Chapter Seventy-Three: Sacrifice
It's dark overtime Monday again, and my plan to save the manuscript is still not completed (crashing)-
"Because in Lord Hu's heart, there is still a trace of wind and bones, and you don't want to go with the flow; Because in the hearts of adults, there is always a trace of expectation for the society and the court, and you can't bear to let it go. ”
The deepest thoughts in his heart are now being said so bluntly, and Hu Zhihan's heart is intertwined with fear, sadness, and helplessness that has not been calmed down for a long time. He sat stunned like a stone sculpture, time seemed to stand still at this moment, and finally collected all his feelings, regained a calm and quiet look, and said in a loud voice: "What's the use of the old man even if he doesn't give up?" Even if there was a little expectation at the beginning, it was almost consumed in the filth and accumulation of disadvantages over the years. ”
"Is it okay for an adult to do so? Seeing the country and society so decadent and decaying? Liang Yinhuan asked aggressively. Suddenly, an incomprehensible complex look flashed in his eyes, he lowered his head to cover the whirlpool under his eyes, and said softly: "What's more, there are gods three feet above my head, and I can't bear to disappoint those who have died." ”
Hu Zhihan didn't seem to hear the other party's words, just stared out the window and smiled, without commenting. After a while, he suddenly changed the subject and said, "Your Highness shouldn't come back." ”
Liang Yinhuan was stunned, he didn't expect the other party to suddenly say such a thing. When he was in Fengshan, Wei Ming also said the same thing to himself, but at that time Wei Ming was admonishing, but when Hu Zhihan said this sentence at this moment, there was helplessness and distress in his tone. Liang Yinhuan choked, as if there was a raging fire burning in his deep eyes. "But I must come back! I want justice for the unjustly humiliated souls! ”
"Get justice?!" Hu Zhihan seemed to have heard a very funny joke, and asked with a sullen smile, "Does Your Highness know who caused the incident back then?" ”
Liang Yinhuan's thin lips were pursed, and a cold cold light flowed out of his pupils. "Although I don't know the whole process of the matter, I can guess a few points by looking at who is the most prosperous in the court now, and who benefited the most from what happened back then."
The two people who benefited the most from this renegade in Liang Yinhuan's mouth were Huo Pei'an and Liang Yinhao. In the case of Yun Xiang's conspiracy back then, Huo Pei'an was the first complainant, and after the case ended, he was instantly promoted from a criminal department secretary to prime minister. And Liang Yinhao, the third prince who was originally mediocre and the most unnoticed, was canonized as the crown prince and finally became a treasure. These two men are arguably the biggest winners in this case.
Hu Zhihan couldn't suppress the sourness in his heart, and there was an indescribable sense of powerlessness, and he said slowly: "Since His Highness knows, why do you know that you can't do it?" ”
"If I don't do anything, and I live secretly among the mountains and rivers, what face will I have to say goodbye after a hundred years?" Liang Yinhuan replied seriously, tilting his head slightly, his deep black eyes looking exceptionally bright in the morning light.
Hu Zhihan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and whispered: "Yes, although the dead don't force it, the living can't forget it." ”
Liang Yinhuan saw that the other party had something to say, as if he knew a lot about the events of the year, so he pulled Hu Zhihan's sleeve and asked anxiously: "What happened back then?" It is impossible for Yun Xiang to rebel at all, why did the first emperor believe in Huo Pei'an's slander so much? ”
"When the first emperor thoroughly investigated this case, it was extremely secretive, and only a few ministers who were involved in it knew the whole process of the matter, and later the first emperor also strictly forbade the ministers to discuss the matter again. Over time, this case has become a taboo in the palace, and even I only know a little about the secrets of outsiders talking about the change of color. Hu Zhihan's dark pupils rippled slightly, "I don't know what perjury Huo Pei'an came up with to frame Yunxiang, but I know one thing better than anyone else." At the end of the case, Yun Xiang personally admitted the fact of the rebellion. ”
"Impossible! Yun Xiang can't be...."Liang Yinhuan retorted almost instinctively, shaking his head in disbelief, his handsome face paling with horror. "It must be Huo Pei'an's trick and his intention to coerce Yun Xiang. Or imitate the handwriting of the cloud phase, deliberately..."
"No, no one threatened him, it was completely voluntary." Hu Zhihan closed his eyes slightly, as if he was recalling that sad experience, "Yun Xu once wrote a blood letter in the prison, on which he confessed to the crime of rebellion, and I watched him write the blood letter with my own eyes, and I personally presented it to the emperor. ”
Liang Yinhuan's body shook invisibly, and he kept repeating some words in his mouth, "Why... How so, this can't be... Why..."
Hu Zhihan suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "Why?" Doesn't Your Highness know? ”
"How would I know?" Liang Yinhuan Huo Ran raised his head, half sat up, and said excitedly, "As soon as the case broke out, I was immediately placed under house arrest by my father in the palace, and I was not released until after Yun Xiang's death, what can I know?!" ”
"Yun Xu has always appreciated His Royal Highness's mind and talent, and has repeatedly recommended the first emperor to canonize His Royal Highness as the crown prince, I am afraid that in the eyes of the first emperor, His Royal Highness and Yun Xiang have long been the same spirit. Didn't His Royal Highness completely lose his qualification to win the heir because of Yun Xu's incident? Hu Zhihan was extremely calm, and his tone was very gentle, without the slightest fluctuation of emotion. The wounds that once hurt my heart have now scabbed into scars, and when I talk about it again, I am not as angry as I used to be.
However, Liang Yinhuan was not as open as Hu Zhihan, but he repeatedly recalled the scene back then. In fact, he knew that the first emperor did not suspect that he was conspiring with Yun Xiang to rebel, so he immediately put him under house arrest after the case broke out. Later, the case subsided, and he was also released by the first emperor, at that time he only felt that the first emperor found out that the matter had nothing to do with him, so he returned his innocence. But he never thought deeply about what kind of process was hidden in this. Now after Hu Zhihan mentioned it, suddenly, the sudden intrusion of speculation made him feel as if he had been struck by lightning, and the rippling heart lake gradually swelled up, Liang Yinhuan only felt that his head hurt, and it took a long time to find his voice, and his lips trembled and asked, "Yes... Is it because of me? ”
Hu Zhihan exhaled slowly, and said with a gloomy expression: "Huo Pei'an has been planning for a long time, and he deliberately pointed all the evidence at Yun Xu. Yun Xu knew that he was irrefutable when he was in the prison, so he begged me hard to let me present the so-called confession of blood to the emperor, the only thing I was looking forward to was to keep Your Highness! ”
Liang Yinhuan slumped to the ground, and the sourness in his heart gushed out like a tide, biting every part of his body, so painful that he even blurred his vision slightly.