Rebirth of the Phoenix

The tragedy of "substitute"

Ye Jiu told lies without changing his face: "I am an ordinary folk child. Ten years ago, the Queen Mother of Dashun Kingdom Ying Rushuang captured me and locked me in a secret place. I followed Ye Qingge's speech, behavior and life. Habit, I was trained to be Ye Qingge's substitute. Six years ago, I took office and secretly followed Ye Qingge to Yaozhou to quell the rebellion."

Having said this, he paused and suppressed the pain in his heart.

Yaozhou, the place where I met Hongzhuang, every time I think of or mention it, my heart still aches.

After just such a meal, King Cang Xiao said: "So the suppression of the rebellion in Yaozhou is still your credit?"

The Yaozhou rebellion in the Dashun Kingdom was well known throughout the world. The Prince of Dashun, Ye Qingge, became famous as a result of this battle. However, that "fame" was by no means the beauty, romance, and intelligence that he had been known for before, but a truly genuine one. This clearly revealed his talents and courage as a prince and future emperor.

That battle was Ye Qingge's first war as a commander in his life, with 300,000 troops fighting against Prince Yi's 400,000 elites.

Speaking of Prince Yi, he is an all-powerful figure. He is one of the four famous generals of the Dashun Empire. He has experienced hundreds of battles and has a very high reputation. His soldiers are even more well-trained. He can block ten with one, even at night the Northern Emperor is extremely powerful. They were afraid of him. At that time, there was a huge dispute between the Dashun government and the public about Ye Qingge's canonization as the crown prince. The pro-gee faction and the anti-gee faction were incompatible with each other, so someone proposed that the prince go to Yaozhou to quell the rebellion and let the prince convince others with his ability.

The Tingge faction headed by King Xiaoyao strongly opposed the crown prince leading an army to quell the rebellion, but surprisingly, Ye Qingge readily accepted the suggestion and asked his father to lead troops on an expedition, and did not want famous generals such as King Xiaoyao and Ye Wanjun. After a long discussion with him, Emperor Ye Bei finally agreed to let him lead troops to Yaozhou.

Although Ye Qingge has become famous all over the world before, in the eyes of many people, he is just a pampered and romantic prince. He can easily become the prince by relying on his stunning appearance and supreme background. He does not govern the country at all. When they heard that he was going to be sent to quell the rebellion, these people all watched the show with a gloating attitude.

However, after Ye Qingge arrived in Yaozhou, she changed from her previous cynicism and playing around all day long. She united the generals, cared about the soldiers, got close to the people, brainstormed ideas, acted vigorously and resolutely, and devoted herself to the war. After the first six months of exhaustion, she soon became This revealed his unique strength, shrewdness, coldness and persistence as a man of the Ye family, slowly changing from passive to active.

In a year and a half, he finally completely defeated Prince Yi's 400,000 elite troops and became famous all over the world.

That battle completely changed the world's impression and concept of Ye Qingge's "empty appearance". Since then, no one has doubted his ability, and his position as prince has been stabilized.

The royal family of Xiliang Kingdom are paying more attention to this prince than ever before.

Yue Yinghua regards him as his life-long rival, and will not let go of any news or movement about him.

Now, hearing that Ye Jiu secretly helped Ye Qingge put down the rebellion, Yue Yinghua opened her folding fan, covered her face, and stared at Ye Jiu with a pair of bright eyes: In the end, that war was fought by Ye Qingge. Who won, or was it Ye Jiu who won?

Invisibly, everyone basically recognized Ye Jiu's "substitute" theory.

Ye Jiu returned to Cang Xiao King: "The grassroots are just a substitute, how can I claim credit? It's just that I attended and participated in almost all dangerous situations and actions on behalf of Ye Qingge. As for combat planning, war layout, etc., all It was Ye Qingge who took care of everything, I just have to suffer on his behalf, that's all."

King Cang Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "I heard that the war was extremely brutal, with many casualties. There were so many people who wanted Ye Qingge's head. You were able to escape unscathed. It seems you are not an ordinary person."

Ye Jiu did not pretend to be humble, but simply said calmly: "If the grass people did not have enough ability and luck, they would have been killed by Ying Rushuang and Ye Qingge long ago. As for the grass people's ability and luck compared with Ye Qingge, it's just that

Whether we can compete on the battlefield in the future, I don’t know now.”

What a loud tone! Everyone secretly thought in their hearts, everyone in the world knows Ye Qingge's imperial talent, but this "substitute" didn't deny that he can compete with Ye Qingge. No wonder he dared to do this when facing them.

Arrogant and confident.

King Cang Xiao said: "Continue talking."

Ye Jiu said: "After returning from Yaozhou, Cao Min also did some dangerous things on Ye Qingge's behalf. No one ever doubted Cao Min's identity. Later, because Cao Min knew too many secrets of the royal family and the court, Ying Rushuang

He Ye Qingge was afraid that the grass-roots people would reveal these secrets, or that they might be tempted to confuse the truth with the fake ones, and regarded the grass-roots people as a thorn in their side, so they imprisoned the grass-roots people..."

Having said this, he paused again, moved his eyes to the ground, and remained silent for a long time.

He had to let these people digest these words and let them feel the "anger" he held deep in his heart.

In fact, from beginning to end, the only thing he hated and couldn't forgive was the fact that Ying Rushuang killed Hongzhuang.

He didn't see what others were thinking after hearing these words. After a moment, he raised his head and said slowly: "Two years ago, when Ying Rushuang saw that Ye Qingge was going well, she wanted to kill me. I

But he narrowly escaped death, and after hiding in Liyang for a year, he fled the capital and came to Xiliang."

Having said this, he looked at Cang Xiao King quietly: "This is my origin. If Ying Rushuang knows about my existence, she will definitely send someone to kill me."

The whole place was silent.

This news is really shocking. In the long time before this, no one in the world has ever thought of telling such a "secret news".

Hongyou didn't think as much as her father and brothers. She just looked at Ye Jiu with some distress and said: "Master Luo, when you rescued me, were you still hiding and being hunted?"

middle?"

If this is the case, then it makes sense that he suddenly appeared and disappeared in a hurry without revealing his true face and without any news.

Ye Jiu looked at her and nodded: "Yes, I went out that night to inquire about information, and also wanted to observe the envoys from Xiliang. I accidentally ran into such a scene. I didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but for some reason, I couldn't bear to see anything happen to you.

, I rescued you and then left."

At this time, Hongdai suddenly said coldly: "Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know the reason for saving her?"

What a coincidence, I happened to meet a princess who was hiding her true identity and was in trouble, and I just happened to save her without even knowing the reason. Who would believe such nonsense except Hongyou?

Ye Jiu pondered for a while, then slowly said: "I really didn't think too much about it at the time, but now that I think about it, maybe it's because Hongyou looks a bit like my childhood friend."

"Friends in childhood?" Hongdai sneered again, reluctantly, "You said you are from the folk, where are you from, who are your parents, how many brothers and sisters are there in the family, and where are they now? To be honest, I want to send someone there

Check! If you dare to tell a lie, this princess will kill you!"

Ye Jiu's pride and temper were vividly displayed once again: "From the day I became Ye Qingge's substitute, I lost my home, relatives, friends and identity. In this world, I am just a person who should not exist.

The princess asked me to report my family background, but she really forced me too hard."

Everyone: "..."

According to the royal family's style, if a substitute is really found for the prince, then the original identity of the person who fully "stands in" for the prince will be completely wiped out, and it is very likely that he will be brainwashed, lose all previous memories, or create

Pretend that he is dead, forgotten by relatives and friends, etc.

But the most likely possibility is that the "substitute's" family has been killed, leaving the "substitute" with no way out.

Hongdai was stunned for a moment, feeling slightly embarrassed, and then pointed at him and said, "You keep saying that you are Ye Qingge's substitute, but what evidence do you have to prove all this?"

"Evidence?" Ye Jiu's lips curled up slightly, half-smiling, "I carry the evidence with me."

After that, he started to take off his clothes as if no one was watching.

Untie your belt and untie your shirt.

All men in the Xiliang Kingdom practice martial arts, and women can also practice martial arts freely. No matter where you go in the Xiliang Kingdom, you can often see shirtless men. It’s not like Hongdai has never seen a man’s body, but she is still

His behavior shocked him, he blushed slightly, and cursed: "What are you going to do in front of the emperor, the prince and the prince?"

Ye Jiu continued to take off her clothes and said calmly: "If the princess doesn't dare to look, please don't look."

"Why, why don't you dare to look? This princess is just afraid of getting her eyes dirty..." She stopped talking.

Because Ye Jiu had already taken off his shirt and exposed his upper body.

Unlike his ridiculously perfect face, his body covered by his clothes was covered in shocking scars.

Scars of different shades, lengths, and sizes were like worms growing on his body. They had become a part of his body and might never go away for the rest of his life.

There are several deep scars, located in vital areas. It is hard to imagine how a person with serious injuries to vital areas can still live well to this day.

Almost all of the people here are martial arts practitioners. Most of them have been on the battlefield, killed many people, and suffered many injuries. It can be determined at a glance that these scars are not disguised, and most of the scars are still old wounds. It is estimated that

It's been five or six years.

If he was acting as a joke, he deliberately risked his life to injure himself like this five or six years ago, and now he is using it to deceive them. This is really... too stupid.

Everyone did not expect to see such a scene, and they were all speechless.

Ye Jiu said calmly: "Under the clothes, there are more scars. They are all caused by worshiping Ying Rushuang and Ye Qingshuang. Do you still want to see them?"

Before anyone else could speak, Hongdai sobbed softly and kept wiping her tears: "Don't... don't look at it... you, just put on your clothes..."

Even she could tell without him saying anything. He must have been through life and death countless times.

He has suffered so many serious injuries, and it is absolutely a miracle that he can survive to this day.