After Lin Qing stabilized his figure, the horse had already carried him to the group of villagers, and Li Yifang followed behind.

Li Yifang saw that the leading villager was older, with the newest clothes, the fewest patches, and an air of calm and prestige, so she knew that he was the talker in the village.

So he got off his horse, came up to the man, cupped his hands, and said, "Hi, fellow."

The man squinted his eyes and sized up Li Yifang, then smiled and said, "Hello, General!"

Li Yifang nodded, and then pulled Lin Qing who had just dismounted, "This is a fellow villager, come and meet me quickly."

Lin Qing was just about to bow his hands to salute, but was supported by the leader, and kept shouting: "I can't do it, I can't do it."

Seeing this, Lin Qing had no choice but to give up.

Seeing that those who came from the army were so polite, the leader couldn't help but have a little more respect in his tone.

"General, my lord." The leader smiled gently: "This is the food and water specially prepared by our village for the soldiers. They are all just out of the pot and still steaming! The soldiers have traveled hard and cannot always Eat dry food, you should eat some fresh food, and we ordinary people don’t have anything good to send here, we just hope that the generals and adults will not dislike you and accept our wishes, so that we can feel at ease.”

Li Yifang declined, "Don't talk like that, folks. No one's food is blown by the strong wind. It's all the hard work of fellow villagers to get a little food. The conditions outside the customs are not as good as those inside the customs. If you use your grain to eat, Do we want to make you hungry? We absolutely can’t do this kind of thing, fellow villagers should take their things back. We have brought enough food and water, so we won’t be hungry or thirsty.”

The leader wanted to say something more, but Li Yifang proposed to go to the village to see, "My fellow, can you see if this works. I have heard about the deeds of General Shenwu since I was a child, and I admire him very much. But I can't go out and go to his tomb. Worship, now that we have arrived at the gate of the village, the fellow took us in to have a look, which has been my long-cherished wish since I was a child."

Lin Qing saw that Li Yifang was not blushing and was not panting, and the corners of his mouth were twitching, he was really cheeky... Lies were easy to come by, if he hadn't known that Li Yifang often wandered outside when he was young, and he would have believed it at will. Li Yifang's nonsense.

Also, the tomb of Di Yi, the mighty and powerful general of Zhenguo, is in this village!There is no record in the history of the Nanke Kingdom where this general was buried. Lin Qing thought that because of Emperor Xizong's favor for him, he would be buried with him around his mausoleum.

Hearing this, the leader was stunned for a moment, and then squinted his eyes to look at Li Yifang.

Li Yifang, taking advantage of his dazed moment, curled her finger to her mouth and whistled, and several cavalrymen who followed at a distance immediately galloped over here.

Li Yifang ordered: "Hurry up and send the fellow back to the village."

The leader finally realized that he had been tricked by Li Yifang, and resisted, how could these unarmed villagers stand against the professionally trained cavalry?Besides, people also have good intentions, that's all...

The leader smiled wryly, and ordered the villagers who were carrying the burden to go back.

Alas... After living a long life, I was played by a brat, what is wrong with the world.

Lin Qing was also dumbfounded. This guy's style of doing things is not muddled at all, just neat and not procrastinating.

Li Yifang ordered all the cavalry to dismount and take over the burdens for the fellow villagers.At the beginning, the villager kept yelling, "Don't do it, don't do it." In the end, Li Yifang directly said that it was their military regulations and disciplines. If they didn't abide by them, they would be fined when they went back, so the villagers handed over the burden to the soldiers.Li Yifang herself also set an example. Although she did not take the burden directly, she led the horse and walked back to the village with the villagers.The horses of the cavalry are very familiar with the cavalry themselves. Even if the cavalry is not required to lead them personally, they can follow the cavalry obediently as an "old horse knows the way".

Lin Qing looked at Li Yifang's behavior with admiration again. To be honest, I don't know how many "surprises" Li Yifang gave him today. Although Lin Qing felt a little uncomfortable, he had to admit that he seemed to have discovered another side of Li Yifang.

Lin Qing led the horse and followed behind Li Yifang silently, while Li Yifang chatted with the leader very familiarly.

According to the content of the chat, the village that came to deliver food today is Dijiazhuang, and the leader is the village head.Dijiazhuang is not only lived by people with the surname Di, there are also surnames Wang, Li, Zhou, etc., but because the surname Di is the most common surname in Dijiazhuang, the population accounts for [-]% of the whole village, so it is called Dijiazhuang .

The people guarding the entrance of the village saw a group of soldiers in uniform coming towards them carrying burdens from a long distance, so they hurried back to report to Di Ergou, the son of the village chief.

Di Ergou carefully interrogated the person who came to report, and asked him to talk about the specific situation. When he learned the general situation, he made a decisive decision and ordered the people in the village to prepare drinks and meals to welcome the distinguished guests!

So, as soon as Lin Qing and his group arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw a crowd of people standing at the gate of the village to greet them.

The leader is Di Ergou.

Village head Di went forward to ask his son what happened. Di Ergou smiled and agreed: "I don't listen to the people who came back from the village. Did a group of military masters come to our village? I specially prepared some drinks and meals for everyone." The military master enjoys it."

After hearing this, Village Chief Di turned to look at Li Yifang, as if waiting for his answer.

Li Yifang didn't hold back at all, she smiled and said: "Since it's hard to turn down the hospitality, then we'd rather be respectful than obedient. But the drinks are free. There are regulations in the army that all soldiers are not allowed to drink alcohol. Those who violate the military law will be served with hot meals." You can give us some."

When Village Chief Di saw Li Yifang on the road like this, he couldn't help sighing that the waves behind the Yangtze River pushed the waves ahead, and there are such clever people among the younger generations.

When distinguished guests arrive, of course they are treated with the highest standards.

Village head Di originally wanted to slaughter a few pigs that his family kept for the New Year, but Li Yifang sternly refused, and only said that they would just take out the food that was originally going to be sent to the army's burden for them to eat.Village head Di couldn't hold back Li Yifang, and after a few arguments, he didn't kill those pigs.

Although it wasn't just out of the pot, these villagers are really polite, and the meals in the burden are very rich, much more delicious than the big pot meals that Lin Qing and the others ate in the team, fresh and fresh.

After they had finished eating, Li Yifang ordered several soldiers to fill up the water tanks in every household in the village, and then took Lin Qing and Village Chief Di to the back of the mountain to see General Di's tomb.

Village head Di went to prepare the lanterns for the road, Li Yifang and Lin Qing sat behind the village and waited for village head Di.

At this moment, the bright moon was hanging high, and it was completely dark. Lin Qing was a little worried, "If we don't go back so late, will it be against military regulations?"

Li Yifang gave Lin Qing a sideways look, and comforted him, "Don't worry, I've already told my superiors before coming here, I might go back later, and there won't be any punishment."

Lin Qing was even more worried, "You only reported to your superiors, but I didn't report to my superiors. If you act like this without authorization, I will definitely be reprimanded."

Li Yifang smiled and said: "Who do you think I am? Just want to drag you into the pit so much? You can put your mind at ease! I specially greeted my superior and asked him to share the camp with you. Master Chen said, you and I went to persuade the villagers to take back the food they brought."

Lin Qing immediately came to his senses, and looked at Li Yifang in disbelief, "So you wanted to take me here a long time ago?!"

"Hey..." Li Yifang corrected, "How ugly is the word 'captive'? This is not a dragon's pool or a tiger's lair. They obviously entertain us with delicious food. It is too much for you to use such words to describe them after you are full. Unjust."

"You know I didn't mean that!" Lin Qing was extremely angry, "It's really arguing! Le Ye is right, you are really a rascal!"

These words were not harmful to Li Yifang at all. Li Yifang still put on that stupid face, glanced at Lin Qing, and said with a smile: "You say I'm a rascal? Thank you for the compliment. At least it proves that I have not been fooling around all these years in vain."

Lin Qing was really shocked by Li Yifang's shamelessness, she was so angry that she couldn't say a word, she pointed at Li Yifang and said "You you you!!!"

When Village Chief Di came over with a lantern, he saw Lin Qing blushing and pointing at Li Yifang, who was calm and composed, with sparkles in his eyes.

Then he asked: "Hey! What's wrong with this lord? Why is his face so red? He obviously didn't drink, so he must be tired, right?"

Li Yifang hurriedly shouted, "Hey! The village, my colleague." She clasped Lin Qing's shoulders, "It's just enough to eat, take a walk later, and exercise will be fine."

Lin Qing's face turns pale and turns red. Village Chief Di is here, and it's not easy for him to do things that make outsiders laugh, so he can only complain secretly in his heart: Damn!It's really talking nonsense and not drafting. How did you know that this guy is such a guy at the beginning.

Village head Di's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "So that's how it is."

"That's right!" Li Yifang emphasized, "It's all because the food in the village is so delicious that my brother is full."

"Since it is delicious, the adults will bring back the preserved fruit made in the village before going back. Although the preserved fruit snacks here are not as good as those in the capital, the fruit is also carefully selected, and the taste and taste are unique. , don't have a flavor."

Li Yifang had no choice but to agree a few more words before Village Chief Di took Li Yifang and Lin Qing to the tomb of General Di Yi in the back mountain.

From a long distance, Lin Qing could see a solitary tomb standing on the endless flat land.The wind at night was so strong and fast that anyone who blew it could not stand still. The strong wind was whistling, and there were no other decorations around the tomb.

Several people gradually approached, Lin Qing looked at the tombstone with a lantern, and saw that it was engraved on it: The tomb of Di Yi, the great general of Zhenguo Shenwu and his wife Ming.

Lin Qing looked back at Village Chief Di and Li Yifang again, and saw that they both had solemn expressions on their faces, so he didn't say a word.

Li Yifang said to Village Chief Di: "Village Chief, I want to be alone with General Di, so you should go back first."

Village head Di nodded, said nothing, lowered his head and sighed, and walked towards the village alone with a lantern.

Lin Qing frowned and looked at the direction in which Village Chief Di was leaving: "Why did you send Village Chief Di away?"

Li Yifang looked at the tombstone in front of her and said, "Because I have something to tell you."

"Me?" Lin Qing turned her head and looked at Li Yifang, "Why do you have to come here to talk about it?"

"Of course, it's the most important thing." Li Yifang also looked at Lin Qing, "Do you want to hear why we and Huang Liangguo have become old enemies now?"

Lin Qing nodded, "You don't need to tell me, I know. General Di Yi beheaded one of Huang Liangguo's kings and all his heirs back then. Such a shameful humiliation, of course, made Nanke Kingdom and Huang Liangguo eternal enemies."

Li Yifang shook her head slightly, "It's not for this reason."

Lin Qing was denied by Li Yifang, so he thought about it again, and found that if it was true what he said, why did the old king take the initiative to negotiate peace with the Nanke Kingdom at that time?This is actually a kind of show of favor, and if the great king and his descendants hadn't been killed by General Di Yi, the old king wouldn't be able to inherit the throne.From this point of view, Nanke Kingdom is still the benefactor who helped the old king ascend to the throne.

"It's not for this reason..." Lin Qing thought of Empress Dowager Lan, "Is it because Empress Dowager Lan was resentful towards Nanke Kingdom because her family was implicated in the corruption case at that time, and then made up her mind to swear to be an enemy of Nanke Kingdom?"

"Yes, and no." Li Yifang did not immediately refute Lin Qing's words this time, "This is only part of the reason, not the main reason."

Lin Qing originally wanted to say that he didn't know, but when he looked at the tombstone standing silently under the shining moonlight, he suddenly realized.

"You mean..." Lin Qing looked at Li Yifang firmly, "Isn't it related to General Di Yi?"

"Alas..." Li Yifang's expression was so serious, "At the beginning, Emperor Taizong paid more attention to civility than military affairs, and muddled along, resulting in the waste of the famous generals left by the Gaozu Dynasty, who did not play their due role in Huang Liangguo's attack. And Emperor Xizong did not fight. In the beginning, he was so licentious. In fact, Emperor Xizong was a good emperor who worked hard to govern in the early days of his reign. He was dedicated to restoring the integrity that Nanke Kingdom lost during the reign of Emperor Taizong. But at that time, all the famous generals in the founding period died of old age. As a result of his death, Emperor Xizong had no generals available, at this time, General Di Yi was born."

"General Di Yi joined the army at the age of 12, and then followed General Liang Conghuan to fight everywhere. He showed the potential of a famous general at a young age. After defeating Huang Liangguo as a vanguard at the age of 17, he was completely famous. Emperor Xizong summoned Di Yi as if he had found a treasure. General Yi, the two reached a special tacit understanding after that..."

"Let's put it this way." Li Yifang looked at Lin Qing, "The name Zhenguo Shenwu General was originally a nickname given to him by Emperor Xizong."

"You mean..." Lin Qing said with some uncertainty: "Emperor Xizong regards General Di Yi as his other self in the battlefield?"

Li Yifang shrugged, "You can also say that."

"But later, General Di Yi was accidentally wounded by an arrow when he invaded the capital of Huang Liang State, and the arrow was smeared with poison."

Lin Qing nodded, "So that's the case. I read historical records, General Di Yi was so powerful in martial arts, he fought countless battles, how could he get fatal injuries so easily, so it's like this..."

Li Yifang looked at the smooth tombstone and sighed quietly, "Then do you know why General Di was poisoned by arrows?"

Lin Qing gave Li Yifang a strange look, "Swords and swords have no eyes on the battlefield, so what's so strange about being injured?"

It's weird to feel a little bit hurt, right?

Li Yifang smiled bitterly: "What you said is not without reason. It is true that a sword has no eyes."

Lin Qing felt that Li Yifang's reaction was a bit strange, but he still asked the question that bothered him at the beginning: "It is said that General Di Yi was so favored by Emperor Xizong, why didn't he bury him generously after his death, but taught him and his wife to live in such a crowded place?" A small tomb. After all, General Di Yi not only broke into Yecheng, but also broke into the palace, and slaughtered the lives of King Huang Liangguo and all his emperors. This kind of miraculous feat, no one in the future generations can surpass, shouldn't it be enshrined? ?”

Li Yifang looked at the bright moon in the sky and explained: "It's true. But there is always an exception to everything, and... this is what Di Yi asked for himself. He said that he had failed Emperor Xizong's expectations of him. Buried outside the pass, to atone for myself."

Lin Qing was very puzzled, "He has made such achievements, how can he say that he has failed Emperor Xizong's expectations? This is really unreasonable!"

Li Yifang said abruptly: "Perhaps General Di Yi's original achievements are far more than that? In this world, there is a kind of person who is destined by destiny. He does not enter reincarnation and descends to the mortal world just to complete a task. After completing it, no matter what age, He must immediately return to heaven and return to his original position. For a family, this kind of person is the noble son of the revitalizing family, and the embodiment of all the blessings of the family's ancestors; An incarnation of the country's national destiny. People like them, the various achievements they have made are all what they should do, and they are all tasks that they must carry out when they fight. If they are not completed, it is a dereliction of duty. But the blessings and fortunes spent by this family and the country will not come back, but with his death, the blessings and fortunes spent to let them down are gone."

Lin Qing only felt that this kind of thing was mysterious and mysterious, but he... seemed to understand a little bit, "Isn't this the root cause of Emperor Xizong's late licentiousness?"

Li Yifang looked at Lin Qing with frowned eyebrows, Lin Qing explained: "At the cost of spending a lot of the country's fortune and a part of the country's fortune, the country gave birth to such an outstanding general, but this general did not live up to expectations, for some reason He died without completing all his missions, Emperor Xizong's hard work was in vain, and he had no generals to use again, and then he simply gave up on himself."

"However... I have a question." Lin Qing frowned and looked at Li Yifang, "Why did this General Di Yi fail to complete the task he was supposed to complete? Or in other words, who and what held him back His footsteps made him unfinished."

Li Yifang walked a few steps towards the tombstone, raised her hand to caress the bare tombstone, with deep eyes, murmured: "Because of a woman."

"Woman?" Lin Qing was puzzled at first, and then suddenly realized, "So it's like this... It's really a hero's sad beauty."

"It's just that even if General Di Yi didn't complete his mission, why did Huang Liangguo and Nanke Kingdom become eternal enemies?" Lin Qing said to himself, "It wasn't because he killed King Huang Liangguo and his prince. , and it's not because of Empress Dowager Lan, so what should it be?"

"Really want to hear it?" Li Yifang resumed that three-part joking and three-point serious state.

Lin Qing gave a "tsk" and said, "It's obvious that you took the initiative to tell me, but why did you hold my appetite instead?"

Li Yifang smiled and said, "It's reasonable, it's true that my wording was inappropriate."

"Then what is the reason?" Lin Qing was still a little curious.

Li Yifang waved to Lin Qing, signaling him to come over.

Lin Qing reluctantly moved to him, and stopped a few steps away from Li Yifang.

Unexpectedly, Li Yifang still waved to him, signaling him to come over.

Lin Qing was overwhelmed by his scare at Xuanhe Pass back then, and based on what he knew about Li Yifang, it would definitely be a bad thing to call him over now.So he looked at Li Yifang and shook his head firmly.

But Li Yifang only raised her eyebrows, "It's a secret, of course, the more cautious the better, you are so reluctant, will you treat me as a poisonous bird and a raptor will eat you?"

"Poisonous birds and beasts are not enough." Lin Qing struggled in his heart, and finally his curiosity overcame his worries. After all, he always knew that Huang Liangguo and Nanke Kingdom had always been incompatible, but the specific root of the incompatibility was not clear. If he knew the root cause, In the future, when Huang Liangguo is on a mission, he can also be prepared.

So I thought about it again and again, and in the end it was over.

Li Yifang approached Lin Qing's ear, and said word by word: "Because of the dragon and the pulse."

Lin Qing opened her eyes wide, and before she could be shocked, she was struck by Li Yifang with a knife and passed out.

Lin Qing's remaining consciousness was that Li Yifang was standing there, looking at him coldly, with an expression very similar to that at Xuanheguan. After looking at him for a while, he squatted down, took out a medicine from his arms, pulled the plug, Putting it under his nose, Lin Qing only felt a strange fragrance lingering at the tip of his nose.

Lin Qing couldn't bear it any longer and closed the button, but the feeling was still there. He only felt that someone pulled off his collar, a gust of wind blew past, and his chest was suddenly cool, and then there was a piercing pain in his chest, and there was a stream of water It flows like blood...

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