Chapter 184: Growing Old with Your Son
(Cat flutter Chinese) Lin Hua thanked Chunhong, too hurried, helpless towards the cold rain and late wind. Rouge tears, want to stay drunk, when heavy. Since people grow hate, water flows forever.
The things of the world are always in constant change of information, and many things are never transferred by human will. It's like spring is gone, and you can't stop summer from coming. When the day passes, the night comes, and the cycle repeats, and the stars change.
A year after Chai Zongxun, the son of Emperor Ruiwu Xiaowen of Zhou Shizong, ascended the throne, Zhao Kuangyin, the former superintendent of the palace and returned to the German army, falsely claimed that the Northern Han Dynasty and the Khitan went south, deceived the soldiers to go north, and staged a scene of "yellow robe, Chen Qiao mutiny" at Chenqiaoyi, which was twenty miles northeast of Tokyo, and controlled the capital of the Zhou State without blood. Zhao Kuangyin led the army back to the division and forced Emperor Gong Chai Zongxun to give up the throne and retreat to become King Zheng. With the Song Dynasty as the national name, the capital was set in Tokyo, and the Song Dynasty was established, which began another prosperous historical period in history.
The country has changed hands, the dynasty has changed, and the people who have the world have changed, but the people are still the people, their lives have not changed at all, Tokyo City is still the original Tokyo City, there will be no more bricks and tiles, the streets are still the original streets, the shops are still the original shops, and the Bianhe River is still the original Bianhe.
In the wide royal street, a weak-crowned young man walked side by side with a man who was still standing, the young man was masculine and bright, the man was heroic with sword eyebrows, and his posture was straight. The two walked through the crowd, watching the scene around them from time to time, sometimes nodding and sometimes frowning.
And the standing man smiled and said: "This Tokyo city is recovering well, and I am very happy to see the happy appearance of the people." Li Long, you have made a lot of contributions! ”
It turned out that the young man who was following the man was named Li Long. Li Long said solemnly: "The ministers don't dare to take credit, this is all under the emperor's rule." The fact that the people can live and work in peace and contentment is the result of the emperor's love for the people like a son and for the benefit of the people. ”
The man standing next to Li Long is the protagonist of "Yellow Robe", who has just ascended to the status and won Zhao Kuangyin in the world of Zhou. "Alright, the two of us, you don't have to flatter. Although you are not very old and have little experience, your abilities are well known, so I am going to put you in charge of the entire Privy Council, and handle important military and political affairs for me. ”
Li Long was a little flattered, "Your Majesty, is this inappropriate?" ”
"There's nothing wrong with it, I say you can do it, you can do it. If there is no unification today, and the surrounding countries are eyeing each other, many generals are leading troops to the border, and in the city of Tokyo, I am the only one you can trust. ”
Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Zhao Kuangyin founded the country at the beginning, and many officials in the previous dynasty were replaced one by one. Some stubborn and insistent on the old master were even wiped out. Now that he is in the city of Tokyo, except for some old ministries who have returned with him, most of them are still stationed at the border, but he is an extremely suspicious person, so he does not dare to appoint many officials of the previous dynasty, for fear that one day what happened to him will happen to another person, so there are few people he can trust.
Li Long nodded slightly, and said solemnly: "The minister obeys the order." ”
The matter was agreed, and the two of them continued on their way. Walking to a restaurant, Li Long unconsciously stopped. Memories go backwards, back to five years ago.
Five years ago, he was just a teenage boy, because his grandmother was sick and his family had no money for treatment, so he came here in desperation. Bumped into a sister and stole a piece of her jade pendant. However, God didn't like his behavior, and the matter was quickly exposed by that sister. At that time, he thought that he was dead, and judging by her dress, she should be a young lady from a big family. The ladies in the capital are not good-natured, and they will definitely beat him to death, or send him to the yamen, and die for life.
But in the end, he guessed wrong, and instead of sending him to the yamen, the sister gave him money, bought him pastries, and asked him to go back and ask the doctor to treat his grandmother. Later, when his grandmother recovered, he often went to this area to wait and look for him, wanting to thank the sister in person, but until now, he has not seen that sister again. I don't know where she is now, how is she living? Is there any chance of goodbye in this life?
"Li Long, Li Long, what's wrong?"
Hearing the voice, Li Long came back to his senses and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, the emperor, the minister is dizzy." ”
Zhao Kuangyin didn't care, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking?" ”
Li Long didn't hide it from him, and said: "I thought of a sister, she is the savior of our family. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid that by now, Li Long would be a skeleton. ”
"Speaking of saving my life, I also think of a woman, if it wasn't for him back then, maybe now, I would be a skeleton. It's just a pity, God is jealous! ”
Back then, the noble concubine who was famous all over Tokyo City, favored the harem, was talented and intelligent. The woman who was still high-spirited on the battlefield and fought bravely to kill the enemy, even he admired. If there was no her, they would all be wiped out during the siege of Luzhou. Although it was only a one-sided relationship, she was deeply impressed in his memory!
Every time he returned to Beijing, walking in the neighborhood, he could hear people talking about the concubine of Emperor Huiwu Xiaowen, and even after her death, Emperor Huiwu Xiaowen not only sent the Ji family who killed her back to his hometown, but also sent his own mother Queen Mother and his wife Empress Xiaofu to Yongtai Temple to become monks. He didn't know all the twists and turns, only that it seemed that she had a child, but he didn't know where she was now?
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And at this time on the Wuyan Mountain.
A sea of colorful flowers, full of all kinds of chrysanthemums, blooming towards the sun, is trying to absorb the warm sunlight in autumn, so that they can bloom more brilliantly. In the sea of flowers of all kinds, a lonely tomb stands in the light, and the tombstone is engraved with a few simple words: the tomb of the Ji family of the night gate, the surviving person stands in the sky.
There is not a trace of weeds around the lonely grave except for chrysanthemums of various colors, which shows that it is well cared for, and there is not even a single excess fallen leaf. The stele is clean and there is no trace of dust, presumably someone often wipes it.
On the path leading to the lonely grave, two sunny and handsome men stood side by side, with their backs to the lonely grave and looking at the mountains in the distance. When the breeze blows, you can clearly hear the sound of falling leaves brushing and the sound of spring water flowing. These two people are Yetian and Sikongjun.
"Why do you have time to come up, the new emperor ascends the throne, you should be very busy." Yetian said.
Sikong Jun smiled helplessly and said: "The new emperor is suspicious, and many former ministers of the former dynasty have been replaced by him. Nowadays, I am just an idler, but this is better, leisurely, and I don't have to worry about living every day. ”
Yetian put his hands behind his back and said: "Back in Luzhou, I felt that Zhao Kuangyin was extremely ambitious, and the city was very deep. Unexpectedly, he was so bold that he dared to usurp the Chai family. ”
"Everyone has their own pursuits, their own ambitions. In fact, it doesn't matter what the surname of this world is, who is the emperor, for us ordinary people, as long as there is no war, we can eat enough every day, and life is peaceful, we are very satisfied. ”
"The generous vision of Emperor Ruiwu Xiaowen back then, ten years to open up the world, ten years to support the people, ten years to the world is enough. He is also trying to do it according to his vision, but it's a pity that his life's work is to make a wedding dress for him Zhao Kuangyin after all. ”
To this day, the two of them are able to face everything and everyone calmly, whether they are alive or dead. Sikong turned his head, looked at a tomb looming in the sea of flowers behind him, thought for a while, then turned his head, and said, "Yetian, it's been two years, you should also put it down." Risheng and Biyue should have suffered enough sins, and you will fulfill them! If you want to talk about suffering, it should be me, if I hadn't stopped you from entering the palace back then, maybe there wouldn't have been this tragedy. ”
"Things have changed, let the past pass! Actually, I don't blame the two of them anymore, but I can't get over this hurdle in my heart. With the two of them, I would tell myself that Moyu's death was caused by them and had nothing to do with me. After two years of evasion and self-deception, it should always be faced. Unexpectedly, the side of last year's Spring Festival was the last side of the two of them, and they didn't even say goodbye. If he had complied with her request and gone to see her, would he have fewer regrets? He suddenly remembered that he hadn't even said a word of "I love you" to her, and there were too many regrets left to him by God.
"If only you could think of it that way."
Ye Tian smiled with relief, turned his head and asked, "I heard that Chen Xuan is back?" ”
Sikong nodded, "Well, it's been two or three years since I went out, and I haven't heard from him at all, I thought he died somewhere, but I didn't expect to come back a few days ago, and the changes are not small!" ”
"He is a person who likes criminal law and likes to handle cases. The case was more important than his family and friends, and it was a surprise that he could come back. ”
Sikong also smiled, turned his head to look at Yetian, and asked in a deep voice, "You, do you really want to live here for the rest of your life?" "This Wuyan Mountain is good, but after all, it is an isolated place.
I don't know yet, but for now, he still likes it here. "I don't know, let's wait two or three years! When Cher grows up, maybe I'll take him around. "mother used to always like to look around.
In fact, Sikong was reluctant to let them go, and when he asked this, he just wanted to know if he had any plans to leave. "Tell me before you go."
Yetian turned his head and looked at his friend in front of him. This friend, he is just a weak scholar who is not proficient in martial arts, but he is the savior of him and his son, if it were not for him, maybe there would be no them. But he never complained, never made a claim. If the first person Moyu knew was him, maybe she would be alive and well now, with a husband and children, and a happy life.
"Okay."
There are no superfluous words, only a simple "good", which is commitment.
"Daddy, Daddy......"
Behind the two of them, a milky voice came to mind. The two of them turned around at the same time, and saw his son Yexue being held by his brother-in-law and walking towards the two of them.
Ji Zhongting complained while walking cautiously: "Hey, don't move, if you move again, if you fall down, I can't afford to pay a son to your father!" ”
The child couldn't understand the adult's words, so he just stretched out his hand and shouted, "Daddy, daddy." ”
Ji Zhongting and Zhao Danxiu now live on Wuyan Mountain, because Zhao Danxiu is pregnant, and it is not suitable to wander the rivers and lakes anymore. He had no money on him, and he didn't want to have anything to do with the Ji family, so he had to go to his brother-in-law. I was having a good time with my nephew just now, and I wanted to talk about lunch, so I sent him to my brother-in-law. As soon as this nephew saw his father, he threw him aside.
Yetian stepped forward, took the son in Ji Zhongting's arms, scratched his little nose, and said with a smile: "Is Xue'er not well-behaved?" ”
The little guy waved his little hand indiscriminately, and his little mouth was chirping, "I'm very well-behaved, and I'm very happy to play with my uncle." ”
Ji Zhongting rolled his eyes on the side and said with a smile: "Well, it's very well-behaved, and I almost burned down his aunt's kitchen." ”
Yetian smiled, "It's okay, if it burns, it will burn, and if it burns, let's build another one." yes, son. ”
Listen, what kind of father is this, does he educate his children like this? Sikong couldn't look at it either, and said, "Yetian, you are careful that he will learn badly in the future." ”
Ji Zhongting also smiled and said: "That's it, maybe he will really set fire in the future!" ”
Yetian hugged his son in his arms, looked at his lover's face, and sighed: "Don't worry, you can't learn badly." Even if he learns badly, his mother will watch him from the sky, and she can correct him back. ”
Sikong and Ji Zhongting couldn't help but be stunned, this was the first time in more than two years that Ye Tian took the initiative to talk about Moyu. In the past, when they talked to him, they were careful not to say the name, and tried not to say it if they could. I didn't expect that today, Ye Tian could say it naturally, and it seems that he really let it go.
The little guy in his arms looked at the person behind his father, grinned, and shouted, "Godfather." ”
Sikong not only smiled, "I have a good memory, I still remember my godfather!" ”
"It's delicious." The little guy said with a smile.
Yetian pretended to be disgusted and reproached, "Little guy, if you don't have any interest, you know how to eat." "Every time Sikong comes up the mountain, he will bring a lot of delicious things to him, and over time, there is such an impression in the little guy's mind that godfather is equal to eating.
Sikong hurriedly corrected: "Xue'er, the godfather is not delicious, but the thing that the godfather gave you is delicious." ”
The three of them couldn't help but smile, and on this sunny afternoon, the laughter floated on the top of the mountain, warm and leisurely. After laughing, Ji Zhongting remembered the purpose of this, "Oh, I almost forgot, brother-in-law, lunch is ready, let's go back!" ”
Yetian suppressed the smile on his face and said, "You take Sikong back first, and I'll take Xue'er to see her." ”
Hearing this, both of them stopped smiling and their expressions became a little serious. Who she is doesn't have to guess to know. Sikong looked at a place not far behind him that was immersed in the sea of flowers, and after saying "Come back early", he followed Ji Zhongting back, leaving the two behind him to talk to her.
After the two of them left, Yetian also walked towards a place in the sea of flowers. Autumn chrysanthemums are always unique, stretching their necks to meet the sun, absorbing the aura between heaven and earth. Walking to the destination, Yetian put down his son and stopped to look at the cold tombstone in a daze.
It's been two years, I don't know how she is doing in that world? Ye Xue was put down, freed, took two steps forward, picked up a residual leaf that had fallen from the stele, and threw it into the distance. It's a pity that the little guy has little strength and can't throw a single step away. He took two steps forward, picked up the remnant leaf, and went farther forward, before turning around and returning to the monument, and called sweetly, "Mother, Xue'er and Dad have come to see you." ”
Yexue didn't know what his mother meant, and he didn't know what this cold and hard stone was called, and he didn't know what was under the round Baotou, he only knew that since he could remember, from the first sentence he could say, his father often brought him to this place, and asked him to call this tombstone "Niang", saying that the person lying inside was his mother. He looked up at his attentive father and asked, "Dad, did my mother hear us?" ”
Yetian lowered his head, looked at his son at his feet, and said with a smile: "Of course I can hear it, my mother is somewhere in the sky, looking at Xue'er!" She will bless Cher to grow up quickly, healthy and safe. ”
He still didn't seem to understand what his father said, so he turned his head to look behind him and exclaimed in surprise, "Dad, butterfly." ”
Yetian turned around with his gaze, looked in the direction pointed by his son, and sure enough, he saw that the flower that had not bloomed yesterday had now bloomed in the wind. On the stamen, a pink butterfly is dancing. Yexue happily broke free of his father's hand and trotted over, looking curiously at the butterfly on the stamen.
"Look at it, your sons are all older, when will you be willing to take a look!"
Moyu, with you in this life, there should be no regrets. In front, there is a son playing under his knees, and by his side, there is your vein. Even though time flies, the years have passed, spring goes to autumn, and the morning goes to twilight. Even if there are grievances and grievances in the world, right and wrong are always uninterrupted, wars are burning, and tragedies are repeated. The only thing that remains unchanged is that this sea of flowers is always similar every year, rising and falling.
This is the life you want, free and carefree. When you're tired, you can sit down and rest. Rise, you can dance with the breeze. We can snuggle up to each other, without others, somewhere in a quiet place, watching the sunrise and sunset, the tired birds returning to their nests, the flowers blooming and falling, and the splendid mountains and rivers.
This life is broad, and Zicheng said. Hold the hand of the son, and grow old with the son.
(text - end) (To be continued.) Cat flutter Chinese