The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

The word says:

How many times have I had frost on my temples? What happened to my predecessor? The beautiful city is in decline, and the years in the pot are like a dream. The pride is gone, and the love is more worthy of being hugged like smoke. Lingbo dances slightly in Beiming.

When you pick up the flowers to cope with the calamity, the leaves are revealed and the crown is flicked, leaving traces of your chivalrous spirit. The boundless flying snow washes away the ice heart. And the soul of the red sleeves disappears, the dragon rises in the clouds, and the law is spoken through the ages.

Lonely Qiaomen, Nanpu Autumn Song comforts the color, and the body is flying thousands of miles away. The tired guest in the secluded swallows, the Buddha lying on the ice, all in the dust.

Said again:

Dangerous peaks are swallowed by clouds, life is like a leaf in the wind. Who can conquer the world with a sword? Being sentimental is suffering, and bad karma ends here.

Even if their plans are exhausted, their moral integrity will never be destroyed. Nine heavens compete with each other, and the people of the ancient temple are like the moon.

Because of good and evil, flesh and blood are torn apart. The eagle flies over the foggy building, and the chivalrous spirit touches the snow. At the end of the song, people are still distracted.

(A tribute to Mr. Ximen Huan of Canglang Guest)
The Qin army went straight to Dali City in a mighty manner. The east and west routes arrived at the same time and met at the foot of the city.

In just three days, the city of Dali was destroyed, and the Gao family surrendered in front of the palace holding a jade seal.

Zhao Tong ordered that all of them be arrested and questioned. If they were not surrendered or accepted, they would be jailed and treated as prisoners. Once the charges were clear, they would all be questioned and executed, and no one would be spared!
What were you thinking about before? We are surrendering now. Is this really a child's play of war? Is Da Qin easy to bully?
Aren’t you afraid of losing your power and the wealth you’ve had for hundreds of years? Then you will not only lose these, you will also lose all your people, and your clan will be exterminated!

Almost all the Gao family were concentrated in Dali at the moment, and the chieftains of the Gao family from all over the country came to Dali when the war broke out.

Gao Liangcheng and Duan Siyan were also here. After the city was broken, Zhao Tong issued an order not to accept the surrender of the Gao family, but to arrest them all for questioning. Gao Liangcheng knew that the situation was over and the other party wanted to exterminate them.

He also participated in the defense of the city, but the Qin army was difficult to defeat. It can be seen that if the Qin army did not want to minimize casualties, it would not take three days, and it would only take half a day to break through the city.

Gao Liang was so determined that he returned home with his sword in hand. He didn't want to be captured and humiliated by the Qin army, so he decided to go to hell with his family. However, when he couldn't find Duan Siyan, he felt that Duan Siyan might have escaped. He couldn't help but sigh and walked directly in front of the main hall. He cut himself with a horizontal sword.

Duan Siyan originally took her five-year-old daughter to visit Concubine De and Wang Ruochu. The Gao family occupied the throne a few days ago and kicked out all the palace attendants of the Duan family. She and Duan Yichang's mother, Concubine Wang De, were also kicked out.

Originally, Duan Siyan wanted to take Concubine Wang De to live with her, but after all, it was the Gao family. Concubine Wang De said she couldn't come, so she temporarily settled in the Duan Family Courtyard not far away.

Duan Siyan almost fainted when she heard the Qin Army's order in the other courtyard, so she hurried back to the mansion. She found the door of the mansion wide open, discarded things everywhere, and scrawled along the path, but no one was seen. Apparently, neither servants nor The maids all ran away and ran away.

She held her daughter's hand and walked inside in a panic. From a distance, she saw a person lying on the ground in front of the main hall. The blood had dried up, but it turned out to be Gao Liangcheng.

Seeing Gao Liangcheng commit suicide, Duan Siyan couldn't help but swayed a few times and her vision went dark, but the next moment she reached out to cover her daughter's eyes to prevent her daughter from seeing this scene.

"My dear, be good, grandma, take your daughter back." Duan Siyan held her daughter in her arms, and then stumbled towards the bedroom.

After entering the room, she sat on the edge of the couch and began to be in a daze. The little girl struggled to free herself a few times, but when she saw tears streaming from Duan Siyan's eyes, she did not dare to move or speak.

As a princess of Dali, Duan Siyan has been studying since she was a child, especially history books. She is well aware of the changes in dynasties in history, the rivers of blood, heads rolling in, and chaos when dynasties change hands. It is extremely tragic and the blood flows everywhere. The winner is a prince, the loser is a bandit.

Now the Qin Dynasty came with anger, not to forgive the Gao family, not to surrender to the Gao family, and ordered all of them to be arrested and imprisoned, and they wanted to collect charges and interrogate them. In fact, there was no need to collect any charges, they just wanted to eradicate them and leave no one behind.

After a while, Duan Siyan silently stood up and walked to the dressing table. She opened the dressing box. There was a dark wall inside. The wooden board was removed to reveal a small compartment, and a small porcelain bottle was placed in the compartment.

She took out the vial, which contained Hedinghong, a deadly poison.

Duan Siyan went back to the couch and sat down, holding the bottle tightly in her hand. The little girl pulled her arm: "Ama..."

Duan Siyan lovingly touched the little girl's face: "Nanny, be good, and be obedient."

After saying that, she bit her lip and opened the cork of the bottle with a force of her hand. She then held the little girl in her arms and wanted to take the poison together.

At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly kicked into pieces, and Duan Yichang broke in from the outside.

"Sister?" Looking at the bottle in Duan Siyan's hand, Duan Yichang couldn't help but change his expression. He immediately used his family's Lingxiao Step and was close to him in an instant, grabbing the bottle with his hands: "Sister, you, what are you going to do?"

Duan Siyan looked sad: "Brother, give me the medicine."

Duan Yichang shook his head: "Sister, why are you so stupid? I won't give it to you!"

Duan Siyan said in a sad voice: "Brother, if you don't let me commit suicide now, do you want to see me captured by the soldiers and imprisoned, and then beheaded?"

Duan Yi said angrily: "Sister, what are you talking about? Why are you so confused? You have an old relationship with His Majesty. How could His Majesty ask someone to arrest you and then behead you on trial?"

"But..." Duan Siyan hugged the girl in her arms and choked: "But I am now a member of the Gao family, and the King of Qin is not the King of Qin back then. He is now the Emperor of Qin, and he wants to kill the Gao family and destroy the nine tribes. Yes, why would you let me and my daughter go?"

"Alas..." Duan Yichang stamped his feet anxiously: "Sister, have you forgotten that I went to Tokyo to ask for His Majesty's handwriting for you?"

"I, of course I remember..." Duan Siyan looked at the standing cabinet next to the dressing table. The handwriting of Zhao Tao's Acacia that Duan Yichang asked for back then was placed in the cabinet and has been treasured by her.

"I also followed my sister's wishes and showed your majesty the poems written by my sister. Your majesty said that the writing was good and very good."

"It's all in the past, so what's the use of talking about it now." Duan Siyan lowered her head and said with a hint of bitterness.

"Your Majesty is a nostalgic person. Even if my sister marries the Gao family and is considered a member of the Gao family, no one else will forgive her, but your majesty will definitely let her go!" Duan Yichang said with a frown.

"But..." Duan Siyan's face turned pale when she heard this: "Nanny...she has a surname of Gao. I'm not afraid of death. If Nanny can save her life, I won't die if I can. But if Nanny wants to die, then I won't. live alone!"

"Nanny..." Duan Yichang couldn't help but was stunned when he heard this. He had forgotten about this niece. This niece was not from his Duan family, but a true bloodline of the Gao family.

Although Duan Siyan is the daughter-in-law of the Gao family, she is still a member of the Gao family when she marries into the Gao family, but she is still a step below in terms of blood. This is different for Nannan, because her... surname is Gao!

"This..." Duan Yichang's expression suddenly solidified.

"Brother, my daughter's surname is Gao, how could she let it go? You'd better give me the medicine and let my mother and daughter die here, so as not to go to jail and suffer, and in the end, they will still die!"

"Sister!" Duan Yichang gritted his teeth after hearing this: "You come with me to see your majesty. I beg your majesty. Your majesty is kind and not a cold-blooded king. Maybe he will let you and my daughter go."

"Your Majesty is kind and kind..." Duan Siyan couldn't help but smile miserably. If he was really kind, he would not issue an order to eradicate the Gao family without surrender.

"Sister, you come with me to see His Majesty now." Duan Yichang saw Duan Siyan hesitate, so he picked her up, picked up the little girl, and walked out.

Duan Siyan couldn't resist him, and her daughter was in Duan Yichang's arms again, so she had no choice but to follow him outside, but said again: "Brother, you, can you leave the mansion with our mother and daughter? The streets are now under martial law... …”

Duan Yichang said: "Sister, don't worry about it, just follow me." In a short time, he arrived at the gate of the mansion. At this time, the streets outside were full of soldiers, and strict curfew had begun.

Duan Yichang pulled Duan Siyan out, and immediately soldiers and horses surrounded him, their swords and spears were cold and their eyes were evil.

Duan Yichang did not come alone, he also brought an entourage with him, but the entourage was also his original subordinate, so how could he recognize these soldiers.

Duan Yichang took a deep breath. At this time, he could only reveal his identity. After all, many people who had defected to the Qin army knew it. If the other party went to report to the general, he would definitely know about it, which would be a good excuse to meet Zhao Tong.

Just when he was about to speak, suddenly a man came up from behind the soldiers, it was Ding Erxie.

"Hey, isn't this Prince Duan?"

Ding Erxie already knew Duan Yichang. When Duan Yichang went to Tokyo that year, he followed Zhao Tong and met him.

"Ah, General Ding!" Duan Yichang naturally remembered Ding Erxie. He had met them all when he came here a few days ago, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed at this time.

Ding Erxie looked at Duan Siyan next to him, and immediately said in surprise: "Princess Zhaoqing?"

He also recognized Duan Siyan. When Duan Siyan went to Tokyo to talk to Zhao Tan about the rattan armor, he also followed Zhao Tan. Even though many years had passed, he could still recognize Duan Siyan's appearance.

When Duan Yichang saw that Ding Erxie also recognized his sister, he was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "General Ding, take me to see His Majesty."

Ding Erxie glanced at him, then looked at the front door of the house, and said hesitantly: "Prince Duan, on your Majesty's order, I have come to capture Lord Chuxiong Gao Liangcheng and his family. How about... Your Majesty, please wait for a moment. I'll take the prince there after I finish my errands?"

When he finished speaking, Duan Siyan looked grim, but Duan Yichang said: "General Ding came just in time. The traitor Gao Liangcheng has already committed suicide in front of the hall out of fear of crime. General Ding can send someone to check."

Although Gao Liangcheng is Duan Yichang's brother-in-law, his Gao family is also the mortal enemy of the Duan family in Dali.

Even if the Duan family had not been driven out and the throne had not been seized, the Duan family still hated the Gao family in their hearts. The marriage was just a last resort to ease the conflict. In fact, the conflict between the two sides was impossible to be completely reconciled, and both sides knew it well.

Therefore, Duan Yichang called Gao Liang a traitor without any trouble in his heart.

Ding Erxie was slightly surprised when he heard this, but he didn't look at Duan Siyan or the little girl, but smiled and said: "I'm going to take a look, Prince Duan, please wait for me, and after confirmation, I will take Princess Prince to see His Majesty. "

"Okay, okay, General Ding, please go!" Duan Yichang nodded.

He watched Ding Erxie leave, and then whispered: "Sister, I'm afraid this matter is all right. Although this person said he was capturing the traitor and his family, it was clear that sister was right next to him, but he was indifferent. I'm sure Your Majesty has given me an explanation, and I am not going to take my sister away by force."

Duan Siyan was silent for a long time and said: "After all, he is your brother-in-law, how can you call..."

"What brother-in-law!" Duan Yichang snorted coldly: "A traitor is a traitor. This time the Gao family seizes the throne, this traitor is also the leader. He is the enemy of my Duan family. He is..."

Before he finished speaking, Ding Erxie had already returned: "Prince Duan, the confirmation has been completed. It is true that the traitor has been punished for his crime. You two can come with me to see His Majesty now."

Duan Yichang said: "Okay, okay, please ask General Ding to lead the way."

Ding Erxie smiled slightly and walked away from the horse's head. After a while, he arrived at Xingqing Palace.

This Xingqing Palace is not the Dali Palace, but a palace in the east of the city. There is a large garden next to it, where various flowers are planted, including camellias and mandalas. It is the depth of spring at this moment, and the fragrance is wafting ten miles away. revel.

Zhao Tong was sitting in the palace watching the military information sent by Huang Jue. There was a sudden movement in Korea on the other side of the North Bay.

He pondered for a moment, wrote a few lines with his pen, then asked someone to seal it, and quickly sent it to Huang Jue.

At this time, Ding Erxie came in to report. Zhao Tong nodded and asked Duan Yichang and his brother to be brought in.

After a while, the two entered. Zhao Tong's eyes fell on Duan Siyan, and then looked at the little girl.

Duan Yichang bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, please spare my sister and my daughter. She had no choice but to marry into the Gao family."

Zhao Tong did not speak, but looked at Duan Siyan. After a long time, he sighed softly: "Princess Zhaoqing, long time no see."

Duan Siyan did not dare to look up at Zhao Tong, and lowered her head and said: "Your Majesty, I..."

Zhao Tong interrupted her and asked, "How old is your daughter?"

"Five years old..." Duan Siyan hugged her daughter tightly, her palms full of sweat.

Both of her were included in the execution of the nine clans of the Gao family. The so-called execution of the nine clans was actually different from the nine clans usually mentioned.

The Zhu Jiu Clan are the Nine Clan under certain circumstances, including even Duan Yichang.

This is the execution of the entire nine clans of the Gao family, not the nine clans of one individual, so Duan Yichang and her mother Wang Defei are all included.

But Duan Yichang is the prince of Dali, so it cannot be generalized. She, the daughter of the Gao family who married into the Gao family, absolutely cannot escape.

"What's your name?" Zhao Tong turned to look at the little girl. The little girl looked frightened and hid behind Duan Siyan.

"Your Majesty, my daughter's name is Gao... Gao Ling'er." Duan Siyan mumbled, fearing that Zhao Tong would suddenly turn against her and take her daughter out to question her.

"Change it." Zhao Yu shook his head.

"Ah, what to change?" Duan Siyan was suddenly shocked.

"The surname is not good. Let's change it to Duan. From now on, we can call him Duan Linger." Zhao Tong said leisurely.

Duan Siyan was stunned when she heard this, but Duan Yichang next to her showed ecstasy: "Sister, sister, why don't you quickly thank your majesty for your kindness!"

Duan Siyan also suddenly realized that since she asked her daughter to change her surname, she would naturally let her mother and daughter go. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief in her heart and hurriedly knelt down to thank her.

Zhao Tong asked her to get up, and then looked at Duan Yichang: "Come with me to Chongsheng Temple at the foot of Cangshan Mountain tomorrow."

Duan Yichang said doubtfully: "Your Majesty wants to..."

Zhao Tong touched his chin: "Of course I went to see your father. I am very curious about the King of Dali..."

(End of this chapter)