Chapter 7 Chapter 6 The Recipient

Li Ling said: "What is this?" Wei Lu said: "This is the secret that your emperor has worked so hard to obtain, and it is the most direct record of the "desired person" in the ancient bamboo slips. I have fully read it when I was there. I believe my teacher Kong Anguo also understood it, but we didn't say anything. In fact, there are fragments of this poem in the current literature, but they have been dismantled and shuffled, hidden in different poems, and the original text is completely unrecognizable. For example, the first The sentence "There are Hans in the sky, and there is light in the prison" has become a sentence describing the stars and Hans in the Milky Way in today's chapters. Refers to the time when the 'appointed' appears..."

Li Ling said: "Han Dynasty?" Wei Lu said: "I thought the same way at the beginning, but I took a detour for a long time. 'When a guest comes from the south, he will continue to make soup'. The guest refers to the messenger. Envoys. The Xuanniao tribe originated in the north, and returned to the north after the death of the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, the envoys from the south mentioned here are the envoys of China and North Korea. For this reason, I encouraged Shanyu to detain batches of Han envoys one after another to see if any of them There really are 'Ordained Ones'."

Li Ling said: "In these years, you have frequently detained Han envoys just for this poem?!" Wei Lu asked, "What's wrong?" Li Ling sighed: "It's nothing, you can continue talking." Wei Lu said: "Actually, I still didn't guess right. It wasn't until your emperor suddenly changed the year name to 'Tianhan' on a whim, that I realized that 'Weitian has Han' refers to the current Tianhan period. So many people have been detained in the past. People, it's a waste of time." Li Ling said: "Even so, this batch of envoys from Tianhan, with hundreds of people in the envoy, how can you be sure that the 'recipient' you are looking for is him?"

Wei Lu said: "Actually, I was most skeptical at the beginning of Zhang Sheng, the deputy envoy, because your envoy Su Qin's performance did not match the characteristics of an 'appointed person' at all. As an envoy, he listened to nonsense. I don’t understand, I’m extremely ignorant about the affairs of the Huns. I’m already very disgusted with this kind of son of a powerful official who eats a vegetarian meal, and his father is my former chief Su Jian. And Zhang Sheng is proficient in Hu language and vulgar, and he is quite scheming. The most coincidental thing is that he was ordered by the emperor to secretly monitor the envoys. The phrase "the prison also has light" in the poem made me suspicious of Zhang Sheng. It was the person I was looking for. It was easy to persuade him to surrender, and he voted for the Huns without much effort. I was very satisfied, but a little puzzled. During this period, an accident happened: the most inconspicuous envoy , actually drew a knife and killed himself when I was about to arrest him! My perception of him changed immediately. I immediately invited the best witch doctor—Dawu to heal his wounds. His injuries were so serious that Dawu thought he was absolutely useless. The possibility of healing. Because his knife stabbed the heart! Even the most tenacious bison and wild horses have no possibility of recovery after such a serious injury. Under my persistent pleading, and he still has a trace of extreme The weak breath did not stop, so Dawu agreed to give it a try. After the operation, he actually woke up! This has never happened before. I suddenly remembered that his original official position over there was "Jianzhong Stable" "Jian" and "Jian also has light" are equally valid. His name is Wu, and he is the second son in his family. Doesn't he fit "Zhongzi Wuwang"? From Dawu, I also learned a strange thing-he excreted In the blood stasis, there is the ingredient of undead grass! Undead grass is not a poison, but it has the effect of blinding the mind and obliterating supernatural powers. The Urgen family uses this medicine to punish misbehaving wizards and reduce their mana! The undead grass is Ur The secret medicine of the Gen family is rarely known to the outside world. Therefore, Dawu suspected that he was related to the Urgen family, and suggested that I check his details. For this reason, I did not hesitate to use the Xiongnu to pay a huge price to infiltrate Chang'an secret spies, I investigated his past and his family, and the results were far beyond my expectations."

When Wei Lu said this, he paused, with an elusive expression on his face, and said: "Su Wu——your old friend, has half of the blood of a Hu. His biological mother is a Hu Wu!" Li Ling almost jumped up: "Impossible! Mrs. Su is from the Changling Liang family. She just passed away before I came, and I was the one to attend the funeral! What nonsense? You are in the dark!" Wei Lu said: "That's not his biological mother. Think about it, he has double eyelids and straight nose, is tall and fair, how does he resemble Liang Shi? His real mother is a very famous Hu Wu. Regarding this matter, Su The concealment was very successful. Only a few old servants in the Su Mansion knew about it, and they were very tight-lipped. If I hadn’t happened to be king in the Huns, I’m afraid I would never have been able to find out this dusty past. So we were able to find out about this matter because the woman who gave birth to Su Jian was not an ordinary person, but the most magical Dawu in the Urgen family in the past century—Urgen Lingzhu. Oh, what a coincidence, The one who saved him now is another Dawu. Perhaps somewhere in the dark, it is destined that the life of the 'recipient' will be blessed by the mother clan."

Li Ling desperately shook his head and said, "No! Impossible! General Su disliked barbarians the most in his life, how could..." Wei Lu said: "That's right, Su Jian hated the Huns, and that's related to his experience. When he joined the army in the Northern Expedition, he was wounded, captured, and reduced to slavery. It was Lingzhu Dawu who healed his wounds. People developed feelings during the healing process. After he recovered, Lingzhu Dawu married this prisoner of war slave. This incident caused great waves in the Huns. The Urgen family was originally a mysterious and noble family on the grassland. The family pays great attention to maintaining the purity of blood and does not easily intermarry with foreigners. Dawu is regarded as a different person who dominates life and death and communicates with people and gods. He can even have an impact on the abolition of Shanyu and has a very high prestige in the Huns Many Dawu never marry for life. If they marry, they must be cautious. This time, Lingzhu Dawu married a foreign prisoner. Many people could not understand her choice. The marriage lasted for a very short time. , just two years later, Su Jian secretly fled back to the Central Plains with his children. Because of his betrayal, Lingzhu Dawu became sick with grief and anger, and died in depression. I asked an old shepherd who had met Su Jian, and he said , the relationship between Su Jian and Lingzhu Dawu was originally very good, but Su Jian has always been ashamed of his former slave status, but his wife has a high status on the grassland, and nobles often come to visit and seek medical treatment. It made Su Jian feel very depressed. This is probably the beginning of the rift between their husband and wife. Lingzhu Dawu has always comforted her husband's inferiority complex, so no major conflicts occurred, but after giving birth to a child, they had a fierce quarrel According to the customs of the Han family in the Central Plains, Su Jian asked his children to take their father's surname, while Lingzhu Dawu asked their children to take their mother's surname. Because of the customs of the Huns, nobles often follow their mother's surname. The Urgen family attaches great importance to the preservation of caste, especially in the past. Dawu, no matter male or female, the offspring must be surnamed Uergen. Therefore, the Lingzhu Dawu can obey her husband in other matters, but he refuses to obey in this matter. In Su Jian’s view, the wife requires such a child’s surname, It is because of her low status that her wife despises herself. Lingzhu Dawu thinks that her husband’s statement is slandering herself. She does not mean to despise her husband at all, but just insists on her own consistent views. The quarrel has seriously hurt their feelings, and there is no Any way to alleviate it. Because the child's surname is more important than life in their eyes, there is no room for negotiation. As a result, when the child was more than one year old, Su Jian took the child and fled secretly. He returned to the Central Plains, Back in Chang'an. Su Jian originally had a wife in Central China. He was trapped in the Huns for two years. His family was worried day and night, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. When he came back, he brought back a child who was half of the blood of the Hu people. You What do you think they will think? How will they treat that child? Shaoqing, you have been with Su Wu for many years, don't you think he is very frustrated in that family? His 'mother' is indifferent to him, and his father hates him. He seems to be in that family. He is a superfluous person. In fact, he is no worse than others. The cold reception he received was only because he grew up and looked more like his biological mother. His appearance always reminded his father, the most downcast and humble part of his life. Time. Su Jian hated his son because of his inner inferiority complex. His heart has been distorted. He believed that even the Huns looked down on him, and regarded him as a man who survived under the protection of a woman.coward.This irrational suspicion has not diminished but increased over time.Su Jian later served as the captain of Changshui and tortured the Hu soldiers. In fact, he was using a deformed method to regain his self-esteem.In the whole incident, the most unlucky one was his son.Su Jian didn't love his son. He brought his son back to the Central Plains to win the war with Lingzhu Dawu.Now that no one can stop the child from taking his last name, he has won.I don't know whether it is due to the remaining feelings deep in his heart, or because he is afraid of the powerful magic power of the Lingzhu Dawu, but he still left a trace of the child's biological mother in the child's name: Wu - the homonym of Urgen.It's just that Su Jian didn't expect that the word he used unintentionally coincided with the real intention.The word Urgen originally means Wu Geng..."

Li Ling almost jumped up in shock, and said, "Wait, what are you talking about? Wu Geng? That Shang Dynasty prince Wu Geng?" Wei Lu nodded and said: "The Wuergen family of witch doctors appeared when the Xiongnu appeared, and it was the time when the 'Three Prison Rebellion' was put down in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Three Prison Rebellion, Wu Geng was killed, but there was a grandson Under the protection of Jizi, he fled to Guifang, where he did not know where to end up. Later, Zhou crusaded Guifang many times, just for the fish that slipped through the net. He had to work hard and go on expeditions, but still found nothing. Wu Geng’s descendants hid too much It succeeded. The north was where their mother clan was located. The Shang Dynasty called Quanrong "Ghost Fang", but later generations thought it was a derogatory term. In fact, "Ghost" means "return", which is where they returned home. They really returned Go to your birthplace, hide there, carefully preserve the ancestral abilities, and wait patiently for the arrival of the "appointed". Thousands of years later, the time has come. It is not for no reason that Lingzhu Dawu fell in love with a prisoner of war slave , it came from the urge to search for the same race and create the "appointed person" accumulated by the Xuanniao clan in her heart for nearly a thousand years, which prompted her to fall in love with this man of the foreign race—in fact, he is a fellow clan: there are descendants of Su Daji!"

"Daji?" Hearing this word, Li Ling felt that his hair was going to stand on end.He began to wonder if the person who was talking to him in front of him was a lunatic? Wei Lu said calmly: "Daji is the most beloved concubine of King Zhou. Don't worry about the unofficial anecdotes about the nine-tailed fox. Her reputation was ruined because of the malicious slander in the Western Zhou Dynasty. On the eve of the Battle of Muye, Daji became the king of Zhou. The king gave birth to a child, but Daji asked someone to hide the child among the people in anticipation of the impending doom of the country. In order to avoid being chased and killed by the Zhou people, the child no longer used the surname of the king of Shang, but the surname of the mother's family. "Su" was handed down from generation to generation. Thousands of years after the demise of the Shang Dynasty, the call of the blood of the same clan in the dark made the two most important branches of the Xuanniao clan - the blood of the Su family and Prince Wu Geng, finally merged in a child. This child is the 'appointed person' in the legend of the survivors of the Shang Dynasty! His name is the collective name of the two clans of his parents!"

Li Ling said: "Su Daji...Wu Geng...God! What are you talking about? No! No! You must be mistaken. I have been with him for more than ten years, and I have never met anyone who hates witchcraft more than him Human. He doesn't have any supernatural powers in his whole body..." Wei Lu said: "More than ten years? Do you know his childhood? Su Jian regards every shadow of his biological mother in his son as an enemy, and wants to get rid of it quickly. He will steal the undead from Dawu. The grass was boiled into a decoction and forced his son to drink it. No matter how powerful the power of the "ordered person" was, he was weak when he was young. The long-term restraint of the drug, coupled with artificial suppression, made him an opponent when he grew up. A strange man who is afraid of everything in his mother's family and hates witchcraft and the like. Even he himself doesn't understand why he is extremely ignorant in some aspects. A wild dog that has been repeatedly stoned will run away when it bends over; A whipped horse trembles when it is whipped. Creatures have the instinct to protect themselves from harm. If that excellent ability only hurts him, he will intentionally forget it, or even hate it. It. Not only has he forgotten his supernatural powers, he even dared not fully display the talents of an ordinary person. The experience of getting offended at a young age made him feel safe only if he was willing to be mediocre. I have read the secret reports from Chang'an , I feel a little bit regretful about those harsh ridicules to him before. I just suffered under Su Jian for more than a year, and I still feel depressed, and since he was a child, his life has enveloped his father everywhere. His father is a high-ranking official of Erqianshi, but he can't even find a relative or friend to protect him. He has nowhere to escape, and this terrible life will be endured until his father passes away. Once Su Jian was angry and almost The reason why he wanted to kill him with a sword was that he bought a deer-shaped accessory for barbarians out of curiosity. If it weren't for the strong dissuasion of a few disciples, he would have lost his life. I really don't know How did he get through the days. He drew his sword and committed suicide because of Zhang Sheng, and made the most drastic action in his life. Looking back now, was it purely for righteousness and not being humiliated, or was he finding the ultimate solution for long-term depression? A just catharsis? However, that knife happened to allow him to expel the poison of the undead grass while removing the blood, and the state of dying inspired something buried deep in his heart. When he woke up, he was in a daze Called 'Mother' in Hu language. It was a memory hidden in his heart for decades! After waking up, he became silent, and his eyes became deeper and deeper. I sent him to serve him The barbarian servant, no matter which tribe he is from, no matter what language he speaks, he can understand and can cooperate with the man in changing medicine, eating, and changing clothes. The servant told me that sometimes he seems to know what they want to do next, Before he can open his mouth, he will be ready. His eyes look at people, as if he can see through you and see into the depths of the bone marrow. During the healing period, I went to talk to him several times, and I directly shared what I knew I told him frankly everything about the Xuanniao tribe and the "Ordained One", and I told him clearly that he is the "Ordained One"! If I didn't know the truth in the past, after the miracle of his resurrection, No more doubts. But he never admitted it. I don't understand why he would refuse something that was clearly in his favor? I've spoken to him heart-to-heart, I've begged him, I've grilled him, I've even taken a sword Threatened him on his neck, used both soft and hard, he alwaysIn the end, I was unmoved, either kept silent, or put on a gentleman's face and accused me of treason.I can't stand it.He means nothing to me if he never admits to being an 'appointed'!I shut him up in a cellar and deprived him of food and drink for seven days and seven nights; I banished him to my territory to graze the sheep, saying that he would never be released unless he could make the sheep milk; For his food, no one is allowed to give him food.I persecute him step by step, I don't believe that he can remain indifferent under the limit of life and death..."

Li Ling was surprised and angry, and said: "How can you do this? What has he offended you? Besides, if you believe that he is an 'appointed person', you should treat him respectfully. If you treat him like this, if he is really an 'appointed person' , aren’t you afraid of provoking him?” Wei Lu said: "That's exactly what I wish for! His ancestors, there were people who could call the wind and rain, steal beams and change pillars, pull nine cattle backwards, twist iron to stretch hooks. He is the 'ordered person', and his power must be the most powerful of the gods. Yes. I expect him to use the abilities bestowed on him by his ancestors to put me to death. I am willing to use my life to prove the existence of the "Ordained One"! As long as he makes a move, as long as his identity as the "Ordained One" is exposed to In front of the people of the world, then, whether he is willing or not, he will become the god of this world, thereby shaking the order of the world. In that way, my goal will be achieved! This life has no meaning for me. I have lived on till now, The only belief is to find the "appointed person" and overturn this incurable era. Sincerely seeing this, I have no regrets in dying!"

The fire gradually dimmed again, Li Ling looked at Wei Lu. In the remaining light, Wei Lu's face was as cold as water. Li Ling said: "You are crazy!" Wei Lu said: "Maybe. I just want to put him in a desperate situation and force him to show his true face! But, to my disappointment, he didn't turn the male into a male, and didn't let the rain pour out like a millet grain." Liquan, did not leave any evidence to prove that he was the "appointed". He just swallowed felt hungry, drank snow thirsty, huddled among the sheep to keep warm, and dug the seeds from the ground to satisfy his hunger. I failed. I knew that He is absolutely extraordinary, but he can't grasp any of his handles. He didn't have three inches of blade, and he survived a heart injury. The blizzard enables him to survive on snow water and felt wool. It can be said that he is strong-willed and the sky never stops him; in the middle of winter here, animals are dormant, and the world of ice and snow makes it difficult for even the most experienced hunters to find prey. Knowing where there is food storage in the ground, and digging it accurately, it can be said that he is very lucky and has a good eye! I almost hate him. I don't understand why he would do this! Why would he rather endure such extreme humiliation? suffering, and not admitting that he is actually a descendant of a god who should be worshiped by all people! He can bring the dead back to life, he can control the climate, he can see things that we can't see, and he can do whatever he wants if needed , No one in this world is his opponent! He has the most authentic and pure blood of the Xuanniao clan, and he is the king of the Xuanniao clan in the world..." Li Ling said: "How do you conclude that he will have such a great ability? Even if he has such extraordinary abilities as you said, he is nothing more than an outstanding wizard. The Xuanniao tribe has long since perished with the Shang Dynasty. And the stars are separated, even if he is really the Queen of Shang, what can he do?" Wei Lu said: "That's because you don't understand the potential power of the Xuanniao tribe. The Xuanniao tribe was destroyed but not exterminated. Back then, the Zhou Dynasty did not dare to directly slaughter such a huge ethnic group with special abilities. They were just killed by the Zhou Dynasty. Deprivation of property and restriction of residence. If you can't hold a constant business, you can only do business, and the term "merchant" came into being. There is also a reason for the low status of merchants-the first people who did this business were a group of survivors of the subjugated country. Later, with the passage of time, some members of the Xuanniao clan were assimilated by mortals, but some people unknowingly used the remaining supernatural powers to return to their old professions. Later generations, all witches, divination, astrology, yin and yang and five elements, did well. Most of the outstanding ones are those with the blood of the Xuanniao family in their veins. Xu negative, Sima Jizhu, Xia Housheng, Fu Zhongru and others in this dynasty are well-known in the court and the public for judging good and bad, fortune and good fortune, and speaking truthfully. Such people After careful investigation, it is likely to be inextricably linked with the Xuanniao family. In the Xiongnu, witch doctor families like Urgen, who can have an impact on the political situation of the Xiongnu, rarely intermarried with foreigners and reserved He has acquired more abilities of the Xuanniao clan. And he is the natural leader of the Xuanniao clan. His subjects span the north and the south and go far and wide. He can use their special abilities to affect every corner of the government and the public! Think about it, Once the descendants of the Xuanniao tribe in this world are mobilized, what an amazing force! His power even exceeds that of the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the Shanyu of the Huns! As long as he wants to, he can easily establish a power that is as powerful as the Shang Dynasty back then Empire! This is why the emperor is so afraid of the 'appointed'. He is also eager to know the root of the 'appointed', but Dong Zhongshu can't go any further when he traces Fuyu, and going north is beyond the emperor's control range. When I appeared in his line of sight, he noticed my use value. A barbarian, but has a deep understanding of the Central Plains culture, acts boldly, unconventional, he vaguely felt that I might look for him' The "ordered" is useful. In retrospect, maybe he has also noticed my obsessive and bitter love for Mrs. Li. If the torture in the official prison in Zhongdu was just to punish me for privately peeping at the ancient bamboo slips, even if it was cut into pieces, I would be fine. There is a cruel official to do it for you, why bother to be covered in blood? I clearly saw that when my flesh and blood flew up with his whip, there was a kind of pleasure in his eyes. This anger did not come from his love for Ayan, But to covet his confinement means to bring him down to the same position as a lowly slave, which is what he cannot tolerate anyway. If he wants to use me, he cannot Killing me, but not reconciled, that's why I had to see my hands and feet, expose my skin, be beaten with a stick, and break me like a scarred wild dog with my own hands, so that I could vent my anger. Later, I defected from the country, On the one hand, he was furious, but on the other hand, he calmly decided to use my hand to go deep into the north in order to find out the truth. He sent spies to plant eyes and ears around me, and every step of my progress was tipped off to him. Yu Chang He is the one who has been lurking by my side for the longest time. When he was exposed, he counterattacked in order to survive and tried to launch a coup to kill me. Unfortunately, he was too late and was thwarted by me. I killed Yu Chang, thinking that the people around meIt's clean now, I didn't expect Zhang Sheng to be the one to succeed him!Zhang Sheng sent the message back to Chang'an that I had found the "appointed person" by flying pigeons.I think this was probably the emperor's most annoyed moment - the 'recipient' was actually an envoy sent by himself!He personally sent the enemy of his life so close to the horizon, which made him regret it.In order to make up for it, he sent you to feign surrender, and when you set out to fight, he detained your whole family in Baogong.Obviously, he took your whole family as hostages to prevent you from going back on the moment when you learned the truth, forcing you to desperately recover the 'appointed'.Unfortunately, you became the pawn who was chosen and destined to die.The emperor will not tolerate anyone alive who knows the truth of this matter.The day you are done, is the time when the rabbit is dead.You can only choose, is your family to die, or you and your family die together!If you hate me because of this, there is nothing I can do. If you are willing to help me, then help me persuade your old friend. " Li Ling was silent for a long time, and said, "I don't hate you, but I don't want to see him either." Wei Lu asked, "Why?" Li Ling said: "I'm afraid that all of this is just your imagination." Wei Lu said: "Do you suspect that I am lying to you?" Li Ling looked at the gradually dimming fire, and said, "No, I don't think you're lying to me. I'm not that valuable, and it's worth your effort, King Ding Ling, to weave it from the ground to the sky. Besides, this matter It is unbelievable and rare in the world. If you want to deceive me, you can make up a story that is a hundred times more credible than this. But the evidence for such an astonishing event is just a bunch of ancient slips that few people can understand. It is difficult to tell the truth from the false legend, if everything is just a far-fetched conclusion out of your paranoia, if there is no such thing as the Xuanniao clan you mentioned in the world, then what I did will not be forgiven. He committed suicide with a knife, swallowed the snow , the morals are like this, in front of him, I can't say what I have to do, what I am forced to do. How can I see my old friend?" Wei Lu smiled, added a few sticks of firewood to the fire, and said, "Martyrs and virgins are really the most terrifying people in the world. The existence of such people makes all choices other than death seem small and humble. In fact, people There are too many predicaments in the world that cannot be escaped by death. The most regrettable thing is to die before the great cause is achieved. Forget it, if you have doubts about everything I said, I will not force you, or You can do another thing for me." Li Ling said, "What's the matter?" Wei Lu said: "Look for the mysterious bird." Li Ling said: "According to what you said, the mysterious bird has been in the world for thousands of years, and still exists in this world?" Wei Lu said: "The mysterious bird is not an ordinary life. It was created by a people in the sky. It must have amazing power! Regardless of the history books of the Central Plains or the legends of the Huns, it has never been said that the bird flew back to the sky. So I Believe it, it must still be somewhere in this world! The mysterious bird is the key to all events, as long as we find the divine bird from heaven, we can solve many mysteries about the royal family of Shang. Even if we don’t get the With the help of those who are appointed, I think, as long as I can find the mysterious bird, use its power, and send a summons to its homeland in the sky, then, what else in this world can stop that powerful and intelligent god family? Those emperors who claim to be the real sons of heaven and domineering over their subjects, once they face the real guests from the sky, how will they be heartbroken and ashamed? Hehe, I really want to see that day very eagerly. How about it, is Shaoqing interested?" Li Ling said: "But the world is so big, where do you want me to find it?" Wei Lu sighed: "I'm not sure about this, so I ask for your help. It is very likely that the black bird landed in Ding Lingbu. But the barbarians live after water and grass. Whether Ding Lingbu was still here thousands of years ago depends on I’m afraid it’s hard to say. Judging from the text, Ding Ling seemed to be in the Beihai area at that time. But the Beihai area is too large. Which side is it? The two largest tribes around Beihai are Jiankun and Dingling. , I asked for Dingling, and I asked for Jiankun for you. The land in these two places is barren and the climate is very cold, so they are not good places. Therefore, the nobles of the Huns are reluctant to come. I have been King Dingling for several years, and I have searched for the territories. Less than one-third. Many places here are sparsely populated, with complex terrain, steep mountains and rivers, thousands of walls, or dense forests, vast and vast, and no one has been there for hundreds of years. You are very good at surveying and mapping terrain. According to your I can see the map that was found there. I heard that you once led a mere 800 riders, went deep into the Huns for more than 2,000 miles, and returned with a map of the detailed terrain of Juyan. Now, I hope you can Use your talent to help me find the mysterious bird." Li Ling said: "What is the size and shape of the mysterious bird?" Wei Lu nodded and said: "That's the problem. If it is correct, then its shape is similar to a swallow, it is so small, and it is black. It is almost like finding a needle in a haystack. And if the legends of some tribes here are correct, Or it might be like a hawk. So now I can only use the clumsy method of not sparing an inch of ground, a cave, and a cave, and search bit by bit. That's why my search is slow. Hope you can think of What better way. I have some classics and documents in Dingling, come and have a look if you have time, we can discuss them together.” Li Ling looked at the pile of ashes that were slowly resurfacing, and said, "If what you said is true, I want to ask something." Wei Lu said: "Speak." Li Ling said: "Does the ancient bamboo slips say what the end of the Han Dynasty is?" Wei Lu nodded and said: "There are a few words: 'When the dimension is six or seven, the Han is in trouble. Who will replace the Han? Dang Tu Gaoye.' But these sixteen words, we have a lot of controversy in private. Like the word 'six seven', Kong Anguo said it was sixty-seven years or six hundred and seventy years, but the founding of the Han Dynasty was already more than sixty-seven years ago. Six hundred and seventy years, to be honest, I don't believe this The regime can be maintained for such a long time! Dong Zhongshu guessed that it may be the time of a certain emperor’s reign, and an incident that would lead to the subjugation of the Han Dynasty may occur at that time. How many emperors can live long enough to use the year name of sixty-seven years? I Guess, Liu Qi is six and seven, not the year, but the number of the imperial family, and it refers to the current emperor! He can be counted as the sixth emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he can also be counted as the seventh. After Gaozu and Huidi, Empress Lu Authorized power, successively established Shaodi Gong, Shaodi Hong, then Wendi, Jingdi, and Jinshang. The two young emperors were in name but not real, so the emperor lineage of the Han Dynasty has been counted by the nominal emperor, which is seven, and the actual ruler is counted, it is six. But' The term "Dang Tu Gao" is really vague. At that time, I tried to solve it with quick wit, but I didn't know what to say. The word "Wei" is too wide. Perhaps, when the Han Dynasty falls, we will naturally understand. Poetry It says "the one who replaced the Han" instead of the "one who died of the Han". Presumably, that person should have inherited Han Zuo through abdication or similar methods. However, it seems that this person is not an "appointed person". Maybe the Xuanniao clan's rule this time It will be different from the past, and will support a puppet to replace the Han Dynasty." Li Ling stared at the fire for a long time, then said: "Maybe we are both crazy. The Han family is as solid as gold, but we are talking about how it will perish in an ice and snow hut in the north." Wei Lu said: "The impenetrable gold soup is just an illusion. For the Xuanniao tribe, overthrowing an old dynasty is not as difficult as imagined. There is no need to cut trees and poles, attack cities and conquer territories, and cause casualties... because to maintain the operation of the entire country, After all, it is a specific person. If the people of the whole country are convinced from the bottom of their hearts, it is not the person sitting on the dragon seat who has truly received the destiny. There is an ethnic group in the world that really came from outside the sky, then in an instant, the emperor He will become a veritable lonely family! Courtiers, generals, soldiers, slaves...he can't command a single person. The attachment of people's hearts means the transfer of ruling power!" Li Ling still looked at the fire, without saying a word.After a while, he said: "Have you ever thought about it, if everything you imagined is true, if you really... succeed, and restore the dynasty that was a thousand years ago, will it be a blessing or a blessing for this world? disaster?" "I've thought about it," Wei Lu said bluntly, "the worst thing is that everyone becomes slaves of other races!" Li Ling didn't expect him to answer so bluntly, but he was a little surprised, and said, "Then you still..." Wei Lu asked, "Aren't we slaves now?" Li Ling suddenly felt like something was collapsing and shattering deep in his heart. There seems to be a strange and evil power in that person, which can easily destroy many concepts and ideas that are taken for granted.Li Ling murmured: "You, you are a dangerous person..." Wei Lu smiled and said: "Hey, that sounds familiar, as if someone said this to me a long time ago. You say I'm dangerous because I tell the truth. If you tell the true feelings in your heart, you will be regarded as dangerous Don't you think this kind of world is more dangerous?" Li Ling opened his mouth, but stopped talking. Wei Lu said: "I'm a barbarian. I used to live in the Central Plains as your foreign race, so in my heart, I never think that foreign races are inherently dangerous enemies. Whether it is good or evil depends on what you do. Qi Zengzhu When Dayu controlled the water, Cheng Tang once taught the hunters to open their nets on three sides, so as to reach the beasts, from this point of view, they should have good intentions towards us." Li Ling said: "King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty burned Zhongliang, picked pregnant women, cut off the shins of those involved, and dissected the hearts of sages. Is that also kindness?" Wei Lu said: "Whether those brutal impulses come from his alien blood, or the bad nature of us mortals introduced by the intermarriage of man and god for many years? Besides, it is still unknown whether he is as cruel as the history books say. Do you know it wasn't the sewage that Zhou people poured on him?" Li Ling said: "You believe that human nature is inherently evil, so why do you believe that divine nature is inherently good?" Wei Lu said nonchalantly: "Yes, I don't know either. Maybe I'm saving the world from fire and water, or maybe I'm luring wolves into the house. Who knows? I want to gamble!" Li Ling said: "Gambling? You, how can you put the world in a huge unknown danger for your own selfishness?" "The world?" Wei Lu yawned, and said, "Li Shaoqing, you are so noble that I am amazed. Now your family is ruined and your reputation is ruined; the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty have fallen into trouble; the scholars in Longxi all thought they were guests of the Li family. Shame. When a person’s situation has reached this point, what kind of safety and misfortune will he care about? Put aside those teachings of sages and sages who distort nature, and ask your own heart—ask yourself, you really have never had a little bit of it A catastrophe, a desire to 'I'll die with you'?" Li Ling lowered his eyes and fell silent. Wei Lu stared into his eyes, and said word by word: "Answer my question: You really never thought of that?!" Li Ling said: "What is true may not be right. If a person cannot restrain the dangerous desire in his heart, how is he different from a beast?" "Beast?" Wei Lu laughed, "There are many things that people do that are worse than animals." Li Ling said: "Then you can have no bottom line and don't ask right and wrong?" "Bullshit right and wrong!" Wei Lu sneered, spread out a roll of felt blanket on the ground, stretched himself, lay down, and said leisurely, "You tell me, what is right and what is wrong? It is not a crime to indulge in all the beauty of the world, and prostitution day and night; if I fall in love with one of his thousands of women, I deserve death! He spent all his power in the country and seized dozens of good horses. Famine was everywhere in the country, and the people转死沟渠，是扬国威于异域；我只想凭自己的努力和才华，赢得应有的名位，却换来一次又一次凌辱和践踏！他车骑连绵，舳舻千里，巡幸天下，扰攘地方，是盛世封禅、旷代盛典；我家人使用自己的舟车舆马，奔波谋生，都要被苛政盘剥，家破人亡……你们的史书吹捧高祖废秦苛法、'约法三章'，受民拥戴而得天下。可得天下之后呢？汉律死罪名目比秦都多！大辟四百九十条，一千八百八十二事，死罪决事比一万三千四百七十二事。百姓钳口，动辄得咎，酷吏当道，刀笔杀人。秦朝偶语者弃市，现在腹诽都能杀头……我被谎言欺骗了大半辈子，才知道那些看上去堂皇正义的道德宣教，只是为天真的臣民准备的。那峰巅之上的人，才恰恰最没有道德！” 李陵嘴唇动了动，似乎想要说什么，终究还是没有开口。 卫律将双手枕在脑后，看着雪屋上方，缓缓地道：“其实，你我都是心智健全的人，何必要按照别人制定的准则来裁定是非正误？你为什么不相信自己的内心也能作出正确的判断？在这个世界上，有两种活法：一种是为别人活；一种是为自己活。我曾经和你一样，努力追求所谓的正道，到头来却失去了一切。所以，现在我不会再遵循任何王权道统，我只尊重自己的内心。李陵，我现在告诉你我真实的内心：我从来不担心茫茫宇宙中或许存在一个远超过我们的文明。相反，我们这样一个充满了黑暗和罪恶的世界，若没有一个高于一切的审判者，才是最令人绝望的事！” 卫律说完，便看着冰屋上方，不再开口。 这一刻，天地无声，万籁俱寂，李陵却觉得内心深处惊涛骇浪，地裂山崩，轰轰作响，许久不绝。他坐在渐渐熄灭的火堆旁，看着另一边的卫律。 卫律依然静静地看着屋顶透气孔外的天空，表情出奇平静。不知是否是夜空中依稀的星月之光映照，他的眼里微有些亮光在闪烁。 丁零，卫律王宫。 远远望去，尽管白雪皑皑，覆盖了重檐翘角，但依然看得出来，那宫殿富丽恢弘，形制居然酷似甘泉宫。 而进入室内，李陵才更吃惊地发现，这“宫殿”其实是一间硕大无比的书房！ 一排排高大的书架，整整齐齐码放着一卷卷竹简木牍。一张舒适的卧榻靠墙而放，榻上铺着一张颜色斑斓的虎皮，流露出一丝粗犷狂野的气息，榻前是一张宽大的漆绘几案，是中原的样式。案上随意扔着几卷简牍，一套刀笔放在最顺手的地方。几案旁，镏金的十二连枝灯擦得锃亮。角落里一尊博山炉里缓缓散发出西域苏合香的清香，那香味混合着室内竹简的清香，使人觉得清爽振奋。环顾室内，摆设整洁，布局典雅，又不失舒适悠闲，正是文人最喜欢的那种做学问的所在。 尤其令人称奇的是，这宫殿外面看起来高大，里面却不感觉空旷寒冷。走在殿内的青砖地上，脚底居然可感受到一阵阵升腾的热力，感觉无比惬意。 从严酷得有如地狱般的冰天雪地，突然进入这温暖如春的所在，几乎让人疑心是在梦中。 李陵四下打量着，惊叹道：“你是怎么做到的？” 卫律漫不经心地道：“我造这宫殿时，命人把殿基抬高了，在下面造了火道，每到冬天，便在火道中生火。做学问本就不是省心的活儿，如果再不让自己的身体舒服点，岂不是太对不住自己了？” 李陵叹道：“那要耗费多少人力，你想过吗？” 卫律伸手一指四周的简牍，道：“得到这些简牍要耗费多少人力，你想过吗？这些简牍，一部分是我凭着记忆抄录下来的天禄、石渠二阁中那些珍本典籍，还有一部分是我遣人从中原秘密搜集而来，运价都远超过这宫室的造价了。有些甚至在中原都是难得的孤本，像那排书架上放的，是从河间献王府中偷来的，那次盗书还使我失去了一个武艺高强的内应。如果室内有明火，一旦火起，损失如何计算？” 李陵一怔，又道：“只为存放简牍，又何必非要造成甘泉宫的样式？你表面上憎恨今上，其实心里也想成为那样的人，得到那样的一切吧？” 卫律道：“不，我从来不想当皇帝。我起造宫室，只是想证明自己是自由的，我能按照自己想要的方式生活！现在你也一样了。在你的属地，你也可以打造你的王国。穿什么服饰，乘什么舆马，修什么殿阁，完全是你的自由，不用管别人的目光，不用担心谁告发你僭越逾制。少卿，你我都是孤臣孽子，没有人会爱惜你，所以我们只能自己爱惜自己，要学会给自己找快乐也要学会享受！” 李陵没有回答，只是走到书架旁，开始慢慢翻看挑选那些简牍。 卫律的藏书果然包罗万象，无所不有。李陵在卫律的书房看了足足一天，走时还借走了整整一车简牍。
North Sea. 一片平静的海湾，深蓝色的海水仿佛一块巨大的蓝宝石，镶嵌在天地之间。 李陵和卫律走在海边的沙地上。 “怎么，找我来什么事？”卫律道，“玄鸟的事有眉目了？” 李陵站住，道：“有一点，不过，只怕不是你喜欢的。” 卫律眉头一挑，道：“哦？什么进展？” 李陵取出一卷极大的帛画，展开铺在地上，四角压上了石子，道：“你自己看吧。” 卫律道：“你发现什么了？”一边说着，一边凝神细看。 只见那是一幅匈奴各部族邑落的分布地图，画得极其详明，一目了然。只是那地图上，又画了许多大大小小的鸟类，极是古怪。卫律指着道：“这是什么意思？” 李陵道：“这三年里，我走访了六十多个有神鸟传说的部族，想弄清楚神鸟到底是什么样的。结果发现，真是说什么的都有，有的说是天鹅，有的说是鹫鹰，有的说是神鹊，有的说是火燕，还有的说是乌鸦……后来，我把所有的部族传说中的神鸟都画在地图上各部族相应的位置，才发现其中的奥秘。” 卫律恍然道：“你是说，那玄鸟能变幻形体？” 李陵摇头。 卫律猛地又冒出一个念头。 “难道……”卫律皱眉道，“当初来到世间的神鸟，其实不止一只？” 李陵还是摇头。 “神鸟只有一只。”李陵捡起一根树枝，指着那地图道，“但因为神鸟来自遥远的高空，所以从不同的地域看，大小是不同的。大体来说，远离北海的部族，把神鸟的模样都说得很小，说是雀、燕、鹑之类；接近北海的，就说得较大，是鹰、鹫、凫、雁等。尽管部民历年游牧移徙，有一定变动，但大致的方位不会相去太远。毕竟他们各有分地。去除掉那些因为战乱、天灾有过远途迁徙历史的部族，就会发现，这幅玄鸟分布图，玄鸟的体形完全是以北海为中心，向外一层层有规律地变小。” “天！”卫律以手加额，道，“原来如此。我没找错人，少卿真非常人也。远小近大，我竟然没想到这层！” 李陵道：“我也是画在图上才看出来的。坚昆、丁零一带所说的玄鸟，我没标注上去，因为我无法画出来。我想你也知道，这一带都说玄鸟是只大鹰，而且有着'铺天盖地的翅膀'。” 卫律道：“对，确实如此……”说到这里，卫律忽然想到了什么，住口不语，脸上露出了一种无以名状的复杂神情。 李陵扔下树枝，对着卫律点了点头，道：“你想到了？如果玄鸟真有这么大，你早该发现了。而你至今没有找到，那就只有一种可能——你永远不可能找到了。既然所有的证据都指向这里，那么玄鸟的归宿，当以这里的传说最为可靠。丁零、坚昆两地的传说都是一样的：神鹰飞得累了，打了个盹，结果神鹰羽毛里的火掉在了地上，点燃了森林。大火日夜燃烧，将森林里的石头都烧红了。神鹰想用翅膀扑灭火焰，但最终还是扑救不及，最后神鹰在熊熊烈火中死于大海。丁零王，也许你以前所有的猜测都是对的，世上确实存在过这神物，但现在，它已经死在这片大海深处。” 卫律道：“不！就算在海里，我也要找到它！它未必一定在最深处，如果当时它是坠落在沿海，我可以动用我整个丁零部的力量，将它打捞上来！” 李陵叹了口气，道：“我只怕，它恰恰是在北海最深处。” 卫律道：“为什么？” 李陵蹲下来，将地上的沙土堆成一座狭长的山川形状，道：“我用了半年多的时间，把这北海沿岸的地形全都勘察过了。发现这片海很奇怪，”说着以掌为刀，从中间把那沙山缓缓划开，那沙山便纵向一分为二，“这海形状狭长，两岸耸立着巨大陡峭的高山。再看海底，一般的河湖海洋，总是从边缘向中心逐渐沉降的，而这北海，却是从海边开始就陡然急速下沉！如果把这海底的形状和它两侧的高山放在一起看，就好像一条巨大无比的山脉从中间裂开，一直裂到地底深处，或者说，像是一座大山没有合拢。这样的古怪地形，总让我觉得在哪里听说过。我想起你提过，然后就想到一个地名——不周山！” 卫律心头一震，道：“大荒之隅，有山而不合，名曰不周。” 李陵点头道：“在这之前，我一直以为此书荒唐不羁，毫无价值。直到我亲眼看到这古怪的地形，竟与此书中的记录如此吻合，才相信了你说的话。尽管因为种种原因，书中内容颇多错乱颠倒，但其中许多记录，确实是事有所本的。难怪自古及今那么多学者找遍天下名山，都考证不出这座神秘的大山到底在哪里。因为它根本不是单纯的一座山，而是要山海合一来看！这北海一望无际，我动用了那边带过来的最好的水准尺钜司南，量山测海，计算比例，图绘其形，才发现这'有山而不合'之形。让我想不通的是，上古堪舆测绘之术不可能比今日更高明，他们为什么能用如此精准的语句描绘出这特殊的地貌呢？” 卫律喃喃地道：“玄鸟！” 李陵道：“你是说……” 卫律道：“这地形是从空中俯瞰看出来的！绘这原图的人，一定登上过那玄鸟。” 李陵摇头叹道：“你真是一个什么都敢想的人，我没你那么大胆子，也没你那么好的古文功底，所以，我只拿了淮南王那部《淮南鸿烈》来看。我看你那些书里，《淮南鸿烈》的简册是最新的，像是没动过。你大概嫌淮南王好神仙道术，以为价值不大，连翻都懒得翻。真是智者千虑，必有一失。其实，淮南王虽是为了求仙得道编撰此书，但他手下有很多宾客是有真才实学的，他们编这部书时，也把许多上古天文地理文献做了整理。我就是在那里面看到了关于不周山的一条重要记录，'有娀在不周北'！” 卫律惊叫起来：“什么？” 李陵道：“有娀果然如你所料，是在北海一带，不过，几千年前它的方位是在北海北部。换句话说，玄鸟极有可能是坠落于北海的北部海域。非常不幸，卫律，那恰好是整个北海最深的地方！我拿我所能找到的最长的绳子系了碇石放下去，都无法探到它的底。” 卫律道：“你用了多长的绳子？” 李陵道：“一船。” 卫律呆住了。 李陵道：“当地人说，这海底有无底洞，那里连鱼都无法生存。我拿笼子装了一尾鱼和碇石一起拴着放下去，提上来的时候，那鱼已肚腹破裂而死，像是被什么强力挤压所致。我明白了，是水太深了，那亿万钧重量的水，足以把任何生命压垮挤扁。” 卫律道：“不，一定有办法的，我一定会找出办法！” 李陵道：“卫律，死心吧。那真不是人力可以做到的。就算你真的得到了那玄鸟，只怕也不是什么好事。你不觉得这海有些古怪吗？说是海，可水明明是淡的，说是湖泽，那螯虾玄豹之类，又有其他哪个湖泊可见？一次测海时，我无意间捕捞到一条水蛭，正嫌恶心，我手下一名荆楚步卒惊讶地说，这水蛭跟他家乡云梦泽的一样。我不相信。云梦泽距北海，相去何止万里！气候殊异，又绝无水道相通，这水蛭怎么可能移徙至此？但他一口咬定，绝不会弄错。因为他曾在云梦泽中被这东西叮过。说实在的，当时我甚至感到心里有些发寒，这海里的许多东西，都像是生错了地方。玄鸟在海底这么多年，在那无人能到的深海里究竟发生了什么？玄鸟到底对这片大海产生过什么作用？有谁知道！” 卫律却咬着牙一笑，道：“玄鸟确实拥有非人间的力量，这正说明我没有找错！李少卿，怎么事情有进展了，你却临阵退缩了？难道你害怕了？难道你对这样一个残酷虚伪的世界还有什么留恋吗？” 李陵道：“我不是留恋于现世，而是恐惧于未来。庄子说的北冥鲲鹏，显然就是来源于玄鸟。庄子好为大言，几千里长的'鹏之背'也许是夸张了，但一定是有真实的影子的。你要找的，是这样一个可怕的庞然大物，而我们对它几乎还一无所知。如果你真的误打误撞释放出那种力量，我实在不敢想象，那'水击三千里，抟扶摇而上者九万里'是怎样一种景象！我不怕死，但我怕无法挽救的毁灭，你明白吗？卫律，我诚心劝你一句，罢手吧。你想想看，同类生命，一旦掌握统治的权力，尚且生杀予夺，擅作威福。如果获得这权力的是没有任何力量能制约的异类，该是怎样血腥残酷的景象？况且扪心自问，你寻找玄鸟族，到底是要为天下的不幸伸张正义，还是为你一人之恩怨把天下人都捆绑在你一人的复仇之剑上？你不能拿一种错误去取代另一种错误。再恶劣的人类的统治，总是有纠正的机会的，而——” “纠正？”卫律冷哼一声，一挥手道，“我怕我等不到这一天了。这是一个扼绝了一切希望和出路的时代！在这个时代，除了处在九五之尊的那个，没有人能感到安全和幸福。不错，也许我没有资格代表天下所有的不幸向他问罪，也许我个人的坎坷未必件件都是他直接造成的，然而他是这个帝国的最高统治者，他享受着亿万苍生的供奉和至高无上的尊荣，就该为这片土地上发生的所有伤害负责！你说我自私也罢，说我丧心病狂也罢，对我来说，我活着的这个生命，便是整个世界。我闭上眼睛之后，这个世界对我而言就不存在了。所以，既然它已经糟到不能再糟，我也不在乎将它孤注一掷！” 李陵目瞪口呆地看着卫律。 眼前这个人，有着绝对冷静的头脑和手起刀落的决绝。然而他那低沉冷酷的声音里，却有着一种不正常的亢奋，那双黑色的眼眸深处，仿佛隐隐燃烧着可怕的火焰。 李陵不由自主地后退了一步。 “你真的是疯了。”李陵道，“从现在开始，我不会再帮你做任何事。知道吗？其实你和你所痛恨的那个人是一样的！”
群山环抱中的一片草场，一群羝羊安静地啃食着青草。空旷的山谷中一片寂静。 李陵和苏武相对而坐，二人之间是丰盛的酒宴。 李陵身上一袭华贵的淡紫色王袍，腰束七宝革带，足蹬一双崭新的高靿牛皮靴，颇有几分王者气度。而坐在他眼前的这位昔日旧友，身着一件简陋的旃裘，破敝得似已不知穿了多少年，腰间插着一根牧羊鞭。多年的牧羊生活，使他脸上颇见风霜之色，头发已发白，然而饮食谈笑，恬淡自若。 酒过三巡，李陵道：“子卿，告诉我实话，你是不是真的是'受命者'？” 苏武放下酒杯，道：“是的。” 李陵道：“怎么现在不再隐瞒了？你就不怕卫律知道吗？” 苏武微微一笑，道：“你会告诉他吗？” 李陵也笑了，提起酒壶为苏武斟着酒道：“我听说'受命者'是无所不知的。那么你知道我现在在想什么吗？” 苏武道：“你在想，是不是要多听我说一会儿，再决定是否按下那乾坤阴阳壶的机关？” 李陵的手一颤，当啷一声，精美的镏金凤鸟形酒壶掉在盘碗之间，壶中美酒从凤嘴中汩汩而出，从狼藉的菜肴中流淌到几案上，又滴滴答答落到草地上。 苏武拿起那只酒壶，揭开壶盖，若有所思地看着。 李陵将手移至腰间的剑柄上，喃喃地道：“子卿，不要怪我用这种手段。你和我们不是同类！我、我实在不知道该怎么……” 一阵轻微的金属撕裂声中，苏武已用手将那酒壶的铜制外壳像剥树皮一样轻轻揭开，露出里面奇特的构造：壶中有两个胆，壶柄上一个突起正连着双胆通往壶嘴处的一个活动机件。 李陵目瞪口呆。 苏武按了那突起两下，看着里面机件的开合运作，赞叹道：“真是巧夺天工，少卿劳苦。制作这件东西花费的时间，不比你勘察北海来得少吧？” 李陵握着剑柄的手微微发颤：“殷纣能绞铁伸钩，倒曳九牛。你、你果然是他的嫡裔！罢了，你杀了我吧！” 苏武摇头道：“我不怪你。我知道，你从想救我，变为想杀我，只因为你刚刚发现，拓拔居次有身孕了。你不想你的孩子生在一个异族主宰的世界里。” 李陵浑身一震，道：“你什么都知道，你、你还看出什么？我的孩子……会怎样？” 苏武道：“孩子很好，放心，是个男孩。你耻用李姓，又不想让自己的骨血用单于的家族姓氏，所以，你们约定以母名为姓。也许是上天对你家族毁灭的补偿，你的后代会子孙兴旺，繁衍成为草原上一个强大的部族，有朝一日，他们会重回中原，征服半壁江山，改名易姓，变夷为夏，实现你内心深处最大的渴望。” 李陵张大了嘴，一时说不出话来。许久，才道：“你到底有多少异能？你的祖先真的是从天上来的？” 苏武笑了笑，看着远方道：“许多事，都和你们猜想的不一样。这样吧，等你的孩子过完六岁生日，你和卫律一起来，我会把所有的事都告诉你们。” 李陵道：“为什么要到那个时候？” 苏武站起来，道：“少卿，谢谢你的酒食。”说完，拿起身旁地上的一根竹竿，一手从腰间抽出牧羊鞭，向远处的羊群走去。 李陵觉得他手中拄着的那根竹竿的样子有些眼熟，看了一会儿，才吃惊地想起，那其实是朝廷的节杖，只是上面的节旄已经掉光了。李陵道：“将来你还准备回去？” 苏武没有回答，只是走到羊群中，挥动着牧羊细鞭，驱赶那些羝羊向另一片草场走去。 李陵大声道：“为什么现在你不能告诉我？是不是你还没准备好？还是你算准了那时是你天命所至的时候？” 苏武没有回头。 李陵呆呆看着那个渐渐远去的孤独的身影，忽然觉得那背影竟是如此陌生。 拓拔居次找到山谷，发现了正在发怔的李陵。 “咦？怎么了？”拓拔居次奇怪地道，“你们一顿酒喝这么长时间？他人呢？” “走了。”李陵叹了口气，又道：“拓拔，帮我做件事，明天送些牛羊衣食给他。” 拓拔居次好奇地道：“为什么不自己送？你们不是好朋友吗？” 李陵看着地上那还残余着些许毒酒的酒壶，怔怔地道：“曾经是。但现在……恐怕不是了。” 拓拔居次偏着头看着李陵：“你们这些汉人，真是奇怪。” 李陵不语，走到拓拔居次身边跪下，伸手轻抚拓拔微微隆起的腹部，又将耳朵贴了上去。 拓拔居次奇怪地道：“咦，干什么？” 李陵静静倾听着，许久，喃喃地道：“如果他说的是真的，拓拔，你知道你在造就什么吗？” 拓拔居次没听明白李陵在说什么，但看着自己的男人一脸痴迷地倾听着自己腹中胎儿的动静，不由得有一种幸福的感觉。忍不住抱着李陵的脸道：“傻瓜，还不会动呢。能听出什么？” 李陵抬起头来，道：“拓拔，我心里一直有一个疑问，我曾经冷落你那么久，你为什么还对我这么好？” 拓拔居次道：“那天庆功宴上，我看见你一个人孤独地在角落里饮酒，我父亲跟我说过，你打起仗来像头凶狠的豹子，我很奇怪，一头豹子怎么会是那么一副蔫蔫的样子？后来右骨都侯向你挑衅，你懒洋洋地站起来，就那么随意一箭，立刻把他给压了下去。我们草原上的女子都喜欢英雄，当时我就喜欢上你了。你不理我，我知道，是因为你失去了那边的家，我暗暗发誓，你失去一个家，我要在这里给你一个家。我只想让你知道，你不会再孤独。” 李陵的眼睛有些湿润，站起来捧起拓拔的脸吻了吻，道：“谢