Dongji, the capital of the Xia Kingdom, Yuanzhi.

The evening breeze was surging with clouds and mist, and in the Greedy Tiger Pavilion in the middle of the night, the chess pieces in Ao Chun's hands had been suspended in the air for a while. The young man sitting opposite him looked at Ao Chun's calloused hands, and seemed to be a little distracted. In the eyes of the young man, the man's cheekbones are slightly raised, the eyebrows are thick, the chin is prominent, and the nose is large and the mouth is wide, which makes people feel fierce and fierce at the same time, it is difficult to reverence and affection.

The mottled sideburns were combed very neatly by Ao Chun, without a trace of panic, and in the seemingly loving eyes, there was often a murderous intent hidden that was difficult to be detected.

He hesitated for a long time before he took this step. There are not many chess pieces in the chess game of the two, and the tea in the pot is gradually cooling. The board is almost full, but the winner has not yet been decided.

The candles were lit up by the sound of footsteps from far and near. The palace people came uninvited and served a pot of freshly brewed tea here.

"Lord, the tea is cold, the old slave will change a pot for you. The palace man whispered, for fear of disturbing Ao Chun's thoughts. The young man smelled that the tea in the pot was not the pot on the table, so he understood the meaning, waved his hand and whispered: "Temporarily avoid it for the minister." ”

"There are no outsiders here. As he spoke, his dangling hand tucked into the long sleeves of the gold thread. Under the flickering candlelight, the tiger holding the Blood Rose stepped on the white bones on the ground, and the lines were lifelike on the man's red and black robes.

The tiger holding the blood rose is the family crest of the Ao clan of the Xia royal family, the domineering tiger, the weird matching, mixed with the bright red of the enchantment, not only has the sadness and regret of the success of ten thousand bones, but also symbolizes the Ao family's desire for blood and fire.

After a long time, the pieces still did not fall. The man hid the chess pieces in the palm of his hand, and his eyes did not take off the chess game on the chessboard, "Say it." ”

The palace man hesitated for a moment and said, "The secret agent reported that Yun Fan, the prince of the Su Kingdom who had been missing for many years, had arrived at Mingyue City, the capital of the Shu Kingdom, at noon today. And brought back the "Bloody Eyes and Frost Hoof", a sacred beast of the town that had been missing for many years, as well as a group of samurai with heavy armor and flames, and the remnants of the Hokuriku Sabe. ”

"Yun Fan just arrived today, and the news came. The man sneered, "Who is the spy sent by Wang Biao to Shuguo, and he is very efficient." ”

The palace people did not answer the man's words. I didn't answer because I didn't know, and I couldn't say if I knew. Some of the king's questions can be answered, and some of them are just temptations that cannot be answered.

Unexpectedly, the legendary Blood-Eyed Frosthoof was still alive, and Lone thought that this wild wolf had long since disappeared in the Chiyan Rebellion. There was a slight sarcasm in the man's words, "How many heavily armored warriors have come back with Yun Fan?" ”

The loving gaze was withdrawn from the chessboard, and Ao Chun's expression gradually became solemn here, as if he had sunk into an unbearable past, and in the bright and extinguished candlelight, the majestic tone made the palace people a little breathless: "Did you mention it?" ”

"It has not yet been counted exactly, but it is by no means more than six thousand. Gong Ren's voice trembled a little when he spoke, as if he was afraid of the man in front of him to blame.

The hand hidden in the sleeve fell at this moment.

The boy sitting across from him swept across the chessboard, rubbing his index finger and thumb slightly. Usually, when thinking about problems, Xie Qingyan will reveal this little habit.

"No more than six thousand a. Ao Chun's gaze fell on Xie Qingyan's fingertips, and he thought for a moment: "Is there any other news?" ”

"The assassins sent by the Mexican Kingdom have now entered Mingyue City, a total of four people, and the target of the assassination has not yet been clarified. In addition, the Xiji Qianlei Kingdom seems to have recently made a move north of Jingwei Pass. "That's all." ”

"How can this spy sent to Shuguo still send back Xiji's military intelligence. Ao Chun listened and smiled. "Running to the north of Jingwei Pass, turning over a mountain happens to be the Mingyue City of Dongji Shuguo, it seems that some people are really good scars and forget the pain, and at this time they dare to come to join us in the excitement of Dongji. ”

The palace people did not answer Ao Chun's question, and Ao Chun did not ask, on the chessboard, Xie Qingyan dropped his son, depending on the situation, Ao Chun couldn't turn the game over. This man, who had been in a hundred battles on the battlefield, suddenly frowned and asked the young man in front of him.

"You say, the assassins sent by the Mexican Kingdom are trying to kill anyone. Ao Chun actually has the answer in his heart, but he is not sure. "Just send four, so confident?"

"If you're confident, send one. Xie said lightly, "The news of Yun Fan's return before, the Mo Kingdom should not know about it, otherwise whether it is the robbery of the Bandao army or the assassination of the assassin on the way earlier, the chances of victory are greater than now." And at present, the assassin has just entered the city, presumably sent before Yun Fan entered the city, so the target of the assassination can only be that person. ”

Ao Chun's deep gaze met the boy in the flickering candle flame, and he was waiting for the boy to say the name to verify his guess. Xie said the person's name unhurriedly. "The lord of the country, Yun Ji. ”

"You say, why didn't he send the killer earlier, he had to pick this time. Ao Chun smiled puzzledly, and his sophisticated and profound gaze fell back into the chessboard between his words and laughter. "Kill that Yun Ji now, isn't it because Yun Fan is too slow to succeed to the throne. ”

"The Marquis of Mo has always been indecisive. Xie thought lightly, "Otherwise, Mingyue City would have been taken long ago." ”

"This ink-clothed cassia is really stupid. Ao Chun said disdainfully, "The widow saw that he disliked the people of the country for being too cold, so he deliberately went to send warmth." ”

"If Yun Fan doesn't return, the assassin sent by the Mo Kingdom really kills the lord of the Su Kingdom, and the Su Xia marriage will also be a failure. Xie Qingyan's thumb tapped lightly on the second joint of his index finger, "As soon as the last Yun clan of the Shu Kingdom dies, Mingyue City will not attack and be in chaos, and at that time, the Mo Kingdom will only need to sit and collect the fisherman." Brilliant plan, but alas, slow. ”

"It's slow, indeed. Ao Chun closed his eyes and pondered, "If it were you, when would you prepare." ”

"The end of the First World War of Jingwei Pass, before the war with the Shu Kingdom. Xie said lightly: "This is the most appropriate time." ”

"Yunliu Xia Han, the four great families of the country. Ao Chun said. "If Yun Ji dies, according to the seniority and family strength, the clan should arrange for the head of the Liu family to temporarily take the position of the head of the country. ”

"There are four great families in the country, one family and one city, and there are few contacts with each other. The Yun clan has been in charge of the Shu country for more than 600 years, when Yun Fan did not return, Yun Ji was the last Yun clan, if the Yun clan banner fell in the Shu country, only the Liu clan and the clan, it was difficult to gather the scattered people. At that time, it is only necessary to surround one city and fight another, and with a little co-optation and polarization, the entire kingdom will be at your fingertips without much effort. ”

"There is no one in the Liu family who is not proud. It's just that this ink clothes are cassia ah," Ao Chun said. In the end, in order to eat the entire kingdom, he did not hesitate to offend the widow. Obviously learned that the widow married the country, and also sent a killer, if this succeeds, where is the widow's face. Ao Chun said slowly. "Isn't he afraid that the widow will declare war directly on him? ”

"I heard that the leader of the palace guard of the lord of the Su country is Liu Fengsoul, the second son of the head of the Liu family, if this person is still in Mingyue City, the killer of the Mo country is really difficult to handle. Xie said lightly. "At present, Mexico and our Xia have signed an alliance between Jing and Weiguan, and our Xia has always paid attention to etiquette and music. Judging from the fact that in the past, Mexican killers would not leave evidence of their identities whether they succeeded or not. Xie said lightly: "Even if everyone in the world thinks that the Marquis of Mexico did it secretly, if there is no exact and appropriate reason, it is not recommended that the lord declare war with the Mo Kingdom." ”

Ao Chun: "What do you think of this ink cloth cassia?"

"The Marquis of Moyi should not want to offend the lord of the country on the surface, but he can't let go of the old grudges with the country in the past. Therefore, when he learned of the marriage, he chose to withdraw the army, but after the withdrawal, he secretly assassinated. Xie Qingyan recalled, "After all, the predecessor of the Mo Kingdom, the Xuan Kingdom, was destroyed by the Shu Kingdom. And the Marquis of Mo is the queen of the Xuan Kingdom. ”

"You don't say that the widows have forgotten about it. Ao Chun said, "The hatred of killing my father and the hatred of losing my country is indeed reasonable." ”

Speaking of this, Ao Chun fell into a short silence, and then slowly opened his eyes, the past, at this moment, appeared in Ao Chun's eyes, and he suddenly remembered the "Chiyan Rebellion" that year. Xie Qingyan saw worry in Ao Chun's eyes.

"In a blink of an eye, it's been so many years. Even if it's less than 6,000 jia, it's still too much. Ao Chun said worriedly. "First take advantage of the summer marriage to force back the army of Mexico. He also recalled Yun Fan to inherit the unification, check and balance the national clan, and return power to the Yun clan. Then I borrowed the words of Lile to make my Xia Guo take the initiative to dissolve the marriage contract, and privately promised the widow in advance to offer the six thousand armor to avoid provoking hostility with the widow, Yun Chen's daughter, is not simple. ”

"The lord of the country is worried that the lord of the country will break his promise. Xie asked lightly. "I'm still worried about this samurai who is less than 6,000 armor. ”

Ao Chun: "Both. ”

"The lord of the country will not offer these six thousand armor hands for the time being, and the lord of the country still needs to be patient. Xie Qingyan continued: "The national crisis is beginning to ease, and she needs this army to deter both inside and outside, so as to consolidate the Yun clan's royal power. However, this army only obeys Yun Fan's orders, and whether the lord of the country will sacrifice this army depends on whether there is a gap between her and Yun Fan. ”

Ao Chun asked: "If so, she broke her promise." ”

Xie said lightly: "The Chiyan warriors of the six thousand armor are not enough to attack the city and plunder the land, but at present, it is more than enough to defend Mingyue City without breaking." However, in the past year, the [Chiyan Rebellion] caused Ji to divide the east and west, and the Dongji royal family hated the Chiyan warriors to the core, if the lord of the country broke his promise, the lord of the country could play the Son of Heaven, saying that there was an ulterior deal between the lord of the country and the rebels and the warriors of the North Continent, and they had been planning for a long time. At that time, the 6,000 armor in Bright Moon City and the more than 10,000 barbarians in Beilu will be evidence of rebellion. When the Son of Heaven gave an order, the princes of the countries besieged the bright moon of the dreamed country, and the lord of the country only had to watch from the wall. ”

"You say, what does that woman want. Ao Chun pondered, "Will she really give way to Yun Fan?" ”

"Let's go, Shuguo is still loyal to the Yun family. Xie said lightly: "No, my Xia country's army will be stationed in Mingyue in the name of justice, everything she has planned will be wasted, so why should she recall Yun Fan, this is too much." ”

"You mean she'll let it," Ao Chun pondered, "but don't want to?"

Xie Qingyan: "I think that the lord of the country is waiting. ”

Ao Chunfu: "What is she waiting for?" ”

Xie said lightly: "Wait for the world to be in chaos." ”

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Dongji Shuguo, Mingyue City.

When the children of the family, the military generals of the civil ministers, the bell and drum musicians, and the guests from afar left the scene one after another among the busy figures of the palace people. Yun Fan also moved to the imperial study located in the Hall of Light and Harmony at the invitation of Yun Ji.

After the palace people brought the future lord of the kingdom of Shuguo to the current lord of the kingdom of Shuguo, they withdrew from the imperial study and waited outside the palace.

At this time, in the imperial study, there was no lord of the country, no prince of the Sabu department, only two sisters and brothers who had not seen each other for many years, and a bunch of thoughts and past events that were difficult to sort out in a few words.

After returning from Hokuriku, Yun Fan is no longer what he used to be. And Yun Ji is no longer the Yun Ji of the past. Although, in her eyes, Yun Fan is still her younger brother, but Yun Ji doesn't know if the man in front of her still regards himself as his sister.

In the flickering candle shadows, the graceful and luxurious woman personally poured a sobering soup for the swarthy man in front of her, and then sat down with her sleeves folded: "Tonight's banquet, you can eat enough." ”

Yun Fan: "Participating in this kind of banquet is not for eating. But it's true that I haven't tasted the taste of my hometown for a long time, and when I was in Hokuriku, I often ate beef and mutton and drank heartburn spirits. Now, for a while, I still wonder if I am in a dream at this moment. ”

"It's good to be back. Yun Ji said, "Now that the nations are surrounded by wolves, and there is an undercurrent turbulent inside, I really don't know what to do if you don't come back." ”

"Don't think about what is already in the past. Yun Fan comforted Yun Ji and said, "With me, I will never let people dare to bully you, the Yun family, and the country again." ”

"I can protect myself. Zhu lips did not show bright teeth, her bright eyes turned into crescents in the middle of talking and laughing, she stretched out her slender hand and gently brushed his cheek, "In a few days, I will give way to you, and in the future, I will be the head of the Yun family, and you will be the head of the country." ”

"Actually, you can take the position of the head of the family and the head of the country at the same time," Yun Fan was a little reluctant, "It is not my wish to govern the country and the family, I was born to yearn for the battlefield." Now there are Chiyan warriors and barbarian warriors in Mingyue City, do whatever you want, and I will support you to see who dares to gossip. ”

"Just because no one dares to say it doesn't mean they don't dare to think about it. The sword may be able to stop people's tongues, but they can't control people's hearts. Yun Ji said lightly, "Besides, your succession to the throne of the country is to follow the rules of the Rite and Music Patriarch and the ancestors. Even if you make a show, you must sit in the position of the lord of the country. ”

"Those old things in the clan haven't died yet. Yun Fan sneered, "It's been all these years, aren't they tired?" ”

"The clan has clan considerations, and they are also thinking about the future of the country. Between the words, her gaze gradually deepened, "The Yun clan is declining, people's hearts are scattered, and now three of the five cities in the dream country have been lost. At this time, all the families in the country are gathered in Mingyue, and people are not only looking at you, but also looking at the attitude of the Yun family. The long-cherished country has not made any waves. ”

Yun Fan: "Whether it's the position of the head of the country or the head of the family, I'm not very interested." If you have the chance, by the way, you can reward me as a Bright Moon City Lord. ”

Yun Ji: "It's not that I let you sit in this position now, it's not that the clan wants you to sit in this position, it's that the country needs you to sit in this position." ”

Yun Fan: "If I don't sit on this throne, I can save my country." ”

Two pairs of deep eyes touched between the words.

Yun Fan: "Once I sit on this throne, there will be no one who can save the kingdom anymore." ”

"What are you going to do. Yun Ji was puzzled, Yun Fan's words made her feel inexplicably uncontrollable and uneasy.

"As long as the Shu Kingdom is still the Shu Kingdom of the Yun Clan, whether you are me or not, it doesn't matter if you sit on the throne, with the Chiyan Warriors and Sabe Warriors supporting you, no one will dare to hinder you from doing anything you want," between the words, killing intent flashed from Yun Fan's eyes, "If there is, I will kill him." ”

Yun Ji: "What if that person is you?" ”

Her words made Yun Fan fall into silence for a moment. He felt that Yun Ji was joking, but it was also like a temptation, but in the end he still chose to believe the former. It's just because there is the blood of the same clan in their bodies, which is the blood of the Su Guoyun clan.

"No matter when, blood is thicker than water, in my Yun Fan's eyes, Yun Ji will always be my Yun Fan's sister. Yun Fan recalled, "I still remember that year, I lost a bet with others in Dianxing City, and ran to rob someone's bride, but I was surrounded by a group of people with knives. ”

Between the words, Yun Fan hesitated, and did not mention to Yun Ji at all that at the banquet, Liu Fengchen had already moved to kill him, Yun Fan found Yun Fan's hesitation, but pretended not to be aware.

can hear Yun Fan call her sister again, Yun Ji is still very happy. The strangeness of the reunion between the two before was also in Yun Fan's sister, like ice and snow melting. Yun Ji smiled and said, "Do you still do such stupid things now?" ”

"Now, the people who made the bet with me heard that they had either left their homeland or died in the war. Yun Fan sighed vicissitudes, "However, if you meet a beloved, you still have to grab it when it's time to grab it." ”

Yun Ji sighed: "You are always so deviant. ”

Yun Fan is free and easy: "Life is too long, I don't want to spend my life with people I don't like." It was too painful to do that. If I become the lord of the country, I will have to take those families after that, to be honest, none of their daughters can make me tempted, Xia Hui is okay, but every day women dress up as men, I look tired, I don't know if she is tired. ”

Yun Fan's words made Yun Ji fall into deep thought. Her eyes were misty, as if she had something on her mind, but she didn't want to talk to Yun Fan. He just suddenly asked Yun Fan through the point of star city, "What do you think of that Lu Weiwen in today's hall." ”

Yun Fan: "Dare to speak out." ”

Yun Ji asked, "It's gone?"

Yun Fan said: "It's gone." ”

Yun Ji: "Why did you give him the glow-in-the-dark cup for this alone?" ”

Yun Fan: "Because my sister cherishes her talents." ”

Yun Ji: "The representatives of the families here are all handsome. ”

Yun Fan: "Only the head of the Lu family is a malleable talent. ”

Yun Ji asked, "Is Puyu jade?"

"Puyu is jade, it can't be considered jade, and it can't be considered stone. Jade is not cut into a tool. Yun Fan said, "Sister is protecting him and giving him a chance." ”

Yun Ji was curious: "Let's hear it." ”

Yun Fan said: "At the banquet, the head of the Lu family of Dianxing City, who was at the bottom of the family, understood the allusion in my sister's words, and dared to speak out, although it was all the best, but it was inevitable that he would make enemies for himself because of the words in the palace tonight. Although Lu Weiwen has the tendency to be a lonely minister, he has to gain a foothold in Mingyue City first. ”

Yun Ji sighed: "Mu Xiu is in the forest, the wind will destroy it, now he has a luminous cup, I think, smart people will not do stupid things to him at this time." Now, all Mingyue City knows that he will be a member of the Yun clan in the future. ”

"I hope that he is a person from the Shu Kingdom first, and then a person from the Yun Clan" Yun Fan thought deeply, and saw that Yun Ji did not reply to him, so he continued, "I heard that when the army of the Mexican Kingdom invaded the Shu Kingdom, it was the Dian Star City that was besieged first, but it was the Dian Star City that fell in the end. ”

Yun Ji: "Well, at the beginning of the war, Lin Sheng, the city lord who was in charge of Dian Xing City, intended to surrender to the enemy, and after hearing about it, the head of the Lu family at that time killed this Lin Sheng on the spot in order to stabilize the situation, thus delaying the pace of invasion of the Mexican Kingdom. ”

Yun Fan asked, "Who was the head of the Lu family at that time?"

"Lu Weiwen's brother, Lu Qingshu. Yun Ji said at this time, her tone was very regretful, "At that time, after the army of the Mo Kingdom captured the two cities of Yaoguang and Liuyun, they had already planned to give up the siege of Dianxing and go straight to Mingyue City. ”

Yun Fan: "What made the Mo Kingdom temporarily change its mind and not go straight to Bright Moon City." ”

Yun Ji: "Lu Qingshu opened the city gate and dedicated the city to the Mexican country. ”

Yun Fan: "As long as these soldiers of Mexico are not stupid, they will know that there is fraud in them." ”

Yun Ji: "At this time, the dream country is already at the end of the canopy in the eyes of the Marquis of Mo. It is natural for the family to surrender the city, after all, the general trend has gone. However, after opening the city gate, Lu Qingshu did not descend to the Mexican country. ”

Yun Fan was puzzled: "Open the door and don't descend?"

Yun Ji said: "It is said that at that time, Lu Qingshu made an agreement with the general of the besieged city of Mexico, and asked the general of the Mo country to spare the people of Dianxing City, and he was willing to offer the city's materials and military rations. The general of the Mexican country agreed, and then Lu Qingshu opened the city gate, killed himself on the spot, and died in the country. ”

Yun Fan: "The gentleman is dead." ”

"The Mexican army did not fulfill its promise when they entered the city, they slaughtered the city for food, and looted gold, silver and jewelry. Only a handful of people fled in time," Yun recalled. "In the middle of the night, a fire ignited the city of Dian Xing, and the sleeping Mexican army suffered heavy casualties. Although some of the Mexican soldiers fled from Dian Star City in time, they were also infected with an unknown plague from that night, causing the plan to attack Mingyue had to be postponed. ”

Yun Fan asked, "Is this Lu Qingshu's arrangement?"

Yun Ji said: "The plague is Lu Qingshu's back hand, and the fire is Lu Weiwen's release." ”

"I have never heard of such a risk in a city occupied by the enemy. Yun Fan said, "It's really courageous." ”

"The Lu family is the Lu family of the dreaming country. Yun Ji said, "Lu Qingshu is the hero of the country, and Lu Weiwen has the blood of loyalty flowing in his body. I hope he can live well. Watch the country slowly return to its former glory. ”