Chang'an [Rebirth]

It has to be said that Zhao Qian, the emperor, later became a loser and humiliated the country, but the methods of conspiracies emerged endlessly. If he could really ambush the eyeliner into the interior of Beijue, Chai Zheng would like to applaud him and borrow this ghost by the way. Use it, maybe once and for all, Beijue retreated to his lair, and never dared to covet Dajing's square inch of land again.

However, Chai Zheng also knew that Zhao Qian found a crime to get rid of him before he could live to be ten years old. He relied on a little military merit, kinship, and being good at fighting.

The timing Zhao Qian chose to attack was when the capital was moved to Suigong, which could barely be regarded as maintaining stability for one side. As long as the powerful enemies from all directions subsided, he wanted to pull out Chai Zheng's fangs that hurt others and himself.

Chai Zheng was still silently begging Zhao Qian in her heart, Pei Niannian suddenly came in with a crying voice from outside, she looked very helpless, shouted "Help" hoarsely, not knowing for a moment that she was begging someone to save her , or Pei Yong.

Pei Nian is so old, she has always been arrogant and willful, no matter what she does, she can be a leader for a while, whether others are jealous or envious, Pei Nian doesn't care, she was born in the clouds, why bother to break her wings and walk on the ground? Chicken on a par.

But this kind of temperament inevitably has fatal flaws. Usually, Pei Yong is protecting him, and someone will cover Pei Yong's nonsense every year. But at this time, Pei Yong fell into a coma due to a large amount of blood loss. There was a thick layer of medicinal powder, the blood had not seeped so much, but the medicinal powder was still dyed deep red.

Pei Niannian was trembling all over. In such a bitter cold wind, her forehead was covered with sweat. She leaned on the wall and tried hard to pull Pei Yong into the hall of the county government office.

At the moment when she saw the lotus lantern, Pei Niannian's strength seemed to be drained in an instant. She found Pei Yong a mile away, but she gritted her teeth and did not cry until now. The moment the light shone into her eyes , Pei Niannian burst into tears.

She didn't know how to describe this kind of fear, as if she was alone in the boundless darkness, she didn't dare to touch Pei Yong's breath, didn't dare to ask if he was alive, she just fed medicine like a machine, took him go home.

Chai Zheng seemed to be the first one to come to her, followed by Ruan Linshuang, Chai Zheng whispered something in her ear, Pei Niannian could hear it intermittently, but the key words hit her ear like a heavy hammer : "The injury is serious...the person is still alive and needs urgent treatment."

Then Pei Niannian's eyes went dark, and she collapsed straight into Chai Zheng's arms.

"..." Chai Zheng had no choice but to hug her horizontally.

"You two, that's all for tonight. I'm going to take Pei Yong back for treatment." Seeing this scene, Xian Yi felt a little anxious, "If we find anything, we'll contact you again."

After finishing speaking, Yuansi took the tear-stained little girl from Chai Zheng's hand, and gave Chai Zheng a look of "we are endless".

"..." Chai Zheng felt wronged.

Among the few people scattered at the gate of the yamen, except Pei Niannian, they have all suffered the most painful pain, and they were once homeless people. Pei Niannian's arrogance and willfulness are the things that are really worth yearning for, but now they are also If you want to shed a layer of skin and hide your true nature in your heart, you will either collapse or be forced to grow.

The person had gone far away, Ruan Linshuang was still squatting on the ground, in front of her was a pool of fainted blood, Ruan Linshuang's fingertips were hanging in the blood, although Xianyi left the lamp for them, the light was still not enough, Chai Zheng could only see the top of Ruan Linshuang's head, but couldn't see her expression clearly.

After standing quietly for a while, Chai Zheng walked over and opened her arms, hugging Ruan Linshuang in her arms.

"What are you thinking about?" Chai Zheng asked.

Ruan Linshuang smiled lightly, and her shoulders trembled slightly because of the smile, "I think it rained heavily on the day you died, and there was a lot of blood, which seeped into the soil of Chang'an City."

"Are you in the same mood as Pei Niannian?" Chai Zheng asked again.

"Probably different, at least I'm sure you're dead... It would be weird if your head fell down and you're still alive." Ruan Linshuang turned around slowly and hugged Chai Zheng tightly, "I have never succumbed to fate in my life, but thank you God arranged a reunion for you and me."

"Little Ruan." Chai Zheng sighed in her ear, "Don't be afraid, I am here and will always be here. Let's go, let's go home."

The black thousand-mile horse was obedient and smart, and carried Chai Zheng from late night to early morning, when the scarlet sun made a small silhouette on the horizon, Ruan Linshuang hugged Chai Zheng tightly and refused to let go all the way.

Chai Zheng's body temperature seeped through the fabric, making Ruan Linshuang a little drowsy. When he closed his eyes and rested his mind, the sound of horseshoes gradually stopped.

The boundary marker of Pingyuan County stands on a piece of barren cultivated land, with weeds growing as high as half a person, and the long and narrow road is almost submerged because no one has walked it for many years.

The frost in Mobei is heavy, looking up, it looks like a light snowfall that stretches thousands of miles, Chai Zheng wakes up Ruan Linshuang softly: "There is a sunrise today."

The round sun is at the end of the road, majestic yet it can fit in the palm of your hand, the surrounding land is recovering, there is smoke from the kitchen floating into the sky from a distance, and there are also fathers who are holding trouser legs complaining that the cultivated land has been abandoned for too long, Just weeding takes time and effort.

These people have a kind of unyieldingness honed in life. Even though they are stooped, dark-skinned, and have a tired smile on their faces, when they meet each other, they will ask "Can I live?" That’s how it was in previous years.”

Everyone knows that each other is suffering, but they never say it is bitter, and they talk more about the minor changes and happiness at home.

Chai Zheng stretched his waist, "Little Ruan, one day, I will keep Beijue out of the customs forever, and let this land be farmed."

"Then I will introduce a decree to reduce relief and tax, and distribute these fields to those who really need them." Ruan Linshuang twisted Chai Zheng's hair with his fingers, "When my general disarms and returns to the fields, I will go with her Eat the bitterness of eating firewood, rice, oil and salt."

Chai Zheng thought for a while, "I can perform as a performer and raise pigs and horses, so I won't starve you."

Ruan Linshuang laughed, "I can embroider and teach, so I won't starve you."

The two little girls looked at each other, then bent down suddenly laughing, the black horse innocently scratched the bricks and stones on the ground, until Chai Zheng reined in the reins, and said, "Go back, first find a way to get rid of Sun Qi's mansion. Unscrew the head." The horseshoe went to Duke Chai's mansion on the morning frost that had melted.

The recent Beijue has suddenly calmed down. He has not engaged in those little secret tricks, and even the harassment that must come once a night has subsided. The people sent by Chai Yuandao to investigate have not returned yet, but there are rumors that Beijue's heart is unstable. , may have to withdraw troops from the Sixteen States of Mobei to fight a civil war.

Regarding such rumors, Chai Yuandao did not believe a single word. There were fifteen nomadic peoples in Beijue. The surnames of three families were Xiao, Yue and Tuoba. Most of them are in command of the army, and they are divided into the northern and southern courts with Tuoba. economic lifeline.

The three families check and balance each other, and maybe every few years there will be an ambitious descendant who wants to monopolize the power, or seek power to usurp the throne, but... the distribution of power is too balanced, either there is an army but no food and no money, or there is food and money But they have no military power, and they are unwilling to make wedding clothes for each other. In short, after so many years of intrigue, the triangular relationship is still stable.

Except for Chai Yuandao who doesn't believe it, Chai Zheng doesn't believe it either... It is said that the Beijue people are not good at strategy and only blindly attack, but they took advantage of this rumor and sent people to Chang'an to ask Dajing for help to suppress the rebels. Qian listened to the slander and forcibly recalled Mobei's coach and several generals, resulting in the loss of six cities in one month and the loss of the entire sixteen prefectures of Mobei.

The decline of Dajing also started from this battle, and in the following years, the whole Dajing was in flames. Chai Zheng had just participated in the palace examination at that time. Busy running around, listening to the artillery fire all night, looking north.

Since Chai Zheng left Chang'an City, there are very few opportunities to go back. The burden of the entire Chai Guogong Mansion is placed on Chai Ji. The eldest son who was raised in the study room since he was a child and rarely talked has learned to fight with others in court. Seek food and grass for his sister, seek reinforcements, fight for justice and a foothold for Chai Guogong's mansion.

At first, Ruan Yuzhang was still alive and was able to help talk, but later these relatives and friends left one by one.

The two brothers and sisters didn't have much time to think carefully about the death of their father, they were almost forced to accept it, and then forced to move forward, as if the grace of nurturing for more than ten or twenty years had been digested overnight.

When Chai Zheng led Ruan Linshuang past the city wall, he happened to see Duke Chai warming up on top of the city wall, wielding an overlord spear that weighed more than a hundred catties vigorously.

"..." Chai Zheng was not worried about her father's untimely death in this life, but worried that the Northern Jue had not yet invaded, and Chai Guogong would tear down the city wall first.

"Little Ruan, the horse I just got hasn't been named yet. What do you think is called Longevity?" Chai Zheng suddenly thought, "Only you and me, parents, relatives and friends, live a long and long life. ?”

Chai Zheng thought for a while, then tilted his head and added, "Zhao Qian is not my relative, my mother and I have given him back this relationship."

Ruan Linshuang didn't speak, she lay on Chai Zheng's body peacefully and fell asleep.

In view of the fact that there is a supervising army sent from above in Chai Guogong's mansion wandering around, Chai Zheng thought about it, went to the barracks first, rested here with Ruan Linshuang for a few hours, and returned home in the afternoon.

Zhang Fan and Wang Wan were arrested a long time ago, and they were kneeling in the courtyard to enjoy the sunshine. Although they looked naive, they were future generals. It made it difficult for Sun Qifu to punish him too much for a while.

The titles he gave himself were: "Little Grandpa's Personal Guard" and "Miss Ruan's Best Friend".

Forget about the previous one, it’s not now, and it will be in the future. How to start with the latter one, Ruan Linshuang said to him in less than five sentences, Wang Wan forcefully explained, “A best friend’s best friend is still half a best friend Bar."

"...You mean tongue twister?" Chai Zheng pulled them both up from the ground, "Wang Wan, I have some military books in my study, you can read them, Zhang Fan, take my warrant and go to the martial arts field to find someone named Liu Chuan's, let him take you."

"But my little grandpa," Wang Wan rubbed his stiff knee, "That Master Sun didn't let us get up, if you let him go so casually, he will make trouble for you."

"Then you kneel back again?" Chai Zheng was indifferent.

"..." Wang Wan was just being polite, his legs and feet were completely healed now, and he was skating very fast.

Zhang Fan was silent for a while, and tentatively said, "Thank you, little grandpa?"

"Walk, walk, you two are taking the blame for me, thank you, I feel more guilty." Chai Zheng would rather Zhang Fan learn from Wang Wan.

As soon as he said "thank you", Chai Zheng couldn't help remembering that Zhang Fan also said "the love of high mountains and flowing water, Bole knows the kindness of horses, and I am grateful to the little father-in-law in this life", and then resolutely went to the dead end.

This memory is not good, in order to live longer, it is better to think less about it.