little son-in-law

Wen Shiyuan left a suicide note before hanging himself, in which he lied that he was seriously ill and couldn't bear the torture of illness, so he chose to hang himself as the road of no return, and briefly explained some of the things behind him. What's more, having a suicide note made the suicide more reasonable. She rewarded a good coffin and sent Wen Shiyuan's family back with this suicide note.

Wen Shiyuan's eldest son, Wen Xiao, was 17 years old at the time, and he admired his father, who was an imperial physician, and learned some medical skills from Wen Shiyuan. Before that, he had never noticed that his father was seriously ill, so why did he hang himself suddenly? After the grief, Wen Xiao is determined to find out the real reason why his father hanged himself.He couldn't get in the palace, so he decided to start searching from his father's relics. His hard work paid off, and Wen Xiao finally found an abnormality in a medical book that Wen Shiyuan often turned over. There were several herbs in it that were specially marked. Abnormal, often go out to play in the name of reading, the mother is very strict, the father is tolerant in every possible way, often when the mother is scolding, he uses medicinal materials to remind him, over time, there is a unique code word between them, only their father and son can understand.

Wen Xiao understood the code word Wen Shiyuan left him: The emperor is a member of the Yueyi clan, who had a miscarriage in March.His father was forced to death by them, Wen Xiao understood everything, and in his mind, Yue Yi clansmen were monsters, and it was extremely unbearable for a man to conceive a child. How could such a person be worthy of being the emperor of a country? After the mother and younger siblings were sent back to the countryside, they packed up their bags and went to Kaiyang. The king of Kaiyang, Que Fei, was Que Jiuzhan's half-brother and had always been at odds with Que Jiuzhan. He was not too polite, and directly urged his father to give him Kaiyang, the poorest place in the southwest of Xiling. It is rainy all year round, and there are few sunny days. The territory is full of ups and downs. Flat land is not easy, the people are so poor that they have nothing to eat, starving everywhere, being a prince there is not something to enjoy, Que Fei has already stayed there enough, so when he got the news from Wen Xiao , he knew his chance had come.

Que Jiuzhan is an evil member of the Yueyi clan, and the Queen Mother Xiahou is not much better.He passed the news to the clan head in the capital as quickly as possible. The clan head didn't believe it very much, but he was very dissatisfied with the Queen Mother Xiahou for a long time. To suppress the Empress Dowager Xiahou, as for the emperor, although he is a decisive and diligent emperor, he can no longer be the emperor if he might get involved with the Yueyi clan, and the emperor is a member of the Yueyi clan. Fei didn't dare to make such rumors lightly.But this kind of thing is not easy to put on the surface. He didn't show up, and secretly let other clansmen contact Que Fei, and raised troops on the side of the Qing emperor on the grounds that the Empress Dowager Xia was interfering in the government.At that time, if Que Jiuzhan surrendered the Empress Dowager Xia in order to keep the throne, he would be accused of unfilial piety in front of the world.

In the middle of May of the first year of Xuanning in Xiling, Kaiyang King Que Fei raised an army in the southwest, and three months later, another half-brother of Que Jiuzhan, Que Ze, raised an army in the northwest. The two of them took the lead and had been dormant for many years. The king took advantage of the situation and led his troops straight to the capital. Xiling suffered years of drought as early as the beginning of Que Jiuzhan's ascension to the throne, and the treasury was unable to make ends meet. Now that the world is in chaos and the court is in a passive position, Que Jiuzhan adopted the proposal of Prime Minister Situ Xin and imposed strict regulations on the vassal kings. The policy of attracting some and suppressing some, increasing rewards for those who have always been loyal to the court, and stabilizing the hearts of the people, these people accounted for about [-]% of the vassal kings, and those who temporarily stood still and took a wait-and-see attitude, in addition to rewards, they also sent people to persuade them, When necessary, bring their relatives to the capital, and the court will take care of them on their behalf. This part accounts for the most, and nearly [-]% of the vassal kings. If the imperial court is an enemy, the imperial court will never tolerate it.

This policy of the imperial court has largely attracted some vassal kings who were waiting to see, including Que Lingjian. After receiving the envoys of the imperial court, he agreed that the imperial concubine, Gongsun, would bring his only son to Beijing, and sent troops on his own initiative. The soldiers from the northwest who assisted the imperial court in defeating Que Ze captured Que Ze alive. After that, many vassal kings announced their support for the imperial court one after another.

For this reason, Que Jiuzhan personally went out of Beijing to meet him for ten miles, and promised in public that when the world was first settled, he would bestow the land of Yongjia to the king of Dongqi. With the joint efforts of the two, several vassal kings were defeated one after another. In the winter of the second year of Xuanning, the vassal rebellion after more than a year was coming to an end, the battlefield situation became increasingly clear, and the court gradually grasped the initiative.

On this day, the dispatch from the southwestern battlefield was urgently sent, "I have seen the prince, the Kaiyang army was defeated, and Quefei, who rebelled against the king, committed suicide in Fenglinjian."

Que Lingjian couldn't hide the joy on his face, he slapped the table and stood up, and said with a smile: "That's great, come here, prepare the horse, this king is going to the palace to meet the emperor, and tell him the good news."

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the prince."

"Okay, you are tired too, go down and receive the reward."

As soon as the words fell, Que Lingjian had long since disappeared by the time the soldiers raised their heads again.

As soon as Que Lingjian entered the palace, he went straight to the imperial study. For more than a year, he often walked around the palace, and the emperor also valued him. People in the palace have long been used to seeing the king of Dongqi often, but it is rare for him to be as happy as today See, there is good news ahead.

Just as the eunuch serving in front of the imperial study room was about to report, Que Lingjian waved his hand, took big strides, and went straight in.But within two steps, the conversation inside made him stop. One of them was the emperor, and the other was... Chunyu Ran.

"Your Majesty, take a break and have a cup of tea. I will give you a shoulder squeeze."

"En." Que Jiuzhan was really tired after approving the memorials all morning, but with Chunyuran's assistance, the efficiency was good.

Que Jiuzhan finished approving the memorial in his hand, held Chun Yuran's hand, leaned back, closed his eyes, Chun Yuran smiled lightly, pulled out his hand, helped him massage his head, and twisted the warmer tenderly. A warm handkerchief was placed over his eyes.The movements of the two are like rehearsing thousands of times, there is an indescribable harmony and tacit understanding.

When Chunyu Ran squatted down to knock Que Jiuzhan's knee, a dark green robe corner flashed from the corner of his eye, "Your Majesty?"

"En?" Que Jiuzhan lazily replied, "Ran, you have something to say."

In a place where neither Que Jiuzhan nor Que Lingjian could see, Chun Yuran bit his lower lip, a faint light appeared in his eyes, and after a short pause, he asked, "Your Majesty, I saw that the recent brochures show that there are frequent good news, and the war is about to be quelled." Bar?"

"It's almost there, and the rest are like grasshoppers after autumn, and they don't have much to do."

"I heard that the ministers are spreading rumors in private that the Eastern Qi King's group of elite soldiers and strong generals have contributed a lot to the rapid quelling of the war."

"Well, Ling Jian did help me a lot." Que Jiuzhan couldn't deny this, even though he wrote the letter himself at that time, he was not sure enough to persuade Que Lingjian, and the childhood friendship faded away with time. up.

"Does the emperor really intend to reward Yongjia to the King of Dongqi? If Yongjia and Dongqi merge, the King of Dongqi will have the largest fiefdom in Xiling."

"I know what you mean." Que Lingjian already had a lot of prestige, and this time he put down the rebellion, he showed his face in front of the people of the world once, and even left a strong mark in the history books. I will argue, but with Que Lingjian's current momentum, if Yongjia is entrusted to him, let alone cutting down the vassal, it will not be easy for the court to contain him, but if he is allowed to grow and develop, once he turns his back on him, the consequences will be disastrous .But in the situation at that time, if he didn't give a big reward and show it to other vassal kings, there was no other better way.

"Your majesty, you have never thought that after the matter is completed, the king of Dongqi..."

"Ran!" Que Jiuzhan threw the handkerchief on his face onto him.

Chunyu Ran knelt down on his knees, "The emperor calms down, it's the minister who overstepped."

"Don't mention this matter again in the future." It is the story that falls into the ears of the caring people.

"I know it."

"Get up, it's cold on the ground, don't kneel there." Que Jiuzhan held out a hand to him, Chunyu Ran held it back and got up, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Que Jiuzhan kissed him, touched his face, and said with a smile: "Okay, Ran, I'm fine here, and you've been busy with me for a long time, go back to Hanzhang Palace to rest, I'll accompany you for dinner tonight. "

Que Lingjian couldn't make a sound at this time, he walked out with heavier steps, Chunyuran saw that his face was calm and there was nothing unusual, and there was even a hint of joy at the corner of his mouth, he wondered if Que Lingjian heard their conversation, of course if he could Seeing the fists tightly clenched in the sleeves of Que Lingjian when he leaned over, maybe he would not have such doubts.

Although Chunyuran is Que Lingjian's cousin in name, Que Lingjian has never taken him seriously, and the status and status of the two are also very different, so every time Chunyuran sees Que Lingjian, he has to salute respectfully.

"My lord Chunyu is a close minister of the emperor, so there is no need to be so courteous." It was the first time that Que Lingjian looked at this so-called corrupt cousin of Chunyu's family so intently. He thought that this man was submissive enough, so he fell into Que Jiuzhan's eyes. Que Jiuzhan himself He has the worst temper, but he likes to be close to those with a gentle heart. Prince Yongjia is, and so is Chun Yuran. But when I saw him today, I realized that his cousin is really not as docile as he appears on the surface. Hearing what he said just now, it's true Hidden.

"When did Ling Jian come? Is there something wrong?" Except when they were young, Que Jiuzhan had always had a gentle attitude towards Que Lingjian, and he couldn't fault the slightest bit of etiquette.

"I just entered the door, so I don't know if I disturbed the emperor and Lord Chunyu."

"Chunyu Aiqing was about to leave, Ling Jian came to sit beside me." Que Jiuzhan pointed to the chair beside him.

Que Lingjian lifted the hem of his clothes, took a seat beside him, took out the letter in his arms, and said, "This time I entered the palace, I have good news to report to the emperor, Kaiyang was defeated..."

"Really, that's great, with Kaiyang's defeat, the world will be at peace..."

The two got together head to head, talking about the war situation ahead, and discussing the measures to calm the people after the world was at peace. Many views coincided with each other, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.

Chunyu Ran stood below, bowed his head, smiled bitterly, gave a deep salute, turned and left, and neither of the two people who were talking excitedly noticed his departure.

In February of the third year of Xuanning, the world was initially determined, and Que Jiuzhan decreed that Yongjia was bestowed on Que Lingjian. In April of the same year, Que Lingjian returned to Dongqi. Three months later, in July of the third year of Xuanning, Que Lingjian joined Zhongmao Wang Que Hongyi and several vassal kings near Eastern Qi raised their troops at the same time. Many of them followed Que Lingjian and surrendered to the imperial court. The momentum and strength of the troops increased greatly, and the fief mountains that they had not completely confiscated were withdrawn. At this time, Dong Qi issued an order, and they raised troops in all directions to respond, and formed a huge momentum in a short time. On the court's side, the natural disaster has just passed , the people have not had a moment to breathe. After nearly two years of fighting, the imperial treasury has been exhausted.

Que Lingjian personally led the troops and swung the army northward. It took only two days to reach the Beidaying where Chen Cang's mansion was located. And Chunyu Ji became Que Lingjian's vanguard in attacking the capital.

There are [-] troops stationed in the Peking Camp. Their surrender not only strengthened the strength of Que Lingjian and others, but also directly shook the hearts of the people. Some vassal princes who were originally planning to come to King Jingqin began to hesitate, and some soldiers and horses who had come all the way to kill them again Blocked by the Beidaying, unable to go north.

This year Que Jiuzhan was 31 years old, Que Lingjian was 25 years old, Anyang, if everything went well, she should have married Chunyu Ji this year, but now everything is different.

The news came that Chunyu Ji led the troops straight to the capital as a vanguard. Anyang sat in her bedroom for a day and a night. On the next morning, he personally led a team of guards and went straight to Chunyu's house. There were more than 200 people in Chunyu's house, including old and weak women and children In an hour, the whole family was slaughtered, and no one survived, including the five-month pregnant concubine Gongsun who Que Lingjian failed to escape in time in the capital, and Que Lingjian's only son.As for Chun Yuran, shortly after Que Lingjian left, he said he wanted to go out for a walk and see the mountains and rivers of Xiling, but Que Jiuzhan had granted him a vacation, so he didn't know where he was now.

"Anyang, this matter should not be done by you." In this way, Anyang has no way out.

"My mother is seriously ill and can't get up. Now that things are going on, why should my elder brother and I be separated from each other?"

But then Que Jiuzhan still decreed that Princess Anyang did everything according to his will.

When Que Lingjian raised the army, the Empress Dowager Xiahou was already sick in bed. The person who was in good health suddenly fainted while eating. Since then, she has never recovered from the illness, and her body is getting weaker and weaker. Later, after Que Jiuzhan's investigation, she found out that the Empress Dowager loves to eat bad quail However, the father ordered people to add a spice, green rong, to it all year round. The green rong is fresh, and it is not harmful to eat it once in a while, but it is a chronic poison if eaten all year round.

The Qingrong in the Empress Dowager Xia’s meals has been added for more than four years, and the poison has already entered the internal organs, and the medicine has no effect. Que Jiuzhan calculated the time. This was probably the decision made by his father when he was seriously ill at the end. Que Jiuzhan did not expect His father said that he was cowardly and did nothing, but in the end he made such a ruthless move. He probably expected that after his death, his mother would definitely not be willing to lose the power in her hand, and would continue to interfere in the government affairs.

It took only one month from the discovery to the death, and the mother didn't suffer too much pain. Although Que Jiuzhan hadn't been close to him since childhood, after she passed away, he felt that the palace was much emptier.

The vanguard army led by Chunyuji was blocked by the Jingji camp and the vassal kings near the capital. Que Jiuzhan ordered [-] soldiers from Luoyun Mountain to garrison the capital. Que Jiuzhan suffered a serious illness from day and night toil. During this period, Anyang secretly hid it from him. Taking the five cities of Liyang and her own trip to Daning as hostages in exchange for Daning's support.Soon after, I received a reply from Daning Emperor Nangong Jingshen, who was willing to welcome Princess Anyang as his concubine, and the two countries had a good relationship from generation to generation.

When Que Jiuzhan later learned of Anyang's self-assertion, he was furious and led the soldiers of Ning to enter the customs.

Anyang thought about it afterwards and felt that he hadn't thought carefully, but the agreement has been reached, so he can only wait and see.But Que Lingjian did not give them more time, Daning reinforcements had not yet arrived, and in the twelfth lunar month of the same year, the Eastern Qi army approached the city.

Que Jiuzhan ordered his counselor Zhang Yun and others to escort Anyang out of the city in disguise, while he stayed behind to bear it all.

On the day the capital was breached, Que Jiuzhan had been standing on the city wall and saw thick smoke billowing in the palace. Someone came to report that the Queen's Feng'an Palace was flooded, and neither the Queen nor the two young highnesses could come out.It was enough for such a weak woman to choose to go to hell with him at this moment.

The city was broken, and Que Jiuzhan calmly raised his sword to kill himself. When he saw Que Lingjian, he was surrounded by everyone, with a serious face. Even at this moment, he didn't show much joy. The talent of an emperor, why didn't he see it before.

The bright yellow figure on the city wall cannot be mistaken. After seeing his posture at this time, Que Lingjian's expression changed drastically. trend.

There are two days left before the new year, the Xiping Mansion is broken, and the army of the Eastern Qi Dynasty enters the city.The fire in Feng'an Palace burned until the evening of New Year's Eve before it was completely extinguished.

It snowed heavily in Xiping Mansion for three consecutive days, and the pure white snowflakes covered up all the traces of the past, as if it was a clean world again.