Jiuxi

Chapter 223 221 [Life is just like catkins before the wind]

"This military report comes from Yangzhai City. According to the observation of Huo Zhen, the commander of the Yangzhai military capital, the Puppet Yan Army has recently sent about [-] more troops to Yanwu City in the north. So far, the Puppet Yan Guards in Yanwu City have The army has reached about nine thousand."

"Heyang Army Commander Zhang Zhan came to report that the puppet Yanjiang North Road troops have been mobilized frequently in recent days, but instead of going south to harass our army, they are actively shrinking the defense line to the north. There is a tendency to fortify the border and clear the wilderness."

"The commander of the Yingze Army, Huangfu Yu, came to report that Niu Cunjie, the new general of the Puppet Yanmoyang Road, visited Baima County on the border five days ago. His actions should be to inspect the defense of the southern front."

"The winter clothes of Anping, Guangji, Chengshan and other armies have been changed, but there are still gaps of more than [-] sets. This matter has been handed over to the governor's office and will be resolved by my brother personally."

Li Bingxue sat by the bed, maintaining a calm tone, and summarized as concisely as possible the various military intelligence reports accumulated by the Governor's Mansion during the days when Li Tianrun was ill.

Li Tianrun's eyes were slightly closed, and his mood did not change much. Only when Li Bingxue mentioned that there were still gaps in the winter clothes of the Anping Army and other soldiers, he suddenly opened his eyes, but later Li Bingxue said that the matter had been handed over to Li Liangyu, He slowly closed his eyes and continued listening.

Li Bingxue would stop reading for a while, fearing to put too much pressure on his father.

She read intermittently like this until the last one. When she looked at the file, her eyes narrowed slightly and she said softly: "A letter from Governor Xiao of Huaizhou. Lu Chen has returned safely from the north. The Northern Expedition will be re-planned. He hopes We can get the cooperation of the Jingzhou Governor’s Office.”

"This kid Lu Chen really impresses me."

Li Tianrun smiled slightly, and then said: "Although those green forest heroes of the Seven Star Gang are not good at fighting, he was able to lead them to defeat more than [-] Yan troops in one battle, including even three thousand Xia Shan troops of the Jing Dynasty. The battle was hearty and exciting. Big white."

Li Bingxue took advantage of the situation and said: "Dad, the Northern Expedition cannot be accomplished overnight. It is better to wait for Huaizhou to formulate a detailed plan and then we can cooperate with it."

The implication is that he naturally hopes that Li Tianrun will not continue to worry about this matter, so as not to worry about it, and now he should focus on resting.

Li Tianrun turned to look at her and said slowly: "Bingxue, you haven't seen Lu Chen in nearly a year, right?"

Li Bingxue was startled, then lowered her head and said, "Why did dad suddenly talk about this?"

"I heard from your brother that you and Lu Chen got along very well when we were in the capital last year. After he was attacked, he even lived in our house in the capital for a period of time. You have been outspoken since you were a child, and you are not good at it. I never thought that Lu Chen could gain such trust from you."

Li Tianrun's tone was gentle, revealing the warmth and warmth of a father.

Li Bingxue was so smart that she could naturally hear the deep meaning in her father's words. She raised her head to meet her father's gaze, smiled casually and said: "Dad, don't worry about your daughter's affairs. What you need most now is a good life. My daughter knows , you will definitely design the details of the Northern Expedition with your own hands, and I can’t persuade you to change your mind, so I can only ask you to take a good rest during this period.”

"Okay, it's all up to you."

Li Tianrun smiled and did not continue the previous topic.

After coming out of his father's residence, Li Bingxue slowly returned to his small courtyard.

Her expression was slightly tired, and her eyes were full of complicated emotions.

In fact, some things have never been forgotten, but they have been forcibly suppressed in the bottom of my heart. Once an opportunity comes, the memories will rush back.

In fact, even if Li Tianrun didn't mention it, she still remembered that she and Lu Chen had been separated for nearly a year, because at some unknown time, she had been secretly paying attention to Lu Chen's movements.

She knew that he formed the Ruishi Battalion and trained his soldiers day and night. She also knew that he ventured north to Baotai Mountain and led thousands of people from the Seven Star Gang to become famous all over the world.

She also knew that he did this for Lin Xi.

"Ah……"

Li Bingxue stood under the sycamore tree in the courtyard, looking up at the withered branches.

"Miss."

A timid and gentle voice came from behind. Li Bingxue turned around and saw Gu Waner, the former court lady of the capital, standing not far away, with a simple hairdo and a simple and quiet feather coat.

After coming to Jingzhou from the capital, the hustle and bustle of the past was gone forever. Gu Waner was willing to wash her hands bare, and her life was stable.

Li Bingxue said calmly: "I have told you many times that you and I can be sisters."

"Yes, my little sister has taken note of it."

Gu Waner smiled sweetly, moved forward lightly, and asked cautiously: "Sister Li, is there any news about him recently?"

"Him? Which him?" Li Bingxue blinked.

Gu Waner lowered her eyes and said, "Sister is teasing my little sister again."

Li Bingxue said: "You care about him wholeheartedly, but that person doesn't know how to write you a letter. Don't worry, Lu Chen has returned to Huaizhou from the north. The road is safe and there is no trouble." Gu Waner's heart Song Song, remembering her previous words, the courage came out of nowhere, and said softly: "Master Lu made it very clear that day, so my little sister didn't dare to think any more. It's just that on Sister Li's side... Lu The young master should write a letter to say that he is safe."

She has been learning to treat people in Fanlou in the capital since she was seven or eight years old. She is very good at observing words and expressions. Just from what she saw when she was in the capital, she knew that the excellent and proud female general beside her had a relationship with the handsome young captain. A kind of relationship that keeps breaking apart.

Li Bingxue was not surprised that she could see this. In fact, she had never thought of hiding it deliberately. The so-called honesty meant that everything should be told to others.

Seeing that Gu Waner mustered up the courage to test it out, she smiled and said, "Speaking of which, you and I are in a similar situation. We both fell into the trap deliberately and ruthlessly, but that guy Lu Chen got the advantage."

Gu Waner's eyes widened in surprise.

Although she is known as an oiran, her family knows her own affairs. The so-called oiran is just a reputation promoted by Li Sanlang's dandy brothers. They just hope to use this fame to turn Fan Tower into a cornucopia and attract the wealthy families in the capital to live in Fan Tower. Just throwing away money.

To be honest, she couldn't compare to those boudoir girls from middle-class families, and her talents and knowledge were just false stories, let alone a battlefield heroine like Li Bingxue, who had a prominent family background and had repeatedly made military exploits.

She knew that her status could not reach the level of a promising upstart in the military like Lu Chen, but she never thought that Li Bingxue would say these words, so she could not hide the surprise in her eyes.

Li Bingxue took her to sit on the stone bench next to her, looked at the sycamore tree in front of her, and said slowly: "When I was in the capital, one day when I was half drunk and half awake, I told Lu Chen that I didn't know why. His shadow would appear from time to time. He looked a little embarrassed and avoided answering my questions, so I simply had to pretend to be drunk."

Gu Waner nodded slightly, this was indeed the behavior of the woman next to her.

Li Bingxue continued: "When we said goodbye at Baimadu, I told him that I had my own responsibilities and he also had things to do, and he had to go north to find Lin Xi. At the time, I just thought it was ordinary, but later I learned that he was really I went to the north and worked for the Seven Star Gang through life and death, and even went to Heluo City to assassinate high-ranking officials of the puppet Yan. I feel very awkward. Logically speaking, I shouldn't have such a conflicted temperament. I wonder if you can explain it to me? "

Gu Waner suddenly realized that Miss Li had a lot of emotions accumulated in her heart, so she wanted to find someone to talk to today.

She smiled and said, "Sister Li, this is where the word love is torturing."

Li Bingxue turned around and looked at the face that was as fair as jade, and asked curiously: "Aren't you a Qinghuan? Do you understand the mystery of the word love?"

Gu Waner's cheeks were slightly red and she murmured: "Sister Li, please don't look down on others. Although the younger sister is a housekeeper, she grew up in a place like Fanlou after all. She not only heard stories of love and love, but also witnessed them with her own eyes. It’s been a lot.”

"I see."

Li Bingxue smiled and said: "Then help me analyze what is going on."

"Actually, it's very simple to say." Gu Waner tilted her head slightly and said seriously: "Sister Li has a free and easy temperament. Even if she is interested in Mr. Lu, she doesn't want to get entangled. She simply talks it out and they don't care about each other. But, like Sister Li, Once such a person has the one he likes, how can other men fall in your eyes? Even if you don't meet or contact him, that person will always exist in your heart. If there is no news, that's fine. When you hear that He risked his life to fight for other women, how could he have no grudge in his heart?"

Li Bingxue listened carefully, and her heart gradually became enlightened. She nodded and said, "It's exactly what you said. As soon as I said goodbye to Baimadu, I didn't want to have any more private involvement with Lu Chen, lest I get deeper into trouble and find it difficult to extricate myself. But this He hasn't said a word in the past year, as if he has forgotten me a long time ago and is only thinking about his senior sister, and I feel a little angry."

Gu Waner felt very sad after hearing this.

She persuaded softly: "In that case, why didn't Sister Li make it clear to Mr. Lu? You must know that feelings cannot be suppressed by human power. Even a weak spark will turn into a raging fire if suppressed for a long time."

Li Bingxue remained silent.

She thought of her father who was lying in the hospital bed still concerned about the situation on the border, of her brother who was too busy to take care of his family, of the more than [-] soldiers in the Jingzhou Army who were waiting for the moment, and of the flying army that had now expanded to eight thousand riders. Yuying's eyes couldn't help but become slightly sad.

"Do you know where the ancestors of our Li family are buried?"

After a moment of silence, Li Bingxue suddenly asked an unrelated question.

Gu Waner shook her head.

Li Bingxue said slowly: "The northern suburbs of Shouan City are now within the Henan Road area of ​​Puppet Yan. One day, I will take the heads of my enemies there to pay homage to the ancestors of the Li family."

Gu Waner's heart trembled, and she suddenly understood why this heroic woman said these words.

Li Bingxue took a long breath, stretched out her hand to hold a falling yellow leaf, and said softly: "In life, there are times when you don't want what you want, and there are also things you have no choice about. Just like this fallen leaf has experienced the rotation of the four seasons, and has seen the beauty of the world, and in the end it is It will fall into pieces. For people like me, relationships are too luxurious after all, and I only need to do one thing well in this life."

For some reason, Gu Waner suddenly felt a little distressed.

Li Bingxue turned to look at her and said slowly: "I feel a lot more comfortable and enlightened after I told you this today. Thank you very much."

"I don't dare. If Sister Li has time, she can come back a few more times. My little sister is willing to talk to you."

Gu Waner's tone was gentle and her expression was solemn.

Li Bingxue smiled lightly and stood up, her face still calm, her eyes clear and firm.

(End of this chapter)