Mask of Rebirth

Meng Guo rashly sent troops, but unexpectedly, he was suppressed by the heavy troops led by Xue Tian and was unable to move at all in Dongyue. He suffered a lot in several battles.

Seeing that the army of the Landing Kingdom had been defeated by Wei Ziyang, he closed the gates of the city and dared not come out to fight.How dare Meng Guo act rashly again.

At this time, it has reached the point where it is impossible to advance or retreat.

Not only did he offend people but he didn't get any benefits, if he retreated at this time and returned to the court, he would inevitably become the laughing stock of others.

Wei Ziyang personally wrote a letter to the emperor, asking the emperor to send envoys to Meng Guo at this time, in fact, to negotiate a peace, to persuade Meng Guoxiu to stop being ignorant of current affairs, so as not to end up in a catastrophe.

Qin State had given enough face, and Meng State, who was unable to advance or retreat, just took this opportunity to withdraw its troops.Each went back to each house, and each went to find each mother.

In this way, the army of the Lu country has no power to recover, and there are only two options left. One, raise the flag and surrender, pay compensation and cede the land, or two, fight to the death and die together.On this point, the two countries have reached a consensus, and neither wants to fight anymore.

But Lu Yang is absolutely determined to have Wei Ziyang come to talk about peace in person, otherwise there will be no talk!

Lu Yang wanted to see him, but Wei Ziyang didn't.The envoys sent by Qin Mu were rejected again and again, no matter how big the officials were, they couldn't enter the city gate.

Each of them stayed in a stalemate for a month, until the beginning of spring.

On weekdays, Wei Ziyang seldom went out of this garrison mansion to walk around in the army. Since the end of the battle, he encountered assassination almost every day, and each time was resolved by Qin Mu without any risk. He didn't want to put himself in danger again. Adding unnecessary trouble to others is one of them.Second, he didn't want to pay too much attention to the affairs of the army. He just waited for Tan Heyi to resign from his official position. At this time, he had already begun to hand over the power to his subordinates one by one.

That day, in order to go out of the city to welcome Xue Tian who returned in triumph, Wei Ziyang rarely went out of the city to greet him in person.Unexpectedly, he witnessed a sad scene.

The streets and alleys are full of fleeing victims, all in ragged clothes and yellow faces, and starved corpses can be seen lying on the side of the road everywhere, rotting and deteriorating, emitting a stench.Some hungry victims were actually sharing the corpses, and the sight was simply horrible.Although I knew that there was no food in the city, I didn't expect to end up in such a miserable place.

"Pass down the order and send someone to collect the corpse. Now that the weather is hot, putting it here will cause an epidemic. There may be some food in the house, so take it out and distribute it to them."

"Yes, my lord."

Wei Ziyang asked coldly, "You already knew, that's why you didn't let me go out?"

Qin Mu looked away, and said: "General Xue should bring food, and he can support it for a while."

"And after that?"

"It will be plowing in another month."

"One month? Do you think they still have the strength to plow the land?" Wei Ziyang felt his heart hurt like a knife gouging out, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Qin Mu handed him the brocade handkerchief in his sleeve, but he refused to accept it, so he had to take it back silently, "So what if I tell you? Could it be that you are really going to see Lu Yang?"

I don't want to see him!But what can I do?Do you want to see these people starve to death?It's just a grievance between me and him, why should these innocent people be implicated?How can I be so selfish!

Lu Yang!Did you predict that Qin would be short of food?Did you predict that I would soften my heart?Did you expect that I would beg you for the lives of thousands of people?Alright, count yourself as ruthless! "I go!"

"My king forbids it!"

"I have caused too many murders, and I don't want anyone to die because of me!"

"This king will think of other ways. Today you go back to the mansion first, and I will pick up General Xue!... Come and escort Wei Shen back to the mansion!" After finishing speaking, he picked up his horse and left.

The guards around came up to protect Wei Ziyang in the middle, and the leader said, "Wei Canling, please go back to the mansion."

Wei Ziyang stood there without moving, watching the man's back intently, always feeling that he seems to be much thinner recently, and his complexion is not as good as before.I happened to think that he didn't seem to have slept well in the past few days, and he always stood alone in the courtyard in a daze every night. Maybe he was also very embarrassed.

I think that it has been almost four years since I came to this world, and sometimes I still treat people and things here with modern thinking, and my selfish personality has never changed.What kind of kingdom, what kind of world, what kind of righteousness, don't pretend to be in my heart at all, just live a comfortable life and never care about other people's life or death.That is a common problem of modern people.

Xue Tian brought some food, which can be regarded as a temporary solution to the urgent need, but this is not a long-term solution, and everyone knows it in his heart.

Wei Ziyang rarely drank too much at the banquet that night.

All the soldiers were noisy, and Wei Ziyang got a headache when he heard it, so he simply took a pot of wine and went to the back garden alone.It's just the beginning of spring, and there's nothing to see around, but the moonlight is not bad.

"Wei Canling really has leisure and elegance."

The rare tranquility did not stop people, Wei Ziyang got up impatiently and saluted. "It's His Majesty, I'm being polite."

Qin Long was not annoyed either, he smiled and found a stone chair beside him and sat down, "Master Wei, please sit down." He peeked sideways and said in his heart: This man is really beautiful, his sword eyebrows and star eyes are like a painting came out the same.Unexpectedly, he was able to deceive everyone's eyes and ears after half a year in the army, which is really amazing.However, such a talented and beautiful person is really rare in the world.

"The lower officials don't dare to sit on an equal footing with His Highness."

"It's okay, Your Highness won't mind."

Wei Ziyang said in his heart, you don't mind me.Seeing that he insisted on coming to disturb Qing Jing, he simply picked up his wine pot, "Your Highness wants to watch the moon here, so I won't bother you."

"A few days ago, my ninth brother received a secret decree from my father, don't you want to know what it is?"

This Qin Long, who had been honest for a while, thought he had reformed himself, but now it seems that his nature is hard to change. Who knows what bad water is stirring in his stomach. "The lord who should I know will tell me. If I shouldn't know, I don't want to know."

"Master Wei is really quick to speak! However, I'm afraid that you should know but didn't tell you." Qin Long sneered, "Master Wei, do you really think that the cannibal scene today was just a coincidence?"

Wei Ziyang couldn't help turning around, and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"

"Hey, my ninth brother..." He didn't say any more after talking here.It was obvious that he was telling him that today's scene was just a play Qin Mu played for him.

"Your Highness, just speak up if you have anything to say, don't beat around the bush here!"

"To be honest, my father has passed on the decree, ordering my ninth younger brother to take Lu Guo's letter of surrender within the time limit! And whether the letter of surrender can be handed over depends entirely on you, Mr. Wei."

No wonder he has been restless and worried lately. "These, even if you don't tell me, I know in my heart that the emperor's concerns are not unreasonable, and I will find a way to get the letter of surrender for the prince as soon as possible!"

"If it were me, I would definitely tell you bluntly that I would never show you this scene."

"Even if it's a play, it's the truth!"

"These things are secondary. Master Wei, have you ever thought about it? The ninth brother wants you to go and make you go willingly, and it can also prevent you from never returning! This shows that he... yes You don't trust it!"

Wei Ziyang's heart tightened, thinking carefully, Qin Long's words were not unreasonable.

Qin Long shook the wine glass in his hand, and said unhurriedly: "Born in the royal family, who doesn't want to sit on the dragon chair, do you really think he is willing to submit to others? I am more than ten years older than him. He grew up, and I know his temperament best. To tell you the truth, on the surface he seems to be indifferent to the world, but in fact he is the most resourceful person, and I know why he volunteered to join the army Experience? Because this is the best opportunity, if this battle is fought well, the emperor will look at him with admiration, which will greatly help him compete for the crown prince."

"That's a matter between you brothers, what does it have to do with me?"

"My ninth brother, I will use any means to achieve my goal! He can use anyone!"

Wei Ziyang listened to Qin Long's words, but stood quietly on the side without answering.Qin Long waited for a long time, and drank three glasses of wine alone, but seeing that Wei Ziyang's face was still as calm as water, he simply added another dose of strong medicine.

"Ninth brother has always loved beauty, but anyone who is interested will get it no matter what means. There are no less than 40 child molesters and concubines in the mansion, and each of them is the most beautiful in the world. Why did you suddenly change your sex? Don't care about your hideous face , bowing down to you?...That's because you are the most valuable, if you can help, you will definitely be able to ascend the throne. Before he came to this army, he had already planned it! … ..heh~ he was lucky, who would have thought that Young Master Wei would hide a most beautiful face in the world."

Wei Ziyang raised his eyelids and said coldly: "At least he has given me affection, that's enough!"

What an infatuated person!Qin Long became more and more interested in him, he sneered and said, "Emotion? Heh~~ We were born in the royal family and have never known what love is since we were young! Mr. Wei, you are too naive." Qin Long put down his glass , said: "Do you really think that he is afraid that you will never return because of the so-called love and reluctance? Then you are completely wrong, it is because you are still valuable! You cannot be left behind Central hands!"

Wei Ziyang was silent, bowed his head for a long time before saying softly, "Even if it is used, I am willing! Don't bother Your Highness!"

Qin Long laughed, drank the wine in his glass and stood up, leaving a sentence before leaving, "Since there is value in use, there will be a day when it loses value. Do you think he will give up the beauty of the world for you? Kindly advise Let me just say, Mr. Wei better leave a way out for himself, so as not to end up making wedding dresses for others in the end!"

Qin Long's words cast a shadow over the good silent night and the good moonlight.Wei Ziyang sat alone in the pavilion and drank the wine in the pot, but he was no longer in the mood to get the wine.It's the third watch, it's too quiet, and the quiet people feel empty in their hearts.

A black shadow walked behind him silently.