Chapter 220 Chapter 47: Leaving the Luan and Farewell to the Phoenix

Chapter 47: Leaving Luan and Farewell to Phoenix (All) In the sixteenth year, the Yong army occupied the land of the Jianghuai River and wanted to cross the south. The court feared and knelt down to ask for peace. Yu sent Yongying. ——"The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties.Liu Ji Biography In the twelfth year of Yonglong's reign, outside Yangzhou City, at Guazhou Ferry, large armies gathered on both sides of the river, with flags covering the sky and the sun.The Yong army came to the Yangtze River again. This time the main general of Dayong was still Pei Yun, but there was Li Jun, the deputy commander-in-chief of Dayong who was traveling to the south of the Yangtze River, to oversee the army.

The cold wind was bleak, bitingly cold, and the clouds were densely covered. Huo Cong opened the tent door and looked out at the sky. It should be here. The first heavy snow of this winter is about to fall. After the snow falls, the cold will definitely increase. If there are not enough warm clothes, the soldiers will suffer.Sighing, he put down the curtain and felt a bit chilly all over, so he walked to a corner of the tent, took a cup from the boxwood box next to the bed, and took a glass from the wine pot simmering on the copper stove in the middle of the tent. Poured a glass of wine.After the wine became warm, he took a sip slowly, and his deep eyes became a little more slack.Returning to the desk with the wine glass in hand, he picked up a pen and finished processing the remaining official documents. By the time he put the sorted documents aside, the wine in the glass was already dripping.

At this moment, the curtain was lifted, and the cold wind swept in the snow, but a young man in a bright yellow military uniform strode in. The cloak was covered with snow, but it was Prince Li Jun, Li Jun. He smiled and said: "Or do you know that you are lazy, Gu and General Pei went to the riverside to watch the formation, but they were half frozen to death?" Huo Cong hurriedly stood up, stepped forward to help Li Jun take off his cloak, took out a glass and poured the wine on the table, and argued: "Your Highness is wronging someone casually, if I am not busy sorting out documents, I will definitely accompany Your Highness Those who went to watch the formation don't know what the reality of the Chu army is like?"

Li Jun drank a glass of wine and felt much warmer. He smiled and said, "I can't see anything in the eagerness, but General Pei really wants to go to war as soon as possible. He was defeated in Guazhou five years ago, and he still treats him as a leader." What a shame, what's more, when the South Chu army launched an attack in Huaidong, Sizhou fell, and Chuzhou was almost lost, but it was all because of insufficient troops. In the next two or three years, Uncle Wang didn't allow him to attack Sizhou. If I can't bear it, I've already suffocated this tiger, General Pei, if I hadn't been alone to stop him, I'm afraid he will rush the boat to cross the river."

Huo Cong smiled and said: "General Pei just wanted to attack across the river in one go, so as not to delay the time for a long time, but let Yang Xiu stabilize the line of defense. After all, the Yangtze River is extremely difficult to overcome. However, His Royal Highness Qi Wang has an order to let us next spring. Crossing the Yangtze River again, presumably we have already made a decision, and our army can only follow orders. In fact, in the past two years, General Pei has pushed forward step by step, capturing Sizhou, crossing the Huai River, breaking Sizhou, recapturing Guangling, and then Lin Yangzhou, drinking horses in the Yangtze River, who else can mock him with the past?"

Li Jun nodded in agreement, his eyes accidentally fell on the book case, but he saw a letter signed by Jiang Zhe, his face immediately darkened, he sighed, and said, "Did Uncle have another letter?" Huo Cong said indifferently: "Yes, my husband wrote to say that there should be no war in Yangzhou this winter, so I asked you to go to Hefei to meet him." Just as Huo Cong finished speaking, Li Jun had crushed the wine glass in his hand, looked at Huo Cong viciously, and said, "Are you going to Hefei?" Huo Cong thought to himself, if I really want to go, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of the camp, so I can only smile bitterly and say: "Your Highness, it's not like your Highness doesn't know what I want, if I really want Lan'er to seek a phoenix, I'm afraid I'm already married to Lan'er by now."

Li Jun was stunned when he heard the words, with a trace of apology on his face, and then he became frowning. In his mind, he had already regarded Rou Lan as his future princess, and his father and mother had already agreed, so he thought that sooner or later they would be one Unexpectedly, two years ago, there was a sudden change. Due to the twists and turns in the marriage, he was already begging for each other, but Jiang Zhe refused to marry him. Instead, he deliberately called Huo Cong back to his side several times, so that Huo Cong Cong and Rou Lan got married, if it wasn't for Rou Lan's resolute refusal to hold Huo Cong, I'm afraid that he would have already held a grudge against him.Although he secretly wrote to his mother for help, the mother wrote back and said that the father had temporarily suppressed the memorial to propose marriage, but if Jiang Zhe did not agree, even the father would not be able to grant the marriage without authorization. What should I do? Woolen cloth?

Seeing Li Jun's sad face made Huo Cong feel uncomfortable. The two years of war have progressed very smoothly. He has already attacked Liyang, and even Jiangnan Xingyuan has moved to Hefei a month ago. This is a pleasant thing, but as long as he thinks that he is serving with fear by the prince's side, he must always be wary of the prince thinking of himself. As a rival in love, the more I regret that I reported the letter to Li Jun in a smart way. If it weren't for this, Mr. Lai would not allow himself to suffer these embarrassments by Li Jun's side. When the atmosphere in the tent became more and more dull, a sergeant reported outside that someone had asked to see Huo Cong. Although Huo Cong didn't know who it was, he felt strange at first, and wanted to avoid it, so he told Li Jun With a sound, let him worry there, he walked to the military tent next to him, and asked people to bring the person who asked to see him.The person who came was a man in his thirties, with a mediocre appearance, but with a hidden majesty, one dare not underestimate him.When Huo Cong saw him, he got up in shock, stepped forward and saluted, "Why did Senior Brother Bai Yi come here? Could it be that Master has some orders?"

Bai Yi smiled wryly and said, "In the past two years, we have seldom received orders from your husband. This time I came to see you for a private matter, and I want to ask you for help." Huo Cong became more and more puzzled. He knew the skills of these seniors, and the Eight Juns were all in harmony with each other. What else would he need to help him with? After thinking about it, he already guessed that it must be related to Mr. Huo Cong. He should have some advantages over Ba Jun in front of Mr. After thinking about this, he respectfully said: "Brother, please tell me, I will definitely do my best."

Bai Yi hesitated for a moment before saying: "Now Dayong has occupied all the land in the north of the river, and the court of Southern Chu is like the sunset, so he intends to seek peace. In order to please the commander of the Yong army, he sent some beauties in addition to gold, silver and jewelry. Female music, I hope that in exchange for His Royal Highness King Qi to suspend the offensive and allow peace talks." When Huo Cong heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Isn't this a rush to the doctor? Who doesn't know that His Royal Highness Qi Wang has stopped sensuality since he married Princess Jiaping."

Bai Yi smiled wryly and said: "Some things are hard to believe, not to mention that His Royal Highness King Qi has been leading the army for five or six years, so it's no wonder they think so, but ordinary beauties are nothing, in order to win King Qi's favor, Shang Weijun Forcibly sending Qinhuai's two big oirans to Hefei is a little too much. One of them is called Ling Yu, who is a surviving member of Fengyi Sect, and the other is called Liu Rumeng, who is the sweetheart of his fourth brother, Yu Lun. Now Mr. Right next to His Royal Highness Qi Wang in Hefei, I want to ask my junior brother to speak to Mr. Qi, and ask him to speak to Qi Wang and let Miss Liu go." Huo Cong was a little strange, and said: "If the master knows about such things, he will naturally try his best. Why did the senior brother ask me to speak?" Bai Yi smiled wryly and shook his head, he could only briefly talk about the matter of Yue Lun leaving the secret camp, Huo Cong thought about it for a long time after hearing this, and said, "Don't worry, brother, I received a letter from Mr. We must do our best to help, where is Senior Brother Yu Lun now, do you know about this?" Bai Yi sighed: "It is precisely because he already knew about this matter and has already rushed to Hefei that I am so worried. For some reason, Yu Lun seems to have a grudge against Mr. I am worried that he will not ask Mr. Maybe you can use force to save people, but there are so many masters in Yongying, and there are thousands of troops. I am worried that even if Mr. Liu doesn't make things difficult for him, he will not escape death. Besides, Miss Liu is rare in the world. If Chao Lun survived, he might die from a broken heart, so I begged my junior brother to intercede with the master, if there is no help from the master, I'm afraid they, alas!" Huo Cong nodded and said: "Senior brother Yu Lun has left the secret camp, after all, he is still our fellow sect, how can we not try our best to help, and according to what the senior brother said, Mr. has always been kind to him, this time may also be a turning point, but Feng How come there are still remnants of Yimen, don't you want to kill them all?" Bai Yi said with a smile: "Fengyi Sect has vanished in smoke, so don't bother with the remaining evils as long as they don't have great achievements. Although that Lingyu girl is a disciple who entered the room, she has a peaceful nature and no ambition, and secondly, she is someone We have taken a fancy to her, so we don't dare to embarrass her, and we have to try to take care of her." Huo Cong was surprised when he heard it, and said: "To be able to make senior brother condescend to take care of him, the status of a nobleman must be unusual, but why does she let Miss Lingyu go down in the world?" Bai Yi heard the words and said in a low voice: "This matter is very rare. The one who took a fancy to Miss Lingyu was the fourth son of Qiu. He originally wanted to pick her up, but it happened that Miss Lingyu was Ji Xia's disciple. The fourth son Don't dare to specialize, you need permission from the Mozong. It is said that the Mozong didn't say yes or no, but let the fourth son retreat for three years, so Miss Lingyu is still building a career. But it's no wonder the fourth master likes her, This girl is gentle and virtuous, and is proficient in melody. I think she must have met the Fourth Young Master as a bosom friend, and they must be in love with each other. It's just that if the Mozong doesn't nod, the Fourth Young Master will never marry her back, but even so, we dare not After neglecting her, I was worried that the Mozong would simply send someone to take her life. In this way, we have no way to explain to the Fourth Young Master." Huo Cong couldn't help sighing when he heard this, and said: "There are many winds and rains in the world, and countless mandarin ducks are broken up, but since this girl Lingyu is the favorite of the fourth son, I think Mr. will not treat you slowly, but I don't know if Mrs. Liu is concerned. Know." Bai Yi hesitated for a moment, and said: "You don't know some things, Junior Brother. Miss Liu's appearance and temperament are like an old friend of your husband. In order not to make him sad, we dare not report her affairs to him, otherwise we don't have to do it now. I'm going to beg for mercy." He didn't say another kind of worry, Ba Jun knew something about Jiang Zhe's relationship with Liu Piaoxiang in the past, and even most of them had seen this glamorous famous prostitute on the Qinhuai River , although Jiang Zhe and Princess Changle respect each other as guests, but if Jiang Zhe empathizes with Liu Rumeng because of her resemblance to an old friend, it will be a big trouble. Regardless of Princess Changle's side, how can Yu Lun be so embarrassing? Huo Cong could hear vaguely. Although he was deeply loved and trusted by Jiang Zhe, Jiang Zhe would not tell him about Jiang Zhe's love affair in the past. Now he vaguely guesses that Jiang Zhe also had an injury back then. After leaving Bai Yi, he returned to his tent and couldn't help saying: "This is a rare and good opportunity. If I don't take this opportunity to resolve the marriage between His Royal Highness and Lan'er, I'm afraid I will have to compete with His Highness for his sweetheart." Inside and outside of Hefei, large armies gathered. The original important town of Huaixi has now become the great camp of the south of the Great Yong. Four months ago, Jing Chi captured Hefei. One month ago, Li Xian moved the camp here. With all the land in the north of the river, they can cross the south of the Yangtze River only after Li Xian gives an order. However, it seems that Li Xian has no plans to fight in the middle of winter.In addition to strictly guarding against the counterattack of the Southern Chu army, the soldiers were rested in Hefei. Every three or five days, a banquet was held for the lieutenant soldiers.When the Southern Chu peace envoy came outside the city of Hefei, he felt such an atmosphere. He only felt that the hope of success in peace seeking was added a bit in vain. The emissary who came to seek peace this time was Shang Weijun and Shang Chengye. It wasn't that Shang Chengye was brave enough, but because of this matter was very involved. In order to obtain a peace agreement, Shang Weijun was ready to agree to any harsh conditions. In exchange for the Yong army's promise not to cross the Yangtze River, the Yong army is now under the prestige of victory. If they agree to the peace negotiation, they must pay a heavy price. These things are not humane, so naturally they can only send Shang Chengye. When we arrived outside the city, it was already dusk. According to Qi Wang Li Xian's order, the Southern Chu envoys camped outside the city tonight, and sent soldiers to camp outside the city. The Southern Chu envoys would be summoned tomorrow morning.Although he felt that Li Xian was rude, Shang Chengye didn't dare to care about it at the moment, so he could only order to settle down. This time, he brought more than 30 carriages as tribute gifts, and it took half a day to arrange them. After it's done, it's the end of the unitary hour.Shang Chengye was still worried, so he went to inspect Liu Rumeng and Lingyu's tent who were selected as the head of the female music group. Seeing that the expressions of the two were indifferent, but their expressions were still good, he was relieved and said a few words of comfort Seeing that the two women seemed to have never heard of it, they could only shake their heads and go back to rest. Seeing Shang Chengye leaving, Liu Rumeng's eyes flashed a trace of hatred, and said to Lingyu worriedly: "Sister, you know some martial arts, why don't you take the opportunity to escape, if you enter Hefei, you won't be here again." There is no chance, although I don't know much about Jianghu affairs, I also know that the sect my sister used to belong to is a criminal in Dayong." Ling Yu sighed: "How can I let my sister face Yong people alone, not to mention where Ling Yu can escape even if she wants to escape, sister needless to say." Liu Ru dreamed that Ling Yu looked gloomy, but her slender hands were stroking the jade pendant carved into the shape of a guqin, and she couldn't help sighing: "There are so many unlucky men in the world, why should my sister worry about that ruthless person every day, most of them are playboys. , it’s just that the fragrance of the moon is left by chance.” Ling Yu said indifferently: "My little sister and that fourth son are just close friends in music, but it's not a ruthless fortune. My little sister just regrets that I didn't have the opportunity to learn the piano from him." Seeing Lingyu's lovely, elegant and clear demeanor, Liu Rumeng said with a smile: "Such a beautiful woman, I feel pity for you, not to mention those men from Lu, I don't believe that the fourth son will not be tempted when he sees his sister's talent and appearance." I don’t know what’s wrong, that’s why the mandarin mandarin dreams are hard to come by.” After speaking, he became interested and sang loudly: “Mandarin ducks and birds on the coral leaves, chicks in the phoenix’s nest. The leaves fall and the wind blows. Once they fall and no one asks, they will be destroyed forever. (Note 1)” She was originally the number one courtesan in singing and dancing in the south of the Yangtze River, and singing a tune was the easiest thing to do. Originally, she intended to make fun of Ling Yu, but she only sang a few lines, and she felt sad from her heart, remembering that gone forever. Song Yue, who was missing, was really moved. By the last two lines, it was already so sad that it made people cry. Ever since Ling Yu was picked up by Liu Rumeng that day, it was common for the two to get along with each other. Seeing that Liu Rumeng's song was already full of grief, she was worried that she would be too sad, so she took the guqin and played the song " "Yi Lan Cao", the sound of the piano is peaceful, but after a while, Liu Rumeng has stopped the mourning.Ling Yu felt melancholy in her heart, and when the sound of the zither changed, she played "Li Luan Exercise" and sang: "My concubine, Shu Xiangzi, loves the Qing Dynasty and Shang Dynasty. Zhu Xian plays absolutely, and Yu Sheng blows all over. Don't learn from the customs of the country, pass the chaos, and come to the orchid and white snow in leisure. Never get involved, boudoir love and spring grievances. For no reason, there is a strong wind on the street. Zhu An, welcome into the Ewha Garden. Clear tears, meaning hesitation. The red place of the setting sun is the golden house, weeping lonely fragrance, born in the autumn river, dawn cold and deserted.Pull the strings and pluck the pearls to talk about the wind and rain, the way is Huatang's sorrow.Looking back, there is no sound.I have been away from Luan all my life, quite sad but not stunned, subtle and tactful.Chat for a while, and sigh for three more. (Note 2)" In terms of singing voice alone, Lingyu is naturally not as good as Liu Rumeng, but it is also a temporary choice. This song is even more self-inflicted and sincere. The two girls expressed their feelings with the piano and song, but they could hear everyone in the camp fascinated. They were the generals and soldiers of the Yong Army guarding outside the camp. Where are you. And outside the envoy camp of Southern Chu, in the deep night, a figure clenched his fists and listened obsessively to the ethereal qin song in the night wind. Destroy the king. Like a dream, I failed your affection. Unless I die here this time, I will definitely take you away." The voice did not stop, and his figure had moved forward like a phantom. Jiangnan No. 1 The killer's stunt is undoubtedly displayed, but in a short while, he has bypassed the heavy defense line and approached the tent where Liu Rumeng and Lingyu lived, and he could faintly see the lights flickering through the curtain.The man leaned down, listened for a while, and whispered outside the tent: "Like a dream!" Using his sensitive hearing, he could hear the two people in the tent whispering, and a familiar and moving voice said : "Song Yue, is that you?" Song Yue's heart warmed, and he stepped into the tent, only to see Liu Rumeng in plain clothes staring at him under the light. It had been two years since he had seen him. She came, but felt a little sad and tired in the corners of her brows and eyes, and the deep affection she suppressed burst out instantly, without noticing the appearance of the other person in the tent, he stepped forward and embraced the beautiful woman who had been thinking about it day and night. In his arms, when he felt Liu Rumeng hugging him with his backhand, the deep shadow in his heart gradually faded away, and at this moment he only had Liu Rumeng in his heart.After some time, Song Yue woke up and said in a low voice, "Meng'er, come with me, I will never let you be sent to Yongying as a gift." Liu Rumeng wiped away the tears from her face, turned her head and said, "Sister Lingyu, come with us." Ling Yu also showed joy on his face, and said: "Congratulations to my sister and Mr. Song for their reunion today. The younger sister didn't leave before because she was not sure to take her with her. Now that Mr. Song is helping her, she naturally wants to go together." Liu Rumeng was overjoyed, and said to Song Yue, "Sister Lingyu also knows how to do light work, so it shouldn't hinder you, right?" Yue Lun smiled wryly, and thought to himself, since you have already agreed, how could I still object? He didn't know about Ling Yu and Qiu Yufei, but he knew her background, so he nodded and said: "Clean up, and we will leave together when it is three o'clock." Both women knew that the situation was urgent, so they just tidied up the jewellery, and Lingyu brought the guqin with her, but she couldn't let her give up.The three of them turned off the lights and waited until the third watch, when it was their turn to investigate outside the tent, they sneaked out of the tent with them.The camp is guarded by the Imperial Army of Southern Chu, the guards are lax, and Yu Lun is a killer, even with Liu Rumeng, he is still able to handle it with ease. Although Lingyu is unfamiliar with martial arts, Fengyimen's light kungfu is famous all over the world, and the three of them have arrived in a short time The edge of the camp.Yue Lun folded the fan lightly, then flashed quickly, supported the two sergeants who were shot dead by the poisoned needles of the fan, put them in a frozen state, turned around and wanted to take Liu Rumeng out.As soon as he held Liu Rumengsu's hand, he felt a ray of sword energy coming from behind, and Yu Lun almost instinctively rushed forward, Liu Rumeng's exclamation came from his ears, and Yu Lun didn't care to alarm the camp Chu Jun, galloping wildly, wanted to get rid of the threat behind him, but the wisp of sword energy froze in his back like a maggot attached to the bone, and Yu Lun felt an inescapable sense of depression. At this moment, there was the clanging sound of sword blades meeting behind him, and the sword energy suddenly stagnated, and Yu Lun took the opportunity to turn around, only to see Ling Yu holding a soft sword in his hand and fighting a man dressed in Nan Chu. When a man in the uniform of the forbidden army fights, that man's sword moves like the shadow of a galaxy, as vast as the sea, it is really a superb swordsmanship, and the Lingyu Suyi Snow Sword, the sword light is shining and blooming, it is like a plum blossom and snow, shining brilliantly , it is the peerless swordsmanship passed down from Fengyi Sect. Yu Lun sneered, pointed at the folding fan in his hand, and shot a ray of black light at the man's vitals. He spotted the Lingyu sword's movement, and this hidden weapon was able to pinpoint the position of the man's body movement. The moment the hidden weapon flew out, Yu Lun's expression changed drastically. Ling Yu's figure suddenly appeared on the track of the hidden weapon. Unexpectedly, his hidden weapon attacked Ling Yu's vest. A woman who doesn't fight with others is about to disappear, Yu Lun couldn't help but exclaimed. Lingyu still doesn't know the danger behind her. Although she doesn't like martial arts, if she doesn't practice too well, she can't deal with Ji Xia. In addition, she is talented and intelligent, so she has some achievements, but she lacks experience in fighting people, and she doesn't have much experience. The courage to fight.This time she was forced to be sent to Yongying, and she was also terrified, so she found the soft sword that Ji Xia had given her and carried it with her, except for Liu Rumeng, no one else knew about it.Just now when someone suddenly appeared chasing and killing Chaolun, Lingyu's eyesight was insufficient, so he couldn't see that the person had no killing intent, and seeing Liu Rumeng's panicked expression, so he mustered up the courage to pull out the soft sword at his waist and rush out to stop him , didn't dare to think about anything, the sword light flashed continuously, in order to save people from distracting thoughts and fear, but it was the combination of mind and sword, which was handy, and even stopped the man from pursuing.But after fighting three or four moves, knowing that Song Yue must be out of danger, and seeing that man's sword is as powerful as a mountain, Ling Yu felt timid in his heart, and the sword's momentum immediately became scattered, so he simply backed away, not daring to fight that man again In the battle, she unexpectedly misunderstood her cultivation base and courage, and used hidden weapons to help out, but put Lingyu into a death situation. Just when Yu Lun screamed in shock and couldn't bear to witness it, the sergeant of the forbidden army turned his long sword and had already passed Ling Yu's figure and shot down the black light. She retreated, and when she saw this, her mind was moved. She knew that this man's martial arts and swordsmanship were extremely strong, and she was worried that Song Yue was not his opponent, and she didn't know that the man was saving her, so she became cruel and stabbed at the man's left shoulder with a sword. The soft sword in her hand It can cut gold and cut jade, this sword is like lightning, it stabs lightly into the gap of the shoulder armor, blood overflows, Ling Yu is so frightened that his hands and feet go limp, this sword can no longer stab, only to see the man Ling Yu's gaze fell on her like cold lightning, and Ling Yu screamed, but she didn't dare to draw her sword, she dodged and retreated, and she had already avoided behind Liu Rumeng. All these changes happened between lightning and thunder. It wasn't until this moment that Liu Rumeng realized that when she saw the hidden weapon falling on the ground, the blood-stained soft sword falling on the ground, and Ling Yu's pale face, although she didn't know Ling Yu was just in danger, but he also guessed a thing or two, and was even more grateful for her risking her life to save Song Yue, and quickly hugged her into her arms, comforting her in a low voice. The sergeant smiled wryly and looked at the blood-stained shoulder. He saw that Ling Yu had no experience in fighting, so he couldn't bear to rescue him for a while, but he was stabbed by her. Fortunately, Ling Yu didn't dare to kill anyone. Flesh wounds.Although he was injured, the man had no hatred in his heart. Firstly, he was ashamed to stop him, and secondly, he could see that Lingyu was a kind-hearted woman, a kind woman who had never had blood on her hands. It was really a last resort, he sighed softly, pulled out the soft sword and threw it aside, pulled a piece of battle robe to cover the shoulder injury, then took off the helmet that covered his face, said: "Brother Song, You better leave." Yue Lun's gaze fell on the man's face, revealing an expression of shock that could not be concealed. His expression was ever-changing, and he turned a blind eye to the Southern Chu soldiers who had gathered around after hearing the news. The general was born to death, Qiao Yuan robbed the prisoner, and the hero Ding Ming Ding who defended Xianxia against the enemy, why is he now Shang Weijun's running dog?" Ding Ming showed a trace of shame on his face, and said sadly: "Young Master Song, Ding is not a person who is following the power, but the country's affairs are difficult, and the south of the Yangtze River is in danger. If the peace talks can be successful, the tens of millions of people in Southern Chu will have a place to live and work. For the sake of the overall situation Thinking about it, Ding could only accept Yang Canjun's entrustment to escort the mission northward. Miss Liu and Miss Lingyu are famous people on the tribute list. If they are allowed to escape, Dayong will be angered, and there will be no hope for peace talks. The young master is also a person with great righteousness in mind, you should know the gains and losses, and don't ruin the righteousness for personal affection." Song Yu looked around and said with a sneer: "Peace talks, hmph, it's only a matter of time before Dayong sweeps the world, since he has no strength, why talk about peace talks, besides, even if the country rises and falls, everyone is responsible. Hundreds of thousands of armored men are not capable of defending the country, but they want to put this heavy responsibility on two women? Even if you want to be Gou Jian, it depends on whether others are willing to be King Wu. I, Song Yue, are just a killer assassin. I was also responsible for killing the great general back then. What you said to me about the righteousness of the country is really playing the piano against the cow. If you insist on stopping me, even if I fail in vain, I will spy on you every night and kill you one by one. If you are smart, let the three of us leave, otherwise, hum!" Following his cold and heart-piercing words, a floating murderous aura instantly filled the world. Everyone could hear the murderous intent in Song Yue's words, and they all felt as if they were in the snow and ice of Sanjiu. The complexions of several timid sergeants were already pale.Shang Chengye, who had already gone out to check under the protection of the guards, was only stared at by Song Yue's piercingly cold eyes, and suddenly felt terrified, and could no longer have the courage to go forward to talk about the old days, only to feel that the person in front of him It's very strange, not like a good friend from the past. I vaguely remembered that Ou Ning had told himself that this person was a killer. Could this be the true face of this person? Ding Ming's martial arts are already extremely high, but the feeling is different. He only feels that the murderous aura surging like sea waves is unpredictable, erratic, coming and going suddenly, if there is or is not there, it makes people feel elusive and powerless. Su Rong said: "Mr. Ruthless really deserves his reputation. I think he just kept a low profile before, so let Ding experience the master's killing skills." He was ashamed at first, but when he heard Song Yue's self-confession that he had something to do with Lu Can's death, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic. Angry, thinking that this person used to be a guest of Shang Chengye, I already believed in him a little, and I couldn't help but feel a murderous intent. The murderous aura emanating from Song Yue shot up into the sky, and collided with the murderous aura emanating from Song Yue. All of a sudden, the wind and waves forced those sergeants on the side to retreat again and again, but Liu Rumeng looked dazed and didn't know how to retreat. Suddenly, Lingyu came to her senses and hurriedly pulled her back a few steps. The soldiers all stared at the two confronting each other in a daze, without thinking that they could hold the two women hostage first. With a flash of sword light, it trembled like a galaxy, and Yu Lun's figure was submerged by the wave of sword almost instantly. Ding Ming vented all the hatred and grief that he was forced to escort Shang Chengye on Yu Lun. Dangerous, if Yulun fails to defend with one move, he will be smashed to pieces under the sword light like a rainbow and flying lightning, but this time Yulun is also unreserved, the folding fan opens and closes, elegant and elegant, his body is like catkins, dancing with the wind, Shaped like a ghost, looming in the sea of ​​swords, Ding Ming's sword slowed down a little, and he launched a deadly attack, every time Ding Ming felt like he was surviving death.The figures of the two are getting faster and faster. In the strong wind, sand and rocks are flying all over the ground. The figures of the two seem to be intertwined. With the ultimate move of chasing souls and killing lives, there is a clear distinction between each other. While fighting, Ding Ming was frightened. Compared with two years ago, this man's martial arts skills were completely different. It was almost difficult for him to tell where his moves came and went.But he didn't know that because of Liu Rumeng, the state of mind in the past two years was no longer depressed and lonely, but his vitality was rekindled, and he made great progress after devoting himself to practice.For those who practice martial arts, if they are taught by a famous teacher, their initial achievements mainly depend on their natural talent, but in the later stage, they depend on their character and wisdom. What happened to Lu Can had a strong impact on his mind, which gave him an opportunity to advance by leaps and bounds. It's just that although Chao Lun has made great progress, he is not as deep-rooted as Ding Ming after all. After the two fought hard, Ding Ming gradually stabilized the situation, and his sword became more agile and smooth, but Chao Lun gradually defended more and attacked less. Although others can't see it, he himself knows that it will be difficult for him to win. Liu Rumeng lost all energy in her eyes. Although there was a fierce fight about her fate in front of her, she didn't notice it at all. She just thought about Song Yue's words that he admitted that he had a part in killing Lu Can.She is not an ordinary woman, not a business woman who does not know the hatred of subjugation. Ever since the general was falsely imprisoned, she has deeply hated Shang Weijun for wronging the country. Although he knew that there was little hope for this matter, he was unwilling to stand by and watch.Although she knew that Song Yue and Monk Chengye had a good relationship, she never thought that Song Yue would harm the pillars of the country. Sad, never thought that Lu Can's death would have anything to do with Song Yue.The love is deep and the responsibility is serious, so Liu Rumeng is so heartbroken. At this time, Ding Ming suddenly yelled, the sword light flashed, and he stabbed five swords in succession, each of which was pierced on the bone of Yulun's folding fan. , but he could not avoid the fierce and majestic sword. At the fifth sword, the folding fan in Yu Lun's hand flew away, and he staggered back. This time it was really impossible to escape, his cold and deep eyes revealed a look of despair and discouragement, and he watched the long sword sinking into his body calmly. At the same time, Lingyu, who was the only one who saw the situation clearly, screamed: "No!" Ding Ming trembled in his heart, remembering the exact news that Song Yu gave him and Lu Can that day, so that they could see Lu Can. On the one hand, Chan, although he failed to rescue the general, he had to pay for it.Moreover, after fighting for a long time, Ding Ming felt less grief and anger, and he was able to think more rationally. In his opinion, Song Yue did not have the ability to affect the overall situation. If it wasn't for Shang Weijun's intentions, he wouldn't have destroyed the Great Wall himself in the end, let alone seeing Song Yue's words, he felt quite regretful.With a sudden turn of his mind, Ding Ming deflected the long sword in his hand, avoiding the vital point. Even so, blood gushed out immediately, staining the half of Yu Lun's body red.Ding Ming was also in a difficult situation. He was stabbed by Lingyu's sword, although it was not serious, but after a long battle, the wound burst open, and the blood was soaked through his clothes at this moment, but he was so focused on fighting that he didn't realize it until now. Ordinary people couldn't see the battle in the field clearly, only felt that the two people who were fighting fiercely froze suddenly, and then saw Ding Ming's long sword piercing Song Yue's right chest, but both of them had Generally soaked in blood, it is almost impossible to see who wins and who loses. Yu Lun's eyes were indifferent, as if the sharp sword hadn't pierced his body, he slowly stretched out his left hand and held the blade, the blood instantly dripped from between the palm and the blade, and merged into the river of blood on the ground, he was cold He said coldly: "Ding Daxia has changed a lot since he survived from Southern Fujian. Didn't he have been bought by Dayong's kindness, and that's why he put so much effort into the peace talks?" Ding Ming's eyes flashed with fury, and then became cold, he said: "That's right, Ding personally went to the Yue family in Southern Fujian to seek medical treatment for his poisonous wounds, fortunately, he was able to escape death with the help of Mrs. Yue Qingyan, Mrs. But Ding's heart is evident every day, Mrs. Jiang is generous and tolerant, she didn't make it difficult for me, and she never bribed Ding to treason and seek glory, whether you believe it or not, Ding has a clear conscience." Yue Lun smiled coldly, and was about to speak again, when a pleasant voice rang in his ear, "Does Yue Lang want to die all he wants? That's why he angered Daxia Ding so much?" Yu Lun was shaken all over, and slowly let go of his left hand. His body was a little unsteady, and he looked aside with difficulty, only to see Liu Rumeng standing next to the pool of blood at some point, with a pair of eyes like flowing springs. looking at myself. Suddenly, Ding Ming pulled out his long sword like lightning, tapped several acupuncture points of Yulun, and applied medicine to stop the bleeding. When Yulun woke up from the sharp pain, he saw that he was already leaning on Liu Rumeng's arms In the middle, Liu Rumeng knelt on the ground, her dress was already soaked in blood, but she hugged herself so tenderly and firmly, her eyes met each other, both of them were in a daze, and could no longer remember where they were. I don't know how long it took before I heard Ding Ming's dejected voice say: "Young Master Song and Miss Liu, what do you two have to say, let's talk quickly, I'm afraid the chaos here has alarmed the Yong army outside, if they Asking about it, Mr. Shang is not easy to explain." Only then did Yu Lun wake up. He knew that the fierce battle just now would definitely alarm the Yong army outside. Seeing Shang Chengye's pale face, he knew that he might order him to be killed at any time, and his time was running out. He stretched out his hand to hold Liu Rumeng's plain hand, and said: "Meng'er, I'm sorry, I really have no way to save you. Instead of watching you being bullied, I'd rather take a step first." On Liu Rumeng's slightly pale jade face, two lines of tears slid down, like pearls and jade shattered, she said softly: "Yu Lang, I have thought about it for a long time, I can't blame you for the matter of the general, if you want to blame, I can only blame Ding Xia Even if you have made some mistakes, you have made some mistakes, but now you have regretted it, haven't you?" Everyone was surprised, and they didn't understand why this couple, who were deeply in love at first sight, would say irrelevant things when they said goodbye.逾轮却是明白柳如梦的性子，答道：“是，我从前说了许多对大将军不利的话，虽然有些别的缘由，可是在我心里，总觉得他迟早会变成王莽，我不信世间会有那般赤胆忠心的臣子，可是大将军临终之前，我有幸在他身侧，才知道他的胸怀便如光风霁月，任何猜疑和污蔑都不能玷污他的为人，梦儿，若有重来一次的机会，我便是自己死了，也不会说半句不该说的话。” 柳如梦露出微笑，只是那微笑便如将要消逝的晚霞，纵然美丽，却是转眼就要湮没，她轻声道：“那就好了，我一直再想，若是逾郎不曾后悔，那么我就只好亲手杀了你，然后再和你一起上路，若是我所爱之人心中没有忠孝节义，那么我就是有眼无珠，自然该和你一起死的。” 听到柳如梦斩钉截铁的话语，已经是泪如雨下的灵雨惊叫道：“不，姐姐，你不能死。” 尚承业心中大惊，上前几步，却觉得想不出什么话语相劝。丁铭却是心中一紧，上前一步，已经决定若是柳如梦想要自尽，定要拦阻下来。 只有逾轮平静依旧，似乎全没有想过柳如梦是生是死有什么不同，只因他了解柳如梦，知道这个女子不论作出什么决定，都不会没有原因，若是她真得决定一死，那么对她来说，定是已经没有更好的选择，更何况他听出柳如梦的话中之意，至少柳如梦现在已经没有了自尽之意。 别人的反应柳如梦似乎都没有放在眼里，只是深深地望着逾轮苍白的面容，珠泪滚落在他面上，发上，昔日横波目，今成流泪泉。直到周围的楚军开始有了骚动，似乎是外面的雍军发觉里面有了异状，她才抬起头，看向满面狼狈的尚承业，淡淡道：“尚大人，妾身知道逾郎所为，必然惹怒了大人，他伤重如此，又在重围之中，大人若要杀他，正是情理之事，可是妾身却有不情之请，希望大人肯放过逾郎，待他伤愈之后放他离去，若是大人不许，妾身虽然微贱，却只有一死而已。” 众人都是脸色一变，若是柳如梦一死，已经递上去的贡单就成了南楚不恭的铁证，那么只怕求和之事立刻告吹，尚承业尤其心惊，虽然听了宋逾方才之言，他早已忘却昔日交情，恨不得立刻杀了此人，只是此刻却也只能按耐下来，道：“柳姑娘放心，宋逾是我旧交，我怎会害他，只要他不再妨碍和议，本官保证他可以平安返回江南。” 柳如梦只是淡淡一笑，却看向丁铭，道：“丁大侠为人，妾身一向敬重，纵然是今日之事，也有不得已处，若是丁大侠肯承诺保证逾郎的平安，妾身承诺绝不会自寻短见。” 丁铭闻言深深钦服，道：“柳姑娘言重，宋兄乃是性情中人，在下不得已重伤了他，已经是心存愧疚，绝不会容许别人伤害于他。” 柳如梦这才放下心来，露出心满意足的笑容，一双明眸焕发出耀眼的光彩，轻轻让逾轮平躺在地上，便要起身，逾轮目中俱是悲愤，挣扎着握住她的素手不放，顾不得伤口再度溢出鲜血来，厉声道：“梦儿，我的生死何需你顾惜，你肯忍辱偷生，难道我就不能一死相报卿的深情么？” 柳如梦双目透出无限深情，缓缓地，坚定地将手抽出，轻声道：“逾郎，莫非你以为一死便足以相酬知己么，妾身不过是个风尘女子，本就是路柳墙花，纵然沦落天涯，又有什么要紧，只要逾郎能够好好活在世上，妾身就会很开心了。更何况你又何必担忧，如梦虽然姿色平平，所幸还会些歌舞声艺，未必不能得到贵人宠幸，纵然没有这个福分，也有法子平安度过余生，或者将来会把逾郎忘了也不一定呢。” 说罢，她站起身子，一步一步走向原来的营帐，无双风华，纤弱高贵，这一刻再没人记得这女子原本是江南第一名妓，天上的仙子的风姿想来也不过如此。 浑不知身外的一切，柳如梦眼中便只有那熟悉的营帐，快到了，快到了，三步，两步，一步，当她终于走进营帐，随着帘幕的垂落，她的双腿一软，再也不能支撑下去，踉跄跌倒，却落入紧紧跟来的灵雨怀中，灵雨惊骇欲绝地望着她霜雪一般的苍白容颜，此刻的柳如梦，气息微弱，竟是立刻就要死去一般的模样，灵雨连忙点了她几处穴道，催动她的生机，柳如梦才悠悠醒转过来，灵雨泣道：“姐姐，你又何必如此，纵然你说出这般伤人的话语，莫非他就会相信么？” 柳如梦低低呻吟一声，醒转过来，面上露出凄凉的笑容，低声道：“我与逾郎，虽然两情相许，却是生前不曾同枕席，死也不能同墓而眠，但是如梦却觉得，纵然是百年偕老朝朝暮暮，也不如这片刻相知，我知道他不会相信，可是只要他心中存着我会好好活着的期望，他就不会赴死，妹妹，逾郎他从来都漠视生死，我早就很担忧他会舍我而去，如今我只盼他能够好好活着，便是我受尽屈辱又有什么要紧，或许，或许等到我鸡皮鹤发之后，还有机会活着见到他。” 灵雨抱紧柳如梦那纤弱冰寒的娇躯，似乎能够感觉到她生命的流逝，低声道：“姐姐，灵雨原本很害怕，我很怕雍人将我当成师父她们的同党，如果他们杀了我，我会很遗憾，因为我再也没有机会练成绝世的琴艺，如果他们不让我再有机会弹琴，我也会生不如死，若是他们真的，真的欺辱我，灵雨只怕再也不能活下去，可是现在灵雨发誓，我一定要活下去，不论遭遇到什么，我都要护着姐姐，一定要让姐姐有机会再见到他。” 这时候早已经陷入昏迷的柳如梦，却是听不到灵雨的誓言，只是她那苍白的面容上始终带着笑容，却是令人觉她早已心碎肠断。 ——————————— 注1：卢照邻《行路难》节选 注2：刘克庄《贺新郎。席上闻歌有感》改