Inside the pass, Beizhao Temple.
This little-known town is so small that even being marked on the map is a luxury. Many people have probably never heard of this place throughout their lives.
However, because Ashina Zhijin set up the headquarters of the Turkic army here, it was fortunate enough to enter the eyes of those heavyweights in the Holy Tang Dynasty.
Unfortunately, such significant attention only lasted for a short period of time. As the Turkic Khan later moved to the imperial capital, Beizhao Temple once again fell into obscurity.
Now, with all foreign enemies wiped out and the imperial capital restored, the entire Guanzhong Plain has returned to the hands of the Shengtang Dynasty, and all parts of the Guanzhong are once again full of vitality. However, there is still no sign of a common person in Beizhao Temple, and it looks lonely, like a ghost land.
The reason behind this is also very simple. Most of the people who originally lived here fled the war and went to other places. The rest who didn't make it were all captured by brother Shuxuan and made into poisonous soldier monsters.
In other places, most of the houses were empty because of the scourge of the Turks. And this place has ten rooms and ten empty spaces, and there are various versions of horror stories circulating, so no one wants to come.
Under the heavy night, Beizhao Temple was completely silent, with only the occasional shrill sound of a night owl piercing the endless darkness.
However, in a small town that was supposed to be inaccessible, a light suddenly flashed in a house, which looked particularly strange from a distance.
In the dimly lit room, a thin figure wrapped in a black robe was murmuring to the huge wooden cage in the corner.
"Khan, this is the last time you take the medicine. As long as you survive tonight, you will be done! But if you can't survive... hum, I have allowed you to live an extra hundred days in this world, it's worth it."
The speaker was Ge Shuxuan, whose body transformed into a demon because of taking the marrow-cleansing beads. And in the wooden cage in front of him, surprisingly, was the Great Khan of the Turkic Empire - Ashina Zhijin!
At this moment, Ashina Zhi's body no longer had the elegant and majestic kingly demeanor of the past, but instead turned into an ugly half-man, half-ghost appearance.
With that look, he is clearly a poisonous soldier!
"Why? Brother Shuxuan, why?!" Ashina growled lowly: "Why on earth are you doing this to me!"
A cold smile appeared on Ge Shuxuan's face, which was full of veins and scars: "Dahan, until today, you still don't understand the reason? Or are you still pretending to be confused with me?"
Ashina's body was shaking due to the toxins in his body, and his saliva was dripping from the corner of his mouth. He was in extreme pain and tried desperately to break free from the iron chain that bound him. However, the chain was very strong and could not be shaken no matter how hard he tried.
"Brother Shu Xuan, what did you do to me?! I'm going to kill you!"
"Save your strength, it's useless." Ge Shuxuan said quietly: "Great Khan, do you know who I admired most before? It was you, the king of the Turkic Empire, the first warrior of the Golden Tribe, Ashina Zhijin! I respect you, trust you, and follow you, and I am willing to sacrifice everything for you! Even if it means sacrificing my life, as long as I can help you reach the top of the world and win eternal glory for the Turks, I have no regrets. However, you let me down. You betrayed your promise to the Turks, your people and soldiers, and became a fool! A coward!"
"Fart! You fart! What qualifications do you have to judge me!" I don't know whether it was the effect of the medicine or the stimulation of Brother Shuxuan's words, but Ashina Zhijin looked even more crazy and irritable than before, and he kept roaring.
Ge Shuxuan smiled coldly: "You don't admit it? It's ridiculous. You still dare not admit your fault to this day? Khan, please answer me, where did Tanli, Hesijia and Yun Qianxue go? I, the Gui Dou Clan, Seven elders, four generals, and 65,119 soldiers came to Shengtang with you, and they all died in battle! None of them can return to their hometown, but your son, daughter, and son-in-law, But why did you go back?"
"We followed you across the Yakut steppe, over the Bellund Mountains, through the vast Gobi desert, and fought all the way here. Whether they are people from Xijiang or people from Shengtang, they all kneel before us The horses trembled in front of us, and even the great imperial capital became our trophy. However, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. Why, hundreds of thousands of brave and loyal Turkic warriors were killed by the enemy in the Weinan Plain They were besieged mercilessly, but you were hiding in the palace of the Shengtang people and doing nothing? Why, at the critical moment of the empire's life and death, you didn't choose to fight bravely and use the blood of the enemy to pay tribute to the souls of the heroes, but decided to commit suicide. The whole Turks are brought to shame? Why? My Khan?"
At this time, Ashina's consciousness had begun to fall into a state of chaos. He could not hear his brother Shuxuan's words clearly, and he was unable to respond. He just roared in pain and struggled in vain.
Ge Shuxuan stared at him quietly and said to himself: "Fortunately, I took action in advance that day and controlled you with poison, so that you did not die in the sea of fire. With your martial arts skills, you are enough to become The most powerful poison soldier in the world can be regarded as making his last contribution to the Turkic Empire."
As he said that, he took out a small bottle of soul-absorbing sand from his arms, diluted it with a special liquid in a bowl, and sneered: "We have to hurry up, otherwise we won't be able to catch up with the grand event in God's Capital City." wedding."
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"Prime Minister Wei, you said before that Murong Xue would definitely not agree," Gong Chengze said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "But now? I'm about to get married. If that kid becomes the consort, he'll have to overpower me."
Wei Zixuan sneered: "Why are you panicking? Do you think marrying that seventh princess is a good thing? Murong Xue will have a headache in the future."
Gong Chengze was immediately curious: "Why, is there another way here?"
Wei Zixuan smiled and looked to the other side: "Old Tian, please tell Chengze so that he can feel at ease."
Tian Mu, the imperial censor, heard this and said calmly: "Li Xi is the biological sister of the anti-king Li Kuang. The two grew up together since childhood and have a deep relationship. On the surface, she is on the side of the imperial court and has made a decision with her brother. We have a relationship, but in reality? In private, we have always kept secret contacts with Li Kuang. Even..."
Gong Chengze was stunned: "Even what?"
"I even suspect that she is Li Kuang's spy in the court." Tian Mu said sadly.
Grand Governor Yin Chengyi, who was sitting on the other side, was also a little surprised: "Such an exaggeration? Does the emperor know?"
Before Tian Mu could speak, Wei Zixuan said quietly: "Your Majesty will know when it's time for him to know."
After hearing this, Yin Chengyi and Gong Chengze suddenly realized, with ambiguous smiles on each other's faces.
Princess Fenyang, who has a special identity and secretive behavior, is simply an excellent bait and trap. Only by trapping someone will they reveal the answer in front of the emperor.
And that person was Li Jiangyao at first, but now it was Murong Xue.
Gong Chengze gave a thumbs up and said with a sly smile: "Prime Minister Wei is still smart, brothers are not following the wrong person. I think Mr. Tian has already obtained tangible evidence, right?"
Tian Mu responded proudly: "General Gong, how can Tian dare to do that porcelain work without diamonds? Princess Fenyang's handle is enough for her to go to see the Lord of Hell with Li Kuang."
Yin Chengyi stroked his beard and pondered: "In this case, we should make good use of it. Can we use this to blackmail Li Xi and ask her to do something for us?"
"This is exactly what Wei Xiang means." Tian Mu said with a smile: "Only for the crime of having an affair with the rebels against the king, at most the princess can be imprisoned, but the newly married consort cannot be implicated. Wei Xiang and his subordinates considered it, and let Li If Xi plays more of a role, he must also drag Murong Xue into the water. Only in this way can the political opponents in the DPRK be eliminated."
Gong Chengze added: "There is also that old ghost Dong Tianxing! He, Murong Xue, and Shen Lie who are lying in prison waiting to die. If these three are not eliminated, we will never be able to have the final say in the court. "
Wei Zixuan nodded slightly: "Chengze is right. Murong Xue and Shen Lie once supported the emperor to the throne, and they have made great contributions and have high status. However, the old guy Dong Tianxing has also risen rapidly in the past two years and is deeply appreciated by His Majesty. They are always everywhere. It's really hateful to go against us. However, things have to be done step by step. Get rid of Shen Lie first, then try to kill Murong Xue, and finally only Dong Tianxing is left. You can do whatever you want with him."
"Speaking of Shen Lie, it's really a bit troublesome." Tian Mu snorted coldly: "The emperor seems to be very concerned about him, and he has not issued an order to punish him until now."
Yin Cheng said resolutely: "It's no wonder. During the late emperor's reign of more than 20 years, Shen Lie has been in charge of the Beiya Nilin Division. The foundation is really deep. Many ministers in the court, even the emperor himself, mentioned Shen Lie. I can't help but feel a little panicked. If you ask the emperor to use thunderbolt methods against Shen Lie now, I'm afraid he will be very confused."
"There is another important reason," Wei Zixuan said lightly: "That secret file is still missing. Your Majesty will never do anything to Shen Lie until it is found."
"Then we just keep dragging it out like this and let him find an opportunity to turn around?" Gong Chengze was a little confused.
Tian Mu waved his hand: "We must not let Shen Lie stand up! Everyone, you should all know, right? If Shen Lie escapes this disaster, he will definitely take revenge. By that time, let alone us, together with our parents and wives My son, my relatives and old friends, I’m afraid no one will survive!”
The words of Shi, the current director of Nilin, are definitely not a joke. Although Shen Lie is no longer the leader of Nilin Division, who knows how many Nilin driver spies who are like desperadoes are still loyal to him?
The ruthless King of Hell has committed a few massacres, just like for fun.
But the problem is, among the four people here, who can afford to play with Shen Lie?
Yin Chengyi frowned and said in a deep voice: "No, we must come up with a proper way to prevent him from turning around forever!"
