At night, thousands of lights lit up in Kyoto.
Birds rise from the smoke, and each wisp of smoke represents a family.
In the past ten years, Qingguo's overall population has experienced an explosive growth. In this era, ordinary people were unable to feed enough children. However, as Qingguo's national power rose rapidly after several wars, it was able to With the many tricks left by that woman back then, Nanqing, which originally had a weak and thin population, gradually had a tendency to surpass Northern Qi.
Live and work in peace and contentment.
The people of Qing State are definitely the happiest people in the world.
Although there are also many dark sides hidden in this country, from the bright side, today's stable life is a wonderful scene that is unimaginable for people who have experienced the ups and downs many years ago.
After Lu Ze, the supervisor of the country, officially took over the government affairs of the court, he sincerely admired the emperor.
But unfortunately, the two of them are similar in some things, so it is difficult for them to be representatives of a loving father and a filial son.
There was a lot of wind noise in the small pavilion on the top floor of the East Palace.
Lu Ze, who was wearing a black and gold silk python robe, looked at the extremely quiet Kyoto from a high place. In his ears, he seemed to be able to hear the whistling wind coming from the shore of Dongshan Sea. The cold wind was mixed with the salty smell of sea water. And...the strong smell of blood.
Death is not the result.
Death is just a means.
Lu Ze's thoughts quickly returned to reality. His dark eyes slowly turned and finally locked onto the small courtyard not far from the palace.
That's the Overwatch Council.
There is the director of the Overwatch Council who is the most feared by all officials in Kyoto.
Lu Ze's figure disappeared from the attic instantly.
This is not Shenfa.
For people in this world, this may be... divine power.
.......
The moon is as cold as water and the wind blows like a knife.
The bright moonlight shines on Dadong Mountain, and the approaching boat floats on the ink-like sea.
The old man on the boat was wearing an ordinary scholar's robe. This was Grandmaster Liuyun, who was the most carefree and comfortable among the masters in the world. Just like his name, Ye Liuyun was different from the other four great masters. He often looked like a wandering cloud and a wild crane. Thousands.
The boat looks very far away from the top of Dadong Mountain.
But people on the top of the mountain all understand that no matter how far away the boat is, it will reach the shore at the moment.
Emperor Qing's expression soon darkened.
Fan Xian glanced at Uncle Wu Zhu who was standing not far away. He was also shocked at this moment. Who could have thought that Emperor Qing, the leader of a country, would be besieged by a large army deep in his own country? There are also great masters affiliated with the Qing Kingdom who want to regicide.
Fan Xian sighed, not expecting His Majesty to be so confident.
Ye Liuyun, the most powerful master who was floating in the wild, and Emperor Qing had a mutual restraint role. Only then did the strange relationship between the Ye family and the royal family begin, which was both close and distant. However, as Emperor Qing had been silent for a long time, His heart did not want to be quiet anymore. He wanted to fully hold the power of Qing State in his hands and not allow any internal force to shake his rule.
Emperor Qing quietly stared at the Dongshan Sea under the moonlight. He raised a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, turned his eyes to the west, and murmured to himself.
"Cheng Qian, you still let me down."
Then, a loud roar from His Majesty the Emperor was heard: "Get in here."
The Minister of Rites and the officials of Honglu Temple quickly returned to their residence in the temple, but Eunuch Hong and a group of tiger guards hid in the darkness in an instant. Hong Sixiang's eyes inadvertently glanced at Wu Zhu who was standing in the distance. There was a deep fear in his eyes, as he had obviously heard of the legend of this five great men.
On the top of the mountain, in the blink of an eye, only Emperor Qing and Fan Xian, father and son, were left.
"I don't want to wait any longer."
"Coming to Dadongshan this time to seal the title was originally a huge gamble, but I didn't expect that before the big show started, those people in the dark couldn't wait. My good son in Kyoto was still
He failed to live up to my expectations of him. "
Fan Xian stood beside Emperor Qing, the doubts in his eyes getting deeper.
He naturally understood that the good son in Emperor Qing's words was Lu Ze. The Prince of the East Palace seemed to have played a very disgraceful role in the Dadongshan incident. However, Fan Xian still had a hard time believing that the Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom could The army was deployed directly at the foot of Dongshan Mountain.
Unless...there is also the cooperation of the Overwatch Council.
"If it succeeds this time, then there will be no more obstacles for the Qing Kingdom to sweep across the world. Within three years, the sound of Daqing's horse hooves will be heard in Dongyi City, and the battle flag of Daqing will be seen in the Northern Qi Palace. drift."
"If I lose, then..."
Fan Xian didn't hear what Emperor Qing said about the consequences of defeat. He just remained silent without saying a word.
Ye Liuyun is here.
And we just learned from the report from the Tiger Guard at the foot of the mountain that people from Dongyi City are also here.
That thatched sword house, which has the most ninth-grade masters in the world, has sent out many seventh-grade masters and above this time. I just don’t know if the swordsman master Si Gu Jian has come, and the national master of Northern Qi, Will Ku He give up this God-given opportunity?
Fan Xian didn't know whether this was the unpredictable prince's grand gesture in Kyoto.
For the first time, this man who was celebrating his first birthday truly felt the deep powerlessness in his heart.
The people playing chess on both sides are too generous, and they are not even betting on their lives, but on the fate behind each other.
"Go back to Kyoto and take the imperial edict and the jade seal with you."
"You should take a good look at that rebellious and unfilial son for me. There is the Queen Mother and Dean Chen in the capital. If anything happens to me in Dongshan, the future of Qingguo will be in your hands."
Fan Xian was shocked.
...
Lu Ze appeared in the deepest room of the Overwatch Council in an instant.
Today, when the situation in Kyoto is so strange, the Overwatch Council's security situation is even tighter than that of the Imperial Palace. But even so, the people waiting in the Overwatch Council did not notice that there was an aura that did not belong to the Overwatch Council. Appeared in their Dean Chen's house.
Lu Ze knew that there were too many things to do today.
He moved quickly and waved his right hand casually towards the shadow in the house.
--boom!
The sound in the room still woke up Chen Pingping who was in a light sleep. The first time the old man opened his eyes, his turbid eyes instantly tightened, and his eyes glanced at the shadow lying on the ground, with a trace of insecurity flashing in his eyes. Confidence.
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This is the most mysterious sponsor in the entire Overwatch Council.
At the same time, he is also the most crucial person in Chen Pingping's ability to survive these years. This is a ninth-level master who is extremely good at assassination. He is also an expert in counter-assassination, but now there is no room for resistance.
Chen Pingping focused her eyes on Lu Ze, and a smile suddenly broke out on her face: "Your Highness... your skills are so good."
Lu Ze didn't care that the old man in the wheelchair in front of him put his hand on the right handle of the wheelchair out of habit and looked at Dean Chen calmly. This was the second time the two of them met in private, unlike the first time. In comparison, the situation seems completely different.
"Guns...are prone to misfire."
"Dean Chen, please take your hands away."
Chen Pingping's hands were shaking uncontrollably.
For this king in the darkness of the Qing Kingdom, there is almost no such thing in the world that can make him react like this. However, at this time, Chen Pingping's hands were still shaking, and the face of the old man in the wheelchair was expressionless: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince What's the meaning?"
Lu Ze estimated the time on the Dadong Mountain side, waiting for a while before the real appearance, and there would still be time to chat for a while.
Lu Ze smiled and said, "Isn't that something that Ye Qingmei made specially for you to defend yourself? Dean Chen can't even forget this kind of thing, right?"
Chen Pingping sighed in her heart.
Now he understands that he has no secrets from the person in front of him.
temple...
It is truly the most mysterious existence in the world.
Chen Pingping's voice was hoarse and she said, "What do you want to do, Your Highness?"
Faced with this problem, Lu Ze thought about it seriously.
"I want to unify the world, and then... travel around the mountains and rivers, have hot pot barbecues, concubines in the Sixth Courtyard, and declare in daylight..."
"Ahem, there are a lot of things I want to do."
"As for now, what I want to do most is to discuss with Dean Chen to see if you can live for...two and a half more years? No, one year should be enough. The Control Yuan still needs Dean Chen. This is the backbone."
Chen Pingping couldn't help but laugh.
At this moment, Lu Ze's arrogance was obviously even greater than that of Emperor Qing on Dongshan Mountain.
It was hard for Chen Pingping to imagine that the Crown Prince in front of him had already begun to look forward to the Qing Kingdom's conquest of the world, and that Lu Ze still had to accomplish a shocking feat that would leave a name in history in just one year.
Thinking of His Majesty the Emperor who had been surrounded on Dadong Mountain, Chen Pingping's face turned rosy.
He even coughed a little in excitement.
This scene of the father and son colliding together should be interesting, right?
"Your Highness...are you a little too confident?"
"Although the strength you are showing now is at the level of a grand master, even I, who has been by his side for many years, only have a partial understanding of His Majesty's Sacred Heart. He is definitely not as simple as you think."
Obviously.
At this time, Chen Pingping had also attributed the Grand Master's plan to assassinate Emperor Qing to Lu Ze.
"Dean Chen, are you saying... that my father is also a grand master? Or is the Dadong Mountain incident just a scene that my father directed and acted on his own? Ye Liuyun is a spy within the grand master. Neither Sigu Jian nor Ku He will be alive. go back?"
At this time, Chen Pingping finally stopped laughing.
All the speculations he had hidden in his heart were revealed by Lu Ze. Obviously, this was the truth.
Emperor Qing was a man who liked gambling.
But he is also a king who likes to have everything in his hands.
Chen Pingping can be sure that the omnipotent King of Qing in his heart will definitely be defeated in this game.
And he lost all his money.
If Si Gu Jian and Ku He already knew about the intrigue between Emperor Qing and Ye Liuyun, then things would probably go in the opposite direction. Chen Pingping sighed silently in her heart. Naturally, she still felt uncomfortable with Lu Ze's tactics. Have other ideas.
Unexpectedly, Lu Ze smiled, shook his head and said, "I didn't interfere in Dongshan's matter."
There are only a few people in this world who can make Chen Pingping unable to see through their thoughts.
But for Lu Ze in front of her, Chen Pingping didn't even know what he wanted to do. Did he just want to let His Majesty return from Dadong Mountain victorious, and the father and son would have a real fight in Kyoto?
Lu Ze estimated that the time was almost up and said with a smile, "Master Dean, come with me to Dongshan to watch the show."
Chen Pingping froze on the spot.
...
At the top of Dadong Mountain, the morning mist has gradually receded.
The mountain wind made the Qing Temple hidden on the top of the mountain finally reveal its true appearance. The black temple eaves were majestic and peaceful. At this time, the sound of fighting at the bottom of the mountain had gradually subsided. Emperor Qing, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, stood silently on the stone steps in front of the Qing Temple. , waiting for Ye Liuyun's arrival.
After a long time, Emperor Qing looked at the simple but familiar face opposite him.
He smiled.
"Uncle Liuyun, I haven't seen you for many years. I'm fine."
Ye Liuyun came up the mountain, and no one could stop him.
This grand master with a simple face did not exchange much greetings with the emperor in front of him. Everyone seemed to know that today would not end with just words. Ye Liuyun revealed his
His right hand, like jade, looked crystal clear in the sunlight.
Emperor Qing turned sideways silently.
"Knowing that Uncle Shi is here, I specially invited an old friend to come and talk to me."
Wu Zhu, who was blindfolded with black cloth, quickly jumped out of the Qing Temple. Fan Xian finally went down the mountain, but Wu Zhu stayed on top. Naturally, Fan Xian did not care about the relationship between father and son. The relationship between him and Emperor Qing was There was no emotion between them at all, but Fan Xian didn't want to see Lu Ze sitting on the throne in Kyoto, so he left Wu Zhu behind to protect Emperor Qing.
"It's you."
"You're here too. I thought you should go back."
Ye Liuyun smiled bitterly.
He had a fight with Wu Zhu in Kyoto, and was later inspired to create Liuyun Sanshou and become a great master.
On the other side, the stooped figure of Eunuch Hong suddenly became majestic, and an extremely domineering aura filled the top of the mountain. In people's eyes, Eunuch Hong's whole body exuded a dazzling light, and he was domineering.
At this time, someone else came under Dongshan.
He was a short old man holding a sword. Compared with Ye Liuyun's grandmaster temperament when he came alone in Ye Bianzhou, this little old man didn't look like he had any grandmaster temperament at all. His linen clothes were in tatters, and the bloody old sword in his hand was stained. It's the blood of hundreds of Tiger Guards.
"Look around the sword."
"You idiot, how dare you come to Dadongshan to join in the fun?"
On the top of the mountain, Emperor Qing watched the figure of the short old man appear, his tone full of mocking disdain.
Only the king of Qingguo dared to have such an attitude towards a great master of swordsmanship.
Si Gu Jian originally wanted to reply with a few words, but when he saw Wu Zhu, who was blindfolded, his expression suddenly changed.
"***, damn it!"
"Why is this guy here? Where is that bald donkey from Ku He? If he doesn't come out, I will go down the mountain right now!"
