Raise an emperor as a villain

Three months later, Lu Hengxiu went to Moling on Mingjue's behalf, and met Dexi secretly that night.

"I haven't seen you for many years, how is Eunuch Dexi?" Lu Hengxiu asked pleasantly.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your concern. The old slave is still healthy."

"It's not easy for you to travel all the way back to guard the empress dowager when you're old, thank you for your hard work."

"The empress dowager's kindness to the old slave was as great as a mountain, so what is all this hard work?"

"That's right, back then you were the most important chief executive around the Empress Dowager, so you must have kept nothing from you, right?" Lu Hengxiu had something in his words, Dexi is a refined old fox, how could he not hear it.

"My lord Lu, I'm flattered. This old slave is just a slave. I just do my best to do what my master told me. I don't even ask about anything my master didn't say."

"That's right, a good slave should have you as an example. After I entered the palace, you were the one who was ordered to bring me before the Empress Dowager. You should be clear about these things."

"Yes, all the affairs of Mr. Lu after entering the palace are handled by this old slave. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"I was fined and confiscated into the palace. I was supposed to do hard labor for life, but you showed up and saved me, and the empress dowager gave me another way out, which made me achieve what I am now. I have always treated you The Empress Dowager is grateful and regards the Empress Dowager as a benefactor of reconstruction until someone told me the truth about the old case of the Lu family."

"What's the truth?" Dexi panicked for a moment, but quickly hid his shock, "I don't know who is trying to provoke you, but the Empress Dowager's kindness to you is not fake. Lu Your Excellency may not care about the old slave, but you cannot doubt the Empress Dowager."

"Really? The empress dowager's kindness to me is indeed true, but if she cooperates with Duan Wenzheng to kill my entire Lu family, is it considered kindness if she comes to me later?"

"Who did you listen to? It's impossible...impossible..."

"It was Duan Wenzheng who told me before he died. From the look on your face, he must be right, right? Duan Wenzheng's family is gone now, and the Empress Dowager has also passed away. You are just following orders. , I don’t need to hold you accountable. I just want to ask you, does the emperor know?”

"Now that Mr. Lu is an extremely powerful minister, why bother to dwell on the past decades ago? Is right and wrong still important?"

"Eunuch Dexi, if your parents were killed and your whole family was robbed, would you still be so calm?"

"Sometimes knowing the truth may not be a good thing, it just adds to the pain. The matter back then was handled by the old slave alone. The Queen Mother did not conspire with Duan Thief. It was Duan Thief who framed your father and used you to claim credit for the Queen Mother. At this point, the queen mother has no way to restore the situation, but she can't bear to see you fall, so she had to follow Duan thief's intention to save you and put you next to the emperor who was still the prince at that time.

The emperor doesn't know anything about the entanglements involved. If you want to resent or hate, you should also hate Duan Thief for treachery.He not only harmed your family at the beginning, but also slandered the empress dowager and the emperor before he died, and alienated the relationship between your monarch and his ministers. "

"Should I believe everything you say?"

"Why do you ask me if you don't believe me?" Dexi replied with a wry smile.

"This trip was not fruitless. At least I know that my father was involved in the incident. It was not because of me, but because someone framed me. As for who the culprit is, I will naturally find out slowly." Lu Hengxiu said contemptuously He glanced at Dexi cautiously and said, "My father-in-law must have done a lot of harmful things for the empress dowager in the past, but now that the empress dowager has been gone for ten years, my father-in-law should take care of himself, and don't be asked at night." The soul of fate is frightened."

After Lu Hengxiu finished speaking, he turned and left. A gust of cold wind blew by, and the door was closed with a "bang". At this moment, the black figure that had been hiding behind the door showed its true colors.

"You you you... who are you? Don't come here." Dexi saw that the man dressed in black took out a white silk from his arms, wrapped it twice around his hand and walked slowly towards him Coming over, he was so scared that he couldn't help stepping back.

"Crash!" Dexi leaned against the table, knocked down a teapot and several cups on it, and made a crisp sound when they fell to the ground.

"Shh, it's late at night, don't disturb others' rest." The man in black said as he wrapped a white silk around Dexi's neck, and tightened it tightly.

After Lu Hengxiu came out, his thoughts were in turmoil. Although he had doubts in his heart and tried hard to prove it, but now he is not at ease once he is sure.

All of this is true, so does Ming Jue know?If he knew everything, how should I get along with him?Dexi's words were obviously concealed, but should he continue to seek proof?Who should I turn to for a certificate?

Lu Hengxiu returned to his room, and it took him a long time to calm down. He sat at the table and poured himself a glass of wine, waiting for news from Ying Shisan.

After another cup of tea or so, a black shadow quietly sneaked into Lu Hengxiu's room.

"What's the matter? Did you encounter an unexpected situation after coming back after so long?"

"Don't worry, my lord, he has already left. I strangled him to death with a piece of white silk, and then pretended to commit suicide by dropping him on the beam of the house. It was just that he broke a tea set when he was struggling to escape before the attack." , I cleaned it up, so it took a while."

"That's good, thank you for your hard work, Shisan, go and rest, and don't worry about the rest of the matter."

"Yes." When Yingshi arrived at the door, he paused again. After a while, he finally comforted him and said, "Don't worry too much, my lord. When my lord suffered a family change, the emperor was still young, so he probably didn't know about it." .”

"Thank you, I'm fine, you step back." Lu Hengxiu responded with a forced smile.

Only then did Ying Thirteen leave.

On the second day, today was the day when Lu Hengxiu and other officials from the Ministry of Rites returned to Beijing. Unexpectedly, there was a young eunuch guarding the mausoleum to deliver breakfast to Dexi. When he entered the door, he was found hanged on the beam.

Dexi was the chief steward of the Empress Dowager during her lifetime. His death was not a trivial matter. A large group of people rushed to see Dexi, which delayed Lu Hengxiu's trip for a while.

"I was out to breathe yesterday with nothing to do. I saw Mr. Lu enter Eunuch Dexi's room, but he didn't see him come out. I wonder if Mr. Lu knows what's going on?" a member of the Ministry of Rites told Shi Zhong asked.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's attention was attracted to Lu Hengxiu. Lu Hengxiu didn't panic and responded very calmly.

"I and Eunuch Dexi are old acquaintances. I came here to bid farewell last night before leaving. At that time, Eunuch Dexi felt the desolation of the world. But the heart of the Empress Dowager has been away for so many years. He has served the Empress Dowager." For the rest of my life, I really regret not being able to leave with the Empress Dowager. I tried to persuade me a lot, but I never expected..."

When the Empress Dowager passed away, De Xi was sent to serve Ming Jue, so he had no chance to be buried with her.

"It must be that Eunuch Dexi is getting old and life is not going well, so he took this opportunity to follow the Empress Dowager."

"If that's the case, Eunuch Dexi can be regarded as a first-class loyal servant."

"I should report this matter to the Holy Majesty when I return to Beijing, and ask the Holy Majesty to allow Eunuch Dexi to be buried with him."

After being led by Lu Hengxiu, everyone in the Ministry of Rites thought that Dexi had committed suicide, and no one bothered about it after sighing for a while.