box of hearts

Chapter 135 Congratulations to the Groom (5)
The silence lasted for so long that Qingtian had given up waiting for Qi She's answer. He opened his mouth, but it was a rambling nonsense: "I told you that during the four years when I was imprisoned, the one who was by my side was There is only one cat and a group of eunuchs. People are snobbish, especially in the palace. I have been tortured and ridiculed by the gang of servants in every way, and I have never changed my face from the beginning to the end, except for my cat, which is Zhou Dun. He was He is still a small fire person, and he doesn't have a few months of money, but he would rather go hungry by himself, and he will get me food in different ways, and he would rather pawn his clothes and change me into a warmer cotton coat." He was silent for a long time, and then he continued talking to himself, "In order to save me from the siege today, nearly [-] soldiers died, including the forward commander and General Xiaoqi, who were also killed in the rebel army."

Qingtian stretched out his hands behind his spine, embraced his shoulders and arms that were still stiff due to long-term tension, and said softly: "Although Eunuch Zhou was seriously injured, he has been rescued and there are doctors The officer took care of it carefully, and it would be safe if you think about it. Besides, "The hound must be mourned on the mountain, and the general will inevitably die before the battle." The shroud of horse leather is the home of the men on the battlefield. Even you yourself will die today? It's your destiny, Don't blame yourself."

A tired and self-loathing smile drooped from the corners of Qi She's eyes, "Speaking of which, I'm also a murderous master, and this is the case, if you're not a cunning, cruel, ruthless Hot bastard, it is impossible to sit where I am now, a little bit of cowardice and soft-heartedness is enough for you to play it a hundred times. I know how hard my heart is, and the people I care about in this world can be counted on one hand It is clear that everyone else is just a pawn in my eyes. This battle, of course, is to stabilize the frontier, but the bottom line is to fulfill my wish for Sukhbaru. Human selfishness and my stupid judgment have turned so many good soldiers who are dedicated to serving the country into funeral objects in vain—you have never seen those seventeen or eighteen-year-old recruits wearing armor for the first time, you have never seen Their eyes sparkle. Winning or losing is a matter of war, I am not depressed because I lost a game of chess, I just feel for the first time, playing chess with some of the cleanest hearts, am I really doing something wrong?"

If there is a third person present, they will definitely laugh. Listening to a ruler talking about his conscience is as ridiculous as listening to a prostitute talking about his integrity. Even the prostitute standing next to the ruler can't help laughing, "Do you still remember the bowl?" Do you want to try the real soup?" Looking carefully, her smile is open and gentle, like a mountain and flowing water, "The prince can still be killed by a prostitute, and the soldiers will die for their generals and officers. Why not their coach? What’s more, what they died was not the fault of the coach, but what was right in their own hearts. People are just those who seek happiness and avoid suffering, and they are willing to sacrifice because there must be something in the sacrifice. There is greater happiness than being alive. You were once a fish, how do you not know the joy of fish?"

She has sharp eyes, blooming in the cool night like water, just like two full-bodied small fish, not slippery.Qi She looked at Qingtian and finally smiled pleasingly.

Qingtian still held one shoulder of his side, but leaned his head to his other side delicately, "I know, the third brother is actually like a bright mirror in his heart, but it's because of a beautiful and beautiful woman like me." , An understanding pink confidant, if you don’t make a fool of yourself, don’t let it go. Feel sorry for yourself, so that I can coax you to use it, and then try to cheer up.”

Qi She still smiled faintly, but that decadent air had greatly improved, "You are right, rather than complaining about yourself, it is better to cheer up——"

Before the words were finished, there was a commotion in the camp behind them, and the two stood up to look at each other - in the distance, large clusters of red smoke shot straight into the sky.Staring in that direction, Qi She turned pale in an instant.

Not long after, a Ma Bian came to report: "Your Majesty, the grain depot caught fire. It is estimated that it was caused by Mongolian secret agents lurking in the army. They are sending people to investigate and the fire has been brought under control. However, it is under the supervision of Minister Dai. It will take half a month at the fastest for the food and grass to arrive, and the remaining food can last up to five days."

In sharp contrast to the panic of the messenger, Qi She was calm and calm. "Catch the spies as soon as possible. In addition, inform the soldiers that there is still a batch of food aid to be delivered within seven days, but just in case, starting tomorrow, except for the wounded, the entire army will be reduced to one meal a day starting from this king."

Seeing that the regent was calm and relaxed, the reporter immediately relaxed a lot, punched him, and stepped back.

Qingtian stood outside the ruler, and when Qi She turned slowly towards her, he suppressed a startled smile, "Fortunately, there is another aid that will arrive soon, and it is also a blessing in misfortune." However, all she saw was, He blinked his eyelids sullenly, and shook his head at her.

Like a lightning strike, she understood in an instant that the story of food aid was purely a lie fabricated to stabilize the morale of the army, and her men's army was about to run out of ammunition and food.

Qi She stared at Qingtian's terrified eyes, took a long breath, and said clearly, "Whenever this happens, I'm glad that there is still something in this world called: 'fuck'."

Unexpectedly, a person of such status would utter obscenities, Qingtian broke into a smile all of a sudden.But she quickly put away her smile, because there was no trace of a smile on Qi She's face at all, only the locked eyebrows, closed eyes, drawn corners of the mouth, and completely distorted, square and hard corners of the cheeks .

This was the first time Qingtian saw his expression like this, so he just stared straight at it.It seems that she is just a woman who is keen to collect all kinds of expressions of her lover, and she is concentrating on collecting the one that he is in a desperate situation.

4.
The next day was a sunny day like fire.

At noon, the scorching sun hits the head.A Ma Bian was carrying a silk food box in his hand, just outside the big tent, he was stopped by the guard officer, "My lord is going to patrol the camp now, the food will be delivered directly to the front."

Ma Bian twitched his little finger and made a half-embarrassed gesture.

The assistant officer jumped up immediately, "Bah! She still has the face to eat and gobble? If it weren't for a dirty and dirty person like her in the army, how could it cause the fire to burn food? Tell me, I should put this The bitch's head was cut off to sacrifice the flag! I don't know the king—" Seeing the listener's expression change suddenly, the assistant officer felt that something was wrong, and when he turned around, he saw the prince's favorite concubine quietly coming beside him. Behind him, a pair of eyes were icy and cold.

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Ma Bian's knees gave way, and he knelt down on the ground.

The assistant officer was stubborn, and rolled his eyes with a dumbfounded head, "The last general is in armor, so he can't fully salute and kowtow."

Qingtian didn't look at him either, his indifferent tone was like a distant mountain scenery, without sharp edges, but it was still ups and downs, "Do you know what the consequences will be if the lord knows about your wild words just now? If you don't want to suffer the consequences, just do as I say."

Zuo Guan clicked his eyes, and Monk Zhang Er was puzzled, waiting for the bitch's next words.

From this day onwards, the Mongolian army played the same old trick again, sticking to the spot and refusing to fight. Its intention is obvious, that is, to delay the king's army's supply and the army's morale is shaken, and then try to annihilate it in one fell swoop.So some generals proposed to withdraw their troops, but Qi She knew that he hung his troops thousands of miles deep into the enemy's territory. If he really pulled out the camp under the noses of the Mongols, he would inevitably lead to a massive pursuit, and the tens of thousands of people who fled disorderly It will be no different from cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered on the grassland.To be able to let the soldiers who came with him go back with him alive, there is no other way but victory.

But right now, he has no basis for victory, what he has is just the countdown to death when he runs out of food.

In such a predicament, the only comforting thing is Zhou Dun's awakening.Under the careful treatment of military doctors, the wounded who had been in a coma for two days and two nights showed signs of life again.When Qi Shefu heard the good news, he went to visit him in person. Zhou Dun on the sickbed was already out of shape, his face was bruised more than ten times, his eyelids were raised with difficulty, and when his drifting eyes finally focused on the figure on the bedside, he felt dizzy. His sclera was bleeding, and his chapped lips moved, but no sound came out.Qi She grabbed the eunuch's trembling palm, held it in his own, and nodded to him with a smile.

Here, Zhou Dun got better day by day, but Qingtian over there fell down.At first it was just a weak voice and shortness of breath, but later the stomach disease recurred, and the face, hands and feet became swollen, and she was bedridden all day long.Qi She wanted to invite an imperial doctor to accompany the army, but Qingtian refused, saying: "Don't mobilize the army to find a doctor, there are so many wounded soldiers waiting, no one will call me frivolous. It's okay, look, I don't cough or not Breathing, no fever, everything is fine, but the water and soil are not acclimatized, just lie down and raise it for a few days."

Qi She saw that she was indeed in a clear mind, so she didn't take it too seriously, and only asked the servants to take good care of her. He still left early and returned late, and devoted himself to the battle situation.The Prince Regent that everyone in the army saw was as peaceful and magnanimous as ever. It seemed that the hard life of only one meal a day and the stalemate in the battle situation could neither affect his vigorous energy nor his calm demeanor. It's always going on.Therefore, just as people trust a compass that will not lose their way no matter what kind of darkness they are in, from the general to the cook, they trust this leader with one heart.Without any doubt, wherever he pointed, they ran there.Everything was going on in Gangdi, and the enemy spies who set fire to the food were quickly found out. By the time they reported to Qishe layer by layer, it was already the evening of that day, and the sky was full of clouds.

Qi She was sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, putting his hands on the wound on his neck to move his joints, looking from behind the copybook, "Who is it?"

(End of this chapter)