From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 18
Seeing that he was still as cautious as in the previous life, Mei Xin smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Uncle Wei's guess is right, the one lying in the military tent is indeed not my father. My father...he..."

Not knowing what to say for a while, Mei Xin paused.After thinking for a while, he said directly: "It's a long story, you should ask my father when he comes back. Uncle Wei, this is the map I drew. It's the home of an old Orion. My father was seriously injured and couldn't Let's go, you go to Brother Qizheng before you leave, he will give you the prepared wound medicine. Yunluo and Luoqiu will return to the city in a while, you pick two people to go with them. They are returning by my order If someone asks about getting something from the city, I won’t worry about letting you escort the two of them. In addition, this matter is very important, and it concerns my father’s safety, so please be careful, Uncle Wei, and don’t let the wind leak.”

With a serious expression on her face, Mei Xin thought of the traitor Yuan Cheng, guessed that there must be someone behind him, and wondered whether she should personally go to the interrogation.

As the deputy general of General Mei, Wei Dayong naturally knew the seriousness of this matter.Saluting and accepting the order, he deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, Major General, Old Wei, I will definitely complete the task and bring the General back safely."

In the final analysis, it was because he failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a lieutenant general and failed to protect the general, and now he should bring the general back.

Mei Xin believed it, and if she didn't believe it, she wouldn't have asked him to come.Therefore, he bowed his fists and said solemnly: "Then please, take care all the way!"

After saluting and leaving, Wei Dayong turned and left.

Not long after, Luo Qiu and his group left, and rushed straight to Liangzhou City.

The next night, Mei Xin, who was able to get out of bed and walk around, came down to the cell with the support of Dou Kou, and met Yuan Cheng after being tortured.

The first military training of the Mei family army is not obedience, but loyalty. Therefore, they never show mercy to traitors.

Seeing that Yuan Cheng was tied to the cross, and his clothes were ripped apart by the whip dipped in salt water, Mei Xin sat down on the grand master's chair.With a blank expression on his face, he looked him up and down, only to see that besides the whip wounds, there were iron marks on his body.Bloodstained, unconscious, horrible.

In her previous life, she never asked about this matter because she suddenly had a son. Afterwards, she heard that he was sentenced to five horses for collaborating with the enemy and treason.Splitting the corpse by five horses is not the heaviest punishment for a traitor, but it is not the lightest punishment either. Therefore, it was ignored by her and did not attract her attention at all.

Looking back at the whole thing today, thinking about it carefully, there are many doubts.Let's not talk about other things, just say that Yuan Cheng has followed her for many years and she has always treated him kindly, so he will not betray easily.What's more, he still led her to death, intending to take her head.

"A traitor, why did the major general come here? A man like him can't dirty the major general's hands." The cell boss snorted and did not forget to spit on Yuan Cheng after he finished speaking.

Mei Xin said nothing, and raised her hand to signal for someone to wake Yuan Cheng up.

In Liangzhou in September, dripping water turned into ice, and at night it was even colder to cover up with a quilt, and Yuan Cheng was shivering all over as he was frozen with a bucket of cold water poured on his head.

Even though she grew up in the army and was accompanied by a group of rough men, Mei Xin is also a golden branch and jade leaf, and she is also the jewel in the palm of General Mei.Having never seen her come to the prison, Yuan Cheng couldn't help being in a daze the moment he opened his eyes, and subconsciously called out: "Major General!"

Since Yuan Cheng is her lieutenant general, Mei Xin is no stranger to him.On the contrary, he is very familiar and understanding, so he didn't go around in circles, and asked directly: "Why? I asked myself that I treat you well on weekdays, and I have relied on you very much these years. Why did you do this?"

Collaborating with the enemy and treason is a major crime against the Jiu Clan. To risk such a major crime to betray her, the person behind it must not have promised him a lot of money.

Yuan Cheng, who was looking like a torch, felt guilty. He turned his head and looked aside and said: "There is nothing to say about success and defeat. If you want to kill or cut, you will do as you please."

With two bangs, it was as if the twisting whip of a long snake hit his face with the sound of howling wind.Immediately, the skin was ripped apart, and the blood was pouring: "Presumptuous, the major general asked..."

The words were interrupted by Mei Xin, who only heard her say: "Back off, get out!"

The jailer holding the whip in his hand was stunned for a moment, seeing that Mei Xin's face was like sinking water with a hint of anger, he immediately saluted and retreated.

As soon as the jailer stepped out, Mei Xin leaned on the back of the grand master's chair and said, "Yuanying, untie him and bring him a pot of wine."

Ye Shen Luzhong had just begun, and Mei Xin knew that it was meaningless to continue to torture him. He had received special training from secret guards, so he made up his mind not to speak, and no one could pry his mouth open.

There was a pause in his heart, and he was stunned for a moment. Yuan Cheng, who was shaking like a sieve, looked at Mei Xin because he didn't understand, and said: "Young General, don't waste your time, I won't say anything."

Ignoring his words and turning a deaf ear to them, Mei Xin waved to Yuan Ying, motioning him to follow suit.

Yuanying took the order and immediately stepped forward to untie him. After untiing the rope, he took out the wine bag he carried with him and threw it to him directly, saying: "The wine is for brothers, this is the last time."

A few years ago, he and Yuan Cheng were selected together to serve as Mei Xin's lieutenant general. In terms of friendship, the friendship between him and Yuan Cheng is not as deep.Therefore, Yuan Ying was angry, sad and confused when she learned that he had betrayed the Lord and the country.

It's crazy not to be a good lieutenant general, not to have a great future, but to be a traitor!
It was cold, and the ground was even colder. As soon as Yuan Cheng touched the wine bag, he recklessly took a few sips.The spirit was very spicy in his throat, but he felt warmer after a while.

It was a lie for the brothers to say that there was no friendship, but Yuan Cheng didn't say anything.After taking a few more sips of wine, he put down the wine bag and said, "My life is a shame, the Major General shouldn't have come."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Cheng picked up the wine bag and took a few more sips, not knowing whether it was guilt or sadness.

Looking at him, Mei Xin felt a little sad suddenly.They are all strong men, and they used to serve the country with pride and dedication, but he, like her, died in battle without honor, and died at the hands of his own people.

With a cold smile full of frost, Mei Xin said with mixed feelings: "We met each other once, and we lived and died together. You are unkind, but I can't be unrighteous. Yuan Cheng, let me ask you one last time, why, why did you do this?" ?”

"If you want to kill me, come here. Why do you want to collude with the enemy and treason? Your parents were killed by Tartars. Do you know what will happen to Liangzhou once the Tartars enter?"

Rivers of blood flowed in mourning, burning, killing, looting and all kinds of crimes were committed.The prosperous and peaceful Liangzhou will become a hell on earth in an instant, the elderly and children will be slaughtered in an instant, and those women will be taken away by them as slaves and handmaidens, not as good as pigs and dogs.

He had personally witnessed his parents being killed by Tartars, before Mei Xin's words fell, the scene of his parents being killed appeared before Yuan Cheng's eyes.His heart was cut like a knife, and he was full of resentment, but what could he do.

(End of this chapter)