thorns in the sky

Liu Li was a little shy by Ao Kuang's words, so he didn't speak.Ao Kuang didn't know whether he was ashamed or annoyed, he felt he couldn't handle it well, and he was always afraid of being abrupt, so he only said some good things to him.Although the two of them were not intimate, they seemed to be intimate. They talked ramblingly by the pillow and said some words without deep meaning, but they still felt very happy.

For Ao Kuang, it was a very pleasant evening.For Ao Huan, it was a torment.The people in Yudi are rough, and killing power sticks is no joke.Liu Qi arrived in the prison, before he even got to the cell, he smelled a foul smell.The young man who led the way saw Liu Qisi, a literati, and was afraid that he would not be able to bear it, but he saw Liu Qi's face was normal.The guy didn't expect that Liu Qi was also a vicious gangster with smelly hands, but he suspected that Liu Qi had a stuffy nose and couldn't smell the smell.

The jailer then said to Liu Qi: "I'm afraid it won't look good inside, do you want a villain to accompany you?" Liu Qi just said: "Please wait outside the door. It's dark here anyway, and no matter how ugly it is, you can't see anywhere." You are being polite, but what Liu Qi thought in his heart was: You were still breastfeeding when I chopped off people's hands and feet.

Ao Huan's situation was completely within Liu Qi's expectations.He had seen so much that any cruelty was commonplace.Ao Huan's situation was also within Ao Huan's own expectations, but the pain was still painful, but he didn't snort.Liu Qi lit up all the candlesticks in the cell so that he could see Ao Huan and himself clearly.Ao Huan was lying on the straw mat, half of his body was covered with blood, and he didn't need to look carefully to know that there was no good meat on his waist, buttocks and legs.The warm yellow candlelight covered his face, so that he would not look so pale.But he was weak enough, his eyes were half-closed, his nose seemed to be unable to breathe, and he looked from a distance, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

Liu Qi sat down beside him, and said "Hey" calmly.It was his familiar and affectionate tone.Ao Huan didn't bother to lift his eyelids, he just said, "Pour me a bowl of water." Ao Huan's voice was quite hoarse, which showed that he was really thirsty.Liu Qi looked up and saw that there were still kettles and wooden bowls on the table here, but in Ao Huan's situation, he couldn't even pour water.Liu Qi sighed slightly, poured a bowl of water, and fed it to Ao Huan.Ao Huan was like a paralyzed patient, drinking a bowl of water would leak half of it, and wet his clothes.

Ao Huan drank the water and gulped again.Then Liu Qi asked: "Do you still drink?" Ao Huan said: "Drink, after you leave, I will have no water to drink." Liu Qi smiled: "That's not the case. Ao Xiangguo can't really kill you It’s hard for him to explain.” Ao Huan snorted coldly: “He doesn’t want my life, but what he wants, I don’t give it to me. I only have one life, so tell him to take it!” After drinking some water, Ao Huan’s wound There is also a lot of gas.Liu Qi then said: "As the saying goes, keep the green hills. Don't worry about no firewood. I don't think you are a person who can stretch or bend. It's just a matter of betting. When you go back, you will still be your prince in three dangers. And The so-called "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi", isn't it time for you to overwhelm others? When the time comes to find the place, it is exactly what the ancients said, "It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge". If you are here Lost your life in vain, isn't it a pity that you have a bright future? The great mountains and rivers of the three dangers have also been handed over to others." Ao Huan sneered: "I know you didn't come to see me with good intentions. But I also ask you to save some effort , if I surrender now, I will hand over the great mountains and rivers of Sanwei to others. If I die, I will change to another person as king. The surname will always be Ao, and Sanwei will still belong to Sanwei. I am a prince and betray the country, saying Let me be the king, life is shameless to the world, and death is shameless to the ancestors." Liu Qi was extremely surprised: "Unexpectedly, you are such a pedantic person!" Ao Huan knew that Liu Qi never believed in the so-called "righteousness", Then he kept silent.

Seeing that Ao Huan had shut up his mouth and eyes again, Liu Qi felt unspeakable, so he deliberately provoked him and said, "Don't put on a show, you also know that Ao Kuang can't kill you, so you said such a thing. I Look at you, you are just coveting this reputation, so you act stubborn, and you are waiting for your father to save you?" Ao Huan opened his eyes after hearing this.In the light, one of Ao Huan's eyes could be seen to be blood-red, he must have been beaten, and it was probably because his eyes hurt too much that he kept them closed.Then Ao Huan just said: "If the father is a smart person, he would not do this." Liu Qi smiled lightly: "Do you think your father is a smart person?" Ninth is a smart person, and won’t reuse you.” Liu Qi was unmoved, and only taunted: “You guys are so funny, one of you still calls ‘Brother Huan’ and the other calls you ‘Old Nine’, it’s really brotherly love, call me Shame."

Liu Qi was about to leave, so he didn't want to say goodbye, so he just fed Ao Huan another bowl of water and said, "Take it easy this time, after drinking this bowl, I don't know when I can drink again." Ao Huan was slow Slowly drink up this water.

Sanwei heard the news very quickly, knowing that Ao Huan had colluded with Yudi to rebel against the party, stole the tiger amulet, and even tangled with soldiers and horses near Yudi's capital, and got all the stolen goods.Now Ao Huan is thrown into prison.Ao Kuang only said: "The two countries are at war, and the envoy will not be killed. Although Ao Huan's behavior is really infuriating, and he will die, but since he is an envoy and a prince in danger, he can only do it." The punishment of 'cutting the foot'."

The king of Sanwei was shocked when he heard that Ao Kuang was going to cut off Ao Huan's feet, and then he remembered that Ao Huan was the only one in charge, if he lost his feet because of this, it would be a disaster.Dao Shizi said: "If this is true, it is true that Prince Huan betrayed his righteousness first. If he really wants to hurt Prince Huan, there must be no objection in the world. And Ao Kuang is probably telling the truth. If you talk about killing Prince Huan , he might not dare. But using the punishment of cutting feet will not let the prince die, but it will allow Ao Kuang to establish his prestige in Yudi." Sime Fei in front of the palace said: "What does Ao Kuang want Prince Huan to do with his feet? The plan is only the land of Pingyi, Changyi and Gongyi. Our plan is that Yu is a rebellious and defeated country, so they can only get Gongyi, which is very generous. But he is not greedy enough and wants Pingyi and Changyi made an excuse to exchange the legs of Prince Huan." But another courtier said: "That being said, Pingyi and Changyi are not three dangerous lands, but fierce horses. Fortunately for me, I lost my life, and I can’t sacrifice the crown prince for the land I haven’t got! If you can get the prince back by giving up these lands, why not?”

Several officials argued, some said they wanted to give up the land, and some said they wanted to give up Ao Huan's feet.The king of Sanwei heard that one was the first and the second was big, and he noticed that Jianlue didn't say a word, so he asked him: "Master Jian, you have always been on good terms with Huan'er, why don't you talk?" Jianlue replied in a low voice. : "If you talk about personal relationships, Prince Huan treats me with kindness and rebirth. To save him, I will die. But if I have other ideas, I will inevitably be accused of 'ruthless' and 'revenge for kindness', so I don't want to be a fool." Be frank."

King Sanwei heard it, and said, "You can tell the truth! This is a secret talk, who would talk nonsense?" Jian Lue said: "First of all, I think that Pingyi and Changyi are regarded as other people's land, and let them go if they say so. , This attitude is wrong. How many dead soldiers, how many precious food and horses have been lost by our Sanwei for this? How can we just let it go! This should belong to us, and we must not give up an inch of land. " Then a courtier asked: "The reason for not giving up an inch of land is to let Prince Huan be killed?" Na Jianlue replied: "On the contrary, I guess, Ao Kuang neither dared to kill Prince Huan, nor would he cut it off. His feet. We must have a posture of not giving an inch, and say the words "Ao Huan made a mistake first, and you can fight or kill." It is one thing to mark the ground, and another thing to make a mistake. Don't mix it up, don't be casual, it's the best way to achieve both." Before the words fell, a close minister jumped up, and he really accused Jianlue of being ruthless and repaying his kindness: "It's all your guess! Ruo Aokuang is really bold Come on, you hurt Prince Huan, can you pay him a pair of legs?" That Jianlue didn't answer, but said: "As for the so-called 'crimes' of Prince Huan, we should first report to the emperor, and let the emperor decide. We will then With a little pressure, he must not dare to deal with Prince Huan at will before the emperor makes a decision, and that will also buy us time."

Everyone was arguing endlessly, but there was no end.

King Sanwei was originally not a big idea, and he was old and soft-hearted. The daughters under his knees would marry if they wanted to, and the only sons left were the traitorous Ao Kuang and the suffering Ao Huan.He felt very sorry for Ao Huan, and when he returned to the palace, he told his favorite concubine Weimei about this matter again.Weimei received many favors from Ao Huan, so she burst into tears and said, "I am a woman, and I don't understand government affairs. But Prince Huan is very filial, please don't give up on him!" That's all.

Instead, Jianlue asked Dao Shizi why he didn't express his opinion.Dao Shizi's opinion is actually the same as Jianlue's, but he is afraid of making a mistake, and if Ao Kuang hurts Ao Huan if he can't think about it, then he will be guilty, so he doesn't say much.Jianlue also understands it very well, so he doesn't say much.The Dao Shizi said again: "I heard that this poisonous plan was written by Liu Qi, heh, I really underestimated him." Jianlue replied lightly: "It's not just you, everyone underestimated him."