twin moon

Chapter 196 No.20 Act Six

In the second year of Zhaoxi, April [-]th.

After the war, Ye Kingdom's vitality was seriously injured. Not only could it not continue to collect land taxes, it also had to allocate more than half of the country's small silver inventory to appease the victims of disasters everywhere, so that they could return to their homes and buy young crops , Plant a crop of new crops before the official summer.

In addition, a large number of merchants have fled to other countries, and it is difficult to revive business in various places in the short term. Even the merchant tax, which accounts for more than half of the tax revenue over the years, can only collect [-]% of it.

Therefore, even though the next day was the day of the enthronement ceremony, Qi Ziyin didn't have the slightest thought about it.Since the early morning, he has not left the Zichen Palace, during which he only ate some simple snacks to satisfy his hunger.Right now, he has just sent away Taifu Minister Xu Shang and Yantie Supervisor Lu Jihai, but he still has not come to a conclusion on how to reduce the people's tax and at the same time fill the national treasury.

The young ruler of the country knew that in Ye Kingdom today, the power of the major families was intertwined. Although they bowed to him on the surface, but in private, no one was willing to do more to restore the country's prestige and strength.The previous argument with Xu Shang and Lu Jihai made the boy in white even more troublesome.

He supported the small case in front of him and stood up halfway, rubbing his sore and numb legs.When I was in the palace before, I read all the works of sages who governed the country. However, I have never really faced the intrigues of the officialdom. Nothing can be done.

The moon is in the middle of the sky, and the stars are dim.Qi Ziyin dragged his exhausted body back to Guihongyuan, and collapsed on the couch without washing up.Suddenly, he felt someone calling his name outside the door, so he got up and followed the voice to find it.

Under the moonlight, a tall but stooped figure stood in the corridor outside the door.The young man in white felt that the figure looked familiar, but suddenly his shoulders trembled and he froze there.

"Ziyin, are you in trouble today?"

The person on the opposite side turned around while talking, but it was Qi Heyin who had passed away long ago.

"Father!" Qi Ziyin immediately raised his hands above his head and gave him a deep bow.Although the tone of the words did not show any abnormality, the tears in the eyes have already fallen to the feet, "Father, Ziyin is incompetent and has let you down!"

"Yin'er, now that the heavy responsibility of Ye Kingdom is in your hands, I can only be happy as a father, why would you say you are disappointed?"

Qi Heyin looked at his youngest son as always, and stretched out his big hand to caress the top of his head.

"Ke Ziyin now only has the name of the lord of the country, but has no power of the lord of the country. Facing all the officials in the court, he can only encounter obstacles everywhere, and everything goes wrong."

The boy in white was so sad that there was no one to complain to. Now that he saw his father, he immediately opened his mouth to ask for help.

Qi Heyin looked at his youngest son lovingly, and said earnestly, "Yin'er, from Duke Huan down, my Qi family has survived for a hundred generations. It is because of the rule of law and inclusiveness that we can be today. The so-called way of governing the country is Like sailing a boat in the water, you must follow the trend and don't act too hastily."

"But now that the country is about to fall, people's hearts are scattered. It's not that Ziyin acted too hastily, it's really a helpless act forced by the general situation!"

Qi Ziyin shook his head, just about to say that his father didn't know the critical situation, but suddenly he heard another person behind him say:

"Now it's not the same as in the past. The emperor in Yujing is declining, and the countries are even more violent, and the world is in chaos. It is difficult for my country, Ye, to be alone. Brother Wang, your method is no longer applicable!"

The young lord was startled, and turned his head immediately, only to see the man standing behind him covered in blood, his clothes were completely wet, and countless drops of water gathered at his feet to form puddles. Qi Shouyu, who usurped the throne!

"Brother Wang, the Kingdom of Ye has never wanted to seek hegemony, it's all for the sake of protecting the people of one side, so how can it be said that it is no longer applicable?!"

Before Qi Ziyin could speak, his father beside him had already started arguing with Uncle Wang.However, in the face of refutation, the short and fat figure laughed and sneered loudly:
"Protect the people of one side well? You should tell Yin Qujian of Chengguo and Luqiu Borong of Weiliang! Foreign enemies can't be defeated by being kind to others!"

"Shut up, Uncle Wang! It's all because of you that foreign enemies came in when Ye Kingdom was in turmoil! Otherwise, how could we have suffered such a disastrous defeat with the elite soldiers of Ye Kingdom?!"

The boy in white couldn't take it anymore and couldn't help but interject.Unexpectedly, Qi Shouyu waved his long sleeves and said viciously:
"The defeat was due to the richness of Wanzhou and the number one boat master in the world in Ye Kingdom, but the monarchs and officials have long since lost their spirit and fighting spirit. It was not because of me alone! Using strong means to govern the country, now maybe the entire four southern states, no, maybe even the throne in Yujingli has become my Qi family's pocket!"

"The princes raised their troops to commit crimes, don't you think that the people of Ye Kingdom have not died enough?"

Qi Ziyin scolded angrily, but the voice that came out of his throat was not his own.Suddenly he was a little panicked, turned his head and looked around, only to see a green robe standing in the evening wind, the skirt fluttering, and he looked heroic.

"General Baili!"

The boy stepped forward with a sob and called out.However, Xiang Baili didn't look back, just stood there, looked up at the pair of bright moons in the sky, and said earnestly:

"Everything in the world is like the twin moons in the sky. When there is clearness, there will be turbidity, and when there is light, there will be darkness. No matter who you are, you can only tell you what they see and think, but that is not your original intention. Everything is convenient There will be disadvantages, and there must be trade-offs. Only when you know what you want in your heart, can you distinguish what is good and what is bad, and you can understand when to take and when to give up. Only Only after you have figured out all these things yourself can you truly find your own path!"

"Student - remember!"

The young king suddenly felt that he was awakened by the other party's words, and immediately bowed to the end, and then raised his head to continue asking questions, only to find that his father, uncle, and General Baili had all disappeared in front of him. The hazy moonlight sprinkled on the dirty paper, and the pillow cover already soaked by tears.

"Yes—father and general Baili came to give me a dream?"

Qi Ziyin got up from the couch in a jerk, pushed the door out, looked at the place where Qi Heyin and Qi Shouyu had argued with Baili in a daze just now, and still seemed a little hard to believe that the scene just now was just a dream.

But even if it was a dream, Xiang Baili's words still touched him deeply—now he wants too much, but he is increasingly unable to distinguish between pros and cons, let alone decide what he should do.However, now he has to make a choice!

There seemed to be an indescribable thing in the palace, which made the young man feel that he could not breathe, let alone think.After thinking about it for a while, he actually drove out of the palace alone under the moonlight.No matter how the servant behind him tried to stop him, the whip in his hand swung even harder.

It's just because he has to sort out all the messy affairs in his mind as soon as possible.Only in this way can he understand who and what things he should try to grasp, and find a way to solve the immediate urgent need.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but without knowing it, Qi Ziyin rode his horse to the Huaqin Pool outside the palace.

On both sides of the lake to the west of Miyagi, there are weeping willows.Tiantian lotus leaves are growing vigorously in the center of the lake, shining brightly under the moonlight.Although it has not yet reached the midsummer when the lotus blossoms are blooming and the sound of frogs is ten miles away, Huaqin Pond at this time is a good place to concentrate on expressing one's feelings and contemplate.

On a weeping willow in front of him, the boy in white saw a string of colorful lanterns, and just remembered that it will be Wu Yang Festival again in a few days.In the blink of an eye, seven years passed quickly, and he suddenly remembered that sunny spring day many years ago, when he met Ning Yue and Jiang Yan for the first time, tasted delicacies and had fun in the city, and watched hibiscus and fireworks by the lake. that time.Immediately, I felt that my mind was blank, as if everything had suddenly come to fruition.

As the lord of the country, he now has the responsibility to protect the peace of the entire territory of Ye Kingdom for the sake of thousands of people, to stabilize the hearts of the people, and to recuperate.However, as a member of all living beings in the world, he has the obligation to help his sweetheart in deep distress and find his best friend whose life and death are unknown for himself.And he has more ways to handle these two things properly.

The more Qi Ziyin thought about it, the more clear his thoughts became, and he could not help but pinch his legs, wanting to run back to the palace immediately to make preparations.But just when he thought that there was no one around, he saw a person crossing in front of the horse's head. He was so shocked that the horse stood up on the spot, and almost threw the young man over.

"It didn't hurt you, did it?"

After calming the startled horse a little, the young king hurriedly turned to ask.Unexpectedly, the other party was calm and calm, as if he was not frightened at all, instead he stood up and asked:
"The one right away, is Qi Ziyin, the lord of the Kingdom of Ye?"

Qi Ziyin didn't expect that ordinary people would recognize him wearing a mask before the enthronement ceremony, and hurriedly cupped his hands, and politely replied, "I'm your majesty, I don't know who you are?"

However, the person on the opposite side didn't return the salute, let alone step aside, instead, he drew a long knife with a cold light from his back, and directly charged forward:
"Yes, that's fine. My three brothers collect money from people, and today I am here to take your head!"

"It's an assassin!"

The young king's heart trembled, and he immediately turned his horse's head to avoid it, but two figures flashed out behind him, blocking his way of retreat!

He only heard the sad cry of the horse under his crotch, and the horse was chopped off by those three people on the spot.Qi Ziyin only felt his body sink, and rolled on the spot, only then did he avoid the sharp knife that was slashing at the back of his neck.

This time he left the palace, he never thought that he would encounter such an accident, but he didn't even have a convenient self-defense weapon by his side.In desperation, the young man had no choice but to pick up a severed horse leg from the ground and lay it across his chest, barely blocking two more attacks, but his body was already covered in blood, and the horse's leg was too embarrassing to use. .

Right now Qi Ziyin is standing on the bank of the water, with no way to retreat.A gust of night wind blew, making his body covered in cold sweat even more chilly.The Huaqin Pond also had ripples in the wind, and there was a rushing sound, as if worrying about the situation of the young man.

The young king did not show any timidity on his face, but instead asked sharply:

"You dare to assassinate the king in front of the palace gate. Are you impatient? The long swords in your hands belong to the military system of the country Ye. Who is it that ordered you? Hurry up!"

"What a big tone! Before tomorrow, you will not be the king of Ye Kingdom! What's more, what's more, what qualifications do you have to ask the three of us with your bare hands?"

Another of the assassins on the opposite side attacked with a knife.Qi Ziyin didn't dodge any more, instead he went forward with his chest out!
There was a light "poof", and the tip of the knife easily pierced through the clothes on the young man's body, and a bright red color spread on his chest immediately.Unexpectedly, he didn't take it seriously, and wrapped his hands around the opponent's wrist holding the knife, slashed and twisted to snatch the knife away, and pierced the opponent's back with his backhand before the assassin recovered his senses!
This move is exactly one of the five imperial knives, empty palm unloading.The corpse fell heavily into the Huaqin Pool, causing countless splashes.The remaining two saw that each other was very skilled, and now that they had weapons, they didn't dare to attack again easily, so they had to open up their posture and confront the young king on the shore.

"What's so weird about you? You can take a stab!"

An assassin saw the clue and couldn't help showing fear.Qi Ziyin pressed the meteorite iron ring armor under the outer robe with his hands—just now the tip of the knife only pierced the skin through the gap of the ring armor, but failed to hurt the inside.He couldn't help but secretly grateful in his heart, the soft body armor his father gave him once again protected him from disaster:
"Give you two another chance, do you want to protect the behind-the-scenes instigation, or do you want to survive yourself!"

"The people in the quicksand camp, are they greedy for life and afraid of death!"

It never occurred to them that the two facing each other fought back, even though they knew they were not opponents, they still slashed at the young man's waist with their knives, and they had already made the determination to die together.

"Liusha Camp?! Now that Uncle Wang has passed away, who else can you follow?"

The word Liushaying immediately made the young king feel terrified.He never imagined that those entangled forces in the country of Ye would have such means to reconvene the assassin battalion that Qi Shouyu had set up before his death, intending to completely eradicate himself from the world.

And this also made Qi Ziyin more and more convinced that he could almost count the people around him who he could trust completely on his fingers.The more he compromised with those dignitaries in the court, the more reason he gave them to be unscrupulous.In desperation, the young man raised the weapon in his hand horizontally, and the blade swam along the long knife in an assassin's hand like a snake, cut off his thumb and index finger, and ordered him to disarm on the spot.

Up to this moment, he still wanted to save his life and ask the culprit behind the scenes, but he didn't take his life immediately.Unexpectedly, the opponent's cheeks puffed up slightly, and he bit off the base of his tongue immediately, spewing out a big mouthful of blood, and died on the spot!
Seeing this, the last assassin immediately wanted to run.Just at that time, he suddenly heard the sound of a sharp arrow piercing the sky in the night, the man was actually pierced by an arrow, and was directly nailed to death on a weeping willow on the bank!
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