Return or not

After the celebration banquet, Yanhen was alone outside the tent, watching a few stars, enjoying the rare tranquility above the desert.

Gu Niang put on a coat for him, "It's getting colder, it's getting darker, so wear more for night watch"

Yan Hen looked at Gu Niang's hunched figure, and felt a burst of warmth, "Gu Niang, you are as gentle as my aunt."

"Really..." Gu Niang smiled, paid back the bill, and silently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Brother, what are you thinking?" Liu Yan put his arm on Yanhen's shoulder.

Yanhen was vigilant for a moment, seeing that he was staying behind, he relaxed a little and "counted the stars"

"Brother is in a good mood." Liu Yan pulled Yanhen to sit down, someone brought wine, and Liu Yan toasted, "Brother, the biggest contributor to defeating you this time, Xu Mi was reckless and judged him as a second-class meritorious service. I'm very upset, I don't need to take the nonsense I said at the celebration banquet before, and besides the superficial politeness at the banquet is unavoidable, at this moment, I will really respect my elder brother!"

The two drank.

"The general knows that Jiang Xumi is upright and easy to break, so he suppressed his arrogance, but..."

"Liu Yan, why do you trust me so much?" Yan Hen turned to Liu Yan.

"What do you mean?" Liu Yan poured another cup, and smiled, "Employing people without doubt is the first rule."

"I am an old citizen of Zichuan, are you really not afraid?" Yanhen's eyes were full of scrutiny.

"Big brother, you are my big brother, that's enough." Liu Yan raised his glass.

"You and him... really look alike!" Yan Hen smiled wryly, "If he is still around, he must be as old as you."

"Brother's brother?"

"That's right, Che'er also trusts me and protects me like this." Yan Hen smiled softly, not at all as brutal as before.

"Brother, as a big brother, you still want your younger brother to protect you?" Liu Yan joked.

"The son of a concubine is no doubt a slave, but what about the eldest son, even the watchdog doesn't recognize you!" Yan Hen said viciously.

"Something was missing in the house. The mistress's personal servants were the first to search me and my aunt first. If they couldn't find it, they would beat me up privately. Every time it was Che'er who took the blame on himself. The person born in the first line, the general and the noble son, like this, no matter how hard-hearted the bastard is, he can't help but feel grateful." Yan Hen smiled wryly.

Liu Zhi's heart trembled a little, "Eldest brother is also from a famous family, how can there be so few things in the house?"

"I don't know!" Yan Hen said bitterly.

Liu Yan didn't ask any more questions.

The mother of Yanhen was born as a military prostitute, a lowly person, but from outsiders, she has a gentle character, not a thug, and a good cook, and her specialty is her sweet-scented osmanthus cake. The concubine wants osmanthus cake, and laughs and fights with Yanhen, Yanhen can only go out or move freely at home at this time, the aunt is strict and harsh, and the son can feel the warmth that his mother never gave when he is with Yanhen's mother. When people make troubles and make troubles, they are all carried by the son-in-law.

But the mistress is fierce and strict, and the Patriarch is also in awe of her. He feels uncomfortable staying for a moment longer.

The mistress couldn't understand concubines being favored, and often made things difficult for their mother and son. As long as the legitimate son defended them, the mistress would scold them easily, and it was hard to hide her contempt for concubines.

But once, the head of the family took his son to a temple fair, and he didn't know what was missing. Yanhen and his concubine's room were beaten and bruised. Words, let Yanhen never forget.

"You are the son of the concubine, and it is humiliating to befriend the concubine! You are the future head of the family, and you must separate yourself from the lowly people!"

"Aniang, I don't know what a concubine is. I only know that he is my big brother! He will be my big brother for the rest of his life!" The eyes of the concubine are firm and clear.

I don't know what the mistress said after that, Yanhen already passed out.

The mistress planted hatred in Yanhen's heart. His younger brother was his only light. On his younger brother's birthday, he took him out to play, but when he came back, he saw that his home had been destroyed. He hid his younger brother and went to find his relatives. The corpse holding the long sword protected the last line of defense. He saw a person showing the head of the mistress Xiao Xiao to the public, and he fled. In the end, he found his mother's body on a cliff, but he never found his father's body. mark, meaning "cover mark"

As for the mistress, he felt confused.

Yan Hen said, Liu Yan looked a lot more serious, and finally patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, you will always be my big brother. To tell you the truth, I plan to capture Zichuan and have other plans. At that time Afterwards, the military power will belong to the eldest brother, and he will be enshrined in the imperial capital as a marquis and worshiped as a minister, and he will stay here and not compete with him!"

"Why?" Yan Hen didn't like to ask questions.

"Because Zichuan can be connected to the Dao of Heaven" The breeze plucked up the long hair and carried the voice to the distance leisurely.

Yan Hen smiled wryly, "Cultivating immortality and enlightenment is also the trend of the times. If so, we will live up to our ambitions. By then, our brothers will be masters." Yan Hen's eyes have become more sad, and he has a good look. The villain who seeks profit can't be respected!" Starlight was printed in his eyes.

Lie down in bed and take the land as your home. "People have their own ambitions, princes and generals, and in the end, it's just a piece of loess. You must have your own pursuit when you live, and you don't have to follow what others say."

"Brother, what's your brother's name?" Liu Yan closed his eyes and asked casually.

"..." Yan Hen looked at Liu Yan, Liu Yan looked peaceful, Yan Hen took his hand, stroke by stroke, and finally closed the pen horizontally, Liu Yan slowly opened his eyes and smiled.

The two looked at each other in silence, Yan Hen stood up and went back to the tent, leaving alone, looking at the extraordinarily bright moon, a circle of silver halo sprinkled on the desert, under the desert the moon was extraordinarily large, exuding a cold breath, leaving behind Pillowing the remaining warmth of the sun during the day, I feel mixed feelings in my heart.

"Mo? Good surname! Maybe we are still in the same family..." Thinking about it, he fell into a drowsy sleep.