The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

As the sun rises, the earth is coated with a layer of golden light, making the original color of everything more dazzling, and the whole world is awakened to welcome the new day with joy.The sun looks here and there quietly.

Caressed pile after pile of corpses.

They will sleep forever, never to be awakened.

King Liang's army fought hard all day and night, and finally broke through Shangjing.

That piece of broken walls and ruins with golden light is the hometown that Bai Yu dreams of.Everywhere in the city has been occupied by his soldiers and horses. Bai Yu rode his horse into the city and ordered: "Anyone who loots and harasses the common people will be beheaded. General Mu, you lead people to clean up all the relatives of the Cen family, as well as the treacherous officials in the court, according to my order." The roster, those who should be killed, those who should be passed, and no omissions are allowed. General Qin, you have worked hard, and follow me to kill the queen mother."

Mu Fengyi took the order and went.Qin Ran's breathing was extremely heavy, and he gripped the horse's rein tightly with one hand, so hard that he trembled slightly.He was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.

Bai Yu looked at him and said, "General Qin, if you are in a hurry, just go ahead."

Qin Ran was waiting for this sentence, and immediately slapped his horse's ass hard, and galloped away.

Yuchi Yuanhe's expression was very strange.He watched Qin Ran go away, took a deep breath, and then turned his head to stare at Bai Yu.

Sensing his gaze, Bai Yu asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

Yuchi Yuanhe squinted his eyes, and suddenly let out a chuckle, his tone was light and low, but it sounded like thunder to Bai Yu's ears.

He said: "You are not Liang Wang."

Zhu Sha was covered in blood and disheveled, she held her weapon tightly and ran towards the Palace of Compassion and Peace, a long knife wound cut from her shoulder to her chest, fortunately the wound was not deep and did not kill her immediately.

The palace was already in chaos. As soon as the news of the rebels entering the city came, the concubines and servants in the palace scattered and fled in all directions. Only a few loyal ones went to escort them. Everyone was running and shouting, but no one paid attention to Zhu Sha.

Seeing that the Palace of Compassion and Peace was close in front of her eyes, Zhu Sha's legs softened, she half-kneeled on the ground and took a few breaths, using the knife to support her body, trying to stand up.

A pair of black brocade boots suddenly appeared in her sight, and a person stood in front of her.

Zhu Sha raised her head slowly.

"Waiting for a long time." Ruan Haoyue clearly paused every word, and the endless hatred was condensed in these four words.

Zhu Sha was neither surprised nor frightened. She stood up, covered her wound and panted, "Ruan Jiyue's child is still alive. I'll tell you where he is. Let me go. I'm going to protect the Queen Mother."

"Say."

"It's in the Temple of Heavenly Master in the city. I handed him over to the Taoist priest there." After Zhu Sha finished speaking, she was afraid that Ruan Haoyue would not believe her, so she added, "I didn't kill him, he was just a child."

"But my sister died at your hands." Ruan Haoyue paused, and said coldly, "You don't have to protect your queen mother, Qin Ran has already entered the Palace of Compassion."

Zhu Sha was startled suddenly, and looked at the Compassionate Ning Palace.The Compassionate Ning Palace has been engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, and the flames lit up half of the sky.

She was stunned for a while, and then called out mournfully, "Queen Mother—!"

She cried and was about to run to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, but just after running two steps, Ruan Haoyue struck back at the back of her neck, Zhu Sha's eyes went black, and she fell to the ground.

Ruan Haoyue looked at her, and said softly, "Wouldn't it be cheap for you just to let you die like this?" She said, looking up at the clouds in the sky, and smiling softly, "Jiyue, how do you want to deal with her? Tell my sister."

The blazing flames scorched the sky, like golden snakes dancing wildly, causing the Compassion Ning Palace to collapse piece by piece.In the thick smoke, Qin Ran threw the torch in his hand and watched the carnival quietly.The firelight reflected in his eyes, which had not been so bright for a long time.

In the locked palace, there was a howling of a woman and a wolf, and it quickly quieted down. The huge palace fell into dead silence under the engulfing flames.

The servants of the Compassionate Ning Palace were all gathered together, shaking like sifting chaff, some peed their pants, and some cried and vomited in fright.

Qin Ran didn't look back, "Don't be afraid, I'll only kill her, it has nothing to do with you."

"General, His Royal Highness King Liang hasn't come yet, so he burned the Queen Mother to death, won't His Highness convict him?"

Before Qin Ran could speak, a strange atmosphere suddenly mingled with the noise outside.Qin Ran was keenly aware of the change in the situation, and was just about to let people go out to have a look, but saw a sergeant running in, pointing out the gate with trembling hands and stammering, almost biting his own tongue.

"General, general, outside, general, general Yan!"

"……Who?!"

In the chaos, the emperor sat on the dragon chair in the Chongming Hall, with only one eunuch Zhang Lan beside him.He closed his eyes slightly, motionless as if a monk was meditating, his breathing was long and undisturbed.

The rebels broke through the gate of the Chongming Hall, shouting and killing everywhere.

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Lan couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "It's still too late, let the imperial guards protect you and withdraw."

The emperor acted as if he hadn't heard it, and was still as stable as Mount Tai.

A loud shout broke the despairing silence in the hall, "General Yan ordered to surrender the thieves—!"

The emperor finally opened his eyes and smiled.

But the next sentence made him forget to breathe.

"The king of Liang will be punished! All the soldiers put down their weapons, and they will all be spared—!"

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The moment Bai Yu opened his eyes, his head felt like it was exploding, and his eyes felt dizzy, making him want to vomit.He had to close his eyes again to ease the discomfort.

Opening her eyes again, Bai Yu stared blankly at the curtain above her head, her mind went blank.It took him a long time to finally remember something, and he tried his best to sit up from the bed.For some reason, his limbs didn't work as if they weren't his own, they were limp as mud, and he couldn't use any strength.

Sitting up and looking through the gap in the curtain, Bai Yu vaguely saw a figure, who seemed to be standing not far away.

Not knowing whether that person is an enemy or a friend, Bai Yu didn't dare to say anything for a while.But the man had already heard his movement and walked over slowly.

Bai Yu's heart suddenly reached his throat, and he couldn't help but lean back.

A hand reached in and lifted the curtain.It was a man's hand.

When the light came in, Bai Yu's eyes couldn't adapt to it all of a sudden, and she subconsciously turned her head to avoid it.The man didn't make a sound, just waited quietly.

After a while, Bai Yu was finally able to open his eyes, and he couldn't wait to turn his head to look at the person in front of him.

He didn't know this person, but those eyes were already deeply engraved in Bai Yu's memory.

Bai Yu said: "Every time I saw you for so many years, you were always dressed in black and masked, but today you finally showed your face. Who are you?"

The man took two steps back, bowed his waist and cupped his hands, "The fifth son of the prime minister, Shen Xiu, pays his respects to His Royal Highness King Liang."

Bai Yu was not surprised at all, looked at him calmly, and asked, "What's going on?"

Shen Xiu respectfully replied, "Your Highness slept for three whole days and three nights, but he missed many important events. General Yan defeated the rebels with only five hundred soldiers..." He paused here, looked up Bai Yu said, "The great general killed Ni Kui twice with his own hands, and wiped out the world. His achievements will last forever."

Bai Yu heard Shen Xiu's word for word clearly, as if a bucket of ice water poured him thoroughly in the twelfth lunar month. .

Before sending troops to attack Shangjing, Kuizheng called him over.After a cup of tea, Kui Zhengai caressed his face and said apologetically, "Li Guang, everything Master does is for you."

Bai Yu didn't know why he said such a sentence suddenly, and just about to ask a question, he felt dizzy right away.He tried to stand up, but his legs were weak.

Bai Yu suddenly understood, and looked at Kui Zheng in disbelief.

Cui was pouring the half cup of tea left by Bai Yu into a potted plant beside him, and said to the outside: "Come in."

The door opened, and the man walked in against the light, Bai Yu looked at the face that was exactly like his own, and was beyond horrified.

Li Zheng got up and introduced to Bai Yu: "This is the King of Compassion."

This was Bai Yu's last memory before she fell into a coma three days ago.

Shen Xiuwu said to himself: "All the generals under Your Highness have been imprisoned, except for Yuchi Yuanhe who escaped by chance. The Daoist Que Zheng was also imprisoned in the sky prison. The Empress Dowager is dead, the Cen family is destroyed, and the charges of treason against Duke Yongming and General Yan have been cleared." , Your Majesty is safe. Is there anything else your Highness wants to know?"

Bai Yu's mind was buzzing, her thoughts were like a mess, she couldn't figure it out at all.He watched Shen Xiu's lips opening and closing, instinctively resisting and not wanting to understand what he said.

After a long time, he spoke in confusion, his voice was a little hoarse, "Yan Xun, kill... me?"

Shen Xiu sighed, "Your Highness, have you met King Mercy? Do you think he resembles you? What's more, in such a chaotic battle, the general would never have time to distinguish carefully. Now that 'His Royal Highness' has been buried, the emperor has shown mercy." , is still buried with the rites of a prince. It’s just that you can’t enter the imperial tomb.”

Bai Yu listened to him in a daze, the blood faded from her face.

Shen Xiu thought for a while, and then said: "By the way, Your Highness, I heard that General Yan has a son, but I don't know who the biological mother is."

Bai Yu's heart was in severe pain, like an awl kept pricking it hard, again and again.Even though he knew that Yan Xun, as a courtier, would put state affairs first and personal interests second, even though he could understand his embarrassment, he still couldn't help but hope that Yan Xun would favor him and plead with the emperor to save his life.At least, he couldn't "kill" himself with his own hands.Just can't.

Suddenly, Bai Yu gritted her teeth and shook her head, looking at Shen Xiu viciously, "I don't believe what you say. Why should I trust you instead of Yan Xun?"

Shen Xiu had expected him to say this a long time ago, so he said calmly: "It doesn't matter, Your Highness will believe it sooner or later. Because this is not my family's opinion, it is the truth."

"I want to see him." Bai Yu quickly calmed down and said.

"Not yet." Shen Xiu shook his head, "Wait for things to calm down..."

Bai Yu stared at him, gradually regaining consciousness.He said: "The one I want to see is not Yan Xun, but the prime minister, Shen Qing."