Duanmuqiu spoke, and the murderous intention in the narrow alley also disappeared a little. Duke Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When he heard him mention the attack on the eldest prince's mansion, he instantly returned to his previous majestic appearance as a Duke.
"Hmph! Lord Duanmu is very elegant, but I would like to remind Lord Duanmu that the Holy Emperor attaches great importance to the father-son brotherhood with the First Emperor and Emperor Wu. The Holy Emperor has decreed that no one is allowed to mention the incident in Jianglin City eighteen years ago... .Is it possible that Lord Duanmu has forgotten?"
Under the backlight, Duanmu Qiu's expression was still unclear, but after these words, one could clearly feel the killing intent in the narrow alley again, and the fierceness accompanied by Leng Su's words reached his ears again.
"Yes, the Holy One does have this intention, but Duanmu returned to Jianglin this time to investigate an unsolved case eighteen years ago... Duanmu also wants to remind the Duke, don't forget that the Holy One is not only the son of the First Emperor, but also the son of the First Emperor. The younger brother of Emperor Wu, he is also the proud disciple of Prime Minister Xiao..."
Hearing Duanmu Qiu mention Xiao Xiang, Duke Wei suddenly looked flustered. Even the hand stroking his beard was trembling slightly and he looked a little nervous. He looked at Duanmu and pretended to be calm before speaking.
"You...what do you mean by this? It was the Holy One who asked you...no, it was Xiao Yushen who asked you to come?"
Duanmuqiu finally raised his eyes, glanced at Duke Wei's slightly trembling hand stroking his beard, and said coldly: "Is it important? At your age, instead of keeping the secret in the coffin, it's better to tell it, maybe... "
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted sharply by Duke Wei: "Duanmuqiu! How brave are you? This is outside the imperial city, at the feet of the emperor. If I don't believe it, you still dare to attack me in broad daylight?"
"Pa...papa..." Duanmuqiu
He lifted his palm lightly, and then said the words that shocked Duke Wei the most.
"Don't think that if you raise your voice, someone can hear it. The Nine Gates Division is in charge of the inside and outside of the imperial city. I don't speak. Don't talk about the narrow alleys. Even if you get to the foot of the palace gate, no one will dare to listen to you. Listen to your ears!"
"You...your...Holy Lord...you still dare to rebel?" Duke Wei no longer looked as majestic as before. The hand stroking his beard pointed tremblingly at Duanmuqiu, clearly speaking angrily. , but seemed extremely pale and weak at the moment.
Duanmu Qiu, however, had a plan in mind and continued to speak without haste or delay: "Qi Yun belongs to the Holy Emperor, and Duanmu is just the dog beside the Holy Emperor. How dare he have a disobedient heart, but the Duke must not forget that the eldest son is me. The savior of the seven of us has given us a new life. Mr. Xiao is our teacher, more like our father..."
Speaking of this, Duanmuqiu's always stern face showed a bit of sadness, and when he spoke again, there was a hint of anger: "Senior Sister Fang'er is the daughter of Prime Minister Xiao, the eldest concubine, and the sister who took care of us and seven others when we grew up. ..Not to mention it is the will of the Holy One, even if the gods and Buddhas in the sky send decrees, they cannot change Duanmu's ambition."
"锵——"
The waist knife was unsheathed, Duanmu held the knife in his hand, and approached step by step towards Duke Wei, who was already dumbfounded in the narrow alley, still muttering something in his mouth.
"Though the seven of us are not real brothers, we once made an oath to the Emperor and the Empress...to live and die together, to share honor and disgrace. Now the seven of us are dead and separated. The oaths we made back then have become a thing of the past. The fox died under the sword of the Duke of Guo. Since Duanmu was his brother, how could he forget the revenge of killing his brother... The Duke said, yes or no?"
Duanmuqiu's words are so heart-piercing that they are so majestic to the Duke of the country.
There was still half of the majesty of the previous Duke in him. Looking at the approaching Governor of the Nine Gates Division, he felt panicked...
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In the north of Jianglin City, a horse and a carriage were slowly driving on the official road. The carriage was extremely simple in decoration. Even the driver was not a strong man, but an old man with no beard, so old that his body was already rickets.
When the merchants coming and going on the official road saw this, they all looked sideways. Some were unbearable, and some were not angry. Even if they are domestic servants, at such an age, it is time to enjoy their old age... But this is still someone else's family matter, even if No matter how angry he was, he had no right to interfere, not to mention that the rickety old man didn't seem to be afraid of the chill of early spring. Instead, he closed his eyes slightly, enjoying the scenery of the official road, driving leisurely, and waving the riding whip in his hand from time to time.
Beside the carriage, there is a tall and handsome horse riding on it, with a middle-aged man in gray clothes and a strong shirt on its back. He has tiger eyes and an eagle nose, black beard and hair, and piercing eyes. At a glance, you can tell that this man has extraordinary skills and is a master among masters.
Riding and riding on the official road like this
After walking slowly for about half an hour, the rickety old man driving the car seemed to have thought of something. He looked back slightly and looked at Jianglin City, which was getting further away. He stared for a moment, his cloudy eyes moved slightly, turned to the carriage, and spoke softly.
"Your Majesty...Master, if you are here, Duanmuqiu will not dare to mess around, but you...Duanmuqiu is in charge of the Nine Gates Division!"
"Stop...Old Yan..." A majestic voice came from the carriage.
When the middle-aged man driving the horse heard this, he quickly dismounted and approached the carriage. He was about to kneel down when he heard the man in the carriage speak again: "Now that you have left the palace, don't use these false rituals..."
"Yes, sir... I have been thinking about it for a long time. My lord is tired. I
Please go to the road ahead and find a foot shop. Please allow me to do so. "The middle-aged man in gray clothes spoke respectfully, but his eyes accidentally glanced at the rickety old man driving the car.
"Well, when you say that, you are indeed feeling tired. Let's go." The person in the carriage seemed to be very satisfied with the middle-aged man in gray's request, and immediately agreed.
After receiving the order from the master, the middle-aged man in gray clothes immediately got on his horse, pinched the horse's belly, and galloped away along the official road... until he disappeared, and the man in the carriage spoke again.
"Zhongqi."
The rickety old man came to his senses when he heard the tone of the person in the carriage. He was about to apologize when he heard the tone of the voice of the person in the carriage suddenly change.
"For all these years, you have been wronged by staying with me in that deep palace."
Almost rolling off the carriage, Zhongqi's face was full of panic: "Master, forgive me, but Zhongqi was worried, so... I said a few words too much, and I hope that I will be punished by my master."
The person in the carriage didn't seem to care, and his tone was still calm. I don't know whether he was talking to Zhong Qi or himself: "You said that Duan Muqiu didn't dare to mess around when I was here. Could it be that Duan Muqiu would dare to do it if I left Jiang Lin?" Are you messing around?"
"Old slave...Old slave..." Zhongqi, who was kneeling beside the carriage, didn't know how to answer, so he could only hesitate and try to hide it.
The car curtain opened a corner, and Emperor Qi Yun Qi Shao revealed his mouth, his eyes fell on the rickety figure kneeling in the snow, he thought about it, and then smiled lightly and said: "Since you are out of the palace, please tell me if you have anything. I forgive you for not being able to do so. crime."
"Yes." Zhongqi bowed his head in the snow on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
"Duan...Duanmuqiu was one of the seven sons after all. Whether he was with Xiao Xiang or... or he, they all had a deep connection. What's more, among the seven sons, Duanmuqiu and Linghu Xia
They are more like brothers. When the master leaves the capital, he...will he seek trouble for Duke Wei? " Zhongqi trembled and said what was in his heart, and then lowered his head even lower, almost burying it in the snow in front of him.
The smile on Qi Shao's lips remained unchanged, but the jade string in his hand was twirling gently.
"At that time, the seven sons of Qi Yun under the imperial brother's command were all extremely talented. Hu De and Wu Fen were the current tiger generals. Duanmu had the talent of Wang Zuo. Chu and Wei both had delicate minds. Linghu...Linghu was unparalleled in his loyalty and righteousness. Shangguan Xin was even more so. I got Xiao Xianqin's biography and discovered the way of numerology... If I can get one or two of these seven people, why worry about failing to achieve my great cause... It's a pity..."
Holding the jade in his hand, Qi Shao paused for a moment before continuing to say to himself: "Six of these seven people all have shortcomings in character. Only Duanmu Qiu is a perfect talent. His friendship with Linghu Xia is better than the other five. But with this concern in his heart, it may be difficult for him to devote himself wholeheartedly."
"Master, aren't you afraid... Aren't you afraid that the justice of the country will come out..." Zhongqi was about to say something but stopped. At the end of his sentence, he remembered that what happened back then was the master's fault, and he stopped talking.
"You want to say that you are afraid that Duke Wei will tell you what happened... Don't worry, Duke Wei will not... Since I gave Duanmuqiu the golden medal and the arrow, I want to completely break the last friendship between Duanmuqiu and Xiao Xiang. , Besides, if I predict correctly, my teacher may have left Jiang Lin." Qi Shao spoke calmly, raised the car curtain, and turned his stern gaze in the direction of Jiang Lin.
"Holy... Master, are you saying that Prime Minister Xiao has also left the capital? He... wants to escape back to Weizhou?" Hearing Qi Shao's words, Zhong Qi was shocked and finally lured Prime Minister Xiao back to Jiang Lin. If he took advantage of this, The plane returned to Shanhaiguan and then
It may be difficult to get back eighty thousand sons from him.
Putting down the curtains and looking away, Qi Shao sneered: "Escape? Zhong Qi... You underestimate this gentleman of mine! You should be lucky that Luzhou
Under the city, I am leading the army, not Prime Minister Xiao, otherwise... the name of the resurgence of the Tang Dynasty may only be seen in the tombs of famous generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty..."
The moment he heard the words "Tang Zai Xing", Zhong Qi knelt down in the snow and his rickety figure couldn't help but swayed. Although he was still kneeling with his head bowed, his whole body's momentum was quietly changing.
As he moved his eyes for a moment, red light flashed slightly. Zhongqi, who was kneeling on the ground, felt that fear instantly filled his whole body. He had never felt this way since he was a master of the martial arts and was a master of breaking through the realm. Yan Ruohai, who is "unparalleled", did not have a trace of fear, but in just a few days, he had experienced this feeling again.
The thought lasted for a moment, which seemed to last forever. The rickety old dog beside the carriage kowtowed humbly: "I have forgotten those three words. I am just an old dog beside my master."
The red light dissipated, and Qi Shao withdrew his gaze, his stern look also covered by his slightly drooped eyelids: "Don't worry, I will give it to you if I agree to it... But before that, you still have to go to Wangli Villa first. ..."
"But... Your Majesty has left the capital, and Ning... His Highness Prince Ning has not returned yet..." Zhong Qi returned to his old dog posture and spoke tremblingly.
The curtain has been lowered, and the person in the carriage seems to have returned to his tone of voice that does not show emotion or anger: "Just leave it to Duan Muqiu..."
I don't know if it was a coincidence or just the right timing. When the carriage curtain fell, the sound of horse hooves also sounded at the right time. The horse in gray clothes and strong clothes returned. He quickly rode to the side of the carriage, turned over and glanced at the kneeling carriage.
The old dog next to him glanced at him, then hurried over and knelt side by side.
"Your Majesty, we have prepared a place to stay. Please move on, Your Majesty."
The light of the morning sun fills the official road, and the old dog is still driving, and the horse in gray clothes and strong shirt is accompanying him. The morning light should imply hope, but at this moment it seems like a bloody sun...
Duanmuqiu was stunned, looking at Duke Wei who took the initiative to bump into the blade in his hand, with shock in his eyes. Just now he had already wanted to tell the truth about the past. Why did he change his mind and take the initiative to bump into him the moment he approached with the knife? It was really Can't figure it out.
"I will give you a life, and you and I will be innocent..." Duke Wei, who was stained with blood on his court uniform, still refused to close his eyes. Instead, he stared at Duanmuqiu's livid face, and his voice gradually faded.
It wasn't until this sound reached his ears that Duanmu Qiu pulled out of his thoughts and looked at the seventy-year-old man. The long beard that reached his abdomen was already full of blood. The long knife in his hand penetrated his body from the heart and came out from his heart. He saw that he was dead. .
Feeling that Duke Wei wanted to push him away, Duanmu Qiu immediately reacted. He wanted to use his last strength to pull out the knife. Once this happened, he would definitely die immediately. By then, the events of that year would be with him. Buried underground.
Grasping Duke Wei's collar, he almost screamed through gritted teeth. Duanmuqiu squeezed out a few words in his throat: "You can't die, tell me quickly, what happened back then... You have to know, you still have family, don't tell me. ..I won’t let them go!”
Duke Wei was already on the verge of death, his throat and mouth were full of blood. It was impossible for him to even speak, let alone speak. However, his eyes were fixed on Duanmu Qiu, with ridicule and expression in his eyes. Disdainful...
Feeling that Duke Wei was slumped and weak, Duanmu
Qiu had no choice but to let go of her hand holding his body and watched him fall in the snow, but there was no joy in her heart to avenge her brother. Instead, her heart was filled with even greater doubts.
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