Chapter 713: Sacrificing for the Country

Xiao Kun was on a hillside, watching Xie Wei and his confidants ride away.

He sighed in his heart. Apart from the inevitable fate of going to Chang'an, the governor actually gave Xie Wei another choice.

That is, as a hero, die a spectacular death, known to the world.

In this way, Song Mo and Xie Zhan could not take advantage of him, but they could also save their wives and children, and also gain a posthumous reputation.

If he agrees to the proposal, they arrange it immediately.

It's a pity that Xie Wei rejected their suggestions.

This decision was also within their expectations.

After all, in his opinion, the fact that he would die during this trip was just speculation on their part in Pingzhou.

Probably Xie Wei still had low expectations for Song Mo, the king, and his biological mother and brother.

He was betting that Lu Songli's guess was wrong, betting on the chance of survival.

In fact, Xiao Kun can also understand that when faced with life and death matters, no one can die calmly.

It is normal for people to be a little greedy for life, afraid of death, and have a sense of luck. After all, if Xie Wei wins the bet, he will be born, or he will be promoted to a noble title.

Human nature is like this, everything is destiny.

After Xiao Kun returned, he replied a secret letter to Pingzhou. Inform the governor of the situation so that he can prepare a response.

Chang'an, Imperial Palace

On this day, Song Mo summoned ministers to discuss matters in the imperial study, and Xie Zhan was also summoned.

The discussion this time was about the peace talks with Pingzhou. When they heard the Pingzhou lion open his mouth, they were angry and helpless.

The ministers were divided into two groups. One group felt that they could agree to the conditions proposed by Pingzhou, and the other group felt that they could not agree.

Because Dali did not have the right to decide whether the peace talks could be reached, ministers from the two factions argued for several hours, but still no one could convince the other.

After the discussion, it was already dark and it was raining heavily outside, so Song Mo asked several ministers to stay overnight.

In the middle of the night, there was a breakdown in the palace.

The fire started in the room where Xie Zhan stayed, and the part of the palace where the minister stayed was burned into a sea of ​​flames.

Lin Ran arranged for people to put out the fire urgently.

"Why did you get into the water?"

"Check, we must strictly investigate the reason!"

It took more than an hour to finally put out the fire. Lin Ran pulled the body from the ashes expressionlessly and asked someone to carry it out.

The ministers who stayed overnight looked at the corpse with heavy hearts.

It can be seen that the person in front of him was burned alive by the fire.

Because except for his face, there were burn scars all over his body, and there was almost no intact skin.

There are also burns on the face, but the condition is better than that on the body, and one can see half-to-seven parts of the face.

It can be recognized that this person is indeed Xie Zhan!

I didn’t expect that Xie Zhan would be burned to death and die so miserably!

Lin Ran came to report the cause of the accident, "Your Majesty, we have found out the cause of the water leakage."

"What's the reason?"

Lin Ran replied, "The fire should have started from inside the palace. It was most likely set by Governor Xie." Because he didn't struggle, he could have escaped when the fire was still small, but he didn't. .

At this moment, Liang An walked in holding a small stack of letters in both hands.

"Your Majesty, I found this in Governor Xie's study."

Song Mo took it, read it expressionlessly, and passed it to the ministers below.

After the ministers finished reading, you looked at me and I looked at you.

This is a suicide note!

Xie Zhan said in his suicide note that he would die to apologize and ask Dali to give Pingzhou an explanation.

It turns out that Xie Zhan had long been determined to die.

Xie Zhan is willing to die for Dali. They misunderstood him for being so selfless!

They thought that he was greedy for life and afraid of death, that he relied on the emperor's protection and ignored Dali's safety...

For a moment, the ministers present had mixed feelings in their hearts.

Shen Wan asked Liang An, "Eunuch Liang, how is the situation in the Governor's Mansion?"

Liang An replied, "The news has been sent back to the Governor's Mansion. There were cries in the mansion, and Mrs. Xie fainted directly."

Shen Wan suggested to Song Mo, "Your Majesty, Governor Xie died for Dali. His funeral should be organized by Taichang Temple and given a generous burial."

Xie Zhan's suicide note also wrote about his concerns for his family members.

After his death, the Xie family occupied the clan land in Chang'an Imperial City. The emperor could take it back and begged the emperor to allow them to move back to their hometown in Chen County.

He was also worried about his mother, who had to bear the pain of losing a son at such an old age, and his wife and two concubines, who were still so young. He begged the emperor to allow them to remarry if they wanted to after his death...

The most important thing is that he entrusted his mother and family to his brother Xie Wei who was about to return.

These requests are not excessive compared to Xie's selflessness in sacrificing his life for the country, so Chen Wan and others are willing to fulfill them.

outside the palace

Fan Yang, Jiang Boya and others received the bad news and hurried to the Governor's Mansion.

Now that the governor's mansion has been hung with white sails, the two looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. How could it be like this?

In a secret house in Chang'an, Xie Zhan woke up leisurely.

Everything he saw was unfamiliar. He subconsciously looked at the light source of the window and saw a bright yellow, thin figure standing by the window, "Your Majesty?"

Song Mo turned around and looked at him with a heavy gaze.

While waiting for Xie Zhan to wake up, Song Mo also thought a lot.

Everything has come to this point as if by coincidence...

Song Mo was not stupid. He quickly realized that all of this seemed to be guided by a driving force behind the scenes. Although he didn't catch any evidence, the biggest beneficiary of all this was Xie Zhan.

"Your Majesty?" Xie Zhan called out again, his voice full of doubt, "This is not the palace, where is this, why am I here?"

Song Mo put everything aside and asked, "My dear Xie, are you determined to die?"

Xie Zhan looked at him in shock, as if to say, 'Your Majesty, how did you know? '.

Song Mo added, "Xie Wei had an accident on the way back."

Xie Zhan was shocked, "What? Is he okay?"

"According to his personal soldiers, his horse was frightened and crazy, and he unfortunately fell off the horse. It's just that the place where he fell was not good, so he injured his lumbar spine and died on the spot."

After hearing this, Xie Zhan was also speechless, "How could this happen? He was so young. And he was about to be promoted to the general of the new Southern Expedition Army."

"The news of Xie Wei's death was blocked by me. I only said that he broke his leg and he would recover after a rest." Song Mo stepped forward and patted his shoulder, "I have already lost a great general, and I can't lose you again. So, I used him to replace you. The suicide note you left in the study came in handy."

After Song Mo's explanation, Xie Zhan knew that he was "dead" and set himself on fire in the palace.

"Your Majesty!" Xie Zhan was deeply moved.

For a time, the monarch and his ministers "sympathized with each other".

Xie Zhan's funeral cannot be arranged immediately. His body needs to be reviewed by the envoy from Pingzhou before it can be buried.

This is the instruction to Pingzhou.

They have already notified the people in Pingzhou.

During this period, because there was no commander in the south, even though Xie Wei suffered such a great loss, the emperor took over his love and ordered him to go to the south to take charge of the situation with the tiger talisman.

The personal soldiers and confidants that Xie Wei brought back before were all injured. This time, Xie Zhan went to the south and brought people prepared by the emperor for him.

"General, are we leaving quietly like this?"

"Yes."

He turned from light to darkness and hibernated temporarily. At the same time, he also wanted to avoid trouble.

Let those aristocratic families be proud for a while.

Next, the stage will be handed over to the aristocratic families, let them fight with Pingzhou.

Song Mo's body can't hold on for much longer.

If Dali loses again...

Xie Zhan's eyes darkened.