red cliff top

After leaving for a few years, I set foot in the capital again, thinking about it, I feel like it's been a lifetime.At that time Jin Wang was his father-killing enemy, at that time Wei You was his life-and-death brother, at that time he was desperate and hopeless, and he was able to talk with Wei You at night in the boudoir under the guise of having fun in Goulan tiles. , used to be his only warmth and comfort.Who would have imagined that hidden under the true feelings were hidden arrows full of poison, sharp, ruthless, murderous, and heart-piercing.

As soon as Wei You's army entered the city, they immediately sealed off the Sifang city gates, put all the ministers and workers under house arrest, and drove straight into the inner courtyard of the palace. They quickly took over the Shangzhi guards, and then announced to the world in the name of the Empress Dowager Liu that the little emperor Wei You First he died of a sudden illness, and because Emperor Daxing had no children, he left a will to pass on the throne to his cousin Weiyou, King of Xiangfan County.

The death of the little emperor was too sudden and bizarre. Once the news spread, the whole country would inevitably be in an uproar.Several royal families and nobles have their own ghosts, some openly questioned, some secretly conspired, and some looked on coldly. The Gu family, which was once favored and protected by the little emperor, even gathered cronies to take the lead in launching the attack. The banner of "Jing Nan" is approaching the capital, and the momentum is aggressive.At the same time, Wei You's elite troops also gathered from all over the world, and the war was about to break out.

The city is full of busy and tense scenes. While preparing for the enthronement ceremony, Wei You strengthens the city defenses and prepares for a fierce battle.

The Tatars are especially dissatisfied with the half of the country promised by the first emperor, and they are still waiting for opportunities in the north. The prince and the family are eyeing Wei You, the unsecured throne, with internal and external troubles and undercurrents. Today's Great Zhou is like a pile of dry The transparent firewood is just like a small and inconspicuous spark somewhere, and it will spread rapidly until the Kyushu beacon fire is everywhere...

After entering Beijing, Shen Si was arranged to live in a small courtyard of the Prince's Mansion in Xiangfan County. Although there were no restrictions on entering and exiting, but due to the raging leg disease, he could only walk, sit and lie down in the courtyard every day. All kinds of news are ignorant.

One day, two days, three days... The days of lingering were meaningless to him. He was alive because he still had a glimmer of hope for King Jin's return.When I first arrived in Jinyang, I would occasionally hear people talking about the king of Jin, lamenting how glorious he was during his lifetime, and how dismal he was when he died. Now, in just a few months, from Jiangbei to Jiangnan, the words "Jinwang Weilu" are like offering sacrifices. Afterwards, the nine tripods and eight guis that were put into the warehouse were like nine tripods and eight gui, which slowly accumulated dust, and no one mentioned them anymore.

One day just after noon, there was a sudden commotion outside, a large number of soldiers poured into the mansion, and occasionally there was a woman's sharp and tragic wailing.Shen Si didn't know what had happened, subconsciously wanted to find his saber, took two steps and suddenly remembered that this was the capital city, the Prince's Mansion of Xiangfan County, and he was just a prisoner who acted freely at the moment.

After two hours of noise and noise, the riot finally came to an end. Not long after, a group of soldiers in armor and holding sticks escorted a man with disheveled hair and a bloody face limping over from a distance. Taking a casual glance, the man being escorted turned out to be Hu Buxi!

After Wei You invaded Jinyang, the courtiers and servants who used to serve the King of Jin were killed, shut down, and chased away. Only Hu Buxi and other slanderous people relied on double-faced swordsmanship and flattery. He stayed, although he failed to gain Wei You's full trust, he followed him all the way back to the capital, and even got a job as a charioteer dispatcher in the palace. Shen Si really couldn't figure out that with Hu Buxi's little ability, he could break through. What a catastrophe happened, and made the palace restless.

At this time, Hu Buxi also saw Shen Si in the courtyard, he struggled to stop, and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm at Shen Si: "People say that our family is a dog slave, yes, our family is indeed It's a dog, or a castrated old dog, but our dog also recognizes its master, unlike those unfaithful, unrighteous and pious hypocrites, it's really worse than our old dog, hahahahahaha ..."

Before he could finish laughing, he was hit on the waist with a stick by the sergeant behind him, and then he was shoved and staggered forward.

Following this group of people, a two- or three-year-old boy chased after him with great effort. While running, he threw the small stone in his hand at Hu Buxi angrily. It was he who accidentally stepped on his trousers and fell to the ground with a "plop".

Seeing this, Shen Si hurriedly stepped forward to help the child up. The child was born with a tiger's head and a tiger's head, and he didn't cry when he fell down. , With his two short legs, he couldn't catch up.

"Little Pomegranate, slow down!" Following the child's footsteps, a beautiful woman hurriedly chased after her. Seeing Shen Si standing beside her, she hurriedly bowed and saluted, "I haven't seen you for many years, how are you, young master?"

The woman seemed to recognize Shen Si, but Shen Si didn't know the identity of the other party.After waiting for a long time, seeing that Shen Si was stunned and did not speak, the woman comforted the child a little, and then carefully reminded: "Even if the young master doesn't remember my concubine's identity, he should also remember the pot of pomegranates that are in bud..."

Only then did Shen Si gradually remember that this person was the singer who covered his meeting with Wei Youmi that day, named Lanyuexian. Not long after he escaped successfully, Lanyuexian entered the mansion with a pot of pomegranate flowers and became the prince of Xiangfan Concubine, I didn't expect my old friend to meet in such a situation.

The pomegranate in May is bright, and the child is seen between the branches. The pot of pomegranate is the wedding blessing he gave to Wei You through the hand of Lanyuexian. Seeing that Lanyuexian's son's baby name is Little Pomegranate, it can be regarded as a gift. It should be the lucky head of "sweet and many children".

Lanyue Immortal looked at his words and said softly: "Perhaps it is because of the good spirit of the young master. The pomegranate is also growing vigorously. It didn't take long for the pot to hold it. The prince had to ask someone to transplant it outside the bedroom window. It was a coincidence. When the pomegranate bears fruit in the year, the prince’s eldest son, Little Pomegranate, is also born smoothly. People say that vegetation is ruthless, but it is not true when you think about it carefully. I think that pomegranate may not be good at thinking about clay pots, but its nature is such that vegetation will eventually grow. Big, but the pots can't grow together, no one can blame anyone..."

Lanyuexian was talking about pomegranates in his words, but he was clearly a lobbyist for Wei You in secret. When he thought about it, he lost interest in the conversation. He interrupted the other party unceremoniously: "Madam, what did Hu Buxi do?" Guilty?"

"My lord doesn't know?" Lan Yuexian hesitated for a moment, and replied truthfully, "During lunch today, Mrs. Liu's soup was secretly poisoned by someone. Because Mrs. loves children, she always feeds a pair of twins with her own hands. As a result, the two babies who had just turned one year old were both poisoned and died on the spot. The poisoner was the eunuch surnamed Hu. I hate the prince because he was old and pitiful, so he specially arranged for him to do some light work. He didn't want him to avenge his kindness, and deliberately murdered the prince's wife. Son, it’s really not a pity to die.”

Hearing this, Little Pomegranate also yelled angrily: "I got up early this morning and played with my younger siblings. They were very happy and laughed non-stop. Xi'er is smart and can already call you brother. Ying'er's little hands are soft and soft." Yes, it’s even tenderer than milk cake, it’s all that old thief, it’s that old thief who killed my brother and sister, I want to avenge my brother and sister, I want to kill that old thief!”

When talking about murder and revenge, there flashed a hostility in his expression that didn't match his age. The little hand holding the stone was clenched tightly, perhaps because he didn't have a solid understanding of blood and death. , so there is no fear at all.

Shen Si looked at the child, feeling more and more heavy.Wei You's father, the abolished prince of the previous dynasty, designed to frame the King of Jin in order to fight for the throne. The King of Jin joined forces with Emperor Taizong to seize his throne. Wei You's sons and daughters were poisoned to death for the loyalty of King Jin, and now this hatred has finally continued to the next generation. This "people kill me, I kill" drama, I don't know when it will end.

Lan Yuexian sighed, with deep sadness in her tone: "Mrs. Liu howled and fainted several times on the spot, and when she woke up, she hugged her children's corpses and refused to let go. She wished she could kneel down and kowtow to be present. No one can persuade such a crazy doctor to save the child. Now even if the five horses surnamed Hu are divided into five horses and the car is split into pieces, they will not be able to replace the lives of a pair of innocent children. It is even more pitiful for the prince, who has to endure the death Zizhi went to deal with the people from all walks of life outside the city who were staring at them. I heard that Gu's arrogance was tight, and he openly clamored that if he refused to agree to their conditions before noon tomorrow, he would violate the last emperor's will and meet the prince in arms. Bloodbath the capital."

Contemplating without feeling puzzled: "What's the condition?"

"This..." Lanyue Xian was stunned for a moment, his face changed slightly, "It's my concubine's gaffe..."

Seeing her hesitating to speak, she understood after thinking about it: "But the head of Mr. Shen?"

Lanyue Fairy's eyes flickered and she spoke embarrassingly: "Young master is unrestrained and magnanimous, and he is willing to enmity and enmity. At the beginning, he killed Gu Mingzhang with his own strength and hung his head in the busy market. His courage and demeanor are really admirable. It can only be blamed on the Gu family who must take revenge. How can you refuse to let it go. But you can rest assured, the prince treats you like a brother, and he would rather fight than vow to protect you."

Shen Si snorted coldly: "So, should I be grateful for Wei Boling's kindness in protecting me?"

Lan Yuexian shook her head helplessly: "I have lived in a deep house for a long time, and I have little knowledge, and I don't know much about the kindness and resentment between the prince and the son, but from my own point of view, all things in this world have different positions. There is no right or wrong. Once the enthronement ceremony is over, the prince will be the emperor of the great Zhou Dynasty, and his every move will affect the safety of the country. If he treats you like this, you should be very pleased."

Shen Si listened quietly to her, and after a long silence, he asked quietly: "Did Madam say something today when she happened to meet Shen Si and felt it, or did Wei Boling instruct Madam to pretend to be a coincidence and try to reach Shen Si's ears?" ?”

Immortal Lanyue immediately became anxious: "Young master, you must not be overwhelmed. Today is really a reckless concubine. I have committed a crime. If you don't believe me, I can... can..."

Shen Si smiled lightly: "It's okay, I believe you."

In fact, what does it matter whether you believe it or not?Asking more questions is nothing more than making yourself feel better.

What Lanyue Xian said is right, when Wei You ascends to the Ninth Five-Year King, his honor and disgrace will not only belong to him alone, but also affect the people of Li and the people of the country. It's time for a handsome car.

It was night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, the wind was as cool as water, and the candlelight by the contemplative window had not been extinguished for a long time, fluctuating until dawn.

He was sitting in front of the table with his whole suit of clothes in order, spreading out the paper, grinding the fragrant ink, his heart was full of melancholy and thousands of words, but he didn't know how to put the pen in his hand.After thinking for a long while, Shen Si still put away his pen silently, that's all, that's all, he and Jin Wang are close friends in the mountains and rivers, so why bother to speak?

In the past few months, from Jiangbei to Jiangnan, from Jinyuan to the capital, the cities, counties and counties have been covered in smog and dust, and everyone, men, women, old and young, are suffering unspeakably. Beat down.Shen Si knew that if he was King Jin, his father Shen Wei, or his three elder brothers in today's circumstances, he would definitely not disregard the well-being of all people for the sake of his own personal grievances. As far as it is concerned, it can be regarded as a long-cherished wish.

Regardless of whether King Jin is still alive or not, I'm afraid they will never see each other again. Now that the last glimmer of hope that Shen Si struggled to cling to has to be shattered by himself.

Taking advantage of the bright moonlight in the sky, Shen Si pushed open the window and looked far north. After Yangzhou Mansion is Huai'an Mansion, after Huai'an Mansion is Haizhou Mansion, and Haizhou Mansion goes north to Lanyue Mountain Well, the King of Jin had imagined countless times that he and Neng would go back to the countryside and fly hand in hand to become immortals in Lanyue Mountain. It was like this day after day and year after year, but in the end it was a long way from the village, looking back sadly.

Keep it, I have three major regrets in my life, I can't get what I want, I miss it, and it's too late to regret...

At noon the next day, soldiers approached the city.Hundreds of thousands of people assembled by the Gu family lined up in sequence, with swords and guns everywhere and flags and flags densely covered. The leader, Gu Mingzhen, who was armored, rode on a tall horse and shouted to the top of the city: "Xiangfan County King, the time has come. Is the head of the thief coming? If my elder brother Zhang gets revenge today, my Gu family will immediately bow down and submit to the new emperor. If not, I will swear to the death!"

Before the words fell, the soldiers behind him waved their swords one after another: "The fish dies and the net breaks! The fish dies and the net breaks!" The sound of shouting and killing was deafening.

Facing Gu Mingzhen's ultimatum, Wei You didn't make any response, but gently swayed his sleeves towards the herald beside him. In an instant, a row of archers lined up on the crenel, bowed their bows, and raised their arrows. The strings are full, and clusters of bright white light are reflected on the arrows, which make people unable to open their eyes.

At the very moment, a subordinate came to report in a hurry: "My lord, then...then Shen Nianqing has come, saying that he wants to see the lord, and he is here right now..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Si walked up to the top of the city slowly, the sergeant who was near tried to stop him, but was repelled by Yu Chisheng who was walking beside Shen Si with a deadpan face and a deep voice.

Wei You was very surprised: "Nianqing, what are you doing here?"

Shen Si went straight to Wei You, glanced casually at the thousands of troops and horses below the city, his tone was calm and peaceful, and he even laughed at himself: "Without him, on the top of the red cliff on Lanyue Mountain in the past, you and I There was a promise of Jiangshan, and today I am here to fulfill the promise."

Wei You never thought that he would bring up those old things again, but was at a loss for words for a moment: "Nianqing, you...you don't need to be like this..."

Niu Huang, who was accompanying Wei You, also stepped forward to stop Shen Si: "Master, you must not do anything stupid!"

Facing Niuhuang, Shen Si smiled calmly: "Master He, after we met once, I will entrust you with what will happen after me. After I die, please cover my face with black ashes, cover myself with a straw mat, burn my body to wipe out all traces, and do not set up a grave. "

Niu Huang didn't know what to do: "My lord, why bother?"

Shen Si shook his head slightly: "It's just because I have no face to face my father, brother, relatives and friends on the road to Huangquan."

He walked forward a few more steps, bent down and looked, three feet below his feet was the hell of hell, the mountains of swords, the sea of ​​fire, the hell of hell, those members of the clan surnamed Gu gritted their teeth and stared at him one by one, wishing to eat his flesh and drink his blood raw.Pensively watched for a moment as calmly as looking at the scenery, then turned around and raised an eyebrow at Wei You: "Wei Boling, you and I have been in love for ten years, and this is the end of our friendship. I won't kill you in this life, because I don't want this great country to die again. There are wars and turmoil. If I meet you in the next life, I will kill you, cut off your foundation, consume your efforts, make you unable to love and desire, and life is better than death."

After speaking, he didn't stop for a moment, and jumped down the city wall neatly.Everything happened too suddenly, Wei You and Niu Huang Qiqi stretched out their hands to grab it, but they couldn't even grab a piece of clothes, Wei You stretched his arms forward as much as possible, and leaned out with most of his body, his face was mixed with shock, At a loss and deeply annoyed: "Nian Qing, Nian Qing, Nian Qing..."

No regrets, the universe has been fixed, and the world is peaceful.After more than ten years of calculations and planning, it was finally accomplished!

With a loud "bang", dust rose everywhere, blood splashed, and bright red vines slowly spread from under Shen Si's body, like spring flowers blooming inch by inch.

The soldiers stepped back in surprise, revealing a clear blue sky above their heads.Shen Si was completely unconscious, only a pair of eyes could still move. His eyes moved upward bit by bit, over the blue-gray mottled city wall, over Wei You who was shouting in vain with his mouth wide open on the top of the city, and over the golden yellow sky above Wei You. The tiled roof, and the floating clouds flowing over the tiled roof, and finally gently closed the eyelids.

The cold wind swirled and roared around him, and lifted up a dry and brown leaf, fluttering and rising higher and higher. The leaf flew over the noisy crowd, over the tall city, and all the way to the north, passing Yangzhou Mansion, after passing Huai'an Mansion, after passing Haizhou Mansion, and going north from Haizhou Mansion, there is Lanyue Mountain...

The leaves ride up the wind, pass through the deep bamboo forests, clear streams, and climb up the crimson rugged cliff tops. Between the vast Cangshan Mountain and the sea of ​​clouds, a tall man stands with his hands behind his back, and the leaves fall silently on the man's shoulders .

The man didn't realize it, he still closed his eyes and hummed a country tune softly: "Lanyue Mountain, Yupai River, five hundred feet, to the horizon, on the top of the red cliff, there are gods, go by the wind, into the clouds, embrace the bright moon, shoulder to shoulder , good friends, forever reunion..."