Chapter 124: Speculation

In her previous life, Gu Bainiang was a woman in the house, except for her in-laws and husbands, she didn't know anything else, but as Gu Hai said, she still knew about the major events that caused a sensation across the country, after all, the national funeral of the new emperor, the enthronement of the new emperor, the champion of the scientific examination, and other things need to be attended by the corresponding ceremony in every family.

Originally, the death of the son of a prince was not within the scope of the major events known to Gu Bainiang, but it happened that this King of Wenjun had an identity in addition to the identity of the son of King Xiu.

"He is the elder brother of King Zhejun??????" Gu Banniang's expression changed, and her hands clenched her neckline.

How many sons of King Xiu or other princes have their names are named, for Gu Hai, a small boy from a small family, there is no way to know.

“。。。 Old man Shen is a supporter of Prince Zhe, when King Zhejun was named the prince, the family sent someone to send congratulatory gifts, you know, King Zhejun became the prince, which means to the Shen family... Gu Banniang stabilized her mood and said slowly.

Gu Hai nodded, the trip to the capital in just a few months brought him more shock than the sum of sixteen years, he came into contact with the officialdom of the Great Zhou for the first time, and for the first time felt that the mystery was something that could not be learned from books.

“。。。 Everyone was very happy at the time ... Gu Banniang tried hard to recall the bits and pieces of her previous life that she was going to deliberately forget," Shen Anlin... A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "I made an exception and drank wine, and for the first time I said a few more words。。。。。 ”

Gu Hai looked at his sister, a little nervous, and suddenly wanted to interrupt his sister to continue.

Gu Bainiang sensed his thoughts and waved her hand to indicate that she was fine.

“。。。 This is the first time he has been so kind to me, and the first time he has been in good spirits since he came home with a crippled leg... She laughed a little to herself, "But, now that I think about it, it was just because I happened to be in front of him, and if I were someone else or no one at the time, I think it was against the pillar of the study, and he would still laugh, and he would say a few more words, and talk to himself, but thanks to the fact that I was flattered at the time, I remember this clearly。。。。。 ”

"He said?" Gu Hai asked, wanting to know the result quickly, and also wanting to end the topic quickly.

This person has nothing to do with them, he doesn't want his sister to think of this person again and again, repeat the sadness and resentment, only by forgetting, can his sister be happy.

"He said that the king of Zhejun was very good... But his elder brother King Wenjun is better, if it weren't for his early death and loss of qualification, this prince would have been decided, and he would not have made such a big fuss。。。。。 Gu Bainiang said slowly, her tone was a little strange, as if she was imitating Shen Anlin's speech at that time, "Then, you know, I was a fool at that time, and I couldn't speak, and I was also nervous and excited, so I was a little unscrupulous, saying that this is Wenjun Wang Fubo, young master don't be sad。。。。。 ”

Gu Hai couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and his sister really 。。。。。。

"Actually, I'm afraid that he will be unhappy when he talks about it, after all, everyone will be sad when they think of the person who has passed away, not to mention that he has been depressed。。。。。。 Then, "Gu Bainiang also smiled, her expression was much more relaxed than just now," and then unexpectedly, he was not unhappy, but smiled and said Fu Bo?。。。。 ”

Gu Hai looked at his sister with a smile on her face, nodded slightly, and suddenly seemed to see Shen Anlin standing in front of him and making this look.

"Yes... The winner is the king, and the loser is Kou. History is written by the winners, how to write it right... Gu Banniang said.

After saying this, there was silence in the small pavilion for a while, obviously for Gu Hai and Gu Bainiang today, the meaning contained in these words is not just as simple as the literal meaning.

An autumn wind blew, and the leaves swirled and fell on the shoulders of the two of them.

Gu Bainiang reached out and plucked the fallen leaves on Gu Hai's head.

"So, he's not dead now, what's going on?" Gu Hai said in a low voice.

"I think there are two possibilities." Gu Bainiang had completely calmed down, "First, he was reborn, just like me... ”

If these words had been placed in the past, Gu Hai, a protégé of Confucius and Mencius, would never have believed it, but with the example of his sister in front of him, he had to believe it.

"That is, at the moment when he died of a violent illness... Gu Hai said in a low voice, accentuating the word violent illness, "Like my sister, I went back to before the violent illness and was able to start all over again... ”

"Possibly." Gu Banniang smiled bitterly, "It's just speculation." ”

Gu Hai was silent, they couldn't run over and grab King Wenjun and ask if you were reborn?

"And the second?" Gu Haidao.

"The second is that fate has changed." Gu Bainiang replied.

"Because?" Gu Hai couldn't help but smile, "You were reborn, my mother and I didn't die, so neither did he?" Saying that, he shook his head, "Eighteen Niang, we people... ”

Gu Banniang was also silent.

How much effort did they make from the moment of rebirth, in order to avoid a repeat of fate, and in the face of several crises, they barely came to this day to change the fate of a county king?

The brother and sister smiled wryly at each other.

"Either way, it's the same for us." Gu Bainiang said with a firm face, "He has passed his, we have passed ours, and they have nothing to do with each other." ”

Gu Hai nodded, "Yes, we're just going through our lives." ”

Seemingly unwilling to continue this topic, Gu Bainiang talked about General Ye Zhen again.

"Brother, I don't understand the major events in the court, but you also said that we are people, General Ye Zhen is people, and those adults in the court are people, this matter is not something you can change... She said solemnly.

Gu Hai's face was a little gloomy, he sighed, and did not speak again.

"Brother, study with peace of mind, be a good official in the future, and serve the country and the people." Seeing that he didn't mention it anymore, Gu Bainiang breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the umbrella that was placed aside, "I'm going to the pharmacy." ”

Gu Hai nodded with a smile, told her not to be too tired, and watched her sister walk out with an umbrella.

In late autumn and early winter, the weather in Jiankang is also much colder, and there is more sleet.

Early in the morning, in the misty snow particles, a small guy with a hat circled a few times at the door of Shunhe Hall, and saw Gu Bainiang, who was wearing a brown cloak, walking out and hurriedly stepping forward.

"Done?" The little girl holding the umbrella immediately shouted.

The little guy stopped a few paces away and took a letter from his bosom.

"Gu Niangzi, please take the letter... He whispered, and without further ado, handed the letter over.

Gu Bainiang's face was expressionless, and she passed by him.

Seeing the carriage rumbling, the little servant straightened up with a sullen face, looked at the letter in his hand, shook his head, and turned to leave.

"Hey, hey." Someone called him inside the door.

The little guy looked over vigilantly and saw that it was a middle-aged man with five big and three thick, and he squeezed his eyebrows at himself.

He was very familiar with the situation here, and recognized this person as the doctor sitting in the hall here, surnamed Peng.

"Where are you from?" Peng Yizhen asked with a smile.

The little guy snorted, ignoring him and quickening his pace to blend into the crowd.

Peng was bored with a needle and touched his nose.

"Another medicine store came to find Gu Niangzi?" A young man followed behind him and probed his brain.

These days, there are countless messages, invitations, and letters sent openly and secretly, some of which are local and more from other places, and all kinds of benefits are promised in the hope that Gu Niangzi can move to them, including food, shelter, and freedom.

Gu Bainiang shirked everything, and only devoted herself to studying skills every day.

"This... It's not like ... Peng Yizhen said mysteriously.

"How doesn't it look like it?" The young man was puzzled.

Peng Yizhen smiled, but did not answer.

"What does the gentleman think it looks like?" The young man asked in a different way.

"I look like cardamom cloves." Peng Yizhen said with a playful smile.

"Cardamom cloves?" The young man was even more confused, "How do you say it?" ”

"Cardamom doesn't eliminate hatred in my heart, and the cloves are sad in the rain. . . ." Peng staggered out with a needle, and greeted him, "Tong'er, come quickly." ”

Peng Yi's medicine boy immediately followed with the medicine box on his back.

"Master, there are three doctors today, which one to go to first?" The eleven or twelve-year-old elementary school apprentice wiped his nose and asked.

"Who's rich?" Peng Yizhen asked.

"The big family of the king of the east of the city." The little apprentice replied.

"Go so quickly, save the rich and help the poor." Peng Yizhen sat in the carriage and whipped up.

The horse was frightened and hurried away, and the young man almost didn't sit down, shouting Master, wait, I jumped into the back of the car and hugged the carport.

At this time, a white curtain had been laid outside the city of Zhengzhou, and the snow was still flying, compared with a few months ago, it was even more withered, and human relations were rare, and only occasionally hurried cavalry galloped by.

On the undulating hillside, there were three or four people strolling, all wearing this armor and military uniform, but in addition to the solemn aura on their faces, there was a little more gloomy, each with their hearts silent, only the sound of stepping on the snow under their feet.

"Straight to the Huanglong Mansion, and drink with you, Ye Shuai's voice is still there, but... Suddenly, one of them clenched his fists and choked.

These words broke the atmosphere of Xiao Killing, and the three of them all raised their heads, their faces full of grief and indignation.

"Captain Shen, is the news really accurate?" They looked at the man who spoke first and asked in a hoarse voice.

Shen Anlin raised his head, his cold eyes were slightly red, and he nodded slowly.

"Grandpa Guo can't be saved? Grandpa Guo can't save it。。。。。 The three of them couldn't help but shout sadly, "Every day is clear, every day is clear."

"I don't care, I want to kill it back, Lao Tzu's life was given by Ye Shuai, rob the law field... A big man tore off his military shirt and armor, exposing his scarred upper body, and the flying snow instantly turned into snow.

These words made the other three all excited, and they were indignant to undress.

"Stop," Shen Anlin shouted.

In everyone's eyes, although he has fought several times, but the age of twenty years old, as well as the name of the Shen family, still make these colleagues a little despised, I didn't expect this hairy boy to dare to scold so loudly, the three of them are murderous, and they hide in their hearts that the anger of those important ministers in the capital who talk about misleading the country and want to vent it on him.

"Have you forgotten Ye Shuai's instructions?" No mistakes, no word skipping. Shen Anlin had no cowardice, raised his eyebrows and shouted in a deep voice, while stretching out his hand and pointing to the vast four fields, "There are still 10,000 people who have not entered and evacuated the Central Plains, and now that Ye Shuai is not here, if you go again, who else is dedicated to protecting thousands of people, do you want to see them die tragically under the iron hooves of the gold thief's revenge?" ”

These words made everyone calm down instantly, and the three of them looked at each other, and sighed weakly and tragically.

"All the methods that can be thought of in the capital, those who can invite them have used them, as long as they can drag on this year, Ye Shuai will be able to pass this hurdle." Shen Anlin said in a low voice.

"Let's endure it like this, Ye Shuai will endure it like this, is there no other way than to endure it?" No mistakes, no word skipping. Someone waved his fist in grief and indignation.

"When you are not as good as people, you have to endure, if you don't bear it, you have to take your own life, and your life is gone, and you have to talk about something else... Shen Anlin said in a low voice, and these words came out of his mouth, with a different meaning.

This is the same as using troops on the battlefield, the enemy is strong and we are weak, so we have to avoid its edge and wait for the opportunity, as long as the time comes, one blow will be hit, and there will be no mercy.

Where do you not understand this truth, but this matter really comes to your own head, and the word forbearance is really uncomfortable.

"By the way, Captain Shen, Lord Zhao has already allocated troops to deploy, where are you guarding?" Someone forced a smile and asked.

A strange smile appeared on Shen Anlin's lips, and his gaze was cast on the vast city not far away.

"Zhengzhou." He said lightly.

The faces of the three of them changed, and they looked shocked.

Now the army with Ye Shuai's escort back to Beijing, morale plummeted, the defeated and retreating Dajin inquiry will go south, at this time the strength of the two sides is completely different, at this time it is said to be offensive and defensive, in fact, it is just to stay, although Ye Shuai is gone, excluding the ulterior motives of some people in the army, Ye Shuai's order to protect the people to move south to Xianghan is still maintained, but the loss of Zhengzhou and other places is only a matter of time.

The gold thief who counterattacks will be arrogant and cruel, and Zhengzhou is a dangerous place.

"We are all in the Xianghan area... The three of them looked a little solemn on their faces, and looked at Shen Anlin's expression with admiration, "I didn't expect Lord Zhao to avoid relatives so righteously." ”

Lord Zhao, the new envoy of Zhenwu Shengding National Army, one of the adults responsible for the pacification and retreat of the army, and Shen Anlin's maternal uncle.

"This is my job, and it has nothing to do with relatives." Shen Anlin said with plastic surgery.

"Captain Shen take care." The three also had plastic surgery and hugged their fists.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and in the vast wilderness of a white mist, the three of them had already left, and Shen Anlin stood alone.

Two soldiers came running with umbrellas and persuaded him to go back.

"Hasn't Xiao Zhuo come back yet?" No mistakes, no word skipping. He asked.

The soldier shook his head and said, "Your Excellency is waiting for a letter from home?" Yesterday's letter from the lord has arrived。。。。。 ”

Shen Anlin didn't speak, smiled, shook his head, what if he came back, it was still the same as always, and he brought the letter back untouched.

That girl, it's really not an ordinary stubbornness, is this really just because her family is poor and regrets her marriage and arrogantly wants to break up?

Back in the camp, the warm brazier quickly melted the snow on his body, and he didn't care about changing his clothes, Shen Anlin's eyes fell on the bookcase, where there was a letter that had not yet been written, saying that it was a letter, but it was only two sentences.

"The life and death of this battle is unknown... He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reached out and threw it into the brazier, raising a puff of green smoke.

"Prepare your horses and set up camp." He turned around, gave the order in a loud voice, and his own soldiers received the order, turned and went out, and the sound of trumpets sounded one after another, spreading.

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