Chapter 251 Impermanence and Recurrence

"Don't come over!"

Xiao Beiheng sat up suddenly and pulled out the Yanque Sword half a foot.

The cold light of the sword's edge shone on his frightened face, and his eyes quickly swept across the entire dark tent. It wasn't until he saw the orange lampshade on the table that he lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief. His tense body relaxed and slowly

Put the sword into the scabbard.

Su Mo sat up and looked at him with concern: "Did you have another nightmare? Did you dream about Leng Shuang?"

"No." Xiao Beiheng put the Yanque Sword on his pillow, lay down again, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

He dreamed of Xiao Kai. He dreamed of the headless Xiao Kai seeking his life and strangling his neck.

"Aren't we brothers? Why do you want to chop off my head?"

The headless Xiao Kai roared, grabbed his neck and shook him hard, waking him up from his dream.

Su Mo turned aside and took a piece of handkerchief to wipe away the sweat on his forehead: "The army has entered Shengzhou. I'm going to ask a mage to exorcise evil spirits for you."

The second prince's army was like locusts raging outside the pass in the north. Xiao Beiheng adopted Song Zhen's suggestion and marched the army inside the pass, first heading eastward to Shengzhou, and then northward into Zhongzhou.

Xiao Beiheng held Su Mo's hand and turned to look at her: "Will it work?"

He felt that Su Mo's hands were warmer than his. But Su Mo's hands were usually colder than his. Could it be that his hands were so cold?

Su Mo stretched out her other hand to pull up the quilt for him: "It works, as long as the mage exorcises the evil for you, you won't have nightmares again. But I'm afraid you will continue to kill people..."

"Does Xiao Zhuo also have nightmares?" Xiao Beiheng closed his eyes and whispered.

Su Mo lay down next to him and put her hand on his chest: "I don't know, but if he keeps killing, he will definitely have nightmares."

"I think I was decisive in killing," Xiao Beiheng said, "I pacified two states."

Su Mo didn't respond.

Killing decisively can be used against enemies. But Xiao Beiheng also does the same to those close to him. There seems to be no distinction between closeness and distance in his eyes, and it feels like he can sacrifice anyone in order to achieve his goals.

Especially Xiao Beiheng's huge victory, which will only strengthen his belief.

She didn't know how to persuade Xiao Beiheng. The only thing she could do was to hope that he would not go further down this road.

"Beiheng, I'm a little scared," Su Mo whispered, "I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Xiao Beiheng turned around and held her in his arms, "I will be the crown prince soon, and you will be the crown princess. When my father abdicates, I will ascend the throne and become the emperor, and then you will be the king of the country.

After that, you will be extremely noble."

"I'm afraid that one day you will hurt your relatives." Su Mo hesitated for a long time, but finally expressed her worries.

Xiao Beiheng laughed.

He had returned to his normal state and said with a smile: "Leng Shuang is just a maid after all. As for Xiao Kai, although he is my brother, he is not born from the same father. He wants to seize Liangzhou, how can I let him go?"

.My real relatives are my father, the queen, my mother and my concubine, and you. I will never hurt you..."

At the end of the sentence, his voice dropped.

"What's wrong?" Su Mo looked up at him.

Xiao Beiheng hesitated and said: "I'm a little sleepy and need to rest for a while, so I won't talk about it for now."

He thought of Xiao Zhuo, who was still alive. Xiao Zhuo was his half-brother. Now only he and Emperor Yongde knew this secret. Concubine Mei Dai only knew that Xiao Zhuo was not the biological son of Emperor Yongde.

The rest of the people, whether it was Su Mo or Xiao Ming, were kept in the dark.

He comforted himself that killing Xiao Zhuo was just a special case, because Xiao Zhuo would take away the honor that belonged to him.

After giving so much, he should be the prince and the emperor. How could he give this to Xiao Zhuo? No one could do it.

Once he figured things out, he felt relieved and even his breathing became steady. He closed his eyes and said to Su Mo, "Go to sleep."

At dawn, military advisor Song Zhen came to report the military situation with a face full of joy.

"Your Highness, there is great news coming from the capital. It is from King Qi's messenger, saying that Emperor Yongde burned himself to death. King Qi has taken over the capital."

"Really?" Xiao Beiheng looked happy and stood up from his seat, "Did your father mention Xiao Zhuo?"

Song Zhendao: "I never mentioned Xiao Zhuo, only that Emperor Yongde set himself on fire."

"Great!" Xiao Beiheng slapped the table, clenched his fist and waved excitedly.

He had been worried that Emperor Yongde would tell the truth to his father, Xiao Ming, but this result was so satisfying and perfect. In this way, he was the only one who really knew the secret. He no longer had to worry about his father.

Know the real situation.

Xiao Zhuo no longer poses a threat to him, so there seems to be no need to go after Xiao Zhuo.

Song Zhen saw the joy on Xiao Beiheng's face and thought he was happy about the result of Emperor Yongde's self-immolation, so he said: "Congratulations, Crown Prince, there is another news, good or bad, bad or not."

Xiao Beiheng smiled and said: "There is such news."

"The good news is that the second prince was attacked by Xiao Zhuo in Xiaogang Village. The entire army was wiped out and the second prince died. The bad news is that the second prince's army was taken over by Xiao Zhuo."

"Is Xiao Zhuo in Xiaogang Village? Where did he get the army?" Xiao Beiheng couldn't believe it. "When he escaped, wasn't there only Shen Yuexi beside him?"

"I don't know the specific situation, but the second prince is indeed dead and Xiao Zhuo has taken over the army."

Xiao Beiheng slowly sat back down and said: "The second prince's army has 40,000 people. Does that mean that all 40,000 people belong to Xiao Zhuo?"

"No, Xiao Zhuo only allowed those who were willing to follow him to stay. The rest were sent away and allowed to leave freely. There were about 15,000 people left. For Xiao Zhuo, this was already a military force that he could rely on.

."

"Fifteen thousand people?" Xiao Beiheng lowered his head and pondered.

Song Zhen shook his feather fan: "Your Highness, Xiao Zhuo is in Xiaogang Village now. We can take advantage of his unsteady footing and annihilate him with the 70,000 troops we have on hand to avoid future troubles."

"No need, if we go north to eliminate Xiao Zhuo, we have to negotiate with the border officials. We are not sure about Zhao Mu's position yet. It will be too troublesome." Xiao Beiheng waved his hand, "Besides, Xiao Zhuo's small army will not be enough to achieve success.

"

Song Zhen was stunned.

He thought it was a very good proposal, but Xiao Beiheng rejected it outright.

He heard Shen Yuexi mention it before that Xiao Beiheng was capricious and unpredictable, so he didn't quite believe it. Now he found that Shen Yuexi was right. Xiao Beiheng had laid a trap before and tried his best to kill Xiao Zhuo. Now he clearly knows that Xiao Zhuo was in the child.

Gangcun, he didn't kill him again, he just took a troublesome interface and pushed it away.

Who was it that said that Xiao Zhuo must be killed?

With Song Zhen's mind, he couldn't figure it out. He asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, how will our army act now?"

Xiao Beiheng said: "Ignore Xiao Zhuo, I will go to Beijing immediately and join my father as soon as possible. Go and arrange the march quickly so that the army can advance as soon as possible."

Emperor Yongde was dead, and the second prince was dead. It was inevitable that King Qi would ascend the throne. He couldn't wait to go to the capital to enjoy the honor he longed for.

Song Zhen was confused, held the feather fan in his hands and said: "I will obey the order of the Crown Prince."
Chapter completed!