Chapter 3: Iron-Blooded Tenderness
In Beiliang City, in a house in the east, with a squeak, a door in the courtyard slowly opened. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The dim twilight poured into the room from the outside of the courtyard, illuminating all the corners, and a woman, supported by the girl beside her, walked outside.
The two of them are dressed plainly, except for the hosta on the bun, they can't see any ornaments, but when they walk, they are like the wind blowing the weak willows, and there is a grace and luxury in the posture, and ordinary women have no such temperament.
The shadows of the trees in the courtyard are mottled, there is a big tree that can only be hugged by several people in the lawn, and there are no servants and maids on both sides of the stone path, but in the distance, you can faintly see many people standing upright, all wearing armor and holding swords, making the quiet atmosphere full of a sense of solemnity.
This ordinary mansion is the Beiliang Palace, and the woman and the girl are undoubtedly the mother and sister of Xuanyuan Chen, the king of Beiliang.
After Xuanyuan Chen's father died unexpectedly, Xu's maiden family removed Xu directly from the family tree in order to avoid being involved in the secret struggle within the royal family.
lost her husband and lost the support of the family, and the court also intentionally or unintentionally withheld the Beiliang Palace, which made the life of the Xu family of three very poor, but in the process of raising a pair of children, the Xu family never slacked off in moral education and upbringing, and the family rules were strict, never connived, which can be said to play the role of a loving mother and a strict father at the same time.
Xu and his daughter walked quickly to the front hall, only to see a young man greet her, and when she saw the person who came, no matter how dignified and majestic she was on weekdays, her eyes couldn't help but flash tears of excitement at this time.
Ever since the Jin army came to the city, Xu felt that his son seemed to have changed suddenly, there were some more things on his body, some things that she couldn't see clearly, until one day Xuanyuan Chen walked out of the house with a knife with a firm face, and the old lady understood that her son had grown up and grown into a man who stood up to the sky.
For seven days, Xuanyuan Chen left the palace for seven days, and there was no news from the palace, and the Xu family was extremely worried, and he was looking forward to his son's safe return all the time.
Finally, Xuanyuan Chen came back, and Xu's many days of torment were instantly vented.
She broke free of her daughter's hand, stretched out her arms, her lips trembled, but she couldn't utter a word, her eyes were blurred with tears, her hands were open, and she wanted to run over and hug her son tightly, but her legs didn't have the slightest strength, and she couldn't move a step.
When Xuanyuan Chen saw his mother's demeanor, his heart ached, recalling the misery that his mother had been waiting for every day in another time and space, but in the end she couldn't get her wish.
In his previous life, he couldn't fulfill his filial piety. In this life, he has no regrets.
Xuanyuan Chen leaned forward and walked quickly towards his mother, and when he was still a few steps away from her, he had already fallen to his knees.
Xu Shi shivered and slowly squatted down, his outstretched hands hugged Xuanyuan Chen's broad shoulders, pressed against Xuanyuan Chen's cheeks, sobbing silently, and his body shook violently.
Xuanyuan Chen had a relaxed smile on his face, but there were tears in his eyes and said, "Mother, the child is back."
Xu Shi stared at Xuanyuan Chen's face, tears falling down like beads of broken thread, "It's back, my Chen'er is back, Chen'er, do you know that when I saw you walking out of the house with a knife, although my mother didn't stop it, my heart kept pinching, if you have three long and two short, how can your mother live?" ”
Xuanyuan Chen looked at Xu with pity, his mother, who was not yet forty years old, her temples were already early, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were clearly visible, and she could clearly feel her roughness with her hands holding her face.
Grabbing Xu's hand tightly with both hands, Xuanyuan Chen helped Xu up, and his flat smile revealed unquestionable confidence: "Mother, the child will be fine, the child will be guarding you for a lifetime, for you, the child will definitely take good care of himself." ”
A slight smile appeared on Xu's face: "Mother believes in you, my Chen'er is a dragon among people, and one day she will soar into the sky and be proud of the world." As she spoke, her expression was full of pride.
Xuanyuan Chen nodded, let go of Xu's hands, and looked sideways at his sister on the side, Xuanyuan Ruyue.
Xuanyuan Ruyue has just passed twenty-eight years, wearing a moon-white cardigan robe, and a piece of floral cloth on the outside, and the waist of a thin plum blossom knot belt is curled Nana, and the green silk of the crow crow has an ordinary wooden hairpin inserted in it, and the cloth dress and hairpin skirt are not carved at all, but they stand there gracefully, so that you can feel a fresh breath of water and spirit to dip into your heart when you see it.
Xuanyuan Chen smiled slightly, his smile was very light, but it was full of love.
There are only two people in the vein of Beiliang Wang, Xuanyuan Chen and Xuanyuan Ruyue, and they are brothers and sisters of the same mother, they have a very good relationship since childhood, Xuanyuan Chen was stupid when he was young, but Xuanyuan Ruyue, who can be a younger sister, never dislikes, I don't know how many times, Xuanyuan Ruyue is angry because his brother is ridiculed, and he is angry, and he can't wait for him to grow up early and protect his brother.
And when Xuanyuan Chen was no longer stupid, Xuanyuan Ruyue didn't know how long she laughed because of joy, and how long she cried because she was grateful for God's mercy.
Since then, Xuanyuan Ruyue finally has a brother to confide in when she is sad, to share when she is happy, to relieve her troubles, and to rely on when she is helpless.
Xuanyuan Chen never annoyed his sister with him, every time Xuanyuan Ruyue accompanies him, he can soothe his lonely heart, warm his cold soul, and bring rich colors to his boring life.
If Xuanyuan Chen is respectful to his mother Xu, then he loves his little sister Xuanyuan Ruyue from the heart.
Facing Xuanyuan Chen's smile, Xuanyuan Ruyue didn't speak, but just gave a blessing, looking quiet and virtuous, but the pretty eyebrows were raised so high, with a faint hint of anger.
Xuanyuan Chen didn't care, the smile in his expression was a little thicker, and he said softly: "Yue'er, my brother didn't tell you when he left a few days ago, don't be angry."
Xuanyuan Ruyue pouted, and was about to express her dissatisfaction, but Xu Shi beside her stretched out his hand and pulled down his arm heavily, stopped him with a very stern look, and then said to Xuanyuan Chen: "Chen'er, the Dajin barbarian soldiers are coming to the city, as the king of Beiliang and the lord of Beiliang City, you should focus on the war, and you don't need to worry about your mother and Yue'er."
In Beiliang City, Xuanyuan Chen was originally just an empty prince in name only.
But now, the Jin army is besieging Beiliang City, and Xu Shijie, the commander of the border army, has escaped, and Xuanyuan Chen, the real prince, and the lord of Beiliang City have undoubtedly become the backbone of more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the city.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a chance for Xuanyuan Chen to reclaim everything that the King of Beiliang should have.
Xuanyuan Chen understood, and his mother, Xu, also understood.
Xu raised his head slightly, looked at the group of soldiers behind Xuanyuan Chen, and the excitement and sentimentality in his expression were gone, replaced by the unique nobility and arrogance of the royal family.
Facing the aggressive gaze cast by the mother of the King of Beiliang, a thoughtful general immediately bowed to the ground and said in a loud voice: "The last general, Shangguan Liuyun, has seen the old lady."
The rest of the people glanced at each other, knelt down to greet each other, Xu showed a satisfied smile on his face, and waved his hand leisurely and calmly: "Everyone get up!" Although my son is the king of Beiliang, but now he is in charge of military affairs, he lacks experience, and many things cannot be done like an arm, and he will need a lot of help from the generals in the future. ”
Shangguan Liuyun and other generals didn't even dare to say it, and Xu Shi said: "I'm a woman, I don't know much about things in the army, but I also know that meritorious service will be rewarded, and there is a truth that must be punished. But if someone doesn't respect military orders and is afraid of the enemy and cowardly, don't blame me for being a sword and axe, and the military law is ruthless! ”
As soon as the words fell, all the generals knelt down again, and they all said that the original king of Beiliang would die and live and die with the city.
Xu slowly breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Xuanyuan Chen, who had been silent, and hesitated for a moment before saying solemnly: "Chen'er, don't disappoint your mother." After speaking, he resolutely walked out of the front hall with Xuanyuan Ruyue.
Xuanyuan Chen watched Xu's mother and daughter leave, until the two disappeared from view, he still stood still for a long time, his eyes showed a little tenderness and nostalgia.
In the front hall, there were obviously more than a dozen people, but they couldn't hear the slightest sound, and even the sound of breathing was absent, only the breeze was blowing, floating through more than a dozen pairs of focused eyes.
The light of more than a dozen pairs of eyes was like a star in the night, and at the same time focused on a point, and this point seemed to turn into a fire, and a tall body burned in the fire.
There are more than 10,000 defenders in Beiliang City, composed of three Zhichong Mansions, each of which has a strength of about 3,500 people, the commander is the Zhichong Commander, and a cronie under Xu Shijie leads a Zhichong Mansion, and the remaining two Zhichong Captains are called Xie Jin, and when facing the Xu family, Shangguan Liuyun is the first to kneel.
When Xu Shijie fled from Beiliang City, his cronies who served as the lieutenants of Zhichong fled with him, so the heavy responsibility of guarding Beiliang City naturally fell on Shangguan Liuyun and Xie Jin, and the two of them had a disagreement.
The disagreement was simple, Shangguan Liuyun insisted on holding on and waiting for help, while Xie Jin wanted to lead the army to break through.
The two have the same official positions, Shangguan Liuyun can't help Xie Jin, so he can only lead the soldiers and horses under his jurisdiction to withdraw from Beiliang City, but when Xie Jin arrived at the south gate, one person blocked his way.
Shangguan Liuyun was present at the time, and he could never forget that scene at that time.
In front of the south gate, Xuanyuan Chen, dressed in cloth, stood in the wind, blocking in front of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Xie Jin recognized Xuanyuan Chen, and stepped forward to salute, not wanting to be beheaded by Xuanyuan Chen with a knife without warning, from beginning to end Xuanyuan Chen did not say a word, only a cold knife.
Under that knife, many people suddenly realized that there was a king of Beiliang in Beiliang City, the young prince who had been ignored by everyone, with a knife and a human head, announced his strong debut.
Some people in the army were not convinced, but they didn't dare to make trouble because of the identity of Xuanyuan Chen's Beiliang King.
And today, outside Beiliang City, Xuanyuan Chen personally led 300 cavalry to counterattack a large army 100 times his own, rushing left and right, swords flying, invincible.
He grasped a rare fighter plane and showed excellent military attainments.
Subsequently, he single-handedly blocked an army of 30,000 and challenged the lord of the Dajin Kingdom, Borjueluo, only to use a knife again to slash the enemy cleanly and angrily.
What courage and strength this is!
After this battle, who is not satisfied with the defenders of Beiliang City! Who dares to disagree!