Chapter 68: The Land of Yesterday
The Qingming Kingdom is located in the northwest of the Wushu Kingdom, separated by a desert, across most of the northern border of the Jiangzhu Kingdom. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info to the southeast border of the Qing Ming Kingdom, that is, to the southern border of the Jiang Zhu Kingdom, which is full of dangerous mountainous areas, limited resources, sparse population, and inconvenient to open up fertile soil, let alone march to war, so the Qing Ming Kingdom can only invade the Jiang Zhu Kingdom by attacking from the north, but is it so easy to break into the country?
The few military camps guarded by the Jiangzhu Kingdom in the north, at least 200,000 people, were easily breached by the Qing Ming Kingdom, and the reason was nothing more than the misleading marching orders and the loopholes exposed to the enemy. Overnight, these soldiers were disarmed, killed, and captured, and the Qing Netherworld broke into the main heart of the Wushu Kingdom at an alarming speed, and the officers and soldiers along the road temporarily met the battle, without a clue, and they all became the souls of the enemy's swords.
The Qing Ying Kingdom approached the Imperial City step by step on the bloody road, and the people of the entire country lived in purgatory for a while, miserable. And the officers and soldiers in the main city were all concentrated in the palace at this time, making the last breath.
"Where's my army!" Zhao Hengguang anxiously urged the military department, he didn't sleep for three days, and the whole person became sloppy, without the image of an emperor.
"The letter has been sent and there is no response...... Probably, probably, it was truncated. ”
At this time, someone came to report: "Your Majesty, there is news from the front, the gate of the main city of the Qingming National Road is here." ”
Zhao Hengguang strode to the lookout, saw the gray and black signs, and hurriedly said to the palace next to him: "Call the second prince and the third prince over, they still have some people in their hands, and they are concentrated in the palace." ”
"Yes." The palace man and the people from the military department hurriedly left.
Zhao Hengguang turned around and said to Liang Gong, "Inform those concubines and princesses to clean up." ”
Liang Gong said fairly: "Your Majesty, are you trying to escape?" ”
Zhao Hengguang glanced at him, "Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood!" Seeing that Liang's father-in-law hadn't moved for a long time, he urged again: "Don't go yet!" ”
Gonggong Liang suddenly laughed, "Your Majesty, do you think there is still a chance?" ”
"You!" Zhao Hengguang took a step back vigilantly, only to find that there was no one in the hall.
"Your Majesty, don't look at it, those people just received my signal and left, no way, who made me your henchman." That's why they're so obedient.
Zhao Hengguang snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "Don't pretend to be so soon?" ”
"Oh?" Gonggong Liang raised his eyebrows, "It turns out that Your Majesty has long found out that something is wrong with me, but you have kept me for so long, I really want to thank Your Majesty for your great virtue." ”
Zhao Hengguang hugged his chest, quickly took out a blade from his cuff and hid it in his palm, and slowly approached Liang's father-in-law, "I just want to see what tricks you play, Zhao He's ......" He saw a fierce light flashing in Liang's father-in-law's eyes, and continued with a smile: "I can give her her current identity, and I can also let her have nothing, including life." ”
Liang Gonggong said expressionlessly: "I won't let you do this." ”
Zhao Hengguang lowered his head slightly, raised his eyes, looked directly at Liang's father-in-law, and said coldly: "No one can stop me." ”
"Heh......" Father-in-law Liang pulled the corners of his mouth again.
At this time, there were footsteps next to him, accompanied by Zhao Heliang's voice, "Father! ”
Zhao Hengguang's newly released palm tightened again, and he looked at Zhao Heliang, "Heliang, help Father and Emperor Liang arrest Gonggong Liang!" ”
Zhao Heliang looked at Liang's father-in-law, and hurriedly ran to Zhao Hengguang, blocking it with his hand, "Father and queen retreat." As he spoke, he drew the blade from his waist.
Zhao Hengguang nodded, seeing that Zhao Heliang had already made a gesture to wave the knife, he immediately retreated, but he didn't expect that at this moment, the knife mark drawn by Zhao Heliang turned an arc and swung towards him, and he didn't have time to react when he lifted back, so he had to cross the ground, and the whole person fell.
Zhao Heliang then grabbed Zhao Hengguang by the collar and pressed him to the ground, and Liang's father-in-law next to him also came over to suppress him, and Zhao Hengguang had no way to resist if he wanted to.
"Okay, it's really a tiger father without a dog!" Zhao Hengguang gritted his teeth and said.
"Father, you can go with confidence, I will take care of the country." Zhao Heliang took Zhao Hengguang's right hand and prepared to put the handle of the knife in his palm, "I tell the people that Emperor Jiangwen does not want to be humiliated in front of the enemy country and die for the country. ”
"Hmph." Zhao Hengguang's palm was clenched tightly, and he didn't let Zhao Heliang pull it away.
"Three halls...... Your Majesty, it is better to cut off his hand tendons. Liang Gonggong said to Zhao Heliang.
Zhao Heliang was very useful to Liang's father-in-law, and said casually: "No, his corpse is more useful, and he can't leave flaws." ”
He put down the blade of the knife and went to the board with both hands, and when he saw that the palm of his hand was about to open, suddenly a flower appeared in front of him.
"Ahh Zhao Heliang let out a miserable cry, subconsciously retreated a few steps, and curled up on the ground to relieve the pain in his eyes.
After Zhao Hengguang inserted the blade into Zhao Heliang's eyes, he turned over and fought with Liang Gonggong, but one hand was still held by Liang Gonggong, and it was restrained after a while. Liang Gonggong didn't hesitate any longer, picked up the knife next to him and crossed Zhao Hengguang's neck, slashed it hard, and the blood spurted out neatly, gradually leaving down in strands, infecting Zhao Hengguang's placket, and he convulsed a few times and then stopped moving.
Gonggong Liang walked over and helped Zhao Heliang up, "Third Highness." ”
"My eyes...... My eyes ......" Zhao Heliang was still very painful, he pulled Liang's father-in-law's sleeve, "Quickly call someone to ......"
"Third Highness, don't move," Gonggong Liang grabbed Zhao Heliang's wrist with one hand, and then put the blade stained with Zhao Hengguang's blood across Zhao Heliang's neck.
In the face of death, Zhao Heliang sobered up a little, "Father-in-law Liang, what do you mean?" ”
"Hehe," a sudden clear laugh came, but it was not Liang's father-in-law's.
Zhao Heliang's uninjured eyes saw a person walking out of the pillar with difficulty, and then came to him.
"It's you...... It's you...... Hahahaha! Zhao Heliang shed tears, half of his face was stained with bloody tears, he cried not because of sadness, but because of the self-mockery of the loser.
Zhao Hejue's expression was calm, as if he had greeted each other a few days ago: "The Third Emperor Brother is surprised that it is me?" ”
Zhao Heliang cried and laughed: "I have been careful for so long, and I have made all preparations, but I misestimated you, and you hid ...... It's so deep! ”
Zhao Hejue sighed and said: "I know that you are close to your father, and he is too lonely for the old man to go on the road alone, so you can accompany him." ”
"How long do you think you'll be able to sit in this seat? ...... you listen" Zhao Heliang's words stopped, allowing them to clear the sound of soldiers and horses outside the palace, "And them!" ”
Zhao Hejue did not show a worried look when he heard this, but looked at Zhao Heliang sympathetically.
"Zhao Hejue!"
When Zhao Heliang's angry voice sounded, there was another voice.
The voice continued, "Why haven't you finished it yet?" ”
Zhao Heliang's heart jumped, and he slowly turned his head to look at the man.
The man drew nearer and closer, his tall figure still bearing the shadow of a young man, and he removed the hat from his head, revealing a handsome face, the corners of which seemed to be raised to the ground, with a ruffian aura.
"Emperor Zheling......" Zhao Heliang's face was completely pale.
The person in front of him is the young son of heaven who has not long ascended the throne of the Qing Netherworld, Cang Zhengqi, who is only nineteen years old, but he acts presumptuously, selfishly and narrow-mindedly. He will do anything for his own benefit.
"Zhao Heliang, you can't blame me," Cang Zhengqi squatted down and said with regret: "He gave more." ”
Zhao Heliang was speechless in shock.
Cang Zhengzhen shrugged, and then said to Zhao Hejue: "My people will arrive soon." ”
Zhao Hejue nodded and glanced at Duke Liang.
"Yes."
Over there, Zhao Heliang was out of breath under Liang Gonggong at the next moment, and he was as dead as Zhao Hengguang, his injured eyes were wide open and there was still hot blood.
Gonggong Liang dragged Zhao Heliang to Zhao Hengguang's side, and then put the knife in his hand. After doing all this, after Zhao Hejue and Cang Zhengqi left, he yelled: "Come on, it's not good!" ”
The guards and palace people outside the door hurriedly entered, and when they saw Zhao Hengguang and Zhao Heliang on the ground, they immediately knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, ......" The ministers and generals guarding the palace also arrived immediately, and then grieved and cried, and finally were at a loss and at a loss.
"Father-in-law Liang, what's wrong?" A minister asked.
"I don't know, the two of them quarreled, and His Royal Highness suddenly went berserk and killed His Majesty...... Probably because of guilt, I also broke off. Father-in-law Liang lowered his head, also looking lost and sad.
At this time, the army of the Qing Netherworld rushed in, and everyone immediately clinged to each other, and the sadness was just followed by panic.
Cang Zhengqi stood at the forefront, looked at Zhao Hengguang's corpse and said contemptuously: "You were scared so you committed suicide?" ”
One of the generals immediately said angrily: "Hugh is talking nonsense! ”
"Huh?" Cang Zhengqi squinted at the man, and the men beside him also drew their blades to prepare for killing.
The general was not afraid of being hard, and he also wanted to do it, but suddenly someone stood up and stood in the middle of the two groups of people.
"Slow!" Although Zhao Hejue raised his hands on both sides, his body was facing them on the side, with the intention of defending the ministers and generals behind him, "Dare to ask if it is Emperor Zheling?" ”
Cang Zhengzhen raised his eyebrows, "You are?" ”
"He's our second prince!" A minister behind Zhao Hejue said.
Cang Zheng forked his hand, "What do you want to say?" ”
Zhao Hejue said: "What does it mean for your country to attack our country, and how can you be willing to stop?" ”
"Oh," Cang Zhengqi glanced at Zhao Heliang's corpse and said, "It was he who said that as long as he helped him seize the throne, he promised to give half of the city to my country." ”
The people behind Zhao Hejue gasped when they heard this, Zhao Heliang united with foreign countries to kill his own country for his own selfish desires, how hateful, they looked at Zhao Heliang's corpse again, this time with resentment.
"He's dead," Zhao said calmly.
Cang Zhengzhen sneered: "So what, we have arrived here, it is impossible to return empty-handed." ”
"Let's hand over the country to you, impossible!"
When Zhao Hejue said this, the people behind him were also echoing, they dipped forward, and said firmly: "If you want to take our country, first step over our corpses!" ”
Cang Zhengqi raised his hand and waved, and the generals behind him also stood forward, and his overwhelming momentum could not be underestimated, "What can you do, the result can't be changed." ”
"Emperor Zheling!" Zhao Hejue suddenly knelt down, and the minister next to him wanted to pull and was stopped by him. He continued: "I can guarantee that I can give you more as long as you don't take our country. ”
Cang Zhengzhen raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean?" ”
"The country of Jiangzhu is rich in food and water, and our people have their own skills that are not inferior to those of other countries, and we can provide them to you unconditionally."
Once Jiang Zhu Guo does this, it means to belong to the Qing Ming Kingdom, which is the loss of national power, but compared with the country, it is conceivable which is more important than the national power. The ministers and generals were very unacceptable at first, and in the end they could only be troubled.
"It doesn't matter what happens to us, but we can't let the people lose their homes." Zhao Hejue's words further convinced them.
Cang Zhengqi's eyes were slightly gloomy, as if he was considering.
Zhao Hejue continued: "If there is any need in the Qing Ming Kingdom, I will be responsible for Zhu Guo!" ”
"Sounds good...... It's also difficult to suddenly let the Qing Ying Kingdom take care of another country......" Cang Zhengzhen muttered.
When Zhao Hejue and the ministers and generals heard this, their faces showed expectation.
"Okay, that's it," Cang Zhengqi asked the military to send a book, opened it and wrote some words on the clean paper, then took out his seal and stamped it, "It's your turn." ”
Zhao Hejue took it and looked at it with several ministers around him, and it read: "Jiang Zhu Kingdom belongs to the Qing Ming Kingdom from now on, and all resources are unconditionally dedicated......
Several ministers were entangled when they saw the word "belonging", and such a direct and explicit statement simply hit their national self-esteem.
Cang Zheng said: "What, don't you want to?" ”
Zhao Hejue hurriedly said, "No." He whispered to the minister beside him, "Patience for the time being is for the future." The implication is that as long as you are strong, you can always overturn this agreement.
The ministers nodded.
Zhao Hejue saw that Cang Zhengqi was a little impatient, and immediately said: "It's not that we don't want to, it's just that my father is dead, and this seal ......."
"Didn't you decide on the prince?"
It's really undecided!
The ministers and generals looked at each other, and then said: "The emperor didn't come to make a decision, but our most qualified emperor is the Second Highness!" ”
Zhao Hejue looked at them.
"Second Highness, you deserve it!"
Gonggong Liang took out the seal at this time and said: "This is what Your Majesty asked me to keep, he is a wise old man, maybe he expected that he would have an accident, which means that I entrusted it to his successor." ”
Zhao Hejue hesitated to answer, "This ......"
Liang Gonggong and those ministers and generals knelt down together and said in unison: "Your Majesty! ”
"Since that's the case......" Zhao Hengguang's eyes showed firmness, and then he accepted the seal, and then stamped the big seal on the agreement.
Cang Zheng took it back and said, "Then be it." He patted Zhao Hexuan on the shoulder, and then left with a smile.
Zhao Hexuan and the others sighed and sighed to each other.
The man who was hiding in the shadows kept watching, and when they had evacuated, he left.
Lan Yubai, who had just walked into the main hall, looked at the window, and then pulled the corners of her mouth.
"Yubai," Zhao Hexuan walked over, "Why are you here?" ”
"I asked about the taste of blood," Lan Yubai looked at the corpses of Zhao Hengguang and Zhao Heliang.
Lan Yubai likes to study corpses, and Zhao Hejue knows it, but, "Is there anything special about the bodies of the two of them, and what is there to study." ”
"Wrong," Lan Yubai squatted next to Zhao Hengguang's corpse, touched his chin and said, "I'm only interested in his corpse." ”
"What does he have?" Zhao Hejue also became interested.
Lan Yubai turned his head, shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's a rare weakness disease, I have met few royal families before, so I don't have much experience." ”
"So, if you want to study it, take it." Zhao Hejue didn't care.
"He's the emperor, you're really willing."
"It's the same for everyone when they're dead."
Lan Yubai smiled: "That's a good thing, then I'll take it." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read it on m.qidian.com. )