Chapter 224: Before the Expedition
There will always be ripples in the thoughts, either sadness, depression, joy and entanglement.
And emotions will always be the waves set off by feelings, gradually melting into the heart, more or less, but also a touch of emotion, indescribable, and more often it is on the paper, falling into silence and unable to extricate itself, deriving despair, or a kind of loneliness.
And women's emotions are often full of delicacy, this delicacy will precipitate, devour, and finally be dissipated in time, and the memories before disappearing are often unforgettable.
Looking at a woman, far from being as simple as appearance, men always seem to care about the visual impact brought by the evaluation of the head, indeed, the woman in the eyes of the man probably has one element is enough - the surname of the ornament, the man with high emotional intelligence, cares more about a sense of mystery, and the woman's state of mind will always be elusive, even unpredictable, the mystery comes from this......
Qiu Ling's current mood is undoubtedly entangled, looking at the person in front of him, there will always be chaotic memories in his heart, and in the fragments of memories pieced together, a little melancholy suddenly arises, and he is eternally choked in an instant.
I don't know where such emotions came out, Qiu Ling's surname, she must not admit it, she has always been straightforward in doing things, she feels that this is a pleasure, she rarely beats around the bush, and she acts very well, it is difficult to listen to other people's opinions, even if the sect leader's orders, she will have doubts, and then decide whether to implement it.
The most in memory is actually this man, Qiu Ling didn't sleep all night yesterday, very exaggerated, the fragments that kept spinning in her mind made her can't stop guessing, from the beginning of the encounter when she assassinated Hu Tong, carefully tracing his whereabouts and identity, to the silence in the carriage, the conversation in the night, the help when kidnapping the girl, all kinds of past, haunting the heart, the most profound memory is of course the ancient temple to heal her.
After living for so many years, it is hard to imagine that the most memorable time is actually related to this man, coupled with the past few months of getting along and patiently training his martial arts, Qiu Ling unconsciously brought this man into his own world, and now he found that it has overflowed.
Maybe it's the revenge after the lack of care, last night Qiu Ling was full of confusion is this man, she really didn't plan for her future, but after yesterday's slashing the enemy, there was not much ** in her heart except for peace of mind, on the contrary, it only brought melancholy, a woman who walked the rivers and lakes, happy and revengeful, but after all, she couldn't escape the woman's common surname.
Occasionally, the clumsy appearance of that man when he practiced, and his impatient ridicule, the deepest impression was that no matter how he scolded him, this man never cared about you, he was humble and studious, and he had no heart or lungs. Qiu Ling knows the details of this person, she knows that this person is not bad, and she has a good ability, but it is a pity that she does not understand literature, and it is a pity that this person is a colt.
There are not many ideas, even if they pop up occasionally, they will be forcibly suppressed, and they dare not admit that kind of confusion, more of an escape, and choosing the escape of the heart often brings hardship, sadness, and melancholy.
I decided to go, even if I didn't know where I was going or where I was going. She has been living in the lies woven by the old woman all these years, and she has never known her relatives, and it is very certain that Qiu Ling has been lonely and depressed, until after taking revenge, it is a sudden emptiness, a loneliness, and a kind of fear.
Early in the morning, I wanted to leave without saying goodbye, but there was really no reason to stay, Qiu Ling decided to leave quietly, leave quietly, she thought that this would make her suffer a little less, and maybe the man wouldn't care about leaving like this, yes, how could she care?
As soon as he cleaned up, he found that the man had slipped in, Qiu Ling subconsciously hid, he didn't plan to come out, but he saw that the person looked for a few laps and sat for a while before leaving, Qiu Ling, who had been watching secretly, finally couldn't help it and stopped him.
"Hey!" Qiu Ling stood in the courtyard, his hands clasped together, some unconscious twisting, the morning breeze scattered the bangs in front of his forehead, a little cold, and his face instantly flushed.
"You're looking for me?"
Xu Chen turned around when he heard the voice, and saw Qiu Ling's face immediately showing a smile full of sunshine and said, "I thought I would say goodbye without saying goodbye, who will I come to you for?" ”
Qiu Ling suddenly wanted to ask in her heart: If I don't say goodbye, will you miss me? But where can I say it, just like this, this reverie flashed in my mind and was instantly erased, and it was just an "oh".
"Why, aren't you going to invite me into the house to warm up?"
Qiu Ling smiled embarrassedly, since he stopped him, there was no need to leave in a hurry, obviously this person came over early in the morning for something.
"Is there something wrong?" Qiu Ling introduced Xu Chen into the hall and sat down, without boiling hot water, let alone tea, just let Xu Chen sit down, and asked.
A burden was placed on the table in the side hall, Xu Chen glanced at it, and asked, "Are you going to leave?" ”
He nodded slightly, not daring to look at him.
"Where are you going?"
Shook his head gently, sat on the chair, but his little hands kept pulling the corners of his clothes, where was there still half of the momentum of a chivalrous woman.
"Then why go? You can stay here for as long as you want. ”
Xu Chen persuaded her with good words, and when he was healing her in the broken temple, he knew her life experience, Qiu Ling's senior brother was also dead, and now she was lonely and unaccompanied, Xu Chen wanted to keep her out of humanitarianism, if this person insisted on leaving, he couldn't stop her.
Qiu Ling was silent for a moment, not wanting to answer this question, but raised his head, the pink looming on his beautiful cheeks, but his eyes were as cold as water, he glanced at Xu Chen, and said, "Revenge has been avenged, but unfortunately I didn't die, I just didn't want to stay here anymore...... Thank you, though."
It's so pitiful, Xu Chen shook his head, this woman really can't guess her, the appearance of her demeanor in Pingyue, but she is so graceful at this time, but in her heart she wants to keep her, and more importantly, he hasn't learned this kung fu yet.
"I can understand that. But if you wander aimlessly, it is not a way, you have to settle down after all, tell me where you want to go, I may be able to help. ”
"Wherever you go......"
When he said this, he could see Qiu Ling's empty eyes, but it was a kind of confusion, Xu Chen understood his identity after all, and he seemed to have a trace of sympathy, a woman who had experienced beatings and killings, where would she drift.
Probably out of the most basic sympathy of men, or the desire to protect, plus the impression of this woman in the past few months, the most important thing is that Xu Chen fell in love with Qiu Ling's kung fu, and he didn't want to see her leave.
Maybe she likes such a person wandering the rivers and lakes, but Xu Chen clearly saw that Qiu Ling didn't like this in his heart, which was also to find a suitable reason to keep Qiu Ling, a reason to convince himself in his heart.
Immediately, Xu Chen had a flash of inspiration, and an idea came to him, now Qiu Ling is no longer concerned, then the only thing she may care about is her life experience, which is also the purpose of her staying by the old lady's side for all these years.
"If I said I could help you find out where you came from, would you stay?"
After Xu Chen finished speaking, he saw Qiu Ling looking at him in surprise, and he knew that there was a play, in fact, Xu Chen wanted to keep her in many ways, such as "I have helped you so much, you must at least finish teaching kung fu before speaking" and Xu Chen's most real reason for wanting to keep Xu Chen is not only because Qiu Ling is good at kung fu, but also because this woman is beautiful, but because if possible, Qiu Ling can act as his own killer, and he will definitely use it in the future, and he can be his bodyguard no matter how bad he is.
But obviously she can't go against Qiu Ling's will, she wants to go, and deliberately keeping it will only make Qiu Ling feel that he has other intentions, and this is exactly the case, Xu Chen thought that the only thing Qiu Ling cares about now is indeed the mystery of her life that she has been pursuing, since Xu Chen is ashamed to say such a thing, once Qiu Ling agrees to stay, he will definitely do his best to investigate.
Qiu Ling also said her life experience earlier, but it was all arranged by the editor-in-chief, but Qiu Ling always believed that her identity was not so simple, and Qiu Ling's only clue was that a plum blossom mark was printed on her arm, which is not an ordinary mark, this is a certificate for the family members of those criminal officials to act as palace maids, this is not a fake, of course, it is tantamount to a fool's dream to trace the origin with this mark alone, Xu Chen naturally knows how difficult this matter is, but it is also just enough time for Qiu Ling to stay, in his heart** The idea is: I can't find a better one, so you'll be at my mercy!
Of course, Xu Chen can't be shameless to that point, but he will also have a beautiful bodyguard or how cool it is to have a beautiful killer, of course, provided that Qiu Ling can stay.
"Why?" Qiu Ling asked, naturally curious why Xu Chen wanted to help him.
"I have my own purpose, I can use you to teach me kung fu, you shouldn't refuse this, right? Second, you know that there are many people who want to kill me, and I can use you to protect me. ”
Qiu Ling didn't expect this person to say so bluntly, she was indeed a little moved, she didn't plan to investigate anymore, she had been searching uninterruptedly over the years, but every time there was a little clue, it was immediately blocked, and now there is no way to check it directly, Qiu Ling was finally disheartened, and there was no clue at all.
"Ahem, this, you don't have to question my ability at all, if you want to stay, just promise me the above two things, and I will help you check." ……
After leaving Qiu Ling's residence, Xu Chen had a simple breakfast at a street stall, went to the bank and went to the military department.
The current momentum of the military department is okay, but Xu Chen is all a little trouble, that is, he has rectified the mental outlook of the officials and installed a few henchmen, but the military department seems to have the final say in Xu Chen.
That Liu Shilang has not come to work for a long time, it is not interesting to come, it is boring to find himself, but Xu Chen does not treat him, and one squire in the military department is enough.
However, there was news that Wei Jiansu was about to be promoted to the secretary of the military department, and then became the prime minister, this is all Yang Guozhong's strategy, it is nothing more than to find a puppet, even if he will not end up in the situation of recalling the governor, but he has no real power.
Obviously, Yang Guozhong was very unhappy when he saw Xu Yuma in the Ministry of War, and he was even more arrogant to dismiss officials at will.
Of course, Yang Guozhong must be taboo about Xu Chen's hegemony now, of course he has to make some moves, after all, Xu Chen represents a new aristocratic force in the East Palace, Yang Guozhong wants to kill Li Heng, and he must not let Xu Chen do whatever he wants.
I have also analyzed Yang Guozhong's excessive treatment of exclusive pets before, and it is true that the premise of autocracy must be exclusive pets, and Yang Guozhong must understand this truth.
Because he was about to go on the expedition, Xu Chen rushed to the palace after handling the affairs of the military department, of course, it was the emperor Lao'er who summoned him.
A month after the expedition, he will face a national census of military registration, Xu Chen must have no time to take care of it, this census must have a lot of oil and water to fish, the commanders of the local army eat empty salaries, falsely report the number of people to engage in some bribery, this is for sure, Xu Chen originally planned to strictly investigate, but now he is going to go on the expedition, but fortunately, he has promoted some right-hand men, and he is a little more relieved.
The current combat effectiveness of the central army is simply not the same as that of the border towns, but it is not limited in power and cannot be managed too much, mainly because the quality of the soldiers is poor, and it is not good to be as direct as the cavalry, and the phenomenon of banning the army in China is also very serious, and it is no wonder that it was beaten during the Anshi Rebellion.
Every time I come to the palace, most of them are meals, and Xu Yuma is naturally running for the purpose of eating, at this time Yang Yuhuan and the old emperor have been waiting for a long time, and as soon as Xu Chen arrives, he will eat.
Li Longji has always doted on Yang Yuhuan, plus Xu Chen has a good relationship with the two of them, and he is not so restrained when he eats, this time the old emperor called Xu Chen to go on an expedition.
Yang Yuhuan told Xu Yuma in every possible way to go to Hexi, just sit and drink tea in the official office of the Jiedu envoy, and the old emperor was a little unhappy.
Xu Chen was helpless, Ren Na Yang Yuhuan said bitterly, but after the meal, he didn't let Xu Chen go back to work, but pulled him to finish those stories.
During this period, Yang Yuhuan called Xie Aman over again, Yang Yuhuan was completely fascinated since he heard Xu Chen's stories, especially the characters in the Dream of Red Mansions, he liked it very much, and often mentioned it to Xie Aman.
The last time the song "Farewell" was interpreted by Xie Aman, and soon became popular in the capital again, and the tune was still accepted by everyone.
The old emperor felt sleepy after lunch, so he went to take a nap, so only Xu Chen and these two women were left in the hall, and Xu Chen's task was to tell stories to these two flower-like women.
Although Xu Chen is busy with official business, he used his spare time to tell a story to Yang Guifei, one of the four beauties in ancient times, and there is some fun in the nonsense, and more importantly, Yang Yang Yuhuan is too important to please her.
But in the current situation, Xu Chen didn't deliberately please Yang Yuhuan, this woman's surname is not bad, and she often helps herself, just like a big sister, no, she is an old mother-in-law in her current identity.
"Dream of Red Mansions" talks about the eighty-first episode "Baoyu was sad and worried about what happened to Yingchun, and wanted to take Yingchun back to live but was dissuaded by Mrs. Wang", Yang Yuhuan and Na Xie Aman showed melancholy, sometimes sighed, sometimes applauded, so that Xu Chen didn't dare to talk about it, for fear of causing the two beauties to cry.
After all, there are too few entertainment activities in this era, the royal family is fine, but there are not many tricks after all, since Xu Juma was born, it has also brought a new atmosphere to the palace, and there are many tricks to play, and the old emperor is still [***] watching his pear orchard show.
Out of the palace is to go back to prepare for the expedition, the old emperor will see off tomorrow in the diligent government building, the specifications are relatively high, Xu Chen received the news in the military department today is that the Praetorian Guard is three thousand coercion, Xu Chen as the commander of the march to Hexi with Ge Shuhan to fight against the Turks.
The military supplies for the war naturally have no way to intervene, and the military and political finances are grasped, and the military materials for the war are obviously useless at this time, and the border towns are frequent, and it is normal to fight, and it cannot be reported back to the imperial court and then the military department will draw military rations from all over the country, delay the fighters, and the benefits of setting up the jiedu envoy are reflected here, once the central government lacks the ability to control the jiedu envoy, it is normal to support the army and become the emperor of the soil.
Although Li Longji is now mediocre, his power is still there, and Jiedu makes everything except for An Lushan's fat man who harbors evil intentions, and the rest are still decent, but after the Anshi Rebellion, the control ability of the imperial court is limited, and Jiedu has become a warlord of mercenaries, and the situation of secession has begun.
All the disasters are not just because of the Anshi Rebellion, the Anshi Rebellion is just a concentrated manifestation of contradictions, this court has long been decayed, but the destructive power of the Anshi Rebellion is too great, and the war is too tragic.
And what Xu Chen has to do is to stop this war, or end this war as soon as possible, there are too many details in history that determine the direction of this battle, and Xu Chen wants to seize it, change history, and then stand at the peak of power......
In the afternoon, I went back to the princess's mansion, and I was going to go on the expedition tomorrow, and the princess's mansion was busy, and at this moment, Li Shuang'er was waiting at the door of Xu Chen's study with great confusion, looking at her like that, as if there was something important. (To be continued.) )