Chapter 323: The Fire of the Plain - Intertwined with Flames (3)
Bags of hot water bladders were distributed to each soldier, and the crowd erupted again into an uneasy commotion: "Why is there only so much?"
"Damn! not enough to moisten my throat. ”
"That's not enough water, not enough for a pee!"
"Comrades!" Xuan Qingyi made a quiet gesture, "I'm sorry for the name Xuan Qingyi, I'm sorry for the identity of the former prince of Xuanqing Kingdom, and I'm even more sorry...... As the leader of the Xuanqing Rebel Army...... I'm sorry to all of you! I'm sorry for the thirty brothers who died because of my mistakes. After saying that, he fell to his knees and burst into tears.
"Sir!" the generals on both sides immediately stepped forward to help, "You can't do this, how can you kneel?"
"No! It's my fault! This is what I must!" Xuan Qingyi pushed Zhu Wenchong, Li Beizhan and the other generals away, then took out a large bag of water from the space bag and handed it to the guards beside him, saying: "I thought that if I had water to drink, the generals would have water to drink, and you would have water to drink! How could I have thought that this would be my biggest mistake...... I haven't been able to share your ups and downs...... Go, give me this water and give it to all the soldiers. ”
When the soldiers saw that the leader had done this, they also unpacked their bags, took out their water bladders and handed them to the retinue and guards around them, saying that they would share the weal and woe with the soldiers. Immediately return to their respective positions and kneel. Xuan Qing couldn't get up, and they didn't dare to stand for a while.
The guard took the heavy water bladder and walked quickly towards Ruinon. Rui Nong poured the bag of cold water into the center of the bucket and thought: There is no fluctuation of fighting spirit and mental power...... Xuan Qingyi, you didn't become an actor, it's really a big loss in the entertainment industry!
Suddenly. Someone in the crowd shouted, "Sir, take care of yourself!"
"Sir, take care of yourself!" the crowd echoed in unison. "Take care of yourself!"
"It should be you who take care of your body, you are the mainstay of the Xuanqing Righteous Army!" said Xuanqingyi kowtowing to everyone to apologize. When the soldiers saw it, they also bowed down and kowtowed.
When Ruinon saw this, he snorted disapprovingly. Then he stood aside calmly and poured water gracefully. He muttered silently in his heart: Is there really your ...... I can't imagine it!Xuan Qingyi, you can still stage such a play. What is even more commendable is that everyone can cooperate so much.
After kowtowing, Xuan Qingyi got up and said, "Rest for two hours, and then leave when the weather is cool at dusk." Linyi City is ahead!" After saying that, he put his hands on his back and strode forward.
At this time, a young clerk hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sir, the sun is fierce outside, and the weather is hot, hurry back to the car!"
When Xuan Qingyi heard this, he immediately turned around and scolded angrily: "The soldiers are all suffering from the heat outside, how do you tell me to go to the carriage and enjoy the coolness alone?"
"Uh......"
"Ho...... Ho...... Ho ......" suddenly a veteran kneeling in the front row let out a difficult breath. Then he passed out with a "plop" and fell to the ground.
Xuan Qingyi immediately stepped forward to help him up, "Quick! help the old man get into the car." He shouted, "Send my carriage to the medical team and belong to them before they arrive in Linyi City." ”
"Yes!"
"Sir, if the carriage is given to the medical class, what should you do?" The clerk who had proposed that Xuan Qingyi get into the carriage step forward again, "Why don't I find another carriage for Mr. Xuan Qing?"
"What kind of carriage do I want? Don't I have legs?"
"Uh......"
Rui Nong put the last drop of water into the water bladder and smiled and thought: You have finally done a practical thing, but unfortunately the process is a bit too contrived.
After Xuan Qingyi resigned from the soldiers, he climbed a small hill along the rugged mountain road alone. Look far away. When he saw the Byzantine flag slowly rising on the wall of Gutian City behind him, the smile on his face became even stronger, "Your Majesty Justinian, it seems that you are not too stubborn to be a fellow. ”
"Mr. Xuanqing. At this time, a familiar voice came from behind Xuan Qingyi.
Xuan Qingyi looked back. I saw that the person who came was an affairs officer beside him, Zhong Zhaoli. He was the one who had proposed to prepare another carriage for Xuan Qingyi.
"Didn't I tell you not to come with me? Could it be that there is some urgent and important military business?
"It's not!"
"And what are you doing here?"
"Sir, there is an important matter down there. And I can only discuss it with you privately. ”
"Something important, let's talk about it!"
Zhong Zhaoli rubbed his hands, came to Xuan Qingyi's side, and whispered to his ear: "This is about your dignity and status in the Xuanqing Righteous Army, sir. ”
After listening to Zhong Zhaoli's words, Xuan Qingyi raised his eyebrows and asked: "Dignity and status?Who else in the Xuanqing Righteous Army can be ...... than me?"
Before Xuan Qingyi finished speaking. Zhong Zhaoli picked up and said, "It's your friend Rainon Stamoko." ”
Xuan Qingyi shouted in his heart when he heard it: Interesting! But he didn't show his emotions and thoughts on his face. Xuan Qingyi asked without moving: "Oh? ”
"Ronon, Stamoko, the boy, is arrogant. There is no one in your eyes, and you are against you everywhere on weekdays, and you are not disrespectful. Let's take it as an example, sir, when you told the soldiers the truth about the water shortage incident and bravely shouldered the responsibility, Ruinon was irrigating the water as if nothing had happened. Zhong Zhaoli became more and more excited the more he spoke, his face full of righteous indignation, "What's more, sir, when you deigned to kneel down for Minister Li's fault, he was still ......stunned as if nothing happened" Zhong Zhaoli took a breath, paused for a moment and immediately picked it up, "It can be seen that this person didn't take you seriously at all." He has already harbored a ghost in his heart, and in the future, he will inevitably be unfavorable to the Xuanqing Righteous Army, to the Xuanqing Kingdom, and to you, sir!"
Xuan Qingyi thought for a while and asked, "What you said is all true?"
"The sky is above, everything I Zhong Zhaoli said is the truth!"
"Okay, go down, and tell Ronon to come up to me alone. ”
"Yes!" Zhong Zhaoli bowed and retired, a smile on his face as he descended the mountain.
After a while, Ruinong went up the mountain, came to Xuan Qingyi's back and asked, "Is there something?" His tired face was covered with dirt ash, and his chapped lips oozed red from time to time.
Xuan Qingyi smiled kindly after seeing Rui Nong and said, "Yes, hey, I asked you to divide the water for the soldiers, why, you didn't leave a bag for yourself?"
"At least half of the soldiers still haven't been given water. How dare I be greedy for myself?" said Rinon as he gazed into the distance, "but I have sent Gonzas outside to find water. It's just that I didn't expect that our army would encounter a major drought at this time, and we couldn't find a drop of water in this radius of a hundred miles. I'm afraid that the Linyi City in front of me will also ......."
"Drink!" Xuan Qingyi conjured a bag of water from his pocket like a trick and handed it to Ruinon.
"This ...... You still have a private collection?" Ruinon stared at Xuan Qingyi with a shocked expression.
"Leave yourself a way out in everything, or you will die an ugly death. Xuan Qingyi patted Ruinong on the shoulder and said, "This time it was really my mistake, for the general, you should be able to understand astronomy, geography, and people...... However, I was not able to predict the drought. You're right, I'm afraid that the city of Linyi in front of you is also trapped by the water. ”
Ruinon took the cool water bag and hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't resist the temptation and took a sip. "Can you let me take it back and distribute it to the soldiers? Half of the soldiers didn't get water. ”
Xuan Qingyi looked at Rui Nong for a while and said, "Okay! But let me take another sip before that." ”
Renong nodded and handed over the water bladder. Xuan Qingyi picked up the water bladder, "Goo, goo!" and poured two sips, "Ah! Good water! Only the water in his stomach is water!" and then reluctantly handed over the last bag of water he had in his private collection to Ruinong.
"Thank you!" said Rinon and turned to leave.
"Wait! I still have something to do!"
"What?" said Rinon suspiciously.
"Do you think I'll call you up to chat when I'm idle?"
Ruinong stopped and turned his back to Xuan Qingyi and asked, "What's that?"
"What do you think of Zhong Zhaoli from this person?"
Ruinon looked up at the cloudless sky and said, "I haven't had much contact with it, I don't understand." ”
Xuan Qingyi clasped his hands in front of his chest and said with a smile: "It seems that you have to strengthen your interpersonal relationships." Although you are very talented and have the strength to dominate the world, you will not deal with people, and you will suffer a lot in the long run. ”
"I'm not very sociable, and I didn't think about going in that direction. I'm just a simple Avenger. ”
"What were you doing when I apologized to the soldiers down there just now?" Xuan Qingyi asked.
"Settle accounts after the fall?"
"Whatever you want. ”
Renon let out a long sigh and said, "I don't like hypocritical performances. Instead of pretentiously there, it is better to fill the water quickly and distribute it to the soldiers as soon as possible. ”
"Hahaha!" Xuan Qingyi said with a laugh. "Very good! I just like your pragmatic attitude. But do you know the way? It is because of your attitude that some people tell me that you are arrogant, that you have no one in your eyes, and that you oppose me everywhere on weekdays. ”
Renon frowned. "I don't understand. ”
"He also said that you are very disrespectful to me, and you have a ghost in your heart, and you will inevitably be unfavorable to the Xuanqing Righteous Army and the Xuanqing Kingdom in the future. ”
He was half right. I am not like-minded with you. ”
"You know who I'm talking about. ”
Zhong Zhaoli. ”
"Yes, what do I think I should do with such people?"
Rinon shook his head and said, "It's normal for dogs to bite people. It's not normal for people to bite dogs. Why should you lower your worth and ignore such a despicable villain?
Xuan Qingyi shook his head with a smile and said, "For you." I'm willing to lower my value. As he spoke, he took out the communication brazier.
"Is it worth it?"
"It's worth it!" The brazier ignited a raging flame, and Xuan Qingyi shouted loudly: "Zhong Zhaoli spreads rumors, slanders loyal ministers, disturbs the morale of the army, and will be sentenced to death according to military law, and executed immediately!"
"Yes!" came a neat reply from the brazier. After a while, a miserable scream came from the bottom of the mountain: "Wronged!"
Rui Nong sighed and asked, "Did I kill Zhong Zhaoli?"
"How so? From the moment he spoke to me he had doomed him. It's just that I need a witness. ”
Witnesses? No, it's to win people's hearts. Ruinon thought to himself. (To be continued......)