[Rebirth] General waiting for my return

Qin mansion.

Zhao Qingming lit a charcoal stove in the east wing and warmed a pot of wine.Sitting cross-legged on the low couch, Qin Muqiu looked at the furnishings in the room, and found that the room hadn't changed from when he left seven years ago, except that there was an extra bedding, and even basic living utensils were not complete.

"Taste it." Zhao Qingming offered a glass of wine to Tan Muqiu.

Tan Muqiu didn't like to drink, but he still took it and drank it with his head raised.

"How?" Zhao Qingming asked.

"Spicy." Tan Muqiu handed the wine glass to the other party, and said, "One more glass."

Zhao Qingming poured him another cup.

Seeing that Tan Muqiu had no intention of stopping after drinking four or five glasses in a row, Zhao Qingming drank the refill by himself.Tan Muqiu kept looking at the other party without speaking, and the other party also drank four or five glasses in a row.

"General Zhao, it's already noon, go and buy some food, it's too shabby without even a snack," Tan Muqiu said.

"It's because the minister is not thoughtful." Zhao Qingming put on his cloak and went out to buy food after saying that.

Tan Muqiu looked at the wine jar in the corner, and frowned slightly, presumably Zhao Qingming drank like this on weekdays.He felt a little sad in his heart, he would rather Zhao Qingming never remember him again, just like he had already forgotten him.But whether he has forgotten or not, I am afraid that even he himself is not very sure.

He put away his sad spring and autumn emotions, got off the low couch, groped on the side of the low couch for a while, then opened a secret compartment, and took out a wooden box from the secret compartment.

Here are all the treasures he accumulated in his childhood, but he didn't take them away before going to Beijun.Maybe it's because they know they will come back one day, or maybe they don't want to keep these treasures anymore.

He opened the wooden box and saw a kite made of paper on top, which was already damaged.It was made by Zhao Qingming for him, but the craftsmanship was not good, and he never flew from the beginning to the end.

He took out woodcuts, slingshots, and comic books one after another from inside...

Almost all these things were given to him by Zhao Qingming, except for one thing.It was a book he put on the bottom of the box, and it said "Strange People" on the cover.

Qin Muqiu picked up "Strange People's History" and opened the page after a long time. As expected, the handwriting and content inside were exactly the same as Li Yu's.

Obviously, the two "Strange People" were written by the same person.

Tan Muqiu took a deep breath, and inadvertently turned his head to see Zhao Qingming standing at the door.The other party was looking at the book in his hand motionless, and when he turned his head, he shifted his gaze to his face again.

"General Zhao." Tan Muqiu was at a loss, like a child who was caught stealing.

Zhao Qingming walked over slowly, bent over to pick up the kite on the ground, and looked up at Tan Muqiu, almost blurting out what was on his mind.But he glanced at the book in Tan Muqiu's hand again, and swallowed that sentence back.

The only thing in this whole box was the book that was not given by me, but the other party just took that book.Zhao Qingming knew that he had a thorn in Tan Muqiu's heart, and the pain was so painful that the other party might never want to let him come back to him.

"The minister came back and asked His Majesty what he would like to eat." Zhao Qingming said.

Tan Muqiu hesitated for a moment, then said: "It's fine, General Zhao can do whatever he wants."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingming turned around and left without saying or asking anything.

Tan Muqiu looked at the back of the other party in shock, and didn't recover for a while.He stuffed Yirenzhi into his pocket, then put the other things back into the wooden box and put them back in the dark compartment under the low couch.

Qin Muqiu felt that this might be a good opportunity to tell Zhao Qingming his fabricated identity, lest the other party suspect his identity and cause unnecessary trouble.

But when Zhao Qingming came back, he didn't ask any questions, but poured wine for himself and him.

"General Zhao, there are some things that you haven't asked, but I think it's time to tell you." Seeing that the other party didn't ask, Qin Muqiu opened his mouth first with the help of alcohol.

Zhao Qingming lowered his eyes, not daring to look at the other party.He was very afraid of facing Tan Muqiu, and secretly thought, if he wanted to face up to the past grievances with the other party, it would be better to pretend that he knew nothing about it, and treat it as a new acquaintance, even if he just stayed by the other party's side.

But at this time he had no choice but to say: "I am all ears."

"Presumably, you should have already guessed something." Tan Muqiu said, "I am not Li Yu, the emperor of Dayu is dead."

Zhao Qingming still lowered his eyes and bowed his head in silence.

"I died on the battlefield more than two months ago, and I became the emperor when I woke up. I don't know what to do, so I can only bite the bullet and go up to the court to listen to the government, pretending that I am Li Yu." Tan Muqiu said.

"But then I found that I went back two months ago. At that time, I was still alive, so I tried every means to return to Zhongdu to prevent that from happening." Tan Muqiu continued.

Zhao Qingming clenched his teeth and secretly clenched his fists, but he still didn't have the courage to look up at the other party.

"In the battle in Guzhou, General Yu was seriously injured, General Tan was killed by fire and thunder, and the Red Maple Camp suffered heavy casualties." Tan Muqiu said.

Zhao Qingming was taken aback when he heard the words, and finally looked up at the other party. Why did he call himself General Tan?

"I have been with General Qin since I was a child. Later, the general took over the Red Maple Camp and incorporated me into the Red Maple Camp. I have been his personal guard for seven years. Unexpectedly... the Battle of Guzhou was a helpless one." Seeing that the general died before me." Tan Muqiu's eyes were really red when he said this, feeling sad.

As if struck by lightning, Zhao Qingming recalled Tan Muqiu's actions all the time. He had firmly believed that this person was the evidence of the other party, but now he was a little vacillating.

"What was your original name?" Zhao Qingming asked.

"My name is Wu Feng. I used to be responsible for taking care of Hongfeng at the mansion. Later, I went to Beijun. Although I am the general's personal guard, I also take care of Hongfeng on weekdays. The general is worried that it will be taken care of by others." Tan Muqiu said.

Wu Feng, Zhao Qingming remembered this person, but when he was with Tan Muqiu, he had little tolerance for others, so he had almost no impression of this person.

No wonder Hong Feng listened to him, no wonder this person knew how to draw Momei, but Tan Muqiu never knew how to draw.Thinking of this, Zhao Qingming became a little disheartened. If this person is not Tan Muqiu, then it means that Tan Muqiu is really dead.

"General Zhao, I know that you used to have friendship with our general, but now that he is dead, you may help me for his sake," Tan Muqiu said.

Zhao Qingming was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. This blow was too cruel for him.He was disheartened again and again, and hope was regained again and again, and now this hope was extinguished by the life in front of him.

"What are you going to do?" Zhao Qingming asked blankly.

Seeing the other party's expression, Tan Muqiu suddenly felt a little unbearable.Seeing the other party like this, he thought that the other party was thinking about his old friend because of Wu Feng's identity, but he didn't know that Zhao Qingming had already identified him as Tan Muqiu, but now he was told that he was only Tan Muqiu's personal guard.

"You also saw the wooden box Qilinwei brought back that day. I thought the general was just killed in battle, but I didn't expect that Li Yu ordered the assassination. I want to find out the reason for this. The general is no longer here. But I can't let him die for no apparent reason." Tan Muqiu said.

Zhao Qingming was silent for a moment, and said, "How do you want me to help you?"

"I don't know." Tan Muqiu said.

Zhao Qingming closed his eyes, and opened them again after a while. His eyes were no longer as lifeless as before. He said, "I also want to know why he died. I will help you on this matter."

"Okay." Tan Muqiu picked up the wine glass filled with wine, and said: "The general knows, and he will definitely miss General Zhao." After finishing speaking, he drank the wine in the glass.

Zhao Qingming picked up his cup and drank it down.

The two of them just drank one cup after another until Tan Muqiu was so drunk that he passed out.Zhao Qingming let the other party lie on the low table without helping him, and he was still drinking alone.

In the past few months, there have been too many changes, which almost exhausted his remaining energy.For him, being sad and happy several times is like torture, but now the result is sad rather than happy.

After Zhao Qingming drank all the wine in the jug, he was still not drunk.

He glanced at Tan Muqiu, who was lying unconscious on the low couch, and finally stepped forward to help him up and put him on the low couch.Seeing that the opponent's face was very red, he casually tried it on the opponent's forehead, and found that the tentacles were hot, and the opponent had a fever.

Zhao Qingming thought about it for a while, and realized that it was inconvenient to invite a doctor, and it was inconvenient to return to the palace when the other party was still drunk, so he had to get a cool veil and put it on the other party's forehead.I hope the other party's fever can subside, or the wine can wake up soon.

Tan Muqiu was in a daze and had many messy dreams.

He dreamed of his father, Qin Heng, the commander of the Red Maple Battalion who was even more famous than the present King Ning An.The Red Maple Battalion back then was much larger than it is now, but it suffered heavy losses in the battle with Liangguo on the southwest border seven years ago. Although they won in the end, the number of people in the Red Maple Battalion was less than [-]%. died in that battle.

Tan Muqiu dreamed that when he was young, Tan Heng was still in Zhongdu, and at that time the other party loved Tan Muqiu very much.When Tan Muqiu was young, he liked to listen to Tan Heng's stories the most. When he was young, Tan Heng traveled all over the world and had many wonderful experiences. Whenever he had time, he liked to tell the young Tan Muqiu.

Later, Tan Heng was about to go on an expedition, and before he left, he gave Tan Muqiu a book, in which besides what he had seen and heard over the years, there were also strange people and strange things he had searched everywhere.The book was written by Qin Heng himself, and he also named it "Strange People's History".

"Strange People's Chronicles" is the only book in the world, so why does Li Yue also have one there?Tan Muqiu was thinking in a daze, and wanted to find Tan Heng in his dream and ask, but he couldn't find him no matter what.

Zhao Qingming heard the other party's vague dreams, so he went to change a cold handkerchief for the other party, but unexpectedly the other party hugged his arm tightly and said: "This is mine, don't give it to him."

Zhao Qingming: "..."