Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Su Yan slowly opened his eyes, and bowed his hands to Emperor Jing Long, "Listen clearly."

"Then it won't be in vain for me to summon you into the palace in the middle of the night." The emperor asked, his face sinking like water, "How do you feel?"

Su Yan pursed his lips and did not answer.

"I reminded you a long time ago, do you still remember?"

……Remember.

On the first day of the first lunar month, after the incident at Honglu Temple, the emperor and his ministers had a secret meeting in the South Study Room.The emperor asked about Meixian Tang, and scolded: "The blade of the Son of Heaven dares to get involved, isn't he afraid of cutting his hand?"Do you know what kind of sword that is?Do you know if you are playing with the sword, or is the sword playing with you?

"I entrusted Shen Qi to take care of Beizhen Fusi. Don't I know what kind of person he is? He is a dark blade, designed to kill monsters and monsters in the dark night, but if he kills too many monsters, he will become a monster himself Every time I talk to him, look at his seemingly submissive face, I can see through his eyes all the way to the bottom of his heart—what do you think I see and hear in his heart?"

Su Yan shook his head.

The emperor said: "A roaring and biting ferocious beast bound by iron chains."

Su Yan took a deep breath, still shaking his head.

"Although Lan Xi, this old slave likes to flatter horses, sometimes he has a good eye for people." The emperor suddenly talked about irrelevant people, then changed the topic, and said: "He said, Shen Qi is a talent. You You must understand what it means."

Su Yan replied softly: "The owl is a disobedient animal, doesn't follow the righteous way, and has a fierce and tenacious temperament. But Shen Qi—"

"Lan Xi is taking it lightly." The emperor interrupted him, "In my opinion, he is a ferocious beast. Violence and bloodthirsty are his nature, even if he is restrained by etiquette, order or emotion It’s just one precarious iron chain after another, which will be broken at any time.”

"I looked at you, disregarded warnings, approached this ferocious beast again and again, and even made friends with it, rashly thinking that love alone could tame it. Have you ever experienced how I feel? "

Su Yan's face was a little pale, "I am grateful for the emperor's love and care, and I understand the emperor's painstaking efforts. However, I am not a child, and I still have a good eye for knowing people. He has repeatedly risked his life for the minister, putting his life aside. , the heart is strong, how can the minister be indifferent?

"As for temperament, there are thousands of different people. Maybe he is born rebellious, and his methods are more ruthless. The emperor uses his minions to be sharp, and hates his minions to be sharp. But here, his minions are always indented into the flesh. of."

The emperor shook his head slightly, "How long can such a constriction go against nature? Do you know how Shen Qi's nickname 'Destroying Qilang' came about?"

"I...don't know."

"It was given by the prisoners in the prison. Because when he executed the torture, when he smelled the smell of blood and listened to the wailing, the enjoyment and joy from the heart made everyone tremble."

Su Yan was silent.He remembered the first time he entered the imperial prison, he caught a glimpse of Zhuo Jijiu hanging on the torture rack, so bloody that he couldn't bear to take another look.

No matter how much he forgave himself, Shen Qi was ordered to act, Shen Qi couldn't help herself, Shen Qi was surviving in death - but when Zhuo Jijiu's tragic corpse was placed in Fengtianmen Square, every piece of shapeless flesh and blood on his body, every The exposed ribs were indeed written by "Kaiming Qilang".

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Shen Qi is not necessarily afraid of death, but he is afraid that he will find the joy of life in death. Once this kind of person is forced by external forces, he never thinks about the sea and the sky, but becomes more violent Li, don’t leave a retreat for others and yourself, until the jade and stone are burnt together. Look at what he will do if I force him tonight!”

Su Yan staggered a bit, stretched out his hand to hold onto the door, and pressed his fingertips into the carved lattice.

"He won't obey." Su Yan said firmly.

"And then? What will he do?" asked the emperor.

Being asked such a question, Su Yan was also a little uncertain - Shen Qi would definitely not send him to Prince Yu's Mansion.But the king's fate is hard to break, so what can he do?

It can only lead him to abandon his official position and run away... No, there is a possibility that Shen Qi will go crazy and want to get rid of King Yu who coveted him, or even take a drastic step to solve it...

Su Yan shivered vaguely.

The emperor covered the back of his hand clasped on the door lattice with his palm, his hand was as cold as jade.

Taking a step closer, his chin touched his temples, and the breath of the emperor blew between his eyebrows, bringing warm moisture.

"You guessed it," the emperor whispered close to Su Yan's ear, "he will explode like the gunpowder last night, bringing blood and death, no matter other people's or his own—how could I let such a person approaching you?"

Su Yan begged: "My lord, don't force him. He will do his job faithfully, and he will also—"

"I will also continue to treat you as his property without changing my mind." The emperor sneered, "Tell me, where did he have such courage to dare to touch me? , or relying on your love and protection, are you willing to cover up for him again and again?"

Su Yan was almost pressed against the door by the emperor, and his nose was filled with the imperial fragrance from the emperor's robe, which penetrated into his lungs one by one.He felt that his breathing was not smooth, he didn't know whether it was nervous or flustered, and his heart was beating violently.

"The minister protects him, firstly because of the kindness of saving his life, secondly because he is indeed a talent..."

"I hold the world in my hands, why can't I recruit? Before, but because I still cherished his talents, and more importantly, I cared about your feelings, Su Qinghe, so I left his life to continue to serve the court. Otherwise, I will Taking his head is just a matter of eyes, how can he still live up to this day by being bullied and concealed?

I can't hide anymore... There is no need to hide anymore, the emperor's heart is like a mirror.The life and death of all people are only in the mind of the emperor.

What's wrong with Shen Qi, he only wants to be with his wife for the rest of his life.

What's wrong with the emperor? This era and society have endowed him with great power. He has used his power with utmost restraint, but no matter how restrained he is, he will never tolerate being a king or a minister.

Su Yan was caught in a dilemma.

But there is one thing, he is firm and clear in his heart - he hopes that everyone can live well, and no one can have an accident.

Su Yan took a deep breath and made up his mind. "My lord," he said in a low voice, "I am willing to be that iron chain, even if it is broken in the end, I am also willing."

The emperor's body stiffened for a moment, and the strength of his hands lost control instantly.

Su Yan felt the pain of his palm being clenched, but he didn't say a word.

The emperor quickly realized that he withdrew his strength immediately, but did not let go.He almost exhausted all his life's self-restraint, barely managed to maintain the demeanor of a king, and said with a livid face, "Qinghe, don't be confused!"

"The minister is very sober." Su Yan said calmly, "The minister uses his body as a chain to restrain him, and he is willing to be restrained by the minister. This is a good thing for both public and private. as a result of."

"If you can't restrain yourself!"

"The minister will feed him with flesh and blood."

"Su Qinghe! Do you really think that you are the Buddha who cut meat and fed eagles?" The emperor laughed back angrily, strangled Su Yan by the back of the neck with his other hand, forcing him to look directly at himself, "You are worthy of the parents who raised you , Cultivate your teacher, be worthy of your ambition to help the world——I am worthy of you?"

Su Yan's eyes were moist, and he said resolutely: "These ministers all remember! I just hope that on the way forward with fire, all those who hold my salary to cover the snow, those who cut thorns and thorns, and those who care for each other will be able to live up to others. , and not be let down by others! Is it difficult to realize this wish, my lord, tell me, is it difficult?"

"It's not necessary. No matter how far you want to go, it's enough for me to protect you and support you alone!"

"My lord..." Knowing that he might offend Long Yan, Su Yan still said the words stuck in his throat, "You are not an omnipotent god, and I... am not your son."

With a "click", a big hole was pinched through the door, sawdust splashed everywhere, and then the whole door collapsed.

Su Yan was startled, and subconsciously raised his sleeve to cover it.

The sound was quite loud, and many servants shouted loudly outside the hall: "Sheng Gongan?" Only because of the previous order, they did not dare to open the door and come in.

"...It's okay, don't panic." The emperor said angrily.

Turning around, he suddenly saw two trembling figures crawling in the dark corner of the inner hall, and immediately frowned: "Who are they! They are hiding in the dark and listening, they don't want their heads!"

The two servants crawled over with fear on their faces, and explained: "The servants are ordered by the emperor to lead Mr. Su into the inner hall. The emperor also ordered the servants to watch Mr. Su so that he would not hear what happened halfway. I couldn't help rushing out for a moment... The emperor talked to Mr. Su after he came in. The servant did not dare to intervene, nor did he dare to leave without saying goodbye, so he knelt in the corner, wanting to wait for the emperor to finish speaking before speaking again. The servant There is a mistake, but I really didn't intend to spy on it, please forgive me!"

The emperor remembered that he forgot about these two insignificant palace servants, so he waved his sleeves: "Shut up and get out!"

The two kowtowed, then scrambled and scrambled out of the hall.

Su Yan looked at the broken pieces of wood on the ground, startled, and said in a low voice: "I, my minister also resigned? It's almost three o'clock, and the emperor will go to court tomorrow..."

He bowed his hands and stepped back.The emperor grabbed his skirt, pulled it back, and sneered slightly: "I am indeed not a god, but I don't want to be your father either. Why, do you think I am too old? That's right, I have grown up with you. Do you think I am powerless?"

Su Yan was shocked: "I have absolutely no such intentions! The emperor is at the peak of his spring and autumn—"

"You can't do enough to flatter me, why don't you prove it yourself, whether I'm old or not!"

The emperor couldn't help but dragged Su Yan straight to the couch.While struggling, Su Yan begged for mercy: "You are not old or old, the emperor is in the prime of life, spare your life!"

"You want to be my son?"

"No, no! The minister made a slip of the tongue, he deserves death, the emperor is merciful!"

The emperor easily threw the courtier who offended Tianwei on the bed.On the other hand, Mr. Su, his clothes were loose, his crown was crooked, he was panting unsteadily, his face turned red and white, and he could only thump in panic.

"The emperor admits to beating and punishing the officials, but don't use this to scare the officials—"

"You said the wrong thing again, how can it be called scaring." The emperor leaned over and said, "This is called favor."

Under the watchful eyes of the two imperial guards, Shen Qi galloped through the streets at night, her face was gloomy and silent the whole time, she only stopped at a wine shop when she passed by, and bought a jug of spirits.

He jumped off his horse at the gate of Su Mansion, held the wine jar in one hand, and knocked on the door with the other.

In the dead of night, the servants must have rested. He thought he would knock for a long time, but after only a few knocks, Su Xiaojing's voice came from inside the door: "Here you come, is your lord back?"

Qinghe is not at home?Where did he go in the middle of the night, could it be...Shen Qi turned her head to look at the imperial guards on horseback, the two of them didn't even get off their horses, did they know that the master of the Su residence was not there?

Su Xiaojing asked a few more times, but seeing no one answered, she thought it was a drunkard who was harassing her, so she turned back to the house muttering.

Shen Qi walked down the steps and asked the guard: "Where is Master Su Yan Su?"

The two guards looked at each other, and one of them replied, "I don't know about the lowly position."

Shen Qi observed the words and expressions, and was even more sure that they knew about it, so her face darkened: "Since Mr. Su is not at home and the task cannot be completed, I will return to the palace to return."

Guard B frowned: "Master Shen, it's not that his humble position is talkative, so I kindly advise you, don't enter the palace again tonight."

"...What about tomorrow?" Shen Qi asked, "After the court, I can always report back to the emperor."

"Tomorrow? Tomorrow, whether the emperor will go to court or not is still unknown." Guard A wrinkled his eyebrows and smiled, "The spring night is bitter and the day is high."

Shen Qi's face changed drastically, and she said coldly: "What do you mean?!"

Guard B glared at A, as if warning him to keep his mouth shut.

Without the holy order, the forbidden door of the imperial palace is determined not to be able to enter. Shen Qi gritted her teeth and was about to knock on the door again, asking the young servant of the Su mansion about where Su Yan was. The emperor is cleaning you up, can't you see?"

Shen Qi turned a deaf ear, knocked on the door and shouted: "Su Xiaojing!"

Su Xiaojing was startled, opened the door to see him, and breathed a sigh of relief: "What is Master Shen doing, it's midnight, our adults are not here."

"Where have you been?"

"One hour ago, there was a message from the imperial guards that your lord has been summoned into the palace, and he hasn't come back yet." Su Xiaojing looked down the steps, "Oh, isn't it the two guards?"

Shen Qi turned her head to stare at the two of them, and guard A made a face at him.

"It's okay, I'll close the door first. When my lord comes back, I will tell him that Lord Shen has been here." After Su Xiaojing finished speaking, he slammed the door shut.

There was a gloomy and violent fire burning in Shen Qi's heart, and he was forced to hold back at this moment. He asked the two guards: "Since it was the Holy Majesty's tease, why are you two still following me?"

Before Guard B opened his mouth, Guard A sneered and said, "Of course it's to prevent you from breaking into the palace by force, or deliberately making a big noise, which would spoil the emperor's good deeds."

Shen Qi's clenched fists slowly loosened, her palms were empty and aching, as if longing to hold the blade.On the contrary, his expression softened, and he galloped without saying a word with a kind of ice-like tranquility.

The two guards hurriedly followed, and Guard B asked sharply: "What is Master Shen doing? You are following orders, don't make things difficult for our brothers."

Shen Qi shouldn't, she urged the whip more urgently.

The two guards were relieved when they saw that he was going east, not the way to the palace, but they were a little puzzled.

Shen Qi drove all the way to Dongshi, and saw from a distance beside the Tonghui River at the end of the street, the lantern was still on at the wonton stall, and a frightening murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

He dismounted in front of the stall, walked to the table step by step, and sat down.

The guards followed for no apparent reason.Guard A scratched his head and said with a smile: "So I'm here to eat wontons. It just so happens that the brothers are also hungry. Boss, here are three bowls of pork wontons. The portions must be large."

Two guards, one on the left and one on the right, occupied both sides of the square table.

The boss walked over slowly with a dirty sweat towel on his shoulders, "Three bowls of pork wontons?"

"Didn't I just say that you are deaf?" Guard A said impatiently.

"No," Shen Qi said coldly, "A bowl of pork wontons without stuffing."

The two guards immediately showed displeasure, "Master Shen, two bowls of wontons are only a few copper coins, do you want to be so stingy?"

The boss looked at Shen Qi, and slowly laughed: "I said before, Mr. Shen will come again."

Shen Qi closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she seemed to have made a difficult and huge decision, and replied: "Not only did I come, but I also brought two voting certificates."

The two guards were baffled by this, and guard A was about to ask a question when Shen Qi's Xiuchun knife came out of its sheath clangingly, and when he was caught off guard, the knife fell from the table into his abdomen.

Guard A was also considered alert, although it was too late to block, he turned around in an instant, and the knife pierced into the side ribs, but it was not fatal.

Shen Qi drew out the knife, blood splashed on the tables and chairs, the armor guard covered the bleeding wound, staggered back, and also drew out the knife.

Guard B rushed up, swung a knife and took Shen Qi straight.

The boss backed away again and again, and stood at the base of the wall, as if turning a blind eye to the sudden bloody fight in front of him, with a simple and honest smile on his face.

Shen Qi still gained the upper hand with one block and two, and took advantage of the opportunity to stab the wounded bodyguard first, before kicking him into the river.

Seeing that the situation is not good, Guard B flied away with light kung fu, wanting to go back to rescue soldiers.

Shen Qi grabbed a handful of chopsticks from the bamboo tube on the table, and threw them out like a goddess scattered flowers.The other party pulled out a ball of knife light and cut off most of the chopsticks, but there was still a chopstick that pierced his throat like a hard iron braze.

Guard B tumbled off the roof and fell into the river.

Shen Qi chased to the Tonghui River in a few steps, and saw the waning moon reflected on the pitch-black river surface, and wisps of blood emerged from the bottom of the water, and then spread across a large area.

The boss came slowly from behind and said, "Do you want me to find someone to help you salvage? I'm good at handling corpses."

Shen Qi said: "Buried in the belly of a fish, there will be no bones left, so it will be more worry-free."

The boss laughed and said, "Master Shen is indeed ruthless and decisive, and he is capable of doing great things."

Shen Qi asked: "Are these two nomination certificates worth enough?"

"What if it's not enough?" The boss asked back, "How many more can you kill?"

Shen Qi sneered: "Have you ever seen someone pay a deposit for shopping and pay the full amount? Besides, is it enough or not? You, the gatekeeper, have the final say?"

The boss said: "You want to see me above? It's a pity that you have to go through Emperor Jinglong's pass first—the two guards sent to monitor you disappeared for no apparent reason, won't he investigate thoroughly?"

Shen Qi said: "Whoever said 'disappeared for no reason' was ambushed by the remnants of the Yinjian Sect together with me. The two of them died heroically in the line of duty, and they couldn't even find their corpses. As for me, I'm more fortunate, but I suffered Seriously injured."

He pressed his increasingly painful bone fracture, took a breath, and continued: "Just find a master swordsman and pierce a few holes in my vital parts, that's all."

The boss sighed in admiration, and said, "Master Shen is really ruthless. You don't need to look any further, I have someone here to hold the line, a first-class swordsman—"

He blew a strange whistle and called: "Number 23!"

A ghostly figure suddenly emerged from the thick darkness, as if it had always been a part of the darkness.Under the black hood, the young man's expressionless face, a pair of scarlet eyes like animal pupils, cold and dead, but also hidden extremely dangerous and terrifying explosive power.

"This is 'Xue Tong Wuming'," the boss introduced with a little pride, "the top swordsman of the Seven Killing Battalion."