Chapter 357: Loyalty, the price of betrayal is not enough

The earth-shattering roar made Daoyin frown and pluck his ears, and the expression on his face was even more impatient.

In the entire iron cage, the sound of punching and kicking was endless, and the sound of clattering sounded a little irritated.

But Su Liu stood quietly at the back of the cage from beginning to end, looking at the almost desperate fury of Zhao San, Sun Xiu and others, but he was very calm.

He guessed the truth of the matter before anyone else. Maybe even he doesn't want to admit it, but he has to admit that the more thoughtful people are, they don't feel anything when they hear such a story.

He didn't feel grief and despair like the others, whether it was the death of General Fang or the death of the 50,000 army, it didn't mean anything to him at all. can't get her promoted, but it won't be missing a piece of meat. Those brotherhood, family and country are far less important than his own rise to prominence.

He also admired General Fang, but that was about it. Verbally speaking respectful words, there may be a certain moment in his heart, and there will be a soft part in a certain corner, but he knows very well what kind of person he is, and he knows what kind of attitude he should use to deal with choices related to the future.

Like now. In anger and despair, he wanted to kill Liang Bo to avenge General Fang and serve Liang Bo to fight for a better future, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.

The ending is decided. What's the use of roaring in anger? It's better to choose an option that will benefit you. Do you want him to be buried for a general who may have died?

However, Su Liu did not speak. Because he knew where he was now. In this cage, there are more than a dozen diehard loyalists of General Fang. If he opens his mouth now to betray General Fang and join General Liang. I'm afraid he was the first to be torn apart by the anger of this group.

So, even if it's a betrayal. It also needs a good timing. He's waiting for that moment now.

Seeing that these people were so angry, Dao was not in a hurry. He ordered someone to bring an incense burner, lit a stick of incense in the hearth, and then said with a smile: "I will give the captains a stick of incense time to consider." If there is anyone who is willing to throw himself into General Liang, Dao will immediately let him out, and he will be treated with good wine and food. But if this pillar of incense is burned, the captains still can't make a choice, and Dao Mou will regard the captains as obsessed and refuse to accept General Liang's kindness. At that time, the captains should not blame the knife for using methods. The knife is also impossible. After all, if you don't act rudely to the captains, it will be difficult for General Liang to explain to the sword. ”

"Whew!" Zhao San was furious, pointed at Dao Yin's nose and scolded: "You and that Liang Bo Yiqiu raccoon dog, there is no good thing!" Even if the generals are gone, even if all of us die here today, you'd better remember. Heaven is clear! People are doing it, and the sky is watching! If you think your plot will come true, you are very wrong! ”

Dao Yin grinned amily and snorted coldly: "But in fact." If it weren't for Dao's special warning at this moment, you reckless men, who would have noticed General Liang's plan? ”

Zhao San was suddenly dumbfounded.

Be. There were so many of them, but none of them noticed that it was a conspiracy!

I think about it now. This conspiracy is not brilliant at all. But a simple disguise technique kept everyone in the dark.

They transferred General Fang and 50,000 troops in advance. The rest is nothing more than a farce of the worst of the worst. And Liang Bo is General Fang's confidant, and General Fang will definitely not doubt his loyalty, so it is effortless to use the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain.

It's a shame that they believe the impostor just by seeing it with their own eyes. Because there is no difference in those small habits and small actions, I feel that there is no doubt that that person must be a general. But they ignored that Liang Bo had been by General Fang's side for many years, and any habits and tones had long been known. As long as you get the imposter to pay attention to it early, why bother to fool them?

Zhao San's face was full of remorse, and his eyes were full of apology when he looked at Sun Xiu.

"If I take your doubts to heart, maybe ......"

Sun Xiu clenched his fists, then let go, and then exhaled fiercely.

How much did he hope that those worries were really unfounded? But in the end, those ominous premonitions turned into reality.

Dao Yin sat on the chair unhurriedly, drinking tea, eating melons and fruits, and didn't seem to be in a hurry at all: "Captains think slowly, think about it, Dao is not in a hurry." If any captain figured it out and opened his mouth, Dao would naturally let him out. ”

Time seemed to be unusually slow, but it was only half a pillar of incense, but it made everyone feel as if they had been tormented by months.

Self-blame, remorse, anger, resentment. and even slowly despair in the end. They suddenly found that the person who could save them from the sea of suffering seemed to no longer exist, and the person who could judge Liang Bo did not exist either.

So what to do? Waiting for the imperial court to send someone down to investigate? But Liang Bo can't sit still. What's more, as Dao Yin said, even if the imperial court sent someone to investigate, the fact that the general was turned away from the city gate was originally a proposal made by the general himself, although the general was fake, but except for them, no one else knew about it. At that time, hundreds of thousands of soldiers spoke in unison, and all of them could testify for Liang Bo.

And there is also the so-called emperor's edict......

Wait a minute? The Emperor's Decree?

Sun Xiu's eyes narrowed, and he had a strong bad premonition in his heart, so he asked, "Could it be that the emperor's handwritten edict is also forged?" ”

Dao Yin suddenly glanced at Sun Xiu with appreciation, but he was not stingy in answering, and said: "No, that edict is not a forgery, at least not many people dare to fake the emperor's private seal." ”

Sun Xiu was shocked! If the emperor's edict is true, what role does the emperor play in the general's frame-up?

Where did that oracle come from? Why did it fall into the hands of that impostor?

And Liang Bo, that bastard, if there was no one behind him, he would never dare to do such a rebellious thing!

But who is behind the scenes?

Could it be ...... Could it be that the emperor thinks that the general's merits are high, so he ......

Sun Xiu couldn't dare to think about it anymore. If the truth is as he suspected, it would be too chilling.

Although he knows that since ancient times. Military generals, especially those with high merits, will hardly end well. Not framed by political enemies. is to be suspicious of the emperor, in the end. They fought hard to win battles, step by step on the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood back and forth between the world and the Yellow Spring, but in the end, what they got was ruthlessly wiped out by the country they trusted and the loyal king.

But even so, there are still groups of people who go to the battlefield one after another. Whether it is because of the poverty of the family to join the army in order to save food, or because of ideals and ambitions, but once you stand on the battlefield, life and death are equal.

No matter how prominent his status is during his lifetime. No matter how beautiful the skin is, after death it is just a corpse covered in blood.

Standing on that battlefield, they can no longer take responsibility for themselves, and their lives are handed over to God and luck. But even if everyone knows this truth, every time they win the next battle and protect the people of their family and country behind them, they are happy in their hearts.

So, they are reckless men in the eyes of others. is not afraid of dying on the battlefield, not afraid of dying without a whole corpse, can kill one more enemy on the battlefield and protect one more people. They all felt it was worth it. But what they are most afraid of is not dying on that glorious battlefield, but dying in the calculations of their own people!

If the emperor instructed Liang Bo to do this just because he was afraid of General Fang's high merits, he would only feel hopeless.

What kind of king has he been loyal to for so many years? What kind of country has it been guarding for many years?

Sun Xiu clutched his chest. I felt like the wounds I had suffered there all those years ago were starting to ache again.

Obviously the wound has healed. Although he left sequelae, he became the skinny ghost he is now. But he still didn't regret that he had fought so hard to kill the enemy, even if he almost died. Even if he still has to bear the pain caused by the sequelae, he still stubbornly stays in the army, because he is proud of himself like that.

But if all this is from the hands of the emperor, if the emperor wants to erase the existence of General Fang, he will begin to doubt himself, wondering whether it is worth it to do this? I wonder if it is worth it to serve such an emperor and such a country!

A pain in my chest hit. He knew it was his mental effect.

When he was hit by a poisoned arrow in his left chest, although the military doctor had dealt with it for him, the toxin could not be removed, although it was not fatal, but it also destroyed his body, making him from the original appearance of a delicate scholar to the thin and sloppy ghost he is now.

"Sleeve, what's wrong with you?" Zhao San sensed Sun Xiu's pain. He saw that he had been holding his chest, thinking that his sequelae had been committed again, so he hurriedly supported him and asked with concern.

Sun Xiu shook his head.

That was just his conjecture. He didn't want to say it now. He didn't want everyone to be as desperate as he was.

Dao Yin couldn't help frowning when he saw Sun Xiu's somewhat painful appearance. Thinking about the question Sun Xiu had just asked, he might have guessed Sun Xiu's worries. Although he still maintained an indifferent look on his face, he sighed in his heart that Sun Xiu was thinking too much.

The emperor has already sent Qin Cha to investigate this matter thoroughly, how could it be behind Liang Bo's scenes......

Daoyin suddenly paused.

Behind Liang Bo was supported by a nobleman from Beijing. There is no doubt about that.

He had also wondered who the other party was, but he didn't come up with a result.

Liang Bo said that the person behind him was Prime Minister Mei Cangyun Mei, but he didn't believe it much. If the supporter behind him is really Prime Minister Mei, why did he design to kill Sun Yun?

After all, Sun Yun is Prime Minister Mei's person, and everyone knows it. If it is for the sake of great things, wouldn't it be more secure for the two to join forces?

Even if you want to eradicate those who compete with you for interests, you should wait until that interests are really in your own hands. In the face of a powerful person like General Fang, it didn't seem wise to cut off his teammates beforehand.

And he never doubted the emperor. After all, the emperor had already sent a messenger to investigate the matter thoroughly. But just now he suddenly thought that even if he sent a messenger, it did not necessarily mean that this matter was not done by the emperor.

There is such a big incident in Beiyan, and it would be suspicious if the emperor ignored it. It is a matter of course to send someone to investigate thoroughly. But why did he send a woman to investigate? And is she still the daughter of General Fang? Is this for another purpose?

For example, using Liang Bo to keep General Fang's daughter in Beiyan?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. But Fang Xiaoyu's ability is something he has seen with his own eyes. Even sending a man here may not be able to do better than her. So maybe the emperor really ordered her to come because she was capable.

The change in Dao Yin's expression was all seen by Su Liu.

He also thought of this possibility as Sun Xiu.

And he looked at Dao Yin's squinting and thinking expression, but misunderstood that this was his acquiescence to Sun Xiu's conjecture.

He couldn't help but sigh, a companion is like a tiger, and he can't be sloppy at all. This also alerted him to the need to be cautious in his future actions and words, and not to repeat the mistakes of General Fang.

At this time, in Su Liu's heart, General Liang Boliang was already different from before. The previous General Liang was a rebel in his heart, a villain who sold the general, but he didn't care and was willing to follow this villain, as long as he could climb up. But now, General Liang has become the truth in his heart. Because General Liang is the spokesperson of the emperor in Beiyan.

He thinks that General Fang's high achievements have been disallowed by the emperor, so he has today's end. Although the means are not bright and the things he does are not glorious, but in this place where the monarchy is above everything, as long as it is the emperor's will, he is right.

He is just a man who has taken refuge in the emperor. Thinking about it like this, there is no need to have even the slightest bit of guilt.

So he immediately opened his mouth and said: "Captain Dao, the last general is willing to be General Liang's pawn, he is not afraid of the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and he will not change the honor and disgrace of life and death!" ”

Su Liu knelt down through the cage.

Dao Yin seemed to have expected this result, but he still said with joy on his face: "Captain Su knows the current affairs as Junjie, and Dao is looking forward to working with Captain Su." He clapped his palms as he spoke, but his eyes skimmed towards the others.

"What do you say! You repeat! If you dare to betray the general, I will tear you alive! As soon as Zhao San saw Su Liu's spineless villain, he immediately glared angrily.

He originally didn't like people like Su Liu who were too good at camping, but after all, everyone has their own way of living, and he can't kill the other party because he doesn't like it. But by this time this displeasure had turned into disgust and resentment. knew that the other party had killed General Zhou, General Huai, and even General Fang, but in order to survive, he actually knelt down and begged for mercy and swore allegiance?

Zhao San said that he was about to pounce and beat Su Liu. But his fist hadn't landed on Su Liu's body yet, but he heard Zhuang Han say from there: "I am also loyal." ”

Zhao San was immediately stunned?

Zhuang Han was obviously so loyal to General Huai, why would he betray him so easily?

"Zhuang Han, you!" Zhao San's angry face was distorted, but the fist couldn't fall for a long time.

He felt nothing but sadness.

It turns out that the so-called loyalty, but the price of betrayal is not enough? Once life is endangered, betrayal goes crazy.

Zhuang Han, who was the most loyal to General Huai in everyone's eyes, turned out to be the other party's dog!

It's ironic. (To be continued.) )

PS: Thanks to [Kite 1985] for 10 points~