"You are interested."
"This is what children should do."
Liu Chengzhi took out the folding fan from his waist and flicked it, then raised his hand behind his father's back and started fanning it gently.
"father."
"Hmm? What do you want to say?"
"Dad, no one wants this to happen.
You don't want to, and neither do the civil and military officials of the imperial court.
Duan Dingbang and Marshal Duan also don’t want this kind of thing to happen.
However, such things are inevitable.
One hundred thousand soldiers came from all over the world, and each of them grew up in a different place.
After leaving our Dalong territory, it is inevitable that you will have symptoms of acclimatization.
Dad, you were also a soldier back then, so you should know this better than your child.
So, I hope you, dad, can be more open-minded."
Liu Mingzhi listened to his son's comforting words, raised his head, drank the herbal tea in the cup, and took a puff of dry cigarette with a sad expression.
"Chengzhi!"
"The child is here."
"Having said that, as a father, I still have some regrets in my heart!
Most of the sixty-seven young soldiers who died due to acclimatization were children of your age.
Some of these soldiers are even two or three years younger than you.
All of them are young men in their prime.
He did not die on the battlefield, but died on the way to the expedition.
How can such an ending not make a father feel sad?"
"My child understands, my child understands."
Liu Mingzhi casually handed Chaobei into Liu Chengzhi's hand, raised his hand and slid his fingers on the map.
"Son, take a good look, take a good look."
When Liu Chengzhi heard his father's words, he immediately turned his attention to the map.
"father?"
"For the names on this map, hundreds of thousands of our dragon soldiers rushed to the battlefield one after another.
In just a few years, I, Dalong, have already had more than 100,000 sons, who have been killed in battle and buried in foreign lands.
Every territory on this map is written with the word "I am the Great Dragon".
This means that hundreds of soldiers, or even more soldiers, will give their blood and precious lives.
Each name, each territory.
All of them are accumulated with the blood of our great dragon soldiers!
Chengzhi."
"The child is here."
Liu Mingzhi took a puff of dry cigarette and turned to look at the children standing beside the desk.
"Yaoyao."
"The child is here."
"Chengqian."
"The child is here."
"You two siblings, come here."
"Yes, my child obeys."
Liu Yaoyao and his brother looked at each other nervously and immediately ran to their father's side.
"Daddy?"
"father?"
"Your eldest sister, second sister, and eldest brother are currently staying in Miao territory, accompanying your Aunt Qinglian to pay filial piety to your grandmother."
"My child understands."
"Yue'er, this stinky girl, has been away from home all day. As a father, I just rushed back from Shu, and I don't know what she is doing now.
Lingyun, Zhenghao, Yunxin, Zheng, their brothers and sisters are still young, so there are some things that a father should tell them.
They don't necessarily know what's going on.
Therefore, it is not necessary for the father to call them over."
"Yes, my child understands."
"Chengzhi, Yaoyao, Chengqian."
"The child is here."
"You remember, whether it is the millions of soldiers of the army that marched westward, or the one hundred thousand soldiers of the army that marched westward.
The blood they shed on the battlefield was not for your father, nor for your mother, nor for your many aunts.
But it was shed for all of you brothers and sisters.
The mission they carry is not only their own merits, but also the glory of opening up and expanding territory for our Great Dragon Kingdom.
More importantly, my father wants to leave the country and country to you brothers, sisters and others."
As Mr. Liu spoke, he vigorously smoked out the remaining shredded tobacco in the pot.
"In other words, if my father hadn't wanted to leave a prosperous world to you brothers, sisters and others.
The one-way Western Expedition Army and the two-way Western Expedition Army combined have millions of soldiers, and they will not have to leave their homes for thousands of miles.
It is precisely because of these that soldiers one after another died on the battlefield and were buried in foreign lands thousands of miles away.
Father, when I tell you this today, I don’t mean to scold you.
The reason why my father is telling you brothers and sisters this is because I hope you can understand a truth.
That is, you should never think that losing one, two, a dozen, hundreds, or even more great people is just a trivial matter.
Because the blood in their bodies was shed for your brothers, sisters and others.
This is the blood shed for the prosperous mountains and rivers that each one of you brothers and sisters will inherit in the future.
You brothers, sisters and others are either the current prince or the current princess.
All of them are of noble status, and all of them hold high positions.
But, when you have nothing to do, calm down and think about it carefully.
The days you, brothers, sisters and others are living now.
Where did it come from!
Think about it, only one of you brothers, sisters, etc. can enjoy a life of glory and wealth.
And where did it come from.
There is one thing that a father has to say, but he also has to admit it.
You brothers, sisters and others are the reason why you have your current identity, current situation, and current life.
A large part of the reason comes from me being a father.
It comes from being the father of me, the current emperor and the king of a country."
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he turned around and walked to the desk, knocking out the ashes from the smoke pot in the basin.
To be continued...