Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 221
Black clouds covered the sky and the sun, and the already bleak autumn wind became crazy like a beast roaring at this time, scraping off the remaining leaves on the branches, picking up the loess on the ground, and blowing it all over the sky.The turbulent wind is also like people's chaotic hearts, impetuous and uncertain.

There was no one on the street, and the wooden windows were closed, letting the strong wind beat.The people seemed to have sensed something, and closed the windows and doors one after another, staying at home.

Qi Ze stood in front of the window, staring at the gray sky, covered with dark clouds, like an invisible net, making people feel oppressed for no reason.Listening to Zhu Yu's report, Qi Ze couldn't help lowering his eyes, and clutched the window sill tightly with his fingers.

"Master, the prince has returned and is currently in the palace."

Qi Ze turned his eyes slightly, and slowly turned around to look at Zhu Yu who was bending over to salute, and said, "Did the Holy One summon you?"

"Yes."

"Is that so?" Qi Ze lowered his head and muttered, "It seems that His Majesty has finally noticed something is wrong."

It's a pity that I only realized now that everything is about to be settled, it seems to be too late, but... everything is still too late.

On the Golden Luan Hall of the Nanchu Palace, a gentle man with a smile like a spring breeze is standing on the main hall, the corners of his lips are curled up, and he is as approachable as usual, but the determination and confidence in his eyes makes people deeply surprised , because this is not the look in the eyes of an emperor, let alone the look in the eyes of a son looking at his aloof father.

"As soon as my son returned to the capital, he was summoned by his father. I don't know what the father called his son to come?" Murong Sheng said in the same gentle voice as usual.

Emperor Zhaozheng slowly raised his eyelids, deliberately suppressed the tiredness in his eyes, and said in a voice still full of dragon prestige: "Cheng'er has been busy in the local area recently, we haven't seen our father and son for many days, and the father is worried, so he called Sheng'er came to the palace, and by the way, how are you doing these days?"

Murong Sheng smiled slightly, "Thank you, Father, for your concern. My son is doing well these days. But I don't know if Father is doing well these days?"

Although the man was still smiling, the coldness in the words gradually emerged, which made people shudder, and at the same time made the emperor on the dragon chair frown deeply, and let go of the disguise of fatherly kindness and filial piety.

"Still pretending to me here, you really don't know what you've been doing locally during this time?" Emperor Zhaozheng slapped the table with his hands, stood up angrily, stretched out his trembling fingers, and cursed angrily : "Murong Sheng, you are so courageous. How dare you collude with the enemy country, conspire to usurp the throne, and let the Wang family fill in the vacancies of officials in private. Such an outrageous thing."

Facing the angry scolding from the still powerful dragon, Murong Sheng smiled faintly, and said, "What are you scolding, my father, who ascended the throne is not a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, with dirty methods. Father, dare you say that when you became the throne, you didn't rely on You got it by killing brothers and fathers, and slaughtering hundreds of officials? Now sitting on this magnificent dragon chair, isn’t it just walking up step by step on the bones of your own family members? Isn’t this outrageous thing the father once did? My son is just imitating you.”

"You..." Emperor Zhaozheng was speechless for a moment.

Murong Sheng smiled contemptuously, and continued: "After ascending to the throne, he forced Qi Yun to death in order to secure the throne, and wiped out the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. The methods were so cruel and ruthless that even my sons and ministers couldn't learn it. Don't you think it's ridiculous that you come to teach Erchen a lesson?" While speaking, Murong Sheng stepped up to the high platform step by step, staring greedily at the dragon chair.

"For this dragon chair, in order to obtain the majestic rivers and mountains of Southern Chu, I have worked hard and endured for nearly ten years, and I have been fighting with Murong Xiu for nearly ten years. Finally, this dragon chair will be in my hands. Today, the throne belongs to my palace." Murong Sheng caressed the gorgeous dragon pattern on the dragon chair under his hand, so attached to it that he would not leave it for a long time, as if he wanted to engrave this dragon pattern in his heart.

"You...how dare... let me go." Seeing the dragon chair he had sat on for most of his life being touched by someone else, Emperor Zhaozheng was furious, and he drew his sword and planned to stab Murong Sheng in the chest.

It's a pity that his body was weak and weak, and Murong Sheng quickly dodged away, but he was in vain.The trembling hand gripped the saber tightly, almost losing its grip.

Emperor Zhaozheng, who was snow-haired and frost-haired, half-kneeled on the ground, supported the ground with one hand, and tried hard to stand up while holding the sword in the other, but his body was already like a dead branch and rotten tree, his movements were sluggish and weak, and he had to work hard for a long time Didn't stand up either.

Seeing this, Murong Sheng stood still and couldn't help laughing, "Father, is this planning to kill my son? That's right, how can someone who can kill his brother and father show mercy to his own son?"

Emperor Zhaozheng gave Murong Sheng a hard look, gritted his teeth and called out loudly to the outside of the hall: "Come here, come here, quickly arrest this traitor and put him to death."

Hearing the hysterical yelling, Murong Cheng sneered contemptuously, "Father, don't waste your efforts in vain. The imperial guards outside the hall have already been sent by my ministers to resist the enemy. The enemy troops from the Western Wei Dynasty and Dongteng came Attack, the eunuchs and maids in the palace are all in a hurry to escape, who will care about you, a loner?"

Emperor Zhaozheng froze in place, unable to believe it.But in this unusually quiet and empty Jinluan Palace, in the distance, one can faintly see eunuchs and maids fleeing for their lives with gold, silver and jewels in their hands. There are even a few concubines who compete with eunuchs and maids for property regardless of their image, their hair is messed up, and their clothes are messed up. Untidy, no different from a country rough woman on the street.

All this tells Emperor Zhaozheng that what Murong Sheng said is true.But the armies of the two countries were brought by Murong Sheng, so how could they turn into enemy armies?What is Murong Sheng up to?
"What tricks are you playing?" Emperor Zhaozheng asked bitterly.

"Oh, what kind of trick?" Murong Sheng sneered, "What I want is the throne of Southern Chu, so naturally the main purpose is to protect Southern Chu and subdue the people's hearts. If I lead the armies of the two countries to drive straight in, what will I do?" To secure the throne?"

Under the dazed and confused eyes of Emperor Zhaozheng, Murong Sheng said slowly: "What the common people want is nothing more than a peaceful and stable life. If an enemy army invades at this time and breaks this peaceful day, the common people will marry their wives." The family is broken and the family is destroyed. Father, if someone appears to save them in dire straits at this time, will this person be the next emperor in the hearts of the people? I lead the army to repel the enemy, then I will not Is he the chosen one? It is what the people want and what everyone expects, and no one can stop me from ascending the throne."

"The armies of the two countries were able to open the gate of the city and enter Dingjing without a sound. It is obvious that someone secretly colluded and colluded. And the poor fourth brother of the palace is a traitor who colluded with the enemy and attempted to rebel. I led the army It is an act of kindness, it is the will of God, and it is the irresistible will of God that the people expect in their hearts. This palace obeys the destiny of heaven, and it is the will of heaven to ascend the throne. It is a helpless act. At that time, the ministers hope that the emperor will still It's good to take the initiative to give up the seat, don't kill the father again, the son will not bear it."

While speaking, Murong Sheng had already walked in front of Emperor Zhaozheng, and slowly squatted down, looked directly into Emperor Zhaozheng's eyes, and stretched out his hand and said: "So, father, please hand over the soldier talisman, so that my son can Leading troops to fight, isn't it?"

Emperor Zhaozheng gritted his teeth with hatred in his eyes: "Impossible, I will not hand over the soldier talisman to you, and you don't want to take the army out to fight."

"Heh, the royal father doesn't need to hand over the military talisman to his ministers, but will the people of Southern Chu be willing? The iron cavalry of the two armies will run amok in the land of Southern Chu, burning, killing and looting, but the reason for all these consequences is you This person in power doesn't hand over his military talisman to fight. He doesn't care about the world, he doesn't care about the life and death of the people. The father has been in power for dozens of years, and he doesn't want to be infamous when he is about to abdicate."

Then, Murong Cheng approached, with a threatening tone, "Now that the armies of the two countries have attacked, the Ding capital will be in turmoil, and it is urgent to send troops to fight. So the best way now is to hand over the soldier talisman to my son. This minister came to defend the land of Southern Chu, and also honored my father's honor for the rest of his life."

Emperor Zhaozheng glared at Murong Sheng with hatred, and after a long while lost, he took out a fake soldier talisman from his bosom and handed it to Murong Sheng.

"Thank you, Father, for your trust. I believe the common people will praise Father for his profound righteousness." Murong Sheng stood up, examined the fake soldier talisman in his hand, and said, "No wonder Qi Yun hid the soldier talisman. This military power is really important. In this way, father also endured the Qi family for more than ten years, endured so hard, but in the end he still couldn't find the real soldier talisman, so he could only replace it with a fake one."

Emperor Zhaozheng opened his eyes wide in shock when he heard the words, "You... you actually knew."

"Yes, I know, I know this soldier talisman is fake." Murong Cheng smiled, "Although it is fake, but the real soldier talisman has not been found, so isn't this fake soldier talisman the real soldier talisman? With the soldier talisman, my son Only then can you lead troops, and the privately-raised army can also rectify its name, so you don’t have to hide.”

"You...you dare to raise an army privately, do you take me seriously?" Emperor Zhaozheng clenched the hilt of his sword in anger.

"Father manages all kinds of affairs every day and manages the country well. Of course, my son regards father as a role model. After father abdicates, son will still ask father for advice." Murong Sheng knelt down again, stroking Emperor Zhaozheng's hands , this filial gesture makes people mistakenly think that it is to help Emperor Zhaozheng get up.

But Murong Sheng's next rough action broke this seemingly filial moment. Murong Sheng suddenly pushed Emperor Zhaozheng aside, grabbed the sword, and stood up, with a hint of false gratitude in his tone.

"Thank you for the sword bestowed by the emperor. My son will definitely cut off the head of the rebellious minister Murong Xiu to honor the emperor." After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, leaving behind him who was lying on the ground and stood still. The old man who can't get up is like a dying man.

Not far from the Golden Luan Hall, a white-haired old eunuch tightly hugged the bundle in his arms, and shouted in a shrill voice: "No, you can't take it away. This is a gift from the Holy Majesty to our family." , is a thing of the court, how can it be lost to the people?"

A group of young eunuchs grabbed a corner of the burden tightly, trying to take it away, but the leading eunuch said in disdain: "Eunuch Chang, the Western Wei Dongteng army has already attacked the capital, who knows when it will come?" Invade the imperial palace. Although money is something outside of the body, if you leave the palace without money, you will not be able to afford a full meal. Who cares about the things in the palace? It is the things in the palace that are valuable, our family is still Advise Eunuch Chang to let go quickly, so that the few of us can escape for our lives."

Eunuch Chang even hugged the burden in his arms tightly, and said sharply: "Xiao Lizi, I think your home was flooded back then, and your parents were nowhere to be seen. It's not because our family thought you were pitiful, and you were a fellow villager, so we took you away." Go to the palace to serve the masters. Now that you are so prosperous and courageous, you dare to rob our family and don't even listen to our family's words."

The leading eunuch helped the whole burden of belongings on his shoulders, and said disapprovingly: "You brought our family to the palace, and our family has received a lot of rewards from the masters, but who thinks there is too much money. Anyway, my father-in-law You don't intend to leave the palace, so what if you give these rewards to our family?"

"Hey, look at what you said. Selling the things of the palace and desecrating the majesty of the royal family will lead to prison. Although our family has lived in this palace for most of our lives and has nowhere to go, but these rewards are dead. I won't give it to you either." Eunuch Chang tightly guarded the burden in his arms, and said with fear of the royal majesty on his face.

"Eunuch Chang, the Ding capital is about to fall into chaos now. Who knows if the Southern Chu Palace will be able to hold on. At this time, it doesn't matter what the royal family's majesty is. Escape is the most important thing." Xiao Lizi slammed his arms hard, He snatched the burden and said, "Eunuch Xie Chang gave us money." Then, he left with all the eunuchs behind him.

Eunuch Chang was pushed to the ground by the force, and then he got up and was about to chase after Xiao Lizi, "You... Xiao Lizi, stop for our family, it belongs to our family."

But Eunuch Chang was getting old, and after that fall, his body was a little bit too much. When he stood up, his legs still hurt a little, so he could only limp and chase forward.

The little Li in front proudly held up the bundle, and said with arrogance: "When our family is out of the palace, we will sell the contents of this bundle, regardless of whether it is a palace property or not. As long as it is in our hands, it will be ours." , is it up to our family to decide whether to sell it or not?"

Xiao Lizi turned his head and talked triumphantly, but he didn't see the handsome and noble man with downcast eyes in front of him.

"It's so courageous to openly desecrate the majesty of the royal family in front of this king." Murong Xiu ordered in a cold voice: "Come here, let me catch these escaped eunuchs."

"Yes." The many soldiers behind Murong Xiu made a uniform shocking voice.

Before Xiao Lizi could react, he was pushed down to kneel on the ground with a tasseled spear.At this time, looking at the scene in the palace, all the maids and eunuchs who fled were suppressed without exception, and some timid palace ladies were crying in fear.

Even the escaped concubine was mercilessly suppressed and knelt on the ground with weapons.

Looking at these fleeing people, Murong Xiu couldn't hide the coldness in his eyes.Before the armies of the two countries entered, these people were already thinking about fleeing and disturbing the hearts of the people.

Murong Xiu picked up the bag that Xiao Lizi had snatched, and threw it to Eunuch Chang who was chasing him.

"Thank you, Your Highness King Jin." Eunuch Chang said in a panicked voice as he took the burden.

Murong Xiu ignored Eunuch Chang, but listened to the report of his soldiers with a serious expression.

"Your Highness, the Holy Majesty is in the Golden Luan Hall at this time, and the fake military amulet has been taken away by the Prince, so he must be on his way to the gate of the city right now."

"Well, the king knows."

Murong Xiu looked at the chaos in the palace, his eyes filled with coldness.Unexpectedly, Murong Sheng would do this in the end, relying on the army of Western Wei and Dong Teng to create an image of the chosen one for himself, and even assign the infamy of a traitor to him.

Sure enough, as he said, it was not bad at all.Murong Xiu thought of the purple-clothed youth who seemed to be in control of everything, and clasped his hands tightly.That person's scheming is really unfathomable, and it doesn't seem to be a surprise that he fell into his hands.

Although he will be restrained by Que Yu in the future, he can turn defeat into victory with the True Soldiers Talisman, and now he can only use his troops according to his instructions.Murong Sheng thought that his plan was perfect and he had a chance of winning, but he would not let Murong Sheng win.The only thing waiting for Murong Sheng is to lose.

"Eunuch Chang, your father is ill and needs someone to take care of you. Now you go to the Jinluan Hall to take care of your father. I will deal with the enemy's attack." Murong Xiu said lightly, and after speaking, he led the army left.

Hurry up before there is a big commotion and rumors that he is a traitor have spread.Otherwise, it will be even more difficult.

"Yes." Eunuch Chang hurriedly bent over and replied, watching Murong Xiu leave.

After all those who fled were taken down, the formerly bustling imperial palace was empty and desolate and lonely.Eunuch Chang also reacted in time, and hurried to the Jinluan Hall to help up the aging Emperor Zhaozheng.

In the hidden private room of Chenyue Tower, Meng Yanxi and Yi Xingke looked at the armies of the two countries guarding Xizhimen and Dongzhimen, as well as the route that Murong Sheng led his privately raised army, their faces were heavy. .

"It turns out that Murong Sheng planned to do this, which is exactly what Ye Lan said. He already cooperated with Dong Teng of the Western Wei Dynasty. In this way, it would be easy to repel the enemy, and he would kill his opponent Murong Xiu. Killing two birds with one stone, the scheming is really deep. "Yi Xingke clenched his little hands tightly and said unhappily.

Meng Yanxi shook his folding fan lightly, and continued, "That's why Ye Lan said that Murong Sheng is a ruthless character. For the sake of Nanchu Jiangshan, he will do whatever it takes."

Yi Xingke also agreed: "That's right, Murong Sheng is too bad a person, he would not hesitate to lure wolves into the house in order to get the throne."

Meng Yanxi just sighed and shook his head, without speaking.

In fact, Murong Sheng's approach is also worth understanding. There is nothing wrong with wanting to get the throne, the coveted ninety-five-ranked position.

The mistake was that he used such an extreme method.Although on the surface Murong Sheng was able to stabilize the armies of the two countries, they are all cooperative relations, so each will take what they need.

But the most difficult thing to control is people's hearts. The army of Dong Teng in the Western Wei Dynasty has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Southern Chu.If there is no benefit, how can they be willing to leave easily.

"By the way, where is Yelan now? Why didn't I see him." Yi Xingke asked in confusion.

Meng Yanxi sighed softly, and said with a little helplessness: "Now we should be in the Nanchu Palace, with the Emperor of Nanchu."

"In Nanchu Imperial Palace? Where and what are you going to do?"

Meng Yanxi glanced at Yi Xingke, and said in a helpless tone, "Watching a play!"

(End of this chapter)