Chapter 30: Murder and Silence
In the cold garden of Yongwangfu, I sat in the pavilion wearing a brocade robe, the spring flowers in the garden have been gone, the trees are lush, delicate and elegant, I got up early this morning to enjoy the rising sun, Xiao Shunzi was worried that I was cold, or insisted that I put on a brocade robe, I looked at the rising sun and the morning glow of the sky, but there was only one thought in my heart, just one person.
Seeing that I was silent and that the guards had been sent away, Xiao Shunzi approached me and said lightly: "Is Gongzi still worried about what His Royal Highness King Yong said?" ‘
I sighed lightly and said, "Xiao Shunzi, you say, is Princess Changle really interested in me, why do I never feel it." ‘
Xiao Shunzi chuckled and said: "Childe, you have never been close to a young woman, every time you say that you are either reading a book or enjoying the scenery, between you and Mrs. is also Mrs. first take the initiative of you, Her Royal Highness the princess is dignified and chaste, never confessed her heart, no wonder Childe does not know, I see that the princess is sure of your intentions, otherwise it will not be said to play with Childe's poetry, Nanchu I think the princess already knows some truths, but no one else knows, and if it were not for the princess's half-branch Xuanshen, the princess would have been surnamed for life, if the princess has no affection for you, I don't believe it, but the princess probably has the same thoughts as you, so she never confesses. Childe, aren't you quite different from the princess, these little Shunzi also look at it bit by bit. It's just that the two of you are in the way of being a monarch and minister, so you don't want to express your feelings to each other. ‘
I glanced at Xiao Shunzi lightly and said, "Are you accusing me of being burdened by fame and refusing to accept the princess's affection?" ‘
Xiao Shunzi was silent, obviously acquiescing, I sighed: "How can I, Jiang Zhe, be a person who cherishes fame, but there are some things that must not be done, I didn't have a word of falsehood in answering Qin Qing's question last time, I am different from the princess, but I didn't refuse this marriage for this reason, if I really have a heart, then nothing can stop me, but you should know that the princess has not said a word about marrying me, which shows that even if the princess is interested in me, she is absolutely unwilling to violate the etiquette law, In this case, how can I propose marriage according to the will of King Yong, so that the reputation of the princess will be ruined, although due to the majesty of the royal family, I may not dare to say it clearly, but the pen and ink are ruthless, I don't want to leave a stigma on the princess's history. Besides, I only have a few relationships with the princess, how do I know if the princess really loves me as a person. ‘
Xiao Shunzi said in a low voice: "Childe is right, it was the slave who misunderstood. ‘
I said lightly: "These are still my personal feelings, if from the official point of view, I am a minister of Southern Chu, why should I ask to marry the princess, I am afraid that Emperor Yongdi agreed in person, and in a blink of an eye, he sent someone to die, although Emperor Yongdi is at the mercy of the princess, but in his heart I am afraid that he only wants the princess to marry Dayong's handsome man." And if I do this kind of thing at this time, I am afraid that King Yong will be affected, how can I harm the public with my own selfishness, besides, don't you know my body, if there is any misfortune, how can you make the princess embarrassed. ‘
Xiao Shunzi didn't make a sound, and said after a while: "The slave just hopes that Childe will not be lonely for life." ‘
I smiled and said, 'When King Yong ascends the throne and avenges the murder of his wife, I will put everything down, and if my health improves, I will marry a virtuous woman. ‘
Xiao Shunzi smiled: "Of course it's good, the slave is waiting for you to marry the master mother, and then add a little master." ‘
I breathed a sigh of relief, leaned down in my chair and said, "King Yong should have figured it out these days, so he won't come to force me, by the way, what's the situation outside?" ‘
Xiao Shunzi said with a strange expression: "Does Childe want to hear good news or bad news?" ‘
I smiled wryly and said, 'Let's hear the bad news first.' ‘
Xiao Shunzi said: "This bad news is that there is a big incident in the capital, and now everyone is going to see the excitement, but they don't pay attention to the prince's actions." ‘
I frowned slightly and said, "What is the big thing that has diverted the attention of both the government and the opposition?" ‘
Xiao Shunzi said: "This matter was originally a matter of rivers and lakes, and Childe knows about Guan Zhonglian, right?" ‘
I said, 'Remember, the co-leader Sha Qingyuan, and his daughter Sha Zhijing are disciples of Fengyimen, and they are the largest gang in Chang'an. ‘
Xiao Shunzi said: "Speaking of which, the son and they have had a relationship, a few days ago said that Sha Zhijing went to Xianyang to visit his grandmother, but was killed, it is said that he died very miserably, the female disciples of Fengyi Sect are no matter how bad their martial arts are, and they have also practiced a kind of martial arts called 'Meteorite Fighting Technique', which is the martial arts created by the master of Fengyi Sect himself, all of which are created according to the characteristics of the female surname's physical flexibility, and hand-to-hand combat is used to the extreme, which is used by those female disciples when they encounter a strong enemy and have no way to escape, that is, they cannot kill the enemy, can also die together, no matter how bad it is, it can also commit suicide, now I think about it at the beginning, it is really a pity, Liang Wan did not dare to act rashly, for fear of hurting the princess, so she did not perform this martial arts, in short, Sha Zhijing died, Guan Zhonglian and Fengyimen are all trying their best to hunt for the murderer, and the murderer has caused tragedy one after another, and many women in the boudoir have died in the Xianyang area in the past ten days, and the murderer has already shown his traces. ‘
I said, 'In that case, with the power of Fengyimen and Guan Zhonglian, this person should be captured and executed soon.' ‘
Xiao Shunzi shook his head and said: "Originally, because the main force of Fengyi Gate had not arrived, this person was raging in the Xianyang area, but now that the Fengyi Gate people have arrived, this person has fled. ‘
I frowned and said, 'How can this matter attract the attention of the courtiers?' ‘
Xiao Shunzi smiled bitterly and said: "The dead women all have signs of being remediated, so the people in the rivers and lakes suspect that the people of the Demon Sect have re-entered the Central Plains. One of the 'Mercy Sects' of the Demon Gate is the best at picking up, if the Demon Sect reappears, it means that Jing Wuji may re-enter the Central Plains, now that he is a national division of the Northern Han, his comeback may symbolize that the Northern Han is about to attack in a big way, if so, how can the Chinese Wu not care about this matter, so now no one remembers the matter of the Splendid Alliance. ‘
I subconsciously shook the folding fan and asked, 'What do you think?' ‘
Xiao Shunzi said: "I don't think it's strange for the disciples of the Demon Gate to stay in the Central Plains, if it is not for me, I would only think it is strange, and the whereabouts of the people of the Demon Gate are secretive, although there are rumors of their whereabouts from time to time over the years, but they are all chasing the wind and shadows, so I think it is possible for Fengyi Men to use the topic to play and attract everyone's attention." ‘
I smiled coldly and said, "The power of the Demon Gate has been attached to the Northern Han Dynasty, if Jing Wuji wants to compete with Fan Huiyao, it makes no sense to rely on martial arts, I'm afraid that the unification of the world is the key to their victory." As soon as something happened to the prince, the demon gate appeared, and he was really in a hurry. In that case, I'll join in the fun, Xiao Shunzi, you know what Tobe Shangshu Liang Jinqian is doing now. ‘
Xiao Shunzi said: "He is now guilty of meritorious service, but the intelligence of His Royal Highness King Yong, the prince is arranging to receive his forces, and Liang Jinqian has been placed under house arrest." ‘
I smiled slightly and said, "Is Huo Jicheng's matter resolved?" ‘
Xiao Shunzi said with a smile: "This is the good news I want to tell Gongzi, Huo Jicheng has disappeared, but he left a fake corpse, wanting to cover up, and now Fengyimen and the prince are chasing and killing him everywhere, but unfortunately he is nowhere to be seen, and the secret camp has sent Huo Jicheng's token." ‘
I stood up and said, 'Then you go and do something, go and kill Liang Jinqian, you don't have to do it, use a donkey to kill, in this way, what do you think everyone thinks?' ‘
Xiao Shunzi said with a strange expression: "Naturally, the prince killed people and killed his mouth, and the prince's plan is really vicious." ‘
I smiled and said, "This is exactly what I planned, I still have something to hand over to you, Huo Jicheng will not die, although he is dead, but he will live in the hearts of others." This is also my repayment to him for giving me a million gold and silver, you can't disgrace his reputation. ‘
Xiao Shunzi couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, Childe, I will definitely make Huo Jicheng the nightmare of the crown prince." ‘
I said, 'Be careful, I'm in for a bad deal if your identity is revealed.' ‘
Xiao Shunzi said: "Don't worry, if you can't beat it, you can run, I will never let them catch it." ‘
I was still a little worried, but I was relieved when I thought that I would arrange for Jing Chi and them to answer. I was about to ask a few more words, even Xiao Shunzi laughed at me and admitted it, but I heard footsteps in the distance, and I only heard the sound and knew that it was King Yong who came, he should have come to apologize, and I always had to give him a step. Wave your hand to let Xiao Shunzi stand down, and I will wait for King Yong to come. But King Yong's face was filled with an indescribable sadness, and my heart moved, and I asked, 'Why is Your Highness so sad?' Li Zhen said bitterly: "Today, the emperor's sister insisted on leaving the palace and going to the dustless nunnery to cultivate, but the father and the eldest grandson and concubine couldn't dissuade her and had to agree, but she was not allowed to shave her ordination." I was shocked in my heart, I couldn't say a word anymore, looking at King Yong's eager eyes, I said lightly: "Your Highness, marriage can't be forced, the princess is bent on seeking Buddha, maybe that's where she can be safe and happy." ‘
Li Zhen sighed slightly, and said: "Don't say it, as long as the imperial sister doesn't shave, there will always be room for change in the future, what should we do next, the marriage between Qin Qing and Princess Jingjiang disappointed me too much." ‘
I smiled and said: "Your Highness don't worry, only at this time, please ask Your Highness to give more courtesy to the Qin family, otherwise it will be bad for them to invest in the prince's side, I don't think General Qin will be so unwise, there are still a few little sons in the Qin family." ‘
Li Zhen's eyes lit up and he didn't speak, I knew these things better than I knew how to do them. At this time, I saw Jing Chi's sneaky figure, it must have slipped out last night, who let Hanyuan restrain him, I thought I couldn't see him, but after thinking about it, I said, "General Jing, don't come here to see Your Highness." ‘
Jing Chi stopped, walked over, and greeted His Highness in a proper manner, I smiled and said, "Your Highness wants you to compose a poem, what do you think?" ‘
Jing Chi's mouth opened wide, not knowing what to do. King Yong smiled and said, "I heard that you have learned to compose poetry, and this king is very interested, so let's do it, this king has a topic, by the way, what are you going to do just now?" ‘
Jing Chi said embarrassedly: "The last general went out to gamble last night, and now he comes back and wants to go to sleep." ‘
Li Zhen glared at him and said, "In this way, you can focus on sleeping." ‘
Jing Chi thought for a long time and said, "The Buddha slept well. ‘
Li Zhen chuckled and said, "This is interesting, it seems that you have been to see the reclining Buddha in Dahua Temple." ‘
Jing Chi hurriedly said, "Yes, yesterday General Mo and General Changsun went to Dahua Temple, but they didn't come back because it was too late. ‘
I smiled and said, 'Okay, no need to explain, let's continue to compose poems, if you make poems, I will spare you, or I will let you copy a day's military book.' ‘
Jing Chi hurriedly said, "Yes, I'm sleeping." I want to sleep like him. At this point, I can't think of the last sentence.
Li Zhen said with a smile: "Although this second sentence is a bit like a limerick, it is barely okay, what is the last sentence, Jing Chi, if you can't do it, Mr. Jiang will lose." ‘
Jing Chi's brain immediately dizzy, thinking that if Mr. Jiang lost, I was afraid that I wouldn't want to make up for sleep today, but I couldn't think of it when I thought about it, I just remembered sweating profusely. Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "If you can't think of it, forget it, you, a general, can calm the world, but I'm afraid you can't write poetry." ‘
At this time, Jing Chi had an idea, and remembered that every time Jiang Zhe told him a book, he often mentioned Jing Huchen and sweeping wolf smoke. Then he said, 'No one sweeps away the wolf smoke.' ‘
Li Zhen and I were stunned, in fact, I didn't think about winning King Yong, but I didn't expect Jing Chi to really write a poem.
Li Zhen said: 'The Buddha slept well, he slept with Pepsi, I want to sleep like him, and no one will sweep the wolf smoke. Okay, this last sentence turns stones into gold, and shows the true character of a hero, and the king loses his heart. After that, he handed the jade pendant to me and said, "Suiyun can let Jing Chi learn to write poetry for more than half a month, and Li Zhen is convinced." ‘
I took the jade pendant, smiled slightly bitterly, and said: "Jing Chi, this jade pendant was lost to me by His Royal Highness, so I will borrow flowers to offer the Buddha to you, if you can't write poems, it will be me who loses." ‘
Jing Chi respectfully took the jade pendant and said, "Thank you, sir, for the reward." ‘
I smiled and shook my head, what does this make me say, I didn't expect this rude general to really impress me, I originally wanted to deliberately lose to King Yong, and give this self-defense jade belt to King Yong, it seems that this time it will not work.
Yongning Fang, Hubu Shangshu Liang Jin looked at the lonely lamp, his heart was full of sorrow, he was an old fox who had been up and down in the sea for many years, how could he not see through the cold and warm, since the Hubu smuggling case was exposed, he understood the cause and effect, what Cui Yang was ordered to inspect, he was smuggled on the order of the prince, and he was excluded in advance, although he was not dismissed afterwards, but he saw that the prince was just busy receiving his own power, and he knew what his future was, he was really unwilling, and he wanted to take the account book recorded privately to report the prince, But when he thought of the deep friendship between the father and son of the monarch and the minister, he was already disheartened, and what was even more terrible was that when he thought about it and couldn't think of why the prince wanted to give up on himself, he inadvertently thought of his wife and brother who were not seen, and his heart moved, and he checked the account book he recorded privately, in which the secret mark he made was completely gone, at this time, he was really like a bucket of cold water splashed on his body in the cold winter wax moon, in the cold cave, thinking that after his death, his wife and children were not spared, he really wanted to escape immediately, but the whole world, If it is not the king's land, where can he flee to? hasn't figured out a way yet, the assassin of Fengyimen has appeared beside him, this is a plain-clothed woman, beautiful appearance, but Zhou has a murderous aura up and down, looking at this woman holding his beloved young son, he succumbed and handed over all the power in his hands according to her orders, and now he is a useless person, and he was placed under house arrest by His Royal Highness the Prince. He can really die, he has enjoyed all the glory, wealth, money and beauty in this life, but once he dies, what should his family do? In just over half a month, his hair has turned gray like frost, and his originally well-maintained appearance has become old and haggard.
He was meditating hard, and suddenly the door of the study was gently pushed open, and a man in black walked in, Liang Jinqian saw it at a glance, but he didn't seem surprised, and said coldly: "Are you here to take my surname, the old man has been waiting for a long time, in fact, that girl has been in the back house, isn't it more convenient for her to kill me?" ‘
The man in black closed the door and said, 'If you die, you will also affect your family, don't you want to resist?' ‘
Liang Jin's heart moved, this voice was soft and beautiful, not like an ordinary person, he raised his head and looked at the man's face, the man's black scarf was masked, revealing only a pair of cold and piercing eyes.
He said slowly: "The old man doesn't know it, but now he is caught in a trap and is powerless to struggle. ‘
The man gently took off his veil, revealing a face as delicate as ice and snow, and he smiled slightly: "Death is lighter than a feather, and some are heavier than Mount Tai, if you die under the king's law, not only will it affect your family, but it will only benefit the annihilators, if you are willing to commit suicide and die, I can guarantee that your family can spend the rest of your life in peace, and if there are your children and grandchildren who are angry, they can also get fame." ‘
Liang Jinqian's eyes lit up, he committed suicide, if he committed suicide and died, maybe those people would not embarrass their families, but how can this be guaranteed, he really can't believe the credibility of His Royal Highness the Prince. He said after a long time: 'You are a member of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if I commit suicide, I can really let the Prince let my family go.' The tone was full of suspicion.
The man smiled lightly and said, "The prince's promise cannot be guaranteed, but you don't believe the promise of His Royal Highness King Yong." ‘
Liang Jinqian was shocked and said, "You are a person from His Royal Highness King Yong. ‘
The man said lightly: "His Royal Highness King Yong knows that you have done a lot of things for the prince, but now that the prince is ready to abandon you, your family and children will become funeral companions, if you are willing to commit suicide, your family His Royal Highness King Yongwang will arrange for them to settle in Youzhou, and His Royal Highness will never deceive you." ‘
Liang Jin pondered for a long time, and finally said: "I can trust the sincerity of His Royal Highness King Yong, if the old man had followed His Royal Highness earlier, there would have been no result today." Then he took out a booklet with fresh ink and said: "The old man once recorded an account book of His Royal Highness the Prince's embezzlement of silver money from the household department, but it has been taken away, which I have written down from memory in the past few days, hoping to be useful to His Royal Highness King Yong." ‘
The man took the booklet and said, "Your Highness will thank you for your intentions, this is Heding Hong, you will definitely not have pain, I know you want to say goodbye to your family, but I can't take risks, so I have wronged you, if you have any last words, you can write them down." ‘
Liang Jinqian smiled slightly, picked up the pen and wrote a short message, which was not sealed, so he handed it to the man, and then said with a smile: "I committed a capital crime against the minister, and the emperor often gave him a crane top red, His Royal Highness King Yong is really scheming, please tell His Highness, the minister believes in his promise." After saying that, he drank it all, and in an instant, the seven orifices bled to death.
The man opened it and saw that there were two lines of words written on it,
'Don't be greedy for money and lose your reputation, and don't fall for the love of power.
Liang Jin is dive into the pen
Wuwei 24th year Jiaxu June 2nd '
The second part is over
The third part of the succession will be updated from Monday, and it will be repaired after two days of rest. I have a class today, so I posted it early, otherwise I would have to wait until nine o'clock.
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