Just as the smoke was billowing on the south bank of the Great River, and hundreds of thousands of troops were about to break out into a new round of fierce battles, an unknown strange scene occurred in the imperial capital palace thousands of miles away.

Li Bing walked down the stone steps, and the torches on the wall next to him swayed in the wind, casting several figures on the ground, shaking constantly.

The chamberlain who walked in front looked back from time to time to remind him, telling the emperor that the stairs were slippery and that he should be careful when walking.

A group of several people went down seventy or eighty steps, and finally came to the flat bottom, which was already the depths of the underground palace, and as far as the eye could see, there were all the forbidden army tigers and leopards riding on the swords, standing upright, looking majestic and mysterious.

A middle-aged man with the appearance of an official appeared from the dark corridor, walked quickly to Li Bing, and whispered, "Your Majesty, the person is inside." ”

"Is it back to normal?" Li Bing asked softly.

"It's been restored." The middle-aged official replied seriously: "Not only is my thinking clear, but my appearance and physique are no longer as terrible as before." ”

Li Bing nodded and asked again, "What did he say?" ”

The officer cautiously looked around, and then came closer, as if he was afraid of being heard: "He said...... I am Ashina. ”

A hint of coldness flashed in Li Bing's eyes, and he commanded in a deep voice: "Lead the way in front of the head, let me go and have a look." ”

"Yes." The middle-aged official agreed, quickly turned around, and led Li Bing to the depths of the corridor.

After a while, several people came to a stone house, and the official gestured to the guard at the door, and the guard immediately reached out and pulled the heavy wooden door open. With a squeak, the scene in the house instantly caught Li Bing's eyes.

On the thick and sturdy wooden frame in the room, a man was tied with chains, his long hair was scattered, covered in blood, and the light was dim, and it was difficult to see his appearance clearly for a while.

Li Bing told the chamberlains and guards to stay outside, and then motioned for the officials to go in with him. The middle-aged official was still in the lead, and when Li Bingye came in later, he turned around and closed the door.

"You wake him up." Li Bing stared at the people on the wooden frame warily and commanded.

"Your Majesty, he's awake." The official responded, and immediately shouted: "Hey, Ashina, raise your head!" ”

As he spoke, the man on the shelf snorted twice, and then slowly raised his head.

Li Bing looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked in his heart.

Although the other party's appearance has become a lot more pleasing to the eye, the general outline is still the same as when the bloodbath wedding was made, evil and terrifying.

The horrific massacre left a deep impression on Li Bing, so much so that when he saw this person at this time, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"You...... You are the Emperor of the Holy Tang Dynasty...... Li Bing? The strange man on the wooden frame asked hoarsely.

"Bold!" The middle-aged official raised his foot and kicked the other party's calf fiercely: "Dare to be rude to the emperor, look for death!" ”

Li Bing stretched out his hand to grab the official, asked him to step back for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "I am the Holy Tang Emperor. You say you're Ashina? ”

"Hmm...... It's me...... That's right. ”

"What's the credentials? How to prove your identity? ”

"No need to ...... Prove, "Ashina's hands were fixed to the ends of the wooden frame, and his voice sounded hoarse and harsh, but it was difficult to hide the momentum of a king who looked down on the world: "I, I don't care to pretend to be others!" ”

Li Bing stared at the other party with burning eyes, and waited for a long time before saying, "I believe that you are him." Ouyang Lin, you step back first and let me talk to him alone. ”

The middle-aged official named Ouyang Lin hurriedly agreed, and then quickly exited the room.

There were only two people left in the stone house, but no one spoke, and the quiet atmosphere seemed to have stopped suddenly, both silent and oppressive.

"Li Bing, you ...... Didn't you come to me...... Chatting, right? Ashina broke the silence first: "Why ......"

"What, why?" Li Bing asked.

Ashina showed a cruel sneer: "Why don't you kill me?" ”

Li Bing shook his head silently and said softly, "You've already died once, haven't you?" ”

Hearing this, Ashina couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and there was a little more complicated look in his eyes. He snorted coldly and didn't answer the other party's words.

Li Bing had gradually recovered from the secret shock just now, so he asked in a calm tone, "Why did you get to this point?" Did Ge Shuxuan do it? Who else but him? ”

When Ashina heard the words "Ge Shuxuan", his body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and he didn't know whether it was fear or pain, or resentment. He gasped a few times and said fiercely, "What does this have to do with you?" ”

A smile appeared on Li Bing's face: "I just want to figure out why you haven't died." Or how did you escape from the encirclement of the Zhenjiang army in the first place? ”

Ashina's heart moved: Zhenjiang Army? Li Jiangyao? Don't...... What is he suspicious?

Li Bing saw that the other party didn't speak, so he changed his direction again: "Why did Brother Shuxuan do this to you?" Is it pure revenge, or is it instigated? ”

Ashina sneered: "I, why do you want to ...... Answer you? Li Bing, you can become the emperor of the Holy Tang, really...... Is...... Walk shit luck, your virtue ability...... Far from it. ”

Li Bing listened to this harsh ridicule, but he knew very well in his heart that the other party was deliberately provoking himself in exchange for a happy death, and how could he be easily fooled?

"Ashina, let's change the subject." Li Bing said lightly: "Do you want to hear what is happening on the Western Continent now?" Your son Tanley and daughter Hesjia? ”

Ashina raised his head sharply, his eyes staring directly at Li Bing: "You, what do you know?" ”

Li Bing took two steps forward and said proudly, "Don't you ask for me?" As long as you give in and ask for mercy, I will tell you the news of the Turkic Empire. ”

Ashina showed a humiliated expression on his face, and after waiting for a while, he tried his best to control his emotions, and said in a dumb voice: "Just like ...... As you say, I'm already a ...... Dead. World...... Everything in the world has nothing to do with me. ”

Li Bing didn't expect that Ashina was so stubborn, he shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, you are already so miserable, I don't have the same knowledge as you." Ashina Zhijin, do you know? Your precious son, Stanley, is dying. ”

"My ears and eyes have sent back news from the Western Continent. After the 11th Legion of the Golden Clan returned to the Turks, it was not long before a fierce battle broke out with the Yakut cavalry under the command of Gemar. At that time, the Turkic Eight Pillars were divided into two camps, except for Yunhe and Shenying, the rest of the tribes all fell to the Yelun clan. Thanri and Gema fought for a year and a half, and fought three large-scale battles in a row, all of which were defeated. The Persian Empire, the Turkic neighbor, took advantage of your civil war to send a large army to invade the border, not only occupying large swathes of land, but also taking tens of thousands of people into slavery. ”

"Before the news was sent back to the Imperial Capital, Gemar was leading the allied forces of various tribes to frantically besiege your Flame Maple Forest City. Unexpectedly, Tanli and He Sijia escaped from Shengtang by luck, but they failed to escape the pursuit and encirclement of their own people. ”

Li Bing's words hit Ashina's heart hard. For the first time in his life, this heroic lord who once swallowed the world felt extremely remorse and self-blame.

Looking at the other party's extremely painful expression, Li Bing couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, but said lightly: "Perhaps, I can help them." ”

Ashina raised his head and looked at Li Bing in disbelief.

"I can send troops from the western frontier to the Turks to reinforce Tanli; You can also send an envoy to Persia and ask the Persian Emperor to stand on the side of the Flame Maple Forest. I could even directly warn Gemar that if he continued to attack the Golden Clan, the Holy Tang Dynasty would declare war on the entire Turks. In short, as long as I want to, Tanli Hestya can't die. ”

Li Bing stared at Ashina's eyes and said in a deep voice: "However, time is very tight now. Later, I'm afraid it will be too late. ”

Ashina was silent for a while, and asked bitterly, "You...... What exactly do you want? ”

With a triumphant smile, Li Bing said word by word: "I only want one thing - the truth. ”

"What...... The truth? ”

"What did you talk about with Li Jiangyao when you were in the imperial capital?" Li Bing asked in a deep voice, "Why did he release Tanley?" And why did they let you go? Did you assassinate me at the wedding this time, had anything to do with him? To tell you the truth, I promised to help the Golden Clan, and I will be able to free you and return to the Western Continent! ”

Ashina lowered his head and never spoke. It wasn't until Li Bing was a little impatient that he suddenly laughed, and his body kept shaking slightly.

Li Bing's brows furrowed, and he said dissatisfiedly: "What are you laughing at?" ”

Ashina raised his eyes to look at Li Bing, and asked instead of answering: "What I said, can you believe it?" You know, these things ...... There is no answer in your heart, what do I say...... It's just something, it can't be confirmed, is it? ”

Li Bing narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "What do you mean?" Don't care about the Golden Clan and your children? ”

"Tell you the truth, Li Bing. I...... Just now...... For a moment now, I really hesitated. Ashina's expression was calm, as if he had changed back to the supreme king of the empire: "I'm thinking...... Do you want to take the opportunity to provoke you and Li Jiangyao...... relationship that makes you ...... Sink into...... Caught in infighting! ”

He paused, raised his head, and said, "Still, I gave up!" You...... Your heart, and your wisdom, are far ...... Far inferior to him! Not even more, not his opponent. Li Bing, be honest, maybe you can still ...... can also be an emperor for a few more years in peace. Otherwise......"

Without waiting for Ashina Zhijin to finish speaking, Li Bing said angrily: "What? You don't want to save your son and daughter? ”

"Are you worthy? Hahaha......" Ashina suddenly laughed wildly: "If there is anyone else in the world who can help He Sijia in this world, it is only ...... Only Li Jiangyao and the Zhenjiang Army! ”