The sea breeze whimpered, the lights swayed, and on the dimly lit small platform, two figures suddenly rushed over the distance of Zhang Yu and crashed into the railing that was not high on the edge of the platform.

Qin Hui's throat made a dull sound of "ho", and he kept pushing forward, his eyes widened, his eyes were full of bloodshots, Zhou Pei's thin figure was about to be pushed down, her long hair was flying in the night wind, the hairpin on her head was pierced on Qin Hui's face at this time, and it had pierced the old man's mouth, at this time, half of the hairpin was exposed on his left side of his face, and half of the sharp edge stabbed out of the right side, and the bloody breath gradually dispersed, making his whole expression look particularly weird.

Just now, at the moment when Qin Hui rushed up, Zhou Pei turned around and pulled up the metal hairpin on his head and stabbed it hard at the other party's head. The hairpin pierced Qin Hui's face, and the old man was probably terrified in his heart, but he didn't pause at all, and he didn't even make any shouts, he slammed Zhou Pei to the edge of the railing, and pinched Zhou Pei's neck with both hands.

Zhou Pei struggled, she kicked Qin Hui twice, grabbed the railing with one hand, and began to break the hands on her neck with one hand, Qin Hui's orange-peeled old face showed half a hairpin, and his originally upright face looked particularly weird in the light at this time, and his mouth made a painful sound of "ho-ho-ho-ho".

In front of the dragon boat, the brightly lit night banquet was still going on, and the sound of silk and bamboo faintly came from there, and in the sea breeze behind, half of the moon's face peeking out from behind the clouds gradually disappeared, as if it was distressed by what happened here. Dark clouds hung over the sea.

The long hair was flying in the wind, Zhou Pei's strength was weakening, she stretched out both hands and grabbed Qin Hui's hand, but her eyes gradually rolled upward. The old man's eyes were red, blood was pouring out of his face, even though he was already old, his hands holding Zhou Pei's neck at this time were still extremely firm - this was his last chance.

For so many years, all his calculations have been based on the power of the king, if Jun Wu and Zhou Pei can recognize his value and take him as a teacher, he will not retreat to Zhou Yong.

If Zhou Yong had been a powerful emperor and had adopted many of his views, the Wu Dynasty would not have fallen to where it is today.

If it weren't for the Wu Dynasty falling to this point, he would not have made a plan to Zhou Yong to break the wrist of a strong man and lead the two sides of the Jin Kingdom and the Black Flag to fight.

He has already proposed such a plan, and the Wu Dynasty needs time and patience to wait, quietly waiting for the outcome of the battle between the two tigers, even if it is weak, even if it suffers greatly, it must be patient.

But Zhou Yong is going to die!

This is the ending he never expected, as soon as Zhou Yong dies, the short-sighted princess and the prince will inevitably hate themselves to death and want to launch a reckoning. It's not a pity to die, but his plans for the Wu Dynasty and his calculations for future revitalization will all come to naught - the hope that thousands of Li people in the Wu Dynasty are waiting for cannot be disappointed!

"Ho-ho-ho-ho-"

In the severe pain, the blood in the old man's mouth mixed with saliva, and flew out of the hideous mouth, he strangled Zhou Pei's throat hard, pushing her towards the sea outside the platform!

Fortunately, the princess once committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea, as long as she threw herself into the sea again before Zhou Yong's death, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jiangning, regardless of life or death, the righteousness of the court will finally be able to control her own side.

Zhou Pei's consciousness gradually blurred, and suddenly, there seemed to be a voice.

The door outside the small platform was opened, someone ran in, and rushed over after being slightly stunned, it was a relatively slender figure, she came over, grabbed Qin Hui's hand, and tried to break it out: "What are you doing-" But it was Zhao Xiaosong.

She was only halfway through her words, Qin Hui turned her face in her eyes, Zhao Xiaosong saw the hideous face with a hairpin in the blood, and was startled, but she didn't stop with her hand, and grabbed Zhou Pei's waist and pulled her back, Qin Hui slapped Zhao Xiaosong in the face with one free hand, and then kicked her again, Zhao Xiaosong staggered twice, but didn't let go.

Qin Hui left her neck with one hand, Zhou Pei's consciousness gradually recovered, she held Qin Hui's hand, struggling to lean back, Zhao Xiaosong also pulled her waist and gave her strength, until the strength gradually returned, she bit down on Qin Hui's hand, Qin Hui shrank back in pain, Zhou Pei covered his neck and staggered two steps to escape from the railing, Qin Hui grabbed it, Zhao Xiaosong rushed over and hugged his waist desperately, just shouted again and again: "Princess run, princess run......"

Qin Hui grabbed her hair and tore her head hard, turning the edge of the dim platform into a strange silhouette, Zhou Pei's long hair was messy, she straightened up and walked inside without looking back, she walked towards the shelves in the small house, trying to open and rummage through the boxes and boxes on it.

There was a "ho" sound from the rear like the roar of a fierce beast, and the hideous old man suddenly pulled out the hairpin on his face in the night wind, and pierced it on Zhao Xiaosong's back, only to hear a scream of "ah", and the girl's shoulder was stabbed and fell to the ground.

In the dim light, the wind was rapid, the lower half of Qin Hui's face was full of blood, his eyes were red, he walked towards Zhou Pei inside, his hands trembled and groped around his waist, he took out a dagger, and staggered towards Zhou Pei, the wooden boxes that Zhou Pei opened were full of useless paper and pen.

“…… In order to...... This world ...... You ...... Ignorance ......"

His eyes were red, and his mouth was making strange noises, Zhou Pei grabbed an inkstone in a box, turned around and slammed it on his head.

Qin Hui staggered two steps and fell to the ground, his forehead was bleeding, his head was buzzing, and at some point, he flipped on the ground and tried to get up.

"Help...... Help......"

At this time, Zhao Xiaosong was crying on the ground, Zhou Pei walked to Qin Hui's side with the inkstone, her long hair was scattered, and her eyes were as cold as ice, and she smashed it down on Qin Hui's arm that was still holding the dagger subconsciously.

She has been exhausted for several days, her physique is weak, and her strength is not great, she smashed twice in a row, Qin Hui let go of the dagger, but her arm was not broken, and Zhou Pei slammed on the top of his head again. In the dim light, in the girl's cry, the tears in Zhou Pei's eyes fell, and she smashed the inkstone on the old man's head one by one, Qin Hui was still crawling on the ground, and after a while, his head was already covered with blood.

The guards who heard the movement had already run over to this side, rushed into the door, and were stunned by this bloody and strange scene, Qin Hui's face crawling on the ground had been distorted, and he was still moving slightly, and Zhou Pei took the inkstone and smashed it on his head and face. Seeing the guards enter, she threw away the inkstone, walked straight over, and pulled out the long knife at the opponent's waist.

She turned around with a long knife and came back, Qin Hui was lying on the ground, completely unable to move, and a half-zhang of blood was dragged out of the floor. Zhou Pei's eyes were cold and hard, but tears were flowing again, and Zhao Xiaosong was sobbing non-stop on the terrace.

Zhou Pei was stunned for a while, lowered the blade, and said, "Save people." ”

The singing and dancing in front of the dragon boat was still going on, and after a while, someone came to report what was happening in the rear, Zhou Pei cleaned up the injuries on her body - she turned off the nails on her hands when she waved the inkstone, and then it was also bloody, and the bruises on her neck were not dispersed - she explained the whole thing to Zhou Yong, and the only witnesses at this time were her maid Zhao Xiaosong, for many things, she couldn't prove it, after listening to Zhou Yong on the hospital bed, she just nodded relaxedly: "It's okay if my daughter is fine, it's okay if my daughter is okay." ……”

- From beginning to end, he did not think about the responsibility of being an emperor.

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The truth about Zhou Pei's killing of Qin Hui may be difficult to tell from now on, but Zhou Pei's murder and Qin Hui's tragic death have huge symbolic meanings in the small court of the dragon boat.

On August 16, Yu Zihua, the commander in charge of the forbidden army, and Li Wei, the general in charge of the navy of the dragon boat fleet, expressed their loyalty to Zhou Pei at Zhou Yong's signal. With the confirmation and expansion of this news, on August 17, Zhou Yong convened a court meeting to confirm the will to pass on the throne to Junwu.

She didn't know that she needed to pass on the throne as soon as possible, at least to give her younger brother who was fighting in Jiangning a proper name, but she was taken captive like this, and there were no more people available around her, and the ministers on the ship would not want their group to lose their legitimacy. Zhou Pei, who had experienced betrayal, no longer spoke recklessly, and it was not until she killed Qin Hui with her own hands and got the support of the military that the matter was finalized.

Since the Taihu fleet had already entered the sea to chase after it, the will could only be carried ashore by a small boat carrying envoys to the world. The fleet of dragon boats continued to drift south, looking for a safe landing.

After the will to pass on the throne was issued, Zhou Yong's body deteriorated, he could hardly eat, occasionally confused, and only a few times he was still a little sober. The life on the boat could not see the autumn colors, he occasionally mentioned to Zhou Pei that the autumn in Jiangning was very beautiful, Zhou Pei asked if he wanted to dock, but Zhou Yong shook his head and refused.

drifted all the way, and on the morning of August 28, Zhou Yong's spirit became better, and everyone understood that he had returned to the light, and a group of concubines gathered over, and Zhou Yong didn't say anything to them. He called his daughter to the bed, and talked about the experience of walking chickens and dogs in Jiangning, he had no ambition since he was a child, and his family also raised him as a prince, he married a wife and concubine, and he never regarded it as a thing, playing outside all day long, Zhou Pei and Junwu were children, Zhou Yong was not a good father, in fact, he gradually cared about this pair of children, it seems that it was after the first search of mountains and seas.

"I'm not a good father, not a good prince, not a good emperor......"

He talked about himself like this, and after a while, he thought of Zhou Xuan and Kang Xian, who had long since died.

“…… When I was young, I was very afraid of Aunt Zhou Xuan, and I couldn't talk to Kang Xian, I envied them...... I don't know when, I also want to be like Aunt Huang, I have some things under my hands, to be a good prince, but I can't do it well, your father and me...... I was bored of snatching other people's shops, and after a while, it was gone, and I was bored, but ...... For a short period of time, I also wanted to be a good prince...... I can't be a ......."

His gaze had drifted away.

"They...... Let me succeed to the throne as emperor because...... I have a good pair of sons and daughters. I really have a good pair of sons and daughters, but alas...... The country was destroyed by me. Little Pet...... Little Pee, ......"

He called his daughter's name, Zhou Pei reached over, and he grabbed Zhou Pei's hand.

"That's a lot of people...... That's a lot of people...... Dead, I see...... A lot of people died, when I was at sea, your grandmother Zhou Xuan and Grandpa Kang Xian were killed in Jiangning, I'm sorry for them...... And Lord Lao Qin, how many things he has done for this country, Zhou Zhe killed him, and he didn't complain...... My Wu Dynasty and the Zhou family...... For more than 200 years, Daddy ...... Don't want him to break off on my hand, I'm already wrong......"

His chicken-like hand grabbed Zhou Pei: "I don't have the face to see them, I don't have the face to go ashore, after I die, you throw me into the sea to atone for my sins...... I'm dead, I'm dead...... You shouldn't be afraid...... You assist Junwu, Xiao Pei...... You assist Junwu and pass on the world of the Zhou family...... Pass it on...... Yes? ”

He said it a few times, Zhou Pei nodded in his tears, Zhou Yong didn't feel it, just looked forward to it blankly: "...... Yes? ”

“…… Good! Father...... Good. ”

Zhou Pei cried and said.

“…… Yes...... Ha. ”

Zhou Yong nodded, and the expression on his face gradually relaxed: "You say...... Is it cold on the sea...... and said, "You and Jun Wu ...... Come and see my ......."

After a while, he whispered, "Little Pei...... You and Ning Yi ......" There was a long gap between the two sentences, his gaze gradually stopped, and all the words stopped here.

At the moment of death, Zhou Yong's weight was only more than fifty pounds of skin and bones. He is an incompetent emperor who harmed the people of the entire Wu Dynasty and fell into hell, and he is also an ordinary person who has been sucked dry of his blood by the identity of the emperor. He was fifty-one years old at the time of his death.

The world of the Jianshuo Dynasty has ended forever......