C53 (1/2)
When the crowd heard this, they finally understood that the Young General was leaving behind his last words, to use his will to incite his descendants, and thinking of their own names on this stone, lined up together with the Young General's, they all became excited. They all felt that the moment of greatest pride in their lives was in this hopeless situation.
The crowd felt grateful in their hearts, but they all kneeled down again and said excitedly, ”Don't worry Young General, we are determined to fight with our lives on the line. We will protect our Young General Wei and not lose face for our Soldiers of the Southern Dynasties.” Then they stood up together and turned to help each other out of the cave.
When Wei Qingfeng saw this group of good men leave the cave together, he knew that they had already declared their death, and if they left now, they would not be able to see him again in the future. His heart was moved, he could not calm down, and felt a sweetness in his throat, his blood boiling.
Wei Qingfeng lethargically leaned against the stone wall, and when he saw his parents walk in together, he looked at him with a pained expression. His mother walked over and gently caressed his face, her heroic face filled with tender affection. The Emperor is young, and he wants you to lead one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers into danger for a woman. Sigh, you really disappoint daddy. ”
After that, the person who touched his face shook and changed, becoming the charming Qian Er, she only saw Qian Er gently caressing her face, her eyes filled with pain, tears flowing down, she choked with emotions: ”Big Brother Zhi, why aren't you back yet? Qian Er won't be able to sleep after waiting for you for so long. If you don't come back, Qian Er will not be able to hold on for much longer. ” After saying that, she started crying while lying on top of him.
Just as Wei Qingfeng wanted to reach out to grab Qian Er, he saw the people he knew flashing past him one by one like lanterns, he wanted to say something but he couldn't. He wanted to pounce over, but he realized that he couldn't move an inch.
With a cry in his heart, Wei Qingfeng gradually regained a bit of his consciousness. It was just that he was heavily injured and had not advanced at all, thus his mind was already half muddled at the moment.
Wei Qingfeng wanted to open his eyes, but he felt that he did not have a trace of strength left. His eyes could only slightly open a crack, as if he could hear the heaven shaking shouts and the sound of fighting.
When he thought till here, his eyes suddenly flashed, and a black figure ran over to him and knelt down, crying loudly: ”Brother Wei, you treat me like your own brother, big brother has never abandoned you in your life, I have received many favours from you, at this point of time, I have lost all hope, so let me do one last thing for you.” After saying that, the person stood up and walked to the front of the group, his right hand forcefully pulled on his chest.
Wei Qingfeng only felt that it was the Brother Ren, but he did not know what he was saying or doing, he was completely powerless right now, and could not even move if he was unable to speak. All he felt was that the had tugged on his chest, and then, he raised the shining military blade by his side as he raised his left hand horizontally, and hacked towards Wei Qingfeng's neck.
Wei Qingfeng only saw a cold light flash past and he was infuriated. Then, he felt a sharp pain on his neck and groaned on the inside.
The flowers bloomed in spring, and the sun shone in March.
At this time, the Fengzhou City had already recovered everything. Although it had been baptized by the flames of war last year, the imperial government was able to recover the lost land very quickly.
In the winter, the imperial government issued a decree to exempt the Thirteen Cities of the Northern Counties from two years of taxes. Once the news spread, the people would praise the Emperor, who had just ascended the throne, as a good emperor who loved his people like a son. Although he was young, he showed no mercy when facing the bullying of another country, and treated his own people with warmth like the spring wind.
The new year had just passed, and the commoners were busy for another year. However, their confidence had been boosted. Even when they were doing something, it was much quicker than when they were doing it.
There was a family right beside the Fengzhou's Little Huai River, and although they weren't very rich, they weren't poor either. Early in the morning, the weather was beautiful and the spring sun shone brightly, and the front door of the household opened, and four people walked out. A woman dressed in green walked in front, carrying a small bundle on her back, and said gently to the people behind her, ”Father, Mother, Little Brother, you guys go back, I'm on my way.”
A white-haired old man behind her nodded benevolently and said, ”Jie Er, go to Lodu alone. You have to be careful of everything on the road, and Father and Mother will always be worried about you when you're alone outside. Everything at home is fine. You don't have to bring this money back every year, you just have to stay and slowly use it. ” As she said this, an elderly woman beside her also nodded in agreement.
Jie Er turned her head to look at her parents' faces which were growing older by the day, and felt emotional in hehereart. She could not help but have her eyes turn red, and she choked: ”Father and Mother, you must take care of your health, Jie Er is doing well at the Lodu, his sisters are taking care of me, you guys must have spent all the money I gave you, since I don't have much to spend on myself either.”
With that, he turned his head towards the 14 to 15 year old boy and said, ”Little brother, big sister isn't home. You have to look after your parents properly. Don't be too greedy, you have to study hard, okay?”
Seeing that his sister was trying to teach him a lesson, he hurriedly nodded his head.
Only then did Jie Er take a handful of jade guqin from her brother's hands. Seeing this, Jie Er unconsciously sighed.
Seeing her sigh at the jade guqin again, her mother was worried and could not help but ask: ”Jie Er, do you have any difficult matters in your heart? ”Mother sees that you are clearly depressed after coming back. Every day, you either play the zither or sigh at this zither.”
Jie Er looked at the guqin, her heart was in a daze for a moment. She then realized with a start, and raised her head with a forced smile: ”It's fine, I don't have anything difficult. Father, Mother, Little Brother, I'm going.” After saying that, she took a few steps and boarded a horse carriage that had been waiting at the entrance for a long time.
The person driving the horse was a middle-aged man in his forties with a face full of whisker s. Seeing that the guest had boarded the horse carriage, he waved his whip and was about to set off.
Seeing that their families were about to leave, the three of them immediately rushed forward and followed. Seeing that Jie Er had opened a small window by the side of the carriage and was waving to them, they unconsciously waved to bid their farewells. Not long later, the horse carriage ran across the river and disappeared without a trace.
Seeing that her relatives were all unable to see it, Jie Er closed the window and sat back down, bringing the jade guqin in front of him with him. Unconsciously, she gently caressed the zither with her right hand, causing a crisp sound, she couldn't help but sigh.
The horse carriage stopped after a while. Jie Er, who was sitting in the carriage, was surprised, when she suddenly heard the coachman breathing heavily outside: ”Young miss, please wait here for a moment, I will go to the Everlasting City and get a jug of wine, I will be back soon.”