Thirty-seven after the seal
In the past few days, I have been busy with Di Yuan's funeral, and I knelt in filial piety clothes so that my knees were swollen and high. My expression was in a trance, and the concubines were not much better, and they dizzed all over again. Bo Heng's eyes were dark blue. His cheeks were sunken, and he silently burned the paper yuan.
Prime Minister Huang Song walked out of the team, knelt down in front of Di Yuanling and kowtowed three times. He turned to Bo Heng and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, now that Your Majesty has gone, the country cannot be without a king for a day." I hope you will ascend the throne as soon as possible and comfort the people! ”
Baiguan also repeated Huang Song's words, and I looked at Bo Heng's haggard face and felt a little unbearable. I looked at Daddy, who was also sad, and Daddy also stepped forward.
"Your Majesty has already made an edict when he goes, and I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make a decision as soon as possible!" Daddy is also urging Bo Heng.
Bo Heng's figure is so lonely and helpless. In just a few days, the heavy responsibility of governing a country fell on his shoulders.
"Okay." I listened to Bo Heng's faint words, but I thought of the wide sea of Lingyang. After all, there is no going back to that kind of time.
[In the tenth year of Kang Yuan, Emperor Yuan collapsed. The second son of the emperor, Zhou Boheng, succeeded to the throne and was called Emperor Yutian, and in the same year he canonized the crown princess as the queen, and respected his biological mother Mrs. De as the queen mother, and the rest of the ladies were called the concubines. 】
With Emperor Yuan buried in the imperial mausoleum, I realized that all this was really settled. In just two years, from the princess to the crown princess, and then to the current queen, it is so fast that I can't react.
I took the pastry and went to Bo Heng's Yongle Palace to look for him, and Li Yun, the apprentice Li Zhan accepted before his death, ran up to inform me that Bo Heng had gone to the Imperial Prison. I looked at the man who had succeeded Li Zhan, who looked no more than twenty years old.
I nodded, and then walked to the prison.
With my intuition, I slowly approached Shuyou's cell. Before he reached the door, he heard Bo Heng talking to him.
"Big brother, are you still planning not to confess all now?" Bo Heng's voice was so flat that there was no emotion, but I could feel that he was actually still unbearable for Shu You.
"What is there to say, Concubine Chen has been recruited and died. Why don't you kill me yet? I don't have much to say. "Uncle You is still stiff-mouthed, and the oil and salt don't enter.
I recalled Concubine Chen's despair before she died, and I felt a pang of guilt in my heart. Shuyou's paper is like a knife blade piercing the heart, I'm afraid it's not better than really being knifed.
"When you rebel, you should join forces with the outside. Weapons, raising soldiers, and dotting up and down all need money. You, a prince who has just obtained a fief, where did you get such a huge amount of wealth? Bo Heng's tone was secretly angry, suppressing his emotions.
Shu You cut off disdainfully, "Even if you ask me for the rest of your life, I won't say it, brother." Oh no, I heard the grand canonization ceremony, and now I should call you Your Majesty, hahaha! ”
I hesitated for a moment, but went in anyway. "Even if you don't tell us, we know how you planned everything."
The two of them were interrupted by my arrival, and Bo Heng walked towards me. "Why are you here, this place is damp and not good for health."
I patted Bo Heng's hand, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I know how to measure." Lord Huang Song, they are looking for you, you should go to Yongle Palace first, there is me here. ”
Bo Heng glanced back at Shu You, left Cong Thorn to protect me, and left.
I looked at Uncle You, who was sitting on the ground unkempt, no less embarrassed than Concubine Chen that day. Cong Thorn brought a chair, and I sat down silently in front of Shu You.
Shu You looked me up and down now dressed in gorgeous clothes, "My younger brother and sister are very different now, and they have become the first queen in the history of Yanqi." It's a beautiful view! ”
I ignored his sarcasm and said a word without a beginning or end. "Concubine Chen... No, Anakia was sent away by me. There is no torture, and I walk with hatred for you. ”
Shu You didn't seem to expect that I would suddenly talk about Concubine Chen, and the mocking smile on his face just now froze on his face. "So what, am I tempted by a chess piece?"
Childish Red brought a few things, and I threw them in front of Shuyou one by one. There was a basket, a rose hairpin, and a letter that told the story of longing but was half burned.
Shu You watched silently for a while, and kicked away angrily.
"If you are really ruthless to Concubine Chen, then are these all plays?" I hate him for taking advantage of Concubine Chen, and I hate his lack of affection now.
"It's Xu Zitang." When Shu You heard this, his face changed. His gaze became wary and he looked directly at me.
"Remember, there's no such thing as a watertight world. Since we found out that Xu Zitang was greedy for ink, Your Majesty and I have been secretly investigating the whereabouts of those money. I took out a piece of paper, "This is Xu Zitang's brother, written by Xu Ziling." He had seen the person who met Xu Zitang with three connected moles on his arms. ”
Cong Thorn stepped forward and tore open Shu You's sleeve. There are three black moles on it, and Shu You still denies it, "So what, there are more people with moles on their arms in the world." How can I say it's me? ”
I took another belt of coins, raised my arms high and scattered them one by one in front of Shu You. "Big brother is afraid that he doesn't know that the sea breeze in Lingyang is humid. It corrodes the metal, causing it to be eaten away at the rust characteristic of sea salt. ”
Despair gradually grew in Shuyou's eyes, and the sound of coins falling was particularly harsh.
"And these were found in your house." I crossed my legs, leaned back, and looked down at Uncle You.
Shu You opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something. I interrupted him directly, "Big brother still wants to say, how did the weapons and raise soldiers come about, right?" ”
I threw him a topographic map, and Uncle You picked it up tremblingly. "You're very smart, and you've always pretended to love musical instruments, so you invite all kinds of servants to your house every day to play and play them, so as to cover up the huge arsenal you dug up underground."
I got up slowly, "It's a pity that you underestimate us too much, underestimate my father too much." He hadn't seen any tricks, and as soon as you knew something was wrong, you easily checked all the evidence that you didn't have time to destroy. ”
Cong Thorn laid out the pen and paper in front of Shu You, and Shu You's face was full of disbelief and shock. "Big brother, confessing is a relief for you and me. and thou shalt not be punished daily, for life is worse than death. ”
Shuyou shook his head with a wry smile, and I watched the blood on his back dripping with new wounds and stacking old wounds. I remembered that he had caused the people of Lingyang to not have enough to eat, and a wave of anger surged into my heart.
"Oh yes, I forgot to tell my big brother. This palace and Your Majesty will erase all records of you and your mother, and there will be no words of you in the history books and among the people. You originally wanted to correct your mother's name, but now you can both drown in the years. ”
Shuyou's shoulders trembled, and his bloodshot eyes stared at me tightly. "Sun Qixing, what's wrong with my mother, why are you so cruel."
I was put in a big hat and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Oh, cruelty. The people of Lingyang, and the tragic death of Concubine Chen, your father, aren't you cruel? ”
Shu You hugged his hair nonchalantly, "Father? He never cared for me. It's not even as good as a dog for me, my brothers have everything, but I have nothing. Obviously, her mother is a wealthy businesswoman from an innocent background, but she was framed as a dancing girl. ”
Shu You said word by word, "What do you know!" ”
I looked at his stubborn appearance, and I didn't plan to continue to talk to him. "Your Majesty has issued an order today, whether you admit it or not, Ling Chi or Huoma torture, you can't escape. In that case, say goodbye. ”
I got up and walked outside, and the thorns closed Shuyou's cell. He pounced violently, "Sun Qixing, I curse you, curse you and Bo Heng will never get what you want." You guys! Don't die well, hahaha! ”
I watched Uncle You's dying struggle, and walked away with a faint brush.
Bo Heng and I were playing chess in Yongle Palace, and Bo Heng yelled oops, and lost again. I proudly jumped a crispy melon for him, Bo Heng rubbed his forehead and said, "Now you dare to do this to the emperor, this is going to kill your head." ”
I threw the black piece in my palm into the box, pouting and making a fuss. "Hmph, Your Majesty lost himself, and he still wants to repay the debt."
Seeing this, Bo Heng hurriedly picked a grape and fed it to my mouth, "You, you're always so stingy, you can't say a word." And didn't I tell you, when there is no one in private in the future, it's good to still call Bo Heng. ”
The sweetness of the grapes spread in my mouth, and Bo Heng reached out without a frame to take the pit I spit out. Li Yun didn't know when he arrived outside the door and looked at us crampedly.
Bo Heng sat back and put on a cold face again. "What's wrong?"
Li Yun hurriedly walked in with a hunched waist, "Back to Your Majesty, Sun Qiyu, the court captain, asks to see you." ”
My eyes are blinking, how is it a brother.
"Xuan, the queen should also listen to what her brother has to say." I nodded to Boheng and picked up another grape and threw it into my mouth.
"Ministers and grandsons Qiyu, meet Your Majesty, meet you... Empress. "Brother didn't seem to expect me to be here, and he didn't realize that his sister had become a queen.
"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, come and give a seat. I came this time, but I have something to report? Bo Heng said.
Brother took out the paper from his arms and handed it to Bo Heng respectfully. When it was unfolded, it was shocking in blood.
"The traitor Zhou Shuyou has confessed to all the crimes, including embezzling salt products, digging the ground and building tools, raising the army, and colluding with the commander of the forbidden army." Brother told me truthfully.
Bo Heng handed me the blood book, the handwriting on it was crooked, and I remember that the person I left the pen for him actually didn't use it. The content is exactly the same as what I found, and it's basically the final word.
"In this way, my father can rest in peace under the Nine Springs." Bo Heng sighed.
At this time, Brother Ah hesitated a little, "It's just... It's just that the eldest prince has one more request. ”
Bo Heng, who was already surprised why Shu You suddenly recognized it, frowned when he heard this. "What requirements?"
The elder brother paused and said, "The eldest prince asks Your Majesty to retrieve his mother's bones and correct her name. said that his mother was not a dancing girl, but the daughter of the Buyeo national umbrella family. ”
Bo Heng and I were a little surprised, the price that this uncle paid in order to correct his mother's name was too great.
"What's so difficult about this, history books have always been written by winners, and it's easy to beautify it. It's just to look good for future generations, and that's what he requires? "Bo Heng is refreshing.
Brother bowed, "Yes, Your Majesty, that's just such a request." ”
After Bo Heng gave Brother a positive answer, he asked Brother Ah to reply to Uncle You. Bo Heng and I were silent for a long time, and we were very embarrassed about Shu You's behavior.
"Is it worth it for the eldest prince to justify his mother's name and lose everything he has?" I seemed to be asking Bo Heng, and I was asking myself.
Bo Heng sighed softly, "In this world, many people live for only one thought. If that thought is gone, you will lose your direction. Perhaps... It's worth it. ”
Outside the window, there is a lot of greenery, and it is spring at the beginning of all things.