fluttering night wind

In the autumn of the fourth year of Xuanwu, Longmen Mountain was late at night, the horses were slippery and the frost was thick, and there were few people walking in silence.

In the camp of the Shu army by the river, the brocade curtains in the handsome tent are just warm, the scent of beasts is constant, and the dim lights are surrounded by dark insects.

Mencius Ying heard three flute sounds in her sleep, two long and one short.He quickly opened his eyes, only to feel that there was another person beside him in the dark, and he was startled in his heart.As soon as his breath changed, he also woke up the sound of the white goose on the bed, and he whispered: "It's me, Ziying." Only then did he heave a sigh of relief, and his heart revealed supreme joy.

Bai Yan turned over with a loud voice, pressed on him, and whispered in his ear: "Do you want to do it again?" Meng Ziying slapped him on the face angrily, and said: "Can't you hear the flute from the Qingshang Hall?" Bai Yansheng still kissed him salivatingly and said: "Don't worry about them, the spring night is short, lie down for a while." Mencius Ying scolded: "Fun Lord! The older you get, the thicker your skin is." He struggled to get up.Bai Yansheng also sat up, looked at him with a smile and said: "I am old. I am so forgetful when I am old, but I do not forget lovesickness."

Mencius Ying's nose was sore, her eyes were hot, and her dressing hands were stiff.Bai Yansheng saw a drop of water in the corner of his eye, which was about to fall. He didn't know if it was sweat or tears, so he wiped it away with his fingers, and said softly, "Last year, a drop of lovesickness tears has not flowed down to the cheek." Mencius Ying suddenly changed color, and said: "I Is the face that long?"

The two fought and fought and got dressed, during which time the contact flute of the Qingshang Hall rang several times.Meng Ziying bent over to look for shoes by the bed, Bai Yansheng knelt on the ground, held his ankle with one hand, and put on his shoes and socks casually and skillfully.As soon as the flair under the quilt was gone, Mencius sneered and said, "Let's go to bed with mandarin ducks, and get out of bed with gentlemen, you don't need to be so courteous. Lord Long Live fell into the well, so I don't dare to bother you." Bai Yansheng said knowingly But he, who dared to talk back to him, bowed his head and said softly: "Yes, yes, I am courteous for nothing, either rape or robbery." Mencius was so angry that she wanted to kick him again.

At this moment, the sound of the flute in the distance suddenly turned into three short and sharp sounds.The faces of both of them changed drastically.After Meng Ziying put on her shoes and socks, she stood up and said, "I'll take you out of the camp." The two opened their tents loudly, and walked out one after the other.There were not many guards on guard outside, and they were all a little stunned. Shen Junli stopped the commotion and fell far behind the two of them.

Mencius Ying sent him to the junction of the two armies, stopped and said: "You go. I won't say goodbye to you tomorrow morning." Bai Yansheng turned back and took off the crane cloak on his body, put it on him, and said softly: "Ziying, you are much thinner. Next time I see you, if you are still so thin..." Meng Ziying thought he was noisy, and angrily said: "Your Majesty, you are too strict. There are three thousand beauties in the harem of Yongjing. , ring fat, swallows and thin, everything you need." Besides, Bai Yansheng had to leave alone because he was about to turn his back on him.Meng Ziying stood there watching his back melt into the night, then turned and left.

I am so forgetful when I get old, but I never forget lovesickness.May I ask why you are thin, just because of lovesickness.

Bai Yansheng returned to Chengguo's garrison, and he saw Pei Lie and his soldiers gathered outside the tent. Seeing him coming, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the princess is gone." As he spoke, someone brought over an elderly mother, who had already been frightened. His face was pale and his lips were blue, his hands and feet were weak, and he cried: "Mother, I just took a nap, and the princess is not in the tent when I wake up."

Bai Yansheng knew that this mother was from a clean family background and had always been caring and honest, so he said a few words of comfort and asked someone to take her down to calm down the shock, then turned to Pei Lie.Pei Lie said: "There are no traces of fighting inside or outside the tent. There are two rows of footprints on the grass, which seem to belong to the princess, and they went to the mountains." Bai Yansheng frowned and said: "The dead girl must have run out by herself. Why is Ri so obedient, so I kept this hand."

In the third year of Yuanyan, in Kyushu, there was a vision in the sky. A comet stayed in the sky for a day and a night, and fell in the direction of Luoyi at night.When the comet fell, a red light suddenly lit up in the night sky, and birds and animals screamed strangely.Amid such noises, a nobleman in Luoyi gave birth to a baby girl, the princess who would become Emperor Xuanwu in the future.

Everyone thought that Bai Yansheng, who was still Duke Cheng at that time, had an extra golden branch and jade leaf, but only those around him knew that Duke Cheng's mansion had actually added a woman.Before Bai Xiliu was three years old, she was silent and seldom spoke, people thought she was a fool or dumb, only Bai Yansheng didn't think it was strange.Three years later, in the sixth year of Yuanyan, Bai Yansheng ascended the throne, and Bai Xiliu suddenly spoke and became a blockbuster.

Of course Pei Lie didn't dare to talk to the royal daughter, so he lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, my brother Pei Shao has taken the Dragon Guards and people from the Qingshang Hall to search separately. The princess has a secret whistle for reporting. If you don't If it is discovered, there should be news in the morning."

Bai Yansheng nodded, his face was not necessarily so anxious, as if he didn't care.He was about to open his mouth to praise his subordinates, when suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps, a commander of the imperial army came over with a travel-stained scout, it was an urgent report from Xuzhou.

After Bai Yansheng took it and looked at it, he immediately raised his eyebrows.After reading it, he handed it to Pei Lie. The letter stated that General Sun Jiren of Xuzhou had a sudden illness and was afraid that he would not be able to save him. He hoped that the emperor would send someone to take over the frontier affairs soon.Inside the letter was General Sun's handwriting, with the words "Zuo Ming Xing Wang, exhausted with all my heart and soul" on it.The handwriting is scribbled, weak and feeble, and it is obvious that he is dying of illness.

Pei Lie had been taught by this General Sun since he was a child, and he was both a teacher and a friend, so he suddenly became worried.Bai Yansheng ordered: "Send down the order, leave the camp tomorrow morning, and go to Xuzhou." Pei Lie was shocked when he heard this, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the princess hasn't been found yet, so wait a little longer." Bai Yansheng glanced at him, and suddenly asked: "Do you still remember?" Did General Sun tell you the story about Duke Xiang of Qi and Jiang Zhuer when he defended the city in Xuzhou during the Chongming period?"

Pei Lie didn't know why he asked this question. He searched the depths of his mind for Ji Guang, and blurted out: "Your Majesty is saying that the suffering of the remote garrison will never be replaced?"

Bai Yansheng nodded and said: "If the melon is not replaced, it means there is no faith. General Sun has guarded Xuzhou for decades, preparing for hardships and dangers. I have never doubted him. But Murong De moved to Youzhou last year and stared at him. Xuzhou is under great pressure. I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand the pressure. His injury is from Yuan Yan's early years against Xu Kuang. Ten years have passed, and every year has passed. Suffering from having no soldiers and no generals, I can't find anyone to replace him for a while." After saying this, he turned and went into the handsome tent to pack his things, without any nostalgia or hesitation for this place.

It was only then that Pei Lie realized that the emperor had far-reaching thoughts, and he was afraid that when Sun Jiren was seriously ill, the military power in Xuzhou would be controlled by others, causing a catastrophe.He turned his eyes to the vast forest of Longmen Mountain, thinking that Bai Yansheng had placed great hopes in her for naming this daughter "Xiliu" and conferring "Wu De" on her.But once the northern border is in an emergency, they have to abandon their children and daughters and run around late at night. How does the emperor feel in his heart?

Man is really everywhere in chains.He who thinks he is the master of others is more a slave than all others.

Besides, when Mencius returned to the camp, it was still early in the morning, but he had no mood to sleep, so he found the half-read landscape travel notes and prepared to read them all night.I just turned a page, and I saw a few lines of eyebrow comments on the side of a small article recording the scenery in the middle of Shu. It was clearly written by Bai Yansheng. .

This man is really cheap!He couldn't help being funny and angry, and when he looked carefully, there were a few sentences in it, "The swords and halberds are faint in the dust of the tooth tent, the green curtain and moon are cold and the strings are empty", "Shooting the old traces on the side of the tiger mountain, chasing the previous appointment by riding a whale on the sea", slow Taste slowly, but also burst into tears.

When he was covering his face and crying, he suddenly heard the sound of boots in the distance, and he raised his voice and asked: "Jun Li, what's the matter?" Shen Junli was silent outside, and replied: "Your Majesty, are you awake? ?" Mencius Ying heard that there was something hidden in his words, so she straightened her face, put on her clothes and went out of the tent.But under the light of the blazing torches, the soldiers used a stretcher to carry a man who had been on duty overnight. The man was covered in blood and had already passed away.

Shen Junli said: "It was found near the forest. This place is not very safe, and people have been ordered to strengthen their vigilance."

Meng Ziying took a torch from the hand of the person next to him and went up to look at it. The dead man was in good condition, only the neck was broken and blood was flowing all over.He identified it carefully, and said with a sneer: "It was scratched with fingers first, and then cut with a sword. It seems that he is still an old acquaintance." Shen Junli's heart moved when he heard the words, and he also came over to look, and said: "I met you in Yujian Villa once. That person?" Mencius nodded, and asked: "Aside from the casualties, is there anything else wrong with our army?" Shen Junli shook his head, thought for a while, and hesitated: "Just now, Princess Cheng is gone. .”

Such an important event was not reported in time!Mencius Ying's eyebrows were knotted, her eyes swept over Shen Junli, there seemed to be a sword in her eyes, and there was a hint of reproach in her eyes.Shen Junli lowered his head and said: "It's because of the lowly position's mishandling, so I'll send people to search the mountains." But Meng Ziying said indifferently: "No need. This is still Chengguo's territory, don't be careless. I'll write a letter to Bai Yansheng, Inform the situation here, and you quickly ask someone to send it."

Mencius turned around and went back to the tent, wrote a page of letter paper, sealed it with wax, and Shen Junli sent someone to send it to the Chengguo military camp.At dawn, Bai Yansheng got a reply.When Meng Ziying received the letter, she was not in a hurry to open it. Instead, she asked the messenger what he had seen and heard. Hearing the sound of Bai Yan, he sent someone to look for the princess, but at the same time left for Xuzhou. The messenger chased after him all the way, and passed Luoyi Only after catching up.With a chill in his heart, he thought to himself: Guan Sheng doesn't care about raising him, just let him go like this, what a cruel father!

Seeing the unfinished look on the messenger's face, he asked, "How do you feel about the journey?" The messenger said with emotion: "The villain sees the majesty of Luoyi City, so I don't want to let Jinguan City look elegant. The villain is willing to follow Your Majesty." , You can win a thousand miles in one battle, and you can win the world in another battle.”

The great powers of the country do not give in to each other, and the victory of the shape competes to praise the strength of the world.At this time, a round of red sun is on the horizon, reflecting the scenery of Longmen Mountain, which is a good time of the year, orange, yellow, orange and green.

The sky is not tired of chaos, even an ordinary person, seeing such a great country, has a heart of covetousness, let alone the heroes in the troubled times.Mencius Ying glanced at the civil servants and military generals around her, all eyes were bright, eager to try, and unconsciously let out a long sigh.He opened Bai Yansheng's reply letter, and on the blank letter paper there were only two large characters written in thick ink and silver hooks: "Ten Years".

Ten years of conquest, ten years of gathering, ten years of planning, the world can be settled, and it can be returned slowly.

"Handling, pull out the camp!" Meng Ziying grinned wearily, he didn't really want to laugh, his eyes wandered for a while, and he was confused.The white letter paper turned into powder in his hands, and was blown by the autumn wind, scattered into the morning wind like a butterfly.

Another ten-year contract?Ten years and ten years, how many decades can life have?

At dawn, Bai Yansheng led his army to Xuzhou. When passing the Yan army camp on the upper reaches of the river, he saw that the grassland was empty, leaving only the footprints of a large number of people and horses and the traces of slaughtered livestock.Looking at the appearance, it should have left last night, but it did not disturb the allies in the middle and lower reaches. It is so uniform that it can't help but let people take a breath.Pei Lie said indignantly: "This person is too conceited. Whose territory is this? How dare he leave without making a sound."

Bai Yansheng knew in his heart that Xiao Yu must have entered Luoyi City last night to worship Xiao Rongyue's divine master before leaving.He looked at the Yanmen Pass hidden behind the mountains and sighed: "Back then I fought with Xiao Yuanzao in Luoyi. Although I was lucky enough to win, I didn't achieve the Tao. Instead, I harmed Rongyue and many others. Me, Ziying Among the three of him, he is the only one who has truly penetrated the sword. If the world learns from him, it is like entering the way of a demon."

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