Wei Zhongxian made three predictions about his future: first, moved Chongzhen with crying, reversed the crisis, and then controlled Chongzhen and continued to tilt the power towards the government and the opposition; Second, retreat to the second, dismiss the official and remove the knight, return to the hometown, and enjoy the glory with the savings of these years; 3. Try your best to avoid raiding your home and scattering your bones.

Out of the palace, Wei Zhongxian was thinking: "Depreciation to the ancestral tomb of Fengyang, the central capital?" Hmph, what's the difference between it and our family returning to our hometown? No, there is still a difference, when we are old, our family will no longer have to worry about it, but Si Xiang is still the emperor after all, could it be that he still wants to use our family again? It should be, hmph, we expect that those literati won't be able to become great things in 10,000 years. ”

Thinking about it, Wei Zhongxian regained a little bit of self-confidence, and wanted to think about it again, when he heard someone ask, "Are you okay?" ”

Wei Zhongxian was taken aback, and hurriedly looked up, but it was his personal eunuch Li Chaoqin, who was looking at him with a concerned face.

"Our family has fallen after all, alas, people say that the tree is falling and scattered, but he hasn't left yet! Oh, he's not sure. By the way, our family can't explain the situation too clearly, otherwise, they are all gone, how can our family go to Fengyang, the capital alone? ”

Thinking as fast as lightning, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly hid the decadence on his face because he had returned to reality, and said, "I was framed by those villains, can I still be fine?" Fortunately, the emperor remembered the old favor and ordered our family to go to the ancestral tomb of Fengyang, the central capital, which can be regarded as an honor. Hmph, some people want to go, but they don't have the qualifications yet. ”

Li Chaoqin was accustomed to obedience, and when he heard him say that he was fine, he just treated it as if it was okay, and asked, "Next, what should our family do?" ”

"What's next? Leave Beijing quickly, otherwise, when they all know the news, won't they ......" Secretly thinking about it, Wei Zhongxian pretended to be calm and asked, "What's the situation at home?" ”

Li Chaoqin said: "The officers and soldiers came to raid the house, so many people left, and there are more than 1,000 people who didn't leave." ”

"Chongzhen, who has suffered a thousand cuts, you are ruthless enough!" Wei Zhongxian scolded secretly, and said: "More than a thousand people are enough, go, take them to load the gold and silver treasures, and our family will go on the road." ”

After speaking, seeing Li Chaoqin's puzzled face, he said: "The cunning rabbit still has three caves, not to mention our family, our family has secrets, don't worry, these alone are enough for us to enjoy for a few lifetimes." ”

Li Chaoqin knew that he had the means, and when he heard this, he didn't say more, and hurriedly went to greet someone and went with him to load the car.

Looking at the forty carts full of gold and silver treasures, Wei Zhongxian inexplicably surged with excitement, and said to Li Chaoqin: "Our family hasn't been out of Beijing for many years, don't be too pessimistic, make it more imposing, hum, the capital, our family will come back sooner or later." ”

These people who follow him don't know the situation, and they are all used to publicity, how can they not be arrogant when they hear him say this?

Wei Zhongxian saw that his plan was successful, and he traveled well along the way, and gradually became complacent.

On this day, when he traveled to Fucheng County (now Fucheng, Hebei), Wei Zhongxian suddenly became restless.

"What's going on? Could it be that things have changed again? It shouldn't be. However, as long as our family is restless, there are often things that happen, such as when Chongzhen promised to succeed to the throne, and when someone impeached us, all of them are not allowed. ”

Thinking secretly, he rushed to Li Chaoqin and said, "It's getting late, let's rest at the Nanguan Inn tonight." ”

At this time, Li Chaoqin had just received the information from the eyeliner buried in the capital, and he didn't know how to open his mouth to him, when he heard the words, he hurriedly arranged it, followed him into the room, and poked his head out to take a look, and saw that no one was coming, so he closed the door and said: "There is news from the capital." ”

He sat down and pretended to be calm: "What's the news, so flustered?" ”

Li Chaoqin said: "The Hakka family died, and he died the same day. ”

He was stunned for a while, and then he muttered to himself, "Why is this old thing dead?" Didn't you say that you would wait for our family? As he spoke, he burst into tears, and his eyes were full of Hakka's voice and smile.

Li Chaoqin saw that he had finally eased up, hesitated, and said: "There is also news, saying that the emperor has reversed his word and repented, and ordered Jinyi Wei to arrest us quickly and go back and hand it over to the Criminal Department." ”

Wei Zhongxian asked in surprise, "Really? Seeing that Li Chaoqin nodded firmly, he no longer had the intention of concealing it, and said in his mouth, "It's over, it's over, it's completely over", and walked around the house.

As he was leaving, there was a sudden commotion outside, and he hurriedly followed Li Chaoqin to look out through the window, but saw that the soldiers who followed him were robbing him of his gold, silver and jewelry. For it was getting dark, and they were all holding torches, and they were already in a mess.

What's going on? It turned out that they were suspicious of what Wei Zhongxian said, and when they saw Li Chaoqin mysteriously enter Wei Zhongxian's room, they quietly followed him and eavesdropped. After hearing this, knowing that Wei Zhongxian's general trend has gone, thinking that he will enjoy happiness in the future, who doesn't want to take a handful of it and leave?

Wei Zhongxian didn't have to guess to know, but he had no intention of caring about them anymore, so he slowly sat on the ground, his eyes were blank, until the noise stopped, he rushed to Li Chaoqin who was sitting next to him and said, "They're all gone, why don't you leave?" ”

Li Chaoqin said: "Without nine thousand years old, there would be no slave today, the slave is set to be nine thousand years old in this life, where the nine thousand years old, the slave is there." ”

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he was also moved, and he rarely came over to hug him without speaking.

After a long time, I heard a scholar singing "Gui Zhi'er" outside the door.

This scholar's surname is Bai, he was originally a Xiucai from Hejian Mansion, and he said a few bad words about Wei Zhongxian for Tuzui that year, and he was accused of having a bad future. learned that Wei Zhongxian was here at this time, regardless of the old evils, he arranged a song to help him die.

Wei Zhongxian didn't know, and couldn't help but listen, but listened to this scholar sing:

Listening to the first change, the drum is beating, and my heart is annoyed.

I thought about it at the beginning, what a luxury it was to have a night banquet.

Lamb in, wine poured, sheng song noisy.

Now in the lonely deserted shop, I have to get drunk on the village mash.

I'm afraid that the wine will be weak and sorrowful, how can I sweep away my sorrow?

During the second watch, the exhibition turned sad, and the dream was difficult.

I want to sleep in the gums, and the splendid quilt is thick.

Now the reeds are curtains, the soil is pits, and the cold wind is in.

The wall wears the cold moon and cold, and the eaves are shallow and the night is sad.

Poor and desolate, I got up again and walked around the house.

In the middle of the night, the drums are beating and the gongs are beating three times.

The dream came true, and I was shocked, and I sighed infinitely.

Thinking about the beginning, who is disrespectful?

Jiuqing called the junior, and the prime minister was a private official.

Now the trend is declining, scattered like floating grass.

On the city tower, four drums are beaten, and the stars are moving.

Thinking about it, in that day, the python was facing the sky.

Now don't Dragon Tower, Cifeng Pavilion, and the desolate lonely hall.

In the chicken sound thatched shop, the moon shadow grass bridge smokes.

It's really a long distance, and it's far away.

It's noisy, people are urging, and it's more weather.

It is winter, the wind is cold, and the frost is blowing.

What's more, be diligent and warm to each other.

Accompanied by the cold moon shadow, the shouting was the neighing of the horse.

It's so desolate that it's better to die!

Wei Zhongxian listened, and all the past events came to mind one by one: forcing his mother to remarry and selling her daughter; rob a friend's lover and betray his benefactor; Nail the iron nail into Yang Lian's head and wipe out the Donglin Party......

The song resonated, and when the song ended, Wei Zhongxian said "That's it", and went to take the hemp rope and committed suicide.

Li Chaoqin saw that he was dead, and had no thoughts of life, so he committed suicide by his side.