Chapter 295: The Soul is in the South
Since meeting Yang Hong, Zhu Qiming has left several mysteries to be solved in his heart, so his sense of expectation for stirring up the situation in the north and promoting a large-scale battle has also diluted. Many things he couldn't understand for a while, and he couldn't figure it out, so he told himself that he might as well slow down and let time do the verification.
On this sunny day, Ouyang Tong led several good doctors from the Yuefu Good Medical Institute from Beijing to Zhu Qiming's camp, which made Zhu Qiming overjoyed. When I left Beijing, I was in too much of a hurry to recruit more than half of the good doctors who had been dispersed, and now that the big war may not be far away, how can there be no good doctors in the army!
Moreover, Ouyang Tong's arrival can help Zhu Qiming, but he has a wish: With Ouyang Tong as a matchmaker, why can't Shi Feng and the girl named Ah Xiang get married as soon as possible?
Well, Ouyang Tong is the best "matchmaker"! Having made up his mind, Zhu Qiming ordered Shi Feng to lead his 1,600 cavalry, prepare a generous gift, and drive with Ouyang Tong to the village where Ah Xiang was located, to say goodbye and take the opportunity to show off.
After Ouyang Tong and Shi Feng hit the road, Zhu Qiming led hundreds of veterans who had participated in the bloody battle of Longmen River to the cemetery to pay tribute to those martyrs.
The cemetery is on the east bank of Longmen River, more than 30 miles away from the camp. The wooden plaque of that year had already been removed by Zhu Qiming and replaced with a stone tombstone. Sweeping away the snow, there are no thorns and withered weeds on the cemetery, neat and clean, and there are still ashes left from the burning of paper money, it seems that there are often villagers here to pay respects.
Zhu Qiming was quite pleased. The years are merciless, and the people in Beijing may have long forgotten those who died in the country, but the simple villagers have obviously not forgotten the warriors who sacrificed their lives to protect them.
He bowed deeply three times in front of the cemetery, and he couldn't help but be moved to see the veterans burning incense and paper there, placing offerings, and engaging in yin-yang conversations with the people underground.
In the final analysis, whether it is to expand the territory or protect the territory and the people, in the end, it is necessary to rely on thousands of warriors to fight to the death, and only those who have experienced bloody battles can know that warriors are rare, they are not ordinary products in the world, and they are worthy of being treated well before death and remembered after death!
Zhu Qiming left the cemetery, walked to the vicinity of the battlefield and looked around, vaguely remembering that there was a forest in front of him, but now he disappeared into the vast snowy scene. By the way, the square inch in front of him is the place where he and Jiang Yi, Shi Feng, and countless soldiers fought against the Warat giantsΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
But when I heard the rapid sound of hooves, there was Ouyang Tong among the people! When he got closer, Ouyang Tong turned over and dismounted, left behind the more than ten guards accompanying him, and walked quickly to Zhu Qiming's side.
"Your Royal Highness, Shi Feng's family affairs have been decided, and the elders in the village and Ah Xiang's parents heard that we were the army of the Tartar thieves who fought bloody, so they readily agreed to the family affairs and are scheduled to get married before the end of the year. Oh, someone is asking if there are any unmarried sergeants in the army, it seems that there should be a lot of women to be married in the nearby villages of ten miles and eight villages! β
"The people here are simple, and it's great that a group of unmarried people can marry here!" Zhu Qiming smiled, "Thousands of people will have to fight in the bloody wind and rain in the future, it is best to survive, in case of martyrdom, we have enough financial resources to support their bereaved families." β
Ouyang Tong nodded, "The elders in the village heard that His Highness was not as old as the weak crown, and they were very curious, and they all wanted to see His Highness's true face. β
Zhu Qiming was stunned, "You shouldn't have reported the name of this king, right?" β
"Your Highness, rest assured, the inferior people call you a great general."
In the distance, there was a crisp sound of hooves, and following the prestige, I saw a red cloak reflected in the golden sunlight and white snow, which was extremely dazzling.
About half a mile away from here, the red steed slowly stopped, and the man in red on the horseback looked straight at this side, and there was no movement.
Saihan? Zhu Qiming was stunned for a while, and then as if he was being pulled by an invisible rope, he quickly returned to the cemetery, stepped on the war horse, and ran towards the man in red.
The two horsemen converged in one place, and Saihan turned his horse's head and rounded the hillside towards an open snowfield to the east.
On one side is the silver armor, the white horse, on the other side is the red horse in red clothes, two contrasting and color matching figures compete on the snow waves, as if the heavenly father is splashing ink here, depicting a smart scenery.
The figures of the two o'clock gradually slowed down, and finally stopped at the end of the snowfield, with their backs to the snow forest whose branches and leaves were like wisps of white hair.
Zhu Qiming glanced at Saihan, putting aside his prejudices, he had to admit that Saihan's appearance was not much better even compared with Xiyao's sister.
Nonsense! How can a Tartar girl be compared to Sister Xi Yao? Zhu Qiming resolutely waved away the absurd thoughts that suddenly appeared in his mind.
"You're leaving?" As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qiming suddenly felt that he was a little insincere.
"I want to be a Ming man, I don't want to go back." The brutality and cunning in Saihan's eyes were completely gone, replaced by a faint loneliness, "After I go back, my eldest brother forced me to marry a tribal leader, a stinky man with a bad reputation!" β
It's a political marriage again! Zhu Qiming didn't expect that the grassland hero also loved to play this game first, so he gave Saihan a sympathetic glance, and felt that her dress, appearance, and speech at the moment were no different from the women of the Ming family.
Turning his head to look into the distance, at the other end of the snowfield, a rare curling smoke rises. He has already betrayed the original intention ten days ago, and does not want to look forward to the coming of a war that is destined to be difficult to control, Yang Hong has not yet won his absolute trust, if the Tartar thieves enter the country in a big way, lose the support of the defenders of Xuanfu, and his 5,000 men and horses are more auspicious, then countless villagers are afraid that they will also be martyred for their impulses.
Let's persuade Saihan to go back quickly!
"Don't stay in the Ming Dynasty! Your eldest brother must be looking at Manan every day, and you will leave him a grandiose excuse to rejuvenate his teacher by hiding here, and the Ming Emperor obviously does not want to teach the truth. Don't forget, there are many innocent people here, and you can't let them suffer anything for your willfulness! β
"You're embarrassed, isn't it?" Seeing that Zhu Qiming should not, Saihan shifted his eyes to the bouquet of red tassels above his head, "One day, will you face my eldest brother Bingge?" β
Zhu Qiming was silent.
Saihan no longer looked at Zhu Qiming even a glance, "What did you mean by that day, 'prominent status is actually more likely to cause trouble'?" β
Zhu Qiming had a hunch that once the external tension that Wara was now extremely tight was blocked, it would produce a huge backlash, and most of the first family would end up dismally, paying a heavy price for his ambitions. But he couldn't say it explicitly.
In fact, two years later, Wara's invasion of the Ming Dynasty ended in failure, and after returning to the grassland, the long-standing contradictions within it finally erupted like a volcano.
"Don't you want to marry that man? Then he looked for an opportunity to get away from the Warat military camp and live an ordinary life in some quiet place. β
Saihan was there as if contemplating, and after a long time, he said quietly: "I'm leaving, so I'll go and gather my followers at this time." Drive! β
But when he heard the sound of hooves, the red horse accelerated all the way, and finally galloped like the wind.
"I know that Sister Lu will become the princess of Yue one day, and I bless her! But you have to remember that in a corner of the grassland, there is a woman who keeps watch every day, and her heart is always in the south! β