empress and princess

Outside the Yizheng Hall, a bottle of nine tripods, which symbolizes the kingship of the emperor, stood proudly. The two rows of civil and military officials in front of the tripod kowtowed and buried their heads. Men, women and children greeted the return of King Qin tremblingly.

Qin Mingyue, the chief culprit who launched the rebellion at that time, was of course also in line with the officials, because he was the only one who did not kneel down and stood straight at the head of the officials.

When Qin Tangjing arrived, he hugged Chu Huaimin and sat on the back of a long mallard horse, and what he saw was the ridiculous scene in front of him.She knew many of them. It was these people who pulled her down from the throne and drove her out of Qin in the coup that night, and it was these people who knelt down to welcome her into the palace now.

Things have changed, and looking back at the old place, the same people are still present, but King Qin's state of mind is already different.

"Concubine Chu, do you think it's really absurd and stupid for a lonely king to be a queen?"

"Your Majesty is so talented and broad-minded, he is unparalleled in the world." Chu Huaimin paused, and replied honestly, "No. 1 throughout the ages."

Qin Tangjing blinked, and the corners of her lips raised: "If this is the case, then why do they all call you a lonely king and a fool, and also call you a concubine who is a disaster for the country."

The voice came from behind, piercing through the ear canal, but it could be heard that Qin Jihuang was not displeased at all. Chu Huaimin fell silent for a while, and smiled lightly: "Of course I will scold you if you disobey the etiquette of the world."

It is unprecedented for a woman to ascend the throne and become a king. From the beginning to the present, there are so many people who curse behind her back. But Qin Tangjing didn't care, and the more she stretched her neck to Chu Huaimin's ear, it was Juan who said wildly: "Marry you as a wife, and I will fight against you for you!" To mess up the world, and to be infamous for the rest of my life, I am also willing."

These words prove that the king of Qin is really unrestrained in doing things for people, and never takes the world in his heart.Even though they have long been enemies of life and death, it is difficult to have the possibility of healing in this life.

But her words, marrying you as a wife, rebelling against the world for you, and infamy for the rest of her life... It also disturbed Chu Huaimin, who was usually indifferent.

And King Qin kept his word, she really did everything.

"At that time, the lonely king was deceived and betrayed by these courtiers, and the lonely king just felt chilled." After looking at all the officials for a long time, Qin Tangjing said again, resting his chin on Chu Huaimin's shoulder, and his tone was somewhat complaining: "But when Qin Mingyue To expose the real culprit and you, my heart was burnt to ashes at that moment."

The throne and martial arts were also lost that night, which caused her to be destitute and seriously injured countless times for fighting the world.

It sounds a bit like reversing old accounts.

Then Chu Huaimin raised his eyes, his gaze skipped over the courtiers who betrayed the King of Qin, he only looked at the jar of emperor Jiuding, and then slowly lowered his head: "You know that I also participated, why don't you kill me to vent your anger?"

"What about you?" Qin Tangjing asked back, "Knowing that I was the one who slaughtered [-] captives, you just broke your friendship with me."

"I owe you a lot, and I'm not ungrateful."

"So, each other." Qin Tangjing frowned, "You saved me many times, and I owe you a lot of kindness."

So this is an unsolvable chess game.

"To be honest, the lonely king has murdered you more than once or twice. After all, he is reluctant to let you die. But if such a big thing happened overnight, it must be a lie if the lonely king said he didn't hate you, but if he could choose to be with you Reconciliation, I will forgive you." After speaking, King Qin's voice was extremely calm.

To reconcile with an enemy and forgive a mortal enemy, King Qin is so open-minded, how can he be an ordinary person in the world.

Chu Huaimin's heart sank, "Your Majesty really doesn't blame me?"

Even though he was sitting in front of the horse, Chu Huaimin could feel the person behind him shaking his head: "There is indeed resentment for being calculated, but after thinking about it later, the lonely king thought why should he blame you? If the lonely king didn't order to kill you With [-] captives, you are forced to have nowhere to go, so I think you will not take risks."

"So in the final analysis, no one is wrong. Different positions and actions are different. The lonely king has no right to criticize a person who loves his family and country, such as Prime Minister Li, and naturally you are also included."

The tone of the narration is not heavy, but also very relaxed, just like recalling a long past event.

Qin Tangjing analyzed herself, and sincerely said a few words of her heart. They rarely confide like this before, and they were always on guard against each other.After hearing this, Chu Huaimin couldn't help but have mixed feelings, and was also quite sentimental: "I'm surprised that you think of me like this, and treat me like this." She still lowered her head, but she held the slender wrist wrapped around her waist, As if to help her have enough courage to face it, "No matter what, it's time for the king to dismount, and the officials are still waiting for you."

Hearing Chu Huaimin's last sentence, Qin Tangjing raised his neck and glanced coldly at the minister who was still kneeling restlessly.

How many years have passed, but this shame has been firmly nailed in her heart.

"You're right, it's time to deal with these disloyal traitors." At this time, Qin Tangjing's eyes seemed to be filled with anger, and he gently stroked her waist, "Chu Concubine, I will lend you a sword."

Chu Huaimin's eyelids drooped, and his long and thin eyelashes cast a shadow: "What's the use of the king?"

"Naturally, it is to scare chickens and monkeys, so as to deter those unruly people." King Qin stared straight at the eldest son of Qin, with a clear sneer on his lips: "The lonely king forgives you, but it does not mean that he forgives them. Just because they are ministers, we If you are a king, you should submit to me without any evil intentions! But from the moment they betrayed me, the lonely king will never forgive them."

When the words fell to the ground, Qin Tangjing turned her wrist and precisely touched the soft sword on Chu Huaimin's waist. As soon as the sword came out of her sheath, a cold light flickered immediately.

But Chu Huaimin did not stop this behavior, and let Qin Tangjing draw the sword away.

The sharp and smooth blade reflected a cold face, her eyes showed a murderous look, her brows were still aloof, but this face did not belong to Chu Qiwu, but Qin Jihuang who came back for revenge, An undeniable royal aura.

Holding a sword in his hand, the King of Qin stood beside the mallard, patted his robe twice, his face was always as cold as snow, and walked step by step towards the leader, Young Master Qin.

When Qin Mingyue saw her leave, he was not afraid of King Qin's majesty, and showed a naive attitude as always, just like before, he was still the eldest son who followed King Qin's orders and obeyed.

"Your Majesty, I have been waiting for a long time." Qin Mingyue bent down and cupped his hands, his posture was absolutely respectful, but the sword in King Qin's hand swept across his neck.

Qin Mingyue's face froze, and she was about to grab the sharp edge of the sword with her bare hands, but unexpectedly, the sword didn't run towards him, but changed direction and landed heavily on another minister's neck.

Seeing this, everyone was really frightened, and those who were greedy for life and afraid of death even kowtowed their heads and begged for mercy.Qin Tangjing turned a deaf ear and only spoke to the trembling courtier: "The lonely king asks you, why did you betray me?"

"My lord, spare me!" This Zongzheng trembled even more, his mouth turned blue-gray: "I..." He had no choice but to admit to being a minister, and he couldn't justify what he said later.

"Betraying the monarch is a crime worthy of death and death. Master Wu, as the patriarch of the royal family, doesn't he even know the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life..." After that, only this sentence was repeated in his mouth.

Zong Zhengguan was in charge of the affairs of the royal family. The reason why he provided great convenience during the night palace change was that he was the most vocal when overthrowing women from politics. The most important thing was that he was still a student of Prime Minister Li.

For such a character, it is hard for him to die!

"Let's get on the road, Mr. Wu, go to the Nine Springs and plead guilty to Prime Minister Li who raised you, and wish you a good pregnancy in your next life."

The scene was extremely silent, and finally Qin Tangjing said this sentence indifferently, and sighed quite regretfully.Seeing that Wu Zong's face was as dead ashes, she closed her eyes the moment she collapsed on the ground, raised her sword and slammed him to send him to the west.

Blood immediately splashed across Qin Tangjing's body, blood dripped from his eyelashes, and his cheeks were scarlet.

Such an appearance, complemented by her expressionless expression and gloomy eyes, at that moment, it was as if the messenger of hell was born out of the sky, which made people shudder.

"Who is your master?" The sword was quickly placed on another person's shoulder and neck again.

"The Lonely King is impatient, just ask once."

"Yes...it's Qin Mingyue!" Frightened and frightened the man burst out.

"Are you sure he's the only one?"

"Yes……"

After telling the answer, the end is still death, and the smell of blood became stronger. King Qin's attack was absolutely diabolical, and they died one by one.

Those with a guilty conscience began to ask Qin Mingyue for help, begging him to help intercede, but Mr. Qin turned a deaf ear and kept bowing his head in salute.

"I know that I can't escape the guilt, but I was also instigated by Qin Mingyue. I lost my mind for a while and made a big mistake. Please learn from me..." The cold sword was still resting on his neck, and it was obvious that he was the fifth. die.

Lord Fengchang, the head of the Nine Ministers, finally realized that he could not escape death. His blood-red eyes immediately turned to Qin Mingyue. He trembled and shouted angrily: "Qin Mingyue! You said that when you sit on the throne in the future, you will make me prime minister! You To put it bluntly, you clearly swear that this matter will be accomplished, why, why..."

"Why did you fail?" Qin Tang Jingsen coldly accepted the question, glanced at Qin Mingyue who was not far away, and then leaned over to listen to him: "The lonely king will tell you the reason for the failure."

"why why……"

"Because, from the beginning to the end, the eldest son of Qin couldn't even protect himself, so how could he make you a prime minister? Do you really think that he can cover the sky with one hand in this great Qin?" King Qin paused, his voice lowered, The words were full of sarcasm, "Think about it, what Qin Mingyue did seems to be deliberately luring you hidden veterans to the surface, and when the right time comes, use the sharp blade of the lonely king to kill you all. Why do you think about this?"

The truth was about to come out, Master Fengchang's first reaction was: "Kill and silence!"

"Yes, that's right." Qin Tangjing then laughed, raised his head and laughed loudly: "Perhaps it is recorded in the annals of history that on this day, the lonely king will be reprimanded as a tyrant in future generations, but you are still damned. Once you are unfaithful, there will be a second one." Second time! You'd better remember this day too, and remember it firmly even after you die."

The dark clouds floated over to cover the sun at some point, and the sky was already dim at this time, and a heavy and oppressive atmosphere enveloped the entire Xianyang Palace.

Blood flowed all over the ground, and the miserable screams lasted for a long time.Outside the Yizheng Hall, dozens of corpses lay in various shapes and sizes.

Those who followed Qin Mingyue's rebellion back then, King Qin slaughtered them one by one with his sword, only a few ministers survived outside the palace, and they all turned pale, and they were even more afraid of King Qin.

They thought that Qin Mingyue would be the last one, but after waiting for a long time, they saw King Qin casually tore off the corner of his robe to clean up the blood on the sword, as if he had no intention of taking his life.

After a while of silence, an official who supported King Qin finally stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please return to the throne."

Qin Tangjing remained indifferent, just wiped the sword without opening his mouth.

The official was also persistent, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, it is not too late, please return to your seat!"

"What are you in a hurry for?" Qin Tang said, wiping the remaining blood on the sword with his fingertips, without even looking at the bones on the ground, he casually raised his eyes to look at her, "Remember, the lonely king, you belong to the empress dowager, right?"

"Ruan Yuan is a courtier of Daqin, and even more of a courtier of the king!"

"You are clever." Qin Tangjing snorted and ignored them.After a while, after completely recovering the sharpness of Chu Huaimin's sword, she called Ah Yan: "Go, return it to Concubine Chu."

At the side, Qin Mingyue watched the whole process silently. He also kept watching those people die under King Qin's sword until he heard Qin Jihuang's words.

"You just let me go, why don't you kill me too?"

Qin Mingyue straightened up and walked forward slowly, feeling surprised by this.

Qin Tangjing sneered when he heard the sound, and finally he was willing to look at him: "First of all, congratulations on having a good sister, who will protect your Prince Qi's residence with her own life."

She intentionally emphasized the tone of the word 'fate'. Seeing Qin Mingyue's simple and honest face showing shock, Qin Tangjing said coldly after getting up: "Don't worry, if the lonely king doesn't kill you, someone will kill you sooner or later." After that moment, she patted Qin Mingyue's shoulder, and finally said: "Young master, you are very smart."

The person at the far end gradually laughed loudly, and Qin Mingyue's shock faded away, and she came back to her senses. She couldn't restrain her chest anger anymore, and looked at King Qin's back: "Don't you doubt it at all? Don't you want to know the truth?!"

The footsteps of the person walking away suddenly stopped, but he still smiled: "The lonely king doesn't want to hear your truth. The lonely king will go to your master, and the truth will naturally come to light."

The moment the words fell, Qin Mingyue froze all over.

The spring sun is very good, bright and full of vigor, but it makes people a little dizzy after being exposed to the sun for a long time.

Slaying traitors with blood and washing shame. After this grievance was completed, Qin Tangjing didn't feel the slightest pleasure of revenge along the way, but felt empty, as if a piece of heart had been dug out by a sharp weapon, and looked down at her bloody palms. Even a little hesitant.

Qin Tangjing looked up and smiled wryly, his eyes were still bloody when he closed his eyes.

When she took the throne, she made an oath that she would be a wise and benevolent monarch in the future, complete the unfinished disputes of her ancestors and unify the Central Plains. In this life, she will definitely be better than her ancestors!

But she is fierce and cruel, and just now she killed her own courtiers with her own hands. Does doing so run counter to virtuous and benevolent?Although they had relented and begged her for forgiveness, she just couldn't forgive, and another reason forced her to get rid of any potential threats.

They died, and King Qin's heart was also bloody.One time of infidelity is not used a hundred times, since they betrayed her, Daqin must not leave any hidden dangers, including...

"Master, please stay!" Ah Yan, who had finished delivering the sword, arrived at this moment: "The ministers who discussed politics are still waiting for your return."

Qin Tang ignored him, wiped his hands on his robe, and still walked straight ahead, slowly said: "The matter has come to this point, there is no use in concealing it. Tell me, Ah Yan, since you escort Li After the prime minister's coffin returned to Xianyang, how much do you know about the inside story?"

With these words, Ah Yan couldn't even catch his breath, and he shuddered deeply.

In less than three moments, it was very close to the Supreme Palace, Qin Tangjing's pace was slow, but the breath of blood in his throat could no longer be suppressed and overflowed between his lips and teeth.In the end, she stopped, holding the railing in her hands and lowering her head, biting her lips, swallowing the fishy smell forcefully.

Although what should come will always come, but when this day really comes, how should we meet each other?Her... Queen Mother.

After standing still for a while, Qin Tangjing raised his chin, and looked at the magnificent palace with some absentmindedness.

The spring breeze is blowing, and the scenery of the Taishang Palace remains the same.

****

It's time, Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the master's courtyard, Qin Jiufeng was cleaning up the dead leaves and dust on the ground with a broom in his hand. She was meticulous and serious about her work.

"My lord, I knew you were here." When Wei Jin arrived at the mansion, he saw her busy alone, and the empty space made her thin body look even thinner.Wei Jin laughed at himself: "People are really strange. You only know what to cherish after you lose it."

Qin Jiufeng didn't look back: "Congratulations, you finally got your wish."

"Congratulations to you too. You have contributed a lot to your fulfillment of your ambition." Wei Jin approached slowly, stood beside Qin Jiufeng in silence for a while, and said in a low voice, "My lord, the queen mother announces you to enter the palace."