[Rat cat] Long live the emperor

Zhao Zhen walked away stepping on the residual blood on the ground, and Zhan Zhao hurriedly applied Chengying's acupuncture points to stop the bleeding.Fortunately, Zhao Zhen stabbed the shoulder, and Chengying's injury was not serious. He lost a lot of blood and passed out. The most serious injury was internal injury. After the wound was bandaged, Gongsun gave him two bowls of medicine, and he woke up not long after.

It was late at night, Zhao Zhen's bedroom was brightly lit, and there were only Zhao Zhen, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and Gongsun in the room.Zhao Zhen didn't even have a smile on his face, he sat on the main seat with a sullen face, raised his chin to Cheng Ying and said, "Speak up, tell me everything you know."

Cheng Ying's face was pale, but she was in good spirits, at least much better than the one who wanted to die just now.

"What does the emperor want to know?"

Zhao Zhen thought for a while, "Tell me about your master."

Chengying said slowly: "Master, he is a different kind among the hidden guards. It is said that he has disobeyed discipline since he was a child, has a flexible mind, and is very good at drilling. So, the master is still not satisfied..."

Chengying looked at Zhao Zhen, "To tell you the truth, the master gives me the feeling that he is a bit like the emperor, and there are always many fantastic ideas that ordinary people cannot understand. The master often makes deviant remarks, and always talks about equality for everyone." On the other hand, he said that there should be no distinction between high and low. He also said that the world is the world of the people of the world, not the world of one surname and one clan. Since the emperor has no way, everyone in the world can replace him.”

Zhao Zhen was startled when he heard it: Could it be that he is a fellow who traveled through time?

Cheng Ying continued: "Master hated the late emperor deeply, and wanted to replace him a long time ago, but he was poisoned by Gu poison, which cannot be separated from the blood of the late emperor. Gu poison only consumes live blood. Fearing that the late emperor will be forced to die, he can only flatter the late emperor while secretly developing his power. In fact, the master is just..."

Zhao Zhen sneered, "Just what? I just like to make things difficult for the late emperor, I just lead the late emperor to do bad things to bring disaster to the country and the people, and I just fan the flames to make the late emperor a veritable fool? It's nothing more than jealousy at work! So what if he got the poison, who can force him to help the tyrant? If he is really a man, he should wipe his neck with a knife and kill him. Since he is a traitor, don't talk about [difficulties]!"

This is the difference between a hypocrite and a real villain.Zhao Zhen has always regarded himself as a "villain". As a real villain with a small belly, Zhao Zhen never believes in the idea of ​​"a gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late". He usually takes revenge on the spot.The pride in Zhao Zhen's bones did not allow him to grovel and beg for mercy.The person behind the scenes is really a hypocrite. He crossed over into a dark guard, fell into a gu, and couldn't help himself. These are his bad fate. It's a shame, but it's a pity, but that's all. other people's reasons.

Cheng Ying pursed her lips and had nothing to say.

Compared with his master, Cheng Ying has countless times more luck, and has never been wronged under Zhao Zhen.Unlike his master, who was kept in captivity by Zhao Heng like a dog, it was his duty to die after he died, he was touched twice when he was happy, kicked twice when he was unhappy, and he had to wag his tail and beg for mercy if he wanted to survive.

The people behind the scenes are really pitiful, aren't the people who were directly/indirectly killed by him not pitiful?

Zhan Zhao really couldn't understand, "He committed so many crimes, just to embarrass the late emperor?"

Chengying shook his head, "It's not that simple. It can only be said that the seeds of resentment took root and sprouted, grew stronger day by day, and eventually grew into a towering ancient tree with luxuriant branches and leaves. It has long been irreversible. The real cause was 20 years ago. Before. At that time, the first emperor ascended the Great Treasure, and the Sangong and Six Courtyards began to take shape. Because the hidden guards tried to enter and leave the harem, the first emperor ordered all the hidden guards to cleanse themselves... This is the reason why the master hated the first emperor. "

There were all men present, and I couldn't help but gasp - the former emperor was indeed quite wicked.

Zhao Zhen's expression was very delicate.

If it's really a time-traveling fellow, it's a great shame, no wonder you've upgraded from an angry youth to a newspaper office! [point wax]

Cheng Ying said helplessly: "Master is a low self-esteem and proud person. After being hit, his temperament changed drastically. Every time the late emperor insulted the master, the master would try every means to get revenge on the late emperor. At that time, the master had already been promoted to the head of the secret guard. I won the trust of the late emperor, just like I did back then..." Cheng Ying smiled bitterly, "As long as the emperor trusts me, I can do anything easily."

Things have developed to the present situation, and Chengying also feels a sense of loss.

Since his identity was exposed, Zhao Zhen has completely alienated him. During the countless days and nights when he was alone, Cheng Ying missed the past, the few months he spent with Zhao Zhen day and night, that was the happiest time in Cheng Ying's life, and also the first time in his life. For the first time, I felt like I was living like a human being.

However, everything was over, ended by him himself, and regret was useless.

Zhao Zhen lowered his eyes, his slender eyelashes trembling slightly, no one could clearly see the emotion in his eyes.

Gongsun broke the silence in the room: "The matter of the first emperor, Empress Liu, and King Xiangyang were all planned by your master?"

Mr. Gongsun Suibao is used to sitting in the courtroom. You must keep calm when you start a trial, and you must abandon excess emotions. You must not be affected by the feelings of the plaintiff and the defendant, let alone have excess sympathy. You must always put yourself on the sidelines , the only way to be impartial.

Chengying sighed and said: "20 years ago, I was not born yet, and I didn't know much about it. I only knew that the master was forced to clean up after death. It happened that the first emperor and Empress Liu were deeply in love. The master was full of resentment and wanted to break up. Two people. By chance, the master found out about King Xiangyang's feelings for the first emperor, so he deliberately sowed discord, secretly reported the matter to Empress Liu, and slandered King Xiangyang and Empress Liu's uncle and sister-in-law for an affair in front of the first emperor."

"The first emperor was young and angry, and asked Empress Liu angrily. What a proud woman Empress Liu was, she didn't bother to explain. The two quarreled several times and broke up unhappy. For 20 years, they hurt and tortured each other, and gradually drifted apart. The first emperor Seeing the King of Xiangyang as a thorn in his side, he wished to get rid of it quickly, so the King of Xiangyang asked himself to leave the capital sadly. For so many years, the master used the former emperor to contain the King of Xiangyang on the one hand, and the King of Xiangyang did not dare to act rashly; As a shield, divert the late emperor's attention, develop his own power in private, and finally benefit from it."

Bai Yutang said: "My son-in-law Lin Lang planned the palace change, was it your master's instruction?"

"That's right." Cheng Ying said: "Master's personality is getting more and more extreme, and his obsession is too deep. I also want the first emperor to experience the feeling of cutting off his sons and grandchildren. After the case of replacing the civet cat with the prince was solved, the master sent someone to assassinate the emperor. The emperor found out by accident. The first emperor doubted the master, but there is no conclusive evidence. The first emperor would rather kill him by mistake than let him go, not to mention that the hidden guard is just a dog he raised."

"The first emperor cut off his blood just based on doubts, and left the master to fend for himself. Although it was a mistake, he happened to catch the master's death spot." Chengying shook his head and sighed: "Poor master, he has exhausted all his tricks in his life, and it is worth it." Extraordinary but not fate, tormented by the poisonous gu poison, he is inhuman shape, hasty palace change is also a last resort, he needs the blood of the former emperor."

"No one expected that Lin Lang's private preparation for many years would be defeated so easily."

Zhao Zhen was thoughtful, "No wonder I always felt that there was something wrong with Empress Liu. It seems that she knew the truth. Empress Liu was miserable half her life, and she hated two people the most. One was the former emperor and the other was your master. I was surprised before, Empress Liu There is no prince under her knees, so why rush to poison the late emperor? It turns out that she intends to kill two birds with one stone and end the 20 years of torture."

Chengying said: "After the death of the first emperor, the master was completely desperate. He lived at the foot of the Zhenguo Temple and barely survived on the medicine of Fushan. He struggled for a month, and finally died of hatred. By the way, thanks to Bai Yutang who gave me After Fu Guang's three-day continuation, the master held his breath and completed the final arrangement."

It was only then that everyone remembered that there was indeed such a thing, but that Fuguang and Fushan passed away one after another, and they forgot in the fuss.

Gongsun said: "I've heard of that kind of Gu insect. If the body of the late emperor is well preserved, the blood in the body can still be used as medicine, but the effect is not as good as that of fresh blood, and the blood volume is limited. It can barely last for a year or two. Could it be that the late emperor was buried in the sea of ​​fire on purpose? , die with the culprit?"

Zhan Zhao sighed, "Poor people must have something to hate."

Zhao Zhen asked again: "At Zhenguo Temple, who ate it for me [Ask Xin]."

Cheng Ying frowned: "I don't know, I was with the emperor all day long and I didn't know anything about the master's plan. One thing is very strange, after the poisoning, the master suddenly changed his temperament, not only ordered me to swear poison Allegiance to the emperor, but also sacrificed his painstaking efforts in the cause, devoted everything to be a sharpening stone, and only wanted to train the emperor to become a prosperous and wise king."

Everyone was surprised—the person behind the scenes forgot to take their medicine?

Zhao Zhen was angry and funny: "You are tossing and tossing, just to train me?"

→_→Meddling when you are full!

Cheng Ying nodded, "It's not just me, the master also left a few hidden moves, such as Guo Huai, Huo Buddha, and Li Jiayao, all to hone the hidden moves laid by the emperor, but they don't know it. Master Said that they are cancerous tumors that will threaten the country of the Song Dynasty, the master deliberately sent them to the emperor, hoping that the emperor will cut through the mess quickly and completely eradicate these cancerous tumors."

Zhan Zhao asked suspiciously, "What about Meng Ke? When Meng Ke appeared, your master was already dead."

Cheng Ying said calmly: "Meng Ke is my chess piece. I used Wang Youcai to control Meng Ke to divert attention and make everyone believe that the master is still alive and that there is someone else behind the scenes. After the master passed away, I used his identity to hide Behind the scenes, I played the role of two people alone, so I inevitably felt powerless. Besides, I was with the emperor day and night, so I had little time to act freely. But at this time, the king of Xiangyang came to join in the fun, and the frontier was also ready to move. In the rush, I revealed There are so many lies, so that the identity is exposed..."

Chengying looked at Zhao Zhen quietly, "Even if I lose the trust of the emperor, I can't leave."

"The situation is completely out of control, and my subordinates are in disarray. I was ordered by my teacher to train the emperor, but I can't let the emperor really have an accident. Only by staying with the emperor can I wait for the opportunity. Fortunately, the emperor no longer trusts me. With more time, play both sides as much as possible."

Zhan Zhao was speechless, "It's no wonder that every time I click to the end, I thought it was a lucky star. Should it be said that people's words are good when they are about to die? The man behind the scenes has done evil all his life, and before he died, he finally did a good deed. "Zhan Zhao's statement also represents Bai Yutang and Gongsun, and even Chengying thinks so.Only Zhao Zhen knew that that person's sudden change of attitude must have discovered his origin.

Zhao Zhen sneered, "So, I have to thank you master and apprentice?"

Chengying was speechless, and after a long silence, he smiled wryly: "Your Majesty does not need to be sarcastic. I know that your Majesty does not need these so-called tempering. The master is wrong, and I am wrong. You can handle everything yourself. The so-called Tempering is just superfluous, but what can I do, I can't control it anymore." I can only deceive myself and others, I can only make mistakes...

"If there is any shortcoming in the emperor, it is only soft-hearted. So I thought, let you kill me, the chief culprit, so that future troubles can be avoided forever, and the emperor should have the cruel heart..." Cheng Ying smiled wryly, "Am I thinking too highly of myself?"

Gongsun hates iron but not steel, "Who else is the chess piece of the people behind the scenes!"

Chengying thought for a while, "In addition to some shrimp soldiers and crab generals, there is the last Li family. The Li family seems to have some relationship with the previous dynasty. When the previous dynasty collapsed, a princess disappeared. In fact, she was stolen by the head of the Li family back then. That one Although the princess is dead, she left her direct descendants, the master designed to involve Li Jiayao, just wanting to have an excuse for you to eradicate the remnants of the previous dynasty."

Chengying looked at Zhan Zhao, "And I also think that killing me alone is not enough..."

The implication was that he was sorry for Zhao Zhen after all, and Zhao Zhen deserved it for killing him.But Zhan Zhao is different, Zhan Zhao really loves Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen also believes in Zhan Zhao deeply, and several times entrusted him with his life.This kind of trust is too dangerous, and it has gone beyond the category of monarchs and ministers.Chengying didn't want Zhao Zhen to have an influential Zhan Zhao beside her after her death, so she deliberately involved the Li family to destroy the relationship between master and apprentice.

Before Zhan Zhao said anything, Bai Yutang became furious first.

Bai Wuye changed his previous mentality that nothing to do with himself, and snorted at Chengying.Chengying seemed to be hit hard, the wound burst open, and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, obviously the internal injury was more serious.Bai Wuye loves cats like crazy, so it doesn't matter if you touch him, anyone who dares to touch a cat will immediately chop it up and feed it to the dog.

Gongsun coughed twice, signaling Bai Yutang to calm down.

Zhan Zhao stroked Bai Yutang's black hair, straight and smooth.

Zhao Zhen let out another thunderbolt without saying a word, "Lord Bao and Pang Tong have already left for Li's house."

Facing everyone's surprised gazes, Zhao Zhen said slowly: "Our policy is to be lenient for confession and strict for resistance. We will not wrong a good person, nor let a bad person go. This case will be handled impartially by Mr. Bao." He said. Wan also winked at Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao smiled knowingly.

Zhan Zhao is a true hero, a great hero, with a magnanimous mind, regardless of trivial matters, and stands on the right path.Zhan Zhao will not abolish the government for personal reasons, and he does not need Zhao Zhen to open the back door for him. He only needs a fair trial. If the Li family is really involved in the rebellion, Zhan Zhao will never say a word.

Cheng Ying stared at Zhao Zhen blankly, "How do you know about the Li family?"

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, "He who understands current affairs is a hero, and Li Jiayao has already recruited."

"What about the Gong Yuan, those students..."

"In order to prevent unforeseen problems, I ordered people to light incense in the examination room. The long night, mosquito bites, and the harsh environment in the examination room made all the candidates insomnia and dreamy. The incense is not harmful to the body, and it can also make the candidates sleep well. Those who have other plans can only sleep in the prison for a few days."

Cheng Ying was stunned for a while, showing a dumbfounding expression.

"You really..."

True loss!

Is this something the emperor can do?

In order to achieve the goal, he will do anything and use all means, and he is indeed a born emperor.

Looking at Zhao Zhen's immature face, Cheng Ying smiled with relief: "How does the emperor plan to send me down?"

"Naturally, it will be dealt with impartially, temporarily put in prison, and wait for Mr. Bao to come back, and discuss the crime together with other perpetrators."

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