At two o'clock in the morning, the light of the sky dimmed.

Gao An hurriedly entered the hall and told Zhu Yunxuan: "Your Majesty, the deputy commander of the Jingwei Army is waiting outside, saying that there is an emergency military situation to report."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxuan's frowning brows suddenly relaxed, looking at Liang Zhen, who looked calm, and said calmly: "King Zhao is the commander of the Jingwei Army, why do you need to come to the palace to report to me if there is something important. "

Liang Zhen raised his eyes and looked at him, his voice calm: "Is it today? It's faster than I thought, Your Majesty is a good way."

Zhu Yunxuan didn't answer, and stood up: "I'm tired, go and rest first, and King Zhao will deal with the outside affairs."

After Zhu Yunxuan finished speaking, he turned and went back to the inner hall. Liang Zhen placed the bamboo dolls one by one on the window sill, his eyes narrowed, and he was stunned for a moment: "...The people from outside come in."

The deputy commander of the Jingwei Army hurriedly entered the door, and anxiously said: "My lord! Two quarters ago, Duke Ding and General Jiang of the Jingnan camp led troops to surround the city gate, threatening to... It has been ordered to close the city gates so that no one can enter or leave, how to deal with it after that, please ask the lord to express!"

Liang Zhen's expression moved slightly: "General Jiang of Nanying?"

"It's him," said the deputy commander bitterly, "that is he, along with Duke Dingguo, led the troops of the South Battalion to surround the city gate. , now it's completely chaotic outside."

Liang Zhen laughed and said, "It turned out to be him, and this king even lost his sight."

"My lord..."

Liang Zhen didn't ask any more questions, and said lightly: "First, let the whole city be under martial law. Whether it's officials or ordinary people, tell them to stay at home and close their doors and windows, and not to pass news to the outside world. All suspicious people will be sent to prison, and orders will be sent to them. Going down, it is said that this king said that Dingguo Gong He Huailing and Nanying chief general Jiang Sheng rebelled and planned to attack the city. No one should open the city gate or pass on news to them. Party discussion."

"Yes! ... Are you going to transfer troops to Beiying?"

Liang Zhen shook his head: "It's useless, don't you know the personality of the commander Wang in Beiying? At this time, he will only hide in the camp and choose Mingzhe to protect himself, even if the king personally invites him, he will not know. come out."

In the inner hall, Zhu Yunxuan leaned against the window holding the hand warmer, staring at the bleak winter scene in the dim morning light outside. Liang Zhen came in, took the cloak that was placed on the screen, and went forward and draped it over his shoulders. Up: "Tianhan, don't stand on the wind, Your Majesty, didn't you say you are tired? Why are you still standing here?"

Zhu Yunxuan returned to his senses and looked at him with a complicated expression: "It's already at this point, are you still unwilling to hand over your military power?"

Liang Zhen smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, since we have reached this point, this play will be played to the end, the minister and Ding Guogong and the others will face each other, and then they attack the city to save you. Now, you can deal with your ministers justifiably, isn't it good?"

"You have no chance of winning." Zhu Yunxuan reminded him coldly.

Liang Zhen sighed: "Your Majesty, you still don't believe in your ministers. Does your Majesty think your ministers want to struggle to the death?"

"It doesn't matter whether it is or not. Once they attack the city, you will be dead."

"I know, I really didn't expect that that person would be Jiang Sheng."

Zhu Yunxuan said coldly: "He was indeed picked up by you, but when he first joined the army, he received the life-saving grace of General He."

Liang Zhen nodded: "It turns out that the anger that Your Majesty showed in front of the minister before was all acting, just to prevent the minister from being suspicious. I'm afraid there aren't many such people in Beijing, right?"

If it weren't for this, Zhu Yunxuan would not have had such a difficult life these years, and he could only choose to rely on Liang Zhen.

At that time, Emperor Zhaoyang wanted to use He Huailing to guard the border and was afraid of his great power. After He Huailing left the capital, his old department in Beijing was almost wiped out, either he was transferred to an unimportant position in the locality, or he was arrested. He was dismissed from office under various pretexts. Jiang Sheng was one of the few left to be caught. At that time, his official position was low and unremarkable. Later, he pretended to join Liang Zhen, and then he sat down step by step to today's Jingnan University. The position of the battalion commander.

It is precisely because of this that he can hide from Liang Zhen's eyes and make him believe in the wrong person.

"Your Majesty, when you first ascended the throne, this minister prevented you from promoting Duke Ding's confidant to the commander-in-chief of Qiguan, and proposed to send someone from the capital. It was really unselfish. You did not agree at first and then agreed, because Nan The battalion has vacated the position, is there a chance to promote this Jiang Sheng to the deputy commander?"

Zhu Yunxuan didn't answer, it was a default, Liang Zhen smiled bitterly: "So you started planning this from that time. After Zhang Can and Liu Qizhong had an accident, Jiang Sheng took the position of the chief soldier logically. I plan to endure it any longer... Also, the chief soldier of the Beiying, Wang Qizhong, is a jerk who sees the wind, and he is not so loyal to his ministers. Help you deal with the minister, but if you have already taken back the southern camp, he will not be swayed by the minister's liver and brain, so you expect that even if the southern camp sends troops to besiege the city, there will be no movement in the northern camp until the situation is undecided, don't worry about them coming out to cause chaos. "

"...you know, why say more?"

Liang Zhen narrowed his eyes lightly: "Your Majesty, are you sure that they will be able to enter the city? There are 100,000 soldiers and horses in the south camp, but there are also 50,000 defenders in this city, occupying the advantage of defending the city, if the minister keeps not letting them When the city gate is opened, maybe people from outside for three and a half months may not be able to invade the city."

Zhu Yunxuan said calmly: "What if you can't get in? You are just fighting the beasts. Your only bargaining chip is the emperor."

"Your Majesty is not afraid that the ministers will choose to kill you before they attack, or die with you?"

Zhu Yunxuan opened his eyes, and after a long silence, he murmured, "...you won't."

Liang Zhen looked at him quietly, the light in his eyes completely dimmed: "So that's it, so... Even the minister's heart, His Majesty also calculated it."

Zhu Yunxuan did not deny it. From the beginning, he was desperate and put himself in the most dangerous situation. Liang Zhen couldn't escape, but he could kill him first. If he did this, the most likely outcome would be to break the net with Liang Zhen. But he also knew that Liang Zhen would not kill him, no matter if he was captured or forced to a dead end, Liang Zhen would not kill him, only Liang Zhen would die.

Even if Liang Zhen killed all the people in the world, he was reluctant to kill him.

He didn't know or believe this before, but now he believes it, but it's too late.

Liang Zhen's voice was harsh: "Your Majesty is just relying on it, this minister likes you."

Zhu Yunxuan closed his eyes: "I have never been afraid of death. It was you who refused to let me die, and it was destined to be today."

"Your Majesty said that, the minister is even more reluctant to open the city gate. Is it possible that if the minister does not open the city gate for one day, there is still one more chance to accompany His Majesty here?"

"No more," Zhu Yunxuan shook his head, "Liang Zhen, you can't escape, He Huailing and the others will come in soon, you have no way out."

Liang Zhen understood clearly: "Does your Majesty still have a later move? Even if the ministers don't take the initiative to open the city gate, they will definitely be able to come in, and they will come in soon, right?"

"Yes," Zhu Yunxuan's voice was cold and he reminded him again, "You are dying."

Liang Zhen took a step forward, grabbed Zhu Yunxuan's waist and pulled him to him, lowered his head, and lightly rubbed his dry lips against his: "What if the minister robbed His Majesty and left now?"

Zhu Yunxuan was slightly stunned: "...out of this city, you will have nothing, even if you can take me out, you will only get a corpse... In the past, you could use my brother and the people of Jiangshan to coerce me. Hold me, once you step out of the city gate, you will have nothing to hold me back, and at that time, I will choose to end myself."

Liang Zhen looked at Zhu Yunxuan for a moment, trying to find even the slightest hesitation and intolerance on his face: "Does your majesty really hate this minister so much? After all these years...you really haven't even the slightest bit of temptation towards your minister. ?"

Zhu Yunxuan lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and after letting it go for a moment, he said, "It's all over, what's the point of talking about it..."

Liang Zhen trembled in his heart and pulled him into his arms.

Zhu Yunxuan didn't move. In the trance, his memory seemed to return to the snowy night of that year. He was reprimanded by Emperor Zhaoyang. He knelt in the snow from dark to dawn. Before he lost consciousness, someone reached out and caught him. The embrace, that is the only warmth he has ever felt in this palace since his brother left the capital.

I once thought that the company of beautiful flowers and family was the happiest thing in my life. The first shadow to cast waves in my heart was the one who should not and could not think about it.

The torture of ethics and morality made him keep repressed and dare not move forward, until the man lifted his mask, revealing his original hideous face, and asked him to exchange his self-esteem.

The man said that as long as he was obedient and satisfied, he would help him get everything he wanted. He was used as a tool to vent his **, allowing the other party to ask for anything, until it got worse.

Time and time again, he finally got what he wanted, but he also lost his heart in the repeated persecution of the other party.

There has never been pure love and love between them. Liang Zhen's love for him is hidden in his unbearable control and possession, which is incomprehensible. And for Liang Zhen, the emotions that once tormented him in his heart had long since been exhausted by the other party's wanton practices.

You die and I live, is the best ending between them.