Fan Yuncheng didn't let his family accompany him, he just walked out of the house slowly, and the figure secretly dodging in the corner of the wall outside the door told him that his home was no longer safe, which strengthened his determination to go to the king. After making up his mind, he didn't go to see the sneaky people, but went straight to the palace.

The eunuch was waiting for him outside the palace gate early, and Fan Yuncheng nodded when he saw him: "Please ask my father-in-law to take me to see the emperor." ”

"Lord Fan, please come with me. The eunuch hurriedly took Fan Yuncheng into the palace gate.

The housekeeper of the He Mansion, who had been watching them not far from the palace gate, hurried back to the mansion to inform He Chen after seeing Fan Yuncheng enter the palace.

The cold sweat on the back of He Chen's head broke out when he heard this, this junior brother was clearly going to die, what should he do now? He had fallen into despair at this time, after walking back and forth in his room a few times, he suddenly remembered Wei Rui mentioned by Ling Xiao, there was no one else to ask for help at this time, he had to tell his family to prepare a car to go to Wei Mansion.

Xiao Yan saw Fan Yuncheng wearing a new official uniform, he didn't speak for a long time, he didn't know what to say to Fan Yuncheng, this Fan Yuncheng kneeling in front of him, was one of the few Qing officials in his beam, in Qiaozhou for 20 years, there were no old backlogs, let alone vicious cases, the people there lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the government affairs of Qiaozhou were incomparably clean. It stands to reason that he should like such an official very much, but Xiao Yan doesn't know why, every time he sees Fan Yuncheng, he is always unhappy, he has no good impression of him and is not disgusted, he has been thinking about his unconventional feelings, and now that he thinks about it, he is a monarch who is unwilling to listen to the truth, so Fan Yuncheng is telling the truth, which is the last thing he likes to hear.

More than 20 years ago, he began to be wary of his sixth brother, at that time he knew that the sixth brother coveted his throne, secretly doing those unsightly things, he ostensibly handed over the affairs of the court to the sixth brother to deal with, he often went to Tongtai Temple to become a monk, but his heart never relaxed his vigilance against the sixth brother. He is an extremely protective person, knowing that it is his brother, but the Fan Yuncheng in front of him exposed the royal scandal in public, which made him hold a grudge in his heart.

"Fan Aiqing, today you are the left servant of Shangshu, Lian is very happy for you, quelling the rebellion of the six princes, you are the first merit, and Lian has nothing else to reward you, and you can only be promoted to an official position to express your gratitude. ”

"Wechen Xie Emperor Longen. Fan Yuncheng replied respectfully.

"Ah, Lian hasn't eaten yet, if Fan Aiqing doesn't have anything else, let's have a few drinks with Lian in the palace. Xiao Yan said lightly.

When Fan Yuncheng heard this, his face suddenly turned extremely pale, and he replied in a low voice, "Obey!"

Xiao Yan raised his hand and ordered, "Come on, give Master Fan wine." ”

The eunuch who accompanied him brought the wine to Fan Yuncheng with a tray in his hand, Fan Yuncheng looked at the glass of wine in front of him in a daze, a slight smile passed the corner of his mouth, he reached out to pick up the wine glass, and drank it in one gulp.

Xiao Yan saw that his face was so calm, and his heart felt a little better, whether this Fan Yuncheng knew it or not, what he had just drunk was a cup of poisonous wine, as long as he didn't tell the matter in front of him, then his death alone could be exchanged for the life of his whole family.

After Fan Yuncheng finished drinking, he knelt down and kowtowed again: "Weichen thanks the emperor for the wine." ”

Xiao Yan waved his hand and said, "There is nothing else to do here, Aiqing should go back and rest early." ”

"Emperor Xie!" Fan Yuncheng slowly retreated after getting up.

The eunuch who was with him hurriedly walked out, and the eunuch asked quietly, "Master Fan, do you want a carriage for you?"

Fan Yuncheng shook his head: "Thank you father-in-law for your concern, today's autumn is cool, and I, Fan, happened to walk home slowly." ”

"Then Master Fan will go all the way!" said the eunuch with some concern.

Fan Yuncheng no longer answered him, he walked slowly along the way, but the road in the palace today was a little too long, he forced himself out of the palace gate, and his whole body suddenly lost his strength, he held the palace wall with a trembling hand, and slowly walked towards the direction of home step by step.

Venus began to appear in front of his eyes, and it became more and more difficult to breathe, and he felt that his heart was beating faster, and although he was walking very slowly, his legs were extremely heavy, and it was very difficult to lift them.

Just as he was shaking and about to lose control, a man rode up to him at great speed, and before the horse could stand firm, he jumped down from his horse and stretched out his hand to hold him steady.

"Lord Fan!" that person was General Wei Ruiwei.

When Fan Yuncheng raised his head to look at the person in front of him, his heart was slightly happy: "General Wei ---- ---- Wei"

"Master Fan, hurry up, Wei will send you home!" Wei Rui's forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of beans, he knew that Mrs. Fan's medical skills were extremely high, if Fan Yuncheng arrived at home in time, maybe that lady could save her husband's life.

Fan Yuncheng had difficulty breathing, he shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "General Wei ---- army, Fan begs you for something-----"

"Master Fan, please tell me something quickly!" When Wei Rui came to talk about this matter in He Chen, he had already thought that Fan Yuncheng's life was not guaranteed, and Xiao Yan's temperament was much clearer than this Fan Yuncheng, when Shen Yue was at home that day, Wei Rui insisted on handling this matter by himself, for fear that today's tragedy would occur, if he dealt with the prince's rebellion, he would go around in a few circles, give the emperor an excellent step, and he could also tell the story of the prince's rebellion, even if the emperor blamed himself at that time, he would not be like Fan Yuncheng, and even his own life would be on the line.

"Please also ask the general ----- to tell my ----- wife-----, why ---- ---- me wait for her on the bridge---- she -----" Fan Yuncheng finished speaking with difficulty, and spit out a mouthful of black blood.

"Master Fan----- I want me Wei to say something about you, wouldn't it be better if you go home and tell your lady these words. Lord He has already gone to pick up Mrs. Fan, they will arrive soon, Lord Fan, Huaiwen begs you to hold on, hold on until your lady comes, okay?" Wei Rui said sadly.

"General Wei ---- ---- send them ----- away----" After Fan Yuncheng finished saying this, he spit out a few mouthfuls of black blood one after another and slowly closed his eyes.

"Fan Yuncheng----- you fool----- I Wei Rui told you, I will bear all this, but if you don't listen----- you are really ----- stupid. Wei Rui said with tears in his eyes.

He Chen's carriage happened to stop in front of them at this time, and after He Chen and Ling Xiao's mother and son got down from the carriage, they saw Wei Rui, who had been hugging Fan Yuncheng tightly, that Wei Rui was in tears at this time, he couldn't speak for a while under grief, just looked at Ling Xiao with teary eyes, and asked her to come closer.

Ling Xiao slowly approached them, she held Fan Yuncheng's soft hanging arm, that hand was still warm, but Fan Yuncheng was already bleeding from seven orifices and stopped breathing-----

She has always been proficient in medical skills, and of course she knows that her husband has taken extremely poisonous poisons to have such a miserable situation. She squatted down and took Fan Yuncheng from Wei Rui's hands, at this time her husband in her arms was no longer breathing, and he couldn't feel Ling Xiao's warm embrace, he had never done anything unconscionable in his life, he did things frankly, and he was a clear man, but in the end he died in vain.

Thinking of this, Ling Xiao screamed miserably, she hugged her husband and cried loudly, the cry was so heartbreaking, He Chen, who was standing on the side, couldn't help the man's tears.

Wei Rui looked at the couple in front of him through his blurred teary eyes, he seemed to have seen this scene, and he couldn't believe that he had foreseen it, at this time he also regretted it very much, if he insisted on it at the beginning, maybe this family would not have suffered such a tragic thing.

Fan Jun threw himself to his father's side, crying and saying loudly: "Daddy, the child will not let you die in vain, I will enter the palace and kill the emperor." ”

He stretched out his hand and pulled out the sword behind him, his sword body had not yet left the scabbard, Ling Xiao suddenly reached out and pressed the sword in his hand back into the scabbard, and Ling Xiao's fierce gaze looked straight at Fan Jun: "Don't be reckless!"

"Mother----- the emperor has already killed my father, why don't you let me take revenge?" Fan Jun cried loudly.

"Jun'er, your mother is right, remember not to act recklessly at this time, everything must be considered before doing. At this time, Wei Rui also came to his senses, and he hurriedly stopped Fan Jun, who had lost his mind due to grief, "Take your father back to the mansion first, and then make other plans." ”

The two closest elders in front of him were all stopping him, Fan Jun had to endure it at this time, he reached out to pick up his father's body and went to Uncle He's carriage.

They were all immersed in grief, and they didn't even think that He Zheng was secretly watching them. He Zheng, who was watching all this coldly not far away, returned to the palace after they left.

Xiao Yan silently listened to He Zheng's reply, he had been very sad in his heart after Fan Yuncheng drank the cup of poisonous wine, he wanted to kill this person but still wanted to kill, it was an extremely difficult choice for him, but in the face of family affection, he had to choose to kill him without hesitation. He knew that there was another family of enemies who hated him in this world, but he couldn't change this fact.

He waved his hand to let He Zheng retreat, and did not give He Zheng a chance to speak, he knew that He Zheng at this time must have made himself sure to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and kill all the Fan family-----

Xiao Yan has always liked to recall the past over the years, and now that he thinks about it, it must be because he has grown older, so he will always think of the past. The person he thought about the most over the years was to promote and reuse his own Wang Jian at the beginning, that Wang Jian saw that Xiao Yan was very talented, and his speech and demeanor were also outstanding, so he promoted him to be a subordinate official of Hu Cao, at that time, because he was born in a famous family, he was deeply loved by Wang Jian, and because he was friendly, decisive and quick-witted, and had a very harmonious relationship with his colleagues and superiors. Thinking that he could rise all the way, he had an inseparable relationship with Wang Jian's appreciation and promotion------ but after he gained power, he did not have the right to kill Xiao Baojuan, but also killed the family of Emperor Xiao Baorong, and Xiao Baorong was Wang Jian's grandson-in-law------

Xiao Yan thought of this, his cheeks suddenly became a little hot, after becoming the king of Liang, he tried his best to kill his old subordinates, old bosses, those who knew how he got into trouble, at this time I am afraid that they are no longer alive, but his conscience has never been calm because of this, he thought of Xiao Baorong, who was only fifteen years old, who naively thought that he could live peacefully after his Zen position, but the greed in his heart was so endless, he had to kill Xiao Baorong, only by killing himself could he sit on this throne with peace of mind。

All the people died, Xiao Ziliang was forced by himself, and died in the Jingling Palace, that Fan Yun suddenly fell seriously ill and died when he first ascended to the throne, and these loyal people who followed him with all their hearts when they got up in trouble left themselves one by one.

How many loyal people are there around him now? Xiao Yan thought about it a little dazedly, he couldn't think of a few subordinates who could confide in his heart, that Cao Jingzong had followed him since the beginning of the incident, but he was a loyal person to himself, he had always been a straightforward person, and he would say whatever he wanted, but he definitely didn't have the patience to listen to himself talk about these old things. Although Wei Rui obeyed his words, Xiao Yan could feel that Wei Rui's heart was always separated from himself, and he couldn't see through or guess these thoughts even if he tried his best.

"Let's go, let's go------ when you get to the underworld, you will be reincarnated in another world, I hope that the monarch in that world will be more enlightened than me. Xiao Yan muttered to himself, he knew that he was ashamed of a good official like Fan Yuncheng, but he didn't want to really believe in such a good person, it was precisely a person like Fan Yuncheng who always poked his sore spot again and again, so that he had to clear them.

At this time, the eunuch who accompanied him hurriedly came to him: "Your Majesty, Lord He has something to ask to see!"

Xiao Yan's head began to hurt after hearing this, this He Chen must have just come out of the Fan Mansion and came to the palace, he must be pleading for the people of the Fan family, at this time, it is not good to see him, it is not good not to see him, it is indeed a headache.

Xiao Yan thought about it, that He Chen and Fan Yuncheng are brothers in the same sect after all, and it is reasonable for him to intercede for his junior brother, and he is afraid that there will be more trouble in the future if he doesn't see him at this time, thinking of this, Xiao Yan can only speak: "Xuan He came in to see Lian." ”

He Chen, who came in, his eyes were still red and swollen, and the Fan Mansion was full of sadness, he really couldn't stay any longer, so he had to come to see the emperor and do the last thing he needed to do for the Fan family.

"Your Majesty!" He Chen knelt on his knees, "Your Majesty, Weichen has a matter, I beg the emperor for permission." ”

"He Aiqing, what's the matter? Xiao Yan was also calm at this time, and he really wanted to hear what He Chen had to say to him.

"Your ------ Emperor, my junior brother Fan Yuncheng, today------ he suddenly ------ a recurrence of his old illness and has died ----. When He Chen said this, his emotions couldn't help but get out of control, "The emperor ----- for the sake of my poor junior brother, loyal to the country, and ask the emperor to release his little son from Tongtai Temple to his home------ and see my junior brother for the last time before he enters the ground." ”

Xiao Yan originally thought about asking Fan Yu to go home, but just now, when he heard the four words of loyalty to the country in He Chen's mouth, he suddenly became angry, what does He Chen mean by this, could it be that Fan Yuncheng is loyal to the country but he died in vain? This He Chen is too bold, and he dares to accuse himself of not.

Thinking of this, he said coldly: "Fan Yu has now left his family, and when he became a monk in Tongtai Temple, he had already made a holy decree, so Fan Yu will never be allowed to leave Tongtai Temple in this life." He Aiqing, do you want Lian to go back on his word?"

He Chen was stunned when he heard this, he couldn't have imagined that the emperor was so ruthless, that poor child, after his father's death, he was not even allowed to see him for the last time----- he didn't know where he had said the wrong thing, his upright and loyal junior brother was indeed loyal to the country, is this still fake?

He didn't know that Xiao Yan was a thief at this time, he violated his conscience and killed his loyal ministers, he was already extremely uneasy in his heart, and the words He Chen inadvertently said made him even more embarrassed.

As for Lord Fan----- alas, I didn't expect him to die of a sudden illness, so let's make a decree to reward the Fan family with three hundred taels of gold and twenty pieces of cloth and silk, and bury Lord Fan well. ”

"The ministers ----- obey the order!" He Chen, who was grief-stricken, couldn't imagine that the emperor would actually reward him with gold and cloth, what was the use of these things that the Fan family wanted? Fan Yuncheng died, and there was no good living person, so he gave the Fan family a mountain of gold and silver, can he exchange Fan Yuncheng's life?

After He Chen got out of the palace, he sat in the car and cried loudly, he cried that his junior brother died so unworthy, he knew that there would be such a result, he would definitely do everything possible to prevent his junior brother from exposing the conspiracy of the prince's rebellion------

At this time, it is too late to say anything, He Chen has been an official in Beijing for decades, and has been maneuvering between the powerful and powerful, living trembling every day, for fear that if he is not careful, the disaster of killing his head will come, and he is absolutely loyal to the emperor, and he has no second heart------ but what is the use of doing so well by himself? The emperor does not take these good officials who insist on justice in his eyes at all, and once it comes to their royal affairs, the first people to encounter poison are those kind and upright loyal people.

After seeing the tragic fate of Fan Yuncheng with his own eyes, He Chen finally figured out what he was going to do in the future. He is no longer willing to do things for such an emperor, there will be a big thing in the future, even if Daliang is facing a critical situation of extinction, he He Chen will definitely not stand up and go to the sky that is about to collapse for Daliang.

How can we make the people of the Fan family retreat? He Chen was so confused at this time that he couldn't think of a better way, so he had to go home first, let his emotions slowly calm down, and then go to the Fan Mansion to meet the younger brother and sister who had already suffered too much.

After Wei Rui returned to the mansion, he also sat in his study, silent, he has always been afraid of his intuition, sometimes he can guess the outcome of things very accurately, if it is something else, he will definitely be a little proud, but in the matter of Fan Yuncheng's death, he hates his intuition so much, if he has not thought of these things, he may not have such a strong self-blame for Fan Yuncheng's death.

Mrs. Wei hurriedly came to the study, and as soon as she entered the door, she said eagerly: "There is such a big thing in the Fan family, I must go to the Fan Mansion to visit Mrs. Fan." ”

Wei Rui raised his head and stretched out his hand to stop her: "You can't go at this time." ”

"Why can't you go?" Mrs. Wei felt strange, "At this time, the Fan family needs someone to comfort them, why can't I go?"

"Madam -----, at this time, the eyes and ears of the emperor are outside the door, if you and I frequently enter and leave the Fan Mansion, then the emperor will definitely be suspicious, and then we are afraid that there will be trouble. ”

"Oh, how can you still take care of these things at this time? Now that the four gates of the capital are closed, all the people in the city are panicked, and they don't know what happened to be strictly investigated. Mrs. Wei stomped her foot and said worriedly.

"------ why is there any chaos in the world? It's just that the emperor has been guarding the city gate more tightly than before, so you are here to speculate and make a fuss, and you are not afraid of other people's jokes. ”

After hearing his words, Mrs. Wei suddenly froze there, and Wei Rui wondered why she had become so strange after hearing her words.

"Madam, what's wrong with you?" Wei Rui asked strangely.

"Husband just talked about the chaos in the world?"

"Where did I say it, it was you who just said that the people were panicking, and I said this in passing. Wei Rui glanced at his wife dissatisfied, he really couldn't figure out why these women always listened to the wind and rain.

Mrs. Wei didn't answer, she just turned around and hurried out, and after half a pillar of incense, she walked in with a letter in her hand, and she handed it to Wei Rui: "Husband, this letter is a letter handed over to me by Mrs. Renqing in the Hidden Cui Nunnery, before I left, and she mentioned at that time that if the world of Daliang is in turmoil, she must hand this letter to her dearest. ”

"Where is the chaos in the world at this time, don't talk nonsense. Wei Rui couldn't imagine that his wife would have such a letter in his hand, which really made him unbelievable.

"I see that the world has begun to be in chaos, husband, you think, this eldest princess is gone, this prince is dead, and this Lord Fan, who is investigating the case, suddenly died again, who can tell what is going on in the eyes of those who hear these things?

After Wei Rui heard his wife's words, he couldn't think of a suitable reason to refute her for a while, he looked at the letter in the hand of the lady in front of him, and his heart was indeed full of curiosity, who was this dear person of Master Renqing? He really wanted to know.

"Then ------ we open it and take a look?" Wei Rui said, looking at his wife.

"Open it up, since Master Renqing asked me to bring it back, then her relatives must be in the capital. ”

Wei Rui took the letter, tore open the outer seal, and took out the letter inside, and when the two of them saw the name of the recipient, they were all stunned.