The saddest thing in the world is not birth, old age, sickness and death, but what could have been.

I could have thought more comprehensively, I could have taken the city earlier, I could have ended the battle faster, I could have been more determined to survive, but now I can only do nothing.

Gu Changsheng didn't know how long he had been running wildly with Zhao Tuo, and when he got into the dense forest, when the two of them dismounted and sat down to rest, a mixture of sadness suddenly came to his heart. On weekdays, the two people who were broad-minded by nature did not say a word now, just quietly looked at the stream in front of them.

The rain soon stopped, and the snakes, insects, birds, and beasts slowly regained their vitality, and they chattered non-stop.

"Brother Zhao, is it worth it?"

Zhao Tuo knew what Gu Changsheng meant, they could have divided their troops and retreated immediately after the feint, even if the Northern Yan cavalry wanted to make some small moves, they couldn't do it. After all, they have already reached the border of Eastern Qi, and their blockade line of Northern Yan can't get here, if they want to leave, no one can stay.

"I thought it was worth it, but now I don't know it."

Gu Changsheng looked at Zhao Tuo's trance-like expression, and sighed in his heart, Brother Zhao is not that kind of hero, unscrupulous to achieve the goal, he can be a general who loves soldiers like a son, he can be a commander who scolds Fang Xuan, he can be a Ming Jun in the era of peace, but he is not a hero who will rise in troubled times.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Tuo's personality charm attracts officers and soldiers in the army, as well as Gu Changsheng, who is naturally insensitive to the seven emotions of faith.

The two walked for three days and three nights, stopping and stopping, sleeping when they were sleepy, leaving when they woke up, eating some pheasants and hares, fruits and weeds when they were hungry, and mountain springs and streams when they were thirsty.

Great Wei border, Rongcheng.

"Buns! Freshly baked buns! ”

The walkers are selling, all kinds of restaurants, kilns, teahouses, and people soliciting customers can see one in ten steps, so it's not lively. Compared with the border city in the north, the border city in the east is many times more prosperous, and the weather is more peaceful and tranquil. It is no wonder that the Eastern Qi Dynasty was rich and there was an endless stream of merchants, and although there was no absolute peace between the two countries, there was little friction.

"Is the guest officer sharpening or staying in the hotel?"

"Don't live in the store, serve two side dishes, a pot of tea."

"Okay! Wait a minute. ”

Gu Changsheng and the two of them sat by the window on the second floor, looking like they were dusty, and the blood stains on their bodies had already been washed in the stream outside the city. Although he looks very poor, he is not dirty, this little two is also an understanding person, and he does not look down on people because of the appearance of the two, and his fake smile is used to the fullest.

"Guest, your tea."

Gu Changsheng poured a cup for Zhao Tuo first, and then poured a cup himself, and took a sip, it was rough, bitter, and had an old taste. However, Gu Changsheng drank comfortably, and in the past half a year, he has never drunk tea again.

I think that when my father was still alive, Gu Changsheng drank his father's private goods, which were all the best tea, but now I think about it before I came, it was a luxury.

"Brother Zhao, what are we going to do next?"

Zhao Tuo looked at the crowded streets and didn't say a word.

Gu Changsheng knew that Brother Zhao still hadn't been able to get out of his self-blame, the army of 20,000 would never return, although he was ready to die generously, but the last survivors were the most painful.

"Have you heard? The eldest prince died on the battlefield, and the emperor wanted to set up the second prince as the prince. ”

"How did I hear that it was the Fourth Prince?"

"Where did you hear the gossip?"

"A few days ago, my eldest cousin in Beijing came back to save his relatives, and he said that he heard that there is a lot of trouble in Beijing now, and the two princes are fighting for their heads."

"You know what? If it weren't for the emperor's old man who was stubbornly vacant of the crown prince's position, where would there be such turmoil. ”

"Shhhh Is the emperor old man you can call him? If someone listens to it, you don't want your head. ”

"What are you afraid of, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and now the world is not very peaceful, just like this group of courts, I don't know how long it will last."

"Drink and drink! Don't talk about that, don't talk about this. ”

"Drink!"

Gu Changsheng glanced at him with a different color, turned back to Zhao Tuo and said, "Brother Zhao, those people can't wait. ”

"It doesn't matter. Let them stir it up. Zhao Tuo's mood was a little sluggish, but it seemed to have improved, Gu Changsheng was also a lot more at ease, there was a word of nonsense chatting about the past, and Zhao Tuo also had a word without a word.

"Objective your dish."

"Thank you."

Listening to the objective thanks, Xiao Er hurriedly said politely, and chatted with these strangers when he had nothing to do.

"I guess the guest officer is here for that Nine Dragons Opera Pearl."

"Nine Dragons Playing with Pearls?" Gu Changsheng replied suspiciously.

Xiao Er said: "It turns out that the objective is not here for this thing? It is a rare treasure in a hundred years, General Fang will set up a banquet in the house, and invite the world's capable people to taste the authenticity and distinguish the high. ”

Gu Changsheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "You said that the person invited by his Fang Mansion is a capable person with a head and a face, how could we be invited if we are so down." ”

Xiao Er laughed softly: "This little brother is telling the truth, at first I didn't think you had anything, but also a small clumsiness, when I saw the shoes worn by this boy next to you, I found that the boy was disrespectful, this boy was wearing a golden hook cloud top, shoes that are invulnerable to water and fire." I think the two of them are great people, who have traveled all over the landscape. ”

Gu Changsheng glanced down at Zhao Tuo's shoes, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "You have good eyesight." ”

Xiao Er said proudly: "Little brother, what do you say, there are thousands of guests coming and going, and if you don't have the eyesight, the shopkeeper won't accept me." ”

Gu Changsheng smiled and asked, "Then do you know what is the threshold for going to that Fang Mansion to watch the Nine Dragons Opera Pearl?" ”

Xiao Ergu thought for a moment and replied: "It seems that there are invitations to come and go at will, and those who are not invited can go in and have a look as long as they answer a difficult question." ”

Gu Changsheng turned his head to look at Zhao Tuo and said, "Brother Zhao, it's okay to be idle, why don't we go and have a look?" ”

"It's okay, let's go see what kind of treasure that Nine Dragons Opera Pearl is." Zhao Tuo nodded and agreed, and then looked at Xiao Er, who poured tea and water for himself, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, don't underestimate the people of the world, everything and everything has its own strengths. The shoes under his feet are the shoes of the kings and nobles in the palace, and the different textures are made by the high and low of the status, so that the different materials are made. And trekking through mountains and rivers and fighting on the battlefield, the shoes under these feet have long been dirty, but they were still discovered by this shopkeeper, which is amazing.

This is the general of this party banquet guests, enjoy the Nine Dragons Pearl, this thing is a bold thing, no one in the court officials dare to keep a symbol of the royal power at home "Dragon" treasures, and if I remember correctly, this Nine Dragons Pearls should be last year's father's birthday, I sent someone to give to my father. Not to mention whether this thing was given by his father or where he got it, this emperor does not hide the tribute, this general is good, he dares to take it out to pay tribute to others?