Feng Zhi took it and looked it over, then smiled and said: "Your Highness, Prince Xuan's handwriting is messy, he looks like he was drunk."
Yan Xun shook his head and smiled, he still has a lot of friendship with this adopted brother, he has known him for ten years, he is no different than usual, he said happily: "He is in a good mood." Send it back, I don't know if this kid will go crazy? Picking up a pen, he swiped a brush on the letter and wrote: We have known each other for ten years, but I don't know what it is, my brother is stupid. On the day of Daxia's retreat, my brother went to Song Dynasty to propose marriage. I don't know if I dare to respond? Seeing this, Feng Zhi laughed and said, "Your Highness, Prince Xuan will go mad when he sees this."
"Then wait and see him go crazy."
Yan Xun solemnly put the letter away, put it neatly on the paperweight, laughed, in a good mood, and went out with Fengzhi and Ah Jing. Chu Qiao has not been in good health for the past few days, and she is still lying on the bed. Today is a good day, so she got out of bed, got dressed, and went to Yan Xun's study with the chestnuts she just peeled. Lu Liu was taking a nap, but she didn't even hear her get up, presumably she was exhausted.
Pushing open the door of Yan Xun's room, there was no one there, Chu Qiao put the chestnuts on his desk, saw that the official documents were complicated, and the candle on the candlestick was only left with a piece the size of a fingernail, it could be seen that he had stayed up all night last night, feeling Can't help but feel a little distressed. Just as he was about to order the kitchen to prepare some dishes for him, he flicked his sleeve, but accidentally touched a letter on the desk.
The envelope was extremely exquisite, with a faint fragrance. The letter paper fell from the table and fell to the ground. The opening was mostly opened, revealing the white letter paper inside, and two lines of writing came into view abruptly. Chu Qiao looked at it for a moment, then squatted down involuntarily, and pulled out the letter.
Suddenly seeing the phrase "There are trees in the mountains, there are branches in the trees, and the heart is pleasing to the king, and the king doesn't know it", she suddenly felt a pain in her heart. It wasn't her handwriting, she was never good at reciting poems, her fingers became cold inch by inch, she hurriedly flipped through the letters, thinking about Song Xuanwang's mansion, for a while, some things became integrated in her mind and gradually became clear. She inhaled deeply, and then exhaled slowly, trying to spit out those unwilling things, but felt more and more heavy in her mind.
Looking further down, it was Yan Xun's personal reply. There was a muffled sound in his head, he almost couldn't stand still, his eyebrows were tightly frowned, thousands of thoughts came up, and there were thousands of reasons to overthrow it. However, after all, it can't match the black and white words in front of me.
A slight chill came from her skin, as if countless icy tentacles crawled up from her heart, completely enveloping her sickly body, the sun was dim, and the bottom of her heart gradually darkened, leaving only a white void, miserable. Shining on her dull eyes.
A thought gradually emerged from the bottom of my heart, and slowly merged into a sentence: So the so-called companionship for a lifetime is nothing more than that.
"No!" Chu Qiao stood up abruptly, her eyes showed some sharpness, she would never believe this unless he told her personally! She, Chu Qiao, would never be deceived in such a ignorant way!
The pain in her body suddenly disappeared, she ran back to the room in a few steps, put on a big fur and went out. Luliu followed behind in panic, and cried out in distress: "Girl! You are not well yet, where are you going?"
Chu Qiao ignored her, turned over and got on the horse, roaring towards the first barracks.
However, after arriving at the barracks, she was not allowed to enter. The soldiers of the First Army didn't recognize her, and didn't believe what she said, they just blocked her out of the door resolutely. At this moment, she suddenly heard a shout in her ears, Chu Qiao turned her head, and saw that the person who came was very familiar, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Du Pingan who followed her in the chaos that day.
Seeing her in peace, she was overjoyed, ran forward a few steps, and shouted loudly: "My lord, I finally saw you. I wandered outside His Highness's mansion for three days, but they just wouldn't let me in. You are here!" ,This is just great!"
Chu Qiao was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Do you have anything to do with me?"
Ping An was also taken aback, and then asked back, "Your Excellency, don't you know?"
"what do you know?"
Immediately, Du Ping'an's complexion changed drastically, and he shouted loudly: "My lord, something serious happened!" The sky was gray, and the wind swept the ground with residual snow. confronted. The navy blue cowhide soft armor wrapped the young bodies that had experienced many battles, and the veins in the hand holding the knife were broken. Yan Xun was wearing a black battle robe, the curtain of the large tent of the Chinese army was pulled back, he sat on a chair covered with white tiger fur, looked at the people outside with cold eyes, and said calmly: "So, are you going to do it again? Inverted?"
The cold breath rushed towards the face, and the blade in the words was even more sharp and piercing. The officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township's government turned purple, obviously trying their best to control their emotions. He Xiao stood in front of the people. The young general was not handsome, but his sharp silhouette and iron-blooded military aura filled him with a fierce temperament. At this moment, he reached out to stop the excited soldiers behind him, frowned and said slowly: "Your Highness , you once promised us not to blame the past."
"I didn't break my promise." Yan Xun smiled faintly, raised his brows slightly, his eyes flashed with indifference and contempt, "The one kneeling outside is not a traitor, but a deserter."
"We are not deserters!"
An angry shout came suddenly, and in the center of the square, more than 30 soldiers wearing the military uniform of the Southwest Township were kneeling in a row. Behind them was the cold sword of the First Army. A young soldier He shouted excitedly: "No matter who it is, we can't burn our military flag!"
A tattered, blood-stained red cloud flag with a white background was thrown on the ground, one corner had been burnt, and it was black and uneven.
Yan Xun glanced at him with the tip of his eyes, and let out a disdainful snort, "The envoy of the Southwest Township has disappeared from this world three days ago, so what's the use of the military flag? You attack the friendly army, late at night before the war Leaving the city is a betrayal, if you are so contemptuous of military regulations, if you are allowed to muddle through, what military law does Yanbei have?"
Yan Xun's voice suddenly became sharp, his gaze swept over those unwilling eyes sharply, he waved his hand suddenly, and said in a cold voice: "Treason is the greatest sin, I can forgive you the first time, but I can't forgive you the second time , Come on! These people will be dealt with according to the military law, and anyone who refuses to accept it will be dealt with according to the same party!"
"Your Highness!" He Xiao raised his eyebrows and stepped forward suddenly. However, there was a swipe, and a bright light of the sabers suddenly flashed by, and the swords of the 20,000 imperial guards were unsheathed at the same time, and the movements were astonishingly fast. In an instant, the sword was on the body, but no one made a sound. The soldiers of the first army also took a step forward. The archers took out the arrows they had prepared, bent their bows and strung the strings.
The sergeants of the Second Army were stunned. During these days, they have been with the officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township. Back then, they had fought side by side in Beishuo City, so today they are still in a relationship. The feeling of solidarity came, but now seeing the posture of Yan Xun and the First Army, they were a little helpless.
There are only less than 1,500 people left in the Southwest Township. They stand in the middle of an army of tens of thousands of people. They have no weapons. They clenched their fists, their faces flushed, and they faced the cold arrows. Blade's eyes were so angry that they almost burst into flames. He Xiao looked around, finally took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, are you going to kill them all?"
Yan Xun smiled inscrutablely, his eyes were gloomy, like a bottomless sea, "Commander He is a meritorious minister, so naturally he can't be on the same level as those traitors."
"Your Highness!" He Xiao's eyes were red, and he took a step forward slowly. Twenty imperial guards immediately rushed forward and put sharp knives on his neck, but he was fearless and said in a deep voice: "In the battle of Zhenhuang, six thousand officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township died in the battle; In the Battle of Chidu, four thousand officers and soldiers died in the Southwest Township. General Feng Ting was hit by dozens of arrows and continued to fight. Under the flames; General Wu Danyu led 500 people and dragged Daxia's hundreds of thousands of troops for three days. In the end, he charged alone and died in the chaos; in the battle of Beishuo, we were alone and helped the border town , defending the city wall, not retreating a single step. The loyalty of the Southwest Township's envoys can be seen from heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon can learn from them. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Beishuo City, and everyone can see it. He Xiao refuses to accept His Highness's treatment of loyal ministers like this!"
"Bold!" Major General Qiu Yi of the Third Guard of the First Army suddenly stepped forward and shouted sharply. Now he is the deputy commander of Yan Xun's Imperial Guard Army, a young general who was recently promoted by Yan Xun from the bottom generals. He said in a deep voice, "A little commander dares to speak disrespectfully to His Highness. You are not strict with yourself, and His Highness didn't even bother with you. Now you dare to commit crimes above and below. Do you still know what military law is?"
"Your Highness!" He Xiao knelt down on one knee, with firm eyes, and said loudly, "The Southwest Township envoys have two thousand soldiers, all of whom sincerely submit to you. Your Highness's trip, isn't it afraid that the hearts of the people in the world will be chilled?"
"The more you talk, the more it is going too far!" Feng Lu, the deputy commander of the First Army beside Qiu Yi, shouted, "Pull him down!"
The imperial guards immediately stepped forward and twisted He Xiao's arm. The Southwest town government envoys standing behind He Xiao saw them and swarmed forward. The situation was in chaos. He Xiao shouted loudly: "Your Highness! Even Batuha The soldiers of the family all have a place to stand, why should we kill all the envoys of the Southwest Township? He Xiao refuses to accept! He Xiao refuses to accept!"
"Stop." Yan Xun said, his voice was not loud, but there was majesty. He looked at He Xiao coldly, and said slowly, "Commander He, what I dealt with today is only the soldiers who escaped from Beishuo last night. It doesn't matter, I hope you don't stay involved, otherwise, don't blame me for punishing you for disturbing the morale of the army."
"Your Highness, they didn't defect, but they fled out of the city in a panic after being hunted down to protect the military flag..."
"A military order is a military order! I don't want to listen to explanations, I only look at the results! If everyone has an excuse, how can I, Yan Xun, manage the army?" Yan Xun raised his eyebrows and said fiercely.
He Xiao's eyes were red, and he shouted, "Your Highness!"
"Execution!"
"Your Highness!" He Xiao yelled and rushed forward, and the two thousand officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township envoy followed behind him. Seeing this, the Imperial Guard pulled out the scabbard at his waist, rushed towards him like a tide, and hit him on the head, one out of ten enemies. For a moment, blood spattered and there was a lot of noise. The First Army fought around the perimeter, the square was full of noise, only the members of the Second Army stood outside and stared blankly.
Qiu Yi shouted at the sergeant enforcing the military law: "Why are you still standing there? Kill!"
"The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, the bird is all bowed, Yan Xun, you are ungrateful and treacherous, we really misjudged you!" Wen Yang, the clerk of the Southwest Township's government, knelt on the ground. The First Army confiscated their twenty flags and burned them in the First Army barracks. The situation was sudden at that time, and it was too late to report to He Xiao. Wen Yang led more than 30 civil servants from the secretary's office into the First Army on horseback, snatched back the army flag, and fled outside the city. At this moment, he was forced to the ground, with his face pressed against the cold snow, still shouting.