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He hated, hated all the people, hated the first emperor, hated the Lin family, hated Xuanyuan Yan, hated all his brothers.

Hatred was like a poisonous snake, entrenching in his heart, biting his heart from time to time, causing him unspeakable pain.

hates Ye Tianqing, hates the Xi family, hates those courtiers......

There was too much hatred in his heart, too deep, once he was so close to the throne, it seemed that he was within reach, but now he was just a deposed prince, his identity was a commoner, humble and lonely, and even that vigorous ambition was like weeds, overwhelmed by the frozen ice and cold wind, and it was difficult to show his head again.

The Lin family building collapsed, and on the mourning hall of Concubine Lin, now he is alone alone, and in the incense burning, his gloomy face is like a ghost, pale and terrifying.

It's all over!

Originally, his hope was still on the Lin family, because the Lin family was the most powerful relative in the court except for the Xi family, and the power in the dark was enough to support him to start an incident and plot to seize the throne again.

That position, which should have been his, was his!

The poisonous snake stirred in Xuanyuan Wu's heart, biting his heart fiercely, causing his heart to ache violently.

Unwillingly, how many years of arrangement and planning, once it came to nothing, he was degraded from a noble prince to a commoner.

In that way, his heart has never died, he begged for a life in humiliation, and begged the emperor to forgive him, not really remorseful, but just wanted to keep his head in obscurity, so that he could have another chance in the future.

The support of the Lin family filled his heart with hope, Concubine Lin was useless, and the concubine who was confined in the Yu Palace could only retire in the Yu Palace in desolation for the rest of her life, waiting for the last day to come.

He swore that he would win that position and give his mother the most honorable position, the highest position.

All this, in one day, no, half a day, will be wiped out.

Just like the life of his mother, Concubine Lin, fell without warning, so quickly, until now he has not been able to react, staring blankly at the flickering candle flame in the mourning hall, and has not moved for a long time.

Here, there will be no other people to guard the spirit of Concubine Lin!

In Tian'en Temple, there are still three mourning halls at this moment, the mourning halls of Concubine Yan and Concubine Zhen have been removed, and after seven days, the coffin is buried in the funeral, and at this moment in Tian'en Temple, there are still three mourning halls of the remaining three concubines have not been removed.

Concubine Lin's mourning hall was only set up today, and the emperor's grace did not investigate Concubine Lin's guilt too much, but still sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to set up a mourning hall for Concubine Lin in Tian'en Temple, so that Xuanyuan Wu could worship and guard the spirit.

In the other two mourning halls around, the lights are bright, the people come and go endlessly, the family officials, the princes walk around from time to time to greet each other, and the courtiers worship, and the cold silence before the mourning hall of Concubine Lin at this moment, forming a great contrast.

Xuanyuan Wu sat in the darkness, staring coldly at the bustle and prosperity of the other two mourning halls outside.

Originally, this place should have been busy, even more than the other two mourning halls

prosperous, but the Lin family was criminalized, and those courtiers didn't even dare to take a look here, lest they have anything to do with the Lin family.

He sat silently in the darkness, above the mourning hall, only the faint light of candlelight and incense swayed and trembled, dragging his figure on the ground, the elder swayed with the light and shadow.

Hate!

Hate it so much!

He hated Concubine Lin and hated his mother.

Even if it was his mother's concubine who died to save his life, the deep hatred in his heart was even stronger because of these.

Rather than living so lonely and humble, what is the difference between dying?

He was born to be the one who sat in that high position, and more than ten years of planning and arrangement were made empty because of a few words from his mother.

When he returned from the imperial tomb, he thought that he had a good opportunity, and he was full of ambition and wanted to arrange again, taking advantage of the battle between the courtiers and relatives, Xuanyuan Yan's throne was unstable, and he once again started to fight for imperial power.

The retreat of the right prime minister and the low-key retreat of the Xi family made him see opportunities and light.

However, it was only a few days after entering Jian'an City, and he fell heavily from the sky to the ground, almost shattering his bones.

Yes, he is still alive, thanks to the blessing of his mother, he is still alive.

However, he is dead, and there is no greater mourning than heart death.

Sitting here is just a shell, a person without a heart.

Despair made Xuanyuan Wu lose all his feelings, and even that deep hatred was weakened a lot because of the consumption of the day and the frequent bad news.

He sat on the brocade cushion on the ground, staring at Concubine Lin's coffin, he didn't shed a single tear, nor did he kneel down and kowtow, he only hated the mother concubine in the coffin.

If it weren't for Concubine Lin breaking into the Jinluan Palace to confess her guilt, how could he not even have a chance to turn over now?

If he had a choice, he would rather have trouble with the Lin family, even if he failed and was killed, it would be better than being alive at the moment.

The cold wind blew in from outside the door of the mourning hall, and it was cold to the bone, Xuanyuan Wu sat on the ground sluggishly, staring at Concubine Lin's coffin for a long time, his eyes were blank, and he didn't see anything.

After the news of the Lin family came, his heart was full of despair, no matter what, the Lin family, which was extremely powerful for a while, was over.

His ambitions, his plans, his future and everything are also over with the end of the Lin family, he has no ability to do anything, without the support of the Lin family behind him, he is just a deposed prince, the power in his hands is limited, even if he wants to do something, he is powerless.

Around the mourning hall, there were many sharp eyes staring at him.

He already knew that the emperor had sent someone to keep an eye on him and not let him move.

He didn't dare to move and couldn't move, and when the news of the Lin family came, everything was already a foregone conclusion. When he knew, hundreds of members of the Lin family were all taken into prison, and the confiscated property and contraband were sent to the palace and presented to the palace, and the crime of rebellion was confirmed.

Perhaps, the Lin family still has the strength to be eliminated, but it can't be a big deal, even if it happens, it will be eliminated quickly, and it can only add a heavy touch to the Lin family's crimes.

It was his servants who came back at night and reached his ears.

Before that, however, he knew something was wrong.

Concubine Lin's coffin was sent to Tian'en Temple by the Ministry of Rites, and the funeral hall and various affairs were also handled by the Ministry of Rites, and he didn't see a single person from the Lin family.

The signs of uneasiness churned in his heart, and he did not dare to ask, or even think.

Until, the news came too late.

Before Concubine Lin's coffin was sent, the people of the Lin family had already been sent to the prison, how could there be people from the Lin family in the mourning hall of Concubine Lin.

The news is now closed, and his subordinates are not allowed to leave and move around, and he is once again under house arrest in this mourning hall, and he is not allowed to come and go at will.

Silent, Xuanyuan Wu sat on the ground in a daze for a long time, his eyes were disillusioned.

"Your Majesty, the Lin family rebelled, raised the slogan of getting rid of the faint monarch and eliminating the traitors, and pulled the flag to rebel."

The Lin family still moved, although the Lin family in Jian'an City was arrested and imprisoned, but the Lin family has deep roots, outside Jian'an City, there are industries and branches in other places, and there are officials and descendants who are released.

These people know one thing very well, no matter whether the rebellion is true or not, it is impossible for the Lin family to escape this catastrophe, the emperor wants to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and will never leave a person for the Lin family.

Those people were persecuted and had to take risks, and they had only two ways to choose, one was to confess their sins and send them to the door, and let the government tie them up and escort them to the capital, waiting for the day when they finally turned around.

The other is to rebel, even if they flee and change their names and surnames, how can they escape from the Tanglin Kingdom and disappear.

The official documents seized by the state were sent to various places by fast horses, and the Lin family was a fish that slipped through the net at the moment, who didn't want to use their heads in exchange for fame and fortune.

No one will protect and hide them, and their heads will become gifts for all the officials of the Tanglin Kingdom to invite favor and flatter in exchange for official fame.

The Lin family's forces in Jian'an City are only part of it, and a large part of the other is scattered in many places in the Tanglin Kingdom. There are outgoing officials, branches, families, industries......

These hidden or overt forces are by no means a small force, and if they are gathered together, they are enough to cause turmoil and make the government and the opposition unstable.

It's just that the snake can't do it without a head, the head of the Lin family, the first person in power, Lin Mingtang is now imprisoned in the felony cell of the heavenly prison, the Lin family has no one in charge, and the changes of those people are just for the officials everywhere to make a little more effort to add a heavy touch to their exploits.

All people are like that

Thinking about this, even Xuanyuan Wu is no exception.

In the hearts of the courtiers and in the hearts of Xuanyuan Wu, the Lin family is completely finished!

Be courtiers

When the princes went to visit the Xi family, he was alone in a silent daze in the mourning hall, not to mention that he couldn't leave, his movements were controlled, and he was placed under house arrest.

Even if he was free, what right did he have to visit that powerful Lord Goshidai?

Other families, there are also official positions and power, there are families, and he has nothing.

Stretching out his hand, his palm was empty, everything was like smoke, ethereal and unsearchable, and in the blink of an eye, it was scattered in the air, and it was difficult to find any trace.

The speed of the Lin family's rebellion far exceeded everyone's expectations, and in the evening after the Lin family was arrested, the news of the Lin family's rebellion reached the Forbidden Palace.

Xuanyuan Yan couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't expect it to be so fast, the Lin family would resist, and he expected it to be chaotic, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

In the prison, the dark and cold and damp air wafted in the air, burrowing into every corner, and the smell of corruption was heavy and oppressive, faintly wafting with the smell of blood.

Here, I don't know how many lives have been buried, and how many people's blood has been shed.

Noble as royalty, the most humble is also a minister.

The Heavenly Prison, the place where serious crimes are held in the Tanglin Kingdom, and no matter how big the mistakes are committed, it is difficult to be imprisoned here, and only the royal family and important ministers can be imprisoned here.

Lin Mingtang's fat body fell on the cold and hard bed, for the first time in his life, he lay on such a bed, there was no thick bedding, no charcoal fire, the cold air made him wrap the thin quilt on his body tightly, staring at the prison door in the darkness with his unwilling eyes.

Around, there was an endless low cry, and he understood that most of the people in the Lin family were here.

He couldn't see them, but he could feel them.

After being imprisoned in the prison, he came to his senses and heard that his family members were being brought in one by one, and he was kept in the tightest place, isolated from all his family.

"Boom la la ......"

The sound of chains and keys sounded, and Lin Mingtang saw that the cell door was opened, and the person who interrogated him finally appeared.

Two jailers came over mercilessly, trying to drag him up.

"I can walk on my own."

Lin Mingtang stood up proudly, stood up and tidied up his dusty and wrinkled clothes, shook his fat body, and walked out towards the prison door.

He wondered who would be the one who would interrogate him tonight.

Could it be the emperor who is so ruthless that everyone can't see through it?

Smile bitterly, now, I'm afraid that the emperor may not be willing to surrender to his dignity and come to this kind of place to interrogate him personally, right? He won't even have the opportunity to see the emperor for the last time, distinguish a few words or scold the emperor.

The chains on his body rattled with the sound of his footsteps, the handcuffs and shackles wore through his tender skin, and he had been pampered for too long, a member of the court with fine skin and tender flesh, the head of the Lin family, although he had a tough heart and nerves,

But his body is so weak.

The pain came from the shackles to his skin, and the cold sensation and touch made him taste death.

Can't survive, can you?

The emperor should not let him go, let the Lin family go.

"My lord, the prisoner Lin Mingtang has arrived."

In the torture room, a heavy bloody aura was everywhere in the air, and the dark aura revealed an indescribable gloomy coldness, which made Lin Mingtang tremble violently.

The torture room, his Lin family also has such an existence, and the private torture room is prepared for the enemy, for those who betray the Lin family and do things unfavorably. I don't want today, a person who is so honorable to him, there is also a day when he enters the torture room and is tortured by interrogation.

Thinking of the cruelty of the torture room, the tricks of those tortures, and the ruthless methods of the cool officials.

Lin Mingtang's fat body was trembling constantly, his steps were so heavy that it was difficult to lift up, he picked up the heavy shackles, and finally stepped into the door of the torture room and looked up.

In the dim light, the blood-stained floor and walls were covered with a thick purple-black. Those who should have been tortured were left behind, and after many years, a thick layer of blood formed on the floor and walls, which turned purple and black after drying, and the faint smell of blood made people palpitate.

The various torture instruments on both sides, also with blood stains and a cold glow, were lined up on the left and right.

In the middle of the seat, a young man sat on a chair covered with thick brocade cushions, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, and the wafting heat swept over his handsome and gentle face. A snow-white fox fur was tightly wrapped around his body, with an inexplicable smile on his lips.

That smile fell in Lin Mingtang's eyes, but he couldn't help but tremble from the bottom of his heart.

Kang Yuanyuan, the third young master of the Xi family, and the master of the military department.

This lord is the one who knocked him unconscious on the Jinluan Hall with one palm today, so that he didn't even have a chance to say a word.

It was he who personally killed hundreds of members of the Lin family, killed them with his own hands, or put them in prison, and confiscated the Lin family.

It was also he who presented the evidence of the Lin family's rebellion and rebellion, and presented it to the emperor, confirming the name of the Lin family's unpardonable felony.

Someone kicked him hard in the crook of the leg.

"Puff ......"

Lin Mingtang couldn't help but slam his knees on the ground, the pain came into his body from his knees, he was caught off guard, his hands fell to the ground, and the pain was hot.

"Go back to my lord, the prisoner Lin Mingtang brought it."

Lin Mingtang raised his head and stared at Kang Yuanyuan for a long time, refusing to lower his head.

Kang Yuanyuan raised his eyes, his gaze met Lin Mingtang's gaze, and the eyes of the two made contact in the air, stirring up a string of invisible sparks.

The cold and sharp eyes, the icy temperature, are a little more solemn than the cold winter ice and snow outside at the moment, and more sharp and ruthless than the blood-stained sword out of the sheath.

Such eyes, such momentum, is a long time

Tempered by life and death, it is not something that a pampered minister like Lin Mingtang can have.

Under Kang Yuanyuan's forced gaze, Lin Mingtang couldn't help but slowly lower his head and lowered his eyelids.

"Unexpectedly, it was the third young master who sent me in, and it was the third young master who arrested and confiscated the Lin family, and it was still the third young master who interrogated me at this moment."

"Bastard, don't kowtow to the adults, is the third young master also called?"

Someone kicked Lin Mingtang's back, causing Lin Mingtang to fall to the ground on his knees.

Kang Yuanyuan gestured slightly, and the people on the left and right took two steps back and stood silently to the side.

Lin Mingtang supported the ground with his hands, raised his head and stared at Kang Yuanyuan's hand, he didn't dare to look up to look directly at Kang Yuanyuan's sharp gaze, and the smile on his lips made his heart palpitate and despair.

"Lin Mingtang, the years he has been an official in the court, but he is a few years older than the official himself, so there is no need for the official to explain many things, right?"

Lin Mingtang smiled bitterly, he had worked hard to support him for so many years, and he didn't want him to become a prisoner of this young adult as a minister who was an official in the court, so he wanted to kneel at his feet and let him deal with the interrogation.

"Don't you think about yourself when you do this?"

Lin Mingtang's words brought out deep meaning, raised his eyes, and glanced at Kang Yuanyuan meaningfully.

He believed that the shrewd Third Young Master could understand the meaning of his words.

Kang Yuanyuan smiled elegantly: "You don't need to worry about the affairs of the official, let's worry about the Lin family." The charges have been drawn up, and the evidence of rebellion and rebellion found in the Lin Mansion is now willing to be detained and admitted? Be smart, the official's means are known, don't let the official work hard and let yourself suffer. ”

Kang Yuanyuan looked at Lin Mingtang with playful eyes, this minister with a fat brain would definitely not be able to withstand a few punishments.

"My lord, don't do too much, isn't the fate of the Lin family today enough to make adults vigilant? The emperor has not released the Lin family, and he will not send the Xi family either! ”

Lin Mingtang said heavily, suggesting that Kang Yuanyuan should be worried about the fate of the Xi family.

Kang Yuanyuan has been smiling, smiling elegantly and gently, but there is no smile in his eyes: "I really don't know how to repent when I die, my own life, isn't the Lin family's affairs enough to worry about?" My Xi family's affairs, why bother with it? ”

"Also, wise and shrewd like the eldest young master and the third young master, I don't need the old man to remind me, but I don't know what kind of crime the emperor wants to give me?"

(End of chapter)

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