Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Zhu Helin was stunned at the door of the cell for two seconds, then closed the door, turned his head and said to Chu Yuan and Long Quan behind him, "Back up. Go back further... Okay, just stand there, don't allow anyone to approach, and don't let anyone approach you." Listen to the movement."

He didn't take a deep breath until the two behind him retreated ten feet away, opened the door again and stepped in, and closed the cell door tightly with his backhand.

The scene he just caught a glimpse of just now was still seared in his eyes, like a shadow in the sky, suddenly and vividly—Zhu Helin took a deep breath because of the impact.

At this moment, the overlapping figures had separated, one was sitting calmly on the edge of the bed, the other was standing by the wall with wet brows, the clothes on his body were still clean, but if he was late for a while, maybe the clothes would not be where they were.

Zhu Helin approached step by step.It was the first time that Su Yan couldn't see the clue from the other person's face. He was a little flustered for a while, and felt that he should explain clearly to Xiao Zhu, but also felt that since he had seen everything, there was nothing to explain.

But it's not good to keep silent.After thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate to call his son "Emperor" or "He Lin" in front of Emperor Jing Long, and finally called out embarrassingly: "Master."

The word "Xiao Ye" carries all the time they have grown up together, which is close but not disrespectful.

Zhu Helin squinted at him, and pressed down the corner of his mouth threateningly.

Su Yan understood this familiar micro-expression - "Master, I'll deal with you later, just wait for me."For some reason, his heartstrings loosened, and his tense shoulders slowly eased.

Zhu Helin's gaze flicked past Su Yan, and stopped on the sitting Emperor Jinglong.He stood still three feet in front of the bed, suddenly lifted the hem of his clothes, knelt down on his knees, and bowed in a dignified manner: "My son congratulates the father on his recovery from his chronic illness, and his holy body is in good health."

The floor tiles of the prison cell are dark black, as if solidified with old blood, and the young emperor did not care about the dragon robe on his body, letting the wide pleated hem spread on the dirty ground, and the golden dragon patterns on the knees Reflects shimmer in candlelight.

"My father fell into a coma after the craniotomy, and my sons and ministers were concerned about it day and night. I only hated that the matter was kept secret, and I couldn't always serve my father in front of the bed. I felt deeply guilty.

"Afterwards Shen Qi defected, and the other courtyard where the father was staying was also empty, my son was afraid of losing something, so he sent Tengxiang guards to search around, and was also worried that the person being played would know the plan of the father's fake death, so he didn't dare to make a big show of it. After searching for several months, there is still no news, and I am worried.

"Seeing that the royal father is safe and sound, the minister is extremely happy. It is my great honor and the minister's luck that the royal father is back in court. I also invite the royal father to accompany the minister back to the palace and preside over the overall situation."

Su Yan was worried at first that Xiao Zhu would blow his hair, but seeing him calmly dealt with it, his heart was a little loose, and then the more he listened, the more he felt that something was wrong.It's not that Zhu Helin said it badly - these words are reasonable and can be called a template.But just because the words are so good, it seems unreal, like a playbook of fatherly kindness and filial piety.

... The father and son have gone through many disasters, and have been separated for many years. Could it be that they have really become estranged so far?Su Yan couldn't help frowning, feeling worried.Thinking about it again, even if they were not alienated at first, could they still enjoy themselves happily when they were caught in the middle so vaguely by him?As soon as he thought of this, his heart became more and more bitter.

Zhu Helin could not get up, as if he was waiting for his father's order.However, Emperor Jinglong just stared at the golden crown on his head without saying a word.

Thinking that Emperor Jing Long was speechless and needed someone to speak for him, Su Yan had no choice but to force himself up and said, "My lord, you should get up first. Your lord can't speak now, I'll ask someone to come in with a pen and paper."

Zhu Helin raised his head, with a puzzled look on his face: "What do you mean by 'can't speak'? Father is suffering from a cold, and his throat is swollen and sore, making it difficult to speak? After returning to the palace, call the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription to reduce the swelling and open the throat. Fangzi."

Emperor Jinglong shook his head slightly.Su Yan sighed: "It's not a cold. The emperor has been unable to make any sound since he woke up after the operation. Mr. Ying Xu checked and said that he couldn't find any problems, maybe it's a heart disease."

"Heart disease? Could it be that he was stimulated by something..." Zhu Helin frowned, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, remembering what he had said before his father's sick bed.

At that time, the red candle that had been burning all night in Fengxian Hall had just been extinguished, and he couldn't get rid of the excitement of getting his wish. He ran to Fengheju after the rain to visit Emperor Jinglong who was still in a coma, and said excitedly, " Qinghe is mine now", "Will my father be proud of me" and other words.

At that time, he revealed his true feelings and hoped that this relationship would be recognized by his father.But thinking about it now, those words were clearly provocative and irritating to the other party's ears—could it be that his father was awakened by such anger, and was so angry that he lost his voice?

Zhu Helin clasped his face with his palm in a complicated mood.After wiping his face vigorously, he made up his mind to simply use this momentum to spread out all the words and determine the status that should be determined.

"Father, Qinghe and I have indeed formed a friendship between Qin and Jin. Please also ask Father to help us."

At the same time that Emperor Jinglong got up abruptly, Su Yan's face turned green, and he wished he could rush over and cover Zhu Helin's mouth. "Master!" He gritted his teeth in embarrassment and annoyance, "That time was to treat your illness, it was agreed that it would only be for one night, and I won't mention it again!"

Zhu Helin asked back: "If other people also ask you to heal their illnesses, such as Chu Yuan and Longquan outside, will you be willing?"

Su Yan choked.

"You wouldn't kill me, right? You are willing to use your body as medicine for me, and even bear the shame to wear gauze clothes and tie golden bells. Isn't it because you have feelings in your heart? You can insist that it is only morality and responsibility to me. But I never know what kind of morality and responsibility can make a teacher sacrifice himself to teach students to bed."

Su Yan's eyes darkened for a while, and he almost fainted. He swayed and didn't know what to hold on to, and kept breathing, thinking that if he had a knife at hand at this moment, he would be able to perform a feat of killing the king.

After the darkness receded, he found that he was holding Emperor Jing Long's arm, while the other's hand was firmly around his waist, as if comforting him and declaring sovereignty.

Looking at the two people leaning on each other in front of him, Zhu Helin didn't show any expression of anger, but smiled at the corner of his mouth: "I know that Father and Qinghe have a deep relationship, but I don't feel jealous because of it. I want to kill Shen Qi, Killing Jing Hongzhui, Al Tan, and even the Fourth Uncle had a heart to kill, but Father is different. My bones are Father's bones, and my flesh is Father's flesh. The blood of the emperor, then it is not so difficult to accept the same person as the father. What about the father, can't the father and son be connected and love the same thing?"

Emperor Jing Long gritted his back molars, the muscles in his cheeks twitched slightly, and a blue vein appeared faintly on his forehead.Su Yan firmly grasped his trembling fingers, and said to Zhu Helin with a look of despair: "You can shut up, Xiao Zhu! If you make your father angry again, before he does it himself, I will beat you with a big ear scraper." !"

Zhu Helin's face collapsed, and he said disappointedly: "If Father really can't tolerate me, I have no choice but to go all out and compete with Father for Qinghe."

Go all out?How?Su Yan was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Don't be stupid! If you have something to say, speak up—"

Zhu Helin took a deep breath, took off the belt and dragon robe on his body, and said calmly: "Father returns to the court, and I, the new king who was ordered in danger, can retire. The supreme dragon chair is like a golden cage. None of the party is allowed to be free. I really don't want to sit down anymore. I also ask my father to continue to imprison me and do my best for the common people. I can also spare time and energy to get along with Qinghe. If necessary, I will take people away and fly away. If my father wants to get involved in government affairs, At that time, there is no time to arrest us. Father, take back this dragon robe!"

A stern light flashed in Emperor Jinglong's eyes, and Su Yan secretly said "No", before he could stop him, he suddenly slapped his son's face with such force that Zhu Helin, who had no intention of resisting, was beaten. He fell to the ground on his side, blood oozing from his mouth and nose in an instant.

"..."

Emperor Jing Long's face was livid, he was breathing rapidly, and the disappointment in his eyes was greater than anger.At this moment, he is like any father in the world who hates iron and can't make steel. He is exhausted in the confrontation with his bastard son, and both losers.

"I...for...you..." His lips opened and closed, and he squeezed out the unsound words from the depths of his throat, which gradually became a complete sentence, "everything...everything...is in vain!"

Just ten words, as if he had exhausted 18 years of his upbringing time, grinded with the soul of painstaking planning, every word is full of blood.

Su Yan heard the soreness and pain in it, and tears burst out of his eyes instantly.He stepped up to Zhu Helin's side, prostrated himself on the ground, choked with sobs, and said, "My lord! It's the minister who failed the lord's hard work! Not only did the minister fail to teach the young master well, but he was also misled by personal affairs. I'm sorry, the lord." Before the sick bed, I am sorry for the country that stood side by side with the emperor. It is all my fault... Now, no matter which one of you I have agreed to, I am the chief culprit of the estrangement between father and son. I have no place to be ashamed, I can only sever love, and from then on, I will only be a monarch and a minister with the emperor and the young master, and there will be no overreach. If you can't even be a monarch and a minister, the minister... I will retreat from the world and never step into the court!"

"He opened his mouth." Zhu Helin said.

Su Yan was sad and didn't have time to react, until Zhu Helin tugged his sleeve vigorously, and repeated with a very delicate expression: "I mean, father can speak now."

"...?!" Su Yan raised his head suddenly, his eyes met Zhu Helin's faintly smiling eyes, and then turned to look at Emperor Jing Long.

Emperor Jing Long also realized that he had been pushed to the extreme, and a gust of adversity rushed out of his throat just now, opening the blocked passage.

Zhu Helin comforted and wiped Su Yan's tears with his cuff, and then bowed to Emperor Jinglong: "Father, don't worry about my bastard words just now. I know that Father has always treated me with good intentions, so I want to use it as a gift." Let's stimulate Father and see if it can become a heart medicine for heart disease."

Emperor Jinglong sighed for a long time, and raised one of the two people in front of him with each hand, his voice that had not been used for a long time was still hoarse: "Your words...true and false...may not be medicine."

Guilt and guilt flashed across Zhu Helin's eyes, but he showed no regrets: "Father is right. I love Qinghe from the bottom of my heart, and I only believe him to be true in this life; It is also true that Judong Palace continues to be my prince.

"I think it's not that I don't want to take responsibility, but I think that my father is more suitable than me to be the emperor of Daming. I will never let go of Qinghe. I don't want to compete with my father for my love, but I hope that my father will be with you I don't want to give up on anyone, and I don't want to disappoint anyone.

"Father, do you really think it's impossible to have the best of both worlds?"

Emperor Jinglong was silent.

Su Yan was also silent.Thinking of Shen Qi, Jing Hongzhui, Zhu Jincheng and Al Tan, his soul was double tortured by conscience and ethics and "love for me", and he wailed like dying: no one will be let down, all six are perfect and beautiful. no……

Emperor Jinglong raised his hand, pressed Zhu Helin's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "I will never return to the court, nor will I appear in front of my subjects as Emperor Jinglong again. The 'Jinglong' year has passed, and now is the In the year of 'Qinghe', I believe this year will be very long.

"I was tied to that throne by the word 'world'. I worked hard for 18 years, and now I can finally take off the burden on my shoulders and live the life I want leisurely. As for you, take the burden handed over by your father and carry it well." stop!"

"I'm afraid that if I go astray and pick things up, I won't be as good as my father." Zhu Helin smiled wryly.

"He Lin, you have done a good job. I dared to put you on the fire before because I believed that real gold is not afraid of fire." Emperor Jinglong praised him for the first time without reservation, "Remember, you are the Great Ming The Son of Heaven is also the son of my Zhu Jinjun. I, Da Ming, founded the country 110 years ago. I have gone through four generations of emperors. There is the ancestor of entrepreneurship and the king of success. From now on, it will be up to you and Qinghe who assists you to create a new prosperity together. .”

Outside the prison door, Chu Yuan and Longquan looked serious, waiting patiently for Shengjia to go out.Outside the Imperial Prison, Jinyiwei and Tengxiangwei, who were standing in line in the night, were attracted by the fire that soared into the sky, and turned their heads to look to the southeast——

"... It's out of water!"

"That place is burning... Another place, look!"

"This is not an ordinary fire, someone set fire to every square in the capital!"

The noise gradually spread into the ears of Chu Yuan and Long Quan, their faces changed suddenly, they looked at each other, one of them swept out of the corridor to find out what happened, and returned after a while and said: "The fire is very strong, go and report to the emperor!"

Shen Qi leaned against the eaves and sat in the shadow of the roof.

The night wind at the end of April was warm, but his hands were trembling. The chill from his extremities penetrated into his lungs, and then turned into a raging fire burning and insects biting.He pinched a "heart too hard" with trembling fingers and tried to put it in his mouth, but he missed it halfway and dropped it.

So he held the paper bag and pressed it directly on his face, revealing a pair of desperate and fierce eyes like a trapped animal from the edge of the paper.

The aroma of milk, the sweetness of dates, and the bitterness of almonds erupted between his lips and teeth.He chewed hard and swallowed forcefully, resisting the increasingly intense longing and pain seeping from the cracks in his bones, he repeated a name silently in his heart: Qinghe...Qinghe!

Under the same moonlight, King Ning was running away in a hurry under the pursuit of the Jingbei Army.

At the same time, Jing Hong, who was twenty miles away from the capital, looked back at the bright light in the distance. With a thought, she jumped up the treetops and looked towards the direction of the capital.Altan rode his horse to a stop and asked him, "What are you doing?"

"...I'm leaving." Jing Hongzhui said bluntly.

"Aren't you going to continue to monitor me? Are you afraid that I will kill you?"

"You continue to Prince City to prepare for the talks between the two countries. I'll go back to Beijing to see the situation." A hint of annoyance flashed through Jing Hong's eyes, "I shouldn't have promised my lord to see you off."

After saying that, he suddenly performed lightness kung fu, like a night owl in the forest skimming the treetops, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Altan pondered for a while, and whistled loudly with his fingers.Hai Dongqing, hovering in the night sky, swooped down and landed on his shoulders, and the head guard of the king's tent, Wudan, also came after hearing the sound.

"Wodan, you lead the army to take a step ahead, I will turn around and catch up."

"What's the matter, Altan, what happened?"

"It's not clear yet, but I'm a little concerned and plan to follow Jing Hong to find out."

As Altan spoke, he swung his whip and urged the horse, and galloped away like an arrow being shot.

Wo Dan looked at the back of Sheng Khan who disappeared in a blink of an eye, and scratched his forehead inexplicably: "Okay, anyway, there are still ten days before the appointment of the Prince City, so there is time."