Chapter 40: The Dust Settles and Returns Together

Liu Ill has listened to the words of Huo Guang, when Huo Xian and Huo Chengjun were in the garden corridor, they looked for someone, who knew that as soon as they arrived, Huo Xian made his meaning clear, Liu Ill smiled and said, "The queen and the queen mother are in charge of the harem." "There are a few people who don't know the relationship between Shangguan Youhao and the Huo family, Huo Xian's words, Shangguan Youhao doesn't seem to have disobeyed, and Huo Chengjun has also agreed to this matter, and soon it will be another way to say that he agreed to Chun Yuyan to enter the palace.

Although Huo Guang is dissatisfied, Huo Xian's words have been spoken, and Liu Yi has also agreed, judging from the current situation, if Chun Yuyan can really be used by the Huo family, it may not be a good thing to let her enter the palace to serve Huo Chengjun, with Xu Pingjun's matter in front, how can Huo Guang hope that his daughter will follow in the footsteps of Xu Pingjun, and know more clearly how important it is to have a credible person and have his own person as a female doctor in the palace, so he will not say more, and respectfully send Liu Ying and Huo Chengjun out, and then order the family to follow behind them to ensure their safety.

Liu Ai has stepped on the night with Huo Chengjun, and finally returned to the palace safely, because of the delay in Huo Mansion for some time, when he arrived at the palace gate, the palace gate was closed, fortunately, Liu Ai's token was with him, and the guards opened the palace door tremblingly, and let the two enter the palace, but they were more afraid that they didn't notice when His Majesty and the Queen left the palace, for fear that Liu Ai would come back and say that they were derelict in their duties, of course, this is also their own blind worry, Liu Ai has not thought about this layer, and has no time to pay attention to these things.

Early in the morning of the second day, Liu Ai, who had not been in the court for a long time, finally sat in Weiyang Palace again to listen to the government, "The case of Liu Go, the king of Guangchuan, must also be known, and the case file has also been read in Chang'an, and the secretary of state thinks how to deal with this case?" Even though Liu Ying already had an idea in his mind, he still consulted the ministers of the DPRK and China.

"The minister thinks that Liu Qu, the king of Guangchuan, has indiscriminately killed people and committed many crimes, and it is difficult for the people to be angry if they are not killed!" The first one to come out was neither Huo Guang nor Wei Xian Xiahou Sheng or the like, but Yang Yun, this person is very intelligent, his father Yang Chang has already made meritorious contributions to Liu Yi, and his mother is the daughter of Sima Qian, Yang Yun inherited his father's incorruptible style, and he couldn't look past Liu Qu's behavior, so he became the first person to stand up.

With the first person, there are also the second and third people who echo it, but after echoing the voice, Liu Ai has said slowly: "Liu Qu's case, I thought that Yang Cheng Zhaoxin was jealous and immoral, murdered more than ten lives, and there were many traces of corpse destruction, and Yang Cheng was his accomplice at the beginning, and he should be beheaded; Guangchuan King Liu went to connive and did not notice, and participated in it, according to the law should also be punished with a halving, but I read that he is a person of the Liu family, my knife can not bear to be on the neck of the descendants of the Liu family, so the Guangchuan King Liu to abolish the title, demoted to a concubine, exiled to Shangyong County, the rest of the Guangchuan palace and so on will inevitably have innocent people, so all those who have nothing to do with the murder will be released and returned home, what do you think? ”

Liu Ai's disposition of Liu Zhi was too light, Zhang Anshi wanted to speak, but was pulled by Bing Ji secretly pulling the corners of his clothes, and Huo Guang also followed Liu Ai's intentions, just watched quietly and stopped talking; Han Zeng never cared about these idle things, so he was happy to watch who would come out on the sidelines, and openly contradicted Liu Yi.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's so inappropriate, if it's because Liu Qu is a descendant of the Liu family, is it possible that the people of the Liu family only need to take away the title if they kill people and set fires, isn't this conniving?" Han Zeng didn't pay attention, and he heard Zhao Chongguo's voice sounding above the court, and said secretly, why didn't he stop this upright old man, but it was too late at this time.

Those who are dissatisfied with Liu Ai's decision, naturally Wei Xian and Xiahou Sheng, who attach importance to the law of etiquette, also stood up against it, plus the previous Yang Yun, it made it a little difficult for Liu Ai to do.

Huo Guang finally stood up when Liu Yi had a serious face, "Your Majesty is merciful, Liu Qu is the prince of Emperor Xiaowu, and Your Majesty is also a filial piety to Emperor Xiaowu this time, and Huo Guang thinks that this is not inappropriate, but it can make the people of the world feel grateful for His Majesty's benevolence and filial piety." ”

No matter how long Huo Guang has been ill, no matter how long he has not arrived at the imperial court, the weight of what he can speak will always be there, and it will not be weakened because of a few days in the future, so as soon as Huo Guang's words came out, those who originally did not express their position expressed that His Majesty was benevolent and wise, and there were also Bing Ji and Wei Xiang, who were already on Liu Ai's side, Zhang Anshi, who was concentric with Huo Guang, and Han Zeng, who knew the current affairs, and several people echoed it, and when it came to the word benevolence and filial piety, Wei Xian and Xiahou Sheng were not good at refutating anything, and this matter became a foregone conclusion.

After the decree of the previous dynasty was decided, the harem soon learned the news, Huo Chengjun was surprised, in her heart, Yang Cheng Zhaoxin was hateful, but treating women so cruelly was indispensable to Liu Qu's will, especially in the matter of Tao Wangqing, Huo Chengjun was puzzled, why Liu Yi would make such a judgment, and why, would his father still support him?

"Look at your eyes, should you also blame me for Liu Qu's matter?" Walking according to his own plan, Liu Yi was already in a good mood, and he saw what Huo Chengjun was thinking at a glance, and after sighing, he said, "Do you want to hear why?" Liu Yi didn't know why, but one day he would take the initiative to explain to Huo Chengjun, just to avoid the doubts in her heart.

"The holy decree says that Your Majesty is taking into account blood and kinship, isn't that true?"

"That's just one of them, if I say it's for you, can you believe it?" Liu Ying couldn't tell the truth in his words, but Huo Chengjun nodded stupidly and smiled.

Liu Aiji's hand rubbed Huo Chengjun's hair, only Liu Ai himself knew whether it was true or false, maybe he himself was vague, but seeing Huo Chengjun's nod, his mood was inexplicably cheerful, "Okay, you don't have to think much about the affairs of the court, you are tired these days, so you can rest." ”

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that one day Cheng Jun will be like Tao Wangqing and Rong Ai, will Your Majesty treat Cheng Jun like this?" Rong Ai's death was so truly presented in front of him, and those people in the backyard who Liu went to the backyard seemed to confirm the sentence in "Changmen Fu" back then, "I only see the newcomer laughing, and I don't hear the old man crying", personnel are changeable, and the fastest change is only the emperor's family, how Huo Chengjun is not afraid.

"What do you want to do with this, don't worry, I won't do this to you." Looking at Huo Chengjun's half-believing eyes, Liu Yi had already quipped: "Could it be that you still want me to swear poison, if this can make you feel at ease, I will make this oath." After that, Liu Yi has raised his hand, and he really wants to swear.

Huo Chengjun hurriedly stopped him, although Huo Chengjun likes to be spoiled like him, but all this always feels too sudden, and he always feels that it is so unreal, and what is more afraid is that after all the mysteries are revealed, Liu is ill, will you still treat me like today, or torture me in a more cruel way Huo Chengjun; But Huo Chengjun didn't want to think about it deeply, he just wanted to greedily enjoy Liu Ying's thousands of favors for him at this time.

Guangchuan's matter, after Huo Chengjun and Shangguan Youhao said it, Shangguan Youhao was also shocked, she hadn't seen such a thing in the harem, but she didn't want the dumping of a palace to be so tragic, and Liu Qu was still so frustrated, just one sentence, "It's really like Liu Qu said, life and death, love and hate are all in one thought, but he chose a path that should not be taken." "Liu Qu is a generation younger than Emperor Zhao, and he has met a few times at the banquet, and he vaguely remembers that he is also a beautiful young man with outstanding literary talent, and now it is a pity.

Liu Qu, who had been detained in the palace of Guangchuan, did not have much reaction after hearing the holy decree, but Yangcheng Zhaoxin and Yangcheng Chu were panicked, and only pulled the eunuch who passed the decree to intercede, saying that Liu Qu's drinking and fun was crazy, but he didn't know that these two people were really crazy.

I want to climb to the peak, but I don't want to fall from the clouds again, but I am not willing to have nothing in my heart, but I am still expecting something, but what I am looking forward to is the eternal decision with glory and wealth, and even the end of the corpse in a different place, when fear and struggle collide, I can no longer bear the fierceness in my mind, the two are like crazy, one only knows how to beg for mercy, the other only knows how to kill, and both were escorted to the prison car sent to Chang'an to be beheaded.

Liu Qu looked at the figures that gradually dispersed, getting farther and farther away, feeling the palace that was getting more and more deserted, and finally quietly followed the escort and embarked on the road to Shangyong County, but Liu Qu also clearly understood that a defeated prince was actually worse than the common people.

One person's loneliness, the ridicule and spurning of thousands of people, these are all things he has to bear in this world, and there is no one in this world that he has to care about, so what is the purpose of carrying these and enduring this, just to atone for his sins? But Liu Qu didn't think that his current atonement was of any use, no matter how much repentance he had now, he couldn't get anything back, and he was afraid that in Shangyong County, Liu Ying would have some arrangements.

On the road of a person, hearing the news that Yangcheng Zhaoxin and Yangcheng Chu had been beheaded in Chang'an City, Liu Qu suddenly stopped in a quiet place, "Rather than die without dignity in the end, I would rather commit suicide in fear of sin now, and tell Your Majesty that the best way to torture a person is what I look like now: alone, falling from a high position, and then enduring the loneliness of a person, bearing the accusations of thousands of people, and feeling the indifferent eyes, but unfortunately I won't let him get his wish, hahaha......" Liu went to pull out the dagger that had been prepared, and slashed his throat on the way and died, but with a smile and relief on his face.

In fact, he was just waiting for the news of their deaths to come during this part of the journey, and Liu Qu himself didn't know whether what he was waiting for was the retribution of Yang Cheng Zhaoxin, or the affection of accompanying them for a long time, hoping that they could have a good time, and after that, they would have no worries and could go on the road with peace of mind; But Liu Qu understood that all the evil things were done by them together, and he even robbed other people's graves, and now, maybe he should go back together......