in the sound of swallows

Chapter 198 Life and Death
Everyone outside was startled, and they all knelt down subconsciously.Vice General Zhang really wanted to say that the emperor just gave an order, so there is no need for everyone to kneel down, right?

As a result, he looked up at the emperor's face, his calf softened, and he knelt down with the others for some reason.

In the wrath of the emperor, corpses floated for thousands of miles, and blood flowed like rivers.

"Gu's family faces south, conspired to commit treason, deceived the monarch, and assassinated the queen. There is no pardon for the crime!" Gu Chaobei's every word seemed to be a heart-breaking sentence, his eyes looked at the junction between the sky and the courtyard wall in the distance, and said coldly : "Whoever sees it can be beheaded, and the reward is ten thousand taels."

Everyone kowtowed, but they hesitated to accept the order.Deputy General Zhang wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves up, hesitated for a long time before he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, who is going to chase after him?"

Gu Chaonan is still involved with Prime Minister Gu. Although he is already a traitor, if he is really ordered to kill him, how will he go on the road to officialdom in the future?

Everyone had scruples in their hearts, and their expressions showed something.

Gu Chaobei calmed down, was silent for a while and said, "I will go in person."

"This..." Deputy General Zhang pointed in the direction of the room in surprise, the empress is still awake, life and death are on the line, the emperor wants to personally lead troops to hunt down the rebels?
Gu Chaobei didn't explain, turned around and went back to the room, and closed the door again.

The eyes of the person on the bed were tightly closed, and Imperial Physician Liu was ready to draw the arrow.The emperor asked: "How likely is the queen to survive?"

Doctor Liu clutched his neck, hesitated for a while, and honestly wrote a word on the booklet.

three.

The emperor took a deep breath, squeezed his hands and said, "Pull it out."

If she is born, he will accompany her, and no matter how many times the years change, he will accompany her until the moment she enters the coffin.

If he dies, then he will raise Si Gui until he can take over the throne, and then he will go down to accompany her.She had waited for herself for so long, and she would definitely wait for herself again on Huangquan Road.

She has always been dignified and elegant, but he is a fool; she once said that even if it is simple, it is happiness to have someone who treats it wholeheartedly.He failed to give her happiness, but made her suffer a lot; she desperately defended the capital for him, and then desperately defended Yecheng for him, but he came late every time, and this time he almost never saw each other again Not to her.

He is really a bad husband, he was young and frivolous before he was born, he dared to knock over her window, and said brazenly that he wanted to marry her.After being married for so long, she has not been able to make her feel safe and secure.

Even now that her life was hanging by a thread, he suddenly didn't dare to stay in this room, and after saying those two words, he wanted to leave despicably.

"Wait..." Throat tightened slightly, seeing the movement of Imperial Physician Liu about to strike, the emperor said, "Wait for me to see her again."

Physician Liu stopped his movements, and turned around tactfully to bake the knives and needles that will be used later.Gu Chaobei walked to Shen Guiyan's bedside, and carefully remembered her facial features and outline in his heart.Then he lowered his head and kissed her pale lips lightly.

"If she doesn't survive, you don't need anyone to tell me." Gu Chaobei forced a smile: "I'm going to kill the traitors, I'm busy. If she survives by chance, no matter when, you You can send someone to inform me, and I will wait by the Li River."

Physician Liu listened, and couldn't help muttering: "Why don't you stay and watch?"

"If no one comes to inform me, I will become a queen who loves mountains and rivers and has already traveled far away." Gu Chaobei stood up straight and walked out while talking: "I won't listen to other words."

Imperial Physician Liu was stunned, watching Gu Chaobei open the door and go out, feeling inexplicably sad.

This was obviously a coward's escape, but it made him feel that the whole room was filled with sadness, and it was the first time that the emperor's back made him, an old man of fifty, feel sour.

Gu Chaobei went out with a pale face and walked quickly all the way. It was dusk, and it was going to be dark soon, but the emperor went to the barracks, and ordered his soldiers without saying a word: "Pursue Gu Chaonan, start now."

The soldiers are very tired from the battle today, Gu Chaobei commanding the battle should be even more tired.But the emperor in front of him jumped on his horse as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and quickly gathered his soldiers and rushed to Lijiang.

The battle-tested generals were a little bit overwhelmed, but the emperor, like a normal person, did not let him rest all the way.

In the prefect's mansion, Imperial Physician Liu pulled out the arrow for Shen Guiyan, carefully watching her reaction, Shen Guiyan was still unconscious, and her breath became weaker.Feeling her pulse, Imperial Physician Liu's pupils shrank slightly.

The Eldest Prince in the next room accidentally knocked over the cup with a "pop".Nuo'er hurried into the room to tidy up, and said while tidying up: "My mother said that it is unlucky to break things, Your Highness, hurry up and follow the servants to recite 'Smashing peace'."

Ming Sigui gave her a disgusted look, and didn't say anything at first.

Vice General Zhang was wiping his sword. The blade was too sharp, and he accidentally cut his hand.A crow flew from nowhere and croaked twice over the prefect's mansion, and the surroundings seemed to be dark in an instant.

The emperor continued on his way without stopping, and soon caught up with Gu Chaonan's remnants.Gu Chaonan probably didn't expect the emperor to come so soon, and was a little at a loss.

Yellow soldiers surrounded the blue barracks, and both Gu Chaonan and Xu Mengdie came out.

Behind them was Li Jiang, there was no way to retreat, and the look of the emperor in front of them, no matter how you looked at it, it was not to persuade them to surrender, but to catch them all.

Xu Mengdie was a little dazed, looked at Gu Chaobei's face, and murmured: "If it wasn't for me, you would have died a long time ago."

She happened to save Gu Chaobei, but now she was cornered by him.Why does fate always play tricks on people like this?In her previous life, she was beheaded by Shen Guiyan because she harmed Gu Chaobei. In this life, is it possible that she will be forced to death by the emperor because she harmed Shen Guiyan?

It shouldn't be like this, everything is clearly in her plan, they can take Yecheng, kill the emperor, go back and support the new emperor, why did Gu Chaobei come back so fast, so fast?
One step later, her plan would be complete.

"Your Majesty." Gu Chaonan looked at Gu Chaobei from a distance, and sighed a little: "You came in person."

Gu Chaobei didn't speak, but quietly raised the bow in his hand.

Xu Mengdie was the first to aim.

Xu Mengdie trembled slightly, shook her head and said: "No... I'm a womanizer, and I'm not guilty of death. If the emperor wants to take down these remnants without a single soldier, he shouldn't kill me!"

Smiling sarcastically, Gu Chaobei shook his head, the anger in his heart cannot be washed away only by blood.Killing is killing, so what?In his heart right now, he doesn't feel the slightest bit about human life.

Gu Chaonan pulled Xu Mengdie behind him, pursed his lips and looked at Gu Chaobei and said, "Your Majesty, for the sinful minister's fault, paying for his life is not enough. The criminal minister is willing to surrender, but I beg the emperor not to kill Mengdie!"

Xu Mengdie gritted his teeth: "Are you crazy? All we can do now is fight with our backs. If you surrender, neither of us will be able to escape."

"Why run away?" Gu Chaonan sighed deeply: "Mengdie, we have gone the wrong way. We are already dead here."

"I don't believe it." Xu Mengdie said with a sneer, "I died so badly in my previous life, but I can still be resurrected. There is no unparalleled path."

Gu Chaobei slowly filled the bow and arrows, ignoring what they said, Gu Chaonan blocked it, so kill him first.

Someone once told him that life in this house is difficult, and if you and I are of the same heart, we will not be afraid of being bullied by others.And who is standing behind him every time, helping him like a real brother, helping him win half of the country, making him trust him wholeheartedly, but secretly harboring the intention of stabbing him in the back like this.

Don't blame the emperor for being ruthless. When the emperor is affectionate, he has already learned enough lessons.

The arrow shot out very fast, Gu Chaonan closed his eyes, but Xu Mengdie pushed him away forcefully.

Flying arrows into the flesh, I don't know if it hurts the same as Yan Er's body.The emperor looked at the person standing in front of him quietly, and finally asked, "What are you doing?"

Xu Zhuangzhou coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground.

"The Empress owes the Caomin a life, and the Caomin came to ask for it back." Xu Zhuangzhou stood up straight, with a rare smile on his face: "The Caomin wants to beg the emperor to let Caomin's sister go."

Gu Chaobei's eyes were deep, and the reinforcement general next to him came forward and whispered: "This person has made great contributions to bringing the empress back to the city."

If he hadn't negotiated with Vice General Zhang and voluntarily sacrificed himself to hang on the mast, the queen probably wouldn't be able to come back.

The emperor's expression became softer, and he said in a low voice, "Yes, he saved Yan'er's life, so now Yan'er can live."

Yan'er is still alive.

After being silent for a while, Gu Chaobei said: "I promise you, let your sister live."

Xu Zhuangzhou breathed a sigh of relief, and fell straight on the ground, splashing a little dust.Blood seeped through the sand and was very dark in color.

Xu Mengdie was dumbfounded, stared blankly at him for a long time, and then walked over slowly: "Zhuang Zhou?"

"Sister." Xu Zhuangzhou had already closed his eyes, but he was still talking with a smile: "Master Zhou said that people who behave improperly will be punished. You don't like to listen to people's advice, and I don't advise you anything. If you can live again, you can live again." Stop demanding what doesn't belong to you."

Xu Mengdie looked at him blankly. Did she force anything?Isn't this step by step a matter of course?
This is really an annoying person, obviously he caused him to lose Shen Guiyan's trump card, and caused himself and Chaonan to be blocked by the Li River, but he had to run out to block her. Take this arrow.

Want her to calm down?She would never want such a brother in her next life. She would not feel sorry for this man who betrayed her even if he died.

Whispering in a low voice, seeing that Xu Zhuangzhou was out of breath and his body was getting colder and colder in the wind and sand, the tears in his eyes still couldn't help but fell one by one, and landed beside his corpse.

"In the next life, we will still be siblings."

To be beheaded with a smile, to die for her with a smile, who would see such a fool again!
"Mengdie." Gu Chaonan pulled her up and said in a low voice, "When you go back to the capital, give Zhuang Zhou a proper burial."

"If you want to go back to the capital, you go back." Xu Mengdie said hoarsely: "I won't go back."

The emperor snorted coldly, and waved his hand to order the soldiers behind him to attack. Gu Chaonan already wanted to surrender, but Gu Chaobei became impatient when he was in a stalemate with Xu Mengdie.

The iron cavalry broke through all around, and Xu Mengdie shouted: "Send troops!"

The people around held swords and looked at Gu Chaonan in bewilderment. Gu Chaonan closed his eyes and nodded helplessly.Just let her do it for the last time, and only this time.

Before Xu Zhuangzhou's body could be cleaned up on the ground, people around him rushed up. Someone's horseshoe stepped over Xu Zhuangzhou's body. Xu Mengdie opened his eyes wide and screamed.

"do not want!"

The crowd couldn't stop, since it was going to be the last battle, who could hear the others?

Xu Mengdie broke free from Gu Chaonan's shackles like crazy, and ran towards Xu Zhuangzhou's body.The horse's hooves and feet trampled on wantonly, surrounded by people fighting, Xu Mengdie cried with his mouth open, was knocked to the ground by someone, and slowly crawled in that direction.

Gu Chaonan wanted to go up and pull her back, but Gu Chaobei's second arrow had already left the string.

With a sound of "whoosh", the emperor's feathered arrow flew into his chest with full force, piercing his heart.

"I took the ten thousand taels of gold myself." Gu Chaobei chuckled, threw away his bow, and quietly looked at Xu Mengdie who was scurrying around in the crowd.

Before she could look back, she was still looking for her beloved brother.

He will spare her life, and if he promises someone, it will count.Gu Chaobei watched quietly for a while, then rode his horse back.

As soon as the general died, the remnants almost surrendered directly.When the moon was in the sky, Gu Chaobei heard the general come to report: "All the remnants have been captured."

"Yes." The emperor nodded.

"Gu Chaonan's body...how should we deal with it?" the general asked in a low voice.

The emperor said: "Make a coffin of the highest quality and send it back to the capital. It will be said that it was an honorable death for the country in the war with Fanbang."

The general took the order.

Gu Chaobei watched Jiang Shangyue by the Li River and waited quietly.

There was nothing left on the battlefield except for the corpses. Xu Mengdie sat on the side in a daze, his body was dirty and his hair was messed up.No one came to touch her, but no one came to pick her up either.

What about facing south?Zhuang Zhou can't be found, so you can ask him to help you find it.Xu Mengdie thought, his eyesight is better than his own, and he will definitely find Zhuang Zhou's body quickly, and she will take him back to the capital, and if he wants her to live, then she and Chaonan don't want anything, and live well .

However, she couldn't even find Southward.

Someone came to tell her that Gu Chaonan was dead, but Xu Mengdie didn't listen, and she didn't see him for a while, how could he have died.

She was also waiting by the Li River, waiting for Xiang Nan to pick her up, and then they went to bury Zhuang Zhou together.

As the sky was getting brighter, the emperor sat on his horse all night, and the general came over worriedly and said, "Your Majesty, aren't you going back to Yecheng?"

"No, I'm waiting for someone." Gu Chaobei laughed so hard: "If I don't wait, I'll go back later."

Who are you waiting for?The general really wanted to ask, but seeing the expression on the emperor's face, he suddenly choked up.

If Yan'er is fine, Imperial Physician Liu will send someone to inform him. He is afraid of missing that person, so just wait another two days.

The water of the Lijiang River is long and endless.

(End of this chapter)