The carriage rolled, and the heavy curtains covered it, and it went straight into the inconspicuous mansion hidden in the deep alley.
The thresholds were all removed, and the carriage went all the way through the three gates before stopping in the depths of the inner courtyard. The surroundings were quiet, not even the sound of birdsong.
The extreme silence is unsettling, as if you have stepped into a dream in a vacuum, surrounded by a vast expanse, and no one is there.
It took a while for Mingcheng to feel uneasy, and lifted the curtain by himself, and saw the door of the study room facing the sedan chair for the first time.
The door was open, but in this bright weather, the door was completely dark, and the sun was shining brightly in front of the door, as if it was the junction of night and day.
Mingcheng opened his eyes wide for a while, only to find a figure in a black cloak standing in the dark door frame.
She let out a long breath. Just as I was about to relax, I was suddenly taken aback again—in the extremely quiet yard, there were many people standing silently, with stiff bodies, their faces hidden in the hooded white cloak, and only a pair of people were exposed. Uncomfortable, reminiscent of strange eyes of beasts.
She shuddered slightly, suddenly feeling ominous in her heart.
The person in the black cloak in the study seemed to smile and raised his hand, the people outside then walked away silently, Ming Cheng listened intently to their movement, but really, there was no sound at all.
Her ominous feeling became stronger.
In the darkness of the study, the man was smiling at her, "Is the Empress safe here?"
Mingcheng forced a smile, and said in a low voice, "Thanks to you."
"What do you want?" The man's voice was soft.
"You should know," Ming Cheng gritted his teeth, "Let Jing Hengbo die."
"You also know that I have always been in agreement with you on this point. But why do I have to bring you with me when I can do it alone?" The man's smile became more gentle, but Mingcheng shivered.
"Help me one more time..." She reluctantly said, "What you want..."
The man smiled and spread his palms to her.
Mingcheng is hesitating, the map of the empress' underground palace is her last weight, she really doesn't want to hand it over now, and lose this weight early, how can she negotiate with this person who is gentle on the outside but cold on the inside?
The opponent's palm was still spread out, he seemed to be very patient, even the arc of his smile didn't change, Mingcheng smiled reluctantly, twisting his hands in his sleeves, not daring to offend and unwilling to offer a treasure, nana said: "I eat all It’s hard, I’m a little confused, and I don’t remember some routes clearly. Give me some time, let me slowly, and let you think it through carefully, otherwise it will be a big trouble if I make a mistake..."
She didn't finish her sentence.
The man in the darkness suddenly smiled.
The snow-white palm that was spread out seemed to be put away, and the moment it was put away, the **** flicked lightly.
A ray of green light shot out, Mingcheng let out a miserable cry, and opened his hand suddenly, the **** of his left hand was broken, and half of the knuckles drooped limply.
What was even more frightening was that between the broken knuckles, there was a green foamy thing. Where the thing passed, her skin began to become rough, and fine hairs grew on both sides of the wound. The green was spreading, and the whole finger was covered with It turned green, and even the nails were slowly bending...
In an instant, the medicine contained in the needle made her fingers look like ghost claws.
Mingcheng was so startled that he forgot the pain and screaming, and after a while, he let out a scream of "Ah!", covered in cold sweat, and rushed forward, bumping into the door frame of the study, with her knees half-bent, trembling and about to kneel down , the words between the lips and teeth are also trembling, "You...you...forgive me...save me...save me..."
A hand stretched out, it was white, slender, and clean, and gently pulled her away. It's like leading a loved one into the auditorium.
Mingcheng didn't dare to disobey again, sobbing and trembling, he dragged him into the seemingly real darkness.
"Squeak." With a sound, the door of the study room was slowly closed, closing the darkness inside and blocking out the light.
Mingcheng, who fell into the darkness, turned around for the last time.
A ray of sunlight paled her tearful face. The jet-black dilated pupils reflected countless fears and despairs.
It seems that this step is the eternal sinking.
That face was gone in an instant.
"Bang." The door closed.
The yard was quiet, still the deadly silence.
A moment later, a scream pierced the sky. The voice was short and stopped abruptly.
The courtyard was still silent, the figures in the cloaks stared straight ahead with emotionless animal-like gazes, motionless.
…
In the campsite outside Linzhou City of Yu State, Jing Hengbo looked up at Pei Shu who was on horseback, and was moved for a moment.
When this guy talks about love, it's really enough to stun those girls who grew up watching ancient **** romance...
However, being in love with her is not enough!
"Come down!" She grabbed Pei Shu's trousers, "You don't need to be a hero, now is not the time for us to take revenge, we should first consider how to deal with the siege."
"Huh?" Pei Shu raised his eyebrows high.
Jing Hengbo turned his head and pointed at the account, "Many wealthy children from Linzhou and even Dadu are imprisoned here, more than half of them died, and a lesser half, which could have been used to blackmail the nobles of Linzhou, but Yu Guangting is here, so it is necessary If you want to sow dissension, immediately, the local garrison in Linzhou and even the nobles' private army will join Yu Guangting and besiege us. If Yu Guangting is more courageous and does not stop doing one thing, mobilizing all the nearby troops to encircle and suppress us, they will occupy us. If the location is right and the people are harmonious, we only have this few people. The **** army is not strong enough, and the Hengji army is only 2,000. Kanglong and Yuzhao army will not be able to catch up for a while. How can we fight each other? Even if you and I are safe, these junior soldiers Have you calculated how much you have to die?"
"So what's the matter?" Pei Shu raised his eyebrows nonchalantly, "They sold their lives to you, and it's only right and proper to die for you. Or you don't believe in my ability, or that my two thousand halberds can conquer Yu Kingdom ?”
"Soldiers are human too, who will allow you not to take human life seriously?" Jing Hengbo rushed up angrily and kicked his calf, "Come down, don't act rashly, think long-term!"
The soldiers around were a little nervous at first, but Pei Shu suddenly wanted to send out an army. Thousands of people wanted to attack the entire Yu Kingdom. Everyone thought that they were afraid that they would be cannon fodder right away. Listening to the Queen's words, they gradually became moved. He stared at the queen with twinkling eyes.
Pei Shu kicked Jing Hengbo a few times without pain, and really got off his horse. Jing Hengbo dragged him to the main tent, closed the tent door, and just wanted to discuss his plan with him, and suppress him by the way. With a fiery temper, suddenly a big head rested on her shoulder.
Jing Hengbo was taken aback for a moment, and squinted to see that Pei Shu was rubbing his face on her shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Jing Hengbo reached out and pushed his face, "Get up, I have something to discuss with you."
"Did I perform well just now?" Pei Shu ignored her, leaned his head forward, and said with a smile, "Look, how moved they are by your words of loving soldiers like children? I have a sense of loyalty to you."
Jing Hengbo was taken aback. So what he said and what he did just now were intentional?
Thinking about it carefully, Pei Shu has always been good to his subordinates, otherwise he would not have led a group of trusted brothers to fight against the heaven and the earth in Tianhui Valley, trying their best to survive. Famous generals have always cherished soldiers. The **** words of planting grass and disregarding human life should not have come from him in the first place.
Is it because this batch of **** troops came from the original Dige garrison, and he is not familiar enough with himself and loyal enough, so he deliberately sent the army recklessly, contemptuous of human life, just to make himself refute, in exchange for the morale of the army?
Jing Hengbo thought for a while, and then laughed a little sadly. The young commander was never a really heartless and rude person. Only those closest to him could understand his delicacy.
"What's the matter with your true energy?" Pei Shu whispered in her ear, and the hot air brushed against her neck.
Jing Hengbo was afraid of tickles, turned his head away, and took his head away with both hands, "Go away, it's so hot." He took advantage of the situation and sat down against the bedding.
"Don't talk about him." Pei Shu knelt behind her and put his arms around her waist, "What happened after you went out earlier? I see that you don't look right, did you meet someone..."
"When did you become so wordy?" Jing Hengbo pushed him away, turned over and fell asleep, she felt that something was wrong with Pei Shu's attitude, she seemed to be getting closer, obviously because of Meng Potian's existence a while ago, Pei Shu had rarely approached her. , suddenly became intimate again...
Feeling tired, she didn't have the energy to think at the moment, so she simply turned her back to him, wrapped herself tightly in a blanket, and said in a daze, "I'll rest for a while and discuss my plan later, by the way..." She suddenly remembered a For an important matter, try to open your eyes and tell him, "I'm pretending to have amnesia, pretending that I can't remember Gong Yin, and I don't know if I succeeded, but you play with me first, remember, I was injured by Xu Pingran I forgot about Gong Yin, there are only some fragments of memory left, and I am looking for him. Make a good statement with me, so as not to be exposed in the future..."
Before she could finish speaking, she had already fallen into a deep sleep, and her body was extremely tired. Even if she knew that the crisis was about to come, she couldn't control it.
Just as Pei Shu was about to tuck her in the quilt, his hand stopped in mid-air.
His thick black brows were frowned, and he stared at Jing Hengbo's back in disbelief.
What is this woman talking about?
Did she find Gong Yin? when? Is it just before? So she lost her true strength, and she behaved so weirdly?
She is obviously willing to accept herself, why does she still want to miss Gong Yin?
It was so easy for him to see the dawn of hope, why did he have to hear this name again?
What is this woman going to do when she wrinkles a pool of spring water?
He stared at Jing Hengbo's shoulder, and really wanted to turn her over immediately, ask her carefully, and warn her not to be half-hearted! Explain to him!
But listening to the sound of Jing Hengbo's even breathing in an instant, she couldn't stretch out her hand no matter what—she was too tired, lost all energy, was scarred and exhausted, and urgently needed a restful sleep.
After staying there for quite a while, Pei Shu got up abruptly, strode out of the tent, and shouted, "Come here!"
His personal bodyguard, who was also an old subordinate who used to hang out with Huigu, immediately walked over quickly and stood three feet behind him, "Young commander."
"Tell me!" Pei Shu gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Is there any medicine that can make people lose their memory!"
"ah?"
"Amnesia... Pretending to be amnesia... Pretending to be amnesia, just forget it!"
"Ah... what did you say, young master?"
"I'll ask you if you have any!"
"Back to the young commander, there is! There is a kind of grass called Wangchen in the depths of Tianhui Valley, add viper blood, seven-step grass, and Wanghun powder to it, and then ask a famous alchemist to make it according to the proportion, and you can make a big forgetful pill. "
"How's the effect?"
"It's enough to make the person who takes the medicine forget even his old mother!"
"Excellent, let's do it quickly!"
"yes!"
"Wait... Forget about his mother, do you still remember his father?"
"Of course I don't remember. I will forget everything in my life. My father, my mother, my sister, my wife, everyone I have known in this life must be forgotten!"
"...Bastard! Who asked you to forget so much!"
"Young commander..."
"Forget only one, whoever you refer to, can you?"
"Back to Young Marshal, the difficulty is too high, it will take time to develop!"
"…roll!"
…
The loyal subordinate left, and returned to Tianhuigu to study the difficult amnesia medicine.
Pei Shu was left standing alone in front of the camp, wiping his sword irritably.
The light of the sword is like snow, not stained with dust, Pei Shu's finger, slowly rising from the pool of autumn water, lightly tapped on the top, a ray of blood entered the sword, and disappeared in an instant. The sword body is still brilliant, like snow and moon.
This sword is full of blood, and good at drinking blood, so that the blood does not leave a trace.
Pei Shu's face was also as cold as a sword, showing a shocking whiteness.
The body of the sword is like a mirror, and it seems to reflect the myriad of scenes in the world. It is vaguely the golden-armored and iron horse in the city of Dige.
In a blink of an eye, the long street was deserted again, the prison carts were rumbling, and the alley was empty, waiting to see him as a "traitor". No one knew that he was wronged, and no one knew that he had been tricked by others. Rotten eggs and rotten vegetable skins rained down like raindrops. The young hero covered in flowers in the past is now a treacherous traitor that everyone scolds. The humiliation along the way will never be forgotten.
In a blink of an eye, it was the gray sky-black mud of the sky gray valley. He struggled to survive in the dust and poisonous gas. Occasionally he looked up at the gray sky and thought of the person who was not stained with dust. The young marshal's fame caused the Ministry of Gold to destroy the Great Wall. Now he is lingering in the poisonous gas. Will he toast in Yuzhao Palace?
The greatest harm to a person is not to take away his property and status, but to deprive him of his dignity and reputation, drive him into the dust, bear a lifetime of infamy, and die in depression.
He wanted to let go of his deep hatred and only follow that woman's wishes for his whole life, but there are some things, some people, he can't get around, can't avoid.
It seems that they owed each other in the previous life, and they are always being plundered by him in this life. Fame, success, status, and even... a beloved woman.
Pei Shu's finger, intentionally or not, pressed **** the edge of the sword.
A smear of blood dripped down.
…
Jing Hengbo woke up soon, she couldn't sleep because she had something on her mind.
As soon as she woke up, she asked someone to invite Pei Shu. Pei Shu arrived very quickly with a normal expression. Jing Hengbo was a little uneasy at first, seeing that he was so normal, he felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill, and some things would make people angry the more they explained, it would be better not to explain and just let it go.
Pei Shu brought bad news that the army had been found in all directions thirty miles outside the camp.
Jing Hengbo asked Pei Shu, "Did you bring the elite team specially trained by the Hengji Army?"
"Bring a team of one hundred people."
"Send out in two batches, one to Sishui Prefecture and the other to Qianchuan Prefecture to help me confirm something." Jing Hengbo took out a hand bone from his arms and murmured, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It’s not my wish to split the bones from the grave, it’s just to help you avenge your grievances, don’t blame me.” He took the knife and split the hand bone in half, and handed it to Pei Shu, “Boshui and Qianchuan belong to the two princes of Yu Kingdom. Fiefdom, let our people sneak into the palace with hand bones, and first look at the hands of the two princes."
"hand?"
Jing Hengbo pointed to the long phalanx of that hand, "This phalanx is a characteristic, I want to verify whether it is the same as the guess in my heart."
"You mean..." Pei Shu's eyes lit up.
"If the prince's hands look too long, then show him the hand bones and tell him that the hand bones came from Yelu Manor. If those two are smart enough, they will know what to do." Jing Hengbo smiled, "We are short of troops, and it is too late to temporarily transfer troops. Yu Guangting will definitely use all his strength to kill us in Yu Kingdom, but he forgot that the troops stationed by the two princes are not far away."
"Excellent, I like chaotic battles the most." Pei Shu bared his teeth in a bright white and dazzling smile.
"Report!" Someone shouted outside to report, "Whether there is a marked army appearing ten miles away! The number of people is about tens of thousands, and the camp has been surrounded. Please Your Majesty and the young commander to decide!"
Jing Hengbo chuckled.
"Is there no sign? He is sneaky, and I want to be upright. Come, hang up the queen's flag! And send Dige Heiyu to ride fast, carry the king's flag and king's order, break out from the rear, cross the river to the capital of Yu Kingdom, all the way It is ordered that the Queen will come to the Kingdom of Yu, and follow the civil and military forces of the Kingdom of Yu to meet her along the way!"
"yes."
"Of course!" Pei Shu praised, "He wants to kill you secretly, but you have to spread the word. No matter what, Emperor Song is still the center of the Great Desolation, and Yu Country is still where Emperor Song belongs. The regent wants to kill you regardless. The minister may not be willing to fight Dige."
"If you want to fight, you can fight. His neighbor, Xiangguo, and the Fushui Department in the past, can't wait for something to happen to Yuguo and share some benefits." Jing Hengbo smiled sweetly, "The wilderness is a mess. If you don't disrupt the reorganization, you can enter the melting pot again. How can it be re-condensed into a single piece of iron?"
"Go to the tent where the captives were held, and take off one piece of jewelry from those sons and daughters, and send them to the army quickly." Jing Hengbo continued to order the soldiers outside, "Tell them, I wish We invite you to a grand feast, and there are a lot of famous dishes on the table. The main dishes are stir-fried son's liver and braised Fu Shaotou. You are invited to come and taste it. You are only allowed to come by yourself, and it is limited to one hour. If guests do not come to the door for one hour, I will do it by myself. Let's eat!"
The soldiers took orders to leave the tent with a disgusted expression on their faces.
Pei Shu stared at Jing Hengbo with bright eyes—the queen who was strategizing at the moment and with shining eyes was the most beautiful he had ever seen in his life.
The most beautiful queen has already happily ordered, "Come here, go to the village to buy pigs, kill pigs, large intestines, pig liver, pig heart, pig lung... bring all the offal of the pig! Come back and make a full feast of offal!"
"Why do all pigs go into the water?" Pei Shu asked strangely.
Jing Hengbo turned his head and smiled, his smile was kind and gentle, full of charm, but his eyes seemed to be full of malice.
"Because... Gong Yin will vomit when he sees a pig entering the water."