"Do we still have a way out?"

He asked.

The person standing behind him was silent for a while and shook his head: "You and I thought we had embarked on this road because of the injustice of the court. We told ourselves that we were just trying to find a way out for the future. But in the final analysis, it was because we were greedy in our hearts. Now, I don't know if there is still a way out. Maybe... the next moment we will draw our sword to face our former friends and brothers. Since this is the case, why bother to think about whether there is a way out?"

Zhang Kuang sighed: "I am because of greed, and you are indeed because the court is really unfair. Your contribution is so great that the court has no reward. Although the emperor asked you to enter the Martial Arts Academy without examination, what did you get? With your cultivation, you can enter the Tai Chi Palace at the New Year's Eve dinner. With your contribution, you can completely change to have a life of no worries about food and drink. But you and I are both worried about the money... Why can those children of aristocratic families squander the money they have obtained from uncleanness, but we are so worried about a few copper coins that we toss and turn toss and turn?"

The person standing behind him was Mo Xidao.

Mo Xidao said slowly: "It is precisely because you and I have dissatisfaction and reluctance that we will enter the Snake Guard. Let's go... we have to continue doing what we should do. If we really face the brothers of Fang Jie and the Martial Arts Academy, let me come, you just stand behind me."

Zhang Kuang was stunned, not knowing what to say.

"Prince Yi really just wants to return to the court to take power?"

He asked.

Mo Xidao smiled and said, "You still think so until now. If he just wanted to return to the court to take power, the Snake Guard would not have to exist. Because you and I are already inside, we should have clearly realized that... this is simply a war."

“Can we really get what we want?”

Zhang Kuang asked again.

Mo Xidao said, "I only know that if we don't really fight once, we will never get what we want. The emperor allowed people from military and martial arts to enter the Martial Arts Academy, which is just a lie that sounds very beautiful. Look at the students from the Martial Arts Academy over the years, the ones who really make their debut are the children of aristocratic families. Even if people like us enter the Martial Arts Academy, they will only be looked down upon for three years. After leaving the Martial Arts Academy and returning to the army, we still have to die when it is time to die, and we will not leave a single word in the history books."

"Maybe you're right."

Zhang Kuang pointed a little and took a deep breath: "Brother, if Prince Yi wins in the end, can we let it go and solve a path of life?"

Mo Xidao was silent for a while and asked back: "If Prince Yi is defeated, will Fang Jie give us a way out?"

Zhang Kuang thought about it and found that he didn't know what the answer was. Maybe, maybe not. Before entering the Martial Arts Academy, he regarded Fang Jie and himself as a person. But later, Fang Jie climbed higher and higher, and he had gradually walked away from them. When he saw Fang Jie again, he saw not only Fang Jie's glory, but also his own downs and downs. When he borrowed money from Fang Jie, his heart felt as painful as a knife cutting his self-esteem. The more calm Fang Jie was, the more he felt darker he felt.

Sometimes, friends become enemies not because you did something wrong, but because you did it too well.

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...

The carriage did not stop at the door of the Sanjin Hou Mansion. The main door of the Marquis' Mansion, which had never been opened, suddenly opened when the carriage arrived, and the carriage drove directly into the yard. Then several servants closed the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, and even the side door that was open to see guests on weekdays was closed.

At this time, there were more than the snake guards hidden outside the Sanjin Hou Mansion. Many of the subordinates of the great men in the court were staring here. After seeing the carriage entering the yard, someone immediately ran back to report the news.

At this time, the adults were waiting at the entrance of Tai Chi Palace to attend court.

Tomorrow is the day when the army goes to war, and today's court meeting will definitely talk about this. What is unusual is that few court officials waiting at the entrance of Tai Chi Palace today gathered together to chat. From time to time, you can see an adult's entourage running over hurriedly, crawling into his own adult's carriage, and then hurriedly leaving again.

When it was time, General Zhijin Crow on duty shouted. The imperial guards slowly opened the palace gate, and the two teams of flying fish robes from the large inner guards first changed shifts. The flying fish robes that had been on duty all night were retreating in line. From the sides of the palace gate to the Taiji Hall, standing was the imperial guards holding long spears and helmets and armor.

A eunuch came out and shouted in a slight manner, then led the adults into two rows according to the civil and military affairs. The officials of the Ministry of Rites took a notebook to record on one side, and would not let anyone be rude. Today, I don’t know why many adults looked a little solemn. They looked at each other from time to time and quickly looked away.

Dongnuan Pavilion

The emperor looked at the man in front of him who was unconscious in the clothes of the fifth-grade fangs and frowned deeply. The imperial doctor had been busy for a night, but the man was too tired and never woke up. This man was rushed to the postmaster on the official road yesterday with a man. It is said that he was exhausted before he even arrived at the postmaster. When asked what happened, he said an emergency report from the border, and he said nothing else. After changing the horse, he fell off without running a few steps, and he was unconscious until now.

The postmaster was a conscientious person. He did not send anyone to the Ministry of War but directly outside the Tai Chi Palace. The Feiyu Robe on duty did not dare to delay, so he ran in to ask for instructions and carried the tooth directly to the Donghun Pavilion. This man had been sleeping all night. The emperor sat in the Donghun Pavilion for a night, but he didn't close his eyes and his face was solemn.

He seemed to have anticipated something bad, so he lost his sleepiness. Or he wanted to wait for the teeth to wake up, and asked what was the urgent report. Su Buwei turned over the teeth and found nothing. So the emperor's heart was very tight, so he still had the heart to sleep.

As the morning court was about to come, Su Buwei reminded the emperor. The emperor was silent for a moment and nodded, and then began to change into court clothes under the patronage of the palace maids.

At this moment, the Adam's apple moved up and down, and then the man suddenly sat up and subconsciously touched his waist.

His horizontal sword had been removed by the flying fish robe, so he wiped it away. Then he saw the emperor wearing a dragon robe. He was obviously stunned for a moment, and looked carefully in uncertainty. After reacting, he quickly knelt down: "I am the left leader of the guards, Zhuge Zhan, bowing to Your Majesty!"

"Left leader guard? Pei Huan's subordinate?"

The emperor asked with a frown.

“It’s right”

The teeth of Zhuge Zhan kowtowed.

"What's wrong?"

The emperor asked.

"His Majesty……"

Zhuge Zhan raised his head and lowered quickly, as if he was afraid to look in the emperor's eyes: "Your Majesty... the war in the northwest is defeated! My general has been killed in battle. The military advisor asked me to return to Chang'an to report the truth quickly! When I rushed out, the military advisor rushed forward with the remaining brothers to try to block the torn line of defense. I looked back and saw that they were soon overwhelmed by the cavalry of the Mongols... Yu Zhengdong, the general of the right leader guard, had also been killed in battle. The central army was in chaos. The whereabouts of the left guard, Jin Shixiong, was unknown. Prince Xu and his men retreated to Qingxia..."

With a click, the palace maid who was holding the crown and preparing to bring the emperor was so scared that she loosened her hands. The gorgeous and noble crown fell to the ground and rolled to the emperor's feet.

"Get out and be killed by a stick!"
Chapter completed!