"Fortunately, no muscles or bones were injured, but the qi and blood are weak and need to be adjusted slowly."
Gongshu Yuzhi sighed: "It hurts to see so many injuries."
Dong Qingxian was speechless for a moment, and nodded after a while: "The medicine should be ready, I'll bring it to you."
Liu Ruyan slept for two days, and only got out of bed on the third day.
She was sitting in the courtyard, and could vaguely hear the sound of murderous soldiers in the distance. At present, the Han Emperor surrendered and was sent to Beijing. Also going to Bianjing were famous ministers from Hedong.
The city of Jinyang fell, and most of the rich people in the city fled. There were still some old, weak, sick, and disabled people, as well as relatives who died in the battle.
The streets and alleys have been occupied by the Song army. It is extremely difficult to get out of the city. All military personnel must be recruited into the army. If they are farmers and merchants, they need to pay for their fields or shops.
On the fourth day, the city gate began to be closed.
Armored soldiers searched every house, making everyone panic.
"There is a general who died on the battlefield who was a close associate of the new emperor. There are recent rumors that he was killed by a member of the Liu family. Now he is going to great lengths to capture Deputy Lieutenant Liu and avenge his close associate."
The soldiers in the alley were whispering.
In this Northern Expedition, the soldiers of Hedong fought to the death to defend their homeland. The fighting lasted for a long time and was full of blood, which completely angered the new emperor. The arrest of Liu Ruyan would not only establish the authority of the emperor, but also deter those soldiers who were unwilling to surrender.
The new emperor secretly investigated for a long time, but found no trace of Liu Ruyan. He expected that she was still hiding in the city.
On this day, all the people in the city were gathered in an open space. Lieutenant Qian stood in front of them, with a trace of disdain on his face.
"I believe everyone knows the purpose of inviting you here today." He clasped his hands behind his back and said slowly, "As long as we tell the whereabouts of Young Master Liu, we will be able to let everyone go back safely."
Everyone squatted on the ground and made no sound.
Lieutenant Qian was not in a hurry. He dragged a stool and sat down, facing everyone: "I heard that Liu Ruyan is good at disguise, and it's really not easy to catch him. However, there are a few familiar people around him.
If you confess the person as soon as possible, we will be in peace. If you don't want to tell..."
He clapped his hands and several men were escorted next to him.
"Don't blame me for being rude."
Among the crowd, Liu Ruyan and Dong Qingxian stayed together, while Bai Zhi and the others were scattered everywhere.
She saw clearly that the man in front of him with disheveled hair and shackles was Xing Tian and a group of temporary soldiers.
"Have you seen that boy from the Liu family?" Qian Xiaowei asked.
Xing Tian replied without raising his head: "I haven't seen him before. I don't know him."
"Oh?" Qian Xiaowei put the edge of the knife on Xingtian's chin, forcing him to raise his head, "Answer after you see the person underneath clearly!"
Xing Tian glanced hastily, and when his eyes passed Liu Ruyan, he did not linger: "I don't know her."
Liu Ruyan was still dressed as a man, wearing black clothes and a disguise, so Xing Tian really didn't recognize her.
But Lieutenant Qian didn't seem to care. He smiled coldly: "Since we can't point out the person, let's just kill him."
The soldier obeyed the order and slashed his throat with a straight knife.
Liu Ruyan's eyes flashed, wanting to take action.
Dong Qingxian secretly grabbed her wrist and shook his head at her.
"Who else knows the whereabouts of the Liu family?" Colonel Qian crossed his arms and smiled, "But I would advise you to come out on your own, so as not to harm others."
Everyone looked at each other for a few times, all with fearful expressions on their faces.
Colonel Qian waved his hand, and this time he brought several doctors.
Zhuge Ming was pushed forward, his knees were kicked hard, and he fell to the ground in a state of embarrassment.
Lieutenant Qian had some free time and bent down to look at him.
Zhuge Ming stood up from the ground, straightened his spine, and looked at Captain Qian.
"Brother Zhuge." Liu Ruyan looked at each other from afar.
"It's your turn." Lieutenant Qian asked casually, "The people below have to watch carefully. If you answer wrongly or cannot answer correctly, you don't want to go back alive."
Zhuge Ming turned his back to Liu Ruyan, still remembering how Miss Liu saved his life several times in the cold winter last year. Although she was such a weak woman, she had a tall and tall figure like a cedar.
Zhuge Ming squinted his eyes, and when he smiled, his face would be full of fat. He raised his voice and said, "Want to know the whereabouts of this person?"
Colonel Qian came closer.
Zhuge Ming: "Wishful thinking."
He suddenly had a seizure, and his plump body rushed forward. He aimed the chain in his hand around Colonel Qian's neck and shouted: "Grandpa Ming, I won't tell you even if you die!"
"Don't even want to know!!"
"laugh--"
The straight knife was stabbed into his belly. Zhuge Ming's eyes turned white in pain, but he still gritted his teeth and tightened the iron chains on both sides, bound to strangle the beast to death.
When the soldiers nearby saw this, they slashed him several times.
Zhuge Ming fell down with a pop, and blood spilled all over the floor.
The people in front were all so frightened that some even cried out in pain, holding their heads and not daring to look any further.
Liu Ruyan looked at Zhuge Ming with red eyes, this doctor who was once timid and afraid of death, but was the most kind-hearted doctor.
She raised her right arm and aimed the arrow in her sleeve forward.
Dong Qingxian noticed her move, stood in front of her, and whispered, "There are soldiers all around, and we can't escape from this prison with our own strength."
Liu Ruyan withdrew her hand: "In that case, it's worth sacrificing my life for your safety and security."
Dong Qingxian saw that she was about to get up and quickly grabbed her.
Let him watch her die, he can't do it.
Captain Qian wiped the red marks on his neck, stepped on Zhuge Ming several times, and then ordered people to carry the body away.
He looked around, walked up to a couple of women and children, squatted down, and asked the little girl.
"What's your name?"
The woman hugged her daughter tightly and replied with a pale face: "Little girl... Sannier..."
Qian Xiaowei's rough fingertips pressed against the girl's delicate face while stroking: "Sannier, how old are you?"
The little girl said in a childish voice: "Five years old."
After saying that, she buried her face in her mother's arms.
However, Captain Qian reached out and grabbed the child, and dragged the child to the open space regardless of the girl's screams.
The woman ran out immediately: "Don't harm my daughter, please don't harm my daughter..."
She ran to an open space and was stopped by soldiers holding knives.
"If you dare to take a step forward again, I will kill that girl!"
The woman did not dare to leave anymore. She turned around and knelt down towards the crowd and prostrated herself on the ground: "General Liu, my husband died in the battle. This is the only daughter left in the slave family. Please do well, General, and save my daughter. Please."
,Save my daughter..."
She pressed her forehead to the ground and begged in a choker voice.
The people below were all moved by it.
"If you ask me, the Liu family is also greedy for life and afraid of death."
"Hey, I don't know how many people are going to die today. How can he live with his conscience?"
"Is there anything you can't live with? Last year, the Liu family was slandered by traitors. Who in this city didn't get hurt? Think about how everyone treated him back then. Now that everyone is in trouble, why should he repay evil with kindness?"