Chapter 001 Death Row
Chapter 001 Death Row
On the night of the third day of the twelfth lunar month in the 18th year of Yuanxi, it snowed heavily all night in Jiankang City.On the second day, Jiankang City was broken, and rebels poured into the city. The Jin Emperor was captured, and all those who resisted were killed.
The entire Jiankang City was shrouded in a layer of terrifying clouds.It's not that Huan Lin, the general of the rebel army, has never done anything to massacre the city. The people in the city are trembling, for fear that they will lose their heads in the next moment.
Shuo Feng was happy, he was eighteen or nineteen years old, and he circled around Xie Zhan like a child.
Xie Zhan sat in the white snow, stroking the qin. His fingers were white and slender, with well-defined joints. They were a pair of hands that were very suitable for playing the qin. After an hour passed, the back and forth was just a piece of music - "Feng Qiuhuang".
The phoenix returns to its hometown, and travels all over the world to seek its phoenix.Feng Niao traveled all over the world to seek his love, so firm and without complaint or regret, and he, even if he went to heaven and earth, he would never be able to find that person.
He played that piece sadly, making it even more desolate in the snow-covered ground.
"My lord, are you unhappy? General Huan is here, so you don't have to suffer those grievances."
"Grievance?" The sound of the piano suddenly stopped, Xie Zhan muttered in a low voice, he didn't know if he was answering Shuo Feng or talking to himself.
Xie Zhan was dressed in white, his black hair was loose, his skin was as white as jade, his appearance was handsome, and there was a gleam of light between his long and narrow eyebrows.That expression seemed confused and mocking.
Shuo Feng had served him by his side for ten years, but seeing him now, he was still in a daze.At that time, someone said that he was a lotus in front of Xie Zhan. At that time, Xie Zhan had a gentle and harmless smile on his face, but within a few days, that person suffered a crime and was sentenced to castration.
Xie Zhan is good-looking and beautiful, but not everyone can covet it.
Shuo Feng quickly came back to his senses, pouted and said: "Those people always like to say that you are a treacherous person, that you confuse Your Majesty..."
Shuo Feng also realized that he was exaggerating, so he stopped talking, and said: "General Huan likes you, so he will protect you, and no one will dare to bully you in the future."
There was a faint smile on the corner of Xie Zhan's mouth, noncommittal, his fingers lightly plucked on the strings, and it was the same piano piece again.
On the second day after Jiankang City was destroyed, the rebel general Huan Lin ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to Chu.The first thing the new emperor did when he ascended the throne was that an imperial decree was issued to General Xizhonglang's mansion.
When the imperial decree arrived, Shuofeng didn't even have time to wear his shoes, so he ran into the yard with a joyful face.He probably felt that Xie Zhan's good days were coming, and his good days were coming too.
He still remembered how kind Huan Lin was to his young master back then, and wished he could bring the best things in history to his young master.And his young master, who has been waiting for five years, is finally able to reunite.
Maybe it was because of the cool night, but Xie Zhan's expression was a bit unsightly.
The military officer who announced the decree was a close minister of the new emperor. He gave Xie Zhan a condescending look, and saw him kneeling on the ground, wearing only white clothes, with a thin body. He was obviously a man, but he was a bit pitiful.
It's no wonder that Emperor Jin was fascinated.A contemptuous look appeared on the military officer's face.
"When the weather is right, I am ordered by you. Xie's son Ning has three responsibilities. One is to frame Zhongliang, the other is to build a large-scale construction project, and the third is to confuse the emperor of Jin. It is really a sycophant, and the crime is heinous. Today, he will be sent to death row and will be executed soon."
This decree was issued by the new emperor's soldiers, not eunuchs, which shows how urgently this imperial decree was drafted.
The wind blew more quickly, blowing up his black hair and white shirt, and the snow fell again. In the wind and snow, he seemed to be submerged.
Xie Zhan wasn't too surprised. Since Huan Rin didn't reply to his letter a year ago, he guessed that Huan Rin wanted to give up his pawn, and probably guessed his own fate.It's just that this conjecture has really come true, but he still feels a little uncomfortable in his heart, like a heavy stone weighs on his heart, and he can't breathe.
He guessed that Huan Lin would abandon him, but he didn't expect that he would abandon him so quickly and so impatiently.
He really deserves the word "Ning Xing".
In the eyes of the world, he framed Zhongliang, causing the rebel army to go all the way south, and no one could stop him;
He was a criminal of the old dynasty, but a hero of the new emperor.However, the new emperor will not be grateful for such a contribution, but will use his life to calm the anger of the people all over the world.
This is a thankless job, since he did it, he will not be wronged, and he has to admit this fate.
But once he died, Xie Zhan really had nothing to care about.
Shuo Feng was a bit unbelievable: "How is it possible? How could General Huan execute Your Excellency?! Your Excellency, you must have read it wrong, or this decree is false!"
His face was full of disbelief, he yelled excitedly, and went up to snatch the imperial decree.It's just how can his airs be no match for that burly military officer?He was quickly slapped to the ground by the military officer. When the knife rested on his neck, and the cold spread through his skin, Shuo Feng finally came back to his senses.
Shuofeng felt chills all over his body. He vaguely remembered that when Huan Lin left, he said to him: "Shuofeng, take good care of Azhan. When I become emperor and Azhan becomes queen, I will make you a high official."
High officials... At that time, Shuofeng was also very happy when he thought about the domineering appearance of those high officials.
Now Huan Lin really became the emperor, but Azhan was about to be executed, but he was still a slave.Shuo Feng was originally full of hope, but with such a gap, how could he accept it for a while?
When the military officer left, he didn't think he had enough fun to kick Shuo Feng.
"Dog slave."
——The word "dog slave" lingers in the hearts of Shuo Feng and Xie Zhan.
Shuo Feng has been with Xie Zhan for 13 years, and he has also suffered countless people's eyes and contempt with him. At the moment Xie Zhan is about to die, nothing has changed.
Shuo Feng shrank into a ball and fell into the white snow. His body and face were covered with snow water mixed with mud, as pitiful as an abandoned little animal.
"My lord, how is it possible?" He still refused to believe it.
Xie Zhan walked over and wiped away the dirt on his face bit by bit.If he had to say that there was someone he was sorry for, it would be this child.Shuo Feng has been with him since he was six years old. He originally promised him half his life, but in the end, Shuo Feng only suffered with him for 13 years.
Xie Zhan took off the only valuable jade pendant on his body and put it in his hand: "Leave."
After Xie Zhan finished speaking, he turned and walked out.
Shuofeng watched his thin back gradually go away, tears finally overflowed, and he couldn't speak.He suddenly thought of the scene when he was sold to the Xie Mansion 13 years ago.He was assigned to the side of Third Young Master Xie. At that time, he was very reluctant. The Xie family was a wealthy family, but Third Young Master Xie was a bastard, so he was very unfavorable.
And when he actually met Third Young Master Xie, he recognized the master.He still remembered the first time he saw Xie Zhan, the boy was sitting under the pear tree, his eyes were picturesque, and he sat there quietly, as if he had entered a painting.At that time, he always felt that his young master would not be an ordinary person, and that one day he would soar into the sky.
However, some things are never expected to end.
Xie Zhan's figure disappeared completely, and at this moment, he finally realized that this might be the last time he saw his young master.
It's just that he still didn't have the courage to run up and said that he would die with him.
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