The second story of the ancient sword II

As night fell, the entire Tai Chi Hall was silent and empty, and the dim candlelight cast a quaint light on the clean floor.The cigarette smoke from the Guihe incense burner is distant and cold.

"Ahem..." A slight cough pierced the silence, and the little eunuch who was dozing beside him woke up immediately.

"Your majesty... it's getting late, you should rest." The little eunuch rubbed his loose eyes, with a look of panic on his face.

"There are still some excerpts that I haven't finished reading..." Yi Ze held the vermilion pen in his hand and didn't look up, "Ahem... You have been tired all day, go down and rest."

"But……"

"Go." Yi Ze still didn't look up, since Ah Ruan fell into a deep sleep, the endless melancholy in his heart may only be resolved by being diligent in political affairs.After a brief conversation, the surroundings fell into silence again, and Yi put down the pen in his hand, thinking in his heart that the injury of Wuyi had healed for many days, and it was time to clean up the remnants of the dynasty.There are a lot of messy things when he just ascended the throne, and he has to send spiritual power to A Ruan every day. I really lack mental strength. Should I invite Master... Forget it. is not good.Just thinking about it, a little palace lady hurried over.

"Princess...the princess is crying so much...can't drink milk..."

"Are you sick?" Yi Ze couldn't sit still any longer, and got up to pack the memorial.

"...I do have a fever, the imperial doctor has seen it...but the princess refuses to take the medicine..." The little maid's face was full of horror.

"Hey!" Yi Ze shook his head helplessly, "That's all, it's like her mother!"

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Zilan Palace, they heard Lu'er's crying, and the helpless palace people inside were already in a mess.Seeing Yi Ze walk in, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.Only Ari straightened her body and kept looking at Lu'er writhing in the cradle, from time to time she wanted to stretch out her little furry paws to tidy the quilt for her, as if she couldn't get enough of it.

"Lu'er, good boy..." Yi Ze picked up the child, his little face flushed from crying.After testing the temperature, his forehead was very hot, and Yi Ze immediately felt a sharp pain in his heart.If Ah Ruan is good, Luer will definitely not suffer so much, no matter how good the palace is, she is no better than her own mother.Seeing Lu'er being picked up by Yi Ze, Ari and Xiao Hong were even more attached to wrap around Yi Ze's feet.

Using the spell to lower the temperature, Luer's complexion improved a bit, and she was fed some soup and rice porridge, but she was still restless, and Yi could only swing her back and forth in her arms.Walking to the side of the big bed behind the screen, seeing Ah Ruan who was still sleeping peacefully in the barrier, Yi Ze's heart couldn't help but ache again.Ah Ruan's eyes were closed tightly, still looking good, as quiet as a still flower.Looking at it, Yi Ze felt that his eye sockets became slightly wet, and the things in front of him became blurred.Ah Ruan, Ah Li and Xiao Hong have been found, and they live with us in Zilan Hall.The Liuli piglet was probably lost when the palace was in chaos, and he couldn't find it no matter what.Both Luer and I need you, when will you wake up?The power structure in the DPRK and China is uneven, and there are still remnants of evil; the life of the local people is turbulent, and there are many crises; Luer is still ignorant... Ah Ruan, I really feel so tired, so tired...

Perhaps the father and daughter were united, seeing her father's sad appearance, Lu'er stopped making trouble, and gradually fell asleep in Yi Ze's arms.Put Lu'er into the cradle beside her, and Yi entered the barrier to sleep beside Ah Ruan.A Ruan's cold body still had no temperature, Yi held her wrist, and while closing his eyes, drew out his own spiritual power, accumulated it for a while, and then poured it into A Ruan's body continuously.Looking at Ah Ruan's calm face, holding her hand, although it was cold, but still real, Yi Ze felt much better.In this way, at least it can be seen and touched, and Luer can also remember her mother's appearance.

Time flew by, several months had passed since Yi Ze ascended the throne, and it was early spring and the dry season.The wind and sand in the north began to wreak havoc, and the horse thieves took advantage of the chaos to loot, rampant and disturbing the lives of the people along the border.Thinking of Wuyi once said that Xue Linglong's master behind the scenes has half of the blood of donating poison, and by inferring that all the doubts are concentrated on Kong Shangshu of the Ministry of War, so Yi Ze pointed out the contradiction between the Western Regions and the Central Plains in the court, In order to lure the enemy to take the bait.

After the remonstrances of the ministers, the DPRK and China were divided into two factions for the pacification of the Western Regions. One faction advocated the war and advocated sending troops to suppress the bandits and solve the problem of disturbing the people by force. Centralization of power; another faction advocates harmony, advocating that more food, grass, and property should be given to appease, so as to win the hearts of the people.After hearing this, Yi, who was on the dragon seat, felt that there were deficiencies in all of them.

Kong Shangshu's gaze became more gloomy since his eldest daughter was given to commit suicide, and his younger daughter's title of concubine was cut off, and he was even less talkative in the court than before.Xue Linglong disappeared in the scuffle for the throne, and he knew in his heart that it might be rare for Xue Linglong to come back.The downfall of the family glory and the loss of the power of the demons made his heart unbalanced and made him almost crazy.But until the end, he was still not reconciled. Today, when it comes to the measures against the Western Regions, he also thinks this is a great opportunity.So he said: "War or peace are both extreme. My family is unfortunate, my daughter is not filial, and the old minister has no face in Beijing. Please go to the Western Regions, and ask the Holy Father to appoint the old minister as the local Jiedu Envoy, acting on behalf of the court to govern the various ministries of the Western Regions. Wang Sheng allocated a certain amount of food, cloth, horses, and property to appease the people and buy off the horse thieves."

Sure enough, he is treacherous and cunning, Yi Ze thought to himself, after all, he wants to use my Li Tang's money to go to the Western Regions and become king, right?Seeing Kong Shangshu entering the urn, Yi said, "According to what Aiqing said, let the Ministry of Households collect the needs. Aiqing will go to the Western Regions to serve as a local military envoy for two years." Send people to keep an eye on the movements of the Confucian mansion and the military camps in the outskirts of the city.

As soon as he received the edict of appointment and the allocated money, silk and grain, Kong Shangshu was ready to move.A quarrel broke the silence of the military camp in the southern outskirts of the city.

"Mobilize your troops and follow me!" Kong Shangshu ordered his son.

"Father, you invited me to go to the Western Regions to be a Jiedu Envoy. Why do you want me to take the troops with you? The Holy Majesty had arranged for me to go to Mobei in a few days." Ye Lei stared at his father's old face and said Yi Ze's secret edict.

"What!" Kong Shangshu clenched his fists, "This kid really caught me, it was in vain for me to send him to the Dragon Throne, and this is how he repays the old man!"

"Father... what do you mean?!" Ye Lei seemed to see something.

"Hey! I never thought that your sister would do such a disgraceful thing to pave the way for him in the palace. I'm just talking about tricks, tricks... She was so stupid to put herself in it! Now she doesn't care much, Ye Lei , let me tell you the truth! Many things, your sister and your mother don’t know anything about it, and it’s better for women and other people to avoid getting involved in matters between men!” Kong Shangshu patted his son’s shoulder, “I just let you Come with me to the Western Regions to restore the country!"

"What is restoring the country?! Father, you are rebelling!"

"So what if it's the opposite? It's a waste of my painstaking efforts for many years to achieve a great plan! Revive me to donate poison. This is your grandmother's last wish. Your grandmother is a member of the poison-donating royal family. The donated poison is in the hands of the Le family. Your grandmother didn't rest in peace before she died...I didn't make up my mind until then to plan all this."

"No...Father, this is not what grandma wants... Now that you donate poison to the homeland and the people are happy, why do you want to do that? I'm afraid this is what you want?! Shuyao's innocence and life are already on the line, father Are you still awake? Stop it!" Ye Lei couldn't hold back the spark in his heart anymore, since that night when his sister released the news that the second prince attacked the Binhai Palace at night, and Kong Shangshu refused to send troops to protect him, he I realized something silently, and now I don't want to bear it anymore.

"Those who achieve great things don't care about small details! Besides, even if Shuyao abides by women's morals, she still has no good place to go after the death of the first emperor. Now if I rebel and become king on my own, you will be the prince and Miaozhu will be the princess. Dare to look down on my Kong family?!"

"Father--"

"Stop talking, if you don't leave, I'll lead the soldiers and go by yourself, you can do it yourself!" Seeing that he couldn't talk to his son, Kong Shangshu raised the soldier talisman in his hand.

"Soldier Talisman..." Kong Yelei's heart suddenly turned cold. When did his father take this away?

"Every department in the battalion listens to the order. Seeing the soldier talisman is like seeing the order. Reorganize the army and set off immediately!" Kong Shangshu raised the soldier talisman and said loudly.

"With the soldier talisman, are you planning to fight out of Chang'an at night? Do you think my defense in the capital is so weak?" A cold and familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind, and as soon as he turned around, the cold blade was on one side of his neck.

"You—" Kong Shangshu turned his head and saw Yi Ze's expressionless face. He was dressed in night clothes and had already sneaked into the military camp in the south of the city.

"Hahahaha... Is the old man crazy because he wants to be a king?" A voice from Wuyi suddenly came from the opposite side, and Wuyi put his sword on Kong Shangshu's chest, "Yi Ze, our guess is indeed right, this time The evidence is so strong that he can no longer quibble!"

"You, you, you kid didn't die..." Kong Shang's expression changed drastically, and he was no longer as calm as before, "If I hadn't seen Miao Zhu's deep love for you, I would have made a move a long time ago. Le and I Shaocheng's hatred is irreconcilable!"

"My father acted according to the order. Besides, you already knew about donating poison and destroying the cabinet branches in Liuyue City. Why do you say that my father committed the crime? Your mother is a woman. I don't know the truth. I think it's probably a I was also deceived by you..." Wuyi had a smirk on his face.

"I'll tell you something surprising." Yi Ze said behind him, "It's no wonder he also has half of the blood of donating poison. His biological father is the general of donating poison, Wuhuo Luo!"

"Yes, Wuhuoluo is my biological father. I was adopted by the Le family during the war. And my father committed suicide, not homicide. He was forced to death by your royal family who donated poison..."

"What? Unexpectedly...so...hahaha..." Kong Shangshu laughed loudly, "If you let me go now, boy, and allow me to take away my own soldiers and horses, I will exchange an important item with you! Man, bring it up—”

"Wah-wah--" A baby's cry broke through the blue sky.

"I knew that you would take precautions, but I didn't expect it to be so soon; if you don't come tonight, I think the princess will be the permanent proton staying in the Western Regions. Whose daughter is not the father's heart? My Shuyao is for you If you die, let your daughter pay for it! Do you want to let it go or not?!"