Night time.
The palace that has stood in Kyoto for thousands of years is now as bright as daylight. The sound of killing is loud, the smell of blood is pungent, and severed limbs and corpses can be seen everywhere.
And on a high mountain far away from Kyoto City, a gorgeous mansion was built near the cliff.
In the backyard of the mansion, there is a century-old giant tree growing on the edge of the cliff. The giant tree towers into the clouds and is surrounded by branches and vines. In the summer, it is the best place to escape the heat in the yard.
At this time, a woman in red was sitting on the giant tree, holding a jar of wine in her hand and pouring it into her mouth. Her eyes were blurred as she stared at the distant fire at the bottom of the mountain.
It was obvious that she was in pain, but she still had a smile on her lips.
Outside the second door, a little maid whispered: "Strange, why is the princess not crazy today?"
Everyone knows that there is a crazy princess in Kyoto. The crazy princess was not originally from the royal family, but she only made great achievements a few years ago, so the emperor specially named Princess Leping.
Princess Leping turned out to be a stunning beauty. Her graceful elegance and fairy-like appearance were unparalleled.
It was just that after the princess came back from the palace as usual a year ago, not only was her face scratched, she also suddenly became... crazy.
The princess who became a madman could not do without wine every day. She often laughed loudly when she was drunk, day after day.
But there is no airtight wall in Kyoto. The incident involving the mad princess got bigger and bigger. The emperor who originally ignored it finally became angry a few months ago and ordered the princess to get out of Kyoto.
The princess rolled out of Kyoto, but she rolled to the edge of the cliff on the high mountain outside Kyoto, not to the boundaries of Fengzhou mentioned in the imperial edict.
For this obvious disobedience, everyone said that the mad princess was really crazy.
Fortunately, the emperor didn't care about the mad princess, so he followed the mad princess to live on the edge of the deserted cliff.
Hearing this little maid's discussion, the other two little maids shrank their necks and quietly raised their heads to glance at the princess sitting on the tree.
Seeing that the princess didn't respond as if she heard what she heard, she whispered back: "The prince was assassinated, the emperor was forced into the palace by the eldest prince and the sixth prince, and General Yan and the second prince entered the palace in the name of rescuing him. in.
This is such a mess. Although the princess is not of royal blood, she is still someone who has been with the Emperor and the Queen Mother for four or five years. How could she not be worried about the safety of the Emperor and the Queen Mother. "
Before he finished speaking, the sound of neat cavalry steps suddenly sounded outside. More than a thousand people could hear the sound, and then the door of the mansion was knocked open with a loud bang.
The little maid's face turned pale with fright when she heard the sound. Just as she was about to go in and report to the princess, she suddenly heard wild laughter coming from the backyard. The laughter was harsh and harsh, and the three little maids were shaking.
It's over, the princess went crazy again at this time!
Hearing the laughter, Yan Ren, who had already broken through the door, paused and looked up at the woman in red who seemed to be sitting in the sky.
It was almost autumn, and the woman's thin clothes were dancing in the wind, and her whole figure seemed to be riding the wind back to the sky.
The corners of his eyes turned upward, clearly not looking at anyone, but instead gave others the illusion of deep affection.
Yan Ren's eyes were obsessed with him, his gaze rested on that figure for a long time, and he spoke affectionately: "Ging Guo..."
"General Yan." The laughter suddenly stopped after Yan Ren spoke, but when he spoke again, the ridicule and contempt in his words made the little maids shrink their necks.
"Ging Guo, I'm here to fulfill my promise and marry..."
Before he could finish his words, he was covered by even more wild laughter.
"General Yan, you don't have a very good memory at such a young age. This princess is the princess of Leping whom the emperor has eloquently stated not to marry! Why, just after rescuing the driver, you are going to do such a disobedient thing? ?”
"Ging Guo, I know you are angry with me..."
Yan Ren frowned and said in a deep voice: "I was wrong when I asked the emperor to marry Liang Yuning, but you also know the situation at that time. The emperor forced me to hand over my military power and become a military official!
He won't let you marry me. I don't have military power, what else can I do? ! Therefore, only by winning over the Minister of War can I maintain my military power, rebel against you, and marry you!"
Yan Ren spoke plausibly, but when he met those drunken eyes looking down at him, he felt inexplicably weak.
Bai Guo's face was full of smiles but not smiles, and his eyes were full of ridicule: "The emperor forced you to hand over your military power? Are you going to rebel against this day? How did General Yan have the nerve to say this?!
Since the establishment of the Chengzhou Kingdom a hundred years ago, the military power has been vested in the emperor and three generals. Only when there is a war on the border will the military strength and military power be handed over to the generals who are ordered by the emperor to go to the battlefield to defend the enemy.
And General Yan just borrowed this military power and then took it back by the emperor. Why did he use the words 'force you'?
Let’s talk about the words ‘against this day’. General Yan, does he know who paid for the army you used to fight against this day? Who raised it? Whose people are the people in the army? What is the significance of the existence of this army to this day? ! You keep saying you want to marry me, but what are you doing now for me? "
There was no anger in Bai Guo's voice, only a crazy smile: "The emperor raised me for six years, protected me for six years, and regarded me as his own daughter! In this capital, I live a life of wantonness, freedom, and unscrupulousness!
But today, just because you wanted to marry me, you put the cause and effect of rebellion on me. This crime...this name of being unfaithful, unfilial, unkind, and unjust. How do you want me to face the emperor who raised me? How do I face my parents and family who gave birth to me and raised me? How to deal with officials who are dedicated to serving the country? How do I face the people who tax me?
How is this recorded in history books? How will future generations view me? How do you want me to behave? ! "
Yan Ren continued to ask questions, which made Yan Ren become more and more panicked and frightened. He subconsciously retorted, "I didn't think so much! Bai Guo, you need to know my friendship for you! Because the emperor regards you as his own daughter, but he And you are not allowed to get married, so I have to do this, because only by doing this can I get you! I don’t want to do it, and I don’t want to do the opposite!"
What he said is already inconsistent with what he said before. Anyone with any brain will know what is going on.
But Bai Guo seemed not to know the meaning of these words, and his smile became brighter and more wanton: "Yes, General Yan's heart is not with me, so why would he care about how I live with myself? How could he care about what the world thinks? I?!
In the past few months, I have been fooling around a bit, but not to the point of being deaf or blind. The fact that General Yan and Liang Yuning, the daughter of the Minister of War, are in love and have a deep love for each other, is not only known to the people in the general's palace. Now, you know who and why you are rebelling for, but you must... don't disgust this princess! "
"How can you think of me like this?!" Yan Ren's face turned pale, his lips trembled, and he eagerly wanted to defend, but he couldn't say anything when his lips opened and closed.
"General Yan, do you really not know why this princess misses you so much?" The wine jar in Bai Guo's hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound, which made everyone present feel shocked!
"General Yan, what are you doing with an army that is used to defend against enemies, to intimidate the dynasties who are spying on this land, and to protect the people of Zhou Dynasty?"
A light question, but it hit the hearts of everyone present like a heavy hammer.
"General Yan... Yan Ren, open your eyes and look at you now!
Now you can't let go of this military talisman, this power, and the feeling of being supported by everyone. You are greedy, you are greedy, and you have attracted countless people to accompany you in rebellion and sacrifice their lives for your own selfish interests.
You make them your flag, your stepping stone.
And you, you don't care about the casual officials, you don't care about the generals, you want to be in that high position, sit in that high position with great power. But can you really hold on to this position? "
As soon as these words came out, even those thousands of cavalry couldn't understand what they said before, and now they couldn't help but look sideways at Yan Ren.
They are not plotting rebellion, they are trying to rescue the emperor who has been forced into the palace by the eldest prince and the sixth prince! They want to be the hero! Not the cholera traitor in the history books!
It's just that there must be time to rescue him. If it's too late... then it's okay for the second prince to ascend the throne!
But whether it was the emperor or the second prince, they had never thought of letting anyone else sit in that position!
Yan Ren naturally understood the weight of this sentence and said hurriedly: "Ging Guo! You don't want cholera's military morale! I am the second prince's son, how can I rebel!"
Bai Guo chuckled softly, with a sour smile in his heart, "The second prince is stupid, absurd, and has no independent opinion. He just listens to the wind and rain. What he understands now is just because he is afraid of the emperor, but after the second prince sits in that position, he will still suppress his own nature?
Those who are dissolute and immoral, who use traitors and sycophants in high positions, cannot be suppressed in the court and cannot be controlled by local officials. If things go on like this, you will kill him and arouse people's anger, leaving you alone with a clear name! Who dares to say anything about you when you sit on the throne?
You said before that the Emperor is cautious, but despite being cautious, the Emperor has not used any malicious speculation against you. He has maintained his vigilance and has never harmed a meritorious person! Even though...he has already noticed your plan. "
Before Bai Guo finished speaking, he suddenly felt a sound coming towards him. In just a blink of an eye, he heard two sounds of "clang" and "click". Then he looked at the back of a strong man holding a heavy knife in his hand and chopping down a fast arrow. .
The strong man was wearing a blue shorts. He stood on the branch and blocked Bai Guo with his burly body. Therefore, Bai Guo did not see that the face that had always been honest and silly in front of her was filled with bloodthirsty madness. His mind, especially his eyes that were locked in the direction of the fast arrow, were as red as Shura.
"Brother Pang Yang." Bai Guo sat on the tree and didn't move. His expression didn't even change at all. He just softly comforted the man in front of him, gesturing for his tense body to relax a little.
The arrow was too fast and its intrusion was too unexpected, so it was only then that the others present woke up and looked in the direction of the arrow from behind.
Liang Yuning held her belly and looked at the figure on the tree with a pale face, her whole body trembling with excitement from that look.
Beside her, a guard who had just used a crossbow had been pierced through the chest by an arrow shot from behind and died.
Seeing that it was Liang Yuning, Yan Ren's face was full of anger. He took a few steps over and slapped her on the face, and asked in a cold voice: "What are you doing?!"
Liang Yuning was slapped by this palm and fell to the ground. Her beautiful eyes looked in disbelief at the man in front of her who was so ferocious that he wanted to tear her to pieces. She shook her hands and covered the numb half of her face. After a while, she smiled bitterly. , "What am I doing? You asked me what I am doing here, then what are you doing here?!"
