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Di Yan naturally sat at the same table with Ding Guogong, and Sima Heng let Xuanhua sit at the same table as a show of respect.Pei Qingyang wanted to take the opportunity to go to other tables, but Di Yan stayed behind with a word.Except for Di Yan and the others, the people sitting at the main table were all veterans with similar qualifications as Sima Heng.But most of them have already resigned and returned to the fields. This time they came here specially to celebrate Sima Heng's birthday.

At first everyone seemed a bit at ease because of Di Yan's status, but later Di Yan started to ask Sima Heng about the past when they led troops to fight when they were young, and the atmosphere gradually improved.

These old ministers who are wounded and dying, only when they recall the past, they will show the excited eyes of young people.At the beginning, everyone talked about those famous battles in the past, and they all talked with enthusiasm.But gradually, more and more wine jugs were empty on the table, and the topics became more and more serious.

"Don't be afraid to tell the king a joke. The old minister never thought that such a day would happen to me." After speaking, Sima Heng raised his head and drank all the water and wine in the glass.

After hearing his words, Di Yan thought he was talking about his current status, but then heard Sima Heng's faint voice.

"I didn't expect that I would grow old one day. The fierce tiger who was so passionate and blood-stained in the battlefield eventually couldn't withstand the years and turned into an old cat without teeth." After Sima Heng finished speaking, he filled the cup again.

"Is there anything in this world more desolate than a hero's twilight?" Sima Heng smiled bitterly after finishing speaking.

"Although Dingguo is past the age to fight the enemy, the lonely king doesn't think you are like a toothless old cat. Although Dingguo has not personally fought in the past few years, he has also cultivated many outstanding talents for our country Di. Don't underestimate yourself as a general." Di Yan said.

"These are the things that veterans should do. The men of our country Di should be tigers on the battlefield, and cats counting silver in the mansion. That's what the bastards do." Sima Heng's words mocked Li Yi , Everyone who heard his implication showed a knowing smile.

"In this world, there are countless thieves. If I say that the person I respect the most in my life is the former king..."

"Father, did you drink too much?" Sima Zhuo immediately interrupted him when he heard Sima Heng mention Di Zheng.No one in this country of Di knew that the relationship between the present king and the former king was not harmonious.

Sima Heng was indeed drinking too much at this time, so he didn't care about his identity.

"Your Majesty said that you did not come here today as your Majesty..."

"What Ding Guogong said is true, the lonely king also wants to hear the heroic deeds of the previous king."

Sima Heng was affirmed by Di Yan, and he recalled it more deeply.

"The old minister and the late king participated in hundreds of battles. The most tragic one was the battle of Luocheng. Back then, the late king and I led troops to support Guangguo. In the end, we only had 800 people left. The general pursued us all the way to the edge of the Rong River. The enemy's general passed down a message that as long as we were willing to be captured, he would let us live. At that time, we were facing the turbulent river and the 800 pursuers behind us. The outcome was self-evident. At that time, I was hit by an arrow, and I was lifeless. But the former king did not say a word of surrender in the face of desperation and pursuit. I still remember the expression on the face of the former king and those words while taking advantage of the sound of the rolling water.'Today, if All of you are buried here because of thousands of people in Di Kingdom, and you are warriors of Di Kingdom. But if you are lucky enough to survive, I, Di Zheng, will never forget the soldiers who lived and died with me today. My Di Kingdom Even if the man dies, he will never beg for mercy from the enemy." After the king finished speaking, he carried me on his back and threw him into the rolling river. I thought I would not live, and when I woke up again, I was already in the army tent. Later I Only then did I learn that among the [-] troops, none of them surrendered to the enemy. They either fought the enemy to the death by the river, or threw themselves into the river to seek a chance of life. Of the eight hundred soldiers, less than two hundred survived in the end. And I, if He was not rescued by the late king, he died on the bank of the Rong River a long time ago. The wounded body of the late king is also because of saving me that time, and he was soaked in the cold river for three days before falling down." After Sima Heng finished speaking, his eyes turned red. drank a glass of wine.

"Today's Di Kingdom was won by the former king with one sword and one gun, and one soldier and one soldier. Since the former king took the throne, he has fought for years and slept in the palace. I can count the number of times with a pair of fingers. If it were not for the former king, Where is the Di Kingdom that is peaceful today! But the former king was just a mortal after all, lacking skills. He was able to fight on the battlefield, but he had no time to sit and guard the Di Kingdom, so that old man Li Yi brought the Di Kingdom to this place! Why did the Li family If the late king hadn't cared about Di's safety, this old minister would have been the first to stamp on him!" Sima Heng became more and more excited as he spoke, and the wine glass in his hand was crushed by him.

"If the late king had someone who could help him guard the world, Di Kingdom would not be monopolized by Li's power now." Sima Heng said here, his tone of complaint could not be hidden.

"Father..." Sima Zhuo was helpless, but it was not good.

"My lord, this old minister is not complaining about my lord, but I just want my lord to understand that although the former king was not a competent husband or a good father, he was indeed a good king! Good general! Good brother! Such an unshakable man Why did the good man go like this, we useless old bones are still lingering, why did you go like this, the late king..." When Sima Heng said this, he was already in tears.

Di Yan looked at the old ministers present, everyone's eyes were red when they heard Sima Heng's words, and they secretly wiped their tears.He didn't say anything, just picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass.

Later, Sima Heng also pulled Di Yan to tell a lot about Di Zheng's past intermittently, and shed tears on the spot when he said that he was emotional. Di Yan didn't show any displeasure, but just listened quietly.

Before Di Yan left, he just said something to Sima Heng who was already very drunk.

"I will live up to the people, and I will live up to the Qing." After that, he left Dingguo Mansion.

On the carriage back to the palace, Di Yan was silently watching the scenery passing by outside the carriage in a daze.Xuanhua sat across from him, kept looking at the quiet Di Yan, and didn't make a sound to disturb him.The small bumps of the carriage did not take the pensive man out of his thoughts. He just looked out of the window, as if looking at the scenery, but there was nothing in his eyes.

Xuanhua knew that what Sima Heng said at the birthday banquet just now touched Di Yan a lot.But he didn't know what he could say to Di Yan, so he could only quietly accompany him by the side.In fact, Di Yan at this time was just trying to merge the Di Zheng in his heart with the Di Zheng in Sima Heng's mouth into one person.Di Yan had very little contact with Di Zheng since she was a child, and the only few encounters were during grand celebrations.In Di Yan's mind, the man called Father King has a stalwart figure, a majestic dragon face without anger, and a pair of indifferent eyes.Zhen Rong seldom mentions Di Zheng to Di Yan. For Zhen Rong, her love for Di Zheng has slowly turned into resentment and hatred over the long years.The Di Zheng he learned from Zhen Rong is always ruthless, indifferent, and as hard as iron.

But today, someone told him that his father was a great king.The courtiers who lived and died with him only have deep reverence and respect for this king.In their hearts, Di Zheng is a real man of flesh and blood, and a good king respected by all people.Even after the king passed away, whenever it was mentioned, these iron-blooded veterans burst into tears on the spot.

The son always grew up looking at his father's stalwart back. Even if he is mediocre, he may be a hero in the son's mind, not to mention that he is really a true hero admired by all people.A strange emotion surged in Di Yan's heart at this moment, feeling like her blood was boiling.In the end, Di Yan withdrew her gaze and focused on the face of the man opposite.

"Xuanhua, you are willing to work with the lonely king to re-hold the land that the former king acquired in my surname Di's hands."

Xuanhua sat upright slightly, and responded.

"Xuanhua will follow the king in this life, and live up to the people and the king!"

After hearing this, Di Yan slightly raised the corners of her mouth, and looked into the distance again.

"This is the most beautiful confession the lonely king has ever heard."

After that, until they returned to the palace, the two had no more conversations.

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