"My name is Li Qiu. I was going to enter Chang 'an this time, but I didn't expect the city gate to be closed, so I came to stay the night.”
"Hahaha!"
The old man smiled and waved his hand." It's already curfew time. How can we enter?" Come in quickly."
In the early stage of the Great Tang Dynasty, the folk customs were still very simple and honest. The old man warmly invited the three of them in.
The room wasn't big and was a little shabby, but it was clean and tidy, giving people a warm feeling.
An old woman also walked out from the inner room and said kindly,
"A guest?"
The three of them introduced themselves. Other than Li Qiu, the one who seemed to be more talkative was called Chen Gan, and the other burly man was Zhou Zheng.
The old granny said,
"Youzhou? So far! Are you hungry after such a long journey? I'll go heat up the food on the stove and eat first.”
"Hurry up and go!"
The old man was also urging him, but he was rolled his eyes.
Li Qiu and the other two were really hungry, so they didn't refuse.
Soon, a basin of steamed buns, a big bowl of steaming porridge, a bowl of bright yellow noodle soup, and a small basin of dried mutton were served.
The fragrance assailed his nostrils!
"It's just some simple food. Don't despise it!”
The old woman seemed a little embarrassed and placed another pot of hot wine on the kang.
This was already extremely sumptuous!
The three of them quickly thanked him and began to eat and drink.
After the five dishes, Chen Gan asked curiously,"Old sir, why is the house so deserted?"”
"All five sons have joined the army!"
The old man chuckled.
"Join the army? Why are you all going?"
Li Qiu and the other two were somewhat puzzled.
The Great Tang was founded on martial prowess, and military merits were the most important!
Of course, joining the army was a good way to glorify the family!
But no matter what, he would leave a son at home to support him in his old age.
"Isn't it all because of those bloody Turkic dogs? This bunch of bastards won't be able to last long!”
This old man was also an interesting person. He cursed and swore for a long time before he said mysteriously,"Have the three of you heard of the deeds of the Great General? There was also the cenotaph and the temple of the Great General?”
Seeing Li Qiu and the others shake their heads, he slowly began to speak…
...
The next day.
At noon, at the bank of the Wei River.
The weather was frighteningly hot, and few people came here for a stroll in the afternoon.
Here...
There was a cenotaph!
It was not exactly a cenotaph, because it was the burial of the White Horse's loyal followers who had died here half a month ago.
There were only twenty-one corpses!
The three of them stood there for a while, their faces filled with grief.
"I'm sorry."
Li Qiu was not in high spirits.
From a hundred riders to only two people left, it was impossible not to be sad!
"General, don't say that. It's our destiny to die on the battlefield!”Zhou Zheng said.
"It's all in the past…At least you're still alive, General. That's enough!”Chen Gan nodded.
" Alive?..."
Li Qiu muttered as if he was deep in thought. After a while, he said,
"Call me Young Master from now on. You two are my only brothers left! He would leave the fighting and killing to others.”
He didn't have any great ambitions. He just wanted to be a salted fish in peace and wait for death.
If the sky collapsed, he had already withstood it once!
He didn't owe anyone anything!
"Alright, there's no need to say anymore! Let's go back to Chang 'an!"
...
The Imperial Palace, Dew Palace.
The Second Emperor was dealing with memorials when Li Junxian hurriedly entered.
"Your Majesty! At noon today, three people went to the cenotaph and stood there for a long time. Their actions were suspicious. It's very likely…"
"Oh?"
Second Emperor Li was excited. He put down the memorial and paced back and forth in the hall.
He still looked a little nervous. There were a few times when he wanted to speak, but he hesitated.
Half a month ago, Old Demoness Cheng, Duan Zhixuan, and the others had only managed to collect the corpses of two white horse followers.
The rest…
His whereabouts were unknown!
Especially that white-robed general!
There were rumors among the people that the other White Horse Servants had long been torn into pieces, and there were also rumors that a White Horse Servant had fought his way out of the encirclement…
After burying their general's bones, they committed suicide in front of the grave. Some said that they died from serious injuries!
In short, there were all kinds of rumors, and they were full of legends!
There were even storytellers who sorted out this story and told it a few times in the streets.
Actually, Second Emperor Li knew very well that it was almost impossible to escape from that situation, but...
What if?
"Have you found out their identities?"
"I only found one of them. His name is Li Qiu.”
"Li Qiu? Why do I feel that this name is a little familiar…"
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