Land of Peach Blossoms

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On the outskirts of the capital in March, the Taolin Qingxi is picturesque.

Xie Yuan carried two jugs of old wine and walked slowly towards a pear tree by the stream.In the early spring, the peach groves are as red as clouds, and this pear tree, which is in full bloom in snow, is not obtrusive in the lively peach grove.

A lot of white or red fallen leaves had accumulated in front of the solitary grave under the tree, Xie Yuan gently brushed them away and sat down.The two jugs of wine were unsealed one after another, and the clear fragrance of the wine wafted among the flowers, which was extraordinarily intoxicating.

"It should be the fifth year..." Xie Yuan seemed to be muttering to himself.The former young general now has gorgeous hair growing on his temples, and his handsome face has a more vicissitudes of life.

"Han Jiuxi, over the years, I have traveled through most of the Central Plains by myself..." Xie Yuan said in a low voice, "In the peach forest that year, everything you and I joked about has now become reality, but, only me Alone."

The spring breeze returns every year, when will the old man return?

I have waited for so many years, waiting for the world to be unified, and I will retire after I have achieved success, but I can never wait for you again.

two

In the past, I went away, Yangliu Yiyi, now I come to think, rain and snow are falling.

In March of that year in the capital, the spring breeze could not blow away the haze that enveloped people's hearts.The imperial court's conquest of Qianghu outside the Great Wall failed again.

After making a series of annual tribute demands, Qiang Hu finally agreed to a truce.The land of Middle-earth finally ushered in the first peace in decades.

However, this did not make the people happy. Years of wars have already brought heavy taxes and taxes, but now the national treasury is empty, and the huge annual tribute finally crushes the innocent people.

Lord Grim drunk lying on the battlefield, how many people have fought in ancient times.At the same time, the millions of troops who went out to the expedition, but when they returned, there were only tens of thousands of people. The swords and swords on the battlefield had no eyes, and the veterans and recruits were all buried outside the Great Wall by the snowstorm.

Xie Yuan lost his father forever when he was 12 years old.

The Xie family has been generals for generations, and the family is full of heroes. After this battle, in the big Xie family, only Xie Yuan and his younger brother Xie Han were left as males.Under the heavy pressure, Xie's mother also drove west. The Xie family, which was once glorious, had only two young children struggling to support it.

"Brother, where did my father and mother go? A Zhu told me yesterday that the Xie family will be disbanded in the future, and I will no longer be a young master." Xie Han is only three years old, and he still doesn't understand life and death, let alone the twists and turns of people's hearts. .He just vaguely understood from the words of others that his father and mother would not come back, and he would also leave this home.

"Don't be afraid in normal times, no matter what others do, elder brother will definitely guard Xie's house." Xie Yuan touched Xie Han's head, his eyes were burning, and his words were firm.

But many things are not so easy to say. People from the Xie clan came to bring Xie Yuan and Xie Han back to the clan on the grounds that they were too young and unable to take charge.The two brothers have changed from being well-clothed and well-fed noble sons to poor children who depend on others. Xie Yuan can no longer go to the expensive school of the children of the rich family. It doesn't matter how the two are.

But for Xie Yuan, compared with the simple school dormitory, what makes him more unacceptable is Mr. Shushu's ignorance and sourness.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, and we are men! How can the mediocrity in exchange for the annual tribute be a long-term solution!" After listening to Mr. Xie Yuan's words of being content with the status quo and admiring the court's measures, Xie Yuan was in a hurry. But Li, the immature voice insisted on saying something sonorously and forcefully.

Mr. Shushu was taken aback for a moment, as if he did not expect a child to refute him so boldly, his face darkened, and he said sharply: "You are a yellow-mouthed child, what do you know..."

"Sir, what you said is wrong." But before he finished speaking, another clear and firm voice interrupted his words, "Qianghu is ambitious, and he is eyeing me on the land of China, but now I am facing The national strength is too weak to compete with it, so we can only submit to it. However, the students think that this is definitely not a long-term solution. If we do not make great efforts to govern, wait for a good opportunity, and give Qiang Hu a severe blow, sooner or later Qiang Hu will smash the door of the country with an iron hoof, and our people will be destroyed. , there is nowhere to settle down!"

The small school suddenly fell silent. Xie Yuan turned his head to look at the young man who was his own age. Although he was wearing no more than coarse linen clothes, he was very fit and tidy. His eyes that hadn't fully opened were full of purity and joy. Smart, he looked at himself and smiled softly.

"You...you...do you still know what it means to respect the teacher!" The gentleman seemed to be very angry, and he said loudly: "Get out of here! Go to the courtyard and face the wall for me!"

Xie Yuan still remembered that afternoon in late spring, when the crabapple in the yard was knocked to the ground by the rain the night before, the handsome young man beside him said to him, "My name is Han Zhao, and I have the word Jiuxi. What is your last name?"

That was the first time he met Han Zhao.

Han Zhao was born in a declining family. Although his family is not enough, he still has a good manner and is even more talented in writing. He has the ambition to help the country and the people since he was a child, and he has his own thoughts. The like-minded young boys became friends just like that.

At that time, Xie Yuan worked very hard. Besides going to school and taking care of his younger brother every day, he also had to find ways to deal with the uncles in the clan, so as to get the already pitifully small amount of money to support the two of them. For me, the greatest joy of daily life is to go to the peach blossom forest outside the city with Han Zhao to talk about the past and the present after school.

The location of the peach grove is very hidden, and you have to enter a small hole to get there. When Han Zhao discovered it by accident, he excitedly said to Xie Yuan, "Look, Annian, isn't this the peach blossom garden of Mr. Wuliu?" ?” Since then, this has become a secret treasure for the two of them.

Xie Yuan was born in a general family, and he has learned martial arts since he was a child. Although his family has changed, he has never been abandoned. He goes to the peach forest to practice swords every day. In the shadow of the sword light and flowers, Han Zhao plays the flute beside him.

"Annian, what wish do you have?" That day, Han Zhao sat under the peach tree, playing with the jade flute in his hand, and asked the sword-wielding figure not far away.

"The country is strong and the family is safe, there is no foreign race outside to insult our people, and there is a wise emperor inside to govern the country and the country." Xie Yuan swung his sword to pick up a fallen flower, without raising his head.

"I know, this is also my wish, no, this is the wish of all the people. But what I am asking is your own wish." Han Zhao got up, looked at Xie Yuan and said seriously, "If it really comes to an end one day This country wishes, what do you want to do?"

Xie Yuan was taken aback for a moment, and he said, "Myself?"

He stopped the sword in his hand, seemed a little confused, for a moment, he said: "What about you?"

"Zhou Yaoyao flies lightly, and the wind blows his clothes. Flying boat and good wine share with old friends, and the mountains and rivers will spend the rest of his life." Han Zhao said, his eyes seemed to be looking at the depths of the peach forest, but it was more like looking at the distance.

"This day will definitely come." After a long time, Xie Yuan said slowly.

This small peach blossom forest carried the initial heart and belief of the two teenagers in this way, and it took two years in the blink of an eye between the flowers blooming and falling.

"Han Jiuxi!" Xie Yuan carried a sapling and ran towards Han Zhao in the peach blossom forest, his handsome face was full of smiles.

"Why are you so happy?" Han Zhao stood by the stream in the peach blossom forest, he glanced at Xie Yuan, "It seems that brother Xie is really eager to stay away from Han?"

"Hey, you're doing it again." Xie Yuan put down the saplings on his shoulders, raised his sword eyebrows, and said with a smile, "I've finally settled for Pingnian. I can enlist in the army and fulfill my wish. Isn't it a good thing?"

Han Zhao glanced at Xie Yuan, but didn't speak.

"Okay, I'm leaving for the frontier tomorrow. I don't have much time today. Let's plant this pear tree first, and then let's have a drink!" Xie Yuan said, patted Han Zhao on the shoulder, and picked up the pear tree out of nowhere. Two jugs of wine.

Han Zhao looked at the sapling with a smile on his lips.

Xie Yuan wanted to join the army and serve the country since he was a child. He was born as a general, and the battlefield is where he can really find his value. Before leaving, he had a whim and decided to plant a pear tree in this peach blossom forest.

"Why?" Han Zhao was puzzled at that time.

"Didn't you say that I look like this peach blossom last time? How can a big man look like a flower? If I do, you should be more like it. After thinking about it, I think this pear blossom is also suitable for you, so I gave you a pear tree I will give you the tree, and when the pear blossoms fly, it will be the day you and I get together again." Xie Yuan replied.

"Han Jiuxi!" Amidst the shadows of flowers, Xie Yuan shouted out of Han Zhao.

"Here we come, Xie Annian." Han Zhao smiled and walked towards him.

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