After the absurd wedding of His Majesty today, the imperial court finally took action against the feudal princes who were about to move.

First raided Kaifeng with a "conspiracy", captured the King of Zhou alive and put him under house arrest in the capital, and then abolished the four kings with various excuses. The princes and kings who had a premonition that the situation was in danger one after another raised the banner of attacking the capital in the name of "the side of the Qing emperor". At first, only one person , In less than two months, several of the most powerful princes and kings either went south or went north to march towards the capital in a hurry. At this time, a sudden change occurred.

The four princes, who were under house arrest in the capital, borrowed the power of the soldiers and horses of the five cities to go first to "the side of the Qing emperor", and named them to write a call to action, announcing the faults of the current emperor, saying that he killed the king and brother, and robbed his sisters for selfish desires. He was imprisoned in An Le Tang to wait for his release.

As for King Zhou and others, they also posted a list to clarify that their "conspiracy" was an unwarranted crime, and they will stay in the capital for a short stay. When the matter subsides, they will be sent back to the fiefdom.

As for the vassal kings who have already sent troops, the imperial court sent envoys to go there, expressly ordering the vassal kings to withdraw their troops and return.

This sudden move made all the vassals advance or retreat. Only then did they realize that they had fallen into the trap that the new emperor had designed for a long time. The previous sixth prince was just a magnet for attracting attention. Well, the person who finally ascended the throne wearing a dragon robe, I'm afraid he has been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Different from the sixth prince who seems to be favored but has no foundation, this Fourth Highness is actually the "King of Sai" who was sent to Yanmen Pass for training. The army is by no means a joke, because it guards the most dangerous pass in the world, and often fights with the former forces active in Lingbei, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is not something that ordinary vassal kings can compete with—but, seeing the hope of competing in the world, and Stopping here, not only will you not get any benefits, but I am afraid that it has already become the new emperor's next target to cut down the vassal.

The more powerful vassal kings, except for those who were still on the sidelines and did not send troops, none of the other senders retreated. Some people said that the messenger who came to deliver the letter was a spy, and they were put under house arrest first, and then continued to the capital. Marching, no one made a killing move, probably because they still wanted to leave a way out for themselves.

It's just that this seemingly wish to have the best of both worlds is doomed to fail.

The 60 troops were divided into two groups. The Gyeonggi Guards and the Xijing Army led one each, outflanking the north and the south respectively. Those who catch feudal princes will be sentenced to death to deter the world.

In less than half a year, the southern vassal forces were completely wiped out, and the Gyeonggi Guards quickly retreated to the capital, while the northward forces still had remnants of defeated generals on their way to exile, but the Western Path Army had almost begun to mop up the work. The victorious division, because Gyeonggi Guards returned earlier, so the Ministry of Rites discussed how to welcome them in advance.

After the Ministry of Rites made a decision, the Shangshu personally presented it to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. After reading it, the emperor pondered for a long time, and left the Shangshu directly to the next court to meet with Shunzhai.

But after all, it is the first happy event for the country since the new emperor ascended the throne, so it is understandable to attach so much importance to it.

When the Minister of the Ministry of Rites arrived at Tongshunzhai, the emperor who had changed into casual clothes was holding a thick gift book, which included the ratings and rewards of the officials for the participation of the generals and sergeants. Seeing him coming, the young emperor was not surprised. He was as unsmiling as when he was in court, but he was very kindly invited to sit down, took out a red one from the thick stack of gift books, and said gently:

"This is the ceremony book that I prepared together with the general before he set off on the expedition. He has contributed a lot to the suppression of the feudal lord this time. Your original plan is also fine, but I don't want to disappoint the general. I personally welcome the charter." , just follow this, you can check for me if there are any omissions, I would rather have more than less."

Minister of the Ministry of Rites was flattered, took the red book with both hands and examined it carefully, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong. After staring at the demand of "Jujue Sheng Guizi", his expression changed, and he thought of the big wedding of the empress that was arranged not long ago , his legs softened, and he almost knelt on the ground, but seeing the emperor's breezy face at this time, as if he was relatively easy to talk, he couldn't help but cautiously said:

"Your Majesty, minister... Looking at this system, why does it look like three letters and six appointments? It is still the queen's regulation..."

The emperor smiled and answered:

"General Wu is my right-hand man. What's the problem with the three letters and six appointments? I think he has done a lot, and the empress's regulation is not enough, so I just want you to see if there are any omissions, or if there is anything to add. You and I can discuss slowly."

At this point, Shang Shu was choked up speechless.

Now he can be regarded as a veteran who has served the emperors of the three dynasties. He thought it was an exaggeration for the first emperor to build a palace for his favorite concubine, but the ostentation of the abolished emperor marrying his sister directly refreshed the lower limit of the Ministry of Etiquette. Now the new emperor welcomes the army in secret The operation of getting married made him feel overwhelmed, and even fell into a kind of "really so" confusion-these emperors all had problems, and each of them became more and more serious, and he was almost used to it. He should be thankful that there is not so much fanfare.

"...Your Majesty is right." The Minister of Rites barely controlled the expression on his face, and opened the ceremony book again, "Is there anything your Majesty and the general like?"

"It's all there." The emperor's nameless finger pointed at the corner of the table, his eyes revealed a bit of slyness, "It's just that there is one thing that is not easy to add directly to the gift book, and the secretary must prepare it privately."

"I don't know what it is?"

"Fengguanxiapei."

It was probably Shang Shu's expression of seeing a ghost that surprised the young emperor, so he added with a smile:

"I just think of the general's merits. When the general marries a wife, this costume will be regarded as a surprise from me. Why, does Shangshu think it's inappropriate?"

"No, no... It's just that although it was prepared privately, it still needs to be registered. This name..."

"The name is 'a box of sweet potatoes'." The other party whispered, "I really wanted to give him this thing for a long time."

Shang Shu bowed his head and memorized silently, directly filtering out the information that should not be heard.

After discussing it carefully, the book of ceremonies was finalized at the end of the day. The emperor originally wanted to keep him for dinner, but Shang Shu had something on his mind, so he refused, and finally left Tongshun Zhai with weak legs, and returned to Wenyuan with the book of ceremonies in hand. Court.

Just as he was about to invite his subordinates to discuss the details, another person from the palace delivered a message, saying that the quantity of the "one box of sweet potatoes" was forgotten. Shang Shu took the note and read it carefully. The owner of the clothing also took a closer look, and couldn't help but wonder:

"Why do you look so familiar, hey, this isn't your Majesty... Alas."

Before he finished speaking, his boss secretly kicked him on his calf, and he couldn't speak at the moment, and he refused to be rude in front of the father-in-law who came out of the palace, so he had to endure the pain and wait for the father-in-law to come out of the palace. After leaving, he immediately limped with his feet sprained and followed Shang Shu into the house, closing the door was another reprimand.

Shang Shu was so frightened that his heart stopped beating. After kicking out the unknown subordinates, he sat alone in front of the desk, flipping through the ceremony book in his hand.

Woohoo, I really want to go home and cry with my wife in my arms. What the hell are these emperors thinking? !

……

On the day of Jingjiwei's return to the city, the main gate of Li was hung with red silk, and there was no one in the road, but an officer of courtesy stopped the soldiers entering the city from ten miles away, and asked the general riding on the red horse to dismount and take a sedan chair.

The general is wearing a mountain armor, and the collar, sleeves, and trousers exposed under the silver and white armor are all in vermilion. In the eyes of the soldiers, they are very suitable for the occasion. When they heard that they were about to dismount and take a sedan chair, the general was also very straightforward, although the red gauze he carried The soft sedan looks very girly, but after the other party sits in it with a big horse, it also neutralizes the strange atmosphere strangely.

In the sky that was gradually revealing orange light, a handful of red debris suddenly floated up and fell into the silver armored soldiers. The hussar army led by soft sedan chairs walked in the direction of Li's main gate in an orderly manner.

How should I put it, it really smells like ten miles of red makeup.

The sedan chair had curtains hanging from all sides, probably because he was afraid that he would not see the intention of the outside layout, so he made such a design on purpose. Wu Xie was full of novelty about being "married" by someone, and even felt a little excited after a long absence—in fact, After Yan Song made such a proposal, he has been looking forward to it, but he didn't expect it to be realized, which is quite ceremonial.

After walking for a short time, an official of ceremony came up and stopped outside the sedan chair to announce the decree, which was to re-designate the King of Side-by-Shoulders and give him the title of "Yan".

After walking a certain distance, the ceremony officer stopped again, and announced a long section of "Book of Ceremony". When he heard "a box of sweet potatoes", the man finally couldn't help smiling. Now he finally felt like he was the groom's official and looking forward to tonight's finale.

Almost in front of Lizheng Gate, the sedan chair didn't stop, but the ceremony official stood by the Yulong Bridge and read out the small ceremony "Welcome Letter" loudly. sword, but heard the general's laughing voice from inside the sedan chair:

"Don't scatter, it's just these people, just give it to the basket, so as not to waste it."

The attendants looked at each other, and seeing the ceremony officer winking at them, they handed the baskets in their hands to the soldiers in front of them one after another. The soldiers collected a bunch of food baskets full of pine nuts, held them steadily, and finally followed to the city gate. A sharp-eyed man noticed that His Majesty standing high above the city gate was wearing a Xuanxuan dress, which matched the color of the general's clothes today. Although he was puzzled, he couldn't think too far, only that it was rumored that His Majesty and the general were not compatible. Fake, if it hadn't been agreed in advance, with the general's usual caution, how dare he wear the same color clothes as His Majesty.

Seeing the emperor turned and went downstairs, the man lifted the vermilion tulle, the silver armor reflected the bright yellow light, he got off the sedan chair and stood in the twilight.

The red silk flutters, the sky is full of red flowers, there is silence and tranquility, and there is nothing but the sound of the wind.

When the emperor led all the officials to stand still, the man untied his sword and knelt down, saying in a deep voice:

"I am fortunate to fulfill my mission."

The chain armor rang together, and the soldiers in silver armor uniformly untied their swords and saluted, adding a touch of solemnity to this quiet but lively space.

"I know, all the soldiers have worked hard." The emperor leaned over to help the general in front of him, and said earnestly, "Let's be flat."

"Yes."

Suddenly felt a little cold in his palm, Wu Xie grabbed it quickly, before he could figure out what it was, he heard the approaching emperor whisper:

"Wear this with me tonight, okay?"

He spoke softly and quickly, and he was about to be blown into the clouds by the wind when he opened his mouth, but the man listened to it without missing a word, but when he clasped his palms again, his palms were empty——Wu Xie couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

"I said system, what kind of mission items are you collecting at this time?"

That's right, what Yansong gave him was the phoenix hairpin that he had exchanged in Shuixie. He put it on for the other party at that time, but he didn't want to complete the task so quickly so as to delay the time he could stay in this world.

I never expected that at this time...

At the moment when the twelfth was shaking, Yan Song suddenly felt his hands were wet. Before he could fully react, he heard someone scream:

"There are assassins!"

The person who was standing in front of him just now suddenly hugged him and knelt down. Someone immediately went after the assassin who was in ambush, and the soldiers who followed quickly guarded the surroundings, but the emperor's eyes were only red.

Indeed... indeed...

The golden fire engulfs the clouds, the red silk is pushed forward like a wave, the red flowers are rolled up and blown away like rain, the silver armor is covered with thick red clothes, the blood pool wets the black dress, and draws a conspicuous pattern on the ground made of white marble. The red stream water gradually converges into a stream, and then from the stream into a river.

"Don't...don't..." Touching the man's cheek in vain, the young emperor whispered, "Do you want to leave me, even you want to leave me..."

"sorry Sorry……"

He firmly held the young man's trembling hand, and the man separated his five fingers to intertwine with it. Blood oozes from the corner of his mouth, but he tightened his grip, showing a smile:

"Don't cry, we...will meet again...don't cry, otherwise..."

The ink pupils full of the setting sun trembled in the slender golden feathers, and the corners of the wet eyes were speckled with crystals. He still held a smile on his face, and his brows were still wet with tears after all.

"Otherwise...I also..."

"Axie...don't! Don't...don't! Don't fall asleep! Open your eyes and look at me, Axie!" The young man's voice was extremely trembling, and he shouted to the left and right like crazy, "The imperial doctor, where is the imperial doctor?! "

There was no one around, except for the violent breathing mixed with the sound of the wind.

……

Tears flowed like a never-ending river, and he heard the sound of rushing water coming from inside the city gate—the splashing sky and huge waves rose wildly from the inner palace, coming like a tsunami.

At the moment when the wave was over the crown, the young man was like a wooden stone monument, standing in the coldest waves. When the tide receded, the black dress was splashed with paint, which was so bright blue that it made people panic.

He threw down the heavy shell armor, and the azure liquid flowed out from the cracks. His expression was obviously numb, but the tears washed away the icy blue of his face like a faucet that could not be closed tightly. Rattle.

The majestic Li main gate suddenly collapsed under the impact of the tide, the bare soil under the jade, there are black ferns rising steadily, the sunset and twilight melt into the deep sea in an instant, this time there is not even a blood moon, only the dumb blue light arc is lonely The map is full of ruins.

There are wind chimes hanging on unknown treetops, making ethereal and piercing sounds in front of the invisible road.

"Drip, the world [3] is currently not deleted, do you want to delete the memory of this world?"

"no."

Getting up with difficulty, he followed the seemingly invisible ringtone and staggered forward in the almost dark world.

"Warning, warning, emotional overload, emotional overload—do you want to erase past memories?"

The panting turned into snow-white cold mist in the gradually decreasing temperature.

He repeated:

"no."

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