Chapter 21: Sleeping
At the celebration banquet, the table was full of friends, staggered, Jiang Xingyue drank a little high, and the newly promoted deputy director Du Zhengming was still pouring wine for him, as the saying goes, if the cup is full, it will overflow, but Du Zhengming seems to have no eyesight, so he wants to pour the cup to the brim: "Jiang Ju's promotion this time is really gratifying, please take care of it in the future." ”
Jiang Xingyue bowed her hand: "Colleagues, it should be, it should be." Du Zhengming's face changed abruptly, as if the weather was changing rapidly: "It's just that my subordinates have something I want to ask Jiang Ju, as we all know, Zhuang Mengli is the murderer of this case, but Jiang Ju has not searched for it, it is biased, is there any inextricable connection between Jiang Ju and this woman." These words hit the heart, Jiang Xingyue took the case and accused: "The case has been closed, Zhuang Mengli is not the mastermind, and his whereabouts are still unknown, Deputy Director Du must not speculate." ”
Du Zhengming showed an ugly face: "The subordinates just mentioned it, Jiang Ju is so excited, can it be true that the golden house is hidden?" It's nothing, fair lady, gentleman, it's just a young man, and you can't be too indulgent. Speaking of this, Jiang Xingyue didn't want to give him any face, and exposed his old bottom: "I don't have a wife yet, why do I need to hide and hide what kind of thing, but Deputy Director Du has already started a family, and he often hooks up with other women, eyebrows, I don't know, I think I steal incense in Han Shou." Jiang Xingyue collected evidence of his business with Li Dachuan in order to do business once and for all, although it was just an ordinary business dealing, it was enough to block his mouth.
Back in the tranquil room, Jiang Xingyue tossed and turned, feeling that he should go to Night City, the first is to see if he can find Zhuang Mengli's whereabouts, and the second is that if he can't find her, he has to give Wu Ye an explanation, make some ideas, he turned over and got up, and ran to Night City overnight.
Night City, still so gloomy and terrifying, but he has found the light, will not be lost in fear, and once again came to the other side of the flowers all over the mountains, Jiang Xingyue seems to understand the mystery of this flower of the underworld, there is no cause and effect, fate is destined to die, he couldn't help but sigh: "The flower blooms for a thousand years, the flower falls for a thousand years, and the flowers and leaves will never be seen." After going around and around for a while, he finally saw Wu Ye, but he firmly choked his neck: "Why did you come back alone, and Mengli left?" ”
More painful than the pain of suffocation, what is more painful is that she is not here, so that if you want to see each other again, you don't know when and where, maybe you will never see it for the rest of your life, just like the flowers and leaves of the flowers on the other side, life and death are wrong, he said sadly: "I don't know where she went, I hope it's okay." Told the story of this Dongying experience as it was, Wu Ye only thought that Zhuang Meng was not worth it, and thought: "You still can't escape the love network after all." "It is true that butterflies love flowers, drunk to the fragrance of flowers, everything is doomed, but Wu Ye still puts the responsibility on him, clapping and beating.
Jiang Xingyue waved his arm to block, but found that a purple light shield was generated on his arm, Wu Ye withdrew his palm power, staggered back a few steps, he didn't expect that she actually gave the corpse pill to this kid, that was her lifelong cultivation! Wu Ye's eyes began to redden, and he did not regret it when his clothes gradually widened, he understood Zhuang Mengli's thoughts, even if he found her, he would never take back the corpse pill, and kill Jiang Xingyue, he would live up to her efforts, and even more not, only to spare his life, it is feasible to shine, so he said kindly: "Are you willing to serve Night City?" ”
Jiang Xingyue was already guilty, and when she heard that Wu Ye had forgiven him, she was very happy, and replied without thinking: "As long as it is not illegal, but according to Elder Wu's orders." Wu Ye helped him up: "There is indeed something to trust right now, Shi Dakai has invaded the death mound in a big way, and you need to take people and horses to the rescue, and resolve the grievances between the two places by the way, are you willing?" Although Jiang Xingyue was not sure of victory, he was ordered to be in danger, which was enough to see that Wu Ye believed in himself, and how could he refuse, so he had to agree.
Dead hills, the dark sky does not see the sun, there is no rain for many years, the earth is dry and cracked, in the rugged hills, there is a dungeon, there is a dragon pier in the door, the two corridor pavilion pillars are made of white marble, enter the main hall, you can see several dragon pillars supporting the dome, solid and stable, the furnishings are even more meaningful, the mercury in the ground groove, symbolizing the rivers, lakes and seas, several night pearls hanging on the beams, representing the sun, moon and stars, and the corpse oil lamp used to illuminate expresses the expectation of immortality.
There are two rows of ministers wearing red gauze hats and blue official uniforms in the palace, and the top beads on the hats witness the status of their former lives, although there is darkness and the brim of the hats, with the slight light, you can also see the rotten maggots on their faces, and the caries are yellow and black, which is completely different from the zombies in the night city, and is closer to the zombies in Jiang Xingyue's impression. Xianyu.
They combed the temples decorated with pearls and jade, wore enamel nail sets on their hands, and the pattern of their clothes was phoenix wearing peonies, although they became rotting corpses, it was difficult to hide the graceful demeanor of the year.
Seeing his face like a crown of jade, his aura was lofty, Xianyu's eyes flowed, the spring water of the river couldn't help but be stirred by the wind, carefully watched his every move, covered his mouth with a champa and smiled, as far as everyone is concerned, it is really unseemly, Jiang Xingyue sent a pair of jade as a meeting gift, the zombie eunuch held it with both hands, and respectfully presented it to Cixi, Cixi played with it a few times, and put it in the gold-inlaid box: "Jade, a symbol of reunion, is a pair of pairs, is a good color." She read countless treasures and knew that this was the best Hetian Meiyu, so she was happy to take it into her pocket.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was in a good mood, Jiang Xingyue lost no time in saying: "Actually, this time I came over, there is a reluctant invitation, since ancient times, Death Hill and Night City have been the same breath, and now Shi Dakai is pressing the realm, I only represent Night City to help the Queen Mother drive away foreign enemies, and I hope that the Queen Mother will repair with Night City again regardless of her previous suspicions." The corners of Cixi's mouth hooked up a smile, like a poppy blooming, and quickly retracted, and promised: "If you can really share the sorrows of the mourning family, which past grievances will be written off." Jun didn't joke, Jiang Xingyue knew that she would not go back on her word, so she began to prepare for the war.
The city of Dead Hill is thick and high, the moat is deep and wide, there are several artillery pieces on it, plus the moonlight cannon brought by Jiang Xingyue, the power is on a higher level, the garrison is very profitable, the non-flying army cannot be broken, the ghost array of the Taiping Army in the distance is neat, the big flag of the word "stone" is waving in the wind, the person who sits down, the turban and boots are all yellow satin, and the turban is embroidered with five-color flowers, representing the identity of his general, heroic, there is a watch of the day, it is the winged king Shi Dakai.
In order to protect all of them, he was willing to suffer the punishment of a thousand knives, and did not say a word before he died, and he had the spirit of a Yanzhao warrior, but he did not expect the Qing army to keep his promise and slaughter all his subordinates, so after his death, the ghost did not disperse, and he came to seek revenge, he ended up with hatred, and there was a lot of resentment, he should have become a zombie, but the corpse was dismembered and divided, and he could not be turned into a ghost, at this time he shouted and scolded loudly under the city, and the sound shook thousands of miles: "Cixi old thief, you don't keep your promise, kill my subordinates, today I will take your dog's life!" ”
Cixi said commandingly: "I am a great Qing Dynasty and the sky is mighty, benefiting the rain and dew, and you don't want to serve the country, but instead gather people to make trouble, and commit rebellion, although it is not a pity to die, and the mourning family does not need to keep any promises to deal with traitors." Although her face is rotten, she is wearing a golden dragon Caiyun Babao Pingshui robe, wearing a Nanhong Chaori agate pearl, standing at the head of the city, with a kind of majestic atmosphere.
Shi Dakai replied: "The court is mediocre and incompetent, resulting in starvation all over the land, and the people are not able to make a living, where is there half a point of grace?" Today, I, Shi Dakai, want to eliminate harm for the people and overthrow tyranny! The ghost sword of the Taiping army behind him was held high, piercing the sky, vowing to fight with Cixi, Cixi did not bother to open Chrysostom to these "reckless rogues", and ordered his subordinates to fire artillery, huge cannonballs were shot from all directions, like beads and rain, but there was no gentleness of raindrops, only violent explosions, with the blooming of the scarlet war flower, the soul of the Taiping army that was hit scattered.
Although the artillery fire was fierce, they were not afraid, and shouted: "Heavenly Father is above, protect the people, kill!" "The biggest advantage of becoming a ghost is that you don't need to set up a ladder to fight, you can float directly to the battlements, shoot at the Qing army with Chilong, the bullet carries poisonous fire, and it burns immediately on the zombie, and then the Taiping army who landed in the city has a spear and stabs, and the Qing army is not to be outdone.
The city is also very lively, the chariot is wrong, the knife starts, the stumps and broken arms fly everywhere, but as the war progresses, the Qing army gradually can't support it, more Taiping troops rush up, Cixi hurriedly ordered to release the arrows, the arrows with gunpowder, like flying locusts shot down, the scorching waves surged, the burning Taiping army was bitter, but they were not vegetarians, concentrated all their firepower on the city wall, with an earth-shattering sound, the city wall began to slide down like a collapsing iceberg.
The decline gradually appeared, Jiang Xingyue was anxious, and shouted: "Use the moonlight cannon!" "The Qing soldiers at the head of the city will gather the clear light of the moonlight cannon aimed at the enemy, the cold light will be aimed at the enemy, the feeling of being irradiated, like the first encounter with the snow of the calyx, the original only feel that the cold is not known, but gradually become cold, it will be urged, move the muzzle, where it is illuminated, like snow and wind gluttony, the Taiping army will be frozen into ice sculptures, the slightest wind blows, it will be broken into ice slag, the power is terrifying.
So the Taiping army also used a killer move, releasing a large number of corpse insects, this kind of corpse insects specifically devour corpses, is a nightmare for zombies, these corpse insects climbed the city wall in groups, a piece of black pressure, bitten on the Qing army, it was like a maggot attached to the bone, and soon it became a white bone, Jiang Xingyue only looked frightened, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to dump corpse oil to burn, but the number of corpse insects was too large, the wildfire could not be burned, the spring breeze blew and reborn, they stepped on the corpses of their companions and continued to move forward.
Shi Dakai couldn't bear the misery of the common people, and shouted at the city gate: "Today I just want to kill Cixi, I don't want to harm the pond fish, and I ask you to hand over the old witch, I will immediately withdraw the troops, and then don't step into the death mound half a step, the eldest husband will do what he says!" Cixi looked at the dead and alive subordinates who were tortured by corpse insects, and sighed: "If the mourning family can exchange the life of one person for the Qing Dynasty, it will be worth it." She bowed down and asked Jiang Xingyue with little hope: "Are you a descendant of Aixin Jueluo?" This probability is like looking for a needle in a haystack, Jiang Xingyue recalled the family tree and replied: "My maternal great-grandfather is Prince Gong. ”
Cixi looked up to the sky and laughed: "Great, great, there is hope for the continuation of the dragon vein." "It turns out that since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been countless incognito people in the Aixin Jueluo family, even if they identify with their ancestors, they will never be a dead emperor in this poor and remote country. She pointed at Jiang Xingyue with her golden fingers, as if she wanted to be given to him by all the honors in the world, and said word by word: "Jiang Xingyue, the mourning family has named you the new emperor of ten thousand years, and you will lead the yin soldiers of the world." Jiang Xingyue intuitively felt that she couldn't bear this heavy burden, and just wanted to refuse, Xianyu grabbed his shirt and said sadly: "Do you want the Queen Mother to die without turning a blind eye?" ”
Jiang Xingyue had to agree first, Cixi set up a new emperor, felt that there were no regrets in this life, wore a good moire gold covenant, inserted the Xichi hairpin, trembling towards the Taiping army that was eyeing the tiger, was torn to pieces alive, Shi Dakai avenged the great revenge, and left faithfully, leaving only dusty in the empty field, Xianyu could no longer suppress her sadness, and cried loudly: "The queen mother was decent in her life, even if she walked, she wanted to go the most beautiful." Speaking of this, it was even more sad, and the muddy tears flowed on the festering face, but the spring water was flawless, and it was from the truth.
Somehow, Jiang Xingyue was a little sad, her back was so lonely in the afterglow of the sunset, didn't she know that the Qing Dynasty was dead? The answer is yes, this person who once left a lifetime of infamy for losing power and humiliating the country and ceding land for reparations may still be a little simple, so simple that he uses a curved backbone to support the weight of a dynasty, and the long river of history is still flowing.
Above the mourning hall, a piece of vegetarian, all the zombies cried around the coffin, the spiritual seat was engraved with Xiaoqin Tianxing Shengxian Empress Dowager Cixi, this is the second time she has died, Jiang Xingyue completed the task, pretended to worship the end, and was in a hurry to leave, who knew that all the zombies were crying on the ground, and the head of the kowtow broke the blood: "The emperor insists on leaving, and the ministers will judge themselves to thank you!" Helpless, Jiang Xingyue had no choice but to say: "Okay, Zhongqing, let's get even, then I will temporarily take this position, and when I meet a suitable candidate in the future, I will abdicate and make way for Xian." ”