Among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and among the people, the reputation of Emperor Filial Piety has always been praised in terms of kindness and generosity. When five hundred black unicorn troops killed everyone in the Su family in Taiyuan, the adults in Taiyuan City were still in their hearts.
They were jealous or praised Emperor Xiao for such a heavy reward given to Su Xiu.
That night, Yang Yishan, a remnant bandit from the Northwest Mountains, was charged with one more crime. More than a thousand horse bandits from the Northwest Mountains bloodbathed the Su family's motorcade, and no one in the Su family's family of more than 400, old and young, was spared. Including the newly inherited
Su Mingzhen, who had inherited his father's title of Duke, and He Yuan, the eldest daughter of the He family, who was eyeing the aura of third-grade imperial edict.
More than four hundred corpses became ink dots decorating the white snow, and they were like the stamens of blooming plum blossoms. Lying on the cold snow, only the ownerless wild dogs who were about to starve to death would excitedly run over to use them.
Fang admired the beauty of the plum blossoms. When the news came back to Taiyuan Mansion, everyone was shocked.
The stupid people hated the bandits' cruelty to the core, and the topic gradually shifted from their hostility to Daliao to their sympathy for the Su family. However, the smart adults were unwilling to bring up this topic, even in this room.
Even if my wife just gets up at the dinner table, she will be scolded and shut up immediately.
Some people have already smelled a conspiracy in the murder case of the Su family. Unfortunately, the guessed answer is destined to be sealed in their hearts for the rest of their lives.
Liu Ling knew that there was nothing wrong with Emperor Xiao's actions. According to the news from the shadow guard, Su Mingzhen frequently contacted those who encouraged the people to rebel. As an emperor, a rebellious person would never let him stay. If Su Xiu resisted
If Emperor Xiao's will persists, maybe Su Mingzhen will live longer. But Su Xiu, the head of the Su family, chose another path. In fact, Su Mingzhen's fate was already doomed at the moment he took the poison.
But Liu Ling felt a kind of sadness in his heart. This was not a cold-blooded disappointment with Emperor Xiao's methods, but just a worthless conscience. As a minister or younger brother of Emperor Xiao, he knew that Emperor Xiao did nothing wrong.
Wrong, he even believed that if Emperor Xiao had left this matter to him, he would have carried it out very thoroughly and would not have left so many flaws.
Five hundred black unicorn cavalry armed to the teeth could not defeat more than a thousand remaining bandits? Of course, Liu Ling also understood what Emperor Xiao meant by doing this, which was to give the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty a reminder that he was the true master of this country.
.The saying "Being with the king is like being with the tiger" was forgotten by the officials of the Han Dynasty because of the tolerance shown by Emperor Xiao. Therefore, tigers did not mind occasionally showing their sharp fangs to declare their ruthlessness.
Liu Ling actually understood the reason for his sadness. It was just that everyone in the Su family did not necessarily have to die. Especially He Yuan, the woman who was already five months pregnant. Her father was the powerful Jianxiong Army with 60,000 troops.
Commander, still can't escape death.
Liu Ling leaned on the chair in the study room, looking up at the portraits of his parents on the wall in a daze. He didn't know whether the path he chose was right or wrong, but he knew that he had become the same person who had decided to be a gangster and wait to die.
The original intention of the idle prince gradually drifted away.
In her previous life, her parents had ingrained the idea of protecting their family into Liu Ling's heart, so Liu Ling risked her life like a mad dog guarding its food to carefully protect the rare family ties in this life. In this world where the weak and the strong eat the naked-naked-
In the troubled times where the strong were respected, Liu Ling also learned to be cold and cold-blooded. While maintaining the family relationship that had actually faded a lot, he had to raise the butcher's knife high.
Liu Mei'er didn't know when she walked in and stood beside Liu Ling in silence. She didn't know what was going on in the court and didn't want to find out. She just knew she couldn't make her beloved man sad. However, at this time, Liu Ling
It was like being surrounded by chaos, and the whole person looked a little confused.
Liu Mei'er stretched out her hand to smooth the wrinkles between Liu Ling's eyebrows, but her eyes followed Liu Ling's gaze on the not-elegant portrait on the wall. She knew that the two people in the portrait must be very important to the prince, because
Whenever the prince encountered something difficult to solve, he would always sit quietly at his desk and stare at the portrait, as if he wanted to find the answer from the two people sitting side by side in the portrait.
Liu Ling smiled at Liu Meier and indicated that she was fine.
He stretched out his hand and gently pulled Liu Mei'er to sit on his lap, hugged Liu Mei'er's slender waist, and buried his face in her chest. The sound of Liu Mei'er's heartbeat passed steadily into Liu Ling's eardrums. At this moment
, he actually felt an unprecedented tranquility. The heartbeat was so powerful that it resonated with Liu Ling like a war drum.
They just sat hugging each other, neither of them speaking.
I don't know how much time passed, but Liu Ling kissed Liu Mei'er gently on the cheek and said, "Help me change my clothes. I have to go to the military aircraft station for duty tonight. I guess His Majesty is also waiting for me. I'm late."
not good."
Liu Meier hummed obediently and helped Liu Ling change into court clothes. She was like a newlywed wife at this time, carefully smoothing out some wrinkles on her beloved husband's clothes, and at the same time using her actions to show that no matter what her husband did
No matter what decision he makes, he will always be by his side.
Helping Liu Ling to put on the thick cloak, Liu Meier whispered: "The weather is very cold, Your Majesty, please be careful. The palace is not as good as at home, so please don't work too hard. I have prepared a few snacks. If you are hungry at night, Your Majesty will eat them."
a little."
Liu Ling smiled, with an intoxicating tenderness on her lips.
After leaving the palace, Liu Ling did not ride a horse for the first time but sat on the sedan that he had never cared about before. Maybe he wanted to imply something with this behavior, maybe he was too weak to ride the arrogant Hong because of the entanglement in his heart.
Lion, maybe it's just because of the cold weather.
There was a brazier in the sedan chair, and the charcoal fire was burning very brightly.
The sedan stopped at the entrance of the palace. As usual, Liu Ling did not enjoy the privilege of riding a horse or riding a sedan in the Forbidden Palace. Instead, he walked towards the duty room at the military aircraft office. The sky was gloomy, and there were still scattered clouds.
Snow stars fell, and when they touched a person's face, it was like being pricked by a needle, sending chills to the bones. Liu Ling subconsciously tightened his robe and walked a little faster towards the military plane.
The chill that enveloped Liu Ling's heart did not come from the outside world, but from what he suddenly realized. Why was Emperor Xiao so eager to eradicate the restless elements in the court? The time was obviously not yet ripe, so why did he do this? Su
Although the family's extermination eliminated a cancer for the court, it undoubtedly aroused panic and even suspicion among the courtiers. It is hard to say whether the benefits outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.
In fact, Liu Ling had vaguely guessed something, he just forced himself to refuse and didn't want to admit it.
A young eunuch huddled up and stood outside the duty room of the military aircraft office waiting for him. Even though he knew that the stove was lit in the duty room, he would rather stand outside in the cold and not dare to take a step into the area that he could never set foot on.
Although the room was mesmerizingly hot, there was also a feeling of hardship from the cold at high places.
Seeing Liu Ling walking quickly, the little eunuch wiped the snot that was about to flow from the corner of his mouth and greeted him.
"Slave, please see the prince."
There were still more than ten steps away, and the little eunuch had already knelt down respectfully.
Liu Ling hummed and asked, "But His Majesty asked you to wait for me here?"
The young eunuch kowtowed and said, "Back to the prince, your majesty asked the servants to wait here. He said that after the prince enters the palace, he should first go to the Chengxian Hall."
Liu Ling said he knew and turned around to walk towards the Chengxian Hall. The little eunuch followed him step by step. Liu Ling walked in stride, ignoring the little eunuch's trivial steps and stumbling figure behind him. The little eunuch was already there.
After standing outside for nearly an hour, the cold weather made his legs and feet stiff.
Liu Ling suddenly realized something and slowed down, waiting for the little eunuch to catch up.
"Don't rush and walk slowly. It will be better when the blood vessels are smooth. When you go back, drink a bowl of ginger soup to remove the cold and don't leave any root causes of disease."
Liu Ling looked back at the little eunuch and said.
It is indeed easy to catch cold and get sick if you have been freezing outside in this kind of weather for so long. Hou Shen, Minister of Rites, froze outside in the snow for half an hour a few days ago, and his body has not recovered yet. He coughs every day, and when it is severe, he
I would huddle up on the hot bed, hold my chest, and breathe rapidly, like a steamed prawn. I asked a doctor to see him, and he actually said that the cold air had entered the inner palace, and he needed to take medicine to regulate it. These days
I continued to take the natural medicine, but it didn't show any results. I still coughed as if I could spit out a piece of internal organs at any time.
The little eunuch was startled by Liu Ling's kindness, and then said in panic: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."
Liu Ling deliberately slowed down, naturally not really caring about the little eunuch. Seeing the panic and sincere feelings in the little eunuch's eyes, Liu Ling suddenly felt a little guilty.
"It's been a lot colder these days. Is the fire in the Chengxian Hall burning bright enough?"
Liu Ling asked.
The young eunuch quickly replied: "Back to your lord, your majesty has not rested since yesterday. He has been reviewing memorials in the Chengxian Hall, so the slaves have kept the fire burning brightly and it has not been extinguished for a moment."
Liu Lingyi frowned: "Your Majesty, you haven't slept for two days and one night?"
The little eunuch replied: "Yes, when you were tired, Your Majesty rested his arms on the edge of the table and stared for a while, without sleeping for half an hour. The Queen came to see you three times and ordered people to bring cakes, but Your Majesty seemed to
I don’t have much appetite, I haven’t eaten a bite.”
I didn't sleep for two days and one night, and I didn't eat.
Liu Ling smiled bitterly in his heart. His Majesty's heart was probably no better than his own.
"Oh, right."
The little eunuch seemed to have remembered something, and his voice was trembling, as if he was cold or nervous.
"Your Majesty stopped several times while reviewing the memorial last night. He stood by the window and whispered to the sky that he was sorry. Don't blame me for being cruel. I had to do this. Your Majesty looked frightened when he spoke.
The slaves dare not pass the exam."
Liu Ling's eyes sharpened. He stopped and looked at the flattering face of the little eunuch, his eyes as sharp as a knife.
"If you mention this to the second person again, I will have you beaten to death with sticks, and then I will destroy your whole family! (To be continued)
