Qinse is in the imperial court, forgetting both favor and disgrace

Li Lang couldn't stay in the hall, Zhao Rang was concerned about his wife and sister, the two were silent, and their faces were ugly.

Suddenly Li Lang stopped and asked: "Maybe you can recognize the person who passed the thing to you?"

Zhao Rang hesitated for a moment, but still nodded slightly. Seeing the emperor's embarrassment, he smiled wryly and said, "The guilty minister is really an ominous person."

The bearded Lieutenant Zhou did not seem to have malicious intentions, he should have seen that the officer was killed by a notorious traitor, and the culprit was not executed on the spot, so he was filled with righteous indignation and did this disobedience to the military order.

He defended Captain Zhou, but Li Lang smiled coldly.

Even if the surrendered general under escort killed someone, as long as the emperor had not opened his mouth to convict him, no one was qualified to take his life.This order is to be reserved for the Grand Ceremony, which is used to worship the heaven and the earth, accept the surrender of the Taimiao, and demonstrate the prestige of the country and other major events.

Then Xie Wu is just a person who baited for fame and fame, and never lived and died with soldiers. Who would be so indignant because of his debauchery and tragic death that he would risk his life to avenge him?

Naturally, it can only be Xie Lian from the Xie family. He guessed that if Zhao Rang could return to Jinling, the power of life and death would be in Li Lang's hands, and it would be even more difficult to make a move. , Before entering the city, Zhao Rang was put to death.

Now that it has been exposed, is there any reason not to get rid of it?

But Zhao Rang's self-deprecating Li Lang also understood it. He killed Xie Wu himself and caused this incident. Two soldiers and the dissenters in the army who must be eradicated are also killed. In just a few days, it can be said that Because of him, the Eastern Chu army lost troops and lost generals, Zhao Rang felt uneasy and blamed himself, which is understandable.

It's just that now is not a good time to talk to Zhao Rang about the Eastern Chu government. Although Li Lang has made up his mind to keep Zhao Rang, he is still hesitant about how to deal with him.

Can this person really be used for himself?

Since he was able to watch the fire from the other side when the situation of Eastern Chu was in danger, and even reap the benefits, and establish himself as a king, I am afraid that he is not a mediocre and mediocre person who is willing to be a woman, can I really tidy him up?In particular, Li Lang is unwilling to kill Zhao Rang no matter what, and he still needs to use the South Vietnamese garrison someday.

Thinking of this, Li Lang shuddered. At that time, he would have to do something to kill the man who had left a faint mark on his left eyebrow and was wearing the jade he gave him.

Never give him this chance.From this incident, it can be seen that Zhao Rang is not a character who will rely on asking for help when he is at the end of his life.If he hadn't been the first to ask the question, he might not be willing to condescend to ask the question. Can a person who is so proud in such a field surrender to Li Lang?

Turning to Zhao Rang, seeing him bowing his head and meditating, not knowing what was going on in his heart, Li Lang spontaneously had a desire that he had never had in his life, wishing to cut his heart and lungs open to see how innocent he was.

I don't want to kill Zhao Rang, but I must never put him in a position where he needs to be on guard and vigilant.Li Lang's experience from childhood to today makes him almost scoff at the benevolence and love of heaven preached by Confucian and Taoist sages. He even believes in what Han Fei said, that human temperament is not prior to parents, and it is determined by the nature of parents and children, and some children rebel ——Like himself, let alone between the king and his subjects.

To him, Zhao Rang was like an old childhood dream, to be fulfilled and complete, isn't it a reward for himself?

But after a while, Li Lang had made up his mind, he couldn't help but smiled at Zhao Rang, and said in his heart: I will keep my promise from the past and protect you for the rest of my life, but I also want you to be alone in this life, and there should be no other worries .

He said that this is the most appropriate way, not only can Zhao Rang's life be saved, but also his long-cherished wish can be fulfilled, but he just forgot one very important thing: when Zhao Rang was young, he was able to put his personal safety at risk as a small guard of the imperial army. How can ordinary people compare to how high-spirited he is to stand up for the innocent and weak, and now he has been a king for more than ten years?

Even if Li Lang forced him to put on his armor with the grace and power of an emperor, how could he treat him wholeheartedly?

Li Lang's insistence on going his own way led to many things behind——

At this time, Zhao Rang couldn't guess what Li Lang was thinking at all. He was worried about his wife and sister's life and death, and he also had doubts about the Eastern Chu Dynasty's politics, especially the unspeakable attitude of the emperor when he mentioned Xie's family. disturbed.

When Zhao Rang left Jinling that year, he was not very old, and he only said, "A man should be in danger, and he will not spend his whole life because of the crown of Confucianism." Apart from studying martial arts diligently, the only books he read were various military books, and most of the people he interacted with The youth of the same generation, who also came from a family of martial arts, was almost ignorant of the treacherous clouds above the temple of Eastern Chu.

In the following years, he devoted himself to the affairs of South Vietnam. When he heard that the third prince had ascended the throne, he began to plan for his future career. Although he was not ignorant of the current state of Eastern Chu, he didn't realize it until the matter of Xie Wu. There was something strange in it, it was not his wishful thinking, thinking that Eastern Chu was also like his land of South Vietnam, where the monarchs and ministers were in harmony with each other.

It's just that Li Lang didn't want to say more, and Zhao Rang didn't want to ask too much. They both had their own concerns, and they didn't speak to each other.

After a while, Li Lang finally asked again. Although he felt it was inappropriate, he couldn't hold back: "Jingdu, you jade pendant..."

I raised my head but I don’t know how to continue it. Should I ask “is it just the one I gave you as a gift back then”, or should I go straight to the point “why should I wear it on my body”?

While Li Lang was hesitating, Zhao Rang smiled and said, "This object comes from Eastern Chu. When I left my homeland, Yuan Dao didn't know if he would be able to return home in this life. Wearing it makes me feel homesick."

He knew that it was useless to cover up, so he took off the jade pendant from his neck generously, held it to Li Lang with both hands, and said in a low voice: "We meet again after a long absence, the third highness is already a hero, and the guilty minister is lucky. Original owner."

Li Lang took it, and after rubbing it for a while, he grabbed Zhao Rang's hand and stuffed the jade pendant into it again, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't make a sound.

Zhao Rang raised his eyes and saw the emperor's focused eyes, his heart was agitated, but his face remained calm, he was thinking about how to respond, when he heard an urgent report from outside the hall, Li Lang let go and turned around, calling in the small leader of the forbidden army who came to send the message, who came to kneel The report said, Changqing watched the traitors be ambushed, and leader Wei rescued a girl, but the injury was not serious. The leader was treating her, and he couldn't separate himself from the body.

As soon as Li Lang heard this tone, he knew something was wrong. He knew Wei Yixiao's ability to distort the yellow. If he was at a loss, Hua Tuo might not be able to save him in the next life. He frowned and looked at Zhao Rang, but the man looked calm. Just pale lips.

Unable to bear it in the end, Li Lang asked: "You take me to have a look."

The little leader of the imperial army answered "yes", and then led the two of them, one behind the other, through the corridor to a very small wing room.

Except for a bed in this room, there is only a bamboo chair slanted in front of the bed. On the bamboo chair is sitting a sad-faced leader Wei. Seeing Li Lang waiting to come in, he hurriedly got up to salute. Li Lang shook his head softly. Asked: "How?"

Wei Yixiao glanced at Zhao Rang silently, and replied in a softer voice: "It's not good..."

Li Lang left Zhao Rang in the house. He called Wei Yixiao and asked him to describe the Battle of Changqingguan in detail. Wei Yixiao said that the ambushed people were all wiped out. There were not less than 20 people, and all of them were very skilled. , From the identification of the corpses, none of them are people in the government, but they look like people in the world, probably all of them are dead men who have been raised or bought with a lot of money.

There is no need for such blood-licking desperadoes to stay alive, no matter how tortured they are, they will never confess.Wei Yixiao added, after they killed everyone, they thoroughly investigated Changqing Temple, only to find this dying alien girl, but the girl's serious injury did not come from a sword or iron, but rather from a fall from a high place, both legs It was broken, but it was not treated in time, and now I am afraid that there is no way to recover.

Li Lang sighed when he heard this, Zhao Rang exhausted all his efforts, but it was in vain, and he ordered: "The Changqing Temple is less than a hundred miles away from Jinling, and we will send people to search it at dawn to see if there is any hidden mystery."

After a short pause, he told Wei Yixiao about the "Lieutenant Zhou" mentioned by Zhao Rang before, and asked him to investigate immediately and punish him severely. He stepped down and knocked lightly on the door, and said at the same time, "Jing Du?"

Zhao Rang opened the door and stood aside quietly. Li Lang frowned and stepped forward, stretching out his hands to check the breath and neck of the girl from another race. He couldn't help lowering his eyes. This girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she died in a foreign land. , even Li Lang has some relatives who are impermanent in life and death.

"She was still breathing just now, but she opened her eyes and looked at me, and she was gone." Zhao Rang's voice remained unmoved if it didn't shake Gujing.

Li Lang heard Zhao Rang throw away his self-deprecating title, knowing that he must be deeply grieved, but he couldn't be presumptuous in front of the emperor, so he suppressed it to the point of calm.

Suddenly, his heart also mourned, like ten thousand ants competing to bite, itching and painful, he hurriedly coughed and said: "Death can never be resurrected, and you are not a person who has not passed through this catastrophe. You are missed by her under the nine springs." , not in vain.”

Zhao Rang listened silently, quietly looking at the girl who had passed away, neither opening nor thanking her. After a while, he suddenly knelt down at Li Lang's feet with a "plop" and bowed deeply: "The guilty minister, please!" I beg Your Majesty to enshrine this child’s body and send it back to South Vietnam, so that she can return to her hometown, and give her parents, sisters, and those who are still alive a piece of comfort.”

This request was not pleasant to Li Lang's ears at all.

If the girl was lucky enough to survive, Li Lang would most likely send her back to Nanyue as soon as her injury recovered without Zhao Rang's further words.But she did not escape the arrest of Hades.Li Lang never had the act of caressing a corpse and weeping. In his eyes, a corpse is nothing more than a corpse. It happened that this corpse immediately made him think of a way to prevaricate Xie's family, but Zhao Rang suddenly made such a solemn request.

Seeing that Zhao Rang not only fell on his knees, but also touched his forehead to the ground, he couldn't get up for a long time. He said that this girl is really Zhao Rang's love, and he became angry for no reason. I couldn't bear to go out, so I had to take a long breath and avoid answering: "Before leaving tomorrow, I will find a coffin for her to collect, and we will discuss it when I return to Jinling. You just get up."

Zhao Rang got up in a daze, feeling heartbroken at this moment, his wife and sister's lively and lovely flowery smile and light laughter seemed to still linger in front of his eyes and ears, but such a lively child, now because of his powerlessness, has become a sweetheart. The soul was scattered with the wind, leaving only this lifeless and cold body!Even if he is under the Nine Springs, how can he see the Wuxi Patriarch, his wife and his wife?

However, this request is quite difficult. Begging the emperor to send the child's body back to South Vietnam is tantamount to proving that someone from the Eastern Chu Army despicably abducted the Wuxi people. Even if the girl is still innocent, this fact will not be changed. , The entire Eastern Chu army will suffer a loss of reputation because of this. If someone with a heart picks up trouble from it, if it is not handled properly, it will be difficult to guarantee that it will become a prairie fire.

This... Of course Zhao Rang is clear, but is it possible to let the remains of his wife and sister be buried in a foreign land, and let them grow weeds alone, with no one to pay their respects?

He understood Li Lang's embarrassment and even refused, because of this, his heart was cut like a knife, and he didn't feel tears in his eyes. When he recovered, he wanted to bow his head and avoid Li Lang, but it was no longer possible.

Seeing Zhao Rang crying, Li Lang furrowed his brows even more. He stepped forward vigorously, grabbed Zhao Rang, and put a seal on his lips without hesitation, and said nonchalantly: "Jingdu, go back to your room. You can no longer interfere with this matter."