Meng Senglun sat in front of the mansion, holding the unsheathed steel knife in his right hand, staring blankly at the empty street, really bored, turned his gaze to the stone lion not far away, and sneered after a long time: "What about your majesty at the beginning? You never showed mercy when you destroyed the country and slaughtered the city, but now it's your turn, do you have a way to stop it? ”

As the sun set, Lei Dajun walked out of the mansion and said softly: "General Meng, the people have been summoned, a total of one hundred and sixty-seven people, including Mrs. Lan, thirty-nine concubines of the general, seven young children, and the rest are slaves and maids in the mansion." It is said that this is only a small part, and most of the concubines fled from the Eastern Capital with the Chinese army general Lou Qiang, and they don't know where to go. ”

Meng Shenglun got up slowly, "Take the young child away, choose an old maidservant girl to take care of it, and the others stay." ”

"Yes." Lei Dajun responded excitedly and immediately went to carry out the order.

Meng Shenglun walked into the general's mansion, behind him, the soldiers closed the door, dropped the latch, and then used the prepared two logs against it, even if outsiders came, they couldn't open the door for a while, and then they followed the general, and they also drew their swords out of their sheaths.

Nearly 200 people gathered in the hall, which was unusual in the General's Mansion, some slaves and maids had seen Madame Lan and the concubines for the first time since entering the palace, and it was impossible for them to be in the same room with their masters.

The hall was silent, everyone understood that this gathering was by no means simple, and secretly comforted themselves that with King Wu here, the righteous army would not go too far.

When the seven children were taken away by a nursing mother, everyone's sense of foreboding became stronger and stronger, and they involuntarily moved closer to Mrs. Lan, hoping to get protection from her.

Madame Lan was sitting on her lap, and she was the only one sitting.

Meng Seng Lun led the troops in, everyone with knives in their hands, and without words of threat and fierce expressions, it was enough to scare everyone into panic, like a piece of weeds that had been blown down - someone really sat on the ground.

"Don't be afraid." Meng Senglun smiled, handed the knife to the soldier, and walked forward, the crowd automatically separated, and he came to Mrs. Lan.

Mrs. Lan was also the only one who kept her composure, and said lightly: "Your Excellency is General Meng, a subordinate of King Wu, right?" ”

"It's me."

"General Meng came to my mansion and gathered the whole mansion, I don't know what to say? But by the order of King Wu? ”

Meng Seng Lun didn't answer, his eyes turned to the concubines on both sides, and after reading it, he said to Mrs. Lan: "The general is lustful by nature, and wherever he goes, he must search for beauties and take them home, isn't Mrs. Lan bothered?" ”

"Men's affairs are solved by men, and there is no need to ask us women."

"Hey, Mrs. Lan is a virtuous helper. You're right, men solve men's affairs by themselves, and those who were robbed by the generals also have men behind them. ”

Mrs. Lan glanced at the people on both sides, "They were all bought, or sent by others, and they were snatched side by side. Since the world is unified, the king's law is strict, and even the general cannot rob people at will. ”

"Haha. The general is a law-abiding general, so it's even better, since there is no robbery, presumably everyone is not wronged. ”

A young concubine interjected in a trembling voice: "I—I was robbed." ”

Meng Senglun walked up to her, "Where are you from?" Why was it robbed? ”

"I, I'm from Ji, Jizhou Yecheng, because of some appearance, when I was fourteen years old, I was stabbed into the mansion by Shi Zhou and Zhou Guanqiang, and taught me...... Taught me how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I was only sent here when I was seventeen......"

"How old are you?"

"Two, twenty-three."

"Six years, you've been in the General's Mansion for six years."

Concubine Ji nodded, trying to squeeze out a smile, hoping to please the other party.

"Who else is in the family?"

"No, the original widowed mother was killed by Zhou Tingshi."

"In that case, why don't you take revenge?"

"Huh?"

"Zhou Tingshi and the general are your mother-killing enemies, you have been by the two of them for a long time, have you ever tried to take revenge?"

"I, I'm small, I'm young, I can't take revenge......"

"Fourteen years old is considered young, seventeen years old is not too young, you are afraid that you are greedy for a rich life, and you have long forgotten to take revenge."

"I'm a woman...... How do you know revenge? ”

"Someone understands."

Meng Shenglun walked back to Mrs. Lan, Lei Dajun strode towards the concubine, said "It's a pity" in his mouth, and cut her to the ground with a knife in his hand.

Although they had a hunch, everyone in the house was still frightened by this scene, and they knelt down and begged for mercy.

Madam Lan couldn't keep her composure anymore, and her face changed suddenly, "King Wu asked you to kill people?" ”

"It's not King Wu, it's a general." Meng Senglun's tone was still calm, "The general has killed and plundered countless times in his life, and now he has to return it to him." ”

Mrs. Lan was both frightened and angry, "The general is outside the city, you have knives and guns, why don't you go to him for revenge?" ”

"I will go, but not now, the general also has to taste the hardships of the world."

"Where is King Wu? I don't believe that King Wu would give such an order. ”

"King Wu didn't know, we came behind his back, this is the last time I make my own opinion. You see, it's going to be dark, and when the time comes, I will commit suicide and apologize, and when you go to the underworld, when you file a complaint, you say that my name Meng Shenglun has nothing to do with King Wu. ”

Mrs. Lan's anger disappeared, only fear remained, the person in front of her was too calm, it really seemed to be holding a heart of death, such a person could not be persuaded or enticed.

"There are many concubines of the general, how many you kill, he will find more, and he will not feel distressed at all."

"Who knows?" Meng Senglun sighed, turned around and walked out of the hall, everyone was puzzled, only to see the soldier at the door walking with a knife, only to know that his death time had come.

Meng Senglun took his knife, but did not participate in the killing, but walked outside, listened to the screams behind him, and recalled all kinds of past events when he was young.

He had only seen the princess of Wu once, for a short time, during which he raised his eyes three times, answered two sentences, listened to her talk a few times, and laughed constantly.

The laughter echoed in my ears at this moment, drowning out all the screams.

"After you die, no one in this world is innocent." Meng Seng Lun whispered to himself, holding the knife in his hand tighter and tighter, the grief in his heart was suppressed and hidden by him for many years, once it burst out, it was still the same as it was back then.

He looked out of the city and glared at the imaginary general, "You deserve it, and this is the retribution you deserve." ”

He looked in the direction of the Four Kings' Mansion again, and his voice became gentle, "In the future, you will understand that you were born to avenge her, and there is no other meaning. When you wake up, you will give up the last bit of family affection for the Lou family, you will feel that there are too few killings, and you will feel that there are too many wicked people in this world......"

Lei Dajun, who was covered in blood, walked out, "It's almost done." Alas, there are a few really rare beauties, and I can't bear to do it, but when I think of her being a woman in Lou Wen, I have to make up for it. You see my blades are curled......"

Meng Senglun stretched out his left hand to take Lei Dajun's knife and found that it had indeed curled several blades.

"It's always bad to be self-asserted." Meng Seng Lun said.

"Of course, but General Meng is ...... for the last time"

"I mean you, I asked you to keep it secret, but you took it upon yourself to leak the secret to the King of Shu."

Lei Dajun's face turned red, "I have explained, I am worried that King Wu will be soft-hearted and cannot make decisions for our seven clans, and those river workers under King Ning ......"

"Since you follow King Wu, you have to trust King Wu, how can you suspect that he can't call the shots?"

Lei Dajun's face turned even redder, "Yes, I was wrong, I will correct it in the future." ”

"I still count on you to be loyal to King Wu for me, if after my death, there is another person around King Wu who makes his own decisions, how can I turn a blind eye?"

"General Meng, after so many years of dating, don't you know who I am? Loyal to King Wu, I am definitely the first and the last. Lei Dajun was a little nervous, and looked at the knife in Meng Senglun's right hand, which had not been used yet, and there was no blood.

Meng Shenglun nodded, "All the Wu people have to be grateful to King Wu. ”

"Without King Wu, I would have died by the river a long time ago, of course I am grateful, not at all."

"Hmm." Meng Shenglun returned the knife in his left hand to its original owner.

Lei Dajun took the knife and felt relieved, "Actually, General Meng doesn't have to cut himself, I want to ......"

Meng Seng Lun stabbed the knife in his right hand into Lei Dajun's stomach, "You are making your own decisions again, unforgivable." ”

Lei Dajun looked at the knife in surprise, and then looked up at Meng Senglun, how could he not understand his actions.

A group of Wu soldiers who came to kill walked out of the hall, and when they saw this scene, they were all stunned, no one stepped forward to stop them, and no one even spoke.

Meng Seng Lun pulled out his sword, no longer paid attention to Lei Dajun, who was standing still, and said loudly to all the Wu soldiers: "You are all acting under orders, and all responsibilities are borne by me and General Lei." When King Wu asked, you said that the two of us committed suicide in fear of sin. ”

Meng Shenglun was originally going to wipe his neck, but he found that it was a little difficult when he was about to die, so he turned the tip of the knife and stabbed it into his abdomen, first in pain, and then in his heart, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "I'm here." ”

At the same time as the tragedy happened in the General's Mansion, Xu Ji was busy receiving a wave of guests, he knew what Meng Shenglun was doing, and tried not to think about it, so he didn't know anything.

The first guest to arrive was Guo Shifeng, alone, panicked like a lost dog, knelt down and said as soon as he saw King Wu: "The general did it in advance, he knew that I leaked the secret to the king of Xiangdong, and he wanted to kill me." ”

"The more chaotic the officers and soldiers, the better." Xu Ji said lightly, thinking about how to defeat the enemy, and said to Xue Jin: "Please ask the descending general to gather the soldiers to prevent the enemy from attacking the city." ”

"The general will not attack the city, he will definitely flee to Yecheng." Guo Shifeng's original plan was to take advantage of the general's anger to persuade him to take a few people to take risks to kill King Wu, but now it will not work.

"Then prepare for the pursuit, don't be in a hurry, and be sure to wait until half of the enemy army is out of the camp before sending troops."

"Understood." Xue Jinyan said impatiently, got up and went out.

The second group of guests then arrived, and the king of Xiangdong and Sun Yalu brought a small retinue into the city, and they had no way to escape but to come to the king of Wu.

The king of Xiangdong lost his soul and was ashamed to meet King Wu, Sun Yalu came in for him to pay a visit, and his words were simple and straightforward, "If King Wu can be gracious today, Yecheng will never forget." ”

Xu Ji didn't tell him much, and sent someone to send the second group of guests to the back to rest, and he took the guards to Beicheng to watch the situation, just in time to see the third group of guests arrive.

Lou Ji was taken to the city wall, pretended not to see Guo Shifeng beside King Wu, and smiled with his hands: "The general greets King Wu." The general said, the family does not speak two words, 5,000 Wu generals and Wu soldiers, for the king of Xiangdong, Sun Yalu, Guo Shifeng, and the family members in the general's mansion. King Wu agreed, it will be changed tomorrow, and then the general will immediately withdraw his troops and never come to the eastern capital. ”

Lou Ji said more about the number of Wu soldiers and the people to be exchanged, as a bargaining chip in negotiations with King Wu.

"Please go and rest first, and wait for me to think about it."

"Which is more important, King Wu won't be unable to see it, right?" Lou Ji was a little anxious.

"There's still one night, and I don't think the general will be in a hurry." Xu Ji waved his hand, and the soldier stepped forward and led Louji down.

Guo Shifeng wanted to speak and stopped, he knew in his heart that this was not a good time to open his mouth to advise, and anything he said would be regarded as a self-preservation measure.

Xu Ji didn't ask him, although he tried every possible way to avoid it in his heart, that question still popped up from time to time: Do you still need to provoke the general? Does it still make sense for Meng Seng Lun to kill Mrs. Lan?

There seemed to be a commotion in the camp in the distance, and Guo Shifeng said happily: "It must be that there is a change in the Jizhou army, and King Wu will send troops at this time and will win." ”

Xue Jinyao sent a team of scouts from the city to run back, and said loudly under the city: "King Ning is back, and he has already attacked the enemy camp!" ”

Guo Shifeng and Xu Ji were stunned.