Li Chaoyi's Anecdote

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"The devil is called Que Hua, and he has been dormant here for half a year." Yi Ze lit a lamp and sat on the edge of the bed, "He was attracted by me and that person."

Qin Yang was stunned for a moment before he realized who "that person" was talking about, he didn't even want to mention his name, it must be a deep hatred...or longing.

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Half a year ago, Yi Ze held a bloody sword and stepped onto the stage of the mirror. There was no one on the stage, only layers of curtains flying obliquely.

The aging emperor seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and nodded to him: "You are here."

Yi replied to him: "It's not too late after all."

After seeing each other again after two years, both father and son had nothing to say, in fact, they had exhausted their words on that thunderstorm night, and now they meet again in their old places, without even saying a word of greeting.The emperor was much older than two years ago, his hair was all white, and his eyes, which were always shrewd and sharp, gradually lost their focus. Yi knew that he would become like this one day, although it would be a long time later.

No matter how powerful a person is, they cannot avoid aging. It is like a dark cloud floating freely in the sky, and it will cast a shadow on their head one day.

"If I had known today, I shouldn't have softened my heart and let you leave Beijing..." The emperor suddenly coughed violently, and purple blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, dripping onto the bright yellow embroidered satin, like fish scales , many scales made up a vivid golden-red fish tail, the breeze blowing, the silk and satin rippling like water, as if the fish tail would rise from the silk silk and fly to the east in the next moment.

The emperor closed his eyes, and said to Yi: "This country...you can take it. Just one thing, your fourth brother is still young, he is your real brother..."

"Eldest brother and second brother are also your own sons."

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The second prince died in Lingnan a year ago, and a common malaria took his life. By now, the wormwood on the grave has grown to half a person's height.The eldest prince was imprisoned in the palace, and used the morning dew to copy Buddhist scriptures. After copying one volume, he burned the other volumes, and the paper ashes in the courtyard were piled up to half a person's height.

But no one stood up and said to the emperor, let them go, that is your own son.

In the eyes of Emperor Shengyuan, it is enough to have only one son, the one he loves most.

This is really a retribution, the emperor thought while lying on the sickbed, he knew that his time was running out, but he would rather use his next life, or the next life, in exchange for him to live another month, day, or even an hour.As long as he is still the emperor, he can protect the weak young son Zhouquan.

The emperor's pain was so undisguised, it was clearly and abruptly exposed to Yi Ze's eyes, but Yi Ze didn't feel happy at all. His father, his king, had never looked at him with such eyes, loving and comforting him. , but a little helpless.From childhood to adulthood, the emperor only gave him and his mother pets, but no love.

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Finally, the emperor shook his head and said, "Forget it, I don't beg you anymore. Let your fourth brother accompany me on the way to Huangquan. Let us walk slowly, and in the next life... we will be a father and son again." .”

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How can there be such a good thing as father and son connecting hearts, living and dying together?Yi just didn't want him to get what he wanted.

Only then did he realize that he had been fooled, and the emperor bought his youngest son's life with just one word.

Emperor Shengyuan smiled weakly: "You have a long way to go, my son." He is worthy of being a brave man who fought out of troubled times. Every movement, every expression, can be turned into stabbing at the enemy. spear and blade.

Yi Zexin's head looked like he had been stabbed with a handful of needles, and he was so painful that he couldn't speak.

The emperor's eyes were full of joy and satisfaction, he had nothing to worry about, just a little wish, but that didn't matter.

"Yize, do you know that when you were young, I loved you very much, at least no worse than your fourth brother."

Yi had a premonition of what he was going to say, some words, he was looking forward to them in panic, and also feared in the unknown, for more than ten years, he has not stopped one day.

"Because you have been sick and weak since childhood, you are the least likely to sit on the throne."

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Yi Ze nodded indifferently, he should have thought of this answer a long time ago.

"Do you remember when you were 12 years old, it was my birthday, and you excitedly wanted to show me a new set of sword skills."

How could he not remember, Yi Ze thought, it was the first time he went down the mountain and returned to the palace after he became a teacher, and he was impatient to offer his congratulatory gift to his most beloved father.The young man's fresh and tender body has just pulled out the first branch, vigorous and flexible, a long sword danced in the wind and snow, turning freely, he swept across the faces of the guests one by one, the elder brother was jealous, and the second brother thought , Concubine Shu smiled, and the ministers talked...until he saw the emperor.

"It was only then that I realized that no matter how weak my son is, the sword's edge is also cold."

Yi Ze hadn't finished dancing, and Emperor Sheng Yuan walked away in a huff.

A year later, when Mrs. Wei entered the palace, Concubine Shu and the third prince fell out of favor.

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The blood all over Yi Ze's body went cold, and then burned again, a gossamer-like flame ran along his spine and rushed into his eyes, and he couldn't see anything except blood and fire.

He raised the long sword in his hand and put it on Emperor Shengyuan's neck: "You kill your wife and son, can you still be considered a person?"

Emperor Shengyuan gasped and said: "You are worse than a beast when you kill your father and king. You and I... are a good father and son made in heaven."

At this moment, one of the hundreds of bronze mirrors hanging high on the Mingjing Platform suddenly moved without wind. Ripples gradually appeared on the smooth mirror surface, and finally converged into a small vortex.

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"Que Hua... came here from that mirror."

This mirror is now put into a sandalwood box by Yi Ze and placed under his pillow.

"That person... was exhausted by his love and hatred, and died of weakness. Fortunately, I have a spell to protect myself."

Greed, resentment, reluctance, confusion, unwillingness, disgust, longing, regret... The seven emotions and six desires of the two generations of emperors collided clangingly, and the smell was so strong that it even alarmed the demon leader of the Demon Realm. Swallow the most fragrant and mellow thing completely in one bite.

But soon, the devil also fell into distress. He looked at Yi Ze innocently and said, "What if I can never eat such delicious food again... then what should I do?"

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When Yi said this, it was already daylight, and Fang Linghua asked the emperor to get up through the door.Yi coughed a few times and said, "Go down first, I'll call you when I'm dressed."

Qin Yang's eyes were glued to the sandalwood box: "Your Majesty, that devil..."

"Don't worry, I have made a contract with him, and let him suck my emotions and desires. Before I die, he must not attack others."

Qin Yang's hands trembled, he thought it was the gun soul that had woken up, but when he looked down, he found that the tremor came from the bottom of his heart.

Yi Ze changed his court clothes slowly, and said, "Why are you looking at me like this? Although I can't be happy, sad, bitter, sad, or even complain...but I have lived for more than 20 years , There has never been a day as peaceful and stable as it is now, and it is not special to others, so it is not a blessing."

But what's the fun in living like that?

Qin Yang suddenly understood how much effort Yi Ze had spent in saying this sentence.What he cut off was not just flower branches, because the emperor had already lived himself into the wood.

"Does Your Majesty have a way to eradicate him?"

Yi nodded: "There is only one, destroy his magic core."

"Where is the magic core?"

Yi pointed to his heart: "Here."

The emperor made an eternal contract with the devil. In exchange, the devil melted his magic core into the emperor's chest. Every subtle fluctuation of his mood would be captured and eaten away by the magic core.

"This is the price I have to pay." Yi Ze said calmly.

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"I once thought about dying with this demon, but as long as I think about it, it will immediately detect it and hide the demon core elsewhere." The emperor said slowly, and the bright mirror in the box heard the call and hummed. Buzzing and humming, Yi patted on it, and it slowly quieted down again.

The emperor tied up his belt, turned his head and smiled at Qin Yang: "It's getting late, it's time for me to go to court."

In the warm and warm morning light, the dark court clothes reflected the snow in front of the steps, fading into a bunch of zigzag plums.

The back gradually faded away, Qin Yang suddenly thought, I want to hug him, so he caught up two steps, stretched out his arms, and gently wrapped around the emperor's waist.

The emperor's body is very thin and very quiet, but his breathing is slightly disordered for a moment.Qin Yang smelled the exhaustion from his collar, and hugged him tighter.

Yi shook his head and said helplessly, "Qin Baijiang, is this the new Tiangang ceremony?"

Qin Yang knows that he has overstepped, but once in a lifetime is enough.

"The last general misunderstood His Majesty."

The emperor broke his hand, turned around and said: "Why, don't you blame me for being lazy and wronging the country?"

Qin Yang was at a loss for words for a while, but Yi sighed: "You know that I should not show my emotions at will, this is good, the devil won't be hungry today." After finishing speaking, he pushed the door open and Fang Linghua was outside. Seeing that the emperor's clothes were a little messed up when he came out, and seeing Qin Yang standing in front of the door, he smiled at him half understanding.

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Yi then listened to the performance of the ministers and workers, gave a few simple instructions, and then announced his next court.The courtiers under Dan Chi seemed to have gotten used to the behavior of the new emperor, and filed out after three shouts of long live.Yi Ze wanted to go back to the palace, but when he saw that the weather was fine, he suddenly changed his mind and walked towards the Miaoxiang Palace.

The Miaoxiang Hall was the former bedroom of the fourth prince's biological mother, Mrs. Wei, and now it has been cleaned out to become the residence of the fourth prince.Yi is the past