Chapter 173: Farewell (Fourth Watch)
By the time the two missions left, it was already dusk.
The gloomy sky was gloomy and bleak, but the light of the sunset dotted the layers of gray and gave them some life, and the golden red spread from the top of people's heads to the beginning and end of the distance.
It is no longer the season for the grass to grow and the warbler to fly, and the cool wind makes people feel that the gloom in autumn has gradually approached. It will tread each yellowing leaf with its tiny steps, watching them sink into the dust of the year.
On the tower of Jianye City, Gao Changgong was dressed in white, sitting at a battlement, his eyes were confused, looking at the flags that were drifting farther and farther away.
His black and silky hair rippled slightly in the wind, and his eyes full of heroism were slightly melancholy.
"Let's go......" His voice was so low that only he seemed to be able to hear it.
After she walked away, would she ever look back at the high city wall again, and would she think that there was a person sitting in the sunset, watching farewell.
He held the flask, and he didn't know how much wine he had drunk today, but under the agitation of his qi and blood, it would not take half an hour for the wine to overflow from his pores into the air.
But now, he clearly didn't want to let the wine drain too quickly.
"Hiding in such a place and drinking alone...... It doesn't taste good. Zhou Gongjin approached slowly, he was wearing a court dress, wearing a high crown, his body was filled with the ancient meaning and majesty of Senran, the only thing that did not change was his clear eyes, he smiled: "Since you are so unwilling, don't you have to follow others to the Great Wall?"
Gao Changgong also smiled: "Anyway, you don't need to make a draft...... Look at your court clothes, did you enter the palace and report everything?"
"It's not a report, it's just a ......," a voice as light as water.
Gao Changgong's face changed, and when he turned around, Zhuge Wanling's thin figure appeared so abruptly from the end of the stairs of the city wall, his robe was hunting in the wind, he crossed his waist with one hand, seemed to be a little out of breath, and said: "It was Gongjin who guessed that you would probably be here and wanted to come and see you." ”
Gao Changgong stood up suddenly, strode to Zhuge Wanling's side, and blocked the excessive noise and wanton wind for him, he knew that Zhuge Wanling's health was not very good recently, and the imperial doctor also said that he should try to sit quietly and recuperate, the autumn wind is bleak, and if he gets a cold in the winter medicine jar, it will be troublesome.
"It's not good to recuperate in the palace, and the prime minister of a country is still running around all day long. Although Gao Changgong's mouth was not polite, his eyes were full of concern.
"When I didn't move in the palace, you always said that I should walk more, and now you blame me for running around?" Zhuge Wanling smiled slightly and looked at the sunset in the distance, "Today's sunset is good, I'll take a look too." ”
Gao Changgong glanced at Zhou Gongjin with some confusion, and Zhou Gongjin shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he didn't know what was going on.
Gao Changgong could only helplessly spread his hands and said: "Look, look, I can never persuade you anyway." ”
Zhuge Wanling pursed the corners of his mouth, he could still feel that Gao Changgong was helping him block those cool winds with his footsteps, and he felt warm in his heart, but from a distance, he saw that the banners of the Great Wall and the two countries were getting smaller and smaller at the end of the avenue, and the light in his eyes was slightly dimmed.
......
"You can calculate others, whether it is Tang Guo or Canghai, after all, they are all your current or future enemies, and I am not an unreasonable person to say benevolence and righteousness to the enemy. But General Mulan, she is willing to guard the peace of the world and defend the Great Wall, but you secretly use her......? With all due respect, I categorically cannot accept it. ”
Liu De's cold voice seemed to be back, it was in his ears, constantly lingering.
"I thought that after so many years, you became the prime minister of Jing Wu and ruled the people, maybe there would be some changes, but unfortunately, you are still the same you you were at the beginning. Even if you have changed your face and identity, you have become the 'Zhuge Wanling' you are today, but the coldness, insidiousness, and unscrupulousness in your bones have not changed at all. ”
Before leaving, Liu De suddenly said: "We got together twice, and each time I asked you if you were drinking wine or tea, do you know the difference between the two?"
Zhuge Wanling raised his head to look at him, and he continued to speak: "Wine, the more you drink, the warmer it gets, and the more you drink it, the colder it gets......
"Within ten years, lead troops to destroy you Jing Wu!"
He lifted the straw mat and threw it away, and the broken silver landed on the counter with a knocking sound like a sigh.
Zhuge Wanling coughed violently.
Gao Changgong's heart tightened, he reached out to support Zhuge Wanling's shoulder, and said with concern: "What's wrong?
Zhuge Wanling shook his head and said, "It's probably because of the wind." ”
"Let's just say that your current body can't blow the wind. Gao Changgong rolled his eyes, and also glanced at the two national missions that were far away, the night had sprinkled some scattered stars on the dome, he shook his head and sighed, and then walked down the high steps of the city tower with Zhou Gongjin in support of Zhuge Wanling.
On the stairs, Zhou Gongjin smiled and said, "Wait a while, go to my place? ”
Gao Changgong also smiled, but refused: "The Sun family invited hundreds of officials to a banquet today, and the invitations have been sent to my house, if I don't go, I will have to be nagged by my father." ”
Zhou Gongjin didn't receive the invitation, but of course he knew why he wasn't counted in the "hundred officials", but that's good, Zhuge Wanling's family and the Shi family were not very harmonious, if the Sun family really invited him to the banquet, he would have to worry about whether to go or not.
"That's right. Sun Qing can be said to have won the most beautiful today, riding through the chaotic army alone, forcing the enemy commander to flee in embarrassment. The Red Army under his command took advantage of the enemy's commander's escape and his morale plummeted to turn into a six-flower formation, breaking the goose-shaped formation and capturing the fat division. The military flag, the commander, and the military formation, he is equal to a complete victory, and when he encounters this kind of opponent, I feel sorry for Qin Ke and Abu. Zhou Gongjin said that he was sad for others, but there was a smile on his face that could not be concealed.
"Losing is expected. Gao Changgong also smiled, "But, it's just a temporary victory or defeat, and it can't decide a lifetime." They lost this time, but they won't lose forever. ”
"Looks like you have a lot of faith in them?"
"Not to them. Gao Changgong recalled Sun Qing, the young man was indeed very strong, but an eagle flying high in the sky and not knowing his whereabouts would sooner or later be burdened by his arrogance, he said with some emotion: "I just firmly believe that there is no invincible person." ”
"Just like you?" Zhou Gongjin teased.
In Jingwu, Gao Changgong is known as the god of war, and everyone believes that he will not fail, after all...... How could God fail?
Gao Changgong waved his hand and smiled bitterly: "You know, I'm not undefeated......"
He turned his head, and now they had descended the tower, and the towering walls cut off his view, and the last faint shadow of the two envoys in the twilight, and even if he ran up now, it would be impossible to see that figure again......
Zhou Gongjin saw his thoughts and asked, "Why don't you send it away?" ”
"No need. Gao Changgong retracted his gaze, "Sending you a thousand miles must be goodbye in the end, since this is the case, what is the difference between sending and not sending." She has always disliked her mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and she will ...... in the future Naturally, there will be a time for goodbye. ”
"That's good. As a rule, I'll leave you some wine, and we'll drink it when you come back from the feast. Zhou Gongjin smiled, and the palms of the two touched each other, making a crisp sound.
Gao Changgong left alone, walking freely, like a gust of breeze.