Chapter Seventy-Three: Winter Goes to Spring
When night fell, Tianhe Water Village was silent. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
At some point, the night sky was overcast, and the full moon was gone, and it was pitch black in all directions, and the river reflected a faint glow, and the shadows of the boats on the left could be vaguely recognized.
The cold wind seemed to leak out of the thick clouds and swept through the reeds, stirring up a sparse rattling sound.
Li Zongwang walked to Xuanyuan Chen's side, looked up at the dark sky, and said, "It's going to rain heavily this day."
The sky was overcast, and the wind suddenly rose, Xuanyuan Chen stood at the bow of the boat, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was intoxicated by this dark night, and only after a long time did he open his eyes and said: "After this rain, this winter is over."
Say goodbye to the cold winter, usher in the warm early spring, when everything recovers, full of vitality, and the devastated Jiannan Road does not know if it can usher in a new beginning.
In a few days, what Li Zongwang, Xuanyuan Chen and the others had to do was very likely to change the fate of Jiannan Dao, and of course their own fate.
Whether it can be done is difficult to predict.
Li Zongwang's eyes stayed in the sky, his expression was a little reminiscing, and said: "Since returning to his hometown Lizhuang, the old man has been living a dull life without fighting with the world, and the past has long been forgotten, but he doesn't want the Han court to become increasingly corrupt, and the people are full of complaints, which led to the riots in Jiannan Road.
Xuanyuan Chen's eyes drooped, and he said softly: "If you have been together for a long time, you will be divided for a long time, and you will be together for a long time, the Han Empire has come to a turning point in history, if it can't be revitalized, then the only thing that will come is destruction."
Li Zongwang turned to look at Xuanyuan Chen, his face showed a hint of surprise, and said, "Lord Wang, listening to your tone, it seems that you don't care much about the Han Empire."
Xuanyuan Chen said lightly: "A puppet prince, what qualifications does he have to care!" His words sounded sarcastic, but in fact he was just a traverser, even if he was now flowing with the blood of the Han Imperial Family, he also didn't have much affection for the Han Empire.
Li Zongwang shook his head with a wry smile and sighed: "The most ruthless emperor is the family!" His eyes condensed slightly, and he changed his words and said, "Lord Wang, Peng Yue has promised to send a warship to meet us."
Xuanyuan Chen nodded and said, "For now, the Great Qin Thief does not have the ability to confront the Tianhe Water Master in the water, and our retreat is guaranteed."
Li Zongwang said again: "Peng Yue proposed to send his subordinates to enter Antai City with us, saying that it was okay to ......."
Halfway through the words, Xuanyuan Chen had already vetoed: "It is easy to attract people's attention because of the number of people, and it is inconvenient for us to move, and the officers and soldiers of the naval division under Peng Yue are not good at land warfare, and they will not play much role when they encounter the enemy."
There is another point, Xuanyuan Chen did not say it explicitly, that is, the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division are technical troops in his eyes, and if they are consumed as foot soldiers, the gains really outweigh the losses.
Li Zongwang witnessed the battle during the day, and the twenty officers and men of the Beiliang Army's personal barracks completely annihilated the officers and soldiers of the naval division on the warship without injuring a single person, and the combat strength of the two sides was simply the difference between a child and an adult.
Compared with the officers and soldiers of the water division, the township soldiers of Li Zhuang did not seem to be much stronger, and Li Zongwang's face showed a little embarrassment and said: "Lord Wang, will the township soldiers of Li Zhuang cause you trouble?"
Xuanyuan Chen was stunned when he heard this, but he reacted quickly, and said with sincerity on his face: "Old lady Li is too worried, although the soldiers under the command of this king are elite, but in the end there are only more than 20 people, and the plan of Antai City can be successfully achieved, basically depends on the performance of the soldiers of Li Zhuang Township, as long as you obey the order, I believe there will be no trouble."
When Li Zongwang heard Xuanyuan Chen's affirmation of the role of Li Zhuang's township soldiers, his heart suddenly felt a lot more comfortable, and after discussing some details with Xuanyuan Chen, he left the painting boat to rest.
As soon as Li Zongwang left, Li Meier tiptoed to Xuanyuan Chen's side like a cat, and whispered softly: "Lord Wang, it's going to rain, go back to the cabin and rest!"
There are only Xuanyuan Chen and Li Meier on this portrayal, and the others don't know whether they are intentional or unintentional, and they all slept in the Tianhe Water Village tonight.
Xuanyuan Chen didn't look at Li Mei'er, his eyes looked at the clear river without blinking, and said, "I want to stay for a while." The current relaxed environment makes him feel a little nostalgic in his heart.
Li Meier let out an "oh", squatted on the side of the boat and played with the reed pole on the side, and after almost half an hour, she was sleepy and couldn't help yawning.
Xuanyuan Chen noticed it and persuaded softly: "Mei'er, you go back to the cabin to rest first!"
Li Mei'er held up her spirits and said in a firm tone: "If the prince wants to stay as long as he wants, the concubine will accompany you for as long as he wants." Although Xuanyuan Chen never said it, this did not affect her to show the deep affection in her heart.
Xuanyuan Chen smiled and didn't let Li Mei'er leave, but said: "Mei'er, the king of tomorrow and your grandfather are going to continue to Antai City, and you ......" He hesitated for a moment, and his smile retracted: "Mei'er, this king hopes that you can stay in Tianhe Water Village, I believe your grandfather thinks the same way."
Li Mei'er's face changed slightly, with a hint of disappointment, although she knew that Xuanyuan Chen was kind, she still didn't want to be separated from him, and pleaded loudly: "Lord Wang, your concubine should have agreed, but in this matter, I hope you can let the concubine be presumptuous and accompany you to Antai City."
Xuanyuan Chen still didn't want Li Mei'er to take risks, so he reminded: "Once you enter Antai City, this king may not be able to take care of you."
Li Mei'er said without hesitation: "The concubine can take care of herself!"
At this point, Xuanyuan Chen no longer insisted, and said that adversity sees the truth, if this time he and Li Meier can walk out of Antai City unharmed, then he will give Li Meier an explanation.
Li Meier saw that Xuanyuan Chen did not ask her to stay anymore, and immediately shouted happily, her voice was crisp and delicate, very infectious, and Xuanyuan Chen also smiled when she heard it.
Inadvertently, the relationship between the two seems to have become a lot closer.
It's a pity that the sky is not beautiful, breaking the beautiful atmosphere between the two, only to see a few lightning flashes in the sky, and then there are raindrops the size of soybeans falling.
Xuanyuan Chen took Li Meier's hand and hurriedly got into the cabin, the rain was menacing, the top of the cabin canopy crackled non-stop, and the wind suddenly became stronger, and the painting boat fell anchor in the reeds, and the wind swayed in the whistling wind.
The rain was pouring down, and the sky was even darker, Li Meier didn't light the candles in the cabin, but just held Xuanyuan Chen's hand tightly and said, "Lord, the concubine will serve you to sleep peacefully!" Li Meier's expression couldn't be seen clearly in the dark, but her trembling tone was enough to reveal the nervousness and anticipation in her heart.
The wind and rain became more and more violent, although the boat stopped in the shallow water of the reeds, it still swayed violently, but Xuanyuan Chen seemed to be unaffected, his feet were like nailed to the plank, and there was no shaking up and down his body, he helped Li Mei'er to the bed with a steady step, and said with a gentle smile in his voice: "Mei'er, you are a good girl, this king doesn't want to treat you badly."
Dropping this sentence, Xuanyuan Chen hugged Li Meier to the bed, and he also lay down, lying on his side on the edge of the bed, and there was no further action.
Li Meier's heart was pounding, she could clearly feel the strong male breath of the men around her, but after not hearing the movement for a long time, Li Meier couldn't help but feel very puzzled.
After a while, with bursts of snoring, Li Meier's eyes were instantly filled with resentment.
Xuanyuan Chen fell asleep, he also had to fall asleep, if he didn't force himself into a deep sleep, I'm afraid it would be difficult to control his desires.
He can't be a legend like Megumi Yanagishita.
Although Li Meier is resentful, she is also very moved in her heart, a man who shares the bed with her, but can abide by etiquette, this respect for her is not rare.
Staring at Xuanyuan Chen's back, Li Meier's expression was confused, like a dream, and soon closed her eyes and immersed herself in sweet lovesickness.
There was silence in the cabin and no noise outside.
Under the storm, a small boat was quietly parked in the dense reeds, only about a hundred steps away from the painting boat where Xuanyuan Chen was.
There was a man standing in the boat, wearing a hat and a cloak wrapped around him.
In the wind and rain, the man looked very lonely and lonely, but his eyes were extremely focused, and his focused gaze stayed on the painting boat not far away, even the dense rainstorm could not extinguish the scorching fire in his eyes......