Chapter 814 Martyrdom
The soldiers are very fast, and Fang Zilan set out before dawn, which is completely different from the scene of the mountains and seas that met thousands of people when he was expeditioning the northern border. In the boundless darkness, only the lanterns hanging high on the corners of the city tower looked particularly bright.
Li Shengxuan stood on the city tower, looking at the resolute figure from a distance and near, and suddenly remembered the first time he led his troops to quell the chaos. King Xiang, who was only fifteen years old, also left one summer night. After ordering the troops, he did not stop for a moment.
At that time, his emperor brother Ning Shundi stood on the city tower to see him off, but now he stood on the city tower to see Fang Zilan off. More than ten years have passed, and Dajing has not been truly stable.
Li Qiyou, the king of Yucheng, who was standing behind him, suddenly noticed something and suddenly widened his eyes, "It's so strange that Lord Fang is actually wearing armor."
Li Shengxuan regained his thoughts and asked, "Has she not worn armor when she was fighting before?"
"Never wear it." Li Qiyou recalled, "Before, Lord Fang thought the armor was heavy and cumbersome, and often went on stage with a riding outfit. If someone advised him, he would wear at most two iron pieces to deal with it."
However, at this time, Fang Zilan looked like a general wearing armor.
Fang Zilan suddenly smiled. Qingqing's shallow smile was not bright, but warm enough. "Your Majesty is the one who climbs the high place now. As long as Fang Zilan is by his side one day, he will protect His Majesty from looking away one day."
Li Shengxuan stared at the person in front of him in a daze. Her words were extremely clear and clearly fell into his ears, "Whether it is the Empress Dowager or other ministers, whether it is under the palace wall, or above the court, whether it is within the capital, or outside the four realms, your Majesty just sit in the high position of the Mingtang. I will become the sword in Your Majesty, clear all obstacles for Your Majesty, and let Your Majesty look further."
The emperor sat in the hall and the servants kept their health.
Li Shengxuan suddenly realized and remembered what his father Tai'an said to him when he was a child.
At that time, he was only four years old and could not understand what a waiter was.
The father told him that generals, generals, prime ministers and assistants are all servants, and those who are emperors must sit firmly above the temple, dispatch generals and ministers for the use of the world, and maintain a prosperous era.
But over the years, no one has ever said such a word to him.
But at this moment, these words were spoken from the person he doubted the most. Even though he knew that this might be just a high-sounding hypocritical promise, he felt inexplicably at ease.
He would rather listen to and believe in it, and would like to hand over his life and life to the peace of the world into her hands.
"Okay." Li Shengxuan's voice was very low, and the good word still fell heavily in Fang Zilan's heart.
She knew that the future was not clear, and betrayal and protection were just a matter of her thoughts, but she was willing to give it a try.
As long as Li Shengxuan dares to entrust her, she will dare to be enemies with the world for this entrustment, including Ji Ningtian.
She was shocked by her almost absurd ideas and stood there. Can she really do that?
Li Shengxuan looked down at Fang Zilan. Even though the person who could say such words was unpredictable, she could not hide her uneasy in her eyes. It turned out that she was just bluffing.
Fang Zilan looked at the corners of his curled lips and felt more and more panic in her heart, but she still stood up straight with her teeth, "Your Majesty is willing..."
"I do." Li Shengxuan interrupted Fang Zilan's words lightly. She clenched her fingers in a hurry, and her nails cut out crescent moons in her palms. "How can your Majesty know what I want to say? I can't regret it after this response."
"You don't have any jokes." Li Shengxuan smiled even more, "I won't regret it, but you..."
He didn't continue to say anything, Fang Zilan couldn't help but ask curiously, "What?"
"I climbed up to look far and wide, and I have no way to retreat. But you..." Li Shengxuan paused, his eyes becoming deeper and deeper. "If I accept my promise and replace Xiahou Yunzhao with one person, it will be the dilemma of public criticism. Would you be afraid?"
"I'm afraid even if I'm afraid, then I can't stand still." Fang Zilan said frankly, "Although the position of the Lord of the North is good, I can't hold it for the rest of my life. As a human being, if you don't advance, you will retreat."
"If you don't advance, you will retreat." Li Shengxuan laughed loudly, "You don't have to be afraid, from now on, you will have me."
He looked at Fang Zilan's astonished look and felt enlightened. The rumors that had been gone seemed to have disappeared.
He did not tell anyone that the Empress Dowager Ye said that his biological mother, Concubine Yu, had a private relationship with others, and that he was not the son of Emperor Tai'an.
He had heard a lot of words like this, but it was the first time he could say so conclusively.
It was not that he had thought of asking Xiahou Yunzhao for confirmation, but he didn't dare to pursue the truth no matter why. He had been dreaming at midnight and was uneasy when he woke up, but now her words dispelled all his doubts.
No matter how truth is, he is the one who climbs the heights. He should look far away rather than look back, and the past will pass.
The Xiahou family stepped down and left Beijing, and Fang Zilan took over. After today, she would protect him, embraced Qianqiu Scenery under the Great Beijing, and engraved his name Li Shengxuan.
Awan followed her, looking at her armor, and felt a chill on her back.
Fang Zilan believed that she was the best in the world. Even when she was fighting in the northern border, she never wore armor. Instead, she later stayed in the northern border and had nothing to do. She asked the master with superb skills to tailor her a set and wore it for a long time.
At that time, everyone in the army found it strange that Fang Zilan, who had never put on armor when he went to fight to kill the enemy, actually wore armor weighing dozens of kilograms and wandered back and forth in the camp during the peaceful years. However, the men in the army have never been silly people. Even if they think it is strange, they will not say a word as long as they are not out of order.
Awan once asked once, and Fang Zilan replied casually and adapted in advance. At that time, she praised her for her preparations, but she never took it seriously.
Until now, seeing Fang Zilan put on this armor again, Awan felt a little more real fear in her heart. Even though she said Fang Zilan was terrible, it was precisely because of this terrible that she was reliable. She was always not afraid of death. Isn’t it because she knew that as long as Fang Zilan was there, no one could hurt her?
But now even Fang Zilan is wearing armor. The word "death" may not just be just talking about it.
Awan's eyelids jumped up suddenly, and the closer they were to Qiluo City, the more they jumped. They always felt that something was wrong and were waiting for them.
I don’t know if Awan’s premonition was too accurate or the Killing God standing behind the Miluo people, they rushed to Qiluo City. Before they could rest, news came from the front line that General Shen died for the country and died in battle under the city.
Chapter completed!