Chapter 033: Clever Tongue (3)
Fifty years ago, the Seven Kings rebelled and made a pact that whoever took the lead in attacking Shengjing would be the future Son of Heaven.
Qin Di is strong, Wei Ying is brave, and he leads his troops well, and he is like a bamboo all the way, and it is obvious that the throne is already in his pocket.
Unfortunately, at this time, the problem arises.
The lord of Liangdi, who is also Wei Ying's princess and the brother of Princess Hanji, Xiao Yan, was dissatisfied with the world falling into the hands of Wei Ying, so he sent a letter to Qin Di.
In the letter, he told his sister that he had been attacked by the enemy, and that he was in danger and would die in danger, so he sent his cronies to ask his sister and brother-in-law for help.
When Princess Hanji received the letterhead, she immediately found Wei Ying and asked Wei Ying to see that she had formed an alliance between Qin and Liang, and Xiao Jian was her brother's affection, so she sent troops to help.
At that time, the Qin soldiers were approaching Shengjing, and they were about to capture the royal city, and when they heard such a request, of course the ministers below did not allow it.
Some people say that the world is in front of them, how can they cut off a great opportunity in order to help Xiao Tan, some people say that their army is only a hundred miles away from Shengjing, and it is not too late to rescue Xiao Tan when they occupy the royal city and take the throne.
However, looking at Han Ji, who was kneeling on the ground and begging bitterly, and thinking of the eternal friendship between Qin and Liang, Wei Ying still gave up the plan to capture Shengjing for the time being, and chose to send troops.
He turned around, bypassed the mountains and forests, and went to Yan Valley to rescue Xiao Tan, but Xiao Tan seized the opportunity and captured Shengjing in one fell swoop.
According to the previous agreement, Xiao Tan captured Shengjing, and he was the future Son of Heaven, and Wei Ying, no matter what the reason, was a step late and became a minister at Xiao Tan's feet.
This kind of thing, if it is put on ordinary people, it is unbearable, not to mention, that person is Qin Wang Weiying.
So he summoned the strategists and arranged his cronies to prepare to launch a palace rebellion on the day Xiao Tan ascended the throne and regain the lost throne.
As a result, it ultimately failed.
Hearing this, the senior brother sighed: "I really didn't expect that the military rebellion fifty years ago would be like this. ”
I sneered and said: "Since ancient times, the king has been defeated, no matter how his throne was lost, and no matter how Xiao Tan's throne was obtained, people who knew the inside story at that time were mostly killed and executed, Xiao Tan said that he was a king, then he was a king, Xiao Tan said that the king of Qin was a thief, then he was a thief, history books, but that's it." ”
Senior brother has been thinking about the matter of King Qin, but he has never paid attention to it, at this time, I call that person Xiao Yan, not Wang.
Actually, Senior Brother is right, for that person, even if he is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, the lord of the world, I have never put it in my eyes, and even those royal families surnamed Xiao have never had a good impression.
"No wonder the king is so jealous, there is an entanglement here, blood hatred is monstrous, even if Princess Hanji and his mother are compatriots, it is impossible not to be resentful of him."
The senior brother said, and smiled bitterly: "Listening to you say these things, I actually admire that King Qin, who is in the world, since he should be frank and open, bright and fair, worthy of his heart, worthy of the person he loves, like the king, even if he steals the country, what should he do, for a lifetime, he is uneasy, secretive, not known to outsiders, and in his heart, he will always bear infamy." ”
"You think ......"
I paused: "If that's the case alone, he killed King Qin, why is he so jealous of his sister?" ”
"What else?"
The senior brother was puzzled: "Could it be that back then, there was an unspeakable secret about the defeat of King Qin's guards?" ”
I snorted coldly and asked rhetorically: "Back then, shortly after Princess Hanji's death, the king mourned for the queen, and the princess and the queen, one before the other, died only two days apart, don't you think it's strange?" ”
The senior brother thought for a while and asked, "What does this have to do with the queen?" ”
Back then, King Wei Ying of Qin was dissatisfied with what Xiao Jian did, and was about to regain the world that belonged to him, and Xiao Jian ascended the throne and won the support of several other county kings, and his strength increased greatly.
The forces of the two sides, in the palace banquet on the night after Xiao Tan ascended the throne, met in a thrilling way, setting off a bloody storm, and in the end, Wei Ying narrowly won and put the tip of the sword against Xiao Tan's throat.
Xiao Tan was full of expectations, thinking that his strength, which was supported by the king of the county, was far above Wei Ying, and he could fight with him to prove his ability, but in the end, he was still defeated by Wei Ying.
At that time, the queen may have expected this outcome, so she secretly bribed the people around Han Ji, and on the day of the palace change, she claimed that Wei Ying rebelled, was arrested by Xiao Yan, and let Han Ji enter the palace to save her.
Regarding the palace change, Han Ji also persuaded him, but because of his own mistakes, Wei Ying missed the throne, Han Ji felt guilty and uneasy, and finally agreed, only asking him to spare Xiao Yan's life if it was done.
Just as Han Ji was anxiously waiting in the palace, someone close to her sent news that Wei Ying's rebellion failed, and she was arrested by her brother, and now her life is on the verge of death.
In order to keep Wei Ying and stop the fight between Wei Ying and her brother, Han Ji could only enter the palace and beg the queen to intercede and let Xiao Tan let them go back to Qin.
But unexpectedly, what she saw in the palace was the scene of Wei Ying holding a sword against Xiao Yan, and the queen who promised to help her took her hostage with a dagger.
The queen gave Wei Ying two choices, one was to put down the sword in her hand and save the lives of Han Ji and the child in her womb, and the other was to kill Xiao Tan and ascend to the throne of the Son of Heaven regardless of his wife and children.
On the one hand, there are children and beloved, and on the other hand, there is the world that he dreams of, and Wei Ying at that time fell into hesitation.
Thinking of all the things before, Han Ji knew that he had become a stumbling block to Wei Ying, and he didn't want to lose the world again because of his own involvement, so that his long-cherished wish in life would be disappointed.
So, I begged Wei Ying to forget about himself, so that he didn't have to show mercy and let go and do what he had to do.
It's a pity that Wei Ying didn't listen.
Between the status of the lord of the world and the woman he loved all his life, he finally chose the latter.
Putting down the sword in his hand means giving up the throne, the world, and even, giving up his life.
"Even she knows how important you are to me, and you don't know all along?" Realizing that Wei Ying had exchanged the world and her own life for her and her child's Han Ji, she was crying sadly, but Wei Ying glanced at the queen and said this to her.
"It is my ambition to compete in the world, but without you and my children, even if I get the throne, what is the meaning of the rest of my life?"
I think that at that time, Wei Ying was standing in the sea of corpses and blood, even if she was embattled, even if she was in danger, in order to reassure Han Ji, she still smiled softly at her.
He asked the queen to release Han Ji, and made a condition to Xiao Tan that he should send Han Ji back to Qin and not harm her and the child's lives.
Xiao Tan agreed, however, after Wei Ying abandoned his weapons and surrendered and was killed by him, he was still afraid after all.
He knows the people of Qindi, he killed their lord, no matter how to cover up and educate, hatred is hatred, the hatred of killing the king, not sharing the sky, those people will definitely fight to the end, never die.
Wei Ying's unborn child is the hope of the people of Qindi, and what he wants to do is to completely erase this hope.
Maybe at that time, he felt a little guilty about Han Ji, or maybe he promised on the spot, if Han Ji had an accident, he would be criticized by the world.
He spared Hanhime's life and sent her to the Heavenly Palace.
At that time, the Tianzheng Yuan was not affected by the change of dynasty, although the master was changed, but the favor was still there, and the new royal family still favored them.
Before the later events happened, the princesses and concubines in the royal family, if they were pregnant, for fear that the evil would affect the baby, they would go to the Tianzheng Yuan to recuperate, and the wives of the noble families in Beijing would be regarded as a great favor if they were allowed to enter the Tianzheng Yuan to have a baby.
Therefore, Xiao Yan's behavior, in the eyes of others, is just caring about Han Ji and the child in her womb.
But in fact, it is not like that.
At that time, the queen was pregnant for ten months, just like Han Ji, and she was about to give birth, and she also lived in the Tianzheng Courtyard.
At the behest of Xiao Yan, he attacked the child in Han Ji's womb, but for some reason, the fetus was born smoothly.
Xiao Tan had no choice but to order someone to kill the child, and Hanji, who lost the child, completely fell into hatred, and in a visit one day, under the pretext of breaking away from the maid next to the queen, she stabbed her to death.
Xiao Yan, who was shocked by Han Ji's resentment, was afraid that her and the child's resentment would harm her, so she ordered the child's body to be buried in incense ashes, and Han Ji was trapped in the Tenth Demon Tower.
"At that time, although the master was in the court, he was just a petty official who didn't do anything, how did he know such details?"
The senior brother asked.
"Senior brother, do you remember that at that time, there was a person named Gu Tingzhi."
"Gu Tingzhi?"
The senior brother asked rhetorically, thought back for a moment, and said in surprise: "His Royal Highness King Jing's father-in-law? ”
I nodded: "Back then, Gu Tingzhi was on duty in the Tianzheng Academy, and he and King Qin used to be old acquaintances, otherwise, do you think that the princess alone can escape the plot and give birth to a child smoothly?" ”
"You mean, it was Gu Tingzhi who told Master about this, and Master has told you now?"
I hummed, and then heard my senior brother frown: "However, I remember Gu Tingzhi's daughter, but later married His Royal Highness King Jing." ”
"The queen died suddenly, leaving only His Royal Highness King Jing, who had just been born, that is to say, Gu Tingzhi missed the old love and helped Princess Hanji, but Princess Hanji killed the queen, if this is the case, then why did Gu Tingzhi marry his daughter to the queen's son, and ......"
He looked around vigilantly, lowered his voice and said: "Twenty years ago, His Royal Highness King Jing's entire family was killed, and even the Gu family was not spared...... This is also related to Princess Hanji? ”
"Is it Gu Tingzhi's betrayal of the princess, or did he marry his daughter to His Royal Highness King Jing, he had another plan, if it was really the latter, then why did the Gu family end up with a full family annihilation?"
I lowered my eyes and smiled bitterly: "How do I know ......"