Chapter 644 Separation
"Before coming to Fuyang, Prince Guo had come to see him as a father. If you don't say that he means he is a father, you should be able to guess..."
Yue Zhongqi nodded, just as she was about to explain something, she saw Yue Shenglong wave his hand.
Just as he was about to speak, Yue Shenglong couldn't help but cough again. Yue Zhongqi hurried forward, stroking his back and serving tea and pouring water for a while. Yue Shenglong gradually got better. Seeing him like this, Yue Zhongqi asked Yue Shenglong to have a good rest today, and it would not be too late to say anything tomorrow.
"It's okay. Although I'm rushing to the road these days, I've been lying in the car to rest. Besides, when I close my eyes in the future, will there be fewer rest days? While I'm rushing to help me, I'll tell you some things."
Yue Shenglong said with a smile, but these words made Yue Zhongqi cry in an instant. The meaning of Yue Shenglong's words was that he had not had much time, and he would have no chance after he didn't say some words. Looking at his father who is now so thin, he recalled his childhood father holding hands to teach him military books and bows and horses, as if all this was yesterday.
"Take the tears back!"
Yue Zhongqi wiped her tears, suppressed the grief in her heart and nodded vigorously.
"My son, do you think the Qing Dynasty is still saved?" Yue Shenglong asked, but before Yue Zhongqi could answer, he shook his head and said, "My son is smart and a good general who is unparalleled. Naturally, he can see the overall situation of the world better than being a father. The current situation is so bad that my son is stationed in Fuyang and does not move his troops. The intention is naturally good, but who in the court can know my son's loyalty and righteousness well?"
After a pause, Yue Shenglong continued to say, "Since my ancestors, my Yue family has always passed down loyalty and righteousness. When my father was young, your grandfather taught me this way as a father. He was not talented and had been in the military for half his life. Although he failed to make unparalleled achievements for the court, it was also considered a war industry and conquering the battlefield. Finally, he became the admiral of Sichuan. He was also a first-rank official of the court. With this position, he returned to his hometown and did not humiliate the door of my Yue family. As for my son, he was even more outstanding and made such contributions before his thirty years. As for ordinary people, my son's talent would definitely become a pillar in the court and shine the lintel of the family to comfort the spirits of his ancestors in heaven!"
Yue Zhongqi listened to Yue Shenglong's words carefully. Maybe it was because of his old age, or because of the father and son, he had countless words to say when he met. Yue Shenglong said it, but in Yue Zhongqi's ears, these words were so kind that they were spoken directly into his heart. When he thought about the current situation, he couldn't help but feel sad.
Then, Yue Shenglong asked, if the battle in the Central Plains was settled, everything would be as Yue Zhongqi expected, then by then Yue Zhongqi raised his troops from Fuyang to rescue the main force of the Qing army in the Central Plains, and then cover the Qing army to retreat. At that time, although a large number of troops could be left for the Qing court, further shrinking the defense line to defend the northwest and Sichuan, what would happen to Yue Zhongqi?
There are only two possible reasons. One is that Yue Zhongqi died in the death row, and the other is that he retreated to the northwest and Sichuan with the retreating Qing army. But no matter which result, Yue Zhongqi's good intentions will not end well. I won't talk about the former, as for the latter, when the Qing court will inevitably directly push the cause of the defeat in the Central Plains to Yue Zhongqi. In addition, his scapegoat was a scapegoat when he evacuated Jiangbei without authorization.
More importantly, when evacuating Jiangbei, Yue Zhongqi has offended Prince Cheng. When Prince Cheng can let him go, then? Now the reason why Yue Zhongqi refuses to join forces is that she judges the situation in the future on one hand, but on the other hand, isn’t she worried about Prince Cheng?
When he asked these words, Yue Zhongqi was speechless. It was true that Yue Shenglong was right, and he had considered these things long ago.
"Father, do you mean..." Yue Zhongqi couldn't help asking.
"I just said to my father that Prince Guo had come to see him before coming. He knew what he meant, and my son knew very well. Haha, now there is not much time to be a father. Once I give up in Prince Guo's army, my son will naturally have misunderstandings. Sending him to his father is to express his opinion, and to the other hand, he also feels at ease with my son." Speaking of this, Yue Shenglong's smile was a little tragic. He sighed and said, "Although he has been a general for decades, he knows that his father cannot match his son's ability, and he cannot compare with his ancestors. My son has a pair of clear eyes that see through the overall situation. My father only hopes that my son can choose a way, a way that can continue my Yue family, and live up to my Yue family to this day!"
Yue Zhongqi was speechless. Yue Longsheng said this, and his true meaning was obvious. This was something Yue Zhongqi had never expected. He could not have thought that his father, who had taught himself loyalty and righteous since childhood, would say this at this time.
"But my father, my family has always passed down the family through loyalty and righteousness, but now you..."
Yue Shenglong sighed softly: "Loyalty and righteousness? My son is right. The Yue family did pass on loyalty and righteousness, but why is loyalty and righteousness? Why is it righteous? I remember that my ancestors fought south and north and wanted to attack Huanglong, but in the end they ended up Fengboting. Everyone calls it loyalty and righteousness, but what is the benefit of the general trend of the world? What's more, the front and the Jin Dynasty were all the Jurchens..."
"Father!" Yue Zhongqi looked around and the father and son talked privately, and the servants had naturally been driven out, but he was still scared.
"My son doesn't have to do this." Yue Shenglong said calmly: "I know my son's thoughts well. If I have a chance to be a father, I will not say these words to you. Now I have not had much time. In the future, the Yue family will have to rely on my son to continue to maintain it. For my father, I will never be able to see my Yue family to be so successful!"
"But my father and uncle..."
Yue Shenglong shook his head and said, "What's the reason for your uncle to hide his name back then? Now you should be able to guess how much it is. It's not worth sacrificing one or two people for the future of my Yue family, so my son doesn't have to worry about it. As for the south, my son will naturally not treat you badly. In other words, my Yue family is loyal to the ancestral teachings and has no harm to loyalty and righteousness. The reason why my father promised Prince Guo to come to see you is the same. My son thinks twice!"
Yue Shenglong's words made Yue Zhongqi unable to speak for a long time, and his whole head was buzzing and he didn't know how to answer.
He has always insisted on loyalty and righteousness, turning the tide for the Qing ministers, and not taking care of life and death. But now, Yue Shenglong, who taught himself loyalty and righteousness since childhood, actually said this, allowing himself to judge the situation, abandon the Qing Dynasty and turn to the clarity, which is completely in line with what he has always insisted on.
Under such circumstances, Yue Zhongqi's heart was in a mess and didn't know how to make a decision for a while. No one knew his son as good as his father. Yue Shenglong naturally knew Yue Zhongqi's mentality at this moment. He didn't say much, but instead talked about other things to Yue Zhongqi.
After all, Yue Shenglong was seriously ill and was extremely tired all the way. After saying nearly an hour, Yue Shenglong could no longer support him and fell asleep. Sitting beside his father, looking at his eyes closed but wrinkled face, Yue Zhongqi left for a long time.
Originally, Yue Zhongqi planned to wait for Yue Shenglong to recuperate for a few days and talk to him about that matter after he recovered a little. But who would have thought that Yue Shenglong suddenly couldn't do it the next day and was unconscious in the bed and had not woken up. Yue Zhongqi hurriedly found a good doctor to treat him, but after seeing the doctors, they shook their heads and said that the old man was terminally ill, just in these few days.
After hearing this news, Yue Zhongqi was extremely anxious. Even if he had done everything possible, he could not see any improvement in Yue Shenglong. Five days later, Yue Shenglong, who was dying, finally woke up. Yue Zhongqi learned that he hurried there, but Yue Shenglong just held his hand tightly, but couldn't say a word.
Chapter completed!