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In the capital, there is the Yulin Army. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This powerful army, which is responsible for guarding the imperial city, has unimaginable strength in the world, has a strong cultivator of the Dao Gate, and most importantly, has a strong will and determination.

According to the law, the current Yulin Army only obeys the orders of two people, His Majesty the Chaoyang Emperor, and General Xu Shi.

In the cold wind and snow, the Yulin army began to form a group, and then prepared to leave the camp, but had to stop in front of the jade bridge outside the camp, because there was a person on the bridge.

The man, wearing a high crown and robe, sat cross-legged in the snow on the bridge deck, his head bowed slightly.

Xu Shi looked at the man on the bridge, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and the shouts were like spring thunder blooming at the bridgehead, and the snow was shocking: "The one who stands in the way is dead!"

The Law did not discuss this, and the Rites did not hear of it. ”

The senior brother raised his head, looked at the Chaoyang military leader under the bridge, and said calmly: "In this case, if I want to die, you must die first." ”

Except for the two generations of people who have entered the WTO and Xu Chen, the Houshan Mountain of the Dushan Sect has never entered the WTO, and the soldiers of the Yulin Army on the other side of the snow bridge do not know who the high-crowned man sitting cross-legged in the snow is.

Hearing that this person dared to be so disrespectful and arrogant to General Xu Shi, Yu Linjun was suddenly extremely angry, and his beard was furious, as if he was about to pierce the armor on his body, and he drew his sword and gun and wanted to rush onto the snow bridge and kill that guy on the spot.

Xu Shi raised his right arm expressionlessly, and the commotion and killing intent behind him suddenly subsided. He looked at the man sitting cross-legged in the snow, his expression gradually darkened, and said, "Is it true that the Mountain Sect is going to rebel?"

The senior brother looked at him under the bridge and said, "The Dui Shan Sect does not object to Ximen Wang's return to the old, nor does it object to the junior brother challenging him, because there is no way to object. ”

Xu Shi frowned and said, "You know I'm going to oppose this matter. ”

The senior brother said, "I object to your objection. ”

Xu Shi looked at the person on the snow bridge, and after being silent for a long time, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Is this what the sect master meant?"

The senior brother said, "No, this is my own meaning. ”

Xu Shi squinted slightly and said, "So you stopped on the snow bridge." ”

The senior brother sat cross-legged in the snow, his posture was straight, and his robe trembled in the wind without a trace, like a cliff pine in the snow peak, like the great figure of the Dushan Sect back then.

He looked at Xu Shi under the snow bridge and the iron cavalry of the Yulin Army, and said expressionlessly: "I respect the junior brother, so I won't interfere, but I want him to be fair." ”

Angry scolding, fierce arguments, idiots and all kinds of foul language spread in all directions like snowflakes fluttering in the sky.

Leaving the Dushan Sect, he entered the capital as quickly as possible, and came to the small Taoist temple that had just been renovated. Because the snow was too heavy, the celebrations of the neighbors had ended hastily, and Ye Tianming smiled after hearing what happened in the imperial city, and disappeared into the wind and snow.

In the streets and alleys outside the imperial city, many carriages came, and all the forces that received the news sent people to inquire about the news, including envoys from various countries and representatives of the Western Jin Dynasty Divine Army in the world.

In the snow pavilion at the far end of the moat, Ye Hongyu, who was dressed in a cyan robe, looked at the direction of the palace gate, looked at the blood flag whistling and fluttering in the wind and snow and the dazzling big black umbrella, and was silent.

Pan An walked with Ye Yaoxue from the other end of the street, because of Ye Yao's identity, he didn't let her follow him to the palace, turned around and knocked on the door of a closed store in Nanjie Lane.

He borrowed a chair from that store, then moved his round body, moved from Snow Street to the Imperial City, looked at Xu Chen and said, "Before you prepare to fight, you must save your physical strength." ”

Xu Chen said, "Thank you, senior brother." ”

There were already soldiers who brought tables and chairs for Ximenwang, and there was even a hot tea, in front of the blood flag, in the wind and snow, he held the tea bowl and drank it casually, his expression was natural and calm.

Seeing Pan An, Ximen Wang frowned slightly, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

Xu Chen sat down on the chair, the maid held a big black umbrella behind the chair, and Pan An wanted to bandage his still bleeding left palm, but he shook his head and refused.

In front of the palace gate, the blood flag and black umbrella are in the wind and snow, the general drinks hot tea, Xu Chen recuperates, this picture is very weird, even a little absurd, but very terrifying.

There were many horse-drawn carriages hidden in the streets and alleys in front of the imperial city, and there were many people who did not arrive at the scene, waiting for the final result in their respective mansions.

"Mr. appeared on the snow bridge, and if he expressed the attitude of the Dushan Sect, and the Dushan Sect agreed to Xu Chen to challenge Ximen Wang, then the Chaoyang military would not be able to stop this matter. ”

The three worshippers from Qinghe County withdrew their gaze from the snowflakes falling in front of the terrace of the princess's mansion, looked at the two royal brothers and sisters with distinguished status, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Your Highness." ”

The princess's expression was calm, but there was a look of worry hidden in the depths of her eyes.

Ximen Wang is the most powerful help of the queen's mother, his disarming and returning to old age is an excellent thing for her and Li Huiyuan, and Xu Chen's challenge to Ximen Wang is a better thing, no matter who wins or loses, even if the Dushan Sect will remain silent on this matter, it will also have a hatred for the queen's side.

However, she couldn't be happy, because she, like everyone else in the world, thought that Xu Chen could not be Ximen Wang's opponent, in other words, Xu Chen would definitely die today.

She looked at He Mingchi, who had been sitting silently on the other side, frowned slightly and asked, "The national teacher went to the Xiaodao Temple, what did Mr. Ye Tianming say?"

He Mingchi shook his head and said, "Even if the Western Jin Dynasty Divine Army wants to stop this matter in the capital, it is impossible to do it, because the Dushan Sect has already nodded. ”

The third offering said lightly: "If Your Highness is still not at ease, the old man may be able to have some means to make the Western Jin Dynasty Divine Army and Dushan Sect have another disagreement because of this matter." ”

Hearing this, the princess's face became cold, and she squinted slightly and warned: "Don't try to provoke the anger of the Dushan Sect by any means, neither you nor I can afford it." ”

The three offerings are highly respected in Qinghe County on weekdays, and they are like ancestors, facing Her Royal Highness Princess Chaoyang, they can assume their own position, but listening to these words, there is still some fear in their hearts.

"What Your Highness said is, then I'll go and see. He said with a blank face.

He flicked his sleeves, walked out of the terrace, left the princess's mansion in the wind and snow, and walked towards the shore of Yanming Lake.

The snow continued to fall, and it fell heavier and heavier, and it spread to the capital.

No matter how light the snow is, it will eventually fall on the ground, or be swept into the ditch, or accumulate until the next year, when the spring flowers bloom, the sun will melt into water, mixed with dust and dead leaves, and disappear without a trace.

This is the supreme principle between heaven and earth.

Just as things to be done are always done, and people who should come always come, many people came to the capital with a snowstorm, including a monk.

The monk wore a shabby hat and a tattered kapok robe, and his face exposed in the shadow of the hat was unremarkable, but it naturally smelled of fortitude.

The monk entered the city through the west gate, stood on the long street in the wind and snow, seemed to not know how to go, turned to a hot porridge shop, took off his hat, and began to ask for directions.

When he took off his hat, he showed a new stubble full of blue and black hair, as sure of his determination and determination as a monk's expression, but when he asked for directions, the smile on his face was so kind and gentle.

The word asking for directions is not accurate, the monk kept his mouth tightly closed, and when he grinned occasionally, he could see that only half of his tongue was left, and he turned out to be a mute who could not speak.

For Xu Chen and Ximen Wang, who were sitting in the wind and snow, this hour was very long, because no matter how cold the wind and snow were, their bodies had already warmed up.

For His Majesty the Emperor in the palace and Xu Shi on the other side of the Snow Bridge, this time was very short, because the attitude of the Dushan Sect made them helpless, and they didn't have time to do more.

Just when this hour was about to end, the imperial court finally found a way, the palace door suddenly opened, and Li Yin, the national teacher of Chaoyang, and Zeng Jing, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, hurriedly came to the venue under the escort of dozens of eunuchs and began to read out His Majesty's will.

His Royal Highness Chu Tiancheng walked silently at the back of the crowd.

Zeng Jing, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, ranked last in the Chaoyang Cabinet, but he is the biological father of the maid, with a special identity, the national teacher Li Yin is a cultivator, and he has always ignored court affairs, but he has an old relationship with Xu Chen, counting from Master Chu Luyin, Xu Chen wants to call him an uncle.

His Majesty asked the two of them to read the will, naturally to take the path of emotion.

Sure enough, Xu Chen looked at the two of them and had to stand up and salute.

Scholar Zeng Jing coughed twice, stretched out his hand to wipe off the snowflakes that fell on the holy decree, and said, "Your Majesty has a decree." ”

Everyone in front of the Imperial City gathered their breath and meditated.

Zeng Jing glanced at Prince Chu Tiancheng, sighed softly, and then said in a slightly astringent voice: "Prince Chu Tiancheng of Chaoyang Yi, because of the old events in the first year of the Apocalypse, he asked to remove the prince. ”

The audience was silent, and the people in front of the imperial city could not suppress the shock in their hearts and looked at His Royal Highness the Prince.

Chu Tiancheng's noble crown was still on the snow between Xu Chen and Ximen Wang, and it was gradually about to be buried by the snow, his hair was now a little messy, and he looked a little embarrassed, but the expression on his face was extremely indifferent.

Zeng Jing ignored everyone's reactions, held the holy decree in both hands, and continued to read in a slightly trembling voice: "The case of the former General Xuanwei who conspired to rebel and commit treason, due to insufficient evidence, is now revoked......"

The names on the holy decree were announced one by one through the slightly trembling voice of the scholar, echoing in the wind and snow, and hitting the vermilion wall.

"General Xuanwei ......"

"Madame......"

"Partial general Sha Gang ......"

"Captain Cheng Xinzheng ......"

"Clerk Lin Hai ......"

"Subordinate Officer Hu Hua ......"

Listening to the names that have long disappeared in history, listening to the will of the Taoist officials to be reinstated and posthumously sealed, there was a dead silence before the imperial city.

His Majesty's will did not mention the retrial of the old case, but the prince asked for the removal of the prince, and all the soldiers involved were rehabilitated...... What is the difference between a case and a reversal?

People finally understood what the palace meant.

His Majesty once thought about overturning the case of General Xuanwei's treason, but because of the relationship between the situation between the DPRK and China and the Western Jin Dynasty, especially the relationship without evidence, this matter was not done.

Today, Duishanzong acquiesced to Xu Chen's challenge to Ximen Wang, which set a problem for the imperial court, but in the absence of evidence, His Majesty still could not overturn the case, so he chose to use this way.

It's not a reversal of the case, but also a reversal of the case.

At least, this can give an explanation to the people who died unjustly back then, as well as Xu Chen today.

At the beginning of the decree, Simon Wang stood up from his chair, his majesty's will did not involve him, but his brow gradually frowned, and then slowly sat down again.

Those names are still floating in the snow.

Simon wanted to know the names and see the people they represented.

More than ten years ago, he had watched those people die in front of him, and he had seen those heads piled up in small mountains, some with their eyes closed, some with their eyes open, some with despair in their eyes, and some with anger in their eyes.

Those names sounded again after more than ten years, and before the imperial city, when they entered his ears, he became more and more silent, his face became more and more pale, and the hand holding the armrest of the chair became harder and harder.

He didn't feel guilty, he didn't blame himself, and he wasn't gloomy.

He was just angry.

The handrail turned into powder and fell from his fingers, and with anger, it fell on the snow.

No one paid attention to General Ximenwang's mood at this time.

for there is no mention of him in His Majesty's will.

In terms of laws and regulations, he is no longer the general of Simon Wang.

All he had to do was accept it calmly and leave the capital honestly.

Everyone's eyes were on Xu Chen.

They know who His Majesty's will is for.

If you want to stop this life-and-death duel, you can only hope that Xu Chen will withdraw the invitation to challenge.

His Majesty overturned the case for that man, gave him a heavy reward, and graced three generations, for this reason.

The people in front of the imperial city looked at Xu Chen under the black umbrella and thought that this should be the end.

From the moment he heard the three words of that person, Xu Chen lowered his head, looked intently at the thick snow under his feet, turned his face sideways, and listened intently to the names one after another on the will.

He had heard those names, so he listened very carefully today, but the expression on his face was very complicated, some relieved, some lost, and some self-deprecating.

The name on the decree was finally finished.

Zeng Jing, a scholar and national teacher, Li Yin, walked up to him and solemnly handed over the holy decree.

Xu Chen took the holy decree and was silent.

Li Yin's expression was solemn, and he said: "Your Majesty said that as long as you admit the previous murders, he will pardon you, because after all, there are extenuating circumstances, if you feel that His Royal Highness the Prince cannot compensate for the removal of the knight, Your Majesty and the Empress Mother will apologize to you on behalf of General Ximen Wang and make compensation." ”

The national teacher's voice was very soft, muffled by the wind and snow, and no one could hear it except himself and Xu Chen, but people could guess what he and Xu Chen were talking about.

However, just when everyone thought that the matter was over and the mood gradually relaxed, Xu Chen made an unexpected decision.

Xu Chen put the holy decree on the chair behind him, looked at Li Yin and Zeng Jing, and the people in front of the imperial city and laughed, and then raised his palm.

He began to applaud.

At first, his movements were gentle, and then he used more and more force, as if he was slapping a wall hard, and the wound in his palm burst again, splattering blood everywhere.

Smack!

Bang Bang Bang!

Bang Bang Bang!

The applause grew louder and louder, and blood splattered from the palm of his hand, then dripped onto his body, to his legs, and finally to the snow.

Looking at this scene, the people in front of the imperial city once again felt a sense of indifference and terror, and their bodies were gradually cold with the wind and snow again.

"Your Majesty is very kind, and the law does have some effect. It was a good thing to hear the names of the Divine Decree ringing in the capital again, and I was comforted. ”

Xu Chen said with emotion: "It's a pity that some names have been forgotten after all, and I'm sorry." ”

Zeng Jing asked nervously, "Who else is missing?" I will enter the palace immediately to ask Your Majesty. ”

Xu Chen smiled and said: "I also missed many names in the General's Mansion, such as the groom, such as the cook, such as the gardener, such as the maid, and ...... My parents. ”

Zeng Jing was puzzled and said: "The first to be posthumously sealed are the general and the general's wife......"

Xu Chen looked down at the snow under his feet and the blood spots on the snow, and after being silent for a long time, he said, "The general and the general's wife are not my parents. ”

As soon as these words came out, the wind and snow suddenly dispersed.

Since a long time ago, the military has begun to investigate the connection between Xu Chen and the bizarre murder of those Chuns, although no evidence has been found, but rumors of his background have long been spread in the capital.

Everyone believes that Xu Chen is the son of General Xuanwei, the orphan of the tragedy of destroying the door back then, who has been dormant in the world for many years, and finally enters the Dushan Sect once he gains power, he will start a bloody revenge. Even His Majesty the Emperor and Ximen Wang, as well as many senior brothers and sisters in the back mountains of the Dushan Sect, believed this rumor.

So at this time, when the people in front of the imperial city heard Xu Chen say this softly, they couldn't help but be shocked and couldn't believe it at all, thinking that if you weren't the orphan of that person, then why did you do these things?

Ximen looked at Xu Chen under the black umbrella, frowning slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xu Chen looked down at the plum blossom-like blood spots on the snow, as if he saw those blood spots on the ground in the firewood room fifteen years ago, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.

The wind and snow suddenly dispersed and became more and more urgent.

Xu Chen raised his head and watched everyone ask three questions.

"Why do you all think I'm the general's son?"

"Why do I have to be the general's son?"

"Why do you all want me to be the general's son?"

The crowd was still in a state of utter shock, unable to answer his question.

Xu Chen laughed at himself and said, "Unfortunately, I'm really not." ”

"My father is not General Xuanwei, not a captain, not a subordinate officer, not even a clerk, he is just the gatekeeper of the general's mansion, and he is the gatekeeper of the second gate, that is, he can't even get much of a door bag. ”

"My mother is naturally not the general's wife, she is just a servant girl from a low background, although she has fed the young grandmother and can enter and leave the back house, but she is still just a maidservant. ”

"Your Majesty overturned the case for the general, I am very pleased, this is a real feeling, because the general and the general's wife are good people, they died very unjustly, but I regret it...... Didn't hear my parents' names. ”

He looked at the people in front of the imperial city and said, "This is a natural thing, my parents are inconspicuous people, and their names are also inconspicuous. ”

"My father is an orphan, and the general gave him the surname Lin, and his name is Lin Tao. ”

"My mother doesn't even have a name, she was sold from Hebei County to the capital, and she was called Li Sanniang from childhood to death, because she vaguely remembers that she was the third in the family. ”

Blood continued to flow down Xu Chen's palm and continued to fall on the snow, the expression on his face was very calm, and the narration was also very calm, not indifferent, but real calm.

However, this kind of unexcited calm made everyone who saw Xu Chen's face feel a chill rising from the soles of their feet, and then their whole bodies froze.

The calm is terrifying.