"But Wei Chen searched in this direction and saw no traces of Bai Ruxue along the way. Wei Chen thought, Wei Chen thought -" Ren Xianliang stopped talking.
This made Shao Yan very puzzled, thinking when did Ren Xianliang become so hesitant, mother-in-law? How could this be the daring Prime Minister Zuo before? After thinking about it, maybe it was because Bai Mei's death had a negative impact on him.
The blow was so great that he became so timid, "Ren Aiqing has something to say, but he has no defense against it."
Ren Xianliang frowned and hesitantly said: "After the Chu army left that day, Wei Chen advanced to the southwest under the escort of several soldiers. He paid special attention along the way, but no trace of fighting was found on the road. Later,
Wei Chen asked the people along the way, and they all said that they had not seen Donglin's team. Wei Chen thought that there were 80,000 soldiers under the command of Deputy Marshal Bai. It was impossible for such a huge team to disappear without anyone noticing.
However, various phenomena indicate that Deputy Marshal Bai may have suffered an unexpected event."
Shao Yan's expression suddenly changed. He had to say that Ren Xianliang's analysis was very reasonable. It was impossible for a total of 80,000 people to disappear all at once. After thinking about it, there was only one possibility, that is, all of these people had been killed.
In history, when Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, Qin general Bai Qi killed 600,000 Zhao soldiers. It would not be strange for such a tragedy to happen again here. After all, this is a world that has not been recorded in history, and anything is possible.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Seeing the depressed look on Shao Yan's face, Ren Xianliang called softly to the side twice. Only then did Shao Yan regain his composure, rubbed his wet eyes, and said casually: "We just
Where did you talk about it?”
Ren Xianliang was stunned for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be so anxious. I just made a guess out of thin air. Deputy Marshal Bai used his troops like a god. Maybe they didn't evacuate here at all, but found a safe place."
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Shao Yan suppressed the pain in his heart and said earnestly: "I hope so. I have already lost a coach in the battle on the canal. I must never let Bai Ruxue have another accident. In that case, how do you ask me to tell you
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"Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself. Today's situation is entirely caused by Wei Chen alone. Wei Chen should not have believed the Huang brothers without verification. Wei Chen is willing to go to find Deputy Marshal Bai and return the favor.
Please allow your Majesty’s approval.”
Shao Yan waved his hand, "I will send someone to look for him. The old prime minister has been tired from riding the horse all the way, so he should go down and rest first."
"emperor--"
Shao Yan interrupted him and said: "You don't need to say anything now. Have a good rest. Only when you have enough energy can you share your worries and serve the court. I still have a lot of things to rely on you for."
"Wei Chen——, Wei Chen obeys the order." Ren Xianliang's nose felt hot, and tears flowed out involuntarily. He came here this time, firstly, to report the military situation, and secondly, to apologize to the emperor, but he did not expect that Shao Yan not only
Instead of raising an army to hold him accountable, he still valued himself so highly. At this moment, deep in his heart, he felt not only sadness but also guilt. He secretly vowed that as long as he was still alive, he would never allow anyone to harm the emperor.
Chang Yixiao led Ren Xianliang down to rest, and the two of them walked and chatted. When he learned that Donglin's army had conquered four enemy fortresses yesterday and surrendered tens of thousands of prisoners, Ren Xianliang was very pleased and admired Shao from the bottom of his heart.
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After breakfast, Shao Yan went to a secluded wasteland alone. This area is called a mass grave. Every soldier who died in a battle would be buried here. Over time, the graves were covered with weeds.
There are no tombstones, no wreaths, just piles of paper dust. When the breeze blows, these dusts will float into the air and drift to the distant horizon...
Looking at the tomb without an inscription, Shao Yan felt particularly uncomfortable. There will inevitably be casualties in war. He knows this better than anyone. This has been the case since ancient times. To a certain extent, soldiers are just like
This is a tool for fighting for power, but it seems so insignificant to individuals. They have no status, no freedom, and can't even leave their names after death. For the sake of war, they fight one after another, for the sake of peace, they waste their lives, in order to prevent more people from being killed.
Death, they are willing to give their lives, but in the end, they can only get an unknown grave.
Shao Yan's heart was filled with infinite emotion. He walked past each grave one by one, and could not help but recall those tragic battles in his mind. It was as if the owners of these tombs were all resurrected at once, and stood vividly in front of him.
I seem to hear someone shouting 'Long live'
He walked around the entire mass grave and finally came to a shorter grave. Compared with other graves, the environment here was obviously much worse. Yes, the owner of the tomb was his wife.
The sweet smile of the past no longer exists, replaced by some yellow mud and weeds. Shaoyan stood in the wind, looking at it lovingly, and after a long time he said: "So, although you are my wife, you are my wife."
If you haven't lived a peaceful life for a day, you won't be able to live in peace even after death. I feel ashamed of you."
"I believe you have seen it on the other side of the sky. The army of Western Chu has now broken through the canal. It is gathering its troops to march towards Luojing and will soon be approaching the city." Shao Yan sighed and shook his head. "Brother Baimei paid his life for this.
Ruxue's whereabouts are still unknown. Could it be that Donglin's national strength has been exhausted? Or am I simply not suitable to be this emperor?"
"I really don't know what to do? My head hurts now." Shao Yan slowly sat on the ground and sighed secretly. They say that it is difficult to be a king since ancient times. Shao Yan, Shao Yan, I'm afraid you won't admit defeat this time.
No way, even if you have the ability to save yourself, it will be difficult to resist the millions of armies from two countries.
God, it seems that you are deliberately playing tricks on me. You know the situation here, why did you bring me to this place? Do you think I am a savior? Or are you there to watch my jokes? If that's the case, I can't help it.
I have to say, it is really unethical for you to do this...
Although he knew that he was talking to himself, for some reason, after venting these complaints, he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed all over his body, especially his stinging head. He sat quietly in front of Yunyun's grave without speaking.
This girl loved hearing him tell stories the most when she was alive. Shao Yan used to bring some wonderful stories to share with her every day. However, today, in addition to complaining about the injustice of God, he also blamed his own incompetence.
For a long time, Shao Yan slowly straightened up and looked up at the ray of morning sun, as if it was looking at him and laughing, and also seemed to be laughing at himself. Alas, people are also the most sensitive when they are lost. They feel everything when they look at it.
Something was wrong, he took a deep breath, turned his head and walked out of the graveyard
When he returned to the camp, he saw Ren Boliang, Chang Yixiao, Zhang Baihu, the three brothers of the Lu family and others waiting for him outside the camp. When they saw the emperor coming back, everyone hurried forward to salute.
Shao Yan saw that all of them looked ugly, especially Chang Yixiao, whose eyes were red and swollen, with a little unwiped snot flowing from his nose, and a few tears hanging on his childish face, as if
After crying for a while, he asked strangely: "When I smiled, what happened?"
"Your Majesty—" Chang Yi swallowed the joke again, and started to cry again. The others buried their heads in their chests, seemingly unwilling to answer this question.
Shao Yan became more and more surprised and raised his voice: "What happened? Zhang Baihu, you are the coach here now, tell me."
"Your Majesty, I -" Zhang Baihu looked sad, his deep eyes full of helplessness, and he hesitated for a while: "Your Majesty, when you were out this morning, we received a letter from Prime Minister Dongfang in the capital. He said that the West
Chu's 300,000-strong army entered through the canal. In just three days, they successively attacked Deyang, Fengxian, Luchan, Zaozhuang and other places. Within three days, they would attack Luojing."
"Bring me the letter." Shao Yan hurriedly took the autographed letter from Dongfang Yi from his hand. The letter contained roughly the above contents, except that the Queen Mother's seal was stamped at the end.
There was also a sentence left in the lower right corner of the book, "The Queen Mother is well, please don't miss my son, I present the jade seal, and don't forget the national humiliation. He will restore the country and unify the country." Ren Xianliang said with tears: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, she wants to
We live and die with Luo Jing, so we don’t want the jade seal to fall into the hands of thieves. Even if Donglin is destroyed, our jade seal is still there, and the emperor is still there. In the future, we will still be able to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and unify the world," he said.
He handed the jade seal wrapped in yellow cloth to Shao Yan.
The moment Shao Yan took over the jade seal, 'bang', a huge thunder suddenly sounded in the clear sky. Everyone present was shocked. Shao Yan thought he had offended God with what he said in front of the grave. God might want to kill him this time.
He took him away from this world, so he rushed outside angrily, pointed at the sky and cursed: "If you have the guts to fucking kill me, I will scold you. How come? You're a bitch."
The sky quickly returned to calm, still so blue and so clear, and the gentle autumn wind brought a hint of coolness.
Shao Yan turned around with Yuxi in his arms, his expression seemed dull. He walked slowly in front of everyone and said, "Everyone has dispersed. As soon as Luo Jing is broken, Donglin Kingdom will disappear from this world, and I will never be seen again."
You are not an emperor, you no longer need to be implicated by me."
Everyone was stunned. They were the only loyal and brave men in a hundred. In this case, even if Shao Yan put a knife on their necks, they would not leave.
Chang Yi smiled and cried, "Your Majesty, don't you want your subordinates anymore? From the day I met you, my subordinates have been firmly tied here for the rest of their lives. Even if you kill your subordinates,
My subordinates will also bleed their blood here."
Zhang Baihu knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I have been pursuing you for many days. If you dislike me for not doing things well, I will die to show my determination. But if you chase me and leave, unless you beat me to death, you will not be able to kill me."
I will stay here for the rest of my life.”
The three brothers of the Lu family threw themselves on the ground and said in unison: "The three brothers and I swear to protect the emperor to the death. No matter what happens in the future, the emperor will always be our emperor."
"You - do you want to piss me off to death?" Shao Yan smiled bitterly: "Since I became the emperor, I don't know how many people have lost their lives for me. I don't want more people to leave me."
Ren Xianliang said earnestly: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has followed the late emperor for many years. To Wei Chen, Donglin Country is Wei Chen's home. Wei Chen will not go anywhere, but will only stay by your side, the Emperor. Now that the country is in crisis,
Even if Luo City is destroyed, you will still be our emperor. This is not only the intention of Wei Chen and others, but also the common wish of the people all over the world. I believe the emperor also understands the words of the old empress that a city can be destroyed and blood can be destroyed.
"Liu, our will is indestructible. We are loyal to you according to the imperial decree of the late emperor. If the emperor insists on driving us away, since we have failed the emperor's entrustment, then let a few of us die to comfort the late emperor's spirit in heaven." After that, Zhang Bai followed
He grabbed a sharp sword from his waist and stabbed himself in the heart.