Meng Dong

The sky was completely covered by dark clouds, and even the slightest bit of moonlight could not be seen. Coupled with the relentless torrential rain, people could hardly see the road under their feet.

Meng Dong was wearing a bamboo hat and a coir raincoat on his body, walking on the muddy road, he could only barely move forward by relying on the lantern in the hand of the servant beside him.

The sound of the rainstorm almost completely isolated the two of them from the outside world, so it was a good time to talk.The boy walked with ease, and occasionally reached out to help Meng Dong's arm. Obviously, the weather didn't have much effect on him.He raised his head and looked at Liang Jun's camp not far away, with hesitation on his face: "Young master, in my villain's opinion, everything is well arranged anyway, there is really no need for you to do this kind of thing yourself."

Meng Dong's voice was very low, but he was very firm: "I don't have to do it myself, but I have to watch Guo Gu die in front of my eyes."

"However, son, you also know that this move is very risky. All the information you have now comes from Sun Qianzhi. Are you not afraid that this is a trap set by him and Guo Gu?" The boy turned his head to look at Meng Dong. At a glance, "After all, after my observations during this period of time, Sun Qianzhi may not be so reliable."

Meng Dong smiled softly: "Why don't I know that he is not reliable? It's just that I have no other choice. If he really wants to get rid of me, I will be spared if I stay in that village honestly." I have always been the fish and he is the knife, there is no choice. But if the end is the same, it is better to drag Guo Gu to hell together before dying."

"The villain doesn't understand," the servant said bluntly, "My lord, you obviously have a better choice. You clearly know that my prince has been waiting for you to go back. As long as you want, the villain can take you across the river and return to the Go to Jiangling and return to my prince's side."

Meng Dong lowered his eyes slightly, and shook his head lightly: "If you were like me and devoted your whole life to doing one thing, you would make the same choice as me. Even if you know this choice is hopeless, you will stick to it." In the end, go and see the result for yourself. Your lord is the same person as me, so even though he really wants me to stay in Jiangling, he still personally watched me leave." He turned his eyes to the young man, bowing his head. He said in a low voice, "But he still left me a way out."

The young man also got along with Meng Dong for a few days, and he probably understood this character, especially since his prince could not keep him that day, let alone persuade him to give up.He knew his identity and mission well, so he didn't say any more, and held the lantern in his hand more firmly: "My lord, we will be there soon."

According to the expected arrangement, the Beiliang army had already set off. They took advantage of the wind on a huge ship and headed straight to the other side of the river.Meng Dong estimated the time, it should be landing soon.In Guo Gu's eyes, this is a battle that must be won, especially on the other side of Jiangling City, where they have the help of the Chu army.But Meng Dong knew what Yan Hong would bring to Liang Jun.

Even though Liang Jun's assistance is to cross the river at this moment, Meng Dong still feels that the big camp is too quiet. But it's like he didn't see him.He didn't know if it was because Guo Gu was too arrogant, or because Sun Qianzhi was too capable.That's what makes it all go so smoothly.

Just like this, Meng Dong led a servant, and on this stormy night, it was as if he had entered the land of no one, and he easily came to the door of the main tent where Guo Gu was.

Meng Dong paused and looked around, but there was not even a single guard guarding the handsome tent of the majestic king of a country. It is really ridiculous that Guo Gu, the emperor, has reached this level.

He raised his hand and took off the bamboo hat on top of his head, handed it to the young man, and took off the coir raincoat on his body, the young man subconsciously stretched out his hand and stopped Meng Dong's footsteps: "Young master, otherwise the villain will go in with you ?”

With the help of the candlelight reflected in the tent, Meng Dong glanced at the boy's face, then at the quiet camp, and said in a low voice, "You have to remember, you are now the little boy in the Qiwu Pavilion. Boy, it’s Sun Qianzhi’s man, he ordered you to send me here tonight, now that your mission has been completed, it’s beyond your duty to watch, listen, and ask more questions.”

The boy frowned, met Meng Dong's gaze, and finally nodded: "Yes."

Meng Dong smiled, reached out to pat him on the shoulder, stretched out his hand to open the tent door, and strode in.

It was extraordinarily quiet inside the big tent, as if no one was there.But as soon as Meng Dong walked in, he saw a middle-aged man lying on his back on the bed in the corner, and beside him, a man in black stood quietly. Hearing the sound of footsteps, the man in black turned his eyes to Meng Dong. She looked at him, then raised her hand and cupped it towards him: "My lord, this subordinate has been waiting for you for a long time."

Meng Dong wiped the rainwater off his face with his sleeve, and sat down in front of the only table in the big tent. There was a small stove by his hand, and a small jug of wine was warming on the stove.Meng Dong took down the jug, poured a glass of wine for himself, raised his head, and drank the spicy liquid in one gulp. He felt the chill in his body being dispelled by the warm wine, and the position of his left chest gradually calmed down. He glanced at the bed at first, and finally looked at the man in black: "I thought Mr. Sun would be there at such a critical time tonight. After all, we have arranged it for so long for this night. If he misses it, It's really a pity."

The man in black looked very calm, as if he had anticipated Meng Dong's problem, raised his hand, and replied, "My lord said that he still has some things to deal with, so he will come back later. Besides, the lord thinks , so many years have passed, the young master probably wants some time to be alone with this person for a while."

Meng Dong put down the wine cup in his hand, stood up slowly, walked slowly to the side of the bed, looked down at the unconscious person on the bed, Meng Dong hated this person for more than ten years, until now he really Only when he saw it did he realize that he could no longer remember what this person looked like.Guo Gu only had a shadowy figure in his memory. In Meng Dong's countless dreams, he once cut the neck of this man with a sharp blade with his own hands.

And now, this opportunity is in front of him.He suddenly felt less urgent.

Meng Dong put his hands behind his back, straightened his waist, looked at the person on the bed with disgust and pity, and said to the man in black after a long while: "I would like to thank your lord for your kindness, but, now It doesn't seem to make sense for this person to be alone."

The man in black glanced at Meng Dong, turned around and walked out of the tent. After a while, he came in with a bucket in his hand, regardless of whether Meng Dong was standing by the bed or not, he poured the cold rainwater in the bucket onto the bed. body.

Almost immediately, the man on the bed sat up in a jerk. The bucket of water drenched his clothes thoroughly, and he looked even more embarrassed than Meng Dong who came in the wind and rain. Sitting on the bed, he didn't seem to have figured out what happened just now, until he turned his eyes and saw the two standing beside the bed, and immediately yelled: "Who are you, why are you in my handsome tent?" Here? Where are my guards! Come! Come!"

No one knew better than Meng Dong how quiet the entire camp was at the moment, so he didn't react at all, and still put his hands behind his back, watching the panic of the man on the bed as if watching a play, a smile curled up on his lips, and his mind But he couldn't help but think of the fire in Ningzhou Imperial City more than ten years ago, and his father, queen, mother, brothers and sisters who were struggling in the fire, and suddenly felt that if he just killed this person easily tonight, it would be too much Too cheap for him.

He should let him experience all the pain and despair his parents experienced more than ten years ago.

Thinking of this, Meng Dong tilted his head towards the man in black beside him: "Let him be quiet."

The man in black had probably been instructed before he came, so he obeyed Meng Dong's words, and immediately took out a gleaming dagger from his bosom, and pressed it against Guo Gu's chest: "Your Majesty, it's better to be quiet. Being able to enter here so smoothly, you should know that your guards have long since been useless. Not to mention your guards, there probably will not be a single person in the entire army to help you tonight."

Guo Gu's eyes widened. Through his clothes, he seemed to be able to feel the chill on the blade. He swallowed forcefully, his throat trembled a few times, lowered his eyes to look at the dagger on his chest, and finally opened his mouth slowly. : "Who are you instigated by? What do you want to do?"

The man in black turned his head and glanced at Meng Dong. Meng Dong nodded and motioned him to take back the dagger: "Be quiet so we can have a good talk. You deserve to be the emperor for so many years, but you are very knowledgeable about current affairs."

Guo Gu glanced back and forth between the two of them, seeing that this thin and pale young man should be the mastermind, so he ignored the man in black, locked his eyes on Meng Dong, and squinted slightly: "Do I know you?"

Meng Dong looked at him intently, with the corners of his lips raised, revealing an undisguised smile, Guo Gu looked a little panicked at the unreasonable smile, bit the bullet and raised his head, showing some courage: "I'm asking you something. ,why are you laughing?"

"I was just wondering why the throne of my Daliang fell to a fool like you in the end, and why I let you sit for so many years." Meng Dong's face was gentle and his tone was low, as if it was just two people who hadn't seen each other for a long time. General, "But I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and you don't remember me. I have engraved you deeply in my mind for so many years, and I dare not forget for a moment. I always remember, when I was young , in front of my father and queen mother, you still hugged me, have you forgotten?"

Meng Dong lowered his head slightly so that Guo Gu could see his face more clearly, and called softly, "Uncle."

Those two words were extremely light, but they fell into Guo Gu's ears like thunder. He couldn't help but look at Meng Dong, his eyes widened: "You, you are, are you that child?"

"So uncle still remembers? Thinking about it, no matter who does something that devoid of humanity and conscience, they will probably have lingering fears. Thinking about it this way, I am not the only one who has been haunted by nightmares for so many years. I am a little more balanced. " Meng Dong stood up straight, looked at Guo Gu with a smile, "Uncle has good eyesight, I am the Prince Xianguang Xing who you have tracked down for several years and wanted to eradicate."

Various emotions flashed across Guo Gu's face. He sat motionless, looked at Meng Dong with a frown, and then said viciously after a long while: "You are really lucky. After so many years, it's really kept you alive."

Meng Dong gently shook his head: "Uncle's words are different. Not only did I survive, but I also took back everything you owed me step by step, such as your life."

"My life?" Guo Gu raised his head and laughed loudly, "Just because you want to kill me? If the army didn't go out tonight, do you think you have a chance to appear in front of me?"

"If it wasn't for me, do you think you would have gotten this chance to start a war against Jiangling City?" Meng Dong turned around and sat back at the table, "You got this throne from my father because of your insidiousness, it's a pity, but You don’t have the brains to sit firmly on the throne. You are arrogant, trusting others, step by step, bringing yourself to where you are today, and dreaming that you can accept Jiangling and expand your territory?”

As he spoke, he poured himself another glass of wine and took a sip: "For the sake of the same blood in you and me, I'm kind enough to tell you that today not only will you never go back to Ning Zhou, your tens of thousands of elites will also stay in Jiangling forever." Meng Dong clenched his fists tightly, and then slowly released them, "They are all soldiers of my Daliang, it's really a pity to think about it."

Guo Gu's complexion turned pale slightly, and he stared at Meng Dong's face, trying to see some flaws from it.It was really hard for him to believe that this frail young man in front of him was capable of trapping him like this.

At that time, he knew that a child had escaped from the palace, and he sent someone to investigate it. After several years passed, he gradually forgot about it.After all, his throne became more and more stable, and all the confidants left by Emperor Guangxing were wiped out by him, and he specially supported a few talented, knowledgeable, visionary, and most importantly, loyal ministers from below to come up. Changed the previous court situation, and also eliminated the possibility of being betrayed.

Even if the child is still alive by chance, without anyone's help, without any connections in the court, just by himself, what trouble can Xingyuan cause himself?

But now that child appeared in front of him, and his life fell into his hands, so what went wrong?And who betrayed himself?

Compared with Guo Gu's panic, confusion, and various emotions, Meng Dong seemed calmer. Even he himself was surprised that the person he had hated for more than ten years was right in front of him, yet he was able to calmly stand in front of him. Drinking here, it seems that Yan Hong has more influence on him than imagined.

Meng Dong drank another half a glass of wine, then glanced at Guo Gu, and said slowly: "It seems that uncle hasn't figured out what's wrong. Then I'll just remind my nephew and uncle for the sake of my uncle. , after all, according to the usual practice, even if you die, you should die clearly."

The sound of the rainstorm outside the tent continued, and the raindrops fell on the roof of the tent and made a violent sound.Meng Dong listened attentively, and then continued: "My father was in power for more than ten years. He worked hard to govern, benevolent and caring for the people, and treated your half-brother very generously. It can be said that he didn't owe you the slightest thing. You can still buy him off. The eunuchs around him ignited a fire in the imperial city, murdered him, and took his throne. Why do you believe that the people around you will be loyal to you and will never betray you when you come to yourself today? As a prince, with one man under ten thousand, and sitting on the most affluent fiefdom in the entire Liang Kingdom, he is still not satisfied and starts to seek higher and more things, so why can't the people around you want something else?"

"My royal father died of trusting others back then, and you ended up with the same fate for the same reason today. This may be retribution. Of course, you are more blind and arrogant than my royal father."

Meng Dong stood up and walked to the tent door, opened the tent door and looked out. According to the sky outside, he couldn't see clearly, but he seemed to be able to hear the fighting on the river.He let go of his hand and returned to the account: "The lineage of the king of Nanjun has been in Jiangling for more than ten years. Even if the king of Nanjun passed away, you have not been able to take advantage of Jiangling. And the emperor of Chu is very afraid of his nephew. After all these years, you still haven’t been able to resist him, why do you think such a Nanjun king can let you sneak attack in this kind of weather unprepared?”

"You have great confidence in that Nanjun King." Guo Gu snorted softly, "Even if he anticipated my sneak attack in advance, so what? How can the tens of thousands of defenders in Jiangling City resist my army? Besides, you Do you think I'm really not prepared at all?"

"Are you talking about Chu Jun?" Meng Dong smiled mockingly, "Speaking of which, you and Emperor Chu are somewhat similar, both are uncles, and both are equally stupid." He didn't want to Talk more about this topic with Guo Gu, just say, "Whether your army can return in a big victory, we will know at dawn. However, unfortunately, you may not live until dawn. Speaking of it, I have been thinking about it since the beginning." I have been wondering one thing, why have you fallen into this situation, and have not doubted the people around you? Who persuaded you to join forces with the Chu army, and who persuaded you to fight in person, and in this weather, put You can’t live in the prefect’s mansion of Nanping City, but you just want to come to this big camp just because someone told you that it can improve morale, and you believe it, but it’s really stupid.”

The man in black who had been quietly next to him raised his head and glanced at Meng Dong, and couldn't help but remind him: "Master, be careful."

Meng Dong laughed: "It's come to this point, are you still afraid that I will leave Guo Gu alive tonight? Is your lord too cautious?"

Guo Gu had come to his senses completely, his hands were clenched into fists, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing with anger, he slammed his fist heavily on the bed, and said angrily, "That villain Sun Qianzhi actually betrayed me!"

Meng Dong gave a soft "tsk", and said to the man in black, "Your Master Sun can gain such trust, without the slightest suspicion, it's really amazing."

The man in black frowned slightly, and the dagger that had just been put away came out again, and he handed the handle of the knife to Meng Dong, and said, "My lord has already talked a lot, are you planning to waste time on this man?"

Meng Dong took the dagger, slid his fingertips along the cold blade, and smiled lightly: "I thought Mr. Sun was going to come over and watch me do it? He was begging for mercy in front of this man anyway. After so many years, don’t you want to watch him die with your own eyes?”

"My lord said that he is too old to see these bloody things. Besides, the dog emperor has treated him leniently over the years, so he can't bear to watch such a scene. It's better for the young master to do it himself. He will bring someone over to clean up the mess, and take the young master away. So don't worry, young master."

Meng Dong let out a sneer, he patted Guo Gu's face lightly with the back of his knife, approached him slowly and said, "Did you hear that, Uncle, Master Sun is really kind-hearted, he set up such a big trap for you, But I can't bear to see you die with my own eyes. Therefore, this kind of thing can only be done by me, my nephew."

Guo Gu fought fiercely because of fear, he turned his head to avoid the blade in Meng Dong's hand, huddled into a ball, and still held on, saying: "Then Sun Qianzhi has been flattering me in front of me for many years, and his loyalty is like a Like a dog, he still betrayed me. Why do you think he is really loyal to you, to your good-for-nothing father? Do you think he has painstakingly arranged such a big game to let you regain the throne? What? Even if you kill me, what do you have to contend with him?"

"You idiot can see things, do you think I can't see through?" Meng Dong leaned into his ear and said softly, "Even if I end up with you in the end, I will gladly die. Because without him If not, how could I get such a chance?"

Meng Dong slightly closed his eyes, and the monstrous fire and the miserable screams reappeared in his mind.He originally had such a happy childhood, but thanks to the desire of the person in front of him, it all disappeared overnight. He was wandering in this world like a lonely ghost, no one cared, and no one Caring, only relying on deep-seated hatred to support himself step by step to today.

He opened his eyes, saw the panic on Guo Gu's face in front of him, and couldn't help laughing: "What will happen to me, don't worry about it, if I were you, why don't you use this moment to think about it, When you get to the underground later, how are you going to apologize to my father, queen mother, my brothers and sisters, and the palace people who died tragically in the sea of ​​fire that day?"

Meng Dong's wrist was raised high, and it fell down in an unstoppable manner. The sharp blade pierced through the flesh and made a soft sound, and the blood splashed out, staining Meng Dong's front collar red.

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