Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 269

Sister Li Gui said: "When the Song and Jin Dynasties were at war, Guanghou, you didn't know how miserable the people in Qinghe County were."

"Those Jin soldiers are simply not human beings! They burned, killed, and looted wherever they went, and many women... also..."

When Sister Li Gui talked about this section, she couldn't go on and choked up.

Earl Ying sighed softly, knowing that Sister Li Gui must be crying because of an old acquaintance.

"Are our old friends still there today?"

Earl Ying looked at Sister Li Gui and asked seriously.

"Nine times out of ten, he is no longer alive. Either he lived in too much embarrassment and couldn't hold on any longer and hanged himself. Or, he died tragically in the Song-Jin War."

Earl Ying suddenly remembered the ten friends in the meeting and asked: "Where are the good friends Ximen Qing and I made in the past? Where are they now?"

Sister Li Gui thought for a moment, shook her head and smiled bitterly: "It goes without saying that Xie Xida took a good bite of Ximen Daguan's death meal, and ran away to the horizon with the money from Ximen Daguan's family."

"Zhu Rinian and Sun Tianhua, these two people are missing. Some people say they went to the Kingdom of Jin, while others say they went to Dali."

"In fact, in my sister's opinion, the two of them probably died unexpectedly."

Earl Ying nodded thoughtfully and said, "Let's not talk about the others for now. Among the ten friends in the meeting, the one with the closest relationship to me is Chang Jijie."

"How is he doing now? He is an eccentric and very smart person. Under normal circumstances, there should be nothing that can stump him..."

Before Earl Ying finished speaking, Sister Li Gui nodded and said, "You are right. I have watched Chang Shijie grow up. He has been very good since he was little."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Sister Li Gui finished speaking, she quickly changed the subject.

He shook his head hurriedly and said, "No, no, I forgot. Chang Jijie died two months ago."

Earl Ying was stunned on the spot, speechless for a moment.

This time Earl Ying returned to Qinghe County, in fact, the main reason was to see the old people.

After asking, he realized that the old people were dying and running away. As far as he was concerned, Qinghe County had actually become an empty city long ago.

After taking Sister Li Gui with me, I felt like I was in a deserted place after leaving Li Chun Courtyard, so I walked towards Zishi Street.

At this time, the winter is cold, the snow is flying, and the roads are covered with ice.

Earl Ying helped Sister Li Gui, and said, "There are places to eat and play in Bianliang City. After my sister follows my brother and I arrive at Bianliang City, I will wait to enjoy Qingfu!"

Sister Li Gui smiled from ear to ear and said, "That's the best thing. Sister, I am two years older than you. I have worked hard for half a life, and now I finally have a good home."

Coming out of Lichun Courtyard and walking towards Zishi Street, Earl Ying carefully paid attention to the streets and alleys of Qinghe County.

When he came back this time, he found that Qinghe County was completely different from the past. There were a lot fewer people, and many places were also in ruins. It was completely reduced to an empty city without a soul.

This city that once brought him countless sweet and bitter memories gradually disappeared into the smoke of history.

It really can be described as: Empty City Tale.

When these three words emerged in his mind, he thought of a name for the fourth novel manuscript he was going to write for Emperor Huizong.

Back at Pan Jinlian's house, she took out the manuscript of the fourth novel originally titled "Swordsman" and tore off the cover of the page with the title.

Paste a large piece of paper again, pick up the brush, and solemnly write three characters on it: Empty City.After writing it, Earl Ying looked at these three characters seriously and laughed.

Because from the paper, he seemed to have seen the excited smile on Emperor Huizong's face when he got the manuscript of the fourth novel.

Sister Li Gui stood beside Earl Ying, and she was astonished and said: "Brother, this is the capital for you to be favored by the current Holy One?"

Earl Ying nodded and said: "Yes, exactly!"

Sister Li Gui was ecstatic, hugged Earl Ying tightly and said, "My brother is so powerful. He can get such favor from the Holy Emperor by writing a few words on a big paper with a pen!"

As he spoke, he carefully picked up the novel manuscript and looked at it carefully.

After Earl Ying finished working on the novel manuscript, he came outside the house, pulled over a guard and asked, "Aren't the ladies back yet?"

The guard said quickly: "Sir, the three women haven't come back yet. They may be having wine at that Ximen Qing Mansion."

Earl Ying nodded and said, "It's getting late. Thank you for your hard work. We're done tonight, so just rest here."

The guard nodded and bowed: "Okay, sir!"

Earl Ying turned around and returned to the house, only to see Sister Li Gui lying on her side on the bed, looking intently at the manuscript of the novel.

Earl Ying said: "Sister, brother's wives are all at Ximen Qing's mansion. Later, brother will send some guards to escort the two of us to Ximen Qing's mansion to pick up the ladies."

Sister Li Gui carefully put down the novel manuscript and waved her hand towards Earl Ying.

When Earl Ying saw that Sister Li Gui wanted to let him pass, he walked over quickly.

As soon as she walked in front of Sister Li Gui, Sister Li Gui immediately hugged Earl Ying tightly and said with a sweet smile: "Brother has married several wives, or else, sister, I will be the fifth child?"

Earl Ying sat next to Sister Li Gui and said with a trembling smile: "Sister, don't be ridiculous, what kind of relationship do we have between brother and sister? If the brother married you into the family and made you the fifth child, what would happen? ”

Sister Li Gui was actually not fooling around, but seeing that Count Ying probably didn't mean it, after all, Count Ying had already said it for this reason.

Sister Li Gui nodded and said with a smile: "Everything else is fine. It's just that my sister has been used to being accompanied by men for half her life. How can I teach my sister how to live without a man all of a sudden?"

Earl Ying couldn't help but said: "It's okay, after returning to Bianliang City, brother, I will introduce you to a few adults, that's all."

Sister Li Gui thought for a while but said nothing.

She began to shape the men in Bianliang City at the feet of the emperor in her mind. Thinking about it, those men would be much better than the men in Qinghe County.

People have eaten and seen people who eat delicacies all day long and wear gold and silver.

Where is it like Qinghe County!
Most of them are poor people, and all of them have lived for decades without ever seeing the real world.

In this way, Sister Li Gui began to have a special longing for life in Bianliang City.

Earl Ying stretched out and planned to go outside to see the snow. After a while, he would go to Ximen Qing's mansion to pick up Chunmei and Jinlian.

He turned around and walked out of the house, and after standing for a moment, he suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the corner of the wall.

Slowly looking over, he was immediately stunned on the spot, dumbfounded and said: "Why is it you!"

(End of this chapter)