Chapter 381 An unimportant matter
Ten days later.
At a speed that could almost be called a blitzkrieg, the Daning army completely captured the Dafeng Huailing and Yong'an prefectures in less than a month. In addition to the 400,000 soldiers on the front line, there were also 300,000 soldiers from various states gathered in Yuanzhou, ready to go to the front line at any time.
Just like the last time, this time it is also a "national mobilization."
Thirty-five of the thirty-six states sent out state troops to varying degrees.
Only Liang Zhen, the general of Shuzhou, used the excuse that the Shuzhou army had no soldiers available and did not send a single soldier.
In addition to the fierce national war, the people of Daning have also heard of another "little thing" recently.
The real culprit behind the assassination of Prince Shun and his entire family last year was not the Xuantian Society, but the current emperor - Ning Yongnian.
And the only missing Princess Rouan who escaped the disaster is still alive and is in Shuzhou! Of course.
Compared with the war on the front line, such a "royal scandal" obviously does not have much appeal, and many people do not believe it at all.
But no matter whether they care or believe it or not, Wei Changtian’s goal has actually been achieved.
After all, this is just an excuse to "establish a new king."
On the thirteenth day after leaving Yuanzhou City, Wei Changtian and his party finally returned to Shuzhou City.
He did not inform anyone in advance, but went straight home in a carriage.
The vermilion gate, the century-old locust tree whose crown can be seen through the courtyard wall, and the grinning stone lion squatting at the door. In the blink of an eye, nearly half a year has passed, and everything in the small house has remained almost the same as when I left.
If there is any difference, perhaps there are more maids and servants coming in and out of the courtyard.
“.”
He got out of the carriage, stepped over the threshold, waved his hand in the surprised eyes of the concierge, and then walked straight behind the maid who was fetching water in the yard. "Ahem!"
Wei Changtian coughed dryly, scaring the maid's shoulders so much that they trembled, and then suddenly froze.
Qiu Yun turned her head in disbelief, and the moment she saw Wei Changtian, the copper basin in her hand fell to the ground with a clang.
"Sir!"
"Is it really you?!"
"Hahaha, you asked that."
Wei Changtian tilted his head and jokingly said, "Could it be that you don't recognize me after not seeing me for just one year?"
"I"
Qiu Yun opened her mouth in a daze, tears welling up instantly, but she didn't know what to say for a moment.
If it were Yuan'er at this moment, she would have thrown herself into Wei Changtian's arms.
However, Qiuyun, who knows the rules better, would hardly do such a thing.
No matter how excited I was, in the end it just turned into a trembling sentence -
"Sir, have you been okay these days?"
"not good."
Unexpectedly, Wei Changtian shook his head and gave a negative answer.
An expression of worry and distress suddenly appeared on Qiuyun's face, but before she could ask in detail, Wei Changtian suddenly changed his mind and finished his words with a smile.
"Without you by my side, there's no one to warm my bed when I sleep. Do you think this can ever be cured?"
"ah?"
After blinking blankly, Qiu Yun soon realized that Wei Changtian was playing a trick on her.
Feeling her cheeks getting slightly hot, she lowered her head and spat softly: "Sir, why are you still as dishonest as before?"
"Hahaha, Qiuyun, remember, there are only two types of men: dishonest and fake."
Wei Changtian patted Qiuyun's head and said, "There is no such thing as a truly experienced man in this world."
"Nonsense. Since you yourself are not a decent person, do you think that everyone else is not a decent person?"
Faced with such twisted logic, Qiu Yun naturally just treated it as a joke.
Wei Changtian did not intend to explain further. He just looked around and asked in confusion, "Where are Wan'er and the others?"
"Oh, the first lady, the second lady, and a few girls are in the backyard." Qiuyun answered truthfully.
First Madam? Second Madam? Wei Changtian was slightly startled when he heard Qiu Yun's address, but he understood immediately.
It is obvious that judging from the time of marriage, the first wife should be Lu Jingyao and the second wife is Xu Qingwan.
Since Yang Liushi and Liang Qin do not have official status yet, they are both referred to as "girls". It is estimated that they will become the third lady and the fourth lady in Qiuyun's mouth respectively in the future.
My goodness, Wei Xiaobao has only married seven wives, and I already have four.
It seems like it’s not too long before he becomes a “Wei Xiaobao”.
“What are they doing in the backyard? Playing mahjong?”
After asking casually, Wei Changtian walked towards the backyard, ready to have a good chat with Comrade Xiao Xu, whom he hadn't seen for half a year, and to say hello to Lu Jingyao, whom he hadn't seen for a year.
However, Qiu Yun, who was following behind him, shook his head and replied in a low voice:
"Sir, it's not true."
"Sister Su Yue was in labor this morning, and the Madam and the girls are waiting over there."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian stopped immediately and looked back at Qiuyun: "Li Suyue gave birth today?"
“.”
There is no doubt that the term "giving birth to a child" is a bit too literal in this world.
Fortunately, Qiu Yun had long been accustomed to Wei Changtian's style, so she nodded slightly.
"Well, so Sir, you better not go there for now."
"How about I call the ladies over?"
"No."
His expression became a little complicated. Wei Changtian was silent for a while, then suddenly turned around and walked towards the door.
"I'm going to run some errands first."
“.”
An hour later, outside Shuzhou City, Xiaoqingshan.
After "wandering" outside for half a year, Wei Changtian ran out of the city without even sitting down when he got home. The reason why he did this was naturally because he had important things to do.
Well, actually this matter is not that important.
"Sir, do you want to carve something on the stele?"
Beside him, Chu Xianping had already used a knife to cut a piece of bluestone into a rectangular slab with straight horizontal and vertical lines, while Du Chang, not far away, had already led people to bury the soil in a large pit.
There is a porcelain jar in the pit, which contains Wang Qian's ashes brought back from the Western Desert Gobi.
“.”
Looking at the flat and smooth surface of the stele, Wei Changtian remained silent.
According to convention, the inscriptions on the ancients' epitaphs are generally divided into three parts: "heading, main text, and signature". In addition to the most basic information such as place of origin, name, identity, date of birth and death, descendants, etc., some words of praise such as "eternal fame" and "loyal and courageous" can also be added.
Of course, Wei Changtian doesn’t know Wang Qian’s specific information now, but if he really wants to find out, it probably won’t be difficult.
But "I'll carve it."
When the last handful of soil completely filled the pit, Wei Changtian finally spoke softly.
Chu Xianping immediately handed over the long knife, stepped aside and waited with Du Chang for Wei Changtian to carve Wang Qian's inscription.
Compared with Du Chang, Chu Xianping knew more about Wang Qian. He also learned everything that happened in the Western Desert Gobi that night from several escorts from the Shimen Escort Agency.
Rather die than escape, fight to the last moment.
To be fair, if it weren't for Wang Qian, Old Zhang and Agou might have already died in the vast desert.
If combined with what happened to him before , Chu Xianping sighed softly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
At this time, Wei Changtian slowly raised his long knife and carved ten words on the stele one by one.
There is no name, no hometown, no life story. There is nothing, just ten words like a short poem.
A wanderer in the world is still a person in the dream.
"call"
The breeze blew through the mountain stream, blew away the dust on the stone tablet, and returned to the world with the tortuous life of a man.
At the same time, a loud cry was heard in Shuzhou City, dozens of miles away.
It is bright and crisp, bringing a new life into the world in a joyous atmosphere.
This world is full of wisdom and folly, faith and doubt, hope and despair.
"Wow!!!"
"Wow!!"
"Wow!!!"
(End of this chapter)
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