Spring Breeze Crossing Guanshan

Yan Chunxi felt his heart beating extremely fast.

regicide.

These two very light words were heard in my ears, but it seemed to carry the killing spirit of thousands of troops.

The Confucianism of the Great Zhou Dynasty governed the country, and the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Principles have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Son of Heaven is not only the king, but also the father of all people.

Hundreds of years ago, there was the theory that imperial power was bestowed by heaven, and imperial power and destiny were inseparable. Since then, all the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty have only respected Confucianism, because the emperor ruled the Great Zhou Dynasty, but he was ordered by heaven. If this is the case, the will of the emperor is The irresistible will of God; the prosperity of the emperor is the fate of the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Killing the king is not just committing a crime, it is going against the sky!

Even if a person is brave, he may be brave and not afraid of death, but it is still extremely difficult to violate the deep-rooted concept of rebellion for thousands of years. The fear and respect for imperial power is invisible.

Even Yan Chunxi, who had experienced the narrow escape and the oppression of the imperial power, turned pale when he heard Xia Baimei utter the word regicide.

In his heart, he only felt that this move was 1 times wrong, even if he couldn't explain why at this moment, he still couldn't help feeling that way.

"Are you afraid?"

Xia Baimei raised a pair of white eyebrows slightly, the dead branches left mottled shadows on his face, his expression at this moment was almost evil.

Although he asked, but without waiting for Yan Chunxi's answer, he paused word by word: "Yes, once these two words are uttered, it will be forever—but I'm not afraid."

Xia Baimei stood up from the strange rock as he spoke, and cast his eyes on the abyss in front of him: "Mr. Yan, the imperial power that ordinary people bow their heads to and ears is just a skin that makes peace with me on the dragon bed! I'm not like those big Zhou courtiers, princes and grandchildren, I was born in a family that butchered pigs. If the emperor hadn't taught me to read and write, I would have been illiterate. If the emperor hadn't asked me to be a courtier, I would have no education in my heart—now that what I want all my life is not available after all, So why not kill the king? I just want to be this traitor who sees no king and no father, is unfaithful and unrighteous!"

Yan Chunxi looked at Xia Baimei in amazement, only to see that his hair and clothes were flying wantonly in the cold wind, but there was a fierce and excited light in his eyes.

Yan Chunxi suddenly remembered that when Guan Junchen mentioned Xia Baimei once, he said solemnly: "This eunuch is extremely vicious."

He didn't quite understand it at the time, but now he finally feels that Guan Junchen knows people very well.

That's right, Xia Baimei is not a bad person, let alone a good person——

Xia Baimei is a murderer through and through.

……

In Chang'an City, Prince Ning's Mansion.

Ever since Bai Suhan came back from injury, Guan Junchen has been fidgeting. According to Bai Suhan's words, Yan Chunxi was captured by Xia Baimei five days ago, how could he not be anxious.

But although he immediately sent someone to look for it according to the route Bai Suhan remembered, but Xia Baimei's whereabouts were well hidden, and he couldn't find the dry forest at all. That would be even worse, so this can be tolerated.

Standing next to each other like this, it wasn't until evening that an attendant came to Prince Ning's mansion to pay homage to a letter. Guan Junchen thought it was from Xia Baimei's side, but he never thought that it was Prince Gong's son Guan Shanyue who sent someone to invite him Go out of the city tomorrow morning to enjoy the snow.

How can Guan Junchen be so leisurely and carefree, he wanted to refuse immediately, but after thinking about it, he immediately felt that something was wrong——

Naturally, his side is in a state of desperation, but Guan Shanyue is not an idle dandy, and now at such a moment he wants to ask him to enjoy the snow, there must be another purpose.

He read the letter carefully again, and only then did he realize the subtlety of the wording. Although he asked him to enjoy the snow, he mentioned something strange about the coming of early spring. When the sun rises and the snow melts, we will see each other again Waiting for the snow scene here.

Guan Junchen was so quick to react, after a little thought, he realized that Guan Shanyue was just making a fuss about Yan Chunxi's name.

He felt a little relieved, Guan Shanyue had a deep friendship with him, so he probably wouldn't hurt Yan Chunxi.

But at the same time, he felt a little doubtful. Yan Chunxi was captured by Xia Baimei, but now Guan Shanyue was sent to invite him to the meeting with this excuse. He vaguely felt that the relationship between Guan Shanyue and Xia Baimei was very close.If this is the case, Guan Shanyue has never been honest with him about Xia Baimei's matter, which really makes him feel quite uncomfortable.

Before leaving the next day, although Bai Suhan was seriously injured and couldn't follow him, he did not forget to come here to remind him, judging from the situation of his fight with Xia Baimei that day, Xia Baimei's martial arts might far exceed what the two had imagined before, so Be careful with him.

Guan Junchen gave a wry smile after hearing this, and he couldn't help thinking, how could anyone want his life nowadays, but they were just pinching his lifeblood, rubbing him round and flat, repeatedly manipulating him.

If he died, he would probably be far less useful than living as he is now.

It's just these dejected words, but there is no need to elaborate on them to Bai Suhan.

Outside Prince Ning's mansion, Guan Shanyue was waiting on a steed with black hooves and snow, and two attendants.

Guan Junchen also got on the horse. He barely suppressed his impatience, glanced at Guan Shanyue calmly, and asked pointedly: "It's been a long time since I saw you. I've found a place to enjoy the snow." ?”

"Naturally." Guan Shanyue's face is quite feminine. At this time, she is wearing a graceful purple brocade robe, which makes her skin white and jade-like, and her eyebrows are picturesque. She looks like a handsome young man, as lazy as usual He said lazily: "My lord, just follow me and it will be done. Good wine and food have been prepared."

As he said, the man had already rode away first.

Guan Junchen's eyes darkened slightly, he shook the rein in his palm, and immediately followed.

After Guan Shanyue led Guan Junchen out of the city, she sent all the followers away, Guan Junchen followed, and the two rode their horses and hurried towards the lonely mountain outside the city.

After all, Guan Junchen's martial arts are quite high, even galloping on horseback, he can still hold his breath, and said in his usual voice: "I didn't expect you to be familiar with Xia Baimei."

"I..." As soon as Guan Shanyue opened his mouth, he showed that his internal strength was much worse than that of Guan Junchen. His breath trembled slightly, and he replied: "My lord, I will take you to see Xia Baimei and Yan Chunxi first, and I will take care of the rest. I'll explain it to you later."

Guan Junchen turned his head and glanced at Guan Shanyue, and said no more.

When the two of them got off their horses at the cliff by the dry forest and waited, Guan Junchen observed the surrounding environment calmly, and felt that Xia Baimei's behavior was quite secretive, and it definitely didn't seem to be for the order of Emperor Zhou Ying act.But Xia Baimei had always been deeply scheming, and he didn't dare to relax in the slightest.

Not long after, two people came slowly in the dry forest. Guan Junchen narrowed his eyes, and saw that the slender figure behind Xia Baimei who was in the lead was Yan Chunxi.

Suddenly, his heart beat half a beat faster. At that moment, Xia Baimei and Guan Shanyue seemed to have turned into dead wood and strange rocks. little boy.

To him, there is only one Yan Chunxi left in this world.

It seems that Yan Chunxi's right foot was injured, and he had a little difficulty walking, but he still looked at Guan Junchen intently. He didn't need to speak, but all the affection was already in those big eyes.

Guan Junchen's phoenix eyes suddenly stared at Xia Baimei sharply: "Did you hurt his foot?"

Xia Baimei rested on the fifth day, and the wound in her abdomen healed a little. At this time, even if she was questioned by Guan Junchen, she was quite calm, and said calmly: "My lord, Mr. Yan has sprained his foot, but I will treat Mr. Yan this time." Please come here because you want to discuss something with the prince, and the discussion has not yet been discussed—how could you hurt him on purpose?"

His words were so powerful that Guan Junchen's eyes lit up, knowing what Xia Baimei meant behind his words, Yan Chunxi's safety depended on this conversation.

Xia Baimei turned her head to look at Guan Shanyue. Although she hadn't spoken yet, Guan Shanyue understood and said directly, "I'll go outside to watch out."

"Master Xia is so majestic." After Guan Shanyue left, Guan Junchen said coldly, "Now even Prince Gong's son is under your order, really should not be underestimated."

"My lord, His Royal Highness is not listening to me, but he knows what's going on here. If he listens, it will be much more dangerous than if he doesn't listen, so he avoided it."

The meaning in Xia Baimei's words was quite stern, but his expression was relaxed, he smiled slightly: "In the opinion of the prince, should Mr. Yan also avoid it?"

"I, I won't go."

Yan Chunxi said suddenly.

Standing between Xia Baimei and Guan Junchen, he obviously couldn't compare with these two in terms of stature or imposing manner, but he said these words firmly.It's just that answering before Guan Junchen did so was exceeding the rules after all.

Xia Baimei cast a searching look on Guan Junchen.

In fact, his words were more or less tentative. Yan Chunxi said earlier that Guan Junchen would definitely discuss with him no matter what. He asked this question at this time because he wanted to see Guan Junchen's reaction.

However, in his eyes, the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who had been extremely powerful for a while, had no temper at all at this time, and he just instructed in a gentle voice: "Let's find a flat stone and sit on it, so you don't get tired of your feet anymore." .”

Guan Junchen said as he walked over to hold the boy's waist, afraid that the boy would touch his feet again, if Xia Baimei was not still here, he would immediately hug Yan Chunxi.

Xia Baimei watched the two walking hand in hand into the forest step by step, she didn't know what it was like.

He had known for a long time that Guan Junchen had Yan Chunxi in his heart, but what he saw now still surprised him.

Guan Junchen not only likes Yan Chunxi, he actually respects this ordinary young man.

Xia Baimei is ten years older than Yan Chunxi, and he has seen the appearance of those men in the center of the imperial power of the Great Zhou in love, so he knows better than Yan Chunxi——

Love is easy to get, respect is hard to find.

He has been with him for more than ten years, and his favor has never faded. Even the queens and concubines in the harem have no one to compare with him, but even so, in front of people, he never dared to speak before Emperor Zhou Ying opened his mouth. And never dared to disobey the meaning of Emperor Zhou Ying.

Those who hold authority are born more self-willed than ordinary people. The emperor is like this, and the prince's dignity is of course no less.

Guan Junchen really made up his mind.

Xia Baimei secretly felt uneasy. What he wanted was definitely not something that Prince Ning, who only wanted to be Yan Chunxi's husband in peace, could do. What he needed was a Prince Ning who still had a thirst for power.

……

Guan Junchen supported Yan Chunxi to sit on a fairly smooth stone. He seemed to think that the fox fur on Yan Chunxi's body had been bumped and damaged in several places after running around for the past few days, so he lowered his head and untied his own. Yan Chunxi switched over.

His robe was still too big for Yan Chunxi to wear, but it seemed that the young man curled up in the thick fur was extra warm, with a small face.

Xia Baimei said in a deep voice: "I invited you to the appointment so carefully, Prince Ning must be able to guess that I am definitely not following the emperor's orders this time."

Guan Junchen had his hands behind his back, and his hair was wrapped in a golden crown. Although his temples were slightly gray, standing in the snow-covered field, his luxurious demeanor was still indescribable.

He neither opened his mouth nor changed his expression at all, as if he didn't hear Xia Baimei's words.

Xia Baimei didn't take it seriously, but continued calmly: "May I ask the lord, since the previous Fengge farewell, has everything been okay in Chang'an these few days?"

"Lord Xia." Guan Junchen cut off his words lightly: "There is no need to say so many useless words, since you know that Yan Chunxi holds a lot of weight in my heart, but you still insist on kidnapping him to lure me out to meet him, it is of course a very important matter. Since that’s the case, it’s better to go straight in.”

"Prince Ning is right. It is true that I asked knowingly. After Fengge said goodbye, you were locked in the gate of life. The vigor of entering Beijing as a champion has long since disappeared. Mr. Tan was humiliated and killed himself, but you were powerless to protect him. Return the death-preserving golden sword in your hand to the emperor—in this contest, you seem to have lost everything."

"So what?" Guan Junchen curled his lips coldly: "Master Xia will not be so leisurely as to ask me, who has suffered a complete defeat, to make trouble for me, right?"

"How dare you." Xia Baimei arched his hands, and said respectfully: "Actually, Prince Ning is a world-class hero of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It shouldn't be a big problem if you get tired for a while. It's just that in Chang'an City right now, you are surrounded by swordsmen to death. Chess, if you want to get out of trouble, you have to make up a live piece in the five of clubs. I am not talented, and I am willing to work for you in this game of chess. Make up——You can survive this chess move, and you will be ordered If you arrive, you will die."

"Lord Xia, you learn chess from the emperor. You should know that the current sage is the number one player in the Zhou Dynasty. If you want to break the game from him, is it enough to rely on a mediocre move?"

"Prince Ning is wrong."

Xia Baimei smiled slightly: "Plum blossoms are common, but they are not mediocre. Asking what love is in the world, it is mediocre, but it also makes people agree with each other and lingers. The Holy One is indeed a national player, but you are willing to bow down in Chang'an. Is it precisely because of this trick that the five clubs are defeated?"

Guan Junchen naturally understood Xia Baimei's meaning, his eyes flickered, and he said: "Master Xia, you have a superb chess skill, but unfortunately you don't know yourself, and you don't know the emperor—you are actually not five plum blossoms, you are just A discarded child."

In the wind and snow, Xia Baimei couldn't help shaking her shoulders when she heard the word "abandoned son".

And Guan Junchen looked at him, with even more sarcasm in his eyes: "When Bai Suhan reported back to me, he said that your martial arts far exceeded my expectations, so I was able to take you down with Bai Suhan before, I'm afraid something might be wrong. My lord I understand your success. When Jinling fought, you were not invincible, but you wanted to test the emperor's true feelings. You did not hesitate to fall into my hands and drink the Duanxue Chao, but you never thought about calculating every step, and you were not invincible to the emperor. Don’t ask if you don’t ask, right?”

"The king can see it, and the emperor can also see it. Since you dared to test the grace of heaven, it is not surprising that you ended up an outcast. Lord Xia, you only have a superficial knowledge of chess, so you can say such ignorance." The sky is high and the earth is thick. The emperor does not play chess with mortals, but only uses the mountains and rivers of the Zhou Dynasty as the chessboard, and the general trend of the world as the gully, such a big situation-you say this trick of plum blossoms, how dare you say that you can help me break the game?"

Yan Chunxi doesn't know much about chess, so when he heard the two discuss chess, he could only make a vague guess.

He saw Guan Junchen's expression was sharp, but he said every word that Xia Baimei's heartache was the most. The emperor regards the world as his board, so Xiao Ai Ai is just a dispensable discarded child in this game. It was the most painful part for Xia Baimei.

Yan Chunxi couldn't help opening his mouth, showing a rather unbearable expression, but he couldn't say anything after all.

I saw Xia Baimei looking at the ground with narrow and long phoenix eyes, and I don't know if he was hit by the pain. After a long time, he raised his head, but there was no movement on his dignified jade face, and he said in a deep voice: "Prince Ning! Just a little bit, humble position is taught. It’s just that you are wrong, my lord. If this five club is played when the humble position is alive, it is naturally a useless move as the lord said, but if it is played from a dead If you use it in the hands of a person, you will put it to death and live again—a humble job does not need the emperor's true love, just a bit of reluctance, a bit of guilt, is enough to pry this dead chess!"

Guan Junchen couldn't help but raised his head and laughed, but those sharp eyes were as cold as lightning. He stared at Xia Baimei and said word by word: "Master Xia, are you dead?"

"In the eyes of the emperor, a lowly position is dead." Xia Baimei said calmly: "He killed it himself."

……

After hearing these words, Guan Junchen did not show any surprise, but said coldly: "Lord Xia, you are desperate, so you came to find me to help you?"

"Your lord has been a marquis through the ages, and conquests on the battlefield are the enemy of ten thousand people, so naturally he doesn't think highly of lowly positions." Xia Baimei said lightly: "But the lord must not forget that from companionship to mutual trust with the holy majesty, there is no such thing as a lowly position after all. Death——If you talk about a one-man enemy, the prince has underestimated me."

Guan Junchen still had a smile on his face: "Really?"

"Yes." Xia Bai replied without changing his brows: "My lord is right. I have violated a big taboo by testing the grace of heaven, but what my lord doesn't know is that for more than ten years—the Holy Majesty has been on guard against me. I am also wary of the Holy Majesty, precisely because of this, there will be no second person in this world who understands the Holy Majesty as well as I do. Six years ago, the Holy Majesty gave me the blood dragon mare, which is rare in the world, as a reward and to find out when necessary My whereabouts, I have known for a long time that this is a dark chess move by the Holy One, but in the past few years, even when the love is warm and warm, I have always acted as if nothing happened, and never mentioned a word."

"My lord, if you are an ordinary lover, how can you tolerate mutual suspicion?"

"Lord Xia is not an ordinary person." Guan Junchen was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice.

Yan Chunxi sat on the big rock, and when he heard Guan Junchen say this, he suddenly felt sad again.

He imagined that if he got along with Guan Junchen like this, he just felt that it would be better to say goodbye to each other early, but Xia Baimei has a different temperament from him, and Guan Junchen and Guan Junchen are also completely different from Zhou Yingdi.

"That's right, it's a humble job for the prince to praise this sentence. If I hadn't endured these few years, I would have died a few days ago at the hands of the people sent by the Holy One to hunt and kill me."

Guan Junchen raised his eyebrows, he didn't seem to be surprised by this moment, but said with a calm expression: "Lord Xia, no matter what, the emperor finally took the antidote for Duanxuechao for you, you will never be tempted and disobedient If the emperor really wants to kill you, it must be because of something else - you don't want to be the emperor's person anymore, you want to leave him, don't you?"

When Xia Baimei heard this, for the first time, his face turned slightly defeated, and he said softly: "My lord...Your lord is sharp."

Guan Junchen is also a high-ranking person, so he naturally understands Emperor Zhou Ying's state of mind.

If one's own people are disobedient occasionally, they can be punished a little, but it's not a big deal, and they are all in the palm of their hands.

But if you suddenly have the thought of spreading your wings and leaving, you have really committed a capital crime.

"Since you have escaped, why do you want to come back?"

"Humble job can escape once by chance, but if the sage is determined to kill me, exile is not a long-term solution after all. Humble job came back this time in order to survive from death. Your lord——"

When Xia Baimei said this, she suddenly lifted the hem of her robe, knelt heavily on the ground with one knee, raised her head and said, "I really want to ask you to help me, but if you help me, you are also helping me. The chess game is not over yet. The difference between the two can turn defeat into victory."

"Lord Xia has already taken Yan Chunxi into his hands, and he already has the intention of coercing and coercing him. Even so, why bother to beg this king so hard? Why don't you just tell me what your plan is."

Guan Junchen looked down at Xia Baimei, and asked without any fluctuation in expression.

"My lord, as the Taibao, you seem to be an extremely human minister, but in fact, as long as the emperor holds the life of Young Master Yan, you will not be at ease for a day. Now the Holy Majesty is a sharp sword hanging above your head, and you can cut it at any time." Next. There must be an end to the death situation in Chang'an—the humble official is willing to be the one who breaks the sword."

"Lord Xia,"

Guan Junchen stood facing the light with his hands behind his back, his left hand slowly turned the white jade wrench on the thumb of his right hand: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"Yes, I have been in Bird Clothes Lane for many years, and I know the laws by heart."

Xia Baimei said in a hoarse voice: "Da Zhou Law, the crime of treason, the execution of the nine clans, and the death penalty for the mastermind Ling Chi. Killing the king has always been a matter of eternal doom."

"Prince Xiang ransacked and beheaded all over the family, and King Pingnan was imprisoned in Feng Prison to never see the light of day. The predecessors have never raised their troops to rebel. Do you think that this king can also be called a traitor? "

The sword pattern between Guan Junchen's brows suddenly showed evil spirit, and he said sharply.

Xia Baimei's long and narrow white eyebrows raised slightly, and he asked word by word: "My lord, change your fate against the sky, change your fate against the sky - if you don't go against the sky first, why change your fate?"

These eight words were like a thunderbolt, and there was a heavy "dong" in Guan Junchen's heart.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, he felt drops of sweat dripping from his palms. He raised his head, and looked through the dilapidated branches in the withered forest, as if passing through the layers of dark clouds in Chang'an City, to the north.

The true north is the respect, the land of the emperor.

If you don't go against the sky first, why change your fate?

Why change your life?

"Master Xia, what are your plans?"

Guan Junchen suddenly sat firmly on the stone beside him.

He has always had a calm and luxurious posture, but at this time, the posture of sitting down with his sleeves raised and striding apart is like a golden sword.

He went from questioning sharply to sitting down to search, his expression changed unpredictably fast, only the gleam of determination between his brows faintly showed the domineering spirit he had when he was in the army.

Xia Baimei raised his head and looked at Guan Junchen, thinking to himself, this man's mind is like lightning, and his decision is so quick.

That's right, how could Prince Ning be afraid of people's words and trapped in Zhou etiquette.

The mighty hero of the Great Zhou will not entrust his fate to the emperor.