Chapter 22 The vicissitudes of life
Wang Chengen talked about the past and told it eloquently, but his tone was extremely plain. β the top novel, www. Nearly twenty years have passed, and I have experienced so many winds, swords, frost and swords, but now I can face it calmly.
Huaide was thrilled to hear it, although he had seen too many intrigues in this inner palace with Wang Chengen, but he had never experienced such an endless battle.
"Then did Mr. Shen Xiao Shen come to Jingshi later?" When Huaide heard that Wei Zhongxian sent a killer to Jiangnan to assassinate Shen Xiao, he couldn't help but ask.
Wang Chengen nodded, "It's been two years since Mr. Shen came to Jingshi. Although Wei Zhongxian's killer failed to succeed, Mr. Shen was seriously injured because of it, and one of his legs was already useless! β
Wang An didn't know that when Wang Chengen was young, he had already met Shen Xiao. Shen Xiao is a child of the Shen family in Yixing, because he fell in love with a woman in a green building, he was expelled from the Shen family many years ago, and naturally he can't talk about any fame.
In the last years of Wanli, Concubine Zheng Guifei controlled the harem and coveted the position of the prince, so she did not hesitate to create a case of assault, just to kill the crown prince Zhu Changluo, which also caused Zhu Changluo's panic, and he was extremely cautious. When arranging his son's education, he is even more careful. His biological mother, Empress Xiaojing, was only Concubine Gong at that time, but she was actually born in the collateral line of the Shen family in Yixing, but later succeeded to the Wang family, so she changed her surname to Wang.
At that time, Concubine Wang Gong managed to find Shen Xiao from the Shen family as her grandson's lecture master. And this grandson was the later Emperor of the Apocalypse. Shen Xiao is considered to be the younger brother of Concubine Wang Gong, he is full of poetry and books, and he has no fame, what is even more difficult is that he has already been expelled from the house, and he has no relationship with the Shen family, and he is never exposed to others. Therefore, I became the most suitable person.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse is stubborn, and he has no interest in the subset of scripture and history, but he has an indescribable hobby for carpentry skills, and Shen Xiao is not the kind of person who is not a rigid reader, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse does not like to read. He gave up reading from the book, and instead turned the allusions in the book into stories and taught them to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, which made it all the more interesting. Therefore, the teachers and students got along very well, and it was not until the forty-eighth year of Wanli that Shen Xiao's wife died, and he returned to Jiangnan.
Wang Chengen's parents died and he was sent to his uncle's house in Yixing for foster care. His uncle worked in Shen Xiao's mansion, and Shen Xiao's eldest daughter Shen Qinghe was the same age, and the two grew up together. At that time, there was also Mu Yanzi, the son of Shen Xiao's friend, as his companion, and the three of them spent a carefree youth together.
However, the good times did not last long, and a few years later, Wang Chengen's uncle died of illness, and Wang Chengen followed his family to send his coffin back to his hometown in Hebei. But he was sent to the palace by the ruthless clansmen, and since then. There is no contact with Shen Qinghe and Mu Yanzi.
In the third year of the Apocalypse, Shen Xiao learned of the death of his old friend Wang An, and as soon as his injuries were healed, he dragged his sick body and insisted on entering Beijing.
When he said this, Wang Chengen's face was faintly flushed with a red tide. It was a few years later that he saw Shen Qinghe again. A childhood friend from the past. Now she has become a slim girl, and has become the head of the Shen Fengxian Hall, with the reputation of "son-in-law". Mu Yanzi also came to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, and the three finally reunited.
"Big gourd, is that you?" This voice. Until now, it is still deeply engraved in the depths of Wang Chengen's heart, even though the appearance of the jade man is gradually blurred, this sentence has always been the best memory in his heart, which is precious.
Because, the title of "big gourd" is exclusive to him and Shen Qinghe. Facing Shen Qinghe again, Wang Chengen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of himself, and could only bury his attachment to Shen Qinghe deep in his heart.
"Qinghe, not an ordinary woman, don't say too much, even a man should be ashamed in front of her." When Wang Chengen mentioned Shen Qinghe's name, both eyes shone brightly.
Due to the obstruction of Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, it was not until the fourth year of the Apocalypse that Shen Xiao saw the Emperor of the Apocalypse again, and from Shen Xiao's mouth, the Emperor of the Apocalypse gradually learned about the turmoil of the court situation, and also learned the truth behind Wang An's death. It was from that time that the Emperor of the Apocalypse began to cheer up, but for Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, he never moved the killing intent, because the Emperor of the Apocalypse still remembered their old relationship, if it weren't for these two people, I am afraid that he and his father Zhu Changluo would have been poisoned by Zheng Guifei a long time ago.
Although it can't reverse the situation for the time being, it has led to other changes.
Everyone didn't expect that when the Emperor of the Apocalypse secretly met with Shen Xiao, the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Shen Qinghe met unexpectedly, and the two fell in love at first sight and secretly fell in love. Including Shen Xiao, Wang Chengen, and Mu Yanzi, they were all unexpected. Especially Mu Yanzi, who was hit hard by this, even the Jinshi fame he had just achieved could not wash away this pain, and he borrowed wine to drown his sorrows every day, which also directly created his famous impeachment of Wei Zhongxian.
Wang Chengen couldn't help laughing, "No one in the world knows that Mu Yanzi's piece of music is actually for Qinghe's sake." After getting drunk once, this old guy told me the truth, and learned that Qinghe's heart belonged, and he was so sad that he was dead, and all his fame and future were left behind. As soon as the chapter was handed over, he prepared the aftermath for himself, and even left a letter for Qinghe. Unexpectedly, in the end, there was only one charge of being expelled from the capital. β
Speaking of the past when he was a teenager, Wang Chengen suddenly seemed to be several years younger, and the smile on his face never faded.
In his mind, Shen Qinghe is like a god-like being. She does not have an otherworldly appearance, but her superb wisdom, kind words, and otherworldly temperament make everyone who has come into contact with her fall for her. From this point of view, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is lucky, and in Wang Chengen's opinion, only a person like the emperor is worthy of a woman like Shen Qinghe.
But the relationship between the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Shen Qinghe is not favored, including Shen Xiao, Shen Xiao is not an old master who eats the ancients, even so, he is resolutely opposed to his daughter walking with the emperor.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse planned to marry Shen Qinghe into the palace several times, but all of them were rejected by Shen Qinghe without exception. According to her, she still has a lot to do, and once she enters the palace, she will be bound by her hands and feet.
"There is not much time left for Daming", this is a sentence that Shen Qinghe often puts on his lips. A wisp of melancholy that often flashed between her eyebrows let Wang Chengen know that she was definitely not talking about it and worrying about the sky. But speaking of the reasons. But she always wanted to say something.
Shen Qinghe was always busy, and under her construction, the military department became a partner of Fengxiantang, and it was under her impetus that Bi Maokang's first true flintlock pistol was able to come out ahead of schedule. There is also the spy department of the Ministry of War, and TongguΓ² Fengxiantang sent a large number of secret agents to the outside of the gate. It also provided the most valuable military intelligence for the Ming army. If it weren't for the death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, I'm afraid that during the Apocalypse Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade would have been restarted.
Because of Shen Qinghe's recommendation, the Emperor of the Apocalypse also noticed Wang Chengen and regarded him as a confidant, and let him participate in many things, but the most important of them was to monitor the every move of Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters.
Shen Qinghe and Wang Chengen more than once built the Emperor of the Apocalypse to eliminate Wei Zhongxian and his party, but the weakness and hesitation in the Emperor of the Apocalypse missed the opportunity again and again, and when he came to his senses. Wei Zhongxian's party's minions are already all over the government and the opposition, and the roots are deep, and it is not easy to do it again.
Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka also sensed the rebellion of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and in order to protect themselves, they planned to find a baby from the people to enter the palace, and lied to the outside world that it was the bloodline of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and did the thing of abolishing the establishment.
Just after the Spring Festival in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, in order to deal with Wei Zhongxian and his party. The Emperor of the Apocalypse secretly ordered the elite of the border army outside the border to enter Beijing, but it was just the night before the border army arrived. Wei Zhongxian's party began a frantic attack.
Wei Zhongxian secretly ordered his henchman Tian Ergeng to lead his troops to besiege Shenfu, and on the other hand, he scuttled the boat of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, causing him to drown.
Until now, Wang Chengen still clearly remembers what happened that night. Every time I think about it, I always have a broken heart.
That night, the Emperor of the Apocalypse secretly summoned Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, entrusted the state affairs to the palace, and returned to the palace. But it was only then that he got the news that the Shen family was besieged, and all the properties of the Shen family in the Beijing Division were confiscated by Jinyiwei and the people of Dongchang.
Shen Xiao and Shen Qinghe's father and daughter didn't want to be humiliated, and they didn't want to become Wei Zhongxian's bargaining chips to blackmail the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so they set fire to their mansion and died.
And even though Wang Chengen got the news, he could only guard the side of Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, and Mu Yanzi ran around the world, contacting important ministers in the court, until the soldiers and horses outside the Guanwai entered the Beijing Division, which put down the rebellion planned by Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka clan.
Emperor Tianqi died of illness, Chongzhen ascended the throne with the support of the border army and courtiers, but Wang Chengen and Mu Yanzi were like soulless walking corpses, they searched the ruins of the Shen Mansion for several days and nights, but did not find the bodies of Shen Xiao's father and daughter.
Qinghe often said that the family and the country are one, the Ming Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, once it collapses, it will hurt nothing more than the people of Limin, but unfortunately she is just a daughter, and what she can do is really limited, so she pinned her hopes on the first emperor, he hoped that Mu Yanzi and I could assist the first emperor and turn the tide. It's a pity that now, the two of us can only watch the Ming Dynasty fall into the hands of thieves, but there is nothing we can do. In this matter alone, Mu Yanzi and I have failed Qinghe's entrustment! β
"It's fine!" Wang Chengen smiled silently, "In this twilight year, I finally found peace, to be honest, he and his aunt are indeed very similar, the same eclectic, the same ambitious." We can rest assured that we will leave it to him! β
Wang Chengen patted Huaide's head squatting beside him, "And you, when you leave Beijing safely, you can take the things I gave you and follow him back to Shandong!" Jingshi can't take it. β
"Father-in-law!" Huaide also wanted to persuade Wang Chengen again.
Wang Chengen waved his hand, "Don't say it anymore, all these years I have been burdened with the entrustment of my father-in-law, the first emperor, Mr. Shen and Qinghe, I have been extremely tired all the way, and I have followed the saint on the road, which is also considered to be the righteousness of the monarch and minister, this is the best destination for me!" β
Wang Chengen pointed to the dark room on the side, "Back then, those things left by Qinghe accompanied me to survive, and in the future, I also want to take them to see Qinghe!" (To be continued......) R527