The wind is cold, and the dark clouds are gradually gathering on the eaves, and it seems that the weather is going to get cold again in the past two days. Zhou Zhongwang, the old marshal who was alone in the pavilion admiring the plums, frowned, and seemed to be preoccupied, yes! According to previous years, this is the time when the Chinese martial arts come to pay their respects, but now that the situation in the dynasty has changed, he has become a marginal figure in the imperial court, and the emperor seems to have some problems with himself, otherwise with his decades of old qualifications, how can the heavy responsibility of conquest of Dafan be given to a fledgling calf Gao Jun! Ay! Zhou Zhongwang sighed sadly several times one after another, and then thought about the old friends around him over the years, it seems that there are few alive except for himself, and the other comrades are either killed in battle, or they are succumbed to death, or they are cut off by the emperor, and now only the patriotic prince Xun Yu and Pingyuan Bo'an Yuanshan are left, but they still have a knighthood, what about themselves? The border passes have been carried out for decades, and when they can be used, they are entrusted with heavy burdens, and when they are not used, they are discarded like shoes.

"Sir!"

Zhou Zhongwang finally came back to his senses after a long time, and when he looked back, it turned out to be his housekeeper, "What's the matter?" ”

The butler bowed down and replied, "General Xun asks to see you!" ”

Zhou Zhongwang listened, his cheeks trembled slightly, he? This master disciple himself has not been blinded, and now if he wants to return to the court, it seems that he has to be a good disciple. Zhou Zhongwang nodded and motioned for the housekeeper to invite him in.

Outside the courtyard, a cyan figure floated in, and the person who came was Xun Mou, who was silver-crowned and green-robed, jumped out from under the plum blossom tree, and shouted with a smile: "Master......" Two times in succession, only to call the master who was in a daze.

Zhou Zhongwang smiled at Xun Mou, there was bitterness and joy in his smile.

Xun Mou came to the pavilion and saluted the master, "The apprentice hasn't come to greet the master for a long time, I hope the master will forgive me!" ”

Zhou Zhongwang nodded, tilted his head again, and looked at the few thin plum blossoms in the yard, but there was no joy on his face, but a worried look.

Xun Mou saw that the master was depressed, so he asked, "The master has a lot of worries, isn't there anything to worry about?" ”

Zhou Zhongwang was silent, frowned slightly, turned around and walked down the stone steps under the pavilion, his feet stepping on the stone path full of petals, his heavy steps scattered and weak. Xun Mou faintly sensed that something was wrong, although the master was old, but he was still in good spirits for many years, he had never seen him so sad, and suddenly he looked like a wind and candle in his old age, and then looked at the master's scattered sideburns, a few strands of silver whimpered in the cold wind, and the messy silver beard trembled slightly. Xun Mou was stunned and watched the master walk straight to the courtyard, he didn't know what to say for a while, he called lightly twice, but the master didn't know if he didn't hear it or didn't want to pay attention to it? He walked towards the hall in front of him, and the hall a few steps away seemed to be separated by the sea and the sky, and his staggering steps could not be reached for a long time. When Zhou Zhongwang struggled to walk to the dripping eaves, a high stone staircase made it more difficult for him to lift his feet. Seeing this, Xun Mou hurriedly stepped forward to help, but before his hand reached the master's arm, he was pushed away by the master. Just when Xun Mouleng was at a loss in place, but when he heard a "poof", Zhou Zhongwang fainted on the ground in an instant, unconscious for a while.

"Someone...... Xun Mou hugged his master and shouted loudly.

After a while, the housekeeper hurriedly came, and saw General Xun sitting on the ground holding the master, knowing that something must have happened, so he hurriedly rushed to ask.

Xun Mou hurriedly instructed the housekeeper, "Go and ask the imperial doctor, and I'll take the master to the hall." ”

In the evening, the streets and alleys are lit up, children chase and play with clay figurines in their hands, adults stroll and chat in the market with their hands behind their backs, and fireworks are set off in front of every house. Only this big mansion, in one day, seems to have changed, from top to bottom, everyone's face is tense, there is always a sense that the building is about to fall, and even the plum trees in the courtyard have suddenly lost their petals.

"Hey......" An old man in regular clothes shook his head and sighed while checking Zhou Zhongwang's pulse, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

The hall was crowded with Zhou Zhongwang's family members, all of whom looked flustered, and asked nonsense: "Imperial Doctor, how is he, master......

The imperial doctor raised his head and glanced at the people in the room, then his eyelids drooped and his head drooped, "The old man can't do anything about it!" Listen to the fate of God! ”

Xun Mou asked puzzledly: "How is this possible?" My master has always been in good health, and the last time I came to his old man's house, he was still alive and well, so why did he say that he fell down this time? ”

The imperial physician asked Mrs. Zhou, "Old lady, has the old marshal been restless all day long and has difficulty sleeping at night?" ”

Mrs. Zhou wiped her tears and whimpered: "This is still small, these days the master has always been unable to eat tea, and he always sighs when he eats." ”

The imperial doctor shook his head and said to Xun Mou: "It seems that the old marshal has been depressed in his chest for a long time, and the weather is cold and freezing, so he will suddenly have such symptoms." ”

"What's the solution? Can you make a prescription? ”

The imperial doctor shook his head again, "Heart disease still needs heart medicine, and the old man is really powerless!" ”

As soon as the imperial doctor said this, the room burst into tears.

The night is deeper, the cold wind is howling outside the window, and the sound of rustling can still be heard. It's been a watch, and Marshal Zhou still has no signs of waking up, Xun Mou didn't dare to leave for half a moment because he was worried that the master would have three longs and two shorts, but asked the master's family to relax first, and let them all go down to rest, leaving only himself and the housekeeper to stay in the room and wait for the master to wake up.

Xun Mou and the housekeeper were sitting at the round table drinking tea and chatting, when they suddenly heard someone whispering behind their ears, and when they turned their heads to look, Zhou Zhongwang was already pointing at Xun Mou with half-open eyes, as if he had something to say. Xun Mou hurriedly came to the bedside, sat on the edge of the bed, took Master's left hand, and said excitedly: "Master, you have finally woken up!" ”

"Mou'er......" Zhou Zhongwang rolled his eyes and forced Xun Mou to call lightly.

Xun Mou shook his master's hand tightly, "The apprentice is here, the apprentice is here, Master, you better have a good rest, do you want to eat some snacks, and take medicine for a while!" ”

Zhou Zhongwang smiled at the corner of his mouth, and his face seemed to turn around, "Don't bother, I know that time is running out for the teacher......"

"Master, you have been fighting for half your life, how can you fall so quickly! The country of this big man still points to you to guard it! ”

Zhou Zhongwang waved his hand and smiled coldly, Xun Mou saw that his master was improving a lot, so he smiled and said, "Master, what the apprentice said is all heartfelt words......

"Hmph......" Zhou Zhongwang snorted lightly with a smile, "I have also figured out for the past few days, if this country still needs to be carried by an old minister like me, then the day of the death of the country will not be far away!" ”

Xun Mou was stunned when he heard this, "Master......"

Zhou Zhongwang smiled and waved his hand and said, "There is no confusion for being a teacher!" As a teacher, I also have a few heartfelt words I want to tell you......"