Xiao Rang was stunned, as if at this moment, he was no longer the indifferent and ruthless emperor, as if now, in front of him, was just a person who was heartbroken by the departure of the woman he loved deeply.

【Emperor】

It turned out that she had already seen that I was blaming this child, and she knew that I was blaming this child for taking her away from me so quickly, if it weren't for the fact that the child was born to Yi'er, I really wanted to kill him with a knife! But I knew I couldn't do that, because he looked like Yi'er, really like, just like him, he was Yi'er's child, our child. Yi'er asked me to take good care of him in the end, even if I was angry with this child, after seeing the pure and innocent face that seemed to be Yi'er's rebirth, the sword in my hand could no longer be lifted.

It's me who I'm sorry for Yi'er, it's me who ruined her life in order to make her laugh for a while. I didn't want to see that kid do as wrong as I used to, so I swore that I would make him a person who was so good that he would not even make mistakes, and that he would be absolutely right in everything he chose and did. I thought I had done it, he joined the army as a young man, won countless battles and battles, no one in the army or in the court had no one to match, even if someone really tried to kill him, it was impossible to succeed, I always thought I had done it, but I didn't expect that the son I valued the most, the person I wanted him to sit on that chair the most, would abandon the whole world for a woman.

Although he knew that his surname was plain and he was unwilling to pursue power and covet the supreme position like his unsuccessful brothers, even for the sake of all the people in this world and for the thousands of people of the Great Zhou, he must come to be this emperor. I put him in the barracks to go through the experience, grind his surname, and finally deliberately snubbed him, so that his high-spirited brothers could always trample him under his feet, all so that he could sit on that chair one day earlier! Unexpectedly, just as I was about to summon him back, he told me that he no longer wanted to be emperor.

You can imagine my anger at that time, there was no successor, this is something that everyone who is still in the supreme position does not want to see in their lifetime, and what makes me angry the most is that he is still Yi'er's child! The son of a woman who wants a son so bent on that she can abandon her own surname and life! I wanted to kill him with a sword! Yi'er has always refused to call me the name I gave him, she said that the name was too domineering, too fierce, and not good for children. She has always called him Rui'er softly with the voice that seems to melt the clouds in the sky, she said, she doesn't want to see how much martial arts talent he has, she just needs him to be accompanied by the auspicious Rui given to him by God for a lifetime, and a safe life, that's enough.

Perhaps he was too much like Yi'er, both in terms of his appearance and his sense of calm and composure in the face of his majesty that would terrify everyone's heart. It's not so much stubborn as he doesn't like the coldness on me at all. Even before our relationship reached that point of being out of control, he was like a polite subordinate talking to his superiors, and he never thought of me as his father. I don't know if he hates me, but I know he'll never see me again, even if I wish he called him son. Since then, I have lost him.

I seem to be beginning to understand his original choice, maybe the throne is really not suitable for him, but what can I do, as the emperor of the Great Zhou, I have no choice.

After Yi'er went, I didn't think about the court for a month, all those things were dispensable things for me, the Yellow River burst its banks for thousands of miles, starvation was everywhere, the victims exceeded one million at a time, and the eight hundred miles of urgent newspapers flew to the capital like snowflakes, and several elders who were worried about the world had already written to each other, ready to risk death to admonish each other, but fortunately, the short and fat uncle of the country took all the victims over, and the two states did not let anyone starve to death for a whole year. coincided with the invasion of the Hui army into the north, even if I had no intention of going to the battlefield that I had fought in the past, I could not let the ancestors lose their country in my own hands. But what I never expected was that the child, who had already become a left-wing general by virtue of his military exploits, would still sit on his horse under the onslaught of tens of thousands of dead soldiers of the enemy, and refused to take a step back even though the sharp bamboo arrow grazed his cheek. Even as a commander in the army, his flag still stands at the forefront of the battlefield.

A herald risked death to send a red-dyed silk cloth to the front of the battle: "General, Chai Shuai's banner has begun to retreat, are we also ・・・・・・?"

The child's face was as heavy as water, and he coldly threw the silk silk to the ground, and the raised whip slammed it on the beloved mount: "Nonsense! Before the words fell, the horse was gone.

He was dressed in light armor and rushed into the enemy line without following the guards. I could even hear the angry cries of the guards who had been following him, and the guards who had been stripped of their armor threw their shattered armor to the ground one by one, snatched a scimitar from the hands of the enemy who swept by, and followed with the back of the sword and the back of the warhorse. The only remaining soldiers were all red-eyed, and the commander himself was in the enemy's line, there was nothing more morale-boosting than this, and when I saw his gradually dyed red robe, I suddenly found that my eyes began to moisten at some point, and my son was so brave, like the sun in the sky, that people would never dare to look at him directly.

If the battle situation is unfavorable, the commander should personally fight to encourage the soldiers, abandon the army and flee first, kill ・・・・・・ he really did, in the thin eight hundred miles of urgent delivery of the young face of the young man who is not yet weak, I can't see his young face that is not yet the weak crown, I can't see the way he points to the country with a spear and a prancing horse, I can't see every word he said in a deep but convincing voice to the boys behind him who are also childish and unfinished, I can't see the despair and madness of him rushing into the enemy line in a plain robe without looking back, I can't see the soldiers behind him roaring in unison and the commander who follows them is willing to die together・・・・・ all of this I see now, and I can't help but be a little confused at the same time, this child is really the boy born by Yi'er who always likes to hang in the arms of the nurse to eat and laugh? I should be happy, but why do I feel strange? Isn't what I want him to be? Why, why do I still feel a little sad in my heart?

There is no need for support, Rao is the arrogant and unstoppable king of Hui, and this time he has also tasted the pain of a fiasco, he thought that the battle situation would be nine out of ten times beyond his expectations. The white robe was like a god of war on the land of Huijiang, and the fierce swordsmanship made every Hui warrior who tried to get close frightened, and every time he slashed, a soldier would fall. The warriors didn't even dare to look at him, because the young man standing in front of them had eyes that seemed to drip blood at any moment.

"Morica, Morica Wow!" The Hui cavalry shouted one after another, and rushed back in the direction of their camp without fighting spirit, as if they were afraid of seeing some monster. The generals who stood on the hillside not far away and stopped to watch with me listened to the same noise, and their dazed expressions fell into my eyes.

"Scribe, what are they talking about, you translate it for everyone." With a smile on my lips, I pointed to a military scribe who was working as a translator, but my eyes were fixed on the man who knelt at the front of the group of generals who had withdrawn first, with his head down.

"Your Majesty, that is the dialect of the Hui people on the west side, which means 'God of War'" may have been made uneasy by the too oppressive atmosphere here, and a thin sentence made a bright bead of sweat appear on the forehead of the little civil official who came out of Taishi Yuan.

"Oh?" I smiled noncommittally, picked up a cup of tea handed by the guards and drank it in one gulp, "General Li, Marshal Chai, what do you two think?" ”

Almost anyone can see the vacillation and panic of those two people, both of them are the descendants of the sixteen founding feats of the Great Wednesday, respectively representing the two factions of Ning Guogong and Zhu Guogong behind them, until now there are not a few people in the court who are inextricably linked with their two families, except for the forbidden army and the elite cavalry stationed in Jiucheng, almost all the military power of the Great Zhou is in the hands of the two of them, if the emperor is still there, he will not let the two of them sit so big, and now Zheng'er wants to be powerful in the army, If it weren't for my secret help, I'm afraid that he wouldn't be able to sit in the position of the general until now, otherwise, with his intelligence, how could he just be a small right-wing general?

"The minister is incompetent, please punish Your Majesty." The two of them took the initiative to speak very interestingly, hum, it's not two fools, the Seven Princes took the lead, single-handedly rushed into the enemy formation, turned the tide with the strength of one person, and tried to protect the border city from losing, no one can take away this credit, if I am not here now, maybe they will come up with another trick, but now even the old Fengge who has always been close to these two families has nothing to say.

"The Seven Princes led a lone army to resist the Hui people, the first soldiers were brave and abnormal, with less than 10,000 meager troops defeated back to 100,000 soldiers, and even the Hui King almost became a prisoner, which shows that his courage and strategy are the best choice, and what is even more commendable is that the battle situation is unfavorable but still stubbornly defends the city and does not retreat, a piece of bare loyalty can be seen from the sky, so handsome, it is really the blessing of my Great Zhou, the minister suggests that the Seven Princes be crowned the winged king, and the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, in order to show their merits." Naturally, there were many thoughtful people among the important ministers, and the prime minister, who seemed to have guessed what I was thinking, spoke early, and everyone else also reacted and asked for a reward for the meritorious ministers.

"However," the generalissimo of the Chai family didn't seem to be willing to let go of the military power in his hand, and raised his head and wanted to say something, the old man who had not looked very good since the scribe explained, suddenly took a step forward, and used his wide sleeves to block in front of the prince of Ning Wangfu, who was still a little unenlightened, with a solemn expression: "The seventh prince Wen Taowu strategy, especially fighting to the death against the enemy who is ten times his own, and finally defeating the king of Hui, is really a rare general, and he deserves this generalissimo." ”

I smiled quietly: "The elder praised it." As soon as the words changed, he suddenly issued an edict: "Spread the decree, seal the seven princes as the generalissimo, control all the soldiers in the sixteen states of the border area, and now the soldiers who are still fighting desperately will be promoted to three levels, and those who kill one enemy will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and those who kill one hundred enemies will be rewarded with one thousand taels!" The families of the war dead are exempt from tax for ten years, with a reward of 200 taels of silver, and no need to pay for five years! Then he asked the pavilion elder a little lazily: "But Zheng'er is too young, and the matter of the king will be talked about later, what does the pavilion elder think?" ”

"Holy Wisdom." Elder Ge seemed to have expected it, and calmly accepted this condition, which was not too good for both Ning Guogong and Zhu Guogong.

"As for the two princes..." I forced a smile, and there was a very calm look on my face: "Hurry up - it's almost a family, why are you still so angry, I remember that you are going to marry those two county lords next month, I don't know which of you picks the sister of those two sister flowers, who picks the sister?" ”

"This..." The two of them didn't react for a long time as if their heads were not bright, and it wasn't until my slightly dissatisfied gaze fell on their faces that Feng Ge Lao had to come out to play a round: "Back to Your Majesty, how can the two of them dare to climb the county lord・・・・・・"

I unceremoniously interrupted him: "Feng Ge Lao, you are old, and your head is not very good, right?" You forget, King Qinghe told me last time. Ning Guogong has been fighting horses all his life, and Zhu Guogong is a well-known military god in my Great Zhou, and the great-grandson of the two of them married a county lord, and the door is right, and the door is the right thing - this matter is so decided, I promise you, the two daughters of King Qinghe will be your princesses in the future, they can be spoiled a little too much by my uncle, and they are looking for people to fight everywhere all day long, and I smashed a bag on their heads last time, but they look pretty good, but they are a little naughty, and they will be fine in a few days after marrying into their husband's family, You don't have to worry - I said you two, Ning Guogong and Zhu Guogong should be impatient to wait for another great-great-grandson, you two are good, don't you let those two old people be in a hurry if you are so unhurried, remember, marry the two county lords early, bear with it, don't let them always come to me to complain that you bullied them, and ah, in the future, I will have a big fat boy, and I must call me when I am one year old・・・・・・ "To be honest, Even I couldn't hold back a laugh when I said these words, if these two idiots really married the two sisters of King Qinghe, they would probably never be peaceful in the future, right?

However, I am still a little worried, others don't care, but it's hard to say whether this dazzling set of Tai Chi can make the old fox understand.

Sure enough, the pavilion elder, who had always been close to Ning Guogong, suddenly sighed, as if he was making a helpless compromise: "Since it is Your Majesty's golden mouth, then the old minister has thanked Your Majesty on behalf of the two princes, but these two princes are already criminal ministers, and marrying the royal relatives of the golden branches and jade leaves may damage the reputation of the county lord・・・・・・ the prince is willing to hand over the military power and let His Majesty dispose of it, and ask the emperor to spare the two princes for the sake of the county lord." ”

"Master..." The two young faces were full of consternation, as if they couldn't believe their ears at all. These two idiots! I pouted my lips disdainfully, they were probably still thinking about why their teacher, the old man of the Feng Pavilion who even Ning Guogong and Zhu Guogong had to give three points of courtesy, would follow my wishes, marrying the county lord or something, it was a nonsense at all.

Only I sneered in my heart, sure enough, this person who always came out of the wind and waves in the pavilion was not stupid enough to see the current situation clearly. What time is it? As long as an abandoned army absconded, the charge of ignoring the robe Ze can make them fall to the ground with two heads, not to mention what punishment the defeated army will receive, if Zheng'er turns the tide and keeps this border pass, even cutting off the heads of both of them will not be able to save the unfavorable situation of the Great Zhou. At this time, he still thinks about excusing himself, doesn't it make him seem to be quibbling?

"You two, shut up!" The old and young people of the Feng Pavilion had red necks, strode over and kicked them to the ground, and knelt down tremblingly despite the cold of their legs and said: "It's the old minister's poor supervision, please punish Your Majesty together," he said, and took off his official hat with his trembling hands.

It is convenient to talk to smart people, this time it is not smooth, it not only clears the obstacles for Zheng'er, but also puts Ning Guogong and Zhu Guogong's next family together, so that they can't say their suffering, the most important thing is that the power of the old man Feng who has been in my throat for more than 20 years has also been defeated in this power game, he is the elder of the four dynasties, his status is not high, the relationship between the DPRK and China is intertwined, several times he has obviously forced him to retreat to the edge of the cliff, but he can always find a way. This time, for the sake of those two pigs, he would voluntarily give up everything, and if it weren't for the fact that I knew his surname well, I would have thought he was teasing me.

The two generals who were still beautiful a few days ago immediately closed their mouths obediently, and it could be seen that the status of Lord Feng, the teacher, in the hearts of the two demon kings of the mixed world is indeed unmatched, although I also admit that those two little guys are not incompetent, and they are definitely not straw bags that only rely on their father's power to become an official, but even I am secretly surprised by Zheng'er's performance, even if they have bitterness in their hearts, they can only be a dumb person who devours Coptis chinensis.

"Lord Feng, is this in my army?" I deliberately accentuated my tone, frowned and said slightly angrily: "You are the elder of the Four Dynasties, you are gone, how do others think of me, a lonely person?!" ”

"The minister doesn't dare, it's just that the minister is old, and he has begun to be unable to deal with things very early, so if he goes on like this, it is small to have the grace of the saints, and it will delay the people in the world, and the minister is really not suitable to continue to stay." Even if I personally went over and picked him up, there was no flattering look on his face, hum, you old fox, what else in this world you dare not do except that chair you dare not sit?!

"That's it, since Lord Feng is old, I don't want to be embarrassed, and those trivial matters in the court can be ignored, but Lord Feng has been familiar with reading scriptures since he was a child, and he is only eight buckets high, especially calligraphy, can you be willing to be a teacher for a few days for my sons who are not successful?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Feng Ge Lao Wei closed his eyes, looking like he was more than ten years old, and was carried into a warm sedan chair by the guards. Sure enough, he is an opponent that should not be underestimated, and it is clear at a glance, even the prime minister who is on the same list as him is probably better than him. I laughed secretly, but it was really pleasing to the eye to see the old face that had suffered so much for me upward・・・・・・

Seeing that the noise raised by the war horses gradually subsided, and the deafening shouting and killing sound just now also left far away, I stretched my waist and snorted a little sleepily: "Zheng'er is really capable, it is estimated that even the king of Hui has been tied to the camp to receive the reward, hehe,"

Just as he was about to turn around and get on the horse, he suddenly heard the prince of King Ning's mansion muttering unconvinced: "Do just a few people still want to capture the king alive・・・・・・

My face changed, and my eyes swept coldly over his faces and those generals who returned with him today, some were ashamed, some were afraid, some were dissatisfied, and even more disdainful!

I laughed and pulled out the sword of the guard beside me, and in the sun, the steel knife made of good cold iron shone brightly.

"Your Majesty!" Several important ministers threw themselves at my feet in unison, as if they guessed what I was going to do, and wanted to hug my legs: "How can Your Majesty's golden body be..."

I gently dodged them and jumped on my horse, slashing the reins that were still in the hands of one of the guards, "Don't you know? Before I was crowned king, I was also a general—didn't I already give an edict just now? Zheng'er is now the commander of the sixteen states of moderation, and the commander is still sparing his life, how can I, a former general, retreat here with fear? ”

Maybe it was the soldier who had been sent to the front to give the order had just finished reading the decree, and there was jubilation under the mountain pass, or maybe it was the prime minister's strategy, and I could faintly hear hundreds of big men shouting: "Capture the king alive, and the reward is 10,000!" Even the old man who sat in the sedan chair could hear it clearly, and soon, the Chinese army, which had been defeated, also joined the pursuit, listening to the drumming of the unique march of the Great Zhou army, it suddenly paused and became more hot, even I could perceive that the drum general was now probably excited to replace the broken drumstick with a pair of fists as big as a bowl.

I clearly saw that the faces of those generals changed, and they all bowed their heads unwillingly but helplessly. Needless to say, the steel knife in my hand drew a silver arc like a cold moon, and I pointed to the big flag that was about to disappear at the end of my vision, and gently spit out a word: "Kill!" "In front of the real battlefield, there is no need to talk so much nonsense.