lyra sleepless

Yegor's hand was caught, and then raindrops of kisses fell on his face and the side of his neck. You Jing couldn't wait as if Yegor would disappear in the next second.

The satellite gradually dimmed until the morning light, as soft as egg whites, swallowed up the romantic and mysterious remaining night little by little.

The light and shadow flowed across Yegor's face like water, and the slight heat made his eyelashes tremble suddenly, and it was already dawn.

He stretched out one hand and gently leaned forward, You Jing was still sleeping, the profile of his side face was very clear, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and his breathing seemed innocent and ignorant.

It was Yegor who failed to protect him, and let the world take him away, struggling and transforming in an invisible corner. Every word of that aggressive player at the banquet was like a whip, lashing Yegor's spine on, reminding him of his incompetence and failure.

It was his fault, and he will eventually pay for his mistakes.

With eyes still closed, You Jing grabbed Yegor's wrist and kissed him.

He smiled and said: "You know that men will have some delusions, such as two people exchanging good morning kisses when they wake up in the morning before getting up, but I have never been able to achieve it. Apart from that, I have nothing to regret."

He opened his eyes, and Yegor was well-dressed, standing in front of his bed and leaning forward slightly, with a look of astonishment on his face.

"How many people are holding weapons with safety locks outside the door now? The original guards of Helian's house were only a hundred or so, and you should also call in all the agents from the Special Operations Department. If I were you, I would arrange more people , but I’m afraid the Consulate can only mobilize so many armed forces at the moment. Poor Orpheus, vulnerable.”

You Jing made a throat-cutting gesture, with an undisguised mockery in his eyes.

Yegor straightened up and said, "You already knew?"

The young consul tilted his head and stretched his waist: "You don't ask, I don't tell, everyone is tacit, anyway, last night, everyone was happy."

When he uttered the last two words, he suddenly moved to Yegor's side and pressed his shoulder.

Yegor said calmly, "It's useless for you to hold me hostage."

"Of course it's useless. Even if I strangle you to death in front of those agents, they won't even blink. Yegor's death is not a pity, and I, the ruler of the empire, is the last straw of the dying republic. Now If I send it to my door myself, the Secretary-General will of course capture me at any cost. This is the law of political calculation, and human life and human life are never equal."

"You shouldn't have come back."

"Then when the empire breaks through Orpheus, all I can see is your corpse!" You Jing shouted. This was the first time he lost his composure in front of Yegor after a long absence. Fortunately, Yegor couldn't see him panting. With red eyes, he tried to calm down and said, "Yegor, stop talking nonsense, you are not a hesitant type of lover. What is the next step, public trial or secret execution?"

Yegor trembled, his expression mixed with joy or sadness: "I want to negotiate peace with the empire."

"Peace talk," Lisko muttered, "I'm here to sign the agreement."

Under the joint escort of the Imperial Army and the Army of the Republic of Argos, Lisko, who came to negotiate, arrived in Orpheus the next day.

"Hello, Your Excellency," the Consulate staff in charge of the handover politely stopped Lisko's guards, "Invasion... the imperial army is not allowed to enter the airspace of Orpheus."

"You mean, I can only go to the negotiation site alone?" Lisko asked with a smile on his face.

He is the only member of the negotiating team who does not currently have a military post.

The other party smiled more apologetically and firmly than he did, "Commander Lu's subordinates will be responsible for protecting you. This is a friendly and sincere negotiation."

Lisko finally braved the tiger's den.

Who let his own crown prince be caught by others, how can he protest?The empire is tied up and allowed to be beaten by the Consulate.

Yegor is a master at playing with balance, and he is just right. Lisko's face turned green after reading the conditions listed in the peace agreement. The Republic brazenly took all the benefits it could take. If you don't hesitate to give up You Jing and go back home to become king, you may suffer less.

"I really didn't expect to see you again like this, my lord." Lisko shook hands with You Jing, and said in a low voice, "You are such a surprise."

You Jing, who was wearing the uniform of the consul, reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth to express his welcome, and also lowered his voice: "You can speak louder, and expose my identity. Neither of us can leave Orpheus alive."

"The concubine Chu is nostalgic enough. You are beautifully placed in the Consulate General like a puppet doll. I thought that prisoners should only be locked up in concentration camps."

"My baby is not that sweet. The news of You Jing's return to Orpheus has already spread. He has no way to cover it up, so he can only pinch his nose and help me to the top. More than a dozen bugs and explosives have been installed on my body." , A team of snipers from the Special Operations Department is now aiming their guns at my head." You Jing said.

Lisko moved aside calmly, getting a little further away from You Jing.

When the reporter arrived, the two smiled, waved and greeted at the same time.Pretending to be strangers, pretending to be brothers and friends.

"We live and die together now, Your Highness," Lisko said quickly, with a sad and angry tone, "To be honest, you specially appointed me to negotiate, not because you value me the most, but because you don't want Crowe Tuo and Yanjing are also in danger."

The crown prince didn't even look at him: "Isn't this obvious? Lisko."

Lisko shut up, he felt that the concubine was still too soft-hearted, in other words he would have directly executed the ruthless, capricious crown prince who had no love from his colleagues.After his death, the fragile alliance of the empire will immediately disintegrate, and then the internal three-party melee will cause chaos in the Lyra. The Republic will not only survive, but may even take the opportunity to grow bigger.

But You Jing understood this man thoroughly. Yegor was an outstanding politician rather than a strategist, and his early immigration experience made him more eager for peace and stability than ordinary people.That's why You Jing ran to the capital of the Republic to expose his identity without fear, without bringing a single soldier.

He glanced at the document spread out in front of him, knowing that it would be recorded in the annals of history, Lisko couldn't help but sigh, feeling that he couldn't sign it.

He looked around, You Jing was sitting in front of him, and Yegor was beside him, his eyes turned an extremely gray blue due to blindness, his expression was humble and gentle, and it was completely impossible to see that he was the manipulator of this negotiation.

The reporters and nobles who were allowed to witness all this were all nervous. They didn't know why the empire accepted such harsh conditions, so they were particularly worried about the long night and dreams. Hold down his finger and sign it for him.

There was only one person whose eyes were wrong. His appearance was so eye-catching that he would not be buried even in the crowd, so he could be seen at a glance. He looked dazed, as if he was waiting for the judgment of fate.

It seems that the crown prince's invincibility is not a coincidence. Lisko has long suspected that someone in the top ranks of the Republic is providing them with information, but he never knows who it is.

Lisko smiled, a sense of mission welled up spontaneously.

He raised his hand and stood up, this action made all the eyes of the audience focus on him.

"I am a humble person, and the negotiation is a big matter. I'd like to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Empire to make the final decision."

The venue suddenly exploded, and Yegor's face paled for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Didn't the Crown Prince of your country entrust the negotiation to Your Excellency?"

He made a subtle gesture, which was an agreed signal, implying that the Special Operations Department would impose the necessary punishment on You Jing to deter the dishonest Lisko.

But there was no echo in his headphones.

You Jing shrugged, still looking innocent.

Yegor hadn't recovered from his panic and astonishment, but Lisko replied maliciously: "Your Excellency the Secretary-General should be more cautious when speaking. Your Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, aren't you sitting right next to you?"

"What happened?" The reporter at the scene said to the colleagues beside him, "Am I crazy? Isn't the person sitting next to the secretary-general our consul?"

"I think the world is crazy," the other party replied, "What's more, this is a live broadcast."

Silence is like an infectious disease, spreading in all directions, the sound of a needle falling can be heard, as if the universe is frozen in ice, the entire constellation of Lyra is eagerly waiting for You Jing to respond, waiting for him to break this dark magic Curse, a nightmare that even the wildest paranoiacs never expected.

You Jing's black eyes were like cooling stars, he casually glanced at the negotiating documents still on the table, and said, "I don't agree."

This is a stranger to the citizens of the republic. They watched the child grow up, and watched You Bushu's son grow into a brave and upright guardian just like his father.But the ruler that hundreds of millions of people are witnessing at this moment is not You Jing.

It was the ruthless and mysterious Crown Prince of the Empire who showed his true colors for the first time.

Yegor stood up abruptly, knowing that he had to control the situation: "Are you deceiving our country? Your Excellency the Consul."

"You are deceiving the country, Yegor." You Jing replied calmly, he reached out to unbutton his uniform jacket, and threw the clothes behind him.

He is now only wearing a white shirt, and the slim design makes it possible to see the weapons and eavesdropping equipment placed on him by the special operations department, "You always know who I am, but you dare not disclose it to the public in order to maintain the shaky rule of the Consulate. "

Shouts of astonishment sounded, and someone covered his mouth in disbelief.

"The Consulate regards national security as its highest interest, and you," Yegor's chest heaved violently, "you go back on your word."

"You think national security is more important than the truth, and that's why the Secretary-General has been hiding the cause of my brother You Zheng's death from the public, right?" You Jing spit out these words coldly.

"What did you say?" With a stern voice, Lisko saw the handsome man with an unusual expression stand up from his seat, staring at You Jing with a pair of eyes.

You Jing turned to him calmly: "Long time no see, Suser. I guess Yegor must have said a lot of sincere and tragic words to you, making you willing to give up your own interests to support him. However, did the Secretary-General tell you, The warship that was wiped out during the military exercise actually crashed on Vega because it was attacked by Lu Mingyang, the most powerful supporter of the secretary-general now?"

Su Se looked at Yegor in disbelief, Yegor's expression was still the same calm, but he already understood that You Jing was not lying.

This is Yegor, of course he would do such a thing, a person who does not hesitate to nail himself to the back of history, what do you expect him to have?

Do you still expect him to care about the little friendship in his childhood?

A feeling of nausea surged up, and Suser suppressed it. He didn't know what was not false in this world. How ridiculous, he always thought that he was the betrayer.

He wasn't alone. "Life crumbled before my eyes like a mirror," murmured a reporter. "I never hated reality as much as I did tonight." He tore off the sign on his chest. ID tile, threw it on the ground, and tried to turn around and leave the venue.

The guards at the door stopped him, and the reporter said angrily: "This country is rotten! Go home and welcome the end of the Republic!"

The soldier smiled: "You are right. But we are soldiers of the empire, and this place has been taken over by us."

This sentence is very light, but the panic it caused faded away like ripples. Soon, everyone began to panic and talk a lot, but no one knew what happened.

"Impossible," Yegor murmured, "the imperial army is forbidden to enter Orpheus."

In the end, You Jing answered everyone's confusion. With a slight force, the metal ring that locked his wrist split in two and fell to the ground: "Is the Secretary-General surprised by the electric shock device you placed on me?" And explosives didn't work."

"The crown prince is really long-winded," muttered the young man sitting in the main control room of the Special Operations Department watching the live broadcast at the moment. agent.

"Because Lu Mingyang surrendered, the army that came to Orpheus is all my people. Now they have occupied the pass, blocked the main road, and controlled the city," You Jing said slowly, finally showing his last fangs, "Argos has already I have fallen into my hands, Orpheus has fallen into my hands, and the flag of the empire has been shining on every star field in Lyra. But everyone here still has a choice, whether to choose a government full of lies and conspiracy, or to choose a government that can give You kings who bring peace and security?"

Yegor took a step back. He shook his head and said, "It turns out... everything was in your plan. I would believe it. I believed that you were dazzled."

"You are not a lover, and of course I am not. You single-handedly educated the most perfect monarch of Lyra," You Jing replied, "I need a chance, a public occasion, to reveal the truth and crimes to the public, thank you for giving me This opportunity."

"The people are gathered monsters, blind sheep," Yegor taught You Jing a long time ago, "It is easy to be their master, and it is easier to be devoured by them. The most important thing is trust and authority. Even the illusion must be maintained as hard as possible, otherwise the government will be trampled to pieces by the frenzied sheep."

You Jing beautifully confirmed all of Yegor's previous views. He grabbed Yegor's wrist and said in a low voice: "Of course, if I didn't go there myself, I can't guarantee that you will stand here alive. Make your choice, Yegor, listen to the voices of these people, what are you still guarding?"

In the darkness, Yegor heard the sound of landing one after another. It was the surrendered people kneeling to the crown prince, and no one stood up to resist.

The glory of the Republic for hundreds of years finally became a dream.

You Jing felt that the person he was holding in his hand suddenly lost strength, and Yegor passed out.

During this period of time, he exhausted his efforts for the war, and finally reached the end of his strength.