Notes on Evil Fox

Wang Baoyin, who was dismissed from office, was lying on the couch with a beard and a smell of alcohol. In front of him was a group of Yingying and Yanyan who were smiling coquettishly.

The door of the room was kicked open, Wang Cao walked in sullenly, and the room fell silent instantly.

Wang Cao waved his hands away from the women who surrounded Wang Baoyin, walked up to him and said, "It's just so promising."

Wang Baoyin sat up, lowered his head, but his eyes were full of hostility.

"If we can get rid of one emperor, then we can get rid of two." Wang Cao said lightly, "Since Xia Changming is disobedient, let Dachang Jiangshan change his surname."

"But the six kings?" Wang Bao asked hesitantly because he seemed to have regained his energy after hearing Wang Cao's words.

"Huangkou kid, it's just relying on Rong Shiyin's secret protection. As long as Rong Shiyin never returns from this encounter, what can he do." Wang Cao said lightly, "The news came from Canglang the day before yesterday. Can help him win the Twelve Cities in the Western Territory. He is also willing to help us."

"So what should we do?" Wang Baoyin's eyes lit up with fighting spirit.

"'The three armies have not moved, but the food and grass go first. The soldiers are fine and the food is sufficient, and they are invincible.'" Wang Cao smiled very kindly, "Now that Liang Xiaoxian has been defeated in a row, the army's morale is weak, no matter how good the soldiers are. As for the food, it can also be insufficient."

"But the household department is all from Rong Shiyin, how can we do it?"

"When were you so stupid? It's because you've been with Luo Qingyun for a long time and you've been affected." Wang Cao seemed very dissatisfied with his son's question.

Wang Bao's face turned blue and white because of being scolded, and he said in a muffled voice: "My son is stupid, I hope my father will show it clearly."

"The emperor will not go to court due to illness in the next few days, and I will temporarily supervise the country. As for the people in the household department," Wang Cao stared at Wang Baoyin and said, "Kill."

……

In Wuma City, the coach is in the account.

"From the very beginning, the Cangwolves divided their troops into two groups, attacking from both ends of the north and south at the same time, and dispersed our forces. Before that, they used wheel warfare to provoke. The Falconers are good at riding and shooting. Most of our soldiers came from the Central Plains. , not good at horse battles, the army is already exhausted and weak." Feng Ningxiong analyzed the battle situation, "Now the food and grass in the court are delayed. If the falcons attack at this time, our entire army will be wiped out."

A bearded general at the bottom said: "Then why don't we withdraw our troops?"

As soon as the words came out, there was a lot of condemnation: "If we withdraw, what will happen to the people in this city?"

"Just take it with you and go." The bearded man said in a rough voice.

"I can't take it." It was Lu Fanan who spoke, and he said with a calm expression, "This place is more than a hundred miles away from the pass. Not to mention the long distance, this place is located in the desert, and the weather, quicksand, and lost population along the way are all things It’s a problem. Besides, the people are not trained, without discipline and organization, so the soldiers and civilians must be lost on the road.”

"And the most important point is that if the twelve cities in the western region fall, the next step for the Falcon Crossbow cavalry is to take over the Central Plains." Feng Ningxiong shook his head and said.

"Then what should I do, just wait here to die?" Another young general said dissatisfied, "I can't fight, I can't retreat."

Liang Xiaoxian, who had been sitting silently at this moment, said in a deep voice, "I can't withdraw."

In a word, the tone of this still-unanswered debate was settled.

……

Lu Fanan came out with Rong Shiyin, and the two patrolled the city together.

Along the way, as far as the eye can see, there is desolation.The refugees everywhere are horrible.

"The refugees here have all fled from other cities, and this has become their last refuge." Lu Fanan explained to Rong Shiyin while walking, "But in a few days, it will be winter. , I’m afraid this city will be another purgatory on earth.”

"How long can the food and grass in the city last?" Rong Shiyin asked him.

"There is no food left in the city," Lu Fanan instinctively looked left and right, and said, "The food and grass in the army can last about ten days at most. But these food cannot be distributed to these refugees. We have to ensure that the soldiers have strength." Lift the weapon."

Both of them didn't say any more, they walked in silence.

On both sides of the street, there are women with children in their arms, sick children, crazy old women, and dirty beggars.All kinds of people mixed together in one place, but they all had the same sadness on their faces, the same ragged clothes and skinny bones.

In the increasingly cold wind, Rong Shiyin seemed to have seen the scene of white snow covering the dead bones.

Rong Shiyin's eyes were attracted by a lively child under the city wall, he seemed to be the only bright color in the lifeless story.

Suddenly, the child's eyes lit up, and he ran towards the two of them on short legs, raised his head and asked them affectionately: "Mother said you will take us home, when will it be?"

Rong Shiyin turned his head to look at Lu Fan'an in a somewhat dull manner, and saw the man squatting on the ground, and said seriously to the child: "When uncle drives away all the bad guys, I will send you home, okay?"

Suddenly, there was a commotion behind them, and the two put down their children and followed the sound.

I saw a beggar snatching a bundle from the blind old man beside him.

The old man cried and clung to him tightly and refused to let go. Suddenly, the beggar tore apart the burden bag, and four or five memorial tablets were scattered on the ground.

"My whole family is here." The old man cried and groped on the ground, "My two sons and my grandson both died on the battlefield, and my daughter-in-law was also captured by Falcon Crossbow's beasts. What do you want? .”

Lu Fanan restrained the beggar who was making trouble first, and gave him a warning.Rong Shiyin squatted on the ground, picked up the tablet, wrapped it in a bundle, and put it in the old man's hand.

"You see, we're leaving, they all have to die." A familiar voice came from behind, Rong Shiyin turned his head, just in time to see Liang Xiaoxian standing there, "Nowadays there are different opinions in the army, you are the prime minister of the left , representing the imperial court, there must be some people watching your attitude."

Rong Shiyin looked at Lu Fanan who was walking towards them, but did not answer.

"So your position will determine the direction of this war." Liang Xiaoxian pointed to the refugees all over the city, "It will also determine their life and death..."

Rong Shiyin looked in the direction Liang Xiaoxian pointed, those people were still huddling in the street in a daze.But he felt that their eyes were all glued to his body, and their complaints were overwhelming, forcing him to make a decision.

The sudden responsibility fell on Rong Shiyin's head, and it was the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people.But this responsibility, does he want to bear it?

Rong Shiyin looked at Lu Fanan who was approaching, and averted his eyes.Without even saying goodbye, he turned around and went back to the station as if fleeing.

Behind him, Liang Xiaoxian sighed, then turned to look at Lu Fanan: "If you open your mouth, he will definitely choose to stay."

"I won't force him." Lu Fanan said slowly.

……

Rong Shiyin returned to the post station, staring at the letter he wrote to Xu Shaoyan in the morning, there were only four characters on it: "Return to Beijing today."

News came from Xu Shaoyan that the Wang family had completely imprisoned the emperor.Moreover, the officials of Rong Shiyin's faction were murdered wantonly. Yuxiu, the Minister of the household who was carried by Rong Shiyin, had been brutally killed, and all the military rations and relief rations that were originally intended to be shipped to the frontier were also detained halfway.

Rong Shiyin frowned tightly, coming to Xijiang this time was unexpected.

This trip has disrupted his plan. If he doesn't go back now, not only his two years of planning will come to naught.What's more, I'm afraid that this life will die here.

He has always been the one who protects himself wisely, seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages.

The Wang family had colluded with Xijiang for a long time, and Wang Cao has always been cautious, but now he is willing to imprison the emperor for real, which is absolutely inseparable from Xijiang.

If he goes back now, he will eradicate the Wang family before it fully cooperates with Xijiang.Then even if Canglang really occupies all the twelve cities in the western region, as long as he can stabilize the interior of the court, the mighty Central Plains Dachang, no matter what, still has a slight chance of turning around.

But if he really left, the unstable morale of the army will become more slack, and some soldiers will not move after hearing the news.And at that time, the situation that has no chance of winning will be even worse.

Rong Shiyin leaped up to the roof of the post station, looking at the Wuma City in front of him, the city was pitch black with no lights on.

The streets are full of weird black shadows, as if they have entered the jagged stone formation.But he knew that those were just displaced victims everywhere, panicked and uneasy in the dark silence at this moment.

Looking at the dead silence in front of him, Rong Shiyin suddenly remembered the child who ran towards them during the day.With the most sincere expectation and trust in the world.

And what about Lu Fanan?What will happen to him?

……

By the river in spring, a four or five-year-old boy was guarding a nest of birds that had fallen to the ground before they had fled their feathers and a small black dog. A young woman was standing behind him, watching He smiled gratifiedly.

The boy tremblingly picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the black dog.The black dog barked twice at him, "Wow, woof" and slowly turned around and left.

The woman stepped forward, squatted in front of him and praised with a smile: "Xiao Yin is awesome, he protected the little bird, he is a very brave little man."

5 The little boy looked at his mother who hadn't smiled for several days, and finally smiled happily today, and asked innocently, "Does mother like brave Xiao Yin?"

"Of course." The woman said with a smile, and then added, "But mother prefers a happy Xiao Yin."

"Then Xiaoyin..." Before the little boy could finish speaking, the scene faded away.

Rong Shiyin seemed to recognize the two of them at this time, and he slowly followed the boy's words: "Then Xiaoyin will be the happiest and bravest person in the future."

But then fell into darkness.

Rong Shiyin came to the familiar ruined temple again, the moonlight still seemed to be mixed with water, and the dilapidated Buddha statue was still standing there, with a numb smile that seemed to have never changed since ancient times.

But this time, he is no longer his childhood appearance, and it is not the young Rong Shiyin who is crouching alone in the corner.Instead, it was an adult man dressed in shabby clothes, his hair was scattered on his face, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

I saw him smiling idiotically in the corner all the time, and he was still muttering something.

Rong Shiyin was about to step forward to ask, but the moment he got close to him, he heard the words in the man's mouth clearly: "Brilliant future is bright, and dry bones are the steps. Those who do evil and those who do good will be rewarded with heaven!"

The voice was miserable like a ghost.

Rong Shiyin's expression changed, and he said coldly, "Who are you?"

"Of course it's you." The person's voice was a thousand times colder than his, it was the kind of coldness that could be felt so clearly that ice grew in the frozen Rong Shiyin's heart.

He staggered and rushed to the man, and raised his fist to beat him, but the man raised his head.

That face was exactly Rong Shiyin's.It's just that the expression on the face is very gloomy and terrifying, and the eyes are completely black, without any bright color, and they are gloomy and indifferent like staring from hell.

Rong Shiyin seemed to be locked there, unable to move.

But the man got up slowly, and dragged out a corpse from behind the smiling Buddha statue with a sinister grin.

The corpse was covered in blood, its limbs were mutilated, and even its face was scratched beyond recognition.

But Rong Shiyin could clearly see the unattractive jade pendant hanging on his chest.Every pattern on it was carved by him with his own hands.

In an instant, the whole person was surrounded by a pain that was almost suffocating, and the fear emanating from the bottom of his heart made Rongshi tremble uncontrollably.

He wanted to call him, but he couldn't make a sound.

"Shi Yin... Shi Yin?" Suddenly someone called his name.

He felt as if he had heard that voice somewhere, but he couldn't remember who it was.I just felt in my heart that the owner of that voice must be very important.

What is miraculous is that after that voice appeared, the terrifying and perverted him in the dream suddenly disappeared.

The corpse in front of him also began to slowly become clean and fresh, until it became a clear human face.