If Long Tingfei is in a clear mood, he will definitely see that Quartz has difficulties in his heart, but these days, he has long been suspicious of his subordinates, Quartz attacks Duan Wudi, which puts him in a dilemma, Qiu Yufei, Ling Duan His words convinced him, so seeing Quartz in such a situation, he felt more and more hypocritical and extremely hateful. The other two people in the hall, Xiao Tong, were originally in charge of supervising the lieutenants and soldiers of the army, and they were always suspicious when they encountered things. In his heart, people were only divided into two categories, those who had already rebelled, and those who would rebel in the future, so he didn’t notice it. Quartz mind. On the contrary, although Duan Wudi encountered such a difficult situation to turn over, he had no suffocation in his heart and could see the suffering of Quartz. He quickly stepped forward and said: "General, General Shi may have some difficulties, and he also asked General to allow him to appeal. If these two letters were sent by Yongren, General Shi would burn him, how could they be left as evidence?"
Although Duan Wudi's words made sense, both Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong's expressions changed, but Quartz's resentment was deep in his heart. He already held a grudge against Duan Wudi, but now Long Tingfei has made it clear that he is partial to Duan Wudi. Maybe it was Xiao Tong who framed it, so when he was angry, he not only did not take advantage of the situation to explain, but instead said angrily: "Duan Wudi, you don't have to pretend to be kind."
Long Tingfei was even more angry when he heard this, and said sternly: "Put Quartz on the death row, Xiao Tong, immediately detain all Quartz's cronies and generals, and check them one by one to see if anyone has been bribed by him to betray." Duan Wudi and Xiao Tong also dared not say anything. Quartz only felt disheartened, looked at Long Tingfei and Duan Wudi, and said in his heart, although I report Duan Wudi for my own sake, but after all, Duan Wudi’s smuggling and corruption are the truth. The general did not ask about this, but asked me how I learned that I have now come to ask me the guilt with these two unclear letters. Well, since the general is partial, why should I explain it. Quartz is a person who takes life and death very lightly. When he thinks of this, he doesn't say goodbye to Longting. He turns around and goes down the hall.
Long Tingfei felt more and more annoyed when he saw Quartz like this, but he was still a famous general after all. Although he had already fallen into Jiang Zheyu's center, he still felt that Quartz might have some difficulties, so he asked Xiao Tong: "Xiao Tong, you still have to be careful. Check it out, you should pay attention to Quartz during this time, but you know who is close to him, maybe those two letters are really framed by someone."
Duan Wudi looked overjoyed. Although he resented Quartz for attacking him for no reason, he did not believe that Quartz really defected to the enemy.
Xiao Tong pondered for a moment and said: "This matter is also very strange. The people who General Shi communicated with are not suspicious. Unless there is a collaborator of his subordinates with the enemy, they can communicate information for General Shi and Dayong, but this is also It is impossible, because this kind of thing will inevitably require many secret consultations, the person passing the news will have to go out frequently, and the trace will inevitably fall into the eyes of people, but there is no such suspicious person under General Shi. It is absolutely impossible for people to send letters separately. Even if he has objections, he will only let one or two cronies know about it, and he will never be so careless. Therefore, it is difficult to speculate how these two letters got into the hands of General Shi. When I think about it, I might as well invite Miss Qingdai from Feiyanlou to ask questions. It is well known that General Shi is infatuated with Miss Qingdai today. Although his subordinates have not found any problems with her, it should be rewarding to invite her to ask questions. "
Long Tingfei nodded lightly, she was just a singer, naturally he would not care whether he was innocent or not, just as he was about to agree, Duan Wudi was already on his knees in a panic and said: "General, Qingdai will not be related to this matter. , and also ask the general not to make things difficult for her."
Both Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong were startled, how could Duan Wudi intercede for Qingdai? They both had doubts in their hearts and looked at Duan Wudi in unison. Long Tingfei asked coldly, "Invincible, why are you interceding for her? Could it be that you have something to do with this woman, isn't she the one who Quartz loves?"
Duan Wudi hesitated again and again, and finally said: "The last general does not dare to hide the general, the last general was banished from the capital in the seventeenth year of Rongsheng, and he was transferred to Daizhou, but on the way, the late general offended the dignitaries and sent people to hunt them down, and the last general was seriously injured. She fell into the water and her life was in danger. Fortunately, the girl Qingdai rescued her. She did not avoid suspicion. She served day and night. Blame her."
Long Tingfei and Xiao Tong looked at each other, and Xiao Tong said with a faint smile, "General Duan, in the seventeenth year of Rongsheng, you were only twenty-five years old, and Miss Qingdai was only seventeen years old at the time. Could it be that you have an affair? Is it?"
Duan Wudi’s face turned red, he knew that Xiao Tong was not questioning his personal affairs, but because Qingdai was already involved in the Quartz case, and now he was involved with himself, Xiao Tong must get to the bottom of it, it’s just him and Qingdai. The matter was a secret in his heart, and he was worried that he would hurt Qingdai after he said it, so he couldn't help but hesitate and couldn't say it.
Long Tingfei said lightly: "Don't worry, I won't arbitrarily inflict crimes on others. As long as Lady Qingdai is not a spy of Dayong, even if she suffers a little, she will not be in danger of her life."
Duan Wudi became more and more worried in his heart, but he couldn't let him not talk about such a situation, so he could only say: "The last general and Qingdai met through adversity, and the love grew over time. He was dissatisfied, so he asked the last general to live in seclusion with her, preferably to leave the Northern Han Dynasty and never look back. However, after the last general was healed, he met a friend in the army. No, I explained my feelings to Qingdai, and then we had a dispute. The last commander hoped that Qingdai and I would go to Daizhou together. Although Daizhou was difficult, the last commander would definitely not let Qingdai suffer, and Qingdai was not a weak woman, no She would not be able to stand the bitterness of the wind and sand, but was rejected by Qingdai sternly. She said that she had no favor with the imperial court. Even if she was not an enemy, she could not serve the imperial court instead. After we parted ways with her, Qingdai left, and since then we two have been separated from each other. Although Qingdai is involved now, the last general has the kindness in front of him, and the grievance is behind. I also ask the general to look at the final general. Yong has nothing to do with it, please understand that she is alone, and don't blame her."
Long Tingfei sighed and said: "It's no wonder, I've heard a little about this woman, her family is ruined, it's no wonder she's dissatisfied with the court, if she has nothing to do with Quartz, I won't embarrass her. ."
Xiao Tong looked strangely and said: "General, General Duan, I see that General Shi has a deep hatred for General Duan. Recently, General Shi has fallen in love with Qingdai girl again. Could it be that General Shi knows the two old things, so he hates General, if so, General Shi may not be a real betrayal, my subordinates feel that there seems to be something wrong with Young Lady Qingdai, and I also ask General Duan to forgive me, I am afraid that my subordinates will have to interrogate Young Lady Qingdai more severely."
His words made Duan Wudi's heart as cold as ice, but Long Tingfei's heart was moved. Thinking about it carefully, the evidence of Quartz's betrayal was only two letters apart from the suspicious signs. If it wasn't for Qiu Yufei and others See, coupled with Quartz's attack on Duan Wudi, I'm afraid I wouldn't be so sure of Quartz's betrayal. But this thought flashed by, Long Tingfei already believed that there was a general betrayal around him, if it wasn't for Quartz, wouldn't it be Duan Wudi, so he just said coldly: "Go ask, but don't use the punishment, since Qingdai is arrogant Famous, then you must not like to cover up with pretense, and ask if she has been instructed to send any letters to Quartz."
Xiao Tong agreed, and was about to go out to work when suddenly the two guards who escorted Quartz rushed in and said loudly: "General is not good, General Shi suddenly shot and stunned us, and he escaped."
The three people in the hall were dumbfounded. No one expected Quartz to escape at this time. Although Long Tingfei ordered Quartz to be imprisoned, after all, his charges have not been disclosed. Even if Quartz really rebelled, it may not There is no chance to restore Long Tingfei's trust. If he suddenly escapes like this, Long Tingfei originally believed that he was innocent, and he has no other thoughts at this moment, not to mention that Long Tingfei already believed in the Quartz rebellion.
Long Tingfei took a deep breath and said, "Send my order, the four doors are closed, and there is a big cable in the city, and Quartz must be captured alive."
Xiao Tong said coldly: "Don't worry, General, my subordinates and Junior Brother Qiu will take action together, and we will not let him escape."
Xiao Tong hurriedly walked down the hall. After a while, a trumpet sounded from outside. This was an order to the four gates, and it also represented that Qinzhou City entered the military control at this moment, and all civilians had to stay behind closed doors. There has never been such a situation, and the soldiers and civilians in the city can't help but panic. In the General's Mansion, Long Tingfei looked cold and indifferent. He really felt very tired. He had never felt so lonely and empty as he fought in the army over the years.
Su Dingluan died in Yongdu, and Tan Ji died in Zezhou. He lost his arm. Quartz betrayed him. At one time, I felt that I would no longer have the confidence to kill the enemy and win. He was silent for a moment, and said to Duan Wudi: "I have decided that when Quartz is captured, I will say that he framed you and convicted you. In this way, this matter can be covered up. Now is the time to employ people. The high-ranking officials should also know the priorities. Besides, your actions are also my acquiescence. For my sake, no one will pursue this matter. Now you are the only four generals around me, invincible. Don’t let me down. Don't die before me."
Duan Wudi only felt sour in his heart, and his tears flowed like a spring. Although he did not care about reputation and smuggling and corruption, it was all for the sake of the Northern Han, but he also knew that once the matter was leaked, he would inevitably bear the stigma. Even if he doesn't die, he will lose his military position. He never thought that Long Tingfei would actually decide to take the guilt personally. He would not be able to repay him even if he died. He knelt down on his knees and cried, "I will obey the order at the end, and I will swear to serve the country and defend the country, even if my body is broken, I will not regret it."
Tears flashed in Long Tingfei's eyes, and he forcibly held back and said, "Nowadays, the situation is critical, and the troubled times see loyal ministers. It is the gift of the lord to spread the world. This kindness and virtue will never be forgotten. Although Dayong is strong, the Long family has absolutely no reason to give in. Moreover, I have been fighting with Dayong for many years, and both sides have suffered countless casualties. Several of Yong's clan generals and generals also died under the city of Jinyang. Once the Northern Han Dynasty is defeated, I am afraid that the people of our country will no longer be able to stand up and become ministers and captives for generations. , but the lord of the country, General Lin and I are not mean to you. Don't live up to my expectations. If one day, I die in battle, except Princess Jiaping, there will be no one in Northern Han who can support the overall situation. I will do my best to help Her Royal Highness, turn the tide, and never let my Northern Han people die under the Great Yong Butcher's Knife."
Duan Wudi felt a pain in his heart, and said: "The general cannot say that, although our country is in crisis, it may not be without a turnaround. The general should not talk about life and death lightly. home country."
Long Tingfei sighed and said, "You also help Xiao Tong, you must capture Quartz back, I want to know how many military planes he leaked out." Duan Wudi agreed to retreat, Long Tingfei stroked his forehead, feeling only physical and mental. exhausted.
In the Feiyan Tower, Qingdai was sitting on a chair in the hall, holding a pipa, plucking the strings from time to time, but it was always intermittent, not a tune, and the maid didn't dare to come to disturb her, she just thought she was composing, but she didn't know that Qingdai had nothing in her heart. In the score, she only read Quartz in her heart.
Suddenly there was a noise outside, and the maid said eagerly: "General Shi, the girl is composing a song, and she said that there are no guests." Before the words were finished, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and then the door was pushed open, Quartz looked calm He was standing outside, but Qingdai could see the frustration and despair deep in his eyes.
Quartz looked at Qingdai, who looked a little suspicious, and said loudly, "Qingdai, can I go in?"
Qingdai wanted to refuse, but when she saw his gaze, her heart softened for some reason, and she said softly, "General, please come in."
Quartz walked into the room and looked at Qingdai unscrupulously. The room was as warm as spring. At this moment, she was only wearing a thin cyan shirt, her graceful and slender body was looming, and her jet-black hair was draped over her shoulders, making her even more apparent. She is charming and charming, probably because of being alone, her original arrogant expression has also become gentle and relaxed, so that now she has lost the indifference and arrogance of the past. Quartz's heart is desolate, and she has been thinking hard for many nights, just wanting to see Qingdai's mood.
Qingdai raised her eyebrows slightly, Quartz's hot and sad eyes made her uneasy, she put down the lute in her hand, and went to pick up the cape hanging beside her, but she just moved, Quartz was already in front of her, and then her delicate body was tightened by Quartz. Holding her tightly in her arms, Qingdai panicked in her heart and wanted to fight back, but her plain hand had just been raised, but it was put down, because she could sense that Quartz had no lust in her heart, and Quartz just held her tightly in her arms, She could feel tears running down her hair. Qingdai has always guarded her body like a jade. Although she once said that she lost her virginity to Duan Wudi, she was actually still a virgin. After the initial nervousness and panic, Qingdai actually felt that she was also addicted to the strong masculine atmosphere, but a flash of inspiration flashed in her heart. Qingdai stretched out her hand and pushed Quartz away. Since the two of them were separated by a sea of abyss, why should she let herself be tempted? This time, Quartz was pushed away by her without resistance. He turned around, and when he looked back, he could no longer see the tears he had just shed. Quartz chuckled: "Qingdai, I'm about to travel far, I wonder if I can play a pipa for me."
Qingdai said lightly, "What does the general want to hear?"
Quartz's heart was as clear as never before. After leaving the festival, he suddenly wanted to understand a lot of things. He glanced at the woman he would never want to hurt, and he calmly said: "Qingdai, I don't know why you wrote it yourself. How could the poems be replaced by others, and I don't understand what kind of grievances there is between you and Wudi, or even who you are, but I know that I'm just wishful thinking about you, and now I can't argue with it, so you should be Sympathy for me, how about playing a song for me?"
Qingdai's expression was condensed, she gently picked up the pipa, but did not speak, her face was cold, her slender fingers had already pressed on the cloud head of the pipa, and there was a hidden mechanism that could shoot poison needles. Quartz smiled heartily and said, "Don't worry about it, if I hurt you on purpose, I will do it just now. I don't blame you, I made the decision to deal with Duan Wudi. In any case, he smuggles and bribery is always the truth. It's a pity that I didn't expect the general to favor him. Two letters could make him doubt my loyalty. Qingdai, I'm already disheartened. Before I die, I just want to hear you play one more song, so you won't agree. ?"
A sad look flashed in Qingdai's eyes, and she said lightly, "Qingdai is ashamed of the general, and would like to play a song for the general."
Quartz looked intently, Qingdai's expression was icy cold and full of ruthlessness. He felt a pain in his heart, knowing that this woman had no affection for him, but as long as he looked at the face that was as beautiful as ice and snow, he was already addicted to it.
Qingdai sat on the chair and gently strummed the pipa. With the use of the "wheel brush" fingering, the sonorous and powerful music filled the world and touched the heart. Quartz sighed softly, he knew the song "House of Flying Daggers", when he first saw Qingdai, Qingdai played this song, and it was that side that made him fall in love and couldn't help himself. Qingdai once explained this song to him. , So Quartz knew in his heart that this was the first episode of "Arrangement", and it really described the scene of the arrangement of the battalion with loud voices, drum beating, military cannons blaring, and iron cavalry galloping.
Then the melody became melodious and magnificent, making people seem to see a neat and mighty marching scene. After that, the rhythm became lively and jumpy. Although Quartz had only heard it a few times, he knew that he had entered the third fold of "Dian Jiang".
Indulged in the music that shakes people's hearts, Quartz doesn't seem to know what day and night it is. After going through "Ambush" and "Small Battle", it finally reaches the essence of this song. The hoarse shouts of the ten thousand horses and the earth-shattering fierce battle of swords, lights, swords and shadows are vividly displayed. Quartz sits upright, which is his favorite fold. Every time he hears this, he will float in a big white, and he can't help but look around and see the table in front of the window. There was a jug on it, and he strode over, without pouring the wine, he picked up the jug and drank heavily. Pushing open the window, he saw several figures flashing behind Qingsong, and he smiled lightly. At these times, the people who came to hunt him should have already gone outside, and he wondered if he could finish listening to this song. At this time, the sound of the song changed, becoming gloomy and sad, and Quartz was shocked. He had never heard this fold, but in an instant he knew that this fold was the "Wujiang Suicide" that Qingdai never wanted to play.
Qingdai's temperament is weird. In this song, Qingdai has only played "The Battle of Jiulishan", and the next one is "Wujiang Suicide", but Qingdai has never played it. She always said "Wujiang". The three-fold fold at the back of "Suicide" is too cumbersome, and she doesn't like to play it. "Wujiang Suicide" is too sad and unlucky, so she refuses to play it. Unexpectedly, Qingdai played this fold for him today, Wujiang committed suicide, Qingdai was too proud of herself, Quartz drank the spirits in the pot with a wry smile. At this time, Quartz had already seen Xiao Tong's figure in his eyes, and the young man in black standing behind him, just looking at his bearing, knew that he must be a master, and he didn't need Chu Ge, he knew he was in a desperate situation.
The music stopped abruptly, Qingdai raised her head, her eyes were like ice and snow, and she looked at Quartz. She thought it was hypocritical, but this rude and hearty man actually moved her heart. Do people also resent their own injustice? Quartz was originally a reckless person, but at this moment his heart was like a mirror, seeing through Qingdai's thoughts, he walked to Qingdai's side, held her slender hand, and said with a smile, "It's not your fault, the general has already started. Be suspicious, or else you wouldn't have made a decision so quickly."
Qingdai whispered: "Strong and easy to break, why are you so troubled?"
Quartz's heart warmed, knowing that Qingdai was persuading herself to be soft-hearted to Long Tingfei, and explained clearly that although he was very aware of Qingdai's ruthlessness, he was satisfied with such a hint of soft-heartedness. Quartz is straightforward and strong by nature. For him, Long Tingfei's suspicion was enough to destroy all his beliefs, and Qingdai's ruthlessness also made him no longer have the will to live.
At this time, Xiao Tong's gloomy voice came from outside the door and said: "General Shi, the general told you to go to see him. If you don't want to implicate Young Lady Qingdai, you should come out on your own."
Qingdai's heart trembled, and her hand pressed the pipa cloud head again. If Quartz changed her mind and decided to bow her knees to Long Tingfei, then the consequences of changing her plan without authorization would be too serious, then the only way was to assassinate Quartz on the spot. to save the situation. Quartz smiled slightly and said loudly: "My business has nothing to do with Qingdai, Sir Xiao, please come in and speak."
Xiao Tong frowned slightly, it was not difficult to find Quartz, he didn't hide his whereabouts, and came directly to Feiyan Tower. Suddenly there was a woman's scream, Xiao Tong was startled, and was about to step forward when his junior brother Qiu Yufei had already passed him and jumped into Qingdai's boudoir. When Xiao Tong entered, he saw Quartz sitting on the chair, a dagger deeply pierced into his lower abdomen, Quartz's right hand pressed against the handle of the dagger. Seeing Xiao Tong entering, Quartz smiled slightly and pulled the dagger hard. Xiao Tong couldn't bear to turn his head away. He knew that as a result, Quartz's heart would be in chaos, and there would be no more vitality. Blood was flowing, and Quartz's blood-stained left hand pointed at Qingdai, and said, "Don't implicate her." After that, she passed away.
Qingdai's face was pale, and she never thought that the death of this man would make her already ruthless and loveless, and she also felt a little heartache and sadness. She picked up the lute and moved her fingers lightly, and there was a mournful and lingering song in the room, and the song ended. , Qingdai wiped away her tears, and her complexion returned to the calmness of ice and snow. At this time, Xiao Tong walked up to her and said politely: "Miss Qingdai, General Shi's affairs involve the girl, please go back with us temporarily. If the girl is not involved, we will return the girl's freedom soon." Qingdai said indifferently: "If the concubine dares not to obey her orders, please allow the concubine to change her clothes."