Chapter 31: There is a lot of suffering in the world
It was already afternoon when An Xiuyuan arrived in Guangling City, his mouth was dry, the wind and dust were served, and he was too frightened, and half of his life was gone.
"Open the door, Your Highness is back."
"Open the gates!"
After a while, Zhou Hui, the guard of Guangling County, appeared at the head of the city and said, "Who are you waiting for?" Your Highness led the army to fight against the thieves, and there were thousands of people, why did only a few hundred of you come back? But what about me? ”
The majesty and majesty when he set out on the expedition was really like a dream, An Xiuyuan had never been so embarrassed in his life, he really hated and regretted, ashamed and annoyed, shook off Zuoqiu Shoubai's hand, and yelled at the city: "Zhou Laoge, open the door quickly!" No matter how noisy it is, I'll kill your whole family! ”
"Huh? Your Highness? Is it really Your Highness? Zhou Hui ordered in a panic: "Open the door!" Open the door! The old minister will go to welcome His Highness's victorious return! ”
An Xiuyuan suddenly had a killing intent, no matter how stupid he was, he could see that this was a big defeat, did you mock me to my face? The fire in his heart could no longer be suppressed, and he made up his mind to wait for him to return to the city and settle down, and immediately killed Zhou Hui to vent his hatred.
The city gate was opened, An Xiu couldn't wait for Zhou Hui to greet him, he led the winding path into the city, and when the city gate was closed, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, Zhou Hui didn't see a shadow, and no one else came to greet him, and there was not even a single person in the city. At this moment, dozens of soldiers appeared on the houses on both sides, their crossbows and bows loaded with arrows, as if the eyes of poisonous snakes were aimed at them.
There were also dense ambushes pouring out of the front and back, sharp knives in formation, and the cold light was pressing. Ye Min was wearing Mingguang armor, Shi Shiran walked out, and Zhou Hui was following him. An Xiuyuan's face was pale, the corners of his lips trembled uncontrollably, and even the words he said were cold in the nine cold days, and said, "Zhou Hui, why do you want to rebel......
Zhou Hui smiled bitterly: "The old minister's whole family was held by this General Ye, and if he didn't obey his fate, he would die." Your Royal Highness, if you are loyal to the first emperor, it is not a pity for the old minister's whole family to die, but for you and the tyrant who killed his father, please forgive the old minister can only choose to submit! ”
An Xiuyuan's blood surged, and he said angrily: "Chen Nandang, kill him, kill them, kill these thieves!" A figure suddenly appeared beside him, as fast as a fierce horse, like a snowstorm, and the tip of the sword trembled slightly and went straight to Ye Min.
Capture the thief and capture the king, this is the only chance to reverse!
Little Grandmaster!
Thirty steps, in an instant, the enemy should have been shocked by this sudden change, and did not release the crossbow. Seeing that he was about to get close, with Chen Nandang's cultivation, it was just a matter of grabbing Ye Min at this distance.
"Phew!"
Chen Nandang stopped suddenly, and the blade of the sword was clamped by two fingers by one of the guards beside Ye Min, and he couldn't advance another half an inch. The guard raised his head, the treasure was perfect, and the light was clear, it was Zhu Wuchen.
The monks are sheltered under Xu Youmen, so naturally they can't just eat dry food and not work. This expedition is related to the general trend of Jiangdong in the next hundred years, and it can only succeed and not fail, and it is necessary to mobilize all the forces that can be used.
Xu You had no last resort, first let Hu'er Du block the retreat of the Xuzhou army, and it was expected that the hoplites could only defeat the enemy, but they could not pursue in time to leave An Xiuyuan, and then ordered Ye Min to come to Guangling to seize the city, waiting for him to throw himself into the net.
It's no secret that An Xiuyuan has a little grandmaster by his side, Zhu Wuchen followed Ye Min's side, just in case!
Chen Nandang let out a loud shout, the long sword broke, and half of the sword body stabbed Zhu Wuchen's throat. Before he had time to rejoice, he felt like he had stabbed the majestic mountains, and he knew that it was not good, and he was just about to retreat, when Zhu Wuchen King Kong looked angrily, and pushed out with both hands.
The surging torrent, gushing down from the top of the mountain, the power of a thousand jun, destroying the withering and decaying!
Chen Nandang's chest cavity was inverted, and his sternum protruded from his back, and he died instantly. Zhu Wuchen withdrew his hands, his face was full of compassion, and said, "Amitabha! ”
No one could have imagined that Zhu Wuchen would actually train King Kong's incorruptible body to the point of his throat, and the gap in strength was indeed not small, so Chen Nan would not lose if he died.
An Xiuyuan lost his last hope, paralyzed as mud and languished on the ground, and the others obediently threw away their weapons and surrendered on their knees without waiting for him to give orders. The blade smashed on the bluestone slab, making a crackling sound, An Xiuyuan shook his senses, and shouted like a madman: "I want to see the sixth brother, I want to see the king of Linchuan!" The sixth brother is the most benevolent and righteous, and he won't kill me! If you dogs, if you dare to be disrespectful to me, I will let the sixth brother punish you for your crimes! ”
Ye Min said lightly: "Please go to the county guard mansion to rest, no one is allowed to see him without my order." ”
Dong Dahai was just about to step forward, Zuoqiu Shoubai, who was kneeling beside An Xiuyuan, suddenly slid out of his sleeve with a short dagger, stabbed An Xiuyuan's heart fiercely, and then pulled out and stabbed again, and in just three breaths, he stabbed him with seventeen knives.
The knife is deadly!
An Xiuyuan's stunned expression was greater than the pain of being stabbed by a sharp blade, he didn't expect that he would die in the hands of Zuoqiu Shoubai - this lovely son who has been happy in the bed day and night has always been the most in line with his heart, knowing that his habits are often able to make tricks that others can't do, if there are people in the world who are willing to smear his liver and brain, it must be Zuoqiu Shoubai.
But, but......
An Xiuyuan was shrouded in great fear, feces and urine flowed under his crotch, the gradual darkness in front of his eyes, and his head tilted to death. When he died, he didn't understand, why did Zuoqiu Shoubai do this?
Dong Dahai hurriedly kicked over Zuoqiu Shoubai, two sharp knives on his neck, he didn't resist, threw away the short dagger, calmly like a hyena that had just preyed on its prey, looked at Ye Minsen and smiled: "I helped you solve a little trouble, should Xu You reward me?" ”
Ye Min actually understood in his heart that it was better for An Xiuyuan to die than to live, and it must be a trouble to keep it. If Xu You wants to kill him, it will cause trouble, An Xiuyuan deserves to die again, that is also the prince, and the king of Jiangxia and Linchuan will deal with it, and the crime of trespassing is the most feared by the above. Moreover, An Xiuyuan is right, with the character of King Linchuan, he will not kill his brother, the biggest possibility is to imprison him somewhere, maybe one day he will be pardoned and released when he thinks of brotherhood.
Therefore, Zuoqiu Shoubai did it, not only to solve the small troubles, but also to stab everyone in the heart. This person is facing a checkmate situation, and he doesn't want to sell his master to survive, he is ruthless enough and decisive enough. As for whether the seller can survive after that, it depends on Xu You's intentions, but at least it is a little better than the chance of being caught alive with his hands tied.
Of course, this is Ye Min's idea, after all, the enemy doesn't know the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners by the Cuiyu Army, thinking that it is difficult to escape death if the army is defeated and captured, and it is reasonable to take risks and fight.
Zuoqiu Shoubai is not just seeking to survive as Ye Min thinks, he has endured humiliation and heavy burdens over the years, incognito, in order to avenge his hatred, he has suffered from An Xiuyuan's abuse and torture, and after committing suicide An Zidao, on the one hand, because he still needs him to stay by An Xiuyuan's side for six days, on the other hand, he can't find a suitable opportunity to do it, Chen Nandang and An Xiuyuan are inseparable, and even they wait outside the screen when they are upside down in bed.
Until Chen Nandang died in the hands of Zhu Wuchen, the opportunity he had been waiting for finally came, and he was in a desperate situation, he was not protected, and he didn't have to bear any responsibility for the six days, even if he died, he had to kill An Xiuyuan and die again!
In fact, when Zuoqiu Shoubai decided to leave Yuan Qingqi's wing protection and plunge into the curtain of An Xiuyuan, the proud and cold young man in white had already died completely!
At nightfall, the Cuiyu Army was stationed in Guangling, and the aftermath of the battlefield, treating the wounded, and rewarding meritorious deeds were handled by their own divisions. Xu You rested for a while, ordered someone to bring Zuoqiu Shoubai to the room, and said: "When I was in Jingzhou, I only heard that Brother Zuoqiu sent an envoy on behalf of the sky, and I hated Yuanqiang, but I didn't expect to meet again in Guangling City today." ”
Zuoqiu Shoubai looked down on life and death, had no desires and no desires, and sneered: "Brother Xu doesn't have to be coy, we have seen it as early as the Yuan Mansion in Jinling, but at that time I was just a little scholar Qimo, and you were also a lost dog." Now depending on the circumstances, you are a general, I am a death row prisoner, and there is nothing to say. ”
"Happy!"
Xu You high-fived and smiled: "Since you are an old man, can I ask you a few words?" ”
"You ask, whether you answer or not depends on my mood!"
"During the Jinling Change, you followed An Xiuyuan's side, then, how did An Zidao die?"
The corners of Zuoqiu Shoubai's eyes tightened slightly, and he was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed, and the laughter was extraordinarily happy, and said, "I killed it!" What about the Son of Heaven? When my knife cut through his skin, I felt the beating of my heart, and then, ......," he made a stabbing gesture, "and so lightly, the blood that splattered was still hot, but his eyes were instantly gone...... That taste, Brother Xu, you can't taste it in this life! ”
Not necessarily!
Xu You's mind was racing, he didn't expect to catch the murderer of the real king, if he was handed over to the king of Jiangxia, it would be a great credit, even greater than Pingding Qing and Xu.
However, Xu You disdains to do such a thing, An Zidao's death also has a lot to do with him, even if Zuoqiu Shoubai doesn't do it, he will kill the king sooner or later.
Speaking of which, although the two have different paths, Xu You admires this scheming and perseverance. Let Qingming untie his hands and feet, move a chair for Zuoqiu Shoubai to sit down, and serve tea, Xu You asked again: "You have a grudge against An Zidao?" ”
Zuoqiu Shoubai took a sip of tea, moistened his dry and cracked lips, and said, "There is a grudge!" ”
"What's the hatred?"
"Just like you, the enemy of the extermination!"
"No wonder ......"
Xu You paced back and forth a few steps, and suddenly asked, "Brother Zuoqiu, who are you?" ”
"My father, Pengcheng Wangneshi Lu Xizhong, my original name is Lu Xiuqun."
Xu You didn't know much about the old things of the previous court, and He Wei was not around, so he had to pretend to be true and said, "I see!" ”
Zuoqiu Shoubai put down the cup, straightened his clothes, sat upright, and said: "Brother Xu, I helped you kill An Xiuyuan, although it is a problem of scabies, it can be regarded as a little help." I know everything, I say everything, and I can be regarded as cooperating. Could you please promise me one thing? ”
"Say, if you can do it, do your best!"
"When I die, please bury my bones on the bank of Gexi in Panyang County, Jiangzhou. There is a deserted grave without an inscription, which is the burial place of the ancestors, and the leaves have returned to their roots, and it has been more than 20 years, and I should go with them! ”
Xu You sighed and said, "Actually, no matter if you look at Yuan Qingqi's feelings, or Zuoqiu Sijin is commensurate with your sister and brother, I may not have to kill you, why do you bother to die?" ”
"It seems that you already know about Yuan Da's sacrificial wine and getting out of the ......" Zuoqiu Shoubai laughed, tilted his head, his eyes showed a little tenderness, and said: "Miss Yuan is as kind to me as a mountain, and Sister Si Jin is my most respected and close family, without them, I might have turned into a white bone in the wilderness...... But it is precisely because of this that I can't involve them, and it will be harmful to them to be involved with a person who killed the emperor and the prince with his own hands. ”
Xu You was silent.
"Besides, only if I die, you can avoid being criticized afterwards, and you can also take a small credit, so why not?" The corners of Zuoqiu Shoubai's lips quietly overflowed with blood, his body swayed, and said: "I know that Brother Xu may not be a good person, but he does what he says, please be sure to bury me on the bank of Gexi......"
Qingming made a quick move, but he couldn't stop the spread of the poison, Zuoqiu Shoubai fell to the ground, and he couldn't survive. Qingming said coldly: "Six days of poison!" ”
Xu You finally changed color, squatted down, helped Zuoqiu Shoubai, and the supreme true qi of the Dao Heart entered the heart, protecting him for a moment of soberness, and said, "Why are you hiding the poison for six days?" Are you a six-day person? ”
Zuoqiu Shoubai's delicate face showed a clean and flawless light for the first time in a long time, and said, "Six days...... Six days turned out to be a dream...... It's time to wake up, it's time to wake up......"
He coughed violently, blood kept gushing out of his mouth, Xu You knew that this would only aggravate his pain before he died, but it would not save his life, so he had no choice but to withdraw his true qi. Zuoqiu Shoubai seemed to return to the light, grabbed Xu You's hand violently, and said, "Brother Xu, if you meet my sister in the future, if you don't have too much grudge, spare her...... She is the most pitiful poor person in the world......"
The first moon is in the sky, and the moon is sprinkled on the window,
The stars are shining, and the dust and smoke are falling.
"Brother Xu, you see, the scenery in this world is too beautiful, but if there is really a next life, I don't want to come......"
Accompanied by the low chirping of insects and birds outside the window, Zuoqiu Shoubai died in Xu You's arms, and his death was peaceful and calm!