When the old man who was called by the King of Shu overnight for discussion couldn't help but be stunned after hearing the news, he fell down on his chair. But after all, this man was extremely resourceful. After only a short silence, he immediately said: "My lord, you can't stay any longer. You have to leave now, and you have to leave the city overnight. At the city gate, we are not on duty tonight." "
"Change to Watergate and leave the city through West Watergate. Even if the King of England can see the Emperor right away, the Emperor's reaction may not be that timely. Moreover, the Emperor has always been a bit headstrong. When he thinks he has the prince under control, Even if I believe everything King Ying and Princess Jing say, given the emperor’s character, what he really wants to do will have to wait until tomorrow morning.”
"So, the prince can feel at ease for the time being. Wait for a while, and I will order someone to make arrangements. If we don't make arrangements in advance, we won't be able to get out of the West Water Gate. In addition, there are a dozen or so horses placed in a hidden place in the west of the city. Quick horse, we have to move to the vicinity of Xishui Gate to support you, what you need more now is stability."
King Shu, who also knew that if he couldn't get out of the city tonight, might not be able to get out of the city at dawn tomorrow even if he faked his death and escaped, he immediately nodded in agreement with the old man's suggestion without any hesitation. As for the original action of silencing them, we can only give up temporarily. However, the King of Shu, who was unwilling to give up, kept his confidant and one of the secret guard leaders behind before leaving.
In addition to ordering him to continue to hunt down Yi Ying and Lu Wentao, the only other thing left to do was to take command on his behalf and continue the silence operation. Looking at the King of Shu who was still unwilling to give up, the old man shook his head slightly and wanted to persuade him. But in the end, the words that came to his lips were still not spoken.
He is too clear about himself as a student and as a former teacher. The reason why he obeyed his own words during this period of time was probably because he was forced to a dead end. If I interfere too much, I am afraid that not only will it not be effective, but it will easily make this disciple do more extreme things.
Although he has been an official for many years, he has always been known for his resourcefulness. But his hands have never been stained with blood, and his conduct can be considered aboveboard. But right now, for his sake as a student, his hands are covered in blood in disguise. Although he did not kill those people with his own hands, their deaths had something to do with him after all.
Thinking of this, he turned his eyes in the direction of the palace and sighed in his heart: "Back then, I pursued you so hard, but you abandoned me like an abandoned shoe. In my heart, I only had the old doormat. For you, I gave up my dream of traveling around the world. I passed the imperial examination and entered the officialdom, but you still have never looked at me once."
"Do you know that I tried so hard to be transferred back to the capital from the foreign service? But I happened to see you being carried into the palace and became the queen of the dynasty. My heart was broken at that time. That night, it was only three days ago. When I was ten years old, I lost my head overnight. I never thought that you would give up the vows you had made for so many years for the person who once only made promises."
"I would rather be your father's pawn and marry him who already has a family background. But how has he treated you over the years? You are so affectionate to him, and what does he do to you? The first thing after taking power , he abolished your posthumous position. When you were in the cold palace giving birth, did he ever take a look at you, or give you any care?"
"In the past eighteen years, you have been living in the cold palace raising your young son by yourself, but he has brought his concubines into the palace one by one, and he has never had the slightest pity for you. That night, when you and I were separated for five years in Taiyuan Mansion, , when I met Xuexuan again in the palace. I completely let go of my former arrogance, and begged you so hard to leave the palace with me, but you still coldly refused."
"Is it true that your Ice Rakshasa's heart can't be warmed no matter how much you cover it? You'd rather be in Tingxuexuan, a cold palace, thinking about that betrayed person. But you've never even looked at me in the eyes? Bingxue'er, do you know that I also have self-esteem. Even that little self-esteem almost made me jealous of that person, and I used to go crazy with jealousy."
"That night seventeen years ago, I was in Tingxuexuan, facing the flying snow in the sky. I was so angry that I couldn't hide the jealousy in my heart. I asked you to teach your son, and I would choose another one from among his other sons. Accept him as a disciple. When your son reaches the age of eighteen, let them compete with each other."
"If you win, I will give up completely and will never bother you again. If you lose, you will leave the palace forever and never see him again. I painstakingly selected the most talented among his sons. The King of Shu. Over the years, I have worked hard to connect him internally and externally, and have laid a strong foundation for him in the court."
"Except for teaching him martial arts, I have devoted almost all my efforts to his heart. Even though I am only fifty years old now, I look like a seventy-year-old man. And although you have seen all this In his eyes, he never stopped me even once."
"Did you know that as long as you said a word, I would not persist in this game. I should have known the bet that was destined to have no outcome. Even I once thought that I would definitely win this competition. Because I You know, the Huaiyang County Prince’s Mansion back then has already fallen into disgrace and cannot provide you with any help.”
"You have been living in the cold palace for eighteen years, and you are not even willing to take a step out of the palace. Even if you want to pave the way for the King of England, it is impossible. But now I see that I have completely lost that bet. I originally thought that with this With my ability, I will definitely teach a generation of wise kings and holy masters. But I never expected that in the end, after all the hard work, I would teach a bad wolf."
"Now I know why you knew that I chose the King of Shu as my disciple. You, who have always been indifferent, would show that short-lived smile at the corner of your mouth. Now I understand, your smile is full of joy. Irony. Maybe when you agreed to this bet, with your talent, intelligence and sharp eyesight, this result was already expected by you."
"The reason why you agreed to me was just to make me give up. That's why you kept looking at me indifferently and doing everything in vain. Even when you thought I was sure to win, you were indifferent and just did A bystander. Because you know that all my efforts are destined to be in vain."
"And now, apart from being glad that I promised you not to teach the King of Shu martial arts so that he could no longer do more killings, I feel that I am no longer worthy of carrying your shoes. Even I know that I have gone astray now, but I can't even find a way back. Because I know that it's not just King Shu who loses."
"Now you know, even in front of the disciple I once thought I was most proud of, I not only dare not admit the bet you and I made back then, but I even pretend that I don't know you at all. If we say goodbye today, I'm afraid you and I will never see you again. There will be no day when we meet. People in the world will no longer remember the scholar who was once as famous as you."
"From now on, I can only bless you from a distance in the Western Region. I only hope that that person will never let you down for the rest of his life. Apart from that, I have nothing else to ask for. I also hope that you can think of me once in a while when you are free. Even if it is once. Knowing full well that this can only be an extravagant wish that will never be fulfilled.”
"Because apart from that person, whether it was you back then or you now, there has never been anyone else in your eyes. And you have never cared about me even for a moment. It's just that I'm really unwilling. , I am not willing to let someone like that win your heart without any effort. I have spent half my life, but you are stingy with giving me even a smile."
Maybe the unrequited love in the early years was really hard to extricate. The old man recalled the past events of more than ten years ago and thought of the woman in the palace who had been unforgettable for half his life but could not forget. He couldn't help but fall into a state of confusion.
After briefly explaining the confidant, he looked at the old man who fell into a rare trance. He didn't know the real reason why this god-like master in his heart accepted him as his disciple. Little did he know that even his master, for so many years, had been in love with Concubine Jing, whom he usually called a bitch when he opened his mouth or shut up.
And accepting him as his disciple was only after years of bitter love with no results. The king of Shu, who was overwhelmed by extreme jealousy and struggled to the death, spent half his life making a long and fruitless bet. I thought that the old man in front of me was absent-minded at this moment because he was planning his next move, but he was wise enough not to disturb the old man.
Fortunately, although the old man fell into trance for a short time, he woke up within a short time. Looking at the King of Shu who was sitting in front of him and his silence was golden, the old man sighed and said nothing.
Under the arrangement of the old man, the King of Shu was on this secret passage, in his temporary bedroom. He staged a drunken scene at midnight and showed it to the people from the North and South Town Fusi in the other courtyard who were watching him. Just when everyone in the other courtyard thought that King Shu was intoxicated and unconscious. Without even taking a piece of clothing, he quietly left this magnificent villa through the secret passage.
And less than half an hour after he left, his bedroom suddenly burst into flames. After being knocked unconscious by drugs, the double who stayed there was buried in the fire together with his bedroom. And the confidant he left behind, after doing all this, sneaked out from the secret passage.
When he was hiding this secret passage and a grain stack appeared at the exit on the other side, he was already dressed as the owner of the grain stack. After he walked out of the secret passage, a dozen people dressed as waiters who were hiding the grain store also quickly went down to the secret passage with bags of soil and sand disguised as grain.
By the time it got light, the secret passage on the side of King Shu's courtyard had been blocked. As for the secret passage that used to allow Concubine Shen and her daughter to have private meetings with the King of Shu and enter and leave the King's Courtyard, the exits on both sides had been blocked as early as the day the King of Shu made up his mind to leave. Nothing has ever existed.
In the Wende Hall, Huang Qiong, who had returned to Beijing, and Lin Hanyan, who followed Huang Qiong into the palace, talked with the emperor for almost the entire night. Just as he was preparing to go to court on the morning of the third day, he received a report from Fusi of the North and South Towns. There was a fire in the King of Shu's bedroom last night. The drunk King of Shu was unable to escape and was eventually killed in the flames. However, he couldn't help but be stunned.
For the emperor, who now knew all the truth, was in extremely complicated mood. What really surprised him was not just the death of King Shu. But the timing of King Shu's death was too unreasonable. As soon as the King of England entered the capital with King Jing's family, something happened to him immediately. It's really hard to believe that this was just a simple accident.
And as his own son, the emperor still knew the living habits of the King of Shu. King Shu did not have the habit of drinking alcohol on weekdays. How come I don't drink on weekdays, but when the King of England came to Beijing, I started drinking in the middle of the night. In the end, he accidentally knocked over the candle because he was drunk and burned himself alive? Did he deserve it, or was he trying to cover up something by doing this?
