you got on my tail

At this moment, Xu Yan had already led troops to surround the capital, and Wei Lan kept sending news back at the east gate, but he couldn't wait for the expected reinforcements.

Xu Yan has led the army for many years, and his subordinates are loyal, not to mention the dead soldiers trained since childhood. They are brave and good at fighting, and they put all their strength into it. Of course, they are much better than the guards raised in the capital.

But the imperial city was completely silent. Fu Jiying stood in the Palace of Compassion and Ning for a long time, and after a while, he sat down on the floor like when he was a child. There was a heavy curtain hanging behind him, and the curtain was still, only the faint sound of breathing could be heard.

Xu Yan led King Yu to rebel, such a major event, even if the queen mother is seriously ill, it is impossible not to know.

At the same time, she also decided on other things. She knew that her youngest son was such a pure and kind child, and he would never kill his brother to usurp the throne.

Fu Jiying sat down on the bed and waited patiently for Xun Luo to get rid of Xu Yan and King Yu. It was natural that losing his younger brother and son would be miserable, so he was very kind and came here to accompany the Queen Mother.

"Please, Ying'er." After a long time, the queen mother said slowly, "I beg you for my mother..."

"Mother?" Fu Jiying rarely called out such a title, raised his hand and lifted the curtain, smiled with satisfaction, and looked at the pale face of the Queen Mother.

"Xu Yan. He's not your real uncle. I'm not your real mother either, so the upbringing and support in the past ten years can't be counted, I admit it!" The queen mother said every word, trying her best to plead , "But Heng'er, he is your younger brother! He has always only listened to you since he was a child..."

"Mother." Fu Jiying interrupted her and smiled, "You know what? I often wonder why there will still be traitors rebelling when the world is peaceful."

The queen mother didn't understand what he was talking about, and she couldn't say anything, only tears flowed down the wrinkles. She knew from the very beginning that Fu Jiying was the most suitable candidate to be emperor. His heart was as cold as the ice at the bottom of the lake. Tough, Xu Yan has always taken credit and pride in these years, so she has been forbearing, trying to balance the relationship between the two.

"Because the punishment is not severe enough." Fu Jiying lowered her head, put away her smile hypocritically, even sighed regretfully, and gestured in the air, "There are not enough people killed."

The Empress Dowager raised her head, her eyes were gray, and she finally lowered her hands wearily.

"Your Majesty!" A soldier suddenly came to report from outside the door, "The rebel army and Lord Wei are confronting each other at the east gate of the city, and they have not waited for reinforcements. I'm afraid it's..."

"What are you afraid of?!" Fu Jiying was furious, and recognized that it was Ma Kai, the commander of the imperial army, so she still lowered her voice to avoid the Queen Mother. Entering the city, General Xun didn’t know if he hadn’t received the news, so he kept his troops on hold..."

"Entering the city?" Fu Jiying suddenly thought of something irrelevant at the first moment, pulled Ma Kai over and ordered, "Go to Bai Xuehe's residence, make sure that Master Bai is safe, and bring him...to the palace."

"But your majesty, General Xun has been refusing to lead troops. Lord Wei is afraid that he won't be able to hold back for long. Our troops in Mobei have already dispatched troops immediately, but we will have to travel day and night for two days..." Ma Kai took the order, but still reminded him to distinguish the main Once, "Should we arrange for others first?"

"Others?" Fu Jiying frowned. Xu Yan was a famous general in Mobei, who had fought countless battles. Apart from Xun Luo who was familiar with him, it was really hard to think of anyone else.

"This person must be highly respected..." Ma Kai then carefully added, "The Northern Saibei army was also under the command of Xun Luo and Xu Yan. As an ordinary general, the subordinates are afraid that they will not be able to surrender, which is counterproductive."

Could it be... him?

Fu Jiying raised her head, squinted her eyes, and looked coldly in the direction of Prince Yan's Mansion.

King Yan was in Mobei when he was young, he was a good friend of general Liu Yan, he was very familiar with all kinds of battles, he was more experienced than Xun Luo who became a monk halfway, and he also knew Xu Yan better.

"Wait a little longer!" He finally flicked his wide sleeves, lifting up the snow and dust on the steps.

……

Normally, Xun Luo would put aside the matter for the time being and put down the rebellion first. After all, he was Xun Luo, worthy of his name, a naturally upright chivalrous man.

But today's Xun Luo was different from usual, he drank a lot, and his starry eyes were bloodshot, filled with countless emotions.

Bai Xuehe stood in front of him, his complexion was snow-white, his bright red lips curled up in a graceful arc, his smile was always the same, but at this moment it looked particularly piercing.

Just like what he said before, it was heart-piercing.

"The emperor did learn martial arts with the deposed prince, so he knows your footwork, but he is limited to this. If you don't believe me, you can ask other questions and see if he remembers..."

"If Luo Cangxia supported the emperor, why would he send you far away and refuse to let you enter the capital..."

If what Bai Xuehe said was true, then he would personally kneel down to the man who killed his father and enemy, regard him as his master, and bow his head as a minister.

Xun Luo gritted his teeth, with boundless hatred in his eyes. With trembling hands, he thrust the Extreme Eye Sword into the ground, his eyes were scarlet and he raised his head.

There was silence at the moment, someone quickly set up the military tent and knelt down, "General, the emperor wants you to send troops quickly!"

"Get out!" Xun Luo interrupted with a rare stern voice, and after the person left, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Then why did you tell me today?"

"Because Xu Yan's rebellion today was arranged by me alone." Bai Xuehe was still smiling, gesticulating for him while smiling, with a glamorous and proud look on his face. Possibly, go straight to the imperial city."

"You're going to kill the emperor!" Xun Luo was surprised, his eyes widened, he pulled out the sword on the ground and swung it straight at Bai Xuehe's neck. At this moment, Bai Xuehe didn't move, but subconsciously closed his eyes.

He didn't hide, but in an instant, Xun Luo finally threw the sword to the ground, grabbed his collar, and stared fiercely at those still slightly curved eyes. Bai Xuehe lowered his head and squinted at him. On the sword on the ground, the hollow pattern is a little rough and irregular.

Xun Luo gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You know that there are still tens of thousands of households in the capital. Xu Yan enters the city and the two sides confront each other. What will the people do!"

Bai Xuehe smiled without saying a word, looked up at him, not intending to answer.

"I don't care how much benefits you received from Xu Yan! Listen! I'm going to suppress the rebellion." General Xun was still upright, raising his sword, "Even if I can't take revenge, I will go!"

"I have never received benefits from Xu Yan, and I have always been the emperor's lackey, but this does not conflict with what I want to do." Bai Xuehe raised his head, sighed suddenly, untied the pipe at his waist and put it on the table, "General , I am the same as your enemy, you are just dead, at least I can live my life intact, but I have been trapped by this pain ointment for many years, forced to be neither human nor ghost, and now even I don't even know how many people's blood was on my hands."

Xun Luo was stunned, stopped his movements, and stared blankly at the finely carved pipe and the white snow crane's pale and thin face that was far better than ordinary people.

It turns out that he also has his own difficulties, and it's not that he will do everything for power and money...

But Bai Xuehe didn't explain anymore, and looked sideways at the candles flickering on the table. At this time, someone should go to the palace to hint to Fu Jiying to reactivate King Yan.

"Even so, the emperor forced you to take the pain relief ointment!" Xun Luo smiled wryly for a moment, then let out a long sigh, and finally let go of Bai Xuehe's collar, and sighed, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood everything before, but the people in the capital are innocent after all."

After speaking, he raised his sword and rushed out of the tent.

Bai Xuehe looked at Xun Luo's back, actually he didn't need to say "I'm sorry", he already knew what kind of character Xun Luo had.

Xun Luo is not stupid, even if Fu Jiying knows how to look down on swordsmanship, he should have doubts in his heart, but the military situation is urgent at that time, and he has to rush to Saibei to exterminate alien races and make contributions. He is the son of Luo Cangxia, a destined general, a natural hero How could he give up defending his family and the country for the sake of personal enmity?

But Bai Xuehe is different, he considers himself a villain, always compares pennies and pennies, always keeps hatred in his throat, and is by no means an upright personality.

Therefore, in this rebellion drama, the most important drama is not his Xunluo. Regardless of whether he will send troops in the end, as long as the revenge of killing his father can delay this urgent moment, the drama will not be ruined.

Fu Jiying had mobilized Saibei army horses in advance, just to hide the truth from Xu Yan, so the army horses deliberately detoured and walked slowly.Although it is slow, it will always come, so Bai Xuehe knew early on that Xu Yan would definitely lose.

Bai Xuehe planned all this today not to hurt the emperor by Xu Yan, but to force the emperor to use King Yan as a last resort, and to let King Yan regain control of soldiers and horses.

As long as the eagle can get out of the cage, given time, it will surely be able to spread its wings.

His strengths are not only stubbornness, he is also good at patience, so he will not be impatient.

At this moment, in the bleak night wind at the gate of the city, Ma Kai had sent out the golden seal of the tiger talisman from the palace, and Yan Wang Fu Jijue stood on the tower, looking at the countless chaos and noise in front of him.

The tower is extremely high, and the wind is loud above it, but Fu Jijue doesn't take it seriously. His right hand caresses the saber, and it seems to be trembling. After all these years, he never thought that he could face the army horse and the battlefield again, and he could also bathe in the water again. Night Breeze full of blood and freedom.

"My lord." Li Yeban, a fox demon dressed in white, knelt down and held up a silver gun for him, "It's time for us to do it."

"Okay." Fu Jijue nodded, his expression still gentle and honest, he took the gun and waved to Ma Kai, "Let Master Wei withdraw, I will get rid of Xu Yan tonight."

After finishing speaking, he lifted his black cloak and mounted his horse, revealing a silver armor under the cloak, vaguely the old god of war in Mobei.

……

The capital was sleepless all night, and the two armies of King Yan and Xun Luo fought against each other, so Xu Yan's soldiers and dead soldiers failed to capture the capital after all. King Yu was placed under house arrest. Although Xu Yan was temporarily missing, he was also seriously injured.

Xun Luo was walking along the west gate, ready to capture Sui Jie.

Although he took the order, he left the commander's seal in the mansion bestowed by Fu Jiying. Although he didn't know that Bai Xuehe did it, Fu Jiying already understood that Xun Luo knew the truth - Fu Jiying knew that this person was stubborn, so he could only feel sorry for him, but could not keep him.

The army and horses left behind by Xu Yan belonged to Saibei. For a while, Fu Jiying couldn't think of who would take over, so he had to leave them to Fu Jijue. At this moment, Fu Jijue was still outside the city, and Bai Xuehe had just been brought back by the imperial army. Dust, slightly messy hair.

"Where have you been?" Fu Jiying stepped forward worriedly, brushed his broken hair for him, and said angrily, "I ordered someone to go to your house, but I couldn't find anyone."

This sentence was said very anxiously, and there was anger between the brows, it was really not like the temptations that were both kind and powerful in the past.

"I went to General Xun." Bai Xuehe knelt down with a tired smile on his face, "I saw that General Xun refused to send troops, so I went to visit, but I didn't expect..."

"Forget it, this person has an upright personality and is not someone who plots secretly. Since he left this time, nothing will happen in the future." Fu Jiying smiled disapprovingly, and quickly helped Bai Xuehe up, "This is a good job, I am very happy Satisfied, tell me, what do you want?"

Fu Jiying had previously promised Bai Xuehe the position of a bachelor, although he said he would wait until thirty, but he thought that Bai Xuehe would not refuse if he proposed it now.

"I want a reward." Bai Xuehe paused, and smiled, "I want to rest for a few days, wander around, and not go far, I hope the emperor will grant it."

"That's all?" Fu Jiying asked in disbelief.

"En." Bai Xuehe nodded and repeated sincerely, "I hope the emperor will grant you permission."

"Okay." Fu Jiying patted him on the shoulder, "I promise you ten days, but remember to come back and don't go far."

Naturally, Bai Xuehe thanked him for his assurance, and the two chatted casually, and Bai Xuehe was also about to kneel down, and he knelt down, got up and backed up, ready to go out.

Fu Jiying had something in his sleeve, and the cruel emperor hesitated for a long time before raising his hand to call him.

"Wait." Fu Jiying was still a little hesitant, and finally handed it over, "This is a prescription prescribed by the imperial physician, you take it according to it, maybe you can get rid of Xitong ointment."

Fu Jiying's tentative voice was low, but Bai Xuehe was taken aback, and made an extremely exaggerated expression of opening his mouth wide, which made Fu Jiying, who was a little nervous, couldn't help laughing.

"I said before, I will give you whatever you want." Fu Jiying smiled, showing a benevolent look of grace, "Xuehe, we are upright, and we will be a pair of emperors and ministers through the ages."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Bai Xuehe knelt down excitedly, and put the prescription into his chest. Fu Jiying was very satisfied with this expression.

After a moment, he turned around, sighed, and muttered silently, "It's too late."

The capital city was still in a mess, Bai Xuehe walked along the messy streets alone, this rebellion was like a farce, the general Xu Yan and his family were all captured, countless servants and maids came out of the mansion, accompanied by the grand sunlight in the morning At that time, the Xu family, who once called the wind and rain in the capital, completely collapsed.

Fu Jiying was very satisfied. He was so satisfied that he quickly approved Bai Xuehe's request for leave. Bai Xuehe walked around the street with his sleeves in his hands with a smile that was not a smile.

It is rare that there is no snow in winter, and the sun is getting bigger and warmer, making his eyes more and more blurred.

It has to be said that although Fu Jiying would never give up on getting rid of Xu Yan, but when he was outside the city, Xun Luo's clear eyes when he did not hesitate to let go of his personal grudge still caused waves in his heart.

Even Bai Xuehe didn't understand why he suddenly had a heart of compassion after being cruel for so many years.

King Yan had just returned to the city, not only regained his freedom, but was even sent off by the people from all over the world. For Bai Xuehe, this was something he had been waiting for for a long time, and it was a happy event.

It is said that people are refreshed on happy occasions, but Bai Xuehe only felt more and more empty, and finally even the things in front of him were ugly and real. Finally, he gasped for breath and supported the wall, stopped at a corner that was still quiet, and slowly leaned against the wall , fully prepared to faint.

However, behind him is not a wall, but a very warm embrace. Cang Hua opened his arms, wrapped his body around him, and put him in his arms properly.

"Canghua." Bai Xuehe didn't turn his head back, but only stretched out his hand to explore his handsome eyebrows and broad shoulders, "You are a god, do you feel tired?"

"Of course you won't." Before Cang Hua could speak, Bai Xuehe had already asked and answered himself. He turned around and retracted into Cang Hua's arms very cooperatively, as if a cub had returned to its safe and comfortable lair, and finally didn't have to be afraid of Ye Lai. wind and rain.

"Are you alright?" Cang Hua anxiously picked him up and stretched out his hand to probe his forehead, "You..."

"I'm just tired." Bai Xuehe sighed and leaned against his chest, "Take me home."