Hello Chang’an

Yuanxiang was born as Cui Jing's personal guard, and Cui Jing had the right to make arrangements.

The reason why Yuan Xiang has been able to stay with Cui Jing for so many years and be reused is naturally not because of his confidential words.

Speaking from Cui Jing's heart, Yuan Xiang has always had two heads, one for the Rejuvenation Pavilion and one for the battlefield.

When there is no war, dogs tend to ignore them, but once they are on the battlefield, their advantages become particularly obvious.

Chang Sui Ning Zi also saw this. She had always loved talents and dreamed of attracting talented people from all over the world to her. Facing the help of such a good general, it would be a lie to say that she was not attracted.

But out of the most basic principles of life, she still hesitated: "But the south of the Yangtze River at this time is even more dangerous than the north. If you stay, there will be no eyesight on the battlefield, and I can't guarantee that I can kill you in the future." Returned to Governor Cui unscathed."

Beidi was just about to make a move, and there was still the possibility of suppressing him, but Xu Zhengye's fangs and claws were already everywhere as far as he could see.

"Because of this, the Grand Governor knows that Madam Chang is at the right time to hire people, so he asked his subordinates to come! That is to say, the Grand Governor now shoulders the heavy responsibility of building border defenses, and he really can't leave... If not, he would definitely Came here personally to help Mrs. Chang and General Chang!"

At this point, Yuan Xiang's expression became more determined: "Ms. Chang, don't worry. On the battlefield, life and death are determined by destiny. Anyone who marches and fights knows it all too well. If Mrs. Chang is worried, I can write down a life and death statement to inform you. Show your willingness!”

Chang Sui Ning was surprised: "That's not necessary."

Yuan Xiang's eyes lit up: "Then Mrs. Chang agreed to let her subordinates stay?"

Chang Sui Ning smiled, no longer refused, and nodded sincerely: "I will trouble you more in the future."

Yuan Xiang: "This is my great fortune!"

Xi'er, who was standing by, looked at Yuan Xiang's grin that reached behind his ears, and finally realized - she said that the other party must have a reason for being so polite and enthusiastic. It turned out that he was prepared to work with her in advance!

As soon as he got the title, Yuan Xiang couldn't wait to discuss errands with Chang Sui Ning.

Chang Suining looked at his dusty appearance and felt that a donkey couldn't do it that well.

Then he said: "You have been busy for many days before arriving at the camp. Go and rest first. In the past few days, we have been checking Li Yiyu's party everywhere. After that, we need to reorganize the army, so there is no need to arrange errands in a hurry."

Yuan Xiang agreed and left the camp happily.

On the way, I happened to meet Changji.

Seeing Yuanxiang's demeanor, Changji subconsciously frowned—did this man find money?

Yuan Xiang also saw him, and his chest immediately rose higher, and he could barely look at him through his nostrils.

Chang Ji was so angry that he couldn't help but stab him: "Why are you in such a hurry to ask for a reward from Mrs. Chang?"

Yuan Xiang was not angry when he heard this, but laughed "Hey": "How do you know Mrs. Chang agreed to let me stay and work?"

"...?" Changji frowned, and then suddenly felt annoyed.

Oops, I accidentally fell into the other party's trick to show off!

Not to be outdone, he said "ha" and sneered: "What am I talking about? It turned out that he sold himself into slavery."

Yuan Xiang was still not angry, and grinned even wider: "What if you sell yourself as a slave? You want to sell it, can you sell it?"

After saying that, he said goodbye, hummed a little tune and left briskly.

"..." Changji stayed where he was, his face turned green.

Not long after, he returned to Wei Shuyi's camp and couldn't help but talk about it.

"You mean... Mrs. Chang asked Yuan Xiang to stay?" Wei Shuyi paused and looked up at Chang Ji.

"That's right, Cui Yuanxiang's proud tail will be raised to the sky!"

Seeing Chang Ji's anger, Wei Shuyi came back to his senses and smiled: "Why, you want to stay and compete with him?"

Then, before Changji could answer, he continued to write the official document and said slowly: "But Mrs. Chang is not accepted by everyone. It's better for you and me not to humiliate ourselves."

Her ability to accept Yuan Xiang shows her trust and even acceptance of Cui Jing.

"?" Changji's eyes widened when he heard this, and after a moment, his defense was completely broken.

So, is he really not as good as Cui Yuanxiang?

Although Wei Shuyi did not raise his head, he seemed to be able to see his subordinate's expression, and he said casually, "You are not entirely to blame for this matter. Your husband is not as good as Cui Ling'an."

He was joking to himself and writing every word slowly.

Yuan Xiang, who was also writing a letter, was different. He was writing furiously, and all his excitement was reflected in his writing - he wanted to tell the governor the good news quickly!

The density of Yuan Xiang's words is not only reflected in his words, but also in writing.

He wrote until late at night before handing the letter to his men who were about to rush back to the north.

But after thinking about it, I feel that there is still something missing that would be the icing on the cake...

The next day, Yuan Xiang went to Chang Suining to report early.

Chang Suining was on the martial arts field, teaching Lady Shepherd's Purse, A Che and others the art of riding and shooting. Under the morning light, the horses' hooves raised bursts of smoke.

Yuan Xiang waited obediently aside. When Chang Sui Ning dismounted, he hurried forward and took the job of leading the horse from Xi'er, smiling attentively.

The two exchanged a few words. Seeing that Chang Suining was not busy, Yuan Xiang lowered his voice and asked, "Ms. Chang, can you lend me a moment to speak?"

Chang Suining nodded, left the crowd with him, and then asked: "What's wrong?"

Yuan Xiang looked cautious and cautious: "That's it... When I was sorting out some discarded letters for the Grand Governor, I accidentally misplaced them and lost them. I wonder if Mrs. Chang has seen them?"

This.

Chang Suining nodded: "I've seen it."

And I read it all word for word.

Yuan Xiang immediately covered his mouth and looked panicked: "This..."

Chang Sui Ning didn't take it seriously and turned on the kettle to drink water.

Yuan Xiang continued to fight alone: ​​"...This matter is all due to the mistakes of my subordinates, and most of the governors don't know about it!"

"I know." Chang Suining finished drinking the water, wiped the corners of his mouth, and looked at him: "If not, how would you still have the chance to stand here?"

Yuan Xiang scratched his head in embarrassment: "It's all my fault for being careless... Can I dare to ask Mrs. Chang to keep this secret for the time being?"

He made this request for the sake of his own life, but he also considered it for the sake of his own governor. Just imagine, if this matter was exposed, he was afraid that the governor would not be able to think about it and would be embarrassed to see Mrs. Chang again.

Chang Suining nodded: "Easy to say."

Yuan Xiang looked as if he had been pardoned: "Thank you so much, Mrs. Chang!"

Chang Suining screwed on the kettle and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Yuan Xiang shook his head hurriedly: "I wonder if Mrs. Chang has anything to ask your subordinates to handle?"

"Let's wait for the day after tomorrow. There is something you need to do personally the day after tomorrow." Chang Sui Ning said: "You might as well follow Vice Admiral Jin and the others in the past two days to familiarize yourself with the affairs of the camp."

Yuan Xiang nodded and said "Okay" while flicking his right wrist.

"What's wrong with your hand?" Chang Suining noticed and asked, "Is it injured?"

Yuan Xiang smiled and shook his head: "No, I was in a hurry to write a letter to the Governor last night and accidentally wrote a few more. I was tired..."

Chang Sui Ning was silent for a moment. Nowadays, when writing letters in Xuance's army, are they all based on weight?

But this sentence also reminded her: "Your people are going back to the north?"

"Yes, we are leaving today."

Chang Suining: "Can you wait a moment? Send me a letter as well."

Yuanxiang nodded hurriedly.

Chang Suining didn't want to delay their departure, so he decided to return to the camp and write a letter.

Speaking of which, she should have replied to him as soon as she received his Yan Ling Jia, but she hurried to Shouzhou that day, and due to a series of emergencies, she did not care about it.

Yuan Xiang was extremely considerate and said to the girl's back: "Don't be in a hurry. Mrs. Chang, please write slowly!"

The more you write, the more slowly you can write!

But no matter how she wrote, Chang Sui Ning was destined to be inferior to Cui Jing. She left no words behind when she started writing. She first talked about her own experience and the situation in Jiangnan, and then briefly explained her future plans, and then thanked him.

Thank him for his good sword, thank him for his good armor, thank him for his good subordinates, and thank him for his kindness.

In fact, according to the agreement between the two of them, she should give the other party a chestnut as a thank you gift at this moment. But there were no chestnuts in the winter camp.

Chang Suining thought for a while, then carefully drew a chestnut on the letter paper.

After finishing the painting, she admired it for a moment and nodded to herself. As we all know, her painting skills have always been excellent, and this chestnut made her painting lifelike.

And added a line of small words below - Although this chestnut is not edible, it can be stored for a long time.

Well, in ancient times, people painted cakes to satisfy their hunger, but now she paints chestnuts to say thank you...

It may sound perfunctory at first glance, but Cui Jing must know the sincerity in her writing.

She has said that every chestnut represents her gratitude. If he is in trouble in the future, if he shows him chestnuts, she will try her best to help him.

Of course, she hoped for the day when he didn't use chestnuts.

At this moment, Xi'er opened the curtains and walked in with a basin of hot water.

During this gap, Chang Suining saw the endless morning sky through the tent door.

She also thought of the sky in the north, which was higher, broader, and lonelier.

The words Yuan Xiang said yesterday formed a picture in front of her eyes at this moment. She seemed to see Cui Jing lighting up the lamp to attend to official duties, riding a horse through the snowy fields, standing on the tower in the north, looking at the distant territory of Dasheng.

If the other person's innate aristocratic temperament hadn't always reminded her, it would have been hard for her to imagine that such a person was actually a descendant of the Cui family in Qinghe, and was regarded as a future family member by the Cui family, who had high expectations. The existence of master choice.

He should have been like most of the Cui family's children, arrogant and arrogant, with a clean eye and only concerned about the prosperity of the clan.

The Cui family is the head of the noble clan in the world, and regards everyone in the world as humble commoners. They collect books and self-style, monopolize official career, and build a shrine for themselves.

Cui Jing is the person who stepped down from this high "sacred platform".

The war is unpredictable, and life and death can only happen day and night. However, he left home to join the army at the age of twelve and has been in the army for ten years. He has suffered many scars and made countless achievements.

It is generally accepted that the northern border is bitterly cold. It is now the end of the year. Other Cui family members can enjoy the snow and plum blossoms in the capital, cook wine and play chess. But he rushes to the northern border alone to worry about the Dasheng border - and this matter is his responsibility. After repeatedly submitting letters, the decree was obtained with great difficulty.

What kind of person is such a person?

Chang Sui Ning thinks carefully.

She thought of the towering mountains in the north, the frozen lake, the goose feather-like snow, and the **** setting sun.

At this moment, these describable scenery of mountains and rivers are all closely connected with a person named Cui Jing. He is among them and is guarding these mountains and rivers.

She felt that this must be a kind of sincere, cold, magnificent, gorgeous, majestic, touching, and out of the world, boundless romance that only exists among thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

It just so happened that she had been a human being for two lifetimes, and her heart was only in these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

But now, she saw a silhouette of a man holding a sword, wearing armor, and leading a horse among the boundless mountains and rivers, an independent figure, which resonated with the bell in her heart.

Suddenly, she blinked slowly and lightly, as if she suddenly sensed the words Wujue had said to her. Wujue said that Cui Jing was the "one by chance" who came back to life for her.

Chance and resonance, induction and fate.

She seemed to suddenly understand that ray of pulling feeling.

At this moment, Chang Suining suddenly no longer wondered who Cui Jing was loyal to. She was suddenly extremely sure that his loyalty must be the same as hers, only to the people of the country.

After a while, she lowered her eyes, picked up her pen straightly, and wrote a few lines of poetry.

[This body is like foam, like a candle and like the wind. 】

【Traveling around the world, suffering is the cause of all worries. 】

…

【Everyone is a guest in a foreign land, and we look at each other like autumn birds. 】

…

【Everyone works **** the road, and thousands of miles travel together with the same wind. 】

The world is vast, and mountains and rivers are far away. However, if we move together and converge, we will follow each other thousands of miles away.

…

The ink was dried, the letter paper was folded neatly and put into the envelope. After sealing it with wax oil, he set off on his journey to the north.

…

The news of Li Yi's rebellion and execution quickly spread throughout the states.

Also spread around was the name "Chang Sui Ning" that came out of nowhere.

…

All matters related to Li Yi have been taken care of, and it will soon be time for Wei Shuyi to return to Beijing.

Chang Suining also asked him to bring letters, and there were many letters, some for Duan Zhenyi, some for the Qiao family, and some for Yao Xia and the others.

Her story must have reached the capital, and these letters can be regarded as personal reports of safety. After all, when she left the capital, she was still seeking medical treatment for her brother.

Speaking of this, Wei Shuyi also mentioned: "...Speaking of which, Mrs. Chang left Beijing at that time to seek medical treatment for Mr. Chang Lang?"

He wanted to return to Beijing to resume his duties and face the Holy Spirit in Japan, so he naturally had to have an explanation for this matter.

"I'm looking for a doctor." The girl said calmly: "I asked around while walking and heard that there are many famous doctors in Jiangnan, so I came here after searching for them. Is it normal?"

Looking for a doctor and looking for a father, there is no conflict between the two, right?

Wei Shuyi nodded in agreement: "That's exactly what it is... In that case, I will report it to the Lord truthfully."

Chang Sui Ning nodded: "Thank you."

Wei Shuyi smiled and raised his hand with her: "Mrs. Chang, take care. Wei will go back to the capital first to await Mrs. Chang's triumphant return."

Chang Sui Ning also raised his hand: "Be careful on the road."

Looking at each other, the girl's eyes were open and clear. Wei Shuyi nodded to her and said "take care" again.

This sound seemed to have a more sincere and simple feeling that was rare to see in him than the previous one.

Chang Suining smiled at him: "Don't worry, I will."

Wei Shuyi nodded again before turning to salute Chang Kuo and others respectively.

After saying goodbye, the young man in imperial uniform got into the carriage.

The team was moving, the wheels were rolling, and the young man was sitting in the car without looking back.

He took out the letters from his sleeve. Each envelope had her handwriting on it, indicating the person to whom it was addressed. The handwriting on it was strong and stretched, like a white crane with outstanding character and soaring freely.

She has many kinds of handwriting, and he has seen most of them. Hezhou first met the confession letters she left behind, and then copied the scriptures in Dayun Temple...

But the handwriting at this moment should be the real "her", the one who is no longer trapped.

The young man's white jade-like fingers brushed over the writing on it, with a slight smile in his eyes, thinking to himself: "It seems that now... I feel really comfortable."

But where did those “uncomfortable” feelings from the past come from?

Why is this battlefield the place where she is "really at home"?

He seems to have gained something from this trip, but the gain is still unclear.

Maybe he should ask his mother.

…

Because the errand was successful, the road back to the capital was smoother than when it came. Six or seven days later, Wei Shuyi and his party arrived in the capital.

It's the new year, and Beijing is beginning to look more youthful. But perhaps due to the war, it was not as lively as in previous years.

However, there are still noisy sounds everywhere, and most of these buzzing sounds like a frying pan are related to the name "Chang Sui Ning".

4,400 words, does that count as additional updates? Good night!

Note: The poem used in Ning Ning’s letter to Xiao Cui is “Sending Friends Back East” by poet Zhou Xingji