Huang Mi withdrew his gaze and stopped talking. His heart was racing and he couldn't calm down.
At this time, we had come down from the secret door. It was dark below, and a few guards were blowing light. It was a long corridor, and the end of it was unknown.
The group of people did not dare to go far and stopped near the corridor. The guards went to the wall to look for candlesticks or fire holders that could be lit.
Huang Mi glanced at them and whispered to Song Du: "Sir, there is something I just heard this morning."
"What's the matter?" Song Du asked absently. He was now filled with worries, all of which were on Song Qingtang.
Huang Mi glanced at the guards again, leaned over and spoke softly in Song Du's ear.
The affairs of Dongping Academy were introduced to the palace at Sishi. Before Sishi, Huang Mi was still Huang Shilang of Daqian.
In recent years, he and Yu Shiling had had a fierce quarrel. Before the incident, he had just argued with Yu Shiling and was blushing. He wanted to go to the corner to calm down, but then he heard the whispers of several servants outside through the palace door.
Lu Ronghui did not enter the palace together with other officials, but Emperor Xuanyan did not get angry and sent people to arrest him, because Emperor Xuanyan just learned a terrible thing, which was the heinous things Lu Ronghui committed to cure his only son with cerebral palsy. sin.
What we are talking about now is that Lu Ronghui has been kidnapped by revenge seekers and died miserably.
As for such scandals, Emperor Xuan Yan had no need to publicize them, so he did not spread them.
Song Du's eyes widened after hearing this: "Really?"
"Absolutely true."
"Now," Song Du said in a daze, "what did Ah Li do after kidnapping Ning Bin and going to the Lu Mansion?"
"And Shen Shaoxia and Ah Li still know each other," Huang Mi said, "and he also protects her..."
"That's all, we're not curious anymore," Song Du looked at the guards, "Let's just live on. We don't know how long we can live with this life."
"Yes." Huang Mi sighed.
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After leaving the palace, Shen Lie went to Tianqi Street.
As soon as he arrived at Shangshi Pavilion, he sent people to Dongping Academy, took Song Du's words to Song Qingtang, and then went to the study.
Du Xuan and Feng Ze waited for a long time. When Shen Lie came back, they summarized what happened outside in the most concise words.
Shen Lie went to the palace overnight last night to plan and arrange for Song Du and Huang Mi to leave, so he didn't know what happened next at Dongping Academy.
Hearing that the literati committed suicide and rushed towards the Xuanwu Army, he frowned slightly and said, "How many people survived?"
"Less than fifty." Du Xuan said.
Shen Lie nodded and said nothing.
"Young Master, there is no need to blame yourself," Feng Ze saw Shen Lie's appearance and thought he was unhappy, so he said, "It has nothing to do with us rescuing them. If we hadn't robbed them from prison, they might have ended up like Qingshan Academy." , has been massacred in prison."
"I don't blame myself," Shen Lie glanced at him and said, "This is their own choice, I won't blame myself, I just..."
He said no more.
"Just what?" Du Xuan asked.
Just confused and confused.
It's not that I don't know the four words "a scholar will die for the sake of the Tao", but is it really worth it to sacrifice his life for this in vain?
Shen Lie shook his head slightly and did not answer.
Du Xuan and Feng Ze knew his temper, so they stopped talking and went on to talk about what happened during this period.
Lin Cao has been arrested.
Except for Lin Cao, the troops sent by the Xuanwu Army to inquire about the situation and the troops from both sides sent to ask for support were all intercepted and assassinated by the secret guards arranged by them at several intersections in the middle.
Except for Yongding Gate and Guangqu Gate, the refugees outside the city were surrounded by four other Kyoto gates. Additional manpower was sent from the central court to shoot them all regardless of the reason.
Emperor Xuanyan's personal troops were fully deployed before driving, specifically in the area from the imperial palace to the Juyang Gate of the East City.
It is almost certain that Emperor Xuan Yan’s chosen destination was Hejing.
There is Jinping Palace in Hejing and the city walls are strong. Li Zhi left himself plenty of time. Even if he leaves the capital now, the surname of Yong'an Kyoto will still be Li. He will definitely leave a lot of troops to control Kyoto unless the city is destroyed.
Du Xuan and Feng Ze talked about it one by one according to the timeline. After going back to Dongping Academy, they finally mentioned the girl who suddenly appeared.
Shen Lie kept his usual cold expression and listened calmly to what his subordinates were saying. When he heard about Ah Li, he raised his head, his handsome face turned into snow, and said, "Is Ah Li going to Dongping Academy?"
"Yes," Du Xuan said, "Ah Li was still guarding there for General Song Lang. I wonder if he is still guarding now."
"She's standing guard in the snow for Song Qingtang?" Shen Lie said, turning back his gaze and his voice became softer, "In this world of ice and snow..."
"By the way, young master," Feng Ze said at this time, "Du Yide should be very angry. We tricked him into fighting the Xuanwu Army. Now that we see Ah Li, who turned Yanyun Wei Mansion upside down, we don't know that he is now What are you thinking?"
"Well," Shen Lie responded casually, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm going to Dongping Academy. Xu Hui will stay there all the time. When Dai Yu comes back, you can go out of the city to find General Tao together."
"Yes." Du Xuan and Feng Ze said.
Just as he finished speaking, there was suddenly a burst of rapid gongs and drums from outside, and a loud shout: "The city is broken! The city is broken! The Yongding Gate was broken open by the refugees. They rushed into the city, killing everyone they met, and looting everywhere. , the city is broken! Everyone, run away!"
Shen Lie paused and turned to look at the window sash.
Du Xuan and Feng Ze were shocked and hurried to the window.
A group of people continued to beat gongs and drums, and gradually ran away into the distance, while continuing to shout: "The city is broken, the city is broken! Everyone, run! The Yongding Gate has been broken open by the refugees! They are rushing into the city!" Run!"
All the residents on the long street stuck their heads out, and many people ran out of their houses in shock: "What did you say!"
"Is the Yongding Gate broken?"
"Who is robbing everywhere? Where are they robbing? Please tell me clearly!"
…
The people were panicked and more and more people came out.
Du Xuan turned back to look at Shen Lie and said in surprise: "Young Master!"
"Fake." Shen Lie said.
"Ah?" Du Xuan paused, "Fake?"
"I'm leaving first," Shen Lie said, "Don't worry about the things on the street. Just wait for Dai Yu to come back. I'll go to Dongping Academy first."
"Yes." Du Xuan and Feng Ze nodded, but they were still flustered by the sound of gongs and drums.
With the sound of these gongs and drums, the long street that had been silent for several days suddenly became chaotic, as if going crazy, and countless residents ran out.
Someone packed up their things as quickly as possible, took their family with them, and ran to the northeast.
Some people go to find relatives and friends to accompany them, or neighbors greet each other to join them.
The sound of gongs and drums became more and more urgent. Although they were far away, each sound hit people's hearts hard.
