In February of the 569th year of the Eltino calendar, the capital of the Eltino calendar

Due to Reins Tiren's counterattack, Zhongdu was attacked by a group of meteorites that fell wildly, resulting in chaos, houses collapsed, and heavy losses.

When the demons themselves were engaged in a power struggle, this news could be said to be the top priority, and it reached the hands of the leaders of all parties through various intelligence channels.

No matter what other people think, the person concerned only thinks that this matter is very boring, and he is busy at the front line, but he is called back to the imperial capital by this kind of problem, no matter how you look at it, it is all done by the faint king.

Hülegü didn't think his father was a good man, but he never thought he was an incompetent person, although Cao Shou's actions were enough to rank in the top three on the list of Eltino's faint monarchs, but Yinzhen, who was serious about it, was beyond the reach of even the most outstanding emperor of Altino.

This time, I was transferred back from the front line, it must be for some reason, but I can't guess it yet. However, there is a great possibility that this is also part of some kind of power operation, after all, at this moment when the forces on both sides of the demon clan are fighting, any action of the Great Demon God King will become the focus of attention, maybe the purpose of my father is to convey some message to Shi Chong.

"Alas, but how to play with power, at least you have to consider the situation, this is the busiest time, the team is full of guys who don't rely on their heads to do things, I'm not here, they don't kill each other, and when I go back, it will be bad if there are few living people left." ”

Racial conflict in the joint team has always been a headache for all kinds of wise leaders in history, and Hulegu is naturally no exception to the same situation, however, compared to the heroes of the past, Hülegü has the advantage that he can also become a complete optimist when the situation cannot be handled by himself.

"Forget it, people always have to die anyway, and early death is early and early superbirth. Just let them kill as many as they like, and see who is left in the end, and I'll kill them all when I go back. ”

If the subordinates heard these words, they would definitely be shocked. Hülegü is not a murderous person, but the style of this passage is reminiscent of his mad brother Chires, who is insulated from reason. There will be such a situation, in addition to excessive pressure, there is also a feeling of self-abandonment, although the parties themselves do not want to admit it......

Riding a winged unicorn, Hülegü hurried to Zhongdu. Being able to take a vehicle that flies in the sky, without having to fly with the power of the sky, saves Hülegü a lot of things, and this unicorn is said to be a rare breed in the demon world, not only flying fast, but also spewing out hot flames on the battlefield, and it is a symbol of power that only the demon leaders are allowed to ride.

Hülegü didn't have any special hobby of horseback riding, and if he could, he would like to drive his car and let the stereo play his favorite music, all the way back to Zhongdu. Helplessly, his sports car has not yet been equipped with a flight system, and the speed of running on the ground is not as fast as flying in the air, and since the official war between humans and demons, the Bai family no longer exports any machinery related to the ancient demon road, and his desire to get a flying sports car to drive must be an extravagant hope for a while.

It took some time to rush back to Zhongdu from the base camp where the army was located, but when Hülegü rode a unicorn beast from the sky and landed outside the middle capital, looking at the devastated scene, he really sighed in his heart, it was once such a prosperous capital of a big country, but now when he looked up, there were broken tiles and broken bricks everywhere, except for the palace in the distance, he could not even find a single intact building within the range of his eyes, either he was tilted and half collapsed, or the wall was broken, which was really miserable.

The main reason for this tragic situation is not the invasion of the demons, after all, the purpose of the invasion of the demons is to occupy and permanently enjoy the materials of the human world, if the places you pass through are scorched earth, then even the demons themselves can't stand it. The Demon Realm is already a cruel and barren world, a nightmare for all the inhabitants of the Demon Realm, and they who are fighting to escape this nightmare actually attach more importance to the long-term continuation of this land than humans.

The real reason for the destruction of the middle capital was because of the war. In fact, before Yinzhen officially appeared, the Yuan Shi Cannon and the Tongtian Cannon fought against each other, and most of the houses in the capital city were destroyed, and the buildings on the ground were almost swept away, and then the demon army was stationed, in order to maintain the minimum prestige of a royal capital, it took some time to repair and build houses, but first, the demons have no sense of creativity and art, and most of the rebuilt houses are mainly practical, rigid and ingenious, and there is no previous cultural style at all, and secondly, meteorites fell from the sky a few nights ago, and the reconstruction results of some areas were returned to their original shape.

Although the demon army is numerous, but those demonic beasts that have no reason to speak of, are not able to take up the construction task, and the remaining demon soldiers who are intelligent and can think independently are extremely valuable, and they can't all be invested in construction work, it seems that before transporting a large number of slaves to the middle capital, it is difficult to have any real big construction.

Hülegü slowly passed through the street, every time he drove a sports car across the street, there was always the sound of the people in the city cheering on both sides, but now the city is empty and lonely, and the demon soldiers who were originally working will see him passing by, although he immediately bent down to salute and retreat to the side to show respect, but that is not what Hulegu wants.

"It's really boring.,A building with no personality and no style.,It's more like a military base than a capital now.,The demons attack the human world.,Is it just for this kind of life?"

The familiar buildings of the past have been completely destroyed, and even the faces of those memories are no longer there, and they may have become part of the demon soldiers, but most of them should have become demonic beasts who have lost their minds. Walking on the dusty and gravel streets, feeling the difference between the past and the present, Hülegü's mood was really not very pleasant.

When he came to the palace and said that he wanted to meet His Majesty the Great Demon God King, the palace officials told him that His Majesty Yinzhen knew that he would arrive in Zhongdu today and asked him to go to the royal mausoleum to see him.

In the royal cemetery of Ertino, it is not the emperor himself who is buried, but the blood of the emperor's family, but when it comes to it, they are all human beings surnamed Cao, and they have nothing to do with Yinzhen and Hülegü, when they officially appear in the world as demons, they no longer need to go back to this cemetery to make an appearance, the reason why they will come to this place is just for a woman who sleeps in the cemetery, Yinzhen's daughter, Xiao Qiao.

Even a cynical man like Hülegü would automatically put away his smiling face, tidy up his clothes, comb his hair a little, and then quietly step into the cemetery when he came to the royal cemetery.

These actions were not intentional, but completely subconscious, and for this long-dead sister, Hülegü could only express his respect in this form.

"Alas, if Sister Little Qiao were still here, I wouldn't be as isolated as I am now. With her wisdom and courage, the situation would be much easier, and I wouldn't have to be so tired. ”

In front of Xiao Qiao's grave, Hülegü often has such a sigh, and he himself knows very well that he is not an excellent leader who loves the people and loves things, really thinks about the people, and wants all humans and demons to live a better life;

Purely in terms of personal preference, Hülegü had no interest in becoming a great monarch, he just wanted to live a luxurious life of pleasure all day long, sitting leisurely on the audience, watching all the joys and sorrows on the stage with cold eyes, however, the situation has often gotten out of control in recent years, and the fire spread to the audience, forcing Hulegu to stand up from the audience to extinguish the fire, and finally became one of the actors.

"There is the power of a famous king, and the wish of an unknown king. ”

Hulegu made such a comment on himself, which is generally fair, he knows very well what kind of person he is, and he also thinks that having someone like Uncle Temujin sit on the throne is the best choice for humans and demons, but ......

"Uncle Fourteen has the talents and character of a famous gentleman, but he is too hasty on the path of ideals, and lacks someone to help him keep an eye on the pace of reality. ”

If Yinzhen could sincerely cooperate with him, with Temujin's popularity and Yinzhen's wisdom, the two brothers would definitely be able to rewrite history, but unfortunately, Yinzhen chose a different path from Temujin, and his ability to grasp the reality of the situation, in turn sniped Temujin, and finally formed such a tragic result.

The current situation is somewhat similar, but if Xiao Qiao is still in the world, then the situation is different, Xiao Qiao can follow the path of Temujin back then, and thus get the cooperation of Reins Tiren, while Hülegü replaces the role of Yinzhen in the past, with cold and sharp eyes, hidden behind his sister, responsible for the fight against the old forces of the demon race, and does not let the cold arrow aimed at his sister's back have a chance to fire.

If Xiao Qiao is still alive, Hülegü thinks that it will be the best future, even if he takes a step back, if his brother Kublai Khan is not dead, with his great talent and leadership charisma, the pressure he is under will be much easier than now, but the sky does not obey people's wishes, and what falls in front of him is this most thankless burden.

"It's really bad to become the public enemy of all human beings unconsciously, you still have to be careful, otherwise if you somehow become the public enemy of all demons and become a Class A war criminal like Uncle Fourteen, this is really unbearable. ”

With a sigh in his mouth, Hülegü slowly stepped into the cemetery, turned a few corners, and crossed through the trees to the most secluded corner of the cemetery, where his father was in sight.

"Hülegü, do you know what crime you have committed?"

In the first sentence of the meeting, Yinzhen made such a stern snort, so that Hülegü didn't know what expression to use to walk over. If he behaves with all sincerity and fear, His Majesty the Demon King may have to step on his head by inch, but before the truth of the matter is known, rashly adopting a high posture is tantamount to self-defeating foolishness.

"I actually want to throw feces on the head of the Great Demon God King, such a great rebellion, should I punish you for the crime of rebellion?"

If Hülegü was cautious in his heart, cheered up with 120,000 spirits, and prepared to clash with his father's wisdom, after listening to this question, he was like a ball of anger, and he had the urge to lie down with a sigh.

"You old man called me back from the front at such a time just for this poop, is it boring to sit in the dragon chair to this point?"

Yinzhen is not old, although he is more than 2,000 years old, but he has peerless martial arts, he looks just a middle-aged man, his hair is not white, and he does not show age at all, especially when the corners of his mouth appear a wise smile of "knowing the son Mo Ruo's father", leisurely looking at the sighing son, such a flying look, no one will think that he has entered the old age.

"No, seriously, not for that...... But ......"

Yinzhen glanced at Hülegü meaningfully and said, "It's worth it to hear you use a title other than a monarch to call me. Never since you came to Altino have you used such a title with me......"

Before this, Hülegü had never doubted his father's wisdom, but when this sentence came to his ears, he first couldn't believe what he had heard, and then questioned whether his father had drunk too much of the polluted water in Zhongdu, or whether he was infected with some unknown virus, so that he behaved abnormally and lost his usual wisdom.

However, when Hülegü looked at his father again, he found that although he had a smile on his face, his eyes were very serious, and there was no half-joking meaning, and it was obvious that the matter of calling himself back was a decision he had made after full consideration, and it was probably for this reason.

"Hey, old man, don't make random decisions, if my jaw falls off in fright, are you also responsible for this? ”

"Even if that's the case...... It doesn't matter. Humans who don't even have big teeth don't have a few days to live, and what they are thinking or planning to do has nothing to do with me. ”

Yinzhen looked at the tombstone in front of him, as well as the elegant and pleasant lily bouquet in front of the tombstone, and then turned his gaze to Hülegü.

"In the past few days, I suddenly remembered that I had never asked you about your brother after he raised his army. ”

There is more than one brother of Hülegü, but only Kublai Khan has raised troops to resist Yinzhen. In the past, the Hibiscus Rebellion shook the entire Continent of Winds, and everyone couldn't figure out why Kublai Khan did something when everything was not ready, and uncharacteristically used high-pressure and violent means to force the righteous brothers Wang Wu to turn against each other, lead the troops to resist, and finally defeated Peng Fenpo, and a generation of heroes fell to the sky.

The truth of the outbreak of the Hibiscus Rebellion is a mystery to the people of the Continent of the Whole Wind, and even Wang Wu has been puzzled by it for many years, but Yinzhen and Hülegü know the truth, especially Hülegü, who still clearly remembers that afternoon many years ago, Kublai Khan, who had just returned to Wulian from Ertano, appeared in front of him with an iron face.

Kublai Khan was eloquent and strategic, and he had seen many storms and waves in his life, and the more major events he encountered, the more he could lift his spirits and have the courage to face challenges. In Hülegü's memory, his brother has never been knocked down by any blow, and every time he encounters a setback, he always arouses his fighting spirit more, and after analyzing the reasons for the defeat, he takes the initiative to face it more bravely and fiercely, however, Kublai Khan is also flesh and blood in the end, and there have been so many times when Hülegü saw his brother's painful expression.

Once when Hulegu was young, Kublai Khan led a group of people back to Wulian, everyone's expressions were very heavy, and some orcs even cried and shed tears while walking, which is a rare thing for orcs who have always paid attention to the image of bravery. Kublai Khan, with a wordless expression of grief, patted his younger brother on the shoulder, told him to remember this moment, and told him that not long ago, a relative had passed away, and the elder brother could only watch her die because of his lack of strength.

One was when Hülegü was a teenager, the fifth brother of Wang and Miss Gongsun Chuqian, who had always been good friends, visited his brother together, and soon after the two sides met, Hulegu learned from the mouth of the clan that his brother had dissolved the marriage contract and did something that damaged the dignity of the patriarch. That night, Hülegü found his brother drunk in the living room, the room was full of wine jars, the smell was drunk, Kublai Khan, who had never been good at the contents of the cup, was drunk like mud, and his depressed posture was worse than a drunkard who was lying on the side of the street and vomiting.

These two incidents impressed Hülegü deeply, although he never mentioned it to outsiders, but there was indeed a brief moment when he saw the tears in his brother's eyes. In retrospect, these two incidents were not a small blow to the elder brother, more or less, and the elder brother's personality changed because of this, becoming more and more introverted and deep, and putting the purpose of life on the so-called "hegemony".

But there has never been a time, like the afternoon when Kublai Khan returned from the Central Capital to practice martial arts, he had a blue face, and spoke to Hülegü, who was flipping through the books in his hands, in a calm tone that was not easy to control.

"I spoke to our father. ”

Hülegü already knew his life experience at a very young age, he and Kublai Khan were both the sons of Cao Shou's scandal, and it was not a secret in Wulian, there were rumors on the streets and alleys that were repeatedly mentioned, but no one dared to point it to his face, even Kublai Khan never denied it to his younger brother, just said lightly, it doesn't matter what background he is, heroes are achieved by virtue of their life's achievements, and what kind of parents they have cannot affect their brothers.

Despite this, Kublai Khan hated his father. Born as a leader and destined to dominate the world, he couldn't bear to have such an incompetent father, and his disgust for incompetent mediocrity was far greater than Cao Shou's anger at giving birth to offspring by despicable means, so although Kublai Khan occasionally visited Zhongdu and did his best to meet the emperor as the lord of the Thirty-six Beast Clans, he never had any meetings with Cao Shou outside of official business.

In fact, if it weren't for the worship of Xiao Qiao, Kublai Khan would not even be willing to get involved, and he could also send his deputy to contact him for all official duties, but because Xiao Qiao was buried in the royal mausoleum, Kublai Khan would take Hulegu to visit the tomb every few months. As the emperor, Cao Shou seemed to like Hulegu very much, and always rumored that Hulegu entered the palace to meet and talk to him, but Kublai Khan avoided it, and later, Hulegu knew that his brother took the opportunity to steal into the palace vault and steal the information related to the Heavenly Demon Gong collected by Altino, so as to improve his martial arts.

Because of this, when Kublai Khan came to the front and mentioned that he had seen his father, Hülegü felt that things were unusual, and when he looked up at his brother's eyes, he was even more shocked.

"I met our father, who is a demon...... The Great Demon God King Yinzhen, our brothers all have the blood of the demon race. ”

The words that came out of his brother's mouth were too unbelievable, Rao is Hulegu was calm and wise, and he couldn't realize it for a while, as if he had heard a big joke, and after being stunned for a long time, he faintly said "Oh", and when his brain turned, he understood what was going on, and used reason to convince himself, confirming that his brother would not joke, and that seemingly unrealistic words were the truth, and it was already half an hour later.

Hulegu was stunned, and the first time he wanted to ask his brother for clarification, but Kublai Khan had already led the crowd out, and Hulegu who learned the news had an ominous premonition, and sure enough, it didn't take long for Kublai Khan to kill the current head of the Wang Zi family at the banquet, announcing that he was about to lead the army to rebel against Eltino.

"Too fast, isn't it? How could it be at such a time?"

When the news came back, all the members of the Medici family were shocked. No one asked Kublai Khan why he did this, because with Kublai Khan's ambition, it was a matter of time before he raised an army against Eltino, but everyone was arguing with each other to ask why he was raising troops at such a time?

Hülegü alone knew why his brother was raising troops at such a time, but he couldn't say anything, at least until he met with his brother.

Later, when Kublai Khan returned and had a separate meeting with Hülegu, Kublai Khan still took the initiative in this conversation, and did not give his younger brother a chance to speak, so he asked first.

"Will you come with me?"

"No...... I don't think so. ”

"Why not?"

"Because...... This war is very pointless. What you do is like a child who has lost his mind and is wreaking havoc, and there is no chance of winning this kind of war. ”

Hülegü's words were very direct, because he had some things to say next, and if he had said these words, perhaps the situation would have changed a little later, but Kublai Khan's laughter interrupted him.

What happened after that, not only Yinzhen knew, but more than seventy percent of the people in the Quanfeng Continent also knew that Kublai Khan imprisoned Hülegü, who was unwilling to follow the rebellion, to preserve the vitality for the revival of the Medici family, which can be said to be Kublai Khan's wisest move in the entire rebellion.

The general development of the Hibiscus Rebellion is almost the same as the world knows, the only difference is that Yinzhen once sent his subordinates to save people when Kublai Khan was defeated and save his son's life, but in the first battle on the Pengfen Slope, Kublai Khan and Wang Wu both broke through, and under the power of the strong heaven, the subordinates sent by Yinzhen could not get involved in it at all, and finally led to the death of Kublai Khan on the Pengfen Slope.

The envoy sent by Yinzhen also visited Hülegü and asked him to enter Altino, and promised that as long as Hülegü entered the central capital, he could be sheltered, which was the same as Hülegü's idea when he was about to lead the crowd to leave Wulian, and thus decided the direction of the end of the Hibiscus Rebellion.

"That's all there is to it, and in retrospect, I have only one question......"

Hülegü stood up and stared at Yinzhen, there was a question that had been buried in his heart for a long time, originally he didn't think he would ask this sentence, but at this time today, he felt that he should solve this puzzle.

"What did you say to my brother when he came to see you?"

Yinzhen's meeting with Kublai Khan, in addition to showing his identity, should have said something else. Did Kublai Khan ask for anything, or did he threaten Kublai Khan with something? This is a question that Hulegu has repeatedly pondered over the years.

It was after that meeting that Kublai Khan returned to Wulian, launched the Hibiscus Rebellion, and suffered a clumsy defeat and cost his life in an almost self-defeating manner, which was not what Kublai Khan should have done under his normal sanity. Hülegü believed that as early as when Kublai Khan decided to raise troops, his brother's own spirit was in a state of despair and collapse, and what kind of blow made him become such a situation, which Hülegü really couldn't figure out.

Looking at his father, Hülegü expected to get an answer from Yinzhen's mouth, but Yinzhen had no such plans.

"There should be a time for everything to go on, and now is not the time to tell you. Tell you the truth, it doesn't do you any good now......"

As unfathomable at the beginning, Yinzhen seemed to have known that Hülegü would ask this question, so he simply blocked his son's question, turned around and left, leaving the cemetery.

Such a reaction was also expected by Hülegü, who did not think that his father would tell him the truth, but thinking about his words and deeds just now, Hülegü was even more confused.

own father...... According to his understanding, he is not a person who values blood kinship, so for the sake of power and the overall situation of the demon clan, he can calmly and rationally snipe his brother and sweep away all those who get in the way.

For children, it is only the inheritance tool of the demon throne, in order to have enough talents to inherit the power, so in his early years, he was almost greedy and ugly as a breeding pig, and bred offspring indiscriminately. It's just that Yinzhen and Kublai Khan have one thing very similar, that is, the complete abhorrence of the incompetent, although Cao Shou gave birth to a lot of princes and princesses, counting illegitimate children, even no less than hundreds, but he himself affirmed that there are only four "children of the Great Demon God King".

Qilei, Kublai Khan, Xiao Qiao, Hülegü, in Yinzhen's own positioning, he only has these four children in his life, and the rest are all descendants of Cao Shou, whether he lives or dies, it has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't care.

Such a man is not so much that he is absolutely rational about his emotions, but ...... It is a selfish, purely selfish love. It was because of this that Hülegü never expected any fatherly love, but what about the situation he had just encountered?

Standing in the cemetery, Hülegü sighed in annoyance, took out a pre-hidden flower from his bosom, and quietly placed the flower in front of his sister's tomb.