Chapter 239:-for-tat
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In October, the weather is getting colder, and the north wind is howling. The huge place in the palace is even more cold.
The night gradually lengthened, and people roasted around the stove, and some words were passed on around the stove, and the people in the palace were panicked.
Some eunuchs said that they saw the first emperor walking under the wall when they were on duty at night, some palace maids said that they saw the first emperor hanging in the woods and floating in the middle of the air, and some people said that they saw the first emperor outside the Qianqing Palace......
Each person's experience is different, but the same thing is that the first emperor they described was dressed in a white robe, with long hair draped behind his head, and his face was pale, and he didn't look like a human at first glance.
It's a ghost.
It's not the first time that something strange has happened in the palace, although the top doesn't say it, but the palace people still secretly talk about it. After all, there are too many people who have died in vain in this palace, and the yin qi is heavy, and it is inevitable to encounter one or two resentful people.
The first emperor has been missing for more than ten years, and according to the current situation, the person is probably dead, and the ghost obsession is too deep and floats back.
Everyone was scared, and they huddled in the house at night and did not dare to come out, and three or five people gathered together and whispered.
So some bold people said that the first emperor came back to seek revenge on King Yu.
Everyone thinks so.
And no matter who is right and who is wrong, where do they judge the grievances and hatreds between the superiors? But it is a fact that King Yu rebelled and overthrew the first emperor, and the first emperor has been wandering abroad for so many years and has a home and cannot return, this resentment is big enough.
The rumor that the ghost of the first emperor came back to seek revenge on King Yu spread in the palace and soon spread to King Yu's mansion. After hearing this, Yi Xuan felt a chill rise from the bottom of her heart, and she actually felt that this rumor was somewhat credible.
She thought of the cold gaze she felt that day when she went to Kitajin Fuji.
It's not that she doesn't believe in ghosts and gods at all, after all, it's quite incredible that she's still alive.
When Yixuan stayed alone in the house with Zhao Zhen at night, she asked him if he had heard the news?
Zhao Zhen nodded.
There was a lot of eyeliner in the palace, and he knew it when the rumors first began to spread.
"I checked with Wei Xiang." Zhao Zhen tapped his fingers on the table, and raised his eyelids to look at Yi Xuan: "It's a pity that I didn't find anything." But all the palace people who said that they had seen the first emperor with their own eyes would be delirious and crazy after a few days, and it was useless to ask them. โ
Yi Xuan sat on his lap following the man's gestures, wrapped her hands around his neck, and said in surprise: "All crazy? None of them are normal? โ
"Yes, all."
Yi Xuan frowned: "But if you are scared silly by the ghost, you should be delirious the next day, how can it be a few days?" It's like someone deliberately wants to get the news out, wait for them to publicize their ghost encounters, and then drug them to drive them crazy. โ
Yixuan pursed her lips and said, "I'm just guessing, whether it's a ghost or a man-made person, I can't say yet." โ
"I think it's man-made." Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows.
"Why?"
"Zhao Huan hasn't been very calm lately, I guess it was something he did that reminded everyone how I killed his father back then." Zhao Zhen lifted the tea lid, raised the teacup and took a sip, sneering: "And Zhao Yan is so easy to die?" โ
None of his people found Zhao Yan, so who could kill him?
Death from illness is unlikely. Starve? It's even more of a joke.
There are so many ghosts, ghosts, gods and gods in this world, not all of them are using ghosts and gods to achieve their own goals.
Yixuan cupped the man's face, "Then what are you going to do?" This rumor must not be spread any further, otherwise those who disagree with you will use it as a gimmick to oppose you. โ
There is no shortage of careerists in the court, who are respectful to you on the surface, but behind the scenes, they don't know how much they want to replace you. These people are subject to your power for a while, but they will come out and bite you whenever they have the chance.
Such people are inevitable. All emperors want their courtiers to be loyal to them, but people's hearts are separated from their bellies, and the only ones who are truly loyal are Zhao Zhen's henchmen.
"No matter."
"Huh?" Yixuan looked at him confusedly.
Zhao Zhen smiled and scratched his wife's nose, "Let the rumors spread, I want to see what other means Zhao Huan has, and who in the court has a ghost." โ
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The rumors really intensified, not only did someone see the ghost of the first emperor somewhere, but the wind direction of the rumors slowly pointed to the Yuwang Mansion.
King Yu rebelled, but he did not give the first emperor the treatment he deserved, let alone hunt down the first emperor.
After a long time, it seems that everyone has forgotten the true face of the bloody scene.
It was the repeated persecution of the first emperor that caused Zhao Zhen, a subordinate, to have to rebel.
However, today's people will not know the truth, only in terms of the outcome of this matter - Zhao Zhen is too unkind.
A generation of emperors was hunted down as rogues, what kind of system did it become?
At the court meeting on this day, the officials of the Ministry of Rites came out to speak and proposed to find the location of the first emperor as soon as possible. If the first emperor is still alive, then welcome back and take care of it, and if the first emperor has died, a state funeral will be held according to the ceremony.
It was a little-known petty official of the Ministry of Rites who spoke, his voice was shaking, and his head was bowed and he was very afraid.
Obviously, the official didn't dare to say anything, so he had to push the people below to come out and send them to death.
Isn't saying such things in front of King Yu to death?
Zhao Zhen's gaze only stayed on the little official for a moment, and he glanced coldly at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, the left and right attendants of the Ministry of Rites and others who were standing in front of him, they were shaken by Zhao Zhen, but they still barely maintained their manners.
Zhao Zhen sneered: "This piece is well written, I don't know whose handwriting it is?" โ
The petty official lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
The left attendant of the Ministry of Rites wanted to turn his head and stare at the little official, but as soon as he turned his head, he found that Zhao Zhen was still staring at him, and his heart was weak, so he turned his head again.
Zhao Zhen continued: "The love is sincere and meticulous, it should come from the hand of Lord Qiu, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, right?" โ
Qiu Yuan suddenly lost all his blood, and his whole person was as if he had been struck by lightning, and Mu Mu turned his head to look at Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen stood under the emperor in a dark brocade robe, his eyes were dark and cold, his chin was slightly raised, he squinted at Qiu Yuan condescendingly, and his thin lips were coldly pursed.
Qiu Yuan was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
"No, not a minister." Qiu Yuan's face turned into a chrysanthemum: "This song was written by himself, what does it have to do with the minister?" โ
Zhao Zhen looked at the little official standing in the corner trembling: "You wrote it yourself?" โ
To the ears of the petty official, this is the same as "do you want this life".
The little official cried and knelt on the ground: "Where does Weichen dare to write such a recital?" It was Lord Shangshu and the two squires who handed it over to Weichen and forced Weichen to play. Ask King Yu Mingjian, Weichen even eats the bear's heart and leopard gall and doesn't dare to write such a recital! โ
Zhao Huan's face was extremely gloomy.
No matter who is in power in this court, he is here with Zhao Zhen, he is the king, and the king of Yu is the minister. This petty official actually kowtowed to King Yu for help, and despised his father in his words, which was equivalent to degrading him.
Zhao Huan sneered.
He suddenly opened his mouth and asked the junior official: "You mean that the first emperor should be hunted down outside?" โ
The little official was stunned, looked at Zhao Huan and then looked at Zhao Zhen, completely stupid.
He can't afford to offend either of them!
Zhao Huan waited for him to answer with a cold face, Zhao Zhen didn't mean to help him, let alone the courtiers, looking at their noses and noses, and looking at their hearts, one by one shrunk like quails.
The petty officer almost cried.
What kind of iniquity has he created!
In the end, he decided to follow King Yu, after all, he offended the emperor and the support of King Yu, and if he offended King Yu, he had only one way to die.
"The minister thinks," he said with difficulty, "the king has no way, he cannot be in a respectful position, and he should not enjoy the worship of the common people." Therefore, the first emperor should not be welcomed. โ
Every word he said was trembling, and when he finished speaking, his whole mind went blank.
There are only three words left: dead.
Zhao Huan was so angry that he almost laughed.
A small official of the Ministry of Rites dared to say such a thing in front of him, clearly praising King Yu and stepping on him.
This Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, but they are all lackeys of King Yu.
Zhao Huan raised his fingertips to face the man, his eyes were full of anger, and said: "Despise the first emperor, speak disrespectfully, lead people, drag it down......"
"Your Majesty!" King Yu interrupted Zhao Huan in a loud voice, turned to face him, his eyes mixed with coldness and intimidation, "The minister thinks what he said is right. โ
Zhao Huan looked sideways.
"The first emperor was mediocre and unreasonable, contrary to the virtue of the Son of Heaven, and the ministers supported the country for the way of heaven, what's wrong? The first emperor is a close relative of His Majesty, and it is understandable that His Majesty has the intention of thinking about the first emperor, but although His Majesty is a son of man, he is also a human king. If you are a king, you must understand the righteousness. Zhao Zhen arched his hand, "It is absolutely impossible to welcome back the first emperor, Your Majesty doesn't have to bother." โ
Zhao Huan trembled angrily.
He actually scolded him in front of all the courtiers for not understanding righteousness, having a tough attitude, and not leaving him the slightest face!
"King Yu." It took a long time for Zhao Huan to speak, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, "King Yu is so arbitrary, saying that one is one, and saying two is two, so why don't you King Yu be the emperor?" โ
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the court, and after a short silence, it was as noisy as a pot.
Who would have thought that Zhao Huan would be so rigid, who would have thought that!
In the midst of the crowd, Zhao Zhen slowly hooked his lips, his expression was lazy and contemptuous.
If he wants, he can do it at any time.
If he doesn't want to, no one can force him.
Using this kind of thing to pressure him, Zhao Huan is really stupid.
He motioned to his father-in-law beside him, and the father-in-law shouted "retreat", and the hundred officials looked at each other, quieted down again, and silently withdrew from the hall.
Who wants to mix it up?
Only Wei Xiang stayed.
When everyone was dispersed, Zhao Zhen slowly stepped on the jade steps and walked to the dragon chair.
Zhao Huan clenched the armrest of the dragon chair.
"Your Majesty has been too tired lately." Zhao Zhen said.
Zhao Huan was stunned, stunned.
"Your Majesty's dragon body is not safe, you should recuperate in the Qianqing Palace, you don't have to go to court from tomorrow, and you can go to court when you get better." Zhao Zhen glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs around Zhao Huan, "You know everything?" โ
Everyone is the only one.
Zhao Huan's eyes widened in disbelief, Zhao Zhen wanted to put him under house arrest?
"You're bold!" Zhao Huan angrily pulled out the saber at his waist and swung it at Zhao Zhen with all his might.
Before the sword approached Zhao Zhen's body, it had already been stopped by Wei Xiang with his sword, and as soon as Zhao Huan's hand twisted, the sword slid down the jade steps, making a crisp sound.
Zhao Zhen sneered, "Compared to your father, you are more than a little bit worse." โ