Spring and autumn

Chapter 39 Adding a New Enmity to the Innocent Ends Up Hatred

At first hearing the news of the emperor's death, Ying Du turned to look at Jin Guang before he had time to think about how to deal with it.

The state of Qin has always refused to honor the emperor, whether the emperor is good or bad, Qin is only putting on a show.However, this time is different after all. The Son of Heaven is Jin Guang's real brother. After suffering the blow of two important people leaving one after another, the new funeral of the only relative will undoubtedly overwhelm people immediately.Besides, Jin Guang is not as full of hope as before, he is too fragile to withstand any blows.

However, Jin Guang's reaction was surprisingly calm, his bloodshot eyes were still lifeless, and his body leaning against Ying Du's arms was still weak, but the veins on his white neck were faintly visible, and his two white lips trembled uncontrollably, getting more and more serious. It was so powerful that it made a "clack" sound with gritted teeth.

"Xiaoguang!" Hearing his breathing getting heavier, Ying Du called out to him worriedly. He was originally eloquent, but faced with such unbearable grief, he couldn't offer any comfort.

I don't know if the call worked or not. Jin Guang slowly sat up from his arms, supported Ying Du's leg with one hand, looked straight at Ying An, tried hard to swallow the bloody smell in his throat, and the teeth that had been entangled for a long time finally settled down. Opened it, his deep voice seemed even hoarse: "Brother... When did you die?"

Ying An looked at Ying Du, and after receiving an affirmative reply, he replied in earnest: "The funeral from Wangcheng received yesterday, if the funeral was given immediately after the death, it should have been three or four days ago."

Jin Guang's throat choked, and he asked again: "Did the funeral report say the reason?"

His voice was terribly calm, and Ying An felt a bit of chill from being so far away. He lowered his head and said honestly, "I just said that I died suddenly from a sudden illness, and I didn't mention anything else."

"Sudden illness?" Jin Guang sneered suddenly, and looked up at Ying Du who was about to be frightened by this emotion, "Ying Du, do you believe it?"

Ying Du looked at Ying An, then at him, and replied cautiously: "Believe it or not, isn't there no evidence to prove it? Wang Cheng said so, we have no choice but to believe it."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it!" Jin Guang growled twice like a wounded lion cub. Amidst his messy breathing, he gritted his teeth and judged, "It was Zhao Xu, he must have done it!"

Looking at Ying An again, Ying Du looked at Jin Guang worriedly: "Xiao Guang, are you okay..."

"I'm very sober!" Jin Guang interrupted him, put down Xun Yao in his arms, broke free from Ying Du's arms and sat opposite him, with a strange expression of great grief and hatred intertwined on his face, "You Think, who has the most soldiers in the royal city? Zhao Xu! He wanted to coerce the emperor a long time ago, but his elder brother didn't listen to him, so he could only send troops to the royal city. It's just that the elder brother is alone, he will definitely not be reconciled. The Xiaoman League meeting is enough to see his attitude towards the elder brother. Not to mention the power to seize the throne, even this empty emperor will definitely replace him! Even if there is no righteousness, he must discuss it together, but he just suffers from no chance. Now that the turmoil in Chu is still lingering, Qi State is worried about its relationship with Chu State and is still on the sidelines. Only Qin State can raise troops. But Qin State and Jin State were originally Even if the sword is on the verge of breaking out, it is not a bad excuse to raise an army. If he gives you an excuse, isn’t it the right time for you to raise an army? Besides, the current state of Qin is the easiest to take down quickly, and your army is still stationed in the south of Jin. Yiguan, you are at Tonglao Pass, and it is easy to kill you from Bingling Pass."

After he said this big deal, Ying Du was stunned when he heard it, and asked quickly, "Then he is going to attack Qin?"

"It's not an attack, it's a deterrent. You don't have General Xu's army in your hand. If he establishes himself as the emperor by founding a country to participate in, would you dare to oppose him?" Jin Guang stared at Ying Du steadfastly.

Ying Du frowned, puzzled: "An alliance of nations will establish itself as the emperor, and the world will not recognize it. What's the point of that?"

"It's not that being the emperor is interesting, but that the whole thing is interesting. Killing the king is just the beginning of a series of actions, and it's just a signal to the outside world." Jin Guang continued to analyze, "Brother will never drive away three or four days ago. Beng, according to the strength of the Jin army in Wangcheng, it is completely possible to hide the death of the emperor for more than ten days without being discovered. I think the time when my brother was killed should not be far from the time when Ziren was forced to assassinate me .Once the elder brother dies, he will be able to transfer the soldiers from the royal city, which coincides with the report you received a few days ago that half of the Jin army has been transferred out of the royal city. Of course, this is still just speculation without evidence, but in all cases When everything is done cleanly, perhaps speculation is closer to the truth."

"You are right in saying that. Xun Hui had to accept the task of assassinating you, which shows that Zhao Xu did not feel at ease to negotiate peace. He saw that Qin State's attitude had softened, and our soldiers were stationed at Jinyi Pass. It's reasonable to choose to attack at this time. It's just..." Ying Du pursed his lips and said in thought, "As you said, the Jin army is almost guarding the royal city, and he has almost completed the control of the emperor. If anything happens, everyone will suspect him, so why doesn't he even care about infamy, and must kill the king?"

"Because I didn't die, brother must die." Jin Guang shook his hands clutching the hem of his clothes, "He would think that there are only two people in the clan who are the heirs to the Duke of Jin, the first is the elder brother, and the second is the elder brother. The first one is me. If I unite with the Qin State to attack him, then either my brother will return to the right position, or I will replace him. So he asked Ziren to assassinate me first. Of course it would be best if he succeeded, but it would be a huge blow to me if he failed. I survived by luck, but he couldn't explain Ziren's death to his brother, so he had to attack him. If I die, then my brother loses foreign aid, so he can only be his emperor in peace; if he dies, then Having experienced the deaths of Ziren and elder brother in succession, at worst I will weigh up whether to confront him or not, maybe I will die just because of this..."

"Xiao Guang!" Ying Du hastily interrupted his unlucky words.

"You don't need to be so nervous. In fact, you and I both know that even if I sit on the throne, I can't hold on for too long. In the end, Jin will still fall into chaos. At that time, there will be no one in the office, and no one will be able to return. My God, of course I wouldn't do that." Jin Guang sneered, "Don't worry, since I've seen through his trap, I won't fall into it by myself, at least for now, I'll survive no matter what."

However, this weird look was not reassuring after all, Ying Du sighed and said, "Since you see it so thoroughly, what should you do next?"

"If there is no mistake, then the state of Jin will attack soon. You have to deter Zhao Xu in order to buy more time to transfer General Xu back." Jin Guang thought, with a very calm tone, "Only the state of Qin It is inevitable that he will come prepared to act, and he has to send someone to Qi to contact Zhongyue, so that he must put the righteousness of the world as the most important thing, and assist Qin to fight against rebellion. If he knows the general situation, he must send someone to deal with it first. With Qingmuguan launching a fierce attack and the east side being restrained, Zhao Xu would not dare to take action on the west side so quickly."

He said one thing, and Ying Du nodded in response to the next one. Turning his head and glanced at Ying An, the other party had already written it down knowingly.Taking a closer look at his plan, Ying Du became suspicious again: "It's just to buy time to transfer Xu Fei's soldiers, and it won't take too long. What are you going to do for such a long time?"

Hearing his question, Jin Guang raised the corners of his mouth evilly, and smiled determinedly: "Zhao Xu thought that he would be able to sit back and relax by taking down brother and me, but he still didn't know that there was a third person in the office."

Ying Du was also surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Who?"

"Jinyang."

"Jinyang?" Ying Du couldn't believe it, "Didn't he die three years ago? Your brother sent the funeral report himself, and Qin Guo also received it!"

"Yang'er is not dead, it's because my elder brother suspected that Zhao Xu had changed and hid Hua Ji and Yang'er." Jin Guang's eyes were determined.

This is a secret that no one knows, Ying Du also became serious, and asked seriously, "Where are they?"

"Yuling."

"Yuling?" Frowning again, Yingdu felt that the matter was tricky, "I heard that Yuling is on the border between Qin and Jin, but no one has ever found it, otherwise it can be a place of escape from the world Woolen cloth?"

"Elder brother doesn't know where Yuling is, but there is one person who knows."

"Who?"

"Nie Xia."

"Nie Xia?" Ying Du and Ying An expressed surprise at the same time, seeing that Ying An signaled him to speak first, Ying An said, "Nie Xia is the Bingling Gate General sent by Zhao Xuxin to take up the post, and according to the informant, he arrived only the day before yesterday. After Xun Hui died, the state of Jin worshiped Wei Fan as chancellor, and Nie Xia, who was appointed as the right master after only a month of appointment, must be Zhao Xu's confidant!"

Ying Du also asked worriedly: "Is it the Nie Xia we met in Xuzhou? Could it be the same name?"

"This name is obvious, and it is unlikely to be the same name." Jin Guang thought about it, looked up and said, "Nie Xia was pretending to be crazy at the time, and should be a hermit with no ambitions. This kind of person is the easiest to buy people's hearts. Although Zhao Xu He is ruthless, but he is very good at recruiting talents. I can see that he is a sage, and Zhao Xu can also see it. It is reasonable for him to travel to Jin to work under Zhao Xu. No matter what, We only have this one clue left, so we have to gamble on this meal to get in touch with him."

"But how do I contact him? Bingling Pass is an impregnable fortress!"

Jin Guang pursed his lips, thought and thought, and finally suggested: "Well, I'll write him a letter and ask him to bring the map of Yuling to meet him outside the Tongpao Pass. When it gets dark, you can send someone to shoot you with arrows." Shoot on the ice and close the wall. I'll wait for him outside the gate overnight, and if I win the bet, I'll see him in person."

"No, it's too risky!" Ying Du immediately objected, "We just met by chance in Xuzhou. We don't know what the other party is thinking. If you leave the customs rashly, in case he has been bought by Zhao Xu, you want to take the opportunity to deal with him." You are not good..."

"This is the only way!" Jin Guang's voice was firm, the light of hope was so small but breathtaking in the darkness of despair, blocking Yingdu's desire to continue arguing, "Mr. Ping is right, Nie Xia is now Zhao Xu's confidant, but he has escaped from the status of a hermit after all, I trust his integrity."

Sighing resignedly, Ying Du said in a deep voice, "I can't let you take risks, you have to go together."

"No, I can only go alone." Jin Guang shook his head and rejected the proposal, "I have to convince him of my sincerity, so he will be willing to help with this job. It is a risk for me to go out alone, but it is not for him to go out alone. Risking it? To give him a reason to help us, I'm alone."

Ying Du became anxious: "But..."

"There's nothing wrong with it!" Jin Guang's eyes were on fire, and Ying Du was startled that it was the fire of someone who is fanatical about power. He used hatred as a support, and became crazy after three heavy blows, " It was my hesitation that killed Zi Ren and his elder brother. I also understood the fate of being irreconcilable with Zhao Xu. Restoring the country is like revenge. ..."

He didn't say any more, his voice was choked in his throat by the churning sticky and bloody stuff, and it wasn't until this moment that he clearly felt that he was a terminally ill person, physically and mentally exhausted by the pain from the inside out.