I was Idle and Cool Chapter 212: The finale (Part 1)
On the vast wilderness, a piece of decayed grass has not yet turned green.
A chilly wind blows from under the dawn sky.
Zhuozhou City stands in the darkness only twenty or thirty kilometers away from the capital, like an evil beast about to wake up, lying on the outline of the earth.
Xue Kuang sat in the barracks of the North City Camp. Under the lit oil lamp, there was a brand-new white cloth, dipped in mellow liquor, and wiped off the stains on the sword bit by bit.
A series of hideous scars were coiled between his shoulders and neck.
Even wearing a layer of white mid-shirt outside, it couldn't hide the scary silhouette.
In order to do good work, a worker must first sharpen his tools.
The hardships and hardships he has been abroad for more than ten years have made him accustomed to such a situation, and he is even calm about all the dangers and sudden changes that will come.
Even though, it was Gu Juefei's heavy calculations.
But what fundamental obstacle does this have to him?
What should be done is always done.
It was Gu Juefei's step-by-step persecution that made him see himself more clearly and deeply, and he had an unwilling and unwilling ambition!
Ambition, what's wrong with it?
The bad is never the lack of ambition, or the mismatch between ambition and ability.
"General, the three armies are in formation and ready to go!"
A young general, clad in armor and pressing his sword, entered and bowed down to show the preparations of the troops in the city.
But Xue Kuang did not respond.
The young general raised his head with some doubts, only to see this general, who used to be like a **** in the eyes of the common people, whose profile was illuminated by the dim yellow light, outlines a few resolute lines. He didn't look at him at all, just focused on wiping the sword.
It is not a famous sword, nor is it a rare Honglu sword, it is just a very ordinary, finely forged three-foot long sword.
It's just that this sword is not as elegant as it is written in the play.
It is heavy, and can give people a huge pressure between swings. It is an old sword that has been with him for nearly twenty years.
He didn't speak, and the general didn't dare to disturb him.
After waiting for a short while, I saw him put down the white cloth, put the long sword in the scabbard, and then put on the heavy armor, put on the sword, and strode out.
The sky is bright at this time.
The purging team is already waiting outside the city gate. There is a tall camp under the city, and many subordinates, including Cai Xiu, are already waiting by the side.
When they saw Xue Kuang coming, everyone bowed down!
"Meet the General!"
30,000 people gathered, all with strong physiques.
Their rough voices converged like a torrent, and with the collision of the armor and weapons on their bodies, they rushed high into the sky.
Xue Kuang strode up to the camp.
The weathered palms pressed against the hilt of the sword by his side, and his cold eyes swept across the bodies of countless soldiers.
There was a moment of silence, but soon, a solid and thick voice was heard far away.
"Xue has been in the army for half his life and devoted himself to the country."
"In the past days, you either admired my name, or fought with me! The people who killed all the alien races with wolf ambitions, fought hard battles to defend the family and the country!"
"But today! I, Xue Kuang, want to rebel!"
The whole army is quiet.
Sunlight poured out from the horizon, painting the gloomy sky with a dazzling bright color, illuminating the original torches below and below the city walls.
Everyone has a different look on their face.
But it's the same, it's the shudder that suddenly roared up at this moment, the blood and fear are throbbing in the body!
The same thing, they've heard it before.
Just last night, after Xue Kuang let Xiao Tingzhi return to the capital under his nose!
"Last night, there were 50,000 soldiers standing side by side with you! Today, there are only 30,000 soldiers standing by your side who will shed blood with you!"
"The sword has no eyes, and the war is ruthless!"
"I, Xue Kuang, can't promise you anything, only at this moment, this person's heart is full of injustice!"
“Zheng——”
The long sword that had followed him for most of his life suddenly pulled out!
The icy cold light flashed across his resolute face, and then poured into the 30,000 pairs of eyes below, turning into countless murderous auras that shot straight into the sky!
Xue Kuang's voice was more stern than these countless rushing murderous auras: "The prince and general have no seed! Born naked as an ordinary person, death is no more than a handful of loess on the head of a grassy grave! You and I were born, never One should be a slave and a slave! Today's event, but I ask for the two words of justice and righteousness between heaven and earth. Later historians should remember today's events and cite it as an admonition to all people! For this reason, the clear law of heaven, my **** males, although ten thousand deaths - not enough Pity!"
Although I die, it's not a pity!
Countless sons and daughters have been ignited by these remarks. At this moment, they only raised their swords, spears, swords and halberds with him, and screamed vigorously!
"Do not hesitate to die, do not hesitate to die!!!"
The majestic and mighty voice, far surpassing Xue Kuang's own voice, reverberated between the heavens and the earth, spreading throughout the wilderness, as if it could shake the entire city!
The strong war wine was brought up, and everyone drank it with pride.
I just threw the empty bowl and let the fighting spirit surge in my heart. With the sound of the loud horn, I brazenly started!
Gu Juefei in Beijing has been waiting for him for a long time.
Fang Shaoxing and Liu Jin firmly held the inner and outer cities.
At the end of the time, Xue Kuang's army is under the city!
At this point, this turmoil that will eventually be recorded in the annals of history has finally kicked off, staged in the once prosperous, now empty capital.
Blood spilled from the mountains five miles outside the city to the streets all over the capital.
The halberd collided with the armor, the horse's hooves stomped on the flesh, the 30,000 rebels fought with the 40,000 forbidden troops, and the blood-stained arrows flew all over the sky...
The alternation of day and night cannot replace the inflated ambition.
No one wants to admit defeat, no one dares to retreat. Once you choose a path, you must go from there to the end!
You can't change your life, you can't die!
According to the historian's pen, this turmoil lasted only two days and nights, and the winner was already decided. It was faster and more violent than any battle that took place at the border. As far as I can feel, it is as long as a drowsy sky, and I don't know when it will stop...
Under the sunset at noon, in exchange for a night of new moon.
Lu Jinxi couldn't sleep at all.
The sound of swords shouting and killing can be heard in the distance. Even if it is quiet, it will not last long. The guards left behind in the Grand Master's Mansion were divided into three shifts, rotating day and night, so they didn't dare to take it lightly.
In the first few hours, some news about the battle situation came back from time to time, but as soon as night fell, the attack outside the city became more and more violent, and all the news was cut off.
I don't know what's going on outside, nor my life or death tomorrow.
In the small pavilion in the back garden, Lu Jinxi has been sitting for a long time, just staring at the starless night sky and listening to various sounds from outside.
At first she tried to guess something.
But now that all kinds of sounds entered my ears, they only stayed in my mind for a while, and then dissipated without leaving a trace.
There is also a table of leftover wine on the table.
She couldn't sleep and wanted to drink some to make herself sleep better. But after drinking this cup and plate, she was still awake, and she didn't feel sleepy at all.
When Xiao Tingzhi walked over from the other side, she saw this scene: the jug and the pot on the table were crooked, and she was wearing a pale moon-white brocade robe. She did not wear pink, but her cheeks were slightly flushed , The gleaming eyes soaked in wine, only staring at the night sky, the lips dipped in the mellow liquor are as bright and beautiful as the petals dipped in dew.
So he walked over uncontrollably, walked to the pavilion, and walked to her side. At this time, I didn't even think about what I was going to say in my mind.
But Lu Jinxi has noticed it.
She turned around and glanced at him. There was no respect for the so-called Seventh Prince in her eyes, and there was no undeserved affection in her eyes. It was just faint.
"Is His Highness the Seventh Prince unable to sleep?"
Lu Jinxi's head was a little dizzy, but her mind was still clear, and her voice was steady when she said this, as if she didn't drink the wine alone.
"Sit down."
If you are going to think about it, you don't need to think about it in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Tingzhi sat down.
There was a faint fragrance in the slightly cold air, but at this moment, he could not tell whether it was the dark fragrance on Lu Jinxi's body or the mellow fragrance of the wine that was overturned on the table...
"The world is really amazing. The dead Xue Kuang didn't die, and the dead seventh prince didn't die either. Xue Kuang came back to rebel, and the concubine also transformed into the seventh prince."
Lu Jinxi's eyes fell on his face. Looking left and right, he didn't feel much resemblance to Wei Yi or Mrs. Wei, much less the unfortunate emperor whose head was beheaded by Gu Juefei. Xiao Che is the same.
So the old doubts surfaced at an inopportune moment and let her speak: "I'm just curious, maybe you don't know, that day when Jin Nixuan met, the old lady also saw you, I also recognized you. But it’s not like you haven’t been to the court or the Hanlin Academy, and no one else recognized you in the past, so why did you recognize you on that day?”
The news of Gu Chengqian's death had spread long ago.
Xiao Tingzhi couldn't tell whether he was mostly happy or confused when he heard the news. He just felt that all the grievances in the past were suddenly settled at this moment, but instead they were empty.
It's more complicated than ever.
In those days, Princess Yongning used rumors to incite the fourth prince to rebel, but Gu Chengqian, as a grand master, chose to stand on the side of Princess Yongning in order to balance the two Gu Wei family, and took advantage of the situation to kill his mother.
At that time, Taifu Wei had no military power and was powerless.
Once Taifu, he could only watch his own sister Hengjian fall in a pool of blood.
So he was left alone, an ignorant young child, crying in the shadow of swords, lights and swords. In his few memories, Wei Binggan's denunciation of these chaotic ministers remained, with blood and tears.
He knelt down and kowtowed, hoping to save his nephew.
The kind-hearted and soft-hearted Gu Chengqian has been with Wei Binggan for many years, and he has such a child who doesn't know anything.
In the end, he broke his hamstring with a dagger, just because even if the disabled person is still alive, he will not be able to enter the office in the future, and he will not be able to inherit the throne.
It's just that Gu Chengqian didn't expect—
The seventh prince at that time was frail and sickly, and the cruel pain of breaking his hamstrings was too much for him to bear, and he lost his breath after a while.
Xiao Tingzhi's memory was also interrupted by the severe pain at that moment. When he woke up again, what a pair of young eyes saw was already a famous resurrection hall in the capital.
How could they possibly have thought he was still alive?
After all, he's the one they've seen lifeless with their own eyes.
So even though he has lived under everyone's noses all these years, and has even returned to the capital, no one doubts his identity.
As for what Lu Jinxi said just now...
Xiao Tingzhi laughed inexplicably, and only untied the thing hanging from his waist and put it in the palm of his hand: "If Gu Chengqian really recognized me that day, it would probably be this thing. "
That is a delicate jade xun.
Only three inches long and two inches wide, with regular holes carved into it, tied with a blue brocade rope, lying in the palm of his hand.
Lu Jinxi stretched out her hand and picked it up to see.
Her cool fingertips inadvertently touched his palm, causing his fingers to curl slightly for an instant, but then realized something, and quietly clenched them back.
Xiao Tingzhi looked at her calmly.
Lu Jinxi looked at the jade in his palm carefully, so he recalled roughly that he had seen this thing before, and it was placed on the desk of Xiao Tingzhi's study: "So many secret and The truth has always been under my nose, but I didn't know it, so I turned a blind eye. Xun, the seventh prince Xiao Xun, the old lady should have recognized it..."
With a soft sigh, she handed the thing back and placed it on the edge of the table.
Xiao Tingzhi picked it up again.
But this time, he didn't hang it back on his waist, but looked at it for a long time, pressed his finger on it, and put it gently to his lips.
Xun's timbre is simple and simple, ethereal and distant, with a hint of sadness.
At this moment, when I play it, it fits the scene.
Gentle and gentle, sad and graceful, Lu Jinxi remembered many, many, many things far and near.
She closed her eyes slightly and leaned against the cold stone pillar behind her. It seemed that she was drunk and sleepy.
I don't know when the Xun song has quietly stopped.
Xiao Tingzhi's eyes fell on her body, on her haggard outline, but a kind of distress and hatred suddenly appeared in his heart.
On such a night, she didn't sleep, and she was still drinking here. She wasn't worried about the mountains and rivers in this big summer, nor was she worried about the soldiers fighting all over the city. She was just...
Worrying about Gu Juefei.
The man that Xue Kuang regarded as a strong enemy, the man who forced her to marry her in the Golden Palace.
He knows that this is not just heartache and hatred, but a kind of jealousy that burns and hurts him. This kind of emotion drove him, making him approach her at such an extremely delicate and extremely drunken moment.
Every minute you get closer, your heart beats faster.
In the past twenty-two years of his repressed and forbearing life, he had never had such a wonderful and intense experience, secret sweetness and dangerous tension.
As far as Lu Jinxi is concerned, it is the temptation that can be seen from far and near but cannot be picked up no matter what, making him suffer from the pain of being tortured by the youthful thoughts...
It's finally close.
Xiao Tingzhi leaned his head down and approached him, his slightly trembling lips gently pressed against his soft, wine-stained lips.
At this moment, he felt himself drunk too.
But in the next moment, the eyes that were suddenly opened and the projected gaze, like a white shadow on a sword, made him wake up...
She is not asleep.
So all the thoughts of those invisible people he wanted to hide were spread out in front of her defenselessly, putting him in a kind of embarrassing predicament.
However, after the predicament was over, it was a sudden impulse, so violent that he couldn't stop himself.
He grabbed her hand and looked at her with that kind of forbearance and eagerness, and on such a night that could be called "arrogance", he declared the feelings that were destined to be unacceptable--
"Lu Jinxi, I like you."
At the moment when the voice landed, Xiao Tingzhi even felt an unprecedented great joy, as if he could finally face up to all his thoughts and desires, so he also gained a great courage.
This courage allowed him to say more.
"I know you don't like me, but you married Xue Kuang first, then Gu Juefei, first the general of the dynasty, and then the great scholar of the dynasty! You want to Isn’t it all about glory and wealth? Why can’t you consider me? What they can give, I can give! It’s that you want to be a queen someday—”
"Crack!"
A cold slap landed on his face, interrupting all the inappropriate and unpleasant words he was about to say next.
Xiao Tingzhi covered his face and looked at her.
Lu Jinxi looked back calmly, got up from her seat, and before turning to leave, she only reminded indifferently: "Do you know that now I can make you die with a single word?"