Seeing Wu Shigong, whose face was like frost, walking in, those concubines and children didn't dare to make a sound. Wu Shigong glanced at Li Xin and Wu Chengying, who were kneeling at the front, and saw that they were both in tears and kept kowtowing on the ground.

It was the crown prince Xue Chenglin who spoke first: "Father! Li Guifei and her second brother have always had a good relationship with the child, but the villain below is troublesome. I hope that my father and emperor will see that they are wronged. ”

Wu Shigong stared at Xue Chenglin deadly, not knowing whether he was sincere and benevolent, or if he wanted to show benevolence and win his favor. Under this great power, no matter how virtuous a person is, his humanity will be distorted. And today's Wu Shigong is in a very bad mood, so even his own son can't help but be suspicious.

Xue Chenglin couldn't bear Wu Shigong's eyes anymore, and he also fell to the ground deeply. But suddenly, Wu Shigong's words came again: "I went to the Song State Mansion just now. Song Guogong was seriously ill and had passed away. ”

And as soon as he said this, Xue Yufei and Xue Chenglin's faces turned pale with fright, and they couldn't help but tremble.

But seeing the frightened expressions of his wife and children, a tenderness couldn't help but rise from Wu Shigong's heart. "Hey——!" Wu Shigong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he couldn't bear to scare his family anymore.

So Wu Shigong slowed down and said to Xue Chenglin: "Lin'er! Remember what you said today. These words are deceitful to me, and I am glad. I hope you don't do fratricidal things in the future. ”

The frightened Xue Chenglin only dared to kowtow again and again, and did not dare to make any more sounds.

Wu Shigong continued: "Lin'er! You change your last name. In the future, his surname will be Wu Xue, and he will be called Wu Xue Chenglin! In the future, the royal family will take Wu Xue as their surname! Go to your grandfather once later, and see your grandfather and uncle. Tell them about changing their surnames. Then go to your grandfather and grandmother and give the elderly peace of mind. Tell them all that when everything is settled, I will greet them as well. ”

"Yes!" Xue Chenglin hurriedly agreed.

This incident, although the cause was under the support of Wu Shigong's father Wu Weizhong, Wu Chengying had the ambition to seize the crown prince. But after all, what they did did did not threaten Wu Shigong's throne. On the contrary, it is the faction that supports Xue Chenglin. but there was a dissent of the soldiers. Therefore, Wu Shigong appeased Wu Weizhong and others by asking Xue Chenglin to change his surname; And by changing the surname. It aggravated the position of the crown prince Xue Chenglin, and attacked and divided the officials who supported Wu Chengying.

Then, Wu Shigong said to Wu Chengying, who was crying bitterly: "Ying'er! I have neglected discipline all these years, and it is wrong for me. Actually, I hurt you! You're an adult too. It's also going to be a big wedding. That's it, anyway, you have already passed the officer training, and after the wedding, you can enlist in the army and fight. You can also choose to study in the national prison and become a local official after leaving school. Future promotions and transfers will also be carried out by the rules of the imperial court. Of course, you can also choose neither. However, when spring begins, I will consult with the Cabinet. Take your inheritance, and you will only be my beloved son from now on. will no longer be a member of the royal family, let alone stay in the capital. Would you rather or not? ”

"Your Majesty!" Li Xin suddenly cried loudly, kowtowing to Wu Shigong again and again, begging bitterly.

But Wu Shigong was indifferent to Li Xin's plea, just staring at Wu Chengying, waiting for his answer.

Seeing that Wu Shigong had made a decision, Wu Chengying finally couldn't bear it. He also cried and agreed, "The child obeys the will of his father!" ”

After solving all the problems, Wu Shigong only felt a burst of emptiness all over his body. He waved his hand casually at the other concubines and children, and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, you all retreat!" I'm tired! I'm looking for a place to rest. ”

Today's Wu Shigong is not only tired, but he is also tired. So he didn't want to be with his family, he just wanted to be alone. So he walked more and more remotely in the palace until he came to a side hall.

"Your Majesty!"

I didn't expect that there were people living in this side hall, and when she heard Wu Shigong's arrival, Qiong Niang immediately greeted her with a smile.

Because of the remote residence, Qiongniang today didn't know what was going on outside the road. And the reason why she lives in such a remote place is precisely because a few days ago, Qiong Niang was angry with Wu Shigong.

After the surrender of the Manchus, the Daping Army, of course, had to carry out a purge of the Manchus who were evil. Because of the surrender, a lot of Manchu relatives and nobles have been preserved, but those Han army banners that joined the Qing army were basically all killed.

However, coincidentally, when killing Qi Zheng (White Pig), he shouted out his identity. And Wu Shigong sent to the Daping army to find the secret agents of the descendants of Qi Zhi County back then, and they happened to be at the scene of the killing, so they left Qi Zheng behind.

After that, Qi Zheng was sent to the capital, and then recognized Qiongniang's mother and son. Wu Shigong and Qiongniang even learned that the other two children of Qizhi County who were captured to Liaodong had also died. The tragicomedy that followed will not be detailed.

But then, Qiongniang made excessive demands on Wu Shigong. She asked Wu Shigong to arrange an official position for Qi Zheng, and it was best to give him a knighthood. But how could Wu Shigong agree to such a request?

Obviously, if Qi Zheng was just allowed to be rich and noble incognito, Wu Shigong would never frown. But to make his identity public and confer official positions? What will those soldiers who fought bloody battles against the Manchus think? What will happen to the people who have been brutalized by the Manchus for many years? So Wu Shigong categorically rejected Qiongniang's request.

So Qiong Niang became petty, she moved out of the palace where she lived and moved to this side hall. is to rely on Wu Shigong's favor to make Wu Shigong soft and fight for a good future for his son Qi Zheng.

But after living in this side hall, Qiongniang was nervous. She was afraid of making Wu Shigong angry, but she couldn't pull her son back in. So today, as soon as she learned that Wu Shigong came to "visit" her, Qiongniang was overjoyed, so she couldn't wait to come to greet her.

But as soon as she saw Wu Shigong, Qiong Niang found that Wu Shigong looked very haggard, so she asked with concern: "Your Majesty! Are you feeling unwell? ”

Wu Shigong saw Qiong Niang greet her. I don't want to go anywhere else. If you come here, you will be safe, so rest here! So Wu Shigong waved his hand weakly to say hello to Qiongniang, and then said, "I'm tired!" Just go to your room and sleep for a while! ”

Qiong Niang hurriedly welcomed Wu Shigong into the hall. Serving Wu Shigong's wide clothes. Seeing Wu Shigong lying on the bed with a tired face, Qiong Niang suddenly felt a sour nose, and two lines of tears suddenly remained. She threw herself into Wu Shigong's arms and said softly: "Your Majesty! It's the slave who is wrong! Slaves shouldn't make you angry. ”

Wu Shigong opened his eyes slightly, and squeezed out a smile at Qiongniang in his arms. Then he stroked Qiongniang's hair and whispered, "When the festival is over, I will go and talk to Chang Meng." Let Qi Zheng go to the reclamation firm to do things! Qi Zheng can't be an official anymore, but he can still be a manager in a commercial bank. ”

At present, the reclamation trading house has recruited many people from the Manchus and Mongolians. Therefore, Qi Zheng went to the reclamation firm to do things, and it would no longer be conspicuous.

"Your Majesty!" Qiong Niang suddenly burst into tears, and soon wet Wu Shigong's chest.

And Wu Shigong stroked Qiongniang, closed his eyes and thought, "Actually, I just want you all to live a good life!" ”

……

Around the New Year of the fifth year of the Qiongyuan. Wu Shigong thwarted an attempt. Afterwards. In addition to killing Xue Yongli, Wu Shigong also drove those young officers to the frontier to participate in the war there.

As for the second son Wu Chengying, Wu Shigong deprived him of the right to inherit the throne. In addition, Wu Shigong also sent all the officials of the pro-Wu Chengying faction to the local government as officials.

Among them, Zhang Zhiheng later became the governor of the colonies in Southeast Asia and became an important minister of the dominant side. But throughout his life, he never returned to the capital as an official, let alone entered the cabinet as a minister.

On the ninth day of the first month of the fifth year of Qiongyuan.

Wu Shigong led a group of retinues. I walked through the white marble bridge and walked through the stele pavilion. After walking through the three-way square courtyard, he walked into the central axis passage behind the third courtyard.

Because the atmosphere in the capital was very dull, Wu Shigong, who was in Beijing, wanted to go out of Beijing to relax. So on a whim, he took a group of followers and wanted to see his mausoleum.

According to Wu Shigong's instructions, his mausoleum is different from the mausoleum of the previous emperors. In front of Wu Shigong's mausoleum, there are neat rows of tombs and tombstones. And the tombstone made of white marble, like a neat army, guards in front of Wu Shigong's mausoleum.

Those buried in these tombs are all meritorious and unknown soldiers of the former Runing Army and the current Daping Army. Wu Shigong also used his mausoleum as a cemetery for these soldiers, so that they could be worshiped by incense for all generations.

And those entourages were scattered far away around Wu Shigong. And Wu Shigong looked down at the tombs one by one, and when he saw those comrades-in-arms he knew, he had to stop and worship.

At this time, there were only two war horses beside Wu Shigong, one was Wu Shigong's current mount, Blackfoot, and the other was a person who was so old that he couldn't walk to go crazy. As everyone was left with respect for Wu Shigong, Wu Shigong felt that the distance from others was getting farther and farther away, and he truly realized why the king was called a lonely man.

Wu Shigong slowly walked backwards with the two horses. Until I walked to the back of the mountain, I saw Han Shi's tomb.

Wu Shigong patted the crazy head dotingly, pointed to Han Shi's tomb and asked, "Do you remember him?" ”

I don't know if the Daoist people understand Wu Shigong's words, it just relies on Wu Shigong and is affectionately coquettish.

Wu Shigong smiled and slapped people crazy again, then pointed to the tomb behind Han Shi and said, "Do you remember the pitiful little one?" It's buried right here. Would you like to stay with it in the future? ”

But before anyone could answer madly, the black feet on the side hissed. Wu Shigong immediately laughed heartily, he patted the black foot that came up and said, "Hahaha——! You have it too, and I won't forget you. ”

In the laughter, Wu Shigong looked at the white clouds in the sky. He thought of his friend Qin Bai before the crossing. At this time, Wu Shigong only had nostalgia for Qin Bai. He thought to himself, "Are you still doing well?" ”

……

That night, in the company of Wu Shigong, people came crazy and died in Wu Shigong's arms.

(End of book) (To be continued......)

PS: After that, there are two chapters, "Postscript" and "Reflections on the Completion of the Book", which will also be completed today.

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