildered, and it took him a long time to say in a small voice: "I often dream, dreaming that there is a man who always says he wants to fight with me, and he always jokes that my marksmanship is a show. But when I wake up, I don't remember anything. If I go to war, I can meet him."

Chi Heng couldn't help but smile, his eyes were wet.

He embraced Zhong Xu in his arms.

Zi Yan, who ran over cracklingly, interrupted the silent tenderness, and Zhong Xu shyly broke free from Chi Heng's arms.Yan Jingtong, who followed closely, snatched Ziyan out, and Ziyan yelled and shouted at the general for help.

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