Chapter 226

Ji Xuan walked away, leaving Yin Zhan standing alone. The usual bright smile on his face has disappeared, leaving only gloom.

He could hear the murders in Ji's words, with eager joy. He suddenly felt a little nervous. The nervous time was not enough. He suddenly turned around and left quickly.

Ji Heng entered the palace, walked through the corridor, and walked through the hall. The Duke of the Soviet Union introduced him to the emperor's study and withdrew outside the door.

Ji Heng went in, and the young emperor sat at the table with thick memorials on it.

"Your Majesty." He came straight to the point, "the time has come."

Emperor Hong Xiaodi raised his head from the memorial and looked at Ji Heng.

At first, others thought that Ji Jixiao's loyalty to Emperor Hong Xiao was not a perfect choice. When King Cheng was still there, the power of emperor Hong Xiao declined and could be replaced by King Cheng at any time. After becoming king, people found that the Emperor they had always been not optimistic about was a truly sleeping lion. From the very beginning, Ji Heng sensitively selected the most powerful people.

However, the relationship between such monarchs and ministers is unstable, and there seems to be some suspicion of mutual utilization. Besides, Hong Xiaodi could have suspected Youxiang at the beginning, how could he not be on guard against Ji Heng?

But emperor Hong Xiaodi knew it was not. There is a wonderful relationship between him and Ji Hong, which is about sharing a common disease or a common hatred. Ji Heng is not only a bargaining chip and a reliable Minister for emperor Hong Xiao, but also a trusted friend in his lonely imperial career in some ways.

Maybe this is because Ji Heng told himself his plan at the beginning, or Ji Heng has always adhered to the duty of a minister. He seems to act without taboo. In fact, he accurately grasps the distance, so that emperor Hong Xiaodi has no reason to doubt him.

"Have you really decided?" Emperor Hong Xiao asked, "I don't want you to take risks."

"Your Majesty, I have been planning this matter for many years. If I hadn't done it, others might not have succeeded. At that time, it would have fallen short." Ji Xuan's expression remained unchanged, "the minister's intention has been decided, please your majesty."

Emperor Hong Xiao sighed long.

Yes, he knew such a day long ago. It was not easy to get to this step. The complete defeat of Cheng Wang and the return of Yin Zhan were all in their hands. They carefully planned. When it came to the end, they found that the time had passed for so many years, and the years were fleeting.

"Ji Heng, you must come back safely." Emperor Hongxiao said.

"Yes," Ji Heng smiled, "whether it's for his majesty or the Ji family, I will... Kill him myself."

Father Su stood at the door, as if everything didn't go to his ears, his expression unchanged, but he sighed in his heart. It is said that people who are prominent in front of them must suffer after them. Others only saw the pride of his majesty and Duke su. Who knows how difficult they have been these years.

Just stop talking.

……

Yin Zhan returned to the Yin family.

He came back from the palace early, but the people in the house thought he was not there, because he shut himself in the study as soon as he returned to the house. Until night fell, when Yan Zhan came out of the study, the servants were also startled, and Yan Zhiqing said, "father, originally you were at home, I thought you were out."

Yan Zhiqing also lost some weight these days, because Ji Xuan and Jiang Li were engaged. However, she is warm and hearty in the end, and has tried to come out, at least not immersed in pain.

Yan Zhan glanced at her, and Yan Zhiqing was startled by Yan Zhan's eyes, which were particularly cold, as if looking at a stranger. Although Yan Zhiqing knew that Yan Zhan had always loved his brother the most, she had never seen her with such eyes, and she couldn't help but step back.

At this time, Yan Zhili came over from the other end, just saw them, and said, "Dad, love."

"Brother." Yan Zhiqing was afraid and hid behind Yan Zhili. Yan Zhili looked at Yan Zhan strangely. Although Yan Zhan was strict with Yan Zhili on weekdays, most of the time, he was also smiling. Today, he had no smile on his face, which could almost be called terrible. Yan Zhili was also stunned, and heard Yan Zhiqing whisper behind him, "what wrong have you done to make your father angry?"

Yin Zhili was confused, but he did nothing. At this time, Yin Zhan said to Yin Zhili, "Zhili, come with me."

Yin Zhili had to follow up.

Yin Zhan took Yin Zhili into his yard and went to the study. He even rushed all the boys at the door of the study to the gate of the yard and asked them to guard at the gate of the yard. There were only Yin Zhili and Yin Zhan in the whole huge yard.

People were used to Yin Zhan's one-sided temperament, and they didn't even have curiosity. They obediently went to the gate of the yard to guard the door. It was Yin Zhili's doubt that he didn't know how important Yan Zhan's next words to him were, so he arranged it so thoroughly.

As soon as he entered the door, Yin Zhili asked, "Dad, what happened?"

Yan Zhan just looked at him and said nothing. Yan Zhili has never seen such complicated eyes of Yan Zhan. He is used to saying what he is willing to say directly, not what he is unwilling to say, clean and neat, and never sloppy. Today, he looked at Yan Zhili's eyes, but it was like a drowning man struggling desperately, which made people scared.

Yin Zhili was inexplicably uneasy. He asked again, "Dad?"

After a long time, Yin Zhan said, "Zhili, there is one thing I must tell you. Your biological mother is still alive."

Yan Zhili opened his eyes in surprise and stammered for a moment. He said, "how, how can it be? My mother is not..." he died when he was born. This is the fact that everyone told him.

"She is not your biological mother," Yin Zhan said in a deep voice, "your biological mother is the Empress Dowager today."

Yan Zhili took a step back, his face suddenly turned pale, and he said, "Dad... You..."

"You are the son of me and the empress dowager, Zhili." Yin Zhan said.

In a word, all the causes and effects were instantly clear, and there was no need to ask more, and there was no need to doubt anything. Yan Zhan's expression explained everything. After getting along with Yin Zhan for so many years, Yan Zhili had known what expression Yan Zhan had when he told the truth.

This is the expression now.

"No, impossible..." reason knew it was true, but emotionally, Yan Zhili couldn't accept it. There is only one thought in his heart. He is an adulterer! This disgusting crime will accompany him all his life!

But Yan Zhan just looked at him, as he had taught him countless times in the past, and he said, "you know I won't lie to you."

Yin Zhili suddenly realized.

It seems that all the things that I always didn't understand in the past suddenly understood. For example, his biological mother, why did almost no one mention her in the house? When asked about Yan Zhan, Yan Zhan didn't seem to care. He never took the initiative to talk about Yin Zhili's biological mother, but Yan Zhan didn't like the current Mrs. Yin much. He sometimes felt that there might be a cherished person in his father's heart, but that person had never been seen. Now he understood that the original person was the Empress Dowager today.

From the clouds to Yanjing, from Cheng Wang to the yuan family, he didn't understand why Yin Zhan wanted to do that, and he never gave him a reason. Now this reason appeared, so justifiable, but it was unacceptable to Yin Zhili.

"What do you want me to do?" Yin Zhili sneered, "marriage with the yuan family is because you have wolf ambition! I'm the son of the empress dowager, so what? Because the current emperor is not the biological son of the empress dowager, the Empress Dowager still hopes that I will inherit the throne. Do you want to rise and seek the throne! How dare you do such a thing! I don't have such a mother!"

With a "pa", Yan Zhan slapped and fell hard on Yan Zhili's face.

He murmured, "I won't allow you to insult her!"

Yin zhilihong retorted with an eye on it: "don't be afraid of others if you do!"

"When I knew her, she was still miss Lin family. We were happy, and I was going to propose marriage! The Lin family was vain, and when they got married, she married the Royal brother. The Royal brother got her, but she didn't cherish it. Her life in the palace was not like death. If I didn't show up later, she would die in the palace. Yan Zhili," his surnamed name, Yin Zhili, seemed extremely angry, "I forced her. Your mother was innocent! She could not have given birth to you, at least that way she didn't have to have a handle and danger, but she gave birth to you, because she couldn't bear it! You can hate me, you can't hate your mother, she didn't do anything wrong to you! You don't know?"

Yan Zhili's tears suddenly couldn't help flowing down. The man didn't shed tears easily, but now he really didn't know how to do it. He can't blame the queen mother, because the Queen Mother risked her life to give birth to him, and he can't blame Yin Zhan, because Yin Zhan raised him for so many years and taught him carefully. Who can he blame? Who the fuck can he blame?

A sad cry escaped from his throat.

Yan Zhan looked at his face and couldn't bear it. He knew that for Yan Zhili, this was tantamount to destruction. But he knew his son's temperament. His heart was too soft. He was kind when he said it was good, and indecisive when he said it was bad. Yin Zhili ate soft but not hard. In this way, he could not be hard hearted to the Empress Dowager.

Yan Zhan didn't care whether Yan Zhili hated himself, he only worried that Yan Zhili would not recognize Lin jou Jia.

"There is royal blood in your blood." Yan Zhan said to him briefly and firmly, "listen, next, I'm going to do something. It's very dangerous. Maybe I won't come back. If I don't come back, everything of the Yan family will be left to you, and the queen mother will also be implicated. Promise me to protect your mother."

Yan Zhili cried and looked at Yan Zhan. What did he realize and said, "what do you want to do?"

"It's time to put an end to the old grudges." Yin Zhan said, "I'm not afraid to accept the results, I just can't let go of your mother and son."

Yin Zhili shook his head, "no, don't do it."

"There is no turning back." Yan Zhan suddenly laughed, his smile was as bright as ever, but there was a paranoid madness in his eyes, He said, "since I met your mother, my destiny has been doomed. In my life, no one will live for her. Zhili, you are the same, your destiny is like this, I will remove the obstacles in front of you, but you must do the rest by yourself. You must not fall short, all the people of the Yan family, as well as my soldiers and horses, will be handed over to you in the future."

He said so solemnly, as if he knew that once he went, he would never return. Yin Zhili's heart suddenly burst into deep sorrow. But he still shook his head and said, "no, No." I don't know whether I'm resisting the fate imposed on me or rejecting the unknown future that he doesn't want.

But at the same time, he also understood that as early as many years ago, Yin Zhan began to make preparations. He taught himself the art of war and the way of governing people. Now it seems that this is a plan that began long ago. Maybe since he was born, even when he was in the Empress Dowager's belly, Yin Zhan and the Empress Dowager have planned a brilliant future for him, sitting in the world in their eyes.

"You're lying to me, aren't you? Father," Yan Zhili looked at Yan Zhan blankly and pleadingly, "I'm not the son of the empress dowager, but you hope I can do as you say, so you lie to me like this, don't you?"

This gentle and handsome young master is the best in everyone's eyes. Has he ever been so humble. Yin Zhan just hardened his heart and said, "I didn't lie to you. In the year when Rou Jia gave birth to you, Liu Shufei framed her. In order to prove her innocence, she went to Hongshan temple to face the wall and think of Buddha. It was there that she gave birth to you..."

Speaking of the past, Yan Zhan seemed to have a picture of the past floating in front of him. It was really a terrifying period of time to prevent the whole people of Hongshan temple from divulging secrets. Now those jittery days are over. But the future seems to be approaching a dead end.

This may be his fate, and he has no choice.

Yan Zhili couldn't help shaking again. He had never been so helpless, Yin Zhan said: "Zhili, I don't care what you think now, but there is no time. I must tell you the next thing, you must listen..."

There was no sound in Yin Zhan's yard. Outside the room, Yan Zhiqing sat beside Mrs. Yin and asked anxiously, "did Yan Zhiqing cause a big disaster? I just looked at my father's face, which was really terrible."

"No." Mrs. Yin comforted in a warm voice, "your father has always loved Zhili, and even if Zhili really made a mistake, he won't blame too much."

Yan Zhiqing thought so, and felt that what Mrs. Yin said was also true, so he was relieved. This is true. Yan Zhan's love for Yan Zhili is obvious to all, saying that his father loves his daughter, especially that Yan Zhiqing is the youngest daughter, but everyone can see the difference between Yan Zhan's love for Yan Zhili and Yan Zhili.

Fortunately, Yan Zhili was used to it from childhood, and Yan Zhili was also very good to her.

"But they went in and haven't come out after talking for so long. It's really worrying." Yan Zhiqing said, "Yin Zhili was sad about Miss Jiang er a few days ago. If he was scolded by his father, it would be even worse."

Mrs. Yin looked at Yan Zhiqing and sighed in her heart. It is said that Yin Zhili was sad because of Jiang Li. Isn't Yan Zhili? This fool, who is thin and haggard, still thinks of others. Just like myself, I have a beautiful and smart face for nothing, but I actually suffer more than anyone. She couldn't help feeling sad.

After a long time, Yin Zhan came out of the yard. When he came out, his eyes were cold and his face was gloomy. No one dared to come forward. Yan Zhiqing and Mrs. Yin did not dare to say anything. He went out of the yard and directly out of the door of the Yin mansion. He didn't know what to do so late.

Yan Zhiqing said to Yan Fu, "Mom, I'll go to see Yin Zhili."

Mrs. Yin nodded, and Yan Zhiqing quickly ran to Yan Zhan's yard. There was no one in the yard. When Yan Zhiqing opened the door of the study, he didn't see the shadow of Yan Zhili at the first time. She was still wondering how Yin Zhili disappeared in a blink of an eye. She was about to go out and look in the yard, but when she turned her head, her feet stopped.

Yin Zhili hid behind the door.

He was really "hiding" behind the door, as if he was greatly frightened. The whole person curled up and held his head. Yan Zhiqing was startled, and hurried to run over and said, "Yan Zhili?"

Yan Zhili raised his head, and Yan Zhiqing couldn't say what he wanted to say.

She remembered that she had never seen Yan Zhili cry. From small to large, Yan Zhili was a calm and gentle appearance, with a calm and genial smile on his face at any time. Even if someone falls off his horse in a competition with others, he will comfort his family with a smile. Although Yan Zhiqing felt that Yan Zhili was sometimes too easy to bully and softened his heart, he was still proud of Yan Zhili. Now this fragile Yan Zhili appeared in front of him, and Yan Zhiqing couldn't believe it for a moment.

She wanted to touch each other, but she didn't know how to do it for a moment, so she had to lower her voice and ask, "what's the matter with you? What did your father say to you?"

The numbness in Yan Zhili's eyes startled her.

"Hey, Yin Zhili!" Yan Zhiqing pushed him vigorously, "don't scare me!"

Yan Zhili slowly turned his eyes and looked at Yan Zhiqing. At this time, he suddenly understood something. No wonder Yan Zhan married Xu Xian. Before, he had all kinds of love. After Yan Zhiqing was born, he began to ignore Mrs. Yin, and the stranger seemed to be a different person. Previously, Yin Zhili thought that it was because Yin Zhan was afraid of his multi mindedness and thought that his stepmother and stepsister would separate Yan Zhan's favor, so he deliberately did so. Yin Zhili also felt sorry for Mrs. Yin's mother and daughter, but also naively believed that this was because his father loved him enough and put himself first in everything.

Now think about it, it has become a wishful thinking joke. The reason why Yin Zhan did this was to avoid others' eyes and ears, marry Xuxian and have children, I'm afraid it was to reassure the emperor that people would not associate him with Lin jou Jia. The Yin family mother and daughter were simply a pair of victims, and Yan Zhili didn't know whether to feel sad for the Yin family mother and daughter or to feel sick for the selfish love between Yin Zhan and Lin jou Jia.

Yan Zhiqing frowned, and she really didn't like the way Yan Zhili looked at her, as if he were pitying something. She asked, "what's the matter with you? What big trouble did dad say you were like this?"

She was also very confused, even if Yan Zhan taught Yan Zhili a little harder, Yan Zhili would not make this gesture. Yan Zhili withdrew his eyes and stood up. He didn't know whether he had curled up for too long or for some other reason. He couldn't seem to exert any strength all over, and almost fell down. It was Yan Zhiqing who helped her.

After he stood firm, he slowly turned his head, looked at Yan Zhiqing, and said, "Zhiqing, you and mother, go back to the clouds."

"What?" Yan Zhiqing stared at him incredulously and asked, "why? What about you and your father? You go back to the clouds together?"

"We may not be able to go back." Yan Zhili smiled at her, but Yan Zhiqing felt that his smile was more ugly than crying.

"Go back to the clouds with your mother as soon as possible. I'll arrange other things." With these words, he stumbled out, regardless of the questioning behind Yan Zhiqing.

……

In winter, the night of the government house is still full of flowers, but it is not warm because the flowers are blooming, but a kind of mysterious bleakness.

At the edge of the flower bed, someone stood with his hands behind his back. He stood beside a tree. The tree was still a small tree. It had not grown up yet, and ushered in its winter. It stood here with a straight back and a somewhat stubborn appearance, which made another person emerge in Ji Heng's mind.

His mouth curled and he laughed.

"These flowers are blooming again." Beside him, situ Jiujiu said.

Situ September was dressed in black, with bells on her body, hair and wrist. She was always cold, but tonight she seemed a little strange.

"When I'm away, they'll be taken care of by you." Ji Tao.

"Of course." Situ Jiujiu replied, "I will take good care of them. If you don't come back, these flowers will all be mine."

"Situ, what you said is terrible." Hearing that people were far away, he said discontentedly, "it's really unlucky! Bah, bah, there are no taboos."

The government tonight seems to be a little more lively than in the past. Lu Ji and Kong Liu are also standing aside, but they are not as free as in the past. Their expressions are dignified, as if something big was going to happen.

Xiao Hong also seemed to feel that the atmosphere was wrong. Standing on the branches, she tilted her head and looked at these people. She was very noisy on weekdays, but today she was silent and extremely quiet.

Lu Ji said, "when are you going to leave?"

"Tomorrow."

"Don't you say hello to Miss Jiang Er before you leave?" Kong Liu hesitated and asked, "after all, you are engaged now. She is your fiancee. It's better to tell her about this."

"No." Ji Heng said, "she will worry if she knows."

Everyone was silent. Everyone knew how dangerous this trip was. Between Ji Heng and Yin Zhan, there is bound to be such a battle of life and death. They are bait for each other and use dangerous tactics. Everyone has a backhand and everyone wants to be the last yellow finch. No one will give up, but who will be the final winner in this game is uncertain. Ji Chen has been planning for decades, isn't Yin Zhan?

Maybe even the difference between them is only a tiny bit. It's all up to God to reward someone with more luck.

"I'm ready." Kong Liu said, "Yanjing city is well arranged."

"OK." Ji Heng said, "Lu Ji, you also stay in Yanjing."

"Your honor," Lu Ji frowned, "this time you go alone, I'm afraid it's extremely dangerous. Now it's a critical time. Don't miss anything. It's not the best policy to take risks by yourself."

"Yan Zhan's soldiers and horses stayed in all parts of Beiyan. Yanjing was the most important. He left as bait, and there would not be many people around him. I want to lure him out, of course, I can't surround them, but I'm not helpless." Ji Heng smiled faintly, "this time, we must kill him."

As he spoke, he slowly stroked the branch of the small tree in front of him, and then smiled, "he is the same."

No one seems to know what happened in the flower garden of the government. In general Ji's study, the light was on.

Although he is young and energetic, he rests early every night. It is said that going to bed early and getting up early will help prolong life. Over the years, he really looks stronger and younger than the old people of his age. But the old general can't be compared with the young general. For example, the weapons and armor in this room are all rusted and covered with dust. Even if he often wipes them, they look like a late hero, which is regrettable.

He walked slowly in front of these weapons. He reached out and touched the golden armor, hard armor, powerful spear, fierce knife... Every time he walked in front of a weapon, he stopped and stood quietly for a while, as if recalling the past eventful years. His face showed some memories. At last, he came to a sword.

The scabbard of the sword is inlaid with glittering and translucent rubies and carved with complex patterns. The body of the sword is bright and light, and it is thin. When it is pulled out of the scabbard, it is dazzling and can't be looked down upon. A fierce murderous spirit comes to my face.

This is the sword that has been on the battlefield. It is called "Qingming". From his beginning to the end of Ji Minghan, Ji Heng refused to use the sword. He only used a fan on weekdays. Old general Ji said many times not to let him use this fancy thing, but Ji Heng ignored it at all.

He likes those things that kill people in an instant and are elegant and beautiful.

General Ji took "Qingming" off the wall. He went to the table, found a cloth and wiped it slowly.

As the cloth towel was wiped, the sword became brighter and brighter. Holding it in your hand, there seemed to be an illusion that the sword was ringing and clanging.

"Old man," general Ji wiped it lovingly and held it in his hand, as if facing a friend who had been away for many years and a brother who had been on the battlefield together many years ago, "I'm old, and you're still so fierce."

Holding the sword in the hand of the old general, you can vaguely see the picture of that year. The young general holds the sword and gallops on the battlefield, bravely and fearlessly. Then time broke in a hurry. Things are different from people. The sword is this sword, and people are not old friends.

He held the sword blankly and sat melancholy for a long time. Others will be surprised to see why this cheerful and happy old man has such a sad time.

He wiped his sword, put it back in its sheath and put it on the table. The light was burning quietly, illuminating the eyes of the old general and the tears in his eyes.

"Dark cold," he murmured, "for more than 20 years, our father and son should meet again."