Enlightened at the age of three, able to write at the age of seven, and answered the prince at the age of ten, the prince laughed and said: "The Ye family has this son, how can he let Tao Linggong be young?" ”

Tao Linggong refers to Tao Yinsong.

In the end of the year, no courtier's reputation and status could be compared to him.

Even Xue Chang, who is known as an important minister of the Five Dynasties and whose career spans Rui and Qin.

With such a character, even if the prince deliberately showed favor to the outside family, it also shows Ye Wuji's talent.

No one was surprised, though.

After all, his father is Ye Cui.

The most outstanding son of the Ye clan of the Hou clan, the chief strategist of the East Palace.

Under the pressure of Rui Dezong's favor to Gu Guifei in his later years, he still ensured that the prince's position was as stable as a mountain.

It's a pity that Ye Cui is good at everything, but he was born sick.

So much so that when his wife was pregnant, he decided that both men and women should be named "Wu Ji".

Both men and women have the word "disease-free".

Ye Wuji, as his father Ye Cui wished, did not inherit his father's weak body at all, and was as healthy as the rest of the Ye family.

But his life was not very good: his mother died of blood less than a few hours after he was born; The father lost his beloved wife when he was happy with his son, and he was devastated, and he has been sick for many years.

Even with the encouragement of his beloved son's talent and intelligence, Ye Cui didn't last long - in the year when Aiko was expected by the prince to be comparable to Tao Yinsong, he died of illness.

The prince's cousin and the nephew of the two Queen Ye, such an identity made his future affairs very beautiful.

But at the funeral of the scenery, Ye Wuji, who was heavy on filial piety and mechanically returned the salute to many hangers behind the filial piety curtain, had a deep chill in his heart.

He repeatedly thought that his father repelled everyone before he died, leaving only what he said: "I am going to die, the Gu clan still exists, and the East Palace is in danger!" ”

"The Gu family is just a woman, and her family is not deep-rooted. The grandmother in the palace is still in the main palace, how can she be afraid of her as a concubine? ”

"What about Shonomiya? What about the Prince? It's Your Majesty who has the final word! And Your Majesty is old, and the shrewdness and ambition of the past have long been worn out by time, and now he only wants to enjoy and prolong his life! The Gu family is doing what he likes, the prince is young, and it is not suitable to go in and out of the palace from time to time, if it weren't for my secret means over the years, the relationship between father and son would have been suppressed by the words of the pillow! Look at it, after I die, the Gu clan will definitely take advantage of the situation, even if I leave many means, but at most three or five years! Three or five years later......"

"Does that father have a plan to teach the prince?"

"The prince wants to avoid this disaster, as soon as he dies, if His Majesty dies soon, the Gu clan will not be able to act, and it will naturally be solved; The second is in his heart - the old emperor is mediocre and the prince is old, and it is unknown what the result is throughout history! Ye Cui sighed when he said this, "But the prince can't!" Although he is a young prince, he has never touched the power of the army! If something happens, the highest chance of winning is half. With his character, he will not agree! ”

Even though ten-year-old Ye Wujian was smart, he felt confused in front of such a big event, and he could only instinctively shout in panic: "Father? Father?! ”

"Don't worry!" Ye Cui smiled gently, and when he returned to the light, he actually had new strength, and he was able to reach out and stroke the top of his son's hair, and sighed, "It's very difficult for Donggong to dodge in the past, and even our Ye family will inevitably be affected!" ”

"But I'm just your child, no matter how hard it is, I'm going to keep you—you go and open the dark grid over there!"

"...... this?"

"This is the voucher to contact the people in 'Tianya'!"

"'The End of the World'? What is that? ”

"It's the secret hand of the King of the West River." Ye Cui gently explained, "Now almost all of them have turned into the business of taking people's money and eliminating disasters...... But the bottom is there, it's not easy to deal with after all! Otherwise, the royal family would have eradicated the Xihe King a long time ago, and they could still be kept until now? ”

He sighed, "There are not many people who even know about this secret even the royal family nowadays - more than ten years ago, His Majesty was seriously ill, thinking that he was dying, and he was worried that the prince was still young, so he made an exception and told me this secret: before the 'end of the world' has not suffered a major injury, unless the Qiu family dies himself, don't touch them." Otherwise, I am afraid that it will cause social turmoil and even endanger the national capital of Darui...... At that time, I swore in front of Your Majesty that I would definitely assist the prince to eradicate the 'end of the world' and give me a good fortune! ”

"So over the years, in addition to looking at the Gu clan, the most expensive thing is to deal with them. Who knows that the world is unpredictable, my body, let alone holding on to them, I can't even see the crown prince ascending the throne when I last until I take care of them......"

Ye Cui said so many words, even if he returned to the light, he gradually weakened. Ye Wuji's heart ached like a knife, and he choked up: "Father, can you take a break?" Will the children come back to listen to your teachings? ”

"Silly boy, what are you going to do if I take a break? You listen to me and finish—"

"Fortunately, I originally planned that even if everything goes well, 'Tianya' will wait for the crown prince to ascend the throne before cleaning up, so that in addition to the hidden danger of the king of Xihe, it can also make the prince famous, so that he can sit on the throne in a shorter time! So far, although many handles of 'Tianya' have been collected, they have never flare-up, let alone leaked! ”

"After I die, you can try to continue to assist the crown prince on my behalf, but don't expect too much! First, you are young, the prince's character is steady and steady, even if he knows that you are smart, he will not trust you exceptionally; Second, over the years, I have been the first of all the henchmen in the East Palace, whether it is the Ye family or the outside, it has hindered the eyes of many people! They won't watch you take my place! Especially Gu's will not let go of this opportunity! ”

"So you have to do what you want—some time ago I have sold all my unobtrusive possessions for easy-to-store silver tickets, and put them all under my pillow. You'll take it in a minute! ”

"Next, you'd better find an excuse to stay away from Jingzhong, and once something happens, use this order to contact 'Tianya' to ask for asylum!" This organization has deep roots and has long spread all over the country! Their existence needs talents, but how many serious people are willing to put aside the right path and go with them to risk killing their heads and stealing their homes? So as long as you show your talent, they can't do without you! They themselves can't see the light, and they won't suffer at all if they take you in! ”

"Remember, do everything according to your ability - I know that you have always been good friends with the prince's youngest son, the king of Anyang County, but!"

Ye Cui, who obviously only had one breath left, used his last strength to clench the hand of his only son, stared at him deadly, and said in an almost pleading tone, "But you must not be reckless!" If you can save it, you can save it, and if you can't save it, don't interfere! You must live for yourself! As a father, you only have this little blood, and you must not have an accident!! ”

Ye Wujian felt his father's rapidly passing vitality, and nodded vigorously with tears in his eyes—Ye Cui breathed a sigh of relief and slowly slipped off his son's shoulder......

"Father's !!"

The pale and thin boy was startled in the middle of the night, and looked around in a hurry: it was the night of the full moon, and the frost-like moonlight reflected the shadows of the trees on the tent, and the shadows were strange in the coldness.

There was a faint fruity fragrance in the room, and the fruit was sent by Princess Bai Lilian before it was finished, so it was placed on the table outside the tent.

"It's been five years!" After looking around in a daze for a long time, Ye Wujian exhaled, and suddenly reacted, he dreamed of the scene of his father's death again.

It's no wonder that after Ye Cui's death, everything was the same as he expected: Gu Guifei became more and more favored, and without Ye Cui's planning and help, the second queen of the Ye family lived in the main palace empty, but there was nothing she could do about this concubine, she could only watch her bewitch her husband and be fascinated.

After that, it was logical to slander the East Palace and change the biological son of Concubine Gu to the prince.

Donggong was ambushed for the crime of killing the king—and that was five months ago.

Ye Wuji always remembered his father's advice before he died, and he could have escaped.

But when it came to the end, he couldn't let go of the friendship between him and the prince's youngest son, who was also his cousin Anyang Junwang, and quietly sneaked into Beijing, and at the last moment, he rescued Anyang with Li Daitao's stiff strategy.

The price is that after staying for the king of Anyang County, he almost died - although he was rushed in time by the master in the "end of the world", quietly rescued back to the Xihe Palace, and recuperated here in the name of a distant relative who came to defect to the house, but he was also scolded by the people in the "end of the world" to the blood!

He still remembered the cold and ruthless words of the Left Protector: "This is the last time!" Don't think that you have a good talent and your life experience meets the requirements, we accept you and will tolerate you without limits! If there is a similar situation, not only will you die, but even the Anyang you rescued, we will not let it go! Remember, we exist to defend the Qiu Clan, not to cause trouble for the Qiu Clan!! ”

These words sounded like an ultimatum, but Ye Wujian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, knowing that his father's estimation before his death was correct - "Tianya" needed someone like him very much.

Otherwise, how could he arrange for him to live in the Xihe Mansion in order to cover him?!

You must know the relationship between "Tianya" and Xihe Palace, whether it is in "Tianya" or Xihe Palace, only a few people at the top can know!

For example, now that Princess Lian is the mistress of the palace, but she obviously doesn't know his details at all - because she just gave birth to her son Qiu Zhongyan, the princess is currently in a period of maternal overflow. After listening to the statement made up by the steward that "Ye Wuji was abused by his stepmother and had to rashly defect to his uncle", he was deeply sympathetic to him, and treated him like his own nephew, and he didn't forget to send a copy of what he had to eat and drink: "Look at this child's thinness, hurry up and make up for it!" Otherwise, if you break your body and bones, what will you do in the future? ”

She wants to know "Tianya" and knows that she is actually the rumored son of Ye Cui, how can she be in the mood to call herself to care about her two ends in three days?

However, because of this, the people of the Gu family have almost turned over the capital and the entire Gyeonggi, and they would never have imagined that a relative of the people in the Xihe Palace, who was lucky and happened to be in the eyes of the princess, was actually the target they were looking for!

"Tianya" even showed him the relationship between the Xihe Palace, which is obviously to vigorously cultivate him - eight times out of ten. The future position of the Ninth Left Protector was to be given to him.

Ye Wuji didn't feel strange at all: "After all, I'm only fifteen years old!" ”

His background is destined to make it impossible for him to betray "Tianya", because he has nowhere to go without "Tianya", so there is no problem in loyalty.

In terms of ability, his father Ye Cui's methods have long been obvious to all, if Ye Cui dies a few years later, it is really hard to say whether the Gu clan can bring down the East Palace! As Ye Cui's only son, although Ye Wuji has always rarely shown up in order to serve the decoction, there are rumors that he has completely inherited Ye Cui's talent and eyesight, but the outside world has heard from time to time!

In this case, how could "Tianya" not regard him as a key training object?

Young and talented, such people are sought-after goods wherever they are placed - not to mention the "end of the world" with a special nature that cannot take the normal way of recruitment!

It shows Ye Cui's eyesight - although he is dead, the retreat he left for his son before his death shows his vision.

Although "Tianya" was the enemy that Ye Cui had to deal with, in the case of the fall of the East Palace and the Ye family, it was the best place for Ye Wuji.

Not only will it not bury Ye Wuji's qualifications, but it will also do its best to cultivate him.

Zuo Protector's warning was just worried that Ye Wuji would be pampered and arrogant, so that he forgot the real master of the Qiu family, and even used the "end of the world" to mix with the revenge of the king of Anyang County, so he just said it!

Ye Wujian knew this.

He didn't plan to continue to provoke the bottom line of the left protector and provoke the Qiu clan.

After all, he had disobeyed his father's dying admonition and rescued the king of Anyang County, which can be regarded as the friendship of his youth.

Not to mention that he took the "Tianya" who was not his at all, but saved him and helped him save Anyang, to help Anyang, even he himself didn't plan to help Anyang.

What should be said and done, whether he or Ye Cui, has done his best.

The prince refused to listen before his death, and could only say that everything was fate.

Ye Wuji's father and son didn't owe anything to Donggong.

It's the end of the world that owes it, and it's time to start paying it back.

So he lived a very leisurely life during his recuperation in the Xihe Palace.

Leisurely enough to be in the mood to make Princess Lian so close that she couldn't keep her mouth shut, this princess, who had only given birth to a son for many years, was so happy that she even had the idea of recognizing him as a righteous son - of course, this idea was blocked by the steward wiping a cold sweat, and Ye Wuji himself felt palpitations: Princess Xihe took pity on a subordinate person, and under the wind of the city's search, it could only show that Xihe Wangfu was open-minded and not weak at all!

If you want to recognize a righteous son, how can you not have a wine and a treat? After setting up the wine, with the status of the Xihe Palace, there were many people who came, even if Ye Wujian rarely showed up when he was in the Ye family, since Ye Cui's death, he left Beijing to guard the tomb, and now he has made some disguises, but maybe someone will be able to recognize him with a sharp eye???

So after dispelling Princess Lian's thoughts, Ye Wujian was sent to Gyeonggi Zhuangzi by the "uncle in charge" a few days later.

When he left the Xihe Palace, he was in a very melancholy mood: "I probably won't see Princess Lian again in the future!" ”

He lost his mother in infancy, lost his father at the age of ten, and threw himself into the "end of the world" at the age of fifteen.

It's a pity that such warmth is short-lived after all.

After returning to the "end of the world", he really received the teaching of the left protector with all his might.

Although with the talent and diligence he revealed, Zuo Protector's attitude towards him gradually improved, he still did not take the initiative to contact the king of Anyang County.

But with the eyes and ears of "the end of the world" all over the world, the whereabouts and actions of this cousin can still be heard from time to time.

Anyang succeeded in finding most of the old troops scattered by the deposed prince, but the plan for revenge did not go well.

Under the favor of Gu Guifei for many years, she has already managed a lot of power in the former dynasty and the harem.

They simply couldn't get close to the capital.

Even if they are scattered outside, the space for movement is getting narrower and narrower.

Ye Wuxian sadly predicted that Anyang's efforts might be in vain in the end: "In the early years, when the old emperor was still there, there may be a day when he touched his loving father's arms and washed away the grievances for the abolished prince...... Right now? Now that the daughter of the 'Dry City of the Country' has been assigned to the new monarch, even if the evidence is presented, under the iron hooves of the Zhenbei Army, how can it be said to be true? ”

Unless Anyang can get the support of the Zhenxi Army, which is comparable to the Zhenbei Army, which is in the hands of the Ruan family at this time, the Ruan family is loyal to the monarch, and whoever becomes the emperor will be loyal to whom.

As for how he became emperor, they don't care.

And the new monarch has ascended the throne!

It can only be said that it is fate.

Thinking about his friendship in his early years, with the consent of the Zuo Protector, he still sent a letter to Anyang euphemistically, reminding him that the Gu clan was in full swing, and it was probably a waste of time to get entangled in revenge, so it was better to make other preparations earlier.

Anyang did not reply.

Ye Wujian didn't urge either—he knew that only one An Yang and the Qi Yang who were imprisoned in the capital had escaped from the entire East Palace, and no one could easily let go of such a blow.

Even if you know it's hopeless.

A few years later, he heard that An Yang had married a wife, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that he should think about it." ”

Even if you still don't think about it, people who have wives and children are less likely to continue to dwell on hopeless blood feuds.

Ye Wujian thinks so.

So a few years later, in the middle of the night, he was woken up by the elderly Zuo Protector who rushed into the room and asked him to lead all the elites of the "Tianya" General Altar to immediately rush to Beijing to meet Qiu Jinglan, the prince of Xihe, the whole person was stunned: "What's wrong?!" ”

"The prince died on the battlefield, and the news has not yet been transmitted back to Beijing, but the life of the prince has been taken into account - the concubine has decided to sacrifice herself to cover up the prince's departure! I should have done this, but I'm old, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on day and night, and I'll miss a big thing! The Zuo Protector almost dragged him directly from the couch to the door, "You are all dead, and you have to bring back the son of the world - the descendants of the Qiu family are only living with this bloodline, and they have to keep it anyway, understand?!" ”

…… He never thought that he would meet Princess Lian again, no, this time he should be called Concubine Lian again.

The young lady who was once graceful and luxurious in her prime was already gray-haired under the triple blow of losing her husband in middle age, losing her son in her old age, and her only grandson also had a predictable future.

But she still recognized Ye Wujian at a glance: "You are the nephew of Steward Li back then?!" Didn't you say that you got caught the wind chill later?! ”

"Niangniang, where is the son?" Ye Wuji looked at her, his heart was sour, and he had mixed tastes, but he didn't have time to say more, and asked bluntly, "Zuo Protector told him that after his subordinates arrive at the palace, they must take the prince with him immediately, and he is afraid of changes!" ”

…… After taking Qiu Jinglan away this time, he also thought that this was the last time he would see this woman who had briefly made up for the role of mother in his life.

But what he didn't expect was that after bringing Qiu Jinglan back to the main altar easily, what greeted him was not the praise of the left protector, but the cold and disappointed gaze of the left protector, and the word "take" squeezed out between his teeth - after that, it was torture for ten days and ten nights!

At first, Ye Wujian was simply stunned!

Then he began to suspect that Zuo Protector intended to seize the "end of the world", and deliberately deceived the son of the world from the Qiu clan to blackmail, and he, a person who had a good impression of Concubine Lian, was naturally a stumbling block for him!

But after he found that the executioner was always in control and did not hurt his life, he suddenly thought of a possibility......

A speculation that he would rather leave the Dharma Protector and want to rebel......

After the marriage between the Gu family and the Jiangjia family in Zhenbei, the position gradually stabilized.

wants to overturn the case for the abolished prince of Dezong, unless Anyang can win over the Zhenxi army!

An Yang has no friendship with the Ruan family, and it is impossible for him to come up with conditions that will make the Ruan family tempted by his current situation.

However, the Qiu family, the owner of "Tianya", because Qiu Zhongyan worshiped the head of the Ruan family when he was a teenager and later married the daughter of the Ruan family, it can be said that he has a deep relationship with the Ruan family!

"Do you mean...... The King of the West River was killed in battle...... All the male heirs of the Ruan family were killed in battle, except for General Ruan...... Is it because?! ”

The fear in his heart was like a stormy wave, and he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask—until the tenth day, when the Zuo Dharma Protector came to see him in person and asked, "Do you understand?" ”

Ye Wujian looked at this person who was not allowed to call him teacher, but actually acted as his teacher, and said with difficulty: "Thank you for the protection of the Dharma!" ”

This is not a polite remark!

If it weren't for the fact that he saved Anyang with the help of "Tianya", and then let "Tianya" pass on the message, so that he left clues and gave Anyang a way to guess the relationship between Xihe Wangfu and "Tianya". How could An Yang think of using the relationship between the Qiu family and the Ruan family to plot against the Western Army?!

So much so that not to mention the failure of Anyang's revenge, even the Qiu family and the Ruan family were dragged into the water!!

As the hole card of the Qiu family, even if Ye Wujian has established his position in the "end of the world" over the years, it can be said that he is the next left protector of the law - he made such a big mistake and brought such serious consequences to the master, and the cramps and peeling of the skin are light!

Zuo Protector excused himself to be old and asked him to take someone to Beijing to rescue his son Qiu Jinglan; After he returned, he was executed in public for ten days and ten nights - the former was to make him guilty and meritorious service, and the latter was to silence the people under the guise of severe punishment.

In the end, it's about preserving him.

If it weren't for the hard work of the left protector, he would have died.

And he must have died a terrible death!

"You don't need to remember my maintenance, you just need to remember how much you owe the Qiu family, and in the future, take the rest of your life to pay it back!" Zuo Protector looked at him with a complicated expression, "Let's start with the aftermath first!" ”

Under the power of the left protector, he personally presided over the pursuit of Anyang.

The hunt went very smoothly, after all, although "Tianya" did not deliberately pay attention to the development of the king of Anyang County, after all, he was an expert in assassination for many years, and he had branches all over the country as his eyes and ears.

Ye Wuji specially told his subordinates: "Anyang, I want to do it myself!" ”

His subordinates understood his feelings.

Although it was not Ye Wujian who deliberately betrayed the Qiu family, the tragic death of King Xihe could not have been revealed by an "unintentional mistake"!

The most terrible thing is the exposure of "Tianya" - although the king of Anyang County does not know much about "Tianya", he only knows that the Qiu family has such a hole card. But this has brought huge hidden dangers to the entire "Tianya" and to the Qiu family!

An Yang was finally escorted to Ye Wuji, but he was extremely calm, and even demanded: "I deserve to die for my crimes, but I hope you will think about the innocence of the child, and take care of some of my children in the future." I handed him over to the secret son of the Tao family, and now Jiang Tao has a marriage, and it is not easy for the Gu family to find out......"

Before he finished speaking, Ye Wujian had already swung his sword and cut his throat!

Ye Wuji didn't know what kind of mood he was in at all?!

Just because he risked his life to save this cousin back then, Anyang took it for granted that no matter what he did to Ye Wuji, Ye Wuji should have no regrets about him, and even take care of his heirs?!

"Find out that Tao family's secret son, and kill that remnant together!" An Yang mentioned his heir, but he just made Ye Wujian give such an order.

After that, he took Anyang's head back to the general altar to resume his life, but was asked by the Zuo Protector: "You send it back to the capital alone, let the concubine take a look!" ”

Zuo Protector looked at him, "The concubine is dying, you go, tell her that everything is done by this person, and let the concubine go before leaving, so she can vent her anger!" ”

Ye Wuji took the order and went out, and when he went out, he was so choked that he couldn't speak: The culprit, isn't it himself?

But after all, he replied to Concubine Lian, who had only one breath left, according to Zuo Protector's words: "...... This person also has an heir who is outcast, and his subordinates are already sending people to find him, and he will definitely cut down the grass and eradicate the roots at that time, and avenge the prince! ”

"Don't mention that!" But the dying Concubine Lian seemed very indifferent to revenge, she was more concerned about the living children and grandchildren, "Please take good care of Jing'er, if you can, also take care of Xia'er...... Yan'er is gone, I only have these two relatives and grandchildren, as long as they are doing well, revenge will not be revenge...... It doesn't matter! ”

Ye Wujian suddenly recalled the scene of listening to his father's last words in front of his father's sickbed when he was ten years old - Concubine Lian and Ye Cui actually never met each other, but how similar were their last advice and wishes? !

It doesn't matter if revenge is fair, they just want their own blood to be able to live!

He forcibly endured the bloody breath that could not stop flowing in his throat, raised his hand and swore: "My subordinates are willing to follow the son of the world for the rest of their lives, and there will be no betrayal!" Ten deaths without regrets! ”

Looking at Concubine Lian who breathed a sigh of relief, he begged, "From now on, my subordinates will only live for the son, or the bloodline of the son, the three words 'Ye Wuji', I don't want to use it anymore, and I ask the concubine to give me a name!" ”

Concubine Lian refused at first, but later saw that he insisted on asking, so she said: "The surname represents the bloodline, how can it be changed lightly?" If you really want me to give you a name, why don't you 'Ziyong'? ”

He eventually changed his surname, and he had all kinds of remarks about the surname "Ren" to outsiders, such as freedom, such as indulgence.

But there is actually only one real meaning - the willfulness of not listening to the last words of his deceased father when he was a teenager caused the tragedy of revenge, and for the rest of his life, he must remember this willfulness and remember this debt.

Throughout his life, he never changed back to the surname Ye, and he never recognized his Ye bloodline.

He made up one lie after another to cover up the grievances and grievances of the year, made up a lot of pretends, and seemed to believe it himself - in the end, Qiu Jinglan personally persuaded him: "The matter is over, and Mr. will help me get revenge, so why bother with the past?" ”

But he still smiled like this and told people who didn't know him: "Under the surname Ren, the name is Ziyong, and he is the Hou Keqing of Dingxi!" ”

In his life, he didn't listen to his father's last words and sat back and watched the tragedy of Dezong's abolition of the prince; didn't listen to Concubine Lian's last words, just raised Qiu Jinglan well, took care of Qiu Yulan secretly, and didn't care about the blood feud in Xihe Palace.

The two most dear elders in his life, he didn't fulfill his wish before he died, so he had no shame to be "Ye Wuji" or "Ye Wuji", and he had no shame to be "Ye Ziyong" again.

He can only do, Ren Ziyong.