My country is dead again [Rebirth]

In the past six years of separation, the past was as warm as the fire lit that night, and the smell of roasted rabbits fell into a dream. Now they stand side by side on the towering turret of Xindu, and when they recall it, it is like the rustling autumn wind. It's as cold as cold, and the coolness pierces the bone.

Xie Ruzhuo snorted briefly, as if remembering something absurd and ridiculous. Shen Ci asked him if he still remembered the first sentence he said when they first met. He didn't want to tell Shen Ci directly that he hadn't remembered it for a long time. up.

He doesn't remember that he used to be such a person, and he was so strange that he was startled.

The wind on the turret became stronger, Xie Ruzhuo stretched out his frozen green hand, pointed to the void in the distance, and asked, "General Shen, what did you see?"

Shen Ci looked over, Lezhou was the same as he remembered, the autumn sky was high and gloomy, the birds had already migrated south, only the light gray clouds moved slowly, the city was row upon row, the cars were like flowing water and the horses were like dragons, he replied: "Your Majesty The mountains and rivers, heaven and earth, pedestrians, streets and alleys.”

The wind messed up half of Xie Ruzhuo's black hair, he shook his head, his thin white fingers caressed the newly painted railing, and said: "But what I saw was that the rivers and mountains are broken, so they are all gone, and there is no one to worry about."

Shen Ci closed his eyes and sighed softly, his voice a little astringent: "These are not solely the responsibility of His Majesty..."

"You are wrong, this is my responsibility alone." Xie Ruzhuo interrupted him with a faint smile, "General Shen should have read the history books, the safety of a state and county depends on the local governor, the prosperity and happiness are praised by the history books They love the people like their own sons, and the people don’t live, and the history books call them incompetent. This state and county are their responsibility. The historians only write about them, and only they are the ones that future generations want to see. The rise and fall of a country depends on the monarch, no matter how many natural disasters there are The excuse for man-made disasters, written by the historian, and seen by future generations, is still the merits and demerits of the monarch. This country is the responsibility of the monarch alone. From the moment I was pushed on the dragon chair, I have been living in this life. I am bound together with Dayu's rise and fall, honor and disgrace, and will follow me into the earth after death."

"Torn apart, the foundation has been damaged, power and traitors are mixed, and the king is like a puppet. This is what I will inherit. I can linger in Lezhou. Anyway, the capital is gone. This emperor is also deceiving himself and others." Xie Ruzhuo's voice was trembling. "But the relocations were all made after I ascended the throne. I don't want to add a character of Bei before the title of 'Yu' in the history books a hundred years later, and call it the Empress Lord when I write it down. On the name. I don’t want to be bullied when I’m alive, and to be humiliated when I’m dead.

Shen Ci felt something was wrong, and looked sideways, Xie Ruzhuo's eyes were indeed wet, and the tears were forced to hold back his trembling hand, Shen Ci wanted to hold his trembling hand, raised it halfway and then clenched it into a fist and put it back, his throat Go away, and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't say any more..."

"You miss the sixth prince back then, and look at me now, do you feel disappointed?" Xie Ruzhuo took a step closer to Shen Ci, with more and more tears in his eyes, but he laughed in a low voice, not knowing whether to cry or not. Looking at Shen Ci with a smile, "You waited for six years, just waiting for such a me, beyond recognition, does it make you sick?"

Several emotions were stirring in his heart at the same time, and Shen Ci was so bored that his breathing became heavy. He couldn't deny that he missed the sixth prince, but when he heard Xie Ruzhuo questioning him like this, he became angry again, and he didn't care about the dignity of the emperor. The tone became a little more involuntary: "Is that how your majesty thinks of me? If so, why should I stand here now?"

Xie Ruzhuo knew that Shen Ci was a fearless person since he was a child, so he was not surprised by this sudden question, but felt very tired instead.

In the previous life, they often quarreled inexplicably like this, and no one was willing to give in. It was the same in the last time. When he cried and hugged Shen Ci, he softly begged Shen Ci not to leave incoherently, but Shen Ci still left, never again. return.

He was actually afraid that Shen Ci would mention the sixth prince, especially at a time like today——

Something happened just now, something that the sixth prince would never do.

Not wanting to hear it but not surprised at all, Shen Ci mentioned it anyway.

He understood that in the past and present, Shen Ci recalled the innocent and pure sixth prince countless times.

"Shen Ci, not everyone can be like you..." Xie Ruzhuo's tears could no longer hold back, dripping down his cheeks, "Being like you will not change for five, ten or even a lifetime... I It's just changed..." He stepped back towards Shen Ci, "His Sixth Highness is dead, and no one in the south of the Yangtze River can go..."

He turned his head and disappeared into Shen Ci's sight along the stone steps as if he was running away. Shen Ci called him, but he didn't answer or turn his head.

Standing on the turret, Shen Ci was holding on to the railing angrily. He realized that his first sentence was wrong. In this life, Xie Ruzhuo was still sensitive and fragile. He had quarreled so many times in his previous life. Just don't have a long memory?

The two people's voices were not suppressed, He Xiaoman heard most of them, so he didn't need to learn riding and shooting today, he sent someone to send Shen Ci back first, and he hurried around the turret to find Xie Ruzhuo.

Beside the long palace wall, Xie Ruzhuo was leaning there alone, with wet tears still on his face, when he saw He Xiaoman coming, he put his head on his shoulder silently, and said in a hoarse voice: "Companion, I don't like it either. Now, what can I do?"

He Xiaoman hugged him and patted his back: "Your Majesty, it's all right, let's go back."

"In the past, no one liked me, only he liked me." Xie Ruzhuo another tear rolled down his face, "Now he doesn't like me anymore..."

His fear comes from himself, and he is ashamed to mention the past.

He also misses His Highness the Sixth Highness, and wants to go to Jiangnan...

The courtiers heard that Xie Ruzhuo wanted to learn riding and archery, but they didn't want to learn it anymore. They planned to ask questions kindly, but seeing that Xie Ruzhuo was depressed all day long, and he ignored everyone with a cold face. What new rumors.

At this juncture, there are still people who dare to touch his bad luck.

The news that Xie Ruzhuo needs to inquire on a daily basis, the inside of the court belongs to Dongchang, and the outside of the court belongs to Jinyiwei. There are guards set up by Jinyiwei in Suifang. All must be included.

Recently Jin Yiwei paid the most attention to Pei Yuankai.

"Pei Yuankai said that Beidi has frequently harassed the border recently, in autumn and winter, every year. But this year, His Majesty is in Lezhou, only more than 300 miles away from Cangzhou. The new capital is empty of troops. To be on the safe side, [-] troops have been transferred to Anhuai. Guarding the capital." Wei Yang didn't seem to see Xie Ruzhuo's increasingly ugly face, and said calmly, "In the past, the four generals of northern Xinjiang did not need the imperial court's permission to move troops nearby. Pei Yuankai's [-] troops stationed in Ann There is no action for the time being after the pregnancy, and he is really leading the army in Cangzhou to deal with Beidi."

At the beginning, Pei Yuankai withdrew his troops back to Cangzhou after welcoming the new emperor in Lezhou. Everyone was surprised. Looking at it now, Pei Yuankai obviously felt that Hengbingxin was too grandiose. Anhuai is within a hundred miles of Lezhou, which is the north of Lezhou The reason for guarding the capital cannot be refuted, so that the throat of the capital can be strangled.

Although Xie Ruzhuo had a sullen face, he was still calm. Pei Yuankai had been stationed in Cangzhou for 20 years, and he and Beidi had long been rivals. Therefore, Xie Ruzhuo was never worried that Pei Yuankai would collude with the enemy and treason.

He also knew that Pei Yuankai didn't want to seek power and usurp the throne. Rather than being an emperor with a dishonorable name, Pei Yuankai wanted to be the king of northern Xinjiang.

"I didn't intend to get involved when Sun Bingde was planning to go to the imperial court in Cangzhou. In the end, Pei Yuankai ignored Sun Bingde and threw them all into the army of the guard." Xie Ruzhuo sighed, "How could Pei Yuankai be so easy? Someone who can handle it?"

With He Xiaoman not around, Wei Yang couldn't let His Majesty talk to himself, so he could only be forced to speak up: "Then what is Your Majesty going to do?"

The imperial court is still poor and white, Pei Yuankai's [-] troops have settled in Anhuai, and they can't drive them away, and for a long time, they have been unable to move Pei Yuankai, but Xie Ruzhuo's face is unmoved Indifferently: "Pei Yuankai's influence in northern Xinjiang and even Suifang is deeply entrenched, and it is too difficult to disintegrate from the inside. So we can only break through from the outside. The easiest thing is to cultivate a person who can compete with him."

Wei Yang frowned and said, "Your Majesty is Song Zongbing?"

Xie Ruzhuo shook his head and said: "The foundation of the Song family in northern Xinjiang is not as good as that of the Pei family. In terms of prestige and military strength, it can't compare with the Pei family. And I have to admit that Pei Yuankai is indeed a rare general in a century. Xu Zishen is the only one in the world who dares to fight him. Song Qingge is far from Pei Yuankai's opponent." He thoughtfully, and tapped his fingertips on the table, "Not to mention the complicated situation in northern Xinjiang, the relationship between the four generals and the court is also very delicate. Supporting one side against Pei Yuankai may not end well afterwards. So this person will not be Song Qingge, nor will it be Wu Xianrong or Qi Junmao, we must cultivate a person who belongs to us completely."

If we continue to talk about who this person is, Xie Ruzhuo's complexion collapsed just now, and he threw aside the half-read notebook on the table in a state of distraction.

Wei Yang and Song Qingge have known each other since childhood, and when Xie Ruzhuo said that the relationship between the four generals and the imperial court is delicate, he dared not speak any more, consciously avoiding suspicion.

"By the way, did Song Qingge go to see Qing when he came to Beijing last time?" Xie Ruzhuo asked casually, having lost interest in talking about business.

Wei Yang thought that Xie Ruzhuo had something to say, and said sternly: "Return to Your Majesty, Song Zongbing only went to the palace to see His Majesty when he came back to Beijing last time, and he didn't see anyone else. You can go and bring the records of Jin Yiwei to His Majesty for a review."

Xie Ruzhuo waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, I just ask casually. General Song is also too careful, he and Qinglai haven't seen each other for many years, next time you come back you just ask General Song to see you, I won't be so suspicious .”

Wei Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, thank you Your Majesty."

Wei Yang reported some more things, Xie Ruzhuo sullenly let him back down.When it was mentioned that Song Qing came to this ancestor, he was immediately as upset as His Majesty, and immediately left the palace and went straight to Beizhen Fusi.

It's already time for this meeting, the sky is bright, all the government offices are busy as early as the neighborhood market, at the gate of Beizhen Fusi, a hundred households Feng Jiezhou and a few of his subordinates are pacing back and forth, looking around, anxious Want to hit the wall.

Fusi in Beizhen has always been very crowded, except for his own people, no one would pass by this place at leisure, therefore, when Feng Jiezhou saw a figure from a distance, he would shed tears.

Before the person arrived, a ditty tune with a different tune floated over, and the tune had a bit of an obscene taste, and it looked like the person was walking in a sloppy manner, and he was convinced that the tune was not serious.

The person who hummed the song held a grass stalk in his mouth, hummed blindly, and the grass stalk shook up and down. When he got close, he yawned lazily, and muttered vaguely to the people at the door: "I'm going to catch up on sleep. "

Feng Jiezhou grabbed the person who was about to walk in with his leg up, and who would believe it when he said it? At this time, someone entered the government office where he was working. He didn't come back from a business trip, but just got up and rushed to work. No one would believe it. This man is like this almost every day.

But if the name of Song Qinglai is told, everyone will believe it again. This is a bastard and incomprehensible ancestor.

Feng Jiezhou seemed to be facing a big enemy: "Boss! There is an urgent military situation! Master Wei is here! We told him that you went to investigate the case!"

"Okay, I understand." Song Qinglai stopped immediately, turned around and left, "I'll take a step first, and call me after he leaves."

It's a pity that before taking a step, Song Qinglai was grabbed by Feng Jiezhou again, and he pinched his arm severely.

Based on his many years of experience, this is a kind of signal: the enemy has arrived on the battlefield.

Sure enough, Wei Yang's chilly voice sounded behind him the next moment: "The investigation is over?"

Song Qinglai quickly spat out the grass stem in his mouth, put on his expression, turned his head and walked towards Wei Yang with a smile: "Why is uncle here? Could it be that he came to see me?"

The two siblings of the Wei family are more than ten years apart, so although Wei Yang is an uncle, he is only five years older than Song Qinglai. It is more appropriate to say that he is a nephew, but a brother.

Seeing Wei Yang staring at Luan Dai, who was in a hurry when he went out, Song Qing came to tidy up neatly, and smiled at him flatteringly.

With a dark face, Wei Yang said coldly: "How many times have I told you, don't associate with me in Jinyiwei."

It's best not to have relatives with him wherever you go, it will cause headaches and shorten your life.

Song Qinglai bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Yes, my lord, forgive me, I won't dare to be in a lowly position next time."

Wei Yang was too aware of the virtues of this ancestor. He knew that investigations were all nonsense, so he said angrily, "See for yourself what time is it? Song Qinglai, don't think that I dare not beat you, believe it or not, I will interrupt you today legs?"

Song Qinglai saw that the situation was not good, so he rushed to the ground and knelt down: "I know my mistake, my lord, please forgive me."

A bunch of people in the door wanted to watch the play but were afraid, all of them stopped, seeming to catch a glimpse of the performance inadvertently, even though Wei Yang knew in his heart that Song Qinglai didn't come until this hour, but how dare he hit this ancestor.Mr. Song has gone, but Song Qinglai's mother is still there. If his sister finds out that he beat Song Qinglai, his sister will have to come to the capital.

Wei Yang's head hurt even more: "Get up."

Song Qinglai had already mastered a set of excellent tactics of first admitting his mistakes and then finding excuses to excuse him. When he stood up, his expression was extremely sincere: "Actually, I have gone to the East Factory before, and some things have happened to the people under my subordinates recently."

Hearing Song Qinglai's excuses, Wei Yang could only follow the trend and believe silently. In addition, he came here today for this purpose, and lowered his voice: "Are you really in a hurry? Why are you going to provoke Dongchang? ? Why did you provoke He Xiaoman?"

"My lord, you have wronged the humble official so much." Song Qinglai looked hurt, "Yes, the humble official is not strict in discipline, and the subordinates talk nonsense. It is not good to molest anyone, but you want to molest the supervisor, but the humble official never thought of provoking it." Dongchang, the world can learn from it!"

Wei Yang rubbed his eyebrows and said: "Okay, okay. Anyway, I have been taken away by Dongchang, I will not come forward to help you solve it. It is not good for you or me if His Majesty finds out. You can figure it out yourself. .”

Song Qinglai raised the corners of his eyes slightly, and when he smiled, he should be a full-fledged libertine, but his face was naturally small, and he was only seventeen or eighteen at the age of 24, but he didn't feel frivolous, adding those smiling lips, on the contrary It's a likable appearance, at least in Wei Yang's impression, Song Qing came to play tricks, but she was very popular with her mother-in-law and aunts.

At this time, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, the young man was flamboyant but refreshing, and said: "Don't worry, my lord, this humble job has already figured out a solution."

Wei Yang was busy with things, seeing that Song Qinglai was confident, he didn't bother to take care of it anymore. Although this ancestor was annoying, he had a sense of proportion in major matters. Otherwise, after so many years, he would throw him back to Wanyang no matter what.

When Wei Yang left, Feng Jiezhou asked suspiciously: "Boss, do you really have a solution? We have been to the East Factory several times, but the governor ignored us, can you really get Zeng An out?"

Song Qinglai didn't enter the gate of Beizhen Fusi, and walked out with Feng Jiezhou's shoulders on his shoulders: "Can I still lie to you? Let's go find people now."

Feng Jiezhou asked blankly, "Where are we going?"

"You're stupid, the Governor doesn't see us, so let's go see him." Song Qinglai said with a grin, "I've already made inquiries. Recently, he often goes out of the city to look for Huangzhuang for His Majesty. He left the city yesterday and will come back this morning. , now is a good time for us to take a shortcut and go to Xuanping Street to block him."

The national treasury needs to go through the hands of the Ministry of Households, and the emperor wants to use the silver to go to the inner treasury, but the expenses of the inner treasury to support a large group of people in the palace are really tight, not to mention the state treasury has been empty in recent years, so In order to have some private money, the emperor would often buy Zhuangtian land inside and outside the capital, manage the business by himself, and put all the grain and silver into his own pockets. These Zhuangzi are also called "Huangzhuang".

Xie Ruzhuo has never been extravagant since he ascended the throne. He asked the cabinet in advance to set up the Huangzhuang. It will fill the emptiness of the national treasury first, and the cabinet will listen to it.

As for inquiring about He Xiaoman's whereabouts, Song Qinglai was able to do so without any effort, there were plenty of people in the court who wanted to curry favor with this big peng, not to mention his whereabouts, He Xiaoman could inquire about everything He Xiaoman liked.

Feng Jiezhou still felt that this matter was unreliable, and said with a frowning face, "Stop people directly? Isn't it good? Boss, don't get Zeng An out, and get in yourself."

Song Qinglai signaled to the subordinates behind him that they don't need to follow, they just go ahead, "tsk" and said: "Does he dare to touch me? Who is my brother, who is my uncle, no matter how much he has His Majesty's trust, he would not dare to act like this " He said with a deep smile, "Besides, I and the governor are old acquaintances, and after careful calculation, he still owes me a favor."

The author has something to say: Lord CP will not abuse in this life, and will reconcile soon!

A new character has appeared!The next chapter is the sub-cp plot w (you can skip if you only want to see the main cp, but the sub-cp is really delicious!)