Dongyin

Chapter 38

On the evening of the second day of September, Duan Hong held a feast at the Prince Liang's Mansion to reward Ma Rong and stay at home.

The banquet was about to end, Duan Hong put down his chopsticks heavily, looked at the food and drink at Su's house a few days ago, and said displeasedly, "General Su just drank all night, and didn't touch the food on the table, because he thinks the food is not to your taste. , or do you think I have treated you badly?"

As soon as the music stopped, the singing girls in the hall hurriedly retreated to the back of the hall.

Su's family paused, got up to the hall, and said, "Your Majesty, the people of Liangcheng are terrified day and night, and their suffering is unspeakable. I hope that Your Majesty will issue an imperial decree to pardon Liangcheng." They are soldiers of the Son of Heaven, clearly a group of robbers.Duan Hong didn't care about it, a feast was worth the daily expenses of the people in the city.

"We don't talk about state affairs today." There was a hint of warning in Duan Hong's eyes, and he was not interested at all. "A feast." Short-sighted!

All the seats got up, wished them well, and left the venue one after another.

Su Jiali lowered his hands and turned around helplessly.

"Su General" Duan Hong called him to stop, and only after all the people had dispersed, he said, "Are you dissatisfied with me?"

"How dare you?" The sentence "How dare" contains so much helplessness and melancholy.

After hearing this, Duan Hong came down from the hall, and asked back, "A man who stands upright, why don't you dare?"

Su Jiali was silent.

Seeing this, Duan Hong gasped and said, "On the day when I won Liangcheng, I sent an edict to Zhao Chen that anyone who pays tribute within 100 days only needs 3000 million taels of gold, 100 million taels of grain, and 5000 pieces of silk and satin. Those who pay tribute within [-] days, [-] million catties of gold, [-] million catties of grain, and [-] horses. Those who fail to hand over within the time limit, I will lead the army to attack them." After finishing speaking, he glanced at him and asked, "Now, what else do you have to say?"

"Chen, I have nothing to say." Su Jiali took a step back, shocked in his heart, Duan Hong made a fool of Liangcheng like this, he was killing chickens for monkeys to see!He lowered his head and waited until the sound of Duan Hong's footsteps faded away before he sighed heavily. Once ordinary people get involved in political turmoil, their lives will be like nothing.

I hope Liangcheng can survive this disaster.

But when Duan Hong left the door, he turned a corner and saw Ying'er coming down the corridor carrying a pot of medicinal soup.

This palace is really small, you can come across it by just walking two steps.Duan Hong walked up to her and asked, "What's the matter?" He immediately put on a face as if he was dead.

Ying'er glared at her bitterly, turned her face away, and walked away sideways.

Duan Hong didn't care.

There is an osmanthus tree planted in the small courtyard where Chu Xiying lives. This season is when the flowers are in full bloom, and the courtyard is full of fragrance.The ceremony was located in a secluded place, only two maids guarding the gate were chatting, when they saw Duan Hong coming, they hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

Before Duan Hong could answer, the door unexpectedly opened.

It turned out to be Shan Junxiang.

Looking at each other without words, Duan Hong went straight to the bed, sat on the edge, and checked the person on the bed.

Chu Xiying closed her eyes and lay peacefully on the bed, her face as pale as paper, holding a porcelain altar with both hands, which was Chu Cheng's ashes urn.

Duan Hong took the jar away and shook her hand, which was so cold that there was no warmth at all.

"She hasn't eaten for several days." Shan Junxiang walked over with a calm tone.In the past, Duan Hong was just grumpy, but now he is more and more cruel. Could it be that, as the old man said, she is the reincarnation of Yin Zhou?

"It's not because of you!" Duan Hong said coldly, "If you hadn't let her infiltrate the army, how could such a thing have happened?"

"Because of me?" Shan Junxiang sneered, "At that time, the Huang family had nowhere to escape. If you don't rush for a while, Chu Cheng has a great chance of surviving." It's so funny, Duan Hong actually blamed her in the end!

In a hurry, Duan Hong listened, paused for a moment, and retorted, "Didn't you say that Chu Cheng's hamstring was broken, and he would no longer be able to stand up. What I did was just to relieve his siblings. After all, long-term pain is worse than pain." Short pain."

Shan Junxiang was stunned, it turned out that Duan Hong still remembered, so she thought so.She really didn't know what to say, Duan Hong's thinking was very understandable. "That person often said that death is worse than life, and that the dead are the greatest!" She looked at the cold ashes urn and stopped talking.

Duan Hong shouldn't have set fire to his body, he really didn't even think about it, it was too cruel.

"I naturally have a reason for doing this." Duan Hong put Chu Xiying's hand back into the quilt lightly, and looked at her face. Shan Junxiang seemed to be too concerned about this matter, and said, "When the matter comes, Now, as long as it's my fault, it's fine if she hates me." If she didn't do that, she would hug the corpse and not let go.What's more, what's more, what's more, Chu Xiying didn't know that his parents had both died. If he sent his younger brother to be buried in the family mausoleum, the truth would be revealed, which would make things worse.

She can't give her what she wants in her life, so it's good to save her a little pain.

"Take good care of her." Duan Hong got up, and said this to Shan Junxiang, but her eyes did not fall on Shan Junxiang, and she left just like that.

Shan Junxiang watched her go, not knowing what to think, when there was a slight movement on the bed.

I saw Chu Xiying slowly sitting up while supporting the edge of the bed, her eyes were glued to the door, and she refused to move.

"She has treated you like this, and you still miss her." Shan Junxiang looked at her calmly, did she hear what Duan Hong said just now?In her eyes, Duan Hong's little kindness to her will be magnified countless times, right?

Chu Xiying was silent for a moment, then murmured softly, "It has nothing to do with her, I have reaped the consequences." If she hadn't insisted on going to see Mr. Yuan, Duan Hong would not have cut off his hand, and Shen Zhi would not. Cheng'er was recommended to the court because of hatred, and Cheng'er would not go to Liangcheng for a while.

Shan Junxiang looked at her in a trance, with a desolate temperament in his whole body, and he said in his heart, "You don't have to blame yourself too much, I am also responsible for this."

"It has nothing to do with Lord Shan." Chu Xiying shook his head slightly, with a smile on his lips, but tears in his eyes.Everything is her fault, nothing to do with Duan Hong, nothing to do with anyone.

Chu Xiying is absolutely determined to do this, and he really doesn't want to have anything to do with her.Shan Junxiang smiled wryly, and dropped a light green earring in his hand, "Do you remember this thing?"

Chu Xiying focused her eyes on her, and looked at her suspiciously. Isn't this earring hers?

"It was dropped when you asked for a talisman in the rain that day. After you left..." For some reason, she looked in that direction and stood in the rain for an hour.

"Master Shan!" Chu Xiying interrupted loudly, feeling like a storm in his heart, "I'm sorry to trouble you these days." Shan Jun was kind to her, and she could sense it to some extent, but she didn't expect that she had such thoughts, and even more so. I didn't expect her to be so bold.

"I said this just to let you know what's in your heart, and it has no other meaning." Shan Junxiang smiled slightly, and handed the earring to her.In fact, she couldn't figure out what she was thinking, but it was better to say it.

Chu Xiying didn't answer, just forced a smile, struggled to get out of bed, and said, "Thanks for taking care of me, I'm afraid I have to leave."

A trace of disappointment flashed in Shan Junxiang's heart, and he said, "If you want to avoid me, there is no need."

"No." Chu Xiying suddenly turned her head and looked at her calmly, "I just want to be quiet."

"That's good." Shan Junxiang said, "I won't bother you in the future."

Chu Xi remained silent.Shan Junxiang didn't know how she could calm down when Duan Hong was here.

Shan Junxiang saw what she was thinking, and pretended to be relaxed and said, "If you want to leave, you can't go back to Zhao. With your current body, it's not easy to go back to Haozhou. I still have a thatched cottage near Yuanyang Lake. It’s a secluded place, if you don’t mind it, you can live there for a while.”

He said again, "Actually, it's not far from Liangcheng, if you want to come back to see her, it's also convenient."

Chu Xiying was shaken, and looked at her in surprise, never thinking that Shan Junxiang was so free and easy.

Shan Junxiang smiled slightly, and walked out, "Take a good rest, and I will see you off tomorrow morning." Liangcheng fell, Wei Ming should break the situation and change course, Bai Yan will come here soon, right?

On August [-]th, Liangcheng was broken.

In the study, Wei Ming suddenly grabbed the secret report in his hand, and asked His Highness the man in black, "Is this report true?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, King Qi arrived at the barracks on the 25th, attacked the city at 26 o'clock on the 27th, and Liangcheng was destroyed at dawn on the [-]th. This report is true, and I hope your Majesty will check it out."

"I see." Wei Ming was silent for a while, and asked, "What do you think of her military skills?"

"King Qi was born dissolute, restless in learning, and his subordinates don't think he is talented."

"...Go down." Wei Ming lightly waved his hand towards him, his voice was inaudible.He slowly closed his eyes, and the chess game of that day appeared in his mind.Looking at this battle, Duan Hong's speed is a few steps faster than that of the chess player.This in the end is why?Why is it that she can easily win a city that so many veterans can't take? !

Wei Ming was puzzled, and his thoughts were in a mess.He opened his eyes, stood up abruptly, and said that the left and right "called Princess Zhen Guo to come to the study to discuss matters"

He can no longer continue according to the original plan. If this continues, he will only have to wait for death!

Two quarters later, Bai Yan entered the room with Zheng Zheng.

After serving tea, the palace people retreated outside.

Bai Yan felt uneasy and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor?"

"Emperor Qi broke Liangcheng, sent a letter to Zhao Chen, and ordered him to pay tribute in fifty days, otherwise he will be attacked by troops." Wei Ming looked at her fixedly. "Today, I received her letter, and she only wants you. "

Bai Yan was stunned.

"There are too many things in this world that you can't help yourself." Wei Ming looked at her calmly and said, "You are, and so is brother."

When Wei Ming said such words, he had already made a decision in his heart.Bai Yan smiled dazedly, and said, "What if I don't want to?" Didn't he say that he would never let her get involved in this battle again, but in the end...it turns out that family affection is just as unreliable as love.

"Man'er!" Wei Ming just looked at her coldly, and said calmly, "You have been sensible since childhood, go down and prepare."

She is sensible, she is too sensible, that's why there are so many entanglements and concerns in her life.How much she thought that she could live a life without any scruples like Duan Hong, but she couldn't, she was burdened with too many things.Bai Yan lost her mind and forgot how she stepped out of that threshold.

Wei Ming watched her step by step as she walked out in different shades, his eyes gradually became moist.He raised his head and closed his eyes, and it took half a stick of incense before he returned to normal.

Why doesn't he want his younger sister to enjoy the glory and wealth without worry?And why don't you want to be able to take back what belongs to him as openly as a man?

But he couldn't help himself, because his father lost everything that could be lost 20 years ago!

That's why, she, Duan Hong, can lose eight out of ten games casually, but he, Wei Ming, can't afford to lose even one game.