Chapter 616: Death and Life
A fast horse galloped on the official road, and passers-by who were walking on the official road hurriedly dodged to dodge. The horses passed, raising dust, and the choking people coughed again and again. Some people have already started scolding, and the words are ugly and mean. The knight didn't have time to worry about him, he had important things to do. One woman was a little slower to hide, and when the horse rushed over, she wanted to snatch her basket, and if it wasn't for a man pulling him, he would have fallen on the ground and vomited blood.
The knight on the horse did not slow down because the woman was in the way, and the horse's hooves trodden the basket and drove away. The woman sat on the ground and wept and wept, and those who did not know the old rites thought that the woman had killed the man.
"What is this for, so arrogant, it is more arrogant than eight hundred miles of urgency!"
"Who knows? Maybe the Huns are attacking somewhere again. ”
"Nonsense! If it is an urgent report at the border, you should go to Chang'an City, which is clearly the direction of leaving the city. ”
"Why is it nonsense, how do you know that it won't be Your Majesty has something important?"
Two passers-by looked at the fast horses that were departing and stood in the dust.
After coming to the Louguantai, Su Ren became extremely leisurely, and reading books, fishing, and drinking tea became his main job every day. This is the life he wants most, without worrying about food or clothing, and being at ease with nothing to do. There is no need to worry that the parents above cannot be filial, and there is no need to worry that the children and grandchildren under their knees will not be able to provide for them. If I was really bored, I went to the construction site of the academy to walk around twice, listened to Hu Ji's gossip, and looked at the lush woods around me.
When she was hungry, Dong Qian brought the food to her, and when she was thirsty, Leng Yue brought the teapot to her hand; When it's cold, Dong Qian will come over with his clothes, and when it's hot, Leng Yue will sit next to him and help him fan. Such a day will not be changed even if it is given to an emperor.
Today, Su Ren was in a good mood, and when he visited the finished place, he came to the south of Xiaohu Lake to fish alone with a fishing rod. Yesterday he walked around the small lake and found that there were the most fish here, but they were smaller. The clear water of the lake can be seen at a glance, and you can see fish swimming around the nest from the shore. Fish are also stupid, and they don't care if it's a trap or not as long as you put the hook down.
After a short effort, three small fish were put into the basket, and a few more could be caught to make a fried fish to treat himself, lest his father-in-law and teacher keep saying that he had become lazy.
Han Qing almost ran over, and he almost fell into the lake by accident, shouting as he ran: "Sir, there is news from Chang'an!" ”
Han Qing's voice was very loud, and all the fish that were still surrounding Su Ren just now were scared away. Su Ren was a little angry and threw the fishing rod: "Oops! How big things can be as important as my fishing, look at all run! ”
Han Qing was overjoyed, and handed the note in his hand to Su Ren: "Good news, absolute good news, King Huainan is really finished this time!" ”
"Isn't it that the emperor captured the king of Huainan, deserves your such joy?"
Han Qing shook his head: "It's much more serious than grabbing!" Our people say that the king of Huainan committed suicide in the post house! ”
Su Ren was stunned, and hurriedly snatched the note in Han Qing's hand, and looked down: "Suicide!" He's dead? ”
Han Qing nodded like pecking rice: "Dead, suicide is dead!" None of the people from Huainan ran away, and that Liu Ling was also arrested and detained in the Tingwei Mansion, and all the three hundred dead soldiers who were entangled were executed, and their corpses were violently sacrificed for three days to make an example! At the same time, Henan, Huiji, Jiangsu, and even Hengshan also sent troops to garrison the border of Huainan State, and His Majesty personally ordered that all the people in Huainan Wangfu should be arrested and escorted to Chang'an! ”
Su Ren was not as excited as Han Qing, and slowly sat back on his stool, frowning and pondering.
Han Qing was a little strange: "Sir, why are you unhappy?" ”
Su Ren said: "King Huainan died too quickly!" Suicide! Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, even if the princes and kings rebelled against each other, they would not be dealt with very seriously, with Liu An's character, he would never commit suicide at this time, there were people inside and outside the palace in his palace, and it was unlikely that Liu An would be executed, so there was no need to commit suicide at all! By the way, didn't you say how you died? ”
"Kiss the neck!"
"Still using such a tragic death?"
"It's not just tragic, it's just heroic, it is said that when I lifted it out, someone saw that half of the neck was cut off, and then the head was gone."
Su Ren took a deep breath: "What's the news about the heavens?" ”
Han Qing shook his head: "Not for the time being." ”
Su Ren groaned: "There must be something strange about this matter, order them to investigate secretly, and immediately send someone to Huainan Kingdom, if there is anything to report immediately, I don't have to worry about others, that Liu Hong will never give up, you must pay attention to him!" ”
"No, my subordinates will do it!"
After sending Han Qing away, Su Ren lost his interest in fishing, holding a fishing basket in one hand and a fishing rod in the other, and walked back with a small stool under his arm. Absent-minded along the way, tripping over rocks and vines a few times. As soon as he entered the door, Liu Gao immediately ran over, stretched out his hand to take the things in Su Ren's hand, and gave Su Ren a look, Su Ren nodded and entered the study.
A half-grown kid was in Su Ren's study, looking very regular, but his eyes revealed his shrewdness. Without waiting for Su Ren to speak, the kid hurriedly stood up and saluted Su Ren: "Sir, Yuanshan is polite." ”
Su Ren nodded: "What did Thirteen Niang ask you to do?" ”
Yuan Shan hurriedly took out a piece of silk silk from his arms and handed it to Su Ren with both hands: "This is a letter sent by the villain sent by the Thirteen Niang, I want to hand it over to Mr. by hand, please take a look at it!" ”
Su Ren took it, unfolded it in front of the child, looked at it and suddenly smiled. Looking up at Yuanshan and nodded: "Very good, go back and tell Thirteen Niang, just say I know!" ”
Wonsan didn't talk nonsense and went out of the room again.
Liu An's death caused an uproar in Chang'an City, and people led by the Liu clan met the emperor one after another, hoping that the emperor would give an explanation. It's all the Liu family, although the king of Huainan rebelled first, and this kind of thing is a little scary. While showing loyalty to Liu Che, he told Liu Che that this matter was forgotten, and it was impossible to kill the whole family if everyone died, it must be an ancestor.
Completely different from the reaction of the Liu clan, the people of Chang'an all applauded. Dahan Daily published pieces of articles again in a timely manner, announcing Liu An's accusations to the public, so that the people could understand who was the culprit who destroyed the current peaceful life? At the same time, he told the people that Liu An's death had nothing to do with the emperor and the imperial court, and that he was completely to blame.
In addition to these two manifestations, there is a third attitude, and that is silence. Whether it was the assassination of the emperor or the suicide of Liu An, a large part of the population remained silent. Among them are the prime minister, the princess, the imperial historian, and the princess of Guantao, Liu Xuan.
Chen Wu almost stood on the Taishi's chair to deliver his speech, and the folding fan in his hand opened and closed again and then opened again: "Mother, this is a good opportunity, all the royal families have gone to the palace, we should go too!" Mother is the representative of the imperial family, as long as the emperor compromises, the mother will be supported by all the royal relatives, the sister's position in the palace will be stable, and the princess's mansion will never be bullied by others again! Mother, don't miss the opportunity and never come again! ”
Liu Yan glared at Chen Xu fiercely: "Sit down!" Standing on the chair, you are long, no longer the same as before! ”
scolded Chen Xu, and stretched out his head to look at Chen Jiao, who was sitting by the door: "Jiao'er, what do you think about this matter?" ”
Chen Jiao didn't expect that Liu Concubine would consult his opinion at all, and hurriedly stood up and gave a salute: "The child is young, everything depends on the mother!" ”
Concubine Liu sighed. Chen Xu said with a smile: "The second brother is a nerd, his mother asked him the same as not asking, I think this time is definitely a good opportunity, now that Su Ren is gone, Liu An committed suicide, the people he left behind can just be used by us, many courtiers have objections to the emperor sending troops to attack Huainan State, as long as the mother raises her arms, they will all take refuge in our princess's mansion!" ”
"Whew, you know whew! Didn't listen to the discussion outside the door? "Concubine Liu is really angry, and neither of her two sons can help her. One pouted and the other kept silent, if he died, it was unknown whether the Chen family could hold on.
Guo Xie hurriedly said: "The eldest princess is angry, and the villain thinks ......"
"How can you interject when our mother and son talk?" Chen Xu was scolded by Liu Xuan, and he was angry with Guo Jie: "This is the princess's mansion, you are just a doorman, or a swordsman, don't pretend to be like a strategist?" ”
Guo Xie couldn't go on, and looked up at Liu Yan. Liu Yan grabbed the pen holder on the case and threw it at Chen Xu: "You be quiet, Guo Xie will say it!" ”
Guo Xie then said: "The villain went to the post house to see, on the surface, it seems that the king of Huainan committed suicide, but there is a big suspicion in it, with the villain's experience in using a sword for many years, it seems that the king of Huainan did not commit suicide, but more like being killed by someone's voice, so ......"
"Wait!" Chen Xu couldn't sit still again, and jumped up from the chair: "You mean Liu An was killed?" ”
"It should be like this, the wound on Liu An's neck is forward, and it is very deep, according to common sense, the wound of kissing the neck should be a little later, you don't need to cut it so deep to bleed to death, even if you prick yourself with a bamboo stick, it will hurt very much, let alone kiss the neck, so the wound will not be too deep, so it is inferred that Huainan is more likely to be killed! I just don't know who did it. ”
"Emperor, definitely Emperor!" Chen Xu immediately said: "Liu An wants to assassinate the emperor, how can the emperor spare him?" According to the practice of my Han Dynasty, even if Liu An rebelled, it would only be a matter of cutting the lord and taking back the feudal state, but the emperor wanted Liu An to die more, so he sent someone to kill Liu An, mother, so that we should stand with other imperial relatives! Or Su Ren, he and Liu An also have a grudge, and the reason why Su Ren was driven away was Liu An! This time, even Su Ren cleaned up together! ”
Princess Guantao didn't speak, but Guo Xie shook her head: "It shouldn't be the emperor or Su Ren, as long as Liu An is demoted to a concubine, then there is no threat to them, and there is no need to kill, even if you want to kill, you don't have to be in such a hurry, there will be opportunities in the future!" Liu An's guilt just came out, and he couldn't wait to do it, didn't he just give the truth? ”
Seeing that Liu Concubine and Chen Jiao were nodding, Chen Xu felt that he was making a fool of himself, glared at Guo Xie and said, "It's not them, who do you say?" ”