Li Zhang

Since Li Zhang saw his mother, his injuries have been getting better day by day.Seeing that his mother already knew the truth about his stay in the palace, although he felt guilty, he no longer panicked. When the mother and son chatted, they talked about everything in the guard camp as in the past, but they didn't talk about the beating and torture, and never mentioned it. Sima Yi.

Gu Wen heard too many insults to Li Zhang in Li's residence, although he felt sad, he didn't feel disgusted by it.It's hard for them to protect themselves in Li's house, how can they withstand the wind and rain of Tian's family!She originally hoped that Li Zhang could live a good life in the palace like Li's, but she didn't expect that there would be a day when she would be able to succeed, so she couldn't help being curious about the third prince who had never met.

She listened carefully to what Li Zhang said, but no matter how she listened to it, she couldn't hear the meaning of mutual affection. She was afraid that Li Zhang would be stubborn and cause trouble again, so she couldn't help asking carefully: "Zhang'er, what kind of person is the prince?"

Li Zhang seemed to be stumped, and after a while, he said: "...the prince is the prince."

Gu Wen heard the indifference in the words, consciously guessed right, and became even more worried.His son knew that in Li's house, Li Zhang let go of his stubbornness and self-esteem for the sake of his sick mother. If it was only for himself, he would not bow his head even if he was beaten to death.

The more she thought about it, the more worried she became, and she cautiously persuaded: "Mother knows, I have wronged you by sending you to the palace. Your father... has no choice but... Mother did not look down on her. Mother's Zhang'er has been a man since she was a child, and mother has always been a man." I know." Her voice was choked, and Li Zhang clenched his lips even more.She stretched out her hand to take her son's hand, kneaded it slowly, and continued: "Mother only has you. If you are good, mother will be well, and if you are happy, mother will smile. So, no matter how difficult it is, Zhang'er, you You have to, live well for your mother!"

Li Zhang couldn't bear it anymore, threw himself into his mother's arms and cried, but swallowed hard.

Gu Wen knew that he was right, and felt even more sad, but he couldn't do anything for his son.She swallowed the tears in her heart, fantasized about the better days in the future, persuaded herself, and also persuaded Li Zhang: "Mother heard from your aunt that Mr. Mu is one of the best masters in the capital, and even your uncle admires him quite a lot. Now He is willing to accept you as an apprentice, mother thinks, no matter how hard it is, it is worth it."

Li Zhang wiped away his tears, lowered his eyes and agreed: "My child knows."

Gu Wen stared at his son obsessively, at such a young age, the vicissitudes of his eyes and brows were already visible.Thinking of the other children in Li's mansion who are domineering and domineering and never know the sufferings of the world, I feel even more heartbroken.Her chapter, her child!What kind of suffering, so thin, so haggard! ...

Seeing that his mother was sad, Li Zhang leaned over and hugged her, and said softly on her shoulder: "The child will be the best guard in the palace."

Gu Wen was silent for a while, and finally asked again: "Then the prince...?"

Li Zhang was also silent, and then he still answered the same: "The prince is the prince."

Gu Wen understood, sighed secretly, and stopped asking.

After Li Zhang got sick this time, his temper became much colder.I don't want to talk easily, and I don't want to go to crowded places.After Gu Wen left, Mu Yan wanted Li Zhang to live in the courtyard for the convenience of his recuperation, but Li Zhang refused.He had a deep fear and hatred for that deep courtyard.

When Li Zhang was in better health, he could do the apprentice ceremony, only to find out that Mu Yan's mentor was Liu Muyan, the Duke of Wei who helped Emperor Lie achieve hegemony back then.According to folklore, Liu Muyan knows astronomy from above and geography from below.Li Zhang was full of longing, and asked Mu Yan: "Did Grand Master lead an army to fight?"

"Of course!"

"Then can I also go to the battlefield?"

Mu Yan looked at Li Zhang's shining eyes, and asked with a smile, "You want to go to the battlefield so much?"

Li Zhang nodded vigorously: "A good man will die on the battlefield!"

Mu Yan laughed out loud, thinking of his own ambition back then, he was filled with emotion for a moment.

"Back then, Shigong was indeed peerless and looked down on the world. The good generals and elite soldiers he brought out have always been the pillars of the army, and they have been passed down until now."

Li Zhang listened to his infinite yearning, and thought about himself, but he couldn't help but feel inferior, so he called "Master" loudly, and couldn't continue.

Mu Yan knew what he wanted to say, but Sima Yi's thoughts, he and Jin Bai were not quite right, so he couldn't speculate wildly, so he could only comfort and say: "You should take care of your body first. The prince..., actually The prince is not really that heartless..."

As soon as Sima Yi was mentioned, Li Zhang retracted into his shell, lowered his eyes and stopped talking.After getting along these days, Mu Yan knew that Li Zhang had a heart disease, but he didn't know how to solve it.In all fairness, he knew that Li Zhang had been wronged, but seeing Sima Yi walking all the way, he could understand Sima Yi's suspicion, suspicion, domineering and unfeeling, and sometimes he tried to persuade Li Zhang to be more understanding.So, from the very beginning, the pair of master and apprentice had an untouchable knot in their hearts.

Although Li Zhang's apprenticeship was not done with great fanfare, it still caused quite a commotion in the guard camp.Some people who want to get ahead even make a fuss about wanting to be a teacher.Mu Yan is not an abusive person, he has never accepted an apprentice, it is precisely because there has been no apprentice worth accepting.When Liu Muyan was in the bodyguard camp, he brought out a group of capable generals, but Mu Yan's master and uncle were the only ones who really accepted him as apprentices.He has no intention of establishing a sect, and accepting disciples is only because of a coincidence.Only Liu Muyan is known in the world, but almost no one knows that he also took in apprentices.

But Mu Yan's refusal made Li Zhang the target of public criticism.The originally harmonious atmosphere became increasingly tense due to the provocation of some people. Li Zhang's status as a male waiter was publicized even more, and Sima Yi's conviction was constantly magnified and distorted. Shang Fengyu's sword has become evidence of Li Zhang's jealousy in the inner court.

The so-called three people become a tiger, the guard battalion was originally far away from the inner courtyard, except for the patrolling guards, it was impossible for others to enter the inner courtyard, let alone know the truth.More and more contempt and ridicule were heading towards Li Zhang, and Li Zhang had no way to avoid it, let alone justify it.The little spirit that had just been cultivated dimmed again.

Li Zhang became more and more reluctant to see people, and even He Qing couldn't speak a few words in a day.He asked He Qing to leave again, but He Qing cried and refused, so he told He Qing that he never wanted to go back there again.

He Qing finally left sadly.After Li Zhang asked He Qing what he meant, he asked Jin Bai to find Director He, and He Qing asked for a job that was free and nobody bullied.

Since then, Li Zhang has devoted himself to learning the master's martial arts. He even scrambled to cope with the competition once every three months.When Wu Zijun lost for the first time, he just kicked away the [-]-jin sandbag on the school field, and when he lost again for the second time, he came up and grabbed Li Zhang's lapel.

"What the hell are you thinking?! It's great to worship the master?! You are betraying your teammates, do you know that?! If you fight the enemy, Zhang Yu and I have been killed by you more than ten times! What a mistake! is you!"

After Wu Zijun finished speaking, he slammed his hands and left. Li Zhang was shocked by his words, his head was buzzing, and he couldn't help looking at Zhang Yu.Zhang Yu hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing, and came over to help Li Zhang.

"I'm sorry."

"I know, their words are ugly. But Wu Zijun and I didn't take it seriously. He scolded you not because he looked down on you."

Li Zhang lowered his head even lower: "I know....I'm sorry."

Zhang Yu looked at Li Zhang, looked at his still thin body, and his clean and sharp chin, and suddenly realized that the person he had always regarded as a comrade-in-arms and relied on was just a boy who was about the same age as his younger brother, and his heart suddenly rose. Full of all kinds of emotions, he was too heavy to say a word.He suddenly grabbed Li Zhang and pressed his head against his chest.

Li Zhang resisted in astonishment, but stopped struggling when he approached Zhang Yu - he heard Zhang Yu's unspeakable regret and compassion, and his heart numb with pain slightly soured.

In the distance, Mu Yan who happened to be passing by frowned slightly.

In the evening, Mu Yan, who was inquiring about homework, seriously asked about the last place in the competition.Li Zhang lowered his head and was silent for a long time before he said softly, "I don't want to be a guard."

Mu Yan said angrily: "You know the significance of my rule. As the commander of the formation, how can you ignore the safety of your teammates because of selfishness?!"

"But I don't want to go back! I..., I'm... afraid..."

Li Zhang's voice became lower and lower, and finally it was almost inaudible.

Mu Yan didn't want to indulge Li Zhang's emotions, so he still said sternly: "You are the guard of the palace! If you are afraid of entering the inner courtyard of the palace, what kind of guard are you?!"

"Master!" The meaning in Mu Yan's words hit Li Zhang seriously, he raised his head angrily, his eyes were full of grievance and unwillingness.

Mu Yan's tone slowed down, but he still had no intention of comforting him: "As a commander, you are no longer shouldering only your own life. You must throw away all selfish distractions in order to observe subtleties and communicate with the situation. As a teacher I chose you as my apprentice because you are pure in mind, quick-witted and decisive, and can understand the essence of the changes in the formation of the master. The master is a master, and the most praised is this formation. Being able to march and set up an army, all the vertical and horizontal maneuvers are all essays, but people's lives and territory are the pen and ink, how can there be anyone who cares about oneself and selfishness!"

Li Zhang was shocked after hearing this, knowing that he was wrong, but he still couldn't convince himself.When he thought of stepping into the inner courtyard again and seeing Sima Yi, he couldn't stop the thought of running away.He didn't dare to look up, but Mu Yan refused to let him go, and waited for him to make a promise to take the next competition seriously before giving up.

Li Zhang, who had no way out, did not dare to be perfunctory anymore. After losing three games and winning six games, he finally faced Cai Yuming, the most balanced and strongest team. Unlucky to lose.

After the competition, Li Zhang was too tired to stand up, Zhang Yu stood aside with a smile and waited, the impatient Wu Zijun suddenly stooped, carried Li Zhang on his back and left, scaring Li Zhang repeatedly telling him to put it down, Zhang Yu laughed Made a sound.

It's just that their good mood didn't last long. As soon as they stepped into the barracks compound, they met Peng Cui and Xiong Jinhui who had made the most trouble because of their apprenticeship.

"Hey! Isn't this Mr. Li? Why did you come back behind your back?"

"The son is the son, and the weak willow Fufeng people love flowers and bloom when they see them!"

"It's a pity! Such a good demeanor, why is it so vicious?"

"That's right! I heard that Master Feng's sword in the inner courtyard can't even hold it. It's a pity that the sword dance that moves the capital!"

"A five-foot man, but imitating a woman's rivalry and jealousy, I'm pissed off!"

"I don't know what kind of drug Commander Mu has been drugged to accept such a person as an apprentice."

"That's because he's good at being charming. Otherwise, how could he be taken by the prince?"

"Yes! Can't compare! Really can't compare!"

……

The two sang together, and followed them all the way to Li Zhang's house, leaning against the door frame, intending to continue singing.

Wu Zijun couldn't bear it long ago. If Li Zhang hadn't been hugging his neck tightly, strangling him so hard that he couldn't breathe, he would have jumped up when they said the first sentence.At this time, he forcefully broke Li Zhang's hand away, and regardless of what happened to Li Zhang, he stepped forward and threw the people from the door frame to the road one by one, and squeezed out the word "roll" from his teeth.

Peng Cui and the others looked at Wu Zijun, who was full of hostility and murderous intent, and hurried away in fright. When they arrived, they didn't understand why Wu Zijun, who had always been lukewarm, suddenly turned towards Li Zhang.If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have bumped into this evil god by themselves.

Wu Zijun stood still until they ran away, and the surroundings were bleak and murderous.Li Zhang had entered the room by himself, Zhang Yu sighed and patted Wu Zijun on the shoulder lightly.

"Let's go, go back."

Wu Zijun slumped his shoulders, stared at the quiet room, turned around abruptly, and strode away.Zhang Yu then left silently.

Li Zhang opened his eyes wide and looked at the increasingly blurred roof, his heart was empty, without sadness or injury.Gradually, he was able to recall the words he had heard, and thought of the crime Sima Yi had inflicted on him lightly and skillfully, and felt extremely ironic.He no longer weeps.Now that he has been belittled to this point, if he continues to pity and hurt himself, he will never be able to stand up again.

He lives not for those who despise him.Therefore, even if we shed tears, it should not be because of them.He is the mother's Zhang'er, the master's apprentice, and moreover, the best commander of the Nine Fans!