Wei Xiangyuan's face was embarrassed, his lips were tightly closed, and he was embarrassed for a long time: "Madam, I promised the prince, I can't say it." ”

I said angrily: "Don't you say yes, I'll go back to the prince to ask for clarification." ”

"Madame, don't go." Seeing that my face was resolute, he had no choice but to say, "That's it." ”

Wei Xiangyuan said with a sad face: "Your Majesty is suspicious, the prince said that he will be killed sooner or later, and he doesn't want to involve the princess and his wife, so he made arrangements early to find an excuse to let you leave the house and send you to a safe place." ”

No wonder he didn't stop me from going to Yuwen Hu for revenge, no wonder he wanted Zheng Shuyao to go back to his parents' house, it turned out that he wanted us to get out of danger, and then face everything alone.

Gao Changgong, you fool!

I hurriedly got into the car, but the captain stopped me and said, "Madam, you can't go back, the prince told me to protect you thoroughly, if you go back, how can I explain to the prince!" ”

I ignored the captain's wishes, took advantage of his unpreparedness, pushed him away with one palm, jumped into the carriage myself, flicked the horse's whip, and rode away.

Behind the billowing dust, Wei Xiangyuan shouted, "Madam, you come back!" ”

I rode my horse so hard that my heart was beating up and down like marbles.

I can't let Gao Changgong face death alone, he is my best friend, we rescued each other, supported each other, and experienced so much suffering together, how could I leave him when he was most lonely and helpless?

Changgong, you must wait for me to come back!

——

The spring is warm, but the Lanling palace is deserted, Gao Changgong dismissed all his subordinates early in the morning, and sat alone in the hall, waiting for fate to pronounce on him.

The emperor came to the Lanling palace in person, followed by a group of guards and archers brought by the ancestors and Luo Ti, and the guards found a box of gold in the Lanling palace, and the emperor was furious, saying that he had accepted bribes and should be executed.

After the emperor finished speaking, someone immediately brought a cup of poisoned wine.

Gao Changgong looked at the emperor's play coldly, couldn't help but smile sarcastically, handed a few pieces of paper in his hand to the emperor, and said, "The minister has something, I want to ask Your Majesty to take a look." ”

Cushman & Wakefield took it, and before he could see it, he asked, "What is this?" ”

"This is the bond that the minister has accumulated over the years, totaling more than 2,000 gold."

Gao Wei looked at it and wondered, "What are you doing with this?" ”

Gao Changgong took back those bonds, and a Boshan furnace in the hall was burning, Gao Changgong opened the lid, and lightly threw the bonds into it and burned them all.

Gao Changgong looked at the stunned Gao Wei and the others, and said calmly: "The bond ministers of more than 2,000 gold don't care, Your Majesty thinks that the ministers will be greedy for this box of gold?" ”

Gao Changgong's eyes were blazing and frank, which made Gao Wei a little afraid to look directly into his eyes.

"Your Majesty wants the minister to die, and the minister can die, but the minister will never die because of corruption and bribery. The minister is aligned with the country, and he will not give up in life and death; Loyalty to His Majesty can be seen by the sun and the moon; To the people, do your best. A lifetime of self-denial and public service, not daring to be selfish. If a minister wants to die, he can only die for the Qi country. Gao Changgong's voice was loud, sonorous and powerful, full of heartfelt words.

Gao Wei was stimulated by his righteous appearance, and said angrily: "King Lanling, you and Hu Luguang conspired to usurp the throne, and you clearly distinguish the ambition of the wolf, do you dare to say that you are loyal to me?" ”

"Of course the minister dares to say, if the minister really wants to usurp the throne, how can he know that His Majesty wants to kill me, and he is willing to dismiss everyone in the mansion and sit in the mansion and wait for His Majesty to kill me? I can gather an army and raise troops to resist, why sit in the Lanling Palace, sit and wait to be killed? ”

Gao Changgong's eyes were full of brilliance, forcing Gao Wei to be speechless.

"The minister didn't do this, just because, Zhou and Chen are eyeing each other, and at such a time of internal turmoil in Qi, the only way to give Zhou and Chen a chance to take advantage of the chaos to attack Qi will be attacked, and when the war will be raging, hundreds of people will be ruined, displaced, and the people will not be able to make a living, and it will only be the people of Qi who will suffer."

"Therefore, for the sake of the Qi country, for the sake of the people of the Qi country, the minister is willing to die." Gao Changgong said with tears in his eyes and looked at Gao Wei, "As long as Your Majesty's anger can be calmed down and the people of Qi can enjoy peace in peace, the minister is willing to die." I only hope that Your Majesty can be diligent in government and love the people, don't listen to the slander of villains, and be a good emperor for the country and the people. Minister, he died without regrets. ”

Gao Changgong confessed, Ren is Gao Wei's cold face and cold heart were also touched, he seemed to see himself when he was young, and he always loved to pester this immortal-looking brother to teach him martial arts. At that time, King Lanling had great achievements, and he admired this brother very much. It's just that this friendship, after he ascended the throne, gradually disappeared.

Zu Ting knew that the villain in Gao Changgong's mouth was referring to himself, and just wanted to confess, but when he saw that the emperor was in a trance, as if he remembered the old friendship, he didn't say anything.

"I'll be a good emperor." Cushman promised, his eyes filled with tears.

Gao Wei relented for a while, and didn't want to see his brother die in front of him in the past, so he instructed Zu Ting, "I will go back to the palace first, and the matter of disposing of King Lanling will be handed over to you." Nian in Lanling King once served the country, after his death, you have to bury the King of Lanling. ”

"Your Majesty will obey your Majesty's orders."

After the emperor left, Zu Ting smiled and said to Gao Changgong: "King Lanling, please go on the road." ”

Gao Changgong glanced at him coldly, picked up the poisonous wine, and felt sad in his heart.

Gao Changgong looked at Changtian and remembered that in his life, he had fought on the battlefield in blood, with surging blood, angry horses in red clothes, and high spirits. Now it is cold and lonely, unaccompanied, and has a miserable ending.

He drank the wine in his hand.

At this moment, many people and things appeared in his mind, Shu Yao's elegant and calm smile, Ah Qing's stubborn eyes, and Heng Jia's arrogance in putting wine......

Lovers, brothers, and best friends, he has them all. In this life, I haven't come in vain.

——

I hurried to the palace and finally rushed back to the palace, but when I saw that the palace was full of guards, I was shocked that it was not good, and rushed in despite the guards' obstruction.

"Changgong!" I rushed into the hall.

When Gao Changgong saw me, he was both surprised and worried: "Didn't I ask Wei Xiangyuan to send you away?" How did you get back? ”

I directly took his hand and said, "I won't leave you alone to face all this, I'll take you away." ”

Luo Ti, who was ignored by me, gloated on the side: "You are late, King Lanling has already drunk the poisoned wine." ”

Poison?!

My eyes widened suddenly, "Chang Gong! ”

Gao Changgong's gloomy face already said it all.

My heart was in turmoil, and I said more anxiously: "Let's go, I'll take you to the doctor." ”

As he spoke, he was about to pull Gao Changgong out.

"None of you can leave! Concubine Qingfang, you came just in time, I will solve you all today, and I have to work hard to find them one by one. The ancestral court behind him said fiercely.

Gao Changgong glanced back, took my hand in turn, and said, "Hurry up!" ”

Gao Changgong pulled me and ran towards the door of the house, and after a few steps, Gao Changgong made a "poof" sound, and spit out a mouthful of blood in his mouth.

I knew that he was poisoned, so I hurriedly supported him, "Changgong, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Shoot the arrows!" Zuting ordered the archers to release their arrows.

At the sound of the order, Gao Changgong and I were both shocked.

The arrows flew indiscriminately, and Gao Changgong hurriedly hugged me, pressed my head to his chest, and tightly covered me in his arms. After the rain of arrows, countless arrows were stuck in his back.

"Changgong!" I looked at the arrow on his back and cried out in shock.

Gao Changgong raised his head slightly, endured the pain, looked me up and down, confirmed that I was fine, looked relieved, and fell down with a bang in his arms.

"Chang Gong." I was pressed by him, and I struggled to get up, holding him and not letting him fall.

My hands were hot and damp, full of his blood, but there was a faint smile on his gray face, "I'm very happy that you can come back to save me regardless of life and death." You are righteous enough, I didn't misunderstand you, I didn't make you a friend in vain. ”

I hugged him, but I felt a pain in my throat and couldn't say anything.

Gao Changgong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at me gently, "If you can see Shu Yao, help me tell her, I have never regretted marrying her and telling her to live well." Ah Qing, you have to be good, don't let me ...... Lose sleep over something. ”

"Changgong, don't die, I beg you not to die, I've lost a lot of people, I can't lose you anymore." I finally choked up, tears rolling down my face.

Gao Changgong put his hand on my face and said softly: "Don't feel sorry for me, in this life, I was born as a member of Qi and died as the soul of Qi ...... No regrets. ”

Gao Changgong's eyes were as clear as the moonlight, clean and pure, and his eyes were persistent even though he was dying, and he slowly closed his eyes.

The hand on his face fell instantly, I hurriedly pulled his hand back, looked at his eyes closed, and finally realized that I had lost him, and lost my voice: "Chang Gong, Chang Gong, Chang Gong-"

This man who is as beautiful as a pear blossom and snow moon has left the world like this.

Once, he said to me, "You have saved me, and those who have saved me are my friends."

He treats me well with sincerity, without a trace of calculation, and regards me as a close friend, with me for a long time, and protects me with himself. Where else in the world is there a friend like him?

He planned for everyone, but he didn't plan for himself.

He only intended to die alone, to bear all this alone, and none of the people he loved, knew that he was going to die. When he died, his lover and brother were not around.

Changgong, why are you so stupid, why don't you live well and leave with me?

Is it for your faith?

He was a man of strong faith. He said that faith is to make people forget their lives, abandon cowardice, and forget painful things. Protecting the country of Qi is his lifelong faith, even if it is painful, he is willing to do it.

Now, he really gave his life for the country of Qi and for his beliefs.

Why, he is such a good person, and God wants to treat him so unjustly? Why can't he be allowed to live well? Even death cannot be a happy death.

"Chang Gong—"

I hugged him and cried. The spring is bright and warm, and it falls lightly on me and Gao Changgong, but I don't feel a trace of warmth, I just feel so cold, so cold, so cold to the heart, so cold to the heart.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from Qu Yuan's "Lisao" during the Warring States Period: "I also have a good heart, although I have died nine times, I still have no regrets." It shows the persistent pursuit of beautiful ideals and the unrepentant death.