nucmednet Chapter 883 A Hasty Farewell
Chapter 883 A Hasty Farewell
"I understand. The reason you asked me to write this prayer is to give me some protection." Zhang Gongjin had already finished the work at hand. The prayer about "Thousand Springs Sacrificing to Heaven" entrusted by His Royal Highness the King of Chu had already been written: "You saw that none of my family's younger generations were outstanding, so you did this--"
"——Ah, Mr. Zhang, you are such a person!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu was afraid that the other party would do this to him: "How can you be so self-deprecating? This king..."
"Your Highness, I am not stupid." Zhang Gongjin smiled and said, "But Your Highness, in the future... I hope you will have a smooth journey. My current physical condition is like a dead tree. Even if I want to assist you, I am powerless. But I like you a little bit. If there is an afterlife, I am willing to die for you!"
"Mr. Zhang, you're welcome." His Royal Highness the King of Chu shook his head after hearing this. He was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "Actually... when we fought against the Eastern Turks together, I was quite happy, really."
"You are just too happy, aren't you?" Zhang Gongjin shook his head helplessly, then smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know, I was terrified day and night, afraid that something might happen to you on the battlefield."
"So, Mr. Zhang, I owe you." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was waiting for Zhang Gongjin to say this. He leaned over the desk and patted Zhang Gongjin's hand: "Take care of yourself in the future. I still say the same thing. As long as my bloodline continues, your Zhang family will be protected by my descendants for generations - the matter of Hebei Road back then... You risked your life to advise me, how could I forget this kindness?
But Mr. Zhang is too strong and easily broken.
Although I hate myself for having to use this truth to advise you, people must learn to compromise on certain things, otherwise... the final outcome is bound to be a tragedy. "
"Your Highness..." It was not until this moment that Zhang Gongjin understood why His Majesty Li II was so afraid of his own son - His Highness the Prince of Chu, apart from occasionally going crazy, was even more of a General of Tian Ce than the General of Tian Ce back then.
"Oh, don't hesitate." His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw that the ink on the prayer to heaven on the table had dried, so he put it away, folded it and put it in his arms: "Mr. Zhang, I will leave now."
"I will see Your Highness off." Seeing this, Zhang Gongjin hurriedly stood up.
"Yeah." Li Kuan did not refuse after hearing that. After all, after today, the two of them might never meet again.
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After visiting Zhang Gongjin, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu went to Li Jing's residence again. He originally planned to give Li Jing a gift, but when Li Jing's wife Hong Fu held his arms and burst into tears without saying a word, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu felt bad.
Fortunately, Li Jing and Hong Fu Nu did not say anything in the end. They just reminded His Royal Highness the King of Chu to be careful in everything, and Li Kuan naturally responded respectfully.
Afterwards, Li Kuan had a small gathering with his good brothers Li Huairen, Niu Yong and others in the best restaurant in Chang'an.
This time, although everyone tried their best to act as usual, both Cheng Chumo, who was usually carefree, and Hou Yun, who was always heartless, could not help but shed tears when His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, who left first after the banquet, waved goodbye to them.
In fact, it's not just the two of them, other people also feel the same way.
Among the bandit group of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, not many could follow His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to Qiongzhou.
Except for Chai Lingwu and Chai Zhewei, as well as Li Huairen, Fang Yiai and Pei Chengxian, the rest of the people are currently unable to give direct commitments.
After all, the adults in the family have their own considerations, and the future of the younger generation... is difficult for them to decide on their own.
Unless you are like Li Huairen, who directly falls out with his family.
However, Li Kuan did not care too much about this: Even if they were not together in the future, the friendship would always be there. It was just that the next generation leader of the Chang'an Bandits... might not be his own son - speaking of which, this really made His Royal Highness the King of Chu a little sad.
But that's about it.
Happy times are always short. Half a month later, His Majesty Li II finally made up his mind to let His Royal Highness the King of Chu leave Chang'an and lead the army north to resolve the concern of the Western Turks.
"Second brother..." On the eve of His Royal Highness the King of Chu's departure, Princess Sizi dragged her little quilt and came barefoot to her second brother's bedroom with her brother Zhinu, wanting to stay with her second brother for a while: "Sizi can't bear to leave you!"
"Second brother is also reluctant to leave Sizi." Seeing his younger brother and sister like this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu couldn't bear it, so he hurried forward and held the two intimate little people in his arms: "Sizi, young slaves, remember, no matter what happens in the future, second brother will be your strongest backing, so even if second brother is not in Chang'an, you don't have to be afraid of anyone."
"Second brother, can I put bugs in father's clothes?" Zhinu has always been a "Chu barbarian" since he was young: "He beat me yesterday, I want revenge!"
"You stay away!" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu slapped his brother on the butt, then picked him up by the waist and threw him on his bed.
Regardless of how his naughty brother grumbled, His Royal Highness the King of Chu turned around and looked at his sister who was still anxious in his arms, and said helplessly: "Sizi, I want to take you away, but you are still young, and the journey to Qiongzhou is long. I am worried that you can't handle it. But when I build a sea ship in the future, you can go to Yangzhou first, and I will let the ship dock in Yangzhou to pick you up."
"Second brother..." The little princess actually only half understood what her brother said. She looked at her brother who was talking to her with a gentle expression. The little girl thought for a moment and suddenly nodded: "Sizi must eat well! And follow Sister Changle to practice... practice Ba Duan Jin. When Sizi grows up, he will go to Qiongzhou to find second brother!"
"Second brother's little Sizi is the most noble, the cutest, and the most sensible little princess in the world." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu reached out and stroked his sister's head, then said softly: "So we are not in a hurry to grow up, not in a hurry to grow up..."
"Yeah!" In Sizi's eyes, whatever her second brother said was right. But after she nodded, she suddenly couldn't help yawning: "Heh~ah~Second brother...Sizi is sleepy..."
"Then go to sleep, little Sizi. Second brother will be with you." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, turning his head to look at the young slave who was sleeping on the bed with his butt sticking up, half kneeling and half lying on the bed, and sighed helplessly: "Look at your ninth brother... He is so carefree..."
Because he was worried that he would not be able to take good care of his younger siblings after he fell asleep, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu forced himself to stay by the bed until midnight, and then he brought Zhinu and Sizi back to Ganlu Palace one after another.
Empress Changsun was still awake at this time, but as she looked at her son who was about to leave, she wanted to say something but stopped herself several times, and finally could only remain speechless.
At that time, in another side hall.
The sisters Changle and Lanling lay on the bed, their thoughts racing through their minds: they were reluctant to see their brother leave, but they also knew that now that things had come to this point, Li Kuan had no choice but to leave.
"Sister, I must go to Qiongzhou in the future!" This was the most rebellious thing that the well-behaved and sensible Princess Lanling had ever said: "Even if my father tries to stop me, I will escape to Qiongzhou!"
“When the time comes…” Princess Changle glanced at her determined sister and suddenly whispered, “Let’s go together!”
After all, for them, after their second brother left, there was no one in the palace who could truly love them without reservation...