What about Mr. Faint?

In the dark prison cell, apart from the sound of water droplets, there was a slight grinding sound, which belonged to the sound of mice.The old man sitting in the prison has disheveled hair, but his face is peaceful: "After all, the old minister has misunderstood Your Majesty." There was relief in his voice, as well as relief after the storm.

"Whatever you do, you shouldn't try to shake the blood of the O family in this country." Standing outside the cell, I looked at the old man in the cell, and my heart was indescribably complicated, "If you didn't take the lead, no one in the court would dare to persuade I took that woman into the harem."

The Taifu laughed, and he shook his head: "The old minister misunderstood Your Majesty. The matter has come to this point, and the old minister has brought it on himself." His tone was very relaxed, not like a prisoner who went deep into a prison at all, but like 15 years ago In Shang's study room, the grand tutor with his hands behind his back slowly chanted poems and songs, full of ambition.

"Speaking of your cell, the last person who slept here was the prime minister." Looking up to see the word 'sky' on the iron prison above his head, "but the prime minister is not as lucky as you, let me come here in person."

"It's my honor, to be able to drive alongside the prime minister and enjoy the same treatment." Taifu smiled very relieved, not like a prisoner who was imprisoned here because of a big mistake, "Prime Minister My lord, the grand occasion of Sanyuan Jidi in those days is already worrying about the old minister, at that time, the old minister was still taking the imperial examination, so he determined to become the pillar of the prime minister like your lord."

The tone of the Taifu was like when he first became Mr. Zhen: "Your Majesty, I did not misread Your Majesty." The old man shook his head, "When Your Majesty first came to me, I felt that I saw the future of the entire dynasty. Vigorous, intelligent and decisive like His Majesty."

... I looked at the Taifu in a white robe, and I didn't know why he told me about the past.Just looking at such a Tutor, a frozen heart began to shake, and the decision that had never been shaken in the past 15 years was questioned at this moment: "This time, I just asked you one thing." Straight to the point, "Who is the person who conspired with you?"

"Your Majesty was only this tall at the time." The Taifu didn't answer my question, he raised his hand and gestured in the air, "I haven't reached the waist of the old minister, so I grabbed the old minister's sleeve and asked the minister, 'You will be a lonely gentleman from now on. What?'" He laughed, his eyes benevolent like the neighbor's old man.

"Who is the person who conspired with you?" The second time.

The Taifu seems to have never heard my question: "The old minister was thinking at that time, His Royal Highness is so pure and kind, he must be a benevolent emperor in the future. Since His Majesty has entrusted His Royal Highness to the minister, the minister will definitely not disappoint His Majesty." Entrusted, to pass on what I know, what I have learned, to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"But just thinking about it, something happened in the second year."

Close your eyes, even if you don't want to be shaken by the Taifu's words, but the tenderness in your mind, the coldness that rolls up from your bones, the big brown eyes of the mother, the heart-piercing when the little friend kneels behind me The persuasion is not something I can forget: "If you want to use these past events to dissuade me from wanting to kill you, it will be a waste of effort."

The Taifu just smiled back at my indifference, and said to himself: "When I became Mr. Your Majesty, I have seen before and after. Although I only took a quick glance in the late emperor's study, I also saw that it was a His body is dignified, and his eyes are full of kindness when he is holding His Majesty."

The momentum is noble, I believe.But the eyes are full of kindness, let's forget it.Seeing the Taifu talking to himself there, it seemed like he was confessing: "What do you want from the memory?"

In reply, the Tai Tuo raised his eyes and looked at me and laughed: "Your Majesty's words don't seem to be sequential at all, nor are they like the previous emperor. Although they are all nonsense, they are all the thoughts of an old minister before his death. Read it. Your Majesty has deceived the old minister for so long for his own purpose, and now he has no patience?"

He was talking about the image of mediocrity and incompetence during the five years since I became the throne.But that's really not pretending, but I really don't want to spend so much time and effort to control a chaotic government.With that skill, I would have played several games of chess with Ah Gu under the plane tree.

And this position, I really don't want it: "I have no patience."

"Your Majesty has." The Taifu slowly shook his head with a smile, "Your Majesty is the most patient person in the world."

No one answered his words, and the Taifu didn't show any embarrassment: "Your Majesty has been testing the courtiers, to see who can maintain his heart in the face of power, and to see who is the most suitable person to ascend to the throne. That's why Delegate power to the court, ignore political affairs, and disregard the wishes of the world, because His Majesty wants to get rid of this seat."

Now, what can he do if he sees it?After beckoning, a man in a navy blue robe walked out from the corner like a ghost, brought a chair with a backrest and put it behind me.Knowing that today will not end so easily: "If you have anything to say, sir, please speak up."

"Your Majesty is no longer pretending?"

"You've already seen one or two, and there's no point in pretending." Erlang crossed his legs and put his arms on the back of the chair, "not to mention the dying person, it's meaningless to pretend to be. I'm used to underestimating Mr. Li, it was the same 15 years ago, and it is still the same today 15 years later."

The person in front of him doesn't look like the man who will do anything for power.He does not have the tolerance and generosity of the prime minister, nor the unyielding integrity of the prime minister until the end, but he was also my husband, and he wrote with my hand. When the late emperor wanted to abandon me, he begged for mercy.

The Taifu smiled and shook his head: "The old minister is stupefied and has forgotten his current identity." He raised his head and looked around the dark and damp dungeon around him, "It's just that I still have questions that I want Your Majesty to answer."

No one stipulated that if he asked me, he must answer, right? "Just tell me, what I want."

"The third prince was given death by the former emperor for murdering the sixth prince. The second prince died at the hands of refugees, and the fourth prince died on the couch. The first prince died in the mutiny and was given death by the former emperor. The fifth prince also died in that mutiny. " The Tai Tuo took a deep breath, "Then the old minister dares to ask His Majesty..."

"...Eighth Prince and Ninth Prince, did His Majesty do it?"

If I answer this kind of question, I will be a real fool: "You think too much."

"Then why did the empress dowager bluntly say that Your Majesty..."

"...Knowing too much, be careful of your descendants being retribution." The Taifu has many descendants, and this time he was imprisoned, and his clansmen did not escape this calamity.It's just that compared to the Taifu who is in the prison, the others are being held in ordinary prisons.Just like other courtiers, he was escorted separately from his family.

"Then the old minister has the courage, this time His Majesty will clean up the court, and the backbone of the court is not there, how will His Majesty run the court?"

"That's not what you, a dead man, should care about."

Probably because my intention of not cooperating was too obvious, the Taifu finally stopped rambling.He sat in the prison and looked at me, then stood up and kowtowed: "If there are no more courtiers in the court, no one can rely on the operation of the country, and it will be difficult for your Majesty to set up a banner." He said confidently, "The old minister is not talented. I recommend myself to assist His Majesty."

He finally revealed his purpose, but his words were like a basin of cold water, chilling his heart and lungs: "Who is the person who conspired with you?"

In fact, I know in my heart that the Taifu can perfectly control the people who send the memorial to my table, and can completely cover up the people who are my eyes and ears.It's just that I want to get an answer from his mouth with my own ears: "Answer me, and I can agree to your request."

"It's the father-in-law."

Ah, sure enough.

"After tomorrow, you will be able to see your descendants." Standing up, he rubbed his neck, "It's not unexpected, but it's somewhat chilling. But Mr. Taifu, you are still so naive after all these years. If you say kill, you will kill, where did you get the courage to negotiate terms with me?"

The man in the prison widened his eyes and rushed forward, like a beast trying to tear me apart.But I'm not afraid at all. I stood in front of him and watched him with a smile on his face, only to be blocked by the metal railings of the cell: "I said I would consider it, but after thinking twice, I think that I would rather kill by mistake than let it go." .”

"Your Majesty!" The Taifu's eyes widened, his face was ferocious, "I once pleaded for you in front of the late Emperor!"

"Ah, I finally said it." He took a step forward and smiled to look at the bloodshot Taifu, "I have endured for so long, just to listen to your words." Looking at him with a smile, "Teacher, Compared with the integrity and flesh and blood of the prime minister, you are really far behind."

Think of the prime minister who died generously with pity on his face.I remembered the prime minister who knelt on the top of the hall and kowtowed at the end of his life, and said in a calm voice, "Thank you, Lord Long En": "But you can't see the prime minister anymore, but it is still possible to see the empress dowager." Wave to him, " Under the Nine Springs, remember to say hello to the empress dowager."

He turned around and started, leaving the man's hysterical roar behind him.

"Master, why bother." The man in a navy blue robe followed up, "It's just a pawn, and Master Lao made this trip himself." In his hand, he didn't know the fox fur cloak, and wrapped it around his body to somewhat dispel the chill.

"Probably to get rid of the last thoughts in my heart." After all, it was my former husband, who was demoted to the far frontier because of me, and stayed away from the prosperity of the imperial capital for me.Even though I brought him back to this prosperous place five years ago, I still couldn't bear to see his originally black hair mixed with gray.

It's just that I don't want to see my old friend again, but it's not what I remember.

There are not many old people left in the past. If he hadn't done too much this time, I really wouldn't kill him: "I just miss the integrity of the prime minister. But it really looks like the prime minister." There is only one person." There is no fear in the face of death, even if I use his three clans as a threat, the court is full of orthodoxy.

To this day, I don't know how the Prime Minister knew that I had killed the Eighth Prince.It's just that even though he knew that I was the culprit who killed his grandson, and that I was the accomplice who drove his daughter crazy, he still helped me to the top.

On the day he ascended the throne, he stood at the head of all the ministers and looked up at me, his eyes full of pity.That is the emotion I hate the most, but he is fearless, like treating his own grandson, giving advice and giving advice to me, and devoting himself to Jing.Until I sent him to prison for revenge, I just knelt there and shouted thank you Lord for your kindness.

What he is loyal to, like a great general, is not the emperor sitting on the throne, but the people of the world.So he monopolized the court power, so he turned the court into his one-word hall.Until I discovered the general, asked him for power, and then transferred all the power to that person who was similar to him.

The prime minister is a true saint, even his eyes full of pity seem to come from the love of heaven...

As for Taifu...

"I originally thought that the person who said to me at the beginning, 'I believe His Royal Highness will become a wise emperor who can't lose to the Tai O ancestor', like the prime minister, would not change." After traveling so far, the hysterical screams behind him can still be heard clearly.

"Anyone will change, master." The man raised his hand, and conjured up an umbrella as if by magic, blocking the drizzle from above his head, "How do you know that the former prime minister who has not yet entered the court is What about the prime minister that the master knows about?" The man said, "You also know that the person who abolished the imperial examination system is the former prime minister, right?"

...The shadow guard always knows how to make me speechless...

"That's right," looking up at the sky full of stars, "everyone can change."