Chapter 472: Wanderer
Li Qi surrendered.
On the way back to the old woman's residence, Wei Changtian kept thinking about this matter.
In fact, he was not surprised by such a thing.
Ever since they learned that Li Qi was playing dumb, Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping had guessed that the former would surrender and ask for peace sooner or later.
After all, from Li Qi's perspective, the current situation in Fengyuan is unsustainable, and he will surely lose if he continues to fight.
Rather than waiting until Daning breaks into Fengyuan City and pulls him off the throne, it would be better to surrender in advance.
At the very least, in this way, Dafeng can still retain some troops and retain some capital for peace talks.
Of course, the prerequisite for all this is that Ning Yongnian is willing to talk to him.
In order to achieve this goal, Li Qi even resorted to pretending to be stupid to show that he no longer posed any "threat".
After all, the enemy emperor is already a fool, so it doesn't matter if he is allowed to live. Alas, this is also quite humble.
Wei Changtian sighed and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Other emperors have many wives and concubines and are full of vigor and vitality.
This one is good.
He fell in love with a woman, but she turned out to be a deer demon, and in the end she committed suicide.
The queen hated him so much that she even cheated on him countless times.
He finally found an opportunity to make a great plan in his "career" and wanted to take back Yuanzhou during the civil strife in Da Ning. However, he was plotted against by Ning Yongnian, and not only did he lose 500,000 elite soldiers, but he was even on the verge of extinction . Let's just say, isn't it a bit of a failure to be an emperor to this extent? Wei Changtian didn't know whether Ning Yongnian would kill Li Qi. Maybe the former wanted to take over Dafeng faster with the help of this "stupid emperor".
After all, "occupying a country's land" and "holding a country's land" are two different things, and there are many issues involved. It is obviously easier to keep a puppet emperor.
But even if Li Qi could survive, his life would be worse than death and every day would be like a year.
Wei Changtian understood that he wanted to save his life first and then find an opportunity to "restore his country."
But Ning Yongnian is not stupid. How could he give Li Qi this opportunity unless there is strong external intervention?
Hmm? Thinking about it this way, isn't this external force me? If I can really compete with Ning Yongnian in Daning in the future, or even pull the latter off the throne, then can Li Qi restore his country?
Shit! Could it be that this is what Li Qi was planning?
Forget it.
After all, he is my future father-in-law. If that day really comes, I will help him if I can.
“.”
With all sorts of random thoughts in his mind, Wei Changtian had unknowingly walked back to the familiar alley.
The open courtyard gate, the old woman waiting silently outside the gate, the old locust tree that has been there for who knows how many years Although Wei Changtian only stayed here for two days, he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with this scene.
"Mother-in-law!"
Wei Changtian shouted from afar as usual, and the old woman turned around and went back to the yard after seeing him as usual.
However, when Wei Changtian also stepped into the yard and said a few words with a smile, she slowly stopped again.
"Mother-in-law, I'm sorry for bothering you these past two days."
"I have already dealt with my affairs in Guanghan City, and will leave soon."
"I'll come to see you again when I have the chance."
"By the way, here are some small change."
“.”
Wei Changtian took out the silver while talking, and the old woman looked at him silently. For the first time, a different expression appeared on her wrinkled face.
This expression is difficult to describe in words, but Wei Changtian has seen it many times in his past and present lives.
In his previous life, he worked in another place, and every time he returned home for the New Year, he would say before leaving, "I will come back if I have the chance."
And his mother would smile at him and whisper, "Just do your thing. Come back when you are free. If you are not free, forget it."
Including his last conversation with Qin Caizhen before leaving Beijing after traveling through time, it was similar.
"Mom, I'll come back secretly sometime."
"Why are you going back? Just stay in Shuzhou and don't let anyone catch you. If you really come back, remember to tell us in advance."
“.”
Same expression, same words, same mood.
At this moment, Wei Changtian suddenly realized that he had never fulfilled his "promise" in his previous life. Every time he had a holiday, he was either working overtime or taking the time to relax and enjoy himself.
And the same is true in this life.
Over the past year, he has been to Yuanzhou, Dafeng, and traveled through at least half of the prefectures and counties in Daning, but has never returned to the capital.
Perhaps in his subconscious, such a "promise" before leaving was just a casual remark.
As for those who heard this, although they never asked me to fulfill my promise, they must have hoped in their hearts that I would suddenly appear in front of them one day,
just like this old woman who was waiting for someone to come back.
“.”
He clenched his hands suddenly, then gently released them.
Wei Changtian took a deep breath, smiled and stuffed a handful of silver into the old woman's hand, then asked casually:
"Grandma, where are your children now? What are their names? Are there any items left behind by them in your home?"
"I know a lot of people, I might know them."
“.”
In the midday sun, the old woman's breathing suddenly became rapid.
She hesitated for a moment, then hurried back into the house, and came out after a while holding a small wooden box.
It was obvious that she was very afraid that Wei Changtian would suddenly leave, so she tried to walk faster, and her steps were a little unsteady.
Wei Changtian also quickly stepped forward to steady her, then took the wooden box.
Obviously, these should be the belongings of the old woman's children.
"Pah~"
The spotless box lid was gently opened, revealing only a thin piece of yellow paper.
Looking at the words "Daning Military Department" at the top of the paper and "Shuzhou General's Office" at the bottom, Wei Changtian immediately understood that this was a "tax reduction certificate" left for the soldiers' families.
As long as someone in the family joins the army, the family members can get a certificate, which can exempt half of the family's taxes.
From this point of view, the old woman's son should have joined the Shu army.
And judging from the words "Da Ning Military Department" on this certificate, he must have joined the army before Ning Yuke became king.
"Zhang Shi."
Wei Changtian unconsciously uttered a name softly, and the old woman hurriedly nodded tremblingly.
"Mother-in-law, I understand."
Putting the yellow paper back into the box, Wei Changtian said with a smile: "It just so happens that I know someone in the army. I will ask them to take good care of your son when the time comes."
“.”
When the old woman heard this, she was suddenly excited, yet at a loss as to what to do.
She seemed to want to thank Wei Changtian but didn't know how to do it. In the end, she bent her knees and prepared to kowtow to him.
"Mother-in-law, what are you doing?"
"Aren't you embarrassing me?"
Of course Wei Changtian would not accept this greeting, so he hurriedly supported the old woman and persuaded her for a long time before making her give up the idea.
Although the latter failed to kneel down, he kept looking at the objects in the hut, as if trying to find something to thank him.
Wei Changtian looked at her with mixed feelings, and suddenly pointed at the patched linen clothes on his body.
"Mother-in-law, you made this dress for me."
"That's enough for me."
"I promise you, your son will be back soon."
“.”
The old woman suddenly stopped and stared at Wei Changtian blankly.
Wei Changtian didn't say anything more. He quickly turned around and walked out of the yard, completely disappearing from her sight.
In the small yard, a big goose was pacing back and forth.
This was brought back by Wei Changtian yesterday. He had originally planned to eat it today, but he didn't expect the situation to change so quickly. Now there is no chance.
Wei Changtian once again neglected a small promise, and thus the big goose escaped a disaster by luck, but he did not understand his luck and just raised his neck and looked up at the sky with great dignity.
It is now late autumn, and the autumn geese have already flown in from the north to spend the winter and will fly back to the north next spring.
The land in the south is like a mother, waiting for them to return to the same place year after year.
Like the person who is always looking at you from the car window.
They would say the same words, show the same expressions, and just stay there quietly.
Watch the wanderer leave and wait for him to come back.
(End of this chapter)
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