In August of the 14th year of Tongtai, the Duke was well trained in the army, so he made an agreement with Rong Yuan to jointly take Xiangyang. Rong Yuan was blocked by strong soldiers and could not advance. They were blocked in Jingling. The Duke left Yiyang and entered Wan, Deng,
After breaking Xiangyang, they heard that the Chu State Marquis Jiang Zhe was guarding Gucheng, so he sent his troops to attack it. Zhe was playing the harp on the city, and when the Duke heard about it, he retreated, sighing: "My army cannot attack lightly. Please wait for one night."
Jingling's troops retreated, and Rong Yuan heard that the Duke had taken Xiangyang. He was furious and made two false accusations about the Duke's support of the troops. At that time, rumors arose among the people, and he sang: "The king of Lu issued a new order, and thousands of camps shouted together." Shang believed that the Duke had self-reliance.
meaning.
Unaware of changes in the south of the Yangtze River, he attacked Gucheng for ten days. The general knew that Xiangyang was in danger, so he abandoned Gucheng and returned to his army. He defeated Yong's army outside the city. He was worried that Xiangyang would have no help, so he asked for reinforcements in the court. When Xiang heard about it, he even suspected that Gong was secretly hiding there.
The people of Tongyong urged the lord of the country to issue an edict to summon him back, and he said that the general was outside. The lord of the country was angry after hearing this, and issued seven edicts to retreat. There were no reinforcements outside the country, and there was no food and grass inside, so he had no choice but to return. Lin Feng cried and said: "
The great cause has not yet been accomplished, but the Middle Road has crossed south, and there will be no hope of the Central Plains from now on."
The father of the public division, Xiangyang, stopped the horse and said: "We will help the general to defend the city, and the Yong army will rule Xiangyang with military laws. They will not be pardoned."
The duke wept when he heard the words, so he marched slowly, waiting for the people to move south. Yong's army heard the anger and attacked hard without retreating. The duke guarded for seven days, burned Xiangyang and returned.
In September, the public army arrived in Anlu, and the imperial envoys went to the army to urge the prince to go to the capital. The generals may have persuaded him to rebel, but the prince said: "How can we betray our loyalty?" He went to the road despite his illness, and all the three armies wept.
——"History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties: Biography of Duke Zhongwu"
Wei Ying knew that the Huaixi general Shi Guan was in Shouchun at this time, while Lu Yun was commanding the flying cavalry battalion to fight against the Yong army in Zhongli. Over the years, Lu Yun traveled between Suzhou and Xiaoxian to avoid the enemy's sharp attack and attack.
The enemy's weak spot is already a very famous young general. Especially in the past two years, Lu Yun and Shi Yujin often went into battle together, looking at each other on the left and each other on the right, causing the enemy's soldiers to fall on their backs. If they could get Lu Yun, they would
With a raised voice, at least the Huaixi army will be in full strength. If father and son are united, Lu Can may be forced to rebel. There is no need to even raise a rebel flag, as long as he deliberately provokes a border provocation and starts a war with Dayong. Together with the war, Shang Weijun
He must not dare to kill Lu Can easily. Thinking of this, Wei Ying ignored all the hard work and rushed to Zhongli overnight. He knew that once Lu Can was captured, the imperial envoy would also go to Huaixi, so he must hurry up and dare to attack Zhongli.
In front of the imperial envoy.
On September 22nd, Wei Ying, who was dressed in dust, rushed to Shouchun. He was not planning to enter the city, but rushed directly to Zhongli to see Lu Yun. Unexpectedly, he saw a man in silver armor at the city gate.
The young general wearing a blood-red cloak led more than ten personal guards and rushed out from the city gate. The young general carried a silver gun. Where the gun flashed, the soldiers guarding the city fled away, allowing the young man and his group to rush out.
city gate.
Wei Ying hid on the side of the road and looked around. He saw a person sitting in front of the young general, and he was tightly wrapped in a cloak. He was so heroic and heroic, which was heartbreaking at first sight. But Wei Ying saw
He felt a chill in his heart. Even though the young general was wearing a military uniform, he recognized that it was Lu Yun's wife Shi Yujin. Shi Yujin was an unusual woman. She had been fighting side by side with Lu Yun in the past few years and was the deputy general of the Flying Cavalry Battalion. She was brave and strong.
She is even better than a man. When she goes into battle, she wears silver armor and looks like Lu Yun. Everyone in the Yong army knows the name of Lu Shi. She is a very famous young general in Southern Chu and the daughter of Shi Guan. How could she come from Shouchun City?
They came out fighting. When Wei Ying was hesitating, those people had already passed by him like lightning. His cloak was blown up by the wind, revealing the face of the person in front of Shi Yujin. It turned out to be a beautiful and beautiful girl. Wei Ying was heartbroken.
What was surprising was that the girl turned out to be Lu Can's only daughter, Lu Mei. Shi Yujin was already five months pregnant, otherwise she would not have left Zhongli and returned to Shouchun to recuperate, but at this time, she was galloping on horseback. Could it be the imperial court?
The envoy had already taken action against Huaixi, but Shi Guan had done something. Before Wei Ying could figure out the matter, he saw a group of sergeants wearing imperial uniforms pouring out of the city, chasing Shi Yujin and his party with great power.
Wei Ying almost fell off his horse. This team of forbidden troops must have been too arrogant. They actually pursued and killed Shi Guan's daughter in Huaixi. Shi Guan only needed to give a hint, and someone would surround them and annihilate them. At most, they would throw the responsibility to Yong's army.
That's it, doubts arose in his mind. Could it be that Shi Guan had defected to Shang Weijun so quickly, so he wanted to harm Lu Mei, but Shi Yujin violated his father's orders and rescued Mei'er. Then, Wei Ying saw a group of Huaixi Army cavalry.
He also rushed out of the city gate, feeling more and more anxious. At this moment, Wei Ying didn't want to go into the city to see Shi Guan. If Shi Guan had turned to Shang Weijun, then even if he tried to rescue Shi Yujin, it would be of no use. If not,
Then he didn't have to worry about anything. He might as well rush to Zhongli immediately so that Lu Yun could be somewhat prepared. But Wei Ying's heart was already flooded with the shadow of failure. Could it be that someone as loyal as Lu could not be pitied by heaven?
Are insidious and cunning people trying to be cruel? Is it really that I have no chance at all?
Shi Yujinyin's face was already pale under the helmet. She had not been riding a horse for several months, and she felt a lot unfamiliar. Not to mention the vague feeling of discomfort that made her always feel a little dizzy. However, she still sat firmly on the horse, unwilling to show any signs of it.
A trace of exhaustion. Holding Mei'er tightly, her heart was full of anger. More than ten days ago, she learned that her father-in-law Lu Can was slandered and harmed. She felt uneasy and urged her father to write a letter to defend her father-in-law, but nothing happened. She was even more shocked.
Unexpectedly, last night, his father's personal guards secretly came to tell him that Shang Weijun had sent an envoy, saying that the general had been captured and taken to the capital, and that the three Lu brothers and sisters in Huaixi were secretly captured back to Jianye.
The father actually agreed, but only asked to keep himself alone.
Shi Yujin hated her father's betrayal, so she immediately went to find Lu Mei without any delay, and rushed out of Shouchun City with only her bodyguards. She wanted to go to Zhongli to meet Lu Yun, and she didn't care about her physical discomfort.
She didn't bother to explain the truth to Mei'er, and just rushed on her way. Fortunately, the city guards didn't dare to fight with her, so she could easily rush out of the city gate. Not long after leaving the city, she realized that there were forbidden troops chasing behind her, and she felt a rush in her heart.
Heng, he simply led his bodyguards back on horseback to kill him.
Although those forbidden troops have been trained in recent years, they are just newborn calves compared to the elite cavalry of the Huaixi Army who have been fighting for many years. Although they came forward without fear, they were easily defeated by Shi Yujin and his party.
Taking the lead, a gun shot into the chest of the leader of the Forbidden Army. Shi Yujin was about to lift the corpse away, but felt that his hand was weak, the strength was gone, and blood spattered over. Her silver armor was covered with blood. Fortunately, Lu Mei had already
She protected her chest with a big cloak, so that it was not stained with blood. Shi Yujin took a deep breath, pointed the silver spear at the several Forbidden Army soldiers who were running away, and said loudly: "Leave no one behind."
At this moment, smoke and dust billowed in the distance, but a middle-aged general came over with more than a hundred Huaixi sergeants. Those Huaixi sergeants extended their wings like arms outstretched, protecting the Forbidden Army guards who fled in their direction.
, the leading general said loudly: "Major General, the general has an order, please major general and Miss Lu return to Shouchun immediately."
Shi Yujin said angrily: "Chen Ming, how dare you come to take me. Have you forgotten who avenged you for killing your brother? You are worthy of Brother Yun and me."
The middle-aged general showed a look of shame on his face, but he said uneasily: "Young General, I dare not disobey the military orders. The general ordered me to tell the young general that the world is so big that there is nowhere to escape. Rather than lingering for a while, it is better to fight for a loyal and loyal life."
In addition, the general will definitely write a letter to guarantee the memorial, so it may not be without hope. I also ask the young general to understand the general's difficulties and not to bear the name of disloyalty and unrighteousness."
Shi Yujin had a nature like fire. He pointed his silver gun at Chen Ming and cursed: "I don't care about loyalty. In terms of loyalty, who else can beat the general? But with the decree of the king, the father-in-law can be imprisoned.
I will not let Brother Yun, Second Brother and Meier go to Jianye to die. You go back and tell my father that he was the one who initiated this marriage in the first place. Our Shi family was promoted by the Lu family. If he is ungrateful and helps those
A traitor has come to make things difficult for us as husband and wife. Even if I die, I will not recognize him as my father."
When Chen Ming heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Since the Major General said this, then the general can only offend. Sir, the general has his life, and he is not allowed to hurt the Major General and Miss Mei."
Shi Yujin was furious when he heard this. He didn't expect that Chen Ming would actually dare to take action. Just as he was about to step forward with his gun, several personal guards rushed out and said loudly: "Young General, let's go first. Let's stop the rear."
Shi Yujin was stunned. If it had been in the past, let alone letting his subordinates cut off the rear, he would have regretted it for a few days if he had been a step too late in charging. But thinking about his current situation and thinking about Mei'er in his arms, rather than being stuck here, it is better to leave first.
, not to mention that they are not enemies. As long as they escape, the soldiers can abandon their weapons and surrender. If they want to come, Chen Ming will not make it difficult for them. Thinking of this, she said sternly: "Chen Ming, if you kill them, you will die sooner or later."
Under my gun." After saying that, he galloped away on horseback, followed by eight bodyguards. Half of the bodyguards stayed behind to block the pursuers. However, after a moment, the backs of Shi Yujin and others had disappeared without a trace.
The guards fought desperately to resist. Chen Ming was blocked for a moment, but he was already out of pursuit. He sighed and said: "The young general has left. If you still don't abandon your weapons and surrender, follow me back to see the general to apologize."
Those personal guards were all Shi Guan's old troops, but they were selected as personal guards by Shi Yujin. If it were not for the young general, they would not have fought against Chen Ming. Hearing this, they were all upset. Two of the personal guards were shot down first.
When they got off their horses, several other guards also smiled bitterly and dropped their weapons, allowing Chen Ming's sergeants to tie them up.
Unexpectedly, at this time, a forbidden soldier came up with a steel knife and slashed down randomly. Chen Ming and others did not expect it. Seeing a personal guard falling in a pool of blood, the forbidden soldier was restrained by other Huaixi sergeants. The forbidden soldier was still
He said resolutely: "These rebellious traitors should all be killed. If Colonel Chen protects them, he will be guilty of the same crime."
A fierce light flashed in Chen Ming's eyes. He thought about it and remembered the general's strict order. He finally suppressed his anger and said: "They have violated military laws. Naturally, they will be dealt with by the general, but you don't need to do anything. This is Huaixi, not Jianye.
"The imperial guard finally noticed the anger in everyone's eyes. He thought that he was only a handful of people now. If he was killed and silenced, but he couldn't even say the word "unjust", he might as well go back and see the imperial envoy to be more jealous. He thought
Here, his arrogance immediately dropped, and there was even more fear in his eyes. Chen Ming gave him a cold look and said loudly: "Go back to camp!" After that, he stepped forward and picked up the body of the killed bodyguard.
They mounted their horses and ran away wildly. The other Huaixi sergeants looked at each other, cut off the ropes of the surrendered guards one after another, and asked them to mount their horses and go back on their own, so as not to be killed by the Forbidden Army again, and turned around and left. Those who survived the Forbidden Army had secrets in their hearts.
He was angry, but he didn't care about the corpses of his companions. He just rode his horse and left with the Huaixi Army, so as not to die in an unknown situation when he was alone.
Shi Yujin rode his horse for a long time before he remembered to check Lu Mei's condition. He ordered everyone to stop their mounts, raised their visors, opened their cloaks, inspected them, and saw that there were no wounds on Lu Mei's body. She was relieved, but heard something in her ears.
Sobbing, she looked in surprise, only to see Lu Mei's fair and beautiful face covered with tears. Feeling Shi Yujin's nervous gaze, she raised her head and mustered up the courage to ask: "Sister-in-law, what happened? Why?
They said daddy was imprisoned, why did Uncle Shi want to arrest us?"
Shi Yujin felt a pain in his heart and said: "Mei'er, you don't have to worry. Although my father is in some difficulties, there is probably no room for improvement. My father is unjust and I look down on him, but I don't think he will kill everyone."
, we’d better go find your elder brother first, then we’ll have the Flying Cavalry Battalion to protect us, and no one will dare to attack us.”
There were tears in Lu Meiming's eyes, and she whispered: "I know that no one is willing to tell me the truth. The Queen Mother wants me to enter the palace as a concubine, but I don't want to, but my second brother tricked me into coming to Shouchun, but I didn't
If you don't tell me the truth, my sister-in-law is like this now, because Mei'er is useless, she can't help everyone, and she will be a drag on my sister-in-law."
Shi Yujin became more and more sad and said in a low voice: "Silly girl, you are the apple of the eye of the Lu family. If you still have to worry about fighting on the battlefield, fighting in the court, and what else do you want us to do, don't worry, I will fight for it."
My life will also protect your safety. At most, your eldest brother and I will go out of Huaixi with two guns."
When Lu Mei heard this, she burst into tears. She leaned on Shi Yujin's chest and choked up silently. The eight personal guards also eclipsed their expressions. One of them said bitterly: "The general always values his loyalty. How can he rely on the prime minister this time? Even the major general
I don't care about it either." As soon as the words came out, he felt that he had lost his words. He saw Shi Yujin's face getting paler and paler, and a mouthful of blood rushed out. Lu Mei couldn't help but exclaimed, reaching out to support Shi Yujin. Everyone knew that Shi Yujin had always been competitive, and this time
The hard work of escaping from Shouchun was not as painful as what her father did. The guard felt so regretful that he slapped himself hard. Shi Yujin opened his eyes and said calmly: "It's none of your business, that's all.
, let’s go to Zhongli first.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone agreed in unison. At this moment, a cold voice came and said: "Zhongli Road is far away. I'm afraid you won't be able to go. You should ask me to send Major General Shi and Miss Lu to Huangquan Road."
Bar."
Everyone heard the sound and went away, only to see a woman in green clothes walking more than a hundred feet away on the left path. She seemed to be moving very slowly, but she was already close in a blink of an eye. Her feet were not stained by dust, her green clothes were flying, and she was beautiful.
Although there are traces of age on her brows and corners of her eyes, she is no less attractive than a twenty-eight-year-old girl. Except for a green-edged sword on her back, there is nothing else on her body, making her look even more simple and unpretentious.
Shi Yujin frowned and looked at the woman in green. She had also learned Emei martial arts, which was not just for fighting on the battlefield. He could tell at a glance that this woman's eyes were gleaming with cold light and her sword aura was domineering. She was a rare master.
, if it is a battlefield fight, I still have a few chances, but if it is a river and lake fight, I will definitely be completely defeated.
Gently patting Lu Mei, who was trembling slightly, Shi Yujin said loudly: "Who are you to dare to block my general's way?"
A trace of ridicule flashed in the eyes of the woman in green, and she said calmly: "I am Feng Feifei. I think the young general may not have heard of this name."
Shi Yujin was a little confused and felt a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard this name. Somehow, Shi Yujin felt that the woman's sarcastic look was not directed at herself, but more like a self-mockery. But at the moment, she couldn't think about it.
With a wink, a bodyguard rode over and whispered: "I'm sorry." Then he stretched out his hands to hug Lu Mei and put him on his horse. Although Lu Mei was a little uneasy, the bodyguard
Already in her thirties, she looked like her elder, and her movements were cautious. Lu Mei was worried about Shi Yujin, so she didn't show any strange expression.
Shi Yujin sent Lu Mei aside and felt relieved. He pointed his gun at the woman in green and said, "No matter who you are, if you want to take the life of this major general, you still want to ask my silver gun if you can answer."
The woman in green, Feng Feifei, smiled coldly. Shi Yujin felt his eyes blurred. The shadow of the sword in the sky had already arrived in front of him. Shi Yujin didn't care to distinguish where the sword was coming from. A strong feeling of crisis arose in his heart. With a sharp shout, the silver spear was flat.
Stab out, straight into the center of the sword shadow, this spear is full of the spirit of a bloody battle on the battlefield, it is a move that hurts both sides, there is a crisp sound, and a scream comes from the snow-like sword light, but the sword light shows no sign of weakening, just like
It rushed over like a tide. Shi Yujin felt that everything in front of her eyes was the shadow of the sword, and she couldn't even see the figure of the woman in green. She simply closed her eyes slightly, not looking at the dazzling sword light, and relied on the spiritual understanding in her heart.
He just shook the silver spear away, and the shadows of the spear were like pear blossoms, scattered like snow. With the marksmanship of thousands of soldiers, he was able to block the sword light, but Shi Yujin knew that he was just relying on his disregard for life and death, and the bloody battle on the battlefield.
The experience of the fight was tied. If the fight continued, it would only take thirty moves at most, and he would be injured by the sword. Shi Yujin was a warrior on the battlefield, not a woman in the world. Thinking of this, he did not care about the rules and said loudly: "Everyone
Come together and surround and kill this person."
All the guards were already ready. Upon hearing Shi Yujin's order, except for the two guards who stayed behind to protect Lu Mei, the rest of the guards had already raised their guns and raised their spears. The six of them formed a battle formation, echoing each other, and charged behind the woman in green.
Kill. Although the woman's swordsmanship was superb, under the siege of Shi Yujin and six personal guards, she fell into a situation where she was more defensive than offensive, not to mention that the six of them had horses to help them.
Feng Feifei was a little angry and sneered: "Although I have always heard that the girl from Shiguan is young, she is a capable general on the battlefield, brave and good at fighting. Now it seems that she just relies on the strength of numbers." He kept talking, and the sword became more and more fierce.
, within a radius of about ten feet, there are sword waves and snow shadows, rolling like the tide.
Shi Yujin also ignored her. If there was any fussing on the battlefield, there would be no chance of winning. The silver spear became more and more divine, leaping and leaping in the waves of the sword, like a dragon playing in the water. She had reached the state of perfection with each move. At this moment, she
Gradually forgetting the crisis-ridden situation, several years of bloody battles on the battlefield, the crisis of life and death, coupled with the discouragement and indifference to life and death, she miraculously advanced to the realm where the gun and man are one, and she only felt that the silver gun in her hand
As if he had a life of his own, he automatically blocked the enemy's attacks and stabbed the enemy's vital points. The crisp sound of swords and spears clashing could be heard endlessly. Although Feng Feifei was highly skilled in martial arts, swords were not as good as long spears in attacking far distances. He only felt that his insides were being hit repeatedly.
Shocked, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart, and I had the idea of escape.
But at this moment, Shi Yujin suddenly felt a pain in her stomach. She was fighting so hard that she was already pregnant. She couldn't help but let out a soft cry, and the silver gun in her hand trembled, revealing a flaw. Feng Feifei was the leader of the world.
The top-notch swordsman took the opportunity to shout loudly, silver light burst out from his hand, blood spattered, and he screamed several times. Several bodyguards had already covered their throats and fell down from their horses. Feng Feifei actually took advantage of this rare opportunity.
, killing the six personal guards who were assisting from behind. As soon as the sword light was suppressed, Feng Feifei had already retreated several feet, and her face looked a little pale. She also tried her best with this sword, which consumed a lot of energy.
Shi Yujin just relaxed her hands, and several of her bodyguards who accompanied her in the bloody battle died on the spot. She couldn't help but feel great grief in her heart, but the severe pain in her abdomen came again, and she couldn't help but be horrified. At this time, Feng Feifei had already jumped in.
On top, Shi Yujin no longer dared to fight, and said miserably: "Quickly go." Before his voice fell, he had already galloped towards the wilderness. The personal guard protecting Lu Mei also raised his whip and chased after him, while the other one originally held a sword.
The bodyguards protecting Lu Mei rode their horses towards the woman in green. Before the two of them had run very far, they heard screams coming from behind. The remaining bodyguard looked back and saw only himself.
The head of the brother flew up, and the body was being kicked off the horse by the woman in green. The woman had already fallen on the saddle and was about to ride the horse to chase him. But on the horse in front, Shi Yujin was already lying on the horse, and seemed to have fallen into a coma. If not,
It was habit and intuition that made her hug the horse's neck tightly, fearing that she might have fallen off the horse. The guard felt miserable, with a ferocious look on his livid face, and he said loudly: "Miss Mei, protect the young general.
"After saying that, he jumped off the saddle, landed on the ground, stood in the road, and faced the flying chasing horse.
Lu Mei screamed in pain, but although she was young and inexperienced, she was also the daughter of a general. She knew that life and death were at stake at this moment, and the lives of both of them were in her hands. Fortunately, she also knew how to ride. Although she was not good at it, she had forgotten everything in her heart at this moment.
, galloping on horseback, he actually caught up with Shi Yujin. At this time, Shi Yujin had lost consciousness and his body was crumbling. Lu Mei's heart skipped a beat, and she flew forward. Regardless of life and death, she actually jumped onto the saddle behind Shi Yujin, and her grip was already loose.
Lu Mei felt she was breaking out in a cold sweat. When she practiced this move with her second brother, she would fall off the horse nine times out of ten. Fortunately, she was protected by a general, so she didn't break her neck.
Later, her mother forbade her from practicing such dangerous tricks again. Fortunately, she succeeded this time. After calming down a little, she was afraid that the woman in green would chase her. She didn't have a riding whip in her hand. She felt cruel and pulled out the dagger from her waist for self-defense.
Stabbing at the horse's butt, the white horse neighed and ran forward like crazy. Lu Mei could only feel the sound of wind in her ears, and could no longer see the scenery on both sides clearly. She could only hug Shi Yujin tightly, tighten the reins and let the horse go.
Run wildly.
But she didn't know that behind her, Feng Feifei was gnashing her teeth and cursing. She couldn't catch up. The martial arts of the personal guards who blocked him in the end were insignificant in her opinion. Unexpectedly, the man let out whistles of different lengths, and the war horses listened.
She was running in all directions, and even the war horse under her was going crazy, trying its best to throw her off. She lost her mind and let go of the reins. Fortunately, she was so light that she flew up and was not hurt by the frightened horse.
Seeing that the war horse that could be used to chase the enemy was lost, she could only stab the guard to death to vent her anger. Unexpectedly, the guard hugged her right leg desperately. Although she was in her thirties, she was still unmarried.
She couldn't help but panic in her heart, and she slashed several times with her sword before cutting off the guard's hands and getting out. Seeing the blood-red eyes of the guard, she felt anger welling up in her heart and swung the sword fiercely to kill him.
The bodyguard's corpse was chopped into seventeen or eighteen pieces, and then she finally lost her anger. Looking into the distance, she didn't know where the two targets had fled, so she could only sigh softly and prepare to go to Zhongli and wait for the rabbit. The body moved, but
She felt a pain in her vest, and then a numb feeling spread from her back to her whole body. She struggled to lift the sword, but her hand loosened and the sword fell to the ground. Then her body fell forward, and she felt her body weaken.
She lost consciousness and shouted with all her strength: "Who is it? He is a man who sneaks up and plots. He is not a hero."
A cold voice came from behind: "The three girls from the Fengyi Sect have now become assassins who hunt down the family members of loyal ministers and famous generals. Are they the disciples of the famous sect? In my opinion, they are not as good as these loyal soldiers who protect the master.
It's a pity that I came a step too late, these heroic men, Miss Feng, I don't know if you have the face to meet the revered master."
Feng Feifei could feel the passing of life, her eyes gradually darkened, and she hissed: "Who are you? I want to know who you are?"
The man behind him chanted: "Falling flowers and running water are two love affairs. Hatred is groundless. Dreams are hard to come true. Leaning all over the railings, the wind is still clear. The dewdrops on the pine trees are still and people are still, opening the seal script and reciting Huang Ting. (Note 1)
) A dying person, why do you need to know so many things? Do you still want to entrust your dreams to your fellow apprentices?"
Fuzzy images appeared in Feng Feifei's mind, the misery of her parents' death when she was a girl, the glory after becoming a master, the hard work of practicing swordsmanship to win the favor of the master, the scenes of the sisters chatting and laughing, recalling each scene.
Getting up, gradually, everything turned into a passing cloud, her body gradually stopped struggling, and her eyes lost their luster.
The man turned Feng Feifei's body over, his eyes fell on her green-grey jade face, and sighed: "Although you only know what others say, you have been clean and self-sufficient over the years and have not humiliated the teacher too much. Now that you have
Even if you die, I don't want you to suffer any more humiliation. I am a beautiful lady, but you have become a thief. Today, I will return to the loess, and I don't want to regret it again." After that, the man poured the medicine in the jade bottle in his hand onto Feng Feifei.
, in just a moment, the pink lady turned into a puddle of clear water and seeped into the ground, leaving only a few scattered things. The person buried them all with loess, and then followed the horse's hoof prints, and soon she was submerged in the wilderness.
On September 23, in Zhongli City, Lu Yun, who had just returned from the battlefield in Suzhou, and Wei Ying, who had been waiting in Zhongli all night, learned about the disappearance of Shi Yujin and Lu Mei. Wei Ying regretted not protecting the two girls from going to Zhongli together.
Lu Yun's expression was as calm as water, without any agitation, and he didn't seem to care. However, Wei Ying could clearly detect the deep sorrow in this young man. After a few words of comfort to Lu Yun, Wei Ying began to persuade Lu Yun to fight to save his father.
, Lu Yun just shook his head and said nothing. Lu Feng, who was already in tears next to him, had a flash of light in his eyes and said sternly: "Brother, even if you don't hate them for causing your sister-in-law and sister to disappear, don't you care about your father's life?
?”
Lu Yun withdrew his indifferent gaze and said, "I have already sworn to serve the country as loyally as my father, and I will die without regrets. How can I ruin my father's reputation of loyalty even if my father is tied up and refuses to rebel?"
Lu Feng said angrily: "In the name of loyalty, can you ignore the life and death of your loved ones? They want to kill them all. Not only do they want to kill dad, I'm afraid they will also kill you, they will even kill my sister-in-law and Mei'er.
My mother and little brother can’t escape death, so why should we, the Lu family, have to fight to the death to be loyal and righteous, bullshit!”
An angry look flashed across Lu Yun's face, he waved his hand and knocked Lu Feng to the ground. He pointed at Lu Feng and cursed: "If you have such intentions, you are not a descendant of my Lu family. Have you forgotten my father's daily teachings?"
Lu Feng spat out the blood from his mouth and said sadly: "Dad always said that the children of the Lu family should not betray their loyalty even if they die, that they should not regret their lives for the sake of their family and country, and that they should not hesitate to honor and disgrace themselves for the sake of the people. But I am not willing to give in, and I will never give up."
Lu Yun said coldly: "Since you remember, how dare you make such arrogant remarks? If dad is willing to rebel, how can he be bound to Beijing? If dad is like this, how can I rebel? If I raise troops to fight back to Jianye, I am afraid that I will just do it.
After defeating the vanguard of Yong's army, the treacherous prime minister can justifiably kill my father. As the son of a man, how can he be betrayed by his superiors and be disloyal and unjust? What's more, if my father doesn't rebel, he doesn't want to see hundreds of millions of people in Jiangnan die in civil strife.
, I think the same way, even if our whole family is dead, if we can avoid the disaster of civil strife, it will be a worthy death."
Tears of blood dripped from Lu Feng's eyes, and he hissed: "Don't you care about the lives of my mother, sister-in-law, Mei'er and my little brother at all?"
A trace of pain flashed in Lu Yun's eyes, and he said softly: "Second brother, mother and younger brother are now building a business. If I raise an army, I will definitely kill them first. Although Yu Jin and Mei'er are missing, they have not been seen yet.
The body may still be alive. Dad and I died for the country without any regrets, but you can't stay here. Now you immediately change your name and surname, fly away, and leave a line of cigarettes for my Lu family. This will
It’s your credit.”
Lu Feng cried when he heard this: "Brother, no, you come with me. Instead of being killed by them, why don't we leave together."
Lu Yun turned his back and said calmly: "In the Lu family, apart from dad, I am the only one in the army. If I escape, the traitor will definitely accuse dad. What's more, if I am out for a day, the traitor will
I can never feel at ease, and I will definitely not let my mother and little brother go. If I am behind bars, they will relax their pursuit of Yu Jin, you and Meier. Don't worry, dad and I may not have a chance to survive.
"
Lu Feng cried loudly: "No, I also want to go to Jianye with my eldest brother. If we die, we will die together."
Lu Yun scolded: "Fool, if you die too, who can Yu Jin, Mei'er, or even mother and younger brother rely on in the future?" After saying this, his expression softened slightly, and he said: "There is one more thing.
, you have to remember that when I went to Yongdu to assassinate the master, I didn't even have a chance to do it. I lost face, but I also made a few friends. Now most of them have gone to the battlefield, whether in public or private.
, if you see them, they will definitely protect you. Even your master once said that if you are in danger in the future, you can take refuge with him. But how can I, a descendant of the Lu family, take refuge in the enemy country, so you must remember that even if you are trapped in
In the desperate situation of life and death, you must not take refuge in Dayong, let alone be the enemy of Nanchu."
Lu Feng knew that his brother spoke like a mountain and had a fatherly manner, so he did not dare to disobey him anymore. He just nodded silently, and his blood and tears fell into the dust.
Lu Yun did not look back, and his tone became a little sad as he continued: "Go ahead. If the Huaixi Army has not yet been dispatched, I am afraid that the imperial envoy has already arrived in Zhongli. If so, if we can still see Yujin,
Tell her for me that she should not blame her father-in-law, she will eventually understand his hard work."
Lu Feng felt sad and angry in his heart, thinking that if Shi Guan hadn't taken refuge with Shang Weijun so quickly, his family would not have been put in such a situation. He was about to curse, but he heard the sound of water dripping to the ground, and saw his brother's shoulders trembling slightly, and he never wanted to let it go again.
The elder brother was heartbroken and ran outside crying.
After a long time, Lu Yun turned around, bowed his head to Wei Ying, who was standing silently aside, and said, "Father Weber, I disappoint you. I need you to pay more attention to what dad has entrusted to you."
Wei Ying felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he suppressed his sorrow and said: "The young general is indeed the direct eldest son of the Lu family. I think the general has already expected that even if Wei goes against his wishes, it will not help."
Lu Yun whispered: "Yun has failed my uncle's high expectations. If my uncle sees Zhuo Jing in the future, please tell him. My father-in-law has no choice but to do this. He just wants to force Zhuo Jing to fly away. Zhuo Jing has a strong temperament.
If my father-in-law had not done this, Zhuo Jing would never have left Huaixi to seek refuge."
Wei Ying sighed and said, "Ying has nothing to say anymore. I will go to Huaidong to see Yang Canjun and convey the general's orders." After that, he turned around and left sadly.
Leaving Zhongli, Wei Ying ran all the way to Guangling, where the Huaidong Army camp was located. As soon as he entered Huaidong territory, Wei Ying learned the news that Emperor Yong Emperor Li Zhi was furious because of the war in Xiangyang. King Li Xian of Qi and Prince Li Jun
, Changsun Ji, the commander-in-chief of Xiangyang, was reprimanded, and Jiang Zhe, the instigator, was demoted and fined. Jiang Zhe, who was already a Marquis of the country, became a Marquis of the countryside again. It is said that if it were not for the sake of Princess Changle of Ningguo, he would not be a Marquis.
There is no way to keep it. Moreover, because of the unfavorable outcome of the war, Li Zhi has ordered the Yong army to withdraw its defense line. Some of Yong's ministers even wrote a letter proposing a truce and peace negotiation. If this news had been placed a few months ago, it would have been absolutely good news, but now, it is soul-stirring.
When Wei Ying heard the news, he couldn't bear the blood anymore and spit it in the dust. At this moment, he once again understood Jiang Zhe's ruthless and careful strategy, which would never leave anyone a single chance.
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Note 1: "Jiang Shenzi" by Zhang Jixian of Song Dynasty