Goshawk quietly sent Li Yunhe home, although she was angry that Goshawk was rude, but after all, she was afraid that her father would find out, so she was silent all the way. The goshawk sent her to the courtyard, and when she saw her expression faintly uneasy, she asked, "Sister Yunhe, do you have something on your mind?"

Li Yunhe said: "It's nothing. After a pause, he said, "I always feel that my home is very quiet today." Maybe I'm too careful. ”

Goshawk said: "Lord Li is busy with official business, I'm afraid he hasn't returned yet, you don't need to worry, let's go back to the room and rest quickly." ”

Li Yunhe smiled, her face was moving, and she said softly: "Brother Goshawk, thank you." You've saved me so many times, and I still remember to say thank you. ”

The goshawk stuck out his tongue and said, "Don't, don't, you suddenly pretend to be everyone's lady, which makes me feel uncomfortable." ”

Li Yunhe almost burst out laughing, she held back her laughter, her face was blank, and she shouted, "Get out of here!"

The goshawk laughed, climbed up to the eaves, and said, "This is decent." ”

He turned over and came out, only to see that the night was like ink, the evening breeze was slow, and there were few pedestrians on the street, and it was cold and silent. Goshawk thought to himself, "Strange, strange, there is indeed something strange in the city today. ”

He returned to Weishan's residence and walked lightly, for fear of waking up Weishan's wife and daughter. In a blink of an eye, he saw that the lights were still on in the Weishan house, and he thought to himself: "Senior brother, Master is still awake?" Yes, there must be something on his mind, so he can't sleep. Come on, I'll go and chat with him, drink stuffy, and cheer up. ”

When he came closer, Wei Shan heard his footsteps in the house, and said in a deep voice, "Who is it?"

Goshawk hurriedly said: "It's me, goshawk!"

Wei Shan breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, come in quickly." ”

The goshawk pushed the door into the room, his eyes were sharp, and when he saw a thin girl sitting in the shadows, her head bowed, her breathing steadily, and she seemed to be sleeping soundly. He was startled and shouted in a low voice: "My senior brother Weishan, how did you start this business of abducting and selling girls? ”

Wei Shan was a little flustered and said, "Don't talk nonsense, you can see who she is first." ”

The goshawk took a closer look, was startled again, and said in a lost voice: "This is Ah Xiu! It's Lord Li's little daughter!"

Wei Shan's voice trembled, and he said, "I took the risk of robbing her out of the general's mansion, Master Li is a little weird, I am afraid that he will make a cruel move." ”

Goshawk said, "Are you crazy? Lord Li is kind and kind, how can he do anything to his own daughter?"

Wei Shan sighed, "It was Master Li who asked me to do this. ”

When the goshawk heard this, he became more and more confused, and Weishan told him what happened in the council hall at night.

It turned out that Yangzhou City was in a hurry to hide the military situation from the outside world, in fact, let alone a month, there was already a shortage of food now. Li Tingzhi ordered Jiang Cai to lead the army to raid Guazhou, which was a helpless move to break the cauldron and sink the boat, but the difference in strength between the two sides was huge, not only failed to do so, but exhausted the last part of the military rations.

In the council hall, everyone racked their brains, but they were always at a loss. In addition, a few days ago, he heard that the capital had fallen, and yesterday he received an edict from the emperor, ordering him to open the city gate and surrender to the Mongol army.

Li Tingzhi took off his helmet, could no longer suppress the pain in his heart, and said with tears: "Generals, Li is incompetent, not only can he not protect the Great Song Dynasty, but also makes the emperor fall into the hands of the Tartars. Li and Li are useless, it is really better to die. ”

All the soldiers shouted one after another, looking indignant, and said: "My lord, the emperor may not be the Great Song Dynasty, as long as Yangzhou City is there, and your lord has the heart to resist the enemy, we will definitely follow to the death." ”

Li Tingzhi was disheartened, shook his head again and again, everyone was in high spirits, and they were about to persuade each other, but at this moment, they saw a general walking into the lobby with a sack in his hand. That man's name was Xiong Shao, who had been stationed in Yangzhou City for many years, and was a brave and loyal commander.

Xiong Shu said: "Why did the adults say such depressing words! Although Xiong is useless, he vows to live and die with Yangzhou City! The grain and grass are unsustainable, and Xiong Shu has my own way!"

He untied the sack, and a stiff toddler fell out of it. When the generals saw it, their hearts were shocked, and it turned out that the corpse was Xiong Yao's three-year-old son! He had lost his breath and had already been strangled to death by Xiong Yao.

Xiong Shu knelt on the ground and cried: "My lord, the country will not be a country, my son is young, if Yangzhou City falls, he will definitely die under the Tartar knife, rather than this, it is better to send it to the army and cut off the meat" Speaking of this, he couldn't cry.

The generals were passionate, but most of them did not blame Xiong Yao, some people said: "Lord Xiong is well aware of righteousness, and he is really the pillar of the country!"

Wei Shan looked around, and saw that the generals had sad faces, tears in their eyes, and their necks were red, and they were not ordinary people, but became crazy people. Only a few of them were gloomy and silent. Weishan wanted to refute, but when he saw that his senior brother Chang Hai was also yelling with everyone, he couldn't speak for a while.

He thought, "Crazy! What a madness! Can you ignore your family's affection? Even if the war is cruel and life and death are impermanent, can you bear to kill your relatives?"

He looked at Li Tingzhi, expecting him to speak out to dissuade him, but who knew that Li Tingzhi covered his head, his body shook endlessly, and he muttered: "Yes, yes, as the commander of Yangzhou, my subordinates are still so brave and fearless, how can I not set an example first?"

Li Tingzhi chattered endlessly, reciting these two sentences over and over again, and after a long time, he said: "Everyone, go back first, let me think again, think about it." ”

The generals walked out, shouting loudly as they went, and their eyes were frenzied. Weishan walked halfway, remembered Li Tingzhi's expression, and couldn't rest assured, so he quietly came to the outside of the meeting hall, hid behind the plaque, and eavesdropped on Li Tingzhi's words.

I only heard Li Tingzhi say: "Yes, I have two daughters, these two little dolls, they look cute and cute, how can they avoid insults and insults when they see them? No, no." We have lasted for two years, and it is a critical juncture, as long as we hold on for a while, it may not be hopeless. Food, food, hehe, the cats and dogs in the city are exhausted, and some people cannibalize each other, the people can be like this, why can't I, Li Tingzhi?"

When Wei Shan heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore, and jumped out and shouted: "My lord, you must not! As the saying goes, the tiger poison does not eat children, we would rather starve to death, how can we poison our relatives?"

When Li Tingzhi saw Weishan, he fell to the ground and said loudly: "Weishan, why are you so selfish? Can you still think? My mind is very messy."

He tugged at his hair and beard in pain, exhaling and panting violently, and after a moment, he raised his head and said, "Weishan, I beg you. I beg you to take my two daughters and go out of the south gate in the middle of the night, and I will send someone there to answer them, and the man will take them to safety, Weishan, only you can stay awake, I beg you, please help me. ”

Weishan immediately agreed, Li Tingzhi thanked him for his kindness, and stood up tremblingly, only to see that the back of this Yangzhou hero was desolate, his skin was sagging, and he was depressed, Weishan was worried, but he didn't know how to help.

He reflexively walked out of the council hall, took advantage of the darkness, sneaked into the Li Mansion, looked around, and did not meet Li Yunhe, so he had to take Ah Xiu out and stay in his house for the time being, waiting for the goshawk to come back.

After hearing about Weishan's experience, Goshawk was shocked and said, "I just sent Li Yun and my sister back to the Li Mansion, if Master Li is really crazy, will it be bad for her?" No, I'll go back to her." ”

Wei Shan said: "Let's divide into two ways, I will go to Li's Mansion to find her, you hold Ah Xiu, first go to wait outside the south gate, if I don't come for an hour, you will hand over Ah Xiu to people outside the city, leave first, and then go to Senior Brother Chang Hai and Senior Brother Tie Yan, and ask them to persuade Master Li together, even if they are strong, they must make Lord Li recover his senses." ”

The goshawk remembered the ghostly appearance of Tie Yan, and was terrified, and there was a faint sense of despair, but the situation was critical, and he comforted: "Lord Li may not be so ruthless, maybe he is just dizzy for a while, and what he says is all nonsense." Having said that, he still picked up Ah Xiu and rushed into the night again.

Wei Shan watched him leave, and thought: "The goshawk is reliable, and the person is clever, Miss Axiu, she should be safe and sound." He wanted to go out, but for some reason, he suddenly wanted to see his wife and daughter. He walked out the door and looked at the hut where the two were resting, hesitating whether to go in and wake them up.

He thought again, "Even if I give up this life, I will keep them both safe." This Yangzhou City Yangzhou City" He didn't dare to think about it, but at this moment, he couldn't make up his mind.

On one side is home, on the other side is country. The country is hopeless, and the home is in sight. If you are dedicated to the country, you will inevitably die under the iron hooves of Mongolia.

Or, they will be reduced to rations for the defenders of Yangzhou

Weishan clenched his fists, his nails piercing his skin, leaving aside all distractions, not daring to think further.

Suddenly, he heard a faint sound coming from behind him, and he turned around to see persecution and light shirts walking across the courtyard and approaching him.

Wei Shan felt strange, but then thought: "It must be the goshawk who asked them to come, haha, he was right, everyone was just excited before, and they may not really eat their relatives and friends." ”

He greeted the two of them and shouted: "Senior Sister Qingyi, Senior Brother Qiyu, you came just in time, I am worried that I can't find a helper." ”

Qingshan and Qiyu stood in front of him, Qingshan's eyes drifted, looked up at Weishan's tall body, and said, "Senior Brother Weishan, I came to you because I want to talk to you about something." ”

Wei Shanqi said: "What's the matter? or my business is more urgent, I don't know if the goshawk told you?"

Qingyi interrupted him and said, "Senior Brother Weishan, do you remember what you said to me eleven years ago, it was the early morning of the second day when we found Forced Rain and Goshawk in the street?"

Wei Shan scratched his head, searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, he couldn't think of it at all, he smiled and said: "Your senior brother is stupid, how did I think about what happened eleven years ago? You don't want your mother-in-law, what's the matter, say it in one breath." ”

Tenderness flashed in the eyes of the light shirt, and she said: "You once said: 'I am loyal to you in this life, if you don't marry, sister in the light shirt, I beg you, I beg you to marry me.'" Have you forgotten that?"

When the rain heard this, his body shook, and he glared angrily at Weishan.

Wei Shan suddenly realized, instantly remembered the old scene, he said embarrassedly: "Senior sister, I was groggy at the time, my mind was full of your shadow, the whole person was confused, just like Lord Li's current appearance, strange, don't say it, the situation is really a little similar." ”

He talked for a while, and when he saw the light shirt waiting silently, he hurriedly said: "Senior sister, senior brother, I was rude to you at the time, and now that I think about it, I am really ashamed, I will accompany you." Didn't you also scold me for being delusional at that time? I don't think we owe each other, so this matter will be over. ”