In an attic somewhere in the eastern capital, the faint scent of books and ink lingered around the room. Half a roll of faded ink and blue hangs in the center. The breeze was blowing and the smoke was curling. Two middle-aged men sat opposite each other on the stage. The attic window in the northwest corner can just see the figures of the four teenagers on Suzaku Avenue.

"Before going to Lin Yuan today, this child's ability was far beyond my imagination. It seems that the old drunkard did not hide anything from him. ”

A middle-aged man in white looked at the person sitting in front of him and said plainly and elegantly: "Now it seems that the old drunkard did the right thing back then. “

The face imprinted in front of the man in white was as warm as jade and gentle. A pair of eyes are even more profound, and his body exudes a steady temperament, dull, and a kind of tempered steel. But with a hint of a very heavy killing aura

The man looked down at the stalemate on the chessboard in front of him and said, "In your opinion, can this child grow up to our level now?" I really don't understand what that drunkard is thinking, so he was sent to the Eastern Capital? Not only did you not stop him, but you also made a big fuss in front of the Shangguan Mansion, and Your Majesty was very angry at what you Tiance did yesterday. Yesterday, the Taibao was in the palace and couldn't get rid of that group of imperial historians, do you know how many people want to impeach you? King Fu, Yongwu Hou, King Han, King Qing'an, Anxi Protector Gao Xianzhi. Just in the royal family's royal lineage, no less than seven people submitted the chapter, not to mention the imperial history under those people. The overwhelming recitals almost filled the desk of Zhongshu Province. His Majesty has issued the imperial decree yesterday, and because of today's matter in the Mausoleum Courtyard, it has been reversed, at this time, I am afraid that the new imperial decree has been sent to Zhongshu Province, and within an hour, compared to your Tiance Mansion, this decree should be received. I really don't know what you and the old drunkard are thinking, but now it's okay, I'm afraid your position as Emperor Wuhou will not be stable. “

"The Eastern Capital has been quiet for two hundred years, and it was so troubled by an old drunkard that night fifteen years ago. I felt something was wrong. Now that I think about it, he was right. ”

Emperor Wuhou walked to the pavilion window with both hands, looked at Li Fu on Suzaku Avenue in the distance, and said indifferently: "Emperor Taizong was wrong back then, but his back hand before his death was really too hurried. Maybe even he didn't expect that the scene in front of the Xuanwu Gate still affects the Tang Dynasty to this day. Although the eldest grandson changed part of the pattern at that time, the grandfather left too suddenly, which made the subsequent plans go to waste. But on that night two hundred years ago, the appearance of 'he' rekindled all this hope. ”

Speaking of this, he turned around, quietly looked into the eyes of the man in gray, and said, "But you suddenly changed your attitude at the most critical time, and twice, which makes me have to be wary of you." ”

The man in gray did not speak, quietly watching the endgame on the chessboard.

"But Your Majesty, he ...... It's my brother after all. The man in gray looked up and said.

In the attic, there was silence, out of step with the hustle and bustle of the avenue not far away.

Emperor Wuhou was silent for a long time and said, "Then all these years, why did he put eyeliner in you, and why did you have to be wary of him everywhere?" Or did you inform him of our plans? ”

The man in gray said: "The royal family is ruthless, you know, I thought we were wrong back then, grandpa Tai has been dead for so long after all, who can know what grandpa thought back then." ”

"I see? But don't forget why he decided to kill those people back then. You also know that the royal family is ruthless, if it weren't for the fact that we were young back then, and with the blessing of Lord Toast, do you think the two of us would still be able to play here today? ”

Emperor Wuhou pointed to the Daming Palace Road in the distance.

"In the past ten years, don't you know what he has done? Nepotism, Shangguan Qian firmly fascinated him in the harem, and most of the Tang Dynasty was controlled by the Shangguan family. If this continues, her Shangguan family is the second martial artist. During the period from the Shenwu period to two hundred years ago, hasn't my Tang Erlang's blood flowed enough? Do you still want Datang to experience darkness again? ”

Emperor Wuhou said, "Or, we shouldn't have gone to the Lingyan Pavilion in the first place. ”

Hearing this, the gray-clothed man's expression moved slightly, and he said, "Even if the secrets in the Lingyan Pavilion were not known to a few of us back then, future generations will still find them. That's it~ That's it~ You're just a dead eye like that old drunkard, and my idle days are gone. What a defeat to you two lunatics. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Wuhou was quiet for a while, and suddenly laughed loudly and said, "Are you telling the truth? ”

The man in gray looked at him and shook his head, his face full of helplessness and self-deprecation, and said, "Otherwise, you think I will come here idle and play chess with your stinky chess basket?" Besides, I also think that the toast master chose the wrong person back then. Or that situation at that time was really no one to choose from. ”

The man in gray held a black disc, landed on one of the chessboards, and said, "You lost." Then he said, "But fortunately, Lord Toast didn't choose me back then, otherwise I would have thrown down my crown and got down from that chair with teeth and claws." That chair was too hard and didn't match my ass. “

Emperor Wuhou laughed and said, "Even if your temperament ties you to it, it is estimated that you will not stay long." ”

The man in gray stood up, stretched lazily, put the sunspot in his hand into the chess box, and said: "Whether it is yesterday or today, this matter of going to Lin Yuan is a troublesome matter for you, not to mention, the combat power of the current Tiance Army far exceeds the combat power of any other army in the Tang Dynasty. You have made your majesty have to guard against you. It is a sensitive matter for the prince to hold military power, and it is even more fitting that your current influence is far beyond the fame of the old drunkard. What do you want Your Majesty to think? ”

"It doesn't matter, it's nothing more than handing over those inconsequential military powers, and no one in Tiance Mansion will dare to move for the time being. Emperor Wuhou looked at the endgame on the chessboard and frowned, "Are you still losing?" “

"By the way, I'll tell you another news, yesterday night, the royal family sent four Jin Wuwei to the south, which must have been aimed at the old drunkard. You have to be careful, if you lose this time, you won't have a chance. The man in gray looked at Emperor Wuhou coldly and said indifferently.

"What?! Went to the South? Is it the direction of Liangzhou? ”

Emperor Wuhou was taken aback, his whole body shook violently, and when he heard these words, he was like being electrocuted, and his whole face changed instantly.

"What do you say? The old drunkard and you planned that incident in the Changge Hall back then, after all, they still left traces, even mine can be found, do you think Your Majesty will not be able to find out? The man in gray sighed softly.

"How would you know?"

Emperor Wuhou blurted out, and his expression changed greatly.

"When it comes to galloping on the battlefield, I can't compare to you in the art of war. In terms of the art of scheming in the court, I am no match for the old drunkard. Can you gather intelligence and monitor the world, can you two compare to my Zongren Mansion? But don't worry, I've cleaned up the traces left by you and the old drunkard back then. His Majesty didn't find much, and the main thing was suspicion. But since he sent Jin Wuwei to the south last night, he still didn't feel at ease about this matter. Today's toast suddenly intervened in this matter, I am afraid that it confirmed his suspicions. I guess I won't be able to hide this matter for too long, and your plan will have to be stepped up. The man in gray said worriedly.

"I really didn't expect that since his old man had already intervened in this matter, then ...... The next step seems to be to hurry. Time is still too little....."

Emperor Wuhou looked at the man in gray, stunned, and a little dazed in a moment.....

"This 800-year-old endgame depends on how you play. I'll try to buy you some time on my side. I have also changed back to my Zongren Mansion, so it is better to see each other as little as possible in the future. This order of mine is not like you, which has hundreds of thousands of troops in my hands. Ability to protect yourself..........." Zongren Mansion Zong Ling smiled slightly, and the elegant aura on his body suddenly disappeared, replaced by only a strong smell of blood.