Chapter 54: Death
In the deserted Han Palace, Emperor Ling was lying quietly on the jade bed alone. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Kill the ten permanent servants, and I will make Liu Wei the reserve."
This is what Emperor Ling was going to say to He Jin, but Xuan He's edict to enter the palace has been issued for a whole day, and after waiting for so long, He Jin still hasn't come.
Some people said that Jian Shuo wanted to design to kill He Jin, and then he was rescued by Pan Yin, who was arranged next to the ten permanent servants, and it was expected that it would be difficult to enter the palace in the future.
Liu Hong smiled, anyway, his goal was achieved, and in the future, He Jin will definitely fight with the Ten Standing Servants, and there is no need to worry that He Jin will not kill Zhang Rang.
It's just a pity, Liu Hong lowered his head and smiled regretfully, thinking that he could take a look at He Jin's surprised appearance, He Jin would definitely not have thought that I would make this decision.
"I didn't expect that I would actually think of killing you...... Liu Hong said to himself in his heart, "After all, you have been with me for so many years." ”
"But there's no way, the emperor's mind is like this, although I never liked these, but after all, I have received an orthodox royal education since I was a child, I don't agree, but it doesn't mean I won't."
"But it's okay, the art of the emperor is cold, it's hard to imagine how I can kill someone who has been eating, drinking, and having fun with me for half my life. But now it's different, it's because we were exposed to too much sycophancy education when we were young, and we treat the people around us as tools, so we can do any ruthless things. ”
"You and Master Lu are probably the closest people in my life! Fortunately, I am about to die, otherwise I would inevitably feel a little lost. But you are different from Master Lu, the difference is that I will kill you and not him. ”
"Master Lu is different from you, Master Lu doesn't ask for it, but you have it, so you have become a tool of mine, help me have fun, help me relieve my worries, and then I will return you to the world, rich and rival the country, so no matter how close you are to me, I can't let me look at you in a way that doesn't treat tools."
Liu Hong felt that there was a little more coolness around his body, it should be that the fire in the center of the hall was extinguished, but he didn't make a sound to call the palace maid to come in and add fire, it didn't matter if it was cold or hot.
Liu Hong sat up from the jade bed and looked at the palace where his ancestors had lived two hundred years ago, the ground polished by the Songshan boulders, and the carved railings and steps made of white marble, each of which was something he saw today as soon as he was born.
Liu Hong looked at this palace and was distracted, thinking that this was his father, where his father's father had stayed, they were also born here in the passage of time, and they were also dying like Liu Hong now in the passage of time, and there was a trace of stable warmth in his heart, although these ancestors had never expressed kindness to Liu Hong, and although his father worked hard to regain the right to be the Son of Heaven in Dou Wu's hands, so that many princes only learned the art of power and cared little about them, But this sense of belonging still made Liu Hong feel a palace like home at this time.
Since he was a child, he has lost the freedom he loves, and now he is about to lose his life, Liu Hong smiled in his heart, he seems to be very accustomed to losing.
Liu Hong knew that he was about to die, and the feeling of looking at his body would not take about two days, before he died, he didn't have any extra desires, he just wanted to think about something quietly, and by the way, he could find someone to chat, originally he wanted to ask He Jin to enter the palace in addition to wanting He Jin to kill Zhang Rang just to talk to him, but unfortunately he didn't come. ”
Liu Hong wanted to kill Zhang Rang and others for his own children, He Jin thought that Zhang Rang died for the sake of rights, but now he has another reason to kill Zhang Rang, because he is the child's uncle.
"I made Liu Bian the crown prince, and He Jin will take good care of him, and Liu Xie has no foundation in the court, which will not affect Liu Bian's status, so he can also be happy. It's the result of both. Emperor Ling thought to himself.
Liu Hong knew that He Jin, who was born as a butcher, was a person who had no skills and was obsessed with power, but Liu Hong still believed that He Jin could take care of his children, because he was born as a butcher.
He Jin became a concubine because his sister was elected to the palace, and then I was made the queen to slowly become a general, the whole time of making a fortune will not exceed 20 years, the people of the market are the most sincere to their families, He Jin was born in the folk since he was a child, and he is naturally full of market atmosphere, no matter what his official position is, he can't get rid of this kind of thinking, so the He family doesn't want those old nobles to have hundreds of years of inheritance, and some have even been big families since the Spring and Autumn Period, which continues to this day, So they don't want to be as cold-blooded and ruthless as those wealthy families, who only have interests in their eyes, or even only the interests of the family.
If Liu Bian or Liu Xie became the emperor and Zhang Rang did not die, then it is impossible for Zhang Rang's ability to control this little prince, that is to say, his children will be coerced by the Ten Standing Servants to become like themselves, and let the Ten Standing Servants bring disaster to the world, Liu Hong does not want to do this.
"I let the Ten Servants be willing to do so, but my children may not be willing, and I can't let them be coerced to spend their lives."
If Zhang Rang died, it would be different, He Jin presided over the government and became Dou Wu back then, He Hou was his sister, Liu Bian was his nephew, He Jin would be in power but Liu Bian could still do a lot of things he wanted to do, He Jin would also try his best to make He Hou and Liu Bian happy, because this is their family's ambition, Liu Bian can live a very happy life, of course, if he is unfortunate enough to get any power, then he has to go with his pain.
Therefore, the two-choice question, it is a good choice, Zhang Rang must die, this is the answer that Emperor Ling subsequently came up with in his heart.
Liu Hong sat quietly on the bed, although there were comfortable pillows, gorgeous clothes, heating stoves, and precious calligraphy and paintings around him, but they all had no meaning to Liu Hong.
Really, it would be nice to have someone to talk to at this time, and listen to my last words in this world.
Liu Hong let out a long sigh, Lu Shi was not in the palace, He Jin didn't dare to come in again, and there was nothing to communicate with the palace maid and eunuch, Zhang Rang ...... Forget it, concubine......
I remember that when Queen He first entered the palace, she was still called He Wan, although she was beautiful, she couldn't participate in the draft because she was the daughter of a butcher, but He Wan's father gritted his teeth and bribed the official who presided over the draft, so that He Wan could participate in the draft girl, who knew that Liu Hong took a fancy to He Wan at a glance, and because of the portal, there was a lot of turmoil in order to marry He Wan, Liu Hong still loved He Wan very much at that time, and He Wan was also innocent and cute.
It's just that later, because of both getting older and the palace environment, Liu Hong, who only knows the wandering wreckage all day long, can't give He Wan a sense of security, so He Wan began to pursue a position of power, but Liu Hong was bored by Liu Hong and never spoiled her again.
Later, it was almost the same story, Emperor Ling fell in love with Wang Meiren, since ancient times, few emperors in the court can marry the woman they love, Liu Hong is still lucky, he married two ordinary women he loved, Wang Meiren gave birth to Liu Xie, but because He Hou was worried that Wang Meiren would threaten his status, he killed Wang Meiren.
Since then, Liu Hong has never fallen in love with anyone again, he has just a playful attitude towards women, and fewer and fewer people can enter his inner world.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that I would come to this life, and when I reached the end, it would be a lonely life."
Liu Hong sat on the bed and smiled bitterly, did not look into the distance and sighed, nor did he leave any poems with tears, Liu Hong, who had indulged in joy for a lifetime, is now sitting silently like this.
In the empty hall, there was a large blank space between Liu Hong and the gate, and a figure appeared from the distorted air, dressed in a white robe of Shengxue, and his hair was also white, like a waterfall, without any expression.
"Who are you?" Liu Hong is a dying person, although he is a little surprised, but he is not flustered, no matter how he says, he has been an emperor for so many years.
The man in white said, "You just treat me as an immortal." After saying that, he floated on the spot.
When Liu Hong saw it, he immediately believed that the man in white was an immortal, and he couldn't help but say with some longing in his heart: "The immortal came at this time, could it be that he wanted to ignite Liu Hong?" ”
The man in white said with a cold face: "No, just come and sit and watch you die by the way." ”
Liu Hong was puzzled: "Immortals are so free? Do you care about the life or death of a mortal? ”
The man in white said, "It just so happened that when I passed by you, your sadness was very special, come and take a look." ”
Liu Hong said in surprise: "The immortal said that passing by time? ”
Man in White: "Well, I'm free to travel through time. ”
Liu Hong said: "It's so amazing! ”
Then there was a long silence......
The man in white found that he was still too impulsive to come out, and he originally wanted to talk to this person, but the two of them didn't know each other at all.
The man in white looked at Liu Hong and said, "You're dying." ”
Liu Hong said: "I know. ”
"You died early because of the life you've been indulgent."
"I know."
The man in white said, "Don't you regret it? ”
Liu Hong smiled and said: "Sometimes how to live is not a choice for me. ”
The man in white sighed softly, an exclamation evoked by this sentence.
Liu Hong raised his eyebrows: "Are the immortals still worried?" ”
"I am free to travel through every time I have ever existed, and the time I have lived has long been incalculable, and my sorrow is that when the other immortals in your mouth threw away their emotions for relief, I did not have the same emotions as them, I left my emotions." The man in white said.
Liu Hong said: "You can understand this pain. ”
The man in white said, "So you can see me." ”
"It turns out that we are a kind of people." Liu Hong smiled bitterly, "Then will the immortals come in the future, I will probably die tomorrow." ”
"Not anymore." The man in white glanced at him, "You're dying tonight." ”
"Hehehehe......" Liu Hong couldn't cry or laugh.
"But it's okay," Liu Hong said in his heart, "I had someone to talk to me before I died, although I was an immortal." ”
Liu Hong slowly talked to him about his life, without a trace of embellishment, just looking back, although the people in white knew it, but they also listened slowly without impatience, when they had an endless lifespan, no matter how boring things were, not to mention that there were still very few opportunities to listen to others talk about their lives before they died.
In the chat, Liu Hong's body slowly deteriorated, and the internal organs finally couldn't support the physical load and began to collapse, and that night, Liu Hong died, and the man in white looked at Liu Hong's corpse, turned around and disappeared.