The shadow of the country

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47. solitude (2)

After Yijun retreated, Yilan stood in the imperial garden with her hands behind her back, looked at the red clouds in the sky and thought for a long time, then suddenly smiled coldly.After deciding on the thought in his mind, he immediately strode towards Concubine Wan's palace.

Yi Lan came to the front of Wanlu Hall, stopped the maid who wanted to pass the door, pushed open the hall door and stepped into the hall.

Wan Lu was embroidering in the palace, but when she turned her head to face the emperor's frosty face, she couldn't help being suspicious, but she put down her embroidery and said with a gentle smile, "My concubine pays my respects to the emperor."

Yi Lan didn't look at her, she just ordered with a blank expression: "The rest of you stand down, I want to have a few words with Concubine Wan."

After the palace servants retreated, Wan Lu walked slowly to Yi Lan's side: "Is there something that upsets the Emperor?"

Yi Lan stared closely at Wan Lu's pair of autumn waters, her gaze was as deep as a pool: "Wan Lu, what are you hiding from me?"

Wanlu's body froze imperceptibly, but she still said calmly: "The concubine dare not lie to the emperor about anything."

"Oh?" Yi Lan snorted coldly, and her expression turned cold again: "Then how should you explain the death of your uncle Ye?"

Astonishment flashed across Wanlu's eyes, and she knelt down and said quietly: "Why does the emperor want my concubine to explain? Zhongninghou has already pleaded guilty, and he murdered his uncle by poisoning the arrow. Didn't the emperor personally issue the verdict? Wen?"

Yi Lan heard her mentioning this matter, her eyes turned cold: "Marquis Zhongning will murder Master Ye? I don't believe a word. That Abi is yours, right? Naturally, it was blocked by the officers and soldiers. A few days ago, my secret guards found a bottle of poison in Abi's room in the Houye Mansion, which was exactly the same kind of arrow poison in your uncle's. There were also Shu brocade clothes in her room. Are you the one who rewarded it? Shu Brocade is a court tribute, and only the Empress Dowager, the Empress and you have it—Wanlu, don’t think that I don’t know anything.”

"Your Majesty, my concubine was framed by others. I have never..." Wan Lu's face turned pale.

"Then what is this?!" An envelope was thrown in front of Wanlu.Yilan's voice was full of uncontrollable anger.

When Wan Lu saw the familiar font on the letter, her face turned pale in an instant—it was a secret letter written by her to Abi, and now it is in the hands of the emperor, which is irrefutable.Only then did she realize that Abi had arranged everything before committing suicide by slamming a sword.Anticipating that the emperor would continue to investigate the matter after this, he deliberately laid out many clues - just for today's vindication of Zhong Ninghou.

After a while, Wan Lu calmed down.Knowing that he was defeated this time, he just knelt down and kowtowed, and said with a faint smile: "Today, the concubine was defeated by Abi, and even more so by Zhongninghou. After today's incident, the emperor must think that I am a snake-hearted person who will use any means According to the laws of the country, the concubine probably cannot escape death. However, the concubine does not expect the emperor to change his mind, and they are all at the mercy of the emperor. They all say that "a man who is about to die has good words", and the concubine only advises, the emperor After all, the matter with Marquis Zhongning has abolished the morality between men and women, and is not tolerated by the world. Even if Qin Se is good and loves each other, it will not end well in the end."

Yi Lan also smiled lightly, her tone was a bit colder than Dao Feng's: "If you know the crime is serious, just wait to be dealt with by the national law. Wan Lu, no matter whether you are kindly persuading or prophesying to curse, it is still not up to you to deal with me." You interrupted me. I may not mention the matter of the palace to the old ministers, but I will never step into your bedroom again. This time is also the last time." After he finished speaking, he turned around and left with a brush of his sleeves. go.

When Yilan left the palace door, she didn't close the door for her.With the cold wind blowing outside, the door of the palace creaked softly, adding to the sense of desolation.Wan Lu stood up slowly from the ground, remembering what the emperor said just now, she couldn't help shivering.

On this day, Yilan just went to court and was about to go back to Weiyang Palace to approve the papers.As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw the Empress Dowager waiting for him in the palace.Yi Lan's expression changed, and she hurriedly saluted, "I pay my respects to the emperor's grandmother."

The Empress Dowager raised her head to meet Shang Yilan's eyes, and said: "Does the emperor really intend to sit in King Huan's place? King Huan came to look for Ai's family yesterday, and wanted Ai's family to persuade you."

Yi Lan smiled lightly and shook her head slowly, but her gaze was far away and lonely: "My son and minister have made up their minds, so there is really no need to persuade the emperor's grandmother. The original intention of fighting for the throne was to protect those who care as long as the power is in hand. Now it seems that they are going to wrong them more because of the status of the emperor. A few days ago, Yun Yingwei has found out for me that it was not Zhong Ninghou but Wan Lu who murdered Lord Ye. The evidence is conclusive. I didn’t judge him personally in order to calm public opinion. I have wronged him too many times, and I don’t want him to suffer innocently in the future.”

The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with surprise: "You just said that it was not Zhong Ninghou or Concubine Wan who murdered Lord Ye? How did the emperor deal with her?"

"At present, she is only imprisoned in the cold palace, and then she will slowly eradicate her former party members."

The Empress Dowager thought for a long time before she opened her mouth, and said: "Since many ministers in the court are Concubine Wan's party, she certainly cannot stay. But after all, the royal family needs face, and Concubine Wan is a family member of Mrs. Ye, and the Ye family has just become powerful. It would be detrimental to the royal family's reputation if it was spread to the people, so it's better not to say anything about it to the outside world, right?"

Yi Lan nodded slowly, and said in a low voice: "I have made a note."

The empress dowager sighed softly at this time: "If the emperor is still in trouble, he can send someone to bring that person back from Lingnan. In fact, the emperor's grandmother had already expected such a day, and she knew that you would abdicate and mourn your family. I can't persuade you Yes. It's just that although King Huan has the ability to govern the country, his temperament is unavoidably suspicious. It is a common occurrence for the brothers of the Tian family to fight against the wall. I'm afraid that from now on..."

Yi Lan smiled softly, "Even though the emperor's grandmother is at ease, he is the younger brother I watched and grew up after all. King Huan is a virtuous and talented man. Hand it over to the new emperor, be a prince in peace, and stop meddling in the affairs of the previous court. This is a good thing for Yijun and my ministers."

The Empress Dowager looked at him sadly, and sighed: "Yilan, Aijia will ask you one last time. After you become Zen, you will no longer be able to act arbitrarily and control thousands of miles. Everything is just for that person. Are you really Think it over and don't you regret it?"

Yi Lan smiled lightly, knelt down and gritted her teeth, and said, "Yes, thank you, Grandmother, for your success." The howling wind outside the hall seemed to really cover up the trembling in his voice.

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☆、48. Homecoming

48. Homecoming

The Empress Dowager always understood Yilan's temperament, and since that day, she never advised him about the Zen position.Seeing that the Empress Dowager had acquiesced in her ascension to the throne, Yijun felt more and more uneasy, so she asked the emperor's sister Yijin to go with him to persuade the emperor's brother, but the emperor's attitude was still firm.Yijin had no choice but to retreat, only Yilan and Yijun remained in the hall at the moment.

"Brother Huang?" After a while, seeing that Yilan had been silent, Yijun tentatively called him.

Yilan looked up at him, "Yijun, have you done what I asked you to do?"

Yijun was a little surprised that the imperial brother would mention this matter to him first, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Returning to the imperial brother, the younger brother sent someone to Lingnan to look for Mr. Liu half a month ago, but...he felt like I have some concerns, so I still haven’t decided to set off to return to the capital. My brother is not doing his job well, please forgive me.”

Yi Lan was startled for a moment, then sighed unabashedly.Mu Yan is not his pet, and should have his own dignity and choices.Could it be that the heavens were really blaming him for that wrongful judgment, so they no longer gave him a chance to make amends to Mu Yan?As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly and very clearly discarded this idea in his mind.No, it's not like that, he has already made up his mind to become a Zen monk, as long as he can come back, he will never intervene in court affairs again, and from then on, he will be given a free life without any calculations - as long as he can come back.

Yilan was thinking now, and casually extinguished the ambergris that was burning on the case, "Yijun." There was no expression on his face, but his voice was extremely calm and determined, "Go to Lingnan personally Take it back. No matter what method is used, as long as it can bring him back."

"Brother Huang is going to restore his title of Marquis of Zhongning?" Yijun couldn't help being a little dumbfounded.

Yi Lan shook her head slightly, and said in a low voice: "No, I still have something to say to him. So no matter what method is used, he must be sent back to Beijing."

Yijun bowed deeply, "Yes, my brother respectfully obeys the imperial decree."

These days, Mu Yan and Wencheng have been temporarily staying in Lan Yu's inn.The days they stayed overnight caused Lan Yutu a lot of trouble.Mu Yan felt sorry, so he often helped the inn with some simple chores.During the period, the people sent by Yijun also came several times to invite them back to Beijing, but each time they were rejected by Mu Yan with excuses.In the early morning of this day, another group of officers and soldiers entered the inn, the leader of whom was wearing a black curtain on his head.When the man saw Mu Yan, he immediately walked over and cupped his hands, and said in a low voice, "Young Master Liu."

Mu Yan was startled for a moment, and then said helplessly, "The emperor sent you here again, right? I'm just a lowly criminal now, and I dare not rush back to Beijing to disturb His Majesty. Please take this trip, everyone."

The man stretched out his hand and lifted a corner of the black curtain slightly, and half-jokingly said: "Young Master Liu is not a little airy, I wonder if I can invite you to return to Beijing if I come here in person?"

"Prince Huan?" Mu Yan's hand holding the teacup suddenly stopped, and he forgot to kneel down to salute for a while.

"It's not convenient to talk here. Let's go in and talk." Yijun gently put down the curtain and left.

Inside the hotel room.Mu Yan closed the door lightly, then filled a cup of tea for Yijun and brought it in front of him, "Although this tea is not as good as Yuqian tribute tea, it is already the best tea in the inn. Lingnan is remote and supplies are scarce. Forgive me."

Yijun took off the curtain from her head, and took a sip of the tea, even a person as tolerant as him couldn't help frowning because of the sour taste.Yijun knew very well what kind of life the Marquis who had been cut from his rank had in the past, and now he felt a little sad to see him reduced to such a state, so she said: "I'm afraid the life of the young master has not been so easy these past few months. Brother Huang knows that you were unjustly charged with this crime, and I came here today at the request of Brother Huang. Why don’t you go back to Beijing with me, Young Master, to cleanse your innocence, and restore your original title is just around the corner.”

"It's a great fortune to have the emperor's mercy and save the life of a guilty minister. I haven't made an inch of merit in the position of Marquis these years, I am ashamed of it, and I really dare not expect to return to Beijing to restore the original title."

Yijun sighed lightly, and stood up from the chair, "People sent by the emperor have also come several times, and the young master always prevaricates and refuses to return to Beijing. Can you tell the truth about what worries you have in mind?"

Mu Yan was stunned in place, and after being in a daze for a while, he opened his mouth and said with difficulty: "My lord, have you ever thought about it, even if I go back, what capacity should I stay by his side? I am exiled to Lingnan for three years. The ministers know that he secretly took me back, how should they think of him?"

Yijun was also startled at this moment, she walked to the window with her hands behind her back, and said in a deep voice: "What if I say, Brother Huang has already thought of abdicating for you? Do you want to stay here and continue to ignore it?"

Mu Yan didn't know how he felt when he heard the news, but he suddenly heard the sound of the teacup in his hand falling to the ground and shattering.An inexplicable emotion choked in his throat, and even the most common question became dumb. The voice seemed to come from far away, and he heard the trembling voice say, "You... what did you say?"

Yijun gave him a squinting look, "Brother Huang has already made up his mind to abdicate, and it's useless for anyone to dissuade him. Once Brother Huang abdicates, the whole country will be in an uproar. If you really don't want Brother Huang to be a target of others, you should go back to Beijing as soon as possible to persuade Brother Huang Get rid of this idea. The carriage and driver are ready, and you can decide what to do." After finishing speaking, he turned out of the room.

Mu Yan was alone and still stunned in place.I just felt that King Huan's words just now were like a cold sword, piercing his heart mercilessly, and gushing out blood.All the confusion and fear in his heart were released at that moment.Mu Yan came back to his senses at the moment, turned around and quickly put away his luggage, followed Yijun out of the room quickly.

As soon as he stepped out of the room, he met Wen Cheng and Lan Yu who were guarding the door.Seeing his hurried steps, Wen Cheng hurriedly asked with concern: "Are you going out? Where are you going?"

Mu Yan couldn't hide the shock in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "Go back to Beijing...Wen Cheng, let's go back to Beijing. I...I can't let him be spurned by thousands of people, and I can't let him abdicate..."

Wen Cheng's heart was shocked at first, and then he said calmly: "Okay."

After bidding farewell to Lan Yu, Mu Yanwencheng set off to return to Beijing that day, rushing back day and night for several consecutive days.The carriage bumped too slowly, so Mu Yan rode directly northward.With the status of King Huan, there are post stations providing fast horses along the way, and the road is almost non-stop except for changing horses.After more than ten days, even Wen Cheng felt that his mental and physical strength had reached the limit.He advised Mu Yan not to be in such a hurry. The matter of the emperor's Zen seat was no small matter, and there should be no major changes before he returned to Beijing.But Mu Yan couldn't listen to it at all, and still rushed back tirelessly.He didn't dare to slow down a bit, for he was afraid that Yilan would really issue an edict to abdicate if he was a step too late, and the historian would write down a notoriety of disregarding the people's society for the sake of his sons and daughters.At this moment, he couldn't care much, he just wanted to see that person quickly, as for whether to go or stay after the meeting, or even life or death, he had no time to think about it.

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☆、49. Obsessed

49. Obsessed

It should have been more than one month's journey from Lingnan to the capital.Mu Yan kept on traveling day and night, and arrived in the capital in only half a month.Although he was extremely exhausted from the travel and dust along the way, he didn't dare to waste a moment after entering Beijing, and immediately entered the palace after taking a bath and changing clothes.Even so, the night had already gradually descended upon entering the palace gate.

Mu Yan was standing in front of the gate of Weiyang Palace, the candles were brightly lit inside the palace gate, faintly reflecting Yi Lan's busy figure at his desk.Mu Yan stared at the gray silhouette in a daze.He rushed to Beijing non-stop for half a month, and now the person he most wanted to see was right in front of him, yet he hesitated to enter rashly.The little eunuch who led the way behind him tentatively said, "My lord, the emperor is in the palace. Are you going to call the door now?"

Mu Yan's hands trembled slightly, and he subconsciously took a few steps aside, "Wait, wait a little longer..."

After an unknown amount of time, the door of Weiyang's palace suddenly creaked open.Witnessing the man coming out of the hall, followed by Eunuch An.Mu Yan's body shuddered suddenly, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.The distance between the two of them was only ten steps, maybe the sky was too dark, Yi Lan didn't see him, and walked straight past him.Seeing the group of dragons passing by in front of him, Mu Yan froze in place at a loss.They were so close, he should have seen him coming, right? ... During these days on the road, he often thinks about the scene after Yilan saw him.I thought about thousands of possibilities, but I never expected it to be like this.Is there really too much grudge between them, or has he already forgotten him?

Mu Yan was still thinking about it, when Yi Lan suddenly stopped and turned around to look at him. "Tonight, there are still silver photos left, and I am afraid that the reunion is a dream."——Many years later, he still remembers the scene and state of mind at that time.Yi Lan looked at him in disbelief, and murmured: "This time, is it true?"

Following Yi Lan into the palace, Mu Yan was still a little dazed as he looked at the food and drink that Eunuch An had just laid out on the table, and asked, "You...are you really going to abdicate?"

Yi Lan didn't hide anything from him, she stared at him and said: "Yes."

Mu Yan's heart moved, and he felt that something was tightly blocked in his heart, and he couldn't go up or down.He used to be too self-assessed, and now he can no longer interfere with Yilan's decision.The only thing I can do is try not to let myself become his fetters.This idea came up, and there was an inexplicable force in his chest that even he couldn't control, which prompted him to turn around, and walked out of the hall.

Yilan was stunned for a moment, and the palpitations weighed on her heart like a rock.He suddenly reached out and held Mu Yan's wrist tightly from behind. ——This is the only man in his life who can be annotated with love.Over the past few months, the continuous and dense thoughts of this person in front of me have been such a heart-wrenching pain, and I don't want to bear it again.Finally he said: "Wait, wait a minute, can you... can you stay?"

Mu Yan's wrist was held tightly by him, so he had to stop.Turning around, she was surprised to find that there were crystal tears in Yi Lan's eyes.That was the first time he saw his tears, and he was so stunned that he couldn't even speak coherently, "Okay... I... I'll just stay."

Only then did Yi Lan smile gracefully and elegantly, took the jug on the table and filled two wine cups with wine, handed one of them to Mu Yan, and then raised her hand to toast him.Mu Yan thought it was a toast, and was about to clink glasses with him when he took it, but he took his arm.Mu Yan's expression froze, seeing Yi Lan drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, he also raised his head and drank the wine to the last drop.He knew that this was a cup of wine for marriage, and he also knew the meaning of drinking this wine.At this moment, Yi Lan is no longer a high-ranking emperor, nor is he a criminal.They are all treating each other honestly and in love as ordinary people.

Mu Yan put down his wine glass lightly, and said in a low voice: "Although I can stay for a while today, it's not a long-term plan after all. I know I can't interfere with your decision, but I rushed to Beijing for half a month, just want to persuade you Don't abdicate. This is the country you have worked hard for, and you should guard it for the rest of your life, and leave it in the annals of history in the end, and become a generation of Mingjun. You... really don't have to do this for me."

Yi Lan just looked at him quietly, then lightly cupped his face with both hands, and said: "I have figured out a lot of things during the few months you were away. The world is but a grain of grain, and after a hundred years, you and I will be nothing more than a handful of loess. The records in the history books are nothing more than the year name and life story of Emperor Zhaode. No matter whether he praises him or scolds him, it is nothing more than a few lines of cold words. The height is extremely cold, and the most magnificent identity in the world is unmatched. In the past, I I always feel that people's words are terrible, and I care about the reputation of those crowns, until these geniuses have an epiphany. I have wronged you in the past, but now I am reining in the precipice. From then on, I am no longer the emperor, and you are not a criminal. We are still the same as before. Same, okay?"

Mu Yan was a little speechless, and opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he couldn't say a word, only tears streaming down his eyes.The man's body temperature spread from his palm to his cheek. ——It's been a long time since they had such skin-to-skin contact.He could even feel that the small piece of skin on his face that was touched was scalding to the point of pain as if being brushed by flames.This is love...he really loves Yilan.If all the fetters of identity are thrown away, he is still willing to sleep with him.His original intention of going back to Beijing was to persuade Yi Lan not to abdicate.But at this moment, he was wondering if he could still regret it, and if he could still have the right to be selfish for the last time.

Mu Yan took a breath, stretched out his arms around his neck and kissed his face and neck somewhat blindly.Then buried her face in his arms and whispered, "I'll stay with you tonight."

Yi Lan's voice was slightly hoarse and hesitantly said: "You just came to Beijing after driving for half a month, and you haven't had a good rest. Today, is it really okay?"

Mu Yan didn't reply, but only gave him a long kiss.

The night is vast, and the moonlight flickers.That night, the pain was not as intense as expected.In the darkness, the man was tender everywhere, his actions were so cherished and affectionate, that Mu Yan burst into tears instead.Yi Lan shuddered when she touched the wetness on his face, "Does it hurt?" Mu Yan just shook his head, "No, no." He frankly handed himself over to this person.He has long been the unquestionable belief in his life.No matter how much etiquette and code of conduct are often restrained, he still has no resistance to this belief.His ignorance, his expectations, and this life are all tied to him.

At the same time, the Empress Dowager was silently reciting Buddhist scriptures in Shoukang Palace.Those who recite the mantra of the past life are sincere and single-minded.Burn incense in front of the Buddha, kneel and put palms together, recite 21 times day and night, you can avoid greed and ignorance, and all your wishes in this world can be fulfilled.I don't know if the Empress Dowager is praying for her grandson or for Mu Yan, or if she is just trying to calm her inner worries.

In fact, it is not that the Buddha is incapable of crossing the world and solving difficulties, but that the idle spirit is easy to cross, but the evil spirits are hard to get rid of.Even if it is really Qingyin Jiabi, I am afraid it will be difficult to get rid of delusion and hatred.

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☆、Fifty.

Fifty

Now that the situation has been settled, Yilan's determination to take the throne has been decided, and Yijun finally assumed the throne after several refusals.At the grand ceremony of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, the sound of praise and greetings from the ministers shook the whole world.Holding the imperial table in hand, Yijun uploaded the imperial jade seal to the country, watched the courtiers paying homage at her feet, and realized a word for the first time, which is called King's Landing.After Yilan abdicated, she was given the title of Prince Rui, sealed off [-] households, granted Prince Rui's mansion, and could enter and leave the palace at will.

According to the later records of "Zhaode Shilu": Emperor Zhaode reigned for five years, diligent in government and loving the people, practicing frugality, knowing people and making good use of them.The emperor only registered one empress and one concubine in his life, and his concubine Ye died of illness in the spring of the fourth year of Zhaode.In the second year of Kangcheng, after the death of Emperor Zhaode, the prime minister's daughter Chen became a monk to practice Taoism, and her Taoism was named Lingzhen.Di Te bestowed Lingzhen Temple for his meditation.In October of the fifth year of Zhaode, Emperor Chan was located in his younger brother, Prince Huan.At the beginning of King Huan's resignation repeatedly, the emperor insisted on the Zen throne, and King Huan returned, and was known as Emperor Kangcheng in history.The new emperor ascended the throne and amnesty the world, exempting one-third of the tax and grain for the next year.

Prince Rui's Mansion.Yi Lan immediately walked out of the palace gate and came to the courtyard of the palace. A servant in the courtyard immediately walked up and asked, "What orders does the lord have?"

"Just go and prepare two fast horses."

The servant was ordered to prepare the horse.Mu Yan stood beside him and asked him, "Want to go out?"

Yi Lan nodded, "There is one last important thing to explain. Come with me."

The two rode their horses to a hidden bamboo forest.Mu Yan got off his horse, looked at the screen-like green bamboos all over the forest, and asked, "Where is this place?"

Yi Lan also dismounted at this time, fastened the horse and said calmly: "The four members of Yunyingwei 120 are all secretly placed here."

Mu Yan was a little dumbfounded, "You mean, this small bamboo forest is the place where your Yunyingwei usually trains secretly?"

He hadn't finished speaking when four Yunying guards, Ying Xingyun, shouted in unison behind him: "Greetings, Prince Rui!—"

Yi Lan turned around, glanced at the Yunying Guards who were kneeling on one knee, and said: "Everyone, please stand up. My king has one last thing to ask Yunying Guards when I come here today, I wonder if you can agree .”

"Despite the orders of the lord, Yunyingwei will definitely do his best and go through fire and water!"

Yi Lan smiled lightly and nodded, and said: "The Yunying Guard is the most elite unit of Panyun. You 120 and four are all highly skilled in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, and good at spying on intelligence. I'm just like an ordinary prince now, and With Yunyingwei's extraordinary ability, he should follow an emperor. If Yunyingwei goes to assist and protect the new monarch, he will definitely become the new monarch's confidant. If one day he makes great achievements in battle, he will definitely be recorded in the annals of history. The Great Tang Xuanjia Army is shoulder to shoulder!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the already silent bamboo forest became even more stupefied.After an unknown amount of time, 120 four Yunying Guards dressed in black once again knelt down on one knee in unison, "Prince Rui, please forgive me. Yunying Guard may not be able to obey the order of the Lord. Set a life-and-death order, this life is only for Prince Rui's dead soldiers, and there will be no second master. The Yunying Guards are troops trained by Prince Rui, no matter whether Prince Rui is the emperor now, Yunying Guards will follow to the death!"

Standing aside, Mu Yan couldn't help being stunned.It was the first time he had seen this situation. Yunyingwei had always been known for his vigorous and resolute handling of affairs.Now that they have determined that they will never follow the new king, they will not change their mind easily, how can Yilan persuade them to change their minds? ...

Suddenly, "Follow Prince Rui to the death! -" It was unknown who was the first to scream.

Immediately afterwards, everyone shouted loudly in unison——

"Swear to follow Prince Rui to the death!"

"Swear to follow Prince Rui to the death!"

Yi Lan looked at the cloud shadow guards who were knelt together in the darkness below, and couldn't help but change her expression.Then, he bowed deeply to the four people in 120, "Everyone has worked tirelessly to follow them for five years, regardless of life and death. This king is very grateful. Since you have already established life and death certificates and insisted on following them, I will not force you to make new ones. Lord. From now on, I will have to trouble you all.”

Walking out of the bamboo forest, the two of them rode horses and walked slowly towards Prince Rui's residence.Mu Yan turned his head and asked him in a low voice: "Yunyingwei has always been stubborn and stubborn, so I'm afraid he will follow you to the end. What are you going to do in the future?"

Yi Lan sat on the horse, pulled the rein in her hand, and said with a slight smile: "The matter of Yunyingwei, it's better to let it be. From now on, I just want to be a prince in peace, and don't interfere in the affairs of the government. Without power, I'm a little There are many bonds. It is a great gift from heaven to have you by my side in the future, and I dare not ask for more."

Mu Yan was taken aback for a moment, then blushed and said, "Okay, your own guard, how to deal with it is up to you. Go back home." After finishing speaking, he raised his whip and rode his horse back.

At this moment, the housekeeper of Prince Rui's residence was rushing towards him, and when he saw Yi Lan, he immediately got off his horse and said anxiously: "My lord, the emperor ordered you to go to the palace immediately, saying that there is something important to discuss."

Yi Lan nodded, "Understood, I will enter the palace right away." Then she turned her head and said to Mu Yan: "You go back first, I will go back to the palace as soon as I enter the palace."

When Yilan returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, the night was already dark, and the whole palace had already been immersed in twilight.Mu Yan was still standing quietly waiting for him in front of the palace gate. Seeing that he had finally returned to the mansion, he immediately stepped forward and said with concern: "Why did the emperor tell you to go for so long? It's getting dark now. Have you had dinner yet?" "

Yi Lan gently embraced him, and sighed softly: "I used it in the palace. Liuzhou was hit by an earthquake five days ago, and the disaster was so severe that it urgently needed funds from the imperial court. Not long after I ascended the throne, there are very few people available in the court. The emperor ordered me to enter the palace this time because he wanted me to go to Liuzhou to restore the disaster and stabilize the people's hearts. I declined many times and the emperor insisted on this arrangement. He asked me to bring money and food in three days Set off."

After thinking for a moment, Mu Yan said, "You don't have to worry about these things. Escorting the imperial court to go to Liuzhou to rescue the people from the fire and water, how can this be called 'interfering with the affairs of the government'? It's just that Liuzhou is far away, how long will it take for this disaster?"

"Counting the round-trip time, it will take at least two months, and the journey may be very hard. Do you want to go with me?"

Mu Yan smiled lightly, then nodded.

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☆, 51. Vibration Disaster

51. Vibration Disaster

Three days later, Yilan Muyan rode his horse all the way west to Liuzhou to fight the disaster.In the city of Liuzhou, although it is not true that the people are all starving and starving, mourning can be heard from time to time.After experiencing such a catastrophe for no reason, the lives of the people will be difficult after all.The victims who had no food to eat rushed forward in one direction. The streets that should have been full of traffic were full of rubble and homeless refugees scattered after the earthquake.

Yi Lan was originally riding a horse on the street, but now she got off the horse.He winked at Mu Yan again, and Mu Yan understood immediately, and he also got down to lead the horse and walked side by side with Yi Lan, and said in a low voice, "How serious is the disaster here? There are disaster victims everywhere."

I don't know if it was because the two of them were dressed luxuriously, but as soon as he finished speaking, a woman in ragged clothes came to him with a child and begged: "The child has been hungry for several days. Please do me a favor, sir. Let the child continue his life with one bite."

Mu Yan looked at the woman holding the scrawny child, first startled, then took out the money bag, took out some money and handed it over.

As soon as the child timidly took over the silver tael, the woman pulled the child to kneel down, kept kowtowing and said, "Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master! In the next life, I would like to be an ox or a horse to repay your kindness..."

Seeing this, Mu Yan hurriedly stopped them halfway, shook his head and said no.But as soon as the woman knelt down, more victims came to beg, and the scattered silver on him was quickly distributed to the victims.At this time, Yi Lan spoke to him in a low voice: "I just arrived in Liuzhou, so it's better not to attract too much attention. Find a place to settle down first, and take your time to deal with disaster relief."

Perhaps it was the prefect of Liuzhou who publicized it wildly, but within a few days, the fact that Prince Rui came to Liuzhou to revive the disaster in person had already spread in the city.The local disaster victims heard that Emperor Zhaode in the past, and now that Prince Rui, who is under one person, came to comfort the victims in person, and they all flocked to see the majesty of Prince Rui with their own eyes. To think about these in spare time is to avoid seeing customers.In just a few days, two porridge sheds were opened on the East and West Streets, allowing the local government to distribute porridge on a daily basis, so that those poor orphans and widows would not starve to death on the street.

At present, there is a long line in front of the porridge shed on the street, and the busy workers in the porridge shed shake a big iron spoon to serve the gruel to the victims one by one.Although the victims who received the porridge were all looking forward to it, they were in order.Liuzhou City has been raining continuously for the past few days. Yi Lan stood under the eaves holding a paper umbrella, looked at the porridge shed not far away and said: "After working for several days, the disaster relief has finally seen some results. The government's disaster relief funds are coming soon. It can be distributed to the people, and the rice for the next six months has already been settled in the porridge shed. But in terms of quantity, only two porridge sheds are not enough.”

Mu Yan replied with a smile: "It's not easy to open two porridge sheds in just a few days and get enough food for half a year. Isn't it what you said about disaster relief?"

At this time, a gray-haired old man walked over in trepidation, and said in a trembling voice: "Building a porridge shed to shake up the disaster? Could it be...you are Prince Rui?!"

Seeing that Yilan remained silent for a long time, the old man rushed into the team and shouted: "It's Prince Rui! Prince Rui has really come to Liuzhou in person, and the villagers are saved!"

"Yes, yes! In the past, when Prince Rui was still the emperor, he loved the people like a son. This time, in order to prevent officials from embezzling the disaster relief funds allocated by the court, he even personally sent the disaster relief funds to our common people!"

"Prince Rui built two porridge sheds within a few days of his arrival. I heard that the half-year rice in the porridge sheds was bought for us by Prince Rui with his prince's salary!" What do you say to the disaster victims who lined up to receive the porridge? I spoke in one language.

The old man pointed at Yi Lan, obviously more excited than just now, and said: "That man is Prince Rui! That is Prince Rui who saved us from the fire and water! The lord personally came down to the people to see us!"

As soon as these words came out, all the victims in the team were in an uproar, and they all turned to Yi Lan, "Prince Rui is a thousand years old! Prince Rui is a thousand years old!—" The victims knelt down and shouted.

Mu Yan and Yi Lan stood at the same place, surrounded by layers of disaster victims, shouting at Chitose, and couldn't help being stunned for a long time.He tilted his head slightly to look at Yilan asking, but saw Yilan frowned secretly.Just as he was about to ask, Yi Lan said: "It's the fault of us rulers to make the people lose their homes and the people starve and cold. I'm just trying my best to win the support of the people, I'm really ashamed The emperor was worried about the disaster in Liuzhou, so he ordered the imperial army to allocate rations to help the victims. I was only acting according to the order, and it was far from being worthy of the emperor's great grace. Today, I am kind and diligent, and worry about the country and the people. It is my great fortune!"

The group of victims were startled for a moment, and then some whispered.After a while, I don't know who was the first to shout: "Long live my emperor!—"

"Long live my emperor!"

"Long live my emperor!" All the victims shouted.

Only then did Mu Yan ask in a low voice: "What happened just now? Are you unhappy?"

Yi Lan shook her head with a smile, "No, it's fine." She took Mu Yan and left here quietly.

The author has something to say: I can only call this chapter "Zhen Disaster" since the name of the chapter is abolished, and I can't think of a better one. T^T?

☆, 52. Qinhuai

52. Qin Huai

Half a month later, the disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court to Liuzhou have basically been distributed to the people.With the disaster relief funds from the imperial court, the common people have built their own houses one after another, and Liuzhou City will be revived within a short time if this continues.After the disaster relief was settled, Yi Lan took Mu Yan all the way to Yingtian by water.

Yingtian is the second capital of this dynasty.Although Yingtian was not far from Liuzhou, and his houses were damaged in the earthquake, after all, the government made great efforts to shake up the disaster, and Yingtian quickly recovered.