bantayden Chapter 116 Chapter 116
Chapter 116 Chapter 116
Even in the Tang Dynasty, Youzhou City was already an ancient civilized city with thousands of years of experience. Therefore, although Donghua was eager to return, he still spent several days carefully arranging the deployment of soldiers, city defenses, and officials in Youzhou City. Properly, since thousands of miles have been marched to eradicate the stubborn disease of the feudal town, there is no reason to leave any future troubles.
Donghua ran non-stop throughout Youzhou, and the army was able to fully rest at the right time. During this period, Donghua received a letter from the Southwest Route Army led by Wang Sili. Tubo really wanted to wait for an opportunity from the southwest when the Tang army moved to the northeast, as originally expected. Fortunately, Wang Sili had already marched secretly to Songzhou, which is located in Longyou and Jiannan, according to the pre-planned plan. The army marching southwest from Songzhou through Maozhou to Weizhou was like an unfolded fishing net and was blocked in Tubo to Dalian. Tang's throat road, Tubo claimed that it was only a misunderstanding to investigate the border, but Wang Sili was not a good-tempered General Yunhui, and he beat the Tubo's advance army until they had to withdraw to some cities before they would give up. Tang Jun was about to attack Luoxie City to resolve this misunderstanding. Donghua couldn't help but nod knowingly when he saw this place. Wang Sili is good at strategy, and Li Guangbi is good at using soldiers.
On the day of the return journey, after the Great Tang Army ended the Anshi Rebellion which lasted seven years and two months, it moved out with a mighty momentum. This mighty army is already proud of the world and powerful!
The road to return to the capital is known to be far away, but it is extremely difficult to get closer to the heart of Yiren.In the camp, Donghua looked at the only two letters between him and Chaoyue, both of which were only a few words, and the second letter was still because of Baicao, and then looked at the short six-character letter of the first letter, his heart was full of words. It was even more melancholy, but suddenly, Donghua remembered that his original letter was not just a few words, he cherished words like gold, and Chaoyue, who was born with pride, could still say something What?Thinking of this, Donghua couldn't help but hate himself for being so hopeless. He knew her coldness and aloofness but still insisted on blaming her for being ruthless. If she was cold and he was cold, wouldn't it be just Pushing the two farther and farther with his own hands?How much is my dignity in front of her worth?It's useless to think about it any more. Donghua directly flattened the letter paper and brought up the autumn hair, and put down in detail the things about Shi Chaoying and Tian Chengsi a few days ago on the paper, and swore a poisonous oath in the middle Naturally, the part about the origin is omitted, but when I finished writing, I actually wrote as many as eleven pages, folded and stuffed into an envelope, it was already a thick stack.
In the early morning of the next day, Donghua looked at the letter and couldn't help hating herself again. Although she only had a few words, she still worried about whether she was safe or not, but she only hurriedly replied that she was safe and sound when she was in a hurry, and explained it in detail afterwards. This incident has dragged on for so long. If it wasn't for thinking about it last night, I'm afraid that the army has arrived in Chang'an and I haven't given her a detailed answer. As she said, she didn't know whether she was going to Where is she placed, but the person she loves is so sad that he can't find a place to return to in his heart, so how can he complain about her coldness? After all, he kept telling her to be selfless and ruthless, but now I hope she will feel better when she receives this letter, and her cold heart will melt a little bit.
Then Donghua remembered that he should visit Baicao, Baicao's injury still needs to be taken care of carefully, especially during the march in this winter, thinking of this, Donghua couldn't help sighing, as expected, none of the people around him had taken good care of him.
Donghua walked all the way to Baicao's tent, and saw Baicao was trying to reach the tea bowl to drink water, so he quickly stepped forward to hand the tea to Baicao. So most of the time, he lay silently in the tent alone. Donghua looked at Baicao, who was still struggling to get up and drink, and lowered his eyes sadly and said: "I know that the person surnamed Pugu will be bad for our army, but I still tolerate it." This person is in the army, so that you suffer so much, I keep my mouth shut all day long, the people of the Li people, the common people of the world, but I have never even protected the people around me, not a single one."
Baicao was shocked when he heard this, the person in front of him was still unable to let go of this matter, then he shook his head and said seriously: "Unexpectedly, this matter still makes you bro, don't blame yourself for anything, There are 10 people in this army. Could it be that you can check the names of people one by one? Even if you can check one by one, you can still ask people one by one if they know Pugu Wynn and if they have anything to do with Pugu Wynn?! This is obvious It is the legacy of Shi Chaoyi's murder of his father and his brothers during the Anshi Rebellion in [-]. If this incident does not happen, there will be other things, and if it does not implicate me, it will also implicate anyone. How can others suffer at will, but I even Can't bear a little grievance?"
In the past, Chaoyue once said that Baicao was quite eloquent, but Donghua always said that Baicao was dull, just like Li Guangbi, but at this moment, he didn't know how to refute Baicao's remarks. After a long silence, Donghua just lowered his eyes and said: " Why should I care about other people, how many people in this Tang Dynasty are related to me?"
But Baicao still didn't give up, "How many people can there be? Who in this Tang Dynasty has nothing to do with you? The lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and thousands of people can die at will, and it has nothing to do with your sage Donghua!" Baicao said The more angry he became, "Tell me, if it really has nothing to do with you, then why did you risk the world to support His Majesty as the emperor today? You don't care who rules the world! You don't care if there is a wise king in this world! You don’t care whether the people in this world died of war or famine!”
Donghua remained silent, Baicao was always just laughing, joking and consoling, never as serious as today, and never as anxious as this moment.
Baicao saw Donghua bowed his head in silence, neither continued to blame himself nor opened his mouth to refute, so he rolled his eyes left and right a few times, and in a hurry, the words might have been too serious, and then he laughed and said: "Senior brother, how are you? Have I learned something from you or from His Majesty?"
Donghua raised his eyes to look at Baicao, and replied after a long time: "Why do you need to learn from me or her, you are you, you are Baicao." Li Guangbi who came from afar, Donghua went back to the tent and told Baicao.
But Baicao opened her eyes wide and said urgently: "When Li Guangbi comes, you can't leave even more. I don't know what to say about that piece of wood that came to see me all day. Right now, senior brother, you're just what I wish for!"
Donghua frowned slightly, not knowing what Baicao was talking nonsense, but Baicao continued to innocently beg her senior brother, Donghua had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Li Guangbi said he came to visit Baicao, but his eyes wandered, not knowing where to look. Seeing this, Donghua hugged Baicao and sat aside, so that the three of them could sit down and talk, but Li Guangbi who sat still was still a piece of wood , Occasionally ask a few questions about when Zhong Taiyi will be able to recover, and ask a few more questions about how he can help. Donghua has heard these words several times when he was there. I have heard it at least dozens of times, and the army returned to Beijing without much military information to report, so Donghua casually asked about the prefectures and counties in Hebei Road. Then he went to Baicao and picked her up. Baicao was injured and couldn't ride a horse, so he sat in the carriage all the way. When Donghua carried Baicao safely into the carriage, he found that Li Guangbi was following behind and watching. He hurriedly turned to another place, Donghua stood still for a moment and raised his eyebrows and said to Li Guangbi: "Then Brother Lao Guangbi will follow this carriage, and Baicao will send someone to report if there is anything to do."
When Baicao heard this, she immediately opened the curtain and called for her senior brother, but Donghua had already left quickly to arrange the march.
The one-day march was over in a hurry, and I went to rest in the tent. Although it was just after the end of the day, the surrounding fields were already dark. The days in winter in the north are so short that people feel helpless. In autumn, you can march for five or six hours a day, but this severe winter The daylight at the time was swallowed up for nearly two hours, and what was even more helpless was the long night that seemed to be extremely elongated. Apart from the length of the winter night, there is another characteristic, that is, the night sky is very The splendor seems to be a generous gift deliberately prepared by God for this long winter night. The air in winter is thin, and Orion in the northern sky is particularly shining, especially the three stars that symbolize the sword in the waist.That night, Donghua had seen the shallow and curved crescent recede, so he only looked at the seven-star Orion constellation and sent his thoughts away, until he felt the cold was forcing him to turn around and return to the camp.Standing on the horse's back in the daytime, Donghua looked at the thin clouds floating in the sky long and lightly. The clouds seemed extremely thin, as thin as a wisp of blue smoke that was blown away, as thin as A floating veil is so vague and unpredictable.
Taking care of Baicao in this way, following the thin and distant clouds during the day, and the gorgeous but hard-to-disguise lonely stars and moon at night, the army has marched mightily for nearly a month, but Donghua has once again noticed the faintness in his heart. Si's closeness to her hometown was even more timid, and her timidity became clearer day by day. She didn't dare to ask Chaoyue if she would meet the army outside Chang'an City or Daming Palace, or if she didn't welcome her at all, and she didn't dare to think about whether Chaoyue would. Just as cold and cold as before parting, although she is close in front of her eyes, she is far away, and she doesn't want to think about whether she will continue to be alone in Linde Hall. What if she really has locked her heart in ice?
Every time he touches this point, Donghua immediately stops and doesn't allow himself to think about it anymore, only tomorrow, tomorrow will know, and there will be this trial, her final judgment on herself.
But Donghua has made up his mind that no matter how the trial is decided, he will greet her with a smile, even if it is miserable.
Outside Chang'an City, it was almost noon when the army arrived. Donghua suppressed his eyes and did not look for it, but he couldn't restrain the ups and downs of his heart. When he suddenly caught a glimpse of the golden light, the corners of Donghua's lips raised , and then gradually floated up until it was clear, as clear as the warm sun in winter, but Shuo Shuo shone brightly, majestic yet warm.Looking at the crown in the black suit from a distance, Donghua rode his horse and galloped, letting the wind howl past, reined in the reins, got off the horse, and approached step by step.
Chaoyue stared at that sunny smile in disbelief, and hurriedly lowered her head when it got closer and closer, but her hands were already tightly held by another pair of warm hands, and her whole body was full of the bitterness of the severe winter. Qi.
Chaoyue didn't withdraw her hands, but she didn't raise her eyes either.