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Bei Zhenming thought of the memory of the first time he met Xiao Bi, and found himself thinking about the person who disappeared and never appeared again. A gloom covered Bei Zhenming's face.

It would be better if he never showed up again. If he showed up again, he would definitely put shackles on his legs and feet and lock him in a cage!

The young eunuch knocked on the door.

"what's up?"

"Your Majesty, there is a letter."

"Get lost! We'll talk tomorrow!" The civil war had subsided, thanks to the so-called disaster relief provided by the young prince, Princess Yong'an, and the rapid post-war recovery in Dacheng. The economy of Wonju Khan State was booming, and immediately after the civil war ended, many people flocked to Wonju to learn from its experience and skills.

The economic situation in Dacheng Kingdom is very good now, the rebels have been dealt with, and there is nothing worth his dealing with in the middle of the night.

The emperor didn't want to read the letter, so the eunuch prepared to leave. After taking a few steps, he heard a very impatient voice from the hall: "Bring it in!"

The young eunuch pushed the door open quietly and handed over a letter.

Bei Zhenming flipped through the envelope and looked at the young eunuch in confusion.

"Who sent it?"

"There is no name, my humble servant... I just closed my eyes for a moment... When I opened my eyes, I found this letter at my feet..." The little eunuch trembled.

How could the little eunuch's clumsy lie escape the emperor's eyes? Knowing that he had just slept, Bei Zhenming didn't say anything and just lowered his head to read the letter.

The letter contained a fable about wolves. Bei Zhenming had never heard of it before, but after reading the first part, he was attracted by the story.

There are different wolf packs living in the fields of green grass. Due to limited resources, there are endless fights between the wolves.

In the Southern Wolf Pack, there was a wolf who wanted to seize the position of Wolf King. He conspired with an old wolf of high status in the pack to form a partnership. They gradually expanded their team and gradually gained the strength to fight against the Wolf King.

One day, the wolf king went out hunting and did not return for a long time. The wolf pack was scattered and finally waited for this opportunity. The wolf was ready to take this opportunity to replace the wolf king. However, the wolf pack was suddenly invaded by an external enemy at this time. The wolf had to temporarily give up this golden opportunity to deal with the external crisis first.

Unexpectedly, the old wolf, who had been forced to follow the wolf for many years, had already developed rebellious intentions and ambitions. He secretly cultivated his own power in the team, disobeyed the wolf's orders, and fought for the position of wolf king in the name of the wolf.

After dealing with the invading enemy wolf pack, seeing that his own tribe was about to be destroyed due to internal and external troubles, the wolf brought his team to support the returning wolf king, but was captured by the wolf king as a rebel leader.

After defeating the rebellious tribesmen, the wolf king drove the wolves out of the pack and left them to fend for themselves. The old wolf cleaned himself up and hid beside the wolf king...

The story of a stupid wolf... I don't know who sent him this letter.

Bei Zhenming naturally would not treat this letter as an ordinary letter. Someone must want to tell him something, but Bei Zhenming did not understand what the other party wanted to tell him.

That night, Bei Zhenming had a strange dream. He dreamed that he had turned into the Wolf King in the letter...

Dreams are extremely real and far more terrifying and dangerous than fables.

Bei Zhenting dreamed of the back story of the fable. The old wolf lurking beside the wolf king colluded with the enemy and joined forces with the wolves outside to launch an attack on the wolf pack.

The wolves in the dream turned into the people of Dacheng Kingdom. Smoke filled the air and the war burned every inch of Dacheng's land. The people were displaced and had no one to rely on. He was stabbed through the heart by a spear and died on his throne... The scene changed, and the scene in the hall changed continuously, turning into a fight on the battlefield, turning into a wasteland full of starving people... and finally turning into a vast expanse of white.

It was snowing, and heavy snow was falling from the sky.

Is this... the East Palace?

Bei Zhenming couldn't move, couldn't move... The snow fell quietly for a while, then the surroundings became noisy, and fires ignited on the horizon. It seemed as if the war had spread to the palace, right outside the East Palace Gate...

The door suddenly opened, and a little kid holding a candied haws ran towards him. The world was silent for a moment. Before Bei Zhenming could recognize who the child was, an arrow flew out from outside the door.

"Qingqing!" Bei Zhenming was stunned for a moment because he called out the child's name without recognizing who the child was.

The arrow pierced the child's heart and he fell to the ground. The candied haws in his hand flew out of his hand, the sugar coating shattered into pieces, and a red hawthorn rolled to Bei Zhenming's feet.

Bei Zhenming stared intently at the hawthorns at his feet, his gaze following the tracks left by the hawthorns as they rolled across the snow, landing on the scattered red sugar cubes, and then he saw the child lying in a pool of blood...

Outside the East Palace, flames of war raged and screams were heard everywhere.

The child weakly called out to him something... His blood-stained little hands dropped down helplessly.

elder brother……

Bei Zhenming realized belatedly what the child was shouting and sat up suddenly from the bed, his heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of his chest. Bei Zhenting covered his chest and gasped.

"How is the prince?"

"I have taken care of the prince's health, and his condition has stabilized over the past few days. The prince has been worried for many years and has not paid attention to his health. Now he is vomiting blood and fainting. I am afraid..."

"How many years are left?" The man's voice was very weak.

The old doctor shook his head and said, "If the prince continues to vomit blood and faint like this, I'm afraid that by the beginning of next spring..."

Next year? There isn't enough time. Looks like I have to wait until those people can't wait to take action... I must get rid of those people for my royal brother before I die!

Ge Hao knew Bei Zhenqing too well, and said with a serious expression, "Your Highness! Have you forgotten Lin'er?!"

"Lin'er..." Bei Zhenqing started coughing violently.

How could he forget that he still had Lin'er? Thinking of Lin'er, Bei Zhenqing's face was filled with pain.

He was immersed in power struggles over the years, and there was only one year when he felt a little comfort.

He met a girl named Ye Yao, who loved him very much and accompanied him for a while. However, their time together was too short, and he gave her a child...

Now thinking back, those days were simply the only light in his twenty years. It was a pity that he didn't seize the opportunity, as the girl died of illness after giving birth to Lin'er.

"Your Highness, for Lin'er's sake, you must live well!"

"If Your Majesty can open up and take care of your body, I might be able to stay healthy for two years. If the divine doctor Qingyegu were still alive..."

"A miracle doctor? Your Majesty, the doctor beside Prince Yong'an named Ye Ziqi is a great doctor. Could it be..."

"Don't worry, for Lin'er's sake, I will live well! But regarding Qi's affairs, we can't let them hide any longer. We have to make them unable to wait! Ge Hao, let the people over there take action."

"Yes!"

A guard hurried into the room, "Your Highness! A letter from Hayabusa!"

Luo Yao? "Hurry up and bring it in!" Bei Zhenqing struggled to get up, and Ge Hao quickly helped him up.

The letter written by Luo Yao was like a casual chat, and he just asked him a simple question about the situation in Northern Qi.

The following is all about Ye Lin. Luo Yao wrote it with great vividness, as if he had seen Lin'er with his own eyes, and a smile appeared on Bei Zhenqing's face.

At the end of the letter, Luo Yao asked him to take good care of himself and would treat him to hotpot next time they met.

Bei Zhenqing was overjoyed after reading this. He wrote back to Luo Yao, thanking him for taking care of Ye Lin. He mainly talked about the situation in Northern Qi. Luo Yao hadn't mentioned giving him the gunpowder formula or helping him make it. He really didn't have much time now... he had to hurry!