Raise an emperor as a villain

"Jian Zhi, Jian Zhi..." Ming Jue's heart tightened as soon as he entered the prison, fearing that he would see the most undesirable scene next.

Seeing the emperor coming in person, the jailer hurriedly led the way, and soon came to Lu Hengxiu's cell.

Lu Hengxiu was lying on the straw mat with his back facing the fence. His body was curled up into a ball. He looked small, so thin that his spine was clearly visible.

"Open the door soon." Ming Jue said impatiently.

"Yes, yes, yes..." The jailer responded repeatedly, wiping the cold sweat from his brow, and tried his best to search for a large number of keys in his hand.

As soon as the door opened, Ming Jue rushed in first, but Lu Hengxiu still maintained the posture just now, as if he was ignorant.

"Jane, Jane~" Ming Jue squatted next to Lu Hengxiu and shouted twice, but Lu Hengxiu closed his eyes tightly and did not respond.Ming Jue stretched out a trembling hand and put his nose under his nose, and found that he was still breathing. He was surprised and delighted, and shouted, "Where's the imperial physician? Why hasn't the imperial physician come yet?"

"Your Majesty, wait a moment, it should be almost here..." Luo Wenxi said comfortingly.

When Lu Hengxiu woke up again, he was in Mingjue's bedroom in Chengqian Palace. The smell of ambergris was so familiar, and the bed under him was warm and soft, and the cold and damp had gone away from him.

Lu Hengxiu woke up, scanned the room, and soon found Ming Jue who was lying asleep on the table not far away.

When Lu Hengxiu wanted to get up, he couldn't help coughing a few times when he moved, which woke Ming Jue up.

"Jane, you've woken up." Ming Jue leaned over excitedly, and said happily, "You've finally woken up. Do you know how long you've been asleep? It's been three days."

"Cough~water..." Lu Hengxiu reluctantly spoke out his request while coughing.

"Want water? I'll pour it for you." Ming Jue poured water for Lu Hengxiu and brought it over.Lu Hengxiu didn't hesitate, took it and drank it down.After drinking the water, the two were silent for a while, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

After a long while of silence, it was Lu Hengxiu who broke the silence first.

"How does the emperor plan to deal with this humble minister?"

"In short, don't say such things anymore, you are taking a knife to gouge out my heart." Ming Jue hugged Lu Hengxiu from behind, and rested his chin on his shoulder.

"I've thought a lot during the few days you've been asleep. We've all gone too far on the wrong road, and we've already deviated from our original intention. I fought for power and profit, originally just to protect myself and the people around me, but I don't know why. It became like this step by step. Fortunately, God woke you up, this is God's favor for me, this time I will definitely not put the cart before the horse again."

"The world changes, and people can't tell the future, but at least at the time of the promise, they are sincere, and that's enough." Lu Hengxiu's attitude eased a lot, but Mingjue heard him say before he breathed a sigh of relief. : "I beg the emperor to let the minister have a way out, let the minister resign and leave Beijing."

Ming Jue suddenly opened his eyes wide after hearing this, and asked in disbelief: "What nonsense are you talking about? I won't pursue those things anymore."

"I must not have many days to stay in the capital. The climate in the country is mild. I want to retreat to Hangzhou and spend the rest of my life in peace." Lu Hengxiu struggled to get up while speaking, and knelt down on the bed and begged.

"Do you really want to be so heartless?" If you want to retreat, you can't retreat, if you want to advance, you can't enter, if you want to stay, you can't stay, if you want to walk, you can't leave.You have the freedom to choose your own path, but I can't do anything.

"If the emperor wants to force the minister to stay, it will take three to two months at least, and a year or so at the most, and the emperor can prepare for the funeral for the minister." Lu Hengxiu insisted on his request, and he was already forcing him to die.

Ming Jue was silent for a moment, then agreed gloomyly: "Okay."

"But you can't leave now, at least wait until you feel better, and I will take care of everything for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. When I wish to leave, the Emperor doesn't have to see you off. Just let me leave quietly."

"I agree." At this point, what else does Ming Jue have to argue about?

A month later, Lu Hengxiu got into the carriage from Beijing alone and set foot on the road to the south.

In the peaceful and prosperous age, when meeting a Ming emperor, the emperor and his ministers will get each other, and the emperor will not fail his ministers and his ministers will live up to him. Is this the wish of many scholars?But the relationship between him and Ming Jue was destined not to be a model of a virtuous minister from the very beginning.

The world is envious of his glorious glory, but no one cares about the hardships behind him.He was also an important minister in the cabinet and a man of influence in the court.But those who have lost their authority and favor have nothing but the title of Chief Assistant.

He lost Ming Jue's trust, he made mistakes in whatever he did, and walked like walking on the edge of a knife every day, every step of the way was frightened, and he could not find a trace of stability.

Literal court disputes, silent plots, cronies, personal grievances, life-and-death struggles, and helpless retreats, Lu Hengxiu is tired of all these familiar things.All kinds of treacherous clouds and waves, how many undercurrents surged, all returned to silence at this moment.

After leaving Zijing City, he couldn't help raising the curtain of the car to look back. In that majestic imperial capital, there was his lifelong dream.His ambition, his passionate youth and youthful arrogance were all buried here.On the scattered ancient road in the yellow sand, there is no more intrigue and intrigue in the capital, and there is no more emperor he loves.

"From now on, stay away from secular disputes, stay away from temples and rivers and lakes, and stay away from places where we used to fight. Would you like to be with me?" The good wish of returning home together was finally shattered, and Lu Hengxiu accepted his fate.

Lu Hengxiu left Ying Shisan, who had been with him for more than ten years, and asked him to live his own life after completing the last thing for him, and stop participating in power struggles, and don't have to work hard for anyone.

The historical scrolls written in ink have yellowed and faded over the long years, but those moving deeds have become clearer after years of washing.

Three months later, a letter was presented to Ming Jue. There was no signature on the envelope, and no one knew what was written inside.It's just that according to the servant who served that day, the emperor lost his composure after reading the letter, covering his face and crying bitterly.

"Nowadays Haiyan Heqing is worshiped by all parties in the country. I, the Ninth Five-Year Honor, finally got his wish, and the power is in his hands. Although the world looks at it, it is also cooking oil with flowers and brocade fire, but who knows the bitterness and loneliness of this throne! I got it The world lost him too."

In fact, this letter was written by Lu Hengxiu, the thirteenth envoy of Yingying, and it explained in detail how he learned the truth about the robbery of Lu's family, how he was framed by Yingshun, and how he was so disheartened and had no intention of yearning for the world. .Every word was shocking, Ming Jue only hated himself for knowing it too late.

"The way to be a king lies in the benevolent government and not in power. I hope you will remember it." Lu Hengxiu warned at the end of the letter.

After Lu Hengxiu left, his position was replaced by Su Jia, and another person was added to the cabinet. The huge power organization is still operating well, and there is no problem because of the lack of anyone.

However, although Lu Hengxiu left, he left behind the system, the ethos he led, and the upright and awe-inspiring spirit remained in the court.This is how he is, even if he turns into loess, his influence still remains, his shadow still remains in the world, and people who will be decades or even hundreds of years later will still be moistened by his light.

Two years later, Ming Zhao Emperor Longyu Bintian, posthumously named Ming Wu Emperor, was buried in Yanling, and the crown prince came to the throne in the same year.

Ming Jue and Lu Hengxiu had a passionate love affair, but in the end, they only left vague fragments of words in the unofficial history, which were interpreted but lost the original truth.

But who cares what the history books say?