Si Tian Guan - Chapter 220

    The weather in May is just like cats and dogs.

    Yesterday, the wind was blowing all day, and the flowers that were barely left on the branches were blown all over the floor, but today is a sunny day.

    This alone is enough to refresh the spirits of those who travel far.

    But no matter how happy they are, they don’t dare to show half a point in front of Lord Huai.

    Firstly, this trip is a solemn and important thing to go to worship the ancestors, and there is no room for frolic, secondly, anyone with long eyes can see that from the time of departure, Prince Huai has always been sinking like water , seems worried.

    “Did the lord not sleep well last night?” Someone on the side stepped forward and asked: “The journey is still far, do you want to rest in the carriage for a while?”

    “No…” He refused half a voice, then changed his mind and asked, “How far is it to Shili Pavilion?”

    “Back to the lord, it’s just over two quarters of an hour after leaving the capital, and it’s almost noon before I arrive at Shili Pavilion.”

    It was really early, Mu Jingyan rolled over and dismounted, went to sit in the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.

    Not long after, someone shouted outside the car and got in the car.

    Is one of his accomplices.

    Before he could ask a question, the man spoke quickly.

    “Your Majesty, Liu Chongming is still in the other courtyard and has not gone out. Everything in Jinxiuying and Beiya is as usual, and nothing has been found in the city. The subordinates and others think that if Liu Chongming has The layout should be just outside the Shili Pavilion.”

    “Where is Qu Shenzhou?”

    The man was stunned for a moment, obviously not paying attention to the man in the palace.

    Mu Jingyan suddenly became angry and scolded again: “What about Qu Chenzhou! I asked you to keep an eye on him several times before going out, but you are taking my words as a deaf ear!”

    “Your Majesty calm down.” The man hurriedly lowered his head and responded, “My subordinates have also paid attention.”

    “It is said that his eyes have begun to improve, and he can see a shadow hazy these days, but he still can’t act on his own. The emperor asked him to try divination, but it still won’t work.”

    Mu Jingyan asked: “I heard the day before yesterday that Bo Yan went to the palace to return the four signs, and he could only see the shadows. go back?”

    “The subordinates and others also went to inquire, saying that Qu Sitian has no familiar people around him, and because his eyes are inconvenient, his heart is not at ease. In order to make him recuperate at ease, the emperor ordered Bo returned.”

    Seeing that he was silent, the man asked inexplicably: “Qu Chenzhou is in the palace now, and he is still blind. Even if he has four in his hand, what can he do?”

     “And even if he can divination, now that the prince has left the city, it is too late for him to do anything.”

    “He has been recuperating in the palace before, and he can’t manage things outside the palace.”

     “Could it be possible that he can help Liu Chongming get the Jinxiu Camp back? Without the Jinxiu Camp, Liu Chongming would not dare to act rashly.”

    Mu Jingyan was not so optimistic about this barrage of questions and speculations.

    He didn’t refute, after thinking for a long time, he only asked: “Do you remember Yu Dexi?”

    The man nodded hurriedly, of course he would remember that Yu Dexi’s death made many people in the palace terrified for a long time – such a person who stood by the emperor’s side like a mountain for 20 years, all fell down I can’t understand, the emperor’s mind is really incomprehensible.

    Sure enough, it is like a tiger.

    “Where did Eunuch Yu offend the emperor?” He asked carefully: “Why did Eunuch Yu go back to the Heart Courtyard?”

    This problem has also troubled Mu Jingyan for a long time – Yu Dexi has just won the forefoot, and put Qu Chenzhou into the Jinxiu Camp, but in a blink of an eye he was killed. He can’t just think that Just a coincidence.

    What’s more, this question is now poking at what he cares most about, which is the place where Yu Dexi was killed, which is very close to Huixinyuan, but the person who went to Huixinyuan that day, And him.

    What’s more, he followed Liu Qingru’s message, but he didn’t even see anyone.

      They were deliberately led back to the Heart Courtyard, where they didn’t even notice, and saw the two of them go in and out one after another.

     

    If you think about it this way, then why the emperor hastily fished out Qu Shenzhou, then everything is logical.

      Remind.

    So on this trip to worship his ancestors, every step he took to leave the capital was particularly unsteady.

    “Qu Chenzhou and Liu Chongming are too busy to take care of themselves, and it can’t be Liu Qingru, if there is another person…” Mu Jingyan muttered to himself.

    He shivered suddenly.

      Feels like stepping into a trap.

    “What?” The man asked in confusion, “Who?”

    This simple question seemed to pluck the most sensitive string, and Mu Jingyan suddenly shouted: “Stop!”

    “No…” He quickly denied his words: “Can’t stop…”

    The confidant saw that his face suddenly turned pale, and asked nervously: “My lord, what happened? Do you want to fly back to pass the book?”

    Mu Jingyan shook her head slightly, her eyebrows twitching.

    He finally understood, it seemed that everything was going according to his wishes, at least during the few days that he left Beijing, neither Qu Liu nor Qu Liu could make trouble.

    But looking at it now, maybe the other party is pushing the boat along the way, letting him leave without defense, leaving the man in the dark with a fatal blow.

    Although I don’t know what the trap waiting for him will be, I can let such a dangerous person in front of the emperor, and Qu Chenzhou is pointing behind him, maybe when he returns to Beijing, waiting for his It’s a guillotine axe.

    “Back to Beijing!”

    The follower was taken aback: “My lord, this trip is going to worship the ancestors, how can you turn around and turn around!”

    Now Mu Jingyan is indeed in a dilemma, he must return, and he must have the most legitimate reason to return.

    “I remember…before Mu Jingzhao raised his army, the emperor asked Beiya to be stationed near Guanshan Pavilion.”

    The man looked at him and leaned forward, hearing the low command.

    “Go to Shili Pavilion to transfer troops…kill the useless people…wait for an hour…with the slave soldiers…back to Beijing.”

    “You…” The man finally understood what he meant: “It means that the Beiya is chasing you… Did you return to Beijing? Some of the people accompanying this time are royal relatives… Will it be…”

    His doubts were blocked in the eyes of the opposite side, and he could only turn to ask: “But the people from Shili Pavilion… I’m afraid it’s not easy to take, after all, before…”

     

    He wouldn’t forget what happened to Liao Guangming who fled back to Beijing alone that year, it was enough to take a few hundred people, plus the hidden slave soldiers, almost a thousand people up and down.

     

    When he entered Beijing, he expected that Liu Chongming would not have the courage to do something to him secretly.

    “Go back!”

    The subtle plan at this moment is like opening up the second vein of Ren and making him transparent.

    “Go back! This time, I want to see how Liu Chongming and Qu Chenzhou can save Baishiyan!”

    Mu Jingyan suddenly laughed, as if she couldn’t help herself.

    “Liu Chongming must be staring at the map now, guessing where I have gone, and waiting for me to cross the Shili Pavilion. It’s a pity to let him wait in vain, he must not think, I…”

    “On the way back?” Liu Chongming poked the charcoal pen on the map, his expression stunned: “Who told you!”

    Zhiwei stood beside the desk, frightened by his sharp words, and the words in his mouth became slurred.

    “Yes…you know…Bo Commander, he came to me a few days ago and told me…Huai Wang starts at Mo Shi, and will stop at about Chen Shi, and it takes about one or two people to collect back to Beijing. time.”

    “You still have time to prepare, but the timing must be right. In the future, the emperor must speak carefully in front of the emperor to match the time.”

      I didn’t dare to sleep, for fear that something might be leaked out of my sleep.

    “He said that I would pass on the words to you every moment today…Don’t disclose it in advance…Commander Bo spoke carefully, I dare not refuse to listen, the prince forgives…”

    He took a peek at Liu Chongming’s gradually blue face, and said cautiously: “Commander Bo also said that Prince Huai is going to return to Beijing, Qu Sitian is waiting in the palace, and he also invites the prince and Bai Generals make plans together.”

    “King Huai returns to Beijing…” After a moment of panic, Liu Chongming calmed down completely.

    With such a meticulous arrangement, with an incomparable understanding of Wang Huai’s suspiciousness, and a familiar practice that even the people around him can use freely, how could it be possible to arrange all this in a thin voice?

     

     

    If he guessed correctly, at this time, Qu Chenzhou was already on his way to Qingxinju, or he had already met the emperor.

    Qu Chenzhou used himself as a bargaining chip to make a big bet.

    What they want is not only Mu Jingyan’s life, but also the booklet that they were unable to do – the rotten roots of Dayu will be dug up at one time.

    The hard bow has been stretched to the end, and there is no turning back for everyone.

    “Little madman!” He only felt that the blood all over his body was boiled in an instant: “Mad man!”

    Zhiwei chased after him and hurriedly reminded: “Sir, you are still on foot restraint and can’t go out…Where are you going?”

    Liu Chongming stepped over the threshold.

    “There’s a little madman who wants to die, I have to catch him!”

    Qu Chenzhou slowly stepped into the threshold, brushed the hem of his clothes, bowed and bowed with the help of the palace servants: “I have seen the emperor.”

     Emperor Yu was playing chess with himself, and a black chess was falling from the trembling fingers to the chessboard.

    He had a nameless smothering fire just now, and he was stunned for a while in the voice, and sighed: “Are you in good health?”

    Qu Shenzhou bowed down and bowed again: “It’s much better, yesterday I could see the shadow vaguely, and today I can go out alone.”

    “The body is just right, what are you doing on your knees, get up,” Emperor Yu pushed the chessboard: “Don’t be in a hurry for divination, and accompany me to the next game.”

     

    Qu Chenzhou tidied up the chessboard and asked carefully, “What’s on your mind, Your Majesty?”

    “What’s on your mind?” Seeing that he didn’t mention the innocent disaster, Emperor Yu smiled: “You are so young, how do you know what’s on your mind.”

    Qu Chenzhou didn’t ask anymore, a chess piece softly landed on the chessboard, which really aroused him a lot of emotion and sadness.

    In the past, when Yu Dexi was still there, he didn’t feel that he was so old, but when Yu Dexi was gone, he saw that many people around him had changed, and the palace seemed more deserted than he remembered many.

    He couldn’t help but feel emotional.

    “You’re still young.”

    “Why did the emperor say this?” Qu Chenzhou rubbed the black chess between his fingers, patiently waiting for the opponent’s move.

    “When I was your age…”

    Emperor Yu had to admit that he was really old, and he couldn’t help but think about some past events, and not only couldn’t play chess with two minds, but even recalled those past events, which is no longer so clear.

    What was he doing when he was eighteen?

      Can do it.

    But he did not expect that when he sat down in that position, it was not the end of troubles, but the beginning of worries.

    So many skeptical eyes, so many disobedience, he still has more things to do.

    On the other side, before he could take a breath, the sons gradually faded away, and all of them looked like him before.

    The sons bowed down and did not know whether it was his father or the position under him.

    Now he looks back at the way he has come, and he can’t tell whether it is bitter or sweet.

    But even though he said this, he had to admit that the feeling of controlling everyone in his hands was addictive, and he finally no longer had to live by looking at other people’s eyes like he did when he was a child.

    Seeing that he was always twirling his chess pieces, Qu Chenzhou beckoned the palace servants to step forward, glanced at the drip by the window, and brought the tea tray over himself, only then did all the people serving him retreat outside. .

    Di Yu squinted, Xu was full of emotion, had a lot of thoughts, and didn’t say anything.

    Qu Chenzhou poured tea for the two of them, took it with both hands, and asked softly, “Does the emperor think of your father-in-law?”

     Emperor Yu was startled for a moment, knowing that he had been living in the palace for the past few days, he must have heard of this, his face darkened.

    I don’t know if it’s his illusion, since Qu Chenzhou entered the door today, the atmosphere between them seems to be a little different from the usual – Qu Chenzhou’s humility is much less, so that there are An inexplicable sense of oppression.

    “He’s still alive.” Emperor Yu snorted coldly, and the son finally fell: “What did you hear?”

    “Even people like Eunuch Yu will die, how can anyone dare to say anything,” Qu Chenzhou replied with a smile, almost without hesitation: “I just think that Eunuch Yu is afraid that he will continue to die. I don’t even know why the emperor killed him.”

     Yu Di’s eyes narrowed: “Whose hexagram did you read? What do you know?!”

    Qu Chenzhou only smiled at his stern voice.

    “Your Majesty, the minister can only know about the future. Since the father-in-law is dead, where can the minister read the hexagrams. The minister is just talking about it casually. To make the emperor unhappy, just like the people before.”

    When Emperor Yu heard something in his words, he frowned and asked, “How do you say it? Who was there before?”

    The two were talking, but the chess in their hands fell faster than before, and a crisp sound struck the chessboard, as if someone was beating a drum.

    “I mean Prince Qi.”

    Qu Chenzhou lowered his head slightly, his eyes only fixed on the chessboard, as if the opposite was just a person talking about family affairs.

    “Prince Qi has been in charge of the army for several years. If he is an active mind, he can just send someone to provoke some wars at the border and spend the Bai family’s army. There is no better place than Prince Qi. Can you talk about it?”

     “He’s a dead brain. He just hoped the emperor would look at him more, but the dignified prince ended up dying in a foreign land.”

    “Prince Ning is even better. Everyone else treats you as the emperor, he alone treats you as a father, and even often tells people that when he was a child, you held him up and sat there. shoulders.”

    “It’s a pity…he never knew the emperor’s mind.”

    “Qu Shenzhou!” The white child in Emperor Yu’s hand fell with a slap, and scolded: “You are so brave, do you know what you are talking about!”

    “Your Majesty, your loyal words are against your ears,” Qu Chenzhou’s voice was gentle, as if looking at a child with a tantrum: “Can you listen to Wei Chen finish?”

    Even if he couldn’t believe it, Emperor Yu realized that the person in front of him seemed to be a different person.

    “Are you… Qu Shenzhou?”

    

    Only then did Emperor Yu remember to look at the chessboard, and he was really careless, and he landed in the wrong place in a hurry.

    He watched Qu Chenzhou gather the pieces for him with cold eyes, and asked in a deep voice, “What do you want to say?”

    Qu Chenzhou stopped for a moment, as if recalling what he had just said.

    “King Ning…” He repeated softly: “Because of Lord Ning, Wei Chen gained the trust of the emperor and accompanied the emperor to see off the empress. The things that night, the ministers and waiters reminisced over and over again, Only then did I know that the Empress was the one who saw the most thoroughly.”

    “What a bunch of nonsense! She’s talking crazy, she’s so thorough!” Emperor Yu was furious and shouted loudly, “Someone!”

    It was quiet outside Qingxinju, no one answered.

    Qu Chenzhou chuckled lightly: “Your Majesty, you forgot, now the four departments in the palace are dispatched by ministers. If the ministers have important things to report to the emperor, naturally they are idlers to avoid them. ?”

    Emperor Yu’s complexion changed drastically, but in the end he was a man in high position for a long time.

    “What do you want to say? Is it possible that you also want to remonstrate?”

    “How dare this minister?” Qu Chenzhou smiled humbly: “When the minister was in the Jinxiu Camp prison, life was better than death, he thought about the Queen’s mother’s words over and over again.”

    “The lady is right, no matter how great the minister’s credit is, it cannot surpass the Tang family’s contribution to the dragon. But the emperor still regards the Tang family as a thorn in the flesh.”

     

    “Bi Hongzi was like this before, but this time in Jinxiu Camp. Does the emperor know what I was thinking when I was humiliated in Jinxiu Camp?”

    “The prince is right, it is indeed difficult for me to be satisfied.”

    “When I was in Qisheng Building, I only hoped that I would be beaten less and have enough to eat, so I endured the shame and climbed into the bed of the prince.”

    “But the eldest son is not a good man, so I can only find another good master. Fortunately, the heavens care, I took a step to respect the king and walked to the emperor’s side.”

    “But Your Majesty…” The chess piece was sandwiched between his fingertips, tapping the chessboard lightly, and Qu Chenzhou’s voice was a little aggrieved: “If you treat me with sincerity, why should I go to this step today? Woolen cloth?”

    Di Yu stood up, but was stopped in front of him by Qu Chenzhou, and pushed back to sit on the couch.

    “Qu Shenzhou!” He shouted sharply: “Aren’t you afraid of death!”

    “Afraid of death? I’m so afraid,” Qu Chenzhou gritted his teeth and said with a smile: “If it wasn’t for the prince to help me this time, I’m afraid I would have died in the Splendid Camp now. The emperor is now asking, Is it late?”

     Yu Di frowned, and his lips trembled slightly: “Which… lord…”

    “What do you think?” Qu Chenzhou asked back: “My lord, in order to help me get out of trouble, did not hesitate to go into battle in person. How can I repay this kindness?”

     Emperor Yu’s face turned pale, and he finally understood what he was talking about.

    “You…you mean…Yu Dexi is not…”

    “Not what?”

    Qu Shenzhou propped up the chessboard and looked down with a smile on his brows, but the people who used to have low eyebrows and pleasing eyes now look like a sword hanging over their heads, so sharp that they are unbearably sharp.

    “Isn’t someone who is pregnant with the prince? Of course not. The prince has a lot of staff in the palace, and it will be easy to lead Yu Dexi over there.”

    “What did I just say? Yu Dexi didn’t know where he offended the emperor until he died. In fact… the emperor didn’t know either.”

    “Pride!”

     Emperor Yu suddenly pushed him away and grabbed the bell rope by the window.

    “Someone! Somebody!”

     

    “Your Majesty!” Bo Yan led someone to smash the door open, and fell to his knees: “Your Majesty, Prince Huai has returned to Beijing! He has passed the city gate, and is heading towards Miyagi! “

    “Back…back to Beijing…” Yu Di was shocked for a while, then burst into anger: “Didn’t he send him to Fang Zetan? What is he doing back at this time…”

    A sharp blade suddenly touched his neck, and Bo Yan jumped up in shock.

    “Qu Sitian! What are you doing!”

     “Why did the lord come back? Of course he brought back soldiers from Shili Pavilion.”

    Qu Chenzhou answered for Bo Yan, pulled Emperor Yu back, kicked the bookcase in front of him, and sneered: “Speaking of which, I would like to thank the emperor for killing Prince Ning, otherwise, what will happen to the prince? Can you get Shili Pavilion? If the emperor hadn’t chilled the heart of the minister, how could the minister turn to the prince?”

    Yu Di shook so much that he couldn’t restrain himself, the blue veins on his neck collapsed: “Reverse son…Reverse minister…”

    Bo Yan saw that the dagger seemed to move slightly, and the whole person froze, and shouted: “Qu Sitian, don’t be impulsive! Everything is negotiable, let go of the emperor! Spare your life !”

    “Everything is negotiable? Yes,” Qu Chenzhou lifted Emperor Yu’s back and scolded: “The emperor is tired of sitting in this position, no need to declare Rong Jiu’an, minister The wording is also not satisfactory, how about ordering the meditation position today? It will also prevent the prince from being difficult.”

    “You…you don’t!”

    Yu Di struggled desperately to stand up, was pressed down by Qu Chenzhou and sat down. He was in a hurry for a while, almost fainting, and was awake when Qu Chenzhou poured the tea on the table. .

    “The so-called person who knows the current affairs is a handsome man. How can the emperor not understand? The emperor is not clear. I wonder if Commander Bo found anything when he came?”

     Emperor Yu propped his elbows on several cases on the couch, looked at Bo Yan, clutched his chest and breathed heavily, but couldn’t make a sound.

    Bo Yan stayed for a moment before waking up like a dream: “Yes…is the guard?!”

    Qu Chenzhou smiled and said, “Commander Bo is smart—before I came here, I had already transferred all four divisions, and now there are only a hundred people patrolling the palace. I also left Xihuamen. Hechengtianmen, if you come in from there, you will come faster.”

     Emperor Yu trembled and wanted to grab the dagger, but Qu Chenzhou stepped aside, twisted his hand behind him, and put his neck on again.

    “I advise the emperor to act faster, isn’t it good to be the emperor who enjoys leisure and happiness? It’s just an imperial decree…”

     

    “Your Majesty, don’t panic! When Lord Huai just passed the city gate, General Bai quickly assembled the Beiya, and the minister also dispatched eight departments to help.”

    “The minister entered the palace to report the time, and the two sides have already fought in the street at Guangen Temple!”

    “General Bai also said that he sent someone to inform the Houye and the prince, and the prince is rushing to the Jinxiu camp to adjust people, and he must stop the army of Prince Huai.”

    “I ask the emperor to forgive the son’s crime of disobedience.”

    “Okay, okay, innocent! Innocence!” Yu Di’s uncontrollable horror was filled with joy: “All good children! All good children!”

    “The man’s arm is a chariot, I don’t know whether to live or die!” Qu Chenzhou’s voice suddenly became harsh, and he used strength in his hands: “Come in, Xuanrong Jiu’an! Write me the decree of Zen!”

    “Qu Sitian! Don’t act rashly!” Bo Yan also shouted loudly: “If the emperor is gone! Even if Prince Huai succeeds to the throne, it is also a crime of murdering the king! Infamy for thousands of years! Qu Sitian is careful!”

    The atmosphere in the house was completely deadlocked, and only a few people could be heard breathing more and more heavily.

    The dagger in Qu Chenzhou’s hand was pressed down several times, and then he had to let it go, Bo Yan did not dare to move forward or retreat, only Emperor Yu kept his elbows half-prostrate on several cases, Endured the full cough.

    The silence did not last long, at first it was only a very small sound, so small that it was thought that it was just an auditory hallucination.

    But it didn’t take long to hear it—the screams of many people together.

    “Your Majesty!” Someone shouted back from outside the door: “King Huai has brought someone into Chengtianmen! He is fighting with the Nanbei Ya and Jinxiu Camp! Please leave here as soon as possible, Your Majesty!”

     Emperor Yu’s face was pale, and he glanced at Xueliang around his neck.

    “Your Majesty is here, you all defend Chengtianmen! Don’t take a step back!” Bo Yan spoke for him, and drew his sword again: “Your Majesty, I would like to be the last shield wall in front of your Majesty!”

    “Think beautifully! Have you forgotten there is me?” Qu Chenzhou suddenly kicked away the cases in front of him, pushed Emperor Yu, and slowly moved out: “Walk!”

     Emperor Yu’s face was ashen as he grabbed the door frame.

    The direction Qu Chenzhou forced him to go must be Chengtianmen, where he ordered everyone to stop.

    And with Mu Jingyan’s ruthlessness, if he only sacrificed one Qu Shenzhou to exchange his life, Mu Jingyan can pass all the sins to Qu Chenzhou, enthroned.

    “No…”

    His refusal was interrupted by screams, the **** dagger pierced through the palm of his hand, and forcefully ripped his hand off the door frame.

    But just the moment the dagger left the neck, Bo Yan’s waist knife has quickly fallen between the two, when Qu Chenzhou had to let go and retreat, Bo Yanshen stepped forward and thrust Emperor Yu stopped behind.

    “Don’t chase! Protect the emperor!”

    There is no need to continue to pursue.

    Almost at the same time as Qu Chenzhou pulled away, the door of Qingxinju was kicked open, Liu Chongming was covered in blood, stepped into the door with a long sword, and shouted loudly: “My minister. Liu Chongming is too late to rescue him! King Huai Mu Jingyan led the rebellion! They have already been captured at Chengtianmen!”

    “Chongming! Chongming!” Emperor Yu’s trembling voice even contained a cry: “It’s just right! Give me him…”

      in the arm.

     Surrounded by the guards on the left and right, Bo Yan quickly went out with Emperor Yu behind his back, leaving only the two in the confrontation.

    “Sink the boat!”

    Liu Chongming didn’t even look at Bo Yan from the corner of his eye, he just stared at Qu Chenzhou and took a step forward, wishing he could smash the bricks under his feet and let the people in front of him know his hatred.

    He really hates it, hates the little fox and cares for his own life, and leaves him to live alone.

    How can you be so cruel!

    Seeing Qu Chenzhou dodging his gaze, his hands folded and sinking, he was trying to restrain him with a small grab, he directly sent a hand to hold him.

    The other party was not willing to break his wrist, but his long sword was already across Qu Shenzhou’s neck.

    “Qu Shenzhou,” Liu Chongming tried his best to control the choking in his voice: “You want to die this time, but it’s not that easy!”

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