Chapter 678 A Dazzling World

The snow in Jinling City was like goose feathers, forming a thick layer on the streets of Jinling City.

Perhaps due to the influence of the Great Zhou's dragon qi being devoured, Jinling City this year is even colder than before. There are few pedestrians on the streets, and they are deserted. However, you can sing in the temple hall. My appearance on the stage can be said to be noisy.

Fang Ziyu sat awkwardly on the side of the dragon chair. She was probably still unable to adapt to the change of status and the noise in the temple.

She subconsciously lowered her head and glanced at Chen Xuanji beside her. The white-haired man smiled as he looked at everything in front of her, as if he was enjoying the unbearable noise in the court.

"Your Majesty, since the establishment of the Chen Kingdom, the Xia people have invaded every year. Everyone knows that they are wicked and ambitious. If they send troops to attack Longzhou today, the situation will calm down. In less than three years, the Xia people will definitely be ungrateful and cause trouble again. This is absolutely not to be done." An old man with a horned beard stood in the middle of the court hall and shouted at Chen Xuanji in pain.

These words were clearly the thoughts of most of the Chen officials present.

"Since the Chu Kingdom has been restored, our Chen Kingdom should practice the technique of joining forces and allowing the two countries to fight. When both countries are injured, our Chen Kingdom will be fine." A middle-aged military officer also shouted loudly at this moment.

Such words of sitting on the sidelines were better than one breath, and soon suppressed the voices of the rest of the court.

Li Dingxian and his son, who had been standing in the corner, frowned. Li Dingxian wanted to explode when he was young, but his father, Li Moding , stopped him. Seeing that the monarchs and officials of the Chen Kingdom were about to make a plan to retreat, Li Ding Xian could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. At that time, he broke free from Li Moding 's hand and walked to the center of the court.

'"Hahaha! Although the territory of the Chen Kingdom is small, it is very outstanding. There is the Sword Dao Grandmaster Yan Qianqiu, who is known as the best in the world in the Sword Dao. There is also Prince Meng, who holds 100,000 Tiger Leopard Cavalry and can block millions of soldiers in the world." The civil servants have the virtue of giving advice, the martial artists have the will to die effectively, the people have the will to serve the country, and the bosom of the sea. "

"The so-called secluded corner is just a place where there are only people and peace. Without the right time and place, you can transform into a dragon as soon as you have the wind and clouds."

"But when I saw it today, I realized that seeing is believing, and hearing is not believing. It is truly unworthy of being famous."

Li Dingxian deliberately paused for a moment. He coldly sneered as he swept his gaze across the crowd before saying again, "The crowd is either dressed in the robes of avian pythons or swords. They are entrusted by the emperor and the people, but they don't want to protect the country and the people. They just want to be at ease for a moment. So-called short-sighted, so-called Haoshou man, so-called bully and pirate the world."

"All of them."

The last four words, Li Dingxian said loudly, The expressions of those present who were all bent on peace changed. The old man looked at Li Dingxian with a beard and scolded, "Child, spies of Xia Country, today's meeting between the monarchs and ministers of our country will be grateful to you. You dare to slander the court even if you don't want to be grateful. Do you really think that our country is empty?"

"Human?" Hearing this, Li Dingxian smiled even more. He said, "Instant food for Lord Lu, you don't have to worry about Lord. How can you be human?"

"You!!!" The old man's face was flushed red. He was clearly furious to the extreme. He pointed at Li Dingxian and his arm trembled.

"Let him continue." But at this moment, Chen Xuanji, who had been squinting at the platform for a long time, suddenly said.

The old man's heart trembled. Originally, he wanted to say more, but when he saw the cold light shining in Chen Xuanji's eyes, he immediately panicked and lowered his head, not daring to say another word.

Li Dingxian, who was originally cursing with anger, obviously did not expect that he could get the help of the Chen Emperor. He was slightly stunned and subconsciously glanced at the other party. Although he was about the same age, Li Dingxian could not tell the other party's thoughts from his clearly smiling expression.

He didn't dare to infer anything. He could only sink his mind and say again, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Although I am an outsider, since His Majesty is willing to listen to me, I will dare to speak to His Majesty."

Chen Xuanji smiled and extended his hand to signal Li Dingxian to continue. Li Dingxian did not hesitate when he saw this and immediately said.

"This subject is nothing more than three questions for His Majesty. First, His Majesty thinks that the world is swaying, so who can protect the people of the Chen Kingdom from the wind and rain?"

Hearing this, Chen Xuanji smiled faintly. It was convenient for him to reply at that time, "I sit under the heavens, and since I am worshipped by all the people, I should protect them from the wind and rain."

"Second Minister, with His Majesty's wisdom, you should know that Zhou Xia's national strength is so great that the entire Zhou Empire was overthrown overnight, and the change of imperial power was as fast as a thunderstorm. The lands of the three continents of the Great Xia Empire were also handed over to others on the same day. Does His Majesty think that this is truly the incompetence of our Xia Zhou Empire, or that Chu Qi is so powerful?"

This question caused Chen Xuanji to stagnate for a while before he replied, "I do not dare to make a rash judgment on the strength of the two kingdoms. However, since that Dead Chu was able to accomplish this in such a short period of time, I naturally understand how powerful his wrist is."

"Your Majesty is holy." Li Dingxian was immediately satisfied with this answer. He nodded his head and then changed the topic. His tone turned cold, "Since His Majesty understands that the death of Chu is more powerful than that of Xia Zhou, and Xia still wants to rule the world and achieve hegemony, how can Wu Chu allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the bed?"

"When the army arrives at the lake, who does His Majesty think has the least chance to retreat when looking at the tens of millions of people in the Chen Kingdom?"

Chen Xuanji's expression changed when he asked this question. His expression was strange, but he did not respond to this question.

'"If the people die, then the summer will fall. If the Xia die, then it will be Chen. They don't care who is the emperor above them. If we look at the entire city, it won't be difficult for us to open the city and offer up land. Only His Majesty, and only His Majesty, has no way of retreating."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Imperial Court fell silent, and the civil and military officials lowered their heads.

Chen Xuanji narrowed his eyes as he tapped on the armrest of the luxurious dragon chair with his fingers. The crisp sound echoed throughout the deathly silent courtyard, like the drum beating of Yama, making people's hair numb.

This situation lasted for more than ten breaths of time. Chen Xuanji suddenly smiled and said, "Li Dingxian."

He muttered the other party's name in a low voice, making it hard to guess what he was thinking: "After Great Xia obtained this, it was truly terrifying."

"I hope that after this battle, Little Prince will keep his promise. From now on, our Chen Xia Clan will never have a war."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned for a moment, and then there was an uproar. Meanwhile, Li Dingxian and his son exchanged glances at each other at that time, and their faces immediately revealed joy.

They hurriedly knelt down to Chen Xuanji and said loudly, "Your Majesty is holy! Our Xia descendants will never forget this kindness."

This voice echoed in the court, naturally, it was the joy of several families, and the expressions of the generals who had spoken out against the Confucian scholar changed, and they wanted to say something noisily.

But just as he spoke, Chen Xuanji suddenly stood up. A long sword appeared in his hand out of thin air. The sword in his hand swung, and sword intent surged, slashing towards the side of the dragon chair.

A corner of the armrest of the dragon chair was cut off, and the piece of wood landed on the ground and rolled down the steps of the high platform.

Chen Xuanji looked coldly at the crowd below the stage and said coldly, "Whoever makes peace again is like this wood!!"

…

The snow in Jinling City became heavier and heavier, as if someone had poked a hole in the dome, and there was no intention of stopping.

After all the officials had dispersed, only Chen Xuanji and Fang Ziyu remained in the main hall of Changle Palace.

Fang Ziyu lowered his head and remained silent. Even lifting his head to glance at Chen Xuanji was difficult to accomplish. In fact, she was indeed afraid to face Chen Xuanji. It had been five days since their wedding. However, apart from meeting on the wedding night, Fang Ziyu had been placed in the palace since then. Chen Xuanji did not restrict her freedom, but he did not meet her again.

After many inquiries, Fang Ziyu received news from Su Mu'an and the others that Meng Liang was fine, but he didn't know where to go. For this reason, Fang Ziyu felt a little relieved, but today, Chen Xuanji sent someone to bring her to the court. The emperor was in his prime, but he wanted the empress to listen to him. Naturally, it was a very unreasonable thing, and Fang Ziyu could not understand Chen Xuanji's thoughts.

At this moment, everyone dispersed. Ever since the two of them were in Changle Palace, Fang Ziyu's heart couldn't help but tighten and he was restless.

She could clearly feel that Chen Xuanji's gaze was on her, and she couldn't help but feel even more helpless.

Da …

Da …

The sound of footsteps rang out, and Chen Xuanji began to approach her. Sweat appeared on her forehead as she lowered her head. Seeing each other again, Chen Xuanji no longer had the extraordinary demeanor he had in the Linglong Pavilion. On the contrary, the city was unfathomable, and it was simply difficult for ordinary people to understand his thoughts. Even Fang Ziyu was unreasonably nervous when he was alone with him.

"Are you so afraid of me?" Chen Xuanji's voice suddenly sounded at this moment. Fang Ziyu's body stirred. He gritted his teeth and raised his head, struggling to smile at Chen Xuanji.

"No." She said this, but her face almost showed that she didn't mean it.

Chen Xuanji still had a faint smile on his face. After hearing Fang Ziyu's words, the expression on his face seemed to have changed slightly for a moment, but it was also fleeting.

He stopped his previous conversation. After staring at Fang Ziyu's familiar face for a few breaths, he stood up and said, "As a ruler, if you don't make a decision, then you have to keep the civil and military silent. Only in this way can they perfectly carry out your orders and abolish any extravagant hopes in their hearts. You have to remember this."

Fang Ziyu was unable to tell whether the reasoning behind these words was right or wrong, but Chen Xuanji's words in an instructive tone made Fang Ziyu suspicious. She couldn't help but ask, "Why did you say this to me?"

Chen Xuanji was stunned. The expression on his face only recovered after a few breaths.

He smiled and said, "For your sake, I let Meng Liang go. He holds a fierce sword in his hand, the appearance of an immortal. I killed his father and took his sweetheart. I can't guarantee that one day he will come back and take my life."

"At that time, if I die, you will have to learn to help our son manage the government, right?"

Fang Ziyu was instantly enraged by these extremely frivolous words. She looked at Chen Xuanji angrily, but Chen Xuanji seemed to be enjoying Fang Ziyu's gaze. The smile on his face became even more intense. He took a deep look at Fang Ziyu, then stood up and walked out of the hall without looking back.

…

"Call me Daddy."

"Da … Da …"

"It's Daddy."

"Dada!"

In the courtyard of the Qin Palace, Song Yueming squatted down and looked at the child sleeping on the bed, trying to correct his pronunciation with a serious expression.

"Little Xu Lai is less than a year old. Don't make things difficult for him, husband." Xia Zichuan, who was already a married woman, walked to the edge of the bed. Looking at this sentence of yours, father and I, who seemed to be able to speak of dawn, couldn't help but reproach him.

Song Yueming gave a dry cough before he stood up. He said embarrassedly, "What's so difficult about this? When I was half a year old, I was already familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. What's so difficult about calling Daddy?"

Xia Zichuan rolled her eyes at Song Yueming, who lacked common sense. She did not expose her mistakes, but smiled and said, "Good, good, good. Husband is very heroic. Ordinary people naturally cannot compare to him."

As Xia Zichuan said this, she picked up the child whose innocent eyes were wide open on the bed. The child immediately smiled and squinted at Xia Zichuan.

Song Yueming felt ashamed. He put aside his head and refused to admit defeat. He said, "Mother loves him so much. You are just spoiling him too much."

"Husband has taught me well. I will definitely change my body in the future." Xia Zichuan's temperament was gentle, so she naturally wouldn't expose Song Yueming's current embarrassment.

Song Yueming also put it away when he saw that it was good. He turned around and looked at the child in his arms. He was in a good mood, stretching out his hand to tease Little Xu unceasingly, causing Xia Zichuan to reproach him again.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed. Little Xu Lai quickly exhausted that little energy and fell asleep.

The couple carefully put Little Xu back on the couch. Song Yueming looked at the sleeping child with a smile on his face and sighed, "If only he could call me daddy."

Xia Zichuan's body trembled when she said this. She couldn't help but raise her head and look at Song Yueming. Her upper and lower lips trembled slightly as she asked, "Does husband really want to go?"

Of course, Song Yueming knew that he couldn't hide anything from the woman in front of him. He nodded and replied, "Yes."

"Husband said that the sect has nurtured and taught her husband. It is only natural for her to fight for the sect. Zi Chuan is a woman, but she also knows that this gentleman has something to do. No one in Zi Chuan can help her husband with what he did before, but he has never stopped her." Xia Zichuan said with a bright voice. The expression on his face said to himself, and his tone gradually became somewhat resentful.

"But today, Young Master Xu also said that if it weren't for the fact that the immortals were of no use in the war, and that the young children were young, the husband would have gathered more with him since he was young, so it would have been dangerous. Then how would I, the orphan and widow mother, stand in a chaotic world?"

After Xia Zichuan finished saying those words, she saw Song Yueming's expression turn silent. She had always been considerate, for fear that she would cause Song Yueming to be unhappy, so she hurriedly said, "Husband has great righteousness in his heart, so I naturally understand. But even if husband doesn't think for me, I still have to think for Little Xu."

Hearing this, Song Yueming revealed a bitter smile. At that time, he suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Xia Zichuan. He gently pulled the woman who was already a woman into his arms.

Xia Zichuan probably did not expect such a thing to happen between the two of them who were always respectful to each other. She was shocked and was about to shout, but Song Yueming put his mouth close to her ear at that time and whispered, "Madam, keep your voice down. Xu Lai is asleep."

He didn't know whether he felt that Song Yueming's words made sense, or if it was for some other reason. Xia Zichuan's face reddened and his tone became gentler. "What is husband doing?"

"Madam, this action of my husband has nothing to do with the righteousness of the mortal world. It's for the sake of Xu Lai and Madam." Song Yueming whispered again.

"Don't deceive me." Xia Zichuan's eyes turned red, and his voice became trembling.

Song Yueming gently turned the body of the person in his arms, then reached out to wipe off the corners of the other party's wet eyes. Then, she said softly, "Madam has seen the situation of Great Zhou before. It is ten thousand li of bare land, not a single blade of grass grows." "If I let that Dark Asura Palace continue to act recklessly, how will Xu Lai survive in this world? If I want him to live happily, then I have to prepare a beautiful world for him."

"You're the only one who makes sense!" Xia Zichuan said angrily, but she was a reasonable person after all. After calming down her emotions, she finally said, "When are you leaving?"

"Wait a moment longer. I want to see him grow up …" Song Yueming turned to look at the sleeping child beside him and muttered, "Grow up a little longer …"

…

After finally comforting his wife and children, the night was already dark.

Song Yueming did not feel sleepy. He carefully sat up from the bed and tiptoed into his clothes before pushing open the door and walking out.

However, just as he took a step forward, he noticed that not far from the door, there was a figure squatting on the stairs, looking at him with a smile.

Song Yueming's heart skipped a beat. Only after seeing that person's appearance did he let go of the vigilance that he had just raised.

"Are we going this way?" The man looked up and down at Song Yueming. His clothes were completely dressed, and he carried a simple luggage on his back. It was obvious that he was preparing to travel far. The man smiled and said, "Didn't you say that you wanted to wait?"

Song Yueming smiled bitterly and said, "Why does the Sect Leader have such a bad habit of listening to the corners of the wall?"

"Haha, accidentally, accidentally." Ning Zhumang smiled embarrassedly. Then, he changed the topic and said again, "You haven't told me why you're leaving tonight?"

"The most difficult thing to do is to leave. I can't bear to take a look." Song Yueming said in a low voice, her face full of shame.

However, after he finished speaking, he discovered that Ning Zhumang had a bag on his shoulder. He immediately had a strange expression on his face, "Sect Leader, this is…"

"I heard that the Demon Monarch of Great Abyss Mountain has three heads and six arms. I'm so curious that I want to take a look." Ning Zhu smiled.

"You don't want to accompany Ziyu?" Song Yueming asked.

Ning Zhumang thought for a moment before saying, "Just like you said, I also want to try to leave her a beautiful world."

At this moment, the two fathers looked at each other and smiled in the night, understanding each other's feelings.

Perhaps they hadn't expected it to be in the door behind them.

The sleeping woman's eyelashes suddenly moved, and then she hugged the child beside her. At that time, a tear finally couldn't be wrapped around her and rolled down her cheeks.

Liked it? Take a second to support Novels on Patreon!