Chapter 124: The Omen of the Last Days (Part II)
A few days later, through the national government.
Today is another good day, Wu Jingguo accompanied the emperor for a while, and as soon as he returned to the palace, there was a few good news, compared to the good news that he recruited a few more masters and dealt with several political enemies a few days ago, today's good news seems to be even more happy.
"You mean, 'listen to the rain and read the sword tower', the landlord agreed?" Wu Jingguo asked with a smile.
"Yes. Master Li said.
Wu Jingguo nodded with a smile, took a sip of the teacup on the table, and looked at the elder. The maid immediately added water.
"Rest assured, the three of the Shadow Thieves are enough to fight against the Dragon God, and we have just received the news that a master of the Shadow Thief has also been found by our people, if he is willing to come forward and join forces with the Shadow Thief, the Dragon God will be defeated. The patriarch said with a smile.
"Haha, that's good. Wu Jingguo couldn't hide his pride, and asked again: "When will they arrive?"
"Shadow will be able to enter the city in about half an hour, and the 'Immortal Evil Venerable' will be there in two or three hours. Master Li said.
Wu Jingguo nodded, and his smile deepened.
"There is a more tangible happy event, would the governor like to guess it?" Master Li said with a smile.
"Oh, what is the more real joy that you have eliminated that thorny enemy?" asked Wu Jingguo.
"The governor is wise. β
"Hahahaha, it's your design. β
"It's the good fortune of the governor, that man is known as invincible, he has never been defeated, and he can't imagine that the blow under the governor will work. Master Li said.
Wu Jingguo smiled even more, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip of it. The maid waited aside, busy adding water.
There was a sound of shredded footsteps outside the door.
"The Governor. Chen An and Chen Gonggong asked to see. A guard outside the door reported.
"Call him in. β
"Yes. β
"What is Chen An doing here?" Wu Jingguo was a little puzzled, Chen An was his confidant, and he was placed next to the emperor so that he could get a lot of news.
A rush of footsteps sounded, and the door was pushed open with a 'squeak', and the guards led Chen An into the door. β
"Get up. Wu Jingguo said with a smile. "Why don't you stay in the palace and come here?"
Chen An glanced up at Wu Jingguo, opened his mouth but didn't speak. Wu Jingguo saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, and said with a smile: "What else do you need to hide? He picked up the teapot and took a sip.
"Yes. Chen An hurriedly stood up and ran to Wu Jingguo's side with a small broken step, crawled in his ear and whispered a few words, Wu Jingguo's smiling face gradually stiffened, his hand shook 'snapped', and the teapot shattered to the ground. The maid was so frightened that she hurriedly fell to her knees.
"Prepare the sedan chair and change clothes, and enter the palace immediately. Wu Jingguo's expression was solemn, and the hands in the sleeves of his robe trembled a little.
"Governor?" Master Li saw that the situation was not right, and asked tentatively.
"We asked some of the men not to go into the city, but to return the way they came. Wu Jingguo's brows furrowed.
"This ......" Master Li was slightly troubled.
"The silver is given, and now that the situation has changed, we can only let go of the matter of dealing with the 'Six Dragons Gang', remember that we must not let them enter the city, and it is not good for us to solicit customers now. After Wu Jingguo finished speaking, he didn't wait for Master Li to reply, and he left the mansion in a sedan chair.
Looking at Wu Jingguo's back almost trotting away, Master Li slowly stood up and muttered, "Could it be ......?" and the patriarch glanced at each other, the two nodded together, and Master Li secretly said in his heart: "Isn't it much better, how can this be?"
The patriarch slowly got up from his seat, looked at the dark clouds rolling in the sky, took a deep breath, and said to himself: "It's going to change the sky!"
This cloud came without warning, so suddenly.
On the 'Autumn Pond Mountain', a horn sounded suddenly, and Liang Xie opened the door and rushed out.
"Brother Liang, what's going on?" the eagle asked at the same time, his eyes wide.
"I don't know, let's go take a look. Liang Xie led the way to the helm, the stone tower was full of people, Shao Mingqian stood with his hands in his hands, Lu Chaohua stood beside him tightly, Heng Wuxuan led the 'Xuanyi Guard' with a blue face, and everyone looked down the mountain together. The bottom of the mountain was densely packed with officers and soldiers, about four or five thousand people, blocking the valley mouth and the road up and down the mountain, and the momentum was huge. On the other hand, on the mountain, not only the three major hall masters were not there, but most of the gang members had never returned to the mountain, except for the 300 or so people of the 'Xuanyi Guard', only Lang Zhong who saw a doctor, the cook who cooked, the gentleman who settled the accounts, etc., plus the family members of Tan Men There were only more than 300 people in total, and the vast majority of these people were non-combat units, and it was completely useless whether they participated in the war or not.
"Is it finally here?" Liang Xie trembled for a while, he knew that he would die in this way, so why drag down his senior brother.
Tan Xingde, Zong Lao, Yifeng, Yu Qibai and others arrived one after another, and looked at the group of officers and soldiers under the mountain, and couldn't help but change their faces greatly. More than 300 people against 5,000 people, even if they can run away, the rudder of this 'Yang Dao Alliance' can be regarded as ruined.
The officers and soldiers slowly rolled up the mountain like a carpet, rolling up the dust and sweeping away hope, and everyone's hearts slowly sank.
"It started because of us, and we will be the vanguard later. Tan Xingde instructed the people of Tan Sect, and this was also said to Zong Lao, Yu Qibai and others.
Everyone nodded slowly.
The eagle grinned and said: "Killing one is enough, killing two to earn one, don't say anything superfluous, old wolf, Brother Liang, let's compare whose business is better later." β
Yin Cangwolf said: "Okay, then compare and see." β
Liang Xie looked up at the sky, dark clouds pressed the realm, whether there was a blue sky and a white sun on this day.
......
"I bowed to the ancestors of the ancestors for seven years, and the emperor was admitted to the training of Fa Yao Shun, and he was conscientious and conscientious, and he did not dare to slack off. The three halls of the world were completed, the hall was restored, the atmosphere was repeatedly frustrated, and the border was gradually settled. Fang is determined to rule peace and rest with the people. It is not said that the endowment is weak, since the Qinggong has been, and since the Imperial Palace, there are many police, day and night, and it is beneficial to use worry and labor, and think more about hurting the spleen, so it leads to lingering. Today, I have retouched my long-cherished illness, and my blood has suddenly appeared, and I can't get up with a few deaths, and I have lost the life of Gu Tuo first, and I have exhausted my injuries......"
In the palace, 'King Yu' sat in the room, and a series of voices echoed in his head. Since Yun Lao had an accident, he has never left the palace except for going to the palace, he knows Wu Jingguo's character, and if he offends him, once he has the opportunity, Wu Jingguo will definitely get rid of him, even if he is the emperor's younger brother 'Yuwang', it is no exception. He is young but not ignorant, but after all, he is young, and he can't bear some pressures, let alone bear them, but he can't choose. Yun Laozhi is a good teacher and a good friend, he is a pillar and a barrier to protect him from the wind and rain, Yun Lao's death worries him, makes him miserable, and he is even more at a loss, he wants to solve Wu Jingguo for his ancestral brother Sheji, but he is afraid of losing his support, and he is even more powerless, he who has lost the barrier is completely exposed to Wu Jingguo, and he knows that his life may no longer be in his hands.
"Master, let's enter the palace, we can't delay it any longer. The eunuch beside him stood for a long time, and finally couldn't help it.
"Brother Huang, he ......"
"The first emperor died in the arms of the lord, and now the palace is waiting for you to return to the palace to succeed to the throne, it is not in accordance with the rules for you to run back to the palace like this. The eunuch said.
The young man was in a trance, and the voice in his head still echoed, ringing non-stop. "If the husband is dead and alive, people will not be able to avoid it, but in succession, the people of the clan and society will depend on it, and they will all be obedient, what a pity for me. The emperor's younger brother is known as the king, smart and dreamy, benevolent and filial piety, and the ancestor trains the brother and the last brother of the text, Pi Shaolun preface, that is, the emperor's throne. Reluctant to cultivate morality, pro-virtuous and admitted, lecture and diligent, be compassionate to the people's livelihood, strictly repair the border preparations, do not destroy them, and the civil and military ministers inside and outside the country and abroad will assist in assisting each other, abide by the rules, and protect the emperor's ...... , the funeral is still in place, with the day changing the month, and the 27th will be released...... Brother Da Lun, Xingsheji only has the lord, the monarch and the minister are righteous, and the period is supplemented by loyalty. The body is still in the arms, and the last life is inherited. The proclamation is known to the Chinese and foreign, and the salty envoy knows about it. β
The voice filled his mind, like the sound of a life-threatening voice, and he had a terrible headache, almost bursting, and his expression was even more sluggishβit was true. The first emperor, the elder brother who took good care of him, died before he was thirty years old, and he actually became the emperor. He didn't know what to say, he had great ambitions, he had the world in mind, he wanted to be a Zhongxing society, but he definitely didn't want to snatch his brother's throne, but he couldn't realize his ambitions if he wasn't the emperor. Just more than two months ago, Yun Lao came to him for the last time to attack the emperor and help him ascend the throne, he refused again, he didn't want to lose his imperial brother, he was even more inexplicably afraid of being the emperor, who would have expected that the young imperial brother would die two months later, and Yun Lao actually died, almost all of his subordinates died, he really became the emperor, which made him cry and laugh. This throne made him lose all his support, and completely exposed him to the eyes of the conspirators, and this throne probably brought him not glory and wealth, but danger. Because what Wu Jingguo fears most is that he will be the emperor, so it is likely to take action against him, the new emperor, even if two emperors die in one day, it is not impossible.
Thousands of officers and soldiers swept in, and Liang Xie, Tan Xingde, Zong Lao, Yu Qibai, Yifeng and others stared at the officers and soldiers under the mountain, ready to attack at any time.
Could it be that the 'Raising Sword Alliance', a big gang that had just flourished, ended up today?
In the palace, Wu Jingguo's heart is in turmoil, for him the emperor is his heaven, as long as the emperor reigns for a day, he will hold power for a day, he is loyal to the emperor, or he is loyal to his interests. The emperor's death completely disrupted his plans, and he never imagined that the emperor, whose condition was gradually improving, would suddenly die. The emperor can only succeed to the throne with the person who can't get along with him - 'King Yu'.
The sky has changed, and I am afraid that this position of power that was firmly in his hands will have to be fought for again, and the feeling of gaining and losing again is too bad, too bad! He has become accustomed to the days of great power, and he does not want to change anything, and he is unwilling to let him serve as a eunuch who is dutiful, and he does not dare to think about returning to his hometown to be an ordinary person. He was afraid, afraid of losing everything he had now, he was afraid, he was afraid of that thin child, his heart was a little panicked, he didn't know what to do next. Resigned, rebelled, watched and watched, made overwill to the new emperor, secretly solved the new emperor's problems, and struggled repeatedly in his heart, and the more he struggled, the more he could not make up his mind.
"Let's take a look first. He exhaled slowly.
In front of the 'Imperial Heavenly Palace', the thin figure walked from afar, the breeze was blowing, and it looked even thinner and weaker. Wu Jingguo restrained his mind and changed his smile to greet him and bowed.
The young man looked at him, his steps couldn't help but hesitate, his scalp was a little numb, his thin body trembled slightly under the cover of the wide robe, he was afraid of him, although he was now a king, he was just a minister, but he knew that he had no one as a king, no power, and the real power in the world was the eunuch who was more than half a hundred years old kneeling on the ground. He didn't want to touch him, so he tried to avoid him after entering the palace, but he still ran into him, and when he did, he couldn't avoid it anymore, he was the new emperor after all.
"Master?" Seeing the young man wandering, the eunuch beside him reminded him softly.
"Oh!" the young man came back to his senses, Wu Jingguo bowed his head and bowed, but his eyes glanced at him without comment, he didn't know if Wu Jingguo said anything when he saluted, and even if he did, he didn't hear it.
"No courtesy. The young man said with his hands in his hands, his hands were trembling, and he didn't dare to let Wu Jingguo see it.
Wu Jingguo stood up and stood sideways, and the young man strode into the 'Imperial Heavenly Palace', where the coffin of the late emperor was placed.
"You go out. β
"Yes!" Wu Jingguo and the eunuch retreated outside the hall.
Seeing that Wu Jingguo and the other eunuchs had retreated, the pressure on his heart was slightly reduced. Keeping a wake for his brother was one of the things he had to do, and it was a chore, but now it was the easiest and happiest thing he ever did in the palace. 'Neidu Mansion', 'Dragon Guard' and countless eunuchs and palace maids, the extremely respectful figures in the palace seemed to him a pair of eyes staring at him, these eyes made him breathless, and only in front of the imperial brother's coffin could he feel a trace of relief.
"He, what the hell is he thinking?" Outside the hall, Wu Jingguo fell into deep thought, it stands to reason that with the previous relationship between the two, he should be hostile to himself after succeeding to the throne, what does this mean that is not salty or light?
The night swept the earth, he had been kneeling in front of the coffin for a long, long time, he was keeping a watch, he didn't know what to do, and he didn't want to do anything.
"'Dragon Praetorian Guard' see 'King Honor'. β
The people of the 'Dragon Guard' knelt together, their expressions respectful, of course, they didn't treat the 'King of Honor' with this salute before, but now it's different. The young man glanced at it, and everyone was very respectful, but a few people knelt very weakly, and there was a posture of getting up at any time, although it was vague, but he saw it really. Based on this, he knew that none of these people could be trusted.
A middle-aged man in white lined up at the end of the 'Dragon Guards', walking slowly towards the young man, looking very abrupt among the 'Dragon Guards' kneeling all over the ground.
"I've seen the new emperor. The man lazily clenched his fists.
The young man frowned, and the others were busy stammering, but he became more and more arrogant, how could there be such a person in the palace who did not know how to understand etiquette? In addition to the anger in his heart, he felt more frightened and powerless, he could not imagine that this person did not even bother to do superficial respect.
"How do you speak, you don't know? Kneel down. The 'Dragon Praetorian Guard' leader frowned.
Yu Wuchang glanced at the kneeling crowd, ignored his boss, sneered, and said lazily to the young man: "Does the emperor need me to kneel?"
"Forget it, get up all of you. And I'm not the emperor yet, don't go beyond the rules. The young man said, without looking at everyone, turned his head and left. Depression in the heart, anger.
This was the first time he, the new emperor, saw the 'Dragon Guard', and thinking back to the previous events, his scalp was even more numb, and the situation was far worse than he had imagined. The only people in the entire palace can trust are the eunuch and two guards he brought from the palace, but even with him, these four people are still no match for any of the 'Dragon Guards', let alone the countless people in the palace, let alone the 'Golden Guards' in the imperial city. Nominally, there are still 300 lieutenants and 100 soldiers in his 'Yuwang' mansion, but these people are completely ineffective, and they can't be trusted, they couldn't be trusted before, and they can't be trusted now.
It was late at night, the palace gradually quieted down, Wu Jingguo had already left, he was still in front of the emperor's brother's spirit, and he didn't return to the palace no matter how many times the eunuch urged him.
Outside the palace, the autumn rain was dripping, he recruited the eunuchs and two guards brought by the palace into the palace, a cold wind blew, and the four of them curled up together, cold and hungry. The young man hid two pieces of bread from the palace and the dry food secretly sent by the imperial sister-in-law in his sleeve, he took out the cake and took a bite hard, it was dry and tasteless, and the crumbs of the cake were scattered all over, and he took another bite, and the crumbs filled his mouth and were difficult to swallow. At the moment, this most unpalatable thing is the only one in the palace who can rest assured, he doesn't know how long this fearful day will pass, and he doesn't know how to reverse this game, confusion, fear, powerlessness filled his eyes, he looked at the eunuchs and guards around him, but found that they were more scared and dazed than him.
"How nice it would be if Yun Lao was still here!" the boy thought to himself.
Wu Jingguo looked at the autumn rain outside the house, although there were maids pinching his shoulders and beating his legs, he didn't feel any enjoyment, but felt melancholy.
"How nice it would be if the emperor was still here!"
The clouds at night made the sky even more gloomy, looking at the officers and soldiers who were pressed by the black, Liang Xie's heart was heavier than the sky, he didn't know when these people would do it, and he didn't know why
Whether these people on their side can stop these officers and soldiers, let alone how much disaster it will bring to the senior brother once the war starts.
"If none of this happened, I was just an ordinary person, a good wife at sunrise, two naughty children, three or five friends, a few acres of thin fields, and a family without illness and disaster!" Liang Xie said in his heart.
"If Tan Men is still here, how good it would be that the brother disciple is not dead. Tan Xingde smiled bitterly.
Dozens of miles away, a corpse was already somewhat decomposed, maggots crawled all over the body, the head was gone, and wild dogs were tearing at their hands and feet.
'Thorn', the robe was torn, and in the night I could faintly see the long lattices on the robe.
How nice it would be if he hadn't set foot in the rivers and lakes now!
How nice it would be if people lived in harmony with each other and there was no fighting!
How nice it would be if everyone was rich, healthy, and contented!
'There are thousands of mansions in Ande, and the cold people in the world are happy, and the wind and rain are not moving, and they are as safe as mountains!'
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