Chapter 391: Front Edge (60)
Chapter 391: Front Edge (60)
Lingchuan didn't want to think too much, because all the unreasonableness was only related to one person.
He could even vaguely feel that he would know the answer soon, so there was no need to think too hard and just watch quietly.
Liu Yingying and Zhou didn't want to stay in the capital, so Xie Yu sent someone to escort them back.
Before leaving, they assured the boy that they would keep the secret for him until he no longer needed it, and also asked him and "themselves" to be careful.
The young man was very moved and said that everyone should be fine. Then he asked them to help him send a letter to Liu Zheng and his wife, saying that he was doing well here and could not go back to visit them because he was too busy. He hoped that they would take care of their health.
Less than a month after Liu Yingying left, Zhao Xier died tragically in the Third Prince's Mansion. This surprised Ling Chuan a little. After all, he didn't expect this woman to die so quickly. It was really unexpected.
Lord Zhao, who was the eldest prince, took advantage of the situation and brought the matter to the Golden Palace. He tearfully denounced the third prince's mother and concubine, saying that they had poisoned his daughter.
Of course, the third prince denied it immediately and said it was a slander.
I thought Lord Zhao couldn't do anything to them, but things escalated from bad to worse, like a big snowball, getting bigger and bigger, and in the end it was revealed that the third prince was not of royal blood, but the descendant of a eunuch!
If it is still not apparent that Zhao Xier's death is related to the eldest prince, then it would be a waste of the efforts of those who have been in the officialdom for many years.
However, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. The eldest prince came prepared, while the third prince's luck had obviously run out and he was in danger of defeat, so they naturally tried to protect themselves.
The ending was not surprising. Under the planning of the eldest prince, the third prince's mother and concubine defiled the harem and confused the royal bloodline, and their entire clan was implicated. The third prince, who pretended to be of royal blood, was also beheaded, and his followers were also uprooted.
The eldest prince won a great victory. After witnessing his swift and decisive measures, many officials in the court changed sides, which led to three more princes being defeated by him later.
For a time, everyone was in a panic, fearing that they would be the next person to be operated on.
But "himself" knew that the eldest prince wanted to kill him the most. Firstly, he had no way to accuse him of any crime, and secondly, he was afraid that he would be doomed to failure, so he had kept him alone for the time being.
So they all knew very well that the eldest prince would turn his knife against them sooner or later; it was only a matter of time.
Spring is cold.
Yu Shuche made an appointment with the young man.
The young man, wearing a fox fur coat and holding a heater, went to accept the invitation.
There is a subtle fragrance in the plum blossom courtyard.
"The princess is well." The young man walked to the pavilion and bowed slightly to Yu Shuche.
Yu Shuche smiled gently and said, "No need to be polite. Sit down and have some hot tea to warm yourself up." Then he poured a cup of hot tea for the young man.
The young man sat down, put down the stove, picked up the teacup and started drinking.
"It's indeed a lot warmer." The boy smiled, then turned to admire the beautiful scenery in the yard, "The princess likes plum blossoms very much."
"Yeah." When Yu Shuche mentioned the plum blossoms, his eyes were filled with tenderness. "Arui planted them."
"The prince and the princess have such a good relationship." The young man said with emotion.
Yu Shuche: "Isn't it the same with you and General Ling?"
The boy laughed, put down his teacup and picked up the small heater again, "Indeed."
"Take a walk?"
"it is good."
The two walked along the way, silently looking at the scenery, it was very peaceful.
In the end, it was Yu Shuche who broke the silence first. He stopped and looked at the young man, "The power of the eldest prince is soaring, which is very disadvantageous to you."
"We know." The young man sighed lightly, and then curled his lips in a mocking manner, "It will probably not be long before they have the final say in the court now."
Yu Shuche frowned, "So what are your plans?"
"What plans do we have? The two surviving princes are one disabled and one weak, I'm afraid we can't count on them." The young man smiled and glanced at Yu Shuche, saying something extremely rebellious: "But it doesn't have to be a prince, right?"
Yu Shuche's eyes fixed, and then he stared at the boy without blinking: "Aren't you afraid that the wall may have ears?"
The young man smiled and said, "I'm afraid, but this is Prince Xian's mansion."
Yu Shuche also laughed, "Is this what you meant, or what he meant?"
The young man met his gaze with a smile, "I am one with him, this statement of course represents our common meaning."
"I understand."
"Ah."
Ling Chuan was not at all surprised that the young man and "himself" would stand on the side of King Xian.
A month later, the old emperor suddenly fell ill. At this time, news came from the north that the enemy was invading, and the emperor hoped that the court would send troops to suppress it.
The eldest prince and his followers urged "themselves" to go, saying that he was brave and good at fighting, and would be able to force the enemy back and relieve everyone's worries.
This means we are going to take action against them. "I" know it, my brother knows it, and King Xian also knows it, and they all know that this trip must be carried out.
So the young man wrote a letter and went to find Liu Yu. After Liu Yu knew about this, she was shocked, and then worried and sad.
"Are you going too?" he asked.
"Of course, I will go. Wherever Ah Chuan goes, I will go." The boy's eyes curved, "After this separation, I don't know if we will meet again, so I'll leave these letters to you."
Liu Yu opened her eyes wide, looking like she was about to cry, and puffed her cheeks as she said, "Don't say such unlucky words, you will definitely come back safely!"
Young man: "Oh, I mean, don't be so serious, and don't be so sentimental. Remember, the ones with marks are..."
"No ifs." Liu Yu was stubborn. Her eyes turned red with sadness and she lowered her head to wipe away her tears.
The little brother had no choice but to give him a hug, half teasing him, "You're already a father and you're still crying. Be careful that your Minghe doesn't follow your example."
Liu Yu sniffed, "No way... You must come back safely, understand? Then we can go back to Liujia Village together."
The young man curled his lips slightly, "Okay."
Ten days later, "I" led a million troops and went to the cold and bitter land with my little brother. The plan that King Xian had been planning for many years was finally put on the journey after having the clues provided by "I".
The invasion by the enemy country was just a cover. As soon as "I" and my brother arrived at the destination, they encountered various assassinations, but they were all seen through.
After repelling the enemy, the young man took out some seeds, saying that he brought them from the capital, and planned to try to grow food, so as to improve the miserable lives of the people in the border town and at least fill their stomachs.
The young man has the water from the spiritual lake, so he is sure to grow crops. So when the people saw the crops they grew, their eyes were filled with tears, and they loved "themselves" and the young man even more.
As their voices grew louder, the eldest prince, who was targeted by Prince Xian, felt very anxious and upset. He clearly sent the people away to die outside, so how come they became the good generals and good general's wives that the people talked about?
How can this work!
So they did something even more outrageous, which was to poison the water source in an attempt to create a plague.
These people only care about power. They never worry that the enemy will take advantage of the situation and rush in once the city is broken, nor do they care how many innocent people will be killed... Yes, traitors don't care about these things.
So they concluded that there was no cure for the plague and that many people had died, so they made a high-sounding argument that in order to prevent the spread of the infection, it would be best to order the city to be burned.
However, with the newly rising King Xian here, they cannot continue to act recklessly.
When the young man heard the news, he still smiled sinisterly and said that he really wanted to let those people be poisoned and experience the feeling of being burned to death.
The eldest prince failed to poison the city, but the young man became famous instead. Everyone praised him for his miraculous healing skills and for saving the people in the city. He was also as handsome as a god, so they gave him the title of "Medical God".
The young man told himself that he felt unworthy of the reward, after all, it was the water from Linghu Lake that enhanced the efficacy of the medicine, not the medicine he developed.
"I" however did not think so, and said with a smile that the water from Linghu Lake belonged to the young man, and the medicine was also developed by the young man, and that this man was indeed handsome, so the name was very appropriate, and the most important thing was that this "Medical Fairy" was his little husband.
The young man was amused by "himself" and said that he was a lover who saw beauty in everything and his filter was too thick...
I thought the days would remain peaceful like this until the day when the army returned to the capital.
However, the reality went against one's wishes. A border town to the south of the border town was suddenly attacked by hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, and the city gate was almost lost.
The city was defended, but the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the enemy refused to retreat and even intended to attack again.
In this situation, the granary was burned down. It was simply God's will to kill us!
Therefore, they had to send messengers north to borrow troops and food from "themselves" for support.
Both "myself" and my younger brother were afraid of being cheated, but they had no choice but to lend the money, because once the city was broken, they would be attacked from both sides.
After thinking it over again and again, "I" decided to borrow half of the troops and food requested by the other party first, and let Gong Ming go to scout. If it was successful, he would come back as soon as possible to report, and then lead the team to support.
It was an extremely urgent matter, so they immediately went to handle it. When Gong Ming came back, he was injured and looked dusty. He said that the situation over there was serious and the people he brought might only be able to hold out for a while.
With Gong Ming's investigation, "I" no longer hesitated and sent half of the troops over, as well as food and fodder.
But no one expected that the two countries were the ones who attacked them in collusion. After making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, the border town with greatly reduced military strength was surrounded by the enemy.
The enemy was at the gates of the city, a dark mass that seemed to have no end in sight, numbering in the millions to tens of millions.
What is there that "myself" and the little brother don't understand at this moment?
They fell into the trap; the enemy's target has always been them!
The horn sounded, and "he" asked the soldiers to organize ordinary people to evacuate quickly, while other soldiers prepared to fight with him, and the young man also changed into a soldier's uniform.
"Achuan, we live and die together." The young man said with a smile, holding the spear in his hand.
If you ask them why they don’t use space to escape or why they don’t use space to save people, it’s because of human nature.
For the former, they had already made up their minds to devote themselves to their duties.
The reason why they didn't use space to save people was because they knew that it could only save people temporarily. If everything in the space was exposed, it would only cause unrest among all parties, and then counterattack and bring about the disaster of destroying the country.
The little brother and "myself" never underestimate people's greed and desire.
"Hold me again."
"Myself" reaches out.
The young man put his spear aside and rushed over.
"I" retracted my hand and held the person tightly in my arms, "Are you scared?"
The young man rubbed his hard chest and said, "It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid, but when I'm with you, I don't feel that scared."
"Xia Mo, my little husband, I love you very much."
"Yeah, me too. I picked up my husband Lingchuan." The young man replied sweetly.
So I can't bear to see you hurt...
"Ouch!" The young man groaned in pain, and before he could say anything, he fell limply on "himself".
It was "myself" who knocked the defenseless boy unconscious.
Gong Ming walked in and saw this. His eyes paused for a second, then his expression revealed, "As expected."
"Help me take him away."
"Let other soldiers go. General, if you do this, the lord will blame you when he wakes up, and may even hate you."
"Then hate it. I'm selfish."
"Myself" adjusted the boy's posture, traced his cheek with his rough fingertips, his eyes full of attachment and reluctance, but finally handed him to Gong Ming.
"Go ahead. He still has a long way to go. I don't trust anyone else."
"Myself" stared at Gong Ming and said.
He has nowhere to retreat. As the supreme commander of the garrison, he will fight to the end to defend a city and a country.
He has done nothing to help his country and his people, except for the love of his life.
Gong Ming was silent for a long time.
"I will return after I send my lord to a safe place."
“I” didn’t agree or refuse, I just turned around, picked up the long sword that had accompanied him through life and death, and strode out…
No one survived this battle.
There were mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and the ground was littered with the mutilated bodies of soldiers.
The blood-stained yellow sand rolled up the burnt flags, and vultures circled in the sky, emitting silent cries.
When the young man woke up again, he only heard the sad news that the city was destroyed and people were killed.
"Why? I never stopped you from doing what you want to do. I just want... just want to be with you."
The young man bent his waist and hugged his knees, burying his head under his black hair. His voice was trembling, his body was trembling, and even his soul was trembling.
Ling Chuan's heart was broken, he wanted so much to hug his little brother.
He comforted him: [Don't cry, it will be fine, it will get better slowly...]
"Woo woo, I hate you, I hate you so much, you big liar!"
The little boy went from whimpering softly to wailing loudly, and Ling Chuan's heart was broken, but this was the only time he agreed with "his own" behavior.
They are indeed the same person.
The news that the general had been killed and that two cities had been lost on the border at once quickly spread back to the capital.
When Liu Yu found out about this, she burst into tears and said that she and the little brother had made an appointment to go back to Liujia Village together.
Xie Yu hugged him to comfort him, but his eyes were red. That was also his junior brother, a brilliant man. He suffered in the first half of his life, but he passed away in just a few years.
Yu Shuche and Prince Xian were also very sad and regretful about this, but what was more important at the moment was to collect evidence of the eldest prince's treason!
Especially this time the border town’s defense was breached, it had a lot to do with him!
In addition, there is a very inconspicuous person around him who is also very suspicious - his name is Jin Xuhua.
Everyone thought that the young man died on the battlefield just like "themselves", so after Liu Yu set up a cenotaph for them, the young man's original identity that he deliberately hid was no longer a secret.
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