CHAPTER XXXV
A large or small rebellion in Shu was ultimately won by the Qin army. However, the mess in Shu after the war still needs to be comprehensively rectified. Therefore, Ying Zheng ordered the original reinforcements to return to Qin, and the rest of the Qin army continued to stay in Bashu and wait for everything to be dealt with before returning to the court with Ying Zheng's class.
Outside the tent guarded by a certain heavy soldier in the Qin army camp, Feng Daicheng stopped outside the tent with a meal, hesitated for a moment and went in.
Feng Jiefu was chained, his eyes were closed, he knew that someone was coming, and he shouldn't have known. Now he has nothing left except arrogance and loyalty to the Moshang family.
"Father......" Feng Daicheng shouted Feng Jiefu with his cape.
Hearing Feng Daicheng's voice, Feng Jiefu slowly opened his tired eyes, looked at Feng Daicheng, his eyes were full of sarcasm, and said, "Your father has become a prisoner, is this what you want to see?" β
"Invite your father to dinner, I heard you haven't eaten in two days." Without answering Feng Daijiefu's question, he put the food in front of Feng Jiefu and continued: "Father should die, the King of Qin ordered that all the Shu army that is willing to stay will be incorporated into the Qin army scattered everywhere, and those who do not want to stay can return to their hometowns on their own." Therefore, soon there will be no Shu army, and my father should not think that there is still a chance to do something like revenge. β
"Hmph, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood." Feng Jiefu is indeed not dead yet.
"Is my father's so-called Qingshan the King of Shu?"
"What does it have to do with you?"
"If it is the king of Shu, then the father can also die, the king of Shu ......"
"What's wrong with him?" Feng Jiefu grabbed Feng Daicheng's hand in a panic and asked anxiously.
"He was hit by an arrow and fell into the Nu River, and there is no chance of survival."
"What? Impossible, how could the only heir of the Moshang family be easily gone? β
Feng Jiefu's eyes burst and he trembled. How much did their Feng family and Mo Shang family pay to get to this point, but all their strength was in vain, and even Mo Shangxuan, the last straw, was gone, so what hope did he have?
"If you didn't do anything to delusion so many unrealistic things, not only could he live a good life, but the Moshang family wouldn't just end up with him."
"No, damn it..."Feng Jiefu was angry and went straight at Feng Daicheng, and grabbed Feng Daicheng in a frenzy, and scolded angrily: "It's all you, a traitor, you unfilial son, it's all your fault..."
Feng Daicheng endured his father's abuse, looked at the angry Feng Jiefu with an expressionless face, and said lightly: "It's just me, does my father think he can really change anything?" Do you think that without me, King Qin would lose? No, King Qin will not lose. Feng Dai stared at Feng Jiefu fixedly, and continued: "Father think about it yourself, there are a few people around you and the King of Shu who are absolutely loyal and have the ability to reach the sky, and the people you use are all controlled by you, and they have to work hard for you. And around King Qin, there are countless capable people, or they are willing and absolutely loyal, does my father know why? Because King Qin is worth it, so, don't say it's them, if it's me, I would be more willing to follow King Qin than King Shu. β
"You ......"
Feng Jiefu was dull, because he knew that Feng Daicheng was right, compared to loyal people, King Qin's side, from the general to the small soldiers, almost all of them swore to follow. If it weren't for the fact that the King of Qin had his own royal courage, how could the 300,000 Shu army say that they would not move, and all of them would abandon their weapons and surrender, willing to be arranged by the Qin army.
Maybe it was wrong from the beginning, if Mo Shangxuan died in the end, it would be better to fight to the death with the rest of the troops, and at least he didn't feel wronged if he became the king or lost in the end. Most of the Shu army was shaken because the king of Shu was gone.
But it is undeniable that the result of their defeat is also certain, because the wolf pack led by the wolf king is already worth thousands of troops.
"Father also knows that the poison testers who were controlled by you in the Poison Peak have been ordered by the King of Qin to be placed in Phoenix Town to receive the most comprehensive treatment, and those who can be treated and those who cannot be treated will be taken care of until they are buried after death. And your dead soldiers, when you went to war with the Qin army, more than half of them joined the Qin army to resist the Shu army, because they had long been fed up with your lack of control by Tianli. So they chose to follow the king of Qin, because the king of Qin treated them as human beings. Even now the King of Qin said that he would stay with them, but none of them left, but joined the Qin army together. Now, the entire Bashu already knows what the King of Shu and the Feng family have done, even if the King of Shu is not dead, he will not be accepted by the people of Bashu. β
Feng Daicheng told Feng Jiefu these things not to sarcastically mock him, but to let him know what they had done, what King Qin had done, and what the people would accept and resist! Obviously, only by treating the people well will the people recognize and follow.
Feng Jiefu was deflated, not only because everything was in vain and his hopes were dashed, but also because he realized that the so-called power they possessed was so vulnerable.
But he felt that the most wrong step was not to destroy the Liyang Phoenix Girl, without her, there would be no wolf king, without the wolf king, maybe it was not himself who was imprisoned at this moment but the king of Qin.
It seems that the combination of King Qin and Liyang Phoenix Girl is destined to be earth-shattering and crying ghosts and gods, one is the overlord of the world, and the other is the bloodline of the ancient phoenix. If they are not prevented from continuing to take root and sprout, let alone the restoration of Shu, I am afraid that the whole world will be eaten by King Qin alone.
"Hahaha...... In this way, King Qin really deserves to be the overlord of the world, and it is easy to subdue people's hearts. Now, the old man doesn't want to live, he just wants to see King Qin, I have something to say. β
"Father shouldn't have to ask to see King Qin, King Qin will soon meet Father. I am afraid that my father's life will not be saved in the end, but the Feng family has been saved. β
"Heh, it seems that your betrayal is still of some use, at least the Feng family's death of me is already the best ending."
Yes, he Feng Jeff has been planning for decades, thinking that he can finally become famous, but he never thought that decades of hard work would be a failure overnight. In this case, what is the point of leaving this life behind?
Feng Jiefu looked at the food, and automatically picked it up and ate it, not to live, but to see King Qin well, even if they had no hope of recovering the country, he couldn't make King Qin feel better.
Feng Dai admitted that his father was willing to eat, so he didn't say anything more and left silently. This may be the last time he will officially say goodbye to Jeff Feng, and no matter who is right or wrong, everything is decided!
As soon as he came out of the tent, he saw Duguqing holding two pots in his hands, which looked like wine. She looked at him at the doorway. His heart twitched, he wasn't ready to face her, but he couldn't hide from her now.
"Let's go, let's go drink, and explain things to me by the way." Dugu Qing glanced at him with a relaxed look, and then turned around and walked forward first.
Feng Daicheng was a little surprised, her attitude didn't seem to be angry, and she even wanted to ask him for a drink, as if it was fine.
He didn't know what Duguqing meant, but he still followed. When I came to the high slope last time, I saw Duguqing looking up at it, and then looked back at Feng Daicheng, and naturally opened his hands, meaning to wait for him to hold her and jump up.
Feng Daicheng became more and more puzzled, he really didn't understand what this woman was constructing, he already knew that he killed her husband, how could he be so calm with him, and willing to let him get close.
walked over and picked her up without a word, kicked her feet, and soon, the two of them reached the big rock at the top of the slope. This scene was seen by Wang Jian and Meng Tian, who were inspecting the barracks.
"In this broad daylight, it's not too conspicuous to drink and love each other with such a strong sense of sweetness."
Meng Tian looked at the backs of Duguqing and Feng Daicheng sitting side by side, and joked with a smile.
Seeing that Wang Jian just looked at the person on the opposite high place and didn't speak, Meng Tian said again: "Don't say it, the two of them are actually quite compatible, one is a rich and rival beauty in Badi, and the other is the most famous aristocratic son in Shudi, although something happened, he also kept his status." So if they are combined, it will be the most perfect match made in heaven in Bashu, don't you say? β
Meng Tian didn't know that his words made Wang Qian's face darkened because he saw the picture of Duguqing being hugged by Feng Daicheng, but now it was even darker. Glaring at Meng Tian, he said, "You seem to be very idle, then go and count everything you need and make all preparations for returning to Xianyang." Report the situation to me tomorrow. β
"Isn't this work done by Zhang Ge?"
"Now it's up to you, he can rest."
"Why, I'm busy too."
"No, you're not busy enough."
"Then there's no need to worry, didn't the king order to leave for ten days and half a month before leaving?"
"It can take ten days and half a month to set off, but you still have to finish it by tomorrow." After Wang Jian finished speaking, he didn't give Meng Tian a chance to protest, and left quickly with a body of unhappiness, not wanting to look at Dugu Qing and them again.
Meng Tian opened his mouth, and finally complained to himself: "Inexplicably, how do I feel that he is deliberately making things difficult for me." β
"That's because the general said the wrong thing, hehe." The adjutant general looked at Meng Tian with a grin.
"What did I say wrong?"
"The general messed up the mandarin duck spectrum, and he was angry with the general."
"Where ...... I" Hey, looking at Duguqing and Feng Daicheng, Meng Tian reacted and exclaimed: "Could it be that the general likes... Miss Dugu? β
"Anyway, there are rumors in the army that the general is more special to Miss Dugu. Last time, Miss Dugu actually asked the lieutenants to get out in front of the general, because she said that she was going to quarrel with the general, but the general really sent the lieutenants out and left Miss Dugu alone. A few days ago, too, I didn't rest for two days and two nights, and I finally finished the matter at hand and hurried to see Miss Dugu, so this kind of sign shows that there is a situation. β
"Yes, I think there is, too." Ge Ying suddenly appeared silently next to Meng Tian and several soldiers, startling Meng Tian and them.
"Who do you want to scare to death in broad daylight?" Meng Tian kicked at Geying, who barely moved his body, and still easily avoided Meng Tian's flying kick.
Meng Tian looked at Ge Ying's handsome face, he really wanted to beat him to death, he was good-looking, and his martial arts were so high, who did he want to die?
"I swaggered over, but you were too weak to hear, how can you blame me?" Ge Ying held the sword in front of his chest, obviously not deliberately showing off, but it still gave people a very arrogant feeling, which made people feel annoyed.
"Why, do you know some of the gossip of our frozen general?" Meng Tian approached Geying and ignored his contempt, Meng Tian was more concerned about Wang Qian's "love affairs".
"The general's personal affairs are not something I can discuss." Ge Ying didn't intend to talk too much, but who knew that he changed his words and said: "But I have to care about my senior brother's affairs, after all, my master has always been looking forward to holding his apprentice." β
Meng Tian twitched the corners of his mouth, almost wanting to shoot a dead movie, but he still endured it and continued to gossip and ask: "Do you also think that the general has a crush on Miss Dugu?" β
"I don't know, but last time Miss Dugu was kidnapped by the Mo family, he arranged for me for the first time something that was not ordered by King Qin, so that I could rescue Miss Dugu unscathed no matter what. If that's what makes it special, it's a sight to behold. β
"It's over, I'm dead." Meng Tian swallowed his saliva, he felt that he had completely offended Wang Qian. It's good to die and send the woman that the general likes to be a pile with others, no wonder the general bullies him like this.
"Mourn, pay attention to proportion, now you'd better hurry up and finish what your senior brother arranged, otherwise, you ~ will ~ die ~ ~ even more miserable." Ge Ying kindly reminded Meng Tian.
Meng Tian slapped his big mouth, sighed and took his subordinates to "work".
Dugu Qing and Feng Daicheng didn't pay attention to what happened behind them at all, the two of them were just drinking, and neither of them spoke first.
After Dugu Qing drank the third sip of wine, seeing that Feng Daicheng had no intention of opening his mouth, he simply asked straight to the point: "Why did you say that you killed Dugu Young Master?" β
Feng Daicheng's whole body stiffened, and the hand holding the wine jug unconsciously increased his strength, thought for a while, and said:
"When I was only fifteen years old, my father said that I needed to be trained, so he sent me the first mission to take a team of dead soldiers to rob people. At that time, I didn't know what the robbers were doing, but the owners of the more than 10 people who had been robbed brought people to rescue them when it was dark. When we went to chase after them, we fought with them. It was dark and covered each other's faces, and by the time I stabbed the man, he fell to the ground. I didn't intend to kill him, but who knew that he would eventually resist and I ......" Feng Daicheng seemed to remember the scene at that time, and he couldn't say it anymore.
"So you killed him by mistake?"
"Oh, wrong hand! I don't know if it was a mistake, but I did kill him. β
"The person you killed is the young master of the Dugu family, right?"
"Yes, and ...... I'm still friends with him! β
"What? How did you meet? β
"Before the age of thirteen, I was almost educated by an old gentleman in Badi, and at the same time, there was also the young master of the Dugu family. He was three years older than me, and he always took good care of me, and slowly, I respected him like a brother. Later, my father took me back to the Feng family, and it was not common to see the young master of Dugu. But we have correspondence. I also knew that he would marry his fiancΓ©e, who had been his childhood sweetheart since he was a child, at the age of eighteen. But I didn't expect that in order to save his subordinates, he left his newlywed wife on the wedding day and ran to chase people. β
"In other words, everyone thinks that the robbery and killing of the young master Dugu by bandits is just a pretense."
"When I knew that the person I killed was someone I regarded as my brother, I almost collapsed, and what hit me even more was that all the people we robbed were originally sent to the poison peak to be a drug tester, that is, at that time, I had resistance to the Feng family that I would inherit in the future, and I slowly rejected the loyalty to the King of Shu. It's just that I have no choice but to escape, and I have come to this day by hiding and avoiding it. β
"So you chose to go into business, so that you can stay away from the conspiracy between your father and the King of Shu, right?"
"That's one reason, and one of the most important reasons why I chose to go into business... Because of you. Feng Daicheng looked at her, and now there was nothing to hide.
"Me?" Duguqing tilted his head, not understanding what he meant.
"Ten years ago, when the young master Dugu went out of the funeral, I went to see him off from afar, and it was then that I saw you crying and fainting, and I was already guilty, because of your helplessness, I was even more ashamed. Later, I heard that you failed to commit suicide, but when you woke up, you became stronger and started a business slowly. So, I simply learned to do business slowly, thinking about whether I could get in touch with you because of business. β
"You like the lady of the lonely young master, right?"
ββ¦β¦οΌβ This time it was Feng Daicheng's turn not to understand what she meant, she said as if the wife of the young master Dugu was not her but someone else.
"Well, I understand now, you finally came into contact with Duguqing, that is, me, every time you speak, it turns out that it is because of jealousy, jealous that I talk to other men, and eat and socialize without taboos, right?"
"Heh, at first I thought I was just tired of your lack of women's reserve, so I hated you, but now when you say this, it seems that you are indeed jealous."
"Hey, you're really wronged." Dugu Qing looked at Feng Daicheng sympathetically, but it was wronged, it was rare to fall in love with the wife of the young master Dugu at first sight. But no matter whether the young master Dugu is dead or not, he can't get that "Dugu Qing". For the souls that live in this body are entirely two people. But the amazing thing is that it looks the same.
"Am I wronged?"
"Well, I'll tell you the truth, the person you like isn't me."
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"It's really incredible to say it, but I'm both Duguqing and not Duguqing. In other words, there are two souls in this body, one of which is the one you like, but she is no longer there, and I live in this body. β
Duguqing patted his body and tried to explain it clearly, but Feng Daicheng looked stupid or confused, and he couldn't understand her words at all.
"You're saying you've died once, so it's the equivalent of being born again?"
"You can say that, but it's not, anyway, I don't mean that I have anything to do with the original Duguqing, can you understand?"
"I understand, I don't understand, but no matter which you are, in my eyes, you are the same Duguqing." For his own heart, Feng Daicheng didn't feel that he didn't understand, he liked Dugu Qing and he knew best.
"Well, I didn't bother to explain, I really can't explain."
"You... Why aren't you angry that I killed the Dugu young master, no matter how you say it, it's because of me that you ......"
"That's why I said that I didn't mean that Dugu Qing, because I didn't know Dugu Young Master at all, and I didn't have any common memories with him at all, so I actually have nothing to be angry about how he died. What's more, you didn't kill him deliberately and cruelly, you also killed him by mistake without knowing it, didn't you? β
Of course, no matter what the reason, in Duguqing's concept, killing people is definitely wrong, but in this era, killing people is sometimes a last resort, and sometimes it is indeed the law of the jungle, and there is no reason to talk about it at all.
"Don't you remember at all? I remember he always told me that you are in love with each other, and you all want to get married sooner. β
"Hey, it's not that I don't remember, it's that I really don't remember." Dugu Qing was a little helpless, and then said: "Forget it, in short, I am looking for you today, just to tell you that you don't have to feel guilty about me, compared to Dugu Young Master, my memory of you is real, you are not a bad person, so I will not hate you at all." β
"Heh, so, because I like you, and I feel guilty about you, I don't dare to say what I really want to say, and I have been facing you with a heavy burden that doesn't exist for ten years, and you said that you don't hate me, isn't it ridiculous?"
"This is that people are not as good as heaven, we are all pawns of God, and we have to go whatever God wants us to do. It's not all said that only God's arrangement in this world can't be changed in any way. So, let's resign ourselves to our fate! β
Duguqing picked up the wine jug and touched the wine jug in Feng Daicheng's hand, and said with a smile: "The matter is open, let's drink to our heart's content again, this is the wine I asked Sun Mo to dig up in Yingfeng Pavilion, I personally brewed it when Yingfeng Pavilion opened five years ago, buried in the backyard of Yingfeng Pavilion, ordinary people can't drink it, don't waste it, drink it all to finish." β
"Oh, good!!"
Feng Daicheng looked at Duguqing, and faintly believed what she said, maybe she was really not the Duguqing he knew. Otherwise, how could she understand so many strange things. However, even if it wasn't, if he fell in love at first sight with Duguqing, who cried and fainted back then, then now this different Duguqing is also his second sight, he is sure of this!!
It's just that in his opinion, whether it was Duguqing, who looked weak back then, or Duguqing, who is strong and clever today, he doesn't seem to care about his liking. Duguqing didn't know him back then, so he didn't care, today's Duguqing is an old acquaintance with him, but she only has friendship with him in her eyes, and there is no love between men and women.
This result Feng Daicheng felt that it was not bad, at least he thought that after the matter was said, he and Duguqing could only be enemies. But now not only can you not be enemies, but you can also be friends, which is not the best result!
Looking at the happy enmity on Duguqing's face, she really didn't care about the cause of Dugu's young master's death at all. In this way, can he also let go?
In silence, Feng Daicheng drank the wine wordlessly, and at this moment everything was already ...... without words.