Immediately after the death of the master

With Shuang's character, if she knew that we were plotting against Prime Minister Ji, she would be able to take Ji's army to break through the capital in minutes and send the master to see the old emperor.

The sedan chair landed at the door of the imperial study, and Eunuch Wei lifted the curtain for me and helped me out of the car.

In the imperial study room, the smell of incense was mixed with the smell of medicine, the master's face was pale, and the dark circles under his eyes were heavy, it was obvious that he stayed up all night last night.

"Sit down, I have something to see you."

Before I could salute, the master went straight in and waved away the maids and eunuchs.

"The emperor asked the minister to come, but because of Ji Qingshuang? What does the emperor think?"

Now is not the time to be hypocritical, and I am not in the mood to do something, so I just confess what I think in my heart.

The master took out the map from the bookshelf and unfolded it on the table. He pointed to a place on the map and asked me:

"How do you see it here?"

What he pointed to was a canyon at the junction of Zhongshan Kingdom and Li Kingdom, far away from Yu Kingdom, with steep slopes and dense forests.

"It's a place that's easy to defend but hard to attack."

"Very well, this will be the place where Ji Qingshuang died."

So reckless, life and death.

To be honest, the moment I stepped into the imperial study room, I had no illusions about Ji Qingshuang's ending. She supported the old prime minister at such a critical moment, and she also held the strongest private soldiers in Dayu Kingdom. It is impossible for the master to let her go.

This time, she was ahead of me again.

"Then... what is the emperor going to do?"

I suppressed all the inexplicable emotions and smiled carefully.

The master stands in front of the map of mountains and rivers. Now, it is no longer the marshal of the past who is stirring up the mountains and rivers in front of the map, but the supreme ruler of this country, a real king.

He stood with his hands behind his back, strategizing and thousands of miles away:

"To lure fish into the net, you need bait. This bait is the life of the king of Zhongshan. My sister was tortured to death by the king of Zhongshan. Ji Qingshuang and my sister have a very close relationship. She hates her so much, but she still clamors to marry me, just to be able to go to the frontier with me, and to be able to kill her enemies. Prime Minister Ji has suppressed her for so many years, and has long been unable to suppress her. This time, the enemy is right in front of her eyes. I don't believe she can bear it.

"As for how to let the king of Zhongshan enter this canyon, it's easy to say. Under the offensive of our country and Li, Zhongshan has long been unable to recover, and there are only tens of thousands of people left to support a subjugated king to wander on the grassland. If it weren't for such an inexplicable tacit understanding, the Zhongshan Kingdom would have ended long ago. In this case, if someone told the Zhongshan King that as long as you go to this canyon, the woman who caused your subjugation will be at your disposal. You said, what will he do to the dead madman who has reached the end of his life.

"For a king, the most important thing is to keep his country, and the second most important thing is to kill the enemies who dare to rob him. I have played against the king of Zhongshan for many years, and I know that he is a king."

What the master said makes sense, but——

"Who will contact the King of Zhongshan?"

"You." The master gave an answer that surprised me.

"Me?" I raised my eyebrows unexpectedly.

"It's you, Li Nian'en." The master said with certainty.

I can indeed do this. As early as seven years ago in the frontier fortress, I was already confused with Zhongshan and Li. Otherwise, I would not be able to secretly obstruct the peace talks between Zhongshan and Yu, and let the war that should have ended continue. If it goes down, the people in the frontier fortress will suffer for several years without reason.

After Ji Qingshuang guarded the frontier alone, it was also I who colluded with Li Guo's magic stick national teacher in private, so that Li Guo could "jointly" carve up the helpless Zhongshan Kingdom with Dayu Kingdom.

But the problem is, I can't admit it. If I admit it, it means admitting that I cheated my master back then, and there is a risk of being labeled a traitor.

"Your majesty, my humble minister doesn't—"

"I didn't bother you back then, and I won't do anything to you now. You can rest assured to contact me, and I won't count you as collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country."

Seeing that I started making excuses again, the master waved his hand impatiently.What he said was almost like telling me plainly that he had known for a long time that I had secret connections with Zhongshan and Li countries, and he also knew about my various deeds in the early years.

The master's words have another meaning. If I don't want to contact, he will probably label me a disobedient subordinate as a collaborator and traitor.

This time, the master gave me two choices.

If I succeed, Ji Qingshuang will die, if I fail, I will die.We, a fake couple, can only fly solo when disaster strikes.

I am a real villain, and I have never had only one choice.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, I will write a letter when I get back."

When things are like this, what else can I do, the emperor has more power than me, and a small person like me can only obey.

"It's good to know what's wrong." The master nodded, rolled up the map calmly, and said to me while scrolling, "Nianen, how do you think my black feather guards are trained?"

"Okay, martial arts are superb, soldiers are strong and horses are strong."

I gave a thumbs up and took this opportunity to flatter my master.

"Can you replace Ji Jiajun?"

This question from the master made my eyelids twitch.

"……Can."

The master put away the map, the ambergris stick was burning, and the green smoke swam in the air, like a twisted white snake.The master's dragon robe is bright and noble, with a deep and handsome outline.Seen through the dreamy smoke, he seems to be standing on the sky, not like a person in this world.

"I'm relieved when Aiqing says the same thing. In the future, I'll let the world know that there are not only Ji's army, but also Black Feather Guards in Yu Country."

"Of course, the master's Black Feather Guard is invincible in the world."

I bluffed words that I didn't believe myself, and my eyelids twitched even more.Sure enough, the master's next sentence took off the last of my underwear.

"Aiqing, the adjutant next to Ji Qingshuang, Wang Yan, actually takes orders from you. You know better than me what to do when the time comes."

The master patted my shoulder meaningfully.

With his slapping, my blood gradually cooled, until finally, under the gentle gaze of the master, my blood was as cold as ice, and my whole body fell into the endless river of ice, and my whole body was frozen in the solid ice.

Killing Ji Qingshuang was only part of the master's purpose, and his more important purpose was to take this opportunity to destroy Ji's army.More than [-] good men in the Ji family army fought against the craziest enemies in the most dangerous environment. They have defended their homes and defended the country for more than ten years and have never returned to their homes. Not buried in a foreign land.

This is really a cruel decision. What's worse, I am the master's accomplice.

After returning to my own mansion, I not only wrote letters to Wang Yu and Zhongshan Kingdom, but also wrote a secret letter to Li Guoguo.

The three sides encircled and suppressed Ji Qingshuang, even if he had the ability to live in the world, he would definitely die this time.

That unnamed canyon will become the place where this peerless general will die.

To be buried in the battlefield is the ending that the Ninth Prince dreamed of, but in the end it became Ji Qingshuang's destination, how ridiculous.

On the second day after sending the letter, when I was going down to court, the little boy walked out of Chengtian Palace with me. On the way out of the palace, I couldn't hold back and asked him:

"Fu Keji, I'm giving you three choices now, your father, Ji Qingshuang, and me, Li Nianen, who would you choose?"

I'm just talking nonsense, it doesn't matter who he chooses, the master has already made the choice for him, and his future position and destiny have already been doomed.

Qianlong is in the abyss, soaring into the sky, this is his destiny.

Before I gave him the sword in Yuanyuan.

"Why do you ask such a question suddenly? Is something big going to happen?"

I have never asked him this kind of question in this tone, the little boy frowned and asked me with concern.

"Yes."

There is no turning back when the bow is opened, the letter has been sent, and everything is irreversible.

The little boy waited for a while, but he didn't wait for my explanation. He could only answer my endless questions directly.

"If I have to choose, I will choose you, although you are really terrible, greedy and lustful, have a small belly, and like to slander people in secret—"

"Hey, if you choose me, just tell me more about my strengths, what are you talking about?"

I was really touched that he chose me, but he said it so hard that I couldn't help but interrupt him.

The little brat smiled at me, showing his big white teeth. This smile doesn't have the temperament that a prince should have, but it looks like an old rascal like me.

"Look, look, you really have a small belly, let me tell you the truth, and that's all you need to do."

"What kind of truth is this, you are a dog looking down on people."

I tapped his chest lightly.

The little boy shook his head and chuckled, and with the laughter, he admitted his mistake without sincerity:

"It's okay if I'm wrong, I'll just say good things about you - Li Nianen, an old bastard, either teases me or yells to kill me, but I can feel that he really treats me like a family member , I also hope that I can be well."

The little boy put away his playful expression, he looked at me fixedly, and said to me with great seriousness:

"Li Nian'en, he was my childhood playmate, my loyal servant, my guide, and my sword-gifter. He is just an imperfect ordinary person, but I am glad that I, who is also imperfect, to meet him."

The little cub's eyes were burning, and there were tiny rays of light flickering in his pupils.

I avoided his sight, and placed in front of him the cruel choice that was about to come:

"You chose me, what about the other two, who would you choose?"

"Without a doubt, I will choose Sister Qingshuang."

Yeah, no doubt about it...

"What about the emperor?"

"Father..." The little brat avoided my question for the first time.