Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 398 The Finale

The rain came very quickly at night, and the bonfire in the camp outside the city was extinguished by the cold rain, leaving only a night lamp fluttering in the wind and rain.

After a brief battle during the day, the soldiers rested early, except for the Xuanyu Guards who were patrolling and standing guard, only the tent in the center was still lit.

When Jiang Zhou came in in the rain, Fu Mingjue was seriously carving something under the lamp, completely unaware that someone came in.

"My lord, something happened to the Cai family." Jiang Zhou took off his coir raincoat and hung it aside.

Fu Mingjue didn't look up, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The spies came to report that Cai Qi is dead."

Fu Mingjue paused with his fingertips, not so surprised: "Cai Yuan did it?"

"That's right," Jiang Zhou said, "Since Beidi captured Tongzhou, Cai Yuan seemed to be unable to restrain himself. Cai Qi helped him with many things, but when the secret was revealed, he killed Cai Qi without hesitation. , the subordinates are worried that Liangzhou Wei may not be able to arrive in time."

Cai Qi dedicated himself to Cai Yuan, no matter whether it was the prince's mid-autumn murder, or the queen's death, Cai Qi was inseparable from it.

But even so, he is just a pawn in Cai Yuan's eyes.

Fu Mingjue: "Beidi's army is in Qishan. For Cai Yuan, the outcome of this game is already decided, and it is reasonable for him to be unable to sit still. As for Liangzhou Wei, Pei Ce has already rushed there with a soldier talisman Qingyang Pass, then just help him win the hearts of the soldiers."

He concentrated on engraving what he had in his hand, with a casual tone.

"I understand," Jiang Zhou paused, and couldn't help asking, "My lord, what are you engraving?"

When he got closer, he saw clearly that there was a small safety lock in his hand, the general shape had already appeared, and there were only a few tricks to complete.Jiang Zhou was a little curious. A security lock of this size didn't look like it was for a princess, but rather for a child.

child?

Thinking of this, Jiangzhou suddenly realized: "You carved this for the little prince, right?"

Fu Mingjue paused, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer: "Why Xiao Shizi?"

Jiang Zhou didn't understand these things either, so he thought for a while and said, "This subordinate just said in passing that it would be nice to be a little princess."

"Yeah." He responded lightly and didn't speak again.

It was raining at night outside, and the candlelight was flickering in the humid air. I don't know what Fu Mingjue thought of, but the lights mixed in his eyes gradually became gentle. It turned out that such a cold person would have a tender side.

The rain fell intermittently throughout the night, dragging the capital into the cold again.

Ever since Yuan Yuxuan's leading troops stumbled in the hands of Fu Mingjue, Beidi seemed to have calmed down, and there was no movement for a few days, but Shen Xuhuai didn't think the matter had turned around.

His Majesty is still awake, and he and Cai Yuan are assisting the crown prince to supervise the country. Even so, the real power is in the hands of Cai Yuan.

Shen Xuhuai frowned slightly when he smelled the smell of medicine wafting from Chengming Hall, turned around and saw Sun Fuzhi coming out of the hall.

"How is Your Majesty?"

Sun Fuzhi looked around, saw no one around, and said: "The toxin has entered the heart veins, it is almost impossible to wake up, but - there is another way to wake up His Majesty, but I am only [-]% sure."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Your Majesty is using the technique of Beidi's soul separation. This poison has the same effect as the Nanjiang Gu poison. When I went to the southern border with the prince, I got the mother of the Gu insect from Ji Wuyue. Maybe I can use this thing to fight poison with poison." , temporarily suppress the toxicity in His Majesty's body."

Shen Xuhuai thought for a while, and said: "I still need to ask the Queen Mother about this matter, you go back first, if the Queen Mother agrees, I will send someone to inform you."

"I see." Sun Fuzhi walked towards the west side of Chengming Hall, and when he caught a glimpse of the cyan corner of his clothes in the corner, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he left here calmly without piercing it.

Seeing that the person had gone far away, the little eunuch hiding in the corner turned into the side alley in a hurry.

After Cai Yuan learned of this, he didn't react too much. Whether Fu Xiuyun could wake up at this time was not important to him.

"He dares to say it with only three levels of confidence, but he is bolder than Sun Zhongxing," Cai Yuan pondered for a moment, and then ordered, "Since they want His Majesty to wake up so much, then they will do as they wish."

The dark clouds hanging over the head are slowly sinking, and the military flag is condensed in the cold wind. It seems that the spring of this year has turned back to the cold winter.

The Qishan Mountain standing in the distance is dark, like a beast crouching in the dark, ready to attack at any time.

Fu Mingjue stared into the distance, feeling uneasy for some reason.

The rain has lasted for a long time, making people unable to distinguish between day and night. The capital has been trapped for half a month, and both the military strength and the food and grass are on the verge of exhaustion. They will not be able to hold on for ten days at most, but Beidi has not moved for a long time. It seems that they want to trap them here.
At this moment, a person rushed up from the gate tower, it was Jiang Zhou.

"My lord, the imperial decree is coming from the palace!"

Fu Mingjue collected his thoughts: "Your Majesty is awake?"

"Yes, after His Majesty woke up this morning, he issued an order to release Ye Changkai, the general of soldiers and horses, and let him take over your position. It is estimated that at this time, people are already on their way!"

Ye Changkai was imprisoned for the crime of hiding weapons and framing the prince. Everyone only thought that he was the scapegoat of the Cai family, but they didn't expect that at the critical moment, he was acquitted and even took the position of coach.

The enemy army is approaching the city, changing the commander at this time is tantamount to killing morale, not to mention that Ye Changkai is Cai Yuan's man.

Fu Mingjue didn't think much, and immediately went to the palace.

Who would have thought that as soon as he took two steps, a long and thick horn suddenly sounded in the distance, like a low roar of a wild beast, echoing between the heaven and the earth-this is the horn of the enemy's attack.

Jiang Zhou was shocked: "Beidi is going to attack the city?!"

"No," Fu Mingjue stared into the distance, "Someone has entered the Beidi barracks."

"Who will it be at this time?"

"Besides the Guanning army is the Liangzhou Guard, but Jiang Liu just arrived in the northwest two days ago, the Guan Ning Army will not come so fast, it should be the Liangzhou Guard," Fu Mingjue strode down the tower, "Leading the soldiers Immediately leave the city and welcome Liangzhou Guards to Beijing!"

Before Jiang Zhou could respond, a soft voice suddenly came in: "The imperial decree arrives—"

Fu Mingjue paused, seeing Ye Changkai coming with the imperial decree, with a haughty expression and quite a bit of pride.

He said: "My lord, Your Majesty has an order, please kneel down and listen to the order."

The wind was fierce, and the flames of war in the distance became more and more fierce, as if they would burn down the city in the next moment, but Ye Changkai didn't intend to give in. He didn't let the imperial decree be read until Fu Mingjue knelt down.

Eunuch Xuanzhi's slender voice was accompanied by muffled thunder, and it hit people's hearts.

At the end, he handed the imperial decree to Fu Mingjue and said, "My lord, accept the decree."

The bright yellow imperial decree is particularly dazzling in the gray and gloomy eyes. It takes only one breath to receive the imperial decree, but receiving the imperial decree is like handing over the capital to others.

Seeing that he did not pick up, Mr. Xuanzhi urged: "Your Majesty, this is His Majesty's order. You should hurry up and pick it up. Your Majesty is still waiting for our family to return!"

There is thunder rolling in the clouds, and the sound of war drums outside the city.

Fu Mingjue raised his eyes as deep as the sea, and said word by word: "I will not accept this imperial decree."

Ye Changkai was furious: "How dare you resist the order?!"

"So what if you disobey the injustice?" He stood up slowly, with murderous intent in his eyes.

All of a sudden, there was a strong wind, sand and rocks rose from the ground, confusing everyone's vision, only to see a flash of cold light, blood spattered, and with a "bang", people had fallen to the ground.

Ye Changkai clutched his neck in pain, never expecting that Fu Mingjue would dare to kill him in public!

Seeing this scene, Eunuch Xuan Zhi was frightened out of his wits and yelled at the top of his voice, "Jing Wang refuses to obey the edict, this is to create—"

Before he could utter the last word, his body felt a sudden pain, and the long sword pierced through his chest. The word "rebellion" could never be uttered.

There was still blood on the sword, and the young man standing in the pool of blood had gloomy eyes, and the chill all over his body made people dare not approach.

The accompanying soldiers were stunned by the scene in front of them, and immediately reacted, they drew their swords out one after another, and the leader shouted angrily: "King Jing disobeyed the imperial decree and killed the general, we want to avenge the general!"

Everyone shouted in unison: "Revenge for the general—"

As soon as the words fell, the killers ambushing all around moved, and the sound of the wind and the sound of the armor went hand in hand, and they arrived in front of them in an instant.

Cai Yuan expected that Fu Mingjue would not obey the order, so he ordered people to ambush under the Beiming gate early in order to hold back the Xuanyu guards. As long as the Xuanyu guards are not there, the Liangzhou guards will lose in this battle like an egg hitting a rock. undoubtedly.

There was a bitter wind in my ears, and it seemed that I could hear the clang of weapons colliding in the wind.

Standing on the high platform, Cai Yuan looked at this magnificent imperial city, and gradually revealed the attitude of a winner.

He waited too long for this day
Step by step from the bitter cold to the bustling capital, I have endured the pain of skinning and peeling flesh. After 17 long years, everything is finally coming to an end.

He took off his official hat and threw it from the tall building, watching the thing he had dreamed of falling off, his heart suddenly became lighter, and even the wind blowing across his cheeks became extraordinarily gentle.

From Beidi to Dayan, after a few years, he almost forgot the appearance of his hometown, but fortunately he still remembered his name——

"Yuan Hao."

He suddenly opened his eyes, and the swaying lamp made him lose his mind for a moment, only seeing his old face reflected in the cold sword in the hands of the visitor.

"Why are you here?!"

Fu Mingjue came from the shadows, with a strong anger on his body: "The assassins you ambushed under Beiming's gate have been killed by this king, so now it's your turn——Prince Beidide, Yuan Hao .”

Yuan Hao didn't expect him to reveal his identity so bluntly, and asked, "When did you start to doubt my identity?"

"It probably started when King Jing'an discovered the unnamed iron mine in Guiya Valley."

"I really didn't underestimate you!" Yuan Hao sneered, "But what if you know now? Beidi's 15 troops are just outside the city. Do you think Liangzhou Guard alone can stop our army from advancing?"

He looked at Qishan, where the flames of war were spreading, and his smile gradually became presumptuous: "Fu Mingjue, I'm not the leader of the Tatars back then. No matter how powerful the Xuanyu Guard is, I can't defeat an army of 15. I'm sure I'll win this chess game!"

"Really?" Fu Mingjue approached him with his sword, "Then you might as well take a good look at who is under your feet at this moment."

When Yuan Hao heard this, he subconsciously looked down, and when he touched the silver light, he was startled.

A cold arrow flew from bottom to top, sticking to his forehead and flying into the column behind him.

The youth's handsome face was cold, and the hatred flickering in his eyes seemed to tear Yuan Hao apart, and behind him were hundreds of soldiers.

"Ji Shuyu?" Yuan Hao was very surprised, suddenly thought of something, and sneered, "Are you here for Aya?"

Speaking of Cai Fuya, Ji Shuyu suddenly tightened his fists: "Not only for Aya, but also to kill you!"

Hearing this, Yuan Hao laughed loudly: "You still want to kill me? It's just a dream!"

After finishing speaking, he took out the Ming Dy, and the crisp sound exploded in the night sky. The assassins lurking around the palace moved after hearing the sound.

Seeing this, Yuan Hao took advantage of the chaos and fled. Fu Mingjue followed and did not stop until Chengming Palace.

The Chengming Hall was very quiet, the hanging curtains were as thin as dust and smoke, making everything illusory and ethereal.

Fu Mingjue opened the soft tent, and frowned uncomfortably when he smelled the smell of medicine in the air.At this time, a hidden arrow suddenly flew from the side, and he reacted quickly, cutting it off immediately with a swing of the sword, but at this moment, there was a painful whimper from inside.

The moment he approached, the closed temple door opened instantly, and countless silver needles rained down.

Fu Mingjue was forced to retreat outside the hall, leaning on his sword to support his body, his face turned pale.

Yuan Hao came out of the hall slowly, with contemptuous eyes: "I admit that you do have a bit of courage, if you and I have different positions, I would be reluctant to kill you, but unfortunately the victory is already decided, this world is destined to belong to me!"

Fu Mingjue looked up at him, with a cold smile on his lips: "It's too early to say that now."

"What do you mean—" the words came to an abrupt end, and he looked pained, and looked down, only to find a silver needle stuck on the back of his hand.

This needle is highly toxic.

Yuan Hao stepped back again and again, staring at Fu Mingjue in astonishment: "You, how could you."

Fu Mingjue slowly straightened up, watching him indifferently suffering from the pain of poisonous hair, the black blood dripping from the corner of his mouth stained this fake face, what he had spent his whole life obsessed with, after all, was still one step away .

Unwilling to fall down, Yuan Hao stretched out his hand with difficulty, trying to grab the corner of Fu Mingjue's clothes, but he didn't even have the strength to hold his ten fingers tightly.

The flickering candles were gradually mottled, and suddenly, he seemed to hear the sound of the horn from Beidi.-
After a fierce battle, the imperial palace finally calmed down, corpses were strewn all over the ground, and the smell of medicine remaining in the air was also washed away by the strong smell of blood.

The window in Chengming Hall opened at some point, and the cold wind blew in, making Fu Xiuyun shrink back.He lifted his heavy eyelids and wanted to ask someone to close the window, but someone was one step faster than him and closed the window.

With the light curtain swaying in front of him, he tried hard to see who was coming, but he only saw a hazy figure from the back.

He thought that person seemed to be Zi Lin.
However, Zilin was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple by him, how could this happen?Fu Xiuyun smiled bitterly, and closed his eyes again.

At this moment, he heard an extremely suppressed cough, he opened his eyes suddenly, his voice was hoarse and weak: "Zi Lin, is that you?"

The person behind the curtain paused for a long time, and replied: "The minister is here."

Hearing this familiar voice, Fu Xiuyun suddenly became excited, even his voice was trembling: "Zi Lin, are you finally willing to see me?"

Fu Mingjue turned his back to him and did not speak.

The long silence made Fu Xiuyun wonder, is the person in front of him a reality or a dream?But it doesn't make any difference to him if it's not a dream, because in the dream, Zi Lin is also so indifferent.

Fu Xiuyun moved his lips, and murmured to himself: "I always dream about many things in the past these days. At that time, my father took your hand and came to Kunning Palace and told me to treat you well in the future." Actually, I have always remembered this sentence, but too many things happened later, and I had no other choice."

He stared fixedly at the figure behind the curtain, his bloodshot eyes faintly flickering with water.

As long as he sits in that unattainable position, there will be many embarrassments. Whether it is people or things, there are always various reasons for him to make choices against his will.

It was not what he wanted, and he was forced to.
There was deep pain in Fu Xiuyun's eyes, and there seemed to be a trace of regret: "Zi Lin, why don't you want to see me? Are you still blaming me for making you—"

Before he finished speaking, Fu Mingjue interrupted him: "Your Majesty, Beidi has not yet retreated, and the battle is urgent, so I will leave first."

"Zi Lin." Fu Xiuyun stopped him.

"What orders does Your Majesty have?"

Fu Xiuyun shook his head, his scarlet eyes were filled with tears: "Zi Lin, can you call me Emperor Brother again?"

The emperor, who looked down on the world with contempt, begged Fu Mingjue almost morbidly at this moment to call him "Brother Emperor" again.He sits in the mountains and rivers, but guards a city alone. What he wants is the most ordinary friendship of ordinary people, but in the royal family, that sincere affection has become the most rare thing.

During the countless days and nights when Fu Mingjue was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple, he sometimes couldn't sleep.He was clearly standing in Zongzheng Temple that day, but he never took a step.

When the poem fell at his feet, there was a trace of regret in his heart...

Now I know that I was wrong at the time, and my mood is desolate.Red tears are dripping down secretly, eyes full of spring breeze and nothing wrong.

Recalling the past, Fu Xiuyun choked up and couldn't speak, and just repeated that sentence: "Zi Lin, I have no choice but to, can you call me Emperor Brother again..."

Fu Mingjue's hand holding the sword tightened slightly, his back was stiff, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice, "Brother Huang, it's time for you to see your father."

The jumping candle froze for an instant, and Fu Xiuyun suddenly laughed, blood and tears were blurred, the laughter was sad and mournful, and it became more and more sad in the cold spring night.

Hearing the hoarse laughter, Fu Mingjue walked out of Chengming Hall, and the laughter became weaker with every step he took. He didn't stop until Director Li's mournful cry came from behind him.

"Your Majesty! I'm dead—"

A loud singing ended, only a muffled sound was heard, and the last crying in Chengming Palace also stopped.

The sky was getting dark, so dark that Fu Mingjue couldn't see the path under his feet clearly. Holding on to the cold pillar, he stepped down the steps slowly, his face became paler and his steps became heavier and heavier.

When he was about to go down the last step, someone stopped him.

"Uncle Huang, did you kill Emperor Father?"

Fu Yunchen clenched his fists and looked at him, tears filled his eyes, he was about to cry, but he stubbornly refused to cry.

Fu Mingjue pulled his lips, brushed past him, and after walking a few steps, he stopped suddenly and said, "No."

Hearing these words, Fu Yunchen finally couldn't help crying.

Sui An was watching from the sidelines, his soul was almost frightened, he ran over and begged: "His Royal Highness, it's not peaceful outside, let's go back quickly!"

Fu Yunchen buried himself in his arms sadly, weeping uncontrollably: "Sui'an, that's great. Great, uncle is still uncle"

Sui An also had red eyes, and patted him on the back, but couldn't say a word of comfort.

　Tomorrow will be the finale, and the episode will continue.Because the end is coming, every time I write an article, I have to conceive for a long time. In addition, there are a lot of things this week, and I am so busy that I can't write with peace of mind until the weekend.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)