love palace

At the end of May, a torrential summer rain fell, and a layer of light smoke rolled up on the brown ground. The children ran and jumped in the puddles, laughing and playing until their mother or father took them by the ears and took them back to the house. inside.

Ke Weiqing didn't hate such a noisy voice, on the contrary, it made him feel relaxed.It has been ten days since he was brought here, Yonglin came and went, his whereabouts are secretive, it is impossible to know where he is and what he is planning.

For Ke Weiqing's earnest persuasion, Yonglin was unwavering, and everyone in the village seemed to be on Yonglin's side, supporting revenge and crusade against the emperor.

Ke Weiqing has found out the village and the way down the mountain in the past few days, but there are no weapons or soldiers here, which shows that Yonglin concealed the location of the army.

"What should I do to stop Yong Lin...?"

Ke Weiqing sat in a wooden armchair, looking out the window where the rain was pouring.I don't know if it was because of the rain and the humidity in the house, but he felt very heavy, and a deep sense of burnout always enveloped him.

Speaking of which, he had a fever a few days ago, and it became hot inexplicably in the middle of the night, he had difficulty breathing, his heart beat violently, and then he wanted to vomit, but because he hadn't eaten much, he couldn't vomit anything.

This situation did not improve until the next morning. Ke Weiqing tried his best to cheer himself up, not wanting Yonglin to find out that he was sick.

And Yong Lin kept talking about the past, flying kites together, watching monkey shows together, and playing snowball fights together... It seems to want him to recall the close friendship between the two of them in the past.

For this, Ke Weiqing felt very uncomfortable. A person who was once so innocent and straightforward is now focusing on rebellion, and all this is for himself, and he feels that he has committed a serious crime.

Doesn't Yonglin know that any dispute over power is at the price of death?

For his selfish desires, should the whole village be buried with him?This is not revenge at all, but death!

Ke Weiqing leaned weakly on the back of the chair, and his breathing became rapid again. He could not help but clenched the armrest tightly, trying to calm down. At this moment, a corner of the door curtain was raised, and Hong Liu put away the oil umbrella and walked in.

"General." Hong Liu was always very polite, bowed first, and then spoke.

"Liu'er..." Looking at Hong Liu who followed Yonglin wholeheartedly, Ke Weiqing felt heartbroken and frowned involuntarily.

"Do you hate me? General." Seeing this, Hong Liu walked over anxiously and knelt down.

"You know I can't." Ke Weiqing said softly, reaching out to touch Hong Liu's damp hair.

"I want to take you to a place." Hong Liu raised her head, looked at Ke Weiqing and said, "Can you?"

"Okay." Ke Weiqing nodded, trying to stand up, and he happened to have something to ask Hong Liu.

Because of the heavy rain, the mountain road is not easy to walk.The rocks were slippery, the road was muddy, and weeds were overgrown. Hong Liu and Ke Weiqing climbed to the top of the mountain one after the other.

"General, please be careful where you step." There was a protruding boulder blocking their way, Hong Liu turned her head and reminded Ke Weiqing.

"Hmm!" Ke Weiqing felt very uncomfortable again, with acid in his stomach and trembling hands and feet, but he resisted the discomfort, gritted his teeth and climbed up the stone wall.

The scene in front of him suddenly became clear, with dark clouds floating in the sky, rain and fog drifting towards the mountainside, among the towering dense forests, the new Wuque Village was hidden inside.

"Come here." Hong Liu shouted, Ke Weiqing turned around, and suddenly found a simple cemetery built of stones, covered with a layer of weeds, and there were fruits in front of the tombstone, but there was no word on the tablet.

"this is……?!"

"Your parents' cemetery, as well as other murdered villagers, are all buried here." Hong Liu said, "The tombstones were erected by the surviving villagers in the village. I think you should really want to pay homage to them."

"Yes, thank you, Liu'er." Ke Weiqing said gratefully.He had searched for the cemetery before, but he couldn't find it, and Yonglin didn't tell him.

Ke Weiqing picked some wild flowers and placed them in front of the blank tombstone, then knelt down and kowtowed deeply.

Many years ago, Ke Weiqing knew that he was an abandoned baby adopted by Ke Wang's mansion, but he never thought that the reunion with his biological parents would be such a desolate scene.

I always think that they have been somewhere, alive and well, and they just abandoned him because of poverty or helplessness.

One day, they will meet again, father, mother, maybe brothers and sisters... Ke Weiqing never hated them, because in his dreams, he would always hear his parents call him lovingly, "Qinger ..."

Tears welled up, and his vision was blurred. His parents, whom he had missed for 20 years, were right in front of him, but he couldn't see anything except this cold, gray, wordless stone tablet.

Why did the late emperor do this? !Where did the Wuque Clan offend him?In the palace, Ke Weiqing didn't see or hear anything related to the Wuque clan.

Ke Weiqing was crying. He wanted to avenge his parents, relatives and clansmen, but found that he couldn't do it!The culprit who caused all this is already dead, does he want Huang Ye to bear the crime he never committed?

Just because he inherited the throne, he has to pay his father's debts and become the object of hatred of the Wuque Clan?

Ke Weiqing knew that once Wuque rose up, he would definitely be suppressed by Huangye. Huangye was a vigorous and resolute person who would never tolerate the existence of rebels, so he would definitely wipe out Wuque Village...

In this case, new hatred will arise, and a path of revenge for generations will be embarked on. Ke Weiqing does not want to see such a future.

However, he didn't know how to end all this?

He understands the pain of his compatriots, recalling the suffering they have suffered, and resentment arises in his heart.After learning that Zhao Guowei was the executioner back then, Ke Weiqing wished he could go back to the past and kill him with his own hands in the martial arts competition!

"General." Hong Liu stretched out her hand, supported Ke Weiqing's trembling shoulders, and comforted her, "Don't be too sad."

"Liu'er..." Ke Weiqing took a deep breath and said the question in his heart, "Are you also a Wuque person?"

"Um……"

"Sure enough..." Although he secretly felt that Hongliu was a Wuqueren, but hearing him admit it with his own ears, Ke Weiqing still suffered a lot of shock in his heart, which shows that Yonglin brought Hongliu to him on purpose. of……

"I'm sorry, General, I kept it from you for so long, because I don't know if you are willing to help us." Hong Liu said apologetically, "You are so loyal to the emperor."

Ke Weiqing couldn't refute Hong Liu's accusatory words. Huang Ye was indeed the only one in his heart, but that didn't mean he didn't distinguish between black and white, and didn't care about family affection.

"Liu'er, you also served in Dayan's army. You should be very clear that fighting against the emperor's army is like throwing an egg at a stone. Maybe we can use other methods to justify the name of the Wuque clan." Ke Weiqing persuaded softly, trying to avoid bloodshed conflict.

"There is no other way, General, our existence is a great threat to Chunyu's family." Hong Liu shook her head and said, "Even if we don't revolt, they will find out that we are still alive sooner or later, and then wipe them out... ..."

"What is this for?" Ke Weiqing was very puzzled, and asked, "Would the Wuque clan and the Dayan royal family have such a deep hatred?"

"That's because..." Hong Liu paused and said, "Chunyu Wen's father, no, it should be said to be "mother", that is, the Wuque people. "

"What, what does this mean?!" Ke Weiqing was very surprised, Chunyu Wen was actually a descendant of the Wuque clan? !Then why did he want to kill his relatives?

"This is a court secret that was banned. In the past, Chunyu Wen's father, Emperor Yi, loved the prime minister Dong Wuqiu very much. Dong Wuqiu was a member of the Wuque clan. He secretly gave birth to a child in the palace, which is Emperor Wen. Maybe This child has brought too many disputes, after Dong Wuqiu gave the child to a concubine in the harem, he left the palace, and his whereabouts are still unknown.”

Hong Liu took a breath, and continued, "Later, Emperor Wen knew that he was born of a man, and he was hit hard. He thought that the Wuque clan was a monster that specially charmed men! He is the emperor, if this background If the background is known by outsiders, it will threaten his throne, so he tried his best to cover up this fact and decided to burn down Wuque Village..."

"According to this, the current emperor is also..." Ke Weiqing was extremely shocked. If Emperor Wen was born of Wu Que, then Huang Ye is also a descendant of Wu Que?

"No, Emperor Wen did not inherit the blood of the Wuque clan. He has no tattoos on his body. Similarly, the current emperor is not a Wuque clan." Hong Liu said.Children born to Wuque people and foreign races are not Wuque people. Ke Weiqing is different. His parents are both Wuque people. He also has tattoos on his body, so he has the ability to conceive offspring.

"General, your father is a hero of the Wuque Clan. We all believe in you. You can definitely lead us to recover our race..." Hong Liu said affectionately, not noticing how pale Ke Weiqing's face was.

"Yong Lin knows all these things?" Ke Weiqing murmured after being stunned for a while.

"Yes, His Royal Highness said that as a bargaining chip, after he wins the throne, he will protect the Wuque Clan so that we will no longer be persecuted by outsiders and will continue to prosper for generations."

"God, how could this be..." Ke Weiqing couldn't bear it, and fell to the ground.According to this, no matter whether he agrees or not, Yong Lin and Hong Liu will join forces to rebel?

"General!" Hong Liu wanted to help him, but Ke Weiqing refused.

"Liu'er, let me here...to be alone." Ke Weiqing said, her breath was short and her forehead was hot.

"Okay, then I'll go back first, don't stay too long, the rain is so heavy, you'll catch a cold." Hong Liu sighed softly, although he couldn't let go, but there was no other way, he knew what was in Ke Weiqing's heart , it must be very messy.

After Hong Liu went down the mountain, Ke Weiqing knelt there all the time, his head was in a mess, and his heart was even more messed up!He originally hoped to resolve the hatred between the two parties through peace talks, but could Huang Ye tolerate his background?The illegitimate son of the ancestor emperor and the prime minister inherited Dayan's country. Huang Ye will definitely find a way to cover up such a well-established past. There is no other way except to actively obliterate it.

History cannot be reversed, but it can be artificially beautified. It was out of this mentality that Chunyu Wen cruelly exterminated the Wuque Clan.That's why, in the library, he couldn't find any records about the Wuque clan.

——Presumably, it has been burnt to death.

Ke Weiqing suddenly remembered that in Dong Wuqiu's notes, the word "disgusting" was indeed mentioned. At that time, he thought he was writing about other people's affairs. How could a man be displeased?Therefore, Ke Weiqing didn't take it to heart, but he didn't know that there was such a big secret hidden here...

Even if he already knew that the war between the Wuque Clan and Huang Ye was inevitable, Ke Weiqing knew in his heart that he was not Huang Ye's opponent.

Even if he holds Dayan military power in his hands!

"Father, mother..." Ke Weiqing looked at the rain-drenched stele without writing, and said mournfully, "My son is not filial! After falling in love with the emperor, my son's love for him will be unswerving until death, just like my father loves me. Like a mother..."

"Even now, my boy can't change this mind. If, in this battle, one person must die, let me go, I'm sorry, you saved my life with your life, but I let you do this disappointment!"

"Ahem!" Ke Weiqing was suddenly out of breath and coughed violently!He clutched the hem of his clothes in pain, and countless tragic images appeared in front of his eyes, such as fire, arrows, villagers fleeing in all directions, and his parents desperately protecting him...

Ke Weiqing was on the verge of falling and almost fainted, but he still held on. He didn't allow himself to escape the pain at this moment. He had to take the responsibility of protecting his people.

Just like back then, his parents traded their lives for his survival.

Ke Weiqing already had an idea in his heart, and he clenched his fists tightly.If war is unavoidable and someone has to sacrifice in exchange for reconciliation, then the crime of treason must be borne by oneself.

Ke Weiqing decided to be the commander-in-chief of the Wuque army, so as not to let them be harmed by Yonglin or Huangye. However, once he became the general of the Wuque tribe, it meant that he betrayed Huangye and wanted to fight against Huangye. met...

Ke Weiqing's heart is bleeding, he just fell in love with a person he admired since childhood, and he has no other wish, as long as he secretly loves him, why is the reality so painful?Why not drive him to a dead end?

Ke Weiqing cried and knelt in front of the tombstone for a long, long time until the heavy rain stopped before going down the mountain.

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When Ke Weiqing went down the mountain and returned to the village, it was already evening. An old mother saw that he was drenched and pale, and hurriedly sent him clean clothes and freshly cooked ginger soup.

"Wei Qing, be careful of the cold." The old mother kindly reminded her.

"Yes... I've troubled you." Ke Weiqing took the clothes and the soup bowl, and said with a wry smile.

"Hey, it's the first time I've seen you smile. You really look like your mother, a real beauty." The old mother was very happy, nudging Ke Weiqing's shoulder, and urged, "Quick, go to the house and change your clothes."

"En." Ke Weiqing went back to the house and found that Yong Lin had arrived, waiting for him with Hong Liu.

"Liu'er said, you went to visit your parents' grave." Yong Lin said with a smile, "I should pick a better weather, and I will go with you."

Ke Weiqing didn't speak, but lowered his head and put the ginger soup on the table, "I've already decided."

"Decided what?" Yong Lin asked in confusion.

"I will be the leader of the Wuque Army and protect them." Ke Weiqing paused and said, "This is my responsibility, and I will not evade it."

"Wei Qing!" Yong Lin seemed very happy and surprised, "Why did you suddenly...?"

"It's not sudden, I've been thinking about it for a long time." Ke Weiqing replied, "I did this for my parents, and the folks who regard me as the patriarch."

"Yes, they all trust you and care about you." Yonglin looked at the clean clothes in Ke Weiqing's hand and smiled clearly.

"However, Yonglin, I will become this general only if I see the army." Ke Weiqing put forward the condition.

"Of course." Hong Liu interjected excitedly, "We've wanted to take you to the camp for a long time!"

"Yes, Wei Qing. But we have to wait a few more days. I'll take you there when the rainstorm stops." Yong Lin stretched out his hand, wanting to stroke Ke Weiqing's drenched long hair, "You haven't slept well these days, have you? With such a bad complexion, take advantage of the rainy weather and take a good rest to recharge your spirits before you can lead your troops to fight."

"I know." Ke Weiqing avoided Yonglin's touch, sat down in the chair, picked up the bowl of hot ginger soup, and drank it slowly.

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Suiyang, the capital city, Qinzheng Hall.

When the blood-colored sunset dyed the golden hall tiles red, there was a loud bang, which made the eunuchs guarding outside the hall shiver and lower their heads.

Huang Ye was in a fit of anger, or rather, it had been covered by dark clouds in recent days.No one in the palace dared to speak loudly, and even walked quietly, with their heads buried deeply, for fear of disturbing the emperor.

Concubine Lan Gui insisted on seeing the emperor at this time, and she brought a cup of ginseng, snow lotus and lily soup, saying that it was for the emperor to get angry and tonify his body.

Li Deyi couldn't bear her entanglement, so he let her in. Sure enough, not long after, there was the sound of breaking things from inside!

"Get out!" The voice was thick and hoarse, like thunder rolling in the air, and Concubine Lan ran out crying.

The two brothers Qi Yun and Qing Fou were going to meet the emperor. In the corridor, they met Concubine Lan Gui who was crying and raining, and they looked at each other in surprise.

Concubine Lan Gui gave them a hard look, turned around and left.

"What should we do? Brother, do we still have to go in?" Qing Yun rubbed the back of his head and said in embarrassment.What they brought back this time was not good news. Now that they entered the imperial study, their fate would be even worse than that of Concubine Lan Gui.

"But this is a military situation, we can't be delayed, even if we are beheaded, we still have to enter." Qing Fou's thick eyebrows twisted into the word Sichuan, he didn't know that this news would undoubtedly add fuel to the fire for the emperor!

"Oh, let's go in." Qing Yun bit the bullet and let Li Deyi go in to report. After a while, Eunuch Li came back and respectfully invited them in, saying that the emperor was waiting for them.

Qing Yun and Qing Fou stepped into the dark imperial study room, which was not lit and had no windows opened.Although it is summer, but at this time, they always feel a cold wind in the hall, blowing chills down their backs.

"I kowtow to the emperor, long live, long live, long live!" Qing Fou first knelt down and kowtowed, and Qing Yun quickly followed.

"Get up." Huang Ye said indifferently, sitting behind the desk, flipping through the yellow silk-framed memorial.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qing Fou and Qing Yun stood up.The imperial study room was so quiet that one could hear the beating of one's own heart, how violent and uneasy it was.

"How is it? It's been more than half a month since I sent you out, so it's time to find out some news?" Huang Ye raised his eyes and looked at the two brothers.They accepted the secret order, disguised themselves as businessmen, and searched for Ke Weiqing's whereabouts.

Ever since Ke Weiqing was taken away by Yonglin, he has completely disappeared.Huang Ye sent [-] elite soldiers to search from house to house in the capital and around Prince Ke's Mansion, but they couldn't find Ke Weiqing's whereabouts. Then Huang Ye sent [-] soldiers to surround Gaizhou, but the Prince's Mansion had already been deserted. Even the local people don't know when Prince Muren moved away, it should be done in secret.

Yonglin obviously took Ke Weiqing away premeditatedly this time, Huang Ye was very anxious about this, because he didn't know what Yonglin would do to Ke Weiqing!

If I had known that he was so stubborn, I should have killed him when I was in the brothel!Huang Ye was extremely regretful, but it was brotherhood that hindered him after all, and he still had doubts about what Concubine Lan Gui said about their elopement.

Ke Weiqing must have some difficulties, so he left with Yonglin.What kind of things, Ke Weiqing can not tell him?Is Yonglin more reliable?Huang Ye was very disappointed.Now, the answers to these mysteries are all in the hands of the two brothers Qing Fou and Qing Yun.

"The minister has lived up to the trust, and indeed found some clues." Compared with his younger brother Qingyun, who was sweating and cowering, Qing Fou said calmly, neither humble nor overbearing.

"What is it?" Huang Ye asked, frowning.

"This is a wax pellet found from Prince Muren's servant, please take a look at it." Qing Fou handed over a white pellet that had already been opened.

Huang Ye took it, and took out the thin paper strip inside, presumably Qing Fou had seen it, his expression was very serious.

Huang Ye flattened the crumpled and extremely thin note, and wrote on it in lower letters, "His Royal Highness, as you expected, the emperor sent troops to encircle the Prince's Mansion, and the little ones were fortunate to withdraw early, so that they did not fall into it." Hand of the Emperor, His Highness is out, take care!"

"Hmph." Huang Ye said with a cold smile, "Where's that person?"

"Suicide. But after our careful investigation, we still found something." Qing Fou cupped his hands and reported, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that Prince Muren and General Ke are planning to join forces to rebel."

"What?!" Huang Ye's stern gaze pierced Qing Fou fiercely like a sharp sword, "Who do you think is going to rebel?!"

"Prince Muren and General Ke!" Qing Fou said again, and knelt down, "Your Majesty, what I said is the truth, and it must not be fabricated out of thin air! In fact, not only this secret letter, it shows that His Royal Highness Muren has committed crimes." Heart, there are still some rumors in the market that are not good for you, Your Majesty. The common people are saying that there is a protoss who wants to oppose the current emperor."

"What race?" Huang Ye felt unbelievable.

"One called Wu Que, has your Majesty heard of it?" Qing Fou said with a puzzled face, "These rumors started suddenly and spread among some taverns and casinos. Some people took advantage of this to make trouble and deceive people."

"You mean, Ke Weiqing and Yonglin are spreading rumors and trying to start a war?"

"I don't dare!" Qing Fou quickly kowtowed, and said, "To be honest, I don't think that General Ke will do such a rebellious thing, but... now some evidence shows that General Ke is not here Nothing to do, and Prince Muren is his accomplice!"

Huang Ye suddenly remembered that his father had warned him before he died that he would kill the Wuque Clan no matter what.Could it be... will the royal father's worry become a reality?

"Qing Fou, Qing Yun."

"The minister is here!"

"I want you to investigate everything about Wu Que. Anyone who uses this to spread rumors and make troubles will be killed!" Huang Ye said coldly, crushing the wax pellets between his fingers into powder!

"Yes, I will obey the decree!" Qing Fou and Qing Yun knelt down to receive the decree and retreated.

"Father...what are you hiding?" Huang Ye slumped against the dragon chair, frowning and thinking.He didn't believe that Ke Weiqing would betray him, there must be some misunderstanding, Yonglin must be cheating!

Huang Ye can doubt anyone and disbelieve anyone, but for Ke Weiqing, he trusts 100% without any doubts.

Because in this trust, there is a feeling that he has always wanted to ignore, but he has never been able to let go.This kind of emotion is fatal to the emperor, which makes his heart always tied to one person and becomes his weakness.

"Wei Qing...you have to come back to my side quickly. Otherwise, I will really punish you..." Huang Ye murmured to himself, clenched his fists with bitterness in his heart.