sinovels Chapter 19
Chapter 19
The most tragic, grandest and longest war in the world has finally come to an end.
The Qing army devoured the remaining barbarians like locusts. He Zhengqi and Zhong Wenzhuo each led [-] cavalry and went straight to the rear of the barbarians.
Gesser was dead, and Nari Song didn't have the prestige enough to command the entire grassland, so the [-] barbarians who barely gathered quickly collapsed into several small pieces.
Gu Yanqi rode up to Mu Jing's side and said, "Your Highness, after this battle, the barbarians will not be able to fight again within 20 years."
On the grassland, the larger tribes have been screened by them. This winter, the barbarians have neither food nor shelter, so many people will die.
Gesser's bloodline was cut off, and Nari Song's prestige was insufficient. In order to compete for limited resources, the unified situation of the grassland would inevitably be broken.
"The Battle of Qing Man is finally over."
Mu Jing said in a deep voice.
The poisonous worm entwined on Daqing's body like a tarsal maggot was finally removed by his own hands.
But Mu Jing's heart was extremely calm.
He looked at Gu Yanqi, with a strange color in his eyes: "What about you, what are you going to do next?"
"The grass people came here to save Daqing, and even more so to save the general." Gu Yanqi looked into the distance, "Since the matter is over, naturally I have to go back to the capital."
"It's a pity that your talent is buried in the backyard." Mu Jing sighed.
Gu Yanqi smiled, compared to when he first entered the grassland, he was already surprisingly thin, even his face was sunken.
It stands to reason that when a person is so thin, he loses all beauty.
But Gu Yanqi is different.
He was thin, but he had an unusually strong and morbid sense of beauty.
Mu Jing's eyes darkened.
"Your Highness, Yan Qi stayed in the backyard of the Taifu's mansion for the past 20 years, and it doesn't matter where he will stay in the future." Gu Yanqi's voice carried a certain indifference. It doesn't matter where."
For some reason, Mu Jing's heart twitched, he frowned, and stretched out his hand to grab Gu Yanqi's arm.
The sleeve was empty, and the thin arm seemed to be broken. Mu Jing carefully controlled his strength, staring firmly into Gu Yanqi's eyes, and said in a deep voice.
"I'll heal you."
"So, stop talking like that."
Gu Yanqi was taken aback.
He immediately pulled out his arm, smiled and did not answer.
Mu Jing wanted to say more, but some soldiers came to report the situation of the battle.
"Your Highness, there are still more than 100 people alive among the people who were taken away. What should we do?"
Gu Yanqi led the horse's head away: "Properly protect them. If anyone wants to leave here for the capital, they can go with me..."
Before night fell, Zhong Wenzhuo and He Zhengqi finally returned.
They killed at least [-] barbarians, and had to turn back because of too many variables in the night battle.
After counting the results of the battle, except for the slightly more casualties of Mu Jing's 3000 cavalry, the casualties of the entire Qing army were less than [-], and the number of barbarians wiped out reached more than [-], which can be described as a big victory.
The good news spread to the capital like the wind, and tens of millions of people cheered together. Even Emperor Huizhe, who was on the sickbed, sat up from the bed happily.
Over the past hundred years, Daqing has been losing ground in battles with the barbarians, and even lost a lot of land. This time, the complete victory came so suddenly, it was almost like a dream.
Almost all of this vast empire was caught in a dreamlike carnival.
The deeds of Prince Gong Mu Jing and the General's Wife Gu Yanqi spread across the country in the blink of an eye, and they became the new favorites of storytellers in teahouses.
The two false letters, the splitting of the Dao Qijun, the freezing of Yuecheng, and the bloodbath of the grassland... These stories have been widely sung, and Gu Yanqi's image of predicting things like a god emerges vividly, completely overwhelming the name of the world's scholars.
But when the world is talking about Mr. Gu's peerless wisdom and weak body, there is no one who knows when the rumors about his sex with He Zhengqi secretly spread, and this gossip has spread to the remote north. Diyuecheng.
Although it was not uncommon for men to get married in the Daqing Dynasty, people with identities like Gu Yanqi and He Zhengqi rarely married men.
In ancient times, anyone who married a man was regarded as a person of low status. This is also the source of He Zhengqi's bad attitude towards Gu Yanqi.
Therefore, when the general heard the voices of the soldiers talking secretly, he couldn't help but fly into a rage.
Mu Jing was in the room talking with Gu Yanqi about trivia at the border. Taking advantage of the cessation of fighting during this period, they wanted to register the casualties in the surrounding villages one by one, correspond with those who survived the battlefield, and summarize them into a book.
He Zhengqi rushed in with a cold wind, and when he saw Mu Jing here, he pursed his lips and saluted.
"I don't know if His Highness Prince Gong is here, and it's a long way away. It's just that the official and Gu Yanqi still have some private matters to discuss, but I don't know if His Highness can..."
Mu Jing said: "It's okay, I should avoid suspicion about the matter between the two of you."
Although he was already aware of his feelings for Gu Yanqi, but Mu Jing would never do dirty things like meddling in other people's marriages, he sighed slightly in his heart, then got up and left.
Immediately, there were only these two people who were supposed to be the closest people in the world left in the room.
He Zhengqi said with a green face, "Gu Yanqi, you are so brave."
"Yan Qi doesn't know what he has done." Gu Yanqi frowned.
"What's the matter?" He Zhengqi sneered, "Do you know how people talk about me outside! They say I'm a rabbit who walked through the back door!"
Gu Yanqi said, "I'm going to settle this matter now."
"How do you solve it!" He Zhengqi couldn't help raising his voice, "Everyone in the world is laughing at me! Are you going to bring your soldiers and kill everyone in the world!"
"You are so self-righteous!"
Gu Yanqi's movements stopped, he stared blankly at He Zhengqi, his face finally showed an unconcealable loss of control: "Are you blaming me for going to the grassland? If you don't completely defeat the barbarians and make contributions, His Highness Prince Gong will only You will be blamed, and you can still be his prince in the future, but you will be pushed out to be a scapegoat!"
"I'm here to save you!"
The man's hoarse and distressed voice made He Zhengqi's heart ache. He opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word of apology. Instead, his mind became hot, and he scolded: "Gu Yanqi, don't put on an air in front of me!"
Gu Yanqi's face turned gray instantly.
He smiled miserably and sat back quietly.
"I see."
It was as if all the energy and spirit had been sucked away from him. Sitting there, his thin body couldn't support the long gown, and he felt pitiful and funny.
He lowered his eyelids, his long eyelashes fluttered, and suddenly a crystal teardrop slid down his cheek.
He Zhengqi had never seen him like this before, he finally panicked, but in the panic, he blurted out.
"Big man, why are you crying!"
"Yeah, why am I crying." Gu Yanqi covered his eyes, but his bruised lips were raised high, showing a miserable smile, "Hahahaha, General He! Why do you think I'm crying!"
He laughed, but it was more painful than crying.
And suddenly, the laughter stopped.
Gu Yanqi slipped from the chair without saying a word and fell to the ground.
He Zhengqi's face turned pale with shock, his mind went into a frenzy, he ignored everything, and took a few steps forward to pick him up.
"Gu Yanqi! Gu Yanqi! Come on! Come on!!!"
Boom!
The door was kicked open, but it was Mu Jing who had been paying attention here.
He rushed over in three steps at a time, took a look at Gu Yanqi's expression, immediately took out the pill from his bosom, fed it into the opponent's mouth, and pressed it on his chest.
He Zhengqi was pushed aside.
He looked at the two people on the ground in a daze.
Some kind of inexplicable cold crawled from the soles of the feet to the heart.
When did they get so close?
He Zhengqi and Mu Jing were finally blasted out of the room together with the doctor who rushed over. He stared blankly at the closed door, and for some reason, his heart felt uncomfortable, and he could no longer think about going back to the capital. What kind of rewards and achievements can I get in the future?
Only Gu Yanqi.
How is his body, how is his heart disease, what is he doing now.
Looking at the closed door in the yard every day, He Zhengqi finally realized that he might have really put that man in his heart.
His peerless talent has surpassed his gender and deeply shocked everyone.
And this talent is being used by him to help him move forward to the top!
The last day to leave Yuecheng.
Zhong Wenzhuo came out with an empty medicine bowl. When he turned around, he saw He Zhengqi, his lips moved, but he still didn't speak.
"how is he?"
When the other party passed by him, He Zhengqi asked in a low voice.
Zhong Wenzhuo paused: "Why don't you go see it yourself, General."
Before the voice fell, he had already walked a long way, and he no longer looked at He Zhengqi.
The small courtyard regained its tranquility, and the door of Gu Yanqi's room opened a small gap at some point, revealing the scene inside.
He Zhengqi hesitated again and again, and finally walked in.
The room smelled strongly of herbs, and the doors and windows were tightly closed, making this space extraordinarily gloomy.
Gu Yanqi huddled under the thick quilt on the bed, like some kind of pitiful little animal.
He Zhengqi's heart twitched slightly. After years of fighting on the battlefield, he thought that he would no longer be moved by others.
But Gu Yanqi told him that he could.
"I'll come and see you." The rough man said in the softest tone of his life, afraid of scaring the person on the bed, "How do you feel?"
Gu Yanqi's eyelashes trembled, but they did not open. He just said in a very soft tone: "General, there is a letter on the table for you."
He Zhengqi forced a smile, he looked at the table, and saw a pen full of ink was placed on the table, next to a letter with wet ink, he picked up the letter.
"I still remember the letter you put in my room when Yuecheng was besieged, it's really the wisdom of ghosts and gods..."
He was reading the letter when his voice suddenly stopped.
"Why did the general stop?"
He Zhengqi raised his head, and Gu Yanqi was looking at him, his pitch-black eyes were hazy and he couldn't see anything clearly.
His hand holding the paper trembled slightly.
"General, I still remember how angry you were when you got the letter."
Gu Yanqi's voice was weak and indifferent.
"I know, it's because the letter is not what you want."
"I have always been considerate of you. I will give you what you want."
He Zhengqi pursed his lips, and threw the letter out coldly: "I never want this!"
Gu Yanqi smiled lightly, and the laughter spread in the air, carrying a coldness.
"His Majesty Emperor Huizhe bestowed a marriage. It stands to reason that you and I cannot be separated, but the general does not need to worry. I have asked His Highness Prince Gong to help you and me dissolve the marriage."
His eyes fell on the letter that was thrown on the ground, and he said in an indifferent tone that He Zhengqi had never heard before.
"Heli Shu, isn't that exactly what you want, General?"
"I don't want to!" He Zhengqi gritted his teeth tightly, roared out in vain, then stopped again in an instant, and said in a soft tone, "Yan Qi, no, ma'am, it's all about being a bad husband, from now on , my husband will treat you well!"
Marrying Gu Yanqi is already ridiculed by the world, and it would be a shame and a shame to be asked to divorce by the other party!
Gu Yanqi's outstanding ability is rare in this world, he would be the biggest fool in the world to give up this person!
Even putting aside the first two points, he himself has a feeling of liking for this man, how could he give up so easily!
"If the general is considerate of Gu Yanqi, I hope you can sign this letter." Gu Yanqi chuckled, "There will be nothing between you and me."
He Zhengqi trampled the piece of paper under his feet, his face was livid, but he had to estimate the current situation, and slowed down his voice: "Madam..."
"It's Gu Yanqi." The bright black eyes were more prominent on the thin face. Gu Yanqi looked at He Zhengqi quietly, but there was a strong oppressive force, "I hope the general will not make mistakes again." gone."
He Zhengqi was speechless, he stood up and realized that Gu Yanqi couldn't persuade him anymore.
This man is too stubborn.
When he is determined to save this marriage, he can endure the abuse and ridicule and rush to Yuecheng for thousands of miles, and he can not take his body seriously and work hard for the war.
When he has completely given up, what are these little obediences?
Even though He Zhengqi didn't want to get together, he couldn't find any reason for a while.
His Royal Highness...
correct!Your Highness Prince Gong!
If the divorce agreement is to take effect, it must have the full assistance of Prince Gong, otherwise no government would dare to judge the marriage under Emperor Huizhe to be broken!
He Zhengqi stood up and walked directly outside. Just as he was walking to the door, he heard Mu Jing's voice coming from afar.
"Yan Qi, I heard that He Aiqing has something to do with you to find me?"
Before the voice fell, Mu Jing had already entered the room, and saw He Zhengqi standing there in a daze, suddenly looking at the man on the bed.
"Did you call His Highness Prince Gong?"
Gu Yanqi coughed, propped himself up and wanted to get up, the two men immediately rushed towards him, He Zhengqi seemed to feel that he was a little embarrassed to do so, he glanced at Mu Jing, but saw that the other party's expression had not changed. He helped Gu Yanqi to sit up.
Gu Yanqi sat down, leaned forward and picked up the dirty divorce book from the ground, and handed it to Mu Jing.
"Your Highness, this is what Yan Qi wants to ask of you. Your Highness Wan Wang will keep his promise and help Yan Qi dissolve his marriage!"
"His Royal Highness!" He Zhengqi said, "This is a private matter between me and my wife. I hope His Highness will not interfere!"
Gu Yanqi confronted him tit-for-tat: "This is Gu Yanqi's wish, and I hope His Highness will help me!"
Standing between the two of them, Mu Jing looked down at the divorce letter with only one person's name signed, and there was a bit of joy in his eyes.
The next moment he woke up.
This is not a happy event.
He Zhengqi holds a heavy army and is a general at the frontier.Gu Yanqi has strategized and is well-known all over the world. After returning to Beijing, he will definitely be rewarded and will be able to stand out in the court.
One piece of literature and one military force, it can be said that whoever wins these two wins the world.
The separation of the two is definitely not a good thing for him.
But Mu Jing had made up his mind.
"He Aiqing, I have heard you complain more than once about this marriage under the direction of my father. Since Yan Qi also wants to dissolve the marriage at this time, I will definitely help you."
"Your Highness, I agree with Yan Qi and have no intention of parting!"
He Zhengqi's face was ashen, but he wanted to refute, but he couldn't find any words.
Ever since he married Gu Yanqi, he has never said a single word of kindness to the other party, he would only abuse him for ruining his future under the guidance of the public, and imagine what a good time it would be if he could marry a normal woman.
He Zhengqi blushed when he said the four words "love and agree with each other" from his mouth.
"Fall in love?" Gu Yanqi sneered, and he asked softly, "General, how many times have you and I met since we got married, and what did you say to me, do you need me to repeat them one by one?"
He Zhengqi said nothing.
Gu Yanqi didn't pay any attention to him, and pushed himself up to get out of bed. Mu Jing hurried to help him, but Gu Yanqi waved his hand and refused.
He moved his body with great effort, turned to He Zhengqi, and said seriously.
"Gu Yanqi implores General He to sign this divorce letter!"
He bowed deeply, as if he was about to bow down.
He Zheng trembled in frustration.
Who is he!
Great General of Daqing!The general in charge of the northern border!Could it be that he should kneel down and beg Gu Yanqi!
impossible!
What's more, Mu Jing is still here.
Kneeling down for a man in front of others, is that something He Zhengqi can do!
He Zhengqi took a few steps forward, reaching out his hand to drag Gu Yanqi away, his voice was cold.
"We'll talk about this later!"
"He Aiqing." Mu Jing said, "Don't do anything, Yan Qi's body can't take it anymore."
He Zhengqi looked at Gu Yanqi, and felt that the body under the clothes was thinner than the previous few days, and his face became paler and weaker, as if he would die at any moment.
The never-before-seen twilight lingered on this man, giving him a gloomy beauty of death.
He Zhengqi's hand paused.
"General He!" Gu Yanqi cried blood, "Gu Yanqi has nothing else to ask for! The only thing I want is for the General to sign this divorce letter!"
"If I don't sign it!"
"Then Gu Yanqi would rather die here today!"
"If I beg you!" He Zhengqi gritted his teeth and squeezed out the words.
This is the only request he can make as a general.
Gu Yanqi is such a character, he has the most convenient identity to use this person, how can he let go willingly!
What's more, he has already accepted the other party as his wife!
He has made concessions!
He Zhengqi asked in the weakest tone of his life: "I will change it in the future, please take care of my face, I am already a laughing stock in the world if I marry you, let alone get married again."
Gu Yanqi finally raised his head, revealing a pale face and a mocking smile.
"General, when have you ever responded to Guo Yanqi's request?"
He walked to the table, picked up the ink-stained writing brush, held it in both hands, turned around and bowed down to He Zhengqi again, only holding the writing brush high.
"Today, I would like to ask the general to respond to Yan Qi's request!"
He Zhengqi was so angry that he grabbed the brush, and the ink splashed into the air, only to realize that his hands were shaking.
I don't know if it's because of anger, or because I'm afraid that the person in front of me will leave.
"Gu Yanqi!"
"General, please!"
What else is there to say?
He Zhengqi closed his eyes, holding the brush tightly, and slowly signed his name.
Gu Yanqi picked up the hard-won marriage and separation book, and with a calm face, he handed it to Mu Jing.
"His Royal Highness, I will trouble you with this matter."
When Mu Jing took the letter of closing and leaving, he felt that he was holding a thousand catties in his hand.
"Yan Qi is reassuring, I will definitely do well."
He patted He Zhengqi on the shoulder and pulled him out of the room.
He walked, but He Zhengqi didn't leave.
"Your Highness." He Zhengqi said, "Can you give me the letter of closing and leaving?"
Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "I know what you want, but you have seen Yan Qi's attitude, if you don't leave him, he might really die on the spot."
He Zhengqi looked at the book of reunion and separation in Mu Jing's hand, and couldn't tell how he felt for a while.
I just feel lost.
"I see."
Beijing, Yuelai Restaurant.
Chen Mo sat in a corner on the first floor, drinking alone.
He worked as a counselor in the East Palace for four or five years, but he still failed to make a name for himself. Even the crown prince didn't remember his existence.
Recently, Prince Gong's frequent battles with the barbarians, Mu Jing, has gained a lot of attention from Emperor Huizhe, and won a good reputation in the court. This makes the prince very irritable. Prince, there is no one to be seen at all.
A person who is not valued like him can't do anything other than drink a little stuffy wine.
Hey, how can I get Donggong's attention.
When Chen Mo was secretly sad, he heard the people at the next table talking loudly about the battle situation in the Northland, praising King Gong's great achievements.
"Hmph." Chen Mo snorted coldly, "As a prince, he only knows how to fight and kill. He's just a warrior. How can he be in the hall of elegance!"
"This brother." At this time, a man in a Confucian shirt walked over with a smile, "Xiao Er said that the seats in the store are full, so I wonder if I can compete with Xiongtai?"
Chen Mo looked up, and saw that although the man was wearing a Confucian shirt and a Confucian crown, he had a strong figure and a different temperament.
But this has nothing to do with him, Chen Mo nodded slightly, and saw the man sitting down, ordered a pot of wine and a plate of side dishes, and while he was having a drink, he heard the discussions of the people next to him.
"Heh." Chen Mo heard the man sneer, "King Gong don't talk about getting rewards this time, I'm afraid there will be a big crisis."
The man's voice was very low, and only Chen Mo heard it. He immediately became alert, looked the man up and down, and said tentatively.
"Your Excellency, you are disrespectful!"
The man looked at Chen Mo: "What I said is also true."
"how do I say this?"
Chen Mo was keenly aware that there seemed to be an opportunity in front of him, so he couldn't help leaning forward and asking softly.
The man in the Confucian shirt said with some disdain: "If I were the Eastern Palace, I would read the previous book. It said that Prince Gong forcibly attacked Qing people for military exploits and killed a thousand Qing people.
"Prince Ke Gong has already cut off his hair to apologize."
"Apologize?" The man in the Confucian shirt sneered, "It's not easy to handle, find one or two people, pretend to be the captive Qing people, and go to the door to complain."
"What if it was discovered?"
"On the battlefield, who knows who? If you say he is not from Yuecheng, who can prove it?" The man in the Confucian shirt drank a few more sips of wine, his face was flushed, and he was a little drunk when he spoke. "If the Eastern Palace can't even do this... What's more, the most fearful thing is that Prince Gong will take the limelight from the Eastern Palace, but that emperor—"
He stopped talking in vain, with a look of horror on his face, as if he had just realized what he said, and looked at Chen Mo opposite him with a pale face.
"Hahaha, don't worry about drunken words, brother." The man in the Confucian shirt hurriedly said, "I remembered that I had something important to do, so I left first, brother, goodbye!"
Chen Mo was listening intently, but seeing the man in the Confucian shirt leave in a hurry, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful, but after thinking about it, he quickly took out a few copper coins and threw them on the table, then rushed out!
"Don't go, sir! Please teach me a lesson!"
Three days later, when the soldiers from Yuecheng returned, a ragged man rang the grievance drum of the capital yamen!
"The grassroots are wronged!"
"What's wrong with you?"
"Grassman Wulai! Wife, children, and parents were all killed!"
"Who is so daring!"
"This person is Mu Jing, Prince Gong. He marched in spite of our lives, and slaughtered the people in the surrounding villages pretending to be barbarians in exchange for military merits!"