Chapter 1: Tomorrow Dawns on the People

In the second year of Wei Putai, outside Luoyang City.

The weather in April was unpredictable, and the weather in April was suddenly windy. The dark night swallowed everything in Luoyang City with unpredictable and bottomless darkness like the sky was falling.

The horse's hooves were like a torrential rain, striking everyone's senses heavily at this moment when everyone seemed to be blind.

The night, the dark horse, the man in black. The former moves as fast as if there is no self, and the latter tends to see only the predecessors. Suddenly, the horse in front of it let out a wailing and neighing sound, and then stopped, and only circled in place. The horses behind neighed longer as if they were angry, and they stopped suddenly.

Immediately in front of her was a woman, and as her horse moved from galloping to rushing to a halt, and then slowly moving quietly, the large, thick silk on her body went from fluttering like a fly to a slow turn, and finally draped down to protect her body. It was as if flying from the sky to the earth, pointing out from the ground.

The woman directly took off her drooping skirt and hat. She was about twenty years old, and her high bun was like a full moon underneath, and she stood out in the dark. Even in such an eerie and terrifying dark night, people can forget the fear of the moment for a while. She struggled to look in the darkness of the cold wind towards the Luoyang City Gate not far away.

The older woman in the back stepped forward and asked, "Why did Madame stop?" She was dressed in hakama, and her face was solemn and determined.

"Auntie......" Yuan Mingyue was in a complicated mood, and she wanted to stop talking, so she could only hold the reins and spin in place with her mount.

"Madame is timid by nature, this corpse-strewn Luoyang City is not the place where Madame should come. Even more King Gao has just broken through Luoyang, who knows what will happen? "This slave maid and Yuan Mingyue have been together for a long time and are relied on by their masters, and of course they know her character very well.

"Let's go, if I don't look at him, I'm still not at ease." I don't know which sentence touched Yuan Mingyue, and she suddenly became resolute. At this time, her horse was already like an arrow off the string, stepping on the horror that could not be seen in the darkness but was real, and went to the Luoyang City Gate, which did not know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

Luoyang City has obviously just been destroyed. After the robbery of blood and fire, there was a sudden and terrible silence, and I didn't know if it was really all over, or if it was a temporary peace before the catastrophe came.

There are many Buddhist temples in Luoyang City, and this Yongning Temple in the center of the city was originally built. For decades, the incense of Yongning Temple was prosperous, and people who came to worship were shoulder to shoulder. In the prosperity of the day, Yongning Temple is like the incarnation of the Buddha country, full of golden and brilliant peace. At this moment, Luoyang City, which had just experienced the devastation of the war, was breathless. Countless unjust souls are gone, and the lucky living are shocked in the dark. However, at this time, this pure land of Buddhism gathered people who had decided their fate and those who would decide their fate in the future, waiting to manipulate the direction of the time journey.

At this time, two people who entered the temple on horseback jumped off the horse and strode inside. The two of them are extremely agile, and they can be seen to be extremely young people. Deeply, the back of the Buddhist temple is the towering Yongning Tower, and the eyes of the tower suddenly brighten up under the tower. The figures under the tower are longing, everything here is as bright as day, but it is very quiet.

Two young men greeted the light. Dirty, blood-stained hakama, messy braided hair...... Actually, they weren't men.

The light of the candle shrouded them, and the older one had a face as white as mutton fat, and his eyes were as bright as jewels, dark green gems. If it weren't for his outfit, just looking at his face, he would be like a beautiful woman. He stared at the vision with a steady stare, and did not speak. Looking at his facial features, he is just a boy who has not been taken off his childishness, which is not quite consistent with his weighty performance at this time.

The person who followed him was not big enough, and he was still a little boy at all. The little boy's face was dark, but his eyes were deep, and he didn't say much, except to glance at the beautiful man meaningfully.

In the boundless darkness, only this one place is extremely bright, and it has become the focus of the entire Luoyang City, which will inevitably make the eyes of the entire Luoyang City focus on the people in this bright place. The bloodied heavy soldiers in Luoyang suddenly disappeared, and at this time, there were only a few sergeants standing on the edge of the bright place under the Yongning Tower.

In the center of the bright place is a young man, with a bit of bloody heroism on his sword eyebrows, but his long eyes look dignified and charitable. The men's crown is broad, and the clothes with wide sleeves are very solemn. He bowed his head slightly to the person opposite: "King Gao raised his master into the capital, I don't know what he wants?" His voice trembled slightly, and even the brow bone was unconsciously stirred, suggesting that he was desperately suppressing something in his heart.

The middle-aged man known as King Gao, Gao Huan, the King of Bohai, had a dark complexion, although he was also covered in blood like the sergeants, but his complexion was far less nervous and vigilant than the sergeants, and he was calm and calm. I really don't know what kind of world his heart is at this moment.

Gao Huan seemed to completely abandon everything around him, and only looked at the Great Wei Emperor Yuan Gong who was standing in front of him with an admiring gaze. This surprised him a little, and Gao Huan even had a faint hint of indescribable excitement in his heart, the imperial family of Great Wei finally had a decent person.

"Erzhu Zhao is a traitor, and the remnants of the Erzhu clan are not removed, and the minister has to raise troops to enter the side of the Qing monarch." Gao Huan answered Emperor Yuan Gong's question with great courtesy.

Gao Huan said as he suddenly glanced at the twenty-year-old boy standing beside him. This is another emperor he brought from Sindu, Yuen Long. Yuen Long felt Gao Huan's gaze glance over him, his whole body was cold and trembling, and he involuntarily lowered his head slightly, and his steps moved back slightly. Gao Huan was keenly aware of this change in Yuen Long, and he was still expressionless. It's just that Sun Teng, a subordinate standing not far behind Gao Huan, raised his hand very tacitly and shook the hilt of the sword on his body. Sun Teng's eyes kept wandering back and forth between the two emperors, Yuan Gong and Yuen Long.

At this time, Emperor Yuan Gong also set his sights on Yuen Long. "Er Zhu Zhao......" He paused, turned his head to look at Yuen Long, but he was talking to Gao Huan. King Gao, it is true that Er Zhu Zhao is a traitor, but for the sake of this dead Er Zhu Zhao, you have caused the entire Luoyang City to suffer this, how can you bear it? Emperor Wei's room is declining, King Gao set up a new emperor in Xindu, I have no complaints, I only hope that King Gao will have mercy on the people, and my heart is at ease. King Gao entered Luoyang from Xindu, is it really just for Er Zhu Zhao alone? ”

"Lord, what is the sin of the family monarch that is questioned by this?"

Emperor Yuan Gong's words had already made the atmosphere on the scene more and more tense, and everything was like an arrow waiting to be fired on a tight bowstring. But the silk cracked out, and it was another clear voice that cut through the sky. The beautiful boy just now didn't know when he arrived, and suddenly he was talking and had already stepped forward, followed by his younger brother, who was not good-looking, and even now dragged a snot. They became the center of attention of everyone present.

Emperor Yuan Gong was already full of blood and blood, and he gasped and looked at this unknown beautiful young man who interrupted him.

"Gao Cheng, the prince of the Bohai Sea", the beautiful young man's words were bold and informal, but he still saluted Emperor Yuan Gong.

"Gao Yang, the second son of the king of Bohai, ......" dragged his snot and followed suit.

Gao Cheng didn't care what the emperor thought, he calmed down and shouted to Gao Huan, "My lord." Gao Yang did the same.

Gao Huan just nodded, didn't speak, still expressionless, and waited to see what happened. Sun Teng glanced at Gao Cheng. The corners of Sima Ziru's mouth behind Gao Huan turned up slightly. Gao Huan's brother Gao Yue looked back and forth at the two emperors, Yuan Gong and Yuen Long, as if he was thinking about something. Only Gao Huan's other clan brother, Gao Guiyan, stared at Emperor Yuan Gong stubbornly. The little emperor Yuen Long didn't seem to see what was in front of him, and still kept his head down and didn't move.

"The prince doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't matter if you blame King Gao or not, but I don't know if the people of the world blame King Gao or not." Emperor Yuan Gong looked at the other little emperor Yuen Long, obviously having a look of unbearability, and of course there were unbearable words in his chest.

"Lord, my ancestors of the Xianbei people started in the deep mountains and dense forests, and now they have obtained half of the country, isn't it by conquest and killing? They are all like the Lord who is so content with the status quo that sooner or later they will retreat into the cave. Which of the first emperors and virtuous monarchs of Wei was not a military conquest and had great military achievements? When the world is pacified, it will naturally reuse talents, clarify the rule of officials, and make the people live in peace and contentment. If you don't go to war, has the lord forgotten that there is still Rouran and Nanliang on the side of Wei? ”

It's amazing. Such a boy who is not even a man teaches the emperor of the dignified Wei a lesson, and he is still talking about the way to govern the country. Although the tone is a little naïve, he is not wrong, it is very strategic, and it is obvious that he has the intention of looking at the world. Winning the world and ruling the world should not be something he should worry about at his age and status.

It was very quiet because of the surprise. Gao Huan, who was still expressionless, seemed to raise his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. Sima Zi looked at Gao Cheng with a smile on the ground. But I don't know why, he suddenly had a gloomy face again, and glanced at Emperor Yuan Gong. Sun Teng clenched the hilt of his sword and looked at Gao Cheng. Gao Yue frowned, and Gao Guiyan was thoughtful. The little emperor Yuen Long is as if it did not exist.

"I don't need you to teach you how to govern the country alone. The rule of the world will not begin with transgression. If the vertical son does not respect the law of etiquette and has no heavenly son, how do you know that it must not be a family teacher? King Gao regards the world as a private thing, where does he put the people of the world in his eyes? Your little son, you only know that you have a father, and you don't even know the king, can you know the people of the world? Emperor Yuan Gong's anger swelled up, he was angry, and it seemed to be a general outburst that had been suppressed for a long time. For a while, Yuan Gong's tone was sad and cheerful, as if he was reprimanding Gao Cheng, but he looked directly at his father Gao Huan.

On this side, Yuan Gong scolded Gao Cheng, and over there, Sun Teng leaned forward slightly, approached Gao Huan and whispered: "This son will not be used by me, it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible." He tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword. Gao Huan didn't answer his question, just glanced at the little emperor Yuen Long a little farther away, his lips moved slightly, and he only spit out two words, "It's a pity." "The tone is as cold as iron, and it must not be disobeyed.

"The minister's heart is full of sincerity, all for the community, I didn't expect the Lord to misunderstand so much." As soon as Yuan Gong's words fell, Gao Huan's eyes instantly filled with tears, looking particularly aggrieved and distressed. "The Erzhu clan is autocratic, the upper is responsible for the lord, and the lower is bullying the people, and the ministers can't bear it, and setting up a new emperor is also a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao. One can let Erzhu put his mind on the minister, although let him hate the minister into the bone marrow, and not difficult for the Lord; The other can make the people outside the power of the Erzhu clan settle down and keep their own business. When the time comes, the ministers will naturally support the imperial family, become one, and when the internal and external are unified, they will inevitably return to the lord. Who knew that the lord was so suspicious of his ministers ......" Gao Huan's voice was choked and seemed to be unable to continue, as if he was bowing his head and weeping, and he couldn't bear to face Emperor Yuan Gong.

"My lord......" Gao Cheng felt uneven in his chest, and looked at his father and stepped forward. This time, Gao Yang stood still and did not move. Gao Cheng turned to Emperor Yuan Gong again, "Lord ......" Gao Cheng's blood surged, and he also felt extremely wronged, and wanted to sincerely defend his father. But his words were interrupted.

"Lord, just look at King Gao while he is in the light, and he is full of grievances, don't you see it?" Sima Ziru looked at his old friend, his voice was not high, and his tone was like a wronged resentful woman, which made people laugh.

Before everyone could laugh, suddenly the sound of sharp metal grinding broke through the sky. Gao Cheng was surprised to look away, Sun Teng had already drawn his sword out of the sheath. Gao Cheng frowned, and looked at his father again, but his father didn't seem to see anything, and still bowed his head and wept. Yuen Long, who was near, shuddered. This little emperor is not as calm as Gao Yang, the little boy who was dragging snot next to him. Gao Yue and Gao Guiyan stared nervously and excitedly at the scene in front of them.

Sun Teng stepped forward with his sword and shouted: "Loyal ministers don't need to be treacherous, traitors are not negligent, what is the master?" The surrounding sergeants looked at Gao Huan, who was still crying, and immediately followed Sun Teng to surround Emperor Yuan Gong.

The atmosphere has changed abruptly, no matter what, the subordinates have come to this point to plot rebellion, do they really want to kill the enemy like the Son of Heaven? Gao Cheng never expected things to turn to this. He didn't move or speak, but his disgust for Sun Teng gradually rose in his heart. If there is really such a thing as killing the king, then it is undoubtedly his father who really bears this matter, and the stigma will never be washed away. How could Sun Teng not think about his father?

Thinking of this, Gao Cheng was just about to step forward, when he suddenly felt that someone behind him reached out and grabbed his clothes. Looking back, it was Sima Ziru. Sima Ziru shook his head at Gao Cheng. Gao Cheng was also a very smart person, so he didn't move again. It's just that his beautiful face has mixed emotions, and it is by no means similar to his age.

"That's it, I knew it was like that. How can Lone and other boys be added with axes? Emperor Yuan Gong saw Sun Teng approaching with a sharp blade in his hand, sighed calmly, suddenly turned around, snatched the sword from the hand of the nearby sergeant, and swept it with his backhand, and the blade of the sword was horizontal on his neck. Yuan Gong burst into tears, full of sorrow, "King Gao, you are so self-conscious." "Let's just push the sword and cut it horizontally. The white blade passed by, the blood flowed like a note, and the attack was almost so ruthless that the head was different.

Gao Cheng took a step back, a little stunned, but Gao Yang helped him.

"Lord......" Gao Huan raised his head at this time to wipe away his tears, his face was full of sorrow, and he didn't dare to look at it directly. Between monarchs and ministers, how can there be an unsolvable misunderstanding? As he spoke, he glanced gloomily at the little emperor Yuen Long next to him.

Yuen Long was already stupefied.

Suddenly, there was a flash of silver light.

"Lord, why do you kill yourself?" This cry was Sun Teng's voice. Before the sound came, the sword was out, the little emperor Yuen Long fell to the ground, covered in blood in an instant, and when the corpse landed on the ground, he said the last three words of his life, "Bohai King ......" was very resentful.

"Ahh The exclamation was Gao Cheng's voice.

"Lord!" Immediately, a high-pitched sound of grief and indignation filled the night sky, and came from a little distance. The sound surprised everyone present. Everyone was focused on what was in front of them, and they didn't know when the two strange men had sneaked into the temple and walked to the foot of the Yongning Tower.

The former has a weak crown and a sharp and angular face, and at this time the qi and blood are surging, and he is being pulled by five or six years old behind him. The one in the back bit his lip tightly, his eyes were full of tears, and his grief and indignation were inexplicable.

"Why did King Pingyang and King Nanyang just arrive?" Gao Huan asked in a weak voice, still wiping away tears.

"How dare he ......," Pingyang Wang Yuanxiu gritted his teeth and said in a low voice.

The Nanyang Wang Yuanbao Torch in the back suddenly remembered that when he left the house just now, his wife Yifu Yue'e sent her gently, worried and worried. He tightened Yuan Xiu and replied in a low voice, "Let's bear with it for a while," he paused for a moment and said, "I'm afraid Mingyue is already on her way here." Yuan Xiu trembled and immediately quieted down.

Luoyang ...... Sindu ......

Yuan Gong...... Yuen Long ......

Erzhu Zhao...... Gao Huan......

Two capitals, two emperors, two ministers. The sky was hazy and bright, I don't know which bold stupid monk dared to return to Yongning Temple at this time, and there was a sound of chanting in the distance, accompanied by a desolate morning bell.

Is Xindu still the capital? Everyone knows it in their hearts. But where is the future of Luoyang? Erzhu Zhao is dead, once the powerful Erzhu clan falls, is it a good thing or a bad thing? It's going to be dawn, where is Dawei's tomorrow? In the dawn, the bones of the two Great Wei Emperors fell under the towering pagoda of the Buddha Kingdom, covered with hideous scars and bloodstains.

Gao Cheng's beautiful green eyes lost their jewel-like brilliance just now, and they looked a little hollow and distracted. In his heart, his father should be Cao Mengde, who dominates the world, not Sima Zhao, who is despicable and murderous. The death of the two emperors was so stimulated on the spot that he could not control his emotions. Although he was influenced by his father and never took the Wei Emperor in his eyes, he never thought of killing the monarch, so cruel and dirty. Gao Cheng turned around and walked slowly towards the outside of the temple.

Gao Huan noticed his son's departure in the chaos, and his face, which had always been moody, frowned slightly. was thinking about something big in his heart, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of the second son Gao Yang beside him still standing there quietly, with no waves on his face, a city in his chest, and mountains and rivers in his belly, which made him feel solid and powerful in his heart, and his son should be like this.

"Since the emperor has collapsed, the Great Wei cannot be left without an owner for a day, and the king of Pingyang will be the emperor and live in Luoyang." Gao Huan said a word, announced his decision in a cold voice, and turned around and called softly: "...... Anu" Gao Yang heard it, froze for a moment, and walked up, his father stretched out his hand to him, Gao Yang took his father's hand, and walked out of the temple with his father.

At this time, Sima Ziru followed and whispered, "Little child." Suddenly, it seemed that he remembered something, "Ah Hui is old enough to get married." ”

Gao Huan didn't stop, he didn't speak, and his face was still expressionless, but his heart moved.

The two clan brothers, Gao Yue and Gao Guiyan, followed closely behind, and they all tried to listen to what Sima Ziru said to Gao Huan.

Sun Teng put away his sword, looked around as if he was looking for someone, and then led the sergeant to follow Gao Huan.

Under the Yongning Tower, there are only four Yuan Emperors who are separated by life and death.

Gao Huan led Gao Yang out, Gao Yang saw the eldest brother Gao Cheng's mount Sa Huan snorting, and blurted out: "My lord, the eldest brother's horse is still here, so it can be seen that he has not gone far." ”

Gao Huan pretended to have a big deal in his heart, and only said: "Let him go." ”

The group was gone.

Yuan Mingyue finally found Luoyang and found Yongning Temple. After a long night's travel, I was afraid to raise my heart, and at this time, looking at the golden and brilliant temple on the sloping mountain beam, I almost lost all my strength, but my heart was beating hard. Without any further hesitation, he took the house slave up the steps towards the mountain gate.

Who would have thought? Yuan Mingyue went up the small gentle slope, and was just about to enter the mountain gate, when suddenly a horse rushed out of the half-open and half-hidden temple gate, and it looked like it was about to hit her. Yuan Mingyue was so tired that she even slowed down her thinking, and she didn't reflect it for a while, she was stunned in the local area, watching the man on a horse come and hit her.

"Madame!" The house slave behind him was originally older and moved slowly, so he was naturally not as good as Yuan Mingyue, who was already anxious. At this time, it was too late to scream and run with all his might.

Gao Cheng on the horse was originally absent-minded, but the black slender figure was too eye-catching, and it immediately woke up his attention. He has always been quick to react and agile, and at this time, he was in a hurry to take the reins and raise his ...... The horse avoided Yuan Mingyue in front of him and did not directly collide. Taking advantage of the opportunity to pass by, Gao Cheng leaned over and stretched out his arms to fish, and lifted Yuan Mingyue on the horse, and the speed was not reduced, but he rushed downhill, and then slowly stopped.

The horse stopped, and immediately the two men looked at each other. Yuan Mingyue was so frightened that she couldn't say a word. Coupled with a night of exhaustion, full of worries, and grievances...... At this time, he was anxious and afraid, his eyes were full of tears, but he was just gasping for breath and unable to speak.

Gao Cheng thought that she was frightened by what happened just now, but she felt pitiful. This night, he broke through Luoyang, killed countless people, and witnessed the death of the second emperor under the Yongning Tower, and his heart was as cold as iron. At this time, the soft intestines were returned, and the meaning of pity for her and protection of her was suddenly born in my heart, which is just the nature of it.

"Thank you, Childe." Or Yuan Mingyue came over first. Don't complain about Gao Cheng's carelessness, don't complain about him for hurting people, but thank him. She could see that although this beautiful young man was dressed in tatters and dirty all over, he was extraordinary and not like a passerby, so he was called a son.

Gao Cheng saw that she was innocent and undeceived in her eyes, and he felt even more moved.

"Madame!" The house slave ran up panting.

"Madame is going to enter the temple?" Gao Cheng thought that there were corpses everywhere, and there was blood everywhere, and he frowned unconsciously, secretly thinking that there was such a place for such a beautiful girl? "Don't go, if there's any other place to go, I'll send my wife there." Gao Cheng didn't want to let Yuan Mingyue get off the horse, and he didn't ask her surname and identity.

"No, I have to go in." Yuan Mingyue blushed sharply. She suddenly remembered that this beautiful young man who looked several years younger than herself, why did he come out of the temple?

"Shizi!" Before Gao Cheng could speak, he heard a cold and hard voice coming from the mountain gate behind him.