Chapter 15: The Eunuchs Gain Power (End)
Ming Jinghan lay on the bed for three days, from the sadness and disappointment at the beginning to the ruthlessness and decisiveness that gradually came up, he spent three days completely making up his mind: no longer have to think about what feelings he has for her, when Wei Xian comes back, no matter what method he uses, he must trap people in the Changming Palace.
He had to keep her, and he couldn't do without her.
On the fourth day, his hands and feet finally regained their strength, and he was calculating how much of the palace was really used for him, when Zhang Xi hurriedly came in, saying that the criminal department Shangshu who had stayed in Kyoto had an urgent matter to ask for an audience in the imperial study.
Ming Jinghan walked into the imperial study, glanced at the criminal department Shangshu with a flushed face, and noticed the person following him, although he hadn't officially met a few times, but thanks to the ministers who persistently chanted in his ear, he still recognized the person who didn't look like a little guy at a glance, "Li Qiannian?" โ
In the next half an hour, Li Qiannian told in detail how he met mountain bandits on the way to Beijing, and saved his life with difficulty, and hid in the wolf bรจi for nearly a year, only to find an opportunity to enter Beijing to meet Tianyan, and finally knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, before the old minister fell unconscious, I heard the group of mountain bandits say that they were ordered by the Duke of Wei to kill the old minister's family, and the old minister was lucky to escape a life, but the dog and his wife were killed by thieves, and the old minister was loyal to the country, why did it end up like this?" Please also ask Your Majesty to be the master of the old minister! โ
Ming Jinghan patted the table and stood up directly from the dragon chair, "Come on, send someone to Mingshan, and bring Wei Xian back to me immediately." โ
He still didn't believe that Xianxian would send someone to kill Li Qiannian, even if she really sent someone, then Li Qiannian must have a reason to die.
He just felt that it was a good reason to bring the person he wanted to see back to him immediately.
The guards who had been ordered were about to retreat, but he thought that the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens was not over yet, and Xianxian might not want to come back at this time, so he hurriedly added, "If Wei Xian resists, he will bring people back intact at any cost." โ
With Xianxian's ability, if she didn't want to come back, these guards would definitely lose most of them.
Wei Xian went to worship the sky and took away most of the subordinates, those who stayed in Beijing couldn't help but be a little impatient, Wei Xian dared to sacrifice to the sky on behalf of the Son of Heaven, the wolf's ambition has been revealed, if they take advantage of the absence of people in Kyoto to assist His Majesty Xiร to recapture the government, then they will be important ministers in the future.
The ministers pondered in their hearts for a few days, and after hearing that the criminal department Shangshu had entered the palace and His Majesty had personally received him, and immediately ordered Wei Xian to be arrested and returned to the palace, they couldn't sit still anymore, and hurriedly changed their official clothes and rushed to the palace.
There was a lot of noise in the imperial study, and His Majesty on the seat didn't know what he was thinking, and the ministers below were listing the evidence of Wei Xian's crimes, vowing to seize the opportunity to put people to death.
was shouting, there was a sudden greater movement outside the hall, and the clever Father-in-law Xi went out to take a look, and brought back a tall little eunuch, who was still holding the waist card specially made by the master of ceremonies Wei Gonggong for his cronies.
"Cui Yu? Are you Cui Yu, the eldest son of Brother Cui's family? Scholar Yang who was standing on the side recognized the familiar little eunuch at a glance, and several ministers who reacted took a closer look and also recognized the person.
"No, when Brother Cui was beheaded, and the rest of the Cui family were exiled, how could they still stay in Kyoto?"
"It's true that the grass people never stayed in Kyoto." Cui Yu didn't seem to see the reaction of the others, and went straight to the majesty on the throne and saluted, "The grass people came to Kyoto to avenge their clan sisters. He turned his gaze to Li Qiannian on one side, "Lord Li has sung a big play here, but unfortunately you forgot the roster left outside, Mrs. Ling privately peddled people's daughters, and Ling Gongzi was lustful and cruel to people's lives, Lord Li has made up his mind that no one will settle accounts with you?" โ
The surrounding ministers were in an uproar.
"Your Majesty," Cui Yu turned his gaze back to the throne again, "The grass people broke into the imperial study without permission today, just in the hope that His Majesty can give the two hundred and twenty-one families in Huzhou who lost their daughters, when Lord Li left Huzhou that day, the people who were said to be sent off by the road are actually these people who begged him to send someone to find the missing girl, and Lord Li bought off the entourage for the sake of political achievements, and Shang Zi changed his rhetoric, if it weren't for the disappearance of a sister in the grass people's family in the Li Mansion, the grass people were entrusted by the clan elder to investigate the matter thoroughly, Lord Li's crimes will never be seen again. โ
Ming Jinghan groaned, "So, the previous thing of sending bandits to intercept and kill Li Qiannian was actually done by you?" โ
Cui Yu bowed down and recognized, "It's just that there is no one available in the hands of the grass people, so he informed Gonggong Wei of this matter and begged Gonggong Wei to come forward." โ
"Nonsense!" It was Li Qiannian who jumped out, "Your Majesty, this person must have been instructed by Wei Xian to deliberately slander the ministers, the Cui family was not implicated by Cui Yi back then, and it must have been involved with Wei Xian in private......"
"The grass people have nothing to do with Wei Gonggong," Cui Yu interrupted him in a raised voice, "If you don't believe me, my father can come from Jeju to testify for the grass people, and the people of Jeju and Huzhou can also testify for the grass people." โ
"Father?" Scholar Yang shuddered, "Brother Cui Shi is not dead yet?" โ
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Scholar Yang, my father is indeed not dead." Cui Yu looked at the ministers with different expressions, it was really a little ridiculous, it turned out that the splendid prosperity he had enjoyed was so unbearable in private, he could blame others for a crime, and he was above board.
"Your Majesty, not only is my father fine, but even Lord Huang Xin and Huang are fine, and the so-called ancestral halls built for Gonggong Wei are actually post houses within the walls......"
He slowly revealed the secret that he had hidden for many years, just like his father said, even if Gonggong Wei himself ignored the infamy, it should be hers, and it must not be snatched away by a group of meat eaters.
There was silence in the imperial study for a while, and several ministers opened their mouths, but they couldn't speak, just thinking about whether it was appropriate to change their tone and praise Wei Xian now, there was a commotion outside the hall again, and the chief of the guard who had been ordered to go in the morning knelt in front of the hall with a white face, and his hand holding the sword was trembling.
"Your Majesty, Minister...... The minister brought back the body of Gonggong Wei. โ
The hall froze instantly.
Several ministers subconsciously looked at His Majesty's expression, but when they caught a glimpse of the wind in their eyes, they lowered their heads stiffly.
Ming Jinghan didn't know how he returned to the Changming Palace, he completely lost his ability to think when he heard those words clearly, and he could only hear people constantly talking in his ears.
When the minister arrived at Mingshan, she was originally stopped by a few palace people, but after the word went in, Gonggong Wei came out, and it was several palace people who helped her into the carriage with red eyes, and the minister didn't think much about it at the time...... I didn't hear any movement in the carriage all the way, and the minister thought about His Majesty's instructions, so he hurried up, and the carriage went faster...... There are stairs at your feet, be careful...... When I arrived at the palace gate to check, I found that Gonggong Wei had already ...... The palace people who insisted on riding horses rushed over and cried bitterly, saying that Gonggong Wei was assassinated last night, and the imperial doctor said that he couldn't save him, but Gonggong Wei still woke up, and when he heard the words that came in, he insisted on coming out, saying that he wanted to see His Majesty for the last time...... They couldn't stop them, and Gonggong Wei strictly forbade them to talk about last night's incident, so they could only follow if they didn't worry, who knows...... They also said that Gonggong Wei has been getting up since last year, but he has always refused to ask for a doctor, as if he didn't want to alarm His Majesty......"
Who knows, I haven't even seen the last side.
It was he who forced Hyun to death, and he let the seriously injured Hyun die on the way back for his own selfish desires.
What would Hyunhyun think about in the carriage? Do you feel that he has always been willful and has never taken on the responsibilities of an emperor? He has always relied on her, but he didn't even notice that her health was getting worse and worse, and he even had an awkward relationship with her, allowing a group of people to take the opportunity to trouble her...... And she didn't say anything, silently did so much for him.
Don't take my word for it.
Xianxian, don't believe what you say, is that what you mean?
Wei Xian's body should not have been brought into the palace, but her identity was special after all, as soon as Zhang Xi gritted her teeth, she asked people to bring the body back to her small courtyard in the apse of Changming Hall and put it on her own bed.
Ming Jinghan walked all the way through the courtyard, and several palace people gathered outside the room bowed respectfully and saluted him, his voice was so hoarse that he couldn't hear it, he pushed away Zhang Xi's hand in front of the door, and stepped forward to push open the door alone.
It's late spring, but the mood is completely different.
There was no one to be by his side anymore, no one to save him at all costs, no one to stand by him when he was sad and to make him feel that he could be relied on, no longer ...... There are no virtuous people.
Ming Jinghan's legs suddenly weakened, and the danger was about to hit the threshold.
Behind him, there was a stack of "้xiร ".
It's not her.
Ming Jinghan held his body, closed the door with his backhand, and walked over step by step.
The person lying on the bed was quiet, so thin that it was not even a layer of the thick quilt that folded on the side of the bed, and she lay there quietly, never to speak to him again, never to look at him with gentle and tolerant eyes.
Now it's really just him.
Ming Jinghan sat on the side of the bed, stunned for a moment at the person on the bed, and finally slowly lay to the side, wrapped the person into her arms sideways, and buried her face in the side of her cold neck.
"Hyun-hyun, I was wrong, I'm sorry, don't punish me with this method, please ......"
"I don't like you anymore, and I don't want to keep you anymore, can you wake up?"
"Xianxian, please, please, I ......"
The choked voice completely blocked his next words, but the person in his arms was indifferent, could no longer feel his joy and sorrow, and could no longer be the only salvation when he was sad.
Hyundai.
Ming Jinghan didn't know how long he had been lying down, until he heard Zhang Xi's small voice outside the door, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, a little eunuch who came back from Mingshan handed a letter to the slave, it was the handwriting of Gonggong Wei, it was written for you, do you want to take a look?" โ
The closed door opened, Zhang Xi was overjoyed, and was about to persuade His Majesty, who had not eaten for almost two days, to have a little food, but His Majesty had already taken away the thin envelope in his hand and closed the door again.
It is indeed the handwriting of the virtuous.
After hesitating for a moment, Ming Jinghan still opened the thin piece of paper.
Sorry to let you see this letter. The slave always remembered the majesty when he first saw him, the little prince who put a spring flower on his head to flutter butterflies, and the slave thought at that time that if he was lucky enough to be able to serve by his majesty's side, it must be the greatest blessing of the slave, but unfortunately this blessing seems a little shallow now. Majesty, life blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, God has given His Majesty too many disasters, and His Majesty will definitely have endless blessings in the future, slaves......
A short piece of letter paper ends here, and the messy handwriting statement and the little blood stain at the end testify to the haste of the writer.
Xianxian must have felt that his time was running out when he was writing a letter, and he wanted to write a letter to him, but he didn't write a few words, and he happened to bump into the person he had sent, so he stopped writing and wanted to come back and tell him in person.
It's a pity that I couldn't sue him in the end.
Ming Jinghan was folding the letter paper and wanted to stuff it back into the envelope, when he suddenly saw that there were still words written in the envelope.
-- I implore Your Majesty that no matter what you know, let the slave remain in the annals of history as a traitor Wei Xian.
Know?
That's almost enough to take on a generation of famous ministers, but she would rather be a traitor, and he used this to tempt her before the ridiculous.
Hyunxian, no matter what you ask, I can agree, but you, you have even violated what you promised me.
It's not fair.
Zhang Xi outside the door was knocking on the door again, "Your Majesty, the body of Father-in-law Wei, if there is no funeral, I'm afraid it will be ......."
When he reminded him for the third time, the door was finally opened, and His Majesty stood inside the door, his face haggard and his voice hoarse, "Shroud." โ
The palace maid on one side immediately stepped forward with her shroud, but Her Majesty took the tray in her hand and simply locked the door again, leaving the two people outside the door to look at each other.
Majesty xiร This is, do you want to change the clothes of Grandpa Wei in person?
They were stunned outside the door, and suddenly they heard the sound of something being knocked over inside the door, followed by a suppressed roar, as if all the scars on their bodies had been uncovered in an instant, and the wounds were bleeding again.
Frightened, a group of people gathered in front of the door and shouted Majesty.
Ming Jinghan stared at the facts in front of him, ignoring the shouting outside the door, he took a few deep breaths, and when the question was about to blurt out, he couldn't stop laughing, laughing so much that he couldn't breathe anymore.
Xianxian is actually a woman.
And what are all his struggles? He even pushed her farther and farther away because of this, and he didn't even realize that her condition was getting worse, until life and death were separated.
His struggles were like a joke.
No, he's just a joke.
thought that he was in love with the person he shouldn't love, and he struggled in it for the dignity of the emperor, and he didn't even dare to see each other more, but when he completely lost the opportunity, he found that this was just a battle of trapped beasts for him.
He couldn't laugh anymore, tears almost uncontrollably welled up in his eyes, and his eyes were blurry, except for the words that had been before echoing in his ears.
"The minion said a long time ago, His Majesty shouldn't completely believe me."
"History of Taiming" contains: Ming Zong was born for six years, his father Pingzong died, succeeded to the throne, appointed Wei Xian as the chief of ceremonies, was the sole master of imperial power, mutilated Pingzong's young son, imprisoned the Empress Dowager Xiangci, killed the vassals, the punishment of the Cool Palace, built the temple in various places, Mingzong ascended to the pole for ten years, sacrificed to the sky on behalf of the Son of Heaven, was assassinated halfway, died of serious injuries, the emperor helped his coffin and laughed, and his sleeves were wet.
The minister presented his majesty with this book, and the emperor's note: very loved.