XXXVIII. The Only Dead Man (1)
"Tell Lafayette," the accompanying military doctor trembled, "the Japanese used poisoned arrows, and the handsome's body is probably a little bad." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
The queen mother originally galloped all the way, her blood was surging, and when she heard such news, her eyes became more and more black, and the whole person was about to fall softly, Li Lianying and the people on the side hurriedly supported her, "Lafayette, you have to take care of your body." ”
Doctors have always said in good places, even if the situation is already very difficult, but they have always said auspicious words, saying "not good" like this, it must be really bad!
The Queen Mother firmly grasped Li Lianying's hand, Li Lianying only felt that the Queen Mother's hand was clammy and cold, "Go," under the escort of the Xuanli Office and the Shenji Battalion, the Queen Mother took the lead in entering the room lit with a dim butter lamp.
The room is thatched, North Koreans don't use kang, just lie on the ground, the queen mother entered here, only to see the dim butter lamp lit in the room, Rong Lu lying on her back, she pounced forward, kneeling in front of Rong Lu, Rong Lu's face is terrifying rust color, his eyes are deep, his lips have cracked, thin as skin and bones, "Zhonghua, Zhonghua!" The Empress Dowager shouted to Rong Lu softly, Rong Lu only moved his eyes, but did not open them, the Empress Dowager Cixi turned her head and glared angrily at the Rong Lu personal guards standing outside, "What are you doing to eat!" Why did you get attacked! What the hell is going on! Say! ”
The pro-soldier guards outside hurriedly knelt down, "The Japanese ronin took advantage of the fact that the marshal was patrolling the city, pretending to be a North Korean, and stabbing the marshal with poisoned arrows, the ministers should be damned!" ”
"Your protector is not effective, and the commander is attacked, you all deserve to die!" The Empress Dowager Cixi said coldly, and was about to continue to fall, "Pull it down-"
At this time, a voice suddenly sounded behind her, a little weak, but very clear, "Queen Mother~"
The Queen Mother turned her head violently, saw Rong Lu open her eyes, and smiled at herself, although she was already lying on the bed, but his eyes were still as bright as ever, like a faint full moon in the night sky, although it was not very dazzling, but always had a calm and unhurried look, "Queen Mother, don't punish them, this is not to blame them, it is just the slave himself who is careless." ”
"But they can't protect you well," the Queen Mother looked at Rong Lu and gritted her teeth, "You should all be executed." ”
"Queen Mother, you are not such a murderous person," Rong Lu smiled slightly, his voice was very soft, "The minions will not kill them even if they don't persuade you." ”
"After so many years, only you still know me," the Queen Mother silently said, "Zhonghua, don't worry, in order to see you, I asked Wu Yundi to open up the passage from Pyongyang to here, even if the Japanese plot, we are not afraid, eh?" I brought the best imperial doctor from the palace and called him! The Queen Mother said loudly, "Call the Imperial Doctor!" ”
Rong Lu shook his head, "The minion's body is no longer good, just hanging a breath, waiting for the Queen Mother to meet, originally thought, this Kaecheng is lonely overseas, I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to see the Queen Mother until I die, I never thought that the sky is as people wish, I still saw the Queen Mother for the last." ”
"What are you talking about?" The Queen Mother helped Rong Lu tuck the quilt, "I'm here, you can recuperate with peace of mind, there will never be any mistakes, and I will never allow you to have any problems." ”
Rong Lu stretched out his hand tremblingly from the quilt, the Queen Mother hurriedly grabbed it, although Rong Lu's hand was placed in the quilt, it was still extremely cold, "Manpower is sometimes exhausted, and the slave is also satisfied to be able to see the Queen Mother before he dies." ”
The Queen Mother held Rong Lu's hand, and the tears in the corners of her eyes couldn't help but fall, "I shouldn't have sent you out in the first place, after all, your health is not good, and the injuries of the old years have always been there, so let you preside over military affairs in the Jingshi." ”
"After many years in the army, the horse leather shroud is the final outcome of the soldiers," Rong Lu smiled miserably, "It's just that I died too much." ”
"Don't worry, I will never let the Japanese go," the Queen Mother's eyes were filled with tears, and the white powder on her face washed away the deep ravines, "You have three long and two short, I will let the whole country of Japan be martyred for you!" ”
"Those don't matter," Rong Lu said in a low voice, "What the Queen Mother wants to do, she will definitely be able to do." ”
The wind outside the window blew into the room, and the sound of gunfire sounded in the distance, not far from the battle line, the Queen Mother pricked up her ears and listened, holding Rong Lu's hand, "It's been many years, and I haven't come to the battlefield again." ”
Rong Lu coughed and raised his head, his eyes were originally a little scattered, but at this time he seemed to grit his teeth and regather his attention.
"Queen Mother, it's been so long since the slave passed, and I haven't had a chance to ask, what are you thinking about me?"
"So many years ago, you left the slave and prepared to enter the palace, and the slave knew you, and it would never be for your own glory and wealth."
"Later, I think it's for the country, right?" Rong Lu said slowly, "Create a change that has never been seen in three thousand years, and I don't know where your mind came from, and you have created such a good situation...... None of this has anything to do with me now, so I just wanted to ask. ”
"Queen Mother, what are you thinking about the minions?"
Empress Dowager Cixi showed a hesitant expression on her face, and Rong Lu seemed to understand something, "Also, it's all slaves who are self-inflicted, and people like you will never be bothered by their children's private feelings, right?" The minion would rather you not tell lies to comfort me because the poor minion is about to die. ”
"What are you talking about," the Queen Mother said slowly, "I am also a human being, not a god, how can I not have seven emotions and six desires?" It's not that I don't want to, I really can't, you and I have known each other for many years, don't you know, I'm the most emotional? You and I used to know each other, how could I not know your thoughts? ”
Rong Lu's dim eyes suddenly lit up again, and he sighed slightly, "With such words, I am also relieved." ”
The Queen Mother put Rong Lu's hand on her cheek, and tears rolled down to Rong Lu's hand, "Over the years, the old people have left me one by one, Zhonghua, do you want to leave me?" You can't do this, Zhonghua, I want you to stay with me forever, and you can't leave me anymore. ”
"I'm afraid the slave can't do it," Rong Lu's face showed a slight flush, and he sighed, "The country has never had the opportunity to meet the Queen Mother in private like this, and I am also satisfied to be able to talk to you like this today, and I want nothing else." The rest, I don't need to explain, you will definitely take care of my family, I'm sorry for my Fujin, I shouldn't have married her, and I still miss you. ”
Rong Lu whispered his thoughts, "Sometimes I think about it, if I took you desperately in the past, you would probably follow me, but people have their own shackles on their bodies, you want to be for this country, I naturally have to listen to my family, want to get ahead, now look, these are really not worth it, if people are unhappy, these glory and wealth, what's the use, Queen Mother, do you think you are happy now?" ”
The Queen Mother shook her head, "What's so happy?" But I think it's worth it. ”
"But I don't want you to go, Zhonghua."
A crystal tear appeared in the corner of Rong Lu's eyes, and he took out a jade pendant in his arms and handed it to the Empress Dowager Cixi, "This is what the Empress Dowager gave me in the past, and I will return it to you today." ”
He took the hand of the Queen Mother, his eyes were straight, and he looked at the Queen Mother directly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly, his hands lost their strength, and he just let go and passed away.
At that time, the cold moon was dark, the trees were shady, the flowers were lonely, the night wind was lonely, the queen mother knelt on the ground, held Rong Lu's hand, and wept silently for a long time, I don't know when, there were a few loud explosions in the distance, the queen mother raised her ears to listen, but she couldn't hear any cannon sound, just listened to the sound of the wind blowing through the woods, the queen mother put down Rong Lu's hand, carefully and gently helped his hand back into the quilt, picked up the jade pendant, put it in the palm of his hand, stood up, turned around, Slowly walked out of the room that Rong Lu would always stay here.
She didn't look at the funeral office and the guards who were kneeling on the ground, she raised her head and looked at the cold moon in the sky, "It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, right?" Why is the moon so round? ”
"Little plum."
"The minions are here!"
"Spread the decree, Guarjia Ronglu is loyal to the country, sacrificed his life in battle, my heart is very sad, sealed, Ronglu is the king of the county, the Ministry of Rites agrees to the title, sealed, the king of Goryeo, into the martyr's shrine to worship."
"Yes!"
"Ye Zhichao, Nie Zhicheng and others, delayed the military plane, abandoned the city and fled, immediately arrested, and showed the public to set an example!"
"Huh!"
"Rong Lu's personal guard, the protection is unfavorable, immediately go to the front line to serve, and only if you have great merit can you be exempted from punishment!"
"Your Ministers obey!"
"Li Hongzhang's unfavorable handling led to the sacrifice of Rong Lu, and he was dismissed as a scholar of Wenhuadian University, a scholar of the Ministry of War, and a governor of Zhili, and only retained the post of prime minister of war against Japan, and commanded the military affairs of the northeast, Zhili, Shanhai and other provinces, and was still responsible for the war against Japan, and made meritorious service for his crimes!"
"Huh!"
"Tell the world again, including Li Hongzhang, when I was forty years old, Emperor Yingzong brought me back to Beihai; At the age of fifty, Zuo Zongtang lived up to expectations, won Vietnam, and defeated France; When the Japanese dare to come when he is sixty years old, then I will not spare him easily! Let Li Hongzhang understand that next, I want him to defeat Japan and give me the greatest gift for my 60th birthday! ”
"Huh!"
"Report! Wu Yundi is here to say goodbye! ”
"You don't have to come!" The Queen Mother's eyes were blazing, and her expression was very bad in the middle of the night, but her eyes seemed to burst into light, "Tell him that no matter how many people die in the new army, they must firmly hold the front line of Kaesong, and they are not allowed to advance, and they will drag all the Japanese in this place to death, and they will be boiled to death!" ”