It was raining again in Constantinople, and the crackling of raindrops on the umbrellas combined with the hazy rain scene to form a soft coldness. Seeing Sheila wrapped in a thick raincoat and running briskly in front of her, Xie Song held the umbrella and smiled: "Is this a rush to see me off?" ”

Sheila was out of breath, she was chatting with the neighbors at her old residence not long ago, and the old neighbors were very consistent, even if the court said that the councillors were not allowed to be women, they would do their best to elect Sheila. During the conversation, some neighbors even said excitedly: "Those farmers ask to see Baseleus, they can make Barcellus increase the price of grain, we will also go to the front of the palace to ask for a meeting, and Barcellus must know how much Sheila has done for everyone!" ”

While they were talking, someone from the office suddenly came to Sheila and told Sheila that there was a sudden urgent call from Athens, ordering Xie Song to return to Athens immediately to report on his work. When Sheila heard this, she immediately took her leave to her old neighbors and hurried to the port. A neighbor shouted behind him, "Say hello to the man in the office for me." ”

On a rainy day, the carriage and rickshaw were full, and Sheila walked and searched, and searched for her until they reached the north gate. Seeing that the Golden Horn was in front of her, Sheila simply quickened her pace. All the way to the docks. Seeing Xie Song's calm expression, Sheila suddenly felt that this guy was simply infuriating. The more high-ranking compradors in the office knew that a fierce confrontation broke out between Sesson and the Athenian envoys. Because of the inability to discuss some things, the relationship between the two sides is very tense. Sheila knew more about it, and Sherzon objected to the Europa province's arrangement for Sheila to secretly pledge allegiance to the province of Europa. At this time, he was urgently transferred back to report on his work, but he was afraid that Xie Song would be worse in this quarrel.

But Sheila didn't know what to say, and when she heard the news that Xie Song was leaving, Sheila only felt that her backer had collapsed in half. In the Eastern Roman tradition, the urgent transfer of a front-line official would result in death, or at least dismissal and imprisonment. Sheila's time in the office will be very sad at that time, and her future will probably be to resign.

"Little girl, don't worry. At best, you're quitting. Xie Song said in a relaxed tone.

Director Xie ...... You're not kidding. Sheila only felt her nose sour and tears were about to flow out.

The smile gradually disappeared on Xie Song's face, and he said, "Sheila, there is nothing wrong with loving your country, I am a Song person...... No, just because I'm a Song person, I think everyone should love their country. This does not mean that to love the country is to hate other countries, but to love the country to know what is good for the country. If you are a snob, you will be in the twilight. Today you can betray Eastern Rome for the sake of profit, and tomorrow you can betray the Great Song Dynasty for the sake of profit. Your attitude is very right, and I support you. ”

Sheila tried to answer, but choked on her own saliva and coughed repeatedly. Xie Song patted Sheila on the shoulder and said, "Just be yourself." Then he boarded the gangplank and boarded the boat. The gangplank was quickly retracted, and with a whistle, the paddlewheel began to spin slowly.

Looking at the departing ship, Sheila wiped a handful of water droplets from her face with her hand. She only felt that Xie Song didn't rub sand in his eyes before, which was very powerful, and she was a little nervous when she and Xie Song had a meeting to report. After this cooperation, it was found that Xie Song is a very principled person, and this principle is not only the principle of a Song person, but also the principle of being a person. In fact, Sheila had already made a decision, although the Great Song was very powerful, and Sheila also admired the Great Song. But Sheila didn't think about being a Song person. She very much agrees with Xie Song's view that friendly cooperation means more benefits. The intervention of the Great Song in the political situation in Eastern Rome was not good for both sides.

Just as she was about to go back, Sheila saw several ships flying the Yuan flag approaching the berth. Sheila was angry when she remembered Yuanguo, turned around and went home.

Seeing a lonely woman standing alone from the porthole, Hao Kang felt a pain in his heart. He stood up and walked to the cabin next to him, and the general next to him stood up and persuaded: "Prince, people can't be resurrected after death...... Please also mourn and be submissive. ”

Hearing this, the muscles on Hao Kang's face twitched a few times, which made his handsome face look a little hideous. But Hao Kang was not angry, he sat down and said to the general, "You go and invite everyone over." ”

The general went out, and Hao Kang closed his eyes. The mother standing alone on the dock immediately came to mind, and although more than ten days had passed, tears still came out of his eyes. The past experience has been blurred, and all that can be clearly remembered is that after Hao Kang's defeat, a group of generals and colonels still followed him, and Hao Kang let them flee south. But he brought someone who must follow him to the north.

Perhaps it was because the forces of Hao Rui and the traitor Wei Jingwang were concentrated in the central part of the Yuan Kingdom and entangled with Hao Kang, leaving the battlefield and going north, but it was safer and safer to go. returned to Kyiv after a long absence, but Hao Kang did not have any feelings about this unfamiliar city. He only felt that there was a fire burning in his heart, and he was very familiar with his mother's dormitory, Hao Kang, and the soldiers in charge of guarding it didn't pay much attention to it. Hao Kang and his subordinates secretly approached, and rushed to the palace gate while there was a gap between the patrols. The small door that never closed went straight to the dormitory.

The guards were not blind either, and immediately stepped forward to chase after them. Fortunately, Daddy Hao Ren does not talk about luxury, and the dormitory is not big. Hao Kang's die-hard guards stepped forward to stop him, allowing Hao Kang to rush to the front of the dormitory. Looking at the closed door, Hao Kangbei came from it and shouted: "Mother! ”

At this time, the captain rushed out of the guard from both sides, but the captain led by him did not order his subordinates to go up and arrest people, but asked Hao Kang: "Prince, are you going to assassinate?" ”

"Fart you!" Hao Kang scolded as soon as he opened his mouth. He has suffered so many injustices these days, and there are still people who question him for stabbing his mother. How could Hao Kang hurt his mother in the slightest.

didn't wait for the captain to speak, but he heard Bao Xiweak's surprised and hurried shout from inside, "Is it Kang'er?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened with the sound of footsteps. Seeing his mother, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Hao Kang cried and knelt down. I heard Bao Xi weakly shouting: "You go down, he is my son, no one is allowed to touch a hair of him!" ”

While speaking, Bao Xiqiao had already walked up to Hao Kang and pulled Hao Kang up and pulled him into his bedroom. The maid closed the door, looked at Hao Kang weakly, and said pityingly: "Kang'er, you shouldn't come back." ”

Hao Kang's heart was full of sadness, and he said: "Mother, if the third brother wants to kill me, let him kill me." I just wanted to ask my mother something, and the third brother said that I was not my father's son. Please also tell me that this is not true. ”

After speaking, Hao Kang stared at his mother Bao Xiweak. When he first heard the rumors spread by the third brother, Hao Kang was full of anger, but he was faintly uneasy in the corner of his heart. When he returned from studying in the Song Kingdom, he brought a letter to the Song General Tuo Haokang to 'the old man Bao Bao Weak'. At that time, Hao Kang had to be separated from classmate Mu, so thinking back to the man's expression, Hao Kang only felt that he seemed to be able to understand the entanglement of wanting to talk and resting.

Hao Kang, who had seen the Great Song Dynasty naval army, did not believe that his father's Mongolian naval army could win, and the Great Song Dynasty history books also recorded the results of the Song army's total annihilation of the Great Yuan naval army near Songjiang Mansion. When he was a child, he soaked in the hot springs with his father, and he was deeply impressed by the old injuries on his father Hao Ren. Coupled with his mother's Jiangnan accent, Hao Kang actually vaguely believed that his mother might have been married before marrying his father, as rumored to be. But Hao Kang never believed that his father was not Hao Ren, and he would never believe it.

Since you are defeated, you will die. Hao Kang saw so many people dying for him, and he only felt sorry for everyone. But Hao Kang can't die like this, before he dies, he must let his mother tell the truth of the matter, he is Hao Ren's son, not some Song people.

"Of course you are the son of your father, Hao Ren." Bao Xiqiao said.

Hearing this, Hao Kang only felt that there was no longer any entanglement. He was so sad that he took his mother's hand and began to cry.

"You go now, right away." Bao Xiqiao continued.

At this time, I heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and there were still many people. Hao Kang didn't care anymore, he let go of his mother's hand, opened the door and walked out, sure enough, there were troops outside. Hao Kang shouted loudly, "You let my third brother come to see me, is it that there are so many of you, he doesn't dare to come forward?" ”

Before the words fell, I heard Hao Rui's voice coming from the crowd, "You dare to come and cry to your mother, why don't I dare to see you." ”

Then Hao Rui walked out of the crowd, his expression was calm, "Big brother, did you come to see your mother, are you here to ask for sin?" ”

Seeing his younger brother again, Hao Kang had mixed feelings in his heart, and even the feeling of anger became a little empty. Hao Kang had to muster up his strength and shouted, "Phew! The winner is king, the loser is the villain, I am defeated is defeated, what is the crime. But you, why do you slander me? ”

"Big brother, I told you that the second brother wanted to arrest you, so you avoided it, but I didn't want you to kill the second brother."

"I didn't kill him!"

"Then you dare to say that the second brother didn't die in your hands?" Hao Rui asked.

Hao Kang was stunned, these words really poked at his heart. At that time, Hao Kang just asked his subordinates to beat away Hao Gui's hands, but he didn't expect Hao Gui to personally lead the team to kill. Hearing the news of the death of his second brother Hao Gui, Hao Kang was also stunned. After he fled south, although he listened to Wei Jingwang's advice and announced to the public that Jiang Guangtou had plotted to murder Hao Gui, he was really not sure that it was not his own subordinates who accidentally injured Hao Gui.

The two brothers were glaring at each other like cocks, and they heard their mother Bao Xiweak shouting behind Hao Kang's back: "Hao Rui, are you trying to kill your brother?" ”

Hao Rui hurriedly greeted his mother, and then said, "Mother, of course I won't kill my eldest brother, but my eldest brother has made so many things, and I can't let him go." ”

Bao Xiweak said: "Then let him go and never return to Yuanguo." Your eldest brother is a trustworthy person, and he will not regret what he promised. ”

After speaking, Bao Xiwan said to Hao Kang: "Kang'er, you can go." Never come back. ”

Hao Kang knew that his mother was protecting himself, and he was moved in his heart, but he felt infinite heartache. He left at this time, not to mention whether the third brother Hao Rui would send someone to chase and kill, and he would never see his mother again.

Without waiting for Hao Kang to say anything, Bao Xiweak said: "Don't say so much, I know that you will never see you again when you leave." But as long as you're alive, I won't be so sad. Your brother is dead, and I can't watch your brother die again! Hao Kang, you just speak! ”

was mentioned by his mother to his second brother Hao Gui, Hao Kang's pain was uncontrollable, his eyes were full of tears, and he said loudly: "Mother...... After I left this time, I will never return to Yuan Kingdom in this life! ”

Bao Xiwan turned her head to look at Hao Rui, and then looked at the commander of the forbidden army beside Hao Rui, she shouted: "Commander Wu, I am the regent of the Yuan Kingdom, do you want to obey my orders?" ”

Commander Wu hurriedly looked at Hao Rui, saw Hao Rui's expression, and finally shouted: "Commander Wu, what are you doing in a daze?" Receive the will of the Queen Mother. ”

After that, Hao Kang didn't care what happened, his mother took him back to the house, ordered the maid to prepare clothes for Hao Kang, opened her box, and took out a small box from the bottom of the box. When opened, it revealed a full gold bar. Bao Xiwan sighed: "Kang'er, I wanted to give you these when you got married, but I didn't expect it...... I can only give it to you now. ”

Hearing this, Hao Kang couldn't help but weep again.

After that, he couldn't remember clearly, but he took the car with his mother to the dock. At this time, a boat had been parked on the dock, and the boat was already standing and following Hao Kang to the hardcore subordinates in the city. Seeing that the gang was released, Hao Kang was extremely grateful to his mother.

The gangplank was put on here, and Bao Xiqiao let the others leave the dock for a distance, and he took Hao Kang to the side of the boat, and said to Hao Kang: "Kang'er, let's go." ”

Hao Kang carried the heavy luggage prepared by his mother and walked onto the gangplank. The dock was brightly lit, and the figure of my mother looked so lonely on the pier. As the whistle sounded, the paddle wheel began to turn, and the ship moved slightly. Hao Kang watched his mother turn around to leave, couldn't hold back any longer, and shouted, "Mother!" He rushed off the gangplank, wanting to shake his mother's hand again.

I only heard the gunshots one after another, and my mother's body shook and stiffened. But when he heard that the crowd was in chaos, Hao Kang didn't care so much, and immediately hugged his mother. But I saw a black hole in my mother's neck, and blood gushed out. And Hao Kang's guards rushed down desperately, pulling Hao Kang, who was holding Bao Xi's weak body, on the springboard.

Some of the guards resisted from the side of the ship, and from the wheelhouse on the deck came the roar of the guards, 'Hurry up, don't stop!' ’

Hao Kang just hugged his mother tightly and called out to his mother. But the gunshot wound was fatal, and Bao Xiqiao was already dead.

What happened after that, Hao Kang can't remember clearly. It was as if the ship had barely managed to enter the channel, and then another ship came after it. The two sides chased after me, and suddenly other ships appeared to help. But it was Hao Kang's former classmates who heard that Hao Kang dared to come back, and they also saw the Queen Mother. guessed that Hao Kang might get out, so he made preparations.

The sound of footsteps woke Hao Kang from his memories, and he looked up to see a group of civil and military officials entering the cabin. Hao Kang didn't expect to meet three groups of people along the way to defect to him. This made him abandon ship and go ashore without being caught up by the pursuers. Among the last wave of people to join, another classmate of Hao Kang took the lead, who escaped from Kyiv with great difficulty.

The classmate opened a small bag in his hand and spread it on the table, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the edict and seal letter sent to Kyiv by the Mongolian Great Khan two months ago, and now the crown prince is already the Mongolian prime minister and the governor of Damascus. ”