Records of the King of Xin'an County

The lights are like beans, dim and gloomy.

Li Hui rubbed the ink at a leisurely pace until it was as thick as a slurry. Fang dipped the pen lightly and drew a precise map on the paper.Holding a candle and standing by his side, Wang Zixian looked down, picked up his brush at will, and added some details.The two of you add to each other, and the tacit understanding is very good. It seems like painting in a garden, which is very comfortable.It seems that they are not in the prison of Dali Temple at this moment, but living alone in the world of two people.

On the other side of the prison, Li Ren was sitting in the shadows in the corner, and only when he raised his eyes could he vaguely see the candlelight flickering in his eyes.Maybe it was due to his temperament, maybe it was because he had experienced too much sorrow, anger and hatred recently, or maybe it was because of the scene he was in, his eyes looked extraordinarily cold.He looked at the two of them who were full of brilliance almost with envy - especially Li Hui, the king of Xin'an County.

That's right, the Prince of Xin'an has everything he desires but cannot get: loving parents, brothers who are as close as brothers, best friends who are close to each other, from the title of Yipin County King, the princess who was born as a gentle and gentle family daughter, the trust of a saint, Princess Changning's reliance... He has so many beautiful things, and he can be praised by everyone with just a gesture of his hand.Many people even regard him as the No.1 of the clan's children, and respect him sincerely.

And him?I have nothing left, maybe even my life can't be saved.

"What? You still don't want to confess?" Li Hui put down his pen and said with a smile that was not a smile, "Who was it that cried and didn't want to die? Do you remember? If I hadn't been soft-hearted and pleaded for you, I'm afraid you have already met with that person. Like a fake king, he ended up with his body and head separated. Li Ren, don't place your hopes on your uncle's patience. Your father has already worn out all the remaining patience and kindness of your uncle. If you want to live, you still want to live. Death depends on your own choice."

The prince dedicated the last few strokes to the map: "I vaguely remember that the prince seems to be on good terms with the prince of Jiangxia. On that day, the prince of Jiangxia accompanied the prince to welcome the king of Ni back to the capital. Could it be that the prince of Jiangxia had nothing to do with this matter?" Does it have something to do with it too? Could it be that the prince wants to meet Jiangxia County King before confessing?"

He was just probing casually, but Li Ren's reaction was extremely violent: "This matter has nothing to do with him! He doesn't know anything, but he is sorry that I stay in Beijing without parents and no one to take care of me! It's dark now, His body is also weak, don't disturb him because of my affairs!!"

Li Hui narrowed his eyes slightly, and exchanged a glance with Wang Zixian: Li Ren's admiration for Jiangxia County King cannot be faked.Perhaps, Prince Jiangxia really has nothing to do with Prince Hejian?After all, from what they've observed these days, the two hardly ever speak alone.Prince Jiangxia only cared a little bit about Li Ren.

At this time, Li Ren had calmed down a lot, and said almost expressionlessly: "That day when I welcomed my father back to the capital and met him for the first time, I felt that his reaction was a bit strange. In the past, I wrote letters to Shengzhou every month. It took five months to get a thin reply letter, and the letter was nothing more than some high-sounding words of admonition. How could a real father treat me so kindly and lovingly? At that time, I thought to myself, if it is too much, there must be lies in it. No In order to deceive you outsiders, there are other plans."

"Sure enough, after one night, my father became indifferent again, the same as the feeling in the reply letter. Gradually, I realized that the father who appeared in front of me was a real person and a fake. They kept testing me and adjusted with my reaction. There is a difference in temperament between the two. And I just pretended not to know about it, thinking that as long as I tacitly help him with all my strength, I can gain his trust... Even if there is no trust, a little pampering is enough."

"However, he only regarded me as a bait. From the beginning to the end, since he was a child, he was just a bait... Hehe, it's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous. He clearly knows that staying in Beijing will only lead to death, and it is even extremely dangerous. Maybe you can't live but you can't die, and you actually said that you will compensate me in the future..."

"Hehe... how does he want to make up for it?" The young man smiled extremely coldly, with biting hatred and vague sadness in his sarcasm, "After he succeeds in rebelling, how many more dojos will he do for me?! Or, he The rebellion failed, and the whole family was devastated?!" Whenever he recalled that moment, his expression could not stop twisting.How much I yearned for the tenderness and love of a loving father and mother in the past, but now I hate and hate the ruthlessness of hating my father and my mother.

After listening to his confession, Li Hui even felt a little sympathetic to him.From the beginning to the end, he was an abandoned child, and his life and death were all in the mind of the Prince of Hejian.If it wasn't for the fact that he was born like his father, and his eyebrows looked a little bit like his mother, he almost began to suspect that this son was not the eldest son of Hejian County King - he was just a bastard, or even an unrelated baby.After all, tiger poison does not eat children, and a couple who are so vicious to their own children is really rare.

"The matter has come to this, if you want to live, you should know what you should do. If what you say is true, I am willing to say a few more words for you in front of the emperor, and save your life. And you must also understand , even if he saved his life, there is a very high possibility that he will never be able to leave the Hejian Prince's Mansion again." Confinement is just another punishment, no different from prison.

Li Ren's eyes flickered, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I can come forward to prove that he used a fake king to replace his identity, deceived the emperor, and is a rebellious person! Since the first day he entered Beijing, he has plotted against the law and harbored rebellious intentions! I can also give Shengzhou sent a letter, urging his mother not to join forces with him!! I can write an appeal to crusade against the rebels, or drive them to suppress the rebellion, and kill all the rebels!!"

Just when he was racking his brains to prove that he really has many uses, Wang Zixian raised his eyebrows and smiled: "You can do a lot of things, but there is no guarantee that it will be effective. For example, persuading the princess of Hejian County and the front of the battle Killing the enemy and so on. Although Princess Hejian County is your biological mother, she has no mother-child relationship with you. Is it more important to be the husband who has been with you for many years or the son who has almost never met? She will definitely not hesitate."

Li Ren's face turned pale immediately, his blood-red lips trembled slightly, and he could no longer speak.

Li Hui did not take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely defeat him, but put away the carefully drawn map. "Just now you said so much, and you didn't mention his escape route. It can be seen that you really don't know anything about him."

"No, I have occasionally heard them mention Xiazhou and Fengzhou!!" Li Ren gritted his teeth and replied, "These two places must be different!"

Li Hui pondered for a while, thinking of those subordinates of the Hejian County King who pretended to be horse thieves.The three caves of the cunning rabbit, perhaps in the vast desert, they have prepared more than one lair as a way out in the future? "Forget it, you will rest in this Dali Temple prison for a few days. I will say a few good words for you, so that you can spend your whole life in Hejian County Prince's Mansion in the future."

After the two brilliant and handsome young men left, it took a long time for Li Ren to react.He hugged his knees and curled up in the corner, muttering: "If you don't try, how will you know her reaction? Maybe she won't be as obsessed with ghosts as that person, she must know that life and death are important... she will definitely not be fooled by wealth and glory ..."

When Li Hui and Wang Zixian returned to Zichen Palace to report again, it was already dawn.The sage called the two of them in, and there were still only Qin An, Xu Ye, Qin Shen and Prince Yong'an sitting in the hall.After listening to Li Ren's confession, the sage frowned and said, "It is indeed his fault that his eldest son wrote the proclamation. However, it was his fault that he deceived the emperor and embezzled others. To be famous, there is no need for an abandoned son like Li Ren."

"The rebellious thief has long had an objection, and he started to lay out more than ten years ago. The case of King Yue and the case of King Peng have his shadow everywhere." Jian Guogong said, "The people behind the scenes that An Xing said back then, there are ten. Eighty-nine is him. Since the evidence is convincing, let’s announce it to the world as soon as possible. Before he returns to Shengzhou, send troops to attack the city and take it down!! Lest you have long nights and dreams, teach him to escape back to his lair, and then come out to make trouble !!"

"Is it possible that on his way back to Shengzhou, he repeatedly set up ambushes to kill him? Divide troops all the way to Shengzhou, and lay a net outside Shengzhou all the way to isolate him from his lair and break them separately!" Wu Guogong Qin An also said, "Without the support of Shengzhou's military force, even if he can send more than a thousand horse thieves, Ni Wang is just a rootless weed, no threat to the frontier!! And without the leading generals, Shengzhou is just a bunch of mobs no matter how strong it is! "

The sage nodded slightly, as if he agreed with the words of the two veterans.

King Yong'an stroked his long beard, frowned, and said, "I'm worried, King Ni has already sent someone to Shengzhou to send a letter to Shengzhou, telling them to come out at the right time and start a rebellion immediately. It's the New Year's Eve, and they Taking advantage of the opportunity to act rashly, the surrounding states will be unprepared and will be in danger. The Turkic tribe and the Tiele tribe have been bewitched by him for many years, and they have no food for the winter. It may be said that as long as they are incited, the whole family will become rebellious!"

"Uncle Clan is right. The edict I issued a few years ago completely disrupted his plan." The saint said, "He is so cautious, and he is not yet fully prepared, so he dare not act rashly. Now the conspiracy is overthrown." If we break it, we have to act immediately. Now is the cold winter of March [-]th, and it is neither the time to plot rebellion nor the time to suppress the rebellion. Since both sides have no time, they must grab the land and make peace as soon as possible."

The purpose of Mingfa's edict is imminent, but Zhongshu Sheren is not present, and has to be summoned into the palace.The sage looked at the prison in the hall, then glanced at the two young men sitting beside him like bells: "Wang Aiqing drafted an order."

Wang Zixian was slightly startled, bowed his head and obeyed, sat aside to write and began to write.Even if he had never drafted an imperial decree, he seemed to have a well-thought-out plan. He did not hesitate when he wrote, but in a short while he drew up several decrees with outstanding words——

First, to issue an imperial decree, angrily accuse the king of Hejian County of plotting rebellion, the intention of misconduct is clearly visible, and declare to the world; second, to send an urgent decree to Shengzhou, order all the officials of Shengzhou to abandon the dark and turn to the light, and the governor of Shengzhou immediately controls Fubing, grasp the overall situation; the third is the urgent order to appease the Turkic and Tiele tribes; the fourth is the urgent order to order the soldiers in nearby Fengzhou, Xiazhou, Shuozhou and other places to be dispatched; the fifth is to continue to attack and kill the rebels along the way The king's urgent order.

The secret decree only needs to be sealed, and it will be sent to Zhuzhou in an expedited eight hundred miles.Among them, those who went to Shengzhou to proclaim the decree, the sage carefully chose Cheng Wei, the imperial censor who had gone to inspect and obtained a lot; those who went to Fengzhou, Xiazhou, Shuozhou and other places to proclaim the decree sent him respectively The confidant of Yushi Taichung.

At this point, the rebellion of the Hejian County King was put down, and the situation suddenly rose.