"Happiness in the world! People live their whole lives just for the word Xiaoyao! Well, your name is not bad! It's really good!" Duanmu Fenglei praised.
"You're too honored..."
"Little brother, I see that your appearance is extraordinary and your movements show extraordinary aura. You must be no ordinary person, right?"
"...Brother, you are wrong. I am just an ordinary person. I accidentally embarked on the road of cultivating immortals, and then started to practice hard. As for the momentum you mentioned...they are all fake...You are wrong..."
"Haha... maybe I saw it wrong."
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In a lonely and empty cell, two men who had never met each other began a long journey of chatting.
"You are a man of great wisdom." Duanmu Fenglei sighed: "Especially you have great experience in the management of officials... What a pity... If I could have met you earlier, I would not have been usurped, let alone
As for being under house arrest, that’s it.”
"Usurping the throne?" Ma Xiaoyao heard a word very sensitively: "You used to be..."
"To tell you the truth, I used to be the emperor." Duanmu Fenglei said: "Not long after I ascended the throne, I began to rectify the administration of officials. Maybe my method was wrong, which made the officials below complain... Later, my younger brother, together with
These officials kicked me off the throne... After that, I was under house arrest here... Calculating the time, it has been several years..."
"You are so good." Ma Xiaoyao pouted: "How can you let others usurp the throne? You are so... so stupid!"
"Yes." Duanmu Fenglei nodded: "I am indeed stupid! Or too soft-hearted. I always treat those who have different intentions with leniency. Over time, these people are no longer afraid of me. In addition, my brother is insidious.
Cunning, very good at winning over people's hearts... Sigh... Whenever I think about this, I feel so depressed that I want to die."
"I'm very curious." Ma Xiaoyao raised a question: "Since your brother dares to usurp the throne, it means that he doesn't care about family ties at all, and he doesn't take your eldest brother seriously... Logically speaking, he should kill you directly.
Ah, this way we can avoid future troubles forever."
"He wanted to kill me." Duanmu Fenglei let out a sigh of relief: "But... he had scruples. He was unwilling to bear the reputation of killing his brother, so he put me under house arrest in prison and let me fend for myself. This
This method is particularly painful for me... I can't see the sun every day, I can't see my wife and children, and there is no one to chat with me, and the food is very poor... Instead of living in such a useless way, it is better to kill me.
"
"It is better to die than to live." Ma Xiaoyao comforted: "As long as you live, there is hope of getting out of trouble... As an emperor, the first factor is to learn to be cruel."
Duanmu Fenglei nodded: "You are right. The reason why I failed was because I was too soft-hearted. If I had it to do over again, I would definitely not be soft-hearted again!"
"Maybe I can help you get out..." Ma Xiaoyao's eyes started to roll: "I can even help you restore your throne..."
"Stop kidding me." Duanmu Fenglei didn't believe it at all.
"Do you think I'm joking?" Ma Xiaoyao pouted: "Forget it, since you don't believe me, then I won't say anything, and you can just stay here cowardly for the rest of your life."
"You...you really have a way to save me?" Duanmu Fenglei's eyes showed hope: "You can even help me restore the throne?"
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Yes, although it is a bit difficult, there is still hope. The premise is that... you must cooperate with me well."
"Cooperate, I will definitely cooperate with you." Duanmu Fenglei nodded hurriedly.
"I have one more condition..."
"you say!"
"After you resume the throne, give me some orchid-leaf grass." This was the biggest reason why Ma Xiaoyao decided to help Duanmu Fenglei. If it weren't for the orchid-leaf grass, he would not bother to talk to Duanmu Fenglei.
"No problem!" Duanmu Fenglei agreed without hesitation: "As long as you help me restore the throne, I will not only give you blue leaf grass, but I will also make you a general! Command the three armies!"
"Forget it, General." Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand: "I'm not interested in being an official."
"Then I will give you gold, silver and jewelry..."
"Listen, the reason why I'm helping you is mainly for the blue-leaf grass. I'm not interested in other things."
"Okay! I promise to find the orchid leaf grass for you!"
"Let's discuss it carefully next. Restoring the throne is not a simple matter. First we have to find a way to leave here... By the way, you should have some die-hard loyalists, right?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
Duanmu Fenglei was stunned: "Dead loyal?"
"Yes, since you were the emperor, you must have cultivated many die-hard loyalists, right?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
"This..." Duanmu Fenglei looked a little embarrassed: "To be honest... I have not cultivated many die-hard fans..."
"Not many? Why not many?" Ma Xiaoyao asked: "There must be a group of people, right?"
"A group of people...only a few..."
"several?"
"Three or five..."
"..." Ma Xiaoyao was really speechless: "You... this emperor has really failed!"
Duanmu Fenglei nodded: "It was indeed a failure."
"It doesn't matter if you are a few die-hards...the key is...the identities of these die-hards..." Ma Xiaoyao said: "Do they have a lot of power? Tell it to the letter, don't hide it, and don't exaggerate, because
This is directly related to your restoration to the throne."
"Well, a few of them... their official positions are not too high... but they still have some real power..." Duanmu Fenglei said: "Two of them still hold military power in their hands."
"Is it okay for them to be loyal to you?"
"Absolutely no problem! I saved their lives, and they are very grateful to me."
"Your brother doesn't know about this, does he?"
"I don't know! I don't have much contact with these die-hard fans. My brother definitely doesn't know the relationship between us."
"Well, you finally did a smart thing."
"This is my last trump card."
"We need to do three things. As long as these three things are successful, it will be possible for you to restore the throne."
"What three things?"
"First, escape smoothly, second, contact those diehards to make sure they have not betrayed! Third, and the most important step, is to get rid of your brother! Only if your brother is dead can you take back
The throne!"
"Does this have to be done?" Duanmu Fenglei frowned.
Ma Xiaoyao curled his lips in disgust: "How long has it been now and you are still soft-hearted? What did you say just now? You said that if you could do it over again, you would never be soft-hearted again! Why did you change what you just said?
?”
"Okay! I listen to you! Just get rid of him!" Duanmu Fenglei gritted his teeth and said, it's not that he doesn't care about family ties, it's that his brother went too far.
"Well, then let's discuss how to escape from here."
In the following time, the two began to plot how to escape.
After discussing for a long time, the two of them came up with a more successful method, which was to pretend to be dead!
Yes, just pretending to be dead!
As long as they are "dead", the jailers will definitely get them out, and then there will be a chance to escape.
In order to make things more realistic and not arouse the jailer's suspicion, the two began to pretend to be sick and became weaker day by day. Just as Ma Xiaoyao guessed, the jailer didn't care at all, let alone find a doctor to treat the two. Maybe
Duanmu Fenglei's biological brother must have already told him to let Duanmu Fenglei fend for himself. As for Ma Xiaoyao... it is even more insignificant. If he dies, he will die. It's not a big deal.
Until now, Ma Xiaoyao has not figured out the reason why he was arrested.
After pretending to be sick for a few days, Ma Xiaoyao and Duanmu Fenglei "died" naturally. The two lay on the ground, holding their breath and motionless. The acting was very realistic, at least the jailer could not see the flaws.
Just as Ma Xiaoyao guessed, several jailers found the two of them dead and took them out of the prison directly. However, what happened next deviated from Ma Xiaoyao's prediction.
Ma Xiaoyao was thrown directly into a mass grave, while Duanmu Fenglei was sent to the palace. Maybe Duanmu Fenglei's younger brother found out about his conscience, or maybe he was planning to hide the glory of Duanmu Fenglei in order to show it to the world.
, this completely disrupted Ma Xiaoyao and Duanmu Fenglei's plans.
After the jailer left, Ma Xiaoyao quietly stood up and left the mass grave. He said secretly in his heart: Duanmu Fenglei, the plan has changed, and the next step is up to you!
A few days later, news came out from the palace that shocked the world! Duanmu Fenglei had been restored to power, and as for his younger brother... he died of illness.
After hearing the news, Ma Xiaoyao was stunned for a long time. Duanmu Fenglei actually succeeded? How did he do it? Well, since he succeeded, there is no need for me to hide anymore and go directly to him.
I want orchids.
After making up his mind, Ma Xiaoyao went directly to the palace. After passing several checkpoints, he saw Duanmu Fenglei in the main hall. At this moment, Duanmu Fenglei had changed his appearance. He was wearing a crown and a dragon robe, sitting on a dragon chair.
He looked calm and mighty, and could no longer see the decadence and embarrassment in prison.
"Haha..." As soon as he saw Ma Xiaoyao, Duanmu Fenglei burst out laughing: "Why did you come here? I'm impatient to wait!"
"Brother...oh, no, I should call you the emperor now." Ma Xiaoyao changed the title in a very measured way. His identity was different, and his tone and title also changed accordingly: "I can take the liberty to ask...
How did you do it?"
"It's all luck." Duanmu Fenglei sighed: "I was sent to the palace and put in the coffin. Then my brother came over and I stabbed him to death when he wasn't paying attention.
...I was restored to the throne with the support of some ministers." At this point, Duanmu Fenglei added: "My brother has no heirs. If he dies, the throne can only belong to me."
"You are really lucky." Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "If you fail in the assassination, then your result..."
"Looking back now, I am a little scared." Duanmu Fenglei sighed: "My brother was drunk at the time and his reaction was not very sensitive. Moreover, he actually came up to me and talked to me, which gave me the opportunity to assassinate him.
"Luck is really important. No matter how high your cultivation level is, you may be a coward who will die in the end. On the one hand, it is due to negligence, and on the other hand, it is also bad luck.
"Your Majesty, since you have successfully reset, then...can you give me the orchid leaf grass?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
"No rush yet." Duanmu Fenglei waved his hand.
"How can we not be anxious?" Ma Xiaoyao frowned. What does Duanmu Fenglei mean? Isn't he going to regret it?
"I've already had someone check it." Duanmu Fenglei said, "The orchid grass in the Royal Pharmacy has been used up..."
"What? Used up?" Ma Xiaoyao became anxious upon hearing this.
"Don't get excited." Duanmu Fenglei waved his hand: "I have sent people out to search, and there should be news soon. Don't worry, since I promised you, I will definitely give it to you."
"That's good." Ma Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he can get the blue-leaf grass, it doesn't matter if he waits a few more days: "By the way, who caught me? Why did he catch me?" This matter has always been Ma's fault.
Xiaoyao's heart ailment must be clarified today by taking this opportunity.
"I have investigated." Duanmu Fenglei said: "A few days ago, a group of soldiers withdrew from the front line. When passing by a village, they found that your body was covered with blood. You didn't look like a good person, so I arrested you.
Well, in order to avoid accidents, I fed you Fenglingcao and sealed your Dantian."
"Is it that simple?"
Duanmu Fenglei nodded: "Yes, it's that simple! You can say that you have suffered an unreasonable disaster."
Ma Xiaoyao's expression became very exciting. Damn! How could he be so unlucky? But fortunately... the other party did not find out that he was an outsider. Otherwise, the trouble would definitely be even greater.
Arresting you just because you don’t look like a good person? This is really unreasonable!
"In this way, you can stay with me while I'm looking for the orchid-leaf grass." Duanmu Fenglei said with a smile, "I really need your help now!"
"My ability is limited, I'm afraid..." Ma Xiaoyao habitually wanted to refuse.
"You are too humble." Duanmu Fenglei waved his hand: "Although I have not been in contact with you for a long time, I can see that you are a rare talent! Since you are a talent, you must be reused!"
"I..." Ma Xiaoyao was about to speak, but was interrupted by Duanmu Fenglei.
"Please help me straighten out the officialdom." Duanmu Fenglei directly assigned Ma Xiaoyao a task: "I will give you the title of Imperial Envoy. Except for me, you have the power to review everyone else, and I will also give you Shangfang."
The sword! It has the right to cut first and then show off!"
"This is not okay..." Ma Xiaoyao definitely couldn't accept it.
"If you refuse, then it will be difficult to find the orchid-leaf grass." Duanmu Fenglei said lightly.
"Are you threatening me?" Ma Xiaoyao's face darkened.
"I'm just explaining the situation to you." Duanmu Fenglei said with a smile: "If you help me rectify the officialdom, I can free up my hands to do other things, including looking for orchids. If you don't help me rectify the officialdom, then I will
I can only take responsibility personally, and then I will be very busy and not in a good mood. In this case, I will not have the time or mood to look for orchids."
