[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Although Ma Jianping has Hu ancestry, he has inherited most of the customs of the Han people for hundreds of years. He knows that if the emperor dragon controls the funeral sky, all these people will have to wear the national mourning, and it is even more impossible for the imperial concubine to dress like this.

But Xing Xiuyan made people lift him out of the cage and kneel on the ground, surrounded by Jinyiwei guards.

When Ma Jianping was taken out, he still had some demonic symptoms, and murmured: "No way, there is no cure for that poison, how could he not die?"

Xiao Jingyun said: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, a real dragon, and he is blessed by God. How can a vicious villain like you succeed?"

Ma Jianping said angrily: "The vicious one is that dog emperor! More than 1000 people, he killed more than 1000 members of my Ma clan, and my little nephew was beheaded when he was still a baby. How could he do it? He How can there be no retribution?"

Xing Xiuyan sat alone on the chair, with four eunuchs from the West Factory behind her. She tilted her body, raised her eyebrows, and played with her taste: "You love your little nephew so much. Could it be that you and your sister-in-law have committed adultery? For a nephew, really a son?"

Except for Xing Xiuyan who was either a man or an eunuch present, everyone couldn't help being dumbfounded, only Xiao Hou burst out laughing.

Ma Jianping couldn't help being dumbfounded. It turned out that although he had never committed adultery, his sister-in-law was beautiful. He always liked it, but he couldn't tell her.

Xing Xiuyan sighed: "Don't talk too much about how wronged your family is. You said that your family was harmed by old saints and saints. Prince Lian is only a talented man who can only govern the capital, how can he convince you? So , Ma Baocheng used Prince Lian’s affairs to enter the customs. He was either seeking greater glory and wealth, or relying on the strength of the Hexi army and Ma Zhuang to find the right time to replace the Tu clan. In the early years, the Ma family became king in Hexi, not without aspirations to win the world. Taizong's [-] troops marched into Hexi, and the great Zhou generals were like a cloud. , although you have meritorious deeds, Mrs. Tu never killed you when he was strong. On the contrary, he was rewarded more. How can you say that Mrs. Tu was vicious and defeated Mrs. Ma? It can be said that there have been several generations of heroes, but you value profit over righteousness. No matter how strong your soldiers are, it is difficult to leave Hexi. You have generations of heroes, but you have never produced heroes. You can still stay in Hexi honestly and guard your duties. Continuing the wealth, but wanting to enter the customs, really underestimate the heroes of the world. You are looking for death, you survived and did not want to continue Ma Shi's blood, but came to court death, but who can you blame?"

How does Ma Jianping's eloquence compare with that of Xiao Mian Pian, and he yelled frantically: "How can those women be innocent? The dog emperor can also kill a killer?"

Xing Xiuyan sneered: "Even the men of your Ma family are willing to gamble on the survival of the women and children of your Ma family, but now you blame our banker for taking your chips. Originally, I thought Ma was a gambler, but you They have insulted the gamblers. I want to win the great future of the men in my family with the lives of my family. If I lose, I want to repay my debt. If I fail to repay my debt, I will take revenge. What are you not rascals? What else is there for rascals like you? Wronged? In this world's gambling game, do scoundrels deserve to play?"

Ma Jianping roared: "You witch! You dare to insult my Ma family, I will kill you!"

Xing Xiuyan untied the horsewhip around his waist, whipped it at the right place, and cursed: "You sister! What kind of onion are you, dare to yell at aunt? It is your honor for aunt to beat you!"

The horsewhip drew a bloodstain on Ma Jianping's body, Xiao Hou couldn't help twitching, thinking to himself that this was more ruthless than his wife.

Ma Jianping yelled: "The witch! If you want to kill, kill it, give it a good time!"

Xing Xiuyan chuckled, and said: "You are not my relative or friend. I will do whatever you ask me to do. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for me? You want to be happy, but I won't give it to you!"

Xing Xiuyan said again: "Bring that man up!"

But Jin Yiwei dragged in a young man, who was one of Ma Jianping's accomplices.

It was also Xing Xiuyan who learned the tricks from the military command and the Japanese. After torture, he was locked in a dark room where no one could talk to him, and he couldn't see anything. This would drive people crazy.

The young man was brought out, his eyes were stimulated by the strong light, and he couldn't help crying, and because Jin Yiwei washed his body with water, his body was still wet. It was late autumn and the weather was not warm today, so he was so weak trembling.

Jin Yiwei pushed him down not far from Xing Xiuyan. Seeing his accomplice being tortured, Ma Jianping couldn't help asking in surprise, "Li Bin, how are you?" .

Li Bin thought about "heroic sacrifice", and he was tough when he was tortured. He also regarded Ma Baocheng as his father, so he naturally hated what Ma's family hated.

In the end, those who beat him said that they respected him as a good man and stopped beating him, and then locked him in a place.But now, he would rather be tortured or beheaded than go there again.

Xing Xiuyan covered his mouth and nose, the man was still so smelly after being washed with water, it was because of Jin Yiwei that he was able to fish him out of that place.But he said that he was locked in that specially prepared dark room, and some cold steamed buns and water had been prepared in it, which he could always touch when he was extremely hungry.But there was a little laxative in the water, as much as he ate, as much as he drank—there was no bucket.

And because he couldn't see anything in the dark room, he touched a lot of his own cold shit and urine in the next few days. He had no place to wash his hands. Then, when he was hungry, he had to eat steamed buns. He must have eaten his own shit and urine Not a lot.

At that time, Li Bin was tortured mentally and physically in an unspeakable way. He was a man of backbone, and he came to assassinate the emperor this time with the intention of dying.But such inhuman and abnormal punishment is the most erosive of human dignity. This is not a head-to-head confrontation with him. It is not uncommon for people to defeat others. The most difficult thing is to defeat oneself.

He is completely fighting against the nature of human needs and the nature of human spirit and psychology. How can he win?

Xing Xiuyan had someone beat him to the point where it was neither too serious nor too serious, just enough to stimulate his will to die and reach the peak, but he was left alive, given food and drink, and told him not to kill him.It's like when a man takes off his pants when he's dating/having sex, only to find out that the other party is a shemale.

However, most people in the world do not have the desire to seek death all the time. They were mentally prepared at the time, but afterwards they unconsciously felt that they wanted to survive.

Li Bin glanced at Ma Jianping and said, "Fifth Master, I...I'm not dead yet."

Xing Xiuyan chuckled, Li Bin raised his head, but saw a girl (young woman) wearing Hu's cardigan robe and a leather belt around her slender waist.But seeing that her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her face is like peach petals, her eyes are like autumn waves, and her hair is like ink dye, she is indescribably elegant, elegant and gorgeous.

When Li Bin was a teenager, he fled to Mobei with the remnants of the Ma family, thinking about revenge every day, practicing poison/medicine, and making hidden weapons.They have been wandering in Mobei for several years, where there is such a beauty in Mobei, half of her beautiful women are probably also the beloved wives and concubines of Mongolian princes.

At this time, after he had undergone inhumane mental torture and was defeated by his own humanity, he suddenly saw such a peerless woman Yingying looking at him and smiling.

At that time, he was too nervous to perform in the golden tent, and his attention was on Ma Jianping and Xu Bo, because Ma and Xu were tasked with assassinating the emperor, and they were assigned to block the emperor's guards.In such a tense situation, and afraid that the emperor would become suspicious before the attack, how could he dare to look around.Afterwards, he was quickly injured by Jin Yiwei and passed out, let alone seeing Xing Xiuyan's appearance.

Xing Xiuyan smiled faintly: "So your name is Li Bin, which word is it?"

Her voice was as clear as a spring, and Li Bin felt unspeakably comfortable listening, and replied, "Gentle and gentle."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "The Master said: 'Quality is better than writing, and history is better than quality. Gentleness is gentle, and then a gentleman." From the name, you are a gentle gentleman. How can you do those outrageous things? "

At this time, because Li Bin had just been tortured and lost his ambition, he knew that she must be a nobleman of the Great Zhou court, so he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

"The emperor killed so many people, he was a... tyrant."

Xing Xiuyan said indifferently: "What is your relationship with the Ma family?"

Li Bin said: "I... was raised by the master."

"Oh, thank you."

"Ah."

"You are kind and righteous, I am sorry to your master." Xing Xiuyan said warmly.

"Master treats me with such kindness as a mountain, even if I am broken into pieces, I can't repay it..." Li Bin said, feeling sour in his heart. He has been in charge of the family since he was a child, and he was told to be loyal to Ma's family and to remember his kindness. Naturally, he would do anything It is for the consideration of the Ma family.And he did all that for the sake of a "sentimental and righteous" evaluation. Of course, in the past, he also had the expectation of marrying a beautiful woman.

Xing Xiuyan nodded like a "confidant sister", and said, "It's very good to know how to repay her kindness."

This man who had been tortured inhumanely had been in trouble for many years, but now he was recognized and warmly spoken by a stunning beauty, and he couldn't help but want to shed tears.At this time, he didn't know that the ghostly idea of ​​punishment was thought up by this celestial woman.

Xing Xiuyan asked again: "Are you a descendant of Han people or Qiang people?" People with the surname Li are not necessarily Han people. There are many surnames given in history.

Li Bin said: "My father is Han."

Xing Xiuyan nodded and said, "You are from Liangzhou, and you are probably a noble descendant of the Li family in Longxi. The Li family is the descendant of Emperor Zhuanxu's Gaoyang family, and the authentic descendant of Emperor Xuanyuan. It's hard for you to go to Mobei, Mongolia to eat those Bitter."

Li Bin only felt mixed feelings, he thought he was going to die but he didn't die, and his life was not like this, but at this moment, a fairy sister said that he was a descendant who was born as a "noble descendant" and that he knew that he had suffered a lot.

Xing Xiuyan said softly, "Will those Mongolians bully us Han people?"

Li Bin nodded instinctively, Xing Xiuyan said angrily: "Zunger Khan must be partial to the Mongols, how can he uphold justice? Have they ever hurt you?"

Li Bin nodded again.

Xing Xiuyan smiled and asked, "Have you tried to get revenge on them?"

"Be patient..."

"It's really hard." Xing Xiuyan smiled.She is the most vulnerable when the enemy is exhausted physically and mentally. She has a gentle chat about family affairs, and then uses clichés.If her clichés match the truth in his mind, he will naturally show his feet easily at such a fragile time.

Xiao Jingyun looked at Xing Xiuyan and couldn't help admiring that this step-by-step arrangement was based on the heart.On the other hand, I lured and punished them, and asked them to tell me if they had any accomplices, but they refused to say anything.After all, Xiao Jingyun was not a cruel official, and he also had some faults of being a gentleman. At that time, he led the Gongsheng Army to detain the criminals. He also asked if he had anything to do with the Mongols. They only admitted that they had captured Timur and threatened them.

But at this time, Xing Xiuyan's language trap proved that they had indeed lived in the Zhungeer Department for a long time, and the Zhungeer Department was not clean anyway.

To say that those Mongols really think that if they can perform in front of the imperial court, they will succeed in seven or eight out of ten, and there will be chaos in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they will definitely give up more profits to appease them.And if they fail, they will definitely be executed. There is no need for them to betray those who have evil plans for their enemies.

But Ma Jianping reacted and screamed: "Li Bin! What nonsense are you and the witch?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Slap your mouth."

Next to him, a Jinyiwei Xiuchun knife with a scabbard swiped it at Ma Jianping's cheek, and Ma Jianping's mouth was immediately filled with blood.

Xing Xiuyan ordered to bring up the hidden weapon Xu Bo, who was also a general of the Ma family and Ma Jianping's tutor.

When Xing Xiuyan saw such an elderly man in his fifties, she couldn't help feeling a little bit of compassion, but some grievances couldn't be resolved. This was no longer her personal matter, and she finally hardened her heart.

Xing Xiuyan smiled suddenly, and said to Li Bin: "Master Li, this uncle set a snake to bite me, what do you think I should do with him?"

At this time, Li Bin's mind was also somewhat clear, knowing that Xing Xiuyan was an enemy rather than a friend, he said: "Give us a good time."

Xing Xiuyan shook her head: "I don't know if Mr. Li has heard of 'renyi'?"

Li Bin practiced martial arts since childhood, and also learned some "Four Books and Five Classics", but he really didn't know the history related to the harem, so he shook his head.

Xing Xiuyan said: "It is to chop off all protruding parts of the person, cut off the limbs, cut off the nose and ears, goug out the eyes, put them in a big vat, and if they are not dead, even carry the person with the vat to Christ In the room. This is the 'human pig'."

Li Bin couldn't help being terrified, Uncle Xu roared, and wanted to jump at Xing Xiuyan, but his hands and feet were severely broken, so he didn't catch it, and fell to the ground, bleeding from his head.

Jin Yiwei drew his sword but he wanted to pounce on the blade, but Jin Yiwei took a step back so as not to accidentally kill him.

"Demon girl! You killed me! Killed me!"

Li Bin's face was pale, but Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Mr. Li, you've already told me and I want to know, so we won't treat you like that."

Li Bin said: "When did I tell you..."

Only then did Li Bin recall the whole process of his being tortured, and in the end he was accidentally clichéd.

Xing Xiuyan said: "What's the point of you hiding it for them? Anyway, you failed to assassinate the emperor, and there is no more chance. You are going to die or life is better than death, but others are eating hot and spicy food outside, so are you willing?"

Ma Jianping wanted to deny it at the side, but the more he made clear for others at this time, the more suspicious they became, but he couldn't admit it, because he didn't know what to do.He didn't expect that he was too seamless in pretending to be a Mongolian, and it would become the biggest flaw instead.

Surrounded by many Jin Yiwei guards, Xing Xiuyan left the place of detention, Xiao Hou and his son followed.Xiao Jingyun gave Xing Xiuyan a complicated look. He had tried his best to combine this "lawless and unfettered" imperial concubine with the "favorite, gentle and caring elder sister" mentioned by his fiancée with a happy and warm expression, but he still failed.He was wondering if he should remind his fiancée not to play with this "favorite elder sister" too often, or she would be spoiled.

Xiao Hou laughed and said: "Your Majesty, you are really clever! No, they also admit that they have been attached to the Zhungeer Ministry for these years. Then the Zhungeer Ministry can't push this matter cleanly."

Xing Xiuyan chuckled, and said: "People want to survive, this is instinct. They came to assassinate the emperor, but they didn't kill themselves on the spot. They said to themselves that they wanted to make sure the emperor...but it's not a reason not to die. People If you don't want to die but you have some backbone, then this will happen. Jing Yun is not a cruel official, and his methods in this area are a bit poor, but if you are not good at this, you don't have to force yourself to hand over people to Xichang and Jin Yiwei will take care of it."

Xiao Jingyun cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"

Xing Xiuyan touched his chin suddenly, looked at Ouyang Lei, and asked: "Mr. Ouyang's kung fu, if you pretend to be a robber, can you capture Prince Timur safely?"

Ouyang Lei said with a smile: "If it's at night, I'm [-]% sure. If Dabai goes with me, I'm very sure."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "Let Mr. Chunyu go with you, and I will leave Mr. Xiao to keep the tent for the saint."

Ouyang Lei said: "Then shall we do it tonight? Where do we take him captive? Give him a beating? In short, we can't let him die in Dazhou..."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "Didn't he say that he met robbers on the road? Then we will use our tricks. You pretend to be robbers and take people away. Just don't be recognized. And we will default to Ma's accomplices, vigorously publicize, all Mongolia The tribes all know it, anyway, it has nothing to do with our Dazhou court. This will not only make the people of the Zhungeer tribe suffer, but the Mongolian tribesmen will not complain about Dazhou, because we are the biggest victims '. And the people from the Zhungeer department can't jump out and say that the people of the Ma family will not harm them, otherwise they are talking about themselves? If they want to act, we will act with them. We Han people are the ancestors of acting! We Han people are also our ancestors! In short, we will never admit it when we hit the villain as a 'sap'!"

Xiao Hou clapped his palms and said happily: "Interesting! Interesting! Wonderful! Wonderful! Will it be over after just one beating?"

Xing Xiuyan snorted coldly, and said, "A beating? If the sage hadn't been supernatural, I would really be a widow at this time. A person who wants me to be a widow, how can he be so cheap? Marquis, you and Xining County The king is familiar, is the second master of the palace familiar?"

Xiao Hou's face was dark, and when he mentioned the old dandy Jin Shiyue, the younger brother of the Prince of Xining, Xiao Hou was very nervous. It turned out that the old dandy was a ruthless master.When he was young, he lived with Jin Shichao in Kyoto, and he meant to be a proton, and he had a lot of contacts with Xiaohou.And Jin Shiyue once fanatically pursued "the most beautiful boy in Kyoto" Xiao Hou, and begged to make a "brother brother", if he succeeded, of course Xiao Hou would be below.At that time, Xiao Hou was also afraid, so he ran away with his burden, and met Mrs. Xiao Hou only after traveling in the rivers and lakes.

Xing Xiuyan only heard that Jin Shiyue was a dude, but actually he didn't know about the grievances between Xiaohou and Jin Shiyue.However, as long as you look for a local dandy, you can always find the right person.Dandy is well-connected and well-informed in this regard.And to find a dandy is of course to let another dandy come forward.

Xiao Hou said coldly: "Not at all familiar!"

Xing Xiuyan couldn't help being disappointed, and said, "I just want to find a local snake."

Xiao Hou asked: "Why are you looking for the local snake? Is it important?"

Xing Xiuyan looked around and invited Xiao Hou to speak beside him, but Ouyang Lei and Xiao Jingyun had such good ears that they all listened.

"Xiao Hou, for a man, what is more painful than death?"

"what?"

"...Straight men are blown/chrysanthemums." Xing Xiuyan said in a low voice, "and will be infected." She was originally a Danmei writer, but after traveling for so long, she has been enduring her other side in order to survive and adapt.Now that Tu Yuanyi was injured, her evil nature was aroused. She was originally a workaholic student at a famous school, and later changed her job to become a fancier. In ancient times, she never had the opportunity to display her "talent".Now finally the opportunity has come.

Xiao Hou can't understand straight men, but he can understand "explosive chrysanthemums".

Xiao Hou's eyes widened: "Imperial concubine...you..."

Xing Xiuyan snorted lightly and said, "If you are bullied, will Mrs. Xiao Hou take revenge?"

Xiao Hou nodded.

Xing Xiuyan said: "Now my man is being bullied, and I feel the same as Mrs. Xiao Hou."

Xiao Hou nodded and sighed: "The sage is really happy."

"Of course." Xing Xiuyan smiled lightly.

Xiao Hou raised his brows slightly: "However, this matter... your mother has touched your hands... it's not good at all."

Xing Xiuyan smiled slightly: "So on the surface of this matter, I can only ask Lord Hou to be the 'coach'. I'm just the military adviser behind the scenes. As long as you don't betray me, others won't be able to blame me. I think about it." Go, you are the only one who has this talent and contacts. Originally, I wanted to find Jia Lian, but he is too tender, and he doesn't have the protection of a master like Mrs. Nie, so I don't feel at ease."

Xiao Hou smiled faintly: "Of course I am much stronger than the Jia family boy."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "Then you are doing me a favor?"

Xiao Hou thought for a while about that annoying and shameless Jin Shiyue, if he wanted to use his connections as a local snake, he would naturally have to meet him.Although it has been so many years, everyone has married wives and had children, but before, Jin Shiyue came to look for him when he knew he was in the border town, and he still avoided seeing him.However, this matter is related to Da Zhou's bad breath. The king humiliated his ministers to death, and avenging the king is also a matter of his servants.

"Then... the minister will try his best."

Xing Xiuyan said: "I already knew that the dandyism is just the appearance of Lord Hou. Madam Nie married two handsome and martial arts heroes instead of marrying Lord Hou. Lord Hou must have something special."

Xiao Hou was slightly proud, and said with a smile: "That's natural, this Marquis is much better than the stinky stone and the old white face."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "You will also have to work together when the time comes. How about this, you find the manpower first, then we make a comprehensive plan, and then you will be the 'frontline commander'."