This dynasty is really messed up

A carrier pigeon from the Sword Sect flew to his window, and the cooing sound drew him over.Shang Xie gently touched the pigeon's head and carefully removed the letter box from its leg.

"The time for the lord is approaching, hurry back to the Sword Sect."

After reading it, he sighed helplessly. The matter here has not been resolved yet, and another troublesome matter has come over there.

In the early morning, Young Master Shang was walking slowly on the street, waving his fan. From time to time, some girls would pass by him and secretly glance at him. He smiled back, making the faces of those girls even more red.

He had just heard a few youths with swords discussing about going to the martial arts conference in the teahouse he frequented just now. He had heard a little about the martial arts conference before, but he didn't take it seriously. Tricky things to do.But now, he was overjoyed, remembering that Shang Xie was still worried about the martial arts competition back then, with his current skill, it should not be difficult to win the martial arts leader, and it would definitely give him a solid position in the world A major change, besides, there are some things I don't want to involve him.He remembered that when he mentioned his name in the Wuyue Sword Sect, the so-called second senior brother had a look of disdain and said in an extremely disgusted tone that that kind of person is not here.This makes him annoyed, forced to smile, everyone is equal, if you can distinguish success or failure so clearly, what can you do in the future?I think you are nothing more than that, not even that kind of person.

"Shang Xie, can you participate in the martial arts conference in ten days' time?" As soon as he stepped into the house, Prince Shang asked Shang Xie who was sitting by the window and carefully wiping his sword.

Shang Xie was stunned for a moment, then continued to wipe the sword slowly: "It should not be going."

"Why?" Young Master Shang couldn't help being a little surprised by his reply, this was a golden opportunity for him.

"There is no reason, if you don't want to go, you just don't want to go. There are many people in the world who are far more talented than me, so it's better to give them this opportunity." He refused straight away, then picked up his sword and walked into the back room.

Young Master Shang propped his head on one hand, sitting under the moon was very boring, his slender fingers kept beating on the stone table, and then looked at the palm of his backhand, wondering when the calluses had been worn out again, and calculated when he would be free to clean the stone table. It was chosen, otherwise it would be bad if someone with a heart finds out that he knows martial arts.

A man gently opened the mahogany door, walked out from the back room, and asked straight to the point as soon as he sat in front of him: "What is your relationship with the man in the room?" The art of dreams (hypnosis) to detect other people's true inner thoughts.

"Huh? It's just ordinary friends, why do you ask?" Gongzi Shang was stunned for a moment.

Feng Yuan frowned and thought about it, and finally expressed his thoughts: "I don't think you are as simple as an ordinary friend in his heart, he has a very strange affection for you, just like a lover, But I think it’s because he’s unrequitedly in love with you.” There was some worry in his tone, “The fact that he didn’t go to the martial arts conference was mainly due to you, he was worried that you would be in danger, but he couldn’t catch up with you thousands of miles away. He is afraid that if he becomes the leader of the alliance or makes some achievements, how will he come to see you? You also know that the court and the rivers and lakes generally do not interfere with each other. He does not know that even friends Can you still do it? You are a very important role in his heart, and he may not even be able to explain how he feels about you, but it is clear to the bystanders, and the authorities are obsessed, this is what I see."

Young Master Shang's complexion turned black, and he remained silent.He originally wanted to find out why Shang Xie didn't participate in the martial arts conference so that he could prescribe the right medicine, but how could he expect such words to come out.His imperial brother is very masculine, he didn't mind, let him like his hobbies.But for him, he doesn't have the idea of ​​falling in love with men, he will find a male prostitute for a taste, but there is never love in it, he will always just enjoy it.Trouble, trouble.The way to make a person suffer the most is that the person he loves the most is the person he hates the most. He doesn't believe in evil, and he likes to be abused pervertedly, expressing his heart to the enemy.

After a while, he replied: "This king knows, you can go down." His tone was so indifferent that it seemed that the matter had nothing to do with him.

There are still five days before the martial arts competition, the son Shang asked Shang Xie to wait for him in the open space in the backyard of the post house.It was summer now, with hundreds of flowers blooming, the yard was full of purples and reds, and it was bright under the clear sky. The hot and humid air mixed with the scorching heat made people feel suffocated.Compared with the one a year ago, it didn't feel as desolate and chilling as it was then.

Young Master Shang stood under the shade of a tree, holding a sword in his hand. The cloth on the hilt of the sword had become dark yellow and old with the passage of time, and there were faintly golden and copper-colored carved dragon patterns. The owner of the sword seemed to cherish it very much. The sword, the white light flickering on the blade, is brand new, and the cold blade light reflected is a bit frightening.

Shang Xie went to the appointment on time, and when he saw the situation of Young Master Shang, he couldn't help being a little puzzled and amused, how could a man who was playing with words and ink would use a knife and a gun every day.When he saw Young Master Shang's stern face, which was completely different from the usual smiling face, he was not used to it.So he stepped forward, and just when he was about to ask him why he called him over and he had to bring a sword, Young Master Shang rushed towards him with a sword in his hand, his movements were very skillful, clearly not like a person who doesn't know martial arts.This sudden attack made Shang Xie overwhelmed, so he had to draw out his sword, and took several steps back to block his attack.

"Young Master Shang, what are you doing!" He yelled at him in the gap he held with his sword.

Young Master Shang remained silent, his eyes were full of cruelty, when he saw that this move could not hit him, he quickly turned around and attacked from another direction.

Shang Xie had no choice but to deal with him hastily, he attacked a move and he defended it, but after a few rounds, Shang Xie gradually discovered something was wrong, the swordsmanship that Young Master Shang used was not as simple as he thought, it was just It's a small skill, but it's very inscrutable, vicious and vicious, which can lead to death, very similar to that person's.Suddenly, at the moment when he was distracted, Young Master Shang seized the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and put his sword in front of his throat, just like what he did a year ago.

Shang Xie looked at him with complicated eyes. At this moment, Young Master Shang's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he was already thinking about life and death, unable to fight back.No one's swordsmanship is exactly the same, even if they use the same sword manual, they all have their own advantages and disadvantages, but the person in front of him makes the swordsmanship and movements clearly tell him a message - Gongzi Shang is a Yin Shang.He keeps sharpening himself, just to win the Yin Shang one day, maybe this idea will never be possible, he can't do it at all!

Young Master Shang sneered, and with the other hand, he took out a diaper from his bosom and shook it towards him. The almost transparent mask was illuminated by the sun, and the face of the middle-aged man who had experienced vicissitudes of life could be vaguely seen.

"I am Yin Shang, and Yin Shang is me. The reason why I disappeared for so long is because I lived by your side, and you never noticed it. Tell you the truth, even if you are a ghost, you will know the case you are handling. They were all done by me, be it the Sun Mansion or the Qian Mansion, which one of them deserved to die? I didn’t want to take your life so quickly, otherwise it would have taken my painstaking efforts to lie dormant for so long. I originally planned to Take your life when you become the lord, so that I can taste the taste of commanding the whole rivers and lakes, but you are rather stubborn, then don't blame me for being cruel, I have no choice but to take your identity in advance and come to the martial arts conference for you !" He threw away the human skin in his hand, "If you have anything to say, go to the Underworld!" He turned his sword back and stabbed him in the chest, again in the same position and the same person to hurt.

The moment his body was wounded, his head kept buzzing. He remembered the struggle a year ago, and he fell down in the same way. He saw Master's complex expression of remorse and sympathy, but at that time he It was a little caught off guard and unexpected, but at this time he added a feeling of love and hate.Hallucinations began to appear in front of his eyes. He saw the encounter in the Lu Mansion, and he saw him having a long talk with him under the crescent moon... The last scene was fixed on the stone bridge in Suzhou City, and he was standing side by side with him Standing, watching the brilliant fireworks in the sky, and he also mustered up the courage to hold his hand tightly and never let go. This is a dream, I have been dreaming of it all the time.

"This sword is called Xuanyuan Xiayu Sword. I will give it to you as a return to its original owner. May you use it to eradicate the innocence in the Central Plains and express my wish." These were the last words he heard. It's unreal.

The prime minister came back, and he came back one step ahead of the emperor, saying that he was going to sort out some memorials left by the emperor for the past few days.But he didn't go to the palace when he came back, but came to the prime minister's mansion.When he came back, Prince Shang expressed his excitement (?) and threatened to pay him a quick visit.

Young Master Shang was sitting in the hall, and the night was getting darker. He made an exception and patiently sat on the chair since the afternoon, waiting for him to come back. Looking at him, he was treated as a rare species, and there was no sullen expression on his face, but a rare gentleness.

The prime minister hurried back from the palace. As soon as he got off his horse, the butler who was waiting at the door immediately stepped forward to report that His Royal Highness Shang Wang had been waiting for a long time.He thought to himself, this guy goes to the Three Treasures Hall for everything, what does he want to do, could he be aware of something?

"Where did the prince come from so elegant to come to my small humble house?" The prime minister strode into the room and bowed slightly to him.

"Little humble house? It's so magnificent that even my palace is slightly inferior." He laughed and mocked, "But it's nothing important." He slowly picked up the cold tea, fingers kept Rubbing the rim of the cup, "This king heard that the prime minister came back, so he came here specially to pay his respects. It happened that there were some things he couldn't figure out, so he asked the prime minister to analyze it by the way."

"I would like to hear the details." He winked back and signaled other idlers to retreat, "I guess the prince wants to talk to me about what happened in the capital recently?" He said this After all the servants left, he stepped forward and closed the door with his own hands. During the process, he did not forget to add, "The wind in summer night is very hot, bring some ice later."

Young Master Shang smiled, and bent his eyebrows and eyes with a smile: "The Prime Minister is really smart, no wonder Brother Huang will use you so much. By the way, when I was investigating the case, I accidentally asked someone to take a look at the recent activities of these families. This king doesn't take the trouble, let's explain clearly to the prime minister one by one.

"Sun Shuqian is a big corrupt official. Where did he get his position? Zhao Shengyuan, Mr. Zhao is not a good person. There are countless unjust, false and wrongly judged by him. The reason why he and the Qian family can ensure that their status is not damaged is all because of the backing of a high-ranking adult; Liu Yuanwai sells salt and food, and Mr. Mo is from Yantieku. It is natural for the two of them to have an affair. They buy in at low prices and sell at high prices, and a lot of profits are given to that adult; Just relying on bribing the examiner, and splitting one-third of the currency business to that lord. All the connection points are on that lord, so the prime minister might as well guess who is sacred?" He chose these companies at the time At the beginning, I only focused on the superficial infidelity, and didn't realize that there was actually such a relationship.

The prime minister was calm and calm, and smiled slightly: "It's me, so what? The money I collected is almost handed over to the treasury, and the prince also knows that I and the emperor are as close as brothers, and mine is his. But what does this mean? Said that I would kill thousands of people just because of these things? You might as well think about it again, my lord."

Prince Shang lowered his head and smiled slightly, with the corners of his mouth curved into a nice arc: "Sun, Qian, and Mo's couple, Liu Yuanwai, his thirteen concubines and the eldest son, Zhao Shengyuan, and Ma Jiayin were all killed by me. I have no vengeance, but I deserve what I deserve. I can surrender myself, and I can even take the charge of killing thousands of people for the real culprit. After all, you must die if you want to die, don’t you understand? Who killed those innocent people in the house, please the prime minister give me a satisfactory answer."

The man walked up to him and looked down at him. The candlelight on the desk shone on the man's face, making him look dark and terrifying. Afterwards, I led a group of soldiers into the mansion, and killed anyone I saw. I would kill as many people as there were. I will learn how you did it, and finally put the heads together. In short, as many times as you do, I will do it as many times as possible."

Young Master Shang looked at him, but he didn't dare to look directly at the cold light in his eyes, so he turned his head away and muttered as if talking to himself: "Why, why did you do this, you are no longer what you used to be .” His hands were bloody and cruel.He could even imagine that during those nights, the mansion was brightly lit, and the screams of men and women resounded through the sky, but then stopped abruptly, and the people around were asleep, and mistakenly thought that the mansion was having fun.A thin thread fell, accompanied by the rolling of a human head, blood splashed from the neck, splashed on the ground and blossomed into flowers, splashed on the clothes, on the blade, and his handsome, stiff and expressionless face.

"You ask me why?" The man smiled, becoming more and more frightened and desperate, "Why... What is this why... Hey, it's love, a love that is willing to go through fire and water for him. But I still thank you very much for starting this , we are doing things for that person by coincidence. My original intention is almost the same as yours, to eradicate greedy people for him, and prevent him from leaving his infamy in the annals of history. In fact, it is useless to kill a person. If you want to come, come some Seriously, let those party members be intimidated. As for those innocent people, after all, they can't help themselves and let it go. Every year, more people die in famine disasters and wars. I can't be fraternal, so I can only bear it as an unjust case. Wouldn't it be okay to let these people make a little sacrifice?

"I have never done anything about embezzlement of money. For me and your brother, what I have is what he bestowed on me, and I will definitely give it back to him. From the day I helped him become emperor, I realized that the first The country left by the emperor is just an empty shell, and there are huge loopholes in the national treasury. Because of this, many princes are unwilling to take over this mess, and would rather make a difference in their own territory. Therefore, the emperor can sit on the dragon seat so smoothly. Now the national treasury is very tight, and the officials at the bottom have some unaccountable wealth, so this trick is taken to solve the financial problem.

"Although the criminals you released were the ones who took the blame for the officials and merchants in the extermination case, how could ordinary people know this? They would only feel terror, fear, and worry about these 'serious diseases'. The people came back to take their lives, causing the whole world to panic and helpless. I found those prisoners you released and brought them to justice. Shang Xie, the great disciple of Wuyue Sword Sect, also participated in this matter. He helped me lead you here step by step. He actually found those people in the past year, but I didn’t tell him the truth. He only knew These people are criminals, not here to take the blame for the real murderer."

Gong Zishang couldn't help but smiled wryly, did he believe it wrongly, did he not understand it deeply enough, it turned out that he was the one who didn't know anything about all this.When the man mentioned Shang Xie's name at the end, his heart twitched a little. It seemed that he still couldn't face him, couldn't face up to all the reasons.

The full moon hangs on the branches, and a cloud of mist hits to cover the bright moonlight, and the earth is shrouded in darkness at this moment.Waiting for the moon to "see the sun again" is already a different scene.

In the imperial palace late at night, the imperial guards patrolled the deep palace, and their orderly and powerful steps echoed on the city wall.The palace, illuminated by the bright moonlight, was as silent as stagnant water except for the guards who kept shuttling back and forth.

The imperial study room was pitch black, and no one had noticed that there was a person hiding by the window.The man was dressed in a yellow robe, with a look of melancholy on his face, under the cold moonlight, he was very depressed.

"You're here." The man walked from the window to the chair and sat down, and said to the person who had just opened the door with a half-smile.

The visitor walked steadily, and he walked gently to the man, with loving eyes, "He agreed."

The man nodded, "So, have you told him everything?"

"Well, I've said everything, I didn't mention that you are behind the scenes." He replied to the man's inner concerns.

"That's really hard for him." The man sighed, the white-haired man, relying on his similar appearance, could never let himself listen to the devil's words, and planned all this with his hands, in order to escape from this place. The cage, unfortunately, the price was too tragic, sacrificing his own siblings.He is the one with sinful hands.

"He is very willing. After all, he feels sorry for you, and he will give you back everything." He said in a very calm tone.

"Should I pay it back with my whole life?" The man looked at the moon outside the window, "I am sorry for him. I planned so many things just to make him agree to my selfish request, selfishly leave him alone, and go far away by myself. Stay away from this deep palace, and let him suffer for me." The man felt a tightness in his chest, he couldn't bear it, it was very painful.

The visitor was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth: "I have prepared everything. After he finishes handling the matter, we only need to change our identities and then we can leave. At that time, no one will stop us. Don't worry. Yes."