Chapter 12: Betrayal

Li Xia got off the horse, ran a few steps and ran in front of Deng Sui, his face twitched a few times, but he suddenly fell to one knee. Zhao Yu hurriedly picked up two stones from the ground and looked at Li Xia vigilantly, not knowing what bad things this person would do.

Deng Sui took Zhao Yu's hand and looked at Li Xia calmly, "The strong man kneels to me, he must ask for something!" ”

He Shun looked in a daze, not knowing why Li Xia moved, and muttered uncleanly, "Did you hit a ghost?" How did you treat a little girl as a mother! ”

Li Xia crossed his hand and said, "May I ask whose daughter is Miss?" ”

Deng Sui's voice was not high, but his tone was very heavy. The strong man inquired halfway, but he didn't know that the woman was the most solemn before she came out of the cabinet. Although I am a young girl, I also know etiquette, and it is very rude for you to ask such recklessly. ”

Li Xia gave the salute again, "The villain Li Xia is not talented, but just now he thought that he saw Allah, and after the villain was Li Guang, he only hated that he had not won the Lord in his life, if the young lady raised love, the villain was willing to vote for the name of the young lady and follow the work of dogs and horses." ”

Deng Sui looked at the white clouds in the distance, speechless for a long time, for a girl who is less than ten years old, this is indeed a difficult thing to decide. Zhao Yu looked Li Xia up and down, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, how could a passer-by suddenly want to work for a girl he didn't know, such a strange thing, it's really a strange thing in the world.

He Shun had already heard Li Xia's words, he was confused at first, and then he understood, and there was a sneer in his heart, and after he got off the horse, his eyes became aggressive. Pulling out a single knife from behind, his face suddenly became extremely hideous.

Zhao Yu saw He Shun's abnormal behavior, and was terrified in his heart, worried about Li Xia's life and death, but also didn't understand why the two suddenly turned against each other. Li Xia still didn't move, looking at Deng Sui quietly, waiting for her reply.

Deng Sui faced He Shun and saw his actions, his eyebrows were slightly raised, revealing a look of worry, but he still didn't say anything. Li Xia smiled at this moment. He smiled as if he had solved a big problem. And at this time, he also struck.

The three of them heard a slight sound of the dagger inserted into the intercostal bone at the same time, like a big tree that had just been cut down, He Shun's chest was flowing with red juice, and he struggled tremblingly a few times, and his huge body fell, and the world seemed to disappear in an instant, becoming extremely quiet and quiet.

"Ahh Zhao Yu couldn't help but scream, she had seen life and death, but she had never seen a person suddenly killed in front of her, and the horror in her heart could be imagined.

Deng Sui's face turned pale, her long eyelashes shook a few times, she stretched out her hand and helped Li Xia up, although her lips trembled, her hand was unusually stable. "Strong man, how can the little girl make a strong man betray the Lord and kill his companions for me?"

Li Xia's smiling face seemed to freeze, staring at Deng Sui's jade hand, and laughed dryly, his voice was as ugly as an eagle. "This person's name is He Shun, we have been working together for five years, and our hands are stained with more than this bit of blood. I always thought that Dou Xian was a generation of heroes, which was enough for me to show my strengths and achieve immortal feats, but who knew that this person had a narrow stomach and only regarded me as a killer, and I have killed countless loyal ministers and good generals over the years. At first, I still had a conscience, and every time I committed a crime, I would secretly go to worship, but then my body and mind became numb, and I only regarded these things as tasks, and I didn't care about them anymore. ”

He paused and looked at the giant locust in front of him, "The villain is a good person, and he sees this tree like a giant umbrella covering the top of the young lady's head, which is the appearance of the lord of the world, and he sees that the young lady has an extraordinary bearing, and he is not panicked or confused, so he believes that the young lady will be my lord, and from then on he will serve the lord faithfully and never rebel." ”

The breeze blew, and a thick bloody breath came, Deng Sui sighed, "So you recognize me as the new master, and kill people behind the master?" How can I trust you? ”

Li Xia gritted his teeth and said, "He knows that I have betrayed the lord and will want to kill me, if I don't fight back, I will be killed on the spot at this time, if the young lady doesn't believe it, the villain has nothing to say." I had to kill myself on the spot to prove my heart. ”

Deng Sui seemed to have expected him to say this, and took the dagger in his hand, and there was blood on it. She handed the dagger into Zhao Yu's hand and said, "Sister Yu, please wipe the blood stains clean!" Be clean and clean. ”

Zhao Yu ripped off a piece of his shirt again, wiped off the bloodstains, and when he did this, he seemed to have recovered, although his face was still pale, his hands were as steady as Mount Tai. Li Xia kept staring at the dagger in her hand, and saw that she was a peasant girl in rough clothes, and she had such guts, and she had a little more respect for Deng Sui in her heart.

Deng Sui didn't look at them, she turned to the big tree, as if she was thinking, as if waiting. After Zhao Yu wiped the dagger clean, he turned around and took the dagger.

She walked up to Li Xia and handed the dagger to him, "Li Xia, you remember that my name is Deng Sui, and my grandfather is Deng Yu, the founder of the country. Since you have recognized me as the new Lord, I wish this dagger no more blood. Although Sui'er is young, she has been taught by her father since she was a child, loving the township and treating her subordinates well. Today I saw you killing in front of me, but I did not stop you, because I knew that he was not good, and that he had the heart to kill you and me. Besides, if you let him go, it is inevitable that your life will not be saved in the future. Since it is a private matter between the two of you, I have not stopped it. However, from now on, Sui'er will never allow you to have blood on your hands again. If you can do this, Sui'er will treat Li Zhuangshi as a brother and treat him as a brother from now on. ”

Li Xia knelt down on her knees, with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, Miss, Li Xia will be Miss's person from now on." What Miss said to the villain, I keep it in my heart, and I dare not forget it for a moment, please rest assured. ”

"Brother, please get up!" Deng Sui helped Li Xia up, a smile swirled between his eyebrows, and his delicate little face bloomed like a flower, Zhao Yu was a little stupid when he saw it, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It's so beautiful!" ”

Deng Sui saw that Xing'er hadn't come back yet, so he said to Li Xia, "Brother, this person's body has to be hidden, what do you think about it?" ”

Li Xia replied respectfully, "Miss, leave it to me!" After that, he picked up He Shun's corpse, and several ups and downs disappeared without a trace.

Deng Sui saw his figure disappear, so he sat down on the ground abruptly, as if he had collapsed. Zhao Yu hurriedly asked, "Miss, what's wrong with you?" ”

Deng Sui wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, "Sister Yu, I'm scared to death!" After speaking, she giggled again, Zhao Yu saw her laughing, and she seemed to be relaxed in her heart, so she smirked with her. At this time, I heard Deng Lu's voice in the distance, "Miss, we're back!" ”

After burying Zhao Yu's grandmother, Li Xia also returned. He picked Deng Sui on his horse and continued to set off towards Mengcheng. Although Xing'er and Deng Lu were curious about Li Xia, they saw that he was extremely respectful to Deng Sui, and the young lady was not wary of him, so they didn't ask.

After returning to Deng's mansion, Deng Sui took Li Xia to meet his father.

Uncle Deng Xun is the sixth son of Deng Yu, the founder of the country. When I was young, I had big ambitions and didn't like literature. But Deng Yu is a well-educated person and is familiar with poetry and books, so he is also stained with a lot of books. When he grew up, Corporal Deng Xun Lixian treated people sincerely, there was no distinction between high and low, as long as he looked up to people, he treated people like old friends, and even his friends' children were regarded as his own sons, and if his friends' sons were at fault, he would also beat them with a whip.

Deng Xun couldn't help but be surprised when he saw his daughter come back with a tall man, and he was so fierce, but after all, he served as the captain of the Qiang Guard, and he often dealt with the fierce Qiang people, so he was not alarmed.

After hearing Sui'er's story, he put his mind at ease and said to Li Xia, "Sui'er is my youngest daughter, but she has been able to be an extraordinary person since she was a child, if there is a capable person like you to help me, I can rest assured in the future." Since Sui'er treats you with brotherly courtesy, I will recognize you as my righteous son, and I hope you can protect her wholeheartedly and treat her as if she were your own sister. ”

Li Xia knelt down and kowtowed, "Father-in-law, don't worry, I will never live up to your trust." ”

Deng Xun helped him up and asked him where he came from, and Li Xia told him how he was ordered to kill Liu Chang, the capital of the country, and how he was ordered to hide for March. Deng Xun was overjoyed after hearing this, "I was thinking about who killed Liu Chang, the capital villager, although this person deserved it, but he could use this to suppress the power of the Dou clan." You have come just in time, you can go to Beijing to find Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe, and inform him of this. Let him do things secretly. ”

Li Xia was ordered to find the king of Qinghe, and at this time, Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe, was in the mansion of Situ Yuan'an. He was dressed in cloth clothes, but he had a gentle bearing, and he was still a young man, and he looked a little arrogant.

Situ Yuan An lived in Luoyang when he was young, and was filial piety because of his virtue, and served as the magistrate of Yinping County and the city and county order. He was extremely strict with his subordinates, and the officials and people respected, feared, and loved him. During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, he was appointed as the Taishou of Chu County, Yin of Henan, with a strict political name and a fair prison break. In office for more than ten years, the Beijing master is solemn and respectful. Emperor Zhang was a servant at the time, and was later promoted to Sikong and Situ.

Yuan An was already in the age of the sixtieth year at this time, with a long strand of hair under his chin, combed neatly, the corners of his mouth and eyelids had fine fish scale lines, and only a pair of eyes under his eyebrows were bright. He is slightly chubby, which is exactly the posture that an old man of this age should have, and he looks easy-going and steady.

He recognized Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe, and as soon as his family told him, he ordered someone to bring him into the back hall. After Liu Qing sat down, Yuan An asked with concern, "Wasn't King Qinghe sent to the fiefdom by the Queen Mother?" How did you come here in disguise? ”

Liu Qing lowered his head and said after a while, "The Queen Mother sent me back to the fiefdom, but in fact she wanted to put me to death, he secretly sent someone to rob and kill Xiao Wang halfway, and his guards desperately rescued me, Xiao Wang was seriously injured and was rescued by others." If you can come to meet adults, you will die for a lifetime! ”

Yuan An sighed, "The Queen Mother is always worried that the prince will take the throne!" ”

Liu Qing laughed and said, "Situ Ke knows that Xiao Wang and the emperor have a deep brotherhood, and he has never had the idea of seizing the throne. Although the emperor is now in power, the queen mother is in power, and she can't help it. Your Excellency knows that there is a good opportunity now to save the emperor from fire and water! ”

Yuan An said, "You mean the killing of Liu Chang in the capital village, right?" ”

"Yes, my lord, Liu Chang's death must be related to that Dou Xian, the Queen Mother favored Liu Chang, and gradually distanced herself from him, who was a brother, he refused to lose power, and he was quick to get rid of him."

Yuan An groaned, "Having said that, there is no evidence that it was Dou Xian's doing. He is the brother of the Queen Mother, if he denies it to death, we can't think about it. ”

Liu Qing sneered, "My lord is an official in the court, he should be upright, I think that when Liu Chang and the Queen Mother were in a relationship, why didn't Lord Situ give direct advice, and at this time he was willing to retreat, and he was afraid of losing the official hat on his head!" ”

Yuan An Zhengse said, "The prince blames the old minister for not giving advice at that time, I discussed it with Lord Sikong at that time, and I felt that although the matter of the queen mother was a shame of the royal family, it had nothing to do with the government and politics, but a family affair of the emperor." Moreover, because of this, the Queen Mother was also negligent in government affairs. ”

He twisted his beard lightly and said, "Although Dou Xian and his ilk are domineering in the court, they also account for half of the ministers and cannot completely control the government. At that time, because of the impact of this incident, Dou Xian didn't bother to care about the affairs of the court. Song You was incompetent, Deng Biao met again, and the DPRK and China were calm for a few days. ”

Liu Qing had no expression on his face, and said coldly, "Then do you still want to sit idly by and ignore it at the moment?" ”

Yuan An coughed dryly and said with a smile, "Lord Wang, the old minister and Sikong Ren Kui have a plan, do you want to hear it?" ”