Chapter 11 Chapter 43: Breaking promises

The next day, the envoy, who was out of breath, finally arrived in the army because of the rush of the journey.This envoy was named Ning Chunyan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and formally read to me the emperor's abdication edict, canceling the country's title, announcing that this year will be the sixth year of the republic, and the important army corps surrendered to the republican army on the spot. The so-called Republican Army on the spot is Henry Ding's army who was besieged by us in the Falling Star Field and had no chance of escape.As soon as the envoys finished reading the edict, the officers who received the edict, from the commander of the Wude Camp onwards, were all in an uproar, disregarding the strict military order of the land army, talking one by one in a hurry.There has never been such a precedent since ancient times to surrender to the defeated army with the victory. Cao Wendao even scolded the emperor's ancestors for eighteen generations, making the little prince's face white and red.

Cursing is cursing, and when the momentum passes, I announce that the entire army will obey the order and surrender to the Republican Army.It's just that I also added my own sentence, those who don't want to surrender put down their weapons and leave on their own.As a result, with this order, more than 5,000 soldiers of the Wude Camp who were reorganized from the Xifu Army asked to leave.I didn't make it difficult and asked the supply camp to distribute the severance expenses.This is the first time that soldiers have left on their own since the formation of the Land Legion. Looking at them, I couldn't help but feel a pain in my heart.Fortunately, the officers were relatively stable, and only some junior officers and mid-level officers left, even those who were promoted from the Xifu Army, and none of them left.

After finishing these things, I am preparing to go with the envoy to meet Henry Ding to discuss surrender.Just as he was about to mount his horse, he suddenly heard someone making noise nearby.I frowned and said, "Feng Qi, what happened?" The Land Legion has always been known for its strict military discipline, and there has never been such a noise from soldiers.Unexpectedly, with just an edict of abdication, this rock-solid team suddenly became like a mess.Feng Qi went over to take a look, came over and said, "Shuai Chu, those soldiers who left want to bid farewell to Shuai Chu for the last time."

I sighed and said, "Let them come here." Originally, those soldiers were not qualified to bid farewell to me, but today I am very depressed, and I want to see them too.The beginning of an era is the end of an era.The Xifu army has changed several times, and these soldiers from the Xifu army also came to the local army after going through many twists and turns, so we should see them as well. Feng Qi agreed and brought a few people with him.They still wear livery, but now they have left the Legion and removed all the markings on the livery.As soon as they got in front of my horse, those people fell to their knees and said, "Chu Shuai!"

I said: "Get up, brothers. Chu Xiuhong is incompetent and let the brothers down." The first one raised his head, his face was full of tears, and said: "Shuai Chu, I, Dong Liangnian, have been in the army for 20 years, and only in the local army for the past few years can I feel like returning home. When I leave today, I will never forget Shuai Chu." With virtue, I only wish to be a general under Chu Shuai's command." I sighed: "Brother Dong, a person's virtue is useless, only the country can match the virtue. The country has virtue, and the people can live in peace. Now that a new country has been established, from now on, for this new Let the country do its part. I hope that there will be no more wars in life."

Dong Liangnian nodded, kowtowed to me again, and just stood up.Ning Chunyan on the side suddenly sighed: "I've heard for a long time that Shuai Chu loves soldiers like sons, and it's true. There are people like Shuai Chu who understand the righteousness, and it's a blessing to reunite." I just smiled lightly.Ning Chunyan had been an official in the court for a long time, so he didn't understand Dong Liangnian's implication.Dong Liangnian was clearly trying to persuade me to be self-reliant, but I refused.I said, "Excuse me, my lord, how is the current situation in the imperial capital?"

"The two generals, Deng and Bi, led the army, and the Grand Master was totally unprepared, so the imperial guards hardly moved out. But later, the guards tried to stop them, and General Bi bombarded the palace gate with artillery. After they were dispersed, no one dared to resist again. gone." Although Ning Chunyan spoke calmly, I could faintly hear the regret in his words.His heart is probably still towards the empire, after all he has been an official of the empire for so many years.If the guards can resist Bi Wei for a few more days, I will defeat Ding Henry and return to the north to serve as the king. Most of the water and fire armies will be unstoppable, and the situation will be restored.I smiled and said, "By the way, where is General Shao?"

Ning Chunyan's body moved suddenly, and he said awkwardly: "This...Chu Shuai, General Shao..." I reined in the horse and shouted, "How is General Shao?" Ning Chunyan raised his head and said slowly: "When General Bi raised his troops, he also ventilated to General Shao, but General Shao refused, and as a result, all the Feng Corps were beheaded." I wobbled on my horse and almost fell off.Fei Yu also sensed my strangeness, and stopped in his tracks with a long hiss.I reined in my horse, let myself sit still, and said, "General Shao is dead?" Ning Chunyan didn't speak, just nodded.I didn't say anything, just said, "Let's go."

If I heard the news that Shao Fengguan was beheaded last night when Cao Wendao and the others were calling for independence, I might have agreed to their suggestion.It's just that it's over now, and I've made up my mind to end this war, and I don't want to cause trouble. Brother Shao, you must have made sacrifices for this new era, and I will definitely seek justice for you. Immediately, Shao Fengguan's cynical face seemed to appear in front of my eyes again.In Shao Feng's view, it doesn't matter which side he takes refuge in, but Bi Wei killed him, probably because I insisted on being loyal to the empire at that time, and he promised to be consistent with me.Among the four-phase legions, the Feng Legion has the smallest organization and relatively weakest strength, but Shao Fengguan, as the emperor's confidant, has the right to control the water and fire armies, which also buried the hidden danger of him being killed by Bi Wei.Bi Wei and I have always been at odds, but now I hate this person to the bone.

When the little prince, Ning Chunyan and I entered Falling Star Plain and met Henry Ding, Henry Ding was not surprised at all, but when I was about to kneel down to him, he held me up and said: " Brother Chu, the Republic does not have this kind of kneeling ceremony, and Brother Chu, you are not defeated, and Henry will never dare to be one." I smiled wryly and said, "Brother Ding, I probably never lost in the battle of attacking the city and conquering the territory with a knife and a gun. However, Chu Xiuhong was completely defeated by strategizing and decisively winning the battle of thousands of miles. Brother Ding, in fact, you have expected it a long time ago, and you are deliberately restraining me here." Bar."

Ding Henry also smiled wryly, and said: "I originally intended to do so, but I never expected that I would be led by the nose by you, and that the 70,000 army would be surrounded by less than 50,000 of you. Although in order to lead you to a decisive battle, I He didn't use the airship team, but only used the military method, Henry is still inferior to Brother Chu, if it wasn't for Miss Kona who finally succeeded, Henry would already be preparing an epitaph for himself." I was surprised: "Kona?" I couldn't help but look at Ning Chunyan.After Nangong Wenli was assassinated by Zunwang Tuan, Ke Na took over the position of Minister of Rites with her widow.Originally, I didn't take this kind of shade very seriously, but Ke Na's performance showed that although she is a woman, her talents are not inferior to men, so I no longer have any thoughts.But I never dreamed that Ke Na would be a member of the Republican Army.Ning Chunyan also looked a little embarrassed, and said nothing.He is an official of the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of Rites is actually sent by the Republican Army. In his opinion, it is naturally not an honorable thing. Henry Ding said: "Brother Chu probably doesn't know that Miss Kena is the daughter of Duke Cang Yue. Hehe, you probably didn't feel wronged when you lost to her. Mr. Nanwu and Miss Kena are the people of the world. Jie, although brother Chu is an outstanding figure, he is still slightly inferior to them." I murmured: "How dare I compare with them. It's just, why is Miss Kona always in the empire?" Ding Henry said: "It's nothing to tell you now. When Cang Yue raised his children, he didn't want them to be shadowed by him, so he entrusted them to others to train them since childhood. Except Cang Yue himself, no one else knew about it. Miss Ke Na entrusted them To a county magistrate, but after various incidents, she failed to return. Miss Ke Na is really amazing, she said she wanted to stay in the empire, but she didn't expect to become a high position of minister, it's really amazing." "It's really amazing." I echoed.For some reason, I fell short and failed on Kona, but I can't always hate her.Not only because she is Nangong Wenli's wife, but also because she is the princess' teacher.In the depths of my heart, the princess is already a signpost, a guide, but it is not the image of a wife.As for Kona, there are too many shadows of the princess, almost two incarnations of one person.I said, "Brother Ding, what is the airship team you're talking about?" Henry Ding said: "This is our army's secret weapon. Like your Wind Legion, it also fights in the air, but it is much more powerful than your flying planes. If I use the airship team, you will definitely avoid it and not fight." , so I was useless this time, and you led me into the Jedi.” He smiled slightly and said, “I’m also a duck, so my mouth is rotten. But if I use the airship team, I shouldn’t be defeated. It’s so ugly. In the second city of Dongping and Dongyang, although the two armies of water and fire had a secret agreement, Zhong Yugu is still swaying. He must have relied on the airship team. He knew that he could not resist, so he opened the city and surrendered.” I suddenly remembered what she said to me the last time I saw Bai Wei.I have never taken her words seriously, but in fact she has revealed a great secret of the Republican Army.For a while, I didn't know what it was like. After negotiating the matter of accepting the surrender the next day, it was originally time for Henry Ding to host a banquet for us.But the Republican Army was surrounded by us in the Falling Star Field, and they had nothing, so they were spared for the time being.I came back together with Ning Chunyan and the little prince, and we were speechless all the way.Yesterday, this road was full of tension, but today it seems extremely peaceful.The war is over, and even the early bugs seem to be screaming a lot more cheerfully.Although it is still cold in February, there is warmth in the cold weather. After walking for a while, Ning Chunyan suddenly sighed: "God, God, Chu Shuai." He suddenly lamented God's will, and I didn't say much, just said: "Yes, God's will is so." The little prince said from the side: "Chu Shuai, is there going to be trouble with the Fifth Commander?" I smiled and said: "Of course they don't want to, but the matter has come to an end, and they won't do anything anymore. Your Highness, I absolutely trust the brothers in Wudeying. As long as they do it, I will be with you." I decided the same. It is because of this kind of trust that the ground army is known as the strongest soldier in the world." The little prince was surprised and said: "Then, don't you blame those who want to leave the army?" "Of course not to blame, it's all their own choice." The little prince lowered his head, and after a while, he suddenly said, "Chu Shuai, I'm sorry for you too, I want to leave too, is that okay?" I was taken aback and said, "You want to go?" The little prince stared blankly at the front, and said: "There is something I haven't told you all this time. My father sent me a letter a while ago, saying that his illness had worsened and he asked me to go back quickly. Shuai Chu, a while ago I was afraid of disturbing the morale of the army, so I didn’t dare to tell you, but it’s okay to say it now.” I sighed: "My lord is seriously ill again? Sigh, you go back first. When I go back, I will visit his old man right away. Now, after all, it is another world, with long nights and many dreams." Tears welled up in the little prince's eyes, and he said, "I've seen my father, I'll be right back." I smiled and said, "What are you doing here? After the delivery to Henry Ding, I will go back to the imperial capital. From now on, we can be citizens of the Republic with peace of mind, and do our best to make this country better. That's right," I said. Speaking of which, he jumped off the horse and said: "My flying feather is extremely fast, you ride back first, and you will be able to reach the imperial capital in a day or two." King Anle must die soon, and I hope the little prince can arrive.It's just that I won't say these words, otherwise the little prince will burst into tears.He must have known what I meant, he jumped off his horse and gave me a military salute without any excuses, changed horses with me, and said: "Then I will leave overnight." Be careful on the road.I wanted to say it, but didn't say it.The little prince has been by my side since he joined the army.In name, he has always been the supervising army and belongs to the supreme commander of the land army, but in fact he has always been my subordinate.He is the first and only one that the supervisor of the various armies can get along so well with the generals.Even without considering the relationship with the princess, the little prince is still a very good general.However, breaking up with him now will probably be the last time we will be soldiers.What will happen in the future, who can predict? The sound of horseshoes of "de" gradually faded away.Watching the back of the little prince disappear, I seem to see an era go by.With a long sigh, I took out a small box from my arms and threw it into the mountain stream.The mountain stream was not too high, but it was very steep, and the box fell down and shattered. Seeing what I threw away, Ning Chunyan asked in surprise, "Chu Shuai, what did you throw away?" "It's all in the past." I smiled, "Master Ning, fortunately, there is still a future." The current strength of the ground army is about 35,000 to 6,000.After two days of counting, together with the list, I handed it over to Henry Ding at the Surrender Ceremony of Falling Star Plain.Ding Henry was very polite, allowing the army to keep their weapons and equipment, and return to the imperial capital together.On the way, he really regarded me as a colleague, and came to chat with me from time to time to relieve my boredom.At first, Yang Yi and the others were still wary when they saw him, but after a while, he and Cao Wendao became very familiar.Henry Ding talked well and never put on airs. Cao Wendao probably forgot that the man in front of him was a general in command of the Republican Army. Compared with Henry Ding, the other two generals of the Republican Army, Morden Fu and Yu Jin, were much more restrained.Especially Mo Dengfu. At the beginning, he and Fang Ruoshui, another member of the Seven Heavenly Generals, fought against Cao Wendao, but Cao Wendao's charge broke the line of defense, and he was stabbed by Cao Wendao himself. .Fortunately, with Henry Ding, I believe that Morden Talisman will not take the opportunity to take revenge. Now the Republican Army and the Land Legion have joined forces, reaching 100,000 people.Marching with 100,000 troops is no easy task.Hunger, food and thirst all the way, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and it was already early March when he returned to the imperial capital.It was already spring in March, the rain was like silk, and the flowers were blooming like brocade. The imperial capital had obviously taken on a new look, quite a bit like a new era.Seeing the Jiaotian Tower appear in our field of vision, it was almost dusk, Henry Ding, who was walking beside me, suddenly sighed: "Brother Chu, although it is an old scene, but when I saw it, my mood was different, and I saw it was very different. .” I smiled and said, "Brother Ding is only now relieved?" Henry Ding nodded, and said: "I know that when you let the little prince go, you knew that you had no intentions. But all the generals under your command are arrogant and rebellious. If there is a trouble, I am afraid that all previous efforts will be wasted." I said: "You are too suspicious. Since the land army has surrendered, your worries are unnecessary." Henry Ding looked at me for a long while, and then sighed: "Brother Chu, you are really an honest man. Don't you really see that they have the heart to continue to fight against us with the little prince as their priority? The little prince doesn't I would like to go against your wishes, so I avoided it on purpose." Even sitting on a horse, I was taken aback.In fact, I also vaguely know that the little prince suddenly proposed to leave, it must be Yang Yi and the others who proposed this plan to him.The little prince didn't tell me, and I didn't ask any more questions, but let him leave overnight.But I didn't expect Henry Ding to know that if the implementation was really carried out at that time, and the right time and place had been missed, failure would be inevitable.Thinking about it now, it was a good thing that the plan failed.I sighed: "I really can't hide it from you. Brother Ding, do you want to report it to the higher authorities?" Henry Ding looked blank for a while, and said: "Brother Chu, if you can guarantee that they will lay down their weapons and disband, then I don't know about it." I said, "Okay. Anyway, I'm tired of war, so I'll be a petty official in the Republic in the future. I hope to be in charge of the school. I can read and teach people." Henry Ding was stunned, and said: "Okay, I will do my best. I don't want to join the army anymore. Let's be a teacher together. If we have nothing to do, we can have a drink together." It's a pity that Shao Fengguan is no longer here.I wanted to say it, but there was something choked in my throat. Every time I go back to the imperial capital, I return triumphantly as a victor, but this time is different.Ning Chunyan had already gone in to report back. When we reached the gate of the city, we still saw that the gate was deserted, but many tents had already been set up outside the city.Seeing us coming, some horses ran over in the rain, and they were the first to shout, "Is General Henry Ding there?" Henry Ding went forward and said, "Is it Jing Tang? It's me." That man was Cheng Jingtang, the leader of the Golden Gun Squad of the Republican Army.He rode up to us, gave us a military salute of the Republican Army, and said: "The last general is here to welcome Commander Chu and General Ding by the order of your son. General Ding is asked to lead his troops to the foot of Huabiao Mountain, and the local army is on the spot. Camp." It turned out that those tents were prepared for us.Mr. Nanwu must be afraid that we will be stationed back in the city, he will be difficult to control, and Ding Henry's army must be guarding against us if he wants to camp at the foot of Huabiao Mountain.I looked at Henry Ding, Henry Ding also felt a little embarrassed, and said: "Shuai Chu, I have to go too. Don't worry too much, you are also meritorious ministers for the peace of the Republic, and this is only temporary." I couldn't help but smile wryly.Sitting on a great army and surrendering without a fight, in the eyes of the Republican Army, I am indeed a meritorious person, but in the eyes of those who support the empire, I am really a shameless villain who betrays the Lord and seeks glory. I don’t know if I will be scolded behind my back What is it like.No matter what kind of infamy I will leave behind, the soldiers of the Wude Camp have no faults. They should not bear this kind of infamy. If you want to scold me, just scold me alone. Mr. Nanwu was thoughtful, all the bedding and so on in the tents had been prepared, even the food had been cooked, and there was even a jar of wine in each tent.Each of those big tents needs to accommodate more than 50 people, and it will take a long time for nearly 40,000 people to enter.I watched the Wude Camp enter the tent, Yang Yi came over, and said in a low voice: "Chu Shuai, I tried a few dishes and wine, and it's all right. But, it's best to let the brothers try before eating." I looked aside, Henry Ding was talking to Cheng Jingtang over there, I whispered: "Don't worry too much." Before Yang Yi could say anything, Cheng Jingtang had already rushed over.When he came to me, he gave another military salute and said, "Chu Shuai, please enter the city, the young master will discuss with you about the aftermath." The Land Legion has always been the main opponent of the Republican Army. The sudden surrender of the whole army must have made Mr. Nanwu feel terrified.Mr. Nanwu is someone like Marquis Wen and Zhang Longyou. It is difficult for him to understand my thoughts. He probably thinks that I will definitely use the land army as a bargaining chip to make a request for my surrender.But seeing people's hearts after a long time, no matter how difficult it is for him to understand, he will eventually understand.I nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away." "Chu Shuai, please set off immediately, the carriage that will pick you up will arrive immediately." I was so anxious that I couldn't help being stunned.But now I am a general, if I don't listen to them, Mr. Nanwu will be more careful.I said: "Okay." Yang Yi suddenly said from the side: "Chu Shuai, let Feng Qi and the others accompany you." Feng Qi and the other nine were good at swordsmanship, so they might not be able to stab immediately, but when they stepped down to fight each other, all nine of them were first-class fighters.I went to see Mr. Nanwu, he would definitely not allow me to bring hundreds of soldiers with me, there is no reason to refuse if I only bring nine.Cheng Jingtang did not say anything, Yang Yi explained a few words to Feng Qi and the others, and bowed to me: "Don't worry, Commander Chu, the general will wait here for orders." He said the word "standby" very emphatically, I nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Yang." At this time, a very luxurious carriage drove over, which was probably used by the clan.I sat up and said, "Let's go." Feng Qi and the other nine put on their coir raincoats and followed me on horseback.When the carriage entered the city, it was drizzling and the streets of the imperial capital were washed clean.Although it was raining, the streets were still full of people, just like before.For the common people, whether it is an empire or a republic, they are just different names, and to them there is no difference.Those who do business still have to do, and those who work are as usual, and everyone is busy with their own things.The streets of Wuyun City became quieter without the domineering clan nobles.Maybe it's my delusion, I always feel that people in the imperial capital have a lot more smiles on their faces. After the carriage turned a few turns, Feng Qi suddenly caught up and shouted, "Stop! Where are you going?" I lifted the curtain of the car and said, "What's wrong?" "Chu Shuai, this is not the way to go home." Do you want to go directly to see Mr. Nanwu?I was startled and looked at Cheng Jingtang.Cheng Jingtang's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "Chu Shuai, what you mean by my son, the house is full of noise, so I invite Chu Shuai to stay temporarily in the former Eastern Palace." I was a little embarrassed that he actually used the word "study".But I can also guess what Mr. Nanwu meant, my house is not big, and there are some shops around it, so it is not easy to monitor.The emperor moved out of the East Palace after he ascended the throne, and now the crown prince is too young to live in the East Palace. This palace has always been empty, so placing me there means house arrest.At this time, there is nothing to say, I said: "Okay, let's go to the East Palace." When they arrived at the East Palace, the carriage drove into the gate and stopped in front of the bedroom.As expected, there were two or three hundred Republican soldiers stationed in the outer hall of the bedroom. Cheng Jingtang opened the car door as if nothing happened, and said, "Chu Shuai, please get out of the car." I got out of the car, looked at the viewing platform that jutted out from the backyard, and said, "Mr. Nanwu didn't see me today?" Cheng Jingtang said: "It's too late today, please let Shuai Chu rest for a while, and we can talk about it tomorrow. An old friend of Shuai Chu wants to visit you. It is inconvenient to go elsewhere, but it is much more convenient here." As soon as he mentioned "old friends", my heart skipped a beat and I thought of Bai Wei.But Cheng Jingtang probably didn't know that Bai Wei was my "old friend", I immediately became curious and asked, "Who is it?" "I'll be here in a while. Chu Shuai, please take a shower and change clothes. You are a hero in this world, and you should have the dignity you deserve." There seems to be some irony in Cheng Jingtang's words. I looked at him, but I saw his appearance full of admiration. It seems that this is his sincere words.I remembered that when Ding Henry left the imperial capital and drank with me in a restaurant, Cheng Jingtang was ordered to call him. When he heard my name, he, who had never drank alcohol, also drank a glass to respect me.Perhaps, although I am a member of the empire, in his eyes, he only has soldiers and no enemies, so I am worthy of respect. The Maid of the Eastern Palace and the Yellow Gate are still inside.When I walked in, they bowed their heads in greeting.Cheng Jingtang led me into the bedroom and said, "Chu Shuai, please rest, someone will ask to see you later." As soon as he left, Feng Qi and the others immediately looked around.They were agile, some climbed to high places, and some swept under the bed.After they calmed down, I said, "Did you find anything?" Feng Qi said: "It doesn't seem to be. The algae well is covered with a layer of copper, so there is no way to install any traps or ambush anyone. Chu Shuai, do you think Mr. Nanwu will have good intentions?" The East Palace is very solidly built, but I don't know that there is actually a layer of copper covering in the East Palace, probably added after the second prince's incident to prevent foreign enemies from intruding through the roof.I sighed: "Don't be too suspicious, the war is over after all. But, I don't know what happened to Xue Shangshu and the others." As the leaders of the empire, Zhang Longyou and Dijun will definitely be put under house arrest after surrendering, and I may also be subject to this. treatment.Xue Wenyi is also the minister of the Ministry of Industry, but he is disabled and has nothing to do with the world. Since Ke Na is the younger sister of Mr. Nanwu, he should understand what Xue Wenyi is like, so he won't make things difficult for him. I lay down on the bed and said, "Feng Qi, go and rest too, I'm fine." Feng Qi shook his head and said, "General Yang has taken care of us, we must never leave Chu Shuai's side." I hesitated: "What if the Republican Army sees that you are so wary and overwhelmed?" Feng Qi said: "That's up to him, the villain dare not be careless." Feng Qi was so stubborn.In the empire, their fate can be said to be attached to me. If I die, their old account of being the Second Prince's subordinates will be revealed.But now that the empire is dead, and they are still so loyal, I can’t even say anything about them, so I just let them go after thinking about it, not to mention that Feng Qi and the others have spared no effort to protect me these years, and my official position is getting higher and higher. More and more people wanted to kill me. Without their close protection, I would have died several times.Thinking about it this way, Feng Qi's obstinacy to the point of being ignorant of current affairs doesn't make me unbearable. At this time, footsteps sounded at the door, and I turned over and sat up, just as I was about to see who was coming, Feng Qi and the other had already stepped out of the door, shouting: "What are you doing?" They had just finished asking when a woman timidly said : "We... We are ordered to wait for Chu Shuai to change clothes and take a bath, General." Feng Qi shouted: "No need, put your things down, and we will serve Chu Shuai." After speaking, Feng Qi came in with a basket of clothes.I smiled and said, "Brother Feng, do you want to wait for me to take a bath?" Feng Qi said seriously: "Chu Shuai, you must be on guard against others. If you really want someone to wait on you, then I'll wipe your back for you." I laughed and cursed: "Okay, I'll do it myself." Feng Qi said: "Wait a minute, Xiao Yin is a master at poisoning, let him see if these things are weird." That little Yin was named Yin Mingyang, and he was also one of the Ten Swords.In addition to being good at swordsmanship, Shi Jianzhan also has a unique skill, like Feng Qi's slingshot, that named Wei Feng knows how to remove bones, and that Zhou Yichi is good at various dialects, learning whichever one is like that, Yin Mingyang What he is best at is poisoning and testing poisons.It's just that under my command, I never let him poison others, and he has never used this ability. Yin Mingyang tried it, raised his head, and said, "It's all right." Feng Qi was still worried, and said, "Is it really all right?" Then he poured the water into the big bucket in the inner room, and said, "Chu Shuai, I'll light the fire, and you wash slowly." I said, "Are you afraid that I will be cooked? Haha." The facilities in the East Palace are very complete, even the bathing pool has been repaired very well.The hot water could have been put into the pool dug on the ground, but Feng Qi said that the bath water flows from the upstream and cannot be tested at any time, so I just let me wash it with a tub.A fire was lit under the tub to heat the water, and people took a bath in it. Feng Qi and the others guarded the surroundings, and they couldn't poison it even though they were extremely capable.But I'm a bit uncomfortable when I'm in the shower surrounded by nine big men.I washed and washed indiscriminately, wiped my body clean, and climbed out to get dressed.The clothes prepared for me are very complete, from the inside to the outside, and they fit very well. I got dressed and said, "You guys take a bath too." They listened to this, and they came all the way to the imperial capital. Everything else was fine, except that there was no place to take a bath.It's just that Feng Qi still didn't dare to be careless, and it was still the same as when I washed it. Every time I changed a bucket of water, I asked Yin Mingyang to check it to make sure there was no poison before scrubbing for a while.I was lying on the bed, listening to the sound of their scrubbing water, I was angry and funny at the same time. He was closing his eyes and resting his mind when he suddenly heard someone say: "Is General Chu Xiuhong there?" The voice was a little strange, but it seemed that he had heard it before.I was startled, I couldn't remember who this person was for a while, and said loudly: "I am here." Before I said anything more, Feng Qi and the others rushed out eight at once, and even Wei Feng who was soaking in the bathtub stopped scrubbing and wiped his body in a hurry.When I went out, I saw them surrounded by a young man in a robe.The man looked terrified, as if he was frightened by Feng Qi and the others.When he saw me, he was both surprised and happy, and said, "General Chu, it's me!" This person is a bit strange.I said: "I'm sorry, forgive my blindness, who are you?" The man said: "You are humble! Do you still remember? In Dongping City, you came to ask my master for sulfur." You are modest!I suddenly remembered, rushed forward, and said with a smile: "It's you, I really don't recognize you." Xu Xinzi was a young man at that time, with his hair in a bun and wearing legal robes, but now he is just wearing The clothes of the scholars are really invisible. Feng Qi was still unceremonious, stepped forward and said: "Mr. Humble, I'm sorry, let me check if you have any hidden weapons." The humble man didn't care about it, he spread his hands and said: "Check it out." Feng Qi checked him all over, and said to me: "Shuai Chu, he doesn't have a weapon on him." I laughed secretly in my heart, if Mr. Nanwu really If you want to send someone to assassinate me, no one will be sent to Humble Son.I said: "It's okay, honest man, come, sit inside." On Xuxinzi's face, he was a bit embarrassed, and said: "General Chu, don't call me Xuxinzi anymore, I have already returned to vulgarity, and now I am called Chen Xuxin." I was stunned, and said: "What about Zhenqing Daoist?" His master Zhenqingzi once gave me a "Tao De Xin Sutra" and taught me the method of practicing mind reading.Although I failed to practice mind reading, a successful mind manipulation once in a while saved my life twice.I have always wanted to thank him, but I only heard that Zhenqingzi arrived in Wuyang City, and then he did not go where, but I have heard about it several times. Xu Xin's face was a little red, and he said: "Master has become a fairy. He was pissed off by me. Alas, I have never been interested in the practice of legal system. I only do some strange tricks. I am really sorry for Master." Zhenqingzi is very generous, so of course he won't be mad at Xuxinzi.Hearing that Zhenqingzi passed away, I couldn't help feeling a little sad, and said, "What did you do to make Zhenqing so angry?" The face of Xu Xinzi became even redder, and he hesitated: "I... I just don't want to learn mind reading skills, but it's really nothing..." I suddenly realized, and said: "Which girl have you fallen in love with? Zhenqing must be mad at this." Practicing mind-reading skills will be inhumane, and it is an advantage for people like Zhenqingzi who wholeheartedly convert to the legal system. But humility is different.Seeing that he has returned to vulgarity now, he probably fell in love with someone. Xu Xinzi's face was flushed, and he said: "General Chu, this can't be a mistake, Zi Liao also said, what's so good about reading minds." I was taken aback, and said, "Purple Polygonum?" Xu Xinzi nodded, and said, "Yes, I was entrusted by her to see General Chu. She said, thank you for taking care of her sisters back then. " In fact, it was Bai Wei who entrusted him.I sighed secretly.At the beginning, I heard Bai Wei say that Zi Liao liked Ding Henry, but after a few years, she became fond of Humble Son.Henry Ding was a heroic man, and his conversation was much better than that of Xu Xinzi, but in Zi Liao's eyes, he still chose Xu Xinzi in the end.It's really similar to Bai Wei. Bai Wei just can't forget her love for me. The one she really loves is still Zheng Zhao, even if Zheng Zhao is inhumane because of practicing mind reading skills.Too many things are very different from our expectations. Xu Xinzi followed me into the room, I smiled and said, "Just now General Cheng Jingtang said that an old friend came to visit, so it was you." Xu Xinzi's complexion changed again, and he said: "General Cheng knows I'm coming? Oh no!" He was full of joy just now, but immediately turned into panic.My heart skipped a beat and I said, "What's wrong?" Xu Xin looked around and said, "I have to go." I was baffled and asked, "What happened?" Gritting his teeth modestly, he said, "Madam Zheng wants me to..." Before he could speak, a voice suddenly sounded at the door: "It turns out that Mr. Chen is here. It's a pleasure to meet you, haha." It's Zheng Zhao's voice!Xu Xinzi's face turned pale, and he immediately shut his mouth tightly.I looked ahead, the hall was pitch black, and from the darkness, I saw Zheng Zhao walking towards Shi Shiran with his hands behind his back. Zheng Zhao's face was full of joy, but his eyes were full of resentment.I never thought that I would see someone with such a vicious look in my eyes, my heart sank suddenly, and I said, "Mr. Zheng." Zheng Zhao glanced at Xu Xinzi, and said, "Mr. Chen, it's none of your business here, you should go back first." Xu Xinzi seemed to be very afraid of Zheng Zhao, and said: "This..." My heart moved, and I was about to say let Xu Xinzi sit here for a while, but when I saw Zheng Zhao's resentful eyes, my heart also cooled down. Zheng Zhao must have come to my disadvantage.He doesn't want to hurt Xu Xinzi, but if Xu Xinzi persists here, I'm afraid he won't have any scruples.Keeping Xu Xinzi, I'm afraid it will only make him suffer from a catastrophe.What's more, Zheng Zhao is alone, so I'm not afraid.I sighed, and said: "Brother Chen, you should go back first, and greet Polygonum Polygonum for me." The humble son made no promises twice, turned around and walked out the door.When he walked past Zheng Zhao, Zheng Zhao still looked at him with his hands behind his back, without even saying hello.After Xu Xinzi left, Zheng Zhao laughed and said, "Brother Chu, don't come here without any problems." Because of Bai Wei's matter, I saw that Zheng Zhao always felt a little sorry for him.Zheng Zhao must also know about this, but he must have been pretending not to know.Although he is inhumane because of his mind reading skills, he is still a man, and he should hate me.Hearing his greeting, I just said indifferently: "Brother Zheng, are you here to inquire about crimes?" Zheng Zhao laughed, and said, "Of course not." He glanced at me, and Feng Qi and the others lined up around me, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.Zheng Zhao took two steps, and said, "Brother Chu, you are really careful, don't you do too many bad things, and you have to rely on your subordinates to protect you when you sleep?" Feng Qi shouted: "Bold!" Just as I was about to scold, I raised my hand to stop him from saying more.Of course I knew what Zheng Zhao meant, but I didn't think it was a bad thing.我道：“郑兄看来真是问罪的。” 郑昭摇了摇头，道：“贱内与你之事，我也不想听你分辩。何况今日你是避免了刀兵的功臣，郑某不过是共和国里一个小吏，更难以与你争锋。只是，夺妻之恨，只消是人便难以咽下，所以楚兄能隐忍至今，郑昭当真佩服得五体投地。” 在他中了我的摄心术之前，我的心思都已被他读过，他自然知道我对太子夺走了她而一直心怀不忿。只是，随着时间过去，这恨意也渐渐减淡了。她成为帝君的宠妃，比当一个朝不保夕的将领的妻子总要好得多。这样一想，我也觉得没什么好恨帝君。尽管悲哀，那也是现实，何况在她心中，大概早就将我忘了。毕竟，我与她只有一同回到帝都那一段而已。可是，对她的思念原本已如云烟消散，郑昭这一句话却像是挑开了我心中的重帘，又让我窥到了在高鹫城武侯宴席上，那一袭黄衫，雪白的手指，以及碎珠崩玉的琵琶声…… “楚兄，你难道真的无动于衷么？也不想知道一下她的下落？嘿嘿，现在，纵然是金枝玉叶，也都成了阶下之囚，楚将军，你就不想着救她出来么？” 郑昭的话像是越来越远，仿佛从一个极高的地方传来的，带着一层迷雾般的渺茫。我觉得自己的前额也越来越沉，似乎正陷入一个泥潭之中，慢慢地就已不能自拔。我喃喃道：“不要说了，你不要说了。” 这是郑昭的摄心术！我清楚地知道。可是现在他的摄心术的威力像是增大了千百倍，我已根本无法阻挡，脑子深处只觉得嗡嗡作响，似乎有个虫子不停叫着。我的额头尽是冷汗，伸手想去拔袖中的刀，却又拔不出来。想要也用摄心术反制，可是脑海中如同翻江倒海，根本静不下心来。 郑昭仍然站在那里，慢慢地道：“楚兄，你是不是已经动不了了？也许是想拔刀吧，如果自己拔不出来，为什么不让你那些手下干掉我？呵呵。” 虽然头痛欲裂，我还是抬起头。但刚一抬头，却见冯奇他们一个个张口结舌，泥塑木雕般动也不动。我心中一阵惊慌，怒道：“你……你真卑鄙！”没想到郑昭的摄心术竟然一强至此，以前他顶多只能控制一个人，现在控制了那么多却还是行有余力。我一着失算，现在也只能保持脑海深处的一线清明。 郑昭皱了皱眉，道：“这两个字，还是原样奉还吧。楚兄，你还能坚持，真是佩服。” 我突然觉得背后像突然又有千钧重物压上来，登时站不直了，神智也在慢慢流失。半蹲在地上，我突然有些想笑。这一趟总算是小心谨慎了，可没想到郑昭根本没有用什么计谋，只是明明白白地用摄心术杀上来。白薇让虚心子传的那句话，大概就是郑昭要对我不利吧，可是虚心子却说晚了一步。可就算虚心子及时说出口，我又有什么本领来对抗郑昭这种排山倒海一般的摄心术？ 正当要摔倒在地的时候，地上突然发出“叮”一声响。 那是袖子里的无形刀落在地上的声音。我一直想拔刀，但苦于拔不出来，现在这个声音本身就像是一柄利刀，一下在我脑海中的迷雾里砍出一条裂缝，我长舒一口气，只觉心头有了一线清明，手指一拨，一把握住了无形刀刀柄，脚一蹬，猛地扑到郑昭身前。郑昭的脸色也猛地一变，我不等他再有什么举动，左手一扣，已扳住他的肩头，右手刀便横到了他的颈间。 只消再加一丝力量，锐利无比的无形刀便可割开郑昭的喉管。可是无形刀已经逼近郑昭喉咙口的皮肤，他的脸已然血色全无，我却觉得再没有了一丝力气。 对郑昭的那一丝内疚让我出不了手。 正是这时，脑后突然一痛，我只觉眼前刹那间变得模糊一片，像是全被塞进一个桶里，被不住地搅动，搅成了一团浆糊，再也没有知觉了。 等我醒过来，只觉身体极是沉重，眼前仍是一片漆黑。身下，硬梆梆的很是粗糙，显然不是东宫那张柔软的床铺。 "you're awake." 郑昭的声音响了起来。我吃了一惊，一跃而起，但身上发出一阵哗啦啦的声音，却是上着重镣。我呆了呆，道：“这里是天牢？” 我面前是一些粗如儿臂的铁栏。在铁栏那一面，郑昭正看着我。见我醒了，他道：“楚兄，你果然比别人能多撑许多时候。” 我喃喃道：“原来你的摄心术到了这等程度了。” 郑昭微笑道：“楚兄，其实说破了也不值一文。我的摄心术固然强了许多，但也不至于强到你无法抵挡的程度。其实，你住到这座裹着铜皮的屋子里，就已经到了末路了。” 我怔了怔，不知是什么意思。郑昭上前一步，小声道：“告诉你一个秘密吧，我也是偶尔发现，这座屋子顶上全覆了一层铜皮，我站在某一点上，摄心术居然千百倍增强。我发现了这个秘密，谁也没有告诉，第一个想到的就是用来对付你，哈哈，很意外吧。” 我叹道：“原来，我最终还是败在你手上。你要杀我么？” 郑昭叹了口气，道：“我是很想杀你，不过楚兄你也饶过我几次，好坏我也不能这般杀你。只是要放你的话，我想我也没这般大度。” 我道：“你这般对付我，南武公子会怎么样？” 郑昭摇了摇头，道：“楚兄，你身为帝国第一名将，看来只会行军打仗啊。你现在已经不仅仅是一个将领，而是帝国的最后希望了。公子早就说了，为了共和国的长治久安，决不能留你在世上。可惜，丁亨利如此了得，居然也不是你的对手，真的令公子十分失望。” 我喝道：“你们到底要怎么做？”我想跟他们说，我本来就准备交出兵权，听候共和军的安排，只希望能让我去学校当个老师，教教孩子认识几个字便已足够。但现在说这种话，无异于摇尾乞怜，我也说不出来。 郑昭道：“其实也简单，楚兄，你现在可正在宫中与南武公子谈判地军团的投降事宜呢，你那些将领也正在等消息。只是，他们等到的会是你以狼子野心在雾云城纵兵掳掠的消息，哈哈。” 我只觉身上一凉，怒道：“胡说，五德营绝不会掳掠民众！” 郑昭道：“楚兄真是天真。假如有些身着帝国军军服的人在城中掳掠，一个人说是你指使的，十个人会信，十个人说百人信，百人说了，便是千人信。以此类推，多叫几个人散布消息，楚兄你就是纵兵掳掠平民，妄图叛乱的祸首了。你那五个属下，叫他们掳掠不会听，叫他们动手，可是求之不得，更何况听得你已被收入天牢的消息，哈哈。你以为我们坐等着你回来投降，共建新国家么？现在雾云城里已经有不下十万的兵力，加上丁亨利的部队，内外夹攻之下，楚兄，地军团马上就要成了历史了。” 他越说越是兴奋，我也只觉身上越是寒冷。共和军竟然早就打好了将地军团消灭的主意，所谓的要我投降，不过是一个幌子而已。我怒道：“这是你的主意么？” 郑昭微笑道：“岂敢，我还想不出这等妙计，这种一石数鸟的主意唯有公子想得出来。楚兄，你已难逃一死，让你死前看到自己如何被人唾骂，我想想就要笑出声来，哈哈哈哈。” 他一开始还只是微笑，到后来已成了狂笑。我心里倒平静下来，冷冷道：“疯子！”本来总觉得有几分对他不住，但现在我却后悔没有趁那时杀了他。 郑昭仍是面带笑容，道：“疯子也好。楚兄，日后贱内为你初一十五烧香，我倒不会反对，这样可算对得你了吧？哈哈。” 他不再理我，背着手向外走去。咣咣连声，也不知关了几扇门。看着他离去，我心里越来越沉，也颓唐已极。 五德营现在大概还以为我正在与南武公子唇枪舌剑吧。可是即使到了现在，我仍然不后悔自己的选择。我没有听从杨易他们说的自立为帝，总是对的。不管怎么说，战争还是结束了，即使我死了又有何妨？就当是战死在沙场上了。甄以宁，李尧天，邵风观，他们无一不是一等一的人才，但死了也就死了，连个声响都不留。 我坐在那张榻上，默默地想着，又不知不觉地睡去。睡梦中，仿佛回到了五德营，带他们举兵反叛，结果共和军调集重兵前来镇压，连丁亨利也死在我的枪下。 这个梦长而又长，也不知断在了哪里。只知道一睁眼，只觉寒意逼人，眼前黑漆漆的什么都看不清。我大声道：“有人没有？” However no one answered.我只觉越来越冷，抱着双肩想要起来，身上又带着重镣，根本站不起来，只能坐在榻上动动。我费力地挪动着，尽量让自己暖和一点，正在这时，听到了有一个声音。 一连串的脚步声。 我突然又有了希望。把我关在天牢，可能只是郑昭自己的意思，南武公子大概只想确认我没有重新举兵的野心吧。我坐得端正了些，看着外面。 现在有人在开门了。坐在这里，也可以看到外面映进来的一闪一闪的火把光。