Chapter 448 [The Fragrance of the Bright Moon. Part 2]
Mingyue King's body and skin did not deform like taking ordinary poison. They were still smooth and white. The only reaction was that his eyes gradually turned red, which was a bit strange. At the same time, the light in his eyes became increasingly dim.
Mingyue King turned his head, looked at the northwest military formation, and nodded to Yuan Tiangang, who had been staring at him.
Yuan Tiangang had a solemn look on his face. Not everyone could see the sadness and helplessness in his eyes. He was holding a scroll in his hand and slowly walked out of the military formation. He was still ten steps away from King Mingyue.
Stopped.
King Mingyue smiled and said softly: "Tiangang, Xuan!"
Yuan Tiangang's eyes were red and swollen, he knelt on the ground and sobbed: "Your Majesty...!"
King Mingyue sighed: "Tiangang, Xuan, this is the last thing I entrust to you. I hope you can handle it well as before!"
Yuan Tiangang knew that at this time, it was impossible for King Mingyue to change his mind. He stood up slowly. His body seemed to be unable to bear it. He shook slightly for a few times. After standing firm, he slowly opened the door with trembling hands.
The scroll.
"The decree of King Mingyue: This is the destiny of heaven. All things in the sky are destined to be kings. Mingyue has lived in Yongzhou for more than ten years and has done nothing for the people. At a time when the country is peaceful and the people are safe, he has acted selfishly and provoked
The war has trapped the people of the northwest in the flames of war and danger. I hope that thousands of people will forgive me for this sin." Yuan Tiangang read the scroll with tears in his eyes: "The barbarians took advantage of the situation to invade the south, the tigers and wolves were ambitious, and the gods and humans were angry. This king has just begun to understand the great things.
, I thought over and over again and issued an order: All our soldiers in the northwest should comply with the trend of the Kingdom of Heaven and follow the orders of General Xue Poye of the Northern Expedition to send troops northward to stop the Hu invaders at Yangguan. I vowed to kill the Hu captives and shock the majesty of our Heavenly Kingdom. This bright moon is true to my heart.
Qi wishes, I hope that my northwest man will wield his sword to kill the enemy, and the whole country of Shangyang will be loyal and loyal. Mingyue's sin will bring disaster to the northwest, and I can only die to thank all the people, be kind and sincere!"
Having said this, Yuan Tiangang seemed to be exhausted and fell to his knees again.
Although they could not understand the elaborate words in the scroll, everyone quickly understood the meaning.
This is actually a letter of apology!
King Mingyue was prepared to die to defeat this swordsmanship. He also wanted the northwest army to abandon their hatred of the Chu army, obey Xue Poye's order, go to Yangguan, and fight to the death with the Hu people.
"Your Majesty!" The generals in the military formation fell to their knees and sobbed.
The entire Northwest Army was suddenly in mourning, which made the Chu Army extremely surprised.
A man rushed out from the northwest army formation, wearing heavy armor. He was General Mao Di. He ran to Yuan Tiangang's side, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, we are willing to defend Yongzhou to the death and fight to the death with the Chu army...
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Mingyue King stood up slowly. Although he was poisoned, he still stood up gracefully. Under everyone's gaze, he walked up to Mao Di, bent down and helped him up, and said softly: "Mao Di, follow me for ten years."
Years ago, you have never disobeyed my orders. Today, I hope that you will remain the most loyal friend!"
"Your Majesty!" Mao Di Lao burst into tears: "Why, why do we surrender?"
"Surrender, just for the sake of fighting!" King Mingyue's voice was still soft: "Surrender to the Chu army and fight the Hu people to the death. This is your destination and your true achievement... Mingyue's selfishness and rebellion against the imperial court have wronged you.
Don't blame me, but kill Hu to show your merit!"
Mao Di's mighty body trembled at this moment.
King Mingyue looked at the resolute and sad faces one after another in the northwest army formation. He walked over gently, walked up to a soldier, stretched out his hand, patted his shoulder gently, and said warmly: "Take the lead."
Use your weapons to fight the barbarians instead of dying here because of my fault. I look forward to your victory!"
His brows suddenly tightened, and there was a slight look of pain on his face. It was obvious that the poison had begun to take effect.
Because of the pain, Mingyue King's body bent slightly and he covered his heart with his hands.
"Your Majesty!" The soldier knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, take care of yourself!"
So the surrounding northwest soldiers knelt down one after another and cried out sadly: "Your Majesty, take care!"
Seeing this scene, Xue Poye sighed inwardly: "Although King Mingyue has rebelled against the imperial court, his subordinates are really loyal to him!"
At this moment, Yuan Tiangang stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have been following you for more than ten years. Today you are leaving. I will go ahead and continue to serve you underground!" He suddenly grabbed it!
Mao Di put the long knife on his waist and put it on his shoulder. Without hesitation, he slashed his throat violently. Blood spurted out and splashed on the ground. His body fell heavily to the ground and died.
The soldiers on both sides witnessed this scene with their own eyes. It was really thrilling. In shock, the soldiers on both sides had respect for Yuan Tiangang. No matter what, this man was a loyal person after all.
Mingyue King's face twitched and he closed his eyes. After a while, he walked slowly to Yuan Tiangang's body, sat down cross-legged calmly, looked at Yuan Tiangang's wide-open eyes, reached out and closed them gently, shaking his head.
He said: "Tiangang, why is this!" He looked towards Xue Poye and said: "Commander Xue, this is the northwest military talisman. Take it with you and lead my men to kill the enemy in blood!" With a slight movement of his hand, one piece
The sign flew straight over, and Xue Poye reached out to catch it. After a closer look, he saw that it was the Northwest Soldier Talisman.
"After my death, I was buried in Yongzhou. This is my hometown!" King Mingyue looked around at the tall buildings on the left and right, then looked up at the sky and said slowly: "Tell the emperor not to embarrass the northwest soldiers... let him
Be a good emperor!"
Having said this, his eyes slowly closed and he said no more words.
Mao Di raised his head and looked at the motionless Mingyue King. An extremely strong premonition hit his heart. He used his knees as his feet and crawled to Mingyue King. He said sadly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...!"
The Mingyue King is like a frozen rock, without any life.
Xue Poye stood up and looked at Mingyue King blankly. He never thought that this war would have such a strange ending.
Although King Mingyue committed a heinous crime, his death was a royal death. He died with great dignity, and after his death, he left a lingering scent of remembrance.
Xue Poye faced Mingyue King, took off his battle helmet, knelt down on one knee, and said calmly: "You were able to sacrifice your life for righteousness in the end, I admire you!"
I don't know whether it was because they saw Xue Poye kneeling down, or because the soldiers of the Chu army really respected this noble and elegant Mingyue King from the bottom of their hearts. The soldiers quietly knelt down on one knee and gave the prince a blessing.
Respectful etiquette.
With tears streaming down his face, Mao Di suddenly grabbed the sharp knife Yuan Tiangang used to kill himself and wiped it off his own neck without hesitation.
"boom!"
Before the sword was applied to his throat, it flew away from Mao Di's hand.
As the sword fell to the ground, something also fell beside the sword, but it was the northwest military talisman that King Mingyue had just given to Xue Poye!
Mao Di turned to look at Xue Poye and saw that he was looking at him calmly and said angrily: "Xue Poye, what do you want to do? Why do you want to stop me?"
Xue Poye said calmly: "Let me ask you, did you commit suicide because you were defeated, or did you commit suicide because you were afraid that the court would punish you with more severe punishments and had no courage to live?"
"Defeated?" Mao Di looked at each other angrily, suddenly burst into laughter, and said bitterly: "We have so many brave warriors in the northwest, how could we be defeated? If it hadn't been for the king's order, I would have taken your head."
"A general is neither defeated nor afraid. I really can't figure out why he would give up his life?" Xue Poye said calmly: "To express his loyalty to King Mingyue?" He sneered and used
Looking at Mao Di with a mocking look, he said calmly: "Literaturemen can die to express their loyalty, but military generals should also die as well? This is too stupid and irresponsible."
"You...!" Mao Di clenched his fists, moved two steps toward Xue Poye, and shouted coldly: "What did you say?"
The soldiers behind Xue Poye saw that Mao Di had a tendency to attack the commander, and hurriedly bent their bows and arrows, aiming their arrows at Mao Di. When the Northwest Army saw this, although King Mingyue asked everyone to obey Xue Poye's order before he died.
, but many people could not help but aim their bows and arrows at Xue Poye, and the atmosphere seemed extremely tense for a moment.
"You should understand what I said. Before King Mingyue died, you also heard what he said with your own mouth. He asked you to rush to Yangguan, stop the barbarians, and clear the name of the Northwest Army. Now you ignore King Mingyue's order, but you want to
If you commit suicide, where will you put King Mingyue?" Xue Poye stared at Mao Di and said calmly: "I think if you really want to express your loyalty to King Mingyue by dying, King Mingyue will definitely want you to die.
In the fight with the barbarians, instead of dying here worthless... Soldiers should have their own unique way of dying!"
Mao Di's pupils shrank, and he waited for Xue Poye with a pair of eyes full of resentment, saying word by word: "You mean, you want me to obey your orders and take my children to fight for you?"
"What you said is wrong." Xue Poye said coldly: "First, you are not doing it for me, you are doing it for the people of Dachu, for the people of the northwest, to prevent them from being harmed by barbarians...Second,
I didn't ask you to listen to me." He walked over and, under everyone's gaze, picked up the Northwest Soldier Talisman on the ground, threw it to Mao Di, and said calmly: "You can fight it yourself...or, I can listen to you.