The Prosperity of Jingdi Chronicle
Chapter 54 Ending
In the 33rd year of Hongqing, Spring, Prince Jing's Mansion.
Since three years ago, the Marquis of Yongning acted arbitrarily, imprisoned countless people because of the emperor's fall from the horse, and later many people were reprimanded by the emperor, moved to the left, some people saw that the situation was not good, and asked to be released Begging to be released, begging for bones, the forces supporting Prince Jing and others were greatly reduced.
When King Rui Jing Ke was established as the crown prince, the three elder brothers of the crown prince, who had no soldiers or power in their hands, even if they still had secret supporters, did not dare to show their heads at will, and soon fell silent.
However, with the development of the situation, seeing that the crown prince's position was not as secure as everyone imagined, they couldn't help but want to move.
On this day, the spring was just right, Prince Jing sent a message to the fourth and fifth princes, inviting them to come over to enjoy the scenery.
At this time, the banquet was placed in the Huxin Pavilion in the back garden of Prince Jing's Mansion.The pavilion in the center of the lake is surrounded by water on all sides, and it needs to be ferried by a small boat to go up. As long as the servants who serve are sent away, there will be no one around, so it is very suitable for discussing some ulterior matters.
"That person can be said to be both civil and military, what a pity, what a pity..." After drinking for three rounds, Jing Wang Jingying took advantage of the good atmosphere and brought up this topic.
Who is that person, what is the pity, he did not elaborate, but the other two people present all know who he is talking about, and what is the pity.
No matter how capable the crown prince is, so what if he has the support of the Wei family, as long as he has no heirs, his position will not be secure.
"Oh, I'm afraid it's because of the excessive killing that it will hinder the heirs." The fourth prince said.
"What the fourth brother said is very true." The fifth prince nodded in agreement.
"This time I invited my fourth and fifth brothers to come over to discuss an important matter." Jing Ying probed the tone of the two of them, knowing that they had never given up on this matter, so they talked about the serious matter.
"Third brother, please tell me."
"Fifth brother, I'm all ears."
"The source of this matter is over there." Jing Ying gestured to the palace, "If you want to solve it, you have to work hard over there."
Three years ago, although Jing Ying and the others were not directly involved in the incident of the emperor's falling from a horse, the matter went around and around, and it would definitely come to them in the end.So when the emperor cut off their power, they were as quiet as quails, not daring to resist.
Now, things have changed, and the emperor doesn't seem to be planning to pursue the matter anymore. In addition, the crown prince has no heir, which means that other people still have a chance, and their minds are naturally active again.
Jing Ke is the youngest son, he was able to overtake the three elder brothers to ascend to the throne, thanks to the favor of the emperor and the support of the Wei family.
But the reason why Junxin is on him is not because the emperor likes him so much.The reason for this, say a thousand words and ten thousand, all stems from one person, and that person is Yongninghou.
Without Marquis Yongning, Jing Ke wouldn't have caught the emperor's eyes at all, and he might still be his sixth prince quietly.
Without the Marquis of Yongning, the emperor would not have allowed the Wei family to have such great power, and without the support of the Wei family, it would have been impossible for Jing Ke to rise to power so smoothly.
Now, Jingying understands these truths, and the other two princes also understand.
Rather than saying that the king's heart is on Jing Ke, it is better to say that the king's heart is on Yongning Hou. The rest are actually the emperor's love house and Wu.
Then the easiest way to leverage Jing Ke's reserve position is of course to deal with Marquis Yongning.
But with the protection of the emperor, it is not easy to deal with the Marquis of Yongning, unless the Marquis of Yongning falls out of favor one day, this is possible.
Over the years, there are definitely not a few people who are looking forward to the Marquis of Yongning falling out of favor, but many people are looking forward to it, and even to the end of their lives, they have not been able to expect the Marquis of Yongning to fall out of favor.
"Is that almost ancient?" The fourth prince grumbled.
"Next year will be the [-]th birthday." The Fifth Prince responded.
"Third brother, if you have any good ideas, just speak up." The fourth prince looked at the third prince, waiting for him to speak.
"That's what I think..." Although there was no one around, Jing Ying still lowered his voice, and spoke out his plan slowly.
They need to sway the emperor's heart, but they must not show any traces. If they act too deliberately, the emperor may become suspicious, so it will be difficult to do so.
"This... can it work?" Hearing his plan, the fourth prince hesitated.
"Didn't the fifth brother just say that? The Marquis of Yongning is about to pass his [-]th birthday. Seventy is rare in life. How many more birthdays can Marquis of Yongning have? Even if the father is not for himself, but for the Marquis of Yongning, I'm afraid he will be fooled." I have already prepared the person, but there are some things, the fourth brother and the fifth brother still need to help, and send this person to the emperor without a trace."
"It's natural."
"Third brother, don't worry."
Both the fourth prince and the fifth prince nodded in agreement.
As long as Jing Ke is still the prince, they will work together. Of course, once Jing Ke is not the prince, they will not be so easy to talk to each other.
Hongqing 34 years, February.
In February in Beijing, the weather is still a bit cold.In the central hall of Yongning Hou's mansion, although there is a brazier, some people still feel cold sweat dripping down their backs because their hearts are weak.
Wei Yan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then asked, "Minwen, you have been investigating this case of the little beggar's disappearance for so long, but you still have no clue?"
"The child is incompetent, please punish the father." Wei Minwen stood up and pleaded guilty.
In the past year, many little beggars have been missing in the capital one after another. This matter was not under Wei Minwen's control, but his father heard about it for some reason, and asked Wei Minwen to investigate carefully. What's going on?
It's good that Wei Minwen didn't investigate, but after this investigation, something happened.
Now, he would rather not know anything.
"Oh." Wei Yan responded noncommittally, and looked at his son for a while, until he saw his son getting restless, he asked again, "What is Your Majesty doing these days?"
"This... I don't know... left and right are just some political affairs..." Wei Minwen replied hesitantly.
"It's okay, you go down." Wei Yan waved his hand and sent his son out.
At this point, he didn't need to ask any more questions. This matter must have something to do with the emperor, otherwise his son wouldn't be so ignorant.It's not like the secret guards are just for nothing, so it's impossible not to find out even such a trivial matter.
The son found out, but he pretended not to know. Apart from the emperor's ability, who else could make his son dare not talk too much?
However, what is the emperor doing with these little beggars?
Since the emperor wanted to hide it from him, he asked directly, the emperor would definitely not tell the truth, and the people around him were probably given silence orders by the emperor, even Minwen was no exception.
Wei Yan pondered for a moment before he had an idea.
Since the emperor needed little beggars, he made people keep an eye on those little beggars. As long as there were any lost ones, they would naturally know the truth.
However, I don't know if he asked Minwen to investigate this matter, and he was alarmed. A few beggars would disappear every ten days, but during this time, it didn't happen again.
Wei Yan asked the emperor on the sidelines, and the emperor naturally pretended to be stupid as always, saying that he didn't understand what he was talking about, but since the emperor restrained himself and stopped doing such things, Wei Yan didn't ask any more questions.
Anyway, as long as he found the place, he would naturally know what the emperor was doing. At that time, with all the witnesses and material evidence, even if the emperor wanted to continue pretending to be stupid, he couldn't.
"Master Hou, the thing that you let the humble official watch over has already taken shape." More than ten days later, Wei Yan arranged for the subordinate who was going to watch over this matter to report to him.
"Find a place?"
"Yes, in a village outside the city, the guards are very tight. The subordinates were afraid of being scared, so they didn't dare to approach. They just hung far behind and took a few glances."
"All hands are ready, follow me to have a look."
"Yes."
At that moment, Wei Yan led the people out of the city.
As soon as he moved, someone reported to the palace.
Ever since the emperor knew that Wei Yan was investigating this matter, he put people around Wei Yan and did nothing else, just watched him to see when he left the city, and then reported to the palace.
Now that Wei Yan was out of the city, Jing Li couldn't stay in the palace anymore when he received the news, so he took his people and went out of the city.
Wei Yan came out and arrived earlier than the emperor.
This Zhuangzi was indeed tightly guarded, but when Wei Yan came, he immediately showed his identity, and all those who dared to stop him from entering the door were gone.
The one in Zhuangzi is very important to the emperor, but the Marquis of Yongning is obviously more important. Everyone knows how to choose at this time.
So Wei Yan entered the door without any effort.
Some of the clever ones either ran in or out, obviously wanting to report the news.
Wei Yan didn't care about those who ran out. Even if they went to report to the emperor now, the emperor couldn't fly over with wings. By the time the emperor arrived here, he would have already figured out what the emperor was doing.
Those who were running in, he gestured to the left and right, and someone immediately stepped forward to restrain them.
Wei Yan walked in front, and the people he brought followed behind him, filing in and quickly controlling all the main roads in the village.
"Spread out, search around, are those little beggars who are missing here?" Wei Yan stood in the yard and gave orders.
"Yes." His subordinates left in response, and quickly searched around.
The original guards in Zhuangzi didn't stop them, and they didn't stop them. It was a real dilemma.
"Master Hou, those little beggars have been found." After a while, some subordinates answered.
"Is everyone there? Is there any damage?"
"I have been interrogated by the humble staff, and there are a few missing. It is said that a few people were taken out and never came back. Others were locked here, and blood was taken every few days. Life is safe."
Wei Yan was silent for a moment when he heard this.The few who are missing are probably more ominous than good.
He lifted his feet and walked towards Zhuangzi's backyard.
"Master Hou, please forgive me for being rude." Marquis Yongning led someone and broke into the front yard. The guards in the village didn't dare to stop him, so they had to let him go. Dare to stop, but had to bite the bullet and come forward.
Anyway, it can be delayed for a while, as long as it can be delayed until the emperor arrives, the situation can be handed over to the emperor to deal with.
Wei Yan didn't speak, but slowly drew the sword in his hand.
This sword is named Zhanlu, and it was a birthday gift given to him by the emperor many years ago.
Seeing his posture, several guards hesitated for a while, and finally retreated.
Even if they were worried that the emperor would make trouble for them later, they had to pass the current hurdle first. If they continued to obstruct, Yongninghou might have to settle accounts with them now.
"Yongninghou! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Inside the Chuihua Gate, someone greeted Wei Yan with a smile.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Wei Yan looked around, his gaze was on the alchemy furnace in the middle of the courtyard, he paused for a moment, and finally his eyes fell on the man standing in front of the alchemy furnace.
This is a very young Taoist priest with a handsome appearance and a smile on his face. When he smiles, the mood of the viewers seems to improve.
If it weren't for the little beggars in the front yard who were being bled all the time, if there weren't those little beggars who might have lost all their bones, Wei Yan's mood might have improved, but right now, he's in a very bad mood.
"Is there anything else you need to say?" He asked coldly.
The man was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood the implication of the words. He didn't expect that Yongning Hou would play cards so unreasonably, and hurriedly said:
"Marquis Yongning, aren't you afraid of His Majesty's wrath if you do this?"
"Is there someone behind you?" Wei Yan asked again.
"Marquis Yongning, even if you get the favor again, you can't do this kind of thing." The man said again without giving up.
"I'll ask for the last time, is there anything else to say?"
"Marquis Yongning, you must know that without me, this longevity pill cannot be made. If you dare to do such a bad thing to His Majesty, His Majesty will not spare you."
"Longevity Pill..." Hearing this, the sword in Wei Yan's hand finally raised.
"Marquis Yongning, Your Majesty is pleased with me, how dare you..."
Before the man finished speaking, he saw a flash of cold light, and a big head just fell off.
The last expression that froze on the Taoist priest's face was disbelief, he couldn't believe that someone would dare to send him on his way so cleanly, regardless of the holy will.
"Stubborn, death is not a pity." Wei Yan stared at the head on the ground for a moment, and then sheathed the sword in his hand.
Oh, the emperor will please him?
Over the years, this Taoist priest was not the first, nor would he be the last, to approach the emperor with this idea.
As a result, which of these people fell into the pit dug by the emperor for no reason, and was used by the emperor in various ways. After they were useless, the emperor would fill their heads with a handful of soil.
When Jing Li arrived, Wei Yan was already sitting in the living room drinking tea.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing him coming in, Wei Yan stood up, saluted him, and then sat back without waiting for him to speak.
Wei Yan was obviously angry, Jing Li didn't argue with him too much, just sat down next to him, drank tea with him, teased him with some gossip, and wanted him not to be so angry.
Wei Yan was coaxed by the emperor for a long time, but finally went back with the emperor.
Those who confuse the king's heart should be killed, but the king's heart has already turned in this direction, and this matter will probably not be less in the future. Even if he can kill, how many people can he kill?
That night, Wei Yan lay beside the emperor, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
"What's the matter?" Jing Li heard his movement, stroked his back, and asked him.
"Your Majesty..." Wei Yan thought for a long time, but decided to clarify some things with the emperor, "If His Majesty goes first in the future, I will follow His Majesty and continue to serve His Majesty underground."
"Don't say stupid things, even if that day comes, I want you to live a good life." Jing Li didn't like to hear Wei Yan say such things, "Birth, old age, sickness and death are commonplace in the world. When that day really comes, you and I should both see it." Open up."
The emperor said it was so serious, but if the emperor could really look down on life and death, he would not be bewitched to refine medicine for longevity.
But these words, Wei Yan just turned around in his mind, did not say it.
"Your Majesty's words are very true. If one day, I go first, Your Majesty must live well. I will be under the Nine Springs, waiting to reunite with Your Majesty."
Jing Li was silent for a while before replying:
"I know."
Of course he knew that the reason why Wei Yan brought up this topic was actually to persuade him not to do that kind of thing again.
He also knows that there are some things that no emperor in history has ever succeeded in, but some people say that they are hype, so he inevitably wants to try it. Since Wei Yan is very unhappy about it and doesn't want him to do it, he can only stop thinking about it. .
In April of the 50th year of Hongqing, Jing Li, the fourth king of the Jing Dynasty, died in the Xishan Palace at the age of 79.On the next day of the funeral, Crown Prince Jing Ke returned to Beijing from the Zi Palace of the Daxing Emperor, and stayed in the Qianqing Palace to pay homage to the imperial family and court officials.The government and the public mourn together, the whole country mourns, three years of mourning, no music, no marriage.
In May, he was named "Xianzong" in the temple for Emperor Daxing, posthumously named Emperor Lie, and was known as Emperor Jinglie in history.A few days later, Prince Jing Ke, who had been in charge of the country for ten years, ascended the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, ordered the world to appoint the Crown Princess Wei as the Queen, and changed Yuan Jiaping the next year to become Emperor Jingxuan in the future.
In June, the late emperor was buried in the imperial mausoleum, and at the same time, he ordered the exhumation of the bones of the late emperor's favorite minister, the former commander of the guard camp, who had died ten years ago, from the Wei family's ancestral grave. , was buried beside the late emperor.
As soon as this order came out, there was a resurgence of turmoil, the government and the public were in an uproar, and the officials complained bitterly, but the emperor Jing Ke insisted on going his own way, and no one could stop him.
After hearing this order, Queen Weishi saw him late at night, and after persuading him to no avail, he finally asked the question that popped up in his heart:
"Did His Majesty really love his concubine all these years?"
Jing Ke was speechless at this moment.He loves her, or he just has to love her, he has never wanted to delve into this question before, but now, there is no need to delve into it.
He has outstanding talents, can govern the country, and can expand the borders, has the qualifications of a wise monarch, and has the generosity of a benevolent monarch; he is loyal, filial, diligent, and loving for the people, and he is trusted by courtiers and loved by the people. Sequentially, pass it on as a grand unification, in order to continue this prosperity and prosperity. This is the reason why he was able to ascend to the throne first and succeed the great treasure as a bastard and youngest son recorded in the history of scenery.
As for the truth, the history books written by the emperor have never tolerated the truth. Countless truths have long been covered up by bloodstains and are nowhere to be found.
Perhaps, later generations will spread the good story that he is willing to give up the country for the beauty, and will lament the affection of the only queen in his life, but no one will explore the various reasons behind those vows of deep love.
That night, after the queen left angrily, Jing Ke faced the official records of history and history spread out on the royal case alone, silent for a long time, and finally took up the pen.
The ministers asked him why, the queen asked him why, in fact, he also asked his father why many years ago, what did he do wrong, and his father wanted to treat him like this?At that time, no one was willing to answer him, but now those who can answer this question are all lying in the ground, even if they want to answer, it is impossible.
As for the history books, the history books tampered with by his father have long been in pieces, and all the truth has disappeared. Even if there are still some clues left, after he sits here to rewrite it tonight, it will be almost the same.
As he writes, he thinks of many past events.Many people have asked him why he is obsessed with this chair, and he has answered this question countless times. The answer varies from person to person and will never be the same. As for the real reason, he has never confessed to outsiders. There are very few.
Tonight he can finally be honest, what he has been obsessed with for decades is actually such a small amount of power, but it is the power to write history with pen and ink, and the rest are just embellishments.
The history books spread out in front of him recorded the three periods of the first emperor's dynasty, from Longsheng to Tianxi, and finally the Hongqing prosperity in the Yongbiao history books. In each period, there are countless secrets hidden between the lines, waiting for those who are destined to tell them. They are chained.
That night, his eyes glanced at the lines of ink, and some doubts that had plagued him for many years finally pieced together the last corner, and then, under his pen, those truths were hidden again.
The history books written by the victors can only leave behind what they allow.
What will be concluded under his pen is a great era, an era in which loyal ministers, good generals, and capable men of lofty ideals will emerge in large numbers. That era is composed of countless flowers and countless achievements, and that era will receive countless praises from later generations. As for The bloodstains behind the prosperous times, the many cruel fights behind the winners and losers, there are at most a few words left in the annals of history, and even those few words were exchanged by the historians with their lives.
Jing Ke recalled that ten years ago, the Grand Commander said to him before he died, "Your Highness, treat the people kindly."
For those words, he worked hard to become the wise and benevolent ruler the Great Commander hoped for.
He thought of April, at the last moment, the late emperor said to him: "Prince, since you have started this play, let's play it to the end."
His father never believed him, thinking that he was always acting, deceiving everyone in the world for the sake of the supreme power.But even at the last moment, he still didn't justify himself. He just did those things. No matter what the reason was, it didn't matter a long time ago. At this point, he didn't need to justify himself. There's no need to argue, even if everyone in the world refuses to believe him, as long as the person he cares about trusts him, that's enough.
As for whether his father believed him or not, and whether other people believed him, to him, it was just a floating cloud, so why should he care.
That night was doomed to be a sleepless night. After the queen left, Marquis Wei Minwen of Yongning knocked on the palace late at night to ask for an audience.Generally, palace gates would not be opened lightly after the key was locked, and only Wei Minwen, who was also a brother and minister, could still see the emperor in the middle of the night.
Jing Keming knew that he was looking for trouble, so he summoned him in Zhaoren Hall.
"Is this how Your Majesty repays your father's love for you over the years?" As he expected, Wei Minwen, who was always gentle and elegant, was also enraged by the edict, and asked him angrily.
"Brother Minwen." Jing Ke looked at him quietly, and used the address he used to express intimacy when he was a child, instead of calling him Yongninghou as usual. wish, or have you been pretending not to know?”
"Brother Minwen, I remember that ten years ago, at such a late night, you knelt in front of the steps of Zhaoren Hall and forced your father to allow you to carry the coffin south. Father is not willing, how could he be willing, but you The commander's son. Before the commander-in-chief was alive, he took your father away. After the commander-in-chief passed away, he couldn't bear to fight with you anymore, and he didn't want to be embarrassed by these things after the commander-in-chief passed away, so even if he didn't want to , Your request is still granted."
"Brother Minwen, is the reputation of the Wei family really so important? Is the face of the living really so important? It's so important that you don't want to cherish the wish of the commander-in-chief at all, and bury him alone in the far south."
Under Jing Ke's pressing questioning, Wei Minwen had nothing to say.When he came here, he obviously thought of countless excuses, but when Jing Ke questioned him like this, he was speechless.
It was a long time later that he recovered his voice: "That's not the far south, that's the ancestral grave of my Wei family. As a child of the Wei family, what's wrong with being buried in the ancestral grave after death?"
"Brother Minwen is right to do so, but have you asked the commander if he is willing?"
Wei Minwen couldn't answer this question, but he didn't want to be led by the nose by Jing Ke, and finally asked the most important question: "Even so, you can rest in peace, how can Your Majesty have the heart to disturb father's peace?"
People in the world believe that burial is safe, and opening coffins and moving tombs is a major event that should not be taken lightly, and must not be done hastily.Otherwise, disturbing the peace of the deceased is considered unfilial to the descendants.
"Brother Minwen, if you are worried, you will be responsible for moving the tomb for the commander-in-chief." When Jing Ke saw him questioning this, she just fell into the hole he had dug in advance. Turning around, "Marquis Yongning, I order you to go south today and move back to Duke Zhong Wu's coffin, and be buried beside the late emperor. Accept the order."
At that moment, he was no longer the unfavorable prince who was careful in everything and frightened every step of the way, nor was he the titular "most beloved prince" of the late emperor, nor was he the later emperor who was under the nose of the late emperor. The prince who is cautious and cautious, dare not make mistakes in everything, now he is already the emperor who rules the world.
Wei Minwen stared at him for a moment, finally sighed, straightened his clothes, and knelt down: "I obey the order."
After this incident, the brotherhood has been broken, and from then on it is the difference between monarch and minister.
After he said goodbye, Jing Ke walked outside the hall, looked at his lonely back, and sighed.He didn't want to do this either, but that was both the commander's wish and the promise he made before the late emperor's death. No one could stop him from accomplishing this.
He recalled the late emperor's last confession to him in the Xishan Palace in April.
"Prince, since you have started this play, let's play it to the end."
Jing Li confessed the last sentence, and there was no other words.
For ten years, he suppressed all the hustle and bustle with bloodstains, making all the past nowhere to be found in the mottled history.The story between him and Wei Yan does not need to be evaluated by history books, commented by the world, let alone explored by future generations. All the past events only need to be kept in his heart for him to slowly recollect in the boundless loneliness.
From the reign of Tianxi, he took Wei Yan by his side, took his hand and walked forward step by step, shared the picturesque scenery with him, sat with him to plan political affairs, shared the supreme power with him, All kinds of things here are full of thoughts and loves that he can't express. He thought that such an unknown and carefree life could last his whole life, but he didn't expect that his success would fall short during the month when he was in a coma.
Originally, Wei Yan was supposed to be a sharp sword in front of him, but later, out of selfishness, he tried his best to keep the sword in his palm, put it beside his pillow, hug him in his arms, and put it in his heart.In fact, more than anyone else, he was unwilling to draw the sword out of its sheath again, covered with blood, and face criticism directly.
However, when he fell down, when the sharp sword he treasured behind the nine-fold curtain came out of its sheath, when Wei Yan did not hesitate to protect his country with blood, it was doomed that the noise in the future would overwhelm Wei Yan Submerged, there will be no clear name left when the coffin is closed.
He suddenly remembered that after Wei Yan passed away, the court discussed the posthumous title, and if he wanted it, he would be given the posthumous title of "Zhongwu".Putting oneself in danger is called loyalty.Strong and straightforward is called Wu.Determination of disasters and chaos is called Wu.All of the above, what did Wei Yan fail to do?
However, the courtiers wanted to confront him, and wanted to give Wei Yan the posthumous title of "severe", killing innocent people is more severe, so the tyranny went too far, accusing Wei Yan of being perverse and cruel and killing innocent people.
He was already in unbearable pain, and these people still want to be so blind to make him angry, attacking the dead, and aiming at the living. At that moment, he said coldly, "If you don't want to uphold my will and serve me Share your worries, you are determined to fight against me, but I don't mind being posthumously named Li after my collapse," and left with a wave of my sleeves.
Afterwards, he issued an imperial decree, giving Wei Yan the posthumous title of "Zhongwu" directly, and he was worthy of enjoying the Taimiao.
As soon as this order came out, there were many critics from the ruling and opposition parties, and even more disobedient ones.Many people clamored that only first-class meritorious officials deserved to enjoy the Taimiao. The three-year mourning was a funeral ceremony for the emperor. How could Yongning Marquis He De enjoy such an honor?
In order to suppress these uproars, he ordered those who opposed him to be imprisoned on the charge of "disputing the emperor's family affairs".
But at that time, he hadn't lost his mind. Although the person who could persuade him to blame him was already lying there, and he could no longer restrain him. Now he can do whatever he likes, but he must not be able to do so. He is happy, so he resists himself not to act recklessly.
He suddenly remembered that the posthumous name turmoil had not yet subsided, and the historian came to challenge his patience again.Serve the emperor with sex, flatter the ruler, seduce the lord, deceive the king, rely on favors and pride, have no rules and regulations, authorize and domineering, play power for personal gain, rely on favors to mess with politics, corrupt the government, kill loyal and good people, kill innocents, be virtuous, be virtuous The crime of harming righteousness, for one's own selfish desires, for injuring the king into injustice, etc., these guys will all be charged on Wei Yan, and they will write such infamy for him in the history of history, and they will be named in the biography of sycophants .
He was almost laughed at by them.In his relationship with Wei Yan, what's wrong with Wei Yan?What's wrong?He was right from start to finish.When Wei Yan cried and told him that the minister was not wrong, he had said that everything was my fault.
If the bones are really hard, you should accuse him of acting absurdly, humiliating his courtiers, and thanking the world for his absurd behavior. I dare not accuse him, but blame Wei Yan. Is this the arrogance of a historian?
Wei Yan devoted his life to his duties, remained loyal, served the country and the people, and was never selfless. Just because of his relationship, the historians turned a blind eye to everything and prepared to leave such a stigma on him in the history books.
It turns out that this is the so-called straight book of history by the historians!
That being the case, he would try it out, is it their bones that are harder, or his knife?
You don't know how to avoid taboos, do you?Rest assured, he will teach them to!
When he said, "I am neither a wise king nor a benevolent one. I don't need anyone to comment on my posthumous name. Even history books must be written according to my wishes. Those who resist the decree will be killed without mercy." Doesn't he know the consequences?
No, of course he knew, but so what?
Since at that time, Wei Yan did not hesitate to sacrifice his wealth and life, and was willing to ruin his reputation, honor and disgrace, then in the end, he was not afraid of the conclusion of the history books, willing to risk the infamy of future generations, and directly recast his reputation with blood.
He suddenly remembered that Wei Minwen knelt in front of the steps and begged him to agree to bury Wei Yan in the Wei family's ancestral grave after the coercion ended and the hustle and bustle continued.Many years ago, he had made the decision to bury together in the future, but at this moment he hesitated.
Back then, his mother left a will, asking him if he acted willfully just to fulfill his own wish, and refused to cherish Wei Yan's posthumous reputation at all, whether he could truly love him.
At that time, he felt that he was wronged. He just wanted to give him the best, so he didn't really love him. Only now did he realize that these words are the real old-fashioned words.
Back then, Wei Yan was willing to leave behind fame, honor, humiliation and human relations, follow him around, and join hands for a lifetime, this was Wei Yan's wish.
Now, he allowed Wei Minwen to carry the coffin to the south, fulfilling his gift of human relations, this is his wish.Even if he has to endure the divorce after parting alone, he is willing.
He suddenly remembered that the Hexi Wei family was just a pawn he placed on the chessboard, a bargaining chip he used to manipulate Wei Yan to coax him to be obedient, and whenever Wei Yan was disobedient, he would take it out and use it to coax him to be obedient Let him do whatever he wants, in fact, it doesn't matter to him at all, but now he is worried whether the prince will cross the river and demolish the Wei family, and tell the prince not to dismantle the Wei family in the future, just because this is what Wei Yan cherishes. family.
If the world is really like a big dream, it will be turned upside down in the blink of an eye.
Ten years have passed.
It turned out that ten years had passed.
Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
Even though it has been a full ten years since they separated, even though he stood on the top of the mountain and watched the sunrise, sunset, and clouds, he was never in a hurry to meet Wei Yan.
As long as he stands on the top of the mountain, the country is still under his feet, the world is still in his hands, and he is still in control of the chessboard; , for the prince, he can make them shut up forever; as long as he stands on the top of the mountain, no matter whether the prince is acting or not, no matter what the prince is thinking, no matter whether the prince is willing or not, since the play has started, he It must continue to act, and the Wei family can still continue the prosperity of the past.
Standing alone on the top of the mountain, returning Wei Yan's fame, honor and humiliation to their original places one by one, and protecting everything he once cherished for Wei Yan, this is his last wish.
Even if he has to endure boundless loneliness for this, he is willing.
Only in this way, when we meet again in the spring, can he say to Wei Yan without any shame: "You have dedicated your heart and soul to me, and I will live up to you in this life."
I live up to you.
Of course, it goes without saying that some of his actions definitely did not please Wei Yan, but that day, his actions were very unpleasing to Wei Yan, and in the end he still did not please him. I am afraid that this is predestined in the dark. .
I believe Wei Yan can understand all of these, even if he is to be blamed, it won't take long to blame him, and it will be fine if he puts down his body and coaxes him.
Jing Li used his last strength to look at the south intently.
When his consciousness was blurred, he seemed to see a familiar figure standing upright in a dimly lit place, just like many years ago.
"Wei Yan!" He called softly.
The man turned around slowly, saw him, smiled, stretched out his hand, and replied:
"His Majesty!"
Jing Li also laughed, walked over quickly, held his palm, and joined him in the stream of people watching the lanterns, admiring the thousands of lights, trees and silver flowers, just like many years ago.
There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Jing Li's lips, and he let out his last breath, and stopped moving.
Jing Ke followed his gaze and looked out from the inside of the hall, only to see lush flowers and trees, high palace walls, if the line of sight could climb over the high walls, through the high mountains, and across the plains, Further south, that is Hexi Mansion, where the ancestral tomb of the Wei family is located.
"My father understands what my father means. I will let my son alone bear the infamy of the world and the resentment of the Wei family." He leaned forward and whispered in the ear of the emperor who had already swallowed his last breath. He closed his eyes.Recklessly moving the tomb of the dead, disturbing the sleep of the dead, and once again uncovering the hustle and bustle that had been covered up long ago, he knew how much trouble it would cause. Can't download
Since three years ago, the Marquis of Yongning acted arbitrarily, imprisoned countless people because of the emperor's fall from the horse, and later many people were reprimanded by the emperor, moved to the left, some people saw that the situation was not good, and asked to be released Begging to be released, begging for bones, the forces supporting Prince Jing and others were greatly reduced.
When King Rui Jing Ke was established as the crown prince, the three elder brothers of the crown prince, who had no soldiers or power in their hands, even if they still had secret supporters, did not dare to show their heads at will, and soon fell silent.
However, with the development of the situation, seeing that the crown prince's position was not as secure as everyone imagined, they couldn't help but want to move.
On this day, the spring was just right, Prince Jing sent a message to the fourth and fifth princes, inviting them to come over to enjoy the scenery.
At this time, the banquet was placed in the Huxin Pavilion in the back garden of Prince Jing's Mansion.The pavilion in the center of the lake is surrounded by water on all sides, and it needs to be ferried by a small boat to go up. As long as the servants who serve are sent away, there will be no one around, so it is very suitable for discussing some ulterior matters.
"That person can be said to be both civil and military, what a pity, what a pity..." After drinking for three rounds, Jing Wang Jingying took advantage of the good atmosphere and brought up this topic.
Who is that person, what is the pity, he did not elaborate, but the other two people present all know who he is talking about, and what is the pity.
No matter how capable the crown prince is, so what if he has the support of the Wei family, as long as he has no heirs, his position will not be secure.
"Oh, I'm afraid it's because of the excessive killing that it will hinder the heirs." The fourth prince said.
"What the fourth brother said is very true." The fifth prince nodded in agreement.
"This time I invited my fourth and fifth brothers to come over to discuss an important matter." Jing Ying probed the tone of the two of them, knowing that they had never given up on this matter, so they talked about the serious matter.
"Third brother, please tell me."
"Fifth brother, I'm all ears."
"The source of this matter is over there." Jing Ying gestured to the palace, "If you want to solve it, you have to work hard over there."
Three years ago, although Jing Ying and the others were not directly involved in the incident of the emperor's falling from a horse, the matter went around and around, and it would definitely come to them in the end.So when the emperor cut off their power, they were as quiet as quails, not daring to resist.
Now, things have changed, and the emperor doesn't seem to be planning to pursue the matter anymore. In addition, the crown prince has no heir, which means that other people still have a chance, and their minds are naturally active again.
Jing Ke is the youngest son, he was able to overtake the three elder brothers to ascend to the throne, thanks to the favor of the emperor and the support of the Wei family.
But the reason why Junxin is on him is not because the emperor likes him so much.The reason for this, say a thousand words and ten thousand, all stems from one person, and that person is Yongninghou.
Without Marquis Yongning, Jing Ke wouldn't have caught the emperor's eyes at all, and he might still be his sixth prince quietly.
Without the Marquis of Yongning, the emperor would not have allowed the Wei family to have such great power, and without the support of the Wei family, it would have been impossible for Jing Ke to rise to power so smoothly.
Now, Jingying understands these truths, and the other two princes also understand.
Rather than saying that the king's heart is on Jing Ke, it is better to say that the king's heart is on Yongning Hou. The rest are actually the emperor's love house and Wu.
Then the easiest way to leverage Jing Ke's reserve position is of course to deal with Marquis Yongning.
But with the protection of the emperor, it is not easy to deal with the Marquis of Yongning, unless the Marquis of Yongning falls out of favor one day, this is possible.
Over the years, there are definitely not a few people who are looking forward to the Marquis of Yongning falling out of favor, but many people are looking forward to it, and even to the end of their lives, they have not been able to expect the Marquis of Yongning to fall out of favor.
"Is that almost ancient?" The fourth prince grumbled.
"Next year will be the [-]th birthday." The Fifth Prince responded.
"Third brother, if you have any good ideas, just speak up." The fourth prince looked at the third prince, waiting for him to speak.
"That's what I think..." Although there was no one around, Jing Ying still lowered his voice, and spoke out his plan slowly.
They need to sway the emperor's heart, but they must not show any traces. If they act too deliberately, the emperor may become suspicious, so it will be difficult to do so.
"This... can it work?" Hearing his plan, the fourth prince hesitated.
"Didn't the fifth brother just say that? The Marquis of Yongning is about to pass his [-]th birthday. Seventy is rare in life. How many more birthdays can Marquis of Yongning have? Even if the father is not for himself, but for the Marquis of Yongning, I'm afraid he will be fooled." I have already prepared the person, but there are some things, the fourth brother and the fifth brother still need to help, and send this person to the emperor without a trace."
"It's natural."
"Third brother, don't worry."
Both the fourth prince and the fifth prince nodded in agreement.
As long as Jing Ke is still the prince, they will work together. Of course, once Jing Ke is not the prince, they will not be so easy to talk to each other.
Hongqing 34 years, February.
In February in Beijing, the weather is still a bit cold.In the central hall of Yongning Hou's mansion, although there is a brazier, some people still feel cold sweat dripping down their backs because their hearts are weak.
Wei Yan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then asked, "Minwen, you have been investigating this case of the little beggar's disappearance for so long, but you still have no clue?"
"The child is incompetent, please punish the father." Wei Minwen stood up and pleaded guilty.
In the past year, many little beggars have been missing in the capital one after another. This matter was not under Wei Minwen's control, but his father heard about it for some reason, and asked Wei Minwen to investigate carefully. What's going on?
It's good that Wei Minwen didn't investigate, but after this investigation, something happened.
Now, he would rather not know anything.
"Oh." Wei Yan responded noncommittally, and looked at his son for a while, until he saw his son getting restless, he asked again, "What is Your Majesty doing these days?"
"This... I don't know... left and right are just some political affairs..." Wei Minwen replied hesitantly.
"It's okay, you go down." Wei Yan waved his hand and sent his son out.
At this point, he didn't need to ask any more questions. This matter must have something to do with the emperor, otherwise his son wouldn't be so ignorant.It's not like the secret guards are just for nothing, so it's impossible not to find out even such a trivial matter.
The son found out, but he pretended not to know. Apart from the emperor's ability, who else could make his son dare not talk too much?
However, what is the emperor doing with these little beggars?
Since the emperor wanted to hide it from him, he asked directly, the emperor would definitely not tell the truth, and the people around him were probably given silence orders by the emperor, even Minwen was no exception.
Wei Yan pondered for a moment before he had an idea.
Since the emperor needed little beggars, he made people keep an eye on those little beggars. As long as there were any lost ones, they would naturally know the truth.
However, I don't know if he asked Minwen to investigate this matter, and he was alarmed. A few beggars would disappear every ten days, but during this time, it didn't happen again.
Wei Yan asked the emperor on the sidelines, and the emperor naturally pretended to be stupid as always, saying that he didn't understand what he was talking about, but since the emperor restrained himself and stopped doing such things, Wei Yan didn't ask any more questions.
Anyway, as long as he found the place, he would naturally know what the emperor was doing. At that time, with all the witnesses and material evidence, even if the emperor wanted to continue pretending to be stupid, he couldn't.
"Master Hou, the thing that you let the humble official watch over has already taken shape." More than ten days later, Wei Yan arranged for the subordinate who was going to watch over this matter to report to him.
"Find a place?"
"Yes, in a village outside the city, the guards are very tight. The subordinates were afraid of being scared, so they didn't dare to approach. They just hung far behind and took a few glances."
"All hands are ready, follow me to have a look."
"Yes."
At that moment, Wei Yan led the people out of the city.
As soon as he moved, someone reported to the palace.
Ever since the emperor knew that Wei Yan was investigating this matter, he put people around Wei Yan and did nothing else, just watched him to see when he left the city, and then reported to the palace.
Now that Wei Yan was out of the city, Jing Li couldn't stay in the palace anymore when he received the news, so he took his people and went out of the city.
Wei Yan came out and arrived earlier than the emperor.
This Zhuangzi was indeed tightly guarded, but when Wei Yan came, he immediately showed his identity, and all those who dared to stop him from entering the door were gone.
The one in Zhuangzi is very important to the emperor, but the Marquis of Yongning is obviously more important. Everyone knows how to choose at this time.
So Wei Yan entered the door without any effort.
Some of the clever ones either ran in or out, obviously wanting to report the news.
Wei Yan didn't care about those who ran out. Even if they went to report to the emperor now, the emperor couldn't fly over with wings. By the time the emperor arrived here, he would have already figured out what the emperor was doing.
Those who were running in, he gestured to the left and right, and someone immediately stepped forward to restrain them.
Wei Yan walked in front, and the people he brought followed behind him, filing in and quickly controlling all the main roads in the village.
"Spread out, search around, are those little beggars who are missing here?" Wei Yan stood in the yard and gave orders.
"Yes." His subordinates left in response, and quickly searched around.
The original guards in Zhuangzi didn't stop them, and they didn't stop them. It was a real dilemma.
"Master Hou, those little beggars have been found." After a while, some subordinates answered.
"Is everyone there? Is there any damage?"
"I have been interrogated by the humble staff, and there are a few missing. It is said that a few people were taken out and never came back. Others were locked here, and blood was taken every few days. Life is safe."
Wei Yan was silent for a moment when he heard this.The few who are missing are probably more ominous than good.
He lifted his feet and walked towards Zhuangzi's backyard.
"Master Hou, please forgive me for being rude." Marquis Yongning led someone and broke into the front yard. The guards in the village didn't dare to stop him, so they had to let him go. Dare to stop, but had to bite the bullet and come forward.
Anyway, it can be delayed for a while, as long as it can be delayed until the emperor arrives, the situation can be handed over to the emperor to deal with.
Wei Yan didn't speak, but slowly drew the sword in his hand.
This sword is named Zhanlu, and it was a birthday gift given to him by the emperor many years ago.
Seeing his posture, several guards hesitated for a while, and finally retreated.
Even if they were worried that the emperor would make trouble for them later, they had to pass the current hurdle first. If they continued to obstruct, Yongninghou might have to settle accounts with them now.
"Yongninghou! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Inside the Chuihua Gate, someone greeted Wei Yan with a smile.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Wei Yan looked around, his gaze was on the alchemy furnace in the middle of the courtyard, he paused for a moment, and finally his eyes fell on the man standing in front of the alchemy furnace.
This is a very young Taoist priest with a handsome appearance and a smile on his face. When he smiles, the mood of the viewers seems to improve.
If it weren't for the little beggars in the front yard who were being bled all the time, if there weren't those little beggars who might have lost all their bones, Wei Yan's mood might have improved, but right now, he's in a very bad mood.
"Is there anything else you need to say?" He asked coldly.
The man was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood the implication of the words. He didn't expect that Yongning Hou would play cards so unreasonably, and hurriedly said:
"Marquis Yongning, aren't you afraid of His Majesty's wrath if you do this?"
"Is there someone behind you?" Wei Yan asked again.
"Marquis Yongning, even if you get the favor again, you can't do this kind of thing." The man said again without giving up.
"I'll ask for the last time, is there anything else to say?"
"Marquis Yongning, you must know that without me, this longevity pill cannot be made. If you dare to do such a bad thing to His Majesty, His Majesty will not spare you."
"Longevity Pill..." Hearing this, the sword in Wei Yan's hand finally raised.
"Marquis Yongning, Your Majesty is pleased with me, how dare you..."
Before the man finished speaking, he saw a flash of cold light, and a big head just fell off.
The last expression that froze on the Taoist priest's face was disbelief, he couldn't believe that someone would dare to send him on his way so cleanly, regardless of the holy will.
"Stubborn, death is not a pity." Wei Yan stared at the head on the ground for a moment, and then sheathed the sword in his hand.
Oh, the emperor will please him?
Over the years, this Taoist priest was not the first, nor would he be the last, to approach the emperor with this idea.
As a result, which of these people fell into the pit dug by the emperor for no reason, and was used by the emperor in various ways. After they were useless, the emperor would fill their heads with a handful of soil.
When Jing Li arrived, Wei Yan was already sitting in the living room drinking tea.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing him coming in, Wei Yan stood up, saluted him, and then sat back without waiting for him to speak.
Wei Yan was obviously angry, Jing Li didn't argue with him too much, just sat down next to him, drank tea with him, teased him with some gossip, and wanted him not to be so angry.
Wei Yan was coaxed by the emperor for a long time, but finally went back with the emperor.
Those who confuse the king's heart should be killed, but the king's heart has already turned in this direction, and this matter will probably not be less in the future. Even if he can kill, how many people can he kill?
That night, Wei Yan lay beside the emperor, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
"What's the matter?" Jing Li heard his movement, stroked his back, and asked him.
"Your Majesty..." Wei Yan thought for a long time, but decided to clarify some things with the emperor, "If His Majesty goes first in the future, I will follow His Majesty and continue to serve His Majesty underground."
"Don't say stupid things, even if that day comes, I want you to live a good life." Jing Li didn't like to hear Wei Yan say such things, "Birth, old age, sickness and death are commonplace in the world. When that day really comes, you and I should both see it." Open up."
The emperor said it was so serious, but if the emperor could really look down on life and death, he would not be bewitched to refine medicine for longevity.
But these words, Wei Yan just turned around in his mind, did not say it.
"Your Majesty's words are very true. If one day, I go first, Your Majesty must live well. I will be under the Nine Springs, waiting to reunite with Your Majesty."
Jing Li was silent for a while before replying:
"I know."
Of course he knew that the reason why Wei Yan brought up this topic was actually to persuade him not to do that kind of thing again.
He also knows that there are some things that no emperor in history has ever succeeded in, but some people say that they are hype, so he inevitably wants to try it. Since Wei Yan is very unhappy about it and doesn't want him to do it, he can only stop thinking about it. .
In April of the 50th year of Hongqing, Jing Li, the fourth king of the Jing Dynasty, died in the Xishan Palace at the age of 79.On the next day of the funeral, Crown Prince Jing Ke returned to Beijing from the Zi Palace of the Daxing Emperor, and stayed in the Qianqing Palace to pay homage to the imperial family and court officials.The government and the public mourn together, the whole country mourns, three years of mourning, no music, no marriage.
In May, he was named "Xianzong" in the temple for Emperor Daxing, posthumously named Emperor Lie, and was known as Emperor Jinglie in history.A few days later, Prince Jing Ke, who had been in charge of the country for ten years, ascended the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, ordered the world to appoint the Crown Princess Wei as the Queen, and changed Yuan Jiaping the next year to become Emperor Jingxuan in the future.
In June, the late emperor was buried in the imperial mausoleum, and at the same time, he ordered the exhumation of the bones of the late emperor's favorite minister, the former commander of the guard camp, who had died ten years ago, from the Wei family's ancestral grave. , was buried beside the late emperor.
As soon as this order came out, there was a resurgence of turmoil, the government and the public were in an uproar, and the officials complained bitterly, but the emperor Jing Ke insisted on going his own way, and no one could stop him.
After hearing this order, Queen Weishi saw him late at night, and after persuading him to no avail, he finally asked the question that popped up in his heart:
"Did His Majesty really love his concubine all these years?"
Jing Ke was speechless at this moment.He loves her, or he just has to love her, he has never wanted to delve into this question before, but now, there is no need to delve into it.
He has outstanding talents, can govern the country, and can expand the borders, has the qualifications of a wise monarch, and has the generosity of a benevolent monarch; he is loyal, filial, diligent, and loving for the people, and he is trusted by courtiers and loved by the people. Sequentially, pass it on as a grand unification, in order to continue this prosperity and prosperity. This is the reason why he was able to ascend to the throne first and succeed the great treasure as a bastard and youngest son recorded in the history of scenery.
As for the truth, the history books written by the emperor have never tolerated the truth. Countless truths have long been covered up by bloodstains and are nowhere to be found.
Perhaps, later generations will spread the good story that he is willing to give up the country for the beauty, and will lament the affection of the only queen in his life, but no one will explore the various reasons behind those vows of deep love.
That night, after the queen left angrily, Jing Ke faced the official records of history and history spread out on the royal case alone, silent for a long time, and finally took up the pen.
The ministers asked him why, the queen asked him why, in fact, he also asked his father why many years ago, what did he do wrong, and his father wanted to treat him like this?At that time, no one was willing to answer him, but now those who can answer this question are all lying in the ground, even if they want to answer, it is impossible.
As for the history books, the history books tampered with by his father have long been in pieces, and all the truth has disappeared. Even if there are still some clues left, after he sits here to rewrite it tonight, it will be almost the same.
As he writes, he thinks of many past events.Many people have asked him why he is obsessed with this chair, and he has answered this question countless times. The answer varies from person to person and will never be the same. As for the real reason, he has never confessed to outsiders. There are very few.
Tonight he can finally be honest, what he has been obsessed with for decades is actually such a small amount of power, but it is the power to write history with pen and ink, and the rest are just embellishments.
The history books spread out in front of him recorded the three periods of the first emperor's dynasty, from Longsheng to Tianxi, and finally the Hongqing prosperity in the Yongbiao history books. In each period, there are countless secrets hidden between the lines, waiting for those who are destined to tell them. They are chained.
That night, his eyes glanced at the lines of ink, and some doubts that had plagued him for many years finally pieced together the last corner, and then, under his pen, those truths were hidden again.
The history books written by the victors can only leave behind what they allow.
What will be concluded under his pen is a great era, an era in which loyal ministers, good generals, and capable men of lofty ideals will emerge in large numbers. That era is composed of countless flowers and countless achievements, and that era will receive countless praises from later generations. As for The bloodstains behind the prosperous times, the many cruel fights behind the winners and losers, there are at most a few words left in the annals of history, and even those few words were exchanged by the historians with their lives.
Jing Ke recalled that ten years ago, the Grand Commander said to him before he died, "Your Highness, treat the people kindly."
For those words, he worked hard to become the wise and benevolent ruler the Great Commander hoped for.
He thought of April, at the last moment, the late emperor said to him: "Prince, since you have started this play, let's play it to the end."
His father never believed him, thinking that he was always acting, deceiving everyone in the world for the sake of the supreme power.But even at the last moment, he still didn't justify himself. He just did those things. No matter what the reason was, it didn't matter a long time ago. At this point, he didn't need to justify himself. There's no need to argue, even if everyone in the world refuses to believe him, as long as the person he cares about trusts him, that's enough.
As for whether his father believed him or not, and whether other people believed him, to him, it was just a floating cloud, so why should he care.
That night was doomed to be a sleepless night. After the queen left, Marquis Wei Minwen of Yongning knocked on the palace late at night to ask for an audience.Generally, palace gates would not be opened lightly after the key was locked, and only Wei Minwen, who was also a brother and minister, could still see the emperor in the middle of the night.
Jing Keming knew that he was looking for trouble, so he summoned him in Zhaoren Hall.
"Is this how Your Majesty repays your father's love for you over the years?" As he expected, Wei Minwen, who was always gentle and elegant, was also enraged by the edict, and asked him angrily.
"Brother Minwen." Jing Ke looked at him quietly, and used the address he used to express intimacy when he was a child, instead of calling him Yongninghou as usual. wish, or have you been pretending not to know?”
"Brother Minwen, I remember that ten years ago, at such a late night, you knelt in front of the steps of Zhaoren Hall and forced your father to allow you to carry the coffin south. Father is not willing, how could he be willing, but you The commander's son. Before the commander-in-chief was alive, he took your father away. After the commander-in-chief passed away, he couldn't bear to fight with you anymore, and he didn't want to be embarrassed by these things after the commander-in-chief passed away, so even if he didn't want to , Your request is still granted."
"Brother Minwen, is the reputation of the Wei family really so important? Is the face of the living really so important? It's so important that you don't want to cherish the wish of the commander-in-chief at all, and bury him alone in the far south."
Under Jing Ke's pressing questioning, Wei Minwen had nothing to say.When he came here, he obviously thought of countless excuses, but when Jing Ke questioned him like this, he was speechless.
It was a long time later that he recovered his voice: "That's not the far south, that's the ancestral grave of my Wei family. As a child of the Wei family, what's wrong with being buried in the ancestral grave after death?"
"Brother Minwen is right to do so, but have you asked the commander if he is willing?"
Wei Minwen couldn't answer this question, but he didn't want to be led by the nose by Jing Ke, and finally asked the most important question: "Even so, you can rest in peace, how can Your Majesty have the heart to disturb father's peace?"
People in the world believe that burial is safe, and opening coffins and moving tombs is a major event that should not be taken lightly, and must not be done hastily.Otherwise, disturbing the peace of the deceased is considered unfilial to the descendants.
"Brother Minwen, if you are worried, you will be responsible for moving the tomb for the commander-in-chief." When Jing Ke saw him questioning this, she just fell into the hole he had dug in advance. Turning around, "Marquis Yongning, I order you to go south today and move back to Duke Zhong Wu's coffin, and be buried beside the late emperor. Accept the order."
At that moment, he was no longer the unfavorable prince who was careful in everything and frightened every step of the way, nor was he the titular "most beloved prince" of the late emperor, nor was he the later emperor who was under the nose of the late emperor. The prince who is cautious and cautious, dare not make mistakes in everything, now he is already the emperor who rules the world.
Wei Minwen stared at him for a moment, finally sighed, straightened his clothes, and knelt down: "I obey the order."
After this incident, the brotherhood has been broken, and from then on it is the difference between monarch and minister.
After he said goodbye, Jing Ke walked outside the hall, looked at his lonely back, and sighed.He didn't want to do this either, but that was both the commander's wish and the promise he made before the late emperor's death. No one could stop him from accomplishing this.
He recalled the late emperor's last confession to him in the Xishan Palace in April.
"Prince, since you have started this play, let's play it to the end."
Jing Li confessed the last sentence, and there was no other words.
For ten years, he suppressed all the hustle and bustle with bloodstains, making all the past nowhere to be found in the mottled history.The story between him and Wei Yan does not need to be evaluated by history books, commented by the world, let alone explored by future generations. All the past events only need to be kept in his heart for him to slowly recollect in the boundless loneliness.
From the reign of Tianxi, he took Wei Yan by his side, took his hand and walked forward step by step, shared the picturesque scenery with him, sat with him to plan political affairs, shared the supreme power with him, All kinds of things here are full of thoughts and loves that he can't express. He thought that such an unknown and carefree life could last his whole life, but he didn't expect that his success would fall short during the month when he was in a coma.
Originally, Wei Yan was supposed to be a sharp sword in front of him, but later, out of selfishness, he tried his best to keep the sword in his palm, put it beside his pillow, hug him in his arms, and put it in his heart.In fact, more than anyone else, he was unwilling to draw the sword out of its sheath again, covered with blood, and face criticism directly.
However, when he fell down, when the sharp sword he treasured behind the nine-fold curtain came out of its sheath, when Wei Yan did not hesitate to protect his country with blood, it was doomed that the noise in the future would overwhelm Wei Yan Submerged, there will be no clear name left when the coffin is closed.
He suddenly remembered that after Wei Yan passed away, the court discussed the posthumous title, and if he wanted it, he would be given the posthumous title of "Zhongwu".Putting oneself in danger is called loyalty.Strong and straightforward is called Wu.Determination of disasters and chaos is called Wu.All of the above, what did Wei Yan fail to do?
However, the courtiers wanted to confront him, and wanted to give Wei Yan the posthumous title of "severe", killing innocent people is more severe, so the tyranny went too far, accusing Wei Yan of being perverse and cruel and killing innocent people.
He was already in unbearable pain, and these people still want to be so blind to make him angry, attacking the dead, and aiming at the living. At that moment, he said coldly, "If you don't want to uphold my will and serve me Share your worries, you are determined to fight against me, but I don't mind being posthumously named Li after my collapse," and left with a wave of my sleeves.
Afterwards, he issued an imperial decree, giving Wei Yan the posthumous title of "Zhongwu" directly, and he was worthy of enjoying the Taimiao.
As soon as this order came out, there were many critics from the ruling and opposition parties, and even more disobedient ones.Many people clamored that only first-class meritorious officials deserved to enjoy the Taimiao. The three-year mourning was a funeral ceremony for the emperor. How could Yongning Marquis He De enjoy such an honor?
In order to suppress these uproars, he ordered those who opposed him to be imprisoned on the charge of "disputing the emperor's family affairs".
But at that time, he hadn't lost his mind. Although the person who could persuade him to blame him was already lying there, and he could no longer restrain him. Now he can do whatever he likes, but he must not be able to do so. He is happy, so he resists himself not to act recklessly.
He suddenly remembered that the posthumous name turmoil had not yet subsided, and the historian came to challenge his patience again.Serve the emperor with sex, flatter the ruler, seduce the lord, deceive the king, rely on favors and pride, have no rules and regulations, authorize and domineering, play power for personal gain, rely on favors to mess with politics, corrupt the government, kill loyal and good people, kill innocents, be virtuous, be virtuous The crime of harming righteousness, for one's own selfish desires, for injuring the king into injustice, etc., these guys will all be charged on Wei Yan, and they will write such infamy for him in the history of history, and they will be named in the biography of sycophants .
He was almost laughed at by them.In his relationship with Wei Yan, what's wrong with Wei Yan?What's wrong?He was right from start to finish.When Wei Yan cried and told him that the minister was not wrong, he had said that everything was my fault.
If the bones are really hard, you should accuse him of acting absurdly, humiliating his courtiers, and thanking the world for his absurd behavior. I dare not accuse him, but blame Wei Yan. Is this the arrogance of a historian?
Wei Yan devoted his life to his duties, remained loyal, served the country and the people, and was never selfless. Just because of his relationship, the historians turned a blind eye to everything and prepared to leave such a stigma on him in the history books.
It turns out that this is the so-called straight book of history by the historians!
That being the case, he would try it out, is it their bones that are harder, or his knife?
You don't know how to avoid taboos, do you?Rest assured, he will teach them to!
When he said, "I am neither a wise king nor a benevolent one. I don't need anyone to comment on my posthumous name. Even history books must be written according to my wishes. Those who resist the decree will be killed without mercy." Doesn't he know the consequences?
No, of course he knew, but so what?
Since at that time, Wei Yan did not hesitate to sacrifice his wealth and life, and was willing to ruin his reputation, honor and disgrace, then in the end, he was not afraid of the conclusion of the history books, willing to risk the infamy of future generations, and directly recast his reputation with blood.
He suddenly remembered that Wei Minwen knelt in front of the steps and begged him to agree to bury Wei Yan in the Wei family's ancestral grave after the coercion ended and the hustle and bustle continued.Many years ago, he had made the decision to bury together in the future, but at this moment he hesitated.
Back then, his mother left a will, asking him if he acted willfully just to fulfill his own wish, and refused to cherish Wei Yan's posthumous reputation at all, whether he could truly love him.
At that time, he felt that he was wronged. He just wanted to give him the best, so he didn't really love him. Only now did he realize that these words are the real old-fashioned words.
Back then, Wei Yan was willing to leave behind fame, honor, humiliation and human relations, follow him around, and join hands for a lifetime, this was Wei Yan's wish.
Now, he allowed Wei Minwen to carry the coffin to the south, fulfilling his gift of human relations, this is his wish.Even if he has to endure the divorce after parting alone, he is willing.
He suddenly remembered that the Hexi Wei family was just a pawn he placed on the chessboard, a bargaining chip he used to manipulate Wei Yan to coax him to be obedient, and whenever Wei Yan was disobedient, he would take it out and use it to coax him to be obedient Let him do whatever he wants, in fact, it doesn't matter to him at all, but now he is worried whether the prince will cross the river and demolish the Wei family, and tell the prince not to dismantle the Wei family in the future, just because this is what Wei Yan cherishes. family.
If the world is really like a big dream, it will be turned upside down in the blink of an eye.
Ten years have passed.
It turned out that ten years had passed.
Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
Even though it has been a full ten years since they separated, even though he stood on the top of the mountain and watched the sunrise, sunset, and clouds, he was never in a hurry to meet Wei Yan.
As long as he stands on the top of the mountain, the country is still under his feet, the world is still in his hands, and he is still in control of the chessboard; , for the prince, he can make them shut up forever; as long as he stands on the top of the mountain, no matter whether the prince is acting or not, no matter what the prince is thinking, no matter whether the prince is willing or not, since the play has started, he It must continue to act, and the Wei family can still continue the prosperity of the past.
Standing alone on the top of the mountain, returning Wei Yan's fame, honor and humiliation to their original places one by one, and protecting everything he once cherished for Wei Yan, this is his last wish.
Even if he has to endure boundless loneliness for this, he is willing.
Only in this way, when we meet again in the spring, can he say to Wei Yan without any shame: "You have dedicated your heart and soul to me, and I will live up to you in this life."
I live up to you.
Of course, it goes without saying that some of his actions definitely did not please Wei Yan, but that day, his actions were very unpleasing to Wei Yan, and in the end he still did not please him. I am afraid that this is predestined in the dark. .
I believe Wei Yan can understand all of these, even if he is to be blamed, it won't take long to blame him, and it will be fine if he puts down his body and coaxes him.
Jing Li used his last strength to look at the south intently.
When his consciousness was blurred, he seemed to see a familiar figure standing upright in a dimly lit place, just like many years ago.
"Wei Yan!" He called softly.
The man turned around slowly, saw him, smiled, stretched out his hand, and replied:
"His Majesty!"
Jing Li also laughed, walked over quickly, held his palm, and joined him in the stream of people watching the lanterns, admiring the thousands of lights, trees and silver flowers, just like many years ago.
There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Jing Li's lips, and he let out his last breath, and stopped moving.
Jing Ke followed his gaze and looked out from the inside of the hall, only to see lush flowers and trees, high palace walls, if the line of sight could climb over the high walls, through the high mountains, and across the plains, Further south, that is Hexi Mansion, where the ancestral tomb of the Wei family is located.
"My father understands what my father means. I will let my son alone bear the infamy of the world and the resentment of the Wei family." He leaned forward and whispered in the ear of the emperor who had already swallowed his last breath. He closed his eyes.Recklessly moving the tomb of the dead, disturbing the sleep of the dead, and once again uncovering the hustle and bustle that had been covered up long ago, he knew how much trouble it would cause. Can't download
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