Chapter 1100: Mercy of His Subordinates (Plus Change)
"What does the old general want to say to Xu Yan alone?" Chen Xu is a little inexplicable, but he also has endless sadness.
"Thank you to Qinghehou for the bottle of medicine left that day, so that the old man can persist until Ben'er returns victorious, the old man has fought countless battles in his life, killed countless people, and read countless people, but he has never seen such a magical character as Qinghehou, so it should be the last answer to the old man, what is the purpose of your mysterious appearance and such painstaking reform?"
"Xu only came for one thing, that is, to make China prosperous, don't go back to the past!" Chen Xu replied softly.
"Rut...... Where did the past come from, is it the demise of the Great Zhou? Wang Jian's old face showed endless confusion, and the brilliance in his eyes began to fade slowly in the whispered words.
"The past is not in the front, and the back is not in the back, although the old general will not understand, but Xu hopes that the old general's departure is not the end, but a new beginning......"
"New Beginnings ?!!" A bright brilliance suddenly flashed in Wang Qian's cloudy and gloomy eyes.
"Fate is impermanent, who can say clearly, the answer that the old general wants Xu has already replied, do you have anything else that you need Xu to do?" Chen Xu shook his head noncommittally.
"Alas...... Or not...... Although the old man didn't understand what Qinghehou said, the bird was about to die, and its song was also mournful; When a man is about to die, his words are good. The old man has enjoyed all the glory and wealth in his life, and he only has one thought when he dies...... Exercise restraint! Wang Qian's voice was vague and hoarse, and his withered face showed an unspeakable sadness.
"What does the old general know?" Chen Xu couldn't help but feel his heart move.
"The old man can have the honorable status he has now...... Instead of relying on the art of war and conquest, the old man knows the trade-off...... Although His Majesty is eloquent and strategic, he also trusts people to the fullest...... But the army is different from the court, one carelessly will be gone, my Wang's merits are too grand and Qin is unsurpassed, but now in Daqin, the army has accumulated shortcomings day by day, the old man guessed that the next step of Qinghe Marquis is to reform the army...... "Wang Qian's voice became more and more vague and low, and his breathing became shorter and heavier.
Chen Xu's face was full of surprise in an instant, and after a short period of astonishment, he nodded slightly: "Yes, the old general's vision is thorough and far-reaching, Xu admires it so much!" ”
"Haha...... cough cough ......" Wang Jian seemed to have heard a great joke, and suddenly coughed violently in the midst of laughter, and then reached out and grabbed Chen Xu's wrist tightly, and stared at Chen Xu with a pair of eyes, "The matter of Yanmen Pass...... Please also ...... Please see it in a sleeve...... The affection of the sleeves is ...... Men...... Stay...... Love ......"
"Pak~"
Wang Jian used all his strength to say the last sentence, his arm fell on the bed, and the last trace of brilliance in his eyes slowly closed.
"General~~" Chen Xu hurriedly grabbed Wang Qian's hand and shouted.
"Bang dang~" The bedroom door was knocked open, and Wang Ben rushed into the room and threw himself on the edge of the bed.
"Daddy~Daddy~~"
No matter how Wang Ben shook and shouted, Wang Jian no longer had the slightest sound, and in Chen Xu's feelings, Wang Qian's hands slowly became cold.
Chen Xu felt a sense of sadness and sadness for no reason, two lines of tears fell from the corners of his eyes unconsciously, a generation of imperial military gods finally couldn't survive the arrangement of fate, from the acquaintance to the present, countless memories of interacting with Wang Jian flooded from his mind, but he couldn't correspond to the withered old man lying on the couch in front of him who had no breath.
Thinking of Wang Qian's last words, a delicate and beautiful woman seemed to suddenly appear in front of her, dressed in a cyan long dress, holding a sword and raising her eyebrows, and her starry eyes flashed with a lonely and desolate light.
Chen Xu even regretted a little, if he had time, if he had told Wang Jian the news that Wang Qingsleeve had not died, would it make this old man happier to be able to leave in the end.
The general was seriously ill and died, and the bad news instantly spread throughout the town of Meiyuan, and half an hour later, the news reached Xianyang, and immediately the sound of crying and wailing all over the city and beyond, and many civilians wrapped white cloth on their heads to serve the general.
The first emperor was extremely mournful, and after returning to Xianyang, he announced that he would strike the dynasty for ten days, ordered the people to ban marriage for 100 days, and appointed the eldest son Fusu to lead the civil and military officials to Meiyuan Town to mourn again instead of himself.
Two days after Wang Jian's death, the latest issue of Daqin Metropolis Daily was published, the front page was pitch black, and a memorial text was printed in gravure, and the title was written in a huge font with hollowed-out: The god of war has fallen, immortal!
And it used two whole pages to describe in detail the glorious deeds of Wang Jian Rongma's life, and finally wrote that Wang Jian asked the emperor for a thrifty burial before he died.
Under the inspiration and promotion of the Daqin Metropolis Newspaper, the people also carried out a large-scale memorial activity, countless temples and shrines have people to burn incense and worship, the martyrs' shrine is even more crowded, countless people wear linen and filial piety to worship, and many folk people have also driven to Meiyuan Town to visit Wang Qian's mourning hall to pay homage to the last remains of the imperial military god.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the princes and princes were naturally no exception, thousands of chariots and horses flocked to Pinyang County from all directions, and the town of Meiyuan, which was usually quite deserted and peaceful, was extremely noisy, and with the spread of newspapers and business travel, the news of the death of the Great Qin military god would inevitably spread all over the world soon.
On the third day after Wang Qian's death, Chen Xu went to Meiyuan to mourn with water gently, and Wang Ben also took his family to sit with him to thank him, although he wanted to know what his father said to Chen Xu before he died, but in the end he still didn't ask, no matter what, the only thing to do at the moment is to treat the funeral, and the rest can only wait for the future to slowly inquire from Chen Xu's mouth.
On the same day, Wang Jian was buried in a tomb ten miles southeast of Meiyuan Town, at the request of Wang Qian, Wang Ben did not dare to make a luxurious mausoleum, but the officials of the Ministry of Rites surveyed the auspicious soil after opening the cave and buried, Gongzi Fusu with hundreds of officials, accompanied by more than 100 people of the Wang family, watched Wang Jian go down to the coffin and seal the soil, and then the tomb was surrounded by people from all directions, the smoke of the incense was rolled up to the sky hundreds of feet high, the prayer flags were inserted all over the area within a radius of several miles, and the sound of mourning and wailing resounded for more than ten miles.
"It's getting late, let's go!"
After the tedious funeral, the sky was nearly dusk, Chen Xu and Wang Ben said goodbye and returned to Xianyang, the carriage traveled silently all the way for more than ten miles, and when they turned around, they could still see the smoke drifting in the sky and the faint crying, and on the road, there were still countless people with white heads wrapped in white hair in groups to go to the United States.
"Alas~~" Chen Xu sighed silently.
In just a few years, although Great Qin has undergone earth-shaking changes, he has witnessed the defeat of the Xiang family, the death of Huangshi Gong, the death of Li Si, the death of Wang Qian, the death of Ji Bu, and even the death of Zhao Gao, and now, the emperor seems to be in poor health day by day, although it is said that no one can escape from birth, old age, sickness and death, but these famous figures in history have disappeared from front of him one by one, and he still can't help but sigh with emotion.
The death of Wang Jian indicates that the traces left by the Seven Kingdoms are being submerged by time like a tide, and the magnificent era of conquest in which Bai Qi, Lian Po, Li Mu, and Wang Jian fought against each other has finally come to an end.
And now and even in the future, Daqin no longer has the shadow of the god of war, and everything can only live in memory and remembrance.
I still remember the first time I met him, killing the tiger's mighty and domineering.
I still remember his heroic heroism of drinking wine, eating meat, drawing his sword and singing.
I still remember the way he carefully observed all the workshops in Qinghe Town.
I still remember the situation when Wang Jian went to the court to correct Zhao Gao after Wang Qingsleeve killed Zhao Zhe.
What I especially remember is that when I raised funds to build Keju Square, the title deeds of those boxes of real estate and fields, and more than ten carts of money and jewelry.
Meiyuan Town is more than 100 miles away from Xianyang, although Chen Xu knew that Wang Jian was seriously ill, but he only went to visit once when he was in the spring, that time Wang Jian seemed to be in good spirits, I heard that Chen Xu came to visit, and I was very happy to let my family serve and get up, accompany Chen Xu's family to drink tea and enjoy flowers and chat in the yard, and even set up a special wine banquet to accompany Chen Xu to drink and talk, that time, it can be seen that Wang Jian is very happy.
In August, I heard that Wang Jian was bedridden, and Wang Qian's servants even went to Xianyang to report to the first emperor, hoping to recall the Marquis of Tongwu earlier, but the emperor did not agree, and arranged for the imperial doctor to go to Meiyuan to treat Wang Jian carefully, Chen Xu also heard Xu Fu talk about Wang Qian's condition, but after all, he still did not take time to visit him.
However, after waiting and missing again and again, after all, there was no chance to drink and talk with this god of the Great Qin Empire again, and the last time they met was when they were dying.
"The matter of Yanmen Pass ......"
Chen Xu lowered his head and groaned, it seemed that Wang Jian still knew about Wang Li, and he was also very aware of everything that happened in it, otherwise he would not use his last breath to ask his subordinates to be merciful, and even did not hesitate to raise Wang Qingsleeve, who he thought had been dead for many years.
"Don't be too sad, the old general Wang is sixty-nine years old this year, as the saying goes, seventy is rare, and now this is already a long life, not to mention that the old general has fought on the battlefield all his life, and the famous generals of the Seven Kingdoms of his generation have long been ancient, and now they can die of illness at home, in fact, it is a deep luck!" Shui sat next to him softly and gently held Chen Xu's hand and said.
"What the lady said is, I just feel it!" Chen Xu gently hugged the water in his arms, "No one can escape life and death, some people can see through it, some people can't see through it, but they don't know what this life and death are, will the soul of the dead go to another world, and whether the newborn baby will come from another time and space......"
The water gently broke free from Chen Xu's arms, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked directly at Chen Xu's face, as if she wanted to see something different, and after a long time, she held Chen Xu's face with both hands and said softly: "Husband's thoughts today are very strange?" Lie Gong once said: All things come from nature, thieves have no intention, time is like a reverse journey, life and death are not lovely. Life and death are ethereal and untraceable, everything is destined like all things, whether it is life or death, people's lives are short, they are just a hurried passer-by in time, so the master taught us to be free and free, but it is a pity that ......"
"What a pity?" Chen Xu stretched out his hand and stroked the two faint scars on Shui Gentle's cheeks and said, "Is it a pity that I was driven down the mountain by the senior of Chi Songzi?" ”
Shui gently held Chen Xu's hand and rubbed his cheek, and looked at Chen Xu with bright eyes, "It's a pity that Qingrou doesn't have that Dao heart at all, and the first time I went down the mountain and met my husband, I couldn't extricate myself, and I wasted years of teachings from my master!" ”
"Blame me for that!" Chen Xu smiled and spoke.
"It's the strange husband, who was originally gentle and had some Taoist fate, but he was just young at the beginning......" Shui Qingrou instantly revealed the rare appearance of a little daughter arched in Chen Xu's arms.
"I really blame me, if it weren't for me, you would be like Brother Wuya now swimming in the world like idle clouds and wild cranes, and you don't need to wait hard in the Hou Mansion every day......"
"Don't say that, husband, all this is gentle and willing, whether you look down on life and death, or feel free and easy, only where the husband is the most peaceful and comfortable place......"
"That's good, wait for a few more years, when the development of Daqin is all on the right track, we don't have to stay in Xianyang every day, when the time comes, we will go to sea by boat with Brother Wuya and Miss Xia, to travel the mountains and seas, to find ancient legends, in short, in this life, we must not die in the small place of Xianyang......"
"Really, that's great, Gentle has always wanted to see the sphinx-faced statue and the huge pyramid mausoleum you mentioned...... But Wan Niang and the five princesses ...... And what about Cai Ying and Cai Wei? ”
"Alas~"
It's really not a good thing for a mother-in-law to marry too much.
Chen Xu suddenly envied Yu Wuya, a straight man of steel, it seems that monogamy is really the best, he can leave if he wants to leave, he can stay if he wants, there are no fetters and no too many responsibilities.