Lian Zhi'er had a nightmare all night, but when she woke up, she saw that it was already snowing outside.

It was so quiet outside, so quiet that there was not even the sound of livestock.

She took medicine yesterday because she was uncomfortable, but she didn't expect that this sleep would be three poles in the sun.

And at this moment, I heard a very faint voice, "The county lord is awake, and the slave maid will wash you." ”

Lian Zhi'er raised her eyes to look, but saw Dongxue sitting on a small stool in the tent, her eyes were slightly red, and she didn't dare to look at Lian Zhi'er with her eyes, so she just kept dodging there.

Lian Zhi'er asked, "Is there any news of dyeing?" ”

"Nope."

Lian Zhi'er's heart sank, "Then Ah Zeng can send someone to send a message back?" ”

Dongxue was silent, and only after a long time did she persuade, "Don't worry, the county lord will know in a while." ”

Even Zhi'er saw that her expression was wrong, and she only thought that she was sad because of Akong's affairs, after all, after she returned to Beiliang, she took care of Akong mostly.

Lian Zhi'er only washed up indiscriminately, and when she looked in the mirror, she saw that her eyes were red, her expression was sluggish, and she looked very depressed.

"I'm going to see my uncle, I'm going to discuss Akong's affairs." She knew that the only way to get Ah Kong back now was Yan Chengwang.

Who knew that she was going out, Dongxue's face suddenly changed, and she hurriedly said, "The county lord is still sick." Hello is the rest of life. ”

Lian Zhi'er only felt what was happening. "Don't you tell me quickly, what happened, don't you even want to hide it from me? Is it Lian Truss or Uncle? ”

Dongxue only gritted her teeth, but didn't dare to say anything, just knelt on the ground, dragging Lian Zhi'er's legs.

"County lord, you can't go out, the little prince has commanded, if you go out, you will cut off the head of the slave maid."

Lian Zhi'er said this when she saw her. I knew it must be a big deal.

She didn't care about anything, kicked her away, and hurried out of the tent.

But he saw two logs several feet high erected not far from the tent.

The middle of the black wood was connected by iron cables, and there were more than a dozen corpses hanging in the middle, but hanging in the middle was the long body of King Yan Cheng, but seeing that his eyes had been gouged out, the expression on his face was so painful and hideous, and there was no longer the scenery of the past.

Lian Zhi'er only felt a "buzz" in his head, and then all the hairs trembled.

"County Lord, you still don't want to watch it, let's go back." Dongxue had already run out and knelt in front of Lian Zhi'er, her face full of pleading.

"It's a stringer, right?" Lian Zhi'er stood there, the wind like a knife blowing in her face.

Dongxue saw that the matter could no longer be hidden, so she had to say everything, "Yesterday at the banquet, King Yan Cheng suddenly died violently, and his cronies were also killed, and now he has become King Yan Cheng." Now he only kills people who are not convinced everywhere, but I am afraid that this Beiliang will be bleeding like a river. ”

Lian Zhi'er only looked at the south silently, but the mountains and rivers were so high and far away that she couldn't see anything except the white snow.

"You said I should look at him alive, but it seems that I still haven't done it." In a trance, her cheeks were full of tears, "Come back, I'm afraid." ”

******

It was the coldest winter day in Luoyang for hundreds of years, and in one of the mansions, it was full of people.

The Shi family is also a scholarly family in Luoyang, and Shi Ran's father is a student protégé with countless students, all of whom are backbone readers.

Although he was an official in various places, when he saw that he was going to be buried like earth, he rushed to the dust.

When Shi Ran came back, his father had been dead for six days, and Luoqi only said that he was fine in the morning, but after eating tea and resting at noon, he slept until the evening, and when the people went to call, they were no longer useful.

Until the coffin was buried in the ground, there was no tear in Shi Ran's eyes, only the circles under his eyes were slightly red, and he seemed to be trying his best to restrain himself.

He was dressed in auspicious clothes, and his face became more and more pale, and there was not even the slightest trace of blood.

Everyone thought that he died on the way to exile, but they didn't expect that he suddenly appeared that day, and everyone was frightened, but they were afraid that the court would know the blame, so they were all panicked.

However, when he went back to his house to do everything and was about to go back to Beiliang, he saw Luoqi running in in a hurry, and he lost one of his shoes, and he was barefoot and he didn't know it.

"Childe, it's not good." He glanced at the uncles and uncles of the Shi family in the seats around him, hurriedly came to Shi Ran's side, and said hurriedly, "The Shicai slave went to the place you said to find someone, but there was a fire there, and there was nothing left?" ”

Shi Ran frowned and said, "Then you can see the people of Beiliang around?" ”

Luo Qi's heart palpitated, and his face was full of panic, "The people of the government pulled out more than 20 charred corpses, and they couldn't even see their appearance clearly, but the people of the government found a few golden knives on their bodies, all of which were from the people of Beiliang." ”

Shi Ran suddenly realized something, a shrewd person like him naturally understood that all this was a conspiracy, and what must have happened to Beiliang at this time?

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And at this moment, I saw the little maid in the mansion hurrying over, "Childe, someone from the palace has come to pass on the holy decree." ”

Now the people of the Shi family are here, only hearing this, I don't know what the holy decree is, and now that the people have been buried before they come to pass the decree, it must not be a reward, but I am afraid that it is a crime.

Above the hall, only Shi Ran was calm, but he only said slowly, "Please also follow me to the front hall to receive the decree." ”

Then the people went away in trepidation. Sure enough, I saw a valet dressed in purple, and looking at his dress, it was indeed the eunuch who passed the decree next to the emperor.

When he saw everyone, he only glanced coldly, which made everyone feel that something bad was wrong.

When everyone knelt on the ground to receive the order, they saw him say slowly, "You don't have to kneel, it's the regent's will." ”

The voice of the chamberlain was sharp as if someone had choked his throat, and when everyone heard that it was the regent, and only he and Shi Ran saw the contradiction, in panic, an old man fainted.

But soon he was helped up, and his eyes were only half-open, to hear what great disaster was coming.

But he listened to the chamberlain said slowly, "The regent wants Shi Gongzi to go to Beijing immediately, you have meritorious service in protecting the country, you will be named Taifu, reward thousands of acres of fertile land, a mansion, and 300 domestic slaves." ”

Everyone was happy when they heard it, but they didn't expect that Shi Dye would have such a creation, but they really didn't know what the reason for the so-called protectorate was.

Shi Ran didn't have the slightest joy, and his pale eyes looked at the chamberlain, "I have no intention of going to court, and I ask you to go back and return to the regent." ”

The chamberlain knew that he would say this, but said slowly in a cold voice, "Shi Gongzi, I forgot to tell you, the regent also said, if you don't go." You are the sinner who defected, and you all covered up you, and you all committed the crime of deceit, and you will be beheaded when the time comes. ”

As soon as everyone heard that they would be implicated, they all looked at Shi Ran, although he was a junior, but everyone did not dare to order him.

Shi Ran looked at the chamberlain, "The regent is so majestic, now I'm afraid that even the emperor can overshadow it." ”

The chamberlain walked over slowly, lowering his voice, only the two of them could hear it, "Shi Gongzi, the regent asked the servant to tell you, I'm afraid that the news of King Yan Cheng's killing will soon be heard." ”

******

The news of the murder of King Yan Cheng first reached the capital, and it was General Wu, who had concealed the letter, who came to the capital in person to inform the king and the regent of this happy event.

After the little emperor knew that King Yan Cheng was killed, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said in front of all the courtiers, "In the future, I will be able to sleep peacefully in the palace, and I am not afraid that those barbarians will be killed." ”

Ruan Lu sat on the chair beside him, the dragon pattern on the purple royal robe glowing with a cold light, as if his face was gloomy at this time. Sister Literature Network

Such remarks make it seem that the courtiers are useless people.

Everyone didn't dare to answer, they only looked at Ruan Lu's face, but he just pinched the fine porcelain tea cup in his hand, and everything seemed so careless.

The little emperor still said with joy on his face, "I heard that Lian Huan is the same age as me, and he dared to kill King Yan Cheng, but I didn't know that I had such a ability." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone was so frightened that they almost lost their breath, and such words could also be said indiscriminately.

Lian Huan dared to kill King Yan Cheng and seize power by himself. Could it be that he wants to kill the regent? Besides, the regent is still sitting beside him.

Gonggong Liu, who was standing beside the little emperor and serving, suddenly cleared his throat, and the emperor realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he didn't dare to say anything more.

And at this moment, I saw a silent Ruan Luqi and said slowly, "Then don't be idle, then the ministers should not be idle, just hurry up to recruit troops and buy horses, gather enough grain and grass, and send troops to Beiliang." ”

These words were tantamount to throwing a piece of coals into the water, and it suddenly exploded in this Jinluan Palace, and for a while everyone began to talk about it, and even the pillars in the hall were buzzing.

Ruan Lu slammed the teacup in his hand on the table next to him, the little emperor on the side shrank his shoulders in fright, and the courtiers also shut up.

Ruan Lu didn't want to discuss with anyone at all, "This king personally went out to fight, and the affairs of the court were handed over to the four permanent servants and Jing Suihou to deal with, and the household department immediately prepared 100,000 taels of silver to buy grain and grass......

Before he finished his words, he saw that Tobe Shangshu stood up indignantly, and angrily reprimanded, "The regent is so big, a few days ago, in order to get enough things for King Shuolang. I don't know how much money I borrowed, but I'm afraid that next year's one won't be able to fill this hole. ”

Then there were also people who blatantly stood up against the dispatch of troops, "Regent, now that it is snowing heavily in the north, our soldiers from the Central Plains go to Beiliang, aren't they killing themselves, who of them didn't grow up in the freezing snow, how can we be opponents?!" ”

Shi Ran raised his eyebrows obliquely, and after a long time, he slowly sneered, "I'm afraid that it will be like this, it's this king who fights, and you have to live in the gentle township of your capital." ”

"But this matter is really impossible for Weichen to do." Tobe Shangshu is simply going to fight him to the end.

Ruan Lu suddenly said angrily, "It seems that you have been so presumptuous in the days that this king has been cultivating in the palace, you dare to talk to this king like this, pull him out, and immediately kill him with a rod outside the palace, see who dares to stop him?" ”

When everyone saw this, they didn't dare to speak, and the Shangshu just looked at the emperor and Gonggong Liu behind him.

The emperor himself was frightened, where did he still take care of others, Liu Gonggong could only lower his head, clench his fists, and watch the person he had finally pulled out like a livestock.

When Ruan Lu left the palace, it was already night, and General Wu had been following him, only talking about the current situation in Beiliang.

Ruan Lu listened, but there was no expression on his face.

Until outside the palace, seeing that Ruan Lu was about to get on the sedan chair, General Wu smiled and said, "After my subordinates return to Beijing today." The little boy was sent to the house in person, and the child kept crying on the road, just afraid that it would be good to see you. ”

Ruan Lu nodded, but his face was even more gloomy, but he still turned around and got into the sedan chair.

When he returned to the mansion, he saw that Fu Yunhuang had already heard the news of hunger and was waiting outside the mansion.

But seeing that snow had fallen between her black hair and temples, her face was a little complicated, and the first thing she said when she saw him was, "How is the dyeing?" ”

Shi Ran's return to the Central Plains must have been known through her father. But Ruan Lu did all this impermeable, and only quietly brought Shi Ran to the capital.

There was a bit of mockery on his arrogant face, "You are the current princess regent, and you know that there are some things that you shouldn't ask, otherwise you will only let the things you care about the most become the handle of others." ”

Fu Yunhuang's face turned pale, so he had to grit his teeth and say, "Lord Wang, the concubine really didn't know where to place Ah Kong, so she sent it to your house, you really have the ability." can get him back from the hands of the people of Beiliang. ”

Ruan Lu sneered, "This king wants a lot, but this king thinks that he has the blood of this king, so he keeps his life, and the rest have to die." ”

When he said this, Fu Yunhuang couldn't help but shiver, only feeling creepy, but he still couldn't help asking, "What about that woman?" The prince is also willing? ”

In the cold wind, Ruan Lu's face did not have any expression, "She betrayed me, killed my father, and drove my mother crazy, should I keep her?" Cleaning her up is the king's best job, and I want her to suffer all the torture before she can die. ”

Fu Yunhuang had a ghost in his heart, and his face turned a little pale.

But he listened to Ruan Lu slowly continued, "Don't worry, your sweetheart is the most important chess piece of this king, and this king will keep his life now, you don't have to worry so much." ”

After saying that, he walked straight to the mansion.

It wasn't until he walked into his room that he suddenly thought of something, slowly stopped, and then turned around and asked the maid beside him, "Is the side concubine better today?" ”

The maid hurriedly replied, "It's still the same, so I took the medicine, but I vomited it again, and I only cried vigorously, saying that I would definitely go to see her when the prince went back." ”

He then turned around and went to the courtyard of pity, and when he entered the house, he felt a burst of heat rushing over, and even though there were many bright flowers in the house, it still could not hide the pungent smell of medicine.

He walked over slowly, only to open the tent, but he felt sorry for the miserable little white face.

Her long eyelashes, like butterfly wings, moved slightly, as if she heard the voice, but saw that she slowly opened her eyes, but the bottom of her eyes was red, and she must have been crying for a long time.

He couldn't help but feel a pang of pity in his heart, "Are you better?" Have you eaten anything? ”

She shook her head. Immediately nodded again, "I ate some bird's nest porridge, but I vomited it all." ”

Ruan Lu was afraid that the cold air on her body would contaminate her warm-up, so he stayed away from her.

But seeing her said slowly, "Lord Wang, I heard that you brought Akong back from Beiliang, can you let him stay with me?" ”

Ruan Lu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "He grew up in Beiliang, and he must not be undisciplineable, what if he collides with you?" ”

Lying on the couch, she sat up suddenly, dragging Ruan Lu's robe, her slender nails almost picked up the gold thread on his shirt, "I'm also a doctor, those illnesses can't be hidden from me, this miscarriage has damaged my body, I'm afraid that I won't be able to have children in the future, I only need a prince's child, even if it is not raised by me, I will treat him as a parent." ”

Ruan Lu's eyes were a little complicated. He knew that Xi Xi was a simple-minded and pure woman, and she would never harm anyone.

Looking at her cheeks full of tears, he still softened, and then nodded lightly, "Okay, this king promises you, if this child has any nonsense, you just have to discipline it." ”

The maid who was originally on the side listened to their words, and only hurriedly said, "The slave maid will bring the little boy to the side concubine to take a look, maybe her illness will be cured." ”

Ruan Lu was a little unhappy with her presumptuousness, but it was a pity that she was here, and she was not good at attacking, so she just let her go.

Sure enough, it was only half a pillar of incense, but I saw her coming over with a three-year-old child in her arms.

Ah Kong had already changed into the clothes of the Central Plains, but he had long forgotten his time in the Central Plains, when he was still in infancy and was taken away by Lian Zhi'er.

Now that I have been brought to such an unfamiliar place, and the degree of food and clothing is completely different from that of Beiliang, how can I stay, I just blindly cry and find Lian Zhi'er.

The maid said that she would take him to his mother, so he let the maid carry him.

When he entered the house, he had already recognized Ruan Lu, who had a relationship with him, and then curiously went to see the sick woman lying on the bed.

The woman smiled at him slowly, and then said gently, "You are Ah Kong, come and let me see." ”

Ruan Lu just looked at the kid coldly, wanting to reach out to hug him, but he only felt that his hand seemed to freeze, and he couldn't move at all.

"Where's A-Niang?" Ah Kong was a little scared, but he turned to look at the maid who came over with him in his arms, "I'm looking for A-Niang, wow......"

After saying that, he burst into tears.

The maid was afraid that he would make a noise with the side concubine, so she hurriedly said, "From now on, she will be the little son's aunt, and next to her is your father." ”

Ah Kong choked and raised his head, his little face was full of mottled tears, "Ah Niang said that Ah Dad is dead." ”