Li Zhaoyi said rudely: "Fart! Not to mention that your Zhejiang-Han bandits have harassed our merchant ships many times, the most difficult thing for me to tolerate is that your soldiers have repeatedly invaded my border and harassed my people, so that I have to send troops to expel them several times, not to mention the loss of labor and money, the heads of my Tang soldiers are still placed on the border by you as a Jingguan, does the king of Zhejiang and Han think this bullshit is reasonable?"

Zhu Gaotao smiled and said indifferently: "If the bullshit doesn't work, the bullshit doesn't work, anyway, now your Tang Kingdom can't beat us now, and Zhejiang and Han can't swallow you, and my Zhu Gaotao's ability is like this, I will abdicate in a few years and let my son be the monarch, your Tang Kingdom still has a few years to live, and it will be impossible to say when the time comes." But now the army of the Northern Regions is almost going south, and when they win the Qingguo, it will be your turn to Tang Kingdom, you can try to join forces with the Empress of the Imperial Court, if you can't stop the attack of the Northern Regions army, just wait for the Iron Cavalry of the Yin Kingdom to break your territory. Now I can tell you clearly, the little emperor asked me to send troops, I am willing to go, if our army in the southern continent is all disabled by them, I will definitely be the first to surrender, in my opinion, nothing is more important than your own life, you Li Zhaoyi has been a gentleman for so many years, and you will definitely be willing to die for the country when the time comes, that is, you are worthy of your identity, maybe you can also leave a name in history. ”

Li Zhaoyi's expression was gloomy and he didn't answer his words.

Zhu Gaotao continued to say without shock: "I know that you look down on me in your heart, of course I can live, but I need to pay a little something, and the name of that thing is dignity, but do you know that we lost this kind of thing many years ago." ”

"Many years ago, the Tang Kingdom, Zhejiang and Han, left the court to rule the land of Nanlu, at that time the Tang Kingdom was not called the Tang Kingdom but the Tang Dynasty, and my ancestor was the Han Dynasty ancestor Liu Bang, who once sat on the power of the world, and his status was second only to the Great Qin Shi Huang, but the Han Dynasty slowly declined after four hundred years of prosperity, and the Han Dynasty became the Zhejiang and Han Dynasty of the Southern Continent, but it was still an independent dynasty that did not have to obey anyone, but the dragon king Zhao Gongming and those damn dragoons changed all this, and since then there has been no Zhejiang and Han Dynasty, only the Zhejiang and Han of the Zhao family. “

"The dragon king Zhao Gongming conquered the southern continent with a flying dragon, and the terrifying strength of the Daqing dragon rider made the world frightened, and suppressed our ancestors for a thousand years. Now that a new force has risen, do we still want to continue to be the Zhao family's dog, guarding the door and biting people for them?" his voice seemed to be approaching step by step.

Zhu Gaotao said what Li Zhaoyi was thinking, no king of a dynasty likes someone to point fingers at him, not to mention that this person is still above himself, making the power in his hands a joke.

The Northern Army will soon go south, and if they are infighting at such a critical time, no one will have good fruit to eat in the end, which will be a difficult choice for each of them.

Zhu Gaotao laughed at himself: "The suppression of the human army by the dragoon is really terrible, our ancestors have waited for so many years, whether they are Taoguang or obscure, whether they sit idly by, even if they are dogs, they have to put on a loyal appearance, we should also be such a dog as descendants, right?"

Li Zhaoyi, who has always been unsmiling in front of outsiders, stopped and said, "What do you want to say?"

Zhu Gaotao sneered: "You should ask me what I want to do, of course the little emperor can easily get the army from us, after all, he is the emperor and we are the princes." It's a pity that the general trend is not on the Zhao family now, and many things that should have been taken for granted in his eyes can't help him in the end. ”

Li Zhaoyi slowly pinched the cold jade pendant on his waist, and said in a calm voice: "Shen Yan, I can pretend that I didn't hear what you said today." ”

The corners of Zhu Gaotao's mouth curled slightly, and he strode forward.

Soon after, Li Pei found his father who was restless with his hands on the armrest of the carved dragon, and there was no figure of the King of Zhejiang and Han by his side, Li Pei couldn't help but ask: "Father, what's wrong with you?"

Li Zhaoyi didn't speak, Li Pei was thoughtful, and seemed to guess the reason why his father was depressed, and said with a smile: "Father can't be homesick, Luoyang City is very big and prosperous, but in my opinion, it is less than half of Chang'an City after all." ”

The middle-aged man's brows were slightly loose, and after hearing his child's words, the corners of his mouth tightened.

"Is the father thinking about military affairs? Can you tell your son to hear it and see if he can help his father solve his worries. ”

"It's not a militaristic thing, but it's probably a good thing. After a moment, Li Zhaoyi smiled.

"Huh?" Li Pei looked at him with a little puzzlement.

"Actually, I don't know if I should bring you to Sunset, your two sisters...... Well, you know that...... When we came to Luoyang this time, I was already prepared that I would not be able to return to Chang'an alive, and even you may encounter an accident. ”

Li Zhaoyi's words were as light as a gust of wind, and when he finished saying the sentence "You may also encounter an accident", Li Pei clenched his fists, and the corners of this white jade-like son's mouth pulled out sharp lines, raised his head and looked into the distance and said, "Father, I'm not afraid of them at all." ”

"Aren't you afraid that you are referring to the people of the Zhao royal family, or the people of the Chu royal family? They all have absolute war violence in their hands. Li Zhaoyi touched Li Pei's head, but there was not much concern in his voice, "If one day you can become a member of the Tang Xuanqi like your uncle, my father will also let you go, but unfortunately we may not wait for the day when you kill the enemy immediately, the real war is coming, and you are not ready." ”

Speaking of killing the enemy immediately, the young man's eyes suddenly brightened, but Li Zhaoyi's second half of the sentence made his eyes darken, Li Zhaoyi looked at his expression for a moment, and then said: "It's a good thing that you have such a temper and personality, don't compare yourself with the prince of Zhejiang and Han, although my son is not as able to go into battle to kill the enemy as he is, but I hope you can become a virtuous lord of the country, a man who can be worthy of his family and the people."

, this is the responsibility you have to carry for a lifetime, even if you can't ride a horse on the battlefield, it doesn't matter, the value of a man is not reflected in the sword, but here. ”

The man's finger was on the young man's forehead, Li Pei didn't speak, but his fist was unconsciously released.

"You have to learn to bear the reality and see the crisis clearly, and finally save it all, our greatest enemy is not in the far north, but between each other, don't think it's incredible, for a monarch, everyone around you is a friend, everyone is an enemy. Finding out who is the friend with the mask and turning your enemy into a real friend means that you are more capable of governing the affairs of the country, and if you can't find who is friend or foe, it means that you are in great danger. Li Zhaoyi put his arm around his shoulders and said, "One day, when you can see all the enemies and friends around you clearly, you will find that your biggest enemy is actually yourself." ”

"And now, our biggest enemy is not the Yin army from the Northern Regions, but in this palace. ”

Li Pei was shocked beyond measure, his mouth opened slightly, but he couldn't say a word.

The man reached out and pressed his hand on the boy's head, "I believe in my father's eyes, which is why my father will occasionally turn a blind eye to his actions, especially after what he just said to me, I am sure that in this war, he will not regard us as enemies." ”

Li Pei looked at his father in confusion.

Li Zhaoyi continued: "If you become the monarch of the Tang Kingdom one day, it will be difficult to say after that. ”

Li Pei blurted out: "Then we have to cut him down and eradicate the roots quickly, so as not to have too many dreams at night." ”

Li Zhaoyi smiled and said: "I just told you to learn to turn the enemy you see into a real friend, even if this is really temporary, he and I are both old, it is already the world of you young people, everything is possible, and I just want to be a monarch worthy of the people of the Tang Kingdom, and an elder who cares a little about your juniors, my father's road is almost at the end." ”

Li Zhaoyi said solemnly: "Don't show your hostility to anyone, at least in this city, this is the capital of the Daqing Dynasty, but not our national capital." ”

Li Pei was silent for a moment and said, "Who is that person?"

"If you think about it yourself, your father can only tell you to see and think more, especially to think more, everything is the same. ”

The man smiled and stroked the young man's head, at that moment he didn't look like the monarch of the Tang Kingdom, but more like the father of Jackie Chan.

Li Pei nodded ignorantly, and the man asked with a smile, "Why don't we go out of the palace and have some drinks?"

After a while, the monarch of Tang Guo strode away with his arms around the shoulders of the prince, and outside the palace was a splendid scenery with brilliant lights, and the beautiful women in neon clothes were singing, and their skin was as white as snow.

On the way, the young man's fists slowly clenched, and soon released again, lying on the wine table and snoring.

The man looked at his son with kind eyes, and said with a smile: "The word "vertical arch and rule" is very appropriate to describe my life Li Zhaoyi, but in my opinion, there is no difference between this word and nothing, I hope you can go one step more than me, don't forget to think more, think more about everything." ”

"I hope that this power can protect you, at least let you die after me, and finally die more magnificently, so that the world will remember you Li Peicai. ”

Li Zhaoyi, who was half drunk on his face, looked left and right, and after confirming that the drinkers in the vicinity were all drunk, he quietly put his hand on Li Pei's head, and his voice was like a bronze bell Da Lu, and said: "The god of the world, the king of Shaohao, is vast, and the demon is subdued!"

——

Three days after the six kings entered the sunset, the red lantern that had just been removed after the New Year was hung high again, and the city of sunset was full of a prosperous scene.

Everything is going smoothly, and after the six princes and kings came to Luoyang to meet the emperor, it can be regarded as a solid first step for this battle of the imperial north, and the whole country of Qing is happy, feeling that the victory of this war is within reach.

Now the officials of the court have seen the true faces of the princes and kings, even the princes and nobles are no exception, Shen Sanqian, who once dominated the officialdom of Qingguo, seems to have been forgotten by everyone, and fighting a war requires a huge amount of silver in the treasury.

Guhe City was a gathering place for merchants from the north and south, and although it was free trade, it was necessary to pay an astonishing amount of tribute, and in the eyes of the Zhao royal family, it was a hen that constantly laid golden eggs, and the money and silver were inexhaustible.

Although Shen Sanqian was forgotten, this did not prevent the royal family from attaching importance to the Shen family, after all, the salt and iron trade in Daqing has always been managed by the Shen family's trading house, and the family's financial resources are a pillar of optimism.

Chu Xianzhao saved Grandpa Guo during the assassination of the Guogong Mansion, and he was still Shen Sanqian's only son, so naturally he was taken to the palace by the eldest lady for a banquet.

He entered the palace this time, not only to attend the banquet, but also the best moment for him to plan to find the palace to find a map, and if he missed it, he would miss Ying Liyang's life.

The reason why Chu Xianzhao was willing to be a Jinyi guard was because he found that as long as he wore the waist card of Jinyiwei, he could freely enter any corner of Luoyang City, even the palace was no exception, under Yuan Yuan's deliberate mobilization, Chu Zhaozhao had more time to enter the palace than other Jinyi guards, and also let him slowly find out the thousands of households in this palace city, and carefully prepare for tonight's action.

is different from his past identity, when he is the son of Yinguo

When the identity strode in the palace of Dayin, everyone who saw him would smile and bow respectfully, or kneel down with a shocked face.

In the past few days of inspection, he walked in the Daqing Palace with a new identity, someone passed in front of him highly, and some people occasionally glanced at him, and the inevitability in his eyes was clearly visible, as if he was seen as a dog.

In the experience of entering and leaving the palace in the past few days, Chu Xianzhao saw something different very deeply, the Daqing Dynasty seemed to be prosperous and powerful, but in fact it was leaking from all directions.

As Shen Taisui and Lu Wei said, this dynasty is a rotten wall, after stripping off the golden armor of the Daqing dragon rider, with a gentle push of one hand, the entire dynasty will collapse with a bang, and the ruins oozed foul-smelling black water and dirt.

Chu Xianzhao knew very well what he was doing, he was going to extract teeth from the dragon's mouth, and if he made a wrong move, he would lose the whole game.

Thinking of this, Chu Xianzhao's eyes slowly became solemn.

He took out a dagger and slowly wiped it across the palm of his hand, dripping the blood onto Chengying and Chunjun, who were lying across his knee.

The two Meteorite Steel Swords, forged from the Meteorite Iron of the Outer Heavens, were like cattle drinking water at this time, seeping into them without a drop of blood.

At this time, the sword body seemed to have been reforged, and a crimson light could faintly flow.

Swords forged from extraterrestrial meteorite have different effects, and compared to other swords that need to be used for maintenance on weekdays, feeding the sword with blood is the fastest way to make these two swords recognize their Lord and return to God.

In short, the more powerful the opponent is slashed with these two swords, the more the blood seeping into the blade will make the weapon have a reborn effect.

Now Chu Xianzhao's strength has slowly returned to his previous peak state, the only thing that makes him regret is the fluctuation of Wang Xi in his body, since he appeared after meeting Ya Qiwei last time, he still can't take the initiative to release Wang Xi, so he must be in Yingliyang before the army sees him, at least his Wang Xi must have returned.

Only in this way can he have the strength to fight with the Zhao royal family like a king.

Chu Xianzhao wiped the blood stains from his palms with a silk cloth, carefully hid the dagger in his boots, and when he looked up at the window, the sun was already setting, and the last trace of the sunset disappeared into the skyline, and the night was like a huge black cloth covering the sunset city, and it still failed to cover the lights in the city.

Chu Xianzhao lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, and a pitch-black suitcase exposed half of the corner under the bed, which contained his past.

The young man with white frost slowly clenched his fists at this time and said, "Empress Zhao, one day I will put on that dragon robe again and compete with you." ”

——

The place of the palace banquet was arranged in the Longshou Palace, the military generals of the civil and military officers entered from outside the palace gate, everyone with a relaxed and happy smile on their faces, walked into the brightly lit hall, and they passed by some soft palace maids with dinner plates, musicians and qin Ji played silk and bamboo orchestras, singing ballads.

Their eyes were erratic, and when they noticed that some of the officials sitting in the main hall were casting different glances at them, they would soon return their eyes with more charming eyes, and their faces illuminated by the candlelight would appear more ruddy and moving.

The Chinese courtiers and famous generals in the main hall gathered here, and many of them were officials and princes of various ministries that Chu Xianzhao had never seen, and the six princes and kings had their own special seats, and flags with their national symbols stood in front of them.

Although Chu Xianzhao has the identity of Jinyiwei, but now he is attending here in Longshou Hall on behalf of the Shen family, the eldest lady is the president of the Shen family's firm, and he can be regarded as highly respected in Luoyang City, according to their identities can be arranged to sit in the middle position, there is still a long distance from the seats of the princes and kings, but there are some high-ranking officials in the court around him, even Lu Qi is sitting not far from him, but he did not cast any eyes on himself, pretending to be a stranger.

Chu Xianzhao listened to the whispering voices around him, as if someone was judging him, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and the eldest lady said softly: "Don't be too nervous, there are often banquets in the palace, and the old man and I often enter the palace in the past." ”

Chu Xianzhao smiled slightly and covered up: "I have never seen such a grand show, and it is also the first time to see His Majesty the Emperor, if there is any inappropriate behavior, please ask the eldest lady for more advice." ”

The eldest lady's eyes played: "Tang Huang, you don't have to act so much like it in front of me, I see that when you are eating with Huayu in the manor, you behave much more decently than that wild girl, this is not like a child who has lived in the countryside for a long time can pretend to be a long-term behavior." ”

Chu Xianzhao smiled embarrassedly, and the eldest lady didn't care about him, and said with a smile: "The matter of you saving the grandfather of the country from the hands of the assassin is a shock to the government and the opposition, and the people of the royal family owe you a favor, besides, with the Shen family as your background, no one dares to do anything to you, but be careful of the people on the prime minister's side." ”

Chu Xianzhao followed her gaze and saw only a middle-aged man with a solemn face, sitting at the banquet closest to the princes and kings, and the person sitting next to him, wearing a red and black robe, looked to be no more than forty years old, with long hair like snow hanging down and slightly curling at the waist.

Chu Xianzhao frowned slightly and said, "It turns out that the prime minister is over there, so who is this man with white hair as white as me?"

"The national teacher Dong Qinping, the strength is unfathomable, the old heavenly master who has hit Longhu Mountain hard in Luo Tian Dajiao, has always been embarrassed with the prime minister on weekdays, and both of them are from the Queen Mother's disciples," the eldest lady explained carefully.

Chu Xianzhao was shocked: "He once hit the old heavenly master of Dragon Tiger Mountain?"