The scene suddenly turned around.
Jiang An was only halfway up when he was half-crouched when two knives were held across his neck.
He didn't dare to move, and raised his hands, "Master Hou, what does this mean?"
"What do you mean?" Marquis Xuanping stood up and walked to him, "Let me ask you, in the palace, did you deliberately let them kill King Qi?"
"What are you saying, Lord Marquis?" Jiang An said anxiously: "It's Shen Yu. King Qi was held hostage by Shen Yu after he entered the palace. I used the harem women and the emperor's grandson as threats, but Shen Yu couldn't get in. Don’t give any chance to negotiate terms.”
Marquis Xuanping narrowed his eyes, "What about my son Pei Chunli?"
Regardless of whether the knife was on his neck or not, Jiang An did not dare to tell the truth, "I have already told the Marquis that it was Xie Tingzhou! He shot and killed the young Marquis before he could get out of the city. By the time I arrived, he had already late."
As soon as he finished speaking, Marquis Xuanping struck Jiang An in the face with a scabbard, making stars appear in Jiang An's eyes.
Jiang An shook his head and said with tears in his eyes: "Master Hou and I advance and retreat together. How can Master Hou not believe me?"
"My son Anan has a good relationship with Shen Yu. He stole my token just to let Shen Yu leave. My son is the most kind-hearted. He couldn't even send her away in time, so why would he close the door and not let her go?"
"I..." Jiang An couldn't argue, "I told Lord Marquis that it was already too late when I arrived. This is also my guess."
Marquis Xuanping stood up, staggered to the door of the camp, turned his back to everyone and raised his hand, "Kill!"
Jiang An: "Hou——"
His body was still stiff and his head had fallen to the ground.
A soldier came forward and said, "Master Marquis, the remaining imperial troops have been controlled by us. All of them said that it was not Jiang An's hand, but the arrow was indeed shot from the crowd. Who did it?" No one pays attention to the hands.”
"It doesn't matter anymore." Xuan Pinghou waved his hand, "Then just kill them all."
"yes."
Marquis Xuanping stumbled into the tent, stroking the coffin in the tent with tears.
"Son, there is no one to serve you below. Dad will send Jiang An and the imperial army down to work as cattle and horses for you first. You will be the earth emperor below."
"You like Shen Yu, right? Do you want her to play with you? When dad catches Shen Yu, he will send her down to be buried with you."
"Don't ever feel lonely. If you feel lonely, come to Daddy's dream and Daddy will chat with you."
Marquis Xuanping cried and hugged the coffin and shouted: "Anan, my son, it was my father who was wrong, it was my father who was wrong!"
"Dad was wrong..."
The square in front of Xuanhui Hall has been cleaned, and the mountains of corpses that had been piled up before have been disposed of.
The corpses of the rebel Imperial Guards were transported to the outside of the city and burned in piles. The families of the Imperial Guards who guarded the Xuanhui Hall could come to claim their bodies and pensions. If no one claimed them, they would be properly buried.
The ground of the square was washed over and over with water, but there were still blood stains in the gaps.
The smell of mugwort in the air masks the smell of blood, and the palace maids are burning atractylodes and mugwort leaves to prevent disease.
Li Jifeng sat down next to Li Zhaonian, and the two sat side by side in front of the palace, watching the palace maids and eunuchs coming and going in the square.
"This man-eating cage turns everyone into monsters." Li Zhaonian said tiredly.
Li Jifeng smiled softly, "Don't you still remember your original intention?"
Li Zhaonian sighed, "How many people want to squeeze into this mass grave, and they don't want to leave until they are left with nothing but bones."
"But there are also people who desperately want to leave." Li Jifeng said: "We brothers couldn't get along before. I thought you were too rigid, you thought I was uneducated and incompetent, and no one looked down on the other. I didn't expect that in the end it would be We sit here."
Li Zhaonian looked blank and asked, "How many years have you been practicing martial arts?"
"Twelve years." Li Jifeng leaned back on the ground and said casually: "When my mother-in-law died, she told me to learn to protect myself. She said that smart people in this imperial city die easily, but what should I do? I’m just extremely smart.”
"Twelve years is really not easy." Li Zhaoqing said softly.
After being silent for a long time, Li Zhaonian suddenly spoke: "You have been hiding your power for so many years, not just to protect yourself. No one has seen through you. You are the one who hides it the deepest."
"Yes, why not? Xie Tingzhou and Shen Yu." Li Jifeng said.
Li Zhaonian said: "They are naturally different. They are born strong, and they are definitely not things in the pool."
Li Jifeng smiled and said, "Can you see clearly now?"
Li Zhaonian was extremely tired, "If you want this throne, just take it. I can write an imperial edict on the throne to keep my wife and children safe."
"What do I want to do with this throne?" Li Jifeng said: "This country is on the verge of collapse. Whoever wants to sit in that shabby position can sit in it, but I won't sit in it anyway."
"Then what do you want?" Li Zhaonian asked with a frown.
Li Jifeng stood up, looked down at him and said, "Li Zhaonian, you have to admit that you can't save the world, and neither can I, but there has to be someone in the world who can stand up and hold on to this mountain and river."
Li Zhaonian was stunned for a moment and looked up at Li Jifeng.
Li Jifeng looked into the distance, his eyes filled with light, "He Xie Tingzhou restrained his edge and pretended to be a prodigal son in order to fulfill his own loyalty to the emperor. What did he gain? Who would believe that he would not rebel? He handed over his military power. It's death, and it's death if we don't cooperate. But if he doesn't move forward, it will be a disaster for all people. Someone or an opportunity must push him forward."
Li Zhaonian looked at the square, "You mean..."
"That's right." Li Jifeng had already guessed what he wanted to say, "My father was worried that he would rebel, but I was eager for him to rebel. I originally wanted to kill Shen Yu in this turmoil."
"You!" Li Zhaonian stood up immediately.
Li Jifeng glanced at him, "Kill Shen Yu and Xie Tingzhou will rebel. Brother Xi, the reason why we can live in harmony now is because we have the same purpose. We don't want to sit in this position, but we all hope for peace in the world. "
"But if Xie Tingzhou turns around, the world will be in chaos." Li Zhaonian looked solemn, "The result is that the people will not be able to live in poverty."
"Isn't it true that the people are in dire straits now? More and more people are starving to death every year." Li Jifeng said contemptuously: "You don't understand the principle of building up after breaking down, right?"
"Which change of dynasties since ancient times was not a river of blood? Wasn't it a river of blood when the Zhou Dynasty overthrew the tyrannical previous dynasty? Wasn't it also called a rebellious minister and traitor? But the Zhou Dynasty brought peace to the people for nearly two hundred years. ." Li Jifeng said excitedly.
"But the giant trees will decay. In the past hundred years, one generation has been worse than the other. At this time, another giant tree is needed to hold up the mountains and rivers. The people have waited for a hundred years for this opportunity to thank Tingzhou." Li Jifeng said word by word:
"He can't retreat! He, Xie Tingzhou, must do the job for this traitor and traitor!"
Li Zhaonian took a step back hastily. He originally thought that his ideas were deviant enough, but at this moment he had to admit that Li Jifeng's ideas were even worse.
But Li Jifeng was right.
Only by breaking down and then standing up can there be new life.
"If you hand the throne to him, will he sit on it? He won't." Li Jifeng said with a smile: "But he has no way out now. He has no choice but to rebel."
