half life slave

Chapter 83

Rong Yu walked slowly all the way back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, his thoughts surging along the way.

Shen Hui clearly set the blame on, and the so-called treason should be nothing.It's just that the time and place are favorable, and Qin Taiyue's concubine was sheltered for committing a crime. Qingliu, headed by Zhao Xun, had long been unhappy in his heart; in addition, Shen Hui's deliberate connivance deepened the impression of Qin Taiyue's domineering and arrogant in the eyes of the world; As for the establishment of the crown prince, the righteous blood of the Qin family has become orthodox. If Qin Taiyue wanted to further seize power, take the risk of killing the emperor, and put the young crown prince on the throne, in the eyes of the world, it is by no means impossible.

As for the so-called not wanting him to get involved in these filthy activities, in the end result, it is inevitable to participate in it thoroughly; saying that you don't want to dirty him, but from the beginning to now, even if the original intention was wrong, he is no longer the one with clean hands Jing, an ordinary servant who has nothing to do with the world.

Shen Hui protected him and trusted him. He was very moved, and he could understand that as an emperor, he must firmly hold power in his hands. Qin Taiyue was not a good person, and he would not feel unwilling for him, but in his mind was Unable to hold back, Shen Hui flashed over and over again, holding Qin Ruozhen's hand, recalling the joke about crabapple flowers.

Once deeply affectionate, even if there was only a moment of sincerity, in the end, it was nothing but a deceitful means of deception...

Thinking about it like this makes one's teeth go cold, but one's heart feels cold.

Back in the Nuan Pavilion, Shen Huizheng was unfolding a blank volume of imperial edict. When he saw him, he immediately ordered, "Draft an edict for me. The Qin family and son have committed ten serious crimes. I will announce them to the world and execute them immediately after autumn."

Rong Yu whispered yes, went to the front of the case to write, but was unable to write a word for a long time.

"Qin Taiyue is the king of the country and the chief assistant." He thought about it and said, "Can the emperor reconsider his treatment and change to death?"

Hearing this, Shen Hui looked up at him, seemingly displeased, "What he committed was a serious crime of treason, and according to the law, he will punish the nine clans."

The nine clans also include members of the royal family, right?Rong Yu said with a light smile, "The emperor should at least consider His Royal Highness, Qin Taiyue is His Highness's grandfather after all."

Shen Hui leaned back in the armchair carved with dragon and phoenix, and raised his eyebrows impatiently, "Why can't you fix your problems? Qin Taiyue wants to kill me! Do you still want to persuade me to leave a whole body for him?"

Rong He lowered his eyes, knowing that the next words would make him even more unhappy, but he himself couldn't vomit, "The Qin family can't stand up anymore, why should the emperor kill them all. What's more, there is Qin Qifang, he was killed innocently in this matter... , he was supposed to be a pure and pure scholar, but I sincerely feel sorry for him."

Shen Hui looked at him suspiciously, and then he slowly recounted Qin Qifang's feelings about Nan Keji that day, "Mr. It is still difficult for the son of the family to escape. I dare not persuade the emperor to pardon Young Master Qin, but I also know that he has nothing to do with this matter."

Shen Hui's expression was shocked, "You know everything?"

Regarding this out-and-out frame-up case, Rong Yu smiled and nodded silently.What appeared in front of his eyes was Qin Qifang's deep and illusory eyes. He was still so young, and he was calm and indifferent. Maybe his ideal was just to cultivate morality... His heart followed, and there were bursts of throbbing pain.

Shen Hui was not angry at his disobedience. After a long time, he only said in a deep voice, "I'll think about it again... you, go first."

Knowing Shen Hui's bottom line clearly, and also knowing that he touched his inverse scale, he didn't get angry, he had already given himself enough face.Rong and Zhiqu'er withdrew from the Nuan Pavilion, and in the next few days, they tried to minimize their time in front of Shen Hui.

When they meet each other, they just look at each other without saying a word.A few days passed, but Chuanxi would come to report to him every day that Qin Ruozhen was confined to Kunning Palace.Nothing more than smashing a few official kiln porcelains, tearing up a few paintings and calligraphy from the collection of the Wuying Palace, or scolding the palace servants who delivered the meals out of the house, yelling at the guards guarding the palace that she wants to meet the emperor.

Rong Yu never spoke to Shen Hui for Qin Ruozhen, not because he wanted to watch Qin Ruozhen's jokes with peace of mind, or because he wanted to make trouble, but because he knew that Shen Hui was not ready to face his wife, and he would not let go. , probably didn't have the intention of putting her to death.

Although it is said that the winner and the loser, the Qin family lost all games, but Shen Hui also won a disgraceful victory.Regarding Qin Ruozhen, it was hard to say whether Shen Hui felt a little indebted. The cold-hearted emperor still needed some time to think about it.

But in this deep palace, after all, there is still a child who misses Qin Ruozhen every day and longs for his mother's care.

A few days later, Rong Yu came out with some errands assigned by the yamen of the Sili Supervisor. On the way to the study, he heard Zhao Mao, the imperial servant, giving lectures to the prince.

The prince has only turned six years old this year, and he has grown into a handsome and intelligent young man.At the moment Zhao Mao is telling him about Zhu Zi's Four Books Annotations.

When Zhao Mao saw Rong Yu, he nodded to him, and Rong Yu returned the salute.But the crown prince turned his head, saw it was him, and immediately said, "Master, you are here."

He rushed and waved, showing a somewhat reserved smile, "Why don't you come in?"

Although Shen Xian was born by Qin Ruozhen, he has always been very close to Rong Yu. Once he took the Baijia clothes that Rong Yu gave him when he was young, and thanked him with a smile, "The orphan was born prematurely. The mother's health has never been very good, but fortunately the factory official sent Gu this. I think Gu is so healthy now, it is also thanks to the blessing of this Baijiayi."

At that time, Rong and Hanxiao were modest, but they knew from this that Shen Xian still had a good impression of him.Seeing him calling at this moment, he bowed to him and then walked into the upper study hall.

Zhao Mao coughed lightly, and continued to give lectures, "Zhu Zi's four book chapters and sentences are listed first, the universities are listed first, the Analects of Confucius and Mencius are listed second, and the mean is listed last. Your Highness, do you know why Zhu Zi listed universities first?"

Shen Xian shook his head in a daze, Zhao Mao then said again, "Master Zhu once said, first go to university, set up his program, read through the university, and read other scriptures, then you can see that this is the governor of Gewu, this is sincerity This is a matter of self-cultivation, this is a matter of regulating the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. Therefore, university is the program of Neo Confucianism.”

Shen Xian hummed, thought for a while, then turned his head and asked him, "Then the first book Zhu Zi read was a university? Mr. Gu Ji said that he was enlightened at the age of five, and at that time he could understand such complicated and difficult things. classic?"

After hearing this, Zhao Mao smiled, shook his head slightly, and said no, but after thinking about it, he was unwilling to answer, so he was thinking about how to change the subject.

But Rong Yu suddenly had an idea, and cupped his hands to Zhao Mao, "Can your Highness's question be answered by Mr. Lin?"

When Zhao Mao was pondering, Shen Xian nodded first, raised his head and asked, "Okay, factory official, come and tell Gu, can the five-year-old Zhu Xi really understand those scriptures?"

Rong and smiled, squatting down so that he could look at himself, "Zhu Zi entered school at the age of five. At that time, he understood that the first book he read was not any of the four books, but the classic of filial piety. He once wrote on the forehead of the book of filial piety: A sentence of self-encouragement, saying that if you don’t do this, you won’t be an adult. So Zhu Zi’s enlightenment reading is actually the book of filial piety that has been passed down for thousands of years.”

Shen Xian let out a cry, feeling a little dispirited, "So it's the Book of Filial Piety, I've read it too. It's just about how subjects and common people should obey the words of loving and respecting the monarch and their parents and elders. It's not as good as 24 filial piety after reading it." The story is more interesting."

"Then Your Highness may have overlooked the chapter where the sage talks about the Son of Heaven." Rong Yu smiled and said gently, "Those who love relatives dare not be evil to others; , and moral education is imposed on the people, and punishment is everywhere. It covers the filial piety of the emperor. Just the punishment says: one person has celebration, and the people depend on it."

Seeing him looking at himself in confusion, Rong Yu explained again, "That is to say, if a person can love his own parents, he will not hate other people's parents, and a person who can respect his own parents will certainly not neglect other people's parents. Serve your parents wholeheartedly with love and respect, and then impart virtue to the people of Li, so that the people all over the world follow suit. Rely on him."

While speaking, he carefully observed Shen Xian's expression, after he finished speaking, he frowned and lowered his head, as if he had realized something.

After a long while, Shen Xian raised his head, with tears in his eyes, "Gu also wanted to be close to and respect his parents, but the emperor now doesn't let Gu see his mother, and Gu hasn't seen her for more than ten days. Kun Ning There are so many guards inside and outside the palace. When they saw Gu, they knelt on the ground and tried to persuade him. No matter what, they would not let him in. Factory official, you are with Father every day. Tell me, Father When will the queen mother be released?"

Zhao Mao was shocked when he heard this question, and was about to speak to stop him, when Rong Yu saw him, he quickly raised his hand to stop him, and shook his head slightly at him.

Xu Shen Xian's crying appearance made him feel sorry for him, Rong Yu continued to respond in a gentle tone, "As a subject, I can't answer your highness's question. But your highness can ask the emperor in person. I think you can tell the emperor , what understanding do you have about the filial piety, and how much you miss your empress recently, I hope the emperor will allow you to see your mother as soon as possible."

The six-year-old prince blinked his smart eyes, gradually revealed a glimmer of light, and grinned, "That's right! The nurse and the manager, Lian Hai, always stop Gu from begging his father. They all said that if If you do this, the father will definitely be very angry, and maybe he will anger the mother, anger them, replace them all, and Gu will never see them again. I am really scared after hearing this, what do you say, the factory minister, Father Will you really do that?"

Rong Yu said no, "The emperor governs the world with benevolence and filial piety. He will only feel relieved to hear that his highness can regulate his behavior with the scriptures of filial piety. Besides, if the emperor asks, you can say that the minister asked you to do this. Those who serve in your palace are irrelevant."

Shen Xian seemed to be greatly comforted, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and smiled brilliantly, "I know. After school, I will go to find my father." He suddenly took Rong Yu's hand, his eyes full of sincerity Said, "Thank you, factory minister. You are such a nice man."

Rong Yu lowered his head and smiled, this is the young prince's first affirmation of his character, but it made him feel ashamed, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first, Your Highness, please continue to listen." Zhao Shi read and give lectures."

He stood up, bowed to the crown prince, and then bowed his hands to Zhao Mao, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao. I hope Mr. Lin will forgive me for overstepping the rules."