It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 720 Every word hurts

"Book of Jin·Biography of Liu Yao" records: In the fifth year of Guangchu, Yang Xianrong died and was buried in Xianping Mausoleum, with the posthumous title of Empress Xianwen.

Liu Yin was granted the title of Crown Prince and Prince of Yong'an.

Liu Xi was made the crown prince.

Liu Xi was granted the title of King of Changle.

Liu Chan was granted the title of King of Taiyuan.

Liu Yao spared no effort to build the Xianping Mausoleum for her, which was "impregnated with three springs below, and a hundred feet high above, with stones piled up to form a mountain and earth added to form a mound." The specifications even exceeded the regulations of his father, the founding emperor Liu Yuan.

Some ministers felt that Yang Xianrong's funeral was too grand, and they wrote letters to express their opinions.

After Liu Yao quietly listened to all their words in the court, he suddenly drew out the long sword he carried with him and stabbed the minister You Ziyuan in the front row in the heart, killing him on the spot.

From then on, no one dared to say a word.

Xianping Mausoleum is located in Baishui County, south of Chang'an. There is Yang Xianrong's favorite Wei River and the stories of Jiang Taigong in the Investiture of the Gods recorded in the scrolls. She often told Liu Yao stories in bed, about ghosts and gods. At first, they sounded like little bedtime stories to help her sleep, but when she thought about them now, she couldn't help but feel sad. She couldn't sleep every night and couldn't help herself.

Half a year later, Shi Le heard that Liu Yao was drunk every night and ignored state affairs. He led his army north to attack Weicheng, which was under Liu Yao's jurisdiction, and robbed countless cattle, sheep and food. When Liu Yao received the news, he was furious and rode out of the city directly, winning the victory with a completely desperate attitude.

Afterwards, he did not return to Chang'an, but temporarily settled in Fuping, and then moved to Luoxi, fighting all the way without stopping.

A year later, when Xianping Mausoleum was completed and Yang Xianrong's coffin was to be buried there, Liu Yao withdrew his troops and returned to Chang'an.

Crown Prince Liu Xi was ten years old and looked like a little adult. He stood at the city gate to welcome his return.

Behind him was the second prince Liu Xi, and Cui Xi was holding the third prince Liu Chan in her arms.

When Liu Yao saw the crown prince Liu Xi, his heart ached immediately. He picked up the wine bag and drank several gulps. This was his eldest son with Yang Xianrong, but the child looked very similar to Yang Xianrong, with the same soft face and a pair of big black and white eyes that seemed to be talking all the time. In comparison, the second son was more like him, with a strong body and even taller than his eldest brother.

When he saw his third son, he turned away in disgust. If it weren't for him, the woman he loved most wouldn't have died.

He took a few more sips of the liquor, and the spicy taste slid into his stomach, seeming to ease the heartache. This was the best way he found to cure his heartache, and only by drinking the strongest liquor could he forget many things.

Before, the closer he got to Chang'an, the more wine he drank. He was already about 70% drunk, but he wanted to continue drinking. However, the tall horse under his crotch seemed to be stimulated by something and suddenly raised its neck. Liu Yao didn't pay attention and fell off the horse.

This frightened everyone and they all rushed forward to help.

Liu Yao had already stood up on his own. He looked at his eldest son again before staggering into the imperial city.

He didn't dare to come back, absolutely didn't dare to come back, because this place was the same as before, but there was no longer the smiling face of that woman to welcome him.

Xu Henian stood outside the bedroom and looked at Liu Yao.

He had lost a lot of weight and his body was hunched over. His cheeks were sunken and his face was covered with stubble, so you couldn't tell what he looked like before. There was a cloud in his eyes, and he even tripped over the threshold when he entered the door. If Xu Henian hadn't intervened in time, he would have fallen again.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Liu Yao, his mouth full of alcohol, pushed Xu Henian.

Xu Henian was the same as he was a year ago, even his clothes and whisk were the same. If there was any change, it would be that there was no light in his eyes anymore, only compassion.

"We will return to Zhongnanshan after the girl is buried. This can be regarded as completing the task assigned by Master, from beginning to end."

"Xu Henian, why are you here? Did you figure out that something bad was going to happen to my third sister? Why didn't you stop it? Why didn't you tell me?" Liu Yao suddenly became furious and raised his fist to hit Xu Henian. But he lost his balance and almost fell out again.

"This is her fate." Xu Henian dodged and did not help him this time.

"What do you mean this is fate? Can't we defy fate and change it?" Liu Yao shouted. Behind him, the guards and general Guo Jin, as well as Yuan Jianshuo and Zhang Heng who had gone out to fight together, all followed him. They just stood outside the bedroom and didn't move forward.

Yuan Jianshuo and Zhang Heng's eyes were obviously red again, and their hands were shaking.

"Master once said that if a man is with a woman with the Phoenix destiny, he will get retaliated if his destiny is not good enough. But if the man has a noble destiny and is full of murderous intent, he will retaliate against the woman with the Phoenix destiny and end up in blood. Before, I advised the girl not to be with you. But she refused. She said that she could not let you down." Xu Henian said very calmly, but every word pierced Liu Yao's heart, leaving blood holes.

"Why hasn't anyone told me?" Liu Yao's eyes widened, full of bloodshot.

"Will you listen to us? Will you listen to the girl?" Xu Henian took a step forward. "You are the emperor, you have supreme power, and you only care about the world, but not the girl?"

"Why not? She is everything to me!" Liu Yao's figure was shaking. For a year, no one dared to mention Yang Xianrong in front of him. He spent all his days arranging troops and killing on the battlefield. At this moment, when he shouted this sentence, he felt dizzy and fell backwards to the ground.

At this time, Guo Jin and Yuan Jianshuo rushed in and tried to help him up. But Liu Yao refused to sit up, but just tilted his head back to prevent the tears from flowing into his mouth, because they were too bitter.

Xu Henian took another step forward and said to Liu Yao, "Now I tell you, you will not get this world, and you will die from a pierced heart."

"Xu Henian!" Guo Jin had already yelled, "How dare you!"

"Look, I told you the truth and revealed the secret, but you still don't believe it, right?" Xu Henian actually had a ghostly smile on his face, "This world will never belong to you, or anyone else. Fighting for fame and fortune is all in vain."

"Xu Henian!" Guo Jin roared again, clenching his fists.

Liu Yao sat on the ground and looked at Xu Henian, and suddenly laughed again. "Yes, I believe everything you said."

"That's good." Xu Henian nodded and turned to leave. He still had a lot of things to do. He wanted to send the girl Yang Xianrong off for the last time. This was his last earthly thing in the world. After that, he would return to Mount Zhongnan and would never come down the mountain again in this life.