Hot as China, cold as snow

Milky white smoke curled up, and there was a soothing smell in the air.The imperial doctor came out from the back room, shook his head, and walked around to the side room with a dejected expression.Facing the prince, Liu Moran and others said: "The emperor's body has long been stern, and it has been supported by precious medicinal materials, hanging on for breath. This time, the illness is fierce, and he is in a state of terminal illness."

The prince stepped forward and grabbed the imperial physician by the collar, and said sharply: "What do you mean? You can't cure the emperor, be careful with your heads." The imperial physician nodded frequently and dared not say anything more.He immediately let go of the imperial physician, patted the old imperial physician's wrinkled clothes, and said with a pleasant face, "The imperial physician is quite experienced, and the crown prince trusts you. Work hard, and you will be appointed as an official with a higher salary." He glanced at it meaningfully old doctor.The old doctor shook his head, shook his head, and nodded again.With a straight face, Liu Chengyin glared at him, and said kindly again: "Tell me the truth."

Only then did the old doctor obediently say: "The emperor had an old disease in his early years. These years, he has always been strong on the outside, ostentatious, and flashy. But please rest assured, the old acupuncture technique has stimulated the inner vitality of the emperor, and the emperor is in danger of falling ill again. Take the best medicine in time, and it will be no problem to last for a while." The old doctor saluted the prince with trembling hands, frowning, "I hope the prince can prepare earlier, the emperor can't move his hands and feet but is still conscious. The old man has just had a needle for the emperor, although he can't write, he can still speak, and he is urging the prince to enter, and he ordered the son of King Rong to stay and listen to the story."

Standing at the back, Liu Moran could hear clearly. He watched the crown prince Liu Chengyin go in, and the old doctor left to grab the medicine. He stared at the door bitterly. He didn't know how long it had passed.

When Prince Liu Chengyin came out, he realized that his feet were already numb.Liu Chengyin looked distressed, looked up and down Liu Moran with a strange expression, walked straight over, and said in a bad tone: "Let you in."

Liu Muran heard the sound and went in, the room was filled with a strong smell of medicine that could not be dissipated, under the yellow bedding was a stiff body, Liu Yao's whole body could only move his eyes, he squinted his eyes and moved with Liu Muran's body with difficulty , the hand on the quilt stretched out slowly as if to grab something, but it was already powerless to grab it.After a moment of hesitation, Liu Moran stretched out his hand to hold his.Liu Yao nodded reassuringly, and slightly opened and closed his dry lips: "Sit closer." Liu Muran sat down as promised.

"I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry for him the most in my life, Tao Fuxing. But I don't regret it. I know that you have suffered a lot with Taoshan people these years. It will be difficult to be caught between us. You are filial and always I want to keep the two from harming each other, but I don't know that there are some things that are hard to live with each other in a lifetime, just like the life of Tao Fuxing and Tao Fuxing, this is my greatest regret." Liu Yao closed his eyes, but his fingers tightened around Liu Moran's Hand: "I hope you will be happy and don't make the same mistakes again. People all say that I am the most powerful person in the world, but no one can understand that I can't be my own master, and I can't give you a safe future. Therefore, in the early years Before, I entrusted you to the people of Taoshan. I am very pleased to see you today, do not act rashly, do not talk in vain, do not ask for anything, do not act in vain, and walk the way of a gentleman, and you will surely achieve something in the future."

"All along, from childhood to adulthood, I always thought that I would give you all. But I never thought about it, but I didn't care about each other. I failed the queen and I failed him. I thought I gave Liu Chengyin the power, but I never thought about it. Such irreparable damage has been left in his heart, even he hates me, what a failure, I am really a failed father." At this moment, Liu Yao is not the emperor of the Chengtian Empire who is glamorous on the surface and is above ten thousand people, Just an ordinary father.Liu Moran wanted to comfort the emperor who was almost lost in front of him, but he didn't know how to speak. The dignity of the emperor could not tolerate anyone's pity.

"I—know I won't last long." Liu Yao paused for a moment, then opened his eyes again, and stared at Liu Moran sharply: "The crown prince cannot be moved, and the foundation of the country is not stable." Liu Moran couldn't help it. Sensually leaning his body back, he knew what Liu Yao meant, and subconsciously wanted to escape.

"Let's go! Don't come back again, go far away from here. Liu Chengyin will not let you go easily, I just hope you can live well. Promise me, never want to take the throne of the Tian Empire , Never stand on the opposite side of Liu Chengyin, don't be an enemy of him, promise me. Hurry up." Liu Yao urged forcefully and hastily, the fingers holding Liu Moran's hand moved once and for all.

Liu Moran took a deep breath. Facing such a endangered person, he couldn't say no to him, and couldn't bear to make things difficult for him.What a gentleman often has to do is to endure. The process of patience is painful and incomprehensible, but the result will be flowers: "I, promise you. I will never come back after leaving."

After hearing this, Liu Yao finally relaxed his fingers and closed his eyes in relief.Liu Moran gently withdrew his hand, and retreated to the door slowly and in a daze. He didn't know how he got back to Rongwang's mansion.

The death knell was so caught off guard, before Liu Moran had time to leave, imperial decrees arrived one by one, disrupting all the original arrangements.Liu Chengyin chooses a date to ascend the throne and amnesty the world.

On the day of the enthronement ceremony, Liu Moran publicly wrote a letter, voluntarily leaving the capital to go to the remote Cangzhou, following the late emperor's will, and devoting himself to chanting Buddhist scriptures for the late emperor Liu Yao.

The new emperor, Liu Chengyin, stared at Liu Moran for two seconds, then laughed, and waved his arms to face the officials: "Quick play." And ordered Liu Moran to enter the palace to guard the emperor's spirit for three days, and left on his own decree.

However, within two days of Liu Chengyin's ascension to the throne, there was a battle on the border between the Chengtian Empire and the Shunhui Empire at a fast speed of [-] miles from the border.

There was no warning, the situation was urgent, and it was Leng Xuanren, the auxiliary king of the Shunhui Empire who led the army to attack two cities in a row when the Chengtian Empire was unprepared.

Liu Chengyin immediately issued an imperial decree, ordering Rong Wang Liuxu, who had been a soldier for half his life, to take over the general position and set off on a certain day.Rong Wang Liu Xu never refused, since he wanted to issue a military order, how could Liu Moran, the eldest son of Rong Wang, let his old father take such a big risk?This move hit Liu Chengyin's heart, and he agreed immediately, and sent him to the front line, asking him to take back the country. At the same time, the soldiers and horses near the city were also urgently assembled and mobilized.

The night before the expedition, Rong Wang Liuxu found Liu Moran and complained: "Why are you doing this? You jumped into it knowing it was a trap. The former emperor gave you a retreat, and you can go as far as you want. Although This is a distribution in disguise, but it is better than what you are worried about here. The new emperor also promised you to leave in front of all the ministers. He will not change his words to make things difficult for you. It is a trick to let me go to the expedition, but you are better off just jumping Come in. You shouldn't be in charge of this matter, I, Liu Xu, have spent half my life as a soldier, so I don't miss this time."

Liu Moran said: "Father, I can't watch you suffer for me. At your age, you are supposed to spend your twilight years enjoying happiness. How could you drag your father down?"

"Okay, how old are you, what are you feeling? I don't need you to support me in the old age. I've lived to such a great age, it's enough for me, as long as you are safe." The old Rong Wang Liu Xu patted Liu Moran "But since this is the case, you can go forward boldly, with my King Rong as your backing, and you must take down the lost city to be worthy of our ancestors of the Liu family."

Liu Moran nodded slightly: "Father, rest assured, he will never be seen as short, and he will definitely fulfill his mission."

The old Rong Wang Liu Xu nodded in satisfaction, but said: "Dye your hair black when you go out to fight. Don't let people know your identity."

"Father, please forgive the child for being unfilial. The child will not cover up the color of his hair. It was raised by his parents and given by his parents. I don't need to cover it up. I just want to use my truest self to do things."

"Why don't you understand what I mean! I didn't ask you to hide yourself, just do what you want. It's just that you can't take my throne in the end, and you can't stay in the capital. You will return to Pinggu after all, you know Is it? After this matter is over, you will go back to Pinggu, and if you are not allowed to come back, you will not be allowed to enter the court of the Chengtian Empire for the rest of your life."

"Father wants me to get out of here. Forgive me if I can't obey, I will not hide my hair color. What I have done is what I have done. There is nothing to hide. Even if people know that Mr. Lanling Liu and King Rong So what if the crown prince is alone? I've never been ashamed of this royal status." Liu Moran looked up at Liu Xu with a firm gaze, "Am I noble as Mr. Liu of Lanling? Why can't others know who I am? I also have a father and a mother, why can't I see the light?"

Liu Xu felt a little sad when he saw him. They are all people who have worked hard on the battlefield for many years. They are not sentimental people. He just sighed slightly and nodded: "It's up to you! You just need to be modest."

This time, because of the urgency of the battle, the troops of the Shunhui Empire led by Leng Xuanyan have already captured several cities without bloodshed.The Chengtian Empire hadn't fought for many years, and the soldiers had long forgotten how to fight. Most of the city guards on the frontier were afraid and retreated when they heard about the war.In order to avoid bloodshed, most of the frontier cities that bear the brunt of the battle only choose to open their gates wide open, and only a few cities swear to the death to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

It was too late to prepare everything, Liu Moran led his soldiers and horses to go out first, and the old Rong Wang personally pressed the food and grass to follow.