On Geng Yin's day, there was finally news coming.

The crown prince Liu was defeated according to the conspiracy and had escaped from the Tsuangmen.

Wei Zifu hadn't closed his eyes for a few days, and when he heard the news, a heart that had been hanging slowly let go, "According to you, it's good that you're alive..."

"Your Majesty has arrived!" The sound came from afar, which made Wei Zifu feel a little unreal in a trance. How she longed to see him before that, and she went to see him again and again, just to hear the wrongs of their son, but he closed his door, and rejected her requests and hopes again and again. Now that it's too late, the prince's rebellion seems to have become an indisputable fact, but she doesn't want to defend anything.

"Queen, are you guilty?" The dust in the hall was flying wantonly in the light, and Wei Zifu slowly raised his head and looked at the person in front of him. Once upon a time, although he was a high emperor, he was also her beloved husband; Once upon a time, although he was a stern monarch, he was also a loving father. Since when did they have no intimacy but alienation, no trust and only suspicion, looking at his familiar but unfamiliar figure, tears slowly slid down Wei Zifu's cheeks.

"I don't know what crime the concubine committed?" Wei Zifu wiped away his tears and asked Xu Sheng.

"What crime have you committed?" Liu Che sneered, sat down in the hall, and said sharply: "You assisted the prince in his rebellion, launched the carriage in the middle palace, transferred the guards of the Le Palace, took the arsenal of weapons, and took the piles and piles, which one is not the most heinous crime?" ”

"The worst of the worst crimes?" Wei Zifu muttered, raised his eyes to meet Liu Che, "Your Majesty lives in the Ganquan Palace, you will never know that there is a treacherous villain framing Jiao'er, let alone that Jiao'er has been forced step by step to the end, and can only raise troops to prove his innocence!" The concubine asked herself to be in the middle palace for 38 years, she was cautious everywhere, and she never brushed the holy will. Even if the concubine went to Jianzhang Palace to ask to see His Majesty, His Majesty still turned the concubine away..."Speaking of this, Wei Zifu bit his lip and said with a hint of hatred: "Such a situation, Your Majesty, what do you let the concubine do?" ”

"Listen to what you say, but it's me, isn't it?" Liu Che's face sank, and he glared angrily, "I ask you, if the prince didn't practice witchcraft privately, why couldn't he wait to behead Jiang Chong?" If the prince has no intention of rebellion, why did he raise troops against Liu Quyu? One of your mother and son is the queen and the other is the prince, if it is not for your own death, who dares to touch you? ”

Wei Zifu said: "In the eyes of Your Majesty, the concubine is still the queen, and is the concubine still the prince?" His Majesty allowed the villain to come to Weiyang Palace to search wantonly, but fortunately, the concubines were cautious in the palace and did not give the villain a chance, but according to the palace, they were not spared. That Jiang Chong used the matter of the puppet of the Tongren to frame the Kou Er for secretly practicing witchcraft and cursing the saint, with this person's means, how much can Your Majesty finally believe it? At the beginning of this matter, the concubine and the concubine sent an envoy into the Ganquan Palace to ask to see His Majesty, but they never saw him, the concubine did not know the recent situation of His Majesty, and when Liu Quyu raised troops to come, the concubine had no choice but to fight. The concubines did not want to meet His Majesty in battle, and went to Jianzhang Palace several times to ask to see His Majesty, but Your Majesty..."

Wei Zifu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he almost wanted to cry, but finally just pursed the corners of his mouth and said in a low voice: "Now it's useless for the concubine to say anything, it's hard to return, the wood is already in the boat, how does Your Majesty want to punish the concubine, the concubine has no complaints, I only hope that Your Majesty can find a basis and let him return to Chang'an, and all the blame will be borne by the concubine!" ”

"It's all up to you? Can you afford it! Liu Che stood up and shouted: "Do you know that in this battle, the city of Chang'an is full of blood, corpses are everywhere, and there are rumors outside that the prince has raised troops and made trouble!" If I don't blame the prince heavily, how should the world talk about me? What do the officials think of me? ”

"From now on, accept the queen's scarf and be grounded in the palace, without my permission, you are not allowed to go out of this Jiaofang Palace for half a step!" Liu Che walked towards the outside of the hall, leaving only a cold voice and said, "Wei Zifu, you are so self-conscious!" ”

The door of the temple slowly closed. Outside the hall, the July sun is so dazzling that people can't look at it directly, just like people's hearts.

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Soon after, Liu Che sat in the Weiyang Palace and began to investigate the responsibilities one by one, and at the same time strictly ordered the officers and soldiers of the Sanfu Land to search for the whereabouts of the crown prince Liu Ju.

On the same day, Liu was able to escape from the capital at the Ann Gate, but it was Si Zhitian Ren's private release, so Tian Ren was beheaded. However, Ren An, the envoy of the Northern Army, refused to send troops after receiving the prince Fujie, and was also beheaded for the crime of harboring two hearts. Young Fu Shide instigated the prince to raise troops, and was sentenced to be beheaded in Yidong City, razing the three clans. All the prince's guests and those who have entered and left the palace gate will be executed, and those who follow the prince to send troops will be exterminated according to the crime of treason.

The prince was on the run, and the court and the central government were constantly punishing, and for a time the people's hearts were in turmoil and the officials were uneasy.

The third elder of Huguan ordered Gu Mao to listen to the "Lawsuit Prince's Injustice Book" in the sky, and he said in the book: "Your Majesty, the ministers heard that parents are heaven and earth, and children are all things, and only when heaven and earth are peaceful can all things flourish." The current crown prince is the descendant of His Majesty, who should inherit the great cause of eternity and carry out the great trust of the clan, but now he is harmed by the villain Jiang Chong, who is a villain in the market, and persecutes the prince by the order of the Son of Heaven, so that His Majesty's father and son turn against him! Your Majesty, the crown prince is the son of His Majesty after all, and the soldiers of His Majesty are just for self-preservation, so why do you have sinister intentions? In the past, Jiang Chong killed the prince of Zhao with slander, and everyone in the world knew about it, but now His Majesty listened to the words of the villain, became angry, and searched for the prince everywhere, so that the wise man did not dare to speak, and the debater could not open his mouth, and the old minister really regretted it! I hope that Your Majesty will be lenient and benevolent, and do not blame the prince heavily and make the country turbulent. The old minister has a sincere heart and does things that are loyal to the king, please see your majesty! ”

After the recital was submitted, although Liu Che had remorse in his heart, he did not publicly pardon the prince's rebellion, and the Sanfu Land still strictly investigated the whereabouts of the prince Liu Ju.

At this time, in Quanjiuli, Huxian County, which belongs to Jing Zhaoyin, in a thatched hut in a canyon, Liu Juzheng was hiding here. Because this place is more than 300 miles away from Chang'an and hidden in the canyon, it was able to escape the search of the officers and soldiers of Sanfu.

The master's family was poor, and he knew the prince's good name, so he was willing to risk exterminating the clan to hide Liu Ju at home, and he supported the prince by weaving and selling straw shoes on weekdays, so that he often did not have enough to eat. Liu couldn't bear it, and heard that a wealthy old acquaintance lived in Huxian County, so he asked the master's family to bring his own handwritten letter to look for him, but who expected that he was interrogated by officers and soldiers on the way, so that his whereabouts were revealed.

Knowing that the prince was in Quanjiuli, Huxian County, the local officials seemed to see wealth falling from the sky, and on the Xinhai Day of August, the magistrate rounded up the prince. The soldiers who came to search kicked the door of the house hard, Huxian Lingshi read out the prince's guilt aloud, Liu was humiliated, turned around and walked into the room to kill the door, a white silk under the beam, Liu looked at the direction of Chang'an and muttered: "Queen Mother, I won't see you again..."

Huxian Lingshi shouted when he saw this, and when people broke in, he saw that the prince of the country had already died by himself.

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When the news reached Weiyang Palace, Wei Zifu didn't say a word, just looked in the direction of Huxian and stood silently for a long time. Yun Niang was very unbearable, but she didn't know what to do, so she could only silently accompany Wei Zifu to cry secretly.

After a long time, Wei Zifu said: "Yun Niang, you go out, this palace wants to stay alone." ”

"Queen..."Yun Niang said in a good voice, "let the slave accompany you!" ”

Wei Zifu shook his head, looking at Yun Niang's eyes with gratitude, but still said, "Go!" ”

Yun Niang had no choice but to retreat and slowly close the door of the palace.

The Jiaofang Hall was empty and silent, like a speck of dust forgotten in time, the sunlight cast bright beams of light through the windows in the hall, and on this ordinary summer day, Wei Zifu couldn't help but think of that afternoon by the river many years ago.

The sun was as bright as today, and she met the man who changed the fate of her life. Since then, she has become the noble queen of the Han Dynasty step by step from a humble singer, and the people around her have also risen to prominence one by one. Her son, who is also his eldest son, has been made the crown prince since the age of seven, and he is the prince of the country, and her three daughters enjoy the glory of being a princess.

Decades have passed, but unfortunately, in the end, everything can't withstand the clouds and rain of fate. The emperor is ruthless, glorious and dry, but in the blink of an eye, even if he is as honored as a prince and as precious as a queen, it is still difficult to escape.

"According to the son, the queen mother knows that you are lonely, don't be afraid, the queen mother is with you..." The sadness in Wei Zifu's eyes was gradually replaced by despair, and the moment Bai Aya hung down, the figure of the former Tian Meiren suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, "What about the emperor's love, it can't be compared to the clouds in the sky for a long time..."

That day, although she sighed with empathy, but how could she have thought that she would end like this in the future, Wei Zifu sighed and closed his eyes, and two lines of tears slowly slipped from the corners of his eyes.

When the afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the Jiaofang Palace, everything in this palace was covered with a soft luster, Yun Niang pushed the door and looked at it, and immediately cried and fell to the ground.

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Years later.

"According to... According to the son! Liu Che woke up in a dream, sweating profusely. In his dream, he finally saw the eldest son of the emperor he had been missing, and the words of Lang Guantian Qianqiu a few days ago were still in his ears.

“… Whoever is a son is a soldier of the Father, and his sin shall be punished. However, if the son of heaven kills someone by mistake, what is the crime? The minister dreams of a white-haired old man, tells the minister this, and presents it to His Majesty..."

The night was heavy, Liu Che thought about it, and he couldn't stop crying.

Soon, the edict was issued. The people who pursued the prince were all killed, Huangmen Suwen was burned to death on the cross bridge, Du Zhou exterminated the clan, Liu Quyu exterminated the clan, and Jiang Chongyi three clans.

Liu Che was helpless, built a palace of thought to send mourning, and built a return to the temple in Huxian County.

In March, Liu Che sealed Mount Tai and Shige, saw the ministers, repented of his past political mistakes, and issued the "Luntai Edict" to blame himself.

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In the drizzle of the spring night, Liu Che in the Wuqi Palace was lying weakly on the couch, knowing that his time was running out, he summoned four confidant ministers, read out the edict to establish his young son Liu Fuling as the prince, and gave the "Zhou Gong Fucheng King" map drawn by the inner court to one of the close ministers, and said: "Huo Duwei, in the future, the responsibility of the auxiliary government will be handed over to you!" ”

After the ministers retreated, Liu Che summoned Mrs. Gou Yi again and informed him of the establishment of his youngest son Liu Fuling as the crown prince. ”

"Yan'er, what do you think I will do with you?" Liu Che asked slowly.

Zhao Yan showed gratitude on her face, and said: "Your Majesty's treatment of the concubine is naturally a grace and addition, the concubine was just a country woman back then, if she hadn't met Your Majesty, how could she have today's glory!" ”

"That's good!" Liu Che nodded slowly and said, "I treat you well, but you killed my crown prince for your own selfishness, are you guilty?" ”

Liu Che's tone was low and hoarse, as if he was reprimanding an inconsequential trivial matter, but Zhao Yan was shocked when she heard it, and she hurriedly said in fear: "Your Majesty has listened to someone's words, and the concubine will not dare to murder the crown prince even if she dies!" ”

"Humph! Don't dare to die! Liu Che sneered, and his tone turned sharp, "Do you think I really don't know anything?" You colluded with Jiang Chong to create witch Gu, secretly befriended Su Wen for your own use, and even separated the father-son relationship between me and Jiao'er, so that the crown prince could not understand himself, so far, what else do you have to say? ”

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! Zhao Yan repeatedly kowtowed and defended, "The concubine has used some means, but it is far from what Your Majesty said, and I beg Your Majesty to find out the innocence of the concubine!" ”

"I don't have to find out if I see it! If you haven't done it, then die before me! When Liu Che said this coldly, Zhao Yan couldn't believe it, how could the king who had been so kind to her in the past, the husband who had just appointed her son as the crown prince, suddenly become so hard-hearted?

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Zhao Yan cried, "Fu Ling is still so young, can Your Majesty bear to see him without a mother?" ”

Liu Che had an intriguing expression on his face when he heard this, and he said meaningfully to Zhao Yan: "The son is young but the mother is strong, there is a lesson from the chaos of Empress Lu in the past, how can I keep you?" ”

Zhao Yan softened and collapsed to the ground. She planned for a long time, and finally got her wish, her son Fuling was only one step away from the throne, but now after getting her wish, fate played a big joke on her, and she still couldn't see her Fulingzi ascending the throne after all.

"The mother is strong when there are few children, and the mother is strong when there are few children... Hahaha! Zhao Yan laughed and kept repeating this sentence, killing herself.

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Two days later, on Ding Mao Day, a generation of emperor Liu Chexue passed away in Wuqi Palace.

Another day later, on Wuchen Day, Liu Fuling, who was only seven years old, succeeded to the throne as Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty.

White clouds and dogs, how happy is the world? Many years later, Maoling stands majestically, the Tongbai Pavilion in the south of Chang'an City is green, the former emperor and queen have long turned into a pile of white bones, and the grievances and hatreds of the year have also dissipated in the depths of time.

The only thing that remains unchanged is the clouds that are still floating and scattered in the sky, which seems to tell the changes and unpredictability of the world. If life is only as it first sees, will there be fewer regrets in the world?