King's favor is hard to do

You know, the young master gave him the title of "Aqile"—that is, he is the one who recognizes him as the young master!According to their western barbarian tradition, the disobedient slaves in the tent should be dragged into the tent at this time and punished first!How can you be so presumptuous?

Du Yuzhang didn't know that he was being scrutinized secretly by the Western barbarians.He softly answered Su Rucheng,

"But now, the matter has not been completely successful. If I leave, the Xu family will take all the credit, and they will definitely dominate. Their foundation is the chaos at the border, and they will not allow the peace talks to succeed."

"He won't allow it?" Su Rucheng's eyes turned cold, "If he dares to come, hit him! I, Ximan, have never been afraid of Xu's dog?"

"But in that case, so many people have worked so hard to come to the discussion table, what is it for?"

Su Rucheng paused.He frowned,

"Naturally, I also hope to maintain peace with Dayan. I, Ximan, can develop to the west with all my strength and build my own city. The people will no longer live after water and grass. But your emperor, will you believe your words?"

"It doesn't matter whether he believes it or not. I'll go back and cut off the Xu family's arm first, and put down his arrogance of suppressing the rebellion and taking credit for everything. No one else can do this."

"With you gone, Dayan will not have a new prime minister?" Su Rucheng snorted, "Aqile, don't lie to me."

"There are prime ministers from generation to generation. However, there are only two prime ministers who hold the iron scroll of the alchemy book and can cut it first and play it later. In the hundreds of years of Dayan, there have only been two."

Du Yuzhang's eyelashes drooped, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Then Xu Xiaoqiu allowed his son to bully the daughter of the poor, and killed more than a dozen people successively. He really thought that Du Yuzhang would forget about it if he put down a rebellion with his efforts?

dream!

"Achille! What are you going to do, I'll ask you to go for you, okay?"

Su Rucheng's expression was earnest, and he also used a discussing tone.But Du Yuzhang knew that if Su Rucheng really stopped him from leaving, he would be unable to move an inch.

"This matter, I can only go by myself. Su Zhuangshi, I hope you don't stop me."

Du Yuzhang looked at Su Rucheng with some pleading.Su Rucheng's Adam's apple moved up and down, and finally heaved a heavy sigh.

"Aqile, don't look at me like this... Go, go! I just let you go! Don't look, go!"

"Thank you."

"Thank you! Hurry up and go! Go early and come back early!"

Su Rucheng scratched his hair irritably.The Western barbarians around exchanged glances with each other—how could their young master be eaten to death by a tent slave?

But the appearance of that Dayan man just now, I really feel pity for him... So, beauty is detrimental to the country!

"Achille!"

Du Yuzhang was about to walk out of the camp, but Su Rucheng rushed up from behind on a fast horse.Du Yuzhang stopped, and the horse stopped beside him.Supporting his chin with one hand, Su Rucheng leaned down from the horseback and pressed a kiss on his forehead.

"Achille, I'll be waiting for you here—you must come back to me!"

"……I try my best."

"It's not about trying, it's about it!"

Du Yuzhang had already walked a long way, and he could still hear shouts from behind,

"You promised me! Keep your word! I'll wait for you here!"

Du Yuzhang paused slightly, but he didn't stop, let alone look back.

——Perhaps he is destined to break his promise.

……

"Your Majesty, the fire in the city has been extinguished, burning down 140 houses, implicating the Temple of Supreme Harmony, the magistrate's yamen and the royal doctor's mansion!"

"Your Majesty! The rebels have been wiped out, 23 rebels have been killed, and 58 have been captured! Mu Lang, the leader of the rebels, took advantage of the chaos to escape..."

"Your Majesty! The Empress Dowager has been secretly imprisoned! Hundreds of weapons and one royal robe have been confiscated from the Forbidden Garden! The evidence of the Seventh Prince's treason is solid, and he has been sent to the prison!"

In the capital, soldiers fought hand in hand, shouting to kill and shaking the sky.It took only one day and one night for the rebels to go from being powerful to being attacked by General Xu and then quickly retreating.

Li Guangning's eyes were red, and he sat in the palace in military uniform.If the situation is not good, he is ready to go out on his own at any time to motivate the soldiers and boost their morale.

But the situation was not so critical after all.By the middle of the night on May [-]nd, most of the fires in the capital had been extinguished, and there were frequent reports of success.

Three years after succeeding to the throne, Li Guangning finally wiped out the power of the Seventh Prince and won the loyalty of the Xu family.From now on, the powerful generals will no longer make things difficult for him, and he can remake a prosperous swallow according to his own wishes!

However, he couldn't find even a trace of joy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the rebellion has been completely put down! Long live my emperor, God bless Dayan!"

Finally, when the good news came, a crowd of soldiers knelt down on the ground.Many of them were covered in gunpowder smoke, and blood was still dripping from their swords.

Li Guangning stood up and shook his imperial robe.

"Pass down my decree - to reward the three armies! All those who have contributed to the pacification will be promoted to a higher rank and will be rewarded with a three-year salary!"

"According to the order!"

The soldiers knelt down to thank them, and then retreated like a tide.

In the huge middle palace, Li Guangning was the only one left.He waited for a long time, but no other news came.

Even the rebellion was quelled.But the person he sent to look for Du Yuzhang has not returned yet.

"The rebels are all here, but there is no news of you. Where did you go?"

Facing the empty palace, Li Guangning spoke softly.He was silent for another moment, then suddenly exclaimed,

"Bring me wine!"

Soon, a jar of good wine was served, exuding a strong fragrance of spirits.

Li Guangning held the whole jug of spirits in his arms.He sat on the steps of the palace by himself, looking up at the dim moon in the sky.

"Du Yuzhang... I'll give you another chance... If I finish drinking this wine and you don't show up, I really won't forgive you!"

……

After an unknown period of time, the chaos and hustle and bustle outside the palace gradually subsided.But no one will sleep tonight.

Tomorrow, some people will fall to the ground, some will rise to the top, some will fall into the abyss, and some will reach the sky in one step.

There are also some people who will choose this day to make an end to the greatest fate and calamity in their life.

But at this moment, it seems that none of this has anything to do with the Emperor of the Great Yan, Li Guangning.

Li Guangning sat on the ground holding a jar of wine.There were already several empty wine jars lying on the ground.

His head drooped, and his tall body suddenly seemed much shorter.If he hadn't supported himself with a jar of wine, it seemed that even his spine would collapse.

If you get close, you will hear him whispering.But there was clearly no one around—who was he talking to?

"I said before, forgive you for your innocence. Didn't you like me? Didn't you get that knife for me?... You didn't even want your life, didn't you just want to get my favor?...I gave it to you... I gave it to you! What do you want?"

"Are you afraid? Afraid that I will blame you? But I have already said it will be canceled! What are you waiting for?! I have said that I forgive you...why haven't you shown yourself?"

"Du Yuzhang! Are you really not afraid of death? You said you liked me... If you dare to deceive the king again..."

Li Guangning hugged the wine jar tightly, trembling all over.

"If you dare to bully the king again...if you dare to escape...no, no! Impossible!...Du Yuzhang...where did you go!"

If Du Yuzhang hadn't escaped, there was only one possibility - he had an accident last night, and he had already died in some corner!

Li Guangning covered his head.He couldn't accept that Du Yuzhang abandoned him, but he couldn't accept that Du Yuzhang was dead!

"Du Yuzhang... I'll give you one last chance! I haven't finished this glass of wine yet... Get the hell out of here... I won't blame you... I... I'll let you go..."

——You show up quickly... let me go!

Li Guangning was in a state of confusion.Even if you put him on the fire, he won't be so scorched!The gulp of wine couldn't numb him at all—but if he stopped, the panic would swallow him up, and there wouldn't even be a residue left!

He raised his head and drank all the remaining wine, Li Guangning threw the wine jar away.he shouted,

"Wang Li! Continue to bring me wine!"

"Your Majesty, you can't drink any more!"

Wang Li knelt on the ground and begged,

"For the sake of Dayan, you have to take good care of your dragon body! Sir Du is auspicious, he must have been delayed by something! Your Majesty, go and rest. When you wake up tomorrow, Lord Du will definitely come!"

"Why don't you drink? Du Qing is not here, how can I sleep peacefully? Go get some wine!"

"Your Majesty, you carry Great Yan's country and society on your back!"

"Jiangshan Sheji...hahaha...Du Yuzhang is the same, full of Jiangshan Sheji! Du Yuzhang! If you don't come back, I will be a fool! Believe it or not! Aren't you the most worrying? Come and persuade me—— I must listen to you!"

"His Majesty……"

"Go! Du Yuzhang doesn't listen to me, don't you even listen to me?"

Seeing that Li Guangning looked crazy, Wang Li couldn't persuade him anymore.With tears in his eyes, he stood up and went to pass on the wine.

"Du Qing, I just said it myself... If I finish drinking this wine and you still don't come, I will punish you!"

Li Guangning let out a miserable laugh,

"But I don't want to punish you... I promised, I will treat you well... I am the emperor, I promise you everything... I will give you one more chance! You just need to show your face... I haven't finished this wine yet, I'm not finished. I have forgiven you! I will treat you well... I have already thought about what to do in the Eastern Palace tomorrow..."

"Your Majesty! If Prime Minister Du doesn't come, don't you want to drink it all the time?"

"Why didn't he come! He promised me!"

"But if something unexpected happens to Du Xiang..."

"shut up!"

With a bang, the wine jar fell to pieces beside Wang Li.Li Guangning stood up unsteadily, pointed at Wang Li,

"You slave, shut up! Du Qing promised me, why wouldn't he come! Tomorrow is the third day of May, and he still has to go to the East Palace with me!"

"His Majesty……"

"Shut up! Go get me some wine! Du Qing must be on the way and will be here soon! There will be no accidents for him, and it is even more impossible for him to abandon me—he said himself that he likes me! How could he leave? !"

Li Guangning's voice was hoarse, and the roar echoed in the palace.

But suddenly, he stopped.

Du Yuzhang was dressed in white and stood at the gate of the palace.