Chapter 105

Jiafu has not seen her son for three days, and people are also under house arrest, unable to get out of the banana garden, although a palace servant brings her news of Ci Er every day, saying that he and Wan Sui eat and live together, and everything is fine. , but Jiafu was still very anxious, not because she was worried about her son's safety, but because she didn't know what the emperor's intention was.

Finally, on the eve of the 260,000th birthday, Li Yuangui came in person and said that he was sending a message to the emperor. The son sent it back to the banana garden and told Jiafu not to worry.

Jiafu was horrified and stunned on the spot.

After Li Yuangui finished speaking, he withdrew.

Jiafu stared at his disappearing figure, chased after him desperately, and stopped him: "Eunuch Li, I want to see long live!"

Li Yuangui bowed and said, "Madam, wait a moment, the servant will go and pass a message to Madam."

In the imperial study, Ci'er sat on a specially made high chair, Xiao Lie stood behind him, bent over, held Ci'er's hand, and slowly wrote on the memorial page " I have read it, and it is correct." Five large cinnabar characters, and immediately put down the pen, looked at it, stroked the beard and smiled: "This is the review of the memorial. If it agrees, I will approve the minister like this. Send it back to the six divisions for remake. Does Ci'er understand?"

Ci'er seemed to understand, but nodded.

"Is Ci'er sleepy?"

Ci'er rubbed her eyes: "Grandpa Huang, I miss my mother, and I want to go back to my mother."

Xiao Lie said softly: "Ci'er will spend another night with Grandpa Huang tonight. Tomorrow, when the ceremony of offering prisoners is over, Grandpa Huang will send you back to your mother, okay?"

Ci'er hesitated, and finally nodded.

Xiao Lie took Ci'er and was about to take him back to the bedroom in person, when Li Yuangui entered and whispered something in his ear, the emperor called Cui Yinshui, Cui Yinshui hurriedly stepped forward, hugged Ci'er, and coaxed out in a low voice.

Jiafu entered, Xiao Lie sat behind the case, wrote the memorial, and died.

Jiafu knelt down and couldn't help: "Long live, just now Eunuch Li spread the word that Long live will bring Ci'er to present a prisoner tomorrow morning, but is it true?"

"Naturally. Ci'er is sleeping now. After the ceremony tomorrow, I will let him go back to the banana garden. You don't have to worry."

"Long live! This is absolutely impossible! Ci'er can't afford to be so kind to Long Live!"

Xiao Lie raised his head, glanced at Jiafu, and slowly put down the pen.

The atmosphere in the imperial study sank.

Jiafu did not evade the two glances cast by Shang Xiaolie: "Long live this time to bring Ci'er into the capital, if only the relationship between the family and the courtiers will be obeyed. It's just a gift for the sacrifice of tomorrow's prisoners. The matter is very important, Ci'er is young and ignorant, the minister's wife, as a mother, has no choice but to speak up, please long live to take it back and let the minister's wife bring Ci'er back!"

Xiao Lie stared at Jiafu and was silent for a moment.

"Sister Zhen, I expect you to know what happened back then. I tell you the truth, Ci'er is the heir of my Great Wei. This matter is not only determined by my will, but also by God's will."

Jiafu's heart was beating wildly: "Long live the wrong love, this is a great blessing for Ci'er, but Ci'er's name is not right and her words are not right, how to be the great prince of Wei? Please think twice!"

Xiao Lie said: "You don't need to worry about this. I have my own decision."

Jiafu reluctantly settled her mind and looked at Xiao Lie: "The minister's wife is soft-spoken, but dares to say again, this matter is very important, and Ci'er's father will know sooner or later, and I'm afraid he will not dare to accept it!"

Her words were like a questioning and implicit reminder. Although they were brief, they were actually extremely offensive.

Xiao Lie's expression was indifferent: "I'll just wait for him to come." After speaking, he picked up the brush again, took a new memorial, opened it, lowered his head, and said in his mouth, "You step back."

How does Kaffe agree to quit?

Xiao Lie wanted to pass the throne to her son and let Ci'er be the emperor. Even in the eyes of others, this was an indescribable blessing, but as long as her husband was unwilling, she would not back down.

And the husband is definitely not willing. No one knows this better than her.

"Long live! Ci'er's father went to guard the border for the sake of Wei. Before leaving, he entrusted the child to me. If it is any other ordinary matter, the ministers and women will never dare to disobey Long live. But this matter is really related. It's important! The courtiers and women dare not fight! I beg you, long live, no matter what happens tomorrow, we must wait for the arrival of Ci'er's father before making a decision!"

She kowtowed to Xiao Lie who was sitting.

Xiao Lie looked surprised, as if he had known her for the first time, stared at Jiafu for a moment, but did not get angry, only frowned, dropped the cinnabar pen, and stood up: "Forget it, you don't leave. , I'll just go." After speaking, he walked away with his hands behind his back.

Jiafu was heartbroken.

She finally understood the emperor's intentions.

Bringing Ci'er to the capital first, and waiting for the great gift of offering prisoners tomorrow, is like announcing his status as the prince to the world. After that, even if Pei You'an came again, it would be a foregone conclusion, and it would be hard to recover.

Jiafu gritted her teeth, and in an instant, without knowing where the courage came from, she got up from the ground, and before the imperial case, she grabbed a sharp knife on the pen holder and aimed it at her neck.

"The minister's wife has only one request. Long live is the plan, and I have to let my husband know first! Otherwise, the minister's wife will kill herself here!"

Xiao Lie turned back suddenly, staring at Jiafu, his face gradually showing anger: "Bold! Don't let go!"

"The death of the minister's wife is not a pity, but if the minister's wife dies, long live from now on, there will be no more son Pei You'an, let alone the grandson of Pei Yiyuan! The words of the minister's wife are definitely not intimidating! What's more important, please decide for yourself. !"

Hearing the sound, Li Yuangui rushed in from the outside, pale in shock: "Madam, don't be impulsive, put down the knife!"

Jiafu was not afraid at all, and when her wrist was slightly retracted, the tip of the knife plunged into the delicate skin, and a bloodstain immediately appeared.

Xiao Lie's eyes widened angrily, staring at Jia Fu, slowly raising his hand and pointing at Jia Fu: "You...you..." His voice trembled, and he was speechless for a while, only to see his face getting worse and worse. Qing, getting greener and greener, suddenly, when he leaned back, he fell back to the ground with a thud.

"Long live!"

Li Yuangui shouted, jumped up, saw the emperor's eyes closed, his breath was like a gossamer, he was extremely frightened, and shouted loudly: "The imperial doctor—"

Jia Fu was also stunned by this sudden scene.

She only wanted to prevent the emperor from taking her son to the Meridian Gate with her tomorrow. She had no choice but to use this most stupid and perhaps the only effective method, but she did not expect that when the situation turned sharply, Xiao Lie would actually be annoyed by herself. He fainted. Seeing this, he hurriedly put down the cutting knife in his hand and ran to the front. Seeing the emperor's pale face, he was unconscious and frightened. He hurriedly helped Li Yuangui and the little eunuch who had rushed in after hearing the news. sent to the couch.

Soon, Imperial Physician Hu, who was on duty at night, rushed over and was startled. He hurriedly administered acupuncture and moxibustion. He opened his eyes, but his eyes were dim, and he stared at the top, his expression was extremely sluggish.

"Hooray! Hooray! How are you?"

Li Yuangui kept calling in a low voice and poured water into the emperor's mouth, but the water flowed down the corner of his mouth.

"Long live"

Li Yuangui's tears fell.

Jiafu's mood was extremely complicated. She slowly knelt on the ground and watched the imperial doctor and the palace servants running in and out. After a long time, the emperor's face was still like golden paper, but the situation seemed to have finally calmed down. The imperial doctor retreated first. , Li Yuangui ordered the palace servants to step down and stood by the door himself.

The emperor lay on the couch, opened his eyes slowly, lost his mind for a moment, and said in a low voice: "You get up, go back and rest. You understand You'an's heart, you are protecting him, I won't blame you— "

"I'm still saying that, I've made up my mindwhen You'an arrives, I'll make it clear to him"

After Xiao Lie finished speaking, he seemed very tired, closed his eyes, and made no sound.

"Madam, please come back."

Li Yuangui came over and said softly.

Jiafu's eyes slowly burst into tears, and she didn't know why she was crying, why she was so sad.

Perhaps it was because of Xiao Lie's words, "You understand You'an's heart, you are protecting him, and I won't blame you."

Perhaps it was because of his incompetence, he tried his best, but in the end, he still couldn't help Pei Youan.

She got up from the ground and walked over slowly.

...

The next day, the sixth year of Zhaoping, on the 26th day of the third month, coincided with the 50,000th birthday of the Great Wei Emperor, the imperial court granted amnesty to the world, eliminating the ten evils such as treason, treason, wicked treason, injustice, disrespect, and intentional murder. Except for the prisoner, the rest of the prisoners were pardoned and released from prison, and the world is grateful. In the capital, on this day, the people are even more joyful and festive. Those with new clothes wear new clothes, and those without new clothes put on clean clothes that have been starched and washed, burn incense in every house, pay homage, and pray to the sky on behalf of the emperor. On both sides of the main street in the capital that leads from the south gate to the imperial palace, it was even more crowded.

That day, the sun was shining brightly, and the sun gradually rose. It shone on the magnificent gate tower of the Meridian Gate of the Imperial Palace, and on the top of the double eaves and yellow tiles, the golden light was dazzling.

More than 1,500 Han generals in brocade clothes are lined up on the squares on both sides of the Meridian Gate Tower. The team stretches for hundreds of feet. Above the Mingjia, it shines brightly. The ministers of the imperial court, from the six divisions and nine ministers down to the fourth rank and above, a total of more than 500 people, in accordance with the civil and military class order, wearing court clothes, wearing a good crown, holding a jade Guigui, standing in awe, waiting for the emperor to appear and climb the tower.

In the middle of the time, in the pavilion on the left and right sides of the gate tower in the middle of the Meridian Gate, the sound of bells and drums was heard. before the door.

Long Nian stopped, and the figure of the emperor finally appeared on the trail leading to the Meridian Gate Tower.

The emperor was wearing the imperial crown of twelve emperors, wearing the imperial crowns of the twelve chapters of the sun, the moon, the star mountain, the fire weaving, and the worms, and walked towards the city tower step by step.

His complexion was gray, and his eyes were bloodshot. The moment he got off the chariot, his footsteps swayed slightly, as if he was a little unsteady, his forehead swayed, but he was fortunately supported by Li Yuangui next to him.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

When she woke up early in the morning, Ci'er also felt the emperor's abnormality, she was a little uneasy at the moment, and asked softly.

"Grandpa is fine."

Xiao Lie smiled at him, pushed away Li Yuangui who was supporting him, took him off the chariot, and gently placed him on the ground.

Ci'er raised her head and looked at the majestic city tower in front of her. At a young age, she seemed to sense an unusual compulsive aura, she hesitated, and said softly, "Grandpa Huang, can I really go up there? ?"

Xiao Lie stretched out his hand to him: "Don't be afraid, come with Grandpa Huang."

Holding hands by Xiao Lie, Ci'er came under the gate tower and climbed the steps step by step. Finally, two figures, one big and one small, appeared in front of the pre-set throne in the gate tower at the same time.

There are two seats, one big and one small. At first, because of the height, the officials under the tower did not pay attention, until they vaguely saw the figure of the emperor and the child beside him appearing at the same time. He raised his head, tried his best to look, and wanted to see clearly.

The emperor took Ci'er into the throne room, and an ordering officer standing at the mouth of the gate tower loudly announced the order. The order was passed down by the two guards beside him. , more than 500 court officials and more than 1,000 generals of the Han Dynasty faced north and knelt down to the emperor on the city tower. Accompanied by the sound of gold and iron colliding with Mingjia and swords, the mountain shouted, deafening.

Ci'er sat on the small seat, her small hands tightly grasping the armrests on both sides of the seat, her eyes did not blink.

A group of people gradually entered from Chengtian Gate. Before they came to Duanmen, they gave an order. A burly man with a beard and a stern armor in battle armor led a thousand high-spirited and majestic sergeants behind him and passed through Duanmen. Before coming to the magnificent Meridian Gate Square, he strode neatly and loudly to the city tower above where only vague figures could be seen: "The minister, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, Dong Chengsuba, has ordered to destroy the Japanese pirates in the southeast, and there is His Majesty the Emperor. With great grace, I have to share the enemy along the navy and the people. It lasted for three years before and after, and finally lived up to the mission and wiped out the Japanese troubles. Today, I present two hundred and twenty-three large and small Japanese heads.

After he finished his report, he led the soldiers behind him to stand up and lined up on both sides, only to see hundreds of Japanese slaves behind him, all wearing shackles and handcuffs, walking to the middle of the square, accompanied by the vigorous and violent "kill" that rushed into the sky. With the roar of "kill" and "kill", these Japanese warriors, who were usually timid and courageous, were all pale at the moment, and they fell to the ground softly.

The Minister of Punishment held the imperial decree sent from the tower in his hand, and walked quickly to the center of the square, which was a stone's throw away from the city wall.

Xiao Lie stood up slowly, picked up Ci'er, and before walking to the gate tower, under the gaze of countless pairs of amazed eyes, he turned his face and said to Ci'er, "Send the order."

Ci'er's small hands clenched tightly into fists, raised her childish voice, and said loudly, "Dharma!"

This sound of "rectification" was jointly passed down by the guards beside him, and finally spread to the center of the square. One thousand and five hundred generals of the Han Dynasty shouted "rectification" in unison. Outside the Tianmen, there, the execution platform has been set up in advance, and under the gaze of countless people crowded around, the ghost-headed swords fell in unison.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live—"

The overwhelming sound reverberated in front of the Meridian Gate tower again, and the pigeons were sent to the sky.

Dong Cheng Subaru knelt down in the direction of the emperor in the distance ahead, along with the civil and military officials around him, kowtowed, and when he raised his head, an unspeakable complex emotion flashed in his eyes.

Pei You'an was covered in dust, and when he rode his horse like the wind to the Chengtian Gate, which was the outermost part of the palace, what he heard in his ears was the sound of long live mountains and mountains coming from the city gate.

He stopped his horse, and in the echoing sound of Long Live the Mountain, he looked up at the dark shadows of the pigeons circling above the tower in the distance in front of him. The figures were frozen and motionless.