In mid-April, Yuwenqiao of the Northern Night Kingdom personally led the army, escorted the second prince and the sixth princess to the front line, and once again launched an attack on Daliang. Shen Zhizhang went out on behalf of his brother, and together with Dou Yingshuo, led Liu Bin, Yao Lin, Zhao Zhuhai and others to face the battle.

At the same time, the news of the victory of the "Ning Army" over the Northern Night Kingdom spread throughout the government and the opposition. Before the emperor could investigate their origins, Gao Chengyan had already personally led the troops and directly attacked the capital from Suzhou from Hezhou. There was no chance for everyone to react.

After Gao Chengyan entered the capital, the soldiers were divided into two routes, one was led by Duan Lankang to directly rescue the general Deng Chang who was imprisoned in the prison, and followed Gao Chengyan all the way into the palace and forced the palace to abdicate. Under the shadow of the sword, a long-planned coup d'état unfolded in an orderly manner under Gao Chengyan's arrangement.

At this time, the emperor was isolated, and the descendants of the three generals under his command were anti-opposition, Guan's pass, and far away. The Imperial Forest Army in the capital was broken, and only the Praetorian Guards in the palace were still making the last resistance. He had hoped that Deng Chang would be able to lead his troops to save him from fire and water, but he was one step too late, and the person had already been robbed by Gao Chengyan.

In this contest, the Emperor was completely at a disadvantage, and what he did was just the last fight of the trapped beast.

And on the battlefield far away in the northern frontier, Yuwenqiao, who had been unable to attack for a long time, finally lost all his patience and showed the last hole card: hostage. No one cares about the second prince, but standing opposite is the family of the sixth princess.

"Shen Zhiyan" is no longer emotional, he always has to explain to Shen Zhizhang, right? Back then, General Shen Zheng shot his youngest son by himself in order not to be controlled by others, and now "Shen Zhiyan" can't choose to shoot someone else's wife, the sixth princess, otherwise the brotherhood in the future will come to an end.

Thinking of this, Yuwenqiao felt like he had taken a reassuring pill in his heart, and directly ordered his subordinates to shout: "General Shen, it is useless to fight, why don't we have a good talk between the two countries, how about negotiating one or two?" ”

Shen Zhizhang immediately ordered someone to reply: "What do I have to talk about with you?" The Northern Night Kingdom will be defeated, and it is not too late to talk about the conditions when your army is defeated. ”

"Don't talk too much, general." The other party shouted in response: "Win or lose, we lose, and the sixth princess won't live long, the general might as well think about it before speaking." ”

Hearing that Shen Zhizhang's anger came from it, he was aggrieved and angry, and he calmed down his emotions several times and tried to calm himself down. After thinking for a moment, he ordered his subordinates to reply: "The sixth princess has obviously been buried, but where did a sixth princess come from?" Who knows if it's true or not, didn't you just pull a woman over to make up the numbers? ”

According to his and his brother Shen Zhiyan's analysis, the hostages at this time were definitely not the sixth princess. But Duan Lanting and the others told him categorically that it was the sixth princess. The two very different versions had plunged him into deep doubt and worry. He also thought about rushing over to rescue the hostages desperately to see if it was true or false, but when he finally stood on this battlefield, Shen Zhizhang suddenly felt that the love between his children and daughters under his family and country was as small as a drop in the ocean. With so many people in both armies, his decision is no longer just about himself.

But in a trance, he suddenly remembered that when he was pressed to the front line to threaten his father, his father also said this: "My son is obviously in the capital, how can he be here, don't just pull a child to pretend to be my son!" Thinking about this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, never thought that many years later, he would also stand in his father's position.

Zhao Zhuhai on the side looked at Shen Zhizhang sideways and was silent. Gao Chengyan had emphasized to them many times that Shen Zhizhang was an impulsive and unreasonable person, and he was ready to take Yuwenbai out, but he didn't expect him to say this. Since this is the case, Zhao Zhuhai still chooses to wait and see what happens, and wait a little longer.

Hearing him say this, Yuwenqiao stopped talking nonsense, and directly ordered someone to bring the six princesses up, and replied: "Whether it is the sixth princess or not, the general will know when he sees it." I heard that your brother Shen Zhizhang is also there, why don't you ask him to come out and recognize it, and you will know if we are talking nonsense! ”

As he spoke, the soldiers of the Northern Night Kingdom took out a large wooden cage from the middle of the team and placed it at the front, and one of the pioneers led by it opened the cage, pulled the woman in the cage by the hair and dragged her out and said, "General Shen, look! As he spoke, he rudely dragged the woman to stand up and forced her to face Shen Zhizhang and the others.

Shen Zhizhang, who was on the city tower, couldn't help but lean forward, trying to see the woman's appearance clearly. But the distance is too far, the woman at the front of the team of the Northern Night Kingdom looks about the same size as Jinshu, and the color of her clothes is also the goose yellow that she likes to wear on weekdays, even ...... Shen Zhizhang looked down and saw her slightly bloated waist, and knew that this woman was also pregnant.

"The princess is now more than six months pregnant and almost seven months pregnant, this is the blood of your Shen family. Even if General Shen doesn't pity your younger siblings, you should think about your children. Yuwenqiao ordered someone to shout again.

Shen Zhizhang turned his head sharply to look at Zhao Zhuhai and Dou Yingshuo, and asked in disbelief: "Is it really her?" Didn't you lie to me? "If it's a stand-in, you won't get pregnant...... Is it really a brocade book?

Dou Yingshuo raised his eyes to look at him, and said calmly: "Second son...... Looking like the sixth princess...... "Even if his heart is as strong as Dou Yingshuo, he never thought that Gao Chengyan's fraud could be made to this point, this pregnant stand-in...... Where did you find it?

Shen Zhizhang clenched his fists tightly, and a sense of utter despair poured into his whole body, he was panicked in his heart, and his whole consciousness was a little flustered. If it's really a brocade book...... What about him?

When he was a child, he tasted the taste of being abandoned by his relatives, and even though he now feels his father's helplessness from his father's point of view, he still can't let go. If it was really a brocade book, he must not give up, but if he didn't give up, did he want him to lead the army of Daliang to surrender? But what about after surrendering? How long can he and Jinshu live......

Countless questions kept circling in his mind, and at this moment, Shen Zhizhang thought of many possibilities. But in the end, what he remembered was the way his father dealt with it back then, maybe he chose to shoot himself, which was the best ending.

Gradually, a sense of powerlessness hit Shen Zhizhang, but after utter despair, there was something in his heart that was slowly cooling.

He knew that he couldn't surrender, because behind him stood countless heroes and martyrs of the Shen family, the mountains, rivers and people that his father and brother would rather die to protect.

Seeing that the other party did not respond for a long time, Yuwenqiao motioned to the striker to shout again. The striker spoke: "General Shen still doesn't believe it? He said and took the cloth from the woman's mouth and asked, "Princess, standing opposite is Shen Guogong and your concubine, what do you want to say?" ”

Hearing this, there was an instant silence.

The "six princesses" on the opposite side coughed with difficulty and shouted with a crying voice: "Grandpa...... Master Horse...... Save me! Save me! Master Pony, for the sake of our husband and wife, for the sake of the children...... Save me...... I'm so scared......"

The woman's voice was poignant, and the countless men present couldn't help but grieve in their hearts. Hou Zhanfei said to Shen Zhizhang with red eyes: "Zhizhang, she is really a princess...... What can I do? ”

Listening to the sound is like her, and it looks like it, but it's just like it.

Originally, he wasn't sure if the woman in front of him was Jinshu, but after listening to her speak, Shen Zhizhang was completely relieved that it wasn't her.

At that moment, the situation was reversed in his heart, so he quietly shouted: "The princess has suffered. ”

The woman wailed and cried loudly: "Grandpa...... You're a colt brother, and you're going to save me......"

Now that Shen Zhizhang is wearing Shen Zhiyan's battle armor, her entire cheek is almost shrouded in the shadow under the helmet, and it is possible that she mistakenly identifies him as Shen Zhiyan. But no matter what, he can't fool Shen Zhizhang. The hostages are fake, and the lilies must be Dou Yingshuo, Zhao Zhuhai and others.

Thinking of this, his eyes moved slightly, and he turned his head and asked Zhao Zhuhai: "How is General Zhao's archery technique?" ”

"Second son!" Zhao Zhuhai was taken aback: "You want to ......"

"The family and the country are important, and the love of children is long...... Leave it for the afterlife. Shen Zhizhang turned his head, picked up the bow and arrow next to him and said, "The north night is a trouble, I will shoot the six princesses in a while." But I haven't shot an arrow with a bow for many years, but I'm afraid I can't shoot accurately. If there is an accident, please ask General Zhao to make up for it. After that, he looked at Dou Yingshuo, Liu Bin, Yao Lin and others: "All the generals are all." Shoot the princess, boost morale, let's set foot in the Northern Night Country, and avenge my eldest brother and princess! ”

"Second son!" Yao Lin was taken aback: "Second son, you, you, you...... Got it in mind? This is your wife......"

"I've made up my mind." Shen Zhizhang finished speaking, and shouted: "Princess brother and sister, family and country are the most important, and in this life, I, Shen Zhiyan, will not be able to stand with you first." After just a few words, he raised his arm and bowed at the woman, shouted, and said magnificently: "Liang Zhuangman!" Avenge the six princesses and set foot in the Northern Night Kingdom! ”

After speaking, Shen Zhizhang's hand holding the bow and arrow shook slightly, his heart was crossed, he gently deviated from the direction of the arrow, and suddenly let go of his hand, watching the long arrow fly out quickly. If you miss the point, you may ...... She survived the war.

Seeing that the long arrow in Shen Zhizhang's hand shot out with a slight deviation, Zhao Zhuhai on the side didn't have time to react, and immediately raised his hand to make up for the arrow, and the woman in front of the team fell straight down.

In Shen Zhizhang's grief, under the stunned expression of the Northern Night Kingdom, the soldiers of Daliang were all encouraged, and there was no restraint, and for a while, the war drums sounded, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

In this loud fight, Shen Zhizhang suddenly had a bold conjecture about what happened to him back then.

That year, maybe it wasn't because of his big life that he survived by luck, but because his father gently missed the arrow when he pulled his bow to kill him. Otherwise, with his father's archery, how could he not be killed? Maybe his father also wanted to wait until the war was over to save him, but he didn't expect that he would die in battle, so this little secret would be buried.

But who will know the truth back then?

Shen Zhizhang suddenly remembered many past events, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Perhaps his hatred for his father for many years, his abandonment and disgust for himself for many years, and the family affection and years that were wasted and wasted, were all extremely sad misunderstandings. If it weren't for this battle, he might never have figured out these problems in his life, and only when he experienced the choice of life and death from his father's point of view, would he understand his father's feelings and his helplessness.

It's just okay that woman is not a brocade book.

After winning this battle, Shen Zhizhang led everyone to find the dead pregnant woman in the pile of corpses and bury her.

This woman is very similar to the portrait of the brocade book, if it weren't for Shen Zhizhang's understanding of the brocade book too well, at first glance, he would definitely be bluffed. When Hou Zhanfei saw the corpse for the first time, he looked at Shen Zhizhang with grief and sympathy: "Zhizhang...... Thou shalt mourn ......"

It's just that he hasn't finished speaking, but he heard Shen Zhizhang sneer and say, "Take it away, this is not a brocade book." ”

"Huh?" Hou Zhanfei was stunned: "How is it possible...... This is exactly the same as the six princesses? ”

"Even if it looks like her, it's definitely not her." Shen Zhizhang smiled and said: "Jinshu will never call me a concubine, nor will he say anything for the sake of husband and wife or children." ”

"Huh?"

"Outsiders say she is cowardly and cowardly, and she will cry and beg me to save her on the battlefield." Shen Zhizhang explained: "But in fact, she wouldn't be like this, if it were her, she would ......"

"What will be?"

Shen Zhizhang thought for a while and said, "Maybe she will...... Anyway, they won't cry or beg me. ”

Hou Zhanfei was stunned.

The end of the war lasted until May, when after Beiyeguo vented his anger and killed the second prince, he shirked it for many days and signed a surrender document under pressure from Dou Yingshuo and Yuwenbai.

Due to the warmer weather in May, Shen Zhiyan's body could no longer be carried back to the capital, so he had to be buried in northern Xinjiang. After the bits and pieces were handled properly, when Shen Zhizhang was finally able to return to the court, it was already early June.