Wei Rui looked at the king of a country in front of him who had fallen into despair, he suddenly felt how pitiful and pathetic he should be in his heart as an emperor, the bitterness in their hearts never dared to tell others, those unspeakable things could only be buried in the ground forever with them when they passed away, and the records in the history books may not be their true selves.

He knew that he had to ease the tension in this hall, so his tone also eased, and he said to Xiao Yan gently: "The emperor is angry, Weichen has no other intentions, it's just that there are many inappropriate things in Weichen's tone just now, and I hope the emperor won't be too concerned with Weichen." ”

Xiao Yan doesn't care, if there is no Wei Rui in front of him, his Liang will not have the victory of the Battle of Zhongli, the Liang and the Northern Wei Dynasty have been fighting for each other's territory for more than ten years, and there were dozens of cities in the Great Liang, all of which were leveled by the iron cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Battle of Zhongli was the only victory that he could show off in the battle between Liang and Wei.

There are many soldiers who participated in the battle of Zhongli, but Wei Rui's plan of attacking with fire and water is the most critical, coupled with the victory in the battle of Hefei in the early stage, or the guarantee of the supply of grain and grass before the war, these things are all from Wei Rui's hands, and the general in front of him is the one Xiao Yan is most unwilling to give up.

"Huaiwen, when the ------ Union was suffering from no generals, you took on the big task of going out to the Northern Expedition, the Union was really relieved, finally someone can take on this big responsibility, you have won again and again in a few years, and won again and again, the Union is really happy, I want to reuse you, why do you want to resign in front of the Union?"

"Your Majesty, that day, Wei Chen strongly recommended Fan Jun to stay in the army, why didn't the emperor want to listen to the ministers?" Wei Rui asked with some sadness.

Xiao Yan was silent for a moment before he spoke: "At that time, between Fan Jun and the sixth brother of Lian, it can be said that water and fire are incompatible, if Fan Jun has military power in his hands, what kind of situation will it be in the future, Lian doesn't know how to deal with it at that time." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also told the emperor, if there is no Fan Jun by Wechen's side, if Wechen wants to win the battle of Zhongli, I am afraid that it will not be so smooth------ I just want to cultivate a young handsome talent for Daliang, for the permanence of Daliang's country, for the peace of the border of Daliang, it is an excellent thing------ but the emperor you did not give him any official position, Weichen is sad------ Emperor, you give up not only my excellent generals of Daliang, you give up the future talents of Daliang。 Wei Rui said sadly.

Xiao Yan was silent, at this time he didn't want to think about these things at all, how much could Wei Rui know about the pain in his heart? Of course, he knew that at this time, the Great Liang Jiangshan was already in a critical moment, the people up and down the country valued Buddhism over agriculture and business, and the people would rather become monks than work in the fields, he originally thought that Buddhism could educate people's hearts and make the people be good, but the development of things was far beyond his expectations, and the people used Buddhism as an excuse to escape from reality, thinking that staying in those temples would be able to escape all the misfortunes in this world.

"Lian doesn't want to mention these things anymore------ Huaiwen, and Lian won't allow you to leave. Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists hard, "Lian wants you to stay and listen to it forever." ”

Wei Rui looked at the distracted emperor, and his heart was also extremely painful, the emperor in front of him had done too many wrong things, and it was no longer worth protecting him.

"Your Majesty, what else can Wei Chen do for you with this weak and sick body? Cao Jingzong, Chang Yizhi, Hu Luo, Feng Daogen and more than a dozen loyal ministers and good generals in my court are guarding the beam, how about one more me, and what about one less me?"

"It's different for couplets!"

"What's the difference? How many soldiers have been buried in the long river of history? Have they left their names in the history books? No! Your Majesty, if the history books contain my Wei Rui's name, it is my honor, but I am not happy in my heart------ I can't count how many bones have been buried in the wilderness, I can't count ------ Emperor, why do you have to leave me? I am nothing, in the end I will only become a grain of quicksand in the long river of history, which is insignificant after all. ”

"Wei Rui, do you want to resist and disobey?" Xiao Yan asked in a trembling voice.

Wei Rui shook his head: "Your Majesty, I am not the Mrs. Fan, after receiving the letter from her relatives, the lady did not open it to see it------ Your Majesty, do you know what the letter is conveying? Although I have not opened it and read it, I know that she must find a way to seize the country for the Xiao family. The unjust souls of the Wang family took revenge------ but in order to dispel the worries in my heart, Mrs. Fan burned the letter in front of me, and the letter that she had never opened and read------Your Majesty, if it were you, can you do it? Can you let go of all the hatred in your heart?"

"------ Lian is the emperor, Lian wants to be a good emperor, of course Lian can't let go of these. Xiao Yan said loudly.

"Everything in this world can only be gained, then Mrs. Fan gave up this country and got the relatives she wants to protect the most------ Emperor, how many people in this world can do this? And I, Wei Rui, just gave up General Pingbei, and what I got was to live for a long time, why not? Your Majesty, is it really so difficult for me to leave?" Wei Rui asked puzzled.

"Huaiwen------ if you are determined to leave me, then I will really lose. Xiao Yan said sadly.

Wei Rui suddenly understood Xiao Yan's true thoughts at this time, the game with Ling Xiao in his heart was still not over, he was still continuing to play that big game of chess with Ling Xiao, and there was actually only one word about winning or losing on his lips: win! He would not give up any chance to win over others, let alone lose to a woman, even if this woman could really take away the country from his hands.

Wei Rui knew that the emperor in front of him had already lost in a mess, and he had said so many truths bitterly, but he still didn't understand what kind of crisis he had encountered in front of him------ no wonder the patriarch of Nadharma was unwilling to say a word to him, and would rather commit himself to the Changlu Temple in the Northern Wei Dynasty than stay in Nanliang. The emperor in front of him can't be ignited after all.

At this time, the deacon and eunuch hurriedly came to the palace, and his voice was full of fear and fear: "Your Majesty, the abbot of Tongtai Temple is outside the palace gate, asking to see the emperor." ”

Xiao Yan's heart suddenly sank, at this time, the Fan family, only Fan Yu was still in the Tongtai Temple, didn't he? He hurriedly said: "Abbot Xuan enters the hall!"

After the abbot of Tongtai Temple entered the hall, he knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty, above today's morning class, when Lao Qu counted the monks in the temple, he found that the little master Ziming was gone!"

Xiao Yan was silent for a long time, and then smiled bitterly: "What you found today?"

"Exactly!"

"Then why didn't you come early to report it?" Xiao Yan was furious and asked sharply.

"------ back to the emperor, that Ziming master copied scriptures in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion on weekdays, this is a common thing, Lao Wei thought that he was copying scriptures in the Scripture Pavilion, and did not care too much, and he still did not see him after noon, so he hurriedly sent someone to look for it, and after looking for it, he hurriedly came to see the emperor and reported the matter. ”

Tongtai Temple because he is a monk there, the defense in this temple is extremely tight, don't say that a big living person leaves the temple, that is, a bird flies over Tongtai Temple, and the Yu Lin guards in the town guard temple will also take a closer look------ now that Fan Yu said to leave and left, he didn't put the Yu Lin Wei in the temple in his eyes at all, Xiao Yan couldn't imagine that he and the Fan family were so completely defeated and so embarrassed.

"Where did he go?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice.

"------ back to the emperor, the old man doesn't know where he went------ the day before yesterday Lord Fan died suddenly due to illness, the old man did not receive the emperor's holy decree, so he did not tell Master Ziming about this matter----- is it not him, I know about it?" said the abbot Ai Ai.

"They come when they want to, and they can leave when they want, so what's the use of you people?" Xiao Yan scolded loudly.

Everyone inside and outside the palace was silent, and the emperor at this time was scolding like crazy, and the gentle emperor on weekdays was like two people.

Wei Rui, who had already stood up, saw Xiao Yan who had lost his normality, his face did not show too much surprise, maybe the emperor at this time was the true face of the emperor.

Xiao Yan waved his hand and motioned for the abbot to hurry down. Xiao Yan looked at Wei Rui, who looked calm as before, he was anxious and angry in his heart, did Wei Rui in front of him know these things? Why was he so calm? Xiao Yan understood that he could no longer keep him, but his proud heart made him unable to say this, even if he could no longer keep Wei Rui's heart, he would not let go of Wei Rui, as long as this person did not leave the capital, then he, the monarch of the Great Liang, did not lose, this country is his country, this throne is his throne, and the power of life and death is still firmly held in his own hands.

"Your Majesty, Weichen ------ resigned. Wei Rui knew that there was no point in talking to him any longer, and the emperor didn't understand the true meaning of his resignation, so it would be too much for him to talk to him one more word.

Xiao Yan did not stop Wei Rui from leaving, he knew that as long as he did not allow him to resign, he would not leave the capital, and once there was a crisis in Daliang in the future, he could still continue to use him to fight for himself to turn the tide.

But Wei Rui, who turned around and left him, had already thought about these things very clearly, and he secretly swore in his heart that he would never go into battle to kill the enemy for the emperor behind him------ The emperor's practice made him completely lose the courage to defend him, Wei Rui didn't know whether the emperor he worked hard to maintain, and what he tried to do for him, was worth it.

When dusk was approaching, Li Zhong finally finished what he had to do, and under Fan Jun's urging, he had to reluctantly part with them.

"Fan Jun, say goodbye today, I don't know if there will be a chance to see each other again?" Li Zhong still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that one day they could meet again.

"General Li, Fan Jun can't give you any answer, but in this world, gathering and dispersing is a common truth, you and I have a fate in this life, we can fight side by side, I think this fate will not say that there is no no, in the future, you and I will still have the opportunity to fight together." Fan Jun said confidently.

"Haha------ I, Li Zhong, like to talk to happy people, with your words, I can go back with confidence. Li Zhong said with a laugh.

"General Lee should be careful along the way. ”

"Fan Jun, now that you are leaving with your new wife, you are afraid that I will be the eldest brother in the coming year, and you will be able to see the little nephew. Li Zhong is so cool, he really has something to say, but Xiao Ni, who heard this, was already flushed with his cheeks, and buried his face in Fan Jun's chest.

"General Li, borrow your auspicious words, I, Fan Jun, will give birth to a big fat boy in the coming year. Fan Jun smiled shyly and reached out to wrap his hand around Xiao Ni's shoulder.

"Alas------ Fan Jun, then I'm leaving, no matter how reluctant I am, we will also be separated. Li Zhong didn't want such a childlike relationship to continue, he laughed loudly and said, "When the time comes, I, Li Zhong, must go and ask for a cup of wine." ”

"Don't worry, I will definitely give good news to my eldest brother. ”

"Farewell!"

"Big brother go slowly!"

Fan Jun looked at Li Zhong and his group, slowly disappearing on the official road, the sky gradually darkened, Xiao Ni waited for Li Zhong to leave with people, and then asked quietly: "How do you know that I will definitely give birth to a big fat boy next year------

Fan Jun was stunned, and he laughed softly: "I just echoed the eldest brother just now, why are you so careful? Actually, it's good to have a daughter ------, I like both boys and girls." ”

"If you ------ girl, can you take my surname?" Xiao Ni suddenly asked, "My mother finally gave me a surname, and I want her to inherit it." ”

Fan Jun nodded, and said seriously: "Yes, of course, if you give birth to a boy, you have to have the surname Fan, and if you give birth to a daughter------ you will have your surname Nie." ”

Xiao Ni sighed happily after hearing this, now she was in a trance, she always thought that all this was just her Nan Ke dream, but after hearing Fan Jun's promise with her own ears, she realized that she really married him, really became his wife, it turned out that ------ it felt so good that her dream came true, Xiao Ni laughed stupidly, will she have a lot of such stupid times in the future?

Fan Jun let go of the arms that were tightly wrapped around her shoulders, it was getting late, he had to leave here with his wife and younger brother, the sooner he left, the sooner he would get away from the land of right and wrong.

"It's time for us to go. Fan Jun said.

Fan Yu, who had been standing aside, turned over on the horse after hearing this, he turned the horse's head and turned to the northwest, Fan Jun looked at him with some surprise, not understanding why he wanted to go in the opposite direction.

Fan Yu smiled at them: "Big brother, little brother won't go with you." ”

"But my mother told me that she wanted you to go with us, how could you leave alone?" Fan Jun asked in surprise.

Fan Yu smiled mischievously: "I'm a little bald head who stays with my brother and sister-in-law, I'm afraid it will disturb your intimacy." ”

Fan Jun's face also turned red after hearing this, and he reprimanded softly: "The child's family, what nonsense to say." ”

"I have heard everything that General Li Zhong said just now, my eldest brother wants my sister-in-law to give birth to a big fat boy next year, I don't want to delay my eldest brother's good deeds------ I still want to be an uncle next year." Fan Yu said with a smile.

"Where are you going?" asked Fan Jun strangely.

"My mother has given me another difficult task, and my younger brother has to go and complete it. Fan Yu replied to him seriously.

"What task?" Fan Jun thought to himself that his mother had told me everything, why did she only tell Brother Yu about this matter, but she didn't know anything?

"Haha------ big brother, don't be too careful, the little brother just wants to go to Changlu Temple in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Fan Yu hurriedly diverted the topic, his mother just ordered him to go quietly, at this time, the eldest brother had just gotten married, so it was better not to disturb them.

"Changlu Temple?" Fan Jun asked puzzled.

"That's right, Patriarch Bodhidharma is now preaching in Changlu Temple, he taught me martial arts, although he told me not to tell others, and refused to admit that he was my master, but I Fan Yu has already decided that he is my teacher, before I leave, I must go to visit the patriarch. Fan Yu thought of meeting Patriarch Bodhidharma, his heart was inexplicably excited, he was in Tongtai Temple for several years, but in the days when Patriarch Bodhidharma was there, it was his most reassuring time. It is precisely because Patriarch Bodhidharma told himself about the Buddha that he realized the true meaning of Buddhism, and these wise sayings are too many people can not comprehend in their lives.

"Brother Yu, should you ------" Fan Jun looked at his little brother's bald head, a little worried in his heart.

Fan Yudang even understood what the eldest brother meant, the eldest brother was afraid that he would really become a monk in Changlu Temple, he said with a smile: "Don't worry, eldest brother, I am not over, and I will not really become a monk." ”

"Then when are you going to look for us?" Fan Jun was still worried in his heart, this little brother went alone along the way, what should he do if he encountered trouble.

"Big brother, don't worry too much about Yu'er, I've grown up, when my eldest brother went on an expedition outside the Saiwai over the years, Yu'er has also experienced a lot of things, I'm no longer the child I used to be, what to do, what not to do, Yu'er has her own measure. Big brother, you better take good care of your sister-in-law, your sister-in-law is still very weak, don't rush too much on the road. I'll be sure to come back to you when I'm done. Farewell!" After Fan Yu finished speaking, he gently pinched the horse's belly and flew towards the Northern Wei Dynasty in the northwest direction.

Fan Jun also turned over on the horse, and he saw that Xiao Nie was still staring blankly at the direction Fan Yu left, so he reminded softly: "Xiao Nie, get on the horse." ”

Xiao Ni raised her head, her face was slightly pale, she was a woman, naturally this mind was more delicate than that of a big man, just the direction of Fan Yu's departure, she remembered a person, that is, Yuan Xiang, who almost became Fan Jun's wife, for some reason she always thinks of Yuan Xiang, thinking of the alien girl who once occupied Fan Jun's entire body and mind, no matter what she does, there is one thing that will never be comparable to her, that is, her feelings for Fan Jun can be taken and put down, but she can't do it, no matter when, she will never be able to let go of Fan Jun, let go of the eternal concern in her heart------

"Little Nirvana, it's time for us to go. Fan Jun reminded her again.

Xiao Nie took her eyes back, she had to be herself after all, her life no longer belonged to herself, from the moment Fan Jun carried her back to the Fan family, she had a constant connection with all the people in the Fan family, it seemed that there was really a providence in the dark, from the moment God put himself in Fan Jun's hands, she and Fan Jun could no longer be separated.

Thinking of this, she knew that she had to let go of Yuan Xiang, just like Fan Jun buried Yuan Xiang in her heart forever, she could never mention Yuan Xiang again, she wanted to be a good wife, a good mother, and take every day in the future seriously, for her, this happiness is not easy.

She stretched out her hand to Fan Jun, Fan Jun gently pulled her up and put it in front of him, for Xiao Nie's thoughts, he could only treat it as ignorance, for the departure of the little brother, he could only eliminate all the speculation from his mind, his mother gave him only one task, that is, to take Xiao Ni to live a good life, thinking of this, he whispered in Xiao Nie's ear: "Are you afraid to walk at night?"

Xiao Ni shook his head and said gently: "As long as I am with you, I am not afraid of anything." ”

"Well, I'll take you to a beautiful place, where I'll be a blacksmith, and you're a blacksmith's wife, would you?"

Xiao Ni smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll follow you whatever you do." ”

Fan Jun smiled and raised the horsewhip in his hand, he took Xiao Ni to run to that beautiful place, Xiao Ni only knew after arriving that what Fan Jun said was not bad at all, it was indeed an extremely beautiful place, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the green trees are shady, the sword casting house hidden in the valley, the rising smoke condensed into a beautiful white mist on the top of the mountain, in this beautiful valley, people have a sense of tranquility and tranquility, and what makes Xiao Ni even happier is that it also has a beautiful name: Tangxi!