Tyrant Reborn

The next day, the court hall was astonished, puzzled, terrified and shocked by my actions. The so-called change of the sky overnight is probably the same.

I threw the evidence of the Xue family's corruption and third brother's collusion in the court hall these days, and then watched the courtiers who had been in close contact with the Xue family remain silent, and the whispers of those people gradually weakened, and then they dared not Say more.

The so-called death of the grandson of the tree falling down is also a matter of course.

Seeing everyone's expressions of daring to speak out, I secretly sighed in my heart, saying that what I did this time was also extremely dangerous.

Although I hold the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War, in the final analysis, it is really hard to tell how many people in the Ministry of War are sincerely toward me.

At the beginning, on the one hand, I was entangled with Xue Ruyu's matter, and on the other hand, I really didn't have the strength to attack the Xue family.And Xue Qing is a snobbish person. Later, I thought of the way that he could not understand my true intentions. Therefore, I was extremely indifferent to Xue Ruyu in the palace, and I was serious to Xue Ruyu's offshoots or relatives. Attack, but never touch the immediate relatives of Xue's family, even Xue Xun, I value them very much, and I value them very much.

If Xue Qing doesn't push him to the extreme, he always feels that he has a chance, so this is the flaw of his existence.

I don't have much time, but to my surprise, the third brother is back.

The third brother suddenly said that he would come back, which surprised me very much.

At the time when my father was dying, I made me swear that when my third brother was alive, the iron cavalry of my capital would never set foot in Nanjun, but now that he has come back, he is not afraid that I will kill him, or that he has some unspeakable secrets. Returning to Beijing reminds me of Chen Jianguang back then.

To be honest, I never thought that Chen Jianguang had the ability to win the hearts of the people in just a few years, not to mention that he raised his troops from Nanjun. Although I didn't hear about the third brother later, I always feel that I can't get rid of the third brother. Relationship, even, I have a bold guess, that is, the third brother at that time could no longer control him, or the third brother died...

But all these are my guesses, and the third brother's return to Beijing, plus I asked Zhuo Ran to search in Nanjun before. Nanjun is the third brother's territory. I think the sudden return of the third brother to Beijing may have something to do with Chen Jianguang.

Later, I really didn't think so, I actually saw my old enemy in the third brother's mansion. Even though I had prepared this in my heart before, but when I faced this person directly, I still couldn't control my emotions and showed Deep boredom and a trace of unspeakable fear, it was not my lie to say that I would kill him at the beginning. If the third brother hadn't knelt in the rain for several hours in the name of my rudeness, I would have killed him up.

But from that moment on, I was even more sure. The third brother seemed to value this person very much, so I put him in the palace. I really wanted to see who else in the palace contacted them besides Xue Ruyu.

Then there is the attitude of Xue Xun and the third brother, which is very intriguing. Xue Xun treats Chen Jianguang as ignorant, or even a complete stranger, but he is not surprised at all. Every time he enters the palace, he passes by in a hurry. Said that he and Chen Jianguang have known each other since childhood, if it is to avoid suspicion, it shouldn't be like this, Xue Xun is so smart, he should know that there is no impenetrable wall in the world, how could he think that if I know their relationship, I will definitely make a deal with them charges.But he didn't, he completely despised Chen Jianguang's existence, even with a little annoyance.This makes people feel very interesting.

The third brother, since Chen Jianguang entered the palace, has been unusually low-key in other places.So Yan Yi is a very important person here, Yan Yi is very dissatisfied with me, and then he expresses [-] points, so his attitude towards me is the same wherever he goes, the third brother must be thinking about Yan One is that I sent him to monitor him, so on the one hand, it made things difficult for him, and on the other hand, it was not too much.

However, when Zhuo Wenjing and I went to visit him, Yan Yiyi's annoyance towards me and my defense against Yan Yi probably made him see clearly. I think from then on, what the third brother wanted was to use Yan Yi, that's why I later asked Yan Yi to go back, and the third brother asked for an order to bring him back. After all, he thought, it's better to keep such a simple person by his side than I am sending others , and Yan Yi is really easy to bully, and occasionally treats it as a kind of fun, but it is also a rare enjoyment.

And third brother's thoughts are naturally my thoughts.

Although Yan Yi was tired of me, he was very simple, so when I met him, I took him to the Jiaotai Hall and asked him about the situation of the third brother. Yan Yi said that the third brother read Buddhist scriptures all day long, talked Under the circumstances, I am very impressed, it seems that the third brother has no desire to compete.

But the more the third brother is like this, the more frightened and flustered I feel. I don't believe that the third brother is not on guard against me at all. He must be planning something.Thinking about it this way, I quietly asked Yan Zhizhang to send someone to Nanjun to check the situation there, and I got a reply that the border defense of Nanjun can be said to be impenetrable, and there is always friction between Nanjun and Guannei, saying that people from Guannei always go to them Things are being robbed there, and since then, the people there are very dissatisfied with the pass, and some people even make bold rumors that they want to divide the pass and rule it.

In this way, how can I be the third brother who doesn't care about the throne...

Then there is the relationship between Xue Qing and the third brother, which is very interesting. The third brother fell in love with Buddhism, and Xue Qing also believed in it, so the two met by chance at Wanjia Temple, and they were very polite to each other, casually saying a few words just left.But some things are seen and heard, how can they be the same.

With so many things added up, how can I believe that the relationship between Third Brother, Xue Qing, and Chen Jianguang is so innocent?

During the days when I was reborn, I always trusted Zhuo Wenjing, and the queen mother was naturally dissatisfied with this.

I quarreled with my mother in the palace and didn't love Xue Ruyu. Although the third brother was cautious, Xue Qing knew my temperament and my feelings for Xue Ruyu, so he would hesitate and waver whether to give up Xue Ruyu, the most reliable person. Weapons, during this period, his eyes will see the Zhuo family and Zhuo Wenjing, so he will ignore my actions by three points, and the person in my hand is naturally the Imperial Guard, so don’t disturb the Ministry of War However, the military power held by the Zhuo family and Yan Zhizhang is enough to deal with the Xue family suddenly.

Last night I received a secret report that Chen Jianguang took the opportunity to go to Xue Ruyu's place. Unfortunately, I was drinking at the time and missed the opportunity. Later, I sent someone to pretend to be an assassin to go to Xue Ruyu's place. What leaked the news, let Xue Qing and the third brother know the news in advance.Xue Ruyu was probably panicked, so she didn't notice that what I ordered was to let Zhong Rong go to catch the thief, not the assassin...

I have the eyeliner of the queen mother and other people by my side, and only Zhong Rong understood what I meant when I ordered this time, so he searched Xue Ruyu's bedroom openly, and ordered him secretly to arrest Xue's family and third brother, otherwise It doesn't take half an hour to appear.

In fact, if it weren't for the recent actions of the queen mother and Xue Ruyu, I wouldn't have done it when I was not completely sure. The mother mother ignored my order and kept Shen Yun by her side, which was obviously a stumbling block for Zhuo Wenjing. I wanted to wait until Zhuo Wenjing gave birth to a child, but I finally took a gamble, because as the future father, I can't let my unborn child endure the threat of Shen Yun, I want to break Shen Yun's wings, naturally Xue Ruyu must be eradicated at a faster pace. In this way, even if Shen Yun is raised by his mother's side, he can only be an eldest prince. He has no mother and no status.

It's just that I never thought that I had arranged so closely that few people knew what I was doing, but I still leaked a little bit of information, so that Xue Qing would run away.Thinking of this, I squinted my eyes, that Xue Qing ran away, damn it.

Thinking of this, I snorted coldly, and the people below took a deep breath. I came back to my senses, glanced at them, and ordered Peixiu to issue an imperial decree. All officials who had a close relationship with the Xue family were dismissed and investigated. After beheading, Xue Ruyu was thrown into the cold palace, and the others settled down in their respective positions. Zhuo Lun and Yan Zhizhang were rewarded for their meritorious deeds, and the vacant officials were transferred to external officials to make up for it.

After giving these orders, I waved my hand and retreated, then went straight out of the palace and went to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

I went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to see Xue Xun.

Xue Xun was alone in a large prison, and I heard people say that this was ordered by Zhong Rong, and I sighed inwardly when I heard that Zhong Rong's temperament is also a rare smart person.

Xue Xun was not surprised when he saw me, he just got up lightly, saluted lightly, and then stood there lightly.

His clothes are the same as before, but there is a little more fatigue between the brows, making him look a little thin.

I looked at him and said after a long time, "Chen Jianguang, do you know where he is?"

Xue Xun looked at me and smiled slightly: "How dare the emperor be so sure that the guilty minister knows where he is?"

I looked at him and said, "I think he cares about you." If not for this, Xue Xun would not avoid Chen Jianguang like a snake.Maybe it's the pain of not getting Xue Ruyu, maybe it's because I really like Xue Xun, but I don't pay attention to these, I just want to know where he is.

Xue Xun's expression changed when he heard my words, and then he looked at me and said, "Your Majesty's remarks are not afraid of hurting people's hearts."

I frowned, but he immediately smiled and said: "Actually, the guilty minister has long known that the emperor has no one in his heart except the queen. Even if the queen is not as harmless as it appears on the surface, the emperor will always take care of it, right?"

I looked at him and said: "I am the emperor of this world. I have no choice but to do many things. I don't want to do it but I have to do it. He understands me, understands me, and supports me even more. He has some thoughts, and I naturally understand." , also condoned."

Xue Xun's eyes moved, and then he sighed and said, "What the emperor said is that the guilty minister was rude, but if the emperor asks about Chen Jianguang's whereabouts, the guilty minister really does not know where he is."

After hearing what he said, I nodded, turned around and prepared to leave, Xue Xun looked at me and said: "The emperor just believes in my words. Don't you even ask where my father is?"

I turned my head to look at him and said, "Of course I believe what you said. As for your father, he can't escape from my grasp."

Xue Xun's face changed, and then he smiled and said: "The emperor has always been playing with this idea. The so-called agreement to let him go was just a perfunctory word. It's ridiculous that I have been... really ridiculous."

Seeing his appearance, I frowned, and said: "I said, as long as he doesn't go too far, but now, he is the first to conspire against him, and the second is to escape, how can I allow him."

Xue Xun looked at me and said, "Then how does the emperor plan to deal with the criminals?"

"Behead according to the law." I said lightly, "However, you have done something to me, and I won't kill you. You go to Xiguan to guard the border."

After Xue Xun heard my words, his eyes suddenly sparkled, and then he smiled and said: "So the emperor remembered that I wanted to go to the desert."

"Xue Xun, I..."

Before I finished speaking, Xue Xun interrupted me and said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to say more, I understand everything." When he said this, his expression was a bit indescribably complicated.

Sighing, he looked at the mottled wall and said lightly: "If the emperor's papers from that day were not published, I knew that the emperor wanted to keep me in the capital, and the Xue family might have no way out, but I didn't expect the emperor to leave me. The method is so thunderous, of course, only at that time, the Xue family was unprepared, overnight, the Xue family tree fell down, but now the emperor killed my whole family, but let me go, do you think I have hatred in my heart?"

Before I opened my mouth to say anything, Xue Xun hurriedly said angrily: "How can there be no hatred? Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult, but no matter how bad he is, he is still my father. No matter how wrong those people are, they still follow me since childhood." How can I not hate the emperor, if I go away, even if I don't start a family, I will adopt a child and let him come to revenge. Zong, even if Xue Xun is like this, will the emperor let me go?"

After hearing what he said, I was silent for a while, and finally said lightly: "This is your business, if you want to hate, then hate it."

Xue Xun laughed loudly after hearing this, and then tears came out of his eyes. He looked at me and said, "Emperors have been ruthless since ancient times, and the emperor is really like this. However, I don't want to accept your love." After finishing speaking, he suddenly He took out a jade vial from his sleeve, raised his head and drank the medicine inside.

I watched him quietly from the side, trying to stop him, but I couldn't move until he fell down, and the blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.I just stepped forward to help him up and said: "I said before, I don't want your life, so why bother."

"You are afraid that I will not be able to survive, so leave me a miss, but..." Xue Xun grabbed my hand and said intermittently: "I know your thoughts, so why are you willing to endure that kind of suffering? In my life, if you say Loyal to the emperor, but conceal everything from you. If you say you are loyal to your family, you don’t report everything to your father. In the end, your loyalty and filial piety are incomplete. I don’t want to live in this kind of hatred in the future. I don't want you to show mercy for me." Speaking of this, he grabbed my hand fiercely, more and more blood was stained around his mouth, and I looked scarlet all over my eyes.

"you……"

"Don't say those disappointing things, just stay with me for a while." Xue Xun looked at me and said in a low voice: "It's just like this, you won't let go of my hand, just stay with me for a while, I don't Please let my father go. Just talk to me."

I pursed my lips and looked at him. He buried his head on my shoulder and murmured in a low voice: "Actually, I know that you don't believe what I said that day, and I don't believe it myself, but occasionally I think clearly. The person who saw you first was me, not my sister, nor him..."

"If there is an afterlife, let's be a commoner. The emperor is too high to be expected, but my heart is high."

Xue Xun said a lot of words intermittently at the end, some of which were inconsistent, but when his voice was barely audible at the end, he said: "This time, after all, no one owes anyone."

After saying this, he didn't breathe, and when his body was still warm, I put him on the ground, turned around and left without looking back, I thought he didn't like me hugging his cold body, he Xue Xun should always be warm, with a smile on his face, warm as jade, not that cold, expressionless person with blood red mouth.

That's not him.

Back to Panlong Hall, changed clothes, I went to Jiaotai Hall, Zhuo Wenjing was standing by the desk, there was a delicate bottle on it, he was watching quietly, when I walked over, he He raised his head and looked at me and said softly, "Xue Xun has gone." It was not a rhetorical question, nor an inquiry, but a light statement of a fact.

I nodded and said, "Go. I owe him."

"He has an arrogant personality and a heart like a lotus flower, so he shouldn't suffer from pickling." Zhuo Wenjing lowered his eyes and said indifferently: "This is prepared for him by my minister, the emperor should use it to pay off the debt."

Looking at the bottle on the table, I sighed and said: "After all, he understands you and me. In fact, when he was drinking medicine, I could stop him, but I didn't reach out. I don't want to let him go." I was also a little unwilling, after all, I wanted to kill him, so he died. In the end, he said that he didn't owe each other, which was the biggest debt. I owe him." After finishing this, I ordered Yuan Bao to send this medicine to you. Into the cold palace, to Xue Ruyu.

Zhuo Wenjing stood there and said calmly: "The emperor owes nothing to anyone. I don't owe him, and I don't owe the world." I heard this, looked at him, smiled suddenly, then stepped forward and hugged him in my arms and said : "Xue Xun understands me. If it wasn't for these things lying on both sides, he could be regarded as a confidant. It's a pity that the world is impermanent and no one is good. But you are the most worthy of care in my life."

Zhuo Wenjing didn't speak, just hugged me quietly.

Originally, I planned to let Xue Ruyu live in the cold palace for the rest of his life. It is a place where people live without dignity. After seeing the faces of others, the cold palace is the place that concubines in the harem fear the most. There, death is not dignified. Walking around in a room, there is no other scope, it looks like life, but it is worse than death.

It’s just that Xue Xun traded his life for another life. After all, I can’t ignore his intentions, a bottle of poison for a life, I only hope he feels it’s worth it.

Not long after that, the news of Xue Ruyu's suicide came from Lenggong. It was heard that when she died, she was wearing the palace attire she wore when she was named a concubine.

I was stunned when I heard it, and Zhuo Wenjing was silent.Since the queen mother woke up, she has never asked me anything about what I did, and she didn't even say a word.

That night, when I fell asleep with Zhuo Wenjing in my arms, I always felt that winter hadn't passed yet, and spring hadn't come yet, and my heart felt unspeakably uncomfortable and chilly.

People often say that a scholar dies for a confidant, but I really regard him as a confidant, but because of status, because of the emperor, because of the position... all of these add up, and this is all we can do.

Fate is really hard to guess.Thinking of this, I sighed, Zhuo Wenjing moved in my arms, I looked at him, and he looked at me, it was obvious that he was not asleep either.

I pursed my lips and opened my mouth to say something, Zhuo Wenjing smiled at me and said, "Don't talk." Then, he took my hand to cover his lower abdomen.

Just when I was inexplicable, his lower abdomen suddenly moved. I was startled, sat up suddenly, and looked at him in shock.

Zhuo Wenjing just smiled and said nothing.