At this time, a group of people were still on their way back to Beijing
Shen Chenjing was the Wan Tao he saw on the battlefield, when the Chen Dynasty was at war with its neighbors, the people in the frontier were miserable and displaced, and there were battlefields everywhere, the smoke of gunpowder was everywhere, and the women were holding their children, their eyes were full of sorrow, and the men were also emaciated and hungry, trying to find some food.
In that case, Shen Chenjing saw a thin figure, helpless, standing there, his eyes shining with tears, Shen Chenjing was ordered to lead an army to support, and he happened to encounter the situation here.
In the end, it is the favored prince of the royal family, although he went to the Xuanji Temple with his mother since he was a child, but when he was a teenager, he still went to the capital to be a prince, the first emperor died, and his mother died of illness, but he still has his own side of the force, and he took root alone in the capital and lived.
Because he grew up in Xuanji Temple since he was a child, he was also accustomed to a simple and frugal life, but he was not suitable for this prosperous capital, and there was a group of sons and brothers who wanted to take him to the restaurant to spend time drinking, and a group of rich young masters wanted to take him to the casino to have a dark day.
However, they were all rejected by Shen Chenjing.
Shen Chenjing adheres to the good habit of cleaning himself, never gambling, never going to a restaurant, let alone a place to drink.
He was also accustomed to the purity in the Xuanji Temple and did not like to be lively, so he disbanded a large number of slaves in the house, gave them some silver taels, ransomed their deeds of sale, and let them find something they loved to do, leaving only a few servants and cooks.
It's also accustomed to kindness.
So, when he went to the place where the war was torn and saw this, he frowned. Especially that little boy.
"Child, why are you here alone, your family?" Shen Chenjing, close to the little boy, wanted to reach out and touch his head, but the little boy avoided him with a vigilant gaze, and then ran away without saying a word.
Only Shen Chenjing's hand remained in mid-air.
Shen Chenjing was stunned for a moment, didn't speak, silently withdrew his hand, and glanced around, all beings are suffering, although he is not a Buddha, but he still has a good heart, at least how much he can help, he will definitely help. He instructed his subordinates to distribute half of his food to the refugees and returned to the barracks himself.
At night, the sky is barren and cold, and a few stars are scattered sparsely, deserted, but full of dangers.
The barracks were lit with lights, the soldiers on patrol were serious, Shen Chenjing had just discussed the strategy with several generals, and he was a little tired at this time, and he was going to drink a bowl of water to quench his thirst, and then go up to rest.
"Lord Shen!" Shen Chenjing was startled for a moment, and then immediately put down the coarse porcelain bowl and said, "What's the matter, is there something wrong?!" ”
It was a soldier, fifteen or sixteen years old, his face flushed from the fast running, especially in such a situation, which inevitably made people nervous.
"Catch, catch a thief." The soldier gasped a few times and finished his sentence at once.
"Oh?" Shen Chenjing was puzzled, but although he was a thief, Shen Chenjing was still cautious and said, "I'll take a look." ”
The two of them came to the granary, and a bunch of people were holding torches, which looked like they were holding some strange exchange ceremony.
"Lord Wang."
"Lord Wang, you're here."
More than a dozen soldiers greeted Shen Chenjing, and then reported one after another.
"Lord, Lord, catch a thief!!" Soldier A roared urgently.
"Lord Wang, Lord Wang, I found !!" Soldier B was even more anxious, and pushed away Soldier A, who was pumping in front.
"Cut! You found that there is a fart, like a quail, and it is not caught by Lao Tzu!! Soldier C looked disdainful.
Shen Chenjing was helpless, and said don't fight, there will be no reward for fighting for a few of you. Then he swept through the crowd, came to the thief, raised his torch, looked forward, and froze, "Why are you?" ”
Everyone was puzzled.
Under the heavy torches, a thin figure curled up in a ball, tattered clothes hung on the skinny body, thin wrists were strangled by the thick hemp rope with thick hands, grinding blood, there were tears in the eyes, but the expression was very stubborn, and there seemed to be something hidden in the waist.
Shen Chenjing narrowed his eyes and reached out to take the things around his waist at once. A cloth pocket. Shen Chenjing was about to open it, but the little boy was immediately angry and shouted loudly, "Give it back to me!" Give me back the stuff!! ”
Shen Chenjing untied his pocket and looked inside, it was not filled with anything, but a few pieces of dry pancakes, all of which were crushed and somewhat broken.
The little boy was still yelling and giving it back to him, very excited, and his hands were constantly struggling, as if he wanted to pounce on him and grab the cloth pocket. When the soldier next to him saw it, he immediately pressed him down. The little boy's body was not strong in the first place, so he couldn't resist at all, so he could only be crushed to death, and then his eyes were still staring at Shen Chenjing very resolutely.
"Kid, this is yours?" Shen Chenjing looked at the little boy with a smile.
"Don't worry about it!" The little boy's heart weakened for a moment, and he quickly turned his head with a stubborn expression.
"Oh?" Shen Chenjing seemed to smile, then took out a pancake from the cloth pocket, and said slowly, "If you don't say it, I'll give them these pancakes." ”
The little boy was stunned for a moment, obviously unable to believe that such a person, with an elegant and demure appearance, would be so black-hearted.
"Don't! I say! I say! The little boy cried and chirped, and soon gave in.
The story is very simple but embarrassing, because of the war, the little boy's family of three was forced to displace, one day, the father went out to look for food, but did not come back after looking for a day, the mother was worried, so he told the little boy to stay here, do not leave, so he turned around and left.
Neither of them came back.
The little boy stood there and waited, and when the others saw it, they felt pity for him, and would give him some food, and persuade him that his parents might not come back. The little boy didn't believe it, so he waited there.
When everyone saw it, they also knew that they couldn't persuade him, so it was up to him, and they would find some food for him from time to time.
Until someone brought the bodies of the little boy's parents, which were so mutilated that they were all hacked to death with knives. The little boy froze, and everyone thought he was scared silly, and after a few words of comfort, they dragged his parents to bury him.
Everyone sympathizes with the little boy in their hearts, but what's the use of that? They themselves are in a difficult situation, and they are not able to protect themselves.
After listening to the little boy's words, a group of old men cried profusely.
"Lord Wang, this baby is too pitiful"
"Lord Wang, why don't we give him a few more pancakes?"
Shen Chenjing was angry and funny, and scolded with a smile, "How many of you, are you so easily moved? ”
The soldier blushed at the talk, his mouth was deflated, and he stopped talking.
Shen Chenjing was silent, his eyes lowered as if he was thinking about something, the little boy didn't dare to speak, pursed his mouth for a long time, and then whispered, "Can you give me my pancakes......?"
Shen Chenjing raised his eyes and said, "Oh, take it." ”
The little boy immediately happily took it from Shen Chenjing's hand, and added a sentence, "You are really a good person." ”
The corners of Shen Chenjing's mouth twitched, you were still glaring at me stubbornly before, "Child, what's your name." ”
The little boy was stunned for a long time before replying, "My name is Wan Tao." ”
Since that day, everyone knows that there is a child named Wan Tao in the barracks, who likes to run over to watch when they practice martial arts, full of worship, so that a group of big men in the barracks like it very much, and if there is anything to eat, they will give it to the little boy first.
But Wan Tao is very withdrawn, only when Shen Chenjing comes to take them to practice martial arts, he will run over, and follow Shen Chenjing every day to be a little tail.
There is one thing that everyone remembers vividly.
The neighboring countries once again raised troops to suppress the border, and they also put on their battle robes again, led by Shen Chenjing to kill the enemy.
If it was usual, Wan Tao would obediently stay in the barracks and guard for them, but this time, no one knew, and Wan Tao slipped away quietly.
On the battlefield, the blood of the killing was boiling, the swords were facing each other, and there were bursts of roars, mixed with blood gushing, and the vision was blurred for a while. Shen Chenjing rode a horse, carrying a long sword in his hand, and slashed the enemy soldiers who tried to pounce on him, and the blood splattered on Shen Chenjing's face.
The Chen Dynasty sent a large number of men, and the soldiers were also well trained, coupled with the long-planned plan, they quickly won.
Corpses were everywhere, the smell of blood lingered for a long time, the blade of the sword slipped down droplets of blood, and Shen Chenjing gasped.
A leading general stepped forward and whispered something, Shen Chenjing frowned, and asked loudly, "Have any of you seen or assassinated the general of the Jin Dynasty?" ”
Everyone was stunned and shook their heads, saying that they hadn't seen it.
At this moment, Wan Tao appeared, his body was dirty, and there seemed to be blood stains, and everyone held their breath and stared, looking at what Wan Tao was still carrying in his hand.
It wasn't until he got closer that everyone could see what it was.
It was clearly the general of the Jin Dynasty that they had never seen, a head dripping with blood, Wan Tao pulled his hair and took him over.
For a while, everyone felt a chill.
Only Shen Chenjing, who raised the corners of his mouth almost imperceptibly, seemed to affirm something.
Wan Tao carried the head of the general of the Jin Dynasty and came to Shen Chenjing, his immature face was still stained with blood, and his voice was clear, as if he was saying something trivial that was not usually worth mentioning, "I have already obtained this person's head, can I follow you?" ”
Shen Chenjing was silent, he sat on the horse, leaned down towards Wan Tao, touched Wan Tao's face with his slender fingers, wiped away the blood, and asked, "Injured?" ”
"A little bit of a wound." Wan Tao shook his head and let Shen Chenjing wipe the blood off his face.
"Throw his head away." Shen Chenjing said lightly, and after wiping away the bloodstains that were in the way, Shen Chenjing answered the question just now, and said, "Well, you will follow me from now on." ”
Wan Tao threw away the head with an indifferent expression, and it wasn't until she heard these words that Wan Tao smiled happily and nodded.
Since then, the old men in the barracks don't care about calling Wan Tao a child.
They're all called, Brother Tao.