Gu Dan looked at the old man who was truly dying, with a little confusion in his eyes.
His memory is very good and getting better and better, and he has a photographic memory without any mistakes.
If you know this old man, even if you have seen him in the past few years or even in the past ten years, you will not be unable to remember him.
But looking at the old man's appearance, he clearly knew him.
This is strange.
Someone actually remembers him, but he can't remember the other person?
Gu Dan became somewhat interested. He walked down and came to the old man's side, staring at the face carefully.
The old man's cheeks are covered with age spots and wrinkles, like a layer of dry bark, with almost no flesh and blood. Even just the outline is difficult to identify, let alone who he is through this face.
"you know me?"
Gu Dan asked curiously.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he lived in seclusion in the Xia Dynasty. Even if he treated people, he did it secretly without seeing the person. He really did good deeds without leaving his name. In addition to adding some rural legends to the market, he almost There were no traces left, so how did the old man identify him?
"I recognize it, I recognize it!"
The old man nodded excitedly, but this small movement made the wrinkles on his cheeks surge like waves. When his lips opened and closed, not even a single bit of his teeth was exposed - all of them were gone. , except for his tongue, his mouth was bare.
Even if he tried hard to speak, his voice seemed extremely hoarse and weak.
His condition is very bad. It is not accurate to say that there are some candles in the wind. It is more appropriate to describe him as precarious.
Such an old man with his head buried in dirt, what motivates him to come and watch Xun Ke's sermons?
Gu Dan quietly inserted two green rays into his body, which were particularly precious for the old man's almost completely dry body.
After the two rays of green light entered his body, the old man's face indeed looked more rosy, and even his old and dim eyes, which were almost shrinking, were slightly wider and had a little more brilliance.
"Who are you?"
Gu Dan seemed a little hesitant.
The old man is so old that it is difficult to see any clues from his face, his body has begun to shrink, and he can no longer even distinguish his voice.
Even with Gu Dan's memory, he couldn't be found in his memory.
Facts have proved that no matter how proficient Gu Dan is about the human body, no matter how sophisticated his disguise skills are, and no matter how superb his medical skills, he is quite powerless in the face of the changes of time.
This is no longer a gap in strength, but a complete transformation from the inside out. There is no flaw to speak of, and it can only make people marvel at the horror of time.
"Daqi. Imperial Court, I have seen you."
The body seemed to have regained some vitality, but the old man still spoke intermittently. He was probably used to this way of expression and had not adapted to it for a while, but the brilliance in his eyes did not weaken at all.
"You saved me, saved, saved the people of Dayue Dayue, do you still remember?"
The old man reached out his hand excitedly and took Gu Dan's palm.
The dry and thin palm knuckles no longer have any flesh and blood, just like dry old tree bark, ice cold, almost unable to feel the temperature.
But the old man's words and eyes were so fiery, like the most devout believer, worshiping the gods.
Gu Dan fell into thinking.
He has saved many people in his life, and most of them are unaware of it.
But there are probably very few people who can say that he saved the people of Dayue.
Great Qi Imperial Court
When Gu Dan came back to his senses, he thought of a person, a person who had been forgotten deep into his memory, or in other words, he had never thought about it again.
"Are you the Messenger of the Big Moon?"
Gu Dan asked in surprise.
"Yes, yes!"
The Big Moon Messenger nodded, but tears burst out involuntarily, completely uncontrollable.
The torrent of memory flows in the blurred eyes.
At that time, the defeat of Dayue had already appeared, Yuzhou and Yangzhou were lost, and the military fronts of the four countries were directed at Yuzhou, and after Yuzhou was the imperial capital.
Emperor Kangjing, who was at the end of his rope, chose the most humiliating way. He sent envoys to cede territory and seek peace.
The unlucky guy who was sent there was him.
It's just that too many things happened at that time, so much that it was almost a mess.
Emperor Kang Jing is about to celebrate his birthday, and then Lin Xiaoyi secretly plots against the entire Dayue royal family, and the leader of the White Lotus smuggles into the palace; Gu Dan catches Qing Pingzi in the White Lotus inheritance place and learns the secret of the immortal way; then there is a flood in Yuzhou, The Yuan River bursts its banks, and Mo Qiu fights for his life again.
One by one, they all rushed together, almost at the same time.
Compared with these big events, a mere Big Moon Messenger was naturally not worth mentioning. He was soon completely forgotten by Gu Dan. He had a lot of things to do at that time, so he had no time to care about him. ?
What's more, the two of them could only meet by chance, they were not on the same road at all. Gu Dan and he were not even remotely familiar, and they just saved his life by chance.
"It is you."
Gu Dan remembered.
If he is the Great Moon Messenger, there is really nothing wrong with knowing him.
After all, this person had seen him take care of Daqi with his own eyes. No wonder he still remembered him, but he could no longer see the other person's original appearance.
"Xia Dynasty. Everyone in Xia Dynasty would like to thank you."
The Big Moon Messenger held his hand firmly, and the strength burst out from his withered body from nowhere, as if he was afraid that it would disappear if he let go.
Being so grateful, Gu Dan didn't show much joy on his face. He just sighed softly and said, "I went late."
If he could be promoted to Grand Master earlier,
If he could have known in advance that the Four Nations Allied Forces had arrived in Yuzhou
If he can get rid of the Otsuki royal family first,
There is no if.
You can recall what has happened a thousand or ten thousand times until you recall the optimal solution.
But at that time, everything was unknown, and no one could predict what would happen in the future.
Gu Dan does not regard the things he does as merit.
He was just sorry.
It's a pity that one of my best friends is still sleeping, and it's a pity that I gave a helping hand to another friend who never sought him out.
Time will prove something, but by the time it is proven, everything is in the past.
"Not too late. Not too late."
The Big Moon Messenger shook his head repeatedly. He cried and laughed, and seemed extremely excited.
An old man who is so old shouldn't be so emotional, but he can't control himself at all.
When he first went to Daqi, he was already prepared to be infamy for eternity.
Cut off territory and seek peace! Cut off territory and seek peace!
The person who made this decision will be stigmatized for a thousand years, and how about the envoy who went to negotiate peace?
Regardless of whether it is successful or not, if this matter spreads, it will definitely be infamy for thousands of years!
How could he not know?
But since Emperor Kang Jing had already made a decision at that time, someone was destined to go.
That unlucky guy is him.
And he had no way out. His wife and children were in Yuzhou. If the war continued, his own family would be the next to suffer.
In the Imperial Court of Daqi, he suffered unprecedented humiliation.
If the ridicule and humiliation of the emperor and his ministers in praying in the court are bearable, then being thrown directly into the stable by the eunuch is a real shame and humiliation!
Any envoy of a country who has a little bit of backbone should draw his sword and kill himself, or simply chop the eunuch to prove his iron-blooded loyalty.
But he didn't.
He has important things to do.
Even if he had to cede Yuzhou and Yangzhou, he didn't want to bear the blame at all, but Da Yue had more than two states, and there were countless people behind him, as well as his family.
Death is pleasant, but what about the living?
So, like an animal, he took up residence in the stable.
For five full days, he and his horse went to grab beans and drinking water, almost becoming a walking zombie. Even he himself couldn't explain what force was supporting him.
I even had the thought of dying in such a hazy way, without having to carry the heavy weight like a mountain.
This should have been a complete tragedy.
But the miracle finally happened.
The name of that miracle, to him, was Gu Dan.
He remembers that day deeply!
His wife, children, and other members of his family had died in the flood in Yuzhou. When he returned to Dayue, or in other words, to the Xia Dynasty, he was already alone.
But he held on and refused to die.
He has endured such humiliation and tragedy, and he wants to witness with his own eyes that this country becomes strong and powerful, and no outsider dares to bully it anymore.
No matter whether this country is called Dayue or Xia Dynasty, this old man from the previous era still refuses to close his eyes.
He is like a lonely ghost wandering outside. Even if no one remembers him or even forgets his previous suffering, he will always remember it in his heart.
After sixty years, when he saw Gu Dan again, he could no longer control his emotions and did not need to.
After all, the person in front of him was the one who saved him from the most embarrassing and miserable situation.
Gu Dan patted the back of his hand gently. When two people from the previous era met here, there was no need for too many words.
Gu Dan was just a little surprised, what kind of power was still supporting the old man, supporting him to refuse to close his eyes, even if he was lifted, he would have to carry him over.
Aged to such an extent, there is no longer any "dignity" at all. I am afraid that even eating is a big problem. Everything in the world that belongs to the old man can be found in his body. There are even some clues. A faint stench.
When people reach old age, they can't help themselves. Most of them are like this.
But his clothes were clean and not slovenly, and there was no such thing as a will to die in his eyes. Gu Dan could see the desire for life in them, and this desire far exceeded that of Wang Mang and others.
The willpower to survive is most vividly reflected in this Big Moon Messenger.
"Xunke, I know. I wanted to come over and see him and ask him to express my gratitude. I never thought that I would meet you!"
The Big Moon Messenger felt the vitality in his body, and finally spoke a little more freely, "I have never thanked you in person before, and I have always regretted this."
He grabbed Gu Dan's hand. Although he looked more than decades older than Gu Dan, he used genuine honorifics, which made the two servants behind him look surprised.
"I found that many masters have left. I thought you had left too. After all, you are much stronger than them. I never thought that I would be able to see you again before I died! I have no regrets in this life! "
The Big Moon Messenger laughed and was particularly cheerful.
Because of his own experience, he pays special attention to the movements of his master.
In the Xia Dynasty, it is well known that Wang Mang has always treated the grandmaster as a beast, and he is not polite at all. Who makes the Xia Dynasty really stronger than the grandmaster?
Therefore, it was not difficult to find out the Grandmaster's movements in the Xia Dynasty.
But more than thirty years ago, many masters suddenly disappeared.
Qin Lisheng and Xun Ke were still active in the Xia Dynasty. One was a Mohist giant and the other was a Confucian leader, which was enough to attract the attention of most ordinary people. As for the other masters, they were not that close to the people anyway, and Shenyin also Just hide in the gods.
Anyway, if you push it forward for tens or hundreds of years, that is the true style of the grandmaster, and it is abnormal here in the Xia Dynasty.
But after all, the Big Moon Messenger has profound experience. Combining all kinds of news from several surrounding countries, he can be sure of one thing.
That is, most of the masters have left.
There are only a few who can definitely stay. Except for outliers like Xun Ke and Qin Li Sheng, they are all old masters who are dying.
Although he didn't know exactly what happened, he could still catch a glimpse of the incident. He could only regret in his heart, fearing that he would never miss the opportunity to say thank you.
Fortunately, Huangtian paid off.
Before he was about to enter the tomb, he thought that he could not find the rightful owner, so it was an option to thank Xun Ke for conveying the message on his behalf. He unexpectedly met Gu Dan here!
Isn't this a blessing?
Only by saying thank you in person can you express your heart and gratitude!
"I'm just an ordinary person."
Gu Dan smiled and helped him to the seat that the official on the side had just carried, "Since you are here, let's take a look and see the new world."
"well."
The old man nodded repeatedly and smiled happily.
He has been looking forward to it all his life, and has lived his whole life, isn't it just to see more of this prosperous age?
Even just to take one more look, he was reluctant to die.
On the podium, Xun Ke was still there.
In the time it took the two of them to talk, Xun Ke had already finished what he needed to say.
At this time, there was not only Xun Ke standing on the podium, but also a young man who looked to be in his twenties, wearing short brown clothes made of coarse linen clothes, with dark skin and a resolute face.
At first glance, he looks more like a Mohist than a Confucian scholar.
But when he faced Xun Ke, he was very courteous. He did not have the attitude of a Mohist looking down on Confucian scholars. Instead, he said extremely politely: "Mr. Really happy.”
In this era, it was extremely rare for people to have a single-character name without a surname. Unless they were orphans or people who had committed extremely serious crimes and had their surname removed, they would be ashamed of having a single-character name.
Moreover, the word 'Shang' is unpopular in this era, at least not on the surface.
But when he spoke his name, he was serious and showed no hesitation.
"Please say."
Xun Ke said.
"Since you want to respect etiquette and law, why should etiquette come first and law come last?"
Shang said unambiguously: "Etiquette is a tool, and the tool can be thrown away; the law is majesty, and majesty cannot be offended. How can etiquette be based on the law? How can there be any reason to measure rules with utensils!"
I really can’t understand, so I asked Mr. Xun to help me. "
(End of chapter)
