Mrs. Chen smiled faintly, half-knelt in front of Chen Yuzhi, rested her head on his shoulder, her eyes were sad and soft, "I also complained about your father!" Your four brothers, one sister, were all ...... by your father" She didn't finish her words, and there were tears on her face, and she said slowly: "I didn't want your brothers to join the army at that time, especially your second brother, he likes to study, if he hadn't gone so early, maybe he would have been the champion now, your fourth brother, I and Concubine Chen used to be sisters in the boudoir, I asked someone to tell her, I hope she will make a statement to the emperor, you can transfer your fourth brother to Beijing or be a small official, as long as it is safe, That knew that your father knew about it, and he was so angry that he almost divorced me! ”

Chen Yuzhi looked at his mother incredulously, he remembered that although his father was usually rough, he treated his mother extremely well, and he couldn't imagine that his parents still had such a past, he looked at his mother's face carefully, the woman who was peerless in her memory, now has fine wrinkles on her face, and she is also old!

Chen Yuzhi's heart ached dullly, in his consciousness, his parents were his heaven and earth and pillars, and when his father passed away without psychological preparation, he felt that the sky had fallen, and his mother ...... He secretly swore in his heart that he would be his mother's heaven in the future!

Chen Yuzhi hugged his mother closely, and his mother's gentle voice continued to sound in his ears, "When I was pregnant with you, your eldest brother died in battle, and I was sad that I had fetal gas, and I didn't adjust it all the time, so your body was born bad, and your father was very worried that you wouldn't grow up, so he locked you in the house to prevent you from having the slightest chance of accidents, raised you as a girl, and taught you to make other children laugh!" She looked at Chen Yuzhi and smiled lowly, "You must have hated your father at that time, right?" ”

"But my heart is very happy, if you are not in good health, you don't have to go to war! is to be able to stay by the side of the mother! Mrs. Chen said softly, her eyes gradually firming, "It's just that now you are the only man in the Chen family, and the burden of Sifang City has fallen on you, and the men of our Chen family can't escape this link after all!" ”

She talked to Chen Yuzhi for a while, Chen Yuzhi saw that she was not in good spirits, so he persuaded her to go back to rest, and Mrs. Chen couldn't withstand her son's verbosity, so she got up and went back. When he walked to the door of the mourning hall, he happened to meet Shangguan Zisang, who came to find Chen Yuzhi.

Shangguan Zisang had a flash of panic on his face, and then said calmly: "I've seen my aunt!" ”

Mrs. Chen took Shangguan Zisang's hand, her hand was very warm, just like her mother's hand, Shangguan Zisang's heart couldn't help but warm, "Hasn't Aunt rested yet?" ”

Mrs. Chen smiled faintly and said, "I'm about to go back!" She looked at Shangguan Zisang sincerely and said, "Yuzhi has a friend like you, it's his blessing!" He patted him on the shoulder again and walked away slowly.

Shangguan Zisang stood silently for a while, then sighed, came to Chen Yuzhi's side, he squatted down, looked at Chen Yuzhi with heavy eyes, took out a pot of wine from behind him, and said, "Let's go have a drink!" ”

Chen Yuzhi said: "You go to King Qin for a drink, I'm not in the mood right now!" ”

Shangguan Zisang pulled Chen Yuzhi up, took him to the courtyard, flew up to the roof again, and sat down on the eaves, the cold moonlight on his head, and the cold wind around him whistling.

Shangguan Zisang raised his head and took a big sip and sighed: "Good wine!" ”

He handed the flask to Chen Yuzhi and nodded to him. Chen Yuzhi glanced at him silently, took the wine jug, raised his head and took a sip, the two sat silently, one drank the wine one by one, and no one spoke.

The night breeze blew in gusts, as if it was cold to the bones, Chen Yuzhi glanced sideways at Shangguan Zisang and asked, "Is it cold?" ”

Shangguan Zisang shook his head, he looked up at Leng Yue, and said faintly, "My father...... You've seen that you don't treat me and my brother as sons at all, only as tools for his development! My biggest wish when I was a kid was for him to die! When he was older and had the ability to kill him, he felt that killing him was dirty with his own hands! ”

Chen Yuzhi took a sip of wine and said: "When I was young, my brothers could ride horses, dance knives and guns, and go into battle to kill the enemy, but I could only stay in the house and read calligraphy and paintings. Later, when my brothers died in battle, I watched my father's gray hair grow more and more, and gradually I realized that maybe my father just wanted me to be safe! ”

Shangguan Zisang patted Chen Yuzhi on the shoulder, but his eyes were full of sadness, "Yuzhi, you have grown up, you still have a mother, you are the only descendant of the Chen family!" ”

Chen Yuzhi smiled lightly, "I understand, I will survive, I will not disappoint my father!" ”

Shangguan Zisang raised his eyes and looked at the man in front of him, he seemed to be one with the night, showing a man's domineering and flamboyant, and unconsciously a bitter smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

After another two days, Chen Yuzhi recovered and grew up at an extraordinary speed, he had fully taken over the military affairs of Sifang City, and Zhao Ling would ask for advice when he encountered something he didn't understand, if there was a general bullying him young, he would also give color without hurry, and established his prestige in a short period of time.

In the past few days, however, there have been earth-shaking changes on the outside. Not to mention that the war between Daxiang and Wei is now in full swing, and it is difficult to solve, and both sides have won and lost after several battles. However, the king of Linzi in the northwest has gathered many anti-kings, with nearly 300,000 of them, and he is like a bamboo!

And the matter of the emptiness of the troops in Guanzhong seems to have also been spread, because the king of Linzi gave up the plan to take the Sifang City, and turned to Chang'an, and the situation became more and more dangerous for a while.

Murong Xun saw Zhao Ling's face every day, and he already knew that his mind had been decided, so he asked, "When will you go!" ”

Zhao Ling frowned, just looked at Murong Xun and said: "Now that the danger in the Sifang City has been lifted, and the power of the Wind Shadow Tower in the Sifang City is weak, with your relationship with Yuzhi, he will also protect you thoroughly, you are waiting for me in the Sifang City!" ”

Murong Xun smiled and shook his head, "I want to go with you, you don't need to say more, I've made up my mind!" ”

Zhao Ling looked at Murong Xun's eyes firmly, and he also knew her temper, so he smiled bitterly, and all the sweetness rose in his heart.

On the second day, Zhao Ling explained his intentions to Chen Yuzhi. Chen Yuzhi's eyes were gloomy, and he bowed his head and was silent. Only after half a ring did he look at Zhao Ling and asked, "How is my Chen family to the imperial court?" How does Your Majesty treat my Chen family? ”

Zhao Ling sighed, "The Chen family has been loyal to the imperial court for generations, and the imperial brother is ......!" Zhao Ling paused, "Since ancient times, the monarch wanted his ministers to die and the ministers did not die for disloyalty, since ancient times, only the courtiers were responsible for the emperor, and no emperor was sorry for the courtiers!" The old marquis is brave and loyal, and he understands this truth when he thinks about it! I hope that Chen Hou will focus on the overall situation! ”

Chen Yuzhi glanced at Zhao Ling silently, suddenly smiled, laughed a little sarcastically, he looked at Zhao Ling and said with a smile: "In all fairness, how Your Majesty's mother and son take the prince are in everyone's eyes, but the prince's mind is not as good as Yuzhi's self-sigh!" He rolled his eyes and sharpened his eyes, "Don't worry, Yuzhi will not insult the family style, and he will definitely help the prince!" ”

Zhao Ling smiled faintly, "Thank you Chen Hou!" ”

Chen Yuzhi stared at Zhao Ling intently, and said in a deep voice: "Is it worth it?" Is it worth it for you to sacrifice your life for those people? They may not appreciate it! ”

Zhao Ling smiled lightly, "I'm not for anyone, I just want to keep the imperial industry that the man I admire has spent his whole life building!" ”

On the second day, Zhao Ling took Murong Xun to Jiayuguan, which is one of the five passes, an important passage connecting the north and the south, and a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. And before the Linzi King army has won three passes in a row, now, Jiayu Pass is the key that must be held, if Jiayu Pass is lost, Chang'an is in danger.

And Zhao Ling also brought 10,000 soldiers from Sifang City. Murong Xun once smiled and said: "You bring 10,000 horses, but the King of Linzi has 300,000, you are so confident?" ”