"Young men should take care of their worries. Who can think of you and sit there in the cold?" [To the Wine Shop]
Hedong, Anyi.
I don’t know how many times the bright moon has been hiding in the clouds. All the stars in the midsummer night sky have disappeared. There is only this moon in the sky, like a lonely little girl playing alone in the clouds.
It's a hide-and-seek game. But if you look carefully, you can see that the moon has always been in that position. What really comes and goes is the clouds that blend into the night sky. One moment they block the moonlight, plunging the earth into darkness, and the next moment they turn the moonlight away.
It leaks out from the edge of the cloud, forming streaks of white light in the night sky. PC::/
Are the clouds playing with the moon, or the moon playing with the clouds?
Li Yi was thinking about this problem all night. It was not that he was really in a leisurely mood, but that he really had nothing else to do and nothing else to think about. At the beginning, he thought about it a lot and was very interested.
He was thinking about whether Bao Chu successfully passed on the news, what kind of reward he would get for it, whether the imperial army had been sent to Hedong, and how and who sent the troops.
But after a while, he no longer thought about these things that were really out of reach for him. Instead, he turned his attention to the surrounding environment. For example, the noisy insects in the courtyard every night,
For example, the birds that occasionally stay overhead, or the bright moon chasing the clouds in the sky.
This was the first time that Li Yi discovered that in addition to the high-ranking officials and rich salaries that he yearned for, there were such pleasant and peaceful scenes in the world. Now thinking about it, everything he has experienced these days is not as good as before with Yan Qian.
The two of them were comfortable farming and studying in the fields, but it was a pity that Li Yi knew this simple truth too late.
There was a dry well in the yard. A heavy wheel was covered at the mouth of the well, and the surrounding outline was firmly nailed to the ground with long nails. This was a simple cell. Li Yi leaned against the wall of the well and sat silently.
There, I looked up and saw the moonlight slanting through the wheels and illuminating half of the bottom of the well.
On that day, they obtained the evidence and delivered it to Bao Chu. Soon after, the pursuers arrived. In order to avoid telling everyone here, Yan Qian and Li Yi chose to stay behind. Although the two had extraordinary swordsmanship, they were outnumbered and were eventually killed.
Capture Fan's Wubao back.
Fan Xian asked them at that time: "I have treated you well, so how can you plot against me?"
Li Yi only knew that his life was about to end, so he said: "No matter how much favor I receive, it will not change your rebellious and traitorous heart!"
Fan Xian was furious and wanted to kill them at that time, but Zhu Ao dissuaded them on the grounds that the top priority was to raise troops as soon as possible instead of worrying about trivial matters, and made a plan that Fan Xian thought was more satisfying than killing Yan Qian and others directly.
His idea was to follow the example of Yin Shang, a ruthless official during the reign of Emperor Xiaocheng, who built a "tiger's lair" to trap and kill the domineering rangers, and threw the two into a dry well in the hope of trapping Yan Qian and Li Yi alive.
Later, due to the frequent wars in Hedong, Fan Xian originally thought of torturing Li Yi and Li Yi for a period of time before killing them, but as the situation became increasingly tense, he forgot about it.
The moon disappeared among the clouds again. Li Yi lowered his head and gently swept his fingers over Yan Qian's messy and bloody hair. The temperature on the other person's face was as cold as his fingertips.
At the bottom of the narrow well, the two had to rely on each other. Because Yan Qian was wounded by a sword when fighting the pursuers, he was weak and half leaning on Li Yi's arms. He tilted his head and snored slightly, with half dry clothes sticking to his body.
His sweat was blown away by the cold night wind, and he shivered immediately.
Yan Qian moved his mouth and said as if talking in his sleep: "I am a scholar..."
Li Yi sneered and couldn't help but scolded softly: "Guarongzi, how long has it been since you didn't forget to say this?"
After that, Li Yi seemed to have thought of something, and said in a low voice: "It would be great if you really have the enterprising spirit of a scholar, and I won't feel ashamed..."
Yan Qian ignored him and tilted his head to one side halfway through his sentence, muttering: "It's so hot, I'm thirsty..."
Li Yi suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly touched Yan Qian's forehead. His forehead was so hot that it burned to the touch.
"It's a fever!" Li Yi was startled. He stood up suddenly, like an irritated leopard, and shouted outside the well mouth: "Is there anyone outside? Answer the question!"
The courtyard fell silent for a moment, and then the chirping of summer insects began to be heard calmly again.
Li Yi became more and more anxious. He shouted repeatedly: "The water is breaking out! The water is breaking out! Someone come and put out the fire!"
The moon in the clouds seemed to be disturbed by him, and curiously peeked out of the clouds to see what was going on.
As time passed slowly, Yan Gan began to talk nonsense, and Li Yi's heart became colder and colder. He held Yan Gan's head tightly, feeling that the hot temperature seemed to heat his heart.
"Gong Zhong... Gong Zhong... Gong Zhong..." Li Yi read Yan Qian's words in a daze. This was the first time that this dignified man was so panicked. At the beginning, even Fan Xian attacked him with swords and axes.
He was completely unafraid, but now he burst into tears like a coward, crying loudly: "Gongzhong Yan!"
They were from separate families and had always depended on each other and loved each other as brothers. But at this time, Yan Qian was suffering from injuries and was half-conscious. Li Yi was about to watch his closest brother die in his arms. He held Yan Qian tightly.
Yan Qian is like a drowning person grabbing a straw in the water, as if doing so can relieve Yan Qian's pain.
Tears fell on the back of Li Yi's hand, and his heart trembled. Over the years, he could face no matter how difficult the situation was with a smile. He had never shed a tear, but today he cried, howling, because he
I will soon lose a loved one.
He choked in Yan Qian's ear, as if he was torturing himself from the depths of his heart: "I'm sorry... Gong Zhong... you are right, I agreed to Bao Wencai not out of brotherly loyalty, but just to become an official."
...Because I'm fed up with such a poor and single-family life. Although I don't say it, you don't know that every time a car passes by in front of the door, I will take a peek...Do you think I really like to give...
Do those rich people with the same surname organize funerals? I did it to make good friends with them, otherwise who would be willing to pretend to be a filial son and grandson for them... In order to serve as an official, in order to allow me to display my talents, I planned so much... But I
The most inappropriate thing...the most inappropriate thing is to involve you..."
"Gong Zhong..." Li Yi knew that although Yan Qian often talked about being a scholar, in fact he only wanted to be a hermit who lived in poverty and enjoyed Taoism. He occasionally traveled with a sword and fought for others, and the rest of the time he guarded the few acres of melon fields at home.
If it weren't for Bao Chu being a friend and asking for help, and if Li Yi himself wasn't keen on fame and wealth and encouraged him with all his strength, Yan Qian would still be taking care of Feng Yi's melon fields in the countryside at this time, or lazily sleeping under a tree, and there would be no involvement at all.
Even in this complicated situation, we would never end up in this situation!
At first, Li Yi thought that Yan Qian wanted to become an official just like him, but there was no chance, so he dragged Yan Qian into the water half forcefully. Now that he saw Yan Qian's appearance, he felt regretful and spoke incoherently.
Yan Qian apologized in his ears. If he could start all over again, he would rather be a poor but happy ranger with Yan Qian for the rest of his life, rather than lose the brother in front of him for fame and fortune!
"I...I know everything." Yan Qian was sobered up by Li Yi's movements. He seemed to have been pretending to sleep, but his tone was really weak. He forced a smile and said: "I came here voluntarily.
Yes, it’s not your fault.”
Li Yi felt more and more regretful. He shed tears silently and could not say a word.
"Hey." At this moment, a sigh suddenly came from the well mouth, and a familiar voice said with emotion: "I didn't expect that among us, Yan Gongzhong is the true righteous man."
Li Yi trembled and was immediately frightened by the man. He suddenly raised his head: "Who is it!"
I saw only one person with his back to the moonlight, his face and figure hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to distinguish his appearance. He was wearing a large, extremely ill-fitting shabby robe, and his two puffy sleeves were blown by the night wind.
The water rises and falls, as if two palace fans made of soft silk are fanning the wind.
"It's me." The man's voice was steady and powerful: "I came here to save the lives of you two. Oh, it's troublesome, it's really troublesome."