At this moment, the two Heavenly Thorn Men suddenly separated and left. Ma Zongheng's heart was in a hurry, and his eyes quickly swept over the two heavenly thorns, and finally decided to be alone, galloping after the horse, and let Pound catch up with the other. Pound received the order and immediately turned his horse and chased after him. Two of the Chikui brothers who followed followed Ma Zongheng, and the other followed Pound.

The soldiers who were chasing after them saw that they were also divided into two ways, each chasing them, and they scolded angrily. For a while, the shouts shook the sky, but Ma Zongheng's heart was like fire, and there seemed to be only the person on the horse in his eyes.

When he was young, the man chased by Ma Zongheng suddenly ran into a mountain and forest path, and Ma Zongheng's face tightened, and he immediately followed. The officers and soldiers who were chasing behind saw that the road was narrow and did not dare to chase quickly, so they slowed down one after another, so Ma Zongheng soon distanced himself from these soldiers.

"Ying'er!! Stop it~~!! You know I'm not going to hurt you!! The horse shouted, ignoring the two Chikui brothers behind him. But the man on the horse paid no heed, but galloped on his horse.

After a while, a fork in the road appeared in front of me. Seeing that he had turned to the right side, Ma Zongheng hurriedly instructed Brother Chikui behind him: "You two wait here, see the pursuers chasing, look to the left and hurry!" ”

When the two Chikui brothers heard this, they hurriedly agreed. The horse rode swiftly and the horse looked to the right and chased after it. After a series of fierce pursuits, the wound on the left side of the abdomen was bitten by the tiger, and the blood was blurred and bleeding. Ma Zongheng didn't feel the pain at all, his eyes were firmly fixed on the person in front of him, and he shouted again: "Ying'er, I have led the pursuers away for you, why don't you want to meet me~~!! ”

The sound of the horse's exhaustion seemed to finally break the frozen heart of the man in front of him, and the man hurriedly pulled the horse to a halt, and suddenly the sword was on his neck. Ma Zongheng stared, although the person was full of bean skin, but with these cold and moving eyes, who was it not Wang Ying!?

But before Ma Zongheng could recognize her, when he saw her movements, he was suddenly frightened and hurriedly restrained.

"Ying'er, what are you doing!?"

"My father and senior brother haven't escaped yet, I won't go back with you! Stinky rascal, go away! Wang Ying saw Ma Zongheng's excited face, and her heart suddenly throbbed, and then she looked at the shocking wound on his abdomen, and her heart was like a knife, and she almost cried on the spot.

"You!!" Ma Zongheng was anxious, where would he be willing. It's just that Wang Ying also knew his temper, and put the sword to his neck, and suddenly saw a blood mark.

Ma Zongheng was so frightened that he hurriedly opened his hand and said, "Okay!" I listen to you, don't hurt yourself!! ”

"Stinky rascal, I owe you!" Wang Ying's big gorgeous eyes, the water waves, hurriedly turned the horse, and continued to run away.

Gradually, at dusk, the pursuers lost the opportunity and finally shot a few Heavenly Thorns. Although Wang Yue and Shi A were both shot, they also managed to escape. On the other side, Wang Ying escaped unscathed because of the horses guarding him secretly.

However, it was said that Liu Hong returned to the palace, Long Yan was furious, and in addition to Ma Zongheng, He Jin, He Miao and other important ministers were severely punished. Even the Yuan brothers and Cao Cao, who were not derelict in their duties, were not spared and were punished one by one. He also ordered He Jin to arrest a group of anti-thieves led by Wang Yue within half a month, otherwise he would not be spared. He Jin received his order in fear. Seeing that Liu Hong was angry, the ministers did not dare to speak, so they retreated resignedly.

The ministers left, Liu Hong's anger faded, and his face became even worse. Duan Jue was startled and hurriedly persuaded Liu Hong to rest. Liu Hong's eyes were cold, he got up quickly, and said coldly: "Get up!" I'm going to Fengxiang Palace! ”

When Duan Jue heard this, his expression changed, and he hurriedly agreed.

When he was young, Liu Hong rushed to Fengxiang Palace. This is the palace of the Empress Dowager Dong. When the Empress Dowager Dong heard that Liu Hong was coming, she hurriedly greeted her in person, and saw that Liu Hong's face was bloodless, his head was full of cold sweat, and she was frightened for a while, and she hurriedly said: "The mourning family heard that His Majesty was hunting today, and he was worried about it. Is there a big problem? ”

"Don't worry, the queen mother, I have something important to discuss with you!" Liu Hong stared at the face, and said with a stern face. said that when Empress Dowager Dong entered the palace at the age of eight, she was just a maid. Later, fortunately, Liu Hong was only fourteen or five years old when he gave birth. Today's Empress Dowager Dong is only in her fifties, looking dignified and majestic, but since the He brothers and sisters gained power, Empress Dowager Dong does not want to compete with Empress He for power, and is willing to retreat behind the scenes.

In other words, when the Empress Dowager Dong heard this, she was shocked, and immediately turned her head and cast a look at the old eunuch behind her, who was also clever, and retreated, and was going to order the people in the palace to leave.

At this time, Liu Hong saw Liu Xie, who was only eight or nine years old hiding behind the door, looking at him with a pair of bright eyes, and his face was a little timid. Thinking of all these years, Liu Hong was afraid that Queen He would be jealous, and he rarely came to see Liu Xie, and even hugged him, Liu Hong couldn't help but feel guilty when he thought of this.

And Liu Xie saw that Liu Hong had discovered him, but he puffed up, walked out in small steps, and saluted respectfully: "Erchen to see his father, long live my father!" ”

Seeing Liu Xie so clever, Liu Hong was happier in his heart, and there was a little more smile on his face, so he walked over and hugged Liu Xie with a look of surprise and joy on Liu Xie's face. Empress Dowager Dong was also a little surprised to see Liu Hong acting so intimately towards Liu He.

"Good emperor, I've really wronged you all these years." Liu Hong didn't care whether Liu Xie understood it or not, he let out a long sigh and said quietly.

"The son understands that the father is to protect the son. Probably, although the sons don't quite understand. But the emperor's grandmother said that as long as the sons and daughters work hard, learn the Tao strategy, and the art of the emperor, in the future, the sons and daughters will be able to assist their fathers and emperors, govern the dynasty, and wait for the world to be peaceful, and the people will have a good life, and the sons and fathers and grandmothers will be able to gather together for family fun. Liu Xie's immature voice brought Liu Hong infinite impact. Liu Hong's eyes widened, his face was full of tears, he looked up at the bright moon above his head, and sighed: "I didn't expect it, I am not as good as an eight-year-old child!" Xie'er said well, in the future, you will be able to govern the Han River! ”

"Majesty!" Liu Hong was just halfway through his words, and the maids and eunuchs in the palace were withdrawing at this time. Empress Dowager Dong's face suddenly changed, and she called out urgently. Liu Hong's body trembled, and even Liu Xie felt it, revealing a little surprise in his small eyes.

After a period of dead silence, the maids and eunuchs in the palace withdrew one after another, and Liu Hong put down Liu Xiedao: "Xie'er will go to rest first, work hard, and my father will come to see you next time." ”

"Good! Erchen will definitely work hard! Liu Xie was overjoyed when he heard this, and his eyes showed great expectation. But in Liu Hong's eyes, his heart is like a knife, because he knows that his time is short, but even if his body is well, what about it? Now that the power of the DPRK and China is in the hands of the He brothers and sisters, for the safety of Liu Xie, he cannot see him often.

Liu Hong suddenly felt that his heart was full of sadness, and Empress Dowager Dong seemed to feel the same way, sighed lightly, and ordered an old eunuch to send Liu Xie back to rest first. The old eunuch answered, and led Liu Xie away.

Liu Hong silently watched Liu Xie leave, and saw Liu Xie reluctantly turning back, and his heart hurt even more.

"Child, I always want to see my father and mother more. Fortunately, Xie'er, this child has been sensible since he was a child, and he is also well-behaved on weekdays, although he misses you very much, but he doesn't make a big fuss. The mourning family said that as long as he studied hard, he could always be by your side when he grew up, so he studied hard day and night. I heard that when he returned to the dormitory, if he couldn't sleep, he read the book and saw the second watch, but no one could persuade him. Sometimes he has to mourn the family to go out in person, so he is willing to sleep obediently. If he can be given another ten years, he will definitely be a good emperor who is diligent in government and loves the people and governs the world. Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Hong slowly walked into the main hall and whispered all the way.

After a while, the two of them sat down. When Liu Hong heard this, he smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "But it's my useless father who has made the good world a mess, and now that the imperial power is lost, I'm afraid I won't be able to give Xie'er ten years!" ”

"Eh, if you have no choice but to do so, for the sake of the continuation of the imperial lineage, you can only let Bian'er ascend to the throne." Empress Dowager Dong sighed a little bitterly, although Liu Wei was far inferior to Liu Xie, but he was assisted by the brothers and sisters of the He clan, at least he could also deter the Chinese martial arts of the dynasty, as well as the princes of all parts of the world. In this way, at least it is their Liu family who is the emperor! But if Liu Xie ascends the throne, the He brothers will definitely refuse to give up, and then the world will be in chaos, the royal prestige will be lost, and the princes will definitely support their own troops and fight endlessly.

Liu Hong didn't understand this kind of truth, and not long ago, he and the Empress Dowager Dong almost reached a consensus, in order to take into account the overall situation and protect the Han family, Liu Wei was appointed as the crown prince.

But at this time, Liu Hong's eyes widened, he clenched his fists violently, and shouted coldly: "I can't wait to break it into thousands of pieces, and I must not let this evil seed ascend to the throne of God!" ”

When the Empress Dowager Dong heard this, she changed color like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and hurriedly turned her head to look at Liu Hong, just as she saw Liu Hong breathing rapidly and gritting her teeth.

"Hong'er! What the hell is going on!? Empress Dowager Dong hurriedly grabbed Liu Hong's sleeve, her face full of horror and panic. Liu Hong sighed painfully, and then told the Empress Dowager Dong what he heard from Zhang Rang's mouth today.

It turned out that He was obsessed with Taoism and learned Taoism with Shi Ziyi. At that time, Liu Hong saw that He was jealous and forced Queen Song to death, and deliberately avoided her. He was angry, unwilling to be lonely, and even hooked up with Shi Ziyi, and later because of the birth of Liu Wei, his mother was promoted to the queen by virtue of her son.

However, he said that Liu Hong also felt that something was wrong at the beginning, so he sent someone to kill Shi Ziyi, including all the people in his Taoist temple, to vent his anger. Over the years, I have seen that Liu Wei is not like himself as he grows, and his doubts are even worse, and Liu Wei is cowardly by nature, so he naturally doesn't like it.

But what Liu Hong never expected was that in the end, it was really expected by himself. The moment he learned from Zhang Rang's mouth, Liu Hong almost immediately verified his conjecture over the years!