01

Ah Qi still remembers the scene when he first met Chu Heng.

At that time, the elder brother broke through the north and returned, and the people of the city greeted each other, and she squeezed into the crowd when she ran out, wanting to get closer and see the tall and powerful young general.

Listening to the endless admiration of the people in the crowd for her brother, she couldn't help but feel complacent—those people who seemed to be gods descending to protect a country, but they were her dearest brothers! Ah Qi (身shēn) was nimble, scurrying around the crowd, and finally rubbed to the front, watching the familiar (身shēn) figure get closer and closer, and the smile on her face became brighter and brighter.

After a farewell in July, from the catkins flying to the mountains full of red leaves, the elder brother finally returned.

"Isn't it just to kill a few Hu people? You need to show off like this? This son (日rì) is much more powerful than you!"

That voice was not too loud in the noisy crowd, but it was keenly captured by Ah Qi, and when he turned his head, it was a fat-faced little fat man who was half a head shorter than himself, and his eyes were full of disdain.

Ah Qi was very annoyed, and was about to open his mouth to argue that it was not an ordinary Hu person who Brother had killed, but the Hu lord who was known as the Heavenly Wolf of Beihu! The 50,000 Yan army won more with less, not only won the eleven cities of Beihu, but also allowed Beihu to surrender to Dayan from then on, and paid tribute every year, pacifying the disturbances in the north that had plagued Dayan for several years.

But before she could speak, she was pushed to the side, and thanks to her timely reaction, she didn't fall. The extra person on the side was holding two sugar gourds in his hands, and said to the white-faced little fat man happily: "Young master, the sugar gourd you wanted, Ah Fu bought it for you." ”

Seeing this scene, Ah Qi sneered, and said disdainfully with his hands around (chest xiōng): "Who was so ashamed of me at that time, it was actually a little (fart) child who had not yet broken (milk nǎi) whole (日rì) begging for candy to eat. Yan then glanced the boy up and down: "With your appearance, I'm afraid that you will run away when you go to the battlefield, right?"

Ah Qi was originally an elf, and he said it so crisply, which provoked everyone on the side to laugh.

Originally, it was just a laugh between two children, but he didn't want to poke the little fat man's sore spot, only to see that his whole face was red, his dark eyes stared at Ah Qi, the corners of his mouth moved, and he pushed away the sugar gourd handed by Ah Fu and said, "You can eat it yourself!

Ah Fu is honest, and when he heard the little young master's words, he didn't know what to do, Ah Qi saw the pair of masters and servants, and smiled even more: "(Jiaojiāo) The son and brother who are used to raising are still not brainless to say some big things that are out of tune, this thing of marching and fighting is not a joke for you to play around." ”

After speaking, the crowd on the side also laughed, the little fat man blushed to the root of his ears, turned (body shēn) and squeezed out of the crowd, Ah Fu took the two sugar gourds and hurriedly followed.

When Ah Qi saw this, his heart was very happy, and he couldn't help but show his face.

However, it didn't take long for her complexion to stiffen.

That night, Ah Qi was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for two hours.

This is the thirteenth time she has been found sneaking out.

02

Goodbye little fat man is after three (日rì).

That (日rì) Ah Qi was practicing guns in the elementary school yard at home, but he saw Ah Brother come in, followed by a short and fat (body shēn) figure, which was inexplicably familiar.

Ah Qi stopped his hand, looked at the person carefully, and then smiled: "Yo, who should I be, it turns out to be the eldest young master who hasn't been weaned (milk nǎi) yet, what's the matter......?

Ah Qi didn't notice the little fat man's instantly pale face, and before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by his brother: "Ah Qi!"

Ah Qi was stunned, Brother never murdered himself, this time he actually did this to himself for someone she didn't know, she didn't react for a long time, and when she came back to her senses, she heard her brother's last words:

“…… In the future, you will train together, and no matter what conflicts you have before, you will never forget them. Ah Qi, do you understand?"

Ah Qi felt aggrieved, but he still nodded his head habitually. It's just that the bow jaya (shooting shè) misses the bull's-eye, and the tassel gun in his hand has been shot down.

When Qin Qian entered the house with the peach blossom cake, Ah Qi was covering himself in the quilt.

He asked for a long time before Ah Qi let go of the quilt and threw himself into his arms, crying loudly. Qin Qian listened to Ah Qi's description, and then understood a general idea, and said with a smile: "Why are you unhappy about this little thing, you took advantage of him in your mouth before, and now you poke someone's sore spot again, how can Brother not talk about you?"

Ah Qi twitched, "Where am I...... Poke him in the sore spot...... Moreover, and brother, you murdered me for him, and you murdered Ah Qi...... Wow......"

Qin Qian looked at the little sister in his arms, rubbed her hair, and smiled with pity.

Ah Qi has been tough since she was a child, and she can endure hardships, not as good as those daughters who are raised in the deep boudoir, she likes to dance with knives and guns, and only her brother will show the posture that a child should have, and she will never say a word or two when she is spoiled in her own time, and she was punished for herself a few days ago. Thinking of this, Qin Qian's gaze became softer and softer:

"Ah Qi, it's Brother Wrong, Brother shouldn't have murdered you, you see I brought your most (love) peach blossom cake to make amends, you can forgive Brother A?"

After a while, Qin Qian watched her finish eating the small half dish before he spoke: "Ah Qi, in fact, you are also at fault today, do you know?"

At that time, Ah Qi knew that Chu Heng was the son of the king of Beijun, when Beihu invaded the south, his parents were brutally murdered, and he was the only one who survived, and the emperor took pity on him when he was young and took him in (body shēn) to raise him, and that day she mentioned his parents, but it really poked people's sore spots.

Although Ah Qi is tough, he is not unreasonable, he is always embarrassed to face Chu Heng after that, but if she takes the initiative to apologize, but she can't pull her face, she will only act as if nothing happened before, and only train with Chu Heng according to the rules and regulations according to her brother's arrangement, and take care of Chu Heng's fat during the practice, and will let it go without a trace, not as aggressive as before.

In this way, day by day, it was not until a month later that some changes occurred.

That (日rì) Ah Qi ran into the school field and said to Chu Heng, who was practicing: "Chu Heng, I can't practice with you today, I have already told Brother Ah just now." ”

Only then did Chu Heng see that there was a rabbit in her arms, and there were blood stains on her hind feet, and he frowned slightly: "Injured rabbit?"

"Well, my brother just brought it back from outside, I'm going to find a doctor, and I'll talk to you by the way. With that, he ran to the inner room.

"The doctor is not here today, and someone in the school field has been injured, and he has already rushed over. ”

"What?" Ah Qi stopped, paused, and was about to run out.

"Is there any medicine? I can try it. ”

The injury on the rabbit's foot is not serious, and after a little treatment and some medicine, it is fine after bandaging.

Ah Qi looked at the little fat man on the side of the (body shēn), and said angrily: "That...... It was me who was wrong before, and I shouldn't have said that about you. I'm sorry. ”

"Don't take it personally. Chu Heng teased the rabbit's ears and said casually.

Ah Qi looked at him a little angry, but when he thought about it, he finally broke the previous barrier, and he was a little relieved.

It was not in vain that she and her brother bought the wounded rabbit from the hunters on the street.

03

Since the rabbit incident, the relationship between Ah Qi and Chu Heng has begun to improve.

After getting acquainted with it, Ah Qi found out that this little fat man is actually a good person, although he is not as brave and good at fighting as his brother, but he can tell her a lot of things that he will not hear from his brother (情qíng):

For example, there is a village in the mountains of Nanjun, where people can talk to orangutans and raise a lot of strange insects to control people; for example, far away in the southwest, people there speak strangely and write like ants, and all tribes have black skin, and no one can be found at night; for example, there is a small island in the easternmost sea, where legendary immortals live and only a few people can find them; and for example, ......

In this way, day by day, three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Ah Qiquan (日rì) sighed in front of Chu Heng and sighed that the Taoist creation was magical, and he was able to carve the self-righteous little fat man back then into the handsome (quite tǐng) appearance he is now, and he didn't know how many ignorant (春chūn) girls this face would harm.

However, before Chu Heng could really harm people, a secret report came from Beihu that the prince of Beihu, who had escaped that year, raised troops against Yan with the Tatars, and the three cities in the north within two (日rì) had been captured. The army (situation) was urgent, and Chu Heng took the initiative to ask for help to assist Qin Qian to send 50,000 troops to the north overnight to resolve the predicament.

When Ah Qi, who accompanied his mother back to the province, heard the news, it had been a day since the departure of the army.

The only thing left to her was a book by her brother with a note of "Don't worry".

Don't worry, how can you not worry?

Ah Qiping (日rì) does not believe in Buddhism, but he can't help but pray with his mother (日rì) (日rì) to pray for the safety of Brother Ah and Chu Heng.

As the days passed, the elder brother's family letter had been broken for five days, and the atmosphere in the city was becoming more and more subtle.

Beihu surrendered for only three years, and after the defeat in that battle, how could he recuperate and not recover, how could he fight against Yan together with the Tatars? After the Beihu Rebellion, the defense of the northern border was strengthened a lot, and how could he lose three cities in two (day) days?

It's not so much an external trouble, but an internal worry.

And Qin Gan, who was the one who quelled the Northern Rebellion and now lost a city, unexpectedly became the object of suspicion. The more rumors in the DPRK and China, even Ah Qi, who was not leaving home, heard a little bit.

When the Qin family was surrounded by the (forbidden jìn) army, Ah Qi picked up the tassel gun and was about to rush out: "Brother is loyal to the world, what does Your Majesty mean by this! If my Qin family wants to rebel, why should I guard the world for his Chu family for these years! Those Wenchen villains who are comfortable in the whole (日rì) have the heart of the people, aren't they afraid that the soldiers who defend the country with blood (lick tiǎn) are cold! I don't believe that the emperor is so mediocre, and I will condemn my Qin family with just a few words! I'm going to get justice to you!"

When Father Qin heard the news and left the study, Ah Qi had already broken out of the door and ran in the direction of the palace.

When the drum of grievances outside the imperial city sounded, the emperor had just opened a secret letter. Hearing that Ah Qi of the Qin family came to avenge his grievances, he snorted coldly and passed her to see her, Ah Qizheng (desire yù) opened his mouth, but was shocked by the fold that fell on the ground in front of him:

Chu Heng, the prince of Beijun, teamed up with the Beihu Tatars to raise the banner of the king of Beijun against Yan, and the general Qin Qian was poisoned and did not wake up, and six of the ten cities in the north have been lost.

Chu Heng reversed.

Ah Qi was a little dizzy, she didn't believe that Brother Ah would rebel, but she couldn't be sure that Chu Heng wouldn't rebel.

At that time, the king of Beijun was resentful and colluded with Beihu, the emperor let the brother separate the two, and used the hand of Beihu to get rid of the king of Beijun.

Thanks to Chu Heng's literacy at that time, he was not ignorant and unwise.

These brothers had spoken to her.

The Holy Decree arrived at the Qin Mansion one step earlier than Ah Qi.

When Ah Qi returned home, her mother had already helped her pack her things, holding her hand and sobbing with tears in her eyes.

Ah Qiqiang endured the sourness, smiled and helped his mother wipe away her tears, and knelt down to his parents and bowed: "Father, mother, the child will definitely return safely with his brother." ”

In addition to the 30,000 troops, there were also rabbit Ah Bai and an old woman.

……

"In ancient times, Mulan joined the army, Gui Ying was in command, and the Qin family was Qibucai, I would like to ask Ying to expel Hu Lu and protect my Dayan land!"

"Joke! You teach me how to believe in you! Chu Hengzhi's opposition to the Qin family is not unrelated, how can I put the army into the hands of the enemy! If it wasn't for your brother's benevolence back then, how could there be harm today!"

"Regardless of whether Brother Ah was right or wrong back then, Ah Qi only asked Your Majesty if you still want to repeat the mistake of cooking rabbits and dead dogs? In addition to General Han back then, there was also my Brother Qin Qian, who was ordered to be in danger, and now he is looking at the court, but there are still people who can be worthy of this position? If Your Majesty is suspicious of employing people, then why not give up this country and let the Qingming people live in it!"

"Bold! Qin Family Ah Qi, you really want to rebel! Believe it or not, I cut off your head!"

"If Your Majesty doesn't want this country, you can cut down Ah Qi! The royal grievance Ah Qi doesn't want to ask, Ah Qi only knows that this battle has nothing to do with the people. If the Northern Hu Tatars enter my Dayan, the corpses will be all over the wilderness, and the people will not be able to survive. Regardless of whether Your Majesty believes it or not, Ah Qi swears today: and does not say high righteousness, it is for the sake of Gao Tang's life, Ah Qi's safety is in danger, Ah Qi should also do his best to protect our country's borders! If you violate this oath, you will not be able to live in peace! When the army returns, Your Majesty will ask Ah Qi's head at that time, and Ah Qi will never complain. ”

……

In this battle, it is not only his own life that is gambled, not only the seventy-three members of the Qin family, but also the lives of 80,000 soldiers, and the future of all Dayan's people.

The first battle is a decisive battle, and the first battle is decided.

04

Goodbye Chu Heng is in the Tatar camp.

Ah Qi took himself as his envoy and took Ah Bai and one rabbit straight into the enemy camp.

There was only Chu Heng in the tent.

Ah Qi sat down by himself, didn't talk about the war or lobbying, just looked at Chu Heng quietly for a long time, and suddenly said with a light smile: "After today, I really responded to the sentence that friend has become an enemy." ”

"I don't regret it. Chu Heng said indifferently.

"Good. After a long silence, Ah Qiqi (身shēn) stepped forward and placed Ah Bai on the table beside him, "The friendship between you and me begins with Ah Bai, and today (Ri rì) ends at Ah Bai." As he spoke, he put down a dagger beside him, "Ah Bai dang (日rì) is what you saved, and today (日rì) will return you with a knife, and from now on you and I will not owe each other." ”

"What does it have to do with it?" Chu Heng was slightly angry, he couldn't imagine that Ah Qi was such a cruel person.

"Oh, if you don't come, I'll come by myself. After that, he took the dagger on the table and was about to stab Ah Bai, Chu Hengshan (body shēn) snatched Ah Bai in his arms, but unexpectedly Ah Qi made a cut on his left wrist.

The wound was not big, but the blood flowed surprisingly much, and it didn't take long for the smell of blood to permeate the entire camp, Ah Qi shook his head helplessly: "Ah Heng, you still don't know me." ”

Chu Heng put down Ah Bai, took the medicine box that was ready at any time from the side to help her bandage her wound, Ah Qi quietly let him bandage it, looked at the familiar and unfamiliar face in front of him seriously, and slowly raised his right hand, no (forbidden jìn) touched his face, but at the moment of touching, he suddenly retracted: "Sorry, I lost my temper." ”

Chu Heng glanced at her, and stopped talking.

Ah Qiqi (身shēn), listening to the subtle breathing behind the curtain in the tent, smiled at the corners of his lips.

Hugged Ah Bai from the soft couch on the side, turned (body shēn) and walked out, before lifting the curtain, Ah Qi paused and said: "You don't have to be polite to see each other later. Also, I'm sorry. ”

"There is nothing to be sorry for, there are no fathers and sons on the battlefield yet. ”

"Yes, there are no fathers and sons on the battlefield. Ah Qi repeated, and finally lifted the curtain and strode out, listening to the sneer and disdain of the Hu people behind (身shēn):

"Chu family boy, I can't think of it! You are so powerful! I really fell for this Qin family's beauty trick, but I didn't think that the Qin family's brothers and sisters were all played by you!"

……

"Ahh

"I talked about North County before, now I'll talk to you about South County. The wind and sand in Nanjun and Beijun are different, there are many trees and hills in Nanjun, there is a Miao village in the deep mountains, it is said that the people there, the people there will talk to orangutans, and they will raise a lot of strange insects, there is called 'Gu', there are many types of 'Gu', life and death Gu, son and mother Gu, heart-devouring Gu......"

"Hey, what's the use of these Gus? Have you ever seen it?"

"I also saw it in the book, but I haven't seen it, because the witch Gu thing confuses the palace, and it has been stopped by His Majesty (forbidden jìn), but it is said that there are still people from the Miao tribe in Nanjun in the palace......"

……

“…… The mother Gu should be fostered with live blood in the virgin's body, and the birth of a child Gu can spread with the blood...... If the mother Gu host dies, the child Gu host will not be able to live for long, and there is no way to solve this child and mother Gu...... Girl, have you figured it out? Don't regret it. ”

"Ah Qi has no regrets. ”

……

Two (days later), the sober Great Yan general Qin Qian led the rest of the Yan army with 40,000 reinforcements for a total of 70,000 people, and 100,000 Tatars against Beibei, but Chu Heng, the son of the king of Beijun in front of the battle, and the prince of Beihu suddenly died at the same time, and the Tatar king also died, and the rebels collapsed.

In this battle, Dayan surrendered the soldiers without a fight, and all the Hulu surrendered, which is known as the Battle of Beipi in history.

The army returned (日rì), the general Qin Qian resigned, and the emperor (允yǔn).

In the following month, Yan set up the Northern Protectorate at the border of the northern Hulu region to connect with the central government to govern the northern border. Since then, all the remnants of the northern border of Dayan have been removed, and peace has been obtained for several years.

05

It's another year when the peach and willow are green, the catkins are flying, the warblers are chirping non-stop, and the paper kites released by children can be vaguely seen in the air. At the end of the river, on a high hill, two graves lay quietly.

In front of one of the graves, there is a plate of peach blossom cake.

A man next to him held a white rabbit in his arms and slowly spilled a glass of wine in his hand......