No matter how thrilling things happened the night before, the first ray of morning light fell on the gate of Taihe Palace as usual.

After a night of purges, the virtuous king Fu Ji'an forced himself to be calm, gritted his teeth and took on the responsibility of appeasing the people, cleaning up the rebels, and rewarding meritorious deeds and punishing crimes.

No one disputed his decision.

Feeling that the imperial palace was too bloody, Gu Heyan entrusted his subordinates to send Yan Guogong Mu Boren and Mu Zhiming back to the Mu residence immediately after the rebellion was quelled.I follow the order of the virtuous king Fu Ji'an to arrest the escaped rebels, so as not to cause chaos and hurt people.

Mu Zhiming experienced great joy and great sorrow in just a few hours, and was knocked out when his memory was confused. Now he is delirious and in a trance. He refused to see the wound and bandage his wrist, so he leaned on the bed with his head down, dreaming and waking up, in a daze, like a puppet with a broken string, which made the family members anxious.

Upon hearing the news, Gu Heyan gave Hao Tianqin full authority over the matter of arrest, and immediately rushed back to Mu's residence.

It was already noon, a group of people surrounded the wing room, Wen Heyin, the doctor, and the servants were all there, Mrs. Gong sat on the side of the bed with a bowl of clear porridge, scooped up a spoonful and softly coaxed Mu Zhiming: "Deviation!" Zhu, would you like something to eat?"

It took Mu Zhiming a long time to react and answer, he opened his mouth slowly, his eyes were distracted, and his voice was exhausted, as if one sentence would consume all his energy: "Mother, I can't eat."

Gong sighed: "If you don't want to eat, Mother will not force you to eat, but at least let the doctor see your injury."

Mu Zhiming was silent for a moment, then nodded blankly.

The doctor hurried forward, bandaged and fixed Mu Zhiming's dislocated wrist, and then he wanted to check other injured places on his body.

At this time, the door of the wing room was opened, and a person walked in quickly.

Wen Heyin's eyes were sharp, and she dragged away the doctor in front of Mu Zhiming and pulled him aside.

The doctor was still holding the cotton cloth and ointment in his hand, and he was in a daze when he saw a man walk up to Mu Zhiming, and carefully sat down on the side of the bed.

Gu Heyan didn't wear any armor, but was wearing plain and simple black ink clothes. He was full of dust, if he wasn't wearing black clothes, he might still be able to see blood stains on his clothes.

He held Mu Zhiming's hand, his eyes were anxious, his tone was uneasy, and he spoke very softly: "I'm here, are you okay?"

The moment he was grasped by the generous and warm palm, Mu Zhiming had a reaction.

He raised his head, his eyes were fixed on Gu Heyan's face, his blood-red and sore eyes were filled with tears again because of crying, this time, his emotions were not as agitated and out of control as when he first saw Gu Heyan, Mu Zhiming's tears rolled like broken threads, he opened his mouth slowly, choked up and said: "They said you were dead, died in battle..."

He sobbed and sobbed, both from fear and grievance.

Gu Heyan took his hand and stroked his cheek, letting him feel the warmth of the skin.

When the two were talking, Mrs. Gong had already asked everyone to leave the wing room and closed the door. At this moment, the huge room was peaceful and quiet, only Gu Heyan and Mu Zhiming were there.

Gu Heyan leaned over and kissed away the tears from the corners of Mu Zhiming's eyes, and explained to him.

A few months ago, when the Flame Flame Army was fighting against the Xirong people, all the strategies they set up were cracked by the enemy, so Gu Heyan guessed that there were secret operations in the army.

He recalled that before Mu Zhiming lost his memory, he had told himself that King Su had colluded with the Xirong people. He knew that the inside must be settled first when fighting against the outside world, and he also knew that there might be a bloody storm in the capital, so he discussed with General Wei Lingyun and decided on the plan. Wan Hushi pretended that the enemy was in ambush, but actually bypassed the battlefield and sneaked back to the capital, hiding in the rare mountain forest near the Luodu camp. He Yan put all his heart and soul into it, but he still didn't expect that King Su would dare to personally assassinate the emperor at the banquet, but in the end he failed to save the emperor.

When Gu Heyan said these things, anger and agility gradually returned to Mu Zhiming's eyes. He listened carefully and didn't want to miss a word, but he couldn't help himself from crying. Although he didn't cry, he kept sobbing softly , how can not stop.

Seeing Mu Zhiming like this, Gu Heyan blamed himself and felt distressed. He held him in his arms, patted him on the back to comfort him, and let him go when he stopped sobbing. On the wooden bench beside the bed, let Mu Zhiming wipe his face and hands.

Mu Zhiming wiped away the tears, put the towel into the copper basin filled with hot water and rubbed it, then remembered something, and asked Gu Heyan: "When I was protecting the concubine and the thirteenth prince, two arrows pierced through it. You shot the rebels beside me and saved my life, did you shoot those two arrows?"

"It's me." Gu Heyan nodded.

Mu Zhiming's eyes instantly turned red again.

Gu Heyan was taken aback and was at a loss.

Mu Zhiming picked up a warm towel and applied it to his eyelids, without crying, he said, "If it's you, I knew it must be you."

Mu Zhiming suddenly thought of something again, took off the scarf on his eyes, looked at Gu Heyan, and asked, "Then why was the sun-hunting and moon-hunting crossbow worn on Deputy Hao's arm later?"

Gu Heyan showed a guilty look, and he said: "The Sunhunting Crossbow is broken."

"It's broken again?" Mu Zhiming let out a light 'ah'.

"Well." Gu Heyan said, "During the battle, he was hacked, and Hou Tianqin's arm was injured and his bones were broken, so I took the broken Hunting Sun and Moon Crossbow to help him fix his injured arm."

"So that's how it is." Mu Zhiming suddenly realized, "I thought..."

He stopped talking halfway.

Even though Gu Heyan was in front of Mu Zhiming unscathed, Mu Zhiming still didn't dare to say any serious words.

Seeing Mu Zhiming's uneasy expression for a moment, Gu Heyan knew that he was still frightened, so he stretched out his hands to comfort his forehead and cheek, and then gave him a gentle kiss.

At the moment when lips and tongues were entwined, what happened to Gu Heyan in front of him became real, and Mu Zhiming no longer disturbed others, and closed his eyes to make love to Gu Heyan.

After the kiss, Gu Heyan asked him: "Are you hungry? Do you have any snacks you want? I'll go..."

Mu Zhiming suddenly interrupted him and grabbed his arm: "No, I'm not hungry, don't go anywhere."

Gu Heyan was slightly stunned, then nodded: "Okay." He looked at Mu Zhiming's tired expression and the red and slightly swollen eyelids from crying for a long time, and advised, "Close your eyes and sleep for a while."

While talking, Gu Heyan lightly pressed Mu Zhiming's shoulder, pressed him down on the bed, pulled up the light and soft quilt on his body and tucked it to his chin.

Mu Zhiming looked at him and refused to close his eyes: "After I fell asleep last time, you went to the border without saying a word, and you didn't even say goodbye to me."

Gu Heyan lay down beside him: "I'm sorry, it won't happen this time, I will watch over you until you wake up."

Hearing these words, Mu Zhiming curled up into Gu Heyan's arms, put his hands around Gu Heyan's waist, closed his eyes quietly and stopped talking, because he knew that Gu Heyan would not lie to himself.

After not closing his eyes all night and going through all kinds of ups and downs, Mu Zhiming was already exhausted, and soon fell into a deep sleep after closing his eyes.

Gu Heyan hugged him, listening to his long breathing, he didn't know what to think of, frowned slightly, showing a very worried look.

Mu Zhiming slept until dawn the next day, and when he woke up, he was still firmly held in Gu Heyan's arms.

Due to a fall yesterday, when Mu Zhiming woke up, every bone in his body seemed to be trampled by thousands of horses, but Mu Zhiming was not afraid of pain, he looked at Gu Heyan beside him, and felt peaceful.

Gu Heyan didn't sleep deeply, and when Mu Zhiming moved lightly, Gu Heyan woke up.

Mu Zhiming leaned over to kiss his forehead, and heard him ask: "What time is it?"

Mu Zhiming guessed: "About Mao time."

Gu Heyan opened his eyes, and his eyes gradually cleared up. He got up, looked at the sky outside the window, and showed the same depressed expression as before going to bed last night.

Mu Zhiming asked: "What do you want to eat in the morning? I'll ask the cook to make it."

"I..." Gu Heyan hesitated to speak, he looked at Mu Zhiming, but he couldn't say some words, so he just said, "Anything is fine."

Mu Zhiming looked at him quietly, and sat up after a while: "He Yan, do you have something to tell me?"

Gu Heyan lowered his eyes, not looking at him: "...No."

Mu Zhiming sighed for a long time, he stretched out his hand to hold Gu Heyan's ten fingers, trying to keep his voice calm, he asked, "When are you going to the northwest frontier?"

Gu Heyan suddenly looked up at Mu Zhiming, a little surprised.

Mu Zhiming smiled gently, but the smile was a bit forced: "Are you so surprised? Now that the war in the Northwest is not over, you came back to Beijing to escort you. Now that the rebellion in the capital has been put down, you, as the commander of Rongyan, must Immediately return to the battlefield, such a simple deduction, how could I not think of it, so when will I leave?"

Gu Heyan: "Today."

Mu Zhiming froze, then slowly relaxed, he said: "Come with me after breakfast before leaving."

Gu Heyan: "Okay."

Mu Zhiming: "Go early and return early."

Gu Heyan: "I will."

Although King Su died, the Xirong people were unwilling to give up all their previous efforts, and the iron cavalry invaded the frontiers of the Jin Dynasty fiercely.

Gu Heyan left Hao Tianqin and the [-] Rongyan Army in the capital to guard the palace that had just been invaded by rebels, and rode his horse to the border to join General Wei Lingyun day and night.

On the day Gu Heyan left, the golden bell rang throughout the capital, and the sound of the funeral shook everyone's heart.

The sound of the great funeral has passed, and the time for the national mourning has arrived.

On the third day after the first emperor left, all the ministers played together, saying that the country cannot be without a king for a day, and asked the virtuous king Fu Ji'an to supervise the country.

Although the first emperor did not establish a crown prince, Mu Qingwan was the empress, and her direct son was Fu Ji'an, and Fu Ji'an had always been supported by the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty, so Fu Ji'an should oversee the country based on sentiment and reason.

Fu Ji'an did not refuse, and took over all the government affairs of the imperial court, large and small.

Because the emperor passed away very suddenly, the ceremonial department in charge of the funeral was in a hurry up and down. Although it was not in a mess, there were indeed many trivial mistakes.

Fu Ji'an then persuaded Mu Zhiming to leave his official position and return to the Ministry of Rites.

Mu Zhiming agreed.

Although Mu Zhiming was young, he kept the rules and etiquette in mind, and was careful and steady. After taking over the burden, he arranged everything properly.

In fact, if only the late emperor had to be busy with the funeral, the Ministry of Rites would not be in such a panic.

Just because besides the first emperor, there was also the funeral of King Su.

King Su was buried with the etiquette of a prince, and the coffin entered the imperial mausoleum.

This was Mu Qingwan's request, so Fu Ji'an tried his best to arrange the matter.

However, there are quite a few people who criticized it, and some officials even wrote memorials and long speeches to criticize.

Fu Ji'an turned a blind eye to those memorials, and this would be the only willful decision he made in his decades as king.

In October, Fu Ji'an ascended the throne as the new emperor, and Mu Qingwan became the empress dowager.

After the enthronement ceremony, Mu Qingwan, who could enjoy all the glory and wealth, made a decision that puzzled the world.

She shaved her hair and became a nun. She lived in the Chenyuan Temple on Qingyun Peak in the outskirts of the capital.

Now she can die anywhere in the world, but she chose to be with the ancient Buddha with the green lamp.

In November, good news came from the northwest frontier.

The Rongyan army led by Gu Heyan not only defeated the Xirong tribe, but even took advantage of the victory to chase down the enemy army to the territory of Xirong country.

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