Invincible son

Mo Moyun looked at the gradually graying color of the emperor's temples, and remembered the sincerity and frankness with which he found himself 17 years ago and wanted to hand over the Taishitai Pavilion to him, so he couldn't help but wryly smiled and said: "I believe that your majesty will not be affected by the incident before the incident happened." I don’t know, but I don’t believe that Wang Pingzhang didn’t tell His Majesty the truth afterwards.”

Liu Xian was a little confused at first, but now he finally realized that what Mo Moyun said was that his only son, Shen Wende, passed away unexpectedly in the fourth year of Renxuan.

Emperor Kaiping said slowly: "I did know the whole story afterward, but Wang Pingzhang didn't explain the details, he only analyzed the impact of that incident to me. He did it very cleverly, and his words also hinted from the side, even you are looking for There's nothing weird about it—"

"His Majesty."

Mo Moyun interrupted him very rarely, and then said: "I understand, I understand. It was still the fourth year of Renxuan, and it was less than a year after Duke Xianding passed away. There are still many problems in the army to deal with. Your Majesty needs Wang Pingzhang Assist and check and balance from the side. The son of the minister is dead, and it is impossible for a real duke to apologize for his death. If it is only a three-year fine, your Majesty knows that the minister will not accept it. If this is the case, why not Let the truth of this matter be lost in the pile of old papers."

The atmosphere in the hall became more and more oppressive.

Emperor Kaiping's eyes returned to the coldness of the past, he looked at Mo Moyun and said, "You are right."

Mo Moyun 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. He did not tell the minister the truth of the year. From this point of view, His Majesty knows everything, but all problems and responsibilities have nothing to do with His Majesty."

Emperor Kaiping felt the pain in his chest become clearer, but he still sat firmly on the dragon chair and asked indifferently, "Do you think I'm wrong?"

Mo Moyun glanced at the shackles on his hands, straightened his waist and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, are you really right?"

Kaiping Emperor said: "What's wrong?"

Mo Moyun took a breath, and after hesitating for a moment, a sharp light suddenly appeared in his eyes: "The late emperor died of poisoning. It was done by Wang Pingzhang alone. However, on the night of the seventh day of October in the first year of Yongning, Wang Pingzhang raided the Chen family's mansion on the grounds of suppressing thieves, not only destroying the Chen family, but also spreading the fire and involving thousands of people in the two nearby streets. Could it be that your majesty does not know Affection?"

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

Silent Cloud replied: "Yes, that's true. Therefore, I have been walking on thin ice for the past 17 years. I dare not 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 to live. Go down, after sending the woman from the Chen family to the palace, the minister has been waiting in the mansion."

Emperor Kaiping said: "In this way, you seem to have no position to criticize me."

Mo Moyun sighed quietly, and said solemnly: "Because His Majesty has been making mistakes."

He turned his head to look at Mo Haoli, the silent governor of the left, and said with a complicated expression: "I believe that Mr. Mo has advised His Majesty many times, but His Majesty has never listened to it. Let alone, in the second to third year of Kaiping, Your Majesty really doesn't know about the existence of banditry in Hengduan Mountain? Your Majesty just sensed that Wang Ping's tail is in danger and wants to use the defeat 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, the Western Wu invaded the territory. Your Majesty has always been suspicious of Lu Min, but in order to find out the remnants of the Chen family, he still allowed Lu Min to lead the army to the Western Territory. I know that, His Majesty has a plan to ambush millions of soldiers, even if Lu Min plots against him, he can kill him. As for the [-] soldiers of the Guping Camp in the western region and the [-] soldiers of the Northern Camp of the Beijing Army, the only meaning of their deaths is to prove that His Majesty can see everything. "

Emperor Kaiping's face became more and more ugly, Xiao Jin said after seeing this: "Master Shen, Your Majesty has your own difficulties, and often you have to resort to extraordinary measures."

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

Mo Moyun is still calm until now, and there is no trace of restlessness on his clear face.

He looked into Emperor Kaiping's deep eyes, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty shouldn't have set up a trap for the second prince, and shouldn't have allowed Luan Yiwei to hand over the evidence of the collusion between the Zhulou and the Ministry of Industry to Pei Yue, and shouldn't have destroyed it in such a decisive way. Lost the second prince. Even though His Majesty went to Prince Qi’s Mansion the next day, why didn’t he go to see the Empress? That’s because His Majesty felt ashamed, because His Majesty knew that he didn’t need to plot against his son like that.”

"Enough!" Emperor Kaiping raised his hand and patted the armrest of the dragon chair.

Mo Moyun shook his head, and said without fear: "This time the Beijing camp rebelled, since His Majesty can mobilize the frontier army to rescue him in advance, why should he sit and watch the situation deteriorate to such a situation? Perhaps His Majesty thinks that Wang Pingzhang did not express his disapproval in advance, and For decades, Yu Guochao has made outstanding achievements, if he strikes first, he will definitely leave a mark of cruelty and inhumanity in Qing history."

"This is obviously an unacceptable consequence for His Majesty. Therefore, the rebellion in the Beijing camp is full of blood, and the corpses are scattered everywhere."

"Your Majesty won in the end. With idiots like Pei Yue supporting His Majesty, Wang Pingzhang's head must be on his way back to the capital. The sand in the palace can be cleaned up, and the army can be organized in the way His Majesty wants. If the direction is adjusted, the authority of the Tian Family will become more stable, and no one will be able to shake the foundation of the new monarch."

Emperor Kaiping finally remained silent, he just looked at the middle-aged man with disappointment and heartache.

Mo Moyun raised the shackles in his hands, with grief in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "But there are many people who shouldn't die."

Emperor Kaiping said word by word: "Unexpectedly, in your heart, I am such a shameless emperor."

Mo Moyun smiled awkwardly, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven of Daliang, so he naturally has the power to regard all living beings as pawns and use the world as a chess game. After so many years, His Majesty is indeed diligent in political affairs, and he has not slackened in his clothes and food. , but Your Majesty, you really cherish your feathers too much, you care too much about how history will judge you, and you care too much about the name of the eternal emperor."

He remembered Pei Yue calling out the word "dufu" in front of his face on the wall of the ancient Pingjun city in the west, and couldn't help feeling sad, looking up at Emperor Kaiping and asking, "Why are the common people innocent?"

Emperor Kaiping's body shook slightly.

Hou Yu turned pale with shock, and immediately wanted to summon the imperial physician, and Liu Xian even stepped forward to check.

Emperor Kaiping raised his hand and waved his hand lightly, only Mo Moyun seemed to be in his eyes, and said quietly: "I understand, you are not Pei Zhen's person, nor my subject, you are just Mo Moyun, and it has been like this from then to now."

Mo Moyun said slowly: "I have persuaded Your Majesty, and the two rulers must have also persuaded him, but at the beginning of the month when many ministers impeached Wang Pingzhang, His Majesty did not take advantage of the situation to punish him, so I know that no one can shake His Majesty's determination. In fact, Your Majesty All the ministers knew that Wang Pingzhang threw 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 said it before, so he knew that he must die, so he must opposite."

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

Mo Moyun replied: "I don't know, but I know that this kind of method will not be the last time for Your Majesty, so I want to do something."

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

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

He said calmly: "I have committed the crime of killing the king, and I am willing to accept the punishment of Dabi."

This pair of monarchs and ministers who have been in power for 17 years, one of them is dying at this moment, and the other is going to die calmly, but it is difficult to tell right from wrong.

Emperor Kaiping obviously fell into such a situation because of Mo Moyun's plan, but at this moment, he suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart and asked slowly: "What last wish do you have?"

Mo Moyun straightened up and looked around the crowd, and finally stopped on Prince Liu Xian's face, his eyes seemed to have deep meaning.

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

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