Shanhe Festival 314: The loss of King Zhennan vomiting blood

"Xiu Yao..." Leaning in Mo Xiu Yao's arms, Ye Li's heart was full of apologies. This time, she was indeed too careless, which led to such an accident, and even implicated her fourth brother. The man in front of him must have had a very difficult time these days. She raised her hands and tightly hugged his waist, and whispered: "Xiu Yao, I'm sorry. I was wrong this time, and I won't do it again in the future..."

"It's not Ah Li's fault, it's my fault. I didn't even realize Ah Li... was pregnant again." Mo Xiuyao's hand gently covered her flat belly, where their child was once again nurtured. Since Mo Xiaobao was born, Mo Xiuyao has become less concerned about having children. He even secretly hopes that he will never have children again. But rationally, he also knows that having two more children will be better for Ah Li in the future. But the children came at the wrong time twice in a row, and Ah Li was almost in danger. This made Mo Xiuyao's eyes reveal a hint of ill will.

Ye Li raised her head and helplessly looked at the man who suddenly became gloomy. It was like this when she was pregnant with Xiaobao. Sometimes Mo Xiuyao looked at the child in her belly with a gentle expression, and sometimes he looked gloomy, which made Ye Li a little worried. But Ye Li still believed that he would love their child.

"Xiu Yao, what do you think...will it be a daughter this time?" Ye Li asked with a smile, leaning against Mo Xiu Yao.

"Daughter?" Mo Xiuyao's heart was slightly moved. He imagined that he had a well-behaved and smart daughter just like Ah Li, and his expression softened. Ye Li smiled and said, "Yes, we already have Xiaobao. I hope it's a daughter this time, so that Xiaobao will have a sister. Now that Xiaobao is old, won't she be able to protect her sister when she grows up?"

Mo Xiuyao also felt that it made sense. If it was a daughter like Ah Li, she would be the only little princess in the Ding Palace in the past few decades, so she would naturally be pampered. Mo Xiaobao happened to be free, so let him protect his sister. Mo Xiuyao silently thought about whether he should strengthen the training of Mo Xiaobao when he returned, so that he would not be unable to protect his sister in the future.

Ye Li certainly didn't know that her words would lay the foundation for Mo Xiaobao's future painful childhood. She had just woken up and was in good health. She also learned that she was pregnant and her fourth brother had woken up. Ye Li felt particularly relieved. The inexplicable depression in her heart a few days ago seemed to disappear. Leaning in Mo Xiuyao's arms, Ye Li whispered some of her expectations and love for the upcoming baby. Mo Xiuyao hugged Ye Li and listened silently. After a long while, Ye Li stopped and sighed softly. She raised her head and looked at the person who was hugging her. He had closed his eyes and fell asleep. There was a faint shadow under his closed eyes. Ye Li carefully raised her hand and pressed two of his acupoints. Just now, she carefully stood up to make room for him to lie on the bed, and pulled the quilt over him carefully. Looking at the handsome face of the sleeping person, Ye Li smiled faintly. She was probably the only one in the world who could successfully control the Dingwang acupoint?

In the post station, everyone was naturally happy because Ye Li and Xu Qingbai had woken up, but on the other side of the imperial city, the Bai family was in a state of panic and gloom.

Bai Yuncheng fell into a chair in the hall, his already aged face now looked even more worn out. After knowing that his daughter was killed by Prince Ding, Bai Yuncheng was angry and heartbroken, but he still had some confidence. He secretly planned everything in his heart, but he didn't expect that Prince Ding would be so drastic. In just two or three days, he swept away all the forces in the imperial city like fallen leaves in the autumn wind. Even the Zhennan Palace was raided by him, and Bai Yuncheng's only hope, Emperor Xiling, was also scared by Mo Xiuyao and said that there was no need to wait for two months. After the palace was cleaned up, he would immediately set off for Ancheng. The Bai family, who had previously served the Dingwang Mansion openly, was naturally abandoned by the Xiling Emperor without hesitation. If it were in the early years, when the Empress was still Qingrong Guifei, the Xiling Emperor would have to give Bai Yuncheng some face. But now that Qingrong Guifei has been missing for a long time and the Empress has long passed away, the Xiling Emperor naturally would not protect the Bai family, a useless and disloyal minister.

Perhaps, it was a mistake to join Prince Ding's mansion from the beginning. Bai Yuncheng thought bitterly. If he did not join Prince Ding and followed Emperor Xiling to Ancheng, even if the Bai family could not prosper, at least they would not be in any danger of death with the foundation of the Bai family. And now... thinking of the scene he saw outside the Sun Family Garden that day, Bai Yuncheng felt a chill in his heart. Prince Ding... would he really give the Bai family a way out?

"Master, what should we do now?" Mrs. Bai also looked haggard, and even her usually neatly made-up face could not hide the wrinkles and panic on her face.

"What should I do? What should I do? How should I know what to do?" Bai Yuncheng smiled bitterly. Madam Bai looked at Bai Yuncheng and said cautiously, "Master, why don't we... leave the imperial city as soon as possible."

Bai Yuncheng looked at her calmly and scolded, "You ignorant woman, how could Prince Ding allow us to leave the imperial city in peace like this?" If Prince Ding wanted to punish them, how could they get out? If Prince Ding did not intend to punish them, how could he be willing to leave so much property alone? Madam Bai was also panicked for a moment. After being scolded by Bai Yuncheng, she knew that what she said was not true. She could only grab Bai Yuncheng's arm in panic and said anxiously, "Then...then what should we do? Should we...should we go and ask the people in Prince Ding's mansion for help?"

Now they couldn't see Prince Ding and Princess Ding at all. These things were all done by Feng Zhiyao and Princess Ding's two confidants. Moreover, even if there was a chance, Madam Bai was sure that she really didn't want to see Prince Ding again.

Hearing this, Bai Yuncheng pondered for a moment. He thought carefully about what his wife said. Although Prince Ding did not seem to have any intention of doing anything to the Bai family, seeing as how Prince Ding killed Bai Qingning without hesitation, Bai Yuncheng absolutely believed that Prince Ding was dissatisfied with the Bai family. But it was this kind of indifference that made people even more worried. Madam Bai looked at Bai Yuncheng who was in deep thought, and asked carefully: "Master, I don't know if Princess Ding has woken up. If I could ask the princess for mercy... I heard that the princess comes from a scholarly family and has a gentle and kind heart. Although Qingning... is a little inappropriate, our Bai family has never done anything to let down Prince Ding's Mansion. Perhaps the princess will show mercy and not kill everyone in a hurry?"

"This... It may not be easy to see Princess Ding now." Princess Ding had just been assassinated. Given how much Prince Ding cares about her, how could he allow anyone who is not a close confidant to get close to Princess Ding?

Mrs. Bai's eyes flickered slightly, and she asked anxiously, "Is there really no way out? Is it possible that... our Bai family really has to do this..."

Bai Yuncheng thought about it, and finally said, "Maybe... Your Majesty will go to Ancheng in a few days, and Prince Ding and Princess Ding will definitely go to see him off. If we can meet Princess Ding at that time, maybe we can ask her for mercy." Madam Bai's eyes lit up, and she smiled, "What the old man said is right. Unless Princess Ding is not well yet, according to etiquette, Prince Ding and Princess Ding must die together for Your Majesty when Your Majesty leaves. When the time comes, I will definitely try to meet Princess Ding and ask her for mercy."

The more Bai Yuncheng thought about it, the more he felt that there was something that could be done. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Madam is right. Madam, take a good rest these few days and don't worry. I will take care of the matter of meeting the princess."

"Thank you for your hard work, old man." Mrs. Bai said with a smile, and a trace of resentment flashed in her slightly lowered eyes.

However, the news that the Mohist army occupied the imperial city had just reached Da Chu, and then the news that Mo Xiuyao had almost massacred the Xiling dignitaries came. Lei Zhenting, who was leading the Eastern Expedition Army all the way south, had not yet recovered from the shock of the imperial city falling so quickly when he heard the news. Another bigger blow came, almost making him dizzy. You know, since he gave up returning to the west, the fall of the imperial city was almost a foregone conclusion. Although Lei Zhenting did not expect it to happen so quickly, he was still mentally prepared. However, Mo Xiuyao's ruthless cleansing of the imperial city dignitaries was completely beyond Lei Zhenting's expectations. As a result, Lei Zhenting's connections in the imperial city, including the families of his generals, were all affected. Not to mention his own grandchildren. Upon hearing the news, Lei Zhenting was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words, "Mo Xiuyao..."

"Prince?!" The guards beside him quickly reached out to support him. Lei Zhenting raised his hand to cover his lips, and bright red blood seeped out from between his fingers.

"Prince, please take care of yourself!" Everyone present was shocked, and they didn't care about anger or sadness, and hurried forward to check on Lei Zhenting. You know, although their journey was relatively smooth and they occupied a large area of ​​land in Da Chu. But because of Murong Shen's interference, they did not occupy the entire south before Mo Jingli moved south as expected. The situation in Da Chu is now a mess. Most of the land south of the Yunlan River is in the hands of Mo Jingli, and a very small part was occupied by them first. Part of the land north of the Yunlan River is controlled by the Xiling army, but behind them is Murong Shen's army that just moved north. Although there were only 200,000 people, they brought them a lot of trouble to continue southward. To the southwest was Lu Songxian's 400,000 troops, and to the north was the territory of the Mohist Army in the northwest. Further north was the remaining Great Chu garrison fighting with the Northern Rong and Northern Jin. It can be said that there was no place in the Great Chu that was not in chaos, and the King of Zhennan must not allow any accidents to happen at this time.

Lei Zhenting calmed his mind, suppressed the sweet feeling that rushed to his throat, waved away the guards who were supporting him, and said in a deep voice: "The king is fine, you can go down first."

Everyone looked at Lei Zhenting's sullen face hesitantly, and finally left the study.

"What's going on?" After a while, Lei Zhenting's voice was heard in the study. The man who came to deliver the message also had a bad look on his face. He told the story of what happened in Xiling Imperial City in recent days in a deep voice. From Xu Qingbai's early appearance in the Imperial City, to the Xiling Emperor's voluntary cessation of the Imperial City, to the assassination of Princess Ding and the furious blood-spattering of Sun Family Garden.

"Idiot!" After listening to the man's report, Lei Zhenting could only squeeze out these two words. Even his breathing became heavier, "That idiot! I should have killed him back then! Why didn't he think about it... why didn't he think about it, those who died were not only my confidants, but also the elite of Xiling! These people were killed by Mo Xiuyao, I'm afraid he is still secretly happy in his heart? Why didn't he think about it, if all these people died, Xiling... would he be able to govern Xiling alone?!" Lei Zhenting's voice gradually became louder, and it was obvious that he was extremely angry. What Lei Zhenting said was indeed right. Although those who were killed were all Lei Zhenting's people, you have to know that Lei Zhenting has been in control of the government for more than ten years. How many capable people in the court are not his people? After being killed by Mo Xiuyao, the only people left were a bunch of mediocre people. Even if the Xiling Emperor moved the capital to Ancheng, the Xiling Emperor, who had no experience in governing a country, led a group of mediocre people. Only God knew what he could do.

"Hehe... What a Mo Xiuyao, good methods, good schemes!" Lei Zhenting sneered repeatedly.

After venting some of his anger, Lei Zhenting quickly calmed down. He also quickly noticed something wrong. He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a deep voice: "I don't remember when I gave the order to assassinate Princess Ding? Who took the initiative to do it?"

The man was also bewildered. He was just an inconspicuous figure planted by the King of Zhennan in the imperial city. He usually only cared about some street news, so he escaped the disaster of the Dingwang Mansion this time and hurried to report the news. But he also didn't understand the cause of this incident, and just thought it was an order from the prince. Seeing his bewildered face, Lei Zhenting knew that he couldn't get anything out of him, so he waved his hand and let him leave.

After the man left, Lei Zhenting waved his hand and swept the inkstone on the table to the ground. The inkstone hit the ground with a crisp sound, and the fine inkstone was broken into pieces. "Investigate for me! Who is so bold... Mo Jingli... No, Mo Jingli doesn't have the ability to do this. Investigate Ren Qining, Yelu Hong and Yelu Ye for me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." The golden guards hidden in the dark responded and left. Lei Zhenting was the only one left in the deserted study. Lei Zhenting was silent for a long time, and finally he spat out a mouthful of blood with a wow sound.

On the northwest Feihong Pass, the dust-free young master Qingchen, dressed in white, stood on the tower of Feihong Pass and looked out. A dozen miles away were the camps of the Xiling Army and the Beirong Army. Looking up from the bottom of the pass, the handsome young man in white stood in the wind, his expression was calm and detached, like a fairy. Not to mention the ordinary soldiers of the two armies, even the commanders of the two armies couldn't help but sigh at the elegance of the young master Qingchen when they saw his demeanor.

"Oh? Qingbai was injured?" On the tower, Xu Qingchen turned around and looked at the secret guard who came to deliver the message and raised his eyebrows slightly.

The dark guard felt his heart skip a beat and a chill run down his spine. Although Master Qingchen was known as the Immortal Master, he was usually quiet and not as imposing as the prince, but the pressure he gave was indeed unique. "My lord, that's true, but... the letter also said that the fourth master was not seriously injured, so he must have woken up by now."

Xu Qingchen nodded and said, "I understand. Go ahead."

The secret guard wiped his sweat silently, bowed and said, "I will take my leave."

"Master Qingchen, do you really think that it was Lei Zhenting who sent people to assassinate Princess Ding? Lei Zhenting... shouldn't be so unwise." The two men beside Xu Qingchen were also standing facing the wind. One of them had gray hair. Although his expression was gentle, there was a hint of determination between his brows. The other middle-aged man was in his early thirties, with a calm expression, somewhat similar to the old man.

These two were the two princes of Nanhou who were almost killed by Mo Jingqi. They almost lost their lives because of Mo Jingqi's persecution. Although they were rescued by Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li, they were also somewhat disheartened. They have been living in seclusion in the northwest for many years and have almost no reputation. But now Mo Jingqi is dead, Da Chu is almost dead in name only, and the northwest is also facing the pressure from Xiling and Beirong troops. Nanhou and his son naturally cannot sit still, and they took the initiative to ask to accompany Xu Qingchen to Feihong Pass.

Xu Qingchen's handsome face was covered with a hint of coldness. "Even if it wasn't Lei Zhenting's idea, he can't get away from it."

Although Nan Hou had lived a rather miserable life for the last ten years of his life, he was a brave warrior who had fought on the battlefield. He could see things more clearly as an outsider. He stroked his beard and smiled, "I'm afraid Lei Zhenting was also tricked this time." The loss of the Zhennan King was not small. I'm afraid he was vomiting blood in pain. The Ding King had been hiding for many years, but every time he made a move, it was enough to shock the world.

Fu Zhao, who was standing behind his father, asked with some concern: "Prince Ding's action may have some impact on your reputation." Even though they were far away in the northwest, Prince Ding's reputation for killing people had spread throughout the northwest, and there was no doubt that other places would know about it. The people in Prince Ding's mansion knew that Prince Ding had not killed as many people as the legend said, but the influence of these people was probably more serious than if he had really massacred a whole city. But now the rumors outside have become that Prince Ding massacred the entire Xiling Imperial City, and even brought up things that had been suppressed in Biancheng before. For a while, many scholars and scholars had a bad opinion of Prince Ding. However, the Xu family, as the current power holder in the Northwest and the leader in humanities in the Northwest, did not make any statement on this, which made Fu Zhao a little puzzled.

Xu Qingchen smiled faintly and said, "Brother Fu, you don't see it clearly. As the saying goes, it is better to prevent people from talking than to prevent rivers from flowing. It is better to dredge than to block. When they say they are satisfied, they will naturally stop talking."

"Will this not have an impact on Prince Ding's reputation?" Fu Zhao asked with a frown. People who are ambitious for the world always attach great importance to reputation.

Xu Qingchen turned to look at Nan Hou and asked, "What does Nan Hou think?"

Nan Hou shook his head and said, "The winner is the prince and the loser is the thief. A message left for a moment is nothing. Besides, rumors are always rumors. When the rumors are dispelled, people in the world will only respect Prince Ding more. As for those nerds who have become stupid because of reading too much, I'm sure the prince will not bother to pay attention to them."

Xu Qingchen nodded and smiled, "What Nan Hou said is exactly. The relationship between the Xu family and Prince Ding's Mansion...so unless it is absolutely necessary, the Xu family cannot easily speak up for Prince Ding. What's more, the world is in chaos now, and Prince Ding's reputation...is not bad." At least there will be many more people who are afraid of Mo Xiuyao than those who dare to plot against him, and there must be fewer people who dare to betray Prince Ding's Mansion. Sometimes, fear is also a good way to defend. Of course, this can't be too much, and this time Princess Ding was assassinated, which is a good reason, isn't it? In the future... Li'er will be safer, right? After this time, people in the world should also know that even if Prince Ding is deeply in love with Princess Ding, if Princess Ding has an accident, Prince Ding will not collapse or degenerate, he will only become more crazy and cold-blooded.

"Now, it's good that the prince is still in Xiling. When the prince returns to Licheng, will there be any accidents in Xiling?" Nan Hou asked with some concern.

Xu Qingchen said: "Qingbai is still a little young, but after this lesson, he should understand what it means to use heavy punishments in troubled times."

Nanhou and his son looked at each other. Fu Zhao raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Qingchen with some curiosity, saying, "Master Qingchen doesn't seem to feel sorry for those Xiling dignitaries at all?" Although many of them were related to assassins, everyone knew that most of them were Zhennan Wang's confidants and Xiling's truly talented people. The prince's move cut off Xiling's talents for the next ten years.

Xu Qingchen smiled coldly, "As long as the prince does not massacre ordinary people, as for those people...how many of them are truly innocent? Even if they are innocent..." Looking outside the pass, the Feihong Pass is a thousand miles of barren land, broken walls and mournful cries. Xu Qingchen raised his hand and pointed to a place in the distance that he could not see, "Are there people who are more innocent than them?" The truly innocent are the people who struggled hard in the war, but not the Xiling nobles who started the war.

Nan Hou sighed softly, "Master Qingchen is right." Looking far into the distance, those places... were once his homeland. But now they are filled with sorrow and blood.

Xu Qingchen raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "If it wasn't the intention of the King of Zhennan, then there is only one person who has this ability... Ren Qining. Very good, if we don't do something to repay him, wouldn't Qingbai and Li'er's suffering be in vain? Someone, come here."

A man in black appeared behind Xu Qingchen. He was Wei Wei, who was left in the northwest by Ye Li.

"Wei Rui, you go to Chujing in person. Tell Leng Haoyu that he doesn't have to go back to the northwest for the time being. Assist the Chu garrison and make sure to defend Chujing." Xu Qingchen said lightly.

Wei Rui did not ask any more questions, but nodded and said in a deep voice: "I understand, I will take my leave."

"Master Qingchen, defending Chujing may be a bit difficult..." Nan Hou frowned. He had some understanding of the military strength and combat power of Da Chu. Even with Leng Huai and Duke Hua, Chujing could not be defended for three months. Within three months, it would be difficult for the Mohist Army to withdraw troops to support Chujing.

Xu Qingchen smiled faintly and said, "General Lu's hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been ready to move, but they were on guard against Lei Zhenting before and didn't dare to act rashly. Now Lei Zhenting is fighting to the death with Mo Jingli, so it's too late even if they want to withdraw. After we resolve the siege in front of us, it should still be in time to go to Chujing. By then, the prince should be back."

Nan Hou made some calculations in secret and felt that although Xu Qingchen's move was a bit risky, it was not impossible. The most important thing was that once it succeeded, the territory of Prince Ding's Mansion would be more than doubled than it is now.

"But if we do this, we will have to face the entire Northern Rong and Northern Border directly. There is also Lei Zhenting in the south. Once he has established his foothold, it is hard to say whether he will not turn around and join forces with the Northern Rong and Northern Border to encircle us. With Mo Jingli's courage, I am afraid he will not be able to stop him."

Xu Qingchen smiled faintly and said, "Doesn't Lei Zhenting still have Murong Shen? In addition, we have an ambush force available in the Great Chu territory."

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