The four hundred and fortieth chapter of the man when the army
Liu Mingzhi glanced indifferently at the mother and son who were bowing to him, then pinned the dry tobacco bag with the ashes out to his waist and waved his hands.
"No gift!"
"I thank you, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, the common people."
Liu Mingzhi withdrew his gaze from mother and son, and walked slowly and steadily towards Xie Qingtong, who was kneeling on one knee on the ground.
After looking at Xie Qingtong melancholy for a while, Mr. Liu squatted down silently and reached out directly to touch Xie Qingtong's right leg under his clothes.
After a pause, Young Master Liu looked at the empty hem of clothes under his palm, raised his head and looked at Xie Qingtong in front of him with complicated eyes.
"Sure enough, there are no miracles in the world, Qingtong, I owe you a leg!"
Xie Qingtong looked at the deep guilt in Young Master Liu's eyes and grinned happily.
"Your Majesty, may I obey..."
"Call me Marshal. Your Majesty is called Your Majesty. When you old brothers say this, I feel awkward and panicked."
Xie Qingtong felt the unquestionable fortitude in Young Master Liu's eyes and nodded without hesitation.
"Yes, Marshal, I realize my mistake. Marshal, you don't owe me anything.
The last leg of the general was lost for the sake of the country and the people, and has nothing to do with the commander-in-chief.
Compared with those brothers whose bones have been buried in the Western Regions, the last general only lost a right leg that can walk. This is already a blessing among misfortunes.
Compared with those brothers who have already buried their bones in a foreign land and sacrificed their lives for the country, the general will still be able to return to his hometown alive and be awarded a title. What else can he be dissatisfied about!
If a man joins the army, he will have no regrets whether he lives or dies. Being able to go on an expedition under the command of the commander-in-chief, I, Xie Qingtong, have made my life worthwhile.
Not to mention losing a right leg, even if he is buried in a foreign land like his brothers, the general will still have no regrets and will not have the slightest complaint against the commander.
I am a hot-blooded man with seven feet of dragon. I will live on the battlefield and die as a corpse wrapped in horse leather.
If you die for your country, you will deserve a worthy death; if you are loyal to your country, you will never give up even if you die.
No regrets, no regrets!
If given the opportunity, I will be willing to put on my armor and go into battle again, charge into battle for you, commander-in-chief, and move forward indomitably."
Looking at the impassioned and eloquent Xie Qingtong, Liu Mingzhi breathed a heavy sigh, held Xie Qingtong's arms with both hands and helped him up.
"Good brother, get up first."
"The general will get the order!"
Liu Ming supported Xie Qingtong's arm with both hands and slowly walked towards the chair beside him. When he was about to reach the desk, Liu Mingzhi raised his eyes and looked at Qi Yun, who was slightly in a trance.
"Yun'er, come and pull up a chair and show Brother Xie his seat."
Qi Yun reacted immediately after hearing her husband's words. She hurriedly stood up and walked out of her seat, reaching out and pulling out the chair under the main seat.
Xie Qingtong hurriedly waved his hand to Qi Yun who pulled out a chair for him, with a look of uneasiness on his face.
"It's impossible. How could I be so virtuous and capable as to dare to trouble the queen to watch her seat?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the frightened Xie Qingtong and pushed him directly onto the chair.
"Qingtong, you are two years older than me. In private, it is only natural for me to call you big brother.
Therefore, their sisters and others should be regarded as your younger brothers and sisters, and they should also call you Xie Big Brother.
This is not above the court, we old brothers are reunited, there is no need to be so polite."
"But...but, the last general..."
Young Master Liu's face was filled with anger, and he glared at Xie Qingtong who looked embarrassed, pretending to be unhappy.
"What? Do you insist that I face you as your emperor? If so, then you, Madam-in-law, and this guy Xie Yun will have to stand around for a long time."
"The last general... the last general..."
"Shut up, if you dare to say another word, I will slap your fucking bastard with my big mouth."
"Yes, the general will take your orders."
Hearing Young Master Liu's 'scolding', Xie Qingtong sat upright and did not dare to say any more polite words.
Seeing this, Liu Dashan nodded with satisfaction, smiled and looked at Mrs. Xie, who had a dazed face next to her, nodded, and stretched out her hand to open the chair next to Xie Qingtong.
"Mrs. Sister-in-law, you also sit down."
"Ah? Ah! I thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you so much, Your Majesty."
After Mrs. Xie took her seat, Liu Mingzhi reached out and patted Qi Yun's shoulder, then walked directly to the main seat next to him and sat down.
When Qi Yun saw that her husband had already taken his seat, Qi Yun smiled sweetly and nodded to Xie Qingtong and his wife, then walked lightly to Young Master Liu and sat down on the chair with a dignified manner.
Young Master Liu coughed twice and raised his eyes to look at the ajar door.
"Xiaowu, let someone serve the food."
"Yes, I will obey, little one."
Hearing Xiao Wu's response outside the door, Liu Mingzhi turned his head with a half-smile and looked at Xie Yun, who was standing beside the table with some anxiety.
"Xie Yun."
"Ah? Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the common people are here."
"For those of you who are not ordinary people, you can just call me uncle in private from now on. There is no need to be so formal.
You brat, why are you still standing there? Why don't you hurry up and pour wine for me and your father? Do you want us two to pour the wine ourselves?"
Xie Yun heard Mr. Liu's smiling and cursing words, and for a moment he didn't know what he was doing.
"ah?"
Just because Xie Yun didn't understand Young Master Liu's personality, it didn't mean that Xie Qingtong didn't understand Young Master Liu's personality either. When he heard Young Master Liu calling his son, Xie Qingtong's eyes flashed with joy.
Seeing his son's dazed look, Xie Qingtong immediately glared at Xie Yun.
"Ah what? Are you so deaf? Didn't you hear me when I asked you to come over and pour wine? Why don't you hurry up and pour wine for the commander and me!"
"Yes, yes, my child understands. I will pour you some wine right now."
Xie Yun hurriedly walked to Young Master Liu and the other two, picked up the wine that had been prepared and filled the glasses for Young Master Liu and Young Master cautiously.
"Qingtong, you can't do this! The children are old and have their own ideas. It's not good to curse them all day long."
Young Master Liu said these words without blushing, as if he had forgotten how he treated Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengzhi, Liu Chenggan and their brothers.
"Yes, yes, the commander-in-chief said that the general will definitely correct himself in the future.
But Commander, please forgive me, it’s not that the general wants to curse at these juniors below, but that they really don’t live up to their expectations, and even a few words of curse won’t work.”
"Hey, you are right. I completely agree with this statement."
After Master Liu finished speaking, he raised the wine glass in front of him with a serious expression and gestured to Xie Qingtong.
"Qingtong, it's been thirteen years. You and I haven't seen each other for thirteen years. Let's have a drink first."
"Yes, I will give you a toast to the commander-in-chief."
"Let's have a drink together."
"It is a sign of respect for the last general to act first."
Young Master Liu and the other two drank the wine in their glasses in one gulp, and then both laughed loudly and put down their glasses.
Young Master Liu raised his hand to wipe the drink from the corner of his mouth, then turned to look at the two sisters Qi Yun and Murong Shan next with a smile.
"Yun'er, Shan'er, it's been so long, haven't you two sisters figured out Qingtong's identity?"
Sisters Qi Yun and Murong Shan looked at each other thoughtfully, with a somewhat tangled look in their beautiful eyes.
"I do have some impressions of it, but I really can't remember it for a while."
"The same goes for me. As soon as Brother Xie walked in, I felt like I had seen you before, but I couldn't remember where I had seen her in a short period of time."
When Xie Qingtong heard what the two sisters said, he looked at the smiling Young Master Liu with the same confusion.
"Commander, what you said to the two empresses is a bit confusing. I have never met the two empresses in my life. How could they have met the general?"
Liu Mingzhi leaned happily on the back of his chair, watching the Qi Yun sisters, who were trying their best to recall, tapping their fingers gently on the table.
"Yun'er, Shan'er, I would like to remind you of the siege of Tuoluo City in Wusun Kingdom."
Sisters Qi Yun frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned their heads to look at Xie Qingtong.
"I remembered, it turned out to be him."
"I also remembered it. It turns out that he was the general who led his troops to attack the city under the rain of arrows. His right leg was hit by an arrow stained with gold juice and then...and then disappeared."
Xie Qingtong straightened up subconsciously when he heard what the two sisters said, and looked at the two sisters in astonishment.
"How... how do you two ladies know these things? Did the commander tell you about it?"
The two sisters Qi Yun had just explained that they had disguised themselves as men and accompanied their husbands on the Western Expedition, but Young Master Liu reached out to stop them.
"Qingtong, you are right, I told this story to my sisters.
We won’t mention things that have happened so many years ago. After all, the purpose of our meeting today is for the life-long affairs of our respective children.”