Chapter 499 People can leave, but life must stay
In the afternoon, the barefoot Xiaoao wiped his nose energetically, and took a group of children to catch cicadas everywhere, preparing to catch them for Zuo Yuanwai to nourish his body.
At this time, the rough curtain in front of a shed was opened, and the woman in blue sitting in the corner raised her head and looked at the person who came in.
"I'm in a good mood today. I agree to your conditions."
Allan moved his pale and cracked lips, wanting to ask something, but swallowed it back - there was no need to ask, the other party's "I'm in a good mood" was the answer.
"You can go, but I have to keep your life." Chang Suining said as he threw a porcelain bottle over. "Whether seven days is enough depends on your luck."
Allan did not answer. He just picked up the porcelain bottle, pulled out the cork, tilted his head back and swallowed the pill in the bottle without any hesitation.
She threw away the porcelain vase, stood up somewhat unsteadily, and walked out dragging her weak body.
When he reached the door, he paused, turned his head slightly, and said in a complicated tone: "Thank you."
Chang Suining did not answer. After a moment, he turned around and looked at the back of the woman in blue as she left.
It still takes more than a day to travel from here to Tanzhou by fast horse.
Chang Suining asked someone to prepare a carriage for Allan and send her out of Mianyang Prefecture.
Before stepping onto the carriage, Allan held the frame and looked at a group of children catching cicadas not far away.
Arlan saw the little girl with braids among the group of children - the child was not crying today.
Allan raised his head slightly, feeling the dazzling sunlight and the noisy summer scene around him, the sound of cicadas, the sound of wind, the sound of children playing, and the sound of voices not far away.
She suddenly realized that she hadn't heard these sounds for a long time.
Since following Li Xian, all she heard was Li Xian's voice and all she obeyed was Li Xian's arrangements. She was like being wrapped in a cocoon, but she always believed that this cocoon was made of hatred and never thought that it was woven by Li Xian.
This time, she was suddenly and forcibly pulled out of her cocoon, as if she were stepping into the world again, and she felt as terrified as if she had been awakened from a dream.
Looking at the hell she had created, she was on the verge of collapse. She began to question herself: Was this really her wish? Was it really only by forcing herself to hate everyone and become a complete villain that she could talk about revenge? The moment the answer appeared, who her enemy was became insignificant in this sinful plague.
Her hesitation had nothing to do with the truth of that year - no matter who the enemy was, it could no longer be an excuse for her to feel at ease taking the lives of innocent people.
Furthermore, if everything was really done by Li Xian... at this point, the more he didn't want to see something, the more she would do it! Moreover, in this situation, she needed to reach a deal with Chang Suining and cooperate with Chang Suining to have the possibility of leaving here.
These are the reasons why Allan chose to confess his method of making drugs.
As for Chang Suining's few words about the extermination of the Wang tribe, they were just speculations on the spot and could not really convince Allan.
But over the years, Allan has also accumulated a lot of understanding of Li Xian. Chang Suining's words are like a stone thrown into a pool of stagnant water. The waves that spread out are all Allan's originally trapped thoughts. It is somewhat credible, and she has her own judgment in her heart.
As for the remaining unknown truths, she would personally find out clearly...to give an explanation to her tribesmen who died in vain, and also to herself.
The cicadas are still chirping tirelessly.
These cicadas won't survive this summer, and her time will be even shorter.
The fingers of Allan holding the carriage frame turned white due to the force. In a moment, she lifted her legs and got into the carriage, and left along the way accompanied by the rapid chirping of cicadas.
Li Xian was very angry about Allan’s disappearance.
Li Xian failed to capture Tanzhou and withdrew his troops. On the day he returned to the army, he heard the news of Allan's disappearance. He had people search inside and outside the army, and even in the Yuezhou area, but could not find any trace of Allan.
While searching for Allan, Li Xian had already learned what happened on the day Allan disappeared, and he quickly came to a conclusion in his mind - Allan's whereabouts were obvious!
It must be that Xiao Min took advantage of his departure from the camp to secretly help Chang Suining take Allan away!
Allan may not be that important, but Xiao Min's move undoubtedly touched his bottom line.
It was a pity that he was not in the camp that day, and those idiots were shocked by Xiao Min's few words, so that no evidence was left. Otherwise -
Li Xian was furious. Although he did not directly hold Xiao Min accountable, he hinted at him: "...I have long known that General Xiao had a close relationship with the governor of Huainan Road, but I never thought it was so deep."
On this day, Xiao Min entered Li Xian's tent to discuss military affairs. When he was about to leave, he heard Li Xian, who was sitting cross-legged and cleaning his sword, say with a smile: "The daily envoy happened to lead his troops to the Han River and shot and killed several of my soldiers... I guess it's not a coincidence, right?"
Chang Suining also has a prescription for preventing the plague, which is enough to prove that Xiao Min was responsible for this.
Seeing Xiao Min remained silent, Li Xian stood up, hung the sword back to its original place, held the cotton cloth for wiping the sword in his hand, walked slowly to Xiao Min, and said slowly: "That day I thought that General Xiao would never come back and would defect to Huainan Road--"
Xiao Min said calmly, "Duke Hanguo, you are joking. I am under the command of the Emperor. How dare I leave my post before the war is over?"
"Is General Xiao so loyal to the emperor?" Li Xian was much taller than Xiao Min. At this moment, he lowered his head and whispered in a condescending manner: "It's a pity that whether we are loyal to the emperor or not does not depend on how you and I say it, but on how the saints measure it..."
"General Xiao has repeatedly acted in a rebellious manner. Have you ever thought about how to end this?"
Although Xiao Min did not take any extreme actions, his actions on the issues concerning the people suffering from the epidemic in Yuezhou were always contrary to the emperor's will, and he had already established an overly close relationship with Chang Suining.
Does this self-righteous fool really think that a saint can tolerate sand in his eyes? Or does this fool think that if he comes back to show his loyalty and then makes military achievements, his actions this time can be written off?
But no king in history could tolerate such a traitorous general...
When he reports everything that happened here to his aunt, she will know clearly which people must not be kept.
Li Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was looking at an ant seeking its own death.
Xiao Min looked at him for a moment and smiled.
This smile does not have any gloom or deep meaning, but instead has an optimistic and cheerfulness that does not fit the current situation.
"It's just a small matter. Mr. Han Guo's words are too serious!" Xiao Min didn't take it to heart at all. He smiled and bowed to Li Xian, then retreated with the deputy general beside him.
Li Xian stood there, so angry that he let out a laugh. He felt that Xiao Min's reaction was just like a ball of cotton, and it was demented cotton - is this idiot sick and stupid?
Not only did Li Xian feel that Xiao Min's reaction was absurd and inconsistent, but even Deputy General Ao beside Xiao Min was confused.
He knew that his general had a good temper, but it shouldn't be this good... He was so angry after hearing what Duke Han said just now! Deputy General Ao couldn't help but ask his general for the secret of maintaining this strange peace.
Xiao Min just smiled and said nothing.
There are indeed two mysteries, but it is difficult to explain them in detail.
First of all, of course, it was because he was ready to run away. The Sacred Heart and the like were like external things to him, so naturally he didn't care about the threats implied by Li Xian's words.
As for the second point, whenever he felt a little angry, as long as he thought that the person in front of him would not live for many days, he would suddenly not be so angry anymore - his secret to staying calm was so simple and unpretentious.
Duke Hanguo was about to die, and this was revealed to him by Envoy Chang Jie.
Xiao Min then told Deputy General Ao: "Be careful in the next few days and be careful not to be caught by Duke Han... As for the future, it will be solved naturally."
Deputy General Ao was puzzled. Although he agreed on the surface, he couldn't help but feel that his general's optimism was very strange.
Xiao Min sighed in his heart - there's nothing he can do. With a good lord to back him up, it's hard not to be optimistic.
Optimistic Xiao Min raised his leg and walked forward: "Come on, follow me to see the soldiers who are infected."
Deputy General Ao agreed and followed.
On the other side, a soldier in charge of collecting information quickly walked into Li Xian's tent and reported to Li Xian all the news he had received in recent days.
Among them, two pieces of news caught Li Xian's attention.
One is that Mianzhou has settled the people suffering from the plague, and it seems that a method of curing the plague has been found.
Li Xian's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he forced a laugh through his teeth: "It seems that the governor of Huainan Road will become famous again this time."
He didn't care whether those people were dead or alive. But these ants, which meant his fault in his aunt's eyes, survived and allowed others to gain a good reputation because of them...that was another matter.
From this, it can be known that Allan had indeed fallen into the hands of Chang Suining - first he shot and killed the soldiers who threatened him, and now he broke into his tent and abducted people... Li Xianji took note of this! The second piece of news that caught his attention was: "It is said that the Grand Princess Xuan'an has entered the capital."
Li Xian frowned subconsciously. The Grand Princess Xuan'an, who was also in Jiangnan West Road, suddenly came to Beijing at this time... I wonder what her purpose was? He had no intersection with this Grand Princess. He vaguely remembered that he had only met her once many years ago, but he was familiar with her style of keeping male favorites. As for other impressions, he couldn't remember too much for the time being.
But Li Xian had a hunch that the other party's entry into the capital at such a critical moment might be related to the plague in Yuezhou, so he instructed: "Tell the capital to pay more attention to this matter. If there is anything unusual, report it quickly."
The soldier was his confidant, and he agreed and immediately went to make arrangements.
The news they got was a little delayed. Grand Princess Xuan'an had arrived in the capital three days ago.
When Princess Xuan'an set out on her journey, she sent a letter to the capital, asking the emperor for permission to enter the capital.
Although it is called a request for instructions, the person is already on the way.
The Emperor of Shengce knew this very well, and he also expected that Li Rong's purpose of coming to the capital was not that simple, but the other party had not been to the capital for many years. She had no reason to refuse the reason of offering sacrifices to Li's ancestors.
But what Emperor Shengce did not expect was that on the day Princess Xuan'an arrived in Beijing, she went straight into the palace with the Princess's order without waiting for the emperor to summon her, and asked to see the emperor during the morning court session.
This day happened to be the fifteenth day of the lunar month, a grand court session, and all officials above the fifth rank were present.
The imperial court in the capital has been in a state of chaos recently, and everyone is worried and anxious. Except for some ministers, most officials did not know in advance that Princess Xuan'an would come to the capital. At this moment, they were suddenly surprised to hear the eunuchs report that the Princess was seeking a meeting outside.
The person is already outside the temple, and the Emperor of the Holy Book can only announce the audience.
Following the eunuch's loud announcement, Princess Xuan'an stepped into the majestic hall.
All the officials looked and saw that the eldest princess, who had not appeared in the capital for many years, was wearing wide-sleeved court gown. Under her neat high bun, her round face like a moon disk was relaxed and relaxed. She walked neither fast nor slow, and her whole body was radiant and elegant.
Princess Xuan'an stopped in the hall, raised her hand to salute, then knelt down and bowed deeply to her superior.
The majesty on her body seemed to be engraved with the innate mark of the Li royal family. Even when she knelt, she did not make people feel inferior.
"Li Rong from Xuanzhou pays respect to Your Majesty." The Grand Princess bowed her head and said, "Li Rong was not summoned to the capital to worship the ancestors. If he has violated the rules, please punish him."
On the imperial steps, the Holy Ce Emperor smiled slightly and said, "You returned to the capital to worship your ancestors, which shows your filial piety. How can I blame you?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand slightly to signal, and said in a tone that was not distant: "Xuan'an, get up."
Hearing the voice of "Xuan'an" that she often heard in the old days, the eldest princess raised her head slightly and her eyes met the gaze of the emperor above her.
Having not seen each other for many years, Princess Xuan'an looked at the empress sitting at the top of the table. Her biggest feeling at the moment was just three words - she was old.
Power seems to make people age faster.
But those eyes were telling the world that only her body had aged, but her heart had not aged and was unwilling to grow old.
Princess Xuan'an still had no intention of standing up, but raised her hand over her forehead and said politely: "Xuan'an came to the capital this time, in addition to worshiping the ancestors, I also want to ask for an order from Your Majesty-"
Emperor Shengce asked with a smile: "Could it be that Li Tong has reached the age to ask me to arrange a marriage for him? If so, why not wait until after my morning court session and then discuss it in detail in Ganlu Palace?"
It sounded like a relaxed and gentle rhetorical question, but many ministers could tell that it contained a hint of warning.
If the Grand Princess could understand, she should move to Ganlu Palace and wait.
"Your Majesty, Li Rong is not here for this matter." Princess Xuan'an said, "But it can also be considered a family matter."
Seeing this, one of the emperor's confidants tried to suggest, "Your Majesty is discussing important matters with us. Since this is a family matter, Your Highness the Grand Princess may..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the majestic female voice: "Of course, the royal family has no family affairs."
Grand Princess Xuan'an looked straight ahead and said, "This matter also concerns the fundamentals of the government. I hope you all will listen carefully and make your own judgments—"
As the sound fell to the ground, low murmurings were heard in the hall.
The Emperor of the Holy Ceme looked at the eldest princess who was kneeling there unable to get up, nodded slightly, and motioned for her to come forward.
Princess Xuan'an still maintained her ritual posture, with her back straight and shoulders upright, and her voice clear and powerful: "Li Rong is the innocent common people of Jiangnan West Road who died, and for the sake of the overall situation, please ask Your Majesty to order the execution of Li Xian, the Duke of Han, to appease the public anger!"
(3[▓▓]Good night
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