Huaigui

When she arrived at Dali Temple, He Lanmingyue realized that it was not as simple as the servant passing on the message.

Except for himself and Yu Wenhua, almost all the important ministers who came to receive the imperial edict were present.Not long after Yuan Tan was released from prison, he complained of illness and was absent. Of the rest of the crowd, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Hu, who were originally in Gao Jing's pocket, naturally came to this place. Observe the trial.

The presiding judge is the newly appointed Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. Seeing Gao Jing coming, he hastily made room for him.

Gao Jing signaled that he didn't need to be too polite, instead of taking the presiding judge's seat, he leaned comfortably to the side: "Just do what you want in a while, I only ask a few words, and you follow the rules for the rest."

The Minister of the Ministry of punishment did not dare.

He Lan Mingyue asked in a low voice: "According to the rules, it seems that you should interrogate. If you don't say anything, what should you do if you can't ask the key points?"

"Do you think he's so stupid?" Gao Jing smiled, not shying away from whether other people could hear it, and seemed to be telling someone on purpose, "Anyway, it's just a few things that can't be asked. It’s also good for someone else to sit in this position.”

Helan Mingyue didn't speak after saying "um", and Yu Wenhua whispered to him troublesomely: "Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has always been a member of the Yuwang Party, and now he has been imprisoned. Now this is mentioned by Taichang Temple before, and I haven't figured it out yet. What's going on. Your Majesty is taking this opportunity to interrogate him to see what he thinks."

Her words were full of admiration for Gao Jing, He Lan Mingyue gave him a gloomy look: "I know."

Yu Wenhua realized that he had said the wrong thing again, so he shut up quickly.

There was a sound of heavy footsteps, and the jailer escorted Gao Hong over.Not seeing anyone for a few days, Helan Mingyue suddenly felt that Gao Hong seemed to be ten years older, and even his temple hair was gray. When he saw him, his eyes froze and he smiled, full of ridicule and unwillingness, Helan Mingyue stopped looking at him , sitting safely beside Gao Jing.

He still had some impressions of the first time he met Gao Hong. Just after he got out of the prison, his mother and everyone he knew disappeared. Someone dragged him to the jeweled prince and made him kneel.

Gao Hong, who was keeping a low profile, held a teacup and asked him condescendingly, "Do you still remember your name?"

Then came the whip and cold water, a small room in the dark, ten years of servitude.

From then on, Helan Mingyue never forgot.

Being imprisoned and knelt down in the courtyard, Gao Hong sneered, and the presiding judge immediately gave a slap on the gavel: "Bold rebel, why don't you salute when you see His Majesty's long live?!"

Without waiting for Gao Hong to respond, Gao Jing first said slowly: "There is no need for red tape, let's start."

It saved him from embarrassment, but Gao Hong was not grateful, he glared at Gao Jing.He Lan Mingyue heard the chief judge open the scroll tremblingly, and asked the first sentence after a while: "Rebel, are you guilty of conspiracy to usurp the throne?"

Helan Mingyue secretly thought that it really should be replaced this time.

Sure enough, at the next moment, Gao Hong laughed twice, looked up at the plaque in Dali Temple that read "law enforcement is equal", and said leisurely: "Yes, the crime of treason and usurpation should involve the nine tribes. I wonder if His Majesty plans to deal with me like this? That's fine, deal with me After the end, it will be justifiable for the country to be replaced by someone."

The chief interrogator looked at Gao Jing at a loss: "This... Your Majesty..."

Helan Mingyue heard Gao Jing scold something that can't support the wall, but the matter is too big, and it is not appropriate to be interrogated by officials.Gao Jing slowly turned the wheelchair in the other direction, and took a moment to say: "Uncle, don't be as knowledgeable as him."

"Gao Jing, don't pretend, just ask what you want to ask quickly, why do you have to make such a big show?"

Hearing this, Gao Jing smiled and said: "All civil and military officials must be witnesses, otherwise the imperial edict will be issued as soon as the confession is made, so that no one will think that I have been unfair. This is good, whether it is my people or uncle's people It's here—someone, bring Murong Xun, Yuan Zhuo'er and the rest."

Gao Hong's complexion finally changed, he no longer held on to his arrogance: "You...!"

"With them by my side, it's easy to fill in the parts that my uncle can't remember." Gao Jing raised his chin toward the front hall, "There are still several celebrity witnesses, except for the one who can't speak, I can find them all. Let's start."

Gao Hong tensed his side face and lowered his head.

"When should we start? The bloody case of the Western Army, Si Tianjian, or the assassination of the prince?" Gao Jing showed a somewhat cruel expression, and made a decision for Gao Hong with a half-smile, "Or go back to the source, these One link after another, Uncle might as well say it himself, I will ask when it is important."

"..."

"I promise Helan that you will be spared the death penalty for usurping the throne, but before that, you must give the world an explanation."

"Oh, the world?" Gao Hong raised his head, his expression was strange, his eyes were red, "If I explain to them, who will explain to me? Gao Pei, or Helan Maojia? Or my mother and concubine?"

He Lan Mingyue narrowed her eyes slightly, and thought: Could it be that he still feels that everyone owes him?

The next moment Gao Hong said: "Gao Jing, you are sitting comfortably now, maybe where did the throne come from! ——Do you want to say that the father died and the son succeeded? But your father's position as the emperor was taken from me! He wasn't qualified in the first place, and I let him be able to ascend the throne!"

Gao Jing frowned, his puzzled and disdainful expression completely angered Gao Hong.

The same surname and origin have never been fair between him and Gao Pei. Until now, he is still humiliated by Gao Pei's son, and he doesn't even have any offspring.

Beining's third emperor, posthumously named Jingwen, reigned for a short time but was hailed as a rare Mingjun.

It is true that Emperor Daowu conquered the world, and Emperor Zhaocheng defended the world. They both continued their iron and blood methods. It was not until Emperor Jingwen Gao Yong changed the law and moved the capital after he ascended the throne, appointed southerners, and opened up trade routes, did they gradually improve.

Emperor Jingwen didn't have a son, his first wife, the empress, went from bad to worse after giving birth twice, and her beauty died early.In addition, Emperor Jingwen was faintly unable to do what he wanted in the later period, and repeatedly expressed his intention to establish a prince as soon as possible.So with the back seat vacant, the inner palace was divided into two, and the two women kept fighting with the forces behind them.

The noble concubine Zhao, and the virtuous concubine Helan.

The former is Gao Pei's biological mother, and the latter gave birth to the eldest son Gao Hong for Emperor Jingwen.

Both of them are smart and precocious children. He is older than Gao Pei, and Gao Pei is more wise than him. They are already tit for tat, and coupled with the practice of establishing the virtuous and not establishing the superior, the two have been compared to each other since they were young. .At that time Gao Hong knew that although his position was unstable, he had a backing to support him.

His backing is the Helan clan of the King of Longxi.

With such a powerful mother clan, plus the fact that Zhao’s father was only a minister of the Ministry of Industry, Gao Hong felt that even if the position of crown prince had to be chosen between him and Gao Pei, he certainly had a better chance of winning than Gao Pei. .

"But my mother and concubine didn't let me get what I wanted." Gao Hong said, his smile gradually getting colder, "What a good card this is, as long as I take the throne, the Helan family will immediately have power and become the number one in Daning Family, I don't care about my relatives, anyone can negotiate terms with me before I become emperor."

Hearing this, He Lan Mingyue understood most of it, and secretly said: With such a state of mind, it is absolutely impossible for him to be a king.

Gao Jing's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "What do you mean He Lan's betrayed you?"

"Yes, yes! The Helan family has always been dedicated to the country and only cares about the stability of the country. It is a common thing to abandon the ego, let alone a tree that attracts the wind?" Gao Hong's eyes almost bleed, "I will never forget that day, six The sixth day of the month."

On the sixth day of June, the sun is good.

The concubine He Lan summoned Gao Hong who was still young, and standing beside him were his uncle and cousin.Gao Hong was 12 years old that year, and Helan Maojia was about the same age as him. He was at an age where he would gradually take responsibility under the eaves of an ordinary house. The son of the Tian family would only understand more. out of his fantasy.

There is a tradition in Beining that when the youngest son ascends the throne, the mother and concubine will be executed. Otherwise, the evil consequences of the son, young mother and strong foreign relatives interfering in politics have been tasted too much by the previous dynasty.Concubine De clarified his interests for him, and said: "Your Majesty is ready to establish a reserve, does Hong'er want to force mother to death?"

The uncle said: "The Helan family is already enough to attract the attention of the court. If there is a crown prince... Your Majesty's health is not good. After thousands of years, the blood of the Helan family will become the emperor. I don't know what will happen to the Murong family. Action. In case, but the words are wrong, we can't bear the title of usurping the throne, and it will bring disaster to the entire royal family. On the contrary, the imperial concubine's natal family is weak, and we have chosen the second prince, so we are not afraid of Murong's taking the opportunity to make trouble ..."

Concubine De thought so, and persuaded: "Hong'er, if your younger brother Pei is the crown prince, you will assist him. Just like my cousin has always done, preserve the reputation of the Helan family, okay?"

Gao Hong was not a human being around at that time, so he finally chose to give in.

In his heart, he thus became an abandoned son of the Helan family - the Helan family did not love power, only guarded the country, and respected the emperor. Such a temperament passed down from generation to generation determined that they would never win the world.

But before he had time to establish a reserve, Emperor Jingwen died of a sudden illness on his way to Pingcheng to worship his ancestors.

The accompanying official was Zhongshu Ling Murong Wei. He, the Minister of Dali Temple and the officials of Dugu's family decided not to make the funeral a secret. He also colluded with the father of the imperial concubine to control the name of the will, pushed the young Gao Pei to the throne, and granted him the title of emperor. Gao Hong is the king of Yu.

A few years later, the daughter of the Dugu family married Gao Pei as the queen. On the one hand, she was a relative, and on the other hand, she was a powerful minister.

For Gao Pei, these powerful officials have become the biggest stumbling block in his next twenty years in power.

But for Gao Hong, he only saw a complete deception.

"What will be executed, and I will give up the throne for the sake of my concubine... She lied to me!" Gao Hong looked up to the sky and laughed. I saw that Mrs. Zhao not only survived but also listened to the government behind the curtain, but my mother and concubine could only move to Pingcheng and be forced to become a monk, and mother and child will never see each other again!"

Gao Jing knew something about this past, but not deeply, and the rest of the officials, except for a few in the power center, didn't know anything about it.When he shared his memories, everyone in the room sighed.

He Lan Mingyue frowned, and grabbed the gavel before Gao Jing could speak: "Stop telling stories!"

The crisp sound shattered the rapidly overflowing sympathy, Gao Hong looked at He Lan Mingyue, the young man's facial features looked like the person in his memory, but the more he looked, the more unfair he became.

"Gossip? Do you think the Helan family is really upright?"

"At least than you are dedicated to the country."

Gao Hong laughed even harder, his shoulders were trembling, and his gray hair was scattered in a mess: "Helan Maojia...your father is the most hypocritical person."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.

In the past, the sudden extermination of Helan Maojia was a strange thing, but the emperor was furious and no one dared to mention it, and there were countless rumors in private.At this time, there was a young man surnamed He Lan beside Gao Jing, not to mention that he was of the right age, those who had met the King of Longxi said that this young man was very similar to him, but it was still impossible to make a public conclusion.

At this time, Gao Hong revealed Helan Mingyue's identity, which was tantamount to exposing that the death of King Longxi was wronged.

Why did the Western Army besiege the city?

Why did King Longxi commit suicide?

Helan Mingyue was not provoked: "Hypocritical? I'm all ears."

"Helan Maojia...is my cousin, my real cousin, besides Gao Pei, he is my closest brother." Gao Hong never regarded Gao Qian as his brother, so he just ignored him at this time , "I almost obey him and ask his opinion on everything, but what about him? He only cares about Gao Pei because Gao Pei is his king."

Gao Jing was afraid that Helan Mingyue would think too much after hearing this, so he said first: "It's just loyal to the emperor, what's wrong?"

"Yeah, there's nothing wrong with it, so I'm jealous." Gao Hong was so frank that people were stunned for a moment, and when he lowered his head, there was that kind of laughter in his throat, "Yes... I'm jealous of Gao Pei .”

"..."

"Why should my cousin share everything with him? Why can he get everything without paying?! He is just a bastard, just like me. I can write articles that he can write, and he can I can also mention the decree mentioned, he is not a genius at all, nor is he destined to be a king-but everyone, no matter for profit or loyalty, all, to, to, him!"

"..."

"Helan Maojia is also facing him." Gao Hong's voice suddenly softened, as if caught in a distant memory, "When he first went to Saibei, Gao Pei and I were very worried, but when he came back, he only brought Gao Pei Gift."

"..."

"He played a flute for Gao Pei, saying that the moonlight outside the Great Wall is very beautiful, and he listened to this tune when the herdsmen played it well, so he went to learn it." Gao Hong sneered, "That flute is really nice. I was just watching from the sidelines, and I couldn't figure out why one was my own brother and the other was my cousin, but I became an outsider?"

Helan Mingyue remembered this song. At the Penglai Pavilion night banquet that year, the emperor chatted with Prince Rouran and played the pipa himself. After the song, he looked dazed and smiled softly, saying that it was an old tune played by an old friend.

Gao Jing also remembered that the night was falling outside the Zichen Palace, and Brother Cheng mentioned Brother He Lan when he came to find him, so his father took them by the hand and walked for a long time, and finally said: "He has gone to Saibei."

Saibei is very cold, there is a vast expanse of snow for most of the year, when he comes back, let him play the flute for you.

But why did the emperor and Helan Maojia insist on not dying?

He Lan Mingyue thought about this, and asked directly: "Since the friendship between the two of them is as deep as you said, why did the emperor want to destroy his three clans when he heard that he committed suicide?"

"Why?" Gao Hong chuckled, "You don't think Gao Pei is just venting his anger until now, do you?"

"If you're not venting your anger, you're believing in the prophecy, aren't you?"

"If he really regards the prophecy as a standard, he will kill you. Gao Pei is decisive in everything, but he is always soft-hearted towards the person surnamed Helan. You are the only son of Helan Maojia. Gao Pei intends to save your life. It's because you don't know how to cherish it!" Gao Hong looked at He Lanmingyue, and suddenly raised an eyebrow, "As for the crime of treason by the Western Army, according to the law, Helan Maojia, as the commander, should have lost his title and wiped out the three clans... What's more, even though Luo Jingping The cause of death is unknown, the siege of the city by the Western Army is a fact, Murong will not miss this opportunity to make a fuss to force Gao Pei to commit crimes."

"Murong's..."

"That's right, you can ask Murong Xun! The Murong family has a huge root system, and Gao Pei has just conquered the Bohai Kingdom, and there are only a handful of people who are loyal to him in the court. Under the circumstances at that time, unless Helan Maojia was alive, and then successfully pacified Nanchu and returned to tell In the world, he didn't kill Luo Jingping, the Western Army has always been loyal ministers, and the siege has other envoys."

Helan Mingyue almost gritted her teeth: "You let him commit suicide not to show his will by death, but to make him feel guilty—"

"Afraid of crimes and self-imposed suicide, the Western Army naturally rebelled without a leader.

"Helan Maojia is dead, and his only son is young. His elder brother, Helan Maoliang, should inherit the title. At that time, the military power will appear to be Helan Maoliang, but it is not known who will fall into it!

"Helan Maojia almost fell out with the family because of Gao Pei's cession of the land, and the Western Army has almost been replaced from top to bottom. He is the thorn in the courtiers' eyes, the sworn enemy of Southern Chu, and the prestige of the people is about to be destroyed. Over the Son of Heaven... Even if Gao Pei doesn't care, he is still fledgling and can't protect him.

"If Gao Pei wants to protect the Helan family, he has only been in power for a few days? The powerful officials in the court may really be able to sit on the dragon chair for someone else. In addition to that prophecy, whether Gao Pei was forced or impulsive... he In the end it was done.

"Only in this way, if he does not fall into the shoes of others, the throne will be stabilized, and he will be able to take the opportunity to take back the military power.

"But it's a pity that he still miscalculated."

Gao Hong looked at him and said softly, "I deliberately keep you as the last chess piece."

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