Bondage

"Sister."

Jiang Xingjian hugged Jiang Man gently, his eyes were blood red.But the person in Huaizhong was in a terrible state, his face was bruised and he couldn't even see where his facial features were.

His elder sister was aloof and arrogant all her life, how had she ever looked like this?

Jiang Xingjian only felt that his stomach was burning with hatred, and wished he could go back to Beijing immediately and kill Emperor Wen Hui on the nine palaces, so that the world can see what color his heart is.

The boy's mournful and forbearable cries sounded, and the generals of Dongning couldn't help feeling resentful when they saw this.

According to what Princess Nanqing said, these people were sacrificed in vain by Emperor Wen Hui.

Although they are from the military, some of them were born in merchants, or from a scholarly family.

Just because they are men, they are afraid that they will not be able to serve the country with all their blood, so they join the army, so that they can fight Nanqing dignifiedly one day.

The moment they set off from Shangjing, they were ready to bury their bones in a desolate place and cover their iron clothes with red sand.

But they can die and dare to die, but they can't fall for such a ridiculous reason!

The soldiers who followed Shen Qianyu grabbed the weapons in their hands one by one, angry but powerless.

Learn literary and martial arts, and buy them in the emperor's house.

They have nowhere to complain, and nowhere to regret!

Shen Qianyu turned around, only to see the words absurd written all over the faces of the people behind him.

He gritted his teeth, even though he had a lot of words in his heart, he couldn't say a word.

After a long time, he said solemnly: "I will live and die with you."

"If you want to fight, I must be on the front line. If you want to die, I will sacrifice the blood of the royal family to the generals of Dongning."

Shen Qianyu straightened his spine and walked back to the barracks.

In the tent of the Chinese army, his face was blue and black and his eyes drooped in silence.Outside the tent, there were the rustling voices of Dongning soldiers.

He couldn't hear it clearly, but he could guess nine out of ten.

Wan Xiao said: "Qin Rao left Concubine Jiang alive for this reason. In the past, I underestimated her."

Shen Qianyu wiped his face and said in a low voice: "Tomorrow..."

Before he finished his sentence, he heard a commotion outside the tent. When the two walked out of the tent, they saw Jiang Xingjian holding a spear and stabbing Cui Chengdong to death in front of the camp.

"Those who help the evildoers and abuse them are not worthy of being my son in Dongning."

Warm blood splattered on Jiang Xingjian's face, and his eyes were scarlet like a life-threatening ghost, but none of the soldiers in the camp spoke to stop him.

Cui Chengdong, damn it!

Seeing Shen Qianyu leaving the camp, Jiang Xingjian dropped the spear in his hand, raised his clothes and knelt down: "I disobeyed the military order, it should be..."

Shen Qianyu waved his hand: "I said before that Cui Chengdong had a reason to die."

Now that the morale of the army is unstable, he and Jiang Xingjian can no longer cause internal chaos.

Shen Qianyu said coldly: "Defending the family and the country, protecting Dongning's women and children, and keeping one side safe is my responsibility and my heart's wish. Secretly sending the imperial concubine to the enemy's country for abuse will damage the strength of thousands of men in Dongning. What is cold is the hearts of all people in the world, and Cui Chengdong died unjustly."

The general in the battalion said: "Guard my Dongning rivers and mountains, protect my Dongning people, we will die without regret, but we can't come to die just because of...weakness."

"This palace knows."

Shen Qianyu's mouth was bitter, but he was unable to promise anything more.

All the generals also knew his difficulties, and no one said anything, but a sense of depression permeated Dongning's army.

Resentment, resentment and hatred linger in everyone's heart.

Don't say that Nanqing has a strong army and horses, and seven thousand elites are against a thousand gods. Even if Dongning now has ten thousand people, it may not be able to deal with Nanqing's blow.

Shen Qianyu went back to the tent and called Wan Xiao and Jiang Xingjian in.

"How is Concubine Jiang?"

Jiang Xingjian pursed his lips and said nothing, only the blood red in his eyes revealed a hint of despair.

Wan Xiao said: "There are accompanying doctors in the army...they are very proficient in trauma."

There was no confidence in what he said, Jiang Xingjian clenched his cheeks and wanted to say something, but in the end he fell silent.

The three of them were preparing to discuss how to deal with Nanqing tomorrow, but suddenly someone came to report that Dongchang had a letter delivered here, and the messenger wanted to deliver it to the prince himself.Wan Xiao asked someone to enter the account, and Shen Qianyu took the secret letter and opened it.

He glanced quickly, then frowned.

"Qin Zhan died in Nanqing Palace half a month ago."

Wan Xiao raised his eyebrows: "What about King Ning and Mrs. Graceful?"

"Prince Ning has ascended the throne, Mrs. Grace's whereabouts are unknown, and she is dead or alive."

Shen Qianyu gritted his teeth: "King Ning is quite ambitious, and he has always been eyeing Dongning. If he knows that the entire force of Suhe Dusi has been withdrawn, he will definitely take this opportunity to capture Suncheng and Chiyang."

"The battle of Suhe must be fought quickly. Qin Rao and others must not be sent back to Nanqing!"

Jiang Xingjian looked up at Shen Qianyu, and then quickly turned away.

"My palace is going to Xinjingzhong. This matter is urgent and should not be delayed."

Wan Xiao shook his head: "If His Majesty decides to bury this matter, it may be difficult for His Highness to spread the news."

No matter how timid and cowardly Emperor Wen Hui was, he was still the supreme king. If he wanted to, it would not be difficult to block Shangjing and prevent all news from entering Beijing.

"Always try."

"The people in Qin Rao's hands may be able to resist for a while if we risk our lives, but if King Ning knows the news of Suhe, he may be able to directly attack Guanzhong within half a month, and it will only take a few days to take down Shangjing."

"My Palace will inform the court officials of Suhe's news."

At least, if he really can't resist, someone must follow him to resist foreign enemies, so that the whole Dongning will not be handed over to others!

"My minister has a way to send news to Beijing."

Jiang Xingjian said: "In Weichen's mansion..."

He paused for a while, lowered his eyes and said, "There is a concubine's room, she once taught a secret word to my servant, and no one else in this world knows it except the two of us."

Jiang Xingjian found a pen and ink, and quickly wrote down some symbols with unknown meanings.

"His Royal Highness can write down the message and send it to Beijing from the humble minister."

Without hesitation or any doubt, Shen Qianyu quickly put a few words on the paper and handed it to Jiang Xingjian.

The current situation is no longer suitable for suspicion of each other, and Jiang Xingjian would not regard the whole of Dongning as a trifling matter.

After receiving the letter, Jiang Xingjian turned and went back to his account.

After one night, the other party spread the words they needed on the cloth, and Shen Qianyu's cronies sent them back to Beijing in an expedited manner.

After finishing all this, Jiang Xingjian went to the bed to visit Jiang Man.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Man had already woken up, and was staring blankly at the top of the tent with narrowed eyes.

Her eyes were swollen and it was difficult to open them. Jiang Xingjian looked at the elder sister who treated him the best in his memory, and finally couldn't help crying.If he had known that goodbye would be like today's situation, he would have comforted her in the palace that day and had a good talk with her, instead of being angry at her because of Song Wan's entry into the palace.

At this time, he knows that life and death are not a big deal.

His elder sister is the most noble, and in this difficult situation...

Jiang Xingjian didn't dare to think any more, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

"What are you crying for?"

Jiang Man said lightly, with disdain in his tone.

"Come here, I have something important to tell you about my father."