However, he did not return to Mrs. Zeng, but went directly to the palace. He wanted to ask the emperor himself why he became so indifferent? Why did he kill so many innocent people one after another?
It was easy for him to climb over the wall and enter the palace, but he was stopped before he could climb over the wall.
The person who came was none other than Su Muer. Just when he was about to climb over the wall, she suddenly stood in front of him, which surprised him.
He looked at her in surprise and asked doubtfully:
"Why are you here?"
Su Muer frowned, with a bit of displeasure on her face.
"I knew you would enter the palace rashly, but it seems you still don't listen to me and insist on having your own way."
Seeing that she was unhappy, he quickly explained,
"It's not that I want to have my own way, I just want to ask him why he is so cruel to my mother and concubine? Why should I blame Bai Chen and Mr. Zeng? Why is he becoming more and more stupid."
"Because he is the emperor."
Su Muer looked at him sternly and repeated what she just said, "Because he is the emperor, and what the emperor wants to do is not something ordinary people can imagine."
"What's wrong with the Emperor? Can the Emperor do whatever he wants? Can the Emperor do whatever he wants? I think he is a fool, a complete fool."
He felt that he had never been so angry. He had never scolded anyone like this. This was the first time, and he was scolding the emperor.
Su Muer could understand his mood. She looked at him, was silent for a while, and then said:
"Is it useful to ask him? Can he save the life of your mother and concubine? Can he resurrect Mr. Zeng? Can he bring the Bai Chen family back?
Her question made him stand there in a daze. He clenched his fists and looked indignant.
Su Muer stepped forward to hold his hand and whispered to him:
"Ye Shihan, this is not the time for revenge and questioning. If you are the master, if you go rashly like this, not only you, but also me will be exposed. Do you think we can get out of the city smoothly with the strength of the two of us? I am not afraid of death, but also
I'm not afraid of being caught, I can accompany you, but I'm afraid that there are so many people in Linhai City guarding us at home, and I'm afraid that if they know that something happened to us, they will be even more excited and do dangerous things."
Her hand suddenly came forward and squeezed his finger, which shocked his heart.
Her words rang in his ears like a spring breeze, making his dead heart suddenly soften.
Yes, he can't enter the palace impulsively. The palace is such an important place. It's easy to get in, but it's hard to get out. If something happens to him, Su Mu'er will definitely fight to save her. Then not only will he not be able to protect her, but on the contrary
It will also hurt her.
Thinking of this, he looked at her and nodded gently, "I'm sorry Mu'er, I was wrong. I shouldn't have disobeyed you."
She looked at him and smiled softly, "Let's go, take everything slowly."
After saying that, the two held hands and walked in the night until their figures disappeared.
In the early morning, they packed their bags and prepared to leave the city. Mrs. Zeng was a little reluctant to leave the old house where she had lived for decades. She stood at the door for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh.
"Let's go!"
Su Mu'er and Ye Shihan loaded all her luggage on the carriage, one person drove the horse, and the other two took the carriage, and embarked on the road back to Linhai City.
In order to facilitate Mrs. Zeng's walking, they bought a carriage. Although the walking would be slower, it would also avoid the bumps on the road for an elderly person like Mrs. Zeng.
As soon as their carriage left the city gate, they saw someone waiting for them from a distance. Just when Ye Shihan was surprised, Shi Ziqiang rode forward, came to them and jumped off the horse.
"Shihan, I guessed that you were leaving, so I came to see you off."
Ye Shihan smiled helplessly, jumped off the carriage, raised his hand and beat him on the shoulder.
"You are brave enough. Bai Chen has already gotten into trouble because he sent me away. Aren't you afraid?"
Shi Ziqiang shook his head directly, "Don't be afraid. I have to go on a business trip this time. I delayed the time specially so that I could see you. How about it? What are your plans after returning?"
"If you have any plans, just live how you want."
"I really believe what you said. With your character, you should have overturned the palace last night, but you didn't even get into the palace wall. This makes me feel relieved. I didn't sleep well last night. I kept blaming myself.
You're timid, I should have gone to the palace gate to stop you, but I didn't go in the end."
"It's only right that you didn't go. Even if I go to the palace, I won't be able to change anything."
Shi Ziqiang suddenly looked at him and whispered with red eyes: "Can you tell me where you are now? One day, I may bring my whole family to join you."
Hearing this, Ye Shihan looked at him in surprise, "Shitou, what do you mean by this? You have done a good job as an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Your father has not reached the age of retiring and returning to his hometown. Why is it like this?"
Thoughts?”
Shi Ziqiang suddenly snorted coldly and shook his head helplessly,
"Shihan, you haven't been in the capital for many years. There are many things you don't know. The current emperor is no longer the emperor he used to be. Ever since he married a new fragrant concubine, not only the harem, but also the imperial court has changed."
Hearing this, Ye Shihan hurriedly asked,
"What's going on? Shitou, tell me quickly what's going on?"
Shi Ziqiang sighed and shook his head, "Hey, don't mention it. I'm afraid you will be even more annoyed by it."
"No, now that I know it, I need to understand it clearly. Tell the truth quickly and truthfully."
Hearing the change in Ye Shihan's voice, Su Mu'er comforted Mrs. Zeng with a few words, hurriedly got off the carriage, came to stand next to him, and listened to the conversation between the two of them.
Shi Ziqiang first nodded to Su Muer, then pondered for a while, and said slowly:
"Since you asked, I will tell you the truth so that you can have a plan in the future."
Speaking of this, his eyes suddenly looked a little lonely, but he soon regained his composure.
"Four years ago, the emperor Xina married a concubine from the Western Regions, named Xiang Fei. After she entered the palace, the emperor loved her so much that even the queen found it difficult to see him. It was also this concubine Xiang who came to the palace.
After arriving at the palace, the emperor began to ignore government affairs and often did not attend court for ten and a half days, alas!"
Speaking of this, Shi Ziqiang sighed helplessly, and Ye Shihan and Su Muer couldn't help but look at each other in surprise. They hadn't been in this capital for several years, how could the emperor become like this? The beloved concubine would not neglect the government?
Just as he was about to ask, Shi Ziqiang said again:
"Finally one day, the empress couldn't sit still anymore. She and her concubines knelt down outside the Qianqing Palace, begging the emperor to come to court, and begging the emperor not to indulge in wine and sex."
"But for some reason, after they knelt for three days, the emperor directly ordered the queen and the concubines to be thrown into the cold palace, along with the prince. The prince was already weak, but for some reason, he ended up living in the cold palace.
Less than half a year later, she died inexplicably. Finally, the queen and all the concubines also died. In the past four years, this concubine gave birth to a son and a daughter for the emperor. The son was directly named the prince, and the daughter was even more favored.
It’s lawless.”
Ye Shihan and Su Muer, who were listening on the side, became more and more surprised as they listened. Could the emperor be so stupid?
The prince is dead? The queen is dead? There is only Concubine Xiang and her pair of children left in the palace?
This is really incredible.
Su Muer suddenly asked:
"Have both the Queen Mother and the Dowager Princess passed away at this time?"
Shi Ziqiang shook his head, "Although the immortal has not passed away, he no longer has the right to speak."
"Then where did this Xiang Fei come from? Who introduced her to the palace?"
Su Muer's question seemed to be on point. Shi Ziqiang sighed and said again:
"This woman came as tribute from the Western Regions, and along with her came Concubine Xiang's cousin. It is said that this man will develop elixirs that will make people immortal. That's why the emperor believed that as long as he can stay alive, the country will be forever.
is his."
In this way, the emperor has been deceived.
Ye Shihan's brows were furrowed. He was pondering something in his heart while listening to this incident.
Shi Ziqiang said again:
"So I said that I might go to you in the future, because during this time, my father has teamed up with several old ministers to submit a petition to persuade the emperor to serve the people wholeheartedly and go to court on time. However, I feel that it is useless to submit a petition. In the end,
I'm afraid the result will be like Mr. Su's back then."
When he said this, he glanced at Su Mu'er and said, "No one in the imperial court who controls the government is dedicated to the people, but the emperor has deep faith in these people."
Listening to Shi Ziqiang's words, Ye Shihan's face became increasingly ugly, and he felt that his whole heart had sunk to the bottom.
He suddenly looked at Shi Ziqiang and gritted his teeth and said:
"In this case, it is better to rebel against him, overthrow him as the emperor, and let the new emperor ascend the throne."
"But where is the new emperor? The current prince is the son of Concubine Xiang. He was just four years old. The prince born to the queen died in the cold palace. It is said that the two princes who were assigned also died of illness last year and the year before last. As for the third prince
He and the Sixth Prince are ambitious, but they can’t make a difference, and they’re not the emperor’s material.”
Are they all dead? The emperor’s bloodline is all dead? This is really strange.
Su Muer frowned and held her chin in thought for a while, then asked:
"Is it possible that this matter has something to do with this Xiang Fei? Otherwise, why did several of the emperor's sons die one after another? This is too strange."
Shi Ziqiang raised his head and glanced at her, then smiled bitterly,
"I have thought about it too, and my father has thought about it too, but who can do anything? Now the military power in the court is in the hands of Xiang Fei's cousin. He has been named the uncle of the country and the grandson of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
General, whoever dares to say no will die under his steel sword."
Shi Ziqiang couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, someone came from behind to report,
"Sir, it's getting late, we should get on the road, otherwise we won't be able to reach our destination by noon."
Shi Ziqiang waved his hand at that one, turned around and cupped his fists at Ye Shihan and Su Muer:
"Shihan, Miss Su, take care. If I, Shi, can no longer survive in the capital in the future, I hope you can take me in. I am no better than Bai Chen. He has Qing Chengguo as his backing. My wife is just an ordinary person."
Just a woman."
Hearing what he said, Su Muer told the truth without hiding anything.
"If you are in trouble, you can go to Linhai City to find us. You can find us along the coast. Mention Ye Shihan's name somewhere and someone will naturally bring you to us."
Shi Ziqiang finally pursed his lips and smiled. He nodded, got on his horse, and replied to the two of them:
"I made a note of it and will see you later."
After saying this, he tightened the horse's reins and shouted loudly. The horse got up and ran away.
Looking at his back, Su Muer felt an indescribable melancholy in her heart.
Ye Shihan probably saw what she was thinking. He looked at her sideways and asked softly:
"What do you want to say?"
"No, it seems that the emperor's strength has been exhausted. We have to rebel for the sake of the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty."
"You're right. I will stand with you without hesitation this time. This emperor is really stupid!"
"Let's go, we've been out for a while, we'd better go back and arrange some things as soon as possible."
The military power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in the hands of General Daval, the cousin of Empress Xiangfei, so no matter where there was a war, he would not agree to send troops. This also led to the territory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty being often invaded by surrounding countries, the most serious of which
Even in the cities adjacent to the Western Regions, the local officers and soldiers could not defend them, and they had directly become the territory of the Western Regions.
The emperor ignored this and even immersed himself in singing and dancing every day, which was very uncomfortable.
General Davar was holding the emperor's beloved concubine Xiangfei in his arms at this time, showing great ambiguity.
Xiang Fei raised her hand to caress his Adam's apple and murmured softly,
"Every day I'm looking forward to the arrival of the general, and I'm afraid that the old guy will see me. When can we close the net? I really hate how greedy that old guy is when he's on me. It's so annoying."
"Why are you so anxious? Now Khan is sending people to approach here step by step. When the real attack comes, that old guy's good days will be over."
"How long will it take? I'm tired of living like this. I'm with you, the general, and I have to be sneaky. You know I can't live without you. The children still don't know who their biological father is, and they think he is.
As for that old guy, every time I hear them calling him Father, I feel unwilling to do so."
"Hahaha, my son of Darwa, if you call him father a few times, he will lose a few years of his life. It will be fine. When the Khan comes here, he promises to give us this city, so we only need to stay here
If you stick to it, will you still worry about not having glory and wealth?"
"Then you have to hurry up, I can't wait..."
"Okay, I can't wait any longer..."
"Didn't you already do it just now? Are you coming again?"
Darva's voice suddenly became sharp,
"Of course I have to come. I, Darva, have a strong body. When Khan comes in, I will make sure that old guy watches you and me intoxicated in bed, and let him see how strong I am.
If he can't even close his eyes until he dies, and if he dares to sleep with my woman, he will go to hell."
"General, you don't dislike me, I'm doing this for you."
"How could I dislike you? You are the hero, the hero..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the room was filled with ripples...