On the Xia family's side, there was endless fighting tonight. This news naturally spread throughout the entire divine capital in an instant. There were only two places that got the news first, the Xie family and the Wei family.
These two behemoths have too many eyes in Shendu, and there are very few things that happen in Shendu that they don't know about.
It's just that the reactions of both sides of the matter were completely different. As soon as the news was received by the Xie family, it reached the ears of the ancestor of the Xie family. However, the ancestor did not express anything about it, leaving the former
After the tribesmen who came to report the news left, they looked at the old man who had been sitting outside the Xie family's ancestral hall all year round.
The old man has a peculiar habit. As long as he stays here with Mr. Xie for a day, he will definitely sit on that chair. Although it is snowing heavily now, it is still the same. At this moment, his body is covered with snow. He can no longer see his face clearly. He just feels Mr. Xie's face.
The ancestor looked at him, and then he slowly opened his eyes, and his somewhat turbid gaze passed through the wind and snow and fell on the face of Xie's ancestor.
"Ningping's martial arts cultivation level is actually not low. Among the warriors in the court, he should be the strongest existence except His Majesty. Now that he has taken action, the monks hiding in the Xia clan are basically the same.
If we can no longer run away, the Xia family is finished."
The old man has lived for many years and naturally knows many secrets. He has a high opinion of this Daliang garrison.
The ancestor of the Xie family also smiled and said: "Without Ning Ping's betrayal back then, His Majesty would not have been able to control the situation so quickly even after entering the divine capital. On weekdays, everyone in the court was speculating whether the guardian envoy and His Majesty were inseparable.
, But looking at it now, at least when it comes to attacking the monks outside the country, the guardian envoy has no other ideas."
The old man said with emotion: "The inaction of the one in the north, the defection of Ningping, and the late national advisor. In fact, no matter which one of them is missing, His Majesty wants to secure the throne."
, it’s not easy.”
The ancestor of the Xie family also said: "The right time, place, and people are all on your Majesty's side, so things were simple back then. Now your Majesty's mountain is higher, but these guys don't understand, thinking that they only need to do something to make things better."
Your Majesty, this high mountain fell down, so what happened today happened."
The old man asked doubtfully: "But your Majesty's move is too overbearing. Are you really not afraid of the revenge of the monks outside?"
The ancestor of the Xie family shook his head and said: "After all these years, don't you understand? Those guys have never been a good person. If you take a step back, they will take three or five steps forward. When facing them, the best way is to take one step at a time."
Retreat, your Majesty did this before, but now he has taken a step forward. Although the risk is extremely high, if a person like your Majesty wants to do this, then he can do it, whether it is full of courtiers or anything else.
Well, there is no way to stop His Majesty."
The old man was silent, how could he not know that what the ancestor of the Xie family in front of him said was very reasonable.
"Just watch it, you will know what will happen after tonight."
The ancestor of the Xie family rubbed his gray hair and suddenly felt a little emotional. He had a premonition probably more than ten years ago that as long as His Majesty ascends the throne, the secular world and those otherworldly monks that have remained unchanged for many years will
I'm afraid there will be huge changes.
It's just that this kind of change sounds simple, but if it really changes, doesn't it take a lot of effort?
If you really have an idea, will you sacrifice countless lives for this change?
does it worth?
The ancestor of the Xie family really wanted to ask the Emperor of Daliang about this question. However, since the emperor took the throne, although they were both in the capital, they had never seen each other again.
However, to this day, the ancestors of the Xie family can still remember the scene when they first met the Emperor of Liang. At that time, the Emperor of Liang was just the prince of Emperor Lingzong. He followed the former prince into the mansion to pay homage to him, the head of the Xie family.
, and after that meeting, the ancestor of the Xie family had some emotions, saying that the former prince and the fourth prince should not have been born in the same era. If not, both of them would have been extremely outstanding in the history of the Liang Dynasty.
Two emperors, but now that they are in the same life, one of them will eventually have to make way for the other.
The first prince occupies the benefits of the patriarchal clan. As the eldest son, he has a natural advantage in this battle. The fourth prince has already lost.
But no one expected that after the first prince died of illness, no one thought that after the first prince died of illness, Emperor Lingzong would be so stupid that he did not choose the fourth prince who was obviously the most suitable to take over the throne, but chose to pass the throne to him.
To Taisun, the great changes that occurred in the Liang Dynasty for more than ten years also laid the foundation for this.
After more than ten years, when many people in Daliang mentioned the Lingzong Emperor again, they were afraid that they would complain behind their backs. It was not good to pass the throne to the present His Majesty early, so that he would not be as good as before.
The scene has changed drastically, and our Emperor no longer has the infamy.
Emperor Lingzong is so confused!
Thinking of this, the ancestor of the Xie family suddenly sighed with emotion and said with a smile: "I never thought about it before, but now I understand that Your Majesty the Lingzong, the world doesn't know about you."
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Wei's, brightly lit.
The Xia family is going to be destroyed tonight. After the news came, everyone in this house became nervous. Everyone was a little impatient, and everything changed. For giants like the Wei family and the Xie family, it was actually a small storm.
, but they were worried about something else.
Fortunately, news came soon, saying that the head of the Wei family asked everyone not to panic and be calm. The rumored Wei family members lowered their heads and did not appear to be concerned when facing so many important people in the Wei family.
How urgent.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Don't you want to make things clear?"
Others echoed: "The Xia family is going to be destroyed tonight, so what will happen after the Xia family? Will it be our Wei family?"
After hearing this, the person who spread the rumor raised his head and said softly: "The head of the family said, if someone asks you such a question, just reply to him, are you an idiot?"
When the man heard this, his face immediately turned red. Looking at the guy who made the rumor, he wanted to lose his temper, but when he thought that it was not someone else behind him, but the head of the family, he suppressed it and became
in silence.
The man looked around and suddenly asked: "The master also asked if Mr. Wei is here. If he is, I will go see the master."
Regarding the title of Wei Xu, in fact, not only people in Shendu like to call him Mr. Wei, but even the Wei family themselves seem to like to call him Mr. Wei.
But as soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, because no one knew where Wei Xu was at this moment.
Someone suddenly said: "I think Wei Xu is in the academy."
Wei Xu has always been a loner, and he is not particularly close to everyone in the Wei family. In addition, he is a monk who forgets his worries. It is not difficult to briefly avoid the gaze of the Wei family. Of course, this is mainly
It is the head of the Wei family who has always had great hopes for the absolute leader of this generation of the family, and does not let everyone pay too much attention to Mr. Wei on weekdays.
"The head of the family said that it would be great if Mr. Wei were in the academy."
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The dean, who saw off his two proud students one after another, slowly walked out of the small courtyard and walked a few steps in the wind and snow. He was thinking about whether to go and see his little disciple, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up and instead
Walking slowly along the lakeside, there is no one in the academy now, so naturally no one can see the ageless-looking dean of the academy swimming around the lake alone.
After walking hundreds of steps, the dean suddenly remembered many old things by the lake and sighed. What Wei Xu asked was actually something he had been thinking about these days. In the early years, when he was still young, he only looked good at recruiting disciples.
Therefore, although he actually has seventy-two disciples, there are not many who are truly suitable to be trained as the next dean.
At the very beginning, he felt that the person he could hand over his mantle to was actually no one else, but Zhou Gouqi, who was now hiding in the small county town of Weizhou. This guy came from a famous family, but he did not have any temperament that he didn't like.
He had a free and easy temperament, much like himself when he was young, so when he was teaching, he actually hid a lot of selfish motives and wanted to see if this guy could take on a big responsibility. It turned out that the guy was indeed good, which made him very satisfied.
, but who knew that this guy would cause such a big disaster later that even he, the dean of the academy, could hardly save him. In the end, it took a lot of effort to save that guy's life.
From then on, he left the divine capital and could no longer show his original name to others.
Naturally, we can no longer think about making him the next dean.
Every time he thinks about this matter, the dean feels sad. In the final analysis, it is him who has failed to do a good job and cannot even protect his own students.
After Zhou Gouqi, the second person that the dean is optimistic about is Liu Banbi, who has just returned to the capital of the gods.
It's a pity that this guy finally said that he would stop studying if he didn't want to study, and instead became a swordsman. Even though he is relieved of this matter now, the dean said that he didn't feel uncomfortable, but he was still lying.
After these two people, there were actually fewer and fewer people for the dean to choose. Over the years, at a glance, he found that the most suitable person was only Wei Xu.
This direct son of the Wei family has been with him for many years, and the dean has been teaching Wei Xu intentionally or unintentionally how to be a scholar and how to be a leader of scholars. Unfortunately, he comes from a wealthy family like the Wei family. Some things have been engraved on him since he was born.
In terms of blood, after all these years, the dean is quite satisfied with Wei Xu, but he always feels that there is always something missing in Wei Xu.
Originally, if it had not been for Xie Nandu's appearance, Wei Xu would have been missing something. People are not perfect, and they have some shortcomings. He does not have to be picky, but then Xie Nandu's appearance gave the dean a hard time.
Surprisingly, Xie Nandu came from the Xie family of Bailu, which was also a wealthy family not much smaller than the Xie family in the divine capital. He originally thought that this girl must be somewhat tainted with the things of the wealthy family, but after getting along with him, he suddenly discovered that,
This girl is exactly what the Confucian master said.
It is true that one can emerge from the mud without being stained, and wash away the clear ripples without being evil.
For such a disciple, as his closed disciple, the dean was actually extremely happy.
But then he was in a dilemma. If there was no Xie Nandu, maybe he could only choose Wei Xu, but with Xie Nandu, what would he do?
These two people, as senior brothers and sisters, may have to make a choice.
In fact, the biggest problem is not how he chooses, but that he is old.
Although the state of the dean is high, the dean can always make his appearance look old, but he is actually already old. The general in the north is about to die. He is not that fast, but he is not bad at all.
How much.
Time is running out and Xie Nandu has just started. If he insists on passing the position of dean to Xie Nandu, what will Wei Xu do?
The two of them were originally from the Wei family and the Xie family, and there was a dispute over the academy. The dean didn't want to think about how it would end.
"I'm getting old."
The dean murmured softly.
No matter how great a hero is, he will grow old. No one can be the enemy of time.
"When you get older, you should die more slowly."
For some reason, the academy, which was supposed to be deserted, suddenly heard a voice and a figure appeared behind the dean for no apparent reason.
The dean turned around and was a little surprised when he saw the person coming, but soon his expression remained normal and he said nothing.
The visitor smiled and said, "What are you thinking about?"
The dean did not hide anything, and said bluntly: "I was wondering when the last time His Majesty came to the academy, but no matter what, the last time His Majesty came here, his hair on the temples was not white yet."
The visitor is the Emperor of Liang who returned from Mobei.
He had traveled 30,000 miles across Mobei, and he had also walked the journey from the northern border to the divine capital, and finally returned to the divine capital without any danger.
Emperor Daliang had already put on a brand-new imperial robe. When he heard these words, he said calmly: "The president will grow old, and I will grow old too."
The dean sighed: "In the end, His Majesty is aging faster."
As the ruler of this dynasty, Emperor Liang was indeed not as relaxed as these people think today. Those piles of memorials can easily make a person become too old, not to mention that the world in his eyes has never been serious.
Peaceful and worry-free.
Emperor Liang smiled and said: "Everything in the world is troublesome. If I had known it was so troublesome, why would I have been an emperor? It would be much more comfortable to hunt and ride horses in the north."
The dean shook his head and said nothing more. Both of them knew that such a thing could not happen. Without that battle, the emperor would have died long ago. If you want to be an idle vassal king with peace of mind, there are many people who don't.
agree.
The dean said: "Your Majesty has little worries. It's just that those worries are boring because there is no one to talk to. At first, you could tell them to the monk. The black-clothed monk is gone, and the queen can listen to those bad things. But now
The Queen is gone, so your Majesty won’t regard me as the last friend you can confide in, will you?”
Emperor Liang said calmly: "If you don't want to listen, why should I tell you?"
They are all old acquaintances, and there is no way that one of these two people doesn't know the other.
The dean said calmly: "Your Majesty's troubles are too much for me. It is not easy to look at an academy. To listen to your Majesty's things, even twelve hours a day is simply not enough."
Already."
Emperor Liang didn't say anything. Of course he and the dean in front of him were friends, and they might always be friends, but he also knew that the dean would never become his confidant like the dead monk in black.
After a long silence, the dean suddenly said: "Since Your Majesty has returned to the capital of the gods, does that mean that the boy's life and death have been answered?"
Nowadays, countless people in the city of God are speculating whether Chen Chao will be executed by the emperor in the end. After all, family affection and guilt are simply incomparable for a world.
"What do you think?" Emperor Liang did not answer this question, but instead threw the question back to the dean.
The dean said: "If my idea counts, then I will speak."
This sentence is very interesting. The dean knew very well that no matter what he said, he could not change what Emperor Liang had already decided, so it made no difference whether he said it or not.
"As far as I know, your close disciple likes my nephew very much. If he really dies, won't she be sad?"
Emperor Liang was not in a hurry to give his answer, but there was a hint of joking in his voice when he spoke.
The dean said calmly: "When you are young, you may fall in love with a man, and you may not be able to stay with him for the rest of your life. If for some reason you fail to make it to the end, some people will forget such things after a while, but still
There are many people who will keep this feeling in their hearts, but for her, I don’t know what she will do. She may hate His Majesty for the rest of her life. One day, several flying swords may appear in front of His Majesty. She
Or she might accept the fact. After all, what His Majesty wants to do is the same as what she wants to do. I'm not sure whether the weight of that boy in her heart is as important as the things she wants to do."
Emperor Liang smiled and said nothing.
The dean said with emotion: "In fact, there is no way around the word "love", like your majesty. People all over the world are also guessing whether your majesty would have done better without that word "love".
These words vaguely mentioned the dead Queen of Daliang. Emperor Daliang's expression remained unchanged, but the lakeside became a little colder.
The whole world knows that Emperor Liang has no weaknesses in his life. Except for the queen, he doesn't even care too much about his heirs. He has never shown his preference for anyone, otherwise he would not have caused everyone in the court to be so confused now.
An uncertain situation.
"Will your Majesty gain anything from this trip to the north?"
The dean didn't care too much. If he was convicted because of one sentence, the Emperor Liang in front of him wouldn't be sitting on that chair.
Emperor Liang said calmly: "I saw a very beautiful flower."
This answer is obviously not what the dean wants to get, but since His Majesty the Emperor has said so, he can only follow his temper and not ask further questions. He knows very well the temper of His Majesty the Emperor in front of him. If he doesn't want to say it, then even if you ask
He won't say it a hundred times, and you can only listen to what he wants to say.
"After tonight, there will be no more Xia family."
Emperor Liang seemed to be regretful and said: "If we had come back a few days earlier, they should have disappeared before the new year."
It seemed that Emperor Liang was a little dissatisfied with allowing the Xia family to spend the New Year peacefully.
The dean said: "Even if you are a ghost, you still have to celebrate the New Year."
Before the Emperor of Liang Dynasty could speak, the dean then asked: "The Xia family are all ghosts, but not all the ghosts in the Liang Dynasty are in the Xia family. What is Your Majesty planning to do like this?"
Emperor Liang was still vague, "I just feel that there are some ghosts under my nose who are not satisfied. Now that I have taken care of the biggest one, those who will come after me can be more at ease."
The dean was a little worried, "There are things going on in the north and the south. Your Majesty is afraid that you will be too tired."
Emperor Liang still disagreed, "Is there anyone in this position who is not tired?"
The dean stopped talking. He talked too much and became a little annoying. At this moment, it was just right.
Emperor Liang glanced at the dean, and then said the last words of this conversation, "The students you taught are quite good."
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Liu Banbi followed the movement from Xia's side and left. Chen Chao and Xie Nandu looked at each other and said nothing.
Xie Nandu walked a few steps, came to Chen Chao, and said, "I'll wait for you in front of the Yamen."
Then she left Zuowei Yamen.
Chen Chao explained a few words at the Yamen. Weng Quan expressed his anger at the opponent's attack on the Zuowei commander and wanted to track down the murderer. However, Chen Chao seemed very indifferent, "If I can find evidence for you, then I won't
He came alone."
Weng Quan frowned and said, "Just let them attack and kill the imperial officials in the capital of God?"
Chen Chao didn't speak, just thinking that his life seemed to be saved, but in fact there was still a sharp sword hanging over his head. It was hard to say when it would fall.
After a few brief explanations at the end, Chen Chao came to the yamen gate. Xie Nandu had already held up an oil-paper umbrella and had been waiting for a long time. When she saw Chen Chao, her first words surprised Chen Chao, "After tonight, Xie Nandu will not
will exist no more.”
Chen Chao was startled at first, then realized later and said: "It turns out that the last thing your Majesty has to do is this."
Leaving Shendu caused chaos in Shendu. Many people thought that Emperor Liang might want to kill Chen Chao, but Chen Chao knew that his life and death did not need to be decided by such means.
In a flash of Emperor Liang's mind, what Emperor Liang really wanted to do turned out to be this all along.
Xie Nandu said: "Come back to the academy with me. It will be safer in the academy."
She has never been sloppy in her words. If there is any place in Shendu where it is possible to save the Chen Dynasty, I am afraid it is only the academy.
The academy has a dean, which is its confidence.
Chen Chao was a little pessimistic, "If you really want to die, it seems to be the same everywhere."
Xie Nandu didn't want to say more, but simply said: "Then die in front of me."
Chen Chao smiled bitterly. This girl was really different from ordinary women. She said such things so casually.
However, after thinking about it, Chen Chao still did not refuse. If he wanted to die, he would die in the academy. It was not something particularly unacceptable.
The two of them were walking on the long street under an umbrella, slowly approaching towards Nanhu. Chen Chao suddenly asked a question, which made Xie Nandu frown slightly.
What he asked was if he had known that he was in so much trouble, would he have chosen to give a large amount of money to cut off the relationship between the two of them.
Xie Nandu didn't look at Chen Chao, but just said: "Do you think I like you because you saved me?"
Chen Chao asked doubtfully: "Isn't it?"
In his opinion, even if it is not because he saved the other party, it should still be the starting point of the story. The mountain temple on a snowy night is such an interesting beginning. No matter how you look at it, this kind of beginning of the story seems perfect.
Xie Nandu knew what Chen Chao was thinking. After a long silence, she said: "If there is a beginning, it is the sweet potato."
Chen Chao was stunned. He knew that the girl in front of him liked to eat sweet potatoes, but he never thought that the sweet potatoes were so important in the girl's heart.
He was patiently waiting for the explanation from the girl in front of him. Unfortunately, until the end, Xie Nandu did not go into details. He just shook his head and said: "What do I think? There is no point in telling you."
Chen Chao said oh, he couldn't say he was sorry for this answer.
There were some things that he could figure out for himself, but there were many things about the girl in front of him that he couldn't seem to figure out even if he tried to think about them. This made Chen Chao very distressed for a time.
The girl in front of me is really too smart.
She is smart beyond her age.
The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at the gate of the academy. They both looked up and glanced at the word academy in front of the gate, and then continued to walk forward. However, after a few steps, the girl regretted bringing Chen Chao to the academy.
.
Because at this moment, a tall man stood in front of the two of them.
Many people have never seen the appearance of Emperor Liang, but few people would not recognize the emperor's robe.
Chen Chao subconsciously put his hand on the handle of the knife.
Xie Nandu saluted slowly.
It is a blessing.
Emperor Liang looked at the two bracelets deliberately exposed on Xie Nandu's wrists. He knew what this talented woman of the Xie family was thinking, but he did not tell the truth. He just said with some approval: "She is indeed a woman that even my queen likes."
Xie Nandu said softly: "Your Majesty is so complimentary."
Emperor Liang said: "Step back."
These words seemed to only have three words, but in fact they were the decree of an emperor. Xie Nandu was resisting the decree by not leaving, but she did not move.
Emperor Liang said calmly: "I heard from your teacher that you have great ambitions, don't you want to see that day?"
Xie Nandu remained silent.
She naturally has her own persistence.
Emperor Liang waved his hand and said: "I will not kill anyone tonight."
After hearing this answer, Xie Nandu bowed again, then held an umbrella and left. This time he didn't even look at Chen Chao.
If a person like Emperor Liang said he would not kill people tonight, then he would not kill people. She was not worried at all.
Chen Chao still did not put down his hand from the handle of the knife. Facing his uncle, even if it was not the first time he met, he still had a great sense of crisis.
He has no relatives in the Tian family, and he has no feelings for his own son, let alone his nephew.
Emperor Daliang looked at Chen Chao. This was the second meeting between the two. The first time was on the day when the queen passed away. At that time, Emperor Daliang didn't know what he had in mind, but he never took action to kill the young man.
"It's good to be vigilant, but it doesn't matter whether your hand is holding one knife or a hundred knives."
The conversation between Emperor Liang and him began, and this time it seemed that he was the first to speak.
Chen Chao listened to this and said: "Your Majesty's words make sense, but if an ant is very scared, even if the result will not change, there will be a big difference between holding the knife and not holding the knife."
Emperor Liang nodded and said: "On this point, you are more like your father than your elder brother."
Chen Chao remained silent.
"He and I are very good brothers. If he had been alive, I would have been an idle vassal king in the north, enjoying hunting and riding horses." Emperor Daliang had some nostalgia in his eyes. He looked at Chen Chao as if
After seeing the older brother, the relationship between the two was not shallow. Even though he wanted to compete with him for the throne, he never thought of killing the other person.
"It has been rumored that I was the one responsible for the death of the Emperor's brother. I can tell you that it was not the case." Emperor Liang spoke lightly, his voice still calm.
Chen Chao said: "I have thought about it these days and feel that Your Majesty is not such a person."
How could a human king who could travel thirty thousand miles across the desert alone have done these things?
Emperor Liang asked: "Song Yingxu wants to take you away, why don't you follow him?"
Chen Chao replied: "I told Your Majesty before that I have no idea about Your Majesty's world and I don't want to sit in Your Majesty's seat."
Chen Chao had already told Emperor Daliang about this matter during the first meeting, and now he repeated it again.
Emperor Daliang said calmly: "Let's not say whether you want to sit in my seat for the time being. Since you have already figured out that you may die in God, why do you still stay here, with your life in the hands of others, so you don't feel panic?"
Chen Chao said: "Of course I'm flustered, but I don't want to choose the other way."
Emperor Liang asked: "Why?"
"The girl I like wants to regain thirty thousand miles of Mobei. If I choose to stand on the opposite side of her for my own life, she will be very sad." Chen Chao thought for a while and gave such an answer.
Emperor Liang said: "A word of love."
"Isn't Your Majesty also very affectionate towards the Queen?"
Chen Chao's voice was somewhat nostalgic.
Emperor Liang said: "So we, the Chen family, are all infatuated men?"
There was no emotion in this sentence, and no one knew what Emperor Liang was thinking at this moment.
Perhaps as a scholar surnamed Chen said, there is only infatuation in the world, and it cannot be laughed at by others.
Chen Chao didn't say anything.
Emperor Liang looked at him and said: "Now there are ten thousand reasons for me to kill you."
Today's Liang Dynasty is prosperous and its national power is strong, but the Chen Dynasty is an extremely unstable existence. Killing him can eliminate countless troubles that may arise in the future at this moment.
Chen Chao said calmly: "But not tonight."
Emperor Liang shook his head, "Not tonight, then every night after tonight, you will have to worry about whether you will die."
Chen Chao held the handle of the knife and remained silent.
Emperor Daliang suddenly smiled, then came to Chen Chao, waved his sleeves, and with a sudden bang, Chen Chao flew out and hit a willow tree. The willow tree suddenly shook, and Chen Chao fell down.
In front of the willow tree, I couldn't stand up.
He held the handle of the knife in his hand, but could not unsheath it yet.
"There is no point in holding the knife. It is meaningful when you can draw the knife to kill."
“You’ve had a good physical workout.”
Emperor Daliang stood with his hands behind his hands and said calmly: "I have acted with no regrets in my life. I will never regret the things I have done. Regardless of whether you believe it or not, I will never think of killing you. As for when you want to kill me, I will not regret it."
You can come to me at any time, and I will always give you the chance to kill me, just between you and my uncle and nephew."
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Eight thousand words, a long lost chapter
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