Chapter 84: King Hexiu
Watching Xia Man walk down the city tower, Cheng Zhi couldn't help but doubt himself: "This little princess is innocent and romantic, she does her own thing, maybe I think too much!"
The city is brightly lit, there are more than 100,000 soldiers, and the siege is even thicker!
"We only have one way to go now, which is to break through and defect to the Ghost King. Su Cang barely bred himself up, his face showing tiredness that matched his age.
Xiao Rui, Cheng Zhi, Yao Yu, Tang Di, who was injured, and Mo Yu, who was seriously injured, agreed on a retreat plan overnight: Cheng Zhi led the ghost soldiers to forcibly fight a bloody road to the west wind to protect the royal family and escape into Weishen. Xu Cang couldn't wait for the specific implementation rules, and slept soundly!
A low, long and whimpering horn accompanied the first rays of sunlight in the morning, piercing through the screen window and illuminating the narrow loft of the North Gate Tower!
Xu Cang woke up from his sleep: "It's not good, is there an accident in Xiyang Palace?" The trombone with a low whimper was obviously the sorrow of the king's funeral, and Xiao Rui was also startled: "Father?"
At this time, the soldiers defending the city flew to report: "Baise has scattered soldiers!" Xu Cang, Xiao Rui and Cheng Zhi rushed up to the city tower, and Xia Man was already leaning on the side of the battlements, drooping his head, looking at it incredulously.
Hundreds of broken troops under the city, dying flags, slowly retreated, leaving only a long horn, breaking the silence of the early morning!
Su Cang couldn't hide the doubts in his heart, and was dumbfounded: "Are they singing that play?"
In the enemy camp, the military manuscript was Su Baisheng, the two sides were separated, and the middle horse slowly walked out, and the enemy commander ran to the city gate and shouted: "King Hexiu wants to meet Xiao Rui alone!"
The three words of King Hexiu confirm that Qingshu is dead! Or did they not be able to attack for a long time, so they withdrew their troops to paralyze the defenders of Xiyang?
They don't have this need at all, they are in a lonely city, and they have run out of ammunition and food, so there is no need to toss like this!
As soon as Hexiu rode it, she had already arrived at the center of the battle, and her whole body was plain white filial piety, making her look like a piece of first frost under the morning sun, which would melt at any time!
Xiao Rui dragged his tired body and walked to Hexiu on foot, because, except for the reinforcements from the Ghost Gate, there was no longer a single war horse in Xiyang City.
Xia Man asked Xu Cang inexplicably: "Master, what do they want to do?" Xu Cang sighed: "What a couple, they were torn apart by the war." ”
Are they a couple? Xia Man glanced at it, a little suspicious: "Master, don't bully me when I'm young, in Huen Academy, it's always clear that Hexiu is in unrequited love, Xiao Rui cares about Shiyou, don't think I can't see it!"
Xu Cang has experienced difficulties in his life, and he is not good at the way of men and women, so he looked at Xia Man in a little surprise when he heard this: "Little girl, you were only ten years old at that time, will you be too precocious!"
Xia Man glanced at him: "You are an old man, you are outdated, and I don't discuss things with you that have no common language." Listening to your tone, could it be that they were already in love at that time?"
Xu Cang sighed: "They already had a marriage contract, and at that time, Qingshu was only the national teacher of Dan Sihan, the chief of the hundred breaks. Later, Qingshu colluded with Xia Wei, killed Dan Sihan, and usurped the throne, Xia Ying forcibly assigned the three best counties such as Longjing County to Qingshu, in the face of national hatred and family hatred, who still has the heart to talk about children's private affairs, Xiao Rui understands that there is no good result, so he deliberately avoids it, but Hexiu is kind and cowardly by nature, and he has been snooping on her father!
It's rare for the master to talk about it today, and Xia Man's mind was a mess when he heard what he said, and he shook his head soberly: "It's so complicated? What's so good about Xiao Rui, Mu Na is not a little interesting." Stretched out his hand and pointed to the two people standing opposite each other under the city: "Why are they standing stupidly, fighting cocks!"
Looking at Xia Man, who was standing against the battlements, the morning sun was slanting through, the clouds were flying lightly, and Tingting was standing jade, Xu Cang sighed a lot: "You are right, Shizun is already an old man who understands, the first half of his life has the world in mind, he is dedicated to the people, and in the second half of his life, he has changed dramatically, he is disheartened, he has no time, he has no mood later, and he doesn't understand the love between men and women." ”
Xia Man turned his head and beckoned his master to approach: "Master, among the books that my mother brought to the palace, there is a copy of Vi Tu Luo's "Six Paths of Reincarnation Miscellaneous", saying that there are six too bitter in life: joy is short, fame is tired, illness and pain, injury and separation, separation of flesh and blood, sadness and bitterness, a person's life, only by proving the six realms can he be reincarnated, among the six realms, the sorrow is the most endless, and if he sees through it, Hongchen can be a hundred. So, don't look at them standing stupidly with cross-eyed eyes, I guess their hearts are talking, talking about conditions, cutting, and when they are cut, people will become ruthless, and they will be considered to be the way of pathos!"
Looking at her old-fashioned appearance, Xu Cang had the feeling of being a student again, Cheng Zhi arranged for archers to protect Xiao Rui, and there was some truth in what she said, and she also came over: "Little princess, I am not a military general, and my wife is also married to the belly, and I don't understand those twisting and pinching ways of lust, according to what you say, didn't I finish the six realms?"
Xia Man just read according to the book, that knows the wonderful principles and mysteries of life, it is rare to be an old pedant, and simply breaks it blindly: "After the six paths are completed, aren't you liberated and ascended to heaven, isn't the sky getting more and more crowded, and the world is not getting less and less? Big ......"
After scratching his head a few times, he couldn't get out of it, and he couldn't break it anymore, Xu Cangdu smiled: "It's still a big brag, ask what is the situation in the world, Daoshan wants to pass the love test, and if you don't do anything if you are not in your position, it is as simple as you think." ”
Xia Man "Hiccup" smiled and bent over, pointed down and shouted: "Look, the second section of wood has spoken, it seems that they have talked about it in their hearts!"
Hexiu has never been on the battlefield, but her face is the same anxious and haggard as Xiao Rui, Xiao Rui understands that in the past four years of the war, she has not been happy for a day, the more people die, the farther the love will fly, the closer the hatred will go, and the heart will begin to cold!
The two of them were speechless for a quarter of an hour, Hexiu pulled out the turtle dagger on his waist, stared for a while, watched the dripping tears slowly melt away, flew in front of Xiao Rui out of thin air, and inserted vertically into the ground in front of him with a "whoosh"!
Xiao Rui took out the longan pearl hairpin, walked to Hexiu's horse, shook Soto and returned it to her, Hexiu couldn't bear to look at him, reached out and shook it, pulled it back into his arms, and covered it on his chest: "He... There was a mistake, but he... Always my father!"
"Your father, I didn't kill him!"
He Xiuce turned his horse's head: "I know, he died of ambition, but everything is no longer important!"
Hundreds of thousands of corpses, thickly separating love!
"Take care!"
Hexiu turned his head, and in his heartbreaking haggard look, there was a wisp of fortitude and determination: "I will become stronger and stronger!"
Xiao Rui understands that when the worry of love and the anxiety of kindness fade away from her face, all that will be left in the future is ruthlessness!
He closed his sunken eyes, and tears rolled down in his dry eyes: "Hexiu, do you know, if I can, I am willing to give up my hands to the rivers and mountains to enjoy you, ride a horse and gallop, and be happy tonight! It's a pity that the world is vast, and you and I can never go back to the past!"
Looking at the camp of the enemy's army, the banner of Hexiu Wang Baizhu was held high, and the long Baisheng team supported the Qinglu Wang Ling, the last to scatter the battlefield from the soil!
Cheng Zhi and the general Xiyang were still dreaming, and Xu Cang sighed: "The new dynasty situation in Dongying has begun!" Cheng Zhi was stunned and asked one after another: "Why is this?"
Xu Cang explained: "The withdrawal of the Baipo Army has left us with one of the biggest mysteries: who killed Qing Shu? We didn't make a move, and we didn't have this ability, whether it was Dan Sihan's old department, or the political forces in the new dynasty, or even if Empress Yang Yide made a move, it was destined that there would be no peace in Dongying!"
The Hundred Broken Army has been ravaging Xiyang for more than four years, and the generals have long hated it, so whoever kills Qingswill will be eager for chaos in Dongying, and it is best to avoid all disasters! Hearing Xu Cang say that they have a great disaster, all of them are happy, only Xiao Rui is still worried, but Xiyang City is already full of devastation, and there is a hundred ruins waiting to be rebuilt, and another more difficult battle of revival is in front of him. He had no choice but to brace himself and discuss with the generals about the restoration and reconstruction.
These are not things that Xia Man cares about, her soul has already flown into the dragon well, and she threw a word at them: "There is nothing to do with me, I am leaving!" She was so simply that she didn't even bother to say goodbye, so she put aside her words and turned around and left!
I don't want to think about it, she is a great benefactor of Xiyang, Xiao Rui and the generals chased it out, Yao Yu knelt down and said: "Little princess, we haven't thanked you for your great kindness yet, how can you leave like this, King Xiao Lin has already prepared a banquet in the palace, and Xiyang City is ready to celebrate for three days!"
Xia Man frowned: "It's so poor that you can't open the pot, and you still celebrate for three days?" Also, let me remind you, without the support of the people, the city would have been broken a long time ago, you discuss the reconstruction, why don't you find a few people who contributed last night to discuss together, and let the people of the whole city participate in the post-war recovery together, so that it is fast." ”
Xia Man's straightforward words made Xiao Rui feel a lot, and immediately ordered his soldiers to invite a group of representatives of the people, as well as civil elders, to discuss politics in the court.
Although the generals sincerely retained, Xia Manxin was long gone, and he insisted on leaving, how could Xu Cang not see that little bit of caution: "Little man, if you want to go to Longjingdu, the master will not stop you, but you are not familiar with life, let Xiao Rui find one or two local tourists to accompany you!"
"Yes, yes, Long Jindu has been controlled by the Baipo Army for almost five years, the soldiers are panicked, the personnel are mixed, where can you go to us alone!"
The generals also followed the persuasion, so annoyed that Xia Man didn't want to stay, and he couldn't leave. At this time, Mo Yu, the deputy general who was hiding on the stretcher and was carried to the meeting, saw that Xia Man had made up his mind, and said: "Little princess, let... Pediatric accompaniment... He's called Ink, and he's been a kid... I don't like to stay at home... Wandering around, people... The pulse is wide, the road is wide... Familiar!"
As soon as she heard the ink, "squeak", Xia Man "sneered" and smiled, the name is very funny, but she has always been a loner and is very resistant to the living, this squeak name is quite appetizing, but you have to see if you hate it before you can decide, so she said: "You let him come over and I'll take a look, and let him follow if it is pleasing to the eye." ”
You have to choose the one that is pleasing to the eye to lead the way, this barbarian princess is really not good to serve, Mo Yu said: "The princess forgives the sins, he has helped people manage the field in the past two years, and rarely comes back, I will repair a book, let him go to Longjingdu and wait for you?"
Seeing that his side was sincere and gracious, Xia Man had no choice but to nod and agree, and here Xiao Rui ordered her to prepare some things for the road, and stuffed a bag full.
A spirit vulture flew over, and after reading the letterhead, Xu Cang walked over: "The Baipo Army has withdrawn from the three counties, and the Longjing Ferry is now unguarded, and the order will be more chaotic, you have to be careful, just let the ink go around, don't risk entering the well!"
Xia Man picked up his bag: "Master, you can rest assured, only I bully people, who dares to bully me!" You persuade me not to enter Longjing, it is also for my good, I listen!" said beautifully, but muttered in his heart: "It's strange to listen to you!"
Xu Cang and Xiao Rui sent them to the south gate: "Master, she will definitely go to Jianghu City, so you can rest assured that she will go alone?"
Looking at Xia Man's distant figure, Xu Cang was silent for a while: "She was born more and more courageous, and it was only through hardships that she entered her dojo!"