Accompany the king like a tiger, always be careful - as a mother, when Bai Li Rong said this, what she thought of was not her own past, present and future life situation; And all of them are the fate of his son and grandson Xianye in the future, as well as the fate of his grandson Xianye who has no choice and cannot be changed.

And Gongsun Shu, who came diligently at this moment, coincidentally heard a series of sincere confessions from Baili Rong outside the window of the middle palace word for word.

After hearing this, his face was like loess and ashes, and his heart was like a dry stone and a tree, and he lost his soul and had to leave in a huff.

At night, in Luling City, the imperial capital of the Celestial Empire, in the Imperial Palace, Gongsun Xianye, who learned part of the secret answer from Baili Rong, turned to his father and learned the other part of the unknown truth.

At this moment, Gongsun Shu, who was sitting in a precarious position but had a kind face, was pointing to the red sandalwood chair on the side, and said to Gongsun Xianye, who was standing in front of him with his eyebrows crossed at the moment: "Xianye, you and I haven't talked about it for a long time. I'm not the emperor of the Celestial Empire tonight, and you're not the crown prince of the Celestial Empire, so let's all let go of our identities trapped in it, and as the most ordinary father and son in the world, sit down calmly and have a good talk. ”

"No need, father, the son only asks you one question, why did you instruct my uncle to kill the former general of the Quartet?" Gongsun Xianye, who refused to sit down, questioned his father, Gongsun Shudao.

"You kid is really, they all said that I am not the emperor tonight, and you are not the prince anymore. I don't call myself 'I' anymore, so why do you call yourself 'son' and call me 'Father'? Gongsun Shu was helpless, but he still said affectionately to his son, Gongsun Xianye.

"Answer my question, father." Although Gongsun Xianye's tone was still tough, he still obeyed the wishes of his father Gongsun Shu and changed his words.

When Gongsun Shu heard this, he nodded with satisfaction, and then pointed to the red sandalwood chair on the side, and said to his son Gongsun Xianye meaningfully: "That's right!" Xianye, you sit down first, listen to the father tell you a story, maybe the answer you want is contained in this story. ”

Gongsun Xianye, who was anxious to learn the truth, had to sit down obediently, patiently waiting for his father, Gongsun Shu, to tell the story that contained the answer.

"The story takes place on a winter day when I was a child, and that evening, I was sitting on the steps in front of my house, watching the people walk in the street. By accident, I noticed a speeding boardcar, the father shrugging his shoulders in the cold wind, and the little girl in the car, despite being tightly wrapped, was still shivering from the cold. At that time, I thought to myself, how nice it would be if I could put a tent on every cart! It's my heart's desire, and it's ridiculously naïve, but it hasn't changed. When Gongsun Shu said this, he couldn't help but pause, and when he spoke again, his tone was already full of righteous indignation, "I can't bear to see a person suffer, how can I allow them to suffer misery?" ”

The story told by Gongsun Shu aptly shows the mental journey of a generation of emperors from germination to rise. When the child's small wish grew little by little into a grand wish to encompass the world, a generation of Kunqian Emperors of the Celestial Dynasty was born.

When Gongsun Xianye heard this, he asked Gongsun Shu for some reason: "Father, oh, no, I mean father, what you just said about 'they', are you referring to the former general of the Quartet?" ”

"If it's not them, who else can there be? They have all been on the battlefield and fought bloodily for many spring and autumn periods! They have long since killed their red eyes, their humanity has almost disappeared, they are not used to even a peaceful day, as long as they still have a breath, the war will never stop! Gongsun Shu was indignant and confided in his son Gongsun Xianye.

"Father!" Gongsun Xianye, who was shocked after learning the truth, subconsciously called.

"What? Xianye, were you shocked by the truth you wanted to know? Gongsun Shu asked his son Gongsun Xian Ye Dao.

"It's true that I'm shocked, but it's more discouraged and disappointed." Gongsun Xianye replied truthfully.

"Xianye, don't be discouraged, don't be disappointed, not all people who have been on the battlefield for a long time are used to using war to solve problems, such as Cheng Qilu. Although Cheng Laosan is reckless and arbitrary, he does not lose a loyal and benevolent heart. Even after several years of bloody battlefields, he can still deal with conflicts and strife from small to large to the world with an ordinary heart. If there are such people in the world, why should they be discouraged and disappointed? Gongsun Shu persuaded his son Gongsun Xian Ye Dao.

At this time, Yu Yin, who was thousands of miles away, with infinite regret and endless thoughts for Zhong Daxuan, as well as those feelings that even he couldn't explain, set foot on the land of his homeland - the land of Qi outside Suzaku Pass.

Outside the Vermilion Bird Pass, in the Woshi City, the capital of the Qi Kingdom, in the royal city, on the Hefen Palace, just like the prince of the Celestial Dynasty, Gongsun Xianye questioned his father, the emperor Gongsun Shu, at this moment, Gu Liangyin, the prince of Qi, was also raising his eyebrows and asking his father Gu Liang Anzu fiercely.

I only heard Yu Yin sharply ask his father Gu Liang Anzu: "Father, the emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, Gongsun Shu, even did not hesitate to kill his sworn brother for the sake of peace in the world and peace among the people, how could such a person take the initiative to provoke war?" ”

When Gu Liang Anzu heard this, he couldn't help but sneer, and then said to his son Yu Yin with disdain: "What is it for the peace of the world and the peace of the people, Gongsun Shu is just a treacherous villain who is unkind!" ”

"How can you say that? Father, you have disappointed me so much. I'm even beginning to wonder if your real purpose is to protect our country. Yu Yin questioned his father Gu Liang Anzu with deep anger.

When Gu Liang Anzu heard this, his face instantly became gloomy, and then he frowned and reminded his son Yu Yin: "Gu Liangyin, don't forget, you are a descendant of the Qi Kingdom and a descendant of the Gu Liang clan. ”

"I'm sorry, Father, I just remember that I am a man who lives under this world." Yu Yinyi, who looked calm, said solemnly to his father Gu Liang Anzu.

In the sixteenth year of Kunqian, the twenty-third day of June, the end of the year.

In the area of Fuling City in the Heavenly Empire, although it has entered autumn, the heat in Futian has not yet dissipated.

In the second half of the day, a dazzling lightning bolt swept across the sky, accompanied by an overwhelming thunderclap. Moments later, torrential rain plummeted; It's just that the rain came and went quickly, and it only took a cup of tea to make the pouring rain come to an abrupt end. One can't help but feel as if a rainy cloud has drifted over the sky around Fuling City in an instant.

At this moment, in the Celestial Empire's Fuling City, on Jinhong Street, in the Fish Tears Pavilion of Shuixin Fort, Zhong Daxuan was moving a round stool to sit under the eaves of the dripping after the rain, thinking of the torrential rain that had just come and gone, and thought: Isn't the little man who always wears a dark robe just like the thunderstorm in this Futian suddenly came and went? It's a pity that I haven't had time to say goodbye yet!

Having said that, even if he really gave Zhong Daxuan a chance to say goodbye, would he be willing to say goodbye?

He may not feel it when he sticks together day by day, but once he separates, Zhong Daxuan clearly realizes that his heart has long been filled by the little man in the black robe, and he can't accommodate anything else.

At this time, although there was still a roar in the sky from time to time, it was not as loud as the first thunder.

Under the sky after the rain, Zhong Daxuan, who felt lonely in the roar, couldn't help but recall the time full of laughter and melody when Yu Yin was by his side. He was tired of hearing Yu Yin's uniform playing, but at this moment, he missed the familiar melody.

People are always like this, always nostalgic for the good things of the past; It is only after the past that we realize that there is a beautiful existence, to be precise, that it also existed.

Coincidentally, at this time, outside the Suzaku Pass, the area around Woshi City, the capital of Qi Kingdom, was also raining silently.

During this time last year, Yu Yin has been suffering due to fractures; And during this time of year, due to longing, Yu Yin was suffering again.

At this moment, outside the Vermilion Bird Pass, in the Fertile Stone City, the capital of Qi Kingdom, and in the royal city, Yu Yin looked at the light rain that was falling outside the window, and thought: In the world of the Vermilion Bird Pass, if you encounter such weather, there will definitely be someone who remembers me!

It's just that Yu Yin doesn't know that no matter when, no matter where, no matter what kind of weather he encounters, that person is still thinking about him.

A moment later, now in this huge Qi King City, the only person who can comfort Yu Yin a little bit has appeared in the Ruwig Palace.

This person is none other than Yu Yin's mother's compatriot and sister Wang who was born in the same womb - Gu Liangsheng; And the reason why Gu Liangsheng is the only person who can comfort Yu Yin a little in this huge Qi King City is because for Yu Yin, who has always been sensitive, Gu Liangsheng's body still retains the breath of the Heavenly Empire's Fuling Jinhong Water Heart Castle; It was because of Gu Liangsheng's appearance that Yu Yin felt that he was still very close to Fuling Jinhong Shuixin Baili's house, at least not too far away, not too outrageous, and not so far that he couldn't turn back.

As soon as Gu Liangsheng entered the door of Yu Yin's dormitory, he asked Yu Yin sharply: "Gu Liangyin, just now I heard from the palace people who came to deliver food outside the palace that you have eaten extremely little at every meal recently, could it be that you are going to make a hunger strike?" ”

"What kind of hunger strike? If you don't eat a bite, you can call a hunger strike! Didn't I eat two bites even though I ate less? It doesn't matter how much he eats or how little he eats, isn't it okay to eat when he's full? Yu Yin responded impatiently to Gu Liang's voice.

"That being said, how can anyone eat enough in two bites? What's more, didn't you have an amazing appetite before? Gu Liangsheng exposed Yu Yindao without any scruples.