Chapter 54: It's a Stranger
Zhao Nan listened to Mingfu speak so seriously, and carefully recalled in his mind the conversation about her life experience these days, thinking about whether there would be something wrong or let her hear, Zhao Nan's heart hung in his throat, but he heard Mingfu ask: "What do you mean by saying that the emperor sent this batch of magnets?" Who came up with this solution, could it be Li Junzhi, did Concubine Yan Niangniang reveal anything to you on your trip back to Chang'an, I always feel that this matter is not just as simple as I imagined. ”
Zhao Nan breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, what Mingfu was worried about was also what he was worried about, at today's banquet, everyone said relaxed words to try to calm each other's emotions and think about things in a simple place, but everyone thought of this, and they were all very worried.
"Xiaofu, don't think too much, the last time I went back to Chang'an, the situation was urgent, how could I have the heart to see Wanyan, but I also thought about your worries, but it's useless for us to guess anything here, all these abnormal things have to be returned to Chang'an to gradually reveal the truth." Zhao Nan analyzed.
Mingfu smiled and said, "Brother, look, we all call her Concubine Yan, only you call her Wanyan." ”
"I ......" Zhao Nan was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say to Mingfu, his own heart was also messy, and a feeling of inexplicably not wanting Mingfu to misunderstand came to his heart, but Wanyan, Zhao Nan still had some unclear feelings, although the same was true for Mingfu. Zhao Nan felt that there was never a moment of tranquility in his heart.
Mingfu didn't say anything more, she had already arrived outside the room, waved her hand, said good night to Zhao Nan and went in, she couldn't see what she was thinking in her heart.
Zhao Nan walked alone on the road that had fallen silent, looking at the sky in the direction of Chang'an, where it was very dark, very dark.
Liubin was sitting alone in the room, the candle flame was swaying gently, and he was writing a letter to Yun Qing. These days, as long as he has time, he will write a letter to Yun Qing, but in the case of war, there is too much turmoil, and I don't know if this letter can be delivered to Yun Qing.
Over the years, Liubin has always felt that he is ashamed of Yun Qing, the two always get together less and leave more, and finally stabilized in the Turkic days, although Yun Qing still has no name, but the two of them don't care about this, and they are happy to live at ease. The life that had just stabilized was disrupted by the war.
Not to mention the long-term separation, now that the war has been won, Liubin also wants to return to the Turks and return to Yunqing's side as soon as possible, but the situation does not allow it at all, he also wants to return to Chang'an, on the surface he wants to receive some reward, but in fact, he can't rest assured that Liuning and them will face those unknown dangers alone.
Liubin also wants to go to Chang'an, the only advantage of going to Chang'an is to be able to see Liuxia, he and Yunqing's child, since he was born, this hard-working child, there are no parents by his side, Liubin wants to take him back to Turkic, so that their family of three can be reunited, but there has never been such an opportunity, this time, he must find such an opportunity.
Liubin misses the child, Yun Qing misses it even more, Liubin knows that Yunqing just doesn't want him to be sad so he has been suppressing the sadness in his heart, this time, he wanted to surprise Yunqing, so he didn't mention it in the letter, Liubin comforted himself like this, in fact, he was not so confident in his heart, afraid that Yunqing's hope would be disappointed.
Liubin gently dried the ink on the letterhead, and the letters told of his tenderness and concern.
Early the next morning, ** began to set off for Chang'an, and three days later, the army returned to the ancient city of Sui, a place where too many things had happened. Tang Changyu and everyone first worshiped the brothers buried here, and then defeated Mu Zhengqing and Mu Zhengni together.
Along the way, Tang Changyu was observing Liuning's expression, he was very worried about whether Liuning would still have something to worry about, and whether he would make Liuning think that he was still thinking about these things in his heart, which would make Liuning sad.
Fortunately, Liuning's expression did not change, Liuning always looked at himself very nervously when he saw Tang Changyu, as if he understood what Tang Changyu was thinking, Liuning smiled and said: "Don't be so nervous, I don't think much about it, the dead are the greatest, I know that you respect Mu Zhengni's iron-clad spirit, and I also know that you are grateful to Mu Zhengqing for treating her as a life-saving benefactor, and I am also very grateful to them for taking care of you for so long and letting you come back completely." ”
Tang Changyu couldn't help but be happy when he saw that Liuning had completely let go of his knot. After everyone had finished worshipping, there was another question before them.
What to do with those magnets?
In fact, this problem is not tricky, but there are many solutions, but they don't know which one is the most decent and in line with the holy will.
Tang Changyu didn't want to think about it so much, but the people around him had been persuading, so he thought about it for a long time, too many chaotic voices made him irritable, Tang Changyu still decided, stick to his original decision, and distribute these magnets to the residents of this city, whether they sell them for money or keep them for themselves, it can be regarded as making up for the trauma caused by the war.
In fact, everyone supports Tang Changyu in doing this, but everyone already has a lot of concerns, and they can't be as fearless and carefree as before, and every step is full of worries and worries.
Zhao Nan saw that everyone didn't say anything, only he said: "Changyu, I know how you want to fight, but you also have to know that you should be considered violating the emperor's orders like this, you are kind and want to do good deeds, but you have to understand that sometimes having a good reputation is not a good thing." ”
Tang Changyu nodded and said, "I know what you say, and I have my own measure." Then he was silent and did not speak again.
A month later, the original mighty army finally returned to Chang'an, but now there are not many people left. The blue sky, the gray buildings, still so big, but also so lonely, nothing has changed, as if waiting for them to return.
Tang Changyu's team into Beijing was very low-key, the emperor was waiting to see him in the palace, and he didn't go out of the city to greet him, listening to your singing and didn't say anything about the news that he was coming back, ** Entering the city did not blow and blow as before, the momentum was huge, but there were still many people on both sides of the road to greet them.
In fact, at the beginning, it was only one or two people who found out that it was the first triumphant army, but the news spread quickly, and soon the news spread throughout Chang'an City, and every street and alley that passed through was full of people who came to greet the triumph.
Tang Changyu didn't look at the people on both sides of the road, such a huge cheer made the hearts of every general present full of warmth and gratitude, but they couldn't say thank you to these ordinary people. Such a mountain and tsunami are blowing in their faces, and they are more worried that people with ulterior motives will catch and say something right and wrong.
Liuning forgot when they started to become so cautious.
I thought about too many things in my mind along the way, but I felt that it didn't take long for me to walk from the city gate to the palace. This palace still imprisons the fate of many people, and Liuning is in a trance, and sometimes she can't tell whether she is in it or out of it.
Coming to the top of the main hall, everything is exactly the same as Liuning imagined, the emperor sits at the top, full of smiles and satisfaction, the two columns of ministers are lined up on both sides of the big point, Tang Changyu reported the situation of the war, the emperor read out the holy decree that has been prepared long ago, a series of additional officials and knights, all kinds of rewards, in fact, Liuning they may not take it to heart.
But to their surprise, the emperor did not mention anything about those magnets, and what was even more unexpected was that the emperor was willing to let Liubin temporarily put the Turkic affairs on his trustworthy subordinates, and he would return to Chang'an first and continue to live in Chang'an with Liuning.
Liubin could only thank the emperor for his kindness, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd, so he didn't dare to act rashly, and the original plan to want to Tan Bai Yunqing's affairs could only be temporarily put on hold.
After this series of procedures, Liuning originally thought that the matter could end like this, but as they expected, today's entry into the city was really taken out by those people with ulterior motives to manipulate right and wrong, but the minister said a lot of high-ranking and disrespectful remarks, and the emperor did not say anything.
The emperor just said: "** finally returned victoriously, there is the credit of Marshal Tang in the foreign war, and the credit of the ministers in Chang'an City, today of the Tang Dynasty, you are indispensable, only the extraordinarily sincere cooperation present, the Tang Dynasty tomorrow will be better." ”
Although the emperor's words are very official, everyone understands in their hearts that the emperor is still more on Tang Changyu's side. At this point, Tuyuhun's entire army was wiped out, so that the environment around Datang was completely stabilized, and the swords and guns were put into storage, and the dream of Ma Fang Nanshan was close at hand.
Finally, this long meeting was over, and Liu Ning couldn't wait to go back to their home, and in the evening, the emperor also arranged a reception dinner for them, and they could only take this opportunity to rest.
Out of the palace, everyone returned to their own home, Mingfu also followed Zhao Nan back to Zhao's mansion, Liubin looked at the short time that he was away, Liufu was already dilapidated, and he also had a lot of emotion, so he could only live after renovation, but Liubin didn't have much reluctance, he followed Liuning and Tang Changyu to their house, so that he could also see his son Liuxia.
As soon as Liu Ning and Tang Changyu came home, Liu Xia ran out and hugged Liu Ning's legs, his voice was sweet, and he shouted aunt, aunt a little vaguely. Liuning touched his head and led him to Liubin with a smile, Liubin squatted down and held his hand, but Liuxia hid behind Liuning with some fear, Liuning smiled and rubbed Liuxia's little head and said, "Silly boy, this is your father." ”
Liuxia's pair of black peach blossom eyes were exactly the same as Liubin's, his eyes looked at Liubin, and then at Liuning, and he cringed and called out tentatively: "Dad." ”
When Liubin heard this, he instantly smiled, hugged Liuxia in his arms, and hugged his child with great love. It was the first time he had seen his child in such a long time, and the child's eyes were exactly the same as his own, and it was the first time that Liubin felt that he was so kind.
All this was seen by Liuning, but unfortunately, if Yunqing is here, it would be best for a family of three to reunite here, Liuning knew that Liubin must have thought the same in his heart, if he could take this opportunity in Chang'an to complete this song dream for his brother, it would be the best.
"Brother, the child is still young, if you treat him well, he will be good to you, your father and son have been separated for too long, don't mind too much, the relationship should be cultivated slowly, don't be too anxious." Liuning comforted Liubin, Liubin also understood this truth, nodded knowingly, Liuning and Tang Changyu left hand in hand, leaving Liubin and Liuxia to slowly get acquainted here.
Liu Ning and Tang Changyu lay side by side on the bed at home, and the smell of home was always so comfortable and warm, full of a sense of security. The long-lost peace of mind and relaxation made the two drowsy. Liu Ning hugged Tang Changyu's waist, nestled on his shoulder, and muttered: "Changyu, this is so good, can we live like this forever?" ”
"A-Ning, yes" Tang Changyu said groggily, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Mingfu followed Zhao Nan back home, and Zhao Nan arranged a side room for her, which was the room where Zhao Jin lived when she was a child, and it has been preserved until now. Mingfu looked around, looking at the furnishings, she knew for the first time that the original home was like this.
"This is the room you lived in when you were a kid." Zhao Nan was a little weak when he told lies.
Mingfu stretched her waist and said to Zhao Nan with a smile: "It turns out that the family is like this." Zhao Nan smiled reluctantly, not knowing how to respond.
The life I want always passes quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it's time for the dinner arranged by the emperor.
Everyone came to sit down at the table one after another, Liuning looked around, those well-dressed ministers, occasionally whispered, such a scene, strange and familiar, maybe in Chang'an, such a way of life is the safest and most stable, everyone is smiling, but they don't know why they smile.
Liuning looked at the emperor, the emperor has aged a lot over the years, but Wanyan sitting next to him is still young, it is not easy to say, Wanyan has worked hard in the harem alone for six years, the previous dynasty was helpless, and only she and her son depended on each other in the harem, and in the past six years, she is still Li Shimin's favorite woman, and her position in the harem is standing.
The celebration banquet slowly kicked off in the sound of silk and bamboo, in fact, all the programs and routines are the same, the people at the banquet are staggered, toast each other, and have a heart to say a few nice words, so that everyone laughs. At the beginning, Liuning especially didn't like this kind of occasion, thinking that the people here were hypocritical and boring, but now he can gradually adapt to it and wait calmly until the end of the banquet, which can be regarded as a major change over the years.