king of the dead

On the evening of the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shang Ying led dozens of warriors from the Fengxin tribe to intercept Emperor Lingyun and his 43 guards and entourages in Qiying Lane in the capital, together with Taishi Wen and some soldiers in his mansion.

Then, troops were quickly deployed that night to guard the residences of the remaining 38 old ministers of Daling, and none of the family members of the ministers escaped.

Taishi Wen privately contacted the old emperor to escape, but was placed under house arrest by Shang Ying's heavy soldiers, waiting to be released.

The old emperor Dou Tinggui was brought back to Jiagui Palace again.

That night, Shang Ying's eyes were sinister and terrifying, like wild wolves hunting in the forest outside the Great Wall.

The long night was hard to bear, and finally it was dawn again. The double eaves and upturned corners of the palace garden were piled up with white snow. Looking out through that corner, the sky was extraordinarily blue, so deep and deep.

Shang Ying came to Jiagui Palace at noon, and stepped on the deep snow, steady and powerful.This kind of snow is a common occurrence outside the Great Wall, and in times of disaster, the snow will even cover the dome of the heavy felt tent.

"You did a good job this time, go and receive the reward." Shang Ying ordered.

Xiao Linzi smiled happily, and walked away obediently.

Shang Ying pushed open the gate of Jiagui Palace, and with a creak, the heavy snow was pushed out of a deep door mark.

He walked into the hall with his hands behind his back, as usual, Dou Tinggui was still standing by the window.

"Didn't sleep for half the night, isn't Emperor Ling a bit sleepy?"

Shang Ying closed the door and stepped forward.

Dou Tinggui smiled slightly, and said: "Aren't you also not sleepy? You have been planning and waiting for a long time, just for this moment?"

Shang Ying smiled frankly, "Emperor Ling has such an exquisite heart, since he has seen through it, why not reveal it?"

Dou Tinggui turned around and replied indifferently: "It's just a play, so what if I accompany you in acting."

"Emperor Ling is so transparent." Shang Ying paused, and said, "It makes me a little embarrassed, so the next thing..."

"But say", Dou Tinggui's face was flat, "it's okay".

So Shang Ying immediately put on a show, rubbed his fingers on the cuffs, and said slowly: "The four generations of Grand Master Wen Zhongliang have devoted themselves to you, Da Ling. Originally, at the age of seventy and eight, he should have returned to his hometown, but for you Ling, still made it to this step. There are dozens of wives and children in the family, but now they will be implicated and there will be no way out in the future. I don’t know if Emperor Ling can’t bear it? And Li Zi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Shilang of the Ministry of War Zhan, Zhang Hanlin, Liu Zizheng, etc., who are not loyal, even if they stood in Emperor Lingxiao's faction back then, but now they are all willing to lose their brains because of you. Such courtiers, Emperor Ling really has the heart to let them be destroyed Exterminate the clan, and be buried with you, Da Ling?"

Seeing that Dou Tinggui remained silent, Shang Ying stepped forward again, only two steps away from him.

He said: "I want Emperor Ling, please allow me one thing."

"What else can I promise you? If it's this life, then take it." Dou Tinggui raised his eyes and glanced at Shang Ying, then turned to the window, as if looking at something through the window paper.

Shang Ying took another step closer, put his lips next to his ear and said softly, "It's this body...that you have long since despised."

Shang Ying hugged Dou Tinggui's thin body from behind, half-forced him to walk to the bed step by step, let his hands rest on the vertical rail at the end of the bed, and put a little force on his legs, pushing him there in a dilemma.Shang Ying lowered her head, murmured in a low voice, "I will treat your old ministers of Da Ling kindly. They used to be loyal to Da Ling. I believe that in the future, they will also be loyal to me."