Jinyang City is full of lights, Jinyang City outside the fallen wood Xiao Xiao, this is a barren mountain range, uninhabited, as far as the eye can see, everywhere is shrouded in black shadows, there are two hours before dawn, the sky is very gloomy, only the dim light flickered in the long night, that is the ghost fire, a figure in the barren mountain place running, stopped in front of a mountain temple, someone has already rolled up his sleeves, trembling and waiting there.

Seeing the shadow coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "How is the situation now?" What is there there for the Emperor—" Before he could finish speaking, the man slammed his fist on the cheek, and the man fell to the ground, clutching his cheek and glaring at him. The bones in his cheeks were in a sharp pain, almost cracking, and a stream of bloody gas came up from his mouth, "...... You, what are you doing? ”

The person who came was wearing a night coat and looked like a farmer, and it was Liu Taozhi.

He glanced at the man on the ground and said:

"The emperor is safe and sound, and he retreated, how is it, are you disappointed to hear this news?"

"............," the man was silent.

"First colluded with the internal response in the palace, and then ambushed the dead in Xishifang......

"Gao Sihao, you're really crazy! When the street actually dared to assassinate the emperor, do you think that the emperor doesn't know about the fact that you raised a dead soldier, do you think that the stupid things you did are so seamless? ”

He picked up Gao Sihao who was lying on the ground, and pinched his iron tong-like hand on Gao Sihao's neck, and the green tendons burst out, and with a little force, Gao Sihao was already suffocated.

"I have warned you many times and persuaded you to stop, but you always have the big dream of being the king and the ancestor, and never take these things seriously, you will die sooner or later without a place to be buried! Instead of implicating me one day, I'll kill you first! ”

He widened his eyes, his ordinary eyes flashed with fiery killing intent, Gao Sihao was choked by the neck and couldn't breathe, his legs kicked on the ground, and his hands grabbed his arms tightly, trying to break free, but to no avail.

Gao Sihao also led the troops to fight when he was a young man, and he still had the strength, but in the face of Liu Taozhi, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free, his head was already hypoxic and congested, and it turned purple red, and a hand slapped Liu Taozhi's arm violently, and shouted with exhaustion:

"Ahem...... Ahem...... I...... I'm dead...... Your son won't survive ......! ”

Hearing this, Liu Taozhi was even more furious, his eyes flashed with a fierce light like a tiger, his subordinates worked harder, Gao Sihao did not give up struggling, one hand grabbed his hand, and the other hand was freed out and hammered on his chest, lack of oxygen and congestion made him gradually unable to see the man in front of him, and his strength when he struggled became weaker and weaker, but he still stared at Liu Taozhi, there was panic and determination, but there was no compromise, and the meaning was clearly written on his face, "If you don't want your son's life, you can kill me." This is the practice of gambling on life, Gao Sihao, who has been pampered for many years, is like a murderer on this, just when he was about to pass out, Liu Taozhi let go of his hand and threw him to the ground.

"Ahem...... cough cough cough cough ...... cough cough...... "Gao Sihao slammed his back on the ground, panted violently, wiped the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and actually laughed twice, "Ha...... Hahahaha......, tiger poison does not eat children, it seems that you Liu Butcher is also humane, cough cough ......"

He coughed violently a few more times, and the fact that he had been holding his throat for too long had already hurt his body.

As long as Liu Taozhi insists on a little longer, he will be able to make Gao Sihao go to the West Heaven immediately, but in the end, Liu Taozhi still let him go, and he has a weakness in Gao Sihao's hands.

"What about my child?"

"Hah...... Fortunately, I am raising him as my own son, with fine clothes and food, last month, I also invited a famous gentleman to teach him and teach him literacy, your son is quite talented in reading, and it is okay, he will not be a fighter and executioner like you for the rest of his life like you......" Gao Sihao stood up with the trees beside him, the expression on his face couldn't tell whether it was pity or ridicule, "Actually, I can understand you...... Those who do what you do, especially as the emperor's cronies, are reused by seven generations of kings, and you can't have weakness in the hands of others, so you don't even dare to have children......"

"But since you're sneaky, you can't watch him die, can you? Especially since your son was born so smart and clever, it's not easy...... Although he was born and raised by a~, your old Liu family can be regarded as having incense. ”

Liu Taozhi clenched his fists tightly, closed his eyes and said sadly: "I, Liu Taozhi, only know loyalty and patriotism all my life, whatever Your Majesty says, I will do it, this is my duty and righteousness as a courtier, but today I am loyal to the name...... Destroyed......! ”

"From the time I accepted your first coercion, I was no longer the Liu Taozhi I used to be......"

"How can it be considered that the reputation of loyalty has been ruined?" Gao Si laughed, "You secretly do things for me, no one knows except myself, as long as I don't say it, how can you damage the name of loyalty?" ”

Liu Taozhi shook his head painfully, "People, after all, you can't deceive yourself......"

"Don't think so much, I know it's impossible for you to kill the emperor for me, because you're a brainless person, I'd rather die and apologize than do ......, what I want is just for you to pass on the news for me, why are you so entangled, if I really want to be a great treasure in the future, the history books will only say that I usurped the throne and seized the dynasty, who will suspect you?"

Gao Sihao's words were like the devil's honey, he circled in circles, paused, and said, "How are things going?" ”

That's what he's most concerned about at the moment.

"I have killed all the dead soldiers you sent, and not a single one of them has been left alive, and they have not had time to speak."

"The emperor must have pursued it, right?"

"The emperor ordered us to picket the military camps outside the city, and once we found anything abnormal, we would immediately take them into custody......" Liu Taozhi felt ashamed of the king, and his tone was low and lost, "However, I didn't find any useful news......"

Gao Sihao smiled smugly and said: "I have been operating in Shuozhou for many years, and there are many strong men who are willing to die for me, these people are all brought out of the palace by me to secretly infiltrate Jinyang, how can I find out the root in Jinyang?" It's good to be dead......"

He has been operating in Shuozhou for many years, and he has controlled more than 10,000 soldiers, these are the capital of his great cause, when Gao Huan started, the conditions were not as good as him, how could he not take advantage of the situation and achieve a king's business?

Gao Sihao has always regarded himself very highly, and when he thought of the child on the throne, he was jealous. It's just occupying the shadow of the ancestors, getting this country, the milk smell has not dried, I don't know the proportion, as soon as he came to power, he suppressed the six towns who made great contributions to the Great Qi, and he didn't reuse him, and he was suspicious of him everywhere, first he was driven down from the position of Shuozhou Assassin with a paper order, and put aside the position of a general, or the kind of false title that doesn't care about, he repeatedly hinted that he wanted to do his best for the emperor, and the emperor also laughed at it, and didn't even give him the opportunity to enter the privy council, is his qualifications not as good as Gao Yanzong, Gao Changgong's two yellow-mouthed children? - How can this be true!

Gao Sihao felt much calmer when he thought of "it was the emperor who forced him to rebel", didn't the sages say it a long time ago? "The king's envoys are like mustard, and the ministers treat the monarch as if they were enemies!" , Besides, if that kid continues like this, he will inevitably be separated from the ministers of the Six Towns, and that is the Six Towns that laid down the world for Emperor Gaozu Shenwu! Rather than waiting until one day when the six towns mutinied, the country was shattered, and the temple was gone, it was better for him to think about it in advance and turn the tide, although he was not a member of the Gao family, but after all, he was still surnamed Gao, right?

was dreaming of ruling the world, Liu Taozhi woke him up with a word, "...... Although all the people have been killed, the iron cart you got and the heavily armored armor are very troublesome to deal with, although I have killed all the witnesses, but the traces of those things are not easy to hide, I have tried my best to cover them, but I still dare not guarantee that no one will find your head. ”

The night forest is silent, occasionally the sound of birds chirping, I don't know if it is because of the wind or some small animals passing by, the grass in the forest rustles, the silent night is more and more quiet...... Gao Sihao looked at Liu Taozhi blankly, "Huh? After a while, he blinked and said, "I didn't get any iron chariots and armor soldiers...... I didn't make it......"

The two looked at each other, and the faint light of the sky reflected their faces pale.

Gao Sihao thought he was the praying mantis that caught cicadas, but unexpectedly there was a yellow finch standing behind him.

At this moment, they all realized that Gao Sihao was not the only one who wanted to be a hunter, and a third party had already been shortlisted......

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The night was silent, and the thin figure had been standing in front of the pond all night, the spring cold was steep, and the cold wind was biting, and he stared at the red carp swimming in the pond, swimming on the surface of the water, like a fire.

A charming woman put on a big hat for him, "Lord Wang, you have watched koi all night, can you see anything?" ”

He smiled gently at the woman, "This king is wondering, this carp, is it a dragon, how can it be so beautiful, as bright as gold......"

"The prince thinks too much," the woman covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "How can such a shallow pond raise a dragon?" ”

The man's face suddenly became gloomy, and he frowned and said: "The water is not deep, if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual, why not if there is a dragon in the shallow?" You don't understand ......."

"Yes, yes, the concubine doesn't understand, it's good if the prince understands......"

The woman was like a child's tone, and he had no choice but to accommodate her.

"There's a lot of movement in the city tonight......"

"Yes, the two important ministers of the court were seriously injured, and now all the lords and ministers in the family who have private soldiers are all panicking."

Hearing this, a mocking smile seemed to rise on the man's handsome face.

"Is there any rumor in the palace?"

"Palace? No, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are fine, what can be the rumors? ”

"Really? That's good......" He smiled and looked at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the distance, where the glow of the morning sun had already risen slightly on the spire.

"That's really ...... It's a pity......"