Unspeakable and strange

The guy drank his saliva and continued, "I have been guarding for several weeks. The city is not broken, but the people inside and outside the city can't hold on any longer. However, the people who attacked the city had a long journey, and the war needs supplies. No, as for the people in the city who had no other way out, they were still united, gritting their teeth and persevering.

Later, the general of the Di Kingdom came up with a bad idea, and sent people to the city to submit a letter of surrender, entertained the fleeing people with delicious food, and then asked them to try to get in touch with the people in the city, saying that they had something to eat outside. As long as you live, the people of Di Kingdom are generous and friendly, so there is no need to fight to the death in the city.He also said every day that those who returned to the Xi Kingdom would be exempted from being good citizens, let the past go, and would be exempted from land taxes, salt and iron taxes for three years.Those who make military exploits will be promoted to ranks, and enjoy endless glory and wealth.Sure enough, within a few days, the people in the city were disturbed. "

"Finally one night, the general guarding the city was beheaded by his deputy, and he was carried up to the gate of the city. Occasionally, two honest and loyal people wanted to avenge the general, and they were quickly attacked by groups. Hacked to death."

Speaking of this, the guy sighed, "I'm afraid that General Huo, who was half a soldier, never thought that not only did he fail to die on the battlefield, but he also died in such a shameful and aggrieved manner."

"Actually, if we can keep our promises, that's all. How should we ordinary people live? But who would have expected that after Di Jun entered the city, he would immediately turn his face and deny anyone, and treat the previous oath as empty talk, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of crimes." , In order to avenge the bad spirit of attacking the city before, they slaughtered the city for three days, and the corpses were piled up like a mess. Then the general's head was thrown into the moat, and the body was boiled and chopped up to feed the dogs."

"Later, when night fell, someone could hear the wailing, and when they got up to look, there was a wet head wandering the streets of the city looking for his body, but they didn't know that what he was looking for had already fallen into the dog's stomach and entered the dog's stomach. Messy grave."

The guy shook his head while talking, "This general is also red-eyed in front of him. He has committed too many crimes, and he will not live in peace after death. If you encounter him, you must hide far away. He has a very violent temper, and he is still quick to kill. I heard that two years ago, a passing businessman bumped into it, and devoured it so that there was not even a hair left."

"You say such a thing, I don't know whether to say it is pitiful or hateful." The guy looked at the long street stretching in front of him, as if he could see the head of a persistent and hopeless person jumping on the stone road.

The family and the country are dead, and the corpses are hard to come by. Every pile of piles is unwilling.At the most difficult moment, he defended the city gate, but was attacked from behind by his trusted companions.Loyalty lives his life, but he will be abused and abused after death.Obedience to military orders, loyalty, what is wrong with him?Why did he end up in this situation?

Yan Ning's heart was filled with soreness, and her eye sockets were bloodshot.That was his people, his courtiers, his generals.

He got up, turned over the stool under the seat, as if he couldn't bear to listen anymore, looked at Qin Hongfeng with red eyes and said, "Let's go to the palace to see."

"Okay." Qin Hongfeng nodded and took his hand.The warm breath came from the junction, Yan Ning was pulled, and the cold blood warmed up, and only then did he feel calmer.

The two were walking on the road, Qin Hongfeng asked him in a low voice, "Is it hard?"

Yan Ning lowered her head, and when she looked closely, tears were streaming down her face, her voice was choked up, "I was just thinking, why didn't I refuse to surrender at that time? It doesn't matter who will sit on the throne, and I don't care. There is no hope, but you still persist, killing so many people for nothing.”

"Not everyone wants to surrender. After you give the order, there are not a few who volunteer to fight." Qin Hongfeng stopped, lifted Yan Ning's face, and wiped away his tears with a soft voice.

"People are not just alive. They always hope to look back and have something to sustenance. Even if they are like duckweed and wandering outside, they will feel at ease when they hear the name of their country and know that they can go home when they are tired. But if the family It's gone, the country is gone, and you are strangers everywhere, without belonging. They say that leaves fall back to their roots, and foxes die on their heads. No matter how hard it is, you have to return to the land of your hometown. If you don't even cherish your own country, then How can they be their king? How can they be worthy of their support? So when the country is broken, everyone can give up, but you can't, there is always only one way in front of you."

Yan Ning opened her eyes, "Did you tell me that too?"

Qin Hongfeng froze, slowly withdrew his hand, turned around, looked up at the blurred outline of the palace not far away, and smiled slightly mockingly, "I also hope that I can be by your side at that time, but I am not there, but I am I can't do anything." As he said, he turned back and looked at Yan Ning with a firm gaze, "What I didn't give you back then, I will definitely give it back to you this time."

Walking to the inner city, the road becomes more and more deserted, the tea pavilions and restaurants on both sides of the street gradually disappear, the population is sparse, and the vegetation grows densely instead.Walking to the city gate, it was deserted and deserted. The upper part of the inner city tower had been destroyed, half of the watch tower had collapsed, and the empty city gate was closed tightly, like the eyes of a giant beast.

Under the towering city wall, there were two small figures, with gray smoke billowing in front of them. When they got closer, they found that someone had placed sacrificial objects in worship, and a gust of wind blew the unburned pieces of paper swirling around. Fly.The two people, one big and one small, knelt on the ground, closed their eyes, and muttered something in their mouths.

Yan Ning took a closer look and recognized that they were the mother and son she met in the restaurant that day.

Sensing that someone was approaching, the woman opened her eyes. Although her face was old and her eyes were old, she still showed the outstanding beauty of the past.The woman looked at Yan Ning unresponsively, this time it was much more normal, and she didn't do anything crazy.

"Who are you worshiping?"

The woman didn't respond, she lowered her head again, used a branch to push the paper ashes that had been blown away by the wind together, and muttered to herself, "Chun Niang, I'm here to burn money for you, don't be bitter when you get there." If you need anything, just entrust me with a dream and report a letter, and I will burn it down for you. If you have a good pregnancy, tell me too, and I will go and make a wish to the Bodhisattva, and let her bless you The next life will be safe and sound, go smoothly, and find a good family who loves you and loves you."

Then he dragged the child to kowtow to the copper basin for burning paper money, "Say a few words to your aunt quickly, and report that you are safe. If there is no her, where would you be?"

The child obediently knelt down and kowtowed his head three times, with bang bang, he opened his mouth and said crisply, "Auntie, Cen'er is 6 years old this year. If it is not for Auntie, my mother and I will never survive. Please greet me." He said, and made another big gift.

That child is precocious, sensible and obedient, although he is young, he behaves like an adult when he does things.

Yan Ning looked at it for a while, then bent down and asked the child, "Is the person you worship called Chun Niang? What is your relationship with her?"

The child was frightened and looked at him in bewilderment without saying a word.

The woman with her head down spoke, "That's a relative of mine who was elected into the palace when she was 7 years old. She could have come out at the age of 30, but it's not as good as God. When she was 30 years old, The state of Xi died, and the thief entered the palace. In order to avoid being humiliated, she jumped into the Yu River and died. She was born in spring, and the word chun was in the name her mother gave her. We all call her Chunniang.