It's another year of snowy nights, and another group of people who don't return.

Dayun went to Beijing.

The trip to the mausoleum of the first emperor failed, Wang Zhixin led a group of imperial city commanders to return, and when he went, he was majestic and high-spirited, but when he came back, he was so embarrassed, if he hadn't brought back one of the gods in the rivers and lakes, the peach and plum cane, how much he had gained, I am afraid that the impeachment of Wang Zhixin would have been flying all over the sky.

since.

Wang Zhixin has been recuperating in the headquarters of the Imperial City Division in Shangjing, and the emperor has not summoned him, which seems to be a signal to the outside world.

But even so.

Wang Zhixin looked extremely leisurely, even if some of the cronies around him were worried about him, but he himself didn't mean to panic at all, and after cultivating his body, he even took advantage of the fact that the people around him were not paying attention, changed his outfit, and sneaked out of the headquarters of the Imperial City Division.

"Whew.... It's been a long time since I've been out for a walk alone. ”

"Heavy snow in Shangjing."

"It's a beautiful sight."

If it had been placed twenty years ago, Wang Zhixin would not have said such words even if he died, but after twenty years, everything has long been different from the beginning.

Walking in the capital, Wang Zhixin walked through the streets and alleys, walked through the crowds, seemed to be looking for something, but when the sun set, he still didn't find what he was looking for, but after understanding this, Wang Zhixin's face showed a smile.

“.... Sure enough, no. ”

"Good!"

What Wang Zhixin is looking for is actually very simple, he is looking for the poor.

Because they have no food, no coats, and no ability to survive when the snow comes, they can only lie on the street and close their eyes and wait for death.

Twenty years ago, even in Shangjing, the most prosperous capital of Dayun, such an existence could be easily found.

But twenty years later.

To say that there are no poor people in the world must be nonsense, but at least in Shangjing, at the foot of this Tianzi, no one will die due to snow.

Everyone has food, clothing, and a place to live....

"Great."

"It's wonderful."

Wang Zhixin took a deep breath, relaxed, wandered around the capital aimlessly, and even bought a sugar gourd with a lot of heart.

Maybe today is still far from the original dream.

But myself, as well as the Holy One, are indeed moving towards that dream step by step.

Someday.

The prosperity of Shangjing will not only be limited to Shangjing, but will expand to the whole world, everyone has food, everyone has clothing, everyone has a house to live in, at that time, what rivers and lakes, are all chickens and dogs, the court is destined to be the destiny of heaven, no one can stop it.

It's just that.....

Thinking of this, Wang Zhixin's heart unnaturally drifted through a slight shadow, which he left during his trip to the mausoleum of the First Emperor not long ago.

Xiao Rumo, the sword master of the rivers and lakes.

"The Academy of Literature can teach, why can't the Academy of Martial Arts learn martial arts..... Is it? ”

"That being said."

"But that's easier said than done."

Wang Zhixin was born in the imperial court, and Xiao Rumo is not the kind of person who is resourceful, what can he think of, Wang Zhixin, can the military officials of the imperial court not think of it?

But why hasn't the imperial court done it so far?

The answer is actually the same as why the imperial court forbade the circulation of special weapons such as broken arrows in the world, not that it can't be done, but once it is done.....

.... The foundation of the imperial court was shaky.

If you want to open a martial arts academy to teach martial arts, you must first meet a prerequisite, that is, the power of the imperial court itself is enough to surpass those who have learned martial arts, but how easy is this to say? If the six major factions of the rivers and lakes are not eliminated, the imperial court will never be able to suppress the people of the rivers and lakes in the realm of warriors.

Unless the military is used.

But the army is used to defend the country, and Dayun is not without foreign enemies, and would rather ignore the current situation of foreign enemies, but also send a large number of troops to suppress the country?

No one would do such a thing.

So it's easier said than done.

And....

"Xiao Rumo, he seems to have found out."

"The Mausoleum of the First Emperor itself .... In fact, it was aimed at him. ”

Since Chen Changzhen of Xiaoyao Sect came to the court with the news of the mausoleum of the First Emperor, this situation has been arranged, and the killing of the grandmasters of the six major sects is just by the way, the first sword cultivator in the world, the great master of the Tao on the bright side, Xiao Rumo, the sword master of the rivers and lakes, is the person who must be killed in this game.

And it's still a game in a game.

The news that Chen Changzhen was eroded by the Blood Demon.... Didn't the court know?

The imperial court knew.

Chen Changzhen's secret had been exposed when the emperor met him for the first time, and Wang Zhixin, the existence of the blood demon, actually knew it clearly.

The calculation of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor has three layers from beginning to end, the first layer is to strangle the grandmasters of the six major factions, the second layer is to kill Xiao Rumo, the sword master of the rivers and lakes, and the third layer is to suppress the blood demon in the emperor's tomb.

And in the end.

"Everything is as calculated by the emperor, Xiao Rumo is dead, the sword of the rivers and lakes is buried in the emperor's tomb forever, the arms of Xiaoyaozong are gone, and they are no longer a threat, and at the same time, the blood demon has also been suppressed, and the common people have been spared a catastrophe, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, but the court itself has hardly paid any price...."

It's really a good calculation.

It's just that....

"In the end, Xiao Rumo should have seen through it, but even if he saw through the truth, he still chose to sacrifice himself to Yongzhen Blood Demon..."

"Not bad."

"Because I knew a long time ago that Xiao Rumo, the sword master of the rivers and lakes, was indeed a chivalrous man, in fact, as long as he entered the imperial tomb, everything was already doomed."

“！！！”

Turning back suddenly, Wang Zhixin looked behind him in astonishment, and there, a young man in an overcoat who looked the same as twenty years ago was smiling and looking at him.

"Emperor...."

Before the words came out, the young man raised his eyebrows: "Huh? ”

Wang Zhixin immediately grinned when he saw this, and immediately changed his words: ".... Eun Gong. ”

"That's pretty much it."

Seeing this, the young man nodded: "What?" It's snowing heavily, so instead of recuperating at home, you run outside, and it seems that you are very idle. ”

"How... It's just busy. ”

"Hmph."

The young man strode to Wang Zhixin's side, and said with a smile: "Seeing that you were like that just now, you seem to be a little confused. Listen to me. ”

Eun Gong laughed. Wang Zhixin smiled bitterly: "It's just some miscellaneous thoughts." ”

"What about distractions? Let's talk about it. ”

“.... Engong atoned for his sins, Zhixin just felt that a chivalrous man like Xiao Rumo could actually be co-opted, so why bother to get rid of it..."

"That's it?"

“.... That's it. ”

After hearing this, the young man looked at Wang Zhixin for a moment, but then shook his head and patted him on the shoulder: "You, you, I know what you mean, you should think that the people of the rivers and lakes are also a usable force, if they can be divided and co-opted, it is also a good thing to take them under your command." ”

"Right?"

“.... Yes, I can't hide anything from Engong. ”

Wang Zhixin was silent for a while, and then said: "Most of the people in the rivers and lakes advocate force, and with the cultivation of Engong, as long as it is operated properly, it will not hurt a single soldier to pacify the rivers and lakes within ten years, but why don't you do this?" If you have to use this way, Zhixin just thinks that it doesn't make sense....."

"You don't understand."

The young man did not answer Wang Zhixin's question, but just shook his head.

"Pacify the rivers and lakes?"

"With pure force, let the rivers and lakes obey, is that to pacify the rivers and lakes? No, it's only temporary, just like this Dayun Dynasty, as time passes, when I grow old, when I enter the ground, the sect will resurrect, and the world will still fall into strife again. ”

"What's the use of that?"

"The so-called rivers and lakes are nothing more than the connection between people, above the court, hundreds of officials are intrigued, how can it not be rivers and lakes?"

"So what I want is not to pacify the rivers and lakes."

“... No? ”

Wang Zhixin was rarely confused: "That Engong... What exactly do you want? ”

"What do you want?"

The young man was also slightly stunned when he heard this, and after thinking seriously for a while, he smiled freely: "I don't know either." ”

"Huh?"

"Don't believe it, at the beginning, I hoped that everyone in the world would be like a dragon, after ascending the throne and taking power, I hope that my rights will be supreme, and the foundation of Dayun will continue, and when I am old, I hope that I can go further in martial arts, and I will not die of old age so soon...."

"At the end of the day, I'm nowhere near as noble as I think I am."

"I have both selfishness and righteousness, sometimes private is greater than public, sometimes public is greater than private, and sometimes public and private are half."

“.... The same is true for this calculation, for me, Xiao Rumo must be removed, because as long as he is alive, my plan cannot be implemented, so he must die, this is private, for the imperial court, Xiao Rumo and other great masters themselves are unstable factors, in addition to the best, this is the public, compared with the two, which is more important? It must be myself, so in this layout, it can be regarded as more private than public. ”

"The Jianghu Sword must stay in the Emperor's Mausoleum, because if it falls into the rivers and lakes, it will only cause large-scale strife and chaos, disrupt the local security, and the blood demon must also be suppressed, because it will be a disaster if it is born, these two are not only for my Li family's country, but also for the people of the world, which can be regarded as half public and private."

"As for myself, in terms of selfishness, I actually admire Xiao Rumo, I didn't sit with him in the past, but I still set up a game to kill him, this is something that can't be helped, after all, sitting in my position, you can't care too much about personal feelings, and if you think too much, it will only be bad."

"Otherwise, the world will say that the emperor is a lonely man."

"You know, recently, even my crown prince has learned to secretly buy his ministers behind my back."

“... The minister was terrified. ”

"Hahahaha!"

"It's okay, it's okay, since I told you, I don't worry about you saying it."

The young man smiled, fiddled with the hem of his clothes, and then took a long sword from his waist and handed it to him: "Take it, Xiao Rumo is dead, and then proceed as planned." ”

"This is...."

Wang Zhixin looked at the long sword in his hand, the blade was included in the scabbard, and he couldn't see the slightest sharpness, but just holding it in his hand was enough to make people feel a strong sword intent rushing towards him, and the sword qi in the sheath was so strong that he even had the illusion of seeing the Jianghu sword again.

And above the scabbard, there are two huge seals.

Shuren.