Emperor Que Shaohua

When Lin Chen fell off his horse on the battlefield, he fell quite heavily because he had to avoid the attacks of the enemies from all around him.A right leg was not only broken on the spot, but according to the military doctor, the knee hit a hard object, and the knee bone was completely shattered.

At that time, the battle was fierce, and there were countless wounded soldiers and officers, and the doctors in the army were simply too busy.Lin Chen was sent for treatment. Although his injury was severe, it was not fatal. A doctor hurriedly bandaged his shoulder injury. Before he could take a closer look at his right leg, he hurriedly straightened it and fixed it before going to help others.

It wasn't until the end of the battle and returning to Shao'an City that another doctor came out the next day to treat his knee again and put the broken parts back into place more carefully.Naturally, he suffered a lot during the process, but Lin Chen was optimistic by nature, so he didn't take it seriously when he got through it.He is very popular, and he just chats and jokes with his fellow comrades-in-arms who come to visit the sick to pass the time every day, waiting for his recovery.

The first letter Luo Pingyuan received after the war was written during that time.

At that time, the two injuries still hurt from time to time, and he often couldn't sleep well. The soothing and analgesic medicines that could be found in the army were not very effective, but a kind of medicinal wine made by the local people was somewhat effective.

One night, when two comrades came to visit, Lin Chen happened to drink a few mouthfuls of this medicinal wine, and fell asleep after talking for a while.He has an uninhibited temperament, and in addition to the fact that these two people had just helped each other on the battlefield and experienced life and death together, he explained the reason and told them to just sit quietly and fall asleep by themselves.

He didn't sleep as deeply as he thought, and he was drowsy intermittently.The two friends had just started talking, and they were not in a hurry to leave. They chatted in low voices by the couch with the small jar of wine they brought.They are all under Langhuan Hengdao's department, one of them is older, he has personally experienced the successive changes and wars in the northern border nine years ago, and gradually recalls the past.

At first only the bitterness of the defeat was spoken of.After the fall of Shao'an, the sixteen prefectures of Youyun fell, and the soldiers of the Northern Liao Dynasty went out to burn, kill and loot everywhere. The people had to abandon their homes and flee in the direction of Hanguan.

Lin Huaitai, the general guard of the Han Gate, was afraid that the Northern Liao Neiying would take the opportunity to sneak into the city, and kept the city gates closed despite the people crying and begging.After many days of hunger and cold, many women, scholars, old and weak died under the city. When the Liao army arrived, those who had no time to escape became the targets of their slaughter for fun. The Hanguan city was like hell.

Although Heng Dao assisted in guarding the Han Pass at that time, but because he was in a place of suspicion, he was powerless to change Lin Huaitai's mind.The commander, Qu Guanfeng, ordered his subordinates to lower some baskets with ropes from the top of the city, and let children under the age of ten come up. Even for such a helpless move, there were countless disputes.

At that time, Langhuan's subordinates were full of grief and anger. The suzerain was framed by others and died in vain. The eldest son of the emperor was placed under house arrest.

The voice came to his ears, Lin Chen was half asleep and half awake, and he could only hear a few words vaguely, but Lin Huaitai was his uncle, he had always admired Lin Huaitai for sticking to Hanguan and fighting for his country.Hearing this name mentioned a few times, my drowsiness gradually dissipated. I just felt that my uncle was not as upright and courageous as he thought in the words of his companions who fought together not long ago. Instead, whenever the situation was dangerous, he would send others out of the city to fight. The number of times he even goes to the city to supervise the battle is very limited.

Hanguan was very difficult to defend, the reinforcements from the rear were delayed, and the city walls were dilapidated. The most critical time, the Liao army had already broken through the northern city gate. eight hours.However, Lin Huaitai brought his own soldiers and quietly ordered the south gate to be opened a crack, intending to abandon the city and escape. If he hadn't been stopped in time, the scene of the destruction of Shao'an City would almost repeat itself.

Lin Chen couldn't believe it, he almost wanted to argue aloud, if he was really greedy for life and afraid of death, then why did the battle report say that his uncle died bravely and died for his country?

But the two companions thought he was already fast asleep, the older one tucked him up and sighed in a low voice: "This kid is not ambiguous in battle, but he is not at all like his despicable and shameless uncle, who has nothing to do with pity." I don't know. That means Lin Huaitai is dead, everyone is a good guy, so don't worry about him."

Beiliao hadn't found any bargains in Hanguan, and they had already looted almost all of them, so they finally retreated after several months of attack.On the night when the last Liao army withdrew from the camp, Lin Huaitai held a banquet in the government office, and invited Hengdao and Lingxu's subordinates stationed in the city to attend the celebration banquet. Fist is the heart of the country.He will definitely ask the court for credit.

Everyone was quite disgusted with him at that time, but out of overall consideration, they still followed Lingzhu to the banquet.Unexpectedly, in the middle of the banquet, Lin Huaitai's face suddenly changed. He threw a wine glass on the ground, saying that he had received the imperial order to wipe out the rebels, and ordered Langhuan's subordinates to tie up their hands and wait for their punishment.In an instant, ambushes broke out in the hall, surrounded by crossbows outside, only then did everyone in Langhuan feel that their hands and feet were numb, and their internal energy was weak, because the drinks and dishes were secretly drugged.

"The man surnamed Lin is a coward who fights wars, but he is good at playing tricks. Not only does he do a lot of roles, but he is also well-prepared. If it is an ordinary trick, I would not be afraid at first, but what I met that day was not an ordinary drug addict. Someone must have ordered it." Lin Chen heard the people around him say, "I can still vividly remember the scene of that night. Everyone knows that there is no luck, and they said they wanted to investigate, but in fact Lin Huaitai didn't intend to keep alive at all. The secret order from above was also afraid that his cowardly act of abandoning the city would spread. Qu Lingzhu reasoned with him a few words, and he immediately shouted, "If you dare to resist arrest, I will take them all, and those who resist will be killed on the spot!" ’ Then, those soldiers will all draw out their knives and kill them wantonly.”

Lin Chen couldn't bear it anymore, threw off the quilt and sat up: "You're a liar, you're talking nonsense! My uncle...my uncle died in a fierce battle while defending the city. Everyone else is dead, and he can't justify himself. Just arrange him like this! You deliberately colluded to tell me tonight, didn’t you?” His eyes were red, but he suddenly remembered that his uncle’s death in battle was indeed the day the Liao army retreated.

The two people who were talking were startled, and then the older man sighed: "General Lin, little brother, do you know how many people were murdered that night? Our brothers who have been fighting hard for months , the sum was less than half of that night, they died in the hands of the so-called own people in Hanguan City, which was guarded with all their strength. Qu Lingzhu also died. In order to let the rest of us escape, he and Lin Huaitai died together. Don't say It wasn’t intentional just now, but I wanted to tell you deliberately, would I talk nonsense about brother Pao Ze’s death, just to deceive you? Now that you’ve heard it, whether you believe it or not, it’s all in your heart, just think about it for yourself.”

After being conspired and suppressed, the remnants of Langhuan hurriedly withdrew from Hanguan City.Among the Twelve Orders, the Hengdao, which was once called the strongest along with Ming Jian, has lost more than half of its victims so far, and has been separated from the rest of the Orders.

Qu Lingzhu died, and Yu Lan, the deputy commander, managed to gather the rest of the troops after the catastrophe, and contacted Jiang Hengyuan, the left envoy, waiting for Langhuan to negotiate with the court.However, what everyone is waiting for is that the situation continues to deteriorate. There are many bad news from the direction of Los Angeles, and one charge after another has been charged. So far, everyone is inexplicably sad and angry, and hates each other, but they can neither return to the Central Plains nor have a place to stay in the northern border .

A small group of Liao soldiers continued to plunder in the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, and the remaining horizontal knives rescued some displaced people one after another. It is said that in the border of Cangshan Mountain, more than a hundred miles north of Hanguan, Yunyu, the owner of Yunbao, organized subordinates Protect the surrounding people and fight against the Liao people.

Cangshan Yunbao is a branch of the northern martial arts, and it has a relationship with Langhuan from several generations ago.Yu Lan then led his subordinates to flee, seeking temporary shelter at first, but what he didn't expect was that for many years later, Yunbao became the place where Hengdao recuperated and gradually recovered.It wasn't until King Yun Jingbei three years ago, under the order of the suzerain Luo Yanhua, coupled with his hatred for Beiliao, that Heng Dao temporarily let go of his grievances against the imperial court and helped Yu Zhou's army take back Shao'an.

The hatred of the past, the snow in the thousand mountains and the snow at night, it is precisely because I have experienced it all the time since I left Beijing that this evening's talk is so unforgettable for the fledgling major general Lin Chen.Although the time of getting along is short, he has seen the blood spilled on the battlefield, and understands the love of life and death.However, if all this is true, where does the name of uncle Lin Huaitai, who defended Hanguan and died for the country, come from?

He thought of the favor and glory that the Dingjianhou Mansion had received over the years, just like his own smooth growth, the son of Jiangmen and Zhongliang, did all of this come from selling Langhuan?So when it comes to the death of his uncle, his father Lin Huai'an will show that kind of unconscious flickering and ambiguity, as well as an attitude of avoiding the war in the northern border.Although he never mentioned it, Lin Chen had already vaguely noticed that his father secretly obeyed orders from the East Palace and had been working for the prince.Once you wake up, I'm afraid it's far more than pure minister's sincerity.

For the next few days, Lin Chen remained in a daze, and he felt ashamed in front of his comrades who came to visit and take care of them, whether they were from Langhuan or not.From Shao'an to Hanguan, the land of six hundred miles is not only soaked in sorrowful suffering, but also wanders countless loyal souls who were wronged and killed.No one mentioned this matter again, and treated him as before, but it was impossible for him to go back to before he learned the truth.

Although his mind was in a mess and he didn't know how to face and make choices, Lin Chen still missed Xue Ning from time to time. He thought that after returning to Luo City, he would tell Luo Pingyuan the inside story and tell Xue Ning face to face.Langhuan never gave up. If one day the truth is revealed to the world and the facts return to their true colors, the Dingjianhou Mansion may also collapse accordingly.But he still believes in himself, as long as he perseveres, as long as Xue Ning is still willing to be with him, he can always make up for and wash away the sins of his predecessors through hard work.

At that time, the Liao people had already sued for peace, and the Shao'an army was waiting for the commander in the direction of Luocheng. He came back to his senses for a while, and then remembered to check the recovery of his right leg.The knee was tightly bound with a splint and could not be flexed. The doctor told me it would take two months to remove it.But Lin Chen himself always felt a little strange, so he secretly removed the splint, and was stunned when he saw it.There is another intact left leg for comparison, and his right knee is obviously not right no matter whether it is seen or felt.

Luo Pingyuan's heart was heavy when he heard it, as he expected when he came, as if he returned to Los Angeles and learned the past, Lin Chen also encountered the truth behind the lies at the border.

He understood the feeling of pain and hesitation. If only this incident happened, Lin Chen would definitely be able to think about it, but he never expected that the leg injury would lead to disability.

Lin Chen said that after discovering something was wrong, he didn't take it too seriously at first. He just thought that the bones that had been put together had been accidentally displaced.

When Pavilion Master Su heard about this, he ordered all the doctors in the army to come and treat him, but unexpectedly, after careful inspection, several highly skilled doctors all shook their heads.

The knee is inherently complex and fragile, and there are many tendons connected to it. The trouble with this injury is that the initial injury was too severe, not only the knee bone was shattered, but the tendons were also damaged.Due to the failure to properly deal with the injury at the beginning, when the bone was set again later, the tendons and veins had been misplaced and could not be continued as before.

Up to now, the injury has gradually healed, and if you want to straighten it again, you have to forcefully pull apart the jointed knee bone again. The pain is still secondary, and no one is sure that the tendons and joints will be further damaged. recover.One mistake, maybe it won't be the turn to connect the veins, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

In the army, there are many disabilities that are worse than lameness. Everyone advised Lin Chen to look away. He can still walk anyway. In the future, even if he marches and fights, he will ride a horse without too much hindrance.

But Luo Pingyuan understood that with Emperor Tianyi's character, he would never agree to marry Princess Danyang to a lame man. Even if Lin Chen was injured because of fighting for the country, the emperor could not tolerate such obvious flaws in the future son-in-law.

The envoys from Beiliao and Yijin can still try their best to drive them away, but what about after that?Could Xue Ning still be at the mercy of fate and marry a man she didn't like at all?

The two were relatively speechless for a while, and each other was confused.Lin Chen said sadly: "I should have told you in the letter earlier, but I don't know how to say it. I heard the news of a marriage proposal on the way, but I didn't even have the qualifications to compete on stage. Xue Ning, she will be very disappointed and sad Bar."

"If you just give up like this, hide your face and make things difficult for yourself, she will be really disappointed and sad." Luo Pingyuan felt a dull pain in his heart. He knew Lin Chen's martial arts background very well. Compete for strength.

He calmed down before saying: "You have to trust Xue Ning, she won't care about this matter, and since she came back safely, there is hope for everything."

Having said that, he only felt that the comfort of words was weak, and even more like a kind of injury.Xue Ning will not give up because of Lin Chen's lameness, but what can be determined by her will?

Lin Chen really smiled wryly, but didn't answer.Luo Pingyuan saw deep despair in his eyes.

The reason why I was disheartened and almost preferred to stay at the border was because no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't give my loved one anything except sorrow and pain.

"Brother Sihuang and Pavilion Master Su are right, we must face it." He thought for a while and said, "You are not fully recovered, so staying in the barracks is not an option, and the Hou Mansion will send someone to pick you up soon. Why don't you go back with me to live in the imperial brother's mansion for a while, and we can discuss together." At this point, his thoughts suddenly moved, Lin Chen's leg injury can't be cured by other doctors, but there is a world-renowned doctor in Jing Wang's mansion Xi Minghua, this kind of opportunity can be met but not sought after, but if there is still a chance, the owner of Mengxian Valley will definitely have a way.

Lin Chen didn't know what he was thinking, shook his head and said: "The barracks is very good, I don't want to go anywhere else for the time being. Pingyuan, you can call me cowardly, but now I'm really afraid of seeing His Royal Highness King Jing, I... I'm ready I must go find you, and leave me alone."

"How long can you hide! In less than two days, this camp will be evacuated. Will you follow me to live in the camp in the suburbs of Beijing?" Thinking that after I found Yubo, I dared not face the emperor's brother for several days, and Lin Chen also added that he was timid because of his closeness to his hometown, so he couldn't lose his temper, "I will give you three days at most. I'm looking for you for something, and stay here until I send someone to pick me up!"

He thought that it would not be the best policy to drag Lin Chen to the mansion at any moment, he had to discuss it with the emperor first, and then spend some time to ask Lord Xi Gu, it would be safe.

Outside the camp, the sergeants had already been drinking happily in groups of three and four, and the soldiers brought in the food and drinks. Luo Pingyuan then ate with Lin Chen. Dashi.

After all, Luo Pingyuan felt unbearable, and it was not good to bring up the matter of extending the doctor right now, so he thought it was better to go back to the residence and try to arrange it.

After the meal, he got up to say goodbye, Lin Chen said: "I haven't seen you for a while, and I have heard a lot of changes in Beijing, but I can see that you are doing well, Ping Yuan, and you always feel that your words are more important than before. gone." Lin Chen's Feiyang also disappeared, but I don't know if it's possible to get it back.

"I'm now in Prince Jing's Mansion, and I'm used to it." Luo Pingyuan could only warn, "Don't think too much, just move in and raise yourselves for a while, and the emperor won't eat you."

King Ning went out of the city today, and it took several hours. He met King Yun for the first time, and talked with Lin Chen for half a day, already full of thoughts.But he remembered that the household department still had a few official affairs waiting to be dealt with, so he had to rush over again, returning home later than usual.

King Jing was not in the room, Luo Pingyuan heard Yang Yue said that His Highness had gone to the back garden, so he knew that Brother Huang should go to enjoy the snow.

In summer, the pond full of water lilies has long been frozen, and the snow has accumulated thickly. As far as the eye can see, the trees, flowers and plants in the garden are covered with silver, and the boundary of the small vegetable field can hardly be discerned.Beside the path, Luo Yanhua wore a snow-blue cloak, as if he was looking down at something.

Luo Pingyuan didn't want to break the silence, so he approached slowly with his footsteps lightly, only to find that not far from Brother Huang's feet, the little fox was playing with a squirrel.Zhen Shi, who was originally covered in snow, was like a rolling snowball, and it was impossible to recognize it until she got close. The little squirrel was also round and round, holding a few peanuts that came from nowhere, as if she was a little afraid of Zhen Shi. , and was reluctant to put down the food and escape, so the little fox had to let the little fox sniff with his nose for a while, and poke with his forefoot for a while, looking quite distressed.

Even though King Ning was preoccupied, he couldn't help laughing. He leaned over and said, "Zhenshi, Brother Huang feeds you every day, and occasionally gives others something to eat. Don't bully them, you know?" hold up.

Jane turned her head away when she heard the sound, her expression was full of awkwardness, the squirrel took advantage of this gap, and immediately ran away with peanuts in her arms.The little fox was not happy immediately, and patted his master's hand with his fluffy tail, followed by the little white shadow, and disappeared without a trace in the snow.

Luo Pingyuan raised his head and saw King Jing just smiled, he couldn't help but lose face, and said depressedly: "It's because the emperor has spoiled it too much recently, it has become more and more pampered, and it dares to be disobedient."

Luo Yanhua couldn't help smiling, most of the time when Zhenshi was by his side, but the dried fish and fruits he often ate were all bought by Luo Pingyuan thinking of others, it's hard to say who loves more.He said: "I went out of the city today smoothly, did you see Linpian?"

"I see, the fourth brother said that in two days, he will come to the manor to visit the emperor." Luo Pingyuan returned to the business, and described the situation of Jiao Ying today, only omitting himself and Luo Lin Pian's conversation about Langhuan in the auditorium.

The two walked in the snow, Luo Yanhua pondered and said: "The news came out from the palace today that the father has approved Linpian to return the military power, so that I can rest for a while. So I can rest assured that Linpian As long as he is not in charge of the army, no one can argue with him even if he acts willfully." After thinking about it, he said leisurely, "But in the future, it is inevitable that there will be a few welcome banquets and celebration banquets in the palace. If you don’t go, you can’t avoid it.”

Luo Pingyuan thought that when he first came back to Luo City, there were indeed a lot of banquets of all kinds. Now that he is the king of Yun, the scene is probably several times grander. If it is a normal day, seeing Luo Junping's unwilling expression The right is for entertainment, but there is no such leisurely mind right now.

"Brother Huang, something happened to Lin Chen." He said.Lin Chen hadn't mentioned it to King Jing in his previous letter, but now he started from the beginning. After he was injured, he learned what happened to Hengdao in the past, and he also failed to heal his disabled leg in time.

Luo Yanhua listened, the expression on his face gradually became dignified, and he frowned and said: "No wonder Pavilion Master Su mentioned to me in the previous letter that General Lin might encounter some troubles. He didn't elaborate, I thought It’s for foreigners to ask for relatives. A Su came back a few days earlier, but he really said too little.”

Luo Pingyuan raised his eyes and looked, but there was no trace on the snow, and he didn't know where Qin Su was hiding.After he came back, King Jing no longer asked Guan Ling to be on duty at night, and the others had to get used to the fact that there were always people on the beams of the roof, and they also disappeared without a trace. Guan Ling along the way is comparable.After the battle in the northern border, A Su was still so taciturn. Presumably, even if he had a lot to say to King Jing, the focus was on the interior of Langhuan.

"Brother Huang, Lin Chen doesn't want to go back to the Marquis's Mansion. I want him to come and live for a while?" He said softly, thinking about how to ask Xi Minghua to help him, "He and Xue Ning are really good now. need help."

Today, he noticed Lin Chen's emotions, perhaps because of his lameness, apart from being sad and guilty, he also had a trace of inferiority complex that he had never had before, especially when he mentioned Langhuan, which made him want to speak to the emperor's brother Can't help but be careful.

Luo Yanhua didn't notice his subtle emotions, and said thoughtfully: "It's fine to live here, Master Xi Gu is very good at stretching the muscles and veins, maybe there will be a turning point. Many years ago, Pavilion Master Su had a similar thing, injured He was not treated in time, and his right leg almost limped, and it was Master Xi Gu who cured him at that time."

"Governor Su has such an experience? I've never heard of it." Luo Pingyuan was both surprised and delighted. If the city gate hadn't been closed at this time, he almost wanted to escort Lin Chen over immediately.

"It's a long story. It happened about ten years ago. At that time, Pavilion Master Su was only in his twenties. Because of his lameness, he encountered many twists and turns." King Jing smiled slightly, with Su Lingxue's subtlety, Being able to specifically mention one sentence in the letter means helping each other, and Xi Minghua should not refuse, "Since I have made an appointment with Lin Chen for three days, I will pick him up at that time. But Lin Pian, since I have said it twice Come on, that's really two days, we just happened to meet him first."