Chapter 20: Yan'er
"Eldest brother, this time you will be crowned king." Wu Erlang and Xue Chongxun walked side by side. Princess Taiping's four sons, Xue Chongxun did not become king, because he did not have any credit during the last Tang Long coup; This time it was very different, and the biggest credit must be Xue Chongxun, Taiping couldn't understand it in his heart.
Xue Chongxun said with great ease: "It's good that you're not dead, everything else is floating clouds." ”
As he spoke, he raised his head and took a deep morning breath, there was no smell of blood outside, although many people had died in the court.
I feel so relaxed in my heart, this feeling is like the feeling after the last subject of the big exam, and the first thought is that I can finally sleep more and have fun. At least there's nothing to worry about right now.
With a gentle cool breeze blowing in his face, he likes to have an early morning, and it would be better if it was a normal day, and he would see many people start their day full of energy. The dough cakes on both sides of Suzaku Street are the best to sell, and many honest officials go to the small shop to buy two dough cakes in the morning, and go to the yamen while eating, which is similar to going to work in later generations, and then eat at noon, and the government provides lunch.
Today is an exception, the ministers either stay up all night in the court, or stay at home and dare not walk around at will, and the streets are very deserted.
The crowd rode all the way to the east, along the main street from Dongshi North Street to Guò, and then turned north, and arrived at Xingqingfang, where the Five Princes' Mansion was located. Entering through the door, it was still deserted, and everyone was huddled at home. There are about 200 soldiers and horses around Xue Chongxun, but he has already controlled the life and death of everyone here.
At this moment, the thought of slaughter suddenly popped up in his heart, and this thought made him very happy, and he also fantasized about catching the female dependents in the Fifth Prince's Mansion, and then inflicting all kinds of torture and humiliation to death...... Of course, just thinking about it, he didn't dare to do it openly.
"Evil" is like the devil, always lurking deep in the heart, and it will come out from time to time.
At first, when he fought in Miyagi, he thought that he had found the meaning of life by participating in the Great Dao of Enlightenment, and he had a bit of enthusiasm for "fighting for the cause of human liberation for life...... But just after the night, that enthusiasm was washed away by all kinds of natures, greed, selfishness, and desire. In the long days, the heart is always shrouded by these things, lingering, and coming back.
There are also people who are looking for a spiritual leap all their lives, and some monks and hermits are physically walking, regardless of material gains and losses, suppressing all kinds of human evils, lewdness, hatred, greed, and so on. But Xue Chongxun was also not interested...... He secretly thought that something was "brainwashing".
But sometimes his public heart is not hypocritical, people have to be integrated into the whole, just like this coup, he fought bloodily for the Taiping clique and bravely moved forward, because he belonged to this clique, it was completely instinctive...... And then expand, is it time to reach the realm of national righteousness and even human happiness?
There is a big lake in the middle of Xingqingfang, there are mountains and rivers here, it is really like a paradise in the hustle and bustle of the world. All kinds of buildings are either by the mountains or by the water, and the flowers and trees are dotted among them. The garden-style living environment occupies a whole square of land, and there are basically no civilians living in this place. The magnates are good, the higher the power, the more social resources they occupy...... Powerful countries also occupy more resources.
Xue Chongxun didn't think that Li Longji would be here, if he really hid back home, it would be better to cut himself and save trouble. He turned back to Wu Erlang and said, "Erlang went to King Shen's Mansion and took Li Chengyi's head, and you can take care of the rest." Li Kuiyong led the right brigade to follow Erlang. ”
Xue Chongxun lightly kicked the horse's belly, "The others come with me, go to Li Chengqi's house first." ”
There are about 100 people left in the left brigade, and along the way, there has been no chaos and looting, they still maintain a queue, neat, this is not Xue Chongxun's order, the battle is over, and the officers will not stop him if they want to rob him.
When I came to the door of the eldest son Li Chengqi's house, there was a dragon gate outside, that is, a hallway, the materials were very luxurious, and many of them were at least twice as many as ordinary houses, but it had no other role than to show a lintel and status. The arrow towers on both sides of the dragon gate have a defensive effect, but now no one dares to fight by force.
Before he could call the door, the door opened, and several slaves and maids knelt down beside the road, trembling. Xue Chongxun immediately stepped forward, led his troops into the door, and then asked, "Where is the county king?" ”
One of the slaves on the ground replied, "The villain does not know." ”
Xue Chongxun didn't make it difficult for him, and when he walked through the hall, it was a Xiao Qiang, and all the troops walked inside together, and the courtyard with the slow corridor inside was antique and beautiful. Many soldiers have never seen such a gorgeous residence, and they can't help but look left and right, admiring.
There is a cave door on the east side of the north wall, Xue Chongxun just walked to the door, and a eunuch blocked the horse and said: "The place of the inner family, you can't ...... it because of reason."
One of the guards beside Xue Chongxun picked up a knife and slashed, and the head of the eunuch fell to the ground, and the headless corpse slowly fell down like a sack.
Entering the inner house, there is a corridor inside, but it is not as spacious as the road in the outer courtyard, and the horses have to be lowered with their heads down, and the army will directly step on the flowers and plants on the side, and the things planted may be many precious species, but now they are no different from wild grasses. There were not many people here, and it is estimated that most of them hid in various houses, only to see a few maids turn around and run away.
Seeing that there were still a few people standing at the door of a big house in the north, Xue Chongxun rode his horse over there and asked, "Is the King of Lijie County inside?" ”
The slave who was questioned trembled, nodded timidly and replied, "Yes." Xue Chongxun fully understands her feelings, and if she was slaughtered by someone else on the board, she would be so helpless, right?
Xue Chongxun and the others then entered the hall, and when they saw Li Chengqi sitting on the upper seat, when they saw the armor entering the door, he forced himself to calm down and said: "The criminal has been waiting for the fate at home and has not participated in anything. You ......"
At this time, Xue Chongxun had slowly pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist, and there were still traces of blood on the knife that had not been wiped off, making it look more and more hideous. He walked towards Li Chengqi step by step with a knife. Li Chengji's face was full of despair, and it was obvious that he had done nothing wrong...... As the eldest son, he even gave up the title of crown prince to his younger brother, but he was born in the wrong place.
Success or defeat, for a long time in the future, everyone's comments on him "let the emperor" may not be crowned with moral reasons, but scheming or cowardice, and there will be no good words anyway. Who called him a member of Li Longji's family?
Li Chengqi felt the pressure of death, and finally couldn't sit still, stood up, and said with a white face: "Slow down...... Listen to me, let me see my aunt, now what you have to do is to calm people's hearts, what is the use of killing me? Slow, slow, stop...... Xue Lang listened to me, we are relatives, for the sake of relatives, delay for two days......"
Xue Chongxun didn't speak, he didn't know what to say, so he had to stab Li Chengqi in the abdomen.
"Ahh Li Chengqi screamed.
Xue Chongxun stared at his eyes, and with the strength of his hand, he twisted the horizontal knife that had been stabbed into his stomach, as if he heard the sound of his intestines breaking.
Li Chengqi's mouth was wide open, his face was already distorted terribly, his teeth were gritted "rattling", his wailing could no longer express his pain, his pupils gradually dilated, and slowly lost his luster.
"Daddy......" suddenly a girl screamed and rushed out from behind the screen. This girl Xue Chongxun knew, it was Li Yan'er, and she was caught up on the roof of the house in Daming Palace last time.
Big eyes, small noses, and playful diamond-shaped mouths always love to make warped movements, and they are either coquettish or arrogant to people. But now her face was full of sadness.
Yes, Li Longji's power is finished, Li Chengji is dead, Li Ye is dead, and Li Fan is dead...... Who will she coquettish to in the future? As for playing tricks, who will dump her account?
Immediately, a beautiful woman rushed out from behind the screen, shouting in horror: "Yan'er, don't go over!" But Li Yan'er didn't listen to her, and the woman begged while chasing: "She is not sensible, please let her go......"
At this time, Xue Chongxun's knife was still in Li Chengqi's stomach, and the bloody tip of the knife came out of his back. Seeing someone stepping on the wooden floor and rushing straight to Xue Chongxun, the guards were in a hurry, and they pulled out their weapons.
Zhang Wulang doesn't kill women and children, but Xue Chongxun's guards don't care about this, and anyone who endangers Lang Jun's safety will be killed by them mercilessly!
Xue Chongxun's mind flashed several scenes in an instant, the polo match in the Lin De Palace, the gentle fairy Jincheng, and the little girl's playfulness...... I actually climbed a tree that day.
"Don't kill her!" Xue Chongxun suddenly shouted. There was a loud shout, and the faces of the people changed, and the echo was still echoing in the hall. Li Yan'er was also frightened and stood in place.
Everyone reacted, it was just a little girl, what can they do with Xue Chongxun? They breathed a sigh of relief, put away their weapons, and stood aside. At this time, Xue Chongxun said: "She has the status of a princess, you can't touch her." ”
Suddenly, Xue Chongxun saw Li Yan'er's eyes, and her eyes were full of hatred. killed her father in front of her, it's no wonder if she doesn't hate it...... The dignity and favor she has received is, in the final analysis, because she is Li Chengji's daughter, and she is nothing without this identity.
Now Li Chengji is dead.
Xue Chongxun couldn't say what he felt in his heart, but said: "You will grow up soon, and you will understand that it was not me who killed your father." ”
Obviously, the knife was still in Li Chengqi's belly, but he actually said that it wasn't him who killed the people? Is there anyone so unreasonable in the world? However, most of the people present felt that Xue Chongxun's words were very reasonable.
Li Yan'er was so grieved and angry that she grabbed one of the guards by the collar, glared at him arrogantly, and then reached out to draw his saber...... However, this time she did not succeed, and although the guard did not dare to touch her, it was absolutely impossible for her to let her take her weapon.
The guard grabbed the blade that had been drawn in half, and blood immediately seeped from between his five fingers, and looked at Li Yan'er coldly. Li Yan'er was startled and hurriedly let go of her hand. As if unconscious, the guard calmly pushed the knife back into its scabbard. G