The morning light was twilight, and the light of midsummer broke through the white belly of the east early, illuminating the messy Miyagi.

The scorched black on the palace wall, the remnants of iron on the road bricks, the tired and frightened look on the faces of the palace people... All these seem to indicate that this eternally glorious and glorious palace city is undergoing earth-shaking changes.

In the Hall of Xuanhe, Emperor Tianjing sat on the dragon chair behind the desk. He seemed to be sitting upright, maintaining the inviolable dignity of the royal family, but his expression was a bit depressed after all, without the arrogance of the past.

Emperor Tianjing seemed to be in a trance at this time, he didn't look directly at the tall and handsome man with a cold jade face in front of him, he only said softly: "I never thought that you would be the one who betrayed me."

Chu Lingyue stood on the side, his whole body hidden in the shadow, unable to see clearly what his expression was.

He didn't speak, and Emperor Tianjing continued to ask: "It's just that I'm a little curious. I've been on the throne for 17 years, but what did I do wrong? It ended up like this."

He asked this question with serious doubts, Chu Lingyue walked out from the shadows, and looked at Emperor Tianjing with indifferent eyes, which looked no different from usual.

Then he opened his mouth, and what he said sounded insignificant, but he said every word to his heart: "In the second year of Tianjing, when King Chen rebelled, it was the Chiling Mansion who led troops to quell the rebellion; Monks were dispatched to fight against the disaster; in the ninth year of Tianjing, there was a torrent in the southwest, and the people from Yushitai ordered the local government to act; in the 15th year of Tianjing, there was a riot in Lingnan, and it was Chi Lingfu who took the initiative to lead troops to encircle and suppress it..."

And here, there is nothing you have actively participated in.

But Emperor Tianjing smiled when he heard the words, he didn't know whether his tone was self-deprecating or what, and he asked instead: "As a subject, share the worries for the emperor, and the monarch and ministers are of the same heart, isn't it good?"

These words sounded harsh, but Chu Lingyue was unmoved, and continued: "This year, the 17th year of Tianjing, the Chiling Mansion took responsibility for the Suicheng Reservoir incident, and there is no law to govern the Susi and Weiyun Mansions." It cannot be dealt with, the northern border is in danger now, and there is no one in the court to help..."

Emperor Tianjing looked at him at this time, and there seemed to be a hidden edge in his eyes: "So in the final analysis, you are for the Chiling Mansion?"

Before Chu Lingyue could speak, Emperor Tianjing suddenly burst into laughter at this moment, and then said: "Yes, over the years, I have made the Chiling Mansion bear a lot of responsibilities for no reason, but if he doesn't suppress the Chiling Mansion, Do you want to be higher than my head? Do you know that now the northern border and even the whole world only know Chiling Mansion...Look, even you are like this now, even you betrayed me for Chiling Mansion."

Chu Lingyue has never been a person who is good at refuting. Now that he has done this, he is already ready to be criticized. He doesn't even care about these things, so why should he care about Emperor Tianjing's words.

"Your Majesty, you know the will of the Chiling Mansion and the whole family, and you may not know why it has come to this point. It's just an escape. Since you don't want to admit it, let me tell you." Chu Lingyue said coldly, Like a judge, who is reading out the sins committed, "Your Majesty, in a high position, incompetence is a great sin."

inability.

When Emperor Tianjing heard this, the sarcastic smile on his face suddenly faded. In the past 17 years, he had never heard such a heartbreaking word.

But when I was young, I often listened to it. At that time, his father was still alive, and he looked at him as if he was looking at a mediocre talent. The evaluation of incompetence almost ran through his childhood.

But later, when the late emperor passed away, he still passed the position to him. At that time, Chu Chun thought that he was no longer an incompetent person, and the late emperor recognized him from the bottom of his heart.

But in his heart he was unwilling to admit that for the peaceful and prosperous age at that time, the other princes of the late emperor were all too brave and brave, which might not be conducive to the long-term stability of the Great Chu, so the late emperor thought of Chu Chun who was ordinary but not wrong.

And after Chu Chun came to power, he wanted a peaceful court, seeking peace in everything, even if it was just on the outside, so he turned a blind eye to the sores underneath.

He thought that if this was the case, he would be worthy of his entrustment to the late emperor.

As for the Chiling Mansion, they have enjoyed so many honors, so what if they are wronged?

But he didn't expect that in the end he still got the evaluation of incompetence, and it was from Chu Lingyue's mouth. He never thought that Chu Lingyue would say such a thing. Chu Lingyue clearly cared about the face of the Chu royal family.

Emperor Tianjing couldn't help leaning on the chair slumped, his eyes were empty.

But Chu Lingyue didn't care about him anymore when he saw this, he turned around and left the Xuanhe Palace gate.

Then he spent two days cleaning up the mess. Among other things, Chu Lingyue had the Shenshu Mansion and the Chiling Mansion behind him, as well as the Patrol Battalion. The more Chu Ling dispatched, the general trend was such that the court ministers hardly dared to have any objections to his offside.

However, although Chu Lingyue exercised the imperial power, he did not openly ascend the throne, and he only stood on a high level during the court meeting in the Jinluan Palace, but no one dared to ask him what he was thinking.

Then Chu Lingyue opened his mouth and made three decisions, one is to bring Zhisu Nei Shi Sunli's family and Weiyun General Li Yan's family Shanghe to Xingtian Prison for execution, and the rest of the people involved in the case to Dali the second is to temporarily appoint a new internal history of millet management, and to allocate grain to the north within three days;

While Chu Lingyue made drastic rectifications here, Xie Qian was not idle either.

Now that there is a civil strife in the Great Chu, Zhisusi and Weiyun Mansion also have their own forces. It must not be easy to deal with it for a while, but Xie Qian believes that Chu Ling can handle it better.

But believe it or not, he couldn't let Chu Lingyue worry about the war anymore, and let him fall into a dilemma of internal and external difficulties.

Xie Qian thought so from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't think too much about Chu Lingyue forcing the palace. He just simply thought that no matter what Chu Lingyue did, even if thousands of people in the world criticized him, he would not be One of the.

So even though the northern military camp said everything about this matter, and the military spirit was even a little turbulent, Xie Qian still suppressed them one by one.

Even Xie Wuya personally said that what they protect is the northern border of Dachu, the territory of their hometown, and has nothing to do with anything else, just keep their hearts and move forward.

And at this moment, Lingcheng's defensive formation finally failed and was broken by Yan Yi's army.

Lou Yuejun rejoiced at this, but after entering the city, he became more careful, because there was nothing in the city.

However, this is easy to understand. Lingcheng is already in jeopardy, and it is the correct way to retreat and transfer at the right time.

The next city after Lingcheng is Yaoguang City. The people sent by Yan Yi came back after inquiring, and said that the general who guarded Yaoguang City this time was Meng Linyuan, but Yu Feng, who had always been guarding the city, disappeared. The city defense array has also taken on a new look.

And the little prince Xie, who was born suddenly during this battle, has not been seen either.

Yan Yi was inexplicably agitated when he heard this remark. He had never heard of Xie Qian before, and he never thought that his plan to attack the city would be interrupted because of him. Captured the three cities of Dachu in a short period of time.

That night, Yan Yi's army camped in Lingcheng, and Yan Yi was thinking about what to do next, whether he should continue to spend his troops, or should stop here. After all, he still had two restless brothers squatting in Louyuewang City. Worry.

But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the camp.

A soldier shouted: "There are enemy troops! There are enemy troops ambushing in the city!"

Yan Yi's heart skipped a beat, he stood up abruptly and left the tent with his knife in hand.

But at this time, there was another elite division, like a ghost, quickly crossed the high mountains, crossed the many city gates that were quietly opened at night, and entered Louyuewang City unimpeded all the way.

In Louyuewang City, which is thousands of miles away from Changfu Capital, a palace change is also quietly being planned.

Xie Qian asked the people who followed him all the way to hide away, while he himself went to meet Asuruo after disguised.

At this moment, Asuruo looked calmer than before, and his whole body was already majestic. As soon as Asuruo saw him, he said, "If you break the contract this time, I will be the one who opened the city gate for you. The eternal sinner of the moon."

Xie Qian knew what she meant, so he didn't beat around the bush: "Fourth princess, don't test me, the covenant is made, just abide by it, and I will never go back on my word."

"Let me ask one more question," Asuruo looked at Xie Qian and said, "My third brother is not reckless when it comes to marching and fighting, and he also knows something about your soldiers in the northern border. He can't see how you took away so many people. come out?"

Xie Qian smiled when he heard this, but didn't say much: "I have my own way."

In fact, it's nothing special, it's thanks to Chu Lingyue's assignment order to Xie Wuya's Shenshu Mansion back then, Xie Wuya had been useless before, but now it has come in handy.

There are not as many monks in the Shenshu Mansion as there are soldiers in the northern border, but they are all of high-level cultivation, so it is perfect for such things that combine internal and external.

But there is no need to tell Asuruo about these, he asked: "Is everything ready?"

Asuruo nodded: "My third brother has done a lot of military exploits recently, the eldest brother and the second brother are a little panicked, and they have sent people to call for magi. There are not many people left in the king's city, and the third brother is restrained by you and unable to return. The most important thing is What's more, the father has already written down an edict to pass on to me, and the royal city's imperial guards are at my disposal."

Xie Qian couldn't help saying: "Your father really loves you."

Asuruo frowned and smiled: "It's just that the three elder brothers hurt his heart too much, and my father, the king, probably doesn't want to see the scene where Lou Yue is torn apart by their internal fighting."

Speaking of this, Xie Qian couldn't help but want to ask: "Your third brother has captured my two cities of Dachu and Chu, don't you have any other ideas?"

"The attack is captured, and it depends on whether you can eat it or not." Asuruo looked at Xie Qian, "If my third brother really knows where you are in the northern border, you will still be so indifferent now?"

Speaking of this, she couldn't help showing a little joke in her eyes: "You have finished dealing with my affairs here, so you have to go back to the northern border to deal with the culprit? Ha, I didn't expect that your northern border is not just an iron bucket, or A traitor?"

Xie Qian lowered his eyes, but he was noncommittal, but his eyes still turned cold.

Just ask, "When do you do it?"

Asuruo also wisely stopped mentioning it, and said seriously: "Tonight is ugly."

In fact, Asuruo's elder brother and second brother were also ready to move and planned to seize the throne, but the two of them constrained each other, Lou Yuewang had military power in his hands, and Asuruo had been guarding Lou Yuewang's side all the time, so it was called They never had the right timing.

But Asuruo is different. It is true that her three brothers are fighting among themselves, but it is also true that they dote on her. No one has taken precautions against her.

That night, Asu Ruo pretended to send the father-in-law next to King Lou Yue to bring a secret decree to the second prince's mansion, ordering him to unseal it after three days, and then quietly released the news. Under such a situation, it was hard not to make people suspicious What King Lou Yue gave was the imperial edict.

Then that night Xie Qian's people pretended to be the eldest prince and suddenly broke into the palace. The eldest prince's mother clan is powerful, but there is something wrong. At that time, he thought it was his mother and concubine who sent someone to do it, and he himself was anxious about it, so he really sent troops right after.

And the people of the second prince over there were already ready to go, so when the two sides met, they fought together.

At this time, Xie Qian asked the people from the Shenshu Mansion to withdraw quietly, and took out half of the manpower. According to Asuruo's instructions, he falsely passed the king's decree to close the gate of the Louyue King City, and ordered the monks to add a seal to it. Many layers of tactics made Lou Yuewang City a dead city isolated from the outside world.

Afterwards, when both sides were exhausted, Asuruo dispatched the forbidden army, Xie Qian also got help, and took the opportunity to put Asuruo's two elder brothers under house arrest.

At that time, none of them thought that the little girl they loved in the past, who always seemed innocent, would join forces with outsiders and become such a profitable fisherman when they were fighting between the snipe and the clam.

And what happened after that had nothing to do with Xie Qian, he retired after his success, and quietly left the royal city with the monks from the Shenshu Palace.

On the way back to the northern border, Xie Qian saw that Prince Lou Yue and the Second Prince's forces in various places rushed back to Beijing, but their master had already lost his freedom, so he didn't know if it would be useful to go back at this time.

In addition, he also learned that Yan Yi was ambushed by Yu Feng's team in Lingcheng, and the loss was not small. At the same time, Yan Yi heard the news of the change in the palace of the palace. After fighting, within three days, they retreated to the original border between the two countries outside Yingyang City, and the sword had no eyes on the battlefield, Yan Yi seemed to have been seriously injured.

When Xie Qian heard the news, he had already arrived at Yingyang City, and the monks of the Shenshu Mansion had dispersed before entering the city.

So Xie Qian was the only one left to ride his horse across the city gate alone, but before he got closer, he saw a familiar figure standing on top of the city tower, with a tall stature and a cold demeanor.

Xie Qian's heart suddenly jumped heavily. He didn't like this when he learned that he liked him for a long time before, and he didn't like this when he learned that he was forcing the palace.

But when he reacted, Xie Qian had already abandoned his horse Yufeng, and he was under the city gate in an instant, and at this time Chu Lingyue had already come down from the city tower.

The two of them were only a few steps away from each other, but they all stopped in their tracks.

I don't know if it's been a long time since we saw each other, or maybe it's because a lot of things have happened in between, when the two meet again, they suddenly feel a sense of closeness to their hometown.

Xie Qian thought, Chu Lingyue seemed to have a sharper aura, making it almost impossible for people to approach him presumptuously.

But Chu Lingyue thought, Xie Qian has lost weight, and with his current appearance, he doesn't look like just a young prince with golden branches and jade leaves in Changfujing, but more like a young general who stands up to heaven and earth.

And the next moment, neither of them expected that Xie Qian would start crying.

Tears rolled down unknowingly like this, Xie Qian felt a little dazed, and raised his hand to touch the tears.

Then he was hugged heavily in his arms.

Xie Qian smelled the familiar cold fragrance on Chu Lingyue's neck, and his body, which had been tense for several months, suddenly relaxed, and he didn't care whether he shed tears or not.

Then he felt that Chu Lingyue kissed his neck, and said almost piously in his ear: "Thank you, my general."

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