Breaking through the final blockade of the Danshui Chu army, Liu Heng took the remaining more than 300 remnants of cavalry along Danshui to the northwest, close to Wuguan. The long Dan waterway is long and narrow, but for these hundreds of Xia soldiers, they have already seen the hope of life.

Six thousand elite horsemen, so far only these hundreds remain, the horses are thin and the people are lacking, and many people have lost their horses, relying on their legs to follow the withdrawal of the army here.

In Jingzhou, there was a period of good life, attacking the east and the west, and the Chu State could not be stopped. After returning to the west, he didn't notice it for a while, and he crossed the water three times, and in the third crossing, he was plotted by Xu Shu, and was flooded once in Xinye, and he was hit by half of the crossing. That is, the water level is not high, and the water flow is not urgent, otherwise Liu Heng will not be spared.

Liu Bei's wish was fulfilled, and he really captured hundreds of war horses from Liu Heng's hands, although they looked malnourished, but they were raised, in Jingchu, and they were enough to build an iron horse.

Afterwards, Liu Heng looked back and felt that he had done something stupid, thinking too much, and doing too much. Crossing the river directly, not so much to do. Advancing westward from the water, breaking through the encirclement and suppression of Liu Bei's army, he only got rid of it when the world returned to tranquility.

"Chu Jun, are you still following?" Liu Heng's voice was dry, and he heard Liu Guidao.

"Back to His Highness, the Chu army can no longer keep up, and Liu Bei has already collected his troops. is still chasing after Zhang Yun, probably because he wants to pick up a bargain! Liu Gui said disdainfully, after staying in Jingxiang for so long, he also knew something about the generals of the Chu army.

"Zhang Yun!" Liu Heng's cold eyes opened slightly, and he instructed disappreciably: "Wuguan is not far away, let the soldiers slow down and save some physical strength!" ”

"Your Highness, there's movement ahead!" Yang Qiu, who was exploring the path in front, came back a little nervously and said to Liu Heng. has been struggling on the line of life and death for so long, and the nerves have been tense, and the slightest movement will cause a big reaction.

"Don't panic! It's all here, it should be the army of Wuguan! Liu Heng calmed down a little and said calmly: "Order the scout to find out!" ”

In the past, there was a Chu army pretending to be Wuguan to meet the army's plan for Liu Heng's encounter, and suffered a lot of losses.

The army stopped advancing, waited for a while, and the scout came with excitement on his face to report: "Your Highness, it's the Wuguan defenders!" ”

Hearing the news, Liu Heng was also relieved, and kicked the horse's abdomen lightly: "Go!" ”

In less than half an hour, less than fifty miles in front of Wuguan, the two sides met. It was the general Li Le who was ordered to greet him, bringing more than 1,000 soldiers. In front of the mountain road, looking at the hundreds of remnants led by Liu Heng, they all looked like refugees, ragged, scarred, and bloodstained. Many people are still barefoot, and in this early spring, the temperature is not high.

Liu Heng straightened his chest, sat on his horse, and looked solemnly at the Xia pawn who came to greet him. He was no better than the soldiers, he had no complete armor, only a few scattered pieces of armor on his body.

My heart was touched, and I could imagine what kind of hardships Liu Heng's military horse had experienced.

"The last general, Li Le, welcome His Royal Highness King Chen!" Li Le stepped forward, knelt down directly on one knee, and said in a loud voice.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness King Chen!" The soldiers behind him also knelt down and said in unison.

Liu Heng's performance, Xia Guo heard it, and there were sighs. Just this time, in the army, he has gained a lot of military heart.

"Excuse me!" Liu Heng waved his hand to Li Le and the others, and then turned to a cadre of soldiers behind him and said quite emotionally: "Soldiers, we are going home!" ”

Under Wu Guan, he got the news and received Liu Heng, and Liu Qiu, who was temporarily guarding the pass, personally led people to greet him. This time, thousands of sergeants from the top and bottom of the gate lined up to welcome.

"Uncle Wei Wang!" Liu Heng, supported by Liang Xi, dismounted, stepped forward, and arched his hand.

"Good work!" Liu Qiu stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, looked at Liu Heng who was thickly stubble, and smiled: "Go, enter the customs, the lonely king will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you." Your Majesty will be glad to learn that you have returned safely. ”

In front of everyone's eyes, Liu Qiu joined hands with Liu Heng to enter the customs, and after walking some way, he found that something was wrong.

"What's going on?" Seeing Liu Heng limping, Liu Qiu frowned and asked.

Pointing to his right leg, Liu Heng smiled bitterly: "I was frustrated in Shuishui, I was slashed by Chu Pawn, I was busy running for my life, I lacked medical treatment and medicine, and I haven't recovered yet." ”

"Someone is coming, pass on the doctor!" Liu Qiu immediately gave the order to go.

In the guard's mansion in the city, a little clearer, changed into clean clothes, and lay on the soft couch, Liu Heng had not enjoyed it so comfortably for a long time, and just wanted to fall asleep. It's just that the old doctor in the army is helping him to deal with the wound, uncovering the bandaged white cloth, which has grown with the flesh, and there are signs of pus.

The injury was obviously much more serious than expected, and the process of removing the rotten flesh made Liu Heng sweat profusely, howl angrily several times, and almost fainted. It wasn't until the treatment was completed and the medicine was re-loaded that the concerned people breathed a sigh of relief.

"How?" Liu Qiu glanced at Liu Heng, who was lying on the couch, extremely weak.

"His Royal Highness King Chen's injuries have stabilized, but it's just ...... It's just ......" that the doctor is a little hesitant.

"Just what!" Liu Heng asked softly at this time.

"Your Highness has injured his bones, and he has not been treated in time, and his march is excessive, and he is infected with sores. After being dealt with by the villain, it will be okay for the time being, but I am afraid that there will be recurrence. And after recovery, I am afraid that the road of His Highness will be a little uncoordinated. The doctor whispered.

"What did you say?" Liu Qiu asked coldly, his eyes glared, and the doctor was so frightened that he buried his head deeply.

"You mean, Lone might be lame?" Liu Heng struggled to prop up his body and looked at him.

"As long as you cultivate well, you will also have a chance to recover!" Yizheng didn't dare to look directly at Liu Heng and replied.

"You tell Lone honestly, what is the chance of full recovery, Lone has to listen to the truth!" Liu Heng stared at Yizheng deadly.

The doctor is silent.

"Stand down!" After a long time, Liu Heng commanded lightly and fell on the couch dejectedly.

"Yuan Heng!" Liu Qiu's expression was also a little solemn, and he called Liu Heng softly.

Glancing at Liu Qiu, Liu Heng shook his head twice: "Uncle Huang, Lone is very tired, I want to sleep well!" ”

"Take good care of your injuries, you will definitely have a chance to recover!" Sighing, Liu Qiu didn't know what to say anymore, and turned to leave.

"Stand down, too!"

Liu Gui, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu and other Liu Heng's cronies looked at each other, looked at Liu Heng worriedly, saluted respectfully, and withdrew from the room.

With 6,000 troops to harass Wei Chu, he fought for thousands of miles, killed and injured countless enemy soldiers and civilians, Liu Heng, with the respect of a prince, was willing to take risks, and after several lives and deaths, it was not easy to achieve this step.

His expression was very melancholy, he was still a little happy a moment ago, with this achievement, his status in Liu Yuan's heart will definitely be improved, and he has also harvested a wave of military hearts in the Xia Kingdom. However, if it is really lame and crippled, the price will be too great for Liu Heng.

Listening to the doctor's tone, Liu Heng knew that it was unlikely that he would recover well, but he still had some expectations. If he carries the title of "lame prince" in the future, this is difficult for Liu Heng to accept.

All kinds of emotions came to his heart, and the exhaustion accumulated for months came like a tide, Liu Heng closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. I hope that when he wakes up, he is intact.

......

In the Xuan room, Liu Yuan convened the central ministers to discuss the plan.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Chen has returned to Beijing!" There is a messenger Lan Zhe into the temple to report.

Liu Yuan paused when he heard this, his body shook slightly, and he immediately asked, "Where are you?" ”

"It's Lantian!"

"Here for now!" Putting down the fold in his hand, Liu Yuan glanced at several central courtiers in the hall: "Spread the word to me, the ministers and officials above the sixth grade in Chang'an, go out of the city for ten miles to welcome King Chen!" ”

"No!" Lan Zhi, who had recovered somewhat, glanced at several ministers and bowed down and promised: "The ministers are leaving!" ”

Such a big battle, to welcome King Chen, I don't know what kind of thoughts His Majesty has. The courtiers who had something in their hearts, such as Lan Zhi, secretly looked at Liu Yuan, but they couldn't see anything.

In the southeast of Chang'an, ten miles of Changting, a lot of people have gathered at this time, all of them are well-dressed people, looking forward to returning from the battle for Daxia. What's more, there are also the people of Chang'an who have come one after another after hearing the news, and thousands of people have gathered around, just to watch the excitement.

In terms of identity and status, the highest people present were none other than Liu Jue and Liu Cheng, but this position was obviously centered on Liu Jue. Liu Rui and Liu Qi, the two princes who had not yet been crowned kings, also came, and stood there with a graceful attitude.

"Yuan Qi, Brother Chen led the army to fight this time, crisscrossing Wei Chu, and now he has returned, and he is afraid that he will be invincible for a while. Father and Emperor really value him, so many noble ministers and lords, they have to wait patiently for him! Liu Jue glanced at Liu Cheng and said in a low voice.

Observing the changes in Liu Cheng's expression.

Liu Cheng smiled indifferently, with a light face: "Brother Chen Wang fought on the battlefield for my Great Xia, he was willing to take risks, returned from a hundred battles, and set an example for me, he deserves this gift!" ”

"yes!" Liu Jue's eyes were a little fluttering, and it was obvious that he was a little insincere.

"It's coming! Here it comes! The little official in front of him in a green-robed official uniform shouted and rode his horse and galloped: "His Royal Highness King Chen is coming!" ”

Hearing the news, Xia Chen present was all in good spirits, and Liu Jue and Liu Cheng brothers were the same, raising their eyes and looking into the distance.

"Your Highness, you have arrived in Chang'an, Your Majesty greets you with a hundred officials!" Liang Xing, who found out the news, said outside the car.

Liu Heng sat in the car and did not answer. looked down at the injured leg in a daze, and at this moment, it still hurts.

Liu Heng, it's really lame.

With Yang Qiu's support, he got out of the car, but when he saw the vast people in front of him, Liu Heng's gloomy face couldn't help but flash with surprise. The surrounding people looked at Liu Heng, chatting enthusiastically and buzzing.

"Welcome His Royal Highness King Chen back to Beijing!" A group of people, regardless of whether they are high or low, bow down together.

Liu Heng swept around: "Thank you, lords!" ”

"Brother Henghuang!" With a smile on his face, Liu Heng greeted him in person, supported Liu Heng, and said very kindly: "The imperial brother is out on the battlefield, bloody battlefield, hard work, which makes the younger brother admire!" ”

Liu Heng looked at Liu Heng's posture and snorted coldly in his heart. But when he saw Liu Cheng next to him, he nodded to him.

"What's going on? Hurt? Liu Heng exclaimed in surprise and pointed to Liu Heng's injured leg.

At the mention of the sore spot, Liu Heng's face immediately turned cold, his eyes were very dark, and he stared at Liu Heng. On the contrary, Liu Jue was stunned for a moment, and his curiosity was even stronger.

"Enter the city, enter the palace, and I want to meet Your Majesty!" Lightly lined up Liu Heng, Liu Heng turned around and got into the car.

"King Chen's return, it seems that he is a little arrogant, so rude!" Watching Liu Heng's car drive slowly, Lan Hui leaned over to Liu Heng's side and whispered.

"Send someone to find out, Liu Heng's injury status!" Liu Jue turned his head and whispered to the cronies beside him.

In the Xuanshu Palace, Liu Yuan has been waiting for Liu Heng for a long time, after all, he is his own son, risking his life outside to fight for him and his empire, Liu Yuan really sighed in his heart.

"Son-in-law, see father!" Looking at Liu Yuan, who was full of majesty and sitting on the imperial case, Liu Heng bowed in a deep voice, dragging his injured leg with difficulty, and wanted to kowtow.

"Excuse me!" Seeing this, Liu Yuan waved his hand: "Give a seat!" ”

"What are you doing? Don't help His Royal Highness King Chen sit down! Zhang Rang was beside him, scolding briefly, and commanded frantically with his left hand.

The eunuchs on both sides immediately brought a stool, watching Liu Heng's leg injury, and he couldn't let him kneel and sit.

Haosheng looked at this son, although his beard had been trimmed, he was still full of stubble, and he was tired, and he had been behind enemy lines for several months, and he had not recovered from the high-intensity battle. In the past, in Liu Yuan's heart, Liu Heng was a little out-of-the-box, impulsive, and liked to play a little clever from time to time. But now Liu Heng feels that Liu Yuan is indeed much calmer.

"Before and after the war, I already knew that I had suffered you for the past few months!" After a long while, Liu Yuan said gently.

"For my father, for Daxia, I died on the battlefield, and my sons have no regrets!" Liu Heng's eyes showed tiredness, but he met Liu Yuan's gaze and said very firmly.

"I understand, I understand!" Looking at Liu Heng's carefully straightened right leg, Liu Yuan said in a deep voice: "I understand your situation, don't worry, I will look for famous doctors all over the country to cure your leg!" ”

Hearing Liu Yuan talk about this, Liu Heng's eyes were red, he shook his head lightly and said with a wry smile: "Don't bother my father to spend manpower and material resources, I have already missed the best time for treatment, it should be the disaster of the son, and the son-in-law can only bear it." ”

Seeing Liu Hengqiang's open-mindedness, Liu Yuan sighed slightly.

"Yuan Heng! Yuan Heng! There were a few shouts outside the hall, and Liu Yuan heard it, it was the voice of the concubine.

Hearing that Liu Heng had returned, she cried with joy, all the way from the harem to the Xuanshu Palace, regardless of the eunuch's notification, and went straight in.

His eyes swept around the hall and fixed on Liu Heng. ran forward excitedly and hugged Liu Heng in his arms, and a touching scene of a mother-son meeting was staged in front of Liu Yuan.

did not blame the concubine for her rudeness, Liu Yuan's eyes were waveless, and he looked at the concubine who was already old, and he still had an impression in his mind about the charming posture of the past, but now, an old woman.

How long has it been since I've pampered her, five years? Seven years? Or eight years? Liu Yuan couldn't remember clearly, at this time, he was actually thinking about this in his heart.

The concubine caressed Liu Heng's face, looked at his injured leg, and couldn't stop crying. Liu Heng also felt something, after all, he was still a weak-crowned teenager, and he wanted to be stronger with tears, but his love was deep, and after calling "mother" in a trembling voice, he hugged his concubine and cried.

"Ji Lou Yuan! Ji Lou Yuan! At this time, the concubine stood up and glared at Liu Yuan, and roared: "I beg you, don't let my Yuan Heng go to the battlefield again, I beg you!" ”

Looking at Concubine Yu's somewhat crazy performance, Liu Yuan's face was a little unsightly, he squinted at her for a while, and then said slowly: "Yuan Heng is my son, the head of all princes, and it is his responsibility to die for the Great Xia battle!" You trespassed into the Xuan Room, and I dared to roar with me before I could even bother with you, what a crime should I be guilty of! ”

"The mother concubine is out of shape for a while, please spare the mother and the emperor!" Liu Heng, who was beside him, wiped his tears, bowed his hand and asked, and then pulled the concubine.

"That's it, I still have state affairs to deal with, your mother and son should go back to the palace to talk!" Liu Yuan took a deep breath and waved his hand.

"Father Xie, my sons and daughters are retired!"

The concubine wiped away her tears, turned around and personally helped Liu Heng up, and slowly walked out of the hall.