"Rebellion?" Lin Ze smiled, "Neither the minister nor Her Royal Highness the princess would dare to do this." In the past few years, His Royal Highness has not dared to slack off for a day, and has conscientiously guarded these thousands of miles for His Majesty, but His Majesty has been provoked by a few nonsense words from the villain, and His Royal Highness has been beaten into a chaotic minister and thief, which really chills the hearts of loyal ministers and heroes. For the sake of the people of the world, the minister asked for his life, so he had to clear the king's side. ”

Lin Ze said it lightly, but the meaning contained wind and thunder. The little emperor was shocked and took half a step back.

Xu Hong saw that the situation was not good, and he was afraid that the little emperor's move would shake the morale of the army, so he stepped forward and said: "Lord Lin, don't be clever here, reversing right and wrong." Who is loyal and who is traitor, there is a public opinion in the hearts of the people of the world. Now that Ding Tang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, has been transferred out of the capital, the deputy commander Qian Mao has abandoned the darkness and surrendered to His Majesty. Xu Hong pointed at the Imperial Forest Army behind him, and sneered, "The Jingpan camp is far away in the suburbs of Beijing, and the distant water can't quench the thirst, I want to see, with hundreds of soldiers in this district, how does Lord Lin clear the king's side!" ”

Lin Ze said: "Mrs. Xu, do you really think that Your Highness doesn't know anything about your private actions?" ”

Before the words fell, there were neat horses' hooves at the left and right ends of the alley, and the horses' hooves stepped on the bluestone slab, each sound seemed to be with the drumbeat of war drums, and a murderous aura that was about to come quietly struck.

The comer was not good, Xu Hong hurriedly ordered the Imperial Forest Army to be on guard, and when he looked closely, it was Ding Tang who was transferred out of the capital early in the morning.

Xu Hong's eyes sank, he originally wanted to take the princess's mansion without blood, but now it seems that he can't avoid a battle. On the same day, Ding Tang went out of Beijing on an errand to take away his descendant royal forest army right guard, because he was afraid of startling the snake, Xu Hongyun agreed. But even so, Xu Hong's Imperial Forest Army is more than four times that of Ding Tang, and the odds of victory are still in hand. Since Zhou Ying had expected it, it was impossible not to calculate this.

Ding Tang stopped and looked at Qian Mao, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, who had just taken office, and played with the taste: "Sure enough, there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is the overlord." If you don't have the Tiger Talisman seal, you want to sit firmly in the position of the commander of the Royal Forest Army, and you are too whimsical! ”

Qian Mao pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, and he said in a trembling voice: "I have a holy decree, you chaotic ministers and thieves......"

Ding Tang sneered lightly, interrupted Qian Mao's lack of confidence, and his eyes swept over Xu Hong's face with ridicule, and fell on the little emperor, seemingly respectful, but in fact he gave his hand lightly, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will definitely rescue Your Majesty from the hands of these chaotic ministers and thieves." ”

The little emperor suddenly changed color, and Ding Tang shouted: "Do it!" ”

As soon as the order came out, Qian Mao was just about to give the order to fight, but his head was cut off by a knife from behind. Before the little emperor could react, he saw Qian Mao's head rolling down to his feet, his eyes wide, and the blood dripping from his neck was still steaming. The little emperor was already lacking in qi and blood, and he was forced to hold on to his sick body, and he was blinded by Qian Mao's terrifying death for a while, and the bloody hot blood qi pounced on him, and his eyes were dark and he fainted.

Xu Hong was startled, hurriedly caught the little emperor, pulled out his long sword, and wanted to send him back to the carriage, "Escort!" ”

However, except for Xu Hong himself, as well as a few personal guards, the Imperial Forest Army behind him had already become a mess, and his own people were killed. Xu Hong looked fixedly, almost tearing. Qian Mao is not an exception, several commanders who were co-opted were caught off guard and killed by the people around them, and the only two or three remaining quick reactions were also besieged by anti-water soldiers, and there was no time to organize their subordinates to fight back or rescue them.

The army of the Imperial Forest Army brought by Xu Hong was divided into pieces. And the little emperor retreated, the lord was killed, and the soldiers below were leaderless, and they also faced their comrades against the water, and they reacted one by one. There was also a prestigious Imperial Forest Army commander Ding Tang shouting on the opposite side, those who surrender will not be killed......

When Xu Hong was struggling to protect the little emperor, fighting hard, and pushing the little emperor into the carriage, the sound of fighting around him was deafening, but he clearly heard the crisp sound of a knife falling to the ground, and the first sound seemed to open a valve, and the sound of soldiers landing one after another came.

Xu Hong's body stiffened, and he slowly turned his head, only to see the Imperial Forest Army behind him one after another, abandoning the soldiers, kneeling down and surrendering.

The carriage became an isolated island, surrounded by Ding Tang's subordinates and the anti-water Royal Forest Legion. Ding Tang didn't even get off his horse for a while, and he didn't see blood with his sword, he glanced at Xu Hong's long sword in front of him, and ordered his subordinates: "Take it all, whether you are dead or wounded." ”

Xu Hong shouted: "You dare! ”

Ding Tang turned his head and seemed to be smiling, "It's just a defeated general, why don't I dare?" ”

Xu Hong clenched the hilt of the sword with his palm, and pursed his lips, "This is Your Majesty, are you going to commit the crime of killing the king?" ”

Ding Tang shrugged and smiled, "What does this have to do with me?" Your Majesty has always been weak, and he was so frightened by the chaotic army that he fell ill, and he can only blame him for ignoring His Majesty's body, and insisting on holding His Majesty hostage to the front of the battle, counting on you, Mrs. Xu, who coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes. ”

Xu Hong's eyes were tumbling with humiliation, but the situation forced him to open his mouth with difficulty after all, "You are so good at making claims, does Your Highness know?" In any case, Your Majesty is the younger brother of His Highness, and I am also the father of the child in her womb. ”

"Previously, the soldiers besieged the princess's mansion and said that they would kill their relatives in righteousness. Now that the army has been defeated, I have to come to think of the love between sister and brother, and the love between husband and wife. Ding Tang sneered, "Mrs. Xu, I have been in the same dynasty for many years, but I only know today that Mrs. Xu is so brazen." ”

"Ding Tang, you ......" Xu Hong gritted his teeth and said.

"That's it, today's birth of His Royal Highness, it is not appropriate to create evil." Ding Tang waved his hand, "Leave your life first, and wait for His Highness to dispose of it." ”

Xu Hong breathed a sigh of relief, put down the sword in his hand, and was captured by Ding Tang's generals.

Ding Tang ordered his subordinates to take over the surrender of troops and generals, dismounted and came to the door of the princess's mansion, Lin Ze opened the door, the two were about to speak, but they heard a burst of cheers in the mansion, and a little palace maid rushed over and said happily: "Your Highness gave birth to Lin'er, and the mother and son are safe." ”

Lin Ze and Ding Tang glanced at each other and smiled, "It's really heaven's help." ”

Xu Hong, who was not far away, heard that his wife gave birth to Lin'er, but now he was a prisoner, and he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

The next day, Zhou Ying woke up from her slumber, she was alone, and she didn't have to care about the old customs, she wiped her body, washed her hair, and called Su Zhi to bring the child. The child was placed next to Zhou Ying's pillow, a small ball, red all over, Zou Baba, really a little ugly.

Zhou Ying poked the child's little face in disgust, "Like a red-skinned monkey, if you grow up to be so ugly, I don't want you." ”

Su Zhi hurriedly pushed away Zhou Ying's bad hand, and said with a smile: "Now that your skin is red, you can only have white skin when you grow up." Besides, where is the little highness ugly, look at how warped this little nose is, how cute the little mouth is, and how big and bright the eyes are, he must be a handsome boy when he grows up. ”

Zhou Ying looked at her suspiciously, "Really?" You're thinking too much......"

The two were laughing and laughing, and someone outside the curtain came to report, "Your Highness, Lord Lin asks to see you." ”

Lin Ze came in, first said hello to Zhou Ying, and then talked about business, telling all about the capture of Xu Hong's troops yesterday. In the end, Lin Ze said: "Your Majesty is frightened, recuperating in the palace, and all the rebels have been imprisoned, but ...... Mrs. Xu sent a message asking to see His Highness. ”

Zhou Ying played with the child's soft little hands and muttered, "Bring it up." ”

Lin Ze took the order.

It didn't take long for Xu Hong to be brought over, and because Xu Hong knew martial arts, everyone didn't dare to slack off, and they were tied up.

Xu Hong came to the door and saw the child next to Zhou Ying, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he couldn't help but want to step forward, but he was held by Ding Tang by the rope, staggered, his expression couldn't help but darken, and he said in a low voice: "I can...... Look at the kids? ”

Zhou Ying teased the child casually, and said with a light smile: "You didn't care about the child's life and death yesterday when I gave birth and besieged the princess's mansion, so why do you have to be such a pity now?" ”

Xu Hong's eyes ached, as if he had been punched head-on.

Zhou Ying said: "Anyway, you take a lot of trouble to see me, it's not to play the deep relationship between father and son." ”

Xu Hong was silent for a long time, and finally opened his mouth, "Do you remember the serious illness that Your Majesty had a year ago?" That was the first time he knew that it was you who gave him the order of death with your own hands, so that he was devastated and seriously ill. ”

Zhou Ying thought back and narrowed her eyes, "It's so early." He is also considered to have grown up, and he has been acting for more than a year in a sister-brother relationship. ”

Xu Hong heard Zhou Ying's words, "It seems that you also found out later." He said that the revenge of killing his mother was not shared, and he wanted me to help him. ”

Zhou Ying's tone was light, "You agreed." ”

Xu Hong smiled bitterly: "From ancient times to the present, which regent has a good end?" What's more, you still have a grudge against him for killing his mother, after all, he is the emperor, and he naturally has a status advantage, even if I don't help him, he will endure it for ten or twenty years, and sooner or later he will have great power in his hands, and what will happen to you when the time comes? I'm going to help him, so that I can still leave room for turnaround, your life, and even the dignity of the rest of your life. ”

Seeing that Zhou Ying had been indifferent, Xu Hong's voice lowered, "But you have been prepared, I will be defeated in the end, like this...... It's good. ”

The two looked at each other for a long time, and each looked away.

Xu Hong finally said: "I want to ask you what you will do with us." ”

Zhou Ying looked at Xu Hong's eyes, "You are the Taifu, you will never forget Da Chen's laws, what should be the end of the mutiny." ”

Xu Hong's voice was difficult, "Mutiny and rebellion, the crime should be beheaded all over the house, but the Xu family ......" Xu Hong looked at Zhou Ying with pleading eyes, "This is all my opinion, the others are innocent, for the sake of the child, can you open the net?" ”

Zhou Ying looked mocking, "One person advocates? If it weren't for the strength of the Xu family, how could you buy so many people to work for you? ”

Xu Hong closed his eyes.

Zhou Ying leaned on the pillow and looked at Xu Hong from afar, "You and I have been married for several years, what makes you think that I am a soft-hearted person?" If you don't cut the grass and eradicate the roots, are you waiting for your Xu family to come to me for revenge one day? ”

"Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots?" Xu Hong raised his head and looked at the swaddling clothes in Zhou Ying's hand, "Then what are you going to do with him?" ”

"As my heir, he will naturally enjoy wealth and power forever." Zhou Ying leaned down and kissed the child's tender face.

"Skynet is magnificent but not leaky, just as you killed the succession back then, it can't be a secret forever, today you killed your own son's father and destroyed his clan, and sooner or later it will reach his ears. Zhou Ying, do you really want your biological son to hate you for the rest of your life? Xu Hong asked.

"Hate me?" Zhou Ying smiled lightly, "Take Your Majesty as an example, he knows the decree of his father and the order I transmitted, but he only hates me from beginning to end, why?" Because his father is the Son of Heaven, thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, he can't hate, he doesn't dare to hate, and he doesn't even dare to move his thoughts. ”

Xu Hong was shocked, as if he hadn't seen Zhou Ying's ambition clearly until today.

Zhou Ying smiled and said: "As for my son, no matter whether he is sincere or false, as long as he is still in the royal family for a day, as long as I still hold the authority of this Ninety-Five Emperor for a day, he will only be a good son who is filial and filial." ”

Xu Hong muttered: "You are a daughter, this is a great disapproval of the world......"

"You never understood me." Zhou Ying narrowed her eyes and glanced in the direction of the imperial city, "That's it, you don't have to bother." ”

Three days later, Dali Temple posted a notice that Xu Guogong raised an army to rebel, whether it was the main culprit or the rebel, he was sentenced to be beheaded. Hundreds of officials were implicated, and everyone in the DPRK and China was in danger. Half a month later, the emperor fell seriously ill and died. The regent princess helped the younger brother of the first emperor Zhao Wang to ascend the throne, and the king of Zhao ascended the throne for one month, feeling that his talent was insufficient, and said that he was willing to do the things of Yao Shun, and implored the regent princess to become a great treasure, and invited himself to the fief to be the king.

Zhou Ying insisted on not accepting it, and the ministers knocked on each other, and Zhou Ying accepted it, ascended the throne, and changed the year name Yongchang.

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