Qi Kuo

After Zhao Jun bid farewell to Li Er, he walked out of the city again.

Instead of looking for Wu Hongyan, he walked directly towards Huaiqing Mountain.

He walked along a path that was again covered by weeds, and slowly saw what he wanted to see.

A solitary tomb suddenly appeared in front of him, with countless mounds rising not far behind.

He wandered around to one of the tombs, looked at the mound in front of him for a while, and took out a long hair tie from his arms, which was pure white without any variegation.

He dug a small pit in front of the tomb, gently put the belt in his hand, thought for a while, stood up again, and walked towards the forest.

When he came back, he had a small stone and some small wild fruits in his hand.

Silently, he pressed the rocks on the hairband, and then placed the wild fruits evenly around. After he was satisfied with the look, he covered them with handfuls of loess.

This is a custom in Huaining. If the children who are about to go out happen to meet their parents' death, they will use the white hair bands they wore when they were mourning to bury them in front of their father's tomb, which means the place where the bones are buried and the place where the soul returns.But if the hairband is corroded for some reason or no one accidentally destroys it, then this connection will be broken, and his body can be buried in all directions, but his soul will still return to his hometown.It can be regarded as leaving all the escape routes.

Zhao Jun got up and wiped the loess from his hands, knelt down in front of the tombstone, and stretched out his hands to cover the top of the tombstone, just like he used to put his hands on Zhao Wan's shoulders, but there was no more comfortable and comfortable layer under his hands. Mild temps too.

He felt the cold temperature coming from his hands, and his eyes were filled with tears after a while.

He waited for his mood to calm down before he said: "Father, you should have found your mother, you must be well. If you have time, you can bless and protect me." There was an imperceptible smile on his lips, Memories from the past flooded in, attacking his nerves overwhelmingly.He added: "You must remember."

He looked at the tomb in front of him again, and the hand covering the tombstone turned slightly white.

After a while, he stood up again, and walked out of the tombs without looking back.

There was a wind blowing, and the surrounding dense forest rattled, as if they were trying to persuade Zhao Jun to leave, inch by inch hindering Zhao Jun's departure.

However, he never hesitated in his footsteps because of this, instead he felt that something was secretly pushing him forward, and he couldn't take a step back.

When Zhao Jun dawdled back to the camp, it was already late, because he was out in the morning, in the forest at noon, and penniless in the afternoon. People who should bid farewell said goodbye one by one, so they didn't have time to eat.

So as soon as he arrived at the station, he went straight to the kitchen.

From the steamer, I found the steamed buns that the kitchen was going to eat tomorrow, and after taking care of my daily needs in a leisurely manner, I walked unsteadily towards the place where I lived.

He nodded slightly to the guard standing outside before pushing open the door and entering.However, as soon as his right foot stepped through the door, he wanted to back out slowly.

Perhaps the people in the room sensed his thoughts, raised their heads that had been lowered all the time, Erlang knocked on his legs, leaned his upper body slightly forward, resting his elbows on his legs, looked at the person by the door with a half-smile and said, "Where are you going?" ?”

Zhao Jun's heart trembled, and he said with some guilt: "Ah, are you there, General?"

Hearing this tone, Chen Ke didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh, and said, "Why, I can't be here anymore?"

Zhao Jun walked over bravely, and what Chen Ke said when he left was still vivid in his mind-don't come home late, don't drink alcohol, and don't run around casually.He seems to have violated only two.

He went over, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Chen Ke, trying to change the subject: "The general came to see me, but something happened?"

Then a voice came to mind: "I'm fine, so I can't come to you?"

He didn't even think about it: "That's not what it means, I just think you shouldn't be here now."

"That's why you came back here?"

"..." In fact, it seems to be the case, but now he dare not say it is.

Chen Ke looked at Zhao Jun with his head down, and his heart softened for no reason. He took a sip from the cup, put it down again in a flash, and said, "Let's go?"

Zhao Jun didn't understand, so he said, "Huh?"

Chen Ke glanced at him and said coldly, "Go back."

After he finished speaking, he got up and walked out, as if he didn't want to take another look at Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun watched him walk out the door, quickly blew out the candle, and followed Chen Ke away.

Chen Ke called someone to bring hot water, filled a bathtub full, and when he handed Zhao Jun a set of clothes brought over from Zhao Jun's room during the day, he said disgustedly: "I don't know where I went, Like a mud monkey."

Zhao Jun traveled through the mountains and forests so many times, it was inevitable that some mud stains would be stained on the hem of his clothes, but it was harmless. It can be said that there was no difference, but in Chen Ke's eyes, it was a bit unpleasant, just like throwing mud on a good piece of jade. Rolling around in circles, no matter how you look at it, it's not pleasing to the eye.

Zhao Jun took the clothes, said "oh", then turned around and went to the cubicle to take a shower.

Chen Ke took off his coat and left an obscene garment on the bed, staring at the tassels on the top of the bed in a daze.

Gradually, the sound of dripping water came from the compartment, and occasionally some drops of water fell on the ground, and a crisp sound rang in Chen Ke's ear.

He brushed his hair distractedly, and after a while, he turned his ears to listen to the movement in the cubicle.

Although Zhao Jun had injuries on his body that made it inconvenient to get wet, only the injury on his shoulder hadn't healed yet, and the injuries in other places were almost healed, so he cautiously tried to keep his shoulders away from the water, and washed himself carefully. over and over.

Occasionally, when it was inconvenient, the wound would hurt for a while, but he didn't mind it too much. Occasionally, he could hear Chen Ke's tossing and turning from outside.

He laughed, what is Chen Ke doing again.

Chen Ke was lying on the bed, but he still couldn't find a suitable posture to fall asleep tonight, so he simply lay on the bed like a dead body, motionless, with his eyes open, quietly lost in thought.

Not long after, the sound of water drops falling on the ground brought back his wandering thoughts. He thought about the injury on Zhao Jun's shoulder, so he raised his voice and asked him, "Zhao Jun, do you want to help?"

A vague "No need." came from the cubicle, sounding a little embarrassed.

Chen Ke would not go against his will, but just lay there, like a cat seeing a mouse and couldn't help but tease it.So he said again: "Are you sure you don't want it? Don't be embarrassed, everyone is a man."

"..."

Chen Ke himself suddenly laughed very happily there, as if a child got the candy he had been coveting for a long time.

Zhao Jun came out wrapped in a plain white underclothes, his hair was damp with water vapor, and the hair on his forehead was stuck to his forehead, forming a strong contrast with his plain white skin.

Chen Ke sat up, looked at Zhao Jun, and asked maliciously, "Where do you sleep?"

Zhao Jun had been sleeping here with Chen Ke before, and he wanted to go back after he woke up, but Chen Ke insisted on keeping him here, and kept letting him sleep on the bed, while he simply made a bed on the floor. , I made do with it and fell asleep.

Even now when Chen Ke asked him where he slept, he was stunned.

He glanced at Chen Ke who was only wearing obscene clothes, then lowered his head and said, "On the ground."

Chen Ke didn't say anything, fell back on the bed, pulled the neat quilt aside and fell asleep.

Zhao Jun took the mattress Chen Ke made earlier from the side, made it himself, blew out the light, and lay down to sleep.

Perhaps because he walked too much during the day, he fell asleep not long after lying down.He vaguely felt that someone was hugging him, he only felt that he was dreaming, and with a flash of consciousness, he fell into the deep darkness.

When he was awakened by the birdsong outside the window in the early morning of the second day, Chen Ke was already out of the room, and the floor was cleaned up.He reacted in his mind before realizing that Chen Ke carried him to bed last night, and he seemed to be sleeping on the floor again.Zhao Jun smiled, put on the clothes beside the pillow, and stood up.He never thought about why the clothes appeared beside his pillow, everything seemed to have become a habit.

Zhao Jun asked the guard at the door, and when he learned of Chen Ke's whereabouts, he walked towards the meeting hall.

He didn't get up too late, and when he arrived, Chen Ke was having breakfast with Gu Tan and a group of people.Seeing him coming, she beckoned him to come over for dinner.

Zhao Jun went over and sat down in the seat Chen Ke had left for him, took the soy milk Chen Ke handed him, he took a sip, took a bun from the table, and listened to what they were talking about while eating.

Chen Ke continued what he said just now, and asked Luo Qize: "Qize, what about you? Go back?"

Luo Qize looked at Zhao Jun and said, "I won't go back. I'll go back to Beijing with you. It just so happens that I haven't been there for a long time. By the way, I can heal Zhao Jun's injuries on the way."

Chen Ke nodded, and asked the story again.

So Tan directly waved his hands and said, "Why back? I haven't finished talking to Yuan Ming yet! I'll go back to Beijing with you. And it may be that the Chinese New Year is approaching in the capital, so I just stay there for the Chinese New Year."

Chen Ke turned his head and asked Yu Jianglin who hadn't left yet, and said, "What about you?"

Yu Jianglin smiled: "They don't leave, why should I go, it's okay to go to the Flower House with you."

Chen Ke was almost choked up, and said, "I haven't gone back for a year, but I don't have time to visit flower houses when I go back. Also, didn't you say that there was something wrong in your shop last time?"

Yu Jianglin said neither humble nor overbearing: "My sisters dealt with it early in the morning, and still use me?"

Chen Ke ignored her and said, "So you all have to follow me back this time?"

Everyone who drank porridge drank porridge, and those who ate steamed buns ate steamed buns, they ignored him.

Chen Ke is also used to it, and continued: "But this time you have to enter the palace with me to face the saint, have you thought about it?"

Everyone nodded, and Chen Ke didn't say anything after confirming. He caught a glimpse of Zhao Jun finishing his soy milk, so he put a bowl of gruel next to him, and continued to eat.

Two days later, the National Defense Army officially launched, marching mightily towards the capital.

At the end of the team was a carriage, pulled by four good horses, and slowly swayed behind the team.

It can be said that although the sparrow is small, the car has all internal organs. Because the weather has been cold recently and the temperature has dropped sharply, a heater is placed in the center of the car. The smoked car is warm and very comfortable.

On the wooden benches surrounding the car, a thick layer of velvet blanket was spread, and a small quilt was specially placed.On the stove was a small table with some Huaining specialties and a pot of steaming tea on it.

Except for Chen Ke, the entire bodyguard team was in this small carriage. The carriage was originally prepared because it was inconvenient for Zhao Jun to ride a horse now, and the temperature dropped sharply. Luo Qize said to let Zhao Jun take the carriage. In this carriage, they put down their favorite horses one after another, and went in to ride in the carriage. Chen Ke, who was leading the team, was dumbfounded, and had to pull three more horses to pull the carriage.

Everyone chatted in the carriage, very lively, but they also suppressed their voices, because Zhao Jun was covered with a quilt and fell asleep at some point.

His head rested slightly on the shoulder of Yu Jianglin who was sitting next to him. Yu Jianglin felt his shoulders sink, so he made a gesture and pointed to Zhao Jun, telling them to speak softly.

Everyone stopped talking and laughing loudly, just talking intermittently, and put a piece of pastry into their mouths from time to time.

This is what Chen Ke saw when he came over. Zhao Jungai fell asleep soundly, and the rest of the people deliberately lowered their voices to talk.

Chen Ke took a look, drank a cup of tea, and said softly, "Look at how corrupt you are!"

After hearing this, Lin Zheng said directly: "Then don't come in."

"..."

Chen Ke couldn't sit still. Although the National Guard knew where to go, he still had to make a show, and when it got warmer, he opened the curtain and left.

Luo Qize sighed, "It's exhausting."

Yuan Ming took over the conversation and said, "You mean he's like a cow or a horse."

There was silence in the car for a moment, and then he laughed silently.

Chen Ke, who had not gone far, sneezed suddenly. He glanced behind him, but found nothing unusual, and continued to ride his horse forward.

The long road to the capital was spent amidst everyone's talking and laughing and Zhao Jun's confusion.

On the day of arriving in the capital, Gu Zhi went out of the city to meet him in person.

Chen Ke raised his hand to stop the army, got off his horse, knelt down in front of Gu Zhi, and said: "All the national defense troops have returned to the city, please give instructions from the emperor."

Gu Zhi looked at the figure of his friend in front of him, raised his hand to help him up, and said, "You don't need to be polite, Aiqing, follow me to Beijing."

Chen Ke couldn't help trembling when he heard his high-sounding words.

Gu Zhi gave him a look, signaling him to be a good person and not to be too fussy.

Gu Zhi and Chen Kejun walked together lovingly and loyally, in the eyes of outsiders, they were very friendly and harmonious.

Gu Zhi secretly whispered to Chen Ke: "Where are your soldiers? Are you leaving again?"

Chen Ke maintained his superficial smile and said, "No, they should still be outside the city now, and they should still be far away from the city."

Gu Zhi was surprised and asked, "Are they injured? Why are they so slow? Are you okay?"

Chen Ke smiled: "No, they just think the carriage is more comfortable."

Gu Zhi: "..."

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The first part is over, and then it's their days in Beijing together.

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