A traitor

Chapter 173

Xu Jin committed suicide by bumping into a pillar, which happened very suddenly.

Just when the soldiers in the temple came up and tried to pull them away, no one reacted.

Su Qinglang was very close to him, watching him rush towards the wooden pillar in the hall, and then slowly fall to the ground, with a hideous face and bloodstains all over his face.

For a moment, he stared blankly, as if he was so frightened that he lost his soul.

Seeing this, Mei Liusheng hurried over, hugged him from behind, and covered his eyes: "Qinglang, don't look..."

Su Qinglang was silent for a moment, reached out and pulled his hand off, and walked towards Xu Jin.At this time, Xu Jin was no longer breathing, but his eyes were still wide open.

He squatted down, his face was pale, his fingers trembled slightly, and he slowly closed Xu Jin's eyes.

Closing his eyes, he murmured: "Master Xu, I owe you my life."

Mei Liusheng was afraid that he would take everything on him, so when he heard this, he couldn't help but take a step forward: "Qinglang..."

But I saw Su Qinglang squatting on the ground, picking up a long sword falling beside him with his hands down, standing up, turning around, pointing the sword point at them: "There is only one emperor today, and I, Su Qinglang, only recognize one person as the monarch. If you dare to take a step forward, you will be deceiving the emperor and rebelling."

Mei Liusheng stopped in his tracks, looked at him for a moment, and then said: "Qinglang, you can't stop it with your own strength."

Su Qinglang turned his head and said with a cold smile: "Lord Mei, what kind of person am I, Su Qinglang? The most rare thing in life is knowing that you can't do it. This is dignity and faith. If you only follow the trend , What is the difference between that and the birds that choose trees to live in?"

Mei Liusheng was silent for a while, and then said: "But the person behind you is not worthy of you at all."

"Whether it's worth it or not, only I know, not you to decide..."

Su Qinglang continued: "As a minister, he lives and dies for the king, even if I am the only one, as long as I am not dead, I will not let you go before the emperor."

"you……"

Mei Liusheng wanted to say something, but he heard a lonely applause from above, the old emperor finally stood up, he walked around the dragon case, and walked down the steps slowly.

When he came to Mei Liusheng, there was no sign of fear or worry in his eyes, but a kind of calmness and relief.

"Do you want revenge?" he asked.

Mei Liusheng looked directly at him, for some reason, he thought that his heart would be filled with hatred and anger.

In those difficult days, it was this kind of feeling that supported him to come here, even in his dreams, one day, he would be able to kill him with a single sword.

But now, facing this so-called uncle, he couldn't hate him anymore.

He still remembers that when he was a child, he taught him how to ride a horse, held him in his arms, smiled at him, and spoke kindly to him.

So after that incident happened, he always had a question in his mind, why did he do that, aren't they a family?

Although they are not usually close, they are both surnamed Li and have similar blood flowing in their bodies, so they should not be so ruthless.

He never asked anyone this question, and no one gave him an answer, but the strange thing is that he gradually understood it.

It is precisely because they are all surnamed Li, and precisely because such blood flows in their bodies.So, everything is so natural.

Mei Liusheng's answer was very calm: "You owe me."

Hearing this, the emperor sneered a few times, and asked back: "Owe you? In the royal family, there is never such a word as "ow". Will get a good death, do you think you came here for revenge?I'm afraid, it's because of it..."

He turned around and looked at the dragon chair behind him. It was made of pure gold, and the flying dragon symbolized the ultimate glory in the world. However, under the dragon chair, there were many bones hidden.

"People in the royal family, there is no one who doesn't want to be an emperor. Dare you say, isn't it for you?"

To the emperor's question, Mei Liusheng did not answer, but saw him looking at King Chang Shan again, and said, "Killing my brother and seizing the throne, mutilating my relatives, but I... only I have never harmed you..."

King Changshan was ashamed, his expression flickered, and finally he lowered his head, and then the old emperor gave a wry smile: "You all hate me and want me to die, don't you?"

As he said that, he turned his head to look at Su Qinglang, and said, "Su Qing, it seems that we can't escape today..."

Hearing this, Su Qinglang lowered his head and said, "My minister is willing to accompany the emperor."

"Su Qinglang!" Hearing this sentence, Mei Liusheng couldn't bear it anymore, and almost gritted his teeth to say this sentence.

But Pei Yan behind him said: "Your Highness, it is not too late, please make a decision as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Mei Liusheng turned around, only to see that the people following him all had expressions of anticipation.

He was silent for a long time, and finally waved to the soldiers in the palace.

Su Qinglang was imprisoned in the sky prison again, together with the old emperor, but the two cells were far apart, it was obviously Mei Liusheng's deliberate order.

To overthrow the court, a lot of waste is waiting to be done, Mei Liusheng has been busy all day, and he didn't go to see Su Qinglang until evening. At that time, he was sitting on the earth bed in the prison, looking at the moonlight projected from the hole in the wall.

Mei Liusheng stopped outside the door, looking at him, at this moment, Su Qinglang also noticed him, but quickly looked away.

Mei Liusheng was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Do you have to do this?"

Only then did Su Qinglang look at him, and heard him say: "You also know very well that that person is not a good emperor at all, keeping him will only make the government more chaotic, Qinglang, you have always been smart, and you care about the people , should know what to do, it is the best for Nan Tang, why this time..."

Mei Liusheng hadn't finished speaking when Su Qinglang smiled softly and looked up at him: "I've said that everyone has their own persistence."

He paused, and then said: "Li Chengsi, you are ambitious and capable, and you may become a good emperor. Unfortunately, you are not my lord after all."

That person once said, Su Qinglang, I treat you like my own son.

Therefore, no matter how ridiculous things he did, no matter what imperial edict he made back then, he has no way to betray.

Xie Yu said, Qinglang, please assist the emperor well.

These years, he has no way to make the emperor turn back, and he has no way to make the situation in Southern Tang better. At this time and here, he has already broken his promise, so how can he break his promise?

Seeing that Su Qinglang insisted all the time, Mei Liusheng didn't make things difficult for him, but let him out instead.

Although the emperor caught it, the jade seal, which was a symbol of passing on the country, was gone. He ordered people to search the palace several times inside and out, but they couldn't find it.

Now, the only one who knows the whereabouts of Yuxi is the emperor.

If he wanted to become emperor, he had to find Yuxi, and he only thought of Su Qinglang who could make the emperor hand over Yuxi obediently.

Su Qinglang went to see the emperor, not to be a lobbyist, but just to complete the final farewell of the monarch and his subjects, but unexpectedly, the emperor let go and proposed conditions to Mei Liusheng.

If he handed over the Chuanguo Yuxi, he asked Mei Liusheng to let the prince and princess go.

This is also Su Qinglang's weakness.

He Su Qinglang died, death is not a pity, but the crown prince and princess are still young, and there is still a long period of life to live in the future, if they die, what will the crown prince and princess do?

Hearing the emperor put forward this condition, Mei Liusheng agreed without thinking. After all, in his eyes, that useless prince was not a threat at all.

And by looking for the jade seal, he announced to the whole world that Su Qinglang had turned to the light and helped them find the jade seal.

Regarding this, Su Qinglang has no intention of defending, the only thing he wants to do now is to protect the prince and princess, so that their lives are safe.

After Mei Liusheng seized the throne, he ordered people to control the East Palace, and the crown prince was naturally in his hands.

On the day I saw the prince, he was being guarded by a group of soldiers, Su Qinglang approached him, silent for a long time.

In the end, the emperor was secretly executed by Mei Liusheng, and he became king and defeated. In the imperial edict announced to the whole world, he listed the emperor's crimes one by one, saying that he killed his brother and seized the throne, and said that he killed Zhongliang. They believed that the former emperor was a cruel and senseless emperor. When they heard the news of his death, they rushed to the streets one by one, singing and dancing to celebrate for several days.

Comparing the two sides, Su Qinglang seems to be a joke.

Seeing Su Qinglang, the prince stood up, and the guards around him immediately became nervous and followed his footsteps.

He walked in front of Su Qinglang, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Brother Qinglang..."

There was a bitter smile on the corner of his lips: "You once said that no matter how difficult the future is, no matter what dangers you encounter, you will never abandon me."

Staring at Su Qinglang, he seemed to be questioning: "Then, I haven't surrendered yet, why did you surrender first?"

Su Qinglang was so ashamed that he couldn't speak, and he said after a long time: "Your Highness, the emperor exchanged everything he has for your life, please take care of yourself."

When mentioning the emperor, the prince's eyes immediately turned red, and his mouth opened: "Father, he..."

Su Qinglang looked up at him, and said calmly: "The emperor said that the prince can make progress. These days, he is actually very happy. He has been thinking about finding time to teach you more. Unfortunately, there is no chance now."

"and also……"

He paused, took a deep breath, and said: "The emperor also said that as a father, there is only this that he can do for you."

Hearing this, the crown prince's tears fell, and Su Qinglang said softly: "Your Highness, today is different, but I will still accompany Your Highness all the time."

The crown prince looked miserable, and Su Qinglang was also in a bad mood, and wanted to say something to comfort him, but the servant behind him carefully reminded: "Master Su, His Royal Highness Prince Yi has been waiting in the palace for a long time, please leave quickly Bar."

Realizing that there are people around him, many words should not be said on the surface, Su Qinglang can only swallow the words that come to his mouth.

In the end, he just replied coldly: "Got it..."

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