Why... Jiang Jianming smiled wryly and lay on his back on the bed, pillowing his black hair.

There were no active kisses or displays of love, and if Garcia hadn't said it, he wouldn't have even realized it.

But Garcia brought it up, and he immediately understood why.

"I'm sorry." Jiang Jianming closed his eyes and said softly, "It's my problem, it has nothing to do with Your Highness. Even if His Highness Lai An stood in front of me back then, I might..."

"Because," Garcia stretched out his hand, he stroked Jiang Jianming's light-colored lips with his thumb, and looked very serious, "You also think you are dying?"

Jiang Jianming: "...you really don't shy away from it."

He once said to Audrey that he couldn't bear to let His Highness watch him go.

Even though this has become a foregone conclusion for the two of them now, Jiang Jianming still resists instinctively in his subconscious.

It seems that as long as he says less confession and does less things that only lovers can do, his little highness will love him less accordingly, and the pain of farewell will also be less in the future.

"Actually...it really shouldn't be." Jiang Jianming paused and said guiltily, "It's not fair. I only accept the love of the other party, but I dare not give it myself. It's too selfish."

Garcia did not continue to press, he looked at Jiang Jianming fixedly.Perhaps because the questioning just now was too direct, this person who has always been calm and ascetic actually blushed.

The pink color added to the snow-white sick face made him feel... very beautiful.

It seems that everything is no longer important, and the love and kisses have become as small as dust.As long as this person is still alive, everything else is fine.

Garcia pulled the freshly peeled apples to the plate, and fed a small piece to the person on the bed.

"One more day off," he said, "I'll let you go out tomorrow."

Jiang Jianming looked soft, he bit the apple, and wanted to get close to Garcia's mouth.But His Royal Highness didn't appreciate it, he pressed his shoulders and made him lie back.

"No need to do this." Garcia said solemnly, "You don't need to say you love me, I love you is enough. Save some energy and stay with me for a few more years."

... These words broke Jiang Jianming's army. He behaved well and lay down quietly in the hospital for another day.

However, Garcia was not able to accompany him all the time. The crown prince had a busy schedule, and the events at the general meeting also gave His Highness a lot of excitement.He quickly switched to "Lai An mode" and went back to Bai Emerald Palace.

In the morning of the next day, Jiang Jianming walked out of the ward alone and proposed to be discharged from the hospital. Unsurprisingly, the old doctors who had just finished a round of expert consultations were scared off their glasses.

"Your Excellency Jiang..."

The dean, whose hair and eyebrows are all gray, also came to persuade him personally: "With our current medical technology, there is no effective treatment plan for chronic crystal disorder. All we can do is to delay the disease as much as possible and reduce the pain. Among them, bed restis essential..."

Jiang Jianming smiled gently: "Thank you, I know. But I am a soldier, and I would rather die on the battlefield than in a hospital bed. Please go through the discharge procedures for me."

This was a patient brought in by the crown prince and the commander-in-chief. The old dean dared not call the shots, so he immediately called the White Jade Palace and the military headquarters to explain the situation.

Then I got the same answer: "Listen to him."

After the formalities were completed, Jiang Jianming left the hospital.He rented a flying machine on the side of the road and drove to the Aslan library for his next date.

After returning to the library, Jiang Jianming spent most of the day collecting information.At the beginning, because he speculated that the words and sentences left in the Crown of Dawn were related to the founding emperor, he had made a special trip to consult many books on this subject, and it was not difficult to find important information and impressions.

During this period, Jiang Jianming could vaguely feel that people around him were looking at him, and there were whispering voices coming from everywhere.

He ignored it, he knew that his identity was different in the eyes of ordinary people now.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, he left the library with a list of materials he had compiled.But these are not enough.

Jiang Jianming's eyes were deep, and based on the information he collected temporarily, even if he even counted rumors and unofficial history, there was no conclusive evidence.

For this, he thought for a long time when he was paralyzed in the hospital yesterday, and finally thought of a suitable person to visit.

Ding Dang Dang... The wind chime rang, and Jiang Jianming pushed open the door of the small coffee shop next to the library, and nodded to the fat boss.

The owner of this coffee shop belongs to Audrey, and before he went to Far Interstellar, he still took Audrey's gift here.

"Oh, Your Excellency Jiang, this way.

The fat boss rubbed his hands in surprise, and led the distinguished guest in: "I was rude and neglected last time, you and your guest must let me take the order today!"

Jiang Jianming shook his head: "Where, thanks to Lord Lance and the boss for helping me."

Turning around the corner, what appeared in front of me was a small cubicle woven with wood and rattan.

The fat boss gestured "Come in" to him: "Your guests are already waiting."

Jiang Jianming thanked the boss politely, and walked in sideways.I saw an old man with a stooped figure sitting in front of the table, wearing very simple clothes, drinking the cheapest coffee slowly.

"Teacher." The black-haired young man stepped forward and stood still, lowering his head slightly, "I'm late."

The old man raised his head, showing a benevolent face, and said with a smile, "Xiao Jiang, sit down quickly, I dare not ask our empire's rookie colonel to stand."

—— Juniper, Teacher Du, is a retired old teacher of Keos Military Academy, and also the leading scholar of war history in the empire.

As the undisputed highest institution in the empire, the faculty of Keos Military Academy brings together giants in various fields.Back then, Jiang Jianming took more than half of the main courses in six departments. The bright and bold but frail and lonely boy was of course endearing, and many teachers regarded him as heart flesh.

That's when this relationship comes in handy.

As soon as Jiang Jianming sat down, Old Teacher Du pushed over a chip box: "Let's take a look, what you want to know... most of the historical materials about the holy battle are here."

Jiang Jianming did not open the chip box in a hurry, but bowed his head solemnly: "Please teach me, teacher."

"Now there is a tendency in the empire," Mr. Du cleared his throat, and assumed the posture of giving a lecture, "I like to look at the five holy battles separately."

"Of course, we have to understand, because there are winners and losers in the holy battle. Winning is too brilliant, and losing is too embarrassing, hehe..."

Jiang Jianming: "But from a split perspective, it is inevitable that many internal connections will be missed, right?"

Juniper glanced at the former students appreciatively: "Let's start from the very beginning and talk about it slowly."

In the first year of the New Emperor's Calendar, Kaios the Great overthrew the tyranny of the old empire, crowned him emperor in the star city of Eternal Paradise, the capital of the old empire, and conferred the title of his wife Sylph as the queen, and the conferred title of Lin Song, a poor female general, as the crown prince.

In the same year, the new empire moved its capital.Perhaps the Emperor himself thought his name was inauspicious. The new capital, Star City, was not named after the Emperor himself, but the name of His Excellency Aslan, the founding commander of the country.

However, the world is impermanent, and within a year of the founding of the country, a rift arose between the emperors and commanders. Aslan was relieved of his military power and left the Aslan star city named after him.

In the following year, the emperor marched to the far interstellar space, and the silver Beidou's expedition fleet pointed the silver spear at the alien creatures wandering in the universe, and the first holy battle began.

"There is a saying," Teacher Du said, "The conflict that broke the emperor back then was this holy battle. The emperor wanted to march to the far star, but the commander thought that the devastated empire should be allowed to recuperate first, and at the same time solve the problem of the Space Pirates."

"During that time, the two quarreled every day, from the palace to the military headquarters, and the outside world also divided into two factions to follow suit... Later, the emperor was furious and sent the commander-in-chief directly to the rear."

Jiang Jianming frowned: "The reason why the emperor is so eager to march towards Yuanxing is mainly because of resources."

He turned on his wrist phone, called up the projector, and projected the information he found on the virtual screen: "Too much real crystal ore was consumed as energy for mech starships during the war. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a serious shortage of real crystal ore.Even the production of tranquilizers is difficult."

"Yes," Old Teacher Du nodded, stroking his white eyebrows, "Xiao Jiang, don't you see it very clearly, few people can pay attention to this."

"But unfortunately, the first holy battle ended at a tragic price."

The old man's voice became heavy, "The expedition fleet fought hard, and was attacked by lava space pirates halfway, and was trapped in the asteroid belt... Oh, it is now commonly known as the Devil's Tongue, and the entire army was almost wiped out there."

"In the end, Commander Aslan regained military power and led the army to rescue. But this battle was still considered a disastrous defeat. Tens of thousands of soldiers couldn't even bring back their bodies, and the people were full of resentment."

Jiang Jianming raised his head suddenly, his eyes were clear and bright: "Is this the time? The commander erected a heroic monument for Yin Beidou and wrote that memorial."

Even if it is difficult to bury the bones in the homeland, the heavens and the universe can be buried.

I saw the heroic soul flying to the sea of stars, it should be like a white bird returning to its nest.

It is the underground of the Yinbei Dipper, where the snow is falling, the white stele full of names like a jungle, and the black bricks where the ashes are placed, have comforted the spirits who have been unable to return to their hometown for decades.

Teacher Du nodded deeply. He took a sip of coffee and remained silent for a long time.

"... After taking over the army, Aslan took the initiative to return his military power and returned to Wasen. But not long after, in the third year of the New Emperor Calendar, the commander died of illness in Wasen, and a generation of legends came to an end."

I don't know whether it was the blow of the defeat or the shock of the commander's death, the emperor stopped for three years.

In the sixth year of the new emperor's calendar, regardless of domestic opposition, the emperor forcefully launched the second sacred battle and won a complete victory.

The starships fired continuously, swept the sky, opened up territories, and expelled a large number of alien creatures. The fleet planted the golden flag of the empire on the first conquered planet suitable for human survival, and brought back countless true crystal mines.

The emperor kept walking, and then launched the third holy battle, which was still a complete victory.

The distant interstellar alien planets suitable for human survival changed from one to three, and later the permanent fortress of the Silver Dipper Army was built; there were no alien creatures rampant in the empire's territory, so the concentration of crystal particles decreased; the stable supply of true crystal mines madeTranquilizers became popular, and crystal disorder gradually disappeared.

Extreme environments breed extreme ideas.And when the war faded away and peace came, disabled humans who had been regarded as "inferior products", "vassals" and even "slaves" before also began to stumble and walk with their chests out.

Infinite light, infinite honor, and infinite hope are shining on the newborn empire at this moment.

"It's a pity, it's a pity that the commander-in-chief left too early."

At this point in the conversation, the old teacher couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "I haven't been able to see with my own eyes what this empire looks like now."

Ding ding... the small wind chimes in the coffee shop whirled sadly.

A hero's life is a page in the history book, whether success or failure, prosperity or decline, it just passed.

At the beginning of the eighth year of the new imperial calendar, the fourth holy battle started.

This time, the expeditionary fleet went far.

Like the previous three times, it was still the Great Emperor's personal conquest, but this time the fleet no longer fought alien creatures, nor was it obsessed with finding new habitable planets.

They are just sailing away, struggling to go farther, farther.Moving forward, exploring, and pursuing the unknown seem to symbolize the endless will of human beings.

"You suspect that the fourth holy battle has reached the crystal nest."

Teacher Du said slowly, "Yes, there are some signs of this, but there is no real evidence yet. Because the soldiers of the fourth holy battle almost participated in the fifth battle, and all died there. Of courseAnd took away the truth."

Jiang Jianming's face changed suddenly, and he couldn't help standing up: "Didn't you say that the soldiers in the last holy battle were all Jin Rilun?"

Teacher Du waved his hand: "Hey, that's what he said. He was wearing the military uniform of Jin Rilun, and the military registration under the skin can be found everywhere."

Jiang Jianming stopped talking, and sat down pressing his temples in distress.

Too much piecemeal information made his mind a little messy, and it is suitable to relax with some light topics at this time, so Jiang Jianming said casually: "What do you think of the emperor and the commander-in-chief?"

"Oh," Mr. Du's eyes lit up in the depths of his sunken eye sockets, and with a posture of "I'm not sleepy when I talk about it", he smiled and said: "Does Xiao Jiang want to listen to books, or do you want to listen to books?"Listen to gossip?"

"..."

Jiang Jianming frowned: "Teacher, please be serious."

"Hey!" Old teacher Du patted his thigh, deepening his strange and disrespectful smile, "Isn't it true that Xiao Jiang has never read the evaluation in the history books, so why should I find a teacher to teach you?"

"If you want to talk about the stories of those who founded the country, it's much more interesting than unofficial history, hahaha..."

Jiang Jianming was about to break out in a cold sweat, thinking that it hasn't been a hundred years yet, and His Majesty and the Empress Dowager are still staying in the White Emerald Palace, can you stop acting like this?

That's what he said, but he also knows that the gossip stories about the founding of the country are so attractive to the people of the empire...it is unparalleled.

Especially between the four people, Emperor Kaios, Commander Aslan, Queen Sylph, and Crown Prince Lin Song—

That can't be understood or explained, the unceasing reasoning is still chaotic, the stomach pain of love-hate entanglement is in the past.

On the top, you can discuss merits and demerits, right and wrong, and get angry on the Internet; on the bottom, you can chat about gossip and unofficial history, which is exciting.

For example, who is superior in military and political ability between the emperor and the commander-in-chief, and who is the first to blame the other among the monarchs and ministers?

Another example, is the emperor's true love for his queen, Sylph, or Lin Song who has been with him day and night for many years?At the coronation ceremony, the canonization of the crown prince, which defied all opinions, was there any personal relationship factor?

Or, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the emperor and the commander disagreed, and His Majesty Lin Song, who was raised by the commander when he was young, how did he feel when he was caught between the split emperor and the commander?

What's more, what kind of mood did the empress back then and now Empress Dowager Sylph stand alone at the Emerald Palace during the holy battle?

It is said that the queen often goes to Vassen Star City, is there anything between the queen and the commander that can't be understood or explained...

"If you want me to say, Dawn is actually self-inflicted," Teacher Du shook his head and said authentically, "Just because he is a few years older than the emperor, he regards himself as an elder, has no sense of subordinates, and even beats and scolds on the spot when he is angry, the emperor dare not fight backTalk back."

"That's it, the emperor is still able to raise people in Vassen Star City. He has done his best. The mansion is backed by mountains and lakes. It is comparable to the White Emerald Palace. There are servants, chefs, doctors, nurses and robots in it.He also asked the commander-in-chief to keep dogs and birds. Later, after the commander-in-chief died of illness, he was banned, and now no one can get in. I see..."

Jiang Jianming was looking around to see if any outsiders heard the dangerous conversation. Hearing Mr. Du say this, he felt a little more at ease.

It seems that the teacher is from the Great Emperor Party, so at least he won't be caught by the patrolling police... He took a sip of his coffee, trying to suppress his shock.

"I see!" Teacher Du slapped his thigh again and said excitedly, "This is simply the emperor's deep love for the commander-in-chief, and he can't ask for it!"

Jiang Jianming choked up the coffee, leaned on the table and coughed until he was dark.

The author has something to say: Jiang: thought the teacher was Du Wei, the great emperor, but it turned out to be a cp party.