Sang Chiruo was wearing a monk's robe, sitting at the stone table of Huilong Pavilion, looking at the imperial city in the night.
In front of him, there was a pot of wine and a wine glass.
Sang Chiruo first looked at the sky, then poured himself a glass of wine, placed it on the table, and waited quietly.
I don’t know how much time passed, but suddenly there was a low explosion in the originally silent city of Chang’an.
The sky in the direction of the Imperial City was burned and discolored by flames, and smoke rose, gradually obscuring the view.
Sang Chiruo, who witnessed this scene with his own eyes, suddenly grinned and laughed.
While laughing, he picked up the wine on the table and looked at everything in the distance as if admiring a painting. Then he raised his neck and drank the wine in one gulp.
In this way, the explosion sound continued, and the wine in the pot gradually became less and less.
When there was still half of the drink left, Sang Chiruo was enjoying himself when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the courtyard.
Sang Chiruo stood up quickly and looked at the courtyard door alertly. A figure slowly enlarged in his eyes and walked towards Huilong Pavilion.
With the help of the wind lantern, Sang Chiruo slowly saw the man's face clearly. His eyes widened and he asked in disbelief: "Why are you here?!"
Kong You walked into the pavilion and sat on the stone bench. He ignored the astonished Sang Chiruo and said with a smile: "Why can't I come?"
Sang Chiruo: "How did you find this place?!"
Kong You: "Here? Are you referring to Jingzhu Temple, which the Tubo people have used as a secret stronghold over the years, or your hiding place in Chang'an?"
Hearing this, Sang Chiruo was horrified to find that the plain-looking Tang man opposite him seemed to have seen through everything.
After taking a few steps back, Sang Chiruo began to observe his surroundings, planning to find a way to escape.
Regarding this move, Kong You sneered and said, "I advise you to sit down honestly."
Sang Chiruo naturally refused to sit still and wait for death. He turned around suddenly and planned to run wildly.
A crossbow arrow shot through the air and pierced Sang Chiruo's right calf directly.
Letting out a scream, Sang Chiruo hugged his calf and fell to the ground, struggling endlessly.
Kong You glanced at Sang Chiruo and said calmly: "I told you, you'd better sit down."
Sang Chiruo looked at Kong You with a fierce look on his face.
The latter had a calm face, but what he said was chilling: "If you are not honest, I'm afraid it will be your head that is shot next time."
Sang Chiruo was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and finally limped into the stone pavilion holding his injured leg, sat down opposite Kong You, and asked in a deep voice: "What do you want?!"
Kong You did not answer Sang Chiruo's question, but said to himself: "The last time you and I met, it seems that it was at the Changsheng Temple outside Chang'an City. After a long separation, the appearance of the lecture has changed a lot. I
I almost didn’t recognize it at first.”
Sang Chiruo rolled his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "The emperor you serve is now seriously injured and lying in bed, and the rebels are attacking the imperial city again. The decline of the Tang Dynasty has appeared, and there will definitely be another great chaos in the future.
If you don’t give up, sir, why not come and join Tubo? As long as I return to the great discussion, I will treat you as a national teacher."
Kong You turned to look at Sang Chiruo, with a smile on his face, and asked: "You are also a smart man, don't you think that the assassination of the emperor, the rebels taking power, and the rebels plotting rebellion, all these things happened?
It seems...a little too smooth?"
Sang Chiruo was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully about everything that had happened recently, when suddenly his body trembled violently, and then he broke into a cold sweat.
Kong You tapped the stone table with his fingers and asked Sang Chiruo: "I have a question that I have always wanted to ask you."
Sang Chiruo looked over.
Kong You: "If you return to the position of great commentator, or even ascend the throne of Tubo Zanpu, what will you do next?"
Hearing this question, Sang Chiruo was stunned and subconsciously replied: "Of course it is to open up new territories and establish unparalleled achievements."
Kong You: "But you will die sooner or later. Have you ever considered what will happen to the Tubo Congress after your death?"
Sang Chiruo was silent for a moment and replied: "It will be done by the descendants."
Kong You shook his head and said with a smile: "After death, why bother about the floods? That's what you think... After all, your realm stops here and you are just an ordinary person. How can you talk about immortal achievements?
In your hands, the Tubo Kingdom will be prosperous for at most three generations, and then it will surely decline."
When Sang Chiruo heard this, he ignored the pain in the wound and asked: "What do you mean by saying this?!"
Kong You: "The so-called heroes, in the final analysis, are just aggressive and aggressive, smarter than others, and a little luckier... I thought you had something special about you, but it turned out to be nothing more than that. It's really disappointing.
.”
When Sang Chiruo saw that Kong You had finished speaking, he wanted to leave and quickly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Kong You stopped and said coldly: "Do you have any last words?"
Sang Chiruo gritted his teeth and asked bitterly: "Even if I die, I don't want to be a fool. Before you kill me, I just want to know where I lost?"
Kong You lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "It's still early tonight, and there is nothing to do. Let me tell you. When the group of Tubo assassins first entered Chang'an City, their plan was already discovered by the emperor. The emperor originally wanted to
Catch them all, I advised you after dissuading them. It is easy to catch the assassins, but finding out the mastermind behind them is the key."
"So, we used this group of assassins to set up a trap to create the illusion that the emperor had been assassinated, and announced to the public that the emperor was seriously injured and that he might not have much time to live. As expected, the group of young people hiding in the dark, after learning that
When the emperor was unable to manage the government, he immediately jumped out and tried to seize the opportunity."
"The next step will be much easier... Taiji Palace, Daming Palace, Beiyuan and other places have already laid heavy troops in ambush, just waiting for these thieves to fall into the trap tonight."
Hearing this, Sang Chiruo was so frightened that his whole body trembled.
In the eyes of this man named Kong You, the killing plot that he had painstakingly arranged with great care was as ridiculous as a child's play.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sang Chiruo calmed down and thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "There is something wrong!"
Kong You: "What's wrong?!"
Sang Chiruo: "From your first words, you revealed a secret. You have long known that Jingzhu Temple is the secret stronghold of the Tubo people, so you can come to the door tonight. Since you have known Jingzhu Temple for a long time,
The secret of the temple, then you should also know who came to Jingzhu Temple and what happened, including who was the mastermind behind the assassination of the Emperor of Tang. Why didn't you tell the emperor directly, instead pretending not to know, and
After a lot of trouble, you set up such a trap and deliberately led the rebels to attack the imperial city?!"
Kong You looked at Sang Chiruo, showing appreciation for the first time. He nodded and said: "Sang Chiruo, I underestimated your intelligence after all. You can deduce such a question from clues.
You are worthy of the title of hero."
Sang Chiruo stared at Kong You and swallowed hard: "I guess you deliberately concealed some facts from the Emperor of Tang... But what is the purpose of doing this? Is it to monopolize power, or to remove the emperor?
enemy?"
Kong You smiled slightly and said: "To Kong, power, fame, and status are like clouds of the past. As for why I behave like this, you will never understand."
Sang Chiruo: "At least tell me the reason so that I can understand."
Kong You: "Let's put it this way, the current sage is a wise king who has never been seen in the past. He has the ambition to open up the world and rebuild the world, but he only has one weakness."
Sang Chiruo: "Weakness? What is it?"
Kong You: "Benevolence."
Sang Chiruo was puzzled.
Kong You: "In peaceful and prosperous times, the word benevolence should be regarded as the sign of a wise ruler, and it is also a compliment; but in troubled times, especially when you plan to overthrow the old government and clean up the disease, 'benevolence' will become a monarch's greatest weakness.
, and may even lead to fatal consequences.”
Having said this, Kong You sighed: "There are some things that His Majesty will not do; there are some people that His Majesty cannot bear to touch. At times like this, someone has to give a push, so that all the efforts will not be wasted and everything will be ruined."
lose."
Sang Chiruo listened in confusion, completely confused.
When Kong You saw this, he didn't intend to say anything. He just waved his hand and left the small courtyard.
A moment later, outside Huilong Pavilion and in the forest of the temple, the sound of countless crossbow arrows piercing the air was heard. Along with a scream, a generation of Tubo heroes died.