Chapter 135: The murderer is the emperor
For three days in a row, Song Leiyi kept checking about the shadows. But the result of the matter made Song Leiyi extremely disappointed.
On this day, Song Leiyi was busy until after dark before returning to the General's Mansion, and walked into his room dejectedly.
Song Leiyi looked at the man sitting on the chair with a lazy appearance, leaning on the back of the chair, his hands around his chest, his legs lightly resting on the tea table, and wearing a strange mask, Song Leiyi instantly remembered what he had heard about the shadows.
Legend has it that when the shadow appears, it must have a mask on its face.
"Who are you?" Song Leiyi's hand was pressed on the sword at his waist, ready to make a move at any time.
"Haven't you been asking about me all these days?" The evil voice sounded, and the shadow sat there leisurely, not thinking of moving. But when Song Leiyi rushed towards him, the shadow disappeared there at an extremely fast speed, and instantly appeared behind Song Leiyi.
"This temperament is really as urgent as the rumors." Ye Zixuan sneered, and skillfully knocked the long sword in Song Leiyi's hand to the ground. "Are you in such a hurry to kill me and not want to know the truth about your eldest brother's death?"
"Hmph, I'm not as good as others, if you want to kill or kill you. But let me tell you, even if I die, there will be other people in our Song family to treat you! Will definitely avenge me and my big brother! ”
Song Leiyi followed Song Leiming and galloped on the battlefield for so many years, and Song Leiyi could quickly distinguish the strength of the enemy. So the moment Shadow made his move, he had already sensed the gap between himself and Shadow, and he also understood that he didn't have a chance of winning against him. But even so, Song Leiyi still didn't give up wanting to kill the shadow.
"Do you really think so?" The Shadow chuckled and looked at Song Leiyi's clenched fists, "Since you insist that Song Leiming was killed by me, or I want to hear it, what is the reason and purpose for me to kill him?" ”
Song Leiyi sneered, took a step back vigilantly, and then pounced on the shadow again, attacking the shadow's lifeblood with every move.
Soon, Song Leiyi was defeated again. His hands were pressed behind him by the shadow, and Song Leiyi used brute force to break free from the shadow's hold, and continued to confront him unwillingly.
"I took the initiative to come to you today, not to fight with you." Seeing that Song Leiyi had never given up attacking him, Shadow had no choice but to take a step back and take the initiative to compromise. "I'm here to tell you the real cause of Song Leiming's death."
"If you don't lie to me, I won't believe you!" Song Leiyi didn't want to believe the Shadow's words at all, and the two fought in the house, breaking almost all the furniture in the house. In the end, when Song Leiyi really couldn't defeat the shadow, he finally gave up the attack and prepared to rush to the door to find help.
"Are you in such a hurry to let them all die?" The shadow appeared in front of Song Leiyi like a ghost, and mercilessly lit Song Leiyi's dumb hole. "I said it, I'm here to tell you the truth. If you really want your big brother to die, just go ahead and make trouble. ”
After the shadow finished speaking, he took out the things in his arms and handed them to Song Leiyi. "This is what I found next to your eldest brother's body, see for yourself."
Song Leiyi watched as the shadow let go of his body, and then slowly stepped aside. He opened it in confusion and was shocked to see what it was about.
Song Leiyi untied the dumb hole on his body, strode up to the shadow, and asked, "How did you get this thing?" You said he was found next to my eldest brother's body, so since you didn't kill him, how do you know he died? ”
"That's a good question." Shadow praised Song Leiyi for this question. "I'll tell you the reason in a moment, but for now, you have to deal with the people who heard the noise outside the door."
The Shadow gestured in the direction of the door, and soon, there was a sound of sparse footsteps outside.
Song Leiyi took a deep look at the shadow, strode to the door, and opened the door. said to the family who had rushed to the door outside: "There's nothing to do with you here, get back to me!" ”
Everyone originally came here when they heard the sound of fighting in Song Leiyi's room, but after being scolded by Song Leiyi, no one dared to ask anything, so they had to shrink their necks, and after looking at each other, they left one after another.
Song Leiyi returned to the room, shouting and questioning the shadow. "What the hell is going on!"
"As you can see, Song Leiming was given death by the current emperor. The big jade seal on it, even if I don't say it, you can see it clearly. The shadow casually talked to Song Leiyi about Song Leiming, and the speed of his speech was slow, which made Song Leiyi feel the urge to strangle him.
"To tell you the truth, I've always sent people to lurk in your General's Mansion. As for the reason, it has nothing to do with you and your eldest brother. My sister has taken a fancy to your Song general, Song Lingfeng, who was sent by her to follow your nephew. But unexpectedly, I inadvertently saw the truth of the matter. ”
The shadow first gave Song Leiyi a perfunctory speech, and then continued: "The poisonous wine was personally sent by the eunuch in the palace, and my people took the holy decree away before they came to remove Song Leiming's body. Otherwise, why do you think the emperor was able to learn the news of your eldest brother's death in such a short time? ”
When Song Leiyi heard the shadow say this, he was stunned for a moment, and his head was stuck. Indeed, he still learned this news from the mouth of the king of Nanjun, and he never heard the people in the palace mention it!
The shadow looked at Song Leiyi's stunned appearance and smiled. Situ Rui knew about Song Leiming's death, which was a normal thing. Song Leiming has been an official for so many years, and he has never been late in the early dynasty, but on that day, he did not appear. Situ Rui thought that Song Leiming was sick, so he specially sent two people to the General's Mansion to take a look, but who knew that what he saw was Song Leiming's corpse.
Situ Rui's people are also shrewd, and after seeing Song Leiming's death, he hurriedly left one person to watch the two subordinates who led the way, while the other person immediately returned to the palace to see the emperor.
As for Song Leiyi, he openly quarreled with Situ Yiyun so many times in the early dynasty, and was finally banned by Situ Yiyun from going to court. Therefore, the Song family entered the palace every morning and went to court, only Song Leiming and Song Lingfeng. Song Leiyi, on the other hand, was lying comfortably at home and sleeping a lot, sleeping until three o'clock in the morning. After waking up, I didn't see Song Leiming, so I thought that Song Leiming was out to do business, or he hadn't come back from the palace, so he didn't think much about it.
"You don't want to frame the emperor, this is a felony that will be beheaded all over the house!" Song Leiyi came back to his senses and frightened the shadow.
"Raiding all over the house?" The Shadow pursed his lips and said, "He can't even catch me, so why is he slashing me all over the house?" If I don't take the initiative to show up today, then it will be impossible for you to arrest me. I read that your Song family has been loyal and good generals for generations, and I don't want you to be deceived by the current emperor, so I will be kind enough to tell you the truth. Otherwise, I could have been in the shadows, watching you look for me day and night, wouldn't it be interesting? Why risk your life to see you? ”
"Then, why did the emperor kill my eldest brother?" Song Leiyi was stunned by what the shadow said, so he could only follow his words.
"That's the emperor's problem. Perhaps, he wants to take back all the military power in the hands of your Song family, not necessarily? The shadow asked Song Leiyi in a non-serious voice, which made Song Leiyi's mood extremely complicated. As far as I know, it was not your Song family who went to the border with Song Lingfeng this time, but the former fifteenth prince, and now King Yang and Situ Ziyang. Right? ”
"How do you know so well?" Song Leiyi asked vigilantly.
"For a person who has been trying to kill me, I naturally have to pay attention to his every move, otherwise my head would have been cut off by you a long time ago. I have come today to tell you the truth. What to do about this, think about it yourself. If he recklessly entered the palace to question the emperor, maybe he would admit that he did it, but what about you? What about Song Lingfeng? Will the emperor let you go? ”
As the shadow spoke, he reached out and patted Song Leiyi on the shoulder. "Don't be reckless, I'll go back tonight and come back to you tomorrow night."
Before Song Leiyi could react, the shadow had already disappeared like a gust of wind. Song Leiyi stood alone in a messy room, staring at the holy decree given to him by the shadow, and his anger was about to erupt.
As the shadow said, their Song family has been loyal and good generals for generations! They are all generals who serve the royal family! But now? Now how did the emperor treat their Song family!
Song Leiyi's brain uncontrollably remembered what Song Leiming had taught him, Song Leiming said that since he was born at the foot of the imperial city and was born in a family serving the royal family, he must be a good official who can assist the emperor wholeheartedly and a good general who can kill the enemy and protect the country. They were born to defend their families and the country, and to serve the royal family. As long as the emperor has an order, even if it is to go to the soup, it must be completed.
But......
Bean-sized tears fell from Song Leiyi's eyes, men don't flick when they have tears, Song Leiyi looks down on the most since he was a child, is that men cry! But today, after thinking of his brother who worked for the emperor wholeheartedly, but was killed by the emperor in the end, he couldn't help crying.
"Ah......h
Song Leiyi roared, broke the last intact table in the room, and sat on the cold ground in embarrassment, Song Leiyi clenched the holy decree and pounded the ground with one fist after another, until his hand was broken and bleeding, and there was still no sign of stopping.
What to do? What is he going to do? If the Shadow kills the eldest brother, even if he can't kill the Shadow now, he will definitely keep this hatred in his heart every day and try his best to achieve his wish. Even if he exhausts his whole life, he will avenge his eldest brother! However, what if the murderer is the emperor?