Fang Zilan took a step forward, quickly knocked down the arrow that was heading towards King Xiang, and shouted: "Which person without eyes dares to shoot an arrow at His Highness King Xiang?"
"His Royal Highness King Xiang?" Shangguan Yun, the leader, took a step forward and looked at the two people not far away playfully, "His Royal Highness King Xiang did not hesitate to die with the Jin people in order to protect us. How dare you Xiaoxiao come to pretend to be His Highness King Xiang? I It seems you are the blind one, right?"
Shangguan Yun spoke with great justice, but Fang Zilan only felt her heart sinking a little bit. Sure enough, she and King Xiang had guessed it right. Shangguan Yun did not send anyone into the mountain to search, but directly released King Xiang who had already been killed in the melee. After hearing the news of his death, he also killed all of King Xiang's men.
Now that she and King Xiang came back, it was like throwing themselves into a trap. Shangguan Yun could turn his back and deny them, saying that they pretended to be King Xiang's name, and kill them directly. With such scheming methods, she had underestimated Shangguan Yun before.
Fang Zilan stood in front of King Xiang and thought about it, but never came up with a perfect solution. She just wanted to save King Xiang's life first. However, she clearly felt that the aura of the person behind her was a bit colder. Was King Xiang angry?
But it's useless to be angry now. The key is how to prove the identity of King Xiang? Thinking about this, she couldn't help but feel funny. How could Prince Xiang prove that he was Prince Xiang? What the hell is this? She must have chosen the hard mode.
"Shangguanyun, please show me clearly. Who is the person in front of you?" King Xiang's expression was solemn, and the undoubted momentum in his voice made Fang Zilan stunned. "This palace?" This was the first time she heard King Xiang claiming to be so. It seemed that King Xiang was serious about it, but it was just empty talk. Shangguan Yun could not admit it, and for this plan...
Fang Zilan frowned slightly, and the sentence "Only the living are qualified to speak" came to mind. She vaguely remembered what her cousin said when discussing history with her before. The successful ones are princes and the losers are thieves. History is always made by the victors. written.
In this case, Fang Zilan's heart skipped a beat. In an instant, she was beside Shangguan Yun. The dagger was so bright under the sun that it was almost blinding. She heard her own voice became even colder and harsh, "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor is seriously ill, and Yu Cheng The king has been coveting the throne for a long time, could General Shangguan intend to add fuel to the flames?"
"You bastard! How dare you frame this general!" Hearing this, Shangguan Yun was extremely angry. However, when he saw the dagger that was no more than a hair's breadth away from his neck, his voice weakened a bit, and he clearly lacked confidence. No one saw her movements clearly, and when they reacted, the dagger was already on Shangguan Yun's neck. Shangguan Yun's men were all confused for a moment.
"False accusation? Then why did you declare that we died in battle before the battle? If not for King Yucheng, who else?" King Xiang looked coldly at the people not far away, and walked over slowly but firmly step by step.
"Everyone in the world knows that I am the heir to the throne of this great capital. Now you, Shangguan Yun, dare to secretly spread rumors about my death. What is it if it is not treason?" King Xiang said every word loudly, but none of Shangguan Yun's subordinates dared to Stepping forward to stop him, he watched helplessly as he walked a few steps away from Shangguan Yun.
"King Xiang is dead. This is what I have seen with my own eyes. What are you doing here?" Shangguan Yun shouted loudly, but cold sweat broke out on his forehead. There is only one chance. If King Xiang cannot be killed at this time, After he returns to Beijing, thousands of pairs of eyes are watching, and it will be difficult to do anything again.
"Try saying it again?" As soon as Shangguan Yun finished his words, he heard Fang Zilan's voice ringing in his ears, and he couldn't help but trembled, "What's the point of saying it ten or twenty times, General? I'm pretending to be a rebellious minister. Thieves, everyone will find them and kill them..."
Unexpectedly, before Shangguan Yun's words were spoken, his eyesight went dark, and in the last blurry consciousness he saw a column of blood spurting out. As soon as Fang Zilan let go, he fell straight over, completely lifeless.
"Everyone can punish traitors and traitors. That's what you said." Fang Zilan looked at the people on the ground expressionlessly, but the hand holding the dagger couldn't stop shaking. She actually killed her like this in public. A general.
The surrounding Shangguan Yun's men were also at a loss by this sudden turn of events. It wasn't until someone shouted "Kill them to avenge the general" that someone seemed to have woken up and charged at Fang Zilan and Xiang with their swords. The king cut it off.
While dealing with the person in front of her, Fang Zilan secretly observed the reaction of Prince Xiang not far away, but she saw that he had a calm look on his face, his eyes were in the distance, and he seemed not to notice their current situation at all.
Horse hooves in the distance filled the sky with smoke and dust. It looked like someone was coming again, and there were quite a few of them. It was unclear whether they were enemies or friends. Fang Zilan's heart couldn't help but sink a little.
In the chaos, Fang Zilan heard someone shouting "General Huangfu is here". The soldiers in front of her stopped during the shouting. She also took advantage of the situation and stood in front of King Xiang, blocking him behind her and watching intently. The cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the banner headed by it clearly had the word Huangfu on it, which was none other than Huangfulin.
"Huangfulin's rescue came too late. I hope His Highness King Xiang will forgive me." Huangfulin rolled down from his horse and knelt upright in front of King Xiang. It really lacked the majesty she had seen when ordering troops. Fang Zilan curled her lips with a bit of disdain, and then felt Prince Xiang pat her on the shoulder behind her. She stood aside knowingly, looking relaxed as if watching a show. .
"General Huangfu, you've worked hard all the way." King Xiang said, taking two steps forward to help Huangfulin up. Huangfulin quickly thanked him like Meng Amnesty, and took a look at Shangguan Yun's deputy general next to him, "What's going on with you, you are actually talking to His Highness? People are taking action?"
"General Huangfu, this is the person, she killed General Shangguan!" Shangguan Yun's deputy general looked sad and angry. Huangfulin was also stunned and looked at Prince Xiang, "Your Highness, what is going on?"
"Shangguanyun killed his comrades with the intention of treason, so he was punished by military law." It was Fang Zilan who spoke. She stood next to Prince Xiang with a calm expression, "That's what happened."
"I'm talking to His Highness, no servant has the right to interrupt." Huangfulin glared at Fang Zilan dissatisfied, but she remained indifferent, "Your Highness is kind and can't bear to tell you such a fact. Naturally, only I, a servant, can do it."
As she spoke, she took a step forward and stood upright in front of Huangfulin, "What's more, I was the one who killed the person. If General Huangfu wants to raise an army to hold him accountable, just come after me."
Huangfulin saw that King Xiang had not spoken to protect his wife, so he stopped being polite and snorted coldly: "I'm coming for you, do you know what the crime of murdering an important official of the imperial court is?"
"I will be punished according to the law." Fang Zilan answered without hesitation, "But I dare to ask General Huangfu, what is the crime of treason?"
"Execute the nine tribes." Huangfulin followed her words, but suddenly realized that something was wrong. If he continued to say this, if King Fanxiang continued to say that Shangguan Yun had conspired to rebel, and he was found guilty, he would not push the Shangguan family into a pit of fire. , are you resented for nothing?
However, just as Huangfulin was thinking about how to word it, he heard the voice of King Xiang, "This is the end of Shangguan Yun's matter. The people under my command are not sensible. General Huangfu should not be on the same level as her."
Huangfulin had been in the officialdom and battlefield for many years, so he was extremely shrewd. In a few words, he could tell that King Xiang did not want Shangguan Yun's matter to cause a big incident, nor did he want his subordinates to be scapegoats. In this case, Shangguan Yun could only be considered unlucky.
It's just that Shangguan Yun didn't think about it carefully. With such a special status, His Highness Prince Xiang has been fighting abroad for many years and has not had any trouble. How could he be so ignorant and helpless?
Thinking of this, Huangfulin pondered and said, "What is His Royal Highness King Xiang saying? It is his honor as a soldier that General Shangguan can die on the battlefield."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan couldn't help but be startled. Huangfulin reacted so quickly, which not only gave King Xiang a chance but also saved Shangguan Yun's face. As expected, she was cunning and cunning. It seemed that she would have to be careful about her words and deeds in the future.
"General Huangfu?" The deputy general Shangguan Yun on the side had not yet reacted. He was about to say something dissatisfied when he was stopped by Huangfulin's look.
Fang Zilan saw that the overall situation had been decided and had nothing to do. He was about to step aside when he heard Huang Fulin's voice again. He only heard him say: "His Royal Highness Prince Xiang's men did not protect him well and deserved it. Why don't you hurry up and collect the bodies?" Okay, so as not to hinder His Highness King Xiang’s eyes here.”
Should the protection be ineffective? Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment and looked at Prince Xiang beside him. She thought he would say something, but unexpectedly he looked calm and said nothing. Aren't these people the ones who accompany him through life and death? You actually let others slander you without even saying a word to defend yourself? It's a pity that they didn't die on the battlefield, but died in the hands of their own people.
Seeing this, Fang Zilan couldn't help clenching her fists. Just as she was about to step forward to stop him, someone pulled her sleeves. She turned her head and it was King Xiang who said, "Let them go." King Xiang's voice was very soft, but he said no. Feeling exhausted, there seems to be a trace of sadness?
King Xiang said so, Fang Zilan could only give up, and heard Huang Fulin step forward and say that he had a few good guards. If His Highness King Xiang liked them, he would send them to His Highness, which would be considered as each using his talents... …
Prince Xiang and Huangfulin walked into the main tent while talking, while Fang Zilan still stood there, looking at the soldiers coming and going to move the corpses around him, feeling dizzy and ignoring the various looks not far away. He whispered and walked outside the camp alone.
Is the indescribable discomfort due to killing Shangguan Yun? It doesn't seem to be the case. She has killed many people since she came here. She doesn't care about one more Shangguan Yun. Is it because she saw the unexplained death of King Xiang's men? It seems not.
Human life is of paramount importance, and she had always felt that life was the most important thing. However, a human life here is like the life of an ant. No one cares about the death of a person. The people around him are so callous and indifferent that it is terrifying. As long as it is not your own life, it seems that it can become a stepping stone on the way forward, but this is really the case. Is it right?
Fang Zilan felt cold all over, but couldn't find any fire that could warm her. In this case, it's better for her to light the fire herself. With this thought in mind, she looked up at the completely darkened sky and walked back to the camp not far away.
Dark is the best time to set off fireworks. Fang Zilan lit the fire stick in her hand, and the firelight illuminated her eyes, revealing indescribable determination and enchantment in the silent night.
The next moment, grand fireworks lit up the night sky across the Wind River Valley. Hearing the noise, King Xiang and Huangfulin walked out of the tent and were startled when they saw the fireworks in the sky. Isn't this a signal for help? How could it happen at this time...
