Chapter 17: Similar Dreams
"Give Xiao Wang me a twelve-point cheer! Listen, raise your shields and outflank you! Let's catch turtles in the urn! With the order of the crown prince Nan Xuanye, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses opened a huge encirclement, and quickly outflanked the prime minister Su Zhe around the army.
At the same time that Prime Minister Su Zhe's army shot cold arrows, the vanguard behind Nan Xuanye had already gathered rows of shields under the leadership of Cheng Yu, blocking countless cold arrows, and in the interval between Su Zhe's people changing teams to shoot, Cheng Yu directly sent people to take the opportunity to attack the past, and the people on the horse quickly slashed and killed a group of Su Zhe's archers in front of him with a big knife.
At this time, the archers behind Nan Xuanye took the opportunity to shoot at Su Zhe's men and horses, and directly shot the people who didn't have time to prepare shields to the ground, and at this time, the encirclement arranged by Nan Xuanye to encircle and suppress Su Zhe's men and horses quickly shrunk, and the dense cold arrows shot towards Prime Minister Su Zhe's men and horses, and the whole staff was already in chaos, running in all directions, and the scene was screaming.
"Spare your life! We surrender! Surrender! The leader of the soldiers under Su Zhe stood up first, holding his head in both hands and surrendering, but the moment he raised his hand, a cold arrow shot mercilessly, and the leader of the soldiers fell to the ground on the spot.
In less than half an hour, Su Zhe's 3,000 men and horses all fell to the ground, becoming a mountain of corpses, fluttering flags, neighing war horses, fireworks, bloody, stumps and broken arms, and scarred faces, which made people unbearable to look back.
At this time, a group of people in the Su family had already cried, the women were all driven off the car by the soldiers, and the men were all chained, rushing forward in groups, and the sound of chains was particularly loud in the open field.
"Your Highness! Spare me! I'm your wife, I'm your woman! Save me! Just me! The crown princess Su Yan rushed out of the crowd of women, broke free from everyone's control, ran in the direction of Nan Xuanye, knelt on the ground with a plop, hugged Nan Xuanye's clothes, and cried miserably, with tears on her face, looking particularly miserable in the cold wind.
"Let it go!" Nan Xuanye pushed away Su Yan's hands and walked to the side.
"I won't let it go! You can't treat me like this, treat the Su family, we are all your relatives, my father is your uncle, you can't die without help! You can't be so ruthless! Su Yan lay on the ground and looked at Nan Xuanye, who was determined to leave in front of him.
"Loved ones? Relatives will not persecute and frame their own family members! He will not arbitrarily try to occupy the property and rights of his family, this is not called a relative, this is called a traitor! Nan Xuanye said in a low voice.
"What about me, I'm your woman, what did I do wrong! You will treat me so mercilessly, and abandon me! ”。“
Crown Princess Su Yan looked at Nan Xuanye in front of her crying, lying on the ground, the cold wind blew across her cheeks, a strand of hair flew through her eyes, a man rushed out of the crowd and kicked in the direction of Nan Xuanye, and was knocked to the ground by Cheng Yu on the spot, as a result, a group of men who were tied together behind him all fell to the ground together.
Nan Xuanye looked at the crown princess Su Yan, who had been following him closely, and said coldly: "Sinner Su Yan, the traitor Su Zhe is a serious offender, overwhelm the carriage, tear down all the roofs of the Su family's carriages, use them as prisoner cars, drive all the old and young of the Su family to the car, and burn the corpses of the rebels of the Su family!" ”
As soon as Nan Xuanye finished speaking, Cheng Yu quickly began to order the men and horses to cut the roof of the car, and some people piled up all the Su family rebels who fell to the ground in front of them, and soon someone set fire to the corpse in front of him, and a strong and pungent smell came from the corpse, and the tongue of fire rushed into the air, and the thick smoke spread towards the sky.
Nan Xuanye took out a white handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose and walked to the side, on one side was the pile of burning corpses with a strong smell, on the other hand, the women and children of the Su family who were crying and crying, and there were bursts of noise from the demolition of the roof of the carriage, and the scene was busy and chaotic.
The dark clouds gradually shrouded overhead, the thick and pungent black rock circled in the air like a black dragon, the sky gradually dimmed, there were black tickets and wastes slowly flying in the air, Nan Xuanye put on a windbreaker and hat, and the white handkerchief in his hand was slowly dyed black, he threw away the smoke, took out a black gauze and covered his mouth.
After burning for half an hour, the heavy smoke was still more and more, thicker and thicker, the sky was dyed black, the daylight gradually dimmed, and when I looked up, there was smoke all around, as if in a dream, on the carriage in the distance, more than 200 people from Su Zhe's family were driven into fifteen carriages, and no less than fifteen people were arrested in each carriage.
The women of the Su family on the car were crying and crying, the children were screaming, the men were all like ashes, and they were dejected, and the 10,000 horses brought by the version Xuanye took over the Xia family, except for leaving a small part to take care of the corpses of the thousands of soldiers accepted by Su Zhe, it was necessary to burn them safely, so as not to cause fires, although the temperature gradually decreased in autumn, the power of the autumn wind should not be underestimated.
Su Zhe and Su Yan were tied to the second carriage, guarded, the mighty people and horses walked slowly along the winding path, Prime Minister Su Zhe was taken off his regular clothes at this time, changed into a white prison uniform, his hands were tied together, kneeling on the carriage, his gray hair was scattered on his side, only revealing an old face, his eyes were slightly closed, he didn't know what he was pondering, he didn't say a word, just hung his head and closed his eyes, and the slight gasp between his noses proved that he was still alive.
Su Yan, who was still crying on the ground and her eyes were full of tears, was tied to her knees on the carriage at this time, and a strip of cloth was stuffed on her mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue and committing suicide, her face was full of ash, compared with the appearance of the luxurious princess who was usually dressed meticulously and with exquisite makeup, one in the sky and one underground, judging the two of them, people couldn't help but sigh, yesterday was still a high-ranking princess, and today she became a prisoner in a blink of an eye, and yesterday she was still the prime minister of a very human minister, holding the power of life and death of everyone, and today she was tied up and put in the prison car.
As the prisoner car team slowly walked out of the sheep intestine path, out of the smoke scene where the corpses were buried, the sky around gradually brightened, and the air was much moister, so that people's hearts and intestines were filtered by the fresh air, which made people feel uplifted.
It's just that the population of the Su family behind him doesn't seem to buy it much, still crying, and the heavy sadness soon sets off the late autumn twilight of the scene even more sad, the carriage creaks on the red leaves, the horses neigh, the soldiers walk on the horses and make uniform footsteps, and a long line of people on the road from a distance is opened, and there is no edge, like walking towards a Huangquan Road that cannot see the edge, yes, this is the last autumn evening scene of life that Su Zhe and Su Yan have seen, Nights are always creepy, especially for the people in the prison car, who shiver and wonder if they will be able to see the sun tomorrow.
"Your Majesty, this is your longevity soup, it's time to drink the medicine!" The chief eunuch personally brought a steaming bowl of soup to the old emperor Nan Wuyan.
"Don't drink it, take it down, I'm not in the mood, I have to wait to meet Su Zhe!" The old emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the secret letter in his hand, which was the evidence of Nan Xuanye's discovery of the collusion between Prime Minister Su Zhe and the King of the Huns, which were covered with Su Zhe's personal seal and the King of the Huns' seal, these two big seals had already been identified by the secret intelligence agency of the Great Zhou, and it was indeed the King of the Huns and the personal recommendation of Prime Minister Su Zhe, the old emperor pressed the secret letter in front of him with both hands, the paper trembled, and his heart sank little by little.
"National teacher! At the beginning of my ascension to the throne, it was with the support of two good brothers who were friends of life and death that the prosperity of today's Great Zhou was achieved, do you know who they are? The old emperor Nan Wuyan, with a pair of big copper bell eyes, raised his eyes slightly to look at the national teacher Dugu Luo who was sitting on the left.
At this time, the old emperor had gray hair, a golden dragon robe, sitting in the warm pavilion of the side hall, his slightly blessed face revealed an abnormal paleness, squinting from time to time and falling into a drowsiness, and it took a long time for his consciousness to slowly regain his clarity, and the incense burner on the side was burning with the special soothing incense made by the national teacher, tasteless, and the smoke was faint.
I don't know how long it took, the old emperor finally opened his eyes slowly, and asked Dugu Luo, the national teacher next to him: "I, how long have you rested?" ”
"Half an hour! Emperor! National Teacher Dugu Luo smiled slightly and looked at the old emperor Nan Wuyan.
"Don't say it, now I feel refreshed, by the way, what did you want the national teacher to say just now?" The old emperor raised his eyes and looked at the national teacher Dugu Luo.
Dugu Luo, who was dressed in black hair and drooping shoulders, with a cyan forehead band, a hooked nose slightly raised, slender eyes narrowed into a line, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked: "You said that when you ascended the throne, you were supported by two good brothers who were friends of life and death, let me guess who!" ”
"Come, tell me, who is it?" The old emperor took the hand stove handed over by the chief eunuch, shook his head slightly, and listened attentively.
"Weichen is not clear about the emperor's history, and he rarely goes out, so he should live a lonely life now, and ask the emperor to be clear!" National teacher Dugu Luo bowed his head apologetically and explained.
"It's normal for the national teacher to not be clear, if you understand it very clearly, I will begin to wonder if you and Prime Minister Su Zhe are together, after all, did he introduce you, now it seems that I am wrong to blame the national teacher!" The old emperor smiled.
The national teacher Dugu Luo was still smiling, but he lowered his eyes and had no extra expression.
"My two good brothers, one is known as the nemesis of the Huns, the protector general Xia Manjiang, but unfortunately, later, the military achievements are great, the reputation rises, people become blind, forget who they are, or ruined on complacency and arrogance, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, ruined, I didn't expect that my confidant, many years of monarchs and ministers, Prime Minister Su Zhe finally embarked on the road of Xia Manjiang, it hurts to think about it!"
"Your Majesty! There is news from the prince's side that in half an hour, the criminal Su Zhe will be escorted back to Beijing, you see? The chief eunuch asked in a low voice.
"Since the evidence is conclusive, don't procrastinate in the triage of the three divisions, let's directly solve the Su family tonight, you go and pass the word to the prince, Su Zhe, I don't want to see you!" The old emperor hesitated for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and after speaking, his spirit immediately became relaxed, and after a while, his body slowly slid down, and he fell asleep on the cushion behind him.
"National teacher, look at this, the emperor has been in a coma three times today, do you want to ask the imperial doctor to take a look?" The chief eunuch asked cautiously.
"Panic what! The emperor is overtired about this, okay, you go down and spread the word, I will also leave the national teacher! After the national teacher Dugu Luo finished speaking, he and the chief eunuch walked out of the warm pavilion of the side hall one after another.
At this time, Queen Su, who had not seen her for many days in the distance, had a sad face, and the queen with tears in her eyes had been waiting outside the hall for two hours at this time, unable to stand, relying on the maids on both sides to support, looking at the national teacher Dugu Luo who came out, and asked eagerly: "National teacher, did the emperor say when did he agree to enter the palace?" ”
"Queen Mother, today is the day to arrest the thief Su Zhe, the emperor said, although you are Su Zhe's sister, but please remember your current identity, you are the mother of the Great Zhou, but also the mother of the current prince, now, the prince personally killed the traitor Su Zhe is full of doors, and the righteousness is not related, which is admirable. You'd better put yourself in the right position! ”
The queen was obviously stunned, she didn't expect a dignified national teacher to dare to speak to herself like this, she was suddenly angry, her right hand was raised high, and she threw it in the direction of the national teacher Dugu Luo, and a crisp sound sounded in mid-air, the national teacher Dugu Luo was obviously stunned, stroked his hot cheeks, glanced at the chief eunuch, the old eunuch's eyes raised slightly, and immediately walked out.
"Queen Mother! Calm your anger! The national teacher Dugu Luo grabbed Queen Su's wrist, a vague smile appeared on the corner of his lips, regardless of Queen Su's angry gaze, he lowered his head slightly, pinched Queen Su's wrist, dropped a kiss, and stretched out his tongue ambiguously and licked it.
"Bastard!" Queen Su's face suddenly became hot, and a dagger slipped out of her sleeve and slashed towards Dugu Luo's face, and a sweet smell of blood came from the air, and a blood mark appeared on Dugu Luo's face!
"Huh! Annoyed! If you have the ability, you can tell me about today's incident and tell me to your son Prince Nan Xuanye, go! ”。“
The national teacher Dugu Luo looked at Queen Su in front of him with a pair of slender eyes and said provocatively.
"Do you think this palace doesn't dare?!" Queen Su raised her phoenix eyes slightly, glared angrily at the national teacher Dugu Luo in front of her, the dagger in her hand turned neatly in the air and fell down again, and kicked the national teacher Dugu Luo in front of her to the ground with a neat kick, and staggered out after making a cut on his face again.
The chief eunuch hiding in the dark covered his mouth, looked at everything in front of him in surprise, and couldn't believe his eyes, this Queen Su, unexpectedly, even knew martial arts, he had never heard of it, this is the first time I have seen it, a messy woman! Hidden in the depths! In the face of a man who insults herself, she is neither humble nor arrogant, and decisively ruins other people's appearance, she is really a ruthless woman!
Does the emperor know? The queen mother beside him is extraordinary, and her martial arts are protective? Over the years, the old eunuch has been with the emperor for more than ten years, and he is used to seeing all kinds of women who come and go around the emperor, but this Queen Su, for more than ten years, although she is middle-aged, her appearance is still very good, and there is no trace of time at all, she looks like a girl in her twenties, except for the experience revealed in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, the whole person still looks so young and vibrant.
National Teacher Dugu Luo gently wiped his cheeks with his right hand, touched the knife marks left by the two daggers on his face, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his lips, took out a handkerchief and wiped it vigorously, took out a white porcelain vase and poured out white powder and smeared it on his face, quickly stopped the blood stains on his face, and the moment he walked out of the palace, he raised the collar of the official robe behind him, blocked the scars on his cheeks, and walked out quickly.
The moment Queen Su hurriedly escaped from the side hall of the palace, she quickly fled to a no-man's corner, looked at the ambiguous kiss marks on her wrist, took out the white spa and wiped it over and over again, covered her chest with her right hand, bowed her head slightly, tears burst out of her eyes, and covered her mouth to prevent her from whimpering!
"Brother!" Empress Su called in a low voice, and slowly squatted down alone, sad for a long time, she didn't dare to ask to see the emperor again, with her understanding of the old emperor Nan Wuyan, once the evidence against her brother Su Zhe was determined, and then she pleaded for mercy, it would be to set herself on fire! Besides, my brother was born an ambitious person, otherwise, he would not have insisted on marrying her to the old emperor back then, so that she could attract the emperor's attention and tie the emperor's heart!
Now that she has come to this point, she can only take one step and look at one step! The Su family fell rapidly overnight, setting off a huge wave again in the imperial capital! After the waves, it's just another nightmare of prosperity!
When she stood up again, the tears on her face gradually dried up, and after rearranging her appearance, she was still a dignified and beautiful queen when she walked out again.
The sky gradually darkened, the long line of prisoner cars slowly stopped in front of the prison in the imperial capital, no matter how the men and women of the Su family inside the prison car shouted were useless, the people who walked in from the prison were expressionless and threw all these people into the prison one by one, there were too many people, walking into the prison, you could listen to the unbridled laughter everywhere, as well as the squeaky screams of the interrogated prisoners, and the whipping of the leather whip, which frightened the Su family one by one.
As night fell, Nan Xuanye stood at the door of the prison, looking at the chief eunuch who came from a distance, the old eunuch still had a polite smile, bowed in front of the prince Nan Xuanye, and whispered in Nan Xuanye's ear: "There is no forgiveness for killing!" Prepare for tonight! ”
Nan Xuanye frowned slightly, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he raised his eyes slightly to look at the old eunuch in front of him: "What about the holy decree?" Verbal communication doesn't work! Xiao Wang, I want a holy decree! ”
"Your Highness! Look what this is! How could an old slave do something bad about the rules! Nan Xuanye looked at the yellow holy decree stuffed into his hand, opened the holy decree, and looked at the three powerful characters inside: Kill without forgiveness!