Gu Dan looked at the old man who was about to die in the real sense, with a little confusion in his eyes.

His memory is good, and it's getting better and better, and it's all right to remember it.

If you know this old man, even if you have seen it in recent years, or even in the past ten years, you will not be unable to remember it.

But looking at the appearance of the old man, it is clear that he knows him.

This is strange.

Someone remembered him, but he couldn't remember the other party?

Gu Dan was a little interested, he walked down, came to the old man's side, and stared at the face carefully.

Old age spots and wrinkles filled the old man's cheeks, like a layer of dry bark, and there was almost no flesh and blood, even if it was just the outline, it was difficult to make out who it was, let alone who it was through this face.

"You know me?"

Gu Dan asked with some curiosity.

It is not an exaggeration for him to say that he lived in the Xia Dynasty, even if he treated people, he did it secretly without seeing him, and he really did good deeds without leaving his name, except for making more rural legends in the market, he almost never left any traces, how did this old man identify him?

"Recognize, recognize!"

The old man nodded excitedly, but this small movement made the wrinkles on his cheeks surge like waves one after another, and when his lips opened and closed, he didn't even show half of his teeth—they were all gone, and his mouth was bare except for his tongue.

Even when he struggled to speak, his voice was extremely hoarse and weak.

He was in a bad state, and it would be more appropriate to say that the candle in the wind was somewhat inaccurate, and that it would be more appropriate to describe it as precarious.

Such an old man with the soil buried on top of his head, what supported him to come over to see Xun Ke's sermon?

Gu Dan quietly punched two green rays into his body, which was especially precious to the old man's almost completely dried body.

After the two green rays entered the body, the old man's face really looked a little ruddy, and even the eyes that were old and yellow, almost shrinking a little, widened slightly, and had a little more brilliance.

"You are?"

Gu Dan looked a little hesitant.

The old man was so old that it was hard to see any clues on his face, so old that his body began to shrink, and he was so old that he couldn't even distinguish his voice.

Even with Gu Dan's memory, he can't find his figure from memory.

Facts have proved that no matter how proficient Gu Dan is in the human body, no matter how subtle the disguise technique is, and how superb the medical skills are, in the face of the creation of the years, it seems quite powerless.

This is no longer a gap in strength, but a complete transformation from the inside out, without the slightest flaw at all, it can only make people marvel at the horror of the years.

"Great prayer. Imperial Court, I, have seen you. ”

His body seemed to have regained some vitality, but the old man's speech was still intermittent, probably he had become accustomed to this way of expression, and he had not yet adapted to it for a while, but the brilliance in his eyes had not diminished in the slightest.

"You, saved me, saved me. Saved the people of Dayue and Dayue, do you remember? ”

The old man excitedly stretched out his hand and held Gu Dan's palm.

There was no flesh on the knuckles of the shriveled and slender palms, like the bark of a dry old tree, cold and cold, almost inexorable.

But the old man's words and eyes were so hot, like the most devout believer, worshipping the gods.

Gu Dan fell into thought.

He has saved many people in his life, and most of them don't know about it.

But there are very few people who can say that he saved the people of Dayue.

Great prayer for the Imperial Court

Gu Dan came back to his senses, and he thought of someone, someone who had been forgotten in the depths of his memory, or who had never thought about it at all.

"You are. Great Moon Messenger? ”

Gu Dan asked in surprise.

"Yes, yes!"

The Great Moon Envoy nodded, but tears burst out involuntarily, completely uncontrollable.

A torrent of memories flowed in his blurred eyes.

At that time, the defeat of the Great Moon had been revealed, Yuzhou and Yangzhou were lost, and the soldiers of the four countries pointed directly at Yuzhou, and after Yuzhou, it was the imperial capital.

Emperor Kangjing, who was already at the end of his rope, chose the most humiliating way, he sent envoys, wanting to cede land and sue for peace.

The unlucky guy who was sent over was him.

It's just that so much happened at the time, so much that it was almost a mess.

Emperor Kang Jing wanted to have a big birthday, and then Lin Xiaoyi secretly calculated the entire Dayue royal family, and the White Lotus Sect leader smuggled into the palace; And Gu Dan caught Qing Pingzi in the place of the inheritance of the White Lotus and learned the secret of the immortal road; Immediately afterwards, the flood in Yuzhou, the source river burst, and then Moqiu fought for his life

One by one, they all rushed together, at almost the same time.

Compared with these big events, a mere big moon messenger is naturally not worth mentioning, and he was soon completely forgotten by Gu Dan, he had a lot of things to do at that time, where did he have the leisure to care about him?

What's more, the two can only be regarded as a chance encounter, they are not people on the same road at all, and Gu Dan and him are not even familiar at all, but they just saved his life by chance.

"It's you."

Gu Dan remembered.

If it's the Great Moon Messenger, there's really nothing wrong with knowing him.

After all, this person has seen him clean up with his own eyes, and it is no wonder that he can still remember him, but he can no longer see the original appearance of the other party.

"Xia Dynasty. All of you in the Xia Dynasty have to thank you. ”

The Great Moon Messenger held his hand firmly, and the power that burst out of his shriveled body out of nowhere, as if he was afraid that he would disappear as soon as he let go.

Being so grateful, Gu Dan's face didn't show much joy, he just sighed softly and said, "I'm late." ”

If only he could have been promoted to Grand Master earlier

If only he could have known in advance that the Four-Nation Alliance had arrived in Yuzhou

If he can take the first step to deal with the Otsuki Imperial Family

There are no ifs.

What has happened, you can think about it a thousand times, ten thousand times, until you come up with the optimal solution.

But at the time, everything was unknown, and no one could have predicted what would happen in the future.

Gu Dan does not regard the things he does as merit.

He's just sorry.

I regret that one of my best friends is still asleep, and I regret that I once gave a helping hand to another friend who had never sought him.

Time will prove something, but when it does, everything is gone.

"It's not late. Not too late"

The Great Moon Envoy shook his head again and again, he cried and laughed, and his emotions seemed extremely excited.

An old man who is so old should not be so emotional, but he can't restrain himself at all.

When he first went to Daqi, he was ready to leave a stench for 10,000 years.

Cutting the land and cutting the land to make peace!

The person who made this decision will bear a thousand years of infamy, and what about the messenger who went to negotiate peace?

Whether it is successful or not, if this matter spreads, it will definitely be stinking for 10,000 years!

Why didn't he know?

But since Emperor Kang Jing had already made a decision at that time, someone was destined to go.

That unlucky guy was him.

And he has no way out, his wife and children are in Yuzhou, the war does not stop, and the next one to suffer is his own family.

In the Great Prayer Imperial Court, he was humiliated like never before.

If the ridicule and humiliation of praying for the monarch and ministers in the court are still bearable, then being thrown directly into the stable by the eunuch is a real shame!

The envoys of a country, anyone who has the slightest backbone, should draw his sword and kill himself, or simply cut down the eunuch to prove his iron-blooded heart.

But he didn't.

He has a business ahead of him.

Even if he wants to cede Yuzhou and Yangzhou, he doesn't want to bear the blame at all, but Dayue not only has two states, but there are countless people behind him, as well as his family.

It is certainly a pleasure to die, but what about the living?

So he dwelt like a beast in the stables.

For five days, he and his horse went to grab beans and water, and almost became a walking corpse, and even he couldn't tell what was supporting him.

I even have such a vague idea of dying, and I don't have to carry the heavy weight like a mountain anymore.

This should have been a complete tragedy.

But a miracle happened.

The name of that miracle was, to him, Gu Dan.

He remembered that day deeply!

His wife and children, and his family had died in the floods in Yuzhou, and when he returned to Dayue, or to the Xia Dynasty, he was already alone.

But he held on and refused to die.

He has endured such humiliation, such a tragedy, and he wants to witness with his own eyes that this kingdom will become strong and prosperous, and no outsider will dare to bully him again.

No matter whether this country is called Dayue or the Xia Dynasty, this old man of the previous era has always refused to close his eyes.

He is like a lonely ghost wandering away, even if no one remembers him, even if he has forgotten the previous suffering, he will always remember it.

After sixty years, seeing Gu Dan again, he can no longer control his emotions, and he doesn't need to control them.

After all, the person in front of him was the one who saved him from the most embarrassing and miserable situation.

Gu Dan patted the back of his hand gently, two people from the previous era, meeting here, didn't need too many words.

Gu Dan was only a little surprised, what kind of strength was still supporting the old man, supporting him to be reluctant to close his eyes, even if he was carried over.

Aging to this extent, there is no 'decency' at all, I'm afraid even eating is a big problem, everything in the world that belongs to the old man's appearance, can find some clues from his body, and even has a faint smell.

When people reach old age, they can't help themselves, and most of them do.

But his clothes are very clean, not sloppy, and there is no such thing as death in his eyes, Gu Dan can see the thirst for life in it, and this thirst is even far beyond Wang Mang and others.

The willpower to survive is vividly reflected in the body of this big moon messenger.

"Xun Ke, I know. I wanted to come and see him and ask him to thank him, but I never thought that I would be able to meet you! ”

The Great Moon Envoy sensed the vitality of his body, and finally spoke a little more freely, "I haven't thanked you in person before, and I've always regretted this matter. ”

He grabbed Gu Dan's hand, although he looked more than a few decades older than Gu Dan, he used genuine honorifics, which made the faces of the two servants behind him inevitably show surprise.

"I found out that many grandmasters have left, and I thought you were also leaving, after all, you are much stronger than all of them. I didn't expect that before I died, I would be able to see you again! There are no regrets in this life! ”

The Great Moon Emissary laughed, especially happy.

Because of his own experience, he paid special attention to the movements of the grandmaster.

And in the Xia Dynasty, as we all know, Wang Mang has always regarded the grandmaster as a cow and horse, and he is not polite at all, who made the Xia Dynasty really have a stronger existence than the grandmaster?

Therefore, it is not difficult to find out the movements of the grandmaster in the Xia Dynasty.

But more than 30 years ago, many grandmasters suddenly disappeared from the news.

And Yu Lisheng and Xun Ke are still active in the territory of the Xia Dynasty, one is a Mo family giant, and the other is a Confucian leader, which is enough to attract the attention of the vast majority of ordinary people, as for the rest of the grandmasters, anyway, they are not so close to the people, and Shen Yin is also Shen Yin.

Anyway, pushing it up for tens or hundreds of years, that is the true style of the grandmaster, and it is not normal here in the Xia Dynasty.

But after all, the Great Moon Envoy has a lot of experience, and he combines all kinds of news from several surrounding countries to be sure of one thing.

That is, most of the grandmasters have left.

There are only a few few, and they can still be sure to stay, except for outliers like Xun Ke and Yu Lisheng, they are not the old masters of the dying wood.

Although he didn't know what was going on, he could also glimpse a trace of the waves, and he could only regret it in his heart, afraid that he would never miss the opportunity to thank him.

Fortunately, the emperor lived up to his wishes.

Before he was about to enter the grave, he thought that he couldn't find the main master, and it was not a bad choice to thank Xun Ke for conveying it on his behalf, but he actually met Gu Dan here!

Isn't this a blessing?

Only by saying thank you in person can you express your heart and gratitude!

"I'm just a normal person."

Gu Dan smiled and helped him to the seat that the official had just lifted over to the side, "Since you're here, let's take a look, look at the new world." ”

"Okay, okay."

The old man nodded again and again, and smiled.

He has been looking forward to it all his life and living all his life, isn't it just to see more of this prosperous world?

Even if it was just to take one more look, he was reluctant to die.

On the podium, Xun Ke was still there.

It's just that the two of them are talking, and Xun Ke has already finished what he should have said.

At this time, the person standing on the podium was not only Xun Ke, but also a young man who looked to be about twenty years old, dressed in a short brown woven coarse linen clothes, with dark skin and a resolute face.

At first glance, it looks more like an ink scholar than a Confucian scholar.

But he was very humble when facing Xun Ke, and he did not have the attitude of a Mo scholar looking down on Confucianism, but said very politely: "Meet Mr. Xun, my name is Shang, I come from a humble background, I am really happy to have the honor to ask you for advice." ”

In this era, it is extremely rare for a person to have a single name without a surname, unless he is an orphan, or a person who has been removed from his surname for a heinous crime, he must be ashamed of a single word.

Moreover, the word 'business' is not pleasing in this era, at least on the surface.

But when he said his name, he was serious, without the slightest hesitation.

"Please."

Xun Ke said.

"If you want to respect the law of etiquette, why should the law come first and the law come last?"

Shang said unambiguously: "Etiquette is a utensil, and utensils can be discarded at will; The law is majestic, and majesty brooks no offense. How can propriety dwell in the law? Is there a reason to measure the rules by instruments?

I really can't figure it out, so I asked Mr. Xun to solve my doubts. ”

(End of chapter)