That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1088 Another generous gift at the end
Perhaps it was because of the imminent death of a person, Mutang felt a little relieved, and the gloom that had shrouded his brows for many years also eased a lot.

Mu Tangzhi turned his head and glanced at Feng Shi beside him. At this time, Feng Shi's face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and his body trembled slightly.

With a gentle expression on his face, he stretched out his hand to hold Feng Shi's palm, and gently squeezed her palm as a comfort.

When Feng's complexion improved a little, Mu Tangzhi poured a glass of wine, got up, looked around the hall, and said softly: "Everyone, this is the end of the matter, I will offer you another drink, and then you can find your own way out. "

This time, no one drank alcohol, and no one paid homage to Mutang again.

Mu Tangzhi laughed at himself, covered his face with his sleeve, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Then he threw the jade wine glass in his hand on the ground, pulled Feng Shi beside him, and the two went to the back hall together.

After Zha Qing, Zhao Wuji, and Dragon King looked at each other, Zha Qing held down the long knife at his waist and said in a deep voice, "I'll see him off for the last time."

Zhao Wuji was noncommittal, looking at the monk in white, "What does the Dragon King mean?"

The monk in white put his palms together and said, "That's good, after all Dudu Zha and King Mu have worked together for many years, so it's good."

Zhao Wuji smiled and said: "Since this is the case, the governor has nothing to say, I hope that the governor will not disappoint His Royal Highness the eldest princess, the emperor's son-in-law and the master abbot."

Cha Qing's expression remained unchanged, he nodded and said, "It's natural."

Zhao Wou-ki turned sideways to get out of the way.

Zha Qing walked straight forward as if there was no one else around, and went to the back hall.

In such a huge back hall, there were only two eunuchs from the palace guarding the door, standing slightly bent and respectful. When Zha Qing came to the door of the back hall, he couldn't help but stop.

It is not accurate to say that it is the entrance. There is no access control at this time, and you can clearly see the scene in the back hall. In the deepest part, there is a throne facing south and facing north, which is somewhat similar to the dragon chair in the Weiyang Palace of the imperial capital. , but the specifications are slightly lowered, and the top is covered with a complete tiger skin with black stripes on a white background, which makes people easily think of the tiger skin chair.

At this time, Mu Tang was sitting on the throne, Feng Shi stood beside him.

A royal eunuch guarding the door said respectfully: "Please come in, Dudu Zha."

Zha Qing didn't intend to move his footsteps, he held down the blade of the long knife at his waist, and said expressionlessly: "Go and report first."

The eunuch of the palace said in surprise: "Your Highness already knows that the governor is coming..."

Zha Qing's face darkened slightly, "Report!"

The eunuch was startled, hurriedly entered the inner hall, knelt on the thick lichen, and reported loudly: "Your Highness, Governor Zha Qing has arrived!"

Mutang put his hands on the armrests of the throne respectively, and said in a deep voice, "Let him in."

The eunuch hurriedly got up and came to Zha Qing again, "Dudu Zha, Your Highness invites you in."

Only then did Zha Qing stride into the inner hall, glanced at the two eunuchs, and said with emphasis, "Go out."

"No." The two eunuchs looked at each other and hurriedly retreated.

Zha Qing turned his head and found that Mu Tangzhi was looking at him with burning eyes.

"The situation is like this, I can't help myself." Zha Qing lowered his eyes slightly.

"Yes, I can't help myself." Mu Tangzhi still looked at him.

Zha Qing's palm on the head of the knife slowly slid down to the handle of the knife, and walked forward until he came three feet in front of Mu Tangzhi.

Suddenly Mutangzhi stretched out a palm, Zha Qing was stunned for a moment, seeing Mutangzhi was looking at him all the time, he stretched out his hand too.

The two palms are held together, just like the two ambitious monarchs and ministers back then.

It's just that today, the two are strangers.

Mu Tangzhi held Zha Qing's hand tightly, and said slowly: "You know, I'm not someone who just sits and waits for death. If I really want to fight to the death, I still have the strength to fight."

Cha Qing didn't speak, but just nodded.

Mu Tang slowly withdrew his hand, "But the strength of this battle is nothing more than a few more lives lost. It is impossible to turn the tables. It is nonsense to talk about a comeback. It is the hard work of three generations that the Mu Clan is able to have what it is today, and it took advantage of the situation to rise, and now that the dynasty has been destroyed by me, it is not easy to regain the glory of the past."

He paused for a while and continued: "The biggest reason why I lost this time is of course myself. It is my inability to see the situation clearly, my self-importance, which makes Buddhism eccentric. And I didn't know people until it was irreparable. When I was in such a difficult situation, I suddenly realized that I was actually a loner, Zha Qing, as my right-hand man, you can completely hide me from me, your scheming is not too deep."

Cha Qing lowered his eyelids.

Mu Tangzhi asked: "How should I deal with it? Should I be escorted to the imperial capital and executed in full view of everyone, as an example to everyone else. Or should you execute me immediately, so as not to leave any future troubles, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

Zha Qing said in a deep voice: "If according to Her Highness the eldest princess, she still wants to see you again, and make a decision after seeing you."

Mu Tangzhi was slightly taken aback, apparently he did not expect Xiao Zhinan to be willing to see him, and then he laughed and said: "This girl seems to be a cruel person, but in the end, she will still have some kind thoughts in her heart, just because of her disposition , and how can you sit firmly on the throne of the emperor?"

Zha Qing said calmly: "His Royal Highness is kind-hearted and has the image of a benevolent monarch. It is indeed a blessing for the world and the people."

Mutangzhi said noncommittally: "Since you said it was her idea, then there are other people's ideas, so let's talk about it."

Zha Qing said: "According to Master Abbot of Buddhism, after all, there is still a bond of incense accumulated by the ancestors between Buddhism and Mu, and Buddhism does not want to see Mu's descendants end up dead, so Master Abbot I want to ask His Highness to give up the title of King Mu, and then live in seclusion in the Buddhist ancestral court. From then on, the Mu family and the Xiao family will turn enemies into friends, as long as His Highness does not leave the Buddhist ancestral court, Master Abbot guarantees that no one will dare to provoke His Highness. From now on, His Highness enjoys peace, and the Xiao family is in charge of the country, everyone is very happy."

Although these words were reserved, but to put it bluntly, they wanted to imprison Mu Tangzhi in the Buddhist ancestral court and never see the light of day again. For a hero like Mu Tangzhi, it is really better to die.

Mu Tangzhi asked directly: "There is one last person, if I guess correctly, it should be Xu Nangui."

Zha Qing nodded and said: "That's right, the meaning of Mr. Xiao Ge... is to let me kill His Highness directly. In the words of Mr. Xiao Ge, since His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess can't bear to do it, then let him be the villain. After all The Mu family has been operating in the Northeast for many years, and has a deep foundation, if Mutang survives, it will be a disaster after all, and we should get rid of it as soon as possible to avoid future troubles."

Zha Qing spoke very slowly, with a low voice, exuding a murderous air. Feng Shi, who was standing aside, was a weak woman after all. After hearing these words, her face was already pale and her figure was crumbling.

But Mu Tangzhi said with a smile: "What a Xu Nangui, he deserves to be a character who fought with real knives and guns all the way. He acted resolutely and killed decisively. That is to say, if he kept Xiao Zhinan, that girl could sit firmly and Xiao Bai stayed behind. Emperor's honor."

Cha Qing didn't speak.

Mu Tangzhi looked at the Xuexue knife on Zha Qing's waist, and asked with a smile: "I gave you this knife, can you let me take a look at it now?"

Zha Qing pulled out the Snow Drinking Knife expressionlessly and handed it to Mu Tangzhi.

After Mu Tangzhi received the saber, he flicked his fingers, causing ripples on the saber body, and said with emotion: "When Wanyan Beiyue sent four snow-drinking knives, Xiao Xuan who held the dragon saber was the first to leave. It's my monkey knife, I don't know if the snake knife and the saber can have the last laugh?"

While speaking, Mutangzhi stabbed Feng's chest beside her without any warning, and seeing the woman she loved suddenly opened her eyes and looked at her, she subconsciously held the blade with both hands, blood gushed out from the wound continuously, In the end, he fell to the ground and died in disbelief.

Mu Tangzhi pulled out the white blade that kills people without blood stains from Feng's chest, and placed it across his neck, with an extremely open-minded expression on his face, he laughed and said: "Zha Qing, you and I have met each other, and I will give you one at the end." A generous gift, bring Mu Tangzhi's head, go to meet Xu Nangui, and become a famous general who has made great contributions to the Great Qi."

(End of this chapter)