Qingchuan History

Chapter 855: Fall of Destiny
The night was heavy, and the two of them could not make it to the wall. After tossing and tossing all day, they were so hungry that their chests pressed against their backs.Ji Qi ordered the food to be prepared, and he and Chunfeng gorged themselves in their room.

After they were full, they each wiped their faces, prepared to wait for the two from the study to come out, and then wanted to go to the city to see the progress of the chaos.

At this time, the door of the mansion suddenly rang, and the banging knocked made people tremble.

They rushed out, and ran into a staggering domestic servant in the garden, "Eight hundred miles urgent report! Eight hundred miles urgent report!"

Clearly hurried, but murmured, as if the content of the urgent report was burning one's mouth, unable to speak, unable to speak.

Most of the eight-hundred-mile urgent reports are military newspapers. The great victory in the north has invaded Weinan, and the stalemate in the south will not change the situation for a while, it can only be the new district.

Gu Chunfeng's face turned pale in an instant, and Ji Qi also thought of it, he couldn't care less about being in front of others, so he quickly hugged her. "Say it!"

"New, the entire army in the new district is wiped out! The two main generals, Shen Ji and Xue Zhan, are missing or have already died! Your Majesty, Your Majesty was also present to oversee the battle. He was hit by a surprise attack with arrows, already, already dead!"

When Gu Chunfeng heard Shen Ji's name, he felt that the night was like ink blocking his entire vision.

The last sentence is not so uncomfortable because of this false, dizzy hallucination.

But she has fallen down.

It is day and night, exhaustion of heart and energy, and finally at this moment, the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry.

Ji Qiben was holding her in his arms to protect her, but he felt her tears bursting into his heart.

It was the despair of not ending well despite all efforts, it was helplessness, resignation to fate.

"At this time, the military newspaper, if you don't see it, it's true." He didn't want to accept his fate. For 20 years, he knew nothing about his family and the current situation in the court. Method, he has to hold on to the last hope of changing the ending for his family and country, even if it's just for her.Go back to see the servant:

"Who will pass the message? The news has entered the palace, right?"

"Yes, yes! The lord said to report to the imperial palace first. His Royal Highness Prince Ning and Princess Daochang are in the prime minister's mansion, so hurry up and report!"

"What about others? Didn't you invite me to meet the eldest princess?"

"It means to report in person! But the villain has to pass it on first! In this situation, you can't just lead an armored general into the mansion! He couldn't wait, saying that there was an urgent errand to do, so he entrusted it to the villain , let it be conveyed immediately!"

There is no doubt.Ji Qi ordered his servants to retreat, and stood beside the spring night water with Chunfeng in his arms to soothe his mind. "It's true if you haven't seen it. How could such a character, Your Majesty, leave the country's capital to die on the battlefield in the west absurdly. Shen Ji and Xue Zhan didn't die so easily. They said they were missing, and their deaths were guesses. Chunfeng. "

He is very gentle, from voice to tone.The young man made steel mills and rolled out such soft fingers, only for one person.

"It's true." Gu Chunfeng finally heard the consolation in his ear, and shook his head calmly, "Jing Ting Ge uses mountains and rivers to control even a battlefield as big as the northern border. The new district should be closer, there are rebels, there are Wei troops, They must have been recruited. The troops in the new area are already tight, so the ninth brother will go into battle in person to stabilize the army. Shen Ji and Xue Zhan, and then they will be able to line up troops. Fighting such a thing is a careless act. All games are lost, plus there are not enough soldiers and horses, no matter how brave you are, you will lose."

She was swallowed by great grief, and the confidence she had repeatedly propped up all the way back from the northern border completely collapsed, and all she thought was to prove the credibility of the military report.

Ji Qi didn't think so, and tried his best to convince himself not to think so.He pulled her away from his arms, wiped her tears, looked at her and said:

"First report the news to the eldest princess, and then enter the palace. Or do you want to rest for a while? It's fine to sleep in my room. I'll take care of it and come back to pick you up."

Gu Chunfeng stared blankly at his gentle yet firm face.

The tears were less, but the nose still couldn't stop sucking. After a while, he wiped the snot on the sleeve of her tear-wiping sleeve, "I'm with you."

The two packed up their minds and rushed to the study, Ji Qi signaled Chunfeng to wait at a distance, took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

No one answered.

He was a little at a loss. The overall situation should be interrupted, but after all, it would be very rude if it was not easy to interrupt.

Chunfeng was impatient, and he didn't really see the situation inside earlier, so he didn't hesitate so much. He strode to the door, "Elder sister! An urgent report from eight hundred miles in the new district, please return to the palace to make a decision!"

Still no answer.

And when it comes to this matter, how can Gu Chunyue or Ji Ping remain indifferent?

The two looked at each other, and then kicked the door open, leaving the room empty.

Did he receive a report from the servant, and he had already left while he was calming down in the garden of the two of them?

Immediately without delay, go out side by side.It was much quieter outside, and the sound of fighting was not heard much. They deliberately went around the main street, and found that the number of guards stationed had decreased significantly. They randomly picked someone to ask, and learned that the leaders of the rebellion had all been put down, and King Ning was making arrangements to dispatch The local troops returned to the cities and counties.

It will be a big project.It's good enough to finish it in two or three days.Chunfeng saw the slump in the street, and he couldn't see the people at a glance, knowing that he had been frightened during the day, they all closed their doors at home.So he found a soldier of the Imperial Army stationed in the street and asked:
"Earlier, some scouts entered the city and called eight hundred miles to hurry?"

The soldier was startled, "Yes."

"What's the news about the shouting?"

According to the rules, of course, one would speak to the officials in detail after entering the palace, but there were too many strange things in the chaos, and it could not be ruled out that those with ulterior motives would add to the chaos.

"No. The scout rushed straight into Zhenganmen."

Chunfeng and Ji Qi looked at each other again, glad that such terrible news had not been spread, and at the same time quickened their pace towards the palace, when they suddenly heard the sound of Shen Liang's galloping horses coming from the south.

Approaching quickly, pressed onto the street, and stopped in front of a leader of the imperial army in an instant, "The gate of Kaiyuan has collapsed! Please report quickly, my lord!"

The Kaiyuan Gate is the south gate of Jidu, and this is a city gate guard.

The leader of the forbidden army was shocked: "What does it mean that it collapsed?"

The chaos in Qibei has just leveled off, so there will be chaos in Qinan, too? !

"It's just that the door fell down! The few people who were on duty at that time were all crushed below, and they didn't know how to live or die! Fortunately, the people didn't go out at night, and no more injuries were caused!"

The three gates of the west, north, and south of Jidu were all built since the Yuwen Dynasty, and they are still in use today, but the names of the three gates were changed once after Taizu ascended the throne, namely Fu'ang, Wumu and Kaiyuan. The 300-year-old city gate, whether it is long or short, is not impossible to fall, but, it was born on the sidelines, and it fell at the juncture of the monarch's collapse.

Too man-made!

But the gates of the capital city are so thick and huge, how can they collapse with just a few hands and feet?
Gu Chunfeng's mood that had barely calmed down was agitated again, and he heard a loud bang behind him.

The main street is long and deep, and you can't see the Fu'an Gate at a glance, but Xu Yin's city gate guard who opened the far gate had just finished talking about the collapse, and Xu Yin's sound was too obvious-the heavy pounding sound, the horrified cry of pain, and the sound was gradually sinking Very clear in the dark night.

"The over-an-door-collapsed-!"

A powerful sentence pierces the high-altitude stratus clouds, and penetrates people's hearts like Xia Lei.

The city gate guard and the leader of the imperial army looked at each other in blank dismay, forgetting to act.When the latter woke up and was about to run to Zheng'anmen, he heard Gu Chunfeng's deep voice:
"Go and check the situation to save people! The hall will report."

She ran away, and Ji Qi quickly followed.Everyone is on the city road, by the doors and windows, everyone is looking around and panicking about the continuous changes, so that no one pays attention to it. The prince, Gu Xingmo, was still blowing the wind.

Wrapped in Bairi's cloak, revealing a handsome young face, eyes shining like stars and moons, quietly watching the hustle and bustle in the city.

"The teacher once asked me if I believed in destiny."

Li Hongjian was still standing behind the young prince, the hem of his coarse robe was slightly lifted by the night wind.His eyes are not as bright as the young man's, but they are very clear, as if he has seen all the lies and truths in this world.

"His Highness said he didn't believe it at the time."

Gu Xingmo didn't continue this topic, and said again: "It was only [-] miles away to report to the palace, what does the teacher think is the news?"

Li Hongjian was silent for a while, as if he was thinking.After a long while, I replied: "The villain doesn't know about the important military affairs."

"I guess," Gu Xingmo still stared at the sound, listening to the sound, everything was in his eyes and ears, but he was indifferent, as if life and death had nothing to do with him, "It's Brother Jiu who died."

Longer silence.In the sky above the cloudy Jidu on a spring night, the sound of the wind stopped suddenly.

He listened to the breath of the man behind him, and clearly felt that the two hands holding the rear edge of the four-wheeled vehicle suddenly exerted strength.

The force was exerted on the car seat, but Gu Xingmo felt it very clearly.

He thought of what brother Jiu said on Zhao Sui Ye a few months ago.Only the two of them, talking to the moon in secret, are not enough for the third person to hear.

Brother Nine always smiles like that when he has figured out something and planned something.

For many years, that smile has become more and more profound in his mind, lingering.So much so that when he faced the mirror, he couldn't help imitating that smile, and gradually got his shape.

As time goes by, he will refine his own essence in that similar shape.

Yes, brother nine.He pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled lightly, that smile similar to Gu Xinglang's.

I will not disgrace my life, brother nine.He said again in his heart.

Then Li Hongjian's voice was as cold as ice: "The military report entered the palace, and the officers have their own calculations. Your Highness, be careful with your words."

"Teacher, don't get me wrong. The students don't mean to curse the emperor. It's just that you often say that the destiny cannot be violated. The students think that the three city gates of the three hundred-year-old capital collapsed at the same time. It is too shocking and can only be attributed to the destiny. And this kind of destiny is not auspicious, but a disaster."

Gu Xingmo said slowly, and finally moved his eyes to look at the night sky.Dark clouds overwhelm the city, and half of the stars are gone.

"The teacher said that the stars are always there. You can't see them in the daytime because of the sunlight, and you can't see them in rainy and snowy days because of the clouds. So tonight, you can't watch the stars. So if the Emperor Star has fallen, you should also be invisible?"

"Your Highness." Li Hongjian never had any emotional ups and downs, and behaved like a righteous immortal. Even if he opened his mouth to warn at this moment, his voice was only aggravated.

The city is already churning again.

The palace is still deploying, the local army has not yet withdrawn, and there is a wave of unrest and another wave. The chaos of the scene is not inferior to that of the day.

Gu Xingmo turned around and turned his face away.

"Isn't the teacher going to do it yet? Push me down now, Daqi will be in chaos, and you will win."

(End of this chapter)