Wolf boy

Among the vast mountains, the morning mist has not dissipated, the weather is getting colder, the dew falls on the cold armor, and finally merges into water droplets, which drip unwillingly to the ground under the continuous connection.

Qian Jiwei guarded under Shishan Temple all night, but he didn't dare to venture in.

Just when everyone was hesitating whether to venture into this legendary Zen temple maze that no one can solve, behind the dense and dark green bamboo forest, one person and one horse came through the fog.

The man's brows and eyes were full of frost, without saying a word, he rode his horse and swept away from the crowd, heading straight for the official road to Beijing.

Batting looked around in the bamboo forest, and the mist that had just been broken reunited again, and gradually calmed down, but no one came out of it again.

When the bat heard this, he knew that the young man seemed to have stayed in the temple, and he had a good heart, so he didn't have any regrets about the vows and kindness he made many years ago.

A group of people went all the way north without looking back.

But deep in the dense fog, on top of the mountain, in the quiet Buddhist room, the young man was still sleeping soundly surrounded by the fragrance. A one-armed monk gently touched his face and tucked him in the quilt. .

After crossing the mountains and mountains of Yunzhong Temple, not far away is the flat imperial city.Qian Jiwei led Zong Shuo along the way, without making any noise, but walked smoothly to the red-painted main entrance of the deep courtyard of the imperial palace.

"Helian Zongshuo, king of Pingcheng, came back in response to the edict, and he still hasn't opened the door!"

With a sound of "squeak", the Zhu door opened wide, and inside the door was the imperial land that Zong Shuo was familiar with but unfamiliar.

In my memory, this lively and warm place when I was young, now looks dark and deserted.The green brick road that used to be long and far away now seems to be within a short distance.

The bricks and tiles on the road to the main entrance should have been changed again after the coup d'état and with the new emperor ascending the throne, and they are now dark in color.

But in the inadvertent gaps in the brick walls, there are always some old bloodstains and killings hidden, which can't be erased or removed, soaked into the bones of this magnificent palace, and soaked into the ruthless heart of power struggle.

Zong Shuo walked all the way, there were very few people in the palace, and they seemed to be lifeless. They all lowered their heads and saluted him cautiously.

It was said that the festive season was approaching, and he was asked to come back to Beijing for a "reunion", but in the palace, because the emperor had believed in the way of immortality for many years, the palace people did not dare to speak loudly, and they all acted lightly, with solemn faces, fearing that they would bypass the Holy Majesty. "Clear repair".

And when Zong Shuo got off his horse, except for the weapons on his body, he was taken to the golden palace where the emperors of all dynasties had an audience with their courtiers.Because his body was getting weaker and weaker, the emperor had used the excuse of cultivating the Tao, and had not held early courts and audiences for many years. Now in the huge hall, there were only these two "uncles and nephews", facing each other from a distance.

Even while speaking, there seemed to be mixed echoes, it was too empty, on the contrary, it seemed that the emperor sitting on the dragon chair in full costume was forcibly showing his face, and the last burst of energy was somewhat indescribable It was cold.

"Helian Zongshuo pays homage to His Majesty."

"I haven't seen you for many years, so don't be too polite, just sit down."

Zong Shuo didn't change his expression, and sat still with a well-mannered etiquette, making it impossible for anyone to find a single fault.

After the polite greetings to each other, the two were silent for a long time, until the old emperor coughed a few times and couldn't bear it anymore, and then slowly said, "I didn't expect you to achieve what you are today. , Father Ru Xiaoer."

Looking at Zong Shuo under the golden palace, thinking about the battle array that had already been prepared outside the palace gate, the emperor felt a little bit embarrassed for a moment. It would be great if it were his son!Talent, courage, vertical and horizontal planning, none of which can be compared with his own son.

But now, looking at it, the old emperor disgusted him. He was worthless compared to the elder brother and the prince. Now, is it his sons' turn again?It's really disgusting.

Zong Shuo looked at the unpredictable changes in the old emperor's old rock, and became calm instead.It seemed that he didn't have any leverage in his hands, otherwise, it would not be the situation in front of him, and Ah Tong's background had long been taken out as a bargaining chip.

Zong Shuo breathed a sigh of relief, but he was not in a hurry, he just waited for the move.

But when the emperor mentioned his father, his face turned cold and he smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.Zong Shuo looked at the emperor above the high hall. Although he was alone on the surface, in fact, there were masters ambushing everywhere in this hall.

The emperor was very afraid of death.

"Your Majesty, you know who intercepted and killed my father on the way to Beijing with his guards to appeal."

The old emperor only felt that Zong Shuo would never be able to get out of this imperial city, and he felt very relaxed.But when I mentioned this old incident, my heart trembled, "The old incident is gone! The former emperor wrongly judged the unjust case, and the truth has already been revealed on the day of the retrial."

At this moment, there was some chaos outside the palace, the old emperor's face changed, he obviously didn't activate it, why is it so!After thinking about it, a black shadow jumped down from the beam, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Supervisor Zhao led a group of eunuchs to rebel and poisoned many Qianjiwei with tea. Among them, the deputy commander of Qianjiwei and more than 150 people died suddenly. Now they have been taken down. "

The emperor got up immediately, and kept coughing, "What! Cough, cough, how dare he! Bring me up here."

An old eunuch who had been with him for many years would actually betray him at this time, so the old emperor immediately fixed his eyes on Zong Shuo.

When Zhao Dajian was escorted up by Qianji Guards, his body was already covered with injuries from Qianji Guards' cuts. The emperor was furious, shaking his fingers and asked, "You, you, eunuchs and slaves, dare to betray me!" After so many years, why is it that not only most of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have turned against the fifth prince, but even this eunuch who is accompanying him has to betray him?

Superintendent Zhao is also frank. He can say what he has been holding back for many years, "Your Majesty, the matter is not fair. If you don't understand, there will be traitors. Do you really think you are not wrong?"

Zong Shuoyuan just watched coldly, until the eunuch started to talk about the past, his face slowly changed.

The chief supervisor once gnawed on ice under the edge of the shivering winter wall when he was at his most desolate, and when he was about to die of starvation, he received a piece of cake from the former prince.On the second day, the first prince invited the queen to rectify the palace, and the little eunuch survived like this, and slowly reached his current status.

For big people, it may be a trivial matter, but for small soldiers who are deeply involved in it, it is enough to survive.The first prince benevolence.

It's a pity that the chief supervisor is trapped in the superiority and imperial power. He can neither kill the master emperor nor let go of his desire to avenge the prince. Apart from mediating in the dark to help the prince reverse the case, he can only sadly kill those executioners. up.

He had waited for many years, and finally let him wait until Qian Jiwei showed up, the deputy commander, who personally killed the Crown Princess back then.He intends to kill people, never thought of rebellion!

"The former prince also took care of His Majesty when he was young, teaching Wen Tao and Wu Lue, His Majesty's birth mother was in the cold palace, if it wasn't for the former Prince to take care of him, how could His Majesty survive in the deep palace, this murder committed at midnight When the dream came back, didn't His Majesty..."

Before the superintendent finished speaking, the old emperor's face turned red, coughing so much that he was about to vomit blood, but he still shouted, "Shut up, tell him to shut up! Someone, let me kill him."

The one who knew him best and pierced his heart the most was this old eunuch who had been by his side for many years.The reason why the emperor believes in Taoism and longevity is to avoid reincarnation and not to pay for cause and effect.

He committed a great evil, and he knew it in his heart. When he dreamed back in the middle of the night, the prince who was still carrying himself to study in the imperial book would start to bleed all over his body, and then he would turn around and question himself.

"Brother Yao, is Jiang Shan okay?"

The emperor was poked in pain and was about to kill someone, so Zong Shuo wanted to stop him. His father had passed away for a long time, and there were not many people who still cared about him. Besides, this chief supervisor even avenged his mother.

There was nothing good about today's affairs, and Zong Shuo didn't shy away from it, and directly blocked the hidden weapons that the shadowy shadows were shooting at the chief supervisor.

At this moment, the blood-covered prisoner turned his head and whispered to Zongshuo, "The imperial city was besieged, Ximen escaped, and the sword is there."

After saying that, the chief inspector took a deep breath, and shouted, "Your Majesty, the cycle of karma!" After shouting, he slammed his head into the golden pillar of the coiling dragon in the temple, and blood spattered on the spot.

The emperor's face was livid, and he sat slumped on the dragon chair.

Zong Shuo raised his eyes and looked deeply at the old and weak emperor. He didn't say any more. He really felt that it was unnecessary. Instead of being killed by himself, he had a more suitable way to die.

Without saying a word, Zong Shuo turned around and walked out of the hall, but the emperor behind him called him hysterically.

"You can't live either! It's fine if you're weak. You have martial arts and scheming skills, and you are so capable that you will inevitably endanger the throne."

Zong Shuo ignored him and continued to walk outside.

"You can't live! The grasslands share the blood of the Central Plains royal family. Even if you don't rebel now, one day you will be pushed away by the forces behind you. If you don't die, there will be a battle between the Central Plains and the grasslands. I will fight for it." !" Zong Shuo paused, he had indeed sensed this now.

In the end, the emperor didn't seem to know who he was shouting at.

"You can't live! Only when you die can the world truly be peaceful and the court truly return to its heart. Without the shadow of the former crown prince's influence, Tao'er would be a good emperor..."

After finishing the three sentences, the emperor exhausted all his energy.

But Zong Shuo still walked forward, and when he was about to leave the palace gate, the emperor behind him suddenly said something.

"You, when you were young, Brother Huang and I showed you lanterns by the Wei River..."

On that day, the lanterns full of rivers passed under the bridge, glittering little by little, gradually drifting away.

In the end, the old emperor sat slumped on the ice-cold dragon chair, looking at the back figure that was exactly the same as his imperial brother, without turning his head, he only said something contemptuously.

"You don't deserve to mention him."

Then, he stepped out of the palace gate firmly.

Qian Jiwei bowed and stood behind the emperor, "Your Majesty, you are ready."

The old emperor was panting, his eyes slightly dazed, but he only said two words lightly, "Do it."

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In recent days, He Liantao always felt that something was wrong. His father, who had always been extremely opposed to the Central Plains and the Grassland's peace talks, commerce, and intermarriage, no longer mentioned this matter, instead he didn't see him, and he didn't ask him to enter the palace. He handles the affairs of supervising the country in the palace.

Even his "cousin" was surprised, Zong Shuo has been writing frequently recently, some of them talked about people's livelihood planting, flood control, and government rectification. It is extremely practical.

And when it comes to the forces in the court, they clearly counted the group of people behind Helianjie, and even found out the identities of the concubines in their family.

He Liantao sighed straight away, that man is not only superb in martial arts, but also proficient in warfare, he is also a talent for governing the world. He watched and thought over and over again, benefited a lot, and kept smacking his lips. Could it be that he wanted to be a good assistant? !

And just this morning, in the letter box between the two of them, it was no longer a good plan for governing the world, but three tiger charms of different shapes.

He Liantao's heart skipped a beat. Of these three, two of them he knew. They were military orders from the Eastern Army and the Frontier Army, and he had never even seen the third one.

Under the tiger talisman, there is also a note, which says, at noon tomorrow, I will enter the palace to face the saint.

Facing the three tiger talismans and a light note, Helian Tao didn't fall asleep all night, until the next day, he thought over and over again, and still followed the note and rode his horse into the palace.

But for some reason, there was a palace ban today, ordering that no one be allowed to enter the palace. Just as he was thinking about it, a little eunuch from the yellow gate quietly came out from the side door and let him in. Just as he was hesitating whether to break into the palace ban, The few words of the little eunuch made him feel like facing a cold abyss.

"King Dingping was ordered to return to the capital, and His Majesty formed an array to surround and kill the palace gates and outside the city."

When Helian Zongshuo was anxiously taken to the emperor's elixir quietly by the little eunuch, he only saw the emperor resting with his eyes closed on the couch where he always lay, and the former accompanying supervisor Zhao was not by his side.

Just as he was about to kneel down to greet him, he heard bursts of crossbows pulling strings and shooting bows and shouts of killing in the imperial city.

He Liantao was startled, he thought it was over!Isn't it too late.

"Father, Helian Zongshuo cannot be killed!"

The emperor only opened his eyes slightly, "Why are you here! Forget it, cough, cough, cough, since you are here, stay in the alchemy room and wait for news."

"Father! Once Helian Zongshuo dies, all the tribes in the grassland will rebel, and the people's hard-won peaceful days will be gone in a blink of an eye. Besides, the treasury is empty right now, so we can't fight."

The emperor ignored him.

"Father, if you want to change the years of fighting, the world will be ruled by one, and the national integration is the general trend. Only by the integration of the two races can the war be avoided and the people will have enough to eat."

Hearing the constant shouts of killing, He Liantao felt anxious, knelt on the ground, and moved a few steps towards the emperor, "Father, you have been on the throne for a long time, why don't you go and see the suffering of the people? If things go on like this, the country will be ruined!" "

The emperor stood up abruptly, and slapped Heliantao hard, "Stupid! Kill him to avoid future troubles. What do you know? Once he dies, the grassland will be scattered, and troops will be dispatched soon, it will be the time to wipe out the foreigners."

"Father, you must never use your sword again."

While the two were arguing, Zong Shuo, who was in the besieged city, had already killed him to the west gate, and took the sword from the eunuch, and cut off the gate's mechanism with one blow, causing the heavy palace gate to slowly open...