Chapter 37: The Two Beasts Fight
This time, Ye Shuo was accustomed to the transformation of time and space. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In front of him is the royal palace of the Purple Chu Kingdom. After King Zhuo Yi retired from the dynasty, he was invited to a certain palace by the ministers.
"The king, this is a joint letter written by the ministers and others, and I invite the king to take a look. An officer bowed down and presented a scroll.
King Zhuo Yi took the scroll and unfolded it, his face becoming more and more gloomy as his gaze scanned up and down. In the end, he snorted heavily, and before he could finish reading it, he slammed the scroll on the table.
Ye Shuo hurriedly leaned over to take a look.
"Hmph, this king hasn't settled accounts with you yet, but you have the courage to jointly impeach me first!
The right prime minister in King Zhuo Yi's mouth is an old man with white hair and white beard and a kind face. At this time, although he was facing the monstrous anger of King Zhuo Yi, although he was not shocked, he bowed slowly and said: "The old minister inherits the trust of the previous king, and it is his duty to take care of this foundation for him. Now, even if His Majesty is standing on the opposite side of the Purple Chu Kingdom, the old minister will never retreat half a step!"
King Zhuo Yi snorted, and his fingerbones tapped heavily on the table: "You also know how to say that it is the first king! When the first king was alive, he may have relied on you, but now the position of the king is this king! The master you want to be loyal to is also this king! If you want to replace me, you are also worthy of it? Since you are so obsessed with the first king, why did you not wipe your neck and follow the former king on the spot when he died?"
The right prime minister's expression froze, and a layer of the deepest pain surged in his eyes, and even his voice trembled: "Even if the king wants to give the old minister death, there are some things that the old minister can't fail to say! Your Majesty loves Zhiling's demon girl so much, I am afraid that it will make the country's fortunes fall down, the country will not be protected, and the family and country will be in danger!"
King Zhuo Yi's eyes widened: "Don't be alarmist! Zhiling is just a woman, what ability does she have to subvert the dynasty?"
The right prime minister sighed: "Of course she won't, but now she is obsessed with beauty and has no interest in state affairs, so that you will be in power!"
King Zhuo Yi shouted angrily: "Bold! Do you want to say that this king will mislead the country because of sex?"
The right prime minister closed his eyes.
In the end, he still bowed his head and said: "The old minister doesn't dare to ......"
King Zhuo Yi looked disdainful: "Hmph, you don't dare to be the best! This king will let you chaotic ministers and thieves see, the beauties of the rivers and mountains, I will take care of it single-handedly! I will lead the Purple Chu Kingdom to the supreme apex of this spiritual continent! What you can't do, this king can!"
Another official also stepped forward: "King, if you insist on going your own way, I'm afraid it will cool down the enthusiasm of the soldiers who are interested in serving the country!"
The right prime minister was even more distressed: "King, the old minister has dedicated his life to the first king and to the Zichu Kingdom." If you can't take your advice and suspect that I have other plans, the old minister is willing to die on top of this hall, and let my blood be poured on this hall! Every drop will tell my grievances and my eternal loyalty!" was held by several officials beside him.
King Zhuo Yi looked at the officials in a mess, but his face was expressionless, and the corners of his mouth faintly hooked up a mocking sneer: "If the right prime minister wants to die, the king can't stop it, so please do it." You are past the age of sixties, and you should be the one who should be in the ground. Oh yes, I forgot to say, if you want to die, change places, too, don't stain the carpet of this king. ”
"You...... You ......" The right prime minister was so angry by King Zhuo Yi's ruthless remarks that his heart twitched, and he clutched his chest and gasped.
"King Zhuo Yi, how can you be like this, the right prime minister is not only the first king and important minister, he is also your elder, who has watched you grow up since childhood!
The sneer on King Zhuo Yi's face slowly disappeared: "That's enough, when will it be your turn to teach this king what to do! After saying a few words, he really didn't look at everyone again. The sleeves of his robe flicked and he walked out of the hall.
The officials who remained in the hall looked at each other, shook their heads and sighed.
"Alas, the king only favors that demon girl now, and we, the courtiers, no longer have any status.
"Yes, he even said 'chaotic ministers and thieves' just now, it's really chilling!"
At this moment, another official suddenly spoke: "Your Excellency, I remember that when the former king was alive, he left you a testament, saying that if the prince is not up to the task, you can use this edict to abolish him and stand on his own! We old ministers have all been present to testify! It seems that it is time to ask for this edict!"
The right prime minister shook his head slowly: "No, the first king asked me to trust me with the country, that is his trust in me." As a courtier, I can only assist him with all my heart, but I will never usurp the throne of his son!
The ministers were discussing: "What then?"
"yes, so what to do?"
The right prime minister sighed: "Alas, for the sake of today, I'm afraid there is only one last way......" He was about to whisper.
"Your Excellency, you don't need to be embarrassed about this matter, as long as you say a word, the brothers are willing to go to the soup for you!" a thin official immediately responded.
The right prime minister said awe-inspiringly: "No, it's my suggestion, how can I make you take risks?" This is also my last chance to give the king, if he is still obsessed, then the old man would rather die to admonish loyalty!"
Looking at all this, Ye Shuo couldn't help but sigh, although the scene in front of him was just a broken illusion, but he still felt worthless for the upright right prime minister, thinking that King Zhuo Yi was now locked in a stone cave, he had expected that it would be impossible for the right prime minister to succeed, but Ye Shuo did not expect that what would happen after that would greatly exceed his imagination.
A quiet night a few days later.
King Zhuo Yi received a secret report from his henchmen, and a group of officials were ready to attack Zhiling. He almost hurriedly put on his armor and drove out of the palace in desperation.
rode lightly all the way, and when he arrived at Zhiling's residence, he found that it was already in flames.
There were also a few guards at the door to stop them: "You can't go in, King!" King Zhuo Yi was furious: "Get out!" In an instant, he slashed them down one by one with a sword, and rushed in on horseback.
At this time, the right prime minister in the main hall was raising his knife against Zhiling. Zhiling's expression was no longer that soft and weak, and she said coldly: "Right Prime Minister, you should know the consequences of killing me." ”
Just when the two were at a stalemate, King Zhuo Yi rushed into the main hall: "Stop! Right Prime Minister, you dare to hurt the king's concubine, are you going to rebel?"
Seeing this, Zhiling quickly ran to King Zhuo Yi's side, looked at him in surprise, and her eyes were full of tears, "Your Majesty, you have finally come to save me......" After saying that, two lines of tears slowly flowed out, making people feel pity.
The right prime minister still did not put down his weapon. His eyes indifferently turned to King Zhuo Yi: "King, since I dare to come today, I am ready to die! I have already planned, after killing her, if the king can't be forgiven, the old minister will be willing to disarm and return to the field! But today for you, for the sake of thousands of people of my Zichu Kingdom! This demon girl must be killed!"
King Zhuo Yi raised his hand and took Zhiling into his arms, and shouted: "Presumptuous! This king is standing here, and see who dares to touch her?"
The right prime minister approached the two step by step: "You...... King, if the old minister puts his words here, today's situation, with me without her, with her without me, what choice will you make?"
Zhuo Yi Wang pointed at his anger and said: "Right Prime Minister, don't rely on the old and sell the old! If it weren't for the fact that your family is an elder of the Three Dynasties who followed my father, just because you are so disobedient, this king would have already sentenced you to death!"
The right prime minister stood in place and was stunned for a moment, and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed. The laughter became more and more poignant, until two bloody tears appeared in his eyes: "Ha...... Hahaha...... Since this is your choice, the old minister can only wish you good luck and ascend to the supreme realm! Forgive the old minister for not being able to witness your glory!" Slowly took off the official hat on his head, as if gently caressing it with infinite nostalgia, and finally handed it over to another accompanying official. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers put down their weapons, and step by step, staggered towards the outside of the courtyard.
"Your Excellency!"
"Zichu Kingdom can't live without you, Prime Minister Right!"
These words of retention sounded along the way, and the right prime minister turned a deaf ear. Until he was about to step out of the far door, his body suddenly shook violently, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person fell down with the softness.
"Right Prime Minister!" Although King Zhuo Yi said that he didn't care, he actually paid attention to him secretly. Seeing him fall to the ground suddenly, he hurriedly stepped forward to support him. I saw that there was a dagger stuck deep in the chest of the right prime minister, and it didn't reach the handle, and the blood gushing out had penetrated the entire official uniform. And the other end of the dagger is in the hands of the right prime minister!
"Your Excellency...... You...... Why are you so bothered?" King Zhuo Yi saw that the right prime minister's knife was stabbed very deeply, showing that he had made up his mind to die, and now even if he can find a doctor, he will definitely lack the skills to return to heaven. For a while, the mood was in turmoil, and he wept with sorrow.
The right prime minister opened his eyes tiredly and looked at King Zhuo Yi in front of him with difficulty. His lips squirmed, and he said in a hoarse voice: "The country is about to die, and there will be demons...... I have witnessed the prosperity of the Purple Chu Kingdom, but I really can't watch its decay in the last years...... It's just a king, and you'll regret it...... Regretful ......" At this point, the raised palm slipped down, hanging weakly at his side, and he was already dead of anger!
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister!" was a sad voice in the courtyard.
Then I don't know who started first, and a group of officials took off their official hats one after another: "The ministers are willing to follow the right prime minister, disarm and return to the field!"
King Zhuo Yi stood up with a pair of red eyes: "Okay, okay! Let's go! You all go! Everyone who wants to go, this king alone can achieve great things!"
Soon there was no one left in the courtyard, and King Zhuo Yi stood in place covered in blood, and the blood that was once warm not long ago was now gradually cooling. Standing in this courtyard of betrayal and separation, why did you really feel a kind of "autumn wind and autumn rain sorrowful" for the first time?
At this time, a voice suddenly appeared in Ye Shuo's ears, "For Zhiling, I have given almost everything I have! The pride of being the monarch, the responsibility to the thousands of people of the Zichu Kingdom, and even the promise I made personally before my father's sickbed! After being with her, I even abandoned my grand wish to dominate the world, and felt that it didn't matter if I didn't have to cultivate to the peak...... My actions have become more and more absurd, and I have really become the unscrupulous and dumb king that I have spurned in my mouth! Seeing my former best friends, teachers, and powerful ministers leave me one by one, their sighing and disappointed eyes are like thousands of knives stuck in my heart!"
Presumably this is Ye Shuo's monologue that spied into King Zhuoyi's heart at that time.
"The more a person loses, the more vulnerable they become. When I betrayed my relatives and left, Zhiling was like my last piece of driftwood! I tried desperately to grab her, and now it is no longer that she can't do without me, but I can't do without her! I sacrificed my life to gamble on this love, but what did she return to me?! What is it?! Now I think back to this emotion that made me pour all my despair into the despair of black poppies, how many people have been hurt by my single-minded depravity! Laughing and drinking arsenic, it turns out that this is the real pain of relatives and happiness of enemies!"
Zhiling snuggled into King Zhuoyi's arms like a kitten: "King, I'm so afraid, we will be together forever, right?"
King Zhuo Yi silently surrounded Zhiling: "Don't worry, we will definitely be together forever." ”
Zhiling, this king is really only you now. So, don't betray me again, don't leave me!
King Zhuo Yi, who was immersed in sorrow, didn't notice that in the boundless darkness beside him, a pair of hateful eyes were hidden.
“…… Father!"
The palace of the king of Cangping a few days later.
Leaning on the throne was a young man with long hair and a shawl and a strange face. At this time, half of his body was hidden in the dark shadow cast by the corner of the window, and on his slender finger, a ruby ring shone faintly. Flipping through a few pieces of information sent from the Purple Chu Kingdom, the whole person exuded a lazy atmosphere.
"What you said is true?" After a while, Feng Dushan raised his gaze and looked at the man kneeling on the ground under his seat.
"Yes, I beg the king to be the master of my father!" the man looked up, and the hateful eyes looked familiar!
Feng Dushan Huo Ran stood up: "Hahaha, Zhuo Yi, this is your own death, no wonder this king is ruthless!