Qingchuan History

Chapter 717 King's Landing
The secret path is like a frozen river of time, carrying the ancient and unknown, making the chaos in the outside world seem absurd at this moment.

As the flames faded, Gu Xinglang looked at the water books that had sunk back into the darkness, thinking that they had been hidden here for a hundred years—or only ten years?
He knew and used too many methods, and he didn't want to rule out the possibility that someone created this secret path to achieve his goal.

Too much time wasted here.He opened the bed board, returned to reality, went out of the bedroom door to ask the time, it was already Haishi.

"It's almost here."

Chai Yinuo and Xue Li looked at each other, "Yes."

"Walk."

Thick colored smoke exploded above the Yunshui Palace, and the chaos in the city suddenly calmed down in this sudden vision.

Xiao Ben was in Yinhuang Terrace, turned his head when he heard the sound, and also fell silent.

Duan Xirun and Shen Ji were still among the giant trees, they had been very quiet.The former was too familiar with the imperial palace, so he was sure that the colorful smoke came from near the Kuntai Palace; the latter waited for the signal for two days and two nights, kept looking north, and looked again and again, no matter what, he didn't expect that it would be so close at this moment.

Both of them looked down through the thick shade of the giant tree.

No one was seen, but the sound of marching soldiers and guards could be heard from far and near. It should be that the soldiers of the two countries guarding the palace were looking at the thick smoke.

Gu Xinglang walked very fast with Chai Yinuo and the limping Xue Li.Looking down from the air, it is just a group of armored soldiers rushing towards Kuntai Hall and three people stepping outside the circle step by step.

The moment Duan Xirun sees Gu Xinglang appearing in the night through Ye Jian, he inexplicably recalls the day when he first met him when he entered Qi Palace three years ago.

It was also at night, farther than this distance, but looking up from the bottom up, the melancholy of leaving the country was suddenly broken into bubbles.

He seemed better looking than ever.The young Qingjuan has sharper edges and corners, the starlight in his eyes is faintly quenched, and will not be ignited.

"offend."

Hearing Shen Ji's low voice, she was suddenly grabbed by her arms and fell silently.

Like a remnant butterfly, even the sound of the wind in my ears is evenly quiet without stirring up half a ray of air—it should not have attracted anyone's attention, especially Xiao Ben who is far away.

Shen Ji sent her down the tree, but didn't show up, but returned to her original position to perch, Duan Xirun didn't look up either.

She looked at Gu Xinglang who was getting closer.

Not sure if this is the last moment or not.

He actually looked over at this moment.

With just one look, it was so precise that it wanted her to go over.

She raised her foot without hesitation.

What Xiao Ben saw coming through the night were four people.

"The final general will see you, Your Majesty!"

This sound was too thoughtful, causing commotion around Yinhuang Terrace.

Only for a moment, the silence returned, and then the sound of the mountain shouting shook the sky, and thousands of soldiers and civilians in the streets and alleys outside the palace gate were stunned by the echo.

There are soldiers from the two countries in the palace.

The king's call, who is it, everyone feels their hearts rise and fall in their chests, and finally get stuck in their throats.

Xiao Ben had met Manyou before.At the moment of kneeling, he wondered how this girl came to Junshang's side, and when did Junshang enter Yunshui into the palace and came out, and then thought about the chaos last night when he was only busy killing the clan, unexpectedly there was someone who slipped through the net fish.He lowered his head, only listening to Gu Xinglang say:

"The skin is peeled off."

The dough was put on by Wen Qi, Duan Xirun didn't know how to remove it, so he tossed it with both hands for a long time.

Xiao Ben didn't know whether he should raise his head, but the emperor did not call Pingshen.It was longer than the long night, and finally Gu Xinglang said again: "General Xiao has worked hard."

He raised his head to answer what his duty was, and saw Duan Xirun's face clearly.

A few days ago, the female monarch went to Jidu to celebrate her birthday, and entered Qi from the south. Xiao Ben was the guard and caught a glimpse.Although it was just a glance, and the distance was far away, it left an impression after all, because the heroine's beauty is all over the country and she is a leader in the world.After being stationed in the palace, in order to complete the final blow of the dialogue, she must be killed. She has also found a portrait and sent it to various guards.

So of course he recognized the face.

"I've seen the lady." But after all the battles, his heart was full of shock, but it didn't show on his face.

Disguise is not unusual.Gu Xinglang looked at Xiao Ben's unusually calm face.When it should be shown, it is not shown, and if it wants to cover up, it will add weight to unconfirmed guesses.

He took half a step forward, squatted down, and was almost at eye level with Xiao Ben, slightly taller. "General Xiao has done an excellent job in this campaign. Protecting Yunshui and welcoming back the female monarch, it is not an exaggeration to advance two ranks."

Xiao Ben buried his head deeper and did not dare to overstep, and when he was about to talk about his responsibilities, Gu Xinglang lowered his voice:

"All rewards and punishments must be based on proofs. Don't lose the proofs that should be kept. Take them out when you get back to Ji. Only then can you, your uncle, and the Xiao family's glory be assured. Do you understand?"

The secret letter that changed the situation in Yunshui City and caused the city gate to be breached quickly, he almost wanted to burn it at the beginning, thinking that he couldn't block the road, but he didn't burn it, so he crumpled it up and stuffed it into his shirt. 【1】

Should it still be there?He hadn't changed his clothes, and no matter how many layers of coats and armors were nested, he couldn't shake out the torn paper.It was difficult for him to verify immediately, the place where the letter was hidden in his chest had been burned with Gu Xinglang's short words. "Go back to your majesty, minister, I understand."

Not as calm as before.This is just like the words.Gu Xinglang stood up and continued to go to the edge of Yinhuang Terrace, Duan Xirun followed again, Chai Yinuo and Xue Li followed behind and maintained a five-step distance.

"To protect the Duan Clan's community, but it will damage the rights and interests, is it acceptable?"

It is the king who negotiates with the king.Duan Xirun's mind was very clear after peeling off the skin, and he thought for a while: "I never thought that Mr. Qi would still protect Duan's family under such a favorable situation." Although his mind is clear, there are many undercurrents that he did not understand. Accept it when you see it, "As long as the country is protected, everything else can be replaced."

There are still a few steps away from the edge of Yinhuang Terrace, the two of them walk and talk at the same time, it is not enough for the third person to hear.Gu Xinglang stopped when he heard the words, and turned his head slightly to look at her: "All can be replaced, including what? Land? People? Jurisdiction?"

Duan Xirun froze for a moment, then smiled, showing dimples on his cheeks, "Qi Jun is going to turn Baiguo into the second Qixi New District. Oh, it should be called Qinan New District. It's not easy to make the scene ugly immediately, and Let me protect my throne first and keep the title of the country of Sheji, and slowly eat away. After all, there are some truths in Jing Tingge's mouth. It's a pity that I could take the entire south of Qingchuan as my own, but now I can only fight with Murong Xun Divide."

Gu Xinglang expected that she would come back to see her mother's remains after going through life and death all the way. Seeing the country fall, her state of mind, words and deeds would undergo drastic changes. He was still quite surprised to hear these words, and said softly: "If the Wei army does not arrive, I will immediately Order Qi Jun to evacuate. I just asked you this because the Wei Army has crossed the sea and is about to approach the city. I would like to return your home and country, but others don't. Seeing between the two sides, cutting land and seeking peace is a choice. Or do you want If I withdraw now, leave the remnants of the Bai Kingdom to fight against the elites of the Wei Kingdom who are ready to fight?"

Duan Xirun looked at Gu Xinglang's still gentle face in the night.He really realized that the one he saw in the back court and the one who sat on the throne in court on weekdays were not the same him at all.

It is a choice that has no alternative, more like coercion than aid.

So much so that it was difficult for her to tell whether he would really withdraw the army if the Wei army didn't arrive, and she couldn't think about whether it was true that the Wei army would kill it, which was also among the possibilities he had calculated.

She knew for the first time that he was terrible.Bottomless thoughts and sincerely disguised words.

The soldiers of the two countries in the palace raised their heads under the Yinhuang platform.

Earlier, it was Qi Bing who shouted, because the person on the stage could not be seen from below, it was all due to the voice of "Your Majesty" coming from Xiao Ben.

At this time, the two princes were getting closer to the edge, and the soldiers of the Bai Kingdom with good eyesight could see that there was a woman next to Qi Jun, standing side by side, her status must not be low.

There was another commotion under the high platform, softly and cautiously.

"I'll listen to you." Duan Xirun also spoke softly.

Gu Xinglang looked at her without any trace for a moment, then calmed down, "That's a bad choice. I didn't say for sure. How the situation will go, we'll know later."

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