Dauchi Imperial Palace, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony
Emperor Wanchang Lin You sat proudly on the dragon throne. Apart from him, there was no one else in the huge Hall of Supreme Harmony. Even the most personal eunuch, the chief steward Xue Zongting, was sent out by him.
At this moment, he didn't want anyone else to be present
Shui Youhan walked up the high steps with an expressionless face. The Imperial Forest Army soldiers on both sides of the steps were surrounding him from a distance, but they no longer rushed up. They had already received orders not to surround but not to kill. Even so, everyone understood at this moment.
, Not to kill, not because I don’t want to kill, but because I can’t kill
Countless Imperial Guard soldiers seemed to not exist at all in Shui Youhan's eyes. He could not even move his eyes. He just walked up the steps step by step, approaching the Hall of Supreme Harmony step by step, approaching the heart of the empire and approaching Emperor Wanchang.
Lin You
At the top of the hall, there are no more soldiers from the Royal Forest Army. Everyone has retreated far away. This is His Majesty’s oral order. No one dares to disobey it.
Shui Youhan didn't seem to feel that there was any dignity here, nor did he feel that the legendary Jinluan Hall was any different from other places - such as toilets. He calmly crossed the white marble threshold and entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Emperor Wanchang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shui Youhan who was walking calmly from the gate. When he reached the foot of the jade steps, he suddenly said: "I am the king of the world. All officials and all people are my subjects.
Thunder, rain, dew, life and death, everything is determined by my heart, why do you insist on going against me regardless of everything?"
Shui Youhan looked at him calmly and said expressionlessly: "You broke your promise."
Wan Chang stared at Shui Youhan: "If I don't kill Yun Lan, I will be killed by Yun Lan one day."
Shui Youhan still looked at him calmly and said expressionlessly: "You broke your promise."
Wan Chang said angrily: "You didn't see what the Yun family did. I had no choice but to kill Yun Lan, but you happened to see it. If you are determined to go against me, why do you need to make any excuses?"
Shui Youhan finally did not repeat what he just said, but looked into his eyes: "Yun Lan did not break his promise, but you did."
Wan Chang laughed angrily, stood up and pointed at Shui Youhan's nose: "You actually said it so righteously. Do you dare to say that if Yun Lan rebels against me first, you will stand up and kill Yun Lan?"
"I would have advised him not to do this." Shui Youhan said calmly, as if everything was taken for granted.
However, Wan Chang sneered: "I am the emperor. In this world, I am the only one who can control the life and death of others. It is only natural that I control the life and death of others. The rest are all traitors."
Shui Youhan looked at him, seemed to think for a moment, and asked, "Don't you regret it?"
Wanchang laughed loudly: "Emperor, Emperor, since I am the Emperor, I have nothing to regret!"
Shui Youhan shook his head and sighed softly: "You won't survive today."
Wan Chang stared at him coldly and said in a cold tone: "I am right here. Today I will see how the famous sword god Shui Youhan kills the king. I will watch your sword pierce my body.
, I believe that those who kill kings will be punished by God!"
Shui Youhan shook his head again: "If I don't kill you, you won't survive today."
Wanchang was startled for a moment, then laughed, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, but Shui Youhan remained expressionless and just looked at Wanchang
Wanchang's laughter suddenly stopped and he said solemnly: "Besides you, who else in the world dares to attack me? Who else can attack me?"
Shui Youhan said: "You have been poisoned for a long time. This poison can be gradually formed after long-term poisoning. But once it is formed, there is no antidote. If you use less thought and calm down, you may get two or three more
You have been living for a long time, but you have spent all your energy on scheming with your ministers all day long... I didn't intend to kill you, I just came to persuade you to return from your lost way, but the situation you are in today is something that even Daluo Jinxian can't save.
...I may be able to save your breath and prolong your life for a while, but if you want to cure it, there is nothing I can do."
Wanchang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Do you think I will believe what you are saying right now?"
Shui Youhan said calmly: "Whether you believe it or not is up to you."
Wanchang said coldly: "Of course I don't believe it."
"You will inevitably vomit blood at noon every day, and there will be black phlegm in the blood," Shui Youhan said.
Wanchang's face changed
"Every day at the time of application, the Dazhui point on my back feels like a pinprick, as if it will break at any time," Shui Youhan said again.
Wanchang's expression changed again
"Every day is the most painful. Countless phantoms will appear in front of your eyes. Some make you extremely happy, some make you extremely scared, some make you feel sick, and some make you angry and crazy... In the end, you will
Crazy smashing things and beating people...and then realized that it was just a dream." Shui Youhan continued.
Wanchang suddenly said sternly: "With your martial arts skills, you can naturally sneak into the palace and observe me for a period of time. How can you be sure that you are not eavesdropping on these symptoms?"
Shui Youhan sighed: "At this time, you still don't want to believe that you are wrong, and still stick to one path to the end?" In fact, he knew Wanchang's temper. He was stoic, but also very stubborn.
There is a way out, and he definitely has no regrets at all. However, Shui Youhan remembered the time when the old emperor held his hand before his death and begged him to help Wanchang stabilize his throne. Looking at Wanchang's face at this time, he was already seriously ill.
And I really can't bear it. Although he has almost transcended the human realm, after all, he is only almost. The seven emotions and six desires still exist.
However, Wanchang's face suddenly relaxed, and he showed a look of reminiscing about the past. He took a long breath and said quietly: "These days, I often think of the time when you were by my father's side and recited "Zhuangzi" for him. You Nanhua School
…Are you really after Zhuangzi?”
Shui Youhan didn't say anything. Wanchang naturally knew that "Zhuangzi" is known as Nanhua Zhenzhen, and Nanhua School is Zhuangzi's direct sect.
Wanchang suddenly said: "Whether you want to kill me or I am at the end of my life... can you still recite "Zhuangzi" for me like you recited "Zhuangzi" for my father?"
Shui Youhan frowned slightly, but then sighed and said: "There is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty. Its name is Kun Kun. I don't know if it has turned into a bird after thousands of miles. Its name is Peng Peng's back. I don't know.
It is thousands of miles away; it flies in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky, it is a bird, and the sea transport will migrate to the south and south.
:'The Peng migrates to Nanming, the water hits three thousand miles, and the one that swings up ninety thousand miles, and the one that goes to breathe in six months is also the wild horse, the dust, the breathing of living things is also the blue sky,
Is his appearance evil? Is he far away and nowhere in the extreme evil? He looks down, and if it is, it is already there, and the accumulation of water is not thick, so the big boat cannot cover the cup of water on the col hall, and the mustard is
The boat; if you place the cup, it will be glued. The water is shallow, the boat is big, and the wind accumulation is not thick, so its big wings are unable to carry it, so it is ninety thousand miles away.
The one who passed away, and then the current general Tunan..."
Wanchang's eyes have gradually become confused. He looks at Qiu Yu outside the door and doesn't know what he is thinking.
Shui Youhan continued to read, but Wanchang suddenly took over his words and said: "Xu You said: 'The son governs the world. Now that the world has been governed, and I still take the place of the son, I will be famous? What is famous, is real.
Are you your guest and I will be your guest? The wren nests in the deep forest, but it is no more than a branch; the rats drink from the river, but it is full of rest. It is your fault. I have no use for the world! Although the cooks do not manage the cooks, the corpses will not pass over the bottles and wait for them.
It's so cold... I want to ask, are there really people like Xu You in the world? Are there really people like this in the world who give away the power of the world?... I don't believe it!"
Shui Youhan didn't say anything, but Wanchang stood up again: "A man's ambition is everywhere, and power is a thing. How can anyone treat it like this? With the power in the world, you can do whatever you want, kill and take away anyone's life, what a feeling it is.
, only those who have never held power will develop a sense of disregard. If one day, they are allowed to hold power, I will never believe that they can let it go!"
Shui Youhan suddenly looked directly at Wanchang and said, "If life and death are to be taken away from you, Lin You, am I capable of killing and taking away anyone's life?"
Wanchang was stunned for a moment and glanced at him sharply, but Shui Youhan just looked at him lightly without any intention of flinching. Wanchang snorted and said in a deep voice: "Even so."
Shui Youhan gave a rare smile: "I don't think this feels so good."
Wanchang stared at him, as if he wanted to see through his mind, but in the end he found nothing, so he had to look away and said: "Father has long said that you are a monster, and monsters cannot be judged by normal people's minds."
The water was still cold and he stopped talking
After a while, Wanchang suddenly asked in a low voice: "Am I really poisoned, instead of running out of gas as the doctors said?"
Shui Youhan shook his head: "You are less than fifty, but you are still diligent in your work on weekdays. You are not a desolate king. How can you say that you have run out of oil and the lamp has dried up?"
Wanchang's face darkened: "So, I am really poisoned?"
Shui Youhan was silent again
Wanchang stood up, walked a few steps, and suddenly said: "I know who it is."
The water is still cold and still silent
Wanchang ignored him and continued: "I...although I want to kill Yun Lan, but...Ji Han, the late emperor treated you well when he was here. If I must die today, can you do me a favor?"
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Shui Youhan looked at him deeply and said: "You want me to kill your second son, but I don't want to. When the late emperor passed away, I said that I will not intervene in the internal fighting of your royal family."
Wanchang smiled bitterly: "I know, I don't want you to kill that unfilial son... I thought, since that evil beast can even kill his father, I'm afraid that the imperial guards and imperial guards in the capital have been killed."
Is he almost bribed? I am still here now, so he may not dare to move lightly. If I am really going to die today, then he will definitely take the opportunity to stand on his own and ascend the throne. If he becomes the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, he will really be the trouble for our great Wei...
You Han, I will immediately write an edict in my handwriting to make Xi'er the emperor. Please send this edict to the Huguang Army. I will ensure that there is no mistake. Are you willing to agree?"
Shui Youhan sighed: "I promise you this..."
Wanchang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shui Youhan again: "Over there in Chongshan..."
Shui Youhan sighed again: "I'll go and explain it to you. It's just that you want to kill him today. Even if he doesn't pursue it, my disciple is a person with a strong temper. By then..."
Wanchang smiled slightly and said: "You meet Thirteenth Girl first, and so on..."