Chapter 276: City Fall
Of the actors sent back by Emperor Chu Ming, only half were alive, and they were incomplete.
However, everyone's eyes are full of spirit.
"Do you still want to go to the battlefield?" Zhu Huaizhen coughed a few times.
Hey, this cough, is there no cure? It’s been going on for almost a month.
"Your Highness, can we go?" Their eyes became brighter.
They knew very well that going to the battlefield would mean their death.
"Okay, leave your wives and children to me." Zhu Huaizhen said slowly.
"Your Highness, what does this mean?" An actor became angry.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Mi rolled up his sleeves and poked the actor's head hard.
"When has His Highness ever treated you unfairly?" Tu Mi said coldly.
However, as Tu Mi spoke, tears began to fall.
Tu Mi suddenly understood why her prince wanted to protect the wives and children of these actors, because this was the only thing her prince could do.
After all, Southern Chu destroyed Southern Wu.
Her Highness has done his utmost.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I don't really want my child to continue being an actor." The other actor touched his head and smiled embarrassedly.
"The world will only get more chaotic in the future. It's good enough to have something to eat." Zhu Huaizhen couldn't help but sigh.
So the actor hesitantly called back his wife and children.
It was said that not long after the wives and children fled Jiangcheng, they encountered a confidant of Emperor Chu Ming. The confidant smiled and told them not to go far and to wait quietly for the day when the siege would be lifted.
"Your Highness, we are leaving." After saying a simple goodbye to his wife and children, the actor went to pay a visit to Zhu Huaizhen.
"Sing a piece of 'Peach Blossom Fan' before you leave." Zhu Huaizhen rubbed his eyes, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Your Highness, 'Peach Blossom Fan' is unlucky." The actor bowed deeply.
"Okay, you can sing whatever you want." Zhu Huaizhen sighed.
As a result, the actor sang "On the Wall Horse" because "On the Wall Horse" is a comedy.
Afraid of dew startling the sleeping birds, the wind ruffles the courtyard locust trees. Behold the Milky Way slanting across the steps, unmoved by the wispy dust. Moon, you are as thin as a bow, half a toad, yet bright as a mirror, reflecting the universe, yet cold as ice, soaking the twelve celestial peaks. Forbidden from the auspicious mist, I offer my deepest worship to the full moon. It's convenient for you, and it's not a hindrance to me. Deeply worship you, Chang'e, for not being jealous of your beauty, how dare you remain shrouded in mist and cloud for even a moment.
It was so boring that Zhu Huaizhen felt sleepy after listening to it.
The actors left and went to the battlefield that night, and no one survived.
It is said that some, shot with arrows, refused to close their eyes and stubbornly wielded their curled bladed Mo Daos, chopping off the enemy's heads. Some, half-broken, persisted in crawling forward, grabbing the enemy's horse's hooves and throwing them to the ground. Still others, apparently already fallen, suddenly regained their spirits, pounced on the enemy, and suffocated them to death...
Not only actors died in this way, but also thousands of people in Southern Chu.
After hearing this, Zhu Huaizhen shed tears silently and ate the vegetarian food.
"What's unlucky about "Peach Blossom Fan"?" Zhu Huaizhen said softly.
Orioles chirp at dawn in the jade trees of Jinling, flowers bloom early in the Qinhuai waterside pavilions. Who knew the ice would melt so easily? I watched him build his red mansion, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his mansion collapse. Here, amidst the mossy, blue tiles, I once slept in a dreamlike state; I've witnessed fifty years of rise and fall. No one in Wuyi Lane is surnamed Wang, ghosts cry at Mochou Lake, and owls roost on Phoenix Terrace. Dreams of the ruined mountains are the most real, the old land hard to lose. I don't believe this map is changing manuscripts. I'll compose a lament for Jiangnan, and sing it until I grow old.
Jiangcheng will soon be broken.
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