Yongkang twenty years, summer.

At noon in the middle of summer, the sun is blazing. There was not a trace of wind in the air, let alone rain, only the scorching sun, which made the ground hot and dizzy. In this weather, even in the heavily guarded barracks, not many people patrolled the camp, and most of the soldiers hid in the shade to rest and cool off.

But there was a young man who knelt under the scorching sun. Not only that, but the heavy shackles were fastened around his thin shoulders, restraining his hands and bending his waist. The clothes on his body were already soaked with sweat, wet and sticking to his back, and he was indescribably uncomfortable. Beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead scrambled out, rolling down his cheeks and dripping into the dust.

He had been kneeling at the gate for two days, not eating, drinking, or sleeping, how could that weak body bear it? I had to lean forward, support my knees with my elbows, and maintain a kneeling position.

I don't know how long it took, my knees were numb to the hard floor. He licked his chapped lips and hung his head, staring weakly at this difficult time. He was hot, tired, and thirsty, but he had no complaints. This is the sin he deserves, and he has brought it upon himself.

Misjudging the situation and delaying military planes led to the defeat of our army. His comrades and brothers were killed in the battle, and their bodies were not even found. The commander King An was extremely angry and punished him to kneel at the gate and show his flail to the public, waiting for the final conviction.

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Wenchen, who looked like a military division, lifted the curtain and entered the account, and after meeting King An, he hesitated and said: "Lord, people have fainted again, I'm afraid that if I kneel down again, something will happen." Besides, his brother has just died, and his heart is still in pain, so why do you torture him? ”

When the man sitting on the main seat got up, went to the window and looked into the distance, he saw the young man fainting on the ground. Although he was unconscious, he was slanted to the ground due to the restraint of the wooden flail, and his posture was very unnatural.

Seeing this, King An couldn't help but feel sorry, was silent for a moment, and sighed faintly, "This king doesn't want to either." But this matter has alarmed the capital and caused the anger of the father, and besides, the sent messenger is about to arrive, and the king must at least make a show. Although he suffered a little, the most important thing was to save his life. ”

"But this sin is so great that such a grave sin is to be beheaded. The prince punished him so harshly, with the intention of sparing his life? ”

King An nodded, "This king has made a mistake in command and improper allocation, so he will ask the Qin messenger for his own guilt." As for him, he was judged by mistake. ”

The man knew that this was to share the blame. King An is a relative of the emperor, so naturally he will not be responsible. And the principal offender in this matter can also be given a light sentence. It's just that King An has taken this charge, and I am afraid that he will no longer be able to win the throne in the future.

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The boy was woken up by the torture shackles, and when he woke up in a daze, the sun had finally set. But this is not a good thing, because the climate here in the desert is extremely climatous, and there has always been a saying that "wear a leather jacket in the morning and a veil in the afternoon". It won't be long before the hot sand and gravel will cool down quickly, and the cold will be overwhelming.

The boy had survived two days of alternating hot and cold, and his feeling of temperature had long been numb, and he was kneeling in place like a wooden pillar at the moment. He didn't know how long he would last, or when the torture would end. But he had only perseverance and patience.

Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps, and the young man saw a pair of official boots stop in front of him in a trance, and it seemed that the time for the verdict had finally arrived.

King An accompanied the Qin Cha to come with him, and King An had already informed him of the defeat and the reason, so the Qin Cha came directly to announce the verdict. Seeing the young man kneeling at the door of the barracks with his dying breath, he no longer made trouble.

“…… If you don't try it, you don't know how to explore the thief, you don't say anything, if you say more, you will say less, and if you say less, you will say more, which is called a mistake in the army, and the offender will be beheaded. Remembering his military exploits, he was sentenced to exile in Qianzhou. ”

Although he was exiled to a bitter cold place, at least he survived. After hearing this, King An had nothing to say.

And the young man's eyes were empty, there was no sadness or joy on his face, and he didn't know if he had listened to it. When the soldier next to him picked him up from the ground and dragged him out, the boy remained unresponsive, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

Seeing him like this, King An called out uneasily, "An'er? ”

The young man finally reacted, and slowly looked at King An in the direction of the voice. After just one glance, he was escorted out of the barracks and never looked back......

Then it was a period of exile for about two years, until the world changed masters. When the teenager re-entered Beijing, it was the second year of Tai'an......