I'm happy after being scumbag

After crying and laughing, life goes on.

Yan Yunge slowly figured out that there was another reason why the emperor would do this.The emperor saw the behavior he made Wei Hai do. ​​In Lu Mingyu's eyes, the Yan Party did have the intention of disobedience, but after all, it had never done anything.Even this "heart of disobedience" has the effect of his glass of poisoned wine.

Therefore, thinking about Yan Party's achievements in the past and thinking about the possibility of "if I hadn't handed over that glass of poisoned wine" in the emperor's heart, Lu Mingyu spared Yan Party.

This was obviously the result Yan Yunge wanted to see.But when everything really happened, he didn't feel any joy at all.

He kept saying that what he told Lu Mingyu was the truth.Yes, he did "speak" the truth.But at the same time, he finally concealed the great crime of the Yan family.

He suffered from it every day and could not sleep at night.In addition to the original injuries on his body, Yan Yunge lost a lot of weight after walking halfway from Chang'an to Lingnan, and he looked like he was broken.

But no one took care of him.

Yan Zhengyuan didn't want to pay attention to this son at first.Seeing him like this, I just feel that he deserves it, how did I teach such a sinful obstacle.

Zheng Yi glanced at him occasionally, and quickly turned away with a sneer.Guo Xin did it more intensely. He no longer regarded Yan Yunge as a brother and leader, but treated him full of resentment.One day, they were still on the road, and Yan Yunge was the last one, slowing down the process.Guo Xin couldn't bear to wait, so he simply said to Zheng Yi: "Do you still remember that in Saibei, we captured Turkic people and tied them behind horses?"

Zheng Yi looked at him, his eyelids twitched, and said, "There are no horses right now."

Guo Daoxin: "With his speed, I can be a 'horse'." Tie a rope to Yan Yunge's body and drag him forward.

Thinking of that scene, Guo Xin licked his lips.

He really had a cavity of depression and resentment that he wanted to vent.From the perspective of Guo Xin and others, Yan Yunge attracted the imperial army who suddenly appeared that day and captured them!He doesn't want to be saved himself, but also prevents them from leaving.Up to now, he has done it for himself and was abandoned by the emperor.

It can be seen how cruel the dog emperor is.

Zheng Yi could hear the venting in Guo Xin's voice.He glanced at Yan Zhengyuan and others not far away, and said, "Let's save it, someone is watching."

Guo Xin said angrily: "Who? Uncle Yan and the others have already seen that thief!"

Zheng Yi didn't speak.He thought to himself, of course it is the Imperial Army who is responsible for escorting us.

It's a pity that Guo Xin insisted on asking again.At the back, Zheng Yi was helpless, and finally raised his chin in the direction of the imperial army.

Guo Xin's face became more and more ugly, remembering the fact that his group had become prisoners.Yesterday he was still a glorious major general, but today he has fallen to this point.Yan Yunge, it's all Yan Yunge's fault!

In such a situation, Zheng Yi said vaguely: "We need to find an opportunity to stagger them."

Guo Xin clenched his fists and said, "How long do we have to hold back!"

"Be patient," Zheng Yi said, "Don't make trouble, listen to me."

Guo Xin looked at him, took a deep breath, and finally nodded.

The team is still heading south.The weather is getting hotter and hotter every day, and Chang'an is getting farther away every day.

Behind them, Chang'an changed again.

The matter began with the exile of the Yan Party.

As the only one who survived, Wei Hai took the confession given by King An before his death and headed north again to find Yishi Khan in the grassland.

His situation is fairly clear.But on the other hand, Si Zhengsi, who also took An Wang's confession, was in extreme headache.

At this moment, the few foreigners who are still alive don't know anything about the fire in Funing Hall.It's not that it's hard to endure the interrogation, but it's really never heard that Wang An has such a backhand.The only one who was related was also stabbed to death by Yan Yunge long ago.

It is impossible to have witnesses, so let's start looking at physical evidence.

According to the emperor's recollection, someone poured oil on Funing Hall before the fire.Oil has to be transported, and it is impossible to appear in the palace for nothing.

Si Zhengsi followed this line of thought to investigate.Checked and checked, found nothing.

In the end, Shangguan Jie, who was brought together to make a proposal, sighed: "The people behind the scenes must be very familiar with the imperial palace to be able to do it so tightly."

As Si was listening, he suddenly had an inspiration.

That's right, it must be a person who is very familiar with the layout of the palace, so that he can miss the time when all the guards and palace people change shifts, and can step on the spot to send the oil into the Palace of Funing!

So, who is this person?

The princes and princes who were originally listed as the number one suspect target were excluded.They do have motives, especially Prince Jin.The emperor died, King Ning was sick, and King An was the mastermind who assassinated the emperor.Looking at it one by one, isn't it the Jin prince who just entered Chang'an and washed away the grievances of "joining forces with the Yan Party to rebel" in the end?

But the son of King Jin has been to Chang'an since he was a child, and he can count on one hand the number of times he has come to Chang'an.The people who served him were all born and raised in Taiyuan, so they really couldn't do such things.

Si Zhengsi's eyes turned to a person who was ignored by everyone.

The second prince of the first emperor.He has guarded the imperial tomb for two years, and he doesn't even have the title of prince.To put it bluntly, even if all the people surnamed Lu in Chang'an were dead, he still wouldn't be able to sit on that chair.

However, he also already has children.

As the emperor's closest brother by blood, his child is fully qualified to be adopted to Lu Mingyu.

And his mother, Concubine Shu in the past and Concubine Shu now, has lived in the palace for more than twenty years.

Previously, Lu Mingyu used the incident of Cha Yan Yunge's poisoning to clean up the palace staff, but what was swept out at that time was only the eyeliner left by others in the palace.After all, Concubine Shu has a palace maid who has served her for many years, and now she is in charge.

Furthermore, the most important thing is that Chen Xiu, who has many conflicts with Sun Qing, is the disciple of Concubine Shu's father!When Sun Qing got angry because of King An's defeat, did Chen Xiu see something?

Si Zhengsi's momentum gradually picked up after going through the steps.

When investigating a case, the most fearful thing is not having a clue.Now that they have a clue, they peeled it off and found something!

For example, in the palace where Concubine Shu used to live, a dark room was found, which also had the pungent smell described by the emperor.

For example, Concubine Shu's father, the steward of Shen Daru's mansion who has resigned from office for retirement, purchased a batch of goods a few days ago, and when they were transported into the city, they were very tightly hidden, and only the top floor was shown to others.

All kinds of evidence appeared, and in the end, Si Zhengsi found out that the housekeeper of the Shen family had been to a place where an oil merchant died.

This became decisive evidence.There were another group of guests in the Heaven Prison and the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Seeing that the incident was revealed, Shen Daru let out a long sigh and committed suicide in the prison that night.Concubine Shu heard the news of her father's death, so she could hold on.Later, when she heard that her son had pushed everything on her, saying that she had made up her own mind, while she was innocent, Concubine Shu said with tears: "I have worked so hard for 20 years, and it's because of such an unworthy thing!"

Lu Mingyu looked at the notes written by Si Zhengsi and felt a little funny.

The smile was cold again.Concubine Shu speaks like this, but she really thinks that she has a motherly heart.However, this "love" was originally to be exchanged with Lu Mingyu's life.

Lu Mingyu was naturally unwilling.Then, let's kill them in turn.

In just two months, two princes disappeared, and the whole Chang'an was in turmoil.

Although the Son of Heaven had already announced the crimes committed by King An and the first emperor, there were always rumors that "those were just excuses, the emperor just couldn't tolerate people, and that's why he wanted to kill people."

In connection with the exile of the Yan Party, the emperor, who was still "lenient and benevolent" at the beginning of the year, actually gained a bit of a reputation as a "tyrant" among the people.

Someone reported such rumors to Lu Mingyu, filled with righteous indignation, saying that such foolish people should be punished.

Lu Mingyu looked at the court that had changed people, and said in a calm tone, "My merits and demerits will be judged by future generations, and it doesn't matter whether it's a day or a night."

The speaker listened, speechless, and only after a while did he say: "Your Majesty is kind."

Lu Mingyu asked again: "Anyone else have something to report?"

nothing.

Then let's go down.

After leaving the Xuanzheng Hall, according to past habits, Lu Mingyu had to go back to the Qingshou Hall to review papers.

But today is different.Sitting on the dragon chariot, he glimpsed the flowers and colors on the road.Li Ruyi, who always paid attention to the emperor's expression, mentioned at the right time: "Your Majesty, the flowers in the garden are blooming just right."

Lu Mingyu was careless and said "Mmm".

He didn't pay attention at first.But slowly, he remembered that he had indeed not seen flowers or scenery for a long time.

There is no time, and there is no one who can share the reward.

Lu Mingyu was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Go and have a look."

So I turned to the garden.Lu Mingyu intentionally asked the palace people to follow him further away, and went forward alone.

He walked through the flowers and gradually reached the edge of the pool.

It used to be just walking around.But when he stopped, Lu Mingyu suddenly realized that this seemed to be the place where the imperial sister fell into the water.

Under the scorching sun, his palms were icy cold.That night, Lu Mingyu had a dream.

He dreamed that he, Empress Xu, and Lu Yan were sitting in the pavilion by the pool, and there was a little child in the arms of the empress mother.

Empress Xu hugged the child and teased it gently.Lu Yan was lying on the table, looking at Lu Mingyu with a smile.

Lu Mingyu only thought that this was an ordinary situation and that the imperial sister was still alive.He was about to say something about his sister's manners when he heard Lu Yan say, "Brother Huang, you have avenged me!"

Lu Mingyu was startled.

Lu Yan turned her head and looked at the pool not far away.

"I'm not being naughty," she said, "it's Lu Xian who pushed me."

But at that time Empress Xu was dead, and Concubine Shu was powerful, who would offend her and tell the truth to the emperor who didn't care about the second princess at all.

"Brother Huang," Lu Yan looked up again, still smiling, "I didn't wait long—don't be sad."

Lu Mingyu opened his eyes.

There seemed to be a girl's voice in his ears.It took me a while to realize that it was many years later.

He has no queen mother, no younger sister, and no child by his side.

There is only the throne, and Qianqiu is lonely.