The moon was shining brightly, and the ground was white with frost, but the dungeon was still dark and damp, and even a shred of light could not penetrate.
In the corner of the pitch-black cell, there was something crawling, with a faint breath, and it would barely make out a human figure with occasional tremors. His long hair was tangled in a messy way, covering his face.
The door of Qingshi was pushed open with a bang, and the light poured in overwhelmingly, causing him to shudder violently and bury his head more deeply. It's just that the visitor didn't allow him to hide, he knocked on the thick round iron fence, and called his name:
"Losin."
He raised his head slowly, his face was pale, and he was so thin that he could no longer see the traces of his previous round face. After muttering in his throat for a long time, Luo Xin barely made two vague syllables, "... lord."
The King of Xiling, Li Chenghua, looked down at him and asked, "Do you remember, where is the military talisman?"
"I won't... give it to you..." Luo Xin was dying, "... ask... how many times... it's the same."
"You have to hand it over sooner or later." Li Chenghua kept smiling, "Is that book of war given to you by Chu Mingyun? I have read it. He wrote it well, and you have learned well. Your breakthrough that day was really wonderful. ."
Luo Xin was silent.
Li Chenghua sighed, reminiscing with his old friend, "Your team stayed in the mountains very well, I really have no choice but to surround them so that you don't run away. But you should also know that this one Many months are almost the limit. Luo Xin, summer is coming to an end, autumn leaves will fall, can you still be so concealed? Even if you can survive, when winter comes, the weather is very cold, not to mention food and drink All are gone, and you can only die on the mountain."
"The four seasons change quickly, just like life. Decades pass by in the blink of an eye. Who would care if a loyal minister or a traitor?" Li Chenghua looked at Luo Xin, "What do you think?"
"...No." The voice was almost inaudible.
"It's no wonder that Su Shiyu can take a fancy to you. He is as stubborn as him." Li Chenghua smiled, "But you are already a traitor in the eyes of others."
"You and the rebels have disappeared together, and the reinforcements from the imperial court have disappeared. People in Chang'an City are cursing you. The doctor and the imperial lieutenant came to Huainan in person to investigate and arrest you. Only you are still here. Poor loyalty, to whom does loyalty show?"
Luo Xin shivered, closed his eyes, and struggled to write, "Master Su... is kind to me... Master Chu, I... admire... I, the country... will not..." His body trembled violently. When he got up, his fingers squeezed out the bloodstains on the ground, and he could only let out a shattered and suppressed moan, which was excruciatingly painful.
Li Chenghua raised his hand, and someone opened the cell door, "It seems that the medicine has passed." He took out a porcelain bottle, pulled out the cork, and shook it slowly, "Do you want it?"
Luo Xin swooped up, the iron chain clattered loudly, and he was pulled back to the ground, stretched out his hand with all his might, his expression almost insane, "I...give me!...give it to me!"
"Where are the soldiers?" Li Chenghua asked in a deep voice.
The outstretched hand had blue veins and trembled, Luo Xin lay on the ground, gasping for breath, and shook his head stubbornly with the remaining sanity, "You... You can't find it... Forever... Give it up... "
His wrists trembled lightly, and the white powder in the porcelain bottle floated down finely, and it fell into the mud and dust like frost.
Luo Xin trembled more and more, his eyes involuntarily stared at the layer of powder, he could see, but couldn't reach, his expression was so painful that he was about to collapse, and the sound in his throat was as mournful as the whimper of a trapped beast.
Li Chenghua looked at the porcelain vase, "Have you not recognized the situation, Luo Xin, you can only obey me now." He patiently persuaded, "Your esteemed Master Su has already burned all the poppies in Huainan, and now there are only I still have some left, and you will always be like this if you leave me, you will not survive."
There was no answer, Luo Xin lowered his head and bit his arm firmly with his mouth open. Blood overflowed and flowed all over his hand, which made him look extremely terrifying now.
Li Chenghua watched for a while, then sighed and turned to leave, "Boil him for a few more days and see." He threw the bottle in front of him, white powder sprinkled all over the floor, and the heavy stone door closed again, creating darkness.
Luo Xin pounced on it, grabbed the powder on the ground and stuffed it into his mouth with all his might, regardless of whether it was full of mud and dust, or his mouth was full of blood. He grabbed it and swallowed it whole, the pain in his throat was like a sharpened knife, and he repeated the action of eating without feeling it. I didn't know how long it took before his movement slowed down and finally stopped.
Luo Xin sat for a long time with his mouth covered, his eyes suddenly condensed a little bit, and tears rolled down.
After the third watch of the night, Li Chenghua rubbed his forehead wearily, and pushed open the door of the study through the corridor, but unexpectedly saw a person standing upright in the room, "Cheer?"
Li Che raised his head slowly, his voice hoarse, "Father."
Li Chenghua frowned, turned his head to signal his followers to step back, and then turned his gaze back to him, "Why did you run back, you were drinking?"
"Father, where is Jingshu?" Li Che said, "I want to see her."
Li Chenghua's expression was unnatural for a moment, and then he covered it up, "My son and daughter are long in love, it's time for me to naturally let you meet. What are you looking like now, the injury is just right, and you drink so much..."
"Jing Shu is dead, isn't she?" Li Che whispered, "She is already dead."
Li Chenghua was silent. After pacing back and forth, he sat back in his seat before he said, "Yes."
"...Why?" His voice trembled slightly, and Li Che looked up at him, "You promised me that I wouldn't hurt her no matter what!"
"Che'er, what do you mean?" Li Chenghua changed his face.
"Why do you even want to kill her? I know that my father is cruel and never cares about means, but I thought you would at least keep your promise to me... "
"What are you talking about?" Li Chenghua was slightly annoyed, "When did I kill her, I never gave that kind of order."
"Then why did you hide the news of Jingshu's death?" Li Che looked at him.
"I..." He was stunned for a moment, then turned completely annoyed, "Okay, okay, what if I killed it, you just ran back and questioned me for such a woman? Questioning your father?"
Li Che's body trembled, and he lowered his eyes and was silent for a long time, "Where's Jing Shu's corpse?"
"Without a corpse, who knows where she died. It's just a woman. If you want, I can give you dozens or even hundreds of them. Che'er, this is not something you should care about. You can still ruin her career for her. Can't you do it?"
Li Che looked at him and remained silent. Li Chenghua's heart shuddered, and he got up and walked in front of him, "Cheer, you have to know what we have worked so hard for, we are also a family with the surname of Li, why should we be subservient? Over the years, I have worked hard to How much money and energy was spent in planning this, how much effort was spent to please and induce the death of King Huainan to pave the way for us, and how much effort was spent going to that ghost place of the Xiongnu to reason with the barbarians, you know, how long it took me to work hard It’s hard to come up with the situation today.”
"Father… "
"Che'er, my father is old, you are my son, and when our great cause is complete, then all this, this country, will be yours, you are much stronger than that waste Li Yanzhen!" Li Chenghua said eagerly.
However, Li Che took a deep breath and said softly with choked sobs, "I know that I always let my father down, but no matter how hard I try, I still don't have my father's mind and ambition. I don't want Jiangshan, I just want Jingshu. ."
The teacup was thrown to the ground with a bang, and it was torn apart. Li Chenghua couldn't help trembling with anger, "Li Che!" He pointed at Li Che, "I don't care what you think, just remember, that woman is already dead. , Die clean, put away your useless appearance. From now on, I don't want to hear you mention that woman again!" He walked away and slammed the door hard.
The room was silent, Li Che moved his fingertips, and touched a slender and smooth object in his sleeve, which was dyed with his body temperature and seemed to be dyed with a faint fragrance of fat powder. He didn't need to look, he knew it was a tong tube.
The Sri Lankan people have gone, and the things left behind are still there.
That day, Li Che took the Tongguan, but only looked at her and smiled, and asked knowingly, "Why did you give me this?"
Jing Shu pursed her lips and smiled without answering.
"You went to read that poem? Then do you know what that poem means?" he asked again.
Jing Shu lowered her head, her face blushed, but she didn't speak but smiled deeply. Li Che also smiled and stopped asking.
Quiet girl and her sister, when I am in the corner of the city. Love but not see, scratching his head and hesitating.
The quiet girl's prostitutes make me tick. Tong has Wei in charge of her, and she says that she is beautiful.
Since shepherds return to weeds, they are beautiful and different. A bandit girl is beautiful, and a beautiful woman is beautiful.
It is love poetry.
Li Che slowly fell to the ground, covered his face, and finally burst into tears.
The author has something to say: Jing Nv
"Book of Songs, Bei (bèi) Wind"
Quiet daughter Qi Shu (shū), as soon as (sì) I am in the corner of the city (yú). To love without seeing (xiàn), scratch your head and hesitate (chí) squat (chú).
A quiet girl is her prostitute (luán), and Yi (yí) is my Tong (tóng) tube. Tong Guan has Wei (wěi), saying (yuè) Yi (yì) female (milk) beauty.
Since shepherds return (kuì) weed (tí), xun (xún) is beautiful and different. Bandit (fěi) female (milk) is the beauty, the beauty of the beauty.