The emperor said leisurely: "King Taiping should be grateful that the late emperor died too early and did not force the matter into a king-versus-king situation.
And your father started the layout of opening up the sea in advance. He trusted me too much and thought that this political trend would be victorious.
However, the Taiping King and the Four Jiangnan Families had been sending people to keep an eye on him because of the theft of military supplies.
Therefore, I discovered his plan to open the sea, and naturally also learned about his secret connection with me.
Coupled with the theft of military assets, we have to destroy your family!"
Xu Yin clenched his fists and sat down again.
"So, my enemy is not just the Taiping King? There are also four Jiangnan families?"
"The Four Jiangnan Families of today are no longer the Four Jiangnan Families of the past."
Xu Yin looked at the emperor and said, "Have you done the cleaning?"
"certainly!"
"But why do you want to cut off all the clues to the cases my father was involved in in the past?"
"Although Xu Hanjiang is my good friend, I am also the emperor! The emperor should have the world in mind, not personal feelings.
Help your father track down King Taiping, but so what?"
Xu Yin was also an emperor, and the things involved will become clear after a little thought.
"If we really track down King Taiping, he will definitely be defeated. With his resources, he is no match for you.
But it was enough to cause Jiangnan to be corrupted and Japanese pirates to run rampant.
The elite soldiers in the north must also defend Guancheng to prevent the powerful enemy from the north from invading and suppressing it southward.
However, the Southern Guards Station is rotten and unable to fight. By then, half of the country will be in the flames of war, and the tax-rich areas south of the Yangtze River will be out of control.
The imperial court had no money to maintain border defense and was bound to fall into danger of internal and external troubles.
Even if the rebellion is finally put down, the result will be the same as after the Anshi Rebellion was put down, the imperial court will no longer be able to govern the local area, and the separatism of the feudal towns will become more serious."
The emperor nodded and said: "This is the best outcome I imagined. At that time, there were constant droughts, floods, ice and snow disasters in the north in those years. If we lose the south of the Yangtze River, the situation will only be worse."
"So you deliberately cut off all the clues and destroyed the four Jiangnan families. On the one hand, you suppressed the Taiping King, and on the other hand, you also reassured him and prevented him from being destroyed?"
"good!"
The emperor looked at Xu Yin and said: "Three years after I ascended the throne, I accumulated enough strength to launch an army to defeat Beiting and capture the chieftain. It was because I did not want to use the power of the vassal king and only used the power of the border army and the imperial army.
To defeat the enemy, of course it takes longer to accumulate.
Even so, I don’t want to send troops to deal with King Taiping at the expense of Jiangnan until necessary, so even now, if you want to pursue this matter, I still have to show an attitude to King Taiping!”
Xu Yin said: "That's why when I choose to know all the truth, you threaten me and make the whole world wanted to hunt me down."
"That's right! Of course your life is not as important as the safety of the entire Jiangnan!"
Having said this, the emperor smiled softly and said: "However, I really want Prince Taiping to die. Not only does he want to die, but his prince also wants to die!
Only in this way can I split up those pirates, reopen the sea, establish a municipal shipping department, and maintain our coastal defense!"
Xu Yin laughed and said, "So the wanted wanted thing you mentioned is actually both a test and a transaction?"
"That's right! If your determination is not firm enough, then seeking revenge from King Taiping is suicide. Since you want to take revenge even if you are hunted by everyone in the world, I naturally believe in your determination. So this wanted order is actually a help to you.
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Xu Yin stood up and looked out the window and said, "I will see how much your Majesty's help really weighs."
The emperor also walked to the door, looked at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and said: "Now, those two peerless swordsmen should be dueling, and the result should be out."
"As a rebel, I am really not suitable to stay in the palace anymore."
Xu Yin raised his sword and walked away. The emperor said behind him: "I hope I won't hear about your tragic death on the street."
Xu Yin said: "Every swordsman is waiting for the time when they die, but before that time, he will not die at the hands of others."
Forbidden City, Hall of Supreme Harmony, top.
It was already the fourth watch, and the Southeast Prince and his accomplices had been executed on the spot. Ye Gucheng had a sword in his hand, but he could not stop the three thousand armored men and the many masters present.
He knew that he would die tonight, but he did not want his fame to become a stepping stone for others.
Even if he was going to die, he would only die at the hands of one person, and that person was Ximen Chuixue!
The two people have been standing on the top of the Forbidden City for a long time. They are like two twin brothers, both in temperament and sword intent, they are very similar.
Their swordsmanship is all about swordsmanship, leaving no room for their opponents or themselves. Therefore, although their swords have brought death to countless people, there must be a sword waiting to take their lives.
Ye Gucheng felt that he had waited for it, so his heart was extremely stable, his hands were extremely steady, and he seemed to have regained the confidence of the Lord of Baiyun City, a flying fairy from the sky.
Ximen Chuixue is also waiting for this moment. This is the final fate of a swordsman who is extremely skilled with the sword and is also sincere with the sword.
Their swords were finally unsheathed! Under the moonlight, they were equally brilliant!
Lu Xiaofeng felt uneasy, but he could no longer stop the duel.
The honest monk suddenly asked next to him: "Who has a better chance of winning? No, I want to ask, who of the two of them was more seriously injured by Xu Yin?"
Lu Xiaofeng said decisively: "Xu Yinjian has lingering feelings. The two of them were not seriously injured, and there will be no impact at all. What can determine their life or death is only their respective sword intentions. I am a little worried about Ximen Chuixue, because the sword immortal knew that he would die, but he had no intention of doing so.
No nostalgia, no worries."
Mu Daoren, who was listening to the two of them talking, sighed and said: "But the Sword God has human emotions. He is no longer a god, but a human being..."
At this moment, the two people on the top of the Forbidden City moved!
They rushed towards each other, their steps were not very fast, but each step combined with the long sword being held forward in their hands produced infinite and mysterious changes.
Among the many masters present, no one could see all the changes in the swordsmanship and footwork of the two men. Even if they only saw one or two changes, it would be enough to make each of them break out in a cold sweat.
Every change made by the two peerless swordsmen is extremely laborious. They act according to the opportunity and move smoothly without any stagnation. They have reached the state of doing whatever they want. This state is only half a step away from the swordless state.
When the two of them came ten steps closer, all changes disappeared, and all the actions used to confuse the other party before the battle were condensed into one thing and turned into an afterimage!
It was as if countless frames had been removed from the scene in an instant. Just now, the two of them were charging forward, but suddenly they were facing each other. They were so close that the outcome could be determined in the blink of an eye!
Although Ximen Chuixue's sword changes seem to be flexible, it is actually sluggish, at least not as ethereal and fluid as Ye Gucheng's sword.
Ye Gucheng's sword is like a gust of wind outside the white clouds.
Ximen Chuixue's sword seemed to be tied with an invisible thread.
His wife, his home, and his feelings are this invisible line.
When masters compete, what they compete for is this thin line of difference!
Ximen Chuixue's sword has been nailed to Ye Gucheng's heart, but Ye Gucheng's sword will definitely penetrate Ximen Chuixue's throat first!
Ximen Chuixue seemed to have seen himself fall under Ye Gucheng's sword, while he stood on the top of the Forbidden City holding the sword, as lonely as snow under the moonlight.
However!
But he saw the smile on Ye Gucheng's face, saw his sword inexplicably deflected by two inches, and saw the relief in his heart.