In the blink of an eye, it was November of this year, and the Ninth Prince was still in the camp and could not return. The situation had become a stalemate, and the treasury was not full. this piece of land.

The land being contested is long and not wide at all, but it hides some jade mines.The two years of war cost a lot of money and manpower. The emperor intends to agree to sell this piece of land that is not very useful, because this jade belt that looks very fat actually hides not many minerals. Enough, more resources are still on the land of the country hundreds of miles away from here.

There is no vegetation in this area, and there are no farmers at all. There are only some sporadic jade diggers before the war, but now even the jade diggers are no longer visible.

The emperor felt that this piece of land was useless, with no value for use, and it would only increase the consumption of the war. It is better to use this land as a bargaining chip, so as to avoid disputes and exchange for things that are beneficial to him.

However, the Ninth Prince firmly opposed it. Once a compromise is started, no matter how valuable the exchange is, no matter how cost-effective it is for us, it will be a cession in the eyes of the other party!

The emperor conveyed his meaning, but the Ninth Prince insisted on his opinion extremely firmly, overcame all difficulties, and finally stuck to the camp, without any peace talks or compromises, just stalemate there.

When the weather was cold, his wounds were a little painful, especially where the needles were stitched.

The stinging pain made the Ninth Prince sober. He stood in front of the tent to look at the direction of the enemy. Due to mutual refusal to give way, both camps have advanced fifteen miles. Now as long as they stand on the top of the mountain, they can see the opponent's face on another high ground. Condition.

Neither side has any plans to send troops, and the damage cannot be ignored. The two sides are in a stalemate, and no one takes the initiative to take a step back.

The Ninth Prince wanted to drink a bag of wine one after another, and Hu Ya was right behind him, "General, drinking alcohol is not good for wound recovery, it's better to drink less."

"No problem!" The Ninth Prince said calmly, and took another sip after speaking.

Hu Ya sighed silently in his heart, "Maybe Duanmu Rui just hid, and he didn't die."

For a long time, the Ninth Prince stood there motionless, as if he heard silence, but he didn't make a sound for a long time, as if he was thinking about something, and didn't hear Hu Ya's words at all.

Hu Ya didn't know whether to continue or stop for a moment, so he could only follow there, neither stepping forward nor retreating.

Until he felt that his hands and feet were going to be numb from the cold, and he just wanted to drink a sip of wine to warm his body, the Ninth Prince finally moved.

He returned the wine bag and handed it to Hu Ya, "Drink, his business...don't mention it again!"

"Yes!" Hu Ya quickly took a few sips, his body gradually warmed up, and he continued to stand there to accompany the Ninth Prince.

He just stood there and followed behind the Ninth Prince. He was still tall in armor, but he suddenly seemed to be fading in the cold winter wind. Look down.

It’s just that he is torturing himself like this again now, Hu Ya feels deeply uneasy, and can’t help but step forward to persuade him, “No matter what happens to him, General, you have to take care of yourself, so that you can go back and look for him one day... If you are wasting your energy every day, just Afraid to bury the disease..."

Hu Ya's voice became lower and lower, and the general in front of him didn't respond at all, which made him afraid to continue talking.

When Hu Ya felt that his body was going to be numb from the cold again, his nose and mouth were stiff, the Ninth Prince finally turned around, "Go back to the tent."

"Yes!"

Hu Ya quickly followed behind.

When they arrived at the tent, a guard brought a stack of sheepskin scrolls, "This is a list of spontaneous donations for the army. Some donated silver, and some donated food and bedding. Many officials also took the lead in donating. They all support your general. Decided, please have a look at this list."

The Ninth Prince looked at the thick sheepskin roll and frowned. He took over and flipped through it casually. The number of people in the front was very large. The Ninth Prince saw that Boss Fang's name was actually ranked first.

After reading Chapter 1, he skipped to look at the last one. The donation at the end was a bit complicated. There were one or two pieces of silver, and twenty steamed buns. The least was copper coins.

He stared at the copper coin in a daze for a long time, and then said in a daze after a long time, "How good it is to be alive, even a hanging copper coin is proof of being alive..."

The guard didn't know what the Ninth Prince meant, so he simply stood by and waited for the next sentence, but Hu Ya who was beside him understood, "Maybe the result was wrong..."

The Ninth Prince waved his hand and said to the guards, "It's not easy to get the support of the people. Even if this battle is fought for ten years, we still have to guard this land!"

The guard walked out with fists folded, and Hu Ya poured him a cup of tea.

"If Boss Fang was thinking about others, you wouldn't give up?" Ninth Prince asked without thinking.

Hu Ya hurriedly said, "I won't give up!"

"Really..." The Ninth Prince pushed the parchment in his hand to Hu Ya, "Take it, let them draw up a letter of thanks, thank you for the one who donated the most, and don't let go of those pennies."

Hu Ya put away the parchment, and said goodbye to the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince fell into deep thought again in the tent alone. When he mentioned Boss Fang, he remembered what happened two months ago.

At that time, at the end of August, the emperor sent a secret letter to the Ninth Prince, which contained the situation of Omega that gave birth to twins reported by the governments in the past few months. He stared at the names on it from the beginning to the end. Twenty times, he still didn't see the name he wanted to see the most. In the end, he didn't want to be reconciled, and screened the attached information for a long time, such as family size, financial resources, etc.

His little hope finally came to naught, but he still couldn't believe it was the result.

So the Ninth Prince once again left the matter of the camp to Hu Ya and other lieutenants, found an excuse to leave the camp, rode his horse and returned to Shangjing, and went to the gate of Duanmu Mansion. The lock on the door was still the same, but it was broken Rust, accumulated a thick layer of dust.

He was unwilling and couldn't believe that Duanmu Rui was really dead, so he went to Fang's mansion again to meet Boss Fang.

Sure enough, Boss Fang was not in the mansion. When he asked the servants in the mansion, none of them opened their mouths to confess. The Ninth Prince did not give up, and entered the palace again to find the emperor. Go to the grave."

Ninth Prince asked, "Going to the grave? Cemetery?"

The emperor told him, "No, ten miles to the south of the cemetery is the grave of fourth brother's father and eldest brother."

The Ninth Prince was very surprised, "Elder brother didn't enter the cemetery either?"

The emperor said, "I haven't entered. I should have entered the cemetery back then, but the fourth brother didn't agree. The late emperor agreed to the request of the fourth brother and built their graves separately ten miles south of the cemetery."

"Why is that!"

"I don't know the details."

The Ninth Prince bid farewell to the emperor, turned around and went to the grave.

This place is so easy to find, Boss Fang is indeed there.

When the Ninth Prince arrived, Boss Fang was kneeling in front of the tomb to pay respects. He wasn't too surprised to see the Ninth Prince.

Boss Fang didn't rush to answer, but stared at the tombstone, and said slowly, "Maybe for him, death is more comfortable than life."

The Ninth Prince had a bad heart, but Boss Fang went on to say, "If it would be more stressful for him to be alive, he might as well sleep with the fetus. A mere commoner, who was tricked by the Queen Mother, died of his parents, and was abandoned by his husband, is not good for an Omega." Say, what a disaster this is, if you’re not here, don’t be here, you can also calm down and continue to raise the Omega in your mansion, raise your son, and forget him, it’s good for everyone.”

Ninth Prince held his breath in his chest, this was the last result he wanted to hear, "It's been so long, I am well aware of my previous mistakes, please fourth brother, for the emperor's sake, pass the message to Rui'er for me, just say I regret everything I have done and ask his forgiveness."

"If you don't forgive me, what's the use of being separated from each other! Look at these two tombstones." Boss Fang pointed to the two tombstones, one large and one small, "These two are two-person tombs. Do you know why only one is written on them?" person's name?"

The Ninth Prince had doubts just now, but it wasn't what he cared about, so he didn't ask any more questions.When Boss Fang mentioned this, he was a little concerned, "Why?"

"This is my father's tombstone in different parts of the world. The other half is waiting for the first emperor, but the first emperor broke his promise and went to the imperial mausoleum. What is the previous favor and oath? Afterwards, he only thinks about himself. Waiting here alone, only bones are left, but my beloved has other choices."

"The former emperor had no choice but to enter the imperial mausoleum," the Ninth Prince couldn't help but argue, "But why did eldest brother leave one side empty?"

"Because I'm still alive..."

"What?" The Ninth Prince seemed to have misheard, so he asked again.

Boss Fang said every word, every word was like cutting a knife out of his heart, "Because I'm still alive...this is reality!"

The Ninth Prince looked at Boss Fang beside him dumbfounded. This didn't seem like a fact, but a joke to dismiss him.

"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, but this is the truth. Back then, I swore to die and be buried together, but what can I do? After he died, I was still alive. The vow is nothing. If I calm down, everything will be the same."

"He... Eldest Brother and your siblings, how could you..."

Boss Fang smiled indifferently, "It's mother and son after all. You and your mother said it verbatim. Your mother only attacked my eldest brother, but killed three birds with one stone. No one will compete with your fifth brother for the throne, and the opponent for the queen's place With the disappearance of the eldest brother, I was left alone. I broke the relationship with the royal family and left the palace, let alone have any influence on her. This move also cleared up the embarrassment of the royal family. The only price It is my father and elder brother, both guarding the lonely tombstone..."

The Ninth Prince listened to Boss Fang's story, but unconsciously brought him and Rui'er into his mind.

Maybe when I saw Rui'er again, it was just a cold tablet. I don't know if there is room for him on that tablet, what to say when I saw Rui'er's tombstone, or maybe what I saw was not a tombstone, but an earthen slope .

Boss Fang was very indifferent, but the Ninth Prince felt oppressed all over his body. From the inside to the outside, every inch of his skin was screaming for death. At this moment, he seemed to suddenly understand that Boss Fang had been surrounded by beloved people for so many years, but he had never Tempted, seemingly ruthless, but the heart is dead.

"The nasty things between me and my elder brother seem to have scared you. Go back and tell Hu Ya not to do unnecessary things. It's just a joke in my eyes."

The Ninth Prince was finally brought up by Boss Fang's words, and he took a deep breath, "It doesn't matter, you can say it yourself."

Boss Fang looked at the tombstone from the beginning to the end, but he said every sentence to the Ninth Prince, "Now that Mr. Duanmu is gone, maybe you will feel that life would be better than death, but who knows if a few years later, your mansion will be ashamed? When there is someone who really makes you fall in love, maybe he is not your good match in this life, but just a passerby..."

"But he took my heart, just like you, only one heart, and it has passed away."

After a while, Boss Fang said again, "I can only say... you have ended up like this, just accept it steadfastly, there is no better way."

The incense in front of the tombstone was almost burned, Boss Fang squatted down again and lit new incense, and the servants outside brought Boss Fang a cloak to keep out the cold, and drank his saliva by the way.

Hearing this, the Ninth Prince gave up completely and seemed to have calmly accepted the reality. He left the tombstone and got on his horse, but failed to ride it several times.

The horse that usually cooperates with him the most tacitly is a little restless at this time, and the mood is also a little irritable. The Ninth Prince took the rein to comfort it. After two quarters of an hour, the horse finally calmed down. The Ninth Prince tried a few more times before he could get on the horse.

The reins were loosened and tightened, and the horse's head turned around. The Ninth Prince asked Boss Fang, "Does the death of the Empress Dowager Luo Ya have anything to do with you?"

Boss Fang didn't speak.

The Ninth Prince left on horseback, and returned directly to the camp for several days and nights.

The emperor also did not state the final investigation results of the Empress Dowager's matter, he just executed all the accompanying maids and servants, and the matter disappeared in the palace, leaving nothing to be desired.

The Ninth Prince, who returned to the camp, suddenly became much more serious, suddenly no longer impetuous, and even his expression seemed to have omitted unnecessary parts. Whether it was good news or bad news, he was neither sad nor happy, calm In addition, Hu Ya felt that for a moment, he saw the shadow of Boss Fang from the Ninth Prince, but it disappeared immediately. There is nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about.

And with the support of the public, the Ninth Prince's belief in victory seems to be even stronger, and the stalemate is also regarded as a rest period for the long-term battle. Without Rui'er as a concern, the Ninth Prince can devote himself to this battle.

It's just that this wholehearted demeanor made Hu Ya feel more like putting all his eggs in one basket, or that he had no worries about other things.

The generals were forced to change, and the soldiers were recruited batch after batch. The battle finally became clear, and victory was imminent. Two years had passed.

The troops on both sides are all exhausted, and the treasury that has been dragged down by the war has been strained repeatedly. If this battle is won, the entire country and people will be free from the disasters caused by the war.

The soldiers and generals in the camp were all heaving a sigh of relief at this moment, waiting for the last battle.

The enemy army has retreated for dozens of miles and almost collapsed, but the Ninth Prince still does not let go. He vowed to completely defeat the enemy army, destroy the alliance between Xifan Kingdom and Nanyang, invalidate their agreement, and even see each other It's pleasing to the eye, until there is internal strife.

The frontier in the early spring was still very cold, and the wind and sand were very strong. The Ninth Prince gulped down a bag of spirits and casually threw the bag to the followers behind him, "Notice, once this battle is over, everyone will be rewarded!"

The entourage left happily, and Hu Ya came from behind. He still hugged the Ninth Prince's back with both fists, "General, please let the last general lead the battle in this final battle!"

Hu Ya's complexion is already dark, rough but obviously tough, his eyes are piercing and shining, and he looks much more like a general than two years ago.

"You will take advantage of it." The Ninth Prince turned around, "Killing pigs and ants with knives and knives. Of course, you must personally go into battle in a battle of meritorious service." There seemed to be a little smile on his cold expression , The aura that is bound to be won can inspire the momentum of the whole army, and can also make the enemy frightened.

"The last general doesn't dare," Hu Ya hurriedly pleaded guilty, "It's just that if you don't fight this last battle, you always feel that something is missing. Even if you return to Shangjing, you won't feel at ease. If you don't go back with meritorious service, you will have no face to meet Boss Fang. .”

"You also know that there is no face. If I give up this victory to others, I will have no face to go back to see Rui'er." The Ninth Prince said firmly.

Hu Ya was taken aback. Two years later, the Ninth Prince mentioned Duanmu Rui's name again, but he treated it so calmly that Hu Ya didn't react for a while, as if the two were talking about an unimportant mountain. Same.

He nervously glanced at the Ninth Prince, but the Ninth Prince didn't give him a chance to hesitate, "So for this battle, step aside and let me lead."

"This..." After Hu Ya was stunned, seeing the clarity in the eyes of the Ninth Prince, he couldn't continue to brazenly ask for merit for a while, but at this moment the Ninth Prince said, "You also go together, I will go ahead, and you will go behind."

Hu Ya felt relaxed all of a sudden, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, General!"

The Ninth Prince waved his hands, and the two returned to the tent, calling other generals and lieutenants to discuss the strategy for the final battle of total annihilation.

It didn't take a day for them to draw up a strategy and prepare the deployment. The enemy army was surrounded, and in their eyes, they were dying for a while, but our situation was not very optimistic. Although the morale was high, we had to face up to the available resources, and the casualties of soldiers It was heavy, and there was a serious shortage of supplies, and almost everything was spent in this last battle.

Before dawn, the Ninth Prince led the last elite soldiers and strong generals to sneak into the enemy's camp, just waiting for the victory of this battle, not only to keep the hundreds of miles of jade belt, but also to occupy an additional hundred square miles of territory.

They surrounded the enemy's camp, and the range gradually narrowed. Finally, they could clearly see the enemy's camp. There were bonfires and night watchmen in the camp.

The Ninth Prince gave a signal, and the soldiers fired arrows one after another. Some arrows were stained with oil, and some were lit with fire. The enemy camp immediately fell into a sea of ​​flames.

Ninth Prince and others rushed into the camp and went straight to the commander's tent, but they didn't see Pian Jia.He was in a bad mood, and suddenly there was a shout outside.

The voice was familiar, it was the shouts of the elite soldiers who came with him, the Ninth Prince ran out of the tent, only to find out that they were in an ambush.

It turned out that this was already an empty camp, and the Ninth Prince and his elite soldiers were besieged in the empty camp. The commander of the peripheral enemy army and the rest of the enemy army had already surrounded them. The commander stood up and shouted, ordering the Ninth Prince to surrender immediately and return Territory, in order to save a life.

The Ninth Prince's face was flushed by the fire of the camp, and his already dark complexion was also reflected.

The Ninth Prince didn't answer, the enemy coach laughed triumphantly, and he continued to shout over the Ninth Prince, "If you don't make a decision immediately, you will wipe out your entire army immediately, and there will be no chance."

The Ninth Prince waited for a long time, and finally stood up and compromised with the other party, "Our army has been fighting for four years, and we have never thought of ceding land for compensation. If taking my head allows you to go back and take orders, then just take it, and the land you occupy will also be paid. Return it to you, but my condition is not to cross the original border half a step, and let our soldiers be released!" The enemy general did not accept it.

The Ninth Prince finally said, "If you don't make a deal, you can only fight to the death. There is no other result except that both sides will suffer. One dies or dies, and dragging you to die together also dies."

The enemy coach finally said, "I haven't seen you let go in four years, and the only time this time is to exchange your life for the lives and deaths of others!"

Behind the Ninth Prince, all the elite soldiers shouted, "I am willing to live and die with the general, and I will never live in an ignoble way!"

There were not many people, but the momentum was huge. Almost everyone shouted with the last of their strength.Hearing the shout, the Ninth Prince was filled with unwillingness, but he was powerless. He raised his hands and waited for a place to tie him up until he was separated from the elite soldiers. He was taken to the commander's tent. The fire in the camp had long since been extinguished, and everywhere Burnt smell.

The Ninth Prince was tied up in the tent, the commander and generals were all gathered in the center of the tent, the crowd was excited, and they were ready to call for money to withdraw the troops.

The surrounding area of ​​the camp was extremely quiet. The bound elite soldiers of the Ninth Prince were gathered in one tent. According to the agreement, when they left, they would be untied. At this time, the tent was also very quiet, and the voice of the master tent Spread far.

After a long time, the coach suddenly became restless. He sent two servants to check on the camp, but after a long time there was no reply, so two more asked for orders to see the situation. I was so happy that I forgot to reply, so I went out to steal wine and eat.

But those two people did not return.

The head coach was not in a good mood, so he sneaked out of the curtain to look outside. There was nothing suspicious outside the camp. He sent the whole room to raise vigilance, and went out of the camp to continue to investigate the surroundings.

After everyone left the main tent, the head coach heard a voice behind him, and before he could look back, his whole body was captured and controlled, unable to move at all.

Outside the tent, I suddenly remembered the sound of fighting, which was close to my ears, but it was more crying and shouting.

The situation suddenly reversed, and the coach immediately understood the situation, "The oriole is behind!" He was angry, unwilling but helpless.

The Ninth Prince suddenly loosened his bondage, and the coach made a move, looking at him hesitantly.

The Ninth Prince handed the dagger of the Western Feudal Kingdom to the commander-in-chief, "You still have one more chance to kill me with this dagger, so you didn't die in vain."

The coach took the dagger, "The odds are high, but you want to die. Please explain the reason before you die."

The Ninth Prince looked at the outside from the gap in the camp tent. The situation on the outside was one-sided, and the number of the enemy and us was very different. Hu Ya led them to kill all of them. His heart was at ease, "I just want to die under that dagger, and I have a wish."

The coach didn't ask any more questions, he raised the dagger and stabbed the Ninth Prince's heart accurately.

The four-year-long war was finally won. Although the losses were not usually serious, a large amount of territory and fresh supplies were occupied. The whole country did not celebrate. People were all mourning the family members and heroes who died in the war.

The most heart-wrenching thing in the whole war was the death of the general in the final battle. It is rumored that he gave up his life for the survival of the whole army. A team of fierce generals.

The news spread quickly, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. There was no more war, no more worries about conscription, and they could finally live with peace of mind. At the same time, they sighed for the general who fought to the end.

There are different opinions in the market. Some people say that his death was worthwhile. He maintained the territory and won more land. There is no need to cede the land, and the neighboring countries will no longer covet them. A piece of land like a chicken rib, the people will not be implicated in such a situation.

But no matter what they said, Duanmu Rui never expressed his opinion, he only listened to it and digested it in his heart.

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