Chapter 127: The Prince of the World Drills the Dog Hole

After returning to the palace, it was already the time of the early dynasty. Lu Li decided to go to the Chaoqian Palace.

Su Qingyuan did a full set of plays and went with him, but asked someone to set up a screen in the hall and hide behind the screen and fall asleep.

Just before noon, the battle report came.

The ironclad army suffered more than 70,000 casualties, more than 60% of the grain and grass were burned, and the army was in turmoil; The 30,000 city guards who went out of the city to attack were almost wiped out, and the main general Luo Chuan led the only remaining 3,000 people to break out of the siege and defect to Luoyun City.

Lu Li was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and finally sighed: "It's not satisfactory." ”

Dingguo Gong stroked his beard and smiled: "The enemy is strong and I am weak, so such a record is very rare." It's a pity that this kind of sneak attack at night can't be done often, otherwise we will sing such a play every three or five times, and Su Yi's old boy's minions will let us cut it clean sooner or later! ”

The scholar Lu Ge coughed and said with a smile: "The gentleman rules the world with 'benevolence', and the prince of Dingguo is also a family of poets and rites for generations, and he shouts and kills at every turn, what kind of system has he become!" ”

Lu Li saw that these two old guys were deliberately funny, so he had to smile very facelessly.

So the ministers finally relaxed and could boldly start celebrating.

The tense and oppressive atmosphere that had been tense for many days was finally relieved a lot, and for the first time, hearty laughter rang out in the court.

Su Qingyuan, who was asleep, was awakened by laughter, and hurriedly beckoned to Xiaoluzi and asked in a low voice.

Xiao Luzi briefly told her the battle report. Su Qingyuan was filled with joy and sorrow, and immediately looked up at Lu Li.

The four looked at each other, and the two laughed at the same time.

Lu Li stood up and said with a smile: "It seems that the old thief will not be in the mood to attack the city today." Zhongqing has worked hard day after day, so go back and rest! ”

Xiao Luzi opened his throat and shouted, "Retreat to the court-".

Lu Li immediately walked over quickly to pick up Su Qingyuan, and smiled: "The queen mother has worked hard, and the sons will help you go back to the palace to rest." ”

***

Outside the city.

The smell of blood was so thick that I choked my nose.

Su Yi stood on a chariot with broken wheels, looking at the scene of corpses in front of him, listening to the humming and chirping of the wounded soldiers who had no time to be treated, he was so angry that he swung his sword and slashed, Tie Qing's face was filled with blood, turning into a terrifying black and purple color.

The generals under his command followed from a distance, and no one dared to come forward to persuade him, for fear that he would accidentally touch his moldy head and become his punching bag.

But it's useless to hide like this.

Su Yi raised his arm and pointed at the tip of his sword: "Get here!" Afraid that the old man will eat you? ”

The generals had no choice but to drag their trembling legs and rub them slowly.

Su Yi gritted his teeth and looked around viciously: "You tell the old man every day that the defense is tight and foolproof - this is your 'foolproof'?" ”

A staff general cautiously said: "The general is angry, this is really not our negligence...... We have no problem patrolling at night, who would have thought that they would come out of nowhere......"

Before he finished speaking, Su Yi's sword had already swung over: "'Not negligence'?" The four teams of night watchmen disappeared silently, and the grain and grass were about to be burned clean, and you found that you had to get up from your tent after 10,000 or 20,000 of your soldiers had died—this is not 'negligence', what is it called 'negligence'! ”

The general narrowly escaped the sword, and knelt on the ground and did not dare to say more.

Su Yi jumped to his feet angrily: "So, you still don't know where those puppies came from, don't you!" ”

One by one, the generals wanted to shrink their heads into their necks, and no one dared to squeak.

True, they don't know.

At first, they instinctively thought that it was from the city wall, but after careful investigation, this suspicion was quickly dismissed.

The place that the soldiers on patrol have been focusing on is the city wall, and it is impossible for them not to see so many people coming down the city.

If it is said that the army of King Qin from elsewhere comes to help, it seems impossible, after all, the scouts in the army do not eat white rice. What's more, they had carefully identified the uniforms of those soldiers, and confirmed that they were the guards of the city.

Could it really be that a divine soldier descended from heaven?

- This is a rumor that has quietly spread in the army. Some people say that the general rebelled, and the gods and Buddhas did not bless him, so he sent down the heavenly soldiers and punished them in the future.

Some generals already believed it, but they didn't dare to say it, but quietly retreated in their hearts.

In the end, it was an old military advisor who had followed Su Yi for decades to brush his beard: "The burning of grain and grass and the sneak attack of the dogs and cubs happened at about the same time, and it is likely that the same people did it." The location of the accident happened to be on both sides of Xiangquan Mountain, will it be ......?"

Su Yi's eyes condensed slightly: "Xiangquan Mountain? ”

Someone immediately raised an objection: "But Xiangquan Mountain is just a small mountain, and it may be possible to hide 35,000 people, how can these 30,000 soldiers hide there...... What's more, it's been so many days since we started to besiege the city, how could those 30,000 people hide in the mountains for so long......"

Su Yi suddenly slapped heavily on the car, and shouted sharply: "Send someone to Xiangquan Mountain immediately and search inch by inch!" Don't even let go of the rat hole! ”

The generals did not dare to disobey the order, and they responded violently, and each took the opportunity to slip away.

The old military master stroked his beard and muttered: "If it is said that there are 30,000 soldiers hidden in the mountains, it is almost impossible to do this. But if there is a hole in the mountain—"

"Hmph, the dog cub is still playing this trick with the old man! When the old man digs out his hole, he will take him out and dig out his liver and give him wine! Su Yi's beard trembled with anger.

"I'm sure I'll find it." The old military master stroked his beard and looked determined.

At this time, a soldier suddenly rushed from a distance: "General, I just caught a spy and clamored to see the general, saying that I came to deliver a letter to you!" ”

Su Yi snorted coldly: "Which spy didn't say that he came to deliver a letter before he died?" Kill it! ”

The soldier hesitated: "But...... The spy claimed to be the prince of the Dingguo Mansion, and said that he was ...... with our family I have a great friendship with the fourth lady of our family......"

Su Yi's face became even more ugly: "Is it that kid from the Cheng family?" If it's someone else, it's just that, since it's him, you have to 'treat' it - how about giving him a taste of the five horses? ”

The military division did not object.

Xiao Bing promised and was about to leave, when he suddenly saw Su Qingjia running over from a distance: "Father, father think twice!" ”

"What are you doing here?" Su Yi was angry when he saw this uncompetitive son.

Su Qingjia hurriedly knelt down, tugged at the corner of Su Yi's clothes and said hurriedly: "Father, Cheng Yu is the beloved son of Dingguo Gong, if he dies in our hands, Dingguo Gong will definitely not give up!" He's so famous, we can't ...... it."

"Humph!" Su Yi raised his foot and kicked the person aside, "Assuming that the old man doesn't kill Cheng Yu today, can that old thing of Dingguo Gong be with me?" ”

Su Qingjia was kicked out of the distance by this kick, but quickly crawled back, still kneeling: "What my father said is very true, it's just ...... It's just that even if he wants to kill, his father should listen to what he wants to say first! Cheng Shizi is not a reckless person, he specially went out of the city to our army, maybe he really has something important to tell him! In case the fourth sister has something to ask him to pass it on to us, but we don't hear it, wouldn't it be a big mistake! ”

Su Yi shook off Su Qingjia's hand again and sneered: "Hmph, fourth sister? Do you still think that wolf-hearted is your 'fourth sister'? Your own sister died at her hands, and you forgot about it in the blink of an eye! ”

This time, Su Qingjia was kicked out of two heels and fell on the corpse of a soldier, stained with blood.

He struggled to get up, and continued to plead: "Father, the fourth sister is also the son's own sister!" She has always loved Qingluan the most, and that incident must have nothing to do with her......"

"Enough!" Su Yi was so dizzy by his noise that his lungs almost exploded.

Having such a talentless and incompetent son is the biggest misfortune in General Su's life. Every time he saw Su Qingjia, he felt aggrieved and panicked, which was worse than losing the battle.

But Su Yi finally decided to meet Cheng Yu first.

When Su Qingjia learned of his decision, he was overjoyed and kowtowed, praising and praising him.

Su Yi's heart didn't feel happy, but became even more angry.

Back in the Zhongjun tent, he finally saw the grizzled and embarrassed Cheng Yu.

Seeing his rival's son showing a down-and-out look, Su Yi's mood was much better; But when he turned his head and saw his son's bloody beard, his good mood that had just budded wilted again.

Su Yi sat down on the tiger skin chair in the center, and laughed twice: "Isn't this the son of the Cheng family?" How did you tie it up? ”

Cheng Yu raised his head and smiled calmly: "Su Shibo's rules here, visitors are bound to tie up, how dare you make an exception as a nephew?" ”

"Yo, I'm an elder, isn't it? Jia'er, hurry up and loosen the ties for Cheng Shizi! Su Yipi said with a smile.

Su Qingjia hurriedly stepped forward to loosen Cheng Yu's ties, and retreated without daring to say a word.

Cheng Yu was free, moved his arm, and thanked Su Yi.

Su Yi frowned and sank his face: "Ming people don't say dark words, Cheng Xian's nephew will just say it - Lu Li, that kid sent you out to ask to see the old man, what do you want?" Last night, he gave the old man such a big gift, did he ask the old man for a gift? You can go back and tell him that the return gift will be delivered within three days! ”

Cheng Yu blinked his eyes and looked innocent: "Su Shibo's words, my nephew doesn't understand!" What is a 'big gift' or a 'return gift', is it a New Year's gift? If Shibo wants to present a gift to the emperor, the nephew will not dare to tell you for you, so please write a gift list yourself and give it to the soldiers guarding the city to send in......"

"Why don't you dare to tell it? Could it be that the little rabbit cub didn't even dare to accept the old man's 'return gift'? Su Yi grabbed the armrest of the chair, and the green tendons on his arms were exposed.

Cheng Yu pulled his dusty clothes, and said with a bitter face: "Shibo probably misunderstood something-my nephew was not sent out of the city by the emperor to see you!" Have you ever seen a messenger of the Son of Heaven who did not go through the gate, but preferred to go out of the city through a dog hole......"

"Huh?" Su Yi was puzzled.

No wonder the soldiers under his command didn't mention the city gate, didn't this kid come out of the city gate?

Drill a dog hole?

The protégé of the saint who "can be killed but not humiliated", the Dingguo Mansion of the poetry heirloom, and the prince of the prince drilled the dog hole out of the city?

Interesting.

Cheng Yu's face was so red that he seemed to be dripping blood, obviously "drilling the dog hole" was a big shame for him.

"Shibo ......" Cheng Yu blushed and opened his mouth.

"Say it." Su Yi's mood suddenly improved a lot.

Cheng Yu took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over tremblingly.

"The old man is too lazy to read the words of the little beast, you can read it to the old man." Su Yi looked disdainful.

Cheng Yu's expression was a little embarrassed: "Su Shibo, I'm afraid this is your family letter, and it is inconvenient for my nephew to read it." ”

"A letter from home? Did that little send you? Su Yi's face didn't look good.

Cheng Yu hesitated, and shook his head in embarrassment: "It's not the queen mother who sent her nephew, and of course it's not the emperor—but the nephew secretly thought that if the two of them knew, they would also agree." ”

"Since the two of them will agree, why did Brother Cheng Shige drill out of the dog hole?" Su Qingjia on the side couldn't help but interject.

Su Yi was a little impatient: "Okay! You snakes and rats have a nest, and none of them are good! You'd better tell me your unsightly things! ”

Cheng Yu's face showed a little anger: "A gentleman has nothing to say to others, my nephew has admired the Queen Mother for many years, and he thinks that he is polite and polite, and he has a clear conscience, but he is not afraid to say it!" I heard that the Queen Mother was injured and sick at the New Year's dinner, and the emperor did not allow outsiders to visit, so I could only ask the grandmothers in the palace to quietly go in and take a look......"

"Oh-" Su Yi sighed meaningfully.

Cheng Yu's face turned red, and he explained: "Even if my nephew once thought about it, now it has passed the time - in short, seeing that the Queen Mother is still in good spirits, I withdrew ......"

Su Qingjia couldn't help but interject and ask: "Where did the fourth sister hurt?" You say she's 'in good spirits', but can't she get up yet? ”

Cheng Yu hurriedly explained: "The legend in the palace is that she was injured by a witch, but the servant of Fanghua Palace quietly told me that it was the concubine Niangniang who fell into witchcraft, and the queen mother forcibly cracked it for her, and her mental wear and tear was too heavy, so that she had a headache and fainted......"

"Witchcraft?" Su Yi's face finally changed.

Cheng Yu smiled slightly: The fish has been hooked.

He said so much nonsense and went around in such a big circle, and it was not in vain!

After the strange silence lasted for a while, Su Yi coughed and asked in a flat tone, "What do you say is 'witchcraft'?" That little...... Does the kite know witchcraft? How did the old man not know? ”

Cheng Yu hesitated, as if he didn't want to say much.

Su Qingjia was anxious: "There are no outsiders here, the fourth sister is our flesh and blood relative, does Brother Cheng still have to guard against us?" ”

Cheng Yu seemed to be persuaded by him, and sighed: "The Queen Mother originally instructed me not to talk to anyone. It's just this matter, the nephew feels that Shibo is qualified to know - Aunt Su is in the palace, and now she often meets the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother's witchcraft was taught by Su Bo's mother. ”

Su Yi stood up involuntarily and said in a lost voice: "Miao'er is still in the palace?" No, no, I've searched every nook and cranny of the palace...... She can't be still there! The fire in Weiyang Palace burned so big back then, how could she survive......"

Cheng Yu was still kneeling on the ground, his head bowed, and he didn't intend to refute his words.

Su Yi walked over quickly, grabbed Cheng Yu's shoulder and lifted him up: "Why did Kite talk to you about this?" How could you believe such a ridiculous thing? Have you seen that person? What does she look like? She...... Did I tell you anything? ”

Cheng Yu stood firm and said calmly: "Uncle Shi forgot, my nephew saw Aunt Su when he was young. Now Aunt Nian in the palace looks and behaves exactly like Aunt Su in her nephew's memory, but she is slightly thinner - she still remembers the past when her nephew went to Su Mansion to worship his birthday and competed with the second brother for a golden chicken! ”

"I've fought with you about the golden chicken?" Su Qingjia looked puzzled.

Su Yi suddenly turned around and quietly clenched his fists.

Cheng Yu laughed a little embarrassed: "Actually, I don't remember, it was Aunt Su who brought it up when she was laughing, saying that this scar on my wrist was caught by Jinji when I was arguing with the second brother." ”

Su Qingjia looked down and saw that Cheng Yu had a scar the size of a grain of rice on his right wrist.

How can a three- or four-year-old child remember something so far away? At that time, Su Qingkite had not yet been born; Dingguo Gong was not in the capital at that time, and even if he returned, he was unlikely to care about such a trivial matter; At that time, the Duchess of Dingguo had already passed away - except for the hostess of the Su Mansion at that time, who else would remember the past of ordinary children's quarrels?

What's more, the fact that Mrs. Su is a witch has a lot to do with it, even Su Qingkite, who is her own daughter, was originally unaware, how could outsiders know?

Su Yi turned his head, his expression still calm: "That woman really claims to be the mother of the kite?" ”

Cheng Yu smiled: "Exactly." The Queen Mother was commensurate with her mother and daughter in private, and she was very intimate. ”

"Bring the letter." Su Yi stretched out his hand.

Cheng Yu woke up like a dream, hurriedly bent down and picked up the letter that had just fallen to the ground, and presented it with both hands: "This letter was secretly given to me by Aunt Su without the Queen Mother's knowledge, and she also specially instructed that the Queen Mother and the Emperor should not know about it-so my nephew had to sneak out of the dog hole to see you." ”

Su Yi stared at the words on the envelope for a long time, his hands trembled a little, and he couldn't tear them open for a while.

He had no choice but to raise his head in disguise and ask, "This is written by Miao'er herself?" ”

Cheng Yu nodded: "It was written by Aunt Su." ”

Su Yi's hands trembled even more.

The Wu clan was isolated from the world, and except for a few erudite wizards, ordinary people originally did not understand the Central Plains script. At that time, he taught his wife to read and write, but unfortunately Mrs. was really powerless about the brush of the Central Plains.

The good-looking words are all similar, but the ugly words are ugly in their own way. Mrs. Su's bad words Lin Miaoer are definitely not imitated by a second person in the world.

Fifteen years...... No, it's already the sixteenth year, Su Yi never thought that he would have the opportunity to see this bad word in this life.

Holding this letter, Su Yi was suddenly a little overwhelmed.

Cheng Yu walked lightly to Su Qingjia's side and tugged at his sleeve.

Su Qingjia woke up like a dream and hurriedly walked out with him.

When he arrived outside the tent, Cheng Yu said in a low voice: "Second brother, I sneaked out, and I can't be known by the emperor, let alone my father, so I ......."

Su Qingjia shook his head and smiled: "Brother Cheng should always say goodbye to my father, and his old man will arrange for someone to send him to the city gate." ”

Cheng Yu shook his head again and again: "That's not good!" There's no way I'm going back through the city gate, my father is guarding the city with a group of ministers! Not to mention whether they will open the city gate for me, even if it does, maybe I will be convicted of collaborating with the enemy again, and I will be cut down by killing my relatives in righteousness! ”

Su Qingjia shuddered, feeling that he had a point.

"So, you're going to go back down the dog hole?" Su Qingjia asked with a sympathetic expression.

Cheng Yu nodded, with a tragic look as if he was going to die generously.

Su Qingjia was still a little hesitant: "However, my father may write a reply!" ”

Cheng Yu smiled: "Second brother's words are not right. What reply can make a woman's heart tremble more than laying a country for her? Aunt Su said not to reply to the letter, even if she did, she would not read it. ”

Su Qingjia was shocked: "She...... Mother, she supported her father's rebellion? But the fourth sister and the emperor ......"

Cheng Yu smiled and reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Second brother, you have a pure temperament, but unfortunately your brain is not enough." ”

"Hey!" Su Qingjia was a little unhappy.

Cheng Yu refused to say more, and went around to a hidden corner, brushed aside the grass, and sure enough, found a dog hole.

Then, Cheng Shizi, who had always been gentle and elegant, actually lay on the ground in front of Su Qingjia and climbed in with difficulty.

Su Qingjia was dumbfounded.

After a long time, a laugh came from the cave: "Second brother, go back, Su Shibo should need you to accompany him at this time!" ”

Su Qingjia didn't have time to ask, but he saw a stone slowly rolling out of the dog cave. Then came the second and third......

Finally poured into muddy water, and the dog hole was blocked.

Su Qingjia returned to the big tent with a stomach full of questions, but saw that the soldiers guarding outside were all frightened, and kept waving their hands to him.

Su Qingjia doesn't know what to look at and don't look at.

He walked in briskly: "Father......"

"Get out!" A chair flew towards you.

Su Qingjia rolled on the spot and dodged the chair, but in the end he didn't dodge the teapot that followed.

"Father, what's wrong?" Su Qingjia hugged his shoulder, which was smashed by the teapot, and asked aggrievedly.

"Get out!" Su Yi is still the same word.

Su Qingjia is a filial son. When his father was furious, he would not leave it alone.

So he struggled to get up and walked forward on his knees: "Father is angry......"

"The old man told you to get out!" Su Yi's face turned purple, and his voice was hoarse, and the word "roll" in the end did not roar any momentum at all.

Under the anger, the depression in his chest became heavier, and he couldn't support it for a while, and spit out a mouthful of blood with a "wow".

Su Qingjia was frightened, and hurriedly got up and ran over: "Father! ”

"Get out! Get out! Su Yi still repeated that word, and then desperately pressed his chest and spit out two mouthfuls of blood.

Su Qingjia was at a loss, but he heard his father shouting weakly: "You don't get out yet, are you waiting here to kill me?" ”

Su Qingjia finally didn't dare to offend his anger again, so he had to hesitate and let go of his hand.

The letter on the table was already soaked in blood. Su Qingjia glanced at it boldly, and his face immediately turned pale.

"Sixteen years ago, the concubine saw the Ruan family's fornication with the family servants, and it took a lot of time to think about whether the children were Langjun's own bloodline."

"The concubine lives in the palace, lingering with Emperor Zhao for more than a month, and her love is deep. Fifteen years of thinking about it, thinking about it, only hating to meet too late. ”

"In his life, Lang Jun could not be loyal to the lord as a minister, could not abide by the family precepts as a son, could not be of the same heart with his wife as a husband, and could not be loving and reserved as a father. It seems that such disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unkind people should be born in the world? ”

"On the day the city was broken, the concubine committed suicide in front of the two armies with her beloved daughter to thank the world. Lang Jun, Lang Jun, in this life and this life, kindness and righteousness are indispensable! ”

……

Su Qingjia wanted to look at it again, but Su Yi had already kicked him out with a kick.

Inside the big tent, Su Yi's hoarse roar came: "I have been looking for you for fifteen years, and I have been thinking about you for fifteen years!" Now you tell me that you have been hiding in the palace for the past fifteen years to remember that bastard! He's only slept with you for a month, so why cough, cough cough......"

He fell on the table and coughed violently, then suddenly laughed nervously again: "You want to kill yourself with my daughter?" Well, the old man wants to break this city, and he wants you to die to show me! I want to see if the kite is willing to die with you! ”

Su Qingjia struggled to stand up and pushed down the pro-soldiers who were probing their brains next to him.

Suddenly, there was a suppressed whimper in the tent. The invincible General Su leaned on the table and cried silently: "I only have two sons, one died on the battlefield, and the rest are cowardly and incompetent...... He is not like me anywhere, he does not look like me, he does not look like him, he does not look like me—but how can he not be my son! Nguyen's slut...... How dare he that slut! ”

"Father......" Su Qingjia was so frightened that his legs were weak.

But listening to Su Yi inside coughing and crying, it was sad: "I am over half a hundred years old, and there is only one child left under my knees!" If he weren't my son, what use would I have laid down this country......"