The shadow of the country

After the bloody storm in front of the Weiyang Palace, there was only a scene of corpses strewn across the field, and a large piece of floor tiles in front of the open space was dark red mottled with blood.In the struggle for the throne, human life always seems so insignificant and insignificant.

The prince stood far in front of Weiyang Palace, looking in astonishment at the piles of corpses and the still unbreakable encirclement.It was obvious that the army could be successfully raised, but now it was defeated so badly that the entire army was wiped out.Anger, astonishment and fear intertwined, the prince couldn't say a word, couldn't take a step, and just stood there in a daze.It's just that the cold light in his eyes became even worse, and he looked directly at Yilan.But soon he was captured by two soldiers under Yilan. Although the prince was pressed down and knelt on the ground, he raised his eyes with a frightening light, and said arrogantly: "Su Yilan! You don't have to be happy It's too early! Even if I fail to raise an army today, there will always be a comeback in the future! Even if I lose my father, I will not pass the throne to you! The child of a favorite concubine, since she is a concubine, what qualifications does she have to inherit the great line?!"

"I see that you are the most unqualified person to inherit the throne!" Suddenly, a majestic voice came out.It turned out that the emperor opened the palace door and walked out in front of Weiyang Palace when he heard the sound of fighting outside getting quieter.

Seeing the emperor coming, everyone immediately knelt down and kowtowed to pay their respects.The prince tried his best to break free from the oppression of those two people, and shouted while struggling: "Father! Father!"

"I don't have a son like you! If I didn't know in advance that you were going to seize power and usurp the throne, would I be killed by your sword? You are capable of killing kings and fathers!" the emperor angrily scolded.

The prince was stunned for a moment, unexpectedly, his father knew about his and his mother's plan a long time ago.But I still couldn't help defending myself: "Father! My son didn't want to kill the king and my father! My son just wanted to ascend to the throne earlier! My son didn't..."

"Come here, take the prince down! Send me an order to go to Kunhe Palace to arrest the queen. Put them in the sky prison and set a date for conviction!" Before the prince could finish his explanation, the emperor issued an order.

Soon, two more people came up to detain the prince, and the voice of the prince's defense became smaller and smaller.Just at this time, a soldier covered in blood behind the emperor suddenly got up from the ground, and the knife in his hand suddenly rested on the emperor's neck.He was seriously injured, blood was still bubbling from his left leg, and he looked like he was going to die, "Let the prince go! Otherwise, I will kill the emperor!" This was a situation that no one expected.The current situation was changing so fast that even the emperor couldn't react.Seeing this, the two people who were holding the prince stopped immediately, and the arms holding the prince were trembling.With the emperor in the hands of that person, they did not dare to act rashly again.

The night is dark and solemn, there is no sound in front of Weiyang Palace, only the sound of the wind blowing the clothes and hunting.Everyone held their breath, and the atmosphere became tense and depressed in an instant. "The prince seeks power to usurp the throne, and he still doesn't know how to repent, which is even more sinful! How can he just let go?!" The former commander of the Imperial Forest Army sternly said at this time.

"If you don't release the prince now, the emperor's life will be lost! Which is more important, the prince's life or the emperor's life?!" the man roared, and the blade penetrated into the emperor's neck again, and blood dripped down along the blade. His face also became a little pale.Seeing this, everyone became even more flustered. If something happened to the emperor, none of them could bear it.

"Don't move! Put down the arrow! It's important to keep the emperor safe!" Yi Lan had been standing quietly by the side just now, but now she finally issued an order.He knew that the person who held the emperor hostage was now in a state of extreme emotion and could do anything.Compared with threats, what he needs now is appeasement.

When the group of imperial guards slowly put down their bows and arrows, a little contempt appeared in the man's eyes: "The fifth prince bought the army's morale with 6000 taels of silver just now, and tricked the prince and all the soldiers into defecting and running to you. You have learned how to compromise now?"

Before Yi Lan had time to reply, an arrow flew out behind the guards, making a sound of breaking the wind.Immediately afterwards, there was a dull sound of an arrow piercing into flesh and blood, and the scream of the man holding the emperor hostage.The arrow hit right in his eye, and blood spattered from his eye.Such severe pain made him relax a lot from holding the knife.Seeing this, Yi Lan didn't care too much, seized the opportunity and rushed over to save the emperor from the knife.He snatched the knife from the man's hand again, and made a resolute and violent cut on his neck.The blood on the neck of the man who held the emperor was instantly gushing, and Yi Lan's cold armor was also splashed with blood.Yilan did this series of actions too fast, before everyone could see clearly, the person holding the emperor had already collapsed with a "plop".Before the arrow could be pulled out, it was still stuck in his eye, dripping with blood, it was too horrible to look at, and there was even a strong smell of blood in the air.

After the emperor was rescued, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Immediately afterwards, Tong Tong turned his head to see the person who shot the arrow at the critical moment.Who in such a tense situation can deftly avoid the encircling Imperial Forest Army, and shoot an arrow into the assassin's eye through the gap?But when they saw the archery man, everyone couldn't help but be amazed for a long time. They thought that this man would be a tall and powerful general, but they never expected to be such a gentle and delicate person.But he was the only figure standing there in the distance, and there would be no angle other than him that could shoot such a precise angle.He held a bow tightly in his hand, and the robe on his body was stained with blood. Although his body was slightly thin and thin, he looked so resolute and determined.

"Mu Yan?" Yi Lan recognized the man at the first sight.He was also a little surprised, he didn't expect that the person who shot the arrow into the assassin's eye would be Mu Yan.

When Mu Yan saw Yilan, a faint smile unconsciously rose from the corner of his mouth, and then he knelt down to salute: "Your servant greets my emperor long live, and the fifth prince thousand years old."

The emperor was rescued from the knife by Yi Lan just now, he recovered his breath and turned his head to look at Yi Lan: "I think you recognize him? Is this someone from your palace?"

"Yes, he belongs to my son..." After thinking for a while, Yi Lan continued: "He is my son's personal servant."

At this time, Mu Yan saw that although the wound on the emperor's neck was not too deep, it was still bleeding faintly, and he couldn't help feeling a little worried: "The emperor's dragon body was damaged just now, why don't you go back to the palace earlier and ask the imperial doctor to come and treat it .”

Hearing what Mu Yan said, the emperor realized that he was still injured.As the king of a country, if something happens at this critical juncture, the situation will definitely be chaotic.The emperor closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said to Mu Yan: "Just now you have done a great job in saving Jia, and I will definitely reward you a lot." Then he ordered the Imperial Forest Army to withdraw their troops, and drove back to the palace.

After the emperor returned to the palace, the Imperial Forest Army had almost withdrawn.It was only then that Yi Lan reached out and pulled Mu Yan up from the ground, held his hand tightly, and looked around him carefully.Seeing the mottled blood stains on Mu Yan's body, Yi Lan's heart tightened, "Why are you injured? Where are you injured? I'll ask the imperial doctor to show you!"

"I'm not injured, it's not my blood." Mu Yan stood up and took Yi Lan's hand back with a smile. "What about you? Are you okay?"

Yi Lan shook her head, and finally felt relieved after hearing Mu Yan say that he was not injured, but she couldn't help scolding: "Didn't I tell you not to come out tonight? It's so dangerous, what if something happens to you?"

"I didn't want to come out at first, but when I was waiting for you in the palace, you hadn't come back yet, so I really waited anxiously before I came out to look for you." Mu Yan blurted out without thinking.

After hearing that, Yi Lan felt something was wrong, so she couldn't be serious any more, she leaned into Mu Yan's ear and whispered, "I'll just come back earlier from now on, and I won't let you stay alone, okay? "

Mu Yan was not annoyed when he heard it, he just turned his face away and said in a muffled voice: "I didn't mean that... I just thought that if you haven't come back for too long, you might have encountered some trouble. So I just came to take a look, I'm I want to help you."

Yi Lan smiled and nodded, and quickly pecked him lightly on the face, "The archery skills are pretty good, you did a good job in saving him, I'm helping you."

Mu Yan smiled faintly, pushed him away lightly, and said, "Okay. You still have to go to court at Maoshi, so go back."

The author has something to say: yesterday’s New Year’s Day battle was successful ^O^/

☆, 23. Jade death