my demon

Chapter 63

When the Lich woke up again, it seemed to be on the Golden Throne Hall.

In fact, he still felt very sleepy, but he could always hear someone making passionate noises in his ears, as if he was in a vegetable market.

I don't know when it suddenly fell silent.

He heard a tired and calm voice:

"The empress dowager has gone west to hunt for Xijing. Since all the ministers wish to stay and guard the city, they will be my humerus. There is no need to argue."

The hall was quiet.

He heard the familiar voice continue to sound: "The cabinet is drafting an edict."

Ji Tongzhen's voice sounded: "The minister is here."

Xiao Yan said slowly: "The first decree: Prince Duan Xiao Ji died for the country, his loyalty will be shown through the ages, he will be respected as emperor, and the Ministry of Rites will propose a temple name and posthumous title."

Suddenly, a minister said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Prince Duan and the Beidi Lin bandit secretly colluded, and the matter behind him has not yet been settled, whether to..."

Xiao Yan said indifferently: "I have made up my mind."

The court fell silent again.

Xiao Yan said again: "The emperor's uncle assisted me to ascend to the top, assisted me to bow down, and settled the frontiers. His military exploits are brilliant, and his merits will last forever, so there is no need to discuss it."

Ji Tongzhen said: "The minister receives the order."

Xiao Yan said again: "The second decree: Order the clan's mansion to choose a son from a branch close to the clan's clan, and make him the crown prince. He will travel westward to Xijing with Princess Duanrou, accompanied by Ouyang's son-in-law, and Qin Huaigang, the commander of the forbidden army, will lead the guards One thousand escorts. If I go big, I will pass on the title of great treasure, and add the title of Princess Duanrou Huguo, the same as the prince, and add Ouyang Shuwen as Marquis of Zhongxin."

There was silence in the court hall, but Ji Tongzhen said calmly: "The minister leads the decree."

At this time, Duke An's voice suddenly sounded: "Your Majesty, Commander Qin is familiar with the guards of the capital. If he is ordered to leave at this moment, the guards of the capital may be weak."

Xiao Yan said: "I wish the two generals Rufeng and Gan Rulin are here, and the city will be safe. Don't worry about Duke An."

Anguo said: "The emperor is wise."

Xiao Yan said again: "The third decree: reject the peace talks, expel Beidi's envoys from Beijing, Dayan and Beidi will not stand together, and fight to the death."

The court was still extremely silent, and no one stood up to object this time.

Xiao Yan slowly said again: "The important matter is over, I have long put life and death on the line, and I am willing to guard the capital together with you—dismiss the court."

Ji Tongzhen suddenly came out and said: "The filth of the country is the master of the country; the ominousness of the country is the king of the world. The ministers will die for my emperor!"

All the ministers knelt down: "The minister is willing to die!"

Xiao Yan looked at the void from a distance, and did not look at the ministers who knelt down to him and wept bitterly, as if these tragic and impassioned emotions had nothing to do with him: "Retire."

He Chang'an yelled: "Back—towards—"

The civil and military ministers retreated one after another according to their shifts, whispering all the way, but seeing General Zhu Rufeng striding forward, his armor solemnly walking with his sword, and Qin Tianjian Zheng Fan Zuosi at his side, they all became a little worried.

You must know that Qin Tianjian's status is supernatural, and Zhu Rufeng, the imperial guard who followed Lord Saber Mian, is now in an extraordinary period. Seeing these two people is always worrying, whether something unknown happened again.

Fan Zuosi stepped into the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince of Beidi, Xianyu Yuan, is begging to see the Emperor."

Xiao Yan said: "No see, the peace talks will not continue, please return Prince Xianyu."

Fan Zuosi said: "Xianyu Yuandao seeks to see him as an old friend, not as the great prince of Beidi."

Xiao Yan said wearily: "The old friend is gone, what's the benefit of seeing it."

Fan Zuosi and Zhu Rufeng bowed their hands and were about to retreat, but Xiao Yan suddenly said: "Forget it, please go to Dongnuange, I will see him, and ask if he knows if Mr. can come back."

He got up and went to the East Nuan Pavilion. Not long after, Xian Yu Yuan came in under the guidance of the servant and bowed his hands: "Xian Yu Yuan has seen Your Majesty."

Xiao Yan raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at him: "It's been a long time since I've seen the national teacher, but the wind spirit remains the same."

Xian Yu Yuan let out a long sigh: "Your Majesty has misunderstood Xian Yu Yuan."

Xiao Yan said indifferently: "I have no misunderstanding about Beidi's wolf ambition."

Xian Yuyuan smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, I am the eldest son of Queen Beidi alone. I have been fond of studying Buddhism since I was a child. I visited the Star Palace and saw secret files. Since my ancestors, the Star Official of Beidi has been ordered by the king to send people to destroy the dragon veins of Deling. I When I knew it, it had lasted for more than 40 years. I was horrified. This is the fate of a country and a dynasty. If you destroy it without authorization, you will suffer the loss of life and will be backlashed by the heavens. This is the benefit of this generation. Will be backlashed. Lonely persuading the father to change his mind failed, so he became a monk and devoted himself to Buddhism, seeking a way to save the world."

"In these years, I have traveled all over the world, constantly doing hard work, accumulating blessings and doing good deeds. I have not only searched for a solution to Buddhism, Taoism, witchcraft, and Gudu one by one. At the same time, I also joined the imperial court to find a way to resolve the soaring resentment."

A sarcastic smile appeared on Xiao Yan's face.

"But there was no way until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month three years ago, when a saint sacrificed himself to the heavens to purify evil spirits. As a solitary cultivator, he glimpsed the way of heaven, but as a member of the same family, he was also bitten by the way of heaven."

"Buddhism and Taoism can no longer save Xianyu's clan and Beidi. Gu Dangye became enlightened, and he returned to the secular life and returned to Beidi's royal family. He also tried his best to win this opportunity for peace talks."

Xiao Yan said indifferently: "Dayan's [-] soldiers were burned to death, and the auxiliary emperor's uncle died for the country, which is rarer than the prince. You don't think there is room for peace talks with Dayan, do you?"

A gleam of compassion flashed across Xian Yuyuan's face: "Prince Duan was destined to have a love calamity, and this is what he deserved. Dayan's soldiers were burned, and Gu couldn't stop him. The leader was Gu's second younger brother, and his biological mother was from Baidi." , with Bai Di's support behind him, he has always been at odds with Gu Yi. But his actions will only make Xianyu's clan bear endless sins from now on, and there is no way to recover. Therefore, Gu is struggling hard for a chance to turn around."

Xiao Yan's face was indifferent: "Prince Xianyu, I also died young. I am afraid that the one you wanted to cooperate with was the Queen Mother from the beginning? It is a pity that although I have the appearance of dying early, there are some people who do not believe in fate and change their fate for me." He also said that I will be the strongest and best king in this world.

Xian Yuyuan was a little ashamed: "The person who changed his life for the emperor and purified the pit of bones is the savior of the world. I am ashamed, but the sage has given up his life. The emperor is alone and helpless now. Cooperating with me is the one who resolves the catastrophe of the world today." The best choice. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Xiao Yan stared at the former national teacher, when he was still young, he saw the national teacher's benevolence and benevolence, and he was extremely patient with himself even if he was a puppet, so he only had a heart of admiration, and even thought that the national teacher was a good person.

It's a pity that he met a better person later, looking back at this so-called "National Teacher" who sacrificed his life to save the world, he turned out to be just a hypocrite who knew the secrets and tried to cover up his crimes.

He said slowly: "Prince Xianyu, your position in the clan seems to be unstable. Could it be that at this time, you still hope that Dayan can support you?"

Xian Yuyuan sighed and said: "That's right, I hope that the emperor can let go of his prejudices, look to the future, and accept the current peace talks for now. I have a sister from the same mother, Xian Yuluan, who is beautiful and talented, and I can send them here for marriage. The two countries will marry each other. After I inherit the throne, I will definitely return the twelve ceded states and suspend the peace alliance. The emperor can discuss it carefully with the cabinet, and there is no rush to reply..."

Xiao Yan said: "No need, I'll answer you now, I and Beidi are inseparable."

Xian Yuyuan stared at Xiao Yan, and said with a wry smile: "At the beginning when I was in the palace confinement, I saw the emperor, although he was young, he looked like a phoenix and a dragon, and his luck became stronger every year. Now it seems that the emperor is really rare in the world. Lord of England. Now the three Beidi clans, the Baidi, Changdi, and Chidi tribes have 20 troops marching southward. Although they are determined to turn around, they are powerless. Only the emperor agrees to marriage and marriage, and signs peace talks. This is the last way out, Your Majesty If you can bend and stretch, you will be an outstanding person, and you should bear the humiliation and bear the burden until the future."

Xiao Yan smiled slightly: "Prince Xianyu, don't you just covet the real dragon luck in me, so you want to marry your younger sister and give birth to a prince in the future, and borrow my dragon spirit to steal our country's luck. You and Ling Zu are right It’s the same, they all covet my Great Yan’s beautiful rivers and mountains, the prosperity of the country, if they can’t get it, they will destroy it, and if they can’t destroy it, they will find ways to rob or steal it. I will never sign this alliance under the city, please go back.”

Xian Yuyuan sighed a long time: "The emperor misunderstood me a lot."

Xiao Yan picked up the tea cup: "Next time we meet, you and I will be enemies of life and death."

Xian Yu Yuan cupped her hands slightly, but she didn't continue to persuade, she just said: "Your Majesty, take care."

Xiao Yan didn't raise his eyebrows: "See you on the battlefield."

I wish Rufeng sent Xianyu Yuan out.

But Fan Zuosi asked Xiao Yan: "Didn't Your Majesty want to ask Mr. Wu, Xian Yuyuan, whether it is possible to come back?" Why don't you ask again?

Xiao Yan said lightly: "He doesn't understand, so don't ask." Up to this time, he didn't feel ashamed or repentant at all, and he was still seeking for the luck of the dragon. So much effort is just a defrauding of the power of faith. How can such a hypocrite penetrate the laws of the world?

Fan Zuosi had no choice but to say: "The emperor summoned his ministers today, why?"

Xiao Yan stretched out his hand, slowly touched the soul box on his chest, then closed his eyes, took it off, and held it in his hand: "This is an artifact for protecting the country, take it with you, protect it carefully, go to the princess' mansion, and meet the son-in-law , Escort the crown prince to Xijing, if the future is as good as I am, the crown prince succeeds to the throne, and is the prime minister of a benevolent monarch, you will entrust this thing to him and order him to wear it day and night. If the crown prince does not work and Dayan is destroyed, your Fan family will wait to find My lord, when the next true dragon emperor appears, you will hand over this thing to him."

"Tell him that this is an artifact for protecting the country, and if he wears it day and night, he can protect the country and bless the king, making my Central Plains safe and peaceful, and the world peaceful."

Fan Zuosi knelt down and burst into tears: "Your Majesty! I dare not be the important weapon of the country!"

Xiao Yan slowly said: "Fan Qing is a good man, and he is a century-old family. I believe that you will be able to pass this thing on to the emperor who really has the real dragon luck."

He thought for a while and then smiled slightly: "Recalling the first time I saw you, I said that you can distinguish the emperor, which is really a prophecy. Now I have to rely on Mr. Fan to find the next Mingjun."

Fan Zuosi knelt down, pressed his forehead against the cold floor tiles, choked with sobs and said, "Minister...get the decree."

Xiao Yan rubbed the soul box in his hand for a while, and then reluctantly, took a handkerchief from his sleeve, wrapped it up, and handed it to Fan Zuosi.

Fan Zuosi held it in both hands, and after dancing and praying with tears in his eyes, he slowly exited the East Nuan Pavilion.

The East Nuan Pavilion fell silent for an instant.

Seeing that Xiao Yan had been silent, He Chang'an didn't dare to step forward to disturb him, but quietly waved his hands and ordered the servants in the palace who were serving them to slowly withdraw, and they all retreated to the eaves in front of the hall to stand with their hands down.

This emperor, for so many years, once he had nothing to do with the court, he got used to being alone. He never left anyone by his side, and the servants always waited outside the palace.

Xiao Yan sat silently, watching the room gradually darken, the soul box that has been worn since he was 12 years old was taken out, and his heart seemed to be gouged out, empty.

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Note:

"The sage said: The filth of the country is called the master of the country; the ominousness of the country is the king of the world." by Laozi "Tao Te Ching Chapter 78"