Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

"Borrowing contract?"

Looking at the letter that Lei Tong had escaped, Huang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he muttered something with disbelief on his face.

He thought of countless possibilities, but never expected Zhou Zheng to take out this thing.

"His Majesty said, regardless of whether we win or lose, no matter what your final choice is, let me hand this thing over to you."

Seeing the shocked look on Huang Cheng's face, Lei Tong was also a little surprised.

But he didn't say much nonsense and closed his eyes again.

Before the explosion, Zhou Zheng handed the redemption contract to Lei Tong and asked him to give it to Huang Cheng at the most critical moment. As for what the result would be, Zhou Zheng did not say much, but Lei Tong did not ask much either.

Because he had been prepared to die from the very beginning. Since he was prepared to die, he naturally didn't need to consider the so-called amulet given to him by Zhou Zheng.

The reason why he took it out now was not to let Huang Cheng let him go, but to complete Zhou Zheng's task.

But now Huang Cheng took the so-called redemption contract from Lei Tong with trembling hands and slowly unfolded it. Until he saw the words "Xu Meng" appearing on the redemption contract, his whole body froze in place.

Xu Meng, these two names buried deep in his mind, unexpectedly, were dug up again after many years.

He originally thought that he would never have any intersection with Xu Meng in this life, but who would have thought that he would see these two names again under such circumstances.

People only know that Huang Cheng was born in poverty, that he had no background, and even that he was just a military man.

But no one knows that in the deepest part of Lei Tong's heart, in the deepest part of his memory, there is a warmth that ordinary people cannot touch.

That warmth is called Xu Meng.

Xu Meng is Huang Cheng's greatest regret, his greatest unwillingness, and his greatest shame in this world.

She is not only Huang Cheng's cousin, but also the white moonlight in Huang Cheng's heart, the light that he cannot touch and lingers in his life.

But unfortunately, the two of them went on two completely different paths.

Huang Cheng's family is poor and he has trouble making a living. How can he be qualified to touch upon the so-called love? Even if Xu Meng and he are in love with each other, how can he have the courage to harm her?

In the end, Huang Cheng chose to join the army.

He only hopes to achieve great things, only wants to fight on the battlefield, only wants to become a superior person, and only wants to marry Xu Jia again when he succeeds.

But this world has never been what Huang Cheng imagined.

He charged forward desperately to kill the enemy, he charged into battle, beheaded the generals and seized the flag, with the determination to be the first to reach the top!

But so what? !

In the end, he was not promoted. All the credit went to the disciples of the aristocratic families, and he could only become an ant being trampled underfoot.

He was unwilling to accept this, he argued, he even wanted to file a complaint with the emperor, but the power in this world was in the hands of the aristocratic families from top to bottom. The traditional agreement could not be broken, and the interests of the aristocratic families could not be affected, so he was defeated.

Not only will they be defeated, they will even be wiped out.

After all, people who cannot be employed by aristocratic families are not worthy of living in this world. The more capable a person is, the more unacceptable they are to aristocratic families.

He thought his road had come to an end. Even though he was unwilling and resentful, he was ultimately powerless in the face of this world controlled by the aristocratic families.

Huang Cheng, ready to accept his fate and prepare to die.

But unfortunately, Xu Meng appeared at this time.

In order to save Huang Cheng and to raise money, she tried every possible means and finally went to Chunfeng Pavilion in Kyoto.

This Chunfeng Pavilion is one of the ten largest brothels in Kyoto. It is filled with countless beauties and is also the most profitable place.

Fortunately, Xu Meng has been well-behaved since she was a child, with fair skin, beautiful looks and a graceful figure. Even in Chunfeng Pavilion where there are so many beautiful women, you can tell her difference at a glance.

Because she has something that other women don't have, and that is innocence.

That kind of simple man who rises and falls in officialdom and wanders in the world of fame and fortune will be addicted to it at first sight.

Therefore, such a woman would naturally receive special attention from Chunfeng Pavilion.

To enter Chunfeng Pavilion, Xu Meng had only one request, which was money, a large sum of money.

Her only purpose for this money was to protect Huang Cheng.

It was precisely because of Xu Meng's money that Huang Cheng escaped despair. But the story did not end here. Almost all the money Xu Meng earned in Chunfeng Pavilion was secretly used to pave the way for Huang Cheng.

It was not until Huang Cheng was promoted to general that he vaguely heard the key after being drunk one day.

At that moment, he suddenly sobered up and endless regret rose in his heart.

Regardless of everything, he went to Chunfeng Pavilion and tried to find Xu Meng, but the result was that Xu Meng locked himself in the room and refused to see him.

He clearly remembered that Xu Meng gave him a letter, the content of which was very straightforward.

She is no longer the simple cousin that Huang Cheng once had his eyes on in Chunfeng Pavilion.

Huang Cheng was a great general who had fought his way up from the bottom, and was the envy of countless people in the Great Zhou, but he himself was, after all, an actor.

In this world of equal status, they should not meet again.

If she shows up, it will only delay Xu Meng's arrival.

After all, once this matter was made public, what would Huang Cheng have to face? Everything he had fought for over the years would vanish into thin air.

This shouldn't be Huang Cheng's result.

No matter what Huang Cheng promised, Xu Meng still couldn't bear not to meet him.

Huang Cheng had also thought about redeeming Xu Meng, but unfortunately, the astronomical ransom fee was far beyond what a general like him could afford.

He had also thought about hanging out with those aristocratic families, but he knew that if he really became like that, Xu Meng would never forgive him in his life.

He knew that Xu Meng always wanted to be upright and honest.

He also thought that when he became a general, perhaps he would have the opportunity to redeem Xu Meng.

But the further he went, the more he realized that the aristocratic families had a firm grip on the power system and he was completely powerless to do anything about it.

Perhaps, I will never see Xu Meng again in this life.

Therefore, Huang Cheng had long been prepared to live out his life alone.

But at this moment, he got the so-called redemption contract from Lei Tong.

He knew that with this thing, he could take Xu Meng away from Chunfeng Pavilion openly.

At this moment, how could Huang Cheng not be excited, how could he not be shocked? How could he not be moved?

However, to Huang Cheng's surprise, it was Zhou Zheng who did it.

Moreover, it is obvious that this is not what Zhou Zheng is doing now, but has been doing it for a long time.

"Your Majesty, when was it done?"

Gritting his teeth and taking a deep breath, Huang Cheng addressed Zhou Zheng as "Your Majesty" for the first time.

Seeing the subtle change in Huang Cheng's attitude, Lei Tong breathed a sigh of relief. It was not because he was afraid of death, but because he knew that Lei Tong might have a different future life.

"A long time ago, about a year ago."

"His Majesty has long known of your existence, but it's a pity that you probably also know what happened afterwards."

"Otherwise, His Majesty would have handed this redemption contract to you long ago."

Lei Tong did not exaggerate, he was just stating an objective fact.

When Zhou Zheng wanted to abolish the system of aristocratic families and promote the imperial examination system, he had already been patrolling various places for talents.

Huang Cheng naturally came into Zhou Zheng's sight.

So, at that time, Zhou Zheng thought about meeting Huang Cheng, and also to help this pair of beautiful women get together.

However, I didn’t expect things to change so quickly, and the situation in the world changed in an instant.

Fortunately, the redemption contract has now been handed over to Lei Tong.

"impossible!"

"He is the Son of Heaven, how could he possibly care about every detail?!"

"How could they possibly notice me? And how could they possibly know of Xu Meng's existence?!"

However, Huang Cheng gritted his teeth, his expression suddenly changed, and then his pupils moved, his eyes full of unwillingness and vigilance.

Over the years, he has long passed the foolish age of knowing nothing. He knows too well that the operating system of this world is based on the relationship of interests.

What is your identity?

How could she be worthy of Zhou Zheng's attention?!

Xu Meng is just an actor in Chunfeng Pavilion, what qualifications does she have to attract Zhou Zheng's attention?!

All of this, isn't it too much of a coincidence?!

Even to Huang Cheng, it was just a dream.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Could this be another trap?!

A trap that will kill you?

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