The reborn general girl is the emperor

Chapter 60: Chess of Death
On September 21st of the third year of Qianyuan, Wen Zhemao and Xu Xiangfeng sat and played chess in the prime minister's mansion.

Xu Xiangfeng held a white piece, dropped a piece at the corner, observed the shape of the chessboard, and asked casually, "At this moment, Your Highness still has the leisure to play chess with this humble minister?"

Wen Zhehan held Heizi, and blocked Baizi's attack with one shot: "Didn't the Prime Minister always warn Xiaowang not to be impatient? Besides, the father's health is getting better, and after meeting with the emperor's brother, he resumed the administration of the court and put the affairs of the court in a hurry." It's well organized, Xiao Wang really doesn't have many complicated things."

"The Holy Majesty is in good health, which is a blessing for Wu'an."

Xu Xiangfeng stroked the chess piece, thinking about where it would go, "I heard that His Royal Highness King Su was detained by the Holy Majesty in the Yushu Hall?"

"Yes, Eunuch An personally guards."

Wen Zhehan raised his eyes slightly and looked into the distance, as if he could see the imperial palace in the distance through the heavy brick walls, "I heard with my own ears that the emperor's brother uttered a treacherous conspiracy, but he only put him under house arrest in Yushu Palace. If I were in the same position as the emperor's brother, Upside down, I'm afraid I will go to prison, and when everything is settled, I may be exiled for thousands of miles, or get rid of it and then quickly."

"Emperor brother is different in father's heart after all."

Wen Zhehan lowered his eyes and sighed, and seemed a little puzzled, "As parents and sons, I ask myself why my father is so partial to my brother? Even if he wants to kill his father and rebel, my father will Still reluctant."

This question has been on Wen Zhehan's mind for a long time, and it has become his heart disease.

In the past, he always thought that he was not capable enough, not as good as his brother Huang.

It was only later that he discovered that even if he was good enough, it was impossible for him to get the wholehearted attention of his father like his brother.

The father's eyes are all about the emperor's brother, no matter how much he does, he can't get a look from him.

Many times in the past, he thought about giving up competing with his brother for the throne, and he even tried.Only after that did he discover that some things were destined not to be chosen by him since he was born.

For him, giving up the fight for the throne meant that he would die with everyone behind him.

He doesn't want to die, so he can only fight.But he is doomed not to be favored by his father, so he has already prepared for Brother Huang's plan today.

It's just that no one expected that Brother Huang, who had been going smoothly and cautiously, suddenly fell into a daze.The situation changed overnight, but in the end it was Brother Huang who took this path first.

With so many thoughts in his breath, Xu Xiangfeng hadn't figured out how to persuade Wen Zhehan, but saw him suddenly smiled, and said without thinking: "Sometimes, it's really good fortune to trick people."

Xu Xiangfeng glanced at Wen Zhehan, swallowed the words on his lips, looked down at the chessboard and urged: "Your Highness, it's your turn."

"The prime minister thinks, what does the emperor think?"

Wen Zhehan made a random move, obviously his mind was no longer on the chessboard, "Do you want to wait for this incident to whitewash the peace for the emperor, pretend that nothing happened, and let the emperor continue to be active in the court?"

Xu Xiangfeng raised his eyes to meet Wen Zhehan's, and warned him meaningfully: "The emperor's heart is as deep as the sea. Instead of guessing what the emperor thinks, you should think clearly about what you want. Nian'er, what you carry on your body has always been It's not just your life. The result of being indecisive can only result in losing everything."

Nian'er is Wen Zhehan's nickname.

Wen Zhehan took a deep breath and let it out with a long breath. During the breath, the tangled and complicated thoughts in his heart sank, and then opened his eyes, Wen Zhehan smiled and said with Xu Xiangfeng: "You are right."

As he said that, Wen Zhehan lowered his eyebrows and rubbed the chess pieces in his hand, "Brother Huang was personally watched by Eunuch An, and it may not be easy to get out. He knows that entering the palace is a dead move... Brother Huang is also stubborn. "

"The wife, children, and mother of Deputy Commander Xue of the Yulin Army said that they went out of the city to visit relatives."

Xu Xiangfeng said about it calmly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back until this matter is over."

"Even if this matter is over, how many of those people will be able to come back?"

Wen Zhehan glanced at the chessboard, stopped Bai Zi from counterattacking, with a slight mockery in his eyes, "Brother Huang really likes such crude methods."

Xu Xiangfeng held the opposite opinion with Wen Zhehan: "Although the method is simple, it has been tried and tested. People in this world are too tightly bound. A single word of filial piety can drag countless people to death."

Wen Zhehan was silent for a moment, and the sneer between his brows faded away, showing more pity and sympathy: "The sad thing is, even if you bow your head, there may not be good results."

"It's all chess that is watched by others. Whether they bow their heads or not, it is destined to be a tragedy for them."

Xu Xiangfeng fell into a trap, and was trapped to death, "Even if a young man succeeds like Yan Qing, and a woman refuses to give way to a man, she still cannot escape the manipulation of the powerful."

Wen Zhehan was silent, and Yan Qing's thoughtful appearance on the day of Chongyang flashed before his eyes.

His intuition told him that Yan Qing was not the kind of character to be manipulated by others, and he should not lose sight of the situation he was facing.

That day Yan Qing didn't agree to him to be an internal response, but he didn't refuse either.Afterwards, they clearly drew a clear line with the two parties, as if they did not intend to wade into this muddy water.

But she easily let Yan Qin and Yan Ling'er go to Fo'an Temple together, and was easily dragged into this situation.

What's interesting is that Yan Qin's life was threatened, but she dared to confess to Hong Gong.

Perhaps she has long understood that no matter what choice she makes, it is impossible to have a perfect ending.

Bow your head, maybe Yan Qin can live for a while.But if they lose, the entire Yan family will be beheaded.If they won, Yan Qing, who was coerced to bow her head, would definitely not be able to gain Wen Zhemao's trust, not to mention she betrayed Wen Zhemao and asked Honggong to inform the emperor of her rebellion.

In the end, Yan Qing will be the best target to be pushed out as a scapegoat to quell public grievances and official anger.

Regardless of success or failure, she is a sinner of the Yan family and Wu An.

If you don't bow your head, Yan Qin will definitely die immediately.Even if she kept the reputation of the Yan family, when discussing her merits and demerits, there are not many people who would praise her for being righteous, and would only say that she is cold-blooded and heartless.

What's more, she is still a woman.

The secular world always praises men's righteousness and extermination of relatives as a profound understanding of righteousness, but it sarcastically ridicules women in the same situation.

A woman should be emotional, gentle and considerate, and put her family first.

For Yan Qing, this seems to be a deadly move.

But he always felt that there was a glimmer of life hidden in it.

This is not because he guessed out of thin air, but because of the sentence Yan Qing asked him before going down the mountain: "If I lead an army to attack the city, will your Highness dare to open the city gate to welcome you?"

He replied: "Dare."

She replied: "I hope His Highness will record today's promise, and Qingzi will not let His Highness down."

After that day, she had no contact with Yan Qing. Yan Qing seemed to really believe that as long as she helped Wen Zhemao win the imperial city, she would be able to protect the Yan Qin family.

In other words, after nearly a month of silence, he could not help but suspect that Yan Qing had really turned his back on him who had given a firm answer on Yangchang Mountain that day.

(End of this chapter)