Shen Miaoping silently retracted his gaze, only felt a sudden pain in his head, since Xie Yanping was guarding the city gate, it means that Xie Yuzhi was still in the palace, and the situation was not optimistic, otherwise, there would definitely not be only a few troops left to guard the gate, with most of the soldiers Go to the palace to support.
The city gate opened and soldiers came out to collect the remnants of weapons and the corpses of his companions. Shen Miaoping bowed and walked quietly into the distance, using the cover of night to drag the corpse of a dead Jin soldier into the woods.
Shen Miaoping touched a dead person for the first time, and the other person still had some residual warmth on his body, arrows in the chest and abdomen, the wound was soaked white by the rain, the armor was greasy, it was not known if it was blood or something else.
"I'm sorry... offended..."
He hurriedly took off his armor, and then quickly exchanged the clothes of the two. Shen Miaoping put on his helmet, picked up a knife from the ground, and smeared two handfuls of mud on his face, and quietly mixed into the Jin soldiers.
He imitated others and picked up the body of a Jin soldier from the ground and put it on the trolley at the base of the city wall. Shen Miaoping moved very slowly and deliberately dropped half a step from the others. When he saw that no one noticed him, his figure flickered. , passed through the city gate and disappeared into the side street.
It is still beneficial to patrol the streets normally, at least Shen Miaoping knows where there are small roads and can catch up with Xie Yanping's team in the shortest time. The streets are now empty and the people are closing their doors, even the most lively Pingkangfang The lights were also silent, and some shops didn't even have time to close their doors. The goods were scattered all over the place, as if they had been looted. Shengjing, which was prosperous in the daytime, has now become a dead city.
Xie Yanping's team was moving very fast, but because of the fierce battle just now, there was no formation, some people were injured and fell behind for a while, Shen Miaoping ran very fast and hid sideways at the corner of the alley, waiting for them to run After passing by, follow the tail of the line, and then slowly speed up to mix into the crowd.
Prince Li had obviously been planning for a long time. The private soldiers supported by him were all strong and capable masters. Some loyal ministers and good generals led their troops to defend the Suzaku Gate and blocked their attack with difficulty. However, the situation in the imperial city was still unbearable. Optimism is far more tragic than the fighting outside the city walls. There are palace maids and eunuchs fleeing to save their lives everywhere, and there is chaos.
The sky gradually brightened and the rain stopped. After a night of fighting, most of the soldiers on Xie Yuzhi's side had been damaged. Sun Tong stepped up the stone steps, his feet were full of stickiness. Li: "Please abdicate, Your Majesty!"
The emperor was dressed in military uniform, and the sword in his hand was still dripping with blood, showing his arrogance: "Do you dare to speak madly in front of me!"
Xie Yuzhi's eyes were cold, his side face was covered with dried blood, and the silver armor on his body had been soaked with blood so that the color could not be seen. He held the long sword in his hand and guarded the emperor in the middle. Said: "Crazy ministers and thieves, everyone gets them and kills them—"
Although Sun Tong has the upper hand, his face is not very good. According to his original thoughts, he should have captured the imperial city at this time, but Xie Yuzhi took so many people to spend the night, and Prince Li has not yet invaded. In the imperial city, even if the opponent is now at the end of the battle, he does not dare to rashly kill himself and damage his troops.
Sun Tong took a few steps forward: "General Xie, you are a rare general, why would you sacrifice your life for an irrelevant person, it would be better to abandon the darkness and cast the light, I guarantee that you are as beautiful as ever, wouldn't it be a pity to lose this place? already."
The third son, Xie Pingzhi, was also proficient in martial arts. He was forced by the Duke of Chang to put on his armour. When he saw that the situation was not right, he wanted to abandon his troops and run away, and was finally beheaded by Sun Tong with a sword.
Xie Yuzhi looked at him coldly, without saying a word, full of sarcasm, Sun Tong was annoyed by him, slashed the candlestick beside him with his sword, pointed the tip of the sword at the emperor, and said fiercely: "Kill me! Who can take it? For the heads of the Emperor Dog and Xie Yuzhi, he would have been credited for his great deeds!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a deafening loud noise from outside. Everyone was startled. It didn't take long before they heard a killing sound approaching. Sun Tong looked in horror, but saw that Xie Yanping had already led the troops and horses. When they came to support, the other party rode on a horse, holding an object in his hand, and he threw it with force, just right at Sun Tong's feet, and when he looked closely, it was a bloody head.
Xie Yanping said loudly to the crowd: "Prince Li, the traitor, is dead, and the head is here. Please surrender as soon as possible. The surrendered soldiers will not be killed!"
When the soldiers behind Sun Tong heard the words, the emperor took a step forward and looked around the audience with majestic eyes: "I know that you are being deceived, and now I will give you a chance to put down your weapons and surrender. Liezong swears that he will not kill his troops!"
Xie Yuzhi glanced at the people on the opposite side, many of whom were former members of the Xie family. He put his long sword in the sheath to show his attitude, and then stepped back and stood by the emperor's side, and said solemnly, "It's not okay to surrender. kill!"
There was a soft sound of "Dang bang", and I don't know whose blade fell to the ground first, like a omen, and then one after another all threw the blade in their hands, Sun Tong looked around, his eyes were splitting: "You guys Are you crazy?! Pick up all the weapons for me! Pick them up! I told you to pick them up! You can't believe what they say! You can't believe it!"
He looked like a madman, and kicked over several surrendering soldiers around him. In the end, he felt that it was not enough. He was so angry that he started to chop people. With a muffled sound, Sun Tong's body suddenly froze, he staggered back two steps, and finally fell straight to the ground.
The crowd followed and saw Xie Yuzhi stretching his bow and string, but this time the arrow was aimed at the rebels who had not thrown away their weapons. They were startled and clearly felt the murderous aura coming from the other side, so they couldn't help panicking. looked at each other.
One of Xie Yuzhi's fingers loosened, and the tip of the arrow flashed with cold light, silently oppressing people's hearts, and finally there was a clanging sound. The remaining rebels threw their weapons, knelt down in fright, and bowed their heads to the emperor in unison: "Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"
He only said that he would not kill the soldiers, but he did not say that there would be no punishment. The emperor raised his hand and signaled that someone would soon drag them down. Waiting for them was either a hundred scorpions or a thousand miles of exile, which was not a good ending.
Shen Miaoping was in the crowd outside, he looked at Xie Yuzhi from a distance, and finally twitched the corner of his mouth to reveal a smile with difficulty, and the nerves that had been tense for a long time finally relaxed. He had just followed Xie Yanping into the Suzaku Gate, hiding in Tibet along the way, and was almost kicked out. It was extremely dangerous, but fortunately.
Luckily he caught up with...
When both of them are alive, he can still call each other "Second Master", and he can also jump on each other's feet in anger, listening to Xie Yuzhi and scolding himself a little bastard.
Shen Miao was extremely tired, she only felt that she had no strength to stand up, her elbows and knees were also burning with pain, he leaned on the railing behind him and just wanted to take a breath, unexpectedly he heard a neighing sound of horses, subconsciously. Looking at it, I saw a tall figure neatly turned over and mounted, with a whip in his hand fiercely, and galloped away from the palace gate.
Although Shen Miaoping didn't see the other's face clearly, he knew that the person was Xie Yuzhi, because Duke Chang was jumping in anger behind him, so he only scolded: "Rebel! It's a godsend! You even dare to rob your father's mount! !"
Shen Miaoping laughed abruptly when she heard the words, and suddenly knew what Xie Yuzhi was going to do, so her original thought of resting was gone, what if the other party thought that she was going to marry a daughter-in-law.
Inside and outside the imperial city, every few steps, you can see corpses, including palace maids, eunuchs, soldiers, and common people. The bluestone floor has been splashed with water several times, but the dark red in the cracks is still not clean. , everyone was busy, and no one cared about the figure that was riding a fast horse.
The mansion of the Duke of Changguo was searched, and the masters who had been ambushed in advance were also beheaded. Xie Yuzhi was already exhausted after a night of bloody battles. He turned over and dismounted, fell to the ground with weak legs, got up from the ground and limped inside.
The Qufeng Courtyard was in a mess, but Xie Yuzhi had no time to take care of it. He opened the secret compartment and entered the basement, only to find that the building was empty. Although the floor tiles under the bed had been covered up, some pry marks could still be seen.
The dangling heart fell back to its original place in an instant, Shen Miaoping should have left.
Just run away...
Just run away...
It means that Shen Miaoping was not caught by the people who came to search, he was so smart, he should find a safe place to live, and he would naturally come back after the news of the annihilation of the traitorous ministers spread out in a few days.
But Xie Yuzhi thought again that the Liao army outside had not been completely wiped out, so let's take someone to find him, and put it under his nose to protect him. After closing the basement again, Xie Yuzhi took a breath and walked out. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the threshold, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure squatting in the corner of the wall, and was immediately stunned.
The other party seemed to sense the footsteps behind him, and subconsciously raised his head to look at Xie Yuzhi. The man's handsome face was full of grey mud marks, but it did not prevent Xie Yuzhi from recognizing him.
"Shen Miaoping..."
Xie Yuzhi leaned slowly leaning against the door frame and stared at him intently. He had forgotten how long it had been since he had called out these three words with his first and last name. Maybe it was a day, maybe ten days, but there was always one that had passed. Feelings for many years.
"I didn't go."
Shen Miao was so tired that she could not stand up, he leaned against the wall, tilted his head to look at Xie Yuzhi, and repeated aloud in a somewhat proud tone, "I didn't leave."
Shen Miaoping, who was greedy for life and feared death, did not leave, he himself felt that this was an extraordinary and unimaginable thing.
Xie Yuzhi's Adam's apple moved, unable to utter a word, and finally Shen Miao stood up from the ground, smiled and hugged him into her arms, just like countless nights before, she stretched out her hand and followed his back.
"It's okay, we're all fine."
"I won't leave, I won't marry a wife, I'll be with you all my life."
After the baptism of the heavy rain last night, a thick layer of leaves has accumulated on the ground. The sycamore tree in the courtyard gently shakes its branches and quietly drops the last leaf, symbolizing the arrival of winter and the coming of spring.