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Feng Xie really had nothing to do with him, so he had no choice but to say: "Okay, I understand."

The birthday banquet that Emperor Qingyuan hosted for the crown prince at noon was a flowing water banquet. In the past, Chu Shao was not allowed to enter the palace to attend this banquet, but this year is different from previous years. Got a chance.He was originally happy, but he only sat in the banquet for a few hours before he began to feel bored.

He was bored watching Feng Xie sitting between Emperor Qingyuan and Mrs. Mei who was in power in the harem, accepting congratulatory gifts from every courtier, and saying a few suitable words in return, which made him yawn again and again.

Feng Xie glanced at him several times, Chu Shao smiled at him, stretched out his hand to touch the jade pendant in his arms, and secretly said proudly, if he received it, he would be very happy.

The banquet lasted from noon to dusk. After dusk, Feng Xie went directly from the palace to the carriage to Chunzhou Terrace to prepare for the evening Shuanghua Festival.Chu Shao fell asleep drowsily by his side, he just sat there dryly all afternoon and felt extremely tired, I really don't know how Feng Xie managed to keep his spirits up until now.

The Shuanghua Festival officially started after the moonrise. Chu Shao woke up rubbing his eyes, only to find that the carriage was already empty.

He jumped out of the carriage, just in time to see Feng Xie walking up to Chunzhou Terrace.

"I am facing good weather, Hongfu is better than before, respecting the order of Emperor Qingyuan, and special new orders--"

Feng Xie knelt in the center of Chunzhou Terrace, bowed his head solemnly to the sacrificial stele in front of him, and then unfolded the light golden decree in his hand—it was the reform regulations he had finally drawn up after several years of painstaking efforts.

The voice was slightly cold, with a deep and unquestionable deterrence.

"First, change the national currency, change the coinage process, strictly prohibit private coinage, and offenders will be beheaded and thrown away; in addition, the tax on the head of the gold digger will be increased by [-], and 'black gold' is strictly prohibited from entering commercial circulation..."

"Secondly, the eight internal and external departments of Zhongyang implemented the reform of the assessment system, removed the title of prince, and could not shelter the third generation. Officials were only hired based on their positions, and no selling of officials and nobility..."

"Thirdly, the "Code of Statutory Law" is added, and political and business collusion is strictly prohibited, and the private property of court officials must be reported to the court..."

"Fourth, reform the military system. Every family who joins the army will be issued a 'family support', and the generals and tigers of the five parties will be accepted as the Zhanlu Order, which is only obeyed by the emperor..."

"Fifth, build a double-pass city wall. Those who voluntarily go to the west to build the wall, the imperial court will provide for their wives and settle in the northwest; the east will issue a 'Tanghua Order', and merchants will use this order to recruit refugees to work, and the amount of business tax reduction will vary..."

"..."

The nobles in the elegant seats under the Chunzhou Terrace all looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to do for a while, but the scholars and students onlookers talked and expressed full approval.

Feng Xie put away the Yizhi in his hand, stood up and turned to the crowd: "The Great Seal has been in trouble for a long time, and since the Shangyuan Festival this year, this routine has been opened. If you have any objections, you can send me a post at the Prince's Mansion, and I will wait and see." .”

The onlookers didn't know who started it, and shouted "Long live Your Majesty" and "His Royal Highness, a thousand years old". The voices rose and fell, and Feng Xie's eyes slowly passed over the nobles who were sitting still, and their eyes turned cold.

It was Qi Lang who stood up first. He stared closely at Feng Xie, and then knelt down with a slight smile. The voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear clearly: "We are ordered by His Royal Highness, and we will definitely support it with all our strength. The reforms of the Yuan Dynasty have ruined the heart and brains of the imperial court, and it is only after death."

Feng Xie's eyes relaxed, and he gestured for him to get up with a grateful look: "Young Master, you are serious."

The young man in power of the Zhou family knelt down with Qi Lang, and kowtowed sincerely: "Young Master Qi's words are very true. My Zhou family must also support Qingyuan's reform and do my best for the court."

Wei Shuqing didn't show up today, and two of the three great families in Zhongyang expressed their views. The other families didn't understand what they meant, so they got up and knelt down one after another.Feng Xie hesitated for a moment, then walked down the long steps of Chunzhou Terrace.

Chu Shao hurriedly followed him, and said in a low voice, "I never thought Mr. Qi's words would be so useful."

Feng Xie supported his hand, and said in a relaxed tone: "He is the Qi family who is in power now. Although the Qi family has declined a bit after the Baiyu Ruyi case, it is a well-deserved No. [-] family in Zhongyang after all... Qi Lang is willing to come out and express He has a great attitude towards the reform situation, and I want to thank him.”

Chu Shao nodded, didn't say much, Feng Xie walked down the steps of Chunzhou Terrace, and leaned over to help Qi Lang get up: "Young Master, please get up."

"You owe me a big favor," Qi Lang whispered in his ear, with a lazy tone, "how, when will you buy me a drink?"

"It's good if you have time, just to say one thing, I won't go to Chunfeng Tower anymore," Feng Xie replied, "There are old wines in the mansion, I will open them to share with Mr. Qi someday."

Qi Lang stood up, saluted him again, and said with a smile, "It's a deal."

"Brother Prince, there are many people under Chunzhou Terrace, so don't stay too long," Chu Shao looked around and said in a low voice, "During the Shangyuan Festival, there are so many people in Zhongyang, I'm afraid..."

"It's okay, there are parrot guards scattered around to guard," Feng Xie glanced at him, and comforted him, "I can't leave at this time, but I will be careful, besides, with you around me, don't worry too much."

Chu Shao had no choice but to follow him among the many nobles in Zhongyang. The nobles were quite dissatisfied with the reform regulations in their hearts, so they didn't dare to say much because of the situation. Now that he came down in person, how could he not pour some bitterness?Chu Shao watched as Feng Xie patiently explained the reform-related matters to everyone one by one, and the onlookers dispersed one after another. There were many lantern festivals in various places during the Shangyuan Festival, so there was no point in staying here for a long time.

There are hundreds of red bright lights hanging around Chunzhou Terrace, which make the whole body as bright as day. There are many cherry trees around, and some cherry trees that bloom early have already grown pink and white buds, which are beautiful under the light reflection. It doesn't look like the scenery in the world, but it looks like the grand scenery of Xianjing.

For the convenience of movement, Chu Shao had already taken off the complicated and obstructive sun armor. At this time, he was only wearing dark green uniforms, and was closely guarded by the prince in fine clothes.

The aristocrats in Zhongyang had heard of his reputation long ago, but they were suffering from not being able to see him. Now that they had the opportunity, they surrounded him. The people who surrounded him talked to each other. They come and go, but at this moment in order to deal with them, they have to relax their vigilance for a while.

only--

In the next instant, the row of red bright lights closest to the Chunzhou Terrace suddenly seemed to be cut off, and fell from the sky.

All the bright lights are candles, if they fall on the surrounding trees, it will easily cause fire.Chu Shao's eyes tightened, and subconsciously strode in front of Feng Xie, protected him behind him, and shouted: "Qin Mu, take someone to check it out."

Qin Mu took the order and went, Feng Xie was startled, but to comfort him, he patted his tense shoulder and said: "It may be an accident, Ah Shao, don't be so nervous."

Seeing that nothing happened around, Chu Shao had already led someone to remove the light that suddenly fell down, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm too nervous, but I always feel..."

Before the words were finished, another row of red lights fell in response, and then the bright lights hanging in front of the Chunzhou Terrace fell down one after another.The people who hadn't dispersed screamed and fled in order to avoid the falling lantern, and the nobles also began to scatter in a hurry under the protection of the guards around them. The area around Chunzhou Terrace was in chaos almost instantly.

As the lighting sources fell one after another, the sight became unclear. Chu Shao held Feng Xie with one hand, and drew his seldom-used sword with the other hand to block the bright lights falling around him. He shouted: "The parrot guard ! There are assassins, defend!"

The parrot guards who were dismissed among the crowd were all wearing regular clothes, and they didn't know where they were at the moment, Chu Shao held Feng Xie, and walked to the carriage behind Chunzhou Terrace two steps at a time.Feng Xie patted him on the back reassuringly, and said slowly: "Don't panic, it doesn't have to be for us."

The red bright lights fell to the ground and went out in a short while because of the stampede of the people. Some of them fell on the branches of the trees. I don't know whether it was because of the strong wind or other reasons, and they gradually went out.

The field of vision was getting darker and darker, and Chu Shao almost tripped over the steps of Chunzhou Terrace because he was walking too fast.

I don't know who threw something at Chu Shao at this time, Feng Xi heard it, reached out to catch it, and held a stone in the air: "Ah Shao, be careful!"

When the wind stopped in a hurry, he was distracted.

At this moment, Chu Shao suddenly heard the sound of a sharp sword cutting through the air.

When he was in the frontier last time, he was blind for a while due to blood congestion, and his hearing became particularly sharp.At this moment, the rushing sword wind was approaching from behind. Without thinking about it, he hugged Feng Xie and rolled on the spot, and stabbed the sword in his backhand. At the same time, the sword in the man's hand also pierced through the his chest.

Chu Shao even heard a crisp "ding" when the sword tip touched the jade pendant on his chest.

Cold sweat dripped down his face. Although he had suffered countless injuries in the frontier, he had never been in such a dangerous situation.

The surrounding parrot guards rushed over and grabbed the person who stabbed him with a sword just now, but the person had just been pierced through his heart by his sword, and he knew that there was no possibility of surviving, so he bit him after being stabbed. After tearing out his tongue, he killed himself with the hidden poison. At this moment, he was just a cold corpse, dressed in common clothes, nothing could be seen.

Chu Shao went to cover the wound on his chest with a pale face, but he touched a cold hand.He struggled to look up, and saw that his brother, the crown prince who was always spotless and hated blood, was plugging his wound, not minding the blood flowing down his clean hands at all, because of fear, even his lips that were stained with cinnabar were trembling , he said: "Ah Shao...can you still hear me?"

"Listen... I heard it," he actually showed a smile, his words were choked by the pain, "Fortunately...fortunately, this sword fell on me...If it was you, the pain would be so painful..."

"Shut up! Don't say any more!" Feng Xie hugged him helplessly, in a state of confusion, "Go back with me first, this is a minor injury, I'll go to the imperial physician..."

"Don't worry, how could I die so easily...Brother..." Chu Shao held his hand tightly, suddenly remembered something, took his hand and took out the half-moon-carved jade pendant from his chest , "The gift for you...is not good at craftsmanship, don't be disgusted..."

"This... this is..." Feng Xie grabbed the jade pendant with one hand, choked up and said, "You didn't come back for half a month after New Year's Eve because of this...what's the use of me wanting this, I just want you... want you Just stay with me..."

"Ah... Pain..." I don't know where the action was involved, Chu Shao frowned and shouted, he was a person who never talked about minor injuries and pains in the military camp, but in front of him he always looked like Feng Xie hugged a little child tighter, and comforted him in a low voice: "Be patient... Ah Shao, the pain will stop soon..."

"What if I die..." The severe pain and blood loss made Chu Shao talk nonsense in a daze.

"You dare." He heard Feng Xie reply.

"If I die...you..." Feng Xie's eyes became clear and blurred, his expression was a grief that he had never seen before, and he felt tears streaming down his face, "If I die...how many times?" Well, I don't have to think about it... we won't, we won't..."

"What are you talking about!" Feng Xie hugged him tightly and said viciously, "If you dare to die...I..."

Chu Shao seemed to be unable to hear what he was talking about, and he was still rambling: "You must be...a good emperor who has left a name through the ages...uh...you will...live a very happy life and live a long life... "

Can't go on.

Chu Shao didn't hold back, a mouthful of fishy smell came up.The blood flowed down Feng Xie's hands holding him tightly to his sleeves, and smeared on the wide golden cuffs of the dress, staining the crabapple flowers embroidered on all his sleeves red.

Consciousness is getting blurred.

It hurt like I couldn't breathe.

He suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around Feng Xie's neck, as if he wanted to hug him, the fishy smell mixed with the cool sandalwood scent on his body, made him feel a strange happiness even when he was dying.

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