King's Landing GL

Chapter 62 The Dust Settles

At the beginning of November, the food and grass of the month and last month had not arrived yet, so I can be sure that something happened in the capital.Don't worry, I sent a dozen teams back to the capital to investigate the situation. Everyone who returned said that everything in the capital was as usual, but now the treasury is empty, and the grain and grass that should have arrived at the frontier may have to be delayed.What the Ministry of War wants us to do is to hold on for a while, and when spring begins, food, grass and military supplies will arrive.

After listening to the report, I sneered, waiting for spring?It's already mid-November, and it's winter.Although it is the same as in previous years, the two armies will cease fighting after heavy snow closes the mountains, but in this extremely cold place in the north, if there is nothing to keep out the cold, can the soldiers persist until the beginning of spring?I used to think about keeping out the cold in previous years, so I could make do with it, but I don’t know why, this year’s winter seems to be very cold...

But what surprises me is that it is also the Zhen Guojun, the one led by Li Wu, the military supplies are the same as before.

Treated differently, right?

I didn't think of going there before, I thought no matter what, my relationship with Murong Bai was there, no matter what they would not be so bold.Although the frontier soldiers don't know it yet, it's impossible for the old men in the Ministry of War not to know.When I joined the army that day, I made sure of the Ministry of War and those powerful officials. Because of my status, even if they wanted to blackmail me, they would not dare to cause any trouble.But who would have thought that, seeing that the battle was about to be over, would dare to deduct my food, grass and military supplies at this time!

It was only after I realized it that I woke up. I am afraid that the papers I handed back to the capital in the early days were also given away by some means by them.

No matter how angry I am, I am far away at the border, and even if I intervene, I can't deal with the people in the capital.Now it seems that it is impossible to communicate with Murong Bai.The mountains are covered by heavy snow, not to mention people, even horses can't get out of this vast northern border.

I thought about it, but I didn't understand why those ministers suddenly became so courageous, but at the same time, I decisively moved the army to Bincheng by the riverside. Just in case, I sent another Li Yi went to Li Wu's place.And I led the army to stay in Bincheng, guarding a city, with the support of the people in the city, I think no matter what, I can spend this winter safely.

Although Chen Jun is only a few hundred miles away from us, I know that at this time in previous years, Sylphy had already returned to Chen Country.In other words, as long as the opponent's leader is not Sylphy, I am sure to take the lead.

However, everything is unpredictable.

I don't know when, everything started to deviate from my expectation.When I realized it, I only knew that Sylphy had led one hundred thousand Chen troops to deploy troops eighty miles away from Bincheng, and vowed not to destroy Bincheng and return to the camp.

I thought this was the worst news, but who would have thought that there was another worse thing waiting for me.

That day when I got down from the city wall, I was a little worried about Chen Jun who was camping in the distance.Only I know that when our army is short of food and grass, military supplies are running out, and soldiers cannot keep out the cold, Xuan Yi will lead an army of [-] to attack the city... It is simply a piece of cake.If I lead the army to defend the city and use defense as an attack...after the spring, when the weather warms up, I can call Li Wu over to encircle and suppress the [-] Chen troops...but I don't know if I can hold on until go that day.

The morale of the army is particularly important at this moment.

But when I returned to the tent and was looking at the map, a group of soldiers suddenly broke into my tent.

"What are you doing!" Ruyi stood in front of me alone, yelling coldly at the menacing soldiers.

An adjutant came forward and said to Ruyi:

"You're a woman, let's get out of the way. This is an internal matter of our Zhen Guojun!"

"Ruyi, get out of the way." I looked at the crowd, thought for a while, and then said to Ruyi.

She looked back at me, bit her lip, and turned sideways.

I stepped forward and said to a group of generals:

"Everyone, do you know what punishment will be imposed according to the military law if you break into the general's tent without reason today?"

"General." A soldier saluted me, "It's about the overall situation, so please forgive me for being rude. Come today, I just want to ask the general three questions."

"speak."

I don't know why, but I feel uneasy.

"The food and grass are not available, the military supplies are running out, the soldiers have no food to eat, and no clothes to keep out the cold-does the general know?"

"I know."

"The enemy general, Xuan Yi, belongs to King Xiaoyi of the Chen Kingdom. He came from Guigu's sect. No. 20, the second-generation direct disciple—does the general know?"

My heart sank:

"I know."

"In the past, the eldest son of Xiang Yan, the king of Chu State, was lost and lost, and he has not been found yet—does the general know?"

My heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley.I suddenly understood why the war started now. At this critical moment, those ministers dared to play tricks on me regardless of my identity. Why Sylphy, who has been truce every year in the cold winter and returned to Chen country, is so abnormal this year to fight with Qin Jun Go to war.

That day when he locked me in the dungeon, he said to me:

"I won't let you die like this. Your burial place should be on the battlefield. Only in this way will your father's name as God of War be honored."

No wonder he asked Su Yu to rescue me, it turned out that he was here for the present.

I think I probably really didn't inherit Xiang Yan's talent for being good at fighting. My small-scale military strategies are so inconspicuous in the eyes of a genius like Xuan Yi.

It's easy for Sylphy to kill me.Maybe as he said, he and my father and Liu Rufeng were the best brothers, they were like brothers.Now that Xiang Yan is dead, he hates them, so he wants to find the most perfect death for me.

He said he waited for five years and sought for five years.

Give me a big gift.

Now it is.

"I know."

"So, that subordinate would like to ask on behalf of all the soldiers: Is the general the eldest son of the former king of Chu, and even the nephew of Xuan Yi, who came from the sect of the Zongheng Guigu sect?"

"I am." I looked at the angry soldiers, smiled and said calmly.

As soon as the words fell, I saw a group of people rushing up with iron chains, restrained me, and locked me up. I didn't resist at all.While pushing and shoving, I saw tears falling from Ruyi's eyes. At that moment, I suddenly remembered the night I cried bitterly in the Hall of Eternal Life many years ago.

I lost Murong Bai that night, and I have no chance to continue our relationship with her.She has never cried for me, and now when I see Ruyi's tears, I still inevitably think of her.

I miss her.For the past five years, I have been thinking about her every day and night.

I love her, I hate her, and I'm even more afraid of her...

I'm afraid I'll never see her again.

Biography written by Zong, the eldest disciple of Guigu's family: Qin Wangbai's 16th year in December, the New Year's Eve is approaching, the mountains are covered by heavy snow, and in the cold winter, the army undergoes reforms and defends Bincheng to the death.

Palace of Longevity, Qin Palace

"Your Majesty." Xiao Taozi entered the hall and saluted Murong Bai.

Murong Bai turned a page of the book in his hand, and said calmly:

"speak."

"It's all ready."

Hearing this, Murong Bai paused for a moment, then closed the book in his hand.

"Where are the people from Anbu?"

"Go back to the king and follow the plan."

"Very good." Murong Bai nodded, with a smile on her face, as if she hadn't smiled for a long time, and she hadn't been this passionate for a long time.

For six years, she endured it for six years.She endured it long enough, in order to find out everything behind it, she endured it for six years with a forced face and a smile.Is it finally over now?

She tightened her palms, and silently said the person's name once in her heart.Six years... how time flies.But it was still too late, she directed this scene for six full years, and everything was for today.She wants to destroy those who plot against them one by one with her own hands.

Think about it, you blame me for not being able to explain or explain... Now, I will tell you the best answer.

"When will they do it?" Murong Bai asked in a low voice.

"New Year's Eve."

Murong Bai sneered, he really knows how to choose a date.That being the case, she doesn't have to worry anymore... On New Year's Eve, isn't it to get rid of the past and usher in a new year?

Finally, it's time to start.

"Send an order to the Anbu to keep an eye on everyone. If there is any change, record it all. After the matter is over, we will deal with it together."

"No." Xiao Taozi saluted, turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait..." Murong Bai called her out suddenly, then paused, "Is there a letter from the northern border?"

"Go back to the king, no. However, when the snow had not closed the mountain the previous month, General Li Wu sent a letter back to the court, saying that the war is at a critical moment. If it progresses quickly, he will return victorious after the spring of the next year."

Murong Bai nodded:

"Go down."

"promise."

After spring?

Murong Bai took out the jade pendant in his bosom, and gently rubbed the pattern with his fingertips. The gentle eyebrows and the smile on the corner of his mouth all proved how happy she was at the moment.

Her fingertips were gentle, as if she was stroking the face of her lover.

After a long time, she murmured softly:

"Thinking, this is the last time. After New Year's Eve, I will be able to clear away all obstacles. No one... will be able to separate us."

She sat there quietly, and her thoughts seemed to have drifted to the time when the Zhen Guojun returned after the beginning of spring.She has already figured out how to hug that person, how to rejoice in front of that person, how to explain everything to that person...

She believed in her and knew her position in that person's heart.She lied to her for six years, and there was no explanation for six years... There is no reason, isn't it because of the man's affection for her?She owes her a lot, but that's okay.This is the last time.When she came back and explained everything, they could start all over again.

The jar of wine brewed in front of the Palace of Eternal Life is still waiting for that person to return.

When she comes back, have a drink and talk with her, and share their lovesickness.

Hall of Supreme Harmony, Qin Palace, New Year's Eve

The main hall is full of singing and dancing, full of joyful songs and laughter.The ministers toasted their king one after another on this festive day, and Murong Bai, who was always taciturn and serious, seemed to be in a good mood today and would not refuse anyone who came.

But outside the palace city, a group of sergeants gathered, wearing military uniforms and holding long blades, lurking in the depths of the darkness, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Murong Bai, who was sitting on the throne in the hall, had a deep smile, her calm eyes swept over the happy courtiers of His Highness, and the smile at the corner of her mouth deepened.

The hour is almost here.

"Empress Dowager." Murong Bai turned his head, smiled at Jian An who was sitting on the other side, raised the jade cup in his hand, and said, "I respect you."

Jian Anhan looked at Murong Bai with a face, she knew in her heart, don't look at Murong Bai smiling at her at the moment, as her mother, of course she knows what this daughter is thinking, Murong Bai is not someone to mess with, otherwise She will not be imprisoned in the Hall of Mental Cultivation for more than a few years.

Seeing Murong Bai's smile again today, Jian An's heart sank, fearing that something serious was about to happen.

It's time to come.

The bell rang three times, resounding through the palace.

The sergeants lurking outside the palace finally came out of the darkness after hearing the bell, and walked towards the palace gate with their knives in hand:

"I'm ordered to enter the palace to arrest the traitor, and open the palace gate quickly."

"Please ask the Marquis to show the seal of the document!" The man on the palace wall replied.

The leading military marquis took a document from his arms to show the public, and said loudly:

"The prime minister personally wrote the seal, and the king gave an oral order! Open the palace gate!"

Squeak... The ancient heavy palace door opened, and the Marquis sneered, leading the army into the palace.

Bloody, spreading at this moment.

Hall of Supreme Harmony

The dancer was still dancing on the high platform, and His Highness applauded endlessly.Murong Bai quietly poured himself a glass of wine, and called out to Li Dequan who was waiting for her:

"Aon."

"Your Majesty, the old slave is here."

Murong Bai smiled, his tone remained calm:

"It's late at night, you're getting old, go back first."

"Your Majesty, old slave..." Li Dequan wanted to say something, but was swept away by Murong Bai Linglie's eyes, and immediately swallowed what he wanted to say, and changed it to another paragraph, "Old slave... Thank you, my lord, slave, I will return now."

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard Murong Bai's cold voice sound again:

"It's windy at night, Ah Weng has to close the doors and windows."

"promise."

Li Dequan bowed his body and resigned.

After he left, Murong Bai reached out to pick up the glass of wine at his table, and was about to raise his hand to drink it when he saw Murong Wu staggeringly walking to her table, lying on the edge of the table, blinking his beautiful and bright eyes. Eyes, said to Murong Bai:

"Mother..."

Murong Wu, who is three years old, can already speak clearly, her soft and waxy voice is particularly cute in the music, even though Murong Bai is not very close to her, but when facing Murong Wu like this, she still has a heart. Some loose.

Her eyes were gloomy, as if thinking of something, she frowned:

Either way, the child is innocent.

She put down the cup in her hand and said nothing to Murong:

"come over."

Hearing this, Murong Wu grinned and frowned with a smile.Stretching out his hand, he ran towards Murong Bai in small steps, and said in his mouth:

"Hug, mother hug."

Murong Bai stretched out his hand to pick up his daughter, turned his body sideways, let Murong Wu sit on his lap, and said in a low voice:

"Wu'er, be good for a while, understand?"

Murong Wu blinked, although she didn't understand why her mother wanted her to be good for a while, but it was not difficult for her who always loved to cling to Murong Bai.

Well, as long as the mother is willing to hug her, she can do anything.

Murong Wu nodded.

When this scene falls in the eyes of others, they will definitely feel that mother and daughter are deeply affectionate, even Jian An who is on the side thinks so.And the happiest one was Xie Changjun who was sitting in the corner of His Highness, his eyes closely followed Murong Bai's figure, when he saw Murong Bai reached out to hug his daughter, he felt his heart was about to jump out.

Murong Bai hugged his daughter and even fed her with his own hands.All these made Xie Zhangjun, who had been imprisoned for three years, arouse hope in his heart.He thought, with Murong Bai's affection for him, he would definitely not continue like this.Look, this year's New Year's Eve, isn't he specially allowed to participate?Moreover, if Murong Wu is still alive, he is still Daqin's Princess Chaoyang, so the bond between him and Murong Bai is still there.

The joyous atmosphere in the hall continued to rise, but a soldier covered in blood stumbled into the hall while playing the music and flute:

"Your Majesty... something is wrong!"

The sound of ritual and music stopped suddenly, and the expressions of all the ministers were different.

Murong Bai put the peeled peanuts and peanut shells on Murong Wu's palm and on the table, and said to her:

"Eat peanuts, don't look up."

Murong Wu nodded obediently.

Murong Bai carried her off his body and let her sit on the throne.Raising her head, eyes like sharp arrows, voice like ice, she said:

"What's the matter?"

"The traitor...has come in! We're going to the Hall of Supreme Harmony soon!"

Hearing this, the ministers in the hall felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and before they had time to react, they saw a large number of heavily armed soldiers rushing into the hall with long knives in their hands, blocking the door of the hall, and when they encountered resistance, they raised their swords and dropped them. , All of a sudden, the hall was extremely noisy.

Murong Bai looked at everything below blankly, she was waiting, waiting for him to come out.

After half a stick of incense, the hall became quiet, and some timid ministers started to tremble.These people were born in powerful families, not to mention rebellious ministers holding swords against the palace, they have never even seen the scene of killing a chicken.

"Crack clack clack clack..."

There was applause from the corner, and everyone looked for their reputation, only to see Murong Yu, king of Qi, wearing black clothes, coming out of the corner with a smile on his face, and walked into the hall. He stood with his hands behind his back, and said to Murong Bai who was sitting on the throne:

"As expected of the cold-blooded Murong Bai, he can be so calm under such a scene. Brother admires him."

Murong Bai's indifferent gaze shifted from the crowd to Murong Yu. After hearing Murong Yu's words, she hooked the corners of her mouth and said softly:

"Thank you brother for your praise."

Murong Yu smiled:

"Aren't you going to ask my brother what I am going to do today?"

Murong Bai propped his chin, with a dull expression, and said:

"Oh, so what will brother do today?"

Murong Yu sneered:

"Murong Bai, right now the entire palace is surrounded by my people, don't struggle anymore. If you can understand the truth, write down the edict of abdication and read it among brothers and sisters, and I can leave you a whole body."

As soon as the words fell, and Murong Bai hadn't spoken yet, a minister who was over seventy years old among the courtiers cursed loudly:

"King Qi! How dare you utter nonsense on the main hall, I'll wait..." Before he could finish speaking, a sergeant with a knife came forward and slashed him with a knife, and he passed out directly.

Murong Yu sneered, and said to the ministers:

"Which colleague is not convinced?"

"Then brother hopes, how should I write Gu's abdication edict?" Murong Bai said at this moment.

"It's very simple, make Murong Wu, the eldest princess of Chaoyang, the king." Murong Yu said, "My brother is not an ambitious person. The one who inherits the throne is still the blood of the Murong family. She is also your child. Sooner or later, the throne will belong to her." Yes, my brother just helped it a little earlier."

"Well, it's a good idea." Murong Bai nodded seriously, and said again, "I think my brother also thinks that the throne needs to be inherited by members of the orthodox royal family, right?"

"Naturally. This Great Qin is still the Great Qin of the Murong family."

Murong Bai seemed distressed and said:

"But Murong Wu, she is not an orphan, so how can she inherit the throne?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed drastically, and the first to react was Jian An, who hadn't made a sound from the beginning. She stood up suddenly, pointed at Murong Bai, and said in a trembling voice:

"What did you say?!"

Murong Bai glanced at Jian An indifferently, but said nothing.Turning his head to the side, he looked at His Highness Murong Yu leisurely, and said:

"Brother, what do you think?"

"Impossible!" Murong Yu said loudly, "The child is obviously Xie Changjun's and yours, and the imperial physicians in the palace can also confirm it!"

"Speaking of this, Gu really should thank an old friend." Murong Bai said in a low voice, "Brother has not lived in the palace for a long time, far away from the court hall, so he must not have known that the Murong family had an appointment with the Immortal Pi family for three generations, right? "

Murong Yu's face was livid.

Murong Bai continued:

"One Xie Zhangjun wants to control Gu? Not to mention that he just looks like Murong Wen, even if he is really Murong Wen...Gu can be taken care of at the age of 15, what new tricks do you think he can do? The child—it’s Xie Changjun’s, but her mother is not Gu, but a maid beside Gu.”

That day she got Xie Changjun drunk, gave him a love potion, and let two close maids have sex with Xie Changjun. She was lucky and got pregnant with one.

"As for the result of the imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment of the isolated happy pulse, it can all depend on the medical skills of the imperial physician."

She asked Pisen to make a pill to make her fake pregnancy, which can make her belly bigger and show her happy pulse, so as to deceive the people who are staring at her.However, it was extremely harmful to herself, which is why her face was always pale during those days.

"Even if Murong Wu is not your child, so what!" Murong Yu said coldly with a sullen face, "The throne will be mine in the end. Do you think you can escape?"

"Gu didn't want to escape." Murong Bai said indifferently, her eyes swept the people below, her face was expressionless, "Brother thinks Gu is such a simple person? So you want to restrain Gu?"

"No, of course you are not simple." Murong Yu sneered, "You were taught by him and the Queen Mother, but so what? A woman is a woman after all, I know what you are thinking, waiting for the Imperial Forest Army? —— Heh , they are all under my control. Murong Bai, write down the edict. Brother and sister, do you have to see blood before you are willing to give in?"

"If you see blood, what should you do?" As soon as Murong Bai finished speaking, the glazed tiles on the beams of the Hall of Supreme Harmony were suddenly uncovered, and a group of masked people holding longbows acted like lightning. After shooting the arrows, arrows rained down on the hall, before everyone recovered their senses, the rebels were shot to death, and even Murong Yu, the leader, was hit by three arrows.After a burst of knives and arrows, Murong Qingyan, who was wearing a golden armor uniform, led the Imperial Forest Army into the palace, and captured all the panting rebels alive.

Everything is just a cup of tea, thinking about it like this, there is no one else except Murong Bai.

Murong Qingyan entered the hall, and said to Murong Bai:

"Sister Wang, the traitor has been captured!"

"Murong Qingyan!" Murong Yu's face changed drastically after seeing Murong Qingyan, he gritted his teeth and said, "How could it be you!"

He never expected that in the end, he would be captured by the posthumous son Murong Qingyan who had no title and had been ignored and excluded for many years!

Murong Bai, it really is a good plan.

"Put into the prison!" Murong Bai said coldly.

"No!" Murong Qing replied.

"Hahahahahaha..." Murong Yu laughed out loud. He looked at Murong Bai and said with a smile, "Murong Bai, I lost you this time because of my tricks. But you think, you Did you really win?"

Murong Bai pursed his lips and did not speak.

"This year is a good year! You need a good start - but brother gave you a gift!"

"Take it down!" Murong Qing said to the soldiers.

"promise!"

Murong Bai stood in front of the throne, watching Murong Yu being dragged down, she frowned, and went through the whole scene in detail, nothing, nothing happened.

So what is this uneasiness...

"Mom..." Murong Wu tugged at Murong Bai's sleeve, tearfully said, "Mom..."

Murong Bai was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, and looked down at Murong Wu who was crying.

"Wu'er is really...isn't his mother's child?" Murong Wu is not stupid, she heard their conversation just now.Although with the intelligence of a three-year-old child, she doesn't understand what is a resignation letter and what is a traitor...but she understands her mother's saying that she is not her child.

A child's mind is always sensitive, almost at that moment, she understood why her mother always refused to get close to her.

It turned out that she was not her mother's child.

"Mother, don't you want to be childless?" Murong Wu cried and felt very wronged.She didn't know what happened, why suddenly she wasn't her mother's child anymore?

Hearing Murong Wu's question, Murong Bai was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:

"No, my mother won't want to be childless."

"Really?"

"Really." Murong Bai stretched out his hand to wipe Murong Wu's face, and said in a gentle tone, "Didn't the mother want to stay with Wu'er until Father Jun returns?"

It's finally over, now she can just wait quietly and calmly for the man to come back.

When she comes back, start over.

(End of this chapter)