The emperor briefly told the story of the year: Yan Qin and the princess sent envoys to the Western Regions to hire Jinpeng Castle, and the queen mother found that there were loopholes in the plan, so she sent envoys to the northern court, and finally it was the king of Dayu who directly influenced the decision of the Dubu king, and ironically, the investigation afterwards proved that Gu Shenwei was not the illegitimate son of the first emperor at all.

In this story, the young emperor is just an inadvertent eavesdropper, he is too young to be taken seriously by adults, and this is the pain he has suffered for more than a decade since then, and today, he is going to end it with a self-"coup".

Gu Shenwei listened quietly, and couldn't find a loophole in it.

Indeed, his appearance was not quite the same as that of his father and brother, and none of those who had seen the emperor felt that he resembled the emperor, and even if he did not shave for several months, he could not grow the thick beard that was the symbol of the royal surname.

Indeed, in his early memories, his father indulged, pampered, and was a little polite to him, while his mother was always lukewarm and rarely affectionate.

His impression of his sister-in-law was even weaker, and he didn't even remember such a person, but he remembered that his father once comforted his eldest brother, saying that he wanted to find another daughter-in-law for his eldest brother, but the eldest brother always refused, and still had the hope of returning to the Central Plains.

Then, this is the result of his half-life pursuit of revenge, he gave up thinking, and let all kinds of emotions mellow in his heart, wanting to see which one was the most powerful.

In the blink of an eye, the winner was decided.

He still felt hatred, it had nothing to do with whether the surname was Gu or not, whose son it was, he still remembered the love of his father and brother, and the care of his sister, who probably knew that his brother was not his own, but still cared for him.

In the end, he still remembered the humiliating experience in Jinpeng Castle, and it was this experience, solidified by the Book of the Dead, that became a hatred that he could never get rid of.

He won't let himself be reborn for a career because a story loses all meaning.

Zihe Zhenren and Shangguan Yun sent away the Qingcheng faction ** on the tent, and at this time they were still sitting and standing, and after listening to the emperor's story, their expressions were different.

Shangguan Yun sighed, "This is God wants to destroy Jinpeng Castle, for King Dubu, the assassination of the Gu family is not a great deal, the only thing to scruple about is the identity of the Central Plains official, King Da Yue must have made a heavy promise, King Dubu will do it, he probably has been interested in fighting for hegemony since then." In fact, from the moment the Dubu King was killed, the mission given to the Dragon King by God had already ended. ”

The whole thing has nothing to do with Zihe Zhenren, so he lowered his head and whispered a paragraph**, and then said: "The so-called thing must be reversed, Jinpeng Fort was killed because of more than a hundred years of assassination, and there is no hatred when the hatred is extreme." ”

Gu Shenwei laughed.

The three people in the tent would have been shocked if they knew he hadn't laughed in more than a decade, but now they were just at a loss.

"It sounds like the two of us have nothing to do with each other, it is the Queen Mother who is bent on slaughtering the Gu family, not only that, but for a long time, the Queen Mother has been suppressing you, and you hate her, even if she is your biological mother. ”

The emperor nodded, and finally understood the meaning of "ten steps of blood spattered", he was already in the hands of the emperor, but because there was a killer standing next to him, he had to make a humiliating expression.

No one was allowed to come near me in the future, and the emperor made an extreme decision in anger, and his face remained unmoved.

"But why do you keep trying to kill me?" Gu Shenwei asked, the emperor's story was not flawed, but his approach was unreasonable.

The emperor was stunned, "Where did you start with this?"

"Let's start with the assassination in the palace, in order to plant the crime on my head, you and King Xiao have put a lot of thought into it. ”

"That's just a way to divert attention. The emperor said calmly, "The Dragon King is not famous in the Central Plains, so we let the killer rescue Lin Xiaoshan and make the Dragon King famous, only in this way, after the assassination of the palace, everyone will immediately suspect you." ”

"My doubts are, why me? I have given up everything in the Western Regions and lived in seclusion for six years, why do you think of me?"

The emperor was a little speechless, and neither Zihe Zhenren nor Shangguan Yun dared to interject, for fear that such a move would be regarded as a cover-up.

"The killer of the Western Regions must always be worthy of a suitable master, and no one is more suitable than the Dragon King. The emperor's reaction was swift, and his hesitation was instantaneous.

Zihe Zhenren bowed his head slightly, knowing that the emperor had said the wrong thing, he had just claimed that the Dragon King was not famous in the Central Plains, but he said that the Dragon King was the most suitable master for the killers in the Western Regions, which obviously caused a contradiction.

The real person is secretly accumulating, ready to rob the emperor when he is forced to do so, and he may be able to succeed with Shangguan Yun as a helper.

Gu Shenwei didn't question this, as if this was not a flaw at all, he thought for a while and said, "Yesterday Cheng Yi took the initiative to 'return' a group of captives to me, was it your order?"

"Huh?" the Emperor didn't seem to understand the meaning of the words.

"The group of captives claimed to repay me, but there were a few masters among them who had never met me, and they were so eager that I could see that they were in a hurry. So I thought that these masters were probably preparing to kill me at the right time. I'm a little puzzled, the factions in the Central Plains have obviously surrounded me heavily, why bother to make it easy and difficult, and must use assassination to get rid of me?"

The Emperor's composure was a little shaken, so he disguised it with a cold expression, "You think I've been plotting to kill you?"

"It's not a matter of scheming, but you don't want to waste your chance. ”

Gu Shenwei took five steps forward with his sword, and for the first time he distanced himself from the emperor slightly, Zihe Zhenren and Shangguan Yun immediately became nervous.

"I have a proposal. Gu Shen listened attentively, it was very quiet outside the tent, only the sound of horns, gongs and drums and horses' hooves mixed together in the distance, indicating that the Yulin army was accepting the command of King Xiao in an orderly manner, "I hope to compete with Zihe Zhenren, and those who lose will withdraw from the tent and are not allowed to kill." ”

Zihe Zhenren jumped up from the chair, he had been preparing to save people, but the martial arts competition was a different matter, "You want me to decide the safety of Your Majesty? Hehe, I don't have this qualification." ”

Gu Shenwei turned his head and asked the emperor: "Do you trust the old immortal?" Although he is the confidant of the Queen Mother, he is also loyal to you, and even took the risk to help you regain the imperial seal. ”

The accurate answer is, of course, "no", the emperor does not trust Zihe Zhenren, and the head of the Kongtong faction is a complete old slippery head in his eyes, and whoever is in power will take refuge in whomever he wants.

But the emperor also knew very well that he did not convince the dragon king, this man was too stubborn to be persuaded by any reason.

He shut up and didn't answer.

Shangguan Yun opened his mouth and said: "Dragon King, you should understand that it is a great disrespect to Your Majesty to be safe and secure than martial arts, I believe that as long as the Dragon King wants to hide, no one will be able to find your whereabouts, but you still have Biyu City." You have left the Western Regions, and Biyu City is still yours. Everyone knows that King Biyu is your son, and the Great Snow Mountain still regards you as a god, my sister...... I have never forgotten you. You are causing trouble for them now. ”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, he knew all these things, but he was in a panic for a while, and he actually forgot about it, that's right, he can still threaten the dragon king, he still controls the initiative, thinking of this, he completely calmed down, or refused to speak, showing that it was no longer embarrassing, but majestic.

Gu Shenwei took two more steps forward, and Zihe Zhenren judged the situation and decided to wait.

"I'm still going to compete. ”

The smile on Shangguan Yun's face gradually disappeared, "If you lose the competition, you will offend Your Majesty, and if you win, you will offend the entire Central Plains." ”

"That's right, so I want you to get out of the tent now and go and tell King Xiao that I'm going to 'offend'. ”

The Dragon King has never been a reckless person, Shangguan Yun also closed his mouth, pondered for a moment, and suddenly understood that the Dragon King was really not a reckless person, but this trick was ...... How is it possible to succeed?

Shangguan Yun bowed to the emperor, "Zihe's real man's magic skills are world-shattering, and he will definitely keep His Majesty safe, I will go and inform His Royal Highness King Xiao." ”

"Hmm. The emperor didn't want to show panic, but his impression of Shangguan Yun was discounted, and King Yun seemed to have a bit of a intention to abandon him.

Zihe Zhenren woke up almost at the same time as Shangguan Yun, and was even more dismissive of Gu Shenwei's plan, and when Shangguan Yun came out, he said: "The Central Plains is not the Western Regions, and things here are different from what you imagined. ”

"Isn't it different?" asked Gu Shenwei rhetorically.

Only the emperor was still in the dark, finding that he had lost control of the scene, and could not even figure out the current context.

Gu Shenwei answered his own question, "Fan Yongda betrayed the Kongtong faction because he felt that his encounters in the North Court and the Western Regions were enough to make up for the kindness of his master; Cheng Yi betrayed Luojiazhuang because he felt that he had paid a huge price for marrying his daughter over, but he did not get a corresponding return; even a real person, if the emperor made a condition, you would betray the Queen Mother, because the Queen Mother concealed it from you on the most critical issue and was no longer worthy of your allegiance." Therefore, the situation is different, and people's hearts are the same. ”

Zihe Zhenren raised his head and laughed twice, the laughter suddenly stopped, and his wrinkled face looked doubly old, "So you want to compete with me so that I can keep it secret for you." Shangguan Yun...... He had no choice but to keep it a secret. ”

Gu Shenwei nodded slightly, his narrow knife had already been unsheathed, and he didn't want to use any newly learned moves in this competition, just the dead man's swordsmanship.

"King Xiao sacrificed his son for His Majesty. Zihe Zhenren suddenly burst out.

The emperor's anger grew, because he still didn't understand what the two were talking about, "The prince is stubborn, King Xiao has long had the idea of killing him, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

Zihe Zhenren sighed and admitted that Gu Shenwei might be right, it should be said that it was probably right, it was too quiet outside the tent, and since the Qingcheng faction was driven away, it seemed that no one had approached this vital Zhongjun tent.

The emperor was reluctant to ask, so his eyes swept around, and the real person of Zihe became more and more helpless, and the dragon king always seemed to be wearing a mask...... Suddenly, he figured it out.

It's not that he's stupider than the others, it's because the authorities are obsessed with it, he doesn't see the biggest threat around him, and even now, he doesn't believe it.

"Ha, do you think King Xiao will betray me? ”

Gu Shenwei had already entered the state before the competition, his eyes were fixed on Zihe Zhenren, and he said to the emperor without looking back: "You forget, you are now a 'dead man', and King Xiao does not need to 'betray'." (To be continued.) )