That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 621
After Xiao Xuan picked up all the number beads scattered on the ground, he kept only one in his palm, and put the rest into his sleeves. He raised his head and looked at the wind and snow, his expression on his face returned to the previous state of neither sadness nor joy.

Lan Yu and Wei Jin, two veteran ministers who accompanied two generations of emperors, naturally had some guesses in their hearts, but when the situation was unclear, neither of them could speak rashly, so after the two looked at each other, they finally chose to remain silent .

The three major tribulations in life are losing one's father when young, losing one's wife in middle age, and losing one's son in old age.

Xiao Xuan can't be regarded as a young man who lost his father, but it can barely be regarded as a young man who lost his father, and both parents died. If today's incident is true, it is a real middle-aged bereaved wife. I only hope that His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Princess will be fine. , especially His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not only for the consideration of His Majesty the Emperor, but also for the consideration of Daqi Guozuo.

At this moment, a woman in white climbed onto the Circular Mound Altar with a long piano on her back.

Lan Yu and Wei Jin bowed slightly, "Emperor Dowager."

It was Qin Mumian who came. She bowed her head slightly to the two temple bosses, then looked at Xiao Xuan, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Miss Xu has already gone, and I wish you my condolences."

After hearing this, both Lan Yu and Wei Jin changed their expressions slightly. Although both of them had guessed before, after hearing it with their own ears, their hearts were still heavy for a moment.

Compared with the empress dowager who was so powerful that the entire court bowed down, and even the first emperor wanted to give her three points, the empress dowager was more in line with the expectations of the courtiers for the mother of a country. The harem, assisting His Majesty the Emperor, husband and son, can be said to be a virtuous queen, leaving so suddenly, it is inevitable that people will feel sad in their hearts.

His Majesty the Emperor spread out his palms and lowered his head to stare at the only counting bead in his palm. His face was neither happy nor sad, but his lips trembled slightly.

After a long time, His Majesty the Emperor let out a long sigh, closed his palms again, and clenched his fists so hard that the knuckles of his fingers turned slightly white.

He didn't say anything.

There was no furious vow of vengeance, nor mourning of his wife.

But he seemed to say a lot more, enough to make everyone feel the wrath of an emperor.

Those who have thunder in their chest and face like a quiet lake can worship the general.This is true for a general, let alone a human emperor.

Lan Yu and Wei Jin looked at their noses and hearts, and stood with their hands down.

Even Qin Mumian restrained the expression on his face and became a little more solemn.

Xiao Yu said slowly: "When the late emperor was alive, he once said that he evaluated Wei Wang in this way, saying that he was too clever in all his tricks, like a double-edged green sharp edge, which can hurt people as well as himself. Be cautious when using it, and put it back into the sheath as soon as possible when not in use. Therefore, the first emperor used Wei Guo as a scabbard and locked him up. This scabbard has indeed locked him for decades, but today, this double-edged sword After all, it still hurts the queen, and it hurts me as well."

His Majesty the Emperor pointed to his chest, and said softly: "I'm not very comfortable here, very uncomfortable. If a man from an ordinary family is killed by someone, he knows how to fight for his life. No matter what, he must get his wife back." There is a saying that the common people are like this, and I am even more so. If the queen is in trouble, if I cannot get justice, how will the people of the world think of me? How will I face the queen who has already taken a step ahead? So I want to talk to the king of Wei There is a reason."

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Da, da, da's footsteps echoed in the empty hall, Xu Beiyou, who was carrying the sword box, slowly approached Xiao Zhinan.

At this time, Xiao Zhinan was still kneeling, and Empress Xu was lying in her arms with her eyes closed, as if she was asleep.

Xiao Bai had already got up, and after wiping away the tear stains on his face with his big sleeve, his expression became more ferocious and frightening.

His Royal Highness, who had always been smooth sailing, finally experienced the first huge setback in his life.

Xu Beiyou has also encountered such setbacks. Just two years ago, his teacher Gongsun Zhongmou also died in front of him, and he was even more powerless than Xiao Bai now.

At least the current Xiao Bai already has the capital and confidence to take revenge, while Xu Beiyou has not seen any hope so far.

The majestic leader of the Taoist sect, the Daoist Daoist standing on top of the [-] Great Daoist Masters, overlooks the world from the realm above the [-]th floor. This majestic mountain stands in front of him, making Xu Beiyou almost desperate, and "the ascension is imminent" The four big characters remind Xu Beiyou all the time that there is not much time left for him. If he can't avenge himself before the autumn leaves soar, then he can only fight again in the sky. This is almost impossible. It could be done, so most people thought that Xu Beiyou would work hard to revive Jianzong, but no one thought that he would seek revenge from Qiu Ye.

In fact, Xu Beiyou has always had a wish in his heart, that is, to kill Dutian Peak with his hand in his hand, imitating the feat of his ancestor Shangqing Daojun, to subdue Manshan Dazheng with one sword, and then win with Qiuye. It is also a matter of life and death.

Since ancient times, there are two kinds of hatred that must be avenged, one is the hatred of killing one's father, and the other is the hatred of taking one's wife.

A master is different from a master, as a master is like a father, the revenge of killing the master is the revenge of killing the father, there is no room for negotiation, and must be avenged.That's why Xu Beiyou struggled desperately in the secular world. At this time, it was no longer for the dream of the master when he was a child, and it was not all because of the responsibility to revive the Sword Sect, but more for revenge.

It is a matter of course to kill people to pay their lives and pay their debts, even the gods in the sky are no exception.

Xu Beiyou turned his head to look at the wind and snow outside the hall, his mind wandering thousands of miles.

He thought of many old things, and also understood many things that he could not understand before, such as the temple turmoil in the first year of Taiping, such as the battle between his master Gongsun Zhongmou and Qiu Ye on the Lianhua Peak of Biyou Island, One is the current chaos, these things are in the final analysis another competition for the world.

Wei Wang Xiao Jin, who is the half-brother of Xiao Huang, and Lin Han, the owner of the grassland, are unwilling to be courtiers for a lifetime, so they want to fight and win.

The turmoil in the temple in the first year of Taiping was the first time they hid behind the scenes, and the death of the master was another struggle and collision between the two forces. Come to the stage and compete with His Majesty the Emperor.

In the past, Xu Beiyou couldn't understand, not because he didn't have enough thoughts, but because his position was too low, and there were many things he couldn't see. Now that he has climbed to the top step by step, he can see what he couldn't see before. If you don't understand, now you can understand it logically.

If it was a head-on battle, Wei Guo and the grassland would not be sure of winning, so they could only take a slant.

Similarly, the Daqi court has more than enough protection for itself, but it is also powerless to completely eliminate these two confidant problems, so His Majesty the Emperor decided to take a risky move.

So there is today's situation.

In the current situation, the biggest variable is Taoism.

Today's Taoism is no longer the same as when the late emperor was alive. Today's Taoism has shared the same bed with the imperial court for many years, but it has not completely broken the face. Therefore, there are many different voices in the Taoism. Yes, coupled with the turbulent battle for the first disciple, while making the Taoist sect full of variables, it also affected the situation of the whole world.

Xu Beiyou couldn't help asking himself, how should he fight against Taoism?
(End of this chapter)