Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]
Chapter 110 The Truth Revealed + Ending...
Xia Ziling held his breath and concentrated, the hairs all over his body stood on end, he held the iron rod tightly in his hand, ready to resist unknown dangers at any time.
However, a few seconds later, before he could make any moves, someone strangled his throat, and a cold voice came from behind: "Xia Ziling, you are really powerful, how did you find this place?"
The hand pinching his neck was so cold that there was no warmth at all. The other person moved so fast, he was indeed not a mortal. However, Xia Ziling did not have the slightest timidity. , just want to take the initiative to lure me over?"
"Hmph, I didn't intend to lure you here. To be honest, you are of no use to me now. But you and that Zhu Chun have ruined my plan. It's really hateful!" The person behind said angrily, The strength in his hand tightened a little more.
Xia Ziling was completely unaware of fear, and replied provocatively: "I believe that we have ruined your plan, but... If I am useless to you, I am afraid I am already a dead person, Emperor Cong."
The hand on his neck moved slightly, and the person behind him said coldly, "How do you know I'm Emperor Cong?"
"Of course I don't know, I'm just guessing."
Hearing this, the hand holding his neck became tighter, but even though it was painful, it was controlled within a strength that would not hurt his life.No matter how provocative he was, Emperor Cong could not kill him, and Xia Ziling further proved that he was still useful to him.
Therefore, Xia Ziling said bluntly: "Emperor Cong, since you and I are inextricably linked, I wonder if your old man can let go of my neck and let's have a good talk face to face."
"Talk?" Emperor Cong's voice was a bit depressed, "Because of your interference, my efforts for thousands of years have been in vain. What do you think we have to talk about?"
"..." Why did Xia Ziling feel that he offended this Buddha for no reason?However, judging from just a few minutes of getting along, Xia Ziling found that Emperor Cong was not a deep-minded person. It is not difficult to guess what he resented, "Could it be that what Emperor Cong meant was that I did not follow your The arrangement to assist the King of Shu to climb the throne? Since you have seen clearly all the way, you should know that I have been working hard and upholding the way of assisting, and that the King of Shu chose to give up in the end, it is really beyond my control."
"Do you dare to say that he gave up the throne in the end, and it has nothing to do with you?" He watched the development of the situation in the dark all the way, and naturally knew that what Xia Ziling said was true, but Zhu Chun did not follow the path he set. Xia Ziling.
"Emotions are not determined by people's hearts," Xia Ziling sighed and said, "Emperor Cong, you have been entangled in the matter of thousands of years, is it also related to the word 'love'?"
Emperor Cong was finally shocked when he heard the words, and loosened his grip on Xia Ziling. Xia Ziling took the opportunity to dodge and escape from his hold.Facing Emperor Cong like this, Xia Ziling sized him up, only to find that Emperor Cong was handsome and charming, and he was a handsome man no less than Zhu Chun.The ancient Shu kingdom has been more than 3000 years ago. Is the Emperor Cong in front of me a human, a ghost, or a god?No matter what his identity is, in order to get close, Xia Ziling decided to treat him as a god for the time being.
"Emperor Cong Xianjun, in fact, I have come to Wangcong Temple to invite you to meet, and I really need you. If I can help you a little or two, and solve the problem that has troubled you for thousands of years, I will do my best. Could you please Xianjun first explain my doubts to me."
Now that Xia Ziling had been let go, Emperor Cong simply leaned on the altar table in front of the statues of the two emperors Wang Cong, feeling a little ruffian.After Xia Ziling finished speaking, Emperor Cong smiled coldly, and said, "I'm not a fairy king, but a traitor from the fairy world. Tell me, what do you want to know?"
Xia Ziling was taken aback by Cong Di's words. He used the title so casually, but he guessed it half right. Cong Di was indeed a god.Now it's rare that Emperor Cong is no longer hostile to him, and he is willing to sit down and have a good chat with him. He definitely can't waste the opportunity, so he collected his thoughts and asked: "I think the thing that Xianjun took a lot of trouble to do is definitely related to Emperor Wang. Is it related? May I ask where Emperor Wang is now?"
Emperor Cong raised his eyes, showing some interest. He thought that the first thing Xia Ziling wanted to ask was why he traveled to the Ming Dynasty or his own purpose. Unexpectedly, he asked a question that seemed to be related to himself as soon as he opened his mouth. There is nothing related to the question.
"Wangdi has passed away for more than 3000 years, why do you ask such a question?"
Emperor Cong's words were obviously dishonest, and Xia Ziling really wanted to answer him, "Have you passed away for more than 3000 years?" But because of the good relationship he just established, he endured it and said, "My intuition tells me that he is still alive. "
Since the legend of "Wangdi turning into a cuckoo" has been circulating among the people for thousands of years, he believes that it is not groundless, at least Wangdi's soul should still be in this world.
"Oh? You just feel that he is still alive? Don't you have other feelings?" Cong Di smiled slyly, and slowly said something that shocked Xia Ziling: "If I say that Emperor Wang is in your body, and your The soul is actually one of the thousands of broken souls of Emperor Wang will be cultivated, do you believe it?"
"What did you say?" Emperor Cong's words were so unbelievable that even Xia Ziling, who was as calm as Xia Ziling, couldn't help but lose his composure.
"Think about it yourself, don't you find anything strange?"
When Emperor Cong said that, Xia Ziling pondered for a moment, and finally connected some broken clues.In the past, he occasionally dreamed of some strange images, and even the day before he crossed, he even dreamed that he was in the torrential flood, and the clothes he wore in the dream were indeed similar to the clothes of the ancient Shu survivors. .In addition, he couldn't help feeling familiar with the Wangcong Temple, but he was sure that he had never been here before, whether in this world or in Daming.So... Could it be that there is indeed a shocking secret in it?
Seeing that Xia Ziling was deep in thought, Emperor Cong smiled and continued: "The ancient Shu clan established by Du Yu was born in a void outside the Three Realms. In addition to advanced technology, it can also manipulate an extremely dangerous substance—black fire.”
When Emperor Cong said this, Xia Ziling couldn't help but think of the black flames manipulated by the young man he saw at Heiyaguan. It was simply not enough to describe it with the word "dangerous".
"Although Du Yu has strict control over the use of black fire by the clansmen, and has never done anything to harm living beings, but because the black fire is too dangerous, the immortals in the heavens decided to work together to destroy the ancient Shu Kingdom, so they borrowed the power of the Minjiang River, Launched an ancient flood, and injected immortal power into the flood, making the black fire unable to resist the flood."
"I was originally a Shangxian who went through the tribulation in the lower realm. I fell into the flood and died physically. I drifted to the land of Shu, but I was rescued ashore by Du Yu, and I was saved by the power of the black fire."
Xia Ziling had consulted many records of the ancient Shu Kingdom before. Legend has it that Congdi Bieling was a native of Jingchu.This record can be consistent with what Emperor Cong said now.
Emperor Cong went on to say: "I lost the memory of the heavens at that time, and I was bewitched by Du Yu to help him control the floods of the Minjiang River. I was originally an immortal in charge of water, and the floods laid down by the immortals were vulnerable to me."
"Helping Du Yu fight back the flood, after the catastrophe passed, I gradually recovered my memory, only to realize that I actually helped the tyrant to do things that betrayed the heavens, and suddenly felt regretful."
"Since then, I have also turned against Du Yu, imprisoning Du Yu, usurping power, spreading rumors and slandering him. I have done everything, but Du Yu has never used the power of the black fire to deal with me."
Xia Ziling nodded. Du Yu and Bie Ling turned against each other, and it was also recorded in ancient books that Bie Ling seized power.
"It wasn't until the Immortal Realm took advantage of our disagreement to plan to destroy the ancient Shu kingdom, kill Du Yu, and shatter his soul into a thousand pieces, that I woke up and realized my own intentions," Emperor Cong said in a tone of voice. Endless sorrow was revealed in the heart, "Why did I not want to return to the heaven after I survived the catastrophe, but stayed in the world to torture Du Yu in every possible way. It turns out that I have already fallen in love with him..."
"..." Although Xia Ziling has already guessed that there is nothing other than the word "love" that can make people entangled for 3000 years, he still finds it difficult to hear Cong Di express his feelings for Wang Di. imagine.
"Du Yu was originally an immortal soul refined from the black fire. After the soul was scattered, it was given to all things in the world. The legendary cuckoo bird is just one of them. I worked hard to get the thousand pieces The broken souls were collected, and one of them was raised in the void of chaos for 3000 years before a mortal soul was refined."
"Is that refined soul really me?" Xia Ziling asked calmly. What Emperor Cong said was far beyond his understanding. He felt that the matter had come to an end, and he could accept any situation. .
Emperor Cong nodded, and said: "Yes, I sealed his remaining 99 pieces of soul in your body, nourished it with the soul, and repaired it with the power of black fire. Now it has basically become a complete soul, but The last step is still missing - Du Yu was born as the king of Shu, and after his death, his aura was scattered in Shu, and the emperor's aura of Shu needs to be injected into his body to truly bring him back to life."
"The turning technique I have mastered can turn time back thousands of years, and within a thousand years, there happens to be an excellent candidate—Ming Shu King Zhu Chun is in the body of a dragon, and changing his fate against the sky to become a real dragon is to wish me the spirit of a real dragon." The easiest way."
Xia Ziling asked in a deep voice: "So you let me travel to Zhu Chun's side. The assisting thing is just a cover. All you need is to make Zhu Chun the emperor, and I will be by his side at that moment. Wouldn't it cause great harm to Zhu Chun?"
Emperor Cong answered lightly, "With the body of a flood dragon and the life of a real dragon, naturally you can't live long, but ordinary people's lives are like ants, what difference does it make if they die early or die a few years later?"
Xia Ziling looked at Emperor Cong with a trace of sympathy, and said, "Is it the same? You said such a thing, which means that you didn't understand the word 'love' in the end. So, can you tell me that you have worked so hard After a lot of hard work, what is the reason for bringing Du Yu back to life?"
Emperor Cong avoided Xia Ziling's sight, and suddenly his face became a little embarrassed. If Du Yu came back to life, what would he do?He himself has been thinking about this question for 3000 years, and finally came to the conclusion that—maybe, he just wanted to say sorry to Du Yu and beg for his forgiveness. As for whether Du Yu would really forgive him, he never dared think.He disdains the short life of mortals, but if he can have Du Yu for a year, a month, or even just a day, he is willing to become a mortal without any magic power.
Congdi's grief-stricken expression made Xia Ziling feel a little unbearable. He didn't know whether the emotion came from himself or Du Yu, but after thinking about it for a while, Xia Ziling still said: "Actually... maybe you think about it. It's complicated. I think Du Yu's soul doesn't necessarily need the aura of an emperor to be revived."
Emperor Cong's pupils shrank, "What do you mean?"
"I am inexplicably familiar with this Wangcong Temple, and from time to time there will be broken pieces that should belong to the ancient Shu Kingdom in my mind. For example, have you ever tied Du Yu here and made love with your concubine in front of him? ?" Xia Ziling said and pointed to a place not far away.
Emperor Cong's face suddenly became pale as paper upon hearing the words, his eyes were filled with pain, and he murmured: "Du Yu..."
This matter is very private, if Xia Ziling hadn't actually seen the clip of Du Yu's memory, it is absolutely impossible for Xia Ziling to say such a thing.
Xia Ziling sighed, "Being with you, I can clearly feel the emotional fluctuations of another soul in my body is very violent. So... maybe continue to nourish the soul with the power of black fire, Du Yu will be able to talk to you through me Maybe one day."
Emperor Cong was very smart this time. After Xia Ziling made this proposal, he quickly said: "Don't you want to use the power of the black fire to maintain your soul and continue to return to the Ming Dynasty to stay with Zhu Chun?"
Xia Ziling smiled slyly, "This is something that benefits both of us, isn't it?"
Emperor Cong said: "It's not that I don't want to help you. Although your soul originated from Du Yu, it is a brand new mortal soul that was bred again. The black fire is beneficial to Du Yu's soul, but it is not beneficial to you." , using the power of the black fire to maintain the combination of the soul and body of an ordinary person can't last too long, in other words... that will damage your original lifespan."
"So... how long can I live if I go back to the Ming Dynasty?" Xia Ziling was speechless. Did the old Cong Di only think of shortening his life now?Why didn't you think about it when you started?
"Your soul is clear, and your body was born in a blessed family. You could have a hundredth birthday, but if you forcefully maintain it with the power of black fire, you may only live to be around 60 years old."
"That's good." He thought that he could only live for a few years when he returned to the Ming Dynasty with the power of the black fire, but even if it was a few years, or even a few months, he was willing, let alone decades can live.In the official history, Zhu Chun passed away at the age of 53, so he just spent his whole life with the one he loved, and didn't have to suffer loneliness and miss him, wouldn't it be great?
Cong Di silently looked at Xia Ziling's contented smile.Ordinary people seem to be easily satisfied, but... Xia Ziling's mood, he seems to understand a little now.
-end-
On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month in the 31st year of Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu died.In order to prevent the vassal kings from rebelling, Emperor Hongwu ordered the vassal kings from all over the country not to go to Beijing to express their condolences in advance.However, many vassal kings got the news that the emperor was seriously ill in advance, and they were already on the way, and Zhu Chun was one of them.
Most of those honest vassals returned to their fief after getting news on the road, but...Zhu Chun is not an honest person after all, plus he cares about his mother and concubine, after weighing the pros and cons, he still disguised himself and sneaked into the capital , just in time for the chaos in the palace to prepare for the funeral of Emperor Hongwu and the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor.
Zhu Chun had no choice but to take such a risk. It has been more than seven years since the Lanyu case happened. In the past seven years, he went to Beijing twice to see his mother and concubine, but he was turned away from the palace gate.The death of his father was both unexpected and expected, so to be honest, Zhu Chun didn't feel much grief about his father's death. The only person he was worried about was his mother and concubine.
Three months ago, when Xu Shi knew that he would die soon, Emperor Hongwu issued an edict ordering Concubine Hui to move back to Changyang Palace.So, after entering the palace in disguise, Zhu Chun sneaked into the Changyang Palace.
He had done this kind of thing many times before, but this time he couldn't help feeling a little sad.After the death of the father, the Daming Palace will welcome a new master from now on, that nephew who is much younger than him, will ascend the throne in a few days and show his revenge.Fortunately, Emperor Hongwu had already made proper arrangements for his concubines who had heirs before his death, and his nephew didn't seem like someone who would embarrass a woman.
Therefore, he ventured into the palace this time to persuade his mother and concubine to go back to Chengdu with him to live up to his old age.According to the rules set by Emperor Hongwu, after his death, concubines with heirs can live in the fief with the vassal. Concubine Hui has three sons, but compared to the fiefs of Zhu Gui and Zhu Bing, Chengdu is obviously a more nurturing place, besides As the eldest son of Concubine Hui, he did his part to support his mother.
In Changyang Palace, everything was as it was when Zhu Chun stepped here for the last time, without any changes.The concubine mother is dressed in mourning clothes, her back is facing the bronze mirror, her graceful figure is no different from that of a young girl, except that she has a lot of hair on her head. It seems that time is fair to people in the world, and even a beautiful face will grow old one day .
"Mother Concubine, I'm here to pick you back to the fief!" Zhu Chun stood behind Concubine Hui and looked at it for a while, and suddenly saw Concubine Hui's hands froze. Perhaps it was because mother and child were connected and sensed his existence. Zhu Chun then While talking, he knelt behind her with a "plop".
Concubine Hui turned around slowly, her movements were a little stiff, and she couldn't help being a little surprised when she saw her son kneeling on the ground in a handyman's clothes.If time had left traces on her body, it wouldn't have changed too much, but Chun'er... with deep eyes and thick beard, she has matured a lot compared to seven years ago.Her son, who was originally handsome and extraordinary, now makes people feel more stable and domineering.
However... even though the thoughts in her heart are almost bursting, Concubine Hui has not let go of Zhu Chun's betrayal back then, and at this moment when he should not return to Beijing, he actually acted recklessly. At the moment, she felt a little angry, and said coldly: "What are you doing here?"
Zhu Chun kowtowed lightly, and said, "I'm here to pick up my mother and concubine and go back to Chengdu together."
"Back to Chengdu?" Concubine Hui raised her eyes and looked into the distance, her eyes were a little erratic, "I will not go with you, I have decided to die for the late emperor."
Concubine Hui's soft words immediately shocked Zhu Chun, and he couldn't help but lose his composure and shouted: "Mother Concubine, why did you say that? Only concubines without heirs need to be buried!"
"My decision to be buried has nothing to do with the late emperor's will, it's just my own decision."
Before Emperor Hongwu passed away, he talked with her all night while holding candles.They have been together for more than thirty years, he betrayed her in the early years, and she betrayed him later, the two of them finally got even.
The last words that Emperor Hongwu left her were—"Cui'e, after I go, you can go to Chengdu to live with Chun'er. Chun'er is a good boy and will definitely be filial to you. Chengdu's Shu Palace is all in accordance with the specifications of the palace. It was built, but the specifications were slightly lowered on the surface. I have seen the blueprints myself, and I also had someone build an exact replica of the Changyang Palace there. You should be able to get used to living in Chengdu when you go to Chengdu."
After hearing this, Concubine Hui burst into tears.At that moment, she knew that this man was actually loving her in his own way.And she... also loves her husband to the bottom of her heart.She used to mind his neglect, and even hated him because of love; she was also jealous of his sister who was extremely important in his heart, but it was only because of the deep sisterhood that was suppressed in her heart; she was even jealous of other women and sons around him , in order to gain a sense of presence in front of him, she did not hesitate to do anything.
In fact, she is really not a woman who should be born in the harem. The only thing she hopes for in her life is to be with each other for the rest of her life, and her husband will never give it to her.But... Now that he is leaving, she will be alone in the days to come, and she suddenly finds that this matter is more frightening to her than anything she cared about before.
So... Sacrifice is her only choice.
"Concubine Mu, you can't do this! Have you ever thought about me? Have you ever thought about your Gui'er and Ji'er? What would we do without you?!"
Zhu Chun's voice was a little hoarse, which made people feel very heartbroken, but Concubine Hui just replied calmly: "I am your mother, but you have all grown up and married. You can live without me, but I am your mother." You can't leave your father."
Zhu Chun yelled hysterically: "Concubine Mu, you can't be so selfish!"
Zhu Gui and Zhu Wei are not here, if they know the decision of the concubine mother, they will be as distraught as he is.Especially Zhu Gui, who has no brains, is actually the closest to his mother and concubine.
"Chun'er, what right do you have to accuse me?" Concubine Hui paused, then looked into Zhu Chun's eyes and said, "Aren't you stupider than me? You have silently guarded a dead man for so many years."
Concubine Hui's words made Zhu Chun stunned. It had been a long time since no one dared to speak so bluntly in front of him, that is, his own mother, so he refrained from having an attack.
After a while, Zhu Chun said in a hoarse voice: "Zi Ling is not dead, he promised me that he would stay with me for the rest of his life, he is different from Father Emperor."
Concubine Hui just smiled self-deprecatingly, "Chun'er, I finally found out today that your stupidity is actually inherited from yourself. Forget it, mother and concubine don't blame you for being stupid back then, as your father said In other words, being an emperor is not necessarily a joy. So...you can do whatever you like, and please fulfill the decision of your mother and concubine."
Concubine Hui said the last sentence calmly, but there was a hint of pleading in her eyes.Zhu Chun suddenly felt as if he was being overwhelmed by a heavy stone, but he couldn't open his mouth to say "no" to his mother and concubine.
The two stared at each other in silence for a long time before Concubine Hui touched Zhu Chun's head and said, "Okay, Chun'er, go out of the palace. If possible in the future, take care of your two younger brothers, so that the concubine can Peace of mind."
Zhu Chun looked at Concubine Hui's relieved smile, and it seemed that in this life, she could finally have no ties to her, and she finally answered the word "yes" with difficulty.
After leaving the palace, Zhu Chun came to the Shu Palace in the capital in a daze.Looking at everything he was familiar with, Zhu Chun suddenly felt empty in his heart. It seemed that the disguise he had been holding on for so many years could no longer hold on, so he slumped down on the threshold of the second door.
The emperor father left, and the concubine mother also decided to let go. The two younger brothers have not seen each other for several years.And the person he loves the most in his heart...is that he doesn't know if he can look forward to returning in his lifetime, it seems that there is nothing he can miss in the world.
Twelve years ago, Xia Ziling followed him into the Shu Palace. He was only 12 years old that year. From the first acquaintance to the acquaintance, everything with Xia Ziling seems to be still vivid in his memory.
Seven years ago, on the way back to Chengdu, he and Xia Ziling exchanged heart-to-heart conversations. They were sweet and lingering for a few days, but when they woke up, they found that the person in their arms could not be woken up no matter how much they woke up.He was so flustered at the time, and after he steadied his mind and brought Xia Ziling back to Chengdu, he still didn't wake up.Everyone said that Xia Ziling was dead, but because of Xia Ziling's unusual status, Zhu Chun firmly believed that he might just go back to the world he came from. He promised that he would stay, so he would be in his ears day and night. Calling, he will definitely be grateful for his infatuation and return to him.
In order to prevent the body from being damaged, Zhu Chun ordered someone to find a thousand-year-old cold jade, and made it into a stone bed to place Xia Ziling's... body.He also ordered people to build a pavilion in a shady place by the Jinjiang River, and put Xia Ziling in it.
When naming the pavilion that he built, he originally wanted to name it "Yi Ling Pavilion", but he was afraid that this name would be unlucky, so Xia Ziling would never come back and only existed in his own memory from then on.So, at the last moment, Zhu Chun changed his name to "Wangjiang Tower". He looked at the Jinjiang River here every day, and hoped that Xia Ziling would come back.
But... for more than seven years, or more precisely, five months and thirteen days in seven years, he remembered every day when Xia Ziling left him.He will keep counting the days like this, as long as he is still alive, he will not give up waiting.But...it has been so long, so long that he is a little tired and tired. In his lifetime, can he really wait for the return of the person he loves so deeply?
"Didn't you say that I don't like your beard? Why do you still keep it?"
Zhu Chun was lost in thought when suddenly there was a man standing in front of him, stroking his beard with one hand and complaining loudly.
The familiar yet unfamiliar voice caught his ears, and Zhu Chun couldn't help trembling in an instant.He looked up blankly, and the person he was thinking of just now was standing in front of him.Zhu Chun only felt that his heart beat as fast as a drum. This kind of scene happened many times in his sleep and fever, but every time he couldn't help but look forward to it.
...This time it can't be true.Perhaps it was his hallucinations caused by his grief over the matter of his mother and concubine.Zhu Chun got up quickly, left the person in front of him and walked quickly into the house.
Zhu Chun was walking with his internal strength, Xia Ziling chased after him, he hadn't exercised for a long time, and he was a little physically weak, and couldn't catch up with him for a while, seeing the distance between the two gradually, Xia Ziling shouted: "Hey, Don't go, I just came back and came here from Chengdu, what are you doing?"
However, Zhu Chun, who was walking in front, turned a deaf ear and continued to walk far away on his own.Zhu Chun's reaction really surprised Xia Ziling. For him, he was in a hurry, and he rushed back to Daming in less than a day, but for Zhu Chun, it seemed that more than seven years had passed. He thought I have seen Zhu Chun's various reactions when he saw him—either he was very excited, or he scolded himself for leaving, but it is definitely not like running away after seeing him, right?
Could it be that he did something sorry for himself with such a reaction?Seeing that Zhu Chun was about to get out of his sight, Xia Ziling got a little angry, so he yelled loudly: "Zhu Shishi, stop! If you dare to go like this, I will go back to where you came from. From now on, don't think about it." See you again!"
Xia Ziling's threat really had some effect, Zhu Chun stopped suddenly, but his body was still stiff, with his back to Xia Ziling and did not move.Xia Ziling sighed, hurried to catch up, hugged Zhu Chun from behind, and said softly: "Yaoxuan, I am really back."
The warm body is close to each other, and the person who is hugging him behind his back... seems to be the person he has thought about thousands of times in his heart.Zhu Chun turned around suddenly, and hugged Xia Ziling tightly, so tight that it hurt him a little, but it was a sense of fulfillment and safety, which both of them desperately needed now.
"Zi Ling..." Zhu Chun instinctively found Xia Ziling's lips, and kissed them almost roughly.
Xia Ziling kissed Zhu Chun back without hesitation. Zhu Chun's hoarse voice made him feel distressed. After waking up, Zhang Shoushou was by his side. From Zhang Shou's mouth, he already knew how Zhu Chun got here in the past few years.
After a kiss, the two separated slightly and looked at each other. Zhu Chun's appearance was much more mature than seven years ago, but the look in his eyes was like a child's, which made Xia Ziling feel extremely vulnerable.
"Yaoxuan, go to the house." Xia Ziling said lightly pecking Zhu Chun's lips.Before entering Beijing, he had already heard about the death of Emperor Hongwu. Zhu Chun should be in a very sad mood now, but luckily...he came back in time.
Xia Ziling's eyes were full of hints, Zhu Chun paused and said, "Don't play with fire, I will hurt you."
His mood is very unstable now, and it is not suitable for doing something that will get out of control.
"It's okay, you have to believe in my ability to bear it." Xia Ziling provocatively said, this time he came back, he finally experienced the feeling of "not seeing each other in a day, like three autumns", whether it was out of missing or comfort, he Everyone wants to indulge.
"Don't regret it." Zhu Chun's eyes darkened, and he carried Xia Ziling into the house, and kicked the door shut with a "bang" very disregarding his appearance.
(End of the article)
The author has something to say: The following is an anecdote about the jealousy of the King of Shu sent by Yan Xniu, the historian of the Prince of Shu's Mansion——
In the fourth year of Yongle, Emperor Yongle sent troops to expedition to Annan, and the Yunnan defenders were the main force in this battle.At that time, Mu Chun had already died of illness, and Mu Sheng succeeded his elder brother as the Marquis of Pingxi, so he wrote a letter asking for help and took it to Chengdu, asking Xia Ziling to go to Yunnan to help him go on an expedition.
Xia Ziling bid farewell to Zhu Chun immediately after receiving the letter, and prepared to leave for the south.
Zhu Chun's gaze sank, and he said, "He's fighting his war, why are you going to help him? Don't go!"
"..." Xia Ziling was speechless for a moment. Mu Sheng was in trouble, but Zhu Chun, a close friend, stood on the sidelines. It was really not a gentleman's action, "Don't underestimate this little Annan, this battle is actually dangerous, I have promised Jing Mao went to help him."
"Oh? How did you know the danger? Did the history books tell you?"
Xia Ziling didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "Once Yongle was trapped in the quagmire of conquering Annan and couldn't extricate himself, this Annan, no matter how Mu Sheng beat him, he couldn't defeat him, but he still needs to pay attention to some details to be able to get out of his body." return."
Zhu Chun nodded and said, "So, you have to help him?"
"nature."
"Then I'll go too."
Xia Ziling was a little helpless, "The feudal lord can't leave the fief without purpose, you can't go on this trip."
"That won't work. I'm worried about putting you next to Mu Sheng."
Xia Ziling was even more speechless, he really didn't know who poured his medicine and put it next to Mu Sheng many years ago. "He is your best friend, what are you worried about?"
"Hmph, dear friend, take a look at what this is? Is this what a dear friend did? Mu Sheng clearly has unreasonable thoughts about you." Zhu Chun said as he opened the sandalwood box on the desk and took out some letterheads .
Xia Ziling looked down and suddenly burst out laughing.There are eight pieces of letter paper, each of which is a letter written by Mu Sheng to himself in the first lunar month of each year. The contents of the letters are different, but they generally mean that the camellias in Dali are blooming, and Xia Ziling is invited to Yunnan to enjoy the flowers together.
When Xia Ziling received a letter from Mu Sheng in the first year, he was thinking about whether to go or not.Fortunately, the current situation has been fixed, and there is nothing to do in Chengdu, so it doesn't hurt to go there.
But he didn't want to reply before Mu Sheng's letter was read by Zhu Chun. After reading the content of the letter, the King of Shu's face suddenly turned dark, and he took Xia Ziling directly to Shunan Zhuhai small town the next day. This short stay lasted for two months, and the hard work every day made Xia Ziling lie on the bed and didn't want to get off the ground.When the two came back from Shunan Bamboo Sea, not to mention seeing camellias, they would rush to Yunnan, and Peach Blossom didn't even know if they would be able to see them.
In the first month of the second year, Mu Sheng sent another letter to Xia Ziling, but Zhu Chun actually withheld the letter. When Xia Ziling found the letter in Zhu Chun's study, he went to Yunnan to see the Lotus Flower City. It's too late, let alone watching camellias.
Xia Ziling was so angry at the time, and now he was arguing with Zhu Chun why he opened and concealed his letters privately.Zhu Chun took it for granted: "You are my king's man, and your letter is my king's letter. If there is anything important, I will tell you after reading it."
Xia Ziling was speechless for a while, but he knew that it was meaningless to argue about human rights with an ancient person, especially a prince who grew up in the royal family.However, under his insistence, Zhu Chun did not intercept his letters afterwards, but... Mu Sheng's plan to go to Dali to enjoy the flowers by himself was always blocked by Zhu Chun for various reasons.
However, the current situation is different from going to Yunnan for sightseeing. He is doing business, right? !
So Xia Ziling said, "Please, Mu Sheng is already married and has children, what else do you think we can do?"
Zhu Chunjun raised his eyebrows, "Didn't I also marry a wife...and have children?"
"..." Sure enough, it made sense, Princess Shu Lanyan didn't know where she and Zhou Tingye had gone, and the son of the Shu Prince, Zhu Yuexi, was cute, but he didn't have the slightest resemblance to Zhu Chun.
"His Royal Highness, you are already thirty-five this year, don't you think your behavior of being jealous is really naive?" As an uncle who is over forty years old, Xia Ziling really doesn't want to be with him. Zhu Chun was entangled in this inexplicable matter.
But Zhu Chun said: "I don't think so. Let it be like this, either let me pretend to be your follower and follow you to Yunnan, or you don't go."
"..."
The two struggled over this matter for several days, but in the end Xia Ziling compromised.Therefore, when Mu Sheng and Zhang Fu, who led the troops from central Beijing, saw the King of Shu who came to help Xia Ziling disguised as a servant, they could only suppress their astonishment, opened their eyes and closed their eyes, and pretended not to know. up.
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However, a few seconds later, before he could make any moves, someone strangled his throat, and a cold voice came from behind: "Xia Ziling, you are really powerful, how did you find this place?"
The hand pinching his neck was so cold that there was no warmth at all. The other person moved so fast, he was indeed not a mortal. However, Xia Ziling did not have the slightest timidity. , just want to take the initiative to lure me over?"
"Hmph, I didn't intend to lure you here. To be honest, you are of no use to me now. But you and that Zhu Chun have ruined my plan. It's really hateful!" The person behind said angrily, The strength in his hand tightened a little more.
Xia Ziling was completely unaware of fear, and replied provocatively: "I believe that we have ruined your plan, but... If I am useless to you, I am afraid I am already a dead person, Emperor Cong."
The hand on his neck moved slightly, and the person behind him said coldly, "How do you know I'm Emperor Cong?"
"Of course I don't know, I'm just guessing."
Hearing this, the hand holding his neck became tighter, but even though it was painful, it was controlled within a strength that would not hurt his life.No matter how provocative he was, Emperor Cong could not kill him, and Xia Ziling further proved that he was still useful to him.
Therefore, Xia Ziling said bluntly: "Emperor Cong, since you and I are inextricably linked, I wonder if your old man can let go of my neck and let's have a good talk face to face."
"Talk?" Emperor Cong's voice was a bit depressed, "Because of your interference, my efforts for thousands of years have been in vain. What do you think we have to talk about?"
"..." Why did Xia Ziling feel that he offended this Buddha for no reason?However, judging from just a few minutes of getting along, Xia Ziling found that Emperor Cong was not a deep-minded person. It is not difficult to guess what he resented, "Could it be that what Emperor Cong meant was that I did not follow your The arrangement to assist the King of Shu to climb the throne? Since you have seen clearly all the way, you should know that I have been working hard and upholding the way of assisting, and that the King of Shu chose to give up in the end, it is really beyond my control."
"Do you dare to say that he gave up the throne in the end, and it has nothing to do with you?" He watched the development of the situation in the dark all the way, and naturally knew that what Xia Ziling said was true, but Zhu Chun did not follow the path he set. Xia Ziling.
"Emotions are not determined by people's hearts," Xia Ziling sighed and said, "Emperor Cong, you have been entangled in the matter of thousands of years, is it also related to the word 'love'?"
Emperor Cong was finally shocked when he heard the words, and loosened his grip on Xia Ziling. Xia Ziling took the opportunity to dodge and escape from his hold.Facing Emperor Cong like this, Xia Ziling sized him up, only to find that Emperor Cong was handsome and charming, and he was a handsome man no less than Zhu Chun.The ancient Shu kingdom has been more than 3000 years ago. Is the Emperor Cong in front of me a human, a ghost, or a god?No matter what his identity is, in order to get close, Xia Ziling decided to treat him as a god for the time being.
"Emperor Cong Xianjun, in fact, I have come to Wangcong Temple to invite you to meet, and I really need you. If I can help you a little or two, and solve the problem that has troubled you for thousands of years, I will do my best. Could you please Xianjun first explain my doubts to me."
Now that Xia Ziling had been let go, Emperor Cong simply leaned on the altar table in front of the statues of the two emperors Wang Cong, feeling a little ruffian.After Xia Ziling finished speaking, Emperor Cong smiled coldly, and said, "I'm not a fairy king, but a traitor from the fairy world. Tell me, what do you want to know?"
Xia Ziling was taken aback by Cong Di's words. He used the title so casually, but he guessed it half right. Cong Di was indeed a god.Now it's rare that Emperor Cong is no longer hostile to him, and he is willing to sit down and have a good chat with him. He definitely can't waste the opportunity, so he collected his thoughts and asked: "I think the thing that Xianjun took a lot of trouble to do is definitely related to Emperor Wang. Is it related? May I ask where Emperor Wang is now?"
Emperor Cong raised his eyes, showing some interest. He thought that the first thing Xia Ziling wanted to ask was why he traveled to the Ming Dynasty or his own purpose. Unexpectedly, he asked a question that seemed to be related to himself as soon as he opened his mouth. There is nothing related to the question.
"Wangdi has passed away for more than 3000 years, why do you ask such a question?"
Emperor Cong's words were obviously dishonest, and Xia Ziling really wanted to answer him, "Have you passed away for more than 3000 years?" But because of the good relationship he just established, he endured it and said, "My intuition tells me that he is still alive. "
Since the legend of "Wangdi turning into a cuckoo" has been circulating among the people for thousands of years, he believes that it is not groundless, at least Wangdi's soul should still be in this world.
"Oh? You just feel that he is still alive? Don't you have other feelings?" Cong Di smiled slyly, and slowly said something that shocked Xia Ziling: "If I say that Emperor Wang is in your body, and your The soul is actually one of the thousands of broken souls of Emperor Wang will be cultivated, do you believe it?"
"What did you say?" Emperor Cong's words were so unbelievable that even Xia Ziling, who was as calm as Xia Ziling, couldn't help but lose his composure.
"Think about it yourself, don't you find anything strange?"
When Emperor Cong said that, Xia Ziling pondered for a moment, and finally connected some broken clues.In the past, he occasionally dreamed of some strange images, and even the day before he crossed, he even dreamed that he was in the torrential flood, and the clothes he wore in the dream were indeed similar to the clothes of the ancient Shu survivors. .In addition, he couldn't help feeling familiar with the Wangcong Temple, but he was sure that he had never been here before, whether in this world or in Daming.So... Could it be that there is indeed a shocking secret in it?
Seeing that Xia Ziling was deep in thought, Emperor Cong smiled and continued: "The ancient Shu clan established by Du Yu was born in a void outside the Three Realms. In addition to advanced technology, it can also manipulate an extremely dangerous substance—black fire.”
When Emperor Cong said this, Xia Ziling couldn't help but think of the black flames manipulated by the young man he saw at Heiyaguan. It was simply not enough to describe it with the word "dangerous".
"Although Du Yu has strict control over the use of black fire by the clansmen, and has never done anything to harm living beings, but because the black fire is too dangerous, the immortals in the heavens decided to work together to destroy the ancient Shu Kingdom, so they borrowed the power of the Minjiang River, Launched an ancient flood, and injected immortal power into the flood, making the black fire unable to resist the flood."
"I was originally a Shangxian who went through the tribulation in the lower realm. I fell into the flood and died physically. I drifted to the land of Shu, but I was rescued ashore by Du Yu, and I was saved by the power of the black fire."
Xia Ziling had consulted many records of the ancient Shu Kingdom before. Legend has it that Congdi Bieling was a native of Jingchu.This record can be consistent with what Emperor Cong said now.
Emperor Cong went on to say: "I lost the memory of the heavens at that time, and I was bewitched by Du Yu to help him control the floods of the Minjiang River. I was originally an immortal in charge of water, and the floods laid down by the immortals were vulnerable to me."
"Helping Du Yu fight back the flood, after the catastrophe passed, I gradually recovered my memory, only to realize that I actually helped the tyrant to do things that betrayed the heavens, and suddenly felt regretful."
"Since then, I have also turned against Du Yu, imprisoning Du Yu, usurping power, spreading rumors and slandering him. I have done everything, but Du Yu has never used the power of the black fire to deal with me."
Xia Ziling nodded. Du Yu and Bie Ling turned against each other, and it was also recorded in ancient books that Bie Ling seized power.
"It wasn't until the Immortal Realm took advantage of our disagreement to plan to destroy the ancient Shu kingdom, kill Du Yu, and shatter his soul into a thousand pieces, that I woke up and realized my own intentions," Emperor Cong said in a tone of voice. Endless sorrow was revealed in the heart, "Why did I not want to return to the heaven after I survived the catastrophe, but stayed in the world to torture Du Yu in every possible way. It turns out that I have already fallen in love with him..."
"..." Although Xia Ziling has already guessed that there is nothing other than the word "love" that can make people entangled for 3000 years, he still finds it difficult to hear Cong Di express his feelings for Wang Di. imagine.
"Du Yu was originally an immortal soul refined from the black fire. After the soul was scattered, it was given to all things in the world. The legendary cuckoo bird is just one of them. I worked hard to get the thousand pieces The broken souls were collected, and one of them was raised in the void of chaos for 3000 years before a mortal soul was refined."
"Is that refined soul really me?" Xia Ziling asked calmly. What Emperor Cong said was far beyond his understanding. He felt that the matter had come to an end, and he could accept any situation. .
Emperor Cong nodded, and said: "Yes, I sealed his remaining 99 pieces of soul in your body, nourished it with the soul, and repaired it with the power of black fire. Now it has basically become a complete soul, but The last step is still missing - Du Yu was born as the king of Shu, and after his death, his aura was scattered in Shu, and the emperor's aura of Shu needs to be injected into his body to truly bring him back to life."
"The turning technique I have mastered can turn time back thousands of years, and within a thousand years, there happens to be an excellent candidate—Ming Shu King Zhu Chun is in the body of a dragon, and changing his fate against the sky to become a real dragon is to wish me the spirit of a real dragon." The easiest way."
Xia Ziling asked in a deep voice: "So you let me travel to Zhu Chun's side. The assisting thing is just a cover. All you need is to make Zhu Chun the emperor, and I will be by his side at that moment. Wouldn't it cause great harm to Zhu Chun?"
Emperor Cong answered lightly, "With the body of a flood dragon and the life of a real dragon, naturally you can't live long, but ordinary people's lives are like ants, what difference does it make if they die early or die a few years later?"
Xia Ziling looked at Emperor Cong with a trace of sympathy, and said, "Is it the same? You said such a thing, which means that you didn't understand the word 'love' in the end. So, can you tell me that you have worked so hard After a lot of hard work, what is the reason for bringing Du Yu back to life?"
Emperor Cong avoided Xia Ziling's sight, and suddenly his face became a little embarrassed. If Du Yu came back to life, what would he do?He himself has been thinking about this question for 3000 years, and finally came to the conclusion that—maybe, he just wanted to say sorry to Du Yu and beg for his forgiveness. As for whether Du Yu would really forgive him, he never dared think.He disdains the short life of mortals, but if he can have Du Yu for a year, a month, or even just a day, he is willing to become a mortal without any magic power.
Congdi's grief-stricken expression made Xia Ziling feel a little unbearable. He didn't know whether the emotion came from himself or Du Yu, but after thinking about it for a while, Xia Ziling still said: "Actually... maybe you think about it. It's complicated. I think Du Yu's soul doesn't necessarily need the aura of an emperor to be revived."
Emperor Cong's pupils shrank, "What do you mean?"
"I am inexplicably familiar with this Wangcong Temple, and from time to time there will be broken pieces that should belong to the ancient Shu Kingdom in my mind. For example, have you ever tied Du Yu here and made love with your concubine in front of him? ?" Xia Ziling said and pointed to a place not far away.
Emperor Cong's face suddenly became pale as paper upon hearing the words, his eyes were filled with pain, and he murmured: "Du Yu..."
This matter is very private, if Xia Ziling hadn't actually seen the clip of Du Yu's memory, it is absolutely impossible for Xia Ziling to say such a thing.
Xia Ziling sighed, "Being with you, I can clearly feel the emotional fluctuations of another soul in my body is very violent. So... maybe continue to nourish the soul with the power of black fire, Du Yu will be able to talk to you through me Maybe one day."
Emperor Cong was very smart this time. After Xia Ziling made this proposal, he quickly said: "Don't you want to use the power of the black fire to maintain your soul and continue to return to the Ming Dynasty to stay with Zhu Chun?"
Xia Ziling smiled slyly, "This is something that benefits both of us, isn't it?"
Emperor Cong said: "It's not that I don't want to help you. Although your soul originated from Du Yu, it is a brand new mortal soul that was bred again. The black fire is beneficial to Du Yu's soul, but it is not beneficial to you." , using the power of the black fire to maintain the combination of the soul and body of an ordinary person can't last too long, in other words... that will damage your original lifespan."
"So... how long can I live if I go back to the Ming Dynasty?" Xia Ziling was speechless. Did the old Cong Di only think of shortening his life now?Why didn't you think about it when you started?
"Your soul is clear, and your body was born in a blessed family. You could have a hundredth birthday, but if you forcefully maintain it with the power of black fire, you may only live to be around 60 years old."
"That's good." He thought that he could only live for a few years when he returned to the Ming Dynasty with the power of the black fire, but even if it was a few years, or even a few months, he was willing, let alone decades can live.In the official history, Zhu Chun passed away at the age of 53, so he just spent his whole life with the one he loved, and didn't have to suffer loneliness and miss him, wouldn't it be great?
Cong Di silently looked at Xia Ziling's contented smile.Ordinary people seem to be easily satisfied, but... Xia Ziling's mood, he seems to understand a little now.
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On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month in the 31st year of Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu died.In order to prevent the vassal kings from rebelling, Emperor Hongwu ordered the vassal kings from all over the country not to go to Beijing to express their condolences in advance.However, many vassal kings got the news that the emperor was seriously ill in advance, and they were already on the way, and Zhu Chun was one of them.
Most of those honest vassals returned to their fief after getting news on the road, but...Zhu Chun is not an honest person after all, plus he cares about his mother and concubine, after weighing the pros and cons, he still disguised himself and sneaked into the capital , just in time for the chaos in the palace to prepare for the funeral of Emperor Hongwu and the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor.
Zhu Chun had no choice but to take such a risk. It has been more than seven years since the Lanyu case happened. In the past seven years, he went to Beijing twice to see his mother and concubine, but he was turned away from the palace gate.The death of his father was both unexpected and expected, so to be honest, Zhu Chun didn't feel much grief about his father's death. The only person he was worried about was his mother and concubine.
Three months ago, when Xu Shi knew that he would die soon, Emperor Hongwu issued an edict ordering Concubine Hui to move back to Changyang Palace.So, after entering the palace in disguise, Zhu Chun sneaked into the Changyang Palace.
He had done this kind of thing many times before, but this time he couldn't help feeling a little sad.After the death of the father, the Daming Palace will welcome a new master from now on, that nephew who is much younger than him, will ascend the throne in a few days and show his revenge.Fortunately, Emperor Hongwu had already made proper arrangements for his concubines who had heirs before his death, and his nephew didn't seem like someone who would embarrass a woman.
Therefore, he ventured into the palace this time to persuade his mother and concubine to go back to Chengdu with him to live up to his old age.According to the rules set by Emperor Hongwu, after his death, concubines with heirs can live in the fief with the vassal. Concubine Hui has three sons, but compared to the fiefs of Zhu Gui and Zhu Bing, Chengdu is obviously a more nurturing place, besides As the eldest son of Concubine Hui, he did his part to support his mother.
In Changyang Palace, everything was as it was when Zhu Chun stepped here for the last time, without any changes.The concubine mother is dressed in mourning clothes, her back is facing the bronze mirror, her graceful figure is no different from that of a young girl, except that she has a lot of hair on her head. It seems that time is fair to people in the world, and even a beautiful face will grow old one day .
"Mother Concubine, I'm here to pick you back to the fief!" Zhu Chun stood behind Concubine Hui and looked at it for a while, and suddenly saw Concubine Hui's hands froze. Perhaps it was because mother and child were connected and sensed his existence. Zhu Chun then While talking, he knelt behind her with a "plop".
Concubine Hui turned around slowly, her movements were a little stiff, and she couldn't help being a little surprised when she saw her son kneeling on the ground in a handyman's clothes.If time had left traces on her body, it wouldn't have changed too much, but Chun'er... with deep eyes and thick beard, she has matured a lot compared to seven years ago.Her son, who was originally handsome and extraordinary, now makes people feel more stable and domineering.
However... even though the thoughts in her heart are almost bursting, Concubine Hui has not let go of Zhu Chun's betrayal back then, and at this moment when he should not return to Beijing, he actually acted recklessly. At the moment, she felt a little angry, and said coldly: "What are you doing here?"
Zhu Chun kowtowed lightly, and said, "I'm here to pick up my mother and concubine and go back to Chengdu together."
"Back to Chengdu?" Concubine Hui raised her eyes and looked into the distance, her eyes were a little erratic, "I will not go with you, I have decided to die for the late emperor."
Concubine Hui's soft words immediately shocked Zhu Chun, and he couldn't help but lose his composure and shouted: "Mother Concubine, why did you say that? Only concubines without heirs need to be buried!"
"My decision to be buried has nothing to do with the late emperor's will, it's just my own decision."
Before Emperor Hongwu passed away, he talked with her all night while holding candles.They have been together for more than thirty years, he betrayed her in the early years, and she betrayed him later, the two of them finally got even.
The last words that Emperor Hongwu left her were—"Cui'e, after I go, you can go to Chengdu to live with Chun'er. Chun'er is a good boy and will definitely be filial to you. Chengdu's Shu Palace is all in accordance with the specifications of the palace. It was built, but the specifications were slightly lowered on the surface. I have seen the blueprints myself, and I also had someone build an exact replica of the Changyang Palace there. You should be able to get used to living in Chengdu when you go to Chengdu."
After hearing this, Concubine Hui burst into tears.At that moment, she knew that this man was actually loving her in his own way.And she... also loves her husband to the bottom of her heart.She used to mind his neglect, and even hated him because of love; she was also jealous of his sister who was extremely important in his heart, but it was only because of the deep sisterhood that was suppressed in her heart; she was even jealous of other women and sons around him , in order to gain a sense of presence in front of him, she did not hesitate to do anything.
In fact, she is really not a woman who should be born in the harem. The only thing she hopes for in her life is to be with each other for the rest of her life, and her husband will never give it to her.But... Now that he is leaving, she will be alone in the days to come, and she suddenly finds that this matter is more frightening to her than anything she cared about before.
So... Sacrifice is her only choice.
"Concubine Mu, you can't do this! Have you ever thought about me? Have you ever thought about your Gui'er and Ji'er? What would we do without you?!"
Zhu Chun's voice was a little hoarse, which made people feel very heartbroken, but Concubine Hui just replied calmly: "I am your mother, but you have all grown up and married. You can live without me, but I am your mother." You can't leave your father."
Zhu Chun yelled hysterically: "Concubine Mu, you can't be so selfish!"
Zhu Gui and Zhu Wei are not here, if they know the decision of the concubine mother, they will be as distraught as he is.Especially Zhu Gui, who has no brains, is actually the closest to his mother and concubine.
"Chun'er, what right do you have to accuse me?" Concubine Hui paused, then looked into Zhu Chun's eyes and said, "Aren't you stupider than me? You have silently guarded a dead man for so many years."
Concubine Hui's words made Zhu Chun stunned. It had been a long time since no one dared to speak so bluntly in front of him, that is, his own mother, so he refrained from having an attack.
After a while, Zhu Chun said in a hoarse voice: "Zi Ling is not dead, he promised me that he would stay with me for the rest of his life, he is different from Father Emperor."
Concubine Hui just smiled self-deprecatingly, "Chun'er, I finally found out today that your stupidity is actually inherited from yourself. Forget it, mother and concubine don't blame you for being stupid back then, as your father said In other words, being an emperor is not necessarily a joy. So...you can do whatever you like, and please fulfill the decision of your mother and concubine."
Concubine Hui said the last sentence calmly, but there was a hint of pleading in her eyes.Zhu Chun suddenly felt as if he was being overwhelmed by a heavy stone, but he couldn't open his mouth to say "no" to his mother and concubine.
The two stared at each other in silence for a long time before Concubine Hui touched Zhu Chun's head and said, "Okay, Chun'er, go out of the palace. If possible in the future, take care of your two younger brothers, so that the concubine can Peace of mind."
Zhu Chun looked at Concubine Hui's relieved smile, and it seemed that in this life, she could finally have no ties to her, and she finally answered the word "yes" with difficulty.
After leaving the palace, Zhu Chun came to the Shu Palace in the capital in a daze.Looking at everything he was familiar with, Zhu Chun suddenly felt empty in his heart. It seemed that the disguise he had been holding on for so many years could no longer hold on, so he slumped down on the threshold of the second door.
The emperor father left, and the concubine mother also decided to let go. The two younger brothers have not seen each other for several years.And the person he loves the most in his heart...is that he doesn't know if he can look forward to returning in his lifetime, it seems that there is nothing he can miss in the world.
Twelve years ago, Xia Ziling followed him into the Shu Palace. He was only 12 years old that year. From the first acquaintance to the acquaintance, everything with Xia Ziling seems to be still vivid in his memory.
Seven years ago, on the way back to Chengdu, he and Xia Ziling exchanged heart-to-heart conversations. They were sweet and lingering for a few days, but when they woke up, they found that the person in their arms could not be woken up no matter how much they woke up.He was so flustered at the time, and after he steadied his mind and brought Xia Ziling back to Chengdu, he still didn't wake up.Everyone said that Xia Ziling was dead, but because of Xia Ziling's unusual status, Zhu Chun firmly believed that he might just go back to the world he came from. He promised that he would stay, so he would be in his ears day and night. Calling, he will definitely be grateful for his infatuation and return to him.
In order to prevent the body from being damaged, Zhu Chun ordered someone to find a thousand-year-old cold jade, and made it into a stone bed to place Xia Ziling's... body.He also ordered people to build a pavilion in a shady place by the Jinjiang River, and put Xia Ziling in it.
When naming the pavilion that he built, he originally wanted to name it "Yi Ling Pavilion", but he was afraid that this name would be unlucky, so Xia Ziling would never come back and only existed in his own memory from then on.So, at the last moment, Zhu Chun changed his name to "Wangjiang Tower". He looked at the Jinjiang River here every day, and hoped that Xia Ziling would come back.
But... for more than seven years, or more precisely, five months and thirteen days in seven years, he remembered every day when Xia Ziling left him.He will keep counting the days like this, as long as he is still alive, he will not give up waiting.But...it has been so long, so long that he is a little tired and tired. In his lifetime, can he really wait for the return of the person he loves so deeply?
"Didn't you say that I don't like your beard? Why do you still keep it?"
Zhu Chun was lost in thought when suddenly there was a man standing in front of him, stroking his beard with one hand and complaining loudly.
The familiar yet unfamiliar voice caught his ears, and Zhu Chun couldn't help trembling in an instant.He looked up blankly, and the person he was thinking of just now was standing in front of him.Zhu Chun only felt that his heart beat as fast as a drum. This kind of scene happened many times in his sleep and fever, but every time he couldn't help but look forward to it.
...This time it can't be true.Perhaps it was his hallucinations caused by his grief over the matter of his mother and concubine.Zhu Chun got up quickly, left the person in front of him and walked quickly into the house.
Zhu Chun was walking with his internal strength, Xia Ziling chased after him, he hadn't exercised for a long time, and he was a little physically weak, and couldn't catch up with him for a while, seeing the distance between the two gradually, Xia Ziling shouted: "Hey, Don't go, I just came back and came here from Chengdu, what are you doing?"
However, Zhu Chun, who was walking in front, turned a deaf ear and continued to walk far away on his own.Zhu Chun's reaction really surprised Xia Ziling. For him, he was in a hurry, and he rushed back to Daming in less than a day, but for Zhu Chun, it seemed that more than seven years had passed. He thought I have seen Zhu Chun's various reactions when he saw him—either he was very excited, or he scolded himself for leaving, but it is definitely not like running away after seeing him, right?
Could it be that he did something sorry for himself with such a reaction?Seeing that Zhu Chun was about to get out of his sight, Xia Ziling got a little angry, so he yelled loudly: "Zhu Shishi, stop! If you dare to go like this, I will go back to where you came from. From now on, don't think about it." See you again!"
Xia Ziling's threat really had some effect, Zhu Chun stopped suddenly, but his body was still stiff, with his back to Xia Ziling and did not move.Xia Ziling sighed, hurried to catch up, hugged Zhu Chun from behind, and said softly: "Yaoxuan, I am really back."
The warm body is close to each other, and the person who is hugging him behind his back... seems to be the person he has thought about thousands of times in his heart.Zhu Chun turned around suddenly, and hugged Xia Ziling tightly, so tight that it hurt him a little, but it was a sense of fulfillment and safety, which both of them desperately needed now.
"Zi Ling..." Zhu Chun instinctively found Xia Ziling's lips, and kissed them almost roughly.
Xia Ziling kissed Zhu Chun back without hesitation. Zhu Chun's hoarse voice made him feel distressed. After waking up, Zhang Shoushou was by his side. From Zhang Shou's mouth, he already knew how Zhu Chun got here in the past few years.
After a kiss, the two separated slightly and looked at each other. Zhu Chun's appearance was much more mature than seven years ago, but the look in his eyes was like a child's, which made Xia Ziling feel extremely vulnerable.
"Yaoxuan, go to the house." Xia Ziling said lightly pecking Zhu Chun's lips.Before entering Beijing, he had already heard about the death of Emperor Hongwu. Zhu Chun should be in a very sad mood now, but luckily...he came back in time.
Xia Ziling's eyes were full of hints, Zhu Chun paused and said, "Don't play with fire, I will hurt you."
His mood is very unstable now, and it is not suitable for doing something that will get out of control.
"It's okay, you have to believe in my ability to bear it." Xia Ziling provocatively said, this time he came back, he finally experienced the feeling of "not seeing each other in a day, like three autumns", whether it was out of missing or comfort, he Everyone wants to indulge.
"Don't regret it." Zhu Chun's eyes darkened, and he carried Xia Ziling into the house, and kicked the door shut with a "bang" very disregarding his appearance.
(End of the article)
The author has something to say: The following is an anecdote about the jealousy of the King of Shu sent by Yan Xniu, the historian of the Prince of Shu's Mansion——
In the fourth year of Yongle, Emperor Yongle sent troops to expedition to Annan, and the Yunnan defenders were the main force in this battle.At that time, Mu Chun had already died of illness, and Mu Sheng succeeded his elder brother as the Marquis of Pingxi, so he wrote a letter asking for help and took it to Chengdu, asking Xia Ziling to go to Yunnan to help him go on an expedition.
Xia Ziling bid farewell to Zhu Chun immediately after receiving the letter, and prepared to leave for the south.
Zhu Chun's gaze sank, and he said, "He's fighting his war, why are you going to help him? Don't go!"
"..." Xia Ziling was speechless for a moment. Mu Sheng was in trouble, but Zhu Chun, a close friend, stood on the sidelines. It was really not a gentleman's action, "Don't underestimate this little Annan, this battle is actually dangerous, I have promised Jing Mao went to help him."
"Oh? How did you know the danger? Did the history books tell you?"
Xia Ziling didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "Once Yongle was trapped in the quagmire of conquering Annan and couldn't extricate himself, this Annan, no matter how Mu Sheng beat him, he couldn't defeat him, but he still needs to pay attention to some details to be able to get out of his body." return."
Zhu Chun nodded and said, "So, you have to help him?"
"nature."
"Then I'll go too."
Xia Ziling was a little helpless, "The feudal lord can't leave the fief without purpose, you can't go on this trip."
"That won't work. I'm worried about putting you next to Mu Sheng."
Xia Ziling was even more speechless, he really didn't know who poured his medicine and put it next to Mu Sheng many years ago. "He is your best friend, what are you worried about?"
"Hmph, dear friend, take a look at what this is? Is this what a dear friend did? Mu Sheng clearly has unreasonable thoughts about you." Zhu Chun said as he opened the sandalwood box on the desk and took out some letterheads .
Xia Ziling looked down and suddenly burst out laughing.There are eight pieces of letter paper, each of which is a letter written by Mu Sheng to himself in the first lunar month of each year. The contents of the letters are different, but they generally mean that the camellias in Dali are blooming, and Xia Ziling is invited to Yunnan to enjoy the flowers together.
When Xia Ziling received a letter from Mu Sheng in the first year, he was thinking about whether to go or not.Fortunately, the current situation has been fixed, and there is nothing to do in Chengdu, so it doesn't hurt to go there.
But he didn't want to reply before Mu Sheng's letter was read by Zhu Chun. After reading the content of the letter, the King of Shu's face suddenly turned dark, and he took Xia Ziling directly to Shunan Zhuhai small town the next day. This short stay lasted for two months, and the hard work every day made Xia Ziling lie on the bed and didn't want to get off the ground.When the two came back from Shunan Bamboo Sea, not to mention seeing camellias, they would rush to Yunnan, and Peach Blossom didn't even know if they would be able to see them.
In the first month of the second year, Mu Sheng sent another letter to Xia Ziling, but Zhu Chun actually withheld the letter. When Xia Ziling found the letter in Zhu Chun's study, he went to Yunnan to see the Lotus Flower City. It's too late, let alone watching camellias.
Xia Ziling was so angry at the time, and now he was arguing with Zhu Chun why he opened and concealed his letters privately.Zhu Chun took it for granted: "You are my king's man, and your letter is my king's letter. If there is anything important, I will tell you after reading it."
Xia Ziling was speechless for a while, but he knew that it was meaningless to argue about human rights with an ancient person, especially a prince who grew up in the royal family.However, under his insistence, Zhu Chun did not intercept his letters afterwards, but... Mu Sheng's plan to go to Dali to enjoy the flowers by himself was always blocked by Zhu Chun for various reasons.
However, the current situation is different from going to Yunnan for sightseeing. He is doing business, right? !
So Xia Ziling said, "Please, Mu Sheng is already married and has children, what else do you think we can do?"
Zhu Chunjun raised his eyebrows, "Didn't I also marry a wife...and have children?"
"..." Sure enough, it made sense, Princess Shu Lanyan didn't know where she and Zhou Tingye had gone, and the son of the Shu Prince, Zhu Yuexi, was cute, but he didn't have the slightest resemblance to Zhu Chun.
"His Royal Highness, you are already thirty-five this year, don't you think your behavior of being jealous is really naive?" As an uncle who is over forty years old, Xia Ziling really doesn't want to be with him. Zhu Chun was entangled in this inexplicable matter.
But Zhu Chun said: "I don't think so. Let it be like this, either let me pretend to be your follower and follow you to Yunnan, or you don't go."
"..."
The two struggled over this matter for several days, but in the end Xia Ziling compromised.Therefore, when Mu Sheng and Zhang Fu, who led the troops from central Beijing, saw the King of Shu who came to help Xia Ziling disguised as a servant, they could only suppress their astonishment, opened their eyes and closed their eyes, and pretended not to know. up.
The following is the pre-acquisition of the new article. Fast Transmigration will open at the end of next month, and it will open after Gudan Fast Transmigration is over——
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