break the barrier

Bongxi years

Da Chongguo

There are many high walls, encircling an upper city where bells and lanterns are ringing and feasting. In this golden jade, Wei Xiao is thinking about his next plan.

Dachong in the 15th year of Fengxi is like an arrow target. The place where Wei Xiao is located is a little red in the center, which spreads out in circles. It is the middle city responsible for business, the lower city and the The Baijiu Grotto, where bastards are distributed, has high walls erected in every circle.

When the soldiers came to the city, in the eyes of the common people, he was already a subjugated king, and the soldiers who came to the city were the most despised bastards in the upper city.

The bastard general who leads the army is very mysterious. People outside the court don't know his name, and even his age is uncertain. He only uses Hei Lang as his nickname, but Wei Xiao knows everything about Hei Lang like the back of his hand. .

"Your Majesty, Zhou Prison's bastard is too deceitful, you must never agree to his conditions!" The veteran, who was over sixty years old, fell on the ground with tears in his eyes.

Two days ago, Zhou Prison expressed his willingness to negotiate peace. The above city wall is the boundary, Da Chong is still inside, and the outside belongs to Zhou Prison. In addition, Wei Xiao is required to go to Baijiu Cave with the Black Wolf Army as a hostage.

"Don't agree? Then... Zheng Qing has a plan to break the situation?" Wei Xiao's voice was lazy, leaning on his forearm for support, with his chin resting on the back of his hand and leaning over the desk, too lazy to look at the group of old, weak, sick and disabled.

The old minister's name is Zheng Mao, he was dumbfounded for a while when he heard this, and suddenly he knelt up to the front of the steps, bent down and bowed, "This, this...the old minister is with Da Chong! Swear to fight to the death!"

The country is about to fall, but his voice is full of energy, not at all like a loyal minister who is thinking about the country.Wei Xiao laughed, and turned her head to look at the young man standing beside her, "Listen up, Zheng Yao, they are telling jokes to me again."

Zheng Yao is the grandson of Zheng Mao and also the second crown prince of Da Chong. As for the first... that is the forbidden obscurity in the palace that no one dares to mention.

Wei Xiao spoke with a smile, but the officials under the rank felt like they were sitting on pins and needles. Before Zheng Yao could figure out how to answer, Wei Xiao had already averted his eyes.

"Aiqing wants... to fight to the last moment?" He sneered, looked at the sweat dripping from the foreheads of the ministers in the front row, swung his arm suddenly, and swept all the cups on the table, "No armor, no one Sword, are you fighting with your face!"

The tea flowed along the decorative grooves on the edge of the dragon case, and dripped from the corners of the case to the soft carpet under the feet, leaving a large area of ​​light brown stains, as if it had been eroded and rotted, and the needles could be heard in the hall for an hour.

In recent years, the monarch's temperament has changed drastically. One moment he was calm and rainy, and the next moment he spoke harshly. Capital punishments were added to the law from time to time. If you are not careful, you will lose your life.

At this time, apart from Zheng Mao, no one is likely to respond.

Zheng Mao is already the elder of the two dynasties. Since the time of the first emperor, the royal power has been eroded by him step by step. After Wei Xiao ascended the throne, he intends to fight for it. For more than ten years, he has been fighting openly and covertly. You come and go, but Zheng Mao can barely stand up to the monarch.

At this moment, he knelt in front of the hall, got up and bowed again, "Your Majesty, calm down, old minister, you deserve death!"

One or two sentences are all empty words. It has only been more than a year since the army started from Zhou Prison, and all the outside of the upper city have fallen.

He said absolutely no, in his heart he was probably looking forward to Wei Xiao's promise as a pledge to end this ridiculous war so that he could enjoy stability and glory again.

"Your Majesty, throughout the ages, there has never been a precedent for a king to be a proton. You must not let that vulgar bastard run wild. That bastard... must have deliberately humiliated me!"

Hearing this, Wei Xiao's smirk dedicated to Zheng Mao began to get tired. This person has a bastard in his mouth, aren't they all his subjects.

In Dachong, there is a clear distinction between classes, and intermarriage is not allowed between the upper, middle and lower cities. If there is a secret communication between different classes, they will be imprisoned for three generations, and they will be exiled together with criminals to the Baijiu Grotto outside the lower city, or they will be slaves in the urban area. ,deliver goods.

And Zhou Prison is what people call the bastard of Baijiu Cave.

Zhou Prison's soldiers are also thousands of bastards.

"Your Majesty, that bastard has a deep resentment towards me going to the city. If you go up, I'm afraid it's... I'm afraid it's..."

"I'm afraid there will be no return?" Wei Xiao brushed off his sleeves, got up and walked down the steps.

The situation outside the city was critical, but he took his time and walked down the palace steps step by step.The sound of footsteps echoed hollowly in the hall, and when he took a step, the ministers who were kneeling on the ground felt a little more depressed.

His eyelashes are extremely long, comparable to women's. At this time, his eyes are covered by his gaze downwards. His eyes are dark and heavy, and the ministers in the hall are silent.When he walked to the front of the steps, the faces of the generals in the front row were all pale and dripping with sweat.

But today he didn't intend to get angry at others, he just slowly squatted in front of Zheng Mao, pondered for a while, and tapped the official hat with his fingers, "In Aiqing's opinion...do you want to continue fighting?"

As he spoke, he didn't stop knocking on the official hat, and the force in his hand became more and more ruthless, "Fight until the black wolf army marches in front of my hall? Or fight until the upper city falls... so that Mr. Zheng and your family can escape ?!"

After the last word was pronounced, he slammed the back of his hand on the official hat embellished with golden silk and jade treasures, and Zheng Mao's forehead almost touched the ground.

"Chen! Don't dare!" Zheng Mao's body trembled, and he consciously lowered his head even lower, so that his forehead actually touched the ground.

In the past, Wei Xiao still cared about the country and the people. If people had scruples, it was easy to deal with it. He was not afraid of Wei Xiao.

But now that the country is exhausted, Wei Xiao has nothing to fear, he is really afraid that this violent emperor will tear his skin apart with him, so I will explain it here today.

The muscles all over his body were tense, he closed his heavy eyelids, and waited for Wei Xiao's ultimatum, but he heard a chuckle above his head.

"The king has made up his mind, and if I trade for the safety of the city alone, I will be worthy of my subjects." Wei Xiao clenched his left palm, and there was a flimsy note in his palm, "Afterwards, Zheng Yao will be handed over to you for discipline." .”

He turned around with his hands behind his back, and walked slowly towards the dragon chair, Zheng Mao's forehead finally lifted off the ground, "Your Majesty, it is your duty to educate the new king, how can ministers do it for you?"

"Your own grandson should be disciplined by you." Wei Xiao.

The succession of King Dachong is not hereditary, but the imperial court selects the best men and women in the upper city to forcefully combine them to give birth to the crown prince with the purest and highest bloodline.When the new king came to the throne, the young crown prince was handed over to the new king for upbringing.The king of Dachong must devote himself to the governance of the family and the country and the education of the crown prince, abstinence from sexual desires, and abstinence from sensuality.

"There's no need to discuss this matter any more, step back." Wei Xiao didn't want to hear them making false claims here, she was clearly waiting for him to exchange for peace, and she wanted to be a loyal and kind person, "Master Zheng, don't forget to put your face on when you leave." Stay here, so that I can make a breast-guard."

Zheng Mao's face turned pale, and he quickly walked away after saying "resignation, my minister".

The hall was empty, except for the people who were a little popular when they went up and down every day, and now there were only some dust floating in the sunlight. Wei Xiao raised his right hand to block the light path that pierced his eyes, and he squeezed his fingers together. get.

"The singers are all gone." Wei Xiao leaned on the dragon chair, propped his head and closed his eyes, most of his momentum had gone, "Zheng Yao, be a good king."

The young man who was called approached from the side of the chair and cleaned the crumbs of the teacup under his feet. Unfortunately, the soft blanket was already soaked in tea, and it was difficult to restore it. A good king."

"Huh? Ah Yao is blaming me?" Wei Xiao frowned, not annoyed, "Ah Yao, there is no point guarding the baby, the real skill is turning waste into treasure."

Zheng Yao took a new cup and filled him with new tea, "Here on the king's side, Zhou Prison is capable of drawing a moth."

"Hahahahaha...you are really a good student of mine." Wei Xiao lifted his eyelids and took the tea, smiling, but his eyes were cold, blocked by the black eyelashes, unable to see his true emotions, "Zheng Yao, that's a butterfly, not a moth."

Zheng Yao didn't respond, he didn't want to argue with Wei Xiao any more, even the king was collaborating with the enemy and treason, it's no wonder the country didn't perish.

He is Wei Xiao's heir and a student, but he has not learned any real talents.It's not that he's stupid, it's that Wei Xiao gave all his heart and energy to others, and when it comes to him, there's only an empty shell left.

In the 15th year of Fengxi, on the sixth day of the sixth month, Zheng Mao and the Black Wolf Army held peace talks at the upper gate of the city, Wei Xiao abdicated, and Zheng Yao succeeded as the new king, changing his year name to Yingyuan.

The gate of the upper city is opened, and the inside and outside scenes are completely different.In the wild forest for a hundred miles outside the city, the black wolf army is full of horses and horses, and the gold, bricks and jade in the city are still wine ponds and meat forests.

But these Wei Xiaos were no longer worried. A small piece of paper was held in his palm for three days, and it became wrinkled when it was hot, and a corner was looked at by Zheng Yao.

It was sent to him by the Black Wolf Army mixed with proposals and documents. There was no letter format, and no seal signature. It only drew a butterfly on the corner, and the six words made him hooked.

Teacher, Jiyun misses you.

Jiyun is Zhou Prison's character, Wei Xiao took it.