webnovelvip Chapter 61 Goodbye
Chapter 61 Goodbye
There was a faint white belly in the sky, and the scuffle below began to show a clear trend.
Beiyan's defeat is set.
Wen Wujue suddenly felt that his whole body was soaked in cold, but his forehead was hot.
This is standing all night and suffering from the wind and cold again.
He turned around and took two steps back, shaky.
Tang Yu hurriedly supported him from the side, "Cheng... Mr. Lin, are you alright?"
Wen Wujue settled down, and tried his best to drive away the heavy gold stars in front of him.
"Tang Yu, what happened today? If the emperor asks, you can say that you and this Shouwei Mu planned to rescue him. Don't mention me."
Tang Yu was a little confused.
"Cheng... As far as I know,? He has been looking for you."
Wen Wujue was in a daze for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I do with my body?"
Tang Yu thought about it for a while, and felt that the prime minister had always been in poor health, so he should take good care of it, and it was really inappropriate to worry about state affairs.
"Don't worry, I won't let him know."
Wen Wujue nodded, and left first under the escort of several cavalrymen.
Then Tang Yu ordered everyone not to reveal half of his name, and those who violated it would be punished by military law. ,
Because his official position is not low, the people present did not dare to refute.
Mu De was a little puzzled, the battlefield rescue,? This is a great contribution, and he gave it to them for nothing?
At the end of the fierce battle, the two armies merged, and the carts of grain and grass were transported down the mountain, disassembled and got off the carts, and ignited the stove.
"Thanks to Mr. Tang and Mu Shouwei this time, otherwise we would all starve to death in Beimang Mountain."
"Isn't it?"
……
The army under Xiao Gui had been starving for several days, and they were all like wolves and tigers. When they smelled the food, they almost salivated.
"Now that Beiyan has retreated to Longshi Pass, although their vitality is seriously injured, they are defending against danger, and our food and grass can only last for about a month. I'm afraid...we still have to withdraw."
Gao Shenxian, Lin Yun and other generals followed Xiao Gui to climb to the peak, overlooked the endgame, and began to discuss the next plan.
At present, withdrawal is the safest option.
But once the troops withdraw, it is equivalent to defeat.
These days, everyone's efforts have been in vain, and all the blood and sweat shed has been in vain.
Lin Yan suddenly thought of something, "By the way, before the war started last night, the emperor was about to talk about the method of breaking out of the siege, but was cut off by Huoshaoshan. What is it?"
Gao Chenxian also remembered, "Is there a way for the emperor?"
Xiao Gui didn't speak.
He dragged his tired legs after the bloody battle and headed down the mountain.
The two left looking at each other.
"The current character of the emperor is becoming more and more indifferent and silent." Gao Chenxian frowned and said.
Lin Yun deeply thought so.
Except when he would take the initiative to speak up when discussing matters, on weekdays he would just keep silent about many things that he thought were unnecessary to say.
"But now whether to fight or retreat, there should be an explanation."
The two muttered a few words and followed Xiao Gui down the mountain.
After unloading the grain truck at the foot of the mountain, they were about to retreat with Tang Yu and Mu Shouwei.
Tang Yu bid farewell to Xiao Gui, "Your Majesty, I'm going back first, and there are many things in Longzhong that I have to deal with when I go back."
Xiao Gui waved his hand, "Go."
It was dawn at this time, and the grain trucks had been driving for days, and the ruts were full of mud. After stopping for a night, they were withdrawn at this time, leaving many mud marks on the ground.
Xiao Gui's eyes flashed, and he suddenly stopped somewhere.
He put the silver gun in his hand behind his back, stepped on the loose mud all over the ground, approached, and squatted down.
Gao Chenxian and Lin Yun were baffled at first, then followed his gaze for a long time before discovering some clues.
The grain carts are all of the same standard, and the ruts are of the same size, about four feet wide on both sides.
The mud prints on the side are all of the same size, but this print is only about three feet wide on both sides, and the distance between the horseshoe print and the rut is not right.
This seems to be a carriage?
But Shicai did not have a carriage present. Although Tang Yu was a civil servant, he came here on horseback.
Gao Shenxian and Lin Yunju looked at each other in blank dismay.
Xiao Gui stood up suddenly, looked up at Gao Shenxian, and pulled out a token from his waist, "Master Tang just said that the reason why he came to the rescue in time was because he received a letter from Mu Shouwei. It is said that Mu Shouwei and General Gao are An old acquaintance, because he noticed that something happened to the army, he used your token to apply to Master Tang for the transfer of troops. Now, Master Tang has returned my property to its original owner."
Gao Chenxian was stunned for a moment.
Token?
He was just taking inventory of the battlefield and hadn't heard of it.
Deng Xia's heart beat wildly, Mu Shouwei was one of his subordinates, he knew it very well.
But his token was only given to the prime minister.
Is today's matter the prime minister?
Gao Shenxian was so perceptive, he immediately realized whether the prime minister was exposing himself, so he used the name of others.
Xiao Gui's gaze fell heavily on him, without making a sound.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed given to Mu Shouwei by the minister, for his convenience."
There was a moment of silence.
Xiao Gui looked at him for a long time before handing him the token, seemingly reminding him unintentionally: "The token in the army is unusual, General Gao should keep it properly."
Gao Chenxian felt relieved, and took it over, "Yes."
Xiao Gui stopped looking at him, walked towards the fork in the road, stepped on a protruding rock in two or three steps, and looked in the direction of Longshiguan with his hands behind his back.
"After three days of recuperation, I will have a decisive battle with Beiyan at Longshi Pass."
Gao Shenxian and Lin Yun looked at each other, both of them opposed.
"Now that our army's food and grass are weak, the decisive battle may make our army fall into a passive situation. It is best if we can make a quick decision. Once the battle is stalemate, we are very likely to be trapped again."
"The last general thought that he would retreat for forty miles one after another, wait for the food and grass to be mobilized for supplies, and then attack the Longshi Pass in one fell swoop."
……
The two remonstrated dryly, but Xiao Gui remained calm.
Finally, after they finished speaking, they said, "I have made up my mind, so there is no need to discuss it."
Gao Shenxian: "..."
Lin Yun: "..."
·
After Wen Wujue came down from the front line, he had a high fever for several days and stayed sick.
After drinking the medicine, the fever subsided, and he began to cough again. He often coughed until his face was flushed, and his throat was fishy and sweet. When he covered it with a clean white handkerchief, there were a few streaks of reddish blood.
After waking up, he leaned against the pillow on the couch and looked out the window.
Wen Bo knew that he didn't like the airtightness of the house, so he asked someone to make silk gauze to cover the windows, so that while sheltering from the wind, he could still see the plants and trees in the yard.
Wen Wujue drank the medicine, his mind was in a trance, and a kind of dispirited emotion came to the surface.
He has never been a sentimental person, but after walking through the gate of hell again, he is a little tired.
All the scenes in the world are unique, but they have nothing to do with his sick bones.
He sighed, closed his eyes slightly, a tear fell silently from the corner of his eye, disappeared into the thick black temples, and disappeared in a flash.
At this time, there was a commotion outside.
He stood up and wanted to ask what was going on, but his throat was dry and hoarse.
After a while, Wen Bo seemed to drive the people away, and then came in, holding a charcoal basket in his hand, adding charcoal to the fire.
Wen Wujue tried his best to tear out a little voice, "Who is it?"
"My lord, take good care of your illness, and don't worry about other things."
This time, Wen Bo was not polite to him at all, he blocked the news from the outside, and only asked him to take good care of his body.
He smiled wryly and begged, "Let him in."
Wen Bo stared at him, "You! Do you still want your body?"
"Wen Bo should know, ahem... If you don't tell me, I'm even more worried."
Wen Bo: "..."
Finally, a man wrapped in fine snow came in.
It was Gao Shenxian.
"Prime Minister!"
Gao Chenxian was slightly shocked when he saw the pale and thin man in front of him, "What's wrong with you? Are you so sick?"
Wen Wujue waved his hand, "It's almost ready. What are you doing here?"
"The last general..." He suddenly couldn't bear to speak. Now that the prime minister is so ill, should he worry about it?
"Finish." Wen Wujue forced himself to sit up.
Gao Shenxian sighed, "The emperor is determined to have a decisive battle with Beiyan at Longshi Pass. The last general and others tried to dissuade him, but the emperor would not listen. But if it is a decisive battle, the most important thing is the issue of food and grass. The final general can't do it, so he has to come Ask the prime minister for help."
Wen Wujue understood immediately, but said helplessly: "It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and I can't help it."
He thought for a while and said: "For the present plan, we can only retreat dozens of miles and wait for the mobilization of food and grass."
"Lin Yan also persuaded like this, but the emperor didn't listen."
Wen Wujue: "..."
Could it be that Xiao Gui couldn't see the situation clearly?
It is good to pursue the victory, but the risk is also great. After Beiyan's defeat, a group of mourning soldiers, if they break the boat and fight to the death, it is not impossible to drag them until the food is exhausted. At that time, it will be difficult to withdraw the troops.
Wen Wujue: "The emperor won't listen, you can cut it first and play later. You are the decision-makers, and even you dare not make decisions, so what hope do the soldiers below have?"
He looked at Gao Chenxian with serious eyes.
Gao Shenxian knew it right away, and immediately understood that there were quite a few troops led by him and Lin Yun, and once they withdrew, the emperor would have to withdraw if he didn't.
·
At the foot of Beiman Mountain.
In the dragon tent, Xiao Gui threw the tea water on the ground, his voice was all stern, "Are they going to rebel?"
"...The last general doesn't know either, but General Gao asked the last general to pass on a message, saying that it was for the consideration of the three armies, so he had to withdraw...Please don't be arrogant, Your Majesty."
Xiao Gui's face was as sinking as water, almost about to explode.
The soldiers who reported below were trembling.
Li Ling waved his hand and let him go down.
"Your Majesty, although the actions of the two generals are not very good, they are also out of loyalty to the Emperor. It is a wise move to withdraw the troops at this time."
Xiao Gui gave him a cold look, without saying a word.
Then, he stood up and said in a loud voice: "The rest of the soldiers will attack Longshi Pass tomorrow, and when we return victorious, they will behead Gao Lin and the others!"
Li Ling turned pale with shock, "Your Majesty, how could such a small force of troops be able to conquer the Longshi Pass? Your Majesty, don't let yourself get carried away!"
Xiao Gui: "Even you want to fight against me?"
Li Ling knelt down with a plop, "I dare not, because I am afraid that the emperor will do something wrong, so I won't be able to see Prime Minister Wen."
Xiao Gui: "..."
He slowly bent down, looked into Li Ling's frightened eyes, and said softly and meaningfully: "I just want to see Xiangfu."
The next day, it snowed heavily.
It is recorded in the history books of later generations: "Emperor Xiao Gui led ten thousand cavalry to storm Longshiguan. Fu Ling returns to Beijing..."
When the news reached the foot of Beiman Mountain, Gao Shenxian and Lin Yun were almost torn apart.
They were discussing sending troops, but since the emperor could not persuade them, he refused to withdraw.Then we can only help each other with all our strength, so as to win a quick battle and quickly win the Dragon Arrow Pass.
But I never expected...the emperor was killed by an arrow in front of the formation!
"We are going to be sinners through the ages..."
Lin Yan opened and closed his lips, muttering, still unable to wake up from the shock.
·
When Gao Shenxian staggered into Wen's house, Wen Wujue just recovered from a serious illness and was playing chess with Tang Yu in the corridor.
When the two saw Gao Shenxian's messy and blood-stained appearance, their expressions changed immediately, and they both stood up.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister...it's not good! Your Majesty..." With trembling lips and tears in his eyes, he took a long time to say, "The Emperor is dead!"
Wen Wujue was walking down the steps and into the courtyard, when he heard this, his feet softened, and he knelt down abruptly.
Knee knocked on the stone steps, the sudden pain made his eyes go black.
Lu Jia ran over in two steps in three steps, and quickly helped him up, "Young master!"
Wen Wujue ignored it completely, just stared at Gao Shenxian, "What did you say?"
Gao Chenxian rode his horse all the way here, barely resting, his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, his beard was shaggy, and he looked tired.
"The emperor... passed away..."
Wen Wujue only felt a sap hit his heart, he couldn't breathe for a moment, his hands and feet were cold, his body had to be supported by Lu Jia, otherwise he would go limp.
Tang Yu was shocked, "How is that possible? What nonsense did General Gao say?!"
He was clearly questioning, but his tone was much weaker.
They knew exactly what kind of person Gao Chenxian was. His appearance at the moment already explained the problem.
"Where does the general dare to lie? Now that there is no one in charge of military affairs on the front line, the general has no choice but to come and ask the prime minister to judge."
The Venus in front of Wen Wujue's eyes jumped wildly, lingering, her breath stuck in her chest, unable to get out.
"Xiao Gui's..." He said the word with difficulty, "Where is the body...?"
Gao Chenxian swallowed, "The emperor is now at the foot of Beimang Mountain."
Wen Wujue's eyes finally darkened.
"Prime Minister! Prime Minister!"
"Son!"
·
When the emperor passed away, the whole army hung up white banners, everyone's head was wrapped in white hemp, and everyone looked mournful.
There were endless turmoil in the army, people's hearts were fluctuating, the camp was in disarray, and all kinds of rules gradually became abolished.
King Beiyan rode his horse and stood on a hill not far away, observing carefully for a while, with an uncertain expression.
"It seems that he is really dead? There is such a chaos in the army, and no one cares?"
"Your Majesty's arrow is the real thing, even if it doesn't die, it will be crippled." The young general beside him said triumphantly.
King Beiyan didn't dare to believe it. He and Xiao Gui had fought a lot in the past two years. This man was young. He used to be frivolous and inexperienced. Now he ruled the Central Plains. He had experienced many battles and was rich in experience. He just died ?
However, it is difficult to say the number of luck, and premature death has existed since ancient times.
He sighed, "A few days ago, the national teacher told me that recently there was a general star, which seemed to be an omen of falling. Could it be that it really should be on Xiao Gui's body?"
After a long time, the young general suddenly pointed in the direction of Daliang's barracks.
"Your Majesty, look! Is that the Prime Minister of Daliang?"
The King of Northern Yan looked intently, and saw a group of people who came late among the camp full of linen.
Among them was the leader, dressed in plain white, with a face like a crown of jade, a bit too pale.He seemed to be extremely sad, his steps were a little slow, and his figure was so thin that he would fall down when the wind blows.
King Beiyan has only seen such a beautiful person in his life, and that is the Prime Minister of Liang, Wen Wujue.
He had suffered several defeats at his hands, and he still wanted to get it back, but it was a pity that he hadn't seen him since then.
Now he suddenly appeared...
It seems that Xiao Gui is really dead.
"Send a small team to spy on this king."
·
The four corners of the dragon tent were wrapped with hemp, and a coffin was parked in the middle, and the two white candles in front of the coffin were flickering.
Li Ling's eyes were so swollen that he couldn't see, he silently handed a stick of incense to Wen Wujue, then waved his hand, and said to everyone: "The emperor and the prime minister are called fathers, let them talk for a while."
He turned around silently and went out, putting down the improvised straw mat door curtain.
There are only two people left in the account.
Wen Wujue never thought that after a two-year farewell, there would be a difference between yin and yang when seeing each other again.
"Father, are you so gentle?"
"Father, when will you marry me?"
"Father Xiang wants to lie to me again?"
"Father, Father, Father..."
Xiao Gui's tone of anger, anger, arrogance, or domineering seemed to be right in his ears.
But now, in front of Wen Wujue was his cold corpse.
Wen Wujue knelt down slowly, as if someone had taken all the strength out of his body, he was ashamed, lifeless.
Is it true that for the rest of his life, no one will be on the edge of a cliff like him, desperately holding his hand?
Is it true that no one will stubbornly recognize him and love him like him?
They all say that the love doesn't know where it started, and it goes deeper and deeper.
Wen Wujue didn't realize until now that his heart was empty for so long, and it turned out that he tossed and turned for two years and couldn't let it go.
It's not that the world is bad, it's not that his heart is stubborn, but that he can't believe that he can walk with him.
But in the end, it was Xiao Gui who left first?
Really funny.
Wen Wujue pulled the corners of his mouth, but the tears in his eyes could no longer be held back.
He went through two lifetimes, and he didn't think he had done anything bad, so why did he always watch his loved ones die like this?
Why does he have to bear this?
why?
His eyes were red, he staggered up and supported Xiao Gui's coffin on the edge, looking a little crazy.
Before the coffin was built, Xiao Gui's remains were well preserved, without a trace of festering, as if they were still alive.
Wen Wujue stretched out his hand tremblingly, and stroked it slowly.
Suddenly stopped.
Not right.
Suddenly, the person in the coffin opened his eyes.
Wen Wujue was suddenly frightened and took a few steps back.
Xiao Gui shot like the wind, suddenly grabbed his hand, pulled him back, and jumped out by himself.
"Well……"
Wen Wujue felt a pain in his waist, leaning his back against the coffin, being pressed down, his lips felt warm.
two years.Xiao Gui thought about his father, and almost went crazy, it is a miracle that he can bear it until now.
"Father, Father, Father..."
It wasn't until Wen Wujue's face turned pale and he was about to die that Xiao Gui let him go slowly.
The body is stuck in one place, and the four eyes are facing each other.
"What's going on?" Wen Wujue asked in a cold voice, but due to lack of breath, the words he spoke were soft and soft, without a trace of deterrence.
Xiao Gui stretched out his finger, greedily lingering on his father's face.
He chuckled lightly, "That's what Xiangfu saw."
Wen Wujue's mood fluctuated, and he was a little dizzy under the great sadness and joy, "Is this fun? Xiao Gui."
Xiao Gui blinked his eyes, "I didn't intend to lie to Xiangfu, I just wanted to lie to King Beiyan."
"What do you mean?"
"Now that the food in the army is about to run out, and I'm dead, the army's morale is in turmoil. The King of Beiyan will definitely ambush or hunt down our troops on the way to withdraw. He will definitely take this opportunity to advance to the northern border. This is a golden opportunity! Beiyan has coveted it for so many years, will she let this opportunity go?"
Wen Wujue: "..."
How sharp he is, in all fairness, this is indeed a good strategy.
"Since it's a strategy, why does the emperor lie to the whole army? Gao Shenxian and the others don't know about it?"
Xiao Gui spread his hands, "Except for Li Ling, no one else knows."
He didn't take it seriously, and continued: "The success or failure of this strategy depends on how well it plays out. The opponent believes it or not. The more disordered the army's morale and the more chaotic the camp, the more the opponent believes it."
He spoke in a high-sounding manner, all for the sake of military and national affairs, Wen Wujue was speechless for a while.
Xiao Gui stopped talking about these things, hugged him and said with a light smile: "What Xiangfu promised two years ago, should we do it now?"
Wen Wujue: "..."
What happened two years ago?
Seeing his ignorant look, Xiao Gui was so angry that the roots of his teeth itched, and the gentle temper he had cultivated for two years cracked instantly.
He bit the back of his neck viciously, "Two years ago, I asked Xiangfu when he could accept me, and Xiangfu said two years!"
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