After a few years, Emperor Zhao Ji, who had defected to Hangzhou for several months, arrived in Luoyang. Along with him, there was also a group of military generals who followed him in Hangzhou. In charge of escorting them was the fierce general Yang Zaixing, and Zhang Shuye and Shi Liai still stayed in Hangzhou to deal with the aftermath.

Zhao Ji, who has been the emperor for most of his life, is used to others kneeling and shouting long live to him, but today he knelt under His Royal Highness Jin Luan in the Luoyang Palace, and the two tremors were close to the ground.

Zhao Huan sat on the dragon chair and looked condescendingly at his father, who had gray temples, and felt pity and hatred in his heart. Chu Tianya stood at the head of the courtiers, looking at his eyes, nose, nose, and heart, and did not squint, and he regarded Zhao Ji as a ball of air.

His Royal Highness Jin Luan was dead silent, and no one dared to say a word.

How to deal with Zhao Ji has become an extremely thorny problem. In terms of reason, he rebelled in Jiangnan, and the criminals did not forgive and kill their heads; From another point of view, how can I say that he is also the emperor, and at the last moment, he can be regarded as "setting things right" and reining in the precipice, otherwise, the rebellion in Jiangnan will definitely not be quelled so quickly. In terms of moral standards, Zhao Ji's virtue is really rotten. Previously, he took the lead in ruining the country of the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention, but also "absconded with money" to Hangzhou at a critical time, and when the war in the Great Song Dynasty was tight, he deducted food and salary and stabbed him in the back, until he raised the rebel flag to really rebel, and at the most critical time, he killed Zhao Gou, King of Kang, and saved his life.

Chu Tianya wanted to cut this old man into pieces from the bottom of his heart and feed the dogs. But after all, he has reigned in the world for decades, and he is the biological father of the current saint. Although his execution was reasonable and legal, it was contrary to human morality. It will also be criticized by those scholars who have been taught by Confucian poetry and books. So Chu Tianya simply shut up, more things are better than less things, it depends on how the officials deal with it.

Although Zhao Huan hated Zhao Gou and Zhao Ji who abandoned him at the critical moment and fell into a desperate situation, Zhao Gou was dead, and Zhao Ji had also lost his position. From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Huan still didn't want to kill Zhao Ji with his own hands, but if he wanted to be so light, he would be cheaper, and he was a little worried in his heart. So, Zhao Huan was also very conflicted.

"Everyone, Aiqing, how should I send it down?" Zhao Huan confided in his heart, and then sighed.

No one answered.

Zhao Ji knelt on the ground and shook even more, sweating on the top of his head.

His Royal Highness Jin Luan once again fell into a dead silence.

At this moment, the imperial guards of the forbidden army outside the palace came to report, saying that Emperor Roufu knelt in front of the palace and was willing to ask for an audience.

Zhao Huan's eyes lit up, and he cast his eyes on Chu Tianya. Chu Tianya turned a blind eye, and his eyes never moved.

"Xuan, Emperor Roufu is here!"

A moment later, Emperor Roufu walked into the Golden Luan Palace. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty looked at her sideways. It is rare for the royal ladies of the Great Song Dynasty to appear openly in the court like this, and it is also thanks to the fact that Emperor Roufu is a woman of Chu Tianya, so she can be summoned in such a grand manner today. Everyone knows this.

Zhao Ji knelt on the ground and dared to get up, just secretly looked at Emperor Roufu with a side face, and almost lamented and begged her to come forward to intercede to save her life.

After the ceremony, Zhao Huan asked directly, "Roufu, what are you doing rashly breaking into the palace?" ”

"The courtiers specially came to ask for Your Majesty, and the Emperor Rao will not die!" Emperor Roufu said bluntly.

"Do you know how sinful he is?" Zhao Huan cooperated very well and sang a double reed with her.

"Sister Chen, I know." Emperor Roufu knelt down, "My sister requests that His Majesty can punish Emperor Taishang for any crime, except not to take his life." Even if he is reduced to a commoner or exiled for thousands of miles, the courtiers are willing to follow their father and serve him for the rest of their lives! ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole dynasty was shocked. One word, "filial piety"!

Zhao Ji lay on the ground and cried, old tears. He had more than 60 children, and how could he really care about any of them over the years? At this time today, it was an inconspicuous daughter who came forward to ask for insurance for him and promised to retire for the elderly. And this daughter is still married to Chu Tianya, the biggest "enemy" of the Zhao family!

"Emperor Ji Xiao of Roufu moved the sky, please allow Your Majesty!" Two courtiers came out and pleaded together.

Immediately afterwards, more civil and military officials stood up and knelt down to beg.

Only Chu Tianya was still standing there, not moving. As if whatever was happening in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Everyone turned their eyes to Chu Tianya. Because they knew that even if all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty came forward as a guarantee, as long as Chu Tianya did not nod, the emperor's decision would still not be done.

Emperor Roufu knelt down in front of Chu Tianya and kowtowed to him three times, "Cheap concubine is brave, willing to ask His Royal Highness King Wei for permission!" ”

"Roufu, get up!" Chu Tianya helped her up, sighed, and said, "Do you know why I'm standing here, and I didn't ask for His Majesty's mercy like them?" ”

"The concubine is ignorant, I don't know." Emperor Roufu replied.

Chu Tianya said: "Over the years, this king and countless brothers have been born and died, blood, fire, rivers and mountains, and after countless hardships, they finally saved the Great Song Dynasty from defeat. Over the years, countless of my relatives, brothers, and friends have lost their lives in battles and deaths. Every night, when I close my eyes, I can hear their spirits whispering to me. Every time I think of them, my heart is like a knife and I am filled with righteous indignation. Roufu, I ask you—if I also plead for the culprit with a clear conscience, how can I appease the many weeping souls?! ”

The hall was silent, and Emperor Roufu's expression froze instantly, looking at Chu Tianya blankly, "Then you are ...... Do you have to kill the emperor? ”

Chu Tianya glanced sideways at Zhao Ji, who was kneeling on the ground with his butt pouting and trembling, and said lightly: "Selfishly, I really have to kill him, and I must do it myself and tear him to pieces!" ”

Everyone was frightened, Zhao Ji was really frightened and cried out now, and Zhao Huan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, almost fell down.

"I beg you to ......" Emperor Roufu stretched out his hand and gently grabbed Chu Tianya's sleeve, "He is already in his last years, and he has already suffered the punishment he deserves. In the future, he can not be the emperor, just as an ordinary common man, let him die a good death, is it okay?

"Just for your filial piety, I promise you." Chu Tianya nodded lightly, "But don't let me see him playing with power or arrogance again." Otherwise, the connivance is that I can look at your face and not care about it, and these many righteous people will not spare him! ”

"It's still King Wei's generosity and wisdom!" Zhao Huan finally picked up a step, and immediately said, "Just demote Zhao Ji to a commoner and expel him from the palace, and he will never be allowed to participate in politics!" ”

"Thank you!" Emperor Roufu cried with joy, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, "Father, hurry up and thank you!" ”

"Thank you, thank you! King Xie Wei is magnanimous! Zhao Ji finally picked up a life, and he cried bitterly with all his feelings.

Emperor Roufu stepped forward to help him up, "Father, let's go......"

"Hmm, hmm......" Zhao Ji grabbed Emperor Roufu's hand tightly, as if grasping his life-saving straw. At this moment, he was both relieved and ashamed, both happy and regretful. The people of the Manchu Dynasty looked at him, and in full view, Zhao Ji took off his apricot yellow coat in public, lifted the straight-legged official hat on his head, put on his hair, and walked out of the Jinluan Hall step by step with the support of Emperor Roufu.

The whole process lasted for a long time, and everyone's hearts were full of different thoughts and feelings; But from beginning to end, except for Emperor Roufu, no one said a word. Zhao Ji mustered up the courage more than once to look at Chu Tianya or say a word or two to him, but he didn't dare after all. He felt that Chu Tianya, who had been standing in the corner of his eye, was like a heavenly judge sent by the heavens to interrogate and punish him. With just one look from Chu Tianya, Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty who once ruled the world and sat on the four seas, can be shattered in an instant!

After walking out of the Jinluan Palace, Zhao Ji found that his limbs were weak and his whole body was soaked, and he couldn't help but gasp for breath. Emperor Roufu couldn't help but say, "Father, you scratched me. ”

"Huh?" Zhao Ji came back to his senses, only then did he find that one of his hands was tightly grasping Emperor Roufu's wrist, and when he released it, her wrist was about to go purple.

"The princess forgives the sins, the princess forgives the sins!" Zhao Ji hurriedly let go and made amends.

"Father, you don't have to." Emperor Roufu sighed softly, looked at Zhao Ji with red eyes, and said, "Do you think that this scene in the court today was arranged by King Wei for me to do?" ”

Zhao Ji was stunned and didn't dare to talk. But I was thinking: Isn't it? Take me, a worthless waster, once again erect his grace as the king of Wei, and use it to spread his reputation of loyalty and filial piety?

"I'm going to be sad if you think so." Emperor Roufu said softly, "Father, no matter what you are in the eyes of others, in my eyes, you are my father after all. I can clearly tell you that I am not doing this qiē for you, but for the sake of my mother. I don't want the rest of her life to be spent in loneliness and sadness. Can you understand? ”

"I ...... Yes, yes. Zhao Ji nodded dumbfoundedly.

"My daughter is incompetent, the only thing I can do is to keep you from dying so that you can have no worries about food and clothing in the future. Father, if you leave this Luoyang Palace, you will never look back, never appear in the sight of the people again, and from then on you will remain incognito and clear the peace. "Can you promise me?" ”

"Yes, yes." Zhao Ji replied mechanically.

Emperor Roufu held Zhao Ji's hand and said, "Father, you will never be able to understand King Wei's heart. He has no personal anger against you, only public hatred. Since he pardoned your capital crime in public in the court, he will never turn over the old accounts against you again in the future. But only if it ...... In the future, you must keep to yourself and do not do anything out of the ordinary. Otherwise, not only will your daughter not be able to protect you, but even Your Majesty will be implicated. ”

"Yes, yes, I see." Zhao Jicheng nodded again and again in fear, thought for a moment, and said, "It's better for me to become a monk and find a place where no one knows me to be a Taoist!" …… Your mother will be left to you to honor and send her to the end! I am an ominous person, and I don't know how to manage life, let alone pity people. If she keeps following me, she will suffer for the rest of her life. Fortunately, she still has this sensible and filial baby daughter, and I can rest assured if I entrust her to you. ”

Emperor Roufu was stunned, "You want to become a monk?" ”

"Hmm......" Zhao Ji nodded seriously and sighed, "When I came back from Hangzhou all the way, I was thinking, if I didn't die in this catastrophe, I would become a monk." If I stay in the Imperial City and stay in the world, even if I can calmly face the one I once owned and everyone I once knew, it is difficult to protect other people with bad intentions from making a fuss about me. Fortunately, His Majesty has demoted me to a commoner, and the King of Wei has also forgiven my sins. I can start from scratch and move on to another part of my life. Huan Huan, please reply to His Royal Highness King Wei...... Just said that Zhao Ji admired him and was grateful to him. This is true for both public and private. ”

"Admiration? Grateful? Emperor Roufu looked at Zhao Ji in confusion, "Father ......"

"You're still young after all. You can't fully understand things between men. Zhao Ji waved his hand and smiled bitterly, signaling that Emperor Roufu didn't have to say any more, "After all, I have been in the world for decades, and I can understand a little bit of King Wei's heart." I confess that I used to hate him to the core, and I used to be jealous of him. But now, after all, only gratitude and admiration remain. Huan Huan, as long as you walk out of this palace, Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji will no longer exist zài. Even if you keep me, I don't have the face to survive by your side. Your father has been confused for half his life, dirty for a lifetime, and when he is old, he finally has a little shame. You don't have to think about it, I'm going to live well. You take your mother concubine to the Wei Wangfu to serve her for a long time, and that's it. ”

"Yes, my daughter wrote down ......" Roufu Emperor Ji burst into tears.

"I'm leaving." Zhao Ji smiled very relievedly, held the face of Emperor Roufu with both hands, and stared, "I think I, Zhao Ji, have lived for most of my life, and the most gratifying thing is to give birth to a good daughter like you." Huan Huan, among my sixty-seven children, only you are the luckiest. Because you are married to the greatest husband in the world...... Take care of yourself and go for the Father! ”

Zhao Ji strode away.

"Father! ......" Emperor Roufu knelt behind Zhao Ji and cried out to his back.

Long.

A pair of powerful hands lifted Emperor Roufu up from the ground. She looked up and saw that it was Chu Tianya.

"King Wei!" Emperor Roufu threw herself into Chu Tianya's arms and cried loudly.

"Okay, it's okay, let's go home!" Chu Tianya held her in his arms and comforted her softly. The civil and military officials all avoided it from afar, and none of them approached.

"Tianya ......" Emperor Roufu hugged him tightly and called his name in his arms.

"There are those who live, but they are dead; Some people die, but they live forever in the hearts of others. Chu Tianya said, "Your father's choice is right. If he really lives by your side, he will only bring a lot of embarrassment and wolf bèi to you and himself. Let him leave like this! At least, you still have memories! ”

"Hmm......" Emperor Roufu couldn't cry.

"Let's go, let's pick up your mother!"

Chu Tianya took the hand of Emperor Roufu, walked down the dragon tail road of the palace step by step, greeted Xu Rì, and gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

At the same time, on the execution ground outside Luoyang Palace, nearly 100 good heads were cut off by the executioner. The onlookers of the Luoyang gentry applauded. They were officials and generals who followed Zhao Ji and Zhao Gou to defect to Hangzhou. Before they arrived in Luoyang, Chu Tianya had ordered a thorough investigation of their foundation. Regardless of defecting to Hangzhou, anyone who has committed any criminal offenses or corrupted the law in the past will be severely punished - there is no forgiveness for killing!

A hundred hanging heads, the back of an emperor who quietly left, seemed to be announcing the world of the Great Song Dynasty...... An era is over; Another era has begun!