Jinling City used to be the capital of all dynasties, so there are many palaces in this city, Emperor Wu Sun Quan built Taichu Palace at the beginning, Jin Dynasty rebuilt Jiankang Palace on the site of Taichu Palace after crossing to the south, after the addition and repair of the past dynasties, Jiankang Palace is gorgeous and luxurious, rare in the world, comparatively speaking, the imperial palace of Luoyang is just barely repaired on the old site, but it is much inferior. In addition, the Zhaoming Palace in the southeast of Jiankang Palace and Jiankang Palace are contrasting with each other across Qinhuai, which was originally commonly known as the start of construction, and the Mochou Palace on the shore of Mochou Lake is also one of the famous palaces.

After the Duke of Yue returned to Chen, in order to show his submission, most of the Jiankang Palace was vacant as the emperor's palace, and part of the palace on the periphery of the Jiankang Palace was used as the Yamen of Yousi, and the Zhaoming Palace was transformed into the Yue Guo Mansion for living, and the Beiyuan Hualin Garden of the Jiankang Palace was independent as a place for the Tang people and Jinling magnates to play. Comparatively speaking, although the Zhaoming Palace occupies an area far less than the Jiankang Palace, the fresh and beautiful place is above the Jiankang Palace, not to mention the Hualin Garden, so the Tang family's enjoyment in Jinling is not inferior to the emperor.

During this collection of treasures, the current emperor's brother Yu Wang Yang Jun came to Jinling, with his identity, it is naturally inconvenient to live in the Mochou Palace as a pavilion, and it is not good to live in the Zhaoming Palace, so it is to live in the Xianyang Palace temporarily sorted out by the palace, although few people live in these years, but the Yueguo Mansion will build the Jiankang Palace every year, so the Xianyang Palace does not seem desolate, and the trees reveal a deep connotation, which makes people feel that the name of the ancient capital of the south of the Yangtze River is worthy of it.

The sunset is low, the palace is silent, the palace maid who is a coquettish Jiangnan woman has already been dismissed, and on the brightly lit hall, in addition to the four guards in light yellow clothes, there are only two beautiful and slender palace girls standing at the bottom of the steps, which are all people who came with King Yu. The gold bricks in the hall are paved, the carved beams are painted, the light yarn is flying, the four walls are or the brocade wall clothes, or the shelves are full of shelves, and there is a Suzhou embroidered screen of the eight views of Jinling behind the golden chair in the middle of the steps. On the gold bricks at the bottom of the stairs were laid with red felt, and two opposite pear blossom long tables were placed, on which a few plates of fresh fruits were already placed. The incense burner in the corner of the temple burns sandalwood, and the fragrance overflows, making people feel calm.

Suddenly, a middle-aged guard hurriedly walked in and said loudly to the empty chair: "Report to Your Highness, the guest has arrived, but he refuses to come in, he wants His Highness to go and greet him in person." ”

Behind the screen, there was a loud laugh and said: "Su Shouyi, this is your mistake, since it is a distinguished guest, it has already been clear that this king went to greet him, but now it is not to blame this king for being rude." The voice did not stop, has walked out of a young man dressed in the costume of Prince Ming Huang, wearing two dragons to win the pearl gold crown, this young man is handsome, big ears, eyebrows are delicate and handsome, although only slowly, but there is already a faint dragon walking tiger posture, radiant and shining, people dare not force to look.

The middle-aged guard Su Shouyi subconsciously lowered his head and said, "My subordinates are guilty." ”

The young man in yellow smiled slightly, walked to the outside of the hall with his hands in his hands, and saw that in the palace with an unobstructed view, there was already a small sedan chair of green cloth that could be seen everywhere stopped in front of the steps, and the sedan chair man knelt down on one knee, not daring to look up, and next to the sedan chair, a young man in ochre clothes stood solemnly, with faint traces of sweat on his head.

The young man in yellow walked to the sedan chair, bowed slightly and said, "Emperor, this is already the inner garden of the deep palace, there will be no outsiders present, and the virtuous brother still doesn't come out, don't you really want to apologize for your brother?"

The sedan curtain moved slightly, a post slowly floated as if someone was holding it, the young man in yellow reached out to pick up the post, but the original fluttering post became heavy as soon as it fell into his hand, and a red cloud floated on the jade face of the young man in yellow, but he didn't move, took the post, and said with a smile: "Does the virtuous brother want to give his brother a dismount?"

The sedan curtain was raised, and a young man in Tsing Yi stepped out, it was Yang Ning, but his expression at the moment was as cold as ice, a pair of condensed phoenix eyes could hardly see any waves, but his eyes were as cold as a sword, only glanced at the young man in yellow lightly, and walked into the hall as if no one was around, his eyes swept away, and he picked a case without hesitation, sat on the seat behind the case, and looked around coldly before he said coldly: " Tell me, what did you invite me to do, but don't tell me that you are just thinking about old friendships, I wouldn't have believed this lie ten years ago. ”

The young man in yellow flashed a look of remembrance between his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Brother Xian still has such a straightforward temper. After saying that, he lingered on the young man's face for a long time, sat down behind the long case opposite Yang Ning, and then waved his hand lightly, and the two palace maids shook deeply, and then walked down the hall. After a short time, the two palace maids and the palace guards took their leave, leaving only the two in the palace.

Yang Ning didn't look at the table full of wine and food, but said coldly: "Third brother, there is no one now, there is one less person everywhere, if you didn't write this code sentence on the post, I wouldn't have come to see you at all, but I'm afraid that if I don't come, everyone will know my identity tomorrow, I already have a lot of trouble now, but I don't want to cause more trouble." ”

The young man in yellow smiled bitterly: "It's not that my brother doesn't want to admit the identity of the ninth brother, but it's a pity that as long as I say a few words, my henchmen and guards don't want to save their lives, since the ninth brother left Luoyang that day, he didn't even show up at the funeral of his father and the emperor's concubine, that is, he was already ruthless, if he was not allowed, how could he dare to reveal the identity and whereabouts of the ninth brother." Inviting the ninth brother to come today, one is to recount the brotherhood, and the other is to have a word of persuasion, the ninth brother said that I am hypocritical, or that I am too much to do, there are some things, for the brother really can't sit idly by. ”

Yang Ning was silent, as if he hadn't heard it, the young man in yellow sighed: "Ninth brother, what a noble background you are, there is no second person in this world who can compare with you, even if you can't inherit the unification, as long as you save three points of thought, you are the future optimus pillar of my royal family, how arrogant is the sixth uncle, and once said that the ninth brother, your future achievements will definitely surpass him, ninth brother, as long as you are willing, the future position of the great sect is yours, under one person, above ten thousand, is this kind of glory really not tempted?"

Yang Ning was cold, a look of ridicule flashed in his eyes, and said: "The third brother said that he laughed, although I didn't leave Qifeng Palace back then, but I had also heard some things, my father was quite indifferent to other princes and princesses on weekdays, but he was very important to the third brother, although his uncle was obsessed with swordsmanship, he had long been dedicated to the Buddha, if it wasn't for the third brother's repeated invitations, he would not have come to Qifeng Palace to compete with the master." My mother once said to my master in the past, among the princes, only the third brother has the posture of the emperor, but the time has not come, only to hibernate can't afford it, once the wind and clouds change, it will definitely break the ground, although I didn't understand it at the time, but now I understand, what is the posture of the emperor, as soon as we meet, the third brother will be tempted by wealth and nobility, is this the emperor's mind?"

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the young man in yellow, but he said: "Don't be surprised by the ninth brother, because the brother knows that the virtuous brother does not attach importance to glory and wealth, if you really want these, the ninth brother can get the wealth as long as he raises his arms to Youji, but he can't rest assured that the ninth brother doesn't love wealth and wealth, doesn't he love fame? Although the position of the Demon Emperor is respected, it is after all pointed out by Qianfu, Miss Qingping, the sword is Lan Xinhui, and now she is also blinded by a murderous name, as a prince, why should he be so aggrieved, it is better to justifiably dominate the world, even if he behaves rebelliously, no one dares to ask, and please consider the ninth brother again, don't mislead others and yourself. After that, he raised his glass and said: "For my brother, I will do it first for respect, if the ninth brother is willing to agree to be my brother's proposal, please drink this cup to the fullest." ”

Yang Ning looked coldly at the young man in yellow and drank the wine in the cup, the cold light in his eyes became more and more fierce, and he said lightly: "The third brother may not have said it all, if I accept the advice of the third brother, it is best to listen to the words of the third brother, and persuade the grandfather and the righteous brother to give up revenge, if the righteous brother refuses, you might as well fight back to Fan Yang with the support of the third brother, isn't it?"

The young man in yellow smiled slightly, and said: "So I don't dare to ask for it, but this point can naturally be discussed in the long run, some stubborn diseases are better to eradicate than to forbear, Luo Chengyu, the son of King Yan, with the old kindness and righteousness of the imperial concubine, not only took away the status and glory of the ninth brother, but also ambitious, seeking a big position, can be described as Sima Zhao's heart, passers-by know. Even if the ninth brother doesn't like to be a brother, he should know the truth that blood is thicker than water, once Luo Chengyu gets his wish, not to mention that my Yang family is gone, and the temple is not guaranteed, even the mother and grandfather of the ninth brother may not have a good end. In any case, Luo Chengyu is surnamed Luo, and what he wants to worship is his biological parents and Luo's ancestors, not the Xu family and Lingtang who are not related by blood, is this the truth that the ninth brother said?"

Yang Ning was silent, the words of the young man in yellow were quite shallow, he could hear it clearly, and every sentence was full of truth, the difference between intimacy and alienation, blood was thicker than water, although he was ignorant in the past, but he had already felt it before seeing this young man in yellow, although he only felt indifferent and ruthless when he thought of this person, but somehow, it was still because of that hidden language that was not actually a threat and persuasion, just because that sentence was chanted to himself when he first met the third brother in the past, and that's it。 It's just that it doesn't convince him to go along with it. After thinking about it, Yang Ning shook his head coldly and said: "I don't care about your competition for hegemony, and you don't have to worry about my reputation, as long as you don't tell people that Xu Zijing is Yang Ning, anyway, except for you, no one else may remember me." If nothing else, I'm leaving. ”

As soon as the words fell, Yang Ning suddenly felt a tired feeling surging from the bottom of his heart, and he actually felt drowsy, he was shocked, his hands were on the pear blossom case, and he wanted to get up, but after a slight movement, he felt that his knees were weak, and he couldn't help but say coldly: "Third brother, you actually poisoned me, isn't this your so-called blood thicker than water?"

The young man in yellow said with a smile: "Ninth brother is too worried, you and I are close relatives of flesh and blood, how can I poison you, but I put some calming spices in sandalwood, I am busy with official duties on weekdays, because it is difficult to sleep peacefully, so everywhere I go must light this spice to calm the nerves and nourish my nature, and the people around me are also used to it, and I forgot that there are distinguished guests here today." It may be that the effect of this spice on people with profound martial arts is more obvious, so the ninth brother will have such an illusion, if the ninth brother does not like this feeling, just drink a glass of wine, you can offset the effect of this sleeping incense, even if you don't want to drink, as long as you live a pillar of incense time, it will return to normal, and you can get a good sleep tonight. If the ninth brother is interested, he might as well try this kind of sleeping incense, and he will be in good spirits when he wakes up the next day, which is better than usual. With that, he raised his glass and drank another glass of wine.

Yang Ning knew that he could be regarded as invulnerable, even if some powerful poisons could not be completely avoided, with his superb internal strength, he could also use his skills to force out the poison, but at this moment luck pranayama was useless, the only possibility was that this incense was really not poison, most of it was just a medicine that soothed qi and blood, and the most important effect was to make people sleep well. After all, with his temperament, he doesn't like to feel disturbed, and in fact, he will never understand the practice of relying on external objects to affect emotions and minds.

A look of regret flashed in the depths of the eyes of the young man in yellow, he deliberately laid out, and even changed his habit of not drinking alcohol on weekdays and drank two glasses of wine in a row, just to let Yang Ning drink the elixir in the cup without any scruples, the fragrance is indeed non-toxic, but there is a special poison in the wine "entanglement", but it has no other effect, it will only destroy all the true qi of the person, and as long as it is stained with a drop, it is absolutely impossible to force out the poison, even if there is a peerless martial arts to temporarily suppress the poison, it will eventually suffer. And another effect of that spice is to paralyze people's five senses, which will make a master like Yang Ning ignore the abnormalities in the early stage of the poison. This kind of poison is very precious, a drop is worth a thousand taels of gold, and the royal family has only refined three copies of "entanglement mian" for many years. He has no ill will towards Yang Ning, although this poison is terrible, but it will not harm the vitality of the body, only a few years later, if there is perseverance and perseverance, the toxin can be re-practiced in addition to the toxin, he just hopes to control this younger brother in his own hands, if Yang Ning is willing to give in, he will definitely give wealth and glory in the future, but at this moment, he is going to suffer this young man, and the cultivation he has worked hard to gain is about to be lost. Thinking of this, even if his heart is like iron, he also feels that he is happy.

But to the surprise of the young man in yellow, after drinking the wine in the cup, after the time limit for the poison attack, Yang Ning did not panic, just frowned, and then raised his head and said coldly: "I see, the third brother wants me to drink the poisoned wine automatically, in fact, why should the third brother bother so much, as long as he doesn't tell me that the wine is poisonous, I'm afraid that I will probably drink it." ”

The young man in yellow frowned slightly, a little strange about Yang Ning's calmness, but said calmly: "The ninth brother also please forgive the elder brother as a last resort, although the elder brother intends to use 'entanglement' to destroy the ninth brother's true qi, but there is no harm, I just want the ninth brother to be a happy and carefree king of peace, I don't want the ninth brother to suffer on the rivers and lakes, if the ninth brother refuses to understand, wait until the day when the world is calm, I am willing to abolish my martial arts for the elder brother, so that the ninth brother can eliminate this evil breath, I don't know what the ninth brother wants?"

After a long time, Yang Ning said gloomily: "Third brother, when we met for the first time before, I still remember that it was the Chongyang Festival, you told me that the brothers went to climb the mountain to enjoy the chrysanthemums together, but I was alone, so I was uneasy, so I came to see me on purpose, not only brought Chongyang cake and newly picked dogwood, but also taught me a poem, so I saw that sentence." Even if my mother punished me heavily, although I knew that the third brother did not treat me sincerely, I never regretted it, because I understood for the first time what a brother and sister were. But later, I knew that the original flesh and blood siblings may not be able to be true to each other, so the eldest brother and the second brother killed each other, so the third brother poisoned me, the third brother, you are the Qilin of the Yang family who is both civil and military, and you must know the allusion of the seven-step poem, that is the story I just heard a few days ago, but I don't remember the poems in it, and I asked the third brother to teach me. ”

Yang Jun's eyes lowered, and he groaned: "Boiled beans burn beans, and soybeans are juiced." The beans are burning under the kettle, and the beans are crying in the kettle. This is born from the same root, so why not be in a hurry to fry each other. (Note 1), Chen Siwang became a poem in seven steps, which is a swan song for thousands of years, saying the sorrow of his brothers, but he was born in the emperor's family, which is a last resort. What's more, the ninth brother only has his mother in his heart, not to mention his brothers, even his father may not take it to heart, not to mention this great Chen Jiangshan, Zongmiao Sheji, Yang Jun did such a painful and hateful thing today, it is really for the well-being of the people of the world, I really don't want to see the lives ruined, and the tragedy of blood and fire is repeated in the Central Plains, if the ninth brother hates me, I don't have to bear it, as long as I can complete the wish of dominating the world, I am a brother who is broken off and righteous, and what is there to be reluctant to. ”

Yang Ning suddenly raised his head and let out a cold laugh when he heard this, the laughter was like a steel needle, stabbing Yang Jun's heart, and what shocked him even more was that Yang Ning was full of qi and had no signs of dissipation at all, Yang Jun suddenly raised the alarm in his heart, rolled over, turned around and jumped up, rushed towards the palace door, and shouted without hesitation: "Someone is coming." Before the words fell, he only felt a pressure rushing in front of him, and suddenly his whole body was full of qi and blood, and his chest was very depressed, and he couldn't say a word anymore, Yang Jun tried his best to dodge again, but Yang Ning had locked his throat and touched Yang Ning's cold skin, Yang Jun stopped fighting back with interest. In fact, with his martial arts, he would not have been defeated in such a hurry, but he never thought that Yang Ning could still make a move in this situation, so he would lose in one move.

"Bang", until this time, the four guards, Su Shouyi, and Ochre Yi rushed into the hall, and when they saw that their prince was being held hostage, they scolded one after another, but as soon as they scolded, they bumped into Yang Ning Senhan's gaze, and they didn't dare to say another word.

Yang Jun was very calm, he knew in his heart that if Yang Ning wanted to kill himself, it would not be these guards who could save him, but their existence would only cause Yang Ning to kill, so he waved his hand and made a gesture to repel the guards, Su Shouyi and the others hesitated, Yang Ning relieved the power in his palm in time, Yang Jun coughed violently a few times, and said sharply: "All retreat, even if this king is dead, it is none of your business." ”

These guards slowly withdrew until the door of the palace was closed again, and Yang Ning's expression did not change at all, but he just looked at Yang Jun coldly, as if he did not have his biological brother's life in his hands, and there was an indifference and coldness between his eyebrows, which made Yang Jun's original hope almost frozen into ashes.

Yang Jun tried his best to maintain a calm mind, and said with a wry smile: "Why has this entanglement lost its effect, could it be that the mental method of the Martial Dao Sect really has such a miraculous effect?"

Yang Ning smiled faintly and said: "I've never heard of any 'entanglement', but I don't think it's 'Heding Red' anyway, right? There are countless poisons in the world, although I can't resist every one, but this Heding Red is a poison that I used to use when I practiced in the past, if I can't even resist Heding Hong, I can't be regarded as a disciple of the Martial Arts Sect." With a guard in his heart, Yang Ning did not mention his ability to resist all poisons, anyway, these words were not fake, in order to stimulate his potential, this Hedinghong was one of the most commonly used drugs.

Yang Jun naturally didn't expect it, but said with a strange expression: "Hedinghong, what's going on, I obviously used the 'entanglement mian' that can dissipate the true qi, and the poison of this 'entanglement mian' will not harm the body of the ninth brother, why did it become the hedinghong that dies at the entrance? Could it be that someone wants to take the opportunity to harm the ninth brother?"

Although he learned that Yang Jun didn't want to kill himself, Yang Ning didn't have a trace of joy, no matter what, the betrayal of his closest siblings is the deepest pain in life, whether such a betrayal is good or malicious, whether it damages his life or not, I don't know if my mother used to let her practice the mental method of "heart-to-heart forbearance", whether she had already expected it today, blood is thicker than water, and it is not as good as a conflict of interest, in order not to break her heart, she will let herself break off her love.

Sighing lightly, Yang Ning said lightly: "My mother's life hatred is to be betrayed by people close to her, so that the great cause is ashes, and I am humiliated, so my mother usually mentions her life and teaches me a truth, the most unforgivable crime in the world is betrayal, especially the betrayal of people close to you, and it is absolutely unforgivable." I have always remembered the lessons of my mother, but Sister Luqi once said that people's hearts are unpredictable, and if there is no friendship, betrayal for the sake of profit is not a big mistake, and you have to be forgiving and forgiving. You poisoned me today, I should have killed you, but when I think about it, you and I just have the same blood, and we don't have much friendship with each other than strangers, and if I kill you, won't I think too much of you. After that, he let go of the right hand that was choking Yang Jun's throat, and a fierce color flashed between his eyebrows, and said: "It's just that the capital crime can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable, since you want to abolish my martial arts, I will return a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood, and abolish your martial arts." After that, a palm slapped towards Yang Jun's dantian, this palm down, Yang Jun's dantian meridians will be destroyed, and he will no longer be able to practice martial arts, and his body will be severely injured because of this, and he can almost conclude that he will be entangled in the sickbed in the second half of his life, Yang Jun has a strong fear in his heart, and subconsciously wants to dodge, but Yang Ning's palm almost covers all the directions of evasion, so that Yang Jun has no possibility of escaping.

Almost at the moment when Yang Ning's palm was about to touch his lower abdomen, Yang Jun suddenly shouted in a low voice: "Ninth brother!" Different from the original graceful and friendly tone, this time his voice was full of despair and pleading, his voice was not high, in fact, except for the two of them, no one else could hear this pleading, not that he was unable to shout, although the pressure on his throat had just dissipated, and the air mixed with sandalwood hit his chest cavity, making it difficult for him to speak loudly for a while, but as long as he was willing, he could still alarm the guards outside, but this was already his bottom line. If the person in front of him is an enemy, even if he is cut by a thousand knives, Yang Jun will never show weakness, this is the pride of being a prince, only in front of this flesh-and-blood brother, Yang Jun lowered his head for the first time, praying for Yang Ning's forgiveness.

With a tremble in his heart, Yang Ning's palm stopped, and the call was imprinted in the bottom of his heart. According to his temperament, he has always followed the principle of fairness to people and things, Yang Jun has no intention of killing himself, he just wants to abolish his martial arts, so he doesn't kill Yang Jun, as long as he takes his martial arts as punishment, but Yang Jun's call reminds him that no matter whether the person in front of him is true or false to him, he is still his brother after all, and he is also the only sibling who has shown kindness to himself in the past ten years, do he really want to abolish him?

Yang Ning has always behaved viciously and ruthlessly in front of outsiders, and can turn his face ruthlessly anytime and anywhere, so he can kill the Chen couple who have taken care of him for two years without mercy, and when he doesn't know Luo Chengyu's true identity, he can already kill his friends who have just met without hesitation, and he can turn against his uncle Ximen Rin in an instant, regardless of the friendship of being in the same boat, and he can be murderous to the master and servant of the Yue family who meet strangely, regardless of the enthusiasm of the master and servant. However, Yang Ning himself knew that his cruelty and ruthlessness were only because he believed in the principle of blood for blood, his moodiness was just because he did not like to suppress his nature, and all his weak emotions were not completely gone, but were frozen by the tantric mind method that he had practiced for many years. If he is born ruthless, why does he still have a deep admiration for his mother and children, if he is really ruthless, why should he let go of the only opportunity to put Luo Chengyu to death, but his love is deep and pure, only the sincerity of others can be exchanged for his true feelings, and there is no room for the existence of a trace of flaws.

After a long time, Yang Ning finally sighed lightly, withdrew his hand, and his originally frozen face thawed a little, don't turn his face, he said coldly: "The relationship between you and my brothers, today I will be cut in two, this time I will keep my hand, all of which should be compensated for the friendship of the third brother in the past, from now on, if you dare to offend again, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

Yang Jun wiped away the cold sweat on his head, and the strong joy of Jedi life surged from the bottom of his heart, and sure enough, although the immature young man in front of him was ruthless on the outside, he was still the child who longed for family affection ten years ago in his heart. With such a soft heart, it is no wonder that Huofeng County has mainly tried his best to teach this younger brother to his current appearance, but it is a pity that there are still springs under the glacier, and there is no lack of jade in the depths of the rocks, no matter how magical the exercises, or the acquired training, it is impossible to completely change a person's nature, and there is a flaw in Yang Ning's heart after all. Hiding his scheming, Yang Jun stood up, walked in front of Yang Ning and said deeply: "Ninth brother, this matter is the fault of my brother, although it is indeed a good intention to be a brother, but I have never taken into account the thoughts of the ninth brother, and I have taken advantage of it, almost damaging my life, I apologize to you here for my brother, from now on, there will never be such a thing again." If I commit it again, even if the ninth brother takes my life, as for the person who poisoned him, the brother will definitely find out, so that he can give the ninth brother an explanation. ”

Yang Ning naturally didn't know that his brother, who had just escaped, was still thinking about how to deal with him, but when he stopped, he had already put aside the brotherly love that had been hidden in his heart before, and without the obstacle of family affection, his intuition was naturally sensitive, although because Yang Jun was good at hiding his thoughts, he didn't notice many clues, but Yang Ning still felt that Yang Jun was not sincere, but he didn't expose Yang Jun's thoughts, but just said with a little mockery: " This is your business, and you don't have to give me any explanation, no matter who poisoned it, it's self-defeating, the so-called poison of mian, it must be very effective, maybe my true qi will really be abolished, but fortunately, someone changed the poison, otherwise I would be in trouble, if you find out who it is, you might as well thank him on my behalf. ”

Hearing Yang Ning's sarcastic words, Yang Jun only felt that the jade face was like a fire, thinking of the person who changed the poisoned wine, he really gritted his teeth and hated it, if it wasn't for that person's more moves, how could he be in such a predicament. Holding back the shame in his heart, Yang Jun said sincerely: "The ninth brother said like this, which really made the brother embarrassed. In this way, when the ninth brother comes to Jiangning, there must be something to do, if there is something difficult, you may as well say it, do your best for your brother, and help the ninth brother fulfill his wishes, so I should apologize to the ninth brother. These words are sincere, Yang Jun knows that he has offended Yang Ning this time, and it can be said that there will be endless troubles, so he naturally hopes to apologize in this way, so as not to push Yang Ning to the side of Youji.

Yang Ning had no intention of asking for an apology, but when he heard Yang Jun's words, his heart suddenly moved, and he remembered that Qingping and Lei Jianyun had talked about it for a few hours today, although he was only listening, he still remembered the outline, and knew that the two of them had the intention to calculate the princes who came to participate in the treasure gathering, especially Shi Ming, Yang Jun and Wu Cheng, but they couldn't catch it, so they could only act at the opportunity. At this moment, Yang Jun automatically sent the handle to his hand, how could he not use it? After thinking for a moment, he said vaguely: "Qingping and I are interested in participating in the treasure fair of Wanbao Zhai, and Qingping likes some of the treasures that will be sold at the treasure fair very much. ”

Although Yang Ning's words were vague, Yang Jun's heart suddenly brightened, and he also knew the rumors of Yang Ning and Qingping, whether the two were as close as the rumors, but it was common for young people to like to please beautiful women, presumably Yang Ning wanted to buy something to give to Jianjue, this is just a trivial matter of spending some silver taels, it is not a difficulty, and it can also eliminate the mustard between brothers, which is really a beautiful thing. At that moment, Yang Jun smiled and said: "There is no problem, so be it, if the ninth brother has a favorite treasure, as long as he sends me a message, the ninth brother will definitely buy it and let the ninth brother give it to Miss Qingping, so that she can be happy in her heart." ”

After listening to Yang Jun's all-encompassing answer, Yang Ning didn't show any joy, just smiled faintly, and walked to the palace gate, without the slightest hint of nostalgia, Yang Jun naturally sent him off. As soon as the door of the temple opened, the two of them realized that the sunset had already been covered by heavy clouds, and in the twilight and dreary, they did not know when the rain line of silk and mist fell, and the autumn wind was flying obliquely, like crying and complaining as if the heart was crying. In the rain and fog, the guards were standing in front of the hall worriedly, not caring about their clothes being soaked by the rain, staring at the door of the hall until they saw the two of them appear, but they still watched Yang Ning without slackening, lest he make a violent move.

Yang Ning walked down the jade steps like no one next to him, stepped into the rain, almost instantly, the cold rain had flowed down his neck to the inside of his clothes, and the wisps of rain carried the cold of early winter, even with Yang Ning's profound internal strength, he couldn't help but want to fight a few cold wars. With no luck in resisting the cold rain, Yang Ning glanced back at Yang Jun, his eyes were full of alienation, and he didn't say goodbye, so he left calmly, and the figure just left the range of the light in front of the corridor, only to see the green shadow flickering, and it had disappeared into the rain curtain, like a ghost, silent and silent.

It wasn't until Yang Ning left that Yang Jun completely relaxed, raised his eyebrows, and said in a cold voice: "Yunlan, Yunxiu, you were ordered to serve wine, but you acted according to the king's orders and took out the pot of wine from the box?"

The two maids glanced at each other, walked out of the porch in fear, knelt down in front of the steps, ignored the rain on the ground soaking their knees, and said in unison: "Your Highness, the slave maid does not dare to disobey His Highness's order, and the two pots of wine are placed in accordance with His Highness's instructions in advance." ”

Yang Jun said coldly: "Yes, then who dared to poison the Demon Emperor's wine, so that Zijing misunderstood the king's good intentions, and almost killed the king's life." ”

The two maids were shocked, although they were confidants and maids who had served Yang Jun for many years, they still didn't know that Yang Jun had made a secret of "pestering mian" in the wine, and they didn't know that someone had replaced the wine with poisonous wine containing Heding Red Poison, so frightened that they kowtowed again and again, and Yunlan, who was a little bolder, plucked up the courage and said: "Your Highness knows how to see thousands of miles, slaves and maids really don't know that wine is poisonous, if someone moves their hands and feet, it must be done by Jiugongzi, after the slave and maid unlock the wine and take the wine, they only bumped into Jiugongzi on the road, and they haven't seen anyone else." ”

Yang Jun's heart moved when he heard this, and then he feigned anger and said: "Nonsense, if you don't know, you can say you don't know, and you dare to frame the Ninth Prince, and you can talk about his short and long lengths indiscriminately." This king ordered you to take wine to entertain guests, what a trust, you wasted the favor of this king, and actually poisoned the wine, if it were not for this king's explanation, I am afraid that he would have died in the hands of the demon emperor, although this king has always been tolerant, but also can not allow you to bully the lord like this, and now he has committed a crime, climbing others, this king really spoiled the wrong person, that's it, Su Shouyi, pulled them down and blamed them for twenty rods. After saying that, he made a gesture, Su Shouyi looked a little surprised when he saw this, but he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered the guards to drag the two maids down.

The two maids changed color, and repeatedly kowtowed and pleaded, Yang Jun brushed his sleeves and left, ignoring the bitter pleading of the two maids, not long after, there was a cry of two women outside the hall after being gagged, and the sound of the torture rod falling on the body, the two maids are weak women who do not know martial arts, but the guards of the execution are all men with a thousand arms, these twenty rods can easily take the lives of two women, but more than ten rods, only the sound of execution can be heard outside the hall, and the two maids have been silent.

Yang Jun sat in the chair with a calm face, thinking carefully about who replaced the entanglement mian with crane dinghong, whether he had the intention of killing Yang Ning or deliberately framing himself, whether that person knew about the "entanglement", the more he thought about it, the more headache he had, until Su Shouyi walked in. I saw Su Shouyi bow his head and say: "Your Highness, Yunlan and Yunxiu have passed out, but Shouyi took the liberty and signaled their subordinates to show mercy, it was just a flesh injury, and they could recover in a few days of cultivation, please show your Highness, should you send the two girls back to the room, or drive them out?"

Su Shouyi's heart was full of fire, Yang Jun had already made a killing move, not because the two maids sent poisoned wine, but because the two maids were involved in the ninth prince who had just arrived at the palace last night, the identity of the ninth prince was so secretive that even his henchmen and guards didn't dare to say more, but these two maids said such things, whether it was true or not, it was a big taboo, if it weren't for Yang Jun finally changing his mind and gesturing him not to kill him, the two women would have been slim now. He has been by Yang Jun's side for many years, and he knows that although this highness has a generous temperament, once the matter is critical, the decision to kill is not inferior to the famous generals of ancient and modern times, so he wonders why Yang Jun left the lives of the two daughters.

Yang Jun naturally saw Su Shouyi's expression in his eyes, but with his royal way, he naturally wouldn't tell it all, so he just said lightly: "That's it, this king has always rewarded and punished strictly, since the punishment has also been suffered, don't embarrass them, tell them, it's not that this king is ruthless, they are all the king's beloved maids, and now they have made a big mistake, if they are not punished, how will this king discipline others in the future?" Let them take care of their injuries, and after their injuries are healed, they don't have to wait by the king's side, there is no one in the ninth prince's room, so give these two girls to him to sleep. ”

Hearing this, Su Shouyi had already understood and knew that Yang Jun had unconsciously put two eyeliners beside Jiugongzi, whether Jiugongzi was poisoned in the wine or not, in order to avoid suspicion, he had to tolerate these two women, and these two women had been punished for Jiugongzi's affairs, and they must have resentment in their hearts, coupled with His Royal Highness's grace of not killing, he naturally became the best secret agent.

Just when Su Shouyi was about to go down to make arrangements, an arrogant voice came from outside the hall and said: "Okay, this idea is good, Yunlan and Yunxiu are two girls who are usually above the top, and they almost don't look at the little brother in their eyes, these two girls have a good appearance, I have long taken a fancy to it, and now my wish has been fulfilled, but I want to thank the third brother for his kindness." Before the words fell, he had already walked into a young man in white, with a beautiful appearance, a jade crown and a sword, and a graceful demeanor, although his face was pale and haggard, but he could still be regarded as a beautiful young man with a plump posture, this person was Yang Ying who had a conflict between Liu Lin and Yang Ning, but it turned out that he had nothing to worry about, ran all the way, and actually rushed to Jiangning in front of Yang Ning.

Waving his hand to make Su Shouyi retreat, Yang Jun couldn't help but be surprised, he never thought that Yang Ying would dare to come to see him, so he asked coldly: "Why do you want to be red in the wine?"

Yang Ying said coldly: "Naturally, I want to kill him, there is him in this world for a day, I am just his shadow, just the unjustifiable ninth son, if he dies, I, Yang Ying, am the ninth brother of the current emperor, I am incompatible with him, I have such an opportunity to kill him, but it is a pity that this crane top red is in vain, and it doesn't work at all." ”

Yang Jun said angrily: "How can this be true, although your name is not on the genealogy, but after all, it is also the blood of the royal family, how can you kill each other and do such a rebellious thing, not to mention that I have already drugged him and prepared to restrain him, why do you do this and harm him with Heding Red?" 'Entanglement mian' is a strange poison in the world, and there is still some hope, although Hedinghong is highly toxic, it is not a rare thing, not to mention a top master like Yang Ning, it is an ordinary first-class master, and it may not be possible to find the taste of Hedinghong, you, you are really not enough, and there are more than failures. ”

Yang Ying sneered: "So what, don't you know to me? You want to abolish Yang Ning's true qi with pestering mian, don't you just want to replace me with a waste person, not only can you achieve your wish to cut the domain, but you can also protect Yang Ning's name and power, and fulfill your brotherhood, but where do you put me in doing this, what I have learned over the years is to impersonate Yang Ning, this real imperial noble, the pride of the sky, if you succeed, what is my hard sacrifice over the years, how can you make me willing?"

Yang Jun was stunned for a long time, and sighed: "Why are you bothering, in fact, I think about it now, even if Yang Ning's martial arts are abolished and his reputation is preserved, it is also a cruel thing for him, a young man whose martial arts are comparable to the four great grandmasters, if he becomes a powerless wasted person because of this king, and he will never be respected and trusted by others again, such damage is only cruel than killing him." And when the time comes, although this king can use him to replace you, you can also be included in the genealogy justifiably, wouldn't it be better than being the shadow of Yang Ning like now, you, alas!"

Ignoring Yang Jun's sincerity, Yang Ying's eyebrows appeared angry, and he said coldly: " So what, there are forty-seven children of my father's genealogy, and I am not the only illegitimate child without a name, my biological mother has already died, and she is a palace maid without rank, even if she becomes a prince, I am afraid that even a county king title may not be in hand, if I replace Yang Ning, not to mention the title of King Xin, if I can achieve great achievements in the future, even if I can't really tear the soil and seal the territory, I can also rely on this great merit to shock the government and the opposition, unless I am crazy, I will give up such a good opportunity. Let me tell you clearly, now that he has come to Jiangning, he has come to my territory, I will do everything I can to take his life, if you take care of the overall situation, it is better to help me, so as not to spoil the big things you have worked so hard to manage. You'd better think clearly, Yang Ning is not only your ninth brother, he is also a ruthless Demon Emperor, if you treat him as a sibling, he may not be your brother. ”

Yang Jun said coldly: "No, this matter is very involved, as long as you are clear about one thing, we can control Yang Ning, and even abolish his martial arts and imprison him, but we must not harm his life, otherwise you and I can't afford the consequences, you might as well ask the prince of Yue Guo about this matter, I guess he will also refuse you." ”

Yang Ying was very angry when he heard this, after Tang Boshan, the prince of Yueguo, knew the news that he was going south without permission, he rescued him with his personal guards, and helped him kill people and kill his mouth, and framed Yang Ning, but even so, he resolutely refused to agree to help him besiege Yang Ning, if not, why did he use poisoning to deal with Yang Ning? Thinking of this, he turned around angrily and walked out, the anger in his heart quickly drowned his reason, thinking of the two women who were covered in bruises, and an evil thought arose in his heart, and he wanted to vent his anger on these two women, as if it was to take revenge on the virtuous king who was full of benevolence and morality behind him.

Yang Jun wanted to speak behind him, just looking at Yang Ying's expression, he guessed a thing or two, but he had just given Yun Lan and Yun Xiu to Yang Ying, although it has lost its effect at the moment, but if he regrets it, it will outweigh the loss, he is a person who cares about the overall situation after all, so he just sighed lightly, and did not prevent Yang Ying from leaving, after all, for him, since it is impossible to master Yang Ning now, then Yang Ying is the most important chess piece, in order to cut the domain, let alone two maids, it is the woman who admires in his heart, doesn't he have to give up?

Try not to think about what Yang Ying is doing at the moment, Yang Jun is thinking about the plan that has been planned for many years, how to kill two birds with one stone, how to disintegrate the power of King Yan, how to take the opportunity to let the Tang family, who is interested in seizing Qingzhou, lose his wife and soldiers, how to revive the prestige of the court, how to subdue the hearts of the people, thinking of the peaceful and prosperous era that he expects in his heart, Yang Jun's eyes seem to be condensed in the depths of the cold rain and candlelight, and he can't extricate himself for a long time. He rarely reads scriptures and history, and what he yearns for the most is the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, who have surpassed the previous dynasties in terms of martial arts, but he also sighs every time that the Great Qin II died, and the Han Wu was exhausted. But when I see the situation that is now as divided as it is today, I feel that it is still too much. Da Chen was lucky to get the world, although three generations of business, but Emperor Jing was mean and unkind, his father was weak, and the imperial brother was also submissive, only at the mercy of his relatives, so that the throne was unstable, the vassal king waited and watched, and there were strong enemies like Youji in the northern Xinjiang, the situation was dangerous, unheard of in all dynasties, the undercurrent in the world was turbulent, and seeing the resurgence of swordsmen, I am afraid it was not as good as the collapse of Daqin. The Han Dynasty was reckless, but they also drove back the Huns, opened up the territory and expanded the territory, but now the princes of the world are all eyeing the artifact, the fierce soldiers and horses, are all against their own people, have long forgotten the threat of the barbarians, if there are more than ten years of war, the army and the people have been killed and injured countless times, and the national strength has been greatly damaged, even if the world is unified, it will be inevitable that Huma will cross the river. Thinking of the tragic situation of Hu Man's southern invasion in the past hundred years, he felt shuddering, since he is the prince of Da Chen, he must turn the tide, calm the world, resist the enemy outside, and even expand the territory, for this purpose, even his own blessings and safety can be ignored, not to mention the brotherhood that blood is thicker than water?

Feeling extremely tired in his heart, Yang Jun sighed and looked out through the temple door, under the lights, the drizzle flew obliquely, covering the sight, but also purifying people's hearts. After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Even if Qianfu points out, this king will cut down the feudal domain and quell the rebellion, dominate the world, and let the people of the world no longer suffer from war. ”

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Note 1: Cao Zhi's "Seven Steps Poem"