Chapter 104: Patriotism
Yang Lian saw that Zhou Ye's actions were a little crazy, and his behavior was abnormal, and he was also a little hesitant, the key was that Zhou Hongzuo's reputation was not very good, even if Yang Lian knew that Zhou was destroyed in his homeland, and he died of depression in his heart.
When Zhou Ye asked, his eyes were a little red, he seemed to recognize Yang Lian as the old prince of the previous dynasty, and put the hope of recovering the country on Yang Lian's body, Yang Lian groaned slightly, and suddenly flashed out of the house quickly, Zhou Ye chased him out, but the sky was dark and unknown, and he had lost his trace of Yang Lian.
Zhou Ye looked up at the sky, the stars covered in the sky twinkled, and suddenly, he slowly squatted on the ground, holding his face, tears slipping from his fingers. Hot tears dripped on the ground, and the dusty ground formed dots one after another.
"I'm not reconciled, I've been supporting myself for so many years, is everything in the end an illusion?" Zhou Ye whispered, his body trembling slightly.
"What have I been holding on to all these years? The old country is no longer there, no longer there! It's really ridiculous, Yang Wu's people have all been moved to Hailing and strictly guarded. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been poisoned and buried in Sakurazhou. But I still have delusions that he is still alive and can lead me back to the country. Zhou Ye, wake up, everything is over, it's over! ”
"Father, when you died depressed, you told your child before you died that you must find ways to revive the old country. The son is not filial, and even if he dies, he will not be able to complete this task. Father, what do you say I should do? Zhou Ye said, slowly let go of his hand, his face was full of tears, and the muscles of a thin face were shaking, and it could be seen that he was a little excited.
Under tremendous pressure and in a long-term depressed environment, Zhou Ye couldn't bear it anymore, and vented it all at this moment. He even felt that the person he had just fought with him. It didn't exist, but it was an illusion in his heart.
"Emperor Wu, father, Zhou Ye is disloyal and unfilial, and he failed to protect Great Wu, my life. What's the point? Emperor Wu, father, Zhou Ye is here, let me continue to serve Dawu and serve my father! Zhou Ye said, knelt on the ground like this, and took out a dagger from his arms.
The tip of the knife reflected the light of the moonlight, and Zhou Ye slowly raised the dagger, reflecting Zhou Ye's heartbroken face on the flat mirror. The heartbroken face of this battle is full of determination to death. "Huh!" Zhou Ye sneered twice, and many past events flashed in his mind, Emperor Wu's wisdom and martial arts, his father's love and bravery, in addition, there were many robes that fought side by side with him, and the familiar faces had disappeared one by one, leaving most of them second.
Yang Wu was replaced. There are also quite a few patriots, and they gather together. hopes to overthrow Li Yu and welcome the crown prince to succeed to the throne. But with the death of the crown prince, as the years passed, some people died of old age, and some people saw no hope and left the country. Now in Jinling, he is left alone, and he has come to the end of his life, because Zhou Ye can't see hope, just can't see hope. So he despaired; Because of despair, he felt that he had nothing to love.
It's better to die, so that you can maintain your loyalty to Yang Wu. Zhou Ye thought, raised the dagger and stabbed it into the abdomen fiercely. At this moment, the wind sounded in his ears, and Zhou Ye only felt a pain in his arm, and the dagger in his hand also came out of his hand. A man in black stood beside him, and that face was so familiar.
"You, you ......" Zhou Ye didn't react for a while, and looked at the man in black coldly.
This man in black is Yang Lian, he didn't leave just now, but hid in the shadows, observing what Zhou Ye did, Zhou Ye's actions made Yang Lian feel that Zhou Ye was credible. After all, over the years, Zhou Ye has been sick in bed, and he is relatively hidden, and many people don't know about his existence. If Zhou Ye knew, he would have reported it a long time ago, and he didn't have to wait until now.
"I'm Yang Lian!" Yang Lian said lightly.
Zhou Ye's body was shocked, he looked at Yang Lian carefully, shook his head again, and said, "It's not like, it's not like it at all." ”
"Zhou Ye, I am the fake Yang Lian, as for appearance, this is not the point." Yang Lian smiled and stepped forward to help Zhou Ye up.
Zhou Ye looked at Yang Lian a little blankly, for a long time, he seemed to have woken up from a big dream, half-knelt on the ground, and said, "Weichen Zhou Ye has seen the prince!" ”
"General Zhou doesn't have to be so polite, and now I'm just a mediocre person." Yang Lian said.
"Could it be that the crown prince doesn't want to return to the country?" Zhou Ye clenched his fists, His Royal Highness the Prince, why are you always so disappointed? Can't you just pick yourself up and take back what is rightfully yours? Li Yu's father and son are ungrateful, not only mean to the descendants of Emperor Wu, but also bad to Xu Wen's descendants, such a family is not worth serving at all.
"It's not my dream to return to China." Yang Lian said lightly, looked at the stars in the sky, and said: "Zhou Ye, you see that the stars in the sky are really countless, and this world is so vast. Whether it is Yang Wu or Li Tang, they are just a corner of the world, if the revival of the old country is just my dream, then this dream is too simple and cheaper. ”
Zhou Ye didn't react for a while, looking at Yang Lian, savoring Yang Lian's words, why didn't he understand it?
"General Zhou was Yang Wu's fierce general back then, you have to take care of your body, so that you can fight the world with me, doesn't General Zhou want to be a marquis and worship the prime minister, a very human minister?" Yang Lian said again.
Zhou Ye's eyes blinked a few times, this time he reacted, hurriedly arched his hand, and said: "Zhou Ye is clear, His Royal Highness the Prince, how should Weichen do it in the future?" ”
"I have two requirements." Yang Lian said.
"Prince, please speak." Zhou Ye looked very excited.
Yang Lian coughed and said in a low voice: "In the future, you must pay attention, no matter where you are, you must not call me the prince." Now that you are my brother, call me by my name. ”
Zhou Ye nodded and said, "Zhou Ye understands. ”
"Good." Yang Lian glanced at Zhou Ye with satisfaction, it seemed that he was not very stupid.
"First, I want you to take care of your health. You must know that the body is the capital of the restoration of the country, and I don't want to take a sick general with me in the future. Yang Lian smiled.
Zhou Ye nodded vigorously and said, "Too, General Yang, please rest assured." ”
Yang Lian had a smile on his face, and said: "Second, I want you to have a good relationship with your younger brother, if you can, you can break into the Dongping Gong family and help me get information." You can be hostile to me, even to the point of impeaching me. ”
Zhou Ye was taken aback, took two steps back, shook his head, and said, "No." ”
"General Zhou, this matter is a great responsibility, I think about it, you are the best candidate." Yang Lian said. Zhou Ye and Zhou Hongzuo are brothers, and their relationship has been a little strange over the years, but if Zhou Ye is looking for a way to remedy it, it is not impossible. In comparison, although Zhou Ye is an old minister, he is not very old, but he is in his forties, which is when he is young and promising, and once he grows up, he can greatly help Yang Lian.
Zhou Ye's face was uncertain, he thought about it, nodded with difficulty, and said, "Since it is your order, Zhou Ye will definitely complete it." ”
"This matter can be done slowly, and it must not be too urgent, you must know that if you want to hurry, you will not reach it." Yang Lian said again.
Zhou Ye responded.
In the night, Yang Lian and Zhou Ye talked in detail for a while, and Zhou Ye kept nodding his head until the sky was dark, and the two left before and after. Before Yang Lian left, he destroyed Emperor Wu's spiritual seat. This is also a matter of no choice, if this place is discovered and informed to the government, it will inevitably cause a commotion, and at that time, the whole city will definitely search for the old party of the former dynasty, which is not good for Yang Lian at all. It's better to destroy it - even if this is very disrespectful to Emperor Wu, but compared to the great cause of restoring the country, this matter is nothing.
At this time, the sky is gradually brightening, the patrol soldiers are gradually decreasing, and there are already people on the street who have begun to set up stalls, some sell noodles, some sell steamed buns, and some sell Hu cakes, so that a street is full of the smell of food. Before Yang Lian walked out, he had already taken off his black clothes, but it didn't look abrupt.
Yang Lian stopped in front of a stall, took out a few pennies, bought two Hu cakes, and bought a bowl of porridge, and ate and drank at the stall.
When Yang Lian was eating and drinking, he thought about what happened last night, this was really an extraordinary night, and Zhou Ye was actually there in the restoration organization, which made Yang Lian feel that there was still a chance. It is also extremely advantageous to place Zhou Ye next to Li Hongji, the Duke of Dongping. Things are man-made, Yang Lian hopes that Zhou Ye can play the role of an undercover agent.
After breakfast, Yang Lian was in good spirits, and when he returned to the inn, the sun had risen, Yang Lian washed his hot face and rushed towards Honglu Temple.
Now that Yang Lian has a special identity, negotiating with Liu Xin and Yelu Haili is the most important thing, and the Shenwu Army does not have to go every day.
As soon as he arrived at Honglu Temple, several Shenwu soldiers guarding Honglu Temple stood at the door in high spirits, Yang Lian was quite satisfied with their performance, and said hello to several soldiers, Yang Lian entered Honglu Temple.
Pan Chengyou was busy, and when he saw Yang Lian coming, he hurriedly said, "General Yang, you are here." ”
"Pan Siqing, I will just come over to take a look and understand the situation." Yang Lian smiled faintly.
Pan Chengyou smiled: "General Yang, please." He originally thought that Yang Lian was a martial artist and couldn't deal with Liu Xin, especially Liu Xin was a very domineering person, since he took people to live in Honglu Temple, Honglu Temple was not peaceful, but with the appearance of Yang Lian, Liu Xin has become a lot more honest, especially in recent days, the Han people are like mice, acting carefully in Honglu Temple, and the people who see Honglu Temple are like seeing cats, they are hiding away, which makes Pan Chengyou, Wang Ze and others feel angry, and they feel very cool in their hearts, and all of this is brought by Yang Lian. Therefore, the people of Honglu Temple, including Pan Chengyou, admired Yang Lian very much.
After listening to Pan Chengyou's story, Yang Lian felt very strange, Liu Xin is definitely not a soft persimmon, judging from the information obtained, Liu Xin is short-tempered, and he draws a knife at the same time as a mouse, which is somewhat unreasonable, which makes Yang Lian vigilant, something is abnormal, is it possible that Liu Xin has some conspiracy? (To be continued.) )