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When passing under the eaves, Li Baiyi, who was waiting next to him, followed Ming Jin on his left.
Compared with the costumes of the people attending the banquet today, Li Baiyi was still wearing white clothes and a sword. Watching Ming Jin and Emperor Zhong walking past, she lowered her head slightly, raised her sword and followed Ming Jin a few steps behind.
Send the two of them to the main seat, and then still stand on the left and right with the commander of the Imperial Guard.
The singing and dancing started, the wine was fragrant, and the light shone into the clouds.
It seemed that every woman's hair was stained with halo, and every skirt was filled with fragrance.
This is the center of power, the world of men. Even the queen will not easily intervene in this battlefield.
Ming Jin watched indifferently as the ministers in the court mentioned government affairs in recent years while talking and laughing. She didn't say a word and only drank sake occasionally. However, besides major events, there were also some things that she, the queen, needed to take care of.
marriage.
Someone wants to introduce marriage to Xiao Rong.
People of the clan.
The clan members also specifically asked Ming Jin if he had an introduction and if he was willing to grant a marriage.
It was obvious that the clan wanted to win over Xiao Rong and split the alliance between the thirty-five clans represented by Xiao Rong and Ming Jin.
"Master Xiao?" Ming Jin smiled and looked at Xiao Rong, "Does Master Xiao have someone he admires? If so, I am willing to grant him a marriage."
The first prince sitting opposite was far less interested in the topic of marriage, so he just listened to the excitement. However, he vaguely realized that this topic was related to the situation of the court and the harem, so he raised his eyes and found that the now extremely powerful helmsman of the family
Very calm and calm.
Xiao Rong raised his head to look at Ming Jin, then quickly lowered his eyes, stood up and saluted, "I have no one I admire, but if your Majesty has a good introduction, I will be grateful."
"What Mr. Xiao means is that you will definitely marry me after being introduced by the empress?"
As soon as someone from the clan said this, Chu Lanai frowned and glanced at a certain uncle Wang from the branch.
The atmosphere in the palace was also slightly strange.
Xie Mingjin had a good relationship with Xiao Rong, and they already had an alliance. Before Ming Jin entered the palace, the speculation about them inside and outside the court was that the two would get married to consolidate their alliance.
But he didn’t want Xie Mingjin to enter the palace directly.
But in a sense, these two people are indeed matched.
Xie Yuantiao's heir and Xie Yuan's only daughter.
His appearance, temperament and abilities are all top-notch, and he always feels like a son-in-law.
I don’t blame others for their assumptions, the main reason is that Xiao Rong has a cold temperament, is calm and upright, and rarely gives in to others, but he actually obeyed Xie Mingjin in person.
If it's not obedience based on ability and dignity, it's based on love.
With the former Queen Zhuyu in front of her, everyone always had some speculation about the current Queen. There was nothing they could do, the shadow was too heavy.
"If it was introduced by the empress, it must be good. If a humble person like me can reach such a high level, I still need the gift of the empress."
Xiao Rong showed caution and humility in front of Ming Jin. Others were surprised and Ming Jin glanced at Xiao Rong.
"I always know people poorly, and I don't dare to delay others' futures. If others have a good introduction, if Mr. Xiao agrees... Of course, your Majesty must also agree."
Ming Jin handed over power to Emperor Zhong.
Emperor Zhong smiled and said, "I am willing to take full responsibility for Mr. Xiao's marriage, so I won't trouble the Queen."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to cover the back of Ming Jin's hand. Others looked at it as an intimate touch, but his palm was suspended, and his fingers were intertwined between Ming Jin's five fingers.
I haven't encountered it, but it's misleading.
In fact, this is how an emperor and empress should be, and he doesn't know who to show his bluff.
Ming Jin's eyes fell on Xiao Rong.
For other men to see.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Rong thanked him, sat back on his seat, raised his glass and toasted to Xie Mingrong, who represented the Xie family next to him.
The two of them exchanged glances - the palms of Ming Jin and Zhong Di had just touched, which meant that they were joining forces tonight.
Hongmen Banquet, kill Taizai Su.
But Su Dazai didn't come.
If you don't come, tonight will be meaningless.
But if he didn't come, it also meant that they wouldn't have to see Xie Mingjin and Su Dazai fight to the death tonight.
After most of the banquet, just like the one at Quanshan, fireworks will be set off outside.
When everyone walked out, Ming Jin paused to let Li Baiyi catch up with him.
The latter noticed it and didn't dare to go beyond it. She also stopped, but saw Ming Jin's hand stretched back and grabbed the hilt of the sword she was about to take.
Everyone was shocked when they saw Ming Jin slowly pull out his long sword.
It was a taboo for the emperor to use his sword in front of the emperor. No one expected that even Li Baiyi, who had already learned of the plan, did not expect Ming Jin to be so direct.
Concubine Ling, on the other hand, trembled and silently shrank back.
She is not stupid. Ever since Xie Mingjin entered the palace and saw the changes in the king and the court, she knew that the Zhao Kingdom was about to change.
Tonight is absolutely dangerous!
Li Baiyi frowned and looked at Ming Jin, only to see this man's eyes were cold, with the white light of the sword gradually appearing, he walked forward and said lightly, "He's here."
Bang! The fireworks are gorgeous and the light is dazzling.
In the bright lights of the palace, Su Dazai arrived.
Su Dazai was still old and stature, but he had a graceful demeanor and a steady pace. However, he came in alone, without even a palace official to inform him.
Originally, when he came, most of the civil and military officials were overjoyed. Even the clan members wanted to use Su Dazai to suppress Xiao Rong and other aristocratic families as well as Xie Mingjin, so they all wanted to chat with him, but before they could go down the steps, they found themselves blocked by the imperial army.
Everyone was surprised, but Emperor Zhong raised his hand and made a gesture. Everyone was killed behind the platform. The commander of the imperial army was very nervous and clenched his sword to protect his side. Li Baiyi took the sword that Chu Lanai asked Qianji to send.
Standing on the stairs, watching Ming Jin walk down the steps step by step.
Among the courtiers, Taifu Yan grabbed Yan Zhen who subconsciously walked out.
Emperor Zhong watched Ming Jin walking down with deep eyes, and asked across half of the square: "The Dazai is weak, but he came alone, but he killed the lonely palace servant?"
Su Dazai spoke, but his voice was hoarse. It seemed that his voice was not loud, but it seemed that he could reach most of the palace.
"It is said that the king promised a huge sum of money, but the king failed to fulfill his promise to me. He also blew up his ancestor's imperial mausoleum and left it as empty as a doghouse. How can this be justified?"
His words were plain, but they contained strong murderous intent.
Therefore, this is the reason why a cautious and cunning figure like Su Dazai is willing to come.
Xiao Rong and Xie Mingrong had an epiphany, but they were also surprised by Emperor Zhong's actions.
The two of them were cold and steady by nature, cautious in thinking, and they were just surprised, while others were shocked.
Especially the clan members were even more restless, but they could not disobey the king, not to mention that even if they were blind, they could see that something was wrong with Su Dazai.
kill?
Ah, could it be! Could it be that one of the two old guys Fei Wudao mentioned four years ago was Su Dazai?
No matter how surprised and suspicious everyone is, this is no longer something they can interfere with.
However, could it be that Xie Mingjin was the only one facing it?
It certainly seems so.
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At this time, Ming Jin walked down the steps alone with his sword in hand and walked towards Su Dazai, who was also walking towards him.
"On the road to becoming an emperor, the country's society should be the most important thing. If there are evil spirits harming the empire, one must abandon everything else and devote everything to exterminating the evil spirits."
Emperor Zhong smiled and said: "Isn't this what Dazai-sama taught you step by step as an orphan teacher all these years?"
Su Dazai looked at him deeply, "It's a pity that I have been teaching you for many years, but I don't know that you don't cherish your own life, nor do you cherish the imperial power that you finally obtained, just for a woman."
He looked at Xie Mingjin.
"It's you, I'm really surprised. I haven't been able to destroy you so many times. I don't know if it was the glory of the Xie family or the peripheral vision of Die Lianhua that protected you."
How many people died due to his calculations over the years, but she was the only one who survived.
Many people can understand what Su Dazai means. The so-called heart-killing is nothing more than this.
Ming Jin stamped his feet, leaned against his sword and said slowly: "The dead are dead, but the survivors have to face the tombstones and make sacrifices every year. Some of the most miserable ones don't even dare to go to the tombstones. Every night it's like
I am living in a dream, and every day I wish I could go back to the past."
"I think that if I am as benevolent as a woman, I am afraid that I will never understand someone like you, Su Dazai, who can design a wife to leave someone else's bloodline to hide yourself."
Su Dazai narrowed his eyes, but before he could reply, Ming Jin said again: "But you still came tonight, which really surprises me. It seems that in some aspects we are still the same, and we are willing to be stupid for the sake of dead people."
They are all unparalleled geniuses, born with intelligence. They can achieve things that ordinary people can't get in life, and realms that are difficult to achieve in life by using their brains.
But this also means that if you encounter something you can't get, you will become paranoid.
Su Dazai put his hands behind his back, as if he was touched by her words, his eyebrows were deep, as if he remembered the past, but he did not deny it.
"Humans are not gods. There will always be disasters. If they cannot survive, they will become weak."
"I succumbed to my weakness, so I came here even though I haven't recovered from my injuries. You haven't been able to overcome your weaknesses. For example, in order to kill me, you have been unwilling to enter this palace since you were a child, but you still came in in the end.
, but you still insist on coming to me for your life while taking advantage of the glory that is easily available to you."
"And our king, who has been under my control since childhood, is obviously more tolerant than me. For you, he will bet the foundation of the entire empire with me for one night."
"besides..."
Su Dazai pointed to the attic to the west. A woman in white appeared at some unknown time, with a long piano in front of her. She looked up and looked like a fairy.
On the other side, Yao Yuan, who was slightly bowed, walked out slowly.
"Ah, there should be one missing."
"Fei Wudao, right?"
"It's a pity that you can't wait for him."
Mingjin, the three of them all looked at him.
Su Dazai smiled lightly and said, "The four of you join forces. Even in my heyday, I would not dare to take over forcefully, so I can only use some small tricks to make him unable to do anything."
Ming Jin: "For example, Jian Wuya's son."
"He said he hates you, the remnant of the Xie family, but in fact he still regards you as one of his own and told you all about it. Yes, humans have weaknesses, and his weakness is the inheritance of Die Lianhua
With Jian Wuya’s son.”
Su Dazai is old, and his speech is rather slow, but he is also calm and leisurely.
"What a good handle. Back then, when I learned about the existence of this child, how could I easily kill him, so I kept it in my hands. Tonight, he will either come to kill me or save the child. I will choose one of the two.
Not unfeeling."
Without Fei Wudao, the danger of the siege tonight has increased greatly, and Xie Mingrong, Xiao Rong and other insiders are worried.
Taifu Yan and others are also aware of the danger. If a terrifying master like Su Dazai is allowed to break out, everyone here will become his hunting target.
"Protect your Majesty and the Crown Prince!"
"The clan goes back."
"Your Highness Qingjue, please step back."
When Baiyi Jianxuelou was there, even the imperial guards had to obey orders. Li Baiyi held the sword in one hand and pushed it back with the other. The imperial guards, the masters from the Twelve Supervisory Academy and even the Supervisory Academy all forcibly drove the others back.
When the prince was protected by Qianji and moved back, he saw that his father did not retreat.
"Father."
Emperor Zhong ignored him, just glanced at the commander of the imperial army, and said calmly: "I can't kill him. It will be the same no matter where I retreat."
"Besides, the majesty of the empire cannot be retreated."
The emperor who was mediocre in the past showed two characteristics during this period, either he was perverse and unruly, or he was gloomy and ruthless.
But since the commander of the Imperial Guard is with you every day, we won't be able to see anything fishy.
He secretly murmured in his heart: It must be for the queen.
He subconsciously looked down at the square.
Ming Jin had already taken off the cloak that he had put on when he walked out of the palace to watch the fireworks, threw it aside, and held the long sword tightly.
The wrist moved slightly, and the powerful internal force on the sword swayed, and the moist brilliance faintly dissipated.
The crimson cloak with golden phoenix flowing fluttered to the ground, softly sticking to the ground.
At that moment, the sound of Qin Baiyi's piano sounded.
The sound of the piano played by a master of the highest level was naturally unparalleled. The tiles on the palace wall seemed to be rolled up, and the big blue bricks connected to the ground flew up.
Boom! When they blasted towards Su Dazai, Su Dazai himself did not move. As soon as he opened his eyes, the majestic internal force in his body surged out, forming a strong shield of Gangqi outside his body, and he raised his hands and blasted out with both palms.
On the other side, Ming Jin and Yao Yuan moved at the same time.
Not to mention the strength of the sword, the golden energy stretched out and attached to the melting white sword. The sword energy thrown out went with the long wind of Yao Yuan Qingguang's palm.
boom!!
The ground cracked stone slabs in a large area. Su Dazai took the blow with both hands without weapons. He held Rongbai and caught Yao Yuan's palm strength. The energy in his body surged. When it exploded, Ming Jin used one hand to
Turning the sword, the sword shadow flew, and dozens of sharp sword lights shot towards Su Dazai's eyes, while Yao Yuan's other hand was filled with poisonous gas.
The art of combined attack!
Su Dazai stepped back, and the two people's bodies flickered, pulling away from each other, and avoiding the energy blasted by Su Dazai.
Under the explosion of anger, the power was overwhelming, but Su Dazai's robes flew up, and when he saw the two people rushing out, they came back again, he smiled, his laughter was elegant and calm.
"What a wonderful Xie Mingjin. For more than four years, he has crossed the peak of the river with a reed. He is indeed a body of heaven and man. If you didn't want to protect the Xie family, you would have fallen into the path of heaven and man by hiding in the deep mountains and forests for a year or two. Come back then.
You can easily kill me."
"It's a pity that you failed to live up to the life that Xie Yuan created for you."
Su Dazai drew out the snow silver soft sword wrapped in his belt.
As soon as the internal force enters, the soft and elegant sword bounces smoothly, as thin as cicada wings, and as cold as an immortal.
The appearance of this sword made Yao Yuan's expression slightly change.
"The third most powerful divine weapon!"
"retreat!"
Wuwei's appearance was unexpected and was a variable.
Qin Baiyi steadied herself, because before taking action, the leader Ming Jin said something.
In this battle, as long as you are not timid and brave, you will not lose.
Buzz!
Chapter completed!