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"Xiangguo, I know you must be annoyed at me. Now that the situation is urgent, I don't have time to apologize to you." Luan Tiance walked into Ming Youchen's side, looked around and stopped talking, the master of Yehong Palace waved to the servants in the palace All down.

"Father told me a secret road leading to the outside of the city before he died. I will find the fifth younger brother later, and knock him out when he is not prepared. Please Xiangguo and his family will bring him, the queen mother, and the imperial sister Wait for someone to escape from this secret path."

Seeing no one around, Luan Tiance continued in a deep voice:

"The Chaos of King Zhao was caused by my carelessness, and I should bear the responsibility. The fifth brother was innocently implicated by me. If he was killed here, it would be my fault."

Ming Youchen glanced at Luan Tiance indifferently, but didn't speak.

"Will Xiangguo be willing?" Luan Tiance said in a deep voice, "I feel guilty towards Xiangguo, and because you have worked hard for Tiandu for many years, I will tell you the direction of this secret road so that your whole family can escape from this calamity. If the prime minister refuses, I will..."

"Your majesty won't tell you where the secret road is?" Ming Youchen looked at Luan Tiance, "Since your majesty has the courage to save the people with his own life, why can't he bear the shame for a while and take them away by himself before trying to find another way?" Intend?"

"As a king, I should bear heavy responsibilities. How can I abandon all people in order to save my life?"

"There is hope only if you are alive, so I think the emperor is still a child."

"Xiangguo, you don't agree with my proposal?"

"That secret path, the late emperor also told me before he died."

Luan Tiance was taken aback at first, and then smiled wryly, "Father said that he only told me one person among the royal family, not even my mother. I didn't expect him to tell Xiangguo about it. That's right, father The friendship with Xiangguo, he will not hide anything from you."

Ming Youchen was silent, and after a while, he slowly said: "If the emperor doesn't take the opportunity to leave the secret passage tonight, please go back to Zixiao Palace to rest. The minister will see that the emperor still has a little love for the minister. For the sake of helping you through this difficult time. Of course, it also depends on whether God is willing to help the emperor!"

Luan Tiance listened to Ming Youchen's words with confidence but didn't give him full assurance, and seeing the person in front of him with a calm expression, he didn't even raise his eyelids when facing him, and even explained his intention to expel him; now he has lost the power of coercion Chip, had no choice but to leave angrily.

After a sleepless night, Luan Tiance couldn't sit still after the fifth watch, jumped up from the dragon bed and ran towards Yehong Palace, just in time to see Ming Youchen coming out of the palace gate.

"Luan Songchun said that news from outside the city is allowed to come in, but he is cautious by nature in case there is any change, and he will definitely not keep his promise, so if we want to know what's going on outside, we have to use other methods." Ming Youchen said, will A thin piece of paper in his hand was torn to shreds and thrown on the ground, and he walked towards the city wall.

Luan Tiance didn't ask Ming Youchen what magic method he used to get the military report from outside, what he cares about now is the lives of the people in the city and the lives of their relatives and officials.

"It's almost dawn, I won't compromise with the rebels, Luan Songchun should lead the army to attack the city soon." Luan Tiance saw Ming Youchen's expression was not tired, knowing that he slept well last night, thinking of him in Zixiao Gong suffered a lot and stayed up all night, feeling ashamed for not sleeping.

"It's almost dawn, and it's time for me to get ready."

"Ready?" Luan Tiance was puzzled, saw Ming Youchen heading towards the east gate, and was about to follow, but heard Ming Youchen's voice drifting over.

"Your Majesty, please be ready to fight with the King of Chu at any time."

Hearing this, Luan Tiance turned around and saw Luan Junhong coming to him, followed by Luan Qingning and Wen Yifeng who still looked calm, and even Luan Lingxuan stood in front of him with a soft armor and a long sword in her hand.Not far away, the two empress dowagers were also supported by the frightened palace maids, and they stood quietly beside Duan Yuzi.

Luan Tiance knew that he couldn't persuade these people to give up living and dying with him, so he gave Princess Anning a warning look, not allowing her to do anything rash, and must protect the safety of the two empress dowagers.

Leading all the people in the palace and all the officials up to the city wall of the main gate of the imperial city, Luan Tiance saw that there was not a single household in the city lighting candles, and even on the city wall there were only a few sporadic torches barely illuminating it. Compared with the brightly lit situation below the city, It looks even more bleak.

Knowing that this would increase the momentum of the rebels, Luan Tiance asked displeasedly why he didn't light the torch.The sergeant who was waiting said that it was Ming Youchen who ordered it specially.

Luan Tiance remained silent. He saw the torches and kindlings piled up at the feet of the soldiers, as if they were waiting for the ignition. He looked up at the gradually brightening sky and the red sun slowly peeking out from the clouds. The emperor couldn't help feeling strange.

Now it's daylight, do we still need to light up the lights?

When Luan Songchun saw the sun, he waved his hand to order the whole army to extinguish the torches, mounted their horses, and blew the horn.He couldn't see Ming Youchen and Luan Tiance, he knew the answer, and he didn't want to wait any longer.

Luan Tiance in the city could see it clearly, thinking of Ming Youchen's instructions to get him ready for the battle before he left, he unconsciously gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, intending to fight with his back.

At this critical moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared above the red sun that had just risen into the sky.The color of the sky and the earth changed in an instant, the surrounding light gradually dimmed, and the originally round red sun in the sky gradually became smaller and smaller, like a first-quarter moon, turning into a completely black disc in an instant.

The soldiers under the city had never seen such a scene before. Seeing the day turned into night, and the surrounding scenery could not be seen clearly, they panicked and hurriedly picked up the torches that had been extinguished before.

Luan Tiance was less surprised, and suddenly heard a burst of passionate shouts around him. Countless torches were set up on the wall that was still unusually calm and quiet just now. Sound the gongs and drums.

"Are you prepared?" Luan Tiance turned sideways and asked the guard behind him.

"Xiangguo said that at this time there is a scene of a dog eclipsing the sun. He has ordered that if this spectacle appears in the sky, we and the people guarding here will immediately light torches and beat gongs and drums to strengthen our momentum."

The general bowed and said, he saw the wonderful scene with his own eyes but still couldn't believe it, his words were full of doubts and surprises, "Xiangguo said that this is the apocalypse that God condemned King Zhao. Your Majesty, the last general will swear allegiance to the death, no different Heart!"

With a thought in his mind, Luan Tiance asked, "Where is Xiangguo now?"

As soon as the words were said, a deafening bell rang suddenly from the east gate, the sergeant who hurriedly re-lit the torches below the city and Luan Tiance and others on the city looked over in the direction of the sound.

A ray of sunlight breaks through the black sun hanging high in the sky, and pours down like flowing water until the east gate of the imperial city, clearly illuminating Ming Youchen standing proudly with his hands behind his back, as if only he can absorb the sunlight, Not far away came a faint sound like thunder, getting closer and closer.

This kind of scene made everyone in the city shocked when they saw this famous prime minister. Many civilians in the city and soldiers who enveloped ghosts and gods in the two armies even knelt down, chanted silently, and kowtowed repeatedly, seemingly scared Not light.

"Luan Songchun! God is very angry when he sees you as an unfaithful and unrighteous teacher! If you don't want to repent, you will be punished by heaven!" Ming Youchen shouted angrily.

His clear voice spread down the city, and the commotion stopped strangely. Seeing that the sun was shining more and more on him, many people in Luan Songchun's army showed a deep look of fear on their faces.

"Ming Youchen, you don't want to confuse people here with your gossip!"

"King Zhao, I am asking you at this moment, what should you do as a minister?"

Ming Youchen sternly interrupted Luan Songchun's furious scolding, and ordered his subordinates not to look at the east gate, and said solemnly: "Since ancient times, soldiers died on the battlefield, and Wen died to remonstrate, that is the duty of all officials to die! As a subject , don’t want to serve the imperial court, but colluded with foreign countries to invade our territory, such a rebellion against the Lord will surely leave a bad reputation forever!”

The rebels in the city saw his inviolable expression and righteous speech, except for Luan Songchun's dead soldiers and confidantes, they all felt even more ashamed.

The vacillating people in the rebel army also deeply felt that following the rebellion of King Zhao who colluded with the Hu Yi people seemed disgraceful. It would be fine if it was just a battle for the throne between the princes. Foreign countries, even if they can benefit from the war, they bear the reputation of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.

More importantly, God has shown his anger. If they persist in their obsession, maybe they will be punished by God!

Thinking of this, half of the soldiers in the army under the city felt uneasy and started to riot.

"Ming Youchen, you are eloquent, and I won't argue with you. Hmph, your attitude is completely different from yesterday. Could it be that you can recruit reinforcements overnight?" Seeing this, Luan Songchun hated and was angry, He waved his hand and signaled his soldiers to bring a huge bow, "Since you don't know how to praise, then I will shoot you, the monster who has robbed my Luan family of imperial power for five years, and then attack the capital and take the throne!"

Just when Luan Songchun raised his bow, an iron arrow whizzed towards him, and shot the bow in his hand impartially, causing the arms of King Zhao, who had been fighting for many years and familiar with martial arts, to tremble, and he was forced to let go, and the bow and arrow fell on the ground. ground.

When the army was surprised, another iron arrow came one after another, and shot off King Zhao's king's banner.When the flagpole fell, all the soldiers around looked panic-stricken and scattered in surprise, all looking in the direction of the iron arrow.

At this moment, the black sun above the sky disappeared, and the round red sun hung high in the sky before, shining light on the earth again.The two armies with disparity in strength up and down the imperial city saw a golden cavalry miraculously appear not far away.They lined up neatly and their army was strong, like soldiers descending from heaven, they surrounded the rear of King Zhao's army densely, and it was impossible to know how many people there were at a glance.

Behind the leader of the army stood the Tianduwang flag and the "Nangong" flag, and it turned out that the deputy general guarding the border, Nangong Rui, personally led the border soldiers to rescue the capital.

"You, why are you here?" Luan Songchun couldn't help turning pale when he saw Nangong Rui's military flag.

"Luan Songchun, do you know that Mr. Xiangguo has reached an armistice agreement with the Hu Yi people, and the Yi people who took your gold and silk before were pretending to besiege the border, so that you, a traitor, can take it lightly, so that the emperor can recognize your true face and kill you. Annihilated in one fell swoop."

Nangong Rui shouted sharply. He sat on the horse and clasped his fists. He saluted Ming Youchen from the east gate, and then glared at Luan Songchun, "Everything is under the control of Mr. Xiangguo. Why don't you get off the horse and accept the surrender?"

When Luan Tiance heard this, he turned his eyes to Ming Youchen who was standing at the east gate, lowering his eyes and nodding slightly to the reinforcements. When he was relieved, a turbulent wave immediately surged.

If it is said that these are all in Ming Youchen's calculations, then wouldn't the coup d'état that he secretly planned for so long be as ridiculous as a child's play in the eyes of the other party?Before, he thought he could regain the real power, but then he was betrayed by Luan Songchun, and now Ming Youchen staged this good show of being protected by God in front of the subjects of Tiandu...

From Ming Youchen's point of view, these incidents that were performed like a farce should be the biggest mockery of him, the emperor, right?With a sullen face, Luan Tiance changed his mind, looked sideways at Luan Junhong, who was staring at the reinforcements below the city in a daze, "Fifth brother, what are you waiting for?"

Luan Junhong suddenly realized that he knew what the emperor meant, and some words from him were more effective.No longer hesitating, Luan Junhong lowered his head and shouted: "Listen, all the soldiers in the city, the emperor's house is benevolent today, and he has personally issued an imperial decree. Anyone who follows Prince Zhao without knowing the truth will not be guilty. As long as he breaks away from the rebel army and goes below the city wall to stand by, your majesty still count them as subjects."

Those in Luan Songchun's army who respected the king of Chu no longer hesitated after seeing the reinforcements and the wonderful scene before, they all went to the outer wall of the imperial city, put down their weapons, and waited for the mutiny to end. Those who were hesitant before weighed the pros and cons Later also followed a lot.

In an instant, 20 to [-] of Luan Songchun's [-] troops went, and although some of them did not move, their faces clearly showed hesitation.

"You don't want to live anymore? How dare you run away?" Luan Songchun was shocked and angry.

With rich experience in battle, he hurriedly urged the remaining soldiers to capture the imperial city in front of him as soon as possible, hoping to capture Luan Tiance and Ming Youchen and force Nangong Rui to retreat.

As soon as Luan Songchun's army moved, reinforcements from the frontier pass rushed towards their rear like a tide.The fighting in the city was shaking the sky. Although the sky is bright at this moment, the shadows of swords and swords are waving into darkness; looking up, the surroundings seem to be still dim, as if they are in the dark night.

Ming Youchen walked slowly to the city wall here, but Luan Tiance was nowhere to be seen.

"The emperor's temper is very anxious." Ming Youchen murmured this sentence to himself.

The Empress Dowager Zhaohua's complexion changed drastically, and she pushed Kai to support her maid, and looked down from the top of the city, but saw Luan Tiance leading Luan Junhong and Song Zhenshan rushing out of the city gate drawbridge with the defenders, leaving only a few thousand people guarding the city wall .

"Your Majesty, you must not take risks!" The wailing of the Empress Dowager Zhaohua failed to keep Luan Tiance, her eyes were red with anxiety, and she had no choice but to look back at Ming Youchen, who seemed to have expected Luan Tiance to do this, " Please Xiangguo hurry up and try to persuade the emperor to return to the city."

"The emperor's temper is becoming more and more stubborn. If he is willing to listen to the opinions of the ministers, there will be no chaos in Zhao Wang today." Ming Youchen looked at Luan Tiance's tall back and said: "I asked the emperor to be ready to meet the enemy last night." The preparation did not make him disregard the body of the dragon and rashly abandon hundreds of officials and people to fight against the rebels."

"Third brother is now ready, the two armies are facing each other, the sword has no eyes, can't you think of a way to invite him back? Just now you were standing at the east gate pretending to be a ghost, accepting the worship of those foolish people, thinking about those things, you Is there a way?"

Luan Lingxuan gave Ming Youchen a hard look, she usually doesn't care about Chao Gang, but she just heard that Xiangguo's assistants are excellent, so she is not happy that the other party, as a courtier, has repeatedly been rude to the Queen Mother and the emperor.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and he is protected by a hundred spirits. He is accompanied by the King of Chu and General Song, so he should be fine." Ming Youchen said this, seeing the pale face of the Empress Dowager Zhaohua, and Luan Lingxuan's face full of dissatisfaction, she seemed to want to Besides.He sneered slightly, and spoke leisurely under the surprised eyes of the two women.

"If the emperor dies in Bintian for the sake of protecting the people, it is something that I cannot stop. Fortunately, the blood of the royal family has not been cut off, and the other princes are still alive."

Seeing Ming Youchen casually watching the battle between the two armies under the city, saying such words as if talking to himself, with calm and cold eyes, both the Queen Mother and Luan Lingxuan couldn't help shivering.

The former cried loudly after staying for a while, while the latter's worried eyes showed anger, and he gritted his teeth and led the female soldiers who were close to him to rush down the tower.

"Lingxuan, what are you doing? Come back quickly!" The Empress Dowager Zhaorong, who was standing aside to persuade the Empress Zhaohua, saw her daughter leading the troops out of the city, and her legs were so frightened that she didn't even have the courage to look down the city. Duan Yuzi returned After being overwhelmed, he threw himself on the wall and looked down.

Ming Youchen remained unmoved, and asked people to protect the two empress dowagers, so as not to let them have accidents, so as to avoid further casualties of the royal family.His words made the pale face of the Empress Dowagers of the Second Palace almost transparent.

"Youchen, why do you say treasonous things on purpose to provoke criticism for no reason?" Luan Qingning, who had no time to hold Luan Lingxuan, turned around, looking at her friend with a bit of complaint and worry.

"Qing Ning's health has never been very good, you go back and rest. Standing on this city wall, it will be bad if you are hit by a cold arrow." Ming Youchen didn't look back, and suddenly reached out and pulled out the saber of a guard beside him , knocking down an arrow flying far outside the city.

The expressions of the soldiers changed drastically, and they surged up to surround Ming Youchen. Fortunately, the two armies below the city fought hand-to-hand, and occasionally scattered arrows flew in, but their strength was weak. The officials on the city could see it clearly, so they were relieved.

"Mr. Lao Wen led a team of soldiers to escort Qing Ning back to the palace. His presence always makes me restless. If I hurt my friend, You Chen will definitely blame himself for the rest of his life."

Hearing what Ming Youchen said, Wen Yifeng persuaded the gloomy Luan Qingning to retreat from the city wall.Ming Youchen turned back and did not see him off, his eyes fell on Luan Tiance who had rushed out of the city gate at this moment, he wanted to see what the emperor would do, a meaningful and faint smile appeared on his lips.

"All the soldiers in the city listened. I am pardoning you for your treasonous crime. Quickly follow me to capture King Zhao, the leader of the rebel army. Capture King Zhao alive, and give him a year's salary regardless of his rank, and he will be promoted to three ranks! "

Luan Tiance brandished his spear and shouted orders to the tens of thousands of soldiers who walked out of Luan Songchun's army and stood blankly at the base of the city.After finishing speaking, he greeted the two generals of the King of Zhao, shouted loudly, the spear in his hand was like a dragon sailing out to sea, and within three rounds, he picked the enemy generals off his horse.

All the generals cheered and cheered the emperor so bravely that he was not under the king of Chu, and their voices moved the city.Seeing Luan Songchun, he gritted his teeth and led dozens of generals to rush towards Luan Tiance. Luan Junhong and Song Zhenshan hurriedly led people to fight, and Luan Lingxuan who came later also joined the battle group.

"This princess went hunting with the late emperor, and even a tiger and a black bear can kill her by the sword. What do you rebels without a king or a father have to be afraid of?" Luan Lingxuan took advantage of the enemy's weakness and stabbed him at the opportunity. , with a hearty laugh, he reined in his horse and followed closely beside Luan Tiance.

Seeing that Princess An Ning's martial arts skills are not inferior to men with eyebrows, and the general who met King Zhao was able to fight with no distinction, they couldn't help applauding loudly.Seeing that the princess is so brave as a woman, the fighting spirit and competitive heart of the army following the emperor are even higher.

"Those who follow me take off their helmets and capture King Zhao alive!" Luan Tiance gave the imperial sister a helpless look, knowing that he could not get her back to the city, he threw down his helmet with his backhand and loudly gave the order to attack with all his might.

Luan Junhong and Song Zhenshan quickly followed suit. They knew that this was to let Zhao Wang's descendants distinguish the rebels wearing the same armor, so they didn't dare to hesitate.

Those surrendered soldiers who were at a loss came back to their senses, saw the emperor and the king of Chu raised their spears and spears, and where they were killed, they were awe-inspiring and invincible. They all saw blood rushing, and immediately followed Luan Tiance's order to take off their helmets. Having received the honor bestowed by the monarch, they all shouted loudly and rushed into the battlefield with their weapons raised.

When the battle unfolded, the hundreds of thousands of reinforcements at the border and the [-] to [-] King Zhao's soldiers who turned against the battle joined forces to attack the rebels. They were excited and everyone desperately killed the enemy. At dusk, ten of Luan Songchun's troops were wiped out. Eight or nine, in the end it was Luan Junhong and Nangong Rui who worked together to force the recalcitrant Luan Songchun off his horse and capture him alive.

Only now did Luan Tiance feel numbness in his hands and feet, and his body went limp.He closed his eyes and calmed down a little, he couldn't even hear the happy and hoarse conversation between Luan Junhong and Luan Lingxuan.I don't know how long he was hugged like this, but Luan Tiance returned to the city wall in a daze, but he still didn't wake up from this collapse.

"Your Majesty, please open your dragon eyes and take a good look."

Suddenly, Ming Youchen's gentle and indifferent voice drifted into the emperor's ears.

Luan Tiance felt the people gathered around him support him even harder.Before he could find out whether it was Luan Junhong or Luan Lingxuan who grabbed his left and right arms, Luan Tiance suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of Ming Youchen's voice.

"This is the battlefield. You have just experienced a war. I ask the emperor to record everything you have experienced with your heart. In this way, you will not know it until you take office in the future, and it is not necessary to launch a war unless it is absolutely necessary." Ming Youchen said neither humble nor overbearing He moved away from the body standing upright in front of Luan Tiance, and looked into the distance.

Luan Tiance couldn't help but followed Ming Youchen's movements to look over, and all he saw were dead bodies!Before he was caught in the fighting, he didn't realize it, but now the young emperor saw the tragic scene of corpses strewn all over the field, limbs and arms broken, and heads broken.

The blood from the soldiers of the two armies dyed the ground around the imperial city red, and the thick bloody smell wafted in the cold wind, mixed with the groans and whimpers of the wounded soldiers, almost making people think they heard the wailing of lonely souls .

Luan Tiance shuddered a few times, he was not afraid but frightened.The father and the fifth younger brother never said that war is so cruel, and when he issued the war order as a king, he took it for granted, thinking that as long as he is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, he will do justice for the sky and benefit the people.

Unexpectedly, what he saw in front of him made Luan Tiance's hands and feet cold, and his back shivered.Only now did he remember that the dead soldiers also had family members and homeland; if he regained power and expanded his territory, his own vitality would be seriously injured, what kind of victory would that be?The odds of winning today's battle are obviously still on their side, but there are still countless casualties. It seems that they have to think carefully in the future.

"Your Majesty needs to keep in mind that every word and deed of a ruler will affect all the people. If you seize the imperial power and start a war just to build up military exploits and expand your territory, then no one will really submit to you." Ming Youchen said softly: "People When you expend effort to gain something, you will also lose something. Please think carefully about this principle in the future when dealing with government affairs, and be sure to weigh the pros and cons."

"Xiangguo's words are wrong. Wars have been like this since ancient times. Without soldiers fighting bloody, how can we keep my world safe?" Luan Junhong said dissatisfied.

Song Zhenshan and Luan Lingxuan on the side were about to talk, but were suddenly interrupted by bursts of cheers.

"Long live Xiangguo, long live, long live."

It turned out that the people below the city and the soldiers who took care of the battlefield after the victory saw Ming Youchen on the city wall with a dignified expression and an elegant demeanor, and when they looked at them, they showed a little pity. Gong, I don't know who will be the first to kneel down and shout long live from the bottom of his heart.

As soon as this sound came out, the rest of the soldiers and the people followed suit, and the cheers were deafening.

All the royal family and officials on the city wall were shocked when they heard the voices of the people and soldiers from the bottom of their hearts, and their faces changed.

Ming Youchen seemed to be surprised, but there was no look of helplessness in his eyes. He calmly waved his hands slightly to the shouting crowd in the city, his expression neither happy nor dry, as if he didn't take the voice that the emperor can enjoy in his heart but enjoyed it to the extreme .

Luan Tiance was lost in his thoughts and did not respond to the cheers of the people.

The people in the city and the city saw that Xiangguo was calm and magnanimous, and the emperor bowed his head in meditation and lost his soul. In contrast, they had forgotten most of Luan Tiance's heroic demeanor in killing the enemy before, and they were all moved.

The officials all shook their heads and said nothing, although these people felt that Ming Youchen was too crazy, but today they and the royal family's survival depended on this person, so no one dared to reprimand Ming Youchen for being rude.

"The emperor's blessings are equal to the sky, and his life is boundless!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Luan Junhong and Song Zhenshan hurriedly led the stunned officials to kneel down to pay respects to Luan Tiance, and the people in the city added the word "emperor" after Xiangguo, congratulating them on their concerted efforts to solve the crisis in Tiandu.

These congratulations are mixed with a lot of overtones——

The people and soldiers in Tiandu whispered that the emperor seized the power of Xiangguo, which led to the rebellion of King Zhao. Xiangguo appeared at the moment when the strange sky appeared and the sun first appeared; In order to manage the government, in the future the court will also need Lord Xiangguo, who is approved by God, to continue to be in power.

Tiandu is inseparable from worry dust!

After the Chaos of King Zhao was put down, Luan Tiance sat in the court as usual. He originally thought that Ming Youchen would abolish the throne under the pretext of Ming Youchen, but he still wore the dragon robe.

Luan Songchun committed a rebellion, the whole family was executed, more than a thousand people were implicated and killed, and the streets and stones of the execution ground were stained with blood.Although Luan Tiance felt a little bit unbearable, he thought that if Luan Songchun succeeded, the number of people who would be punished at this moment would probably be more than this number, and also thought that the losers who rebelled since ancient times would definitely end up like this, so he made a statement.

The situation at this time really made Luan Tiance speechless, if he hadn't calculated Ming Youchen first, King Zhao would not have taken advantage of the situation to rebel.

So next, Ming Youchen used the excuse of Luan Junhong to return to Beijing privately, cut off the position of Marshal of the Chu King's border, and replaced it with Nan Gongrui, who tried his best to turn the tide, and Luan Tiance had nothing to say.As a vassal king, Luan Junhong stayed in the capital secretly, so he should also be killed.Ming Youchen said that for the sake of the king of Chu's heroic killing of the enemy and the protection of his family and country, he only deprived Luan Junhong of his troops and imprisoned him in the capital.

The important military and political affairs in the south are temporarily taken care of by a cousin named Youchen, and the court will send important officials to take over in the future.But smart people know that even if the imperial court sends officials to take over, the military strength in the south will be firmly in the hands of famous experts, and the real power of the officials sent later has long been emptied.

Who in the world doesn't know that Nangong Rui is Ming Youchen's brother-in-law, and now Ming Youchen's military forces in the border and the south are under Ming Youchen's control, and this Xiangguo lord has actually won two-thirds of the military strength in Tiandu. bigger.

Following Mingyouchen, Luan Qingning and Luan Lingxuan were added, saying that they would never leave the emperor when they were in trouble, and their loyalty was commendable. The former was promoted from the king of Yan to the king of Qin, and the latter was bestowed with fifteen cities.

Seeing Ming Youchen becoming more and more powerful, using Zhao Wang's rebellion to demote or praise many officials, attacking political opponents more blatantly, cultivating and consolidating his own power, and not forgetting to reward the royal family appropriately to block the mouths of the world, Luan Tiance hated To the extreme.

The emperor did not expect to launch this coup and get completely different results than expected. He is well-known for his knowledge of astronomy and geography. He must have calculated when the dark sun will appear and where he will receive the first signal to reappear. Beam of sunshine, so stand at the east gate early.In this way, foolish people must think that Ming Youchen is deeply blessed by the heavens and is sacred and inviolable.

After thinking it over, Luan Tiance gritted his teeth secretly but was helpless.

After retiring from the court, Ming Youchen returned to Yehong Palace, and Luan Tiance followed with Lin Fu and Wen Yifeng.

"The emperor came here, what orders do you have?" Ming Youchen asked softly.

"Was Xiangguo so majestic in the court just now?" Luan Tiance sighed with emotion.

"Your Majesty suspects that the humble official is nepotism?" Ming Youchen waved his hand and told all the servants in the palace to retreat, he knew that what he said would not sound good.

"Isn't it?" Luan Tiance asked back.

"Although I'm not talented, I think I'm more accurate in judging people than the current emperor who is not in charge." Ming Youchen said lightly, and took a piece of paper from his bosom, "The officials on this list were drafted by the emperor. Right? Does the emperor really think that these people are better than the officials currently serving in the court? The emperor just suspects that the courtiers have selfish intentions, and wants to replace the courtiers and cultivate his own cronies."

Luan Tiance was at a loss for words, and Ming Youchen spoke slowly in his clear voice.

"As an emperor, he can't appoint others on merit because of groundless speculation and selfishness. Isn't this a big mistake?"

Luan Tiance hated Ming Youchen for speaking to him in such a lecturing tone, coupled with the failure of the coup d'etat, the emperor felt that in Ming Youchen's eyes, he would always be a child who was not successful enough to fail, who liked to mess around and was not threatening, so Feeling more and more unhappy, he sneered and opened his mouth as if talking to himself.

"Why didn't I know that Xiangguo has such supernatural powers that he even knows what I'm thinking and what I'm doing in secret?" After speaking, Luan Tiance turned around and raised his head sharply, his eyes filled with anger that he tried his best to contain.

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Lin Fu knelt down and kowtowed to Luan Tiance again and again, "Your Majesty, I am sorry for you. It was my servant who told Xiangguo about your cooperation with King Zhao."

Luan Tiance looked at Lin Fu, who was turning blue and seemed to be more self-reproachful and regretful than him, and said thoughtfully, "I thought I had already found out your family background, but I didn't expect you to be famous. Dust people?"

"Your servant is deeply trusted by the emperor with his incomplete body. You don't even hide such a big event as a coup d'état... This kind of kindness really makes this servant feel ashamed."

"I'm very curious." Luan Tiance smiled instead of anger. He stared at Lin Fu, who was bleeding from his head, and said in a deep voice, "You wanted to commit suicide by throwing yourself into the moat. After I rescued you, I learned that you have no rank in the palace." The servant, with a meager salary, cannot bury his dead and hungry parents, so he plans to kill himself. I ordered the local government to bury your parents generously, which made you very grateful. Afterwards, I really felt your loyalty to me."

When Luan Tiance said a word, Lin Fu kowtowed once, but the emperor spoke faster and more severely, and Lin Fu's head hit the ground, staining a large bloodstain.

"Since you also know that I treat you well, why did you betray me?"

Hearing this, Lin Fu stopped kowtowing, looked at Luan Tiance with an uncertain face, let the bright red blood slide down his pale face, and finally opened his mouth slowly.

"The emperor wants a confidant who is absolutely loyal to you, so he trusts the servant. For this reason, the servant can only do his best to repay His Majesty, in order to be the best slave."

"The best slave?" Luan Tiance laughed out loud, his laughter was extremely sarcastic.

"It's a pity that the servant has to repay the grace bestowed by Lord Xiangguo. The real parents of the servant were buried by Lord Xiangguo, and he also entrusted someone to take care of the younger brother of the servant. The Lord asked me to get close to the emperor..."

"I understand. The dead you asked me to bury were just two corpses that had nothing to do with you." Luan Tiance sneered and said, "The local county government said it was your parents, and it must be your master who wanted to put you in place." Lies told around me."

The guilt in Lin Fu's eyes finally dissipated, he stopped talking and kowtowed to the emperor three times, then he got up suddenly and bumped his head against the wall pillar of Yehong Palace.

Luan Tiance frowned, Ming Youchen clapped his hands, looked at the guards entering the hall, and said indifferently: "Drag on."

"Yes." The guards acted immediately, took Lin Fu's body down in a moment, and asked several servants to come in to clean the wall posts and the ground.When these people retreat.Yehong Palace has a brand new look, but occasionally there will be a faint smell of blood when the breeze blows by.

Ming Youchen sighed softly: "If he looks more open, he might be able to become the emperor's capable helper in the future."

"A right-hand man? Xiangguo is really eloquent. Haha, if you don't have Lin Fu's younger brother in your hand, do you think he will betray me?"

Ming Youchen smiled lightly, as if he didn't want to argue with Luan Tiance who was emotional at this time.

"Lin Fu only found out about my plan a few days ago, and Xiangguo hadn't left the capital at that time; the fifth younger brother secretly returned from the border and concealed his identity very confidentially, but Xiangguo knew about it; besides, I didn't give Lin Fu Having read that list...there is only one expert who can steal it from me without anyone noticing it."

Luan Tiance quickly shifted his gaze from Ming Youchen to Wen Yifeng.

He didn't want to look at Ming Youchen at this moment, because the emperor could hear that Lin Fu's regret was not that Lin Fu committed suicide, but that he had lost the most unsuspected spy carefully placed beside him.Of course, he couldn't expect Ming Youchen to have a soft and compassionate heart, but he was once again secretly shocked that the man in front of him was so indifferent to human life.

"Your Majesty is really smart, you guessed who really betrayed you so quickly," Wen Yifeng laughed softly.

"I want to know why?" Luan Tiance said, "You are not someone who can be bought with money or beautiful women, and you and I have hit it off and become friends."

"Be a confidant with the emperor? Did I hear you right?" Wen Yifeng said with a smile: "The emperor is frustrated at the moment, and he can be friends with many people. If the day comes when the king comes to the world, I'm afraid there will be no one left by your side." How many people have been laid down. As the saying goes, companionship with a king is like companionship with a tiger. I think the emperor is magnificent and mighty, and his great achievements in the future may still be higher than that of the prime minister. People like me are afraid of death, and secondly, they are too lazy, so how dare they stay? Shame on the emperor's side?"

"I want to hear the real reason!" Luan Tiance stared at Wen Yifeng and said word by word. He wanted to find out the reason for the failure so that he could avoid repeating the same mistakes in the future.

Wen Yifeng put away his smile, remained silent for a moment, and said: "After I met the emperor, I really wanted to help each other. Unfortunately, after entering the palace, I knew that only by cooperating with Ming Youchen can I get what I really want. Because, No matter which member of your Luan family becomes the emperor, I will never have the chance to own that treasure."

"So you changed your original intention after seeing Ming Youchen? I'm really curious, what rare treasures are there in the palace that make people like you obsessed with them?"

"Ming Xiangguo said at the beginning that he asked me to find a way to make you determined to join forces with King Zhao, and I will not bother you about the rest." Wen Yifeng did not answer, but said with a smile: "Master Chu disguised himself as a servant. Telling the name is just a discount from me."

"No wonder you keep telling me