I painted skin in the cemetery for 15 years

Prince Daejong Zhenglian fell into a long silence.

After a long while, he bowed to Princess Li Yang and said: "The words of the princess are deafening, and the old man is ashamed, not as far away as the princess!"

Princess Li Yang said slowly: "I didn't say these words."

Prince Lian said, "That's it?"

Princess Li Yang said: "Shen Wuque said it, and he said it last year. Not only did he talk face-to-face, but he also gave His Majesty several thousand-word letters. Since last year, he has been predicting what will happen. Until now So far, his predictions have been correct."

"I also thought it was alarmist at the time, but now, everything is developing according to his prediction."

"As a top strategist, you don't want to see today or tomorrow, but you want to see a few years later, more than ten years later."

"Shen Wuque said that he is willing to use all his strength to maintain the thousand-year imperial line of the Great Xia Empire."

Prince Lian said: "But...but his identity will bring a fatal crisis to His Majesty the Emperor."

Princess Li Yang wanted to speak again.

But the emperor stopped.

Prince Lian is loyal, but...he hasn't really held the core power for decades.

He didn't know many secrets, and telling him would be a burden instead.

For example, Shen Wuque wrote in the secret letter that he was willing to continue to do what his father, Duke Yingzhu, had not done.

Another example is that the reason why Duke Yingzhu was completely defeated was because the first emperor was afraid of compromise at the last moment, which made Duke Yingzhu completely defeated under the attack of King Mi and Sky Book City.

Prince Lian's mouth was dry, so he couldn't help taking a sip of tea, and said: "Although these words sound very reasonable, but... But if the situation continues like this, the Sky Book City behind Mi Wang will come into play. Your Majesty, you continue to choose to support Shen Wuque and continue to fight to the end. Either it will mean the complete tearing of the eastern world, or you...you will be abolished from the throne, and your life may even be in danger."

Princess Li Yang sneered and said, "The first emperor died just four years ago, and the first crown prince died four years ago. Is another emperor going to die? Two emperors died in a row within four years? Are people blind today? Fools? Deaf?"

As soon as these words came out, Prince Lian shuddered even more, tremblingly said: "You can't talk nonsense."

Princess Li Yang slowly said: "Prince Lian, have you ever played the game of staring?"

Of course Prince Lian had never played, but he knew it.

Princess Li Yang said: "It's just two people opening their eyes and intimidating each other. Whoever blinks first will lose. Whoever is timid first will lose."

"Da Zongzheng, once the struggle starts, there is no turning back. No matter how much the price is, we must continue to fight, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted."

"Look at the struggle between the Mi family and Shen Gongao, isn't it clear? Once you compromise and give in, once you show a little timidity, it will be a disaster. If it weren't for the appearance of Shen Wuque, the Shengong family would have been wiped out long ago , all territories have long been annexed."

"Is it useful for His Majesty the Emperor to compromise now? I'm innocent, I'm guilty of my own crime."

"His Majesty the Emperor blocked the way of a certain Supreme Being."

Prince Lian's whole body couldn't help becoming rickety.

In the past few decades, he has a noble status, but he really hasn't experienced any fierce struggles, and he can even be regarded as invincible.

It wasn't until His Majesty the current emperor ascended the throne that he became Da Zongzheng. It was entirely because he was old enough, senior enough, and clean enough.

But such a terrifying struggle made his hair stand on end.

It's not that he is afraid that he will die. He is almost eighty, and he will die when he dies.

What he was afraid of was that the Xia family would lose their thousand-year imperial lineage.

He was afraid that the royal family would suffer a devastating blow.

After a long while, Prince Lian bowed down and said: "I am old and my mind is not clear, but I will always be loyal to Your Majesty, and I am willing to use this old bone to go through fire and water for Your Majesty."

Then, Prince Lian said: "Your Majesty, King Mi is still waiting for your reply. If you don't reply within 24 hours, his [-] troops will go south to destroy the Duke Shen family."

The emperor said slowly: "Dazong is waiting for a while, and I will also think about it."

Prince Lian said: "Then I will go to take a nap for a while. After His Majesty has drawn up the will, I will go for another visit."

Then Prince Lian went back to his room.

His steps looked very old.

He is really old.

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In the study room of the entire palace, only the emperor and Princess Li Yang were left.

The emperor smiled and said: "Li Yang, we didn't scare King Mi, we made a move, and he kicked back directly."

Princess Li Yang lay lazily on the chair and said: "So, I have already said that it is still too late for you to sacrifice me. You say that I forged the imperial decree, deprived me of the position of princess, and put I will imprison you for life, then you will be able to get out of your body temporarily."

"Actually, what I just said is just the words of Shen Wuque's family! From everyone's point of view, it's not worth taking such a big risk for Shen Wuque."

The emperor said: "What you said just now is not just Prince Lian you want to convince, you really want to convince me."

Princess Li Yang was silent for a while and said: "Your Majesty, because I don't know whether it is right or wrong to do so."

"I am not very afraid of death, but I am afraid that your Majesty's position will be overthrown, and I am afraid that the Daxia Royal Family's orthodoxy will be overthrown."

"I repeated Shen Wuque's Wanyan book just now, not only to convince you, but also to convince myself."

"If it's really because of our adventurism, because of my naivety, that I really ruined His Majesty's throne and ruined the millennium-old morality of the Xia family, then I can't make up for it even if I am smashed to pieces."

The emperor said: "Before the result comes out, probably no one knows whether it is right or wrong. Shen Wuque is betting, so why aren't we betting? If he loses the bet, if he overestimates my determination, then the Shen family will He will be wiped out, and his body will be smashed to pieces. And if I lose the bet, I will lose the throne, and even ruin the thousand-year lineage."

Princess Li Yang said: "If you take half a step forward, you may be crushed to pieces. If you take half a step back, what will happen?"

The emperor said: "I will live in peace."

Princess Li Yang said: "Did the late emperor also struggle for a long time? In the end he chose to compromise? It led to the demise of Duke Yingzhu?"

The emperor said: "The situation of the late emperor was more calm than mine after all."

Princess Li Yang said: "What would have happened if the late emperor had chosen to fight to the end?"

The emperor was silent for a while and said: "Probably the ending is even worse, because there was no invasion of the Western Holy See back then."

Princess Li Yang said: "The invasion of the Western Holy See is the only favorable situation for us at present. Of course, this overall situation may benefit the enemy, or it may benefit us."

"But it is precisely because of the compromise of the late emperor that your Majesty's current foothold is so narrow."

Fight to the end!It's easy to say that.

But it is too difficult to do it.

Especially now, no matter how you look at it, His Majesty the Emperor is far from the moment when the bayonet will be red, let alone the moment when the Emperor and Sky Book City will be completely torn apart.

It seems that there is still a long way to go from that safety line.

But... the scariest thing in this world is this.

You feel that you are far away from the safety line, so you are paralyzed and careless. When you can still fight back, you dare not fight back because you are worried that the consequences will be too serious.

As a result, suddenly overnight, the safety line is in front of you.

At this time, it is too late to fight back.

The most terrifying thing in struggle is of course adventurism.

But what is more terrifying in struggle is the fantasy of the enemy and the predicament.

For the emperor now, it was really a life-and-death choice.

Do you want to believe in Shen Wuque's Wan Yan Shu?

Do you want to trust his judgment on the future?

Is the situation as bad as he said?

Are King Dali and King Mi really one?

Of course Shen Wuque gambled on the fate of Shen Gong's family, his own fate.

And the emperor bet on his throne.

Now no matter from anyone's point of view, it is not so urgent for the emperor to gamble on the throne.

No matter how it looks, His Majesty the Emperor is still a long way from that safety line.

After a long while, the emperor suddenly said: "Li Yang, if the elder brother of the prince succeeds to the throne, what do you think he will do?"

Princess Li Yang said: "He doesn't know how to gamble, he won't bet on the throne for Shen Wuque. Because he is very wise and rational, no matter how you look at it, this gamble is too ridiculous, betting on the throne for a mere Shen Wuque ? Ridiculously naive."

The emperor said: "Then what if Shen Wuque is right?"

Princess Li Yang said: "Then this time is your only chance to fight back, and it is also the last chance for the Xia Clan to maintain the millennium imperial line."

The emperor said: "It's nothing if I lose the throne. But if the Xia family loses the thousand-year imperial lineage because of me, they will die."

Princess Li Yang said: "Are you shaken? You don't dare to bet anymore, do you?"

The emperor said: "Then what if you are asked to make this decision?"

Princess Li Yang said: "I don't know, luckily I didn't make this decision."

The emperor sighed: "Eighteen years ago, the late emperor chose to compromise and back down, and the late emperor became timid. So the Duke of Yingzhu died, the Ying family perished, and my royal family of Xia lost its most loyal ally."

"Now, it's my turn to make this choice!"

"Father chose to compromise. If the crown prince succeeds first, he will probably choose to compromise, because they are wise and rational enough."

Princess Li Yang said: "Men are responsible for reason."

Then, she looked at the clock and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to make a decision, you need to do it as soon as possible. Time is running out."

"And the last imperial decree, you can say that I forged the imperial decree and pushed everything on my head. But once the decision is made this time, there is really no turning back. There is only one way to go to the end."

The emperor felt that he had a splitting headache, and slowly sat on the chair, leaning his head against the wall.

Reason told him that he must not be so crazy.

The judgment of the future is just Shen Wuque's one-sided statement.

It's not like betting on the throne, and it's not like betting on the millennium orthodoxy of the Xia family.

but……

It's like listening to your inner impulse.

That's... utter madness!

The emperor closed his eyes and fell into a final struggle, a final thought.

A full quarter of an hour!

The emperor stood up abruptly.

Fuck your rationality!

Fuck it!

There is a saying that is true.

Once the struggle begins, there is no turning back.

Staring game, whoever blinks, who has a guilty conscience, loses!

Then, the emperor said slowly: "Design!"

"King Mi immediately stopped all military operations against Shen Gong's family, and immediately retreated all the troops, otherwise it will be regarded as a rebellion and rebellion, and I will send troops to suppress it, this is it!"

then!

The emperor took out the Tiger Talisman and shouted loudly: "Come here, assemble a large army and go to Tianshui Province to prepare to put down the rebellion!"

time!

Princess Li Yang was extremely excited.

She stretched out her jade hand and wrote the imperial decree for the emperor.

Then, the emperor stamped his great seal, as if betting on leaving.

Instead, the emperor relaxed, and said to Princess Li Yang, "I'm betting on the throne."

Princess Li Yang said: "Even if you lose, at worst I will die with you! And him, the three of us will die together!"

The emperor said with a smile: "I studied with him and played chess with him back then. How could I have thought that I would have this day?"

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next day!

Prince Dazong Zhenglian went to Prince Mi's Mansion with the emperor's most stringent imperial edict.