"Prince Zhong, I don't know...are you willing to kill me?"
This was the second sentence Ning Hao said to Liu Ling.
Seeing Liu Ling's expression become surprised, Ning Hao smiled calmly.
"I know it's too abrupt to say this, please don't blame me, Your Majesty."
Ning Hao smiled, very relaxed.
"I am an old minister of the Later Han Dynasty. When Emperor Taizu Guo Wei of Zhou Dynasty attacked Bianzhou, I was the one who ordered the city defense troops to open the city gate. It was also I who arranged for His Majesty Yin to escape from the north gate. Unfortunately, His Majesty also brought a group of people with him.
The eunuch died at their hands in the end, what a joke."
Ning Hao smiled apologetically at Liu Ling: "Your Majesty, please listen to me and then decide whether to kill me or not."
"I am the guilty official of the Han Dynasty, but I am the hero of the Zhou Dynasty. Isn't that right? If I hadn't ordered the city gate to be opened, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many officers and soldiers left guarding the city. After several days of bloody fighting, Guo Wei's soldiers had already fought their way out.
Bloody, I'm afraid that after the city is destroyed, the people will suffer along with it. I don't say this to show my benevolence, in fact, I am just a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
"And I have my own family, hundreds of people. I am an important official of the Han Dynasty. After the city is destroyed, my family will inevitably be affected. And if I surrender, not only can I ensure that my family will not be harmed, but the people will also get some peace during the whole process. But
What I didn't expect was that Guo Wei didn't believe me, not from head to toe."
"Guo Wei gave me a minor official as a county guard, and I was thrown into a remote place in the countryside. As long as I can survive and my family is not greatly implicated, I accept my fate. I have served as an official for four years, and I have done my best, which can be regarded as a blessing to the whole party. When I took office,
There are no big thieves in the place, there are few crimes, and the people are happy. But Guo Wei suspected that I had evil intentions in buying people's hearts and had disobedient intentions. But in order to maintain his appearance as a benevolent monarch and a sage, he could not kill me, so he transferred me back to the court and put me in his care.
in front of the eyes."
"I served as Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and my government was in order. I never embezzled a single coin. I was respected by my subordinates and valued by my superiors. For two years, Guo Wei was afraid that I would form a clique for personal gain, so he gave me the title of county magistrate and a large house, so that I could stay at home.
.It’s okay, my family is reunited, the whole family is happy, and I am happy and at ease.”
"When His Majesty Sejong ascended the throne, my good days came to an end. His Majesty ordered me, a county uncle who had been idle at home for many years, to go with the army. Even a three-year-old child could guess what his plans were. Just now, His Majesty Sejong was promoted
I am a high-ranking official of the second rank, Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, and I recruit envoys in front of the battle. This is the largest official position I have held in the Zhou Dynasty for more than ten years, but it is not glorious."
"In the previous battle, I tried my best to block the arrows of His Majesty Sejong. Unfortunately, I am old and my reaction is slow. The arrows of the prince's warriors did not hit me. If I died in front of everyone, I died to protect your majesty. That's right.
It is an honor to die for me, Da Zhou. Thinking of this, my family may be able to escape."
"It's a pity... I can't even ask for death. Your Majesty is a smart man. I believe that Your Majesty will understand what Ning said. I beg Your Majesty to do it and kill me under the horse with one knife. In this way, I will still die for the great Zhou Dynasty. Your Majesty
My family will remain there."
Ning Hao finished speaking in a calm tone, then nodded with a smile: "Please make your decision, Your Majesty."
Liu Ling was shocked. He really didn't expect that something like this would happen before the battle. Although Ning Hao's tone was calm and indifferent, Liu Ling could hear the determination in his words. This was someone who couldn't say he had committed any serious crime.
The wrong person. Modern people's thinking determines Liu Ling's perception. He does not think that Ning Hao committed any serious crime. Opening the city gate was because he was disloyal to the Later Han Dynasty. But he did it to protect his family, which is correct.
This is what Liu Ling is working hard on now.
But if he was asked to kill Ning Hao, he couldn't do it.
Seeing the embarrassment on Liu Ling's face, Ning Hao smiled apologetically and said, "Hao feels guilty for making things difficult for the prince. I just ask the prince to consider it for the hundreds of people in my family. I know that such a request will inevitably be difficult for others. But.
His Majesty Sejong saw that I was begging for death and could not return me the official job of recruiting envoys. His Majesty was sure that the prince would not surrender. Therefore, once I return without success, I am afraid that your Majesty will immediately punish me and reinstall me.
If I am charged with having foreign affairs, my whole family will be implicated."
"Your Majesty, Hao begs you. Please help me. I will die alone to protect the family, and I will die a worthy death."
Liu Ling's heart ached for no reason.
Is this the tragedy of being an official? Is it a luxury to even decide how to die? Liu Ling has seen a lot of the faces of officials. They take it for granted when they bully the people, and they are arrogant when accepting bribes. Corrupt officials
Officials account for 90% of the official figures, and it is not a pity for such people to die. But Ning Hao is obviously not a corrupt official. Although Liu Ling only listened to his side of the story, Liu Ling believed that Ning Hao did not lie to him.
Wouldn't it be better for such an official to live? But he had a reason to die and would not stop dying.
Liu Ling looked at him, speechless.
Seeing that Liu Ling refused to take action, Ning Hao sighed and said: "Since the prince is in trouble, I won't force him. Please forgive me for offending. The prince is not willing to fulfill his wish, so I can only fight for it myself!"
After saying that, Ning Hao turned back and glanced at Chai Rong, who was sitting in the imperial chariot in the distance. His face suddenly changed and he shouted loudly: "The thief Liu Ling! You don't know the current affairs, stop me, the Lion of the Great Zhou Dynasty, stop me from the Great Zhou Dynasty"
The Emperor of Zhou has a grand ambition to unify the Central Plains! Ning, as our envoy in front of the Great Zhou Formation, since you don't listen to good advice, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
After shouting, Ning Hao suddenly took out a dagger from his arms, raised it high, and deliberately stayed in the air for a while. He smiled apologetically at Liu Ling with a look of determination. The dagger stabbed Liu Ling down.
He sighed and closed his eyes.
puff!
A spear stabbed from behind Liu Ling and hit Ning Hao's chest. The spear turned and swept across Ning Hao's throat. A red line appeared on Ning Hao's neck, and then the blood was like a waterfall.
The same spray came out. Ning Hao tilted his neck and fell off the horse to the side.
At the moment of his death, he closed his eyes with a satisfied smile on his lips.
Hanasaburo had lost his iron gun, so he grabbed a horse spear from the cavalry nearby and stabbed Ning Hao to death. He heard the conversation between Ning Hao and the prince, and he also knew that Liu Ling would not take action, so he came to kill people. Since joining the army,
Hanasaburo kills people without any calculation and has never felt sad. But this time, his murderous hand trembled so violently.
The two members of Ning Hao's family raised their fists at Liu Ling and said, "Your Majesty, please grant me your permission!"
After the two men finished speaking, they pulled out the dagger from their arms and rode towards Liu Ling. Zhao Er stretched out his iron gun and pierced the throat of a general. Then he drew his gun and swept across the sharp tip of the iron gun.
He slashed across the neck of another general and cut off his throat.
The two corpses fell from their horses, the expressions on their faces were the same as Ning Hao's, with a kind of frightening satisfaction.
Liu Ling sighed, opened his eyes, glanced at Ning Hao's body, and then said: "The whole army is ready, the Zhou army is about to attack."
He didn't blame Hanasaburo and Zhao Er. They killed Ning Hao and his generals. They helped Ning Hao and Chai Rong. There was another important reason why Liu Ling didn't want to kill Ning Hao, and that was
Ning Hao is the negotiator of the Zhou army. When the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed. Chai Rong is really good at planning!
Liu Ling glanced at Chai Rong's position coldly, and added two more words to his evaluation of this person: traitor.
The morale of the Zhou army was low at this time. If they wanted to win a battle, they must first boost their morale. But two consecutive battles ended in disastrous defeats. How could the morale of the Zhou army be easily raised?
Therefore, Chai Rong took advantage of Ning Hao's determination to die. Ning Hao was going to die anyway. Since he could use him to inspire the fighting spirit and anger of all the soldiers in the Zhou army and fulfill Ning Hao's wish to save his family, why not do it?
Chai Rong saw that Ning Hao wanted to die in battle to save his family, so he immediately thought of a way to quickly boost the morale of the Zhou army.
That is to let Ning Hao go to Liu Ling to negotiate. Ning Hao must die for the sake of his family. If Liu Ling doesn't kill Ning Hao, Ning Hao will punish him for treason when he comes back. Then he will publicize to the whole army that Ning Hao colluded.
Liu Ling defeated the Han army, so there was the last disastrous defeat. He killed Ning Hao in front of the battle to boost the fighting spirit of the Zhou army. And if Liu Ling killed Ning Hao, so be it. The Han army killed the Zhou army without any humanity.
messenger, doesn’t this still inspire the morale of the entire army?
Chai Rong, good at calculating.
Liu Ling clearly saw Chai Rong's plan, but couldn't bear to stop Ning Hao. Ning Hao could not escape death. If he died in front of his family's battle, he would be known as a sinner for the ages, and even his family would never be able to recover. And
If he died in front of the Han army, at least his family would be saved.
It was painful for Liu Ling to do this, because he knew that his one year of kindness would bring a bloody battle to the Han army!
Sure enough, just when Liu Ling ordered the entire army to be on alert, angry roars came from the Zhou army camp opposite!
"rat!"
"The traitor Liu Ling!"
"shameless!"
"The two armies are fighting without killing the envoy! Why are you so shameless!"
"Kill him and avenge Lord Ning!"
"Kill all the Han troops!"
"Kill all those shameless people!"
Roars came one after another, and the resentment and murderous intent in them were frightening. The morale of the Zhou army immediately rose from the low point, and everyone became inexplicably excited. They clenched the Hengdao in their hands, eager to use it.
Liu Ling's corpse was cut into thousands of pieces!
Wang Banjin, who was in the rear line of the Han army, let out a long sigh and looked at Liu Ling's back with a helpless smile. In his opinion, Liu Ling would not make such a low-level mistake. But it happened, and now Zhou Jun has been
The death of the messenger aroused a wave of fighting spirit, and I am afraid this battle will be difficult to win.
The soldiers of the Han army could not figure out why the prince wanted to kill the envoy of the Zhou army. Wasn't this forcing the Zhou army to fight the Han army?
Liu Ling's eyes only blurred for a moment and then regained their clarity. He took a deep breath. Then he raised the flag and waved it. Thousands of Han army archers immediately strode out from the camp and stood in front of the formation.
Third Platoon. Although they don't understand why Liu Ling killed the envoy, they will continue to obey the prince's orders firmly. It's that simple.
Chai Rong sneered, then said solemnly: "Shameless person!"
"Soldiers! Let's go get Master Ning's body back!"
He stood on the bus, raised his arms and shouted, with a look of sadness and anger on his face. (To be continued)
