For the third time, the hall became silent, and even the sounds outside the hall were silent for a moment, except for the chirping of birds.

King Lanling stood quietly in the main hall, his dark court clothes hanging on the ground, and the embroidery thread faintly shone with the sun. Today's sky is very good, and even the cold hall is full of warmth, but unfortunately the things discussed in the hall are a little bit cool.

King Lanling's voice was a little softer, but it was still a little cold: "Does Your Majesty believe their words?" ”

The emperor tilted his head slightly, his expression was still a little regretful, but there was no doubt: "Changgong thinks their words are not credible? ”

King Lanling smiled and was noncommittal.

The thought that came to his mind just now was just the moment Yuwen Hu sneered, and it disappeared again after a while. He hung his head slightly, and said respectfully: "The ministers who coerce public weapons for private use deserve to die to atone for their sins." So there is nothing to say. ”

The public and private use of Yunyun listened to the emperor's ears, which was quite unpleasant.

He knew about the old grudges, but he didn't want to think about it—he was afraid of trouble. To be precise, their family is afraid of trouble. This morning, the crown prince even enthusiastically proposed that he should personally lead his troops to the west to enjoy the pleasure of the expedition. As for everything needed for the western expedition, it was never within the prince's consideration.

The emperor flicked his sleeves and said, "Lead King Lanling to step down." ”

The king of Lanling said his promise gently, his words were humble, and his movements were as smooth as a cloud, as if he was about to be detained, but as if he was going to a banquet...... He turned his head slightly and glanced at the generals beside him, with a smile in his eyes.

Now I don't need that bronze mask to hide my emotions very well.

King Lanling laughed faintly and retreated with the palace attendants. For the fourth time, the hall was quiet and peaceful, except for the rustle of the breeze. The emperor faded his expression of pity and shouted into the hall, "Come out." ”

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy walked out of the hall, with a purple robe and a golden crown, obviously the crown prince of this dynasty.

"I've done everything I had to do...... the Emperor let out a long breath, "and the rest is up to you." I will abdicate tomorrow, and I will never let you be this wicked person. Well, talk to them. ”

The emperor said goodbye and left happily, leaving the crown prince and a cadre of Northern Zhou monarchs and ministers to look at each other.

After a while, the young prince made a gesture of please, and his face was full of indifference and "Okay, let's go, let's discuss the next thing." As soon as Gao Changgong and Hu Luguang die, you will offer the land in the west with both hands, and you will be called a vassal forever, and you will be regarded as the holy lord of all generations, which is indispensable......"

Gao Changgong and Hu Luguang are the two sharpest swords in Daqi.

If these two swords were broken by the Great Qi Emperor himself, it would be really - great goodness.

The monarchs and ministers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty glanced at each other, and there was a hint of a smile in their eyes.

"Your Highness." A courtier stepped forward half a step forward and slightly owed, "Can you really kill your relatives in righteousness?" ”

Those two people, one is the prince's cousin, and the other is the prince's maternal ancestor.

The prince glanced at him obliquely: "Of course." ”

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King Lanling was escorted to prison. Almost everyone thought that the king had done so this time, even his entourage. On the way from the palace to the prison, he heard many voices of regret, and even some of the older courtiers were stamping their feet, lamenting that his sword had been cut off, and that the great unity would no longer be in its old glory...... Yunyun.

King Lanling walked calmly all the way, his expression as gentle as ever.

"The King." A relative who finally managed to sneak into the palace persuaded, "Even if the king doesn't think about himself, he should think about it for the princess." I'm afraid you'll never see the light of day, and we're subordinates...... Oh, the princess is still waiting for you outside the city. He wanted to say, "I'm afraid that those of us who are subordinates will not be able to escape", but he thought that these words were disrespectful to the king of Lanling, so he pushed the princess out.

King Lanling snorted softly and smiled gently, "It's okay. ”

He paused, and continued: "Send the princess farther away, and don't return to Beijing for three or five days." If His Majesty sent someone to ask, he would only say that the princess was unable to withstand the heat, and was sent to the countryside in advance by the king to escape the summer. After three or five days, everything will be clear. ”

I don't know why, but I also made a promise.

King Lanling smiled warmly: "The manpower that was arranged in the north earlier should also be rested, right?" ”

Two months ago, when the emperor suddenly issued an order to summon him back to Yecheng and Hu Lüguang took over the affairs of the west in his place, he had already gathered all his cronies to the north. It is the territory of the Lanling King, since he was twelve years old when he went to the battlefield, he has been tossing and turning in the four northern counties, and now there is a fifth county, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the henchman of the henchmen and the hinterland of the hinterland.

I suddenly realized, but there was a little bit I didn't understand.

He asked, "The king has already expected today's situation?" ”

King Lanling smiled. His Majesty the Emperor returned the favor, at most he was not far away, nor close, nor warm, and as soon as the wind blew in the ears of the ministers, he hastily condemned himself to death. But the prince's cousin, from the very beginning, has been planning carefully.

After experiencing the risks of his previous life, King Lanling thought that everything should be prepared for a rainy day.

After asking a few more questions, he left quietly. King Lanling was still escorted back to prison for five days. In the disaster of five days in prison, in addition to the occasional cell boss who delivered food, it was his elusive princess, who could occasionally appear a few times.

But every time the princess looked at her eyes, she always wanted to say something.

He knew that he had worried A-Yao, and he always felt a little sorry in his heart. Every night when Ah Yao took advantage of the dead of night to float to the prison to accompany him to the prison, he always had to hug her and comfort her gently, so that she would not worry too much.

Yun Yao was silent for two days before she said softly: "I made a divination for you." ”

He knew that his wife had always liked these godly things, and he just smiled.

Immediately after that, his wife said: "The hexagram shows that it is auspicious and not evil. ”

There was a moment of silence in the prison. His wife looked up at him, her eyes black and white, faintly tinged with a hint of discoloration.

King Lanling rarely believed the words of these ghosts and gods, but at that moment, he actually hoped that what his wife said was true.

He hugged his wife and whispered for a while, then leaned against the straw and squinted all night. This has been the case for several nights in a row, even if King Lanling has some slight cleanliness habits, he has to pinch his nose and admit it.

On the fifth day, he was convicted and given death with a glass of wine.

The emperor always saved him some face, and never judged such a hideous and terrifying result as "beheading and deciding". Of course, it may also be because it is not the month of punishment, even if Dali Temple is sentenced to be decided, it will not be able to quickly fall to the ground. On the whole, this kind of dignified and rapid killing perfectly solved the emperor's trouble.

On the day before the arrival of the wine, Emperor Chan was located in the crown prince and proclaimed himself the emperor.

The new emperor was even more unkind to his cousin, and he simply wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

The king of Lanling is waiting, waiting for a suitable time.

The glass of wine was delivered quickly, but it was dropped halfway. Because his princess was too worried, she sneaked into the place where she was in charge of the prison, exchanged the glass of wine for ordinary wine, and then secretly ran into the prison and told him everything. He was a little ridiculous, and a little sentimental. Originally, he planned to escape from prison, but since his wife changed the poisoned wine, he omitted the section of prison escape.

On the morning of the second day of the new emperor's accession to the throne, the king of Lanling drank the wine.

On the third day, the Great Zhou generals—more than one general—who had been in captivity—killed the Qi soldiers guarding them, and then broke into the palace, took the newly appointed emperor Gao Wei hostage, and forced him to hand over the jade seal of the country, and become a vassal forever, or commit suicide to apologize.

Cushman & Wakefield was terrified for a while. He didn't understand until the end why the things he said were good changed temporarily.

- Those are the generals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, all of them are blue wolves with sharpened claws.

- Even if they are temporarily captured, they are all wolves with fierce eyes.

For a while, everyone in Yecheng was in danger, especially the royal relatives and nobles, who had already dispersed one after another. There are defenders outside Yecheng, and there are indeed some Praetorian Guards outside the palace, but those defenders and Praetorian Guards are ...... They can't prevent the emperor from messing around by himself.

It is no wonder that the new king of a country summoned those ministers in the main hall, and also broke the important weapon of the country with his own hands, so it is no wonder that he will be defeated.

But this chaotic and decaying scene did not last long.

On the afternoon of the third day of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, that is, the afternoon of the new emperor's order and rebellion, a cavalry that was supposed to guard the border county fell from the sky and quickly took control of the situation in Yecheng. And the current man, with a long sword hanging from his waist and a handsome face, is undoubtedly the king of Lanling who should have died.

There was an uproar.

For a time, there were different opinions in Yecheng, saying that the king of Lanling had "a thousand years of scourge", and there were those who said that the king of Lanling had nine lives, implying that the king of Lanling was blessed by gods and Buddhas, and there were also those who came back from the dead. All kinds of chaotic remarks are rampant, but I don't know which side to listen to.

But there is no doubt that King Lanling, with his thunderous means, quickly took control of the situation and took over Yecheng.

For a while, Yecheng was surrounded like an iron bucket, and even flies couldn't fly in. King Lanling led people to capture those generals, escorted them in front of the palace one by one, and looked at their faces like dead ashes, and suddenly felt a little happy. A sense of consolation.

But this is not enough.

As if to vent the long-accumulated resentment in his heart, King Lanling lit a fire in the palace. The sky-high flames burned down the main hall of the palace, carrying with it the beauty and beauty of the past 30 years. Rotten and humiliated, little by little, turned into ashes and powder, annihilated.

He stood under the majestic palace walls, the long sword at his waist, and the dark hem of his clothes hunted and flew.

Even if King Lanling's expression was still gentle, even if his words were still modest and sincere, in front of the fire in the sky and the dejected monarchs and ministers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the most unruly general had to be polished out.

"The King." He trotted all the way to King Lanling, and whispered in his ear, "The princess is back." ”