Game of Thrones Volume 7: Ma Mingfeng Xiao Xiao, the young man is raising his sword Chapter 532: The light of the world cannot drive away the darkness in the heart
Volume 7: Ma Mingfeng Xiao Xiao, the young man is raising his sword Chapter 532: The light of the world cannot drive away the darkness in the heart
After Xiao Canshu said these words, everyone in the hall looked at him.
Even Su Ling's eyes quickly flashed with a hint of surprise, and then disappeared in an instant.
Xiao Yuanche looked at Xiao Cangshu thoughtfully and said word by word: "Cang Shu'er, you have always been honest and never lied. Do you want to testify for Su Ling?"
Xiao Canshu nodded, with light in his eyes, and said without the slightest hesitation: "Yes, father, the child testifies that Su Ling and the friends at his residence have been drinking in the courtyard tonight, and everyone has eaten a lot of wine.
They were so drunk that they hadn't finished until the second brother came. During this period, Su Ling didn't go out at all..."
Xiao Yuanche frowned slightly when he heard this. He was considering the authenticity of Xiao Cangshu's words.
At this moment, Xiao Jianshu sneered and said: "Fourth brother, I'm afraid what you said is not true... I didn't see you in the courtyard when I came. I asked Su Ling, Su
Ling Ke said that you went back to your room to rest early. Since you fell asleep, how can you be sure that Su Ling was always in the courtyard and did not leave in the middle of the journey? "
Xiao Cangshu smiled faintly, turned to look at Xiao Jianshu and said: "Second brother is right, I did not drink a drop of wine, and I did go back to my room to rest early... But this does not mean that
I don’t know anything..."
"What's the explanation for this?" Xiao Yuanche said in a deep voice.
Xiao Cangshu did not answer, but asked Xiao Jianshu: "Second brother, have you ever said that you entered the alley where Su Ling's residence was located, and when you were halfway through, you heard those drunk people making loud noises, and they came to the street.
Can you hear their noise even more clearly when you are in front of the door?"
Xiao Jianshu didn't know what Xiao Cangshu meant, so he nodded and sneered: "So what? I did hear it clearly. Their noise was very loud and could be heard far away. Most of them were Su Ling's voices, but this was
What can it prove? Su Ling must have done the unspeakable thing first, sneaked back to his residence, looked drunk, and was just trying to cheat!"
Xiao Cangshu nodded and said confidently: "Not to mention what happened to Su Ling, I just want to ask second brother, if someone is sleeping there in such a noisy and noisy environment, can they really fall asleep? Second brother, are you in front of the gate?
Outside, I can hear the movement clearly even half way across the alley. My house is closer to the yard. How can I sleep with all their noise?..."
As he spoke, he cupped his hands towards Xiao Yuanche and said, "Father, although I went to bed very early, Su Ling and the others were so noisy that the child never fell asleep. Hearing their noise in his room was so real and clear.
Really, I can always hear Su Ling’s voice! Therefore, father, Su Ling didn’t leave his residence at all, so how could he set that fire and kill Shen Zhengnan?”
"This..." Xiao Yuanche was stunned and nodded deeply.
But Guo Baiyi on the side lowered his head, and no one saw the complicated look in his eyes.
Xiao Jianshu was so anxious that he raised his hands to Xiao Yuanche and said, "Father, little brother Cangshu has always been friendly with Su Ling, and this time they even eat and live together. I can't believe everything he says!"
Before Xiao Yuanche could speak, Xiao Cangshu snorted coldly, with a hint of rebuke in his words: "What did the second brother say? When did Cangshu become a person who only cares about intimacy, regardless of the overall situation and right and wrong?"
Father? There is no need for the child to explain what kind of person Cang Shu is. Father has also considered it in his heart. Cang Shu is definitely not a sinister person! But some people are like this and want to think of everyone.
People like him!"
As he said this, Xiao Cangshu glanced at Xiao Jianshu, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
"You..." Xiao Jianshu's chest filled with anger, but he couldn't say a word.
Xiao Cangshu's voice was loud, and he raised his hand to Xiao Yuanche and said word by word: "Father, although my child is young, under his father's teachings since he was a child, he has been able to distinguish what is intimacy and what is personal affection.
What is the truth, what is right, and what is wrong! The child must not condone and condone it and make false testimony just because he is friendly with Su Ling. Otherwise, the child will become an accomplice of a guilty person who ignores the righteousness of our army.
What?"
"I would rather die than do such an unconscionable thing!"
His words were loud and clear.
After saying that, Xiao Cangshu turned back coldly, stared at Xiao Jianshu and said: "If second brother still thinks that I
I fell asleep. Do you need me to repeat to you what the second brother and Su Ling said? The second brother also listens to it to see if Cang Shu missed the point of what you said because he fell asleep. Is that okay?
?」
Xiao Jianshu's cold light flashed, and he gritted his teeth secretly. He had suffered the loss of being mute. How could he make Xiao Cangshu repeat what he asked Su Ling? He was looking for trouble for himself.
Xiao Yuanche then waved his big hand and said word by word: "Cang Shu'er is sincere and sincere, and I trust you as a father! Xu Youzhi testified about this, and Su Ling's current state complemented it, and Cang Shu's
I already have some concerns about the testimony..."
Everyone knew that Xiao Yuanche was making a final decision with these words, so they couldn't help but look solemn and listen.
"Su Ling got drunk and caused trouble, and behaved inappropriately in front of the hall. He should be punished with... half a year's salary! As for the fire in the death row and the death of Zheng Zhengnan, you are not allowed to discuss it any more. We will wait for the results from Shadow Si Boning.
After that, we’ll deal with it!”
Xiao Jianshu was convinced in his heart and wanted to say something more. Xia Yuanrang beside him secretly tugged on his sleeve, and he swallowed his words.
"We will obey your lord's orders!..."
As everyone shouted, the storm finally came to an end.
Looking at Su Ling at this time, I don't know whether it was because she was too sleepy or because she was drunk again. With a "pop" sound, she lay down on the soft couch. In an instant, she snored loudly and fell into a deep sleep.
Xiao Yuanche shook his hands helplessly and said angrily: "This guy! How much yellow soup did he eat to reach this point? Tomorrow, I will check the liquor store to see if the liquor is adulterated!"
Promise left and right.
Xiao Yuanche sent someone to call Su Ling, but Su Ling snored and didn't respond at all. He asked Xiao Cangshu to call him, but he turned over, with his back to Xiao Cangshu, and was still sleeping soundly.
.
Guo Baiyi looked helpless and said to Xiao Yuanche: "My lord, Su Ling rushed to Qiwei's nest during the day, and then returned as quickly as possible to relieve the siege of Jiuzhang. There was a fierce battle below the city, and in the afternoon he went to the trouble to interrogate Shen Zhengnan.
He must be extremely tired and have strong alcohol in his throat. He must have eaten a lot of alcohol. His physical fatigue and drunkenness make it difficult to support him... Please forgive me, my lord!"
Xiao Yuanche was also a little confused and said at a loss: "What you said makes sense, but you can't just let him sleep in my hall. How is this inappropriate! How is this inappropriate?"
"Su Ling is not conscious yet, and Cang Shu is young... If Bai Yi personally takes them back to their residence, it would be better to have someone to take care of them on the way... to avoid..."
When Guo Baiyi said this, he didn't say anything further. He just looked at Xiao Yuanche with a deep look, and Xiao Jianshu looked gloomy beside him.
Xiao Yuanche then nodded and said: "This is the best, then it's all Baiyi's fault..."
Guo Baiyi responded, and then ordered the guards on his left and right to drag Su Lingsheng and carry him to his carriage outside.
Xiao Yuanche was speechless and sighed: "Now that the two armies are facing each other tomorrow, how can this Su Ling surrender the second general of Bohai for me... It's really a waste of wine! It's a waste of wine.
!」
He just finished speaking, and I don't know if Su Ling heard it or something, but he didn't open his eyes, he just stretched his hand high, scratched in the air a few times, and said vaguely: "Here it is.
.....I will take care of things...don't worry..."
Xiao Yuanche wanted to ask again, but Su Ling fell asleep again, snoring as before.
There was no other way, so Xiao Yuanche waved his hand and watched as Su Ling was dragged into Guo Baiyi's carriage, and Guo Baiyi then got in.
The coachman cracked his whip and the carriage started to move.
Seeing that the matter was over, Xiao Yuanche also waved his sleeves and left.
When everyone saw this, they all dispersed.
Xiao Cangshu followed the carriage and drove for a while. Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he suddenly heard someone from the opposite side saying: "Fourth brother, why are you in such a hurry? The second brother just came to Jiuzhang today. There are many things that he has not yet said to the fourth brother. How about
It's getting brighter today, and I won't be able to sleep for long. If my fourth brother has nothing to do, how about we talk to the side?"
Xiao Cangshu suddenly raised his head, only to see Xiao Jianshu standing by the roadside at some unknown time, smiling lightly at him, with a different look on his face.
No malice.
Xiao Cangshu was startled for a moment and said towards the carriage: "Master, my second brother called me to talk. Master and Su Ling, please go to the front and wait first."
Guo Baiyi picked up the curtain of the carriage and looked across.
Under the faint morning light, Xiao Jianshu stood there alone, with an indifferent expression that seemed quite magnanimous.
Guo Baiyi nodded and warned: "Cang Shu, you have to remember what you said today. No matter when, you can't change it... Some things can be said, and some things cannot be said.
Do you understand?"
Xiao Cang smiled in relief and said, "Master, don't worry, please wait a moment!"
As he said that, he turned to Xiao Jianshu, cupped his fists and said with a smile: "What the second brother is saying is that you and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I also have a lot to say to the second brother, so I will come over right now."
After he finished speaking, he took the first step, neither hurriedly nor slowly, neither humble nor overbearing, towards Xiao Jianshu.
Guo Baiyi looked at his back with joy in his eyes.
My little disciple, the little hamster, has finally grown up!
"Let's go, wait for the young master at the intersection ahead..."
"Here!"
............
Xiao Jianshu was in front and Xiao Cangshu was behind. The two of them walked further into the alley by the roadside.
The morning light was faint, and a thin layer of morning fog suddenly appeared in Jiuzhang, shrouding the two figures in it, making them somewhat unclear.
After walking for a while, a towering ancient sycamore tree appeared in front of me.
The branches and leaves are lush and green.
The trunk is thick and strong, rooted in the ground and unmoving.
A gust of wind passed by, and scattered leaves slowly fell down and floated in the air.
Under it, there is a stone table and two stone benches.
Xiao Jianshu stopped slowly, turned to Xiao Cang with a gentle smile and said, "Fourth brother, come here and sit down!"
Xiao Cangshu nodded, and the two sat down opposite each other.
Xiao Jianshu was speechless for a long time, just looking at the towering ancient trees and the floating leaves, his eyes were deep and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Xiao Cangshu didn't say anything and looked at the ancient tree.
"Fourth brother, do you still remember how we played when you were a child?" Xiao Jianshu's voice was faint, as if he had returned to that time.
Xiao Cangshu also had a sentimental look on his face, and said with a faint smile: "That's Cangshu, the youngest, and he always cries... Brother Mingshu is young and mature, and he always plays with his second brother, third brother and us.
crazy......"
"Yes, those days were the most comfortable and joyful days for me, Xiao Jianshu..." Xiao Jianshu was full of emotions, and his expression did not seem to be fake.
Xiao Cangshu sighed and said: "Later, my father became increasingly busy with military affairs, and eldest brother Mingshu also became an adult. He was often recruited by his father to accompany the army on expeditions... My eldest brother and I spent less time together and more distance...
..."
Xiao Jianshu nodded, looked at Cang Shu with a smile and said, "The fourth brother still remembers who accompanied you when the eldest brother was away. The third brother and little sister Jingshu played together..."
"Of course it's the second brother..." Xiao Cangshu said without thinking, with eyes filled with nostalgia.
"Cangshu, you were the youngest at that time. Our mother devoted herself to Buddha and was always in the Buddhist hall... There were many thunderstorms in those years, and it was often on this midsummer day that the thunder was rolling, which was very scary...
....Father, mother and eldest brother are not around. You and Jingshu cried a lot because you were afraid of thunder...In order to make you not afraid, the four of us huddled in bed, everyone
Tell me a joke... Cang Shu, do you remember it?"
Xiao Jianshu was immersed in the past, with a look of vicissitudes of life on his face.
"Yes... Cang Shu naturally remembers... The third brother Sishu told the funniest jokes at that time, but it was the second brother who often made Jingshu and I laugh...
Because the second brother is usually very serious about his words, but in order to relieve our fear of thunder, he tried his best to tell us jokes..." Xiao Cangshu suddenly smiled.
"However, the second brother's joke is really not funny...but seeing us not laughing and you looking embarrassed is really funny.
...Hahaha!" Xiao Cangshu actually laughed again.
Xiao Jianshu also laughed lightly and said: "Seeing you smiling makes me feel relieved... In fact, I was also afraid of thunder at that time... But eldest brother is not here, so I am yours
Backbone, if I show fear, what will you do..."
Xiao Cangshu has a pure temperament. Hearing this, he said gratefully: "Cangshu was not sensible when he was young. I still want to thank my second brother for taking care of Cangshu..."
Xiao Jianshu suddenly stood up, picked up a fallen leaf, smiled at Xiao Cangshu and said, "Do you still remember this leaf-plucking game?"
"That's natural! When I was young, there was a big sycamore tree like this in my house. It had so many leaves. When we were bored, we would entangle the leaf stems and compete with each other to see whose leaf stems can be broken off first... It was not fun.
What a joy!" Xiao Cang said with a smile.
"Back then, you could never pull out mine. Your stems were always cut off first!" Xiao Jian said with a chuckle.
"Back then, when I was weak, I always looked for pretty leaves... but now it's not necessarily the case!" Xiao Cangshu laughed.
Xiao Jianshu shook the leaves in his hand and said, "Do you dare to compete again? Let's see whose leaf stem breaks first!"
"Competition is a competition!...I will definitely beat the second brother this time!"
............
In the morning light, the two brothers were like two horned calves, with their heads touching each other, and the stems of the leaves in their hands entangled with each other. They did not give in to each other, and they began to wrestle in front of the stone table.
For a long time, the leaf stems in the two people's hands were not broken. The two people had already rolled up their sleeves, and their faces turned red from the exertion.
They are still trying their best and not giving in to each other.
"Bang——"
After a slight sound, Xiao Jianshu's body leaned back uncontrollably. Xiao Cangshu panicked and threw away the leaves in his hand, and came over to support Xiao Jianshu.
"Second brother...are you okay..." Xiao Cangshu asked with concern in his eyes.
Xiao Jianshu waved his hands, sat up straight again, and glanced at the leaves in his hands.
The stems of his own leaves were broken into two pieces, while Xiao Cangshu's leaves were intact.
"Fourth brother...you have grown up...Second brother lost this competition..." Xiao Jianshu looked a little lonely and sighed lightly.
"Second brother...this is just a trick...brother, don't worry..." Xiao Cangshu hurriedly whispered.
Xiao Jianshu waved his hand and said calmly: "If you lose, you lose... Losing one round does not mean you will lose in the future... Winning one round does not mean you will win in the future.
....Fourth brother, do you think second brother is right?”
As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Canshu thoughtfully, but still had a smile on his face.
Xiao Cangshu was startled at first, then smiled and said: "Winning or losing doesn't matter to Cangshu at all... As long as you stick to your heart, win openly and lose honestly, then there is nothing to regret.
....."
Xiao Jianshu nodded, sighed and said, "Cangshu, do you still remember... what brother Mingshu always said to us before he went out with the army before leaving?"
"He always said... Sishu, younger brother Cangshu, and younger sister Jingshu, when I'm not around, they have to listen to your second brother Jianshu... and wait until I come back..." Xiao
After Cang Shu finished speaking, his head suddenly bowed deeply.
When he raised his head, he was already full of tears: "But... the last time, after brother Mingshu said this... he never came back... Cang Shu,
I miss Brother Mingshu so much!"
Xiao Jianshu also looked sad for a while, and there were tears in his eyes.
The two stopped talking and looked at the towering ancient tree.
The wind swayed and the fallen leaves made no sound.
"Cang Shu... my second brother wants to ask you something..."
"Second brother, just ask..."
"Brother Mingshu has never come back. Now it's still just you and me.
With Sishu and Jingshu...are you still willing to listen to your second brother?"
After saying that, Xiao Jianshu slowly looked at Xiao Cangshu with an expectant look in his eyes.
Xiao Cangshu was speechless for a long time, and suddenly stood up slowly, bowed to Xiao Jianshu, with a humble expression, but said loudly: "Second brother... you said that Cang Shu has grown up...
...I naturally have my own opinions on some people and things...Second brother, as long as you say the right thing and do the right thing, I will always be obedient...if so.
....."
"Then what will you do?" Xiao Jianshu slowly looked at Xiao Cangshu.
"Then Cangshu will correct the second brother's mistakes...until the second brother is like me, walking in unison...and sticking to his heart!"
Xiao Cangshu did not avoid Xiao Jianshu's eyes and looked at him solemnly.
Hearing this, Xiao Jianshu slowly closed his eyes, shook his head, and sighed deeply: "You have grown up after all... That's all! Cang Shu, just go ahead..."
Xiao Cangshu nodded, saluted Xiao Jianshu again, stood up, turned around and walked out of the alley.
Behind him, Xiao Jianshu's voice sounded, cold and gloomy.
"Cang Shu, second brother, I hope you will be healthy and safe..."
Xiao Cangshu neither looked back nor stopped.
"This is also Cang Shu's wish for his second brother..."
Xiao Jianshu stood there, motionless.
The morning breeze blew by, and he felt a bit chilly.
He looked at Xiao Canshu's back.
The rising sun is rising in the east, and the warm sunshine shines on Xiao Cangshu's body, as if covered with a ray of glow.
And he stood under the sycamore tree, whose lush branches and leaves blocked all the light in the world.