Ten thousand people think gloom is reborn

No one dared to talk to me, so I raised my hand and wiped the blood splashed on my face. After wiping, I realized that my hands were also bloody, and the more I wiped, the dirtier it became.

I let go of the hand holding the sword, and took out a silk handkerchief from my arms to wipe off the blood on my face, "Hand over his body to King Dongxuan."

As soon as I made a sound, I realized that my voice was hoarse because of the iron chain just now.

"Yes."

I threw the dirty handkerchief on the ground and went outside.This is not the first time I have come to the sky prison. When I left, I turned my eyes to look at the cells around me.Most of the prisoners in the dungeon were numb, but when they heard the slightest movement, they would immediately get closer to the stone wall and cower in the corner like a mouse that couldn't see the light.

"Song Nan, there is one more thing to trouble you to do. You go to the jailer who was on duty here four years ago. I want to see him tomorrow." I said softly.

"Yes."

I went back to the palace, changed my clothes, and went to see the emperor and the others.The state teacher's condition is not particularly bad, but his body is weak and needs to be recuperated. The emperor's condition is much more serious due to chronic illness. Right now, the imperial doctors are all gathered around the couch, staying close at every step.

Relatively speaking, the appearance of the fourth prince surprised me the most.

The reason why he lost too much blood was that he had been bled to feed the emperor and the national teacher in the past few days. If this was not the case, the emperor and the national teacher might not be able to survive.Seeing his bandaged arms and pale face, I told the imperial doctor who took care of the fourth prince to use the best medicinal materials.

After taking care of the fourth prince, I returned to the emperor's side again, and I left Cai Weng with the national teacher.I heard the news of the imperial doctor decocting medicine, I wrote a letter to Concubine Zhuang Gui, now that the dust is about to settle, I will bring her back, she must also miss the emperor very much.

Too many things to juggle and I've been busy late into the night.Niu Xi gently placed the ginseng soup in front of me, "Ninth Prince, it's the end of the ugly time, you can take a rest."

I raised my hand and rubbed the center of my eyebrows, and Niu Xi reminded me that my eyes were sore and sore, "I won't drink the ginseng soup, remember to wake me up in an hour."

In fact, I woke up before Niu Ximing.I don't know how long I slept. It was dark and quiet outside the tent, not even the sound of insects.I was lying on the bed, and one moment I felt like I wasn't thinking about anything, and the next moment I felt like there were a lot of things in my mind, and those things were annoying me.

I lay down like this until Niu Xi came to the bedside.

Before he called me, I lifted the bed curtain and sat up.While washing, I saw myself in the diorama, with bloodshot eyes and pale complexion, like a ghost floating in the world.I was stunned for a while before covering my face with the towel.

Although the crown prince is dead, there are still many things to deal with. For example, the courtiers who followed the crown prince, the Rong family, and the concubine the prince married and his mother's family have to discuss how to deal with it.

Most of the Rong family ran away, such as Rong Chen, the eldest son of the Rong family. It is said that he was the one who protected the queen and the twelve princesses and escaped from the capital.

When I, King Dongxuan, and the other two feudal lords were discussing things, Song Nan arrived, and beside him stood a middle-aged man who looked extremely timid.

"Fengshu?" King Dongxuan suddenly called my name, I looked at him, and Fang Dudu realized that he was distracted just now.

"Sorry, uncle." I gave Niu Xi a look, Niu Xi understood, and immediately walked out.Not long after, Song Nan took people and left with Niu Xi.

At lunch time at noon, I was free to see the jailer and cell boss.

It was the first time for the cell boss to come to the palace, he was obviously embarrassed, he knelt on the ground as soon as he came in, and he made mistakes in saluting.I picked up a chopsticks dish and put it in the bowl, now all the palace people have retreated, only me and him in the palace.

"You don't need to be too nervous. I called you here to ask about what happened four years ago. Four years ago, you were working in the sky prison, right?"

"Yes... yes, back to the Ninth Prince." The prisoner pressed his forehead against the floor tiles, not even daring to lift his head.

I ate a small piece of meat and continued to ask: "Then do you still remember the number one scholar Lang Lin Chongtan four years ago?"

"The servant remembers."

"I want to know what torture he suffered in prison that year. You should have registered it, right?"

As soon as I said this, the jailer replied in a bitter voice: "Back to the Ninth Prince, the slave is just a jailer, and has no chance to touch the case file of Dali Temple, and the other party is the number one scholar. The case of the number one scholar back then was His Majesty... no , was organized by Emperor Fei himself, and the servants don't know the details."

I paused for a while while chewing, and the prison boss was still kneeling below. He looked like an ordinary man who was afraid of imperial power.

"It's impossible for you to know everything. As the prison chief, you are in charge of the jailers under your command. When you gossiping, you have listened to some things. You tell me everything you know." I stared at him, my tone was light, "Otherwise, go to the Nine Springs and reminisce about the memories."

The head of the prison was frightened by me, and suddenly collapsed on the spot. It didn't take long for me to smell the smell, and it was him who drowned.

"Slave...Slave usually hears gossip from other jailers, but the case of Zhuangyuanlang is very important. The jailer who went to interrogate him had already been ordered by Emperor Fei, so he didn't dare to say a word. It's a matter of the head, so the slave really doesn't know."

I was silent for a while, "How many people on death row four years ago are alive now?"

"The death row prisoners were all executed back then, and they haven't survived to this day."

"Then they...they..." For some reason, my throat felt dry.I closed my eyes and squeezed the chopsticks so hard that I almost broke the chopsticks, "Can death row prisoners go to other prisoners' cells?"

The head of the cell replied: "Death prisoners are locked in their own cells, unless a jailer takes him out, but usually this does not happen."

usually?

Meaning it's possible?

"Is the jailer who executed Lin Chongtan four years ago still there?" I asked the jailer.

The head of the cell was still extremely nervous, and the sound of breathing was particularly obvious, "Two are still there, and the rest returned to the countryside two years ago."

"What are you doing back home?"

"Marrying wives and having children, we jailers have offended a lot of people in the capital. Today, high-ranking officials and nobles are imprisoned, and tomorrow they are relatives of some princes. Even ordinary people have some fierce relatives, so we basically think about it." Earn more money and return to the countryside as soon as possible.”

After listening to the prison boss, I put down the chopsticks in my hand, "Go and get those two jailers, and you will also hand over the addresses of the rest of the jailers in the countryside."

The next day, the two jailers came, but they both said that they were not the ones who executed Lin Chongtan, but were only responsible for delivering food to Lin Chongtan, and they didn't know anything about it.The jailors who were actually in charge of Lin Chongtan's case were not in the capital long ago, and although the address given by the prison chief clearly stated the name of the person and the name of the village, these villages are far away from the capital, and it may take a long time to go back and forth.

I found a few personal guards and asked them to search for the jailer separately according to the above address, and take them back to Beijing immediately after finding them.

And I also went to Dali Temple to look through the case book. The description of Lin Chongtan in the case book focuses on what crimes he committed and his confession. As for the others, there are only a few words.

The confession was not written by Lin Chongtan himself, only the inscription, but the three characters "Lin Chongtan" on the inscription are crooked, like a child learning to write.

He confessed to all the crimes, whether it was killing Tanhualang or raping the future prince and side concubine.

He said that he was drunk that day, and he said that he was an unforgivable crime.

He also said that the flowing springs above the ridges were divided into the ridges and the ridges were divided, and the heartbroken sobbing was unbearable.

This... this is a poem.

I went to Zangshuge to look through ancient books, and after half a day, I finally found the original poem. The second half of the sentence is——

"As soon as Chang'e enters the middle of the moon, the Wu Gorge will be empty for thousands of years."

On the boat on the night of my birthday, Lin Chongtan performed a shadow puppet show of "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" for me behind the white curtain.After Chang'e took the elixir and went to the Moon Palace, Hou Yi did not misunderstand Chang'e, but went to ask the Queen Mother of the West.The Queen Mother of the West took pity on Houyi's love for his wife, and allowed him to go to the fairy palace, so that they could reunite their husband and wife, and from then on, they were harmonious.

The verses in the book are not as complete as "Chang'e Flies to the Moon" performed by Lin Chongtan.

The Wu Gorge is a blank cloud for thousands of years, and the husband and wife are separated, which means that they are separated from each other for thousands of years.

I stared at the words on the book, slowly closed the book and put it back in place.

The emperor woke up, and when he saw me, he asked me, "You're back? Where's that bastard?"

I was stunned for a moment before realizing that the emperor was talking about the prince. I tucked the quilt up for the emperor, "The prince has already gone."

When the emperor heard my words, he didn't show joy as I imagined, on the contrary, he pursed his lips tightly.As the king of a country, he is immersed in power all the year round, even if he is sad, his emotions should not be too exposed.

In fact, I can understand the sadness of the emperor. The crown prince is the heir who he has painstakingly cultivated, but this heir not only forced the palace to seize the throne, but is not his own son.

"Father, the son-in-law has written a letter to the concubine mother, and the concubine mother will return to the palace soon."

A soft sigh sounded out of nowhere, and the emperor smiled lightly at me, "Is your concubine okay?"

"Okay, everything is fine, she misses Royal Father very much." I took out the letter from the box Niu Xi was holding, "Royal Father, I will read to you the letter written by Imperial Concubine Mother."

King Dongxuan found me in private. He hoped that the Bei Dynasty could establish a crown prince as soon as possible, "After all, your father is in poor health. If you don't appoint a crown prince as soon as possible, I'm afraid there will be other worries."

"I know, but Li Chujun is a big matter, and it cannot be discussed lightly. I can't interfere." I have a few older brothers.

Forget about the fourth prince, this time the emperor and the national teacher were able to survive safely because of him.In addition, there are five princes and six princes.

But they didn't do much this time, they were like grass on the wall.When the prince was around, they followed the prince, and when the prince fell, they got close to me again.

King Dongxuan shook his head disapprovingly, "Why can't you intervene? I think you are fully qualified to be the crown prince."

"Granduncle, to be honest, I never thought of being the crown prince." I confessed my heart, "I really did all this to save my father and the people of Li. Master lives in Tianji Palace."

When King Dongxuan heard this, he looked at me with hatred for iron.I can only apologize to him with a smile, I know myself too well, I have no interest in being the Lord of the World at all.

But everything is not as expected, and things are not so easy.Jiang Zhao went to capture the Queen and the Twelve Princesses. Although he didn't catch them, he brought back a piece of news.

The queen and others fled to Mongolia. It is said that the new concubine of the newly appointed Mongolian Khan is the eldest sister of the prince, that is, my elder sister.

Not long after this news reached our ears, spies came to report that Mongolia and the Northern Kingdom have joined forces and have assembled hundreds of thousands of soldiers, intending to send troops south.

"We can't fight at all now, we can only talk about peace." A vassal king who fought with us at the beginning said.

Another vassal disapproved and said: "Why can't we fight? Those barbarians were also able to defeat our cavalry army? Think back, when they wanted to repeatedly violate the border, didn't they all be beaten back by us?"

"At one time and another, we only consumed so many soldiers and food. Moreover, one disaster lasted for three years, and the flood disaster has not yet passed. How can we fight this battle. The only way to do this is to cede land and pay money."

The two vassal kings couldn't stop arguing, and King Dongxuan looked at me, "Feng Shu, what's your opinion?"

"The people's livelihood is difficult now, and it is indeed not suitable for war again, but giving land and money will humiliate my Bei Dynasty. I have always been the leader of the Bei Dynasty. Once this opening is opened, it will be our dynasty that will pay tribute in the coming year. Besides, Mongolia may not I will not negotiate peace easily, I think we should send envoys to the northern kingdom first, they have many disputes with Mongolia, and the coalition forces may not be invincible."

I thought for a long time, and slowly said what I thought.