Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism - #216 - Chapter 216

In the pavilion of the palace, Princess Honglian was sitting on a stone bench wearing a pale pink dress.

It is now December, because the overall climate is warm, and every winter is a mild winter. This is not the extremely cold place in Siberia further north. For many civilians, this climate makes them more acceptable.

Because ordinary civilians do not have those warm clothes made of fox fur and mink fur. If the winter is too cold, it is easy to have a sad scene of bones freezing to death on the road.

Princess Honglian didn’t wear many clothes. Even though the weather didn’t reach sub-zero snow and wind, her pretty face was still pink and white from the cold.

It’s just that Princess Honglian doesn’t seem to care about these cold thoughts. To be more precise, she hopes that using such coldness can prevent herself from thinking about those painful things.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the distance. Princess Honglian bit her lip, glanced in the direction of the sound, and said softly:

“……Is someone causing trouble in the palace again?”

The princess did not wear thick clothes, and the palace maid who also did not dare to wear too many clothes was shivering from the cold. When she heard Princess Honglian’s words, she said with a sad face:

“……It must have been some eunuch or palace maid who wanted to steal the palace’s property and ran out, but was discovered by the guards.”

The words of the palace maid made Princess Honglian sigh lightly. This kind of thing has happened many times in the past half month.

Since the Qin army besieged Xinzheng a month ago, the whole Xinzheng has been in panic.

In the first few days, my father would still summon hundreds of officials to discuss how to deal with the situation at hand, and how to hold on until reinforcements from the bloody Hou Bai Yifei arrived.

But gradually, my father stopped holding court meetings.

Because my father discovered that the officials who came to attend the court meetings There are fewer and fewer, presumably because those officials are no longer willing to have too much contact with Korean officialdom for the sake of their own future.

After all, when Xinzheng City is destroyed, the most vulnerable to being implicated are those Korean officials and their families.

The disintegration of the entire Korean officialdom also made King Han no longer have the idea of ​​holding court meetings.

He hid in his palace all day long, and even his concubines were missing. Occasionally, he could still hear the fearful shouts of King Han. , and the sound of objects being thrown in the palace.

Even Princess Honglian, the most beloved daughter of King Han, is missing. Princess Honglian can understand this, because her country is about to be destroyed, and her family Not anymore.

Princess Honglian’s thoughts were divergent. She listened to the distant voices gradually getting quieter, and she just smiled and said:”……Now it’s just the palace maids and eunuchs trying to steal items from the palace”

“If even those guards had such thoughts, then things would really be bad.”

The palace goddess serving Princess Honglian was startled and said quickly:”……What did the princess say? The guards in the palace are loyal and will not do those things.”

The palace maid who said this also looked uneasy, because if she thought about it carefully, she knew that if the guards in the palace were ready to do something to the things and people in the palace, it would be really dangerous.

But in the palace The guards are all carefully selected and sincere soldiers. At least there is no such reason for the time being.

Princess Honglian looked at the palace maid’s pale face and said softly:”……Go put on some more clothes and don’t get cold here with me.”

The once willful Princess Honglian seemed to have grown up overnight. Although she would not beat or scold her servants in the past, she definitely did not have such meticulous care.

But now, in this country, her family is broken. Under the threat of death, Princess Honglian felt as if she understood a lot of things.

Honglian knew that soon, she would become a princess of a subjugated country, and she would never have such a luxurious life.

I am afraid that I am about to lose such a beautiful life. A life like this? Princess Honglian asked herself, and finally she came to the answer. She was indeed afraid of never seeing such a life again, but besides that, she also had other concerns.

Princess Honglian was worried about the future of her father. What will happen? I am worried about what will happen to Ninth Brother in the future.

Will Lord Chang’an kill his father?

Thinking of the blood-clothed Hou Bai Yifei’s head sent by the Qin army two days ago, and Lord Chang’an’s final announcement.

If King Han does not surrender, When the city is destroyed, he will be asked to chop off the head on his neck just like Bai Yifei.

And this ultimatum has made the father feel like he has lost his mind and gone crazy for the past two days. He has been screaming in fear all day long, and even I never had a good night’s sleep again.

And Ninth Brother. Considering the relationship between Chang’an Jun and him, Ninth Brother should be let go, right?

Since these days, all officials have been trying to please Ninth Brother. South Korea The officials all hope that Ninth Brother can say something nice for them in front of Lord Chang’an.

But with Ninth Brother’s temperament, if his father is really killed, I am afraid that Ninth Brother will not choose to live alone, let alone fight with the killer. Those who killed their own father can be called brothers again

“If it were the ninth brother half a year ago, he would have been particularly happy to see so many officials coming to please him.”

Princess Honglian teased herself. She wanted to laugh out loud, but her smile was uglier than crying.

Oh, by the way, there is also herself. What will happen to her own ending?

She has lost her position as a princess. , even the qualifications for marriage are no longer available. Will she be locked up in the cold palace and die alone?

Princess Honglian doesn’t know, but she is free and bright by nature, and she doesn’t want to be locked up in the dark like a bird. In the cold palace.

She knew that she could only rely on herself for everything in the future. She could no longer be as willful as in the past. She had to learn to grow up.

Because she was no longer a princess, she would not have any mistakes after she made a mistake. Her father’s pampering will no longer please others, and no one will be willing to accept her little temper.

In just one month, Honglian found that she had completely grown up.

But if she could, she I would rather that I never grow up and always be the unruly and willful princess who raises her chin proudly.

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Princess Honglian, who was holding her fragrant cheeks and staring blankly into the distance, heard a familiar voice behind her.

Then a pair of strong hands draped her hair She put on a coat.

Honglian turned around and saw Han Fei in winter clothes standing behind her.

Han Fei looked tired, as if he hadn’t slept all night yesterday, and his chin was sloppy, as if he hadn’t washed himself in a few days..

He was holding a wine bottle in his hand and had a drunken look on his face. It seemed that Han Fei was using drunkenness to escape from reality.

“Brother Jiu, stop drinking.”

Hong Lian snatched the wine bottle from Han Fei’s hand, raised her eyebrows, and stared at him.

Seeing Hong Lian, she seemed to have turned into that willful sister again. Han Fei laughed and felt a little relaxed inexplicably..

At this time, he saw a roll of rice paper placed by Honglian on the stone table, took it over directly, and muttered:”……Guren, are you practicing painting again?”

“It seems that you, like me, can only escape in this way, but I drink and you draw.”

Honglian looked shocked when she saw Han Fei taking away her painting. She wanted to take it back, but she was a step too slow…0

Han Fei had already taken the scroll in his hand and opened it. When he saw Hong Lian When Lian sketched the portrait on the paper, Han Fei was stunned. Hong Lian took her painting back, her cheeks flushed, and she cursed Han Fei:”……Why are you tampering with my things without saying a word? You are not polite at all. I want to complain to my father.”

She felt shy, as if her biggest secret had been discovered.

But soon, the shyness turned into bitterness. Princess Honglian gently placed the scroll on the stone table, as if giving up, and whispered softly. Author:

“……Brother Ninth, I have fallen in love with someone I shouldn’t have.”

Han Fei had come to his senses at this time. He looked at his sister with a complicated expression, smiled casually and said:”……I also made a brother who I shouldn’t have. After a pause

, Han Fei thought about it carefully and said with a smile:”……No, I don’t regret having such a brother. We just stood on different sides and met each other in war.”

“I read all the legalist works and integrated the three paths of magic and potential in Xiaoshengxianzhuang. I thought I had created a new pinnacle of magic.”

“At that time, I was so high-spirited and unobtrusive. I felt that I had seen through the truth of the world, the pedantry and hypocrisy of Confucianism, and the whims of Mohism.”

“At that time, I was arrogant. I wanted to be the leader of South Korea. I thought that as long as I returned to South Korea, I would be able to reform and become stronger and change South Korea’s political situation and decline.”

“But it wasn’t until I actually returned to Korea and entered the court that I discovered that it was me who had underestimated everyone in the world and that I was too arrogant.”

“After such a long period of time, let alone trying to become stronger, I couldn’t even pass Ji Wuye’s test.”

“I have been fighting with Ji Wuye for so long, and it seems that I always have the upper hand, but for Ji Wuye it is not painful at all.”

“In order to defeat Ji Wuye, I don’t know how many years it will take. Even if I really wait until one day to defeat Ji Wuye, will I still have the ability and energy to change South Korea?”

“Maybe at that time, I would also become what I hate the most.”

Han Fei picked up the wine bottle and poured the last liquid into his mouth.

“Theory 4.4 Practice is different after all. I can write about the ruthless justice that breaks the law, and I can also write about the political means of fighting for power.”

“But being able to write it does not mean that I can use it. I am always indecisive and always involved in various emotions. I say I am a Legalist, but in fact I am not like that at all.”

“After all, I think highly of myself.”

“The person who really put the theoretical path I wrote into practice was the Chang’an Lord of Qin State and the King of Qin of Qin State.”

“I even had the arrogant illusion that I actually helped Qin destroy South Korea.”

Han Fei was gibbering in despair. Princess Honglian did not interrupt her. She just looked at her brother with worried eyes.

She knew that her brother also needed to vent and needed a listener.

After a long time, Han Fei It seemed that he had sobered up a lot from the wine. He stood up and said to Honglian:”……I almost forgot something important. Honglian, come with me to see your father.”

Princess Honglian also stood up and said doubtfully:”……Father? Is Father finally going to see us? Han

Fei sighed softly and said:”……My father summoned all his brothers and sisters. I think he was ready to surrender.”

Princess Honglian fell silent. After a while, she sighed softly:”……Surrender, surrender is actually good”