Spring and autumn

The stars on an autumn night are no longer as bright as those on a summer night. The dark sky is illuminated by the cold light of weapons. The army is lined up neatly. Only the leader, Nie Xia, is not wearing armor. Holding the unsheathed sword, the tall figure stood in front of Fuhou's mansion, the cold wind was as heavy as iron.

Hou Hui of Fu assassinated Prince Guang at the peace alliance, resulting in the assassination of the Duke of Qin. He went against the peace talks between the two countries. Family ransacking.

The gate of the mansion was opened, and the blood-thirsty weapons mercilessly slashed at the unarmed clansmen and servants.

Han Lu hugged the terrified Xun Yao and hid behind the screen in the inner hall. The flames in the outer hall were flickering and roaring, and the fire was about to spread to the inner hall. The thin screen was undoubtedly hard to stop them. Today, their mother and child will surely die. here.

Han Lu didn't know how her husband was convicted. She only felt the dilemma on Xun Hui's expression when he left. She only knew that she was going to complete a difficult task involving foreign affairs.However, Xun Hui was a prime minister after all, and he was familiar with handling tricky tasks. Even though he was apparently taken hostage under house arrest, Han Lu was not very worried.

However, in the evening, the sad news that Xun Hui was killed in Tonglao Pass did come, and he didn't know the inside story, and immediately came the order from the emperor, saying that Xun Hui had misinterpreted the emperor's intention to assassinate Jin Guang, but died in the pass.The members of the mission had all died in the Tong Prison, and Bingling closed the door. No one could testify to such a statement. Hearing Nie Xia read the emperor's edict outside the door, Han Lu hugged her son tighter and tighter.

That was her son, also Xun Hui's son, the only bloodline of the family.

The innocent victims were washed away one by one. Nie Xia, with blood in his eyes, drew his sword out of its sheath and went straight to the inner hall with a blank expression.

Nie Xia strode steadily, but the woman riding in through the back door was faster than him.Seeing the Fuhou Mansion burning into the sky through the veil, Zhiyan knew that she was late, and the red-eyed soldiers would not listen to Mrs. Jun's advice. She drove her horse to the back hall, hoping that she would return Just in time to save important people.

In the relatively quiet inner hall, Nie Xia keenly heard the long neighing of the horse. Nie Xia stopped, and clearly saw the man in the veiled hat lower his hat and enter the inner hall.

A soldier rushed over from behind, and when he saw Nie Xia, he told him, "Nie Sikou, Han Lu and Xun Yao were not found, should you go to the inner hall..."

"There should be no one in the inner hall, I'll just go and have a look." Nie Xia bit him to death, raised his sword and pointed to the east wing, "Just now I saw someone wandering there, go and look for it."

"Yes!" The soldier responded and led the team to the east wing. Nie Xia clenched the sword in his hand again and walked towards the inner hall step by step.

Han Lu was startled by the sound of the door being broken behind her. Thinking it was the last moment, she hugged Xun Yao tightly and turned her head. The visitor quickly took off his veiled cap and leaned forward.

"Madam Jun?" Han Lu was even more astonished, staring in disbelief at Zhi Yan's face illuminated by the fire outside.

"It's me." Panting, Zhiyan explained, "I'm here to take you away."

This matter has something to do with Mrs. Jun, Han Lu couldn't figure it out even more, and hurriedly asked, "Madam Jun, what's going on?"

"I don't have time to talk about it. Ziren was wronged. It was a trap set up by your superiors. Your superiors won't let him down. I take you away to atone for your superiors!" Zhiyan went to drag Han Lu, The other party hadn't reacted yet, only hearing the "bang" of the door knocked down, Nie Xia's figure stood tall in the flames and smoke.

Han Lu was still holding Xun Yao and sat on the ground, Zhigan let go of her hand, and had already put on the sword on her waist.Two women and a child stared defensively at Nie Xia at the door. He came alone. There was no soldier behind him, but he was carrying a sword. Clean, not even a trace of smoke and dust, when he walked step by step, he was flashed by the sword light, and Zhiyan immediately recognized it.

"It's the king's sword." She tried her best to control her emotions and said so.

Nie Xia was slightly stunned and stopped, and through the screen that could no longer cover people, he said loudly: "As ordered by your majesty, bring the heads of Han Lu and Xun Yao back to Xinjing to return to your orders!"

"Your Majesty made a mistake in your decision. As a military officer of a country, you didn't say a single word of advice, and let your Majesty fail your ministers and kill innocent people indiscriminately. Do you still have the integrity to be a minister?" Zhiyan was not afraid of him at all. With the sword in his hand, he stepped forward.

She is Mrs. Jun, so Nie Xia had no choice but to take a step back and stand still, not daring to fight, nodding her head and lowering her eyebrows, explaining: "This is what your majesty meant, I dare not say anything, and besides, I haven't gone to the Tong Prison Pass, the truth is true. The minister dare not speculate."

"What kind of person Ziren is, you don't know, and don't everyone in the court know?" Zhiyan had already walked in front of Nie Xia, forcing him to withdraw his sword, "Ziren, a prime minister, has always done The matter of meritorious service, this is clearly a trap set by the emperor, you should have seen it? The secret letter was entrusted to you directly, and no one has ever seen it. I guess the higher-ups must have ordered him to go. Assassinate Jinguang, right? Regardless of whether the assassination is successful or not, he will be accused of destroying the alliance. From the time he stepped out of this mansion, he has already entered a dead end! But even if the king must kill Ziren, why? So many people have been affected, how could there be a bloodbath in Fuhou's Mansion?"

Nie Xia didn't care about the previous explanations, he only explained the subsequent convictions, so he said coldly: "The law of the Jin Dynasty is the crime of treason, and the family is ransacked and exterminated."

"What a law of the state of Jin, you have only been trusted by the emperor for a few days? You really have become a stern and selfless commander!" Zhiyan was almost dizzy with anger, and forced to ask these few words, seeing that Nie Xia didn't respond, He sneered again and said, "A month ago, I pretended to be crazy at the gate of the palace. It was just a trick for scholars to sell for a price. Your Majesty accepted your trick and rewarded you with a lot of things. Serving in the Imperial Guard is also a testament to your strength." With talent, he was directly promoted to Si Kou. It was at the time of the change that Junshang had such an extraordinary promotion. No wonder, only cold-blooded and ruthless people would use cold-blooded and ruthless people. Guess who is more cold-blooded, you or Junshang, etc. He's getting more and more wings, do you still want to think of you, a Si Kou who pretends to be crazy?"

This kind of rhetoric is a great insult to any scholar, but Nie Xia didn't seem to care, and took a step back, bowed deeply to Zhigan, and said lightly: "I don't want to talk to Mrs. Jun again. If the fight continues, the minister is just following orders, please don't make things difficult for me, Mrs. Jun, if Mrs. Jun insists on stopping me, I will have no choice but to fight in front of Mrs. Jun."

"Your sword is your majesty's sword, and mine is also your majesty's sword. Seeing this sword is like seeing your majesty, can I still order you not to move?" Zhiyan was anxious.

Nie Xia still pressed her sword and stared at her, and said coldly, "Shu Chen can't obey orders."

Seeing the stalemate between the two sides, knowing that today is not easy to leave, and hearing the voices of the soldiers outside getting closer, Han Lu touched Xun Yao's small head and asked him to stand behind the screen, stood up by herself, and settled down on the ground The dusty Ruqun took a deep breath and walked between the two of them.

First, he faced Zhiyan, stretched out his hand to remove the sword in her hand, Zhiyan stared at her blankly, saw her lips trembling slightly, but tried her best to maintain her composure.

"Madam Jun, I am very grateful that you came to save us. However, death is not that terrible. When this place called home becomes a dead city, it may be the best choice to end up here." Han Lu trembled. The voice calmed down as she spoke, and she took a deep breath again, and she said it very sincerely, "It's just that I firmly believe in Ziren's choice. During this period, he was often in a dilemma because of his old master, but he never gave up. It is the great responsibility of the country to serve the people. Killing must be a sin, but some sins can reflect hope, just like the darkness is extremely dark, and there must be light. My life has been extremely dark, but I can see my husband on the other side Beckon to me, where there is light, there is light.”

"Han Lu..." Zhiyan was stunned when she heard that, and she turned to Nie Xia behind her in a blink of an eye. Zhiyan, who could only see her back, would not be as shocked as Nie Xia was. Han Lu, who was in a desperate situation, faced Such a person who came to kill her actually raised the corners of his mouth to show a relieved smile.

"Nie Sikou, you are law-abiding and selfless. If every Sikou can do what you do, then thieves will be out of luck." Han Lu said with a smile, "I don't know how you judge black and white in your heart, maybe only If there is such a boundary line as the law, then it’s fine, your majesty’s disposition is undoubtedly against the order, even if a child as young as Yao’er is exterminated, he won’t be included in it, right?”

When asked suddenly, Nie Xia was also taken aback for a moment, and immediately replied affirmatively, "Yes."

"That's good. I don't intend to embarrass you by stealing my life. I only hope that you will let Yaoer go." The smile on Han Lu's face became more and more beautiful. After touching the sword at his waist, Nie Xia realized that it was too late to snatch it, blood splashed in front of her eyes, and her body as light as a leaf from a tree fell into his arms.

"Mrs Han!"

"Han Lu!"

With two exclamations, Nie Xia stared wide-eyed at the woman in his arms. The death of this ruthless woman shocked him deeply. Her decisive sword was so deep that the gurgling blood stained his robe. Soaking, it was a wife's blood, and also a mother's blood, and now it was hotly invading into his cold heart.

He completed the task entrusted by the emperor, and the first thought that flashed in his mind was that this was the beginning of his injustice.

Take this woman's blood as a curse, and curse that he will create endless injustices in the future.

When Zhiyan stood up, resentment was already in her eyes, she stabilized herself and gave Nie Xia a hard look, then went to pick up Xun Yao, who was ashen-faced, with one hand, and then picked up the veiled hat that was thrown on the ground He stood up, covered his head, and said coldly: "Nie Xia, if you still have a conscience, stop them from chasing you."

Nie Xia didn't respond, and after hearing them get on the horse, she slowly put the woman in her arms on the ground in a daze.

The soldiers who had searched all the way behind them gradually gathered.

"Report to Si Kou, Xun Yao is gone."

"Let's look for it again." Nie Xia knelt in front of Han Lu, and replied in a deep voice.