Marshal, your vest is off

Chapter 1: Is it okay to pick up my own coffin?

From Baohua to Baochang years, Zhao and Yuan had been at war for decades. The strength of the soldiers of the two countries was almost the same, and no one was convinced by the other.

It was not until the past two years that a dark horse emerged from the Zhao army - Cheng Yue.

Cheng Yue is a strange man. Although he is not very old, he is proficient in all aspects of literature, Taoism and martial arts, and he is extremely witty.

After the death of the previous marshal in battle, he was appointed in critical condition, took over as generalissimo, held the commander's seal, and commanded the three armies.

Under his leadership, Zhao's army was victorious and defeated the enemy in succession.It only took half a year to force the Yuan Kingdom to surrender.

However, on the night when he received the letter of surrender, Cheng Yue's old injury relapsed due to overexertion, he fell down, and never got up again.

The soldiers were all grieved and handed a memorial to the court. Then they supported the coffin and returned to the court in accordance with Marshal Cheng's last orders.

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In the 21st year of Baochang, on March [-], the army returned to the capital Anping.

The joy of victory did not appear on everyone's faces, and the atmosphere was depressing and gloomy. Each soldier wore a white cloth strip tied around his waist. In addition to holding a banner with the word "Cheng", he also held paper flags.

The emperor's brothers An and Wang went out of the city to meet them. They almost cried when they saw this scene. They quickly invited the generals into the city to see the emperor.

Just when they entered the city, a woman wearing sackcloth and mourning rushed out from the mourning crowd, knelt down in front of the team, with tears streaming down her face, lowered her head and shouted: "General!"

The team stopped moving forward, and everyone, immersed in sad emotions, looked at her.

Several soldiers were about to step forward to drive her away when Bai Xiuyuan shouted: "Don't touch her."

"Yes, military advisor!" The soldiers backed away.

When the fourth prince Zhao Wuyuan heard this, he looked at Bai Xiuyuan, who was dressed in white and had a gentle temperament, and saw the pain between his brows.

I sighed in my heart, why wasn't I feeling sad?Zhao Wuyuan looked at the woman in white and asked, "Who is kneeling down?"

Cheng Qing lowered her head, with lingering sadness between her heroic and graceful eyebrows. Her voice trembled slightly with a cry in it: "Back to the general, the little girl's name is Cheng Qing, and she is the son of Marshal Cheng Yue. Sister, my father asked me to come and take my brother home."

How many people's hearts were hurt by the sound of coming home?

Thinking of that young hero who will never be able to see his family again, this is all for them and the country.

Many soldiers couldn't help but shed tears, and even the people on both sides couldn't help crying in low voices.

Bai Xiuyuan got off his horse and walked up to Cheng Qing step by step.

Cheng Qing wiped her tears. After a while, she saw a pair of white boots close in front of her eyes. When she raised her head, she met Bai Xiuyuan bending down to help her. When their eyes met, they were both stunned.

This person obviously still had the same divine appearance that she had laughed at before, but the happiness and youthful spirit that always appeared in the corners of his eyes and brows were gone, and turned into pain and maturity that were visible to the naked eye.

There is also some stubble growing around his mouth. How does he look like the person who always pays attention to his appearance?

We haven't seen him for only half a month, but he has changed so much!
Cheng Qing turned around to look at the generals. None of them looked the same as when she was there.

She didn't expect them to be so sad for her. She couldn't help but feel a sore nose and turned her eyes away.

She couldn't say anything except apologizing in her heart. She was a girl and she could never return to Anping 'alive'. Otherwise, once her identity was discovered, the DPRK would be in turmoil. Just as the external troubles were eliminated, the internal troubles started again. This was not what she wanted to see. ?
Bai Xiuyuan was stunned because Cheng Qing looked so much like Cheng Yue, with the same straight eyebrows, the same eyes that were like stars and a sea of ​​stars, the same straight nose, and the same thin and small lips.

Especially the look she gave him just now, he almost thought Cheng Yue was still alive.

But when he came back to his senses and saw Cheng Qing crying, Bai Xiuyuan suddenly realized that this was just Cheng Yue's sister, not Cheng Yue, and Cheng Yue would never come back.He felt a sharp pain in his heart, and there was a lump in his throat. He was so uncomfortable that he almost suffocated.

After slowing down, he stretched out his hand to help her up, and said hoarsely: "Miss Cheng, please come with us."

Cheng Qing nodded.

Bai Xiuyuan called someone to bring his horse over, helped Cheng Qing get on the horse, and led the horse forward himself.

The team set off again, but this time, more people focused on Cheng Qing's face.Everyone who knew Cheng Yue wanted to see his shadow in her again.

The coffin could not be transported to the palace, so it was sent to the Cheng family.

The Cheng family, who had received the news a long time ago, had already arranged the funeral hall and were just waiting for Cheng Yue's coffin to come back.

Seeing the funeral procession from a distance, Cheng's father looked at the real Cheng Yue next to him with confusion, feeling even more guilty.If it weren't for his useless old bones, how could he have caused his daughter to disguise herself as a man and join the army for her brother?His biological son wants to adopt his name as a nephew?What sin has he committed?

Hearing his sigh, Cheng Yue looked down at him and consoled him: "Dad, it's okay. You don't have to blame yourself. Aren't my sister and I fine? As long as the family can still be together, nothing else matters. .”

Father Cheng almost shed tears. He wiped his eyes and said, "Yes, yes."

When the mourning team arrived in front of Cheng's house, Qi Diaolie jumped off his horse first and looked left and right, only to see this family setting up a mourning hall.

Wiping his eyes, Qi Diaolie's eyes almost fell down when he saw this dilapidated courtyard house and asked, "Is this the Cheng family?"

Cheng Yue supported Cheng's father and stepped forward to salute, "Old man Cheng has met the general."

Qi Diaolie almost jumped up and hurriedly went to help Cheng's father. He smiled with his honest black face and said: "How can I let the marshal's father salute me? This is impossible. Who is this?"

Cheng Yue saw him asking himself, nodded slightly and said, "My name is Cheng Ran."

"Oh." Qi Diaolie nodded and asked the doubts in his heart, "Marshal Cheng is a general, so his family should have subsidies. Why is your family so shabby?"

This question made Cheng's father feel a little uncomfortable. At this time, Cheng Qing came over and said calmly: "Thank you, General, for your concern. Please don't ask any more about this matter. Send my brother to the mourning hall first."

Qi Diaolie patted his head and said angrily: "Look at my pig brain, I'll go right away and lift it myself."

After saying that, he ran to the back.

Bai Xiuyuan and Zhao Wuyuan came after Cheng Qing. When they saw Cheng's father, whose legs and feet were not very convenient, and 'Cheng Ran', whose face was obviously sickly and his white body looked thin, they both looked at each other, and saw the inquiry in the other's eyes. color.

The Cheng family probably has many secrets that they don't know.

The coffin was carried into the courtyard. There were only a few long benches in the middle hall to place the coffin. In front of the benches was a simple burial place with a few pieces of white cloth hanging as curtains. There was only a piece of black cloth at the back with the word "Den" written on it. Other than that, Besides, there are not many candles and incense.

Seeing such a simple mourning hall, the generals could hardly suppress their anger.

After gently putting down the coffin, Qi Diaolie and others finished offering incense and immediately ran to the Cheng family.

They were all people who had fought on the battlefield, and they had a murderous look on them. They looked at Cheng's father so seriously, and almost scared him out of his wits.

"What are you going to do?"

Cheng Qing knew what these people were like and knew that they would not harm her father and brother. However, seeing that her father was so scared, she still chose to stand in front of them.

Qi Diaolie wiped his eyelids fiercely and asked with red eyes: "Sister, tell me, why is your family like this? Marshal Cheng has dedicated his life to the battlefield. He is an upright man. He is the most important person in Qi Diaolie's life. I admire him, but I absolutely cannot stand by and watch his family suffer such injustice after his death."

Cheng Qing glanced away sadly, speechless.

Cheng's father couldn't speak either and just cried.

Cheng Yue felt sorry for his sister and said, "We have never received any subsidies."

The generals were shocked, and then even more anger emerged.

Qi Diaolie believed in Cheng Yue's words, and he was so angry that his face was grim, he said: "It's unreasonable! I'll go to the Ministry of Accounts to settle the score!"

The other generals were also indignant and followed the lacquer carving fiercely to kill them.

No matter how good-tempered Bai Xiuyuan was, his face turned cold, let alone Zhao Wuyuan, whose face was so dark that it could drip ink.

The two said nothing, turned and left the place.

(End of this chapter)