Chapter 199: The Old Man Falls into a Dream
Xiao Moheng knew that Qiu Shaoping was the oldest general in the hall, and thought that he had been guarding the frontier for Dahuan for many years, and he was grateful in his heart, so he raised his glass to him and said with a smile: "The general is the Lian Po of our dynasty, who has worked hard for many years, never complained, Mo Heng was impressed by the general's fortitude and generosity, and today Mo Heng toasted the general for the imperial court!" The words really made all the generals deeply infected, Xiao Moheng said, and drank it all. All the generals also had a drink with them.
Qiu Shaoping was excited, tears flashed, he has been staying in Suijun since Yun Lingbo died, fifteen years, never retreated, never relaxed for a moment, how can others know the hardships, today the seven princes can know their suffering, he can't help but be very excited in his heart.
Mu Xiaohe has been fighting with him for many days, and he is already very familiar with him, for this veteran who is willing to pay in obscurity, what else can he do except respect, so he sighed and said: "Your Highness is right, the general is chivalrous and courageous, and he is really a model for us!" However, just now the general said that he only admired one person before, and I don't know who it is, so I will let everyone look up and pay attention when I say it! ”
Qiu Shaoping lowered his head, his expression was extremely painful, although he was not familiar with that person, he had only met a few times, but he had long been impressed by his loyalty and bravery, after his death, he gathered Yiyong and guarded in the area of Suijun, determined to complete his unfinished mission. But now his name is a taboo in the imperial court, and at the moment, except for Mu Xiaohe, what is the psychology of other people, and how can he find out.
Jiang Mei's eyes moved slightly, she glanced at Mu Bai worriedly, Mu Bai was also slightly stunned, and both of them understood each other's guesses. Although Jiang Mei has some dealings with Qiu Shaoping. But Qiu Shaoping is cold and unsociable, so he just nods.
In addition to Qiu Shaoping's resistance to Dayan, he did not participate in all domestic disputes, nor did he ignore them, but last time he was dissatisfied with Yuan Kai's dominance, so he helped Mu Xiaohe once, of course, he knew that Yunnan Mu and Yun Lingbo had a good relationship, so he was special to Mu Xiaohe. As for Jiang Mei, she is also righteous in the rivers and lakes, so she gives her some face.
Xiao Moheng saw Qiu Shaoping so tight-lipped. I was more and more surprised. But Qiu Shaoping didn't want to say it, and he didn't want to force it.
However, there are some people with few hearts, but they can't think so much, Hao Zhanwei is a straightforward person. What's more, it also borrows the strength of wine. So he urged: "Why is General Qiu so unhappy today. Since the general has mentioned it, he must be able to say it, can't it be to hang my appetite? Haha...", he started drinking again. Although he was drunk, his brain was not stupid, and Qiu Shaoping only said half of what he said, so he was uncomfortable listening to it.
I am afraid that the generals in the hall have the courage to speak out, and the others are either quieter, or there is a master above, or the identity is not enough.
Qiu Shaoping sneered, thinking to himself who he was afraid of, so he drank a glass and sighed: "This person is General Yun Lingbo who died in Xiangyang fifteen years ago!" The voice was sad but sonorous.
As soon as his voice fell, the whole court fell silent, no one made a sound, and there was no sound. Even some of the generals who were a little drunk were sobered up by the stagnant atmosphere.
Mu Xiaohe's face instantly lost his smile, and he sipped the wine with a sad face, without saying a word.
The generals did not hear the name of Yun Lingbo, but he was framed first, and he died in a bloody battle, which made people all sad and sorry for him, and many generals had some anger on their faces, if Yun Lingbo did not die, some Dahuan would have already settled in the Central Plains. However, Xiao Moheng was silent, and no one dared to say half a word.
On the other hand, Jiang Mei, Mu Bai, Fei Lian and others were much calmer on their faces. It seems that Qiu Shaoping is just mentioning a very ordinary name.
The atmosphere of the scene cooled down for a while, and Qiu Shaoping knew that this was the result, so he simply drank by himself.
Xiao Moheng smiled bitterly, as far as he was concerned, he naturally admired Yun Lingbo, not to mention that his mother also died because of the Yun family, so he had some affection in it. It's just that the imperial court still doesn't mean to justify Yun Lingbo's name, and it's not good to be too partial. After all, in everyone's opinion, what he meant represented the imperial court.
"General Yun has been immortal for many years, if you learn that you have taken Xiangyang back, you will be very happy today, and we will comfort the general's spirit in the sky with wine!" Xiao Moheng drank another cup,
The generals somewhat heard the partiality in Xiao Moheng's words, and their faces were overjoyed, and they all drank a glass of wine. Qiu Shaoping didn't expect that Xiao Moheng not only did not mean to reprimand, but also appreciated Yun Lingbo in his words, and he was even more grateful in his heart. Then he silently toasted Xiao Moheng.
Even Jiang Mei and Mu Bai saluted Xiao Moheng, Jiang Mei knew that Xiao Moheng was naturally on the side of the Yun family because of his mother's concubine, but Mu Bai didn't know the reason, just now Xiao Moheng's words moved him a lot, his chest actually rose and fell uncontrollably, and a wave of heat filled it, making his face flush.
At today's banquet, who better understands the character of his boss than him? He has followed Yun Lingbo to fight in the south and north since he was fifteen years old, and he is the most warlike young general under Yun Lingbo.
What a pride it was to spill the blood of the Yun family army on the battlefield back then, without these iron-blooded generals, how could Xiangyang be stable in the hands of Dahuan for so many years, but unfortunately, no matter how high the military merits were, all that was obtained was the suspicion of the imperial court, how much the fire in Xiangyang burned that night, and how many living beings were destroyed at that moment... The past stabbed Mu Bai's chest like a pinprick, and even his eyes burned like fire.
Jiang Mei naturally knew his feelings, so she reached out to hold his hand and comfort him.
Compared with Xiao Moheng, Mu Gongzi, who has always been modest, is not so tactful, he said with a cold expression: "Uncle Yun is a loyal minister, and he will not do that deceitful thing, back then, it was nothing more than Beihe design to collude with others to frame him to this point!" The indignation in his tone was palpable, and everyone knew who he was talking about.
Qiu Shaoping looked at Mu Xiaohe in a daze, and didn't know what to say for a while, I am afraid that in this Dahuan's court, he will only have the ability to tell the truth. First, the Mu family is in Ningzhou and is not afraid of the imperial court. Second, he is related to the Pei family, and he doesn't need to worry about the Pei family, and he has already married the widowed daughter of the Yun family.
Xiao Moheng could only chuckle when he heard this, and he couldn't talk. Only Gao Chi raised his glass and said: "The prince's pure feelings, I admire it below, and today is the night of celebration." General Yun's heroic soul will be inspired. I hope the son of the world will not be too sad! ”
Gao Chi said this, but the hearts of several people were spoken, and Jiang Mei was the first to cast an appreciative look.
"Alright, everyone, the Siren are gone. You don't have to worry too much. He stepped through the Yan Que day by day. Avenge the people of Dahuan who died under the hooves of the Great Swallow! Xiao Moheng comforted at the right time.
"Your Highness is right, we will kill all the swallow thieves and return my homeland!" Hao Zhanwei was the first to echo.
"Haha... Precisely. We must continue to march north, capture Chang'an, and then laugh and talk about thirsty Yan Di's blood! Tao Yiran also said proudly.
Immediately afterwards, the generals in the hall were full of pride and asked Xiao Moheng to continue to send troops to Chang'an, take Beihe in one fell swoop, and pacify Dayan.
Jiang Mei looked at the indignant and passionate looks of the generals, and her heart was happy, this was the scene she and Xiao Moheng wanted to see.
Just as everyone continued to get drunk, a guard quietly said a word in Xiao Moheng's ear, only to see Xiao Moheng's face sank, and only after a while did he recover his expression, Jiang Mei knew that something was wrong, so she got up and asked, "Your Highness, what happened?" ”
"The grain cellar in the city has been burned!" Xiao Moheng suppressed the anger in his heart,
Jiang Mei was not surprised, so she said softly: "Your Highness, don't be angry, Jiang Mei had long expected that Beihe would make this move, and before entering the city, she did some tricks, and they only burned some moldy grain and dry grass, no big problem!" ”
Xiao Moheng immediately put his mind at ease when he heard this, "Very good, thanks to your thoughtfulness, otherwise it would be troublesome!" ”
Jiang Mei smiled, and then returned to her seat, tonight she will find out the details of the city one by one, and she can't let them be in trouble again.
After the generals got drunk, they were helped back one by one by the guards. Jiang Mei and Mu Bai also said goodbye one after another, and the celebration banquet finally ended in a drunken dream.
However, Jiang Mei and Mu Bai did not go back to the arranged mansion to rest, but the two got into a carriage and drove by Jiuzhu to the high-profile Xiangyang Yunfu that year.
Two quarters of an hour later, the three of them arrived at the door of a decaying mansion.
Mu Bai slowly walked out of the carriage with Jiang Mei in his arms, and the three of them stared at the gate of the Black Forest and were silent for a moment.
"Brother Mu, I hate Beihe, but at this moment I am grateful to him, grateful to him for leaving this handsome mansion, compared to the general's mansion in the capital, at least you can still see some familiar scenes here, and you can still recall some fragments in your mind......" After a long time, Jiang Mei muttered, at this moment she changed back into women's clothes, she was dressed in white Sheng Xue, standing in front of the door, her face was frighteningly pale.
The days she spent here were no less than those in Yunfu, the capital, and her father was reluctant to leave her wherever she went, and sometimes she stayed for more than half a year, and she and her mother could only communicate through letters. But despite this, she is happy, she likes to watch the galloping thousands of troops, and she likes the pride of the wanton flying field.
"Brother Mu, I haven't been here for almost six years since I met you here with Jiuzhu that night..."Jiang Mei continued.
"Me too... That day was the general's death day, and I didn't want him to be worshipped, so I rushed to Xiangyang to see him..."Mu Bai's voice was sad, and he couldn't suppress the sadness in his heart.
"Han'er, let's go in!" Mu Bai sighed and said, he called her Jiang Mei in front of people, and he called her by her real name later. In fact, what he didn't know was that Yun Lingbo's pearl in the palm of Yun Yueyao's nickname was Han'er.
Jiang Mei nodded, and walked with him into the ruins. The three of them walked through the door wall and saw the empty front yard.
Jiang Mei smiled with a slight sadness: "Brother Mu, it was here that you used that trick 'Yan Yunluo', making the pear blossoms on the trees scattered like snow, and the uncles and brothers in the whole yard were amazed... Even my father was stunned, calling you the first person in martial arts under his command..."Jiang Mei looked at the only dried pear tree to herself, completely ignoring Mu Bai's frightened and sad expression.
"Han'er....Han'er just called the general 'father', didn't you......" Mu Bai leaned in front of her, grabbed her hands tightly, lowered his voice, and said hoarsely, there was restraint and disbelief in that tone, he was afraid that he would ask loudly, and what he heard was the answer he didn't want to hear.
Jiang Mei came back to her senses and realized that she had missed her mouth, so she looked at him blankly for a while, opened her mouth, and two lines of tears flowed down without warning.
Seeing her expression, Mu Bai already believed most of it, his voice trembled, and he said excitedly: "Really....really? So who is that young lady in Kyochu? ”
"She is Hua Ying, the granddaughter of a grandmother by her mother's side, and her mother asked her to replace me since she was a child, and I followed my father on the expedition, so I was my father's scholar for convenience..."Jiang Mei explained one by one, yes, she didn't want to hide it from him.
Mu Bai cried with joy, and hugged her in his arms, tightly afraid of losing it, when he heard the news that Yun Lingbo's daughter was still alive last year, he was happy but not excited, but just now when he learned that Jiang Mei was the general's daughter, that joy was like a rain from the sky after a long drought. He thought Jiang Mei was unusual, but he didn't expect her to be the daughter of a general, but at this moment he suddenly felt that everything was so logical.
Mu Bai stroked her green silk, and said softly: "No wonder the general spoiled you like his own daughter back then, and still hugged you in his arms from time to time, no wonder you asked Yun Yan to call you aunt, no wonder you are so smart, like a princess and a general..."
Jiuzhu behind the two looked at them, a little happy and a little astringent, happy that Miss finally found her relatives, bitter is that Miss never belongs to only some people, she seems to belong to many people, for any man who takes her into his arms, Jiuzhu has an inexplicable sour feeling in his heart, he doesn't want to see such a scene, he really doesn't want to ......
After a while, Mu Bai was willing to let her go, looked at her somewhat pale face carefully, and said softly: "It's good that you live....and Brother Mu protects you....I will never let you be hurt in the future..."
Jiang Mei smiled and nodded, like a little girl seeing her brother, coquettish and cute. Mu Bai was very happy, then took her hand and looked inside. Jiuzhu followed Jiang Mei closely on the other side, even if Mu Bai was by her side, he would not relax for a moment.
The two reminisced and recounted, as if the world in their minds had returned, the house was full of candlesticks, the father was still discussing in the study, and in the courtyard, Brother Mu Bai and the generals were practicing and competing, and the sound of swords and staggering was not enough to wake up Xiao Yueyao, who was still asleep on the couch...
The two gradually walked into the backyard, and when they saw the pavilions and pavilions in the backyard, Jiang Mei's mind remembered the thrilling night fifteen years ago. (To be continued......)