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It was a surprisingly normal night, and the winter days of the Great Zhou Kingdom had not yet completely faded. No wind, silence. Only the round moon, with its star companions, shines straight on the glazed tiles outside the majestic palace of Jinjingcheng, which makes the palace even more brilliant. It's just that this miserable white moonlight is as ruthless as the light of a sword and a sword.

The constant wails and cries for help suddenly broke the silence.

Prince Xiao's Mansion, which is famous for its luxury and luxury, was heard at this moment with a terrible shout mixed with a sharp smashing sound. Zhou Zhi, the prince of filial piety, and his son-in-law, Zhou Minheng, who were covered in blood, hurriedly opened the floor behind the firewood stack in the firewood room and got into the secret passage under the desperate cover of the dead soldiers.

But behind them, the entire palace of Prince Xiao, old and young, was full of blood in this once prosperous and brilliant palace, and there was no one left alive.

At the foot of the mountain in the distance, the hole in the secret passage was well hidden by dead branches and leaves, and a carriage was parked not far away. There was a big-shouldered and round-waisted coachman sitting on the wheel, I saw him slightly hunched back, his legs wide open, his upper body was very casually supporting his legs with one hand, and playing with the horsewhip in his hand with the other, and his eyes seemed to be smiling, and it was difficult for people to guess what he was thinking.

Next to the carriage, a middle-aged man in a black guard shirt stood straight, his face was so grim that he couldn't even seem to breathe. Attentively pricked up his ears and paid attention to the movement of the exit of the secret passage.

Suddenly, there was the sound of panicked footsteps in the secret passage, and the sound of shoe soles rubbing small stones, combined with the small and rapid wheezing sound, which showed the fear and anxiety of the comer. After a while, I saw two men, one big and one small, with blood and sweat on their faces, pushing away the dead branches with difficulty, stumbling out of the secret passage, rolling and crawling, embarrassed.

One of the boys sat on the ground with their butts on their butts, and the two of them gasped for breath. Prince Xiao Zhou Zhi saw the carriage and the people next to the carriage almost instantly, and couldn't help but widen his eyes and open his mouth, but he didn't even have the strength to speak.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man in black stepped forward on his own, saluted slightly, and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, the carriage and the subordinates you need in the past few days have been arranged, and a team of secret guards are already waiting for you and Xiao Shizi in Pingguan Valley. ”

The man on the wheel jumped down, bowed to Prince Xiao and said, "My subordinates must live up to their mission and be loyal to the prince." ”

Prince Xiao nodded and instructed Da Zhuang to carry his son Zhou Minheng to the carriage first. Seeing Da Zhuang settle down his son, Prince Xiao's breathing has smoothed out, he gritted his teeth and looked at the direction of the palace with burning eyes, and said in a low voice, "This time they made a mistake, next time they won't be so lucky!" After speaking, he turned to look at the middle-aged man, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Fortunately, there is news from you this time, you said that you have recruited 3,000 soldiers in Kada City?" This time, I immediately stepped up my training arrangements! Jin Jing depends on you! When the great cause is achieved, you are indispensable to worship the king. The middle-aged man in black looked at Prince Xiao excitedly, then clenched his fists heavily, bowed his head and responded: "Thank you, Lord Wang!" Just a moment when he lowered his head, the flash of his eyes revealed his mood.

Watching the carriage gradually move away from sight, a touch of disdain appeared on the cold face of the middle-aged man in black, and the corners of his mouth were hooked slightly, revealing a slight smile......

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A year later

Kim Kyung Urgent! The commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division made Master Zhang surrender to Prince Xiao and Prince Xiao under the sword of the sword in Kadacheng, and Prince Xiao's 5,000 rebels surrendered. Liu Siming, the governor of Kadacheng, and his wife Xie hanged themselves in fear of crime, and Liu Siming's father-in-law, Xie Dacheng, and his family all died.

Longyan Dayue, Emperor Zhou Sheng personally decreed: Lord Zhang has made meritorious contributions to quelling the chaos, and he is specially named the general of Zhenguo, and his daughter Zhang is specially given to accompany him in the palace and be named Concubine Xi. The Zhenguo General's Mansion was in the limelight for a while, and people came and went to send congratulatory gifts, which was very lively.

Liu Siqing, the younger brother of the criminal minister Liu Siming and a member of the Cabinet University, thought that he was conscientious and conscientious, and abided by his duties, so he was exempted from the crime of treason against the party and removed from his post. The people of the Liu clan are exempt from responsibility.

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The main courtyard of the Yanagi Mansion.

In the quiet Buddha hall, everyone of the Liu family knelt on the group, and the statue of the Bodhisattva of the King of Jizo in the middle was lifelike, sitting on the Buddha platform, holding the jewel in his left hand, and enforcing the law in his right hand, half-hanging his eyes, looking down at the world with compassion.

In the center of the hall, there is a sunken wooden coffin, the coffin material is not graded agarwood, but it is also a good red pine. Everyone in the house sobbed lowly. A little girl who looked to be only about twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in a linen filial piety dress, kneeling on the futon, hanging her head slightly, tears sliding down her cheeks in strings, as if she didn't know it, she didn't wipe it, and she was holding paper money and gold ingots in her hand, which were burning in the big copper basin in front of her one by one.

"Yunyun, ...... for me ...... for me Protect it! The Sacred Heart is unfathomable! This family depends on your eldest brother and you! Your father...... cough cough cough cough ...... It's too honest and stereotypical to count on...... As the concubine of Liufu, you have to take on the responsibility of being a 'concubine'! Grandfather believes that you must understand, and grandfather knows that you must understand! The girl's ears kept echoing the words of her grandfather on his deathbed......