It was rare to see Jiang Ling so uneasy, Xiao Chengyun knew the strangeness of Jiang Ling, followed his strength to hug her into his arms, and asked in a low voice: "What does Ling'er perceive?"

"what?"

"Is something bad going to happen? Don't worry, I have arranged everything."

A powerful palm patted Jiang Ling's back, and Jiang Ling's emotions eased up a little bit. Understanding what Xiao Chengyun was talking about, he shook his head lightly: "I won't let Your Majesty have an accident."

"Alright, we Ling'er will definitely be able to protect me well."

The two hugged each other, limited by their status, others did not dare to get too close, and it was convenient for the two to talk in a low voice.

The rain fell suddenly, and the dignitaries who followed had never experienced such embarrassment. They hid from the rain with the help of their servants.

Fortunately, I found a cave that can accommodate many people, so Xiao Shengyun took people in to hide from the rain.

King Han was the closest to the two, and Ziqi followed him.

"Don't think about things you shouldn't think about."

Ziqi thought of what the King of Han had warned her before she came here, and she was very angry. If he hadn't been living in the mountains, it's hard to say who he is now.

Thinking of what was about to happen, a faint excitement rose in his heart.

Xiao Shengyun climbed the mountain to worship, and it was raining at this time, which was not a good thing. Some officials who had already taken refuge in King Han were secretly happy, thinking that God was on their side.

The rain seemed to have no tendency to stop. In order not to delay the auspicious time, the group of people continued on their way when the rain became lighter.

On the other side of the mountain road.

The Qiang soldiers who put on Daqi costumes guarded the holy doctor. They followed the holy doctor to search for medicine on the mountain.

"My lord, there seem to be people passing by over there, and there are quite a few of them."

"My lord, that is the emperor of Daqi leading the officials up the mountain."

"We are only here to find medicine, let's avoid it." The man's voice was clear, like fog rising from the mountains, without any emotion.

"My lord, we also discovered that there is a group of people lurking in the dark. I don't know why. They are dressed as bandits. They don't look like Emperor Daqi's people. There are also some archers hiding in the dark."

Some of the people who followed the holy doctor to Daqi were the holy doctor himself. Most of these people were good at medical skills, and the other part was sent by the Queen of the Qiang Kingdom. I've done enough homework to know what Daqi's current situation is.

"Moreover, these people have a murderous look on them."

"Is it to ambush the emperor of Daqi?" the holy doctor murmured.

He turned his head and looked at the people he had brought, there were not many, but some of the disciples who followed were masters of poisoning, and it was not impossible to win against those people.

"Look at the situation first, don't get too close."

"Yes."

The rain gradually stopped, and the officials breathed a sigh of relief, but the sky was gloomy, with dark clouds overwhelming, and there may be another heavy rain at any time.

The clothes on Jiang Ling's body were wet, and under the protection of Xiao Shengyun, there were not many wet parts.

"It rained too suddenly." Jiang Ling had already recovered from the emotion just now.

"There is a little more rain here."

Jiang Ling turned her head and found that it was King Han who spoke.

"What King Han said is true, but it's raining at this time, so I don't know if the sacrifice to heaven can go on smoothly." A trace of worry appeared in Jiang Ling's eyes.

People in this era are relatively superstitious. If it rains heavily when offering sacrifices to the sky, it will damage the reputation of the king if it is spread. field rain.

After planning in private for many years, Han Wang would not fail to think of this. Opportunities are rare, but now is a good time.

Han Wang's heart moved slightly, but he didn't show it on his face.

The vision of Xiao Shengyun when he ascended the throne has always been a big stone in King Han's heart. Because of that vision, many of his arrangements have lost their effect. Only the vision can defeat the vision. help him.

The emperor did not bring much troops this time, and the number of people he ambushed in the dark was more than five times that of these forbidden troops. Besides, nearly half of the ministers who followed had already joined him.

It's a good time to get your hands dirty.

After a rest, the group continued on their way.

"Boom—" "What's going on?" Xiao Shengyun stopped in his tracks.

The soldier who explored the way came back, his face was not very good: "Your Majesty, there are huge stones blocking the way ahead, I am afraid that we cannot continue to move forward..."

It was raining again, and there were boulders blocking the way. It was really not a good sign.

There is no way ahead, so we can only stop and think of other ways.

Han Wang glanced at the sky, tossing and tossing for a long time, the end of time had passed, the sky already covered by dark clouds was getting darker and darker, as if it was going to be dark, if there was no heavy rain, they should have reached the top of the mountain by now.

"Go up the mountain quickly, otherwise it will be even more dangerous when the wild beasts come and go in the mountains after dark."

Han Wang glanced at the person behind him calmly, the person nodded and threw the things in his hand.

After another waste of effort, the soldiers moved the boulder in front of them, and the group continued to move forward.

After more than half an hour, they finally arrived at the sacrificial place.

On the top of the mountain, there is a naturally formed altar, and all the emperors of Daqi have visited here.

The sacrificial supplies had already been placed. Before they went up the mountain, they had arranged for people to come and arrange them. It stands to reason that when they came, there should be someone to greet them, but right now, there was no one around.

The officials looked at each other.

Xiao Shengyun made a gesture, and Dingyuan Hou Shizi took people to check.

Jiang Ling's hand was held by Xiao Chengyun, and he could roughly guess that an accident happened here.

Suddenly, there was the sound of weapons colliding in front of them.

At the same time, soldiers shouted from the front: "There are assassins—" "How could there be assassins?"

"Didn't Mr. Chen conduct an investigation before coming here?"

The team suddenly fell into a panic.

The assassins were shaped like ghosts, and they surrounded them from all directions. The soldiers guarding them immediately surrounded them all for protection without ordering them.

The uneasiness in their hearts gathered to the extreme, and the ministers looked at the tall man ahead.

Xiao Shengyun's composure soothed them, and after the brief commotion, the team gradually quieted down.

There were too many assassins, the crowd was dispersed, more and more people were injured, and the officials could no longer maintain their composure.

Xiao Shengyun held Jiang Ling behind him with a sword, and there were more assassins around them than all other places combined. It was obvious that the assassins were targeting them.

"These people are going for His Majesty, protect His Majesty!"

The sound of exclamation, the sound of weapons colliding, the sound of sharp knives piercing into the flesh... all kinds of sounds were mixed together, and when the turmoil subsided, there were already people lying on the ground around Jiang Ling and Xiao Chengyun.

Assassins rushed towards the two of them one after another, Jiang Ling smelled the smell of blood, he knew that it was Xiao Shengyun who was injured, he was protected by the man in his arms, and he was not harmed at all.

He saw King Han outside the crowd.

He was surrounded by some guards, forming a vacuum around him, and the assassin seemed to have missed the existence of this person.

Although he knew this was part of the plan, but Xiao Chengyun was injured, but Han Wang had no influence at all, so Jiang Ling couldn't be angry, and he deliberately loudly said: "Your Majesty, these assassins seem to be afraid of Han Wang, they don't go to Han Wang Come around."

The officials who were originally hiding heard this, and subconsciously searched for King Han's trace. After looking at it, they found that the matter was really as the queen said.

No one who can become an official or a big man is innocent, and after a few turns of his mind, he can almost understand what is going on with this "assassination".

Immediately, an upright minister said, "Should King Han explain what's going on?"

Han Wang's face became very ugly. His original plan was to let Xiao Shengyun be "assassinated", and he would push Ziqi to the top position innocently. Ziqi relied on him for everything. Even if she was in the top position, she would only be useful. puppet.

After being pointed out, this plan cannot be carried out, but it doesn't matter, he has already secretly arranged his people around, Xiao Shengyun only brought such a few people up the mountain, and he will not be his opponent at all, let alone, the privates of his fiefdom Soldiers have already arrived one after another, counting the time, it should be here.

Years of planning are about to succeed, King Han looked at Xiao Shengyun who was struggling in the siege of assassins, and laughed loudly: "Even if this king admits it now, so what, do you think you still have your life to go down the mountain?"

King Han raised his hand and waved it. The assassins stopped attacking unanimously. Most of the ministers and ministers who followed him had no power to fight back. The reason why the assassins didn't kill them was because King Han needed witnesses. After being exposed, these people are already dead in his eyes.

Only dead people can keep secrets.

After the chaos stopped, some ministers suddenly discovered that some of their colleagues stood beside King Han, and the significance of the representatives was self-evident.

Among them is Mr. Chen, the general soldier in the south of the Yangtze River.

An official who had a good relationship with him pointed to his nose and questioned: "Master Chen, what are you doing? Do you want to seek rebellion by taking refuge in King Han?!"

As soon as the word "rebellion" came out, it seemed that some taboo had been broken. The minister who had not colluded with the King of Han suddenly realized that he might be in danger this time, and he could not care about his own safety, so he pointed in the direction of King Han Swear.

After Xiao Shengyun ascended the throne, Da Qi got better and better. They all saw it. They couldn't figure it out. Everything was clearly developing in a good direction. How could someone not figure it out and choose the road of rebellion.

"How can it be considered treason? The first emperor came to the wrong place, and this king just put everything back in place."

"What do you mean by that?"

Everything is a foregone conclusion, King Han is in a good mood, and he doesn't mind letting these people be fools: "You know, before the first emperor ascended the throne, my fourth brother was my father's favorite successor, but something happened to the fourth brother. Why is it such a coincidence that something happened at the critical moment when the father intends to establish a heir? Who is the biggest beneficiary when something happens to the fourth brother?"

You can get the answer without thinking about it. The biggest beneficiary is naturally the first emperor who succeeded in enthroning.

"This king has been searching for the truth of the year all these years, and his hard work has paid off. This king has found the orphan of the fourth brother, and also found out the truth of the year. The matter of the fourth brother's wife is man-made, and the madness of the fourth brother is also true. Man-made, this king planned all this because he didn't want the person who harmed Brother Four to enjoy all the rights and status that he shouldn't enjoy!"

"This……"

When they suddenly learned of the secrets of the year, the ministers hesitated.

"I don't like this position because I know that this position belongs to Brother Sihuang. Since Brother Sihuang is gone, this position belongs to Ziqi," King Han beckoned, "Ziqi, come here."

There was also an assassin beside Ziqi. In order to avoid the assassin, he rolled on the ground several times. Now his body was covered with mud, and when he was carried beside King Han, his legs were limp.

"Uncle Ba, why didn't you tell me earlier that these belong to you?" Under the gaze of so many people, Ziqi felt her embarrassment and complained softly.

However, he then thought of what King Han said, immediately, he would become the most honorable person in the entire Daqi, his joy overwhelmed his anger, he stood up straight, and let all the ministers look at him.

"However, I know, Uncle Ba, you did all this for the sake of your father, and for me. I won't blame you."

Han Wang casually comforted him a few words, which made Ziqi smile.

The ministers were divided into two factions and circled in different places. This secret was too frightening to digest for a while. Regardless of the current environment, they discussed in low voices.

It has been too long since that incident. After the incident, the emperor at that time felt that his most promising heir was a woman madness. It was a scandal for the royal family, so he ordered the matter to be blocked. After many years, he knew about it. There are very few people, and even fewer people know the inside story.

The officials who had chosen to stand in line with King Han had already learned some inside information. Now, after hearing what King Han said, after the initial surprise, they understood.

King Han watched with satisfaction the changing expressions on the faces of the officials.

Perhaps, these people don't need to be all included here, if they can be used by him, he doesn't mind leaving a life behind.

Looking at the direction Xiao Shengyun was in, the man was looking at him, his eyes were dim, and he couldn't see the expression in his eyes clearly.

He took a few steps forward, not daring to get too close. Even if he didn't want to admit it to this nephew who had made great military achievements, he was mostly afraid.

"My king's [-] troops are already on standby at the foot of the mountain. Good nephew, just accept your fate. Don't worry, if you like your queen so much, this king will let him be buried with you. It's time to return the throne to the original owner."

"You really have a big face, you won't brainwash yourself for decades, so you can believe it?" Jiang Ling has such a violent temper, and she doesn't want to bear him for a moment, "The fourth prince's accident, who did it? , Han Wang will not think that no one really knows, right?"

"What do you mean?" King Han frowned.

"Isn't it obvious what I mean? You designed and killed the fourth prince who was so kind to you, why do you have the face to act in the name of the fourth prince now? I don't even think about whether you deserve it, but pretend to be affectionate. He knows under the spring, maybe he will be revived by your little brother!"

The discussion became louder. According to Jiang Ling's words, King Han's remarks are totally untenable. Who is telling the truth?

The ministers already had a tendency in their hearts.

When the most secretive secret was revealed, Han Wang's face turned green and pale, and at the same time, a deep sense of unease welled up in his heart. Since they found out this past incident, did the other party know what he did?

No, he has wiped out all the insiders, and no one will know about it!

Han Wang persuaded himself over and over again, and after he stabilized his mind, he looked at Jiang Ling again, as if he was looking at a junior who made trouble out of no reason: "You are a queen, so you will naturally favor the side that is beneficial to you, but facts are facts, not based on You can subvert it with a few words."

"That's right," Xiao Chengyun said, "It seems that Han Wang himself understands that what is fake is fake, and no matter how many times you say it, it will not become true."

The uneasiness in King Han's heart grew stronger, no, they can't be allowed to continue talking, and when these people die, it's up to him to decide what the truth will be.

Just as he was about to give an order, there was a rumbling sound not far away. King Han moved a step slower, and soldiers in armor held weapons and surrounded the place.

These people don't look like private soldiers raised by him. Han Wang thought of something, and his eyes were about to burst: "You guys already knew?!"

"Know what?" Xiao Chengyun winked, and the assassins surrounding them were divided into two factions, one of which decisively swung a knife at the people around them.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the assassins around Xiao Shengyun and Jiang Ling had been executed.

The same was true for the assassins surrounding the other ministers. Before everyone could react, the situation was reversed.

"Your Majesty forgives me for being late to rescue you."

The soldiers in armor gave way, and Zhan Lezhang walked in step by step. He looked up at King Han.

Zhan Lezhang dealt with King Han's rear forces. They guessed that King Han would do something today, so he led a team that fell far behind and came back after solving all the hidden dangers.

The arrival of Zhan Lezhang means that the hidden dangers outside have been resolved.

Catching those eyes unexpectedly, Han Wang was taken aback for a moment.

Without him, squinting his eyes, he is too familiar.

It seemed to be back to that afternoon again, the man looked at him indulgently: "Eighth brother, don't make trouble."

"you……"

"Does King Han think I'm very familiar?" Zhan Lezhang's eyes were full of hatred, "I really want to ask King Han, what is it about my father and mother that I'm sorry for you, and let you play such a vicious trick on them?"

"Your father and mother are...?"

"Your Majesty Han Wang is so forgetful. Just now, he acted in my father's name. Forgot so quickly?"

"Impossible! Impossible! You are his child, what about Ziqi?"

Zhan Lezhang smiled, with a flash of sarcasm in his eyes: "Haven't you ever thought about why you haven't found someone after looking for it for so long, but why did this person come to your door?"

"It's you!"

"What are you talking about?" Ziqi felt a strong sense of foreboding in his heart. He grabbed King Han's sleeve and panicked, "Uncle Ba, this man is talking nonsense, punish him quickly!"

"As expected of Brother Sihuang's child, I said, Brother Sihuang's bloodline should not be a fool." King Han didn't care about Ziqi. At this point, he knew that he had lost.

But until the last moment, he won't accept his fate!

"If you can lead people up the mountain, the king's private soldiers must have been dealt with." Han Wang looked downcast, "Can you come over and let me have a look?"

Zhan Lezhang's face was pale and his figure was thin, as if he would be blown away by a gust of wind. Jiang Ling walked over, grabbed his arm, and protected him behind his back: "Look what, what face do you have for killing his parents?" To see him?"

The gloom in Zhan Lezhang's heart dissipated immediately.

The hatred of the past has been avenged today, and the wound on his heart will be healed little by little with the passage of time. He has a lover and friends who protect him. His future will be free from hatred, and the shackles will be removed. Live without any mission, and every day in the future belongs to you.

"Take down the rebels."

Xiao Shengyun ordered that Han Wang and Han Wang's lineage had no room to struggle, and they were all taken down.

King Han was being escorted to kneel on the ground. He raised his head and smiled horribly: "Xiao Chengyun, do you think this is over? Hahaha, it's not that easy. Even if you die, I will drag you to be buried with me!"

"Your people have all been killed, what do you have to do?"

"Your Majesty, you have been dealing with the Floating World Sect for so long, and you don't know that the most frightening thing in their hands is the colorless and tasteless medicine. This king has already issued an order. If this king's plan fails, it will There are archers shooting the medicine from a long distance, and this king has already passed on the secret order, counting the time, it will be soon."

Jiang Ling frowned, thinking about countermeasures.

Now that he has almost mended his soul, he is not afraid of these poisons, but there are too many people here, so it may be troublesome to solve them.

However, after waiting for a long time, nothing happened.

Jiang Ling looked down at King Han, suspicious: "You can't deceive people on purpose, can you?"

King Han didn't know what happened. Those archers were his last retreat, and they were far away. They should not have been discovered by the people brought by Zhan Lezhang. Not mentioned.

what happened?

There was the sound of jingling bells, and a soldier ran over: "Your Majesty, there is a man who claims to be the holy doctor of the Qiang Kingdom asking to see him."

The holy doctor of the Qiang Kingdom?

Isn't that the person suspected to be Jiang Ling's father?

Jiang Ling raised her eyes, met Xiao Chengyun's gaze, Xiao Chengyun nodded: "Let him come over."

The soldier trotted away, and after a while, a man in a white gown came over, followed by a group of followers, one of whom carried a half-dead man in his hand.

The first impression of the man in white was that he was cold. His temperament was very different from Jiang Ling's memory, but his appearance had hardly changed.

Jiang Ling moved her lips, wanting to say something, but met the other's indifferent eyes, but didn't say a word.

An attendant beside the holy doctor stepped forward: "Your Majesty Daqi, we found this in the mountains. The arrows they carried contained a kind of poison, and when we found them, they were coming here secretly. .”

King Han looked at the subdued man, and the last sliver of strength was removed from his body. His trump card was hit by mistake and was solved by the holy doctor of the Qiang Kingdom who went up the mountain to collect medicine. This rebellion started suddenly and ended suddenly. .

Like a farce.

The people who participated in the rebellion were imprisoned, the guards cleaned up the altar, and found the servants who had been killed by King Han's men in the mountains. Xiao Shengyun ordered them to be buried generously, and those with relatives should compensate their relatives.

The ministers had nothing to do, so they simply helped clean up.

"It's over." Jiang Ling stood beside Xiao Shengyun, looking into the distance.

The place where they are is the top of the mountain. Looking down, it seems that they are in the clouds.

With the busyness of the crowd, the altar quickly returned to its original state, but luckily the auspicious time was not delayed.

Everything was ready, Zhan Lezhang stood where the King of Han should have stood as the orphan of the Tenth Prince, and he had already changed into an auspicious royal attire.

Behind him is Prince Dingyuan Hou.

The other officials stood still one by one.

After tidying up, the embarrassment just now disappeared. For them, this sacrificial ceremony was both similar and different from the usual ones. The difference was that they personally participated in the arrangement of the sacrificial ceremony.

Even Jiang Ling and Xiao Shengyun helped.

The two put on clean auspicious clothes, stood side by side in front of the altar, and kowtowed to heaven and earth while the ritual officer sang.

Just at this moment, a ray of golden light broke through the dark clouds and descended from the horizon, impartially, the place where the two were standing was exactly where they were illuminated.

Such a strange appearance caused people to raise their heads one after another. In the golden light and mist, the two standing side by side seemed like immortals.

"Auspiciousness descended from the sky, my emperor's destiny belongs to him!" After recovering from his senses, someone shouted loudly.

After a sound, everyone came back to their senses.

"God bless the great enlightenment, all blessings to the emperor and empress!"

The turbulent sound spread throughout the mountains and fields, and everyone's heart was filled with infinite excitement.

——This is their great revelation, the emperor they are loyal to, and a sacrifice held under their hands!

The rain is caused by a traitor, and it was a warning from heaven. Now that the traitor has been eliminated, a vision will come from heaven.

At this moment, everyone has a bias in their hearts.

The dark clouds dispersed, the white mist rose, and the sun penetrated little by little, and the sky became brighter and brighter. Finally, the sun broke free from the shackles of the dark clouds and sprinkled a large amount of sunlight on the earth.

"The sky is clear, Your Majesty." Jiang Ling turned her head and looked at Xiao Chengyun in the bright sunlight.

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