Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fall of the Golden Phoenix
Jin Zhu stared at the sky, the sky here was so dark. Filled with endless ashes, dark clouds rolled in the sky, and the rain and ice were as cold as a little bit to rob him of his body temperature.
There were two sharp arrows stuck in his chest, each of which passed through his chest. It was as if he had been hit in the leg, but he couldn't see or feel it. The sturdy body is soaked in muddy water, oh...... No, it should be in the blood water.
They are surrounded by their own guards, and they are very responsible. Almost everyone had been hit by at least three arrows, and they had no armor to defend themselves against the feathered arrows. There is simply no way out except for suicidal deaths.
The brilliance of life slowly passed in Jin Zhu's eyes, and the short life was turning in his mind like a scene in a slideshow. When he was young, he was full of spirit, and after defeating the enemy, he was complacent. And also...... There is also the despair after being besieged by the Han army.
Yun Xiao finally moved, that guy with a head full of feathers must be a big man. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such loyal guards, and there wouldn't have been madmen trying to drag his body away.
The Yelang people's stormy attack stopped, and Shangsha City was silent. Occasionally, a crow chirps "quack" and "quack", adding some horror to the bloody scene.
"Obey me!" Yun Xiao's voice was dry and hoarse, and he was drenched in the cold wind and drizzle all day. His body was stiff, as if every joint was rusty.
He had seen too many deaths that day, even the Great Battle of Lingwu. There is no record of killing 10,000 people in a single day, and he has to watch how life disappears. In the face of powerful war planes, human life is so small.
It is better to be a peace dog than a victim. In the face of war, life is like a small drop of water in the sky. After a quick fall, he was shattered.
"Master Hou, your face is not good. These men died of their own accord. I can't complain about you. Don't think about it too much, God will punish you, and there will naturally be the last general waiting to bear it. In addition to worrying about Yun Xiao's corpse, Zhang Shisan was also worried about Yun Xiao's state.
At this time, Yun Xiao was like an old man who had been sick for a long time, and people in their twenties were able to help him when he walked. The helpless iron guard brought a large basket and put Yun Xiao in the basket and went down the corner tower. Lifted into the comfortable carriage, there was no movement.
Changan. Changle Palace.
The Empress Dowager has been lying on the couch for a winter, and the smell of medicine in the fairy hall is getting stronger and stronger. The emperor came every day, but the queen mother, who used to come every day, disappeared as if the world had evaporated. The person walks the tea cool, but the person has not left. The tea has already cooled.
The edict has been promulgated, and no matter what level of officials or clansmen of which family, they are not allowed to disturb the Empress Dowager's recuperation without a holy decree.
But the courtiers have already learned from all kinds of gossip that the Empress Dowager's condition is getting worse and heavier, and I am afraid that she will not be able to survive this cold winter.
The candles in the Immortal Hall were flickering, and the palace people didn't dare to make a sound when they moved. Liu Che handed the sword to Qiandu. He took off his shoes and walked into the Hall of Immortals.
The smell of medicine that rushed to his nose made him a little uncomfortable, and he coughed twice and tightened his throat. walked straight into the apse, and the most dazzling golden phoenix of the Han Dynasty was now terminally ill.
"Grandma, are you feeling better? Your grandson has come to see you. Liu Che came to the bed.
The Empress Dowager is no longer what she used to be, her eyes are sunken and her cheeks are introverted at this time. The fair skin becomes dark, and even the brown age spots are not very visible. The belly is as big as if she is pregnant for seven months, and the breathing in the nose is heavy and abnormal.
The eyes are half-open and half-closed, if not breathing. Anyone would say it's a dead man. Liu Che helped brush his unkempt silver hair. A tear came out of his eyes, and it was the person in front of him who was about to die. She assisted the three generations of kings of the Han Dynasty. From a palace maid beside Empress Lu to the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty.
Since Emperor Wen, she has been the undisputed golden phoenix in Chang'an City. Now, she is no longer in the dust.
"Qi Yu Your Majesty, since the day of the beating, the Empress Dowager was unconscious. Now three days have passed, and I can barely feed in some porridge and water. The Imperial Doctor said...... The imperial doctor said...... Ling'er replied boldly, and the tears in her eyes slipped down like pearls with broken threads.
"Sue the Imperial Doctor. Be sure to save grandma. I must save my grandmother......" Liu Che suppressed the resentment in his chest, and there was already a sound of sobbing in the Immortal Palace.
The Empress Dowager was still lying quietly, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her. She, Dou Yifang, the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty is tired. She needed a good night's sleep. Rest, rest well. The road of life has been completed, and all that remains is to sleep in the ground.
There was chaos between heaven and earth, and it was pitch black all around. The Empress Dowager opened her eyes as if she was awake, and the chaotic world seemed to explode suddenly.
Where is this? Hey, this is not Qinghe, how can that skinny little girl be so like herself, and the couple with patches on their clothes.
"Mother, I'm so hungry." A boy as thin as a firewood stick ran up to him, pulling at the woman's pants and crying.
It's big brother, it's big brother. Dou Yifang's tears flowed down instantly, and she wanted to reach out to pull her eldest brother. But the body passed through it like air, and nothing was pulled.
"That's all there is to eat at home, but the children eat first. I went to the mountains to get some fish, and even the grass roots and bark were eaten in this ghost year. The middle-aged man stamped his feet and walked out, still holding a fish basket in his hand.
"Where are the fish in the mountains?" The woman was shouting against the doorframe.
"There are in the mountain stream, and I saw it some time ago when I went into the mountain to chop wood." The man's voice slowly faded away.
Daddy, Dou Yifang wanted to chase but couldn't move.
"Ya'er, are you hungry?" The woman rubbed the little girl's yellow hair and said softly.
"Not hungry!" The little girl's voice was soft, small. You can't hear it unless you listen carefully.
Where is not hungry, it is obviously hungry and weak. In order to leave an extra bite for his brother and brother, he had to say something against his will. Mother, in fact, the girl is hungry! I'm hungry!
Dou Yifang watched the two little boys gobble up, and she couldn't stand it anymore. Because it was the last time she saw her father, his body was found in a mountain stream three days later. It was already swollen and white, like a furry boar.
The chaotic world seemed to know her thoughts, and everyone disappeared along with the ruined hut. In its place was the splendid Imperial Palace.
The palace people who had just entered the palace lined up and walked in, and a skinny little girl was slapped by the person next to her.
"It's so ugly that you can eat it, and I'll kill you." A group of little girls surrounded and violently assaulted.
"Stop, this is the little hooves of Weiyang Palace. How dare you make a noise here and die. Aunt Steward appeared brandishing her stick. There was also a beautiful woman beside him.
"Auntie, just her." The beautiful woman's Qianqianyu pointed at random with her hand, and her fingertips pointed at the little girl who had been beaten just now.
"Miss Dou, you are a celebrity beside the queen. The villain doesn't dare to coax the girl, this little palace maid is to serve you. This girl can eat, and she is stupid and stupid. I'll pick you a clever one, Dong Ju is good. Dong Ju, come here, let Miss Dou see, the little wave is about to come to your creation. ”
The housekeeper summoned a big-eyed little girl, who was smart and clever at first glance.
"I just want her!" Dou Yifang's jade hand was a little, still pointing at the little girl with a stupid face and a head full of yellow hair.
"Sister, Dong Ju is so smart, why don't you choose her. Why did you choose me, Ying'er is stupid and can't do anything. ”
"Because I'm afraid you'll be trampled to death, and a seven-year-old is not as tall as a five-year-old. Pity is also a life. ”
"My aunt always said that Ying'er eats too much, and she doesn't like Ying'er. Sister, will you not give Ying'er food? ”
"Well, as long as you're obedient. My sister will give you food to eat, and let you eat every meal. Dou Yifang touched Ying'er's little head full of yellow hair lovingly. The following years were full of ups and downs, and it took two people to work together.
"With a master like me, you have not been beaten less. The Empress Dowager Bo was so powerful back then, you followed me and was beaten and scolded. When we were locked up in Fanjiazhai, you were still starving with me. A steamed bun that he brought in close to his body and gave it to me to eat. ”
"You are the master, I am the minion. How can there be a reason for the master to starve the slave and the maid to eat, in fact, that day I secretly ate a lot of sleeping straw while you were asleep. When you wake up, I lie to you that a little rabbit came in to eat it. You really believe it, and I laugh at you for being stupid. ”
"Hahaha, you're stupid. Eating hay made a "whoosh" sound, and choked and hiccuped. I'm not deaf, so how can I not hear? You're a little rabbit who steals hay to eat. Hehehe......"
"So you know, I don't know yet. Later, the Empress Dowager Bo starved us for three days, and the first emperor came out to intercede, so that he could let our master and servant go. I remember giving us a bowl of corn porridge to drink after I came out, and the corn porridge was so delicious! Since then, I have never drunk such a delicious porridge. ”
Aunt Ying looked at the delicacies on the table, and seemed to still miss the corn porridge.
"Hahaha, you should eat that and eat it very well. The bowl that you licked can shine on, so I almost ate the bowl. ”
"You're not much better, lying on the couch with a humming and refusing to move. In the middle of the night, I said that my stomach hurt, so I rubbed you for half the night. ”
"What year was that! Why doesn't the old body remember. ”
"That was in the second year of the previous year, when we had just entered the palace. Empress Dowager Bo wants her fat and black niece to be the queen, and we are the people left behind by Empress Lu, so naturally we are not welcomed. It was already our luck that we were not buried like those little sisters. ”
The Empress Dowager in the Immortal Hall suddenly opened her eyes and looked into the distance with a vacant gaze. Through the heavy curtains, over the walls of the passageway. I kept seeing the old locust tree outside the Immortal Palace, and Aunt Ying beckoned to her with a smile.
"Sister, come! Aunt Ying misses you so much......"
"Aunt Ying!" The Empress Dowager's withered twig-like hand reached out to her, and then fell to the ground with a slam slam down.
The fall of the golden phoenix, which had been entrenched over Chang'an for decades, and the most powerful woman after Lu Pheasant, Dou Yifang, passed away. (To be continued......)