Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 236 Li Xing martyrs

This is a deep valley five or six miles away from Jiashan Temple.

In the distance, there are continuous green mountains surrounded by luxuriant trees and birdsong. There is a flowing river in front of you, and a group of green mountains behind you, like an unfurled flag.

Li Xing chose a good place, and Yang Shucheng and Yang Shucheng helped each other dig a grave. Li Xing had already prepared a large iron cabinet and put Li Zicheng's clothes, hat, seal, and a sword into the large iron cabinet.

Then, Li Xing solemnly put the big iron cabinet into the tomb.

The three of them buried it silently with loess, forming a small grave.

There was a big white stone standing in front of the tomb. Li Xing took the sword, thought for a while, and carved the words "Fengtian Jade Monk" on the stone.

Li Xing said to Yang Shucheng: "In his early years in Shaanxi, Li Zicheng fled to the temple because of injustice. His monk was named Yu Monk."

The three of them buried the grave. At this time, the sky was already dark, the surrounding trees were dark, the strong wind was blowing, and the pine waves were rising like the ocean tide, like the sound of battle.

The three of them sat on the ground in front of the grave, took out the food and wine they had prepared, and started drinking.

Li Xing talked about his past.

When he was young, his family was quite wealthy and he was a well-known wealthy family in the local area. He studied hard and passed the imperial examination.

The following year, he went to Beijing to take the examination. It is said that at that time, the examination questions were leaked, and some failed candidates gathered to cause trouble. He also participated in it, but was wanted and fled back to his hometown.

Thinking that studying was useless in this troubled world, he gave up literature and took up martial arts. He searched for famous teachers everywhere and learned good martial arts.

When he returned to his hometown from the mountains, five years later, things had changed.

His family was persecuted by the government and his family was destroyed.

He sneaked into the government office at night and killed the magistrate's family before fleeing the world.

During the Chongzhen period, there were severe droughts in Shaanxi, and there was no grain harvest. The people fled in all directions and starved to death everywhere. The government did not care about the people, but imposed extortionate taxes without caring about the lives of the people.

The imperial court finally learned about the drought in Shaanxi and came to rescue the people by transporting grain, but they were embezzled by a group of corrupt officials and the people got nothing.

When the people rebelled, the government came to suppress them, killing the victims in order to claim credit for their own achievements. Therefore, the thief situation in Shaanxi became more and more serious, and finally it became a prairie fire that could no longer be extinguished by the government.

At that time, there were several powerful groups of rebel bandits.

Li Xing took refuge with several companies, feeling that they were robbing everywhere and had no ambitions, and ultimately could not succeed.

Finally, he met Li Zicheng. Among these gangs of thieves, he had the strictest discipline. He had also studied for several years and had great ambitions. Li Xing felt that he could help him and achieve something.

Since Li Xing identified the real master, he followed him wholeheartedly. Li Xing had a strategic mind and planned several major events for Li Zicheng. Therefore, Li Zicheng relied heavily on him and obeyed his words.

Li Xing also felt that he had met a confidant, and he devoted himself to helping him, working hard and without hesitation.

This year King Chuang came to Beijing and established the country. He thought he was successful, but unexpectedly Wu Sangui colluded with the Qing troops to enter Shanhaiguan. Li Zicheng had only been emperor for more than thirty days and was forced to leave the capital.

Along the way, they were chased and beaten by Qing soldiers. The more they fought, the smaller the team became. Li Xing proposed to unite with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing soldiers.

Unexpectedly, Li Xing took Bai Yuyao and Yang Shucheng back and forth for several months without achieving anything. When they came back, Li Zicheng was also killed by Qing soldiers.

Li Xing and Yang Shucheng talked about the past and drank.

He had never spoken so many words, and he had never mentioned his past in front of the two of them.

They both felt that he was decisive, courageous and resourceful, and they both admired him.

Listening to his words tonight, everyone felt that he was a great hero, ambitious and almost successful, but unexpectedly he was completely defeated. He died before he started, which made the hero burst into tears.

The two of them didn't know how to comfort him, so they just picked up the wine bowls and clinked them with him to drink.

Li Xing's face was slightly red. He had always been a heavy drinker. If Li Zicheng was undefeated, his talents would be more than enough to be a prime minister, but now everything is like a dream.

Li Xing was a little drunk. He said, although the twelve large boxes of gold and silver jewelry we robbed in Nanjing were placed with Master Chen, I still don't trust him. As the saying goes, white wine reds the face and gold touches the heart. I Afraid of something happening.

He confessed: You two must visit more in the future, in case something unexpected happens, you might as well live there with your family. This batch of treasures can be used for a comeback in the future.

He solemnly confessed it twice, for fear that the two of them would not take it to heart.

After all the jar of wine was finished, the three of them were so drunk that they lay down in front of Li Zicheng's grave and fell asleep after a while.

The next day, birds were chirping overhead, and Yang Shucheng woke up, shaking his head and still having a headache.

He had never been so drunk before. When he turned around, Bai Yuyao was still lying at his feet and shouted:

"Brother Bai, Brother Bai..."

Bai Yuyao stirred, then woke up and sat up.

Li Xing is no longer around.

Yang Shucheng thought that his life's ambition was in vain, and now he might go somewhere else to relax.

"General Li..." Suddenly, Bai Yuyao screamed, inexplicably panicked.

Yang Shucheng followed his surprised gaze and saw General Li Xing lying on his side in the grass in front of the grave.

Bai Yuyao's screams didn't wake him up. He was too drunk.

The two stood up and came to Li Xing. They saw blood flowing out of his neck, dyeing the grass red, and it had already solidified.

"General Li..."

The two screamed in pain.

Li Xing lay motionless on his side.

Could it be that everyone was too drunk and were attacked by the enemy?

The two of them hurriedly checked the injuries. The sword wound on Li Xing's neck was obviously not caused by the enemy, but because he killed himself.

That is why ah? !

The two of them couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar.

But the pines burst into waves, the running water whimpered, and no one could answer their questions.

Bai Yuyao said hoarsely: "General Li died of frustration because his ambition was not fulfilled."

Yang Shucheng said: "He followed Li Zicheng and followed his advice. He thought he had won. Now that Li Zicheng is dead, he is at a loss as to what to do and follows Li Zicheng from the ground down."

There is no resurrection after death, so although the two of them were grieving, there was nothing they could do.

Yang Shucheng thought that Li Xing saved him in danger twice. In his mind, he not only regarded him as a benefactor, but also as a reliable brother.

Now, Li Xing committed suicide and died, and Yang Shu mourned like a relative.

Both of them admired Li Xing very much, their eyes were filled with tears, and their tears flowed silently.

The sun was rising so high, Bai Yuyao said:

"Let's bury General Li, right in front of Li Zicheng's grave, so that they can be together after death."

Yang Shucheng nodded. There was no coffin at this time. The two of them used Qinggong and ran towards the outside of the mountain.

Chasing wind and lightning along the way, we soon arrived at a market town outside the mountain. This was a small town. There was actually a coffin shop with several coffins in it.

It turns out that these are troubled times, and people often die, so the business of the coffin shop is particularly good. The owner of the coffin shop also plans to open a branch.

The two of them took out their money and bought the best coffin in the town.

Two men were hired to carry the coffin onto a cart. The two men pulled the cart and meandered towards Jiashan Temple in Jiugong Mountain.