Yanyuntai·One

Chapter 15 The Assassination of Mu Zong
Because of the northward invasion of the Song Dynasty, Mu Zong had no choice but to end the Spring Nabo in a hurry and ordered to return to Shangjing.As soon as the king gave his will, he ordered the law to follow. In only three days, the large army was already on the road.On the prairie, there was a long queue to go back to Beijing. Yanyan sat in the carriage, depressed.She has been like this since three days ago, it seems that the naughty girl who loves to laugh and make trouble suddenly becomes a quiet big girl.

Wu Guli, who always loved to fight with her, felt puzzled and pushed her: "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Yanyan said sullenly, "Nothing."

However, Hu Nian was not in the car, and was riding in front of her. She did not notice Yanyan's abnormal state.This time, she was in a hurry to return to the camp, and she wanted to help her father prepare for the return journey. It was impossible for such aristocrats with tribes, vassals, private soldiers, and slaves to just pack a bag for their return trip.Xiao Siwen studied the military newspaper and left all the affairs to her. She was so busy that she could only assign part of the affairs to the two younger sisters, so she had no time to pay attention to their concerns.

He was also busy with his work, and at the same time took time to meet Xiyin quietly. On the way back, when he returned to the carriage after riding a tired horse, he realized that Yanyan seemed to be a little different.Yanyan ignored Wu Guli, she just opened the curtain and looked outside the car.Wuguli naturally didn't know, a casual joke of his own made this younger sister, who had never had anything on his mind, start to have something on his mind.

Last year, when she overheard her clan brother Xiao Darin urging Hu Nian to consider a marriage partner, Yan Yan even naively advised Hu Nian: "Marry brother Derang, so that we can become a family with brother Derang."

But since when has this feeling changed?
Since she was a child, she liked to play with her brother De Rang, and then it became a habit without knowing it. At that time, she thought that such a relationship would last forever.But people will change, people will grow up, and the little girl will grow into a big girl. I don't know when, she gradually felt the changes in her body.

Hu Nian told her that this is when she grew up.

When you grow up, you will have a lot of inexplicable worries and inexplicable melancholy?She didn't know what this change meant, but she found that she liked to pester Han Derang more, and even made troubles more unreasonably in front of Han Derang. She hoped that all he saw was herself, and that he would treat him with the same devotion Own.In fact, in the past three days, whenever she dreamed of Hu Nian and Han Derang being together while sleeping, she would wake up with a start and feel very depressed.

She turned her head and suddenly asked Wu Guli: "Second Sister, do you have someone you like?"

Wu Guli's eyes lit up, he jumped on Yanyan's body and smiled, "Little girl, do you have someone you fancy? Who is it? Who is it?"

Yanyan said honestly: "It's brother Derang."

Wuguli immediately lost interest, let go of her and leaned back, rolled his eyes: "Oh. You have said it a hundred times, you like brother Derang, and you will marry brother Derang when you grow up. Big sister, If brother Derang is very good, you can marry him; second sister, if brother Derang is very good, you can marry him... Oh, Xiao Yanyan, I know that your brother Derang is the best, and all women in the world love him. To marry him, after so many years, can you speak the second name to speak to me?"

Yanyan was annoyed, and gave her a thump: "Second sister, I will talk to you seriously, if you want to make fun of me, I will never talk to you again."

Wu Guli sat upright, and caught her little fist with a smile: "Okay, okay, tell me, why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

Yanyan twitched for a while, and said, "I just want to ask, just tell me, tell me."

There was a pause in Wuguli, as if he suddenly thought of something, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his voice lowered: "Well, yes, if you have someone you like, you want to see him every day, what do you think? I can't get enough of him. When I leave him, I miss him, and when I sleep, I dream of him..."

"What if he's with another woman?"

Wuguli raised his eyebrows immediately: "He dares!"

Yanyan was taken aback, and asked timidly, "What will happen then?"

"There's her without me, there's me without her." Wu Guli said this, and looked at Yanyan suspiciously, "Looking at this, it seems that you really have a man you like? Don't prevaricate Han Derang, you have grown up since childhood , you are never shy when talking about him, if it were him, would you still be so strange?"

Yanyan shut her mouth and stopped talking.Wuguli threw herself on her body, tickled her, pinched her cheeks, threatened and lured her for a long time, but did not ask who it was.But he heard a commotion outside, and he couldn't help but lift the curtain and ask, "What's wrong?"

Hu Nian rode a horse, came over with a serious face and scolded: "Don't poke your head, stay in the carriage, take your bow, arrow and knife, be careful, there are assassins outside."

"Assassin?" The two little girls were taken aback and shouted, "What assassin? Where is the assassin?"

Hu Nian stuffed the two younger sisters back into the carriage, turned the horse back to the front, and saw a horse galloping past behind him, Hu Nian quickly stopped him: "De Rang, what happened?"

Han Derang's complexion was extremely bad, but he ignored Hu Nian, and just hurriedly nodded and passed by. Hu Nian was worried and chased after him.When Yanyan heard the word "De Rang" in the carriage, she couldn't bear it any longer, she also jumped out, mounted her horse and chased after her.The two sisters chased to the front, but were blocked by the Pi Shijun, but seeing the tense atmosphere and strict guards, only Han De was let in.

Hu Nian grabbed an officer and asked him, "What happened?"

The officer's face was also extremely ugly, he only saluted and said: "There is an assassin assassinating the Lord, King Mingyu was seriously injured."

Yanyan lost her voice: "King Mingji—" She knew how important King Mingji was to Han Derang.It can even be said that it is better than Han Derang's life.Now that the person Han Derang guarded with his life was seriously injured, what Han Derang—what would Han Derang think of him, how painful it must be in his heart!

Thinking of this, she turned her head and begged Hu Nian: "Eldest sister, go and get the token from your father, I want to go in and accompany Brother Derang!"

Hu Nian was so angry that she twisted her arm severely, and reprimanded: "Stop talking nonsense, the master was assassinated and the prince was seriously injured. You know how serious things are here, so please don't make any more trouble for me." Instead, he ordered the maid "Fuhui, escort her back for me, watch her, and don't allow her to cause trouble for me." He hurriedly went to Xiao Siwen to discuss countermeasures.

Xiao Siwen and Han Kuangsi were riding side by side, they were talking in a low voice at a place far away from Yujia.

"Prime Minister Siwen, what do you think of Prince Xian?"

"You gave me a big surprise."

When Han Kuangsi heard this, the corners of his mouth turned up: "It seems that you have a good impression of Prince Xian."

Xiao Siwen was silent for a long time, and said: "When the first emperor died in Xianggu Mountain, I told you that I wonder if you and I can wait for another Mingjun in our lifetime."

Han Kuangsi also sighed: "When I saved the prince Xian, I also wanted to do my last for the late emperor. I really didn't expect him to give us such a big surprise." He paused, "Maybe It’s because he is physically weak, so he thinks more than others.”

Xiao Siwen nodded: "Yes. Since the founding of Khitan, the three branches of the Hengtangfang have been fighting for the throne. The children of each branch have been born with the mission of taking the throne, but they don't know who to take it for and why. And snatching, how to deal with it after taking it. Those who have not won the throne only have that position in their eyes, and those who have won the throne must wholeheartedly prevent others from taking their position." When he said this, he paused for a long time, and then sighed again "After taking advantage of the chaos in Xianggu Mountain, the lord only knew how to drink and kill. The moment he ascended the throne, what he wanted in his life was over. I have been thinking about who can inherit his position after the lord ascends. Li Hu? Fu Sage? Xi Yin? Just no? Di Lie? No, these people, like the Lord, want the throne, but they never thought about what they would do for Daliao after winning the throne."

"But among so many people, Prince Xian is the only one who not only thought about taking the throne, but also thought about what to do after taking back the throne. I think you can make up your mind now, can you?"

Xiao Siwen sighed: "...Prince Xian's body is too weak, no one knows how long he can last. It is too difficult to persuade the officials to support such a lord."

Han Kuangsi stared at him, and said in a deep voice: "But, he is indeed the most suitable person at the moment, the person who can best inherit our ideal of reforming the Han system."

Xiao Siwen smiled wryly: "After returning to the capital, I have to pay a visit to the Da Yue Mansion..." Fang said here, suddenly his own soldiers came running from a distance, and shouted: "Prime Minister Si Wen, it's not good, the lord was assassinated. "

Xiao Siwen was startled, and hurriedly asked: "Is there something wrong with the Lord?"

The personal soldier hurriedly said: "My lord is fine, it's just that... the king of Mingyu blocked the knife for the lord in order to save the lord, and now he is seriously injured."

"What?" Han Kuangsi lost his voice, "What are you talking about, King Mingyu was injured, how could this be possible..." He didn't bother to ask, and before he finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and galloped away in the direction of Yujia.Xiao Siwen was also shocked by the news, came back to his senses, saw Han Kuangsi galloping away, suddenly shook his head and smiled.Han Kuangsi really cared about it, but he didn't want to understand the key point.

When Han Kuangsi arrived, he rushed into the carriage almost at the same time as Di Ligu. The carriage was very large, and there were many corpses of assassins and court ladies in the carriage, which was extremely messy.Sitting in the middle, Mu Zong hugged Yeluxian tightly with one hand, and pressed the top of his wound with the other to stop the bleeding.At this moment, his expression was extremely angry and disturbed, completely ignoring the persuasion of Feng Sage who was standing aside, he just yelled repeatedly: "Where is the imperial doctor? Where is Aunt Dili? Where is Han Kuangsi? Why hasn't Han Kuangsi come yet?" ?”

Han Kuangsi snatched in and was about to salute, when Mu Zong shouted impatiently: "Come and see Mingyu, what a fart salute you are."

Han Kuangsi rushed forward, took Yeluxian from Mu Zong, laid him flat on the ground, and then cut open the clothes next to his wound with Aunt Di Li, cleaned the wound and bandaged it with medicine.Ye Luxian's eyes were closed tightly, his face was pale, and blood gushed out of his chest, Han Kuangsi frowned, and fought with Di Ligu, several imperial doctors.

Mu Zong sat on the side, watching the pots of blood pouring out, his hands were still trembling, Fu Sage advised him: "My lord, this place is messy, you should go to the auxiliary car to rest first."

But Mu Zong shook his head, and said viciously: "I want to look at Mingyu, he was injured for me." man's anger.

Han Kuangsi bandaged Ye Luxian's wound completely before reporting to Mu Zong: "My lord, although King Ming's injury is serious, it's good that he didn't hurt a vital point. If it was a stronger person, it would be okay, but..."

Mu Zong waved his hand and said impatiently: "Just what? Han Kuangsi, what medicine do you want, just tell me!"

Han Kuangsi's eyes flashed, and he said: "I see that the king's pulse is weak and chaotic. Although the trauma can be cured, he is afraid that the body will not be exhausted. Therefore, I request that during the period of the king's recovery, only use the medicine of the minister, and do not use other medicines, otherwise... …I am afraid that the medicine will conflict with it, the injury will aggravate, and life may be hurt.”

Hearing this, Fu Sage's eyes flashed, but he didn't speak.

Mu Zong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly seemed to understand something. For a moment, various expressions intertwined, he beat his knee heavily, and said in a rough voice: "I will only give him to you. From today onwards, all the medicines , It’s all up to you.” After speaking, he stood up and walked out quickly.

Fu Sage glanced at Han Kuangsi and hurriedly followed him out.

Mu Zong got out of the carriage and walked quickly, all the guards knelt down one after another, Mu Zong didn't even look at the crowd, got into the auxiliary carriage, and ordered all the guards behind him to get out.

Ke Sage followed closely behind him, seeing Mu Zong's sudden attack, he understood a little bit in his heart, walked behind him, and whispered: "My lord, are you going to stop his medicine?"

Mu Zong suddenly erupted: "Damn Li Hu, hateful Chaga, hateful Lou..." He jumped on his feet, angrily counted all the people who had plotted against the royal family over the years, and scolded them for a full quarter of an hour. Now he slumps down on the couch, covers his face and sighs: "Ming, Ming is a good boy..."

Fu Sage patted him on the back. He knew that just now Yeluxian rushed up and stood in front of Mu Zong. The sword pierced through Yeluxian's chest, and blood spattered. This scene shocked Mu Zong, who was already extremely fragile and emotional. Stimulation, that's why I fell into this incoherent emotion.He has been by Mu Zong's side for so many years, so how can he not understand him, respectfully follow his words: "Yes, this child is usually taciturn, and he is not as good as he is in front of you, but he is really loyal to you."

Mu Zong unconsciously touched the pattern on the armrest. This throne is so terrifying. After sitting on it, people's blood turns cold, and all they see are enemies. He suddenly laughed: "Yes. After so many years I have always been worried about him. Since I ascended the throne, there have been so many people in the clan who have conspired against him, and he is the son of the former emperor, so he is most qualified to snatch this dragon chair. I thought that even if he had no intentions, he would be encouraged by those people .Although I am trapped in the oath that I must support him, but I have been..."

Seeing that he was excited, Fu Sage could only follow him: "Yes. In fact, it is true if you think about it. He has been raised by his elder brother since he was four years old. You and I treat him very well. He is a child who grew up in the deep palace. , If you don’t get close to us, who can you get close to.”

Mu Zong was silent for a long time: "... I regret listening to Xiao Gu's words and prescribing medicine for Ming Yu. Fu Sage, he has used the medicine for so many years, and he has already hurt his roots. Even if he stops taking the medicine, he will not live long. The throne is still yours , I just suddenly don't want to see him die in front of me, I... can't bear it anymore."

Fu Sage lowered his hand: "Yes."

Mu Zong waved his hand, Fu Sage withdrew, and several court ladies came in to serve Mu Zong, changing his blood-stained dragon robe, and holding a golden basin to wash his face.Mu Zong looked at half of his blood-stained face in the golden basin, reflected in the water, his face was distorted, which gave him an ominous premonition.He suddenly knocked over the golden basin, and the maids knelt down in fright, not daring to make a sound. At this time, Mu Zong's nerves were extremely fragile, and anyone who made the slightest sound that should not be made would immediately die.

Mu Zong picked up the wrung-out towel, wiped it casually, threw it aside, and shouted: "Bring the wine..."

The wine was brought up quickly, and he took the jug and drank it all in one gulp.The trembling hand finally stopped trembling.Alcohol is really a good thing...

When did it start?Perhaps, it started from the Xianggushan Incident that year.

Chage had already secretly contacted many tribal leaders. If not for this, even with his own soldiers, he would not be able to control the overall situation in one night.Those tribes were stuck in the periphery and did not participate in the conspiracy, but they stood by and watched to make it easier to detect and act.Cha Ge thought he was in control of everything, but he never thought that he was just a knife in the hands of Li Hu and Yelvjing.

Li Hu was the first to look for a cut. Li Hu was about to take the throne but fell short, so he was naturally not reconciled.He asked Yu Bu to find Chaga, trying to kill Sejong when Sejong was on the expedition.And he seized the opportunity in Shangjing to launch a coup and proclaim himself emperor, and called all the ministries back to the division.

But Li Hu didn't expect that he was not the only one who was not reconciled. Yelujing also took a fancy to the post of Chagao's old guard and Chagao's rebellious heart, and sent his younger brother Fu Sage to hand over Chagao to know about it.

Therefore, Chagao's unruly intentions were quickly leaked, which made Wu Zhi and Zhenhou successively admonish Sejong, forcing Chagao to act in advance.When Chagou was eager to jump over the wall and wanted to do something, but feared that he would not have enough power, he invited Yelujing here, pretending to support Yelvjing as emperor, but Yelvjing refused in public, and was able to clean himself up afterwards, and even vaguely hinted that Chagou could proclaim himself emperor. Chagao's ambition was blazing, and he acted brazenly regardless of Li Hu's presupposition.On the night of Xianggu Mountain, everything happened so quickly, out of Li Hu's premeditation, and out of the control of Chaga, and every step was on the rhythm Yelvjing wanted.

That night, he thought he had controlled people's hearts, controlled the changing situation, and controlled the outcome.However, the most bewildering moment in his life was also at this night.When he was planning, he thought that everything was under control, but when Chage really started killing people, he saw the horror of the blood flowing into the river, and he also saw the rebellious heart behind those people who seemed to surrender under the throne. .

Is it to retreat in fear, or to move forward madly?If one step is wrong, one sentence is wrong, then Sejong who just died is his lesson from the past.

He was so frightened that he dared not go out through a thin felt curtain.At this time, Fu Sage gave him a skin of strong wine to strengthen his courage.Before, he didn't drink much, and he was a little afraid of anything that was too strong.He can calculate everything in the dark, but he needs strong alcohol to get out of this tent.This wine catalyzed his courage. Perhaps only when the strong wine was still burning his blood, he dared to face the head that rolled down to his feet at that time.When the matter was finally settled, he looked at all the bowed heads in front of him, and he just wanted to laugh out loud and drink a big bag of wine.

Since then, he has been inseparable from alcohol, and only when the fiery liquid enters his throat will he relax, be excited, not fear, and not shrink back.Over the years, fear has followed him closely like a monster, only wine is the only rope he can hold on to, and killing is his knife against fear.Over the years, after killing people, he had to drink. As long as he drank, all fears disappeared.But today, no matter how much he drank, he was still afraid.

The fear of that night came again.He thought that he was far away from danger, but he didn't expect that today he almost died, and the knife was about to hit him.

Fortunately, Ming, fortunately, Ming blocked him.

His hands were trembling, the blood flowing from Ming's body was hot, flowing in his hands, and it became cold little by little, seeing Ming's breath was weak, he yelled uncontrollably, he couldn't let him die, he was the emperor, He is in control, and his will decides everything.

He couldn't—let those who were scheming and snickering in the dark get their way.

It was late at night, and everything on the grassland became clear and audible, the grass insects humming, small animals walked through the grass, and the horses in the stables were grazing—and some strange monsters were laughing, giggling, and very scary.

Mu Zong grabbed his leather bag and took another big gulp of wine, why did this night last so long.

(End of this chapter)