Chapter 7: Memories (1)
The meal ended in the strange talk of the Tianming Kingdom.
After Jiang Liannan returned to the room, she thought about what Cheng Guangyi said to her alone: "I think Mu Baiyan's attitude towards you is not what you say, take what you need." β
When he was going to bed at night, Jiang Liannan thought about these things that had happened over the years, and he couldn't sleep for a long time.
General Shi's name is Shi Da is a battle-hardened general, Mrs. Shi died soon after giving birth to Shi Qianling, and Shi Da is away all the year round, so Shi Qianling has been very independent since he was a child, but he is very gentle to people. Shi Da often said that Shi Qianling was more like his wife. He only has this one daughter, and he raises her like a treasure in the boudoir. Because Shi Qianling's temperament is more like Mrs. Shi, she doesn't like to dance with knives and sticks since she was a child, and Shi Da is not at home all the year round, so she is obedient to her and follows her if she doesn't like it.
Shi Qianling met Jiang Fengshu when he was sixteen years old, Jiang Fengshu was the martial champion of the year, as told in many novels, the encounter between Shi Qianling and Jiang Fengshu was a hero saving beauty.
Shi Qianling met robbers on the way back from Mrs. Shi's grave, those robbers were extremely fierce, and after she gave all the money on her body to the robbers, those people were still extremely greedy and wanted her people.
She had never seen such a battle, between life and death, Jiang Fengshu appeared, beat those robbers to the ground, and escorted Shi Qianling home.
After coming and going, the two secretly fell in love. After Shida came back from the battlefield, the two of them had made a private agreement for life, and it was useless to say more. So this family affair was decided.
Although Jiang Fengshu is a martial champion, he wants to marry the daughter of Shifu, which can be regarded as a high climb, and his Shida is not a person who hates the poor and loves the rich. The two of them were officials in the same dynasty, and when they were both military attachΓ©s, the old general often took Jiang Fengshu with him when he went out to fight, and Jiang Fengshu was promoted to the position of deputy general in just a few years.
The two of them had a good run-in on the battlefield before, but it was inevitable that there would be some disagreements. But as long as the bottom line is not touched, Shi Da has no opinion on him. Until one time, they captured a city in the Kingdom of Tianming called Moon City.
The country to which Shi Da and Jiang Fengshu belong is Lin'an State, which is adjacent to Tianming Kingdom, although the people of Tianming Kingdom are not large, and the land area is not large, but their country is strong and warlike. As a result, the two countries continued to fight, large and small.
The capture of Yuecheng was a good news for Lin'anguo, although it was a perennial battle, neither side got any bargains. The significance of this capture of Moon City for Lin'an can be imagined, but it also suffered heavy losses and great vitality.
Then Shi Da led his troops to garrison in Yuecheng, there were not many people on the streets, and the streets and alleys that used to be lively became deserted and depressed, and the streets were scattered with vegetables, fruits and other things, which may have been left behind when running. The passers-by carried their bags and their faces were full of panic and trembling.
Not far away, an unattended little girl looked at their group and asked, "Are you the ones who fight?"
Shi Da looked at the girl in front of him, touched her hair charitentiously and said, "Yes." We are the army of Lin'an, and this city will belong to Lin'an in the future. β
The little girl looked at him in shock, as if she didn't understand his words, and hit and kicked him, crying and scolding: "You are all bad people, I don't want you, I don't want you." β
Jiang Fengshu looked at the little girl in front of him and pulled out his sword and was about to stab it. Shi Da was slightly angry and picked up his sword: "Stop!"
At this time, a little woman stepped forward and hugged the little girl, hunched over and trembling and said to him: "I'm sorry military master, the little girl is not sensible, the little girl is not sensible, please open a page." β
After speaking, he stood up, and just wanted to escape, he was stopped by Shi Da and asked, "Are all the people in this city gone?"
The little woman stumbled: "All who can run have run away, leaving only the old and the young and some people who have nowhere to go." β
Shi Da was puzzled: "Didn't the soldiers of the Tianming Kingdom arrange to send you away?"
The little woman sighed: "Where else can we take care of the common people now?" Since the beginning of the war, everyone has been busy taking care of themselves, and the rich families have long since moved south, and we, the civilians, can only resign ourselves to fate. In fact, it doesn't matter which country it belongs to, all we want is a bowl of hot rice and a safe place to live. β
Shi Da was stunned after hearing her words. Civilians are really the victims of power.
That night, Shi Da sent a letter to the current saint, explaining the casualties of the next battle, and also said that he hoped that Lin'an Guo would send people to settle the civilians left behind in Yuecheng as soon as possible.
Jiang Fengshu came to the house where Shi Da was and discussed with him the whereabouts of the civilians here. Shi Da told Jiang Fengshu of his decision.
Jiang Fengshu showed great opposition at that time: "Father, Tianming Kingdom is a very cunning country, we have suffered a lot from them over the years, I never believe that the people of Tianming Kingdom are willing to stop here, Tianming Kingdom is good at witchcraft, if these civilians are still kept, I suspect that they will secretly bomb them." β
Shi Da raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then what do you mean?"
Jiang Fengshu: "Slaughter the city." β
Shi Dadang was angry, slapped one hand on the table, and the tea set on the table rolled to the ground with the vibration and shattered: "Slaughter the city, do you know what you are talking about?"
Jiang Fengshu: "Father, slaughtering the city is the fastest and safest decision at present. The people of Tianming Kingdom can't stay. β
Shi Da looked at the indifferent virtuous son-in-law in front of him in shock, as if he knew him for the first time: "Fengshu, do you know how many Tianming people are left in the Moon City, a population of 20,000. That's 20,000 living people!"
Jiang Fengshu: "Father..."
Jiang Fengshu still wanted to argue again, but Shi Da waved his hand and motioned for him to step back.
Although Jiang Fengshu said that he would only say that at that time, he would only say that when he was confused, he also asked Shi Da to forgive him. However, since then, Shi Da has had a lot of complaints about this virtuous son-in-law, but Shi Qianling has already given birth to Jiang Linan at this time. At that time, I also had a fluke mentality, and felt that Jiang Fengshu was just confused for a while.
It wasn't until he was imprisoned that he finally understood this person.
At that time, he was in his twilight years, and he had plans to disarm and return to the field, but at this time, someone in the court participated in his book, saying that he collaborated with the enemy and committed treason. He also said that when he defeated the Tianming Kingdom, he pleaded for the people of the Tianming Kingdom, and at that time he had the intention of treason. When he stayed in Moon City, he took the opportunity to develop his own power. The emperor said it was nonsense at the beginning, so he called Jiang Fengshu, who was the deputy general in Yuecheng at the time, and asked him if there was any abnormality in Shida's daily life back then.
Jiang Fengshu talked about the little girl and the little woman, and rejected the idea of slaughtering the city that he proposed at that time.
Shi Da listened: "Yes, there is indeed a matter of little women and girls, and according to the situation at that time, it is indeed not a wise move to slaughter the city. But that doesn't mean I'm treason!"
Shi Da's henchmen also talked about the events of the year and supported Shi Da.
At this time, Prime Minister Bai spoke up: "General Shi knows that the little woman and girl you let go at that time are the masterminds of the assassination of the current saint in the past few days. β
Prime Minister Bai is Bai Hibiscus's father, and he is also the current prime minister, and the father of the emperor's favorite concubine.
Shi Da's confidant Vice General Xu said disdainfully: "How many years have passed, can General Shi still be unpredictable?"
Prime Minister Bai: "Whether it was premeditated or not, you will know if you search it." β
Adjutant General Xu: "Can the general's house also be searched at will? I don't know where I got the bullshit news, and I dare to spread it without verification, and I am not afraid to flash my tongue." β
Jiang Fengshu's face turned green after hearing this.
Prime Minister Bai glanced at the hundred officials behind him, and made a look, and someone stood up and said: "Is it untrue news, you will see it if you search it, you are so afraid of searching, isn't it really as I said before." β
Vice Admiral Xu replied angrily: "It's really unreasonable..."
The Emperor: "Okay. Everyone shut up, and the civil and military officials in the hall immediately stood up, and the court was as quiet as ever, and continued: "Shi Aiqing, according to the testimony of the little woman and the girl, they said that they have exchanged letters with you for more than ten years, and there are letters as evidence. After saying that, he asked his subordinates to carry the letters.
For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the hall:
"The evidence is there, it can't be true. β
This is only the testimony of one party, and it is not credible. β
General Shi usually has no one in his eyes, and he looks high, but he didn't expect to be treasonous. β
β...β
After Shi Da got the letter, he looked at the handwriting on the letter, who it was not his: "Your Majesty, the handwriting on the letter is from the minister, but the minister has written such letters from the end." β
The emperor: "Aiqing, it's not that Lone doesn't trust you, but now that the evidence is conclusive, Lone is really helpless." Shi Qing made great contributions to the Lin'an country, and Lone promised that he would not be easily convicted before the matter came to light, and he would never be involved in the nine clans. Now the only way to do this is to take you into custody and then have someone investigate, are you willing?"
What else could Shi Da say, even if he agreed to the emperor's arrangement.
During this period, Jiang Fengshu detained Shi Qianling and Jiang Linan in the mansion, and ordered them not to go out, and promised that he would definitely return General Shi's innocence. At that time, Cheng Guangyi was sent to Yuecheng to garrison.
For a while, Shi Qianling and Jiang Linan were helpless, so they could only stay in the mansion and look forward to the little news that Jiang Fengshu brought back every day.
A day later, dozens of letters exchanged with Tianmingguo were found from Shi Da's house.
A few days later, the little woman and the girl confronted each other and insisted that it was Shida who had instructed them.
Seven days later, it was discovered that Shi Da had a relationship with a high-ranking official in the Tianming Kingdom.
Fourteen days later, the forces behind Shida were discovered.
Eighteen days later, Shida committed suicide in prison.
When he learned the news that Shi Da committed suicide, Shi Qianling was in a hurry and died on the spot.
My grandfather died tragically in prison, his mother died violently, and Jiang Liannan fell ill all of a sudden, with a high fever that did not go away.
When the illness was still cured, her father took Jiang and Jiang Sichu over and told Jiang Linan that she would be her mother and sister from now on.
Jiang Liannan cried and asked his father: "Daddy, how can you... How can it be... My mother is still alive now, and my grandfather was framed by a traitor, how can you tell me at this time that you are going to marry that woman. β
How did Jiang Fengshu reply to her, he glanced at Jiang Xiannan indifferently: "The emperor is generous, he only convicted Shi Da of one person's sin, and read that he has paid for the country for many years, and has exempted our Jiang family from the sin." If you are alive now, you must be grateful to Dade, keep your mouth shut, and don't say that your grandfather was framed by a traitor, otherwise don't blame me for not recognizing your daughter. As for the Jiang family, it is my wife now, and I will be your aunt in the future, don't be big or small. As for Chu Chu, that's your half-sister. Alright, you can take care of yourself!"
Jiang Liannan cried: "Dad, Dad, Dad..."
Only Jiang Fengshu's back responded to her.
She thought that after losing her grandfather and mother, at least there was a father who loved her, but now her father took back the person who was raised outside just a few days after her mother died, and there was a younger sister who was not a few years younger than her.
Just when she thought that she was going to fight wits and courage with the Jiang family and Jiang Sichu in this family, another heavy bomb fell on her head: Jiang Fengshu is not her father.
On the second day of Shi Qianling's death, Jiang Liannan was still lying on the bed with a fever and grogginess, and Jiang led someone to rush in and bring him to the front hall.
Before she could speak, the Jiang family pointed at her: "Master, look at her, where does she look like you, and now you have found evidence of Shi Qianling's adultery with others, what else do you not believe." β
Jiang Fengshu looked at her eyes that were red from fever, and looked at this face carefully, it really didn't look like him. More than one person has said that Jiang Linan looks like his mother instead of him. But when he knew Shi Qianling, he didn't hear that Shi Qianling had dealings with other people. And the person mentioned in the letter is indeed unheard of, and now that Shi Qianling has also died, there is no proof of death, and he can't just rely on a few letters to say that Jiang Linan is not his daughter. It's just that after listening to Jiang's words, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Jiang Liannan looked like the man painted in Shi Qianling's letter.
Jiang Liannan heard Jiang's words and looked at his father suspiciously: "Dad, what happened?
Jiang continued: "What else can there be, of course, it is evidence of your mother's adultery with others, you are not your father's child." β
Jiang Linan looked at the Jiang family in surprise, and then at his father, who was really staring at him, and opened his mouth: "Dad, you... You don't even believe this kind of nonsense. β
Jiang Fengshu didn't answer her words, leaned over and said to the Jiang family, "What kind of way did you say that way of recognizing relatives?"
After hearing this, Jiang secretly smiled under his sleeve: "It is a kind of witchcraft in the Tianming Kingdom, a wizard I know before will use this spell, you need to cut your hand to see blood, if it is a close relative, the blood of the two will automatically fuse together, if it is a person who is not related by blood, it will not be fused." β
Jiang Liannan looked ridiculously at the woman in front of her who was impatient and wanted to drive her out before her mother's bones were cold, and raised his hand to slash at her: "Don't make a fool of yourself here, I don't know what kind of heart you have?"
Seeing that she was about to beat herself, Jiang hurriedly shouted, "Master." β
Jiang Fengshu blocked in front of her at the right time and grabbed Jiang Linan's hand: "Don't be rude." β