Wei Bingqian stood firm.

It was as if he had never spoken to Gu Juefei before, and it was as if he had never bid farewell to his relatives twice, and the white-haired man sent the black-haired man.

The man stood there like a permanent statue.

So Lu Jinxi suddenly realized something: just like Gu Chengqian, who was calm even when he reached the end of his life, this is also an old man who knew the fate of his life. No matter how big the accident is, even if the heart is grief-stricken, it is only so helpless and calmly faced...

On the bustling streets of the past, there was not a single pedestrian.

Together with Gu Juefei, she walked back slowly, from Changshun Street, which had been blocked by Fang Shaoxing and Liu Jin, to the entrance of Taishi's mansion.

The hanging white silk has not been removed, and the door is still full of silence.

Gu Juefei watched from a distance and slowly stopped, only to feel that the white eyes were really dazzling. He blinked, his eyes showing a dash of loneliness.

Looking back, looking at Lu Jinxi, he finally asked her, "Are you afraid?"

What are you afraid of?

Are you afraid of everything that is about to come and unknown, or are you simply afraid of him?

For a time, Lu Jinxi felt that the two people on the wedding night were upside down.

So she stretched out her hand, wrapped her arms around his firm waist, put her head on his chest, listened to his steady and powerful heartbeat, and smiled: "Don't be afraid, you still have me."

Chapter 208

On the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Xiao Che of Qing'an died of a sudden illness, and his obituary was announced to the world, which shook the entire capital.

When the news reached Zhuozhou, which was only a few dozen miles away from the capital, Xue Kuang had already captured the city of Zhuozhou with ease, swallowed his troops inside the city, and only needed to make some repairs before he sent his troops north and captured the capital in one fell swoop.

He didn't expect the news, and he didn't expect Gu Juefei's courage—

Because, along with the news of the death of Emperor Xiao Che of Qing'an, what came to Zhuozhou and presented to him was a human head!

It is the head of Emperor Xiao Che of Qing'an!

The incision is smooth, which can be achieved by the rare sharp sword and the rare neatness in the world.

"Only this head, is there nothing else to say?"

When he was about to rest in the middle of the night, his heavy armor had already been taken off. Xue Kuang only wore a cold black robe and sat behind the desk, looking at the box placed in front of the map of the capital and the head inside the box. Unwilling, frightened, still staring eyes.

The soldiers who sent the message had obviously seen quite a few big battles, but it was only a human head that came from the capital, and it was the emperor's head, which was a little scary.

He shook his head rather fearfully.

"This subordinate only received this thing outside the city. It was indicated by the capital that it was to be shown to the general, saying that it was instructed by the great scholar Gu. Other than that, there is nothing else to say."

"Go down."

Xue Kuang had a dignified expression on his face, he just waved his hand to let the soldier who sent the message retreat from the room, then stood up, glanced at the head again, and frowned.

"What a vicious plan..."

Sitting in the room was not only him, but also several capable generals under his command and former military advisor Cai Xiu, and the seventh prince they wanted to "support", Xiao Tingzhi.

Everyone's complexion was unpredictable under the candlelight.

It was Cai Xiu who spoke first with his brain, and instantly saw through Gu Juefei's trick: "Although he didn't say a word, he sent the head of the false emperor, clearly telling you that Xiao Che was killed by him! There is news that Wei Yi, the noble concubine in the palace, has been buried. In this case, he will attack the capital in the name of crusade against the false emperor, and then he will be unknown! He must then announce to the world that he has found out the whole story and wants to Win the seventh prince and enter the capital to ascend the throne. In this way, I will wait-"

Having said this, Cai Xiu was suddenly shocked.

Only because of this, Ke Xuekuang's sharp eyes had fallen from the side of the case, which made him wake up from his anger and anger, and then he felt fear.

There was no sound for a while, and he only glanced at Xiao Tingzhi very vaguely.

This seventh prince, who was left behind by the previous emperor, sat upright on the first chair at the bottom left, silent.

He inherited the facial features of the former emperor and the former queen, and he was born very well, which is unforgettable at first sight.

At the moment they were discussing matters, and he was listening by the side.

In the past, Xiao Tingzhi couldn't say anything or ask anything. He felt like a puppet in the troupe, but what he wants to discuss today is something he can't even listen to!

There is no need for Cai Xiu to remedy anything, Xue Kuang has already opened his mouth very naturally, thinking of Xiao Ting's way: "His Royal Highness, the seventh prince, it's getting late today, you are here on the march, you should go back to your room to rest early. I'll wait for the night. After discussing the matter, I will inform you tomorrow morning when the results come out."

Xiao Tingzhi raised his eyes and glanced at him, his expression did not show any strangeness, he just followed Xue Kuang's words and got up, his body shook slightly, and said, "Thank you for being sympathetic, General, then I will forgive Tingzhi for being rude. , retire first."

Everyone in the house got up and bowed as a gift.

When the person disappeared outside the door, they went far before they took their seats again.

The smile on Cai Xiu's face disappeared, and he slapped the arm of the chair with a hatred: "Gu's surname is too sinister! This is obviously to force the general to make a choice! Xiao As soon as Che dies, there will be no successor. As long as he uses the name of welcoming the seventh prince to the palace and enthroned, we can't help but obey! If he obeys, Gu Juefei is also considered a hero, and no one in the world can do anything to him; if he doesn't obey, I’m going to fight the capital again, but I won’t tell you if the teacher is out of nowhere, so I don’t want him to accuse him of committing a crime, and the people’s hearts and the army will be unreliable!”

Xue Kuang listened with no expression on his face.

He just stretched out his hand, lifted Xiao Che's head out of the box, took a careful look, smiled heavily, and said, "I'm afraid that what he's plotting is deeper than you think. …”

"what do you mean?"

Meng Ji analyzed the situation at the moment, which was already detailed enough. He claimed that he had seized the opponent's shortcomings, forcing them to be in a dilemma. Who would have thought that Gu Juefei would shake his head.

He didn't understand, and there was a bit of doubt in his voice.

The solitary window building is close to the water, and the windows on the second floor are open at night, and cold wind blows in from the outside. In this room, everyone was waiting, and they were not sleepy at all, and they were very awake.

Gu Juefei sat in the middle.

On the left are Ji Heng and Meng Ji, who are sitting upright, and other civil servants and advisors of his faction, while on the right is a group of military generals led by Fang Shaoxing.

It's fine for the others, Fang Shaoxing is a fool, and he looks very bored. He only lifted one leg up and stepped on the chair, his hands resting on the armrests, half squatting, his head resting on the back of the chair, and his eyes were looking up, wondering if he was listening.

But the guys don't care about him.

Everyone knows that he has always looked like this rambunctious body, and if it is not like this one day, I am afraid that everyone is not used to it.

Besides, it's okay to do things reliably, and it's okay to not listen to these now.

Gu Juefei didn't care too much, he just raised his hand and swiped lightly on the defense map of the capital in front of him, but said in his mouth, "Once I welcome the seventh prince to the palace, Xue Kuang really only has two choices. Unwillingly, bring the seventh prince into the capital, and then make a plan; secondly, put aside the seventh prince, directly raise troops in Zhuozhou to completely rebel, tear up the face, attack the capital and compete with me."

For Xue Kuang, this is undoubtedly a dilemma.

Who doesn't know his ambitions?

In his hands, the seventh prince Xiao Tingzhi was just a shield and a puppet, and he was just at his mercy.

But now that he killed Xiao Che, and even killed the bloodline that Xiao Che may have, then the royal family is empty now, once Xiao Tingzhi is really allowed to enter the palace and ascend the throne, then Xue Kuang will try his best to rebel, which is equivalent to a bamboo basket to draw water.