Chapter 60: Return to Licheng
After the autumn, the days are getting shorter and shorter day by day, and the twilight is four, and Fang Ming is not all about setting up a bureau here to catch Song Chuanbai and them. Later, there were really people coming to the restaurant one after another, and one of them was holding a child in his hand, crying outside saying that the child's forehead was so hot that he couldn't go back.
Fang Ming then instructed someone to fetch the medicine, and the white-faced man lowered his head to look at the child, and the woman said that it was okay.
Song Chuanbai sat there and couldn't sit idle, holding his chin with his hand and said, "General Fang is well prepared, it's food and medicine." ”
Fang Ming sneered and instructed his subordinates: "It's better to plug his mouth, and I will take it off when I have something to ask him later." ”
Song Chuanbai and the others were not restrained except for Chen Tongsheng, only Chen Tongsheng was tied hand and foot, and sat in the corner very aggrieved. Fang Ming was jealous of her skills.
Half an hour ago, in the face of the many swords and arrows pointing at his face, Song Chuanbai decisively gave up the practice of letting Chen Tongsheng fight out of the encirclement and surrendered obediently. There was also an attempt to chat with Fang Ming: "In this way, let me tell you what I came here for, you tell me, how did you know that I would come, how about it?" ”
Fang Ming: "Tie it up." ”
Song Chuanbai stepped back: "Since ancient times, if the soldiers don't kill those who surrender, I have given up resistance, you can't tie me up." ”
The cold-faced Fang Ming stared at him for a few seconds, and then turned his gaze to Chen Tongsheng: "It's okay, anyway, Hou Yesheng is deep in thought, let's tie up this kung fu good." ”
Chen Tongsheng was inexplicable: "I also descended ......"
"No problem," Song Chuanbai replied calmly: "Tie her up." ”
Chen Tongsheng: "? ”
So the short dagger that Chen Tongsheng was wearing and the silk in his sleeve were all confiscated, and the order became a big crab to be steamed in a pot during the Double Ninth Festival.
——————
Seeing that someone was going to gag his mouth, "No," Song Chuanbai leaned back again: "I have something to ask you." ”
Fang Ming was watching the white-faced boy check the child's pulse, and replied without knowing anything: "Ask." ”
"Why didn't you kill me?"
This was not loud, but the people around Song Chuanbai were all stunned, Fang Ming whispered a few words to the white-faced boy, and he led the woman to the door, and the other Fang Ming's subordinates also retreated and joined the ranks of distributing porridge and medicine to the people.
Fang Ming turned around and asked, "Why do I have to kill you?" ”
"The reason for this is deep, the earliest can be traced back to the time when the emperor was still the crown prince and married the crown princess, right? At that time, the Fang family was really beautiful. However, the most direct reason is probably that Feng Xiwen caused the Fang family to die in battle. Song Chuanbai said: "Isn't it?" ”
Fang Ming never spoke, she stood there with her arms crossed, her face sinking like water, but to be honest, Chen Tongsheng always felt that she would pull out a long sword in the next second, making Song Chuanbai close that annoying mouth.
"Since General Fang has already targeted me, he must have known something from other places...... The so-called truth. I can tell General Fang the beginning and end of the year again. Song Chuanbai said: "Back then, Feng Xiwen broke the rebels, and after the report of the victory was returned, His Majesty was happy and decided to send him to the northwest to boost the army's heart. And I put forward the opposite opinion of His Majesty, that the battle situation has been stabilized, and Feng Xiwen has an extremely strange temperament, and he is burdened with serious crimes, and is not suitable to go to the battlefield again. So this back and forth delayed Feng Xiwen's time to go to the front line, and then he forcibly blocked General Fang's battle plan for his own considerations, causing General Fang, who was used as a bait, and his team fell into a situation where no one answered, and fell into a bitter battle. And his sons also went to save their father, but finally fell into the enemy's trap, and all of them died in battle, not ...... Stupid death. ”
Listening to the previous words, Fang Ming's mood remained relatively calm, until the last two words, her face changed, she really pulled the long knife on the side, and pressed it against Song Chuanbai's throat and said sharply: "What do you say!" ”
It still hurts to be pressed against the tip of the knife, Song Chuanbai frowned, but there was no fear or panic in his tone: "General Fang listened to my description, don't you think this kind of behavior is very stupid?" ”
"Stupid?" Fang Ming said coldly: "If it is your father and brother who fall into the enemy situation, can you sit in the tent without moving?!" ”
Song Chuanbai was silent for a while, as if he was really thinking about Fang Ming's question, and replied in a half-loud voice: "If even my father can't escape, I will only add to the chaos when I go into battle......"
Syllable! The tip of the knife slammed into Song Chuanbai's jaw, the skin was cut by the sharp blade, and blood flowed down his chin into the collar, staining the collar.
Song Chuanbai still looked very surprised: "Does General Fang really think that this kind of behavior can reflect how many filial sons and grandsons your Fang family has, and how much love and righteousness you have?" Could it be that the Fang family is such a famous general, and none of the young generals brought out by the old general Fang are clear-headed, can't they see that this is a trap from the beginning? ”
He asked repeatedly: "Could it be that General Fang has been with his brothers for a long time, and he doesn't understand whether they are stupid or smart, and doesn't understand whether they can do such stupid things?" Why was the hussar general suddenly transferred out of the northwest, so that when the enemy attacked, our army was taken by surprise, why was the supply of grain and grass delayed, why was the gunpowder in the stockpile so damp that it could not be used at all? ”
Fang Ming stared at him silently, a small corner of the setting sun was revealed outside the window, and the twilight gradually enveloped the devastated city, she stood against the light, so she couldn't see her expression clearly, only the sword body was trembling.
"I just want to ask you one thing," Fang Ming asked, after a long silence, "are you loyal to the empress?" ”
Song Chuanbai didn't answer and asked: "Is there anyone else who can't be selected?" ”
"I hope Zhou Ming is alive." Fang Ming said: "Even if I don't live so much like a human, I hope to have him as the crown prince." Zhou Guanzhao is vicious and unworthy of being the emperor. ”
The blood paste was very uncomfortable in his neck, Song Chuanbai slowly wiped it off with a handkerchief, only to hear Fang Ming continue: "However, you are not a good person." How many things have you done for Zhou Guanzhao over the years, and even did not hesitate to get rid of Zhou Mingze, even if you discrepanced with her in the matter of Feng Xiwen, it was just a conscience discovery...... No, there may not be a conscience at all, and you stopped Feng Xiwen from going to the front line, probably just for your own interests. After all, the northwest is your Lao Tzu's territory, and others don't want to make meritorious contributions to it casually. ”
Song Chuanbai was as kind as a stream, and said, "You are right. ”
Fang Ming almost pulled another sword mark in his face.
"I came to Li City, half for you, and half for you, and half of me really wanted to find the legendary Zhou Mingze who was still alive. If you have the same intention as me, I will let you go, if you insist on being loyal to Zhou Guanzhao......" She casually threw the sword aside and sneered: "This is what you can see, the last twilight." Think about it before you answer me. ”
However, as soon as she turned around, Song Chuanbai said behind her: "I've thought about it." ”
"Oh?"
"Zhou Guanzhao's actions in recent years have really gone too far, and it really cools the heart of my hero." Song Chuanbai said: "If I can find Zhou Mingze tonight, I will abandon the darkness and turn to the light." ”
Chen Tongsheng: ?
Rebel on the spot???
Don't you need to hesitate and struggle? Don't shout, "Don't dream, you rebel, old man...... No, it is impossible for Ben Hou to betray the empress and the Great Zhou"?
It seems that Fang Heming really read a lot of messy things to her before.
Fang Ming leaned sideways and said, "Master Hou doesn't even pretend to look, I haven't started to threaten you yet, why did you just do it?" ”
"No matter what, General Fang can't believe me, why waste each other's time?"
"That's just as well." Fang Ming showed a hint of sarcasm on her face: "But for the sake of insurance, I still have to say something." ”
"In order to find out the path of collusion between the government and the people to sell Feiguang, he did not hesitate to sell Heming, and killed his best friend Hou Ye for many years, which can be regarded as obsessed for too long, and he went crazy."
Chen Tongsheng's pupils constricted!
Song Chuanbai suddenly became very impatient: "Fart!" ”
"Oh? Hou Ye was annoyed and angry? Fang Ming smiled: "Are you panicking?" ”
He immediately sneered: "Didn't you panic when you heard that your father and brother died in battle and left Fengmen Pass overnight?" ”
Fang Ming picked up the long sword on the ground with his toes, caught it with one hand, and stabbed it reflexively, but Song Chuanbai grabbed the sword body, and continued: "If you really want to take revenge, give yourself an explanation and give an explanation to your father and brother under Jiuquan, don't make yourself unhappy." You need me, but I don't necessarily need you. ”
Fang Ming glared angrily: "I think you don't want to live anymore!" ”
"I think you just want to be scared for the rest of your life, worried about when Zhou Guanzhao will come to kill you. You can't bring down her and her henchmen for the rest of your life, even if it's just a villain by the emperor's side who has no strengths and can only slap horses, you can't even touch the corners of other people's clothes. ”
Fang Ming's face turned red, maybe he was not inferior to Song Chuanbai's words, but it was more likely that after being exposed, he was really annoyed and angry.
"Using the Northwest War to get rid of the Fang family, this is definitely not Zhou Guanzhao's own idea. The left scattered cavalry attendant bore the brunt of one, the imperial history, the servant Shaoqing, these people are the culprits of the murder of our family this time. Starting with the batch of gunpowder purchased last year, to the continuous delay and withholding of supplies in the army, this is a situation that they have been laying out for a long time. Fang Ming stabilized his mind, gave up the verbal dispute with Song Chuanbai, and said: "My father and brother did receive the wrong information at that time, so they mistakenly entered the enemy formation, and Feng Xiwen did not stop my brother from leaving the camp at that time, but promised to bring most of the troops to the rescue later, but he didn't. After five days of hard fighting, they finally snatched my father's body back and tried to get the horses to carry his body back to the camp. ”
"The Fang family has been loyal to the Great Zhou for generations, and my father fought all his life, and he did not die at the hands of the enemy on the battlefield, but at the hands of his own emperor."
Fang Ming let go of his hand and said, "I don't understand why someone like Hou Ye should be loyal to her." ”