The day after the spring rains, it was a good day.

The new emperor ascended the throne, as early as the third watch, and hundreds of civil and military officials were waiting at the door of the altar.

The auspicious time has arrived, and the enthronement ceremony begins, and the Zen ceremony begins.

Sacrifice to the sky to adopt the ritual of sacrificing Tai one god, set up three layers of altar, surrounded by green, red, white, black, yellow five emperor altars, kill white deer, pigs, white yaks, etc. as sacrifices, with a grass and three ridges grass produced in the Jianghuai area as the gods, with the five colors of soil and miscellaneous seals, the mountains are full of strange beasts and rare birds, in order to show auspiciousness.

The big drum, the taihe, the flute played, the young man standing on the high altar was dressed in a bright yellow robe, and the real dragon on the sleeve was about to fly, but his face was calm, holding the jade seal of the country, and his eyes were sharp and deep.

Directly below him, Xiao Shao, an important minister of the imperial court, wore an official uniform embroidered with a white python on a red background, holding the edict of the first emperor, and promulgated the edict of enthronement word by word. The young man is usually silent and indifferent, but at this moment, his voice is clear and calm, and every word is like iron hitting everyone's hearts, as if silent support, and the straight teaching people tremble when they hear it.

The musicians in the palace played, and a high-ranking chamberlain supported the new master of the Dajin Dynasty to slowly walk onto the throne of the carved dragon and phoenix, and the moment he ascended the throne, all the music stopped abruptly, and the hundred officials congratulated him, worshiped the gods, and shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live——"

The young son of heaven sat on a high position, and his eyes swept lightly on the head mountain of the important ministers, which was a kind of gaze that looked down on all beings, that is, the courtiers could feel an indescribable pressure without raising their heads. I only heard the young man Lang Sheng say: "Zhongqing is flat-"

The courtiers raised their eyes, and the delicate face of the young man completely faded from the most harmless nobility in his usual days, or in other words, he lost the most camouflage at this moment, and it looked extremely sharp. It was as if the lazy young beast had finally shown its white fangs, and with a wave of its claws, it was a chilling killing intent.

It was the pressure that only those who were in a position of superiority, and it was also the calmness that only when they were used to seeing big scenes, but at this moment, it was the same teenager who appeared. Among the courtiers, there were many ministers who were still hesitant in their hearts, but at this moment they all remembered a thought in their minds, this young man was born a king, because of cunning, arbitrariness, cruelty, benevolence, and coldness of nature.

That's a natural kingly spirit.

The Great Jin Dynasty ushered in a new master, the young man sat on the throne, and his voice still had the clarity of a young man, but his tone was already solemn, and he slowly became indisobedient and confident, he said: "There is a national code today, and the world is amnesty-"

"Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish—"

"I am the Son of Heaven, I am the world-"

Three sentences, sonorous sentences, as if the proverbs of the end of the world were passed down from the time of the devastation of heaven and earth, fluttering and reverberating between heaven and earth, there is no other master in the Great Jin Dynasty. This young man is the current Son of Heaven of the Great Jin Dynasty, the former prince of waste, Xuan Pei!

The golden dragon on the corner of the robe was almost soaring to the sky, and a smile overflowed from the corner of the young man's lips, this smile was clear and vague, and it made everyone who saw it feel cold in their hearts, and no one could guess the mind of the Son of Heaven. Standing on the right side of the Taifu face floated a trace of complicated feelings, this move, finally the right move, this young man really has the breath of a true dragon as he thought, but it is also deeper than he imagined. It's just that he still doesn't regret it, and there are about one or two times in his life that he should live for himself and support Xuanpei to ascend to the throne, which is what he wants to do.

At the moment when the enthronement ceremony was completed, the leader of the guard army suddenly rushed in and said: "Your Majesty, it's not good, His Royal Highness has rebelled with a kind of minister, and the general royal forest army has defected, and now it is surrounded from outside the city to the capital." ”

The young man on the high seat smiled slightly, as if he was not surprised by this, today's enthronement ceremony Xuanli did not attend, or it was a tacit fact that everyone knew, as a loser, it was impossible for Xuanli to watch the throne fall into the hands of others without any guilt, let alone watch the enthronement ceremony be completed with his own eyes. Just pick a move at this time, is it impulsive or fully prepared? It's a bit unscrupulous.

"The soldiers and hundreds of officials of the Great Jin Dynasty, now there are rebellious ministers who rebel, and there are eight kings rebelling in the first dynasty. Now that I have encountered this scene again, it coincides with the enthronement ceremony, and I am the son of today, and I should fight with you. Pick up the weapons in your hands, for the stability and prosperity of the Great Jin Dynasty, drive out the thieves, and set me Dajin! My country is not allowed to be touched by people with bad intentions, and whoever covets my country will trample on his body. Prosperous Dajin, Tianwei exclusive! ”

He was not at all flustered by the sudden news, and even used this statement to raise the morale of civil and military officials. The prince of the first dynasty, Prince Hongxi, made an analogy, word by word, expressing the confidence and determination of the young son of heaven. But with such arrogant words, everyone didn't think that he was talking big, but felt that what the young man said was loud, as if he could do it when he said it. Yes, but after a while, a military general shouted and said, "Swear to protect the land of Dajin to the death!" Swear to follow Your Majesty! ”

As if the first person spoke, more and more people were affected by this excitement, and the blood was out of control, and they knelt down to ask for battle, shouting higher and higher, and rushed to the sky, until the end of the day, almost only hundreds of men's majestic voices could be heard resounding on the altar: "Swear to follow Your Majesty!" ”

Xuan Pei smiled with satisfaction, slowly stood up, the golden dragon on the corner of the robe glared angrily, and he said calmly: "Fight!" ”

War!

……。

Xuanpei's speed of convincing people's hearts was much faster than everyone expected. This young man not only won the support of the people among the people, but also set up WeChat very quickly among the civil and military officials. Not long after the enthronement ceremony, someone said a secret, it turned out that there was a shop in the Dajin Dynasty that was helping the poor people every year, and it was the biggest benevolent and righteous family. The people are naturally grateful for this, having a benevolent and righteous son of heaven is better than anything else, and the emperor is still the first emperor to pass on the throne, so he naturally favors him without hesitation. Xuanli led the troops to rebel is a great rebellion, these days in the capital around the war caused the people to suffer, Xuanpei sent people to send things to appease the injured people, and for a while won a lot of people's hearts.

As for the court, there were already some old ministers in the court who supported Xuan Pei, and Xuan Pei's life was not too sad. Moreover, he also has his own unique method of subjugation. For those courtiers who are still dissatisfied in their hearts, they have also received miraculous results. Moreover, the longer he got along with the newly appointed Son of Heaven, almost all the courtiers felt that Xuan Pei did not look like a young Son of Heaven who had just ascended the throne, and everything he did, including the means of handling political affairs, was like a veteran of the Imperial Sea. Even if there is a tricky situation in front of him, it can be skillfully resolved. It was as if he had not been an emperor for the first time, but had been an emperor for many years. He is so proficient in getting started, he doesn't even need the guidance of the ministers around him. With this understanding, the courtiers will be taboo against the emperor, and in this way, the relationship between the monarch and the minister will be more stable.

What these courtiers didn't know was that Xuan Pei was a person who had died once. Although he was a waste prince in the previous life, he had been with Xuanli for many years in the end, and he also saw Xuanli's behavior. After reliving a lifetime, I have been planning for today since a long time ago, and it is naturally very smooth. But he didn't know that his actions fell in front of those courtiers, and he became the true dragon of the heavenly son.

If there is anything special, it is that the person who has departed is even more difficult to deal with than imagined. Although he knew that he had secretly bought a lot of people, now that all these people have surfaced, he still can't help but be surprised. Among them, there are many veterans of the two dynasties and ministers of the humerus. Even the man in charge of the Imperial Forest Army now has half of his troops in Xuan Li's hands. It was because of his talent that he had been in a stalemate with Xuan Pei for so long, and besides, their scattered forces were also converging, not only in the capital, but also in many places. Among them, there are many people from southern Xinjiang, and those who have been lurking in various places have also been dispatched, and most of the troops in southern Xinjiang have also been quietly transferred. After all, Xuanli has made a lot of money this time.

Xuan Pei sat in the imperial study, and countless folds were all piled up on one side. At this already chaotic time, he still had the heart to review and fold here one by one. At the beginning, Jiang Ruan once told him that he should respond to all changes with the same and go with the flow, as the king of a dynasty, if he is in chaos, the hearts of the people in the entire court will also be in chaos. He was already calm, and he also believed that this situation, Xuanli was bound to be unbreakable, he believed that Xiao Shao was a person who could solve the problem, and what the monarch should do was to use people, not to do things himself. Now that he uses people very well, Xuanli seems to have the upper hand on the surface, but in fact, he is inferior.

Now if Xuan Pei is most worried, it is naturally Jiang Ruan, and Jiang Ruan has no news so far. This is exactly what Xuan Pei was worried about, when Jiang Ruan's plan was the most ruthless, Xuan Pei also knew it, as Jiang Ruan told Qi Feng that Xuan Li would definitely think of using Jiang Ruan to make a deal with Xiao Shao, and now that Xuan Li has raised the flag of rebellion, the next step is naturally to use Jiang Ruan to exchange benefits with Xiao Shao. What Xuan Li wants is nothing more than the control of Jinyiwei. But several days have passed, why has Xuanli not moved for a long time, at this time, it is not a matter of fighting who can endure it, every moment is time and life, Xuanli will definitely be eager to make a deal with Xiao Shao. There was no movement in this way, there was almost only one possibility, Jiang Ruan was not in his hands at all.

Jiang Ruan didn't have anything in his hands, it was nothing more than Jiang Ruan who escaped from Lu by himself, so Xuanli couldn't find anyone. This is true of what Jiang Ruan said herself, she said that she would also find a chance to escape. The second is what danger Jiang Ruan is in now, which is the fact that Xuan Pei is most reluctant to guess. He told himself that Jiang Ruan was smart and cunning, only she calculated other people's share, and the most likely thing was nothing more than that she calculated that others would escape, but things always couldn't help but think in the worst direction. Xuan Pei is also worried, what if it is not what he thinks? If Jiang Ruan really escaped from Lu, why didn't he think of contacting them? Where is she now?

Xuan Pei thought about it, and a kind of depression was born in his heart, he thought of something, and suddenly stretched out his hand to beckon Mingyue, who was standing on the side, and said, "What has Xiao Shao been doing recently?" ”

Mingyue replied: "The young master is chasing Yuanchuan. ”

"Motokawa?" Xuan Pei frowned, thinking that Yuan Chuan was the masked man who liked to follow Dan Zhen, so he said, "What is he chasing Yuan Chuan for?" Is there a whereabouts of the county lord? ”

"It's not." Mingyue patiently replied: "Recently, there has been a report in the Jinyi Guard, and the people who are leaving Xuanli are also chasing Yuanchuan, Yuanchuan is escaping, and the young master feels that something is wrong, maybe he can know the turn of the matter from Yuanchuan, and he has been chasing him." "Mingyue is Xiao Shao's person, but Xuan Pei is also handy now. Regarding Jiang Ruan's matter, Xiao Shao also instructed that there was no need to hide it from Xuan Pei, and Mingyue did not hide it, and told everything she knew.

"Xuanli is also chasing Yuanchuan?" Xuan Pei sat up straight, and his face became solemn: "What is it for?" ”

……

The night is like ink, between the steep and steep mountain roads, but there are two horses galloping in the mountains, a horse and a person in front of him are obviously a little flustered, just desperately crazy whip a rush forward, the back of the horse is much easier, the horse is bright, the horse's hooves are agile and powerful, obviously it is a good horse.

The man on the horse behind him was dressed in black, almost blending in with the night, but he suddenly jumped up, put his toes on the horse's back, and his body flew forward violently. The person in front of him knew that he was not good, and wanted to immediately turn the horse's head in the other direction, but the person behind the road flew diagonally in the air, and suddenly a stone burst out of his hand, and dived into the horse's leg in front, and the horse's leg was weak, and he fell to his knees at once, and the person on the horse's back immediately fell down. The man in black swept in front of the man in a flash, and before the man could react, a dagger was already in his throat.

"Third brother, wait for me!" There was another slightly noisy sound behind him, followed by the sound of annoying horses' hooves, and many people rushed towards it. When they got closer, they were some guards holding torches, and the two people led by them were not dressed as guards, but if they looked closely, they were Mo Cong and Qi Feng.

Mo Cong stepped forward with a torch in his hand, and when he saw the person on the ground, he couldn't help but shout: "Third brother, are you sure that he is the messenger of Southern Xinjiang?" At the beginning, I didn't look like this even though I was wearing a mask, right? Who is this? It's like a ghost. ”

The man on the ground was dressed in rags, his hair was unkempt, and the most terrible thing was not his scruffy clothes, but his face was unrecognizable. It was as if the face had been burned by something, as if half of the wall skin had been torn, and the skin was mottled, and some of it was still hanging, revealing the bare flesh inside. The most terrifying thing was a scar near the eye, which almost burned the entire eye socket. Looking at the whole body, there are the same burn marks, as if they have not been well healed, and the whole body has begun to flow pus, and as soon as you walk in, it is a foul smell.

"Where is she? What is Xuan Li chasing and killing you? Xiao Shao ignored Mo Cong's words, and did not let go of the dagger against Yuan Chuan's throat at all. At first, it was the spies of the Jinyi Guard who discovered that Xuanli's man was chasing and killing a person, and that person looked very much like the envoy of the southern Xinjiang in the past. After telling Xiao Shao, Xiao Shao immediately came to arrest people in person, in fact, what he said was indeed right, Yuan Chuan was already seriously injured, and there was naturally no shortage of people who were separated from Xuan. If it weren't for the fact that he was seriously injured, with Yuan Chuan's cunning temperament, he might not be able to be caught by Xiao Shao so easily. It's just that despite this, there are still many doubts, Nanjiang and Xuanli have always been allies, how could Xuanli suddenly want to kill his own people. If the alliance is broken, but Xuanli has not been seen chasing and killing Qi Man, and perhaps no one has seen Dan Zhen for a long time.

Yuanchuan must have known where Jiang Ruan was, because it was the people from southern Xinjiang who took Jiang Ruan away in the first place. Xuanli didn't dare to come forward in person, and Jiang Ruan was always guarded by people from southern Xinjiang. Now that Yuanchuan is being hunted down, will it have anything to do with Jiang Ruan.

When Yuan Chuan heard this, he sneered and said, "Lord Xiao, do you want to know why Lu Dao wants to hunt me down?" Do you really want to know the way? ”

"Don't talk nonsense," without waiting for Yuan Chuan to finish speaking, Mo Cong interrupted him: "Hand over the whereabouts of my third sister-in-law, and the young master will make your death more pleasant." If you don't say it, hum. ”

"I didn't want to live." Yuan Chuan raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Shao who was staring at him coldly, Xiao Shao's face was handsome and extraordinary under the firelight, but he was indifferent, Yuan Chuan couldn't help but think of Dan Zhen's infatuation with the person in front of him, but this person only had Jiang Ruan's vicious woman in his heart. A resentment suddenly appeared in his heart, and he smiled almost defiantly: "Lord Xiao must know the truth, and I naturally have to tell the truth." Prince Xiao knew that Xuanli had always wanted to use the princess to do a business with Prince Xiao, but I messed up the business. Do you know what the Tao is for? He grinned, his muscles tugging at the scars and looking even more like a ghost: "Because I killed her." The woman is dead, and Xuan Li has lost a bargaining chip that he can negotiate with you, so he came to hunt me down. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the dagger in his throat suddenly advance an inch, and a cool liquid poured out of his throat, and he closed his eyes, but he felt that the dagger was not moving forward. Xiao Shao's cold voice sounded in his ears: "You are lying." ”

Qi Feng and Mo Cong both breathed a sigh of relief, just now they were afraid that Xiao Shao would stab Yuan Chuan to death with a single anger. If there is anything that can make Xiao Shao emotionally unstable, it is only Jiang Ruan. But anyone who hears such a curse on their wife will not feel good, let alone a person like Xiao Shao. Mo Cong said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think my third brother will believe your nonsense? What skills do you have to kill my third sister-in-law? My third sister-in-law's little finger is afraid that you can't touch it, so I'm not ashamed to say it. It's ridiculous! ”

Yuan Chuan suddenly laughed, his mouth was full of blood, he looked at Xiao Shao, gritted his teeth and said word by word: "What is that?" Not only did I kill her, I killed the mongrel in her belly! ”