When Luo Wenzhao and his party killed out of the North Palace, Mu Zhixun and Yang Tiandong also took everyone to Yongning Palace, sure enough, Yang Tiandong still saw the worst scene, for a while, he and the ministers knelt down to the corpse of Emperor Ning and wept, Mu Zhixun also fell in front of Emperor Ning's corpse, and the desperate cry sounded heart-wrenching, no one knew how sad and happy he was in his heart at this time.

"What the hell is going on?!" Zheng Guan angrily questioned the Imperial Forest Army present.

The deputy commander on the side walked forward, "The prince is plotting to rebel, and the time will come in the future...... Your Majesty has ...... had already captured the prince, but who knew that Yan Bohou and Concubine Hui brought people in and rescued the prince. ”

"It must be that the prince fell out of favor, worried about being deposed, so he simply colluded with Yan Bo and Concubine Hui, and cooperated with the outside in a vain attempt to force the palace and ascend the throne ahead of schedule."

"Rebel thief, rebel thief!"

The ministers, who did not know the truth, complained of their dissatisfaction with indignation.

At this time, Zheng Guan stood in front of the ministers, and he said very sadly: "The occurrence of such a rebellious thing is our negligence as a courtier, and it is also the misfortune of the people in the world, but the family cannot be without an owner for a day, and the country cannot be without a king for a day." His Majesty is in trouble, and the top priority is to stabilize the situation of the imperial court, and now, the entire royal family is only His Royal Highness King Chang, so the minister thinks that His Royal Highness King Chang should immediately ascend the throne and inherit the unification! After speaking, Zheng Guan knelt directly outside the hall.

After Yang Tiandong sighed helplessly, he also kowtowed: "The minister implores His Royal Highness King Chang to ascend the throne immediately and inherit the throne!" ”

The ministers behind him also shouted.

In the hall, Mu Zhixun, who was bruised, ignored the request of the ministers, lying in front of Emperor Ning's corpse, in addition to crying or crying, he has been acting for more than 20 years since he was a child, and this last step is not bad.

At this time, Luo Wenzhao and his party had already come to the outside of Yunjing City, and suddenly a woman blocked their way, Luo Wenzhao fixed his eyes and saw that the woman was Hua Zhuyue.

"Take me, can you?" Hua looked straight at Luo Wenzhao month by month. "Yunjing City...... I can't stay anymore. ”

Luo Wenzhao tightened the reins in his hand, and the panting horse kept kicking and beating his front hooves, he bent down and stretched out his hand and said, "Come up." ”

The heavy snow that night decorated the heavens and the earth in a solemn white, as if silently saying a final goodbye to Emperor Ning and the guards who died for their beliefs.

On the outskirts of the city, the sound of horses' hooves that were running wildly stopped, and Luo Wenzhao and his party of seven or eight people stood on the hills on the outskirts of Yunjing, reluctantly looking back at the brightly lit Yunjing behind him for the last time.

At this time, Concubine Hui's mind kept recalling the bits and pieces of his relationship with Emperor Ning, just an hour ago, she was still looking forward to tomorrow night's New Year's Eve banquet in her heart, but all this came too suddenly, and the suddenness made her unacceptable at all, if it wasn't for Luo Wenzhao who grabbed her along the way, she was afraid that she would have found a short-sightedness.

"Why! Why did he do this, it was his biological father! The grief-stricken Concubine Hui complained unwillingly.

"Some people for that position...... Anything can be done. Luo Wenzhao said sadly.

"You don't know him, he has the most affectionate heart in the world." Hua Zhuyue whispered.

For a long time, Mu Zhice, who had been silent, raised his head, he wiped the tears on his face, and said to Luo Wenzhao in a hoarse voice: "Yan Bohou, are you willing to ...... for this palace." For his father, does Daning still have this blood revenge? ”

"Minister...... Swear allegiance to Your Highness! Luo Wenzhao knelt on one knee, and the visible sincerity in his heart was enough to melt the overwhelming snow.

On the last day of the 30th year of Chengping, the news of Emperor Ning's death spread throughout Yunjing, and that year was the last eve of the Chengping year, and it was also the only one that had no other red to decorate except blood.

Zhu Zi cloth wept together, and the heavens and the earth mourned.

On the eve of that year, no one in Yunjing City put up lanterns or cannons to celebrate, and every household spontaneously put on filial piety clothes...... Just to send Emperor Ning on his last journey, maybe some of them were lucky enough to see Emperor Ning's face, but most of them still didn't recognize his appearance, but they all knew that in the past thirty years, it was Emperor Ning and his old man who allowed them to live a stable and prosperous life, for them, this ...... More than anything else, they say...... They like the era name Chengping.

In the thirtieth year of Chengping, Emperor Daning - Mu Yinqin died at the age of 51, and the temple name was Jingzong.

Three days later, Mu Zhixun was crowned and enthroned, granted amnesty to the world, and changed the yuan to "Heavenly Hunting".

The afternoon sun shone on the dragon chair through the crack in the door of the Xiaohe Palace, reflecting a bright and dazzling light, bringing a bright color to the dim hall.

The door of the hall was slowly pushed open, and the sound of "squeaking" was very long, and a figure walked in and knelt on the ground, "Chen Zhengguan sees Your Majesty." ”

"Say it again." Mu Zhixun turned his back to Zheng Guan and said softly with a smile.

“…… Chen Zhengguan see Your Majesty. Zheng Guan knelt on the ground and repeated.

"What?"

"The messengers sent by the imperial court have returned, and they say that the seven northern states and the twelve eastern states refuse to use the new era name." Zheng Guan is embarrassed.

"Bold! What do they mean by not recognizing me?! Mu Zhice said angrily.

"This ......" Zheng Guan knelt and was speechless.

"Mu Zhice, Lu Ziyu and Luo Wenzhao, sooner or later...... I will make you disappear completely. Mu Zhixun's eyebrows rose, and at this moment, he looked like a snow-loving wolf.

"By the way, how are the preparations for the levy going?" Mu Zhixun asked.

"I am still discussing with the cabinet and the Ministry of War, but the cabinet elders and the Ministry of War both think that the ratio of 1 out of 30 is too high, and such a conscription may easily cause local turmoil."

"Yang Tiandong?"

“…… Be. ”

“…… When the first emperor was there, I didn't see him have so many opinions. Mu Zhixun flicked his cuffs dissatisfied

Then he seemed to remember something, and asked slowly, "That night...... Do you remember who surrounded Yongning Palace? ”

"It was brought by Zhang Jue, and the minister asked Zhang Jue to know."

"Okay, find those people, along with Zhang Jue." Mu Zhixun paused slightly, his rolling eyes could not see joy or sorrow, "All...... Bury alive. ”

"Your Majesty......" Zheng Guan raised his head, looking a little incredulous.

"How...... Can't you do it? If you can't do it, I'll find someone else to do it. Mu Zhixun's tone was very strange.

"Minister...... Command. ”

Zheng Guan slowly retreated, and the door of Xiaohe Hall was closed tightly again, since Mu Zhixun ascended the throne, he always felt that there was a strange feeling of suffocation enveloping his heart, which was a very bad feeling.

Daning's rivers and mountains have changed the sky, and on the other side, Pei Yuan's ship has passed through the diversion of the Qujiang River and the Honghe River, and has entered the territory of the Ming Xinjiang country that he has been thinking about day and night.

On both sides of the Qujiang River, deep in the greenery, the faintly revealed blue bricks and gray tiles are the architectural style he was familiar with when he was a child, although it is close to sunset, but the river is still very lively, the huge fishing net is scattered into the air by the old man, the afterglow of the sunset reflects the smile of the old man through the gap in the net, and the ** children who are playing in the shallow water on the shore have come ashore in the call of their parents, which is the unique rural sound of Mingjiang, for a while, Pei Yuan's heart seems to have thousands of waves surging, and when he came back to his senses, he found that his eyes were already moist.

On the day they arrived at Wanghai City, the weather was exceptionally good, the winding hills and tea fields outside the city looked green under the blue sky and white clouds, and the sound of the sea and the chirping of gulls from time to time made the city even more vibrant.

The hawker wearing a hat and carrying a bamboo burden on his shoulder carried fresh seafood and morning tea back and forth between the inside and outside of Wanghai City, and the warm climate mixed with the salty and wet seafood made Pei Yuan feel in a trance, ten years, this is a scene that only appears in his dreams.

When the carriage just walked to the city gate, it was stopped by the gatekeepers, because Pei Yuan was temporarily returned, and Daning did not notify Ming Jiangguo in advance, so they did not know that the young master had returned.

Pei Yuan, who was plain and white, slowly stepped out of the carriage, he subconsciously touched his waist, and wanted to show the Pei's jade pendant he was carrying to the gatekeeper, but when he touched the emptiness, he remembered that the jade pendant was no longer by his side.

At this time, he couldn't keep quiet, he could only ask his entourage to take out the Daning Guoshu in the carriage and hand it to the general who led him.

The general opened the national letter suspiciously, the contents of which made his breathing begin to tremble, and something seemed to flicker in his eyes in disbelief, and then, he closed the national letter, clasped his hands into fists, knelt on one knee, and choked with his emotions: "The last general...... Welcome home for the young master. ”

It's been eleven years, it's been a whole eleven years, and he's ...... Finally back.

Pei Hai learned the news of Pei Yuan's return in the Buddhist hall, he was closing his eyes and chanting, he was slightly stunned at first, and then directly burst into tears, his hands kept trembling, staggering and hurriedly running out, and his mouth kept repeating "Yuan'er, Yuan'er." ”

In front of Miyagi, Pei saw an old man with gray hair walking towards him anxiously with the support of everyone. Although he recognized his father at a glance, he didn't want to believe it was true.

He didn't know what kind of bone-eroding thoughts his father, who used to be upright and jade trees in the wind, went through to become so old and rickety. This scene made Pei Yuan's heart twist like a knife and burst into tears.

When the two were four or five paces apart...... Pei Yuan knelt down and kowtowed.

Eleven years have passed, and the love of the north wind and the thoughts of the cold spring have all turned into this wordless knock.

The moment he saw Pei Yuan, it seemed as if everything in the world was no longer important. Excited, he hurriedly helped Pei Yuan up, held Pei Yuan's shoulders with both hands, looked at him for a long time with tears streaming down his face, and said excitedly: "Son...... Son. ”

"Father, it's a child...... The child is back. Pei Yuan wiped the tears from his face and said with a smile.

"Good...... Let's go home. Pei Hai tightly held Pei Yuan's hand and walked towards the palace with trembling trembling, the excitement of the reunion of father and son made everyone present cry, they had not seen the lord so happy for a long time.

"Father, what about the mother? How is she now, is her body still so bad? Pei Yuan said with concern.

Pei Yuan's inquiry made Pei Hai's heart very uncomfortable, and he sighed gloomily, "Yuan'er, you come with me." ”

Father's reaction made Pei Yuan a little flustered, and he had a bad premonition.

Finally, he was led by Pei Hai to a Buddhist hall, where he saw the tablet of the queen mother, "The position of Queen Shen of Zhuang Shu of Mingjiang Kingdom." ”

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, the son wants to raise but does not wait, Pei Yuan cried when he was wow.

Pei Hai behind him also hid his face and cried, he choked up: "Your queen mother said before she died, no matter when it is, you must wait for you to come back, even if it is a handful of ashes...... I also want to let Yuan'er go home, and now you have come back safely...... She has also grown up, and your mother can see you today, she is already very satisfied. ”

The sorrow of the wind and wood, the sorrow is overwhelming.

After a long time, Pei Yuan said hoarsely: "This is ...... It's when. ”

"When your uncle went to Yunjing to see you, your mother was already seriously ill, so your uncle hoped that your mother and son would see each other for the last time, but your mother didn't wait for your uncle to come back and ......." Pei Hai said sadly.

Pei Hai's words reminded Pei Yuan of when Emperor Ning celebrated his birthday two years ago, when his uncle went to visit him. His father's words made him understand why his uncle always seemed to be as worried as if he had something on his mind, because he had expected such a scene today.

At this time, two more people from outside the Buddhist hall hurriedly walked in.

"Young master!"

"Brother!"

Pei Yuan turned around when he heard the sound and found that the people who came were his uncle Shen Qiuting and his daughter Shen Yuluo.

Ten years later, when relatives were reunited, everyone naturally cried with emotion.

"It's good to be back...... Just come back. Shen Qiuting kept sighing.

"Brother, you must have suffered a lot of grievances in Yunjing, aren't the people in Daning very bad?" The petite and pitiful Shen Yuluo grabbed Pei Yuan's hands, and his goose egg face was full of distress.

Hearing this, Pei Yuan smiled bitterly and comforted: "There are no grievances, it's just that there will be a little loneliness occasionally, nothing." It's you, have you made your father and aunt angry again during my absence? ”

"No, Yuluo is well-behaved, Yuluo is looking forward to his brother's return every day."

Shen Yuluo's appearance gave Pei Yuan's sad mood a little comfort, and the little little dot behind him who was like a fart when he was a child has now grown into a big girl.

"My lord, the feast is ready." An attendant walked into the Buddha hall, bent down and whispered.

"Okay, okay, the family is finally reunited, so let's not say anything, let's go, eat...... Dine. Pei Hai took Pei Yuan's hand and walked out with satisfaction, it can be imagined that this was definitely the most fragrant meal he had ever eaten over the years.

"Eh, eh." Pei Yuan nodded in response, his right hand had just been grabbed by Pei Hai, and his left arm was tightly held by Shen Yuluo, she was still as close to him as she was a child, so tight that Pei Yuan could barely pull his arm.

During the banquet, Pei Hai and Shen Qiuting kept asking about Pei Yuan's life and experience in Yunjing, and after Pei Yuan answered one by one, the two sometimes frowned, sometimes nodded, and were so concerned that they didn't even want to miss the slightest detail.

And Shen Yuluo just kept serving Pei Yuan vegetables on the side, and after a while, a hill was piled up on Pei Yuan's plate.

"Yuluo, you have so many dishes, how can you let the young master eat them, you have to wait for the young master to finish eating." Shen Qiuting blamed.

"I have all the dishes that my brother liked to eat when he was a child, and I remember them all." As she was talking, she added another piece of perch and put it on Pei Yuan's plate.

"It's okay, uncle, I can still eat." Pei Yuan started a round and protected her like he did when he was a child.

"Daddy, look...... My brother said it all. ”

"These two children ......" Pei Hai stroked his beard and shook his head with a straight smile.