Raise an emperor as a villain

After Lu Hengxiu came back, he was able to deal with the affairs of state with ease, and his life was quite comfortable.Soon half a year passed, and as autumn came, the day when Duan's party would be executed was getting closer and closer.Lu Hengxiu didn't need to worry about this matter, everything was investigated clearly, and the relevant personnel were all sent to prison to wait for the day of beheading, but unexpectedly, Dali Siqing handed over a note saying that Duan Wen was going to see him.

Lu Hengxiu didn't want to cause trouble, so he just put it aside and ignored it, but within a few days, a blood letter written by Duan Wenzheng was handed over from Dali Temple.

"This Dali Temple is too good at doing things. Since the adults ignore them, they should avoid them. Why do they send them up again and again."

"Bring it here and let me see what it is." Lu Hengxiu asked Su Jia to hand the letter to him overwhelmed.

Lu Hengxiu opened it and found that it was indeed Duan Wenzheng's handwriting. When he first entered the court, he once regarded Duan Wenzheng as his teacher, so he still knew Duan Wenzheng's handwriting very well.

Su Jia glanced at it from a distance, and said in shock: "Yo~ It's really written in blood. The thief is already very old, and he's almost dead. Why do you make such a fuss?"

Lu Hengxiu took it and looked it over. There were not many words on the letter, and he didn't explain why, but only emphasized the urgency to meet Lu Hengxiu.

"Who knows?" Lu Hengxiu folded the blood book back and threw it on the table beside him.

"Maybe it's for His Highness the Crown Prince. Duan Wen is His Royal Highness's grandfather. He must have heard from somewhere that you have become the Crown Prince's tutor, so he wants to ask you to treat His Highness better." Su Jia suddenly realized. , I think it makes sense to think so.

"Maybe, but His Royal Highness is the crown prince appointed by the emperor himself, and he will inherit the throne in the future. How dare I dare to treat him harshly? If Duan Wenzheng really thinks so, then it is too much to worry about."

After hearing this, Su Jia thought to herself: It is only natural for him to think so. You have been his political enemy for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you wish to wipe out the other side.He caused you to be relegated to the Southwest back then, and you almost died after staying in that desolate place for five years. Even if you are generous and don't want to pursue the matter, but now the entire Duan family has been wiped out, leaving only the second prince. You were also made the crown prince, so aren't you afraid of his revenge in the future?

Su Jia prides herself on being intelligent, and she also knows that this is an unsolvable deadlock. It has been like this since ancient times. How can a deep hatred be resolved so easily.Thinking of this, I can't help worrying for Lu Hengxiu. He treats the little prince with sincerity now, but there will be a day when he will turn against him. If he deals with it himself, I'm afraid he will feel bad.

"Your Excellency, you mean you're gone?"

"See, he tried so hard to see me, how could I deny his dying wish?"

So Lu Hengxiu took a few cronies to the prison in Dali Temple that day, and waited until it was dark to keep quiet.Under the personal leadership of Dali Sicheng, Lu Hengxiu came to Duan Wenzheng's prison.

Sitting in a simple prison cell, Duan Wenzheng was so old that Lu Hengxiu almost dared not recognize him.When Lu Hengxiu was defeated by him and left Beijing, Duan Wen was full of vigor and elation. It's embarrassing that Duan Wen has aged like this in just a few years.

Even Lu Hengxiu had to admit that things hurt his kind. He couldn't help feeling a little sad when he saw the fate of a generation of powerful ministers who once ruled the world.

"Now that you are in the current situation, why do you still need to see me?" Lu Hengxiu said looking at Duan Wenzheng in the dark prison.

"It's really difficult to see Mr. Lu. I know I'm going to die, but I still want to tell you one thing. People who are about to die have good words. Why should Mr. Lu spare a little time to listen to my general?" What about the kind words of the dead?"

"Of course I'm not stingy with time, it's just that you are so scheming that people have to guard against it." Although Lu Hengxiu said so, he thought in his heart that if Duan Wenzheng begged himself for Jing Ke, there was no need for him to make things difficult for him.

"Master Lu is just joking. No one can compare to you in terms of scheming. When you first became an official, you had one teacher at a time. You also learned from the ancient Chengmen Lixue. He was waiting outside to greet me in the snowy day. I am I really didn't expect your wolf ambition."

Lu Hengxiu was speechless with this emotion, he never expected Duan Wenzheng to say this at such a time.

"Are you trying to invite me here just to say that I'm a white-eyed wolf?"

"That's not true. What's the use of saying these things now, but I was thinking, the saying that heaven is good for reincarnation is indeed true. Your return caused our Duan family to be ransacked and beheaded. It is also karma. Back then, your Lu family Mr. Lu must have been in his teens when the case happened. I think he will never forget the tragedy of that year."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Lu Hengxiu was a little excited when he heard the words. He guessed many possibilities, but he still didn't guess that Duan Wenzheng would mention something so long ago.

"The case back then was unclear and there were many doubts. Don't you want Master Lu to know the truth?" Duan Wenzheng said persuasively: "You don't really think that Your Honor is a loyal minister who would rather die than surrender. Yes, Your Honor has indeed read the books of sages and sages." , but it’s not that he doesn’t understand the principle of being wise and protecting one’s life. Back then, King Ning’s power was so powerful that even the Queen Mother didn’t dare to compete with him, and the officials were even more silent. Why should your father touch King Ning’s inverse scale by himself?”

Duan Wenzheng is indeed an old fox who has been in the officialdom for decades, and a few words made Lu Hengxiu suspicious.

"Oh, then I want to hear, do you know anything else?" Lu Hengxiu restrained himself to calm down, no matter what he heard next, he would not lose his composure in front of Duan Wenzheng.This old fox, even today he is not willing to admit defeat.

"The old man will tell you the truth, because everything is planned.

At that time, I had just entered the cabinet, and I was not yet the chief assistant.Emperor Yingzong was taken captive by Mongolia, and King Ning took the opportunity to rebel against the palace and seize the throne.Then the two-year-old prince, oh, the current emperor, was imprisoned in the East Palace.

Then as the prince grew up, King Ning became more wary of him, and the prince was imprisoned and could not be taught.Then the queen mother found me who had just joined the cabinet. The queen mother hoped that she could choose a son from the courtiers to enter the palace to accompany the prince.Of course, this person cannot be chosen openly, because King Ning will definitely not allow the prince to have a good companion.I think Mr. Lu probably understands the story at this point, right?

You are the chosen one.At that time, I picked you, and then told your father that the cabinet had discussed to jointly write a letter to welcome back the old emperor, and he needed to propose it at the second meeting.On the second day, your father stood up to make a petition without any expectations, but no one from Duan Wu of the Manchu Dynasty stood up to support his point of view.

Because there was no joint performance in the first place, this was a trap I carefully designed for him alone.I still remember the shock and despair in your father's eyes when he looked at me. "

Duan Wen was looking at Lu Hengxiu who didn't change his face, his cloudy eyes showed a bit of complacency.Of course, he didn't want to plead for his grandson, because he told him from his own experience that all guarantees are useless, so he didn't plan to beg for mercy from his political opponents before he died.

"It can be said that the emperor you have been loyal to all your life is actually your greatest enemy. The sudden disaster of your Lu family is only because the prince who lives in the deep palace needs a suitable companion."

"Do you think I will believe it?" Lu Hengxiu tried his best to tell himself that what Duan Wenzheng said was nothing more than a mind-killing technique, and he just wanted to plant a seed of doubt between himself and the emperor before he died.However, when it comes time to try hard to warn yourself not to believe, in fact, you already believe it in your heart.

"Every sentence I said is true, why don't you believe it? What can you do if you have the merits of support, today you will be crowned king and minister, and you will die an untimely death in the future! Hahahaha."

Now the root of doubt has been planted deeply, just waiting for the long branches and leaves to bloom and bear fruit.Lu Hengxiu thought well, he just wanted to plant a seed of doubt, the only difference was that everything he said was true.

"Since you had entered the cabinet at that time, you would have a bright future sooner or later, so why bother to take the risk of helping a prince who has no power in the deep palace." Lu Hengxiu couldn't help asking. When it came to his parents, he couldn't help but delve into it. .

"Who knows what will happen in the future? After all, although King Ning became the emperor, after all, his throne is not justified. If one day the humble prince really becomes the emperor, I will be the first If you don’t succeed, you don’t have much to lose.”

"Oh, it seems that you miscalculated." Lu Hengxiu pretended not to care at all, "Not to mention I don't believe a word of yours, even if what you said is true, so what, now standing in front of civil servants I am the first."

"Are you going to continue to serve him? Your father will surely die in peace if he knows." Duan Wenzheng lost his composure. He didn't expect Lu Hengxiu to be so calm after hearing this.

"You should still worry about yourself. The execution will be executed in two days. I heard that the executioner's technique is very important. If you encounter someone with poor technique, the head will not fall off after being chopped off with a knife, but most of the bones and muscles have been broken. What's the matter?" You have to wait for a while and wait for the executioner to cut you a second time." Lu Hengxiu turned around and left after speaking, ignoring Duan Wenzheng's reaction.

"Lu Hengxiu, do you think I will win if you win? I tell you, it's impossible. In the vortex of power struggle, no one can die well. Today's me is your future. You should remember my end well and be careful." remember."