The Prosperity of Jingdi Chronicle

Jing Ke has been away for more than seven years.

In seven years, many things can be changed. It can make a toddler girl grow into a flowery beauty, and it can also make an immature young prince grow into a powerful military prince.

"Fifth Brother, I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Rui entered Beijing today, and the Ministry of Rituals has prepared a grand welcome ceremony. This kind of excitement has never happened in several years. I really want to go and see it." When going out, the door was blocked by three masters and servants.

"Sister Xuan, please spare me. His Royal Highness Prince Rui is entering the capital today, and there must be a lot of people outside. I will take you out. If anything goes wrong, my father will skin me." Wei Min shook his head hastily, Normally, if Wei Minxuan wanted to go out, as long as he brought more people with him, it would not be a problem, but today when Prince Rui went to Beijing to present prisoners, the battle in the Ministry of Rituals was very large, and the city might be full of empty alleys, and the people would rush to watch. How dare he take Wei Minxuan out at this time?

"It's a pity, the last time His Highness Prince Rui wrote to say that he would give me a treasured sword from the Western Regions when he returned to Beijing, I thought I wouldn't need it anyway, and originally wanted to pass it on to Fifth Brother, but now it seems that Fifth Brother doesn't need it anymore. "Wei Minxuan said with a long sigh of regret.

"Sister Xuan, good sister, you got something good, don't forget about me, I'll just take you out." Wei Minshi didn't have any other hobbies, and he liked to dance with guns and sticks on weekdays.

He originally wanted to learn from his ancestors to go to the battlefield to kill Guangzong Yaozu, but unfortunately, when his father was stationed in Yunzhou, he left him in Beijing to fulfill his filial piety for his parents. The separation of mother and son forced his father to find him a job in the military, so that his dream of the battlefield will always be just a dream.

Over the years, the little kid who was hanging around behind his ass back then has been doing well in the Northwest, winning one victory after another, but he can only drooling at the victory news in the Ministry of War, Counting ants when I'm bored, I don't know how aggrieved I am living this day.

Or, in a few days, go to His Highness Prince Rui to find out what's going on, and see if he can also be brought to Chuzhou?

Although Wei Minshi thought so, he couldn't help hesitating when he thought of asking the little kid from back then for help, and his mother and wife would definitely burst into tears and snot.

Wei Minshi took people with her in a tangled mood, and found a place to guard Wei Minxuan, who was disguised as a man, watching the fun, but Wei Minxuan was in a very happy mood. She pinched the jade pendant in her sleeve and looked nervously at the The person on the tall horse was getting closer and closer, his heart beating non-stop.

Although her childhood memories of her childhood sweethearts are somewhat blurred, although His Highness Prince Rui has not been in Beijing for many years, he has always sent letters and gifts. She adores the hero, not to mention that the hero is in every possible way to please the infatuated and has never been married, so the girl gradually has a strange feeling in her heart.

But if father firmly disagrees, even His Highness Prince Rui can't help it.Thinking of this, she felt depressed again.

Jing Ke returned to Beijing this time, in addition to offering prisoners, the more important reason was to celebrate the 24th birthday of the commander in chief.At that time, people celebrated their birthdays every nine days, so Wei Yan's 59th birthday should actually be celebrated in late May of the [-]th year of Hongqing, when he was [-] years old.

This is such a rare happy event, it is only once in a lifetime, and Jing Ke will naturally not be absent.However, when the emperor celebrated his fiftieth birthday a few years ago, he was busy with the war, so he was absent without hesitation. This difference in treatment is obvious at a glance.

Wei Yan's [-]th birthday is not only a happy event for the Wei family, but also affects countless people. Its luxury and grandeur exceed the imagination of the world.Wei Yan's original intention was not to be so extravagant and wasteful, but unfortunately he couldn't resist the emperor's intention.

Because Jing Ke broke Beidi, Simon, and Doro three kingdoms in the northwest, and captured the princes, princes and daughters of these three countries to present to the imperial court, the emperor was in a very happy mood at this time, and wanted to arrange Wei Yan's birthday wantonly.

I haven't seen him for a few years, and he has a little more loving father towards Jing Ke, and seeing that Wei Yan is getting old, Jing Ke, as Wei Yan's most beloved prince, has been marching outside, so it is inevitable that Wei Yan will worry about it , so he planned to let Jing Ke stay in Beijing from now on.

Jing Ke was left in the capital for the extravagant birthday banquet of the Wei family. Some people were happy, but others were naturally sad.For example, His Royal Highness and others felt the danger coming from this.Compared to Prince Jing Jingying, Prince Rui, who has power in the army, is the real serious trouble for the Crown Prince.

In the late spring of the 25th year of Hongqing, Jing Li went to Anyuan Mansion to inspect his mausoleum, but Wei Yan did not accompany him due to some business.

The emperor's mausoleum is usually built after ascending the throne. Jing Li ascended the throne at a young age and did not build the mausoleum immediately. Later, when he wanted to build it, he caught up with Qi Yuanheng and proposed the "New Deal for Farming and Mulberry". Because of the lack of money and food, it was postponed It took a few years to start construction, but his mausoleum has been built for more than ten years and is almost finished.

The official in charge of supervising the construction of the mausoleum has always been someone the emperor can trust, but this official had a small question from the beginning of the construction.

The emperor's mausoleum is mainly composed of two parts. The upper part is the main building complex of the mausoleum. Every king in the Jing Dynasty has the same system. As for the underground palace below, each has its own mysteries.Today's underground palace was built according to the ancestors' rules. The only difference is that the coffin platform in the main tomb is so wide that it can completely hold two sets of coffins.

The official had also guessed whether the emperor was going to be buried with someone when he built the coffin stand like this, but he dismissed the idea when he thought that he had been buried in the Queen's Mausoleum one after another.If he was not afraid of death, he might be able to get the answer from the emperor himself, but he was very afraid of death, so this question remained a question until his death.

Jing Li had only stayed in Anyuan Mansion for two days, and suddenly received an urgent report from Jingli that King Rui Jing Ke had been poisoned, and his life and death were uncertain.

"What's going on?" Jing Li hurriedly brought people back to the capital, and the first person summoned to question him was Wei Minwen, the son of Marquis of Yongning.

Wei Minwen is now in charge of the hidden guards in the capital, even if it cannot be prevented in advance, it is time to find out some clues afterwards.

"The prince did not know where he got a strange flower. Yesterday, he invited all your highnesses, the prince and the prince to the East Palace to enjoy the flowers."

Jing Li frowned when he heard the words Prince Taifu, "Did your father also go to the banquet yesterday?"

"Yes." Wei Minwen bowed and replied, "In addition to viewing the flowers, there will be singing and dancing to add to the fun. The lead dancer is King Doro's daughter. After the dance, she will personally hold the pot and toast to everyone seated. Prince Rui Your Highness just drank the wine toasted by her and got poisoned on the spot."

Jing Li remembered that after Jing Ke offered his captives, he rewarded all the daughters to the princes and important ministers. It is obvious that the daughter of King Doro entered the womb of the crown prince.

"Have you been interrogated? What did she say?"

"She confessed and admitted that she poisoned His Highness Prince Rui."

"What about the poison she used, and where did it come from?"

"According to her confession, it was originally hidden in her hair to commit suicide, but yesterday she suddenly had the opportunity to get close to His Highness Prince Rui, so she did it directly."

"Do you think the prince is really ignorant of this matter?"

This question is difficult to answer, no matter how you answer it, I am afraid it will not be pleasing.

Wei Minwen was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "I can't guarantee that."

The emperor looked down coldly, but Wei Minwen remained motionless.

"How do you say that?" After a long time, Jing Li asked again, his voice was also full of chill.

Wei Minwen's words are suspected of provoking the kinship of the Tian family, and they are most taboo.

"Yesterday, that glass of wine was originally dedicated to father, because father is too strong to drink, so His Highness Prince Rui drank it for him."

Hearing this, Jing Li's complexion changed drastically, and he was no longer as calm as before.

"I allow you to act cheaply. Except for the prince, everyone in the East Palace will be strictly interrogated by me. I want to know everything."

"The minister obeys the order."

After Wei Minwen withdrew, Jing Li sat blankly alone for a long time, a boundless chill enveloped him, making him shiver uncontrollably.For some things, he subconsciously already had a premonition, but he refused to admit it anyway.

Jing Ke was placed in the Antai Hall at this time, and Wei Yan kept guarding him.When he was poisoned, Wei Yan had already helped him force the poison, but he never woke up.

After Grandma Tian passed away, the most brilliant imperial physician in the palace was undoubtedly Imperial Physician Oda. Unfortunately, Imperial Physician Oda just happened to be home to visit relatives this time and was not in Beijing. The other imperial physicians were helpless to deal with Jing Ke's coma except for detoxifying Jing Ke many times.

"Ke'er is a lucky person, so nothing will happen." Jing Li walked slowly to the side of the couch, sat down beside Wei Yan, and hugged him tightly.

He thought for a long time in Zhaoren Hall alone, but he still didn't know what to do?

If Jing Qi really hurt Wei Yan's heart, how should he deal with him?Anyway, Jing Qi is also his flesh and blood.Although the family relationship of the Tian family is indifferent, as long as it does not exceed the bottom line, they still have to be cherished.

In Fengcheng Palace, Zuo Siming was burning something for himself.He threw all his favorite manuscripts, favorite poetry collections, and favorite utensils into the fire. After burning these, he burned some paper money for himself, so that he would not have money to spend when he threw the corpse in the wild in the future.

"Isn't Your Highness's target Prince Rui? Why did you suddenly signal Princess Dorothy to toast the wine to Marquis Yongning? If Prince Rui didn't ask for a drink instead, wouldn't it be a big deal?" Xi Mu became more and more ignorant of His Highness's intentions. thought.

Obviously they had discussed it beforehand, this time they were going to deal with Prince Rui, but he suddenly changed his mind during the banquet, if Prince Rui hadn't somehow come to ask for a drink instead, he still didn't know how to end yesterday's incident.

"Teacher, don't worry, Prince Rui must be very happy to drink this cup of poisoned wine for Marquis Yongning. I thought he was pitiful, so I helped him out. With his status, even if he died of poisoning in the East Palace, the emperor would be the most It’s okay to be sad for a while after killing Princess Doro, I’m afraid the crown prince can still be his crown prince. But once the poisoned target is Marquis Yongning, how can the emperor continue to tolerate it?”

"Could it be that the emperor killed the crown prince for the sake of Marquis Yongning?"

"Of course the emperor won't. A tiger's poison doesn't eat its offspring. Even he wouldn't be able to do such a thing as killing his son for his lover. At most, the crown prince would be imprisoned until he dies. However, His Highness Prince Rui may not be able to swallow this breath afterwards. Why? Maybe not do something?"

When Xi Mu heard this, he finally understood, and after going around countless circles, it turned out that His Highness still wants their brothers to kill each other.If Prince Rui really wanted to deal with the crown prince, no matter whether it was successful or not, there might not be any good results.

"Why does Prince Rui know that the wine is poisonous and still drink this glass of poisoned wine?" As for why Prince Rui knew the wine was poisonous, Xi Mu didn't ask.Because under Zuo Siming's order, he went to Prince Rui's mansion to cast a note, telling Prince Rui that Princess Duo Luo's heart of revenge is immortal, and told him to be careful of poisoning in alcohol.

"Prince Rui has always wanted an opportunity to challenge the prince, and he has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time." Zuo Siming looked at the fire and laughed. His fate has long been doomed, and the fate of others has also been doomed, " Teacher, please leave here, if you don’t leave, there will be no time.”

"Your Highness, no matter where you go, I will accompany you." Even if it is Huangquan Road, he is willing to go with him.

Ximu defended his promise with his life, and did not complete their mission until he shed the last drop of blood and came to apprehend the hidden guards of King Fengcheng.

King Fengcheng, who fell into the hands of Wei Minwen, was very cooperative, so cooperative that Wei Minwen felt that it was unknown, and there was no need for torture, and he explained everything clearly.

He cared about the old country and never forgot his hatred, seduced the crown prince, instigated instigation, and instigated Princess Doro to poison the Marquis of Yongning and other crimes, all of which he confessed to.After this explanation, it was obvious that only he was the big villain, and His Royal Highness was simply a little white rabbit who was deceived by the villains.

Wei Minwen was so angry that he vomited blood, tortured him several times, but failed to pry his mouth open.No matter how unwilling he was, he did not dare to forge a confession, so in the end he could only present this confession to the emperor for viewing.

Jing Ke never woke up, and Wei Yan stayed by his couch, unwilling to move. Naturally, Jing Li's mood couldn't get better. Half of his distress was accounted for, so he should be thankful.

At the moment, all those involved have been severely dealt with, only the crown prince Jing Qi, Jing Li only locked him in the claustrophobic courtyard of the clan's mansion for self-reflection, and did not issue other orders.

When Imperial Physician Oda finally got the news and was rushing to the capital, Jing Ke woke up the day before Imperial Physician Oda returned to Beijing. As for the mystery of why he fell asleep for so many days, only he and Shi Qing knew best up.

Seeing that he was awake, Jing Li sent Wei Yan to rest, but he showed him the confession of King Fengcheng, and asked him how he hoped to punish the culprit.

"The king of Fengcheng provoked the kinship of the heavenly family, his heart can be punished, and he should be cut into pieces. His Royal Highness was deceived by an adulterer, and the crime is not his fault. The father and the emperor can give a strict admonition." Even if Jing Ke hated it in his heart, his mouth But Li still wanted to excuse the prince, because this is the gift he should fulfill as a son and younger brother, and if he violated it, it would be a loss of filial piety.

If he asked the emperor to severely punish the prince at this time, let alone the emperor would have objections to him, even if the world knew about it, they would still have objections to him.

He was reminded by the masked man that night, and he made some preparations in advance, and kept watching Princess Doro's movements at the banquet.

He originally thought that Princess Dorothy was targeting him. After all, he was the one who ruined her country. When she arrived at the seat of Yongning Hou, her expression suddenly changed, and Jing Ke knew that something was wrong. Under the eyes of everyone, he had no time to say more What, he could only drink the glass of poisoned wine first, and at that moment, he became murderous, not only towards Princess Naduoluo, but also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

It's just that the matter has come to this point, even if he stays awake for several days, even if the commander-in-chief's worries about him are taken into account, the emperor still has no intention of severely punishing the prince, and asking him to excuse the prince himself is the last Good proof, the emperor's eccentricity can be seen.

Although he tried his best to excuse the prince as the emperor wished, his murderous intent was even worse.

"Jiangjun can be killed but not humiliated, so I will leave him a whole body." For Junjun who had his claws cut off, he would usually feed him with good food and drink. Because Jingli was too confident, he never put Zuo Siming In his eyes, this time almost caused a catastrophe, so naturally he didn't have the guts to let him continue to live.

But this time if Wei Yan suffers, then Zuo Siming will definitely be cut to pieces, but when it comes to Jing Ke, Jing Li thinks that he can be killed but not humiliated. No matter how wronged Jing Ke is, he has no place to complain.

"You did a good job this time, I'm very pleased, and I won't wrong you." Seeing Jing Ke's pale face, Jing Li felt a little more pity in her heart.

This time Jing Ke was suffering on Wei Yan's behalf, and he didn't have any complaints about the elder brother involved in it. He thought of excuses for his elder brother while he was sick.

As for how to reward him, he thought of Jing Ke's marriage. Since Jing Ke has been delaying for so many years and still refuses to marry someone else, it can be regarded as sincerity, and his wish has been fulfilled.

Choose a day to marry Jing Ke and Wei Minxuan, and allow Jing Ke to touch the most powerful sword in his hand - the Wei family, plus the reserve, this is his reward to Jing Ke for saving Wei Yan this time , such a reward, he is generous enough as a father.

Jing Ke didn't know what the emperor was thinking at this time, and he didn't have time to guess what the emperor was thinking. What he was thinking about was how to get the prince to accompany the King of Fengcheng.

On the second day after he woke up, King Fengcheng was in prison, was killed by a cup of poisoned wine, and buried in a mass grave outside the city.

At night on the third day, Jing Ke brought people to the clan mansion.

"Stay at the door, and no one is allowed to enter, let alone go out. Those who make intruders can do it cheaply." He got off his horse and gave orders to the guards.

"Obey!" His guards were all the personal guards he brought back from the army, and when they heard his order, they obliged loudly.

At this time, the gate of the clan's mansion had already been closed, and Jing Ke motioned for someone to knock on the door.

After a loud bang, the side door opened a small crack, and the clerk inside, before he could see who was coming, a group of people pushed him away and rushed in.

"His Royal Highness Prince Rui!" The little official exclaimed when he saw the man in the middle.

Jing Ke ignored him and led the people in.

In the late night of the clan mansion, the clan princes such as Zongren Ling, Zongzheng, etc. must not be there. The person on duty at night is only a small official of the fifth rank. When they arrived at the closed courtyard, Prince Rui Jingke was already standing in front of the door.

Seeing him coming, Prince Rui said expressionlessly:

"By the imperial edict, His Highness the Crown Prince is respectfully invited to go west on the road, open the door, and don't delay the time."

After hearing his words, Master Pan, sweat dripped from his forehead in an instant.

"May I ask Your Highness, what is the imperial decree?" Chief Pan had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask because he knew that he was offending someone.

"Oh, what's the principal's name?" Jing Ke glanced at him and asked.

"Miangui, my official surname is Pan."

"Master Pan, are you asking this question to make His Majesty leave a bad name in history? Don't talk nonsense, open the door quickly."

"But... Your Highness..." Chief Pan wiped away the dripping sweat with his sleeve.Before he came, he ordered someone to ask for the patriarchal order. Why hasn't the patriarchal order come yet?

He didn't know that the people he sent out had already been knocked unconscious by Prince Rui's men, tied them up and threw them behind the door, and it was impossible for them to report.

Seeing him procrastinating for time, Jing Ke winked, and immediately someone stepped forward to support him, and found a large number of keys from him.

Jing Qi has been locked in the closed courtyard for seven or eight days.After the incident, he was in a state of confusion. It was clear that they had discussed in advance that Jing Ke was the target of inciting the poisonous killing of Princess Doro, so why was Marquis Yongning involved?

No matter how stupid he is, he still knows that he is his father's favorite person. Once Yongninghou is involved, the people involved will not end well. Zuo Siming will not end well, and neither will he. Good end.

Although Jing Ke took the drink on his behalf at the last moment and did not hurt a single hair of Marquis Yongning, but as long as he had this intention, his father and emperor would probably continue to investigate strictly, and none of them would be let go.

why?

He couldn't figure out which joint went wrong, and he was even more worried about Zuo Siming's safety. He had been eating poorly for the past few days, and his whole body had lost a lot of weight.

That night, when he was half asleep and half dreaming, he heard a noise coming from outside the door, and then the door of his quiet room, which was closed, was suddenly opened.

A few palace lanterns were lit outside at unknown times, illuminating the door brightly.

Against the light, he saw Jing Ke standing there, looking at him expressionlessly for a while, before saying:

"By the decree, His Royal Highness, please go on the road!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone came forward and threw the three-foot white silk to the beams and pillars of the quiet room, and then tied it in a knot.

"His Royal Highness, please!" Jing Ke raised his hand, signaling him to leave quickly.

"Master Pan, I want to meet His Majesty in person and argue in person. I don't know about this matter, I just held a flower feast, and I can't be guilty of death." Of course, Jing Qi couldn't give in so easily, and pointed at the courtyard Chief Pan shouted.

He is the dignified prince of a country, even if the emperor wanted him to die, he should have declared his guilt and ordered him to die, instead of finishing him in private like this.

"His Royal Highness, King Fengcheng has already recruited. You conspired with him to incite Princess Doro and poisoned the Marquis of Yongning. He has already recruited all of them. Your Majesty ordered you to go on the road. Please, Your Highness, Prince Jing!" Jing Ke said coldly looked at him and said.

"Nonsense, I don't know about this matter, I just want to meet His Majesty." Jing Qi said this very confidently, he really didn't know about the poisoning of Yongninghou.

"His Royal Highness, the King of Fengcheng has already recruited. Your Majesty believes his confession, so what if you see His Majesty? Does His Royal Highness think that His Royal Highness is more important than Marquis Yongning in His Majesty's heart?" Jing Jing Seeing that he refused to give in, Ke continued to beat him with words.

"There really isn't one."

"Your Majesty believed it."

……

Jing Qi looked at Jing Ke and remained silent.Back then he watched Jing Ke struggling in the pool from above, but now, it was Jing Ke watching him struggling to survive.

Is this tit for tat?

"Where is King Fengcheng?" He finally stood up.

"He is already waiting for His Royal Highness on Huangquan Road, please."

"Jing Ke, even if you die alone, you won't be in that position." Jing Qi laughed as she held the white silk hanging from the beam.

"I won't bother His Highness the Crown Prince with this." Jing Ke also laughed.

When someone finally discovered the change in the clan mansion, everything was a foregone conclusion.

At the fourth watch, Jing Li was woken up by Fu Ji in her sleep.

"His Majesty……"

He just moved, and Wei Yan beside him was about to wake up.

"It's still early, sleep a little longer." Jing Li stroked his back, waited for a while, and only quietly got off the bed when he calmed down again.

He was fully dressed and came to Zhaoren Hall. After listening to the report, he couldn't believe his ears.

Why on earth did Jing Ke do such a thing?

He was wronged in this matter, but he will make it up.Let him marry Wei Minxuan and give him the seat, isn't this compensation enough?Is it necessary for him to kill Jing Qi?

Judging from the current confession, the prince just held a flower viewing feast without knowing it.Even if the crown prince knew about it, it was not enough for him to be deposed as a commoner and confine him until death?

Fake imperial edicts, mutilate siblings, exonerate the prince with warm words in front of me, and kill the prince immediately behind his back, such a cruel person, who is obedient to others, dares to give him the reserve position, and dares to let him marry the Wei family ?

If he really made him the crown prince, he might not be able to tolerate any of these brothers.

What will happen when the Wei family falls into his hands after a hundred years?

"Why?" He glared at Jing Ke who was kneeling in front of him, and asked sharply.

"I have nothing to say!" Jing Ke replied in a deep voice.

The prince has too many reasons to be damned, even if he just held a flower viewing party, so what if he doesn't know about it?The old hatred is not over, but a new hatred has been added, and people have been provoked to involve the commander-in-chief. All these things are enough for him to send the prince on his way.

Since the emperor was eccentric and the prince made such a big mistake, he still refused to send him on the road, and he was willing to do it for him.

"Drag on, die!" Since he had nothing to argue with, Jing Li didn't want to hear him argue, so he ordered in a cold voice.

The execution officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs came at the order, and when he saw Chief Fudge making a gesture, he knew that it meant to let them take it easy, beat them slowly, and make sure to save their lives.These executioners are all ancestral crafts, and since the superiors have given instructions, they naturally know how to beat them.

So when Wei Yan received the news and rushed over, Jing Ke's life was still alive.

"Your Majesty... I implore Your Majesty to spare your Highness's life." He entered the hall, knelt down in front of the emperor, and begged.

"I said that day, with his temperament, when he grows up, he will kill people casually for trivial matters. You wanted to plead for him that day, but do you still have to plead for him now?" Jing Li walked up to him, dragging His hand, let him up.

"Your Majesty, I believe that His Majesty is not this kind of person." Wei Yan heard the muffled groan outside, and his expression became even more anxious, "Your Majesty has already lost one son tonight, is he going to lose the second one? Wouldn’t it be fulfilling the intention of the instigator?”

"I don't even dare to believe him, but you still dare to believe him."

"Your Majesty, I beg you, please spare your Highness' life."

……

"Forget it, for your sake, I will spare him this time." In the end, facing Wei Yan's begging, Jing Li let Jing Ke go.

"Decree, when the crown prince was claustrophobic and introspective, he hanged himself from the beam because of fear and uneasiness. My heart ached, and I couldn't bear to think about it. I will bury him generously and have a big burial." Since Jing Ke was spared for Wei Yan's sake, there was no need to continue He was charged with murdering his elder brother, and Jing Li directly erased the matter.

However, capital crimes can be pardoned, but living crimes cannot escape. If Jing Ke dares to do such a thing, he will not make it easy for him.

The 25th year of Hongqing was an eventful year. In that year, Jingli felt that he had aged many years all of a sudden.For the first time, he felt that in the dark, everything will have retribution.

That day Xie was gifted to death with white silk by him, and Xie's son ended his own life in the same way in the future.Back then, when he was planning to instigate the Beidi royal family to fight among themselves, how could he have imagined that one day, his sons would also be instigated to kill each other.