Yanjing, the Forbidden Palace Qingxin Palace.

The emperor teased the golden silk cuckoo in the cage with a bird teasing stick, and the birds tossed up and down in the cage, and the song was as crisp as a silver bell.

"Dou Zi, this cuckoo that Jin Bo paid tribute to is really spiritual," he pursed his lips, and made a sound calling for birds, and said, "It's just that the temperament is a little cowardly, but I heard that the Jin Di Golden Juan has a fierce temperament like an eagle, is it possible that Jin Bo is bullying the king?" ”

A figure flashed behind the dragon pillar on the side, hunched over, and his voice was sharp: "Your Majesty is a real dragon, no matter how fierce this juan is, can you not be stunned when you see a real dragon?" ”

"Or do you speak," the emperor smiled and nodded the head of the bird in the cage with a teaseful stick, "If it weren't for Father-in-law Dou defending you today, I would have sent you to the imperial dining room, and since ancient times, you are still the first bird to bully the king." ”

The emperor teased for a while, dropped the bird stick, Dou Gonggong brought a silk handkerchief, carefully wiped the emperor's outstretched hand, the golden silk cuckoo lost the master's teasing, and was bored and noisy.

The emperor frowned, Dou Gonggong glanced at it, turned his hand behind his back and waved, and immediately a small yellow door came up and left the birdcage.

The emperor sighed: "There is a huge forbidden palace, you are the only one who is lovely, and that group of ministers, relying on the favor of their ancestors, is actually ......"

He coughed violently, and Gonggong Dou hurriedly patted the emperor's back, and his voice was choked: "Your Majesty, no matter how busy you are with state affairs, you can't ignore the dragon body!" The old slave begged His Majesty to take a break, otherwise the old slave felt uncomfortable. ”

He freed up a hand to wipe his tears, and when the emperor saw him so considerate, he patted his hand and said, "I can't die yet, after all, the surname Tong in this world is from the family, not from those old horses!" Look at this desk," the emperor pointed to the table, "before the court meeting this morning, there were so many folds, where did the state affairs come from?" It's all criticized! Dayan has 8,000 miles of rivers and mountains, is it possible that it all depends on me for a court meeting? If this is the case, the court's Yulu really raised a group of people with wine bags and rice bags, and corpses are vegetarians! ”

The two of them held hands and looked at each other, and suddenly felt that only the people in front of them were the most intimate in the world, Dou Gonggong cried for a while, and suddenly his eyes turned, leaning down to the emperor's ear and chattering, the more the emperor listened, the more his expression flew, and finally the sickness was swept away, patting Dou Gonggong's hand and laughing: "I heard General Chen say earlier, there is a painting boat parade on the lake the day after tomorrow, and it is said that the jade workshop is also coming, is it true?" ”

When Gonggong Dou heard the emperor talk about General Chen, he scolded in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be a step too late.

Attacking the jade fang is a folk green building, although it is a wind and moon hook column, but only receive scribes and bureaucrats, the sisters inside are all charming, it is said that the Oiran can already be comparable to the beauty on the jade list, but because of the identity failed to make the list, many scholars and doctors choked it.

The monarch and the ministers were laughing, and they heard a small yellow door shouting outside: "General, Dou Gonggong is discussing state affairs with the emperor, please ...... later."

The shouting stopped abruptly, the door was pushed open, and a majestic figure strode in and went straight to Dou Gonggong.

Gonggong Dou caught a glimpse of the iconic thick eyebrows and fine eyes, and was so frightened that he immediately hid behind the emperor, and the emperor greeted him and drank: "Liu Xuan!" This is my dormitory, and Xiao Douzi is discussing state affairs with me! ”

"Your Majesty, you will sentence the minister to death later, and I must hack to death this misguided minister today!" The person who came confessed the crime and made a gesture to draw the knife at his waist.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty save me! Dou Gonggong ran around the pillar, the big man behind him stared at him like a copper bell, and under the leather armor was a body of protruding muscles, Dou Gonggong didn't dare to imagine what he would do after being punched by that reckless man.

"Enough! I've said enough is enough! ”

The emperor waved the sleeves of his robe vigorously, ran between the two people who were chasing, kicked down Gonggong Dou, and pulled out the instrument knife on Liu Xuan's waist, and said angrily: "You two, do you have to force me to death to be satisfied?" You are more loyal than the other, and each is more sincere than the other! I'll just give you this world, right? ”

He pointed the knife at Dou Gonggong, who was already lying on the ground, sweating down desperately.

He turned his head and glared, and Liu Xuan also leaned on the ground without saying a word.

"Humph!" The Emperor snorted coldly, dropped his sword, and sat back in his chair, his chest bowing together.

"Your Majesty is angry, the minister is here today, and there is something important to discuss." Liu Xuan broke the silence.

"Dou Zi, you step back first, I want to listen to General Liu's good words!" The emperor took a sip of the teacup on the table.

"The minions are gone." Gonggong Dou knelt and moved out of the palace, his eyes firmly fixed on Liu Xuan's broad back, like a hungry wolf who wanted to devour people.

"Tell me, what's the matter with you?" The emperor finally calmed down.

"The minister knows that His Majesty is tired, but he can't be ...... by a minister like Dou Zuo."

"Shut up! He's a minister, what am I? Faint? You've called me that a long time ago! The emperor threw the tea bowl angrily, and with a "crackle" sound, the porcelain was smashed to pieces in front of Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan hung his head and leaned on the ground.

The Emperor gasped several times, and it took a few moments before he calmed down a little. He looked at Liu Xuan on the ground, and the more he looked at it, the more irritated he felt, and said impatiently: "Say it quickly, and then retreat when you finish talking." ”

Liu Xuan kowtowed and said, "The princes of various places are now training with the soldiers in Yan Lingwei, but this is not a long-term solution after all...... I wonder what Your Majesty's arrangements are? ”

The emperor's face froze, he had not been to the court for a long time, the yellow gate in the harem did not interfere in politics except for Dou Zuo, Dou Zuo only told him some strange things and fragrant peach blossoms in Yanjing City all day long, and did not mention this matter, and now listening to Liu Xuan, he was unable to speak for a while.

"Did the Ancestors' Law say this?" The emperor pretended to be nothing.

"The rule set by Emperor Taizu Gao in "Huangyan Zuxun" is that after the princes enter Beijing, the emperor must teach him the method of leading the army to defeat thieves, and not leave private, so as to show the boundless majesty of the emperor's grace, and do not forget the hardships of the world's conspiracy, so that the princes will firmly guard their land, serve the clan inside, and insult the barbarians outside......"

"The Ancestral Law is so clear, what are you still asking me for?" The emperor said casually.

"Your Majesty, that was the rule three hundred years ago, and it ...... today"

"I ask you, what do you think you are like General Shanye?"

"Minister...... As. Liu Xuan lowered his head in shame.

Ye Shan, a famous general when Taizu, collected the North Barren Zhishan in the north, broke South Vietnam in the south, divided it into two, fought more than 100 times in his life, rarely defeated, was the head of the 28 generals who founded the country of Dayan, participated in the construction of the entire imperial court and the compilation of "Huangyan Zuxun", buried with the Taizu Mausoleum after his death, and pursued the King of Zhongshan Wu, so far the folk still have the worship of Ye Shan.

Although Liu Xuan is also a famous general, it is difficult to match Ye Shan in any aspect, and he himself regards Ye Shan as a martial god.

"That'...... How am I compared to Emperor Taizu? ”

"Nature...... It's not as good as that. ”

The emperor was not angry, but laughed after listening to his words: "Isn't that enough, how dare my descendants abolish the rules set by the two of them?" Just according to what the ancestors said. ”

"I'm tired, if it's okay, you can step down."

Dou Zuo hid outside the hall, and when he saw Liu Xuan walking out in a distraught, he smiled yin and walked over with Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan heard Dou Zuo's flattering laughter resounding in the palace again, and the emperor did not have the anger he had before, and it seemed that the monarchs and ministers got along well in the hall.

As soon as he looked up, he found that the sun in the sky, which was originally extremely hot, was actually shrouded in a dark cloud, and not a single light was revealed. He looked at it for a long time, and the dark clouds showed no sign of dispersing.

"It's going to change." He muttered.

An hour ago.

The sun is still blazing, and occasionally the wind blows, all with a hot fire, and the breeze on people's faces seems to squeeze out a layer of sweat.

Ying Yue sat on the wall, bored playing with a broken tile.

Xiao Lou didn't know what was going on, he hadn't come to him for several days, and he hadn't even passed through a letter, in the past, if she couldn't come because of something, there would be a small yellow door that secretly knocked on Yingyue's window at night, and handed in a note with Xiao Lou's twisted handwriting.

There was nothing now, he waited for a long time, and he didn't even close the window at night, and he didn't see a note coming in, as if Xiaolou had never appeared.

It's like a dream, and when I wake up from the dream, I'm left alone.

There was a sound of footsteps in the distance, Yingyue's crying face suddenly brightened, he stood up and stood on tiptoe, praying in his heart to see the bright goose yellow, it must be Xiaolou, it must be Xiaolou, he muttered.

The smiling face and beautiful skirt did not appear at the end of his sight, and at the corner of the path, he saw a group of familiar people, dressed in brocade robes, with colorful jade pendants around their waists.

The group of people also saw Yingyue, they were stunned for a moment, exchanged heads for a while, and suddenly ran towards Yingyue.

The leader was a tall and thin boy, and he had a long, looming scar on his face, as if he had been whipped by something.

He ran the fastest, and when Yingyue was panicked and was about to climb over the wall, he grabbed Yingyue's leg and slammed him to the ground.

"Is that him?" The boy asked his companion with Yingyue's face.

A few people cursed a few swear words and nodded.

"Bastard!" The boy got up and kicked Yingyue.

Ying Yue shook his head vigorously, no longer dizzy in front of him, he lay on the ground with a sweeping leg, but was stepped on by the tall and thin boy, and his toes were crushed, and the pain in his heart made Ying Yue almost cry out.

But he pursed his mouth tightly, and he saw the boy's face clearly, it was the Hou Shizi of Gou Wu who was beaten in the martial arts arena a few days ago, and the scar on his face was given by the whip of the crown.

With a "whew", the boy kicked Yingyue's head.

Yingyue hugged his leg and bit hard.

"What a dog! Hit, hit me! The boy was in pain, kicked Yingyue a few times, stepped out, and shouted at his companion.

The overwhelming punches and kicks hit Yingyue's body, Yingyue fought back fiercely like a wolf at first, but in the end he could only tightly protect his head and stomach, and the whole person curled up like a shrimp.

"That's it!" The boy shouted, and he pushed aside his companion and crouched down.

"The mouth is very hard, let me ask you first, do you know the man with the whip?"

He saw Yingyue's eyes staring at him, a kind of undying anger, Yingyue gritted his teeth, and his eyebrows and eyes were twisted together.

He didn't say a few words, or the pain made him unable to speak, grievance and fear were mixed together, hitting his nerves like a giant hammer, his forehead was cold, blood flowed down, his eyes were blurred, the world in front of him suddenly became bloody, and he gasped for breath from his nostrils.

"Don't say if it's ...... It's okay, I know you are," the boy sat on Yingyue's body, Yingyue struggled a few times, do you think you can change your humble background if you enter Yanjing? Do you think that by taking Yoo Xuan's personal guard, you can turn yourself into someone like us? Have you forgotten your own blood, you brute! ”

The last two words were like sharp knives, piercing straight into Yingyue's heart, his face was pressed to the ground, but he still tried to lift it up, and his teeth were bleeding outward: "Yunhuang's people are not barbarians!" ”

The group of children laughed loudly, and the boy on Yingyue's body laughed the most, he covered his stomach and wiped away his tears, and said, "You don't want me to say it, I want to say it." The people of Yunhuang are not only barbarians, but also homeless stray dogs! ”

There was another burst of laughter, and several boys around him took turns kicking Yingyue a few times, scolding things like "barbarian, lost dog".

"I said, how do you know you're not a brute?" The boy looked at Yingyue's angry eyes and smiled.

"Do you know the habits of the barbarians in the north? Every time they sacked a tribe, they had to kill all the men, take the women home, let the women give birth to them, and the healthy ones would remain in the tribe as warriors, and the sick and weak would be discarded along with their mothers. ”

Ying Yue struggled violently, and he hit the boy's head on the chin, knocking him to a stumbling ground.

"Hahaha, what a fierce man, like those barbarian brutes who robbed your mother! Look, you still dare to say that you're not a brute? I'll tell you, you're a complete mongrel, a complete brute! The boy sat on the ground, grinning.

Ying Yue stared at him fiercely, the salty blood in his mouth became more and more vigorous, and a mouthful of blood spit on the boy: "You are not allowed to scold my mother!" ”

"Scolding? This is not a curse. I'm telling the truth, brute. He looked at his companion, and the boys around him jumped up around Yingyue and laughed: "Barbarian, brute, poor brute!" ”

There seemed to be the sound of horses' hooves in the distance. No one cares, next to it is Shanglin Yuan, maybe the nobles are hunting today.

"I'm going to ...... Kill you. ”

It was as if a sudden gust of cold wind blew out the sun's flames, and the sky darkened for a moment, and the boys heard the "brute" on the ground whisper.

"Did you hear what he just said?" The tall and lanky boy asked, pulling his companion.

"Kill me, kill me, hahahaha......." He seemed to hear some of the funniest jokes in the world, and his companions were stunned for a moment, and they laughed wildly.

"I have to ...... Kill you. Ying Yue lowered his head, his face covered tightly from his hair that was dragged away, and people could only hear the words squeezed out of his teeth.

Everyone can hear that there is a great deal of resentment in the words, like a devil watching the flesh and blood of the world, and that devil has been sealed in the dust for a thousand years, and it has endured a thousand years of hunger, a thousand years of pain, and a thousand years of ridicule!

It has the greatest malice towards the world, it grinds its teeth, it searches for everything with its scarlet eyes, it wants to tear apart, it wants to kill, it wants fresh human blood to smear its body.

No one can stop it, for its power will come from the wrath, the burning rage, and it will not stop until it burns everything!

The sound of horses' hooves is closer.

"Which little yellow door doesn't have long eyes? Looking for grandpa? Someone scolded.

The slender boy seemed to be startled by Yingyue's sudden ferocity, he gritted his teeth, pressed Yingyue, lifted his brocade robe, and exposed the short knife at his waist.

"I used to have a horse, and his temperament was stronger than yours, the kind of fierce man who would rather die than ride for me, do you know how I did it?" He patted Yingyue's face and asked, "I took a knife and castrated it, it is no longer a stallion, and its temperament is a lot more docile, in fact, I don't want to do that, it can't run after becoming a gelding, and finally it crashes into the pillar and dies, you are also very strong, I need to teach you, teach you how to get along with the nobles as a mongrel barbarian!" ”

He asked his companion to hold down Yingyue's hands and feet, and pulled out the short knife with a "poof", and he took one last look at Yingyue, and met the pair of eyes that were still vicious through the blood, which were full of resentment, and he remembered the horse, and the next day he found it dead on the pillar, and its eyes were the same at that time.

But he never regretted it, that horse is disobedient, it should die, a horse can't be ridden by himself, then what's the use of wanting it, the world is like this, if you can only be ridden, then you have to be ready to be ridden, if you want that ethereal freedom, you want to break free from all the reins and bridles to run on the undulating grassland like a spring mountain, then you have to be a man-eating horse, eat those who want to ride you under the crotch, eat clean from beginning to end, not even bones!

His knife stabbed down! The sudden sound of hooves was like thunder!

"Ahh A terrible scream sounded, but it was not from Yingyue.

The boy with the knife dropped the knife with a "clang", and a silver-white arrow suddenly appeared on his calf, piercing the calf, and the arrow was still hung with red blood.

The sound of the horse's hooves came from at last, and not far from them stood a tall and majestic young horse, with slender legs and muscular protrusions, and on the horse's back sat a knight, who was eleven or twelve years of age, with black hair, a delicate and feminine face, a cold gaze, and a small crossbow in his hand.

The boy who was hit by the arrow rolled on the ground in pain, but no one helped him, and the sudden knight was wrapped in a mountain of momentum, he just swept over with a look, and the person who held the Ying Yue involuntarily let go of his hand.

Ying Yue struggled to see a scene he would never forget in the gap between the boys in front of him, the man on horseback, threw away the crossbow, and slowly and forcefully pulled out the knife at his waist against the sun that was about to be covered by dark clouds.

The knife seemed to have a heavy rust, but under the flow of sunlight, the knife suddenly became bright, and the body of the knife seemed to be entangled with cloud patterns, like the fog of the mountains and forests in the early morning, and like the smoke of the battlefield beacon fire, light and murderous, hazy and sharp.

The young man held a knife and instigated the horse under his crotch, rushing over like an arrow breaking the wind, and the world was quiet for a while.

Years later, he sat on the supreme seat of the world, his eyes pierced the hall to look at the unpredictable and dancing clouds in the sky, and he remembered that day, the moment when the dark clouds covered the heavens and the earth, the boy with the knife rescued him and the knife in his hand.

The young man's name is Xiong Lan, and the sword name is the world's clouds.