Chapter 54 Section IX

Time: At the beginning of Haishi, the second quarter (according to today's time, it should be 9:30 p.m.). Location: Zichen Hall. Tang Situi held the East China Sea Night Pearl carefully. Under the light of the Night Pearl, his face was extremely flushed with excitement. He looked so carefully that he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and wiped the wetness caused by human hands. Stains remaining on the surface of the luminous pearl by stroking.He coughed violently, a dull, hollow sound coming from his lungs.At this moment, he looked like a very poor old man, living out the last days of his life.However, people get more mischievous as they get older.Suddenly, Tang Situi wrapped the Ye Mingzhu completely with the handkerchief in his hand, and immediately, the strong light emitted by the Ye Ming Pearl disappeared from the empty Zichen Palace, like a sudden stop of a strong wind, like a sudden stop of a rainstorm.The room was once again plunged into darkness.However, everyone knows that the darkness this time is completely different from the darkness of the last time. The darkness this time is full of danger and violence.Darkness itself is a match lit to detonate ominousness, and it is a hotbed of danger and violence.

With the sudden darkness, a violent roar sounded: "Take them all." The roar was old and hoarse, but it carried the certainty of victory. This roar came from the current prime minister Tang Situi.In the Zichen Palace where the core of the empire is located, he replaced the emperor and issued orders with a high-spirited air.When the roaring sounded again, one could hear the sound of the long sword being drawn out of its sheath, the sound of people flying rapidly, the sound of the skirts breaking through the air, the sound of gold and iron clattering, the sound of exclamation, and the sound of the long sword falling on the marble floor; There was also a faint sound of struggling.

Suddenly, all voices stopped, all actions came to an end, and everyone was waiting for the light to come again to reveal the sudden change that happened in the darkness just now. Tang Situi waited for a while, and he was also restless in the dark.For this action, he bet his reputation and the fate of his whole family.He knew very well what it would mean to him and even his family if the operation failed.For this operation, he has made the most meticulous preparations and the most careful planning. He must not fail. Moreover, he cannot fail, because everything is in his calculations.Therefore, when he lifted the handkerchief and let the luminous pearl shine again, his mood was similar to that of a victorious marshal walking on the battlefield and reviewing the glorious battle results.

There are Xiaozong, King Qing, King Gong, Bao Wen, the third son, Yuan Xiyou and others in Zichen Hall.Prince Qing, Prince Gong, Bao Wen, and Yuan Xiyou were all nothing to worry about. It was Xiaozong and the third son that Tang Situ wanted to take down. Now Tang Situi saw Eunuch Gao's round, white, plump persimmon face with a sly smile on his face.Tommy smiled back at him.Xiaozong was strangled by Eunuch Gao, and a sharp dagger in Eunuch Gao's hand was clinging to his neck.Xiaozong's eyes were tightly closed, and his expression already meant resignation to fate, which made Tang Situi very satisfied. Now that the world has been firmly controlled by him, he is already in an invincible position.He went to see the third young master again, and the good mood just now was inevitably cast a little shadow.The third young master stood up straight, his expression still proud and calm, but the clothes on his chest had been pierced with a big hole by the sword, and the blood gushing out from the wound was all blue.The blood had been stopped in time and no longer gushed out.

Mr. Jin curled up on the ground, his long sword fell by his hand, and he was powerless to pick it up.He looked unscathed, but he had already suffered serious internal injuries. Tang Si Tui clapped his hands, and 200 archers rushed in from outside the Zichen Hall, and quickly formed a formation at the four corners of the hall, forming an encirclement from afar.The arrow is on the string, although the bow is not drawn, but each arrow is like the eyes of a poisonous snake, staring at the person numb but dare not move a little. Tang Si Tui laughed triumphantly, and said: "The country of the Great Song Dynasty will change its surname to Tang. The emperor is in my hands, and a hundred archers have blocked all your ways. If you don't hurry up and surrender, when will it be?"

The third young master ignored Tang Situi's words, but glanced at the blood on his chest, couldn't help smiling, and said to Mr. Jin, "I never thought I would bleed." Mr. Jin vomited blood and said, "Everyone bleeds. Look, I'm bleeding too." "It was your sword that made me bleed." Mr. Jin proudly said: "Not bad." "It seems that I have always underestimated your sword skills." "You didn't underestimate. For any other person in the world, my sword is enough to kill him." "It's a pity that you didn't kill me, I'm still standing here alive."

"I have tried my best with that sword. If I can't kill you, I have no complaints." "In order to avoid your sword, I have tried my best." Mr. Jin smiled gratifiedly, but when he smiled, the wound on his body was affected, and the smile quickly turned into pain. The third son said: "You have no power to fight back now, taking your life is easy for me." "You won't let me die." "why?" "Because of Miss Ning." The third young master thumped in his heart, and asked subconsciously, "Which Miss Ning?" "There is only one third son in the world, and there is only one Miss Ning in the world. You know I'm talking about Ning Xin'er, Miss Ning."

"Is she in your hands?" "good." The third young master said: "Very well, one life for another, if you let her go, I will let you go too." "Thanks to the three sons, how can this old man be compared with the beautiful girl Ning? Hundreds of mediocre people like this old man die every day in the whole world. It is not worth pity at all." "The matter has come to this, why does Mr. Jin have to hide his identity so hard?" "This old man is an unknown person in the rivers and lakes, so what identity is worth hiding?" The third son's face straightened, and he said: "There is an old man, you must have not seen him for more than twenty years." The third son clapped his hands, and an old man walked in quietly through the side door of Zichen Hall.

The old man came to Mr. Jin and looked at him lovingly.Jin Laosheng's throat sweetened, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Senior brother, why is it you?" The old man was also extremely excited, and said in a trembling voice: "Senior brother, have you been good for more than twenty years?" "I'm fine. Brother, why are you here?" The third son said: "Mr. Gongsun Du'er is a fourth-rank military officer of this dynasty and a bodyguard with a sword in front of the imperial court. If he is not here, where should he be? The old man Piaofeng, a famous martial arts legend in the past, was known as a skillful participant. He died in the flesh decades ago. Feisheng, and his two disciples are also famous all over the world. For a while, his brother Gongsun Du'e used a dragon flying knife, and his junior brother Song Hua hijacked a Fengwu sword. Years ago, brothers and sisters went hand in hand to enter the rivers and lakes, traveled all over the country, and rarely met opponents. It is good luck that you brothers and sisters gather here today."

Gongsun Du'er said: "Brother, in the past, you and I were brothers and sisters. I don't want to be the master and the enemy of each other today. I am the Song Dynasty, and you are the Jin Dynasty. I don't know how the master should feel when he sees this scene in the spirit of heaven?" Wanyan Huajie closed his eyes and remained silent. Gongsun Du'er said: "If you are not of my race, your heart must be different. I don't believe this sentence. Junior brother, you are the youngest son of the golden general Wanyan Zongbi. In the fourth year of Jianyan, Wanyan Zongbi led an army for our court The general Han Shizhong was defeated by Huang Tiandang, and you were abandoned by the fleeing army when you were still a baby. Fortunately, the old master Piaofeng passed through the place and adopted you. Seeing that you have extraordinary talents, he selflessly poured out his peerless martial arts From childhood to adulthood, what you drink is the water of my Song Dynasty, and what you eat is my food from the Song Dynasty. Master ordered you to take Song as your surname, so that you will not forget the kindness of Song Dynasty. After the master is gone, you and I will join hands How carefree and joyous life is in wandering the rivers and lakes. I don’t want to happen by chance, you know your origin, you leave without saying goodbye, go to the Kingdom of Jin, and change your surname from Song to Wanyan. With your martial arts Wisdom and royal blood have made you prosperous and rich in the Kingdom of Jin. However, how many people in the Song Dynasty have been stained with blood on your hands."

Wanyan Huajie said: "If I am a citizen of the Song Dynasty with peace of mind, how can I face the underground ancestors after a hundred years? My blood is the blood of the people of the Jin Kingdom, and my breath is only in the north. Only in the vastness and ice and snow can I be free and comfortable. I must go back to my homeland. This is my destiny. I was born as a man of Jin. If I were a Song person who grew up in the country of Jin, I would make the same decision. Go back to your own country and be with your own people. Brother, you have to admit that none of us is wrong, this is the arrangement of fate, it is not up to us." Gongsun Du'e let out a long sigh. The brothers who hadn't seen each other for more than 20 years met again but were already enemies, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.The two brothers and sisters stared at each other for a long time, exchanging complex and unfamiliar eyes, it seemed that their staring at each other might last forever. The third son had no choice but to interrupt them, although he felt painfully that such behavior was seriously inconsistent with his identity.The third son said: "Wan Yan Hua Jie, where is Miss Ning now?" Wanyan Huajie said: "Go and ask Tang Siti about Miss Ning's whereabouts." The third young master said to Tang Situi: "Prime Minister Tang, why is Miss Ning in your hands?" Tang Si retreated: "Miss Ning went to the prime minister's mansion to accompany my daughter-in-law Nangong Xiaolian to talk. It can be said that she was sent to the door automatically as a hostage for the old man. It took no effort at all." "Where is Xin'er now?" Tang Si retreated: "Why should I tell you? What good will it do me to tell you?" The third son said: "Tell me, you may not get benefits, but if you don't tell me, you will definitely get a lot of disadvantages." Tang Si retreated: "What? Are you going to kill me?" The third son said: "I won't kill you, I will kill Yan Huajie." Tang Si retreated his hands and said: "If you want to kill Yan Huajie, please go ahead and do it, I can't ask for it." The third son said: "Aren't you afraid of offending your master of the Kingdom of Jin? If I tell the Kingdom of Jin that Wanyan Huajie died because of you, how the Kingdom of Jin will react to you, I think you can imagine of." Tang Situi said: "Today, the world is under my control, and the forbidden army in the capital is also under my control. About half of the officials in the government and the opposition are my disciples, and the generals in the four major war zones are also my confidantes. This is my Tang Situi's world. Even if I killed Wanyan Huajie with my own hands, the people of the Kingdom of Jin can only turn a blind eye. The emperor of the Kingdom of Jin is not stupid, and will not do it for a distant relative with a strange background. Die and go to war with the Central Plains again." Wanyan Huajie said angrily: "I have known for a long time that the Han people are insidious and cunning, so I can't believe it." The third son was furious, and said, "Don't forget that you were once a Han. You were raised by the Han with milk and food. Did they ask you for money? And what did you give them in return? Even the beast knows Repay your kindness, in my opinion, you, a golden man, are not even as good as an animal." The third young master was extremely angry, and when he reached out his hand, the long sword that fell on the ground was already in his hand, his eyes were shining, and the long sword slowly and calmly pointed at Wanyan. Hua Jie's throat pierced. Wanyan Huajie was rendered speechless by the training of the third young master, but in his heart he felt that he had done nothing wrong.His eyes, staring at the tip of the sword that was getting closer and closer to him, knew that today was doomed, but there was no surrender or fear in his eyes.He used to kill countless people with this Fengwu sword, and he couldn't even remember the faces of those dead. He would never have thought that one day he would die under his own sword. Suddenly, a rough and old hand was as fast as lightning, and grasped the blade of Feng Wujian.How sharp was the Fengwu sword, and it was held in the hands of the third son. A lot of blood spewed out of the old palm, but after all, it prevented the Fengwu sword from continuing to stab. The third young master looked coldly at Gongsun Du'e who was grasping the Fengwu sword with his bare hands, and said, "Whose hand is grasping the sword?" "It's the old man's hand." "No one can save anyone I want to kill." Gongsun Du'er stubbornly grasped the sword even tighter, blood still flowed out from the palm of his hand, slid down the edge of the sword, condensed on the tip of the sword, and then dripped onto Wanyan Huajie's face.Gongsun Du'e didn't speak, but with tears in his eyes, he looked at the third young master pleadingly. The third young master said coldly: "Gongsun Du'e, let go." The third young master's voice was not loud, but there was an overwhelming majesty that made people dare not not to follow his words. Gongsun Du'e was also shocked when he heard the words. With his official position in the court and his prestige in the world, he didn't dare to refute the words of the third young master.If the previous San Gongzi was an elegant god, the current San Gongzi is an angry demon.Gongsun Du'e's knees went limp, and he fell to his knees with a thump, his hands still clenched on the edge of the sword, refusing to let go.Gongsun Du'e said: "This old man has been in the same family as his brother for more than thirty years, and they love each other as brothers. I really can't bear to see him die in front of this old man. I beg you to show me your hand and spare him a life. This old man has decided to retire from the world and return to his teacher's time." The Zhongnan Mountain where I live, the old man wants to bring his junior and younger brother with him, so that he will not be able to retreat from now on, and will not ask about the affairs of the world." As he spoke, Gongsun Du'e couldn't help but burst into tears, and his appearance made the viewers feel very sad. The third young master said: "Wanyan Huajie, open your eyes of a pariah, look at a sinister, cunning, capricious Han, disregarding his own dignity and status, kneeling in front of me in front of everyone, in order to protect his safety You begged for the life of a dog." Wanyan Huajie sternly said: "Senior brother, don't plead for me. The general who was defeated won't speak bravely again, third son, just blame me for not being good at learning and not taking your life with one sword. You can kill me, but you Never expect me to humbly beg you for mercy. I recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors, and I am an enemy of the Song Dynasty. I have a clear conscience. Brother, I will take a step first and go to serve Master and his old man." After finishing speaking, he used his whole body With only the strength left, he grasped the body of Fengwu Sword with both hands, and thrust his head upwards violently. Seeing that Feng Wujian was about to easily penetrate Wanyan Huajie's throat, the third young master shook his wrist lightly. In an instant, Feng Wujian was shattered into several fragments, and Wanyan Huajie could not die.The third young master said: "Wanyan Huajie, you have cut off my heart by taking one of my palms, you are like a useless person, what good is it if I kill you." Wanyan Huajie lay on the ground, unable to move at all.Gongsun Du'e looked at Wanyan Huajie's distorted and ferocious face with pity, but he remembered that naughty boy who always liked to follow behind him back then.Gongsun Du'e looked at the emperor who was being held hostage by Eunuch Gao beside the dragon chair, and said, "Your Majesty, this old man wants to take his younger brother to hide in Zhongnan Mountain, and I hope for your majesty's permission." The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "Staying here will not help the matter, so go." Gongsun Du'er knelt down to thank the emperor, picked up Wanyan Huajie, and walked out the door.Who can bear to stop such an old man whose body is like a dead tree and whose heart is ashes. However, the third young master didn't know what to do, so he stood straight in front of Gongsun Du'e and said, "Mr. Gongsun, I can't go." Gongsun Du'e raised his eyes to look at the third young master, then lowered his eyelids, and said in a low voice: "Young master wants to block the old man's way?" The third young master smiled wryly, "I'm afraid it is." Gongsun Du'er silently put Wanyan Huajie back on the ground, his movements were slow and gentle, as if he was afraid of hurting him, when Gongsun Du'er stood up again, he and Fang Cai were already two people, his eyes were shining, and he pressed the handle of the knife , his shoulders trembled slightly.Murderous aura radiated from his old body, slowly rippling away, Gongsun Du'e said in a deep voice: "Third Young Master, I respect your miraculous achievements for the country, but with the permission of the Holy Master, I took my junior brother back to Zhongnan Mountain to save you." In the dying years, if the young master wants to stop you, he will resist the order and refuse to obey. Although the young master's swordsmanship is unsurpassed in the world, the old man's Longfei Dao will not allow you to mess around." The third young master purposely opened his eyes a lot wider to emphasize his inner astonishment, he looked Gongsun Du'er up and down, but didn't say a word.Gongsun Du'e was irritated by the cold and disdainful eyes of the third young master, and said: "Young master, if you don't move away, no wonder the old man is ruthless." He pressed the handle on the scabbard with his left hand, and half of the Longfei knife popped out, shining brightly cold light. The third young master shook his head and said: "No matter how young you are twenty years old, or whether you are twenty years older, you are far from my opponent, why bother to say so many cruel words, and in the end make yourself unable to step down." Before the third young master finished speaking, Gongsun Du'e roared loudly, raised the flying dragon knife over the top, and slashed out like lightning, slashing the third young master's neck obliquely.As soon as the knife was struck out, there was only the sound of scratching, but the shape of the knife could not be seen. It seemed that the knife had disappeared out of thin air. The third son didn't need to dodge the knife, he only moved two fingers.Coincidentally, the knife was cut right between his two fingers.The three young masters put two fingers together and locked Long Fei's knife firmly. With his hands, Gongsun Du'e felt an indescribable force coming from the palm of his hand. He couldn't bear it, so he let go of the handle of the knife. The knife has been taken away by the third son. The third son looked at the Longfei knife in his hand indifferently, and said: "Mr. Gongsun, it is important to have self-knowledge, not to mention you, an old man with rich experience. How can you resist the third son of Cao who stands tall on the mountain? I I advise you to stay first and listen to a few words from me." Gongsun Du'e was at a loss, he had experienced more than 300 battles in his life, and he had never lost such a clean and neat battle. Within one move, the third son took away his weapon, just like a dream.He knew that no amount of courage or anger could make up for this huge gap.His face was ashen, and his heart was cold and hopeless.He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, calmed his mind, and said: "My lord, please speak." The third son handed the Longfei Knife to Gongsun Du'e, and said, "Mr. Gongsun, put the knife away first."The third young master's fingers were less than a hair away from the sharp blade, as if he could easily chop it off.But he didn't dare to attack again, the confidence he had accumulated over decades of wandering around the rivers and lakes was destroyed in an instant. The third son said: "Mr. Gongsun, since Wanyan Huajie went to Song Huijin twenty years ago, is this the first time you and him have met today?" Gongsun Du'er said, "Is there still a fake?" The third son said: "Have you never passed the letter?" Gongsun Du'e said, "No." The third young master said with a perceptive smile, "Mr. Gongsun, what are you going to do to tell the truth?" Gongsun Du'e said unhappily: "What I said is the truth." The third son said: "If you refuse to tell the truth, then I will speak for you. You have always been in touch with Wanyan Huajie. For him, you will not hesitate to become a sinner through the ages, assassinate Jin envoy Wulin Datianxi, and destroy the relationship between Song and Jin. Sudden tension, border wars may break out at any time. Because of your momentary confusion, how many soldiers will shed blood on the battlefield? How many people will be displaced?" Gongsun Du'e said angrily: "Third son, you are less bloody and spitting, the old man has no grievances with Wulin Tianxi, why did you kill him?" The third son said: "You and Wulin Tianxi have no grievances, but Wanyan Huajie and Wulin Tianxi are irreconcilable enemies. If you kill the golden envoy, you will avenge your younger brother. The golden envoy Wulin Datian Xi Nai is the son-in-law of the current king of the Kingdom of Jin, and he married Princess Qianyi of the Kingdom of Jin as his wife. The princess of the Kingdom of Jin is astonishingly beautiful, and has countless admirers. Wanyan Huajie is one of them. It is also a common thing, Wanyan Huajie, relying on his meritorious service repeatedly, proposes marriage to the benefactor, and the benefactor replied: As long as Princess Qianyi agrees, he will agree, but Princess Qianyi has long been interested in the young and handsome Wulin and Tianxi. Wanyan Huajie, who had passed the forty-year-old age, didn't like him very much. Wanyan Huajie was very proud of himself, and was ruthlessly rejected by Princess Qianyi, so he held a grudge. He always wanted to put Wulin Tianxi to death and take Princess Qianyi as his own Yes, it’s just that there is no right time. The golden envoy’s visit to our Song Dynasty this time is a godsend, so he wrote to you, asking you to kill the golden envoy for him, so that no one in the Jin country will kill the golden envoy Connect with Wanyan Huajie. Although you and Wanyan Huajie are like brothers and sisters with deep feelings, and you have always tried your best to satisfy his demands, you also know that killing the Jinshi is no joke. One At first you were still hesitating, until you witnessed the arrogance and arrogance of the Golden Envoy in the Zichen Palace, and then you started to kill him. You know everything about food and living, and although your Longfei Knife is like a child's play in front of the third son, it is very easy to kill a mere golden envoy. Jin made him a murderer, but after several months, he found nothing. Why? Because there is one place that the Criminal Ministry will never dare to search, and that is the palace where the emperor is. You serve the emperor and live in the palace every day. How can the criminal department find you? ?” "When Jin envoy Wu Linda Tianxi was killed, there was a lot of noise and a big battle was imminent. This was the best time for you to stand up and tell the truth, but at this time Wanyan Huajie came here under the pseudonym Mr. Jin In the capital, your brothers and sisters met in secret. Wanyan Huajie begged you to keep the secret. Once you tell the truth, after Wanyan Huajie returns to the country, you will be executed by the gold master. Therefore, in order to save the life of your junior brother , you do not hesitate to disregard the safety of the Great Song Dynasty. But you never thought that Wanyan Huajie had other plans without telling you, colluded with Prime Minister Tang, and wanted to dethrone the emperor and establish a new dynasty. If you had killed Wanyan Huajie earlier Report your true identity to the emperor, Prime Minister Tang's conspiracy may have been exposed long ago, but you chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb again. The Great Song Dynasty was never captured by foreign cavalry, but was almost captured by internal thieves first. Although you don't want to betray the country, but The country is about to perish because of you. You have almost made yourself a sinner through the ages because of your two inadvertent one-thoughts." The third young master was talking eloquently, but no one interrupted him.Tang Situi believed that he had already controlled the overall situation, so he was happy to wait and see what happened. Besides, he didn't know many details of what the third young master said before, so not only did he not stop him, but he listened with great interest. Gongsun Du'e wiped off his cold sweat, and said, "Although what you say is hype, is there any evidence?" The third son said: "If you admit that you are guilty in your heart, what is the use of evidence? If you believe that you have a clear conscience, what is the use of evidence?" Gongsun Du'er lowered his head, looking sadly at Wanyan Huajie.Wanyan Huajie who fell asleep was still pale.Gongsun Du'e's complexion changed again and again, and he was full of thoughts, but he couldn't agree on what to do. The third son said again: "Mr. Gongsun, do you think that Wanyan Huajie will live forever? Do you think you will live forever? Whether the next few decades of the Song Dynasty will be a series of military disasters or peace and prosperity, it is up to you. Gongsun Du Ugh, where are you going?" Gongsun Du'e looked around, his eyes flicked over every face, but he didn't stay there.In the end, he looked up to the third son.His lips trembled a few times, and suddenly he knelt down in front of the third young master, knocked his head on the ground, and said in a painful voice: "This old man is guilty, this old man is guilty, the golden envoy was indeed killed by this old man, and this old man is willing to pay with his life." The third son helped Gongsun Du'e up, and said: "It's just that Mr. Gongsun and Wan Yanhua robbed and went to the Kingdom of Jin to explain the matter to the Lord Jin. Even if the Kingdom of Jin wants to invade the south again, it will be an unknown teacher. Right now, we are not prepared for the war in the Song Dynasty." Qi, fighting with the Kingdom of Jin will only result in a loss for both sides. The Heavenly Song Dynasty has been peaceful for ten years, practice martial arts diligently, and accumulate food and grass. When the army is strong and the country is strong, then the king will be rejuvenated. The territory of the past. Mr. Gongsun sacrificed his life in exchange for ten years of peace in the Great Song Dynasty. The awe-inspiring righteousness is worthy of praise and tears. The name of Gongsun Duer will surely shine in the annals of history in the future." Gongsun Du'e said: "I would like to obey the son's instructions. Although Gongsun Du'e can die in a foreign land, he must not die at the hands of a foreign race. Once the old man will kill the gold envoy and inform the gold master of the reason, he will kill himself with a knife. not humiliated." The third son said: "Mr. Gongsun, don't worry, your body will be returned to Song Dynasty and buried in Zhongnan Mountain." Gongsun Du'e paid homage again: "Thank you, my lord."