When people were still immersed in the joy of the New Year, the capital was disturbed by a shocking case.

King Xue Rui was imprisoned for collaborating with the enemy and plotting rebellion. For a time, it was widely implicated, and all civil and military officials were in danger.

Now that the emperor has entered his twilight years, he is very afraid of rebellion, and he ordered Xue Shao, the king of Zhao, and Gu Zhiyuan, the general, to jointly supervise the case.

Seeing the ironclad evidence, the emperor was furious and immediately ordered the execution of those involved in the case, even if the queen came to intercede.

The cold wind is steep, blowing on the face like a knife, making people shiver.

Gu Qian knelt outside the door without moving, letting the wisps of green silk fly in the wind.

After a long time, Gu Zhiyuan walked out of the house, and when he saw Gu Qian, his face was full of displeasure, "Why are you still kneeling here?" ”

Gu Zhiyuan had already reprimanded Gu Qian fiercely, thinking that he would leave honestly this time.

"Father, Xue Heng is only twelve years old now, how could he be involved in the rebellion case? Child, please plead with the emperor and spare his life. ”

Xue Heng in Gu Qian's mouth is the son of King Jing, and their relationship has long been closer than that of brothers over the years. This case is related to Xue Heng's life and death, and he must not sit idly by.

The anger that Gu Zhiyuan had suppressed just now suddenly burned again, "You are really confused! Even if he had nothing to do with this case, just because his mother was the princess of Xirong, and he had half Qiang blood in his body, how could the emperor spare his life? ”

"He's the emperor's grandson!"

"Hmph, in this extraordinary period, the emperor even wants to kill King Jing, what can a mere emperor and grandson do?"

Gu Qian knelt on the ground and moved a few steps forward, tightly pulled the corner of Gu Zhiyuan's clothes, and choked up: "But, the child doesn't want to watch him die. Father, you are a general, you will definitely have a way, please save him! ”

"Now that none of the Chinese military officials of the DPRK are not in a hurry to dissociate themselves from this case, how can I wade into this troubled water? In order to avoid being criticized, you must not mention this matter again in the future! ”

Then he instructed a few guards around him: "You take Gongzi down and take care of him, and he is not allowed to leave the mansion for half a step in the past few days." If something goes wrong, I'll ask you! ”

"Father, father!" No matter how hard Gu Qian begged, Gu Zhiyuan was still indifferent.

The goose-feather snow fell from the sky, and the ground was already white, and there were few pedestrians on the streets.

The prison is located in the innermost part of the prison, where the sun does not see light all year round, and is lit only by a few torches in the corridors. The air was filled with a pungent musty smell and a disgusting smell of blood, which made people feel suffocated.

Normally there was no one here, but now it was extremely busy, and the jailers gathered all the prisoners who were going to be executed.

The former dignitaries and nobles have now become prisoners of the ranks, with their hair scattered and without the slightest trace of their former demeanor. They knelt in rows, begging for mercy and wailing one after another.

I don't know if it was because it was cold or scared, Xue Heng snuggled in Xiao Rong's arms and shivered.

Xiao Rong kept stroking Xue Heng's head with her hand and comforted: "Heng'er, don't be afraid, there is a mother." ”

Her face is like a silver basin, her eyes are like apricots, her lips are red without dots, and her eyebrows are green without painting. Although she is wearing plain white prison clothes at the moment, she still can't hide her demure and refined temperament.

It has only been a few decades since the founding of the Great Apocalypse, and the vassal kings of various places have been divided, and the surrounding countries are eyeing each other. King Jing was sent to Xirong as a proton since he was a child, and during his time as a hostage, he was in love with Xiao Rong, the princess of Xirong.

Because of Xue Rui's extraordinary demeanor and open-mindedness, he was also deeply loved by King Xirong. Far from embarrassing him, King Sijon sent him back ahead of schedule.

"Mother, why did Grandpa Huang kill us?"

Xiao Rong knew that Xue Heng couldn't understand the conspiracy of the court at his age, so she could only sigh helplessly, "Your imperial grandfather is old, and it is easy to listen to the slanderous rumors of traitors and villains. ”

"Then let's go back to Xirong, Heng'er hasn't seen his grandfather and uncles for a long time."

Xiao Rong choked up, her eyes were full of tears, she thought that she would be able to stay with her beloved for the rest of her life after leaving her hometown to follow Xue Rui, but she never thought that she would suffer such a catastrophe now, "Why don't my mothers miss them, it's a pity that I can't even see their last face now." Heng'er, if you can be reincarnated, you must not be thrown into this cold-blooded place! ”

"Heng'er is reluctant to give up Brother Gu Qian."

"Don't think about him from now on, if it weren't for his father, we wouldn't end up like this."

Gu Zhiyuan was the prison officer this time, and he walked in front of these prisoners surrounded by soldiers. His former colleague is now going to become an underground ghost, and he is also full of emotion in his heart.

The jailers walked in in an orderly manner with poisoned liquor and lined up in front of the prisoners.

Xue Rui was righteous and awe-inspiring, without the slightest fear on his face, got up and picked up a cup, turned around and looked around the people around him and sighed: "It's not a pity that I, Xue Rui, died dead, but it's a pity that these pillars of the country and innocent people were martyred for me." I'm sorry for you, but today I'm one step ahead. ”

After speaking, he drank all the poisonous wine in his hand, and then the whole person fell to the ground and kept convulsing, until the last seven orifices bled and remained motionless.

The tiger's eyes are wide open, and he does not blink his eyes.

"Father!" Xue Heng screamed heartbreakingly, but unfortunately that body was already unable to respond to him.

Xiao Rong hurriedly hugged Xue Heng in her arms, and tears fell on Xue Heng's face, making Xue Heng feel a chill.

Due to the heinousness of the crimes committed, their bodies were not allowed to be claimed for burial, and Gu Zhiyuan ordered them to be dumped in a mass grave outside the city.

After the execution, Gu Fu's guard of Gu Qian was also a lot lax, and he took advantage of the family's inattention to take Angju and quietly slipped out and went straight to the mass grave.

Since he couldn't save Xue Heng's life, he couldn't let him be exposed to the wilderness no matter what.

This year's spring was unusually cold, the ground was white, the wind was cold, the snowflakes were in full swing, and the wolf howls in the distance were even more chilling.

"Angju, you go over there and look for it."

But after rummaging for a long time, the two still didn't see Xue Heng's figure, and Gu Qian became anxious, "How could I not find it, where did I go?" ”

"Childe, there are more wolves around here. They've been hungry for a winter, could they have taken them away? ”

Gu Qian roared angrily: "Why, why do even these wolves have to fight against me? ”

The snow is like plum blossoms, plum blossoms are like snow, and the queen stands under the corridor looking at the courtyard with a heavy heart.

Seeing Zhao King Xue Shao coming, the maids on the side were about to salute, but Xue Shao waved his hand to stop them.

"Queen Mother, it's windy outside, you have to pay attention to your body."

The queen turned around and slapped him in the face, "I never thought that it would be you who drove Rui'er to a dead end!" ”

Seeing this scene, the palace maids on the side were all trembling, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

Xue Shao seemed to be expecting, he touched his red face, and slowly knelt on the ground, "The queen mother is angry, and the sons are also forced to do so." Back then, he didn't care about the feelings of brotherhood and forced the eldest brother to a dead end, and now the son is just returning to his body in the way of others. ”

The eldest brother in Xue Shao's mouth is the eldest son of the queen, Xue Gang, the king of Qu. Three years ago, Xue Rui was exposed for the crime of rebellion, which led to a different head. Thinking of the old things, the queen was so angry that she trembled, turned her back to King Zhao, and tears couldn't help but flow from the corners of her eyes, "Gang'er is to blame, and I can't blame others." ”

"Why have you been favoring the Three Emperor Brothers all these years?"

The queen's eyes were full of tears, "You were all conceived and born by me in October, and the palms and backs of your hands are full of meat." But Rui'er was sent to Xirong since he was a child, and he left his hometown, he suffered far more than you, and it is not okay for me, a mother, to give him a little more love! ”

Xue Shao slowed down and said: "Queen Mother, now there is only one son left of the three of our brothers. You can rest assured that in the future, your sons will be doubly filial to you. ”

The queen was heartbroken, and she didn't know whether to cry or laugh, "Hehe, now that Rui'er is abandoned in the wilderness, how can I rest assured?" You give me out, I don't want to see you again! ”

As he spoke, he walked into the inner room, leaving King Zhao kneeling there alone, and King Zhao clenched his fist tightly.

Hearing the news that King Jing had been executed, the emperor was also very uncomfortable, but this matter involved Jiangshan Sheji, and he would never allow his subordinates to show mercy.

The big eunuch walked in and said, "Your Majesty, King Zhao is asking to see you outside the palace." ”

The emperor thought for a moment, "Let him in." ”

As soon as Xue Shao entered the hall, he knelt on the ground, "Father, the son has something to ask for." ”

The emperor looked at Xue Shao and asked weakly, "What's the matter?" ”

"Although those who conspired against the rebellion are heinous and innocent, after all, most of them are members of the royal family, and I hope that my father can be kind enough to bury them properly."

The Emperor asked, "Do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"The father is angry, and the sons are not trying to excuse them. It's just that I have only been founding the country for a few decades, and the foundation has not yet been solidified. Now that the feudal kings of various places are divided, and the surrounding countries are eyeing each other, this case has greatly damaged the foundation of our dynasty, and if we do not appease those royal families, it will be a big disaster in the future. ”

The emperor pondered for a moment and nodded, "Shao'er, you're right. Now that these traitors and thieves are dead, I can't afford to take their corpses. Bring their bodies back and bury them. ”

"The retainers obeyed."

Before Xue Shao could turn around, the emperor commanded again: "By the way, although I have degraded Rui'er's identity, your queen mother loves him the most after all." Finding a place to bury them is a comfort to your mother. ”

Xue Shao ordered Gu Zhiyuan to send a team of men and horses to the mass grave overnight to search for the corpses, even if they searched for a night, there were still seven or eight missing.

Xue Shao nodded, "It's just a few corpses, forget it if you can't find it." General Gu has been working really hard for this case these days. ”

"It will be an honor to serve His Highness."

"If one day the king of Japan can ascend to this throne, it must be indispensable to you."

Gu Zhiyuan immediately knelt down when he heard this, "Thank you Your Highness for your cultivation, the last general will definitely go to the soup and fire, and I will not give up!" ”

When Xue Heng woke up, he found himself lying in a bamboo hut, with two teenagers beside him looking at him.

Yuehua saw that he was awake and hurriedly ran out and shouted, "Master, the person you rescued is awake." ”

When he returned to the house, he was followed by a middle-aged man in a gray robe. I saw him with his hair tied in a bun, his phoenix eyes and eyebrows, his face ruddy, and his demeanor elegant.

As soon as Xue Heng wanted to get up, he felt sore, he looked at the strangers in front of him and asked, "What kind of place is this, why am I here?" ”

Rihua said: "This is Hopeless Peak, and the master rescued you a few days ago." My name is Rihua, this is my junior brother Yuehua, what's your name? ”

Xue Heng desperately wanted to recall the previous events, but unfortunately the more he thought about it, the more his head hurt, "I, why can't I remember anything, who am I?" ”

Sun Xun said leisurely: "What if you remember, what if you don't remember?" From now on, you will be my little apprentice of Hopeless Peak, the Dao name Xinghua. ”

Yuehua said happily: "Great, I've been a junior brother here for three years, and now I'm finally going to be a senior brother again!" ”