Thousand Miles of Bright Moonlight

Li Zhongqian asked Chang Shi to put away his golden hammer, as well as the books that his uncle and father chose for him and were full of annotations.

His uncle told him: "Erlang, don't think of the general as your father, think of him as a king who will sacrifice you and your mother-in-law at any time."

Since ancient times, the emperor has been lucky, and the most ruthless emperor’s family.

The king can fail his courtiers, but the courtiers cannot fail the king.

He kept filial piety for the Xie family, kept behind closed doors, taught Yaoying to write and read at home, and invited a famous doctor to treat her.

Every morning, he carried her to the front of the corridor and asked her to practice walking on the corridor covered with blankets.

She was not in good health, but she was very energetic. She crawled all over the floor. Seeing him startled at the book, she crawled over to trouble him and asked him to hold her to see the apricot blossoms in full bloom outside the promenade.

The flowers and trees, steamed by clouds, and red flowers on the ground.

She combed the double bun, leaned on the railing, stretched out her chubby hand to pick up the falling petals, and said to the maid: "Apricot flower cake, apricot flower rice, cold apricot flower, apricot flower porridge..."

The maid and nurse giggled in a ball.

She turned her head to look at Li Zhongqian, her eyes were dark.

Li Zhongqian touched the top of her hair and told the servant woman: "Do everything as the girl said."

The doctor said that at the beginning, every step Yaoying took, her legs would hurt like needles.

She is very sensible, insists on practicing, is sweaty and not tired from the pain.

"When I get better, brother doesn't have to carry me hard every day."

After pouring a bowl of bitter syrup, she finally got some improvement. She could walk a few steps and immediately start asking: "Brother, I want to ride a horse!"

Li Zhongqian agreed to take her to the stable and let her pick the most beautiful foal.

When she gets better, he wants to take her to the Xishan Mountain outside the city for horse racing, to pick lotus in Yunmeng Lake, and to see the waves at Jitou. They depend on each other, and the disturbances outside have nothing to do with them.

The lofty ambition to help the crisis and resolve the chaos has long been annihilated.

He took Yaoying to seek medical treatment everywhere, and visited more than a dozen state capitals in two years.

At the age of eleven, Li De successfully won Heyang again, and Wei Jun gradually moved towards Guanzhong.

Li Zhongqian took care of Yaoying at home, and several wealthy families who had risen in Wei County suddenly sent the children of the clan to visit him and brought gifts to Yaoying.

He didn’t pay much attention to it. Li Xuanzhen has already emerged. Li De will soon be able to dominate the Central Plains. He and Yaoying are helpless and will not be so stupid to take their own humiliation. It is good to fight with Li Xuanzhen. He doesn't care about ridicule or humiliation.

Chang Shi frowned, "A Lang... they are looking at Qiniang each other!"

Li Zhongqian came to understand, chased to the ferry, ordered people to pierce through the boats of those family members, and asked: "Who asked you to come?!"

The children of the family were terrified, and Dao Ming came here, they really came to see Qiniang.

Li De has already arranged marriages for the sisters of Qiniang. Their father and uncle are highly regarded by Li De, and the children in the family will definitely marry the Li girls in the future. Although Qiniang is frail and sickly, the two marriages are to consolidate the relationship. Their families are really inexperienced. They want to marry a daughter of a family with a glorious lintel, and they don't care whether Qiniang can be cured.

Li Zhongqian was furious. Even if Qiniang couldn't walk all his life, he would take good care of her. It was not his turn to pick and choose Qiniang!

Chang Shi sighed: "A Lang, the general is your father and the leader of the Wei army. You may still sit in that high position in the future. The general will have the final say on the marriage between you and Qiniang. The general has already pointed out to win the hearts of the people. There are several relatives, Wu Niang decided on someone who was still in her infancy. A Lang, for the sake of this plan, we can only take a good look and help Qiniang choose a family with a good family style from these people's homes..."

They have no choice.

Li Zhongqian's face was green, and he asked Chang Shi to take good care of Xie Manyuan and Yaoying, go back to the ancestral place to visit the grave for his uncle, and ask the elders in the clan for help.

He wanted to settle Yaoying's marriage first, and let the other party go to Li De to ask for a kiss.

The result was unhappy.

The children they chose were either from a poor family background, clearly greedy for the family business, or shivered when they heard Li Xuanzhen's name, and they would definitely not be able to protect Yaoying in the future. What's more, there are still a few born stupid.

The mistress of the family murmured with her servants in private: "Although my Dalang is a little stupid, he is a whole human being. Qiniang is a handicapped person who can't give birth to children, and can't manage family business..."

Li Zhongqian was furious, and left the next day. When he arrived home, Chang Shi knelt down at his feet with a panic expression on his face.

Qiniang is gone.

Xie Manyuan became ill, Qiniang was sent to Xiangzhou, Li De desperately left her and the Xie family soldiers, the news was just sent back.

His little seven was just thrown on the battlefield alone.

The day before he left, he taught Xiao Qi to carry apricot blossom poems, and promised to take her to a horse race in the future. She took his fingers, counted how many snails he had on his hand, and smiled to cheer him up.

Li Zhongqian stood in front of the long corridor, staggered a few times, rushed into the warehouse and found the pair of locked golden hammers.

The servant Changshi held his leg and stopped him from going out.

"Alang, sorrow!"

"Lang, don't be impulsive, there are wars everywhere, it won't help you rush out like this!"

Chang Shi cried: "A Lang, you are the most reassuring person before Lang Jun leaves. Lang Jun said, you must never practice martial arts again!"

"Qiniang is gone. She is only five years old. She can't even walk a few steps. She is trapped in the chaos. People are gone for a long time... A Lang, you are the only bone and blood of the lady. You can't have any more trouble!"

"Qiniang is sensible and well-behaved. She knows how to be considerate. If she sees A Lang like this, how can she die with peace of mind?"

Li Zhongqian held the golden hammer tightly and pushed away the servant, his eyes were blood red.

Picking up the pair of golden hammers and waiting for Li De to take the throne, it is not far from his death date.

No, what about Xiaoqi?

"Little Qi will be scared, I'm going to pick her up."

He is her brother.

She is alive, he must find her, and let her not be scared.

She is dead, he wants to take her home too, can't let her be a lonely ghost.

As for his life and death... Li Zhongqian said slightly, he didn't care about life and death a long time ago.

He rode straight to Xiangzhou. Chang Shi sent someone to chase him, trying to knock him out and take him back. He threw off Chang Shi, tied the golden hammer to his back, and galloped for a thousand miles to find the place where she was abandoned. Look for it one by one on the battlefield.

She was finally dug out in the sea of ​​blood in the Shishan Mountain.

Xiaoqi is still alive.

He knelt in front of the pile of corpses, tightly holding her covered in blood, and where she could not see, tears fell one after another in the pool of blood.

He went home with his sister on his back.

Without a horse, he would walk, and if he had no food, he would steal it.

He really understood what the chaotic world was. He watched every living person die under a chaotic knife, with brains, intestines, and blood dripping all over the place, just like killing pigs and cattle.

Rebellion soldiers crossed the border and killed civilians. He ran away behind her back.

She became more and more ill, and later she couldn't eat anything, he told her, she lay there motionless, there was no breath.

All the people who fled with said she was dead and told him to leave her alone.

He guarded Yaoying, opened her mouth, shredded the dough and stuffed it in, gritted his teeth and said: "Little Qi, hold on, Brother Brother will take you home...Don't leave Brother Brother, even if you die Now, Brother Brother will also carry your bones back."

Others thought he was crazy.

He is not crazy, he knows she did it on purpose, and she doesn't want to drag him down anymore.

She was frightened, endured the uncomfortable food, and asked him to leave her alone.

After many hardships, they finally fled to a safe place.

Li Zhongqian didn't want to return to Wei County. He grew up and could take care of his younger sister. If they just disappeared from the eyes of the world, would Li De and Li Xuanzhen let them go?

He is too naive.

Surviving in troubled times is too difficult. He had to get medicine for Yaoying and hire a doctor. She was in poor health and felt bad every day. She pretended to be better for fear that he was worried. They were taken away several times, fighting for years and starving everywhere. Women and children tasted the best. Two-legged sheep.

They stumbled and suffered a lot, and finally found a place to hide their names. Soon after, a group of insurgents looted the village, Li De's subordinate General Qin suddenly arrived and rescued them.

"Jiro, it's time to go home."

Li Zhongqian laughed at himself.

Li De has been sending people to follow him and Yaoying, they have escaped for so long, but they still haven't escaped from Li De's palm.

Li Zhongqian looked down at his hand.

Li De is too powerful, martial arts are strong, and there are always guards around him, and beware of him, he can't succeed in assassination.

It's useless to resist.

Fighting with Li Xuanzhen for reserve—that would lead to death faster.

To avoid living in Jingnan, keeping a low profile, Xiaoqi will be randomly accused of marriage by Li De.

Find a place where no one knows them, and you will die at Li Xuanzhen's hands at any time, and you may be taken hostage by the enemies of the Xie family and the Li family.

Can't get in.

Can not be refunded.

Li Zhongqian asked Li De's subordinates: "General Qin, if I suffocated myself now, would they let my mother and my sister go?"

The reasons are readily available. He died in the chaos of war. Li De did not have to face the interrogation of the Xie family, and Li Xuanzhen did not have to bear the infamy of killing his brother.

General Qin was stunned for a while, "Erlang, you are so worried."

Li Zhongqian squeezed the golden hammer tightly, he didn't care much.

Back in Wei Jun, he went directly to see Li De.

"General, I am here to see you as a courtier." He knelt at Li De's feet, "I will lead the war for you, loyal to the Wei army, and have no different intentions."

Li De stared at him for a long while, "What about your request?"

"Qiniang's marriage is up to me. You can't marry her at will in order to win over your subordinates."

Li De was silent.

Li Zhongqian raised his head: "On marching to fight against the world, you cannot be kind to women. Humanity and righteousness alone cannot shock people's hearts. The eldest brother is the son of the eldest son, so you have to worry about fame. I am different from the eldest brother. I don’t care about fame. I can do it for you."

Li De frowned and looked at him.

Li Zhongqian looked calm.

Chang Shi told him that an emperor in the previous dynasty was bullied and tortured by other brothers when he was young. The sons seized his concubines and killed each other. Later, he became the 95th supreme and killed the brother who threatened his throne, and only left behind. An older brother—he almost died at the hands of this older brother.

He asked Changshi: Why did the emperor leave this elder brother? Is it because the emperor is generous?

Chang Shi shook his head: No, because the emperor's brother is too stupid.

The emperor was so stupid that he didn't regard this brother as a threat at all.

Li Zhongqian decided to be an irritable idiot with no city in his head.

Like the emperor's elder brother, so stupid that everyone took him as a joke, the younger sister was safe.

He picked up the ruined martial arts, summoned the trilogy, and followed Li De on the expedition.

Li De wanted him to attack whoever he wanted, and Li De ordered him to slaughter the city, and he would slaughter the city.

Yaoying advised him: "Brother, let's find a way to leave."

Although she was young and looked carefree, she actually remembered everything in her mind and knew their situation. She had analyzed the pros and cons with him more than once, helped him with ideas, and persuaded him to find a way to leave. Li De and Li Xuanzhen would not let go. Pass him.

Li Zhongqian smiled bitterly, Li De would not allow them to leave, nor would Li Xuanzhen.

He was already stuck in the mire and couldn't get rid of it. He just hoped to help her find a home soon. Li Xuanzhen shouldn't even let go of a married woman.

At that time, Li Zhongqian did not expect that Li De would miss the appointment again. He knew that it was Wei Ming's conspiracy to marry on his own behalf.

He wanted to break Li De's body into pieces.

No matter what great cause Li De has established, how many people who have been saved, no matter what the consequences of killing Li De, Li De has missed his appointment, and he will kill Li De.

The joys, anger, sorrow and joy of the world have nothing to do with him.

...

When it came time to kill Li De, Li Zhongqian didn't.

How many nights, he told himself over and over again that he wanted to die with Li De.

Later, he was reluctant to die.

He and Yaoying are no longer completely controlled by others. They have soldiers and allies, so they can survive. There are many ways to kill Li De, such as letting Li Xuanzhen and Li De and his son kill them.

Why should he pay for Li De's life? Yaoying will be sad.

Letting Li De die in the hands of his most beloved son, Li Xuanzhen, made him more happy than killing him by himself.

...

On the day Li De died, Li Zhongqian was leading his servants to pack their bags.

When the news arrived, he glanced casually, there was no ups and downs in his heart.

He led the Western Army to charge into battle, escorted the survivors back to their hometown, led the soldiers to help dig ditches, open up acres for the people, and once went to the valley to help the tribe that relied on him as the leader to find hundreds of stupid sheep .

The snowy peaks that lie in the sky, the boundless grasslands, the rugged deserts where no grass grows, the vast Gobi, and the deep canyons.

He has experienced many things and met many people.

...

Once, they rescued a besieged tribe in the mottled ancient city.

He was surprised to find that people in the tribe could speak authentic Central Plains Mandarin.

They are descendants of the local defenders, and the emperor in their mouth is Zhu.

The defending army was ordered to guard the fortress, lonely outside the territory, and lost contact with the Central Plains. After decades of struggling to sustain it, the Central Plains had undergone turbulence and changed dynasties.

The cavalry that used to be vigorous and magnificent, still guarding the flag, wanted to break through the blockade and restore contact with the Central Plains.

They often look to the east, waiting for the king's rescue.

The previous generation died, and the next generation continued to stick to their will.

Seeing the Chinese characters on the flag of the Western Army, the city lord cried a lot, and took them to see the defenders who were still alive.

Many years ago, the old man was the youngest scout among the defenders. Later, the others died one by one. He buried his fellow robes and waited for them to return to the east, from youth to middle age, to old age, and to His teeth fell out, his hair was gray, and he was still waiting.

When Yaoying and Li Zhongqian walked into the Tubao, a scorching light burned in the muddy eyes of the soldier lying in the haystack: "Reinforcements are coming?"

Yang Qian wanted to explain that they were not Zhu's soldiers and horses. Yaoying shook his head at him, walked over, and held the old man's hand: "We are late."

The old man struggled to get up and walked out of the fort with the help of his grandson. Looking at the flags flying in the hunt and the neat Western army, his rickety back slowly straightened, pushing his grandson away, and walking to the high platform step by step.

"Brothers, reinforcements are coming!"

Kill me!

The setting sun was like blood, and the old man's pale hair was smeared with blood, as if he was still the handsome boy who fought side by side with his fellow robes and sweared to the death.

He stood there alone, with no one behind him, and it seemed that countless souls were standing with him.

Li Zhongqian, wearing a blood-stained battle robe, sat slantingly on the mud fort, looking at the old man facing the east, pulling out the wine sac, and washing the sticky blood on the sword.

The spirits wash away the blood.

Little by little, he washed away the dark clouds that had accumulated in his heart for many years.

He remembered himself when he was a teenager, full of enthusiasm, and wanted to be a hero who stood upright like his father and uncle.

Yaoying acted like a coquettish, begged him to lead the army, and asked him to help with military affairs. He wanted to help her establish prestige in the Western Army, so he responded.

Gradually, he blended into it.

He and Yang Qian had similarities, and they didn't get acquainted with the tribesmen. The past of the Central Plains became more and more distant from him, and even his memory was sometimes blurred, and he couldn't remember Li De's looks.

Yaoying had always worried that he would go to Li De recklessly and desperately-she deliberately dragged him with Western military affairs and distracted him.

She succeeded.

Seeing so many joys and sorrows in troubled times, he is no longer the Li Zhongqian of the past.

The earthen fort in the desert was dilapidated, and the long wind blew past, roaring like wild animals.

Li Zhongqian returned the sword into the sheath, stood up, glanced at the people gathered from different corners of the earthen fort, secretly saying that there is a river valley with rich water and grass outside this earthen fort, and he can teach them to grow some mulberry and grain.

...

After Li De died, Li Xuanzhen wrote an edict and gave it to Li Zhongqian.

He promised not to disadvantage him and Yaoying.

Li Zhongqian sneered and threw the edict into the corner.

Chang Shi wiped his tears while helping to clean up: "A Lang, do we really want to move?"

He nodded without hesitation: Move.

Go out of Yanmen to the north and cross Lintao to the west. Ask the king where he is going, drink the horse and the Great Wall.

There is a wider world in his life.

Before leaving Chang'an, Tamaraga asked him for something.

"What do you want lotus seeds for?"

"It is planted in the palace, where the moon is enslaved. If she grows up and blossoms, when she is homesick in the future, she can look at the lotus leaves outside the window to relieve her sorrow."

Li Zhongqian twitched the corner of his mouth, and the monk was so careful that he thought of this.

He gave the lotus seeds that he had brought from Jingnan to Chang'an to Tamaraga.

I don't know if I can grow leaves and bloom smoothly.

Yaoying became the queen of the royal court, and he wrote a letter to her after a period of time to discuss the affairs of the Western Army.

A few months later, she told him in a letter from her home that the lotus seeds that Tamaraga had planted herself had sprouted and sprouted green lotus leaves, but there were no buds yet.

Li Zhongqian put down the letter and snorted.

He ordered his soldiers to clean the house. Yaoying would come back to live for a month in winter. Xizhou is too cold, and the place to be repaired must be repaired before winter.

Chang Shi probed his head by the door: "A Lang... There is news from the lady that Princess Banal has moved to a Buddhist temple."

Li Zhongqian was taken aback, "Who asked her to move over?"

Long history said: "Princess Banal goes to the Buddhist temple to speak with the lady every day to relieve her boredom. The lady likes her very much. It was late last night, and Princess Banal stayed with her. This morning the lady said she wanted Princess Banal to move with her. live together……"

Li Zhongqian frowned and waved his hand without saying anything.

He went to the school to review the military formation. He was busy until the afternoon. When he returned home, he was sweaty and hot. He took off his armor, his chest was open and his chest was exposed. He glanced at the corner and said faintly: "Come out."

With a rustling sound, the woman wearing a coral bead string and a veil skirt walked out from behind the screen, trimmed her eyebrows with handsome eyes, and had jet-black hair. Her eyes stayed on his sweaty chest for a while, and said: "I have asked. , You have never married a wife in Central Plains, nor married, your former concubine Ji did not come with you... Since you haven't married a wife, why can't you marry me?"

Li Zhongqian poured himself a bowl of wine and took a sip, "It has nothing to do with you whether I marry a wife or not."

Banal held up his chest and said, "I like you, want to marry you, want to have children with you, of course whether you marry a wife or not has something to do with me!"

"What kind of girl do you like? I can learn."

Li Zhongqian finished a bowl of wine and put down the bowl.

Hearing the sound, the soldiers walked in, somehow, and dragged Banal out.

"Li Zhongqian, I'll come back tomorrow!"

The soldiers standing outside the door couldn't help laughing.

Li Zhongqian frowned.

so troublesome.

Rescuing her was nothing more than a simple effort. I didn't expect so many things to happen.

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The verses in this chapter are quoted from "Tan".