Li Xiu'e knelt down with a pop, her body trembling and kowtowed forward. Seeing this, Yin Lihua quickly walked up to her and asked urgently: "What happened? Tell me quickly!"
"Your... noble man, Deng Feng... Deng Feng him..." Li Xiu'e stammered, unable to even speak a complete sentence.
"What happened to Yuan Zhi? You should tell me!"
Li Xiu'e burst into tears, fell to the ground and cried bitterly, choking intermittently: "Deng Feng was... killed..."
"Ah——" Yin Lihua trembled when she heard the words, and she staggered back. Xueying and Hong Jian on the side hurriedly stepped forward, supported Yin Lihua, and whispered: "My lord, you... you sit down first
Down."
While the two men helped Yin Lihua back to the collapse, they glared at Li Xiu'e and said in a deep voice: "Li Xiu'e, please explain clearly what happened and why Deng Feng was killed?"
"Yes...yes..." Li Xiu'e wanted to tell the truth, but when she thought of the murderous eyes Wu Han looked at her, her heart tightened and she shuddered.
Seeing her kneeling on the ground, trembling and refusing to speak, Xueying became anxious, strode up to Li Xiu'e, pushed her hard, and said angrily: "Are you mute?"
Li Xiu'e's face was filled with sweat and tears, and she stammered: "My maid... My maid took Deng Feng and had successfully escaped from the camp. Who knew... who knew that Da Sima suddenly led his troops to pursue him?"
When he came up, Deng Feng was defeated... he was defeated by Da Sima, and was... killed by Da Sima..."
She only dared to talk about the subsequent results. As for the antecedents of the matter, she did not dare to mention a word.
There is a saying from Wu Han that is firmly imprinted in Li Xiu'e's mind: Yin Guiren is a noble person of the Han Emperor. If she reveals all the causes and consequences of the matter, Yin Guiren will definitely resent the Emperor, and she will become the one who destroys the relationship between the Emperor and the noble person.
She didn't know who was the culprit and what the final result would be, but when she thought of the look Wu Han looked at her, she felt her whole body tingle and shuddered.
After hearing what she said, Yin Lihua slumped down on the cave in a daze and murmured: "It was me who killed Yuan Zhi! It was me who killed Yuan Zhi!"
If she had not helped Deng Feng escape, and if Deng Feng had stayed in the camp, although he might have been killed in the end, at least he would not have died now. But there is no regret medicine in the world, and Yin Lihua regretted it at this moment.
When Liu Xiu returned to the Central Army tent after inspecting the Western Camp, everything was over. Deng Feng's head had been placed on the commander's case by Wu Han.
Seeing Deng Feng's severed head, Liu Xiu was not surprised, but his eyes flashed, he turned around, waved his hand and said, "Ziyan, bury the bodies of Deng Feng and Deng Zhong together!"
Wu Han said harshly: "Thieves are hateful, and it is not an exaggeration to break their bones and spread their ashes."
Liu Xiu said quietly: "Deng Feng is the elder of Zhutian after all."
Wu Han bowed and said: "I obey my orders!"
The Nanyang Rebellion started by Deng Feng finally came to an end with the murder of Deng Feng and Deng Zhong.
At that time, brothers Liu Yan and Liu Xiu raised the banner of the Zhutiandu tribe in Chongling and rose up, shouting slogans to fight against the recklessness and restore the Han Dynasty. People with insight came to join them one after another, and Deng Feng was the first.
One of the first batch of veterans who followed Liu Yan.
Zhu Tiandu's tribe left Deng Feng's footprints in a series of campaigns in Nanyang. Deng Feng also won the respect of Liu Yan because of his bravery and prowess in battle and his outstanding military exploits.
With Deng Feng's qualifications and his personal ability, it was only a matter of time before he became an important minister in the Luoyang court founded by Liu Xiu. However, Deng Feng always had a grudge against Liu Xiu.
This knot became a powder keg buried underground, and Wu Han's massacre of the city became the fuse that ignited this powder keg.
In the early stages of Deng Feng's rebellion, he indeed achieved a series of victories in Nanyang, defeating the Han armies commanded by Wu Han and Cen Peng.
However, every victory he achieved was only to drive the Han army away, but failed to completely annihilate the enemy. The Han army never lost its vitality in Nanyang. To say that the most significant failure of the Han army in Nanyang was That is to say, Zhu You was captured.
But with Liu Xiu's personal expedition, the castle in the air that Deng Feng built in Nanyang collapsed instantly. In just one battle to block the countryside, Deng Feng was defeated. Three of his most important allies, Dong Xin, were wiped out and forced to surrender. , Yancen's entire army was wiped out and he was forced to flee to Nanjun. Qin Feng was frightened by Wu Han and did not dare to send reinforcements to Nanyang.
The seemingly powerful coalition forces of Deng and Feng became vulnerable to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu kept his promise. He did not kill Deng Feng. The two brothers Deng Zhong were killed. Deng Zhong was killed for kidnapping Wu Han, and Deng Feng was killed for escaping. Their deaths were completely unknown to Liu Xiu. Not involved, at least on the surface.
In the central army tent, there were Yulin guards who took Deng Feng's head out of the tent. Liu Xiu looked at Wu Han and asked, "Where is Li Xiu'e?"
Wu Han leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have not killed her yet."
"Yeah." Liu Xiu responded softly.
Wu Han continued: "If Li Xiu'e dies, people will definitely suspect that Yin Guiren is related to Deng Feng's escape. This will not be good for Yin Guiren's reputation." It is also not good for His Majesty's reputation. He did not say the last sentence.
Liu Xiu nodded, then took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "Tonight is destined to be a long night!"
This night was a complicated one for Liu Xiu, but for Wu Han, it was a very satisfying night.
He killed his enemy Deng Feng and avenged his previous humiliation. Wu Han felt that his whole body was relaxed and he walked lightly.
Seeing Liu Xiu's brows slightly furrowed, Wu Han said cautiously: "Your Majesty, how about... Wei Chen go and explain to Mr. Yin?"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "I'll have to say it myself!"
He could foresee that Deng Feng's death would definitely be a big blow to Yin Lihua. Comparing his feelings, Liu Xiu would also be heartbroken if his friend was killed. Yin Lihua, like him, is a person who values friendship.
He said: "Ziyan, you can handle the rest. I'm going back to my dormitory to rest."
Wu Han quickly bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will handle the low-level ministers in a safe manner."
Liu Xiu nodded and walked out of the central military tent without saying anything more. When Liu Xiu returned to the sleeping tent, Li Xiu'e was still kneeling on the ground, Yin Lihua had returned to the inner room of the sleeping tent, and Xueying and Hongjian were standing there. Beside the bed, he whispered comfort.
After entering the sleeping tent, Liu Xiu glanced at Li Xiu'e first, but without saying anything, he walked into the inner room. When Xueying and Hongjian saw Liu Xiu, they quickly saluted and said, "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand, signaling the two of them to leave. Xueying and Hongjian looked at Yin Lihua worriedly, but with Liu Xiu there, they couldn't say anything more, so they could only lower their heads and walk out of the room.
As soon as they arrived outside, Liu Xiu turned around and said, "Li Xiu'e can also leave!"
Xueying and Hongjian walked to Li Xiu'e and saw that she was still kneeling on the ground, motionless. Xueying pushed her angrily and said, "Didn't you hear what His Majesty said? Get up quickly!"
Li Xiu'e couldn't get up at all. At this time, her legs were weak and she had no strength at all.
Xueying and Hongjian looked at each other and could only pull Li Xiu'e's arm, pull her up from the ground, and then lift her out of the sleeping tent.
After the maids all left, Liu Xiu walked to the bed, looked down at Yin Lihua, who was sitting with her knees crossed and huddled in the corner of the bed, and said softly: "Lihua..."
"Why can't you let him live! You obviously promised to spare his life..." Yin Lihua murmured with dull eyes.
Liu Xiu sat down on the edge of the bed and said, "I don't know what happened tonight."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yin Lihua slowly raised her head, looked at Liu Xiu without blinking, and said, "How long do you want to lie to me?"
Yin Lihua is not a fool. She has never been a fool. On the contrary, Yin Lihua is extremely smart and knowledgeable. However, she has a quiet temperament, does not like to be competitive, and does not bother to scheming with the women in the palace.
This time Deng Feng was killed, so Yin Lihua could no longer remain silent. She looked at the man in front of her, who was originally the most familiar and intimate person to her, but now she felt strange and scary.
Liu Xiu didn't like the way Yin Lihua looked at him now, and he didn't like the way she cried bitterly for another man.
He raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her face. Yin Lihua's body shrank back subconsciously. Her reaction made Liu Xiu's raised hand freeze there and remained motionless for a long time.
"Li Xiu'e...you sent her to me on purpose, right?" Yin Lihua was not questioning, her tone was affirmative.
Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "No."
Yin Lihua had a sad expression, looked at him deeply, and said, "You still want to lie to me?"
Now, she has figured out that helping Deng Feng escape from the camp is a trap, a trap that can justifiably kill Deng Feng. And she has become one of the accomplices who killed Deng Feng.
She lowered her head and looked at her hands, feeling that her palms were all red, stained with Deng Feng's blood.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said, "Lihua, I didn't lie to you again. Li Xiu'e was not sent to you by me." However, he did take advantage of Li Xiu'e.
Yin Lihua shook her head slightly and said, "Can I still believe your words now?"
"Lihua!" Liu Xiu subconsciously held Yin Lihua's hand.
Yin Lihua trembled and struggled to free her hand. She turned her head and looked away, and said faintly: "I don't want to go back to Luoyang. I want to stay in Nanyang and Xinye."
Liu Xiu's fists were clenched, loosened, loosened and clenched again several times. He finally suppressed the anger in his heart. He was silent for a long time before he uttered: "In three days, we will set off to return home."
Luoyang!"
"I want to go back to Xinye!" Yin Lihua looked back at Liu Xiu, eyes flashing with fire.
"Don't even think about it."
"Liu Xiu!" Yin Lihua called Liu Xiu's name by name.
Liu Xiu asked: "Just because Deng Feng is an outsider, do you still want to make peace with me?"
As soon as the word "harmony" came out of her mouth, Yin Lihua was stunned, and Liu Xiu himself was stunned. He immediately said: "I am the emperor, you are the nobleman, the emperor and the nobleman will never be reconciled!"
After saying this, Liu Xiu stood up and walked out.
"I don't want to go back to Luoyang! I just want to stay in Xinye!" Yin Lihua shouted at Liu Xiu's back, picked up the pillow on the bed and threw it towards Liu Xiu.
Hearing the sound behind him, Liu Xiu turned his head, and the pillow just flew in front of him and slapped him firmly on the face.
With a snap, the pillow fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, two red lines flowed from Liu Xiu's nostrils.
At that time, there were copper pillows, wooden pillows, and jade pillows. These pillows were very heavy. Fortunately, the pillow used by Yin Lihua was a bamboo pillow. It was empty inside and wrapped with a layer of juan on the outside. But even so, the bamboo pillow was directly
It hit Liu Xiu on the face and made his nose bleed.
Seeing this, Yin Lihua herself was shocked. Liu Xiuze pinched her nose with one hand, bent down, picked up the pillow that had fallen to the ground, threw it back on the bed, and then turned around without saying anything.