A piece of bluestone, lying on the side of the cliff, the stone body is short but wide, can accommodate two people to lie on their sides, the markings on the stone are complex, for no reason it reminds people of the Fuxi gossip map on the carapace of the Luoshui God. Only 20 steps away from the stone, there is an old mountain pine, more than three zhang high, one person can not be embraced, the branches are bent, lush, covering the sky and the sun, becoming a world by itself.

Lu Rong slowly raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, his expression was a little hideous, and he asked, "What about Uncle De?" I'm going to ask him. ”

Wang Xuance had a slight discoloration in his eyes, and said lightly: "You don't believe the old man? ”

Lu Rong was swept by Wang Xuance's eyes, as if he was being drunk as a stick, his hideousness gradually faded, and he said sadly: "Sir, how do you want me to believe, I am an ordinary person, I have been the same as other children since I was a child, I only know how to guard my own one acre and three points of land every day, thinking about when I can live a good life without worrying about food and clothing, today you suddenly make me believe that I am the emperor?" Lu Rong smiled bitterly: "How can I believe it? ”

Wang Xuance sighed slightly and said, "I don't blame you, it was me and King Yan who hid it from you for too long." Rong'er, look at that sword. Then he stretched out his hand and pointed to it, and it turned out that there was a sword on the boulder.

Lu Rong walked over and picked it up suspiciously, only to see that the sword body was carved with gold, the whole body was golden, the sword lattice was inlaid with red, green and blue three-color pearls, the hilt was entangled with ink, and the sword head was inlaid with jade, but there was no scabbard, and it was slightly dark.

Lu Rong looked back at the old man suspiciously, Wang Xuance also stared at the sword, and said leisurely: "This sword is left by Zhao Jingde to you, and its name is 'Tu Su'." ”

Lu Rong remembered that before he enlisted in the army, Uncle De had said that he had a sword and would leave it to him later. At the time, he thought it was a newly minted thing, but he didn't expect it to be this one.

Wang Xuance continued: "If you look at the phoenix tattoo on the body of this sword, you can know that this sword has a great origin. This is the sword that your mother wears. ”

Although Lu Rong was still full of disbelief, he firmly held the hilt of the sword in his hand, for fear that he would never be able to pick it up again as soon as he let go.

"When Zhao Jingde escaped with you, your mother gave him this sword with her own hands, and asked him to hand it over to you when you became an adult."

"And what happened to her?" Lu Rong was expressionless and asked in a condensed voice.

Wang Xuance couldn't bear it, and said slowly: "Your mother Lu Guifei was depressed and uncomfortable, and she never saw you again until she died. And your father, Emperor Zhaolie, also returned to heaven in the second year. ”

Lu Rong was silent for a long time, full of stubbornness, raised his sword, and said, "I'm going to see Uncle De to ask for an understanding." Take care, sir. "Say goodbye, raise your feet and leave.

Wang Xuance seemed to have something unspeakable, closed his eyes and sighed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Rong'er, your Uncle De is no longer in Anxin County. ”

Lu Rong paused, looked solemn, and asked, "Where did he go?" ”

Wang Xuance frowned, and said for a long time: "He went to Qinzhou." ”

Lu Rong turned sideways, looked at Wang Xuance, his face was solemn, and said slowly: "What are you going to do?" ”

Wang Xuance hesitated and said, "Guard the tomb for your parents." ”

Lu Rong's face was full of frost and said, "Guarding the tomb? ”

Wang Xuance said: "The emperors of the Dazhong Dynasty were buried in the Qinling Imperial Mausoleum. ”

Lu Rong said firmly: "I'll go find him." ”

Wang Xuance frowned and said, "You shouldn't go, and he doesn't want you to go." ”

Lu Rong was full of bitterness when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Sir, is there anything else I can choose for myself?" ”

"I am a civilian, and I am grateful for the teachings I received from my husband since I was a child. But what is the prince of the first emperor, what is the general of the king of Yan, what does it matter to me? You and Uncle De have been hiding it from me for so many years, and I have long forgotten my parents, why can't you keep it hidden? I'm twenty years old, why do you suddenly want me to overturn everything? The more Lu Rong spoke, the more excited he became, his voice became louder and louder, his eyebrows were angry, and his eyes were sharp. There were tens of thousands of grievances tangled in his heart, and he was so stimulated that he had to scream.

Wang Xuance was also excited when he heard this, his eyebrows froze, he pointed to the distant mountains, and shouted: "Why? Because you are the bloodline of the Lu family in Youzhou, because you are going to inherit the throne of King Yan, because you want to guard the country for the people of Youzhou! ”

As soon as he stopped drinking, Wang Xuance's breath was not smooth, he coughed deeply, and his back, which was originally quite worthy, was bent like a bowed arm.

The man standing in front of the bamboo house hurriedly came over and held Wang Xuance, but he pushed him away.

The three sergeants had already retreated far away, for fear that disaster would come to them.

Fan Jiang didn't know when he walked to Lu Rong's side and stared at the stubborn man in front of him.

The four people on the edge of the cliff no longer spoke, only heard the sound of Wang Xuance coughing, and the sound was heartbreaking.

Lu Rong's eyes gradually changed, and he finally stepped forward and supported Wang Xuance, he couldn't hold back the sadness in his heart anymore, with tears in his eyes, and said softly: "Sir, don't be angry, it's Rong'er's mistake." ”

Wang Xuance finally stopped coughing, grabbed Lu Rong's arm, and said sadly: "Rong'er, do you know that Lu Yuan, the king of Yan, originally had two sons, both of whom died on the battlefield, and now you are the only bloodline of the Lu family!" ”

"The old man knows that you are still young and have no feelings for the Lu family, so you shouldn't have taken on such a heavy responsibility. But Lu Yuan is sixty years old this year. The Luzi King Banner, which has stood in Youzhou for 80 years, is about to fall! ”

"Although you are also the blood of the emperor, but now the saint is young but strong, the court tends to be stable, you can no longer appear as a prince, although this is very unfair to you, but it is also a helpless move, otherwise the court will be in chaos, the war will rise again, the northern barbarians will inevitably wave the army to the south, and then the lives will be ruined, what is the crime of the people in this world!"

After saying a few words, Wang Xuance seemed to say ten thousand words in his heart, and immediately drained all his strength, his body was crooked but he firmly grasped Lu Rong's hand, and looked at Lu Rong with good eyes, his eyes were full of complexity.

Lu Rong's heart was also very agitated at the moment, and thousands of clues were messy, entangled, and at a loss in his mind.

Subconsciously looked around, I saw that the man next to him was also frowning, stretching out his hand to help, and his eyes were full of concern for Wang Xuance. Goodbye Fan Jiang, I only felt that her eyes were gentle, and she looked at herself lightly, full of comfort and encouragement.

Lu Rong's heart was in turmoil, without the slightest inch, and he was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Sir, I know." After a slight pause, Lu Rong made up his mind and continued: "It's just that no matter what, I have to go to Uncle De, after all, he has raised me for twenty years. ”

Wang Xuance's breathing calmed down slightly, he sighed, let go of Lu Rong's hand, and said, "I expected you to be like this, alas, no matter what, if you want to stop you, you will blame me for the rest of your life." ”

Lu Rong bowed his head and said, "Thank you, sir,"

Wang Xuance waved his hand and said, "You were killed in Lingqiu before, but the old man couldn't plan it, and the Duhu Mansion didn't know about you. If you go to Qinzhou this time, the old man will not come to you again. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the man standing beside him and said to Lu Rong: "This person's name is Wu Bei, a few years older than you, he will go with you." ”

Wu Bei nodded slightly, and said lightly: "Master Lu." ”

Lu Rong returned the salute and looked at Wu's back, not like he was armed with martial arts, but more like a scholar.

Wang Xuance continued: "Originally, only a few people knew your identity, but this time I ordered the major passes in Youzhou to check your whereabouts, and in the eyes of those who care, I must have noticed it. This time you go to Qinzhou, the road is far away, I am afraid that someone will test you or even disadvantage you, I will arrange a few dead soldiers to be by your side, usually will not be revealed, and ......"

Wang Xuance took off a jade pendant tied to his body, handed it to Lu Rong, and continued: "When you go to Qinzhou, find someone first, and give him this jade pendant, he can protect you thoroughly." ”

Lu Rong took it, only to see that the jade pendant was green all over, the shape was very strange, and he was in his arms, his heart was full of gratitude, and he suddenly remembered something, the more he thought about it, the more wrong it became, his face gradually changed color, and he asked in a condensed voice: "Dead man?" ”

Lu Rong suddenly remembered the silly child who grew up with him since he was a child, rushing to the front every time he fought, and the pear who didn't let himself be hurt a little, and his last sentence on the Lingqiu battlefield was sorry Brother Rong. couldn't help but sweat coldly, full of disbelief, and asked slowly: "Sir, do you remember that Li Li who grew up with me since childhood?" ”

Wang Xuance's face sank, nodded slowly, and said, "He is your dead soldier." ”