This night, the north wind is bleak.

In the early morning of the second day, the bitter chill filled the suffocating air, and it did not dissipate for a long time, but became thicker and thicker.

In fact, last night, a bleak north wind blew, and cold air swept across the land, until dawn, when the gale ceased, and the goose feathers and snow fell one after another, as if they didn't want money.

In just one night, because of a night of wind and snow, the winter of the first year of the Heavenly Sage came as scheduled.

The snow is very heavy, the huge Shangjing City, as if overnight, put on a white coat, looking at the past, in the gray sky, floating like catkins flying snow, a pale, like a thin veil.

At this moment, a bleak winter day slowly rose from the east, breaking through the fog, casting a faint ray of daylight, but soon disappeared into the dim and dark mist, leaving only a trace of light and shadow in this world.

The snow hasn't stopped.

In the west of the city, on Zhuque Street, there is the palace of the king of Qin, which is known as the "tiger standing on the dragon plate".

But I saw that outside the gate of the palace, there was a pair of stone lions squatting, with angry eyes, staring at a pair of bulging eyes the size of copper bells, like that, like a lion roar that shook the nine heavens at any time.

The snow is flying, in addition to the two stone lions outside the house, there are also kissing beasts on the roof, countless colorful glazed tiles, at this moment, they are also covered with thick snow, white and smooth, but there is no brilliance.

In the atrium, a whistling cold wind blows in the face, and the leaves blown off by the wind in the courtyard are scattered and scattered in all corners of the atrium; The snow in the courtyard was falling, and the white snowflakes like feathers fell from the sky along the vast sky, and the entire courtyard was covered by a large area of silver and white.

The Qin Wangfu occupies a very large area, the layout is also quite reasonable, its architectural style, basically to the majestic black, and there are two hundred iron floating slaughter, all over the palace, up and down the palace, showing the solemn and solemn style.

Throughout the entire Qin Palace, there are dozens of courtyards, plus foyers, gardens, attics, warehouses, and stables located in remote corners that are specifically responsible for raising horses; Along the main hall of the gate, slowly walk into this palace, one brick and one tile, one pavilion and one floor, the overall building, but ingenious, has a unique flavor.

Up and down the palace, there are pavilions and pavilions everywhere, water pavilions and song platforms, all kinds of ancient wood and strange stones, abound, a fresh and refined scene, simple and elegant, solemn and dull, but not so drunk and gold-obsessed luxury.

Near the atrium, there is a small artificial lake, on which a small white stone bridge is built, spanning the rippling blue lake, connecting the promenade and attic on both sides of the lake shore, tightly together, it is several times larger than the original, and the vision is instantly broadened.

On the edge of the small lake, there are a lot of lotus flowers, and a variety of flowers and plants are planted on the shore. I have to say that in this big Zhou Dynasty, in the capital, in a prince's mansion, it is really a spectacle to be able to draw such a mirror lake.

Bypassing the water pavilion, passing through the empty corridor, passing through the winding path between the bamboo forests, going to the direction of Yunshuiju, not far from the main hall lobby, is a clear, rippling lake, calm and waveless; Next to the lake, is the main hall of the Qin Palace, standing alone in a corner of the lake, looking at the lake from afar.

In the center of the lake, surrounded by water, there is a small pavilion, small and exquisite, derived from eight edges and corners of different shapes, and there are wooden frames, charcoal fires and other things next to it; I saw that on the other side of the pavilion in the center of the lake, the gurgling and flowing trickle, along the rockeries on both sides, flew down, rushed into the lake, and brought up a hazy mist.

At this time, the heavy snow has not stopped, the cold wind rises suddenly, and the snow beads in the sky, as if the line has been broken, continue to fall from the sky, sprinkled all over the lake for a while, and then fell on the pavilion in the center of the lake, and then stained between the lotus leaves.

Suddenly, a terrible north wind, howling and sweeping, swept across the calm lake.

The breeze is coming.

The lake is rippling.

At this moment, Xiao Changling was alone, wearing a black cloak and white clothes inside, sitting in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, leaning on the railing and staring, staring at the clear mirror lake in front of him.

But I saw that Xiao Changling was sitting under the pavilion, leaning comfortably on the railing, holding a fishing rod, quietly fishing near the lake; And his heroic figure, at this moment, seems a little lonely and lonely, but it is still difficult to hide the awe-inspiring heroism on his body.

Fishing is a special habit of His Royal Highness the King of Qin for many years, especially when the war is stalemate, he loves fishing more and more, he generally uses this way to meditate and think about ways to break the enemy; Sitting quietly by the water, looking at the calm water, even if the manic and impulsive heart is, it will slowly calm down, and through the surging river, you will realize the true meaning of life.

Lake Center Pavilion.

Xiao Changling's face was expressionless, on his white face like jade, two handsome broken sword eyebrows, hanging high, obliquely inserted into the temples, a pair of clear and secluded eyes, there was no fiery anger, no surging passion, only calm like a frozen lake, and there was no half smile in his eyes; On the ring finger of his right hand holding the fishing rod, he wore a mutton fat jade jade wrench, which shimmered with emerald green brilliance, setting off Xiao Changling's nobility and arrogance.

A cold wind blew, as sharp as a knife, scraping Xiao Changling's resolute face and stirring the hair on his cheeks; The hunting wind rose, driving the black cloak on Xiao Changling's body, revealing the corner of the white suit, like a snow-white sea eagle, spreading a pair of plump wings.

At this moment, Xiao Changling, who was holding a fishing rod and fishing near the lake, had a heavy gaze, like a thousand-year-old well, bottomless, and he couldn't see any emotion on his face, just staring at the lake coldly, as if he wanted to use his cold eyes to instantly seal the entire lake, and then with a chic look, it showed a sense of breeze and moonlight.

At the same time, beside Xiao Changling, there was a general in black armor, he did not move, his face was as deep as a cold pool, it was a mighty and serious face; Long Xifeng's body was straight, his left hand pressed the "Jingbei Knife", his head was slightly lowered, and he didn't say a word, just standing there motionless with the knife, as if he had accumulated infinite strength.

"Say it."

The familiar voice sounded faintly, cold, resolute, indifferent, with a hint of terrifying fierceness, and a hint of joy and anger invisible.

Xiao Changling didn't look back, still holding the fishing rod with one hand, staring at the lake, fishing quietly alone, his expression was faintly forgetful, and there was a faint sneer on the corner of his mouth, revealing a charming demeanor.

After a long while, Long Xifeng reacted and slowly let go of his left hand holding the knife.

"The King." Long Xifeng did not hesitate, and his face was awe-inspiring.

"King Qiyu, General Su Yi has sent a secret report from the north."

"Say."

From beginning to end, Xiao Changling did not turn around, but as always, his expression was as condensed as ice; Such a cold expression contains the iron blood of the general, engraved with the demeanor of the hero, thus condensing into a line of ghostly charm.

"Back to the king, the eyeliner placed in the army by the imperial court has been found."

"Oh?!"

Xiao Changling, who was dressed in white, just paused slightly, he didn't seem to be so surprised by this news from Jinyang, as if everything was under his control; After an instant, Xiao Changling's face returned to its previous silence, and a chill rose again in his eyes.

"Our Majesty is still cautious, until now, Gu can't confirm how many people in the Jingbei Army are his eyeliner."

Long Xifeng did not hesitate, but said in a deep voice, "It's not the main force of our army, it's the baggage battalion responsible for taking care of the grain and grass." ”

Hearing the words "baggage camp", Xiao Changling was slightly stunned, and the two flowing sword eyebrows on his forehead couldn't help but be screwed together.

"No wonder! Place the chess pieces in the dark, so that they are not obtrusive, and they can monitor the movements of the whole army. It's spicy, it's really spicy. ”

Suddenly, His Royal Highness the King of Qin smiled coldly, and a self-deprecating look appeared on his face; Xiao Changling's eyes were calm and indifferent, looking at the lake in front of him, like a thousand miles of sea. "He stretched out his hand to the lonely Jingbei army!"

Although it was a sentence of self-talk, Ling Ran's murderous aura could be heard from it; It seems that the next moment, Xiao Changling, the Great Zhou God of War who commands 400,000 iron cavalry, is about to tear the world apart.

"King, do you want to find them out now......" Long Xifeng asked tentatively.

"What's the hurry?! The fish hasn't bitten yet! Xiao Changling said.

After the words fell, I saw that Xiao Changling smiled slightly, the fishing rod was still gently held in his hand, and his eyes swept over the lake, looking indifferent.

"I want to play cat and mouse with Lonely! Lone just play with him. Tell Su Yi and Hu Kun to let them dig deeper. ”

"It's fine." Long Xifeng responded.

Immediately after, Long Xifeng suddenly remembered something and continued.

"By the way, the king, when the last general just came, he found that there were many people from the Imperial City Division around the palace, I am afraid that the royal family was specially sent to monitor you, ...... you look?"

Before Long Xifeng finished speaking, he had already discovered that from Xiao Changling's face, there was no trace of angry expression, only the indifference like a thousand-year-old iceberg, and the cold light in the depths of his eyes became more and more dazzling, like a sharp blade, penetrating people's hearts and cutting off the heart.

"Kill them all." Xiao Changling calmly opened his mouth and commanded, as if he was casually chatting about a parent's shortcomings, so extremely confident and indifferent, he judged the life and death of the dozens of spies of the Imperial City Division outside the door.

The surface of the lake is still waveless, the snowflakes are drifting, the north wind blows, slowly paving into a line of snow-white brilliance, blooming with dazzling colors.

Suddenly, Xiao Changling frowned, he only felt that the fishing rod in his hand sank to the bottom of the lake; At that moment, he was overjoyed in his heart, and there was a shallow smile on his lips, because Xiao Changling understood that his hard work was finally not in vain, and the fish was hooked.

So, Xiao Changling clenched the fishing rod and gently pulled it up, and a big koi with fat and golden scales was caught by him on the shore.

"Yo, there are really fish." Xiao Changling smiled leisurely.

……

Yongfu Lane, less than five hundred steps away from the Qin Wangfu, the space there is really a little narrow, so narrow that it is a little pitiful.

Under the cover of the night, in the depths of that quiet alley, at the mouth of the alley, a large group of strange black shadows suddenly appeared, blocking the alley tightly.

At the entrance of the alley, thirty "Chazi" of the Imperial City Division, who were lightly dressed and armed with arrows and knives, had gloomy faces all over all corners of Yongfu Lane, and these Imperial City Divisions, known as the "eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven", were like falcons in the dark night, staring at the prey they regarded as their target with countless pairs of sharp eyes; And the eagle dogs of the Imperial City Division, the order they received from Shangguan was to monitor every move of the Qin Palace, starting tonight.

At this moment, the murderous aura, sword light, and chill had already shrouded outside the Qin Palace.

As everyone knows, the breath of death has quietly descended on the heads of these thirty Imperial City Divisions; What they didn't know was that tonight would be the last night of their lives. No one knows if they will be able to see the sun tomorrow, because what they are about to face is the butcher's knife wielded by the King of Jingbei, and the sweep from the Lord of the 400,000 Iron Horsemen.

"Da, da, da......"

At some point, at the T-junction closest to the alley, there was a thunderous sound of horses' hooves, which were getting closer and closer, closer and closer, dense but not hurried, like a drumstick in the hands of a sergeant, beating the drum of war one after another.

In an instant, countless white and vast snow mist rose from all directions, wrapping the perimeter of the alley in an airtight air; The sound of horses' hooves like thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth, resounded throughout Suzaku Street, and was rumbling from not far away, along the streets extending in all directions, towards Yongfu Lane, and gradually merged into a bone-penetrating cold current, which made people shudder......

With the sound of horses' hooves approaching little by little, a hundred heavily armored "Iron Floating Slaughter" roared in, blocking the narrow alley like an iron bucket, leaving not even a trace of gap; The leader of this Iron Floating Massacre was Yang Fang, a general wearing a black mask and full armor, who held a spear in his hand and rode his horse in front of the heavy cavalry brigade.

At this moment, the rolling iron horses on the street have long since turned into black lines, and they all bent their bows and arrows, staring coldly at those ants of the Imperial City Division, ready to shoot the arrows in their hands at any time; In just a few moments, a full thirty Heavenly Pride of the Imperial City Division were exposed to the arrows of the Iron Floating Slaughter in this way, and were suppressed by hundreds of iron horsemen in Yongfu Lane.

Just when the Imperial City Division in those dark nights was still in confusion, the situation outside King Qin's Mansion had already undergone an astonishing reversal; In the Iron Floating Slaughter Brigade facing the black pressure, I don't know how many arrows and arrows are hidden, and the feather arrows that shine with cold light, like countless bloody blades that kill people without seeing blood, are densely packed, aiming at the eagles and dogs in those alleys.

At this moment, I only heard a mighty order sounded in the Iron Floating Massacre.

"Shoot the arrows—"

General Yang Fang's face was pale, he rode high on his horse, holding the spear in his hand, extremely indifferent and numb, staring at everything that happened in front of him.

Shoot the arrow.

Therefore, when Xiao Changling was still in the mansion and was giving a, he immediately released the arrows in his hand at the 100-iron floating slaughter at the mouth of Yongfu Lane under the order of General Yang Fang.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Hundreds of dense feather arrows, at this moment, broke free from the shackles of the bowstring, and were attacking with a jaw-dropping speed, endlessly, covering the sky and the sun, shooting straight towards the open space in front of them, like a sky net, and immediately shrouded the thirty flesh and blood bodies under the dense rain of arrows.

Arrows are like flying locusts.

After this rain of soul-devouring arrows, everything is over, returning to the previous dead silence.

The white snow is still calm as usual, and the wind and snow in the night sky are still flying rapidly; The only difference is that on the ground covered in silver, there are thirty more blood-drenched corpses, covered with feather arrows, and dead corpses that can no longer die.

The bubbling blood water, sprinkled on the snow, a terrible red, blended into the cold snow water, and for a time red and white intersected, like white snow and red plums in the glass world; And the hundred blood-devouring Iron Floating Slaughter had already disappeared into the dark night at this moment, and they had disappeared without a trace.

Arrows, blood, snowy night.

The night was full of snow, and it was a good time for him to kill.

……

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

Compared with the heavy snow outside, inside the imperial study, the four seasons are like spring, and there is a warm atmosphere.

The aroma of ambergris, as light as a slight, slowly spreads through the smoker, setting off an antique fragrance; At the same time, in the imperial study, there are several braziers, and the faint flames are moving up and down along the black charcoal in the basin, high for a while, low for a while, and a large pot of charcoal fire is suddenly ignited. The dazzling firelight reflects the entire imperial study, which can't help but make people warm.

The hour was approaching dawn, Xiao Changyao put down the brush, rolled up the last volume, stretched his muscles slightly, and yawned. Obviously, His Majesty the Diligent Emperor has stayed up all night, and he has just finished his government affairs at this time.

Lei Hao stood beside the emperor, and when he saw that His Majesty was so tired, he said distressedly.

"Your Majesty, it's been three watches, do you want to announce which lady to serve?"

Xiao Changyao waved his hand.

"No need, I'm tired today. You go get a basin of cold water, I want to wipe my face. ”

"Yes." Lei Hao leaned over, answered a word in a low voice, turned around and pushed open the door of the imperial study, and walked out quickly.

After Lei Hao walked out, Xiao Changyao, who was bored, reclined on the imperial couch, his eyes slightly closed, he gently rubbed his eyebrows with his hands, and the night of diligence made the emperor physically and mentally exhausted, and he looked very tired and tired.

As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, although Xiao Changyao has his own bedroom in the harem - "Xianyang Palace"; But Xiao Changyao was an energetic emperor, especially after ascending the throne, he was even more diligent in state affairs, and stayed up all night in the imperial study to review the chapters; Therefore, Xiao Changyao rarely returns to the Xianyang Palace, and often sleeps in the imperial study.

After about half a pillar of incense had passed, the door of the imperial study was pushed open again; Lei Hao led two small yellow doors and walked in with a basin of water, which was cold water without a little heat, plus a towel.

The emperor took the towel from Lei Hao's hand, wiped his face casually with a cold towel that had been soaked in cold water, and threw the towel back into the basin with a "whoosh", staring at Lei Hao angrily.

"Why are you so slow!"

Hearing His Majesty's angry tone, Lei Hao knelt down, his voice a little trembling.

"Your Majesty's forgiveness, it was just a report from outside the palace that delayed it."

"What?"

"The eyeliner of the Imperial City Sibu outside the Qin Palace......" Speaking of this, this Lei Gonggong subconsciously glanced at His Majesty the Emperor on the throne, and quickly lowered his head, and said in a trembling voice, "A total of thirty chazi were killed by a hundred iron floating slaughter under the command of King Qin, and all of them were shot with arrows. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xiao Changyao's tiredness was suddenly swept away; His whole body quickly sat up from the couch, and his face became extremely ugly, as if it was deeply covered by a layer of frost.

He couldn't believe his ears, the spy of a full thirty people, his reckless second brother, he said that he would kill, without even blinking his eyes, and the way of killing was so iron-blooded, so simple, not only shooting, but also sending the most elite Tiefutu to shoot and shoot indiscriminately.

This time, Xiao Changyao, as the king of a country, can really see his Xiao Changling's son-in-law temper, and it is indeed His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who is in charge of the 400,000 Jingbei army and does not talk much, and his actions are always extraordinary.

However, Xiao Changyao did not have the slightest admiration for his second brother; In his heart, there seems to be a volcano pressing, in Xiao Changyao's opinion, Xiao Changling is using a butcher's knife and blood to openly challenge his imperial prestige.

"He's taking the opportunity to make trouble!"

But soon, Xiao Changyao's frosty look gradually became softened, and he smiled calmly, with a trace of deep pride on the corner of his mouth, not so much pride, but rather his strong self-confidence as an emperor.

Xiao Changyao stretched out his hand and pointed.

"Tell Li Siyuan, let him continue to send more people, this world is my world, I want to see, I have a big Zhou billions of living beings, he can still kill them all!"

However, in the face of Da Zhou Tianzi's words, Lei Hao still stood still, ready to speak several times, but he stopped talking.

"Are you still in business?!" Xiao Changyao looked down at Lei Hao and asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Say."

Lei Hao thought about it, and said slowly, "Your Majesty, the western realm is reported, the eldest princess will lead two thousand guards, and she will arrive in Shangjing in a few days." ”

Xiao Changyao's gaze froze again, and the whirlpool became deeper and deeper.

"The storm is coming again......"