This General Yang seems to be Yang Changlie, the first fierce general of the Liang State, and the Shu State can be said to have died under his hands. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since he led the Liang army to the expedition, he has been invincible, invincible, and undefeated, which has become a myth in the hearts of the Liang people.

According to them, his next step was to march into Baling, and sooner or later Gu Yin would confront him on the battlefield.

Just as we were thinking, the top of our heads was empty, the lid of the cave was lifted, and we were about to go up, when we saw Wang Zhenshan's face appear at the entrance of the cave, waving his hand at us, signaling him to come down.

We hurriedly got out of the way, and he jumped down, and Zhikong covered the hole again.

As soon as he stood firm, Gu Yin rushed up, the tip of the sword pointed at his throat, and there was no trace of warmth in his voice: "Do you think you can save your life in this way?" ”

Wang Zhenshan was not frightened, his eyes were full of tears, he looked at Gu Yin, and said in a suppressed voice: "Your Highness! ”

I pulled Gu Yin and said, "Look at this, there must be something inside, why don't you let the city lord finish speaking." ”

Gu Yin was still holding the sword, and fire erupted from his eyes: "You hurt the old city lord who was loyal to the country, killed the eight generals of the Shu army, opened the door to meet the enemy, and gave the entire Badong City to the Liang army!" What other face calls me Your Highness? ”

That Wang Zhenshan burst into tears, his body trembled, and he knelt on the ground with a "plop", looked up at Gu Yin and said: "The old minister is kneeling, it is the first king, the old city lord and the eight generals, but the old minister, the upper is worthy of the sky, and the lower is worthy of the ground, even if His Royal Highness kills the old minister, the old minister still has the same clear conscience!" ”

Gu Yin's hands trembled with anger, the tip of the sword trembled slightly, as if he was about to stab Wang Zhenshan's throat at any time, but his tone was even colder, full of contempt: "A traitor like you who betrays the country and friends, what qualifications do you have to face heaven and earth?" ”

Wang Zhenshan's eyes were full of tears, his white face was like a purple eggplant, and he said miserably with his neck stalked: "Would Your Highness prefer to see the tragic death of 8,000 soldiers in Padang on the battlefield and the blood of 50,000 people in the city?" ”

Gu Yin was stunned by his question, and then said awe-inspiringly: "The three-foot man is defending the country, what about the horse leather shroud?" Which dignified husband does not have the ambition to serve the country loyally? If everyone is so greedy for life and afraid of death, what kind of country will they build and what kind of home will they keep? ”

"Your Highness!" Wang Zhenshan's voice became hoarse: "If the army of Shu is still there, I, a boy from Badong, will bravely go to the battlefield." But on that day, the 50,000 troops of the Liang army besieged the city, a lonely city! Patong is a lonely city! ”

Tears rolled down his face: "There are only 20,000 arrows, and the grain and grass are only enough for five days, and they will be gone when they run out!" With only 8,000 flesh and blood bodies, what can they do to compete with the Liang army, which has sufficient food and grass and strong support? ”

"And 50,000 people in the city, old and weak, young and young! If it is a battle to the death, after the Liang army breaks the city, it will be necessary to vent its anger, the tragic massacre of Yizhou, do you have to do it again? ”

Gu Yin was speechless for a while, the tip of the sword trembled even more, and his face was white and blue.

Wang Zhenshan choked up, looked at Gu Yin and said, "Your Highness! Traitors and friends, shameless and despicable people, I am not afraid of these infamy, I only hope that more people will survive on the land of Shu! As long as there are fewer corpses in the wilderness, less displacement, what if I am guilty of a thousand years now? ”

"Huh!" Gu Yin chuckled, the tip of the sword hung down, and in his icy eyes, tears fell down the corners of his eyes, he staggered back two steps, and muttered, "According to what you say, it is my fault with my father?" The Liang army is coming, we don't have to resist, just open the city gate and welcome it! Why did you sacrifice so many lives to make my father and my father's name famous? Ha ha! ”

"Gu Yin." With a pain in my heart, I ran to his side and pulled his hand: "You calm down, that's not what the city lord meant." ”

He vigorously broke free, shook me off, turned his head to look at Min Qiu, his eyes were red, and asked, "Brother Min, is he right?" Am I wrong with my father? Shouldn't we fight the enemy to the death? Are we harming the souls of Yizhou City? ”

Min Qiu's face was also heavy, and when he saw Gu Yin suddenly turn to him, he was slightly stunned, patted Gu Yin on the shoulder, and said, "Brother Gu, the situation is different, don't say right or wrong so lightly." If I had been replaced, I would have stood on the tower to block the enemy, even if it was only for the last breath. However, the city lord's approach is not unreasonable. The matter has come to this point, although he chose to compromise and live under the Liang army, but he kept us, indicating that his heart is still to Shu. ”

That Wang Zhenshan kowtowed and prostrated on the ground: "Your Highness, the old minister didn't say that the old minister was right, what I said was just no shame and no regrets, let me do it again, I will still do it." However, my heart is not painful, the old city lord Gao is so kind to me, I made this suggestion to him that day, but he resolutely refused. Later, when he saw that our military strength was very different from that of the Liang army, he committed suicide. ”

"He committed suicide? Wasn't he assassinated by Liang Jun? Gu Yin's eyes were confused.

"Yes, the old city lord was unwilling to bow down to the Liang army, and he couldn't bear to see the soldiers and the people fall into the quagmire of war, so he took the throat sealing poison and followed the king of Shu. His wife and his daughters are now settled in my house, and I will treat them well. ”

"And the Liang army assassin really wanted to assassinate the old city lord, but when he came, the old city lord had already gone immortal, he wanted to kill me, I said that as long as the lives of the people and soldiers of the city were saved, Badong was willing to open the door to welcome Liang."

In this way, the conditions were negotiated with Liang Jun. But the old minister, every time he thinks of the King of Shu and the old city lord, he is like a thousand arrows! ”

"You are ashamed of them, and I am ashamed of the 100,000 souls of Shu Kingdom, but is this? It was only because of me that I tried my best to fight and defend Yizhou to the death, that the Manchu army and people were placed under the arrows of the Liang army! Men defend their families and defend the country, desperately kill the enemy, did I do it wrong? Knowing that he can't do it, is it a big man's move, or is it not self-strengthening? Gu Yin's face was full of confusion and grief.

"You turned your back on Shu Yingliang, I should have killed you, but you saved the lives of the Shu people, and I can't kill you. So, exactly, what should I do? ”

Gu Yin leaned against the cave wall and slowly sat on the ground, looking like a lost child, his eyes were dilated, and tears flowed out.

I've never seen him like this, and even though he was tortured in prison, he was still an impregnable man when he opened his eyes.

I squatted beside him, grabbed his shoulders, stared at his eyes and said word by word: "Gu Yin, you listen well!" ”

"You are not wrong, you led the soldiers and the people to resist the enemy and defend the country together, and you are an iron-clad hero! If it weren't for you fighting the enemy first, Liang Jun would not have negotiated terms with Padang so easily. Because they are also afraid, afraid that Shu is full of men who are not afraid of death, and only with your cause can we save the fruit of Badong City. ”

"It's the fault of the Liang army, they invaded the city and seized the land, killed innocents indiscriminately, and the people who suffered in Shu knew that everything was the fault of the Liang army! You don't understand! ”

"The city lord of the king only made this decision out of consideration for the safety of the city of Padang. You are different, you are the lord of the country, if a country is like this, the world will only be miserable, and it will become a place for tyrannical people to play, why do you want to put those trumped-up charges on your head? ”

His sword "clanged" to the ground, his hands covered his face, tears welling up from between his fingers, and his shoulders shaking.

Min Qiu came over and patted me on the shoulder: "Let him calm down for a while." ”

In fact, it's not just him, I am also at a loss.

Did the city lord do something wrong?

In the eyes of the Shu people, he betrayed his family and country, opened the door to meet the enemy, betrayed his friends for glory, shameless and unqualified, and it is not an exaggeration to cut with a thousand knives!

But in doing so, he saved the lives of 8,000 soldiers, so that how many mothers and women who were looking forward to returning their children did not have to spend the night in tears; It has also saved 50,000 people in the city, and saved many families from being broken and displaced!

Who's right and who's wrong?

The night was as long as a thousand years.

I don't know what time it was, Min Qiu and Sanxing were already napping against the wall, and Wang Zhenshan was still kneeling in front of Gu Yin.

Gu Yin finally raised his head, he gently shook my hand, and then slowly pushed it away. His eyes were red, but his expression was as resolute as iron, and he looked at Wang Zhenshan and said: "The future generations have their own public opinions, Shu is dead, and the will of heaven is like this, I won't kill you." ”

He slowly stood up, bowed to Wang Zhenshan, who was kneeling on the ground, and said calmly: "You have saved so many Shu lives, I should thank you." ”

Then he turned and walked towards the entrance of the cave, and said, "But my father and I will not forgive you." ”

"Your Highness!" Wang Zhenshan's voice had become hoarse: "The old minister knew that His Highness would come, and he deliberately went out of the city often to come here, just to get rid of those guards and meet with His Highness." I am very grateful to see it today, although Badong is temporarily succumbing to Liang, but if he comes to the west of the Hunan army, Badong will have a response! ”

Gu Yin stopped talking, didn't look back, pushed open the hole cover on his head, and jumped up.

Min Qiu and I followed closely behind, and when we came out of the house, we found that the sky was about to dawn.

The dark blue skylight tore a very slender edge at the end of the ground, and the branches and leaves of the trees on the mountain faded into the night, looming in the dark white of the early morning.

The four of us stopped talking and walked forward silently, when suddenly a gust of wind rose from the forest beside us, and a silver long sword spat out a letter like a green snake.

Before he could react, the figure had already rushed in front of him.

Pain! I only felt a chill in my chest, and before I could see the person in front of me, the long sword had already entered and exited.

"Yuliang!" I heard Gu Yin and Min Qiu's voices sounding at the same time, my eyes went dark, and the last thought came to my mind: That person was actually coming at me!