Chapter 1078 1079 [Crying endlessly]

Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Chapter 1078 1079 [Crying endlessly]

Silent Cloud looked at the gray color gradually dyeing on the emperor's temples, and recalled the sincerity and frankness with which he approached her seventeen years ago to hand over Taishitai Pavilion into his hands. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "I believe that your Majesty was behind the scenes when the incident happened." I didn’t know about it before, but I don’t believe that Wang Pingzhang didn’t truthfully explain to His Majesty afterwards.”

Liu Xian was a little confused at first, but now he finally realized that Silent Cloud was talking about the accidental death of his only son Shen Wende in the fourth year of Renxuan.

Emperor Kaiping said slowly: "I did learn the whole story afterwards, but Wang Pingzhang did not explain the details. He only analyzed the impact of the incident on me. He did it very cleverly, and his words were also sideways hints. Even you are looking for There’s nothing strange about it——”

"His Majesty."

Silent Cloud interrupted him very rarely, and then said: "I understand, I all understand. It was still the fourth year of Renxuan, less than a year after the death of Duke Xian Ding, and there were still many problems to be dealt with in the army. His Majesty needed Wang Pingzhang. Assist and balance from the side. My son is already dead, and it is impossible for a real feudal prince to die to apologize. If it is just a painless penalty of three years' salary, Your Majesty knows that I will definitely not be able to accept it. In this case, why not Let the truth of this matter be lost in the pile of old papers.”

The atmosphere in the palace became increasingly depressing.

Emperor Kaiping's eyes returned to their former sternness, he looked at Silent Cloud and said, "You are right."

Silent Cloud sighed: "Actually, Your Majesty's heart is like a mirror, so why do you have to ask me for an answer? Of course, I was just hesitant at first, but Your Majesty never talked to me about this matter until he decided to take action against Wang Pingzhang. I didn’t tell you the truth about that year. From this point of view, Your Majesty knows everything, but all the problems and responsibilities have nothing to do with Your Majesty.”

Emperor Kaiping felt the pain in his chest becoming more and more clear, but he still sat on the dragon chair forcefully and asked indifferently: "Do you think I am wrong?"

Silent Cloud glanced at the shackles on his hands, straightened his back and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, are you really right?"

Emperor Kaiping said: "What's wrong?"

Silent Cloud took a breath, and after a moment of hesitation, a sharp light suddenly appeared in his eyes: "The late emperor died of poisoning. This was the joint work of seven martial arts families, and secretly it was the collusion of Wang Pingzhang. Let us assume that Your Majesty is unaware of this. It was Wang Pingzhang alone. But on the seventh day of October in the first year of Yongning, Wang Pingzhang raided the Chen family mansion on the pretext of suppressing thieves. Not only did the Chen family die, but the fire spread and implicated thousands of people in two nearby streets. Could it be that His Majesty didn't know that? Affection?"

Emperor Kaiping said coldly: "If I remember correctly, the assassin who killed Chen Qingchen is named Lin Donghai, and he is your close friend in life and death."

Silent Cloud responded: "Yes, it is indeed the case. Therefore, I have been walking on thin ice for the past seventeen years, not daring to slack off day and night. I just want to atone for my original decision. Of course, I have not done enough, so I have no intention of continuing. If you live, I will be waiting in the palace after sending the Chen family girl to the palace."

Emperor Kaiping said: "It seems that you have no position to accuse me."

Silent Cloud sighed and said seriously: "Because Your Majesty has been making mistakes."

He turned to look at the silent leftist leader Mo Haoli, and said with a complicated expression: "I believe Mr. Mo has advised your majesty many times, but your majesty has never listened. Not to mention, in the second to third year of Kaiping, Is your Majesty really unaware of the existence of banditry in the Hengduan Mountains? Your Majesty just realized that Wang Pingzhangwei was in trouble and wanted to use the failure of the Beijing camp to weaken his prestige in the army, right?"

Without waiting for Emperor Kaiping to refute, he continued: "In the fifth year of Kaiping's reign, the Western Wu invaded the border. His Majesty had always been suspicious of Lu Min, but in order to justifiably uncover the remnants of the Chen family, he still allowed Lu Min to lead the army to the Western Border. I know that, Your Majesty is confident that he has ambushed millions of soldiers, and can kill Lu Min even if he rebels. As for the 50,000 soldiers of the Guping Camp in the Western Region and the 40,000 soldiers of the Beijing Army's North Camp, the only meaning of their deaths is to prove that Your Majesty can see everything. "

Emperor Kaiping's face became more and more ugly. When Xiao Jin saw this, he said: "Master Shen, Your Majesty has your Majesty's difficulties and often resorts to extraordinary measures as a last resort."

"Marquis of Xiangcheng, extraordinary methods can only be used occasionally."

Silent Cloud remained calm until this moment, with no restlessness on his clear face.

He looked into Emperor Kaiping's deep eyes and said sincerely: "Your Majesty should not have set up a trap for the second prince, should not have allowed Ruan Yiwei to hand over the evidence of collusion between Zhulou and the Ministry of Industry to Pei Yue, and should not have destroyed it in such a decisive way. Losing the second prince. Even though Your Majesty went to Prince Qi's Mansion the next day, why didn't you go and see the Queen? That's because Your Majesty felt guilty, because Your Majesty knew that there was no need to plot against your son like that."

"That's enough!" Emperor Kaiping raised his hand and patted the armrest of the dragon chair.

Silent Cloud shook his head and said without fear: "This time the Beijing Camp rebelled, since Your Majesty can mobilize the border troops to rescue them in advance, why do you have to sit back and watch the situation deteriorate to this point? Perhaps Your Majesty believes that Wang Pingzhang has not expressed his rebellion in advance, and He has made outstanding contributions to the country for decades, and if he strikes first, he will definitely leave a mark of cruelty and cruelty in the history of the country."

"This is obviously a consequence that His Majesty cannot accept. Therefore, the rebellion in the capital camp has led to rivers of blood and corpses strewn across the fields."

"Your Majesty won in the end. With a fool like Pei Yue working for Your Majesty, Wang Pingzhang's head must be on the way back to Kyoto. The sand in the palace can be removed, and the military structure can be aligned with what Your Majesty wants. By adjusting the direction, the authority of the Tianjia will become more and more stable, and no one can shake the foundation of the new king."

Emperor Kaiping finally fell silent. He just looked at the middle-aged man with disappointment and heartache.

Silent Cloud raised the shackles in his hands, with sorrow in his eyes, and said solemnly: "But there are many people who don't deserve to die."

Emperor Kaiping said word by word: "I never imagined that in your heart, I am such a shameless emperor."

Silent Cloud smiled awkwardly, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is the emperor of Daliang, so he naturally has the power to treat all living beings as chess pieces and use the world as a chess game. After so many years, His Majesty is indeed diligent in political affairs, and has not slackened on night clothes, night food, and food. , But Your Majesty, you really cherish your feathers too much, care too much about how you will be judged by history, and care too much about the name of the emperor through the ages."

He recalled that Pei Yue shouted the word "Dufu" in front of him on the wall of the ancient Ping military city in the western border. He couldn't help but feel sad. He looked up at Emperor Kaiping and asked: "How can the common people deserve this?"

Emperor Kaiping's body swayed slightly.

Hou Yu was horrified and immediately summoned the imperial doctor, and Liu Xian quickly stepped forward to check.

Emperor Kaiping raised his hand and waved it lightly. There seemed to be only Shen Shen Yun in his eyes, and he said quietly: "I understand, you are neither Pei Zhen's person nor my minister. You are just Shen Shen Yun. It has always been like this from then to now."

Silent Cloud said slowly: "I have advised your Majesty, and the two rulers must have also advised you. However, when many ministers impeached Wang Pingzhang at the beginning of the month, your Majesty did not take advantage of the situation to punish him. I know that no one can shake your Majesty's determination. In fact, your Majesty All the ministers knew that Wang Pingzhang had thrown out the impeachment materials himself. He just wanted to take this opportunity to leave the court, because he knew that this was the last chance. His Majesty had said it before, so he knew that he would die, so he must opposite."

Emperor Kaiping said: "How can you be sure that this is not his strategy of retreating in order to advance?"

Silent Cloud replied: "I don't know, but I know that for Your Majesty, such a method will not be the last, so I want to do something."

Emperor Kaiping was silent for a moment and said coldly: "You have disappointed me, but I have to say that this time you got your wish."

Silent Cloud bowed, and the iron chain in his hand hung down to the ground, making a crisp sound.

He said calmly: "I committed the crime of regicide and am willing to accept the punishment of Dapi."

For this pair of monarchs and ministers who have been in power together for seventeen years, one is dying and the other is dying calmly, but it is difficult to tell what is right and what is wrong.

Emperor Kaiping obviously fell into this situation because of Silent Cloud's plan, but at this moment he suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart and asked slowly: "What else do you have in mind?"

Silent Cloud stood up and looked around everyone, and finally stopped on the face of Prince Liu Xian, his gaze seemed to have deep meaning.

Then he shook his head, turned around and walked out of the palace.

Emperor Kaiping leaned back in his chair, a look of sadness finally appearing in his eyes.
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