Chapter 296: The Emperor
In another year, when the west wind was raging, a flying horse flew over the high slope, bringing a whirlwind, and far behind him, a large number of soldiers and horses followed closely. The general's horse is no match for the soldier's horse, and no matter how they speed up, they can only watch the general get farther and farther away from him.
This galloping horse was a handsome young general, dressed in armor and a red cloak as if stained with blood, which was so blazing in the eyes.
The years of conquest make people grow, the young man of the year, now he is no longer immature, he is the young general who entered the righteous army seven years ago, and has outstanding abilities in all aspects, Liu Xuezhen.
His face was full of anxiety, his brow furrowed tightly, and he didn't know what he was worried about.
I don't know how long he galloped, and suddenly the same horse was galloping rapidly from not far away, and when he looked at it, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately accelerated to catch up.
"Qing Yu. ”
He was dressed in black armor and carrying a long sword on his back, although there was no expression on his face, his eyebrows were full of the same worries as Liu Xuezhen.
Obviously, they all knew the same thing and came here.
Lu Qingyu and Liu Xuezhen nodded, and didn't say anything, still maintaining a fast speed.
It was the twilight of the western mountains that the two horsemen made a comeback.
From a distance, they had already seen the blood in the distance, full of gloomy coldness, and when they got closer, both of them were stunned.
I saw that in the whole city, there was a river of blood, and there was not a single living person in sight, only a corpse lying horizontally, and the blood was flowing among these corpses, which was very terrible.
Outside the city, a large number of troops surrounded them, all with their backs to the city, motionless, as if they had not seen the situation in the city.
In the sky, the military flag with the word "An" hunted and hunted, as if it was whispering softly.
There were continuous screams in the city, and it was only when the last one fell that everything was calm.
Liu Lu and the others wanted to go in to stop the killing, but it was too late, they broke into it and saw the bones of people everywhere, many of them widened their eyes and died.
"What's going on? What's going on?" Liu Xuezhen yelled and grabbed a soldier beside him, but the soldier opened his mouth and looked at An Yuquan who was slowly walking out of the city.
"An Yuquan, what did you do?" Lu Qingyu walked over first, and grabbed An Yuquan, who was covered in blood, in his hand. However, An Yuquan only glanced at him, and then looked lost and melancholy.
This is the first time they have seen An Yuquan like this, what happened to him?
"Hehe, it's dead, it's all dead at last, these people, damn it!"
He shouted loudly, cried silently, cried and cried, and finally he cried, and sat on the ground with empty eyes.
When did the general who had always been serious and cold so sad? For a while, it made people forget to blame him for slaughtering the people.
Liu Xuezhen looked at the bloody city, looked at An Yuquan beside him, and finally sighed and asked the soldiers to bury the people in the city.
However, at this time, An Yuquan suddenly stood up and shouted: "No, these people are not worthy of being buried in this land." ”
Saying that, he ignored Liu Lu's obstruction, and set the city on fire with a fire.
An Yuquan was already crazy, Liu Xuezhen and Lu Qingyu knew that they couldn't stop it, so they could only look at each other and remain silent.
A city, excluding the soldiers, a whole hundred thousand people, was slaughtered. This news is shocking, but Liu Lu is full of doubts.
Finally, when An Yuquan calmed down, they opened their mouths to ask the doubts in their hearts.
An Yuquan's current position is one level higher than the two, sitting at the top, he faced Liu Lu's questioning, but he was instantly silent.
There was coldness in the air, An Yuquan's eyes suddenly became indifferent, and he looked at the top of his head and said in a deep voice: "Do you know? These people ...... These people, hehe, these people ......"
An Yuquan didn't say much, but Lu Qingyu and Liu Xuezhen knew what was going on from An Yuquan's intermittent words?
An Yuquan is not an orphan, he also has a mother, but his mother was forcibly taken away by the current emperor and became a member of the harem. In order to climb the high branches, a group of people in this city forcibly broke up An Yuquan's family. An Yuquan was just a child back then, not to mention losing his father since he was a child, and he was forced to lose his mother......
"However, most of these 100,000 people are innocent after all!" Liu Xuezhen sighed helplessly, and did not mean to blame An Yuquan, but at this moment, when An Yuquan's heart was full of gloom, any words could ignite anger.
After listening to Liu Xuezhen's words, An Yuquan didn't get angry, but his eyes were much colder, and he said lightly: "Let's go, let's go, let's divide our troops into three routes, collect the remaining counties, and after three months, take Nan'an directly." ”
Nan'an, where the emperor is now, is also the only powerful emperor in the current regime. In the face of the endless power of the rebel army, the dynasty is already an empty name.
On the same day, Lu Qingyu and Liu Xuezhen returned to their respective armies, each of them was the leader of a rebel army, so it was naturally impossible to stay outside for too long.
As An Yuquan planned, in just three months, the rebel teams from all walks of life quickly swept the remaining cities, and in less than three months, they had already captured Nan'an together.
The result of the attack on Nan'an was surprising, and the original plan of the rebel army was to attack the city after all the forty-nine rebel armies were assembled, but after the An'an army, the Liu army, the army, the Helian army, and the Chinese army arrived, the emperor surrendered.
The king is defeated, the rebel army is strong, and the emperor also knows that his general trend has gone, no matter how stubborn he resists, he can only be bored.
Then, it is the question of the new emperor and the new lord, the rebel army has a total of forty-nine roads, and the leaders of each army are peerless heroes, and none of them are willing to be subservient to others. Now the position of the new monarch naturally attracts everyone's attention.
The Forty-Nine Route Righteous Army, in fact, has five of the strongest, which is the first to attack Nan'an before, and among them, Helian Army is the strongest, followed by An Liu Lu. However, because An and Liu Lu were the most determined allies, and Liu Lu and Liu Lu had no intention of becoming emperors, in the end, the world naturally fell into the hands of An Yuquan.
The peach blossom rain in March, the wind in the south of the Yangtze River still lingers in the slight cold of winter, two years, the general trend of the world has become a foregone conclusion, except for the Helian army in the north has some meaning of fighting for power, An Yuquan is considered to be sitting firmly in the country.
The sky was misty, and Liu Lu was once again on the streets of the imperial capital, and he couldn't help but feel a little in a trance, as if the scene from ten years ago was still in front of him. The scenes of the past can't help but sigh in people's hearts.
"The emperor's emotions are still incomprehensible. Liu Xuezhen looked at the direction of the imperial city and sighed slightly.
"Aunt An's death is indeed sentimental, and it is also common sense for him to do so. ”
However, two years have passed, and this heartache should be passed. What I'm more concerned about is, how long will it be our turn to cut power?"
Is it self-deprecation, or emotion?
Liu Xuezhen was in a trance, and there were also reasons for An Yuquan's changes.
Lu Qingyu doesn't talk much, and he is usually relatively taciturn, so he doesn't know how to answer at this time.
He doesn't care about the question of whether he has power, his current identity and status are already unexpected, you must know that he was a little beggar living on the street back then.
"The act of cutting power is a necessary strategy for every emperor, and Your Majesty is no exception, no matter what, we should also be self-aware. ”
Lu Qingyu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke, which made Liu Xuezhen slightly stunned, and when he came back to his senses, Lu Qingyu had already walked away - the direction was the imperial city.
The next morning, a major news came out, and the general of Zhenguo asked for orders to be appointed as the Taishou of Xishu. Lu Qingyu, the general of Zhenguo, is famous, but now he has retired, and would rather stay away from the government and go to Shu than be admired in the court. This is really surprising.
Of course, Liu Xuezhen was also surprised, but after being surprised, he was silent, and he also understood what Lu Qingyu meant yesterday, and after a long time, all the thoughts in his heart turned into self-deprecation. It's just that he didn't know that when he was laughing at himself, the unwillingness and confusion in his eyes were all exposed in the eyes of Emperor An Yuquan.
"General Fuguo, General Lu chose to retire, you shouldn't do the same. An Yuquan looked at Liu Xuezhen with a smile, and he couldn't see any thoughts in his eyes.
However, at this time, he suddenly said this, which immediately made everyone's hearts tighten, and connected with the fiery power reduction action and Lu Qingyu's abdication, if they still can't see anything, it will be too undeserved.
Liu Xuezhen frowned slightly, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, General Lu has abdicated, and there is a lack of a strong force in the army, so Wei Chen naturally cannot abdicate at this time." ”
Saying that, he looked around, and suddenly his face turned pale, and he asked for orders very formally: "The Helian army in the north is rampant, and Weichen is willing to lead the soldiers and horses to conquer it, and the thieves will not return to the court." Please Your Majesty. ”
Sure enough, it was not an abdication, but this request made An Yuquan's eyes narrow, and then he smiled: "Okay, very good, General Liu." I will allow you to go on the expedition, and if you break the Helian thief army, I will add you to the rank and knight, if you don't break the ......"
As he said this, he suddenly smiled, glanced at the crowd, and then said, "I am also sincere. ”
Lu Qingyu watched quietly, he had already launched the government. However, looking at this scene, a little gloom flashed on his face, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart, so he could only face Liu Xuezhen's gaze and nodded lightly.
To the point where power dominates the world, every move must be paid attention to, An Yuquan has become the emperor, and his scheming is even heavier, but Liu Lu and the others, because they are young, do not know these scruples, and they are not aware of their actions at all, and they are observed by secret eyes all the time.
One of the two went to Xishu, the other went to the battlefield, the initial direction was the same, the two went on the road together, and they had a companion along the way, but at this moment, they talked a lot less. This made Lu Qingyu's heart even more sour, in the face of this change, he was still young, and he finally felt confused.
Finally came to the moment of separation, they didn't know that this farewell was their farewell, looking at the faces of their former friends, Lu Qingyu said:
"Be careful all the way, Helian Duan is not so easy to deal with. ”
"I know, you also take care, be careful, the action of cutting power is not so simple, even if you stay away from the officialdom, those inevitable troubles will still come to the door. ”
"Understood. ”
Yes, yes, they understand, but they prefer not to understand.
Liu Xuezhen led the army away and gradually moved away, and suddenly laughed sarcastically in the wind: "I have reached this point with the addition of an official to the knighthood, how else can I enter? ”
Lu Qingyu shook his head slightly, he didn't hear what the other party said, but he was inexplicably a little more ominous in his heart.
"Heh, hehe, learn the truth, I can't reward you with the dragon robe, but ......"
In the deserted palace, only this sad voice echoed.
......
"Helian Army, Helian Army, hahaha......"
Liu Xuezhen's robe was stained with blood, he was covered in wounds, he was still holding a gun in his hand, although there were still people around him, how could these dozen or so people rush out from the 300,000 Helian army.
"It's not that easy, Dad, my son finally knows why you died at the hands of the rebels after all your great achievements?"
As his last thought came to him, his consciousness was gone.
......
The land of Xishu is very barren, Lu Qingyu is panicked every day, but on this day, he suddenly became quiet, alone, strolling on the vast land, letting the rain hit his body, in his hand, is a blood-stained robe, and a blood-stained letter.
"Dust to dust, dust to earth, learn the truth, it was you who took me to survive, let me not die, let me live for ten more years, now, you are gone, what am I left for?"
He smiled softly, really lightly, smiled with relief, smiled calmly, and suddenly turned around—there was a figure in the shadows in the distance—and he seemed to be able to see the other, and now he turned and faced the other.
"When I die, you will cremate me, and as a general, you can always meet this request. ”
Regardless of the secret panic, he suddenly turned around, and the long sword that he didn't know where he was hiding flew and plunged into the ground, and there was blood on his neck.
At the moment of his death, he suddenly had a little realization, his eyes were open to the sky, and his last words floated in the air:
"The reincarnation of a hundred generations is like a dream, all kinds of things are different, but they are all connected. ”