In the huge palace, the green sandalwood in a big red shirt walked forward slowly, her face was indifferent and resolute, and what she was holding in her hand was the only son born to the former queen of Fanbang, and the only prince of the king of Fanbang now.

He walked slowly forward with the green sandalwood, only four or five years old, and he was not sensible.

"Mother, where are we going?" He looked up at his new mother, who had been holding him and crying bitterly a few days ago, but now it was as cold as ice, which made him a little overwhelmed.

Lu Tan's lips opened slightly, and after a while, he swallowed back what he was about to say: "Your father is sick, let's go see him." ”

"Father is sick?"

He obviously didn't hear the news, but Green Sandalwood's gaze was unusually determined.

The palace people followed far behind, and before December, small snowflakes began to float in the sky, and as the cold wind fell from the side of the corridor, it was so cold that people didn't dare to move.

Lu Tan walked all the way to the bedroom of the king of Fanbang, and now that Fanbang has been defeated and has submitted a letter of surrender, then he will not pose a threat to southern Xinjiang.

"The king is resting."

Before Lu Tan stepped into the dormitory, she saw someone coming to stop her, Lu Tan recognized him, the confidant of the king of Fanbang, that is, he advocated to attack the southern Xinjiang first, and then compete with the Central Plains.

Lu Tan's gaze was very light, and he said after a while: "The little prince always wants to see the king, if the king is resting, then we will wait outside." ”

When the man saw this, he stopped talking, but turned his head and went in.

The little prince still didn't know what Lu Tan was going to do, so he gently tugged at her sleeve: "Queen Mother, I will see my father in a while, will you take me to play?" ”

"What does Yuan'er want to play?" Green Sandalwood said with a dignified smile.

He grinned very happily: "I want to ride a horse, I want to play with the insects in the southern Xinjiang, and I want to fly a kite in the Central Plains......"

"Okay." Lu Tan raised his hand and gently rubbed his head, and smiled softly: "Wait a while to see your father, let's go play again." ”

After a while, you can play whatever you want, even if it's this Bang Jiangshan, it's okay......

After a while, the person who had gone in before came out again, looked at the dignified and virtuous green sandalwood, and then looked at the little prince who had gotten along with her very well for half a year, and said indifferently: "The king is awake, let you in." ”

"Hmm." Lu Tan answered, and looked down at Yuan'er: "Do you remember to say anything in a while?" ”

"Remember, Yuan'er wants to wish his father a long life and a longevity than Nanshan."

Lu Tan lightly turned the Gu worm in the palm of his hand, and said, "Yes, Yuan'er is really good." With that, he looked at the deep palace that seemed to open its bloody mouth, stood firmly, and walked in.

Lin Fu was awakened in the middle of the night, and he dreamed of green sandalwood, and she suffered greatly. He dreamed that the southern Xinjiang began to fight back against Fanbang, and the king of Fanbang threw the green sandalwood into the water prison and let the snakes bite him.

He listened to the north wind whistling outside the window, got up directly, took his clothes and hurried out, but before he could get out of the yard, he met Yan Er, who came to deliver the news.

"Where are you going?" Yan Er's face was hurried, but he was still surprised when he saw Lin Fu.

Lin Fu grabbed the sword in his hand and said in a deep voice: "I'm going to Fanbang." ”

When Yan Er heard this, he frowned slightly: "I just got the news of Fanbang, you can come over and listen to it." After that, he hurried to Lin Qingyu's room again.

Since they picked up Chu Xi outside the capital, they went all the way south to Xiangyang, where Zhao Xuanyi was located.

Hearing the urgent news, Chu Ji couldn't sleep, so she got up with Lin Qingyu and went outside.

"What's wrong with Fanbang?" Lin Qingyu sat down and asked.

Yan Er looked back at Lin Fu who came with him, then at Lin Qingyu, and said, "King Fanbang, dead." ”

Chu Xi and Lin Qingyu glanced at each other, and they both felt strange, the king of Fanbang was strong, and he hadn't heard of any hidden diseases. Moreover, in this battle, although he lost a lot of troops, he surrendered in time and withdrew the troops from the Central Plains, and then did not fight again.

Lin Fu thought about it, and still spoke: "Is there something wrong with the green sandalwood?" ”

Yan Er glanced at him with a slightly solemn face: "Someone pointed out that she poisoned the king of Fanbang, and now she has been put in prison and beheaded in the near future." ”

Chu Ji looked at Lin Fu, Lin Fu also raised his eyes and raised his hand towards Chu Fu: "I'll save her." ”

Chu Xi looked at him, but what he thought in his heart was Lu Tan's thoughts, but he didn't say it in the end: "It's okay for you to go, but you can't force everything." "What Lu Tan is carrying is not only her own life, but also what she thinks, the subjects of southern Xinjiang.

Lin Fu's eyes were sour, and he looked at Lin Qingyu again before leaving: "If it doesn't work this time...... So I went back to the island of To. ”

"Hmm." Lin Qingyu bowed slightly, looked at his resolute back, only grabbed Chu Xi's hand on the side, and chuckled: "Soon I will be able to take you away." ”

Chu Xiwaner: "Okay." ”

Lin Qingyu looked back at Yan Er and asked, "Has General Liu collected his troops?" ”

"Obey your orders, retreat thirty miles, and guard the border of southern Xinjiang." Yan Erdao.

Lin Qingyu bowed: "What is the situation in Xiangyang now?" ”

Yan Er looked at Chu Xi and said: "Although General Yang was like a bamboo at the beginning, he was besieged later because of the insufficient supply of grain and grass, and then General Yang and General Zheng automatically asked for help, which can be regarded as saving the little general, but the army lost more than half. Those vassal kings began to unite in one place, and some of them had already attacked in the direction of the capital, and Xiangyang was now also in danger. ”

Lin Qingyu's face was a little dignified, those vassal kings were all old and sophisticated, Yang Ci lacked combat experience in the end, although there were old generals and Zheng Yun, but the old generals were already more than capable and insufficient, as for Zheng Yun, I am afraid that he still holds a grudge against Zhao Xuanyi, and he can't fight with peace of mind. Zhao Xuanyi is in charge, although it can also boost morale, but he has never fought for so many years, and the things on paper are too shallow after all, and he will not be surprised if the news of the loss of Xiangyang comes.

"Hasn't he informed Prince Yu to go to war?" Lin Qingyu said.

Yan Er shook his head: "The news from inside is that as long as Prince Yu is in the capital for a day, the emperor will not give him military power, unless Prince Yu comes to Xiangyang." ”

Lin Qingyu sighed slightly, got up slowly, looked at the door that was blown open by the cold wind, and said: "Go and write to Prince Yu, either take advantage of the chaos to seize the throne now, or come to Xiangyang City and be sent by the emperor." ”

Chu Xi was also a little surprised: "Has it come to this point?" ”

Lin Qingyu bowed slightly: "Xiangyang is a fortress, if it is lost, those vassal kings will be able to break through and kill all the way to the capital, and it will be too late to say anything." ”

"But if Prince Yu goes to Xiangyang, Zhao Xuanyi will definitely let him play as a striker." Chu Ji is still a little worried, although Zhao Ke has some strategies and skills, he is not a battle-hardened general in the end.

"Don't worry." Lin Qingyu looked at her comfortingly, raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek with pity, and said with a smile; "Prince Yu has a number in his heart. There is no such thing as foolproof, not to mention that what we have to fight for now is the world. If he hadn't exerted all his courage, he wouldn't have been worthy of sitting in that position and sitting on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. ”

When Chu Xi heard this, she bowed her head slightly, and didn't say more, after all, Lin Qingyu had to understand something about the battlefield, and she was happy to raise the fetus quietly.

Lin Qingyu looked back at Yan Er and said with a smile: "You have also worked hard, go back and rest first, and set off early tomorrow morning." ”

Yan Er's head left, and Chu Ji was about to leave with Lin Qingyu, but he grabbed him: "It's cold outside, be careful." With that, he put his cloak on her, and when he saw her slightly sleepy eyes, he took her hand and smiled gently, "Let's go." ”

Feeling the warmth of his palm, Chu Xi felt as if there was a warm current in his heart, and he bowed his head slightly, and then went back with him.

The wind and snow have become heavier and heavier in the past few days, and when Lin Fu arrived in Fanbang to see Lu Tan, she was sitting in prison.

It was still the dazzling red clothes, as if they had been tortured, and the clothes were tattered, revealing blood marks.

She curled up in the corner like that, the cold wind pouring in from the palm-sized window made her face pale and her lips a little blue.

I heard footsteps outside the cell door, and I didn't raise my eyes: "What's the matter?" ”

Lin Fu listened to her fluttering voice, and his palms tightened: "Green sandalwood......"

As soon as his voice came out, Green Sandalwood trembled all over, and then only smiled indifferently; "What else are you doing here?"

"Come with me......"

"I'm not going with you." Green Sandalwood refused directly without thinking about it; "I have no reason to go with you. I am the queen of Fanbang, the woman of the king of Fanbang, or the princess of southern Xinjiang, how can I go with you? ”

Lu Tan's words seemed to be a little disdainful, but the tears in her eyes still couldn't hold back.

What she despises is herself.

Lin Fu pulled out his sword, split open the prison door, pushed the door in, looked at the green sandalwood with a dead face, and stepped forward in distress to pick her up, but was pushed away by the green sandalwood, she glared at him, hoarse and sneered: "You person, don't you have no self-esteem?" I'm someone else's woman now, I'm driving you away, why don't you leave! ”

Lin Fu endured the bitterness in his heart, stepped forward and hugged her in his arms: "I want you to go with me." ”

Lu Tan could hear his slightly trembling voice, she wanted to hug him like this and cry, and then shouted that it was a fart in the past! But she can't do this, she still has her father, queen mother, and her people in southern Xinjiang, she can't affect Lin Fu.

"Let's go."

Green Sandalwood finally spoke, but he still coveted the temperature in his arms and refused to let go.

Lin Fu hugged her tightly, feeling the coldness on her body, one after another, and began to pray: "Is it okay for you to go with me, let's leave here, leave these rights and wrongs, live a good life, we can still have two children, sunrise and sunset...... Lin Fu said in the end, he had already begun to choke, in his red eyes, tears rolled down, and Lu Tan's refusal again and again made his heart like a knife, and he was even more uncomfortable when he watched her suffer from grievances.

Green Sandalwood listened to his pleading, raised his hand and grabbed the clothes in her heart, where it seemed as if thousands of knives were cutting her heart.

"Let's go, forget about my ......" Lu Tan finally stopped being attached and pushed him away.

Lin Fu looked at Lu Tan pleadingly: "You come with me......"

Lu Tan had already wiped away his tears and turned around indifferently: "Even if you kill the guards outside, there will be more guards coming over in a while, if you don't leave......

Lin Fu looked at her ruthless back and wanted to step forward, but Lu Tan had already pulled out the only hairpin on his head and put it on his neck: "If you don't leave, I'll die for you now!" ”

"Did you really decide that?" Lin Fu's heart was like a knife.

Lu Tan raised his head slightly, wanting to withdraw the tears in his eyes, and waited until he spoke again, his voice would not tremble anymore, and then he said the most ruthless words firmly and indifferently: "You go to marry a wife and have children, I will also give birth to an heir for the king of Fanbang, in the future, Jun will take Yangguan Road, I will cross the single-plank bridge, death and life, no longer relevant." ”

"Life and death no longer relevant?" Lin Fu looked at her back, which still refused to turn around, and his lips actually set off a slight smile: "It's a good life and death that no longer relevant......

The army outside finally rushed over, and instantly surrounded the outside of the cell, and at the forefront was the little prince Yuan'er, who had just ascended the throne.

Yuan'er didn't know what was going on, so she shook off the hand of the attendant and hurriedly ran over, hugging Lu Tan's hand: "Queen Mother, they said that you have a little imperial brother in your belly?" ”

Lu Tan lowered his eyes and looked at him, and laughed as before: "Yes, so, how could I kill the first emperor." ”

"I'll just say, the queen mother is so good, she will definitely do such evil things!" After Yuan'er finished speaking, he looked back at Lin Fu, who was standing in the prison with a sword on his neck, and asked, "They still say that he is an assassin?" ”

"They misunderstood." Lu Tan took Yuan'er's hand and turned around, crying while looking at Lin Fu with a smile: "He is the old friend of the queen mother, please spare his life." It's just that the queen mother didn't want to see him again, so Yuan'er helped the queen mother expel him from the country, and he was never allowed to enter Fanbang again. ”

The ministers who followed on the side wanted to be reminded, but Yuan'er quickly responded.

Lin Fu didn't struggle anymore, and finally glanced at Lu Tan, looking at the tears and determination in her eyes, the sword in her hand fell to the ground, and she didn't speak anymore despite the pain in her eyes.

Lu Tan took Yuan'er out of prison directly, but every step she took forward, it was like walking on the tip of a knife, and every step was piercing, but she knew that she had no way back.

After coming out of the dungeon, it didn't take long for him to re-dress his makeup, change into a big red phoenix robe, and be the mother of the world.

She took Yuan'er's hand and ascended to the throne that symbolized high position, and the hundred officials knelt down and drank, but in the majestic palace, all she saw in her eyes was colorless, and she didn't seem to feel anything in her heart.

Pain, joy, sorrow, joy, she couldn't feel it all, as if the heart, which was originally made of flesh, had now turned into ice.

Sitting on a high sedan chair, she passed through the palace that had previously pleased the king of Fanbang, and slowly raised her hand coated with red kodan to stop the sedan chair.

A humble grandmother stepped forward to hold her hand and asked softly, "Queen Mother, what do you want to do?" ”

She looked at the palace, her expression was blank, and she turned around lightly and closed her eyes: "I don't want to do anything, go back, go back......"

The lively and reckless girl of the past is gone, and all that is left is her shell, which is waiting to grow old day by day until she dies.

In the long and narrow corridor, a cold wind blew, rolling up the snow floating in the air, and only a whining sound echoed in people's ears.

I don't know if it's the sound of the wind or the cry from the bottom of people's hearts.

The loss of Xiangyang is not only unexpected, but also reasonable.

Yang Ci had a dispute with the general sent by Zhao Xuanyi, but when he played the front, the general actually took revenge, and after he rushed to the front battlefield, he collected most of the soldiers and horses and withdrew to Xiangyang, if it wasn't for the old general desperately rescued Yang Ci, I am afraid that Yang Ci would have died.

Zheng Yun was so angry that he immediately cut off one of the general's arms, and was directly driven out of Xiangyang City by Zhao Xuanyi.

There are no generals in Xiangyang, and it is not surprising that it is lost.

As soon as Xiangyang was lost, the growing vassal power like a snowball took advantage of the situation to attack, and captured four cities one after another, so far, half of the territory of the Central Plains has been lost, and Zhao Xuanyi has stayed in the army and has not returned to the palace, the things in the court have been chaotic, no one cares about the displaced people, no one cares about the riots that have emerged everywhere, for a time, mourning is all over the wilderness, and hunger is everywhere.

When Zhao Ke arrived, they had already withdrawn from Xiangyang and were temporarily stationed in a small county town, but this small county town was also in danger.

When he saw Zhao Xuanyi, Zhao Xuanyi was sitting in the room, and there were adjutant generals on both sides, but they all had dull faces and didn't dare to speak.

Zhao Ke came in, saw the salute, and didn't wait to speak, but Zhao Xuanyi spoke in a dumb voice: "Someone just came to report that there has been a situation of Yizi eating among the people, has it really come to this point?" ”

Zhao Ke was slightly surprised, and hurriedly raised his hand: "Now the Shangshu of the sixth department is bent on running away with money, and the fourth is not good at taking care of government affairs." In the past six months, the war has been raging all over the country, and it is normal for the grain harvest to fail, and in addition to the inaction of the state capitals......"

"Alright." Zhao Xuanyi interrupted him and looked at the people under him: "What do you think?" ”

Everyone got up and knelt on the ground without speaking, Zhao Xuanyi's eyes were red with hatred, but after being angry, he felt slack: "Now that we have been defeated and retreated, I am thinking, if we don't ask for peace, it is better to return the people to stability." ”

Zhao Ke frowned: "Your Majesty, if you seek peace, whether this country can still be surnamed Zhao is a question." ”

"I know that now the government and the opposition are full of holes. The treasury was empty, the officials were inactive, and I was bent on winning the war, but I was still defeated. Zhao Xuanyi said dejectedly.

Zhao Ke didn't know why he suddenly had such a big change, could it be that the matter of 'eating from the child' stimulated him?

Seeming to perceive Zhao Ke's doubts, Zhao Xuanyi chuckled and shook his head: "I have read in books before, the people are hungry, so they take out the elderly, children, and wives in the family, and exchange them for food. ”

His eyes were red, his face was slightly blue, and the rush and hard work of this little half a year had made him no longer the noble and handsome he used to be. His chin was covered with stubble, and his eye sockets were sunken, as if he hadn't slept in days.

Zhao Ke lowered his head and didn't speak, but Zhao Xuanyi stood up and walked to the door to look at the wind and snow outside: "I quietly went out to see it last night, and the roadside was full of people who froze to death, and the baby who was still swaddling didn't know that his mother was dead, and he was still crying and drinking milk." Brother Seven Emperors, I was originally ...... It was to give them a strong and rich peaceful and prosperous world, but now they have been given purgatory on earth......" He choked up, he had not felt so sad for decades.

Zhao Ke raised his eyes to look at the corners of his reddened eyes. Frowning slightly: "But it is absolutely impossible to sum!" ”

Zhao Xuanyi restrained his emotions, looked at a tree in the courtyard that had lost all its leaves, watched the cold wind blow its dead branches, and slowly spoke: "Then Prince Yu thinks, what should I do?" ”

Zhao Ke saw his tone like this, and hurriedly gave his hand: "The minister thinks that the emperor will withdraw to the capital first, and the minister is willing to defend the city for the emperor!" ”

Zhao Xuanyi was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at Zhao Ke, did not speak, and stepped into the wind and snow, behind him, his soldiers.

Zhao Ke didn't know what he was thinking, but the only thing he was sure of was that he must have figured out some things, but what was related to it was his own situation, and he was afraid that it would be more dangerous.

After leaving from Zhao Xuanyi, he found Lin Qingyu, who had quietly come to live in the county seat, Chu Ji was also there, and there were Xu Jihe and Xiaofu'er who he brought with him this time.

Xiao Fu'er's eyes were swollen very high, Xu Jihe took the pulse of the two of them with peace of mind on the side, and quipped: "You child hasn't fallen off for so long, and when you come back and give birth, I'm afraid that you will be a little bully who dares to stab the sky and the ground." Then you will have to protect yourself, or you will be beaten every day. ”

"I'll protect my brother!" Mu Ming bit his lip and said.

Xu Jihe was slightly surprised, looked at Chu Xi, and saw that she had a smile on her lips, so he didn't ask more, only glanced at Lin Qingyu: "With your group of people, it's really exciting, life and death all day long." ”

Lin Qingyu chuckled: "It's better than staying in the Zheng family to refine poison." ”

Xu Jihe raised his eyebrows slightly and said no more.

Zhao Ke came over and looked at Lin Qingyu's legs: "Are you better?" ”

"Well, it's almost there." Lin Qingyu didn't get up either, looking at Zhao Ke, his brows hadn't been untied since he appeared, and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhao Ke exhaled lightly and told him what happened when he saw Zhao Xuanyi.

"Now that the soldiers are coming to the city, the king doesn't know what to do."

"Do you remember my father's 100,000 army?" Lin Qingyu smiled faintly.

Zhao Ke was slightly stunned: "The 100,000 army is no match for the 500,000 army united by those vassal kings, unless this 100,000 army can fight with me in their backs......" Zhao Ke said as he spoke, but seeing the smile on Lin Qingyu's face getting bigger and bigger, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, his body also sat up straighter, and leaned towards him slightly: "Qingyu, shouldn't they have arrived where I wanted." ”

"Just wait for the prince's order."

"Good!" Zhao Ke slammed the table and stood up, smiled at the increasingly cold scenery outside, and said, "As soon as the emperor returns to Beijing, we will do it immediately." ”

"Hmm." Lin Qing bowed his head.

Zhao Ke finally sighed, turned his head to look at the people in the room, and said, "This king doesn't dare to guarantee success, so you can leave for the time being." ”

"Okay." Lin Qing bowed his head, he would definitely not take Chu Xi to risk here now.

Chu Xi hesitated, but still spoke: "Yang family...... How about now? ”

Zhao Kewaner: "Don't worry, you can't die, Yang Ci is a brave and resourceful person, and he will definitely become a first-class good general in the future!" With that, he turned around and left.

Chu Xi watched him leave, although her heart still didn't let go, she knew that she couldn't stop anything anymore. Yang Ci is the same as General Yang, they are not loyal to the emperor, but to the people of the world, as long as the people are in trouble, they will never back down.

Zhao Xuanyi came to find it, and Lin Qingyu and Chu Xi were not surprised, but prepared hot tea early and warmed the wine, as if they were waiting for him to come.

His armor was still not removed, and he was followed by hundreds of followers, but when he stepped into the door of this small courtyard, he saw Chu Xi who was talking and laughing with Yahuan. She is still so bright, and her eyes are like a secluded pool, attracting people to continue to explore, but she is now separated from herself by thousands of mountains.

If they were all dead, what would they be like now?

Zhao Xuanyi slowly approached, and Chu Xi and Lin Qingyu got up and saluted together.

Lin Qingyu was dressed in black like ink, and Chu Xi was dressed in light cyan clothes, and their faces were calm, as if they had never heard of this war.

"Long time no see......" he finally spoke, his voice slightly hoarse.

Chu Xi raised his eyes to look at him, and there was no longer that obsession in his eyes, but he was more calm.

He still didn't regret that he wanted to kill Chu Xi and Lin Qingyu in the first place, he only knew that what he was bent on was not to destroy, but to establish, but the final result disappointed him.

Zhao Xuanyi looked at Lin Qingyu deeply, and then at Chu Xi, then didn't say anything more, turned around and went straight out.

He is not a good emperor by plunging the people into war. But if he really listened to Zhao Ke and immediately returned to the dynasty, he would not be famous in history, and he would not be praised by everyone, and when people mentioned it a hundred years later, they would only say that they had an emperor who was both stupid and cowardly.

No one expected that Zhao Xuanyi would sneak attack in the middle of the night, be a striker himself, and swear to fight to the death. Because it seems to everyone that he will definitely take the opportunity to push Zhao Ke out, let him die, and then sit in that high position again. But everyone forgot that Zhao Xuanyi wanted to be a good emperor from the beginning, he was just too eager for quick success, too eager for quick success, too eager to stand out from the group of people around him, and seemed to have more qualities to have as an emperor through the ages.

He slowly lost himself in the process, blindly imitated the first emperor, and began to use no means, but he forgot that before he became the emperor, he had always been the most upright and clean king of the eight sages!

The drums of war were beating, the shouts of fighting shook the sky, and the firelight stretched for miles, no one would have thought that the emperor would come back in the middle of the night to sneak attack, and for a while, those vassal kings were caught off guard and retreated dozens of miles one after another.

A lieutenant general looked at Zhao Xuanyi, who was fighting in the crowd on a war horse, and drove his horse over: "Your Majesty, let's go back!" ”

Zhao Xuanyi was already red-eyed, he felt so tired, the road to becoming the emperor was paved with the blood of his friends and relatives, he was too tired, too bitter, and there was no one around him to talk to.

"Chase after victory!" Zhao Xuanyi shouted, as if he hadn't heard the words of others, watching his morale rise instantly, he rode forward to kill!

By the time Zhao Ke hurriedly informed Lin Zhuyin's 100,000 army that he had also attacked, Zhao Xuanyi had already led his troops to fight all night.

A knife slashed down, and the blood splattered on his body made his whole body numb, and he seemed to see Yao'er begging in pain in the fire again, and saw Jiang Fan, his mother and all the other people close to him who died for himself. His body didn't seem to feel tired, he didn't feel tired, he kept raising his hand to cut off his head one by one, he was so crazy and murderous, and those vassal kings were also frightened, no one thought that the once cold but virtuous Eighth Prince had become such a murderous maniac.

Zhao Ke led his troops to start an ambush, as if he was planning to follow Zhao Xuanyi and fight these vassal kings in one go, so that these vassal kings did not dare to move again.

When General Yang heard the war drums in the middle of the night, Zheng Yun didn't say a word, and he also came out to join the battle.

Chu Ji stayed awake all night, standing at the door, as if he could see the battle in front of him.

"It's going to be over." Lin Qingyu knew when he saw Zhao Xuanyi coming over today.

Chu Xi felt that her nose was a little sore, and the wails in front of her came one after another, making her feel even more sour: "If there is no war, the world is peaceful." ”

Lin Qingyu raised his hand to see her hugging her into his arms, and gently rubbed her little head: "Everything will be fine." ”

Chu Xi listened to a powerful heartbeat coming from his chest, raised his hand to wrap his waist, and repeated his words as if pleading: "Everything will be fine." ”

Everything will be fine, as long as the desires are gone, the grievances are exhausted, and the world is peaceful.

The sharp arrow came from nowhere, and finally penetrated Zhao Xuanyi's hard armor and went straight into his body.

He gritted his teeth, but his arm seemed to be numb, and when he raised his head, it turned out that they had forced the vassal kings out of Xiangyang City, and he had already arrived downstairs in Xiangyang City.

On the castle tower, it was his soldiers, armed with bows and arrows, facing the army of the vassal king who was preparing to evacuate.

The vassal king at the head rode on a tall warhorse, his temples were already gray, and his eyes were sharp and vicious like the most ferocious vultures on the grassland.

"Let's retreat!" Someone came and persuaded him.

He looked at Zhao Xuanyi, who had cold eyes on the war horse in front of him, and laughed out loud: "He's a kid who has never really hurt the battlefield, how can he defeat me today?" ”

"But ......"

"Someone!" He didn't care how others persuaded him, he just didn't believe that Zhao Xuanyi was really not afraid of death now, and he really dared to kill him like this.

Zhao Xuanyi seemed to hear the voice, raised his eyes to look at him, the corners of his cold and hard mouth finally pulled up, raised his knife that drank blood, and shouted in a cold voice: "Kill me!" ”

The drums of war rose again, and the soldiers and horses of the two sides fought again, Zheng Yun took Zhao Ke to kill the 100,000 soldiers and horses borrowed from Mongolia, and the 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Lin Zhuyin attacked him unprepared, and the two sides attacked, so that the vassal kings who originally cooperated together began to flee with their own men and horses, and they could not form an army.

No one knows how long the battle lasted, only that it was from the beginning of the night to the time when it was getting dark.

Zhao Xuanyi felt that he was extremely tired, his war horse couldn't run, and he couldn't lift the knife in his hand.

Looking at the old general Yang who rushed to the front, Zhao Xuanyi opened his mouth, but before he could speak, there was a sound of breaking the air behind him, and another arrow shot straight into his shoulder, causing him to fall to the ground.

He could see the soldiers around him, and he could see the old general Yang who was still fighting, and after lying down like this, he could also see his familiar figure on the city tower in the distance.

His ears seemed to block out all sounds, and he saw the snowflakes falling in the cloudy sky, as if they were falling in slow motion, slowly falling, and his Yao'er was also smiling sweetly at him with her pigtails, and pulling his clothes, and asking him to play with her.

She used to be so bold, but when did she become so afraid of herself that she even had to plead when she said a word to herself?

He didn't remember, he only remembered that when he took Yao'er to the altar and tied her to the stake, she waved her little hands, and her soft voice was full of pleading and fear. At that time, she must have wanted her father to protect her.

The picture in front of Zhao Xuanyi's eyes seems to be getting more and more blurred, and there are many figures flashing in front of him, such as his father, mother, Qingyu, concubine, and Fan'er, who has lost his life for himself......

Finally, let him take another look at the country that he has devastated himself.

In the past, he felt that death was terrible, but now, he is still unwilling, but more of a relief.

He finally no longer has to carry these thousands of subjects, and he no longer has to carry the reputation that affects his life.

The snow suddenly became heavier, covering the battlefield, covering the hideous corpses, covered in silver, as if to hide all the impatience and mistakes of this emperor, and also seemed to bury all the filth of this world.

When Zhao Ke walked over slowly, Zhao Xuanyi opened his eyes straight and his face was blank. I can't tell if he regrets it or rejoices. He was calm as if he had never experienced any of this.

"Lord Wang......" Someone next to him called lightly, Zhao Ke looked back at the person standing at the city tower, that person was his deputy general. He saw him do it, and although he did not instruct it, he did not stop it.

He squatted down beside Zhao Xuanyi, raised his hand and closed his eyes that he refused to close: "Your Majesty...... Crashed. ”

The heavy snow in December seemed to be heavier than in previous years, and it seemed that thousands of miles of territory were about to be buried by this thick snow.

The emperor was in charge, and the war day and night made the previous feudal kings scatter and flee, and the whole country instantly rejoiced, and the people seemed to have hope for life.

Now that the vassal kings are scattered, there is nothing to fear.

Zhao Ke personally escorted Zhao Xuanyi's coffin back to Beijing, succeeded the new emperor by the way, and appointed the old general and Lin Zhuyin as the commander to clean up the mess.

He doesn't want to be cunning and sling, but he knows better than Zhao Xuanyi what kind of people should stay and what kind of people should not stay.

The new emperor has the backing of a powerful Mongolia, and Fanbang is even more silent and does not dare to speak, but the southern Xinjiang is still ready to move, but there is nothing to be afraid of for the time being.

By the time the war in the Central Plains had completely subsided, it was already three months later.

On a certain official road, Yan Yi drove the carriage to the front, and Xiao Fu'er poked his head out of it and wrinkled his little nose: "You slow down, don't bump Miss." ”

Yan Yi hurriedly reined in his horse and walked forward slowly, and said with a smile: "The capital is not far ahead, General Yang and General Zheng are afraid that they have arrived a long time ago and are waiting for us." ”

"If you want to wait, let them wait, the left and right young ladies are seven months pregnant, and it is okay for them to wait." After Xiao Fu'er pouted, she looked back at Chu Xi, who was leaning in the carriage and holding the hand warmer, and laughed: "Miss, it's not easy for us to come back from Xiangyang, what title do you say the emperor will reward our uncle?" ”

Chu Xi laughed and knocked on her little head: "What are you thinking, now that the war has just stopped, I can't be bumpy, so I can only go back to the capital for the time being, but when this child is born, we should go." Chu Xi touched her belly and seemed to be able to feel the child's movements.

Xiao Fu'er was stunned: "Leave?" Where are we going? ”

"You want to stay?" Yan Yi couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Fu'er grimaced at him, lowered the curtain and retracted into the carriage, and began to talk to Chu Xi.

Chu Xi listened to her nagging voice, as if she had returned to the stable days before, but unfortunately when she returned to Beijing this time, the country had already changed hands, and things were wrong.

Lin Qingyu was better, and rode a horse behind General Yang to listen to his teachings. It is better to say that it is a teaching, it is better to say that the two are exchanging experiences, and the more they talk, the more General Yang likes Lin Qingyu.

"When you return to Beijing, what are your plans?" The old general sighed after all, the wind and snow in February have not stopped, and this spring there must be another snow disaster, and then there will be a big flood, but fortunately, he has already experienced, and he is not so afraid.

Lin Qingyu looked back at the carriage that had fallen away, and smiled: "Listen to Xi'er." ”

When the old general heard this, he immediately laughed: "Okay, good! After that, there was already the city gate in front of him, and Zhao Ke, dressed in a dragon robe, stood at the city gate early, waiting to welcome them back.

The people also began to cheer, welcoming their great heroes, and the old general looked at the people below, his eyes were slightly wet,

Yang Ci's injury had healed, and he was riding a horse at the rear, but when he looked at the plain-clothed woman standing at the city gate looking forward to it, his heart moved inexplicably.

I haven't seen him for a long time, and he actually misses it a little.

With the sound of firecrackers, Zhao Ke personally got off the dragon chariot and came to greet him, and several people on the horse also quickly came down to salute.

Zhao Ke stepped forward, personally helped the old general and Lin Qingyu up, and said with a smile: "Thanks to you this time, otherwise, it is unknown where the war will spread." ”

"This is what the old minister should do!" The old general choked up slightly.

Lin Qingyu's expression was faint: "Although the war has subsided, what happens next is really difficult to deal with." After the war, the people had to eat food, and they had to survive this winter, and after the winter, there would be disasters. Lin Qingyu only mentioned some and didn't say much.

Zhao Ke looked at him and laughed, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder affectionately: "With you, I don't worry about these problems." ”

"The minister doesn't dare to be." Lin Qingyu hurriedly gave up his hand, Zhao Ke just laughed and dealt with the past, turned his head and let people move the holy decree of commendation, promoted Yang Ci to a first-class general, Zheng Yun was also a first-class general of Zhenguo, and the old general gave him the title of King of Pingnan and enjoyed a thousand stones, as for Lin Qingyu, he was directly named a first-class prime minister, and Chu Xi also had to be given a first-class order.

As soon as the emperor's decree was finished, Zheng Yun was anxious, but he had promised his daughter-in-law that he would leave the capital.

He hurriedly stepped forward to stop Zhao Ke and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister is going back to inherit the family business, look at this ......"

"It's not too late to inherit the family business in another year or two, and now southern Xinjiang is still eyeing me, you all have to stay and help me for a few more years." Zhao Ke patted him on the shoulder without mind, and walked away with a smile, Lin Qingyu listened to his words, looked at Chu Ji who had just arrived, and the two glanced at each other, with cunning in their eyes.