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Liu Ling praised: "You are a good man and a true hero. Are you willing to work under Gu's command?"
Shi Rui laughed miserably and said: "Your Highness, why do you have to show off? Although Shi is not promoted to a commoner, he still knows how to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. If His Highness is demoted, I am afraid that my father will not be able to live in peace. All Shi wants in life is to be loyal and filial.
Words. If he surrenders, it would be disloyal to be ashamed of the late emperor. It would be unfilial to be ashamed of his late father. To be unfaithful and unfilial, not to mention that the prince surrendered and promised huge profits, what is the point even if Shi Mou wears a yellow robe? Your Highness
...Please don’t say any more, Shi, I wish you could die to put your mind at ease.”
Liu Ling sighed in his heart, could it be that these people named Shi are all true heroes? On the tenth day of Yangzhou, Shi Kefa would rather die than surrender. But he was facing Manchurians. Does this Shi Rui think that I, Liu Ling, am a barbaric person who kills innocent people indiscriminately?
People? But Liu Ling thought about it again and was relieved. Whether it was Duduo in Shi Kefa's eyes or himself in Shi Rui's eyes, they all had the same identity, that is, they were invaders. Although, Duoduo and Liu Ling were completely different.
And Yu, one is a barbarian of the Northern tribe, and the other is a Han royal family. They are very different in terms of identity. However, what cannot be changed is that Liu Ling did come to invade Shi Rui's country.
Liu Ling sighed: "I won't grant you a high official position and a generous salary, but I don't want someone like you to die in vain. Do you still have a mother and family? If you do, it would be even more unfilial for you to seek death. Besides, His Majesty Sejong, to whom you are loyal
It has already made great progress, and now the person actually in charge of the Great Zhou Dynasty is Pei Zhan, the governor of Ding'an Army. If you were loyal to him, wouldn't you be confused and your death would be in vain?"
Shi Rui coughed a few times, swallowed the blood in his mouth and said, "Your Highness's words are wrong. Shi's loyalty is to his own heart. His Majesty Sejong will always be in my heart. Even if His Majesty acts like a dragon,
His majesty's heart will not change at all after the death of the emperor. Shi still has an old mother. Your Highness is kind, please let Jia Ci go. She has passed the age of knowing her destiny, and her time in this world is running out.
, but I beg Your Highness not to use swords or guns on me."
Liu Ling waved her hand and said: "If you don't die, I will let your mother go. If you die, I will kill her."
Shi Rui frowned and said sternly: "I didn't expect that the King of Han, who has a reputation for kindness and cares about the world, is just a despicable villain!"
Liu Ling was not angry, and said in a calm tone: "If I can survive one life, so what if I have to be the despicable villain you call me for the rest of my life? If I can survive the lives of everyone in the world, what's the problem of being a villain for hundreds of reincarnations!"
He sighed and said, "I don't want to surrender to you. I just want you to live well. Isn't this difficult?"
Shi Rui frowned and said: "What exactly is your Highness asking for? Shi is just a pawn, but he is worthy of Your Highness's painstaking efforts? It is only natural for His Highness to kill me. It is also natural for me to be loyal to the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty. Does His Highness have to do it every time he fights?"
Why waste words and words with such a nobody? If Your Highness is such a benevolent woman, I won’t be expelled from this world! Moreover, even if His Highness lets me live, if Shi Mou is still alive, he will definitely recruit rebels and fight again.
Your Highness will fight to the end!"
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Then you can live on. There is only one thing. It will not be too late to wait for your mother to raise an army a hundred years later. Before you show your loyalty, you should first fulfill your filial piety. Don't let your mother's white hair be given away by her black hair."
Damn, that’s the saddest thing in the world.”
Shi Rui was shocked and asked again with a confused expression: "What exactly do you want, Your Highness?"
Liu Ling looked at the sky and said word by word: "Kill those who deserve to be killed, and live those who deserve to live. I just want peace of mind, that's all."
Before Shi Rui could say anything, a soldier suddenly ran in from outside and reported: "Your Majesty, Na Ji Fei has found Ouyang Hui, the governor of Huaizhou County, and captured them all. Now he is coming outside. Ouyang Hui is begging to see him.
As a prince, I just want to survive."
Liu Ling waved his hands impatiently and said: "Just chop it off, don't bring it in front of me and make noise!"
The soldier responded, turned around and left the distance.
Shi Rui wondered: "Why did Your Highness kill people so hastily? Zezhou is a hundred miles north of Huaizhou. Feng Zhao, the governor of Zezhou, and Ouyang Hui are cousins. If Your Highness sent Ouyang Hui to write a letter to persuade Feng to surrender,
Wouldn't it be easier if we follow it and then capture Zezhou?"
Liu Ling glanced at Shi Rui and stood with his hands behind his back: "I just said that I will kill those who deserve to be killed. Ouyang Hui once wrote back to Gu, saying that he wanted to be a loyal minister, and Gu just fulfilled him.
.As for Zezhou, a small place with a large army that is unmatched in the world, why does Ouyang Hui need to do anything!"
From Liu Ling's words, Shi Rui felt the absolute confidence and heart-stopping arrogance in Liu Ling's heart. This is a kind of demeanor that can only be possessed by a peerless strong man. With every move and every move, he naturally expresses his magnanimity.
Haoran. Shi Rui knew what Liu Ling said was right. The small city of Zezhou could not stop the Han army. Today he had seen the power of the Han army's thunderbolt trebuchets. The walls of Zezhou were low, even if there were
Even with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, we can't defend it.
Shi Rui sighed and said: "I want to die, but His Highness refuses. Then Ouyang Hui wants to live, but His Highness doesn't want to either. There is no greater joke in the world than this."
Liu Ling said calmly: "Ouyang Hui's loyalty is false loyalty, and it is natural to kill him. Your loyalty is true loyalty, and killing him will make you feel lonely."
Shi Rui said with a solemn face: "Today I can do my best to resist His Highness's army at the top of the city, and I can also have a conversation with His Highness, the most outstanding person in the world. I have no regrets. Shi Mou only wants to die, Your Highness
If you insist on letting me go, I will definitely die with my mother after I return to repay His Majesty the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty. If Your Highness is willing to satisfy Shi Mou, I hope you can take care of my mother!"
Liu Ling was stunned, and then turned around silently. He looked at Zhao Er, who nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, my subordinates will strike faster and won't make Shi Zhuang suffer." Liu Ling paused, feeling sad.
, since the expedition against Great Monday, this is the first time he has met such a tough-minded person. He is determined to give him a way out, but Shi Rui's determination to die is unwavering. Liu Ling knows that such a person cannot be persuaded.
, whether it is to persuade him to surrender or just to persuade him to live, he will not succeed. As Shi Rui said, even if Liu Ling lets him go, he will die together with his mother after he returns.
This is a stubborn and respectable person, a stubborn and pathetic person, and a stubborn and hateful person.
He turned around and walked towards the inner hall, saying softly: "Let people from all over the Overwatch Council do the work and leave Shi Rui's whole body..."
There are many methods of killing in the Overwatch Council. They can make people die in excruciating pain, and they can be tortured to the point where they cannot be seen as human beings. They can also make people die very gently, without pain, and still leave a whole corpse. History
Rui turned sideways with difficulty, looked at Liu Ling's retreating back, and softly said two words: "Thank you!"
Not long after, people from all over the Overwatch Council were ordered to arrive. They first cleaned Shi Rui's wounds, then helped him wipe his body clean, put him into a brand-new Da Zhou Cong eighth-grade school lieutenant uniform, and helped him stand upright.
Do it well. Shi Rui closed his eyes and let the people around the Overwatch Council dress him up for the last time in his life. This eighth-grade official uniform is new, but he has worn clothes of this grade for many years.
His family belongs to the military, and he has been in the army for generations. He is also a man who has made many military exploits, but he comes from a humble background and does not know how to give gifts and find connections. Therefore, he has been promoted to the eighth rank of captain seven years ago and has not been promoted until today.
It would be a lie to say that he had no complaints in his heart, but no matter how deep his resentment towards the Zhou court was, he was still a soldier of the Zhou Dynasty!
He wanted to die cleanly, and he did not want his ideals in his heart to be tainted. The old saying that fame and fortune can only come soon was once the pillar that inspired him to fight the enemy bravely. He once firmly believed that as long as he worked hard and sacrificed his life, sooner or later he would succeed.
One day he puts on the imperial uniform of a general and honors his ancestors. But the distance between ideal and reality is always so far away. He is destined not to become a high-spirited general riding on the battlefield in this life, but he has no regrets. He is better than
Those high-ranking generals are nobler! Purer! Pure soldiers, pure life!
He sat very upright on the chair, and then motioned to the people around the Overwatch Council to help him put on his hat. He raised his hand with difficulty, gently touched the new robe on his body, and a relieved smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
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The supervisory guard on the other side of the Overwatch Council took out a small paper bag from his arms and opened it to reveal a gray-black pill. He put the pill in Shi Rui's hand and said softly: "This is secretly made by our Overwatch Council.
The poison is called Angui Pill. It is tasteless and highly poisonous. You will feel some discomfort if you eat it. But don’t worry, this poison will not damage your appearance, nor will it cause bleeding from your orifices."
Shi Rui took the pills, clasped his fists to the surveillance guards everywhere and said, "Thank you very much."
The supervisors everywhere sighed and said: "Originally, Your Majesty wanted to change you into the court uniform of our Han Dynasty's third-grade general. The clothes were ready, but Your Majesty changed his mind again. I think His Majesty didn't want you to wear it."
I feel embarrassed. The prince said that in your eyes, a great general of the third rank of Han Dynasty might not be as good as a lieutenant of the eighth rank. Since you want to leave cleanly, then do what you want."
Shi Rui was moved and warmed in his heart. He suddenly felt that maybe working under the King of Han would be a very happy thing. He had never seen such an upright and charming person, a legendary cold-blooded and ruthless person.
The General-King is also a General-King who is full of humanity and thoughtfulness. Such a person may be the one he should be loyal to. If he can hand over what he has learned to such a person, then he will be worthy of his twenty years.
Hard work, right?
Thinking of this, Shi Rui smiled with relief and said to the supervisory guards everywhere: "Help me tell His Highness the King of Han that if there really is an afterlife, Shi is willing to be one of His Highness's vanguards."
He picked up the pill and stuffed it into his mouth, closed his eyes, and looked calm.
After confirming that Shi Rui was dead, the supervisory guard from all over the place stood in front of Shi Rui and solemnly performed a military salute. Then he returned to the inner hall and reported the incident to Liu Ling. Liu Ling just nodded and waved.
He waved his hand to signal the supervisor to go back. He closed his eyes and felt lonely.
"Have you found Shi Rui's mother? Send someone to Jinzhou and take good care of her. Tell her that her son has led troops to break out of the encirclement."
The person in charge of looking for the person was Chen Ziyu. She lowered her head and whispered softly: "The person was found, but... when the city was broken, I heard that my son had died in battle at the top of the city, and the old man... hanged himself." (To be continued)
