rebirth [rebirth]

There was a moment of silence in the secret room, no one spoke either inside or outside.

In the darkness, Rong Jingxuan felt completely dazed.From childhood to adulthood, it was Gu Zhenli who taught him how to be a man, how to be a good prince, and how to be a good emperor.

It was he who held his hand and wrote the first word stroke by stroke, and it was he who taught him earnestly when he made a mistake.

As a teacher, Gu Zhenli has devoted all his efforts to Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze.

However, for Rong Jingxuan, he is not just his mentor.

As the eldest son of Emperor Yongyan, he was the only prince who grew up before the sixth prince was born, but Emperor Yongyan didn't care about him.No, it's not just him, he doesn't care about anything except Taoist Tianzhi and his pile of alchemy furnaces and pills.

Regardless of what it is like to be an emperor, at least he is not competent as a father.

Under such circumstances, Gu Guli, who was the most patient with Rong Jingxuan, and Xie Huaixin, who taught Rong Jingxuan carefully, replaced Emperor Yongyan and became the two most respected elders in Rong Jingxuan's heart.

But now, this mentor whom he respected almost as his father died in Changxin Palace.

Boundless darkness and pain invaded Rong Jingxuan, and he suddenly thought that things were not like this.

That time when Xie Mingze died for him, Chen Shengzhi said that he abdicated voluntarily, so he deserved to take the throne.

But now, he and Xie Mingze are still alive, and the sixth brother is also brought by his side.If Chen Shengzhi wanted to become emperor, he had to find a reason.

As a role model for the world's students and as the emperor's teacher, Gu Guli was taken in by him, and he asked for an edict of guilt and a letter of abdication in Rong Jingxuan's tone.

From the simple conversation between the two soldiers, Rong Jingxuan quickly figured out everything.

Gu Zhenli is different from Xie Huaixin. Xie Huaixin has been struggling in the officialdom for decades. With Rong Jingxuan's request before leaving, he will definitely not commit suicide.Gu Gu Li is the most conscientious scholar, and he has all the good qualities that a scholar should have. He is open-minded, gentle and friendly, courteous and corporal, wide-ranging, and listens to words. He is the most famous Confucianist in Zhaoqing to Yongyan.Similarly, for the integrity of a scholar, for his favorite disciple, and for the sake of being famous in the world, he is also the least afraid of death.

Before Mingming left, Rong Jingxuan left him a long letter, obviously he had said so many entrustments, but when things came to an end, this stubborn old man still insisted on going his own way, defending the truth he believed in with blood.

Ning Yuan Twenty's voice suddenly came from outside, he said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers are gone, you can come out now."

Rong Jingxuan didn't move, and Xie Mingze, who was being pulled by him, didn't move either. The two of them were silent for a long time, and Rong Jingxuan suddenly ordered in a low voice: "Xiao Liu, take Zhong Qi and the others out first, and Brother Huang sit down for a while."

Rong Jingheng's health has not been very good, so he went to the Yushufang to attend lectures intermittently, not as good as Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze who were taught by Gu Zhenli to grow up.But even so, when he heard the teacher's bad news, he already burst into tears.

Although he was sad in his heart, he also knew that Brother Huang and Brother Mingze might be a hundred times more painful than him, so he kept holding back and didn't cry out.

Obtaining the order of the emperor's brother, he led Zhong Qi and the others out of the secret road without saying a word.

Outside, Ning Yuan twenty probably already understood his and Xie Mingze's mood at the moment, so he briefly opened the wooden door of the secret room and then closed it lightly.

The secret room fell into darkness again.

The two sat close together, neither of them spoke.

After a long time, Xie Mingze suddenly said: "Jingxuan, do you remember that when you were eight years old, your mother was seriously ill, and you went to take care of her for a day and a night. I wrote the homework for you."

Rong Jingxuan didn't answer, he nodded silently, it took a long time to realize that Xie Mingze couldn't see his movements.

"I remember, the teacher saw at a glance that the homework was written by you alone, and called the two of us to come to him, and each of us slapped five palms." He paused, and then said, "That was the first time someone hit me, It hurts."

As if remembering how funny the expressions of the two were when they were young, Xie Mingze smiled briefly, but the sound was worse than crying.

"Jingxuan, I have never forgotten what the teacher said at that time."

Rong Jingxuan felt some warm liquid spread to the corner of his eyes, he blinked hard, but still couldn't restrain the sadness in his heart.

"The teacher said, 'A person will eventually die. This is not a scary thing. If he can get what he wants in his life and seek benevolence and benevolence, he will be complete. The empress is kind and kind, and her biggest My wish is that you can grow up safely, be healthy and successful, and what’s more, it may be that you will be sensible, polite, and successful in your studies.’”

Xie Mingze's voice was very soft and low, and the way the teacher told them that sentence seemed to be right in front of them, which was unforgettable for a lifetime.

In the next sentence, Xie Mingze's voice was obviously crying, and he spoke intermittently, out of shape: "He said, if one day he can... also get what he wants, his, his life will be, consummated. "

Tears poured out of Rong Jingxuan's eyes instantly following his words. He shed tears silently, and the pain in his heart seemed to be vented out.

In the darkness, the two remembered the elder together with tears, and did not speak for a long time.

"Ah Ze..." Rong Jingxuan finally spoke, his voice was very low but firm, "Tomorrow, we will go to the teacher's house together and keep a vigil for the teacher."

"Okay, we're going anyway."

After the two of them finished speaking, they leaned together silently for a long time before finally going out from the secret room.

Seeing that their eyes were red, Ning Yuanshi didn't say anything, turned around and let Zhong Qi come over to wait for the two His Majesties to wash up, and then quickly backed out.

It wasn't until the two of them changed their clothes and lay down on the bunk bed that they calmed down a little.

That night, they tossed and turned, and none of them slept well.

Those old memories are like a nightmare that cannot be solved. When they are in it, they suddenly feel that the teacher is still alive.

The next day was still dark, and Rong Jingxuan woke up.

As soon as he moved, Xie Mingze also sat up: "Let's sleep for a while."

Rong Jingxuan shook his head, turned to see that his eyes were black and blue, and stretched out his hand to push him back on the bed: "Don't get up, lie down for another hour, I'll go practice sword for a while."

Seeing that his complexion was normal, Xie Mingze didn't insist on following him, instead he covered the quilt obediently and closed his eyes.

Rong Jingxuan lightly washed his face and brushed his teeth, put on his clothes casually, and left the room.

The sun has not yet risen, only the moonlight can be seen vaguely, and the two rooms next to it are quiet, obviously everyone has not woken up yet.

Rong Jingxuan drew out his long sword and stood under the jujube tree.

A moment later, a silver light flashed, and he swung his long sword and stretched it out.

He thought a lot last night, Chen Shengzhi asked the teacher to write an edict of guilt, it was in his tone.But in the eyes of the teacher, he only served as emperor for three days. In the first ten years of his career as a prince, although he could not do the best, he was diligent in governing and caring for the people. He never sinned against himself.

Therefore, teacher, he refused decisively and without regret.

With his own blood, he defended the truth and justice he insisted on, protected his students, and gave Chen Shengzhi the worst start.

He will be reviled by thousands of scholars. Even if he gets the throne, even if he can really be a good emperor, he will still be a traitor who seeks to usurp the throne.He was an unknown teacher, failed to establish himself, and forced great Confucians to commit suicide before establishing a country, which is really frightening.Chen Shengzhi will never get rid of the title of traitor in his life.

So, has the teacher really attained Consummation?Rong Jingxuan didn't know, but hoped so earnestly.

What he has to do now is to work hard to survive, work hard to recruit soldiers, and then return to Changxin Palace with Xie Mingze, and sit on the golden throne again.

In this way, it is not in vain for the teacher to show his ambition with death.

Rong Jingxuan felt that the death of the teacher finally wiped away the last point of weakness and hesitation in his character, making him truly strong.

Under the silver moon, the black figure was like a broken bamboo, only to see his sharp long sword flickering coldly, swinging countless sharp edges.

Ning Yuan Shiba sat at the window, silently watching him practice his sword.

It wasn't until he finished practicing a whole set of sword moves that Ning Yuan Shiba quietly left the window and let the middle-aged man carry him back to the bed.

"Ah Shan, Your Majesty is not the same as before."

Ning Yuanshan silently covered the teacher with a quilt, nodded slightly: "Yes, Master."

Ning Yuan Shiba sighed, his deep eyes passed through the curtain, as if recalling the past.

"Hope, this will be a new beginning." Ning Yuan Shiba murmured.

The whole day was no different from yesterday. When it was time for dinner, Rong Jingxuan suddenly said to Ning Yuanshiba: "Master, Xuantong Mingze is going to keep vigil for Teacher Gu and will be back before Yinshi. Don't worry."

Although I know it's not safe to let them go out at this moment, it's only right for Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze to guard the spirit when they are master and apprentice. Less is better. For the teacher, let me be on duty at night for [-] nights, and if there is something, I will contact you with smoke."

After Ning Yuan Shiba finished speaking, he finally sighed: "Suppose incense sticks to him for the teacher. We also toasted each other in the old years, but unexpectedly he was younger than me, but he came to the front."

Hearing what he said, Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze felt sad again, they nodded vigorously, and went back to the house to prepare.

After dinner, they changed into the gray clothes that ordinary people usually wear, and wiped their faces with ashes before going out.

Just arrived at the door, but was stopped by Rong Jingheng.

Rong Jingxuannuan and Xie Mingze stopped and looked back at him.

Rong Jingheng's complexion was pale and his eyes were red. He held a few pieces of paper in his hand and passed them to Rong Jingxuan: "Brother Huang, this is the homework that the teacher asked me to write the day before yesterday. I finished it yesterday. Brother Huang will help me Burn it to the teacher, and tell him that Heng will study hard in the future and not embarrass him."

Rong Jingxuan looked serious, he patted his younger brother's head, and then solemnly took the thin papers: "Okay, Brother Huang will definitely do it for you."

He carefully folded those pieces of paper and stuffed them into his arms, then hid the dagger with Xie Mingze, and then pushed the door out together.

A gust of cold wind whizzed by, and there was no one in the dilapidated alley at the moment, and every household seemed to have even extinguished the oil lamps, and it was pitch black all around.

Without hesitation, Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze went straight to Jinyu Lane where the Gu family was located.

Jinyu Lane is located on the other side of Changxin Palace, passing through the shantytowns and going through most of Yong'an.

Fearing that the pursued soldiers would also search for people at night, the two of them dared not walk on the main road, but went to the alley according to the map drawn by Ningyuan Twenty.

Along the way, almost no one came across.

That's right, the world is difficult now, the soldiers are in chaos, and the people will not go out easily.The huge Yong'an suddenly quieted down, faintly showing decay, and never returned to the prosperity of the past.

Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze didn't rest all the way, and finally rushed to Jinyu Lane after half an hour.

Instead of going to the gate where everyone goes, they walked through the back alley, found the back door of Gu's house and climbed over the wall.

When they were young, they also ran to the teacher's house like this, trying to scare the teacher.

The Gu family was still the same as before, the mountains and rocks in the backyard were very unique, but when they stepped out of the backyard, Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze were immediately dazzled by the glaring white.

The main hall of the Gu family had already hung white banners to mourn the deceased head of the family.

Rong Jingxuan and Xie Mingze walked to the entrance of the main hall step by step, and when they looked up, they saw the teacher's eldest son, Gu Guangbo, kneeling beside the coffin and burning paper.

The flame dancing in the brazier is like the brightest star in the night, guiding Rong Jingxuan to move forward step by step.

Finally, the two of them walked to the spiritual seat and knelt down together.

"Teacher, we are here to accompany you."