Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 66

Mubai pushed the door open and came in: "Master, Mr. Ran has come to ask to see you again."

"No see!" Xie Shu got up and went behind the screen. Chaotang and Yuzhou were full of things to do, and she didn't want to make any troubles at this time.

It was snowing heavily on the day of the Winter Festival, and Mubai persuaded Xie Shu when he was taking a shower early in the morning: "Master, do you have to go to the palace today? It's too cold, you're not in good health, so don't go, Your Majesty won't say anything." .”

"Your Majesty is easy to say, the King of Kuaiji may not be. There is no good news from Yuzhou, and he has already complained to me." Xie Shu covered his lips with his hand and coughed twice, let him tie a cloak on himself, and was about to go out , Suddenly someone rushed in, both of them were taken aback.

Xie Ran's blue-gray brocade robe was stained with snowflakes, and his face was heavy: "It's really hard to see the prime minister."

"So you just barged in?" Xie Shu rolled up his collar and walked past him to go out.

"The prime minister is in such a hurry to leave, is he worried about something?"

Xie Shu stopped in his footsteps, turned his head and told Mubai to go out first, and when he looked at him again, there was obvious impatience in his expression: "Does Tang Shu think that if I have been patient, you will be able to make progress?"

"I didn't say that."

"Then uncle, please go back. I still have to go to the palace to participate in the winter festival ceremony."

Xie Ran suddenly grabbed her sleeve, and his eyes were a little strange: "I have never understood why you are so close to King Wuling, but now it seems that I have been kept in the dark."

Xie Shu's eyes were dark: "I don't understand what Uncle Tang is talking about."

"Don't understand? Then let me explain clearly, what happened to Dr. Zhong's prescription?"

"The prescription in Dr. Zhong's hand? I still don't quite understand it, but I told him to learn more from my cousin, and keep the real prescription with me, and leave the fake prescription for others to see." place."

Xie Ran was taken aback for a moment, his expression relaxed.

"Is Tang Shu dizzy from being busy with family affairs, and becoming more and more suspicious. If so, it seems that Tang Shu is useless, and maybe the truth should be settled with you with the past." Xie Shu broke away from him. Hands, walk out with a flick of your sleeves.

The mighty procession entered the Ancestral Temple, the emperor Sima Lin prayed to heaven, and the king of Kuaiji, Sima Ting, followed closely. The ministers lowered their heads and concentrated, thinking that the emperor was about to change, most of them were still worried.

At the end of the ceremony, Xie Shu was extremely tired and did not stop.As soon as he got to the side of the car, someone followed up behind him and said, "Prime Minister is leaving now?"

Xie Shu turned around and bowed: "Forgive me, Your Highness, I am not feeling well, so I will be staying soon."

Sima Ting took two steps closer and expressed concern: "Prime Minister's health has been deteriorating since Qin's defeat. It seems that he has worked too hard on the war. Now that the country is peaceful, it's better to let go of everything and take a good rest."

Xie Shu's expression didn't change, but his heart turned a thousand times.

Sima Ting seemed to have never said anything, and suddenly changed the subject: "The Prime Minister insisted on transferring Brother Zhongqing out of the capital, and now his life and death are uncertain, so you must be very concerned about his safety right now?"

Xie Shu could hear his accusation, but the fact was that she had nothing to say.

When Sima Ting saw that she didn't speak, he became more and more unhappy.For so many years, he regarded Wei Yizhi as his elder brother and role model, but now Wei Yizhi's fate is uncertain because of this person in front of him.He is no longer as impulsive and reckless as before, but he still feels angry, but he is afraid of her power, so he can only sneer a few words.

"This king has always been very curious, what can the Prime Minister do to make Brother Zhongqing so devoted to you?"

"This is your wish and your Highness may understand in the future."

"Brother Zhongqing is still alone because of you, but the prime minister is nothing to him. Is this what you call your love?"

Xie Shu said lightly: "Your Highness is not me, how can you know what I think?"

Sima Ting snorted softly, turned around and boarded his own car: "I am concerned about the safety of Brother Zhongqing, and I am going to the posthouse to ask for news. I just happened to be on the way, so let's go with the Prime Minister."

In his capacity, why should he go to the posthouse to ask for news in person.Xie Shu knew that he was still accusing her of being indifferent.

Che Yu drove to the bustling street, and occasionally the conversations of passers-by came to his ears, most of which were because he saw Xie Shu's Che Yu and thought of King Wuling.The speaker had no intention, but Xie Shu felt very uncomfortable.

There was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside, and when it was approaching, it stopped suddenly, the car stopped, and Mubai said it was the soldier who reported the news quickly.

Xie Shu cheered up: "Let him report quickly."

The soldiers didn't know Sima Ting's chariot and horses, so they just knelt down in front of Xie Shu's chariot and said loudly, "Prime Minister, Wuling King has died for his country."

Xie Shu felt that the noisy street had suddenly quieted down, everything was silent, and he numbly opened the car curtain, his voice was a bit ethereal: "Say it again."

"Yes, the Yuzhou military camp found the body of King Wuling. King Wuling died and died for his country."

She opened her mouth, wanting to issue an order as usual, but she didn't know what to say, so she froze for a moment.

Mubai stretched out his hand to help her worriedly: "My lord..."

Xie Shu pushed his hand away and looked out of the carriage blankly. Probably attracted by the news, the crowd rushed towards the carriage.She glanced around and saw Sima Ting's face protruding from the side, she was already stunned.

"My lord, be careful!" Mubai suddenly pushed her back, the soldier who had originally reported the news had risen from the ground at some point, and stabbed at her with a dagger in his hand, but was stopped by the guards, and the fight came to an end. Together.

Xie Shu suddenly regained his senses, and went to look at Sima Ting again, and suddenly caught sight of a pair of eyes in the crowd, looking at her quietly, like a hunter waiting for his prey.

The face was hidden under the thick hood, and it was impossible to see clearly, but the eyes were sharp and familiar.Xie Shu suddenly remembered something, and said loudly: "It's An Heng, the remnant of Qin! Protect Your Highness!"

Sima Ting was taken aback by her yelling, Mubai had already taken the reins from the coachman, and drove his chariot across the road, blocking his chariot and horses, the Imperial Army immediately took the opportunity to turn around and head towards the palace.

He leaned out and looked back, Xie Shu's car was already surrounded by assassins disguised as ordinary people, and the guards were fighting endlessly.

There were surprisingly many assassins, and they were clearly targeting Xie Shu alone.There was chaos in the street, and people ran away in a moment.Fortunately, this place is close to Bird Clothes Lane, Xie's family soon received the news, Xie Ran personally led people to rush over, and the forbidden army came to support in the distance.

Xie Shu's guards were also one of the best in a hundred. Although the opponent was aggressive, he never took advantage of it, and instead suffered heavy losses.If this continues, this group of people will fail sooner or later, but they seem to be desperate, even if there are only a few people left, they still kill Xie Shu without hesitation.

Xie Ran rode on the horse, leaning against the side of the road, closely watching the movement of Che Yu, holding the rein tightly, as if he had returned to the battle in Ningzhou.

The wind and snow rolled up the curtains, and when he saw Xie Shu's calm face in the car, thin and pale, he felt distressed.

What about height and weight?At this point, after all, it is the target of public criticism.

Finally an assassin found time to jump onto the shaft of the chariot, Xie Ran blurted out in horror: "Prime Minister!"

Xie Shu raised her eyes to look over, her face was expressionless, but it made people feel sad, she suddenly reached out her hand, and pushed the guard in front of her out of the car.

The curtain fell, the sword pierced in, and when it was retracted, it was dripping with blood.

Xie Ran was stunned, fell off the horse, and lay on the ground, trembling all over.

The gates of the capital city were completely closed, and the forbidden army began to search An Heng's whereabouts closely.After Sima Lin heard the news, he sent more than a dozen imperial doctors to the prime minister's mansion to treat the prime minister, but they were all turned away by the prime minister.

Sima Ting arrived earlier than all Xie's family members, and instead of taking a seat in the living room, he paced back and forth outside Xie Shu's room, and said angrily, "What are you doing, Prime Minister? You don't want to live anymore?"

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand, the young master has always been used to being healed by Dr. Zhong in the house." Mubai said with red eyes, turned and entered the room.

Sima Ting suddenly remembered that Wei Yizhi had rushed to the palace to pick up Xie Shu because of this, so he believed it.

Soon the Xie family's cronies and officials heard the news, and they all gathered in the vestibule.

Mubai stayed in the room for a long time before coming out, his eyes were full of tears and he couldn't hide them, first he ordered his servants to invite them to the courtyard, then he turned his head and saluted Sima Ting, "My lord is on his deathbed, please King Kuaiji went back and said that she had fulfilled her duty as a courtier today, and she only hoped that His Highness would take the throne, provide logistics and love the people, so that she would be able to smile at Jiuquan."

Sima Ting secretly frowned upon hearing this.

He didn't want to see this result. Xie Shu protected his safety in front of the people. If he died because of this, he would be a great hero after he ascended the throne, and he couldn't be rejected even if he wanted to.He was still waiting for his wings to be full before confronting her, but he didn't expect to lose before the start. Bearing such a debt of favor, if he wanted to suppress the Xie family in the future, he would definitely lose his mouth and struggle.

How did that happen?He looked at the door of the room. The security was so tight that it was almost impossible to succeed in the assassination, but she was caught. It was really incomprehensible.

"Did the Prime Minister say anything else?"

"Gone."

Sima Ting couldn't help being surprised, she clearly took the credit, at this time, why didn't she take the opportunity to propose who would succeed her as Prime Minister?

Mubai sniffled, took out an envelope from his sleeve, and walked up to Xie Xuan: "This is what Young Master ordered, my subordinates wrote it down and left it to Young Master Xuan."

Xie Xuan knelt down respectfully and took it with both hands.

Mubai also explained some words to the other Xie family members, every sentence was self-blame, the expressions of the people present were sad, even the tough guy Xie Yun couldn't help wiping away tears.

After explaining everything, Mubai turned around to go back to the room, but someone grabbed his sleeve suddenly, turned his head to look, it was Xie Ran with a pale face.

"I want to see the prime minister."

"Mr. Ran, please go back. The young master said that she wants to leave quietly. She just asks her subordinates to explain a few words, and she doesn't want to see anyone."

Xie Ran took a step closer: "I must see her!"

Mubai winked to the left and right, and immediately the guards stepped forward to support Xie Ran, and he took the opportunity to free his arms.Xie Ran looked at the tightly closed door behind him, staggered back, and was stopped only by Guangfu's support.

She did it on purpose, let herself watch her die, and refused to give him an answer until death, refused to forgive him until death, and even refused to see him for the last time...

"Cousin!" Huan Ting trotted over, with his cloak tilted to one side, and when he reached the door, he didn't bother to salute Sima Ting, he dragged Mubai back and asked, "How is cousin?"

Mubai lowered his head and remained silent.

Huan Ting was anxious: "What's the matter? Tell me!"

The door was opened, and Dr. Zhong came out, his clothes still stained with blood.Everyone immediately turned their attention to him. He stood still, sighed lowly, and shook his head.

The thing in Huan Ting's hand fell to the ground, and he muttered to himself, "How could this happen?"

Mubai helped him pick it up, it turned out to be Frontier Express.

In the winter of the second year of Yuanning, the prime minister died.

Several layers of heavy snow fell, blocking the road densely, and the journey back to the capital seemed long and distant.

At dawn, the guards at the city gate saw traces of marching troops in the distance, so they cheered up, and two fast horses galloped to the bottom of the city tower.

"Open the door!" Someone shouted, holding up the token in his hand.

The guard held up the torch and shone it again and again, but he couldn't see clearly. The man seemed anxious, and shouted: "The king of Wuling is here, and he hasn't opened the door yet. Do you want to die!"

The guards were a little skeptical and couldn't make up their minds. At this time, some soldiers rushed up the tower and shouted all the way: "Open the door quickly! The one who has no eyesight is indeed the King of Wuling who has returned to the capital!"

When the others heard this, they dared not delay, and hurriedly opened the city gate.

Almost at the same time, the fast horse rushed in.

By the time we reached the gate of Xiangfu, the sky was already bright.Wei Yizhi got off his horse, took off his hood, and looked at the white paper lantern at the door against the snowflakes. For a moment, he could hardly distinguish between reality and illusion.

Fu Xuan came back from the gate and said, "The housekeeper has opened the door, the king of the county, let's go in."

Wei Yizhi walked into the gate and saw the mourning hall at a glance.Xie's family kept vigil all night, and they are still crying, mournful and miserable, just like these nine cold days.

Huan Ting was also there, and was the first to see Wei Yizhi who was standing there, walking over with red and swollen eyes, and said with tears: "I'm sorry Zhongqing, if I sent the news earlier, maybe my cousin can last a while." Hold on. I heard that he pushed the guard away by himself, it must be because he learned of your death..."

Wei Yizhi interrupted him with his hand up, leaning slightly to cover his chest.Fu Xuan quickly went to help him: "My condolences to the king of the county, you are still injured."

"Wuling King!" Mubai rushed over, plopped down on his knees, weeping, "You are finally back, Young Master is waiting for you to pick her up."

Wei Yi's throat was dry and painful, and he managed to squeeze out two words: "What?"

"My son's last words stated that she will not enter the ancestral grave after her death. She was born in Jingzhou and buried in Jingzhou. She said that if King Wuling can return safely, you will personally send her back to choose a place for burial."

Wei Yizhi raised his eyes and looked at the mourning hall where the coffin was parked. The dull pain in his heart seemed to dissipate, and everything became nothingness: "I want to see her."

Mubai stood up: "Prince Wuling, please follow me."

Chu Lian packed up his things, took one last look at the courtyard where Xie Shu lived, turned around and walked towards the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the past, I felt that no matter how clever my architecture was, but Ruyi couldn't understand it, it was out of place.Now that she was dead, he stayed alone in this huge prime minister's mansion, and only then did he realize what it meant to be truly out of place.

Remnant snow fell from a pine and cypress branch in the garden, hitting the building behind him.Chu Lian untied it, walked into the gazebo where Xie Shu often sat, held the knuckle in his hand, and played a tune.

It was still the song she composed for her when she was in the court of Tuyuhun, and when the song stopped, her clothes were already full of tears.He grabbed the strings so hard that he almost tore them apart, until a pair of delicate boots appeared in front of him.

"What are you doing, sir?" Xie Xuan took Zhu from his hand, "The prime minister told me more than once before his death that sir is the prime minister's benefactor, and asked me to take good care of you. From now on, sir will follow me, and I will definitely serve you well. Let you live comfortably for a lifetime."

Chu Lian burst into tears, speechless.Ruyi fulfilled her promise to never forget each other, but he never recognized her in his whole life.

The former Qin Prime Minister An Heng deliberately spread false news about the death of King Wuling, and then took the opportunity to assassinate the prime minister, which is a heinous crime.But with his own strength, hundreds of dead soldiers from Qin State and a three-inch tongue made Jin State almost lose two high officials. How can he be an ordinary person, and he has not been arrested until now.

All the countries in the north wanted to use him, but unfortunately, now that King Wuling had successfully escaped and his coalition policy had failed, no one would dare to protect him anymore, but all the responsibility was placed on him.

In the vast and deep mountains, An Heng's purple clothes were as new as new. He leaned on the tree trunk and looked to the north for a long time. He bowed down and kowtowed a few times. When he got up, he suddenly vomited blood.

Fleeing all the way, he was seriously injured, the world is so big, there is no place to go, it is only a matter of time before he is arrested, but he has no regrets at all.

"As a minister, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, I, An Heng, deserve to be promoted by the late emperor, and the world." He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up supported by the dead man behind him, looked up at the gloomy sky, and smiled sadly: "It's a pity that this The world is no longer what I expected it to be, Xie Shu, you can see through it, you actually left one step ahead..."

The heavy snowfall in Jiankang lasted for more than ten days, which made the world feel more and more emotional about the death of the prime minister.Emperor Ning of Yuan Dynasty bestowed the prime minister with the posthumous title of Marquis Deyi, and before the New Year's Eve, King Wuling personally carried the coffin out of the capital and went to Jingzhou.

Sima Ting rushed to the gate of the city to see them off, holding Wei Yizhi's arm and struggling to stay together: "I heard that Brother Zhongqing returned to Wuling after going to Jingzhou? Why do you have to stay in the fief, and come back after the burial to thank you?" okay?"

Wei Yizhi patted the back of his hand: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I have mobilized soldiers and horses to defend the capital, and His Highness can take the throne with peace of mind. As for returning to the capital, let's talk about it later."

"Brother Zhongqing misunderstood. I didn't mean that. You have succeeded in supporting me. When I become emperor, I will use you more. You'd better come back."

"His Highness's kindness is appreciated by me. There are many talented people in the court, and I am not alone. Besides, I can still serve Your Highness if I stay in the fief."

Sima Ting's persuasive persuasion was fruitless, and he couldn't help but sighed: "Brother Zhongqing is for the prime minister, he died to save me, I am sorry for you. But you can't stay in the fief just because of this, why bother?" So infatuated?"

(End of this chapter)