Chapter 32: Different Paths to the Same End
"Father, the son is back. ”
In the imperial study, Shen Li wanted to kneel down and salute. As soon as his knees were bent, he was helped up by Shen Duyi's hand.
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back. ”
I haven't seen him for a long time, and Shen Duyi seems to be much older. After all, they are father and son, and they have the same blood in their bodies, even if Shen Li has a big misunderstanding of him, he doesn't care about it at the moment.
"The son is guilty, which makes the father and mother worried. ”
Shen Duyi sighed lightly and patted him on the shoulder. "Yes, your mother is really worried about you. She was not good in her own right, and since you disappeared, she has been sick again, and she coughs badly every night. Now that you're back, it's time to visit her. ”
"Erchen knows. ”
Shen Li nodded and responded for the time being. Then the topic changed sharply and talked about the war.
"Father, the son heard from the seventh brother that in the days when I was away, many cities in the east, west and south of the Ming Kingdom were attacked by the Snow Country. Only Arashijo in the north is still as strong as ever. After the disappearance of the son, Lancheng should be garrisoned by the eldest brother, right? I think the eldest brother is really capable, I wonder if my father has already ...... the military power."
Speaking of this, Shen Li looked up at Shen Duyi. Shen Duyi naturally knew what he wanted to say, smiled and replied, "I have been hiding from everyone about your disappearance and have not revealed it. But I can't hide it from others, but I can't hide it from Yao'er. To tell you the truth, he did ask me for military power on the grounds that you were missing. ”
"Oh, did the father give it to him?"
"Guess what?"
“......”
Shen Li was embarrassed, he didn't expect such a dramatic three words to come out of the mouth of his father, who had always been serious and serious. It's not that he doesn't understand humor, it's just that Mu Yan was taken away by Su Moxie, and the country is in danger, and now it's really not the time to joke.
"Father, the son has something to tell. ”
"What's the matter?" Shen Duyi saw that Shen Li had changed the topic again, so he followed his words and went down.
"Mu Yan is still alive. ”
"What!?"
This news did give Shen Duyi a lot of shock, and he frowned and stared at Shen Li tightly, as if to confirm the authenticity of this sentence.
"Are you still alive? What about her?"
"In Su Moxie's hands. ”
“......”
The more questions were asked, the more confused he became, but Shen Duyi understood one thing. No wonder when he saw Shen Li again this time, he always felt a different feeling. Now it seems that it is like being reborn!
Shen Li ignored what Shen Duyi was thinking at this moment, and suddenly lifted his robe and knelt in front of him.
"If my father has not handed over the military power, then please ask my father to still hand over the military power to me. Su Moxie took Mu Yan away for the purpose of dealing with me. You should know what Muyan means to me, so I'll do whatever it takes to save her. If necessary, I will promise to take Arashi Castle in exchange. ”
"Haha!" Shen Duyi laughed instead of being angry when he heard this. "Since you said so, how can I rest assured that I will hand over the military power to you?"
Shen Li is calm and calm. "If you hand over the military power to me, you will only lose one Arashi City at most. Now that I'm back, I'm not going to let the enemy run rampant anymore. But if you hand over the military power to the eldest brother, I am afraid that in the end, the entire Ming Kingdom will be compensated. ”
Shen Duyi's eyes lit up, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, it's good that your eldest brother has also guarded Lancheng for so long, and you look down on him so much?"
"Not to be underestimated. ”
"What's that?"
"What it is, my father will naturally know in the future. Let me repeat, will my father give this military power, or will he not give it?"
Shen Duyi smiled again, thinking that among his seven sons, only Shen Li dared to talk to him like this. It's really the same character as his mother, cold and stubborn, but helplessness has an irresistible charm.
"Okay, I'll give you the military power. But I can state first that if Lancheng is lost, most of the Ming Kingdom will not be safeguarded. The Mu family girl is of course important to you, but you can't afford to lose this battle. I hope you are good and don't let me down. ”
"Erchen understands. ”
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In the mist, the man in red and a man in black followed closely behind him like ghosts. Mu Yan ran forward desperately, but he couldn't get rid of the two people behind him.
Suddenly, a bright light appeared in front of her, and Shen Yan appeared in front of her like a god. She was overjoyed and hurriedly ran forward and hid in his arms. The man in black followed like a shadow, she wanted to remind Shen Yan to be careful, but when she opened her mouth, she found that she was mute. And Shen Yan kept smiling at her stupidly, calling her wood, completely unable to see the person who was about to pounce behind him, and the dazzling silver light on that person's hand.
She shook Shen Yan's arm desperately to make him look back, but the other party was still indifferent. She wanted to take him and run away, but found that her feet seemed to have roots, and she couldn't move. So, she could only watch as the man in black pounced behind Shen Yan. Blood splattered, and Shen Yan fell in front of her, falling into the red blood prison abyss.
"Sister, sister. ”
Woke up from a nightmare, Mu Yan sat sweating profusely. The person next to the bed hurriedly took a towel to wipe it for her, and she opened her mouth to thank her, trying to calm down. She didn't know how she suddenly dreamed of Shen Yan, but her intuition told her that it might be some bad sign.
"Nightmares?"
The man asked again, his voice soft and weak, very different from before. Mu Yan raised her head to look at her and nodded.
"Flying flotsam, dreams are generally reversed, right?"
Liu Feixu was stunned for a moment, smiled and reassured: "Well, it's all the opposite." All the bad things that my sister dreamed of were good. All good, that's good too. ”
Mu Yan was amused by her, and suddenly pulled her hand and held it. "Feixi, how are you doing in the days I left?"
"Nature is good. Liu Feixu lowered his head and smiled faintly.
This is the White City, the imperial city of the Snow Country, a familiar place for Muyan. High Priest Mo Yunxi had to use the ice wall to make predictions, so she couldn't do without the White Tower. Su Moxie didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, in the days when Shen Li was missing, he gave up the near and far, left Lancheng alone, and led his troops to break through several small cities on the other three sides of the Ming Kingdom, and returned to Beijing with a group of people and other teachers. Only Fu Qingheng was left to continue to garrison in the border city.
After losing Chu Han, a general, the morale of the Snow Country was not affected in the slightest, which shows how powerful Su Moxie's technique of encouraging people's hearts is. Mu Yan didn't know what he was plotting when he returned to Beijing this time, but in short, it was definitely not a good thing.
So the current situation is that except for Chu Han, who eloped with the little princess, and Fu Qingheng, who was stationed in the border city. Su Moxie is back, Liu Feixu is back, Mo Yunxi and Mo Yunqing are also back. And she Mu Yan also came back......
It's like going back to the beginning, the same place, the same people. The difference is that she is no longer forgetful of worries. And in her belly, there is a fresh little life.
For the sake of this child, she will be a chess piece obediently. And believe that even if the script repeats, that person will still find her and take her home.