half life slave

The time was long, and autumn entered in a blink of an eye. This day, Rong and his attendant Shen Hui were chatting in the warm pavilion.Qin Ruozhen suddenly came to see him, but he said with a smile, "Did the emperor read the papers my father sent today? It is an auspicious sign that a Liquan spring was dug out in the Qin mansion. Father wants to invite Yujia to go to the mansion for a taste. What's your Majesty's opinion?"

Liquan is also called Ganquan, and its water quality has a slight wine aroma.It is recorded in the Book of Rites that nectar falls from the sky and Liquan comes from the earth.It is also said in medical books that drinking Liquan regularly can cure chronic diseases and make people live longer. It can indeed be called auspicious sign.

"I'm thinking about it too. I want to taste the taste of Liquan." Shen Hui smiled lazily. "It's just that the weather has changed a while ago, so I'm a little lazy to go out."

Qin Ruozhen was in a good mood, and patiently persuaded, "The emperor is too lazy now, before he ascended the throne, he ran around here and there. Since he became the emperor, he has rarely left the palace."

Her eyes were gentle, she glanced at Shen Hui's face, turned to look at Rong Yu, and smiled with a bit of a good mood, "The factory minister also advises your master that the day after tomorrow will be auspicious. Arrange pick-up in Bianfu."

Rong Yu bowed slightly and said yes, and when he was about to speak, Shen Hui shook his head and chuckled, and said slowly, "Forget it, just follow the queen, and go to the next day. I haven't been to my uncle's house for a long time. I still remember the past , I like the Xifu Begonia in front of Ruixuan Hall the most. When the flowers bloom, they are like rouge. At that time, the queen complained to me that although the flower is good, it has no fragrance. I also said to the flower, if you can smell the fragrance , Miss Bo Qin smiled, I will store you with a golden house."

He slowly recalled the past, and a soft smile that could be called Hong Ya gradually filled the corners of his eyes.

Qin Ruozhen stared at the corners of his slightly raised lips, and responded with a rare and graceful smile. There seemed to be a little starlight in her eyes, with a clear and clear light, "So the emperor still remembers."

Shen Hui lowered his eyes and smiled lightly, his eyes covered with thick eyelashes, his face and heart moved, he secretly searched into the shadow, and suddenly saw a sense of leisurely melancholy that rarely appeared on his face.

But after taking a look, Rong Yu hastily withdrew his gaze, and took two steps back with his hands down.

Qin Ruozhen stretched out his hand, and said softly, "The emperor will go back with his concubine. Brother Xian has already fallen asleep. When the concubine came, he was still clamoring for the mother to tell a story. Now he is more and more energetic. Now, it's time to learn some riding and shooting to distract some energy."

Shen Hui listened with a smile, and climbed onto her arm for a while, palms together, eyes facing each other, there seemed to be a bit of unrequited love in each other's eyes.

It's been a long time since there has been such harmony between the emperor and empress, as if for the first time, the transformation was completed tonight.Rong Yu suppressed his inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, bowed silently, and respectfully saw the couple get up and drive back to the bedroom.

Three days later, the emperor and the empress drove, boarded two chariots, and headed for Qin Taiyue's mansion near Xiyuan.Emperor Luan Jia Lubo is very majestic. There are guides and welcome music in the front, four royal sticks and four battles in the back. He is riding a carved chariot with 16 people, and behind the chariot are guards of the Imperial Army with sabers and guns.

As early as two days ago, Rong and the people from Xichang ordered to clear the road along the way. Now the street has been cleared, and Donghuamen Market, which is usually lively on weekdays, is empty as far as the eye can see.Only on the attics of the shops on both sides, occasionally there will be one or two shadows who look around curiously, but disappear after exploring.

Rong Yu was wearing a narrow-sleeved velvet official uniform, a small jade belt around his waist, and a jade crown on his head. He rode his horse to accompany the emperor's driving. He could vaguely hear one or two whispers and smiles from the chariot. It was Shen Hui. The sound of talking and laughing with Wanzhi.

"Rong Yu," Shen Hui lightly lifted a corner of the chariot curtain, with a deep and bright smile, "Where have you been?"

"I haven't arrived at Xiyuan yet," it's actually not far away, but Luan Jia walked slowly, Rong Yu estimated the distance, and replied, "It will take half an hour to reach the first assistant's mansion."

Shen Hui groaned, without putting down the curtain, looked at him, and said earnestly, "It's windy outside, so you don't need to wear a cape. Be careful to catch a cold later."

Rong Yu thanked him for his concern with a smile, "I am not afraid of the cold, the emperor is at ease. I will tell you when I arrive soon."

Shen Hui nodded, hesitant to speak in his eyes, and took another deep look at him before putting down the curtain.

Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, Rong Yu straightened his waist and sat on the horse, looking ahead.

Although late autumn in Beijing is dry and cold, it is still clear and bright most of the time.Looking up, you can see the undulating West Mountain in the distance, and the pagoda standing on the top of the mountain. The pagoda is covered with peacock blue glazed tiles, which is more clear and dazzling under the sunlight.

The sun poured down, and a beam of light just hit Rong Yu's eyes, he couldn't help squinting his eyes, and raised his hands to cover them.

The incident happened without warning, only hearing a sudden neighing of horses, and I was startled, ignoring the glare of the light and looking forward, I saw a person and a rider galloping in the direction of Luanjia amidst the billowing smoke and dust Come.

The imperial guards in the entourage immediately rushed forward, surrounded by people, a captain picked up his spear and picked the person off the horse, the captain with the staff shouted loudly who was coming, and the stick in his hand was like raindrops, The answer fell on the man.

Rong Yu immediately drove his horse to catch up with him, and saw that the visitor was wearing the uniform of the [-]th regiment, because he was overturned under the horse, his body was already covered in dust, and he was beaten and rolled around with sticks, it was difficult to recognize his face for a while.

He raised his voice to stop the captain holding the stick, looked at the people on the ground, and made them look up.The man supported himself with difficulty and raised his head, revealing a face he didn't feel unfamiliar with. It was the person he had caught a glimpse of during the banquet at Fantine's residence a few months ago, and it was indeed the [-]th Regiment Battalion. no doubt.

The school captain cupped his hands and asked for instructions, "My lord, this man is galloping his horse on the long street and disturbing the holy driver. I'm afraid he has some evil intentions. Whether he should be executed on the spot or brought back for further trial, please give me your instructions."

Rong Yu felt that this matter was strange, but before he could open his mouth, the man raised his head vigorously and said intermittently, "I can't go, I can't go to the Qin family. Your Majesty, there is danger. Qin Taiyue wants to rebel..."

The people on both sides who heard this were shocked immediately, Rong Yu blurted out and asked, "Is this true?"

A stream of blood spilled from the corner of the man's mouth, and he nodded vigorously, "Little man, just escaped from the Qin Mansion, Qin Taiyue and Qin Qifang got entangled with some people in the camp to plot rebellion. The villain is, he is Wang Zongbing, please trust me .”

In an instant, blood rushed up all over his body, Rong Yu didn't care to ask any more questions, and raised his voice to order the imperial army to take him down first, then turned his horse's head and ran towards Shen Hui's chariot.

Shen Hui seemed to have sensed something, and he had already lifted the curtain of the chariot, and asked with his eyes.Rong Yu leaned over and whispered back the man's words.He was startled for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he frowned and said, "Go back to the palace, hurry up!"

Rong Yu silently nodded, and glanced at Qin Ruozhen's chariot. Shen Hui immediately understood, and silently signaled him with his eyes, and immediately ordered the imperial guards to surround Feng Jia, and then ordered everyone to drive back to the palace.

At that time, Qin Ruozhen felt that something was wrong, and was already asking what happened, but no one bothered to tell him, everyone and others were silent as if they were chilling cicadas.

After arriving at Donghua Gate, Rong Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.Shen Hui suddenly ordered the chariot to stop and wanted to come out.Rong Yu hurriedly got off his horse to help him, and the moment he touched his palm, he felt Shen Hui's slightly trembling but hot fingertips, but it was hard to judge whether it was because of fear or excitement.

"Follow me to the tower." Shen Hui said in a low voice, and shook Rong Yu's hand back, more tightly than ever before.

Rong Yu quickly ordered the forbidden army to escort Qin Ruozhen back to the Jiaotai Palace, and then followed him to the Donghua Gate tower.

Shen Hui looked westward, and Rong Yu followed his gaze closely, but he saw smoke and dust billowing from a mansion near Xiyuan, and the sound of horses and swordsmen rang in unison, forming a huge contrast with the quiet atmosphere around.

Undoubtedly, that house was the residence of Qin Taiyue, the chief assistant of the current dynasty.

Shen Hui suddenly clasped Rong Yu's hand, the frightening heat made Rong Yu tremble involuntarily, and he pointed in the direction of the Qin residence, and said angrily, "Qin Taiyue really conspired against him! Where did he get so many soldiers?" It was the Twelve Regiment Battalion who colluded with me, yes, Qin Qifang is a member of the Twelve Regiment Battalion! What could be more chilling than using my own army to deal with me! It turned out that he had planned it a long time ago .” After these few words, he was trembling all over.

Rong Yu held him hard, almost letting him half lean on her body, hoping to give him some strength.

Shen Hui slowed down, looked back and said anxiously, "Let them keep a close eye on Qin Ruozhen, without my will, don't allow her to take a step out of Jiaotai Palace." After a pause, he replied, "It's better to take her back to Kun Ning Gong, I don't want her to get too close to Brother Xian."

Rong Yu answered yes in a low voice, and asked him to show the next thing, "How should the Qin government deal with it?"

"Order the Yulin army to go to Qin Taiyue's house immediately. They must take down the traitor and capture Qin Taiyue alive. Notify Wang Yue, pass on my oral order, and send people from the five cities' soldiers and horses to go together."

Rong Yu took the order and signaled Lin Sheng who was standing beside him to carry it out quickly.At this moment, the smoke and dust above the Qin Mansion finally gradually dissipated, and the situation in the mansion was revealed. There were indeed heavy guards guarding the outer courtyard. Looking in the direction of the inner house, it was quiet and peaceful, and there was no sign of anything unusual.

Suddenly his heart sank, Rong Yu only felt that something was wrong, but before he had time to think about it, he noticed that the people around him relaxed and leaned into his arms.

The person who scolded Fang Qiu on weekdays actually showed such weakness, his heart ached, and he moved closer to support him with his body.At this moment, he really wanted to stretch out his arms to embrace Shen Hui, as long as it could make him feel warm and safe, then he would not be afraid of losing his composure in front of everyone.

After a long while, he sank down and was full of impetuosity, and comforted Shen Hui softly, "The emperor has returned to the palace, everything is safe and everything is fine."

"Rong Yu," Shen Hui grabbed his arm, and slowly climbed up little by little, "You're still by my side, aren't you?"

With such a sentence, Rong Yu didn't spend too much time hesitating from the initial temptation to half-hugging him without hesitation at the end. He nodded heavily and answered him affirmatively, "Yes, I have always been by your side."

In the afternoon, Wang Yue brought people from the [-]th Regiment Battalion and Wucheng Bingma Division to report that Qin Taiyue and his family members had been detained in the mansion, and they could be detained only after Shen Hui made an order.

According to what he said, it is clear at a glance that when everyone arrived at the Qin Mansion, they did see the Liwei Camp of the Twelfth Regiment Battalion hiding in the mansion. After taking it down in one fell swoop, when they asked Qin Taiyue, he only said that it was to protect the empress. Safe, Fang ordered the people from the [-]th Regiment Battalion to come and protect them.

Shen Hui was furious, and ordered Qin Taiyue and Qin Qifang to be escorted to the imperial prison, and the rest of the family members were temporarily guarded in the mansion, and then the Ministry of Punishment was ordered to interrogate the person who came to report today on horseback, and the confession of this person must be presented to the imperial court at night.

After everyone retreated, Shen Hui relaxed again and leaned back in the armchair.After a long silence, he asked weakly, "Qin Taiyue can mobilize my own army, but I underestimated him. Rong Yu, I'm not a faint king, why did he turn against me?"

Seeing that he was distressed, Rong Yu didn't open his mouth to ask the doubts in his heart, but said in a soft voice with a pun, "I will give you an explanation when the result of the judiciary interrogation comes out. Your Majesty, you can relax a little bit now." .”

Not long after nightfall, the results of the interrogation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice were reported, and the person who reported the letter was named Zhang Shu, a general of the Liwei Camp of the Twelfth Regiment.According to the confession, on the eve of Yu Jia's visit to the Qin mansion, Qin Qifang dispatched Liwei Ying to guard the mansion, saying that he wanted to protect Sheng Jia.However, when he arrived at the Qin Mansion, he realized that something was wrong. The Qin family had no intention of taking over. Instead, they gave them weapons and guns, closed the gate tightly, and ordered the people in the camp to guard the gate secretly. Capture the emperor.Seeing that the situation was not good, he deliberately pretended to be in pain, and while the servants in the mansion were not paying attention, he sneaked out from the corner door to report the news.

The confession also mentioned that he had served under the admiral Sun Ji and was promoted by Sun Ji, and that Sun Ji and Wang Yue had always been loyal to the emperor, so he did not dare to take the lead, so he risked his life to pass on the news.

Of course, the result of the interrogation of Qin's father and son is another story.

Qin Taiyue's attitude was haughty, and he firmly said that it was Sun Ji who suggested to his father and son to send Liwei Battalion to guard, the purpose was simply to protect Shengjia.He never had the intention of rebellion, let alone the motive of rebellion. This matter was purely framed, and he demanded to confront Sun Ji.Qin Qifang didn't say a word, no matter what he asked, he just shook his head slowly and looked away.

The rebellion of Qin's father and son caused an uproar in the court.While paying attention to the results of the interrogation, everyone speculated about Shen Hui's meaning, and finally the impeachment of Qin Taiyue flew to the imperial court like snowflakes.And Shen Hui has more time to concentrate on thinking. It is more appropriate how many crimes Qin Taiyue should list in the imperial edict.

A few days later, Wang Yue reported the number of weapons that had been suppressed in the Qin Mansion, and asked Shen Hui how to deal with those who participated in the rebellion in the Opposing Liwei Camp.When leaving, Rong Yu sent him outside the palace, and offered to send him to the palace gate by the way.

"Qin Taiyue fell, and the emperor decreed to raid his mansion, confiscated the tributes from foreign countries over the years, and 20 taels of gold, which is not counted as the land he occupied," Wang Yue sighed, "It's just A crime of corruption is enough for him to die, and seeing that the national treasury can be enriched again."

Rong Yu didn't agree with this, and asked straightforwardly, "Zhong Wei, can you tell me the truth, when did you know about this?"

Wang Yue was taken aback for a moment, and looked at him in surprise, "What do you mean by that brother?"

"Since you and I are brothers, I hope you can tell me the truth. If you don't want to, I will naturally not force it." Rong Yu looked at him with burning eyes, "Qin Taiyue mentioned in his confession that he had no motive for treason , I deeply agree with this sentence. Although what he has done is extremely heinous, it still cannot be compared with treason. Is it really necessary for him to do this? What's more, there are many doubts about this matter, how that Zhang Shu escaped from the fortified Qin Mansion and reported it is already very puzzling."

After thinking for a while, he told Wang Yue that he had seen in Fantine's house that day about the secret conversation between Sun Ji and the butler of the Qin Mansion, "Sun Ji should have played the role of a spy in the whole incident, and he pretended to Take refuge in Qin Taiyue, let him relax his guard, and then propose the [-]th Regiment Battalion to guard the Qin Mansion. In fact, the real power of the [-]th Regiment Battalion is Zhongwei you. Qin Taiyue's hand is still out of reach of the army, and Qin Qifang is a Confucian scholar who just took office Soon, there was no prestige in the camp at all. This is why the emperor was satisfied with Qin Taiyue and transferred Qin Qifang."

Wang Yue was silent, shook her head slowly for a while, and sighed, "You are so transparent, I can't hide it, your guess is right. As early as when Qin Taiyue's family dug out the Liquan, the emperor had already thought of this plan Even if Qin Taiyue doesn't invite Sheng Jia to come, the emperor will find a way to facilitate this opportunity to go to the Qin residence. As for me and Sun Ji, it is true that we have obtained the emperor's secret decree early in the morning and participated in the whole thing."

"In these years, the emperor has long been dissatisfied with Qin Taiyue's domineering court, greed for huge sums of money, nepotism, and propping up his own power, and he has long been impatient with waiting. Now this result will happen sooner or later, so I don't have to be surprised or unacceptable. "

Rong Yu shook his head, "I'm not surprised, but," what came to mind was the warm chat between Shen Hui and Qin Ruozhen in the warm pavilion that night, and he couldn't help shaking his head again, smiling wryly, "I just don't Xie, Your Majesty, and you, Zhong Wei, why are you trying to hide it from me?"

Wang Yue frowned, sighed deeply, held his shoulders for a long time, and said sincerely, "The emperor originally ordered you not to let you know about this matter. I think he doesn't want you to worry, and he doesn't even want you to participate." Pausing, as if making a decision, he continued, "The emperor once said that you are a person with a pure heart and a clean mind. He really doesn't want you to be contaminated with these things. He doesn't want to dirty you."

Rong Yu was speechless immediately, and was also somewhat shocked by his words.I don't know how long it has passed, he watched Wang Yue get on the horse and leave, and what lingered in his ears for a long time, but it was still the same sentence, pure in heart, clean in mind...