little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 267 Retribution
Before the end of the day, thick dark clouds covered the sky that should have been clear, and the rustling autumn wind blew through the forest and across the water like ten thousand horses galloping.

Under the corridor of Qianqing Palace, a thin figure knelt quietly on the ground.The eunuchs standing guard in front of the door looked at each other at a loss, tried to persuade him but dared not persuade him, they didn't understand why His Highness the Crown Prince came here like this, they just knelt down and didn't speak, their eyes and brows were full of unknown stubbornness.

When he was at his wit's end, Huang Jin ran out in a hurry, with helplessness on his round, white and fat face: "It's a bad day, and it's cold on the ground. Your Highness, please do me a favor. Let's get up and talk."

"If I don't see my father today, I won't leave here." The face that slowly lifted was covered with fine beads of sweat, and the firm voice was undeniably firm. "Hey! What's the matter..." Huang Jin stomped his feet anxiously, "Come on, this old servant will send you a message."

The Qianqing palace was so quiet that it was almost dead silent. Huang Jinping, who was eager to come in to answer, stood breathless in the corner, carefully observing the emperor who seemed to have lost some weight in the past few days.At this moment, Wanli, who was half leaning on the couch to read the memorial, had an ugly and frightening face, his red eyes were about to burst into flames on his face, which had turned pale and blue because of anger, as if he couldn't bear it anymore, he took the few memorials in front of him. It was thrown to the ground viciously, and the crackling sound echoed endlessly in the empty hall. Huang Jin's face twitched uncontrollably, and his heart beat like thunder instantly.

"...Are those guys still gathering at Zuoshunmen to beg for their lives?"

Seeing that the emperor was so angry, Huang Jin's face couldn't look any better, and he replied in a low voice like a chilling cicada: "Yes, all the ministers impeached the prince to shield Ye He's proton Na Lin Jiluo, and asked the emperor to set things right, punish the traitors, and make peace. The people are angry." He raised his head and glanced at the emperor: "They also asked the emperor to send troops to Liaodong earlier to recover the lost land and quell the rebellion."

As soon as Huang Jin's cautious voice fell, Wanli scolded furiously: "These trash, you know every day that they will scream! Sending troops to suppress the rebellion, what is the solution? Are they long-eyed to keep their breath? Could it be?" If you force me, these things will not be resolved automatically? As a courtier, I don't know how to plan a good strategy for the country, I only know how to kneel at Zuoshunmen and gather crowds to make trouble, just to gain a good reputation for myself!"

Facing the emperor's unscrupulous anger, Huang Jin was terrified and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, calm down, be careful of the dragon's body." Then bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is still kneeling outside the door, it's almost two It's time... the crown prince is weak, and this old servant doesn't look very well."

"Why does he want to see me? Is it because I don't know, or you don't know?" Huang Jin lowered his head and dared not speak any more.An angry Wanli said in a loud voice, "Send a few people to send him back to Ciqing Palace. Tell him, I know what he wants to say in my heart, and when I think it over, I will send him an audience." Huang Jin responded , but did not move, hesitating for a moment: "What if His Highness refuses to leave?"

As if hearing some funny joke, Wanli sneered: "Go and tell him, if he listens to me, the person he wants to save may still have a chance; if he dares to use his own body to force me, then I will immediately I decree to cut that Lin Jiluo into pieces. If he is really smart, don't do stupid things, don't challenge my bottom line at will."

Seeing the emperor gritted his teeth fiercely, Huang Jin recalled the straight figure that haunted him every day when the prince entered the imperial prison, couldn't help but sighed softly, and couldn't help but said: "Old servant, talk more, don't blame the emperor. …Speaking of which, Ye He was really wronged, our Highness is as emphatic as you are in love and righteousness, so it is no wonder that the crown prince should be blamed for such a thing."

I don't know if it was because of the words that the crown prince and he said that made Wanli's face calm down a lot in an instant, and he snorted after a while: "As the crown prince of a country, the society and the world are the most important, how can you be emotional when it comes to national affairs! Now The public opinion is boiling, and the officials are in an uproar. If he loses popularity, he will not be convinced if he takes a high position in the future. After all, he is still young!" At this point, the voice suddenly turned solemn: "Go to Jin Yiwei, and get Ye He Into the heavy prison of Dali Temple, under strict supervision, no one is allowed to approach without my will."

Hearing that he was only sent to a heavy prison, Huang Jin felt a little relieved. With this will, he can also explain to the prince who is kneeling outside. As for the future, let's wait until later.When he said he was going to leave quickly, Wanli sneered: "I heard that his martial arts skills are extremely high, and I told Jin Yiwei that if he dares to resist, he will be killed on the spot regardless of the cost."

A chill came over Huang Jin, and Huang Jin shivered, his cry was almost inaudible.

The high level of Ye He's martial arts is well known to everyone in the palace. Of course, Jin Yiwei dare not underestimate it. They almost went out in full force. When a group of black and white people rushed out, people who didn't know thought it was a palace change. .For a while, people turned their backs on their backs, and the whole palace panicked.

In the Palace of Compassion, Empress Dowager Li was facing a furnace of sandalwood, chanting sutras in a low voice with a rosary in her hand, a furnace of incense was curling up and down, a well-maintained face flickered in the faint smoke.At this moment, the palace door was suddenly pushed open, and the daily homework that must be done was interrupted. Empress Dowager Li suddenly opened her eyes, with anger already on her face.

When she saw that it was Zhu Xi who recklessly opened the door and came in, her anger was instantly replaced by surprise.Zhu Xi has been by her side all his life, and has been stable all his life, no matter how big the matter is, he has never seen her so panic-stricken.An unreasonable nervousness made Empress Dowager Li's heart a little tight, and she squeezed the hand holding the Buddhist beads tightly, and said sharply: "Hurry up, but what happened?"

Zhu Xi closed the door with his backhand, and tears suddenly flowed from his eyes after kneeling on the ground: "Queen Mother, I have something to tell you."

Zhu Xi's abnormal performance seemed to include too much content, which made it difficult for Queen Mother Li to digest, and tightly frowned: "... What do you want to say?"

Just at the gate of Ciqing Palace, a group of Jinyi guards met Ye He who was standing upright. Looking at the face of an enemy, Ye He's expression was unexpectedly calm.When Jin Yiwei rushed up, Ye He's tightly clenched hands loosened.

The conversation he had with Ye Xianggao just now made him seem to have gone through a big battle, his whole body strength has been completely drained, his heart is empty, and he lost his energy like a walking dead, without any thoughts.In a daze, there is only one thought, which is to go back immediately, go back and ask my father, Khan, and the elder brother who led the army to invade the country, what is the reason for all this?
His extremely strong longing was so strong that it was clearly written on his face, at the moment when he turned around and moved away, Ye Xianggao shattered his desire with only one sentence: "... ...If you leave, what will the prince do?"

His eyes flew to the Ciqing Palace not far away, where a chariot had just come and stopped from a distance, watching the pale Zhu Changluo coming down from above, he stepped into the palace gate without saying a word, and the guards in golden clothes who followed him But he didn't leave, but stood on both sides of the palace gate, looking around vigilantly.Ye He's eyes became empty and dim, but the corners of his mouth bloomed with a blurry and cold smile like snow mist.

The process of capturing Ye He was so smooth that all Jin Yiwei were surprised, because Ye He was so submissive that they didn't make any effort.

All the ministers gathered at Zuoshunmen also hoped for the emperor's imperial decree as they wished, but what they said in a few simple words was hard and iron-blooded, shocking their hearts and minds.First, inform them that the imperial court will immediately enlist troops to suppress the rebellion in Liaodong. Second, Nalin Jiluo, the Jurchen protégé of Haixi, has been imprisoned and will be dealt with at another day. At the same time, he warned them sternly: I don’t mind if you dare to entangle in Zuoshunmen again. Repeat the three years of Jiajing.

This sentence vividly expressed the emperor's uncontrollable forbearance and obscurity, and instantly awakened many ministers with ulterior motives. In terms of ruthlessness, Wanli was much better than Jiajingqing, so no one dared to stay any longer. In an instant, birds and beasts scattered one after another, and Zuo Shunmen quickly returned to calm.

The day became completely dark, and when the wind was blowing and the autumn rain was falling, Wang An, who had hurried back from Dali Temple, entered the Ciqing Palace.

After patiently listening to Wang An's report, he moved his eyes out of the window. At this moment, the rain turned into raindrops, from dense to tinkling, and the dry ground became slippery and muddy, just like his state of mind at the moment .

Wang An came up anxiously, although he knew it was best not to say a word at this time, but he had to remind: "Your Highness, it's getting late, we are going to Qianqing Palace." Obviously just came back from Qianqing Palace, this time In the blink of an eye, he was called to the Qianqing Palace to copy the ancestral precepts. The intention of Emperor Wanli's unexpected and weird decision was naturally very obvious.Copying the ancestral precepts was a wonderfully ironic decision. Zhu Changluo's dazed eyes moved, and he suddenly found it very funny.

Ever since he followed the prince, Wang An was used to seeing that no matter what major incidents happened, they would be resolved in the hands of the prince calmly and calmly.Wang An couldn't help but wanted to say a few words of persuasion, but when he saw the unfathomable darkness in the crown prince's eyes, Wang An immediately dismissed the idea.

Zhu Changluo didn't show any expression: "Does he have anything to say to me?"

Wang An shook his head: "The servant asked, but Young Master Ye He didn't say anything."

Zhu Changluo, whose face was a little pale, stared at him for a moment: "Let's go, go to Qianqing Palace."

Huang Jin, who had been waiting at the gate of Qianqing Palace, came up to meet him: "Eunuch, can you let me see Father Emperor first, I just want to say a few words." Sighing dejectedly, Huang Jin raised his cloudy eyes, With a warm and affectionate expression, "It's been all these years, has this old servant ever lied to you about one word or one thing?"

When he said this, Zhu Changluo was a little at a loss, shook his head, and said seriously: "Elder-in-law has always been very good to me."

"With His Highness's words, it is enough, and the old slave's heart is not in vain." Huang Jin sighed in relief, and the following words were earnest: "This matter is so big, there is nothing wrong with what His Majesty did, Your Highness I have always been wise and understanding. If I change positions, I dare say that I can do better than the emperor? Besides, according to the old slave, things are far from reaching the end of the mountain. Why bother to confront Mai Mang? Forcing head-to-head confrontation will not help but will be harmful , not by the wise.”

"What my father-in-law said is true." Zhu Changluo lowered his head, "I would like to trouble my father-in-law to send a message to my father. Ye He and I are like brothers. As for the military chaos in Liaodong, I have countermeasures so that my father doesn't have to worry too much."

As expected of the two father and son, even their temperaments are so alike, the first time I saw the prince, he was so kind but different and stubborn, which made Huang Jin's heart churn for a while.After returning to the palace and seeing Wanli, he didn't hide anything, and said it verbatim.

Wanli glanced at him sideways and said nothing, Huang Jin wiped the sweat off his brow guiltily.Wanli's majestic voice sounded: "Notify Dali Temple that Lin Jiluo will be beheaded in three days." Huang Jin was shocked, and just about to persuade him, Wanli's words were blocked: "The crown prince wants to copy the ancestral teachings. There is no need to alarm him, and we will tell him after the execution."

Seeing Huang Jinhei's dejected face, Wanli suddenly felt a little curious about Ye He. This man made the well-founded prince act out of order for him. The Empress Dowager Li actually sent Zhu Xi to intercede with him. This inexplicable inexplicable inevitably made Wanli puzzled. Of course, the result was the same, and the answer was also the same.

"Whether it's to calm the anger of the people or to appease the courtiers, he has to admit that he has been wronged! I have no choice but to be this villain... The prince should also understand that as a king, you can be ruthless, but you can't be merciless. Just focus on this point, this Ye He died unjustly."

The rain finally turned from small to heavy and then from heavy to violent. In the middle of the night, there were lightning and thunder, like pouring.

The Palace of Compassion and Peace kneeled on the ground, although there were many candles lit in the palace, under the extremely ugly face of Empress Dowager Li, all of them became dim.I don't know when, the Queen Mother finally said, "The good deeds you have done have left the Ai family at a loss as to what to say, what a retribution!"

The yellow-faced Zhu Xi gritted his teeth, and his voice trembled: "...the root of everything is that the servant girl acted recklessly at that time, and dared not ask for life anymore, so I ask the Queen Mother to give me death."

Empress Dowager Li, who also had an ugly face, snorted: "At this moment, what's the use of talking about this! If the emperor knows that the person he wants to execute with all his heart is..." When she said this, Empress Dowager Li's eyes turned into A bottomless abyss, with a depth that can swallow everything.

"Because of his low eyebrows, the emperor has blamed Aijia for the rest of his life. After all, Aijia is his biological mother, and he can't watch his son make such a big mistake!" A long sigh filled with infinite disappointment, Zhu Xi's face was full of tears Straight down the face.

"Take the letter from the Ai family and send Jin Yiwei to Liu Shouyou. The Ai family has something to say."

Zhu Xi answered yes with a trembling voice, but when he turned around and was about to leave, he heard the queen mother's cold voice: "From now on... let him go away, it is best never to appear again!" Zhu Xi responded in a low voice Yes, then the queen mother continued coldly: "The Ai family did all this for the emperor, not for anyone. What happened today will rot in your stomach. If you dare to spread a word, don't blame Ai." The family does not miss the friendship of these decades."

Couldn't bear it any longer, Zhu Xi collapsed on the ground and cried: "It's because of my maidservant's soft heart back then, that's why I'm dying today. This maidservant never thought of it. If it wasn't for accidental discovery, this maidservant wouldn't believe it." He actually...is him!"

"You really deserve to die, but you are so old, let's just make do with Ai's family and live a few more years." Speaking of this, the queen mother sighed faintly, and her voice sounded a bit sad: "Buddha The Dharma words are really good, if you sow melons, you will reap melons, if you sow beans, you will reap beans, and everything today may be God’s retribution for what the Ai family did back then..."

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