In the afternoon, Ji Ren and Zhao Wuxian accompanied the Son of Heaven to the farmland on the outskirts of the city, and the group rode on horses and walked slowly along the field path.

Not far away, a large family is harvesting grain, and several children are happily chasing and playing, and laughter is endless.

Seeing this scene, the Son of Heaven said with relief: "Ren'er, you see how happy that family is." ”

Ji Ren nodded and said, "Yes, father." This year's harvest is a bumper harvest, and the people are naturally happy. ”

"Well, for the children of ordinary families, it is a great blessing to be fed and clothed. But for the heirs of the emperor's family, the blessing may not be so simple. ”

Ji Ren lowered his head and was silent.

"The three of you are equally dear to me. Now that your eldest brother is dead, I'm going to have to choose one of the two people left there. Ren'er, you must know that this choice is very difficult for my father. I don't want you and Zheng'er to be fratricidal, let alone see that you have your own faction, attack each other, and cause chaos in the world. So ......"

"Father, I understand, I will go to seclusion among the people, but ask for a piece of fertile land in exchange for stability in this life."

"Then you don't have to ......"

Before the Son of Heaven finished speaking, Ji Ren immediately saluted and pleaded: "Father, the child has made up his mind, and I hope that my father will be fulfilled!" ”

"Hey......" The Son of Heaven sighed deeply, and only nodded and whispered after a long time: "It's okay, it's okay." It's up to you. ”

"Thank you, Father!"

Then the crowd continued to walk along the field, but there was no more speech.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Zheng had just left the Luoyang realm.

The team was about to enter a mountain col, and Ji Zheng suddenly reined in his horse, and the team came to an abrupt halt. Ji Zheng stared at the col in front of him and looked carefully, and immediately noticed something unusual. He rolled over and dismounted, and after some searching, picked up a piece of gravel from the damp dirt.

Then, Ji Zheng turned around and ordered: "Go around the mountain col here and march along the path." ”

Qingmen was puzzled and asked: "Your Highness, it's getting late, take a detour at this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the nearest post station tonight." ”

"It's not in time to camp at the inn. Can't a man who leads an army to fight spend the night outside? ”

"Wow. It's just that...... The subordinates are puzzled, why does His Highness want to take a detour? ”

"At this dusk, it is the time when the birds and beasts are restless, but the mountain col ahead is silent, and I am afraid that there is an ambush."

After that, Ji Zheng threw the stone in his hand to Qingmen, who caught the stone and pinched it in his hand to observe it carefully, but did not find anything strange.

"Your Highness, what does this mean?"

"I picked up the stone from the damp dirt, but the underside of the stone showed no signs of dampness at all, and it was clear that it had just fallen on the dirt ground. Therefore, there must have been a man passing by here not long ago, and it must have been inadvertently stepping on the dirt with this stone. ”

"I see, so it's likely that there is an ambush ahead."

"Well, this trip is dangerous, so be cautious at all times."

"Got it!"

Therefore, the group immediately turned around and returned, bypassed the mountain col along the path, and continued to march in the direction of the Jin Kingdom.

Zhang Xun hid in the bushes next to the mountain col, and when he saw Ji Zheng turn around and return from a distance, he couldn't help but admire: "Hehe, His Royal Highness the Prince is really extraordinary. But tonight, we have to settle our accounts! ”

It was getting late, the light was getting darker and darker, and on the ridges on the outskirts of the city, the Son of Heaven and others were returning to Luoyang City.

Ji Ren always looked solemn and his face was sad. The Son of Heaven wanted to find something to say, but he didn't know what to say after all, so he could only be speechless all the way.

The Zhouzi flag fluttering on the city wall of Luoyang has come into view, and it won't be long before the father and son will be separated, and the flesh and blood will disappear, perhaps, this is the unavoidable tragedy of the emperor's house.

Everyone was about to walk out of the ridge, and at this moment, a big snake suddenly came out of the tall grass on the side of the ridge, and the big snake spit out the letter and pounced in front of the Son of Heaven. Frightened, the horse leaped from the ridge into the field, and galloped all the way.

"Father! Father! Ji Ren panicked and hurriedly led everyone to the rescue.

However, the horse's back was bumpy, and the old Son of Heaven could not control it at all, and when he saw a ditch in front of him, the horse jumped into the air and threw the Son of Heaven out of the air.

Ji Ren followed closely across the ditch, and when he saw that the Son of Heaven was falling not far away, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted and picked up the Son of Heaven.

"Father! Father! ”

No matter how Ji Ren cried, the Son of Heaven never reacted at all. It turned out that when he fell from the horse, the back of the Son of Heaven's head happened to hit a sharp stone, and he had no breath at all.

The white-haired father-in-law also collapsed on the ground, howling and crying, "Woo woo...... The Son of Heaven died...... The Son of Heaven jumped ......"

The sudden situation made everyone sad, but Zhao Wuxian was overjoyed, he hurriedly stepped forward to pull Ji Ren up, and whispered: "Your Highness, this providence is also!" ”

Ji Ren wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath, and then stared at Zhao Wuxian and asked, "Providence is like this, how should I act?" ”

"First strike!"

I saw Zhao Wuxian turn around suddenly, draw his sword against the neck of his father-in-law, and said: "When the Son of Heaven was dying, he passed on the position of the Son of Heaven to the prince, you all heard it!" ”

The father-in-law was shocked, he looked at Zhao Wuxian and Ji Ren in fear, and had nothing to say for a while.

Zhao Wuxian faced everyone and shouted loudly: "Before the Son of Heaven dies, pass the throne to the prince with his last breath, and everyone present can testify to it!" The will of the Divine shall not be violated! ”

After that, Zhao Wuxian tightened his sword and asked, "Father-in-law!" You and I can prove it, right?! ”

The father-in-law had no choice but to nod helplessly.

Then, Zhao Wuxian immediately knelt down to Ji Ren and saluted: "Minister, meet the Son of Heaven!" ”

The rest of the people had no choice but to learn from Zhao Wuxian to kneel down to Ji Ren.

Who knows, just when everyone was kneeling and worshipping, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves behind him, Zhao Wuxian got up and looked back, only to see a person urging the horse to raise his whip, desperately galloping away in the direction of Luoyang.

Zhao Wuxian was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly ordered someone to release the arrow. However, the man was so fast that more than ten arrows failed to hit, and in a blink of an eye, the man had escaped from the range and rushed to Luoyang City, Zhao Wuxian hurriedly said to Ji Ren: "That person must be the Taishi's cronies hiding beside the Son of Heaven, and now success or failure is in the maki, please act immediately!" ”

Ji Ren was still a little flustered, he put his hand on Zhao Wuxian's shoulder and said, "Okay...... Good...... Everything is decided by Lord Zhao, and after the matter is completed, I, no, lonely, will not forget the hard work of the Zhao family! ”

Zhao Wuxian nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the commander of the Luoyang Praetorian Guard is on our side, so this is our greatest advantage." ”

"You mean...... Mutiny? ”

"No, it should be said that it is to support His Majesty by force. After all, Taishi and the others may not give up so easily, and they will definitely find a way to call Ji Zheng back. Therefore, the minister will be able to draw up an edict tonight, and His Majesty will announce his accession to the throne at dawn! ”

"But...... Father's bones are not cold......"

"Since ancient times, he has become a king and defeated a king, and at the moment of life and death, His Majesty must not hesitate at all!"

"Okay, then Gu will announce his accession to the throne tomorrow."

Zhao Wuxian smiled: "Exactly! Hmph, I'm afraid there will inevitably be a bloody storm in Luoyang City tonight! ”

Zhao Wuxian immediately ordered his cronies to rush back to Luoyang to report to Taifu, and found a carriage loaded with straw from the surrounding farmhouses, and he hid the body of the Son of Heaven in the straw and quietly transported it into Luoyang.

As night fell, the bustling city of Luoyang gradually faded away from the hustle and bustle of the day and immersed itself in a sense of tranquility. As everyone knows, under this quiet night sky, a deadly undercurrent is surging.

In the Taishi's mansion, the Taishi is enjoying wine and food while enjoying singing and dancing.

At this time, the cronie came desperately, knelt down and bowed: "Oh no! Big things are wrong! ”

Seeing that his cronies looked flustered, the Taishi was really shocked, and he immediately waved his hand to retreat from the dancers and servants, and asked, "What's wrong?!" ”

"Son of Heaven...... The Son of Heaven is dead! ”

"What?! You repeat?! ”

"The Son of Heaven is dead!"

The Taishi was shocked, he gasped, tried his best to stabilize his emotions, and ordered his cronies to explain the origin of the matter. After listening to the statements of his cronies, the Taishi looked solemn and asked, "Are you sure it was an accident?!" ”

"Yes, no one is possible!"

"Providence...... Providence......" Taishi let out a sigh, then tightened his eyebrows, clenched his fists and said: "We have no way back, even if Providence is so, we must fight to the death!" ”

Taishi got up abruptly and ordered: "Send someone to recall Wang Zizheng immediately, he has just walked out of the middle of the morning, he should have just left Luoyang, it is getting late at this time, they must be resting at the nearest post station." ”

"I'll send someone to the post station to look for it, if you hurry up, more than an hour is enough to arrive, and then return immediately, and I can take Wang Zizheng back to Luoyang around the time!"

"Hmmm! As long as you come back to Wang Zizheng before dawn, everything still has a chance! In addition, inform all the party members, assemble the family, and all arms, I am afraid that there will be a bloody battle tonight! ”

"Whoa!"

As we approached, the cold night breeze blew and the bonfire swayed.

Qingmen picked up some dry wood and threw it into the fire, and then carefully tucked the blanket on Ji Zheng's body.

Who knows, Ji Zheng suddenly sat up.

Qingmen hurriedly saluted: "I'm sorry, the minister woke up His Highness." ”

Ji Zheng raised his hand to signal Qingmen not to speak, he pricked up his ears vigilantly, carefully searching for the small sound in the night wind.

"Someone's coming." Ji Zheng said affirmatively.

Qingmen put his ear to the ground, listened for a moment, and then immediately got up to wake everyone up, he pulled out his double knife and guarded Ji Zheng's side tightly.

The sound of the horses' hooves became clearer, and soon a group of horses galloped to them. The number of this team is almost the same as that of Ji Zheng's side, and they are fierce and murderous.

The leader jumped off the horse, pulled out a golden bronze sword, pointed it at Ji Zheng, and asked, "Do you recognize this sword?" ”

Ji Zheng bowed slightly, stared at the dancing fire on the bronze sword, and said softly: "I recognize." ”

"Humph! You still recognize it. This sword has a fiery body on the outside, and a fiery heart inside, which is not controlled by a non-Haoran gentleman! However, the person who walked the world with this sword at that time is now safe?! ”

Ji Zheng's throat twitched, and he whispered, "He...... He's already dead......"

"Haha, dead? That's your clumsy excuse?! ”

Ji Zheng was speechless, and could only stare silently at the fire burning in Zhang Xun's pupils.

Looking at each other for a long time, Zhang Xun smiled bitterly: "I met him fifteen years ago, he has noble morals, diligence and self-denial, has the responsibility of the world, and shoulders the burden of the common people. He's my brother and I've always been a role model. ”

"Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs. No matter who it is, God will treat it fairly, so even such a perfect person has experienced the greatest cruelty of fate. He lost his bright future, lost his swordsmanship to win the world, and even more, he lost the woman he loved the most. ”

"However, even after all the pain, I still firmly believe that his mind will still live like a flame."

"But I was wrong, for the sake of royal power, you played tricks and slaughtered the people, even your dear brother! Hmph, what's more, you also married your brother's woman! ”

Hearing this, Ji Zheng looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, and suddenly, he raised his heavy Li sword, pointed at Zhang Xun angrily, and asked, "Pain? Haha, haha, how do you know what real pain is?! Since I was born, my blood has been a shackle, and that sad and ridiculous thought is a curse that seeps into my flesh and bones! ”

"Because of this curse, I have practiced hard day after day, searched year after year, and until now I still firmly believe that I can calm the world! I can bring well-being to the people! ”

"But who in the world knows how much pain I have endured and how much suffering I have experienced."

"When I met Hana, I thought about giving up all my thoughts and going back to the forest, planting a garden of daisies and building a thatched hut by the clear water of the forest, and from then on the men and women weaved, and did not care about the world, and did not care about the wars and strife of the world."

"Hehe, but this fate has forced me to a dead end step by step! Well, then, I'll go ahead! I want to see what the end of this destiny is! ”

After hearing these words, Zhang Xun slowly moved forward, and the Flame Blazing Sword and the Chongli Sword were close at hand. The golden blade and the bright silver cold blade complemented each other, and in an instant, all the brilliance in the night sky was condensed.

"Let me ask you one last thing, whether you killed Brother Gonghui or not."

Ji Zheng's eyes widened, and he sneered: "Yes." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a flash of golden light, and the blazing sword had already slashed in front of Ji Zheng, Ji Zheng blocked with a horizontal sword, and stabbed the Chongli sword fiercely.

In an instant, shouts and killings broke out, and the wind was loud, and the two sides fought together.

Zhang Xun slashed sideways, Ji Zheng killed left and right, the two of them shot fiercely, and the move was fatal.

Although Ji Zheng's martial arts were originally above Zhang Xun, his skills were not as good as before after his wrist injury, and now he can only barely make a draw with Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xun's moves are ferocious, and every slash carries burning rage. Ji Zheng blocked one after another, suddenly his wrist hurt, and he retreated in defeat, Zhang Xun chased and beat fiercely, and while swinging his sword, he asked: "Brother Gonghui treats you and me like brothers, how can you do it?!" ”

Ji Zheng flashed his body, took advantage of the situation to fight back, and slashed at Zhang Xun with three swords, "What do you know?!" I killed him to fulfill his desires! For the sake of peace in the world! The people are well! ”

"You fart!" Zhang Xun blocked the offensive, took the opportunity to kick Ji Zheng in the ribs, and kicked Ji Zheng to the ground, "What can a treacherous person talk about in the world!" ”

Ji Zheng flashed Zhang Xun's stab sideways, then got up and kicked Zhang Xun out of the way, "The world is never a child's play, do you think that you can achieve peace and health with only those childish delusions?!" No! Never! When hell freezes over! This world has always been a deception! It's always been a battle and a killing! Only the rule of power can truly put an end to this! In order to truly realize the mind of the public brother! ”

The two of them held their swords opposite each other, the flames of the bonfire reflected changing light and shadow in their pupils, and the smoke of firewood and grass scattered in all directions, scattering black dust on the corpses everywhere.

Qingmen pulled out his short knife from the heart of the last enemy, and then stood beside Ji Zheng with the remnants of his men, and everyone surrounded Zhang Xunban.

Ji Zheng slowly put down the Chongli sword, bowed his head and said, "You go, I don't need to kill you." ”

"Hmph, it's not necessary? It is necessary for you to kill Brother Gonghui, and it is also necessary for you to marry Xiaoshuang. Why is it unnecessary to kill me?! ”

Zhang Xun suddenly became hysterical, angrily picked up the Chongli sword, and approached Ji Zheng step by step.

"Kill me, and no one will ever think about you again!"

"Kill me, and no one will treat you as a brother again!"

"Killing me is equivalent to forgetting everything in the past and cutting off all the bonds!"

"You killed me!!"

Zhang Xun was close to Ji Zheng, and his angry eyes were already full of tears.

Ji Zheng turned his back to the sky, his heavy wheezing voice mixed with a disordered nasal voice, he paused for a moment, looked at Zhang Xun with a sharp gaze again, and said coldly: "When it is necessary in the future, I will not show mercy." ”

"Good...... I ...... the same" Zhang Xun slowly turned around, turned over and stepped onto a war horse, and left without looking back.

The sky was about to dawn, and Ji Zheng, Qingmen and the others continued to march in the direction of the Jin Kingdom. Not long after he left, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in front of him, and Ji Zheng looked around his horse, only to see a messenger galloping towards him.

After a short conversation, Ji Zheng learned of the sudden situation, and he immediately turned around and led everyone to gallop in the direction of Luoyang.

However, what made Ji Zheng regret it was that in fact, not long after nightfall last night, the messengers had already arrived at the post station at the end of the mountain pass, and after some inquiry, the people at the post station said that they had never seen Ji Zheng and the others at all. So the messengers split up and searched for half a night, and the messenger found Ji Zheng at the end of the path.

At a critical juncture, life and death are only a matter of a fraction. However, it was precisely because of Zhang Xun's ambush that Ji Zheng changed his route, and this change missed the only opportunity.

Now that the whole night has passed, the city of Luoyang has long been turned upside down, and the mountains and rivers have changed.

In the morning, Ji Zheng and others arrived at the city of Luoyang, at this time, Luoyang has been completely under martial law, the city is full of armed armor soldiers outside the city, and the head of the Taishi and his henchmen is hanging high on the city wall.

At noon, the new king Ji Ren officially ascended the throne, and the ministers congratulated him and the whole country supported him, while Ji Zheng became a thief who murdered his father and plotted to subvert.

In desperation, Ji Zheng had no choice but to flee from Luoyang and fled in the direction of Yueguo overnight.