The sky gradually darkened, and in the evening, the lead clouds in the sky had dispersed at some point, revealing the blue color of the sky. The sun had already set, and the afterglow was projected behind the mountains in the distance, reflecting the sunset on the horizon, adding a bit of bleak and charming color to this depressed world.

Zuo Rong and his party stayed in the village for the time being, and after helping the villagers dispose of the corpses of the bandits, they helped them repair the houses damaged by the bandits.

The bandits slaughtered all the livestock in the village, but they didn't eat much, not much, but they ate enough for everyone to have a dinner. It's just that this dinner was solved, but the villagers who stayed with Zuo Rong and his party couldn't do anything.

Because of poverty, most of the people here are a family of several people who build a quilt together, and there is no extra spare at all.

However, Zuo Rong and his party were on the march all year round, but they brought tarpaulins and sleeping pads with them.

They set up tents in a clearing, and when night came, they lit several bonfires in the open space in the middle of the tents, and the orange flames jumped like cheerful dancing queens, and the dim light of the fire shone on the faces of the people, making the faces that were already covered with wind and frost look even more vicissitudes.

Dozens of people sat around several fires, no one spoke, no one laughed, everyone just roasted the fire, silent, even Feng Yu Du San, who had been pestering her to see the "artifact" in the afternoon, became extremely quiet at this time.

The occasional crackling sound from the fire echoed through the night, and nothing else could be heard.

Zhao Ziqing didn't know if it was because of the military regulations that they didn't speak, or if they didn't have anything to say, perhaps, the trauma of war made everyone who came from the pile of flesh and blood like a walking corpse, which she deeply understood.

"Smack!" There was another cracking sound in the fire, Zuo Rong picked up a branch, picked it in the fire a few times, the fire suddenly became stronger, and then he threw two pieces of wood into the fire, the flame was slightly darkened, but soon, the raging flames swallowed the firewood again.

"Shiyun." He said suddenly.

Zhao Ziqing was stunned for a while before he reacted, he was calling himself, and hurriedly "Huh?" "Yes.

Zuo Rong continued: "Do you also think that I am a villain who forgets his righteousness? ”

"Huh?" A clueless sentence made Zhao Ziqing look confused, but she reacted immediately, vaguely knowing what he was talking about, but she didn't know how to answer him for a while, after all, Zhao Ziqing didn't know the ins and outs of the whole thing, but she just knew a rough idea.

She thought about it, then chose a more eclectic set of words, and shook her head: "I don't know what others say, but I know that you and your grandfather are both people who care about the overall situation, no matter what you do, you have your own ideas and arrangements, as for right or wrong, we will make it clear there." ”

Zuo Rong turned his head and glanced at her, and there was obviously a hint of surprise in his eyes, as if he didn't expect this girl to say such a thing. He nodded slightly, and then sighed again: "It's rare that a girl from your family can think like this." He paused, and added some firewood to the fire, "Your grandfather Wen Taowu is indeed unmatched, he has worked hard all his life, and he is bent on recovering the lost territory of the Great Jin Kingdom and rebuilding the prestige of the glorious great power in the past." Under his shrewd coordination, the officers and men of the three armies are united in one heart, and the pomp and circumstance are unprecedented, and since the beginning of the campaign, your grandfather has won many battles without defeat......"

He paused, adjusted his tone, and continued, "But he overlooked one thing. The so-called meritorious master, he didn't know that compared with his mind to the world, in fact, the emperor's heart was much smaller, and the emperor only had a small Jinluan Palace in his heart. And your grandfather responded to every call in the army, and his reputation was extraordinary, just imagine, if he had a different heart, who could stop him? ”

Speaking of this, his tone became a little heavy, as if suddenly a mountain was pressed in his heart, and he sighed: "Although your grandfather has never had such a thought, the emperor is afraid. So, in order to secure your Golden Luang Palace, your grandfather must die. ”

As he spoke, Zuo Rong glanced up at the night sky, the distant stars were shining brightly, as if echoing something, and then he lowered his head, and continued: "Actually, after your grandfather is imprisoned, those generals under him should not make any joint letters to prove the so-called innocence of your grandfather, and your grandfather will be fine, they just need to remain silent, or write a letter suggesting that your grandfather be dismissed from the post of general, and this matter will be over, even if your grandfather cannot be reinstated, at least he can save his life, And your family won't be implicated, but these idiots just can't see through it, and I can't say that! ”

As he spoke, he threw the fire branch in his hand to the ground, his emotions were obviously a little excited, the dim fire light shone on his face, at this moment, Zhao Ziqing saw that he seemed to be much older all of a sudden, and his voice echoed in the night, reaching the ears of everyone present.

However, these people seemed to be listening to something that had nothing to do with them, and they didn't react at all, and the expressions on their faces were numb like zombies, and their dark eyes reflected the firelight, but there was not the slightest emotion in them.

Somehow, Zhao Ziqing suddenly felt a feeling of suffocation, the air was so depressed that she almost couldn't breathe, but she quickly calmed down, thought about it, and felt that this matter actually didn't seem to have much to do with her, she just borrowed Meng Shiyun's body, so now she will sit here and listen to what Zuo Rong said.

And for this, of course, Zhao Ziqing will not feel that he owes them anything, not to mention that the Meng family is gone, and all these things after that have nothing to do with the Meng family, so she doesn't need to take it to heart at all.

Zhao Ziqing breathed a long sigh of relief quietly, in order to ease the atmosphere, she still turned her head to look at Zuo Rong, thought about it, and said, "Then what are you going to do next?" Jiangyang City is lost, this crime must be borne by someone, if you return to the emperor now, I don't think he will spare you. ”

Zhao Ziqing brought the topic back to Zuo Rong, just to make him worry more about the situation in front of him, and not to keep thinking about the Meng family's affairs.

Sure enough, as soon as he mentioned his current situation, Zuo Rong's eyes instantly darkened a little, looking at the fire at a loss, but under that blankness, there seemed to be a faint worry about it, he sighed and said indifferently: "I can't go back." As he spoke, he threw another piece of firewood into the fire, "Although I am the boss of Jiangyang City this time, if I have to bear the responsibility for losing the city, it will be too wrong." ”

This means that he doesn't want to be this wronged man, it doesn't seem to be pedantic, Zhao Ziqing gave him an evaluation in his heart, it's just ...... What was he worried about? After thinking about it, he tried to ask, "Are your wife and children in Sioux City?" ”

Zuo Rong nodded, a little pain suddenly appeared on his face, he was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "Let's take one step at a time, tomorrow we will also leave for Sioux City." ”

"Huh?" Zhao Ziqing's brows furrowed slightly, his eyes showed a little doubt, and he didn't understand what he was going to do, "Go to Suzhou City?" ”

Zuo Rong said lightly: "Yes, no matter what, I have to send you to your grandfather's house first." ”

Depend on! Still didn't go around, Zhao Ziqing muttered in his heart, and hurriedly refused: "No need!" Don't bother. ”

Zuo Rong was slightly stunned, Du San and Feng Yu also seemed to be a little stunned, and at the same time looked at Zhao Ziqing.

Feng Yu smiled instead and said, "What's the matter, don't you want to go to live at your grandmother's house?" ”

Zhao Ziqing glanced at him, shook his head a little embarrassedly, and explained: "That's not it, I used to stay at home all the time, and I didn't know anything about the outside world. Although this time it was a narrow escape, at least I saw some of the true colors of this world, I don't want to just stay at home, I want to go outside and walk more, see more of the world, and learn a little more......"

"Nonsense!" Before Zhao Ziqing finished speaking, Zuo Rong couldn't help but drink her off, "You are a girl's family who wanders around outside all day long, what kind of system has it become!" ”

Zhao Ziqing rolled her eyes in her heart, and Zuo Rong's angry and natural look made her speechless for a while, and she was about to say something, but then she thought about it - her legs were on herself, she wanted to go there, just lift her feet and walk, there was really no need to compete with him.

Thinking of this, she stopped talking and fell silent.

Feng Yu sat next to her, and then turned his head and smiled at her: "Don't worry, grandma's house is the same as your own home." Since hearing that something happened to your family, the first person the old lady has thought about is you, and she has sent a message to us that we must go to see you in prison, and it would be best if we could find a way to get you out. ”

Zhao Ziqing didn't doubt his words, in Meng Shiyun's memory, when she went to her grandmother's house, the old lady with a kind face really regarded her niece and daughter as a treasure. It's just that Zhao Ziqing always feels that these things have little to do with her, after all, she is not that Meng Shiyun.

In the blink of an eye, I saw Du San sitting there silently, his eyes shining in the reflection of the firelight, and he didn't know what he was thinking.