On the morning of July 25, Wang Yuansuo led the infantry cavalry to Ningzhou.

The news had already been sent to the city of Ningzhou, and early in the morning, Li Xin'er, Sun Weisheng and others were waiting eagerly outside the city gate. When the banner of the army was displayed from the side of the mountain, and the black-pressed soldiers and horses appeared in everyone's field of vision, Li Xin'er, Qingyun'er, and Ziyun'er couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, and the three of them galloped and rushed up.

Wang Yuan's Gongsun Lan, Cui Ruoying and others rode horses in front of the army, and when they saw the three horsemen galloping outside the city gate, Gongsun Lan immediately recognized Li Xin'er and them. smiled and said to Wang Yuan: "Erlang, you won." You really know Twelve Niang better than I do. ”

Wang Yuan laughed, stretched out his hand and said, "Give money, I am willing to gamble and lose, and I will bring ten times the money." ”

Gongsun Lan flew him with a roll of his eyes and said, "Can't you go home and give it again?" So stingy. ”

"Hehe, go home and settle it together, don't forget that there is that condition. As the first female chivalrous guest in the world, my cousin should do what she says and cannot deny it. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke to teach the world. ”

Gongsun Lan took a sip, her face suddenly turned red, and she turned her head and ignored Wang Yuan.

Cui Ruoyu on the side covered her mouth and smiled, Wang Yuan turned his palm to Cui Ruoyu and said, "Don't laugh, you also lose, give money." ”

Cui Ruoyu waved her hand and said, "I didn't bet, I didn't bet." ”

"You clearly said that you were on your cousin's side, and now you don't admit it. Gambling is character, and it is not good to repay the debt. Wang Yuan smacked his lips and said.

"Did I say that?" Cui Ruoyu was confused.

Wang Yuan withdrew his hand, rode out of his horse, and said, "I'll settle accounts with you when I go back to Chengdu." If you don't give money, you can't do it. As he spoke, the dark horse was already a few feet away.

Cui Ruowu looked at Gongsun Lan in confusion: "Sister, did I say that?" ”

Gongsun Lan smiled: "How do I know? You two spent the night alone in your tent, and I don't know what you said to him. ”

Cui Ruoyu's face flushed, and she hurriedly closed her mouth and stopped talking.

The so-called gambling game is a gambling game set up by Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan to relieve the boredom of Li Xin'er when they were bored for more than ten days of marching. Gongsun Lan believes that Twelve Niang will not leave Chengdu. Li Guangbi's soldiers and horses attacked Shu, the army of Shence did not return, Li Mi collected soldiers and horses everywhere, Chengdu and even Shu must be panicked. At this time, Li Xin'er will definitely stay at home to calm people's hearts and take care of the family. She's never going to run around.

But Wang Yuan thinks that Twelve Niang will not care about anyone's panic, she will definitely run out to fight. Especially in the case of Li Mi mobilizing troops and horses everywhere, how could Twelve Niang stay in Chengdu safely, and she must come out to toss it. The bet for the two is ten dollars. Of course, there is also a secret bet that is not known, and the additional bet cannot be said publicly, that is, Gongsun Lan blushed and spat Wang Yuan several times after listening to Wang Yuan's additional bet. That was Wang Yuan's non-division request for intercourse, and the wives and concubines in the family were all forced by Wang Yuan to play that trick. But in Gongsun Lan, Wang Yuan didn't dare to ask for that. This time, he finally used the gambling game to let Gongsun Lan fall in love.

As for Cui Ruoyu, she didn't dare to stand aside in such a gamble. It is also true that she is not involved in the gambling game. Wang Yuan was just teasing her. Cui Ruoruo knew that it was not just a ten-dollar gamble, but also a gamble with extremely shameful additional conditions, and she was afraid that she would fall off the horse on the spot and have another summer stroke.

Wang Yuan rode his horse and galloped, and Li Xin'er and Qingyun'er Ziyun'er on the opposite side also rode their horses to approach, Li Xin'er shouted Erlang, and leaped up from the horse's back a few feet before approaching Wang Yuan's body, like a cannonball smashed into Wang Yuan's arms. Wang Yuan's smashed eyes were full of gold stars, and before he could react, he was already full of warm nephrite.

"Erlang, you're back, you're not hurt, I'll see. Well, the arms are there, the legs are there, the head is also there, and the skin on the face is not broken......" Li Xin'er twisted her body to check Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan coughed and said, "I wasn't injured before, but now it's an internal injury, did you pounce on it like this?" I'm afraid I'm going to break a few ribs. ”

Li Xin'er grinned, hugged Wang Yuan tightly, snuggled into his arms and closed her eyes.

Wang Yuan was speechless, in front of the public, before tens of thousands of troops, Li Xin'er was also out of the way. But this is enough to see Li Xin'er's true feelings for herself. After sharing her own hardships for so many years, it is obvious that she cares about herself the most.

"Qing'er, Zi'er, do you want to get on the horse and hug it?" Wang Yuan shouted at Qingyun'er and Ziyun'er.

The two sisters pursed their lips and smiled, but how dare they be as bold as Li Xin'er. The two sisters are reserved in front of each other, but the bed is very open, which is in contrast to Li Xin'er.

"Haven't you seen your cousin? The old husband and wife are gone, this is not good. Besides, I'm going crazy on such a hot day. Wang Yuan whispered next to Li Xin'er's ear.

Li Xin'er jumped up without warning, jumped on the back of the horse on the side like a grasshopper, and galloped towards Gongsun Lanchi behind. Qing Yun'er and Zi Yun'er gave Wang Yuan a salute and hurriedly followed.

Wang Yuan rode forward, and in front of him, Sun Weisheng, Chen Chao, Zhang Hao and others had already rushed forward to greet him, and when they saw Wang Yuan rolling off the saddle and kneeling on the ground, they saluted and said in unison: "See the big handsome for the inferior rank." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and waved his hand: "What's polite?" On such a hot day, there is a lot of work to welcome. I heard you had a big victory, didn't you? Li Guangbi ran away in a gray way, right? Very good, well done. What about General Li? Isn't the picture cool? Hahaha. ”

The news of Ningzhou's victory had been sent to Wang Yuan's army a few days ago, but in order to avoid Wang Yuan's worry, Wang Yuan did not know about Li Mi's condition. Wang Yuan didn't know anything about it.

Hearing Wang Yuan's question, Sun Weisheng and the others' faces immediately changed. Wang Yuan noticed something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Something happened to General Li? ”

Sun Weisheng sighed, and when he saw that Li Mi had suffered heat stroke and stroke, he informed Wang Yuan, and finally said with a damp look in his eyes: "Today is the fifth day, Lang Zhong said...... It's a miracle to be able to endure five days. But I'm afraid it won't last long. When we went to visit him this morning, we told him that the old man had returned today, and the old man opened his mouth to speak. ”

Wang Yuan's heart was shocked when he heard this, and he was speechless for a long time. After thinking about it, he shouted to Zhao Qing who caught up: "Go and notify Vice Marshal Gao to come immediately, we are going to visit the old general quickly." Also, tell Li Zhenyuan, who was broken in the rear, to let him enter the city quickly. Tell Song Jiangong and Liu Dehai that they will make proper arrangements for the soldiers and horses to settle in the city. ”

Zhao Qing agreed loudly and rode away.

Half an hour later, Wang Yuan, Gao Xianzhi, and Li Mi's son, Li Zhenyuan, surrounded by everyone, entered the small courtyard where Li Mi was recuperating in the back hall of Ningzhou Mansion. Li Zhenyuan rushed into the room with a sad face, and immediately threw himself on the head of the bed and called out loudly.

"Grandpa, grandpa, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? ”

Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi slowly entered the room, and at a glance they saw Li Mi's crooked and twisted face. For five days, Li Mi's condition has been getting worse, she can't eat, and her tall body has been thin and out of shape. His head of white hair was scattered all over his face, and he was almost unrecognizable.

Sun Weisheng stretched out his hand and motioned for Wang Yuan to step forward, Wang Yuan waved his hand, he couldn't bear to disturb the reunion of their father and son.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Wake up, I'm Zhenyuan. Li Zhenyuan shouted.

Li Mi's eyes slowly opened. When he saw Li Zhenyuan, his eyes lit up, and he seemed to have some figure.

"Zhenyuan...... Jeongwon......"

"My son is here, don't worry, my son is here." Li Zhenyuan shouted.

"Zhenyuan...... Grandpa...... Not really. From today...... My Li family is supported by you...... You are the eldest brother...... Sadakata...... Zhenli ...... And also...... And with them, you are to discipline them severely. Li Mi struggled to speak. Li Mi has five sons, Zhenyuan is the eldest son, and Zhenfang is the second son. The youngest son was only fifteen years old.

"Grandpa, don't say it, you'll be fine, Grandpa."

"Listen to me, don't be noisy, don't be noisy. How many of you...... You have to follow the commander and be loyal to ...... Exert oneself...... Dashuai is a saint...... Remember...... Don't be half-hearted. Li Mi spoke with difficulty, as if he might be out of breath at any time.

"The son remembers, and the son will definitely take care of and restrain them. My son will also be fully loyal to the handsome, you can rest assured. Li Zhenyuan cried.

"Don't cry,...... Unpromising...... Don't cry. I have never cried in my life, don't cry, otherwise I will whip you. Li Mi said.

Li Zhenyuan wiped his tears and didn't dare to cry anymore. Li Mi I was strong, never shed tears, and his family law was extremely strict. Li Zhenyuan and they never dared to make a mistake in front of him, even when they were dying, they were still majestic.

"Dashuai...... Are you back? Li Mi said.

"The big marshal is here, and the senior deputy marshal, they all came to see you." Li Zhenyuan said.

"Dashuai...... Deputy Marshal Gao ......" Li Mi heard this, and actually struggled to sit up.

Wang Yuan hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Li Mi's hand, and said in a low voice: "Old general, Wang Yuan is here." The old general did not move. ”

"Dashuai...... You're here. The corners of Li Mi's mouth twitched a few times, as if he wanted to laugh, but his muscles were stiff, but his face was even more distorted and hideous.

"Yes, old general, we're back. We broke 100,000 and returned triumphantly. Old general, you must get better, the people of Shu can't live without you. Wang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"O handsome, people always have to die. Decaying ...... I'm afraid I won't be able to live...... The old man did not disgrace his mission, he was handsome, the old man held Ningzhou, and Li Guangbi got out. ”

"Yes, how can Li Guangbi be your opponent, you did it." Wang Yuan shook his hand lightly.

"Huh...... Li Guangbi is an old man's opponent. The old man played around in a circle, Gyeongju used a straw man to confuse him, and Ningzhou also used a straw man to put him along. Hehe, how about the old man's hand. Li Mi's eyes shone with pride.

Wang Yuan stretched out his big finger and shook it in front of his eyes, and said in a low voice: "The old general is old and strong, and Jiang is still old and spicy." After learning about this, Gao Shuai and I were amazed, and we were both ashamed of ourselves. ”

"Hehe, you don't need to praise the old man so much. The old man knows that he is very handsome. Dashuai is a saint descended from heaven, who wants to save the world, how can the old man ...... Compared to the big handsome. The old decay can't be done, the old decay wants to see the handsome man succeed, but it's a pity, the old decay...... Let's go first. Li Mi's face suddenly flushed, and his speech became smooth. The few Lang Zhong standing on the side looked nervous, they knew that this was probably a sign of returning to the light.

"Don't say that, don't worry, old general, I will definitely find a famous doctor to cure your illness. The old general must hold on, when he arrives in Chengdu, there are many good doctors. Wang Yuan clenched Li Mi's hand.

Li Mi shook his head and said, "Don't comfort me." I knew for myself that the end was near. Dashuai, Lao Yu has no regrets in this life, he can follow Da Shuai for so many years, and he has the trust of Da Shuai, and Lao Yu is already very satisfied. It's just that my sons, Zhenyuan is still immature, and the rest are not reassuring, so in the future, I will ask the handsome to take care of them. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Old general, why do you say it?" I regard them as brothers, don't worry. ”

Li Mi smiled and said, "Then the old man can rest assured." ”

Wang Yuan thought for a while and said, "Old general, I have a request, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Li Mi smiled and said, "Handsome...... What is polite to the old decay? If the marshal has something to say, he will say it, otherwise. As soon as I kicked my legs, we were separated by yin and yang. ”

"Okay, then I'll say it directly, I heard that Brother Zhenyuan has a daughter under his knees, and her name is Qiaozhu, right? Similar in age to my two inferior sons. I want to ask the old general to marry and get married, does the old general agree? ”

Li Mi's eyes radiated, and he nodded again and again: "That's great, that's great." That's the blessing of my Li family. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "That's good, which one do you think is better, Wang Yi or Wang Ping?" It's up to you. ”

Li Mi smiled, thought for a while and said, "It's Wang Ping." ”

Wang Yuan nodded secretly, and Gao Xianzhi and the others on the side also nodded secretly, the old general was still not confused at this time. Wang Yi was born to Twelve Niang, and that was the eldest son. Wang Ping was born to Gongsun Lan, and his identity is very different. If Wang Yuan can succeed in the future, Wang Yi, who is the eldest son, will succeed Wang Yuan, so Wang Yi cannot be chosen, because it will give people a bad impression. Therefore, Li Mi chose Wang Ping, so that there would be no disputes, which is Li Mi's thoughtfulness.

"Okay, that's it. Brother Zhenyuan, do you agree? Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Li Zhenyuan was already stupid, how could he dare to marry Wang Yuan, but this matter happened right in front of him.

"Thank you, thank you." Li Zhenyuan didn't know what to say.

Everyone knows that Wang Yuan's doing this is the best compliment to Li Mi. It is also a way that you can make Li Mi feel at ease. Since then, the Li family has been Wang Yuan's relatives, under Wang Yuan's direct protection.

Li Mi let out a laugh, shook Wang Yuan's hand a few times, and suddenly his arm hung down, and the laughter stopped. Wang Yuan was sad in his heart, knowing that things were not good, he reached forward to probe his nose, but he was no longer breathing. Li Mi finally lasted until the day of Wang Yuan's return and left with a smile.

Li Zhenyuan threw himself down in front of Li Mi's bed and cried in front of the corpse. Everyone wept. Wang Yuan also shed tears. Li Mi's death was like the pain of a broken arm. Although Li Mi did not participate in all the military operations of the Shence Army because of his advanced age. But in Wang Yuan's mind, Li Mi was most at ease when he stayed in the rear to guard or ensure logistics. The old general is inconspicuous, but he is one of the most important henchmen in Wang Yuan's heart. Wang Yuan has learned a lot from him, which is very beneficial to his own growth. However, what I didn't expect was that in Ningzhou, the soul returned to heaven.

In fact, Li Mi's illness may not be fatal if it is in the later generations, and the disease of stroke has been well treated in the later generations. At most, there are no more sequelae and disability that leaves people with inconvenient hands and feet. But this is in Datang, cold and flu can kill people, and stroke is naturally a terminal illness at all. This is also what Wang Yuan regrets very much.

"Brother Zhenyuan, the festival mourns and changes. Prepare the coffin and rein in the old general. Wang Yuan comforted Li Zhenyuan, who was crying bitterly on the bed.

Li Zhenyuan stopped his sorrow, wiped his tears and nodded: "Dashuai, I want to bring Grandpa's coffin back to my hometown in Chengdu for burial, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Of course, how can you be buried here?" Without further ado, it's hot right now, so don't delay. ”

Li Zhenyuan understood what Wang Yuan meant, the weather was extremely hot, and the corpse would soon decompose, so he couldn't delay time. At the moment, he was busy opening the coffin and restraining Li Mi. Wang Yuan sat quietly next to Li Mi's corpse for a long time, and then came out under the persuasion of Zhao Qing and others.

At night, in the hall of the state government, candles are flickering. Wang Yuan, Gao Xianzhi and the generals in the army are all here. Wang Yuan sat behind the desk in a dull manner, not speaking for a long time, his face was very sad. In the evening, after Wang Yuan led everyone to send Li Zhenyuan Fuling back to Chengdu, he returned to the state government, and Wang Yuan sat there sullenly without speaking. The generals didn't dare to make a sound, so they had to sit with him, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely dull.

Finally, Gao Xianzhi spoke softly.

"Brother Xian, the festival mourns and changes, General Li is gone, and everyone is sad. But don't mess up because of this matter, there are more important things that need to be decided by the virtuous brother at the moment. ”

Wang Yuan sighed lightly, raised his face in the shadow of the candle flame, and nodded: "What my brother said is very true, I shouldn't be decadent because of the death of the old general. We still have a lot of trouble. ”

Gao Xianzhi said: "Grief and grief are human nature, and there is no need to blame yourself. Brother Xian, what are your plans for the current situation? ”

Wang Yuan glanced at the full hall of generals, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, I have something to inform you. Liu Jun's 30,000 cavalry had already crossed the land of Xizhou County in Chang'an City from the northwest of Chang'an, and crossed the Qinling Pass to reach Jinzhou. Golden State has also been conquered by Liu Jun. But his cavalry continues to rest, and I have ordered him to lead his army back to Tongzhou to rest. In view of the current situation, the army as a whole needs to rest well, and the supplies and grain are all available