Emperor Shaojing ten years, the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, the emperor's capital, heavy snow and early sunshine

Originally built 4,000 years ago, the imperial capital was only a small town with a radius of only two or three miles, but it was chosen to become the center of the entire imperial world for some feng shui reasons.

In the process of unifying the world, Emperor Xuanyuan has personally selected it, and carried out the first wave of transformation, after ascending the throne, he ordered the world, all the four servants, to build here: the high cut, the low fill, the depression annihilation, the depression guide. According to the records of the participants at the time: only one foundation, in order to meet the requirements of Emperor Xuanyuan "looking high at the four seas and ruling over all nations", the ground that was originally slightly lower than the Quartet was dug up by digging up the four fields of earth and stone, which was nearly ten zhang higher than the original, and the central building of the imperial capital, the Changle Palace group where the emperor lived, was located at the highest point of the entire imperial capital, and there was a difference of 30 zhang higher than the nine gates outside the imperial capital. Compared with the four doors of the inner ban, it is also as much as eleven or twelve zhang.

The highland that carries the palace of Changle, called "Leyouyuan", was originally just a slightly higher open space, because of the choice of feng shui and got the heavy task of carrying the foundation of thousands of years of imperial rule, after being selected by Emperor Xuanyuan, one came to think that its height was insufficient, and the other was said by the side of the Fangshi, who wanted to bait and destroy the "hidden dragon cave", and actually ordered the main peak of the Shulong Mountain Range to be dug up in the south of the emperor about 100 miles away, and took its thick soil and boulders to plant here, and built a prescription circle of several miles, dozens of zhang high highland, according to history: only this one, That is, it took three years and cost millions of migrant workers. Moreover, for the construction of many imperial houses, the entire Shulong Mountain Range was cut down as Tong Mountain. At that time, on the way to Beijing, the servants were one after another, and the dead were on the ground, and the voices of grief and crying were endless. Based only on the extremely conservative statistics in the Great Xia Book, in the process of completing the foundation of the imperial capital, there were nearly 400,000 laborers, and this does not include the situation of those remnants of various countries who lost all their rights and dignity due to the destruction of the country and the defeat of the people.

After the scale was initially completed, Emperor Xuanyuan was at all costs, devoted to the construction of his mind which will be eternal, forever the emperor's "first city in the world", the so-called country has the power to move mountains, according to his intentions: the south of the fragrant wood stone, the north of the giant pine terracotta, the west of the beauty of jade, gold and copper, the east of the five color treasures, are like flowing water from the world Wei collection, sent to the imperial capital, are the collection of elites of the four worlds, more than ten generations of plunder, so far can not be restored, all lost here, the so-called "Ding bell jade, gold nuggets and beads, abandon the throwing." People don't pity it. It is remembered by the people of the time, and it is the luxury of the day.

In this way, such extravagance, it will not arouse the indignation of the people: in the course of the construction that lasted ten years, the large and small civil uprisings were accumulated a thousand times, but they were all rabble, and in the face of the hundred elite soldiers who successfully unified the world, they could not resist even three or two days, so they were slaughtered and surrendered to the ditch; The reaction from the people and officialdom is not without it, and some people accuse it of being a "blood-stained city" and a "bad place". Some people said, "Build a city and shake the world, build a capital and shake the country, I am afraid, the city can be established, and Your Majesty cannot live in it." It's just that all these criticisms and objections can't shake Emperor Xuanyuan's iron will, and after all the speakers have been branded, no one dares to raise any objections to Emperor Xuanyuan.

It's just that, ironically, as predicted: although Emperor Xuanyuan eliminated all those who resisted with an iron fist and established the imperial capital, he really failed to see the day when it was completed. He spent a lot of energy in the suppression and purge, and after quelling the Eight Kings Rebellion, he became addicted to scabies, and died in the tenth year of Xuanyuan, unable to see the completion of the imperial capital in person. In his dream, he planned many times to prepare for the grand ceremony for the completion and opening of this giant city, although it was still held as scheduled, but the emperor who stood on the highest position and accepted the cheers of all the people was not himself, but his second son, Emperor Gaoyang.

It is worth mentioning that because he was suppressed by the unparalleled giant's courage and could not breathe, whether it was the officials or the people, they had long longed for a more relaxed world, so at that ceremony, all the participants paid the most heartfelt passion to cheer and worship Emperor Gaoyang, who was known for his "generosity and generosity, virtue and loading". The atrocities of the former generation have boosted the popularity of the next generation, which is a ridiculous and ironic fact to an onlooker. Among the historians of later generations, there are indeed people who evaluate it with a micro-pen, Ji said: "... (Emperor Xuanyuan) with its robustness, the virtue of Emperor Zuo (Gaoyang)...".

Although the rule of the "Qili Ji family" lasted only one hundred and sixty years, and only less than a quarter of the subsequent "Yingfeng Chen family" ruled for six hundred and twenty-one years, but, just like many other rules formulated by Emperor Xuanyuan, the location of the imperial capital has also become one of the "commonalities" of the rule of the emperor surname for 4,000 years.

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Four thousand years in a blink of an eye, today's imperial capital, compared with the emperor Xuanyuan grass creation, has long been incomparable: although the Changle palaces on the high residence of the original are still the residence of the emperor, but in addition, there are new Changmen, Afang, Weihuan, Taihe and other four palace groups. Originally, the name of the four outer and outer nine, counting the thirteen forbidden gates, although it exists, has already expanded several times, and the outer gate of the year is now included in the inner gate forbidden city. Today's Dijing is a huge city with a circumference of 50 miles from east to west, 60 miles from north to south, and a circumference of more than 200 miles, with millions of permanent residents, living in many squares divided by 16 official roads each 120 steps wide, each performing its own duties, quietly nourishing and supporting the pulse of the world's largest giant city.

The central part of the imperial capital is northern, with Leyouyuan as the center, is the forbidden palace with a side length of fifteen miles, including the three major palace groups of Changle, Changmen, and Weiyang and the "Jidojing place" for the emperor and the inner palace to eat, and the number of more than 10,000 palace maids and temple people and guards and so on live in it, serving and protecting the person who they may not see in their lifetime, the person who "is not the whole world, it is not its land, the shore of the land, and it is not its minister".

It was the wax moon, the snow was heavy, and in the palace on the plain, the biting chill covered every corner, even if the furnace was full of burning beast charcoal, it was still difficult to drive away the natural killing power of heaven and earth.

At the back of the palace group, there is a small hall, lonely is located in a large area of tiled gold bricks, it looks inconspicuous, the horizontal plaque is inscribed with ink dots and vermilion sand in a line of block letters, it is the three words of "Dehe Palace", the penmanship is calm, it looks very ordinary, but it has a noble and unpretentious meaning.

Only a few people know that these three characters are the handwriting of Emperor Gaoyang at the beginning, and the acquisition is one of the "five emperors of Dehe who sit on the stars and call the emperor." It means that for 4,000 years, it has been a place for the emperor to study and deliberate, and I don't know how many major military affairs, how many life and death successes and failures are determined here.

In the middle of the night, there was no fire in the Dehe Palace, but there were faint voices.

"..., what I have seen on this trip, probably so, I ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment."

About fifty steps in front of him, the dragon bed was placed horizontally, and a person was lying on it, although it was not clear in the darkness, but a kind of majesty made people dare not face it, so that people could not stand upright "feeling", but it was slowly released from him, and the space in the hall was completely controlled, although it was not large, but there were hundreds of steps in a radius.

"Hmm..."

groaning, he didn't express any opinion, but slowly turned his head, looked into the darkness of his right hand, and said slowly: "What about my father-in-law's opinion?" ”

"Ahem, ahem."

With the sound of coughing, the figure of an old eunuch slowly paced out of the darkness, and his face like the bark of an old orange tree, wrinkles piled up, squeezing his facial features to the point that they could barely be seen, and although the color of his clothes was simple, it was embellished with a sign that only the highest eunuch leaders could wear.

Hearing the old eunuch's cough, the body of the Fire Domain Relic Boat moved and fell even lower.

As one of Emperor Shaojing's most trusted confidants, he also had the experience of "getting up and saying things", but first, he deeply understood that the more he used these "special encounters", the more dangerous it was for a courtier; Second, as long as he had a choice, he really didn't want to look at the old eunuch, and he didn't want to see his bleak eyes that squinted slightly all day long.

The chief eunuch of the Six Palaces, Gonggong Zhong, an old eunuch who even Emperor Shaojing himself never called by name, only called "father-in-law".

No one seems to know how big he is and what his real name is called, even if it is a character like the Fire Domain Relic Boat, he only knows that this old prisoner has been in the palace for nearly a hundred years, and has served seven generations of emperors, although there is no evidence that he has played any role, but in the dark, there are endless rumors, saying: This old eunuch who seems to be on the verge of running out of oil and lamps is in fact monitoring and controlling all the conspiracies and intrigues inside and outside the palace, and among them, there are many battles and blood that were instigated by him. and silently cleaned up.

"That person, although he is above the Nine Realms, he has insight into and controls all the conspiracies and secret battles under the Nine Lands...", such an evaluation came from the mouth of Zhu Wen, the head of the Zhu family in Fengyang, about fifteen years ago.

More than ten years ago, the Zhu family was the most powerful and powerful family among the surnames, and they held heavy military and political power. At that time, the Taisho Dynasty was in turmoil because of the impact of the Sanguo rebels, and the day was precarious. When the emperor at that time, Emperor Guangtong, entrusted Zhu Wen with the post of generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses and taught him to "copy the army and break the thief", the discussion of "changing the dynasty" began to whisper in many corners. However, that is, since then, somehow, every time the Sanguo Army hits the place, it is always the interests of the Zhu family, every time the general who dies in front of the battle, it is always the important town of Gancheng in the Zhu family front, although in the process, the Zhu family has gradually cultivated new strength and new blood, but, it seems that they are greedy for interests and do not know whether to live or die, there will always be many families with small surnames and some important officials who do not know whether to live or die to buy and tempt the Zhu family personnel, and the other surnames are also powerful high-ranking families, Those who were also unwilling to sit idly by began to do their best, pinning down the Zhu family while expanding their sphere of influence by attacking the Sanguo army. Although the Zhu family had already expected to deal with this one by one, under the internal and external attacks, its strength was still greatly damaged, and its vitality was gradually reduced.

In this process, the "Kaijing Zhao family", which is regarded by most people as almost completely virtual, has not received much attention, although it still has a very high appeal among the common people and the lower class gentry, but in the hearts of those family owners with their own strength, it has long become a symbol of glory and no real power, in their minds, the top priority is to first knock down other opponents, and then, forcing the emperor to change hands is just a matter of formalities.

… Outcome.

In just a few years, the major families have been seriously weakened, the elite has been greatly damaged, and combined with the Taiping Dao, the Sanguo rebels who once swept most of the Xia Kingdom have gradually collapsed and weakened because of the protracted struggle and the withering of the first generation of leaders one by one, and the consequence is that no one can complete the "final blow".

And, at this time, the Heishui Wanyan family suddenly appeared on the stage of history without the preparation of all the families.

Originally, the Heishui Wanyan family scattered in the Jinzhou area and Xiangyi and other alien borders, there were about 300,000 people in total at that time, almost all the men were sergeants, and accepted the emperor's canonization and surname, they rushed into the Central Plains like wolves, and tore the Sanguo rebels who had already fallen into fatigue, devoured, and slaughtered, and I don't know if it was a misunderstanding or what, when the Heishui army approached the Zhu family headquarters, they waved their troops in, and the entire Zhu family was killed and plundered, after three days and three nights of blood and fire, the foundation of the Zhu family was almost completely destroyed, When Zhu Wen, who was furious, rushed back when he heard the news, there was only a miserable ruin that stretched for miles of black smoke and scorched earth. Extremely angry, he did not listen to the advice of the strategists while making a watch, and gathered his troops and horses, wanting to fight to the death with the black water army of the Wanyan family, and as a result, the war was immediate, but the Zhu family, which originally had several times the advantage of men and horses, lost all the information and supplies because of the decree of the Nine Heavens, and was even more severely reprimanded as "ignorant of the general situation, and started the war." "Leads to low morale to freezing point. As a result, there was a bloody battle in Jiuli Mountain, the Wanyan family won a complete victory, the Zhu family was exhausted, Zhu Wen was seriously injured and captured, and was escorted to Beijing. Although it is said that after entering Beijing, Xuan was blessed with grace, forgave his wrongdoing, and severely reprimanded the Wan Yan family for "acting recklessly and killing the people without permission", and gave the Zhu family gold silk and other things to help them rebuild the general fort, but did not punish the Wan Yan family in any real sense, and only reduced the head of the family, Wan Yan Qianjun, to "cut the knighthood by two levels and fine him for three years to show warnings and punishments".

It was at this time that the long-ambiguous Qiu Ao family finally showed their attitude, "Confucian Sage" Qiu Yangming, "Longwu" Ao Fuqi successively announced the world, expressed their loyalty and support for today's emperor surname, and showed their amazing power on different occasions, like the last straw on the camel's back, which completely crushed all the delusions of the ambitious family, so far, the crisis of the emperor's surname that lasted for nearly ten years finally came to an end, and the rule of the emperor's surname was re-consolidated, and the once powerful Fengyang Zhu family, was confused and turned into a low-status third-rate family. Sinking to the present day.

… It is said that all these plans came from the mind of this "Zhong Gonggong".

While coughing, he slowly beat his chest until the coughing subsided, and Gonggong Zhong said slowly: "Back to Your Majesty, if you see it according to what the old slave sees, the boy Chongbo is likely to be the person Zhang Nanjin has been waiting for for decades." ”

"After about sixty years of silence, the 'undead' has probably been reincarnated in my Xia land again..."

Emperor Shaojing nodded and said, "That is to say, your opinion is the same as that of King Wencheng." ”

Gonggong Zhong bowed down and said, "It's... Ahem, ahem... Precisely. ”

Emperor Shaojing said lightly: "Then, in your opinion, what should be done?" ”

Gonggong Zhong put his hand to his chest, stopped coughing, and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the old slave has always thought that the reason why the legend is terrible is because it cannot be verified, and if you want to destroy the faith of those who have apostated, you might as well give them hope. ”

Emperor Shaojing supported himself with his hand and said in a deep voice: "But, in this way, it will not be easy to coax those Daoists on the side of the giant gate. ”

Gonggong Zhong's eyes widened slightly, and he said: "Back to Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that the Zongjiao Giant Gate is dominant, and that is also the Taiping Dao of the Wanyan family, not the Taiping Dao of Your Majesty." ”

This sentence seemed to be talking about Emperor Shaojing's thoughts, and after a deep sigh, he said: "My father-in-law is right." And he said, "Yizhou." ”

The Fire Domain Relic suddenly said, "The minister is here." ”

Emperor Shaojing said: "You go down, look for Scholar Zhang, and tell him to prepare a secret decree, send it to the Criminal Department, order the arrest of the two Taiping Dao traitors, and set a heavy reward." He smiled again: "You don't know what those two people look like, so explain it to the Criminal Department." Seeing that the relict boat of the Fire Domain promised to retreat, he suddenly said: "Also, yesterday, 'that person' sent a message that he was extremely dissatisfied with your trip to the northwest, you informed Mu Xian and Wuxia, in the near future, you will not leave the imperial capital again, if that person really rises, I will not be able to protect you." The Fire Domain Relic Boat agreed to go, and he said to Zhong Gong Gong: "The matter of the Chongbo kid will be dealt with like this first, as for the kid who calls himself 'Guigu Fulong', what does the father-in-law think?" ”

When he heard the words "Guigu Fulong", Gonggong Zhong's face, which seemed to have been immobile for a long time, also twitched, as if he remembered something sad, paused for a moment, and then said slowly: "Back to Your Majesty, when that kid first entered the Yan family, the old slave had already taught him to retrieve all the information he had, but he was blocked by Wanyan Qianjun in the middle, which was not very convenient, and he didn't get much really useful things." But when I saw him doing things later, he only looked like a man and didn't take it to heart. ”

"But, judging from what happened this time, this guy is really not to be underestimated..."

Emperor Shaojing closed his eyes and lay down, and said lightly: "King Wencheng has always been conceited and scheming, but he was calculated by this kid, and he took charcoal from the fire for him, and in the end he got nothing. ”

Zhong Gonggong's nose twitched, and he only said: "Powerful, time." ”

Emperor Shaojing smiled slightly and said, "I'm rude." ”

As an emperor, he spoke and blamed himself, what a thing. Gonggong Zhong didn't seem to care at all, he didn't even bow down to thank him, he only said lightly: "Your Majesty is serious." ”

He added: "In the past few days, the old slave has been thinking about one thing. ”

"From the beginning, the old slave always thought that kid was just calling himself 'Guigu Fulong', but if so, he really had to be 'Guigu Fulong'?"

Emperor Shaojing's breathing sound was heavy, but he still didn't open his eyes, and only said slowly: "Father-in-law is saying..."

Gonggong Zhong's face remained unchanged, but his breathing was much heavier, and he said: "The old slave thinks that the legend of Guigumen for three thousand years, perhaps, has really come true one day..."

Emperor Shaojing opened his eyes and said, "In this case, what does my father-in-law think it should be?!" The voice has become much more urgent.

Gonggong Zhong shook his head: "You can't do anything." ”

"Once out of the Ghost Valley, it will never turn back, since the old slave left the Ghost Valley ninety-five years ago, although he tried his best, he never found the Ghost Valley again, it was like this back then, and it is still the case today."

"From the ghost valley, there won't be any clues."

Emperor Shaojing frowned slightly and said, "Oh? ”

Zhong Gong said fairly: "Wait, Your Majesty. ”

"Let's wait and see, wait and see how Yuntai Mountain reacts."

"The news over there will naturally spread to the mountains, and if the crape myrtle boy is serious about this matter, he will definitely not ignore him, a possible 'junior brother'."

"Even if he is really 'Guigu Fulong', if Ziwei Kid seriously wants to weigh him, it is impossible for him to deal with things without revealing any flaws..."

Emperor Shaojing pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Since this is the case, it is according to what my father-in-law said." ”

He added: "That kid waited for half the night, and it should be the time to summon him in, although my father-in-law is tired, I should hold on for a while." ”

Gonggong Zhong bowed slightly and said, "The old slave obeys the order." Fu slowly moved back into the darkness and stood behind him.

Emperor Shaojing stretched his body, slowly stood up from the dragon bed, suddenly raised his voice, and shouted: "People come, hold the lamp!" The sound waves poured out like thunder, shaking the snow and ice on the four eaves of the Dehe Hall to pieces.

The call did not cease, and then saw the crowd surging: in the ice and snow outside the Dehe Palace, the palace people who had been kneeling in the middle of the night walked in, each performing their duties, and after a while, the palace was already like a spring, the palace lamp was tall, two rows of sixteen butter candles as thick as a child's arm reflected the hall as day, and there were three rows of ninety-nine one-legged oil lamps, all of which were lit and placed on the steps of five steps in front of the dragon bed. And between the pillars on both sides, the thin curtains were stretched up, all of which were pale green and purple tulle, because they had just been hung up, and were still gently shaking, and were passed through by the light, and many strange colors and shadows were conjured, and the hall was lined as if in a dream.

These people are very familiar with the old palace people, the skills are capable, each performing its own duties, there is no talk to each other, just busy, just busy, like a group of ghosts from the other world, the hall has been arranged in a moment, and do not stay, only kneel down, kowtow to the hall three times, then get up, silently retreat, only a lamp hanging in the Dehe Palace, where silently treats people.

The lights are intertwined, and the appearance of Emperor Shaojing is finally illuminated.

Emperor Shaojing, the third son of Emperor Guangtong, was forty-one years old at the time, which is the golden age of a man. Under the light, he was seen on the upper echelons of his independence, before the dragon bed. Dressed in a dark yellow silk robe, looking down at the stairs like a god's mansion, his eyes are deep, thoughtful, with a mouth of cheeks and hair, black and thick*, with his face like a national character, he has a kind of style that is not angry but mighty. His height is taller than that of many Xia people, although he does not have Xuanwu's ten-foot huge body, he is also nearly nine feet, with broad shoulders and a straight waist, and an extremely burly figure. A four-foot square sheath was pinned to his waist, embroidered with a rolling dragon brocade, which was very dazzling, but it was the only eye-catching pattern on his body.

This person, he no longer needs to rely on external brocade ornaments to decorate his existence...

After scanning the hall that was empty again in the blink of an eye, he seemed to be finally satisfied, and said in a deep voice: "Xuanying is coming to see you." Then I heard the shouts of "Xuanying is coming" one after another, and it was spread far away.

After a while, I saw a person walking in quickly from the outside, until the middle of the hall, Fang knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Knock on the emperor, may my emperor live long, long live, long live." Under the light, I saw that the red scar on his face was even more eye-catching, but wasn't it the Yingzheng who killed the chief and seized the throne a few days ago and took Xianwei?

Seventeen days ago, Ying Zheng returned at the annual ancestor worship ceremony of the Ying family, relying on the power of the "Tenth Dragon Technique", killing Ying Mu Ying Huayang to stand on his own, and then, he immediately ordered the Chinese of the clan to repair the table into the dynasty, only saying that the Ying Yiren and other sudden illnesses died, seeking to succeed the head of the family and take his lordship, originally, although he was full of flaws in this performance, he could not justify himself, but all along, the power struggle within the major families has been operating under a rule that knows each other well, especially in the past thirty years, As long as there is a consensus within the family, there is very little precedent for rejecting the emperor who has gradually lost control of the family in various places, but this time, it is extremely strange, the emperor did not make any response, and after waiting anxiously for half a month, Ying Zheng waited for an edict, a piece of paper with vague meaning, and only made him enter the capital to face the edict.

Then, on this snowy night, after six hours of waiting, when he was almost furious with anxiety and worry, Yingzheng finally waited for the order to meet him. However, after the ceremony, Emperor Shaojing seemed to have forgotten his existence again, silently looking into the distance, his gaze swept over Yingzheng's head, rushed out from the open door of the palace, and plunged into the boundless darkness.

(fuck...)

The power of the Son of Heaven is difficult to predict the future, so that this arrogant beast must also bow his head and must show his "respect" and "obedience", but in his heart, it is really difficult to say how much respect he has for this level of God.

… Even, because of some reasons buried deep in his heart and never said it to anyone, at this moment, he wants to do something more, which is to rush to the high level, pounce and tear the seemingly inviolable emperor, and fully enjoy the refreshing feeling of letting his hot blood fall on his face. And if it weren't for the aura in the darkness that he couldn't discern and the various exaggerations of the rumored strength of Emperor Shaojing, he would have been so troubled as soon as he stepped into the hall.

At this time, Di Shaojing finally spoke. But it is the accountability that makes Yingzheng's heart crack!

"Yingzheng, you can be convicted!"

Frightened, forgetting etiquette, Ying Zheng raised his head urgently, and when he was about to open his mouth to defend himself, he was cast on his face by Emperor Shaojing's two substantial eyes, which seemed to have magical power, which made him swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva, but he couldn't speak!

Sneering, Emperor Shaojing sat down slowly, leaned on the dragon bed, his eyes slanted, looked at the corner of the hall, and ignored Yingzheng, but he didn't see any relaxation in his words.

"Yingzheng, seventeen days ago, in front of many children of the Ying family, you tortured and killed the head of the family, Ying Yiren, and seized the throne to stand on your own."

"Although the change of power within the family has always been to act outside the 'scope' of the law according to the tacit rules of everyone, but, Ying Yiren, when he was killed by you, he still had a secret decree, a secret decree for his future and accomplishment."

"What is wrong, according to the law, can be killed."

When the word "kill" came out, Yingzheng's body shook violently, only to feel that this deep hall seemed to be ten times more gloomy and ten times cold, and those pale green weeping mans hanging from the top of the hall to the ground seemed to be pushed by some invisible pressure, and they all trembled slightly.

In the trembling, there is a strange rhythm hidden that is not familiar to the world, although Yingzheng has not faced it, he has felt that his heart is like an iron plumb, and his limbs are sore.

It's like, years ago.

A snowy night.

That night, he was also surrounded by a bundle, kneeling on the ground, watching the woman smile and thank her.

"But, Your Majesty!"

This is not a person of tongue debate, Yingzheng is not proficient in the art of folding and conversing, and he is even more intimidated by this treacherous atmosphere, and he did not pay attention to every detail of Emperor Shaojing's speech, and even forgot the originally agreed words, so he can't find the subtle difference between "killable" and "killable".

His eyes flashed, but he didn't let go of every movement of Yingzheng fifty steps away from the stairs, a cold smile flashed on Emperor Shaojing's mouth, and he exhaled, even closing his eyes, and said lightly: "

"According to the law, it can be killed, it's just."

"It's just that thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one will be hard to find, I love talents, and Ya doesn't want to see the capable empty."

"Stand up and move forward."

"If you can walk within five steps of me, you will be innocent."

After a pause, as if sensing the shock and confusion in Yingzheng's heart, Emperor Shaojing said lightly: "You have no jokes." ”

The four-character exit, like thunder, woke up Yingzheng and aroused his fighting spirit and arrogance.

(Fuck, too much deception!)

didn't even say anything to thank you, Yingzheng exerted force under his knees, and flicked up, standing like a stone peak pulling out the sky, and its momentum could not be taken away by the day. Although he did not deliberately exert his strength, the gold bricks under his feet have been shaken like sand.

raised his head proudly, but Yingzheng saw that Emperor Shaojing had not yet opened his eyes, he was still supporting himself with his hands, leaning on the dragon bed, and only whispered: "Come." ”

Looking at the deep long hall in front of him, looking at the blind-eyed emperor who was contemplating, Yingzheng, suddenly felt a palpitation.

A vicious wolf that has always preyed only in its own mountains and forests has heart palpitations when it first enters the grassland and sees a male lion and mammoth.

However, Yingzheng never thought that he was "just" a wolf!

"Howling !!"

For example, in the middle of the night, the lonely howl of the bloody lion, from the mouth of Yingzheng, shook the hanging veil of the long hall to pieces, and shook the only few points of ice tied to the eaves outside the hall to the point of flying!

In the long howl, Yingzheng, he finally stepped forward, taking his first step towards the supreme in the world!

Striding meteors, guarding a straight line like a ruler, in the blink of an eye, Yingzheng has walked ten steps.

In ten steps, the madness on his face gradually faded, gradually turning solemn, and under the heavy clothes, the sweat was like pulp!

Since just now, the pressure of each step seems to be multiplying, if so, what will happen when he approaches Emperor Shaojing to ten steps, Ying Zheng no longer dares to think about it.

He was afraid that "thinking" about that thing would shake his "faith".

When he reached the eighteenth step, Yingzheng's breathing had become heavier, his face was flushed, and if he was about to drip blood, there were already traces of sweat on the steps he walked behind him, but he was still able to move forward briskly, the rhythm remained the same, and the speed did not decrease.

At the twenty-first step, it seemed that the heat was unbearable, Ying Zheng snorted, grabbed the placket with both hands, and with a slight force, he had torn the leather robe in half along with the underwear, and threw it on the ground, revealing a fine red spine like an iron beating, which was already sweating profusely, and there was still hot steam!

Emperor Shaojing snorted coldly, moved his body, and leaned over slightly.

At the twenty-seventh step, Yingzheng's footsteps stopped for the first time!

Emperor Shaojing didn't open his eyes, but his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was dissatisfied and surprised.

Taking a deep breath, Ying Zheng lifted his hands and pinched them into claws, the black gas between his fingers was permeated, and there seemed to be bristles growing secretly, which was already an extremely high-level application of the "Desert Devouring Blue Wolf", one of the changes in the "Moon Wolf Demon Body".

"Phew!"

In the loud shouting, blood splashed, but it was Yingzheng who poked himself with his "wolf claws", he shot extremely hard, ten fingers into the flesh nearly an inch, but he didn't realize it, only slightly stagnant, that is, he exerted his arms, pulled violently to both sides, and immediately tore out ten blood grooves on his chest, blood overflowed, and his entire chest was dyed bright red!

"Good."

An extremely low and extremely low voice sounded from behind him, and after a few waves, it completely disappeared into the aftermath of Yingzheng's roar, but it was Gonggong Zhong who finally spoke.

In the splash of blood, Di Shaojing's body trembled slightly, and there was a faint sound of shattering in the air, and he didn't know what was cracking in the void. saw that Yingzheng seemed to have increased his strength again, and he stepped forward.

Eight steps ahead, Yingzheng stood again,

At this time, Emperor Shaojing finally got up slowly, sat upright, but his eyes were still not open.

Behind Yingzheng is a road intertwined with sweat and blood, and in front of him is the Son of Heaven, the most noble "person" in the world who holds the highest power.

Walking towards the Son of Heaven, on that road, is it bound to be, and it should be blood and sweat all the way? Is that seemingly close road a lost path that is even more distant and difficult to cross than the end of the world?!

Fifteen steps.

There are still fifteen steps between Yingzheng and Emperor Shaojing, and at this time, Yingzheng has fully understood that he, at least for now, is impossible, and there is no possibility to complete this road to the heavens.

Thankfully, at least, for now, he doesn't have to.

Jun has no jokes, ten more steps, he can leave, leave safely, leave with Emperor Shaojing's acknowledgement, return to the Ying family, and consolidate the Xianwei Ying family that has just been captured and has not yet had time to really grasp it.

Ten more steps!

After standing for a whole moment, Ying Zheng exhaled a long breath, the fierce aura on his body dissipated, and his expression became extremely calm and peaceful.

Then, he slowly lifted his left foot and stepped forward. At the same time, the gray qi on his body suddenly appeared, condensing into a huge wolf shape.

The first wolf trick, devouring the desert wolf!

As soon as he stepped out, there was a loud rumble in the air, and somehow, the wolf form was shattered, and Yingzheng was also seriously injured, leaning forward, and a mouthful of blood had gushed into his mouth, but he held back it alive.

(Also, nine steps!)

At the same time, he raised his right foot early and stepped forward, unlike the previous time, this time the protector appeared in the image of a skull tiger, which was the "hungry tiger of the underworld" of the second tiger. But with the same fate as the blue wolf, he was shocked by the invisible pressure after only one step. Ying Zheng couldn't hold it this time, spitting blood from his mouth, but he still didn't hesitate, and then called the "Far North Bear Tyrant" out of his body, gritting his teeth and moving forward.

Xiong Ba's power is really extraordinary, and it was not destroyed until he took two steps, but, then, Yingzheng was difficult to take an inch, and even came out of the "Swallowing City Golden Lion", "Qinglian White Elephant", and "Breaking the Earth Eagle" three tricks, but he could only take two steps forward.

Ying Zheng walked like this, if he used the Beast God Technique and Emperor Shaojing's incomparable power to shake it head-on, his skills at the moment had been wasted, and it was not enough to resist the many prohibitions that Emperor Shaojing had laid out in the palace, but the Beast God Technique was one of the elites in the ancient martial arts, and he also tasted the achievement of the emperor's industry every day, although the primitive and direct killing intent was not supported by enough skills, it could still have a certain impact on Emperor Shaojing's "Nian Feng", and as long as the prohibition was slightly loosened, Ying Zheng would take advantage of the gap to move forward and take a step forward. It's just that he does it like this, and the strength spent on each step is several times more than the strength he exerted when he fought with Ying Yiren and others that day, and the invisible pressure of each step forward is even more difficult for him, although his shoulders are still straight, but the twitching of the muscles on his face and back is getting worse and worse.

…

"Whew..."

With a soft sound, the black figure of the "Purgatory Dark Leopard" turned into smithereens, falling like rain, but before it could touch the ground, it shrank in a constant tremble, turned to ashes, and disappeared.

The strange scene, to some extent, can also be said to be a "beautiful" scene, but at this moment, no one in the temple is in the mood to appreciate it.

Yingzheng, he is about to walk to the front of the light array.

… Just one step.

showed the nine-style beast god trick, but finally couldn't complete the ten steps distance, and his expression was gray, standing still, without saying a word.

Blood, silently, flowed down his body and seeped into the ground.

(No, I can't do it yet, the gap with him is too big, too big...)

"Ugh..."

After sighing in a low voice, Gonggong Zhong didn't move, like a stone statue that had been frozen for thousands of years, he stood behind him without saying a word.

"It's enough to fight so far."

Speaking in a low voice, Di Shaojing's body was lazy again, and his eyes were still not open.

"I forgive you for your innocence, and you can go back."

"The edict will be sent down tomorrow, you don't want to go there in the afternoon, just wait in the post house."

Saying the words "forgiveness" and "grace", the pressure in the temple gradually faded, Ruoying is a smart person, this is the best opportunity to turn around, a chance to immediately bow down and thank you and then retreat.

It's a pity that Yingzheng, he is not a smart person.

Never, never.

Standing still, he didn't seem to hear Di Shaojing's words, and didn't react, and after a while, a certain feeling made Di Shaojing change color slightly, and he got up again, and the iron-like feeling that had just dispersed from the air also quietly appeared again, scattered all over the hall.

After the black veil, Gonggong Zhong's face also had some strange feelings.

(Fighting at this time, this kid, is he a fool?) )

At this moment, Yingzheng is really close to the limit, only to feel the pain all over his body, his limbs are weak, and he is like a fall, I really want to be able to lie down immediately, sleep for three days and three nights, where are you willing to do it with others?

… However, in his heart, there was a burning hope, a "hot hope" that was stronger and more blazing than the "fear" of death.

His eyes have gradually blurred, and looking through the sweat-soaked eyes, the emperor on the steps can no longer see clearly, but he is very familiar, hazy, but it seems to be many years ago, when the person was still young.

In the haze, Ying Zheng seemed to see the woman again, smiled and put his hands together, put them on his chest, and then got up with a smile, and floated away, like a noble minister who knew the way ahead, with a smile, to meet the "fear", the "fierce", to walk out of the "last", but also the most noble step.

(Sister...) Sister!)

Shouting wildly in his heart, Ying Zheng's eyes widened, his face was like joy and sadness, and he seemed to be crazy, and the golden light on his body burst out, and only the first wave of splashing gold rain had already shaken away the pressure that was pressing on him with the momentum of Ruyue!

Lift your feet, take a step!

The golden light was dazzling, and it faintly formed a shape in the center, forming the most mysterious and sacred shape in the entire Great Xia land!

The candlelight was reflected as if there was no candlelight, and the golden light walked proudly like the rising sun, and what emerged in the golden light was the sacred image that made all the children of the Ying family surrender and make the Ying Yiren and Ying Mu give up resistance.

… That's the dragon.

Only the emperor can be matched, dragon.

Jin Longxian's complexion changed, and Emperor Shaojing's eyes finally opened!

"Presumptuous!"

In the roar, the four-foot square sheath on his waist burst by itself, weaker than Zhu Yingzheng's scattered, but more "pure" golden light bloomed, and among the golden light, there was a five-clawed golden dragon that flew out and rushed straight at Yingzheng!

The Ninety-Five True Dragon finally faced the reckless dragon in the shape of a beast!

…

A moment later, in the Dehe Temple.

As destroyed by Meng Tianwei, all the yarns were shattered and fell to the ground one after another, all the huge candles were destroyed, and more than sixty percent were directly knocked down from the candlesticks and folded upside down on the ground.

Ying Zheng faced the sky on his back and fell to the ground, although he was unconscious, his eyes were still open, his expression was angry and stubborn, and there was no "yield" at all, and one left foot seemed to be stiff, still bent there.

In front of him were clean gold bricks and three rows of indifferent oil lamps.

The last step, he finally failed to take...

"Ugh..."

With a long sigh, Emperor Shaojing slowly stood up, his expression was much haggard, as if he had suddenly aged several years.

"Beast God Formula, Tenth Dragon Formula..."

"It has become a 'legend', has entered 'history', and is regarded as one of the 'strongest' in the world.

"That's good."

Speaking as if "praise", Gonggong Zhong turned out from behind the curtain.

"Ying Yiren, with his eighth-level strength and thirty years of refinement, he only walked twelve steps in front of His Majesty."

"In terms of posture alone, this kid is already the 'second best' figure in the Ying family for more than a hundred years."

Emperor Shaojing snorted and said, "Do you think he is not as good as Concubine Ying?" ”

Gonggong Zhong said silently: "Your Majesty has already made up your mind for a long time, why bother to ask the old slave?" ”

Neither of them spoke.

In the silence, the remnant moonlight penetrated the deep hall, reflecting a blurry scene, as if seeing the woman smiling as if coming and going, seeing all the reality of the world as if it were a phantom bubble, only chasing the little dream light in his heart, reluctant to chase, just like chasing the sun and butterflies, although there are thousands of fresh purple behind him, but he didn't see it, but he just flew out of a wish and died.

With a long exhalation, Emperor Shaojing said slowly: "So, do you think that his 'Tenth Dragon Technique' is not self-enlightened?" ”

His expression did not move, and Gonggong Zhong said lightly: "In the eyes of the old slave, with this kid's posture, if he cultivates on his own, he can hope to succeed within ten years, but at this time, he can't do it." ”

Emperor Shaojing raised his head with his hands and looked at the top of the palace, his eyes were like torches, as if he had seen through the top of the palace, and saw the thousands of stars in the sky.

"Well, who can point to him?"

Gonggong Zhong said in a low voice: "In the whole world, there is only one person. ”

"In the past three thousand years, the first person to see through the secret of the 'Tenth Dragon Technique', and even changed its appearance, integrated it into his own family martial arts, and created the 'Seventy-two Changes of Chaotian'."

Emperor Shaojing said coldly: "But, why do you want to point it out to him? ”

Gonggong Zhong said calmly: "The old love is unforgettable. ”

Emperor Shaojing squinted at Gonggong Zhong and said, "You mean..."

Zhong Gonggong said: "The old slave remembers that Concubine Ying once had a brother and had a very close relationship with her, but after 'that incident', he disappeared and was never heard from again. ”

Emperor Shaojing said: "So what? ”

Zhong Gong said: "The old slave still remembers that although Concubine Ying is unparalleled in talent and understands the secret of the beast magic, she can't practice because of the limitations of her body, but she touches the bypass, refines the study of the dark and bright, and tries to create the method of 'it Shengdu', it is said that it is the story of the eight caves of the immortals, which can capture the soul of the human body, and cast into the flesh, although it was not successful at the time, but..."

Emperor Shaojing's gaze retracted, turned to Yingzheng, thoughtfully, and muttered in a low voice: "Is this so?" In a trance, I seemed to see the delicate boy swaying again, full of laughter, following the woman's side, chasing and playing.

"Is that so..."

Gonggong Zhong coughed lowly, interrupted Emperor Shaojing's contemplation, and said respectfully: "What to do with this kid, please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Shaojing's eyes flickered, he turned around Yingzheng a few times, shook his head slightly, his expression was a little gloomy, but he said: "I heard a saying from my predecessors, the Tao is the first to do, the second to rest." ”

"There is another cloud, which is called a flood and cannot be collected anymore, and it cannot be collected anymore..."

"This kid, let's deal with it according to our previous plan!"