This sword is to kill the king, kill the elder, harm friends, and seize power.

The rippling tears are the disillusionment of Xue Yong's image in Pei Zhen's heart, and it is also a grand memorial.

In the past, Xue Yong, who was anxious for justice and righteousness, kind and funny, was his closest person in Immortal City besides Xue Zheng, and he was also his favorite drinking friend after he was allowed to drink.

When the General's Mansion was destroyed, his mansion was saved by Xue Yong at great risk.

The past events flashed in front of him like a marquee, and gradually coincided with this old man in the imperial robe who was pierced by his own sword, Pei Zhen only felt that the world was so absurd and cruel.

Is power really that terrible? can make a person unrecognizable so quickly?

Outside the Hall of Eternal Life, the sudden appearance of a figure made Cui Xian and the others panic, and only Yan was shocked and calmly moved out of the way.

Dressed in a shaman's robe, he slowly walked into the hall, his expression was the same as usual, he couldn't see any injuries, and he didn't know what Li Zhichuan had talked about with him today.

Looking at the scene in front of him, he sighed softly, and saw Pei Zhen's face full of tears, which was even more gloomy.

Xue Yong's rapidly passing eyes revealed a bitter pleading, and he said softly, "I won't interfere with your plan, I'll come, I just think there are some things that should be made clear." ”

As soon as his words fell, the door of the main hall automatically closed without wind, and the people outside could no longer hear the sound inside.

Looking at the anxiety written on the faces of Cui Xian and the others, Yan looked at them in shock, "Can you beat it?"

He turned around and sat down on the steps outside the temple gate, patted the empty seat beside him, and said calmly: "Since you can't beat it, then sit and wait." ”

In the hall, Eile looked at Pei Zhen, "Let go of your hand, don't draw your sword, let him live longer." ”

He gently swung out a True Yuan and submerged into Xue Yong's body, protecting his heart and sealing the bleeding wound.

Then he also patted the steps under the throne chair and said to Pei Zhen, "Come and sit, I have something to tell you." ”

Pei Zhen naturally knew Eile, so he naturally wouldn't resist this order.

Legend has it that the Great Shaman played a less glorious role in his uncle's death, but that was not something he could think about now, even though he was in fact the new Emperor.

"There are so many things to say that I don't know where to start for a while, let me think about it. He looked at Pei Zhen, who was sitting on the next step of his face with a guarded face, rubbed his fingers, and slowly spoke.

The clear sound, like a wisp of wind with the fragrance of plants and trees blowing on that bright spring on the grassland, pulls the memory back to many years ago.

"Many years ago, there were two brothers in this city of eternal life, and one day they went out hunting together, and on the way back, they met a girl. The girl was very beautiful, purer than the whitest snow lotus on the grassland, and more beautiful than the most delicate flowers on the grassland. Both young brothers involuntarily fell in love with her. ”

"The brothers have a lot of influence in Eternal City, and there are many people who are willing to do things for them, so they quickly learned the identity of the girl. The girl is also the daughter of a big man, and the big man is very powerful, so powerful that even the brothers dare not underestimate it. So they began to pursue a very polite courtesy, and both brothers were very good, but the attitude of the girl, consciously or unconsciously, seemed to be more inclined to the younger brother. ”

Pei Zhen didn't know what this story had to do with him, and what it had to do with tonight's events.

He just listened silently, because the Great Shaman had his own reasoning.

Behind what he couldn't see, on the chair, Xue Yong covered the wound in his abdomen, his face sad.

"If nothing happens, the brother and the girl should tie the knot smoothly, and they even have the person who officiates for their wedding. But something happened, the brothers' father died, and the elder brother successfully inherited the family business, because the father died, the younger brother's marriage had to be postponed, but after the period of filial piety, the elder brother suddenly ordered that the girl be married into his family, and made him the head of the house. ”

The younger brother had no choice but to accept it, he felt that as long as the girl was doing well, it would be enough. At first, it seems like this. The favor of the elder brother, the help of the younger brother outside, and the family power of the girl herself, make the girl have a transcendent status in the back house and be carefree. But this caused the dissatisfaction of the rest of the rest of the brother's back house

Someone began to band together to deal with the girl. ”

After a series of methods of secret confrontation were suppressed one by one, those who harbored evil intentions began to change their minds and pretend to approach the girl with good intentions. The girl was smart and kind since she was a child, and she did not understand the hearts of those insidious people, and those people gradually gained her trust. These methods are difficult for both older brothers and younger brothers to guard against. What's more, as time goes by, my brother, who has lost his freshness, has already lost some empathy. ”

Finally, after the girl succeeded in conceiving her brother's child, the men decided to do it. Another woman, who was also pregnant with her brother's child, was attracted by them, and chatted with the girl every day with a big belly, and they talked happily. The days went by like this, until one day, the younger brother, who was a cultivator, went to the girl's palace because of something, only to find that someone had placed a poison in the girl's room that sucked essence and blood and lost her body, burning day by day, and the girl's whole person had become a little sluggish. ”

When the matter was finally revealed, the younger brother angrily shot out and injured the pregnant woman who secretly placed the poison, but he did not kill because he was afraid of the fetus in her body. If you want me to say, this brother is really too kind. He paused for a moment, sighed with emotion, and then continued: "As for the girl's side, the elder brother and younger brother and the girl's biological father are all trying to save it, and the three bigwigs have tried their best, but the final conclusion is that the girl and the child in the womb can only live one. When the girl found out, she resolutely decided to give birth to the child, despite everyone's opposition. Everyone had no choice but to watch the originally bright and moving prairie flowers wither day by day, and finally die before giving birth, and never saw the child for whom she gave her life until death. The child was taken straight out of the womb and is fortunately alive. ”

Eile looked at Pei Zhen, who seemed to have something in his eyes, "That kid is you." ”

Pei Zhen, who was already faintly aware of it, first covered his face with his hands blankly after hearing the confirmation of the great shaman, and then tears quietly poured back into his eyes, he remembered the half-heartedness, absent-mindedness, and regret he had when he was dragged by his uncle every year to pay tribute to his mother, who had never met.

"My brother is naturally your father, Emperor Xue Lu, and my younger brother is the military god Xue Zheng. After the death of your mother, your grandfather was disheartened and happened to encounter something else, so he left the city of eternal life in a fit of rage, incognito and disappeared. And the back position of the harem, also under the strong insistence of your uncle, has been hanging empty and is no longer sealed. ”

"Although your uncle didn't say it explicitly, he had a big opinion in his heart about your father's failure to protect your mother, so he took you out directly and raised you personally. Your father was cold by nature, and after the initial guilt, he was happy to be idle. That's where you grew up. ”

"Is there anything you'd like to ask?" said Eller suddenly.

Pei Zhen said in a trembling voice, "Is the person who my uncle and mother used to find to marry the fifth grandfather?"

Le sighed, "You're really smart. ”

Pei Zhen looked up with tears in his eyes, and saw the long sword inserted in Xue Yong's abdomen, the guilt in his heart was overwhelming, and he was about to rush up and pull out the sword as soon as his body moved, but he was pulled by Eile, "He is out of life, if you draw the sword now, he will die faster, and it will not be too late for me to finish speaking." ”

He pulled Pei Zhen to sit side by side with him, looked ahead, and asked a very direct question, "Have you ever resented me in your heart, or even hated me, and felt that I was an accomplice in your uncle's death?"

Pei Zhen's heart was full of emotion, and he blurted out the truth, "Yes." ”

"I'll tell you all about it, and if you want to blame it, you can blame it. ”

The voice of Eile was like a small boat, carrying Pei Zhen up the long river of time, back to the day of the incident that shocked Beiyuan.

"Your uncle is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart, extremely smart, otherwise he would not be one of the three strongest cultivators in the world. But his problem is that he is too kind, too selfless, and the only bit of selfishness is given to you. But this is also where his charm lies, the huge general's mansion is full of talents, and it is impossible to achieve this by relying on power alone. It is precisely because of this kindness that he was eaten to death by your father with all kinds of high-sounding reasons, which is in response to the Confucian saying, a gentleman can be bullied. ”

"Your father was aware of it before he was ready to do it, so he came to me and asked for my opinion. He was reluctant to use a large number of troops, because the war was together, and the lives were ruined

He was unwilling to do anything that was dry to ten thousand bones. I, on the other hand, thought differently at the time. ”

He raised his head slightly, as if recalling the conversation that day, "The Northern Abyss and the Southern Dynasties, the North and the South are facing each other, and whoever is strong will want to annex the weak." If you simply rely on the kindness of one side, you will not be able to prevent the war that will come. ”

"To be merciful to one's enemies is to be cruel to oneself. Pei Zhen sighed and said the psychology of Eile at that time.

"Yes, so I thought, it is better to take advantage of the beginning of the Southern Dynasty now, our dynasty is in full swing, and set the horse to the south, and burn the war to the territory of the Southern Dynasty, if it can annex the Southern Dynasty in one fell swoop, the peace at that time is the real long-term peace. No matter how bad it is, it is better than waiting until the Southern Dynasties are strong and will turn to the north to attack us and make the people of the grassland suffer. ”

He calmly recounted his thoughts at the time, and there was no regret in his words, and for a character like him, regret was almost a long-abandoned emotion.

He turned his head slightly, looking at Pei Zhen's tear-stained side face, how similar it was to the original grassland flower.

"Your uncle's reaction was both expected and surprising. I guessed he would accept the answer, but I didn't expect him to choose death. He said that he had a very high prestige in the military, and as the first person in the military, if he did not have him in the south, the army would definitely be unstable, but he was not willing to lead the troops south in any case. Therefore, as long as he opposes the Southern Expedition, his imperial brother wants him to die. ”

"So he asked me to tell your father a word, no matter whether the southern expedition is won or lost, when the war is over, you must be appointed crown prince, and at the same time guarantee that you can succeed the emperor in the future, and I am the witness and supervisor. If your father agrees, he can give way, you know what it means?"

Pei Zhen's shoulders were shaking violently, he thought that his uncle had been good enough to him, but now it seemed that all he knew was a small bit.

Father's love, from the heart, ends at the mouthpiece, is quiet tenderness.

His father's love all came from the silent Xue Zheng.

"Originally, as long as he was willing, in the name of the god of war, there would be no problem in replacing your father and the emperor, after all, even I can't beat him, and this one in the palace won't care. He chose a different path, and I had to scold me for being stupid and respecting at the same time!"

At this point, he sighed heartily and continued.

"Your father agreed, so your uncle left the Immortal City, and then there was news that one person had defeated the Yinyang Pass and reversed the offensive and defensive trend of the north and south by himself. It's a pity that he didn't expect your father to be so cold and ruthless, and he actually uprooted the already useful general's mansion forces, and caused Chi Ji and others to die innocently and tragically. ”

"Actually, before your uncle left, he had met Yuan Tao and King Yong, and asked me to keep them a secret. Originally, I didn't know what he said, until a few days ago, King Yong sent someone to find me. ”

Xue Yong, who had been sitting on the chair and listening quietly, suddenly struggled a little in his eyes, and then calmed down as if he was resigned.

"I have to say that your uncle really sees things too thoroughly, he calculated that he would die, and also calculated that if your father was defeated, there was a very small possibility that he would also die. So, he found Yuan Tao and King Yong and filled in the possible loopholes. Originally, in his plan, if your father really died unfortunately, Yuan Tao could rely on a seal he left behind to obtain the assistance of Helian Qingshan, that is, the assistance of the Blizzard Wolf Cavalry, and at the same time, Wu Ti, the co-owner of the Xianbei Iron Cavalry, would also lead troops to support, and at the same time, the former steppe wolf Ashina Yili would also re-emerge from the mountain, with the power of the dynasty and clan of Yuan Tao, Ashina Yili and King Yong, plus strong soldiers, it would be enough to protect you on the throne and succeed to the throne. ”

"But your father died too quickly, and the situation is a little different. So King Yong came to me and told me and Pan the new plan that he and Yuan Tao had reformulated. ”

Le suddenly paused and looked at Pei Zhen, "Do you really want to listen? If you choose not to listen, from now on, you will be the new Yuan Emperor of Beiyuan, and I, Ele and the entire shamanic sect, will also keep the promise I made to your uncle and fully support you." Outside, there are Helian Qingshan, Yuantao, Yan Cold, and the returning Ashina Yili, the military and political power are all in your hands, and you can sit on this throne safely and comfortably. But if you listen, things may change, things may change, things that you don't expect and don't want to happen. ”

"You, better, think about it. ”

Eile said slowly.