[Sword Three] Why do you want to cut milk if you can output?

Tick, tick, tick...

Occasionally, the sound of dripping water can be heard regularly, and counting when you have nothing to do is a unique pastime in this dungeon.

This is Chang'an's dungeon. Perhaps because of something, he was held in the most remote corner. Apart from him, there were no other prisoners around.

The dark dungeon made it impossible for him to count how long he was imprisoned, but occasionally he could know from the jailer's complaints that he had been in this dungeon for several days and nights when the jailer delivered the prison meals.

"What kind of general, in the end, it's the fault of the crime." The jailer casually threw the prison food into a corner within his reach, chanting dirty words in his mouth, "If it wasn't for the order not to be killed, Lao Tzu How could you run so far to give him prison food! It's been a year, and I haven't seen anyone rehabilitate him! No one even saw him!"

"The former official is considered a P! Now he is a prisoner, who can show his noble appearance——"

General?Yes, General.

used to be.

When he was imprisoned in the dungeon, he had already been deprived of his official position by the emperor, and now even an ordinary jailer can arrange him casually.

He suddenly felt a little tired.

When he leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, he seemed to be able to see the scene "at that time".

The flames were mixed with the light of the knife, and the accompanying soldiers were caught off guard, and nearly half of them were lost in the sudden attack of the chaos.

As the chief general, he naturally took the initiative to meet the enemy, but he didn't expect the rebel army to threaten the people and let him catch him without a fight.

He deliberately cooperated with the rebels to relax their vigilance, and then rescued the hostages, but when he softly let the hostages leave the battlefield, he saw a strange smile on the hostages' faces.

The ensuing pain overwhelmed everything.

The knife stabbed in his heart clearly told him that the people he saved were with the rebel army, and the purpose was his life.

When he woke up again, he was on his way to the main hall to meet the Holy Majesty.

"To collude with the rebellious army, deliberately lead the soldiers into the traps set by the rebellious army, and finally caused more than half of the soldiers in the Tiance Mansion to be injured!"

When he was escorted to the main hall with injuries, he heard Li Linfu, the right minister standing in front of him, holding a letter and accusing him of his "crime".

"General Li, do you accept these charges?"

"The crime the Prime Minister said, I deny it." He didn't know what happened during the time he was in a coma. Now facing the questioning, although he was weak, he was still firm in every word. "My minister, Li Zhen, has never done anything to offend Datang!"

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Prime Minister Right turned to salute Tang Xuanzong who was sitting in the upper seat with an inquiring gesture.

I don't know if he had said something in private long ago, Tang Xuanzong waved his hand with a lack of interest, although his tone was serious, it is not difficult to see his perfunctory, "Collusion with the rebellious army is a serious crime, since the evidence is conclusive, Ai Qing, let the evidence Submit it to the Ministry of Punishment, and then find someone from the Ministry of War to verify... If this matter is serious, you will inevitably be punished.”

"For me, General Li fought many victories for the Tang Dynasty, and even defeated the Turks, so he was spared the pain of flesh and blood. He will be put in a dungeon first, and then wait to be punished."

He glanced at Li Zhen who was kneeling on the ground, the blood on his body hadn't been cleaned up, and frowned somewhat dissatisfied, but he opened his mouth and didn't complain about this, but looked away, out of sight and out of mind.

"I will leave this matter to Ai Qing."

After finishing speaking, Tang Xuanzong called Gao Lishi and asked him to drive to the new concubine.

"Show the Huaqing Palace."

After that, Tang Xuanzong left, and only the right minister presided over the overall situation, and Li Zhen was locked in a dungeon to wait for his punishment.

This level is a whole year.

Not to mention rehabilitated, but the notice of conviction, he has not seen it.

"I don't know what happened to the rest of the brothers..."

He rested with his head down, unavoidably worried, but he also knew that worrying was useless.

The place where he was held was very secluded, and Li Zhen had nothing else to do, so he could only pass the time by recalling the past every day.

In the beginning, he often thought about that attack, thinking that it was a premeditated raid, and the mastermind was the remnant army.

But it must be more than just the rebellious army, who can know the passing time of the Tiance army and the marching route of the Tiance mansion in advance... The rebellious army must have colluded with people who know the inside information in the court. At worst, it is inevitable that the military department has "rebelled" ".

He recalled bit by bit, and thought deeply about the details that he had neglected at the time, and realized that there were not only rebellious soldiers and treacherous officials, but also the shadow of Spike soldiers.

"An Lushan? Could it be that, as General Wang guessed, he has anti-Tang intentions? But... why did the court agree to join forces with him?"

He put his hand on his chest, and he couldn't help frowning, his thoughts turned, and he thought of the scene when he was pierced in the chest.

—but he didn't die, he's even healed by now.

Thinking of this, Li Zhen suddenly remembered that kiss before Chu Qiu left.

Although it was out of date, he still blushed with embarrassment when he thought of that scene at the beginning.

"Fortunately, she didn't come back with her at that time."

Thinking of the accident of being attacked, Li Zhen was sincerely glad that she left without suffering unnecessary harm.

"I wish you, that every time you go to war, you will return victorious."

Thinking of her blessing at that time, Li Zhen smiled wryly, feeling that he had failed her expectations.

The general she expected to be victorious now ended up as a prisoner because of the betrayal of the person he was protecting—he still failed to win to the end, and even lost his position as soon as he made an agreement to defend his country.

A quiet environment is most likely to breed the darkest and most negative side of the heart.Even though Li Zhen's will is very firm, he can't help but waver a little now.

For the pain of being framed, for the girl who had a place in her heart to be let down, and for her own confused future.

"—General! You have suffered!"

Just when Li Zhen was in a daze, he heard a rather familiar voice—it was his former subordinate.

"You are..." Li Zhen spent a few seconds running his sluggish thoughts, and finally regained consciousness, "Sun Dong?"

"Yes, it's me, General!" Sun Dong seemed very excited. He wanted to step forward to open the cage, but he showed an embarrassed and angry expression as if he had thought of something, "Don't worry, you will be able to come out in just a few days!"

"Why are you here?" Li Zhen didn't pay attention to his own affairs immediately, but asked other people, "Where are the brothers who survived? How are they now? And... the brothers who died at the hands of the rebels , can you have a proper burial?"

"Don't worry, although there is a limit to what can be done, but... the brothers have a good sleep." Sun Dong's face was full of forbearance, and his eyes were watery, but he insisted on not showing a mourning look. , "After the general was dismissed, the surviving brother was handed over to Tiance Mansion by the right hand. Although he was forced to leave documents in the Ministry of War, he was only divided into other generals' teams and did not suffer any other harm."

"Really..." Li Zhen heaved a sigh of relief knowing that the rest of the brothers hadn't been hurt by this conspiracy, he pretended to smile relaxedly, and said to Sun Dong, "You also know that I was detained and dismissed, so there is no need to call I am general."

"You will always be my general." Sun Dong had a serious face, he didn't care about the dirty dungeon, he sat directly in front of him, looking at him through the iron fence, "General Wang Zhongsi has found evidence to prove your innocence , General Li Chengen also caught the mastermind who attacked our army at that time... Although the people behind the scenes couldn't be arrested because of..., but at least it can prove your innocence, General! Let you out!"

"Sure enough, that incident is related to the power of the court?"

The only ones who can get these two to come forward, but there is no way to convict them, are the ministers in the court or important figures from foreign countries.Considering that he was convicted in one go, Li Zhen was sure that this matter had something to do with the court.

Sun Dong didn't speak, but Li Zhen knew from his expression that his guess was right.

"This matter should not be publicized. What you said... will come to a conclusion when I meet with General Li Chengen."

As Sun Dong brought the news, Li Zhen was acquitted a week later.

In order to express his apology for catching the wrong person, Tang Xuanzong not only allocated a sum of gold and silver to comfort Li Zhen, but also sent someone to express condolences. He even convicted several people, and even the right minister was criticized a few words, He said that he was not strict in supervision and made such an important thing wrong.

——Although those seem to be serious crimes, they can easily escape punishment.

It was just a farce for him, for Tiance Mansion, and for the soldiers.Li Zhen understood in his heart, but he still thanked him.

When I saw Li Chengen again, it was half a month after he returned to Tiance Mansion to recuperate.

"This matter has caused you to be wronged." Li Chengen sighed, obviously knowing that the essence of this matter was to shake the "authority" of Tiance Mansion in Tang Xuanzong's eyes.Although Li Zhen was acquitted and released, this incident still had a certain impact on the prestige of the Tiance Mansion—the negative kind.

But no one can stop it, and we can only let the people behind the scenes proudly achieve the results they want.

"Before, I couldn't easily approach the dungeon. Only after I got the evidence, I dared to let someone go to inform you."

"I'm not wronged, but it's up to the general to clear me of my crimes." Li Zhen gave a military salute to Li Chengen, and then saw Wang Zhongsi and the gloomy young man beside him.Because the youth's attire is quite rare and well-known in the Central Plains, so Li Zhen subconsciously paid more attention to it.

"I also thank General Wang for running around for me... Li Zhen has nothing to repay."

"It's okay, you are innocent, and it is impossible for me to watch you be slandered." Wang Zhongsi shook his head. After not seeing him for a year, his brows and eyes became more vicissitudes. It's even more difficult, and it's also necessary to support each other. This general has only done his duty, which is nothing... It is General Li Chengen who really cleared up your grievances in front of the Holy One."

After Li Zhen listened, he couldn't help but bowed to Li Chengen again.

"It's not just me. It's the left minister who really changed the decision of the Holy One." Li Chengen waved his hand, "I misread the left minister. I thought he had a bad reputation because he was just like the right minister. , I didn’t expect to help you this time.”

"So there is such an inside story?" Wang Zhongsi didn't know about it, so he was a little surprised at the moment. "This one is better than the former prime minister..."

He didn't finish his sentence, and he seemed to be concerned about something, so he stopped suddenly.

"The left phase is in a high position, so I want to thank you, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Li Zhen didn't notice this, and he didn't hear what was hidden in their words. At this moment, he only felt that he was lucky to be able to clear up his grievances.

"End the polite words?" The young man who stood beside Wang Zhongsi in silence for a long time finally spoke.

"General Wang, who is this boy?"

Li Zhen was the only one present who didn't know the young man, so he asked in a timely manner.

"This is..." Wang Zhongsi just wanted to tell his origin, but suddenly thought of something to change his words, "This is Miao Jiang's chivalrous man, Miao Sang."

When Miao Sang heard him introduce herself, she just stood there impatiently with her arms crossed.

Li Zhen noticed his revealing purple clothes and silver ornaments, and thought in his heart that he was a disciple of the Five Poison Sect rather than a Miaojiang native.But Wang Zhongsi's intentional introduction must have a reason, and Li Zhen didn't say much.

"That's him?" Miao Sang didn't look at Li Zhen, but turned to ask Wang Zhongsi, "I'll check for him, and you tell me about her?"

"Exactly." Wang Zhongsi nodded, and his words were meaningful, "Except for what I have already told Shaoxia, he knows more information than I do."

"Okay." Miao Sang raised her head slightly, her gray eyes glanced at Li Zhen and she got the result, "This is..."

"Wait, wait!" Li Zhen took a step forward and asked a little puzzled, "What is the inspection?"

"You once said that your heart was pierced by a sharp sword." Speaking of this incident, Li Chengen couldn't help frowning, and he could imagine the scene at that time, "Although it looks fine now, it still needs to be checked. I wanted to find The people of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, but..."

"But I just happened to know this chivalrous man from Miaojiang," Wang Zhongsi took over the words, "the other party wanted to know about Miss Chu, so he brought them here in exchange for finding out the abnormality of the wound for you. .”

"Come here to find Miss Chu?" Li Zhen was surprised, "But before..., Miss Chu had already left."

"Oh?" Wang Zhongsi couldn't help thinking about it, but finally decided to trust Chu Qiu's character, "It's not a coincidence. Miao Sang, look..."

Miao Sang looked indifferent, he glanced at Li Zhen and knew what kind of Gu had been placed on him before, and he didn't care about the previous agreement at the moment, he still helped this handy, "Of course his wound is fine, because someone took care of him He was mortally wounded."

"...What?" Li Zhen was stunned.

When he heard these words, he subconsciously remembered Chu Qiu's face when he left.

"Accept the order on behalf of the king, and keep the king safe." Miao Sang showed a mocking smile on her face, and she didn't know who it was for, "You have been planted with life and death Gu."

"The person who played Gu for you suffered that fatal injury instead of you, so you can stand here well, even waiting for the chance to be vindicated."

Regardless of Li Zhen's sudden pale face, Miao Sang already understood that this was Chu Qiu's Gu.Reminiscent of what he saw "over there", he knew that she must have also cast the Phoenix Gu to save his life.

It's just... Now that she's gone, he'll have to go find her again wherever she goes.

"Heh, a hidden sword is not enough, and now I'm using life and death Gu for Tiance..."

Miao Sang gritted her teeth, but Li Zhen, who was immersed in his own thoughts, didn't hear it.

"I already know what I want to know." Miao Sang said to Wang Zhongsi like this, and finally glanced at Li Zhen, hummed softly in her heart, and left Tiance Mansion with a cold face.

Instead of ridiculing this poor man who was cast away by her life and death Gu, it is better to go directly to the perpetrator... so as not to have a few more!

"...It's Miss Chu." Li Zhen waited for Miao Sang to leave before saying hoarsely.

"Miss Chu gave you a life-and-death Gu?" Wang Zhongsi instantly understood everything, "So that's the case. What she said that day was correct, and she really treated you... oh."

"Miss Chu?"

Li Chengen didn't know about Chu Qiu's affairs, so now he showed a puzzled expression.But seeing Li Zhen's lost look, he suddenly understood something.

"Li Zhen, you... well, maybe you need to be alone for a while."

"I have already transferred your former subordinates back for you. After you adjust...then you can resume your post."

"...Yes," Li Zhen's mind was still a little confused, and now he subconsciously responded to his words, "Thank you General, Li Zhen...resign."

Returning to his room in a daze, Li Zhencai couldn't help but slumped down on the chair and covered his face with his hands.

Take the order on behalf of the king, and keep the king safe - life and death Gu.

Miao Sang's words played back repeatedly in his mind, and Li Zhen suddenly thought of Chu Qiu's blessing to him at that time, and suddenly felt a dull pain in his heart.

It was as if when the arrow hit my heart, I couldn't feel anything other than the pain.

"I wish you, that every time you go to war, you will return victorious."

The girl's cold voice seemed to echo in his ears, and Li Zhen felt his vision blur suddenly, and a cool touch came from his face, which slid down his mouth, with a hint of saltiness.

"I was wrong."

He once said that as a Tiance Army, he should protect the common people, and as a member of the common people, Chu Qiu is naturally the one he wants to protect.

Regardless of whether she is strong or not, regardless of whether she has the ability to protect herself, when in danger, he will save her without hesitation.

"……I was wrong."

he repeated.

He regretted it.

He is lying.

"I want to protect the people, but I want to protect you more."

From the beginning, all he wanted to say was "want to protect her".

Not because she is one of the people, nor because of his duty.

"I just... like it so much that I don't want you to get hurt."

What he regrets is that even if he will die in the next moment, he should tell her his sincerity.

"If I said so, would you just..."

Wouldn't it be because he died?

"sorry."

"I'm sorry, but I, who said I wanted to protect you, was the one who hurt you."

However, he knew that no one could accept his apology.

The author has something to say:

Miao Sang's situation is that he knew about the previous IF line, but he is a person in the timeline of this article, and he guessed the hidden sword Ye Guiyi of that IF line, and what he got was the memory of this world line (equivalent to unintentional I saw the script of the if line and inherited the favor).

Why do you write like this?Probably the author Sang wanted to do something.

Similar to Miao Sang's situation, there are only "certain people" from Tangmen, but the most critical one Tangmen took is not the script of inheriting favor, but the serious [xx].

The difference is that inheriting favorability only remembers the key events related to the heroine, while [xx] is everything.

It can be regarded as an explanation of the plot after the heroine left and the background at the beginning of the fifth (correctly written) part. The main scene is from the perspective of Yanhe. " and "feeling for the hero(s)"... this kind of operation.

——Of course, you can also hahaha now.

[Small Theater [-]]

When Li Zhen was stabbed, Chu Qiu, who was on "vacation", suddenly felt that the life and death Gu was triggered.

Chu Qiu: (covering his chest) I'll go, he died so soon, did he rush into the red circle again?

? ? ? :What’s wrong with you?

Chu Qiu: It's nothing, I just suddenly feel that I have a foresight.

? ? ? : You have always been very discerning... By the way, the hall master has a task for us.

Chu Qiu: Understood, I will prepare immediately.

(Then I don’t know, the favorability that originally recorded 800 jumped to 1000)

[Small Theater [-]]

After Miao Sang checked Li Zhen.

Li Zhen: So at that time, Miss Chu was playing a trick...I didn't expect her...I failed her.

Li Cheng'en: There is such a woman in the world, alas, it's a pity that she has nothing to do with Li Zhen.

Wang Zhongsi: Even the Valley of the Wicked will produce such a woman who values ​​love and righteousness.

Miao Sang:? ? ? (I know that Chu Qiu knows Phoenix Gu, so I don’t understand why these Central Plains people suddenly cry and mourn)

Tomorrow is a super long chapter.