[Rebirth] Chronicle of the Two Capitals

The empress was still lucky, although the emperor was suffering from illness, but he was in the prime of life, so his lifespan should not be shorter than that of the first emperor.When she entered the palace and saw the emperor, that trace of luck disappeared in an instant, and her heart felt like a huge stone, which made her almost out of breath.The palace people kneeling on the ground in the palace, the emperor was lying on the couch, his complexion was sallow and his eyes were cloudy and almost lifeless, several ministers knelt in front of the couch, fell silent on the ground, writing after the Zhongshu Sheren case, he paused while writing, but There is no hesitation, it should be listening to the holy will and writing the edict.

The emperor woke up for a while after fainting, and ordered Xu Jiujiu to report to the queen that she was coming at this moment, and the emperor was not surprised.The queen came forward to salute, and after seeing several ministers clearly, she suddenly felt that a lot of burdens had been lifted from her shoulders—Wang Boyuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, Le Mao, the left servant of the Ministry of War, Ming Yanzhi, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, Xiao Xiang, who was in Langfeng Garden, was a party All gathered here, the emperor's intentions are already clear, and she doesn't even need to speak.

When Empress Yuan was dying, the emperor promised her that she would never kill the Yan family alone. He kept his promise, but the price was four clan sons who died for no reason. Infatuated and unfeeling, no matter how Yan Xun acted as a monster, he never directly attacked the emperor, so for many years, the emperor tolerated him again and again.However, now that I have run out of oil and lamps, sitting on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains overlooking all living beings, I should have an explanation for many things.

The emperor was speaking, his chapped and dry lips moved slightly, struggling to utter broken words, which could not be heard clearly at a distance.He looked at the bed curtain, his throat seemed to be stuffed with yellow sand, and he hummed indistinctly: "The young master is young, following the story of Shizong, restraining the emperor, Wangqing and other ministers, and supporting the government affairs."

The edict has been drawn up, and the emperor emphasized that he wanted to support Gu.The young emperor is easy to be coerced by the powerful ministers, even if he has the ambition to expand the territory, he can't show it. The emperor's eyes rolled around, staring at the heads of the ministers, and the majesty still remained in his deep voice: "Although you are young, you will be as high as nine or five nobles. As the son of heaven, be sure to serve as a minister! If there is any rebellion, Qingshi will not tolerate it!"

You all claim to be.The emperor looked at the empress, and the empress took a step forward. The emperor stared at her for a long time without saying a word, his eyes traced her outline one by one, and the slender figure of Empress Yuan gradually emerged in his mind.Soon, Aqi, soon... The emperor closed his eyes, his Adam's apple buried under his dark yellow skin rolled, and said softly: "Chang Geng will definitely take care of you, she shoulders the responsibility of the community, you But don't spoil her." The queen is silent, she will discipline her children well.

As he was about to die, the emperor ordered someone to report to the queen in secret, which had already shown that he did not regard the queen as Yan Dang. At some point, he gradually found out the plot of the queen and Xiao Shen, so Tang Yu was assassinated at that time. Although he was seriously ill, Still struggling to get up and go to visit.The emperor knew that the empress had been subjected to many unwarranted criticisms for several years, and traced back to the reason, it was because of him, but he was a monarch, and he never confessed his mistakes to anyone. These words were rare consolation.

At the end of the speech, the emperor passed away suddenly, and the whole hall fell into a state of distress. How can the friendship between the monarch and his ministers, even if there are occasional quarrels, not be sad?Everyone hid their faces and wept, feeling grief at once. The empress and the emperor were really estranged. She couldn't feel sad, and she knew how to keep the funeral secret and send people to ask for help. Yuan Yuan will be reduced to a purgatory on earth in an instant - with five thousand personal guards in hand, he will definitely not obey the imperial edict, falsely accuse the queen and others of correcting the imperial edict, and anyone who has followers will be punished as a traitor and will be killed.

Everyone knelt in front of the couch, facing the body of Emperor Daxing, weeping bitterly.The queen was kneeling, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a servant with an uncertain expression, always looking out of the hall, hesitating, and suddenly meeting the queen's gaze, he trembled even more, and beads of sweat soon appeared on his forehead.Undoubtedly the ghost!The queen got up suddenly, everyone heard the movement and looked up, only to see the queen walking up to the servant slowly, looking down at him without saying a word.The servant became more and more anxious, twisted his neck stiffly, his clothes were covered with sweat, and he said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness...Your Highness?"

There was silence in the hall, the servants did not dare to raise their heads, they only stared at the empress's green zithers embellished with three beads, seeing the green qilis away from him step by step, he took a deep breath and relaxed.

Suddenly, the queen stopped, and spoke to Xu Dehai, the head of the imperial court, and drove him into the abyss and ice valley again: "This slave is sneaky, and he is suspected of spreading news without permission. Pull him down and kill him with a stick!" The power of the palace people is undeniable, and the palace people are all worried and silent, fearing that the fish in the pond will be harmed, even if there are ghosts mixed in, hearing the screams of the servants outside the palace, how dare they go to report the news now?

This tactic of killing chickens and monkeys was like a blow to the head and woke up several ministers, so sad!The emperor died at an inappropriate time. They are now trapped in Langfengyuan, frail scholars, orphans and widowed mothers. If the edict is issued, they must either defect to the enemy, or wait to be wiped by the guards around their necks!After waking up, they offered advice and suggestions one after another:

One was to dispose of the remains of the King of Yongxing as if nothing had happened, the other was Ming Yanzhi’s cousin who summoned the medical officer today, and he only said that the emperor needed to rest on a couch, and the government affairs were handed over to Wang Boyuan and Yan Xun as agents; The icehouse transports a large amount of ice and stores them in the hall to cool down, otherwise the smell of corpses will be hard to hide, and the four cannot sit still. They need to send someone to deliver a letter. Find the army closest to Langfengyuan to send troops to help, and find the army closest to Yanjing to restrain the King of Yan. drive!

The first three are not difficult, but the last one is difficult. Yan Xun has premeditated plans, and Langfeng Garden is like an iron bucket that allows people to enter but not to leave.Several ministers scratched their ears and cheeks, Wang Boyuan patted his knees and said happily: "Su Suan! Su Suan is suitable! This old man has an eldest grandson. The family letter arrived yesterday. He has His Majesty's approval. He will return to Beijing today!" Half a hundred, he went back to Beijing to see his eldest grandson, who is suspicious?

Wang Boyuan went to see Su Suan and told the whole story, Su Suan frowned and said, "The rooster is the only one who cares about the family, I don't care about the empress." Male cancer, Wang Boyuan wanted to persuade him again, Su Jue left with a group of servants, and before leaving, he wrote lightly: "Only for the people of the country, I am willing to go through fire and water." Fanxian has a strong character.

Anyway, if you always promise, it will be done!

Wang Boyuan didn't stop, and rushed to Yongxing County King. When he passed, the matter was over.The palace man who poisoned himself committed suicide in fear of crime. There is no headless case. Everyone knows who the culprit is, and no one dares to say it. Handy.The corpses of the palace servants were carried down and thrown into the mountains. After three days of violating the corpses, the family members were punished and sent to prison to be executed.The body of Yongxing County King needs to be transported back to Beijing, but when should it be transported back?When will Yu Jia return to Beijing?There is only two heirs, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that there must be chaos.

The king of Chu was puzzled suddenly, for a long time, why did he not see His Majesty in person, there should be instructions from His Majesty.As he was thinking, an official from the Yan Party asked Le Mao: "The heat is hard to dissipate, and I am very concerned about His Majesty's dragon body. Yu Guan's servant just came here, I wonder how His Majesty is doing?"

Le Mao is Xiao Shen's protégé, Xiao Shen has learned more than [-]% of Xiao Shen's pretending to be crazy, and it is enough to show off. Hearing this, he let out a long sigh, which made Yan Xun stare at him intently, for fear of missing any clues that could be exploited. Le Mao said heartbrokenly: "Your Majesty has devoted himself to political affairs, worked hard for the country and the people, and has contracted a whole body of illness. The emperor must be blessed, and we should serve you faithfully." Yan Xun gave him a white look, and it was as if he hadn't said anything , Nonsense, you were born in the army, mother-in-law and mother-in-law!

There was something refreshing coming from this end——Ming Yanzhi and his cousin entered one after another, and brought out the pre-discussed remarks intact. The emperor was very sad when he heard the news of the death of the county king. It is hereby that Wang Boyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Yan Xun, Minister of the Right, will handle the large-scale memorials on their behalf.Three days later, the imperial driver returned to the capital, and all the divisions were on standby—these three days were full of battles and calculations. In the critical point, Yan Xun would be suspicious, and Su Suan asked for help. The farthest army would need three days, which was enough.

Very thorough and meticulous, but the more Yan Xun thought about it, the more something went wrong. The emperor often got sick and needed someone to assist him in government affairs. Ke Lemao, Ming Yanzhi, Wang Boyuan... Coincidentally, they were all Xiao Shen's people.Yan Xun has no intention of killing the king. He wants to make the world admire him forever. When the King of Yan ascends the throne, he can use the name of the Qing emperor to eradicate political enemies and then usurp the throne. He has been waiting for the emperor to die. Not long after, he sent the palace servants who had been placed in Hanliang Palace in the early years to poison Yongxing County King, thinking that the emperor would die of anger when he was provoked, who knows that he is still alive?

The old fox Xiao Shen sits in Yanjing, Yan Ling and Yan Yong stay there to deal with him, the main forces of the Yan Party here are only Yan Xun and Liu Duo, Yan Xun's eyebrows are beating, and there is a premonition of being deceived like a haze. whole body.Suspicious people only believed in themselves, he went to Liu Duo himself and asked him if anyone had left Langfengyuan today, Liu Duo told him with Su's calculation.Su count?Neither an ally nor a political enemy.Yan Xun pondered for a moment, then resolutely said: "Send troops to chase after them, called escort, if there is any contrary phenomenon, kill them!" If you want to make a big deal, blood relatives can also be killed, let alone innocent people.

So, Yan Xun was still worried, he was a courtier and uncle, the emperor was unwell, there was always a reason for him to visit him.The sky is full of red clouds, it is evening, the sky is not too hot, the lotus leaves are in the fields, and the cool breeze is blowing. The palace where the emperor lived is located on the central axis of Langfeng Garden. It is majestic and majestic. The atmosphere was the same as before.Yan Xun's doubts retreated a little, and when he approached, he saw a small person kneeling on the hard and cold ground outside the main hall.

It's just the back view, I can't be sure, Yan Xun passed by, it was really his niece Tang Yu, I was even more surprised, the emperor doted on the young girl and never punished her.Yan Xun looked at the closed palace door, bent over and asked, "Why are you here, Your Highness?" Tang Yi raised his head, saw that it was Yan Xun, lowered his head again, and murmured, "Uncle—I...I...brother So when I passed away, I didn't feel any pain, but instead I played with butterflies in the garden, Father punished me to think about my mistakes."

Tang Yu's eyes were as red as rabbits, and tears fell while answering. He must have cried several times, and he didn't know whether he was punished and wronged or repented and hated. His slender eyelashes were as wet as rain curtains, even Yan Xun softened his heart, and said kindly: "It's true, His Majesty was furious, and the punishment was severer. I'll intercede on behalf of His Highness." Is the emperor really alive?With such doubts in mind, Yan Xun approached, climbed up the steps, and was about to inform someone, when he heard a sharp and piercing sound of broken porcelain in the hall——

"You think she's young? She only knows how to play and doesn't care about friendship. Punishment to kneel is already light. Don't talk too much!" Then the voice continued coughing, and Yan Xun listened to it, frowning. It was indeed the emperor's voice. Voice, the emperor is not dead?It's tricky, it's tricky, and it needs a long-term plan.He wanted to listen to a few more words so that he could make a judgment, the door of the palace was lightly opened, and the queen came out, smelling of soup and medicine, and whispered to Yan Xun: "Your Majesty is taking medicine, you need to refresh yourself, and I don't see you.

Yan Xun hurriedly peeked in through the crack of the door, but the main hall was so spacious that he couldn't see the whole thing at a glance, so he stopped thinking and winked at the queen.The queen nodded, and walked down the steps with him, wanting to go out of the palace, the two passed by Tang Yu, who stretched out his hand and tugged at the corner of the queen's clothes, and said pitifully: "Mother..." The queen never looked at her, because she just tugged After walking a few steps, the Empress stopped without looking back, lowered her voice, and said coldly: "Kneel down and think about your mistakes."

She was supposed to stay in the dormitory, but she came out. She didn't blame the queen mother for being angry, but the queen didn't come back so long, she couldn't sit still, she dragged Chi Zai and waited outside the door.Then she saw a row of palace people, this row of palace people carried ice cubes, the ice cubes were used to cool off, it was nothing unusual, but they carried them back and forth several times, and they all went to the same place, no matter how afraid Heat should not be consumed like this.

That place was where the emperor lived, and Tang Gu guessed that something had happened, so she sent Chi Zai away and ran here. She tied a foot bell, and the thing rang wherever she went, and Chi Zai followed the wandering They found her like a cat, just when the eyeliner came to report, Yan Xun was approaching, and the three of them improvised a play.

In the hall, Chi Zai was slumped on the ground, the surroundings were as cold as an ice cave, but his back was dripping with sweat, and in front of him was the props of the "crew"—broken porcelain pieces all over the place.He was originally a servant of the Yan family, he learned some ventriloquist skills in his spare time, and he was good at impersonating human voices. Because Yan Xun needed internal support, he entered the palace cleanly.Fortunately, the empress was quick-witted and remembered his strengths, otherwise she would not be able to hide it.Chi Zai still had lingering fears in his heart, stroked his chest, stared at the broken porcelain with straight eyes, and thought to himself, the baby was scared to death!

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Queen: I went out for a while, why did you become a stray cat?

Tang Yu: My son is a stray cat if the queen mother is not by her side.

The Queen laughed: What about now?

Tang Yu: ...the kneeling domestic cat...