Xia Shang was a little tired and fell asleep in the carriage.
I don't know how long it took, but Xia Shang suddenly came out of his trance.
While he was awake, he suddenly thought of a problem. He didn't even tell the coachman where he was going.
The driver in front didn't ask any questions and drove the carriage smoothly without any hesitation.
Xia Shang opened the curtain and found that he had entered the capital. Because it was getting late, he could not see clearly the surrounding environment, let alone where he was.
"Go to Yuelai Inn."
"oh."
The driver responded casually.
Xia Shang didn't think much and continued to rest with his eyes squinted.
After a while, Xia Shang refreshed himself again and felt that a lot of time had passed. Logically speaking, he should have arrived at the inn he wanted to go to.
But the carriage still had no intention of stopping.
Xia Shang felt something was wrong, so he opened the car curtain and looked outside.
This time Xia Shang had to pay more attention to his surroundings and carefully identify where he was in the capital.
But at a glance, I found that the carriage was driving in a wide and flat open space. In the haze of the night, I could not see the end of the open space, but there were many shadows of houses behind the carriage. And directly in front of the carriage,
But it’s a huge black shadow!
Xia Shang was shocked and suddenly thought of his position.
Isn't this in front of the palace?
"Stop! Stop!" Xia Shang shouted, "Where are you taking me?"
The coachman replied calmly: "Please be patient, sir, we will be there soon."
"Sir?" Xia Shang realized something was wrong. How could a little coachman call himself a master if he didn't know his identity at all?
Xia Shang knew that he had encountered an unexpected situation, but when he realized it, it was already too late.
He heard the sound of neat armor in front of him. It was a standard group of imperial guards, with several imperial guards mixed in, all of whom were fully armed.
At this time, the carriage stopped, and the plain-looking coachman opened the curtain, lowered his head and said to Xia Shang humbly: "Sir, I am just following orders."
After saying that, a court guard made an invitation gesture in front: "Please, sir or villain, come into the palace."
Xia Shang got out of the car, feeling a sense of ominousness welling up in his heart.
But it was obviously impossible to escape from the battle in front of him, so Xia Shang could only follow these people into the palace step by step.
If one had to say which place in the capital the Xia Shang were most afraid of, it was undoubtedly the imperial palace.
In the palace, Xia Shang experienced life and death many times, and each time he was lucky enough to escape because of his own fate.
Xia Shang never dreamed that he would be brought into the palace again so soon, and this time it would definitely not be much better.
On the way, Xia Shang asked the imperial guard many times who he was serving, but the other party kept silent. He just held the handle of the knife with one hand, ready to take action at any time.
It seems that this group of people had already planned and knew that Xia Shang was full of tricks, so they were on guard all the way.
Xia Shang frowned and could only take one step at a time.
But after walking for a while, Xia Shang gradually noticed that the environment around him seemed familiar.
It seems to be the palace where I first met the emperor.
Just like last time, the court guards led Xia Shang into the palace through the secret back door and handed Xia Shang over to two handsome palace maids.
The palace maid led Xia Shang to one side of the palace.
There, Xia Shang met an acquaintance.
She is actually the Queen.
Xia Shang breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the emperor did not see him!
"Queen..." Xia Shang's voice became more relaxed, and he stepped forward as he spoke, which seemed a bit formal.
But the queen's expression was cold, and she showed no emotion after seeing Xia Shang. Instead, she coughed slightly, took two steps back, and pointed upward with her slender fingers.
Following the direction pointed by the queen, Xia Shang saw an expressionless old man sitting on the bed with a slight stoop. Although his breath was not strong, his majesty from the inside out made people feel timid.
emperor!
The emperor found himself again!
With a thump, Xia Shang's heart dropped to the bottom.
Xin thought that something had gone wrong with him, and how could he be found by the emperor?
This time he is really dead!
Long before, the emperor had tried every means to kill himself, and when he escaped from the capital, he killed his most trusted old eunuch. Wouldn't the other party hate him even more?
I believe the emperor will not make any more mistakes this time.
"He is worthy of being Lu Xun's successor."
The old voice was a little weak, but his words were very clear, and the emperor seemed much more awake than before.
Xia Shang gritted his teeth; "See your Majesty."
Thinking that he was going to die anyway, he just cupped his hands instead of kneeling down.
The emperor didn't pay attention and continued: "You are really difficult to find and very difficult to find. You can actually kill the old eunuch who has been following me for half my life."
"It's a matter of life and death, and you have to do it as a last resort. If it's still like this today, I will fight to the death next time."
"Are you threatening me?"
Xia Shang did not answer, but every cell in his body was ready to fight. Even if he died, he would not surrender.
Looking at Xia Shang's movements, the emperor in front of him actually stood up from the bed, leaning on a dragon-headed crutch, and approached Xia Shang step by step.
This made Xia Shang feel strange. Didn't he know that the closer he got, the more dangerous he would be?
Xia Shang looked around. This huge palace was empty. Except for the queen and a few maids, it seemed that there was no one else there.
Even if there are experts outside the palace, it is quite easy to kill the emperor by yourself.
Is the emperor so careless? Or is it that entering the palace this time is different from what he expected?
At this moment, the emperor said: "Don't you want to know the reason why I want to kill you?"
At this time, the emperor was very close to Xia Shang. He put his withered hands on the queen's shoulders and stared at Xia Shang.
The queen frowned, as if she was not used to the emperor's behavior.
"This is exactly what I am confused about. I would like your Majesty to make it clear."
"The four-character comment 'descendants of China' appeared in my dream. Hua is before Xia, which means that after Hua dynasty, Xia dynasty will rise. Among all people named Xia in the world, you, Xia Shang, are the most unique. You
You are the only person I have met in my life who makes me feel uneasy. Maybe one day, my world will be replaced by you."
"I'm such a loser!" Xia Shang couldn't help but cursed something that no one could understand.
I had heard the Queen say something about the "descendants of China" before, and I guessed that the Emperor understood these four words to mean that the Xia Dynasty wanted to replace the Hua Dynasty. But now that he heard the emperor say it himself, Xia Shang felt a sense of urgency.
I was almost suffocating myself to death with my resentment.
This is such an injustice!
Not to mention whether these four words should be understood in this way, a dream alone can determine a person's life or death. This emperor is too stupid, right?
"Your Majesty, with just one dream and four words, you are going to kill me?"
"I used to think so, but after so long, some things began to make me doubt. Is there something wrong with my understanding? I heard that you are proficient in Qimen Dunjia and the eight-character fortune telling. I would like to hear your opinions on me.
How to explain the dream? If you can resolve the worries in my heart, I can let you go." (To be continued)