"Commander? Commander? "
In a daze, Xiao Ruxun heard someone calling him. The voice was a little hazy, as if it came from a very, very far place. It made Xiao Ruxun feel a little lost. He felt very tired and sleepy. He didn't want to respond.
"Commander? What's wrong? Commander? Wake up, Commander? This … what do we do … it seems … "
The voice was sometimes clear, sometimes blurry.
"It's nothing … my … your … Commander! The Japanese pirates are here! Commander! "
"The Japanese pirates are here?!"
The moment the words "Japanese pirates" rang in his ears, Xiao Ruxun's spirit suddenly jolted. His eyes flew open, and his body was filled with strength. He jumped up and shouted, "Where are the Japanese pirates?!"
Xiao Ruxun looked around nervously, but she realized that there wasn't a single Wokou in sight. Furthermore, this was clearly a military tent, her own military tent. There weren't any Wokou here at all, and … weren't all the Wokou pirates killed? Where would the Japanese pirates be? Wasn't the battle in Korea already over?
Then … just now …
"Look? I said it, right? That's the only way to wake up the Commander. "
"You must have stumbled upon it by accident, right? Forget it, forget it, Commander? Are you alright? "
Xiao Ruxun turned his head in the direction of the voice and saw his two guards, Zhou Dong and Liu Qi, looking at him with concern.
"What happened to me? What Japanese pirates? What happened just now? "
Zhou Dong said with concern, "The sky is already bright. Normally, the Commander would be up already, but today, he hasn't gotten up. We were worried, so we came in to take a look. We saw the Commander's brows furrowed and his eyes closed on the bed. Did he have a nightmare? Commander, are you alright? "
Liu Qi also added, "Just now, I heard the Commander say something about Daming, Jiannu, Tianxia, and so on. It's very strange. Did the Commander have a nightmare? That's normal. As soldiers, which one of us doesn't have blood on our hands? Even if there are vengeful spirits that won't let go, it's inevitable. When we return to the court, we'll go to the temple and find an enlightened monk to recite some Buddhist scriptures. Commander, it'll be fine. "
Zhou Dong and Liu Qi thought that it was Xiao Ruxun's first time commanding a major battle, so the mental pressure was too great that he had nightmares. He might even be haunted by ghosts. Xiao Ruxun removed all his defenses and sat on the bed. Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, he finally realized that he had been dreaming.
That incredibly realistic and despairing dream.
"It's nothing. I just thought of some unhappy things. It's not a nightmare. Go get me some cold water. I want to wash my face."
Xiao Ruxun ordered. Zhou Dong and Liu Qi complied and went to fetch water for Xiao Ruxun. In the barracks, these matters were the work of a general's bodyguard. It was a very honorable task, not to mention a victorious general like Xiao Ruxun.
After the two left, Xiao Ruxun wiped the cold sweat off his forehead again. Thinking about the dream just now, he didn't know how he felt. He only felt that his dream was a little too real. Really, really too real. As a general, if he continued to act like this, he might really walk down this path.
Daming's illness wasn't something a general or a hermit could cure. There was no doubt about this.
Opening the tent flap, Xiao Ruxun walked out of his tent. What came into view was a lively group of soldiers.
Their faces were brimming with joy, and they were happily exchanging their plans for the future.
This scene made Xiao Ruxun's heart more or less comforted. At least, everything he did was not in vain. At least, these people, they could more or less change the course of their lives in the future.
What should he do about the course of his life?
Should he really sit back and watch Daming walk step by step into the abyss and do nothing?
Obviously, the answer was no. He couldn't accept history repeating itself again.
Now, it was the 21st year of the Wanli calendar in Korea. There should still be time for everything. However, that realistic dream should also be foretelling some things. For example, if he always did things as a general, that kind of future was probably not just a dream. If all this was just a dream, why did he feel so desperate?
What on earth was it foretelling?
Xiao Ruxun breathed a sigh of relief. When the soldiers brought cold water, Xiao Ruxun splashed his face with the cold water and washed his face. Then, he cheered himself up and went to Song Yingchang's tent to discuss the retreat to Huaxia. At this time, Xiao Ruxun felt that Song Yingchang needed to re-examine his ideas.
Song Yingchang woke up very early and was now dealing with military affairs. When he saw Xiao Ruxun, he asked, "Ji Xin, did you sleep well last night?"
"No, not at all. I also had a very terrible dream."
"What dream?"
"I dreamed that I became a martyr for Daming."
Song Yingchang's expression froze. Then, he put down the pen in his hand and said softly, "Same as this old man."
"Grand Duke Song, you …"
Xiao Ruxun looked at Song Yingchang in surprise.
"Yes, as you think, this old man had a very terrible dream last night. When I woke up, I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat. This is probably what you think in the day, you dream at night, right?"
Xiao Ruxun nodded and sat down on a chair.
"Grand Duke Song, after having this dream, do you still want to live in seclusion in the mountains and not care about the world?"
Song Yingchang replied, "Ji Xin, what do you mean?"
"What I means is that we can't sit and wait for death. We can't watch as Daming walks step by step into a dead end and do nothing. Since ancient times, there have only been hermits in times of peace. There is no such thing as a paradise in troubled times. To be a hermit in the face of danger, to put it bluntly, is to escape. And at this time, escaping is also an accomplice."
Song Yingchang looked at Xiao Ruxun and didn't say anything.
"Those who can see the situation clearly but don't work hard to reverse the situation are the same as those who can see the situation clearly but help the evildoer. Grand Duke Song, the power of one person may seem small, but if everyone thinks the same way, this power will never have the chance to unite and reverse the situation."
Song Yingchang asked in a low voice, "Do you have a strategy?"
"No."
"Do you know that you are a general? It is an unwritten law that generals cannot participate in politics. Ji Xin, this matter is not something you can participate in."
"Back then, Duke Ye also said this to me. My answer to Duke Ye was that everyone has a responsibility for the rise and fall of the world."
Song Yingchang looked at Xiao Ruxun with a cold expression for a while, then suddenly laughed.
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