Chapter 1174: Go with the flow
At this moment, whether they were those who had already seen him on the altar, or those who had only heard his name but not seen him, or the people under the altar who were completely ignorant, everyone subconsciously held their breath, widened their eyes, and looked at this man. The Mingguang armor shines like a person condensed by sunlight.
That brilliant figure seems to be more dazzling than the sun!
He is——
Before that name could take shape in everyone's mind, another burst of rumble of horse hooves crushed people's thoughts, and in the smoke and dust after the man galloped up on his horse, a group of heavily armored soldiers could be seen. Cavalry and large groups of infantry rushed out of the upper east gate!
Thousands of people from this group came galloping over, and the earth trembled again, and the people on the land were once again panicked.
However, they had already lost the courage to resist, and even their swords had been thrown away. There was no room for resistance, so they could only watch in horror as thousands of wolf-like troops rushed towards them, like a group of soldiers. The rabbit huddled up in a ball looked helplessly as a tiger with sharp teeth and claws rushed towards it.
Fortunately, the tiger did not harm them.
After the large group of men and horses approached, they divided into two groups again like the men and horses brought by Shang Ruyi, and formed a larger encirclement to surround the entire altar. This time, even if they put on wings, they could not fly out. .
The group of heavy armored cavalry opened a path from the middle and galloped under the altar.
The high-spirited general wearing Mingguang armor held the rein in one hand and rode his horse to pace under the altar before stopping. Then he quickly turned over and dismounted. Following him were several personal guards, who moved neatly with him. They got off the horse together, then followed him and stepped onto the altar step by step.
When he stepped onto the top floor of the altar for the last time, his heart was already beating like thunder. Pei Xingyuan, whose face was flushed with excitement, couldn't wait to rush forward and almost bumped into him, but he stopped abruptly the next moment. He said excitedly: "Feng——" Before he finished speaking, he immediately stopped and took a deep breath, finally calming himself down a bit. Then he took a step back, straightened his clothes and looked solemn, and kowtowed to him.
"Meet His Highness the King of Qin!"
For a moment, there was a burst of gasping sounds all around the altar.
Everyone was finally convinced at this moment that the man wearing bright light armor, who looked like he was coming from heaven, was none other than the husband of the majestic Princess Qin just now, the invincible general of the Great Dynasty - Prince Qin. , Yu Wenye!
Yu Wenye walked up to him, put his hand on his shoulder, and squeezed hard.
"Thank you for your hard work."
These few words can't describe the care for each other in these days of separation, and all the thrills and hardships Pei Xingyuan has experienced, but he still raised his head and smiled brightly in the sunshine: "It's just what you have to do."< br>
Only then did Yu Wenye reach out and grab his shoulders: "Get up."
Pei Xingyuan immediately stood up, quietly retreated behind him, and followed him with his eyes, looking forward.
However, the first one he looked at was Liang Youying, who had a somewhat complicated look on his face but never let go of the sharp blade in his hand. His eyes were gentle with a hint of comfort. After meeting his eyes, Liang Youying did not respond immediately, but he did not respond. Just the best reaction.
The first thing Yu Wenye looked at was Shang Ruyi.
Moreover, his brows were furrowed and his eyes were stern.
Facing such a look that was as sharp as a blade, Shang Ruyi seemed to know what he meant, but instead of retreating out of guilt, he curled up the corners of his lips with a rather shameless smile.
Yu Wenye glared at her: Just wait until I settle the score with you!
Then, his eyes finally fell on the final goal of this trip, which he had already achieved at this moment.
He said: "Mr. Liang."
Liang Shide had been holding his breath, but it was not because of his concentration, but because he could no longer breathe the moment he saw Yu Wenye's figure. By this time, he was holding his breath until his cheeks were red and his eyes were red, until he heard Yu Wenye The deep, deep voice was like an invisible punch hitting his chest. It finally made his heart start beating again and he breathed heavily.
Yu Wenye said: "I have heard of Liang Gong's name a long time ago, but my wish to see him has not yet come true, but today I finally got to see him."
"..."
Liang Shide opened his mouth, he wanted to say something, but facing this person who had already cut off all his escape routes, and who even appeared in front of him in a calm manner, he opened his mouth, but said something that made him regret Words for life.
"Luoyang..."
Hearing these two words, everyone looked at him, and the wariness and vigilance in their eyes turned into pity and lament.
Everyone could see his confusion. During the years after arriving in Luoyang, he never left Luoyang. His whole mind and even his life seemed to be firmly tied to this prosperous and prosperous capital city. Now, he died instantly and wanted Luoyang to bury him with him.
Looking at him like this, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but think of a story told to him by his well-traveled and well-informed father when he was a child - it was said that there was a kind of monster in the world that liked to attack city-states and kill people. The common people only collect gold, silver and jewels. After obtaining the treasures, they put them in their lairs and guard these treasures for hundreds, thousands or even ten thousand years, reluctant to leave; There was a warrior who went through all kinds of hardships to find the monster's lair and killed the scourge that was harming the world. However, when the warrior saw the treasures in the monster's lair, he became greedy and forgot about his roots. He couldn't move away, and gradually lost his reason and self. Fangs and feather scales sprouted from the flesh, turning into another monster, using the same posture to occupy the nest, guarding the treasures, and waiting for the next warrior.
Liang Shide is such a monster and such a brave man.
Yu Wenye's eyes were filled with pity and indifference, and he said calmly: "The explosives you ordered to place at those city gates have all been destroyed -"
As he said that, he turned around and looked sideways. A tall figure followed behind him. Only then did he take a step to reveal his figure.
Liang Youying immediately opened his eyes wide.
The visitor was none other than Jiang Wei, who was on the same road as her and Pei Xingyuan!
As soon as he saw him, Liang Youying's hesitant heart suddenly calmed down, and he immediately understood that it was Yu Wenye who must have met Jiang Wei after entering Luoyang City to stop Liang Shide's men. They had the same goal at the moment, so they came together. And Jiang Wei nodded slightly towards her. Seeing this scene, Liang Shide immediately understood: "Are you——Jiang Wei?"
Jiang Wei said: "Exactly."
Yu Wenye said: "He stopped your people."
This sentence was an understatement, but it actually stabbed Liang Shide in the heart. Although it was already riddled with wounds, he gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain in his heart and said again: "Then Hui'anmen——"< br>
Yu Wenye said: "Of course it was broken by us."
Another understatement, another bloody knife.
Shang Ruyi, who had been silent all this time, glanced at Yu Wenye - of course she understood that when he said "we", he deliberately concealed Yu Wencheng who was with him, and couldn't help but murmur in her heart: It's really only Xu Zhou. The officials set fires and the people were not allowed to light lamps.
Yu Wenye, who said this, seemed to realize something. He looked at Shang Ruyi subconsciously, and when he saw her eyes rolling around, he glared at him again.
Shang Ruyi turned his face to one side.
Yu Wenye then continued: "You no longer have to place your hopes on the people you left in Ziwei Palace. The 20,000 troops I left behind have now occupied the entire Luoyang City. Not only Ziwei Palace, but also a few The city gates and all the gateways are already in my hands.”
"..."
"Your soldiers are so hungry that they can't even pick up their swords."
At this point, he paused and said, "Mr. Liang, just let nature take its course."
Liang Shide's breath was choked again.
When Princess Qin spoke to him just now, she asked him to "go with the flow." But now when King Qin spoke to him, she asked him to "go with the flow of heaven." The change of just one word was like a giant stone transformed by ruthless fate. It pressed hard on his head, just like at this moment, making him unable to lift his head.
Yes, there has been famine in Luoyang City for several months. For today's heaven-sacrifice ceremony, he distributed the remaining food to the soldiers who followed him out of the city, so that he could have a majestic and solemn ceremony. Others had already run out of food.
He was silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "Do I still have a choice?"
Yu Wenye said: "Of course."
"..."
"You have another wrong choice."
"..."
"But this mistake will not have much impact on us."
This sentence is undoubtedly a heart-breaking sentence.
Indeed, Liang Shide can still choose to resist, but in the current situation, whether inside or outside the city, he no longer has the ability to respond to everything. Even his own life is under the control of his own daughter. Even if he rises up to resist, It just adds one more piece of news about patricide to the world.
This time, he fell into a longer silence, and everyone subconsciously held their breath.
They naturally understood that Liang Shide really had no other choice, but they were still worried that he would do something shocking at the last moment.
But, no.
Everyone only heard Liang Shide let out a long sigh, and then raised his hand, only to hold Liang Youying's hand. Just as she was about to struggle, she heard Liang Shide's hoarse voice say: "No need to do this, I won't-" —Even if you hate me, it’s better to let others kill me than to kill me yourself.”
Liang Youying frowned.
She was a little hesitant, but seeing Jiang Wei and Pei Xingyuan nodding silently at her, she finally sighed and slowly lowered her arms.
However, under the entanglement of endless thoughts in my heart, I didn't pay attention and suddenly felt that my hands were empty.
Liang Shide conveniently took the short knife from her hand!
Liang Youying was shocked: "You——"