These days, the government seems to be issuing more frequent orders, and everyone can feel a little unusual.

Seeing that it had entered the middle of November in a hurry, Su Ang and several people had been in Qi Mansion for more than a month.

On this day, Qi Sheng entered the door and suddenly said: "The latest news from the imperial city, the emperor has surrounded the Taiwei Mansion and sent out the important ministers who have changed the law, I'm afraid it will not be far away." ”

Su Ang hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what do you think I might think of when I return to the Imperial City at this time?" ”

Qi Sheng naturally understood what Su Ang said, and shook his head: "You are a person from the rivers and lakes, how can you have the opportunity to interfere in the government affairs." The emperor suddenly made a move, but he was afraid that there was something else that made him have to do it. I don't know why. ”

"In this way, the few of us are going to say goodbye to Mr., and when we go back to the Imperial City, we can know the situation as soon as possible, and there is better way than sitting here," Su Ang got up and clenched his fists and said, "Sir, why don't you go to the Imperial City with me." ”

Qi Sheng shook his head: "I want to study hard here for the time being, and he will meet if he has a fate." ”

Qi Sheng sent the three of them out, and sent some silver taels: "You can use it everywhere in the imperial city, bring it." ”

Su Ang saluted and turned to leave. Qi Sheng sighed slightly, and his father's voice came from behind him: "I think that although Su Ang is still young, he has a tough heart, but he is a good talent. Why don't you go? ”

Qi Sheng turned to look at his father, only to see that Qi's father was tall, but thin, dressed in plain clothes, and his gestures were full of the elegant temperament of a scholar, without the slightest hint of the merchantism and shrewdness of a businessman.

"They haven't even taken the first step yet, it's still early, and I want to take a closer look. However, my father saw people very accurately, and he had never come out to talk to him in recent days, so he could already see that his character was tenacious. ”

"The stinky boy is making fun of me again. But it is not difficult to see from the fact that he gets up early every day to practice swords, day after day, wind and snow are unhindered, which one else do you say you have seen do it? As a father, when I pass by the East Wing Courtyard where he lives in the morning, I can't help but stop and take a look. ”

Father Qi slowly entered the door with his back a little bent, and Qi Sheng hurriedly followed: "Father, do you think I can go and assist him?" ”

"Yes, I don't know where you're going to go but him."

After bidding farewell to Qi Sheng, Su Ang and the three of them hurried to the imperial city, Yueqi City, and after entering Tianzhou, Su Ang changed his route halfway, and no one knew where he went.

At the end of November of Zhao Jingtai's fourth winter, Huan Sheng summoned Yan Yifan and issued an order: "I have found out that Uncle Yang did indeed do something to kill him when he passed through Ze County, Hezhou, and I order you to arrest Uncle Yang immediately." This order must not be known to others, you can only quietly take Uncle Yang to Qushui Prison, and the people in his house are not allowed to touch the slightest, remember. ”

"Remember!" Yan Yifan went out in a hurry, almost running out. Huan Sheng smiled, yes, Uncle Yang is coming down, they are happy, happier than themselves.

Yan Yifan stepped forward and pulled the knocker on the door of the Taiwei Mansion, and after a while, the old housekeeper Uncle Ying came out.

"By the emperor's edict, arrest Uncle Yang!" The armor rushed into the house. Uncle Yang was accompanying Zihua in the study, when he suddenly heard a noise, came out to check, and when he saw Yan Yifan, he already knew what was going on.

"Lord Yan, don't come unharmed, being able to come to my house really makes the humble house shine." Uncle Yang smiled, and didn't seem to pay too much attention to what was going to happen next, which made Yan Yifan suddenly feel a little angry.

"Hmph, laugh, you won't be able to laugh the next. Let's go, I will be ordered by the emperor to detain Uncle Yang and bring him to justice, and the rest will not be asked. Yan Yifan said loudly.

Zihua jumped up and hugged Uncle Yang, and said with a slight cry: "Husband, why, I'll go into the palace and ask him why he arrested you!" "With that, he was going to go out the door.

Uncle Yang grabbed her and said, "Don't worry, as I said, the emperor is mature and has his own reasoning, I will be fine, if you don't leave, you can go wherever you want, okay?" ”

"Husband, where can I go!"

Uncle Yang was taken away, Zihua cried, and hurried to the palace.

Huan Sheng stared at the empty case in a daze, he didn't know if this thing was done right, but he had to do it, which made him feel extremely painful in his heart, and even a little self-blame, he knew Uncle Yang's achievements, and he wanted to be sad every time he saw his father, but since Uncle Yang came, his father no longer looked so sad, and he always had a smile on his face. Although I don't know much about the new law, I think it's good.

Suddenly, a noise came from outside the courtyard, interrupting Huan Sheng's musings.

"Who's making a fuss outside?" The noise made Huan Sheng a little impatient.

"Your Majesty, it's Princess Zihua, I forcibly want to come in to see the emperor, I can't stop it." The guards outside the door returned.

"I'm still the princess of this dynasty, you dare to stop me, get out of the way!"

Sure enough, it was Zihua's voice, Huan Sheng rubbed his forehead, he had some respect for this cheap aunt in his heart, after all, when he made a mistake when he was a child, he stopped her when his father wanted to punish him. But now he knew what she was coming for, and he saw it or not!

"Let her in."

Zihua walked into the study, pointed at Huan Sheng's nose and scolded: "Can you be ruthless when you become the emperor?" What's wrong with him, he works hard every day, eats and wears clothes, and never says a word of hard work. Don't you know how your father treated him? I know that you didn't arrest him because you were afraid that he would threaten your throne, you can rest assured, even if he has the ability, he doesn't have the heart.

If you don't think that he and the country are kind, how can you do such a ridiculous thing? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world? I think you are the king of a country, but you are afraid of a courtier, you really want to laugh and be generous. How can the imperial brother have such a cowardly son as you! ”

Huan Sheng listened quietly, and waited for Zihua to stop before he said slowly: "Auntie, I know that he is not guilty, but I can't do the same as my father." ”

After listening to this, Zihua said three "good" words in a row and went out angrily. Huan Sheng sighed, he never thought that he wanted to be a Ming Jun but had to charge the minister with a crime of "harboring his guilt", which was really ridiculous.

Zihua returned to the house and locked himself in the room, and the old housekeeper Uncle Ying knelt by the door and cried: "Come out quickly, Mr. let me take care of you, if something happens to you, how can I face Mr!" ”

It was a bleak place.

As soon as He Bixian entered Jiaozhou, he heard the great changes in the DPRK and China, and hurried back, and as soon as he entered the door of the Taiwei Mansion, he heard Uncle Ying's cry, and hurriedly ran over: "Uncle Ying, why is this so?" ”

"Quick, my lord, you have some friendship with Madame, she has been in for two days, there is no news, she doesn't eat or drink, I'm afraid something will happen." Uncle Ying's whole body trembled, and he grabbed He Bixian like a drowning man grabbed a plank.

He Bi took three steps and two steps up the stairs, and knocked on the door vigorously: "Princess, come out quickly!" Let's go to Qushui Prison to visit the adults! ”

The door opened, Zihua's hair was unkempt, her eyes were deep-set, her face was haggard, her eyes were red as if she was about to bleed, and her body trembled slightly, as if she was about to fall at any time. Uncle Ying hurriedly went over to help him.

He Bi ran outside the door to get the carriage first, let Uncle Ying help Zihua to sit on it, and several people set off to Qushui Prison.

This Qushui Prison is located five miles outside the imperial city, built on a high platform about five zhang high, facing Qushui. The cold air of Qushui is surging, the most cold and clear, which is in line with the suppression of the criminal law, so this Qushui Prison was built. There are all kinds of prisoners held here, but since Uncle Yang changed the law to kill Meng Ying and Yan Huan in the Qushui Execution Ground, everyone can see the government's determination to implement the law change this time, so there are many fewer prisoners in this Qushui Prison, and it was once vacant.

It's just that a group of armor soldiers here has never withdrawn. This team of armor soldiers belonged to the guard, but they were not controlled by the guard, and only obeyed the emperor's orders.

The Qushui in this winter is getting colder and colder, and even the Qushui Prison above is cold and biting.

Uncle Yang sat on the futon, holding a brush and writing on the bamboo slips with a little light, writing for a while, then putting his hand to his mouth and breathing, occasionally getting up and walking, and then sitting down to continue writing.

There was a sound of the door opening, and a black armor soldier came in: "My lord, it's cold, give you a cotton robe, and give you a brazier, I will come in and add firewood to you in a while." ”

Uncle Yang was stunned for a moment, and bowed down: "Okay, there is work, there is work." ”

The armorer put down his things and went out. Uncle Yang pulled the cotton robe and put it on his body, although the cotton robe was a little old, it was also a lot warmer. Uncle Yang lifted the lid of the brazier, and the fire inside was really hot. It was suddenly not so cold in the cell.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door: "This is the princess, I'll wait to visit Lord Yang." ”

The armor soldier verified the identities of several people, let them in, and then led them straight to Uncle Yang's cell. Zihua looked at Uncle Yang and cried again, and what flowed from his eyes was scarlet blood.

"When he became the emperor, he didn't miss the old feelings, I went to ask him, and he said that he was guilty, which is what a generation of virtuous monarchs can say!" Zihua hugged Uncle Yang tightly and cried loudly, and the cry echoed in the empty cell, which made people feel sad.

Uncle Yang wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "Zihua, you don't know, what the emperor does like this is what a generation of virtuous monarchs should do, the country is worried about internal and external troubles, and I have nothing to do with him." This time, he was under pressure and had to kill me, and within three or five years, when the emperor's real seat was secured, he could just use this as a name to do something to those old nobles, this is the ready-made name. I've done my business, so while it's still a little useful, let's help the emperor again.

When the emperor treated me well, if it wasn't for the emperor, how could there be a place for me, the emperor rewarded me with nine tin, high-ranking officials, so that I could show what I had learned in my life, worthy of it.

The hardest thing for me to worry about right now is you, I am pregnant, but no one takes care of me, this is my sin! ”

Uncle Yang sighed, at this moment Zihua really understood the man in front of him, he really can be called a "national warrior", he has finished dedicating himself to learning, and repaid the kindness of the emperor with this body, or for the people of the world, for the great cause of the dynasty, he really did his best, and then died!