Shanglin Night Snow

In the dead of night, the wind is quiet, and people's hearts are hard to calm.

On the upper floor of the Daqing Palace, Mu Yun prayed for the independence of Linxuan.As far as the eye can see, there is the lonely shadow of Xuande Building, but under that lonely shadow, there are thousands of Dianqiansi army who are planning to attack the imperial city and kill the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang is here to see you!" the servant reported through the door.

Mu Yunqi turned around and saw that Zhang Zhongyue had stepped inside.

"Your Majesty, Shao Jingheng sent someone to ask to open the palace gate, otherwise he will immediately lead the army to force his way in!" The visitor spoke hurriedly.

"At this moment?" Mu Yunqi didn't know if he hadn't come back to his senses, or if he had foreseen it long ago, and he didn't see any confusion. He just wondered: "Isn't it Zishi? Why are you so anxious?" The last sentence seemed to ask himself.

Zhang Zhongyue frowned: "If it wasn't for the arrival of King Qin's forbidden army, it was Ding Zhibai's failure to persuade Shao Jingheng, or even Tang's abrupt behavior that offended him, and then he made a mistake!" He bowed deeply: "This time I made a mistake, the fault lies with the minister. , so please use your merits to resist the enemy, lead your troops to the tower to defend against the enemy, and hope for the grace of the Holy Spirit!"

Without saying yes or no, Mu Yunqi rubbed his forehead: "Where is Shao Jingheng now?"

Zhang Zhongyue replied: "I haven't seen anyone at the moment. I think they are either in the military camp in the south of the city, or in the front office of the hall."

Turning around and looking back at the Xuande Building in the night, Mu Yunqi stared intently.After a long while, he quietly said, "Send a message to the forbidden army in the city to order Shao Jingheng to come in person. I can only open the gate of the palace when I see him."

"Think twice, Your Majesty!" Zhang Zhongyue was startled, and hurriedly dissuaded him: "Once the gate of the palace is opened, it will be a sword and I will be a fish, and life and death will be handed over to the gang of thieves!"

Strolling back to the railing, Mu Yun prayed that his voice remained calm: "Otherwise, so what?"

"The minister and Zhao Yude went to the tower to supervise the battle, and vowed to defend the palace city to the death, or there is still a glimmer of life!"

"A glimmer of hope—" Mu Yunqi smiled wryly: "Then what about the remaining [-]%? Are they all failures?"

"This..." Zhang Zhongyue was stunned: "But it's better than being slaughtered! What if King Qin's imperial army has entered the city..."

"Stop deceiving yourself and others." Looking back, the eyes of the person leaning on the railing had regained their clarity: "Why don't you not know that the rebel army has been besieging the palace for two hours, if Guo Kai really led the troops into the city, how could he not hear anything? To put it bluntly, the total number of imperial troops stationed in Beijing is only in the early [-]s. Even if they put all their eggs in one basket and confront the Northwest Army of the Shao family, they will not gain the upper hand in the slightest! Not much to say, two or three days is not difficult, but one hour is enough for him to break through the palace gate! If this is the case, why bother to take hundreds of thousands of lives in vain?" At this point, it is obvious that the mind has been made up: " Since you said that there is a glimmer of life, how can I know that my actions are useless? In this way, at least it will save lives, and temporarily save the people in the city from being harassed by war."

After a long silence, Zhang Zhongyue bowed down: "I accept the decree!"

After half an hour.

Under the dim and transparent light of Xuande Gate, a rider with dust slowly stopped.

"Shao Jingheng, the commander of the capital in front of the palace, is here to see you, please open the gate of the palace!" Zheng Zheng held his head up, and immediately the person spoke loudly.

"Shao Dianshuai wait a moment!" A Yan Yi voice sank from the top of the wall: "Before the palace gate is opened, there is a decree to pass on to you!"

Knowing people by listening to the sound, Shao Jingheng got off his horse and bowed: "Shao is here, Mr. Zhang, please speak."

"There is a decree," Zhang Zhongyue's voice was serious and resonant: "The guards in front of the palace enter the palace to arrest bandits. They must strictly observe military discipline and not recklessly hurt innocent people. Otherwise, they will be deemed guilty of resisting the decree!"

There was silence for a while.

"Minister --- obey the order!" The people in the city crossed their hands, and the sound shook the three armies.

The heavy palace gates are slowly opened, like a deep curtain. The forbidden palace covered by night does not see the grace of the day, but it is bottomless at a glance. The feeling of desolation makes people who often go there feel a little unexpected panic meaning.

The army has been seen, and there is no way to turn back.

Huiqing Hall, Zichen Hall, Chuigong Hall...the walls of each place appear in front of you and then move behind you. The future is long and seemingly endless.Shao Jingheng's gait was slow, and he walked forward slowly - the road under his feet was longer at this moment, which was not a bad thing for him.

Folding and wearing it several times, and entering another heavy door, the lights in the eyes are suddenly bright, and finally arrived.

The emperor lived in the Jingning Hall, which was brightly lit, but few people could be seen.

"The official has a decree, but the commander-in-chief of the palace arrives, so he can enter by himself, without passing through." The yellow gate guarding in front of the palace greeted him, and then retreated.

Looking forward, the visitor turned to the following soldier: "You are waiting here!"

The door of the hall was open, but there was no one inside.Shao Jingheng turned to the side hall, stopped in front of the door and said loudly, "King Chenqin is here to see you, is Your Majesty here?"

"Come in." The voice inside was as calm as the wind.

With wide eyebrows, he entered the door according to the words, his eyes met the person sitting alone behind the case, staring for a moment, all of them were silent.

"Sit down." Pointing to the chair that had already been prepared, Mu Yunqi first broke the silence.

Without moving his footsteps, Shao Jingheng gave a shallow bow: "The minister is here now. Apart from arresting the traitor, I also have two things I want to ask your majesty to teach me!" Seeing the person nodding his head, he asked: "One thing, your majesty called me to Yujin Garden today. One party, is it really just for fishing? Two, Ding Zhibai and Tang Shi come to see me tonight, is it His Majesty's order?"

He was straight to the point, but Mu Yunqi had no intention of being devious: "Besides fishing in Yujinyuan and his party, I would like to ask you the reason for the revitalization army's entry into Beijing; as for Ding Zhibai bringing Tang's to see him, that's really my intention."

The eyes of the other moved slightly: "If I admit that the revitalizing army is my own army, what will happen to your majesty?"

Mu Yunqi said calmly: "Then I have to ask the reason. This act is suspected of treason. If you are just confused for a while, it is not too late to make up for it. I will try my best to persuade you to rein in the precipice and send the revitalizing army back to the northwest, so that the matter can be settled. "

"Your Majesty is so pregnant!" The corner of his mouth was slightly hooked, and the man shook his head: "But what if I am obsessed with my obsession?" Without warning, a stern light flashed in his eyes: "Isn't it because your Majesty summoned the ministers in Yujin Garden because of the fact that there is a prisoner there?" The battalion of the Infantry Division is only a few miles away, so what can you do?"

"Whether you believe it or not, I summoned you to Yujin Garden to prevent accidents, but as long as you don't provoke first, I will never plan to meet you in battle!" Slightly frowning, Mu Yun prayed clearly. Regrettably: "At that time, I was sure, but if you were willing to come, I could persuade you, but after all, I never thought that you would turn back halfway. I am still puzzled, why did you change your mind? I thought, although the relationship between you and me There is a estrangement, but we will not end up here!"

"Trust??" Hearing these two words, the man's eyes were mocking, and his voice was cold: "Your Majesty said trust at this moment, but then why did you believe that I was the culprit in Gui Yungu's case based on Tang's mere words? Where does His Majesty's trust in the minister go for a moment?"

"It's not like that, you provoked it first!" Mu Yun prayed in a hurry, "At that time, the Tang family entered the palace and brought Er Zhukuan's head. It is said that he was killed by you. Thinking about announcing you to enter the palace for confrontation, but I heard that you have raised your troops..."

His brows tightened, and Shao Jingheng's thoughts flashed through his mind, but he finally scoffed: "Even if you go inside to confront him, Er Zhu Kuan's body will eventually emerge from my house, your majesty and the loyal minister and man beside you can still Is it up to me to argue?" Turning his head and shouting to the outside: "Bring it in!"

After a while, I saw a soldier enter with a cup of tea.After receiving the wave of retreating people, Shao Jingheng stepped forward and put the lamp on the imperial case, with a gloomy expression on his face: "Besides, no matter who raises his troops first, before that, I never had even the slightest thought of hurting you. Where is Your Majesty?" Lifting the lid of the cup with his hand, the corners of his mouth gathered coldness: "How does Your Majesty explain this cup of tea that the Tang family presented to the minister?"

After being stunned for a while, Mu Yunqi changed his face and got up: "I allowed the Tang family to leave the palace, but this tea is definitely not my order! Your [-] relatives have surrounded me, and I really killed you by doing this. How can I escape myself?"

Putting the cover on the table again, Shao Jingheng clenched his fists: "Tang's nails are poisonous, and hair is hidden in the hair. They are determined to put me to death. If Zhang and Ding were not instigated by Zhang and Ding, Your Majesty agreed, don't say she is a weak woman. Can you have the courage to say that you can freely enter and exit the palace during this period, isn't it a joke?"

Mu Yunqi was helpless: "The Tang family believes that you are her father's enemy, and you have been dormant up to now only wanting revenge. To achieve your goal, you can commit yourself to a brothel or fall into the mud, but what else can you not do? Besides carrying poison to hide people, you will grow up." When entering and exiting the palace is banned, have you ever seen someone who has to strictly check the nails and buns for no reason? Isn't this a crime you want to impose??"

Deciding that his words were unreasonable, the man flicked his sleeves and was aggressive: "Even if we put it aside and say nothing, what about Song Yan? Your Majesty, please don't tell me that what the old Xianggong Song does outside, has nothing to do with His Majesty!"

"Song Yan?" Mu Yunqi was puzzled: "What has he to do with this matter?"

The brows of the questioner trembled in contempt: "Song Yan did not hesitate to burn everything, but also drove my third uncle out of Beijing. It is a shame for His Majesty, and his loyalty to the emperor is really a lesson from the sun and the moon! And this is definitely not what he did for His Majesty. The only thing?"

Closing his eyes and calming his mind, Mu Yunqi sat back slowly, his face condensed: "He is a minister of Daxi, so he should share my worries, what's wrong with that?"

"So, Your Majesty admits that Song Yan's actions were all ordered by His Majesty?" Turning his eyes away, the speaker stared at the cup of tea: "The Tang family has personally admitted that Song Yan was driven to act, so that's it." Tapping the wall with two long fingers, "Who will take the life of the minister after all?"

"Tang's Shou Songyan..." Mu Yunqi seemed to take a moment to understand what he meant, and immediately snapped angrily: "It's nonsense! If that's the case, why should I remind you to beware of this woman over and over again?"

"Your Majesty is not like this, how can Tang Daiyun easily gain my trust?" Shao Jingheng laughed again: "Let's say that Song Yan's good methods are as big as the past in his life, as small as his words and deeds, and even an artifact. Ingenuity is the design, after all, it is to place this deadly chess piece by my side!" The spectator wanted to refute, and turned his hands behind his back: "Naturally, Song Yan was only ordered by His Majesty to eradicate my Shao family, as for how to do it , but it is not necessarily necessary to report clearly one by one, and if this is the case, it is not surprising that His Majesty did not know about it before, but Song Yan was burned, and he did not hesitate to help His Majesty dismiss my third uncle and send him away. Your Majesty should not tell me about Jing's fate, Mr. Song is so confused that he can't remember to explain the situation that he has painstakingly laid out to the Lord before he leaves!"

"Get rid of your Shao family..." Before he could finish his sentence, Mu Yunqi lost his mind and could only mumble to himself.After a while, the bewilderment faded away, and he closed his eyes and said softly, "You think so?"

"Otherwise?" The man turned sharply: "At the beginning, a woman from the Shao family almost overthrew the Mu family. Now that the obvious dangers have been eliminated, but hidden worries still remain, His Majesty can still allow the powerful Shao family to survive in the world. ?”

"So," Mu Yunqi raised his eyes slowly, "no matter what I say, it's useless? You've decided that this is all my arrangement?" The person who looked at him said nothing, with a sneering smile on his face From the edge of his lips, he said: "So, there is no need to say more, you just talk about today's affairs, how do you want to end it?"

The man looked back, and the pronunciation of the words was cold: "Your Majesty is arbitrary, does not discern loyalty and traitors, does not accept sincere advice, is far from loyal and virtuous, but is close to traitors and sycophants, listens to slander and allows rebels to enter the palace to assassinate, causes serious injuries and is not troublesome, and prevents another accident." , Tonight, under the escort of the Japanese army, I will move to Jinghuayuan to recuperate, and after I stabilize the overall situation, I will move to Heyang Li Palace to recuperate!"

After listening quietly, Mu Yun prayed without any disturbances on his face: "I'm gone, why don't you replace me right now? The teacher came out of no name, and the abolished king stood on his own, but he was accused of treason. One hundred thousand King Qin's army will come from all directions, and with your [-] relatives under your command, you will be outnumbered in the end. You should be clear about this point?"

"Your Majesty overestimates this humble minister." As soon as he lowered his eyes, the man said concisely: "How can I be a minister, I still have self-knowledge in my heart! Now that Your Majesty is gone, let King Jia supervise the country."

"Yin Che..." It turned out that he had made such a plan...Mu Yunqi felt melancholy: "But you don't even want to let him go? How can he be willing to be your puppet because he wants to avoid the world with all his heart?"

"There is no need for His Majesty to worry about this. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, King Jia is obliged to do so!" After a short pause, the other spoke softly: "It's getting late, Your Majesty should order the palace people to tidy up and set off as soon as possible."

"Let's go?" Mu Yunqi raised his eyebrows, stood up slowly while supporting the desk, and said in a solemn voice, "You may be able to command the world, but you can't command me! Where I want to go, it's up to you to decide. "

"Your Majesty is really involuntary at the moment." The voice of the other person did not change: "Guo Kai's men and horses are all locked outside the city by me. Breaking the city to serve the king is definitely not a matter of a day or two. Besides, if you really go to war, the casualties will be heavy. , in order to save lives from being ruined, it is better for His Majesty to follow the advice. No matter what, the ministers will protect His Majesty well, on this point, Your Majesty can rest assured."

"Guardian-Zhen-Zhou-Quan!" He paused word by word, and repeated the heart-wrenching four words, Mu Yunqi looked up and smiled: "Shao Dianshuai is so loyal!" After closing his eyes for a long while, when he opened his voice, his tone was already calm: "Jing Heng, you and I don't need to be like this. I have never thought of harming you, let alone slaughtering your family. I just hope that you will give up your military power and make peace with me from now on. What happened today has not reached a point of no return. But if you withdraw your troops at this moment, nothing will happen to me, and everything will be the same between you and me, okay?"

Standing upright with crossed hands, the man replied with clear words: "This is the end, there is no turning back. It's getting late, Your Majesty should start the journey."

"Shao-Jing-Heng!" The voice was not sharp, but it hit the heart.

He stood still, motionless.

The night was dark, and the eyes were full of flames that burned people's minds into ashes.

With a "boom", what fell to the ground.The person who bowed his head followed the sound, and saw an emerald green object slowly rolling down to his feet—it was the teacup he brought, and there was no trace of water around it.

He raised his head suddenly, his gaze was facing a pair of fiery eyes.

"Get lost!" Two words came out from between the pale lips, low but clear.

"You..." My heart sank suddenly, and I stepped forward.

"Don't come here, get out!" The man with distracted eyes stumbled and moved two steps, as if seeking to avoid it, but unfortunately he couldn't help himself, his footsteps swayed, and he fell heavily to the ground.The eyes are sometimes bright and sometimes dark, and the consciousness is withdrawn a little bit.Exhausting the last bit of strength, I turned towards the trance-like figure, closed my eyes and gnashed my teeth, and said again: "If your wish is fulfilled, just--get out!"

The moon is dark and silent, and the stars are hidden.On the pitch-black sky, a shock of electricity descended from the heart of the sky.

God, that has changed.

Fanwaisan

The cold moon hangs high, and the wind is cold.

In the narrow courtyard, servants with knives and sticks are waiting in full force.

Shivering, the man in black sat on the wall as gracefully as possible, pulled up the black cloth on his face, and laughed: "The moon is dark and the wind is high, the lights are too dim, it's no wonder why you climbed the wrong wall. "

The wall is solemn.

"Well, give me back the ladder, let's go." Try to bargain.

There was no sound from the walls.

Sighing, he tore off the black cloth covering his face, smashed the pot and smashed it: "Come on, come on, it's me, I climbed the wall of Shao's house, what can I do? Sue me if you have the ability!"

"Is it the king's land under the whole world, and the king's wall under the feet of the emperor." A man walked out from the dark, with a smiling face harmless to humans and animals, "This wall of my minister's house, you can climb it anytime, anywhere, but, this wall is old It's in disrepair, maybe one day it will collapse in a storm, the wall will be a minor problem, but it will hurt you, so I ask His Majesty to allocate two repair fees, I will repair this wall, and prepare a stronger ladder for you. Easy to get in and out of."

Mu Yunqi frowned: "Want money?"

The man nodded: "Yes."

Mu Yunqi snorted coldly: "I won't give it?"

The man sneered: "The minister can only seek justice according to the law. Your Majesty, please sit down for a while, and the minister sent people to invite the officials from Yushitai and Dali Temple to visit the site. Only with solid evidence can we make a judgment."

The people on the wall are in a hurry: "Shao Jingheng, you... hey, don't, you have something to say!" Poking his fingers cautiously: "How about I give you another IOU?..."

Sighing, the man took out a typed note from his sleeve: "Your Majesty, in the past three years, you have issued 25 IOUs to my ministers, totaling [-] yuan for repairs, guards, cleaning, ladder rental, etc. Gu, dare to ask Your Majesty, when will it be paid off? Even in installments, there must be a date, right?"

Mu Yunqi looked up at the dark sky: "Well, it's not like you don't know that such a large sum of money cannot be collected by just selling two vases. If you want to withdraw it from the internal treasury, things will inevitably be exposed. I can’t bear the crime of extorting the emperor, going to prison or exile, can’t I?” Touching his chin, he smiled considerately: “I have already figured out that from now on, I can save dozens of pennies for you every month. 60 years, it can always be paid off..."

"However, I am afraid that my lifespan is limited, and I won't be able to wait until that day." The man frowned, as if thinking, "Actually, if you are among the people, there is a way to avoid this debt."

Mu Yunqi's eyes suddenly brightened: "What method?"

The corner of the man's mouth was slightly raised, and he paused every word: "Sell-body-pay-debt!"