I'm A Dou

Chapter 66 The long journey back

Through the faint mist in the morning, we walked on the path between Longshan Mountains. The sound of wheels, the sound of horse hooves, and the rhythmic echo of front and back teams alarmed the birds in the forest, making them scream and fly high.

This is an ancient road. When the Western Regions are open, countless pedestrians walk here every day. They sing foreign songs and carrying strange goods, slowly moving forward in the melodious camel bells. There are shops on both sides of the road. When the guests are tired and hungry, they can eat and rest at any time. The generous and cheerful Liangzhou woman stands in the hut with her white wrists as frost. The Yuefu "Longxi Travel" says: "A good woman goes out to welcome guests, her color is pleasant, she stretches her waist and kneels down to ask if she is safe. If she is abandoned gift, she will go out and walks in Yingying's mansion. It is not far away to see the guests, but she is not as good as a doorkeeper. If you take this wife, Qi Jiang is not as good as a healthy woman. She holds the door, and one is better than a husband."

Unfortunately, since the chaos in Guanzhong, this situation can never be seen again. The weeds fill the dirt road, and birds and beasts occupy others. There are only a few broken bowls and broken pottery that occasionally step out, telling the glory that once had.

Autumn, after a day of coldness, I was wearing a cloak and still had a few chills. Seeing that the soldiers around me were all colder than me, walking enthusiastically in the morning fog, their morale was always so high, each of them was in their own position, like a finger, with them by my side, I would always feel at ease and at ease.

Sometimes I envy the body of the soldiers, but unfortunately, I cannot have such a body. I asked about the art of universal masters and the art of Xuanmen to quickly improve martial arts or strengthen the body. The art of universal masters: "There is never a quick trick to achieve martial arts. Only by constantly practicing to improve physical fitness and proficiency of martial arts, and through continuous practical combat to improve one's confidence and accurate judgment ability, can one transform his usual practice results into effective tactics against the enemy. Of course, the nature is also very important, and it is the basis of all this. With the body of the prince, if he can persist, he will not achieve anything before he can, but it is a little difficult to reach the first-class level."

I laughed. This practice sounds like nothing more than governing the country. I'd better forget it. I have such a body, and it's not easy to handle government affairs well. How can I hope for the rest?

After only a few days of educating the law, he basically gained my trust, although he and Yan Xie were disciples of the same master.

"Are you Yan Xie's junior brother?" I asked him.

"No, it's my senior brother."

"But it seems you're younger than him."

"The disciples of the Buddhist family do not count as the age of the secular world, and they are ranked first."

"Oh, that's it." This universal law is only three years older than me. But his ability is really high. I think he seems to be above Jiang Wei. Of course, in this era, it is not that the time when the barbarians of the world can be made with just one knife. His martial arts are several times higher than Jiang Wei, and he is not as important as Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei is a general, but he is not.

He seemed to have basically no other hobbies except for his studies and practice. He fought with Hess on the road, but after only three moves, he jumped out of the circle: "Forget it, you can't beat me." Hess was so angry that his stomach was bulging and he had to fight with him. But he didn't say he didn't do it, so Hessie pushed the gun against his throat, and he didn't move, and he yelled: "In the future, if I attack you again, I will not be a human."

His actions attracted Ma Chao's attention and he had to fight with him. After only three moves, he jumped out of the circle again: "Forget it, I can't beat you." His expression and tone were exactly the same as Hesse said, neither worried nor happy, calm, at a young age, like a pool of water, looking very clear, but not at the bottom.

Ma Chao sighed: "He is a good opponent."

Hesse was guarding me tightly. He was a reckless person, but since he became my guard commander, his personality seemed to have begun to change. Of course, this was only reflected in his protection. He never concealed his hostility and suspicion towards anyone close to me. He did not recognize anything except rules and regulations. Once, Ma Chao came to see me, but because he did not bring a token, he blocked Ma Chao from the inner camp until Ma Chao returned to get the token. Ma Chao praised him as a loyal man, and such a sentence made his name spread far away. People called him the barbarian behind him, but later they changed to call him in person, but he didn't care. After that, the barbarian became his code name, while few people in Hesse knew about it.

When the Li brothers left Liangzhou for the first time, they were extremely excited like birds leaving their nests. They laughed and galloped around the team, shouting and shouting. However, they showed extremely curious things in many things, showing the happiness that children of their age should have. Looking at them, I sometimes think of myself. When I was so old, I had long no idea what happiness looked like.

Sometimes I wonder, if I exchange everything I have today for the happiness they have, will I change it? If it is changed, then what is the difference between me and the original A Dou? If it is not changed, then what is my goal?

I looked up at the sky and felt a sense of loneliness. From Jingzhou, to Hanzhong, to Yizhou, to Dongwu, to Jingzhou, Yizhou, to Chang'an, to Jincheng, all the way, I have long wiped out my youth's nature. According to the customs of the Han Dynasty, I have always been a boy. I have just become a boy this year, but what I do, what I think, can I do?

Perhaps, I really realized my value and no one can snatch away the great achievements of pacifying Yongliang from me. But is this really what I want? Once, I bumped around like a headless fly, without plans, without goals, and on a whim, doing whatever I want; once, I did many wrong things, took unnecessary risks, and took unnecessary detours. Looking back at this time, right and wrong, right and wrong, are all like smoke, do I regret it? In any case, I can't go it again.

This is what life is really like.

My goal is the world. Since I cannot have the joy of home, I will use my efforts to bring this joy to the children I ruled.

Just as I was thinking, the front army suddenly stopped, someone came to report, and someone was fighting on the road ahead.

I was stunned. Wei Yan was in the front army. If Wei Yan had fought with others, the battle alarm had already been passed on to the whole team. If Wei Yan had not fought, would Wei Yan have watched the fun in front?

"Who are they?"

Answer: "One side seems to be a bandit, the other side is not sure. General Wei ambushed them surrounded them, but he did not take action."

What is Wei Yan thinking?

When the Li brothers heard the bandits, they rushed forward without saying a word. I shook my head. These two children were not used to military discipline, so it seemed that I would teach them well in the future.

Ma Chao caught up: "If the literary leader does not attack, it may make sense. Let's go forward and take a look."

I nodded, brought the Eight Formation Diagrams and Propaganda, and stepped forward with Ma Chao.

Not long after, I saw Wei Yan's men quietly hiding behind a slope, and there were a few people in the team with disheveled clothes tied there. I knew this was the eyeliner they caught the bandits. Going forward, I saw the large group of bandits at the foot of the mountain.

To be honest, this is really not a regular bandit. In addition to their weapons, different clothes and uneven lineups, even their current actions are not like bandits, but rather like a group of people watching the fun. They formed a big circle with several big cars inside and some people fighting. In order to see the situation inside, bandits in the outer circle poked their necks, weighed their feet, and some stepped on stones. It seemed that the fight there was very lively. They shouted in a mess: "Ah, catch him and defeat him!"

Such bandits have no discipline at all. Although they look like two or three hundred, as long as I charge with fifty people at once, they will all collapse. What is so good about it inside that it is worth Wei Yan stopping his army.

Several of us were approaching, and a few bandits saw us coming, but they didn't surround us. They stood there and shouted loudly, "There is a serious business, stay away from the irrelevant people." After that, they didn't see whether we left, so they looked into the circle again.

I looked at my body. Although I took off all the heavy armor during the march, I only looked at our clothes and knew that they were not ordinary people. Why were these thieves so lacking in sight? I couldn't laugh or cry, but I saw Wei Yan at first sight. He smiled and rode over, not as serious as usual.

I was a little dissatisfied: "Uncle Wenchang, it seems that the person surrounded by a kind person, why don't the uncle save him? My father urgently transferred us back to the army. How can I stay here for a long time?"

Wei Yan heard my blame, but didn't care. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, I'm not laughing at anything else. I really met an old friend. Who are you in that circle?"

"who?"

"It's the third general."

"Ah?" I was shocked, "Uncle San, why don't you send troops quickly and watch the fun here?"

"No, prince, not only I am watching the fun, but the third general himself is watching the fun. They did not use any banner, but the vehicle and the female family attracted the bandits. But I don't know who made an appointment with the bandits. The bandits were coming forward one by one and fighting with Mr. Zhang. Now, the young master has won twelve consecutive games."

This third uncle is really a fool. As the left general, he is now commanding the army and horses of Yizhou. How could he do this indiscriminately? If there is any mistake, what can he get?

Moreover, he was not in Yizhou, so what did he do to bring his family here? Female relatives? Is Xingcai also here in Uncle San’s family? Xingcai is Zhang Bao’s sister, the same age as me, and has a marriage contract with me. I couldn’t help but feel moved. Could it be that my father asked me to go back to Chang'an to get married for me? No, no, no, no, how can my marriage be as important as Liangzhou?

But as soon as I thought of this, my heart felt inexplicably throbbing. It was the first time I felt a feeling of excitement and confusion when I felt it. Will I get married with her? History is like this, but I did nothing and would fall into the family? Thinking of it, I remembered Sun Shangxiang and Zhang Xingcai, a woman as heroic and generous as Sun Shangxiang?

Ma Chao also smiled: "Yide is still so rough, let's take a look."
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