Raise an emperor as a villain

Lu Hengxiu had a nightmare in the middle of the night and contracted the wind and cold, but the current situation in the court was turbulent, so he still struggled to go to the court the next day.

In the early morning, Ming Jue praised Ning Yuanhang for his outstanding military exploits, and ordered him to be named Marquis when he came back.Lu Hengxiu was taken aback when he heard that, Ning Yuanhang was still young, he didn't expect to be named Marquis and General so quickly, and it was not in vain for him to risk his life this time.

Among the ministers, there are many people who are quite critical of this, but since Ning Yuanhang is the mainstay of Lu Hengxiu's party and has just won the battle, no one dares to offend him.This result made Lu Hengxiu very satisfied.

He wanted to go back to the mansion to have a rest after going to court, but he didn't expect Ming Jue to ask him to stay by his name alone before leaving the court.

"Does the emperor have something to say? If there is nothing wrong, I will take leave of absence and return home." Lu Hengxiu's voice was muffled, but Ming Jue was so upset that he didn't hear his abnormality.

"Look at this." Ming Jue couldn't sit still, he walked down from the imperial platform and handed the envelope to Lu Hengxiu.

Lu Hengxiu took it and found that the envelope was written on the battle report of Mobei. The letter had been opened, and the lower right corner was still crumpled.

He was puzzled, and opened the letter under Ming Jue's gaze.

The beginning of the battle report briefly described the situation of the post-war affairs in Mobei. Lu Hengxiu glanced at the past in a hurry, and soon found the key words in the middle: "General Ning was injured by Liu Ya while patrolling the battlefield. His heart and lungs were damaged and he died. And died..."

After reading this line of words, Lu Hengxiu's vision blurred all of a sudden, and he couldn't read the rest anyway. It was as if a thunder had rang in his ears, humming a voice that couldn't distinguish reality.

Seeing Lu Hengxiu's astonished expression, Ming Jue knew that he had seen the important news, and his heart was also very sad, but he still resisted and explained:

"The battle report was sent in at three o'clock yesterday. It went straight from the Mobei camp to my bedroom. I didn't sleep all night. Ning Yuanhang went out from my side. He did such a thing at a young age. I intended to promote him. It is a pity that he will be injured by Liu Ya when he takes over Zhan Taihong to guard Mobei and become a frontier official while leading troops to clean up the battlefield... What a pity..."

Ming Jue even sighed two "it's a pity" and his expression was very mournful.

However, what Lu Hengxiu was living like a revolving lantern in his mind was the absurd but realistic dream last night. The battle report came in the middle of the night, and it was about this time when he woke up from the dream.Is it true that there are souls in this world, otherwise why would the nightmare come true?In the past, he believed in Confucianism, and always "respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance." But he didn't want to see his relatives and friends become ghosts under the spring one day.

After a while, Lu Hengxiu seemed to come back to his senses, "Your Majesty, don't be too sad, who else knows the news?"

"On the side of Mobei, only Ning Yuanhang's lieutenant general and a few confidant generals know, and there are only you and me in the capital."

"The people around the emperor?"

"I didn't let anyone see it, and I didn't mention it in front of anyone."

"Okay, Your Majesty, this matter cannot be publicized. This narrow victory, the Mongols are afraid of General Ning's majestic power and will not dare to commit another crime in the short term, but if the news spreads, there is no guarantee that there will be no more incidents."

"I think the same way. Let the army withdraw part of it first, bring back Ning Yuanhang's coffin, and then reward the three armies, and reward those who have made meritorious deeds. As for Ning Yuanhang, he will posthumously be named Marquis of Loyalty, and the title will be given to his nephew by his nephew." Inheritance, heredity does not replace."

"These are funeral affairs. According to my opinion, the army will reward them generously after they come back. As for General Ning, we have to wrong him first and keep the funeral a secret. We will keep it a secret from inside and outside the court, and we will announce it after a year when the situation stabilizes." world."

"This……"

"There is no one to defend Mobei. Although this is a bad idea, it is better to suspect that his life and death are unpredictable than to conclude that he is dead."

Jane is really cruel.Seeing Lu Hengxiu's resolute expression, Ming Jue couldn't help feeling chills in his heart.

When Lu Hengxiu saw Mingjue took two steps back to distance himself from him, he understood Mingjue's thoughts with a shock.He smiled sadly in his heart, and thought to himself: A minister has far-reaching considerations for the king, but a king only thinks of his ruthlessness and injustice, it is really ridiculous.

"Your Majesty, don't tell me you won't do it if I don't mention this method? I'm afraid it's because you are struggling on the surface, but you already have a plan in your heart."

It's just that a benevolent gentleman acts like this, which inevitably makes people feel that the gentleman is indifferent. There are some things, Ming Jue thought in his heart that he could only find someone else to do it.

"Your majesty, for the sake of the emperor's society, I dare to risk the disgrace of the world and do such a ruthless thing. I am willing to be scolded by the history books of later generations. I have no complaints or regrets." arms come.

When he said this, Ming Jue immediately softened and regretted, he really shouldn't have thought of him that much just now.Even if Lu Hengxiu made some mistakes, they were all for him, and he really had no position to criticize or criticize.

"I know what you mean, it's so simple, just do as you say."

"Yes, Wei Chen retire."

Two months later, the dust settled, and Ning Yuanhang was secretly buried in a cemetery in Beishan, the capital.Only a few people in the capital knew of his death. In order to prevent the situation from changing, even Ning Yuanhang's family members were not notified.

one year later

Two rows of pines and cypresses stand upright on both sides of the flat bluestone road. The autumn wind blows away, clean and quiet, like a lonely fairyland.

"My lord came to see him again?" The old man guarding the tomb hurried out when he heard people's footsteps, and he was relieved when he saw that it was Lu Hengxiu.

"Yes!" Lu Hengxiu replied, and walked to the grave.It was just an ordinary tomb, with a stone tablet standing in front of it, and the strange thing was that there was no word on it.

"Your Excellency is really affectionate. I don't know who your friend is, but you have to visit him every month."

"Don't talk too much, old man. Let my lord be quiet." Ying Shisan followed behind Lu Hengxiu, and shouted back the old man guarding the grave.

"There is only a little bit of wine left in this jar. I brought all of it here, and I'll pour it for you today." Lu Hengxiu said, lifting the wine jar at his feet, and poured all the remaining daughter's red in front of the grave.

After pouring the wine, Lu Hengxiu stopped talking, stood quietly in front of the grave for a long time, and finally said: "I won't be able to visit you often in the future, but you won't have to live here any longer...I'm leaving... ..."

After saying that, he turned around and walked down the mountain without looking back.

When walking halfway up the mountain, Lu Hengxiu asked Ying Shisan behind him: "San Shisan, do you think it's disgusting that I come here every month to express my condolences?"

He asked a question, and without waiting for Ying Shisan to answer, he said, "Actually, I'm not here to mourn him, but to pay my respects to what little conscience I have left."

"My lord, this subordinate is not General Ning, so I dare not speak for him. But if one day Thirteen dies for my lord, and my lord can pay a visit to my grave every month, then Thirteen can laugh out loud while lying on the ground. Come on. Thirteen is a rough man, but he also knows the truth of "not resigning to die in order to thank Zhiyu". I believe General Ning also understands it."