After Ji Song returned home, he resumed his three-point-one-line life, going to court, on duty, and going home.
The court did not change much because of Ji Song's words. Li Shimin seemed to have never heard of it. Apart from asking Ji Song to write a 100,000-word memorial, he never even summoned him alone.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were still the same as before, they just stared at Ji Song when he was talking in the court, as if they were worried that Ji Song would say something shocking, they were just on guard.
The Ministry of War is still as ready to fight against the sky and the earth, but it is much lower-key than before. It will only turn into a fighting warrior when its own interests are involved.
After a lot of drama, the family finally calmed down. You Ning still didn't let his son give up the idea of becoming a soldier. Apart from complaining about his cruel husband a few times every day, he could only silently start preparing for his son's trip. Prepare.
Although Ji Song said at the beginning that he would not care about it, after all, it was his own flesh and blood. How could he not know what it was like on the battlefield? In order to keep my son safe, I arranged for him to go to the grassland.
Although there is still some turmoil there, it is still safe most of the time. Apart from suppressing the Western Turks' stragglers and rebellions from time to time, the rest of the time is spent wandering on the grasslands.
Ji Run, who grew up in Chang'an since childhood, Ji Song wanted him to see the vastness of the grassland, see the grass and cows and sheep in the wind, hoping to make his mind broader in the future.
When he left, it was quiet. Except for a few close friends, almost no one knew that the heir to the dignified Duke Xi and the future head of the Ji family had gone to the grassland.
When he learned that Ji Run was going to join the army, Changsun complained hard to Ji about this matter, and even tried to persuade him personally to no avail. He was stunned to see that Ji Song didn't like anything and would always give him trouble.
When the child was just sensible, he took his family south to Xuanzhou and stayed there for more than five years. In those years, Changsun and Pingyang took turns taking care of him. Sometimes it is common to live in the palace for several months at a time. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is half a grandson.
At that time, in order to compete for the child, the eldest grandson often had quarrels with Ping Yang, which showed how much he valued the child. Pingyang and Changsun were not willing to go to the army this time, but the child had made up his mind and they had no choice.
When he left, he did not appear in the farewell team. Others thought he was cruel, but what they didn't know was that he stood on the city wall all night, and this stop lasted until the next morning, until Ji Run appeared outside the city.
"Others say you are cruel for sending your underage legitimate son to the battlefield. But who knew you stood here all night? Why? Why don't you go down to see her off? If you don't go down, it will be too late. It will be a few years before we meet again. "
Old Yuchi had gray hair. Although he seemed to be in good spirits, he was still old. Although the emperor repeatedly ordered him to rest at home, he, with the rank of general, could not rest. He would inspect the Chang'an city defense every few days, as if this could make him feel at ease.
"I won't go. I've given away many people in just a few decades, including elders, peers, students, and others. Now it's my child's turn. I don't want to send him away. It hurts people!"
Ji Song shook his head and said: "When the children grow up, they have to go back to the old path when we were young. Have you noticed that this is a reincarnation? Life, old age, illness and death are inevitable. You can't avoid them. You know the road ahead, but you can't avoid it. Let’s go on without hesitation. There is responsibility, there is helplessness, there is also..."
He didn't say any more, but looked at his son who was about to leave.
Is he waving towards the city wall?
Because of the angle, the top can see the bottom, but the bottom cannot see the top, so Ji Song is not worried about being seen.
"What a smart boy!"
Yuchi burst out laughing when he saw it. He was sure that no one else knew about Ji Song's place, but Ji Run was sure that his father was up there. How smart and confident was this?
Ji Song thought for a moment and stepped forward, waved to his son who was inexplicably surprised, and then stepped back!
"Brother Run, what are you looking at?"
Li Yu looked at Brother Run who was suddenly surprised and said in confusion.
Ji Run grinned: "It's okay, I just remembered some funny things!"
"Oh, right!"
Although Li Yu was puzzled, she seemed to remember something and quickly took out a peace charm from her arms.
Seeing the half-smiling eyes of the elders, I blushed a little. But he still mustered up the courage to hand it to Ji Run who was on the horse.
"I specially asked for the peace charm for you. I hope he can bless you and come back safely!"
Ji Run was a little surprised, but she still took it happily. She felt the warm peace charm and was moved when she saw the embroidery on it that looked like a duck rather than a mandarin duck.
"Hahaha! Yu'er, you can rest assured and wait for me to come back and marry you!"
Ji Run laughed first, and then shouted loudly.
"Mother, grandma, elders, Yu'er, please go back!"
Looking at the worried and reluctant faces, Ji Run suppressed the turmoil in her heart and said to her younger brother Ji Ze with some sobs: "After the eldest brother leaves, the family will be left to you. Take good care of your parents!"
Ji Ze has always been relatively silent. He did not express rich emotions, but after hearing what his eldest brother said, he nodded seriously and said: "Don't worry, eldest brother, I will take good care of my parents!"
Ji Run's eyes passed through everyone's faces one by one, and finally looked at the deserted tower and said loudly: "Drive!"
"Run'er!"
Hearing the heart-rending shouts from behind, Ji Run wanted to turn back, but held back.
You Ning stared blankly at the direction his son was leaving, until he could no longer see anyone, then he got discouraged and said, "Let's go! Go home!"
The kitten supported her mother, feeling very distressed, but she also knew that temporary comfort could not change anything. She could only stay with her mother quietly, hoping that this would make him feel better!
Ji's mother looked uncomfortable and advised: "You Ning, please look away! There will always be a time when children leave your side and grow up alone. When your husband was younger than Run'er, he had already gone into battle to kill the enemy. At that time, my mother Why isn’t my heart the same as yours?”
"But this is a man's life, there's nothing you can do about it!"
Xie Lian also came today, and Ji Song's mother-in-law Zhang stayed with her daughter to comfort her.
Hearing this, You Ning forced a smile and said, "Mom, my daughter-in-law is fine!"
"As the children grow up day by day, my daughter-in-law has long known that such a day will come, but she always hopes that this day will come later. But now......"
Xie Lian sighed: "Well, Run'er doesn't want you to be like this. Taking care of yourself is the greatest help to the children. At least they know that their relatives are fine at all times. This is more important than anything else. "
"Stop talking about Run'er, I haven't seen your brother for three years now, and I don't even remember what my grandson looks like."
"Children and grandchildren are free and children are blessed. You must let go when it's time to let go. Otherwise, how can you grow? As the backbone of the family, you must understand that you have to endure much more than others. If you don't experience some growth, how can you deal with the wolves on all sides?"
Hearing this, You Ning wiped his tears and choked up: "These daughters understand what you said, but...but they just can't let go!"
Everyone is helpless when they see this, but they have no choice but to hope that things will get better as time goes by!
You Ning turned around and walked away. Ji Song and Old Yuchi didn't look like princes at all, leaning against the battlements and drinking wine.
I don’t know how old Yuchi took out a bottle of wine from a hole in the city wall. Ji Song smelled it and thought, good guy, this is a good wine from Zuixianlou.
Without saying anything, he took a big sip, and the distressed old Yuchi quickly grabbed it.
"Hey, hey, you kid, drink slowly!"
"I got this with great difficulty, so don't drink it all at once."
He grabbed the bottle, took a careful sip, and hurriedly hid it in his arms for fear of being ruined by Ji Song.
Pouting his lips, Ji Song was not prepared to argue with this stingy person.
The two of them just chatted for a while, after talking about the past, they talked about the children, after talking about the children, they talked about the military, after talking about the military, they talked about the court, and finally they talked about the emperor.
After looking around to make sure there was no one around, Yuchi Gong put down the halberd in his hand and said: "No one can understand Your Majesty now, not even us old people. I have also heard about what happened in the court. Didn't you and Fang Xuanling and the others Is the relationship good? What? Now we have a falling out?"
Ji Song was not surprised at all that he would know about this. The people in the court were not fools. They had long discovered the abnormality of Ji Song and the two prime ministers of the court, and seemed to be on guard against him.
But Fang and Du didn't say anything, and Ji Song didn't say much, so everyone could only guess.
Stretching, Ji Song said angrily: "How dare I? They are the prime minister of the dynasty who is more than one person and more than tens of millions of people. How can I dare to stand against them? Isn't this an old man who has eaten arsenic and is tired of living? "
But Lao Yuchi and Don't believe this are both foxes of thousands of years. What kind of fairy tales are they playing?
"Tell me, what's going on? Maybe we can still help you!"
Ji Song is now the pillar of their small group, so they don't dare to have any big problems! If something happens, there will be a large group of people behind him.
As if he saw Old Yuchi's worry, Ji Song chuckled: "Okay, you guys, just keep your heart in your stomach. Don't worry about it. People who are half buried in the ground should not think about harming young people." , what are you thinking about?"
Ji Song looked at Old Yuchi and said with envy: "Back then, I envied those older people. They could say whatever they wanted and do whatever they wanted. Even if they stole or robbed, others could only watch, and they had to worry about their sudden collapse. Down."
"The Exotic Land Development of Vegetable-Growing Skeletons"
"You have finally endured this. Our Majesty is not a heartless and ungrateful monarch. As long as you stick to your duties and look at our friendship over the years, he will not do anything to you."
"I won't mention what happened back then, but our emperor is someone who cherishes feathers. To put it bluntly, he has a good reputation. He hopes to leave a good reputation a hundred years from now."
"So, don't worry! Tell those people, don't spend all day doing nothing. If that person really wants to deal with you, will he use these methods? Now we are doing more and more wrong. If we don't do it, it's not bad. , let’s all take care of ourselves in peace!”
"Don't go around causing trouble, as if you are suffering from delusions of persecution, which will make people doubt you."
Ji Song's words shocked Yuchi. He stood up and said uncertainly: "You know?"
Ji Song rolled his eyes and said angrily: "It's not that I know, but that everyone who should know knows, and those who shouldn't know will never know."
"I'm surprised. What are you afraid of? As the saying goes, it's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided. With the evil heart of our Majesty, if you really want to do something, there is no need to do this. I know the history The fate of those founding heroes scares you, but didn’t you worry about them before they died?”
"I think there is, even worse than that!"
"But so what? None of the damn ones escaped, and none of the damn ones didn't die!"
"So, just do whatever you have to do. It's hard to live to an age where you don't violate the rules. If you don't bully the younger generation, isn't it a waste of time for these boys to rely on their old age and act like they are old?"
Yuchi Gong sat down again and sighed: "Can we not worry? The whole family is counting on us old guys. I can't believe what will happen to the children after we leave!"
He looked at Ji Song and even begged: "After I leave, help your brothers more! As a father, I know what they are like better than anyone else. If you hadn't been behind me these years, they would have been killed." When people sell, they have to count the money for others.”
"I have no other ability in my life except killing enemies and fighting, but this ability cannot keep the children safe. There will be a day when love will be exhausted, and when that day comes, they will definitely not be able to cope with it. In the court Those old foxes don’t have a fuel-efficient lamp.”
"I don't have the ability to leave more things for my children to live and settle down. Unlike you, Wen, you have a huge reputation among scholars. As long as you don't do something stupid, no matter which king will do anything to you easily. In terms of wealth, Not to mention, there are so many that you don’t care. Wu, your martial arts skills are one of the best in the Tang Dynasty, and your children are also well educated, so don’t worry at least for three generations."
Ji Song listened quietly to old Yuchi's mutterings. He knew that this was the time when the old man was most vulnerable. How tragic that a person who has been strong all his life is defeated by his children and grandchildren in the end!
After thinking about it, Ji Song decided to reveal something to him and said, "Let's separate the families! Completely separate them, just like my Ji family!"
"Split the family?"
Old Yuchi was stunned. Suddenly, he thought of something and said excitedly: "Do you have any ideas?"
Ji Song nodded: "I have some ideas, but now is not the time!"
"The king's heart is ruthless. Maybe he won't do anything to us for one reason or another, but what about future kings? They may not be able to tolerate us!"
"Go to Mingzhou, go to Dengzhou, go there to re-establish the branch family!"
"When the time comes, I, Ji Song, promise to keep them safe and sound!"
Yuchi looked at Ji Song respectfully, and Ji Song also looked at him calmly. After a long time, Yuchi said with a smile: "Okay, I will call all the brothers back when I get home."
"Let's separate our families!"
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