At the beginning of September, the weather was still hot and dry, and the mountains were lush and lush.

The army continued to march northward, with official warehouses from various counties and counties supplying them along the way, so as to reduce the shortage of food for soldiers and horses during the march.

The only trouble was that the scouts rode their horses, constantly galloping back and forth between the cities, conveying orders to mobilize and respond.

Going north to Ding'an City, Su Chen had already issued an order to prepare grain and straw on the side of Ding'an City, and at the same time, there was no need for his parents to go out of the city to see each other, after all, his parents were old, even if he took a carriage or ox cart, the bumps were uncomfortable.

"King Xiang and Marquis Wen, I will temporarily entrust the right to march to the two of you!"

When he was about to reach Ding'an, Su Chen was on the ancestral chariot and ordered the two people who were riding horses to the left and right: "The army must not disturb the people, and must not trample on the fields. ”

Xiang Yu and Lu Bu probably understood what Su Chen was going to do, so they didn't shirk it, and left with their respective personal guard cavalry.

When he went to the front of the team, Xiang Yu and Lu Bu walked side by side, looking back at the Tiger Guard Battalion and the Imperial Rim that had separated from the army, he was a little confused.

"Changsheng would never fake the army to others, and his expression was different at this time, do you know what's going on?"

Lu Bu also glanced back, he came here a few years earlier than Xiang Yu, so he naturally knew something.

"Your Majesty went to see someone, if it weren't for that person, Your Majesty might not have made up his mind to raise troops in the first place, and it was precisely because of that person's loyalty and courage that the integrity of the Su family was preserved."

Lu Bu didn't wear a golden crown to tie his hair at this time, he simply tied his hair up, he looked at the distant imperial chariot calmly, and smiled.

“…… As for weekdays, King Xiang is also a man, you should know that we are all strong, no matter how sad and regretful we are, we will not show it outside, only if we can't bear it and want to talk out, we will show it. But Changsheng is the emperor, and it is inappropriate to talk to anyone, only the deceased are suitable. ”

Xiang Yu pursed his lips on the horse's back, and for a while before he nodded, looking at the imperial chariot heading to the south of Ding'an.

"Yes, he's the emperor."

The late summer wind blows through the woods with hot and dry temperatures.

In the sound of the swaying treetops, the village more than ten miles away in the southern suburbs of Ding'an was paved with gravel paths, and the small country house with a single courtyard still stood quietly in the position it once remembered.

The gap in the roof has been filled, and the stone steps covered with moss still have the memories of sitting here for two days when the Su family was in distress in the past.

In the surrounding fields, the peasants came and went in the fields barefoot, waving their hoes and hooking the soil, and watched from a distance as a heavily armed army and horses came towards this side, and almost all of them subconsciously put down their hoes and knelt down in front of the banner lined up on the ridges.

"Folks, get up, Your Majesty has an order, and the people of China should not kneel!"

This was the first rule that Su Chen abolished after the founding of the country, but over the years, kneeling has taken root in many people's habits, and no matter how they are corrected, they will also kneel instinctively.

After the herald cavalry who had been running from afar shouted for a while, the peasants in the countryside slowly got up, but they still hung their faces and did not dare to raise their heads.

It wasn't until the procession stopped, and the huge imperial chariot also stopped, that the peasants standing in the field heard a voice: "Uncle Li, your body is still strong." ”

Su Chen lifted the curtain, stepped out of the chariot, and faced an old man wearing a straw hat, with a red upper body, a white hakama and bare feet.

When the latter also raised his face in shock, Su Chen stood opposite the old man and looked at each other across a small mud ditch.

"Don't you remember? When my family was in distress, I settled in this small courtyard, when the weather was cold, and there was no firewood knife at home, or I went to the village to borrow a firewood knife from you. ”

"Remember...... Remember! The old man nodded repeatedly, and his dark, rough face burst into laughter.

Seeing the armor soldiers around him, his smile quickly retracted, and he seemed to be a little afraid of being blamed, so he hurriedly lowered his head.

"Uncle Li, let's continue to be busy, I just passed by here, come here to have a look." Su Chen waved to the surrounding farmers again: "Let's go and get busy." ”

When he turned around, there was a slight loneliness on his face, his eyes raised, glanced at the small mansion where he once lived, and then asked the armorer behind him to stop and wait.

Only took Xu Chu and Dian Wei into the woods on the side of the house.

"General Dian should remember that it was here that I was saved."

While Dian Wei nodded, Su Chen, who was walking in front, continued to take care of himself: "But what you don't know is that there is still a person buried here who has a great favor to me. ”

The sunlight slanted into the forest, casting a few dappled flowers.

The rustling of fallen leaves in the forest sounded softly under the feet of the three people, and Su Chen walked into the depths of the forest and stopped in a clearing behind the small courtyard.

The surrounding trees had been cut down, clearing a clearing, and all that had been cut down was a bare stake and a trunk rising.

In the middle stands a lonely grave.

The grave was full of yellow leaves.

Su Chen hit Yanjing, went south to the Central Plains, and then came to unify the six countries once, and that was a few years ago.

"His name is Zhu Gongdao, without him, my eldest brother may be long gone."

Su Chen walked to the tombstone, removed the rattan climbing on it, touched the cold stone tablet with his fingers, took off his cloak and threw it aside.

"Fair, I haven't come to see you for a long time, I happened to pass by here when I passed by, and suddenly I missed you very much, so I came over and sat down, you see the two big men over there, after you and Thirteen, have been protecting me closely."

The words were whispered, and Su Chen's fingertips swiped over the carved handwriting, as if he heard the voice of justice in the past at this moment.

"Green forests and grass wish justice, meet the third son"

"Entrusted by His Majesty, I am here to listen to the dispatch of the third prince!"

"Three Sons...... I...... Didn't get to the ...... Shizi ...... Disappointed you......"

"No regrets......

The wind blew through the trees, and the trees shook gently, making a rattling sound, and the faint sounds came to an abrupt end, and the sun shone on the swaying woods, and in the gap of longing, the spots of light fell into the valley and shone onto the tombstones.

The flow of air distorted the light dust, and I hallucinated to see the thin, familiar figure in a green shirt and hat, carrying a spear and standing there silently.

"Your Majesty?"

A rough voice sounded behind him, and Dian Wei saw Su Chen squatting motionless in front of the tombstone, so he called softly, and then stepped forward with Xu Chu to clean up the weeds and fallen leaves on the grave.

"Fair ......"

Su Chen didn't move, looked at the name engraved on the tombstone and called out, the light spots swayed gently on the ground with the wind and branches, and there was no figure wishing justice.

He took out his handkerchief, wiped the wine glasses and wine jugs currently on the table one by one, and then instructed Xu Chu: "Go to the car and get my wine." ”

Xu Chu nodded in response, dragged his sturdy body out of here, and after a while, when he came back, he had an extra pot of wine in his hand, as well as two jade cups.

The body of the cup is a piece of green jade polished as a whole, which is very valuable, and even the wine jug is silver, and there is a piece of jade inlay in the center.

Xu Chu brought the wine jug and wine glass, and he wanted to help pour it, but Su Chen refused.

"I'll come by myself, and you'll go out first."

Dian Wei over there threw down the weeds he tore in his hand, glanced at Xu Chu, and tacitly left this place to Su Chen.

Soon, the forest fell silent, and only the chirping of birds and cicadas remained.

On the rough tombstone, Su Chen wiped off the dust, sat down cross-legged in front of the tombstone casually, took the wine jug, and poured the wine into the two jade cups.

"Justice, taste the imperial wine in the palace, during your absence, my wine is cheaper than a person named Li Bai."

The wine overflowed the edge of the cup and spilled it on the ground, Su Chen poured the wine, put a glass under the tombstone, held a cup in his hand, and saluted the tombstone, "You, you didn't like to talk in the past, and when I think about you now, I can't remember what you said." ”

I want to say a lot of things, but when I get to my mouth, I don't know how to say it.

Su Chen raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup.

"Do you know why I kept your grave here? Actually, I am more selfish, and only when your grave is here, can I have an excuse to come here alone and quietly, and confide in you. ”

"You don't blame me, do you? Don't speak, but it's a tacit acquiescence, hehe! ”

Su Chen chuckled, moved his buttocks, changed directions, and leaned his back against the tombstone, facing the woods in front of him with the tombstone.

There was no expression on his face, just sitting calmly with the tombstone, listening to the birds and cicadas in the forest.

After a while, Su Chen smiled suddenly: "...... I have been at war all these years as an emperor, but the more I fight, the richer I become, don't worry! I will not use force to harm the people.

By the way, this time it was triumphant again, I am more and more able to fight, this time I destroyed the Japanese in the East China Sea, hundreds of thousands of people will be killed when they say they will be killed, and they will be slaughtered when they say they will be slaughtered, without blinking an eye, you don't know, these Japanese are too hateful.

Hehe...... There are also a bunch of idiots in the Western Regions, who don't even have the strength to parry, the Han Huo Hussar, Ma Chao after Ma Fubo, and Su Dingfang of the Tang Dynasty, who killed them tragically, many countries in the Western Regions have been destroyed, and the living have been handed over to the table, bowing down to me, or in the future, the people of the Xia Kingdom, regardless of the north and south, can eat cheap grapes in the Western Regions, and can also see the orchids who scratch their heads.

Am I counting on the benefit of future generations? Haha, if you don't speak, that's admitting that I'm very good, right?

Over the years, there have been many Chinese heroes and heroes around me, each of whom is better than justice, but ...... I can't talk to them like I do to you.

I'm the emperor...... The Ninety-Five, the Biggest One...... You can't speak from your heart. ”

Su Chen's hands were clenched into fists, and the smooth timbre had a slight fluctuation.

Close your eyes, listen to the birds and birds in the forest, and in your mind is the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, respectfully bowing to the archers, and the mountains shouting at him like a tsunami.

"Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"

"Ten Thousand Years of Great Xia"

……

In Ding'an City, dragon and lion dances are jubilant on the streets, and the people gather on the streets, applauding and cheering to celebrate the triumph of the Great Xia Emperor.

Su Congfang ignored the maid's support, staggered out of the bedroom, looked at the thirteen who came back excitedly, and listened to what he said, his old eyes were already wet.

Dotting his white head again and again, he said to the old wife who came over: "My son is heroic!" ”

Soon, the triumphant army passed through the city gate, and Su Lie and Su Yong greeted the returning triumphant army at the city gate, but unfortunately they did not wait for their younger brother's imperial chariot.

Under the banner of the white dragon of the Xia Kingdom stroking in the wind, Liu Sheng, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, rode over, then dismounted, bowed to Su Yong and Su Lie, and immediately told the details: "Your Majesty is not in the team, go to the small courtyard where you used to live outside the city." ”

Su Yong and Su Lie already knew what was going on, and after returning the salute, they saw each other ride back to the queue, and then sent away the officials in the city who wanted to greet the emperor together, as well as the people, leaving only Sun Shuwu, the Taishou guard, to wait at the gate of the city together.

Watching by the way, the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Expedition passed through the sight with their heads held high, and ...... The urn hanging from their waists, their lips pursed, and the brothers did not speak with heavy expressions.

After a while, Su Yong turned around and instructed Sun Shuwu: "Sun Taishou, take the trouble to buy all the wine in the city, and send it to the army in the name of the Su family to reward the soldiers." ”

The triumphant soldiers and horses left the range of Ding'an City one after another, and went to Changchuan County in the north.

A jar of wine was distributed to the army.

After Xiang Yu and Lu Bu came over to thank them, they heroically asked people to pour all the wine into the vat, and asked all the soldiers to step forward and scoop a bowl each.

Hunting in the wind, Xiang Yu walked on the big bluestone, held the wine bowl with both hands, and said in a high-pitched voice: "The sea invades the coast, kills my brothers and sisters, and the kings go on an expedition to discuss it, and His Majesty Yu Dai pours this wine, triumphs for the kings, and wins the drink——"

"-Drink wins!"

Countless people held wine bowls and shouted in unison.

……

In front of the lonely grave in the forest, the voice is slow.

"There have been many victories, but there are many who cannot come back, so I can only return to my hometown with their loyal bones.

The sea is vast, during the naval battle, even someone fell into the water, the body could not be found, recuperated for three years, just fought for a few months, and then the East China Sea, and even the South Sea, are all respected by my Xia country. ”

"By the way, I also have a son, and I am very clever, and Thirteen said that it is very similar to me when I was a child, but unfortunately you can't see it."

Su Chen's eyes didn't blink, he slowly turned his head to look at the grave, and suddenly laughed 'haha', and there were tears faintly in the laughter.

"Actually, even if you don't do your best that day and come back to save your life, I won't blame you. You are the first person I brought to Huaxia, in terms of feelings, in fact, you are deeper than Dong Gong and them, if you don't die, at this time, the embroidery division around me should be you as the commander. ”

In the swaying mottle, Su Chen's eyes were stained with tears, his Adam's apple was rolling sourly, and his voice was a little choked.

"If I have anything in my heart, I can say it in front of you, not in ...... In front of your grave. ”

Call!

Su Chen took a deep breath, for a long time, cleaned up his mood, got up from the ground, left the green jade cup and wine jug in front of the tomb, and turned to leave.

After walking a few steps and stopping, Su Chen looked ahead and said in a low voice, "...... Justice, I'm gone, and I'll come back next time, I don't know when. ”

Walked on, and when he walked out of the woods, Dian Wei and Xu Chu had already led the war horses over, Su Chen turned over and got on the horse, and said softly to the two: "Let's go!" ”

"If I have the chance, I will bring you back to life!"

Su Chen said softly.

Immediately, he turned his head, his feet were a little belly, and he shouted: "Go back to Yanjing!" ”

The courtyard and woods in his memory galloped behind him, gradually moving away, converging with the waiting tiger guard camp, Su Chen led the team through Ding'an City, met the two brothers outside the city gate, asked about the situation at home, and told him to leave.

Su Chen got on the ancestral locomotive, and the war horse pulling the cart opened its hooves again, gradually speeding up, and while running, Su Chen lifted the curtain and looked back, and Ding'an City became small in the field of vision.

At the gate of the city, in addition to the two brothers and the Taishou standing there, there was also a figure hurrying over, pulling a little man, and waving goodbye to him.

Su Chen knew who it was, and after taking a few more looks, he lowered the curtain.

The fast horse that went ahead had passed the news of the imminent arrival of the three armies along the way, and soon the news entered Yanzhou, and then the fast horse whipped into Yanjing, the northern political and military center.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the queen and the prince also went out of the city one by one to greet each other.

(End of chapter)