If Long Tingfei was in a clear state of mind, he would definitely see that Shi Ying had some difficulties in his heart. However, these days, he had already become suspicious of his generals. Shi Ying attacked Duan Wudi and put him in a dilemma. Qiu Yufei, Ling Duan
His words convinced him, so when he saw Shi Ying in such a state, he felt more and more that this person was pretentious and extremely hateful. The other two people in the hall, Xiao Tong, were originally responsible for supervising the lieutenant generals of the army. They were always suspicious when things happened.
In his mind, people are only divided into two categories: those who have rebelled and those who will rebel in the future, so he did not detect Shi Ying's intentions. On the contrary, although Duan Wudi encountered such a difficult situation, he was not hindered in his heart and could see that Shi Ying
He hurriedly stepped forward and said: "General, General Shi may have some difficulties. Please ask General to allow him to appeal. If these two letters were sent by the Yong people, General Shi would have burned him. How could they be left as evidence?"
Woolen cloth?"
Although what Duan Wudi said made sense, Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong both had expressions of emotion, but Shi Ying's resentment was deep in his heart. He already harbored hatred towards Duan Wudi, and now Long Tingfei showed his favoritism for Duan Wudi, and those two letters also
Maybe it was Xiao Tong who framed him, so he was so angry that instead of taking advantage of the situation to explain, he said angrily: "Duan Wudi, there is no need for you to pretend to be kind."
Long Tingfei became even more angry when he heard this, and said sternly: "Put Shi Ying on death row, Xiao Tong, and immediately detain all of Shi Ying's trusted generals and check them one by one to see if anyone has been bribed by him to rebel." His voice was stern.
Duan Wudi and Xiao Tong were both awe-inspiring and did not dare to say anything. Shi Ying felt disheartened. She looked at Long Tingfei and Duan Wudi and thought to herself, although I reported on Duan Wudi selfishly, after all, Duan Wudi's smuggling and corruption are
The truth is, the general did not ask about this matter, but instead asked me how I knew it, and now he comes to question me with these two unclear letters. That’s all. Since the general is deliberately partial, why should I have to clarify. Quartz version
Even a person who takes life and death very lightly would not say goodbye to Long Ting when he thought of this. He turned around and walked down the hall, regardless of the guards following him, his heart was full of pain, sorrow and anger.
Seeing Shi Ying acting like this, Long Tingfei became more and more angry. However, he was still a famous general after all. Although he had fallen into Jiang Zhe's trap, he still vaguely felt that Shi Ying might have some difficulties, so he asked Xiao Tong: "Xiao Tong, you still have to be careful.
Check it out, you should be paying attention to Quartz during this period, but you know someone who is close to him, maybe those two letters were really framed."
Duan Wudi looked happy. Although he also resented Shi Ying for attacking him for no reason, he did not believe that Shi Ying had really rebelled and surrendered to the enemy.
Xiao Tong thought deeply for a moment and said: "This matter is also very strange for me. There is no suspicion about the people who come and go with General Shi. Unless someone close to him is a collaborator, he can communicate news for General Shi and Dayong. But this is not the case."
It is impossible, because this kind of thing must require many secret discussions, and the person who delivers the news must go out often, and his traces must fall into the eyes of others. However, there is no such suspicious person under General Shi. If General Shi sends several
It is absolutely impossible to send letters separately. Even if he had objections, he would definitely only let one or two close associates know about it, and he would never be so careless. Therefore, it is difficult to speculate how these two letters got into the hands of General Shi.
Come to think of it, you might as well invite Miss Qingdai from Feiyan Tower for questioning. Today, everyone knows that General Shi is infatuated with Miss Qingdai. Although his subordinates didn't find anything wrong with her, calling her here for questioning should be fruitful.
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Long Tingfei nodded lightly. She was just a singer. Naturally, he would not care about her innocence or not. Just when he was about to agree, Duan Wudi knelt down in the tunnel with a panicked expression: "General, Qingdai will not have anything to do with this matter."
, please also ask the general not to embarrass her."
Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong were both shocked. How could Duan Wudi plead for Qingdai? They both had doubts in their hearts and looked at Duan Wudi. Long Tingfei asked coldly: "Wudi, why did you plead for her?
Could it be that there is some kind of relationship between you and this woman? Isn’t she the one that Quartz loves?”
Duan Wudi hesitated again and again, and finally said: "The general did not dare to hide the truth. In the seventeenth year of the prosperity of the country, the general was demoted from the capital and transferred to Daizhou. However, the dignitary whom he had offended on the way was chased and killed, and the general was seriously injured.
He fell into the water and was in danger of death. Fortunately, he was saved by the girl Qingdai. He did not avoid suspicion and served day and night, so that the general could save his life. Such a kindness will not be forgotten by the general. General Shi's love for Qingdai is not her fault. I beg the general not to do anything.
It’s her fault.”
Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong looked at each other, and Xiao Tong said with a half-smile but not a smile: "General Duan, in the seventeenth year of prosperity, you were only twenty-five years old, and Miss Qingdai was only seventeen years old at that time. Could it be that you two are having an affair?"
What?"
Duan Wudi's face turned red. He knew that Xiao Tong was not interrogating him about his personal affairs. Because Qingdai had already been involved in the quartz case, and now it was related to him, Xiao Tong must get to the bottom of it. It was just the relationship between him and Qingdai.
The matter was a secret in his heart, and he was worried that it would harm Qing Dai if he told it, so he couldn't help but hesitate and couldn't speak out.
Long Tingfei said calmly: "Don't worry, I won't accuse anyone at will. As long as Miss Qingdai is not a spy of Dayong, even if she suffers some pain, her life will not be in danger."
Duan Wudi became more and more worried, but he couldn't keep silent about such a situation, so he had to say: "Mo Jiang and Qing Dai have been together through adversity, and they have been in love for a long time. At that time, Mo Jiang was discouraged about his official career, and we had a marriage agreement. Qing Dai was against the court because of family feud."
She was dissatisfied, so she asked the general to live in seclusion with her. It was best to leave the Northern Han Dynasty and never look back. However, after the general recovered from his injuries, he met his friends in the army. He blamed the general for letting down his family and country because of his personal love and hatred. The general regretted his past.
Fei, expressed his feelings to Qingdai, and the two of us had a dispute. The general wanted Qingdai to go to Daizhou with me. Although Daizhou is difficult, the general will never let Qingdai endure hardship, and Qingdai is not a weak woman.
She could not stand the pain of the wind and sand. However, she was rejected by Qingdai. She said that she had no favor with the imperial court. Even if she was not an enemy, she could not serve the imperial court. She insisted that the general leave with her, which was also ungrateful for the general. Finally, she and
She parted ways, and Qingdai passed away. From then on, the two of us broke up with each other. Although Qingdai is involved now, the general will accept the favor first and the negative feelings last. For the sake of the general, if Qingdai and Dayong
It doesn’t matter, please understand that she is alone and don’t blame her.”
Long Tingfei sighed and said: "It's no wonder. I have heard a little bit about this woman. Her family has been ruined. It's no wonder she is dissatisfied with the court. If she has nothing to do with Shi Ying's betrayal, I will not embarrass her."
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Xiao Tong looked strangely and said: "General, General Duan, I see that General Shi has a deep hatred for General Duan. Recently, General Shi has fallen in love with Miss Qingdai. Could it be that General Shi knew about the old affairs between the two and therefore harbors hatred for the General? If so,
General Shi may not have really betrayed you, but my subordinates feel that there is something wrong with Miss Qingdai, and I would like to ask General Duan to forgive me. I am afraid that I will cross-examine Miss Qingdai severely."
His words were as cold as ice to Duan Wudi's heart, but Long Tingfei was moved in his heart. Thinking about it carefully, apart from many suspicious signs, the evidence of Quartz's betrayal was only two letters. If it hadn't been for Qiu Yufei and others. Seeing that, coupled with Shi Ying's attack on Duan Wudi, I'm afraid he would not be so sure of Shi Ying's betrayal. But as soon as this thought passed by, Long Tingfei had already believed in his heart that there was betrayal by a general around him. If it wasn't for Quartz, would it still be Duan Wudi? So he just said coldly: "Go and ask, but don't use punishment. Since Qingdai is known for being aloof, she definitely doesn't like to cover up with pretentious words. Ask her if she has been instructed by anyone to send any letters to Quartz."
Xiao Tong agreed and was about to go out to do something when suddenly the two guards escorting Shi Ying rushed in and shouted: "The general is in trouble. General Shi suddenly took action and knocked us out. He escaped."
The three people in the hall were stunned. No one expected that Shi Ying would escape at this time. Although Long Tingfei ordered Shi Ying to be detained, after all, his charges have not been made public. Even if Shi Ying really rebelled, it would not be possible. There is no chance to restore Long Tingfei's trust, and he is suddenly taken away like this. Even if Long Tingfei originally believed that he was innocent, he would have no other thoughts at this moment, not to mention that Long Tingfei already believed in Shi Ying's rebellion.
Long Tingfei took a deep breath and said: "Pass my order, the four gates are tightly closed, and there is a big rope in the city. Quartz must be captured alive."
Xiao Tong said coldly: "General, don't worry, my subordinates and Junior Brother Qiu will take action together, and they will definitely not let him escape."
Xiao Tong hurriedly walked down the hall. Not long after, a horn sounded outside. This was an order to the four gates. It also meant that Qinzhou City was under military control from now on. All civilians must stay behind closed doors. For three or four years, Qinzhou City There had never been such a situation before, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were in panic. But in the general's palace, Long Tingfei looked cold and indifferent. He really felt very tired. Over the years of fighting in the army, he had never felt so lonely and empty as now.
Su Dingluan's death in Yongdu and Tan Ji's death in Zezhou have caused him to lose his arms. Shi Ying's betrayal and Duan Wudi's imprisonment have made him feel that his wings have been broken and he has lost his powerful confidant. Once he felt that he was no longer sure of winning by killing the enemy. He was silent for a moment and said to Duan Wudi: "I have decided that after Shi Ying is captured, I will say that he framed you and convict you. In this way, the matter can be covered up. Now It is the time when hiring people, the king and the important ministers in the court should also know the priorities. Besides, I tacitly approve of your actions. For my sake, no one will pursue this matter. Now you are the only one left among the four generals around me. , Invincible, don’t let down my hard work and don’t die in front of me.”
Duan Wudi felt sour in his heart and burst into tears. Although he did the smuggling and corruption for the sake of the Northern Han Dynasty regardless of reputation or reputation, he also knew that once the matter was leaked, he would inevitably be stigmatized. Even if he died, he would lose his military position. Unexpectedly, Long Tingfei decided to personally bear the responsibility for the crime. He defended his love like this, and it would be difficult for him to repay it even if he died. He knelt on his knees and cried: "I will obey the order, and I will swear to sacrifice my life to serve the country." , to defend the country and the country, I will not regret it even if my body is broken to pieces."
Long Tingfei couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes. He held it back and said: "The situation is critical now. In troubled times, we meet loyal ministers. Tingfei has been favored by the country in his life. The Long family was originally a general of the Liu family. Now he has become a marquis. Yangtianxia is a gift from the king. This kindness and virtue will never be forgotten. Although Dayong is strong, there is no reason for the Long family to surrender. Moreover, I, the Northern Han Dynasty and Dayong have been fighting for many years, and both sides have suffered countless casualties. Several Yong clan generals also died at the foot of Jinyang City. Once the Northern Han Dynasty is defeated, I am afraid that the people of our country will never be able to stand up again and remain captives for generations to come. Invincible, although you are from a humble background, you have suffered many setbacks. , But the Lord, General Lin and I are very kind to you. Don’t let me down. If one day I die in battle, no one in the Northern Han Dynasty can support the overall situation except Princess Jiaping. At that time, you have to I will do my best to help Her Royal Highness the Princess and turn the tide, and we will never let our people of the Northern Han Dynasty die under the Great Yong Slaughter Knife."
Duan Wudi felt a pain in his heart and said: "General, please don't say that. Although our country is in crisis, there may not be a turning point. General, please don't talk about life and death lightly. The last general only has two words of loyalty in his heart. As long as he is invincible, he will never let him down."
Home and country.”
Long Tingfei sighed and said: "You also go to assist Xiao Tong. You must capture Quan Ying. I want to know how many military planes he leaked out." Duan Wudi agreed and stepped back. Long Tingfei touched his forehead with his hands, feeling that both his body and mind felt
All tired.
In the Feiyan Tower, Qingdai sat on a chair in the hall, holding a pipa, and plucked the strings from time to time, but it was always intermittent and did not form a tune. The maid did not dare to come and disturb her. She just thought she was composing music, but she didn't know that Qingdai had nothing in her heart.
Music score, she only thought of Shi Ying in her heart.
Suddenly there was a noise outside, and the maid said eagerly: "General Shi, the girl is composing music. She said she couldn't see the guests." Before she could finish her words, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and then the door was pushed open. Quartz looked calm.
He was standing outside, but Qingdai could see the discouragement and despair hidden in his eyes.
Quartz looked at Qingdai, who looked a little surprised, and said loudly: "Qingdai, can I go in?"
Qingdai wanted to refuse, but when she saw his eyes, her heart softened for some reason and she whispered softly: "General, please come in."
Quartz walked into the room and looked at Qingdai without scruples. The room was as warm as spring. At this moment, she was only wearing a thin cyan shirt. Her graceful and slender body was looming, and her black and shiny hair was scattered on her shoulders, making her look even more...
She is charming and charming, maybe because of being alone, her original aloof expression has become gentle and gentle, making her now lose her past indifference and arrogance. Quartz's heart is desolate, and she has spent many nights thinking hard, just wanting to see Qingdai's attitude like this.
Now that we can see it, things have changed.
Qingdai raised her eyebrows gently, and Quartz's hot and sad eyes made her feel uneasy. She put down her pipa and went to get the cloak hanging next to her. But as soon as she moved, Quartz was already in front of her, and then her delicate body was tightly grasped by Quartz.
Holding her tightly in her arms, Qingdai panicked and was about to fight back, but just as she raised her hands, she put them down again, because she could detect that there was no desire in Quartz's heart, and Quartz just held her tightly in her arms,
She could feel tears flowing down her hair. Qingdai had always been as protective as jade. Although she once said that she had lost her virginity to Duan Wudi, she was actually still a virgin. After the initial nervousness and panic, Qingdai actually felt that she was also addicted to
In the strong masculine aura, an idea flashed in her heart. Qingdai stretched out her hand and pushed Quartz away. Since there was an ocean between them, why should she let herself be tempted? This time, Quartz was pushed away by her without any resistance.
He turned around and when he looked back, it was no longer obvious that he had shed tears just now. Quartz chuckled and said: "Qingdai, I am about to travel far, I wonder if you can play a pipa for me."
Qingdai said lightly: "What does the general want to hear?"
Quartz's heart was clearer than ever before. After leaving the festival hall, he suddenly understood a lot of things. He glanced at the woman he could never bear to hurt, and he calmly said: "Qingdai, I don't know why you wrote the letter personally."
How could someone replace your poems? I don’t know what the grudge is between you and Wu Di, or even who you are. But I know that I am just wishful thinking towards you. Now I have no way to argue with you, so you just take it for granted.
How about you sympathize with me and play a song for me?"
Qingdai's expression condensed, and she gently picked up the Pipa without saying a word. Her face looked cold, and her slender fingers were already pressed on the cloud head of the Pipa. There was a mechanism hidden there that could shoot poisonous needles and hidden weapons. Quartz smiled heartily and said
: "Don't worry too much. If I wanted to hurt you, I would have done it just now. I don't blame you. It was me who made the decision to deal with Duan Wudi. In any case, his smuggling and bribery are always true. Unfortunately, I didn't expect that the general would do it."
Favoring him, two letters can make him doubt my loyalty. Qingdai, I am already disheartened. Before I die, I just want to hear you play one more song, so you won't agree to it?"
A sad look flashed in Qingdai's eyes, and she said calmly: "Qingdai is ashamed of the general, and is willing to play a song for him."
Quartz looked at it intently, and saw Qingdai's expression was cold and ruthless. He felt a pain in his heart, knowing that this woman had no feelings for him, but just looking at that face as beautiful as ice, snow, and plum blossoms, he was already intoxicated.
Qingdai sat on the chair and gently played the pipa. With the use of "wheel brush" fingering, the sonorous and powerful music filled the world and moved people's hearts. Quartz sighed softly. He knew the song "Ten Faces"
"Ambush", that day when he first met Qingdai, Qingdai played this song, and it was that side that made him fall in love with him, and he couldn't extricate himself. Qingdai once explained this song to him, so Shi Ying knew in his heart that this was the first song "Lie Ying"
, it really describes the scene of the camp with people shouting, drums beating, military artillery firing, and cavalry galloping.
Then the melody became melodious and majestic, making people feel as if they were seeing a neat and mighty march. Then the rhythm became lively and jumping. Although Quartz had only heard it a few times, he knew that he had entered the third song "Point General"
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Indulging in the heart-shaking music, Quartz seemed not to know what time it was. After experiencing the two twists and turns of "Ambush" and "Small War", she finally reached the essence of this song. Qingdai's fingers were flying, her skills were fully displayed, and she conquered thousands of troops.
The hoarse shouts of ten thousand horses and the earth-shattering fierce battle with swords and swords were vividly displayed. Quartz sat upright. This was his favorite part. Every time he heard this, he had a white knuckle. He couldn't help but look around and saw the table in front of the window.
There was a jug on the table. He strode over without pouring the wine. He picked up the jug and started drinking. He pushed open the window and saw several figures ducking behind the green pine trees. He smiled faintly. At this time, let's catch him.
His people should have arrived outside, and he didn't know if he could finish listening to this song. At this time, the sound of the song changed and became gloomy and sad. Quartz was shocked. He had never heard this tune before, but in an instant he
I knew that this song was "Wujiang Suicide" which Qingdai never wanted to play.
Qingdai has a weird temperament. She is ambushed from all sides in this piece. Qingdai has only played the "Battle at Jiuli Mountain" section. However, Qingdai has never played the following section "Wujiang Suicide". She always says "Wujiang Suicide".
The three verses after "Killing Oneself" were too cumbersome and she didn't like to play it. "Wujiang Killing Oneself" was too sad and unlucky, so she refused to play it. Unexpectedly, Qingdai played this piece for him today. "Wujiang Killed Oneself" was too flattering to Qingdai.
, Quartz smiled bitterly and drank down the strong wine in the pot. At this time, Quartz had already seen Xiao Tong's figure in his eyes, and the young man in black standing behind him with his hands behind his back, he knew he must be a master just by looking at his demeanor, no need
Chu Ge already knew that he was in a desperate situation.
The music suddenly stopped, Qingdai raised her head, her eyes were like ice and snow, looking at Quartz. She thought it was a false sentiment, but this rude and hearty man actually made her really moved. She once resented that unfaithful person very much, and now
Do people also resent their own negative feelings? Quartz was originally a reckless person, but at this moment, his heart was like a bright mirror, seeing through Qingdai's thoughts. He walked to Qingdai, held her delicate hand, and smiled.
: "It's not your fault. The general has already become suspicious, otherwise he wouldn't have made a decision so quickly."
Qing Dai whispered: "You are strong and easy to break, why are you doing this?"
Quartz's heart warmed, knowing that Qingdai was persuading him to submit to Long Tingfei and explain clearly. Although he was very aware of Qingdai's ruthlessness, having such a soft heart made him satisfied. Quartz's nature was straightforward and strong. For him, Long Ting
Fei's suspicion was enough to destroy all his beliefs, and Qingdai's ruthlessness left him with no will to live anymore.
At this time, Xiao Tong's gloomy voice came from outside the door: "General Shi, the general has sent you to see him. If you don't want to implicate Miss Qingdai, you'd better come out on your own."
Qing Dai's heart trembled, and she pressed her hand on the pipa cloud head again. If Quan Ying changed her mind and decided to surrender to Long Tingfei, then the consequences of changing her plan without authorization would be too serious. Then the only way would be to assassinate Quan Ying on the spot.
Only in this way can the overall situation be saved. But Quartz smiled slightly and said loudly: "My matter has nothing to do with Qingdai. Mr. Xiao, please come in and talk."
Xiao Tong frowned slightly. It was not difficult to find Quartz. He and Ben did not cover up their whereabouts and came directly to Feiyan Tower. If this person stubbornly resisted and it was not good for him, he did not want to risk himself. At this time, in the room,
Suddenly a woman's scream came, Xiao Tong was startled, and just as he was about to step forward, his junior brother Qiu Yufei behind him had already passed him and jumped into Qingdai's boudoir. When Xiao Tong entered, he saw Quartz sitting on a chair,
A dagger penetrated deeply into the lower abdomen, and Quartz's right hand pressed on the handle of the dagger. Seeing Xiao Tong enter, Quartz smiled slightly and pulled the dagger hard. Xiao Tong couldn't bear to turn his head. He knew that if this happened, Quartz
Her heart must be in chaos, with no trace of life left. Blood flowed across her face. Quartz's blood-stained left hand pointed at Qingdai and said: "Don't involve her." After that, she passed away peacefully.
Qing Dai's face was pale. She had never thought that this man's death would make her already heartless and heartless. She also felt a little heartbroken and sad. She picked up the pipa and moved her fingers lightly. A sad and lingering music sounded in the room, and the song ended.
, Qingdai wiped away her tears, and her face returned to a calmness like ice and snow. At this time, Xiao Tong walked to her side and said politely: "Miss Qingdai, General Shi's matter involves the girl. We also ask the girl to go back with us temporarily. If the girl does not
If you are implicated, we will return the girl's freedom soon." Qingdai said lightly: "I dare not obey my order, please allow me to change my clothes."