Who is the world

Xu Zixu was the only person in the innermost prison of the Ministry of Punishment's Death Row.

After all, he was the former Jing Wang and the royal family, so it wasn't that he was wronged too much. He didn't have the smelly smell and the scurrying of insects and rats like ordinary death row prisons.It's just that although there is no stench, there is also a faint musty smell of dampness and lifelessness.

In winter, the humidity in the south is relatively heavy, and now the prison is even colder and damper. Not to mention the bed quilt, there is not even straw for the floor. Sitting on the cold floor with only clothes on, the unusually biting coldness penetrates directly into the muscles and bones , if ordinary people may not survive the night, they will develop a high fever.

It's not unbearable for Xu Zixu's internal energy to work, he just sat quietly on the ground, leaning against the wall and looking at an unknown place in front of him.

Here, there is no hope, but just quietly waiting for the arrival of death, and the despair, numbness, or fear in the process of waiting.

Xu Zixu's hands and feet were bound by thousands of years of cold chains, and it was impossible to break free. The only small skylight was tightly sealed with iron bars. Even the prison door was not an ordinary iron bar. If the internal force is shattered, I am afraid that due to too much internal force loss, it will not be able to resist the big inner masters who come one after another.

The emperor knew that he possessed unique skills, so he really prepared very carefully.

Xu Zixu doesn't care about his own situation now, he is just worried about how his wife and children are doing at the moment.

This place seems to be far away from his wife and children. I don’t know if the environment they live in is also so cold. Yi’er is so young. After experiencing such an accident, and now that I’m not by his side, I don’t know if the child is afraid...

Xin'er has only been married for seven years, and she doesn't usually accompany her well, but this time she suffers with her...

The promise that the three of them would go on a spring outing together never came true...

Xu Zixu's silent eyes once again showed intense pain and sadness, and his eyes were slightly blurred.

However, maybe Yi'er is still comforting Xin'er at this moment...

Xu Zixu couldn't help but smile as he thought about it, his expression was both sad and gentle.

"The emperor is here!" The eunuch's shrill voice interrupted Xu Zixu's meditation.

As the long dragging sound stopped, the emperor dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe had come slowly.

Xu Zixu froze for a moment, then got up to greet him.

"Sinner...Xu Zixu pays homage to my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Xu Zixu did not miss out on the proper etiquette, but his demeanor was extremely calm and composed.

"Be flat!" The emperor's face was indifferent and dignified, "I came to see you, and this is the last time we brothers will meet."

The cell door opened, the emperor waved away his attendants, and walked in alone.

"Your Majesty, do you really think——that I have treasoned the country?" Xu Zixu nodded, looking at his feet, and asked calmly.

"What does the thirteenth emperor think?" Ripple's erratic tone was as unpredictable as his true intentions.

"Can I implore the emperor to let my family members go? Even if I am demoted to a commoner and exiled forever, I will not be very grateful."

The emperor was silent and did not respond.

Xu Zixu didn't have a very hopeful heart at all, and even sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Do you know what an emperor's mind is?" The emperor said indifferently, "Ying Yi, you can only blame yourself for being too sharp."

Xu Zixu fell silent all the way.

Even if he couldn't fully understand the emperor's mind, it was easy to guess the whole thing.

But now the emperor's faint sentence of "showing his sharpness" has revealed the emperor's true intention.

Regardless of whether there was an opportunity to do it carefully, the thing Xu Zixu had been secretly worried about finally happened.However, why should the emperor admit it at this moment!If he really wanted to kill him all the time, there would be no need to say such a thing again.

Xu Zixu has never had the slightest intention of rebellion for many years, and now he is captured without a fight. One is because of his promise back then, and the other is because he really never wanted to betray this person.

And if the emperor hadn't always had suspicion and estrangement towards him, he wouldn't have to violate that madam's will today.

Today's situation did not happen suddenly, but accumulated over time.

This point, they all know in their hearts.

If there hadn't been that incident at the beginning, maybe the emperor wouldn't have such a deep grudge against him, but the incident 20 years ago still had such an impact on them that the two of them became closer and closer invisibly. Far.

One monarch and one minister, one brother and one younger brother, in the end, they only live and die.

There was a sudden warmth on his face, Xu Zixu raised his eyes, and the emperor was gently stroking his cheek, looking at him, he heard the emperor whisper like a sigh: "When I saw you for the first time, you were only 5 years old , not even reaching my waist, thin and small, looking malnourished..."

In the gentle and soft tone, his expression changed slightly, he lost the majesty and coldness of the emperor, but became confused and gentle, as if immersed in some kind of nostalgic but faintly gloomy emotion.

Xu Zixu was slightly taken aback, then fell silent and lowered his eyes.

"When I arrived in the palace at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, I didn't understand anything, but I was more alert and stubborn than any child who grew up in the palace..." The emperor slowly stroked his cheek, still as gentle and loving as it was a long, long time ago. Tolerant and peaceful.

Such a gentle touch and nostalgic tone caused Xu Zixu to lose his mind for a moment. When his thoughts were floating slightly, he heard the emperor continue leisurely: "At that time, I was thinking that such a brat looks good-looking, but that arrogant Unruly temperament, here is probably going to suffer..."

Xu Zixu's eyes flickered slightly, and the emperor's fingers had already touched his chin, gently lifting his chin, which had already grown a green beard, preventing him from lowering his head.

Xu Zixu didn't resist, and let him lift his chin, but lowered his eyelashes even more.

"Hehe, in the end, you really suffered enough from the other princes and princesses... But you were so stubborn that you refused to ask the adults for help, and you insisted on punishing those who bullied you ten times or twenty times, but they cried When you ran to your father, concubine and concubine to complain, didn’t you suffer because of your stubbornness? Remember?”

How could Xu Zixu not remember? When he was 5 years old, he and his mother were taken into the palace from a remote village by the so-called father. In addition to having enough food and clothing, their mother and son were still bullied.His father had too many children, so it was impossible to care about him; his father had too many young and beautiful concubines, so he didn't have much time and energy to devote to his mother.

He still couldn't see his father, couldn't feel his father's embrace, he was still bullied, and he still hated everything.

However, this situation ended within four or five months, because at that time, the fairy-like lady came.

His life changed for this.

But everything changed since he was 8 years old, because the lady passed away...

In the past three years, the emperor's brother who has gradually cared about him has also changed his attitude towards him.

Because he killed the lady they all loved...

Deep pain appeared in Xu Zixu's eyes again.

The emperor suddenly squeezed his jaw tightly with his hands, almost crushing his jawbone, and his voice suddenly became cold: "But do you know? You are so small, but you took everything from me... You always are threatening me..."

"I've never taken anything from you! I haven't before, and I won't ever!" Xu Zixu looked up at him, gritted his teeth, and said, "I never thought of threatening you!"

The emperor stared at him coldly, laughed, and let go: "You didn't want to, but you caused such a result! It's meaningless to say these things now..."

Xu Zixu frowned slightly, his expression complicated.

The emperor looked at him again, turned around, and said softly: "Ying Yi, you shouldn't have come back, no matter when you were 5 years old, or this time..."

Xu Zixu was slightly taken aback, but the emperor had already turned around and seemed to be leaving.

"Does the Emperor still remember Concubine Li, Aunt Li?" Xu Zixu suddenly said softly.

"The thirteenth brother, why bother to ask questions knowingly." The emperor paused, without turning his head, and said coldly.

Sure enough, do you still hold grudges all the time?

A combination of various factors finally made it impossible for him to be tolerated anymore...

"Brother Wuhuang." Xu Zixu said again, "What kind of feelings do you have for Aunt Li? The love of your loved ones, or... Brother Wuhuang, Aunt Li is your real aunt!"

The emperor looked back at him with a stern look, but Xu Zixu's expression was calm and unwavering: "Brother Wuhuang, we all made promises to Aunt Li back then, but now... If Aunt Li knows that you even Even nephews are not spared, she will be chilled!"

The emperor was silent for a while, then sneered: "Hmph! You don't have to use this to bind me."

After speaking, he left the cell without looking back.

Xu Zixu kept looking at his disappearing figure, and after a while he said softly, "Teacher..."

The voice just fell, and a white shadow fell silently.

At the same time, the two guards not far away were put to bed and lay down in a crooked manner.

"Teacher is fine, great..."

"When you left the harem, there was an order from the queen mother to summon me. It must have been the emperor's order to lure me away. Xu'er, the emperor is determined to punish you this time! The palace has already been copied, big and small. They were all caught in the cell." Bai Lang said as he found the key to the cell door, and continued to grope for something from the guards, "Right now there are rumors that King Jing will be executed for collaborating with the enemy and treason. Build it up. Xu'er, now you have to fight out with me!"

Xu Zixu smiled wryly: "Teacher, don't look for it anymore, the key to the cold chain is not here, the King of Beitang has already kept it."

Bai Lang turned back when he heard the words, opened the prison door with the key he had just found, carefully examined the chain, and luckily knocked it away, but the chain was still intact. He wanted to try again, but Xu Zixu stretched out his hand to stop him: "Teacher!" , there is no need to waste effort. It’s just that Yi’er and Xin’er will ask the teacher!”

Bai Lang glanced at him coldly, and said: "If I can't even save my disciple, how can I, Bai Shaoqing, have any face alive? How will I explain to your concubine and Yi'er in the future?"

"Teacher, he may have already laid a net. If I stay here, you still have a chance to escape. If I leave too, he will spare no effort to kill you. Then your situation will only be more difficult. Besides, I have no way to escape now." ! Time is running out, please accept the apprentice this time, teacher!"

"It's Xu'er who is unworthy..." Xu Zixu knelt down after saying that.

"Hmph! I asked you to stay away from the court a long time ago, but you didn't listen! If I had known that you were so stubborn to get into this field, I wouldn't have taught you any martial arts back then, and would have directly abducted you out of the palace!" Bai Lang looked at his face. Apprentice, instead of helping, he said coldly.

Xu Zixu didn't say anything, and lowered his head slightly.

"No one in the Xu family is a good person!"

Xu Zixu smiled wryly: "Teacher, my surname is also Xu..."

Bai Lang glanced at him and said nothing.

Xu Zixu was also quiet, and after a while, Bai Lang's air current slapped his knee: "How long do you want the dwarf to cut you!"

Xu Zixu endured the pain and stood up silently.

Bai Lang looked at him, shook his head and sighed: "Hey, come on! Now, I'm also responsible. Yi'er and the others, I'll find a way. On your side, I'll see the situation." After finishing speaking, it was locked again. door, put the key back on the guard, and was about to fly away.

"Teacher..." Xu Zixu hurriedly called out, and while Bai Lang stopped and waited, he asked softly, hesitantly, "You, do you hate me?"

Bai Lang was silent for a short while when he heard the words, and scolded coldly: "Is now the time to think about such things!"

Xu Zixu looked at his beloved teacher, lowered his head again, and whispered, "I'm sorry..."

Bai Lang flew straight out of the prison cell, and after his figure disappeared, an erratic voice came faintly into Xu Zixu's mind: "Hate! But you are still my most beloved apprentice."

Xu Zixu stood there in a daze, his eyes slightly sore.

Bai Lang had passed his age but was still alone. Maybe Xu Zixu didn't understand it when he was a child, but now he understands that Teacher, he has always loved Aunt Li.No one can love that holy and beautiful lady more than the teacher, and no one can be more worthy of her than the teacher.

But he caused his mentor to lose his most beloved person, and made Aunt Li's beauty unlucky.

The people Xu Zixu owed the most in his life were his mentor and Aunt Li.

When Xu Zixu felt guilty and sad, another visitor came.

The fourth prince Xu Dingren brought bedding, wine and food, dismissed the servants, looked at the man who was still calm and calm when the deadline was approaching, and said with certainty: "Uncle Thirteenth Emperor, you were framed."

Xu Zixu ate a mouthful of food, drank another sip of wine, smiled lightly, and did not speak.

"There are still more than two days. I will find new evidence as soon as possible, so that the father can clear you up."

"Little Si'er, please Xiao Si'er promise to Uncle Huang one thing." Xu Zixu put down his chopsticks, looked into Xu Dingren's eyes, and said solemnly.

"Uncle, please tell me."

"You also somewhat know that your father has always deliberately suppressed the bachelors under my sect because of me. After this incident, they are probably in a delicate situation. Please help me as much as you can! They are indeed Talent, as long as they affirm your benevolence and tolerance, they will definitely help you wholeheartedly. But, little four, I won’t talk about some things in the court, you should know who you should guard against. How much trust can someone give, Xiao Si'er has to be careful."

"Uncle, you don't have to worry about your fourth son." The fourth prince said seriously, "Master Xiao and his fourth sons also respect and admire them, so we will do our best to ensure them. Among the brothers, who can unite and who have the intentions?" There are ministers who can rely on temporarily, which ones can be won over, and which ones are pests that have to be eliminated, Si'er knows, and Si'er will not act rashly, don't worry, Huang Shu."

"Little Si'er, you really have grown up..."

"Uncle Huang, I went to see Li'er, that child is very strong. Uncle Huang, I will definitely rescue you."

Xu Zixu smiled and nodded, but he also knew in his heart that relying on the power of the emperor's nephew, there was almost no hope of redressing his injustice.

sleepless night

Early morning of November 2009, 01

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