The Hexi Army is an iron army, Xiao's two hundred years of unremitting construction has made this army have iron discipline, although some soldiers in the search and rescue team are a little dissatisfied with the practice of the prince, but obeying orders is an iron law in the army, and the soldiers still carry out the orders to the letter, but the dissatisfaction of the small feelings has been buried, just like the dough fermented in secret, if you ignore it, it will always expand one day.

Xiao Cong's guards also accompanied the rescue, of course, they detected the doubts and dissatisfaction in the search and rescue team, after all, it was their comrades who sacrificed, and it was not glory for the soldiers not to die on the battlefield. In fact, he wrote to his father asking for reinforcements to search for civilians, which had already aroused disapproval among the Chinese army in Hexi, but the discussion had not yet broken out. When the flood was over and he returned to Hezhou, he had to face his father's interrogation and give the army a legitimate reason.

But now is not the time.

The torrential rain has stopped, but the flood has not receded, some people are still trapped in the water or desperate to resign themselves to fate, the dead cannot be resurrected, the pain cannot be calmed, no matter how good the disaster relief is done, the cunning officials who withhold the food are killed, but how to recover the lost relatives?

The pain of losing a loved one is not divided between high and low.

The same grief, heartbreaking.

Xiao Cong has seen too many tears and heard too many wails, but more grief is crying in his heart, and people who have not lost their relatives cannot understand it.

Xiao Cong couldn't feel this kind of grief, but when he saw the mother who lost her child, he could think of his own child...... What a grief he would have if he lost his tiger head!

He also received too many thanks, gray-haired old men, men in the prime of life, yellow-faced and thin women, childish children...... They kowtowed to him with gratitude, hope, and trust. Every kowtow seemed to be knocked in his heart, as if a hammer was beating, and as if Hong Zhong Dalu was banging. It was the delivery of life, heavy and glorious. Taking on the lives of others is a heavy responsibility; It is an honor to be trusted by others to give the burden of life.

He remembered the famous speech "On the Great Dynasty" when Gaozong inspected the school:

"A great dynasty must always shoulder one or several noble responsibilities in order to be 'great'. A dynasty is strong but not necessarily great, or militarily strong but barbaric and backward, or civilized but rotten in thought. Even if it creates a glorious and prosperous era, it is just a struggle for prominence and survival compared to other dynasties. Greatness or mediocrity lies in the meaning of existence, and in whether or not it has undertaken a great mission and noble responsibility. A great dynasty must have noble beliefs and lofty goals. Only noble beliefs and lofty goals can make a dynasty stay young forever and not decay and be swallowed up by the tide of history. This is the meaning of greatness, and it is also the meaning of the empire to fight for and survive. ”

Mission, responsibility?

What is the meaning of saving zài?

As children of a family, they were instilled from an early age to fight for their family.

In the first twenty years of Xiao Cong, he worked hard to live and fought for his life.

In the future of his life, he will live for the Xiao family.

Let the family continue to prosper and let the bloodline multiply, this is the responsibility of the descendants of the Xiao family.

As the son of the Xiao family and the future head of the family, this responsibility and mission is even more important.

But that's just to be alive.

As His Majesty Gaozong said, no matter whether the family is prosperous or continuing, it is just living, and the difference is whether it is a good life or a poor life.

They strive to make the family live better and let the children and grandchildren live better.

But is that all the meaning of the zài?

…… No, it shouldn't be.

They are people.

To be a human being, you must have a way and a pursuit.

A dynasty is great because it has a way. A family is great because it has a way.

Their family surnamed A has been respected by the people of the world for hundreds of years, not only because of their powerful position, but also because they have mastered knowledge and civilization, and they are the bearers of civilized etiquette. If the family loses the Tao it carries, what is the difference between it and the nouveau riche family that only has wealth and power? And what is there to be proud of?

Everyone has their own way, and everyone has to find their own way to be alive. Otherwise, to live is to live.

Xiao Cong is looking for his own way, a way that makes his life more vivid.

***

Sanqing Palace.

Xiao Yan didn't know about the disaster in Hexi, she stayed in the Daomen for another five days, officially met with Elder Taishang, and met several other Daojuns who wanted to see her, so she was ready to leave.

If she stays any longer, she will delay Shen Qingyi's advancement to the Green Dan Realm.

She said goodbye to Shen Qingyi and advised: "Take good care of yourself, I know if you lose an eyelash." ”

Xiao Yan really counted her eyelashes.

Shen Qingyi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, I must take care of my eyes." ”

Xiao Yan annoyed her and said, "I know if you lose a little weight." ”

Shen Qingyi pretended to be surprised, "Could it be that you used your divine sense to peep at me?" …… Rogue! ”

Xiao Yan laughed.

Hugging her heavily, "Let's go." ”

turned around and shot out like an arrow, and instantly disappeared more than 100 feet, and his head did not turn back and left.

I'm afraid that as soon as I turn around, I can't help but turn around and never be able to walk again.

moved my heart and fell in love, only to know how lingering and sympathetic the "unbearable" of "unbearable separation" is.

It was still Daoyangzi who took her out of the Shennong Domain.

Daoyangzi sent her out of the western mountains of the Shennong Domain, said "walk carefully", and left.

Xiao Yan was careful all the way and returned to Hezhou safely.

Presumably, the anti-apocalypse faction thought that she had gone south, and were still looking for her traces in the south. It may also be guessed that she is in the Daomen, but the Shennong Domain is vast and boundless, unless they dispatch four or five congenital guards outside day and night, but this is impossible. With her understanding of Li Yuzhen, even if she doesn't take drastic action, she won't make the anti-apocalypse faction feel better, she must be constantly moving, and the anti-apocalypse faction is overwhelmed, how can there be so many innate factions coming to catch her whereabouts?

Xiao Yan put on a mask and carried a walking basket from the west city gate into Hezhou, and saw a notice posted at the gate of the city to raise funds from the Assassin Mansion, and the city gate guards were reading and explaining to the people who were not literate.

Xiao Yan swept his eyes and frowned: Shanshan, Yanzhi Prefecture floods?

That's the west, how can there be torrential rains and floods in autumn?

"Donating a penny is also love."

"To give love is to accumulate blessings, for yourself, for your family, and for your children."

"Today I have helped others, and in the coming day I will have difficulties and others will help me."

The city gate guards have probably heard the speeches of the children of the Mo family to raise donations, and they are used to preaching, and they are very slippery, and they are very talkative.

She listened for a moment and entered the city gate.

She entered the Guogong Mansion through the side door, went back to Qingning Courtyard first, changed her clothes after bathing, took off her finger and put it in her underwear pocket, not to hide it, but she felt that she should sue the fourth brother and then show it in front of others. Because his father was still in the yazhong before he arrived in Shen, Xiao Yan went to Shenghua Courtyard to ask his mother for peace.

The eldest princess of Anping was very happy to see her, "Why did you come back suddenly?" ”

Xiao Yan sat down on his mother's couch after saluting, and said with a smile: "Because there is an important matter to tell the fourth brother, I turned back." ”

The eldest princess of Anping sighed, "What is the secret of your brother and sister?" ”

Xiao Yan smiled and said: "This matter is also to be said to the father and mother, and when the child and the brother talk about it, then tell the mother." ”

"Okay, okay, let's see what secrets you two brothers and sisters have." The eldest princess of Anping laughed a few times, and sighed again, "It's a pity that your fourth brother will not be in the mansion, and he will come and go in the disaster area, and he doesn't know how much he will suffer." ”

Xiao Yan had already learned about the recent situation in the house from Qinghui, and knew that the fourth brother had received the post of deputy commander of the Flood Control Department and commanded the flood control in Shanshan Prefecture, so he couldn't help but worry: "Hasn't the flood been dissipated yet?" ”

The eldest princess of Anping said: "The day before yesterday, I received a letter from your fourth brother, saying that the flood had receded. However, your fourth brother said that he was faced with a bunch of reconstruction matters after the disaster, and he would stay in the disaster area for a while, saying that he was in the disaster area, and everything would be done faster, and the corruption and deduction of officials would be reined in. ”

Xiao Yan frowned, "They dare to embezzle disaster relief funds?" ”

The eldest princess of Anping snorted coldly, "There is no shortage of black-hearted people at any time, and officialdom is not as clear as water." Even if the official is as clear as water, it can't resist the slippery like oil. There are many doorways here, and if you don't keep an eye on it, you will let those treacherous people be deceived and deceived. ”

Xiao Yan nodded, the post-disaster reconstruction is complicated, and all kinds of funds and materials are also huge and complicated, and it is indeed easy to play tricks. The fourth brother is also benevolent over there. But rebuilding the home can not be completed in a short time, as little as half a year, as much as a year, the fourth brother still has the military affairs of the Governor's Mansion and the official affairs of the clan, how can he be supervised for too long. But it is a good thing to be benevolent, and it is also good to know more about people's livelihood, after all, the Xiao family and Hexi will be the burden of the fourth brother in the future.

"The fourth brother's body can still withstand it." Xiao Yan was very worried, especially in the days of heavy rain, the wind came and went in the rain, and he didn't feel the wind chill, right?

The eldest princess of Anping was also quite worried about her son's body, but in front of her daughter, she was quite atmospheric, and waved her hand and said: "It's okay, there are two doctors in the house, Fu and Chen, although they are not as good as Shen Zhiyuan, they are also skilled in medicine and experienced." If you go to a dangerous place, you will be protected by Xiao Chengzhong, and your seventh great-uncle is also over there. ”

As soon as Xiao Yan heard that Xiao Liang was over there, he was relieved.

The mother and daughter were talking, and when the clock struck Shenshi, the eldest princess of Anping sent someone to Ruisi Hall to wait for Liang Guogong.

Two or three quarters of an hour later, the maid came back and reported that the prince had not yet left the palace and had already given an account to the steward there.

The eldest princess of Anping said: "There have been a lot of things recently, and your father has not been able to leave the palace on time during this time." ”

Xiao Yan was taken by her mother to Songhe Courtyard to meet her grandmother.

The eldest princess of Changning was very happy to see her, and she didn't ask why she came back suddenly, but only talked to her with a smile.

Xiao Yan said: "Grandmother, I went to Shennong Domain and Sanqing Palace. "I picked up the scenery that I could say, and described it to my grandmother in a colorful way. Grandmother smiled, "Listening to your description, I should also go to the Holy Land of the Daomen." Xiao Yan revealed the bracelet on his left wrist and said that it was given by Shangqing Zhangjiao, "Zhangjiao said that he could save his life. She blinked, lowering her voice. Grandmother also blinked and lowered her voice, "Then you put it away." The eldest princess of Anping was very happy to see it and laughed.

Liang Guogong's voice came in, "What do you say, so happy?" ”

"Father is back." Xiao Yan immediately got up, bypassed the barrier screen to meet the door, saluted his father with a smile, called "Father", and affectionately held his father's arm, and bent down to remove his father's boots in front of the barrier.

Xiao Yu was used in his heart, but he raised his eyebrows and said: "Suddenly returned, and he was so attentive, what did he ask for his father?" ”

Xiao Yan walked in while holding his father's arm, and said, "I am offering filial piety to my father." ”

Xiao Yu snorted, but his face was already laughing.