Chongzhen Sunset Song

?one

"They're leaving! Hurry up! Eunuch Ma!"

After waiting for a day, I finally waited for the guard-changing time, which is more precious than gold, when night fell the next day.Xi Zhao, who was watching the wind at the door, was shaken and waved vigorously at Eunuch Ma.Seeing Xizhao greet him, Eunuch Ma quickly put on his cloak and hat, and walked quickly to the door of the tent, but when his eyes fell on Xizhao, he hesitated.

"Brother Dexiu...this is really..." Eunuch Ma hesitated to speak, as if he couldn't bear it.

Xizhao felt anxious.You father-in-law, I don't want you to find out with conscience now, the time for changing the guard is only so short, don't delay the important event of the young master by haggling!

But what floated on his face was another expression. "Don't say anything, Eunuch Ma," Xi Zhao frowned slightly as if he was about to die, and then squeezed out a bleak smile, "Don't think too much, maybe they won't do anything to me, maybe tomorrow Let me go, you go, after this time, even you can't go."

"Alas...!" Eunuch Ma sighed heavily, and seemed to have made up his mind, he cupped his hands, "Take care, brother!" After finishing speaking, he opened the door curtain a little to make sure the guards were not there, and slipped out.

Seeing that Eunuch Ma was gone, Xi Zhao ran to the box in two steps, pulled out the cloak she had left for herself, flung it back, and tightened the belt.That's right, it's so easy to get out of the palace, how can I go back obediently!Sending away Eunuch Ma, and then sneaking out of the Jin Army camp and fleeing back to the city, this matter will be complete!Xi Zhao wrapped up the cloak, lowered the hat, walked lightly to the door curtain, and opened the door curtain a crack...

The guard just came back.

Xizhao gasped, and quickly retreated.It took about a cup of tea to change the guard yesterday, why is it so fast today?Could it be that Eunuch Ma was discovered?Xizhao was startled, hurriedly took off the cloak, stuffed it into the box and covered it, found a corner far away from the box and squatted down, his chest was thumping violently.But after waiting for a while, there was no movement.The setting sun peeked out, the guards were still poking at the door like pillars, and the patrolling soldiers came and went as they did yesterday.The camp looked very peaceful, and there was no commotion that should have occurred when a fugitive was found.

Xizhao was a little relieved, but also a little disappointed.If you can't get out this time, you will have to wait until this time tomorrow to have a chance.Sitting alone in this dark and cold tent, for some reason, Xi Zhao gradually had a bad premonition in his heart.But soon he cheered up, took a deep breath, patted his cheek, and tried to make himself optimistic.It's just waiting for one more day, it doesn't matter, I can wait.

two

The night is deep.Staying alone in the tent, the surroundings seem more empty and lonely than yesterday.Having nothing to do, Xi Zhao looked around boredly, and suddenly found something seemed to have fallen by the foot of the box.So he got closer and looked carefully through the faint light coming in from outside the tent, and there was indeed something on the ground!He knelt down and picked it up, patting the dust.This is a small square wooden board, with unevenness on it, and it seems to have engraved characters.Could it be that Eunuch Ma left behind...? !Xi Zhao hurriedly took it to the door curtain and carefully identified it.Yes, it is this thing!Hey... If it was in the palace, this object would be of great use, but now in the camp of the Golden Army, it is just an ordinary wooden board.But let's put it away for now, maybe it will be useful in the future.

Putting this object into his bosom, Xi Zhao fell asleep with his clothes on.I don't know how long I slept in a daze, but a whisper from outside the tent disturbed Xi Zhao's lucid dream.The voice is not loud, and it can be heard that they are talking in a low voice, but in the quiet night, the voice is as obvious as if it is ringing in the ear.Xizhao woke up a bit, and pricked up his ears to listen carefully, but found that it was the language of the Jin people, and he couldn't understand a single word of babble.Xi Zhao curled her lips, turned over, and ignored it.After a while, the voice of the voice disappeared, and the surroundings returned to the original silence.

In the past two days, my ears have been filled with such ugly golden words. It is only a short distance away from the capital, but it seems to be in a foreign country.Xizhao still had her eyes closed, but her mind became more and more clear, and she couldn't fall asleep no matter what.Just going around like this, thinking wildly, an important question gradually became clear in my head...

Since the golden men speak incomprehensible golden words, why did the two golden men speak in Chinese about the news about Governor Yuan yesterday...

Is it...?

Xizhao himself was startled by the result of this whole hypothesis. He suddenly opened his eyes, sat up suddenly, settled down, and seriously thought about what happened in the past two days.He was abducted into the camp of the Jin Army premeditatedly, locked here, and ignored, neither killed nor kidnapped, just beside this tent, someone talked about a secret in poor Chinese, and there happened to be someone in this tent. Two pieces of golden army clothes, and the guards at the door happen to always leave at the same time every day for a while...

All of this is too much of a coincidence!

The more you think about it, the more strange it becomes—is this intentionally letting us hear the news, paving the way, and deliberately letting us escape here and report the news!Is this all fake?Governor Yuan did not cooperate with the enemy?Is this just a golden man's trick, or is it Wang Chengen's trick?If this is the case, and Eunuch Ma really reported it, and the emperor believed it again, then wouldn't something big happen! ?The more Xi Zhao thought about it, the more confused her mind became, and she didn't sleep at all. She stood up, frowning, and walked anxiously in the tent, walking over.But... even if this is really a trick, what can I do?Don't say it's enough to be a eunuch for a year, and I don't want to have anything to do with the palace, even if I go back to the palace, a little eunuch who sweeps the floor, no one will pay attention to what I say.So can we just stand by and watch Governor Yuan get wronged?I don't know what crime is collaborating with the enemy, dismissed from office?Behead?Or was he exiled and exiled like his father?

Ugh……

Thinking of her father, Xi Zhao sighed and sat back on the quilt.

In fact, I should be an ordinary young man, no matter if he is a down-and-out son or a thief in the market, as long as he has to worry about food and clothing, there is nothing else.Since when did the days turn into such a strange look?Xizhao looked around the increasingly unfamiliar tent, looked at the eunuch's clothes on her body, and suddenly felt as if she was living in a stranger's body, and she didn't even recognize herself.Where did it all start? When Zhang Dexiu replaced Zhang Dexiu and entered the palace?Or was it a moment of greed, when you put Liu Dahu's 50 taels of silver into your bosom?In short, being locked up in a tent in the enemy's military camp, getting distracted by the complicated state affairs, doesn't seem like the life I should live...

……

correct!All of this is not Xu Xizhao's life at all!Xizhao raised his head suddenly, his eyes were bright, as if he had finally figured out a clue from the mess.These troubles originally belonged to Zhang Dexiu, and the absurdity of this year was just a helpless move after being desperate. Now that there is a way to choose, he naturally wants to return to his original appearance.I remember Uncle Gui said that the current emperor is a wise king, and if he can see through things, the emperor must also be able to see through.Don't think too much about it, it should have nothing to do with me, after tomorrow, Xu Xizhao will still be Xu Xizhao, these things will never have anything to do with me.

Thinking of this, Xi Zhao suddenly felt relieved.So he lay down on the bed with peace of mind, waiting for the drowsiness to gradually attack.Go to sleep, wake up, it will be tomorrow.Jang Deok-soo's day, this is the last day.

three

"Hey! Hey!"

While half asleep and half awake, Xi Zhao felt someone pushing her.He half-opened his eyes in a daze, only to see a Golden Army soldier with big braids squatting beside him.Startled, Xi Zhao sat up abruptly, her unconscious mind froze, she stared blankly at the other party, not knowing how to react.The man said a few words at random, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Xi Zhao's arm, lifted him up with a whimper, and dragged him to the outside of the tent. "What are you doing! Let me go!" Xi Zhao instinctively struggled, but the golden soldier's hands were as hard as pliers, and Xi Zhao's struggle had no effect at all.

After getting out of the tent, Xizhao realized that it was already bright, and the sun was so bright that Xizhao couldn't open his eyes for a while.The tomorrow that I drew in my heart last night has come, but why does it look like this...Where is this going to take me?Are you going to torture me?Or kill me?Xi Zhao's legs went limp, and she became afraid.Could it be that he missed the opportunity to escape yesterday, so he is doomed to die here today?Why did God make such a joke... I don't want to die... I'm not there yet...

Xi Zhao was dragged and staggered behind the soldiers, thinking wildly while walking, suddenly his arms loosened, his back was pushed, and he almost fell to the ground.Xi Zhao came back to her senses and found that she had been taken to the gate of the camp, and there was a group of cavalry standing in front of her, wearing the military uniform of the Ming Dynasty.Xi Zhao was stunned for a moment, then turned around, and saw the golden soldier walking into the camp just now, and the gate of the camp was slowly closed.

What does this mean? ?This... is this going to let me go back?

Xi Zhao's mind went blank, and she couldn't accept the gap for a while.Just a few seconds ago, he was still undergoing the psychological test before being killed, but now he just walked out of the Golden Army camp like this? !Only the soldiers in front shouted to this side: "Hurry up!" Xi Zhao subconsciously ran over, a soldier led a horse and helped him to ride on it, and then the whole army, with the confused Xi Zhao, turned around Horse head, go to the city gate.