Hot as China, cold as snow

Yaocheng is the venue for this negotiation.

The carriage bumped all the way and didn't stop for a moment.Liu Muran curled up in the carriage, full of tiredness, with his eyes slightly closed, under the trembling eyelashes, there was a faint blue.People are in a hurry, and the carriage is also in a hurry.

Since they left the Fuzheng Palace that day, the accompanying people seemed to have been ordered by Sima Yuerong to rush all the way day and night, except for normal meals, physiological needs, stopping and changing horses, and never resting at night.It seems to have gotten worse recently.Liu Moran thought it would be fine, the matter has dragged on for long enough, and he doesn't know what his father Liu Xu will be in a hurry, and whether the new emperor Liu Chengyin will use this incident to embarrass his father Liu Xu.Father has such high expectations for himself, but now things have become like this, in order to save himself, he has to lose two cities, is it worth it?Is it really worth it?I really have no face to see my father and brother again.He, Liu Moran, was destined to have such precious money there.

Just as he was thinking, the carriage stopped suddenly, and he became unsteady and leaned forward a little bit. Until now, his body was still poisoned by the poison of Ruanjinsan, so he couldn't exert any strength.He stabilized his body slightly, lifted the curtain and looked out. The sky was gray and it was almost dawn. The carriage had already stopped at the gate of the city of Yaocheng. It was not time to open the gate of the city, but because of this special exchange, The top and bottom of the city gate were filled with soldiers, all of them in gold and iron armor, and the leader was Liu Jin'an who always treated them indifferently.In Liu Moran's impression, Liu Jin'an had always been a scholar, with a gentle manner, but he didn't want to see him today, with an armored body, sitting on a horse in full outfit, with heroic looks in his eyes, clearly a young general.On the way here before, he already knew that his younger brother Liu Jin'an would take over the position of deputy general. Although he was prepared, he was a little surprised.

He lowered the curtain of the carriage.Soon a familiar voice came from the front, it was Liu Jin'an's voice: "Who is in the front? Is it an envoy of the Shunhui Empire?"

"Quickly open the city gate. We are handing over the city and returning the son of King Rong. Here are the documents." An arrogant and high-spirited voice sounded near the carriage. Liu Moran remembered that it was a capable subordinate of Sima Yuerong. .

Scattered people were talking outside, as if they were verifying the authenticity of the documents.After a while, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the light shone in. His curled up body was pulled up forcefully, and he pushed forward.He stood under the horse and looked up and saw his younger brother Liu Jin'an riding on the horse. Liu Jin'an was expressionless and didn't even look at him.He slightly staggered his eyes, and the two big characters of "Yaocheng" came into view. He remembered that when he entered Yaocheng a few months ago, he entered Yaocheng as a general, full of brilliance, but he didn't want to enter Yaocheng again. Appeared in the state of this exchanged hostage.Yaocheng, as one of the cities exchanged, will soon become the enemy's city in the foreseeable future.

Liu Moran was pushed into the city gate and brought into an ordinary courtyard in the city, but unexpectedly met Ying'er.When he was in the palace back then, the maid who had been taking care of him sincerely.Ying'er pulled him to sit down with tears in her eyes, and took care of him without saying a word, just like when he got into trouble when he was a child.Where Liu Moran could not see, Ying'er secretly turned her head to avoid him and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Liu Moran was very curly, slowly closed his eyes, fell asleep peacefully, and let her take care of herself.The sleep has not been very peaceful, many fragments come to my mind bit by bit, the red ones can't tell whether it's fire or blood.

When I woke up, I didn't see Liu Jin'an. I thought he was going through the procedures for the handover of the city. In this city, the soldiers of the Chengtian Empire had almost retreated. People from the Shunhui Empire were handing over one after another. The people around Liu Jinan were reliable. There are not many local people.

He was silent for a while, and asked Ying'er as if he remembered something: "Father?" He didn't speak for a long time, but this opening was accompanied by hoarseness.

When Yinger heard this, she panicked, quickly put on a stiff smile and changed the subject and asked, "Is the eldest son hungry? I'll go get some porridge." As she said that, she turned around and wanted to leave.

Liu Moran instinctively felt that something was wrong, stepped forward and grabbed Ying'er, and said anxiously: "What's the matter?" Ying'er first shook her head, shedding tears, then lowered her head without saying a word.

Seeing this scene, Liu Moran didn't ask her any more, walked around her, turned around and walked out of the yard, walked up the street, Ying'er called him anxiously from behind, but he ignored her.It has been cloudy outside, and it is dull and oppressive.

He was going to find Liu Jin'an, he wanted to know what happened, the road was empty and there were few people, and he didn't pay attention to these strange things, but he heard something like this: "Have you heard? Today is the day of Yaocheng's handover, We are about to become citizens of the Shunhui Empire. I heard that many people leave their homes and do not want to become members of the Shunhui Empire, and go to other cities in the Chengtian Empire. It seems that the young new emperor is angry today and wants to make great military achievements. Rong Wang Liu Xu beheaded, right in the main square."

"You don't know. I heard that the exchange of cities and hostages was a private decision made by the old King Rong. The emperor didn't agree at all. It seems that the hostage is the eldest son of King Rong. It is said that it is not good to send troops, but I think it is collusion. outsider."

"Hush, no wonder, keep your voice down."

Liu Moran froze when he heard that, only the words King Rong, beheaded, and big square were in his ears.He took a sip, condensed all the strength in his body, and ran towards the big square.

From a distance, I saw a wooden platform set up in the middle of the big square. The white prison clothes on the wooden platform were very conspicuous. An old man was kneeling on the ground with his waist straight. How could Liu Moran be unfamiliar with such a familiar figure? , it is the old Rong Wang Liu Xu.Next to Liu Xu stood a ferocious executioner in red, waiting for the executioner to order the execution.Under the wooden platform is Liu Jin'an who is bound and cannot move.Liu Jin'an gritted his teeth, without saying a word, staring palely at the solid back of his old father on the wooden platform.

The executioner raised and lowered the knife in slow motion, appearing in front of Liu Moran. He seemed to see the tough old Rong Wang Liu Xu turning his head and smiling in his direction, and then a red mist filled the entire field of vision. King Rong's head rolled twice on the ground and stopped, his eyes were not closed, and the smell of blood filled his nose.

"No." Desperately yelled, he ran and wanted to go forward, but was held up by the soldiers on both sides, struggling to get away.

"You are a scum of your family and country, and someone has tied you up." The speaker's voice was rough, and he pointed at Liu Jin'an who was shackled: "What is your intention? Protecting the country's sinners, and not reporting what you know, what crime should you be?"

Hearing this, Liu Moran looked at the former executioner and the current accuser. This person was none other than Jiang Shengwu who had a relationship with both sides.Liu Jin'an obviously also saw Liu Moran, and hurriedly shouted in Liu Moran's direction: "Go, who told you to come." While speaking, he struggled to break free, and the soldier who restrained him was unprepared and dropped his hand for a while.

Liu Jin'an regained his freedom, rushed to Liu Moran and pushed him suddenly, and said to him: "Brother, you go, don't let father die in peace. If you go to Pinggu, don't come back." Liu Moran looked straight at the person in front of him dead body.In just a short while, Jiang Shengwu's subordinates surrounded the two of them, and when Liu Jin'an saw them, he pulled Liu Moran behind him to protect them.

Jiang Shengwu was very angry. He lost two cities because of this young master who didn't know anything. He was very upset. What's more, there was a estrangement between the two of them. This time, he wanted to catch Liu Moran and return to the emperor Liu Chengyin. When the order is given, people must be arrested.

Liu Jin'an, who is usually gentle and gentle, is not easy. While protecting Liu Muran, he started fighting. Liu Muran's eyes glared, blood came from the corner of his mouth, he regained some strength when he regained consciousness, and quickly pulled out from his waist. The Soul-Binding Bailiansuo, who never left his body, also joined the battle group and went straight to the executioner.The executioner was full of fat, but his strength was capitalized and his appearance was more fierce. There was Liu Moran's opponent, but he was entangled by the soul-binding rope after two moves, and he lost his life within a few breaths.

Liu Moran's eyes were cold, and he fell on Jiang Shengwu. Jiang Shengwu was very belligerent. When he saw this, he immediately aroused the desire to fight in his heart.Seeing the two trembling, Liu Jinan became more and more anxious. He thought that he had to send his elder brother Liu Moran away to fulfill his father Liu Xu's last wish.But now how can he get out of his body like this.

It was a critical moment, and the sound of horseshoes came from a distance. General Su Ze came all the way and shouted, "Stop it all. Jiang Shengwu, you ungrateful bastard, stop it."

The eyes on the other side were already red. He said that if he stopped, he could stop. Su Ze was also very skilled in martial arts. He blocked Jiang Shengwu abruptly and separated the two people who were fighting together.The soldiers around stopped their hands when they heard the sound, and Liu Jin'an's eyes lit up, looking at Su Ze.Su Ze glanced at Liu Jinan's eyes, which meant reassuring.He turned his head and pushed the weapon in front of him fiercely, abruptly pushed Jiang Shengwu back a few steps, and then cursed: "You bastard, you are ungrateful. Without my promotion, you would be where you are today. It's like I've blinded my eyes."

"Big brother." Jiang Shengwu stepped forward and called Su Ze big brother.

"Damn, since you are already someone else's running dog, you have nothing to do with me, Su Ze. I, Su Ze, can't stand you calling me big brother." Su Ze's face was full of disgust, and he really hated iron.

Jiang Shengwu's face turned red and green when he was irritated by these words, he was really pretty, and he shouted: "Okay, Su Ze, don't regret it, there are only official positions here today, no brothers. You hand over the person, and I will let you go. "

Su Ze sneered: "I haven't seen you for a long time. Your IQ is getting lower and lower. Who do you hand over to? Look at the situation clearly. If it's you, immediately take your people away and I will let you go. My people are all secretly Ambushes, if you are not careful, your head will have to be confessed here."

"Why are you blind? I didn't see it. He and him, one is the scum of the family and the country colluding with foreign enemies, and the other is covering up criminals and not reporting what they know." Jiang Shengwu pointed at Liu Moran and Liu Jin'an and shouted.

Su Ze patted his hand off annoyedly: "What are you referring to? In the clear sky, I only see people from good families and the second son of Prince Rong's mansion, the current general Liu Jin'an. But I didn't see the criminal you mentioned. Frame the minister of the dynasty , what should you do? Do you want to know that the second son has a noble status and blood of the royal family, did you insult me?"

Jiang Shengwu was a straight-headed person with no brains. When Su Ze said this, he was speechless for a while, and just pointed at Su Ze: "You, you" you for a long time.

Su Ze stepped forward and shouted: "Don't withdraw the troops yet!" Jiang Shengwu also knew that the situation was not good, so he threw the sword on the wooden board and led the troops away bitterly.