"Your seventh uncle is my seventh brother. Like him, I am your father's confidant and secret guard. There are seven of them in total, and I am ranked sixth." Liu Changqing breathed a long sigh of relief as he spoke, and his eyes glowed. It seems to be describing the high spirits of that year.
Seeing Xie Le's surprised expression, Liu Changqing smiled with satisfaction. His deliberate pause worked.
When Xie Le had no time to ask questions, he continued:
"Back then, the current emperor led a large army to surround the imperial city. Our army suffered defeats in succession, and its morale was shattered. Some fled for their lives, and some defected. But there were also many people who swore to follow your father to the death, and Liu Yucheng's biological father was one of them!"
Liu Changqing sat back a little bit again, leaning his entire back against the wall, and then he supported his body and barely managed to prevent himself from falling.
"Her father is King Bai Bin, one of the princes. He has a very good relationship with your father. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are brothers with different surnames. When your mothers became pregnant with you one after another, your parents got married. If they are of the opposite sex, the two families will become in-laws."
"You were born in the palace one after another. As expected, you are a boy and a girl. Your parents were very happy. However, the good times did not last long. The situation at that time was not optimistic. After being besieged for a long time, the supply of food and grass in the imperial city was already insufficient. At the city wall The soldiers stationed at the garrison are already tired from being on guard all day long, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced due to lack of food!"
Ye Changqing gasped for breath continuously. It was obvious that talking was a big burden for him. He calmed down his breathing but could not hide the nostalgia for the past in his eyes. It was undoubtedly an unforgettable day.
"In order to stabilize the morale of the army, King Bai Bin resolutely decided to go to the front line in person to eat, live and fight together with the soldiers! However, the problem of food and grass was always a serious injury. Even if the soldiers were determined to defend themselves against the enemy, they were powerless."
"Many passes were captured, and a large number of enemy troops poured in. We knew that we were no match for the enemy, and at that time they swore on the emperor's credit that they would spare us as long as we did not resist."
"Bah! What kind of emperor is he? We only have one emperor!"
"We still charged forward without hesitation! No one thought about escaping!"
"We, the seven secret guards and King Bobin, charged into the battle with countless unyielding soldiers, took off countless enemy heads, and prevented the opponent's front from advancing again! Even if it was only half a step!"
Xie Le couldn't help but tremble in his heart as he imagined that scene. There was a huge difference in the numbers between the enemy and ourselves, and we were already suffering from hunger and cold, and we knew that there was no chance of victory in this battle, but we still chose to fight. How shocking and exciting was this scene?
"The two sides are in a stalemate like this. The enemy knows that we are hungry. As long as we delay for a while, we will naturally win without a fight."
"At this time, King Bai Bin said, 'Today, waiting for the enemy to delay will lead to death, charging to kill the enemy will also lead to death; waiting to die, why not let yourself die in a proper way?' As soon as these words came out, the soldiers believed that killing one person would not be a loss, and killing two With a win-win mentality, they all raised their weapons above their heads and shouted, morale is high!"
"We are fighting against the enemy, so where are the moves and skills? They are all the simplest slashing.
Flesh and blood were flying, and there were all kinds of corpses lying on the ground, including those with broken arms, missing legs, heads missing, and those nailed to the city wall with swords...
I hear it from time to time
'I killed two and earned...'
'Damn it, brothers, help me pull a backrest...'
'If anyone survives, help me take care of my wife and children, they are...'
.......
The soldiers fell one after another, but the enemy army seemed not to decrease.
King Bai Bin rushed to the front and his eyes were red. He chopped off the heads of several enemy soldiers in front of him with one sword. Looking at his brothers who continued to fall behind him and the endless enemies, there was no fear in his eyes, only resentment and hatred. Unwilling to do so. "
"We fought from day to night, and from night to dawn. The military flag was stained with blood and dilapidated, but it was still flying in the morning.
After a day and night like this, the enemy suddenly began to retreat. Exhausted, we had an incredible respite. We just sat down and rested.
Everyone just silently looked at the corpses with clotted blood around them. There were their own brothers inside! There was no communication, no energy to speak at all. "
"King Bobin went around talking to people, and then he came to me.
'We can't all die here. The emperor still needs troops later, not to mention you are the emperor's secret guard. You go back! '
Throwing this sentence away, without waiting for my response, he walked towards the others.
I think he meant the same thing to everyone.
When no one moved, he yelled, 'Let's go! You go! There is an emperor who needs your protection later, why don't you leave? I can't leave if I don't go on... ah ah ah...'
King Bobin turned into crying as he spoke. No one had ever seen him like this.
One person got up and left, two people got up and left, followed by a group of people, and I followed, and some people stayed. "
Liu Changqing's voice became choked as he spoke, and his eyes filled with mist. He was silent for a while and said again:
"We all know that King Bobin is giving us an excuse. Even if we escape here, no one will know.
After resting our legs and hands for a while, we lost the excitement of the fight and began to swell and ache, but we still tried our best to move on. We did not escape. We rushed to the palace to make a last-ditch effort. If there was only the emperor in the final battle, wouldn't we lose the war and lose the momentum?
Not far after we walked out, we heard the sound of killing again from behind. The brothers were busy using their hands and feet just like us, still holding back the enemy for us.
We lowered our heads and sped up again.
Back in the imperial city, we reported the battle situation and the news of King Bobin's death to the emperor. Your father smiled, turned and left without saying anything.
After a while, your parents and Liu Yucheng's mother carried you out and handed you over to the seven secret guards, entrusting us to let you escape and live healthily.
The emperor asked people to take out all the food and water left in the palace and talk to the soldiers, saying,
"Sirs, there is no emperor from now on. You don't need to take care of me. There is a secret passage under the palace where you can escape safely. You also have parents, wives and children. If you want to leave, just leave quickly. No one will blame you." '
No one moved, no one wanted to move.
Your father looked at the soldiers who were motionless. He turned around and asked for torches and swords. He lit the palace on fire and raised the sword. Brother, I'm here to avenge you.
'Soldiers, we would rather be in pieces than in pieces! Come with me and rush! Avenge your dead brothers! '
'Come on...'
'kill! ! ! '
The seven of us secret guards listened in the secret passage to the deafening roar coming from outside, which became smaller and smaller until it completely disappeared from our ears.
We came to the exit, and the long period of darkness made the sunlight extremely dazzling. When we could see clearly around us, we found that we were surrounded. "
Xie Le could feel the obvious hatred and disgust for the rebels from Uncle Liu's tone and expression.
"Your Seventh Uncle and I planned to hold off the people who were besieging us and clear the way for Big Brother and the others, but we were stopped at first.
The eldest brother and the second brother handed the infants you and Liu Yucheng to me and the seventh brother, and said,
'You two are the youngest, and your martial arts skills are still not very good. If you go up, you may not be able to hold back so many people. This time, your second brother and I will open the way for you. The five of you will seize the opportunity to escape. '
'But...' The fourth brother wanted to say something more but was interrupted by the second brother.
'So much nonsense? Aren't you leaving yet? If you don't leave, I'll beat you! 'The second brother has always had a hot temper, so he and the eldest brother rushed towards the enemy together.
The five of us evaded the pursuers all the way and encountered an ambush on the way. The third brother and the fifth brother died on the spot in order to buy us time!
The remaining three of us carried you two and fled to Yunbian City. We only escaped by changing our surnames. We settled down as ordinary people here, and soon the fourth brother passed away.
Only then did my seventh brother and I find out that our fourth brother had already been seriously injured when he was protecting us on the road. In order not to worry us and hurry up and hurry up, he kept suppressing the pain and did not say anything about it, and finally died from his injuries. "
Liu Changqing choked with sobs for a long time, and then slowly said: "As the brothers passed away one after another, on the day that the fourth brother left, the seventh brother couldn't hold it in and cried for a while, and he didn't stop no matter what. In the end, I gave it to him. I promised that I would avenge my brothers, so he stopped crying. He was only fourteen years old at the time, hahaha, he was still a little kid." After saying this, Liu Changqing laughed for a while, and a smile rolled out of the corner of his eyes as he smiled. A teardrop, he thought Xie Le didn't notice and wiped it away immediately.
Uncle Qi was only fourteen years old at the time, three years younger than me, but he had to endure so much. And how old was Uncle Liu? Sixteen? Seventeen? Xie Le did not interrupt Uncle Liu.
"In the beginning, my seventh brother and I took care of you two together. While thinking about making ends meet, we also paid attention to collecting information and planning how to take revenge. A few years passed like this.
A few years later, the current emperor used iron and blood to suppress public opinion and eliminate the remnants of the previous dynasty, and the world gradually stabilized. He waved his hand again, saying that he would ensure people's livelihood and solve medical problems, start reducing taxes on farmers, and promote the development of medical care in border towns.
We two brothers began to consult others on pharmacology and pathology, and we took advantage of the situation to develop a pharmacy in Yunbian City, and our business began to rise step by step.
Suddenly one day, the seventh brother came back from outside as usual and came to me and said, 'We are too high-profile, we should give up these pharmacies. ’, and said, ‘He doesn’t want revenge. '
Everything was going very well at that time. How could I agree to his request? I thought he was just tired and would be fine in a few days. The result was not what I thought. When he saw that I had no plans to stop, he suddenly said that he would take you two away.
I was very angry after hearing this, slapped him in the face and shouted, 'Do you want to listen to what you are saying? You said you would not avenge your hatred, but you still want to take away the crown prince and crown princess. What are you thinking? Just calm down and come to me again. '
The seventh brother did not go back. He said firmly: "I am very clear-headed. I have already lost once. I will not let them lose again. I will not tell them my life experience. I am their relative." 'I'm going to take you two away.
Even though I tried my best to stop him, he still insisted, "At least I will take you away." '
I thought he was just angry because I beat him, and he would be fine in a few days, so I agreed, 'Okay, but you have to ensure the safety of the prince. '
'no problem. ' After saying that, he took you away from the yard. You were still playing with Liu Yucheng at that time. You were both only three years old, so you probably can't remember anything.
At that time, I was busy with my increasingly prosperous drug store business, and even started to develop my business, so I didn't notice any changes in my seventh brother.
If I had found out earlier, maybe my seventh brother would still be alive now, hey~"
