Just when the prison army and Tuoba Zhen were in a stalemate, a person suddenly rushed into the barracks: "Your Majesty has a will, the third prince of Xuan will return to Beijing immediately to mourn!" ”

Funeral? Tuoba Zhen's brows suddenly relaxed, but Liu Jianjun's face became ugly. What's going on, according to the prior agreement, it should be the three princes who gathered to rebel, and they were responsible for taking him down and correcting the law on the spot. Why, the emperor suddenly issued a holy decree?!

Tuoba Zhen smiled slightly, and said to the eunuch Xuan: "Military affairs here-"

The eunuch said: "Your Majesty has already sent another suitable person to be the commander of this time, and the Third Highness does not have to worry." ”

Tuoba Zhen knelt down, kowtowed in the direction of Kyoto, and said with a sincere face: "Father is wise." His expression was so serious that General Liu couldn't cut off his head with a sword to relieve his hatred.

Li Weiyang stood not far away, saw this scene in his eyes, smiled lightly like a faint cloud shadow, and said: "In just one night, His Majesty has changed his mind, I really underestimate Tuoba Zhen." ”

Zhao Yue couldn't believe it: "It's all come to this point, what else can Tuoba really do to get away with it?" ”

Li Weiyang sneered: "Then you can only know if you go back to Kyoto first." She turned around, but glanced back at Tuoba Zhen's direction, and the smile on her face became cold, Tuoba Zhen, you really can't be underestimated, every time you are forced to a dead end, you can survive in a desperate situation, but this time, how can you get rid of the charge of rebellion?

When Li Weiyang returned to Kyoto, he found that the situation had changed overnight. Originally, sixteen ministers wrote to Tuoba Zhen, saying that he was pretending to send troops as a pretext, but in private he intended to usurp the throne. However, I don't know what's going on, Liang Yushi, who has always been highly respected, suddenly wrote a book, avenged Tuoba Zhen, and knelt in front of the emperor's palace overnight, saying that Tuoba was really framed by a traitor, and at the same time listed Tuoba Yu's top ten mistakes, and attached Tuoba Yu's contract for the purchase of land and property in various places in the past year, as well as the list of feudal officials he bought with money, that account book was full of names, there were hundreds of people, detailed to how much each person bribed, when, where, and whom, etc...... When this recital was handed in, the emperor was furious, and the whole court was in an uproar.

"Weiyang, the third prince left a back hand for himself." In the Li family's study, Li Xiaoran sighed and said.

Li Weiyang sighed softly, the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be taken step by step, Tuoba Zhen used ten years to buy the courtiers, and Tuoba Yu wants to do it overnight, even if it is clean, it will leave some handles. It's just that she didn't expect that Tuoba Zhen would be able to collect these handles one by one and hide them until today, just waiting to take them out at a critical moment and give Tuoba Yu a fatal blow.

First the queen mother was poisoned, then the emperor was assassinated, and then Sun Chongyao led the forbidden army to attack the palace gate, but Tuoba Yu appeared so coincidentally, like a savior, saved the emperor and everyone in the palace, and suddenly won the support of the vast majority of ministers in the court and the hearts of the people, isn't it too much of a coincidence? Originally, it took some time for the emperor to remember this truth under his anger, and Tuoba Zhen had already been executed at that time, but this recital of Liang Yushi was played overnight, but it suddenly reminded the emperor and saved Tuoba Zhen's life.

Li Weiyang couldn't help but shake his head, they all said that the sacred heart was unpredictable, but no one had Tuoba really understood the emperor's mind so well, and even rebelled to leave a way back for himself, it was really hard not to be admired. There is no more cunning person in this world than him, he does not seek to exonerate himself immediately, but to pull Tuoba Yu into the water together, I also know that for him, the longer the time drags on, the greater the emperor's suspicion will be, and the more chance he will really get rid of the crime of rebellion.

"Didn't Sun Chongyao go to prison in the Criminal Department, didn't he say anything?" Li Weiyang suddenly remembered this person.

Li Xiaoran took a sip of tea, frowned, and said, "He's dead." ”

Li Weiyang was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Dead? "At a time like this? In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment?

"I heard that he deliberately begged for death, and pierced his throat with a chopstick, and his death was extremely painful. It is said that he committed suicide in fear of crime, but have you ever heard of people who have been imprisoned in the Criminal Department and have the opportunity to commit suicide in the hands of cool officials? Li Xiaoran sneered and said slowly, "Although we all know in our hearts who the mastermind behind the scenes is, Sun Chongyao's testimony is the most important. Only if he is willing to identify Tuoba Zhen can he be convicted. After all, when and how they discussed rebellion at the beginning, it was all done in private, and Tuoba really acted in great secrecy, and once Sun Chongyao died, we had no substantive evidence at all. ”

Yes, from beginning to end, Tuoba Zhen's use of Sun Chongyao to rebel was inferred by Li Weiyang based on the news of the gray slave and her understanding of Tuoba Zhen and Sun Chongyao, plus many scattered phenomena, and these cannot be used as direct evidence. After capturing Sun Chongyao, he is the best witness, enough to prove the conspiracy between Tuoba Zhen and him. However, it is a big joke that such an important person committed suicide in the prison of the Criminal Department.

"Originally, what Tuoba Zhen said in front of those 200,000 soldiers can also be used as evidence, after all, he instigated the army to enter Kyoto - however, now the third prince bites back, saying that he heard the wrong news and mistakenly thought that the seventh prince was plotting rebellion, so he wanted to take the soldiers to turn around and attack Kyoto." Li Xiaoran saw that Li Weiyang was thoughtful, so he told her like this.

It turned out that Tuoba had really been prepared, and a hint of imperceptible sneer flashed in Li Weiyang's eyes, but he asked unhurriedly: "What about Your Majesty, what is your reaction now?" ”

Li Xiaoran couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw that she was not panicked, pondered for a moment, and replied: "Your Majesty summoned several confidants and important ministers into the palace overnight, and then ordered the palace gate to be closed and no longer to see the ministers and concubines. The forbidden army has also been replaced with a new commander, and the adjustment of defense has frequently changed the atmosphere of the past, and the palace gate guards are all living. So, I can't guess what his mind is now. ”

Li Weiyang smiled and said, "Father, can't you really guess?" ”

Li Xiaoran glanced at Li Weiyang, and couldn't help but sigh that this daughter was like a cunning fox, and she had to squeeze out her last bit of thought to be satisfied. He smiled and said, "Originally, it seemed that the biggest winner of this bet should be the Seventh Prince, but now I think that the biggest winner is His Majesty." ”

"Oh? How so? ”

"His Majesty first took back the 200,000 troops that were originally handed over to His Royal Highness the Seventh, and after Tuoba Zhen's hands, he handed them over to the Zhou State-owned State, and then replaced the leader of the forbidden army as Bojin, and then there were the 500,000 commanders, and the one who used it was the Marquis of Changping, who had not been concerned about the world for a long time...... Zhou Guo once blocked the sword for His Majesty, Bo Jin was his Majesty's hand, and the Marquis of Changping was originally a great military achievement, but because he was getting older, he didn't ask about the court, and his Majesty would not use it as a last resort. Although these people may not be very capable, they all have one thing in common, that is, their loyalty to His Majesty is unsurpassed, and now that these 750,000 people are all firmly in his hands, isn't he the biggest winner? Li Xiaoran said as he carefully observed Li Weiyang's expression, as if he wanted to peek out something from her face.

Li Weiyang just sighed and said, "Father, you don't have to be like this, how can I have so great powers that I can anticipate the consequences of a qiē?" I really want to help the Seventh Prince, besides, now that His Majesty has taken Tuoba Zhen back to the palace for the time being, and has not said that Tuoba Zhen will be let go, why are you so anxious? ”

Li Xiaoran smiled faintly, he felt that this matter was not as simple as Li Weiyang said, but for a while, he couldn't understand what the reason was, so he just said: "I hope Your Majesty can decide as soon as possible." ”

In the Three Princes' Mansion, the chief steward personally took lunch to Tuoba Zhen's study, and since returning to Kyoto, Tuoba Zhen has been locking himself in his study, ignoring the qiē outside. For the sake of the rumors in Kyoto, Takuba really hasn't closed his eyes for three days. However, there has been no news from His Majesty, and no one can guess the emperor's thoughts, and no one knows how he will be convicted in the end. Tuoba really wants to rebel, but there is no substantial evidence, the people who can testify are already dead, if the emperor is willing to let Tuoba Zhen go, this matter can be revealed, but if he is unwilling, then Tuoba Zhen must also lead the neck to death. The chief manager didn't know why Tuoba Zhen could still be so calm, thinking like this in his heart, he couldn't help but feel very sympathetic to the three princes.

"Your Highness, your lunch." The steward said cautiously.

"Put it down." Tuoba Zhen said lightly, and suddenly put away a blood jade in his hand.

The manager looked at it, and couldn't help but be a little curious, but he didn't dare to ask more, just saw that Tuoba really ate two mouthfuls of food and put it down, and didn't seem to have an appetite, and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Highness, you can use a little bit of food, it's still difficult to say, you always have to hold on." ”

The governor was an old man left behind by Tuoba Zhen's biological mother, who was framed and killed, and many people were killed, and even the whole clan was exiled. Although her family is very low, hundreds of people have been implicated. After Tuoba Zhen built a mansion alone, he secretly found some of the people who survived that year, recalled them to the mansion, and tried every means to avoid the eyes and ears of Concubine Wu Xian, in his opinion, only this group of people are truly loyal to him and will never betray him.

The governor was full of gratitude to Tuoba Zhen, and only about 20 people survived the catastrophe, most of whom had died on the way to exile, including his wife and a pair of children, and if he hadn't rescued him in time, he would have committed suicide because he couldn't bear the pain and despair of life.

Tuoba Zhen just smiled slightly: "Have you done everything I told you to do?" ”

"Yes, the Criminal Department has already taken care of it, and no one will find out the cause of Sun Chongyao's death. This stupid thing actually dared to betray His Highness, he really deserved to fall into this fate. Fortunately, we have been prepared, if he is allowed to sign and draw the charge, His Highness wants to get away with it, but it will not be so easy. ”

Tuoba Zhen sneered and said, "Do you think that as soon as Sun Chongyao dies, Tuoba Yu will die?" If I hadn't been prepared, I would have said that if there was no news of success after dawn, I would have asked Liang Yushi to participate in his book overnight, and I wouldn't even have this respite. ”

"But we have spent a lot of effort on Liang Yushi-" The manager couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the thought Tuoba Zhen had spent on Liang Yushi in the past few years.

Liang Yushi is very stubborn, never willing to speak well for anyone, but everyone has their own love, Liang Yushi's baby is the only son Liang Zhan, but this Liang Zhan is a loser, I don't know how much money I have lost in the gambling house over the years, Liang Yushi is an honest official, respected, and in his bones he is a person who wants to save face, to maintain the glory of the whole family, he had to grit his teeth to pay off all the debts to his son, and he did not hesitate to sell his ancestral home in the countryside. Tuoba really knew, the first thing was to buy back this house at a high price, and quietly returned it to Liang Yushi, and never asked for a penny in return, Liang Yushi was of course grateful, and did everything possible to find out that the person who helped him behind was Tuoba Zhen, and he felt that Tuoba was really a very caring person. But he didn't know that the person who induced Liang Zhan to gamble was also Tuoba Zhen - of course, this secret was only known to Tuoba Zhen himself. He understood that Liang Yushi was a very smart person, so he gave him favors but did not come forward himself, but asked the other party to find him according to the map, kneeling and begging to repay him.

Tuoba Zhen's smile was cold: "As long as the critical moment can play a role, then the price we pay is worth it." ”

"It's a pity that the princess is not here, otherwise I can help you." The steward sighed.

Tuoba Zhen suddenly sneered and said, "She? Oh, I forgot about it, I haven't seen her for two days, where did she go? ”

The head manager's face also showed doubt: "On the day of the turmoil in the palace, the third princess didn't know what was going on, and went out angrily with people, but never came back. The servants quietly went to inquire, and later someone said that some people said that the princess had encountered a rebel army somewhere, and those people ......"

A cold light flashed across Tuoba's face: "Chaotic army? The rebel army is only in the palace, when did the chaos come to the streets? Hum! ”

The manager thought the same thing in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak, and after thinking about it, he hesitated and said, "The slave will send someone to find it, maybe-"

"No need, now that this kind of storm is on the cusp, I don't have the heart to care about her, since she doesn't come back, don't come back!" Tuoba is really cold and authentic, and there is no love between husband and wife at all.

What else did the chief manager say, Tuoba really said, I was tired, and the chief quickly bowed down and retired. Tuoba Zhen took out the blood jade in his arms, and the sneer on his face became even worse. Past life grudges? He never believed in such. The reason why Li Weiyang is an enemy of him is just to help Tuoba Yu, in her heart, she has always regarded herself as an enemy, no matter how he pleases her, she is unwilling to come to him.

Tuoba Zhen never gives anyone a chance, but for Li Weiyang, he has made countless exceptions. It's a pity that every time it disappoints him. Still, he doesn't think he's lost.

Walking to the window, he opened it. The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, but it was all snow beads, and a little click hit the Ming tile on the eaves, and a gust of cold wind blew in, Tuoba Zhen felt cold, and subconsciously clenched the blood jade in his palm. This jade is very strange, has been carried on the body, it seems to carry a little bit of human body temperature, tentacles warm, thinking of those scenes in the dream, Tuoba Zhen suddenly became anxious in his heart, he has always been hard as iron, vicious and selfish, acting only to ask if it is good for himself, never care about the life or death of others. Now he was disturbed by this inexplicable dream, and the desperate and resentful expression of the man in the dream had been intruding on him, and he was very annoyed.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he threw the blood jade to the ground with a thud, and the blood jade actually shattered from the middle, and a strange liquid flowed out, and there was a trace of blood. Tuoba Zhen watched with a strange smile on his face, Li Weiyang, do you think you can beat me lightly? It's so naïve.

Three days later, the emperor issued a holy decree, Sun Chongyao was determined to be the mastermind of the incident, many officials in Kyoto were arrested because of Sun Chongyao's rebellion, one of them was Sun Chongyao's colleagues in the past, got along well with him, and had frequent contacts, and was suspected of participating in the rebellion, there were more than 50 people, all of whom were sentenced to beheading, together with their relatives and relatives, there were thousands of people, all of whom were exiled to the most desolate places, and were reduced to criminals for the rest of their lives. The other group was Tuoba Zhen's cronies, many of whom were high-ranking officials, so a group of forbidden troops rushed into the mansion of the former Xuanhe, grabbed people and left, most of these people were imprisoned in the prison or secretly executed by the emperor, so people everywhere in Kyoto panicked.

Sitting in the carriage through the curtain, Li Weiyang could still hear the sound of snow falling, rustling, and the wind blowing into the car, accompanied by a cold breath. The carriage bypassed the noon gate, and from a distance, he heard the sound of crying outside the window, and without looking, Li Weiyang knew that it was the execution ground executing prisoners. The case of Sun Chongyao's rebellion was too involved, and the emperor ordered a centralized execution. Outside the noon gate, the ground was almost washed red with blood, and the cries, scolding, begging for mercy, and terrible cries were mixed together. Li Weiyang didn't lift the curtain, just sat quietly in the carriage, Zhao Yue looked at her expression from the side, and said, "Miss, what does Your Majesty's holy decree mean this time?" ”

Li Weiyang smiled slightly: "Naturally, it is necessary to rectify the dynasty and get rid of the old evils." ”

Zhao Yue didn't understand very much: "The mastermind this time is identified as Sun Chongyao, and all those who have personal interests with him will be dealt with strictly, in this way, isn't it clear that His Majesty has let the three princes go, but why do you secretly execute a group of supporters of the three princes?" ”

Li Weiyang listened to the terrible voice outside, and said lightly: "This is to prevent other princes from rebelling in the future, and it is also to clear the way for the next emperor to succeed to the throne." ”

The emperor not only executed Tuoba Zhen's supporters, but also reprimanded Tuoba Yu severely, saying that he was too angry and ordered him to go back to his house to think about it, which shows that the emperor saw that his sons did not die well one by one, and in the end he relented and did not execute Tuoba Zhen, but he took precautions against him and Tuoba Yu.

"Miss, what should we do next?" Zhao Yue was obviously a little worried, keeping Tuoba Zhen, sooner or later there would be a disaster.

Li Weiyang held the tea cup, took the tea lid and slowly skimmed the foam, and said lightly: "Yes, the grass needs to be removed, not to mention that Tuoba Zhen's grass will be burned sooner or later." As she spoke, she closed her eyes for a moment, and when she opened her eyes again, the smile on her lips gradually deepened, and the light in her eyes sparkled: "After executing those people, it will be the funeral of the Queen Mother immediately." ”

The light of snow, as bright as day, burned her pupils unusually bright, but in an instant, the light disappeared.

On the sixth day of the first month, the Queen Mother's funeral. Since the morning, there has been a heavy snowfall in the sky, the wind stirs the snow, and the snow wraps the wind, as if to herald the unpeaceful situation at this time. The whole palace is full of white curtains, white screens, white cases, and white filial piety clothes. The cold wind blew, and a whimpering sound rang in my ears.

When Li Weiyang entered the main hall, he saw this scene, where there were not only the emperor's children, but also the concubines Rou, Lianfei and other concubines in the palace, and their tears seemed to be inexhaustible. A few days ago, when the queen died, she cried for three days and three nights, and now she still has to cry, not only to cry, but also to cry earth-shattering. However, these people may have cried for too long, too much, and can no longer squeeze out tears. So, now it's more accurate to say that they're howling than they're crying. But whether it's real crying or fake crying, there is still no flaw in the appearance.

Li Weiyang stood in the middle of the crowd and covered the expression on his face with a handkerchief, in fact, the Queen Mother was not good to her, after all, she had calculated her a few times, but it was not too bad, after Princess Yongning got married, the Queen Mother wanted to find her to repair it several times, obviously this old woman was not so cruel and ruthless. Perhaps the older a person gets, the more he feels that the killing is endless, and he hopes to calm the situation. However, the Queen Mother would never have imagined that Tuoba would really poison her for the throne, and Tuoba Yu ignored it in order to confirm her brother's crime. At that time, Li Weiyang could have left the female official who poisoned the Queen Mother, but the situation was too chaotic, and she really couldn't predict the consequences of leaving this person, in case she ran away and went out to publicize the death of the Queen Mother, she would also suffer an unjustified disaster, so she simply ended it with a knife, but this also left a hidden danger, and now no one can prove who poisoned the Queen Mother.

Tuoba Yu has been looking at Li Weiyang from a distance, his eyes are deep. He hadn't had a chance to see her since that time in the palace, but he knew that she was safe, and that was fine.

Li Weiyang suddenly raised his eyes, and inadvertently his eyes collided with Tuoba Yu's gaze, and Tuoba Yu only felt that there seemed to be some shining light in the dim hall for a moment. couldn't help but be a little moved, and even couldn't help but want to reach out and take her in his arms.

"Your Highness the Seven?" A woman's voice sounded next to her, and Tuoba Yu suddenly woke up from her thoughts, and when she looked back, it was a beautiful face. "You don't look good, are you not feeling well?"

The county lord's face was full of worry, but Tuoba Yu just glanced at her coldly: "I'm fine." ”

The county lord glanced at Li Weiyang's direction, and his heart was slightly sour, but he had to suppress this feeling, and said softly: "That's good." ”

His Royal Highness the Seventh likes Lord Anning, this matter has long been known to everyone, Wan Ting once prevented this marriage, but unfortunately, many things are unacceptable. If she could, Wan Ting didn't want to be caught between the two, but Weiyang said that she had never liked Tuoba Yu, so could she expect that when Tuoba Yu died of Weiyang, she would be able to pay attention to herself who had been standing by his side? Lord Huanting didn't realize that her thoughts were so naïve, she had always been raised by the King of Chaoyang, and she was full of hope for Yiqiē, but she didn't know that people's hearts were never just hard work.

At this moment, there was a slight commotion in front of me, and I only heard someone exclaim: "Niangniang, are you okay?" ”

Li Weiyang raised his eyes to see, but Concubine Lian, who had been kneeling in front, fell, and everyone hurriedly helped her to the side hall, Concubine Lian woke up, raised her eyelids, glanced at everyone, and said, "I'm fine, it's just that I'm too sad." ”

Feeling too sad, Li Weiyang listened to this, and it was really a little ridiculous, she slowly walked up and said to everyone: "You all go down first, it's good to have me here." ”

The female officials looked at each other, but seeing that Concubine Lian and Li Weiyang's expressions seemed to be unusual, they all retreated knowingly.

Concubine Lian's eyes were like waves, she glanced at Li Weiyang, and said softly: "Weiyang, you really know my mind." She paused, "I'm just fainting, and you know I want to see you alone." ”

Li Weiyang smiled and said nothing, looked at her and said indifferently: "Of course Weiyang understands Concubine Lian's thoughts." ”

Concubine Lian picked up the teacup, drank a few sips of water, moistened her throat, she cried for too long just now, she could barely kneel, of course she had to seize the opportunity to take a breath at this moment, and then, she put down the teacup and said: "I haven't had a chance to see you, so I can't ask you a word, what happened in the palace before, why didn't you tell me earlier, so that I can be mentally prepared?" ”

is talking about Sun Chongyao's forced palace - Li Weiyang smiled: "Concubine Lian knows it in her heart, so why bother to ask me?" ”

Concubine Lian's face changed slightly, and she said, "What are you talking about?" How could I know this?! ”

Li Weiyang was neither humble nor arrogant: "Concubine Lian Niangniang has changed since the fall of the Jiang family, and you don't need revenge anymore, so you are thinking about cultivating your own wealth and wealth." But this wealth is not obtained for nothing, I thought you would at least pay attention to morality, but I didn't expect that you defected to Tuoba Zhen halfway. ”

Concubine Lian changed color and said, "What nonsense are you talking about!" ”

"Am I talking nonsense, Concubine Lian knows best in her heart. I am surprised that Tuoba Zhen has been troubled by you, and that you have taken refuge in him without hesitation. Li Weiyang said with a smile.

Concubine Lian's face became even more ugly, and she was speechless for a long time: "It turns out that you have long doubted me." ”

Li Weiyang sneered and said, "Concubine Lian is too smart, but she has been in a hurry lately, you always ask me a lot of things, and I can't wait to know the answer, if you don't do this, I won't have doubts in my heart." ”

Concubine Lian's face slowly calmed down, and she just sighed: "In this way, I still show my feet, but you shouldn't blame me, no matter how beautiful my appearance is, there will be a day when my face fades, can I keep my prime if I am careful, help Tuoba Yu, I am just a powerless concubine, I have been in the palace all my life, what is the use of being rich and rich?" However, Tuoba Zhen promised me that my son would be the king of Jiangxia and the fief of Lanzhou, so that I could leave Kyoto in style and live a freer life. ”

Tuoba is really more powerful than Tuoba Jade, which lies in the grasp of people's hearts. He understands Concubine Lian's unwillingness to be lonely, and he also understands her power, but can such a stubborn person really allow his country to have a concubine and a little prince who are self-contained? Li Weiyang smiled faintly and said: "People don't kill for themselves, although Niangniang was sent to the palace by me, there is nothing wrong with planning for myself." It's just that the cunning rabbit is dead and the lackey cooks, Tuoba is really not a good person, Niangniang, I'm afraid that if you haven't left Kyoto, you will become the first concubine to die of incense. ”

Concubine Lian stopped smiling, her expression became more and more indifferent, she gently patted the folds on her skirt, stood up, the tiredness and fatigue just now seemed to have never existed, and said slowly: "Li Weiyang, not everything in this world is under your control, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer." I advise you, it is better to leave a way back for yourself. ”

Li Weiyang's eyes were like an ancient well, looking clear and dark, but there was a chill that made people feel chilled all over her body, and she pressed step by step: "Concubine Lian, you have helped us do so much, do you think Tuoba will really let you go?" You want to have two boats with one foot and two boats, but I tell you that only those who have a firm stance can live a little longer. ”

Concubine Lian's face was not kind and said: "Li Weiyang, I have already helped you so much, do you still have a conscience?" ”

Li Weiyang had a smile on the corner of his lips, and said meaningfully: "Conscience? I've long gone. What, is Concubine Lian still there? ”

Concubine Lian's expression changed drastically, as if she had been covered with a layer of white frost, and then she became even more annoyed. Smart people have a common problem, that is, they believe in themselves too much, of course Concubine Lian is also a smart person, she also made this mistake, she naturally feels that she is an exception, but Li Weiyang knows very well that there is no exception. In the hands of Tuoba Zhen, there is never a useless lackey, he always likes to go to the old and welcome the new......

Concubine Lian couldn't say a word for half a while, and finally, she looked at Li Weiyang's cold expression, her tone softened, and she said softly: "Weiyang, I'm just confused for a while, not to mention that I only met with Tuoba Zhen a few times in private, and I didn't reveal any important information to him." ”

That's because I've been guarding against you, and you don't have a chance to sue him for anything! Li Weiyang sneered in his heart, but there was a look of embarrassment on his face: "You have already taken refuge in him, can I still trust you?" ”

Tears began to emerge in Concubine Lian's beautiful eyes, and she said: "Weiyang, you have always been my friend, I have always had soft ears, and I was moved when I was told by someone, now I already know that I am wrong, Weiyang, just spare me, I will never help him again!" Just give me another chance for the sake of how many times I've helped you! Saying that, she disregarded her identity, fell to her knees with a thud, and grabbed the corner of Li Weiyang's skirt with tears in her eyes.

That look, that expression, is so pitiful that anyone who sees it must be moved, and they must think that she has sincerely repented. Li Weiyang sighed in his heart and said softly: "Why are you so troubled? ”

Concubine Lian looked up at her hopefully: "Weiyang, it's not a pity for me to die, but the little prince is innocent, if you tell the seventh prince about this, he will definitely not let me go!" I won't spare the little prince! ”

burst into tears like this, and even did not hesitate to talk about her own children, just hoping to impress her-Li Weiyang looked at her, a trace of ridicule passed through his heart, but his face was impassive, and said: "Concubine Lian, you better get up quickly, I can't afford such a big gift." ”

Concubine Lian gritted her teeth and said, "If you refuse to forgive me, I won't be able to kneel for a long time." ”

Li Weiyang's face showed a trace of fluctuation, as if he was moved by Concubine Lian, and said, "I'll just pretend that this incident hasn't happened." ”

Concubine Lian immediately smiled and said, "Okay, from now on, I will never let you down again, if you violate this oath, let me thunder in the sky, and I will not die well." ”

Li Weiyang smiled meaningfully and said, "Why did Niangniang make such an oath, Weiyang believes that you are." ”

Concubine Lian received Li Weiyang's repeated assurances and left satisfied. Shortly after she left, Tuoba Yu walked in through the door, his face covered with frost, apparently having heard what Concubine Lian had said. Li Weiyang looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Did you hear it?" ”

Tuoba Yu sneered and said, "It turns out that our allies have already betrayed, if you had said it earlier, I wouldn't have given her a chance to live until now." ”

Li Weiyang smiled and said, "She is just an insignificant person, if you take advantage of the chaos to kill her, it will attract the suspicion of His Majesty, and it is useless because she affects the overall situation." ”

Tuoba Yu's face still had a look of disgust, but Li Weiyang changed the topic and said, "Is everything arranged?" ”

Tuoba Yu gently hooked his lips, his dark eyes were shining, and he glanced at Li Weiyang deeply and said: "I have already laid down a team of archers in Cangling, which is a carefully selected three-hundred-strong archer, and the periphery is also preparing to send five hundred golden guards to seal every retreat, and it is impossible for him to escape his life even if his martial arts are overpowered." Then, after a pause, he said, "It's just that he's been cornered, and he doesn't need us to take such an adventure." ”

Li Weiyang smiled and said, "Your Highness the Seventh, if you have to weigh whether everything is worth doing, then there is no need to do this matter at all." If you want to win, don't look ahead and stop there, you can only look forward and rush forward. If you turn back, you will never recover. ”

Tuoba Yu's expression changed slightly, as if he was talking to himself: "Weiyang, you are always more ruthless than me." ”

Li Weiyang glanced at him with a smile and said, "Oh, yes? ”

Tuoba Yu only felt that her glance seemed to see through all his thoughts, and immediately her heart sank, and she smiled: "This is natural, I am too soft-hearted, and I look ahead and backward in doing things, thanks to you from the side, if I go to a big trouble one day, I don't know how to repay you." ”

When he said this, it seemed that his affection was infinite, but when he heard it in his ears, it made people feel a strange creepy feeling, Li Weiyang obviously heard it, but he didn't seem to feel it, just smiled and said: "Then thank you first." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, their tacit understanding was infinite, but they had their own thoughts and killed step by step. At this time, a figure flashed in front of the window, and it disappeared in a flash, Li Weiyang raised his eyelids, glanced at it, and a sneer set off on his lips.

On the day when the queen mother's coffin left the palace, everyone had to be sent all the way to Cangling. Cangling is the nearest high mountain from Kyoto, 360 zhang high, not far from the cemetery where the emperor will be buried in the future, and the south of Cangling is a cliff, the north is a steep rock, the shape is like a dragon raising its head to the sky, containing the meaning of royal dignity. The emperor had already ordered people to build a plank road in the south of Cangling Mountain, build a palace gate on the mountainside, build a tomb road, and then build a palace in 50 zhang. After two years, the palace was completed, and the emperor ordered people to pour iron mortar between the stone bars, only to wait for the queen mother to be a hundred years later, put the coffin in it, and then close the tomb road, and then dismantle the plank road. In this way, the palace is surrounded by cliffs, and it is difficult for birds to fly on it, and it is truly one with the mountains and rivers. This is not only to prevent thieves from stealing, but more importantly, no matter how many years have passed and how many dynasties have changed, no one can disturb the peace of the Queen Mother.

When Li Weiyang explained to Zhao Yue like this, Zhao Yue was dumbfounded when she heard it, and it took a long time before she said: "Your Majesty's thoughts like this are really rare in the world. ”

Li Weiyang smiled lightly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty is a rare smart person in the world. "But if it were her, she wouldn't have spent so much trouble at all, just bury because of the mountain, no need to get a grave, no coffin, dig a cave and put it in the coffin, no one will steal the gold, stone and jade without accompanying the burial, and it is naturally very safe to face the cliff. To put it a little simpler, simply burn it, return the dust to dust, and return the soil to the earth, no matter who becomes the emperor in the future, you can get eternal peace.

In the final analysis, whether it is the queen mother or the emperor, they are all smart people who can't be seen. If you keep it by all means, will you be able to keep it?

The queen mother went to the funeral, accompanied by hundreds of officials, escorted by the forbidden army, and tens of thousands of people were dispatched. All the way forward, finally arrived at the foot of Cangling Mountain, the sacrifice began, the emperor knelt three times and bowed nine times, the princes and hundreds of officials and women all accompanied the salute, the emperor performed his duties, watched the coffin was sent in, the tomb road was closed, the soldiers cut the plank road, and everyone could go back. At this time, someone reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, traces of Sun Chongyao's henchmen have been found on the right side of Cangling-"

After Sun Chongyao's rebellion, some people fled when they heard the news. Cangling is located in the middle of nowhere, mostly lofty mountains, it is not surprising that Sun Chongyao's old ministry will choose here, but when the Queen Mother was buried, this group of people actually dared to appear, this is really too bold, no, it may even have other plans. The emperor glanced at Tuoba Zhen with a cold gaze, and Tuoba Zhen immediately realized something, and said in a low voice: "Father, please allow your sons to capture them back." ”

Tuoba Zhen went to arrest this group of people, on the one hand, to draw a clear line with these people, and on the other hand, he could confess his loyalty to the emperor, which was very suitable. The Emperor nodded, waved his hand, and said, "Go." ”

Tuoba Zhen watched the emperor leave with his royal car, turned around and was about to get on his horse, but suddenly a guard quietly approached him and quietly gave him a note. Not far away, a woman looked at him, he clearly recognized this woman as Concubine Lian's cronie and female official, he smiled slightly, blocked the sight of others with his sleeve, opened it, and read it at a glance, and then the whole person was stunned, after a while, he clutched the note tightly, and sneered, Li Weiyang, you want me to die, where is it so easy!

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Everyone threatened me that Tuoba Zhen would not die and would not give a monthly pass, I said, all of them should hand over the monthly pass, otherwise Tuoba Zhen would not die, and he would not die firmly!

There are already too many people in the Five Poisons Sect, and I can't add it, so please join the pro-plus group: 172292381 concubine is poisonous, and the verification code is the name of the character in the book, >_