return to peace

As soon as the two of them went down the mountain, they saw Lin Feng waiting in the pergola at the foot of the mountain.Seeing them, he hurriedly greeted them, and handed a letter to Chen Lingshang.

It's a letter from Xiliang Kingdom.Chen Lingshang had a vague premonition of uneasiness. He opened the envelope, and there was only a note inside. "The country will change hands, come back quickly!"

It was Chu Zexi's handwriting.

Chu Lingshang hurriedly parted ways with Ji Fan, and hurried to Xiliang that night.When they arrived at Liangjing, Chu Zexi had been waiting at the gate of the city early, and when he saw Chu Lingshang, he hastily told him about the King of Xiliang's plan to abdicate.For the time being, only Chu Zexi knew about this matter, and none of the ministers knew about it.Chu Zexi couldn't make up his mind, so he summoned Chen Lingshang back with a letter.

Chu Lingshang asked: "Why did the adoptive father suddenly decide to abdicate?"

Chu Zexi shook his head with a sad face: "I don't know either. He went to Qinzhou for a trip, and when he came back, he suddenly came to me and said that he would hand over the throne to me."

Qinzhou, the nameless mountain of Qinzhou.

Chu Lingshang vaguely knew what was going on. "Where is foster father now?"

"I went out overnight the day before yesterday, and said I would come back tomorrow. The whole court kept it a secret, and I was almost dying of anxiety. Ling Shang, what should I do?" Chu Zexi tugged at his sleeve in a panic.

Seeing him like this, Chu Lingshang lowered his voice, and said in a lecture: "If the adoptive father really wants to abdicate, you will be the one who will become the king of a country immediately. Unchanging momentum, you are so flustered, what do you look like?"

Chu Zexi was anxious at first, he has always been pampered, he has never experienced any major incidents, these days he has been anxious and restless, he has been looking forward to Chu Lingshang day and night, and finally hoped for him to come back, what he got was a lesson, he couldn't help feeling wronged , Then he shut his mouth and didn't speak anymore.

Seeing this, Chu Lingshang knew that his words were serious, so he patted his hand reassuringly, and said earnestly: "You will soon become the king of a country, and you will shoulder the entire Xiliang and even the whole world on your shoulders, even if you are not ready, You have to hold on too.”

"Then... will you be by my side?" Chu Zexi asked anxiously.

Looking at Chu Zexi's still youthful and childish face, Chen Lingshang had countless thoughts flashing through his mind, but in the end he held his hand tightly and promised, "Yes, I will be by your side to see you dominate the world. "

In the long life of Emperor Huiwen, the first emperor of the Ling Kingdom, he heard many praises and flattery, but there was never a sentence like the one he heard when he was young, which made him unforgettable forever.

"You go back to the palace and wait for me, I will arrange everything." Chu Lingshang ordered, after thinking about it, he said: "Forget it, you should go with me."

"Where?"

"Qinzhou!"

Chu Lingshang took Chu Zexi to the direction of Tanzhou, broke into the Wuming Villa, just in time to see Xiliang King Chu Huaimin coming out of Si Ran's room with a medicine bowl.

Seeing them, Chu Huaimin was obviously taken aback. After seeing Chu Zexi's hesitant expression, he figured out their reason for coming.He handed the medicine bowl to the boy, glanced at Chu Lingshang, and said, "Come with me."

Chu Lingshang asked Xiaotong to take Chu Zexi to rest, and followed him.The two stood on the cliff, and the peach blossoms on the opposite side were in full swing. In the end, it was Chu Lingshang who opened the mouth first.

"Zexi told me that foster father plans to abdicate?"

Chu Huaimin didn't look at him, the wind on the cliff blew his loose sleeves rattling: "That's right. Do you think that if you don't tell the widow, the widow won't be able to find him?" He turned his head to look at Chu Lingshang "Ling Shang, as long as I want to find him, I will be able to find him." He lowered his head and touched the jade pendant on his waist. On the jade pendant was a tattoo of a bamboo pole, which was carved by Si Ran himself as a birthday present for him a few years ago. .

He caressed gently, and the words came out with a nasal voice: "He has... not many days left."

Chu Lingshang's heart suddenly sank. He always knew that Si Ran's health was not good, but he had never thought that Si Ran was so ill. "Master...what's the matter? Last time I came to see him, he was fine."

"That's just lying to you. If I didn't bump into him vomiting blood by chance, I wouldn't believe it. Lingshang, a king who dominates the world must not have a weakness, so I have been trying to get rid of this weakness for decades, but in the end, It's nothing but self-deception, wasting years for nothing."

He has already forgotten that he is a king, he has forgotten his respectful title, and only his heart is sad.He covered his eyes with his hands, took a quick breath, and said: "He abandoned his family for me and followed me alone, but I missed his life. Now that he is about to go, I suddenly understand that without him, What is the use of this world if I want it?"

Chu Lingshang remained silent, looking at the once invincible King of Xiliang, but now he was just a tired and sad man, he didn't know what to say.

"I have my ambitions and my responsibilities to the Xiliang clan. Decades of arrangement and management are enough. For me now, nothing is as important as him." He turned around and patted Chu Lingshang on the shoulder, Eyes reddened: "The arrow is on the line, Ling Shang, you just go on according to the original plan, Zexi, I will entrust it to you."

Chu Lingshang felt that the strength on his shoulders was as heavy as Mount Tai, but he had to bear it. He nodded firmly and carried this extremely heavy burden on himself.

Before leaving, Chu Lingshang went to see Si Ran.The magnificent Xiliang Imperial Master was dressed in white, his eyes were closed tightly, his face was whiter than the clothes on his body, and there was a faint grayness in his hair.Perhaps, Master is also happy that the King of Xiliang stayed with him, Chu Lingshang thought.

In the early morning of the second day, King Chu of Xiliang announced his abdication, giving way to the 20-year-old prince Chu Zexi.Xiliang exploded, and immediately afterward, the whole world exploded.Among the various opinions, the king of Xiliang went to the Wuming Mountain in seclusion, and accompanied the love of his life, watching the flowers bloom and fall, and the clouds roll and the clouds relax.

Before Chu Huaimin left, he called Chu Zexi to talk for a night, and when he came out, Chu Zexi's eyes were red and swollen.No one knew what the father and son talked about that night, not even Chu Lingshang.It's just that since that night, Chu Zexi has calmed down a lot, and has the demeanor of a king faintly.

During the handover of the old and new emperors, Chu Lingshang was the one who worked the hardest.On the one hand, he needs to appease the ministers of the court and balance the power of the court and China, so as to prevent someone from taking advantage of the chaos and have evil intentions; on the other hand, he has to watch the ceremonial celebration of the new king's ascension to the throne.He is a powerful minister under one person and above ten thousand people in Xiliang, so he has to consider all the big and small matters.

For the stability of the country and to win the hearts and minds of the people, the enthronement ceremonies were all simplified, which greatly shortened the handover period.However, in just one month, Chen Lingshang lost a lot of weight. The root cause of the disease was not healed before, and there was a faint tendency to relapse.

Finally came the day when Chu Zexi ascended the throne as king.

Chu Lingshang looked at Chu Zexi who was dressed in a black and gold-plated dragon robe in front of him, handsome and tall, and felt very pleased.The maids took the white jade dragon crown and put it on for Chu Zexi.

"Wait." Chu Lingshang gently took the white jade crown from the maid, and said, "I'll help you wear it."

He tiptoed slightly, carefully, and buttoned it with a "click". From then on, he became the king of the country, and Chu Zexi's heart beat like a drum.

"Let's go." Chu Lingshang said softly.

Outside is Wanmin Chaohe.Chu Zexi was a little excited, but also a little nervous. After all, he couldn't hide the boy's thoughts.

Chu Lingshang gently put his hand on his shoulder: "Don't be afraid, I will follow you."

Chu Zexi turned her head and saw Chu Lingshang's calm gaze, and her heart calmed down a lot.

He adjusted his breathing, strode out, and became the highest in the empire from now on.He secretly made up his mind, he doesn't want to be like his father, he wants both the world and the one he loves!