Chapter 572: It’s not too late? Or it’s not over yet?
The place where the emperor was under house arrest was at the end of the corridor, in an extremely secluded place.
After crossing the sea of mandala flowers, Lu Heng and others finally found the entrance to the secret room at the end of the fork in the road under the guidance of Craftsman Lu.
It turns out that this secret room is in the imperial city, underground in Kunning Palace.
This was also discovered along the way by Wang Shichao, who had supervised the underground engineering of the Imperial City.
When I walked outside the secret room, I happened to meet a black warrior who opened the door and walked out.
When the man in black saw a group of ferocious officers and soldiers in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, as if he was frightened by the sudden appearance of these officers and soldiers. Then, the man took a few steps back, leaned against the wall, and looked at the people in front of him in horror.
A group of big men with different personalities.
However, then the man's eyes flickered for a moment, and a smile suddenly appeared. In the crowd, he found Lu Heng. Lu Heng smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "My master is waiting in the room. Please move, Mr. Lu, oh."
, and the person you are looking for is also inside!"
The other person was very polite and calm.
Lu Heng also responded with a kind smile and nodded slightly. But the next moment, Lu Heng still had that kind smile, turned around and said to Agui beside him: "Kill him!"
Agui had long seen this guy's hand hidden behind his back clasping ropes on the wall, as if he was looking for some kind of mechanism. He had a close connection with Lu Heng, and after hearing Lu Heng's order, he quickly pulled out the rope.
Broad sword, sweep hard.
I saw a flash of blue light, and the head of the black-clothed warrior was chopped off and fell to the ground. With a plop, the headless body fell against the wall, and blood flowed all over the ground.
Behind him, Wang Shichao and others looked at the military advisor with their mouths wide open.
"Let me tell you something, just do whatever you want to do. Don't talk nonsense. Just open your mouth and kill someone. There is no need to hate yourself to death and act hypocritical. Such people will die the fastest!"
Lu Heng's eyes were calm, and he pointed at the corpse on the ground and said calmly: "I hate these short-lived ghosts who pretend to be superior!".
As soon as he said this, Agui, Wang Shichao, and Zhao Yunyi coughed quickly and raised their heads as if they were innocent.
Then, when the door was opened, the light was bright in the secret room made of large stone bricks.
It's not like the humidity and cold outside, but it's warm, and there's a smell of sandalwood floating in the air.
The layout of the room, which is more than ten square meters, is very simple. There is a table and a few chairs. Behind it is a bookshelf. There is a bed against the wall. Other than that, there is nothing else.
On the table, the candle was burning brightly. The quietly burning candle flame added a touch of warmth to the secret room.
The old emperor, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, had all white hair. He was tied to a chair, his mouth was gagged, and a knife was hung around his neck. His expression remained extremely calm.
When he saw Lu Heng and his men slowly walking in through the door, the emperor's cold face finally showed a slight smile.
Next to the emperor, there sat a beautiful lady, wearing a luxurious phoenix-patterned dress, quietly sipping tea. She saw several black warriors standing behind her, motionless. They just looked at Lu Heng's side with vigilance.
Agui.
As for Agui, he had never looked at these three people since he entered the door. He only looked at the thin masked warrior behind the emperor with a knife across the emperor's neck.
After seeing Lu Heng come in, the beautiful lady raised her head, took one look, and then looked away.
Cherry blew the tea powder on the tea with her little mouth, and said softly: "I didn't expect you to come back so soon!"
"Let him go!" Knowing that the woman in front of him was Concubine Yi, Lu Heng didn't bother to talk nonsense to him. He pointed directly at the emperor and said in a deep voice.
"Giggle, you are such an interesting person. Why should I let him go!" Concubine Yi smiled brightly, the teacup in her hand shook, and the tea spilled out.
Concubine Yi put down the tea cup, reached for a handkerchief, and wiped the water stains on her body. She smiled and said, "Give me a reason to let him go!"
"Then just kill him!" Lu Heng smiled and said without changing his expression.
After saying this sentence, the emperor's eyes suddenly widened.
If his mouth hadn't been blocked, the old man would have gone crazy.
Not only was the emperor stunned, but Wang Shichao and others behind Lu Heng looked at Lu Heng in shock. It seemed that they had never expected that, as a good friend of His Majesty, the emperor's master could actually say such heart-wrenching words.
Concubine Yi was stunned for a moment, and then she looked at Lu Heng, with an unnatural look on her face for a moment. Then, she suddenly giggled: "You are really a master at playing with people's hearts!"
Lu Heng smiled, lowered his head and rolled up his sleeves casually, raised his head and glanced at Concubine Yi, lowered his head and continued to work on his own things. He said calmly: "I have no intention of playing with your thoughts. Again,
Either let him go or kill him! If you let him go, your family will not die. Kill him and destroy the nine tribes. You can think about it yourself! Give you a stick of incense time!"
After saying that, Lu Heng turned his head and waved to Agui.
Agui lit a stick of incense, stepped forward, and placed it on the table.
"Do you really think I don't dare to kill him?" Seeing that Lu Heng didn't want to do this, Concubine Yi's face changed slightly, and she sneered with a stern expression.
Lu Heng said nothing, but stretched out his hand to signal her to do whatever she wanted.
Concubine Yi sneered coldly and stared at Lu Heng without saying a word. She held a dagger in her hand and placed it on the emperor's neck, trembling slightly.
Lu Heng waited for a while and then sat down. He poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip. He raised his head and looked at Concubine Yi who was trying to be calm. He smiled slightly and said lightly: "Concubine Yi, Zhao Xiulan. Her nickname is Lan'er.
.A native of Xiangyang, Hubei. He has two older brothers and a younger sister who has just turned sixteen. Three months ago, his family secretly evacuated from Xiangyang. Now they have adopted the surname Wang and settled in Dali, Yunnan!"
After saying all this, Lu Heng raised his head, looked at Concubine Yi whose expression changed drastically and said, "Am I right?"
"You, what do you want to say?" Concubine Yi moved her hands slightly and shouted calmly.
Lu Heng smiled and said lightly: "It's nothing. I just want to tell you that you lost, and you lost completely!"
Concubine Yi didn't speak, she just stared at Lu Heng with squinted eyes.
"No!" After a moment, Concubine Yi shook her head, stared at Lu Heng, and sneered: "This old thing is still in our hands, and the imperial seal is also in our hands. We have not lost!"
Lu Heng curled his lips, pointed at the emperor, smiled, and asked, "Do you know why the prince didn't come with us?"
Seeing Concubine Yi's expression change, Lu Heng continued: "Even if he dies, it will not affect the overall situation. The country already has a new monarch, and the situation in Tokyo has been brought under control. In a few years, people will forget about this."
Things. And the prince will rule the world! Oh, by the way, there is also the jade seal you mentioned. Oh, it is just a piece of jade! It does not mean anything!"
"What do you want to say?" Concubine Yi's eyes flickered. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and stared at Lu Heng.
"Let him go, or kill him!" Lu Heng pointed his finger at the emperor and said coldly: "Besides, time is running out!"
Concubine Yi glanced at the half-burnt incense plant, looking hesitant and struggling.
Judging from what Lu Heng said just now, this imperial master, who is known as the perfect idol in the minds of scholars because he embodies benevolence and righteousness in the world, seems to be a ruthless, cruel and cold-blooded bastard. He doesn't care about the emperor's life or death at all, and he doesn't even care about himself.
I don't care about my life.
The two trump cards in his hand, at this time, turned out to be so unbearable in his eyes.
Concubine Yi was confused and frightened, and she suddenly became possessed. She suddenly became evil and angry from her heart.
He suddenly stood up, holding a dagger in his hand and stabbed the emperor directly in the arm.
With a bang, the dragon robe was torn, and blood immediately flowed from the emperor's arm.
"You're scaring me, you're scaring me, you devil!" Concubine Yi grabbed the emperor's collar and put a bloody dagger on the emperor's neck. She suddenly went crazy and shouted at Lu Heng: "Back off."
Back, back off, or I'll kill him!"
Lu Heng did not move, but stood up slightly, with a flash of apology in his eyes. He looked at the emperor with an uncertain expression on his face, lowered his head, shook his head with a wry smile, and said regretfully: "Originally, I wanted to drink with you. But,
Now it seems that I’m afraid it won’t work.”
After saying this, Lu Heng took a step back, waved his hand to Agui beside him and said, "Come on!"
Agui said with a hey, and walked directly with the long sword in his hand.
However, when Agui took the first step, Concubine Yi, who put a dagger on the emperor's neck, suddenly collapsed and burst into tears.
Agui had sharp eyes and quick hands. He blocked the long sword of a warrior in black with one sword. He pulled the emperor behind him. As he moved around, the long sword in his hand was swung like electricity, and the sword energy was shooting out.
Behind him, Lu Heng pulled the emperor over.
After the emperor came over, he stood solemnly and stared ahead quietly. After waiting for a while, Lu Heng didn't speak. A complicated look flashed in the emperor's eyes, he sighed, and asked: "You're back?"
The corners of Lu Heng's mouth raised slightly, and he nodded with a smile. From the beginning to the end, Lu Heng never asked whether the emperor was okay.
Afterwards, Lu Heng thought for a while, took off the tiger charm from his waist, and gave it to the emperor.
The emperor did not give in this time. He reached out to take the tiger talisman, glanced at it, and put it in his arms.
Afterwards, neither of them spoke. They just watched the situation in the field quietly.
But in their hearts, both of them knew one thing: they might not be able to drink that wine.
Behind him, Fatty Hong lowered his eyebrows and looked numb. He didn't know what he was thinking on his fat face. Wang Shichao, on the other hand, took a deep look at Lu Heng, then lowered his head and walked respectfully to the emperor.
The emperor, who was staring ahead with cold eyes, noticed the movement behind him. He smiled slightly and his expression brightened.
By this time, the situation on the field had changed drastically.
The four black-clothed warriors were all cut to death by the blue sword energy after Agui used his whole life's skill to sweep away thousands of troops with one blow.
However, this was also the first time that Agui met his opponent. When fighting the skinny black warrior, Agui adopted a life-changing strategy and killed the skinny warrior with a heavy blow at the cost of an arm.
The black warrior and his three followers.
Agui threw his long sword aside and covered the crack in his broken arm with one hand. His lips were chapped, his body was a little stooped, and he was panting.
Behind him, the emperor lowered his eyelids for a moment and then narrowed his eyes. His gaze was cold. However, it was not focused on the lost Concubine Yi. Instead, he was staring at Agui.
Behind him, Zhao Yunyi clenched his fists, and a difficult look flashed in his eyes. He raised the crossbow in his hand, and with trembling hands, he aimed at Agui's back.
When Lu Heng saw this, his expression remained unchanged. He moved slowly and walked in front of the emperor.
He didn't say anything, he just stared at him, his expression was as calm as cold water that had been calm for thousands of years, which made people feel heart palpitating.
The emperor's face instantly darkened and he stared at Lu Heng without saying a word.
Wang Shichao waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers from the archery battalion gathered around him, aiming their arrows at Lu Heng.
The exhausted Agui's face changed drastically after he noticed the movement at the scene. He walked to Lu Heng with his long sword in hand.
He opened his mouth, bit the strip of cloth tied to his wrist, and wrapped the long sword tightly. The teeth in his mouth were stained red with blood, and traces of blood flowed down.
"Master!"
Agui's eyes were cold, he was holding a long sword in one arm, staring at the emperor, and asked Lu Heng's answer in a deep voice.
Lu Heng didn't say a word, just looked at the emperor.
At this time, no one paid attention to Concubine Yi, who was kowtowing behind her. Everyone was tense and nervous, looking at the two giants of the empire who were not giving in to each other.
The atmosphere is deathly depressing.
"Hey, why bother!"
At this moment, Fatty Hong, who had been at a loss, suddenly let out a long sigh, full of regret.
Fatty Hong shook his head and raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead. He raised his head and glanced at the emperor, then lowered his head and shook his head with a smile. He hugged his big belly and walked to Lu Heng's side.
"Your Majesty, Yongzheng did what he did just now to save you!" Fatty Hong smiled bitterly, raised his head and looked at the emperor, and said helplessly: "Why is this necessary?"
The emperor turned his head and stared at Fatty Hong. There was disbelief and coldness in his narrowed eyes.
"The harmony between generals and ministers is a good thing in the world, and the harmony between kings and ministers is a blessing for the country." Fatty Hong no longer had any fear at this time. He smiled slightly and looked at His Majesty talking eloquently: "Yongzheng ran here and there for the imperial court, marching southward.
Isn’t the Northern War just for the great Zhou Dynasty, for the world, and for the sake of your Majesty’s military family?”
The emperor didn't speak, just stared at him, the sneer on his face getting bigger and bigger.
"Hey, okay!" Seeing that his persuasion was fruitless, Fatty Hong shook his head and smiled bitterly. Then he looked at Lu Heng apologetically and walked to the emperor again.
Lu Heng's expression remained unchanged and he just looked at the emperor.
"Okay!" After a long silence, the emperor finally spoke with a sneer on his lips.
After taking a deep look at Lu Heng, he nodded slightly. He raised his hand and waved. Seeing this, Wang Shichao quickly waved the archer to retreat.
Then, the emperor turned his head, looked at Fatty Hong behind him, and said calmly: "As for you..."
After getting out of the way, everyone was shocked to find that Fatty Hong actually held a sharp dagger in his hand. And the dagger had been pressed against His Majesty's waist just now.
Seeing the emperor looking over, Fatty Hong chuckled, flipped his wrist, and suddenly used all his strength to insert the dagger into his chest.
Fatty Hong trembled and fell to his knees with a plop. He raised his head, his mouth was bleeding, and he smiled miserably: "My lord, I will die to apologize!"
The emperor looked at him expressionlessly and looked away indifferently.
Then, he turned around and left.
After Zhao Yunyi stepped forward and killed Concubine Yi with a knife, he lowered his head and passed by Lu Heng, following the emperor's footsteps and left.
Behind him, Lu Heng slowly walked to Fatty Hong, squatted down, and helped Fatty Hong sit up.
"Why?"
Lu Heng stretched out his hand and pressed the knife wound on Fatty Hong's heart. He raised his head and asked lightly.
Fatty Hong saw the bright light shining in Lu Heng's calm eyes. He smiled miserably and gasped: "I thought you wouldn't shed tears!"
"Ha..., this is my first time for you!" Lu Heng no longer tried to hide it, the tears in his eyes flowed down, wetting the blue shirt on his body.
"You haven't answered me yet, why?" Lu Heng raised his hand to wipe the tears on his cheeks and asked with a choked voice.
"Establish destiny for heaven and earth, and create peace for all generations!" The light in Fatty Hong's eyes gradually dissipated, but there was still a smile on his face: "This is also my lifelong belief. But, alas, I am not capable. And you, I am
He is the only person I have ever seen who can afford it and do it! He can save you, save your life, and bring peace to all generations. He must be half as good as me!"
After the words fell, the voice still echoed in the secret room.
In his arms, Fatty Hong's body was already cold. Lu Heng raised his head, tears streaming down his face. He stretched out his trembling hands and closed Fatty Hong's eyes.
Looking at the fat man in his arms, who had always prided himself on being immoral, Lu Heng used all his strength to hold the fat man into his arms and said in a deep voice: "Yes, there must be!"
Behind him, Agui sat leaning against the wall, staring at the burned out candles on the candlestick, lost in thought.
…
No one knows what happened in the secret room.
However, the next day, after the martial law in Tokyo was lifted, Lu Heng, who had made great contributions to the Zhou Dynasty, left Tokyo with his family and a coffin, and his whereabouts were unknown.
That morning, the prince was alone. After seeing him off on foot for thirty miles, he returned to Tokyo alone.
After Lu Heng left Tokyo, he went all the way south. A group of people wandered around, sightseeing and walking very slowly. At sunset one day, outside Zhoukou County, Lu Heng and his group met a group of people who had stayed in Zhengzhou to deal with religious incidents.
Monk Fahai.
Monk Fahai, who didn't know he had taken the wrong medicine, shamelessly insisted on traveling with Lu Heng. The excuse was also very unique. He said that by following Lu Heng, he would cultivate the great road and achieve an immortal golden body.
Lu Heng curled his lips, but did not refuse. If you want to follow, just follow. After all, he is a master.
Although Monk Fahai usually looks a little timid, the old monk still showed his domineering Buddhist lion roar at the moment he rescued people at Zhongyue Temple in Zhengzhou. According to Agui, if he fought against Monk Fahai, he would win.
Negative five or five points.
Moreover, Monk Fahai brought news that His Majesty seemed to have taken over the Northern Expedition Army and was issuing instructions. When Lu Heng heard this, he just smiled and did not make any comments.
On the second day, the group continued southward.
Along the way, thanks to Monk Fahai's jokes, time flew by.
In the next month, everyone followed Lu Heng and went to Lushan Mountain, Huangshan Mountain, and Jiuhua Mountain. Along the way, Lu Heng dutifully acted as a tour guide, explaining the stories of these famous mountains to the ladies and Agui.
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A month later, Lu Heng, who brought his family and friends to Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang Province, was in the tavern. He was bragging to Agui and Fahai, saying that he had seen a flying room and that it could fly in the tavern.
When more than a hundred people were sitting there, countless people suddenly made a noise outside the tavern and headed towards the gate of the county government office.
"What happened?" Monk Fahai, who was very drunk, reached out and pushed the master and servant Lu Heng, who were sleeping soundly on the table, and asked vaguely.