Chapter 162: The Night of the Murder of the Emperor (3)
"Who knows, my father still doesn't have me in his eyes, and he actually gave me a choice to choose. If my father decided to let me go to North Vietnam before and still had the heart to protect me, then when I was asked to make a choice this time, he already had murderous intentions against me! ”
The mist in Huo Jingxiao's eyes became thicker and thicker: "Father, tonight, my son has been unconcealed and confessed everything to you, you can also settle down, let your son send you there, your son is not filial." Go and accompany my mother, my mother must miss you very much, and there is your unborn child in her womb. ”
"Bong!" Huo Jing shouted casually. Qiao Fengzhi listened to it and knew that it was time to come.
When he had just entered the Emperor Phoenix Hall and was confused by Huo Jingxiao's strangeness, he looked at Huo Jingxiao's usual movements. Sure enough, he saw that Huo Jingxiao's hand that often held the Tears Sword had been clenched into a fist, which was his murderous aura. So from that moment on, he knew that tonight was a murderous night.
Emperor Qiandi lay on the edge of the bed for a long time, his eyes showing surprise and anger: "You dare to ...... Licentious...... Come on, come on, come on......"
However, the shortness of breath was weak, as if the sound that had been squeezed out of the chest with great difficulty, was low and indistinct.
Qiao Fengzhi approached the bed step by step and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't blame Fengzhi. Feng Zhi came to Nanqian, and the most profound trick I learned from you is that under the imperial power, no matter the innocent. You killed innocent for the imperial power, and you are also destined to be killed for the imperial power. ”
"Starling, go out and stabilize the people outside."
Huo Jingxiao's eyes finally fell two lines of tears, he took one last look at the half-dead Emperor Qian, and finally left the dormitory and acquiesced to everything.
The hall was quiet, and only the two monarchs and ministers were left with their own thoughts. Qiao Fengzhi squatted down in front of his bed and said, "Your Majesty, tell Weichen, where is the jade seal?" ”
Emperor Qiandi was even angry and sick, and he no longer had any strength in his body, and his eyelids had already dropped halfway. Only the resentment in his eyes was still vivid, and he said it with difficulty: "Traitor...... Dream ......"
"Dreams? Indeed, this life is a nightmare for Jing Yao. Qiao Fengzhi slowly narrated: "The dignified son, when he was one year old, he was purified by the queen, and the noble son of heaven became a eunuch, and he can no longer live the way he wants, isn't this a nightmare?" ”
"You...... What did you say??? Emperor Qiandi finally exerted his strength to prop up his eyelids.
Qiao Fengzhi sighed: "Hey...... How did my Jingyao survive such a tragedy? is still living so bright and cheerful, neither red eyes nor black hearts, still comfortable and sincere. But the more happy it is on the surface, the more heart-wrenching it is. ”
"I didn't like men, but I had to like it in order to hide people's eyes. Man, who wouldn't want to hold the woman they love? But Jing Yao has long lost the qualification to love women. can only be absurd, with the name of broken sleeves on his back. ”
Emperor Qian didn't say a word, his bloody eyes flowed, and at this moment, many things were in his heart. The past is churning in little by little, little by little clear, and many unsolvable things have their answers at this moment......
In the middle of the night, Emperor Qianyuan opened his eyes and shed tears, and whispered in mourning: "Jing Yao...... My son...... Jing Yao...... Son......"
"My Yao'er...... How so? Why did you even deceive your father...... Son...... Father...... I have mistaken your life for my father......" The head drooped, this emperor who dominated Nanqian for half his life, this man who dominated his life, this husband and father who treated his wife and concubines and children who could get by, and this sad old man who was close to running out of oil and lamp, overflowed a sad whimper in his throat.
Perhaps at this moment, he finally understood the words of the eighth son, Huo Jingxiao. Because he loves his wife and children, he is magnanimous, lucky, and tolerant, but in the end, he harms his wife, concubines and children......
Qiao Fengzhi looked at him and cried bitterly, exhaled lightly, and said, "So, Your Majesty, please take out the jade seal, and then write a decree in person, no matter when, no matter who the new monarch is, he must not hurt the life of the ninth son, Huo Jingyao." ”
"Naturally, once your jade seal is taken out, of course we will make another edict, and the edict will be abolished, and the edict will be established. But the East Palace is unfathomable, just in case, so I still need you to personally write Huo Jingyao's forgiveness will. ”
"If Your Majesty doesn't fulfill us, once we fail, Jing Yao will also die with us."
"So Your Majesty, Jing Yao's life, and the position of the prince of the East Palace, you are here, as soon as possible, choose one."
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In the twenty-fourth year of Nanqian Yongxi, on the seventh night of the first month of August, the emperor died of a serious illness.
In the later historical records, Emperor Qiandi was a kind of love, and he died his concubine Yuan because of the disaster of the palace, but the emperor was grief-stricken and his illness worsened, so he went with him that night. Therefore, the imperial concubine is deeply affectionate, and she cannot be born on the same day and month of the same year, but she can die on the same day and month of the same year.
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Early the next morning, the palace was covered in plain clothes. Hundreds of officials knelt down and wept, and all the people mourned together.
At the same time, three edicts were issued.
First, my sixth son, Prince Jingcheng, lost his virtue in front and flowed in the Southern Wilderness. did not repent, and finally committed the great crime of rebellion and rebellion in the Southern Wilderness. May the name of unfilial piety and unrighteousness be abolished here.
Second, my eighth son, inherited from King Jingxiao, has a noble character and superior political achievements. Do not lose the demeanor of the Blind King, and wish the virtue of Yang Er Fan Jia in the world, grant him the throne, and reign in the world.
Third, my ninth son, Youwang Jingyao, is pure and good by nature and has not been involved in power. May it be all the nature of Akagi. The latter is the king, and he will always be good, and he will never be punished.
"Ridiculous! Absurd!! ”
On the square in front of the Emperor Phoenix Palace, hundreds of officials knelt in front of the steps in mourning. Yun Ce stood alone, like a flock of chickens, and complained bitterly to Gonggong Wei, who was announcing the decree on the steps.
"Isn't it ridiculous?! His Majesty also ordered the recall of the East Palace before, why is it now silently abolished and reestablished? ”
After Gong Wei finished announcing his decree, he walked down the steps with red eyes, came to Yun Ce's side, and said, "Lord Xiangguo, what's ridiculous?" Last night, His Majesty personally ordered the servants to present the jade seal, and these three edicts were written by His Majesty himself, and the servants saw it with their own eyes! ”
Yun Ce's tone was solemn: "Then you must have been bought by traitors!" Dare to say more, the old man will kill you on the spot and martyr the emperor! ”
"Oops!! Minions don't dare! The minions don't dare!! Father-in-law Wei knelt down with a straight face, his face full of wrongs: "Lord Xiangguo, Mingjian!" The slave is also a person who has followed the emperor for many years, how can he be so indistinguishable and ungrateful as you said? Woo woo woo - the slave has finished announcing the decree, whoever wants to kill can come and kill the slave, the slave is the one who is going to be martyred for the first emperor. ”
"Humph!!" Yun Ce snorted heavily, and had nothing to say.
Qiao Fengzhi looked around, but he didn't see Lord Xiao and Du Yan. At this moment, there was a vague thought in my heart. He pressed it for the time being, and said loudly: "The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, since there is no longer a voice of dissent, entrusted by the emperor, should it be time to invite His Royal Highness King Cheng to ascend the throne?" It is also good to let His Royal Highness King Cheng send the first emperor to the tomb as a new monarch to comfort the dragon's heart. ”
"Enthronement?" Yun Ce scoffed: "Qiao Shangshu is in a hurry, right?" You must know that the first emperor had an edict before his death, summoning the East Palace back to Beijing! These wills, both in life and after death, are the king's orders! As courtiers, we naturally have to act according to orders, and we have fulfilled all the orders of the king! For now, it should be put on hold for the time being, and when the East Palace returns, we will think about it in the long run! ”
Qiao Fengzhi said: "Your Majesty's personal letter abolish the will of the prince, and the jade seal is complete, this is also the king's order, which one should it be?" Nanqian's law, one set last year, and His Majesty personally changed it this year, which one should be followed? ”
After hearing this, Yun Ce shook his feather fan and laughed: "Hehe, hehe......" After laughing, he nodded slowly: "That's it, ascend the throne, the higher you stand, the worse you fall, the more disappointed you will be." ”
Qiao Fengzhi sneered, came to the front row of the prince's team, knelt in front of Huo Jingxiao, who was dressed in linen and filial piety, and said: "Your Highness mourns, the country cannot be without a king for a day, please ...... Your Highness"
"Oh no, no, no!!"
A sudden sound of urgency interrupted everything.
A palace gate guard hurriedly ran over: "Princes! Ladies and gentlemen! Oh no! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned to Beijing! It's coming with the prince's army!! ”
"What?!"
"Huh?"
"Prince??"
"Back to Beijing??"
"Really?"
......
In an uproar, Qiao Fengzhi glanced at Huo Jingxiao nearby, and at this moment, the two were first shocked, and then realized.
No wonder, no wonder......
Huo Jingxiao pinched his wrist: "Remember!!" Protect Jing Yao for the main hall!! ”
Qiao Fengzhi was silent.
After a while, the noisy and messy movement in the distance slowly came.
The main gate of the palace is already a battle. The prince's army is menacing and unstoppable. It was a no-brainer to fight against the palace guards. The person at the head was dressed in a dark power suit, and the silver bracers on his forearms shone with a little cold light. He was tall and sturdy, riding a sturdy red horse with four hooves and good galloping, and his dark eyes continued to shine with the light of resolute and grief. The whole person is cold and cold, like a god of war descending from the sky, calming the troubled times and calming people's hearts.
Everywhere the prince's army passed, it was a mess. The palace people hugged their heads and scurried, screaming and crying. The defenders retreated, throwing away their armor.
Under the chaos of the palace mutiny, there was panic everywhere.
The civil officials knelt on the square, and all kinds of movements in the distance caught their ears, which also shocked their hearts. No one thought that the prince who was far away in the Southern Wilderness would suddenly come back at this moment, and as soon as he came back, there was no room for him to directly initiate the palace change.
The sound of horses' hooves got closer and closer, and a group of people on the square looked back and saw a heroic, majestic man riding a horse, a body of iron and bones seemed to be above all things, making everything in the world insignificant and disgraced, and surrendering to it.
The person who has this powerful Huating is the one who has not been seen for half a year - Huo Jingcheng!
After Huo Jingxiao saw the person coming clearly, his eyes were cold and he stared at it for a long time. On this day, I still didn't prevent it! Mo said that Concubine De wanted to block his way back to Beijing, even he, he had already set up killers to guard the various city gates on the way back to Beijing, and he couldn't come back at all! However, he still appeared, then, there is only one possibility......