Travel thousands of miles in my life

The new emperor ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to Yong'an.

In September of the first year of Yong'an, with the new emperor in charge, the entire court took on a new look.

After hacking and killing several high-level officials with corpses, the ministers immediately became conscientious.The emperor, who had a profound influence on the history of later generations and was also extremely controversial in his life, can be said to be extremely vigorous and decisive. He quickly convicted a group of people and filled them with his own people.Some senior ministers with high self-esteem think that he wants to consolidate real power because his foundation is not stable, which is really stupid.

However, the new emperor treated those he had not convicted with courtesy, which made it hard for others to understand.

It was night, and there was a drizzle of rain in the capital again, and the entire palace was shrouded in hazy rain and fog.A few footsteps stepped on the glazed tiles on the roof of the palace and ran hurriedly. The rain covered their figures. They were wearing gray night clothes and blended perfectly into the night.

The rainy night is cold and cold, and the outer hall of the nobleman has long been equipped with a warm brazier.The guards waiting outside clung to the door, although they were still standing upright, they couldn't help but yawned sleepily.The group of people in gray clothes ran very softly, and even the most vigilant chief guard couldn't spot them.

near, near.

The few people kept going, they could even see the vermilion palace wall.Among them, a slender little man took the lead and quickened his pace. His hair was already soaked in the rain, and the condensed water droplets slowly dripped down the half of his naked face, and he was far away from him again. far behind.As long as he thought of the emperor sleeping not far away, the man would tremble with excitement.

He jumped to the top of the bedroom, and with a sound of tugging, he carefully removed the glazed tiles.He took out the chimney from his arms, held his breath and blew into it.

The colorless and fragrant smoke gradually spread to the entire palace. He looked inside through the misty candlelight in the outer hall. Through the layers of brocade bed curtains, he happened to be able to see a person lying on the bed.

The emperor is right.

At this moment, his companions also followed up, and they moved two tiles away lightly, and squeezed their hands and feet together through the small hole that was half a person wide.

A trace of wind and rain leaked out of the small hole, and the little man turned around to look, but didn't care anymore.They all landed on the wide beam, and then jumped down through the beam.

The lights in the inner hall were extinguished when the emperor went to bed, and only the candle lamps in the outer hall could lightly reflect the shadows of several people.The little man gestured to several people, and dispersed into several different positions.

He took out a gleaming dagger from the soap boots, polished it on the sole of the shoe again, and walked towards the person lying on the bed with it.He silently counted three numbers in his heart.three two.

One!

Before the voice in his heart could finish counting, he had already pounced on it.At this moment, the emperor's life was only one step away from death.

But everything turned upside down in the next instant, a slender and well-knit hand stretched out from the bright yellow soft quilt, and firmly held the blade that would take his life.And the man who should have been unconscious sat up straight, looking at the little man with a half-smile.

Knowing that there was a change in his mind, the little man jumped back three steps to join his companion, looking around vigilantly.However, before they could react, they heard the man laughing and saying, "Why are you hiding? It's such a joy to have friends coming from afar."

"Let me guess," he slowly lifted the quilt and got out of bed, stepped on the golden dragon boots, and looked at the few people quietly, "Who sent you here? Fourteenth brother? Seventh brother ?still--"

"What about the prince first?"

As soon as the three words came out, one of the strong men turned pale immediately, and the new emperor's eyes, which were especially bright in the darkness of the night, looked at him at once.

"It's Congzheng..." He said with a sigh and regret, "At first I wanted to keep him alive. After all, brother Ni Qiang's situation is not good."

"Wei Congrong! You deceived the world and used all means to become the emperor. Now we will do justice for the heavens, except for your scourge! Return the position of great treasure to the orthodox!" He did not want to lose the game.So he took a step forward, stepped forward and cursed: "Why don't you quickly lead your neck to be slaughtered?!"

"Being slaughtered by the neck?" The man narrowed his long and narrow eyes, and suddenly laughed again: "It's a joke!"

Before he finished speaking, the strong man felt a gust of wind pass by in front of him, something cool passed by his neck, and then the warmth left his body.He touched his neck under the disbelieving eyes of his companion, and it seemed that something sticky and sweet had touched his hand.

"I..." The remaining words were all choked in his throat, and the strong man collapsed on the ground, never waking up.The last image that stayed in his eyes was the pale corners of the man's lips that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

So fast martial arts!What a cruel heart!The rest of the people were all startled, before they even had time to see how Qingdi moved, the strong man who provoked him had his neck cut.

what to do?Several people glanced at the little man secretly, hoping that he could give them a clear way.The slender person untied the long scarf covering her head and face, and a long withered yellow braid fell down her soft face.

Wei Congrong looked at that person with great interest, and said softly, "So it turned out to be a female Jiao'e."

The woman raised her hand, a flash of snow flashed, and the long braid immediately fell to the ground.

"Heh!" She raised her head, her eyes were bloodshot, and tears were running down her face, "Wei Congrong, my Palace of Bliss has nothing to do with Jianghu, it was only because of your own selfish desires that you got involved in the right and wrong of the previous dynasty." .After the death of the palace lord, he still refuses to let us go, hundreds of lives! How can you bear it!"

"Little girl," Wei calmly spread his palms, and said helplessly, "It's just human life."

His completely indifferent attitude suddenly ignited the woman's anger, she yelled and rushed forward!Seeing this, the rest of them took out their weapons and followed.

The rain is still falling and seems to be increasing.This kind of rain can probably save a lot of crops.

The guards guarding the outer hall vaguely heard the clear and crisp sound of breaking from inside the hall, and the head guard was shocked: "No, it's the assassin!"

The guards immediately pushed open the palace door and rushed in: "Escort!"

The sleeping palace was awakened, and the lights were brightly lit in a few breaths.Countless people rushed to the bedroom.

When the chief guard rushed to the entrance of the inner hall, he saw His Majesty Shi Shiran push the door open and came out. He was a little dumbfounded and said, "Your Majesty, where is the assassin?"

"It's inside." Wei calmly brushed the dust off his sleeves, and said softly, "I'm fine."

The chief guard looked over his figure and saw the corpses lying all over the ground, all with their throats sealed.Another person squirmed forward towards the gate of the palace with hands and feet together, and said sadly: "Wei Congrong...you...you will die badly."

"Hundreds of lives..." She laughed hoarsely again, "They are waiting for you in hell..."

The woman's strength was exhausted, the blood flowed out, and she was silent again.

"Take it down and bury it," the emperor flicked his sleeves and left, and when he was done, he warned again: "Don't dirty the floor of the bedroom."

"Yes..." He walked quickly, leaving only the head guard timidly taking orders.

On the other side of the edge of the desert, walking all the way, all you can see are bones, starvation everywhere, and old crows circling.Desperate people walk aimlessly like walking corpses.Yan Wuyi was already numb to such a scene, and Wen Shuqiu also smelled an ominous smell, and became extraordinarily silent.

In this silence, a faint howl became particularly noticeable.

Both of them were taken aback, Wen Shuqiu said in shock: "It's a child!"

They rushed to that place in unison, Yan Wuwu was far away and saw a child lying under a dead tree, and two scrawny dogs were staring at him in front of him.

The man bent down to pick up two clods from the ground, and with a little force in his hands, he threw them at the two big dogs.He watched the two dogs howling and howling after being beaten, and ran away with their tails between their legs, and immediately stepped forward to check on the child.

It was a child about five or six years old with mud all over his face and wearing dirty clothes that didn't fit.All kinds of wounds, large and small, were already festering and pus. It was this stench that attracted the two hungry dogs.Wen Shuqiu checked and found that he had already developed a high fever.Immediately leaned over to pick up the child gently, and said to Yan Wuwu: "Go quickly, go to the pass and find a doctor, he can't delay!"

Hearing this, the man put his arms around the young man's waist and said in a low voice, "Hold tight." The flexible body in his arms froze slightly, but Wen Shuqiu still stretched out one hand to wrap his arms around his neck helplessly, while the other hugged him tightly. child.

As soon as Zhuyun Tayue came out, the three of them jumped out for a mile in a few breaths.

The child nestled in the arms of the young man opened his hazy eyes. He felt that the cold was not so cold anymore, as if someone was hugging him.The child was wronged. He had been wandering for too long and could no longer remember the gentle figure in his memory. He could only instinctively beg for pity from the person who was holding him. He choked with tears and said in a small voice: "Mom, I pain...."

The warm embrace paused, and when the child was afraid of being abandoned again, a sighing and helpless voice replied softly: "Hey, I'm here."

"Mom, I'm in so much pain, so uncomfortable." The child said vaguely, "Where have you been..."

"I'm here, I'm here." The young man couldn't help but hugged the small body in his arms tightly. Hearing the indistinct ravings, his heart suddenly felt sore, "I'm here, and Daddy is also here."

"Really?" The child half-closed his eyes and smiled: "That's great..."

"Don't sleep, don't sleep over!" The young man gently shook the child, trying to persuade him: "Do you still want to eat delicious food? Do you want to study and read with other children? Do you want to be a high-ranking official?"

"Think..." The child seemed to be crying, but also seemed to be laughing.He looked at the crows flying in the sky, and felt his body become light, as if he could play with those dark birds.He was so fascinated by it that he suddenly felt no pain in his body.

"Brother...my name is Liu Yu." The child suddenly murmured, "Mother, mother..."

Suddenly, the man stopped.The young man touched the already slightly stiff body in his arms, and said weakly, "He's dead."

"Yeah." Yan Wuxin buried his head on his neck, rubbed it silently, and then turned to hold the young man's cold hand: "Life and death are common things for the people here."