Long Muli, that follower, kept calling him brother with a runny nose, and later he was stationed at the border. He originally thought that when he came back, the two of them could still talk to each other, but the collision of things had long made the previous relaxed atmosphere between them no longer exist.
Now they are even separated by life and death, which makes Xu Tianze's eyes a little dazed. He doesn't believe that Long Muli died so easily in the enemy country, but with Long Musi's temperament, he will definitely not lie about such a thing.
After all, Long Muli was the first kid who stood up and spoke up for Long Musi when he was bullied.
"Master, have a glass of water." Xichen handed over a glass of water.
If you don't want to, then just don't look at it. It's always sad to stand here in a daze like this.
"No, some things have to be faced even if we want to avoid them." Xu Tianze pushed away the water cup handed to him by Xichen, and then opened the envelope full of scars.
Although the envelope was damaged, the contents inside were still intact.
Tianze brother
Zhan Xinjia
You must be surprised to receive my letter. Humph, I am now a famous victorious general, and yet I still write a letter to Brother Tianze. Brother Tianze must be hiding in his bed and laughing.
Well, actually I don’t have much to say in this letter to you. I just thought that I should say a few words to Brother Tianze before I die, and say goodbye properly.
When I was little, they all said I was stupid. As a royal child, I had an extremely noble status, but I had to follow Brother Tianze every day and was willing to be a little follower.
Even my mother didn't understand what I did. She kept telling me to stay away from Brother Tianze to avoid being taken advantage of.
But how could they know that those living within these high palace walls were never good men and women, but man-eating monsters one after another. The countless filth, calculations, and cumbersome rules made it hard for a little me to breathe.
Only when I am with Brother Tianze, no one will ever ask me to do this or that, or to be careful about my words and actions. Even if I occasionally say or do something wrong, Brother Tianze will stand in front of me and help me fight back.
Since there is such a comfortable and safe place like Ogigang, why shouldn’t I stay with Brother Tianze?
Unfortunately, the happy time was short-lived. I was sent to the border by my father's order, and then I missed Brother Tianze during countless training sessions.
Every time I go into battle to kill the enemy, I will protect myself well, because I haven’t seen Brother Tianze for a long time, and I want to see Brother Tianze again.
But in the end, things didn't always go as planned. I was still the sixth prince of the Gan Kingdom, the victorious general on the border, the patron saint of the people, and finally the little brat following behind Brother Tianze.
Brother, I'm sorry. I didn't stand by you and fulfill the promise we made when we were young. You must be very disappointed in me, right?
Unfortunately, I have disappointed you so much that I still don’t have the courage to say sorry to you in person, and there is no possibility of meeting you again.
I believe that you who received this letter have already known the news of my death, but please do not be sad for me, because I died for my country and left for the people of my country, not to die in a foreign land as a pawn of my father.
Tianze's follower
"You are still as arrogant as ever. I am not sad for you. You are not qualified." Xu Tianze looked at the letter in his hand with a mocking look, as if Long Muli was right in front of him.
Xichen watched silently from the side. It was not that he was unqualified. His hands had been just holding the letter since he started reading. Now, tears kept falling from his eyes as he smiled, silently telling of Xu Tianze's sadness.
"Master, have some cake." Xichen handed over a plate of cakes.
This time Xu Tianze did not refuse, but chewed slowly, as if he was tasting all the sweetness in the cake.
"Young Master, the people in Qicheng all have a look of contentment and peace on their faces, which is in stark contrast to the war and destruction outside." Xichen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Tianze eating cakes slowly.
What this person fears is never making no progress, but being forever immersed in his own world and unable to get out of it, just like you can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. As long as he is immersed in his own world, no matter what you do, it will be useless.
Xu Tianze cast his gaze out the window, where he could hear the cries of vendors, street acrobatics, and the people of Qicheng City constantly stopping in front of the stalls.
This kind of worldly atmosphere dispelled the sadness in Xu Tianze's heart, and also reminded Xu Tianze of the prosperity of the capital when he was young.
"It's not that simple for Qicheng to be one of the checkpoints outside Shangjing City. The election of the city lord alone is not a simple appointment by the court." Xu Tianze explained to Xichen with a smile on his face.
"The Lord of Qicheng must be nominated by the people of Qicheng, and then personally inspected by the current emperor before he can succeed to the throne."
"I heard that Qicheng was the same as other cities in the beginning, but later on, because of the city lord of Qicheng, the conditions were finally changed." Seeing that Xu Tianze had diverted his attention, Xichen hurriedly and diligently took over the conversation.
Xu Tianze nodded, seemingly agreeing with Xichen's words.
To talk about the reason why such a change happened in Qicheng, we have to mention King Li. King Li was the third generation city lord of Qicheng. At that time, King Li was extremely famous.
Even if you talk about the historical figures that have been passed down through the ages, you cannot avoid King Li, because King Li is the most prominent and colorful one.
It is rumored that Prince Li was the emperor's most beloved youngest son at the time. Not only was he talented in both civil and military affairs, he also had a dignified appearance, like a banished immortal from the world.
But such an outstanding Prince Li did not want to be the emperor at all. He once said in front of all the civil and military officials that he had no intention of doing so. When all the princes came of age, he was the first to ask for a title to be sent out to serve as an emperor.
It was because the emperor at that time really couldn't bear to part with King Li that he gave Qicheng as a fief to King Li. After King Li got the fief, he moved directly to Qicheng the next day.
Afterwards, he worked hard to govern the city and continuously improved every aspect of Qicheng. Any policy that benefited the country and the people would be sent directly back to Shangjing City. Even if the emperor who came to the throne later was his former enemy, he did not mind and continued as usual.
It was precisely because of what King Li did that Qicheng became the most prosperous city besides Shangjing City, and the entire Gan Dynasty ushered in an unprecedented prosperity.
Finally, when King Li died, he specially asked the emperor to approve the appointment method of the mayor of Qicheng. The emperor agreed directly because of King Li's achievements.
Afterwards, the method of appointing the city lord of Qicheng became the default method for all emperors of the Qian Dynasty, and it has never changed for more than a thousand years.
"It's strange to say, although the bandits in Shangjing City occupy all the major hilltops, they have never invaded nearby cities." Qingyuan walked in with Ma Zheng, and when he heard the conversation between Xu Tianze and others, he directly interrupted.
"There's nothing strange about this. Even if Shangjing City is in decline, it is still the capital of Gan Country. Those bandits don't have the courage to do this." Xue Wei held the knife and shook his head.
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