Chapter 362 Uncle and Nephew

On the Xia family's side, there was endless fighting tonight. The news naturally spread throughout the entire divine capital in an instant. There were only two places that got the news first, the Xie family and the Wei family.

These two behemoths have too many eyes in Shendu, and there are few things that happen in Shendu that they do not know.

It's just that the reactions of the two sides who knew this matter were completely different. As soon as the news was received by the Xie family, it reached the ears of the ancestor of the Xie family, but the ancestor did not express anything about it, leaving the former After the tribesmen who came to report the news left, they looked at the old man who had been sitting outside Xie's ancestral hall all year round.

The old man has a peculiar habit. As long as he stays here with Xie for a day, he will definitely sit on that chair. Although it is snowing heavily, it is still the same. At this moment, his body is covered with snow and he can no longer see his face clearly. He just feels that Xie The ancestor looked at him, and then he slowly opened his eyes, and his somewhat turbid eyes passed through the wind and snow and fell on the face of Xie's ancestor.

"Ning Ping's martial arts cultivation level is actually not low. Among the warriors in the court, he should be the strongest existence except His Majesty. Now that he has taken action, the monks hiding in Xia Clan are basically the same. If we can’t run anymore, the Xia family is finished.”

The old man has lived for many years and naturally knows many secrets. He has a high opinion of this Daliang garrison.

The ancestor of the Xie family also smiled and said, "Without Ning Ping's defection, His Majesty would not have been able to grasp the situation so quickly even after entering the divine capital. On weekdays, everyone in the court was speculating whether the guardian envoy and His Majesty were inseparable from each other. But looking at it now, at least when it comes to attacking the foreign monks, the guardian envoy has no other ideas."

The old man sighed with emotion, "The inaction of the one in the north, the defection of Ningping, and the late national advisor. In fact, no matter which one of them is missing, His Majesty wants to secure the throne. It’s not easy.”

The ancestor of the Xie family also said, "The right time, place, and people are all on your Majesty's side, so things were simple back then. Now your Majesty's mountain is higher, but these guys don't understand, thinking that they only need to do something to make your Majesty This mountain fell, so what happened today.”

The old man asked doubtfully, "But your Majesty's move is too overbearing. Are you really not afraid of the revenge of the monks outside?"

The ancestor of the Xie family shook his head and said, "After all these years, don't you understand? Those guys are never good. If you take a step back, they will make progress. When facing them, the best way is to never take a step back. Your Majesty, before It was done this way, but now it has taken a step forward. Although the risk is extremely high, if a person like your Majesty wants to do it, then just do it, whether it is full of courtiers or anything else, it does not matter. May stop His Majesty.”

The old man was silent. How could he not know that what the ancestor of the Xie family in front of him said was very reasonable.

"Just watch it, you will know what will happen after tonight."

The ancestor of the Xie family rubbed his gray hair and suddenly felt a little emotional. He had a premonition probably more than ten years ago that as long as His Majesty ascended the throne, the secular world and those otherworldly monks that had remained unchanged for many years would disappear. I'm afraid there will be huge changes.

It's just that this kind of change sounds simple, but if it really changes, doesn't it take a lot of effort?

If you really have an idea, will you sacrifice countless lives for this change?

does it worth?

The ancestor of the Xie family really wanted to ask the Emperor of Daliang about this question, but since the emperor took the throne, although they were both in the capital, they had never seen each other again. However, to this day, the ancestors of the Xie family can still remember the scene when they first met the Emperor of Liang. At that time, Emperor Daliang was just the prince of Emperor Lingzong. He followed the former prince into the mansion to pay homage to him, the head of the Xie family. , and after that meeting, the ancestor of the Xie family had some emotions, saying that the former prince and the fourth prince should not have been born in the same era. If not, both of them would have been extremely outstanding in the history of the Liang Dynasty. Two emperors, but now that they are in the same life, one of them will eventually have to make way for the other.

The first prince occupies the benefits of the patriarchal clan. As the eldest son, he has a natural advantage in this battle. The fourth prince has already lost.

But no one expected that after the first prince died of illness, no one expected that after the first prince died of illness, Emperor Lingzong would be so stupid that he chose to pass the throne instead of choosing the fourth prince who was obviously the most suitable to take over the throne. For the grandson, the foreshadowing of the great changes that took place in the Liang Dynasty for more than ten years was laid.

After more than ten years, when many people in Daliang mentioned the Lingzong Emperor again, they were afraid that they would complain behind their backs. It was not good to pass the throne to the current Majesty early, so that he would not be as good as before. The scene has changed drastically, and our Emperor no longer has the infamy.

Emperor Lingzong is so confused!

Thinking of this, the ancestor of the Xie family suddenly sighed with emotion and said with a smile, "I never thought about it before, but now I understand, Your Majesty the Lingzong, the world doesn't know you."

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Wei's, brightly lit.

The Xia family is going to be destroyed tonight. After the news came, everyone in this house became nervous. Everyone was a little impatient and everything changed. For giants like the Wei family and the Xie family, it was actually a small storm. , but they were worried about something else.

Fortunately, news came soon, saying that the head of the Wei family asked everyone not to panic and to be calm. The rumored Wei family members lowered their heads and did not look worried when facing so many important people in the Wei family. How urgent.

Some people couldn't help but ask, "Don't you want to make things clear?"

Others echoed, "The Xia family is going to be destroyed tonight, so what will happen after the Xia family? Will it be our Wei family?"

After hearing this, the person who made the rumor raised his head and said softly, "The head of the family said, if someone asks you such a question, just reply to him, are you an idiot?"

When the man heard this, his face immediately turned red. Looking at the guy who made the rumor, he wanted to lose his temper, but when he thought that it was not someone else behind him, but the head of the family, he suppressed it and became in silence.

The man looked around and suddenly asked, "The head of the family also asked if Mr. Wei is here. If he is, I will go see the head of the family."

Regarding the title of Wei Xu, in fact, not only people in Shendu like to call him Mr. Wei, but even the Wei family himself seems to like to call him this way.

But as soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, because no one knew where Wei Xu was at the moment.

Someone suddenly said, "I think Wei Xu is in the academy."

Wei Xu has always been a loner, and he is not particularly close to everyone in the Wei family. In addition, he is a monk who forgets his worries. It is not difficult to briefly avoid the gaze of the Wei family. Of course, this is mainly The head of the Wei family has always had great hopes for the absolute leader of this generation of the family, and does not let everyone pay more attention to Mr. Wei on weekdays.

"The head of the family said that if Mr. Wei is in the academy,

Naturally excellent. "

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The dean, who saw off his two proud students one after another, slowly walked out of the small courtyard and walked a few steps in the wind and snow. He was thinking about whether to go and see his little disciple, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up and instead Walking slowly along the lakeside, there is no one in the academy now, so naturally no one can see the ageless-looking dean of the academy swimming in the lake alone.

After walking hundreds of steps, the dean suddenly remembered many old things by the lake and sighed. What Wei Xu asked was actually something he had been thinking about these days. In the early years, he was still young, and he only looked good at accepting disciples. Therefore, although he actually has seventy-two disciples, there are not many who are truly suitable to be trained as the next dean.

At the very beginning, he felt that the person he could hand over his mantle to was actually no one else, but Zhou Gouqi, who was now hiding in the small county town of Weizhou. This guy came from a well-known family, but he did not have any temperament that he didn't like. He had a free and easy temperament, very much like himself when he was young, so when he was teaching, he actually hid a lot of selfish motives and wanted to see if this guy could take on a big responsibility. It turned out that the guy was indeed good, which made him very satisfied. , but who knew that this guy would cause such a big disaster later that even he, the dean of the academy, could hardly save him. In the end, it took a lot of effort to save that guy's life. From then on, he left the capital of the gods and could no longer show his original name to others.

Naturally, we can no longer think about making him the next dean.

Every time he thinks about this, the dean feels sad. In the final analysis, it was me, the husband, who failed to do a good job and couldn't even protect his own students.

After Zhou Gouqi, the second person that the dean is optimistic about is Liu Banbi, who has just returned to the capital of the gods.

It's a pity that this guy finally said that he would stop studying if he didn't want to study, and instead became a swordsman. Even though he is relieved of this matter now, the dean said that he didn't feel uncomfortable, but he was still lying.

After these two people, there were actually fewer and fewer people for the dean to choose. Over the years, at a glance, he found that the most suitable person was only Wei Xu.

This direct son of the Wei family has been with him for many years, and the dean has been teaching Wei Xu intentionally or unintentionally how to be a scholar and how to be a leader of scholars. Unfortunately, he comes from a wealthy family like the Wei family. Some things have been engraved on him since birth. In terms of blood, after all these years, the dean was relatively satisfied with Wei Xu, but he always felt that there was always something missing in Wei Xu.

Originally, if it had not been for Xie Nandu's appearance, Wei Xu would have been missing something. People are not perfect, and they have some shortcomings. He does not have to be picky, but then Xie Nandu's appearance gave the dean a hard time. Surprisingly, Xie Nandu came from the Bailu Xie family, which was also a wealthy family not much smaller than the Xie family in the divine capital. He originally thought that this girl must be somewhat tainted with the things of the wealthy family, but after getting along with him, he suddenly discovered that, This girl is exactly what the Confucian master said.

It is true that one can emerge from the silt without being stained, and wash away the pure ripples without being demonic.

For such a disciple, as his closed disciple, the dean was actually extremely happy.

But then he was in a dilemma. If there was no Xie Nandu, maybe he could only choose Wei Xu, but with Xie Nandu, what would he do?

These two people, as senior brothers and sisters, may have to make a choice.

In fact, the biggest problem is not how he chooses, but that he is old.

Although his realm is high, the dean can always make his appearance look old, but he is actually already old. The general in the north is about to die. He is not that fast, but he can't be wrong if he thinks about it. How much.

Time is running out and Xie Nandu has just started. If he insists on passing the position of dean to Xie Nandu, what will Wei Xu do?

The two of them were originally from the Wei family and the Xie family, and there was a dispute over the academy. The dean didn't want to think about how it would end.

"I'm old."

The dean murmured softly.

No matter how great a hero is, he will grow old, and no one can be the enemy of time.

"You should die more slowly when you are old."

For some reason, the academy, which was supposed to be deserted, suddenly heard a voice and a figure appeared behind the dean for no apparent reason.

The dean turned around and was a little surprised when he saw the person coming, but soon his expression remained normal and he said nothing.

The visitor smiled and said, "What are you thinking about?"

The dean did not hide anything, and said bluntly, "I was thinking about the last time His Majesty came to the academy, but no matter what, the last time His Majesty came here, his hair on the temples was not white yet."

The visitor was the Emperor of Liang who had returned from Mobei.

He had traveled thirty thousand miles across Mobei, and he had also walked the journey from the northern border to the Divine Capital, and finally returned to the Divine Capital without any danger.

Emperor Daliang had already put on a brand-new imperial robe. When he heard these words, he said calmly, "The president will grow old, and I will grow old too."

The dean sighed, "In the end, His Majesty is aging faster."

As the ruler of this dynasty, Emperor Liang was indeed not as relaxed as these people think today. Those piles of memorials can easily make a person senile, not to mention that the world in his eyes has never been serious. Peaceful and carefree.

Emperor Liang smiled and said, "Everything in the world is troublesome. If I had known it was so troublesome, why would I be an emperor? It would be much more comfortable to hunt and ride horses in the north."

The dean shook his head and said nothing more. Both of them knew that such a thing could not happen. Without that battle, the emperor would have died long ago. If you want to be an idle vassal king with peace of mind, there are many people who don't. agree.

The dean said, "Your Majesty has little worries. It's just that those worries are boring because there is no one to talk to. Back then, you could tell them to that monk. The black-clothed monk is gone. There is also the queen who can listen to those bad things. But now the queen Your Majesty is gone, will you treat me as your last friend?"

Emperor Liang said calmly, "If you don't want to listen, why should I tell you?"

They are all old acquaintances, and there is no way that one of these two people does not know the other.

The dean said calmly, "Your Majesty's troubles are too much for me. It's not easy to look after an academy. To listen to your Majesty's things again, even twelve hours a day is simply not enough." ”

Emperor Liang didn't say anything. Of course he and the dean in front of him were friends, and they might always be friends, but he also knew that the dean would never become his confidant like the dead monk in black.

After a long silence, the dean suddenly said, "Since Your Majesty has returned to the Divine Capital, does that mean that the boy's life and death have been answered?

"

Nowadays, countless people in the capital are speculating whether Chen Chao will be executed by the emperor in the end. After all, family affection and guilt are simply incomparable for a world.

"What do you think?" Emperor Liang did not answer this question, but instead threw the question back to the dean.

The dean said, "If my idea counts, then I will speak."

This sentence is very interesting. The dean knew very well that no matter what he said, he could not change what Emperor Liang had already decided, so it made no difference whether he said it or not.

"As far as I know, your close disciple likes my nephew very much. If he really dies, won't she be sad?"

Emperor Liang was not in a hurry to give his answer, but there was a hint of joking in his voice when he spoke.

The dean said calmly, "When you are young, you may fall in love with a man, and you may not be able to stay with him for a lifetime. If for some reason you cannot come to the end, some people will forget such things after a while, but there are still some Many people will keep this feeling in their hearts, but for her, I don’t know what she will do. She may hate His Majesty for the rest of her life. One day, several flying swords may appear in front of His Majesty, and she will also She may accept the fact, after all, what His Majesty wants to do is the same as what she wants to do. I am not sure whether the weight of that boy in her heart is as important as what she wants to do. "

Emperor Liang smiled and said nothing.

The dean said with emotion, "In fact, there is no way around the word "love", like your majesty. People all over the world are also guessing whether your majesty would have done better without that word "love".

These words vaguely mentioned the dead Queen of Daliang. Emperor Daliang's expression remained unchanged, but the lakeside became colder.

The whole world knows that Emperor Liang has no weaknesses in his life. Except for the queen, he doesn't even care too much about his heirs. He has never shown his preference for anyone, otherwise it would not have caused everyone in the court to be so confused now. An uncertain situation.

"Did your Majesty gain anything from his trip to the north?"

The dean didn't care too much. If he was convicted because of one sentence, then Emperor Liang in front of him wouldn't be sitting on that chair.

Emperor Liang said calmly, "I saw a very beautiful flower."

This answer is obviously not what the dean wants to get, but since His Majesty the Emperor has said so, he can only follow his temper and not ask further questions. He knows too well the temper of His Majesty the Emperor in front of him. If he doesn't want to say it, then even if you ask He won't say it a hundred times, and you can only listen to what he wants to say.

"After tonight, there will be no Xia family."

Emperor Liang seemed to be regretful and said, "If I came back a few days earlier, they should have disappeared before the new year."

It seemed that Emperor Liang was a little dissatisfied with allowing Xia to spend the New Year peacefully.

The dean said, "Even if you are a ghost, you still have to celebrate the New Year."

Before the Emperor of Liang Dynasty could speak, the dean then asked, "The Xia family are all ghosts, but not all the ghosts in the Liang Dynasty are in the Xia family. What is Your Majesty planning to do like this?"

Emperor Liang was still vague, "I just feel that some ghosts under my nose are not satisfied. Now that I have taken care of the biggest one, those who will come after me can be more at ease."

The dean was a little worried, "There are things going on in the north and the south. Your Majesty is afraid that you will be too tired."

Emperor Liang still disagreed, "Is there anyone in this position who is not tired?"

The dean stopped talking. He talked too much and became a little annoying. At this moment, it was just right.

Emperor Liang glanced at the dean, and then said the last words of this conversation, "The students you taught are quite good."

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Liu Banbi followed the movement from Xia's side and left. Chen Chao and Xie Nandu looked at each other and said nothing.

Xie Nandu walked a few steps and came to Chen Chao's side, saying, "I'll wait for you in front of the Yamen."

Then she left Zuowei Yamen.

Chen Chao explained a few words at the Yamen. Weng Quan expressed his anger at the other party's attack on the Zuowei commander and wanted to track down the murderer. However, Chen Chao seemed extremely indifferent and said, "If you can find evidence, then it won't happen." He came alone."

Weng Quan frowned and said, "Just let them attack and kill the imperial officials in the capital of God?"

Chen Chao didn't speak, just thinking that his life seemed to be saved, but in fact there was still a sharp sword hanging over his head. It was hard to say when it would fall.

After a few brief explanations, Chen Chao came to the yamen gate. Xie Nandu had already held up an oil-paper umbrella and had been waiting for a long time. When she saw Chen Chao, her first words surprised Chen Chao, "After tonight, Xie Nandu will not will exist no more.”

Chen Chao was startled at first, then realized later and said, "It turns out that the last thing His Majesty has to do is this."

Leaving Shendu caused chaos in Shendu. Many people thought that Emperor Liang might want to kill Chen Chao, but Chen Chao knew that his life and death did not actually need to be decided by such means. In a flash of Emperor Liang's mind, what Emperor Liang really wanted to do turned out to be this all along.

Xie Nandu said, "Follow me back to the academy. It will be safer in the academy."

She has never been sloppy in her words. If there is any place in Shendu where it is possible to save the Chen Dynasty, I am afraid it is only the academy.

The academy has a dean, which is confidence.

Chen Chao was a little pessimistic, "If you really want to die, it seems to be the same everywhere."

Xie Nandu didn't want to say more, he just said bluntly, "Then die in front of me."

Chen Chao smiled bitterly. This girl was really different from ordinary women. She said such things so casually.

However, after thinking about it, Chen Chao still did not refuse. If he wanted to die, he would die in the academy. It was not something particularly unacceptable.

The two of them were walking on the long street under an umbrella, slowly approaching Nanhu. Chen Chao suddenly asked a question, which made Xie Nandu frown slightly.

What he asked was if he had known that he was in so much trouble, would he have chosen to give a large amount of money to cut off the relationship between the two of them.

Xie Nandu didn't look at Chen Chao and just said, "Do you think I like you because you saved me?"

Chen Chao asked doubtfully, "Isn't it?"

In his opinion, even if it is not because he saved the other party, it should still be part of the story. The mountain temple on a snowy night is such an interesting beginning. No matter how you look at it, the beginning of this story seems perfect.

Xie Nandu knew what Chen Chao was thinking. After a long silence, she said, "If there is a beginning, it is that one."

Chen Chao was stunned. He knew that the girl in front of him liked to eat, but he never thought about the small portion.

It's so important in a woman's heart.

He was patiently waiting for the explanation from the girl in front of him. Unfortunately, until the end, Xie Nandu did not go into details. He just shook his head and said, "What do I think? There is no point in telling you."

Chen Chao said oh, he couldn't say he was sorry for this answer.

He could figure out some things by himself, but there were many things about the girl in front of him that he couldn't seem to figure out even if he tried to think about them. This made Chen Chao very distressed for a time.

The girl in front of me is so smart.

She is smart beyond her age.

The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at the entrance of the academy. They both looked up and glanced at the word academy in front of the gate, and then continued to walk forward. However, after a few steps, the girl regretted bringing Chen Chao there. Academy.

Because at this moment, a tall man stood in front of the two of them.

Many people have never seen the appearance of Emperor Liang, but few people will not recognize the emperor's robe.

Chen Chao subconsciously put his hand on the handle of the knife.

Xie Nandu saluted slowly.

It is a blessing.

Emperor Liang looked at the two bracelets deliberately exposed on Xie Nandu's wrists. He knew what this talented woman of the Xie family was thinking, but he did not tell her. He just said with some approval, "She is indeed a woman that even my queen likes."

Xie Nandu said softly, "Your Majesty is so complimentary."

Emperor Liang said, "Step back."

This sentence seems to be only three words, but it is actually the will of an emperor. If Xie Nandu does not leave, it is disobeying the order, but she did not move.

The Daliang Emperor said calmly, "I heard from your teacher that you have great ambitions. Don't you want to see that day?"

Xie Nandu remained silent.

She naturally has her own persistence.

The Daliang Emperor waved his hand and said, "I will not kill anyone tonight."

Hearing this answer, Xie Nandu bowed again, and then left here with an umbrella. This time, he did not even look at Chen Chao.

A person like the Daliang Emperor said that he would not kill anyone tonight, so he would not kill anyone. She was not worried at all.

Chen Chao's hand still did not drop from the hilt of the knife. Facing his uncle, even if it was not the first time they met, he still had a great sense of crisis.

There is no kinship in the royal family. He has no feelings for his own son, let alone his nephew.

The Daliang Emperor looked at Chen Chao. This was the second time they met. The first time was on the day when the queen died. At that time, the Daliang Emperor did not know what he was thinking, but he never killed the young man.

"It's good to be vigilant, but it doesn't matter whether you hold one knife or a hundred knives in your hand now."

The Daliang Emperor started talking to him, and this time it seemed that he still started by speaking first.

Chen Chao listened to this and said, "Your Majesty's words make sense, but if an ant is very scared, even if the result will not change, there will be a big difference between holding a knife and not holding a knife."

The Daliang Emperor nodded and said, "In this respect, you are more like your father than your brother."

Chen Chao remained silent.

"He and I are very good brothers. If he had lived, I would have been an idle vassal king in the north, hunting and riding happily." There was some nostalgia in the eyes of the Daliang Emperor. When he looked at Chen Chao, it seemed as if he saw his brother at the time. The relationship between the two was not shallow. Even though he wanted to compete with him for the throne, he never thought of killing each other.

"It has been rumored that I killed my brother at the time. I can tell you that it is not true." The Daliang Emperor spoke lightly, his voice still flat.

Chen Chao said, "I have thought about it these days, and I feel that Your Majesty is not such a person."

How could a human king who could cross 30,000 miles of Mobei alone do such things?

The Daliang Emperor asked, "Song Yingxu wants to take you away, why don't you follow him?"

Chen Chao replied, "I told Your Majesty before that I have no idea about Your Majesty's world, and I don't want to sit on Your Majesty's seat."

Chen Chao had already told the Daliang Emperor about this matter when they first met, and now he repeated it again.

The Daliang Emperor said calmly, "Let's not talk about whether you want to sit on my seat for now. Since you have figured out that you may die even in the gods, why are you still staying here, with your life in the hands of others, don't you feel panic?"

Chen Chao said, "Of course I feel panic, but I don't want to choose another way."

The Daliang Emperor asked, "Why?"

"The girl I like is thinking about when to recover 30,000 miles of Mobei. If I choose to stand on the opposite side of her for my own life, she will be very sad." Chen Chao thought about it and gave such an answer.

The Daliang Emperor said, "One word of love."

"Your Majesty, don't you also have deep feelings for the Empress?"

Chen Chao's voice was somewhat nostalgic.

The Daliang Emperor said, "So, our Chen family is full of infatuated men?"

This sentence has no emotion, and no one knows what the Daliang Emperor is thinking at this moment.

Perhaps, as a certain scholar named Chen said, there is only infatuation in the world, and it cannot be ridiculed by others.

Chen Chao did not say anything.

The Daliang Emperor looked at him and said, "Now there are ten thousand reasons for me to kill you."

The Daliang Dynasty is now thriving and strong, but Chen Chao is an extremely unstable existence. Killing him can eliminate countless troubles that may arise in the future.

Chen Chao said calmly, "But not tonight."

The Daliang Emperor shook his head, "If not tonight, then every night after tonight, you will worry about whether you will die."

Chen Chao held the hilt of the knife and remained silent.

The Daliang Emperor suddenly smiled, then came to Chen Chao, waved his sleeves, and with a bang, Chen Chao flew out and hit a willow tree. The willow tree shook, and Chen Chao fell in front of the tree, unable to stand up.

He held the hilt of the knife, but couldn't draw it out of the sheath.

"Holding the knife is meaningless. It's meaningful to draw the knife and kill people."

"You have a good physique."

The Daliang Emperor stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "I have done things without regret in my life. I will not regret what I have done. Whether you believe it or not, I will not think of killing you. As for when you want to kill me, you can come to me at any time. I will always give you the opportunity to kill me, just between you and me, uncle and nephew."

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Eight thousand words, a long chapter that has been missing for a long time