Chapter 80: The General's White Bones
"Stomp, stomp!" In the distance, dozens of horsemen rushed towards the camp, Liu Che, who hurriedly turned back, couldn't believe his ears, how could the hussar general who was still talking eloquently just now suddenly die? You know, that's Huo Qu's disease! It was Huo Quai, who swept thousands of miles of the Huns, forced the Huns to sing a tragic song and had nowhere to settle! It is the young and brave, high-spirited, and wolf-sealed Huo Quai! With such a god-like figure, he left so suddenly, and Liu Che was a little at a loss for a while.
The galloping horse slowly stopped in front of the Chinese military tent, Liu Chefei dismounted, all the soldiers saw the emperor turn back and bowed down to greet each other, Liu Che was as confused as he met Wei Qing who came out to greet him, his eyes were facing each other, Liu Che asked eagerly: "Hussar general..." The words came to his mouth, but Liu Che couldn't say the word "θ¨", Wei Qing, who knew about it, fell into tears and nodded heavily: "Yes!" β
Liu Che looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, and after a long time, he asked, "What is the reason?" β
"Back to Your Majesty, after the Battle of Hexi, the King of Hun Tu and the King of Hun Evil begged to surrender, and the hussar general was ordered to surrender. Wei Qing replied slowly, "Over the years, the Gu poison has been lying in the hussar general's body, and there have been attacks from time to time, and when it occurs again today, it will be a lack of skills..."
"But when I was leaving, didn't the hussar general stand aside? How... How could it be so sudden? Although Wei Qing's chiseled words made Liu Che have to believe the fact that Huo Qubing had passed away, but looking back, the three of them were still talking about the war, and the switch between things and people was so fast, Liu Che suddenly felt a sense of vicissitudes.
Wei Qing sighed heavily and said, "At that time, the hussar general was also forced to talk to His Majesty, and when the royal driver set off, he was unconscious. β
Liu Che frowned and nodded slowly, and said, "Take me to see the hussar general." β
Wei Qing answered the promise and led Liu Che inside, only to see Huo Quai, lying in the center of the tent, as if he was asleep. Wei Qing looked at the bone-crushing discomfort in his heart, he was only at the age of a weak crown, he originally had a future like a brocade, but suddenly he was separated forever, how could this make his mother and uncle who watched him grow up?
Liu Che was not less hit than Wei Qing, he had too many expectations in this battle, and he wanted to uproot Yi Zhi Xiandan, but he never expected that on the eve of the war, the commander who commanded the battle suddenly died. And he, Huo Quai, was the god of war of the Han Dynasty who made the Huns fearful, and the brave warrior who made the Huns move away in tragedy, and now, without this sword to open up the territory, when can the trouble of the Huns be truly eliminated?
"Your Majesty, please mourn!" Looking at Liu Che's silence, even though his heart was like a knife, Wei Qing still bowed his head and whispered to persuade him. Liu Che didn't look away, he couldn't bear to look at each other, and when he saw the military doctor standing aside, he asked, "Where is Gu?" β
The military doctor bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, please see." After that, he picked up the container that covered the Gu worm, but was shocked to see that the golden worm that looked like a silkworm but not a silkworm had turned into a pool of blood at some point, which was really disgusting at first glance. Liu Che gave up in disgust, and the military doctor hurriedly re-covered the container.
"A great war is imminent, and the hussar general dies suddenly, the army will inevitably be affected, and the general must be cautious about it." Liu Che said with a solemn expression.
"No! I understand! β
"And..."Liu Che muttered, "At present, the queen does not know about this, and when she learns about it, she will be extremely sad, and the general will have more comfort." β
"Minister... Got it! Wei Qing's eyes were filled with tears, but because Liu Che was in front of him, he had to forcibly suppress the discomfort in his heart.
"The hussar general has made immortal contributions to my Han Dynasty, and I will let him be buried with Maoling, and he will be extremely glorious!" Liu Che said slowly, and in the distance, the remnant sun was like blood, slowly sinking into the horizon.
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"I heard that you were there when the hussar general was dying?" Liu Che glanced at the military doctor, lowered his head and slowly took a sip of tea, and asked slowly.
The military doctor was urgently summoned into the palace by a holy decree in the camp, and he was full of apprehension, and when he heard the words, he hurriedly responded respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, the subordinate was indeed present at that time. β
"And what did they say?" Liu Che's eyes burned, and the military doctor shuddered even if he lowered his head.
"Back to Your Majesty, when the subordinates entered the camp, they only heard the hussar general say to the general, he never had the heart to fight with the general, but... andβ" The military doctor said this, but he stopped talking.
"And what, so spitting?" Liu Che sank, with obvious rebuke in his tone.
When the military doctor heard this, he trembled and said: "And about shooting Li Kang, the hussar general bluntly said that he was reckless and asked the general for forgiveness. β
Li Dang was hit by a deer antler and died when he was hunting, but it came from the mouth of the emperor, but Huo Qubing personally admitted to shooting Li Kang, and the military doctor was very surprised when he heard about it, but the emperor asked him to say that he heard it in the place that day, and the military doctor was also sweating profusely.
Liu Che was silent for a long time when he heard this, and the military doctor was even more crouched on the ground, not daring to breathe, and after a long time, Fang heard Liu Che say slowly: "What else did you hear?" β
"By the time the subordinate entered, the hussar general was... Endangered. The military doctor paused, trembling and said: "The hussar general asked the general for forgiveness, but before he finished speaking, he had a poisonous attack all over his body... seizures and death. β
After a short silence, Liu Che said coldly: "You go down, today's matter must not be mentioned to a third person, if there is a violation, I will never spare it!" β
"No! The subordinate understands! The cold sweat of the military doctor had already soaked through his middle coat, and he trembled and retreated.
In the Jinhua Palace, incense curls, Liu Che was thoughtful.
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"The Great Sima Hussar General Heroic Spirit is not far away!" A group of ironclad troops with mournful faces and white cloth around their waists, shouted in unison, lined up from Chang'an to Maolingdong. In a period of mourning, Wei Shao'er was completely vegan, holding a white cloth in front of the coffin, and walked all the way calmly.
These days she is worse than death, since that day to learn the bad news of her son, Wei Shao'er fainted on the spot, a whole day and a night before waking up, waking up tears, only to feel heart-rending pain. How much she regretted that she hadn't discovered Huo Quzhi's Gu poison earlier, and even thought that he was just suffering from the cold when he had an attack on Gu poison, and didn't pay too much attention to it, but now that she thinks about it, she can't wait to slap herself twice, her mother is too incompetent.
Over the years, her son has always been her pride, his great military exploits have spread all over the government and the opposition, and she has added supreme glory as the mother of the god of war. Therefore, he was too relieved of him, thinking that his body must have been tempered into steel after a hundred battles, but he never expected that over the years, he had faced the pain of bone erosion again and again.
She didn't dare to think about it, and she couldn't bear to think about it, every time she remembered it, it hurt her heart, but fortunately, with the company and comfort of Wei Junru, Zifu and Wei Qing, she blocked a trace of pain for her. She wiped away the tears in her eyes, and looked at the Maoling Tomb that was being built in front of her, "Go to the sick, Your Majesty let you bury the Maoling Mausoleum, which is also the supreme honor you have earned with many years of military exploits. Wei Shao'er stroked the coffin and muttered to herself, tears had already dried on her face, and the sudden departure of her son had hollowed out all her expectations for life.
Further ahead is Liu Che since the enthronement of the mausoleum built for himself Mao Ling, the mountains here are open, the feng shui is excellent, Liu Che has already ordered people to build Huo Quai's tomb into the appearance of Qilian Mountain, in order to show his miraculous achievements in overcoming the Huns.
"Sister, mourning!" Walking to Maoling, Wei Zifu and Wei Qing greeted them and helped Wei Shao'er to stand on one side. Wei Zifu's eyes were red, and although the tears on her face were deliberately hidden, the color of grief was not reduced, although she was heartbroken at this time, she had to hold on to comfort Wei Shao'er, who was about to fall.
Huo Quai's illness is for her, although he is a nephew, but more like a son, watching him be born and grow, from a penniless weak child who only looks at the disaster and disease, safe and healthy to the Huns are now frightened by the Huns, and the great war achievements, she has worried, gratified, glorified, and expected. She hopes that one day, he will be able to assist the prince like Wei Qing assisted Liu Che, and continued the peaceful and prosperous world. But now, just in an instant, life and death are separated, and the change of prosperity and decline can not break her heart?
"Your Majesty has a will!" The ceremonial officer and doctor held the holy decree in his hand and stepped forward slowly, and Wei Zifu led everyone to the ground to listen to the decree.
"In the past, I had the great Han Dynasty Sima Hussar General Huo Quai, drove the Huns for thousands of miles, sealed the wolf Juxu, and made immortal achievements at the age of a weak crown. Now I am suffering from the poison of the Huns, and I am very sad! Let it be buried with Maoling, and call it 'Marquis Jingheng'! β
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" Wei Shao'er prostrated to the ground and took the holy decree.
"Up!" As soon as the ceremonial doctor raised his hand, the mourning music played, and the mourning of his voice made people cry when they heard it. Wei Shao'er couldn't hold back her tears, but fortunately, with Wei Junru by her side, she could barely stand up. In the sound of mourning music, the ironclad army with a white cloth on his waist had a sad face, lowered his head and soothed tears, the Wei family mourned, crying in a low voice, the cold wind blew through the mountain stream, the soul flag hunting sounded, the heaven and the earth were sad, and it seemed to be sighing for the departure of the Han God of War.
"It's auspicious! Rise! The ceremonial doctor shouted loudly, and the coffin-carrying sergeants standing next to Huo Quai's coffin lifted the coffin together and shouted in unison: "General Sima Hussar is good!" β
"Go sick! Go sick! Wei Shao'er threw herself into the coffin covered with white cloth and shouted hoarsely with tears streaming down her face: "How can you let Wei Niang live!" β
"Sister!" Wei Zifu, who was also in tears, grabbed Wei Shao'er, hugged him and cried: "Sister! Go sick and go, go sick and go! You still have me, Wei Qing, and the eldest sister! We're all here, we're all here! β
"Ahh The Nanmu coffin was slowly lowered, Wei Shao'er was already crying unconscious, and Wei Zifu couldn't bear to look at each other, holding Wei Shao'er and crying silently.
The distant mountains are like daisies, the water is close to the smoke, the world is open, and the heroic soul is not far away.
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In the Weiyang Palace, Liu Che walked for three days to show his grief. In the Zhaoyang Palace, the golden beast burned incense, Li Yan was dressed in plain clothes, and her slender hand was gently caressed by Liu Che, and time condensed like mist, quietly, leaving no trace of auspicious light.
The bright star of the Han Dynasty fell suddenly, Liu Che was sad, and he hesitated a little to the long-prepared battle. Although there is Wei Qing, who is brave and good at fighting, not to mention the success or failure, just let him return to the command of the whole army, then the thoughts of checks and balances over the years will be in vain. And Huo Quai's dying words also made Liu Che feel like a fish in his throat, no matter how much he was blue-eyed and entrusted with important responsibilities, the honor of power could never bypass the ties of family affection. What he didn't expect was that the hussar general, who had always been cautious and calm, and was the great Sima of the Han Dynasty, would be willing to risk a heavy punishment to shoot a military marquis in the jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven in order to maintain his bent on checking and balancing.
The past is like a fog, coiled in his heart, Li Yan, who is standing on the side, knows Liu Che's thoughts very well, although there is a look on his face, but his heart is extremely happy. Without the hussar generals with outstanding military achievements, the forces behind Wei Zifu would be a little weaker, and with the emperor's jealousy of Wei Qing, it was bound to make him unable to trust him wholeheartedly.
"Your Majesty!" Li Yanzhu's lips slowly opened, "Do you feel better?" β
Liu Che stretched out his hand to hold Li Yan's soft, took it into his arms, and said, "With Yan'er here, I'm much better." β
Li Yan knelt on Liu Che's chest, and said in a manly voice: "The concubine only hates not being a man, and she can't share your majesty's worries." β
"My good Yan'er, it's good for me to have you, why do you need to be a man?" Liu Che stroked Li Yan's long hair and said softly.
"If the concubine is a man, she can fight on the battlefield for Your Majesty and drive out the Huns, how can Your Majesty be worried?"
Liu Che chuckled and said, "If you are a man, wouldn't my worries be greater?" β
"Your Majesty..."Li Yan smiled and said softly: "Li Guangli, the elder brother of the concubine, loves to study the art of war on weekdays, and a few years ago, he also studied the formation of troops with a master, if His Majesty sends him, he will definitely go all out." β
Liu Che bowed slightly, and said gently: "Marching and fighting is not child's play, and I will consider it later." β
Li Yan was in a hurry when she heard this, so she also smiled lightly, and muttered to Liu Che: "According to what Your Majesty said!" β