novelones Chapter 438 Xiao Chenyan attacks
Chapter 438 Xiao Chenyan attacks
Hong Shuo and others have returned to the village safely, and the villagers decided to celebrate.
Everyone lit a bonfire and brought out all the good wine they had secretly stored.Hong Lan and the girls in the village put on their costumes and had a great time singing and dancing around the bonfire.
Hong Xi was leaning on the firewood pile alone, raising his hand to pour wine into his mouth, when suddenly a delicate hand stretched out in front of him and snatched away the bottle.He took a closer look and saw that it was Xiao Ruohan.
"Why are you hiding here drinking alone?" Xiao Ruohan has a handsome face. Even if he is wearing the clothes of an ordinary village woman, he can't hide his beauty.
Hong Xi winked into the room behind him and sighed helplessly: "The regent and my father didn't know what important matter they wanted to talk about, so they kicked me out."
"Of course it's something you can't know." Xiao Ruohan said in a cold voice, looking at the two figures in the room.
In the room, Hong Shuo poured a glass of wine, raised the glass very solemnly and thanked him, "Thank you to the regent for saving your life. Hong Shuo is grateful."
Beixiu Banquet returned the favor with a toast, "General Hong, you're welcome."
Beixiu Yan took action this time, advancing and retreating in a measured manner. Hong Shuo had already had doubts in his heart. At this time, he couldn't help but ask: "The regent has come all the way here. Isn't it just to express gratitude to my brother for his rescue work?" .”
Bei Xiuyan put down his wine glass, his dark eyes filled with confusion, and said calmly: "I have something unclear, and I would like to ask General Hong to clarify it."
"Back then, General Hong commanded tens of thousands of troops in the north. When Emperor Yong'an raised troops to attack Kyoto, why didn't the general rush to help Kyoto?"
As soon as these words came out, Hong Shuo's pupils shrank suddenly and he asked tentatively: "After the regent claimed to be an old minister of the previous dynasty when he first came, may I ask which old minister he is?"
After these days of contact, Hong Shuo felt more and more that Beixiu Yan's true identity was not simple.
"I am the former Prince Zhaode." Bei Xiuyan said with a solemn expression, telling his true origin word by word.
Hong Shuo's heart trembled and he breathed a little faster. He suppressed the shock in his heart and carefully looked at Beixiu Yan's face. He did have some resemblance to the late emperor.
He stood up, followed the etiquette of the previous court, and respectfully knelt down and kowtowed to Beixiu Banquet. The dust-laden past events from more than ten years ago flooded into his mind, and tears were already streaming down his face before he even opened his mouth.
"I came from a rough background. Fortunately, the late emperor did not give up and became a general, so that I could express my ambition. I am grateful for the kindness of the late emperor who knew me. Even if I were to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, I would not hesitate."
"When I heard that Emperor Yong'an had launched an army to rebel, I immediately ordered my troops to go back to serve the king. Before I set off, I received a secret order from the late emperor, telling me to stick to the northern border and not leave without permission. At that time, the Northern Liao army had not been completely repulsed. If the army returned to Beijing, the Northern Liao army would The territory will fall, and the people will be brutally slaughtered by the Northern Liao cavalry. I understand the late emperor's love for the people, so I can only obey the will and stay in the northern territory. When the Northern Liao is defeated, Emperor Yong'an has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and everything is in doubt. late."
Hong Shuo finished talking about the things that had been buried in his heart for many years and felt a lot more relaxed. After so many years, no one knew how much pressure he had been carrying.
So that's it. Beixiu Yan slowly closed his eyes, and the scene when the imperial city was breached appeared in his mind.
My father was not powerless to resist, but he cared about the people of the world and abandoned the long-dead dynasty.
Seeing his lonely and depressed expression, Hong Shuo understood that he was lamenting the loss of the previous dynasty, so he asked bravely: "Does His Highness the Crown Prince want to regain the previous dynasty?"
Beixiu Yan shook his head silently and said calmly: "The people's livelihood in the previous dynasty was in decline and corruption was rampant. It was rotten to the core. Although my father was diligent in government affairs after he ascended the throne and devoted himself to making the country clear and peaceful, he was unable to recover from his serious illness. The dynasty’s strength has been exhausted, and no one can turn things around.”
"Alas!" Hong Shuo let out a long sigh. Dynasties have changed, and the general trend is inevitable.Nothing can be changed by one or two people.
"I failed to repay the kindness of the late emperor, and I often feel guilty. Fortunately, my brother rescued you brothers and sisters when the city was destroyed. Our Hong family has an explanation for the late emperor."
Bei Xiuyan said calmly: "I didn't go with Commander Hong Wang at that time, I just let him take my sister away. I originally planned to stay in the palace to take revenge, but I was adopted by the empress of Emperor Yong'an. The empress treated me kindly and also It made me understand many things. If the world is peaceful and the emperor is wise, I have no intention of raising an army to rebel."
Hearing this, Hong Shuo was filled with admiration. He lifted up his robe and knelt down on one knee, his eyes firm and cold, "Hong admires the regent's righteousness. I brought a thousand soldiers with me back then, and they were all brave and capable of fighting. After so many years, The children we train are also good sons and gentlemen with excellent martial arts skills. If the regent needs it in the future, we will be a sharp sword to cut through the thorns and overcome all obstacles for you."
The military camp has returned to its former peace, with guard posts, drills, and patrols all in order.
Shen Ruzhou carried the medicine box to change Xiao Chenyan's dressing. His injury was almost healed. After Shen Ruzhou applied the medicine, he stood up and said coldly: "Your Majesty's injury is almost healed. From tomorrow on, I will not come here." .”
After saying that, she turned around and left.Xiao Chenyan grabbed her and said, "Don't worry, I still have something to discuss with you."
He waved everyone in the tent to retreat, and then said cautiously: "Do you have a medicine that can make General Shen become bedridden like a serious illness and unable to lead troops after taking it?"
Hearing Xiao Chenyan's words, Shen Ruzhou's face suddenly darkened, and he frowned at him, his voice full of anger. "Xiao Chenyan, don't go too far! How you tortured me in the past, you should be satisfied if I don't care about you, but now you want me to plot against your father together with you? Who do you think I am, Shen Ruzhou?! "
Xiao Chenyan was patient and not annoyed. He took a sip of tea and said calmly: "I am helping you. If I really want military power, I can just put your father in jail. Wouldn't it be easier? .”
"My father is the commander-in-chief of the northern garrison, personally appointed by the emperor. How can you easily frame him and put him in jail? You praise yourself too much." The coldness in Shen Ruzhou's eyes gathered. Xiao Chenyan really thought that he was still the same idiot in his previous life who would ignore his family. Just follow his orders?
"What if the military defense map is lost? For such a serious crime, I naturally have the right to be imprisoned and interrogated. I will kill him first and then report him!" Xiao Chenyan turned the tea cup with his slender fingers, with a shrewd light in his eyes, as if he had a plan in mind.
"Didn't the spies catch him? How come he didn't find the military defense map?" Shen Ruzhou muttered in his heart, feeling that this matter was by no means as simple as Xiao Chenyan said.
"You will find out when you go back and ask if you have found it. I also thought of you and me as a couple, so I decided not to ask General Shen for guilt, but only for military power." Xiao Chenyan stood up, walked to Shen Ruzhou, and whispered in her ear , "The princess should understand the kindness of this king."