The bet has been placed, only the road to move forward bravely, this is true for Shen Fei, and even more so for Tuoba Lie, Shen Fei is an immortal after all, and he can escape back to Shushan to seek refuge when he encounters an enemy who can't be defeated, but Tuoba Lie has no way to retreat, from the moment he decided to join the battle of Kowloon to seize the heir, he can only go all the way until he dies. So in terms of mood, Tuoba Lie was more anxious than Shen Fei, like an ant on a hot pot, unable to calm down no matter what.

Outside the door of the room where Tuoba Lie was standing the soldiers he brought from the border, each of them was tall and mighty, and the momentum was extraordinary, seeing Shen Fei coming over, he still saluted respectfully, Shen Fei bowed his head and forcefully slammed the door, and in a moment, the house was opened from the inside, and Tuoba Lie's overly old face eroded by the cold wind on the border appeared from behind the door with a little excitement.

"Shen Daozun, you are here, please come in, please come in. ”

Shen Fei walked in proudly, and after entering the house, he saw that there was no one around, and An Linglong was not in the room, and said in his heart: What a coincidence. But he was led to the tea table by Tuobalie, and he personally poured tea, the tea was cold tea, Shen Fei didn't drink it, but he understood that Tuobalie's mood was more urgent and impatient than expected.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, is there news from the Imperial City?" Shen Fei simply went straight to the point.

"Everything was said by Daozun, and the father entrusted someone to bring the news, and ordered the king to strictly investigate the mastermind behind the scenes, crack down on the remnants of the faceless killer group, and return to the imperial city after ten days. ”

"Hooray, is that all Your Majesty has said?"

"Father also said that within ten days, the power of life and death in Jinling City will be controlled by me, and all relevant people must be arrested and brought to justice. As he said this, Tuoba Lie got up and walked to the window, opened the window a crack, and looked downstairs through the gap: "In order to accomplish this task, my father specially dispatched a thousand troops to me who were responsible for guarding the southern border, allowing me to kill. At the end of the line of sight, a well-prepared army of 1,000 men lined up in a phalanx, waiting for his dispatch at the bottom of the building.

Listening to Tuobalie's words, Shen Fei couldn't help but gasp, he knew why Tuoba Lie was so eager to find him, fortunately, he only stayed in the Divine Scroll for a month, if he delayed longer, Tuoba Lie would probably mess up.

Shen Mei pondered for a long time and said, "On the surface, it seems that His Majesty has given you a lot of power......"

"That is what he said, but how can the king use such power indiscriminately, and the slightest carelessness will lead to a catastrophe. "Tuoba Lie was born in the Emperor's Tomb, how could he not know the stakes.

"What do you think of this matter, Your Royal Highness?" finally raised his head to look at Tuoba Lie, seeing that he was wearing a military uniform, tall and mighty, but he was tossing and turning for the will of his biological father, it can be seen that Tuoba Gui is today, what a powerful figure the emperor who lives deep behind the scenes is.

"The father wants the king to investigate strictly, there are no more than two possibilities, one is that the father hopes that the king will take this opportunity to reshuffle the cards of Jinling City, so that the original power structure will be completely changed, and a new order will be established;

"What does His Royal Highness think it should be?"

"This king believes that the local forces in Jinling City must not be moved, otherwise they will be fiercely counterattacked by the eldest brother and become the second enemy in his eyes. ”

"Your Highness thinks so?" Shen Fei stood up, walked to Tuoba Lie's side, and closed the window that opened a gap again, allowing the whole room to enter absolute silence, "Your Highness thinks that if you don't clean Jinling's local forces, you won't become the number two rival in the eyes of the Great Prince?

Shen Fei's voice was very soft, and his tone was understated, but the words clearly hit Tuoba Lie deep in his heart, leaving him speechless.

"Your Royal Highness, why haven't you figured it out, from the moment you accepted His Majesty's imperial decree and came to Jinling City on an errand, you have been unable to withdraw, this return to the court, whether it is good news or bad news, whether it is on the side of the Great Prince, or on the side of the Ten Princes, or still neutral, it will become the target of public criticism, because of your special status, because of the various glories you carry, because of the powerful noble kingship related to you. Because of these inextricable connections, as long as you leave the border and return to the court, you will definitely be pressured and feared from all sides!" Seeing Tuoba Lie bow his head and remain silent, Shen Fei changed his words and said, "According to Shen's meaning, His Majesty the Emperor is giving you a chance, a chance to jump up and stand tall with the Great Prince and the Ten Princes. ”

"What does Shen Daozun mean that this king should wash Jinling in blood?"

"It's not the bloodbath of Jinling, but the bloodbath of Linghu Xuanzhou! The Faceless Killer Group took Qianqian's place and assassinated the three princes, and the Qianqian girl came from the Red Mansion, as the master of the Red Mansion, Linghu Xuanzhou should be punished and deserved trial regardless of whether he is really guilty or not. ”

"You want this king to ......"

"As soon as possible, all Qianqian and Linghu Hangzhou will be arrested, escorted to the imperial capital, and handed over to His Majesty the Emperor for personal trial. ”

"Do you really want to do this?"

"If you do this, you can not only give Murong Baishi a dismissal, let him know that you are powerful, and never dare to despise you again, but also give your father an explanation, as for the final trial result, you must obey your father's will, you have completed the task, and it is enough to gain your father's trust. Eyebrows turned, Shen Fei's tone became cold, "Don't forget, the empire was established by your father in the final analysis, instead of trying to balance all aspects of the relationship, it is better to be unique, 200% of the tasks assigned by His Majesty today, in exchange for his trust and attention, do not touch Murong Mansion, is to let Your Majesty see that you have no intention of being an enemy of the eldest brother; After doing these two things, you can go back to the imperial capital with peace of mind, and whether the fox hangs the boat dead or not will no longer be relevant to you. ”

"But this king is still afraid of ......"

"Since you have decided, don't be afraid, don't forget, I, Shen Fei, also bet my life on the gambling table. ”

"Then, as Shen Daozun said, fight for your life. ”

Since we are determined to create a great cause, we should no longer hold back our hands and feet, look ahead and look ahead, we now have only one way to go, that is, to go forward and reach the top of the country. ”

"The king understood. ”

Shen Fei stretched out his hand forward, "Your Highness, don't worry, if you lose this big gamble, Shen will accompany you to the funeral, but if you win, Shen wants not only the gift of the state religion, but also completely purge Buddhism from the people's faith." ”

"Shen Daozun, we will definitely win, right? ”

"As long as Your Highness believes in me!"

"Definitely!"

"Definitely!" The right hands of the two were clasped tightly together, this was different from the righteous alliance between the young people when they were in Shushan, the agreement between Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie was an alliance and commitment between men, from now on, one will be prosperous, one will be lost, or the top will be the highest, or the jade will be burned!

Forward, unstoppable, because there is no way back behind you.

......

Three days later, the imperial capital of Chang'an,

There is a light on the Hall of Light, and now Your Majesty, the Ninety-Five Supreme Tuoba Gui sat on a high place and looked down at the courtiers below as before, and his tired eyes contained three points of surprise, three points of doubt, and four points of praise, "Lie'er led the army to surround the Linghu Mansion for three days and three nights, is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely. His Royal Highness was dressed in the clothes of the Praetorian Guards, and his forehead was close to the ground, "Your Majesty, on the third day after receiving the order, Prince Lie led the army to surround the Linghu Mansion, and surrounded the mansion to the ground, making the Fox Hanging Boat stubbornly resist and not surrender. ”

"Yes, yes, it's really impatient for a place to dare to resist my imperial army. The old emperor's expression was disgusted and fierce, "What about Murong Baishi, Lie'er can attack Murong Mansion?"

"Your Majesty, the reason for the arrest of Emperor Lie for the arrest of Hu Xuanzhou is that the Faceless Killer Group has been lurking in the Red Mansion controlled by Ling Hu Xuanzhou for a long time, and Ling Hu Xuanzhou is suspected of harboring it, and all other people will not be arrested or investigated for the time being, so Murong Mansion is safe and sound. ”

"Handling cases impartially, impartially and selflessly, whether Lie'er is sincere or false, it is really good to be able to do this. ”

His Royal Highness was silent, and did not follow the emperor's words to make more comments on the prince of the empire.

"Lie'er has done a good job in this matter, it seems that my worries are superfluous, pass on my order, and send another army of 1,000 people to Lie'er, so that he must arrest Linghu Hangzhou. ”

"Your Majesty's ......"

"If you have something to say, you don't have to say it. ”

"Your Majesty, according to reliable information, the prince of Lie waited until the Daoist envoy came out of the mountain and discussed with him before making the decision to arrest Linghu Hangzhou, so it seems that the idea of arresting Linghu Hangzhou was probably given to His Highness by the Daoist envoy. ”

"Oh, is it the young man named Shen Fei?"

"Your Majesty. ”

"Speaking of which, Lie'er is determined to be with the Dao Sect, so as to expand his strength and join the battle. ”

"Your Majesty. ”

"Dao Sect...... Taoist ...... Hehe, back then, I borrowed strength from the Buddha Sect to take the position, Lie'er actually wanted to follow my practice back then and borrow strength from the Taoist Sect in order to get on the throne, it was really a bold decision, the Buddha Sect was deeply rooted in the human country, how could it be shaken casually, Lie'er returned to the dynasty on this trip, and the Lingyin Temple would definitely not sit idly by. ”

That's what Weichen meant. ”

"In this way, take back my will just now, continue to send more people to pay attention to the dynamics of Jinling City, and if Lie'er's operation to exterminate Linghu Hanging Boat fails, I will consider punishing him. ”

"Your Majesty. ”

"Lie'er, let me see how capable you and the Dao Sect you trust, if you can't even complete this little thing, then don't go back to the imperial capital, and after you come back, it will only be the result of death without a place to bury. ”

There were repeated problems in the empire, and it was not his close friend Tuoba Zichu who communicated with His Majesty the Emperor, but this man who could never distinguish his true face, and again and again, and again and again, who was the real identity of His Highness's man, and what was the inextricable connection between him and the royal family?

......

The air is full of tension and depression, since the last battle between Linghu Hangzhou and the three major families twenty years ago laid the current pattern of Jinling City, it has been a full twenty years, and the most prosperous Jinling has not had such a tense atmosphere for twenty years.

Like a fortress, the Linghu Mansion played his due role, and the private guards of the Linghu Hanging Boat sat at the head of the wall, confronting the Imperial Thousand Army with only one wall apart, the brazier burned, and was placed at a distance of thirty meters, reflecting the night sky of Jinling City full of blood. It had been twenty years since the king of the underworld had been so fierce, and he should have thought that from the moment Shen Fei entered the city, his comfortable life would be completely changed.

The Imperial Thousand Army General Linghu Mansion was surrounded by water, all of them were wearing chain mail, wearing steel helmets, holding special crossbows made by the Imperial Arsenal, and aimed their spearheads at the Linghu Hanging Boat private guards on the city wall. As the name suggests, the Imperial Hundred Army is an Imperial Army composed of 100 people, the Imperial Army of 1000 people is an Imperial Army composed of 1,000 people, and the Imperial Army of 10,000 people is an Imperial Army composed of 10,000 people. There is no difference in equipment between the Hundred, the Thousand, and the Centurion, the commander of the Centurion is called the centurion in the Empire, the commander of the Centurion is called the Centurion in the Empire, the commander of the Centurion is called the Centurion in the Empire, and the leader of the 10,000 Army is called the General. That is, one centurion is capable of controlling ten centurions, and a general is capable of controlling ten centurions, a hundred centurions. In addition, there is a general above the general, and the general has no upper limit on leading the troops, and he is subject to the direct dispatch of Banzai today.

Most of the officials in the government are relatives of the local gentry, only the head catcher is sent down by the central government, and has experienced the examination of the martial arts, and the head catcher has no power in the local area, and the government officials are not arranged to work, so the local government is chaotic and has no combat effectiveness, and cannot play the role of maintaining local law and order at all, and can only act as a lackey for the local gentry to do evil and oppress the people. The Imperial Army was different, it was a contingent directly subordinate to His Majesty the Emperor, divided into the Southern Army, the Northern Army, the Border Army, and the Praetorian Guard.