Qinse is in the imperial court, forgetting both favor and disgrace

Li Lang broke into the palace and usurped the throne by force, which has long been an open secret that is kept silent by the ruling and opposition parties.

It's just that Li Xian's whereabouts have never been known. No matter how much Li Lang digs the ground, it is difficult to find him. The only way to the outside world is to claim the throne of the Supreme Emperor and live in seclusion in a certain palace.

And the abbot of Da Chong'en Temple actually claimed to be Li Xian who had been missing for several years, and his life and death were unknown. Zhao Ranghun didn't know how to react. He could only stare suspiciously at the old monk's face, trying to recall The face of the sky in the past, however, the more you think about it, the more you feel cloudy and misty, and it is difficult to discern.

At the same time, the ominousness rising in his heart, as if he was about to fall into the abyss in the fog in front of him, Zhao Rang suddenly sneered and said: "Where is the monstrous monk who can speak false words, even if the emperor can forgive him?" You, the Buddha will not let you off the hook."

The old monk proclaimed the Buddha's name and smiled at Zhao Rang: "Before your father and son went out to fight, when I gave your father the axe, you knelt beside your father. You drank it all in one gulp, but you choked and coughed several times because you drank it too quickly... After many years, I will forgive you for your crime of disrespect!"

Zhao Rang couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. How could this person tell so vividly the old stories that he had almost forgotten, if not the then emperor Li Xian?

But the old monk in front of him, after careful examination, really did not look like the Emperor Li Xian that Zhao Rang had seen before, except for his height, shape, facial features and appearance. Who? Why can you pretend to be the Supreme Emperor?"

"Yes?" The old monk let out a long breath, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile, "You still don't believe me? Forget it, please invite General Zhao to follow the poor monk into this pagoda. The night will be long. You and I may as well drink tea and talk carefully. When the time comes, you will tell the poor monk, are you still willing to follow the disobedience of the current emperor."

Under the circumstances, Zhao Rang couldn't allow Zhao Rang to refuse, he followed the old monk into the pagoda, originally he had the heart of adapting to the situation, and he just said that no matter what the monster monk said, he just didn't believe it.

Unexpectedly, the old monk seemed to know Zhao Rang's determination, and when he entered the pagoda, he did not waste his time, but led him into a round room on the third floor of the pagoda.

Zhao Rang was stunned by the objects displayed in the room. The room is not big, and all kinds of gold, silver and jade wares are placed around the arc wall, mainly musical instruments, and there are also large or small ones with different expressions. The statues of Buddha and God, after careful debate, show that Buddhism and Taoism are not distinguished, and immortals and demons are mixed up side by side, which is quite strange.

It's just that Zhao Rang's eyes were quickly attracted by those jade musical instruments, and he couldn't take his eyes off it. He focused on one of the guqins, and the old monk smiled beside him: "You can pick it up and have a closer look."

Zhao Rang was as good as he was good, and picked up the guqin, and saw that there were two very clear seals engraved on the side of the piano: "卍二".

"These jade musical instruments are all made by a skilled craftsman who returned from a tour of the Western Regions. He was originally a follower of the Zhang family in Shu. Later, due to wars and chaos, his family was destroyed and his family was destroyed. He went all the way to the Western Regions. After returning to his hometown by chance, he made them by himself. There are a total of twenty musical instruments dedicated to the King of the Eastern Sea."

The old monk watched Zhao Rang put down the guqin, and said slowly: "Although they are musical instruments, they are also murder weapons in the blink of an eye. After the strange man has gone through hardships, it is said that he has opened his eyes to see through the secrets of heaven. Knowing that in the near future, the world will be in chaos again, and Dong Chu wants to be at peace with Jiangzuo's rule for the time being, and this is the strength he has exhausted for the common people of the world."

"A helping hand?" Zhao Rangwen sneered unbearably when he heard this.

The old monk stared at him with burning eyes, and said in a low voice: "Zhao Rang, do you still think it is the jade flute I gave you? It's no wonder, when you were in the wilderness of the border, you didn't know much about the capital."

Zhao Rang smiled comprehensibly, and the provocation on the corners of his lips was not concealed: "Your Excellency, do you want to tell Zhao that the jade flute was given by you today? He was just a prince who had not yet gained power at that time, how could he have such ability to influence the holy will?" ?”

"There are people who can prove this matter." The old monk rolled up his robe sleeves and waved his hand slightly to Zhao Rang. , Naturally able to distinguish between right and wrong and black and white.”

Zhao Rang just stared at the old monk, without changing his expression, and kept silent.

He never expected that the so-called witness was actually Ye Ying!

On the seventh floor of the glazed pagoda, the lights are like daylight. The old monk and Zhao Rang are sitting on one side, with two rows of futons under the seat. Ten monks in gray robes are lined up on the left and right, with their legs crossed and their eyes closed, murmuring endlessly, like flies in this small room Insect clusters.

Accompanied by Ziyu, Ye Ying came up step by step. At this time, she changed her clothes again, her long hair was coiled up, her silver dress was tightly wrapped around her plain waist, her head was raised slightly, her face was as white as paper, her gaze was away from Zhao Rang in the seat, With a slight bow to the old monk, it is considered that the salute has been completed.

Zhao Rang also didn't know how to face the prince and daughter who had been with him for many years. Seeing that the other party regarded him as nothing, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly waited for the old monk's next move.

There were two sandalwood chairs in the room, Ye Ying sat on one, Ziyu pulled the other chair closer, and sat down next to her, the two women looked at each other, Ziyu smiled at Ye Ying, Ye Ying took a deep breath, her gaze Still leaning to one side, the words were clearly aimed at Zhao Rang: "You! Are you really willing to give up everything for the emperor?"

"I am a subject of Eastern Chu, didn't the princess already know about it?" Zhao Rang sighed softly.

Ye Ying didn't answer, but the old monk couldn't stop laughing, and said sarcastically: "Zhao Rang, you are a dignified husband of seven feet, you don't think about the world, you can't even do it in a corner, let alone a princess, even a poor monk It depends on you too."

Zhao Rang frowned and didn't answer, but Ye Ying couldn't help but suddenly got up, and angrily said to the old monk, "I was talking to him, why did you interrupt?"

Then she strode forward to Zhao Rang's place, looked down at him, and said word by word: "You are not a subject of Eastern Chu, you are the ruler of Nanyue. Even if you don't want anything, have you forgotten the hatred of the eldest daughter?"

Zhao Rang still didn't answer, and glanced at the old monk on the side without saying a word.

Seeing this, Ye Ying raised her voice and said, "You don't need to look at others, this is your emperor's idea!"

While yelling, she took out a piece of cowhide the size of a handkerchief with trimmed edges from the belt around her waist, and threw it to Zhao Rang. Zhao Rang took it, and saw that the cowhide was mottled on the outside and deeply creased inside, which seemed to be some time.

The handwriting inside the cowhide is also weird. The ink seems to have penetrated into it. When I touched it with my hand, I realized that there were dense pinholes on the top. No wonder the ink marks were like new. Zhao Rang kept his composure and quickly glanced at the content. :

"Be sure to seize his military power, by any means."

The most important thing is the signature, the incomparably clear "Lang" character, Zhao Rang has seen Li Lang's handwriting more than once, and he recognized it almost immediately.

He couldn't help but looked up at Ye Ying. The princess' expression was calm, and she snorted coldly: "This was found from the envoy who killed the eldest daughter. I don't know who they are, anyway, they are all from the emperor of the Han Dynasty." On the side, that’s right!”

The doubt in Zhao Rang's heart was cleared up by Ye Ying. After he thought carefully, it was indeed the case. Ye Ying could not clearly identify the names of the royal family members. She believed that the Han Emperor was evil, so she was enough to take advantage of him when he was in a coma.

Li Lang wanted to put him to death in order to get reinforcements from South Vietnam?

Zhao Rang folded the cowhide again according to the overlapping printing, but instead of returning it to Ye Ying, he handed it to the old monk.

The old monk took it with a smile, but before she could take it back, Ye Ying snatched it away in a hurry. She knelt down on Zhao Rang's lap, grabbed the cowhide with one hand, and almost pierced Zhao Rang's shoulder with five fingers of the other hand, screaming loudly. Jian: "You must never betray your children! If you insist on doing this, then I will kill Xian'er in front of you."

Just an hour ago, she still had tears for Zhao Rangneng, and she still had affection for their children. Even if she made up her mind to be the queen of the lord of Yunnan and Guangxi, she listened to Ziyu's persuasion, and saved a lot of hardships and sacrifices to Jinling The original intention, in the end still can not be reconciled, willing to make this last fight.

But now that Zhao Rang is so indifferent, how can Ye Ying not be disheartened?

Killed their child, and ended all ties between this man and Wuxi from then on—Ye Ying threw the cowhide on Zhao Rang's face, jumped down with red eyes, turned around resolutely, and arrived at the door, still not moving. Relief of hatred, he turned his head and poked it out, gritted his teeth, and hissed with a laugh: "In a while, I will bring Xian'er's body up."

Zhao Rang and Ziyu got up at the same time, Zhao Rang hesitated slightly, Ye Ying had already left the room, and Ziyu followed closely.

The old monk smiled leisurely: "You can rest assured that the honored lady is only out of anger. It is common for a son to kill his father, but it is rare for a mother to kill her son. In addition, the son is still very useful. It is better to live than to die."

"Yes," Zhao Rang sat down again, put the cowhide in his sleeves, nodded slightly, and smiled, "If Xian'er died in the hands of the princess, why did you lure her mother and son all the way from South Vietnam to Jinling?"

"So," the old monk shook his head and said with a twinkle in his eyes, "you still don't believe my identity?"

"What you have done is too unbelievable." Zhao Rang said bluntly, "I really can't believe that the leader of a country can turn clouds and rain when he hides in the dark, but during his reign, he was easily usurped by the prince who lost power." Seeking power. The foundation of the dynasty was not stable today, if you are really the Supreme Emperor, you should take advantage of that time to resettle, instead of waiting until today, when Minyue enters the hub, Fang is ready to move."

When the old monk heard the words, he nodded his head again and again in agreement, and sighed: "You really have extraordinary knowledge, and you are really unmatched by ordinary generals. Is there anything else?"

Zhao Rang stared at the old monk with burning eyes: "Your facial features and appearance are not even half similar to the Supreme Emperor, how dare you speak nonsense?"

After hearing this question, the old monk remained silent, showing a chilling smile. He stretched out his hand to unbutton the monk's robe, raised his jaw slightly, stroked his neck and shoulders with his palm, and signaled Zhao Rang to look:

There is a pink meat line that is as thick as an autumn worm and protrudes outward. The two ends are not broken, and it disappears at the side of the neck. It should meet at the back of the neck.

The old monk was satisfied with Zhao Rang's wide-eyed eyes, and smiled triumphantly: "If I didn't notice, I really lost the game. But how could that rebellious son think that my golden cicada's plan to escape the shell is to change his face. Don't say you Zhao Rang, even if he stands in front of him, he will never recognize my identity!"

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He was clearly asleep, but he seemed to be keenly aware of the departure of the person next to his pillow. Li Lang stretched out his hand, and after exploring the space, he suddenly opened his eyes, and Zhao Rang was nowhere to be seen.

His mind was still in confusion and bewilderment, when he heard a familiar sigh, his heart, which was suspended in mid-air, slowly returned to solidity.

"What time is it?" He closed his eyes again, muttered and asked, while ripping off the quilt on his body.

"It's not yet five o'clock," Zhao Rang replied. He went back to the bed, pulled the quilt over Li Lang's body, "If you sleep longer, you won't have to go to bed tomorrow."

Morning?

That's right, Li Lang finally remembered that they are in the palace now, of course they don't need to go to court early, it's just that the old habits of these years are hard to change, so he wakes up just right.

The emperor's tours were mostly activities that mobilized teachers, labored the people, and cost money. Li Lang repeatedly ensured that the rituals would be kept simple and would not disturb the people. The man is willing to "sacrifice his life" to accompany him and travel south of the Yangtze River together.

And the man's counterattack was to ask the prince to recite his enthronement edict aloud in front of Li Lang: "He was born to rule the people and set up the king for him. A king always thinks of his people, not the world. , that one person rules the world..."

The prince, who has reached the age of ten and often follows his father to listen to the government, explained the meaning of the edict clearly and logically. The emperor is the son of heaven, representing the will of God. If there is no way in the world, then "all parties are guilty, and I am responsible."

The crown prince's full of spirit, and Zhao Rang's seemingly exaggerated praise made Li Lang feel a little thorny. Thinking about it carefully, it is really a disadvantage to sit in this position of emperor. Over the years, endlessly, there will always be meritorious service without reward. Not to mention, once the wind blows and the grass is disturbed, and the natural omens are born, they all have to be attributed to the emperor's lack of virtue and incompetence.

He also accepted his fate, but he was unwilling, why did that person not understand, the emperor is the emperor, he is also Li Lang, sometimes, he really doesn't want to care about the world that is making money, even if he can't join hands with him , occasionally asking for a few good nights, the spring is warm and the hibiscus tent is warm, and the mandarin ducks are neck-to-neck, isn't it too much?

What's more, this journey has been divided and reunited, bumpy and turbulent. Even though the grievances between the two of them have been resolved now, they still get together less and leave more.

Zhao Rang didn't want to be tied down in the capital. Li Lang knew his talent, loved and respected him, and didn't force him. He could not find the land of Huang Quan, but he was already satisfied.

Although it was rare to get together, this person would not stay in the palace no matter what, "if his words are not correct, his name will not go well", he would only stay overnight in the emperor's palace occasionally.

But Li Lang asked what "righteousness and integrity" meant, and Zhao Rang's mouth was closed like a hundred-year-old clam, and he couldn't pry out any real words.

In a fit of anger, he also got into the horns, threatening that he must stand up, drafted the edict himself, and patted it in front of Zhao Rang, which seemed to annoy the man even more. For three consecutive days, Li Lang was helpless, The prince and King Xinan were sent to visit, and then the man was invited out again.

Yuan was also angry, and his self-injurious and hurtful words hung between his tongue, like an arrow on the string, but Li Lang still couldn't get angry when he saw the face as calm as water. Suffering, suffering, love and pity together, only to be subdued, can be regarded as the past.

In the end, it is an admission that the game of chess against the opponent has long since ceased to exist, and he has suffered a complete defeat.

Because that person is Zhao Rang, and he is not only the emperor, but also Alang who belongs to Zhao Rang.

Fortunately, Zhao Rang is a person who knows how to advance and retreat. Li Lang's decision to become the empress was a big rejection for Li Lang. Although the idea of ​​the parade was ridiculed by the prince, the emperor was finally allowed to leave the palace.

At the turn of spring and summer, people dressed casually all the way, drove slowly in light boats, and drove slowly in simple cars. Jiangnan has been operated by Li Lang for ten years. Not to mention the prosperity and prosperity, it is also peaceful, peaceful and full of vitality. There are bandits.

On the night of living in the palace, when the two were alone, Zhao Rang expressed his feelings and sighed to Li Lang with a smile: "Now that I see the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, I can better understand your deep meaning of moving the capital. The climate here is pleasant, the flowers are like brocades, and the products are rich. , compared to the new capital, you can enjoy luxurious pleasures, but..."

Li Lang raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, nodded and said: "Jingdu knows my intention best. After all, the beacon fire in the north has not been extinguished, and the capital is located on Jiangzuo. As an emperor, you can't just covet your own comfort and hand over your own world to others to guard, right?"

After he finished speaking, he raised his eyes and saw Zhao Rang staring at him with a smile, his eyes were deep and gentle, as if the spring breeze was blowing down, weeping willows were blowing across the mirror-like lake, drowning in this rare emotion, he couldn't even see Zhao Rang suddenly. Before approaching, he didn't notice the light kiss immediately, and Zhao Rang said in a half-sighed, "I understand. Maybe it's because you are such a person, A-Lang, that I..."

"Just?" Li Lang waited quietly, but he didn't hear anything for a long time. His eyes were locked in the pair of eyes that focused on each other, and he asked in a low voice.

Zhao Rang took a deep breath, lowered his eyes slightly, but said clearly in his mouth: "I wish you a lifetime."

Li Lang was speechless for a while, staring blankly, closing his eyes for a long time, leaning towards Zhao Rang.

For the rest of my life, I promise you the rest of my life. I thought it was just his wishful thinking, but in the end, it was engraved in the other party's heart.

What happened next was a matter of course, and it was originally arranged by Li Lang painstakingly, but Zhao Rang's words were out of his mouth, and the intimate conversation added the weight and sweetness of the vow.

There is a warm pool in the palace for the emperor to bathe with others. In the misty environment, Li Lang was undressed by his attendants. Except for a naked body, he did not want others to change clothes for Zhao Rang. Repatriation, hands up and down, slowly, stripped Zhao Rang naked.

Standing opposite each other in the waist-high pool, filled with steam, Zhao Rang's submissiveness is not so common to Li Lang. He is very happy to enjoy this rare time, and he doesn't care that both of their skins are smudged red.

After finally revealing Zhao Rang's body completely, his eyes fell on Zhao Rang's left chest. He was already familiar with that ugly scar. Now that he examined it carefully, he felt even more shocking. Without thinking, he bowed his head, Caressing the slightly protruding marks on the half-opened lips, he felt the other party's sudden rapid breathing, so he stuck out the tip of his tongue even more, and started to play like a dragonfly.

The person in his arms became uneasy, as if he wanted to hide but had nowhere to go, and a voice that was very different from the usual calmness came from the trembling: "Alang, don't be like this..."

Li Lang was a little proud, he simply used his teeth, gently grinding and biting, and slid his hands mischievously around Zhao Rang's waist, until Zhao Rang had to curl up and back, grab his shoulders to stop him from moving forward, couldn't help it. He kept laughing and said, "Don't do this, it's very itchy."

"Are you afraid?" Li Lang dodged and approached again, "Then I have to try—"

Zhao Rang slid away, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Seeing that Li Lang was really chasing after him, he also got angry and said with a smile: "I don't believe you are not afraid."

While speaking, turning from defense to offense, Li Lang was already prepared, and he jumped into the pool and swam away nimbly.

The two quarreled in the bath for a while, and the outcome was uncertain. At the end, Li Lang hugged Zhao Rang's waist from the water. How true can I be? Will there be another day when you will come and go your own way and leave me, but I will never have the opportunity to find you and wait for you again. "

Zhao Rang was speechless for a while, then embraced Li Lang silently, and took the initiative to offer his lips. This was the first time his tenderness and eagerness, without Li Lang's express hint, he gave up the persistence he had always held, Unfolding, ecstasy and indulgence, wanton flirtatiousness, was fully realized by Li Lang after being flattered.

They are both introverted people, and when they climbed into bliss, they didn't make much noise, only breathing intertwined into each other's satisfaction, Li Lang closed his eyes and hugged Zhao Rang, unwilling to leave, when the heat faded away, he suddenly heard a low voice from him Whispering: "If you really think about it, then it's up to you."

He was in a daze for a while, and when he was enlightened, his voice trembled: "Do you agree to be a queen?"

"...you think about it, if you're not afraid..."

"What am I afraid of?" Li Lang laughed, and then he understood. He buried his face in Zhao Rang's shoulder and neck, and said softly, "I'm not afraid. , what are you afraid of?"

After a short pause, he asked back, "Are you afraid?"

"As long as you don't need me to be in charge, even if you want me to live in the harem for the rest of my life and never take a step beyond the thunder pool, I will...not be afraid." Zhao Rang sighed slightly, and then smiled, "Only you, even if you achieve a career that is astonishing in the past and the present, you can do it privately." If Germany has this disadvantage, it should be impossible to escape the stigma."

Li Lang didn't need to think too much, he knew that Zhao Rang was speaking from the bottom of his heart at this moment, he was speechless for a moment, fearing that he would be choked up when he opened his mouth, he bent lower and deeper on Zhao Rang's shoulders, and said after a while: "How can I bear to let you suffer such grievances? "

Zhao Rang was silent for a while, and said calmly: "You have thought about it, haven't you?"

"Hmm..." Li Lang replied in a nasal voice, he knew that instead of racking his brains to hide the truth from Zhao Rang who is as bright as a mirror, it would be more comfortable and easy to admit, "I don't want to let you go, and I don't want to kill you. Jingdu, if there is something that I am really afraid of, it may be that one day you and I will walk with our backs, we will be strangers, and even our swords and halberds will face each other, and we will both lose."

Zhao Rang pulled Li Lang's shoulders and forcibly turned him from the posture of bowing his head to facing him. He couldn't take his eyes off, his expression was solemn, but his tone was as calm as a breeze: "Alang, you and I are not only...a bosom friend, You are still a monarch and subject, even if one day, you are indifferent to the vows you made to me now, as long as you are still an emperor with the world in mind, I, Zhao Rang, will be your subject for the rest of my life..."

Li Lang didn't wait for Zhao Rang to finish his words, he couldn't wait to kiss her, blocking all the follow-up, he didn't want to listen anymore, the words that had already been spoken were enough to break his heart.

"Jing Du", he thought of the self-promised oath that no one knew in the summer night many years ago, and said silently in his heart, "I will never betray you, never. In the next life, you will be the king, and I will be your minister. When the time comes, you and I will be reincarnated together as the children of ordinary people."

After lingering in the middle of the night, it's no wonder that Wu Gengtian still felt sleepy. Li Lang closed his eyes and waited and waited, but he couldn't wait for Zhao Rang to come back to accompany him. He opened his eyes and saw that Zhao Rang had already lit the lamp and was unfolding the scroll beside the desk. Reading, he said annoyedly: "I don't need to go to court early, so can't you put other things aside?"

Zhao Rang raised his head and smiled, refusing to back down: "Don't slack off in the military affairs for a day, besides, don't you come and go with you during the day, don't you even give me the time for rice grains before sunrise?"

Li Lang wanted to refute, but Zhao Rang's tone of voice was inexplicably useful to him. He stopped thinking about it, sat up, turned to Zhao Rang and said, "I planned to hang out for a few more days, but Since you have agreed to be the empress, it is better to make a quick decision—today I will go with you to pay homage to Old General Zhao and his wife, and tomorrow we can start our journey back.”

"What are you doing today?" Zhao Rang was taken aback and asked back in disbelief.

Li Lang simply got up from the bed, stretched his waist, and said with a smile: "You can go to worship your parents. During the years you left, I moved the remains of the old general back to Jinling and buried them with your mother. It's just you I'm so busy, I don't have a chance to tell you. It's just that you are going to marry me formally, and I should go with you to pay respects. I kowtow three times while no one is watching. What do you think? ?”

Zhao Rang was stunned for a long time, then he laughed heartily, and said with a smile: "Okay, while no one is paying attention - after you kowtow three times, you and I will be considered a gift, not to mention the queen, weeping weeping husband and wife I did it with you too!"