Seiwa

The news of Dongchang's defeat came back to Beiping, and Zhu Gaochi was so shocked that he dropped the teacup in his hand.

General Zhang Yu was killed in battle, and the Yan army was killed and injured more than [-] elite, and the rest all fled.Sheng Yong took advantage of the victory and pursued from Dongchang to Guantao. He fought several times in a row. King Yan personally led the army behind the palace to win a way out for the army.

Sheng Yong took advantage of the situation to attack Dezhou, and Ping'an led the cavalry to attack Zhending.Wu Jie, the Marquis of Anlu who was stationed in Dezhou, was defeated and led his army back to Hebei. Xu Zhong also retreated from Zhending to Baoding.

The Yan army, whose morale was high and victorious before, was driven back to Hebei from Shandong by Sheng Yong like a duck after the First World War in Dongchang.The food, armor, ordnance and horses lost along the way were countless.

Zhu Gaochi's face was pale, he didn't care about his manners, he stood up and grabbed Qianhu Liu Jiang, who was delivering the letter, and asked anxiously: "Is the father all right?"

Liu Jiangdao: "Returning to my son, His Royal Highness King Yan is still safe, the King of Gaoyang County has been poisoned by a crossbow, and he has fallen into a coma after desperately following the Royal Highness's queen."

Hearing that King Yan was fine, Zhu Gaochi heaved a sigh of relief and sat back on his chair.As for Zhu Gaoxu being seriously injured and comatose by the poisonous crossbow, Zhu Gaochi was grieving on the surface, but only he knew what he was thinking in his heart.

There is no father and son in the Tian family, so how can there be brothers?

If family affection was taken into consideration, there would be no Xuanwu Gate change in history, and the King of Yan would not have rebelled.

However, Zhu Gaochi still inquired carefully about Zhu Gaoxu's current situation. Liu Jiang didn't know much, so naturally he didn't dare to make a statement.After all, the doctors who accompanied the army could not guarantee that the king of Gaoyang County would be safe.

Even if King Yan was anxious and got angry several times, there was still nothing he could do about it.

Besides Zhu Gaoxu, Shen Xuan was also seriously injured and comatose, which even raised King Yan's irritability index.

A five-clawed true dragon?

A whole fire-breathing dragon.

Zheng He's leg was injured and he couldn't accompany him, so the white dog who replaced him was in bad luck.Touching his scorched scalp, thinking of Zheng He's sincerity when he confessed his work, Bai Gou'er burst into tears, as expected, he was still too stupid and naive.

The life and death of the son and nephew are uncertain, it is a miracle that King Yan did not breathe fire.

Compared with Zhu Gaoxu, Shen Xuan's injury was more serious.

He desperately held on until the reinforcements arrived, and carried Zhang Yu who had been hit by a crossbow arrow on his back.When Zhu Neng rushed into the encirclement, both he and Zhang Yu on his back had become bloody men.

The blood on the two of them belonged to the southern army and also belonged to him.

The helmet has long since disappeared, and the murderous intent in the black eyes is awe-inspiring.

The Southern Army who trapped Shen Xuan knew that this God of Death was exhausted, and as long as he charged forward, he could be chopped into meat paste with a single swipe of knives.

After thinking about it, no one dared to take a step forward.

The corpses everywhere and the blood-stained ground proved once again how terrifying this ruthless man was.

Battle exploits are good, but life is more important.

A ferocious beast can still bite a hunter when it is dying, and no one knows whether Shen Xuan can still kill, so rushing forward rashly, is life enough?

There is only one person standing among the thousands of troops with a gun, and no one dares to take a step forward.

Shen Xuan's bravery shocked everyone, even Zhu Neng admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing the scene in front of them, the cavalrymen of the Yan Army were infected by Shen Xuan's killing intent, roaring towards them, and finally broke a bloody path.

The southern army was already terrified by Shen Xuan, and with Zhu Neng added, they didn't dare to step forward to stop them. They could only watch Shen Xuan jump on his horse, and together with Zhu Neng rushed out of the battle formation with Zhang Yu's body.

Outside the formation, the anxious Zhang Fu held a spear and tightened the reins, ready to charge into the formation to rescue his father.

Seeing Shen Xuan, Zhu Neng and others rushing out of the encirclement, they couldn't help being overjoyed.Going forward to meet him, he was about to speak when he saw Zhang Yu on horseback.

The original color of the armor could no longer be discerned, his beard and hair were all messed up, his face was pale, and he had no breath at all.

Zhang Fu almost fell off his horse, his eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse: "Father?"

King Yan was entangled by Ping An, unable to use his hands and feet. Hearing that Zhang Yu and Shen Xuan rushed out of the encirclement, he was shocked, but the subsequent news caught him off guard.

Zhang Yu was injured by crossbow arrows, and the poison was deep, and he was unable to recover.

"My lord, General Zhang... has gone."

There was a depression in his chest that could not be vented. The sadness and anger drove King Yan to roar, brandishing a long knife, like a fierce tiger, and rushing towards the place where the southern army was most concentrated.

Sheng Yong, I swear to kill you alone!

The king of Yan rushed to the battle in person, and all the Yan soldiers fought to the death.

Ping An looked at the desperate King Yan, not daring to underestimate the enemy, and went up to meet him personally.

In the other place, holding his father's stiff body, Zhang Fu did not shed tears, only filled with anger and hatred.

"Sheng Yong!"

Chewing the name of the Nannan Army coach in his mouth, there was a murderous intent in his eyes.He swore that he would kill this person and avenge his father!

Shen Xuan stood in front of Zhang Fu, holding a gun with one hand, and the end of the gun plunged into the soil, barely supporting his body.He looked at the dead Zhang Yu and the angry Zhang Fu, without speaking, and slowly knelt down on one knee.

The boy has gold under his knees.

Silence, sadness, grief and indignation erupted completely because of this kneeling.

The teacher is straight and strong, and the soldiers are hard to beat.

Zhang Fu put Zhang Yu's body on the horse, and clasped Shen Xuan's shoulders tightly, "Ziyu, your love, I, Zhang Fu, will remember it forever!"

After the words fell, he jumped on his horse, led the angry Yan army, and rushed towards Sheng Yong's army who was trying to cut off his own retreat.

"Revenge for General Zhang, kill!"

Shen Xuan didn't move, Zhu Neng sensed something was wrong, and stepped forward in doubt, "Ziyu?"

There was no answer, only the pungent smell of blood.

Zhu Neng's expression changed, he immediately helped Shen Xuan up, and his eyes widened.

As far as the eye can see, the wound hit by the firecracker is bleeding continuously, the armor is broken, and the wounds on the left arm and waist have already been bloody,

Zhu Neng gasped. With such a serious injury, how did he carry Zhang Yu on his back until reinforcements appeared?

"As expected of the son of Marquis Dingyuan!" Zhu Neng helped Shen Xuan onto the horse, holding a long knife in his hand, "Follow me to the battle!"

"Follow the order!"

Yan Jun's sudden outbreak of fighting spirit disrupted the Southern Army's footsteps and also broke Sheng Yong's plan.

The encirclement circle that had not been closed was completely torn apart, Sheng Yong had no time to dispatch the Chinese army, and Ping An couldn't stop Zhu Di.More and more Yan troops rushed out.Wang Qiang of Gaoyang County supported his horse and Zhu Gaosui followed closely beside his elder brother. The two brothers took care of each other until they met Zhu Di.

The fearlessness of the two sons touched King Yan, and it was not without reason that he loved Zhu Gaoxu so much.

Reckless, arrogant, flamboyant, and domineering, they all became insignificant when Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui gave up their lives to be the queen of the army.At this moment, he has done everything a general can do.

On the battlefield, Zhu Gaochi will never be as good as Zhu Gaoxu, even Zhu Gaosui is better than him.

Relying on the protective cover provided by Emperor Jianwen, King Yan, who was behind the palace, successfully got rid of the southern army and joined Zhu Neng safely.

Chasing soldiers is also very helpless, long-range weapons can't be used, and Zhu Di can't beat Zhu Di in melee, so what if he doesn't let him go?

Knowing that Shen Xuan was seriously injured and unconscious, King Yan's face suddenly turned black.Before scolding Sheng Yong for being hateful, Zhu Gaoxu who was following him almost fell headlong under his horse.

"Gao Xu!"

King Yan was shocked, but fortunately Zhu Gaoxu held his elder brother, so that Zhu Gaoxu didn't get hurt even more, and his head was broken and bloody.

The doctor accompanying the army was called over urgently, examined Zhu Gaoxu's injuries, and told King Yan, "The poisoning of the king of Gaoyang County is not serious, and he has already taken medicine, but he lost too much blood and fell into a coma."

Afterwards, Dr. Zhao asked people to set up wooden planks and carried Zhu Gaoxu to march together.

The planks were removed from the grain truck.Most of the Yan army's grain and grass were left behind, and the grain trucks became a drag, so they simply removed the wooden boards to transport the wounded soldiers.

Zhu Gaoxu and Shen Xuan were carried side by side, and Zhang Yu's body was taken care of by Zhang Fu.

Looking at his unconscious son and his nephew covered in blood, Zhu Di clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Galloping on the battlefield for more than [-] years, he has never suffered such a big defeat.

If he doesn't take revenge, he swears not to be a human being!

Sheng Yong should be proud to be blacklisted by the future Emperor Yongle and order villains out of his shoes.Before him, only Emperor Jianwen could enjoy such treatment, and even Tie Xuan had to stand aside.

When the defeated army arrived in Beiping, the prince went out to meet him in person.Concubine Yan came out of the city regardless of her illness, as if telling Zhu Di that behind him was Peiping and his family.

Standing in the line, Meng Qinghe anxiously looked for Shen Xuan's figure.

The results let him down, not immediately, not in the strokes.

His heart raised his throat in an instant, he only learned from Liu Qianhu's account that Shen Xuan was injured, how serious was the injury?Why don't you even see anyone?

Seeing Princess Yan, Zhu Di, who suffered a big defeat, suddenly felt at ease.Turning off the horse and helping the princess to salute, the emotion is beyond words. Having been together for more than 20 years, he knows him best and the only person who can comfort him is the princess.

After the general passed, Meng Qinghe finally saw Shen Xuan and Zhu Gaoxu being carried by the soldiers.

The feeling of worry did not diminish, but the heart that was raised in the throat was slightly put back.

No serious injury, it's fine when the person comes back.

When Princess Yan saw her seriously injured son, her eyes were red, and she restrained herself from shedding tears. Then she looked at Shen Xuan who was also unconscious, and she finally shed tears, "My lord, what's wrong with Gao Xu and Xuan'er?"

"Let's talk at home."

King Yan turned around and saw Zhu Gaochi with a worried face, he didn't say much, but his attitude was a little cold.

Zhu Gaochi's heart skipped a beat, and without waiting to step forward, Zhu Gaosui, who smelled of mud and sweat, walked up to him, sneered, and said, "My lord, since you're not worried about your second brother, don't put on such an appearance, it's simply disgusting. Can't you see it when the father is king?"

"Why did the third brother say that?"

"It's just a reminder to the prince."

Zhu Gaosui snorted again, Zhu Gaoxu was seriously injured and unconscious, seeing Zhu Gaochi like this, he couldn't beat him.

"Third brother, the second brother is seriously injured, how can Gu not be worried? Gu knows that you and the second brother have a deep friendship. Since the Dongchang battle report came, Gu also has trouble sleeping and eating day and night."

Zhu Gaosui frowned, and listened impatiently.Zhu Gaochi didn't care about his younger brother's face, and his tone was more gentle.In the eyes of the people around him, he believed that the son was benevolent, and the third son was too arrogant.

It's none of Meng Qinghe's business that Shizi brothers play games.After King Yan returned to the mansion, he summoned the officials to appease the generals, but Meng Qinghe just went through the motions.What King Yan said and how everyone behaved, they didn't pay attention to it all.

He was full of Shen Xuan who was seriously injured, left Chengyun Hall, and immediately walked towards the wing where Shen Xuan was recuperating.

In the wing room, Dr. Liu, who is used to treating trauma, had just changed Shen Xuan's medicine, and a doctor who looked a bit unfamiliar helped Shen Xuan to lie down.

Shen Xuan was still in a coma, his face was smeared with blood, his face was frighteningly pale, and his lips lost all color.

"Meng Tongzhi."

"Doctor Liu, how is the commander's injury?" Meng Qinghe walked to the side of the bed, looked at Shen Xuan who was unknown, and asked worriedly, "When will I wake up?"

"I can't say for sure." After cleaning his hands, Dr. Liu took out two porcelain bottles from the medicine box, thought for a while, and handed them to Meng Qinghe.

Everyone knows Shen Xuan's importance to Meng Qinghe, not to mention Dr. Liu who has treated them both.

Meng Qinghe didn't refuse, took the medicine bottle, carefully asked about the frequency and dosage of the medicine, and asked a series of questions. When he asked Doctor Liu, a vein popped up on his forehead, he reluctantly let him go.

"I'm really not sure when Commander Shen will wake up." Dr. Liu carried the medicine box on his back, "But Commander may have a fever, so it's best not to leave him at night."

"I see, thank you Doctor Liu."

Seeing that Meng Qinghe wanted to ask again, Dr. Liu picked up the medicine box and left without saying a word, unwilling to stay for a moment.The doctor froze for a moment, and hurriedly followed. He was supposed to carry the medicine box, and his wages would be lost if he was seen by others. A good doctor is slow!

On the pretext of sending his attendants to fetch water and then charcoal, Meng Qinghe closed the door, walked back to the bed, pulled a stool and sat down, resting his chin with his hands, looking at Shen Xuan who was unconscious.

His face was very pale, and his eyebrows were even more black.

Breathing is fairly steady.

Carefully stretching out his hand, touching the somewhat dry lower lip, Meng Qinghe frowned, got up and poured a cup of warm water into his mouth, leaned over, and fed it into Shen Xuan's mouth bit by bit.

Thinking of Dr. Liu's advice, I opened the blue porcelain bottle, poured out a fingernail-sized pill, dissolved it in water, and just smelled the taste to know how bitter it was.

I thought Dr. Zhao's pills were the most bitter, but I didn't think Dr. Liu was better.

Pinching his nose and taking a sip, he almost spit it out.His eyebrows frowned suddenly, it was too bitter.The matter of feeding medicine by mouth is really not something that ordinary people can do.

Complaints belong to complaints, Meng Qinghe still fed all the medicine one mouthful after another.After drinking two glasses of water, I could barely suppress the bitter taste in my mouth.

Next time, use the method Dr. Liu told you?

He glanced up at the roof, twitched the corners of his mouth, forget it, let's continue to do it by himself.

At night, Shen Xuan really had a fever.

Meng Qinghe didn't need to be on duty, and stayed by his side all night.Chang Sui couldn't be idle either, the water was changed from pot to pot, and the charcoal stove in the house had to be looked after all the time. When it was near Mao, Shen Xuan's heat eased, Meng Qing and Guangrong became national treasures, and Chang Sui was lying on his stomach. Fell asleep at the table.

Taking off the cloth scarf covering Shen Xuan's forehead, covering it with the palm of his hand, Meng Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief after a long time.

Fortunately, it's not hot anymore.

Standing up, she suddenly became dizzy, staggered a little, kicked the stool, and held onto the edge of the bed to stabilize her body.

The sound woke up the long follower, and found that he had fallen asleep, the charcoal stove had no sparks, and his heart trembled, "I know, little one..."

Before Chang Sui could finish speaking, Meng Qinghe walked out of the screen holding his forehead, waved his hands, and said in a warm voice, "Get up, you've been tired all night too."

"Thank you for your innocence."

"Go get a pot of hot water, and get someone to bring you breakfast by the way, and add an extra bowl of porridge."

"Yes."

Light up the charcoal stove first, then Chang Sui opened the door and walked out.

There was heavy snow in the sky, and the wind blew in through the gaps in the doors and windows. Meng Qinghe tightened his coat, patted his face twice, and suddenly became more energetic.

Looking back at Shen Xuan behind the screen, he was still worried, when will he wake up?

In the Nuan Pavilion of the Carrier Hall, King Yan rarely had time to deal with government affairs.

As soon as he put down his pen, the white dog came in to report back, but Gaoyang County King and Shen Xuan were still awake.According to what the doctor said, both of their lives are safe, but it is still unknown when they will wake up.

"En." Zhu Di nodded, with a trace of exhaustion in his expression, "Who will take care of Xuan'er?"

"Back to the lord, it is Meng Tongzhi, the guard of Yanshan."

"He? He is also a person who values ​​friendship." King Yan frowned again, "Didn't the concubine ask the doctor to stay with Xuan'er?"

Hearing King Yan's question, Bai Gou'er didn't dare to hide anything, and explained the reasons in detail.

"Go back to the prince, the concubine sent a message that the young master is not feeling well, Commander Shen will be treated by Doctor Liu Liang."

The eldest son of the eldest son is very much loved by King Yan. If Zhu Zhanji is unwell, the doctor will not dare to neglect him.

However, is it still this time to go to Xuan'er to find someone?

Zhu Di's face was gloomy, the white dog didn't dare to show his anger, and sincerely made a wish, Zheng Tingshi should hurry up, it's really not easy to listen to the prince.His qualifications are still inexperienced, and he should practice for a while.

Do what you do and love what you do, but you also have to be destined to love, right?

"That's all." Finally, King Yan said, "Doctor Liu Liang is good at trauma, so that's fine."

Bai Gouer wiped his sweat, and heard King Yan say again: "Go and ask Master Daoyan, I have something to ask him."

Calling him a master, his tone is not as polite as before.

"The slaves obey."

Knowing that King Yan would summon him, Dao Yan brushed off his monk's clothes, stood up and walked out of the room.The expression is peaceful and the gait is steady.Bai Gou'er would like to remind, the prince is in a bad mood, the master is so calm, isn't it adding fuel to the fire?

After thinking about it, I finally pressed the thought without saying a word.

In the Nuan Pavilion, Dao Yan saluted, King Yan stared at Dao Yan's bald head, and breathed out from his nostrils.

"Master," Zhu Di gritted his teeth, "Before the orphan sent out troops, the master once said, 'A teacher's actions must be overcome, but it takes two days'. Now, what does the master teach the orphan?"

At the beginning, you, a monk, fooled me, saying that the army will surely win and sweep the southern army.What about now?I lost tens of thousands of elites in Dongchang, and it hurts to think about it!

As if he had expected that King Yan would ask this question, Dao Yan smiled lightly and said: "Two days, Chang Ye, from now on we will win!"

To explain, what he said earlier, "but it takes two days", refers to Dongchang.Dongchang's two-day defeat is nothing, and from now on, the prince will definitely win.

Who is Dao Yan?A fierce man who can lead a group of fortune tellers to open eyes for the king of Yan and fool him into a real dragon emperor.Playing with words?Absolutely a piece of cake.

King Yan was so choked that he couldn't speak, and he was completely dumbfounded. He should have expected that this monk could turn black into white!

Dao Yan accepts as soon as he sees it good, and he still relies on King Yan for rebellion. He is indispensable for the great cause, and he must not be angry at him.Find another person to fool you?The great monk said that he didn't have so much energy if he had a suitable partner.

Putting on the posture of a master, he said good things without any trace, and when Zhu Di was in a good mood, Dao Yan returned to the topic, "Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs. .”

"Oh?" Zhu Di looked at Daoyan, "What is the master's plan?"

"Mourners!"

Underdog?

"General Zhang died in the chaos of the army, and the soldiers are all mourning. The prince should bury the general to express his condolences." Dao Yan twisted the Buddhist beads, "The law of war says that mourning soldiers will win, and you should use it."

Zhu Di didn't speak, just tapped his fingers.

Dao Yan didn't persuade anymore, because he knew that King Yan had already listened to everything he said just now.

Soon, King Yan ordered Zhang Yu to be buried generously, and he went to pay homage to him on the day of the funeral.

Regardless of whether they had friendship with Zhang Yu or not, the generals in the army prepared a funeral ceremony and went to Zhang's mansion to pay homage in person.

At the funeral, King Yan took off his outer robe, intending to cover Zhang Yu's body and be buried with Zhang Yu, but was stopped by Zhang Fu and others, crying that he did not dare.He had no choice but to throw himself into the brazier and burn it, choked up and said: "Winning or losing is a common matter for military strategists, so it's nothing to worry about. In a difficult time, it's so sad and hateful! Even if it's a little bit, you can know the rest of your heart!"

Everyone present was moved by King Yan, and as the robes embroidered with dragons were reduced to ashes in the fire, the grief and indignation in their hearts became more intense.

After years of fighting, but being defeated by an unknown person, how can he let it go?

revenge!

Avenge General Zhang!Avenge your dead comrades!

After Zhang Yu's funeral, the King of Yan ordered a monument to be erected for the soldiers who died in the battle that Jing could not come to.

The Yan army was moved from top to bottom, and they were not downcast because of the defeat. Instead, their morale was high, and they practiced all day long in order to make further progress.I vowed to serve the prince to the death, to fight the southern army, and to defeat Sheng Yong and reach Nanjing!

In the palace, both Zhu Gaoxu and Shen Xuan have woken up, but they still need to stay in bed for a few days to recuperate from their injuries.

Zhu Gaoxu was a blessing in disguise, and the King of Yan valued him even more. Shen Xuan was also remembered by the King of Yan. After discussing with the princess, he decided to accept him as his adopted son.

The son of the righteous brother and the adopted son are definitely a qualitative leap.

Meng Qinghe watched Shen Xuan drink the medicine, seeing that he didn't even frown, he couldn't help but smack his lips.If he didn't know how bitter the medicine is, he would probably think that Commander Shen is drinking water.

Shen Xuan's face was still pale, and he was leaning on the couch, seeing Meng Qinghe's strange expression, asked, "What's the matter?"

"Commander, don't you think it's bitter?" Thinking of giving medicine to Shen Xuan, Meng Qinghe still had a bitter taste in his mouth.

"Want to know?"

Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, suddenly grabbed Meng Qinghe's neck, and under his puzzled gaze, turned his head to cover his lips.

Under light touch, slightly itchy.

Before I could feel it, a bitter taste filled my mouth.

Meng Qinghe frowned, subconsciously wanted to push away, but cared about Shen Xuan's wound, the pain was unbearable, and he didn't dare to use force with his hands, just like a fox whose neck was bitten by a desert wolf.

After a long time, Shen Xuan finally let go of him, and lightly rubbed the tip of Meng's nose, "Is it bitter?"

Meng Qinghe: "..."

"Not bitter?" Shen Xuan curled the corner of his mouth, and brushed the corner of Meng Qinghe's mouth with his thumb, "Then do it again?"

Meng Twelve Lang was taken aback, why didn't he suffer?

Just when he was about to stand up, his wrist was grabbed, his eyes turned upside down in an instant, his back was soft, his jade-like face approached, and his mouth was blocked again.

Meng Qinghe wanted to cry.

When the beauty kisses him, he doesn't object.

But, can you rinse your mouth first?Mouth full of bitterness, is this enjoyment or suffering?

What should I do if I leave a psychological shadow?