Rebirth of the Faint Lord

In the 17th year of Yonghe in the Great Qi Dynasty, on the second day of November, Wenyao Pass, the most dangerous pass in the northern border, saw the first heavy snowfall of the year when the sky was dark.Snow fell from the cold sky one after another, and it was a day at a time, blowing on people's bodies and faces with the wind.

It was snowing heavily and it was cold. Even in cotton-padded clothes, my whole body was still very cold.

Cheeks that are not covered by anything will soon be flushed and numb by the cold wind. If half of the face is really covered and only one pair of eyes is exposed, the breath from the covered mouth will soon stain the eyelashes. Thin layer of ice.

In short, the weather in the northern region is like this. Winter comes early and is extremely cold.

During this period of time, people in the pass will try their best to huddle on the heated kang in the house, and will not go out unless there is something special, and the ground where no one walks will soon be covered with snow.

When Xueting appeared, it was a vast expanse of whiteness, and people creaked as they walked and stepped on the snow-covered ground.At this time in previous years, when everyone cleared the snow in front of their houses, they would always laugh and greet each other. When they opened their mouths to speak, white mist would come out of their mouths, hazy in front of people, and soon dissipate.

This year, however, the most common scene in Wenyao Pass did not appear. Many people silently cleaned the snow in front of their houses, but more eyes were looking at the Zhenbei General's Mansion through the heavy snow. Everyone was silently praying, hoping Zhenbei General Shen Yi survived this catastrophe safely.

Although the hope is slim, but in the border of the northern border, the northern border army is privately known as the Shen family army. Many people only know the general Shen Yi but not the emperor. They want this general who protects them to be safe as well.

Da Qi had just attended a funeral that the whole country needed to grieve. On September 22, Emperor Qi Ying died of a sudden illness in the palace at the age of 37. He was known as Qi Taizong in history.

Emperor Jing died of illness at this young age, but the people of Daqi didn't really feel too sad about his departure.Emperor Jing ascended the throne when he was 20 years old, and the process of ascending the throne was very strange.Some people say that when the old emperor discovered his ambition and wanted to abolish him, he killed his father and king and ascended to the throne directly. Of course, some people said that this was a false accusation.

There were all kinds of rumors about this matter, but Emperor Jing never defended himself in this regard, and he didn't even arrest those literati who said that he killed his father and king as unfilial.But this is not to say that Emperor Jing was a benevolent emperor, on the contrary, his methods were quite brutal and bloody.

No one knows whether Emperor Jing killed his own father or not before he ascended the throne, but after he ascended the throne, there were really bones and blood all over the floor under the dragon chair.Emperor Jing's brothers were all killed or imprisoned by him under various pretexts, except for a born stupid sixth brother who was named King of England.

All the descendants, including those brothers, were exiled and changed their names and surnames.

Emperor Jing had a tyrannical temperament and said that he did not say anything. Those who listened to him were reused, and those who disobeyed were executed.During his reign, everyone inside and outside the court was in danger.Emperor Jing was born good-looking, but he was romantic by nature and was greedy for beauty. There were countless beauties in the harem, and sometimes he acted quite absurdly.

As a result, there is no immortality, but it is true that he died at a young age.

Emperor Jing died of illness, and the handwritten biography in the imperial edict on the plaque in front of the hall and the brocade box behind the door is located in the third prince Qi Junmu.When the new emperor ascends the throne, it is natural to change the sky forward and outward.Everyone is waiting for the new emperor's first fire, to see who the new emperor will burn, and then observe the new emperor's temper.

When the news of Emperor Jing's death spread from the capital to Wenyao Pass in the north, it coincided with the Northern Army's invasion of the North, and General Shen Yi reluctantly led his troops to meet the enemy.Beirong is poor and sparsely populated, with many mountains and forests and few river sources. Most people make a living by hunting.

Many people have been hunting in the deep mountains and old forests since they were young, and they are famous for their sturdy and rough appearance, and they are brave and good at fighting without fear of death.

Every winter in Beirong, there will be a shortage of food in the country, and they will harass the border of Daqi and rob the people of Daqi for food for the winter.The news of Emperor Jing's sudden death spread to the border, and the morale of the northern army was shattered. Shen Yi was stabbed by General Hu Helie on the battlefield, and the knife was poisoned. Shen Yi led the northern army to retreat to Wenyao Pass.

When Shen Yi was seriously injured and ill, he was grateful for Emperor Jing, so he rushed to the new emperor, begging to send Emperor Jing to the funeral when he returned to Beijing.Shen Yi's request was rejected by the new emperor. The new emperor ordered the injured Shen Yi to lead the northern army to retreat to Wenyao Pass on the grounds that Emperor Jing died of illness and the army's morale was unstable.

There is also a reason for the new emperor to do this. Since ancient times, when the new emperor ascended the throne, if the border coincides with a victory, it will be a double happiness from heaven, and the emperor is wise.If faced with a defeat, others will say that it is a punishment from heaven and the emperor is not benevolent.If this kind of thing is not handled well, the new emperor's position will not be stable, and there will be troubles in the future.

During the insurance period, at this special time, many people will seek a more secure solution.

The Northern Army was ordered by the new emperor to stand still at Wenyaoguan, but Beirong took the opportunity to rob, kill and abuse the people of Daqi.Shen Yi's son, Shen Nian, stood on the city wall for a day, and the next day, he led the army as a major general to fight the Bei Rong and repel the Bei Rong.

It was mid-October at that time, so the capital naturally got news of this matter, the new emperor issued an order to reprimand Shen Nian for resisting the order, committing the crime of deceiving the emperor, and asked Shen Nian to leave immediately and return to Beijing alone.

At that time, Shen Yi was already seriously injured, and the fever persisted due to serious illness. Shen Nian once again resisted the order and refused to go back to Beijing alone.

The northern border is thousands of miles away from the capital, and even if the horse is running around the clock, it will take a few days for the news to be transmitted back and forth, but this time the new emperor's will has not reached the northern border.

During this period, Bei Rong continued to harass Da Qi, forcing Shen Nian to fight one after another, forcing him to continue to deceive the emperor and resist the order, so as to leave people with excuses.

Of course, Shen Nian is not easy to provoke, and there are endless ways to deal with this kind of thing. In the end, he used a bitter trick to lure Hu Helie out, and directly ordered people to shoot Hu Helie to death with random arrows, and finally cut off his head. Hanging on the wall of Wenyao Pass, avenging Shen Yi.

But even so, Shen Yi's body is getting worse and worse, he is getting weaker and weaker, and the time to wake up is getting shorter and shorter.

After this heavy snowfall, other places were covered with snow, few people walked around, but inside the General's Mansion, people were in a hurry, there was no snow on the road leading to Shen Yi's bedroom, so it could be seen how many people walked on it.

At this time Shen Nian was standing in front of Shen Yi's door, the snow fell behind him and quickly wet his cloak.Speaking of which, he was only a young man, with a refined and handsome appearance, his fingers were white and clean, and he didn't look like he was used to chop off people's heads and hang them on the city wall, but rather like writing on fine rice paper Write poetry.And his eyes are naturally smiling, his brows are curved, and his eyes are deep and affectionate.

At this time, the twilight in those amorous eyes was heavy, and there was a little restlessness.

After an unknown amount of time, the door opened, and a doctor with a white beard came out.The old man's complexion was not very good. Seeing Shen Nian, he shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "Young General, the General asked you to go in and talk for a while."

Shen Nian knew from the old man's shaking of his head that Shen Yi's physical condition was not good, so he endured the grief in his heart and said, "Dr. Lao Ye is here."

The old man sighed softly, shook his head and left with the medicine box on his back.

Shen Nian pushed the door open and entered, the room was filled with a strong smell of medicine.

Shen Nian approached the bedroom, his father Shen Yi's pale cheeks were now ruddy, like a healthy person.

There is a brazier in Shen Yi's room, and he is leaning on the bedside to look at the handkerchief, the handkerchief is very worn out and has frayed edges, it can be seen that it has been rubbed by people all the year round.There is also a word embroidered with gold and silver thread on it, the word is a little worn, it looks like a silk character, Shen Nian doesn't see it very clearly.

But now, he doesn't care about these things, what he is most worried about right now is Shen Yi's body.

Shen Yi is also very young, he is only one year older than Emperor Jing, when he was young, he had served as Emperor Jing's companion and saved Jing Emperor's life.Later, the Shen family took the wrong team in the battle for the throne, and he also stood on the opposite side of Emperor Jing.

After Emperor Jing ascended the throne and cleared up the brothers in the palace, the Shen family committed suicide and was exiled.It was rare for Emperor Jing to show some kindness, remembering Shen Yi's life-saving grace, after sending Shen Yi to this desolate place alone, he did not do anything to his parents, wife and children.

Of course, there is no reuse of them either.However, because Emperor Jing's methods of doing things were bloody and he liked to turn his face and deny people, Shen Yi's father was in a trance all day long, and soon died of depression.

After being drunk, Emperor Jing once said that since Shen Yi was in the wrong team, he would have to stay in the northern border even if he was born and died, and his bones would not be allowed to return to Beijing.This is somewhat against the rules, but what Emperor Jing said is the rules, and no one dares to refute it easily.

In these years, apart from firmly guarding the northern border, Shen Yi has made countless contributions to Daqi. Along with the contributions, his official position has risen step by step. Every time he is rewarded, he can go back to Beijing. Counting down, I have only returned to my hometown a few times.

Now he is General Zhenbei, compared with those brothers of Emperor Jing, his fortune is better.

But now this lucky man is dying.

Shen Yi's brows are heroic, his complexion is a bit rough due to the wind in the area, but he is still handsome.Even though his body is thin now, even though he has been exposed to the wind and sun for more than ten years in this northern border, and his skin is not as fair as that of the nobles in Beijing, he is still quite handsome.

He looked at Shen Nian with penetrating eyes, but they all knew in their hearts that the rosy face and the vigor and energy were just an illusion.

Shen Yi coughed twice, with bloodshot cough in his hand, he quietly withdrew his hand and clenched it tightly on the bedside and said softly: "If the emperor does not agree with my return to Beijing, you should stop submitting papers. The emperor doesn't want me When you return to Beijing, just bury me in the northern border, it’s not boring to stay here and watch the country.”

Although the tone was calm, it was slightly lonely and complicated.It's not fair to Shen Yi not to enter the family at birth and not to return to Beijing after death. Emperor Jing has done many absurd things.

Emperor Jing's tolerance towards Shen Yi was, to a certain extent, an unspeakable cruelty.

Shen Nian's heart sank, he was used to seeing life and death at the border, and it was still a little uncomfortable to face his relatives at this time, he lowered his eyes and said in the same tone as before: "Father, don't think too much, how late are the people from the capital this time?" One day, I think the weather in the north suddenly changed, and the people in the capital were not familiar with the weather here, so they were delayed on the road. The emperor has just ascended the throne, and we have won the battle here, so he always wants to show some face."

Shen Yi shook his head and did not refute these words. He raised his eyes and looked at Feixue outside the window. He didn't know what he thought of, and there was some nostalgia in his eyes. Then he whispered: "After I die, the emperor will not embarrass you for the time being for the sake of reputation. After you return to Beijing, you will hand in the military talisman. You and I don’t know the temperament of the new emperor. If the situation is not right, you will resign immediately. I know you have a high heart, but life is the most important thing. Besides, you and your mother There is a estrangement, after returning to Beijing, it is inevitable to get along with her every day, you just have to respect her, but you don't have to accommodate everything. Your grandmother, your grandmother's heart is towards you."

Shen Nian's expression was faint, and he said: "Father, when you return to Beijing, you can tell your mother in person." Shen Yi looked at him and wanted to say something, but when his throat tickled, his whole body trembled and coughed violently.

He immediately covered his mouth, and this time the blood in his mouth flowed out from his hands, and fell on the bed quilt drop by drop. At this moment, someone outside the door reported that the imperial decree from the capital had arrived.

Shen Yi suddenly raised his head and looked in front of the door, ignoring Shen Nian's worry, there was a trace of expectation in his eyes that he didn't even notice.Shen Nian knew his knot, he wanted to go back to the capital, but the imperial order did not allow it, not even for the reason of funeral for Emperor Jing.

Shen Nian thought that the emperor's order would not be issued, but he did not expect that after such a delay, the emperor's order would reach the northern border again.

He had already thought about what was written in the imperial decree, it was nothing more than scolding him for his wolfish ambitions, despising the emperor's prestige, and asking him to return to Beijing immediately.He didn't want to accept this request at first, but he still let people in when he met Shen Yi's faint expectant gaze.

No matter what, he wanted to let Shen Yi go with peace of mind.The imperial decree is not well written, but he can make the people who read it read it better.Shen Nian thought a lot, thinking this way because it fits the image of the new emperor in the past, but this imperial decree was beyond his expectation.

The new emperor agrees that Shen Yi will return to Beijing to see Emperor Jing, and Shen Nian will go with him.The father-in-law who came to preach the imperial decree was not threatened, and the smile on his face was the same as that of the Buddha statues in the temple, saying that the new emperor missed them and asked them to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Shen Nian only felt that the new emperor's decree was too dreamy and too like a Hongmen banquet.

Shen Yi didn't expect things to take such a turn. He took the imperial decree and looked at the sharp-edged words of the new emperor on it. The words of the new emperor were very similar to Emperor Jing.

Seeing the words Shen Yi returning to the capital, his eyes were a little blurred with emotion, and what he thought about in his mind was that this year's capital city would not know what it would look like.He felt that he was suddenly standing in the capital, still looking young.

He stood inside the palace wall and watched the people coming and going around him. The people back then were still very young, and many things hadn't happened yet. They were still young people who could talk and laugh, and none of them had blood on their hands.

Shen Yi thought a lot. In the eyes of outsiders, it was only a blink of an eye. The imperial decree fell from his hand to the ground, alarming the others around him. No one responded to him either.

Shen Yi was leaning against the head of the bed, perhaps thinking of something beautiful, his expression was calm, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.The sound of weeping came from the Zhenbei General's Mansion, and the white silk was hung on the door plaque again.

In the 17th year of the Great Qi Yonghe, on the second day of November, Shen Yi, the general of Zhenbei, died of serious injuries in the northern border, and the northern border was filled with grief.At this time, it was only one month and ten days since Emperor Jing died of illness.

In more than a month, Daqi lost an emperor and a general.Daqi has a new emperor and a new general.

The situation inside and outside the court hall changed color, and waves rose silently.

At this time, the new emperor Qi Junmu, who had been thought about by Shen Nian for a while, was sitting lazily in front of the imperial case. The doors of Qianhua Hall where he was located were all open.

You can see the outside from the inside. Although it didn't snow in the capital city in November, it was still cold.Qi Junmu is wearing a white fox cloak. He looks very good, handsome and handsome, but his lips are a little thin, and he looks very affectionate. The white fox cloak complements his appearance like jade.

This was a very beautiful picture, but what happened at the main entrance of Qianhua Hall was not beautiful at all. There was an inner eunuch lying on a stool with his limbs pressed down and his mouth gagged, being beaten by the imperial staff.

Qi Junmu's original words were death with a stick, so naturally no one dared to spare the life of this eunuch.

The inner eunuch who was pressed down gradually showed no signs of struggling, and the breath around him became weaker and weaker.It didn't take long before his body stiffened on the bench, and the person covering his mouth hurriedly stepped forward to touch his nose, knelt on the ground and announced in a trembling voice that he was dead.

Qi Junmu supported his head with his hands, and hummed casually.The dead inner eunuch was quickly dragged down, and blood flowed all over the floor.This inner eunuch is the godson of Qi Junmu's close inner eunuch Ruan Jiqing. Ruan Jiqing was sick today and did not serve the emperor, so this godson took his place. In the end, he didn't get reused in front of the emperor, and he lost his life. .

The inner eunuchs in Qianhua Palace lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound. When Emperor Jing was brutal, that's what the people in the palace looked like.When the new emperor came to the throne, he was very kind to the eunuchs around him, respected and loved the queen mother, and was willing to listen to the opinions of courtiers. Everyone said that the new emperor had a gentle temperament and would be a good emperor.

They feel the deepest, the master is generous, they don't have so much fear and fear, at least they can sleep peacefully.

In the end, no one expected that this gentle new emperor had only been gentle for more than a month. After waking up today, he directly ordered someone to shoot an inner eunuch who poured tea for him.The reason was that the tea was too hot and scalded him.

The tea for the emperor was tested by the inner eunuchs, but the emperor said that the tea was hot, and no one dared to say that the temperature was suitable.The new emperor who had just ascended the throne had the same temperament as Emperor Jing, and his methods... methods were also bloody and frightening.

Qi Junmu looked at the blood stains in front of the palace gate, with a strange excitement in his eyes.

He thought to himself, this is just the beginning, those people who have been bribed by his side and have different intentions, those who want to drug him to make him lose his healthy body little by little, he will get rid of them one by one.

This is just the beginning.

After the inner eunuch cleaned up the blood in front of the door, someone from the Empress Dowager's Palace came to report that the Empress Dowager was ill.

Qi Junmu narrowed his eyes to cover the dark and prey inside, he stood up and said slowly: "The queen mother is not feeling well, how do you slaves serve? Prepare the chariot for me."

The palace people are busy preparing.

When Qi Junmu sat on the imperial chariot and headed towards the Empress Dowager's palace, he thought about many things, including how he wanted to be a famous emperor through the ages in his previous life, and how he died of cowardice.

He also thought about such a bizarre thing that he returned after his death, and finally he thought, although the timing of his return was a bit late, he was standing here again after all.

Many things are still too late, many things are not too late, and some accounts have to be settled slowly.He still has time, he is in no hurry.