Mo Xi was stunned for a moment, and understood what Gu Mang meant, but he didn't know what to say. At this time, he heard Gu Mang ask in a low voice, "What about Princess Shen Tang? of?"
Mo Xi replied, "It's because the flowers are dark."
Gu Mang asked again, "What did Hua Po An do?"
"After he established the Liao Kingdom, he followed a strange way based on the will of the demon race, and bred a blood beast with the power to destroy the world."
"Blood beast..."
"Yes." Mo Xi said, "That blood beast has an amazing spirit. Once it grows, it can devour the entire Chonghua millions of people in a very short period of time."
Gu Mang's blue eyes widened: "Then what should we do?"
"The mutation happened unexpectedly. Everyone else was helpless." Mo Xi paused, "At that time, Shen Tang was the only person in Chonghua who knew the Huadang-shattering spell. Chonghua suffered such a catastrophe because he was not good at knowing people, so in the decisive battle with Hua Po An, he finally chose to sacrifice himself to the devil, using his spiritual core and soul power to seal the blood beast and kill it."
Gu Mang listened in a daze, he could almost imagine the scene where Palace Lord Shen collided with the blood beast spirit flow, and the spell exploded.
"Shen Tang's final outcome is the destruction of his spiritual core and his corpse being eaten." Mo Xi said, "Let alone become an immortal, his soul has perished with the beast, and he can't even be reincarnated."
"It's impossible for you to meet Junzihui's deity." Mo Xi and Gu Mang's blue eyes met, "You should have met someone who looks similar to him."
Gu Mang lowered his head: "But..." It took a long time, but nothing came out. After a while, he was not sure: "Then, maybe..."
For the next few days after hearing this story, Gu Mang was a little absent-minded.
He always saw fragmentary reflections in his dreams, sometimes things he had dreamed about before, and sometimes completely new fragments.
Several times, he even dreamed of Palace Lord Shen Tang in the story. He couldn't see the other's face clearly, but he vaguely realized that it was Shen Tang.
Shen Tang was dressed in snow white and stood in the rain of flowers, but when he tried to get close to this person and see his facial features clearly, the rain of Begonia became blood pouring out of the sky again.
Shen Tang's voice was strong, full of resentment, disappointment, grief and hatred, and said, "Traitor... how do you deserve..."
traitor…
"Why did Chonghua underestimate you? Why did I underestimate you?"
Weeping blood.
traitor.
traitor!
Gu Mang was dumbfounded, he didn't understand why he dreamed of Shen Tang, and he didn't understand why Shen Tang talked to him like this, but he was thinking... Yes, why did he betray
Struggling hard, his thoughts were entangled, in Shen Tang's interrogation, he knelt down in his dream, he held his head...
Why betray
Then suddenly the scene shattered, Shen Tang and the rain of blood all over the sky disappeared, he slowly raised his head, and saw himself kneeling in front of the Golden Palace, weeping dirty all over.
On the throne, the king's face was indifferent.
In the hall, Baiguan looked mocking.
And he was like a person floating in the blood pool of Shura Hell, kowtowing constantly, his forehead slammed on the ground: "Please... let's build a monument..."
"Please, too many people have died... too many people have died..."
Your Majesty... Your Majesty...
I beg you...
Such a nightmare, lingering for many days.
On the night of the fourth day, the situation became more and more serious, and Gu Mang couldn't even lift his spirits while eating. He sat on his small bench, biting his chopsticks in a silent daze—
Speaking of which, since Princess Mengze came, Gu Mang never wanted to sit opposite Mo Xi again. Later, Li Wei got Gu Mang a small bench and a chair, and Gu Mang sat down on the bench to eat.
Every day Mo Xi ordered people to share the dishes on his table with him, on the grounds that "it was not delicious and I didn't want to eat it", or "I couldn't eat it anymore", and Gu Mang happily shared Mo Xi's worries. Today, Mo Xi was no exception. After moving his chopsticks a few times, he ordered roast duck, sweet and sour crispy pork, and steamed mandarin fish on the table. He said to Li Wei, "Give it to him."
Needless to say, "he" was naturally referring to Gu Mang on the small bench.
Gu Mang was very good before, he had learned to say thank you every time he was given a dish, but today Gu Mang didn't say it, he just stared blankly at the servants putting delicious food in front of him without showing any joy. look.
Mo Xi let the servants back down, drank a few sips of hot soup, and said, "In the past, if I gave you a meat bun, your eyes would light up. Now you have fish and meat, but you don't even know how to say good things."
Gu Mang turned his head, holding a bun with meat in his hand.
"I'm thinking about things."
"whats the matter?"
Gu Mang lowered his head and said dully, "I've been thinking about why I defected today."
Mo Xi was silent for a moment: "I have told you before that Lu Zhanxing is the fuse, and your ambition is sulphur powder. Your power has been cut down by the emperor, but you are not willing to submit to others."
Gu Mang said softly, "But... But I remember that many people seem to have died."
Mo Xi was startled, and suddenly raised his eyes, his eyes were slightly cold.
Gu Mang said: "I can only recall a little bit. I remember that I was kneeling on the main hall, and I was kowtowing all the time. I beg you to forgive me..." He said softly, "No one listens to me."
After Mo Xi was silent for a while, a deep question came out of his throat, the smell of wind and rain: "When did you remember this scene?"
Gu Mang said, "Just yesterday. What's wrong?"
Mo Xi's heart was beating poundingly, and an extremely complicated luster flashed in his eyes.
He did not expect Gu Mang to have this fragment of memory. Although it was not clear at this time, the news was enough to shock the entire Chonghua.
You must know that the court debate was the biggest reason for Gu Mang's grief and death. It is extremely difficult to tell right from wrong. If Gu Mang only recalled one part of it in pieces, it would be easier for him to criticize the Chonghua nobles than back then. revenge and hostility.
"Mo Xi?"
"..." After a moment of silence, Mo Xi decided to speak openly and honestly. First, he was really not good at lying and making up, and second, he opened up his words earlier, which could be regarded as a little preparation for Gu Mang in advance.
So he said, "Listen to Gu Mang, this matter is not as simple as you think. No matter what flashbacks of relevant memories you have in the future, you should first ask me why, and don't infer it by yourself."
Gu Mang nodded, and after a while, he raised his hand and said, "Then I have something I want to ask now."
"you say."
"I was kneeling on the main hall at that time, was I begging for Lu Zhanxing?"
Mo Xi said, "Not exactly."
In fact, Mo Xi didn't even see the battle between the court and the court with his own eyes. When Gu Mang returned to the city to resume his life, Mo Xi was still on the battlefield on the Western Front and could not escape. He later saw this incident from the historian's mirror.
All he knew was that when Lu Zhanxing, Gu Mang, and Murong Lian went out to Fengming Mountain, Gu Mang and the rest of the army split up, Gu Mang went straight to the hinterland of the southern city of Liao Kingdom, while Lu Zhanxing and Murong Lian were in the middle army.
It was a seamless attack, but because of Lu Zhanxing's fierce temperament, he impulsively beheaded the envoy of the third country who was still swaying in neutrality at the time, causing the third party to fall directly to the Liao Kingdom, and attacked from Fengming Mountain. base camp.
The Chonghua army suffered heavy casualties.
At that time, Gu Mang was fighting bloody battles with his army on the front line. Their original plan was to enter the enemy alone and disintegrate the power of the Liaoguo Iron Division, but this would not last long, so Murong Lian's Master Wang had to come and cooperate within three days. Reinforcement, the inside should be combined with the outside, and it will be broken with one blow.
However, just because Lu Zhanxing lost his head for a while, Murong Lian's army fell into the predicament of war with a third country, and was unable to attack and support him at all. Gu Mang was waiting in front for reinforcements to come, and the original attack plan turned out to be a dead end. When Gu Mang was under siege, he learned that the reason why the third country suddenly formed an alliance with the Liao Kingdom was that Lu Zhanxing had killed the envoy.
"Lu Zhanxing, are you fucking trying to kill me??! Why are you so fucking stupid! You are not selfish! You are not selfish!!!"
But what's the use of complaining
The 100,000 army and Gu Mang were born and died. From nothing to yesterday's glory, they will be destroyed overnight. I don't know how many people will be able to recover.
At that time, Gu Mang didn't think much about it. After scolding and hating, he wiped his tears, gritted his teeth, lighted up his broken heart, and led the way home for one hundred thousand brothers and sisters.
Can bring one is one.
To live is one person.
He Gu Mang fought so many battles to win, but this battle was to go home.
In fact, Gu Mang later thought that the fault of this battle was not Lu Zhanxing, but himself. He knew Lu Zhanxing's fiery temperament, yet he still believed that this brother could be a big responsibility.
At that time, Gu Mang didn't want to take responsibility, he was ready to thank him with his death.
But he couldn't let 100,000 comrades sin with him.
It was his fault. Those warm lives and blood spilled were all innocent, worthy of respect, and should not be wiped out. He is willing to sacrifice all his previous merits, just to exchange a famous tomb for the brothers who died in vain.
It was he who hurt them. When he closed his eyes, he could think of the simple names, the dirty smiling faces, the light in his eyes, and the unreserved trust. Some monks were even so young, only fifteen or sixteen years old, in ragged clothes, and called him with admiration and hope: "Gu Shuai."
Gu Shuai...
Gu Shuai.
The sound echoed, and the words were bloody.
Does he fit? He doesn't deserve it! Gu Shuai, whom they admire, is just a waste pustule who only cares about brotherhood! He was so tired that they died in battle and were wrapped in horse leather, and he couldn't be so tired that they didn't even have a name after they died.
So he begged, he knelt on the golden palace and begged with blood and mud on his face.
Give them a name.
I will bear all the blame alone.
Give them a tombstone.
Defeat Geyin will be incompetent, not a soldier's crime.
please... please...
But the emperor did not agree, and the spectators in the hall only gave him a sneer of sadness. This poor and lowly overlord finally sang to Gaixia, what does it have to do with Liu Bangs and Liu Bangs? I wish I could give him a sword, his eyes glowing red, I wish he could die immediately!
When he died, their hearts were at peace.
Only then can I be sure that no slave will be able to turn the sky again and ride on the head of the old class master in this hundred years.
Some people were even secretly ecstatic in their hearts, wanting to cheer for Lu Zhanxing's missteps - if it wasn't for the loss of this battle, how could it be so easy for them to rectify Gu Mang and his slave army
This defeat came too soon.
"No monument, no state funeral. Deputy commander Lu Zhanxing asked to be executed in the autumn, and removed the post of commander Gu Mang. The remnants of the army are temporarily detained to avoid riots."
This is the final judgment and disposition given to that battle by Your Majesty.
The battlefield is full of turbulent circumstances, and there is no God of War who is invincible in a hundred battles, but Murong Lian can be defeated, Yue Chenqing can be defeated, and Mo Xi can be defeated, because they are all people who stand with Wang Quan and have the same blood in their bones.
Only Gu Mang couldn't.
As long as he falls down once, the dignitaries will swarm him, stepping on him so that he can no longer stand or lift his head.
So you are right.
"Your life is given to you alone. You have the grace of the first emperor today. Do you think your life will be able to exchange for a decent burial for this utterly defeated army?" Falling down became the last straw that broke Gu Mang, "You have no right to talk to Gu."
So this court debate, Gu Mang's last fight, the only request, was also ruthlessly rejected by the emperor. In the end, Gu Mang failed to fulfill his promise. His dead people were not remembered. His living people were detained and watched. His brother's body was separated and exposed in Dongshi for three days and three nights.
Overnight, there was nothing left.
Mo Xi was not in the imperial capital at the time, but when he held Shi Jing later, he finally saw this past event, saw Gu Mang kowtow with blood all over his head, saw Gu Mang crying and crouched on his knees, and saw Gu Mang go from full of hope to despair. , from fierce refutation to speechlessness... When he saw the past, Gu Mang had already left, and everything was a foregone conclusion.
Maybe it's because the obsession is too deep.
After so many years of dreaming back in the middle of the night, Mo Xi would have dreamed of this scene. He dreamed of Gu Mang wailing and piercing his head and grabbing the ground with his head.
In Mo Xi's fantasy, he was often in the courtroom, perhaps because he had been thinking about whether everything would have been different had he been there at the time.
Or, if he could discover Gu Mang's resentment in time after returning to the city, would everything be salvaged.
After all, he was so stupid back then. When he came back from the front line, he clearly saw Gu Mang's depravity and sadness, but Gu Mang was idle at that time, and he looked like he was just going to live in depression, so he was always there. I was worried that Gu Mang would be at a loss, but he never thought that Gu Mang would betray.
He never thought that Gu Mang could betray.
Gu Mang was his god all the way, and he was still very young at the time, and he didn't know that gods would collapse and collapse one day. It was he who thought Gu Mang was too indestructible, so he couldn't believe that upright, enthusiastic, smiling senior, Gu Shuai who seemed to be invincible and could endure no matter how hard he encountered. It was really heartbreaking once.
Broken into slag, crushed into powder, and never come back.
"Actually, if you leave the country, I have nothing to say." Mo Xi said, "But in the twenty-eight countries of Kyushu, why do you have to go to the darkest place."
Gu Mang didn't say a word immediately. After a long time, he murmured in a low voice, "...I don't know."
After listening to Mo Xi's narration, he couldn't empathize well with himself in the story. He was very confused, and he could somewhat understand his despair and motivation back then, but as Mo Xi said, he couldn't understand why he wanted to go to Liao Kingdom.
What can I do when I go to Liaoguo? Even if he was allowed to speculate on himself, he could only think of it for revenge.
Only the Liao Kingdom can avenge him, and only in the Liao Kingdom can he take revenge on the emperor who has bullied and ignored him.
But in this case, he is truly as Mo Xi said, a person who would rather see more blood than fight for his ideals and hatred.
Gu Mang buried his head in the palm of his hand almost in confusion, tugging at his hair with his fingers, and muttered, "I don't know... I can't think of any other reason..."
"I can't think of it either. Gu Mang, you have your brotherly loyalty, a thousand gold and a promise, and I have mine too." Mo Xi said, "Since you chose revenge, then me and you, you and Chonghua, are doomed. It can only end like this.”
Gu Mang was silent, sitting on the small bench in a daze, staring blankly at the brick floor in front of him through his fingers.
"Drink two more doses of the tranquilizer today." Mo Xi finally stood up and said, "Your Majesty will not want you to remember too many details about the rebellion, if you want to live longer, stop thinking about it. ."