startled autumn

Yan Huaishen first raised his hand to ask for a bowl of clear water, but he felt that the taste was not as refreshing as mellow wine. He couldn't help but frowned, and then said: "I have no grudges with Shen Jianxing, if you want to talk about it, it's just that he blocked me The road, that's all."

The first time Shen Jianxing set foot in the Central Plains was for one person.

He was accompanied by five other people who had never seen anything other than Hezhou.

The whole reason is that although the Hezhou lineage belonged to the He family, they were at odds with the Central Plains lineage. They ruled separately in the early morning, and then retreated overseas.Fortunately, people in Hezhou are indifferent by nature and practice martial arts subtly. Over time, they have formed a school of their own. Besides, in order to avoid causing trouble, Hezhou disciples are never allowed to go out at will unless necessary.

Until in the Huanyang area, the horns of the rebel army sounded thousands of miles away, and the Central Plains lineage was destroyed in the smoke of war. The change of dynasty was a foregone conclusion.The Hezhou people also agreed to this matter because of the love of the same ancestors.

Shen Jianxing led people to sneak into the Central Plains secretly, in order to take the newly weaned little prince to Hezhou for refuge.

What he didn't expect was that the Kuting organization secretly formed by the former He clan in the south had already split into two factions. The main faction headed by Yan Huaishen wanted to restore the country in the name of the little prince, so it was naturally impossible for Shen Jianxing to let Shen Jianxing Take away their only hope.

"At that time, once they arrive at Hezhou, they will disappear. I have no choice but to have someone intercept Shen Jianxing and try to make a deal with him." Yan Huaishen said in a relaxed tone, but anyone could hear it. Uncovering the murderous intent hidden behind him, "Who knows that he doesn't know how to praise, and he still refuses to compromise even though he is surrounded in the firewood hut."

Shen Zhiqiu: "And then?"

Yan Huaishen: "No one thought that it was just a heavy rain, and the little prince just swallowed his breath overnight."

The little prince was originally congenitally deficient, and after traveling long distances, he never recovered from repeated pursuits, and finally passed away silently in his sleep. Shen Jianxing was relieved of his burden, so he led his people to fight to the death. However, Yan Huaishen only got the news of a baby's body and the news that Shen Jianxing was wounded and fell into the river while fleeing.

The rest of the Hezhou people all died in the firewood huts, and everything became dead without evidence. At this moment, Yan Huaishen suddenly thought of a brilliant idea.

"My initial thought was to let Yan Yang be on top. He is my son, and he is connected with my blood. It would be the best." Yan Huaishen said.

Yan Yang is Yan Huaishen's illegitimate son, at first he didn't intend to admit the accident, until he found out that he could still be useful, then he decided to recognize him as his adopted son, but unfortunately he tried his best to trick him, and it was hard to avoid the fact that things backfired.

As time went by, the reputation of Fang Hezi in Hezhou gradually spread for some reason. Some people said that he was able to dance a sword just after learning to walk, and he was talented; golden boy.

Hezi, namely "Hezi", means the son of the He family; later, because the little prince's mother was surnamed Fang, so the surname followed the mother's family, and it was named Fang Hezi.

"Why?" Shen Zhiqiu asked.

Yan Huai gave him a deep look, and laughed loudly: "You don't understand? They obviously played me."

Shen Jianxing disappeared, and the life and death of the little prince was uncertain. Hezhou waited for a long time without hearing from them, so he knew that they were probably in danger, and he was afraid that the little prince would fall into the hands of someone as ambitious as Yan Huai, causing Hezhou trouble. He intentionally created the reputation of Fang Hezi, a child prodigy, in order to tell everyone in the know that the little prince had already arrived at Hezhou, he was extremely talented and talented, and everything is fine now.

With such a "Fang Hezi" gem in front of her, Yan Huaishen's wishful thinking was completely thwarted.

Yan Yang's qualifications are too poor, it would be too difficult for him to imitate Fang Hezi, Yan Huaishen was forced to do nothing but search everywhere for a child with excellent bones, finally, he bought Lu Zheliu for 120 yuan.

"Lu Zheliu was only six years old at the time. When he was brought to me for the first time, I saw his appearance was weak, and I thought he was too weak to be a master. Who knew he knelt down on the spot and barked like a dog. "Yan Huaishen tilted his head slightly, recalling while repeating, "It turns out that he was in the village and begged for food by learning how dogs bark. A six-year-old child has done all kinds of spineless things, but his eyes are obviously very serious. Not reconciled, it seems that I will pounce on you at any time and bite you, no matter how you look at it, it is interesting."

Yan Huaishen bought more than one child, Lu Zheliu, but other than him, everyone else was inappropriate here and there, some were too poor in understanding, some were not smart enough, and some were weak-hearted.He has always maintained his ambition and has a fierce nature, and he is the only one left in the end.

What's more, his appearance is also very good, Yan Huai looked at him deeply, only thought that he was born to be Fang Hezi's substitute.

Yan Huai asked condescendingly, "Do you want to be emperor?"

Lu Zheliu: "I think so."

Yan Huaishen also said: "Most of those who can be emperors are not worthy of being human beings."

Lu Zheliu then replied: "If I can look down on all living beings, be they human beings or ghosts, I would be willing."

From that day on, Lu Zheliu began to call him father.

Time flies, until ten years ago.

After receiving the accurate information, Lu Zheliu rushed to Yancheng and besieged Shen Jianxing to death. In order to avoid causing too many disturbances, Lu Zheliu entered Yancheng under the pseudonym Fang Hezi to look for the token of Hezhou.

What he didn't expect was that this action attracted the attention of the people of Hezhou. Even though he successfully took away the Fengqiu sword, he had to hide his name, and because he held the Fengqiu sword, he managed to secretly contact him in the name of Fang Hezi. Went to the old He family in various parts of the south; until nearly a year ago, Lu Zheliu was so handsome and famous, those who didn't know him only thought he was born as a hermit, and those who knew him thought he was the grown-up man who returned from Hezhou. An adult little prince, born to be superior to others.

He used various methods to build momentum for himself, to make everyone feel that he was destined.

Until everything was ready, it seemed to be a matter of course, Emperor Nanjiang issued a decree to encircle Moyi, the guards of the Nanmen Mansion and the guards of the capital all came out, and the guards in the middle of the capital were empty. The prince was deeply bewitched by Yan Huai, and decided to force the palace.

The Forbidden Palace was in chaos. Lu Zheliu broke into the palace with his family's private soldiers who supported him. He was only one step away from the throne.

Suddenly, the drama ended and everything came to an abrupt end.

Han Bi suddenly asked, "Lu Zheliu has no relationship or reason with you, so you help him sit on the throne, wouldn't you be doing him a favor?"

"He at least kept one thing from you." Yan Huai shook his head deeply, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Han Bi, you are not an upright gentleman. Could it be that you can't guess what I'm thinking?"

Han Bi frowned slightly.

Yan Huaishen: "He will not have any more offspring. Every child born in the palace will be the blood of my Yan family."

Hearing this, Han Bi was rarely at a loss for words, and Shen Zhiqiu was even more taken aback on the spot, his eyes widened, unable to calm down for a long time.

"Acupuncture, or medicine?" Han Bi was born in a family, so he naturally knew that there were many tricks in this world that could make people infertile without hurting their bodies. They looked respectable, but they were actually vicious.Since Lu Zheliu is a person who wants to become emperor, there must be no flaws on the surface of his body, but he can make a big fuss inside.

Yan Huaishen was silent at first, then he laughed mockingly after a while.

"Why do you look at me like this? He was born with no life, and he wanted to reach the sky in one step. How could he not pay a price? If he really didn't want to, he wouldn't drink that bowl of medicine. From the beginning to the end, I didn't force him..."

At that time, as soon as Yan Huaishen finished speaking, Lu Zheliu drank the bitter medicine without changing his face.

"He has always been ruthless." Shen Zhiqiu said, "He is even more ruthless to himself."

Yan Huai laughed loudly: "I'm not as good as him in this regard."

Han Bihan said: "Although you are not as ruthless as him, you are much more delusional than him - the emperor is a puppet in your hands, and the prince is the blood of your Yan family. After two years, find a reason to let Lu Zheliu If you die, at that time, the whole court will be full of words from your Yan family."

Hearing this, Yan Huai closed his eyes slightly, as if he came to the dream he had painstakingly conceived in an instant. He stood in front of the Tai Chi Hall, looked up at the throne, and only needed to take one step forward. But still can't step on the end.

"It's only one step away." Yan Huai sighed deeply, "It's a pity."

Hearing this, Shen Zhiqiu's grief over the loss of his father eased a little, and he was instantly speechless by the plan of concealing the truth. There will be turmoil in the ruling and opposition parties.

He has never understood why Lu Zheliu insisted on killing him, but now that he thinks about it, it is because Feng Qiujian represents the supreme status, and Lu Zheliu is determined to win this, and his mind has become a Shura evil spirit, even his body and dignity can be violated , Naturally, he will not be merciful for the sake of friends.

But what did he gain in his life?

It's just a pity.

Han Bi smiled meaningfully: "What a pity? You didn't deserve the loss at all."

"Where did I lose?" Yan Huaishen had long wanted to ask.

"Until now, you don't know where you lost, so how dare you try to win out of thin air?" Han Bi sighed.

Yan Huai was speechless.

"Back then, you were the commander-in-chief of the Yan family army, with one hundred thousand soldiers in your hand, guarding the dangerous point in the northwest. You clearly wanted to claim the throne, but you didn't dare to compete with the late emperor. If you are cowardly before fighting, it is tantamount to self-destruction; now it is a peaceful and prosperous age, and you want to start a war for your own selfishness, which is unpopular, and you are going against the sky." Han Bi said, "You are always hiding behind other people's backs and scheming. , first Emperor Hui, and later the crown prince, but never thought of a confrontation with open swords and spears."

In life and death situations, people who are afraid of death are often the first to die.

Han Bi concluded word by word: "You have lost long ago."