Don't be clouded

Chapter 106

killed?

Ji Bieyun's eyelids twitched, Emperor Yuan Hui could only be said to be cowardly and incompetent before, but recently he has become more and more cruel.This is to silence, so as to preserve their own fame, right?

He thought for a while, and replied: "I dare not delay the opportunity of the war, so I set up an ambush to destroy the rebels without authorization, but my heart is always suffering, I only hope to return to Beijing to plead guilty to His Majesty after the war is over."

Emperor Yuan Hui smiled sarcastically, "I haven't seen you for a month or two, and I've started to talk to me again. Don't worry, I don't want to kill you. Let's see what's over there?"

Ji Bieyun looked in the direction of the emperor's finger, and only then noticed a long knife added to the corner of Wenying Hall, placed on a rosewood shelf, like an ornament.The knife was extremely inconspicuous, and it was a bit euphemistic to describe it as simple, as if it had just been dug out of the grave, the color was not gray, and the scabbard was also damaged.

"This was presented to me the day before yesterday. It was said to be a famous sword from the former dynasty. It came from a famous swordsmith. It is called... I forgot, but it is a good sword that will see the light of day again." Emperor Yuan Hui said slowly, " I thought that such an interesting weapon should of course be rewarded to the heroes, so I asked you to come back quickly and give it to you secretly, which is better than the other two generals who are dissatisfied when they find out."

These were the kindest words he had heard Emperor Yuanhui say, but the more he listened, the colder he felt.

He could still tell the truth and irony, the emperor had a smile on his face, and his tone was amiable, but there was a knife hidden in his heart, and he wished he could cut him right on the spot.

Ji Bieyun looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I only want one reward, should your majesty honor it?"

Emperor Yuan Hui threw down another memorial, leaned back on the back of his chair, and took a rest.

"Oh, you're talking about the case of the Liu family? Didn't I order to reopen it? You can go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to ask how the investigation is going. What's the use of asking me?"

He couldn't help it, and gave a short laugh.

It's not that he didn't think that Emperor Yuanhui would go back on his word before, so he was extra careful and asked Emperor Yuanhui to decree to reopen the case of the Liu family before going out, thinking that there would be no room for repentance.But he still underestimated the face of Emperor Yuanhui. Maybe the emperor has to practice this skill, so that he can deny the decisions he has made without changing his face, so that others dare not speak up. This is the real "Jun Wu Joke".After all, no one dared to question it, and naturally no one knew that the emperor had broken his promise.

Is Ji Bieyun angry?In fact, he was not so angry, he felt that everything was extremely absurd and extremely normal.

It's just that his laughter hurt Emperor Yuan Hui's eyes, and the smile that was on his lips disappeared, and he unconsciously stared at him with the majesty of the emperor, and his tone became much colder: "Ji Qing Think it's ridiculous?"

He also looked straight back, "Isn't it funny? In the case of Chongzhou, I thought that His Majesty cared about the people's livelihood and would be the master for the people of Chongzhou to eradicate evil and evil, but that time I was deceived by His Majesty. Wan Liang raised his troops proudly." In the rebellion, a hundred thousand troops went to fight in the name of the king's army, but they were almost ordered by the king to retreat and give up the rivers and mountains.

"This is the third time. His Majesty has retracted his original words. Only the minister has fulfilled the original agreement. The minister feels that he is ridiculous."

Emperor Yuan Hui was very angry with him, his expression was tense, as if he was about to explode at any moment.

It took a while to stand up, and looked at him across a table, "Captain of Lingzhou, right? Do you feel wronged, wronged? Do everything possible to come to Chenjing, come to the court to disrupt the situation, just for the sake of one day Can the Liu family be rehabilitated?"

Ji Bieyun didn't answer.

"But you haven't thought about it. It's just the innocence of a captain. It's just a dozen lives. You want to damage the sageness of the late emperor for these dozen people? Ruin the Qingping of Daliang?" The emperor almost gritted his teeth, "The case was made by the late emperor himself For the sake of purpose, the judgment was also made by the late emperor himself. The case that caused a sensation in the entire Huainan Road and the entire Chenjing, can you overturn the case now that you say it is reversed! What Liu Hongji committed was a crime of treason!"

The rest of the palace people had already knelt down to the ground under the wrath of the emperor, but Ji Bieyun closed his eyes and stood upright in the center of the Wenying Hall like a pine and bamboo, refusing to back down or show the slightest wavering.

Emperor Yuan Hui was still denouncing loudly: "Collaborating with the enemy and treason, and secretly passing information about Lingzhou to Nan Chen, these evidences were all sent to the Wenying Palace at that time, right here, right here in this case! Not only the first emperor, but also the Ministry of Punishment I have seen it, Yu Shitai has also seen it, everyone in Daliang knows that Liu Hongji was sentenced to beheaded without any grievances, if you want to reverse the case now, how will you let the people of the world think of the court!"

Seeing that he didn't answer, Emperor Yuanhui laughed angrily, "Since the case of Liu Hongji, the late emperor has successively investigated and dealt with many cases of rebellion, and killed dozens of officials, large and small. If you go to reverse the case, you will announce it to the whole world. , The first emperor was so wrong, the court was so wrong? Do you think this is just a matter of the Liu family?"

Ji Bieyun's hands were clenched into fists in his sleeves, his nails had sunk into his palms, but the pain allowed him to maintain a little reason.

He waited until Emperor Yuan Hui finished cursing, and then he said calmly: "Do you want to make mistakes and keep making mistakes?"

The emperor finally calmed down a bit after scolding, but his tone was still majestic: "In all dynasties, which court did not make mistakes? But the court and the country are going to continue in these mistakes, and some things can only be left to rot in the corner of the past. .”

"Ah, that's how it is." Ji Bieyun's stiff shoulders relaxed a bit, "But Wan Liangao is still on the wrong side."

He managed to see a tinge of anger on Emperor Yuanhui's face, and continued: "Now it's Wan Liangao, and there will be Zhang Liangao and Li Liangao in the future. People who really want to rebel don't care if the court killed them by mistake. Loyal minister. Your Majesty didn’t even have the courage to reveal the disguise of the late emperor’s mistakes, and even helped whitewash the peace. Are you sure there won’t be more treacherous ministers who want to share a share with you?”

Emperor Yuan Hui suddenly picked up the inkstone and threw it at him, "Ji Yao! You are presumptuous!"

The inkstone was thrown sideways, making a small hole in the ground, and the ink splashed onto his clothes, but it was perfectly blended into the black fabric.Ji Bieyun lowered his head and took a look, then raised his head with a mocking smile: "However, Your Majesty and the late Emperor are loving fathers and filial sons, and the Taizu will be relieved to have a spirit in heaven."

"Great rebellion... Great rebellious words! Are you going to rebel against yourself because of your military exploits!" Emperor Yuan Hui's eyes were bloodshot, "You think the first emperor didn't know that he killed someone by mistake, didn't you?"

Ji Bieyun was taken aback, he had never thought about this before.

He found out Zheng Yu, followed the clues to bring down Duan Wenfu, and now even Wan Liangao died under his knife... However, he only ignored one person, the person who hastily ordered to take the lives of his whole family.

Ji Bieyun suddenly remembered the fire in Xuanqing Mountain, the Shengjing Palace was burnt to scorched earth, and Guan Chen seemed to have said something to him.

He tried to remember, Guanchen asked him if he really thought the late emperor was innocent, if he thought the Liu family's grievances had nothing to do with the late emperor... So that's what he meant.

Funny, that's what it meant.

"The first emperor was most jealous of someone having a rebellious heart, but he couldn't find a chance to knock the mountains and shake the tiger. Liu Hongji's case was exactly what the first emperor wanted. Of course he would not order someone to investigate carefully." Yuan Huidi sneered, "Later, the first emperor told me before he died. He mentioned that Liu Hongji might have died unjustly, and he felt guilty in his heart. But so what if he felt guilty? Liu Hongji died after all, and the late emperor couldn’t do anything to express it. Are you going to dig the Liu family out of the ground?"

It took Ji Bieyun a long while to find his words, and said as if his heart was dying: "So... Your Majesty knew from the beginning that the Liu family was wronged, but never mentioned it, and even used it as a bait for the ministers to lead troops to put down the rebellion?"

Emperor Yuan Hui replied "yes" without emotion.

He let out a sigh of relief, looked up at the opened window, and the overlapping eaves spread outside the window, as if trying to trap him in the palace.

The past few years have been too ridiculous.When he was in Shugu City, he thought that when he had the opportunity to go out in the future, he must go to Beijing to ask for justice.There may be treacherous ministers and villains in Beijing, but it doesn't matter, as long as he climbs high enough, so high that the current emperor cannot ignore his existence, then he will definitely be able to reverse the case for the Liu family.

I had indeed climbed high enough, and it was true that Emperor Yuan Hui couldn't ignore it.

But so what in the end?From the first emperor onwards, the destruction of the Liu family was just a tool to strengthen the Ming family and deter those real rebels.It doesn't matter whether he is innocent or not, what matters is his father, his mother, everyone in the Liu family should die, must die.

All for the so-called Liang Qingping.

"That knife," he said in a somewhat bleak voice, "I want it, but does Your Majesty still want to reward it?"

Emperor Yuan Hui stared at him intently for a while, as if spying on his inner thoughts, then waved to him and asked him to take it himself.

Even at this moment Ji Bieyun straightened his back, as if entering the palace for the first time to award a reward, he walked towards the corner calmly, and took the old and decayed knife from the red sandalwood stand.

The joint between the hilt and the blade had been corroded, and it was heavy in his hand. He looked down and walked back.

"If you have figured it out, back down," Emperor Yuan Hui said impatiently, "I am tired today."

Holding the knife, he walked to the table, but suddenly stopped, "Has Your Majesty figured it out?"

"what?"

The moment Emperor Yuanhui raised his eyes to look at him, Ji Bieyun suddenly raised his saber forward, and the tip of the scabbard pressed against Emperor Yuanhui's neck, forcing him onto the chair, where he was firmly stuck.

The palace people in the palace turned pale with fright, and Wu Neishi hurriedly called out "Guardian".Chaotic and hasty footsteps sounded outside the hall, approaching here, but he ignored it.Facing the emperor whose face turned pale in an instant, he asked again: "Has your majesty figured it out, why Wan Liangao rebelled?"

Emperor Yuan Hui's Adam's apple rolled, and he squinted at the unsheathed knife, but suddenly laughed, "It's just a wolf's ambition, but even if you want to kill the king, you have to pull out the knife, right? What's the point of that?"

"Wolf ambition." Ji Bieyun laughed twice, "Then the great ancestor who tried to unify the world and ascended to the throne, wasn't also wolf ambition?"

"Ji Yao," Emperor Yuan Hui seemed to have no energy to reprimand him for being disrespectful, clasped the armrest with both hands, raised his eyes and said, "Do you want to kill the king? You can't get out of the palace city even if you kill me."

He was not threatened by these words, and still showed no fear, "Your Majesty, are you sure? Even if people in the world don't know that you ever wanted to negotiate peace, His Majesty has lost his heart now. From the first garden and hunting garden, to filling in the imperial mausoleum The hundreds of lives that went in, your majesty thinks that you are a generation of Mingjun in the eyes of the common people?"

"you……"

Ji Bieyun didn't give Emperor Yuan Hui a chance to speak, and moved the scabbard closer, "If you die, others will only care about the next emperor."

"Don't talk." Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded in the distance behind him.

He froze all over and didn't move, but after a while, a hand was placed on his shoulder.Guan Chen patted lightly, his tone seemed to be talking about a trivial matter: "Put it away, let's go back."

Ji Bieyun gritted his teeth and refused to let go, so the monk held his wrist holding the knife, approached his ear, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "This is not a suitable place, don't worry."

With a tremor in his heart, the strength in his hand wavered, Guan Chen held the handle of the knife for him, and took the rusty precious knife from his hand.

"Your Majesty, General Ji's disrespect in front of the imperial court," the monk said to Emperor Yuan Hui, "For his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, I hope that your Majesty will forgive me."

Emperor Yuan Hui hadn't recovered from this scene, he just felt that he had never seen Guan Chen's eyes like this, and there was no shadow of an eminent monk, he was clearly a murderous and decisive villain.Saying anything to make him forgive me was a humble remark, and those eyes were clearly threatening... These two people who are not afraid of death are threatening him.

He was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses, and retracted the words of capturing the thief, not daring to kill these two at will.One is the hero who wiped out the rebel army, and the other is the abbot of the national temple, neither can be killed just by saying.

"Get out." Emperor Yuan Hui finally said these three words briefly, but because of his slumped posture in the chair, the domineering words seemed less dignified.

Guan Chen bowed his head slightly to him, just said "retire", and then pulled Ji Yao out.The Habayashi Army surrounded by the monk seemed to have no deterrent effect in front of the monk, so the two passed through the Habayashi Army facing each other with their swords drawn, and left Wenying Hall.

He sat paralyzed, looked up at the beams of the palace, and suddenly laughed wantonly after a while.

Funny, he is too funny to be the emperor.

The author says:

It seems that I haven't asked for a starfish for a long time. I have the cheek to ask for one_(:з」∠)_