Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Why does this couple feel a bit delayed...
The closer we got to Shangjing, the heavier the snow fell.
As he crossed mountains and rivers, Hesheli saw a scene that was completely different from that in Shuobei Liangzhou.
The snow-covered mountains and the more delicate people of the Central Plains.
He had a deep-seated hatred for the Central Plains.
The people of Liangzhou Wei hated fighting and killing. Their lives had been filled with war since childhood.
When he was eight or nine years old, his family was destroyed due to killing and he was sent to Weizhong, Liangzhou to serve his country.
He had no choice, because the greed of the Central Plains people made countless Liangzhou soldiers fight for them.
They have no choice.
Hesheli and Alejiang met in the military camp and had a mutual understanding.
But now, in the blink of an eye, he looked at the two pieces of letter paper in his hand, one of which was the evidence of Li Chongshan's crime of reselling military pay and embezzling money.
And on this piece of letter paper wet with my tears, there are four crooked words condensed from the short years I spent with my best friend: No regrets, take care.
No regrets.
It was King Anyang who gave Hesheli a Han Chinese name.
No regrets.
These were also the last words left by Alejiang after he resisted in every possible way.
When Hesheli raised his eyes again, his face, which was red from the bonfire, was filled with hatred.
He felt a sense of pent-up anger in his chest, a kind of pain that was hard to dissipate and like drowning, which took a long time to dissipate.
This letter brought Hesheli more devastation and pain than Shen Rang had imagined.
During this period of time with Hesheli, Shen Rang found that the only difference between them was their standpoints.
In this vortex of conflict where everyone is forced to be involved, no one can escape unscathed, and everyone has unspeakable difficulties.
Each of us has our own difficulties.
But if we put these aside, Hesheli has excellent military talent. If he can be used by the Great Zhou, he will surely fly higher.
But Yuanchan brought him so much, so much...
Shen Rang felt that Hesheli had no choice but to die.
The sadness in his eyes was for Hesheli and for the thousands of heroes who fell into the dust because of their stance.
Unifying the world is the only way out of this chaotic world.
In the face of war, there is no right or wrong, no black or white, only winners and losers.
Chen Rang poked the fire with a branch and pretended not to know: "What's wrong?"
"No one outside of Wang Jun is allowed to inquire about his affairs!" Hesheli turned her head away, wiped away her tears, and put the letter away.
"What's wrong?" Chen Rang teased as he put the fish roasting on the campfire into his mouth, "Did your lover run away with someone else?"
Suddenly, a whip swept away one end of the branch, and the hook almost hooked Shen Rang's face.
Hesheli's eyes were fierce, and his eyes were moist and shining: "If you say another word, I will kill you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, many secret guards hiding in the dark came out, and a sharp sword blade was placed silently on Hesheli's neck.
But soon, Hesheli elbowed the secret guard and, like an agile leopard, strangled his neck with the crossbow hidden in his wrist in the blink of an eye.
Just a slight click and you'll be dead for sure.
"Kill me? Who will accompany you to rescue King Anyang?" Shen Rang sneered and raised his hand to let everyone take off their clothes. He twisted his fingertips unhappily.
Hesheli was silent. He stood up, threw the grilled fish to Shen Rang, took the wine pot and went to sit alone on the cliff to admire the moon.
It was boring for Shen Rang to eat alone, but he felt very uncomfortable seeing Hesheli like this.
He also went over to accompany him with some wine.
Heroes appreciate heroes, that's probably what happens between them.
Hesheli was stronger, supporting himself on the ground with one hand and drinking with his head tilted back.
He was too bold and let the wine soak his clothes.
Shen Rang took a sip of the wine that burned his throat in the winter. "You're so unhappy, is there something wrong with Liangzhou Wei?"
"Alejiang... is dead." Hesheli was too lazy to hide it. He would know it sooner or later anyway.
"Eagle Division Special Forces?? Dead?"
Hesheli looked at Shen Rang's incredulous expression, but he was particularly lonely and laughed dejectedly: "I have known Alejiang for twenty years, twenty years..."
"We were all together in martial arts training, horse racing, and fighting the enemy in battle."
"I help him train hawks, and he helps me forge weapons..." After Hesheli drank all the wine in one gulp, his voice trembled.
"He died as soon as I left, but I should have anticipated this... Why didn't I leave more people for him?!"
Hesheli, the deputy governor of Liangzhou Guard who was always serious and even killed people without blinking an eye, was now so sad that he could not control himself after the death of his best friend.
Shen Rang didn't know where to find comfort, everyone has their own difficulties.
Hesheli and Alejiang have it, and Shen Rang also has it.
But now, facing the death of his enemies, even with their own handiwork, Shen Rang didn't feel the slightest bit of joy.
He asked, "Is it fun to kill people on the battlefield?"
Hesheli sneered, "In our eyes, the Jin people are evil, but in their eyes, aren't we evil too? What's more..."
"No one in the Liangzhou Guard wants to continue killing people for the Great Zhou Emperor," he said in a low, hoarse voice, filled with endless pain and years of resentment towards the Central Plains. "Lord Shen, you can sit high in the capital, enjoying the treatment of an important official, while you disdain the lives of our 100,000 Liangzhou Guards!"
After a long silence, Shen Rang said, "Hesheli, the affairs of the world are inherently complicated, and human nature is even more so. I thought you must have learned a lot from following Yuan Chan, but now it seems..."
He sneered and took a sip of wine.
Hesheli suddenly removed the hidden weapon from his sleeves and the whip hanging from his waist. He looked at Shen Rang and said, "Sir Shen, why don't you tell me the truth tonight? Is the prince still alive?"
Shen Rang looked at Hesheli's amber eyes, which were covered with a thin layer of mist.
"Of course," Shen Rang chuckled, "otherwise why would we take such a risk to enter the capital?"
Hesheli stood up and calmly threw the hidden weapon hidden in his fingers to the ground, sneering: "Tomorrow when we enter the capital, if you dare to lie to me, I will make Yuan Jiyin die a miserable death!"
Shen Rang's expression suddenly changed for a moment, and when Hesheli looked down at him, he suddenly returned to normal: "I won't joke about my wife, but... are you sure we only brought the Jinwu Guards?"
"Oh," Hesheli sneered indifferently, "Liangzhou is under my control. Aren't these the people you brought with you?"
"Don't forget, the Prince of Fengyang loves Her Royal Highness the Princess the most."
Hesheli suddenly laughed, and laughed arrogantly: "Oh? Then you really underestimated this prince of Southern Xinjiang."
With a bang, Hesheli threw the empty wine bottle in his hand down the cliff, and a moment later a crisp explosion sound was heard.
Because of Shen Rang's identity, they did not dare to enter the city, as once they did, they would be completely exposed.
They had no choice but to set up camp on the mountain.
The secret guards surrounded the tent and did not give the criminals any chance to take advantage.
Chen Rang and Yu Shu slept together. Yu Shu kept chattering, "Master, that was a close call just now. I was afraid he might hurt you because of his mental disorder. The arrow is already fully drawn. If he dares to move his hand, I can kill him directly."
"If Hesheli really wants to kill me, you can't stop him." Shen Rang clasped his hands around his chest and closed his eyes to rest.
"Have you contacted Ling Feng when you arrive in Beijing tomorrow?" Shen Rang asked.
Yu Shu raised his lips: "Master, you can rest assured that I will do the job."
The next day, they set off early and headed towards Kyoto.
They arrived at Shangjing City just as the city gates were about to close in the evening.
Today, all those guarding the city gate are Shen Rang's men, and Ling Feng is dressed as the deputy general of the city defense.
When he saw Shen Rang, he quickly came over and saluted, saying, "Sir, the carriage is ready. Please go into the city."
After getting on the carriage, it headed straight for Zhaoyu.
There were only a few pedestrians and vendors on the streets of Shangjing City, and the silence was a little eerie.
When they arrived at the Censorate, it was empty. Two guards at the gate saw Shen Rang's token and immediately bowed and invited him in.
Hesheli asked very perceptively, "Now that you have betrayed the capital, will the Censorate still listen to you?"
Shen Rang didn't care: "I promoted these two people, who else should they listen to if not me?"
After getting off the car, Hesheli was extremely alert. He had thought that the people Shen Rang had left in Shangjing were extremely powerful, but he had not expected that everything would go smoothly from entering the city to entering Zhaoyu Prison.
Suddenly, the moment he stepped into Zhaoyu, Hesheli smelled danger.
The knife in his hand was coldly placed across Shen Rang's neck: "Shen Rang, you better not lie to me."
Hesheli turned around and ordered the two lieutenants who had followed him all the way, "You two stay outside. If there is any problem, take action immediately."
Shen Rang knew that Hesheli brought many more people than these.
He raised his hands and let Hesheli hold him hostage.
As I walked inside, I saw an old man in tattered clothes with dirty white hair lying there.
His figure really looks like Prince Anyang.
But his face was dirty. When he saw Hesheli, his eyes lit up and he called out excitedly, but he couldn't even sob because he hadn't had water for a long time.
Hesheli looked at the figure and the scene, and immediately let go of Shen Rang and broke the lock to enter: "Your Highness!"
Yuan Chan looked at Hesheli, and his expression, which was very excited just now, suddenly became fierce. The smile on the corner of his lips was like a hunter's greed for his prey.
Hesheli immediately realized that he had fallen into a trap and an ambush. In his panic, he quickly and calmly pulled out the whip to control the disguised liar in front of him.
Who would have thought that the man would not avoid or evade and wave his tattered sleeves.
After a moment, before he could get close to him, Hesheli felt dizzy and fell forward without even a cry.
When Hesheli woke up again, his limbs had been tied with iron chains and hung on a rack.
The blur in front of his eyes gradually became clear, and the person sitting in the court was Shen Rang in a crimson official uniform.
His face was stern and his manners were dignified. He did not have the humility of the old days, relying on the eldest princess's favor, nor did he have the cheerfulness he had when they drank together last night.
The officials around him all sat below Shen Rang, which shows how prominent his position in the court was!
Blame him for not noticing something was wrong earlier.
"Shen...Rang!!" Hesheli roared.
Chen Rang's narrow eyes were filled with coldness, and his fingers slowly tapped on the table.
Suddenly, the jailer whipped Hesheli with a whip soaked in salt water for a full twenty times, and only stopped when Shen Rang knocked on the table again.
That whip belongs to Hesheli.
His flesh and blood had burst and were oozing out.
Hesheli gasped in pain for a long time without saying a word.
Chen Rang lifted the lid of his teapot and skimmed off the foam. "I respect your character and don't want to embarrass you. You only need to tell me about the rebels hiding in Shangjing City."
Hesheli sneered and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Yuan Chan and Yuan Lin died long ago, what's the point of your blind loyalty?" Qin Zan looked at him with wounds all over his body and felt a little sorry for him, so he tried to persuade him.
"Hesheli, if you cooperate with me, I can save your life." Shen Rang really couldn't bear to see such a talented general fall. "You can even... continue to stay in Liangzhou Guard."
"Bah!" Hesheli laughed bitterly, blood slowly dripping from the corner of his mouth. "Do you think I will still risk my life for you? I am also a human being!! I have emotions too!!"
"All my loved ones are dead, all thanks to you! Do you think... I would be stupid enough to continue working for the dog emperor?" He smiled so hard that tears came out of the corners of his eyes.
“Shen Rang…” Hesheli raised his eyes with scarlet eyes, “Do you think… you won?”
Shen Rang's expression paused slightly.
Hesheli looked at Shen Rang and raised his lips, saying meaningfully: "Do you think... I'm so stupid that I didn't leave myself any tricks?"
"I heard that you and the eldest princess are very affectionate..."
Shen Rang's throat slid for a moment, he stood up and couldn't control his anger and rushed over to grab his collar: "What are you going to do?"
"Of course..." Hesheli laughed crazily, but then stopped smiling and showed a cruel look on his face. "I'll let you have a taste of what it means to..."
He whispered into her ear word by word: "Life, separation, death, farewell!!"
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