"What?" Pei Da and the others exclaimed in unison, their eyes full of surprise.

Over there, Song Qi just covered his mouth and nose, and kicked open the chamber, and there were burning flames mixed with thick smoke, rushing to his face.

"Retreat!" They dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding it.

"Look at this fire, Princess Zhaoyun is only afraid that it is ......" A guard covered his mouth and nose and said quickly.

When the other guards behind him heard this, they all sighed.

"You'd better pray in your hearts that the princess is okay, or we won't be able to do it!" Song Qi clenched his hands into fists and slammed them against the wall.

"That's right! If the princess has three long and two short, what will we do! ”

"If I am convicted of poor escort, what will my wife and children do!" Inward-facing

"I haven't lived enough, I don't want to die!"

When several guards heard this, they sighed in their hearts and wailed.

"Enough!" Song Qi roared angrily, "Your top priority now is to keep the princess safe and sound, and one of them is crying here!" ”

"You have yourself to save, it's not just a matter of playing tricks here!"

Now hearing the scathing words of a guard, Song Qi frowned and secretly clenched his fists.

Suddenly seeing that the fire was getting smaller, Song Qi shouted "Princess Zhaoyun" a few times, but there was no sound to answer for a long time.

"There seems to be a man lying on the ground!" One of the guards exclaimed.

Song Qi looked in the direction he pointed, and his heart instantly cooled half. I saw a woman lying on the ground, and her whole person had been swallowed up by the raging fire.

"It's hopeless! It's so cool! Hu Laosan held Bai Yi hostage, and said gloating just by looking at it.

"Third child, let's go!" Pei Da also glanced at "Zhaoyun" and sighed regretfully.

It is said that since ancient times, women have a thin life, and this princess's life is even thinner! What a beauty, it's a pity that she provoked a powerful horn in the palace! Now that they didn't do anything, she was also burned to death by fire, which is really fateful!

"What are you still doing here, hurry up and put out the fire!" Bai Yi, who was being held hostage, couldn't care about the pain in his neck at all, and yelled at the guards.

"Yes, hurry up and put out the fire! Are you trying to burn down my entire inn? When the shopkeeper heard the news, he hurriedly rushed over, panting heavily.

"Let's go!" Song Qi and a few guards carried two buckets of water, pushed away a few people who blocked the way, and threw them into the fire.

The other guards reacted and joined in the firefighting operation.

It's a pity that the fire was put out too slowly, the fire burned too quickly, and the wing room had already become a sea of fire.

The fire was growing bigger and bigger, and in the frightening redness of the light, everyone saw the houses distorting.

In the heat of the fire, everything in the house was surrounded by flames, and there was a sound of cracking from time to time.

Buckets of water were poured into it one after another, and everyone was already tired and sweating. However, the fire is still vigorous, although there are visible signs of subsiding.

At this time, the night was as black as thick ink. The remnant stars are counted, and January is like a string.

By the cold moonlight, the two of them and two horses were galloping on the trail.

The night is getting darker, and the moon is like water outside the window.

He should have gone to bed early, but Zhaoyun was neatly dressed and stood by the window, looking at the bamboo forest outside the window.

Outside the cupboard, Ming Cui's even breathing sounded from time to time.

Suddenly, the wind whistled into the house. Zhaoyun felt quite cold and was about to close the window tightly, but saw a black shadow flash in front of him.

Looking back, Su Zidui was wearing a night suit and standing in front of her coldly.

Zhaoyun shuddered in fright, and was inadvertently taking a step back, but was suppressed by an unfamiliar force.

She felt a tightness in her waist, and when she looked down, she saw a pair of bony hands resting on her thin waist. A burst of warmth instantly passed through the light clothes, and Zhaoyun froze instantly.

"You! Why? Zhaoyun raised his head and was about to scold, but he didn't expect to look into a pair of eyes.

Although there was a hint of a smile in his eyes, when he looked closely, there was still a hint of coldness. There seems to be a vast ocean inside, dark and turbulent, bottomless.

Su Zidui withdrew the hand that was on her waist, withdrew the only trace of smile that remained, and said casually.

"It's just that I'm afraid that you will be frightened and retreat, and knock down the vase placed behind you, so as to delay our big business, princess, you don't have to be grateful to me."

In an instant, a flock of crows flew over Zhaoyun's head. She didn't want to deal with this brazen person, looked at him, and said coldly.

"I've been inquiring for the past two days, and the letter you're looking for is probably not in Luo Ye's bedroom. I suspect that it may be hidden in the Imperial Study. ”

Su Ziwan raised her eyebrows, noncommittal or not.

Immediately, the two walked into the boundless darkness. The night is the best barrier. Zhaoyun felt that Su Zidui, who was dressed in black, had already blended into the night.

She walked beside him, but only to his shoulder. Su Zidui walked quite fast, and seeing that Zhaoyun could barely keep up with him, he slowed down.

She suddenly had the illusion that they were not stealing, but wandering around.

At this time, above their heads, the dark clouds that obscured the moon gradually dissipated, and the moonlight slanted down. The ground was instantly empty like stagnant water, and there seemed to be algae in the water. Zhaoyun looked closely, but it was just the shadow of bamboo and cypress on both sides of the road.

By the moonlight, Zhaoyun looked at Su Zidui, who was walking in front. His shoulders were wide and his waist was narrow, and his night clothes were so obedient to him, Zhaoyun sighed unconsciously.

Just as he was thinking, the person walking in front suddenly stopped and turned around. Zhao Yun didn't have time to stop, and slammed into his chest.

"Why didn't you leave all of a sudden?" Zhaoyun touched the tip of his nose that was hit red, and said dissatisfied.

Unexpectedly, the initiator in front of him had no guilt, and asked without answering with an expressionless face.

"Don't you look at the road when you walk? Don't even know if I stopped? ”

Zhaoyun twisted his head to the side, didn't answer his words, and walked straight ahead.

She thought to herself: Who can have such a good resilience and can stop immediately? He's really arrogant and unreasonable! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have dealt with this kind of person.

Su Zidui followed closely, looking at her angry back, and felt a little like laughing.

The sound of insects chirping spread behind the two.

They then came to a flower bush not far in front of the Imperial Study. Seeing a guard in silver armor standing in front of him, Zhaoyun immediately squatted down and hid his figure through the thick branches. looked back, but didn't see Su Zidui's figure.

Located in the southeast of Yunqi Kingdom, the Linyuan Pavilion with its back to the Xishui River is shrouded in the night of the moon and stars. There was silence all around, except for the occasional barking of dogs faintly coming from the distant house.

In the pavilion on the highest floor facing the riverside, there is a faint light.

Su Zidui leaned against the soft collapse next to the window, and looked at the stack of letters he got back from the imperial study by the flickering candle on the table beside him.

The heart, which should be as quiet as stagnant water, rippled slightly.

With a mottled and yellowed letter in his hand, Su Ziwei hesitated for a long time. Some of these letters were written by General Xiao to the former emperor Chongwen, and some were replies from Chongwen.

What really happened back then? Su Ziwei was a little afraid of the truth in the letter. But after hesitation, he still opened a note written by General Xiao to Chongwen with trembling hands.

The small characters in italics jumped on the yellowed paper, and Mu Xici couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the letter read:

Chenben was an observer of Yuzhou and was quite good at martial arts. Feeling that the emperor has the ability to discern people, he promoted me to be the commander of the left and right wing forward battalions.

A few months ago, the Northern Suguo sent troops to attack the west of the Yunqihuai River, and the generals on the border were repeatedly defeated, and the city was very panicked.

Guarding the general Huang Renqian's plan to consolidate the emperor. The spies were sent to Huang Renqian's camp to persuade him to surrender, but Huang Renqian refused.

The merchants in the city were disgruntled, and Huang Renqian, fearing that they would flee from the city, took up residence in the monastery, sent troops to guard them, gave them a solar eclipse, and ordered them to make equipment to defend the city. Therefore, in the end, Beisu could not detect the reality in the city.

Then, the rainy season has arrived. According to the report in the letter of the border soldiers, Beisu built a pontoon bridge at the mouth of the Qizhou vortex, and wanted to cross the Huai River from the pontoon bridge and enter the Yunqi border without soldiers to guard the place.

This summer, it rained for a long time and the Huai River flooded, and Huang Renqian borrowed 3,000 sailors to destroy the pontoon bridge built by Beisu in Qizhou.

So Huang Renqian led the navy to drive a small boat, with fire and bows and arrows, and shot at the pontoon bridge built for a few days and nights. Eventually, all the pontoon bridges were burned down by fire. Beisu was defeated, and there were countless casualties.

Beisu therefore held a grudge and sent tens of thousands of troops to the border of Qizhou a few days ago. And there are only 5,000 soldiers in Qizhou.

Although the minister is not talented, he is only the commander of the left and right flank forward battalions, but he deeply feels the emperor's favor and is in danger of reading the border pass. Therefore, he took the initiative to ask for help and help Qizhou north of the Huai River. I hope Your Majesty will agree!

After reading a few pieces of paper, the situation at that time was clear at a glance. The Northern Suguo invaded Yunqi Prefecture, and General Xiao asked to go on an expedition and fight with it.

Su Ziwan frowned, and opened the second letter from General Xiao to the emperor.

There are only a few short words on the paper: I will finally live up to the emperor's order and retreat from the enemy, but my country's soldiers have also suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing this, the corners of Su Zidu's mouth couldn't help but leak a smile. He was a good general, just as he remembered.

Then he opened a third letter, which read:

When the ministers hear about the elders of the wood, they will consolidate their roots; Those who want to flow far will dredge their springs; Those who think about the safety of the country will accumulate their virtues. The source is not deep and how can it be far away, and the roots are not solid and what to ask for "the length of the wood."

Virtue is not thick and thinks about the rule of the country, although it is foolish, it is not possible, but it is wise and wise! The king of the people is the weight of the artifact, the big in the domain, will be the height of the sky, and the rest of the world will always be boundless. Don't think of danger in peace, quit luxury and frugality, morality is not thick, love is overwhelming, Si also cut roots to seek wood Mao, plug the source and want to flow the elderly.

This letter is to advise Emperor Chongwen that if you want the country to be stable, you must accumulate morality and benevolence, and abstain from extravagance and frugality in a comfortable environment.

It seems that he is not only a good general, but also a rare good minister. Seeing this, Su Ziwan couldn't help frowning. Such a good minister and a good general, why would he bear the stigma of a lifetime? In the end, it only ended up in the tragic situation of ruining the family and killing people.

got up, pushed open the window, and the oncoming cool breeze gusted, blowing the surface of the Xishui River with waves, and also blowing away some of the dull pain he had suppressed himself.

As far as the eye can see, there is the rolling outline of the mountains; What I think about is the past that has been sealed for a long time.

After calming down for a long time, the fourth letter that was opened was a reply letter written by the former emperor Chongwen to General Xiao.

There is only a short poem on it: The wind knows the grass, and the board knows the Chengchen. The brave man knows righteousness, and the wise man will be benevolent.

Chongwen also affirmed General Xiao's heartfelt intentions, so why was he later convicted of witchcraft? Su Zidu's chest suddenly seemed to be blocked with a boulder, dull and uncomfortable.

His hands trembled slightly, and he slowly opened the next letter. The letter reads:

I remember that you defeated Beisu, aided Qizhou, and promoted you to the commander of the military capital. Later, he made great achievements, so he named you the general of the hussars and the marquis of Anping. Later, he appointed you as General Sima. Grant you supreme glory.

But I have been having a nightmare lately, often dreaming that I am in the dormitory, and Aiqing, you are holding a bloody sword, standing behind me. Your accomplishments have made me very frightened.

Seeing this, Su Zidu's pupils were shocked. The hand holding the letter trembled slightly.

Then he eagerly continued to look down, only to see that it was written:

If you surrender your military power, I will truly be in a high position, and I will be in peace of mind. You are already a good general, if you are really a good minister, you should obey my will, instead of coveting power, inviting rebellion, and disobeying the will.

"What a sin to add to desire!" Su Zidui was indignant in his heart.

The slender five fingers that rested on the table gradually closed and tightened into fists. On the back of the hand, there are green tendons faintly jumping.

After calming down for a long time, Su Ziwei opened the last letter written by Chongwen to General Xiao with mixed feelings.

It's like a letter that hasn't been sent. The fire paint stamped on the envelope was intact and had never been opened. The letter reads:

The widow has always thought himself wise and decisive, but he has listened to provocation and slander, and has become suspicious of you, and has accused you of witchcraft. It wasn't until I heard of your death not long ago that Beisu attacked again. The widow knows that he is really wrong.

The widow not only missed a good minister and a good general, but also missed a good mentor and friend! I regret not being at the beginning!

It looks like this letter will never be sent! The widow kept these letters here for a long time. If future generations see it, they will definitely correct General Xiao's name. Pity me for regretting it too late!

When Su Zidui saw the end, she couldn't help but clench the paper in her hand and grab a corner of it.

Scold! Can I make up for my mistakes by correcting my name? Can an understatement of slander clear the blame?

As everyone knows, he Chongwen's words of listening to slander have brought a lot of suffering and disasters to others!

Su Zidui's eyes gradually became bloodshot, and the green tendons in his temples jumped on his side face like a knife. He clenched his hands into fists and slammed it heavily on the table, and the wooden surface of the table was instantly torn apart.

The night became thicker, as if an endless stream of black ink was splashed, and the moon was obscured by dark clouds. But in the darkness, there is also a boundless blue, which extends to the other side of the mountains.