Chapter 198: Fate
"Don't kill! Don't kill! In the palace, the emperor was dripping in cold sweat, and he was awakened by a nightmare, in which the souls who died in the palace fight came to him one by one.
Governor Du's hair was messy, his eyes were full of hatred, and he said angrily: "Faint King! I want your life! "He has a sword in his hand and stabs at the Emperor!
In addition to Governor Du, there were also some ministers who had been wrongfully imprisoned and pounced on the emperor.
Later, the emperor also saw King Rong, his body was drenched in blood, very terrifying, he said that he wanted to find the emperor for his life, so he rushed to the emperor and put his hand on his throat.
When the emperor woke up, he was awakened by the scene in his dream. And the queen comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, don't be too sad. And she has been immersed in the pain of her sister's death, and her child is now suffering from severe typhoid fever and is not in good health, which is very distressing as a mother.
"I know that in these years, I have sacrificed a lot of loyal ministers, these people are against King Rong, naturally there is no good end, King Rong used all kinds of means to get rid of them, but I, at that time, I really had no real power, so I can only open one eye and close one eye, my heart is also very painful, these years of secretly cultivating some people is also to strike at King Rong and his henchmen when the time is ripe! Now the henchmen of King Rong have been eliminated, but my heart is always unsteady, and every time I dream back at midnight, there will be those unjust souls who want to claim my life! But, do you know how much my heart has been tormented! The emperor closed his eyes in pain, he knew that he had been under the control of King Rong all these years, so he had never slept well, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he was haunted by this nightmare.
He was afraid that his throne would be taken away from him, so there was always a sense of crisis.
The queen comforted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you may have been too tired lately to be haunted by this nightmare. ”
The queen felt very sorry for the emperor, in fact, as the emperor's pillow person, she never knew that the emperor's mind was so gloomy, and later she knew the truth and was impressed by the emperor. But when she remembered Concubine Li's tragic death, she felt terrible.
It was a beautiful woman who liked to show off in front of herself, but she was suddenly executed by the emperor. Later, I learned that she was the eyeliner that King Rong had placed in the palace. The emperor has been pretending. The emperor has been in disguise all these years and has blinded many people.
And the queen also specially asked the eunuch to bring a bowl of soothing soup specially prescribed by the imperial doctor's prescription, so that the emperor could drink it, which had the effect of calming the nerves and refreshing the brain.
However, the emperor took a sip, but suddenly thought of the contents of the dream, and his heart was irritated and slammed the soothing soup on the table, and everyone was startled by him.
But the emperor turned a blind eye, and said to himself: "If you want my throne, don't think about it!" And he seemed to be stunned in the eyes of others.
Only he knows that his forbearance for so many years is just to annihilate King Rong's henchmen at the last moment, and the throne is the most important thing in his life!
"Report, the peasant rebel army in the ancient city of Han has rebelled~" The guards suddenly came to report in a hurry at this time. Since the death of King Rong, peasants in some places have also risen up one after another, wanting to fight against the imperial court.
"It's time to come or come, and it's a headache to get rid of the remnants of those sinners." The emperor looked like he had a headache, although those criminals later exterminated the Nine Clans, but there were also a few fish that slipped through the net.
And those fish that slipped through the net were the descendants of the text case, the civil minister Zhao Xuanwu wrote poems to satirize the imperial court, and was later arrested and imprisoned, but the descendants Zhao Long and Zhao Feng escaped under the cover of their families. Zhao Xuanwu and his family were sentenced to death, but his son and daughter escaped.
This pair of sons and daughters gathered those who rebelled against the imperial court, and attacked the imperial city together with those who opposed the imperial court, and this pair of sons and daughters have been learning martial arts all these years, just to kill the emperor!
And at the critical juncture, Chu Mingxuan was willing to take the initiative to ask for help, go to take command, the emperor gave him a tiger talisman, he charged into battle, very heroic and domineering! Chu Mingxuan's character, if everyone only sees his appearance, it is a mistake! In fact, he has always been ambitious, because he won the last battle, so the imperial court commended him and named him a general. And he is also praised as both civil and military, and is a rare talent.
Chu Mingxuan is familiar with military books, coupled with his flexible mind and good at using strategy, it is natural for him to deal with those rebel armies who are brave and unstrategic, and these rebel armies are reckless, and they are defeated in a few rounds.
Where Zhao Long and Zhao Feng were Chu Mingxuan's opponents, they were directly captured by Chu Mingxuan and returned to the palace.
The emperor volunteered to work hard to be a good emperor, so he didn't want to get blood on his hands again, so he looked at Zhao Long and Zhao Feng as if they were dead, and said with a friendly attitude: "I know that you hate me very much in your heart, thinking that I killed your father, but I have always cherished talents, and I see that you are so strategic, so I appreciate it very much, you must know that raising troops to rebel is a capital crime, and I forgive you......"
"Phew!" That Zhao Long is strong-blooded, he knew that his father and the people of his family died tragically at the hands of the emperor, but now the emperor still wants to forgive them, this is simply a fool's dream! And the emperor has always been a faint monarch he is not used to, once, listening to King Rong's slander, how many loyal and good people have been killed, how to calculate these accounts!
Zhao Long sudden, a mouthful of saliva on the emperor's face, his tone was full of hatred, and he said angrily: "Dog Emperor! Faint! Do you know how excessive you are? Do you know how many people have been in dire straits over the years? Have you ever known the people? Since my sister and I came to confront the imperial court, I naturally have the idea of seeing death as home, and if I want to kill, I will listen to the respect! ”
And although Zhao Feng is a woman, she is only seventeen years old, but she has the courage of a man, the so-called women do not let the eyebrows, she is also the same as his brother, she does not plan to submit to the court, only listen to her angrily: "Dog Emperor!" If you weren't mediocre and incompetent, there would have been so many unjust, false and wrongful cases, do you know that local officials oppressed the people! Do you know that harsh taxes are fiercer than tigers! Do you know how many people die in a year from floods? You don't care! Now you're good! Let's start working hard! But the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill! DID YOU KNOW! ”
Every word of Zhao Feng hit the emperor's heart, in fact, those in high positions also have the helplessness of being in high positions, but this world is their own world, and it is also their own negligence if they don't govern it well.
And that Zhao Feng knew that what was waiting for him must be death, and her strong personality was precisely inherited from his father's strong personality, speaking of that Zhao Xuanwu, he was a hot-blooded person, and he also danced with knives and ink on weekdays, but in the end, he was caught by King Rong and executed because he made a poem to satirize the court! If he had lived to this day, he would also be a rare talent! Take pity on those loyal ministers who are worried about the country and the people!
And that Zhao Feng suddenly crashed into the pillar and died, "Sister! Zhao Long shouted angrily, he sprinkled this anger on the emperor, and threw himself at the emperor, he knew that his time was running out! He doesn't care anymore anyway! Rush towards the Emperor!
Chu Mingxuan pulled out his sword and stabbed Zhao Long to death, when Zhao Long died, his eyes were wide open, the emperor watched this pair of brothers and sisters die tragically, and the blood was splashed on the court, he couldn't help but close his eyes in pain, in fact, he was very reluctant to see these tragic scenes! How could he not know that there is a cause before there is an effect.
However, when the emperor listened to what the brother and sister said, he also knew that these things were not alarmist and had to be governed. In the past, King Rong was in power when he pretended to be mediocre, but in fact, there were many omissions, he wanted to consolidate his position more than to go deep into the people, and those local officials were powerful and blessed, which was naturally hated by the emperor!
Therefore, the emperor asked those ministers to report the people's situation one after another, and often held meetings between the court and the Chinese government to discuss the policy of governing the country.
Later, according to those public sentiments, the emperor punished local officials and promoted those who were honest and honest, such as Ge Fan, who was also promoted because of his good conduct and honesty.
The emperor also rehabilitated more than 100 unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, and some of those who had been slandered and imprisoned were released to their hometowns one after another, and a pension was given to them. Those who slander others will be imprisoned and will also be subject to the rule of the imperial court. And when the emperor saw so many unjust, false and wrongful cases, his mood was naturally very unpleasant.
Those ministers who had been slandered to death in the court, the emperor also gave them posthumous titles. And held a grand ceremony for them to transcend the wronged souls, during which the emperor was heartbroken, hoping that he would be forgiven by those wronged souls.
And since the beginning of the Zhao Long and Zhao Feng uprisings at that time, the emperor seems to have changed as if he was a different person, and his daily review and performance was folded until late at night.
And the emperor's practice of worrying about the country and the people has also won everyone's unanimous appreciation. But the emperor's suspicion was still very serious. He finally got a rest time at night, and he was always afraid that others would rebel at night.
And because of his nervous spirit, he will still be haunted by the nightmare, one day, he actually dreamed that there was a person who wanted to usurp the throne, he couldn't see the appearance of that person, but he was about to cut at himself with a sword, and the emperor was frightened! Wake up from a dream. And strange to say, the emperor's son had a fever and cried every night.
Chu Mingxuan said worriedly: "There may be evil, Your Majesty, you might as well ask a mage to do it!" ”
So, the emperor listened to what Chu Mingxuan said and asked Chu Mingxuan to invite a mage to do it, but the diviner looked at the hexagram, but his face suddenly changed and he trembled.
The emperor saw that the man looked flustered and knew that the hexagram was not good, so he asked anxiously, "I don't know what the hexagram shows?" ”
"Tell the emperor, this hexagram shows that the country is going to change hands!" The man panicked.
"What?" The emperor reacted instinctively and suddenly jumped up from the throne. And knowing that he had lost his temper, the emperor said: "How can you say this?" ”
The man explained: "An eagle descends from the sky, the sword is in the sky, and the new candidate seizes power." ”
Sword energy? The emperor's first reaction was to think of the Imperial Sword, the sword was given to him by the warriors of the court, saying that he wanted to give it to the first warrior of the court, but he didn't expect Shao Yifei to defeat Shen Tianhu and take away the sword, and the new king, Shao Yifei, wasn't he just named the Hou Ye?
And he quickly dispelled his thoughts, he thought in his heart that Shao Yifei was already delirious, and it was impossible for him to have the consciousness of seizing power, right?
Chu Mingxuan knew what the emperor was thinking, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't know that you and I were thinking about the same person!" ”
And the emperor clearly understood what he wanted to say. However, he shook his head: "Now I heard that he is seriously ill, it is impossible to do such a thing." ”
"Your Majesty, many times, don't let people be blinded, what he wants people to see is what it is, if he is eager to expose his inner thoughts, then can his plan still succeed?" Chu Mingxuan sneered.
The emperor listened to Chu Mingxuan's words, and also thought for a long time, indeed, if a person wants to do something, he must first confuse people's eyes, such as he has been pretending before. And Shao Yifei may be the same kind of person as himself.
But for Shao Yifei's meritorious service over the years, the emperor still chose to believe in Shao Yifei. This made Chu Mingxuan unconvinced.
And Chu Mingxuan secretly sent a person to observe the stars to tell the emperor: "There is a comet in the northern sky, this comet is a bad star, I'm afraid there will be a disaster." ”
"North?" The emperor was a little puzzled, he thought about it, isn't the territory in the north of Beixiang, that is, the territory given to Shao Yifei! The emperor was originally suspicious of this matter, but now he also plans to investigate Shao Yifei. So he sent Chu Mingxuan to take a group of people.
As a result, some witch Gu things were found on Shao Yifei's mansion! This is?
And the sharp-eyed Chu Mingxuan brought these things back to the mansion, and the emperor saw that these things used by witches in his hand were puppets. This puppeteer was found in the mud of the big tree in the southwest corner of him, Chu Mingxuan's eyes were sharp, and he saw that only the ground was uneven, and the corner of the yellow charm was exposed in the soil. I thought something was wrong, so I looked for it later, and sure enough, it was a puppet used for witchcraft.
When Chu Mingxuan showed this puppet figure to the emperor, he was furious, Chu Mingxuan specially invited a wizard from Miao Jiang, the wizard took a look, and said with some horror: "He wants to use witchcraft to curse Your Majesty!" Look how much this puppeteer looks like Your Majesty! And the little prince is not getting well with typhoid fever now, and he is also cursed by him! And you see, this puppet is engraved with the emperor's birthday, and the puppeteer's eyebrows are dripping with a drop of blood, burying it underground, which is exactly one of the witchcraft! Emperor! He had a good intention! ”
The emperor was furious and ordered someone to tie up Shao Yifei, but he didn't expect everyone to look at him as if he had lost his mind and was depressed, and he didn't look like a person who wanted to rebel.
Chu Mingxuan and the prime minister said one after another: "This evidence is conclusive! He tried to blind the emperor's eyes with this stupid appearance, your majesty, don't be deceived by him! ”
And Chu Mingxuan and Prime Minister Wen have long brewed this good show, just to avenge Wen Yingqian, she loved Shao Yifei so much when she was alive, and in the end, she didn't get Shao Yifei's love until her tragic death. And Prime Minister Wen has long been unaccustomed to Shao Yifei's appearance, and he has been hindered by Wen Yingqian before, so he didn't deal with him, but now it's okay, and Chu Mingxuan proposed to brew this good show, taking advantage of Shao Yifei's way to slander him for using witch Gu cholera.
And the props used by this witch Gu were also prepared by Yu Fei, and Yu Fei was afraid of implicating himself, so he left the General's Mansion in advance.
Bai Qiuyue has been in a panic these days, and she went to the county lord of Jiahui these days, and when she came back and saw that the mansion was empty, she was curious, and suddenly she was arrested! Chu Mingxuan, who was the leader, looked at Bai Qiuyue's flustered appearance, and couldn't help but show a hearty smile, thinking, "Your good days are over!" ”
Chu Mingxuan smiled at Bai Qiuyue and said, "Bai Qiuyue! Your good days have come to an end! You've got it today! ”
Bai Qiuyue glared at him angrily, and she was taken away by Chu Mingxuan and a group of people!
Only then did she react, it turned out that the means that Xue Fei wanted to deal with Shao Yifei turned out to be this! And Xue Fei escaped early!