Chapter 431: Blood and Tears
Walking out of the Flying Frost Palace, the dazzling sunlight shone on Zhong Qingyuan's face, making him a little dizzy.
For some reason, he always felt a little depressed, even if reason told him that everything he was doing now was right, but he couldn't stop the depression in his heart.
He couldn't tell whether it was a struggle of conscience or an emotional tug, but he felt that the feeling disgusted him.
To be honest, Emperor Longyou is more powerful and brave than the vast majority of people he has ever seen, and even looks at the world and deserves the word excellent.
It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time, this is an era that completely belongs to King Wuling, this is his sorrow, and it is also the sorrow of all the heroes in the world at the same time, because no matter what, they are destined to be impossible to defeat King Wuling, who is already close to a god.
Thinking of this, a vague figure suddenly appeared in Zhong Qingyuan's head, a person he had never seen before, a person who only existed in the analysis of battle reports, and a person who had defeated him twice in a row.
"I heard that his name is Xu Rui, and he has just won the crown, and he will definitely be reused by the emperor of the Northern Dynasty when he goes back this time, will he grow into an old enemy who can fight with the prince?"
Thinking about it, Zhong Qingyuan suddenly laughed at himself.
Although that person has a bit of ability, he is still far behind the prince, his mood is shaken today, and he thinks too biasedly, Xu Rui is his opponent, why do you need the prince to work hard?
Zhong Qingyuan said secretly, and his heart suddenly brightened.
At this moment, under the long white jade steps, a group of heavily armed soldiers walked by, escorting a group of eunuchs and palace maids, who were crying in a ball, and their voices were miserable, and they could be heard for miles.
The good mood he had just given birth to disappeared in an instant, Zhong Qingyuan frowned, and asked loudly, "What is this for?" β
When the general at the head heard the shout, he looked up and saw that it was Zhong Qingyuan who asked, and hurriedly signaled the team to stop, and said: "General Zhong, the prince ordered to show the head of the rebellion!" β
Zhong Qingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "These subordinates also want to be killed?" β
The general nodded: "That's how it is!" β
Zhong Qingyuan opened his mouth and was about to speak, when a person suddenly walked out of him, it was Lu Dongqing.
"Brother Xian is here, it seems that the matter has been completed?"
Seeing Lu Dongqing walking towards him with a smile, Zhong Qingyuan hurriedly hugged his fist at him, and swallowed the words that were blocked in his throat.
Lu Dongqing waved his hand at the general, who hurriedly signaled the soldiers to continue to move forward, pushing a hundred and ten eunuchs and palace maids to the execution ground.
It wasn't until he saw them go away that Lu Dongqing said: "The benevolence of the virtuous brother and woman, if it weren't for the foolish brother to stop you, I am afraid that I would have made a big mistake." β
Zhong Qingyuan looked at Lu Dongqing in surprise, and said in amazement: "It's just that I think these people are innocent, why did my brother say this?" β
Lu Dongqing said: "Sometimes a moment of soft-heartedness will make people stand on the wrong team, which is a big mistake." β
Zhong Qingyuan frowned: "The prince is not a demon who loves to kill, and these palace maids and eunuchs can't say that they are rebellious, even if they persuade two sentences, they won't make any big mistakes, right?" β
Lu Dongqing sighed: "Brother Xian, at this time, at that time, the coup d'Γ©tat of the abolished emperor is extremely destructive, and now the people's hearts are fluctuating, and the prince is going to use thunder means to quickly deter the government and the opposition, is it not a big mistake for you to disagree with the prince at this time?" β
Zhong Qingyuan suddenly seemed to be pressed on a big stone in his heart when he heard this, he was stunned for a long time, suddenly sighed, hugged his fist at Lu Dongqing and said: "Brother, I am already on business, and I am a little unwell, so I will take a step first, please help me talk about it." β
After saying that, he took a big stride and walked towards the outside of the palace, and a few of his own soldiers who were waiting outside immediately surrounded him, helped him put on a big hat, and then went away together.
Lu Dongqing looked at his back and walked away, the worry on his face gradually dissipated, and an expression that seemed to be a smile appeared on his face.
"This general, may I ask if your family is handsome?"
In Zhong Qingyuan's camp, a little woman in her twenties saluted the general at the gate of the festival hall with a big belly, she was eight or nine months pregnant, but her face was still young and delicate.
At this time, she was holding a food box in one hand and a handscroll in the other, and the clothes on her body were very simple, if it weren't for a team of guards and two nervous maids behind her, I am afraid that anyone would think that she was just an ordinary woman.
"Ah, I've seen Madame!"
When the general at the door saw this woman, he hurriedly saluted respectfully.
The woman was stunned: "Do you know me?" β
The general scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly: "The last general is a thousand households in the forward battalion, Zhong Shuai was fortunate to see his wife when he got married, but there were too many people that day, and his wife probably didn't see the last general." β
The woman was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "It turns out that my husband's comrade-in-arms is rude to Xiaochun." β
And when she had said that, she saluted the general again and made amends.
How dare the general let her move again, with such a big belly, in case of fetal gas, how can he, a small thousand households, afford to be guilty?
Who in the Black Flag Army didn't know that Zhong Shuai had been rescued by a mountain village aunt when he was defeated and killed, and later took the village girl back and held it in the palm of his hand as a big treasure.
In order to make her no longer homesick, Zhong Qingyuan even let go of the mansion rewarded by the prince, and ran to live outside the city.
Chun'er's politeness made the general feel good, and as a comrade-in-arms who shared life and death with Zhong Qingyuan, Chun'er was also grateful to him.
"It's been hard for the Nanban generals to go on this expedition, and I heard that there are many brothers buried in other places, which is really a pity."
Seeing that the general was a little at a loss, Chun'er smiled and said a digression.
The general was stunned: "When will our army conquer the Southern Barbarians?" β
Chun'er was surprised: "Isn't this expedition of the army attacking the southern barbarians of South Vietnam?" β
The general shook his head and smiled: "Madame is wrong, this campaign is to attack the Northern Dynasty, presumably Zhong Shuai and Madame are very affectionate, and they never talk about political affairs after returning home, so Madam will have a misunderstanding." β
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the two maids and the soldiers behind Chun'er suddenly changed greatly, but it was too late to stop them at this time.
Chun'er was shocked and muttered, "You said that this army is going out to attack the Northern Dynasty?" β
The general didn't know what he had said wrongly, so he nodded to himself: "Yes, it's a pity that there was a sudden change in the country, so that the success fell short, otherwise we would have taken Daxing City at this time."
Hey? Madam...... Madam? Your face is not good, what's wrong? β
The two maids hurriedly stepped forward to support Chun'er, and the guard leader glared at the general fiercely, signaling him to get out of here.
The general didn't know why, and was a little at a loss, Chun'er came back to her senses, and hurriedly squeezed out a reluctant smile and said, "I'm sorry, it's my body that suddenly feels a little uncomfortable." β
The general arched his hand and said: "Madam, take care, after your lord returns to Beijing, you will be overjoyed to learn that you have a son, you must not have a bad pool......"
He was about to say more, but was impatiently driven out by the guards.
At this time, Chun'er seems to be isolated in another world, and everything in the outside world can no longer be heard or seen.
Although she is married to Zhong Qingyuan, she has never forgotten her roots as a member of the Northern Dynasty.
Especially the fire in the village two years ago, the villagers who fell in a pool of blood appeared in front of her eyes again, and a thought that had appeared countless times, but was denied by her countless times, continued to linger in her mind.
"No, the murderer won't be him, he won't ......"
Chun'er shouted in her heart, but the voice became weaker and softer, until the mosquito groaned.
At this moment, there was a commotion behind him, Zhong Qingyuan rode a war horse and returned to the handsome tent surrounded by his own soldiers, and Chun'er suddenly looked up at him.
Zhong Qingyuan had already seen her, and a warm current surged in his heart from afar, but when he saw Chun'er's eyes with tears in her eyes and her face was sad, there was a "pop" in his heart, and he sank instantly.
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