The night was dark, probably because of the extra drowsiness after the affair, Yan Shu quickly fell asleep.
Sleep peacefully.
Yan didn't know that he had been asleep for several hours, but only for a moment.
In any case he was awakened by hurried footsteps and noise outside the house.
It was still late at night, and the firelight outside the tent penetrated, barely illuminating every corner.
Yan Shu opened his eyes, propped up his upper body, and found that Li Changtian was not by his side.
Yan Shu was slightly dazed, gathered his clothes and tied up his blue silk, got up and lit the candle with the torch next to the candle lamp.
A quiet room is illuminated.
Li Changtian is not in the tent, and his whereabouts are unknown.
Yan Shu frowned, and put the copper candlestick on the low table piled with bamboo slips of military books, and was about to leave the tent to see what happened outside.
At this moment, he stepped on the scattered animal skin documents under the low table.
Yan Shu paused, lifted his feet, bent down to pick up the few animal skin documents, patted off the dust, and placed them on the low table in Li Changtian's tent.
Yan Shu didn't bother to read those documents.
After putting those animal skin documents away, he even turned around.
But Yan Shu still paused.
Because of the inadvertent corner of the eye.
He saw that the few animal skin documents were all written in Beidi.
There are vaguely words such as 'food and grass' and 'ambush'.
Yan Shu froze in place, at a loss, even breathing slightly short of breath.
After a while, he still turned around and picked up the few animal skin documents.
After a few glances, Yan Shu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his hands and feet were cold, his ears were buzzing, and his mind was messed up.
He seemed to have forgotten how to breathe. He held his breath for a long time. He took a deep breath and couldn't exhale. He held it in his lungs, making his internal organs hurt like being torn apart.
The animal skin document is a letter between Li Changtian and Beidi, which proves that Li Changtian colluded with Beidi in order to save his life. In the letter, Li Changtian told Beidi the route and time of the batch of grain and grass transported from the capital to Shuofang!
Yan Shu clutched the animal skins until his joints turned white, trembled, and ached.
He suddenly remembered that before, Li Changtian was often preoccupied and could not be found.
Could it be that Li Changtian had been in contact with Beidi at that time
Yan Shu was dizzy and a little out of breath.
He supported the table with one hand, closed his eyes and lowered his head to take a deep breath. When he raised his head again, his eyes were cold and his expression was firm.
Yan Shu didn't believe it.
I don't believe that Li Changtian would choose to betray and collude with Beidi.
He wanted to ask Li Changtian himself, to find out.
Yan Shu put away the animal skin documents, hurried out of the tent, and asked everyone where Li Changtian was.
But something seemed to have happened in the direction of the coach's tent, and everyone was in a hurry and flustered.
Yan Shu asked several soldiers but got no answer.
Just when Yan Shu was at his wit's end, he suddenly remembered something, and hurried to the west of Shuofang City, Qin Jueming's mansion.
Li Changtian once lived with him in Qin Jueming's mansion.
Did Li Changtian know about the secret passage in the mansion
But if Li Changtian really knew, wouldn't it mean that he could indeed sneak out of Shuofang City through that secret passage, and exchange letters with Beidi
Yan Shu didn't dare to think about it, and hurried to the west of the city.
While Yan Shu was looking for Li Changtian, Changsun Bai was also looking for Yan Shu in a hurry.
"Where is Lord Yan?!"
"General Qin's camp is on fire!"
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Late at night, this place is remote and far away from the military camp, and after the defeat of the previous army, under Qin Jueming's military order, the people in the city left Shuofang to go to the Central Plains for exile, so the streets and alleys are empty at this time, and no one can be seen.
Yan Shu walked very fast, leaping lightly on the eaves, and arrived at the mansion in the west of the city in a short while.
The fog was heavy, the black clouds were overwhelming the city, the sky was terribly dark, and it was going to rain.
Yan Shu was standing on the roof in a low voice when he suddenly saw a person walking towards the courtyard in a hurry.
Yan Shu was extremely familiar with that figure, but with just one glance, he recognized who he was.
Yan Shu tapped her toes and landed in front of him.
Li Changtian backed away in fright. When he saw the person coming, his already extremely poor face instantly turned pale.
He was holding something in both hands, which was tightly wrapped in cloth, and in the dim moonlight, Yan Shu couldn't see what it was.
Seeing Yan Shu's eyes on him, Li Changtian consciously covered the things in his hands, and hugged his hands extremely tightly for fear of being robbed.
Both of them were silent, waiting for the other to speak.
After a long stalemate, Yan Shu took out from his bosom the animal skin documents that Li Changtian had communicated with Beidi.
Li Changtian's eyes dimmed instantly, he smiled wryly, his voice was dry and hoarse: "You saw it."
"I don't believe it." Yan Shu said.
He spoke with great certainty, without the slightest bit of blame or doubt.
Li Changtian looked up at Yan Shu with a strange expression. He seemed to be full of joy because of Yan Shu's trust, but because of something he thought of, he was suddenly so sad that he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"Changtian, go back with me." Yan Shu took half a step forward.
Li Changtian didn't speak, but shook his head.
"Why, do you have something to hide?" Yan Shu asked softly, as if afraid of disturbing something.
"Yan Shu, go back to the barracks and leave me alone." Li Changtian let out a breath slowly, and said ruthlessly, "If you really believe in me, let me go."
"I won't let you go." Yan Shu said without hesitation, "If there is anything I regret in my life, it is Baidi City parting with you, abandoning you and putting yourself in danger, how could I? Can make the same mistake over and over again, Chang Tian, you can tell me what your difficulties are, don't carry it alone, okay?"
Yan Shu is normally cold and always cherishes words like gold. Now that he has said so many words in one breath, he is really in a hurry.
Li Changtian's eyes were red, and the corners of his mouth curled up, but people could only feel bitterness: "There is no difficulty, it is all a matter of my own decision."
Yan Shu was about to ask him what he had decided, but suddenly his eyes fixed, and there was surprise in his eyes.
After a moment of silence, Yan Shu asked, "What are you... holding in your hands?"
Li Changtian's expression turned serious, and he also sensed that something was wrong.
He was holding something in his arms, and blood was oozing, the scarlet blood soaked through the thick cloth used for wrapping, stained Li Changtian's whole body, and even dropped a few drops on the weeds, making one feel shuddering and terrifying.
"Get out of the way!" Li Changtian suddenly became anxious, "Let me go, leave me alone!"
He bumped Yan Shu away with his shoulder and was about to go into the courtyard.
"Changtian! How could I ignore you?" Yan Shu stretched out his hand and stopped Li Changtian.
Thinking of Li Changtian's miserable appearance when they saw each other after the last farewell in Baidi City, Yan Shu still had lingering fears in his heart.
He was flustered and impatient, completely out of his usual gentleness and elegance, he tightly grabbed Li Changtian's arm, all he could think about was to forcibly lead him back to the barracks.
When the two were tugging, the thick blood-stained cloth wrapped in Li Changtian's hands was torn apart unintentionally.
Suddenly, a blinding white lightning flashed down from the very near horizon, and the sky and the earth were as bright as day in an instant.
Although Li Changtian immediately rewrapped the things in his hands with a thick cloth.
But Yan Shu still saw it.
Yan Shu, who had always been calm and calm, suddenly trembled all over his body, terrified beyond description.
Li Changtian held it in his arms.
It is a head.
A head still bleeding.
That head was none other than Yan Shu's only close relative, his adoptive father, Qin Jueming!
Yan Shu only felt dizzy, staggered and unsteady, he didn't even feel sad immediately, he couldn't feel any emotion except unreality.
Fear and sadness seemed to be blocked in the chest at once, because they were so shocked that they accumulated, accumulated, and accumulated again.
But once the real feeling of stepping on the ground came, the grief was like a torrent, breaking through the last line of defense and submerging Yan Shu's limbs and bones.
"sorry."
Yan Shu heard Li Changtian say that with ashen face.
Then Li Changtian raised his hand and struck Yan Shu, who was defenseless and still in shock and fear, unconscious.
"Yanshu, I'm sorry..."
Those were the last words Yan Shu heard after fainting.
Li Changtian didn't say anything except apologizing.
When Yan Shu woke up again, he was already in the barracks.
He doesn't know how he got back.
Changsun Bai stood beside Yan Shu, his voice hoarse, heartbroken, and deeply grieved.
He said: "Li Changtian, a hypocritical villain, broke his promise, colluded with Beidi, cut off the head of General Qin, and presented it to Beidi Khan."
Speaking of this, Changsun Bai mourned so much that he almost shed tears.
Since he became a soldier, he has been following Qin Jueming, respecting him very much, and regards him as a mentor. How could he know that a generation of famous generals who served the country would end up in such a fate, how can people not feel sad.
As soon as Changsun Bai finished speaking, Li Zhanfeng walked into the tent, and his expression was also very bad.
"Duke Qin had an accident, and the morale of the army was in turmoil. We have to evacuate. Beidi is about to attack Shuofang City."
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That night, Li Changtian presented Qin Jueming's head to Beidi Khan. Beidi Khan was overjoyed and lifted the head on a long pole to frighten the enemy and increase Beidi's aura.
Poor Qin Jueming worked hard and obsessed for half of his life, and he couldn't live in peace until he died.
Knowing that the opponent would be in chaos without a general, Bei Di immediately sent troops to attack Shuofang City.
As expected, all the soldiers in the city fled, and Beidi's cavalry stepped into Shuofang City without any difficulty.
Bei Di set fire to and looted Shuofang City for three full days. He insisted on turning the originally quiet and peaceful Shuofang City into ruins.
On the fourth day, Beidi Khan looked at the looted money and livestock, overjoyed, decided to hold a banquet to celebrate, and then continued to attack the Central Plains, causing the Central Plains to be full of flames and wars.
Before the feast began, Li Changtian came to the gate of Shuofang City alone.
Black smoke billowed, and there were ruins and broken tiles all around. Qin Jueming's head was hung on the city gate by Beidi people, and the wind and sand beat it, which was really terrifying.
Li Changtian stood under the city gate and looked up.
He remembered four days ago, when Yan Shu was asleep, he went to Qin Jueming's camp.
Qin Jueming stood in the center of the tent, with his hands behind his back, with a calm smile on his face, he said, "Chang Tian, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Li Changtian looked at Qin Jueming sadly and asked.
"Master Qin, is it really the only way to do this?"
Qin Jueming smiled and said: "Maybe there are other ways, but I can't think of it. Chang Tian, my body can't bear it anymore. You know, the momentum in the army is gradually fading. If I fall ill, What kind of panic will it cause, since this is the case, why not..."
"It's better to make my death worthwhile."
"Maybe I still have a year or two to live, but it doesn't seem necessary to live."
Qin Jueming shook his head helplessly, he sighed, and looked at Li Changtian: "It's just that you have suffered, you will be misunderstood, and you will be trapped in the enemy's camp, hey, I am sorry for you, I am sorry Also... I'm sorry Shu'er..."
Li Changtian shook his head.
He is indeed the most suitable candidate.
He once followed Li Qiushui to suffer hardships in Beidi, and his identity was once a member of Han Ya, so it is easy for Beidi people to trust him.
"Changtian, I want to survive, and I will have a good time with Shu'er."
"After beheading my head, remember to set fire to this place."
As Qin Jueming spoke, he picked up the cold long sword at his waist and pressed it against his neck.
"Master Qin." Li Changtian's voice was trembling.
Qin Jueming took a deep breath and said to the sky.
"I, Qin Jueming, Shuofang led the army for nine years, guarded the frontiers, protected the gates of the country, never betrayed my trust, and never felt ashamed of the country and the people. Drive out the aliens, have great ambitions, and clean up the filth."
After all, Qin Jueming lowered his eyes and smiled calmly.
"Ziqing, Ziqing, I can finally find you."
The thin sword cut his throat, and blood gushed like a spring.
A big dream, the soul returns to its hometown.
In the Palace of Imperial Physicians, the ginkgo trees sprinkled with golden leaves, under the warm sun, the man was wearing a light blue gown, holding a medical book, with a warm smile.
He said.
"My General Qin, you are here."