Chapter 34: Unscrupulous means
Tang Changyu stopped entanglement, kowtowed, and stood up. Tang Changyu believes that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and when the day comes, things may have a new turn, and now we should not be too stubborn about this matter, and the most important thing is to concentrate on solving the current problems.
"Your Majesty, do you have any clever plans to help us break out of the encirclement?" Tang Changyu asked.
Li Shimin sighed and said: "I don't know, I don't want to use a woman as a bargaining chip for war, it's not what a big husband does, but now there is only one way, you go and call Concubine Yan in, and then wait outside, act when you see the opportunity, remember, capture the thief and capture the king first, I believe you." ”
Tang Changyu nodded solemnly, and walked out, he understood what Li Shimin meant, walked up to Wanyan and said: "Concubine Yan, the emperor is invited, the emperor said that it is easy to discuss, and there are some conditions that we can compromise with each other, and drag the sea and the sky." ”
Wan Yanhu glanced at Tang Changyu suspiciously, and then looked at Zhao Nan, as if asking for his opinion, at this time, the only thing she could believe was Zhao Nan. Zhao Nan thought in his heart, he knew that the emperor now had a rescuer, and he would not compromise no matter what, Wanyan went in, in addition to becoming a prisoner, it was death, but he still nodded to Wanyan and let her go.
Zhao Nan knew that he was wrong, he couldn't fight with his brother, the only thing he could do now was to let this rebellion end quickly without a trace in his position.
Wanyan walked in, Li Shimin was sitting upright, as if she had been waiting for her for a long time, Wanyan felt that the atmosphere was too serious, and there was a bad feeling.
Li Shimin looked at Wanyan who walked in, and could clearly feel her strong pretense of composure, Li Shimin smiled slightly, and said, "Yan'er, I will ask you again one last time, you really don't plan to give up?" If you stop now, I can still act as if nothing happened, and I am not to blame you for the past. ”
"Impossible." Wanyan fought resolutely.
Li Shimin smiled coldly: "Yan'er, you must never forget, no matter how much I love you, I am also the emperor and the king of this country, if you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust." ”
After Li Shimin said this, his backhand was a palm, which caught Wanyan off guard and had no time to deal with it, Wanyan just wanted to fight back, Li Shimin slapped again, opened Wanyan's arm that was ready to fight back, Li Shimin squinted his eyes and looked at Wanyan, and said: "Aifei, you always surprise me, I should have thought that you would do martial arts." ”
But Wanyan's kung fu is more than enough to defend herself on weekdays, but she is not Li Shimin's opponent, and Li Shimin took the lead, and soon, Wanyan was firmly captured by Li Shimin. Wanyan said quite unwillingly: "Li Shimin, you actually attacked me by playing yin with me, you are despicable." ”
Li Shimin smiled indifferently and said: "You have forgotten, I am the king of a country, as long as I can protect my country, I will do whatever it takes." With that, Li Shimin pressed Wanyan and walked out of the gate of the dormitory. Seeing the gloomy sky outside again, Li Shimin let out a long sigh of relief, today is Chinese New Year's Eve.
Li Shimin looked at the people surrounding outside, they were on guard and preparing, but they looked so small, even if they were thousands of troops, they were so vulnerable.
Li Shimin held Wanyan and said to the people below who were pressed by the black: "You have seen, Concubine Yan Niangniang has been captured by me, and the person who led you to rebel is now in my hands, no one can escape my palm, you can put down your weapons and surrender now, this is my country, which cannot be touched or violated!" ”
Wanyan looked at Zhao Nan, shook her head in despair, almost pleading, and shouted heartbreakingly: "Don't, don't be bewitched by Li Shimin, even if you surrender now, he will kill you the same, don't surrender, when my son sits on the emperor's throne, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”
Wanyan pinned the last shred of hope on Zhao Nan, she believed that this was the only one who would not betray her, because Wanyan had already seen that many people who had been shaken had already thrown down their weapons and knelt on the ground. Zhao Nan saw that the situation was about to collapse, and he wanted to adapt to the situation, but seeing Wanyan's gaze, Zhao Nan was shaken again.
Wanyan's eyes were mixed with complex feelings such as almost entanglement, pleading, despair, and sadness, Zhao Nan felt that he was standing at the crossroads of choice again, on the one hand, his brother and the righteousness of his family and country, and on the other hand, the woman he had loved for many years.
If he can fight hard and fight a bloody way, let him take Wanyan away, and live a life of cloth clothes and husband and wife incognito, away from these chaotic struggles, he believes that Tang Changyu will fulfill him and let them live. When Zhao Nan thought of this, Mingfu's appearance appeared in front of him again, and Zhao Nan's heart was extremely confused.
Just when Zhao Nan was in chaos, there were more and more soldiers who laid down their weapons and surrendered, and there was not much time left, Zhao Nan didn't have time to think too much, so he picked up his big knife and shouted in his mouth: "Rush, kill!" Then he took the rest of the men and started the final war.
Tang Changyu looked at Zhao Nan, who was holding a big knife and his eyes were full of killing, he was desperate in his heart, he had done so much and mediated for a long time, but in the end, it was still the same ending. I finally drew my sword with my good brother, and this bloody battle was about to break out, and it was inevitable.
Due to the surrender of many people, the number of people on both sides of this battle was almost equal, and Tang Changyu was confident that he would fight, but he could not ignore his brother. Tang Changyu saw Zhao Nan surrounded by a group of people, so he shouted: "Don't hurt General Zhao!" Don't hurt him! ”
After saying that, he ran over in three steps and two steps, and scattered those soldiers, surrounded by fierce fighting, Tang Changyu and Zhao Nan confronted each other, Tang Changyu asked with great pain: "Anan, why, why do you have to do this, surrender quickly, don't do this meaningless struggle again." ”
Zhao Nan shook his head, his eyes looked at the ground, and he didn't dare to do Tang Changyu's eyes, and said: "It's too late, it's my mistake, it's my mistake from the beginning, it's too late to change it." ”
Tang Changyu tried to take a step closer to Zhao Nan, but Zhao Nan dodged away, Tang Changyu was puzzled: "Ah Nan, what do you say, I know that you have something unspeakable, it's not too late, it's too late, everything is in time, you put down your arms, let's make it clear, I won't blame you, and the emperor will definitely forgive you." ”
Zhao Nan suddenly raised his head, smiled with great relief, and said: "No, Changyu, we grew up together since childhood, and often compete together, you always win me, let's compete again today, cherish this last opportunity, let's compete one last time, and see who loses and who wins." ”
"Does it have to be like this?" Tang Changyu didn't know when Zhao Nan had become so stubborn, and asked with the last bit of hope.
Zhao Nan nodded and said, "Since we can't fight side by side, then we have no choice. With that, Zhao Nan slashed at Tang Changyu with a knife.
There was a fighting sound all around, and the white marble railing had been stained red with blood, and the delicate pattern had changed from dignified to bewitching because of the blood-red color. Li Shimin still held Wanyan, standing on a high place, indifferently watching the people under his feet struggle, struggle, fight, and wait for the final result.
Wanyan stood beside Li Shimin, the same calmness, she had regained her original calm, she seemed to suddenly see through life and death, see through winning or losing, the reason why Li Shimin can become a generation of kings, maybe this is the reason, no matter when, only give him a chance, he can easily turn things around.
Wanyan is waiting for the final verdict, since ancient times, she has been a king and a loser, and she knows how miserable she will end. At this moment, Wanyan's ears sounded Li Shimin's cold voice: "He's working hard for you, Zhao Nan, do you love him?" ”
Wanyan looked at Li Shimin incredulously, she thought that she was hiding seamlessly, but all this had already been seen through by Li Shimin, how much Li Shimin had endured her, Wanyan didn't know, but Li Shimin's question seemed to hit Wanyan's heart, forcing her to face the heart she had been avoiding.
Li Shimin said as if laughing at himself: "Yan'er, you don't have to be so surprised, I already knew, in fact, when a man loves a woman, he is equally sensitive, he can clearly feel this woman's thinking, nothing she does can escape his eyes, and even who the woman is carrying, he can distinguish." ”
"I love you, but love is so low. I know that I am old, but you are still young, you should not belong to this palace, things have come to this point, it is I who have delayed you, I am sorry for you, but in the end, I want to know the answer, and also, have you ever loved me. ”
Li Shimin's eyes became more and more sad, and the ever-dense blood-red color could not shock his vision, and he calmly waited for the answer.
Wanyan looked at Li Shimin's side face, in the past seven years, he has indeed been old. In the past seven years, Wanyan has been by his side almost all the time, monopolizing all his favors, she watched him work hard for the country's affairs, worked hard for the people, and corrected and corrected in the dim candlelight, these Wanyan saw it in her eyes.
He is almost meticulous to Wanyan, and even small things like shushing the cold and asking for warmth are all done by himself. Wanyan was by his side, and he never felt his coldness as a high emperor, and he always warmed her with his love. But......
Wanyan often thinks that if she didn't have such a deep hatred, she might sink into his favor. But......
Wanyan looked at the figures of Zhao Nan and Tang Changyu fighting together in the distance, and said lightly: "I don't know." ”