Xue Shao came with passion and expectation, but when Pei Xingjian said the answer he most wanted to hear, there was no excitement or happiness in his heart.

Xue Shao doesn't understand medical science, but anyone with a pair of eyes can see that Pei Xingjian is terminally ill and dying. Can such a person still go to the command?

"Pei Gong, no." Xue Shao didn't hide his thoughts, and said bluntly, "Your body has become like this, how can you go on the expedition?" ”

"As long as the old man is not dead, as long as the court still needs the old man, the old man is duty-bound."

There was no strong ambition and no categorization, Pei Xingjian closed his eyes and said this sentence leisurely.

When Xue Shao heard this, his heart was sour.

Over the years, Pei Xingjian has done enough for Datang. But the two saints never really trusted him, nor did they really treat him well. With Pei Xingjian's talent and merits, it is long overdue to enter the phase. But he has never set foot in the political hall for half a step, and he has never been a prime minister for a day.

After returning from the Northern Expedition, the imperial court adopted Pei Yan's proposition and beheaded Ashina Funian and others, and assigned most of the army to Cheng Wuting. This clearly shows that Pei Yan is using his political skills to erase Pei Xingjian's merits and advocacy to suppress him, preventing him from relying on the military exploits of the Northern Expedition to enter the cabinet, thus impacting Pei Yan's own status.

If he was a strong or narrow-minded person, and he was angry at the crown and slapped his face with the court represented by Pei Yan when he encountered this kind of "unfair treatment", Pei Yan would really take Pei Xing frugally. 300,000 Northern Expeditionary Army, who is not sworn allegiance to Pei Xingjian? In the end, even the imperial court had to compromise with Pei Xingjian.

But Pei Xingjian didn't do this.

In the face of those unfair treatments, Pei Xingjian did not have a single dispute or complaint, and endured it all silently. Moreover, he also took the initiative to retire and no longer care about the government and military, and vacated his military achievements, opportunities and positions to Cheng Wuting, Li Jinxing and Xue Shao.

Pei Xingjian's practices avoided a mutiny in the army and turmoil in the imperial court. He also completed the handover of military power and the inheritance of the mantle, making Datang Sheji, Cheng Wuting, Xue Shao and others the biggest beneficiaries.

For a long time, the second saint and the imperial court have owed Pei Xingjian too much, too much.

Now that the national crisis is at the head of the court, there is no general to send, but I think of Pei Xingjian, a retired old handsome. Pei Xingjian, who was about to die of illness, did not say a word about the past, only said that "it is my duty".

Xue Shao thought to himself, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to be selfless like Pei Xingjian and repay his grievances with virtue.

Now, Xue Shao's mind has changed.

"Pei Gong, the students won't let you go on the expedition!" Xue Shao said with certainty.

"What did you say?" Pei Xingjian frowned, and his face was gloomy.

"The students don't want you, really a horse leather shroud!" Xue Shao told the truth, although it was disrespectful, but he still said it.

"You! …… Darn! ”

Pei Xingjian was furious, picked up a bamboo slip next to the bed and smashed it at Xue Shao's head and face.

Xue Shao didn't hide, and let the thick bamboo slip hit his face, breaking his skin and bleeding on the spot.

"Pei Gong, you can't go!" Xue Shaobai fell down and said loudly, "Even though Pei Gong's heart is strong, life and death are beyond the reach of manpower!" The students hope that Pei Gong can spend the rest of his life at home - who doesn't want to return to the roots? Who would look forward to dying in a foreign land? ”

Pei Xingjian was choked up.

Hearing a fierce quarrel in the house, Kudi hurriedly walked in, and saw Xue Shao kneeling on the ground, the blood on his forehead was drenched on the couch, and he was shocked and wanted to pull Xue Shao up to stop the bleeding for him.

Xue Shao knelt and refused to move, Pei Xingjian raised his hand angrily, "Woman, go out!" ”

Kudi silently went out and closed the door.

The room was surprisingly quiet, and Xue Shao and Pei Xingjian both fell into a stalemate of silence.

"The old man knows that his sick body is about to die, how can he say it?" After a long time, Pei Xingjian broke the silence and said, "But the people who are in the army, who hasn't been taken in by the king of Hades a long time ago, but a half-dead ghost walks in the world?" So many soldiers fought bloody battles on the battlefield, were they ever afraid of death? When you attacked the black sand and fought the bloody battle in Suizhou, were you afraid of death? ”

Xue Shao was speechless.

"Over the years, tens of thousands of soldiers have been buried by the old man." Pei Xingjian said, "So many people have died, but the old man is still alive." With so many loyal bones not allowed to return to his hometown, what qualifications does the old man have to beg for the fallen leaves to return to his roots? ”

Xue Shao knelt and didn't move, and he didn't answer. Tears and blood mixed together and flowed into the mouth.

It's salty.

"Chengyu, the old man begs you." Pei Xingjian sighed and closed his eyes, "Let the old man fight this battle again, it's a battle......"

"But......" Xue Shao tried hard to complete the sentence, but his choked up became more and more severe, "But Pei Gong, you can't move now lying down!" ”

"Then you, carry the old man on the horse!"

……

There has never been a pair of ears that are truly persuaded by a mouth.

Now, Pei Xingjian is resolute, and Xue Shao doesn't want to compromise.

The teacher and student were at a stalemate.

Kudi settled down and invited Xue Shao out to eat, finally temporarily relieving the awkward atmosphere.

Seeing Xue Shao's blood flowing all over his face, both the demon and the moon slave were frightened. The demon even cried loudly, and personally washed Xue Shao's face and applied medicine. When it was time to eat, the demon still burst into tears, and the tears dripped into the rice bowl.

After Kudi sent the meal to Pei Xingjian's ward, he came to pour wine for Xue Shao. Xue Shao shouldn't have worked so his wife, but he knew that she must have something to say to herself, so she didn't refuse.

After some gossip, Kudi said, "Childe, have you ever heard of Taibai Yixian, Sun Zhenren?" ”

Xue Shao blinked, "Which Sun Zhenren?" ”

"It's the legendary miracle doctor who lives in seclusion in Taibai Mountain, Sun Simiao!" Kudi said.

"Medicine King, Sun Simiao?!" Xue Shao blurted out.

"Medicine King?" Kudi was stunned, "It turns out that his old man still has such a title?" ”

Xue Shao woke up, "Medicine King" is the honorific title of Sun Simiao by later generations. Many Taoist temples have built "Yaowang Temple", which is to pay tribute to Sun Simiao.

"How could Madame mention him?" Xue Shao asked.

"Of course, it's for my husband's illness." Kudi sighed and said, "He is so sick, if there is one person in the world who can save him, I am afraid that there is only Sun Zhenren - that is what you said, Sun Simiao, the king of medicine!" ”

"Where are the others, I will personally invite them!" Xue Shao said.

Kudi smiled bitterly and said, "If it's so easy to invite, you don't have to bother the son." ”

"How?"

Kudi said: "Sun Zhenren was born at the time of the founding of the former Sui Dynasty and is now over 100 years old. The former Emperor Wen of Sui, Taizong of our dynasty and the current saint all wanted to ask him to be an official, but he refused, and he only devoted his life to cultivating and studying medicine. Emperor Taizong once praised Chrysostom for 'digging a path and being a great doctor.' The wings are three saints, and the four are harmonized. Descend the dragon and subdue the tiger, save the decay and save the danger. Towering, the teacher of a hundred generations' - he is a well-deserved immortal! Immortals, naturally, the dragon sees the head but does not see the end! I just vaguely heard that Sun Zhenren lives in seclusion in Taibai Mountain in Guanzhong, but there has been no news of him in the past ten years. To put it mildly, I don't know if I'm dead or alive! ”

Xue Shao frowned and nodded, "When I return to Chang'an, I'll inquire about him." As long as Sun Zhenren is still alive, even if it is the Tianya Cape, I will invite Sun Zhenren to treat Pei Gong! ”

"In fact, my husband had a relationship with Sun Zhenren twenty years ago." Kudi said, "At that time, my husband was still an official in the Western Regions, and by chance I met Sun Zhenren, who was wandering, and ministered to him. At that time, Sun Zhenren once gave his husband a token, saying that if he had a place for Sun Zhenren one day, he could go to see him with this token. Although it is not far away, Sun Zhenren will come to help. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Xue Shao was pleasantly surprised, "What about the token?" ”

"Here!" Kudi handed Xue Shao a small old cloth bag, "A few days ago, I went back to Chang'an to move, and I accidentally found this item at the bottom of the old box. When I asked my husband, he thought hard for a while before he told me about it. Presumably, he had long forgotten that he still had such a thing. ”

Xue Shao took it and held it a little heavy in his hand. When he opened the cloth bag, Xue Shao's eyes widened in shock!

An iron Taoist token, déjà vu!

"Xuanwu Fa Jian?!"

"Childe has seen it?" Kudi was surprised, "The husband seems to have said that this thing is a kind of Taoist method. There is a bird with wings carved on the back, could it be one of the legendary four holy beasts, the Vermilion Bird? ”

"That might be Suzaku Fajian." Xue Shao took a deep breath, the piece of the law slip that the medicine king Sun Simiao gave to Pei Gong, from the texture, the style and even the texture, is it so similar to the piece of the Xuanwu law slip that Xuanyunzi once gave me, is it a coincidence?

"Anyway, it's a commonly used altar opening tool for Taoists, and Sun Zhenren is also a Taoist, which is not unusual, right?" Kudi said.

Xue Shao didn't say much, just nodded, "When I return to Chang'an, I will definitely go to find out the whereabouts of Zhang Sun Zhenren." With or without faith, I will come back in person and give Madame an answer! ”

"That's really a young man." Kudi bowed to Xue Shao, "Slave, thank you!" ”

After the meal, Xue Shao prepared to say goodbye and return to Chang'an, and went to see Pei Xingjian again.

"How are you going to reply to the Holy Lord?" Pei Xingjian asked.

"Students can only reciprocate truthfully." Xue Shao said.

Pei Xingjian was silent for a moment and said, "This is the last wish of the old man's life, don't you want to help me achieve it?" ”

Xue Shao couldn't answer such a question.

He couldn't even look directly into Pei Xingjian's eyes, those gray-yellow eyes that were deep in gray and yellow, but their eyes were as hot as flames.

Pei Xingjian stretched out a hand, holding a brand-new copper coin in his hand, and said: "It is difficult to achieve both loyalty and filial piety, and the old man is not embarrassed by you." There is a Kaiyuan Tongbao here, please throw it to the sky in my inner son. If there is one side of the word facing up when it falls, please hide your illness for me and let the old man take command of the battle; On the contrary, the old man will listen to you, and spend the rest of his life at home without thinking about it - so that neither of us has to fight anymore, and let the will of heaven make the decision, how about it? ”

Xue Shao was silent for a long time. Pei Xingjian kept holding the copper coin.

"A man's husband, why bother with his mother-in-law?" Pei Xingjian scolded angrily.

Xue Shao took a deep breath, "Madam...... Please! ”