Han Zigao

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Han Zigao supported the stele and said in a low voice: "Xian'er, today is our wedding day, and it is also my 29th birthday. We have been married for nine years. I'm sorry for making you wait for me for so long. I originally planned to go find you today." Yours, I beg Tiaoheng and Guang, I want to save Zhongju’s family, I’ll send them there, I still have a few unfinished business, I’ll come back to you when I’m done, I’m really sorry for keeping you so long waited."

"Xian'er, I'm sorry, I'm going to miss the appointment. I really can't do what I promised you. I once thought about committing myself to him for Zong'er. I thought about it for two full months from New Year's Eve to February, and I wanted to follow your promise. I tried to think of him as you, but I still couldn't do it. So, I really tried. I don't want to live anymore, the life without you is really too difficult."

"I also want to protect Zong'er, and I also want to send Zong'er to Guangheng for Huajiao and the others to take care of, but Zong'er refuses. I have no way to force him to abdicate, and he refuses to go to Guangheng. Nothing can be done."

"Xie'er, you are the only one in my heart, just like I am the only one in your heart."

"Xian'er, are you okay over there? When I go to find you, I will also bring back the poem you wrote to me and the dragon robe you left me."

Han Zigao no longer shed tears, because he finally figured it out, he will go to find him soon, he no longer struggles, he figured it out, not only is he not sad, but he is also very excited and looking forward to it.

He kept muttering to himself in front of the stele, and after midnight, he was finally persuaded by Chen Chao, Zhao Dahu and others to go back.

But when they returned to the mansion, they found that Chen Xu was waiting there again. Speaking of which, he was really infatuated. It was already past midnight, but he had been waiting.

He saw Han Zigao.He wanted to talk happily, but Han Zigao didn't want to see him at all. Today is the day when he and Zihua got married. It belongs to the two of them. He doesn't want anyone to disturb him. He said: "Get rid of him!"

Then he entered the mansion.

Chen Xu shouted: "Brother Gao! Brother Gao! I know today is your birthday, so I came here specially to celebrate your birthday."

Chen Chao and Zhao Dahu stopped him.Said: "My lord. The general is tired, please go back, my lord."

Chen Xu: "Why, this king is also the master of the family. How dare you stop me?"

Chen Chao: "I'm sorry, my lord, General Han and the first emperor are married, and the first emperor ordered us. With or without the first emperor, General Han is the master of the family. General Han is tired. Please come back."

"Chen Chao, you are bold! You have served my imperial brother and this king since childhood, why do you dare not enter the palace without this king?"

Chen Chao knelt down, but his tone was very firm: "I'm sorry. My lord, General Han is the master of the house now. My lord, please go back."

Chen Xu became angry from embarrassment.He was about to rush in: "I want to see, who of you dares to stop me!"

Zhao Dahu and other guards all showed their knives and said: "My lord! If you don't come back, don't blame the little ones for being rude!"

Chen Xu had no choice but to leave angrily.

When Zhao Dahu came back, Han Zigao sighed: "You offended him for me today, I'm afraid you will suffer from it in the future!"

Everyone knelt down and said, "I would like to die for General Han!"

Han Zigao let out a long sigh and said nothing more.

Chen Chao wept and said: "General Han, the younger ones know that the late emperor is gone, and the general has nothing to love, but please cheer up and live on for the sake of the emperor!" But it turned out that they all saw that Han Zigao had sprouted the will to die , and heard his speech in front of Emperor Wen's tomb, they were all very worried.

Han Zigao just shook his head and said, "I've lived all this time because of Zong'er, but Zong'er is confused, and he's not the material to be an emperor. I can't let Zihua wait in that dark place for so long. I mean It has been decided, you have to take care of yourself in the future, if Zihua's wives come here, you still have to serve them. Go down, I want to be alone."

Xi'er, I really kept you waiting for too long, how can you stand alone in such a dark underground?

Han Zigao asked Guangheng to transfer again. In fact, he mainly wanted to force Zhongju's family to leave Jiankang by means of coercion. He even thought about whether to enter the palace again to persuade the Queen Mother Shen Miaorong to persuade Zong'er to give up.

But after all, he is somewhat different from the Queen Mother. When Chen Qian is around, he can stay in the palace permanently and no one cares about him.

But now he has moved out of the palace. According to the etiquette system, he cannot enter the palace without calling.Although he can go to the palace to meet the emperor, it is not appropriate to go to the palace to meet the queen mother.

Moreover, since the last time, the Empress Dowager asked Chen Xu to replace all the original old guards and replace them with a group of young guards from Chen Xu's army.

Unless he directly marched the army into Jiankang City, forcing the emperor to give way to go to Guangheng with him, and fight Chen Xu, he had no other choice.

In July, the empress dowager and the emperor's decree were issued at the same time, and he was resolutely not allowed to go to Guangheng. Moreover, he received an order to lead troops to guard fifty miles north of Xin'an Temple at the end of August, and to transfer his army again. farther away.

He thought that Chen Xu would start soon. He persuaded Zhongju's family to go to Huajiao for the last time, but they still disagreed.

Finally, one night in late July, he went home to visit his father for the last time, Xiaomei, his cousin, and Han Siman, who was adopted by his nickname Xiaoman.

He also went to see Zhou Cheng's wife and children for the last time, and put down the 3000 taels of silver.He only said that he might not be able to come again in the future, and asked Mrs. Zhou to go to Chen Chao of the Chen House for something.

Chen Xu came several times, but was blocked by Chen Chao and the guards. He became angry with embarrassment, and now brother Gao didn't even see him? ? ! !

At the beginning of August, Han Zigao received a letter from Chen Xu, asking him to go to Shangshu Province to discuss the matter of the Crown Prince—it's ridiculous, Zong'er is still young, so naturally he has no heirs, and Han Zigao knew that he wanted to do something.

He sent someone to ask Zhongju for the last time, and told him that Chen Xu was going to do something tomorrow, and asked them if they wanted to leave Jiankang. If they wanted to, Han Zigao could still protect them to leave. The answer he got was: their whole family is ready to die. The plan to serve the late emperor, never leave!

Call together all the guards and servants in the house and tell them that he will not come back tomorrow.

Zhao Dahu and Chen Chao turned pale with shock, and asked: In that case, why not act first?

He said lightly that he was too tired and just wanted to find Zihua.

They all knelt down and cried loudly, crying to persuade him to kill Chen Xu and take care of themselves for the emperor.

But he said that he has no love in his life and has made up his mind.

He said he told them because he had something to tell them.

He told Zhao Dahu that he had a letter that he must show to the Queen Mother Shen Miaorong, explain the interests to her, and asked all the guards to return to the palace and do their best to protect Zong'er.

He also told the Queen Mother that if Han Zigao believed in him, he could give Maoer or Zonger the unified command of his army. He issued a secret decree, ordering the generals of the army to listen to the emperor and the Queen Mother.

---Zong'er, Daddy can't be so selfish. Daddy can't do anything to lead Chen Guo into the flames of war for you. Daddy can't commit himself to him for you. Since you don't want to go with Daddy, Daddy can only do what he can for you It's over.

It's a pity that after his death, the emperor followed King An Cheng's order to hand over the army to Chen Xu, but Shen Miaorong was too weak to seize the opportunity, this is a later story.

Han Zigao said to Chen Chao again: "If you can see Chen Xu, you must return my bones. You can bury me next to his mausoleum. I have secretly ordered my soldiers to dig a grave beside him. The graves are holding hands."

He smiled slightly, Xi'er, I'm not that stupid, am I?Although according to the etiquette, I can't be buried with you, and I can't die in the same cave, but it's the same when I hold your hand.

"My silver armor, helmet, silver arrows, silver spear, and this silver sword are all my funeral objects."

"If I can't find my whole body, I will secretly bury the remaining bones under the tomb of the late emperor." He paused, then continued: "If it is difficult to transport the body, I will burn the bones and scatter the ashes on him." In or on the grave, but I am afraid that the grave will be blown away by the wind, so I should dig the soil at least three feet and scatter the ashes in."

"Just melt that poem and this dragon robe in front of the grave. And this jade pendant, I can no longer carry it with me, I am afraid that Chen Xu will take it away, and I will bury this jade pendant with my bones at that time. Zihua will recognize me when he sees this jade pendant."

He finally finished his confession, and Super Chen also passed out from crying.

On that day, Shang Shusheng was really in ambush, before Chen Xu arrived, they rushed forward, Han Zigao faced it calmly, and was thrown into prison by them.

Chen Xu then ordered to kill Dao Zhongju and Dao Yu's father and son.

He then came to the big prison, opened Han Zigao's handshakes and ankles and smiled: "Brother Gao, don't be angry, I don't really want to arrest you, but I want to arrest Zhongju and his son, so I have to arrest you first." Detained, besides, I went to the house to look for you, but was blocked by your guards. I really missed you and wanted to talk to you, so I had to use this method to arrest you. Can you listen to me now?"

Han Zigao looked at him, and finally said, "Did you kill Zhongju, his father and son?"

"Yes."

"What sin?"

"rebellion."

"Chen Xu, you are so quick!" Han Zigao smiled coldly.

"I..." Chen Xu avoided Han Zigao's gaze.

"What about their families?"

"I will pardon my sister and her children."

"Oh, you tell me this, do you mean you are not a completely heartless beast?" Alas, I once scolded that beloved man as a beast, but in fact the person in front of me is really a beast.

Thinking of that person, I felt a sharp pain in my heart, but then I became a little happy--I will find you soon, and I will meet you soon!

"Brother Gao, I, I don't want to kill them, but they have to get rid of me, they forced me..."

"If you convict me of treason, I hope you can forgive my family." Han Zigao looked up at Chen Xu and said quietly.

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