Chapter 45: He Gu Chaolu (I)
We were groggy and dazed, until the next morning, when we woke up in a cold moonlight. The tired color between Huan Ke's eyebrows faded, and his soothing state was slightly revealed, but I knew that it was precisely because of this illness that he became more and more unable to perceive the pain, and he showed a peaceful appearance.
When the original victory of conquering Dingshan, Zhao Houyou and Dong Yan came together with Dong Yan to thank Huan Ke and me. When he was drinking, he remembered Zhao Houyou, who had studied medical skills for a period of time when he was young, and even if he stepped into his career in the future, he never wasted it. His self-effacing skills are not enough, but Dong Yan is full of praise, and after all the things, Zhao Houyou's heart has been clear - Huan Ke is sick and must be taken care of by his own people. At present, I don't believe in the Chinese medicine practitioners in Raolu City, and ordinary people in the army may not be able to determine the real cause. The only one who can be trusted with confidence is Zhao Houyou.
The candle has the heart to say goodbye, and weeps for others until dawn. Lighting a tiny red candle, I intently wrote under the lamp. While dipping in ink, he thought, although he said that he was looking for a reason to make the soldiers leave yesterday, but with their feelings for Huan Ke, they would come to inquire again this morning. Huan Ke's incident happened suddenly, even if I felt that it was inappropriate, it was like a bolt from the blue, not to mention that they didn't know about it, but they were afraid that the army would be in turmoil. At this time, if I went to Guo Chuan to discuss, it was not the time, so I sealed the envelope and thought about opening the door.
ββ¦β¦ Zhufeng? Why are you here? β
Unexpectedly, Zhufeng, Huaiyan, Guangqi, and Derate, the four of them sat and waited by the door, originally drowsy, and when they heard my voice, they were clear.
"Princess, how is the general?"
Zhufeng hurriedly got up, I didn't know how to answer for a while, and was silent for a moment to silently get out of the way. The four of them then rushed into the room, but walked lightly to the side of the bed and called out to Huan Ke in a low voice.
"Now he's sleeping very deeply, don't disturb him."
I whispered, and the four of them looked at each other, and for a long time, a trace of panic floated together.
"Don't be in a hurry. At such times, it is all the more necessary for us to think quietly about what to do. I opened my mouth with relief, but in fact, my heart was empty: "Lord Zhao of Xingzhou is proficient in medical skills. There is a precedent of Zhuang being mediocre, and I don't dare to believe it anymore. I have prepared a letter, and I must hand it over to Lord Zhao as soon as possible, and promise to take Lord Zhao to Raolu as soon as possible. Who can do this? β
As if infected by my calm tone, Ben is also of excellent quality, Guangqi quickly calmed down, clenched his fists and bowed his head: "My subordinates are good horses, I am willing to receive this life." β
"Be careful all the way." Handing the envelope to Guangqi, I watched him stride out of his sight, and looked back at the remaining three people who had also adjusted their mood: "Tonight, not only us, from General Guo Chuan to ordinary soldiers, I am afraid that no one will be able to sleep peacefully." When the prince had this accident, everyone was caught off guard. And the prince is the main heart of the army, and it is the time to save the people of Raolu from the dire situation. Therefore, externally, we need to strictly guard our tone and not reveal half of the news of the prince's situation to the outside of the army; Internally, there is no one more person in the camp who knows the truth, except for General Guo Chuan and the people in this house. β
"The reason for stabilizing the morale of the army, we are still clear." Huaiyan replied solemnly, and I bowed my head: "I should have invited General Guo Chuan to come together to discuss countermeasures, but to be honest, the only people I can fully trust at the moment are you." Rate, you will go to General Guo Chuan's house to guard after a while, and when he wakes up, tell him that I have something to discuss and invite him to come to the prince's room. β
"Yes." Regardless of the reason, he had to retreat with a salute. I turned to Zhufeng and Huaiyan: "You two should go back to the room and rest for a while." Earlier this day, I came to the prince's room. β
Looking at the bed and sleeping face, I finally sighed after no one in the room. "It turns out that it is so difficult to mobilize troops." Lying on the side of the bed, I looked at Huan Ke's side face and smiled lightly: "But since you are your own military advisor, you will definitely not be far behind." β
Fang Zhiyin was halfway through, and the noise outside the closed door was gradually rising. Shi Shiran straightened the hem of his skirt, I walked slowly to the door of the room, and listened to Zhufeng say in a loud voice: "It's too early, the general hasn't gotten up yet, you are waiting here to make a fuss, how can you tell the general to sleep peacefully?" β
"General Su Ri is always the earliest, he often wakes up at the moment, and now he has been practicing kung fu for a long time at this hour!" The noise was chaotic, but it was much the same: "The general didn't show up all day yesterday, and the princess also cried, something must have happened!" β
"The general has been sleeping at night lately, and he is overworked, so he is weak and weak, and there is no major problem." Pulling open the door, I suddenly appeared, leaving everyone stunned. Slowly, word by word, I said steadily: "Yesterday I was too fuss and made the brothers misunderstand." The general needs to recuperate for a while, General Guo," after a pause, I turned to look at Guo Chuan, who was standing aside and frowning, silently, meaningfully, "I need to lead the main department back to Beijing to resume my life, and I will leave in a few days." You don't have to come to see the general these days. β
The deeper the eyebrows, Guo Chuan's eyes were full of doubts, I just looked at him naturally, and after a long time, he moved his gaze, without a trace, and bowed his head slightly.
With a sudden sigh of relief in my heart, I looked at the soldiers who had not yet returned to their senses, knowing that I could find an excuse to prevent him from visiting Huan Ke for a day or two, but it was not a long-term solution. The safest way is to transfer the large army away from Raolu, so as not to worry about the future.
"No matter what the general's situation is, we should always see each other, so that we can rest assured!" One person raised his voice slightly, but he looked at the sentry of that day, and he immediately echoed it. seemed to have received a revelation, and soon another person was not to be left behind, and wondered: "And it stands to reason that Wei Zihu is extremely vicious, and he should be beheaded to show the public, so as to make the people angry." Why did you settle it in the army yesterday? What's more, the brothers know that the princess is by no means a person who cries easily. Yesterday was so sad, isn't it the general......"
"Shut up!" Huai Yan stopped drinking, and said indignantly: "The general has nothing to do, are you waiting to become a cursed general?!" β
Still leisurely, I even smiled softly and patiently explained: "Brothers are really worried. Yesterday was indeed my gaffe, but it had nothing to do with the general, only because of the letter I received that day. As for Wei Zihu...... This man's sin is so great that it is only a matter of time before he atons for his sins. was supposed to lead him to the people to apologize to the world, but who expected him to speak disrespectfully, ridicule the court, and refuse to change his teachings. Because of the fear of the execution on the next day to disturb the people, right and wrong will arise, so they are dealt with in the barracks. As for the matter of visiting the general, I have already explained it to you. The general needs to recuperate. If there are many noisy people, disturbing their sleep, good intentions will cause disadvantages. β
"We promise to be quiet and not to disturb the general......"
These voices come and go, and they are heard endlessly. Whether it was Zhu Feng Huaiyan's persuasion or Guo Chuan's order, it was difficult for the soldiers to be quiet, they just cared about the noise.
ββ¦β¦ That's enough! β
Bo angrily reprimanded, I frowned, clenched my hands into fists, and looked at the shocked faces of everyone: "In case of emergency, who can take responsibility?!" You said that you won't bother the general, but at the moment you are making trouble, why is it an obstacle?! What the general needs at this moment is not to recuperate inconsequentially, but to wait as usual, and practice diligently! If you enter the door to visit, you can make your martial arts improve, if you comfort the general in person, you can quickly recover, if you see the general, you can still train as usual," I took a step sideways to let go of the door fan, "Please!" β
Gasping slightly, I looked around at the silent soldiers with a cold face, and opened my lips for a long time, which was the same as the tone of Huan Ke's reprimand of the sentry that day: "Twist and pinch, hesitate, pay attention to small things...... With such a temperament, how can it be called Hu Ru's victorious army?! What kind of face does he have to claim to be under the command of the king of Pingzhou?! When the general wakes up, he sees that you are not waiting in the barracks, but gathered outside a house, ignoring the people and only worrying about personal affairs, what will he think? It's okay to be okay, but it's also a big problem for you to be angry! β
There was silence, silence. Everyone was solemn and silent. After calming my breath, I raised my voice for a moment: "Today, the officers and men do not abide by military discipline, do not train on time, do not want to forge ahead, and are suspected of delaying the fighter plane and neglecting the officials. With the order, everyone went to the school training ground to carry their weights until noon! If you neglectβ"
"Subordinates take orders!"
This time, there is no need for Zhu Feng Huaiyan to take the lead, and all the soldiers knelt on one knee and responded with their fists clenched. I raised my head and looked at Guo Chuan slightly. He bowed his head slightly, but there was more praise and less hesitation in his eyes.
β¦β¦ But this recognition ...... Where there is Huan Ke half important.
With Guo Chuan's help, although I need to go to the school training ground every day because of my position as a solid military advisor, I also have a lot of free time to wait by Huan Ke's side. The hours of his sobriety are few and far between. Every time Huan Ke sleeps very deeply, I will always be inexplicably disturbed. In front of people, he still needs to make a look of nothing, only saying that he has never had a good night's sleep in the past, and this time he is taking advantage of this rare rest. Explained in this way, but also a little numb himself, to the increasingly thin face to deceive himself, Cheng Kuo is just tired, just tired, when he rests enough, he will be as in the past, fresh clothes and angry horses, the spring breeze is proud, take me to gallop, enjoy the picturesque rivers and mountains. I have a lot to think about, a lot to talk about. I want to hug the most, I want to snuggle the most, I want to go forever, and this young man who is desperate to walk with him all his life will never abandon me. In this world, there is no one and nothing more important than him. For the rest of my life, I just want to stay by his side, abandon all long-cherished thoughts, and only leave this person and heart in front of me, but I want to never leave. I would like to exhaust the good fortune of this life, and I only want him to be happy in this life and this life.
The morning light and the sunset fluttered and extinguished the cycle of reincarnation, the shower first stopped, and the cold was pressing, and I almost woke up by the cold when I lay on the edge of the bed. In a daze, he thought about adding a quilt to Huan Ke, but Fang stood up but was pulled by a hand. Huan Ke's left hand trembled slightly, he wanted to use ruthlessness but couldn't, his thin lips were pursed, and a pair of starry eyes gathered light again because of arrogance and determination, and the malicious anger overlapped, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, and stabbed straight out: "Who are you?" β