Zhu Houxi didn't care about going to Chengtianmen to appease the minister, but hurriedly drove to Cining Palace first.

This move is the expression of "the Holy Son of Heaven governs the country with filial piety", this sentence is not just a slogan, but what the emperor really wants to do, even if there are more than 100 corpses of ministers lying outside the palace gate, Zhu Houxi has to go to Cining Palace to be scolded by the Queen Mother first.

At this moment, in front of the palace gate, more than 200 ministers who were alive were already scarred, looking at the corpses of their colleagues on the ground with blood, and the autumn wind was blowing in the square, but everyone's hearts were as cold as blood on the ground.

One hundred and thirteen ministers died on the same day, at the same time, in the same place.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, even under the rule of the most murderous and brutal Emperor Hongwu, he has never killed so many ministers in one day, and Liu Jin also killed ministers when Liu Jin was in chaos in the Zhengde Dynasty, but he never dared to risk the disapproval of the world, killing so many people in one day, and the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty were almost killed by one-third today, how cruel and unkind!

In front of the Chengtian Gate, the living ministers are gradually coming back to their senses.

What kind of ritual dispute is this, it is clear that the new emperor wants to establish authority and strengthen the imperial power and kills the courtiers! This twelve-year-old child, under his gentle and kind appearance, hides what a cold and cruel soul!

The ministers were chilled, they only felt chills from head to toe, and they realized what kind of tyrant they had taken to the throne with their own hands.

Yang Yiqing, the secretary of the ministry, was covered in blood, and in the chaos just now, fortunately, several former officials under the door fought to the death, Yang Yiqing was not injured, but the blood stains on his body belonged to his colleagues.

He stared blankly at the dead corpse in the quiet square, muddy old tears flowed down in strings, turned his head to look at Yang Tinghe with a blank expression, Yang Yiqing said in a trembling voice: "Jiefu." After Jiajing, what kind of world will the next day be? ”

Yang Tinghe was silent, and the anger that was about to erupt was suppressed in the silence.

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The autumn wind swept the yellow leaves, forming a small whirlpool in the open field, and the leaves were blown up by the wind. It fell again, bleak and full of ruined scenery.

At the same time as the Gongmen Bloody Incident, Qin Kan and Tang Zihe sat in a carriage, and the carriage drove leisurely to a farm in the southern suburbs outside Jingshi City.

Until this moment, sitting on the rickety carriage, Qin Kan was still confused. He didn't understand why Tang Zihe suddenly dragged him out, let alone why she had to go out of the city to the southern suburbs.

Inside the rickety carriage. Qin Kan, who was dressed in a royal blue Confucian shirt, looked at Tang Zihe suspiciously, today's Tang Zihe did not have the usual slightly sharp momentum, but looked a little weak-hearted, a pair of dark and bright beautiful eyes sometimes looked at the roof of the car, sometimes looked out of the car, but did not dare to make eye contact with Qin Kan.

Qin Kan was more and more surprised. Tang Zihe's heart is rare to see in a hundred years, since I have known her for more than ten years now, I have never seen her like this today, and I am more and more curious about where she is going.

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The carriage was not moving fast or slow, the official roads in the suburbs were not very smooth, Qin Kan sat in the bumpy carriage and shook a little dizzy, thinking about waiting for this turmoil to pass. You can consider submitting to the court, the allocation of the treasury and the rest of the treasury, the Ministry of Industry to recruit the people, to make every effort to widen or rebuild the main official roads in the Ming Dynasty, and strive to cover the network of official roads throughout the Ming Dynasty, convenient transportation is the premise of the development of national strength, the so-called "if you want to get rich, first build roads" slogan is not unreasonable, there is a wide and smooth avenue, regardless of businessmen. Whether it is military or civilian, its efficiency will be greatly increased, and the world's taxes will be returned to the world, and the officials, soldiers, and civilians can enjoy the benefits and conveniences, which is a policy to strengthen the country.

The delicate voice sounded in Qin Kan's ears. interrupted the vague train of thought in his mind.

"Xianggong, the atmosphere in Jingshi City is not right today, it seems that something big has happened?" Tang Zihe asked softly.

Qin Kan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "The new emperor ascends the throne, the subjects celebrate together, the government runs meticulously, today is the same as in the past, every day, what can be a big deal?" ”

The curiosity in Tang Zihe's eyes did not fade at all, and the cherry lips quietly pursed, and said, "You lied to me, obviously something happened......

Qin Kan sighed: "A daughter with red makeup, why bother with government and state affairs? Even if there is a big thing, what does it have to do with you? ”

Tang Zihe was stunned for a moment, and his gaze at Qin Kan became more and more suspicious: "Is there really a big deal?" ”

Qin Kan didn't want to ignore her, so he turned his head to look out the car window.

Tang Zihe's expression gradually became excited, and even his tone unconsciously carried an excitement that was difficult to hide: "Xianggong, are you going to do it?" ”

"Nonsense, what can't I do, I'll be my father-in-law, no one provokes me, who am I going to do it with?" Qin Kan glared at her fiercely.

Tang Zihe chuckled: "You can't fool me, you didn't go back to the foreign mansion in the city last night, and slept at my lady in the outer mansion at night, you got up before dawn this morning, people kept coming and going in the front hall of the house, those people came and went in a hurry, something must have happened, Xianggong, what did you do?" ”

Qin Kan sighed secretly, then closed his eyes, and didn't want to pay attention to her anymore.

This woman is too smart and doesn't seem to be able to hide anything from her, but he doesn't want to see her get involved in government and state affairs anymore, not because he looks down on women, but because this woman is too dangerous.

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The farm is located in a very remote mountain col, even Qin Kan can't call the name of the mountain, when the carriage stopped, Qin Kan and Tang Zihe stepped off, Qin Kan squinted and looked around the mountains in the distance, the lush mountains were covered with a layer of golden yellow in late autumn, as if spreading the afterglow of the sunset, and the eyes were poetic and picturesque.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a simple and unpretentious independent courtyard, the firewood in front of the courtyard is half-closed, there are a few foraging chickens and ducks in the courtyard, there is a pond that is not big or small outside the firewood, the pond fish are fat in autumn, and one or two carp are seen fluttering and jumping out of the water from time to time. Fell again.

Qin Kan glanced at the qiē in front of him, and praised sincerely: "What a farmhouse scenery!" In the future, I will do my best to get rid of my worldly affairs, and I will find such a place to spend the rest of my life......"

Tang Zihe's expression became more and more empty, and even the tip of his white and delicate nose was slightly oozing fine beads of sweat, and he looked up at Qin Kan's face. But he didn't answer, and he was two steps behind.

Standing in front of the firewood, Qin Kan turned his head to look at Tang Zihe, and his doubts were even worse, and he was about to ask the guards to knock on the door, but he saw the half-closed firewood being pushed away from inside. Two familiar faces appeared in his eyes.

Qin Kan looked at it slightly, couldn't help but be shocked, and lost his voice: "Liu Liangnu, Gao Gonggong!" ”

It was Liu Liangnu, who had not been seen for a long time, and Gao Feng, the former head of the inner treasury, who pushed away the firewood.

Liu Liangnu wore a coarse cloth floral skirt, and her jet-black hair was pulled into a high bun, and then wrapped in a blue floral headscarf. Gao Feng is also in a gray coarse cloth shirt and a walking stick, and the two of them look no different from ordinary peasant people at first glance.

Qin Kan stared at the two of them with a stunned expression, and when he looked at Gao Feng, his eyes became fierce, and he suddenly shouted: "Come on, take down the traitor Gao Feng!" Give me a strict interrogation right away and ask for the whereabouts of His Majesty! ”

"Grandpa. Grandpa Qin, you calm your anger first, the old slave with old arms and legs can't withstand the interrogation of your family......" Gao Feng hurriedly arched with Xiaoxiao, pointed his hand to the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Don't ask what you want to know, just go to the house and take a look." ”

Qin Kan's heart tightened, and he turned his eyes to look at the farmhouse not far away.

Inside that empty door, there seemed to be an answer that had been haunting me for many days, an answer that seemed to be reasonable, but it could not be accepted by itself. Relief.

Time and air seem to freeze in this moment......

A gray coarse cloth robe with sleeves peeking out first from the empty door, followed by a pair of black soft-soled cloth shoes, gray linen trousers, and a knot tied at the waist with a cloth towel.

The familiar eyebrows and eyes quietly appeared in the autumn breeze, and the eyebrows and eyes smiled. There are tears in the laughter, and the watery eyes are still so pure and bright, like dusty pearls lying quietly in the rubble, still blooming with a completely different brilliance.

Qin Kan looked at him in a daze, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.

It's only been a few months apart, but it's like a lifetime apart, and the familiar eyebrows and eyes when we say goodbye seem to be the marks of a previous life.

The two looked at each other across the small courtyard, silent, tears flowing like a river.

After a long time, Qin Kan lifted the hem of his shirt, pushed the gold mountain and poured the jade pillar, and fell to the ground heavily.

"Your Majesty, the minister finally sees you again......" Qin Kan was already choked up as he spoke.

Zhu Houzhao was still smiling, but the tears on his face were snaking down.

"Qin Kan, I've been waiting for you here for a long time......"

"The minister has been looking for the whereabouts of His Majesty, and the Jinyi Wei under his command has been searching for the world, but to no avail, because of the disappearance of His Majesty, the Jinyi Wei Nanbei Zhenfu Division was removed by the ministers and removed dozens of people......"

Zhu Houzhao smiled with tears: "If I don't want the factory guard to find it, who can find it?" ”

Wiping away the tears on his face, Qin Kan took a few deep breaths, and slowly calmed down, and many doubts came to his heart.

"Your Majesty is drowning, and the imperial doctors are helpless and can't be saved, when did you wake up?"

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Although Jiren has his own heavenly help, I can wake up but I can't thank God, and thank you for marrying a lady of the outer house who has medical skills." ”

Qin Kan immediately turned his head to look at Tang Zihe behind him, but Tang Zihe hung his head and said nothing.

Qin Kan looked at Gao Feng who bowed down and laughed with him again, several clues were connected into a vague outline in his mind, and at this moment he suddenly understood everything.

Turning his head and glancing at Tang Zihe again, Qin Kan's gaze was suddenly indifferent, Tang Zihe raised his head timidly, just collided with his gaze, and saw the anger in those familiar eyes, Tang Zihe's eyes were red, but his heart was as painful as being stabbed by a knife.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Qin Kan still smiled and said: "His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and he is blessed by the gods and Buddhas, and the minister is happy to see that His Majesty is unharmed, so he will summon the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers to come and take over, and then ask Mr. Yang to launch a cabinet meeting to discuss His Majesty's example of Yingzong and his ascension to the throne again, after a major event is decided, you and I will reminisce about the old ......."

"No, no, no!" Zhu Houzhao shook his head unexpectedly, and said: "I woke up after Gao Feng stole me out of the palace, these days I heard that the courtiers set up a new monarch in this farm, and heard that my cousin Zhu Houxi was on the throne, until now I haven't made any moves, Qin Kan, don't you understand why?" ”

Qin Kan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly trembled and stared at Zhu Houzhao in shock.

"Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and waved his hand, looked at the undulating mountains in the distance, and sighed: "Qin Kan, I'm not a good emperor, or rather, I don't actually want to be an emperor......

"My father is only my son, and the inheritance of the throne is unavoidable, so I am in a yellow robe, so I was pushed to the high-profile stage by the courtiers, but including my father, no one has ever asked me if I would like to be this emperor, let alone whether I am happy to be this emperor, and the world only sees my brilliance and my dignity in the eyes of the world...... Yes, I am sitting on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, the country is in the country, and I am the happiest person in the world, how can I not be happy? How dare you not be happy? ”

Zhu Houzhao said and his eyes were red again: "However, when the emperor has been in the past fourteen years, I only feel real happiness when I play with Zhang Yong and Gu Da in the inner palace, or feed the tigers and elephants in the leopard house. But why do I think the most honorable people are those ministers and civil officials? I have been emperor for fourteen years, and I have endured it for fourteen years......"

"I really like to frolic and have fun by nature, but as I get older, I have already received my heart, but the courtiers forced each other, so that I can't be happy for a day, so I deliberately deviated, absurd, and I don't know because I want to fight or want to be angry, in the dead of night I think about all kinds of actions, and I feel deeply ashamed and frightened, for fear of mistaking my ancestors, so that my ancestors are disgraced and dusty, so I have to cheer up and take care of the society left to me by my father...... I am not good at governing the country, but I only trust you in my life, you help me to govern this devastated world properly, and all I have to do is to be responsible for nodding and agreeing to any advice you make, and then work together to pit the ministers......"

Zhu Houzhao showed a reminiscing smile on his face: "Fourteen years, count carefully, but I didn't expect you and my monarchs and ministers to do so many things, and I didn't expect you and my monarchs and ministers to be able to govern the Ming Dynasty thriving, since Hongzhi, Zhengde has become more and more powerful in the hands of you and me, Qin Kan, I want to thank you, thank you for helping me guard this country, and let it turn the world upside down under my rule, even if I go to Huangquan at this moment, it is worthy of the ancestors and ancestors......"

Qin Kan already knew Zhu Houzhao's answer, and sighed weakly: "You and I have spent more than ten years of blood and blood to rule the prosperous country, it could have been more magnificent and stronger, why should Your Majesty abandon it?" ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed: "Because I'm tired, I'm really tired...... Qin Kan, the life I want to live is not brocade clothes and jade food, not a hundred responses, in fact, what I want is very simple, I just want to take a path I want to take, when others look at me, the eyes are not the emperor who is high, nor is it a phantom of a lot of etiquette, crowns, and titles, I just want to be an ordinary person with a name and a surname, ordinary as dust, small but true, I just hope that there will be no more mountains of music for the rest of my life, no more courtiers chattering in my ears, and I will be used as a stepping stone to clear my name and arrogance, There is no longer the constraint of sitting on the world but even paying attention to which leg to walk......"

Qin Kan nodded dejectedly: "The minister understands, what you want is freedom." ”

Zhu Houzhao showed a strange appearance, thought for a moment, nodded and said: "This word is fresh, not bad, what I want is freedom, yes, freedom!" ”

Lowering his head and sighing, Zhu Houzhao said, "Actually...... My shoulders are too weak, I can't afford the huge country at all, I have carried it for fourteen years, and I only feel that I have exhausted the strength of my life, Qin Kan, I ...... I really can't afford it, in recent years, I have become more and more desperate day by day, until I drowned in a coma, was rescued by your wife, smuggled out of the palace by Gao Feng, and then the new emperor ascended the throne...... For me, this is simply my chance to be reborn, and I finally got rid of that gorgeous cage, how could I go back again? ”