The General and His Enemy Your Highness

In the dead of night, black shadows flashed across the streets and alleys from time to time, reeking of blood.

The man turned into the alley, leaning his back against the cold wall, his pure black cuffs were wetted with blood, dripping to the ground, splashing splinters of blood, his face was pale but stern.

"He's here!" Someone shouted, and suddenly several bursts of wind came.

Qin Gui's face turned serious, he had no choice but to hold the ancient sword tightly, the battle of life and death was imminent.

At the end of the starry night, in front of the Xiping Prince's Mansion, a black-clothed figure supported the ground with a sword, staggered, staggered, and there was a trail of blood behind him, and the dripping blood stained the ground with a large dark red flower.

Qin Gui was so angry that he barely managed to get to the door, and knocked on the red lacquered door with his ancient sword. Immediately, his consciousness lost consciousness, and he collapsed with bloodstains all over his body.

An old man in common clothes walked out of the door. He first pressed Qin Gui's side neck to feel his pulse. When he felt a slight fluctuation, the coldness in his eyes calmed down a little. He immediately ordered: "Take Young Master Qin back and tell the prince."

The pursuer was still hiding in the dark, and the dark guard handed a machete to Butler Liu, who immediately raised the knife and went up, his movements were treacherous and changeable, and the moment the sound of breaking wind sounded, the blood was suddenly revealed.

The short screams stopped abruptly in an instant.

After a while, Steward Liu came out from the darkness around the corner, holding a knife in one hand, scarlet blood dripping down drop by drop, while pinching a blood-stained ankle in the other hand, he dragged the man in black who was struggling but unable to speak. .

Seemingly an ordinary clothed old man, within a few breaths, his arms and legs were severed, and his jaw was removed.

Inside the door, Mei Geng stood with his hands behind his back, and beside him stood Yu Yi and Feng Sunan, who looked extremely pale. Steward Liu didn't change his face, and threw the twisted and struggling man to the ground, and said in a faint voice, "I can only capture one alive. ran away."

"Enough." Mei Geng's deep and cold voice was like a icy lake in winter, quenching the extreme coldness, "Delay the interrogation."

"Yes." Steward Liu grabbed the man's ankle again and dragged him in, leaving a twisted bloodstain, the bloody smell lingering.

Yu Yi was silent for a moment, and said softly: "He has made a plan, we will definitely watch the news in the palace tonight, and take the opportunity to attack Qin Gui."

"I was careless." Mei Geng was expressionless. Qin Gui and the people from Fengyuelou investigated the secret meeting place of Luoyin believers for the past two days. Entered Lin Shuyu's game.

Mei Geng smiled coldly, wishing he could freeze the candlelight.

After living a new life, he was tricked by Lin Shuyu again.

-

The morning light breaks through the dark night, the sun rises in the east, His Royal Highness Huai Wang said that he was not yet sick, and the cloudy and blue court clothes of Xiping King stood in front of the officials. The news that the military power in the Northwest was in the hands of Huai Wang had already spread to the court and the public. The officials were shocked. Look at this young prince again His eyes became complicated.

In just five years, the young man who was ridiculed in the past has grown up to this day. He led his troops to flatten the west and forced him to become a vassal, which made the blood of the big Chu man excited. Now he handed over the military power in the northwest to Chu Ce without blinking an eye. Surrender your property and life.

His Highness Duke Huai, is it really worth it?

With him as an example, the vacillating and neutral courtiers also hesitated.

Seeing that His Majesty is old, Luo Wang's party and Huai Wang's party are facing each other tit-for-tat, Luo Wang with a prominent background naturally has the upper hand, but if the military power in the Northwest is in the hands of Huai Wang, it will be a different situation.

However, the courtiers soon had no time to think about other things, because King Xiping, who seldom spoke, blatantly slandered King Huai by participating in the performance of Luo King in the court hall, and completely exposed what happened in the palace last night.

This was a royal scandal, even Lu Baiyan and the others didn't know why the Emperor Chu launched an attack on Duke Huai last night, they didn't expect it to be so secretive.

Seeing Chu Luosha's pale face, Mei Geng smiled heartily, and said slowly, "Your Highness was injured last night and cannot get up today. I dare to ask His Majesty, whether His Highness Duke Huai is going to suffer this innocently?"

All the ministers were shocked, His Highness Duke Huai was injured?No wonder he disappeared this morning.

Chu Hengzhi was so angry, why not get up? !It was just smashed by the inkstone!

But he intentionally kept this matter a secret, because he didn't want outsiders to know about it. It was related to the face of the royal family, and his family ugliness should not be publicized. But now he was exposed by Mei Geng. Unless he proved Chu Ce's innocence, he would lose face lose!

Chu Hengzhi's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Duke Huai is my own son, so I will not allow him to be slandered for nothing. I ordered the death of that person last night."

"Your Majesty is wise." Mei Geng smiled icily, cold to the bone, and said with a smile: "The perjurer is dead, but he doesn't know who is behind the scenes. Why didn't His Majesty even investigate? Besides, His Highness Luowang To slander His Highness Duke Huai indiscriminately, for the sake of fairness, what is His Majesty's plan?"

All civil and military officials were silent, and many civil officials secretly cursed arrogance in their hearts.

Chu Hengzhi was forced to have no choice but to turn his head to look at Chu Luo. Chu Luo, who was kneeling on the ground, had cold sweat on his forehead, lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "My son has done something wrong. I didn't find out the truth. I was wronged." Fifth brother, please punish the emperor."

"That's all." Chu Hengzhi glanced coldly at the smiling King Xiping, his eyes seemed to be poisoned, "Go to your brother's door to make amends, and go back to the house for three days to reflect. Be careful in your words and deeds in the future, and don't act recklessly. .”

Mei Geng's smile dissipated in an instant, and he still acted like Chu Hengzhi would, but he was only confined for three days?

Not only King Xiping, but even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw His Majesty's intentions, which was to help King Luo.

"I obey." Chu Luo tilted his head and gave him a smug look. Chu Ce is just a bastard of unknown origin, and he is now the only prince.

King Xiping was silent for a moment, then raised his lips maliciously.

That's all, today's purpose is to force Chu Hengzhi to prove Xiao Ce's innocence in public, so that no one will secretly criticize this matter in the future.

But... since Chu Hengzhi was reluctant to do anything to his son, he had no choice but to do it for him. King Xiping calmed down strangely, and he had already gone through the ten tortures in his heart.

After the court, Mei Geng deliberately stepped behind Chu Luo, and whispered with a smile: "His Royal Highness Luo, His Royal Highness Huai is in Xiping Palace, please remember to come."

Chu Luo was still smiling, his eyes were cold, and he responded slowly: "Naturally."

The courtiers passing by walked swiftly, wishing they could fly past the two of them.

Mei Geng looked at the back of King Luo leaving in a flick of his sleeves with a smile in his eyes, the coldness in his eyes froze into ice, a moment later, a warm voice came from his ear: "King Xiping, the past is easy to break."

Lin Shuyu was standing beside him, smiling gently and politely.

Very fake.

Thinking of Qin Gui lying in the mansion whose life and death are unpredictable, Mei Geng suppressed his smile, gave him a deep look, turned and left, "Don't bother."

No one knew that under the court clothes, his thin body had long been stretched into a bow, and the bowstring might break at any time, with a desperate ruthlessness.

Qin Gui was his righteous brother in name, but like his resolute and stubborn father, he always regarded himself as a guard, loyal and stubborn.

But Mei Geng had already regarded him as a life-and-death friend, brother and friend, and during the two Northwest battles, others saw glory and prestige. Only he knew how many times he had escaped from death, and how many times Qin Gui had died for him.

Qin Gui even thought of exchanging his own life for his.

In a daze, Mei Geng seemed to have returned to the past, the Northwest was defeated, and the soldiers who refused to admit defeat with their mortal bodies fought to the death in front of the battle. Among them was Qin Gui, who was wearing a battle armor, and finally died after being convicted. Together with the remaining soldiers, they died in Nanling.

-

Lu Zhibei and Mei Geng went back to the palace together. After all, there were still two injured in the palace. Chu Ce only needed to recuperate, but Qin Gui was seriously injured.

Leaving aside the criss-crossing skin wounds, the internal wounds were not minor either, with injuries to the lungs and several broken bones.

Concubine Wang and the disabled were sitting in the outer room of Qin Gui's bedroom with Prince Huai. Su Jing was a woman after all, and she was getting old. When she learned that Qin Gui's injury might be life-threatening, she almost fainted, her eyes were red from crying, and she was quite haggard.

Chu Ce pursed his lips. He knew that Great Chu is not peaceful now, and the world he and Mei Geng want is out of reach. It is like a sharp knife passing through a path of rice paddies, and he must walk through it with flesh and blood, so as not to be covered with bruises. It is inevitable to see blood and die.

No one knows who will die tomorrow.

He couldn't say anything to comfort Su Jing.

When Mei Geng entered the door, he saw his mother wiping her tears with a brocade handkerchief, and the little guy with a sad face and lips tightly pursed.

"Mother." Mei Geng opened his mouth, but also couldn't say comforting words, so he could only sigh, "I'm here."

Su Jing said with red eyes: "Qin Gui's biological father died to protect your royal father."

Mei Geng was stunned, speechless for a while.

Lu Zhibei, who followed in, was also taken aback. Most of them knew that Qin Gui was the adopted son of Prince Xiping's residence, but they almost regarded him as the bodyguard that King Xiping placed next to his son to protect him. They had never heard of Qin Gui's life experience.

But I didn't expect that there is such a relationship.

"I know." The stern-faced King Xiping replied, his eyes darkened, "Zhi Bei, go and see Qin Gui first."

"Hey, good." Lu Zhibei immediately went around the screen to feel the pulse of Young Master Qin who was still in a coma.

Su Jing wept silently again, and Chu Ce, who had been silent all along, suddenly said softly: "Butler Liu has already been interrogated, and the Luoyin disciples have set up a set, waiting for Qin Gui to jump in, presumably the one in the palace last night Suffering is also a move, this time we miscalculated, but there is always a chance to come back."

Mei Geng and Su Jing looked over at the same time, and His Highness Huai, who was handsome and handsome, had a cold look on his brows, and said in a low voice: "The evil cult is endangering the country, the evidence is solid, His Majesty will definitely not sit idly by."

This intention coincided with Mei Geng's thoughts, but Su Jing's expression changed: "What cult?"

Mei Geng glanced at the screen pointingly, with a chill in his eyes, "Qin Gui fell into the trap because of investigating the cult."

Both Mei Geng and Chu Ce were not good at comforting Su Jing, so they could only talk to each other until Lu Zhibei came out and wrote down a prescription, and Su Jing took the prescription and went to decoct it herself.

After she left, the three men who were still awake in the room were relieved.

Lu Zhibei wiped his forehead and said sincerely: "Actually, that prescription is the same as last night's."

Mei Geng and Chu Ce were in awe, and they all looked at each other—well done.