I don't want to return

The sky of the Beiyu court is like a rain in the evening in midsummer, a cloud with the sound of wind rolling out of the dull and gloomy air, and then the sky changes drastically, and the rain is about to come.

This upheaval started a year ago.It was like lukewarm water, tormenting little by little, and finally when everyone woke up suddenly, they didn't know what kind of wind and rain had turned into it.

One year ago, after the sudden closure of the court for three months, the Holy Majesty seemed to have changed into a different person in a trance, and went to war in the court.The first is to thoroughly investigate the income and grain taxes of the household department over the years.

It was not a routine inspection as in the past, but a serious one, turning up and down the household office, and even Li Zhizao's house, which is tantamount to a shame of ransacking the house.

Before Li Zhizao was thoroughly investigated, he swore to the sky that if any problems were found, he would kill himself in the street.The resolute sonorousness of his posture seems to be something serious.

But the result is self-inflicted humiliation.The Ministry of Household Affairs has committed corruption and accepted bribes no less than a thousand times in three years, and the bribes it received were no less than tens of millions of taels.The most disgraceful thing is that Li Zhizao and Xu Lihui's ilk have been secretly in Chen Cang, and they have taken advantage of Xu Lihui's force to extort money from the people of Nanyan.

As soon as the news came out, the whole country was shocked.

But at that time, the whole court was shocked only by the fact that the household department was hiding dirt and corruption, and that it was common practice to be greedy for ink. As for whose money and grains he was greedy for ink, and for whom the emperor was running the household department, he did not attract much attention after all.

It wasn't until later that the prime minister—Yang Tingyun, the leading figure of the Daoyan faction, suddenly resigned from his old age and returned to his hometown, and his disciples also moved to the left, moved to the left, moved to the left, and exiled, did someone notice something strange.

And now, when Xue Yuantai's incident happened and he ended up in such a miserable end, Xue Jinghong personally said this sentence: "Not only the people of Beiyu are human beings, but the people of Nanyan are also human beings!", and finally felt deafened.

This incident seems to be a foreshadowing, revealing a truth that is difficult for all the Daoyan faction to accept.

This is Beiyu, the sky is about to change.

Some people are timid, while more people dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

People in Beiyu have always been used to laissez-faire, and it is natural for the weak to prey on the strong.When I was on the grassland in Mobei, I was like a savage and brutal eagle, dominating the grassland, and I am the only one.Later, hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry went south and entered the Central Plains. It was more like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, without any scruples.

Why are Nanyan people regarded as human beings in their eyes?They are nothing more than servants and playthings of giving and taking.

Just like Xue Yuantai, he can treat them as meat servants to vent his evil thoughts.

In the past, the Holy Majesty was indifferent to this, but now he suddenly changed his words, and resentment naturally arose from his heart.

In the past three days, some courtiers jointly signed a petition, asking Xue Jinghong to withdraw his foreword; later, another courtier was so bold that he knelt down at the entrance of the Golden Luan Hall, dissatisfied with Xue Jinghong's new policy.

The Beiyu court can be said to have fallen into unprecedented chaos.

It was rumored that the Holy Majesty was finally overwhelmed by the disturbance, and collapsed on the sickbed from exhaustion, and did not go to court for three days.

In the harem, Xue Jinghong was only wearing a sandalwood-colored brocade cotton gown, and his black hair was simply tied behind his head. Looking at it from a distance, he really looked like he was lingering on a sick bed.

But he could get in, and he pushed back the hair that was blocking his forehead, but he could see his lacquer-like eyes again, the eyes were burning, and there was no morbidity in them.

At this time, it is the time of You, and it is time for dinner.Xue Jinghong saw the maids putting delicately shaped dishes on the table, raised his eyes, and said: "Invite King Huai, let's have a meal with me."

The maid answered yes, stepped back and swayed away.

Huai Wang Xue Chenghua, Xue Jinghong's half brother, was made a prince, but because of the favor of the late emperor, he did not go to the fief, but followed the southward army to the current capital of Beiyu.

During this period of time, the government in Beiyu was changing, and the ministers had many things to do. Xue Jinghong had a heavy burden, but King Huai was a caring person. He asked to see Xue Jinghong for two consecutive days, but Xue Jinghong refused to let him in.Today, Xue Jinghong was finally ready to meet him.

The thick wind-shielding curtain outside the door was lifted, and the bead curtains collided with each other, making a crisp sound.The person who walked in was dressed in black brocade clothes, with a red gold crown on his head, high nose and deep eyes, his brows were somewhat similar to Xue Jinghong's, but less serious and elegant, and more sharp.

Xue Jinghong raised his head and glanced at him indiscriminately, with a half-smile on the corner of his mouth: "Prince Huai, it's rare that you still remember to come and see me."

He said so on his lips, but his eyes stayed on Xue Chenghua's face, implying to look at him.

Xue Chenghua had a smile on his face, his appearance seemed to be the same as when they were in Mobei before, they immediately supported each other, sharp arrows competed high and low, indulged in singing and drinking, and had a good time.

It's a pity, if that's the case.

There was a glimmer of gloom secretly in Xue Jinghong's eyes, which he concealed well.

His younger brother used to be scheming, indifferent and cruel. At that time, he only thought that he was a young man of Chenghua, and when he grew up, he would naturally become stable. Unexpectedly, many years later, he would become even more serious.

Xue Jinghong now clearly understood who sent those men in black to assassinate him when he was outside the palace.

At that time, he came out from Yuzhou and accompanied a group of chariots and horses sent by Yuzhou Mu kindly. He thought that the assassins would not dare to disturb each other again, but unexpectedly, when he was about to enter the capital, he still encountered an ambush.

The number of opponents is dense, and their martial arts are extremely ruthless, which is rarely seen in the world. It is absolutely impossible for them to be any regular army soldiers. If he hadn't sent a letter to Zou Chun in advance and got Zou Chun's rescue, he might have narrowly escaped death.

But it was this ambush that allowed him to catch a loophole in the other party. He searched for traces left by a certain assassin and searched as hard as he could. In the end, all the evidence pointed to the person in front of him.

His own younger brother, King Huai, was the one who wanted to kill him.

Xue Jinghong closed his eyes, unable to express his feelings.After finding out this point, it seems that all the things that he couldn't figure out in his previous life have the key to explain.

In the previous life, why Xuan Wang Mu Yuan could easily attack the capital of Beiyu? If there were no people who cooperated with each other, how could he easily do it?

Why was Chongyu able to escape from Miyagi without difficulty in his previous life, and why did he meet a guard who helped him during the escape?Thinking about it now, someone could only do it on purpose.

The person behind the scenes was undoubtedly the one who wanted to take his life, his younger brother who was still full-fledged and undamaged from the previous life to the end.

However, today, Xue Jinghong is somewhat unwilling to believe this result.

"Brother Emperor?" Xue Chenghua opened his mouth to ask him something, Xue Jinghong was startled and withdrew his mind.

Xue Chenghua was putting an exquisite wooden box in front of him, and inside it was a ginseng in the shape of a human being, which was hard to find at a high price.

The wealthy families in Nanyan have the habit of eating ginseng tonic, but they do not in Beiyu.

Xue Jinghong's eyes couldn't help but tightened, and he asked, "When did King Huai learn the customs of Nanyan people?"

He still remembered how his younger brother dismissed the weak and weak Nanyan people back then.

Xue Chenghua smiled but did not answer, his sharp and slender eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a cold light: "As long as it is for the sake of the emperor, I can do anything."

After saying that, he blinked again, and the cold light disappeared, replaced by a sincere smile.

Xue Jinghong glanced at his face, and there was a specious smile on the corner of his mouth: "Chenghua has always been kind to solve my worries."

Xue Chenghua smiled heartily, as if he and Xue Jinghong were really good brothers who supported each other.The two talked and laughed at Yan Yan, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

Xue Chenghua didn't leave until the exquisite dinner was in a mess.

Xue Jinghong closed his eyes and nodded as if he didn't care. After Xue Chenghua left, he opened his eyes suddenly, with a cold look inside.

Three more days passed like this.Xue Chenghua came to greet him every day, Xue Jinghong took him to eat every day, brother and friend were respectful, the undercurrent moved slowly.

On the fourth day, Xue Chenghua uncharacteristically brought up the government.

Li Zhizao, the former Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs who was punished, Yang Tingyun, the former prime minister who retired and returned home, and Xue Yuantai, the figures of the Yan Yan faction were bruised one after another. Xue Chenghua lost the wings to fight Xue Jinghong, and finally couldn't sit still.

But he opened his mouth with a solemn expression: "If the Yan faction is not eliminated, the imperial court will never have peace. In order to ensure the stability of our Dayu country, I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty."

One sentence was spoken abruptly, but it was within Xue Jinghong's expectation.

Xue Chenghua is like this, he will never admit defeat in his bones, and will use any means to achieve his goals.

Xue Jinghong nodded, and a smile appeared on his face, which seemed to be gratified, but also seemed to be ridiculed.

His brother wanted his trust, so he gave him his trust.

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