Broken Iron Clothes

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Above the main hall, Feng Ruoping bowed his body and saluted, but he didn't hear Liu Zhaoyu's response for a long time. He was panicked, his eyes were always watching the ground, and he remained motionless.

Liu Zhaoyu looked down at the body at the bottom of the steps and asked, "Isn't King Yin in the house?"

Feng Ruoping still bowed his head, and replied: "Go back to Your Majesty, when the minister went, King Yin was indeed not at the residence, but the minister has already sent someone to look for it."

Liu Zhaoyu lowered his eyes and staggered his gaze, raised his hand slightly and waved at Zhou Qisi.Zhou Qisi followed his instructions, saluted and exited the hall.

Liu Zhaoyu got up immediately, walked to the bottom of the steps, passed Feng Ruoping and said only one sentence: "Go, follow me to a place."

The horses and horses were galloping, Feng Ruoping sat in the car and swayed slightly, when he accidentally raised his finger to lift the curtain, he saw the scene outside the car was barren.

The chariot and horse went all the way to the cemetery.

The wind is also bleak, and the scattered stone tombs passing by are whistling in the mountains.In the center of the cemetery stands a huge stele with mottled surfaces and dots of moss clinging to it, like a tear that cannot be wiped away from ancient times. Only the name of the Qinghui Army is wet.

The brilliance of his life has been buried in the soil, and the voice and smile submerged under the spring are all forgotten. The words of Qinghui Army are engraved on it, and only the green hills are left to accompany him, and the loneliness remains the same.

Liu Zhaoyu stood in front of the stele, looking up, the two white candles placed in front of him were lit, the fragrance was inserted in the tripod, and a few wisps of green smoke lingered in front of the stele, and the candles flickered and extinguished when the wind blew up. The last incense ash falls off, and the dust returns to the loess.

"Marquis Yizhong." Liu Zhaoyu called out in a low voice.

Feng Ruoping was immersed in the oppression of the huge monument alone, and there was an unavoidable wind on both sides. After being called out suddenly, he shivered slightly, and replied: "The minister is here."

Liu Zhaoyu took a jar of Tieyi wine from Chang Yi's hand, lifted the lid of the jar, lifted the jar and poured the wine onto the ground.

The wine splashed out mixed with dust and mud, and splashed onto the boots and the hem of the clothes, leaving spots of blood-like stains.

Liu Zhaoyu glanced hastily at the stains on his brocade robe, remained motionless, continued to pour his wine, and said, "Nine years ago, in the bloody storm in the western region, there were no horse leather shrouds to return, no green hills to bury loyal bones, and the Qinghui army died in battle. On the battlefield, the corpses were either burned up by fireworks or thrown into a huge pit. Even the people in the Weixu Palace did not leave a whole body behind. The corpse was humiliated, and it was already bloody.

"Nowadays, people in the world remember the word 'Wei Ning' when they talk about the battle of Wei Ning. They praise General Yanhua for taking back Ningzhou and his bravery, but they treat the lives of the [-] Qinghui Army as a laughing stock after dinner. , mocking them for fighting for several years but not being able to keep Yingzhou and Ningzhou. But the battle on the battlefield is more than just a matter that can be ended with the use of a sword, but the common people in the city far away know this."

He stopped his movements, shook his head and took two steps slowly, his feet heavy.

"There are only some wreckage and clothes buried here. I can't remember the cruelty on the battlefield. When the world sees this cold stone tomb, it can't smell the blood, hear the crying, or one day these heroic spirits will be left behind. I can't Watching them being forgotten by Da Li."

The wine in Tie Yi had been spilled, Liu Zhaoyu smashed the wine jar to the ground suddenly, it cracked with a crackling sound, boiling blood and bitter tears flowed out from the fragments, seeping into the mud.

Suddenly, Feng Ruoping felt a chill on his back, and he stood stiffly in the same place.

"Thousands of altars and thousands of jars of iron-clothed wine are now smashed, and the [-] innocent souls who died in the battle between Yingling and Ningzhou cannot be recalled," Liu Zhaoyu threatened, "But I want them to die well!"

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When Feng Ruoping left, Liu Zhaobi was still locked inside the house.

Facing the wall and the closed doors and windows alone, he felt a splitting headache, so he had to rest his forehead on the side of the table to calm himself down.

Just closing his eyes and resting for a moment, there was a soft knock outside the door, and the lock was unlocked.He opened his eyes and saw the steward pushing the door to enter, he hurriedly said: "My lord, Your Majesty has taken you to another place, you should go with this old slave."

"Where to go?"

"The old servant went to look for Xu Siye and the Weiming army according to Lord Hou's instructions, but there was no news from both ends. After asking again, I only heard that the Weiming army had been detained by the imperial army. It is not an option to stay in Yinwang's mansion right now. , this old slave will try his best to send you out of the city."

When Liu Zhaobi was hesitating, the sound of armored soldiers sounded from outside the house, getting closer and closer.Yinwang Mansion was instantly occupied by the forbidden army, and all the guards who resisted rushed out, but it triggered a situation where they drew their swords and faced each other.

Wearing an official uniform, Zhou Qisi entered through the door, saluted and said, "Your Majesty has issued an order to summon King Yin, and I hope that King Yin will come here at the end of the day."

The steward stood in front of Liu Zhaobi, and said: "Zhou Duwei is here to deliver the decree, so he should know what crime should be for trespassing on the Prince's residence, if..."

"I'll go with you."

Liu Zhaobi bypassed the stunned steward and went straight to Zhou Qisi.

"Thank you, Captain Zhou."

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Liu Zhaoyu waved his hand to signal, and a group of people rushed in. The leader was Yan Youqian, and the man behind him was unkempt and almost dragged to Feng Ruoping's side.

Liu Zhaoyu stared at Feng Ruoping's pale face, and asked, "Yi Zhonghou, look up at the person beside you, do you recognize him?"

The man couldn't stand upright, his legs gave way, and he fell to his knees on the ground, almost hitting Feng Ruoping's clothes.

Feng Ruoping turned his head to take a look, and replied: "Forgive me for my clumsy eyes."

"It doesn't matter if you don't recognize him, if I point out his name, Yi Zhonghou should recognize him."

Liu Zhaoyu stepped forward slowly and walked around the man.His steps were soft, and he stepped on the ground with a high majesty. The man closed his eyes tightly, and he didn't even dare to glance at him from the corner of his eye.

Liu Zhaoyu stopped behind him, turned his head to look coldly, and said indifferently: "The former governor of Ningzhou, Tao Deren, is an old acquaintance of General Yanhua, right?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Tao Deren turned to Liu Zhaoyu's side, grabbed the ground with his head in panic, and made a muffled noise.

Liu Zhaoyu turned a deaf ear and said, "Tao Deren, repeat what you told me verbatim."

Tao Deren stopped moving, looked up vigilantly at Feng Ruoping, but met his gaze through his hair, then lowered his head abruptly, and lay on the ground trembling without saying a word.

Liu Zhaoyu glanced at him, then turned to Yan Youqian and said, "Duke Yu, he can't speak, so you can speak for him."

"Chen..." Yan Youqian took a step forward to answer the words, when a loud voice suddenly came from behind the crowd.

"Let me tell you."

With just this sound, Feng Ruoping's pupils trembled, and his unmoving figure shook accordingly.

Everyone followed the prestige and turned sideways to give way. Liu Zhaoyu also looked in that direction, but saw Liu Zhaobi striding forward not far away, and found a somewhat proud posture in a daze.

Liu Zhaobi went to the front of the stele, lifted his robe and knelt down in front of Liu Zhaoyu, kowtowed and said: "The guilty minister Liu Zhaobi dared to appeal for Weixu Wangfu, Qinghui Army and the people who died in vain—nine years ago, Feng Han, together with Feng Ruoping and Xu Bin, , Tao Deren, and others secretly communicated with Dali, with the intention of destroying the Qinghui army and seizing military power in the western border of Dali."

Feng Ruoping gritted his teeth, smiled wryly and said harshly: "Prince Yin, don't talk nonsense."

Liu Zhaobi didn't care about it, straightened up, and said: "Back then, Feng Han first lured King Wei Xu away with the excuse of an accident in the military rations, and then robbed the people of Wei Xu's palace, fed a small amount of Tan's blood, and then sent them back to Ningzhou. It is necessary for the family members of Wei Xu's palace to survive until the Qinghui army rushes to Ningzhou."

"Yin Wang!" Feng Ruoping clenched his fists to stop him, his eyes turned red with anger.

Just as he was about to rush forward to pull Liu Zhaobi, Zhou Qisi stopped him and ordered the Imperial Army to arrest him.Feng Ruoping fell to his knees facing Liu Zhaobi, already on the verge of collapse, he let out a self-defeating laugh, with heavy lines forming at the corners of his eyes.

Liu Zhaobi didn't take a look there, and continued: "Then, Tao Deren asked for help from the Yingzhou military camp, saying that the Damei army had bypassed Yingzhou and reached the gate of Ningzhou. King Wei Xu led his troops to Ningzhou for support, but was arrested Rao Shunhe, the leader of the Damei army, threatened to ask King Wei Xu to order the opening of the city gate of Ningzhou in exchange for an antidote, so as to induce him to commit treason. King Wei Xu refused, but Tao Deren was already in the city of Ningzhou at that time A group of large-scale enemy troops introduced in advance, a total of 10 large-scale troops inside and outside the city, King Wei Xu led [-] Qinghui troops to fight to the death, but Tao Deren opened the city gate under the pretext of saving Qinghui troops, and finally Qinghui The army blocked the city gate with flesh and blood, and since then, Ningzhou has fallen."

The hunting wind blows up, the birds cry, and the branches in the forest tremble, as if a heroic soul has returned.

Standing on the edge of the crowd, Jiang Shiqing listened to Liu Zhaobi's words in front of the stele, clasped his fingers tightly, and felt a clear pain in his palm.

After returning to Yancheng, he had sneaked here, and all he could see was the bleak scene.

The scenes of the iron armor being shattered after the blades met, and the tragic scenes of the body being smashed into the blood mist are vivid in my mind, and the vows to defend Ningzhou with all my might can be heard, but no one can see it except Jiang Shiqing, and everyone can hear it less than.The lives of [-] soldiers and the lives of the people of the two prefectures, to others, seemed to be no different from a string of ordinary numbers.

The Qinghui Army who fought for the country seemed to have faded from the minds of the people of Dali after the Battle of Wei Ning.Just because they lost the battle, they failed to defend the two states of Yingling, and all the glory given to them when they defended the Western Territory were canceled.

They died under the conspiracy, their souls were broken on the battlefield, and they died without a whole body, but they still wanted to watch the traitor who killed Dali be regarded as a model and loved by others.

The three big characters of Qinghui Army were exposed to wind and rain on the stele, day after day, year after year, until cracks broke out with the cracks in the stone, and no one would think of coming to see them.

"Yingzhou," Liu Zhaoyu was still looking at Liu Zhaobi, but turned away regretfully, "There is still Yingzhou left."

Liu Zhaobi took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, and continued, "When the prince of Wei Xu's mansion and the second son were still waiting for news in Yingzhou, Feng Han brought the big enemy army who had sneaked into the grain and grass team into Yingzhou to facilitate the delivery of military rations. In Yingzhou, the enemy army should join forces inside and outside, and took advantage of the night to raid, the gate of Yingzhou was opened wide, and [-] enemy troops invaded Yingzhou, beheaded the heads of the prince of Weixu and the second son and hung them on the city gate. Since then, Yingzhou If they fall, all Qinghui troops will die in battle."

As the sound fell, the sky seemed to break dawn, and it was in this land where [-] heroic spirits rested forever.

Liu Zhaobi kowtowed again, and said mournfully, "The above are the crimes committed by the guilty ministers Feng Ruoping, Feng Han, Xu Bing and Tao Deren during the Wei Ning battle nine years ago."