Ruan Lu's face changed in an instant, but he saw that the guard had an urgent letter of eight hundred miles in his hand, so he hurriedly opened it, but after a few words, he quickly finished reading it.

saw him clenching his fists tightly, and the green tendons on his forehead bulged.

When the messenger saw this, the guard was terrified.

Ruan Luliang's face slowly regained his composure after a long time, "Stand down, let the people from Beijing ......"

He was silent for a moment, but said slowly, "Forget it." ”

The guard retreated with a puzzled face.

Soon the only candle in the tent was extinguished, and there was no maidservant to light the candle here, and soon the tent was plunged into endless darkness.

Outside the tent there was the faint sound of the guards' patrolling footsteps, but soon there was the sound of horses' hooves and the neighing of horses.

But seeing Liang Yan running in with excitement on his face, he didn't care whether the fire candle in the house was extinguished or not, he only smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince is overjoyed, the sneak attack was successful, the grain and grass of the Beiliang people have been lit, if it is transported again, I am afraid that it will take five or six days, it seems that we can slow down recently." ”

As he spoke, he found half of the candle in the dark, and quickly lit it, but there was a faint light in the room.

When he went to see Ruan Lu sitting on the chair, he saw that his face was gloomy and there was no joy at all, so he hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness." What's wrong with you? Isn't it evil? ”

After he finished speaking, he walked to Ruan Lu's side, only to see the letter on his desk, and only took it and looked at it hastily.

"Lian Zhi'er's identity has been discovered, how can it be?" Liang Yan's face was full of disbelief, and then he slammed the table twice with his fist, "Those old thieves in the court actually want to Ling Lian Zhi'er, although they are the county lords of Beiliang, but these people are too vicious, and they don't even think that you are still working hard at the border." ”

Hearing his words, the anger on Ruan Lu's face was even stronger. "I'll go back to Beijing tonight, and look at the people of Beiliang within six or seven days, they won't come over, you stay in the army, you can only be guarded, not attacked."

"It is a capital crime to enter Beijing without a will, and the life and death of these 100,000 soldiers are all tied to you." Liang Yan's face also changed, and he asked tentatively, "Do you really want to go back?" ”

Ruan Lu sneered, "It's they who are forcing me not to do this, in the end, it is my biological mother, who can do anything to protect herself, even my biological son,"

The suspicion between mother and son is already like this, no wonder Ah Zeng tried his best to separate the mother and son, but today Ruan Lu really didn't have the slightest suspicion, and it was expected that everything was done by his mother.

Liang Yan heard him say such a thing, and he was speechless for a while.

He knew very well that Lian Zhi'er was Ruan Lu's life. He shook his head and said, "Since that's the case, then you go and go back quickly, I'll take care of it for you here." ”

Ruan Lu never thought that he would agree so quickly, and in the future, the court would punish him, but he was afraid that he would not be able to escape the blame.

But Lian Zhi'er's life and death were uncertain, and he didn't have time to think about it, because he was afraid that the people in the army would know that he would be in chaos after leaving, so he took advantage of the night to personally bring his thousand-mile horse from the stable.

Only Liang Yan came to see him off, his face was full of complexity, and he said a clueless word, "Your Royal Highness, I'm sorry." ”

Ruan Lu had already mounted his horse, holding the reins in his hand, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes, so he only said, "If you have anything to apologize for, just wait for it to be said later, as long as you don't let the people of Beiliang break into the city." ”

"I'm not stupid, the defense in this city was arranged by you personally, where can the people of Beiliang easily break in." He joked with a smile, "But His Royal Highness the Prince of the World still has to hand over the Tiger Talisman to me, otherwise I won't be able to summon those big young masters in the army." ”

Ruan Lu still reached out and took out the tiger talisman from his arms and threw it to Liang Yan.

Then clamped the horse's belly, galloping away like an arrow off the string, his back was strong and resolute, only a few zhang away, and then his voice came with the whistling wind, "I can hand over the lives of everyone in the Central Plains to you, if the soldiers and horses of the Beiliang people step into the Central Plains half a step, we will all be sinners through the ages." ”

Waiting for Ruan Lu's back to disappear into the vast darkness, Liang Yan slowly walked towards the city wall, and in the distance was the military tent of the Beiliang people, and the bonfire illuminated half of the night sky.

At this time, his cronies walked up, knelt on the ground and said with great joy, "Congratulations, my lord, now these 100,000 soldiers are obedient to you." ”

Liang Yan raised his eyes to look at the dark clouds, and said slowly, "Go and send a letter to King Yan Cheng, our plan has been completed, just look at him." ”

The guard took the order and left.

The mountains are stacked with green, and the mountain roads stretch out, as if endless.

In the end, it is a good horse for thousands of miles, traveling thousands of miles in a day and running eight hundred at night.

But after a night's work, I have already arrived in the land of Shinshu.

But the horses have to eat grass and drink water after all, so they finally found a post house in the village of Yedian Mountain, so they asked the men to feed the horses, and they only went in to barely do some repairs.

Who knew that he had just entered the post house, but he saw that it was surprisingly quiet inside, and only a man in a quail suit was sitting in the house drinking.

But the man was majestic and unusually burly, and then slowly turned his head, looked at Ruan Lu and said with a smile, "Your Royal Highness, I've really been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Ruan Lu then remembered that when Lian Zhi'er rescued Shi Ran from the cell that day, he stopped him at the city gate. It's not the person in front of you who ran away.

"Are you from Beiliang?" Ruan Lu looked at him, his voice cold.

"I'm still a small servant in the eldest princess's mansion, and I only care about buying every day, after all, you are still my master!" Ah Zeng looked at Ruan Lu with a contemptuous smile on his face, "I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, who is high in the sky, to have today's end." ”

But listening to the sound of footsteps outside the window, and the sound of the bow and string, it must have been full of people outside, all of which were traps set a long time ago, just waiting for him to bump into them.

It turned out that the people of Beiliang had long known about the existence of Lian Zhi'er, and Ruan Lu's teeth were gritted and "gurgling".

"So you took advantage of her." Ruan Lu narrowed his eyes, and his voice became more and more fierce, "Let me go back, I will give you this life in the future, no one in this world can save her except me, do you want to watch her die?" ”

After saying that, he drew his sword and looked at the people in the room with fierce eyes, as if he was still thinking about fighting to get out.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is really an extremely infatuated person, and now the chaotic son can't save his own life, but he still thinks about our county lord." Ah Zeng smiled cruelly, "Don't worry, that is our most honorable county lord in Beiliang, and the people of Beiliang will never watch her being killed." Even if she is dead, she has eliminated enemies like you for us Beiliang people, and it will be passed on for hundreds of generations. ”

******

Midsummer has passed, but the sun is still scorching, and the scorching sun shines on every inch of the bricks and tiles in Beijing.

Lian Zhi'er never thought of such an embarrassing time. She learned as early as in prison that she was going to be cut by a thousand knives, all of which were the result of the deliberations of those old ministers in the court.

They actually saw that the Beiliang people were vulnerable at the border, and the lord of Beiliang fell into their hands again, and in order to vent the hatred in their hearts, they actually came up with such a way to deal with an unarmed woman.

Lian Zhi'er knows the hypocrisy of these people in the Central Plains best, especially when he sees the dark crowd under the stage, regardless of men, women, old and young, they are all scolding, throwing vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at Lian Zhi'er.

Lian Zhi'er's thin body was almost paralyzed by the smash, and she stood on a high platform, an executioner wiping a set of knives.

Deboning, flesh-ripping, eye-gouging, you name it.

"Kill her, she is the remnant of Bei Liang." One man shouted, "Even her flesh stinks." ”

"The people of Beiliang deserve to die......"

Scolding came from everywhere, and Lian Zhi'er only raised his eyes to look at the executioner and the dagger that flashed with cold light, "The time has come, it's very hot, and I'm tired of letting me go quickly." ”

Her plain tone made the executioner on the side stunned, people in this world were so frightened in the face of Ling Chi's punishment, they were so frightened that they could die like her, but they really hadn't seen it.

And in the midst of the noise of everyone, I saw the guards open the way, and two figures came, both dressed in gorgeous costumes, colorful embroidery, and it was the queen mother and the eldest princess who came to help each other.

These flat-headed people saw the Queen Mother coming. They all knelt on the ground to say goodbye, and for a while, one after another, it was so spectacular.

At this time, the supervisor hurriedly sent someone to move the seat, and then knelt in front of the Queen Mother and replied a few words, before returning to his position tremblingly.

Seeing that more and more people were gathered, the scorching sun above my head became more and more scorching.

Lian Zhi'er only felt hungry and thirsty in her mouth, and looked down at the rotten radish thrown on the ground, if it weren't for the hands and feet tied, she was afraid that she would pick it up and bite twice.

Lian Zhi'er looked at the executioner, "Didn't you hear that you had a severed head when you cut off your head in the Central Plains?" What about mine? Could it be that it was deducted? ”

The executioner swallowed a sip of wine and said impatiently, "You are not from the Central Plains, so you don't need it." ”

Lian Zhi'er was about to argue with him about the guillotine, but saw a figure walk up to the guillotine.

She slowly raised her head, but saw that elegant and calm figure, even in such a noisy crowd, he was the most eye-catching one.

"Lord Shi." Lian Zhi'er slowly muttered his name, and there was a hint of sourness on the tip of his nose.

The noisy crowd all looked at Shi Dye.

At this time, someone had already recognized Shi Ran and shouted, "Isn't this Lord Shi?" Could it be that he also came to see the execution? ”

At this time, the Queen Mother and the eldest princess had already stood up from their chairs.

The eldest princess turned pale. It seemed that he wanted to stop something, but after all, in front of so many people, he had to swallow all the words.

"Shi Dye, what are you doing?" The eldest princess said in a deep voice, "You no longer have an official position, and coming here is not in line with your identity, so don't go down quickly." ”

Lian Zhi'er's face changed, she didn't dare to ask about Akong's whereabouts, she only shouted, "Hurry up, don't care about my life or death, no one can save me now." ”

Ruan Lu slowly knelt in front of the Queen Mother, Lian Zhi'er's side, "Lian Zhi'er, the lord of Beiliang County, has never killed a person in the Central Plains in his life, and has never done anything wrong, and asked the Queen Mother to take back her life and let her live." ”

"You pleaded for her." The Queen Mother's face turned pale, "She is from Beiliang, and she was born a sin, even if she has never had blood on her hands." ”

When everyone saw that Shi Ran, as a native of the Central Plains, actually pleaded for Lian Zhi'er, they couldn't help but be furious, and only smashed the rotten vegetable leaves and eggs in their hands on his body.

His moon-white shirt soon became dirty.

Lian Zhi'er's heart was like a knife, he was such an unstained character, and now he was insulted like this for her, she couldn't help but shed tears and roared loudly, "Who made you fake, don't get out of here, you are all from the Central Plains, and you were the one who planned to kill my father and brother, you are my enemy." ”

She said so. But to save his life.

Sure enough, when those people heard this, they put down the vegetable leaves in their hands.

The Queen Mother was already moved, and the eldest princess beside her was busy persuading her, and the Queen Mother's face was barely better, but she saw her and said coldly, "Don't step back quickly, she will definitely die today, and no one can intercede." ”

Shi Ran kowtowed heavily, and his voice was like hitting jade, "Then please ask the Queen Mother to fulfill me and die with her." ”

Everyone was moved. Unexpectedly, the indifferent and ruthless Shi Dye also had emotional times, and those women who watched the excitement couldn't help but shed tears.

"Do whatever you want." After speaking, the Queen Mother sat back in her place, her face gloomy.

Originally, she wanted to restore Shi Dye Guan to his position in the future, but she didn't expect him to be willing to fall and go to Huangquan with the people of Beiliang.

Shi Ran thanked her, and then slowly walked to Lian Zhi'er's side, her pale eyes fell on her cheeks, "Are you afraid?" ”

Lian Zhi'er shook her head, then nodded again. He said slowly, "I was not afraid, but after you came, I felt scared." ”

"Don't be afraid, I'll be with you." He looked at her, and his voice was very weak, "Ah Kong, I have already settled, and someone will naturally send him to Beiliang in the future." ”

Lian Zhi'er nodded, and the rows of tears rolled down, "Shi Ran, I forgive you, even if I met my father and brother in the hell of Yinsi, I will also intercede for you, we will be in the next life, no, we will be in one place, at that time we are all from Beiliang, or we are all from the Central Plains, I am willing to teach my husband and children, even if I am poor and poor all my life, I am willing." ”

There weren't many words in the first place, just one word, "Okay." ”

And at this moment, I heard the voice of the eldest princess, "The time has come, don't hurry up." ”

Lian Zhi'er slowly closed her eyes, and Shi Ran's hand slowly covered hers.

At this moment, he saw a sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and then a man in armor hurriedly ran over, shouting through the crowd, "Queen Mother, it's amazing, King Yan Cheng led 20,000 Beiliang iron horsemen to surround the capital, and only said that you are limited to surrender out of the city today, otherwise you will attack the city." ”

Those who watched the excitement only heard these words, like five thunderbolts, like a frying pan, and shouted noisily, and then there were bursts of wails and shouts of fear.

At the beginning, the king of Beiliang was rampant and domineering in Beijing, and they all remembered the random killings. It was the nightmare of their lives, and now it's back.

Those people naturally didn't care about the excitement, so they only hurried to their homes, for fear that the Beiliang people would attack and they would become live targets.

Lian Zhi'er watched the people below escape cleanly, she looked at the Queen Mother and the eldest princess who were barely supporting their bodies in the distance, "When will the execution?" If it's too late, my uncle will come in. ”

At this time, the courtiers who heard the news all rushed over, all crying bitterly and trembling.

It took a long time for the eldest princess to regain her composure, and said angrily, "This is not a rumor, Ruan Lu is still guarding the border pass, how can it be possible to let 20,000 Beiliang people enter Beijing, could it be that they flew in with wings?" This is ridiculous. ”

At this time, the secretary of the military department had already run over and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince left 100,000 soldiers and left for some reason, and even handed over the tiger talisman, and now his whereabouts are unknown." ”

When the eldest princess heard this, she couldn't hold it anymore. He closed his eyes and fell to the ground.

The Queen Mother was already in a big mess, so she only hurriedly said, "Quickly light the beacon fire, and let the people at the border immediately return to Beijing to escort it." ”

The military department Shangshu hated and said, "The Queen Mother, now that the border soldiers are fighting against the Beiliang people, as long as they return to Beijing, the Beiliang people will naturally attack, but I am afraid that at that time, they will be ruined." ”

Another humane, "Besides, His Royal Highness the Prince is gone, and there is already chaos in the army, and there are not many deserters." ”

The Empress Dowager worked hard to maintain the last physique, not to let herself lose the royal face in front of the ministers, "Invite the county lord back to the palace, let's go back to the palace to discuss,"

Lian Zhi'er really respectfully invited back to the palace with the queen mother's sedan chair, and even Lian Zhi'er felt ridiculous, the person who was going to be killed just now, at this time, those people looked at themselves and were full of fear.

Lian Zhi'er was placed in a very luxurious room in the palace, and the palace ladies served her to bathe and change clothes.

She washed away the filth and unbearability of her body, and when she was about to get dressed, she saw that these servants who could do errands had brought her old clothes.

Presumably it was left by them when they copied the Beiliang Palace, Lian Zhi'er still remembers that this shirt was made for her by Aunt Lan, it is the style of Beiliang, which is inlaid with various colored gems, especially the tassel hat, which is also hung with eight strings of eastern pearls.

She came out after dressing, but saw that Shi Ran was already waiting for her in the house, and he had also bathed and changed, and there were faint water marks on his black hair.

He raised his eyes and looked at her dressed as Beiliang, as if he had returned to four years ago, as if nothing had changed.

Lian Zhi'er slowly walked to his side, "They didn't allow me to go out to look for you, I didn't expect you to come over, is it possible that the heart is the same at this time?" ”

Shi Ran's pale eyes crossed her face, "Come with me to the city gate, the queen mother and the emperor will go out to welcome King Yan Cheng in a while." ”

Although it is said to be the word "welcome", everyone knows that soon the people of the Central Plains will become lambs to be slaughtered, and they will be disposed of by the people of Beiliang.