One hundred and thirty-eight, the imperial conspiracy

"Hmph, Ji Kaihan, don't think that you are a hero in the world, I will be afraid of you, don't think that you are a martial artist, I will be afraid of you, I am fighting for this life, and I have to pay for my brothers, you are a dignified hero in the world, and it is really despicable to use such a bad method."

The more Han Zhan spoke, the more excited he became, and the more he spoke, the more difficult it was to suppress the grief and indignation in his heart, so he rushed straight towards Ji Qihan.

Ji Qihan looked at him calmly, and said coldly: "Do you think this matter is really what we did?" Not to mention that Fang Daxia would never do this kind of thing, but what good is it for us to say that this is the case, don't you think we have all fallen into someone else's conspiracy? ”

"What, conspiracy?" When Sima Yu heard him say this, he was a little stunned for a while.

Ji Xianhan said slowly: "Yu Mian didn't want to fight with you from the beginning, since the imperial court sent Yu Mian to encircle and suppress you, but only gave him five hundred old and weak soldiers, how can he fight with you, Ji Gongzi and I are also because of the entrustment of the eldest princess, come to help Yu Mian, if the two of us don't come, Yu Mian will take five hundred old and weak soldiers to compete with you, who will die at that time?" ”

When Sima Yu and Han Fang heard him say this, they looked at Ji Xianhan and stared with bated breath and listened carefully to Ji Qihan's analysis.

Ji Kaihan continued to say slowly: "If we don't come, the dead person must be Yu Mian, Yu Mian is after Yu Qian, after Zhongliang, he is a kind-hearted person, he will never do anything despicable, and I and Fang Daxia, I am confident that we will never do this kind of thing, believe me Ji Kaihan has always been above board in his words and actions, if you don't believe it, then I have no choice, if we really want to deal with you, we will casually transfer one or two thousand disciples from the Nanjing rudder in the candle shadow and confession gate." , plus me and Fang Daxia, are you still afraid of you in a white-headed mountain cottage? It's just that we have heard of your righteous deeds, and feel that you are not the kind of heinous bandits, so we are willing to make friends with you, and Yu Mian competed with the master of Sima Zhai, and there is absolutely no intention of coaxing. ”

After listening to Ji Kaihan's analysis, everyone said yes in their hearts, although the brothers in the cottage were already very emotional, but when Ji Kaihan's words were finished, they all slowly quieted down.

Especially Sima Yu and Yu Wenfang Wu, both of them were originally thoughtful people, and they felt that what Ji Qihan said was not unreasonable, this Yu Mian was originally after Yu Qian, and everyone said that his work was very similar to the legacy of his father Yu Ge Lao, presumably he would not do such a despicable thing, and as for other people, it was needless to say.

Fang Xiao and Ji Qihan are both people with status and status, and they would not do such things that damage their prestige in order to deal with so many people in their cottage, and the facts have indeed proved that their own brothers were indeed injured.

If it weren't for Ji Qihan and Fang Xiao's vigilance, I am afraid that everyone would not be able to escape, and when Ji Qihan escaped, he also rescued Han Zhan, so everyone was silent.

Han Zhan raised his fist and slammed it into a tree, which made his hand bleed blood.

He couldn't help but hold back his tears and said, "Who is it, who killed my brother in the cottage?" Who the hell, who is it that you have to get along with my brother in the cottage? When he spoke, he looked very sad and angry, which showed that he was greatly stimulated.

"We don't know what's going on, this matter needs to be investigated slowly, but the most important thing to do now is to settle the injured brothers first!" Fang Xiao said quietly on the side.

Every word Fang Yu said was very reasonable, he usually never spoke easily, but every word he said was very valuable, he never said nonsense, this is what makes him Fang Yu different from others.

At this time, someone suddenly shouted from behind, Master, Uncle Ji, and Yu Mian.

Everyone looked back, only to see a woman walking up in the middle of the night, the woman's pace was very fast, she was dressed in white, and she was as beautiful as a fairy under the reflection of the firelight.

Tang was shocked to come forward and saw the tragic situation of everyone, and hurriedly asked Yu Mian: "Yu Mian, what happened?" Why-"

Yu Mian's face was a little depressed, so he told Tang Jingran what had happened, Tang Jingran was stunned for a long time, then sat down on the ground, and said for a long time: "I know what is going on, and I also know who did this!" ”

"Who did it?" As soon as Sima Yu, Yu Wenfang, and Han Zhan heard her say that they knew who did it, they hurriedly surrounded them, because they had lost so many brothers, and they were naturally very sad and angry in their hearts.

Tang was shocked and embarrassed, and finally said: "This matter was most likely instructed by the emperor before. ”

"Why do you say that, why would the emperor do such a bad thing?" Yu Mian shook his head, feeling that what Tang Jingran said was not credible.

Tang was shocked and told the matter of the candle shadow shaking red and the encirclement and suppression of the confession door from beginning to end, she said: "This matter must have been arranged by the emperor a long time ago, although the princess aunt later ordered the emperor to change his mind, asked him not to interfere in our affairs again, and also made him swear not to target Yu Mian again, but obviously he still did not do what the princess said!" ”

When Sima Yu and the others heard that this matter was arranged by the emperor, they were even more sad and angry, and even more sad, they all felt that they were affected by Tang and Yu Mian, otherwise so many brothers in the cottage would not have died in vain.

"What are your plans now?" Tang looked at Yu Mian and asked slowly.

Yu Mian turned his head, and suddenly knelt down in front of Sima Yu, he said very sincerely: "Brother Sima, this matter is not right for me, I have caused you to be burdened, if you want to punish me, you can punish me, the emperor is jealous of me, so he created this incident, he originally wanted to burn me to death." ”

"That emperor Lao'er is really too much, he actually did this kind of thing, but what reason do we have to blame Gongzi Yu, he is also one of the victims!"

Although Han Zhan is reckless on weekdays, the words that honest people generally say are also straightforward, and his words made everyone listen to them and feel that they are very reasonable.

Yes, what reason do they have to blame the crown? If it weren't for Ji Xianhan and Fang Xiao present, Yu Mian would have been burned to death in the fire, and the emperor seems to have made up his mind to kill Yu Mian, so he did such a thing.

Everyone looked at each other, and their faces were full of sadness that could not be hidden, especially Sima Yu, Han Zhan, and Yu Wenfang, who had lost a lot of brothers who were born and died together, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

"Where do we go from here?" Yu Wenfang looked at Sima Yu and said.

Sima Yu shook his head and said blankly: "I don't know, the cottage we have worked so hard to operate for so many years turned into ashes in this moment, and I really don't know what to do in the next days." ”

As if he remembered something, Ji Qihan said to Sima Yu: "I have a proposal, I don't know if you can listen to Sima Zhai?" ”

"Yo, let's hear what the proposal is, what else can we do now, it's already broken here." Sima Yu said helplessly.

Ji Kaihan raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "Now that the Candle Shadow Shake Red and Confession Gate in the capital have been surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, more than half of the dead and wounded, and a lot of disciples have been lost. ”

"What?" When Sima Yu heard this, he was slightly stunned.

Yu Wenfang said on the side: "By all means, the emperor will not even let go of the candle shadow and the confession door, and even wantonly encircle and suppress them, if we go to reorganize the candle shadow and confession door as a thief, how can the emperor let us go, so this matter is absolutely unacceptable." ”

"What the third brother said is very reasonable, these brothers survived with great difficulty, I must not let them give their lives in vain, my life alone is indeed insignificant, but the lives of the brothers are much more expensive." Sima Yu said sincerely.

Tang shook his head and said: "You don't have to worry about this, Aunt Princess has already made an agreement with the emperor for three chapters, and the emperor must not touch the disciples of the confession door and the candle shadow to shake red, if not, Aunt Princess will definitely not let go of the emperor, don't worry!" The Candle Shadow Shake Red and the Confession Gate were built by the princess and aunt, and the emperor did not dare to attack the Candle Shadow Shake Red and the Confession Gate, as long as the princess and aunt protect you, you will not be in danger. ”

Sima Yu, Yu Wenfang, and Han Zhan looked at each other, Sima Yu was more clear about the things in the court, he thought about it and nodded and said: "Miss Tang has a sentence that still makes a lot of sense, the eldest princess is very powerful in the court and the rivers and lakes, I also believe that if it is not a last resort, the emperor will not easily attack the candle shadow and the confession door, okay, in this case, how about we go to the capital together to revive the spirit of the candle shadow and the confession door?" ”

When the brothers heard that there was a place to live, everyone was very excited.

Sima Yu turned his head and glanced at the fire, only to see the fire burning, he sighed and said: "Alas, I really didn't expect that one day my brothers would be buried on this Baitou Mountain, whenever I look back here, there will be a lot of white bones in front of me, when I think of the situation where my brothers are struggling in the fire and I can't do anything, I feel like a knife." ”

As he spoke, he left behind heroic tears, and when everyone saw him so sad and indignant, everyone lowered their heads and said nothing.

So, after everyone made up their minds, they began to rush to the capital together on the second day, and after they arrived in the capital, they returned to the confession gate and the candle shadow shook the red and began to be in the rudder of preparation.

Zhu Jianshen really gave an order to release the surviving disciples of Candle Shadow Shake Red and Confession Gate, and those who had died were also buried by them, not only that, but Zhu Jianshen also deliberately allocated silver taels from the treasury to rebuild Candle Shadow Shake Red and Confession Gate.

Candle Shadow Shaking Red and Confession Gate were already very powerful in the capital, but now they have been hit by Zhu Jianshen and lost a lot, but after joining Han Zhan, Sima Yu and Yu Wenfang and others, the power has become strong again.

Jian Huaizhen heard that Yu Mian and the others were coming back, and hurriedly went to Huaiming Yuan to wait for them to arrive, which means that after Mian and the others came, Jian Huaizhen asked them how the bandits were going, Yu Mian was really very sad and angry, so he told Jian Huaizhen how to confront the bandits in Baitou Mountain, how to become brothers with them, and how they were killed by the flames in the end.

After Jian Huaizhen listened, her face suddenly showed a sad look, she sat on the chair, and it took a long time to look up to the sky and sigh: "I didn't expect that the emperor is still like this, this palace will go back to talk to the emperor about this matter now." ”

After speaking, she ignored everyone's persuasion and went back to the Forbidden City.

After Jian Huaizhen returned to the palace, she did not go to Wan'an Palace, she went straight to the Qianqing Palace, and when she arrived at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Lin Jian'an saw Jian Huaizhen coming violently, so he stopped her and said: "The eldest princess, the emperor is now reviewing the chapter in the Qianqing Palace, he has ordered no one to enter, the eldest princess, please go back!" ”

Jian Huaizhen was stunned for a moment, then turned away.

Lin Jian'an saw that she was so easy to pass away, and she didn't give herself two slaps like last time, so he let out a long sigh, but the good times didn't last long, and after half a pillar of incense, Jian Huaizhen folded back again.

What she was holding in her hand was a golden jade scepter, that Lin Jian'an had only heard of the golden jade scepter before, and had not really seen it, when he really saw it, he was startled, although the golden jade scepter was not long, but Jian Huaizhen held it in his hand for Lin Jian'an to see, and felt that it was as heavy as seeing a mountain.

He knew that if he had a slight inappropriate response, Jian Huaizhen could take his life with a cane, and even if he died, he would have nowhere to redress his grievances, who let this golden jade staff be given by the emperor, beat the unconscious king, beat the traitorous ministers, and could also use the rod and the concubines of the six palaces!

Lin Jian'an stepped forward cautiously and said respectfully, "The eldest princess! ”

Jian Huaizhen shouted heavily: "Go away, I won't say it a second time." ”

As soon as Lin Jian'an saw her formation, where did he dare to speak, he immediately flashed to the side.

Jian Huaizhen saw that Lin Jian'an had dodged, so she walked inside, in fact, she didn't want to threaten the emperor with the golden jade staff, and she didn't want the golden jade staff to really hit the emperor one day, but what was the way?

For his own selfishness, the emperor disregarded the lives of more than 1,000 people in vain, which is a tyrant in history, so Jian Huaizhen didn't want to break in.

After breaking in, Zhu Jianshen looked up and saw Jian Huaizhen standing in front of him, still holding a golden jade staff in his hand, he was startled at first, he hurriedly smiled and said, "What happened to the eldest princess, why are you so angry?" Can you sit down and explain things to me? ”

Jian Huaizhen didn't move, still looking at him, and asked in a very gloomy voice: "Your Majesty, what bad things have you done recently?" ”

Zhu Jianshen felt cold in his heart and confessed to Jian Huaizhen: "The eldest princess, the grandson has not done anything bad, the grandson has already released the surviving disciples of the Candle Shadow Shake Red and the Confession Sect according to what the eldest princess said, and also buried their dead disciples, and at the same time, the grandson has also invited Jian Wenying and Princess Luoxue out of the Zhao prison, is there anything that the eldest princess is not satisfied with?" ”

Jian Huaizhen snorted twice and said, "Yes, I do have a lot of dissatisfaction, but I didn't expect that the emperor is not very old, and your heart is so ruthless!" ”

Zhu Jianshen only felt that his scalp was numb, and he was covered in cold sweat, he had already expected what was going on, but he said calmly: "Princess, don't listen to what outsiders say, how can you believe their words, you should believe that your grandson is, since your grandson has promised you, you will not do anything hurtful." ”

"Yo, you said you wouldn't do it, then let me ask you how the thousand bandits and hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in Paektu Mountain died?"

"Ah, are they dead? How do I know! Zhu Jianshen shook his head, with a very innocent look on his face.

Jian Huaizhen smiled coldly and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to act in front of me now, who did you send to set fire to Baitou Mountain, if you don't make this matter clear to me, then the palace must have a way to find out, and then the palace will definitely ask this golden jade scepter to speak." ”

Jian Huaizhen wanted to give Zhu Jianshen another chance to reform himself, but he didn't expect that Zhu Jianshen had completely reached the point of madness at this moment.

Yes, the fire in Baitou Mountain was set by him, he deliberately sent five hundred old, weak, sick and disabled people to fight with Yu Mian, he originally wanted Yu Mian to bury his life in Baitou Mountain, but Yu Mian went to Baitou Mountain to fight, Fang Xiao and Ji Xinhan also followed, which was completely unexpected by him.

However, he originally thought that Ji Qihan and Fang Xiao were just two people, and they must have no way to compete with so many people in Baitou Mountain, so he didn't go to his heart, who knew that after Yu Mian and Ji Xinhan, Fang Xiao and others arrived at Baitou Mountain, he heard military training from Baitou Mountain.

At the beginning, it was said that Yu Mian and Sima Yu confronted there, and at night they camped under the cottage of Baitou Mountain, and I heard that they confronted each other for three days in a row, until the battle between Yu Mian and Sima Yu was told to him as it was.

Since Zhu Jianshen had sent Yu Mian to the expedition before, it was impossible not to send spies, so he knew that these things were originally reasonable, and he knew that Yu Mian deliberately did not exterminate the bandits in Baitou Mountain, but in fact, he did not have the determination to kill the bandits in Baitou Mountain.

He felt that it was difficult for such a small bandit in Baitou Mountain to become a big thing, not to mention that they might not really turn against him, what he couldn't feel at ease in his heart was that Yu Mian was still alive, although he had promised Jian Huaizhen not to interfere in the affairs of Yu Mian and Tang Jingran before, but as long as Yu Mian didn't die for a day, his heart was always like a thorn in his heart.

So after hesitating again and again, he gave the spy who gave him the news and ordered him to set a fire while everyone was drunk, so that the entire Baitou Mountain would be burned, Zhu Jianshen's move can be described as extremely vicious.

Although this fire may burn Yu to death, there will be more innocent people buried inside, but Zhu Jianshen feels that this is his last chance to harm the crown, if he is not good at grasping it, there will be no chance in the future, after all, it means that after the crown returns, Jian Huaizhen will definitely protect him.

So he deliberately accentuated his tone in the secret letter to the spy, asking him to burn Yu Mian to death no matter what, as long as he burned Yu Mian, he would definitely be added to the official and knighted, and there would be a reward, if Yu Mian was still alive, then he wanted the spy to be buried with Yu Mian, so the spy prepared fire oil in advance, sprinkled it around Baitu Mountain, and set a fire at night when everyone was drunk.

This fire burned thousands of brothers in Baitou Mountain, as well as hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, Zhu Jianshen at this moment is really crazy, there is nothing more important in his heart than putting him to death, and he still has a trace of luck in his heart, he thinks that Jian Huaizhen and others have no way to know about this matter.

After all, this matter is very secretive, no one can guess that his emperor sent someone to burn Baitou Mountain, and just to burn a Yu Mian, this matter is too unbelievable, I believe no one will agree, he didn't expect Jian Huaizhen to be so shrewd, and soon learned about this matter, but this matter is undocumented and unfounded, so he decided to deny it.

Jian Huaizhen originally wanted to give him a chance, but seeing that he didn't admit it, Jian Huaizhen couldn't help but have a layer of frost on his face.