King's return

"Dearest Shaoyuan:

I received a letter the day before yesterday, and even before the letter reached me, I already knew the news of your victory in the first battle.But looking at the word "Victory" written by your hand, the joy in my heart is even greater.Seeing you writing words like "Kill all the northern barbarians" in high spirits, you know that your first battle with the barbarians must be easy and freehand.Although it must be dozens of days before this letter arrives at your side, and the war is tense, it is inevitable that any of my schemes will be of no use to you, so I still have to give you a few more words, and you must not lose Jingzhou carelessly.

Your talent must be top-notch, I knew this when I first met you.But I am also aware of your careless nature.Don't chase after the poor, and don't overkill the people who captured the city.I, don't want you to kill too much.

I will also participate in the scientific examination next year, and I will definitely get a result worthy of your status as a major general, so don't worry too much about it.

Shaoyuan, northern Xinjiang is tough, you have to take good care of yourself, I will wait for you to come back.

This time, don't miss my appointment.

Shen Leshan

Ten Years of Hongjing in October

Shen Leshan got up in front of the desk, finished the written envelope, and handed it over to the personal servant who grew up with him to send him to the post station, and send it to Beijiang together with other family letters from the frontier tomorrow.

It was said that the letter sent to the general could have been conveyed through more convenient channels, but the relationship between the two of them could not be expressed so clearly. Even if there is deep missing, they can only be received like ordinary people, and it will take more than a month. The other party's message.

Looking at the boy's back, thinking about the first encounter mentioned in his letter, his thoughts could not help but fly back to that ignorant age.

In the spring of the first year of Hongjing, the former emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne.

The new emperor was young, although he was not very proficient in government affairs, but after all he had some youthful drive, and he was willing to change some old rules.For example, three years of national mourning.

The new emperor decreed that the subjects would be exempted from national mourning for three years, and only the new emperor and the concubines should observe filial piety for three years.

As for the exact words of the emperor, it is unknown, but ordinary people must be happy after being exempted from three years of restraint, and some playful official youths are even more uncontrollable.

Li Yuan in the suburbs of Beijing was originally the ancestral home of a large family. Because of the family's defeat, no one lived in the garden anymore.But the yard is surrounded by large pear trees, and April is a good time to appreciate pear blossoms. Many families in Beijing are also willing to come here to enjoy the flowers.

Under the tree, the young Shen Leshan was holding a scroll in his hand but hadn't flipped it for a long time. Being studious, he wouldn't be disturbed by anything to read, but it was so unusual.Obviously a child who is only ten years old, under the shadow of the moon, he is full of melancholy thoughts, looking up from afar, he seems to be waiting for someone to appear.

"Are you waiting for someone? Why isn't there a boy around you?"

Suddenly, an older child appeared in front of the teenager.This person should be very active, walking is always carried by the wind, and the edges of the shoes have already been stained with fallen petals.Seeing the young man's appearance, Shen Leshan's eyes showed some unbearable emotion, but it dissipated very quickly.

"Aren't you waiting for someone when you're alone? Not everyone can share the beauty of the moon. Besides, you're not alone without a servant to follow. Could it be that you are waiting for someone?"

Shen Leshan looked at the young man's thin lips slightly parted, although the words were asking people, they had a positive tone.

"You! Forget it, I, Lu Fangxu, don't care as much as you do."

Lu Fangxu was blocked by Shen Leshan's words and didn't know how to respond, but the failure of the verbal "war" didn't bring any sense of loss to the big-hearted him.

"Everyone comes to Li Garden to see the long pear blossoms, but everyone only knows to look up under the tree, but they don't know that there is a better place to enjoy the beautiful scenery."

Originally, I ran to that deserted place for fun, but I didn't expect to see a better view.With a young heart, he originally wanted to think about his elder brother who came together to offer treasures to beg for rewards, but unexpectedly he met this strange boy first.I thought about going with my brother, but after listening to the young man's words that "the scenery of flowers in the middle of the moon should not be shared easily", I had the idea that I just want to enjoy the scenery together with the two of them.Without waiting for Shen Leshan to respond, he took the man's hand and ran.

"Slow! I didn't promise you that I would go."

Xu Shi usually pays attention to the serious ones and reads books and neglects to exercise his body. He started to pant after running for a few steps.Unable to notice the person's panting, Lu Fangxu ran ahead by himself.

"If you don't want to now, when you get there, you won't regret coming after seeing the scenery!"

In less than half an hour, the two came to a high hill. Lu Fangxu stopped and opened his arms with his back to Shen Leshan.

"Here, you see I'm right. The scenery here is much better than that under the tree!"

I thought the people behind me would cheer, but when I listened carefully, there was only the sound of heavy breathing.Turning around with doubts, he saw the person leaning over with one hand clutching the clothes on his chest, gasping for breath as if in great pain.

"Are you okay? I'm sorry that I didn't notice your situation, and I kept running as hard as I could."

Shen Leshan raised his body, shook his head towards the person, but said something because he was out of breath.

"Don't rush to talk, just take your time."

Thinking that it was his carelessness that made him feel so uncomfortable, Lu Fangxu stroked the master's back and patted him lightly, trying to make him calm down faster.

It was also because of his youth, even though he had never run so recklessly before, he calmed down quickly after all.Thinking of the other party's sympathetic behavior to him, he stood up and smiled slightly at him.

"Thanks, much better."

Because of physical discomfort before, Shen Leshan was not able to appreciate the so-called "most beautiful scenery", so he was able to take a good look at it.

"gorgeous."

Because it is standing on a high place, it is surrounded by lush pear trees.In the past, although a large number of flower clusters could be seen, there were still branches inside after all, but what I saw now was the canopy full of flowers.

"This is the so-called sea of ​​flowers, right?"

"You're right. The most magnificent part of Li Garden is the spectacle of flowers on the hill."

A slightly mature male voice sounded behind the two, and Lu Fangxu turned around and exclaimed.

"Brother, so you know this."

"Of course, I originally wanted to bring you here again tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to find it here first because you are greedy for fun. This moonlight flower scene has a special flavor, but it's better to come during the day to enjoy the flowers. I can appreciate its beauty even more. Fang Xu, go and invite this young man to come and watch the scenery together tomorrow."

In response to his brother's words, Lu Fangxu just wanted to say the words of invitation to others, but Shen Leshan spoke first.

"Thank you for your kindness. I'm going to leave with my family early tomorrow morning, I'm afraid I'll disappoint the grand invitation of the two of you."

"It's okay, after all, Li Yuan won't run away, and we can meet again next year, right?"

After recovering from the distant thoughts, Shen Leshan leaned against the door frame, with a smile on his face.

"After all, I will not miss this year's Li Garden flowering season. You and I met here, and we parted here."

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