"Jiang Wang." Qi Tianzi's voice seemed to fall from Jiutian: "Are you really not afraid of death?"
"I'm afraid of death. I'm scared to death!" Jiang Wang said: "I still have a lot of things to do, I still have a lot of worries in this world, I still owe a lot...a lot!"
"If you want to return to Daqi now, I won't be willing to do so!"
"But I don't know why, but I have a kind of belief in Your Majesty. People say that the Tian family is ruthless, and people say that the emperor is merciless, but I always feel that the emperor treats me very kindly and is very sincere to me. I will repay the emperor with sincerity!"
"I once heard that entangled in every possible way, one becomes a demon. If one is unwilling, one will be imprisoned!"
"How can a stupid person like me deceive myself and others? Is it okay to deceive me for a while? Is it okay to deceive my heart? Is it okay to deceive the king?"
"Your Majesty, I have realized that my path is not here, not in the national system. After leaving Qi, I will not join any other country. From now on, the world is far away, and I am alone in seeking the truth."
"A man who is entangled in every possible way has become a devil. He will be imprisoned if he is unwilling to do so!" Emperor Qi Jie said, stroking his palms: "I didn't know that you were so unwilling in Qi State!"
"Your Majesty." Jiang Wang kept bending down and never straightened up: "My unwillingness is not that Your Majesty treats me badly, or that Qi State is not great enough. My unwillingness is that Your Majesty treats me too well, and I cannot repay him in full! "
"For your Majesty's grand plan, I am willing to take up the sword and bathe in blood, and bear thousands of wounds without retreating. However, my three thousand soldiers, my two hundred guards, and my personal guard commander Fang Yuanxian... When I am leaving, I am deeply saddened. Killing Chen Zhitao is beneficial to the country, but I want to save him. They say that surrendering Zhu Biqiong is beneficial to the country, but I dare not face it."
"Your Majesty treats his ministers with the utmost sincerity and kindness. I really want to serve your majesty's great cause wholeheartedly, by any means or at any cost. But I can't do it!"
In the huge Delu Palace, everything was frozen. Only Jiang Wang's voice was still beating.
Everyone in the world will show their loyalty in front of the emperor. Everyone will say that they are willing to die for the sake of the emperor and the country. Some of them are true, some of them are not.
But there shouldn't be another person who would speak out in front of the emperor, saying that he couldn't do anything for the emperor's life.
How stupid!
Qi Tianzi said slowly: "I believe this is what you mean, but I'm afraid it's not the whole story."
Jiang Wangdao: "My heart is open and your Majesty can see it at a glance."
"You are really insensitive! Ignorant! Little knowledge! I asked you to study and read history. What did you read?" Emperor Qi picked up a jade cup next to him and smashed it in front of Jiang Wang: "You read it into the dog's belly!"
Snapped!
The jade fragments exploded evenly, and a flower spread out on the ground. The water in the broken cup is like a river, and the tea leaves are like a boat. Winding, swaying.
Han Ling's eyelids jumped.
This Xinghe is the emperor's favorite tea, and the tea of the Moon Dynasty is all drank from this book. Now that the game has been broken here, we can see his anger.
But even so, he did not kill Jiang Wang. But Jiang Wang remained silent and just lowered his head.
Emperor Qi looked at him quietly for a while and said: "Stand up. Is the world so cramped that you can't stand up straight?"
Jiang Wang then straightened up: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you!" Emperor Qi sneered: "Everything you have gained in Qi State, you have put in corresponding efforts. Your achievements cannot be erased. Our great country can also allow people from all over the world to come and go freely. There is no shortage of you, Jiang Wang. But you can’t just let go of the honor and honors that Qi has given you.”
I know that I am reckless, stubborn and short-sighted, and I have hurt the emperor's heart. I also mourn for it! I am willing to accept any punishment for the sake of comfort.
"I have the world under my control, and you are not the only one, Jiang Qingyang!" The emperor waved his sleeves: "Fight a fight with the champion. If you win, I will let you go without worries. If you lose, I will cut off your title and take away your possessions." I will take your fiefdom and put you in jail to reflect!"
"Can"
"I haven't told you the rules yet."
"Your Majesty has a single mind and is naturally impartial. No matter what the rules are, I will accept them."
"Are you still a vassal?"
"At least for now. I regard His Majesty as an elder. Although he is no longer in court, he is still in my heart."
"There is a rule." Emperor Qi said: "You can't kill him because he is a prince of Da Qi, but he can kill you because you don't want to be a minister!"
Jiang Wang bowed deeply: "Jiang Wang has no regrets even if he dies!"
"Go and proclaim the champion." The emperor said, "Tell him that I want him to go all out and kill him."
Han Ling bowed and took the order and went out.
He walked out of Delu Palace and walked to the tall pillars. He supported the pillars with his hands and was able to breathe. After waving, Xiao Huangmen, who was not far away, came over.
"Did you hear what His Majesty said?"
Xiao Huangmen moved his stiff body and took a step forward. He almost stumbled and fell down. He just knelt down on the ground and said, "Chief Admin, you heard me."
"Send eunuchs to accompany you...". When Han Ling said this, he paused: "Who is here?"
Xiao Huangmen took out the roster from his pocket and searched hurriedly for a while before saying, "The ones on duty today are Manager Qiu Ji and Manager Zhong Liwen."
"What a coincidence." Han Ling thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Let Qiu Ji deliver the order."
The reason why he said "coincidentally" was because when Marquis Wu'an and Marquis Champion were conferring titles, it was Qiu Ji and Zhong Liwen who held the seals. Today the two princes were fighting each other, and the eunuch Bingbi who was on duty happened to be two good friends with each of them.
As for who to deliver the decree, it was obviously Han Ling's choice.
Sometimes I have to sigh, what a coincidence!
Xiao Huangmen kept the emperor's words in mind, lowered his head, stood up, and went straight to the imperial study. He found Qiu Ji and Zhong Liwen sitting in the same room respectively, practicing calligraphy over and over again.
He glanced vaguely, and what he saw seemed to be a "drunk stamp".
Wu Zu's drunken writings discussed the situation in the world and made waves.
It is absolutely normal for eunuchs to write the characters of emperors of all dynasties.
"What are the orders from Manager Han?" Qiu Ji asked first.
Xiao Huangmen recited the emperor's oral instructions, not daring to add a word or missing a word.
"I understand." He stood up and left the imperial study room.
Qiu Ji put down the brush in his hand calmly and went on duty today. He was wearing the official uniform representing the eunuch who held the pen. There was no need to make any other preparations. He went to get the travel jade token and left the palace alone.
The place where Zhongxuan Road goes is easy to find, and Fusheng Wine House is also there.
Many people know that Chongxuanzun’s most frequented place is Yundu Restaurant, which is known as “the first restaurant in Linzi to discuss wine.”
Of course, that place is now owned by Chongxuan Sheng.
After giving the property rights to Chongxuan Sheng, the champion would often go drinking, which shows that he really likes it.
After Yundu Restaurant, there is Fusheng Restaurant. This wine house was the work of Linzi's nobleman Chongxuan. When it first opened, a large number of celebrities were invited to stand up. Two months after the official opening of the restaurant, it was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management.
In the end, it was taken over by a mysterious villain who spent huge sums of money. Uncle Chongxuan asked someone to settle the accounts, and finally made some money. He was ambitious and prepared to create another glory, but he thought that opening a store was a troublesome thing after all, so he forgot about it.
The uncle is too lazy to earn hard-earned money.
Of course, this wine house went around and around, and finally came into the hands of Zhongxuan, and many people secretly said that it should be called Fu Sheng Jiu Nang.
Qiu Yan left the palace, got on the carriage, and went straight to Fusheng Wine House. When the carriage arrived at its destination, those who needed to communicate had already been communicated in advance. He went upstairs and walked to the drinking room dedicated to Wang Yiwu, and knocked lightly on the door.
"Please come in." Wang Yiwu's cold and arrogant voice sounded.
Qiu Ji gently opened the door and saw the two people who were drinking together. Wang Yiwu was sitting upright, his military uniform was crisp and there was no crease at all. The wine glasses and flasks in front of the two of them are also arranged neatly. You can imagine that every time he raises a glass and puts it down, the bottom of the glass is in the same position, exactly the same.
But Zhong Xuanzun, who was dressed in white, was sitting carelessly against the wall, holding a wine bottle in one hand and drinking from his head. Even if Qiu Ji came in, he didn't ask him to stop.
The Adam's apple is beating vigorously, and drinking is like swallowing the sea.
"Your Majesty has a decree." Qiu Ji said. Chongxuanzun drank the last drop of the silver wine flask, shook it again, and after confirming that it was completely drunk, he put the empty wine flask aside. He was drunk and said: the smell of alcohol belonging to "Qianqiu" was so strong that it seemed to ignite the air.
As an eunuch with a pen, he was ordered to go out of the palace to deliver an edict. Although this edict was not as formal as an imperial edict, the champion's attitude was indeed a bit more relaxed.
Qiu Ji turned a blind eye and just said: "Your Majesty ordered the champion to enter the palace immediately to fight with Wu Anhou in front of the emperor and fight."
"Qianqiu" is really a first-class liquor. Zhong Xuanzun's cheeks were flushed with wine, which weakened his aloofness. There is a rare mystery in the cold star-like eyes.
Just leaning against the wall, he said drunkenly: "You are fine after entering the palace. How did you mess with Your Majesty's elegance?"
"Marquis Wu'an, please resign." Qiu Ji only said that, and then said: "His Majesty emphasized that the champion should go all out and kill the enemy."
After hearing this, Wang Yiwu, who was sitting as if made of iron, furrowed his brows into the character "Chuan", obviously unable to understand Jiang Wang's decision no matter what.
Zhong Xuanzun didn't say anything less, he just sighed imperceptibly, put his hands on the ground, stood up, and staggered out: "Let's go!"
"Can't you watch the battle, Eunuch Qiu?" Wang Yiwu asked from behind.
"No." Qiu Ji nodded to him as a farewell, then turned around to lead the way for Chong Xuanzun.
Wang Yiwu sat quietly for a moment, feeling the smell of alcohol. As a soldier, serving the army and the country is a choice engraved in his bones. He could not understand Jiang Wang's decision, but he knew how much courage this decision required. The duel between Chong Xuan Zun and him was by no means just a martial arts show. The painful action required by the emperor must not be just talk.
After thinking about it, he got up, walked to the window sill on the second floor and looked out, just in time to see Zhong Xuanzun getting into the carriage, with only the hanging curtain still fluttering gently.
Just as he was about to look away, a hand reached out from under the car curtain and waved it gently, indicating that he didn't have to worry and just sit back. By the way, I caught a ray of light and put it back into the carriage.
Please resign in front of the Hall of Marquis Wu'an.
The champion entered the palace drunk.
Two great Qi military heroes are about to face off in front of the imperial court, and this time the two walls of the empire will determine life and death.
Although the news was forbidden to spread, it still grew wings and quickly reached the ears of qualified listeners. It spread to Linzi for a while, and everyone who heard about it was shocked!
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In the Bowanghou Mansion.
Fourteen opened his innocent and dazed eyes: "Why is he leaving suddenly?"
"Is it sudden?" Zhong Xuansheng squeezed into the special big chair and pressed his forehead with a headache: "He has had this idea for a long time."
"Why didn't he ask you first? He feels very...dangerous now."
In Shi Shi's heart, Chong Xuan Sheng is omnipotent. No matter what unsolvable knot Jiang Wang has in his heart, Chong Xuansheng always has a way to solve it.
"Don't feel it, it's just very dangerous. He has already reached the cliff ropeway, and there are abyss to the left and right. If he makes a wrong step, he will be doomed." Chongxuan Sheng sighed: "And this is the reason why he didn't come to ask me. He knew I would definitely stop him... He had made up his mind."
"What's the reason for this?" Fourteen became more puzzled: "Can't we just leave?"
"Then where do we start?" Chongxuan Sheng lay on his back and looked at the sky. "During the summer expedition, my uncle was the commander-in-chief. He was just a disciple of the Chongxuan family, with a mere Tenglong realm, but he actually stopped his uncle from killing Jiang. , saying that these surrendered soldiers of the Jiacheng City Guards were his prisoners, and he promised to spare these people from death... You must know that he was facing a fierce butcher! At that time, the uncle did not recognize who he was. A man who had just arrived A monk from Qi who has not yet proven himself in the Soaring Dragon Realm, who will care about his promise? He cares about himself."
"He was also confused during the expedition to summer. I convinced him that you were also there. Outside of this war, we were very restrained along the way. We almost didn't harm innocent civilians, and we didn't kill even once. I actually don't care. How to win, but I care about how he feels.”
"It's just that the world doesn't revolve around him, Jiang Wang, and not everyone cares about his feelings. What happened in the Mysterious World was not the first time, and it won't be the last. The further we go, the more conflicts there become. Big. The higher he goes, the less he can turn."
"But why did I persuade him again and again instead of persuading him to leave earlier?" Because staying in Qi was the most beneficial choice for him, provided he knew how to choose. We all have a soft heart at first. After rolling over the gravel, our hearts gradually become as hard as iron. I'm waiting for him to progress through the Heart Armor process, waiting for him to become a real high-ranking member of the empire and be able to face everything he shoulders more calmly, but he can no longer bear it.
"Whether you say he doesn't know the heights of the world or that he has a weak mind, he is just that kind of person. He always has some untimely stubbornness. He is incompatible with this world."
Fourteen seemed to understand, but she was very concerned about her friend Jiang Wang: "What should we do now? How can we help him?"
"It's useless to do anything now." Chong Xuansheng sighed: "We can only wait here for the result."
He slowly held Shi Shi's hand, allowing each other to hear each other's heartbeats.
"In your heart, your husband is the smartest man in the world, and he must be able to think of a way to get the best of both worlds. But sometimes, the best of both worlds... doesn't exist."
