I heard that you are a scum

The palace is naturally solemn and solemn as usual.

It was an eventful time, and everyone in the palace was in a hurry.

When Duan Yan was young, he was accompanied by the prince. Later, when the late emperor passed away and the prince ascended the throne, he also rose along with the tide.

After his father's death, he took over his father's position and became the right minister of a person under one man and above ten thousand people.

Although it is said that he inherited his father's career, he is indeed worthy of this position. He is a civil and military man of the whole dynasty, and his talents are superior to others. He is a veteran who is half buried.

Now that I think about it, I can still see the triumphant scene on the day I took office.

But who would know that the glamorous appearance on the surface, the right-hand man who everyone compliments, is actually just a dispensable decoration.

The new emperor was suspicious, never willing to trust him, so he emptied his power together with the left minister.As a right-hand man, he has no other use except to bluff people with his name.

The late emperor had six sons, the first prince died when he was young; the second prince was mediocre and incompetent; the third prince was brilliant, but greedy and lustful, and had poor moral character; the fourth prince was just a reckless man; The sixth prince was too young, so the position of prince was given to the second prince, who is now the new emperor.

The second prince was born to the empress, the orthodox eldest son; the third prince had numerous concubines in his family, and had a very bad reputation among the ministers; the fifth prince's mother and concubine's family had been royal merchants for generations, controlling the economic lifeline of half the country; The fourth prince, it's a pity that the fourth prince has no intention of taking the throne, he was born only fond of wielding swords and guns.

In fact, there have long been rumors that the prince is a shield for the late emperor, and the ministers also feel that the prince is too ordinary to be entrusted with a big responsibility.

The prince hid clumsily for 20 years.

On the one hand, he was respectful to his brothers, and on the other hand, he secretly wooed neutral ministers. As the prince's companion, Duan Yannian had long been on the prince's side.

As for Cen Yuan...

Duan Yannian was Cen Yuan's little follower when he was a child, and Cen Yuan put the crown prince first in everything.

When they were young, the three of them often got together. At that time, Emperor Xian, Duan Xiang, and Old General Cen were all still there, so they don't need to worry too much about these little brats.

In fact, he could see from a long time ago that the relationship between Cen Yuan and the crown prince was far from being as simple as a monarch and his ministers.

At that time, Duan Yannian had been thinking, if Cen Yuan had met him in the first place, would everything be different now...

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The emperor was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study, and Duan Yannian bowed his hands to Eunuch Liu at the door: "I, Duan Yannian, please see Your Majesty."

Eunuch Liu waved to him again and again: "Lord Duan, His Majesty has ordered that no one will come, especially you."

Duan Yannian raised his hem, knelt directly on the steps, and shouted loudly: "Minister! Duan Yannian! See Your Majesty!"

"Hey! Master Duan, who are you ruining? No matter how loud you shout, I won't see you inside! You, you better go back."

Eunuch Liu reached out to help him, but he refused, "Eunuch Liu, you don't need to persuade me, I'm here waiting for His Majesty to come out today."

"Boom!" There was another thunder, and the sparse rain fell on him. The heavy rain that had been brewing for a long time finally fell.

At the beginning, there were only a few streaks of rain, but in a blink of an eye, the sound of the rain became a roar, and the sky seemed to crack countless holes, and the torrential rain merged into a waterfall, pouring down towards the earth.

The raindrops made life painful, and the rain ran down Duan Yannian's cheeks. His hair was tightly attached to his face, and the tips of his hair kept dripping with rain. His vision was so white that he couldn't see anything clearly.

The rain fell on the ground, and the splashed mud spots collapsed his whole body, and his originally white hem became white and black, making him very embarrassed.

Eunuch Liu stood under the eaves without any rain. He looked at Duan Yannian shivering in the rain, and couldn't bear to say: "Master Duan, please go back. Your Majesty won't know how long you kneel here. What's the point?"

"I don't need meaning, I just want justice!" He said the word "justice" loudly, as if he wanted to engrave these two words on everyone's heart.

Eunuch Liu fell silent, stepped back and stood quietly at the door.

Inside the imperial study.

The emperor casually opened a new memorial, and there were many completed ones that had already been reviewed.The maids on both sides kept shaking their fans.

The afternoon of the summer solstice was very hot, especially when it was still raining heavily outside. Even though several basins of ice cubes had been placed in the temple, the air was still so stuffy that it was difficult to breathe.

"How long have you been kneeling?" the emperor asked lightly.

"Return to Your Majesty, it has been an hour."

"Hmph, he is trying to be more patient with me. I really want to see if he has been kneeling for a long time, or I have been criticizing the memorial for a long time!"

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Duan Yannian didn't know how long he had been kneeling, the rain hadn't stopped, his whole body was soaked, and the cold wind blew, making his body tremble uncontrollably, kneeling for too long, his legs were already numb and unconscious, but He didn't want to give up, thinking that the old lady and the others would spend the night in the dungeon, he couldn't sleep or eat.I don't know how wet the sky prison will be after the rain, and I don't know if the old man can hold it...

When the lanterns first came on, the door of the imperial study room finally opened.

The palace lady was holding an umbrella, and the emperor stepped out of the threshold with the palace maid and eunuch. When he looked up, he saw Duan Yannian kneeling on the steps in a panic. He stretched out his hand to help him as if he just knew he was coming, and asked in surprise: " Duan Aiqing? Why are you kneeling here? It's raining so hard, and you don't even hold an umbrella?"

Duan Yannian wiped the rain from his face, stood up with his own strength, and said to the emperor: "Thank you for your concern, I entered the palace today to beg your majesty to take it back!"

"If it's for Cen Yuan's business, Ai Qing, please come back!" After speaking, the emperor threw up his sleeves and left.

"Your Majesty!" Duan Yannian raised his legs to chase him, but as soon as he took a step, he felt that his legs regained consciousness at this moment, the itching like countless insects and ants crawling away made him almost unsteady, but he still clenched his hands Yaguan, followed the emperor step by step, and said quickly: "Your Majesty! Three generations of the Cen family have been loyal and good, and they have been stationed on the frontier since Old General Cen. Mrs. Yipin Gaoming, Cen Yuan's father also died in battle after taking over the position of the old general! His father and grandfather both died at the hands of Hu people, and there is still a vengeance between him and the Huns. What's more, Cen Yuan has been stationed in the border for three years, and the Hu people have been beaten back steadily. Cen Yuan has been promoted all the way, and fame and fortune are at his fingertips. If you dare to ask him, what reason does he have for collaborating with the enemy and treason? ?!"

The emperor stopped to look at him, and snorted coldly: "Hmph! Duan Aiqing is sharp-tongued. The evidence of Cen Yuan's treason is solid. You should stop messing around here!"

"Your Majesty! I dare to ask Your Majesty, who submitted this evidence?! Where did this evidence come from?!"

The emperor laughed back in anger, "Could it be that Duan Qing acted on behalf of others?! Bravery? Heh!" He sneered, and continued to question: "You are so bold that you even question my words?"

Duan Yannian immediately knelt heavily on the ground and kowtowed: "I dare not!"

"Don't dare? I don't think there is anything you, Duan Jinyu dare not do! Liu Yongquan!"

"The servant is here!" Eunuch Liu hurriedly came out and shouted: "Come here, Mr. Duan's disrespect in front of the imperial court shocked the holy man, and quickly brought him back to the prime minister's mansion! He is banned for three months and is not allowed to visit without an amnesty order! "

Immediately, two guards set up Duan Yannian to take him away.

Duan Yannian struggled and begged: "Your Majesty! I implore Your Majesty to let go of the General's Mansion! Your Majesty!"

Seeing the bright yellow color go farther and farther, Duan Yannian couldn't help shouting loudly: "Chen Zeye! Are you doing this to Cen Yuan!!"

In an instant, time seemed to stop, only the rumbling thunder and pattering rain showed the sense of existence.

The emperor turned around and walked towards him, stopped in front of him, his icy aura spread, and the surrounding court ladies and eunuchs knelt down.

He kicked Duan Yannian to the ground, and sneered: "I'm sorry for him, what does it have to do with you?! Are you the right minister of my country Chen, or Cen Yuan's running dog? I gave him the title of marquis and gave him a magic weapon." , I gave him everything he wanted, why should I be sorry for him?! When will it be your turn to take care of my family affairs as a foreign minister?!"

Duan Yannian fell into the rain and didn't get up for a long time. The emperor squatted in front of him and raised his chin with his index finger: "Duan Qing's family, look at your current appearance. You can't protect yourself and still want to swim in this muddy water? After so many years The things you are looking for so hard are available at your fingertips, don’t you hate me? Today I will throw your most precious things into the muddy water, let you see with your own eyes what you can’t ask for until you die, I How did you disdain him and abandon him like a shoe!" After finishing speaking, he stood up and told the guards: "Master Duan has thought about it sincerely, so the ban will be lifted. You don't have to send him back. Wait for Master Duan to think clearly and understand When you realize your mistake, you will leave on your own.”

A group of people walked away in a mighty way.

Duan Yannian lay on the ground for a long time, no one dared to help him under the emperor's order.

The heavy rain slapped him mercilessly. This rain...it's been raining for too long...The sky is so cloudy that it makes people panic, and it's so cloudy that there is no hope for it to clear up...

That kick just landed on his stomach, bringing internal force and shaking his internal organs with pain like needle pricks.Rainwater flowed into his eyes, but he still didn't close his eyes, staring straight at the direction where the emperor was going away, and then covered his mouth and laughed, but the smile was a little out of tune.

"Cough... cough cough..." After a long time, he sat up with his hands supporting himself, and the bright red blood slid down the corner of his mouth drop by drop, mixed into the rain, and gradually fainted until he could no longer see it. come out……

That's right, the reason why the new emperor refused to trust him is here - he pursued Cen Yuan, whom he couldn't find, and fell in love with the emperor...

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