Emperor industry. Anlan in the world

After avoiding seeing him for many days, Ao Han finally appeared in front of Ye Qingxiao.

It happened that it was time for dinner, Chu Aohan ordered Hou An to serve the dinner in the secret room, Ye Qingxiao sat on the sandalwood chair, quietly watching Hou An prepare the meal, there were lotus leaf chicken, Hericium erinaceus grilled shark fin , spicy milk melon slices, roasted partridge, as well as glutinous rice cold cake, candied longan and a few pots of wine, the fragrance permeates the spleen and stomach, and makes people appetite.

Chu Aohan stood in front of the table, with a cheerful smile on his lips, he looked at Ye Qingxiao, his eyes were deep and bright: "Come and eat!"

After Hou An set up the meal, Chu Aohan waved him back.Hou An saluted him respectfully, stepped back slowly, and closed the door of the secret room.

After the two broke up unhappily that day, Ye Qingxiao was annoyed for a while, but Chu Aohan didn't show up anymore, and as time passed, the anger dissipated, but she was still a little wary.

Seeing that he hesitated, Chu Aohan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't force you anymore, I will wait until the day you volunteer."

Ye Qingxiao breathed a sigh of relief, and sat at the table with Chu Aohan, Chu Aohan filled their glasses with wine, put another piece of chicken into Ye Qingxiao's bowl, and said softly: "Eat quickly! "

Ye Qingxiao picked up the bamboo chopsticks, and began to eat gracefully, Chu Aohan occasionally cast his eyes on Ye Qingxiao, with desire faintly in his eyes.

From that day on, he tried to find a way to cool down his feelings for Ye Qingxiao, and even took the risk of being scolded by the officials to accept a few male favorites.However, the passion of that day can no longer be found.Only when he thinks of Ye Qingxiao's thin but silky body, will he feel hot all over.

This situation made him feel bad, so he kept avoiding Ye Qingxiao, but whenever he thought that there was only one wall between him and Ye Qingxiao, he would be distracted, endured until today, and finally found an excuse for himself to meet Ye Qingxiao.

Now, the person whom Qiao had thought about for a long time was in front of him, and his heart finally calmed down a little.

When the two were half full, Chu Aohan raised his glass to Ye Qingxiao, and said with a cheerful expression: "I haven't had a drink with you for a long time, let's have a drink!"

Ye Qingxiao gracefully picked up the wine glass, clinked glasses with Chu Aohan lightly, and tentatively said: "You seem to be in a good mood today."

Chu Aohan drank the contents of the cup in one gulp, watched Ye Qingxiao drink up the fine wine with a smile, and then replied: "Yes, I received good news today."

Judging from the current situation, Chu Aohan's so-called good news must be bad news for Ye Qingxiao, so he put down his wine glass and waited for the next article.

Chu Aohan glanced at Ye Qingxiao, and his voice was neither slow nor fast, so that Ye Qingxiao could hear clearly: "Kang Kang Ye Chenxi went back to East Vietnam to usurp the throne, but he was defeated and fled back to our country, and soon he arrived in Thailand. .And he brought back a gift for me."

Ye Qingxiao was slightly startled, but didn't interrupt, just quietly watching Chu Aohan who was talking and laughing at Yanyan.

Chu Aohan filled the wine glasses of the two of them again, and said: "When he left the customs, he beheaded Guo Kefu, your guard of Dongyue, and prepared to present his head to me."

Ye Qingxiao's whole body trembled, and she slowly lowered her eyelids to hide the sadness in her eyes.

Chu Aohan picked up the wine glass and drank it down, and then said: "One day, I will help King Kang fight back to Dongyue, and let my Rising Sun Kingdom's iron hooves crush Dongyue's country. At that time, what will you do? "

Ye Qingxiao clenched her fists tightly and said nothing.But from those firm and decisive eyes, Chu Aohan understood.If the country of Dongyue was destroyed by Ye Qingxiao, he had only one choice, and that was to die for the country.

At that moment, Chu Aohan suddenly felt a chill go straight to his heart, the feelings in his heart were too complicated and chaotic, he didn't know whether it was happiness or worry, but as an emperor, he knew what he should do.Even if Ye Qingxiao died for his country because of this, he must do it without hesitation, and he will not regret it.

At this point, Ye Qingxiao had lost her appetite, she just picked up the wine on the table and drank slowly, Chu Aohan knew that he was depressed, so she didn't bother him anymore, just sat quietly and drank with him silently until the wine ran out.

Kang Wang Ye Chenxi left the [-] East Vietnamese soldiers to rest at Qingheguan, he only brought [-] guards and Shen Man back to Taijing, and presented Guo Kefu's head to Chu Aohan.Chu Aohan was overjoyed, and promised in public that he would help Ye Chenxi return to the country to seize the throne, and that he would change his Ninth Emperor's younger brother's Prince Rui's Mansion into Kang Wang's Mansion and give it to Ye Chenxi. He made Shen Man a mighty general and still led Ye Chenxi The [-] soldiers who defected guarded Xiangcheng outside Qinghe Pass.

As soon as the imperial decree was issued, courtiers immediately issued a memorial to stop it. Among them, Wen Qiaolei, who gave the military department the most violent reaction, made people feel ashamed to read his harsh and vicious words.Chu Aohan ignored him at the beginning, but this person still refused to give up, and repeatedly impeached Ye Chenxi and Shen Man with memorials. Finally, Chu Aohan couldn't bear it anymore, reprimanded him, fined him for half a year, and the matter ended. Come to an end.

From then on, everyone in the court knew that Wen Qiaolei was at odds with Ye Chenxi and Shen Man, and this matter soon became a topic of chatting among officials after dinner, but to Ye Chenxi, it was just a trivial matter. It doesn't hurt or itches, since he returned to Rising Sun Kingdom, he has been hiding in Kang Wang's mansion all day long to drink away his sorrows, and he doesn't hear anything outside the window.

Since the day when they had a drink, Chu Aohan has never appeared again. He is a calm emperor, even if he can't help himself occasionally, he will not allow himself to be impulsive for too long.

These days, Hou An has been guarding Ye Qingxiao for meals, which makes it easier for Ye Qingxiao to contact Zhaixing Pavilion.On this day, Dang Houan respectfully stepped aside after setting up the meal, always paying attention to the movement at the door of the secret room.

As usual, Ye Qingxiao opened the mechanism in the jug first, and sure enough, she saw a note inside, and when she took it out, there were actually two notes.He opened one of them first, carefully read the news from Zhaixing Pavilion, thought for a moment, and then stretched out his hand to spread out the second note.

There are only two words in the thin note: wait for me.

There was no title, no signature, only two short words, but Ye Qingxiao recognized Ye Chenxi's handwriting at a glance.His whole body trembled, and he stroked those two vigorous and insolent words with his fingers, a warmth welled up in his throat and heart, and he couldn't get over it for a long time.

He and Ye Chenxi grew up together, fought for their respective beliefs for many years, and were entangled in love and hatred for half a lifetime. The bond between the two was so complicated that even he couldn't figure it out.He has always known that Ye Chenxi has unusual feelings for him, but he has been deliberately ignoring it, and even single-handedly contributed to the situation where the two are gradually estranged. There are too many things in the feud of killing the mother, the struggle for power, and even the blood relationship between brothers. Yokogaki was between them, so he never dared to think about it.

Until two years ago, the cave collapsed and Ye Chenxi was buried to save him.At that moment, a certain corner of his heart also collapsed. He knew that he would never feel the affectionate eyes chasing him through the crowd again; no one would hold an umbrella for him in the rain and tell him "If my father wants to kill you, I will intercede for you." He began to understand loneliness. He even gave up the revenge he had been insisting on for Ye Chenxi and let Concubine Long go.

Even if he met Ye Chenxi again later, it was still like a dream, until these two familiar words came into view, and the loneliness that he had borne in his heart for more than two years seemed to be melted by these two words.Even though Ye Chenxi lost his memory and misunderstood him a lot, he still thanked God.

Reluctantly caressing the note in his hand carefully, and then lighting it in the box lamp, watching the note in his hand turn into ashes, he whispered softly: "I'll wait for you..."

After the winter solstice, Ye Youran sent an envoy to Rising Sun Kingdom, demanding that Ye Chenxi and Shen Man be escorted back to the country. The envoy was tough and threatened that if Chu Aohan refused to compromise, Dongyue Kingdom would smash half of the Rising Sun Kingdom with iron cavalry. , personally went to Thailand to arrest people.

At the same time, the East Vietnam has [-] soldiers on the border, looking forward to the frontier.People in the Kingdom of Rising Sun were panicked. If it was the past, the former emperor's old party would have firmly demanded that Chu Aohan escort Ye Chenxi and Shen Man back to Dongyue Kingdom, but now that there are rumors of reckoning, they naturally dare not say more.

So Chu Aohan made a final decision, declined the envoy's request from Dongyue Kingdom, and threatened that the Rising Sun Kingdom is open to all rivers and rivers, as long as the enemy's generals sincerely vote, the Rising Sun Kingdom will never let him down.

Ye Youran has always been vigorous and decisive in dealing with affairs. After the negotiations broke down, he ordered the [-] East Vietnamese troops on the border to attack Qinghe Pass. Suddenly, thousands of miles away, there was a lot of smoke, and a large number of people on the border of the Rising Sun Kingdom went north to seek refuge.

The news spread back to the court, and all the officials were shocked. The morning court was as noisy as a vegetable market. Finally, Zhu Mou, Minister of the Ministry of War, proposed to "beat the Dongyue people with Dongyue people" and let Ye Chenxi lead the army to test Ye Chen. Xi and Shen Man's loyalty.This proposal was supported by most of the officials, and was quickly agreed by Chu Aohan.

Chu Aohan ordered Ye Chenxi to lead the [-] Beijing troops to Qinghe Pass to defend against the enemy with Shen Man.In order to guard against Ye Chenxi, he appointed Wen Qiaolei, who had always had a rift with Ye Chenxi and Shen Man, to supervise the army, and issued a secret decree to give him the right to kill and act cheaply.

So Ye Chenxi and Wen Qiaolei led the [-] Beijing troops to leave Taijing in a hurry, and rushed to Qinghe Pass to defend against the enemy.

Qinghe Pass is the gate of Rising Sun Kingdom. It used to be horns with Kersh of the Shengjia clan, but since the Shengjia clan was wiped out, Qinghe Pass was directly exposed to the enemy.So Chu Aohan ordered to build a line of defense outside Qinghe Pass, and built many forts, piers and barriers, forming the horns of each other.

This line of defense is very strong. One year ago, Ye Haoning, King An of Dongyue Kingdom, circled around Qinghe Pass, looking at Qinghe Pass from afar and sighing.

The coach of the Dongyue Kingdom is the former military governor Luo Si. He knew that it would be a very difficult task to capture Qinghe Pass, so he did not order a strong attack, but launched a few tentative attacks. Each time the target was different, regardless of his attack. Wherever there is, other places will immediately send troops to rescue, and Ross is very surprised by the quick response.

Therefore, when Ye Chenxi and Shen Man arrived at Qinghe Pass, the two armies were at loggerheads.Ye Chenxi knew that Qingheguan's defense line was very strong, so he decided to focus on defense, and Luo Si seemed to be very afraid of Ye Chenxi, and had been testing Ye Chenxi's strength in various ways. The Vietnamese army could not advance an inch.

Of course, Wen Qiaolei, the military supervisor who had always had a rift with Ye Chenxi, would not let go of any opportunity to impeach Ye Chenxi. For example, only defending but not attacking, and drinking in the army became reasons for impeachment. It is clear that there is a rift between the two, and it will not be taken seriously as time goes by.

The flames of war at the border are endless, and the Thai capital is also dark and turbulent. A subversive disaster is quietly brewing in the Rising Sun Kingdom, but the officials in the court are unaware of it, and they are still fighting upside down.

22. Jade pieces

As the new year is approaching, there are turmoil in the court. Chu Aohan's old party continues to liquidate the former emperor's old party, but Chu Aohan's attitude is ambiguous. Finally, several ministers could not bear the pressure and resigned and returned to their hometowns. Aohan pretended to hold back a few words, and under the insistence of those ministers, he finally agreed to their resignation, and quickly replaced several young and persistent officials.

At this point, the officials finally understood Chu Aohan's intention.Most of the former emperor's old party were old ministers who had gone through three dynasties, with pedantic thinking and no flexibility, and because Chu Aohan killed his brother to seize the throne, although they were respectful on the surface, they were naturally dissatisfied in their hearts, and even looked down on Chu Aohan a bit.

Although Chu Aohan intends to innovate, these old officials have become a lot of resistance. Chu Aohan slowly cleared them out without thinking, but unexpectedly, the officials were even more impatient than him, and started to fall. After settlement.Although things were unexpected, they were developing in a direction favorable to him, so he deliberately condoned this trend of liquidation and used it to achieve his goals.

In a tense atmosphere, New Year's Day finally ushered in, red window grilles and Spring Festival couplets were pasted up in the palace, and everyone was beaming with joy.

During the holidays, courtiers visit each other to pay New Year greetings or congratulate each other by posting names, and use this to discuss important affairs in the court.

That night, under the moonlight, Xue Lingyun and Mo Yichen played chess in Nuan Pavilion after dinner, halfway through the game, when Lu Shaoxing came to visit, they immediately withdrew the chessboard, and after paying respects to Lu Shaoxing, they each sat down.

Due to the intensification of the liquidation, Lu Shaoxing was also implicated. Under the worry all day long, he had already worn out a lot. Due to the situation, he was even more aggressive than Xue Lingyun and Mo Yichen.

As soon as he sat down, Lu Shaoxing said: "Chu Aohan is determined to settle accounts in the autumn, and now several people have resigned and returned to their hometowns. It is not appropriate to delay this matter."

Mo Yichen heard the words and asked, "In Master Yilu's opinion, when is the best time?"

Lu Shaoxing seemed to have made a decision a long time ago, and immediately replied: "After the Lantern Festival, Chu Aohan will go to the suburbs to worship the heavens according to the regulations, and he will stay in a hotel in the suburbs that night. At that time, the defense in the palace will be empty. That is the best time."

Xue Lingyun and Mo Yichen have lived in Rising Sun Kingdom for more than 20 years, and they are very familiar with the affairs of Rising Sun Kingdom, so they naturally know about offering sacrifices to heaven.They had already discussed it in secret, and they also felt that the best time to sacrifice to heaven, so after hearing what Lu Shaoxing said, they just glanced at each other, Xue Lingyun nodded and said: "It is indeed a good time to sacrifice to heaven. If you miss it, I don't know how long you will have to wait."

Mo Yichen showed a light smile, this smile is as elegant and elegant as before, and sometimes Lu Shaoxing can't help wondering, why can someone still maintain this elegant smile after going through such twists and turns?Perhaps, this is what makes Mo Yichen so special?

"Our troops have already been prepared, how are the arrangements for Master Lu?"

Lu Shaoxing said with a smile: "Don't worry, many of the upper twelve guards are former emperors and ex-officials. When Chu Aohan rebelled, they all resisted fiercely. Until the late emperor died in the palace, they knew that the situation was over. They had no choice but to surrender. Now, in order to save His Royal Highness, they are willing to lay their heads down."

The Twelve Guards of the Upper Twelve are the pro-army directly under the emperor's control of the Rising Sun Kingdom, commonly known as the Forbidden Army, who are responsible for escorting and guarding the palace. The protective frame, the golden drum used to hold the imperial chariot, the flag and the guard palace gate.In addition to the protective frame, the rest of the guards are responsible for guarding the palace and patrolling.

When the former emperor Chu Aoqin was in power, Xue Lingyun was the commander of the Jinyiwei, and he had a moment of glory.Come to think of it, there are still many people in the upper twelve guards who used to be his subordinates.

Xue Lingyun pondered for a moment, then said: "Is there anyone from our side in the standard-bearer guards? We'd better enter the palace without anyone noticing, first greet Lingxi, and then Lingxi will call the people from the twelve guards."

Lu Shaoxing nodded in agreement, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then said: "My nephew is the standard-bearer Wei Lishi. Fourth Highness."

"It's so good." Mo Yichen had a gentle smile on his lips, and then he seemed to think of something, and asked again: "Is there any problem with the Beijing camp?"

After thinking for a while, Lu Shaoxing said: "The emperor is not in the palace, and there is no emperor's edict, so the capital camp should not dare to leave the camp casually."

Xue Lingyun interjected: "In order to be safe, it is best to ambush a group of people outside the city, and specifically assassinate those who escaped to rescue soldiers. If necessary, you can even deal with the generals of the Beijing camp."

Hearing this, Lu Shaoxing felt chills in his heart. Although he always knew that Xue Lingyun was very decisive, but because he had done something wrong, now seeing Xue Lingyun's actions with his own eyes, he couldn't help feeling sad and shocked.Thinking that Xue Lingyun might learn the truth one day in the future, he began to worry about it.If Chu Lingxi can be successfully put on the throne in the future, he will be an extremely human minister. At that time, he must find an excuse to kill Xue Lingyun to avoid future troubles.

After making up his mind, his smile gradually became brighter, and the wrinkles on his face were pulled, making him look very old: "My nephew should contact King Kang as soon as possible, and ask him to return to Beijing secretly to join us."

Seeing Lu Shaoxing's smile, Xue Lingyun knew that he had malicious intentions, so he covered the condensation in his eyes with his eyelashes, and replied: "Your junior understands."

Mo Yichen saw Xue Lingyun's hand trembling slightly hidden under his clothes, knowing that he felt uncomfortable thinking about the past, so he pressed his hand inadvertently.Xue Lingyun's whole body was shocked, and when he glanced at Mo Yichen, what caught his eyes was that calm and elegant smile, and the bitterness in his heart gradually faded away.

After Xue Lingyun calmed down, Mo Yichen let go of his hand indiscriminately, and said to Lu Shaoxing: "We need to be very careful about this matter. We must go through it carefully to make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Of course. By now, the net has been broken, and there is no way back."

Next, they considered it carefully again, and it was not until late at night that Lu Shaoxing said goodbye and left.

The spring night was still cold, when Xue Lingyun and Mo Yichen stood outside the door of the Nuan Pavilion watching Lu Shaoxing leave, suddenly a gust of cold wind hit, chilling the whole body.

The night was foggy, and Mo Yichen looked at the hazy night through the gauze lamp with a serious expression.

Xue Lingyun frowned lightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I'm just a little worried." After a pause, Mo Yichen continued: "Although we have repeatedly deliberated on this plan, we not only want to rescue His Majesty from the palace, but also escape the Rising Sun Kingdom's pursuit Returning to East Vietnam, this trip must be full of dangers."

Xue Lingyun smiled lightly, An Wei said: "Don't worry, Chu Aohan won't have time to take care of us when the time comes."

Mo Yichen looked at the faint smile on Xue Lingyun's lips, and the worries in his heart gradually calmed down.Their life can be described as a mountain of twists and turns, they have encountered many dangers and obstacles, and now they can still share life and death with Xue Lingyun, what do they want?

"It's cool at night, go back and rest." Xue Lingyun said softly.

As if the shattered moonlight sprinkled Mo Yichen's body with the light, he looked at Xue Lingyun quietly, that jade-like face looked spotless under the moonlight, Xue Lingyun couldn't help but feel palpitations.

"Ling Yun, no matter what happened in the past, you are still a friend I can share life and death with in this life." Mo Yichen's voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing the long night, his voice gradually dissipated in the wind, but it brought Xue Lingyun an unspeakable feeling. Shocked.

On the same day, he threw the piano and left, knowing that there was no possibility in this life, so even though he was thinking about it when he lived in seclusion, he never thought about returning to Beijing to find him.Now that they meet again unexpectedly, who is right and who is wrong in the past is no longer important, and the previous vows have become fireworks in dreams. No matter whether Mo Yichen's words are sincere or hypocritical, there is already an insurmountable gap between them. I can't go back to the intersection where I got lost in the first place.

So, he looked back at Mo Yichen, with a smile on his lips: "Me too."

Only they themselves know how many vicissitudes and melancholy there are under that elegant smile.

This year, Ye Qingxiao had the most boring Lantern Festival. She couldn't see Meilun Meihuan's lantern tower, couldn't tune the piano, sing the moon, and talk happily with her brothers and confidants. Sigh, even a delicate meal is tasteless.

After hurriedly reading the note hidden in the jug, I immediately lit it in the box lamp, and slowly watched it turn into ashes in my hands.A gleam of light flashed in Ye Qingxiao's deep eyes, she pondered for a moment, then wrote a note and hid it back in the organ. After everything was done, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Hou An, who was standing by, immediately cleaned up the tableware and leftovers, and poured another cup of tea for Ye Qingxiao.Ye Qingxiao picked up the teacup, took a sip gracefully, and asked, "Have you done everything I ordered you?"

"Your Majesty, the servants are ready." Hou An replied respectfully.

Ye Qingxiao nodded when she heard the words, then paused, and said: "Tomorrow Chu Aohan will leave the capital to worship the sky, you should find a way to stay in the palace."

Hou An lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, his tone of voice hardly fluctuated: "His Majesty Chu Aohan has already ordered his servants to stay in the palace to deliver meals to His Majesty."

This matter hit Ye Qingxiao's heart, he nodded, with a smile on his lips: "When Chu Aohan comes back, everything is a foregone conclusion."

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and fell into deep thought again.After a while, the door of the secret room opened slowly, revealing Chu Aohan's handsome face. He walked in quickly, stood in front of Ye Qingxiao, and asked, "What's the matter? He looks sullen."

"I miss my relatives during the festive season." Ye Qingxiao replied casually, which immediately provoked a sneer from Chu Aohan: "The heights are extremely cold. Now that things are going on, what relatives do you miss?"

When Ye Qingxiao heard this, her eyes darkened and she remained silent.

Hou An saluted Chu Aohan, then picked up the food box and retreated.Seeing that Ye Qingxiao was unhappy, Chu Aohan felt a little unhappy, his voice subconsciously softened: "If you find it boring, why don't I ask Hou An to bring some lanterns in for you to watch?"

Ye Qingxiao shook her head without interest: "No need, what's the point of watching here."

Chu Aohan asked again: "Why don't I accompany you for a drink or two?"

Ye Qingxiao glanced at Chu Aohan, and asked back: "Have you already had a drink?" Since he entered, the whole secret room was filled with a strong smell of alcohol. It must be that Chu Aohan hosted a banquet, and drank a lot.

Hearing the words, Chu Aohan sniffed his clothes, and sure enough, he smelled the smell of alcohol, so he said with a smile: "I did drink just now, but I still want to drink with you again."

After finishing his speech, he ordered Hou An, who was guarding the secret room, to fetch wine. After a while, Hou An brought a jar of flying flowers drunk, a four-spirit wine warming stove, a brown glazed double dragon ear pot and two luminous cups.

Chu Aohan personally unsealed the wine jar, and immediately the aroma of music overflowed, and Ye Qingxiao exclaimed: "It really is good wine."

Hou An lit the wine warmer, added wine to the cup, then bowed and withdrew.Gradually, the aroma of wine filled the room, Chu Aohan poured a glass of wine for each of them, and said with a smile: "You have a taste."

Ye Qingxiao picked up the wine glass, first smelled the aroma of the wine, and then took a sip of the wine, feeling the strong aroma, she couldn't help but drank the rest of the wine in the glass.

"How about the rose dew brewed by King Biheng?" Chu Aohan asked, shaking the wine glass in his hand lightly.

Ye Qingxiao replied with a smile: "Rose dew is soft in the mouth and sweet in the stomach, but it has a strong aftertaste, making people drunk without knowing it. This wine seems to burn the throat at the first drink, but it has an aftertaste after drinking it. Sweetness, not as strong as imagined."

Chu Aohan nodded when he heard the words, poured another glass of wine for Ye Qingxiao, looked at Ye Qingxiao for a moment, and said pointedly: "Rose dew wine is like a person, that Heng Wang seems harmless, but the stamina is coming. It’s time to catch people off guard.”

The smile on Ye Qingxiaojun's face gradually faded, and he asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean by that?"

Chu Ao coldly smiled, and replied: "You are as smart as you, how could you not know? How long have you been imprisoned? Did King Heng ever think about saving you? His only action was to ask me to escort King Kang back to the dynasty. You know that? Does it mean something?"

Ye Qingxiao pursed her lips and remained silent, but the knuckles of the hand holding the wine glass were already turning white.

Chu Aohan continued: "He doesn't care about your life or death, he just wants to get rid of Ye Chenxi as soon as possible, and then find a time to usurp the throne."

"You don't need to say any more." Ye Qingxiao's hand holding the luminous cup trembled slightly. Although he quickly covered it up, he couldn't escape Chu Aohan's eyes.

Chu Aohan slowly held Ye Qingxiao's hand holding the cup, and said softly: "As long as you say something, I will send troops to fight back with you to Dongyue and help you regain the throne."

Ye Qingxiao looked back at Chu Aohan, her eyes were as sharp as knives, and a sneer slowly appeared on her lips: "Chu Aohan, don't you think I don't know what wishful thinking you are planning? What you want is just a torn thing. Yue, how can I do what you wish?"

"Could it be that you just surrendered the country? They don't care about brotherhood at all, why do you still care about them?" Chu Aohan's voice sank.

"It's not them that I care about, but Dongyue." After finishing speaking, Ye Qingxiao raised her hand, and the wine glass, which was as bright as a mirror, fell in response and shattered into several pieces. Ye Qingxiao looked at Chu Aohan with torch-like eyes, writing The words clang: "I would rather break than betray Dongyue."

Although Chu Aohan had expected Ye Qingxiao's reaction, but seeing it with his own eyes, he still couldn't help being shocked.The supreme power can easily corrupt people's hearts. There are many people in this world who, when faced with choices, will eventually give up certain beliefs they have always insisted on, such as Ye Chenxi and Ye Youran.But Ye Qingxiao is different, no matter when and where, he always puts the overall situation first.

If it weren't for such a person, how could he be so appreciated?

Chu Aohan calmly put down his wine glass, and said softly: "I understand, I won't force you, let's call it a day!"

After finishing speaking, he stood up, glanced at Ye Qingxiao, turned and walked out of the secret room.

Ye Qingxiao has been watching Chu Aohan's back until the door of the secret room is slowly closed, his eyes are deep and clear, his expression is calm and stern, if Chu Aohan sees his expression at this time, he will understand that something has left His own control, however, he missed after all...

23. The blood-stained capital

When it came to the annual heaven sacrifice ceremony of the Rising Sun Kingdom, Chu Aohan left the palace under the escort of the forbidden army, and the crowd of onlookers knelt beside the road and shouted long live, with passionate voices.Chu Aohan sat in the chariot, accompanied by all the officials, and saw the fluttering of the Sheng flag and fluttering of the trumpet belt, which was very spectacular.

Mo Yichen and Xue Lingyun changed their faces, and knelt side by side in the crowd, watching the gorgeous chariot gradually go away under the guard of the imperial army.Xue Lingyun lowered his head slightly, his thick eyelashes covered the hatred in his eyes, but his trembling hands could not conceal his thoughts.

Seeing this, Mo Yichen whispered in his ear: "One day, your wish will come true. Your Majesty is still in danger, please bear with it for now!"

Xue Lingyun nodded slightly, and replied in the same low voice: "Don't worry, I have my own measure."

It wasn't until the gorgeous chariot disappeared at the end of the street that they stood up with the crowd. Mo Yichen looked up at the sky, only to see the blue sky and the bright sun, but it couldn't melt the condensation in their eyes.

The copper pot was dripping, and it was reporting the second watch. The Chaoyang Gate in the palace opened accordingly, and a group of people sneaked into the palace silently, and quickly walked towards the Hall of Scales.

As part of the forbidden army left the palace with Chu Aohan, the defense is now empty, and some of the patrolling forbidden army is the former emperor's old party. They have already received the order, and at this moment, they joined forces with the five thousand elite brought by Ye Chenxi and rushed to the Hall of Scales.

For fear of arousing Chu Aohan's suspicion, only Lu Shaoxing and a few other ministers took leave. At this moment, they were closely following behind Xue Lingyun and Mo Yichen. Although they were walking out of breath, they were always excited.

A round of jade plate hangs high in the night sky, casting a soft light, illuminating the tense expressions on everyone's faces. Ye Chenxi holds the long sword tightly in his hand, and looks through the hazy moonlight, falling on the The direction of the Temple of Scales.

Su Moyun followed Ye Chenxi all the time, he pursed his lips and looked at Ye Chenxi's cold side face, and held the long sword in his hand even tighter.

After walking for a while, Lu Shaoxing whispered in Ye Chenxi's ear: "His Royal Highness, the imperial guards patrolling ahead are from Chu Aohan, we're afraid we will kill them."

Ye Chenxi's eyes froze, she waved her hand suddenly, and shouted coldly: "Kill!"

Lu Shaoxing also winked at Jing Tongxiao, the commander of the standard-bearer guards, and Jing Tongxiao immediately ordered to the imperial guards behind him: "Boys, His Highness the Fourth is in the Hall of Scales. Let's go there and welcome His Highness back!"

Hearing the words, the Imperial Guards of the Former Emperor's Party immediately cheered up and shouted loudly: "Kill the traitors and welcome back the Fourth Highness!"

After yelling, they rushed to kill and slashed at anyone they saw. The imperial army sent by Chu Aohan hadn't reacted and lost the opportunity. Many soldiers became dead souls before they knew what happened.However, these were the most elite soldiers of Rising Sun Kingdom after all, they reacted quickly and fought the enemy bravely. Suddenly, the clang and sharp sound of the sword clashing pierced the long night, mixed with the sound of bitter wind, spread throughout the entire palace.The flashes of swords and swords were like a wave, and it was almost blinding to see under the reflection of the moonlight.The bright red blood instantly stained the bluestone ground under their feet, and spread to the distance with a strong bloody smell, like a hideous red carpet, wet and long in the night.

The other guards in the palace heard the news and rushed into the battle, only to see blood splatter in the shadow of swords and swords, and the sound of shouting and killing spread like water to every corner of the palace, making people restless at night.

Ye Chenxi was thinking of Ye Qingxiao, and led hundreds of guards to fight a bloody path, rushing in the direction of the Hall of Scales.Su Moyun, Xue Lingyun, Mo Yichen, Lu Shaoxing and several other former emperors and former officials followed closely behind them, avoiding the bloody storm and advancing slowly. In a short while, their clothes were stained with the blood of soldiers.

Ye Chenxi's frosty and snowy long sword was already blood-colored, and every time he swung it, blood spattered everywhere. His eyes were fierce, and his gestures and gestures carried an imposing manner that people could not look at. He swung left in the enemy army. Going back to the right, there were heavy casualties wherever he went.

Su Moyun was originally a chivalrous man, with great skills, and his moves were as fast as lightning. He specially selected the enemy's generals to kill. However, the Forbidden Army is the elite troops of the Rising Sun Kingdom. They are well-trained. Command, if all the generals are killed, the most experienced person will command, cooperate with each other, and never retreat.

The guards of the Rising Sun Army also fought hard without fear of death.

Xue Lingyun was following Ye Chenxi not far away, while the sword light was turning, the enemy troops fell one after another, but he was able to protect Mo Yichen tightly while killing the enemy bravely.

Gradually they rushed to the front of the Holy Scale Hall, and before entering the hall, there was an angry shout rushing over: "Who dares to break into His Majesty's bedroom!"

Everyone took a closer look, and saw dozens of secret sentries rushing out from a concealed angle. Their figures were as straight as knives, and everyone was like a sold sword, with an imposing manner.

Ye Chenxi raised her eyebrows, her bright eyes were like frost, and coldly ordered the soldiers behind her: "Kill!"

The soldiers behind him quickly swung their sabers stained red with blood, and charged at the hidden guards guarding outside the hall. These hidden guards were all selected from a thousand and one, and they were not timid in the face of several times the number of enemies. They cooperated with each other and moved like Feng Huo, guard the gate of the palace tightly, so that there is no gap between Ye Chenxi and the other side.

Ye Chenxi divided the guards into two groups. One group was led by Su Moyun and held back the hidden guards. He himself led the other group of guards to insert into the defense line of the hidden guards like sharp knives, charged back and forth, and strangled one person with multiple people. Before the hidden guard had time to fill the gap, he cut into the gap.

But in the blink of an eye, the bluestone steps in front of the hall were covered with blood, reflecting the cold light under the moonlight.The cold moon in the sky didn't seem to see this life-and-death struggle between breaths, and still illuminated the earth with soft spider threads.

Although Chu Aohan's hidden guards were brave, they were outnumbered, and Ye Chenxi quickly controlled the palace gate.Mo Yichen and Lu Shaoxing immediately rushed into the hall under the cover of the guards, and saw a man wearing a moon-white robe and a white fox quilt, sitting on a pear-blossom wooden chair. Zhi is definitely not an ordinary person.Standing behind him was Chu Aohan's confidant, waiting for An. Hou An stood with his hands down, with an unconcealable respect in his eyes.

When Lu Shaoxing saw the person sitting on the chair, he felt an indescribable feeling in his chest, including sadness, guilt, and excitement.Although he and Chu Lingxi haven't seen each other for several years, they can still be recognized at a glance. Although the figure of the person in front of him is taller than that of Chu Lingxi back then, Chu Lingxi was at the age when he grew up. After many years, he must have grown taller. Quite a lot.He is much more mature than before, with less cold eyes and more vicissitudes, but he looks more and more like the former emperor.

Lu Shaoxing rushed over excitedly, knelt in front of the man, choked up and said: "I am late to save you, please forgive me, Your Highness."

The man smiled lightly, and slowly helped Lu Shaoxing up, but he didn't speak.Just when Lu Shaoxing was puzzled, Hou An, who stood respectfully by the side, explained: "Chu Aohan forced His Highness to take medicine for losing his voice. His Highness lost his voice temporarily, and he will recover automatically in two days."

Lu Shaoxing's doubts disappeared immediately, but he couldn't stop his tears from rolling down his face: "This minister is incompetent and made His Highness suffer."

The man still smiled lightly and patted Lu Shaoxing's shoulder to comfort him.

Mo Yichen immediately stepped forward to salute that person, but before he could speak, he was helped up by that person again.Hou An immediately said: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, Your Highness should come out of the palace as soon as possible to boost morale!"

Everyone thought it was reasonable, Lu Shaoxing immediately wiped away the tears on his face with his sleeves, and retreated behind Chu Lingxi, Chu Lingxi and Mo Yichen looked at each other, although it was only for a short moment, but they had already exchanged many messages.

Chu Lingxi walked out of the hall first, Mo Yichen and Lu Shaoxing followed him a step and a half, followed him step by step towards the door of the hall, the sound of swords and shouts of killing was getting closer and closer, deafening.

Chu Lingxi stepped through the threshold of the Hall of Scales, facing Youyou Ru