The rope in Xiao Luan's hand was cut by the knife.

"Kneel down!" Wei Jiao shouted in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Xiao Luan glanced at Wei Jiao with disdain, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a somewhat sarcastic smile appeared on his arrogant face.

Seeing this, Mu Qing repeated his old trick and used the scabbard to hit Xiao Luan's knee again, and the two black crows also used force at the same time. However, this time, Xiao Luan seemed to be on guard, allowing Mu Qing to use it again and again.

The scabbard was whipped, and despite the two black crows pressing his shoulders hard, he still stood with his spine straight.

"I will not kneel to you!" he said.

This sentence angered everyone present. Immediately, Mu Qing pointed at a group of guards nearby and shouted: "Tell him to kneel down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the soldiers of the imperial guards swarming forward. Some kicked Xiao Luan's knees hard, while others took Xiao Luan's hands and pushed him to the ground hard.

But even so, Xiao Luan still held on, preferring to lie on the ground rather than bend his knees.

When Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, and Mu Qing saw this scene, they looked at each other and thought to themselves: This must not be possible. How can a criminal be allowed to lie on the ground and be tortured?

As a result, more than a dozen imperial guards tried their best again, each and every one of them using all their strength to force Xiao Luan's knees to bend and touch the ground.

Seeing Xiao Luan being held down by more than a dozen strong imperial guards, his face was flushed and even slightly purple, whether due to humiliation or excessive force.

Seeing this scene, even though Zhao Hongrun hated Xiao Luan deeply, he was still slightly impressed by Xiao Luan's backbone.

He suddenly thought of a sentence: Poor people must have their hateful aspects; conversely, hateful people may not be without their pitiful aspects.

Take Xiao Luan, for example. He was supposed to be a pillar of the Wei State, stationed in Nanyan, and guarding the border for the country. However, because of the hatred of his clan, this talented general embarked on the path of overthrowing the Wei State.

Crossroads.

From an objective point of view, it is understandable that Xiao Luan's rebellion was caused by Zhao Hongrun's father, the late king Zhao Si.

Thinking of this, Zhao Run took a long breath and said calmly: "Let him go."

"His Majesty?"

Mu Qing and the imperial guards glanced at Zhao Run in surprise, and then released Xiao Luan as ordered.

At this time, Xiao Luan also looked at Zhao Run with incredible eyes, and looked at the latter.

After looking at each other for several seconds, Xiao Luan sat cross-legged. After a slight hesitation, he said seriously: "I have sinned so much, and now that I am about to die, I don't want to defend myself, let alone cry for mercy. But I want to say

, I, Xiao Luan, was not the first

Even the rebellious ministers and traitors, you and I both know exactly what happened during the "Nan Yan Disaster"... If (the royal family) does not reflect on it, even if Xiao Luan is killed today, there will still be Li Luan and Zhang Luan in the future.

It comes out and can’t be eliminated.”

When saying these words, Xiao Luan's mood was also very complicated.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that today, even if he had not been captured by Zhao Run's men, it would be difficult for him to shake the Wei State again.

The reason why he was able to do it back then was because many people in the Wei Kingdom were dissatisfied with Zhao Si's behavior. After all, Zhao Si's murder of his father and brother to seize the throne was not leaked at all. However, the clan government at that time considered that

It's a done deal, I just covered up the matter for Zhao Si and appeased the nobles in the country.

What's more, after the generation of "King Zhao Kang of Wei", the strength of the Wei state dropped sharply. In addition, the Shunshui Army and the Yushui Army, two armies that the Wei people had placed great hope on, perished together in internal fighting. This

This made Xiao Luan think that he had a chance to overthrow Wei because this country was not that powerful.

But now, the Wei State is already a veritable overlord of the Central Plains, and Zhao Run, who has ascended the throne as the king, is also a very talented hero. This makes Xiao Luan almost unable to see the hope of overthrowing the Wei State.

Perhaps under this situation, Xiao Luan regained his identity as a Wei man and used his own way to persuade Zhao Run before he died.

"..."

After hearing Xiao Luan's words, Zhao Run was stunned for a long time.

Although it is said that people can speak kindly when they are about to die, he never thought that a villain like Xiao Luan would actually warn him before he died.

At this time, Xiao Luan had straightened his clothes, sat upright, and calmly turned to Zhao Ying and the Zhao Que sisters and said, "Girl, what are you waiting for?"

After hearing this, Mu Qing raised his head and glanced at Zhao Run. Seeing that the latter nodded after hesitating for a moment, he took out the sword from his waist and held it in front of Zhao Ying with both hands.

Handing the delicate folding fan to her sister Zhao Que, Zhao Ying took the sharp sword and slowly walked towards Xiao Luan. With great hatred, she stabbed Xiao Luan in the back.

"puff"

The sharp sword pierced Xiao Luan's body without hesitation.

At this moment, Xiao Luan suddenly raised his head and spat out a mouthful of dirty blood towards Zhao Si's spiritual tablet.

This unexpected move made everyone present stunned. They were unable to react in time and looked at the spiritual tablet of the late king Zhao Si in confusion, which was stained with a little blood.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha"

Seeing that he succeeded, Xiao Luan couldn't help but laugh.

"you"

Zhao Run was furious when he saw this and glared at Xiao Luan.

However, at this time, Xiao Luan was also looking at Zhao Run, and said softly in an indescribable tone: "You are different from him, you will be a wise king... Thank you for your kindness, my king of Wei,

So that Xiao can live up to the name of the Xiao family of Nanyan before he dies."

After saying that, his eyes gradually became dull, and then his head drooped weakly and there was no more movement.

"..."

"..."

There was total silence in the entire temple.

Everyone's eyes were subconsciously looking at Zhao Hongrun, but they saw that the young monarch's face was filled with uncertainty.

Unlike Zhao Ying, who was still smiling with revenge even though she was covered in blood, Zhao Run was in a very complicated mood at this moment.

Perhaps it was because the process of executing Xiao Luan was completely different from what he had imagined, or perhaps Xiao Luan's calm demeanor in going to death made Zhao Run have some respect for him.

Yes, even though he witnessed Xiao Luan's death with his own eyes, Zhao Hongrun did not feel the joy of having his great revenge avenged. Instead, he felt an inexplicable emptiness and a deep regret, probably because he felt sorry for such a strong-willed man like Xiao Luan.

The general who was originally the pillar of his Wei State ended up like this.

But even so, Zhao Run still did not stop Mu Qing from cutting off Xiao Luan's head and placing it in front of the spiritual tablet of King Yi Zhao Ren as a sacrifice.

Because Zhao Hongrun had sworn such a vow at the mourning hall of King Yi Zhao Yuanli.

But why do I feel so empty and even have an inexplicable regret?

Zhao Run looked at Zhao Ying silently, and the Zhao Que sisters used Xiao Luan's head to comfort the soul of Zhao Yuanli, the sixth uncle Yi Wang.

Using Xiao Luan's head to comfort his sixth uncle's spirit in heaven was something Zhao Hongrun had fantasized about more than once. But when he actually accomplished it, Zhao Run felt a little boring for some reason, as if his unforgettable hatred for Xiao Luan was all in Xiao.

The moment Luan breathed his last, it disappeared into thin air.

As dusk approached, everyone packed up the temple, cleaned up the blood stains on the ground, and prepared to return to Daliang.

At this time, Mu Qing asked Zhao Run for instructions: "Your Majesty, what should I do with the body of Thief Xiao?"

Zhao Hongrun pondered for a moment and said: "The Xiao thief has been executed, and the previous grudges have been wiped out...sew his head back and bury him alive. Well, let's bury him in Nanyan, and erect a monument...the Crown Prince of Nanyan Marquis."

"……yes."

Mu Qing clasped his fists and accepted the order. He also felt that Zhao Hongrun seemed to be in a low mood after his revenge.

On the night she returned to Daliang, perhaps because of the revenge, Zhao Ying took her sister in a rare event and took the initiative to go to Wushan Yunyu with Zhao Run and have a hearty sex.

But even so, Zhao Run still had insomnia late that night.

He had no intention of sleeping, so he did not disturb the sisters Zhao Ying and Zhao Que. He only took the senior eunuch Gao He and two junior eunuchs out of the Manna Palace and sat at the stone table outside the Manna Palace.

"Your Majesty, it's cold at night, why don't you go back to the palace?"

The eunuch Gao He persuaded from the side.

Zhao Hongrun shook his head. Xiao Luan's death today made him feel inexplicably sad. At this moment, only the refreshing cool breeze could soothe his complicated mood.

Should Xiao Luan die?

Of course damn!

Even Xiao Luan himself admitted that he had done countless evil deeds over the years. In order to overthrow the Wei State, he had killed countless loyal people. It is simply unforgivable that such an evil thief would not be killed!

But as Xiao Luan said, he was not a traitor from the beginning. In fact, when Zhao Run's father, Zhao Si, seized the throne and ascended the throne, Xiao Luan also played an important role.

Objectively speaking, Zhao Hongrun and his father Zhao Si are also half responsible for Xiao Luan's incident, and the other half of the responsibility lies with Xiao Luan himself, who was blinded by hatred.

But having said that, it is meaningless to worry about these now, because the parties involved in this grudge and grudge, whether it is Zhao Hongrun's father Zhao Si, his sixth uncle Zhao Ren, or Xiao Luan, have all passed away.

Suddenly, Zhao Run asked: "Gao He, what do you think Xiao Luan is doing in Weiguo?... Even a while ago, after he was defeated by Wei general Xia Yu in Fan County of Weiguo, he never asked Xiao Luan.

Qi and Lu were fleeing. If he had fled to Qi and Lu, he might not have been able to escape."

"Huh?" Gao He was stunned, and then guessed: "Probably because of his age... As far as I know, Xiao Thief is nearly fifty years old, maybe even over fifty. He is in our great Wei Dynasty.

It took twenty years to make Xiao Ni and Fu Weijun become a serious problem for the Wei Dynasty, but he has not come back for another twenty years..."

"That makes sense."

Zhao Runshen nodded in agreement, and then recalled Xiao Luan's expression when he was executed today. There was no unwillingness on Xiao Luan's face at that time.

Why?
To be continued...