Oriole Line

Because the person in his heart is a woman, I thought, how can there be a woman in this world that I can't match?But I never expected that the person in his heart is you.I am ashamed of you for fighting against Yan and killing enemies and strategizing for him.At that time, I knew that no matter how I planned, I would never have a chance with him in this life. "Nan Ping sighed lightly, and said for a long time, "It's all a coincidence.You don't owe me anything, and you don't have to pity me.Just Master Wen, if in my next life I was born a man, I would also be able to practice martial arts, capable of fighting enemies externally and stabilizing the court internally, do you think Da Sima would value me as much as you? "She raised her head and smiled at Wen Tao.

Wen Tao frowned, but still said slowly: "May the princess get what she wants."

On the night that Princess Nanping passed away, Zhou Yu went to see Zhou Yan.He is now under house arrest in the Wucheng Palace, and he is not allowed to step out of the palace gate for the rest of his life.

The door opened with a "squeak".The Wucheng Hall is sparse and empty, only a few palace people.Zhou Yu waved his hand to screen the palace people away.

Zhou Yan sat on the couch with his legs crossed, counting the tassels on the jade pendant, without raising his eyes, he said lazily, "Your brother, you are here."

Zhou Yu is now the emperor, seeing that the emperor should bow down, Zhou Yan is really rude.Zhou Yu didn't think it was rebellious, and said in a deep voice: "Princess Nanping, she passed away just now."

Zhou Yan stopped for a moment, but he continued to count after a while.

"I will bury her with the ceremony of the eldest princess."

Zhou Yan ignored him and continued to count tassels.His head was lowered, as if he didn't care at all, only when he was very close, could he find that a tear had just dripped on the back of his hand.

Zhou Yu shook his head, turned around and walked towards the palace gate.

"There is something that you haven't told me." Zhou Yu walked to the door, and Zhou Yan suddenly spoke.

Zhou Yu stopped and turned his head: "Please tell me."

"How did your troops enter the palace?" Zhou Yan raised his head.

Zhou Yu looked back, and looked at Zhou Yan for a long time: "It's the same as how you framed me at Lichun Terrace."

"Impossible!" Zhou Yan said, "I have already filled in all the secret paths of the Xie family in Chenjun back then!"

"You can fill in the old ones, and we can also dig out new ones. If you never wanted to harm me, I would never know these secret ways, and you would never lose to me. Brother Huang, what do you say Isn’t it?” The candle flames in Wucheng Hall were dimly lit, Zhou Yan looked at Zhou Yu, this joyous-looking younger brother showed a sinister aura that he had never seen before.

"Brother Huang, do you know why I put you under house arrest in Wucheng Palace?" Zhou Yu grinned, the dimple at the corner of his mouth was only filled with the shadow of the candle flame.

Zhou Yan gasped, he didn't know the answer to this question.

Zhou Yu approached him, and said softly, "Because I'm here, and I was imprisoned by Beiyan people for a month."

"Right here?"

Zhou Yu shook his head: "It's the dungeon here." Zhou Yu walked to the place where the original dungeon mechanism was, and regretted, "It's a pity, the dungeon here has been filled by you. Brother Huang, should I replace the original dungeon mechanism?" Dig the dungeon again?"

"No...no need." Zhou Yan's face turned pale all of a sudden.Since he was imprisoned here, he has been under strict surveillance, and he will never be allowed to kill himself.Lifelong house arrest in Wucheng Palace has already made his life worse than death. If he is imprisoned in the dungeon from now on, he will fall into darkness forever and never see the light again.

Zhou Yu sneered a little: "Then brother, you better be more sensible. If there is even the slightest bit of transgression, don't blame me for not thinking about brotherhood."

Zhou Yan hurriedly said: "Okay..."

Zhou Yu smiled brightly, and strode towards the palace gate, before the palace gate was closed again, Zhou Yu's voice clearly reached Zhou Yan's ears: "Brother Huang, do you think I treat you better than you treat me? "

81, 81.

The first year of the new beginning, the twelfth lunar month.

The winter in Luoyang came very early this year, and the twelfth lunar month has not yet arrived, and there have been several snowfalls.Zhou Yu finished the morning court, and when he came out of the Shenwu Hall, it was snowing outside the hall again.The palace wall of Luoyang Palace is vermilion, freshly painted not long ago, and it looks extraordinarily bright under the reflection of white snow.

"Your Majesty, it's snowing and the road is slippery. Are you still going to Zhao Prison?" the servant brought a cloak and asked.

"Let's go." Without any hesitation, Zhou Yu boarded the imperial chariot and headed straight for Zhao Prison.Qi Dai has been detained in Zhao Prison for more than two months.On the day of the palace change, he killed Xie Kun in front of all the officials, asked himself to be bound, and shocked the government and the public.Now, Zhou Yu can finally enter Zhao Prison with the dignity of an emperor, and meet Qi Dai.

Zhao Prison is located outside the north gate of Luoyang Palace. When Zhou Yu arrived, the prison officer was already waiting at the door. Just as he was about to kneel down, Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "No, take me in."

It was snowing today, the sky was already gloomy, and it was even darker in Zhao Prison, with only weak candles on both sides.The prison officer hurriedly led Zhou Yu into the corridor of Zhao Prison. The corridor diverged into several forks, leading to different dungeons.The prison officer led him to the door of a dungeon. Looking in from the outside, the dungeon was paved with hay and looked clean, but when Zhou Yu saw a figure in a thin prison uniform with his back facing him, his brows still frown. Wrinkled deeply.The prison officer was terrified at the side, and when Qi Dai was sent in, Zhou Yu had ordered him not to treat him harshly.But his place is Zhao Prison after all, not a palace, and the cost of food and drink can only be better than that of ordinary prisoners.

Zhou Yu said: "You all go down." The prison officer bowed and retreated as if he had been pardoned.The servants brought by Zhou Yu also withdrew.

Zhou Yu took a deep breath and gently pushed open the cell door.

Hearing the sound, Qi Dai was originally sitting cross-legged on the ground, but now he got up, and when he saw someone coming, he would kneel down and say, "Your Majesty."

Zhou Yu grabbed his arm and said, "Sijun, there are no outsiders here."

Zhou Yu got so close, the ambergris on his body rushed towards his face, Qi Dai lowered his head slightly, his eyes fell on the dragon robe in Zhou Yu's cloak, the dazzling bright yellow made his eyes tremble, and he was about to Draw your arm back.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu's strength in holding him increased a bit, and he said angrily, "Why are you doing this?"

Qi Dai's prison uniform was thin, and he could feel the warmth from Zhou Yu's fingertips.He couldn't pull back his arm, so he could only explain: "There are differences between monarchs and ministers."

"I said a long time ago that even if I ascend to the rank of Ninth Five-Year, there is no need for birth between you and me. You didn't want to see me when I came last time. Now that everything is settled, you still want to be like this with me Is it?" Zhou Yu asked eagerly.This is not the first time he has come to Zhao Prison. He came to Zhao Prison alone on the night of Renzi’s change. As a result, Qi Dai only asked the jailer to hand him a hand letter, which mentioned that he had assassinated Zhao Prison in court. Xie Kun is a guilty body. If the case of Xie Kun is not settled, Zhou Yu can't meet him in private, it will hurt Sheng Ming.That night, Zhou Yu spent a lot of effort outside the imperial prison to resist the urge to go in and visit Qi Dai.The first thing he did after he took the throne was to thoroughly investigate Xie Kun's crimes.Xie Kun is dead, and everyone is pushing him against the wall. In order to get rid of himself and show his favor to the new emperor, all the officials cooperated very well. Within two months, the case was finalized. Xie Kun committed several crimes and framed the king of Chu. Collaborating with the enemy Beiyan and assassinating Dai Wang is a heinous crime, which is enough to confiscate one's home and even one's seat.As soon as the Ministry of Criminal Justice submitted the case files today, Zhou Yu couldn't wait to see Qi Dai.

"The case of Xie Kun has been settled." Zhou Yu added, "He has already committed a heinous crime. It is nothing if you kill him in court. I will let you out today."

Qi Dai raised his eyes, looked at Zhou Yu's eager face, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty...you don't need to be too anxious." Qi Dai felt that if he called him "Your Majesty" again, Zhou Yu would be even more unhappy.

Hearing him call himself "You" instead of "Your Majesty", Zhou Yu relaxed as if he had been appeased.He has been on the throne for more than two months, and he worries about everything. He deals with all the officials during the day and faces the palace servants at night, as if wearing a mask all the time.Pu Chen and Wen Tao returned to Wuchang shortly after the Renzi Incident, and there was no one he really trusted in the entire Luoyang Palace.Every night, when falling asleep in the empty bedroom, Zhou Yu felt extremely lonely.He didn't think about releasing Qi Dai for a moment, only with him by his side could he truly feel at ease.

Seeing that Zhou Yu had relaxed his mind, Qi Dai took the opportunity to pull out his arm, and persuaded softly: "Xie Kun's heinous crimes are true, and it is true that I killed the court officials in court. I had no choice but to arrest the family members of all officials secretly, under the guise of Ye Chi's name. Threatening hundreds of officials, but if Xie Kun is not dead, the court will be uncertain after all. Now, even if I get out of this Zhao prison, I can no longer stand on top of the court. The murderer who killed the official of the court can return to his post, even if the officials If you don’t say it, you will think that His Majesty is partial.”

"Did you think about it when you killed him that day?" Zhou Yu said eagerly, "You helped me to avenge the Qi family. Now that Xie Kun is dead, Zhou Yan will never see the light of day again in this life, so, The great vengeance has been avenged, when you come out of Zhao Prison, you will be Bai Ding and have nothing to do with me anymore, right?"

Zhou Yu felt his heart sank. Whether it was Pu Chen or Qi Dai, they risked their lives to save him when he had nothing and almost died innocently. They all left him.

"I still want to see the imperial examination system." Qi Dai frowned and smiled.

Zhou Yu's heart was suspended again: "Do you want to take the imperial examination after you go out, and then enter the imperial court?" He took a few steps and suddenly said, "With Sijun's talent, you are sure to pass the imperial examination. At that time, I will make you the prime minister again."

Unexpectedly, Qi Dai said: "As I said, I will no longer enter the imperial court. I will not participate in the imperial examination either."

"Why?"

"The most important thing in the imperial examination is justice. If you have already decided to make me a prime minister, the imperial examination will be meaningless. The first imperial examination is very important, and the person chosen should not be me.