Chapter 17: Memories
She remembered the cold wind on the city walls, the rough hands of the people behind them, and the sneer of the Tartars. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
But when she sat in the carriage and slowly traveled north, and heard people mention the man again, she really couldn't resent.
The guards escorted her to the Northland, as if it was just yesterday, and on the way she met the Tartar stragglers who had fled in a rout, just three or five people, with the embarrassment of fleeing on their faces, and saw that the traveling woman was still like a hungry wolf, and her eyes were glowing with a terrifying green light.
The soldiers wiped out the Tartars and saved the two women who were killed, one of whom died not long after, and the other was covered in bruises, also with more air in and less breath.
She was really angry at the time, only to know that the flowers were only in the capital, and further north, or south of the coastal land, what she saw in front of her was the real life of the people.
The gorgeous cloak of the Celestial Empire has long been fragile, covering the holes of the girder.
So, she listened to the soldiers tell the story of General Shao.
They said that General Shao was only fourteen years old when he first came to Northland. At that time, General Shao was seriously ill, and the battle reports of the defeat and retreat of the Great Liang army were transmitted to Beijing one after another, and presented to the imperial case, the Son of Heaven was furious, and the Jing'an Hou Mansion was in danger.
It was at that time that Shao Mingyuan, the second son of the Marquis of Jing'an, who was only fourteen years old, stood up and took the initiative to ask for orders to go to the north to fight for his father.
General Shao's first battle was with the Northern Qi army that was slaughtering the village.
That battle was General Shao's famous battle, and afterwards countless people sang praises and praised him for his youth and achievements, but only three or five soldiers who survived that battle remembered how General Shao led dozens of people against more than 100 Northern Qi troops.
The physical fitness of the Great Liang Army is far from that of the Northern Qi Army on horseback, and no matter which famous general sits in the North over the years, he has been in a passive position of being beaten. At the end of that battle, General Shao almost became a bloody man, and his cronies persuaded him to flee first, but he only said one sentence: I will not leave the back of turning around and fleeing to the Tartars, so that the Tartars think that the men of Daliang are all soft bones and can wantonly abuse my people of Daliang.
Later, "the jackal does not die, the tartar does not die, and he will never return home" became General Shao's creed, and his wedding was still General Shao's kneeling and begging the Son of Heaven to pass on the holy decree before calling people back.
Qiao Zhao still remembered the adjutant general's careful persuasion: "Madam, don't be angry with the general, although I can't stand you for leading the troops on the general's wedding day, but you don't know, he didn't know how many innocent people died when he came one step late, and women like these two women today don't know how much more." Our generals, in fact, have softer hearts than anyone else......"
Along the way, Qiao Zhao heard more about the man.
He once lay on his stomach in the snow for a day and a night, in order to save young children who had been taken away by the Tartars as a reserve for rations; He once swam across the Songjiang River from the ice and attacked and killed the leader of the Tartars who cut off the heads of the people of Daliang and used them as wine jugs; He also paid his military salaries and bought clothes to add a cotton coat to the women who had been humiliated by the Tartars.
The adjutant general choked with tears in his eyes and said: "People in the world only remember the infinite scenery of the general, but we remember the general's pain. The general once said that he did his best to live up to the people of his family and country, and he could only live up to you. Wait for the Northland to settle down ......"
The adjutant general didn't say the next words, but Qiao Zhao understood.
How can she hate such a man who shed the last drop of blood and tears for the people of the Northland?
She's ...... Somewhat annoying.
She listened to his story along the way, how could his arrows be so fast?
The girl raised her cheeks and looked out the window, the warm sun reflected her face translucent, looking white and delicate, but her temperament was very pure, which made the mood of those who stared at her quiet.
Divine Doctor Li looked at her like this, and felt that the sense of familiarity became stronger and stronger.
After a while, he opened his mouth: "What does Li Yatou think?" ”
Qiao Zhao came back to his senses and replied honestly: "It's just in a daze." ”
The corners of Doctor Li's mouth twitched.
It is really rare to see people who can say "in a daze" so justifiably.
It's getting more and more ...... Like ......
Li Yatou and Qiao Yatou are similar everywhere, and more importantly, when he first saw Li Yatou, he found that she had symptoms of leaving her soul, and Qiao Yatou was not staying in the north as he thought, but had already died-
Dr. Li's palms were sweaty, and his heart was beating rapidly.
Could that be the case?
He knows that this speculation is shocking, and he will never dare to think in this direction on others, but he is different, he has been studying this in recent years!
Doctor Li cleared his throat and said tentatively: "Li girl, who are the people in your family?" ”
Qiao Zhao was a little surprised, Doctor Li was not a person who was interested in the shortcomings of parents.
She searched her mind for the information that Li Zhao had left her, and replied, "My grandfather has long since passed away, and there are grandmothers, parents, and siblings in the family. ”
Doctor Li touched his nose.
Does this mean that you haven't said it? Who doesn't have these people in their house, and they don't pop out of the cracks in the stones.
Looking at the little girl's calm appearance, Doctor Li couldn't be sure, and he didn't give up and tried again: "Have you heard of General Shao before?" ”
Qiao Zhao was stunned, thought about it from the perspective of the little girl Li Zhao, and said, "It has been famous for a long time. ”
Since Shao Mingyuan's first expedition, he has become the most dazzling star, shining in the sky of Daliang for seven or eight years, and who hasn't heard of it.
Divine Doctor Li sighed lightly in his heart.
Maybe it's because I'm too careful?
Or maybe he wanted that smart and open-minded child to be alive.
Letting go of the temptation, Doctor Li grabbed a green fruit from the fruit bowl and took a bite.
"Bah, it's sour!"
The bitten green fruit was thrown out of the window, and a scream came from after drawing a sharp arc.
"Park, park! Who is so not a thing, throwing fruit from the window? ”
Qiao Zhao put down the curtain of the carriage and took the opportunity to glance out, and saw a strong man holding his forehead with one hand and chasing the carriage wildly, causing passers-by to stop and watch, and then jumped down from the carriage A guard did not know what to explain, and the strong man left with a satisfied face.
The guard returned, and the companion next to him asked in a low voice, "How much money did you send this time?" ”
The guard said with a numb face: "Don't mention it, I scattered two taels of silver." ”
The companions next to him sighed, their hearts were difficult, and if they let the old ancestor in the car toss, they should pawn the sword.
The leading guard looked sad: "Speed up, I will definitely rush to the capital tomorrow!" ”
The next day, spring was beautiful.
A low-key carriage turned a corner and drove onto the widest official road outside the capital, but soon the carriage could not move forward.
Looking at the crowd of people in front of him, the guard asked Doctor Li for instructions: "Old man, I am just in time for General Shao to enter the city, and the carriage can't go, why don't we go back first?" ”