Chapter Seventy-Nine: Alone
The little emperor was stunned for a long time, or not for long, but at this moment, he seemed to be in another dimension of time, and even breathing felt longer than before.
Seventeen years ago in the autumn, it was raining smoke and rain outside Liankong Castle. Qin Xianhuang's strong attack killed the head of the family of the loser, Gong Wuwu, and also killed the world's first loyal general, the former dragon general Shen Chaoya. After that battle, the Shen family's loser was wiped out, leaving only Liuli, who was still a baby girl, and Shen Xiaolie, who was six years old.
Many years later, people recalled the event and thought that the greatest impact was the creation of two of the empire's most wanted criminals, the bookkeeper and the forger.
Because neither the bookkeeper nor the forger had any family of their own in that war. Although Shen Xiaolie was used by the empire for a long time, in the end, the scholar's choice did not surprise the emperor and the Yan family, and the scholar left Xiang Wu, who had nurtured him, and became a Jianghu man and an accountant.
As for Gong Yi Liuli, the relationship between the empire and her is not as complicated as Shen Xiaolie. Because from beginning to end, the empire wants to get rid of the public loss glass.
It is believed that the two most wanted criminals turned their backs on the empire and had ...... roots in their families.
But there's one thing people are missing.
After that war, there was actually another person who lost his father.
Little Emperor.
Qin Xianhuang's sudden abdication in seclusion actually caused quite a stir at the time. Compared with the little emperor, Qin Xianhuang's reputation is actually closer to legend, more like what a founder should be. When the Chu State did not show obvious signs of decay, it was able to disintegrate the Chu State little by little and turn it into the most powerful person in the entire continent. In just over ten years, he has a groundbreaking martial arts, and his strength is strong enough to kill the dragon general. These past events can be said to be great achievements, and most people are in awe of Qin Xianhuang, and they are more fearful than respectful.
And Qin Xianhuang's sudden abdication is indeed a thing worth pondering and pondering, but no one knows the reason so far, and people guess that it may be related to the reason for the killing of the Shen family and the public loser, but these are all speculations, and no one knows the real reason.
After the abdication, not long after, in just two or three years, because there was no news at all, and because there seemed to be no movement on the royal side, many people thought that the emperor had died. At least when Emperor Qin was still around, the Yan family would not be so dictatorial above the government.
And after Emperor Qin passed the throne to the young emperor, the Yan family was actually really careful at first, every idea above the court would speculate about the emperor's thoughts, although Yan Fan was not as smart as Yan Xing, but he also had the talent of a prime minister. He believes that the abdication of the former emperor may be just a disguise, just a cover used by the former emperor to test the loyalty of his ministers.
Yan Fan thought so, so for the first two years, he was very cautious, but in the end he confirmed one thing.
The first emperor is really gone, and there is no one to rely on behind the little emperor.
Just like the child of the Shen family, he has no father of his own.
Emperor Qin should be dead, almost five or six years after passing on the throne, all the officials thought so. And now...... Seventeen years have passed since the succession of the emperor.
Seventeen years is a long time. In the past seventeen years, the Chu army has slowly grown, the Demon Sect has slowly risen, and the Western Regions and the Northern Regions have been eyeing the empire.
A few years ago, the Tieli people almost captured the Frost River, but the emperor did not make a move at that time. It was a scholar who saved the empire.
A year ago, the Tieli people invaded Shuangchuan again, and with the consciousness of death, the empire was once forced into a desperate situation, but Qin Xianhuang still did not appear, and it was the martial arts heroes who saved the empire.
If the first emperor was still alive and had such a powerful martial arts, the Chu army might not have developed to today's scale at all, and the Demon Sect would always only operate underground, as for the Western Regions and the Northern Regions, they may not be able to cut off their ambitions, but if the empire still has stronger combat power than the dragon generals, if a generation of founding warriors can control the expedition in person, maybe the empire will not face danger so far.
So Qin Xianhuang should be dead.
The hundred officials think so, the people think so, and even the little emperor thinks so.
Soon after, the little emperor met the dragon vein warrior, and he didn't ask at that time, because he thought his father was dead.
But at this moment, above the court, in front of the dragon chair, although this person has aged a lot, his body is still burly, with evil in his eyebrows and eyes, and absolute vitality.
Qin Xianhuang ...... Still alive!
"Father...... Father Emperor ...... "The little emperor is not replying to Emperor Qin, but talking to himself out of fear.
Why be afraid? He didn't know...... He had a feeling that his father was not good today.
The little emperor straightened his sitting posture, but soon realized that maybe he could no longer sit here now, and he finally realized that it was difficult to sit still.
No matter how powerful a person is, he always has an instinctive fear in the face of his father.
"You...... Why is it happening at this time...... Come back? Of course, the little emperor had already guessed some of the answers.
Qin Xianhuang's face was expressionless, his eyes were deep, he stared at his son, stared at the current emperor, as if he saw the entire country on this figure that was much smaller than himself and was completely fragile and fragile in martial arts.
But...... The future of the empire is not in sight.
"You've done a great job over the years."
Hearing this, the little emperor didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or not, and all the officials were wondering, why didn't the Imperial Dragon Array open?
A person who should have died is still alive, and this is just as frightening to them. But they forgot that although the Imperial Dragon Array had the power of the strongest blow of the Nine Leaves Peak powerhouse, it was a joke in the face of Qin Xianhuang, not to mention ......
Now this strong man who killed many guards and shattered the knees of the Praetorian Guards is the founder of the country, and he is a royal family with the purest blood. The Imperial Dragon Array naturally had no effect on it.
The little emperor said, "You...... I dare not forget your teachings. Since I don't know martial arts, I naturally ...... Use your brains. ”
The so-called teaching is that before leaving, Emperor Qin said to the little emperor that he should never practice martial arts.
If you don't practice martial arts and don't let the Qi Sea Uchida operate, you won't activate the will of the Heavenly Emperor. In this way, there will be no blood oppression, or enslavement, from a higher level.
The little emperor's answer was very respectful, which meant that he had accepted the facts in front of him and had straightened his position in an instant. It's not pretended. Because he already understands that this time his father's return will have a very significant change in the empire.
It's just that he doesn't know what such a change is.
Emperor Qin said: "As far as a king is concerned, although you did not destroy your enemies, you finally conscientiously defended your country. The widow doesn't expect anything else from you, so you're doing pretty well. ”
The little emperor's deep uneasiness flooded again.
"You...... It's been a long time since I've been back, child...... There are many things that can only be explored by yourself. ”
Qin Xianhuang said: "How to be an emperor? ”
Without waiting for the little emperor to answer, Qin Xianhuang said domineeringly: "I was not the emperor at the beginning, but I still took this world." ”
Taking the world and guarding the world are actually two different things, but the little emperor doesn't dare to talk back here.
Qin Xianhuang said: "That's it." From now on, you are no longer an emperor. ”
From now on, you are no longer an emperor.
The little emperor thought that he had misheard, and he knew that even though he had done something stupid, his father should not have done it to such an extent. Has there ever been a abdicated emperor in history who has deposed a reigning emperor who has not been at fault for much?
Especially the two are still father and son.
"For ...... Why? The little emperor was unwilling.
"There's no why, you're just the son of a widow, when I want you to be the emperor, you can do it, and when the widow doesn't want you to do it, you can't do it. That's all. ”
"But you are no longer the emperor, I am the master of the world, and I am the pinnacle of power in this world."
The little emperor did not hold back any longer, he saw absolute contempt in his father's eyes, without a trace of human emotion. He was sad at that moment.
Shen Xiaolie has an inn, and Yan Xing trusts his father. But at this moment, there is nothing.
The little emperor understood too well the terrible will of the Emperor of Heaven, so he knew that his father had probably completely abandoned his will.
"Those who possess the will of the Emperor of Heaven cannot resist the will of the royal family, and you are a special case, because it is that person who controls you...... But he is not the emperor, and I do not have the will of the Emperor of Heaven! I'm not at his mercy! ”
When facing Qin Xianhuang, the self-proclaimed little emperor was no longer me.
"You say I'm no longer an emperor? The only person in this world who can give this order is myself! ”
Qin Xianhuang smiled for the first time, with a little appreciation in his smile.
"You have always been very forbearing, good at using strength, but I didn't expect to have such a strong side."
The guards continued to pour in, surrounding the hall layer by layer.
With an unconcealable fear in the little emperor's eyes, he said, "If you want to take my place, if you didn't see me as your heir in the first place, why would you ...... If you want me not to practice martial arts, why don't you just let me be that person's lackey! ”
Qin Xianhuang was silent for a moment, and then showed a mocking look.
When he saw his father's mocking eyes, the little emperor suddenly felt that something was shattering.
"Do you think the widow is helping you? Or do you think that the widow doesn't let you practice martial arts because they want you to have your own will? ”
The little emperor's voice trembled: "Could it be ...... Isn't it? ”
"Hahahaha, that's ridiculous, my stupid son." Emperor Qin took another step forward, and at this moment, the little emperor felt an extremely powerful gravity attacking.
"The widow doesn't let you practice martial arts, just because a weak person who doesn't practice martial arts makes it easier to kill."
The soul turned into glass, and then it shattered little by little, peeling off continuously.
"As for your will, whether it is your own or Mr. Ji's, it doesn't matter, because for us, this country is nothing more than a container for storing grain called life, and you ...... It's just a temporary substitute for the outnumbered, and it makes you act with your own will, and it is nothing more than hoping that you ...... Don't bother me! ”
The knee shattered, and the huge gravity bent the little emperor's waist and crushed his knees.
At this moment, the two emperors since the founding of the country, one standing, the other kneeling. In a way that no one expected, the conversation was made.
And the hundred officials who witnessed this scene probably guessed their fate.
"The widow probably knows what you are planning, waiting for Mr. Ji to leave after he is busy with worldly affairs, and then this world is still yours, as long as you don't do anything unfavorable to him."
The little emperor's face turned pale, and he raised his head with difficulty,
"I! No! Wear! ”
This time, he used the word 朕.
Qin Xianhuang said: "In your bones, you are very bloody, so at this time, you should know the true intention of the widow not to let you learn martial arts, because one day, I will take away everything from you, and you will not accept it obediently." ”
Blood oozed from his eyebrows.
But the little emperor, a person who didn't know martial arts, actually stood up little by little.
His gaze was shattered like his soul, and his clenched teeth were red with blood.
A man he admired the most, a man who relied on him in the eyes of all, a man who gave him the whole country, a man who gave birth to him and gave him freedom. Such a person, after leaving for seventeen years, the little emperor has been living a forbearant life, warning himself that he must guard this country.
Shen Xiaolie will miss Shen Chaoya, and the public will also think of the public loss, and the little emperor will miss his father.
But now, at this moment, he was crushed by his father and bent his knee.
He looked at his father with tears on his face, without the slightest mercy that belonged to humanity.
"For ...... What ......"
Again, he asked these three words. Qin Xianhuang understood his question.
"Mr. Ji is willing to grant me the way of eternal life, in this case, sooner or later I will become the second god in the world, and you, or all the fetters in the world, will no longer matter."
If a person has an endless lifespan, family, friendship and love will become lonely nourishment, and Qin Xianhuang has already given up all this the moment he followed Ji Ningyuan.
In the Jinluan Palace, the image of the previous emperor killing the current emperor stunned everyone.
The little emperor burst out laughing.
He calculated the entire world, the Tianji Pavilion, the Military Department, the Emperor Star Department, and the Inn, but he didn't want to finally disintegrate him It was not the one he had always guarded about, but the father he respected the most.
The last moment of life.
A dagger stabbed the little emperor in the left abdomen.
He turned his head in surprise and looked at the Emperor Xingyu beside him incredulously, the concubine he had chosen as the Emperor Star General like a dog.
Finally, he understood what it meant...... Loner.
(End of chapter)