I will not go to the imperial capital in this life

In the early morning, a loud suona sound woke up Long Jun from his dream.The familiar tune hit his ears, making him feel in a trance for a moment.Counting the time in my heart, maybe five years, that day five years ago was also this festive song, sending him and his bride into the bridal chamber.

He never wore red, but that day, as the groom, he was red from head to toe. The dazzling color made Long Jun's eyes ache. He wanted to escape, but Lu Zhe and Awen held him in place and moved. no.

"Bow to heaven and earth!" The bride and groom knelt down in response.

"Second obeisance!" The bride and groom bowed to General Zhou and his wife.

"Bye husband and wife!"

The moment he turned around, Zhou Yan met Long Jun's eyes, and after only a moment, Zhou Yan moved his eyes away.Finally, Long Jun couldn't restrain himself. He tore off the jade pendant from his waist, threw it on the ground, shook off Lu Zhe's hand, and rushed out the door. He walked resolutely, never seeing the death-like despair in Zhou Yan's eyes.

There was a stabbing pain in his chest, and Long Jun turned over suddenly, which startled Ah Wen.

"Dream?" Arvin asked.

"What's the sound outside?" Long Jun asked.

"Princess Yongning's big wedding, there are not enough musicians in the palace, and the musicians from Jinse Garden next door are recruited to help, and they are rehearsing!"

"Xiaoxi and Minge are both talented and beautiful, and they match very well." Long Jun said.

"Princess Yongning has never met General Minge, she cried and refused to marry to Yue Country, saying that Mingo must be an ugly and reckless man in the remote country there, if she married him, there would be no hope of happiness in this life." Consciously laughed.

"The princesses in this country are all spoiled!" Long Jun smiled and shook his head: "Let's go and see the princess!"

Late summer and early autumn are undoubtedly the most beautiful seasons in Li Country.The delicate flowers are undefeated, and the colorful leaves have been made up.

One step, the birds are singing joyfully, and the rice paddies are commuting under the feet, forgetting that you are in the capital of the emperor.

"Xiao Jiu, this is something I have carried with me since I was a child. I will give it to you to witness that I am in love with you!"

Zhou Yan, since I took this thing, I have never left my body for a moment.Long Jun caressed the broken jade pendant in his hand.

Two steps away, the leaves are half red in front of you, hiding the exquisite pavilions, and the beauty who is the finishing touch is nowhere to be found.

"Zhou Yan, don't make trouble, how can there be men worshiping heaven and earth with men!"

"I, Zhou Yan, will not marry Long Jun in this life. If I don't worship you, who will I worship!"

In three steps, you can smell the fragrance of the lotus pond, see the sparkling light, and raise your hand to disperse the fragrance and the water is slightly cool.

"Xiao Jiu, I'll wait for you to come back!"

I'm back, but you are already in my arms... Long Jun smiled wryly and shook his head.

It is only a moment from Prince Yu's Mansion to the Imperial Palace.

"Haha, Xiao Jiu came at the right time! Tell me, is Ming Ge from Yue Kingdom a handsome and suave talent! Xiaoxi doesn't believe what Long Yuan and I say!" It was He Zhiyang, the prince of Southern Sichuan who spoke.

Long Yuan, the new king of the Li Kingdom, has just succeeded to the throne, and He Zhiyang, as an envoy of the Southern Sichuan Kingdom, came to attend the enthronement ceremony.After the grand ceremony, at the invitation of Long Yuan, he stayed in the palace for a few days to catch up with his old friends.

In the main hall of the Kingdom of Li, Long Jun and Awen saluted Long Yuan: "See Your Majesty, long live my emperor!" After the ceremony, Long Jun said to He Zhiyang: "Your Highness, my emperor has ascended the throne, so I'm here Stop calling him by his first name!"

"No problem!" Long Yuan stepped down from the dragon chair, waved his hands, and said, "Don't talk about becoming the emperor, you just become the king of heaven, Lao Tzu, I am also your tenth younger brother!"

He Zhiyang was moved by Long Yuan's heartfelt words, and also saddened by Long Jun's inadvertently revealed cautiousness.

He Zhiyang embraced Long Jun and said: "Let's get down to business, Xiao Jiu, you have seen Mingo, right?"

Long Jun said: "Naturally, I have seen it before. It is peerless and romantic. If you look at the Yue Kingdom, General Wei Lan can compare to it!"

"I believe what Brother Nine says!" Princess Yongning Xiaoxi said with a serious expression.

"You don't believe that I am your real brother?" Long Yuan said anxiously, "I have loved you for nothing since I was a child! How much effort I have spent in choosing such a good husband for you!"

"Whether it's Ruyi Langjun is still open for discussion! Yongning is resigning!" Saying that, Xiaoxi bounced away from the hall.

After leaving the palace, He Zhiyang invited Long Jun to drink tea at the inn where he was staying.

"Three days later, Yue Guo's wedding party will arrive," Long Jun said.

"Hmm." He Zhiyang propped his body on his elbows, opened his eyes slightly, and half-lyed on the couch, leisurely.

"Well, what is it, Uncle Guo accompanied the little general to greet the bride, what kind of etiquette!" Long Jun handed He Zhiyang a cup of tea.

"A gift from the Yue Kingdom!" He Zhiyang drank it all in one gulp.

"General Lan really did his best to see you!" Long Jun looked out of the window, thinking of himself, feeling a little depressed.

"Reporting to the lord, General Zhou is kneeling at the gate of the palace again." Awen came from Prince Yu's palace.

"Kneel down, ask a doctor, and visit him from time to time, don't make him sick. I'm staying at the prince's place today, and I won't go back." Long Jun didn't lift his head when he heard what Awen said: "Tell me He, the princess is about to get married, it is not suitable to kill, General Zhou and Mrs. Zhou still have a few days to live, instead of kneeling here with me, it is better to take the time to go to the prison and perform your filial piety."

"Yes!" Ah Wen took the order and left.

He Zhiyang smiled wryly and shook his head: "Why are you doing this..."

Looking into He Zhiyang's eyes, Long Jun said nervously, "If Lu Zhe is alive, he will be thirty this year!"

He Zhiyang searched and searched but couldn't find a suitable word to comfort Long Jun.He had only met Lu Zhe once, and in his impression he was a tall and handsome young man, which made people easily think of the green bamboos in the mountains.He Zhiyang still remembered that Lu Zhe was very interested in the dagger he carried with him, and after going to watch it carefully, Lu Zhe said that this kind of dagger is a symbol of the nobles of the Yue Kingdom, and the position and number of gemstones inlaid all show The identity of the owner's royal family, the owner's name will be engraved on half of the handle, which is very precious.After learning that the dagger was a gift from a friend to He Zhiyang, Lu Zhe said with a smile: "This friend must care about you very much, Yue's nobles rarely give this kind of dagger as a gift, unless it is a life-threatening friendship. "He Zhiyang thought to himself, is love at first sight considered a fateful friendship... Afterwards, the two chatted about weapons for a long time, and He Zhiyang found that Lu Zhe was very talkative and knew a lot. Chatting with him, I even forgot to fortify myself.

It was such a gentle and jade-like boy whose life ended abruptly at the age of 21, and no one could let it go easily.

If it was said that when Long Jun was in trouble, the Zhou family just refused to save him, or beat the mandarin ducks with clubs, or even made trouble, then the old General Zhou and his wife are not forced to die.There are thousands of mistakes, the Zhou family should not have killed Lu Zhe.

Long Jun never told He Zhiyang that besides his savior, Lu Zhe was also someone whom Long Jun cherished as much as his own brother.

As the eldest son of the Ministry of War Minister Lu Zhe, his life is not as comfortable as others think. His growth environment can even be called deformed.Long Jun and Lu Zhe were young children. Lu's mother died of a hemorrhage during childbirth. Lu's father couldn't remember the old relationship. After marrying his new wife, he was unhappy and refused to have another child with his new wife. Physically, psychologically, everything was used to the extreme. Although the stepmother was frantic, she still kept it secret. By chance, Long Jun broke through all of this. Seeing Lu Zhe's bright smile after enduring the pain, Long Jun His heart was about to break, and he swore secretly that he would do his best to make up for him and take care of him for the rest of his life.Xiao Longjun became little Lu Zhe's life-saving straw. Either he used his mother to bring Lu Zhe to live in the palace, or he used his arrogance to openly challenge Lu Zhe's stepmother. In short, he would not be wronged any more.And Lu Zhe is also smart, obedient and cute. He has been shouting at each other since he was a child. Therefore, Lu Zhe has always been the person who is on the top of Long Jun's heart. However, he also hated himself, Lu Zhe finally took his care as a kindness, and he had to risk his life to repay it.

At Zhou Yan's wedding, Long Jun threw the jade pendant angrily, and his identity was completely exposed. When he escaped from the general's mansion, the old general Zhou almost pierced his heart with an arrow, and did not cause Lu Zhe much pain. Lu Zhe lay in Long Jun's arms, smiling to leave this world.Long Jun took off the white jade hairpin he used to bind his hair, put it on his heart, and said to Lu Zhe, "Don't worry, little Zhe, I will pay homage to you with the lives of all the Zhou family."

First he lost his family, and then he killed his brother. The one he loves is warm and soft in his arms, and he will no longer protect him from the wind and rain. At this time, there are only two ways in front of Long Jun, either to die or to take revenge. .Without thinking about it, Long Jun sent Awen back to Beijing to secretly assist the tenth prince to contact the old imperial concubine, while he himself embarked on a journey to the Southern Sichuan Kingdom to ask for help.Long Jun didn't care about becoming a bloodthirsty demon, he wanted those who framed Zhou's family and killed Lu Zhe to pay with their blood.However, he couldn't attack Zhou Yan after all, so let's keep him and forget each other in the rivers and lakes.

It was night, and the autumn rain continued.He Zhiyang sleeps on the same bed as Long Jun.He Zhiyang met Duke Zhou long ago, but Long Jun was tossing and turning.He was thinking about Zhou Yan, let alone rain, Zhou Yan would never go back even if a knife was thrown.

Long Jun pushed He Zhiyang, but he didn't wake up, so he stepped up and kicked him to the ground. He Zhiyang was shocked, and when he woke up, he gave Long Jun a hard look, but he lost his temper: "I can't sleep again. ah!"

"En! Come practice sword with me!" After saying that, Long Jun took the sword and walked into the yard.

Poor He Zhiyang followed behind, yawning.

The moves of the two are fierce, but not vicious. They are more like dancing swords. The movement of flowing clouds and flowing water is like the melodious sound of a piano. It flows slowly in this quiet night. The flowing breath brings down countless yellow leaves and withered petals. Spinning in the middle, making the last bloom of life.

Fighting and hitting, He Zhiyang jumped out of the courtyard wall, Long Jun caught up, the two ran and chased, all the way to the vicinity of Prince Yu's mansion.Long Jun stopped and could vaguely see the kneeling back of Zhou Yan standing there.Ah Wen appeared from nowhere and held up an umbrella for Long Jun.

"General Zhou!" He Zhiyang walked up to Zhou Yan alone and stood still, cupping his hands.

Zhou Yan raised his head slowly, and after seeing the person, he replied: "His Royal Highness!"

He Zhiyang didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point: "At the beginning, the major general got married in a hurry, did he have reasons for it?"

Zhou Yan stared at He Zhiyang, his eyes glazed over, and he didn't respond.

He Zhiyang smiled: "I guess, Xiao Jiu was discovered, and General Zhou threatened his life to force you to submit, right?"

Zhou Yan turned his face away and didn't look at him.

"Things that a fool can see, as smart as Xiaojiu, how could he not know. He ran away on your wedding day, firstly because he didn't want to see you get married with others, and secondly because he didn't want to push the matter to a desperate situation. I still have remnants for you in my heart, and I want to leave room for you to reunite in the future." He Zhiyang simply sat on the stone steps in front of Zhou Yan, waved his hands towards the darkness behind him, and two black shadows flashed across passed away.

"I know." Zhou Yan said.

"Your father also knew, so he killed Lu Zhe." He Zhiyang said: "The purpose is to cut off all the escape routes between you and Xiaojiu."

Zhou Yan's eyes trembled slightly, not knowing whether it was rain or tears, sliding across his cheeks.

"Don't be stupid, it's impossible for you and him! Unless you don't care about his revenge for killing his father!" He Zhiyang said.

"I just ask him to let my parents go, if he wants to avenge Lu Zhe, he can kill me!" Zhou Yan said.

"You are stupid again. He would rather kill himself than kill you!" He Zhiyang sighed deeply: "Don't force him anymore, you know in your heart that as long as you kneel for a few more days, he will definitely kill you!" Soft-hearted, let your parents go."

Zhou Yan raised his head abruptly, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes.

"However, if you take your parents and leave Liguo, Long Jun will go to Lu Zhe's grave to apologize. You know him, don't you?" sneer.

Zhou Yan's straight body collapsed to the ground in an instant, Zuo Wang immediately stepped forward to help Zhou Yan up.Zhou Yan didn't resist, his limbs drooped like a marionette, and he was helped back to the general's mansion.

"I don't think he will come to Prince Yu's mansion to kneel again!" He Zhiyang said softly when he passed by Long Jun.

Long Jun looked at Zhou Yanyuan's back, unable to recover for a long time.

Yue Guo's wedding party finally arrived.

Princess Yongning is the new emperor's favorite younger sister, she is domineering, so Bai Longyufu and Ming Ge staged a chance encounter on the street that day, seeing how handsome the future husband is, she was overjoyed.

On General Lan's side, after meeting Long Yuan, he stayed with He Zhiyang, and it was rare for everyone to see the two of them.

One day, Long Jun brought Awen to visit the posthouse, and the door was closed again. He heard from the guard that the two had gone up to the mountain to worship Buddha, and they expected to be back by dinner time, so Long Jun decided to wait.

"The relationship between the crown prince and General Lan is really good, but it's not easy." Awen sighed.

"They are happy with it." Long Jun smiled.

"Well! General Lan really didn't tell the prince that much." A Wen said: "I think back then when we asked the prince for help, the prince pulled Yue Guo into the plan without saying a word, and let me hold his token overnight At that time, I was a little nervous about going to General Lan."

"Unexpectedly, General Lan agreed so happily, and sent General Ming Ge to Li Country to assist us." Long Jun said.

"Yes, although General Lan was born in the army, he has a delicate mind. He is afraid that we will suspect him, so he specially sent his brother-in-law here, saying that he is to assist in the uprising, but in fact he will give us peace of mind as a hostage." Awen said.

"Without the crown prince and General Lan, even if our plan is prepared for another ten years, there may not be a chance of success." Long Jun said.

"Yes, but now, the Crown Prince and General Lan...we can't do anything to help." Speaking of this, Ah Wen was a little frustrated.

Long Jun stood up with a smile, patted Ah Wen on the shoulder, and said, "There is always a chance for us to repay our favor. Don't worry. As for this emotional matter, no one can help. The crown prince told me that he had intended to give up the throne to His own sister's words, he said, although Zhiyan is a woman, she is not inferior to men in terms of literary and martial arts, and the people in southern Sichuan are civilized, and she would not mind a female emperor. However, if he abandons the throne, he abandons it. The South Sichuan Kingdom restrains the Yue Kingdom. General Lan's family and relatives have all the power in the court. They look glamorous on the outside, but they are in danger. The crown prince does not want General Lan to repeat the same mistakes as our Yu Palace! He has to use the throne. worry."

Ah Wen got up together, listening to Long Jun's words, he was slightly lost in thought, and for a moment, he smiled and said: "I think General Lan would not mind being a male concubine for the sake of the crown prince. However, now that the Three Kingdoms are at the same time, even though Southern Sichuan has diplomatic relations with the Li Kingdom, Good, but was coveted by Yue. Being a male concubine is useless except to win the prince a smile; and being a general, as long as he holds the military power for one day, he will not let Yue be unfavorable to southern Sichuan! General Lan has to use his power to help the prince prosper. "

"You really understand me! Haha!" A thick male voice interrupted the conversation between Long Jun and A Wen, and Jiang Lan walked into the post station with He Zhiyang.Jiang Lan is eight feet tall, burly and strong. He wears his battle robe all year round, and exudes a strong sense of murder. But at this moment, wearing a brocade robe, with a smile on his face, he gives people a feeling of spring breeze.

It was rare for the four of them to see each other, good food and wine, laughter and laughter until late at night.

Jiang Lan was already a little drunk, and pulled He Zhiyang to recall the scene when the two first met: "I remember that in the middle of winter, there was just a heavy snowfall, and when I looked around the vast expanse of whiteness, you were wearing a red cloak and you were alone. Standing alone by a frozen and snow-covered lake. I walked over and asked you if you were lost. You turned your head slightly, but your bright black eyes remained motionless. I realized that you were blind. You said you wanted to pet a bird Feather, I immediately flew off the ground and caught the bird for you. The snow on the tree was shaken off by me, and it was swirling. You raised your head, changed your cold expression, and smiled between your brows and eyes. Put the bird in your hand , to wipe off the falling snow on your eyelashes for you. When our eyes met, I even forgot to breathe. At that moment, I knew that someone lived in my heart and it was locked.

The originally beautiful picture was broken by your sudden laughter. You raised the bird in your hand and shouted: "I won, and I can catch the bird without a single move!" 'As soon as the words fell, your partners showed up one after another, not because they hid too well, but because you attracted all my attention, and I had no time to pay attention to anything else.You looked at me with a smirk, your eyes sparkled, and I realized that I was cheated, but I was not annoyed, it was too late to be happy, such beautiful eyes should have seen the most beautiful colors in the world.

It was only later that I found out that you are the notorious He Zhiyang, the prince of the Southern Sichuan Kingdom, who came to attend the birthday banquet of our Yue Kingdom.For a moment, I felt as if I fell into an abyss. Our identities were doomed from the very beginning. I was just a passer-by in the game of gambling between you and your partners. I let myself fall so easily, but in the end, I got If you don't get people, you can't get hearts. "Speaking of emotion, Jiang Lan's eyes turned slightly red: "But I'm still not reconciled!Fortunately, fortunately, I am not reconciled, fortunately, I give it a go, otherwise I miss you, how sad my life would be. After saying that, Jiang Lan hugged He Zhiyang into his arms, and refused to let go for a long time.

Seeing this, Long Jun pulled Awen away silently. It was difficult for the two to meet each other, and outsiders really shouldn't disturb their solitude.

Leaving the post station, Long Jun sighed softly and said, "I really envy them..."

Ah Wen comforted: "Everyone has his own life."

Long Jun shook her head: "It's not fate. It's courage."

The days of getting together are always short, and finally it is the day when Princess Yongning leaves Li Country for Yue Country.

As the general who protects the country, Ah Wen escorted Xiaoxi to the national border with the Shuai army, and then the Yue troops took over.

The team had already crossed the river, but He Zhiyang still refused to turn back, and looked towards the southeast direction foolishly.At dusk, a man in a cloak appeared on the top of the mountain on the other side, knelt on one knee, and cupped his hands towards He Zhiyang. The halo of the setting sun turned him into a silhouette, which was branded on He Zhiyang's heart.

After a brief conversation with He Zhiyang that day, Zhou Yan really didn't go to Yu Wang's mansion to beg again.The two of Zhou and Long met again. It was at the imperial court. After several years of recuperation, the Gaoju Kingdom came to attack again. Arwen took the initiative to invite Ying, but Zhou Yan thought that he was more familiar with the human geography of Kaiyang River and the combat rules of the Gaoju people. Because, I want to compete for this opportunity to play.

Hearing this, Ah Wen sneered and said, "General Zhou doesn't mean he wants to exchange his military exploits for your parents' lives, does he?"

Long Jun, who kept his head down all the time, raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhou Yan.

"Okay, let me think about it." Long Yuan interrupted their argument and broke up the court meeting.

After everyone left, Long Yuan called Long Jun to the imperial study room to test Long Jun's thoughts. He said, "I think Zhou Yan is indeed more suitable than Ah Wen, and the deceased is already dead. Ninth Brother..."

Long Yuan's attitude was reasonable and unexpected. Long Jun knew that he should slowly adapt to the fact that his tenth younger brother became the emperor.He smiled and nodded: "The emperor is wise."

The generals have been decided, and the army is quickly assembled, and the departure will start three days after the initial decision.

The day before the departure of the troops, Zhou Yan came to Prince Yu's mansion again, Long Jun seemed to have expected him to come, so he changed into court clothes early and sat in front of the hall.

Zhou Yan greeted at a place five steps away from Longjun, and he said: "It will take at least three to five years to go to the border. The prince cherishes it."

Long Jun looked at him and didn't answer.

Zhou Yan said again: "The emperor is holy, he will definitely not kill my parents when I am fighting on the front line."

Long Jun sneered.

Zhou Yan went on to say: "But if they can't stand the hardships of the prison... Since you took revenge, I can't blame you."

Long Jun was a little surprised.

Zhou Yan sighed: "Xiao Jiu, if I can come back alive after this expedition... Can we start from scratch?"

Long Jun's clenched fists trembled slightly under his wide sleeves, and he said slowly, "What can you do against General Zhou?"

The next day, Zhou Yan was dressed in military uniform. After bidding farewell to the emperor, he waved his army south. On the tower, Long Jun looked at Zhou Yan's retreating back, and his heart throbbed for no reason. He murmured: "When you come back from victory, We start from scratch."

Three years later.

"Awen, why hasn't Zhou Yan entered Beijing yet?"

"My lord, the frontier war is not over yet, the general needs to wait for some time."

Five years later.

"Awen, why hasn't Zhou Yan entered Beijing yet?"

"My lord, the general has another leg problem, and he will leave after a while."

Ten years later.

"Awen, why hasn't Zhou Yan entered Beijing yet?"

"My lord, wake up! It has been ten years since the general passed away."