Chapter 190: Broken Heartstrings (I)
Zhou Lewang wrote in "Luohua Worry-free": "The north is based on the Wei Song Dynasty, and there is heavy snow like jade in winter. South to Bashu, there are stars in the sky. "Dongyang, the former capital of the country, is located in the north of the snowy jade. The dilapidated Dongyang Lingxi Palace, with wood decay and rust, has been around for more than 30 years, and no one cares about it or takes care of it.
Zhuge calmly stood alone in a palace in the Lingxi Palace that had not been completely burned, but the tables, chairs, and utensils in the hall had already been looted by the rebels and homeless. He didn't even know the name of the palace, because the wooden plaque had been burned beyond recognition.
He did not go to accompany his father-in-law. Because he knew that although his father-in-law grew up in this Dongyang Lingxi Palace, he had been wandering outside for more than 30 years, and tonight was the first time his father-in-law had returned home. But this is full of messes and disillusionment, and the father-in-law must need some time to use wine to eliminate his sorrows, and to eliminate family hatred and national hatred alone.
And he himself also needs to drink to kill his sorrows. He looked at the jade capital to the south, drunk and anxious, but he couldn't do anything. He couldn't gallop fast and go alone to save his Shu'er, because he was the leader of the Restoration Alliance, and the guards were scarce, so he couldn't leave the life and death robe that followed him all the way from the calamity and cold pool of Shu and the ancient ice cliff to the Dongyang of the Patriotic Kingdom.
For today's plan to restore the country, the allied forces of the three kingdoms of Qi, Chen and Shu were trapped in the jade capital, and the greatest assistance that the Wei army could do was not to rush to the jade capital to live and die with the allies, but to defend Dongyang and contain part of the military strength in the north of the Song State, so that the allied forces of the three kingdoms of Qi, Chen and Shu had a chance to escape.
He remembered that Shu'er sat with him on the bluestone platform of Zichuan Shu Palace, and the two looked up at the stars in the sky side by side...... He asked Shu'er: "Do you remember King Zhou Le's "Luohua Worry-free"? ”
Shu'er's eyes were bright, and she smiled and said to him, "Remember." One of my favorite sayings is, 'In the north of the Wei Song, there is heavy snow like jade in winter.' South to Bashu, there are stars in the sky. "Let's look at the stars in the Shu Palace tonight, maybe it won't be long before we recover the homeland of the country, and then go to the Dongyang Lingxi Palace to cook wine and enjoy the snow." ”
Zhuge calmly took another sip of the spirits, and tightly held the sword of King Huai that Shu'er had given him after the contest. He was drunk and said to himself, "Shu'er, we have taken Dongyang...... But who can ...... with me Cooking wine and enjoying the snow? Where are you, Shu'er...... If you are in trouble, go to your brother. As long as you reveal your identity, with your childhood friendship, he will definitely save you. If he saves your life, I owe him my life. I have promised you that I will not hurt Liu Jing. As long as he can save you, even if he kills all the allies of Qi, Chen, and Shu, I won't let anyone hurt him! ”
Ling Zi blinked her big innocent eyes and looked at Liu Jing with novelty, as if she had never seen him before.
Liu Jing grabbed Ling Zi's arm and asked again: "What 'prison disaster'?" ”
Ling Zi was puzzled: "Doesn't Your Highness know?" On the way to find His Highness just now, I bumped into a palace man in a hurry. He said that General Lu Hui of the Xiaoxiao Battalion captured the female general of the Qi army alive on the battlefield in the southern suburbs, saying that he was ordered by His Highness to let General Lu torture in the prison to extract a confession, and the punishment in the prison could not be less. ”
Liu Jing's heart sank, and he looked at Ling Zi in a daze.
Ling Zi scratched her head and said, "Speaking of the female general of the Qi Army, Sister Qiao and I have seen her!" Your Highness doesn't remember? She is the Chen Guoshang Jia Yan clan that His Royal Highness brought to our jade capital from Zhao State! At that time, we all thought she was a handsome little white face, but we didn't expect that she was a woman dressed as a man! Although she disturbed our wedding banquet, she is a woman after all, how can she withstand the torture in the prison? I don't think His Royal Highness is such a ruthless person, so I dare to ask for a favor for the Yan woman. ”
Liu Jing slowly let go of Ling Zi's arm and asked in a daze, "You said that he was ordered by a widow...... Let Lu Hui torture to extract a confession? ”
Ling Zi replied obediently: "Yes! I originally heard that His Highness had returned to the palace from the Akiba Barracks, so I wanted to go to the Yongtai Hall to see His Highness. The people of that palace ran from the direction of Yongtai Hall to Dongxingmen to reply to General Lu. But when I went to the Yongtai Palace, I didn't see any trace of His Highness, only Sister Qiao was alone in the palace. So I asked her, "Where is Your Highness?" She ignored me and walked away. Thinking that her father King Pyeongchang died in Dongyang, she was not happy, and I would not complain that she ignored me. ”
Liu Jing didn't even glance at Ling Zi, and walked away in a trance.
He grabbed a palace man on the side of the road, the palace man had his feet hanging in the air, and when he saw the green tendons on His Highness's sideburns, he was so frightened that he heard His Highness shout: "North Gate!" Prepare the horses! ”
Liu Jing threw down the palace people and strode towards the north gate of the White Jade Palace. The palace people also disappeared without a trace.
Ling Zi looked at Liu Jing's white robe that quickly disappeared into the heavy snow, a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth, and she said in her heart: "Qiao Xi, you usually seem smart and cautious, but how did you get into this murder charge that falsely passed on the will of His Highness?" The king of Pyeongchang is dead, and your useless brother Qiao Yun is estimated to be killed by the Restoration Alliance one day, right? The Qiao family has tried their best to send you into the White Jade Palace and share His Royal Highness's favor with me, but how can a stupid person like you revitalize the Qiao family of the Song Kingdom? Wait until His Royal Highness beats you into the cold palace, wait until the Empress Dowager dies, and His Royal Highness will order you to be killed, and then the position of the Queen of Song will be better than me? ”
Before Liu Jing ran to the Beizhan Gate, Ling Fei had already come on horseback, followed by Liu Jing's mount in the palace stable, absolutely dusty.
Ling Fei knew that Liu Jing was in a hurry, so he did not dismount, but saluted on the horse, and hurriedly asked, "What is the matter ......with Your Highness?"
Liu Jing ignored Ling Fei, rode on the dust, white-clothed and white-clothed, and galloped towards the north gate of the White Jade Palace. Ling Fei had no choice but to follow.
In the prison, the stove was on the side, and the charcoal basin was bathing in the fire, but Shu'er, who had lost a lot of blood, was shivering with cold at this time. In the irresistible cold, the soles of her feet were filled with burning pain. The suffering of her body and skin, which was half cold and half hot, made her consciousness gradually blur.
She didn't dare to fall asleep, so she desperately diverted her attention, thinking funny that at this time, she was like a piece of ice roasting on fire, but it did not melt. It's a bizarre piece of ice...... Could it be that I am not actually a piece of ice, but a piece of 10,000-year-old cold jade frozen in the ancient ice cliff of Xiling?
She faintly heard the jailer say to Lu Hui: "General Lu, she has the word 'Song Prisoner' on both feet, and it should be a pain in her heart at this time." But she didn't shout, she didn't scream, she didn't scold, she didn't seem to be in pain. If she doesn't talk about the plan of the thief army to restore the country, do we really want to ask His Highness to come and interrogate him in person? ”
Lu Hui said: "His Royal Highness is the king of a country, and there are many opportunities for the day. These days, the government has been negligent in dealing with the revenge thief army, how can there be time to waste time with this treacherous traitor? What punishment do you have in prison? Printing a few words on the soles of your feet, you want the traitor to confess, it's too easy! "If you want to talk about "The Ups and Downs of the Nations" with more like-minded people, follow "Hot Network or rd444" on WeChat to chat about your favorite books with more book friends