Chapter 36: The Plague
Xu Nankui knew about this not long ago, judging from the previous events, Xu Nankui couldn't figure out why Li Xiang and Li Xiuren could completely control the whole situation.
It wasn't until Xu Nankui met Lin Wanwan here after Xu Nankui's Qiu Ju banquet that Xu Nankui figured out the cause and effect of this, and Lin Wanwan and Li Xiuren revealed the heavy snow this year.
is really a brainless woman, she thinks it was love at first sight, but in fact, others have taken a fancy to her value, which is why Li Xiuren and Li Xiang were able to quickly take over the entire chessboard.
Li Xiangqiang pretended to be calm and said: "Snow, I'm not waiting for a snow, but this year's snow seems to be a little early, but the snow scene in the Imperial City is very beautiful, but I don't have the opportunity to enjoy it with my own eyes." ”
Xu Nankui glanced at Li Xiang's feet, and the feet under the table were shaking slightly unconsciously, and sure enough, Xu Nankui guessed it, but Xu Nankui didn't break it, she wanted to see how long Li Xiang could pretend.
Immediately, Xu Nankui threw out another news: "This year's snow is not only early, but also big, if you enjoy the snow, it is not a good season, but this winter, the people's life is not easy." ”
The corners of Li Xiang's mouth slowly appeared a trace of arc, no matter what, at least this snow came as scheduled, so it means that Lin Wanwan did not lie to them.
Xu Nankui saw through Li Xiang's thoughts, felt that it was better to make him happy for a while, and continued to talk about the previous things: "Li Xiang, this palace still has something to tell you, but you have to do it well." ”
Li Xiang didn't know what Xu Nankui was paying attention to, but now this snow gave him peace of mind, and natural disasters are not something that human beings can contend with.
Li Xiang made a gesture of please and motioned for Xu Nankui to continue.
Xu Nankui took out some dried fruits unique to Liao from the package, took a small bite and said: "Why did the Huaishui flow stop back then, do you know why?" ”
Li Xiangleng snorted and said: "What happened back then, whether it was right or wrong, after all, your Great Xia wants to protect your water and soil, and it has nothing to do with me, but the enmity between the two countries is settled, after all, the people on your side owe me the life of the Great Liao." ”
Xu Nankui pushed the fruit in front of Li Xiang in front of him, motioned for Li Xiang to taste it, clapped his hands in fear, and said: "Yes, this matter is indeed not good to say right or wrong, but Li Xiang, you said that I owe you Da Liao's life, it's a bit too much, right?" ”
Xu Nankui squinted his eyes, and said with a hint of mockery in his voice: "In my decades of Great Xia, I don't know how Li Xiang got into his current position, and it is really rotten in the court. ”
Li Xiang was questioned by Xu Nankui for the first time in terms of talent, and retorted: "That is also Xu Kangdi who asked me to carry me to this position." ”
Xu Nankui raised her eyebrows and said, "Really? So you have been looking for all these years, do you know why I am diligent in managing pathology and the environment in Daxia? ”
Li Xiang said disdainfully: "This is the custom of Great Xia, not my Da Liao." ”
This is also something that Li Xiang is ashamed of, and Mrs. Li is also very strict with Li Xiang's hygiene requirements, even if she goes out and goes back to the house, she has to wash it again.
However, due to environmental reasons, Liao does not pay so much attention to it, which is also the reason why there are few quarrels between Li Xiang and Mrs. Li.
Xu Nankui looked at Mrs. Li with a smile, others don't know, but Mrs. Li must be there, because this is something engraved in the bones of the Great Xia people.
Mrs. Li sneered and said: "I thought that you still had a trace of guilt for me, we have been a husband and wife for so many years, at least there is a trace of affection between you and me, but now, it is just a scene." ”
Mrs. Li continued: "It turns out that you never ask me why I have such high requirements for hygiene, and you never ask, but you are a little disgusted, it turns out that you don't like it in your heart." ”
Xu Nankui intimately peeled off a nut and put it in Li Xiang's hand, and continued to listen to Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li looked at Li Xiang as if she was looking at a fool, and then finally understood why Xu Nankui stopped her, because he was a smart person, but he was also an obsessive person, so it was far more painful to destroy his faith than anything else.
Mrs. Li said: "You think that the water cut off in Daxia was to kill the people of your Liao Kingdom, it's really ridiculous! Lamentable! Alas! ”
"Back then, you only saw a great drought in the two countries, and your Liao Kingdom exchanged two cities for water sources, but do you know why the water was cut off back then?"
Mrs. Li didn't give any Li Xiang any chance at all, and looked directly at Li Xiang condescendingly and said, "It's a person from the Liao Kingdom, kneeling in front of the city lord, begging for the water to be cut off." ”
Li Xiang slapped the table angrily and said, "Impossible! ”
Mrs. Li changed her previous weakness, glared at Li Xiang and said, "Impossible! You just don't believe that even if your Liao people cut the city, those people will not betray you. ”
Li Xiangqi's face flushed, and he said: "Yes, the people of my Liao Kingdom are all iron-clad heroes, and I can't tolerate your slander." ”
Mrs. Li spat directly on Li Xiang's face and said, "I'm bah! The people of your Liao Kingdom are iron-clad heroes, and my people of Daxia are hypocritical villains? ”
Mrs. Li raised her voice and said: "Let me tell you, what I said is true, because of the great drought in that year, the river was not owned by a country, and my Great Xia has never cut off your desperate path, but there was a plague in the river back then!" ”
Hearing the word "plague", Li Xiang finally couldn't sit still, and he finally found something that was always wrong when he had been inquiring about things back then, and it turned out to be the plague.
Li Xiang stared at Xu Nankui, as if he wanted an answer.
Xu Nankui said casually: "Yes, it's a plague, usually there will be a big plague in the big water, but there was also a big drought that year, and it still appeared in the only surviving water source." ”
Xu Nankui tapped his fingers lightly on the table, as if telling a story, and said, "Li Xiang, let me tell you something." ”
"Three years ago, you went to the battlefield with me, and some of them are from your Liao Kingdom, ironic, right? At that time, I always thought that they and you were the real people of the same country, why would they choose to go to the battlefield with me to attack the Liao State. ”
"Later, the survivors told me a story, when the drought and plague broke out, countless people died, and the only problem was the water source, but your Liao country did not pay attention to hygiene at all, so once the river flowed over, there would inevitably be countless deaths and injuries."
"Later, the people of the entire city knelt in front of the newly appointed city lord and asked to block the river, but the city lord did not agree, because once the river was sealed, it would be a national war, which would cut off the vitality, but if it was not sealed, the people of the two countries would suffer together, at least if they fought, it would be a lose-lose situation."
Xu Nankui put away his tapping fingers and was grabbed by Mrs. Li in her hand, Xu Nankui finally stopped her slightly trembling hand.
In fact, Xu Nankui used his fingers to suppress his anger, and only in this way could he hide his emotions.
Xu Nankui paused slightly and continued: "At that time, the woman was crying and told me, saying that they had no choice, so they knelt in front of the City Lord's Mansion for three days, without eating or drinking. I should have praised their patriotism. ”
Li Xiang said with some discouragement: "Later, they still sealed it and killed the city lord?" ”
Xu Nankui snorted coldly and said, "Killed? You think that if you kill the city lord, they can still survive, but the city lord really can't stand it and agrees to the request. ”
Li Xiang said: "When the body of the city lord was hung on the city wall to vent the anger of the people, wasn't it assassination and rioting? ”
Xu Nankui said: "It's a pity that the city lord of the year agreed, he couldn't see more people die, and he couldn't see those people kneeling there with the children at home, he relented, but he asked them to promise him a condition." ”
Xu Nankui glanced at Li Xiang and said: "In order to avoid a war between the two countries, he asked them to hang him outside the city gate to vent the anger of the people, and at the same time left a letter to save the people of that city. ”
Mrs. Li sneered: "It's because the plague of that year had too much impact, so Great Xia has always paid great attention to this area, including the water source, and if you deliberately pollute the water source, you will even be sentenced to death." ”
"Over the years, if you are willing to spend a little effort on me, in Great Xia, you may have understood, or, you have already known, but you just don't want to believe it."
Xu Nankui smiled helplessly and said: "It's just, in the end, it's just that the reason for your hatred for my Daxia is here, but it's a pity that the city lord at that time, a young genius, was in high school at the age of seventeen, and was sent to Biansai at the age of twenty-one, the only son in the family, who died that year, his child was only three years old, so in the end, those Liao people will stand with me, because they have forced a person to death, for their country, and this time, they have to help him protect his homeland." ”
Xu Nankui looked at Li Xiang and asked, "He, what did he do wrong?" Three years ago, you carefully planned everything to destroy the place where it was finally regained to life, and they are the heroes of your Liao country. ”
Lee Sang now feels that the whole sky has fallen, everything is a mistake, and the last sinner is actually himself, which is really ridiculous.
Li Xiang's self-righteousness and arrogance have always been completely shattered by Xu Nankui at this moment, and the beliefs and beliefs that have always been there are of course no longer existed at this moment.
The self-righteous justice is just a fig leaf for his own evil, but now it has been completely torn apart by Xu Nankui, and the darkest place is shone by the sun.
Xu Nankui got up and said: "Today, I have already made it clear to you about the cause and effect, just like you said, whether the past is right or wrong, I have never blamed it in Great Xia, and natural disasters are irreversible,"
Xu Nankui said solemnly: "But man-made disasters can't work, before this snow is over, I will eradicate all your local henchmen, I will not touch Li Xiuren, I will hold him, let him live forever in Great Xia, with secrets, I will let him personally watch his country be encroached on step by step, when two countries are combined to be a country, there will be no more right or wrong, do you say right or wrong?" ”