Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Defeat of the King

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"I haven't seen Your Majesty for many days. ”

Shen Lian rushed to the palace gate to greet Liu Tian when he heard the news, said hello to the guards, and let Liu Tian in. The two walked all the way to the queen.

"So what the hell is he doing?"

He ordered people to surround the Zhenghe Palace, along with the back court, and no one was allowed to go in and disturb it. ”

Liu Tian rubbed his hands a little anxiously, but still insisted.

"I'll have to find a way to see him, I'll have to tell him about it myself. ”

Shen Lian was very embarrassed, he didn't try to break in, but he was stopped. The monarch sent heavy troops to guard the entire Zhenghe Palace, and if he wanted to break in, he would have to make a lot of noise.

Now that the attitude of the court towards the Yu family and His Majesty is unknown, they are testing each other to determine the next plan, and as a close confidant of His Majesty, if there is a conflict with the soldiers in the Zhenghe Palace, it will inevitably be a topic of discussion among everyone. Without knowing the monarch's intentions, he could not intervene to disrupt the situation.

"That's it, let Xiao Ling'er take you in. ”

Shen Lian whistled, and a white fat pigeon ran over with a "snap". Xiao Ling'er also recognized Liu Tian, when he was about to be killed by the pillar, it was Liu Tian who found someone to save him in time, so he was very close to Liu Tian.

"Why did Xiao Ling'er take me into Zhenghe Palace?"

Liu Tian picked it up suspiciously, and the moment it reached the tentacle, Xiao Ling'er grunted and disappeared with Liu Tian.

Before Liu Tian could react, he was already in a golden square courtyard, with gold paper more than half a person high stacked on the huge stone case, and the glass lamps at the four corners of the courtyard were extremely bright, reflecting the gold patterns on the hem of the person's clothes, and every decoration was full of overwhelming sharpness and oppressive force.

The monarch was standing beside the stone case, with a piece of gold paper twisted in his hand, as if he was carefully reading what was written on the paper at the last moment, and then he raised his head to look at him, and his dark eyes did not show any emotion, but they were extremely bright, like a beast that saw its prey. Liu Tian's knees were weak for a while, and Xiao Ling'er had already gotten into Liu Tian's arms to hide.

"Here, Brother Tian. ”

His tone seemed to be laughing, but there was no smile on his face, as if he wanted to talk about something homely, put down the gold paper in his hand, and made a "please" gesture. Only then did Liu Tian see that there were two sandalwood chairs and a stone table beside him, and two bowls of hot tea were placed on the stone table. He subconsciously wanted to leave after finishing the matter, but Jun Quan had already sat down first.

He had no choice but to sit down sideways.

But no one spoke, so Jun Quanwu picked up the tea, lifted the lid and blew it. Liu Tian was a little uneasy, so he had to speak first and explain his intentions.

"She's almost better, and she's got a body, if you're free, go see her. ”

He originally wanted to ask the monarch why he didn't visit Shuhuan for many days, but when he said it, it was like he was making a report to his superiors.

"Well, I've been thinking about it recently, and when I figure it out, I'll go to see her, and before that, I'll trouble Brother Tian to take care of Shuhuan. ”

After that, he took a sip of tea, but the moment he lowered his head, Liu Tian saw that his brows were furrowed, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, as if he was trying his best to restrain his sadness. But when he looked up, there was still no flaw on his face, as if he was just dazzled by Liu Tian just now.

"Brother Tian, within three months, with the strength of the entire Liu family, we will collect all the grain and rice from Hezhou, Beijing, Lunan, and Chentian, and you can do it. ”

Liu Tian was stunned, this sentence was the tone of the order, and the monarch had acquiesced that the Liu family was on his side. Liu Tian doubted in his heart whether his father already knew about today's events, so he would marry Ling Ling to Jun Quan. But at this point, there was no room for him to refuse.

"Lubei's don't need it?" he could only test like this.

"No, you just need to make sure that the merchant doesn't have any grain in his hands, and I won't ask you to do a loss-making business." ”

He seemed to want to smile, but his face was stiff, and he couldn't make that expression for a while, and he noticed it himself, and he snorted softly and blinked.

"Brother Tian, I know what you want to ask, but the "emperor" eight hundred years ago is called Junhe, and I am not him. ”

The monarch put down the tea bowl, crossed one leg, and leaned back. He raised his hands behind his head and began to speak to himself.

"He's a good guy and can't see innocent people getting involved or getting involved in the strife, so he's been waiting, trying to get a compromise on all sides, and get things done without hurting the peace. ”

But waiting only gives everyone time to be suspicious of each other and prepare them for conflict. But no one is ready for the so-called 'harmony'. ”

"Therefore though he settled the affairs of the world with his sword, he was also defeated, and everyone was defeated. Later generations only remember that he was cruel and violent, but he was forced to have no way out, since the ending could not be what he wanted, it would be ruined, he thought so, at least he would not compromise with those people. ”

"I'm not him, I only have one last thing like him. ”

The monarch no longer leaned on like that, but leaned forward, lowered his legs, and put his hands on his knees.

"No one is innocent, you, me, everyone is not. The so-called involvement and implication are actually due. Mistakes should be corrected, and I just have to set out to change all of them, without any burden. He should have done it from the beginning, but he understood it too late. ”

His words were fluttering, as if what he was saying was not a decision that could subvert everyone's lives, this was to tell Liu Tian plainly, and then he was going to do it against everyone, and the Liu family was tied to him, so he had no choice. The person in front of him is no longer the somewhat naΓ―ve and ignorant teenager, he has not hesitated to embark on a path pointed out by Wanfu, gambling everything and never looking back.

After sending Liu Tian away, Jun Quan returned to the stone case and picked up the page of gold paper that Fang was reading just now.

This is the last piece of paper that says the end of his life.

Can it be changed?

Can it be changed? Who says it can't be changed?

Can it be changed? I want to change it.

Can it be changed?

Eight hundred years ago, Junhe used blood as ink and bones as pen to melt all regrets and repentances into gold paper. He is in an irreparable situation, and his mind is unwilling to start all over again.

What if it were to do it again? Junhe actually wrote about himself.

"I have never been defeated. ”

These are the last words written on the gold paper.

"You were defeated 800 years ago. ”

Jun Quan threw the golden paper aside, and with his words, the white court lit up.

He didn't care if he was one of the seven whites, nor did he care if what was written on the gold paper was his fate, none of which could change the reality he was in now, because he had only one way to go.

The things that weighed heavily on him were not the roads that could only be walked alone in front of him, but the people behind him who could not continue to walk.

"I'm a little tired, I haven't rested for days. ”

He didn't know where to look, and complained a little tiredly, and he had a little bit of the same youthful appearance as before.

In the empty courtyard, only his shadow was reflected by the four glass lamps, cast in different directions.