The Moon Over Tang Dynasty Chapter 216

Chapter 216 Between the Bones on a Full Moon Night

The night in the camp seemed to be particularly quiet. As the darkness completely enveloped the camp, the footsteps, conversations around the tent, and the orders that sounded from time to time in the distance gradually disappeared. Only the sound of the autumn wind flapping the tent became very clear.

Qu Chongyu casually used a silver pick to dial the dim candle on the table. After staying for a moment, he got up and walked out of the tent. He lived at the back of the entire Tang camp. He walked a few steps outside to the slightly higher open area between the camp and the village wall. He could see the large and small tents that stretched for several miles. Under the bright moonlight, those small and small tents could be seen. The scattered torches and wind lanterns looked increasingly dimmer, and the dense firelight in the middle was particularly conspicuous. It was probably the Chinese military tent where the celebration banquet was being held. Thinking of the faces he saw today at noon, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

There was a sound of neat footsteps, and several soldiers patrolling the camp came over from a short distance holding torches. The leading captain looked at Qu Chongyu for a few times, and then led the team away without stopping.

These swaying torches can naturally be seen everywhere around the camp. Qu Chongyu glanced into the distance and saw that Helu's army camp headquarters was twenty miles away. However, after today's battle, Helu's fox-wolf-like appearance His temperament will never go to war easily before he has found out the truth... He was thinking about it, but he heard someone laughing not far away, "Your Majesty is so interested that he is admiring the moon here."

Seeing the slender figure walking towards him, Qu Chongyu was somewhat surprised, "Why did you skip the banquet too?"

Pei Xingjian walked slowly and slowly, and the smile on his face looked particularly clear in the moonlight, "To each other."

It turned out that he was too lazy to socialize. Qu Chongyu suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth and said seriously, "A certain dandy named Qu accidentally escorted grain and grass, and encountered such danger. He was so frightened that he had no intention of feasting. Chief Pei." Shi is the favorite disciple of General Su, how can it be justified that he would leave such a feast without saying goodbye? "

Pei Xingjian sighed, "How dare you say goodbye without saying goodbye? He was so drunk that he was dragged out. I don't know how many people were filled with joy."

Qu Chongyu was startled. The reason why he declined the invitation was because he knew that the banquet would not be a good one. But looking at Pei Xingjian who was clearly not drunk at this moment, he suddenly remembered that he was also drunk by everyone during the reception banquet in Xizhou. "Drunk", he couldn't help but said calmly, "I see, Chang Shi is always the best at this matter."

Pei Xingjian smiled and shook his head, "Your Majesty knows how it feels to be drunk. I really feel sorry for those fine wines that have been spoiled by others."

 Hearing the words "being drunk", Qu Chongyu's expression changed slightly. When he was in Chang'an, what he hated the most was attending those banquets and watching the clan nobles raise their wine glasses to him with an expression of gratitude, "Yulang, don't you think the fine wines of Chang'an are not as good as those of Gaochang?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and changed his subject, "Besides, on such a festive occasion, we should spend time with one or two close friends to celebrate the bright moon. Since the prince has already accepted the invitation today, how can he dare to break his promise by keeping his promise?"

Qu Chongyu came back to his senses, but he didn't expect that Pei Xingjian still remembered clearly what he said casually in the morning. He saw two wine bags in his hands and said calmly, "This wine has a good flavor, but I just need to take it." It's not easy to repay the bright moon. "Could it be possible for two people to sit in the open space in the camp and drink in front of the moonlight?

Pei Xingjian laughed and said, "Your Majesty, please follow me." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Qu Chongyu couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, so he followed up, only to see Pei Xingjian walking along the camp wall to the northwest corner of the camp, and walked straight to a wooden lookout in the back camp, stepped up in a few steps, and I don't know what to say and write, but the two sentries on duty walked down with smiles.

Can he even think of going to the observation deck to drink? Qu Chongyu couldn't help but stayed for a moment, sighed, and stepped up to the observation deck. But he saw Pei Xingjian sitting leisurely on the edge of the wooden railing. When he saw him coming up, he threw a wine bag over.

Qu Chongyu tilted his head in a hurry, reached out to catch the wine bag, and sat down opposite Pei Xingjian. This observation deck is just a simple wooden platform one and a half feet high from the ground and four or five feet square, surrounded by short wooden railings. Just looking around casually, he couldn't help but secretly praise it in his heart. The view from this observatory is excellent, with the full moon in the sky and the moonlight shining like a prairie sky. Looking into the distance, not to mention this large military camp, is the endless meadow of Yingsao River, and the sparkling rivers and lakes in the distance. All in sight. At the same time, the night wind is cool and cool, which makes people feel refreshed. He couldn't help but unscrew the wine bag, raised his head and took a big sip, and took a long breath into the night sky, feeling that all the dirty dust in his heart had been spit out. At that moment, he had nothing to say, he could only smile and say, "Good wine!"

Pei Xingjian smiled and raised the wine bag in his hand, "This wine was obtained by Xinfeng Restaurant after burying it under a peach tree for ten years. It is called Peach Blossom. However, I feel that after tasting it carefully, it has a murderous atmosphere."

The aroma of the wine was still between his lips and teeth. Apart from the long and mellow aroma, it did have a clear and strong flavor. Qu Chongyu's heart moved and he couldn't help but look at the large military camp in front of him. In this silent and dark black undulating outline, there seemed to be something of its own. There is a faint murderous aura, and in the refreshing night wind blowing in the face, if you distinguish carefully, there is also a slight smell of blood in the unique fragrance of the meadow - there is a large battlefield a few miles ahead. In the past few days, thousands of people have died. The blood was enough to dye the vast grassland red. He couldn't help but nodded and sighed, "If I hadn't been on the battlefield, I really wouldn't be able to appreciate the beauty of this wine. I really have a unique eye for keeping promises."

Pei Xingjian didn't know what he thought of. He was lost in thought for a while, and smiled to himself, "Have I ever had a discerning eye? I just drank once on the battlefield, and I will never forget it."

Qu Chongyu glanced at him in surprise. Could it be that Pei Xingjian had actually joined the army before? But I clearly remember his resume very clearly, and there is absolutely nothing like this on it.

Pei Xingjian raised his head and took a sip of wine, then put down the wine bag and said, "Your Majesty, don't be surprised. Although Xingjian never joined the army, he drank Xinfeng wine all night among the grass and bones. From then on, I won't get drunk.”

 Drinking among the weeds and bones on the battlefield? Qu Chongyu thought for a while and then smiled and said, "Sure enough, I drink this wine in a unique way."

Pei Xingjian shook his head and smiled, and said in a very calm tone, "I'm not afraid of the prince's laughter. Six or seven years ago, Xingjian was drunk and dreaming every day. My mentor couldn't see it, so he led me day and night to a battlefield where he had fought fiercely. The battle was very tragic back then. Even though time had passed when I went there, bones were still everywhere in the wilderness. Before nightfall, the evil wind was overwhelming. My mentor threw a few bags of wine to me, asking me to either. He would die drunk on the battlefield, make new companions with his former comrades, or put down his wine bag and live a different life from now on."

Qu Chongyu thought about it and understood. Six or seven years ago, when Pei Xingjian's eldest son and his first wife died in infancy, he heard that it was related to the eldest princess of Linhai who claimed to have taken in their mother and son. He got drunk probably because of this matter. The torture between grudges and grudges really made people... He couldn't help but sigh softly. Pei Xingjian paused briefly and then continued slowly, "That night, I thought about the skeleton among the grass for a long time. If I were so drunk that I would soon turn into a pile of bones like this, ignorant and helpless. I felt carefree and happy, which seemed to be pretty good. But after drinking a few bags of wine, I felt something was wrong. If people die ignorantly, then I came to this world just to be a pile of nameless bones. How can I face all my relatives under the underworld if I know after death? After thinking about it, I put down the wine bag and slept among the grass. When I woke up, it was the sun rising in the east. From then on, there was one less drunkard and one more beetle in the world."

How could he have thought so hard about life and death among the bones of the battlefield? Qu Chongyu felt frightened in his heart. Under the moonlight, one could see that Pei Xingjian's brows were still clear and calm, as if he was talking about the most ordinary trivial matters. Qu Chongyu couldn't help but look at him several times. He felt that for the first time he could gradually see the person in front of him clearly. After a moment of silence, he took a deep breath and said, "If you were a fool, wouldn't everyone in the world be like me?" Is it a rice insect?"

Pei Xingjian shook his head and smiled, "Your Majesty, I have given you the prize. How difficult it is for people in this world not to be like a beetle! I also asked my teacher that day, if you are alive for less than a hundred years, princes, generals, ministers, and common men in the countryside will not be there in the blink of an eye. They are all just a pile of bones. What difference does it make if they have made great achievements or lived a mediocre life? , there are fewer bones among the grass in the wilderness. Therefore, if you are an official, you should benefit the people and benefit one side, and if you are a general, you should fight to stop the chaos and capture the king. In this way, you will eventually turn into bones! A bunch of people are worthy of heaven and earth. What the prince did in Xizhou cannot be regarded as a worm, and Pei can barely be regarded as a worm in these days. "

Qu Chongyu slowly took a sip of wine, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer. According to him, in life, if you can't be happy with your grudges, what's the point of being worthy of heaven and earth? Have my uncle and father done anything that is shameful to heaven and earth? Did all the thousands of people in Xizhou do something that was shameful to heaven and earth? Once reduced to the state of subjugation, the king and the people are not all left to be slaughtered by others! It's just that Pei Shouyue... If he thought this way, it wouldn't be strange. He pondered for a moment and then smiled, "Chongyu admires Shouyue for having such a big heart."

Pei Xingjian smiled faintly and said, "I don't dare to take it seriously. In fact, Xingjian admires the prince very much. The prince is far-sighted and able to bend and stretch. It's just that Pei has something he doesn't understand and he still hopes for the prince's advice." He paused and then said, "In view of the prince, Why do you insist on confining yourself to Xizhou with all your talents?

The voice of this question was extremely gentle, but it was a loud buzzing sound in Qu Chongyu's ears. He suddenly looked up at Pei Xingjian, his eyes became cold, and after a while he laughed sarcastically, "Pei Changshi , You are from a famous family in Hedong and you are a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty. You can't be too ambitious. Please don't make fun of me!"

Pei Xingjian's eyes were still calm, "What the prince said is wrong. If it weren't for the reputation of this family, Pei probably wouldn't have almost become a bone in the grass. What is the difference between the so-called family background and this wine bag? He holds it in his hand every day. , it is enough to live in a dream, but if you let it go, you will be nothing. Men like me, who have learned civil and military skills and are upright, why should we care about other people's eyes and opinions? My prince, please forgive me, you underestimate yourself and the Tang Dynasty too much. ”

Qu Chongyu could not help but be speechless for a moment. If others said this, he would certainly sneer at him. How could a few words dispel the humiliation and contempt he suffered in Chang'an for more than ten years? But when he seriously talked about the frustration and dissatisfaction he felt back then, he had to admit that Pei Shouyue, who was known as the Lone Star of Tiansha, not only couldn't compare to him, but also that there were not many people in the entire Tang Dynasty who could compare with him. Compare it.

Pei Xingjian cast his eyes towards the flickering lights in the center of the camp, with undisguised sarcasm in his tone, "Chang'an has its own clan dandies, but these people are just self-righteous people, just like the generals of the Tang Dynasty. If the prince is as generous and generous as the few people in this camp, how can the Tang Army achieve the great reputation of the Heavenly Army? "

Qu Chongyu still just raised his head and drank silently, and Pei Xingjian said no more. Seeing that there was not much left in the bag of Xinfeng Peach Blossom Wine, Qu Chongyu narrowed his eyes and smiled and said, "I also have something unclear, so I'm still watching. Let me tell you bluntly, with your heart and skills, why would you come to Xizhou and have a drink with me here? "

Pei Xingjian put down the wine bag and looked directly at Qu Chongyu, "Firstly, the so-called destiny is like this, and the twists and turns here are hard to describe; secondly, my ambition in life is only to repay the kindness of my master and make the place where the moonlight shines less battlefield. "

Qu Chongyu nodded, but Pei Xingjian asked again, "I wonder what the prince's wish is?"

Qu Chongyu was silent for a moment, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Chongyu dare not compare with keeping the promise, but since he is in Xizhou, he naturally hopes that the weather here will be smooth. Besides," he smiled, "sometimes it is inevitable that he will also think about those who like to generals. I don't know what it would be like if others stepped on their heads and faces.”

Pei Xingjian was startled. He shook his head and smiled bitterly. He raised the wine bag in his hand and said, "Please, Yulang!"

Qu Chongyu glanced sideways at him and suddenly laughed. The laughter became more and more cheerful. He finally stopped laughing and said, "Keep the promise!"

In the next two days, the battlefield was calm, and the Helu tribe did not go into battle again. Therefore, the grain and grass delivered and captured this time were sufficient. For a while, no one mentioned that Su Dingfang should **** grain and grass again. The other two armies had good news one after another. Come: Cheng Zhijie's army defeated Geluolu and Chuyue's troops in Yumugu, Zhou Zhidu defeated Tuoqishi and Chumukun's troops in Yancheng. Qu Chongyu couldn't help but secretly look forward to a big battle. He didn't want to wait for a few days, but a military order came from a fast horse: The three troops of the Tang Army should approach immediately, and there should be no light fight!

 The person who issued the military order was not the marching general manager Cheng Zhijie, but the deputy general manager Wang Wendu.

Qu Chongyu couldn't help but be stunned. After thinking about it, he found Pei Xingjian and said, "Since the military order is like this, it is useless for me to wait any longer. It is better to return to Xizhou as soon as possible to make more preparations."

Pei Xingjian remained silent for a while, then said, "Your Majesty, I have a heartfelt request."

   This chapter is late, I'm really sorry, please forgive me for being out of my mind, Kavin Card is so life-and-death... Alas, I finally have to return to Xizhou. With tears streaming down my face, I rolled down the page and continued typing, hoping to post it on time tomorrow.

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