Sealing Sword

It is recommended to pair it with bgm to eat at dusk... the accompaniment of the stupid author's code

Zhou Shen has been a child prodigy since he was a child. Although it is exaggerated to know a thousand characters at the age of three and memorize Tang poems at the age of five, his ability to remember with a photographic memory and draw inferences from one instance is unique.

The old teacher who taught would always tell him, "Young children can be taught", but every time after listening, his mother would pick up the rolling pin and jump up and down to clean him up.

There is no other reason, but because although he is talented, he is not easy to learn. Every time the old gentleman finished saying "children can be taught", he would add another sentence: "Jade can't be made into a tool if you don't cut it. Let it go, and you are afraid of being Zhongyong".

His father, Zhou Ye, was a self-made soldier who had been fighting outside all year round, and finally became a general.It stands to reason that even if he really becomes Zhong Yong, it doesn't matter, he has enough food and clothing, and it is not a problem to eat and die. It is a pity that although he has no strict father, he has a strict mother. His mother came from a scholarly family and hates idlers the most, so Every time I see him tired and lazy, I have to teach him by example. If he is unlucky and catches his father home, he will be beaten by the couple.

Zhou Shen wanted to get Xiruan and run away from home more than once, but before he could actually implement it, the battle of Jinghan Pass started.

His father never came back, his mother lost her mind when she got the news, and has been lingering on the sick bed ever since, and went to look for his father within two months.

People said that his father took the lead in righteousness, and he committed suicide and offered his head as a token to win the trust and rebellion against the king. His righteousness was no less than that of Fan Yuqi when Jing Ke assassinated Qin Qin.

But he didn't believe it, his family knew about his family affairs, his father was an ordinary man, although he knew how to fight, but his ears were soft, and he couldn't see his mother crying, how could he have the heart to die in such a way?

But people said so, and he had to believe it.

That year, Zhou Shen was 12 years old, and before he knew the ways of the world, he suddenly became a child without father and mother. Looking around, only his elder brother Zhou Xi remained.

Zhou Xi treated him very well, but after all, he had an errand in the army, and he couldn't go home several times a year, so he asked his superiors for instructions, and brought him to the barracks as well, to be a small soldier cleaning up chores by his side, doing things over and over again. He was taught to read by his elder brother.

Zhou Xi said: "Life and death are impermanent on the battlefield. Although I don't regret taking this path, I don't want you to do the same. You study hard, and you will be a civil servant in the future. You don't need to be famous, just be safe."

It's a pity that God didn't want it.

When he was 13 years old, the enemy attacked the city, and even the city wall was broken. The situation was critical in the cold weather. Zhou Xi was so anxious that he offered a strategy of "splashing water to freeze the wall" and solved it. The crisis also caught the attention of the coach.

Coach Qin Hebai was 29 years old at the time, about the same age as Zhou Xi, and he was said to be a good person, but Zhou Shen didn't like him very much.

Although it is said that "one will be successful, ten thousand bones will be dry", but how many people are willing to be that dry bone?

Zhou Ye died, their family was ruined, and all of this made Qin Hebai the Northern Xia. After all, Zhou Shen was young and didn't know how to restrain his emotions. Qin Hebai was not angry, so he called him over to have a meal and chat with him when he had time. , even more dear brother than Zhou Xi.

Although he was born in the rivers and lakes, he is not reckless. Although his knowledge is average, he is much better than Zhou Shen who fished for three days and posted nets for two days.Young people have the desire to be competitive. Zhou Shenfa studied hard and finally earned back his reputation as a scholar. After a while, he saw Qin Hebai laughing at Zhou Xi: "It hurts my brother!" Change the past, and I will live up to the entrustment."

Zhou Shen laughed angrily.

After this battle, the relationship between the two of them eased, Qin Hebai wanted to get close, and Zhou Shen was young and not hard-hearted after all, the two quickly became warm.

Although he had a name in the army, he had no intention of actually joining the army, and he used a fake name. However, whenever Qin Hebai and the others encountered difficulties, Zhou Shen couldn't help but intervene. The rain hit the beach, he didn't stick to stereotypes when looking at problems, and found a new way to solve troubles. Although Zhou Xitou was credited for all these credits, he was also very happy.

Zhou Xi became a military adviser, but looked at him with more and more worried eyes. He didn't understand why, so he asked Qin Hebai.

Qin Hebai said: "He has mixed joys and sorrows. He is happy that you are talented, but worried that you are going astray."

Sure enough, Zhou Xi threw him out of the barracks not long after.Zhou Shen was indignant but had nothing to say, and left in a fit of anger, thinking that there was no place for him to stay here.

As a result, the master hadn't walked twenty miles before Qin Hebai caught up.

At that time, the chaos in the East China Sea was stable for the time being, and a commander like him was really more decorative than practical in the army, so he handed over some affairs to Zhou Xi, left an emergency contact method, and came to chase him.

Qin Hebai is such a nice person that he almost has no temper. Zhou Shen was neither boring nor uncomfortable on the road with him. Based on Zhou Xi's relationship, the two also swore to be brothers, so good that they almost didn't wear a pair of pants .

That period of time was unbelievably peaceful. Qin Hebai took him to see the magnificent sea and the busy towns. Later, he went all the way south and saw the Sanmai Academy in a beautiful landscape.

At that time, Ruan Qingxing was taking leave to teach students in the academy, Qin Hebai relied on his own face to lead him through the back door, and waited for this well-known Southern Confucianist to come.

Compared with Qin Hebai back then, Zhou Shen actually hates Ruan Qingxing even more, just like every child who doesn't like reading hates the child next door who lights up the lamp to read at night. All the teachers who caused him to encounter since he was a child were all in awe of him, and he was tired of the house.

But he couldn't live up to Qin Hebai's kindness.

Zhou Shen was just a little willful, but he didn't know what to do. Qin Hebai had no relationship with his family, but he managed to do this. Even if he fed his own bones to the dogs, he still couldn't put his sincerity under his feet.

After seven questions and seven answers, although Ruan Qingxing did not say that he would be accepted as a disciple, he took a pen and wrote him a book list full of two sheets, asking him to go back and read them by heart.

When he left the Samadhi Academy, he felt as if he was going to take a concubine exam, but Qin Hebai was overjoyed, saying that Ruan Qingxing's willingness to say so meant that he had already planned to take him as a disciple.

He didn't think it was a good thing, but seeing Qin Hebai's face smiling like the second idiot, he also laughed.

It's a pity that not long after, the East China Sea war broke out again, and Qin Hebai rushed back with him. The battle was so urgent that time that even he went to the battlefield. If Qin Hebai hadn't rescued him, he might have been chopped into pieces.

Since then, besides studying, his task has also been to practice martial arts.

Beixia Qin Hebai's dragon-locking spear is superb. He has no secrets for Zhou Shen, and even teaches him the three-stage killing of dragons. Unfortunately, he is not interested in weapons by nature. Although he can memorize his 36-way marksmanship by rote , but it's better to use a fire stick when you get started.

In desperation, Qin Hebai had no choice but to abandon his weapon, taught him to lay a solid foundation over and over again, and asked his friends in the rivers and lakes to search for boxing skills, but before there was any reply, Ruan Qingxing sent someone to send "Ben Lei Zhang" and "Ben Lei Zhang" The cheat book of Random Rain Chess.

Qin Hebai was not good at this method, so he had to leave the secret book to him to study for himself, and wrote to Ruan Qingxing if he didn't understand something.

After a year of tossing around like this, and going to the battlefield to practice his hands from time to time, Qin Hebai finally felt that he could barely protect himself, so he sent him out of the barracks according to Zhou Xi's wishes, and went all the way north, staying temporarily in Qingxue Village.

I don't know how Qin Hebai found such a paradise-like place, which was so peaceful that it was unbelievably peaceful. He found the Jinxing Residence with the key, and after pushing open the bedroom door, he saw a shelf full of books.

It was the book that Ruan Qingxing wrote back then, but he didn't have the chance to read it because of this year's war. Unexpectedly, Qin Hebai sent someone to put it here after he didn't know when he had finished collecting it.

There was also a note on it: "Congratulations on Ah Shen's fourteenth birthday, written by Qin Yunfei."

On the first day of moving into Jinxingju, Zhou Shen hugged the bookshelf and cried like a cat.

From spring to autumn, he stayed here alone for five years, and he grew into a 19-year-old boy, much calmer.

This year the northern barbarians fought again, Qin Hebai and Zhou Xi rushed back from the East China Sea, and devoted themselves to fighting the northern barbarians again.Zhou Shen heard that the situation on the front line was fine, so he didn't bother them. Only when he heard that the war had come to an end, Qin Hebai brought Zhou Xi here.

When the brothers met, they were overjoyed. Zhou Shen hugged Zhou Xi and didn't know what to say. When he turned around, he saw Qin Hebai standing under the tree, with a smile as warm as the sun.

After finally driving Zhou Xi to rest, he walked up to Qin Hebai and held back for a long time before he could say: "Shall we play a game of chess?"

Qin Hebai smiled and said, "I can stay here for three days, and I'll leave it to you to arrange."

They played nine games of chess on the first day, with four wins, four losses and one draw.

The next day they had a fight, Qin Hebai's Dragon Locking Spear was firmly in the upper hand, but his Thunderbolt Palm also entered.

On the third day, he cooked by himself and made a large table of food and wine. Zhou Xi poured it down after drinking a glass, and Qin He ate the whole table with a blank face, and sighed with his stomach straight: "Ah Shen, you should stop cooking in the future." , easy to kill."

Zhou Shen asked him why, Qin Hebai thought for a while, and said, "It's so delicious, if you can't stop eating, you will starve to death."

That night, Qin Hebai and Zhou Xi left, and as the autumn exam was approaching, Zhou Shen also packed his things and went to Beijing for the exam.

Just after the first exam, he received a private letter from Ruan Qingxing, asking him to come to the house to talk.

After Zhou Shen passed by, Ruan Qingxing got straight to the point and told him two things.

The first thing is that Qin Hebai has the heart of disobedience. Although he has never thought of treason, he is disrespectful to the emperor and suspected of taking power.

Zhou Shen thought to himself, Qin Hebai can do whatever he likes, and he will not harm the country and the people, so what does it matter to me?

The second thing is that Zhou Ye did not commit suicide, but died at the hands of Qin Hebai.

The teacup in Zhou Shen's hand smashed to the ground.

Ruan Qingxing said: "If you don't believe me, you can ask your brother."

Zhou Shen sent the letter and waited anxiously for a few days, but Zhou Xi came back in person when he didn't get a reply.

He was travel-laden, and the first thing he said when meeting him was, "Who told you?"

Seeing Zhou Xi like this, Zhou Shen's heart sank. He knew his brother too well. If it was just a lie, Zhou Xi didn't have to be so nervous.

So he asked: "Don't ask me how I know, tell me why?"

The facts were just as he had guessed back then, how could his father, a man with no noble sentiments, abandon his family to take care of everyone, because of this, in order to carry out the plan, Qin Hebai cut off his father's head with his own hands.

When all this happened, Zhou Xi watched it with his own eyes.

It’s just that his personality is not like Zhou Ye’s. Zhou Xi, who has read poetry and books since he was a child, understands more about the ego and the ego. Although he cannot accept it emotionally, his reason forces him to understand.

For so many years, Zhou Xi fought with Qin Hebai in the north and south, and Qin Hebai also intended to make up for this matter by taking care of him, so Zhou Xi did not tell Zhou Shen the truth from the grudge to the end.

After hearing what Zhou Xi said, Zhou Shen only felt his head buzzing, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, swallowed it back, and asked him, "Do you know how mother died?"

Zhou Xi choked on the words, Zhou Shen said: "That's right, you weren't there at that time... Let me tell you, mother died of illness, she fell down after knowing the news of father, and never stood up again."

After a pause, he looked at Zhou Xi with a pale face: "You have been away from home for so many years, do you still remember how beautiful your mother is? But she is such a beauty, she became skinny in two months, when I died It feels like holding her."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left. Zhou Xi finally spoke from behind: "You have the right to blame me, and you have the right to hate the general, but his kindness to you over the years is not fake."

Zhou Shen said: "I hope now that everything is fake."