Yinzhen also loved this sister a lot. After she was kicked out of the palace, he visited her many times. It is difficult for the royal family to have family ties, and brothers, sisters and even parents may turn against each other. It is precisely because of this that family ties are so precious.
Apart from Yunxiang, Jingxue is one of the few sisters he can show true love to. Now that she is begging for help in tears, and even asking for the gold medal for immunity from death given by Emperor Ama, Yinzhen's heart was already wavering.
More uncertain.
If Rong Yuan is released, Ling Ruo must also be released. In this case, where can the anger in his heart be vented?
He could forgive Ling Ruo for concealing her past relationship with Rong Yuan, but he could never allow her to break away from Xu Rong Yuan after being given to him, and even do all kinds of shameless things, let alone Hongli...Hongli...
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When he thought of Hongli, Yinzhen became more and more depressed and kept pacing back and forth in the Yangxin Hall.
The sun gradually moves from east to west. Once the sun is high in the sky, that is, at noon, the cannons will roar outside Tongzhou City, and the place will be completely turned into a dead city, and no one can live anymore.
Tongzhou is going to perish, Xu Rongyuan is going to perish, Ling Ruo is going to perish too!
Except for Yinzhen, everyone in the Yangxin Hall knelt down and begged Yinzhen to show mercy and spare their lives for the time being.
To save or not to save has become a demonic obstacle in Yinzhen's heart, and he has never been able to make a decision.
At that moment, eight artillery pieces gathered outside Tongzhou City. The commander of the firearms battalion who was guarding the cannons saw that the time was approaching and ordered all the gunners to prepare and fire the cannons as soon as the time came.
Don't say that he doesn't know that there is Concubine Xi in Tongzhou City. Even if he knows, so what. The emperor's will cannot be violated, and no one dares to violate the emperor's orders.
The eight gunners all had fire sticks in their hands, and the cannonballs had been loaded and loaded. They only needed to light the exposed fuse to fire. At this critical moment, an Ouchi guard wearing a yellow horse gua
Riding a horse
He came running quickly, holding the Minghuang imperial edict in his hand, conveying the emperor's order to postpone the firing of cannons, and ordered the commander of the firearms battalion to lead people into Tongzhou City to search for the traces of Concubine Xi, Imperial Physician Xu and others. Once found, they would be brought back immediately
In the palace.
The commander of the firearms battalion did not dare to ask why Concubine Xi, who was supposed to be in the harem, appeared in Tongzhou. He just led his soldiers into the city to search. Once they entered the city, what they saw shocked them. There were corpses everywhere, and they were not infected with the plague.
He died, but was hacked to death. Along the way, he didn't see a single living person.
They found Rong Yuan at the back door of a house. His body was covered with scars, his head was covered with blood, and he was hideous in many places. You could even see the bones inside.
After snoring, he found that he was out of breath. Just when they were about to carry Rong Yuan away, the dead Rong Yuan suddenly let out a rapid gasping sound, and then suddenly sat up from the stretcher. This corpse-like figure
His actions, coupled with the blood on his face, made the soldiers' hair stand on end and their faces pale. They threw away the stretcher and ran away far away without daring to approach.
Rong Yuan just sat up and fell down again, but the breath in his nose never stopped, and his eyes stared wide at the gray sky.
The soldiers hid for a while before slowly approaching at the commander's signal. They sniffed and felt for his pulse, finally confirming that Rong Yuan was alive and not a fake corpse.
It turns out that when Rong Yuan was hacked by the soldiers last night, he secretly sealed several of his acupuncture points, slowing down his blood flow and slowing down his heartbeat, making him appear to be in a state of suspended animation in order to conceal the truth. It was also because he could not bleed.
Although he had several serious injuries on his body, they were not bleeding to death.
After giving him a brief treatment, the commander of the firearms camp carried him into the palace to see Yinzhen, who was waiting for a reply. Who would have thought that he would be as demented as a child, and no one could even remember his own name, let alone mention it.
What happened in Tongzhou. Examined by the imperial physician from the imperial hospital
, he once suffered a severe brain concussion, which damaged his brain and lost his memory. As for whether he can recover in the future, and how much he can recover to, it depends on his luck, but at least he saved a life, which can be regarded as
The greatest blessing among misfortunes.
Yinzhen was shocked to see Rong Yuan injured like this. He had previously thought it was a messenger who failed to stop the cannon fire in time, causing Rong Yuan to be injured. Unexpectedly, after asking the commander of the firearms battalion, he learned that someone had already killed all the people in Tongzhou before them.
After they were all killed, Rong Yuan was the only one left alive. Unfortunately, his brain was damaged and he could not be questioned at all.
As for Ling Ruo, the Firearms Battalion searched the entire Tongzhou but found no trace, and his whereabouts are unknown.
While Yinzhen ordered people to secretly investigate Ling Ruo's whereabouts, he was also tracking down those who killed people in Tongzhou. Neither of these two things could be brought to light, so very few people knew about it.
However, after searching for more than a month, no clues were found. Repeatedly finding nothing made Yinzhen feel worse and worse.
The longer he delayed, the more worried he became. No matter whether he was going to court or sleeping, he always felt that his heart was in mid-air and he could not keep his feet on the ground.
Yinzhen woke up from his deep thoughts and saw that Li Dequan was still kneeling. He couldn't bear it and said in a gentle tone, "Get up. I'm impatient. I can't blame you for this. Pour me a cup of tea."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Dequan stood up tremblingly, his legs and arms trembling. He could not help but tremble when he brought the tea to Yinzhen. By accident, a few drops of tea fell from the cup.
He came out and landed on the memorial spread out on the case. The handwriting stained by water immediately became blurred.
"Damn it, slave!" Li Dequan quickly lowered his head and tried to stabilize his hand, but the more he did this, the worse it became.
Seeing this, Yinzhen sighed and said: "From tomorrow onwards, you no longer have to wait in the Yangxin Hall."
Li Dequan turned pale with horror and hurriedly knelt down with a cup of tea in hand, "Old slave deserves to die, old slave deserves to die. I beg your Majesty to be lenient, and for the sake of serving me wholeheartedly, please forgive me for the death penalty."
He thought that after serving the emperors of two dynasties for so long, he had become indifferent to life and death, not to mention that he was already very old and did not have many years to live. But at this time, he found that the older he got, the more he feared death, especially this kind of violent death.
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Yinzhen was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, took the cup of tea that was shaking incessantly, and shook his head: "Where did you think you were going? When did I say I wanted to kill you."
Hearing this, Li Dequan raised his head in surprise and blurted out: "Then the emperor just said that I don't need to serve you anymore."
"You have been working as an errand in the palace for so many years, and you have been working diligently. Now that you are old, it is time to enjoy peace and happiness. From now on, Su Peisheng and Sixi will be responsible for the errands of Yangxin Palace.
They have been with you for so many years, it's time for them to start teaching." Su Peisheng and Si Xi are both Li Dequan's disciples, but Su Peisheng didn't often serve in Yangxin Hall before, so not many people knew about it.
When Li Dequan heard these words, he couldn't come to his senses for a long time. He had always thought that the current emperor was far less benevolent than the late emperor, so he was extremely careful in everything he did and said, for fear that if he said the wrong thing, he would be killed.
But it turns out that I was wrong. The current emperor may seem cold and iron-blooded, but in fact he is no less kind than the late emperor. It's just that he hides this kindness deep in his heart and only reveals it when facing the people closest to him.
Thinking of this, Li Dequan suddenly burst into tears and said loudly: "Old slave, thank you for your grace, long live your Majesty!"
"Okay, okay, don't pee that little bit of horse urine of yours. It annoys me." Yinzhen waved his hands impatiently, but there was a hint of joy in his eyes, "I know you have a house outside the palace, so this house is mine.
I won’t give you anything else, but I will still give you the monthly silver as usual, one day at a time while you are alive, until you die!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Dequan was so excited that he kowtowed repeatedly. It was his misfortune to go to the palace and become a eunuch, but it was his luck to serve the late emperor, and it was even more lucky for him to serve the current emperor!