Leaving Datong, we headed for Kyoto.

On the way, there was a secret report from the spies of Jin Yuwei.

The holy driver is seriously ill and may be in danger. The 3,000 Yulin army has been transferred out of the palace by the king of Jin, and 5,000 soldiers of the Chinese army are ambushed outside the palace. In addition, the former army and the Chinese army were sent to lead 80,000 troops and camp outside Kyoto.

After receiving the secret report, Ding Can's heart couldn't help but be heavy.

It seems that when we arrived in Kyoto, there was still a fierce battle.

*

A hundred miles away from the city of Kyoto, the governor of the five armies led the army to stand by, and the prince stayed in the army.

In order to avoid unnecessary loss of the soldiers, Ding Can entered the city alone and went to see Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi was not in the Jin Palace.

Ding Can went to No. 19, Jiazi Lane, Yanyi Fang.

Although it was a private house, the outside was full of secret guards, and when he saw Ding Can coming alone, he let him in.

At this time, it was dusk, twilight was four, and the sunset was as light as gold, sprinkled in the courtyard. The osmanthus tree grew very well, with tall branches and lush green leaves.

Such a quiet place does not look like a prince's private residence.

It's a bit like a small courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River, with pink walls and tiles, new green moss growing in the corners, and a few small birds chirping and competing on the eaves.

A small woman accompanied Yuan Xi and drank under the tree.

The little woman's appearance came into his eyes, and Ding Can couldn't help but be stunned. When you get closer, it's all in a flash.

It's not a little girl, it's just a woman who is four or five points similar to the little girl between her eyebrows.

When he looked at Yuan Xi again, his eyes couldn't help but show a little regret.

Yuan Xi took a sip of his wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Uncle Guo is here--- Uncle Guo is really bold, and he dares to come to meet him alone." ”

Ding Can stood quietly with his hands in his hands, was silent for a moment, and said, "I have welcomed back the prince, why do you need to do more useless battles and withdraw those soldiers and horses." ”

"Prince? Where is the prince? Yuan Xi's eyes fluttered lightly, and he glanced at Ding Can, "The prince has already died at the border a few years ago, why doesn't Uncle Guo remember?" ”

Ding Can smiled slightly, "Whether the prince is alive or dead, His Royal Highness already knows it." ”

Yuan Xi shook his head and sighed.

"I only know what I have gained today, how difficult it is for Uncle Guo to let me give it away? Unless---"

Yuan Xi raised his eyes to look at Ding Can, and suddenly smiled.

"Unless you give Katsuki back to me."

"She never belonged to you," Ding Can looked directly into Yuan Xi's eyes with a determined expression, "How can I give it back to you." ”

Yes, that little woman has never belonged to herself.

In this life, she can't belong to herself.

So I can't afford to lose the country at my fingertips.

Yuan Xi smiled coldly, "Yes, the love of Uncle Guo's heart, how can he give it up easily, because I was delusional, I thought that Uncle Guo was so loyal, but it was nothing more than that." ”

Ding Can raised his head and looked at the west in the middle of the air, and at some point, the remnant sun was as strong as blood.

After a long time, he said: "If you are willing to turn back, everything is still in time." ”

Yuan Xi didn't seem to hear anything, so the little woman poured him a cup, and another cup.

The twilight grew heavier.

Ding Can sighed, said take care, and walked away.

*

Back in the army, Ding Can and the governor of the five armies led the army to Kyoto City.

Both the former army and the Chinese army led 80,000 soldiers and horses to block it, and the war was about to break out.

In front of the two armies, Ding Can took the Ming Huang Holy Decree and announced it, and the Holy Edict was feared that some of the ministers would have treacherous intentions, coerce against each other, disrespect the Holy Order, and disregard the Chaogang, so he was specially ordered to cut first and then play. Ding Can took out the talisman again, saying that the two governors of the former army and the army had not seen the talisman, but they were privately ordered by the King of Jin to send soldiers and horses, which was like a rebellion, and they could be killed on the spot immediately.

However, the two governors of the former army and the Chinese army resisted stubbornly, personally led the troops into battle, and tens of thousands of troops fought outside the city of Kyoto for several days, and finally lost the battle.

The two governors were beheaded under their horses, and the rest of the soldiers were all surrendered.

Ding Can, together with the governor of the five armies, led 5,000 elite soldiers and escorted the prince into the city.

After entering the city, Ding Can first ordered 3,000 Yulin troops to guard the palace, and then went to the governor's mansion of the five armies, and ordered the rear army governor to lead 5,000 soldiers, and the 3,000 Yulin army worked together to destroy the Chinese army governor and the 5,000 soldiers he led outside the palace.

Then he went to the cabinet and announced the holy decree, relieved the King of Jin of the power to lead the six departments of the cabinet, and ordered people to tell everywhere.

The holy decree and the military talisman were all secretly given by the saint before going to the border to fight the Tatars, in order to prevent the king of Jin from taking the opportunity to make trouble.

Although the king of Jin has the right to supervise the country, he has no military charms, and when the holy body is sinking, he privately mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to prevent the prince from entering Beijing, which has been a conspiracy.

When the turmoil inside and outside the palace had subsided, Ding Can escorted the prince into the palace to see him.

The 1,000 guards of the King of Jin were intercepted outside the palace and were annihilated by the Yulin army.

The next day, the oracle.

The king of Wei was degraded as a loyal and obedient waiter, sent to Qinghai, and was not allowed to enter Beijing without an edict.

The king of Jin was degraded as a meditative wait, sent to Liaodong, and never allowed to enter Beijing.

Xiangguo Gong Xu Ben and his heirs were all beheaded, and their families were classified as lowly and confiscated by the Teaching Division.

The rest of the courtiers and nobles who were attached to the king of Jin were punished as crimes.

After everything settled, Ding Can returned to Suiguo Mansion.

Lu Jiayue looked through the autumn water, and finally looked forward to Ding Can.

Ten days later, on the Duanyang Festival in May, the saint died, and the crown prince inherited the heir and ascended the throne as the emperor.

*

The autumn wind rises, and the moon is bright in the Mid-Autumn Festival of the year.

The sacrifice of the first emperor has been completed and buried in the imperial mausoleum.

The new emperor's edict immediately sent loyalty and contemplation to the fiefdom.

Yuan Xi took a green curtain oil-walled carriage, escorted by soldiers, and went to the south city gate, where he found Pei Yong waiting.

"Why are you here?" Yuan Xi lifted the curtain and looked at Pei Yong with a light smile.

Pei Yong lowered his head and stood quietly, and said in a deep voice: "The new emperor ordered me to send me a ride." ”

Yuan Xi was stunned.

But he only breathed and laughed again.

"Okay."

Pei Yong's face was solemn, his eyes were unbearable, and he said in a low voice: "Weichen also has difficulties, the new emperor's move is really to test whether Weichen is loyal, and he hopes to meditate on it." ”

Yuan Xi said softly: "I might as well know that he won't let me go easily, even if you don't come today, it's someone else." ”

Pei Yong sighed.

"Meditation on the Wechen has the grace of support, Wechen does not dare to forget the Meditation in this life, rest assured, Wechen has prepared the wine, sent to the Meditation, the wine through the intestines, will not damage the appearance and demeanor of the Meditation Wait."

Yuan Xi looked at him with a smile.

"You don't have to give me a drink, if you really remember a little kindness I did that day, just promise me one thing."

Pei Yong clenched his fists and arched his hands, "Meditate and wait for orders." ”

*

When Lu Jiayue arrived in a hurry, Yuan Xi stood alone on the city wall.

It's dusk again, the remnant sun is declining, and there are several sunsets in the air in the west, red as blood, and it is shocking to look at.

There are green crows with their wings, under the blue sky overhead, rowing into the distance.

A crescent moon, shallow and faint, hangs on the treetops.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Yuan Xi turned around and smiled at Lu Jiayue.

He was dressed in a moon-white satin robe, with a long sword tied around his waist, and the evening breeze blew his robe and wanted to fly away.

Between the eyebrows, the clouds are light and the wind is light.

Lu Jiayue looked at him and wept silently.

"Don't cry," Yuan Xi shook his head, "I'm going, I still hope to see you smiling when I see you for the last time." ”

Lu Jiayue cried even more.

"It's me who is not good, it's me who is not good, I shouldn't have that thought, lead you to fight for the storage position Yuan Xi you hate me, you hate me, I can feel better in my heart I begged, I begged all the people I can ask I want to help you, I don't want you to go"

Yuan Xi slowly approached, and gently wiped away the tears on Lu Jiayue's cheeks with his fingertips.

But I can't wipe it clean.

Tears kept falling.

He sighed softly and took the little woman in his arms.

"Success and defeat, ancient and modern, how can I hate you"

Buried in her blue hair, smelling the light fragrance, infinite tenderness in her heart, I don't know where to start.

That's it, that's it.

It's too late to say it or not.

"How is Ding Can treating you?"

The little woman cried so much that she couldn't speak, so she could only nod her head.

Yuan Xi was not pleased, and said with a smile: "Then it's a long way to come, you have to be good After I leave, don't cry for me anymore." ”

"No,.. You don't go."

The little woman clutched the belt around his waist.

"Don't go Yuanxi"

There were a few tears, silently sliding down the little woman's green silk.

Yuan Xi's voice gradually blurred, "Go or stay, as long as you have a place in your heart that belongs to me, for me, it is enough." ”

"Don't don't want me I won't let you go"

The little woman's tears soaked through his clothes, and the cold feeling was like the hilt of a sword quietly clenched in his hand.

Tightly, for the last time, he held the little woman tightly in his arms.

"Jiayue, don't forget me."

Leaning over his lips and kissing lightly on the little woman's forehead, Yuan Xi pulled out the long sword in his hand and slowly retreated to the city wall.

He looked to the west at the waning sun.

A round of sunset is slowly sinking into the sky.

Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are picturesque, and it turns out that they are not as alone in their hearts.

In the mist of tears, Lu Jiayue couldn't see Yuan Xi's face clearly, but she clearly saw him holding the long sword in his hand and gently waving it around his neck.

The cold light flickered, splashing several blood stains, sprinkled on the mottled bluestone of the city wall.

The moon-white figure fell backwards and fell under the city wall several feet high.

In mid-air, like a butterfly, it broke its wings and fell into the dust.

"Yuan Xi--- don't!"

Lu Jiayue's shouts were heartbreaking, echoing in the boundless twilight.

*

When I woke up, it was three days later.

Lu Jiayue is going out.

And they all persuaded.

Ding Can took her hand and put her in the carriage.

smiled and said, "Go ahead, come back early, I'll wait for you to have dinner together." ”

The carriage stopped at No. 19, Jiazi Lane, Yanyi Fang.

There was a seal on the door, Lu Jiayue gently removed it, the door was not locked, pushed it open, and entered the courtyard alone.

No one cleaned it anymore, the moss in the corner of the courtyard grew a lot, and a layer of dead leaves fell on the roof of the house.

Only the osmanthus tree is still verdant and fragrant.

There was a blue gauze curtain hanging under the door, and when I picked the curtain and went in, everything in the room was the same.

It seems that it is still the past, and the years have never passed in the smoke and dust.

People and things are still there.

Lu Jiayue was in a trance.

Yuan Xi stood under the south window and beckoned to her with a smile.

He was dressed in a moon-white satin robe, elegant and unparalleled, and his eyebrows were as handsome as the person in the painting.

She heard him ask.

"Jiayue, if there is an afterlife, are you willing to have a result with me?"

She took out a mutton fat white jade begonia inlaid beaded hairpin from her sleeve and slowly inserted it into her bun.

"I do."

No. 19, Jiazi Lane, Yanyi Fang.

He had been there, waiting for her.

This life, the next life.

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