When Wang Kui and Changsun Hong hurriedly walked into the main courtyard from the courtyard next to them, a doctor in a white-bearded Confucian shirt with a boy carrying a medicine box was also hurriedly accompanied by Meng Hui's family.

The doctor came quickly, probably because it was relatively close to the bustling Royal Street, and several famous medical centers were not far away.

When the doctor went in, he heard the family members of Meng Fu who came in and out say that Meng Heng could no longer get off the ground and was resting in bed.

Meng Zhijing, the son of Meng Heng, accompanied his father into the palace in the morning, and at this moment he also gave the room to the doctor, stood up by himself, and looked forward to it anxiously.

He and Wang Kui's eldest grandson Hong, but acquaintances, Meng Hui appointed him as the commander of Xichuan Ceying Sidu, responsible for transporting grain from Jinghu to support Sichuan to Chengdu by water, and often dealt with the two, and they were very familiar with each other.

"What kind of illness did Master Meng have?" Wang Kui inquired with him: "When I saw him last night, he was still in good spirits, and there was no sign of illness at all, why did he get sick after only half a day?" ”

Meng Zhijing had a hint of gloom on his face, and said: "Lord Wang, my father was refreshed when he went out this morning last night, and he couldn't let the official family wait for us, he went out before dawn, walking like flying, and he was in his fifties, faster than me, a young man in his twenties." ”

Wang Kui was stunned for a moment, and became more and more puzzled: "Then Master Meng, what kind of emergency illness did you have?" Why did it become serious after a while? ”

Hearing him ask, the expression on Meng Zhijing's face became even more ugly, with a slightly angry color, he flicked his sleeves and said angrily: "It's not for state affairs!" My father's illness came out of anger! ”

Angry out?

Wang Kui and eldest grandson Hong looked at each other, and pulled Meng Zhijing aside to listen to him.

It turned out that Meng Heng entered the inner house, and Li Zong met him in the Xuande Palace, the two monarchs and ministers, chatting all morning, Meng Zhijing waited in the imperial city, and I don't know what they said.

At noon, a word came from the palace that the official family wanted to give a banquet, and the father and son of the Meng family were left to eat, which was also placed in the Xuande Palace, and the Meng Zhijing was also licensed.

Meng Zhijing was overjoyed, the emperor appreciated the meal, this is a great honor, the emperor of the Song Dynasty had more time to eat with Wenchen, and very little time to eat with military generals, which was really rare for the Meng family.

Meng Zhijing arrived at the Xuande Palace, and when he saw Meng Heng, he felt that something was wrong.

His father's face was full of sadness, and he did not have the excitement and joy of communicating with the emperor at close range, and the spirit of being full of energy in the morning was gone, and his face was tired, as if he was not chatting with the emperor in the morning, but going outside to run horses and train troops.

This meal is very good, the chef level of the imperial dining room is not covered, alternating between cold and hot, meat and vegetarian matching, dozens of dishes inside and outside, fragrant inside and outside the hall. Li Zong was polite, and persuaded them to eat more vegetables, and took the trouble to introduce in detail the taste origin of the dishes served, and did not forget to evaluate the quality of the dishes after taking a bite, with a kind attitude and courtesy.

Meng Hui ate like a fish in his throat, stopped after a shallow taste, and did not breathe, Li Zong didn't seem to see that he was in a bad mood, and still talked and laughed, and said some gossip between monarchs and ministers.

But the suffocation of the atmosphere can still be easily felt.

Meng Zhijing didn't dare to make a mistake, but he promised to agree to some of the words of Li Zong for his father, and Li Zong asked some about Meng Zhijing, opened his mouth to encourage, and then this meal ended inexplicably.

To Meng Zhijing, this meal is a bit like Li Zong's means of comforting Meng Hui, but the effect is not very good, Meng Hui's depressed appearance seems to have no feelings for Li Zong at all.

Between the two, in the morning, they said something, and on the way back, Meng Heng didn't say a word.

It's just that as soon as he entered the house, Meng Heng let out a "wow" and spit out a mouthful of blood, and the scarlet blood splashed on the snow-white shadow wall, like a gorgeous plum blossom in winter.

After saying this, Meng Zhijing sighed, shook his head and said: "My father has a bright and honest life, and he is not a person who is careful and can't let his breath down, in the palace, he must have suffered a great grievance, and he couldn't vent, so he held it in his heart, and finally vomited blood and fell ill." ”

was humiliated in the palace.

That is to be angry with the emperor.

Wang Kui was silent, the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, the emperor gives you a little anger, the courtier has to endure it, do you have to quarrel with the emperor in addition to enduring it?

However, what kind of qi can make Meng Heng, the veteran general who crisscrosses the battlefield, like this?

The three of them stood in the courtyard, only looking up at the sky.

After waiting anxiously in silence for half an hour, the white-bearded doctor finally came out.

The three of them surrounded him, led the doctor into another room, and sat at the table, the old doctor came out to write the prescription while touching the pen and inkstone, and said to Meng Zhijing very seriously: "Lord Meng this time, he has a disease of breath depression, because of the incident, he can't be ruled out for a while, blocked between the chest and abdomen, obstructing the meridians, plus years of fighting abroad, some diseases are at the root of the disease, and they attack together, so this disease comes urgently and fiercely!" ”

Meng Zhijing was anxious and said, "What should I do?" ”

The old doctor took a pen and wrote: "I will prescribe a prescription, grab some medicine for ventilation and vein, and take it for a few days, this disease is expensive in being open-minded, patients must remember not to be in a hurry, and don't work too much recently, otherwise the condition will be aggravated in an instant, and Hua Tuo will have no way to return to heaven when he is reborn." ”

Meng Zhijing nodded again and again, grinding ink for the doctor, and at this moment, a servant came in from outside and said to the three people: "The lord invites Lord Wang and Lord Changsun to come in." ”

Tell us to come in? Wang Kui and eldest Sun Hong frowned, knowing that Meng Heng must have something important to explain, and he was about to leave.

The doctor glanced up at the three of them, and then lowered his head to write: "Master Meng should not say too much, so as not to surge in qi and blood and aggravate his condition." ”

The two nodded, followed the servant, and came to Meng Hui's house.

The room was small, with a stepping bed taking up half of the space, and the other half was left for a large bookcase and an arms rack.

With the weapon rack in the bedroom, I am afraid that only Meng Heng did this among the countless courtiers of the entire Great Song Dynasty.

Meng Heng was lying on the bed, there was still a faint smell of blood wafting in the air, Meng Heng's wife sat on the edge of the bed and sobbed, holding a white silk scarf in her hand, wrapped in a large pool of blood.

"You go out first, and I'll talk to the two adults about something." Meng Hui's eyes were half-narrowed, and when he saw Wang Kui and Changsun Hong coming in, he reluctantly stood up, and said to his wife in a weak voice: "Let them all go, don't stay at the door, for a while, it's not in the way." ”

The old lady, who had been with Meng Hui for decades, stood up hesitantly and bowed to Wang Kui and the eldest grandson, and the two hurriedly returned the salute and watched her walk out of the door.

"Sit down." Meng Hui's voice sounded again: "Let the two of you laugh." ”

He laughed twice at himself, and when he laughed, he touched a certain part of his heart, causing him to cough violently.

Wang Kui hurriedly supported him and stroked his back with his hand, Meng Heng waved his hand, signaling that he didn't have to be like this, and said with a breath: "Rong Ma has been a life, but I didn't expect to end up like this, alas, the years are not forgiving." ”

Changsun Hong did not sit, but stood in front of the bed, frowning at this god of war who was still radiant yesterday, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, human life is sometimes really supported by a breath of energy.

"Master Meng Hugh wants to say this, you have only passed the year of knowing the destiny of heaven this year, the spring and autumn period is in full bloom, and it is not too much to serve the country for another twenty years." Wang Kui comforted.

"Serve the country...... Serving the country...... Hehe, I'm afraid that I have the heart to kill the enemy, but I can't go back to heaven. Meng Heng shook his head and laughed again, this time it was okay, it didn't cause a cough.

He squeezed Wang Kui's hand in the palm of his hand, stared at Wang Kui and Changsun Hong with eyes that seemed to have aged for ten years in an instant, and said solemnly: "The two towns of Sichuan are related to the national fortune in the west of the country. Jiangnan is stable, relying on the two Huai. The two Huai are stable, relying on Jinghu, and Jinghu is stable, relying on Sichuan, pulling a hair and moving the whole body, can change and shake the world, the responsibility of the two is very great. Meng Heng is here, please two of you, remember to put the country first, put the society first, do your best, and don't let the petty people destroy the overall situation of Sichuan. ”

Wang Kui looked at him with eyes that were no longer shining, but with a little cloudiness, and said worriedly: "Master Meng, don't worry, with you in Jinghu, Sichuan is as stable as a rock!" ”

"I can't sit still." Meng Heng's body softened and leaned on the pillow: "This morning, the official family has already said that my strategy for recovering Henan is too risky, it is easy to arouse the anger of the north, and it is not advisable to give the Mongols an excuse to go south. And I have been in Jinghu for a long time, old and frail, I should change my position, resign and return to my hometown, and enjoy my old age in peace. ”

"What?!"

Wang Kui was almost so shocked that he stood up, and blurted out: "The official family wants the adults to return to their hometowns? How does this make it?! ”、

"Jinghu is a place, Jingxiang River defense, it was established by adults with one hand and one foot, and the garrison of the Ten Armies was also brought out by adults themselves, without adults, what should Jinghu do?"

"Although adults are suffering from minor illnesses now, they can be cured with a single hand, how can they be old and frail? Huang Zhong is still seventy and can lead troops, Lian Po eats three catties for sixty meals, and the adults are just over fifty, where is he old? ”

Changsun Hong didn't move, nor did he speak, just frowned, watched quietly, listened quietly, this scene, he had already thought of it.

Meng Heng closed his eyes, opened them slowly, looked at the carved wooden board on the top of the bed, and said softly: "Literati rule the country, military generals fight the border, this is the eternal truth, not the reason why I am alone." If you want to talk about the reason, I have led the troops for too long and the garrison has been too long, maybe it is. ”

"The Great Song Dynasty was established, and there were very few martial artists as privy envoys, and Shi Songzhi was the privy envoy before, and many people couldn't stand it, if I sat in Jinghu for a longer time, the position of the privy envoy would definitely have my share."

"The three of them became tigers, and all of them were golden. After listening to it a lot, the officials will also be suspicious. ”

He sighed, and the sparkle in his eyes became more and more dim.

"This day, it's going to change."

(End of chapter)