In the remote and secluded room, there was only a dim lamp, illuminating the well-defined face of Xue Rui, the prince of Northern Liang.

Hearing this, he slowly got up, and looked at the head of the Murong family in front of him with a light smile, "Didn't King Anton also come as promised?" ”

The four kings of Daliang, Xue Zonghan, the king of Zhennan, Yelushi, the king of Dingxi, Murong Hammer, the king of Andong, and Wanyanda, the king of Pingbei, but in fact, only Xue Zonghan is the real king of the real power, and the other three are just nominal honorable titles.

Andong King Murong Hammer snorted coldly: "This king just wants to come and see who it is that dares to tempt with such words!" ”

Xue Rui stood with his hands in his hands, "People have been forced into a corner, and there is no way to retreat; The sharpness of the knife and gun is close to the skin, and death is imminent; The trapped beast is still fighting, how can it not let go. ”

He looked at Murong Hammer with a deep gaze, "This sentence is not only for me, but also for you, the head of the Murong family!" ”

Murong Hammer's expression remained unchanged, "What can be wrong with this king!" ”

Xue Rui chuckled, "They are all smart people, why would King Anton speak like this." Murong Hu died, and the plot of Yuyan Prefecture was broken, and his father could bear it; Murong Bao made a mistake, forcing Murong Long to force Yuwenyong to death, in order to make the Murong family and the Yuwen family form a mortal enmity, in exchange for his father's tolerance; But now, Murong Long died in Yuyan Prefecture, burying his father's last hope of turning the tables, what is the Murong family going to come up with to calm his father's anger? The most important thing is, what will your Murong family do to cultivate a few outstanding heirs to compete with the rest of the surnames? ”

Murong Hammer still looked calm, "The thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en, and that is a private matter of my Murong family, and it has nothing to do with His Highness." ”

Xue Rui chuckled, "King Anton, you are also an old minister, what kind of character my father is, don't you really know?" Now that I have a way to save you, do you still have to bring the entire Murong family to your funeral? Are you really going to let your ancestors' inheritance die in your hands? ”

Murong Hammer snorted coldly, "Your Highness, with all due respect, I promised you to bury the entire Murong family." ”

Xue Rui suddenly reacted, since this old fox was willing to come, he didn't leave as soon as he saw it, in fact, he was measuring his chips.

I'm still analyzing the pros and cons there, and I guess I look like a fool in the eyes of others.

So, he immediately gave up going around in circles and said: "Over the years, under the nose of my father, although it has been difficult, I have secretly raised hundreds of dead soldiers, scattered on the outskirts of the city, and the message is coming. At the city gate, I have arranged for the defenders to patrol the city, and I can enter the city at night. And in the most critical palace forbidden, there is also my dead man, which is the deepest secret child I have buried. If King Anton can provide me with a thousand warriors, we will be able to break through the palace with nearly 2,000 men, and tell the story of more than 30 years ago. ”

Murong Hammer sneered when he heard this, "Is Your Highness joking?" With less than 2,000 people, you want to rush into the palace and rebel? Don't you know that there are also 1,000 soldiers and horses on duty all year round in the palace forbidden? Don't you know that the camp of Xue Wei is in Dongcheng, less than three miles away from Miyagi, and it is just around the corner? ”

Xue Rui was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "What if I have a way to stop the cowardly Xue Wei?" ”

"Why are you in the way? When Your Majesty started the incident, it was the crane control army with Yelushi, where did you find so many people? Do you think you can still win the Wanyan family or Yuwen?"

Murong Hammer paused with a bit of sneer, remembered Yuwen Yong's violent death, a serious look appeared on his face, and he thought for a moment, "Can you really win over Yuwen's family?" ”

Xue Rui said in a deep voice: "Yuwen Yun, the new head of the Yuwen family, has secretly ordered the five thousand private soldiers of the Yuwen family to be divided into zero and march towards the Beijing Division, and this afternoon, they have been assembled twenty miles outside the city!" ”

"Are you crazy?!"

Murong Hammer couldn't help but roar again, before today's news came, they had no possibility of wooing themselves at all, but they had already put the matter into action!

A hint of madness flashed in Xue Rui's eyes, "King Anton, as Gu said before, the sword has been added, if you don't resist, you will die, and if you resist, you may still live, why don't you resist?" If it happens, the Murong family and the Yuwen family will be Lone's right-hand man, the Great Liang Jiangshan, and Lone will share it with the two! Lonely will make you more glorious than the king of Dingxi, who has been favored for thirty years! ”

Murong Hammer knew that after hearing so much, if he didn't make any promises, Xue Rui would never let him leave alive.

What's more, since he chose to come, he actually already had a tendency in his heart, and now seeing that Xue Rui was well prepared, he thought about the possibility of success, and knelt down directly on one knee, stroked his chest and spoke, "Murong is willing to listen to His Highness!" ”

Xue Rui was overjoyed, and stretched out his hand to help Murong Hammer up, "With the help of King Anton, a lonely thing will be done!" ”

Murong Hammer stood up, "Your Highness, when will it start?" ”

Xue Rui opened his mouth and said: "I don't dare to underestimate my father, today I will enter the palace to entangle my father, and bother King Anton to help entangle Ling Huyan and cut off my father's eyes and ears." Tomorrow night, we will not be ado! ”

Murong Hammer nodded approvingly, "This is right, there are many dreams at night, it is indeed better to be sooner rather than later!" ”

After saying a few more words, the two blew out the dim lamp and quietly disappeared into the night.

The winter days come very late, like a lazy man who doesn't want to get out of bed.

The sky was bright, and Ling Huyan had just finished washing up under the service of the beautiful concubine, and received a greeting note from the housekeeper in the house, "Master, King Anton has sent a greeting post to invite you to speak." ”

Ling Hu Yan slowly got dressed, and he knew the reason why Murong Hammer invited him to see him, and he must have been flustered because of Murong Long's news, and wanted to find out some news from his side.

However, no matter what His Majesty will do next, Murong Hammer is still the real King of Anton, although he is an embroidered order, but it is not good to really take too much of his posture and complain in vain.

So he dressed up, didn't even eat, and rode out of the mansion gate and came to the place where he met Murong Hammer.

At the same time, the crown prince Xue Rui also took the initiative to enter the palace and reported to Emperor Liang on the rectification of the maladministration of the four bowls and the follow-up improvement strategy.

The days of winter are very short, and Liangdu, located in the north of the northern border of Great Xia, is even more pronounced, noon is fleeting, and it doesn't take long for the twilight to begin to render its existence, exuding a thicker and more gloomy coercion.

The whiteness and filth of heaven and earth were covered by absolute darkness, and Liang Du entered another winter night that seemed to be the same as usual.

People blew out the lights, wrapped themselves in quilts, and lay on the kang, ready to fight the difficult cold night with a peaceful sleep.

In the Cattle Killing Alley outside Miyagi, there is a small puddle on the road in the middle of the alley.

The snow melted, mixed with the mud on the soles of people's feet, turning into dirty water and filling it up.

This swarthy sewage is so quietly stored in the puddle, like the stagnant water of this Liang Capital.

A big foot suddenly fell from the sky and stepped on it, splashing the water in the puddle.

The backwater shook violently, and before it had time to subside, another foot stepped up.

Hurried footsteps sounded one after another, like the wind through the dead alley, towards the palace gate.

At the same time, the cold wind howled outside the city, and the roar drowned out the sound of the march of the troops.

They ran on the muddy and snowy avenues, and also ran on the journey of sealing their wives and shadows.

Approaching Liangdu, the impassable gate of the city quietly opened a gap.

It's like a giant beast's raised eyelids, more like a glimmer of life from God.

Without hesitation, the team rushed into the city, and in a short time the fire, commotion, and shouts of killing appeared in the camp of the cowardly Xue Wei.

In the palace city, the dead soldier who had been cultivated by Xue Rui for many years and had not been activated, after risking death and opening a door of the palace ban with his henchmen, the shouts of killing also sounded in the palace ban that had been quiet for more than 30 years.

Murong Hammer did all the people in the clan who were now capable of fighting, guarding Xue Rui and his dead soldiers, and launched an indomitable charge towards the main hall of the palace;

Yu Wenyun personally took the army of the Yuwen family that entered Beijing without permission, and rushed to the camp of the cowardly Xue Wei, wanting to drag the cowardly Xue Wei tiger to the death with a group of wolves, and avenge his father;

Xue Rui was dressed in armor and charged through the crowd, his gaze resolute and resolute.

He himself is the crown prince, so he did not divide his men to attack and kill King Mu like a cat and a tiger, but gathered all the forces that could be used, and what he wanted was to succeed in a battle.

Step by step, he gradually approached his father's bedroom.

He saw the lights of the main hall, the guards of the forbidden palace who looked at death as if they were at home, and the panicked faces of the eunuchs at the door.

In the shadow of the sword and sword, under the miserable howling of the eunuchs, he stepped on the fallen corpses of the guards one by one, and finally pushed open the door of the main hall.

His gaze looked into the main hall and met the figure sitting on the high dragon chair.

The figure that was once tall and mighty, but now old and frail.

Emperor Liang looked at Xue Rui, who was covered in blood, but there was no panic on his face, but with a relieved relief, "It turned out to be you, but fortunately it's you." Son, you're finally here. ”

Xue Rui frowned.

Emperor Liang smiled slightly, "If King Mu forces you to this role, and you still don't dare to make a move, don't dare to risk your life to fight, then you are not a qualified heir." ”

He sat at the wide table and looked at his son who came with a sword, his face did not have half of the panic of being forced into the palace, but only peace and relief.

"Daliang is different from the Southern Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Dynasty, fathers and sons, are the shackles that they can't get rid of, but I am a heroic Liang, since I was a child, I have been fighting with the sky and the earth and fighting with people, and I only believe in the strong, so I need a king like a tiger to deter those wolves who have their own abilities and thoughts."

He nodded to Xue Rui again, "I am very relieved that you finally have the courage to take this step." ”

He slowly got up, came to the steps in front of the dragon chair, sat without any scruples about the image of the emperor, and then patted the open space beside him, "Come here, let you and my father and son speak for the last time, and let my father and the emperor explain the things that should be explained to you." ”

Xue Rui hesitated, walked over with his sword, and sat aside.

Emperor Liang tightened the fox fur on his body, not like an emperor who looked down on the world, just like an old man who stayed up in winter everywhere on the streets and alleys.

He shrank his body and squinted, as if the hustle and bustle outside the hall had nothing to do with him, and said softly: "After today, I have arranged the rest with you." ”

"If Murong Long's affairs in Yuyan Prefecture fail, Yelushi will not be able to take back Lieyang Pass and Phoenix City, but he will redeem the 60,000 snow dragon horses at a very humiliating price, and when the time comes, he will bring the 60,000 elites of my Xue family's direct line and 50,000 crane control troops to support you."

"Your Uncle Zhennan Wang, I deliberately locked him in the prison, you can pardon him, with this great grace and the name of the monarch, he will definitely support you, with his prestige in the army, the 60,000 Xue family descendants will not be used by Yelushi, and he can also balance each other with Yelushi in the future and become your right-hand man."

"In exchange, you need to marry Jerutsech and make her your heir, so that the house of Jerod will stand firmly behind you."

Emperor Liang smiled, "Yelu Caiqi is the pearl of the grassland, you will definitely not suffer." The marriage contract between her and Wenlu has also been dissolved, but you have to find two more stunning colors for Wenlu's child, and appease him and your Uncle Zhennan Wang. ”

Xue Rui listened stunned, and at this moment, he finally felt the difference between himself and his father in terms of pattern, wrist, and scheming.

"Ling Huyan's side, I have also suppressed it for a long time, you can trust it again. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty trusted too much, and gave his life to such a dark dog, and finally died a desolate death, you have to take it as a warning. But as an emperor, sitting in the palace, you need to have such a pair of eyes and ears to help you corroborate the court's remarks, and you must know how to grasp the degree. ”

"In the end, on the side of Lieyang Pass, I sent a few dead soldiers to see if I could kill that Xia Jingyun."

Emperor Liang said slowly, turning his head to look at his crown prince, "Jiang Yuhu is a successful assassination, but this Xia Jingyun can give it a try." If he dies, your future will be better. ”

Xue Rui's eyes suddenly turned a little red.

Before he came, he thought that his father might rebuke him angrily, and he could rightly refute it;

The father may also beg in a panic, so that he can vent the depression and forbearance of the past years;

The father may also resist to the death, and he can sweep him away without mercy;

But he never expected that his father, the emperor who also ascended to the throne through this way, the male lord who was almost recognized as a great talent in the northern and southern dynasties, at least so far, would face him with a sword and murderous spirit with such an attitude.

The instructions and arrangements are a father's earnest teaching and earnest entrustment to his son.

Emperor Liang sighed for a long time, "In my life, I ascended the throne at the age of 20, and I have been in charge of the Great Liang for 32 years, expanding the territory and conquering more than 20 large and small countries; tamed the remaining six of the seven surnames and stabilized the imperial power of the Xue family; improve the official system of the Great Liang, centralize power in the monarch, and consolidate the Xue family; The country is healthy and healthy, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, not to mention a generation of saints, at least they are conscientious and worthy of the temple. ”

"However, the Southern Dynasty is so big, like a hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen, and can destroy my plan in large numbers, which shows that the destiny of heaven is not in me. After you ascend the throne, don't be vigorous, you have to lie dormant first, the people of the Southern Dynasty eat this set the most, a little false name is not a big deal, slowly accumulate strength, one day, there will be an iron horse south, swords and guns to threaten the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Dynasty. Remember, remember. ”

The shouting outside the hall seemed to have become quieter, and I didn't know if the two sides had decided the victory, or if they wanted to wait for the results of the father and son in the hall.

Emperor Liang didn't care at all, his gaze was leisurely, as if he was about to look through the palace gate to the far south.

"In my life, there are satisfactions and regrets; There is joy and sorrow; There is scenery, but there is also embarrassment; But now, I am glad that I have a good heir, who is bold enough, bold enough, capable enough."

He turned his head and looked at Xue Rui with satisfaction.

Xue Rui couldn't hold back any longer, and choked up: "Father."

Emperor Liang smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, child, just like my father did back then, stab the sword in my hand, which symbolizes courage and ambition, into my father's chest." With the blood of your father, you will ascend the throne and lay out a bright red carpet! ”

Xue Rui lowered his head and choked, "Father."

The long-awaited opportunity finally appeared, Emperor Liang's left hand quietly touched the boot, held the dagger hidden in the boot, and was about to pull it out, when his chest suddenly hurt.

He looked at the sword that came out of his body, looked at the blood stains that suddenly spread on his chest, looked at the crazy look on his son's tear-stained face, and suddenly showed a relieved and relieved smile in his unwilling face, and fell on the steps, and then the corpse rolled weakly down in front of the steps.

Murong Hammer walked into the main hall, staggered out again, and shouted loudly towards the messy hall: "Your Majesty! Crashed! (End of chapter)