Chapter 229: The End of the Road
At noon, Dong Qingxian went out and met Huai'an.
He asked anxiously, "What happened to the little soldiers?" ”
"Fortunately, it didn't hurt the muscles and bones, but this qi and blood deficiency have to be slowly adjusted."
Gong Yuzhi sighed: "There are so many injuries, it hurts to look at it." ”
Dong Qingxian was speechless for a while, and only nodded after a while: "The medicine should be fried, I'll bring it." ”
Liu Ruyan fell asleep for two days, and only got out of bed and walked around on the third day.
She sat in the courtyard, and could vaguely hear the sound of Jin Ge's iron horse in the distance. At present, the Han Emperor surrendered and was sent to Beijing, along with the famous ministers of Hedong.
Jinyang City fell, and the rich people in the city also fled, and there were still some old, weak, sick and disabled, as well as relatives who died on the battlefield.
The streets and alleys have been occupied by the Song army, and it is extremely difficult to get out of the city, but all soldiers are recruited into the army, and if they are farmers, they need to pay for fields or shops.
On the fourth day, the gates began to be shut.
The ironclad soldiers searched room by room, causing panic among everyone.
"There is a general who died on the battlefield who is a cronie of the new emperor, and it has been rumored recently that the person was killed by the one of the Liu family, and now he is going to great trouble to capture Deputy Lieutenant Liu and avenge his cronies."
The creeps in the alley whispered.
In this Northern Expedition, the soldiers of Hedong swore to defend the land to the death, and the battle was long, and the blood flowed and drifted, which completely angered the new emperor, and the arrest of Liu Ruyan could not only establish the prestige of the monarch, but also deter those soldiers who were unwilling to surrender.
The new emperor has been secretly investigating for a long time, but he has never seen Liu Ruyan, and he is expected to be hiding in the city.
On this day, all the people in the city were gathered in an open space, and Captain Qian stood in front of them, his eyebrows showing a trace of disdain.
"I think everyone knows the purpose of inviting you here today." He put his hands behind his back and said slowly, "As long as you tell the whereabouts of the son of the Liu family, you will be let go back safely." ”
And they all squatted on the ground, and they did not make a sound.
Captain Qian was not in a hurry, dragged a stool and sat down, facing everyone: "I heard that Liu Ruyan is good at disguise, and it is really not easy to catch, but there are a few acquaintances around this person, if you confess as soon as possible, we will be fine, if you don't want to say ......"
He clapped his hands, and several men were escorted next to him.
"Don't blame me for being rude."
In the crowd, Liu Ruyan and Dong Qingxian stayed together, while Bai Zhi and the others were scattered everywhere.
She could clearly see that the man in front of her with a disheveled hair and shackles on his hands was Xing Tian and a group of temporary soldiers.
"Have you seen that kid from the Liu family?" Captain Qian asked.
Xing Tian replied without raising his head: "I haven't seen it, I don't know this person." ”
"Oh?" Captain Qian put the knife on his chin and forced him to raise his head, "I can see the people below clearly before answering!" ”
Xing Tian glanced at it hurriedly, and when his gaze swept over Liu Ruyan, he didn't linger: "I don't know." ”
Liu Ruyan is still dressed as a man, dressed in black and bearded, and his face has been disguised, so Xingtian really doesn't know it.
But Captain Qian didn't seem to care, he smiled coldly: "Since you can't point out someone, then kill it." ”
The soldier listened to the order and slashed his throat with a sharp slash.
Liu Ruyan's eyes lit up, and she wanted to take action.
Dong Qingxian secretly grabbed her wrist and shook his head at her.
"Who else knows the whereabouts of the Liu family." Captain Qian crossed his arms and smiled lightly, "But General Ben still advises you to come out by yourself, so as not to harm others." ”
Everyone looked at each other a few times, and their faces were all terrified.
Captain Qian waved slightly, and this time it was a few Lang Zhong who brought it up.
Zhuge Ming was pushed forward, his knee was kicked again, and he fell to the ground, describing himself as embarrassed.
Captain Qian took a moment and bent down to look at him.
Zhuge Ming stood up from the ground, straightened his spine, and looked at Captain Qian.
"Brother Zhuge ." Liu Ruyan looked at each other from afar.
"It's your turn." Captain Qian asked casually, "The people below have to take a closer look, but if they answer incorrectly, or if they can't answer, they want to go back alive." ”
Zhuge Ming turned his back to Liu Ruyan, and still remembered that in the cold winter last year, Miss Liu saved his life several times, and she was obviously such a weak woman, but she had a heroic posture as tall as a cedar.
Zhuge Ming squinted a pair of thin eyes, and when he laughed, his face would be full of fat, and he raised his voice and said, "I want to know the whereabouts of people? ”
Captain Qian approached.
Zhuge Ming: "Wishful thinking." ”
He had a sudden seizure, his fat body rushed forward, the iron chain in his hand was aimed around Captain Qian's neck, and shouted: "Your grandfather Ming, I won't say anything even if I die!" ”
"Hugh wants to know!!"
"Whew-"
The straight knife stabbed into the abdomen, Zhuge Ming's eyes rolled in pain, but he still gritted his teeth, and the iron chains tightened on both sides, which was bound to strangle this beast.
Seeing this, the soldier next to him slashed him several times.
Zhuge Ming puffed and fell, blood spilled all over the ground.
The people in front of them were all frightened, and some even cried bitterly, holding their heads and not daring to look again.
Liu Ruyan looked at Zhuge Ming with red eyes, this was once timid and afraid of death, but he was the most kind-hearted doctor.
She raised her right arm, her Hidden Arrow aimed forward.
Dong Qingxian noticed her move, blocked the front, and persuaded in a low voice: "There are all soldiers nearby, and you and I can't escape from this cage with our strength." ”
Liu Ruyan withdrew his hand: "In this case, it is worth exchanging my life for your safety and worry-free." ”
Dong Qingxian saw that she was about to get up, so he hurriedly dragged the person down.
Let him watch her die, he can't do it.
Captain Qian wiped the red marks on his neck and stepped on Zhuge Ming a few times before ordering someone to carry the body away.
He looked around, walked up to a pair of women and children, half-crouched, and asked the little girl.
"What's your name?"
The woman hugged her daughter in her arms tightly and replied with a pale face: "Little girl...... Sannier......"
Captain Qian's rough fingertips pressed against the girl's delicate face, while rubbing: "Sannier, how old are you?" ”
The little girl's childish voice said, "Five years old." ”
After speaking, she buried her face in A-Niang's arms.
Captain Qian stretched out his hand to snatch the child, ignoring the screams of the female baby, and dragged the person to the open space.
The woman ran out after her: "Don't hurt my daughter, please don't hurt my daughter......"
She ran to the open field and was stopped by soldiers with knives.
"If you dare to take a step forward, you will kill that girl!"
The woman didn't dare to go any further, turned around and knelt down towards the crowd, and bowed to the ground: "General Liu, my Langjun died on the battlefield, and only this girl is left in the slave family, please do well, save my daughter, please, save my daughter......"
Her forehead hit the ground, her voice choked and pleading.
The people below were all moved.
"If you want me to say, the Liu family is also greedy for life and afraid of death."
"Hey, I don't know how many people will die today, can he have a good conscience?"
"What's there to get by? Last year, the Liu family was slandered by traitors, which person in this city did not fall into the ground? Think about how everyone treated him at the beginning, and now everyone is in trouble, why should he repay his grievances with virtue? ”
"That's right......"