[Zhu Ning] For the sake of the country

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During the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River, the heavy rain never stops day and night, and the golden glazed red palace walls and colorful carved beams of the imperial palace seem to have been washed away by the rain, and the eyes are all gray.

The current emperor came to Nanjing, and since Chengzu moved the capital a hundred years ago, this place has once again become the real power center of Ming Dynasty.The lights of the Qianqing Palace are not extinguished, soaked in the smell of medicinal materials and blood.King Ning, who had only a wisp of gossip left, was stubbornly kept by Zhu Houzhao's side, and tried his best to keep his life.

King Ning had a sword wound on his shoulder, and two ribs on his chest. The wound was wrapped in white gauze, and he was lying on the emperor's special bed quilt.

Seven days have passed, and Zhu Houzhao has never stepped out of the palace gate, never read a word of the memorial, and finally came uninvited without understanding. Zhu Houzhao was sitting on the bedside, looking at the person on the bed in a daze, not understanding what was happening ten steps away from him. Standing still, he kowtowed silently before he opened his mouth and said, "King Ning committed rebellion, he is already a rebel, according to the law of the Great Ming, he can only apologize with death, you saved him, then what?"

No one mentioned these words, everyone in the world believed that King Ning should have been sentenced to prison, or had already been executed, just like the previous King Anhua.

Zhu Houzhao was not annoyed by being turned against the dragon scales. He looked at the slumped and lifeless person and didn't turn around, still facing his back, "Teacher," this long-lost address stunned him. Fu, does Zhu Houzhao still have himself in his eyes?

He didn't understand that his emotions were about to explode because of this sound, and he resisted the urge to turn his head away again, "You haven't called me that for a long time, Zhu Zheng."

Zhu Houzhao's heart was like stagnant water, and he shook his body when he heard this address, "Teacher, you can always inspire us with ingenuity, I ask you a question, life is what I want, and what I want is more than the living, so I don't do it for nothing. Also, death is also what I hate, and what I hate more than the dead, so I can't get rid of it. The dilemma of life and death, what is the solution?"

He didn't know how to laugh anymore, he held back his tears, the two people inside and outside the bed were still intertwined, his "desires" in this life had already been crushed into flying smoke. "Mencius asked the question of 2000 years, of course it is not so easy to answer." Don't understand with a light smile, "I only know..." He paused, not planning to reveal his inner thoughts for a while.

King Ning, with his archery skills, can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps, and he can't shoot Zhu Houzhao who is right in front of him!King Ning is so ruthless that even with a sword he can't kill the defenseless Zhu Houzhao!

I don't understand, but I finally said a perfunctory truth, "I only know that the emperor decides the world's life and death, if he wants to live, he will live, if he wants to die, he will die."

Zhu Houzhao heard the resentment in his words.King Ning, a mortal man, should not be treated like this...

"The teacher said, I have been taught..." Zhu Houzhao was tired, he kept the country, and he also wanted to keep his hopes and fantasies. The people on the couch were all he could ask for.

I don't know how to walk in Miyagi without an umbrella, the heavy rain washes away the darkness in my heart.

Since King Ning's men raised troops in Nanchang, they didn't know that what they were protecting was not the country, but the owner of the country.King Ning left the capital at the end of the year, and from the moment he passed by outside the city, he knew that there would be such a day that would change against the sky.At the beginning of King Ning's army, he bid farewell to Zhu Houzhao and came to Jiangxi. His plan to ambush King Ning failed, and he besieged Nanchang.It turned out that the emperor had already set off for Nanjing, where he would have a decisive battle with King Ning, who was deeply alone. All this may be predestined.

Zhu Zheng, long gone, the Zhu Houzhao here was created bit by bit by Zhu Chenhao, the real emperor.

I don't know how to think about it casually, and I am surprised that the rain has stopped, the sky is really clean and flawless after washing, the blue is far away, and a ray of light breaks through the clouds, although it is faint, there is always hope.Don't know how to silently look at the palace behind him, and insincerely chose to stay in this power vortex again.

As time goes by, the rainy season is over, the sun is shining brightly in summer, the lotus is green and the leaves are green, and the durian trees are full of flowers.The emperor stayed in Nanjing and had no plans to leave.I don't know how to hold a pen in the corner of the side hall of Qianqing Palace, looking at the gorgeous paintings on the top of my head, and clear a letter from the capital for the emperor.An extremely personable minister, holding great power is the pursuit of everyone in the world, but he always stands up for the emperor. Since five days ago, Zhu Houzhao moved away from the Qianqing Palace, and people said that the emperor put down the chaos of King Ning, and he was in a good mood and rewarded him vigorously. I went to visit Jiangnan.Hearing the rumors from the court ladies outside the door that the emperor had an affair in the city last night, she wiped her forehead knowingly, thinking it would be good to keep working without hearing it.

Outside Nanjing, the river is surging.

A warship with an inconspicuous appearance has been moored by the river for several days. The protagonist of the romantic affair has been rumored in half of the country. He is looking at the scenery on the river from the bow of the boat.

The interior of the cabin is not the regulation of a warship, but the decoration of the royal inner palace. The curtains hang down to the floor, swaying gracefully under the infiltrating breeze.Behind the indistinct layers is the spacious dormitory, against the dazzling sunlight on the river, there is only a little bit of coquettishness in it, as if the color of the deep twilight.

Zhu Houzhao pushed aside the light gauze curtain and stepped into this unworldly place.

The people on the bed were half-sitting and half-lying on the cushions, and the cool fragrance after washing remained in the hair, mixed with the smell of medicinal materials, and wafted throughout the cabin.

To this day, King Ning, who was forcibly pulled back to the world since the gate of hell, is still unknown.Hearing the sound of footsteps, his eyes widened, and he glanced at the hem of Zhu Houzhao's lower garment, then closed his eyes again to rest his mind.

As long as he is alive, he will not lose, King Ning said silently, all his domains were lost, his troops were annihilated, his meritorious service was deprived, and he was almost stripped of his royal status, imprisoned in the deep palace forbidden area, without the glory of dying in battle, but with endless regrets.If you have another chance, you will never lose.Thinking of this, King Ning opened his eyes, because Zhu Houzhao also held his cheek.

"Uncle Huang, I'm so happy that you're awake..." Zhu Houzhao whispered in a choked voice.

King Ning woke up from a long period of coma and illness, lacking in energy, and his eyes were lazy and blurred. He did not respond to Zhu Houzhao's affectionate words.Either a glass of poisonous wine, or let him go, other than entanglement or affection, he didn't want to take it to heart, swallowed a mouthful of the blood-smelling sweetness that he had long been accustomed to, and the pain in King Ning's chest continued. , unable to fight Zhu Houzhao anymore.Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was going to kiss again, King Ning, who was forced to accept these kisses countless times on the sick bed, turned his face away, "You can either kill me, or..." King Ning, who was ill, was no longer the same He is quick-witted, and only after he said it did he realize that under this power, there is no second choice, unless he is imprisoned by Zhu Houzhao as a plaything for the rest of his life.Thinking of this, King Ning's hatred exploded, and he punched out after struggling.

As if throwing himself into his arms, Zhu Houzhao gently clenched King Ning's wrist, defusing the non-threatening attack, "Killed? Uncle Huang knows what crime he committed..." Zhu Houzhao laughed bitterly at himself.

"Since ancient times, kings have been kings and kings have been defeated." King Ning was wearing a white underwear, and the old wound on his shoulder was still oozing with blood, like a few petals of red plum blossoms proudly in winter, spreading from his shoulders to his collarbone and chest.

Up to now, King Ning still has no regrets at all, he is just willing to gamble and admit defeat, taking the country as a gamble, is it fun to lose?Zhu Houming understood King Ning's thoughts, love and hate intertwined, he was at a loss for words for a while, and was afraid of hurting the wound, so he held his face and kissed him domineeringly, plundering the fishy sweetness in his mouth, and tasting the destructive taste of power and blood together.

Dreaming back at midnight, King Ning was no longer sleepy. He heard the sound of the river in the silent night and the breathing of the people around him.King Ning's mouth was either bitter concoction or sweet blood in his throat. He swallowed the residual aftertaste of the mixture and suppressed his cough.When he didn't have to face Zhu Houzhao directly, he let go of all his defenses. He was already a dead person... On that day, in front of the Fengtian Hall of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, if an arrow hit Zhu Houzhao... The price for the arrow's deviation is to pay with his life, rather The king is not afraid of death, but he is afraid of being locked in the deep palace, life is better than death, and the house arrest for the rest of his life begins from here.He frowned in pain, unable to match the pain in his body, and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Zhu Houzhao was probably tired, but he just moved and was still asleep.The bed was so huge that it was incomparable in the palace or the palace, as if it would be this bed that would carry my life for the rest of my life.Zhu Houzhao was lying on the other side, sleeping deeply. King Ning thought about the remaining troops, those subordinates, and Prince Ning's mansion in Nanchang. He was weak and had no extra energy. The former shame, suddenly realized that Zhu Houzhao was sleeping next to him defenselessly!As long as you do it, Zhu Houzhao's life can be seized again!

King Ning turned around on the bed with difficulty, even struggling to get up, let alone the gate of life. He reached out to the tip of Zhu Houzhao's nose, only touching it lightly, without even the strength to make a fist. King Ning laughed bitterly at himself. Laughing, Zhu Houzhao is used to taking care of King Ning at night. Now that he woke up, he quickly got up and looked around, and found that the person next to him was lying curled up on his side, with strands of long hair sticking to his cheeks due to cold sweat, and a little redness at the corner of his mouth, smiling weakly. Then, Zhu Houzhao's breath was stagnant, and he hurriedly moved in front of King Ning. King Ning instinctively avoided, unable to resist, and could only spit out a few words, but the voice was weak and could not be heard clearly. Zhu Houzhao looked at the dim candlelight at night. mouthing as if to say, "Don't..."

Zhu Houzhao's heart seemed to be severely tormented, "Uncle Emperor, do you have a wound?" Zhu Houzhao asked with concern, and he was not greeting a traitor who stole the country, but a person of flesh and blood.

King Ning's chest was wounded for many years and he was severely wounded recently. He was really unable to weave the stubbornness of the pain, so he had to bite his teeth, but even this little strength was taken away by the pain, and he fell into a coma again.

Zhu Houzhao quickly touched King Ning's forehead, and held his hand tightly again. The imprint on the uncle's body faded very slowly. At the end of last year, the strangle marks on his wrist that were imprisoned in the capital, more than half a year later, there are still shallow marks on his wrist. Zhu Houzhao kissed the evidence of possession left by himself on King Ning's wrist. Today's result is your choice. Uncle Emperor, in the future for many years, can you just listen to me? ...I will never let you go.

When the imperial doctor called at any time on the other side of the ship entered the cabin, what he saw was that the emperor was holding King Ning in his arms and was gnawing at his neck, as if to connect himself with his blood. The vomit is the same color.

This year, there have been many major events in the court, and the people in the territory have continued to spread rumors. It is nothing more than the power struggle of the royal family.This imperial doctor surnamed Xu is already an old man of three dynasties. He has followed Shengjia for many years and has already understood the emperor's thoughts. He just secretly sighed that King Ning was talented but harbored evil intentions. The prince who is also a royal relative...

King Ning is like a beautiful jade on the verge of breaking, being held in the palm of the hand by the emperor stubbornly and forcibly gathered into a jade.His heart has been severely injured, and he relies on the world's rare medicinal stones to support his sick body and worries.

The situation in the world suddenly rose because of King Ning's rebellion, and rumors arose because of his failure.This is a serious crime of treason without any suspense. The whole world is waiting for King Ning to be executed, but the emperor has not taken any action for a long time.

This summer, the night wind was blowing, blowing away the sweltering heat of the day. Ten days had passed, and King Ning was still under house arrest on the big boat by the river. In the moonlit night, he stood on the side of the boat, looked out from the screen, and looked at Zhong Shan in a trance.That is Xiaoling Mausoleum, which will not be worshiped by future generations.In King Ning's eyes, the Cangshan Mountain is far away, the city wall is strong, the founding of the country, Chengzu seized the throne, the history of the Ming Dynasty is written on the ground under his feet, and now he looks at himself... Zhu Houzhao doesn't know where to go to deal with his state affairs. King Ning is alone, hurry up He has lost his clothes and experienced a fiasco, what else does he have?Even the title of prince will not be guaranteed, he will be deposed as a commoner, cut off the royal family, destroy the feudal clan and destroy the country.He looked at Xiaoling Mausoleum and said, "Grandma prospered in Haozhou, ruled the south of the Yangtze River, and then aspired to the Central Plains, drove the Hulu to the north, and became the foundation of my Ming Dynasty. For generations to come, Chen is the generation, named after water, and Chen is the name of the emperor." , we must take the word 'Hao' to match my heir to King Ning." This is the hope of my grandfather and father, and it is also the dignity of the Ning Mansion.King Ning is the honorary name, and Chen Hao is my name. After all, did I still live up to it...

In front of King Ning, the Jinling Mountains stood upright and stretched in the dark night, like a dormant monster at the end of hell, ready to open its bloody mouth and devour everything the world pursues at any time.The midsummer night was as cold as severe winter, a pair of invisible hands strangled King Ning's throat, and the pain and suffocation accompanied every moment.Sitting in the royal palace, managing the court, controlling the court, galloping on the battlefield, all these are gone...

The sword fell in the Fengtian Hall of the Nanjing Palace and was never picked up again. It was the treasure of King Ning Xian, and it was left like this...

The world is lonely, only when there is no one around, King Ning finally showed his fragility and helplessness in this life, gnawing on this unspeakable pain alone.In the sound of the river, he heard footsteps. Zhu Houzhao came on the boat from the bank on the moon. Under the bright moon and silver light, the figure of the emperor seemed lonely. King Ning knew that this was an illusion. Zhu Houzhao had everything he wanted in his dreams , he is the richest man.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the person in front of him with fluttering clothes and fluttering hair bands. Even though his eyes were full of heartlessness, he still had the ability to seduce people. He stepped forward to the bow of the boat and hugged King Ning. After recovering, we set off for Zhongdu, Haozhou, and then Nanchang. I haven’t been to Prince Ning’s Mansion yet. I heard that the Palace has a large study room filled with scrolls, calligraphy and paintings, and there is also a stage in the Palace for performances. Zaju written by King Ning of the past dynasties..." Zhu Houzhao said very affectionately, he has been busy for the past few days, and finally arranged the itinerary properly. This is a journey for two people, just like the trip to the south of the Yangtze River.

King Ning, who couldn't break free and let Zhu Houzhao hug him, couldn't help his chest throbbing when he heard this. Zhu Houzhao took himself as a prisoner to King Ning's mansion? !The ancestors are above, and I don't have any face.

"Uncle Huang, are you okay?! Is the wound flare up?" Zhu Houzhao noticed that King Ning's body was trembling, and his face was embarrassed, as if he swallowed the blood in his mouth.

"Your majesty..." King Ning was dying, "This king is defeated by you, the king loses the king, the king loses the bandit, the poisoned wine and white silk or the dagger kills himself, it is up to you, why do you still want to..." Still humiliating so much, King Ning Spit out these words, as if enduring severe pain.

"Uncle Emperor, why don't you understand until today..." Zhu Houzhao was stabbed in the sore spot by his sentence of poisonous wine and white silk, and his grievances, resentment, resentment, resentment and sadness welled up in his heart, "What I want is you..." Zhu Houzhao clasped his arms tightly King Ning's back, forcibly broke King Ning's face, making him look at himself, "This heart's affection for you is like the bright moon in the dark night, and the beauty of spring flowers..."

King Ning frowned. He listened to Zhu Houzhao's confession, looked into his eyes, and muttered to himself, "Why..." Why is this so... The only thing that King Ning could not understand This is rebellious and affectionate.

Zhu Houzhao's bitterness is even more serious, "Is there a reason for the love of children and admiration, the kindness of nurturing, and the love of husband and wife? It's nothing more than the true nature of my heart..." The reason has been asked thousands of times before, but in the end I couldn't find it. From the arrow shot by King Ning outside the Fengtian Temple in Nanjing, Zhu Houzhao realized that there is no reason, only the word love.This is the most affectionate confession of the Son of Heaven, and the words are full of tenderness and charm.

Zhu Houzhao looked proud that I had realized it, and at the same time hollowed out all the secret losses in his heart. He looked at the person in front of him affectionately, and King Ning no longer struggled. For the first time, he seemed to understand Zhu Houzhao's feelings, but not very much. Knowing that, he looked away in confusion, looking at the full moon above his head.

The surface of the river is full of brilliance due to the moonlight, and the flowers are full and full, hugging in the arms, which is the most beautiful thing in the world.Zhu Houzhao hugged the person in his arms tightly greedily, and kissed him cautiously.

King Ning had been attacked countless times, and he was already tired of resisting. He stared blankly at the emperor's eyebrows, eyelashes, and his breath finally had other people's precious fragrance besides fishy sweetness.Zhu Houzhao finally got this man completely. He plundered wantonly. This country belongs to me, and this man is mine. There is nothing more satisfying than the combination of the two. He kissed King Ning passionately. The defeated refusal was crushed into droplets in the wind, and there were only two figures in the bow of the boat. The beauty under the moonlit night was forced to soften into affectionate drunkenness, and melted into the blood of the same surname and the same family.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help himself, he was breathing heavily, and with one hand he was already untying the ribbon tassel behind King Ning, wishing to show his will in this world, amidst the waves and waves.There was no consistent resistance, King Ning's body froze, and Zhu Houzhao was in surprise, when he suddenly found that the fire behind him shot up into the sky, and the river was covered with orange heat waves.

King Ning faced the river, the flames were glaring, he was the first to discover these burning warships, he looked suspiciously at the big ship that was leading the charge and hung the flag of his palace, as the ship approached at a very fast speed, he finally saw clearly The person who is the leader is Zhu Qin!

King Ning remembered his secret order when he entered the city that day, and ordered Zhu Qin to garrison with a water army on the bank of the river.

That's right, defeated by Zhu Houzhao that day, the reinforcements under the city must retreat downstream and join Jinxuan who also came here under orders. As long as there is one soldier left, King Ning's army will not stop. Today is the time to start the war again!

On that day, Zhu Qin was ordered to station at the Jiangdong Gate outside the city of Nanjing. He was shocked to hear that the prince was captured and died in a single week of battle. He endured the humiliation and led the navy to retreat, retreated to Wuhu, and tried his best to find out the whereabouts of King Ning, but found nothing. He was anxious about life and death, and when Jin Xuan came with all the remaining troops in Nanchang, the two met, determined to avenge King Ning.Ye Zi worked hard and inquired for many days without sleep, only to learn that Zhu Houzhao was not in the palace, nor was it rumored to be staying in the city, but staying overnight on a big boat by the river.Zhu Qin and Jinxuan decided to make a surprise attack on the night of the full moon and kidnap the emperor. If the prince is still there, they will threaten Zhu Houzhao's life to force the court to release the prince. If the prince is unfortunate...then kill Zhu Houzhao for revenge!They attacked at night tonight, using the fire boat as the front cover, directly attacked Zhu Houzhao's big boat, and took advantage of the chaos to hijack the emperor.At this moment, the fire broke out and the battle resumed. Zhu Qin attacked mainly, Jin Xuan covered from the side, and the rest of the army rushed over with all their strength.

There were only ten small boats guarding the big ship on the shore. Facing the armored soldiers of the warships that fell from the sky in an instant, the few Jinyiwei and the imperial guards couldn't stand it at all.

King Ning saw his subordinates clearly from the bow of the boat, and Zhu Qin also recognized him. Zhu Qin was overjoyed and urged the warship to come forward to meet the prince. Zhu Houzhao's face was gloomy. King Ning has regained the spirit of looking down on the world in the past, and his eyes are full of brilliance. "It's you? Uncle Emperor, you planned all this?!" Zhu Houzhao asked in disbelief, tightly gripping King Ning's shoulders, regardless of the danger of the battlefield at the moment, the beauty and conspiracy changing too quickly, Zhu Houzhao's thousands of emotions It just turned into a serious cross-examination.

King Ning didn't bother to explain all this. He looked at Zhu Houzhao and said slyly and confidently, "I said, if I have the chance, I won't lose." Like, every word of his pierced into Zhu Houzhao's heart like a fine needle.

King Ning saw that the warship that Zhu Qin was escorting was approaching, he completely ignored Zhu Houzhao's mood that was about to get out of control, and even pretended to show off, "Your Majesty, you are right, this is what I calculated, everything about you I can figure it all out." After saying that, he shook off Zhu Houzhao's hand and approached the side of the boat, eager to join Zhu Qin.

Zhu Houzhao was struck with hatred and anger, and wanted to grab King Ning's sleeve. At this moment, Zhu Qin had already jumped onto the big boat, blocking the two of them, and protecting King Ning behind him, "My lord, my subordinates will help you!" If you are late, your lord will suffer, and your subordinates will die!" Zhu Qin was overjoyed to see the lord, and even his voice was extremely high.

King Ning pursed his lips and smiled in the night wind, "It's just in time!"

"My lord, do you want to take the emperor back together?" Zhu Qin turned his back to King Ning and pointed at Zhu Houzhao. Although they were very powerful, they were not many in number. Delay, attracting the forbidden army in the city, is bound to be disadvantageous, so hijacking Zhu Houzhao and reversing it in one fell swoop is the best strategy to win.King Ning understood the general situation of the battlefield in an instant. This is a rare opportunity for decisive victory and reversal. He tried his best to calm down and was about to speak to Zhu Qin when he heard a voice behind him, "King Ning, you are already a rebel. Why are you still restless?" King Ning turned around in surprise, only to find that he didn't understand right behind him!The sound of drums, fighting, and bursting flames continued, and the people at the bow fell into a stalemate.

After Zhu Houzhao and Don't understand the state affairs in the palace, Zhu Houzhao has made up his mind to go to Haozhou and Nanchang downstream. He entrusts the government affairs to the only person he trusts, and then he comes to the river.I don't understand the biggest hidden danger of the imperial court - King Ning has subdued him, and the long-standing desire to return to seclusion has been revived. He had no chance to reject Zhu Houzhao's heavy entrustment just now. He was alone on the shore, blowing the night wind, thinking about how to express it Yi, with a wry smile, he found that the river was on fire and the military situation was urgent. He quickly jumped on the big ship, wanting to confirm the safety of the emperor, and saw that King Ning's men had already boarded the ship, threatening Zhu Houzhao's life.

Taking advantage of the fact that King Ning was distracted and didn't know how to think fast, he couldn't judge the reality of King Ning's sneak attack, but he could be deceitful, "King Ning, the emperor expected that you would not be safe, why didn't you execute you?" I’m just waiting for your remnants to throw themselves into the net, this is good, it’s finally here, but I’ve been waiting for a long time, and you can’t jump, because the Nanjing city defenders and navy are already preparing on the periphery Well, they have been waiting for many days, you guys, the fire light is the signal, I don’t need to notify you, even if you can jump off the river from this boat, you can’t escape for ten miles.” I don’t know how to approach King Ning step by step, laughing He said, "I advise you to calm down, King Ning, what you are doing is called treason!"

King Ning's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he no longer gave chances to those who didn't know how to act, "Okay! Then I will kill you first, and then force..." Zhu Houzhao said with eyes slanted, "Zhengde abdicates!" The strong wind hit, King Ning's hair was also flying wildly, and just a few words shattered all the beauty just now. Zhu Houzhao stared ferociously at the sharp edge of Zhu Qin's body, and took a step forward, only an inch away from the tip of the long-tasseled spear. King Ning's expression tightened, Grabbing Zhu Qin's shoulder, Zhu Qinhui made a mistake, seized this rare opportunity to volley across the sky and was about to kill the emperor, King Ning and Bu Bu Bu were shocked at the same time, "Stop!" The sound is one.

King Ning grabbed Zhu Qin's right arm vigorously, he didn't know how to step forward and instinctively wanted to block it with his body, but Zhu Qin was extremely skilled and fierce, the two of them could not stop this regicide at all.Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was about to be pierced in the chest, a cold arrow was shot from the dark, and it precisely hit Zhu Qin's right hand. Zhu Qin let go, and Zhu Houzhao escaped the fatal blow.Jin Yiwei, who has been secretly protecting the emperor, is a top expert in the world. At the critical moment, Ji Rong finally shot a key arrow.The cold arrow was poisonous, Zhu Qin's wrist was already black, and the black blood flowed all over the ground. Regardless of himself, he hurriedly said to King Ning beside him, "My lord! Go quickly! Jin Xuan is not far away to meet him!" After finishing speaking, he struggled He stood up and tried his best to cover King Ning's evacuation.King Ning looked at Zhu Qin and thought of the death of Shan Zhou, and was very moved. The place is already in flames, the stern of the big ship is already on fire, and the situation is extremely critical.

He didn't know how to rush to protect Zhu Hou's photo, and he did extraordinary things at extraordinary times. His pace did not slow down, and he bent down and quickly picked up the pistol that Zhu Qin had dropped. King Ning who was about to jump off the boat and leave, "Don't move!" The sharp blade was very close to King Ning's throat, King Ning instinctively stopped his action, his eyes were red and he stared at him incomprehensibly.

Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Qin were also surprised by this sudden change. For a while, no one of the four people at the bow moved.

King Ning sneered, "Do you dare to kill me?" He stretched out his finger and flicked off the sharp blade as he spoke, his movements were graceful, as if brushing off the fallen flowers on his clothes.

He didn't understand that there was no killing intent, he frowned and watched King Ning wipe away his threat with a flick of his sleeves, and was thinking about whether to pierce a hole in his leg, King Ning had already turned around, ready to jump down in the air and came to meet the approaching Boats within easy reach.

King Ning cannot be allowed to escape, otherwise the war will start again, and only the innocent people will suffer. Without understanding, he stabbed King Ning with a gun. Zhu Qin saw the action that he didn't understand. After being injured, his movement was hindered, he took a step slower, and at the moment of remorse, another figure struck, wearing a dazzling tooth-white gold-woven dragon robe, protecting King Ning behind him, and was stabbed in the upper arm by a sharp spear.The severe pain caused Zhu Houzhao to fall on the body of King Ning who was about to leave. The two fell to sit on the deck together. Ji Rong in the dark couldn't see the truth for a while. He only knew that the emperor was injured and thought it was Ning. Wang and Zhu Qin sneaked up on Zhu Houzhao from behind, and another dark arrow shot at King Ning's back quickly. King Ning's attention was all on Zhu Houzhao, and he didn't know about the sneak attack from behind. He was hit in the chest, and he swallowed his breath without even saying a word.King Ning turned his head and saw this scene, his face turned pale with fright, his brows stood erect, he lost two confidantes in a row, and was heartbroken. Just when he was about to abandon the boat and evacuate again, the Jin Yiwei had already surrounded him and Zhu Houzhao, and there was no way out. The gun in his hand was placed on King Ning's neck again.Zhu Houzhao groaned in pain again, and lost consciousness. King Ning supported his body, unaware of the threat he didn't understand. His tentacles were covered with Zhu Houzhao's blood, which was bright red and dazzling on the white clothes. With his right hand, he looked at the blood on his palm, and then at Zhu Houzhao's face. For the first time, he seemed to understand the meaning of love, even if it was a little clear.

"Your Majesty!" Ji Rong roared, rushed to the ship's side, saw that Zhu Houzhao was unconscious, quickly snatched him from King Ning's hand, carried him on his back and rushed to the palace to seek medical treatment for his injuries.

King Ning, who had really lost his chance to turn defeat into victory, was escorted by two Jinyi guards. He watched Zhu Houzhao's figure disappear from the shore without any expression. He picked up the gun and threw it into the river, and ordered to Jin Yiwei, "Take it away!" After speaking, he left the fire boat.

The soldiers led by Zhu Qin, who were originally on the favorable side, were unable to advance or retreat because they did not see Zhu Qin's military order for a long time.

The fire at Poyang Lake destroyed King Ning's entire army, and the fire outside Nanjing City burned up all the elite King Ning. King Ning was shackled to his body, and his old wound on his shoulder began to ooze blood. He didn't feel any pain. The heart no longer has any temperature, and it condenses into ice bit by bit.

It was night, and the fire never stopped, just like the red lotus blooming in the palace in the sky. The fire burned all the boats and swallowed everything on the river. Only the river water was still flowing, passing away to the east.At the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, next to Gyeonggi Province, another battle for power was staged by the royal family surnamed Zhu.

Zhu Houzhao was stabbed in the arm and placed in Qianqing Palace. The imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment was only skin trauma. The emperor fainted after being tired and in severe pain recently. After two days of recuperation, he will recover slowly after waking up.

Ji Rong and didn't know how to let out a long breath, and the two retreated outside the Qianqing Palace together.It was still night at this time, and I didn't know how to say to Ji Rong, "You stay on guard, I'll go to sleep for a while."

Ji Rong made a plan, "You stabbed the emperor for the good deeds you did yourself, and guarded the sins you made yourself!"

Don't understand, quickly signaled Ji Rong to lower his voice, and said softly, "I want to stab King Ning, besides, I didn't intend to really kill King Ning, I..."

"All right, all right," Ji Rong had previously severely injured King Ning, but this time he was sniping again. Naturally, he was not in a good mood, too lazy to understand the long-winded words, between the emperor and King Ning...Ji Rong had a headache, and he didn't catch the traitor at all. The joy of making meritorious deeds, on the contrary, has a premonition that he will be hacked into pieces.

Ji Rong suddenly thought, "Where is King Ning!? Where did you catch him?!

Not knowing where he knew where he was going, he deliberately asked, "Didn't it be taken away by your subordinates?!"

At this time, Ji Rong's capable subordinates who had been by the side were able to report, "My lord, my subordinates have temporarily placed King Ning in the side hall of the palace. After hearing about it, I will let you down."

It’s okay, okay, Ji Rong heaved a sigh of relief, and then turned around and didn’t realize that he had disappeared.

A hundred years ago, Emperor Jianwen demolished the vassals, and several vassal kings were escorted to Beijing for crimes, and were imprisoned in the palace without freedom. Today, the palace where the vassal kings were imprisoned in the past is just used to imprison King Ning, which can be regarded as "following the ancestral system, Make the most of it.”

Originally, he wanted to imprison King Ning in Jinyiwei Prison, but he captured King Ning outside the Fengtian Hall earlier, and the emperor guarded him ambiguously. Although the emperor was asleep at the moment, his mind was unpredictable after waking up. I also didn't want to entertain this "heinous" traitor at will, so I placed him here as a compromise.

In front of the cell, the Jin Yiwei who guarded opened the heavy stone door. It was already dawn, bringing a little light into the room. According to the law, King Ning was punished for a felony, and his crown and prince's brocade clothes were taken away. He was imprisoned behind an iron fence in attire, but the shackles and shackles were still removed. When he walked in, he was looking up at the carved beams in the palace. No matter how luxurious the palace has been, it has lost its former splendor after a hundred years. When the east was rising, the sun was shining, and there was a skylight above the roof where King Ning was standing. The morning light fell on him, and his whole body was surrounded by a golden halo. extraordinary.

King Ning heard the sound of footsteps, but did not look back, he had already guessed who was coming, and his tone was calm, "You are here, the place inside is shallow and narrow, I hope you don't mind." I understand, there are sharp flashes in the eyes, and the usual good intentions, and there is a smile on the corner of the mouth, as if he is the winner.

I don't know how to say sincerely, "I don't know how to admire very few people, but you are one, and even if you are locked up here, your whole body can't be restrained."

King Ning clearly removed his aristocratic clothes and accessories, and only wore a light gold inner singlet. Even his hair was untied and tied in a simple strand behind his back. Facing the iron bars without understanding, it was only today that he carefully looked at this opponent.

I don’t understand. After many years, I finally had the opportunity to talk to him alone, “You know what? When I first met in Westgate, I didn’t like to contact you, because you always have utilitarianism and calculating people’s hearts. Anyone who is in your heart, There are only two classifications, one is used by you to achieve your ambitions, and the other is worthless and discarded at will."

King Ning was a little surprised and didn't understand the blunt response to him. He resisted the pain from the wound on his shoulder, and continued to listen with interest and said, "You have planned for a long time, coveted the throne, and got close to the emperor who was the prince. Gain trust, expand power, and clean up the four kings. The power in the court is invincible, and then use Walahasa to stir up disputes between the two countries, mess up the current situation, and want to take advantage of the war to reap the benefits. You have done a lot in Jiangxi Unrighteousness, plundering and plundering, embezzling people's wealth, the huge amount of gold and silver obtained was bribed countless times in the court, and won the hearts of the people." Don't know how to finish speaking in one breath, looking at King Ning.

King Ning snorted and didn't bother to refute.

If he didn't understand, he took a few steps closer and met his eyes, "But, sometimes I really don't understand..." He said with a sad face.

"What don't you understand? There are still things in the world that your grand master doesn't understand?" King Ning teased.

Ignoring King Ning's ridicule, he decided to spit it out quickly, "I don't understand, when the first emperor, you worked hard for several months in the south of the Yangtze River to build river embankments without leaving your name. Go to Daning to fight against Wuliangha, to regain the lost land of your ancestors, also Ming, and this year, you obviously provoked the dispute, killed Saha, and took revenge against Wala, knowing that the emperor’s royal family conquered Wala himself, and the capital was empty and insufficient troops, but Instead of raising troops, the emperor returned to Beijing and raised troops to rebel after the deployment of troops. Are you overconfident, or a misjudgment, or are you truly determined to protect the world with the surname Zhu, and only want to