Chapter 10: The Loyal Empress

"Okay, I'll stay in the imperial city, please let those ministers go, they are all people with sons and daughters. I don't want them to be like me, so you let them go. Mother no longer spoke to Yan Zi in a tough tone, but this tone was even more chilling.

What did she do that was so rebellious, why did she talk to herself so desperately, and she really couldn't go back to the past. Hehe, another wry smile.

After that, the mother and daughter were speechless, and Yan's mother walked past Yan Zi with a cold face and neatly, and she didn't look at her daughter when she passed by. Every step of ruthless indifference is trampling on a filial piety.

Yan Ziqiang endured the pain, stubbornly turned his back, straightened his waist, and pretended not to care about anything.

Yan's mother went out of the main hall, and Sheng Lin Shengcai quickly went in to visit Yan Zi. He knew that at this time she needed a broad shoulder to lean on, so he stretched out his hand and gently put her head on his shoulder.

But this time, Yan Zi didn't comply, and stubbornly raised his head high, so that the liquid in his eyes could return to his heart. The fists are clenched tightly, maybe this hard insertion of his palms can offset the taste of heartache.

"Hurry up and get out and see her. The situation is chaotic, and I am afraid of being taken advantage of by the adulterer, so it is best to convince her to live with you. The responsibility of taking care of your mother is up to you. ”

"Okay." Sheng Linsheng hurriedly chased out to think of keeping his master.

Yan Zichang sighed and looked at the golden room. Think about the original plan against the sky, but to take revenge on this unbearable country. I really didn't expect this to be the end after the fact. God gave her the supreme identity and took away the warm and kind family affection, since there is no way back, she can only move forward.

The path I have to take is unstoppable, and what I am going to do will never be a dead end! The fists are clenched tightly, but the silence is enough to make people daunted.

"Smack." The fist was raised above the head and suddenly spread out into a palm, and both palms were clapped. Immediately afterwards, a figure flew into the main hall and knelt respectfully in front of Yan Zi.

Yan Zi lowered his head and grimaced, threw a roster to the comer, and whispered, "These are hypocritical and cunning disloyal ministers. I know the shady tactics clearly. However, the new policy was especially gracious at the beginning of the establishment, and only killed them, and the rest of the clan relatives, wives and children were spared death. The hands and feet should be numb, do not leave clues, and it is better if it can cause accidental death. Go for it. ”

As the words fell, the figure flew out with the roster and disappeared into the palace.

The next day, the Holy Decree "Forever build a new building, and a hundred wastes are waiting to be rebuilt." In the past, the following ministers and their families were sent to the border to assist the local people in building new houses to teach the people to atone for their sins. …… (Names of Ministers) After the eunuch finished reading, everyone received the decree and thanked him.

Relatives and friends, as well as his wife and children, all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that a killing was inevitable, but they never thought that this empress would be so gracious and spared them from death. Thinking about the fate of the reformist minister at the beginning, looking at his own fate now, it seems to be much better in comparison.

Many of the old ministers were terrified and could not believe that this was true. Inevitably, the empress changed her mind and hurriedly left the imperial city with her family.

Standing on the gate of the capital, looking at the traffic in the distance, Yan Zi seems particularly quiet. Faded away from the usual serious and arrogant appearance, now the tranquil and pure appearance with the white and elegant clothes fluttering in the breeze is like a fairy falling from the sky, benefiting the people of the Quartet.

Whoosh - a familiar figure landed beside him.

Yan Zi smiled lightly, "Why are you here, my mother has settled down?" ”

"Well, I'll see what you're doing?" Sheng Linsheng put his hands around his chest and followed her gaze to look down.

Looking at the abandoned ministers who came and went unharmed, he was a little curious, "You really let them go so simply?" ”

Yan Zi turned his head to look at Sheng Linsheng, did he think badly of himself? Sheng Linsheng was still looking at the carriages and horses under the city, but he could feel Yan Zi's gaze at this time.

"Idle people have no enmity with me, so they don't care what they do." Understatement, and open your arms to enjoy the gentle and beautiful feeling of the spring breeze brushing through your hair.

Jumping, Sheng Linsheng was surprised, turned his head to look at Yan Zi beside him, and then laughed again. The smile is still the same, or the usual doting smile of the big brother, and he raised his hand to twist the broken hair on her forehead to her ears. Without saying a word, he turned and walked down the wall.

"Idle people have no enmity with me, so they don't care what they do." This sentence is still hovering in Sheng Linsheng's ear, and the implication is that if anyone offends her, she will pay it back. It seems that the ministers who once harmed her and her master should not be so good at this time. She is still her, the person who has revenge and kindness must be repaid, and the grievances are clear, has not changed at all, maybe she is too worried.

Sheng Linsheng shook his head and smiled, and continued to walk down, at this moment he suddenly felt that his pace was relaxed, and the burden on his body was also a lot lighter, all his worries were scattered with the spring breeze, and his smile was brighter and more crisp.

The new emperor ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world. Many prisoners of the Adulterous Crime Section were released, and this disappearance instantly spread throughout Kyushu. Naturally, the man in the corner of the palace also knew.

Still, he was trembling, and he didn't feel terrified. Because he was Emperor Zhaoren of the previous dynasty, it was impossible for him to let himself go so cheaply, and I don't know if that distant cousin, the Empress Shunyi of the current dynasty, would let him go.

The scenes of the ministers being killed in the past few days are vivid, and although I know that they have been pardoned, I can't help but think about those horrific images. I also thought of the dead General Yan. With just one click, the person who was brave and good at fighting in the past and terrified the emperor's grandfather became a ghost under the knife.

It's terrible, and now I vaguely feel that General Yan is behind him that day, and as soon as he turns around, he will take himself away. Therefore, Emperor Zhaoren did not dare to look back, curled up in the corner, buried his head between his legs, closed his eyes, covered his ears, didn't want to hear anything, and didn't dare to look at anything.

But the matter about him is still mentioned. On the main hall, Yan Zi sat on the dragon chair, and the whole person set off by a yellow robe embroidered with dragons and phoenixes with gold wire trim was even higher, which naturally disturbed the atmosphere of the hall was mysterious and changeable.

The ministers of civil and military affairs bowed their heads and knelt down to beg Yan Zi to spare Emperor Zhaoren's life, but Yan Zi never spoke and seemed to refuse to let go. The ministers had no choice but to kneel down.

Yan Zi didn't speak, and kept scanning the courtiers with a strained face.

So there was the impasse mentioned above, and there was a deathly silence above the main hall.

After thinking about it for a while, Yan Zi sighed, changed his sitting position, and barely eased the atmosphere. Then he glanced at Sheng Linsheng, who was standing abruptly at the front of the ministers.

"Why don't you kneel? Is there an opinion contrary to theirs? ”

"On the contrary, I share their opinion. It's just that you are the emperor, and the power of life and death is in your hands, and our hundreds of mouths can't withstand your handshake. Since it is useless to say more, it is better not to say it. ”

Yan Zi frowned, her heart swayed, she knew very well that this Emperor Zhaoren was a key chess piece. If he kills him, he will be given a handle, and his name as a mediocre empress will be confirmed.

But if you don't kill him, you don't have to worry about it, his existence will definitely cause all kinds of rebels to scramble for grandiose words to disturb the country, so I'm not at ease.

Looking at the ministers below who couldn't kneel for a long time, he knew that the anger of the people was difficult to commit against the sky and was talked about, so he had to retreat according to the people's hearts.

"At present, the beginning of the establishment of the Yongzi Kingdom is a time to strengthen people's hearts, and long-term killing will only deepen the misunderstanding of the people. I decided to abolish the throne of Emperor Zhaoren of the previous dynasty, remove the imperial title and reduce it to commoners, and all the relatives of the emperor and the country were reduced to commoners, distributed in three mountains and four seas, and were never allowed to step into the imperial city for half a step. ”

"Ministers......"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing people."

“…… The one who does not kill. ”

The voices of thanks from the government and the opposition came and went, but Yan Zi was not very happy. Sheng Linsheng saw this clearly, and it was reasonable for him to inevitably have such scruples as an emperor. It's just a blessing or a curse, in addition to man-made, it also depends on the destiny of heaven, and who can say clearly what the destiny is.

Only then did the courtiers stand up, and the early dynasty entered the normal topic, and the next thing to talk about was the natural and man-made disasters in the place. After leaving the court, the hundred officials also retreated one after another, and Yan Zi called Sheng Linsheng.

Stuffing the holy decree that had been prepared into his hand casually, this series of actions seemed casual and hasty, but it was the most cordial behavior of the two. If she had the rules and regulations, she would only feel that she would be born if the eunuch read them.

Sheng Linsheng opened the holy decree and saw that he had been awarded the title of general of Zhenguo. I had expected it, so I was not surprised to see this holy decree, but seemed very calm, and I rolled it up casually and hid it in my sleeve.

"What? Are you not satisfied with such a reward or do you not take it at all? Yan Zi deliberately provoked.

Sheng Linsheng glanced at it and explained, "I just expected it. ”

Yan Zi glanced at him with a dark face, not to say this, but after thinking about it, he suddenly remembered his mother. "Mother, she, how are you doing?" The words are slurred, and they don't look like they talk about it on a daily basis.

Speaking of Shi Niang, Sheng Linsheng was also troubled, and didn't know how to explain, "How to say it, Shi Niang eats three meals a day." It's just that I've been depressed, and I still lock myself in the room and don't come out often. I'm really worried that over time she's going to get sick. ”

"I see. You go back first, help me take good care of my mother, I want to be alone. ”

Sheng Linsheng nodded and went out. Yan Zi walked around alone holding on to the railing, the palace of Nuoda was once so strange and distant, but now he is in it, but this strangeness is still undiminished.

I don't know how long I walked to the remote part of the harem, where the flowers and plants are overgrown, and there is no one around, but it is even more sad. Yan Zi found a big rock and sat down, watching quietly.

Suddenly, I heard a woman crying in the grass, and she wailed heartbreakingly, but she didn't dare to cry loudly, and she kept suppressing the pain in her heart. What is it that makes me cry so sadly?

Yan Zi followed the crying and walked inside, and when he opened the grass, he saw a palace maid squatting in the grass crying with a lot of snot and tears. Seeing Yan Zi standing in front of him, his face turned pale with fright, and he almost choked on his saliva, so he quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.