After being pushed out of the cabin, Liang Zhen lightly closed his eyes a few times before gradually getting used to the surrounding light. Although it was night, it was very rare to see the firelight compared to the bilge of the ship, which was invisible.

His eyes slowly swept around, and he quickly got the answer in his heart. This is the old nest of those remnants of the previous dynasty, the island hidden in the depths of the ghostly beast that the Dayan court has been searching for for many years.

On the night three days ago, he jumped into the sea just before the ship caught fire and sank. Unluckily, he was swept away by a wave, and was picked up by the pirate ship that escaped in chaos and brought here. Misunderstanding.

The island is very large, but there is a sense of lifeless depression. There is a demonic wind blowing everywhere, and the faint fire is like a ghost fire. The houses of the former style are scattered around, with distinct levels, with the stars holding the moon in the middle. The most imposing mansion should be the residence of the lord in the mouth of the pirates.

Although it was already night, the coast was full of people kneeling, all of them were old and weak, women and children, and were crying and begging God for something. Some of the crowd noticed that their boat had docked and shouted. With a sound, everyone rushed over in an instant, stopping the people who got off the boat and tried to ask the whereabouts of their relatives.

The only dozen people who escaped from the ship were also defeated soldiers. They were too busy to take care of them. The leader impatiently asked people to wave away the women and children in front of them, and hurried to the middle of the island with Liang Zhen. the mansion.

It was windy and rainy outside, and the mansion was still singing and dancing. It was not until Liang Zhen was escorted in that the drumming stopped. The young man in the main seat was very drunk, leaning over and having sex with the beautiful girl in his arms. After that, the attendant reminded him twice in his ear before he seemed to wake up a little, his cloudy eyes rolled, and his eyes fell on Liang Zhen.

While the other party was looking at himself, Liang Zhen was also looking at the other party. This person should be the rumored lord, the last emperor of the previous dynasty. I don't know how many generations of grandsons. His subordinates would go out and work hard, and he hid himself on this island drinking and having fun, drunk and dreaming.

It is a pity that the founding emperor of the previous dynasty was also a man of integrity. Hundreds of years ago, he fought back the barbarians who occupied the Central Plains with majesty, and created a glorious and prosperous age. It's embarrassing.

The people who brought Liang Zhen here have revealed the identity of Liang Zhen. The news of their defeat had already been passed back through carrier pigeons yesterday. At this moment, everyone present heard that he was the one who deceived them to cooperate with the Dayan court. He came to his senses from the muddle, and stared at Liang Zhen fiercely, wishing he couldn't drink his blood and devour his flesh.

"I'll kill you!" Someone had already drawn his sword and rushed forward to stab Liang Zhen in the opposite direction, but was stopped by a middle-aged man beside him, who was the only one among these people present. The one who looked at Qingming calmly, looked at Liang Zhen with some scrutiny in his eyes, but did not have the crazy hatred that others showed.

"What are you doing to stop me?! I want to kill this shameless person!"

The other party said coldly: "What's the hurry, did the lord say to kill him?"

"If it wasn't for him, how could we lose! Who will I kill if I don't kill him?!"

"This man is still useful. If we kill him, we really have nothing."

"He still has a fart!"

"Stay calm, what's the noise!" The lord in the seat interrupted them impatiently, clutching his aching head, and looked around in a daze at the people present, and finally waved his hand to indicate that Middle-aged man, "You said he is still useful, then you can take people to deal with, don't bother me."

So Liang Zhen didn't have time to say a word, and was taken to the dungeon again. Before he left, he glanced at the middle-aged man with his eyes lowered and calm, and had a plan in his heart.

At night, Zhu Yunxuan released the peregrine falcon out, leaning against the window in a trance, no matter how powerful his peregrine falcon was, he couldn't get him out of the vast sea, but he never gave up, it's been four days , In any case, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death.

Xu'er has been very good these days, probably because she knows that Zhu Yunxuan is in a bad mood, and has been clinging to him without making any noise. At this moment, she just made it up by herself, and I can't tell what shape it was and stuffed it into Zhu Yunxuan's hands. : "Give it to Daddy."

Zhu Yunxuan lowered his head and looked at the gadgets made of bamboo leaves in his palm, knowing that Liang Zhen taught him to make it up when he was on the island, his heart was sour and astringent for a while, the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and he touched his son's head: "Good boy ."

Gao An came in and reported in a low voice, saying that the Ninth Highness came down to ask for an interview. Zhu Yunxuan recovered his mind when he heard the words and frowned slightly. Zhu Yunqiong had been kicked to the waist before and had to lie in bed for half a month before he could get up. First, he was busy dealing with political affairs and preparing for the naval battle. For a few days, I was really in no mood. Since I came back, I haven't asked much about this younger brother, but he found it by himself.

"Tell him to come in, you take the prince inside first."

"promise."

Zhu Yunqiong entered the door and knelt directly to the ground. Seeing this, Zhu Yunxuan frowned: "What are you doing? Get up and talk."

The child shook his head, and there was a cry in his voice: "Brother Emperor, please kill me, I am a sinner, if I die, the world will be at peace..."

Zhu Yunxuan lowered his eyes: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"I know," Zhu Yunqiong choked up, "Yesterday, the prince of Dingguo said that I could get out of bed with great difficulty. I was afraid that I would feel bored. He took me to peek at the sword that the father emperor gave to Dingguo. We secretly went to Dingguo. In their room, Ding Ding and the others came back. They were afraid that the prince would drag me and hide in the closet. I heard the conversation between Ding and his wife. They said...that my grandmother was from the former court. Rebel, I have the blood of the remnants of the previous dynasty, if I don't die, my identity will become a hidden danger for Dayan in the future, brother emperor, please kill me, so you don't have to be embarrassed..."

Zhu Yunxuan was speechless for a while. I didn't expect them to be on guard against those who are interested in approaching Zhu Yunqiong, but in the end, he overheard his life experience: "...Do you really want to die?"

Zhu Yunqiong lowered his head, stubbornly raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, and looked at death as if at home: "I'm not afraid of death, as long as I don't make it difficult for the emperor's brother, I will die if I die."

In fact, he can't remember too much of the precious days before the age of three. He only vaguely knew that his mother and concubine did not love him, and often made him sick on purpose to win the favor of his father. When he was in the cold palace, he had also overheard those palace officials whispering that the throne should belong to him. It was his fifth brother who robbed him of the throne and gave his mother to death. He didn't know if it was true or not. The throne was right. He was too illusory for him, and the dead mother and concubine did not leave any deep traces in his heart. In the cold palace, he could not get enough to eat or wear warm clothes. The only thing he begged for was a hot meal and a full meal. It was him. The emperor's elder brother released him from the cold palace and gave him love. Even if he could feel that Zhu Yunxuan did have murderous intentions towards him, this half year was the happiest and most satisfying time for him since he was a child.

But now it can't be done. He still has the blood of the remnants of the previous dynasty. Even if the emperor's brother is willing to let him go, he doesn't want to make him in a dilemma. After thinking about it, he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, so he decided to come and be honest with Zhu Yunxuan.

Zhu Yunxuan looked at him deeply. The nine-year-old child hadn't learned to disguise too much, and the real emotions were all on his face. At least now, this younger brother really admired him with all his heart, and was even willing to die for him.

"Forget it, I don't think I've heard of this, and you didn't come to tell me, so go back."

Zhu Yunqiong raised his head in disbelief: "Brother Emperor..."

Zhu Yunxuan's mind was relieved for a moment, and he sighed softly: "I don't want to kill now, especially the people close to me, you are a good boy, as long as you can keep this original intention, I will not kill you, or, you If you think that you will be used by people when you go back to the capital, I will give you a throne and give you a piece of land, just in the south of the Yangtze River. I will choose a richer county for you, close to Jingzhou, and the eldest princess will be there. Jingzhou is in the old age, you can visit her occasionally in the future, and accompany her old man."

The vassal king of Dayan has no military power, and his fiefs are not large. Even if Zhu Yunqiong really has a different opinion in the future, it is difficult to find any splashes in such a conspicuous place as Jiangnan. In fact, Zhu Yunxuan is not worried at all.

Zhu Yunqiong burst into tears, staring blankly at Zhu Yunxuan, wondering if he should thank him and accept his kindness. After a long while, he said, "I know that my health is poor and my foundation is broken, and it is very difficult to have children. Promise, I will never stay in the future, thank the emperor brother."

Zhu Yunxuan said in his heart that this child is stubborn enough. He didn't say anything, and waved his hand: "I'm tired, you should get up and go back to rest. This is the end of the matter."

Zhu Yunqiong cried and thanked her, wiped her tears, got up and left.

Island Dungeon.

Hearing the footsteps, Liang Zhen, who was closing his eyes and resting, suddenly opened his eyes. Sure enough, the middle-aged man who appeared in front of him was the same middle-aged man he had seen yesterday.

The other party looked at him for a moment, then backed away and asked him in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

Liang Zhen said indifferently: "The surname is Xiao Mingnian, my father Xiao Junbo, more than 20 years ago, at the order of the Dayan Emperor, he went to sea to destroy you, and then went to Nanyang. Haven't you already found out about it? The father's subordinate Rong Cheng was early. There is collusion with you, you all know it, so why ask again.”

"You know that's not what I'm asking. You only came to Nanyang three years ago. Since you worked for the Dayan court, you must be a member of the Dayan court. What is your identity?"

Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Do you care so much about my identity? Could it be that you want to threaten the Dayan court with me? Then don't think about it, you see they don't even care if the Dayan emperor is pushed to the muzzle, what am I? Your identity is useless, or maybe... you actually want to submit to the Dayan court?"

There was a flash of embarrassment in the eyes of the other party, and he said angrily: "You are full of lies, and there is no truth in your mouth. I don't believe you. In my opinion, the one who was pushed to the muzzle is not Dayan at all. Emperor, our people and those Fanbang people have all been deceived by you."

Liang Zhen smiled and curled the corners of his mouth: "It doesn't matter whether it is or not, since you want to use me, it is nothing more than these two choices. I threaten the Dayan court with me. I advise you to forget it, I am just a number. I only returned to Dayan a month ago. This battle was for the sake of showing goodwill to the Emperor Dayan, so I had to work hard. If you pushed me out, they would immediately treat me as dead at sea, and at most I would be buried in a tomb or something. Yes, in the end, you still won't get anything, if you don't believe it, you can give it a try."

Seeing the other party staring at him without saying a word, Liang Zhen sneered and continued: "The person who knows the current affairs is Junjie, I think you are a smart person, not like the other wine bags and rice bags I saw yesterday, so I kindly remind you, you guys There are not a few boats left now, right? The island is full of unarmed old and weak women and children, except for those who are hiding in the lord's mansion. You are the only ones who are afraid that you won't be able to snatch anything back in the future. You can still be there. How long will this island last? Why wait with the so-called lord, who is still in a drunken dream and death, waiting to die, it is better to submit to Dayan, maybe there is still a way to live."

The other party's expression darkened, and he was silent for a long while, then he gritted his teeth and lowered his voice: "My surname is Liu, and the single name is one character."

Liang Zhen nodded indifferently: "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"...If I can send you back, can you guarantee that Emperor Dayan will keep my life and give me an official title?"

Tsk, thinking about adding an official to a rank, Liang Zhen said: "I can't guarantee it, I said, I'm just an insignificant figure, I'm nothing in the Dayan court, can I save my life or even be reused by the Dayan emperor? Look at your own sincerity."

The other frowned: "What do you mean?"

Liang Zhen smiled and said: "In my opinion, although you are no longer able to violate the Dayan border, the Dayan Emperor still wants to cut you off, especially your lord, who must die. If you can kill him, After we go back, we will lead the way to wipe out the rest of the island, and the Dayan Emperor may have a high look at you."

"What you said...is it true?"

"Believe it or not, if you really think I'm a liar full of lies, that's fine, we'll all die together."

After a while, the other party clenched his fist hard, didn't say anything, turned around and strode away.

Liang Zhen lay back on the ground and closed his eyes with a smile.