Chapter 17: Shocking Changes (3)
The scene in front of him was also greatly beyond the expectations of Yuan Zhize, who was already accustomed to seeing all kinds of scenes, his smile was frozen on his face, and his eyes were full of surprise and astonishment. After a while, he slowly got up from his seat and walked in front of Xiang Guang.
I took a deep breath and tried to raise my head to look at the body in front of me, what a terrifying picture, large and small scars were listed on his chest and back, almost not an inch of skin was intact, and the whole body was twisted into an extremely terrifying picture, which was shocking to see.
"Where is this injury?" Yuan Zhize's hand ran across his chest, where there was a long, dark red scar that stretched from his collarbone to his abdomen. "Returning to the prince, this is what Zhang Wu was cut by Nanban when he fought in Nanzhong in the second year. Xiang Guang's tone was calm, without any boasting.
"Then what's the matter with this arrow wound?" Yuan Zhize's hand rested on his chest again, and among the pitted wounds, the two holes were particularly eye-catching. "This is when Longxing attacked Yongchang City with the king of Chengdu in the first year, he was shot and wounded by the enemy's archers. ”
"It's a hassle to heal an injury in such an important place. Yuan Zhize's hands trembled slightly, and the two scars looked very deep. "Fortunately, my life is great, Lang Zhong said that these two arrows are only a millimeter away from the heart, and the last general saved his life. ”
"This king finally understands why the general can win the name of the unicorn, it turns out that it is not that the general has a unicorn tattoo on his body, but this body is full of scars, as if the general has a pair of unicorn scale armor. ”
After asking about the scars on Xiang Guang's body in general, Yuan Zhize was full of emotion: "The general has served the country for so many years, I don't know how many times he has walked outside the Ghost Gate, and now it's time to return to his hometown." ”
Xiang Guang put on his clothes and said proudly: "As long as the imperial court needs it, the last general will be ready to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy at any time." As a general, he should be proud of dying on the battlefield, and dying of old age and sickness is the greatest shame in life. Yuan Zhize seemed to be very satisfied with Xiang Guang's statement, nodded and said: "A brave and loyal person like the general is the greatest wealth of the country, how can he lose it easily, the general only needs to do a good job in the future, and he will be able to rise to the top in the future." ”
After sending Xiang Guang away, those horrific wounds on his body still lingered in my mind, and when it was time to go to bed at night, I couldn't help Yuan Zhize take off his clothes.
"What are you doing, why are you so diligent today, could it be that you are thinking about it again?" Yuan Zhize was surprised by my reaction, but I was not in the mood to joke with him at all, and with the help of the light of the candlestick, I carefully checked on him.
Luckily, there were only a few minor scars, and I let out a long breath. "What, seeing that I don't have so many war injuries worth showing off, are you disappointed in me?" Yuan Zhize saw that I was fine, and then put on his underwear and said half-jokingly. "Pure nonsense, don't people feel sorry for you?" I dropped the candlestick and hugged Yuan Zhize tightly from behind.
"Okay," Yuan Zhize took my hand and turned his head to comfort me softly: "I know you're worried about me, isn't it okay for me to do it? Besides, fighting is a matter of fighting for life, and anyone will be a little injured." ”
"It's a light thing to say, there are no eyes for knives and guns, what if there is a mistake? Just like the man's wife, seeing so many wounds on his body, wouldn't she worry about him all day long. "Thinking that there will be another war in the future, Zhize will also go to the front line, my heart is pounding.
"Zhize, let's not be the general of the expedition to the west, okay? You only be a prince, and then we can live happily every day..."
Zhi Ze reflexively hugged me in his arms, sighed and said: "I don't like to fight either, but people can't always think about themselves, oh, you also saw the general Xiang just now, he almost put his life on the line for the court and the country, the Central Plains was originally my Dacheng's family, if no one in the royal family can take the lead and set an example, how can I ask the soldiers to be loyal to the country?"
"Everyone wants to live a peaceful and comfortable life, but as a prince, when you have the ability, you have the obligation to stand up and share the worries of the court, my father is old and his health is not good, and I also hope to reduce his burden. ”
After his explanation, I also understood Zhize's good intentions. "Zhize, I misunderstood you, I thought you wanted to be the emperor, that's why you worked so hard..."
"Silly Nizi," Yuan Zhize pinched my nose and said, "These are completely different things, even if my father does not appoint me as the crown prince, I will loyally defend the peace of the party, if my father recognizes my ability and makes me his successor, it will naturally be better." ”
The suspicion in my heart had inadvertently dissipated, and the smile returned to my face: "Okay, Zhize, I promise you, I won't interfere with your dreams and ambitions, but I want you to promise me one thing." ”
"Tell me about it. Yuan Zhize raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of curiosity. "You must be careful in the future, remember that I am still worried about you. I whispered to his chest.
"That's it, it's easy to say, the princess and the villain remember. "Seeing that he looked absent-minded, he must be perfunctory to me. "If only I could keep you on a leash every day. I don't want my joke to make Yuan Zhize fall in love, and he said with a surprised face: "Is it possible that you want me to take you with me when I go on the expedition?"
I don't want his words to hit me, and as he says, the problem will be solved. I clapped my hands and jumped happily: "Okay, okay, it's decided, you must take me with you when you go on a trip in the future, and you won't regret it~"
couldn't stand my soft grinding and hard bubbles, Yuan Zhize finally agreed. "However, it depends on your performance~" Yuan Zhize said and picked me up suddenly, walked to the table and blew out the candle in one go.