Chapter 52: Guarding the Tomb
"Brother Huang...... Brother ...... "Zhao Kang didn't dare to look back, he could only sob he could only sob, he didn't know how to face the person behind him, he could even ask about the smell of blood on his hands, strong and pungent.
"Your mansion is too high to draw water to build a pool, so I personally brought craftsmen to make a huge waterwheel and let them draw water from the Jinshui River and pour it into the pool of your mansion, just so that your garden would not be more shabby than others."
"You are sick, I will personally do moxibustion for you, and when you get a little hot, you will cry out in pain, I can only test the needle on myself first, and then treat you. It wasn't until you started sweating and woke up that I was relieved to go back to the palace. ”
"I know you've raised a large number of dead soldiers, but you never tell you about it. Not only that, but he will also reward your retinue Gao Qiong, so that he will be loyal to you. ”
"You love horses, I will search for famous horses from all over the country, and let you train horses in the Imperial Horse Terrace, the ministers have a lot of complaints, but they are all refuted by me, just because I always remember that you are my sibling blood relative, the younger brother who has followed me since childhood and is unwilling to leave half a step."
Hearing this, Zhao Kang was already in tears, he covered his face with both hands, and fell to his knees, "Brother, I owe you this life after all, I know that I am wrong." He turned around, moved his knees and crawled towards Zhao Lang, reaching out to grab the corners of his dark robe, "Brother, imperial brother, do you remember?" When I was a child, I was naughty and made mistakes, and it was you who interceded for me in front of my mother, and I knew that this time I was unforgivable, but I still want to ask you to forgive me again, and for the last time, I will be a cow and a horse in the next life, and repay you for your kindness to me. ”
Speaking of this, he was suddenly stunned for a moment, his eyes gurgled, his tears were put away, he looked up at the familiar face above, and muttered in a low voice, "No...... No, Brother Huang, he never took the initiative to mention his kindness to me, and every time I talked about it, I would be stopped by him, and he would have forgotten what he said...... You...... You are not an elder brother, what kind of person are you, who dare to pretend to be the first emperor? ”
When he said these last words, his voice suddenly rose a lot, his waist straightened suddenly, and he looked up at the familiar face. But the next moment, his body softened again, for a slender silver needle had pierced his brow in the light of the calcium carbide, pierced the skull, and completely embedded in his skull.
"Although he didn't mention it, I won't forget it, and the people of the world won't forget it, Zhao Kang, you killed your brother and usurped the throne, this account has already been recorded in history, and you can't rely on it."
Before his consciousness faded, he heard a cold voice floating down from above, not a ghost, but more frightening than a ghost. He moved his fingers a few times, but finally gave up the struggle and closed his eyes in a dejected manner.
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Out of the palace gate, Yan Niang saw Shen Qing waiting not far away, and when she saw her, she stepped forward and bowed to her, "Have you done everything that the girl should do?" ”
Yan Niang nodded at him, and said lightly, "He should have woken up by now, but being so frightened by me, he should have restrained a lot and didn't dare to attack the old ministers anymore." ”
A smile of admiration appeared on Shen Qing's face, "The girl is righteous, and she didn't kill the killer because of her personal anger." Actually, I have been worried, because before he died, the Prime Minister begged you not to kill him, but you left in anger and did not give your lord a chance to explain, so I had to hand over the covenant to me, so that I would definitely pass it on to the girl. Fortunately, I lived up to his old man's wishes. ”
Shen Qing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face deepened a little.
"I've also heard of the Golden Kui Alliance, but I always thought it was fake, an excuse made up by Zhao Kang to seize power in order to justifiably, but I didn't expect that he really made such an oath." Speaking of this, she was a little more desolate between her eyebrows, and shook her head and smiled weakly.
"I heard from adults that the girl was estranged from the first emperor because of the relocation of the capital, and the first emperor never had the opportunity to explain this matter to the girl, so it is normal for the girl not to believe it." Shen Qing comforted softly, and then raised his eyebrows and asked, "But I think that just such a covenant, I'm afraid it can't stop the girl, and the girl's mercy this time must have other reasons." ”
Yan Niang smiled approvingly at him, "Shen Qing, you are worthy of being the person elected by Zhao Zeping, and you can't hide anything." You guessed right, then Li Derang was scheming, he took such a big risk to come to the Great Song Dynasty in person, it must be more than just for revenge. So before coming to the palace, I sent Jingwei to the border of the Liao and Song Dynasty to investigate, and sure enough, I found that there were 100,000 elite soldiers of the Liao State ambushed there, waving their armor and preparing to go. Only then did I understand that Li Derang wanted to make a profit, he had been in ambush here for a long time, and he had already inquired about my grievances with Zhao Kang, so he wanted to borrow my hand to kill Zhao Kang, and then take advantage of the emperor's hanging dragon leaderless to send troops to attack my Great Song Dynasty. ”
Speaking of this, she sneered twice, and a cold light appeared in her eyes, "How can I let him succeed?" He once said that it is not important to him whether he is the emperor or not, the important thing is that the person sitting on the dragon chair should love the people like a son, cover it like the sky, and tolerate it like the earth. Although Zhao Kang has a vicious mind, he has been competing with the first emperor all his life, for fear of being told that he is wrong, so now, I can't kill him. As she said this, a gust of wind suddenly blew through her face, blowing her messy hair and adding a bit of melancholy and loneliness to her plain face.
Shen Qing's heart suddenly fell empty, he involuntarily raised his head, staring at the lonely moon in the sky, thousands of sails have passed, and the years have been dyed with ink, only it is still the same as before, and it has not changed.
"Shen Qing," Yan Niang suddenly turned her head to look at Shen Qing who was deep in thought, and suddenly raised her voice, "You have to do your best to assist him, use what you have learned in your life, if you live a prosperous life in the future, singing and dancing, I will spare his life, otherwise," she smiled playfully, squeezing out a few words from the corners of her mouth, "I will never let him go." ”
As soon as the words fell, she turned around and walked slowly away in the direction of the bright moon, her slender back as if she was about to melt into the moonlight.
Shen Qing was stunned, hurriedly trotted a few steps forward, and asked loudly, "Girl, where are you going?" ”
"For eleven years, I have never guarded his mausoleum, and now, it's time to go there."
"But what about Master Cheng? What should I do with Master Cheng? He asked.
Yan Niang's steps froze, her body seemed to freeze, and after a while, she turned around, "Shen Qing, you have to protect him, you must not let Zhao Kang know that his wife is Lin Jingyin." You tell him to forget everything, just like I've never been. ”
After saying that, she suddenly smiled slightly, there seemed to be infinite misery in her smile, her body disappeared little by little, turned into a cloud of green smoke, and flew in the direction of Yongchang Mausoleum.
"I don't know how many people will return to the moon, and the falling moon will shake the river trees." Shen Qing stared at the clear sky, stunned for a long time, and finally a tear slipped from his eyes.