Chapter 217 Return

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date="2020-11-30"

title="Chapter 217 Return"

weight="107099"

series = ["I [Imperial] Am Not This Kind of Man"]

mode = "manual"

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Chen Xuan still stared at the sea in a daze. Two hours have passed since the end of the conversation. The night was getting darker and the wind was heavy.

Yuan Chong stepped forward to persuade him to rest for a while, but he refused.

At this moment, a quiet thinking environment is more important than anything else.

It's better to say it's thinking than pure trance. Under the dark night, the autumn wind is colder than the waves, as if this life is full of irony.

When all thoughts were lost, there was a faint sound from behind, someone was approaching.

Chen Xuan turned his head and saw the familiar figure without surprise.

Only if he came, Yuan Chong and the others would not stop him.

Fang Yuan walked in front of Chen Xuan before stopping.

In a blink of an eye, the two hadn't seen each other for several years. The sound of killing on the day of breaking the city seemed to echo in his ears.

Was it the time when Yecheng was built at the age of thirteen? Or was it the time when the small court of Wuling County was captured? Or was it the other two fighting side by side, rushing to kill a certain time in the sea of ​​blood on the mountain?

No one spoke, just standing on the edge of the dock, watching the dark night and ocean, listening to the sound of distant waves.

"The sound of the waves on the border at Beishuo sounds no different from Nanchen's." After a while, Fang Yuan finally said, "It's been five years."

It seems long to think about it, but it is actually short.

Chen Xuan raised a hand and looked at the distant moon from the gap, "I have lost more in the past five years than in my entire life combined."

Fang Yuan looked at his familiar movements, as if he had returned to his youth when he was in Qiluodian.

My friend likes to watch the moon through his fingertips, saying that it makes him feel close to the bright light. The two are often interested in talking about whether there are really legendary fairy palaces and goddesses on it.

Thinking of the old things, Fang Yuan's expression softened.

However, in the next moment, Chen Xuan tore the false warmth.

"Do you know? She was pregnant when she died."

Fang Yuan suddenly tightened his eyes, and a red color flashed in his eyes.

He even dared to mention her, in front of him!

Chen Xuan was more calm than he expected, turned around and stared at his childhood childhood friend, his most trusted friend and subject. His eyes were cold and clear, as if he was talking about something that could no longer be normal.

"She didn't tell you, I was thinking of giving you a surprise."

Fang Yuan's body trembled, and he could hardly bear the content of the words. He heard this news for the first time. It turned out that when she died, she was still pregnant, listening to the news of her brother's death, facing her cold and realistic husband... He couldn't imagine how desperate she was at the last moment.

"Why are you?"

"Do you have to let me say the selfish and hypocritical reasons?"

"enough!"

"Don't want to avenge her? I have been waiting for this day for a long time." Chen Xuan laughed, "She was talking about you in the end."

With a "choking", Fang Yuan pulled out his long sword.

Without any hesitation, the mellow silver light flashed, as if a white bird suddenly lifted its wings.

Chen Xuan closed her eyes abruptly.

The cool breeze ran across his neck, but without the expected pain, he opened his eyes and watched a strand of jet-black hair falling down beside his ear.

Fang Yuan retracted the long sword into its sheath, and his originally crimson eyes had returned to calm.

"Enough, don't let this go on. Too many people have been hurt."

Fang Yuan's breathless breath gradually eased, "Remember the time when we visited Mr. Wen together?"

That was what happened when the two of them were eleven years old. On a whim, they took advantage of the emperor's patrolling south of Beijing without supervision, and quietly left the palace to visit the reclusive Confucian Wen Mian. The two of them took only three or four guards, pretending to be students traveling around, and headed west. This was the first time they had walked to the people at close range. Without the halo of the prince, it is not easy to see the folks. Different from the wealth of the people in Jianye City, the people in many towns and villages are hard-working and hard to get a full meal.

At that time, the two knew that the hard life of the people of the Li people mentioned in the book was true.

"At that time, you once lamented how difficult the people's livelihood was. If you have a day of power, you need to do your best to stabilize the world and return the people to health."

Under the curtain of night, Fang Yuan's tone was low and hoarse. When did the once sincere and pure boy become extreme and stubborn.

If rejuvenation is such a twisted road, he would rather not embark on this road in the first place!

Chen Xuan's eyes were filled with blankness. The memories of childhood seemed to be as distant as a few lifetimes.

For so many years, before the grand goal of restoring the country, and in the difficult environment of the southern six counties, he has worked hard and calculated day and night, and he has forgotten his childhood feelings.

Those things that are too beautiful are too fragile, and have long been shattered before the cruelty of reality without leaving a trace.

Fang Yuan stared at him and said so much, just to let his former friends understand that his abandonment and betrayal were never because of hatred. I just saw a more promising road!

Chen Xuan lowered her head: "So, is this your choice? He is so good?"

"It doesn't matter whether he is good or not. At least, he is a monarch worth following, and he is the most appropriate candidate for a world that has been chaotic by war for so many years."

"As an emperor, he understands that the world is the world of the people of the world, not the world of a certain surname or family. This love for the people is more precious than anything."

Fang Yuan spoke word by word.

Those who sit in that position don't need martial arts peerless, or resourcefulness, and these naturally have courtiers to serve. Well, the young emperor is also very good in this respect, and even a little too good, he is about to make their courtiers nowhere to go.

In fact, as an emperor, he only needs to choose the best direction for the world, which is to fulfill his responsibilities. From this point of view, the young emperor is a peerless king.

Chen Xuan was silent, Fang Yuan had already turned and left.

There was an insurmountable gulf between the two people who were once daring to each other, and now they meet each other.

There was a vast white light from the horizon, and another sleepless night passed.

"Brother Emperor." Chen Li quietly approached behind him and whispered.

Chen Xuan didn't move, but Chen Li knew he was listening: "Remember what the emperor brother said in my ear when he sent me away?"

Remember, being alive is the most important thing. Once a person dies, there is nothing left.

At the time of the turmoil, he eagerly reminded him in his ears, more straightforward than anything else. He will remember that moment of time all his life.

When was a teenager, stepped on the battlefield and wandered on the line of life and death several times. This sentence always came to mind, and there were people who reminded me of this sentence.

"You didn't even think about going back to the south with me before?" Chen Xuan looked at her younger brother and suddenly said, "Do you want to assassinate Mu Kun?"

"Brother Emperor!"

"Persuade me to live, no matter how difficult the road is, do I easily choose to die?"

Chen Li lowered his head, "Brother Emperor..."

"These years, I have caused you to suffer."

Chen Li shook his head, eyes gleaming brightly: "I am very grateful that Brother Huang's choice at that time gave me such a life."

To him, Myna is the one who brought him out of the abyss of loneliness. The two great transitions in life came from him.

After lurking in the Great Zhou for many years, even after he grew up, Nanchen's little court was difficult, and he had never actively contacted him who had risen step by step.

Chen Li knew that if she didn't take the initiative, Chen Xuan would really forget his younger brother as parting, and let him have a brand new life. In the end, he chose to go back.

Chen Li stood beside her brother, her eyes full of worry.

Chen Xuan laughed suddenly: "Why, are you afraid that I will exterminate myself?"

Chen Li was silent, not knowing how to answer. The moment Bai Guangxi drew his sword just now, he was really terrified. Fortunately, that sword just brushed his cheek.

Brother Guangxi couldn't bear it after all.

"Don't worry, he doesn't bother to do it anymore, why should I give up. This life is a fluke that survived the country's extinction. If you give up easily, I will be even more sorry for the struggle over the years." Chen Xuan laughed self-deprecatingly. And, he still doesn't know how to meet them in that world.

His wife and children, once extremely precious and looking forward to, thought that they could cherish their lives, but were ended by him.

Chen Li calmed down a little, and whispered comforting: "Brother Huang will retreat to Nanban in the future. The area is vast, and he may not be able to do anything."

However, beyond his expectation, Chen Xuan said with a low smile: "Why go to Nanban anymore. I have been running out of battle for these years. If I lose, I lose. What's hard to admit."

"Brother Emperor!" Chen Li was shocked, this choice was far beyond his expectations.

Chen Xuan was calm, "Go and tell the emperor of Great Zhou, Nanchen is willing to surrender."

***

On this day of late autumn, outside Nanlan City, which is far away from Dazhou and Nanchen, a simple but special ceremony is being held.

Qin Nuo remembered that looking through the history textbook before, the imperial family returned from the extinction of the country had to do some actions like self-binding and carrying a coffin. Fortunately, this era does not pay attention to these red tapes, or in a foreign country, both sides are considered acquaintances, and they are too lazy to deal with these vain things.

When the news came, Qin Nuo was discussing the next strategy with Lin Jia. Chen Xuan and Chen Li came over after hearing the information from the attendants, with several high-ranking generals remaining in the Nanchen army.

Unexpectedly, he could figure it out so quickly. Qin Nuo had already experienced the extreme and obsession with this guy. In any case, this is always a good thing. Nanchen was not only willing to surrender, but even gave up Wuli Kingdom. In the future, Da Zhou can accept it as a vassal state and implement the New Deal. This made Qin Nuo quite surprised.

Yuan Chong and Lei Yangbing, the generals of Nanchen, were a bit at a loss. The country that had been fighting for so many years finally came to an end in this cold port. Almost everyone was lost and miserable. Even though the order to surrender came from the lord Chen Xuan, the young people of Lei Yangbing couldn't help but shed tears.

But for the soldiers at the bottom, compared to the entire army being wiped out in a distant foreign country, being able to survive and return to their homeland is a happy thing after all. While he was heavy, he was somewhat relieved.

Qin Nuo didn't embarrass the Chen brothers. Before Chen Xuan's knee touched the ground, he personally stepped forward and helped him up.

He never valued such ritualized things. The most urgent thing is the actual benefits. Chen Xuan agrees to return, which means that there will be no more war in the south, the six counties can be recovered peacefully, and the naval ships can be transferred smoothly.

All this he let Fang Yuan handle and take over. In the future, these military affairs in the south will need to be handed over to him. The remaining 10,000 Nanchen soldiers and horses, who are willing to stay, will also be his subordinates in the future.

The author has something to say: Nanchen’s problem is finally solved~