Chapter 499: The End of the Hundred Years War (2)
Yangzhou has conquered!
When the news came back to Qingzhou, almost everyone was boiling, and the emotions that had been low for more than half a year completely exploded. The people www.biquge.info cry or laugh, but without exception, they are excited.
In this difficult battle, many people died, both from the enemy and from the Great Night Dynasty. And in this battle, there are also countless children who have lost their fathers, wives who have lost their husbands, and mothers who have lost their sons.
Such is the cruelty of war.
No one resents the Night Emperor who started the war, because they don't know where they stand. Everything is your own choice, whether it is to go to the battlefield to defend your family and country, or to sacrifice your life for the country. Moreover, they also have no way to accuse, accuse a monarch who is full of satisfaction and thinks about them, wants the country to be rich and strong, and wants the people to be happy and healthy.
So at the end of the day, there was only endless silence left.
It is the golden autumn and September of another year, the crops are harvested, and from a distance, the fields are all golden colors, and the full ears of grains have pressed the waist of the rice, and they hang down to the ground heavily.
But unlike in the past, this time the elated peasants did not come to harvest right away, but let them hang as they were.
A couple stood on a hillside, looking at the small village not far away, watching the dead silence and silence of the people inside, silently, silently, as if crying for the dead spirits.
"Too many people have died in this war. ”
Suddenly, the woman in the couple spoke, her face a little complicated, her white hand caressing her lower abdomen, where a new life was conceived, a child that she and her husband shared.
This woman's face does not have any aging, as if she is still gentle and beautiful in her twenties, but the slight wrinkles at the corners of her eyes indicate the vicissitudes of time. Now she is no longer young.
The man next to her was wearing a green shirt, like a scholar rushing to take the exam, elegant and handsome. At this time, the man's hand gently stroked the hair of the lady next to him, half-hugged her, and sighed lightly.
"There's no way around it. His Majesty the Night Emperor had been fighting petty before, so let them save their lives first, I'm afraid they just want to use a war like this one to eliminate the dross and leave the elite ...... In fact, this is not to blame His Majesty the Night Emperor, all along, as long as they have more snacks, they will not be so helpless in this war and lead to death. ”
The man's words were gentle, soothing the woman in his arms.
"You're still pregnant with a baby, don't think too much about it, since it's a basket poked out by His Majesty the Night Emperor himself, then he will definitely be able to handle it himself. You've been around him for so many years, don't you still know about him? Don't worry. Besides, His Majesty the Night Emperor has always compensated them, hasn't he? Wanwan, don't think about it anymore. ”
"But...... But ......" Mo Wanwan's emotions seemed to be a little excited, I don't know if it was because of the pregnant woman's mood swings. But in the end, she pursed her lips and gradually fell silent, her eyes were red, and there seemed to be crystal tears swirling.
"I know that there are many things that we can't control, even His Majesty the Night Emperor has his mission. But they are them, I am me, even though I know that some things are involuntarily, but after really experiencing and seeing, I can't help but be moved......"
Mo Wanwan's hand tugged at her husband's clothes beside her, and the tighter she tugged, "What if...... If one day...... One day, our children will also embark on such a path...... I don't know when the war will end, and I don't know why there will be a war, but ......"
Mo Wanwan was silent for a long time, and the man beside her was also silent, just hugging her gently, and his gentle palm was on her little head.
After a long time, I heard Mo Wanwan sigh softly and buried her head in her husband's chest. A sentence floated out of nowhere.
"I want to ...... too Can be peaceful......"
The two hugged each other on the hillside and did not say a word. The man's eyes looked at the small village again, and he didn't know what it was like.
In this world, no one likes war, and no one wants to die. But as long as people live in this world, there will always be a lot of helplessness, and there will always be a lot of involuntary bodies.
But Wanwan is right, even if she knows that this may not be the true will of other people's hearts, when she experiences it and sees it with her own eyes, the sorrow in her heart is different from what she has heard and heard.
That's it...... Impotence......
His Majesty the Night Emperor was indeed able to give them a stable life and a prosperous life, but the price paid in this way was to be invaded and plundered by other countries, until they finally perished. He thought that such a fate might be even more miserable than it was now, because it was a real home that he could not go back to.
Maybe there are people who sacrifice now, maybe everyone will still not be able to get out of the shadow of the past, but this kind of effort will be valuable, and this kind of effort will create a brilliant future. If they are not in their position, they are not His Majesty the Night Emperor, so they do not have his pressure and his mission. So he hoped that no one would complain about His Majesty the Night Emperor, and no one would be angry with him, because he ...... Really a good monarch.
His Majesty the Night Emperor has already worked very hard, what he shoulders is different from ordinary people, and the path he takes is destined to be different from ordinary people, why should anyone make him work harder? He hopes that in the end, everyone will be able to understand.
The man held back a sigh, closed his eyes, and leaned his face sideways against Mo Wanwan's hair, so gently that it was almost imperceptible.
However, the consciousness of the people is much higher than that of Mo Wanwan. No one is really so inexplicable to make trouble, and no one will say anything bad about His Majesty the Night Emperor behind his back. They may still feel sad that their loved ones will never come back, but they have learned to step out of the past and face the future, and can better coordinate their emotions and keep their grief in their hearts.
Human beings are very resilient beings, they are usually emotionally rich, but in the same way, they do not fall so easily, but they will stand up stronger after crying and grieving.
Not all humans will be like this, after all, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. But when one, two, or a hundred people obey it, the others go back and follow suit. Because, human beings are social animals! They have a strong ability to imitate, they have a strong ...... Toughness.
Once again, Nightwind felt that humans were indeed interesting creatures. Even though he is a human being himself.
After the conquest of Yangzhou, many people will ask him, why did he choose such a cruel way, why did he have to sacrifice in the war, and why was it not like before?
yes, really, a lot of people died.
Night Wind sat quietly, holding the sunspot in his hand, and gently put it on the chessboard. Holding the white child in the other hand, he slowly put it down after thinking.
Perhaps, he is really selfish. Or do they have a heart?
There are many things, and there is no need for so many whys, and he does it when he wants to do it, not only because he can't look down on those people in the army, but also because he doesn't care about the lives of others at all......
He wasn't a good guy in the first place, with or without the appearance of the Night Demon, from the very beginning, he was a bad and outright person.
He is selfish and self-interested, and he loves the people only because he has to do so so that he does not cause civil strife. But he will also disregard the lives of the people because he wants to gain profits, to win the Hundred Years War, and only exchange quantity for quality, causing countless killings.
Perhaps, he is really not fit to be a good person. Sometimes, after wearing the mask for a long time, he will also think that he is a good person. At least, at one time, he thought he was a good man. I will be moved by other people's stories, and I will help because of the kindness of the moment, but ...... It's already a thing.
Night Wind always had a shallow smile on his face, although the movements in his hands did not stop, it still looked normal, but his thoughts had already flown away.
He feels that he has made great progress. From sincerity to hypocrisy, until now even the hypocrisy that I can deceive......
Yes, it's been a big improvement.
Night Breeze told himself so firmly in his heart, but the smile on his lips was already slightly stiff, with a hint of bitterness.
Eventually, he put down the pieces.
He was suddenly tired.
He felt like he was about to lose his sight.
But he knew he had to move forward.
He was suddenly confused.
He didn't know the meaning of his cultivation persistence.
Once upon a time, he thought that he wanted to become strong, strong enough to protect Hua Qingyan, who had been silently helping him since he was a child, strong enough to return to the night house to find his parents and grandfather, and strong enough to revitalize the family and defend the country. In this way, maybe he is the real man.
But now he doesn't know what he's holding on, he's lost himself, he's lost his original direction.
Even what he is worried about now is not what to do if he becomes more and more heartless, what to do if he becomes more and more hypocritical, but he is worried that if one day, he will not even be able to maintain himself like this, from fake to true, completely not like himself......
That might be the real thing, right......
Night Wind suddenly raised his hand and gently covered his eyes, and after a long time, he heard his life chuckle.
"Huh. ”
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"How's it going? Did anyone bring it?"
Night Wind sat on the dragon chair, casually playing with his fingers, and said in every possible way.
Below him, there was a man who was pressed to the ground and kneeling by the guards, his face flustered but still calm.
"Yes, Your Majesty!
Although the guard didn't know why His Majesty the Night Emperor wanted to let himself and the others bring this person, or someone from the shadows, he didn't disobey his orders.
The night breeze blew his fingers and looked up at the kneeling man on the ground with a smile.
"Is it fun to be a traitor?"
The night breeze was smiling on his face, giving people a very friendly and warm meaning, but the content of the words was cold, which made everyone present couldn't help but be surprised, raised their heads in surprise, and glanced at the kneeling man on the ground.
The man shuddered, his face full of fear, "Your Majesty the Night Emperor, I don't know what you're talking about. If you want to give me death, then this is my glory, I don't want you to make such an excuse, it's an insult to me!"
What this person said undoubtedly touched the people present, especially those who were also in the shadows. But they didn't say anything, because they knew that what Night Wind said would not be untargeted, so they just frowned and looked at Night Wind in unison.
Under the gaze of many eyes, Night Wind did not feel uncomfortable, just pressed the arm of the chair, stood up, step by step, slowly walked in front of the man, stretched out his hand and pinched his chin carelessly.
"Do you think you still have a chance when it's over? Do you have to show the evidence before you can die?"
Nightwind sneered and shook off his hand fiercely.
"Someone!"
The man was in the shadows, and he still knew something about the style of the night wind, and naturally he knew that what he said was true, and at this time, he heard him suddenly call someone, and he didn't know what the means were, so he raised his head suddenly, and the panic on his face was unobstructed, but he still forced himself to speak calmly.
"Your Majesty, this matter is all done by me alone, and it has nothing to do with the people around me, please don't implicate my family. I know that Your Majesty hates deception, and even more averse betrayal, and I know what happens when you are a traitor, but I still hope that Your Majesty will forgive my family. ”
Someone had already walked out, and Night Wind heard what this person said, so he waved his hand to stop it, and slowly walked around this person, and suddenly spoke, "But I'm very strange, since you still have family in the Night Dynasty, and you care about them so much, then why do you want to be a traitor?"
At this point, Night Wind is unable to understand what it is that can make a person, or a determined person who can be a dark person, choose to become a traitor to the enemy.
If it were in other countries, this situation might be very common, but for Night Wind, under his rule, there were very few bad things in the Great Night Dynasty, and of course this was also included.
Hearing the question of the night wind, this person suddenly turned a little red.
"It was I who failed my family's expectations and His Majesty's trust. My beloved woman is in Yangzhou and is pregnant with my child, I really can't ......"
Night Wind raised an eyebrow, as if he had some understanding.
So is it a beauty trick?
"But since you don't want anyone to want the country and your relatives, what else can you plead for now? Why don't you get together as a family and go down to the Yellow Springs together! Since you made such a decision at the beginning, you should have the consciousness of implicating your family, do you think it will be of any use to plead for mercy now?"
Night Breeze smiled, but his words were cold.
The traitor was still a little red, and his face full of happiness suddenly turned pale, and his lips trembled but he didn't dare to say anything.
Night Wind sighed softly in his heart, "As a person in the shadows, you should have understood this a long time ago, so why bother to have meaningless expectations? Or ...... After all this time, you still don't understand my style?"
The traitor opened his mouth, but stopped talking, his face disgraced.
(PS: What did the author want to say...... (To be continued.) )