The world is a big dream, and life has its cool moments in autumn.
Late night, palace.
Emperor Zhao sat back on the dragon chair and closed his eyes tightly.
In the past few days, Emperor Zhao had become visibly older, the wrinkles on his face were a little deeper, and even his hair had turned gray as if it had lost all life.
"Zhao Li, prepare an edict." His cloudy eyes no longer had the energy they once had.
"Yes." Zhao Li knelt down next to the dragon chair.
Emperor Zhao coughed and knocked on his chest with his hand: "I know that my time is short. Now I appoint Princess Zhaoyang as the crown prince to inherit the great power and protect our Zhao Kingdom's century-old foundation." After taking a breath, he said again: "Ask Princess Zhaoyang to sit down.
Those who secure the throne can enter the Dragon Vein."
Zhao Li wiped away his tears, wrote the edict, stood up and handed it to Emperor Zhao.
The old man took it and looked at it for a few times. This should be the last edict he would write in this life, but he also knew that edicts would be worthless after his death. He wanted to leave some escape paths for his daughter.
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"Go and announce the arrival of Prime Minister." Emperor Zhao waved his hand feebly.
In the harem, Zhaoyang gently rubbed his temples with his hands. In front of him was a man shrouded in a black robe.
"What's Lao Jiu doing?" Zhaoyang asked.
The man in black robe replied: "There are no big moves. I just sent people to guard Wuchi Alley. In addition, I started to place people in various ministries."
Zhaoyang said disdainfully: "Let him do it, and I will see how capable he is."
"Is there any problem if that person refuses to see you?" the man in black robe asked.
The corner of Zhaoyang's mouth rose: "It's a good thing that he doesn't see me. Not seeing me means nothing happens. If nothing happens, there won't be any conflicts. If he doesn't fight, Lao Jiu is just talking nonsense."
Just as he was talking, suddenly a huge bright beam of light shot up from the direction of the main hall and went straight into the sky.
Zhaoyang paused and frowned: "So fast." Turning around: "Go get ready."
"Yes." The man in black robe disappeared instantly.
Zhaoyang lowered his head and rubbed his eyes until they were red, and walked towards the main hall.
The prime minister had just entered the palace gate at this time. When he saw the pillar of light, he quickly quickened his pace.
In Ah Bu's small courtyard, Fang Ruo seemed to be unaware of it as he lowered his head and sipped tea.
Young Master Hou sighed: "If the dragon's pulse moves twice, chaos is coming."
At the ruined temple outside the city, Nian Sheng glanced at the pillar of light and continued to recite the sutra.
Such a pillar of light appeared once not long ago. According to past records, the pillar of light will appear three times in total. After three times, the pulse-locking formation is opened and the emperor returns to the Dragon Tomb.
north.
Ai Shanjiang was riding on a horse with a saber in hand, and corpses were lying under the horses' hooves. The blood on the saber was still steaming.
The old shaman pointed at the light excitedly, screamed, and danced in a way that others could not understand.
Not far away is Yanmen Pass.
The guard, General Sha, looked at the beam of light, then lowered his head and took a bite of the lamb leg in his hand. With his other hand, he picked up a jar of wine and drank it in big gulps.
"Report!" A cavalryman came from outside the pass. "Urgent report from the border! The barbarians are knocking on the pass! The four towns at the border have been lost!"
General Sha threw away the wine jar: "Damn it! You are really feeding an unfamiliar little wolf! Light a cigarette! Beat the drum!"
General Sha has been here at Yanmen Pass for seven years. The reputation is very bad. General Sha has three major hobbies in his life: wine, meat, and beauties.
It is said that all the beauties at the nearby border pass were brutally murdered by him. Fortunately, he did his best to guard the pass, and the barbarians have not been able to advance even an inch for seven years.
Therefore, the people nearby were angry but dared not speak out.
General Sha has a beard all over his face, and his favorite thing to do is to rub a woman's delicate body and curse at her, but that's understandable.
One of the wives of General Sha was personally gifted by His Majesty. She was the most beautiful woman in Zhao Kingdom at that time. All the talented people who came to her house to propose marriage lined up three miles away. Unexpectedly, His Majesty recommended marriage to this bearded lady.
Everyone knows that General Sha has three major hobbies in his life. In order to let him guard the pass with peace of mind, Emperor Zhao also tried his best.
However, the First Beauty naturally couldn't stand the bitter cold at the border and couldn't stay with him for more than a few days a year. Naturally, General Sha couldn't help but curse his mother.