fluttering night wind

In March of the fourth year of Jingning in Great Xia, Emperor Ning of Shu Tian was seriously injured by an assassin during the process of receiving the envoy from Beiyan, and his life was hanging by a thread. Palace, 49 days without courtiers.

Emperor Chengxuanwu, who was the general of Xuzhou at the time, was so angry that he became a blue face. In April, he used [-] soldiers from Zhongzhou to attack Shu. In May, he captured Xiangyang City.

May used to be the best season in Jingcheng, when the petals of red flowers sprinkled the flowing spring, and the green leaves scattered against the blue sky.The grass-colored Qianqian Mountain is Dai, and the clear waves are long and willow smoke.But no matter how warm the spring light is, it cannot enter the Hanguang Palace in the north of the city.

More than 30 days have passed since the King of Shu ordered people to seal the Hanguang Hall, and everything needed for food and daily life was brought in through the small hole in the window.This afternoon, Meng Ziyou was opening up Ziying's meridians, when suddenly hurried and flustered footsteps sounded outside the hall, before he could ask, someone whispered, "My lord, something is wrong."

Mencius You only felt the body under his hands move slightly, and he frowned lightly, and said, "What's all the fuss about?"

The man then said with a trembling voice: "My lord, I just received a message from Feige from Xiangyang, and last night, Xiangyang fell, and the princess died in the city."

Mencius was stunned for a while, thinking about the weight of these words, when suddenly a different kind of true energy from his subordinates came retrograde and rushed straight to Tianyuan. : "What nonsense are you talking about, the princess sent the queen back to Yizhou, why is she in Xiangyang again?"

The man then said with tears: "Just 30 days ago, the princess sent the queen and prince away, turned around and went to Xiangyang to defend the city. Yesterday afternoon, the princess was shot in the chest by a stray arrow at the head of Xiangyang city, and died at dusk. Before she died, the concubine told the prefect that she did not want to see Xiangyang fall into the hands of foreign enemies again. If she wanted to surrender, she would sink her body in the Han River. Prefect Liu sank the coffin of the concubine into the Han river in the evening and surrendered to the general of Xuzhou."

Meng Ziyou felt that the person in front of his chest was arched and coughed violently. He hurriedly grabbed a handful of ready-made pills from the medicine box and stuffed them into Ziying's mouth. Even if she was seriously injured like Ziying, she was brought back to life, and she was fine for the time being. At this moment, she was struggling to look back at him, her eyes dimmed with tears: "Sister Axiu, what's going on?"

Mencius felt that his head was big, his internal energy in his dantian was disordered, his chest was pounding, and he said angrily, "Where is Liu Daqi? I told him to stay for two months. How could he not last for a month? Thanks to him daring to fight." Kua Haikou said that Xiangyang is as strong as gold, and he is really a fool. How did Xiangyang get lost?" Liu Daqi, the prefect of Xiangyang, is the queen's biological father.

The person answering outside finally couldn't help crying, crying and saying: "After Liu Taishou sent the princess away, he also jumped into the river and committed suicide. Xiangyang was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but General Xuzhou ordered people in Han Dynasty in Fancheng. An embankment was built on the upper reaches of the water to block the water, and the spring water swelled after the rain a few days ago, so the river was dug to break through the Xiangyang city gate. The princess and Liu Taishou guarded the city gate for a day and a night, unable to support, just now..."

After hearing this, Ziying covered her mouth with her hand, and her tears rolled down like a flood breaking a bank.

Mencius was speechless for a long time.The wife who was always virtuous and capable and silent was gone, and her heart went with the long wind, blowing away thousands of miles of clouds, leaving a trace of frost in the sky.The people outside were sobbing and choking, and for the first time in his life, he was flustered and sneered, "If there is anything else, you can finish it at once."

"General Shen heard the news this morning, and the generals couldn't stop him, so he has already rushed to Xiangyang."

This is more like a bolt from the blue than the previous two news. Even the well-informed and calm Meng Ziyou changed his demeanor as a Confucian general, beating the bed and cursing: "He Shen Yizhou dared to leave his post without authorization and lost his head. Wait for him Come back, I will destroy his nine clans alone! Who is guarding Xiakou, what is the situation now?" He forgot that his mother is also from the Shen family, and he and the emperor would have to be included in the execution of the nine clans.

The man didn't want the King of Shu to lose his composure, so he was shocked for a moment, then he took a breath and said calmly: "Before he left, General Shen handed over the seal to General Cheng Lingxi, the deputy general. , General Yangzhou's fighting spirit is not strong."

Only then did Meng Ziyou heave a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, he felt that he was used to seeing strong winds and waves. This was not the worst time. Marquis of Chuan, Inspector of Jingzhou, Commander of the Bazhou Army, starting from today, every time he guards Xiakou for ten days, he will be promoted by one rank, and the title will follow for a lifetime, and his subordinates will be given a hundred taels of silver, and each will be promoted as a reward." Jiangling is an important place in Jingxiang, with a lot of money and food. As long as Xiakou in the east can be defended, there will be no worries, and it will be free to deal with Baiyansheng.

The outsiders took orders to go.

At this time, Meng Ziyou also leaned down and stared at Meng Ziying for a long time, but Ziying felt cold all over her body, her eyes were cold and spiteful, just like the eyes she used to look at Mrs. Shen in the old days, even where the skin connected It couldn't be more stiff.

Meng Ziyou suddenly laughed strangely. After laughing, Fang said coldly: "A Bao, your geese's voice is indeed affectionate. There is a general trend in obedience and obedience, and there is a certain tendency in strength and weakness. After a few months of hard work, you can be called a benevolent and righteous teacher, but now he is making dangerous moves, flooding the city with water, forcing the princess and the prefect to death, fearing that he will lose the hope of the world. I guess, he is anxious to see you."

Meng Ziying's pupils constricted sharply, her heart broke and her mind was broken. So this is love and killing each other?Love and fate are what everyone wants, but not everyone can get it.

Mencius' eyes were still lingering on him, and there was a bloody taste in his mouth: "It's not rude to come here. Bao, you write a letter to General Bai and tell him that if he withdraws now, Xiangyang I'll just give it to him, and he'll give Liu Xie that piece of shit as a good deal, and the ten-year agreement between me and you is still counting. If he wants to invade Jiangling again, I can't let go of the enmity between Huaixiu and Liu Daqi. Report, I will never die with him!"

Meng Ziying just sneered and didn't answer.The two stalemate for about a stick of incense, and then Ziying said: "Bring a pen and paper."

On the sixteenth day of the sixth month of the fourth year of Jingning, there was only a loud bang, and half of the bronze gate of Hanguang Hall, which had been sealed for many days, was torn down with a palm. Mencius You, King of Shu, strode out from the inner hall and stood on the top of the jade steps. Looking up at the sky, the sun was scorching like fire, and the blue sky was as blue as washing. He made a long cry, which caused the bells of the Buddhist pagodas in Jiangling City to ring together, and the sound moved ten miles away.

As he stepped down the jade steps, he suddenly saw a fifteen or sixteen year old boy quietly looking at him from the corridor, looking at his face, knowing that it was Shen Junli, he said, "Your Majesty will entrust it to you."After saying that, he left in a huff.

After leaving the palace wall, some subordinates had been waiting outside, telling him that Shen Yizhou had returned to Jiangling City. Mencius came up in one breath, raised his sword, and went to the mansion. On the ground, there was a coffin in front of him.

Mencius's eyes were burning, and he pointed his sword at him and said, "I ordered you to guard Jiangxia. It is the most important task. You leave your post without permission. It is an unforgivable crime. What do you have to say?"

Shen Yizhou quickly stood up from the ground, turned around, and saw that he was in limbo, with an unshaven beard, and only one pair of eyes could spew fire: "I went to Xiangyang to find my sister's bones, but I only found a few bloody clothes. Shen Yizhou I pray that the prince will stay here for a few more days, and when the heads of Lu Zhe and Yang Nandang are in hand, Shen Yizhou will accompany his sister to die forever." Both he and Shen Huaixiu were descendants of the Shen family. But one is a princess and the other is a general, so respected and favored, not only because of the family discord between Meng Ziyou and Shen's family, but also because these two are too good to hide their edge.There is a saying that Muxiu will be destroyed by the wind in the forest. These two siblings have walked all the way, two bodies and one mind. Now that one is lost, it is inevitable that there will be a feeling of cold lips and teeth.

Meng Ziyou was supposed to be dealt with by military law, but he was grateful for Shen Huaixiu's devotion and sacrifice for the country. Seeing him like this, he snorted coldly and put his sword back into its sheath: "Your sister will inevitably slap you a few times when she sees you. Let me ask you, did Xiao Yuanzao send troops?"

"No, it is said that Xuzhou has Sun Shuye and Xie Liancheng defending, so it is difficult to find a gap."

"Hmph, old fox. How is Xiangyang City?"

Shen Yizhou paused for a moment, with a look of sadness on his face: "The whole city is empty, I have already arranged it, once Bai Yansheng pulls his troops south, it will cut off his retreat."

It has been half a month since Xiangyang City fell into the hands of Xuzhou General Bai Yansheng, this battleground for military strategists, the iron-clad city is really hot.

From the moment they surrendered to the city, all the people in Xiangyang, men and women, young or old, civilians and nobles, all wore white clothes. It was not only a filial piety for Shen Huaixiu and Liu Daqi who died in the city, but also a typical expression of non-violent non-cooperation.There was even a boy from a poor family who was under ten years old intending to assassinate Bai Yansheng, claiming that he wanted to avenge Mr. Shen.After being instructed by Li Xiangnan, Bai Yansheng and the others found out that Meng Ziyou and Shen Huaixiu have been operating here for many years, and many people have attached themselves to them. The "Mr. Shen" they call is Princess Shen. It has long been the living Bodhisattva of Avalokitesvara in the nine counties of Jingxiang who used porridge to administer medicine.

No wonder Liu Jieyou, the Princess of Huayang, said: A city is the easiest to attack from the inside.The general's real enemy is not in the north, but in the west.If you want to compete with the Meng family, you must have the daughter of the Xie family.Bai Yansheng, you are missing a virtuous wife, it's because of Xie Lianbi.

That's what it meant.

When Bai Yansheng attacked Xiangyang that day, he borrowed [-] soldiers and horses from Lu Zhe in Zhongzhou, but he only had one month's food and salary. Therefore, he used the plan of water attack, but Shen Huaixiu and Liu Daqi died tragically. It's really not worth the candle.

He was stationed in Xiangyang for half a month, but he didn't raise much food and grass, so he didn't take advantage of the momentum to attack Jiangling, but gave Mencius a chance to breathe.

Let's say that on the second day after the capture of Xiangyang, Lu Zhe, Yang Nandang and others entered the city to check their household registrations and confiscated their military equipment. Bai Yansheng, led by Li Xiangnan, kowtowed to the golden body of Lei Zhen in the city.But seeing the majestic golden statue as tall as nine people, with left qin and right sword, like a god descending to earth, Bai Yansheng couldn't help feeling excited, and said silently in his heart: "Hero Lei, if you know something underground, can you tell Bai Yansheng, Ziying and I can be together." And goodbye day?

He came out of Leiyin Temple and went straight to the Yamen in Xiangyang. He had just met Lu Zhe and Yang Nandang when someone reported Jingzhou as an envoy.

Then a small soldier was escorted in, holding a box in his hand, saying that he was the messenger of Emperor Tianning and the King of Shu.Bai Yansheng was going to pick up the box, but Li Xiangnan yelled "Be careful" and kicked the box away. The two figures fought together quickly, each showing their own scheming.

Lu Che was watching the scene and it was amused, Yang Nandang hurriedly went outside to fend off the crowd, he said it was rude, he had already been beheaded by the general, the generals felt disappointed and dispersed.When Yang Nandang ordered the gate guards to return to the hall, he saw that the visitor had been restrained by Li Xiangnan, and he lifted his helmet, revealing a beautiful face, only to hear Li Xiangnan sternly said: "What a man, Meng Ziluan, come from me!" Throwing a net, what did you do with the letter?"

The person who sent the letter was Meng Ziluan, Meng Ye's seventeenth daughter. The two of them pulled each other's hair and clothes, and their faces were flushed. When Bai Yansheng saw that he was insulting the gentleman, he hurriedly said: "If the two countries do not cut each other, the two will not be beheaded." Girl let go first."

Unexpectedly, the two girls looked back at him together and said, "Shut up!"

Lu Che couldn't help laughing and fell down at the table. Yang Nandang picked up the box from the ground, walked over and handed it to Bai Yansheng. , only make good friends with Eldest Young Master and Seventeenth Sister, I expect Seventeenth Sister will not harm me."

Meng Ziluan was complacent, so Li Xiangnan had no choice but to let go. When Meng Ziluan saw the person in front of him in white robes and silver armor, handsome in style, and imposing in appearance, he knew that it was undoubtedly the voice of the white goose that Brother Nine was talking about, so he heard her soft voice: "So shameless, who Is it your seventeenth sister?"

Bai Yansheng didn't have time to argue with her, so he opened the box and saw two letters inside, one on top of the other, the letter on it said "The Prime Minister of Shu paid General Bai to open it", he knew it belonged to Mencius, but he didn't know He opened it first, and then looked at the lower one. It only had the words Bai Yansheng written on it. Fang opened it with shaking hands.After reading it, I put Ziying's letter in my sleeve, but passed Mencius's letter to Lu Che, Yang Nandang and Li Xiangnan.After the three of them finished watching, they were all in shock, with colorful faces on their faces.

Bai Yansheng pondered for a moment, then said to Meng Ziluan: "Miss Seventeen can tell your lord, just say..."

Meng Ziluan's expression changed suddenly, his pretty face was like a curtain, if you want to roll it up, you can put it down, at this moment, three catties of frost can be blown off in an instant: "General Bai said that I don't understand your lord, your lord He Ruxian Brother?"

She was about to turn against her just because of a title, and she really defended her shortcomings. Bai Yansheng was speechless for a moment, so he could only talk to him from left to right: "Thank you, miss, who stopped the messenger halfway and ran all night. Please go and rest at the back. After Yansheng writes a reply, I will trouble you again." The girl took it to Ziying."

Speaking of which, he asked Li Xiangnan to lead Meng Ziluan to rest in the back wing.

Besides, Lu Zhe and Yang Nandang had read Mencius' call letter, which was nothing more than an invitation to fight against the white geese, but they didn't know why he reacted so strongly, and they all guessed in their hearts what Ziying wrote in the letter.

I only heard Bai Yan's voice bitterly saying: "Ziying persuaded us to retreat. He said that Mencius set up a trap in Jiangling. As long as we go south, Xiangyang will change. When the north and south attack, there may be no way out. And Mencius has promised Xiao Yuanzao and Xia The mouth guard Cheng Lingxi has a lot of advantages, and when Xiakou sends troops and Xuzhou encounters northern captives again, I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe."

Lu Che clapped his palms and shouted, "So that's how it is. Xiangyang is said to have one hundred thousand soldiers. After this month's consumption, there are still forty to fifty thousand left. I went to the city today to count, and there are only [-] to [-] old, weak, sick and disabled. I think they all hid among the people. Fortunately, our army stationed troops outside the city and never entered the city, otherwise it would be a real catch."

A drop of water will not dry up until it is hidden in the sea.Yang Nandang nodded and said: "It turns out that the main force has not disappeared, but I don't quite understand. Our army also has 8 people. How is he going to make a comeback? Hiding the enemy's army is a serious crime, and he does not hesitate to involve civilians. Don't you know that when the nest is overthrown? No eggs?"

Bai Yan laughed bitterly again and again: "Don't you look at the city full of plains, and you can tell who is the official and who is the citizen? Besides, Mencius You can't use such indiscriminate methods. Ziying said that he probably wants to attack with fire. .”

Lu Che and Yang Nandang both changed their colors. The place where they are now stationed is the low-lying and flat downwind of the south bank of the Han River. They looked at each other and said in their hearts that thanks to Ziying's reminder, they will move their camp to the upwind of the Jiangbei today. .

As soon as Yang Nandang thought of this, he couldn't help thinking more profoundly, and said: "General Bai, although I am not as clever as Shi Kuang, I can understand the elegance after hearing the string songs. This battle can't go on. Ziying is right, let's retreat." "Jingxiang is surrounded by enemies, and it is feared that it will not be able to defend it for a long time. Now that it cannot be defended, why use up useful talents for useless expenses? Hold on to a solid view, and it is hard to achieve success.

Lu Che also nodded and said: "Meng Ziyou's wings have been formed, and he knows that he is unstoppable, but he is determined to smash it to death, leaving hidden dangers for the future. .”

(Lu Che said, Ziying Tuhao, I want to be friends with you.)

Bai Yansheng still kept silent, at this moment, Xuzhou's letter was also delivered.Sun Shuye said in the letter that Xie Liancheng was good at running the army, Xiao Yuanzao didn't dare to move lightly for a while, he was just watching the sky at night, and the Meng thief died before he was able to fit, so it is better to withdraw the army and send the household registration seal to Yongjing. Give this favor to Ziying, otherwise, after the defeat of the army, there will be no distinction between jade and stone, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other again in the future.

"Hey~~" Bai Yansheng let out a long sigh. He was originally serving the emperor to beg for disobedience, but now he is so unembarrassed and not embarrassed. People's hearts are completely over there. Even his own people persuade him to retreat, which makes God hate him. Gui Yan, did he really underestimate Meng Ziyou?

(You underestimate women too much.)

Hearing his sigh, Yang Nandang comforted him and said, "General, don't be discouraged. Mencius You's treachery is not comparable to that of Duan Hui, Xu Kuang, and Xiao Yuanzao, and Ziying's magnanimity is not comparable to that of Liu Xie and Murong De. We must learn it slowly. Now The heroic lords and ministers come forth in large numbers, the heroes serve their lives, they live a long life, they have good plans and good words, the paper is full, things are happening, the generals are in trouble, and there will be a day when we will meet again."

While Bai Yansheng was still hesitating, he suddenly heard a flurry of footsteps in the corridor, Li Xiangnan went back and forth, out of breath as soon as he entered the hall, and shouted in a mess: "It's broken, it's broken, I'm from Meng Shi A piece of news was dug out from the seven mouths, that the eldest son, Meng Ziyou, has made brother Ziying into his confinement."

Just hearing the crisp sound of the teacup falling on the ground, the sound of Bai Yan suddenly changed.

Lu Zhe and Yang Nandang looked at each other, this is really bad!

(Finish the Armageddon before the Spring Festival, and the first part is finished. Jiangshan beauties can never have cum, understand that you are still very tender, go and watch others eat meat~~~~)

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