Chapter 258: The Truth
On the bed, Du Huaizhong did not insist any longer, but lay down with gratitude in his eyes, and spoke weakly and excitedly, "Your Majesty, the entire Weiyuan army was annihilated, not by resisting the enemy and dying, but by his own people." ”
As soon as the words came out, they shook a thousand waves.
The fifth prince glanced at the emperor in astonishment, and turned to look at Du Huaizhong, "What? Are you sure? ”
Everyone knows the importance of the Weiyuan Army to the Great Xia Dynasty.
At that time, when the emperor first ascended the throne, all the court was unstable, and when there were internal and external troubles, the Weiyuan army was annihilated, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the emperor and the Great Xia Dynasty.
At that time, if it weren't for Su Ji's Pingyang army, which fought hard to pay a heavy price for casualties, gritted its teeth and withstood the joint attack of Northern Yan and Southern Liang, how could there be any prosperity and peace now.
The destruction of the Weiyuan army and the destruction of the Weiyuan General's Mansion have always been a scar in the emperor's heart that cannot be healed.
It hurts when you touch it.
Now, the person who should have died on the battlefield suddenly appeared alive in the secret passage of the eldest princess's house, not to mention, he actually brought such news.
The emperor's breath trembled, stepped forward and sat on the edge of the bed, grabbing Du Huaizhong's hand, "You slowly, give me, all, make it clear!" ”
I don't know how much effort I used, and the green tendons on the back of my hand burst out.
Du Huaizhong took a few breaths and said: "In the first battle of that year, we were in a state of victory at first, and the war went very smoothly, and the old general also said that we would be able to return to Beijing in triumph in less than half a month. ”
Speaking of the old general Weiyuan, Du Huaizhong's eyes were full of mourning, tears flowed out in large numbers, and some of them couldn't cry.
"That afternoon, there was no fighting, we rested in the camp, and the delivery of grain and grass happened to arrive, and the soldiers did not have enough to eat for about two or three days, and as soon as the grain and grass arrived, they immediately began to make food."
Speaking of this, Du Huaizhong gritted his teeth with hatred.
"Those are all soldiers who have killed the enemy for the country, they are fearless on the battlefield, they are all the best men, who would have thought ......"
"The rice they happily cooked was the rice that sent them to the guillotine, and the Weiyuan Army, which had been brave and invincible for several years, died in the hands of the people they wanted to defend~~~"
With this, Du Huaizhong trembled and choked up.
Su Qing clenched his hands into fists, and a wave of anger rolled in his heart.
Du Huaizhong's grief and anger, she knows better than anyone else.
What is the bloody struggle for, not for the sake of the peace and security of the country and the people.
The soldiers carried their burdens forward, regardless of life and death.
And what about those in the rear?
The soldiers are desperately protecting and defending their lives, their glory and wealth, but they have done something in the diet of the soldiers!
This chilling thing......
Su Qing gritted his teeth, "Who poisoned their diet?" ”
Although they are not comrades-in-arms, the Weiyuan Army of Pingyang is better than comrades-in-arms.
In the past, I didn't know that they were unjustly killed, but now that I know it, this hatred, she Su Qing wrote it down.
If she can't get justice for the heroic souls of those who fought bloodily, she will not be a human being!
Du Huaizhong was immersed in his grief and did not hear Su Qing's words.
Taking a few deep breaths, Du Huaizhong continued: "Those soldiers, full of joy, talking about what happened after returning to Beijing, eating food, who would have thought that before the rice bowl was put down, they would be weak. ”
"Just when everyone noticed something unusual, the enemy, who had been silent, suddenly came back in a big way, and the soldiers were powerless to fight, one by one...... One by one...... and was ...... alive They don't even have the strength to lift a knife......"
"General Weiyuan, I was brave, and I was ......"
Du Huaizhong couldn't continue to talk sadly, only a pair of hands, clutching the sheets.
Su Qing could imagine that scene.
On one side is the enemy who is ready to attack, and on the other side is our soldiers who have been drugged......
Thinking of that cruel scene, Su Qing's tightly clenched fists made a gurgling sound.
Rong Heng turned his head to look at Su Qing and reached out to hold her hand in the palm of his hand.
The fifth prince's face was gloomy and angry, "It's too much! If something like this happens, we just think it's ......."
After a pause, the fifth prince looked at the emperor with a resolute face, "Father, I want to seek justice for Weiyuanjun!" ”
The emperor's calm face trembled uncontrollably.
Looking at Du Huaizhong's sad and angry eyes, the emperor trembled with a heart and said with difficulty, "The old general is also ......"
As he spoke, he was unconscious, and his fists were clenched to death.
I want to hear the answer, but I am afraid that the answer will be too cruel.
But facts are facts after all.
Du Huaizhong nodded weakly, the emperor seemed to be overwhelmed, his body collapsed fiercely, clenched his fists, and hammered the bed, his teeth biting his lower lip, oozing blood.
Father-in-law Fu sighed softly and looked at the emperor distressedly.
"Isn't there a special person to check the military rations sent to the battlefield?" Under the anger, Su Qing suddenly thought of this and looked towards Du Huaizhong.
The military rations of the Pingyang Army, even if the situation is urgent, will be carefully checked by military doctors.
This time, Du Huaizhong heard Su Qing's voice and turned his eyes to her.
Just now in the eldest princess's mansion, Du Huaizhong only wanted to enter the palace, and he didn't see Su Qing on Rong Heng's side at all, and he only thought it was the first time he saw him at this time.
is obviously born on the face, but the kind of momentum exuded from his body makes him suddenly feel that the familiar can no longer be familiar.
It's like an old general.
"Who is this?" Without answering Su Qing's question, Du Huaizhong suppressed his doubts and asked.
The fifth prince hurriedly said: "This is General Bauhinia, and he is also the ninth princess, the son of the Marquis of Pingyang......"
almost blurted out that he was the son of the Marquis of Pingyang, but the fifth prince coughed and corrected: "The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang, with a single name, is a Qing." ”
Du Huaizhong's eyes fell on Su Qing, who was dressed in men's clothes and was in the wind.
It turned out to be a woman!
A woman, who actually exudes the same aura as the old general Weiyuan.
That kind of strong, rushing aura can only be felt by people like them who have experienced life and death on the battlefield.
It was cold, but it made the people who followed him feel at ease.
Thinking of the grievances of the old general's death, Du Huaizhong had no intention of looking at Su Qing again, and only said in a hoarse voice: "Originally, the military rations were delivered and checked by military doctors, but the one who escorted the military rations that day was Uncle Zhongyong, and Uncle Zhongyong said that these military rations were prepared by him personally. ”
Sixteen years ago, Su Qing had just been born, and Rong Heng was only two or three years old, so he didn't remember it at all.
Isn't Uncle Zhongyong the Zhenguo Gong Party?
They didn't know, but the five princes had a vague impression.
"Loyal and brave uncle? It seems to be the closed apprentice of the old general Weiyuan. The fifth prince said with a little uncertainty.
Du Huaizhong nodded slightly, his eyes spurting with anger and hatred like fire.
"That's right, it was this disciple who killed hundreds of thousands of troops up and down the Weiyuan Army with his own hands! He's an executioner! Under the hatred, Du Huaizhong shook his head and stomped his feet on the bed excitedly.
"At that time, I also ate that meal, and I was weak, and it was he who carried me out of the crowd and said that he was ordered by the eldest princess to bring me back to Beijing."
"I couldn't even struggle, so I watched those soldiers ......"
Angry, Du Huaizhong didn't mention it in one breath, and fainted.