Chapter 213: Prisoner Exchange
The sky was blue, without a single cloud. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info hung too far in the air, like a plate that was white and red.
The sunny weather is perfect for hiking.
At this moment, outside the city of Xuanwu County, two armies, each numbering about five thousand people, were five or six hundred steps apart, lined up face to face.
They've faced off here a few times before. At that time, both sides were tense, angry and murderous. And this time, there doesn't seem to be a trace of murder in both camps. An aura of friendship and peace loomed from the camps of the two armies. This aura can be seen at least from the attitude of the commanders of the two armies.
The two commanders were still wearing armor and riding horses as before, but neither of them had weapons in their hands. The expressions on their faces all looked very leisurely, as if they had come out for a walk and chatted.
Not far from the two managers, there stood a man with his hands tied behind his back.
From this point, it can be seen that this time the two sides did not come out to fight against each other, but to exchange prisoners.
Du Min felt a little humiliated in his heart about this forced prisoner exchange, so he didn't have a good expression. Kim Jong-lei was full of joy, but he was inconvenient to show it, so he didn't talk much.
At this moment, the happiest person is probably Song Qi standing next to Turin. He really saw that Mingyu was opposite him, although he was still bound, but he would soon be able to return safely as he wished, and the joy and excitement in his heart were really hard to hide.
At this moment, his excitement can be compared to the wife and concubine of Turin standing next to Mingyu opposite. Especially the little concubine Yueqiu, who looked at Turin with tears in her eyes, and couldn't wait to run to him immediately and pull him home.
Kim Jong-lei looked up at the sun in the sky, then waved his hand to the opposite side and said in a loud voice: "General Du, can you start?" ”
"Let's get started!" Du Min muttered.
The guard of honor on both sides began to play the prisoner exchange song, which was a special piece played during the prisoner exchange. When the two sides are fighting, it is inevitable that someone will be taken prisoner by the other side, and the killing of prisoners is unknown. They were unwilling to be released in vain, so the reciprocal exchange of prisoners between the two sides became a regular method, which in itself was quite a grand event.
Today, the captives of both sides are very important, one is the imperial court. One is the younger brother of the county guard general.
Both of them were very excited. Turin saw his wives and concubines standing across from him, and babbled excitedly.
Mingyu was also very excited in her heart, but she didn't show it on the outside, and she seemed quite calm.
Song Qi took Turin more than a hundred steps forward and came to a place where a line was drawn. He stopped. On the other side, Yue Qiu also pushed Mingyu to stop at the line on their side.
The middle 200-step radius is a neutral zone, and no one on either side can enter it except for the exchanged captives, otherwise the other side can interrupt the exchange at any time. If one side snatches back its own captives in the middle of the road, but does not release the other captives, will the other side not suffer greatly? So, it's also for the sake of fairness and security.
The rest of the journey had to be carried out by the captives themselves, walking back to their respective camps under the gaze of everyone.
Song Qi stood on the edge of the marking. He patted Turin's thin shoulder and motioned for him to go. Turin turned his head suddenly, opened his male and female eyes, glared at Song Qi with his cloudy gaze, and then walked quickly to the opposite side. Because his hands were tied with ropes cut backwards, it was difficult to maintain his balance, so his body was heavy and wobbly, like a lame duck walking on uneven roads.
Over there, Mingyu also entered the middle ground, although his hands were also tied. But her steps were graceful and light, and under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes in front of the battle, she walked calmly to this side.
Although Turin was walking in the same area, there was very little sight of him.
looked at Mingyu walking towards him step by step. Song Qi's mood was a little inexplicably nervous, so much so that a trace of sweat broke out in his palms. Thinking of Mingyu, a weak woman, who had just endured the tragic loss of her father and suffered from unwarranted hardship, and still stood up so strongly, his heart couldn't help but sour.
Mingyu is getting closer and closer. Her eyelashes lifted slightly. With crystal tears in her beautiful eyes, she seemed to be looking at the thousands of troops in front of her, and Song Qi was only one person who appeared in her pupils. A hint of ruddy appeared on her somewhat pale face, and the corners of her mouth curled slightly, as if there was a hint of a smile on her face.
At this time, Song Qi made a move that surprised everyone on the scene, and he opened his arms very flamboyantly. Those who don't know think he wants to spread his wings and soar like an eagle. Some even subconsciously look up at the sky, waiting to see his flight from the sky.
Whoever knows, of course, knows what he is going to embrace. But at this moment, in front of the two armies, there were very few people who knew his intentions. Because in the world at that time, there were very few men and women who hugged each other in public. This is due to etiquette, and it is a matter of decency.
Mingyu seemed to feel the call of Song Qi's broad mind, and suddenly increased his pace, almost trotting all the way, and finally jumped into Song Qi's arms without thinking.
Song Qi hugged Mingyu tightly with both hands, and the heartbeats of the two were close together, grinding their ears and temples under the gaze of everyone. If it is completely driven by instinct and emotion, an unforgettable kiss is indispensable at this moment. Yet, in the midst of all the eyes, reason prevailed weakly, and restrained their actions that did not conform to the etiquette of giving and receiving unkisses between men and women.
There was a buzz from the scene, mixed with scornful accusations, sarcastic ridicule, screams of surprise, and even envious admiration, all of which converged to form a huge roar that could only be compared to thousands of beeps when thousands of boxes of honeycombs were knocked over at the same time.
Even Turin and his concubine Yueqiu, who had just held hands, looked at this side with their eyes wide open, wondering if they also had to give a hug. However, in the end, they did not concoct it in the end.
"Enough!" From the side, Kim Jong-lei's displeased voice came, "In broad daylight, regardless of the difference between men and women, what kind of body is it to hug and hug like this!" ”
There was laughter from the formations on both sides.
With this shout, reason regained control. The two immediately separated as if they had been electrocuted.
They were all blushing with shame, bowing their heads and speechless, Song Qi was okay, for him, he felt that he had not offended any rules. But Mingyu was already ashamed, with two lines of aggrieved tears on his face, and his hands were covered with sleeves, wishing that there would be a hole in the ground!
Princess Tancheng was much more enlightened in the end, she glared at Kim Zhenglei fiercely, and reproached softly: "Is what you said too much!" People are two little guesses, two love each other, why do you care so much?! ”
"Two little guesses? That's what you think! Kim Jong-lei glanced at the princess with a wry smile on his face. Is this an idle matter? This is a big thing that is immoral, as the commander of the three armed forces, I don't care, who cares? ”
Princess Tancheng gave Kim Jong-lei a silent protest back, then jumped off the horse, gently hugged Mingyu's shoulders, and comforted him softly: "Don't listen to his nonsense!" (To be continued.) )