Landu City, an important place in the western part of Great Xia, has been staying in Landu City to take care of her father Fang Jiye since Duan Lang entered Beijing. In the face of the growing Western Vietnamese army, although Fang Jiye was at a loss, he was not afraid of them attacking the city.

After shrinking the defense, the city added 50,000 soldiers and horses brought by the seventh prince Delong, and it was not a problem to ensure the stability of Landu City. Moreover, there is no oil and water to dig between Landu City and Lidu City, Fang Jiye is not afraid that they will go around the city. In particular, there is plenty of food and grass in the city of Landu, and a long-term confrontation will only be more unfavorable to the Western Vietnamese army.

In the camp of Xiyue, Han Pingzi was also slightly bored. Although the centaurs arrived, the logistical baggage had not yet crossed the Two Realms Mountain, so he could only wait. Especially the city climbing car developed by Lu Muxin, a ghost genius in Western Vietnam, this is something that Han Pingzi urgently needs. For Lu Mu, a young man, Han Pingzi also admires it very much. If it weren't for his reform of the new policy in the national capital, Han Pingzi would have wanted to invite Lu Mu to come over and serve as a military division.

The temporary tranquility of the western frontier of Great Xia brought opportunities to the new army in the Landu City and the Lidu City. Taking advantage of this short time, Fang Jiye, Li Jianshan and others are stepping up military training.

In Kyoto, Emperor Yuning, who was in the last years of the wind and candle, made the entire country seem to be shrouded in a layer of clouds. Kyoto, which is calm on the surface, has an undercurrent surging, and they are all arranging troops for the final showdown. What made Duan Lang strange was that at such a critical moment, the mysterious Lord Huai actually lost his trace. Even after Emperor Yuning woke up several times, he didn't see Lord Huai.

Emperor Yuning was about to run out of oil, but this kind of torment was both tense and long for the courtiers. Just when people were worried about Emperor Yuning, the crown prince Tokuzhang also returned to Kyoto.

In the prince's mansion, important ministers gathered, and Dezhang listened to everyone's reports, and there was a feeling of dominating the world. Xiangguo Yu Ban is not so easy, he has received some very unfavorable news these days, although he can't shake the overall situation, but Yu Ban has to guard against it.

Prince Dezhang saw that Yu Ban had not spoken, so he asked everyone to retreat under the pretext that he was physically exhausted. In the hall, only he and Yu Ban were left.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you have been back for two days, and you have seen Your Majesty in the past two days?" Yu Ban asked.

"I've been to the palace two or three times, and my father is asleep. I woke up once, and I fell back into a deep sleep. His Royal Highness has asked the Imperial Doctor, and time is running out. In the tone of Prince Dezhang, there was no trace of sadness, and there was even some expectation.

Yu Ban's face was a little gloomy, "Your Highness, the old minister thinks that you should live in the palace. In this case, it is important that you meet His Majesty once. In some cases, Lao Chen faintly felt that something was wrong. ”

"Wrong? Do you mean Xiao Qi? Hmph, just because he also wants to compete with His Royal Highness for the throne, he is not qualified enough. Prince Dezhang said disdainfully.

"Your Highness, don't be careless. Although Prince Dezhang has not been conspicuous in these years, even the old man has been deceived by him. If it weren't for the fact that the war had restrained the western soldiers and horses, I would have asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince what to fight him. Even if Yan Facheng's army is controlled by you, what about Ma Ruzheng and Fang Jiye? But it's all in Delon's hands. ”

"But His Royal Highness is the crown prince and the minister of the prison state, this is an unchangeable fact, is it difficult for Dao Dao Long to go against the sky." Dezhang said unconvinced.

"That's what the old minister is worried about, so you must have an interview with Your Majesty. At such a critical juncture, His Majesty must not be allowed to change his decision. Yu Ban said worriedly.

Prince Dezhang's face was cold, "No matter how many soldiers and horses support Delong, after all, outside, at this time, Kyoto is already the Kyoto of this prince, who dares to go against the sky, this prince will not be spared." ”

Yu Ban shook his head slightly, "Before Your Majesty dies, you must not act rashly. Your Majesty is in one day, this world is the world of Emperor Yuning, if we move, it will be to take the throne, not to ascend to the sky. When the time comes, the will of the people will not be on our side. It even gave Delong an excuse to raise an army to fight. As long as you endure until the moment of Your Majesty's death, your prince will inherit it according to the will of heaven, and if he dares to raise troops, it will be a rebellion, and the ministers and people of the world will not support it. Prince, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and you can't act rashly. ”

"Lady Aikoku, do you think I'll let Delong leave Kyoto alive? Hehe, even if he doesn't kill him, he will never want to take another step out of the palace gate in this life. As for that Duan Lang, as a guard, he left his post without permission ~ capital crime! Prince Dezhang said coldly.

Yu Ban frowned slightly, "Could it be that before Your Majesty died, you didn't want to see each other again?" ”

"I definitely want to see you, but now that the government affairs are busy, I have to stabilize the hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China first. Lord Xiangguo, tomorrow morning, the prince will come to the court as a prisoner. ”

Yu Ban shook his head again, his face was grim and said in an aggravated tone, "Prince, don't be in such a hurry, you have to be able to distinguish which is more important." Now, you should go and guard your majesty's side, this is what the prince of filial piety should do. ”

Seeing that Yu Ban was a little angry, Prince Dezhang hurriedly smiled and said, "Lord Xiangguo doesn't have to be angry, since you insist on doing this, the prince will move into the palace immediately." However, the courtiers are here~! ”

"With the old minister here, there is no need for His Highness to worry about the Chinese military officials. The old minister did this, hoping that His Highness would be considerate, and this was all an arrangement for His Highness to ascend to the throne smoothly. At this time, His Royal Highness's small mistake is likely to attract criticism from those courtiers. Mo underestimated these literati, and sometimes it was more difficult to deal with than the soldiers. Yu Ban said bitterly.

"What Xiangguo-sama said is that Dezhang is taught." Prince Dezhang had to pretend to be obedient in front of the ban. In this case, he would never dare to offend Yu Ban. It can be said that his own life and death are under the control of the ban.

The crown prince Dezhang lived in the palace in the name of filial piety and blessings. But this time, I didn't see the sober Emperor Yuning for six or seven days. Emperor Yuning's time of consciousness became shorter and shorter, and every time Dezhang rushed to the warm pavilion, he fell into a coma again.

Just when all the ministers were waiting for Emperor Yuning's last moment, Shangguan Xuanwu, who was in the capital city, suddenly returned to Kyoto. When he arrived, not only the civil and military officials arrived surprised, but even Duan Lang was a little stunned.

In the Heavenly Master Palace, Duan Lang looked at Shangguan Xuanwu with a holy face, and asked strangely, "You are not staying in Lidu City honestly, why did you come to Kyoto?" ”

Zhang Ruming sighed compassionately, "Alas~! For the sake of the common people in the world, this heavenly master specially came to the heavenly master hall to conduct a blessing ceremony. This Heavenly Master watched the celestial phenomena yesterday night and found that Great Xia would be chaotic, and only this Heavenly Master could reverse the general trend of heaven and earth. The sage cloud, the sky descends on the Si people, and they must starve it first~! ”

"You don't have to pretend to be a ghost, the people in the world have a fart relationship with you. Talk nonsense with me again, believe it or not, let Zhou Long escort you back. ”

Zhang Ruming smiled, and immediately put away the divine disguise on his face, ", Lao Tzu is not for you." Kyoto is so chaotic, can you kid handle it? It's not to blow to you, to deal with an old fox like Yu Ban, it's really this heavenly master who can do it. ”

"This Kyoto is about to fight, do you think Yu Ban will fight with you? Not to mention, there are not many people who cry for Emperor Yuning, this is suitable for you. ”

"I don't understand, or you are young and inexperienced. Do you know what Xiao Qi is missing? ”

"What?"

"What he lacks is to be justified, to say that it sounds like the general trend, and to put it in layman's terms, it is to give himself a reasonable excuse."

"Does this have anything to do with you?"

Zhang Ruming pouted, "What is this Heavenly Master doing?" Lao Tzu is the messenger of the gods. You said that if Lao Tzu preached in the name of the gods, wouldn't this little seven be the trend of the times? When the time comes, will the people of the world obey the decree of the gods, or will they obey his forbidden decrees? ”

Duan Lang was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile, "Don't say it, this trick really works." However, you have to be careful, I guess that Dezhang guy knows about this and will definitely strangle you. By the way, how far are our soldiers and horses from Kyoto? ”、

"Twenty miles west of the city, each man brought enough grain and grass for three days. If time continues, Zhou Long will secretly enter the city to purchase. Once there is any situation, the time for a stick of incense can be rushed. ”

Duan Lang nodded, "Since you are here, then Lao Tzu has to move over and live." Otherwise, your kid has a mistake, and Lao Tzu will have to shed a few tears. ”

"Paralyzed, you can't say something auspicious. By the way, when you will accompany me into the palace, I really want to meet Emperor Yuning. Anyway, he's also the biggest person in my life, and I have to go and see it. ”

Zhang Ruming's face showed a trace of sadness, this is not pretending, he does have such a little gratitude to Emperor Yuning.

Duan Lang did not refuse, after all, the Seventh Prince Delong was still in the palace, and there were some things that had to be discussed with Delong. Zhang Ruming repaired a little and went to the palace with Duan Lang.

In the Xiangguo Mansion, Yu Ban received a report from Gao Zhizan, and when he learned that Shangguan Xuanwu had come to Kyoto, he shook his head disdainfully. If Emperor Yuning is good, he will still worry that this-stirring stick will cause a big deal. But now in this situation, Zhang Ruming is simply a clown jumping off the beam in the forbidden eyes, which is not worth mentioning.

In the palace, Duan Lang had the waist card given by Wei Dong on his body, and soon came to the front of the warm pavilion. The palace guards saw that it was Duan Lang and Zhang Ruming, and stepped forward to clasp their fists and said.

"General Duan, Master Heaven, Your Majesty is still asleep, I wonder if you two can find Chief Wei?"

"How is Your Majesty doing these days?" Duan Lang asked.

"This~ I'm sorry, it's inconvenient to say more, if there is anything, you should ask Manager Wei."

Duan Lang nodded, "Okay, please report it." By the way, has Lord Huai been here? ”

The guard was stunned and shook his head, "When the little one was on duty, I didn't see Lord Huai. The two adults waited for a moment, and then went in to make a report. ”

After a while, Wei Dong walked out, and after only a few days, Duan Lang found that Wei Dong had suddenly aged a lot.

Seeing that Zhang Ruming was also there, Wei Dong couldn't help but be stunned, "Lord Shangguan, have you also returned to Beijing?" ”

"Chief Wei, is Your Majesty okay? This Heavenly Master~ wants to see His Majesty. I'm not for anything else, Your Majesty is kind to me, this Heavenly Master just wants to bless and bless, and I hope that the head of Wei will be accommodating. Zhang Ruming looked at Wei Dong expectantly.

Looking at Zhang Ruming's worried gaze, Wei Dong couldn't help but feel hot in his heart. At this moment, it is rare that there are courtiers who really care about His Majesty's well-being.

Wei Dong bowed sincerely, "Lord Shangguan, you are worthy of being Your Majesty's favored courtier, such loyalty, I think the master will be very happy." Lord Shangguan, please. ”

Zhang Ruming and Duan Lang followed into the Warm Pavilion, and when they saw the thin and godless Emperor Yuning, Zhang Ruming couldn't help but shed two tears. Everyone didn't dare to disturb Emperor Yuning's deep sleep, and quietly retreated.

Zhang Ruming looked at Wei Dong and said sadly, "Manager Wei, Your Majesty is also fortunate to have a close minister like you." Please take care of Your Majesty, and this Heavenly Master will ask the gods to bless you. ”

"Thank you, Shangguan Heavenly Master, old slave is grateful. General Duan, the capital is not peaceful now, you two take care. In addition, I also ask the two adults to take care of the Seventh Highness, which is also the meaning of His Majesty. Wei Dong arched his hand and said.

Duan Lang nodded, his feelings were very complicated for the Wei Dong in front of him. Duan Lang knew that it was this Wei Dong at the beginning, and personally led the men and horses to kill Xiang Jing Jishan. But as a courtier, he only acted on orders. Wei Dong's situation was different from Yu Ban's, he was ordered to carry it out, and Yu Ban was the culprit who persuaded Emperor Yu Ning to kill the Duan clan. But in any case, Wei Dong is also one of the executioners.

Just as Duan Lang and the others were about to leave, a eunuch suddenly ran out of it, "Lord Steward, the master is awake and tells you to come in." ”

When Wei Dong heard this, he hurriedly ran in. Zhang Ruming looked at Duan Lang, "Wait a minute, I want to see him." ”

"Okay." Duan Lang knew that Emperor Yuning had rarely been sober recently, and he also wanted to meet him.

In less than a few breaths, Wei Dong ran out, "Fortunately, the two of you didn't leave, and the master announced that you two went in." I have already ordered someone to invite a few princes, and the master has asked them all to come. ”

"How is Your Majesty's complexion?" Duan Lang asked.

"It's not bad, I actually want to eat something, the old slave has to go to the imperial dining room."

Duan Lang nodded slightly, and hurriedly walked in with Zhang Ruming.

In the warm pavilion, an extra pillow was placed under the head of the thin Emperor Yuning, and compared with the last time they met, Duan Lang found that Emperor Yuning's eyes were particularly bright.

Seeing Zhang Ruming, Emperor Yuning's thin face actually showed a smile.

"Aiqing, you're here."

Listening to Emperor Yuning's angry voice, Zhang Ruming, who knew a little about medical skills, trembled in his heart. He immediately understood that Emperor Yuning was returning to the light, and it seemed that the last moment was coming.