When he heard about the war, Fan Tianshun hurried back to his base.
Only Lu Shiyi remained unhurried. He glanced sideways at Fan Tianshun's back, chuckled and said to himself: "Unexpectedly, one day, I have the same political views as this stubborn prisoner."
Although he held an official position, he did not participate in the battle to defend the city. After leaving the commander's mansion, he turned around and went to the brothel in the city.
Now that the city has been surrounded by rebels for several months, few people in the city visit the brothel. Therefore, the few singing girls in the brothel are idle. When Lu Shiyi climbed up to the brothel, he heard the willow trees singing.
"The smile is full of smiles. Xiaozhuang sweeps out the long eyebrows. The long eyebrows are green. Double-open pheasant fans, six-curved mandarin duck screen."
The singing voice is melodious and exceptionally beautiful.
Lu Shiyi pushed the door open and opened the curtain, only to see Liu Shaotiao sitting there playing the zheng.
She seemed to have just woken up, her hair had not been combed and was held up casually. In fact, her face had already been made up and her lips were even rouged.
She raised her head and glanced at Lu Shiyi, smiled charmingly, and continued singing, as if she was singing to him.
"The young man's heart is still full of passion. He plays the long zheng in silver armor while drinking wine. He plays the long zheng under the peach blossoms and gets drunk until midnight... Yanei, oh, wait a minute."
Lu Shiyi immediately became interested, stepped forward and hugged the willow top, lifted up her skirt and started doing it.
The singing and the sound of the piano were suddenly interrupted, and faint killing cries could be heard in the distance.
Not long after, Lu Shiyi let out a long sigh of relief, pushed away the willow branch, and felt a little bored again.
"I hate it, it disturbs my family's interest in practicing piano."
Liu Shaosiao knew very well that Yi Se's servants would not last long, and in order to keep the hearts of these dandies, she had to rely on talent and conversation, so she straightened her skirt and started to coax Lu Shiyi to talk again.
"What lyrics and music did you sing just now? It's really nice." Lu Shiyi lay down on the soft couch and asked, "Why hasn't the tea been served yet?"
"Tea will be served right away. I'll give you a leg massage first. What I just sang was a new song from Lin'an. It was composed by Wang Yuanliang, the enshrinement minister in the imperial court."
"Yes, yes, it's much better than Li Ni's poem." Lu Shiyi laughed and asked: "So, what I heard is not different from what the officials heard?"
"The servants serve the yamen more carefully than the palace servants serve the officials."
However, Lu Shiyi didn't feel that he was enjoying it very much, and said with some disgust: "Xiangyang is a small place after all, so it's not very interesting."
At this time, the maid finally brought tea and water.
Lu Shiyi looked around and saw that the maidservant was thin and small, so he shook his head and said: "This Shuixiao Tower is the same, not on the stage."
"That's because the Yameni has seen the world. This is already the largest brothel in Xiangyang." Liu Shaoshou bit her lip and smiled: "It would be great if the Yameni could bring the slave family to see the world."
"how?"
"There are always wars in Xiangyang, and the slave family is afraid."
"What are you afraid of?"
Lu Shiyi looked relaxed and said: "The rebels will not be able to defeat Xiangyang's city defense even if they attack for another five years, let alone with my uncle in charge."
He dared to say such things because he really had confidence in Xiangyang's defense.
Therefore, although there was a war outside the city, he was very comfortable lying in this fragrant boudoir. He drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, lay there and let others beat his legs, and soon fell asleep in a daze of lakes and lakes.
He didn't know how long it took before he felt the willow branches pushing him.
"Ya Nei, Ya Nei..."
Lu Shiyi woke up from being lost in the lake again and said: "What are you calling me for? Holding my bird..."
However, Liu Shaosiao looked very frightened. He opened his eyes and said, "Yameni, listen, it seems to be getting closer and closer."
"Listen to what?"
Lu Shiyi listened, and vaguely seemed to hear someone shouting something.
"Surrender without killing..."
He sat up suddenly, shook his head violently, and murmured: "It's not that close. I heard wrong."
If he wants to believe that the Tang army has entered the city, it is absolutely impossible.
Xiangyang City can be regarded as the strongest city in the Song Dynasty, and there is no possibility of it being conquered so quickly.
But Lu Shiyi couldn't wait to put on his shoes and hurried out.
"Yanei..."
Liu Shaosiao pulled him and wanted to ask for his protection. How could Lu Shiyi care about her at this time? He stretched out his hand and pushed her aside.
When he went to the lobby, he found that the few followers he had brought with him had disappeared. Lu Shiyi rushed out of the brothel and rushed to the commander's mansion.
The distance between the two places is not too far, they are both in the center of Xiangyang City. No matter what the strange shouts are, the area is still safe for the time being.
However, when he turned a corner and could see the gate of the handsome manor, there was a sudden scream in front of him.
"Wang Da...are you also traitorous to the country?"
"What is treason? Give the world back its legitimacy!"
"Kill them!"
"Come in and kill Lu Wenhuan!"
Lu Shiyi was frightened and quickly turned around and fled to the other side, but there was another chaos on the other side of the street.
"Brothers, listen to me. Niu Fu, the defender of Fancheng, has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and has conquered the Xiangyang Water Pass. If you want to abandon the dark side and join the bright side, now is the time!"
"..."
The shouts of killing continued, and chaos spread. Someone rushed to Lu Shiyi and was chopped down. Blood spattered on Lu Shiyi's face, scaring him out of his wits.
"ah!"
Lu Shiyi fell to the ground and did not dare to get up, so he had to crawl forward using his hands and feet.
After finally climbing to the back door of the handsome manor, he howled a few words, and someone poked his head out from the courtyard wall.
"It's Juro. Quick, let Juro come in."
Finally saving his life, Lu Shiyi immediately rushed to Lu Wenhuan's apartment.
He just subconsciously thought that was the safest place.
Unexpectedly, Lu Wenhuan was actually in the public house at this time.
"Today Huaixi has rebelled against the enemy and Jiangling has fallen. My father is defending the isolated city alone to welcome the rebel tiger and wolf troops, but there is no news from the court. It is difficult and dangerous, and the situation is dangerous and there is no help. How can I not be loyal to the Song Dynasty? Why can't I surrender?!"
As soon as he heard it, he knew that the person speaking at this time was Lu Wenhuan's son, Lu Shisheng.
After that, Lu Wenhuan said: "Li Xia is so serious. Once he surrenders, the family property that my brother has accumulated for decades will be wiped out. The descendants of the Lu family will be humiliated by him. How can I face my brother who is under Jiuquan?"
"Why does father bother to live for others?" Lu Shisheng said: "If we ignore the Lu family and abandon those useless children, the Bahu tribe will not talk about it, but only ask what father wants to do."
"I have served my country with all my loyalty, and I have no regrets about my original intention!"
Lu Wenhuan's voice suddenly rose and he finally regained some of his energy.
"I have been a soldier all my life, galloping in the northwest and shielding myself in the southeast. How can I be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? If it were not for the family business, I would fight to the death with the traitors to repay the emperor's great kindness."
Lu Shisheng said again: "Isn't it true that father is still thinking about the emperor of the Zhao family? If the emperor of the Zhao family is also abandoned, what will father want to do?"
Lu Wenhuan was silent for a moment, and then his voice rose again.
"Restore the Central Plains and revitalize the country!"
Lu Shisheng clasped his fists hard, looked at Lu Wenhuan respectfully, and knelt on the ground.
"Then please father, don't miss the Lu family, don't miss the Zhao family, put the great cause of the country first, and make it your lifelong ambition!"
After Lu Shisheng finished speaking loudly, he lowered his head and knocked heavily on the ground.
"winter."
"Father, surrender to the Tang Dynasty, stop fighting, return peace to Jinghu Lake, and return peace to the world."
Lu Wenhuan stood there and looked around, just in time to see Lu Shiyi standing outside the door.
Lu Shiyi was staring blankly at the scene in front of him, as if he was stunned.
After a while.
"Pooh!"
Lu Shiyi spat out thick phlegm on the ground and cursed: "How hypocritical!"
Lu Shisheng seemed not to have heard anything, and said to himself: "Father, please make a decision."
On the contrary, Lu Wenhuan was still looking at Lu Shiyi, his nephew, with helplessness in his eyes.
"What a hypocrisy!" Lu Shiyi scolded again: "I want to sell out the Lu family and surrender to the Song Dynasty, and I also want fame. Uncle, you are more greedy than my father... At least my father is loyal."
After scolding him, he became afraid and turned around and ran away.
No one knows what will happen to disciples like him once the Lu family is surrendered.
Suddenly I heard a bell ringing in the city.
A sound of "winter".
"Father, the time has come!" Lu Shisheng shouted, "make up your mind..."