Wanli 1592

Chapter 1370 The ministers have never seen through the emperor even once

Caiyun is the only one who can understand Xiao Ruxun from the bottom of his heart.

She knew what Xiao Ruxun needed.

She knew when Xiao Ruxun needed her and when Xiao Ruxun needed comfort, so Caiyun was always by his side when Xiao Ruxun needed her.

"No matter what happens, I will face it with you."

Caiyun also held Xiao Ruxun's hand tightly.

With the tenderness of a woman, Xiao Ruxun's entire emotions were soothed until she was as calm as water.

Xiao Ruxun couldn't even imagine what she would be like without Caiyun.

So after that, Xiao Ruxun often came to Kunning Palace after dealing with the government affairs, held Caiyun's hand, and asked her: "What would I do without you?"

At this time, Caiyun would look at Xiao Ruxun with a smile, and answer him: "I will always be with Xun Lang."

Then Xiao Ruxun was happy.

During that period of time, Xiao Ruxun even felt that Caiyun had become his spiritual support. Without Caiyun, Xiao Ruxun really didn't know what he would be like during that time.

Fortunately, Caiyun has always been by Xiao Ruxun's side tenderly, giving him the company and care he needs.

Xiao Ruxun originally thought that this would continue until both of them were gray-haired and too old.

The years should have passed slowly, but at some point, Xiao Ruxun felt that the passage of time suddenly accelerated.

It seems that the older you get, the faster the passage of time becomes. I stretch out my hand to keep it, but I can't always grasp the track of time.

Just like being unable to catch the one she loves, if she wants to leave, Xiao Ruxun has nothing to do.

At the end of the 24th year of Longwu, Empress Yang Caiyun of the Great Qin Dynasty fell ill, and her condition was not serious.

The emperor Xiao Ruxun asked famous doctors all over the world to treat the queen, but the famous doctors all over the world were helpless.

Suddenly one day, that day, Caiyun's spirit was better than before, she struggled to sit up, held Xiao Ruxun's hand, and said sorry to him.

"How can you feel sorry for me? Caiyun, stop talking nonsense, ah, the doctor will cure you, for sure, the best doctors in Daqin are here, and they will definitely cure you."

Xiao Ruxun left the government and handed it over to the crown prince and the cabinet. He stayed by Caiyun's side all day long, hoping that she would recover as soon as possible.

But the effect is not good.

"For me, Xun Lang withstood so much pressure, refused to accept his concubine, punished ministers for me, and defended me. I will keep all these in my heart."

Caiyun leaned against Xiao Ruxun's arms, and said slowly: "Xun Lang is the emperor, Xun Lang wants a woman, how could he not get one? But I am not happy, I don't want to share my husband with others, at that time, I I really thought that Xun Lang was going to accept a concubine, but you didn't... Xun Lang, I'm sorry, thank you for always tolerant of me..."

"You and I are a married couple. I never blamed you. This is my own choice. I am willing to do this. I am not only the emperor, but also your husband."

Xiao Ruxun hugged Caiyun tightly in his arms, and also held her hand: "Caiyun, get well soon, take medicine, and when you recover, we will go to Ningxia and Burma again. Say I want to go, but I never have the time.

This time, this time, I will definitely spare some time. At worst, I will abdicate directly and hand over the throne to Zhenbang, and then I will have time... Then I will accompany you to travel the world, to all the places you want to go, you want I will accompany you wherever you go, let's be a fairy couple, okay? "

There were tears in Xiao Ruxun's eyes.

Caiyun's eyes were also full of tears.

"Xunlang...don't...don't be like this, Daqin is more important than me..."

Her breath was a little weak.

"Nonsense, it's not as important as you! Caiyun, Ningxia, Ningxia's Pinglu City, I asked someone to repair and maintain it. It is the same as when we lived there. It hasn't changed at all. Our little home. That The small courtyards are all the same, nothing has changed, even the city walls are the same, really.

There is also Myanmar, the Zhennanhou Mansion in Myanmar. I also asked someone to repair it. It is the same as when we lived. Our room and our small yard are all the same. Get over quickly, get over, I'll go with you, okay? "

"Kunro, if that's the case...it must be...it must be good..."

"Yeah, it's good, so you need to get better soon."

Xiao Ruxun said again: "Caiyun, do you still remember? At that time, in Ningxia, it was so dangerous, I thought the city could not be defended, and I was going to fight desperately, but you brought people up suddenly, and beat the drums yourself, which greatly boosted morale , We just beat the rebels away in one breath. If you hadn't come up at that time, maybe I would have died.

You said, there are so many rebels, so many dead people, blood is everywhere on the city wall, and the blood is about to flow to the bottom of the city wall. Most people would probably faint when they see it. How dare you come up in armor?Don't you want to die?Are you not afraid? "

"Afraid, why aren't you afraid? But, but I'm even more afraid... if I don't have Xun Lang to accompany me... If I don't have Xun Lang, how can I live alone?"

Xiao Ruxun pressed her face and Caiyun's face tightly together.

"I'm just like you, Caiyun. The world is so big and there are so many things. I'm afraid that without you by my side, I'll only have you as my queen and you as my wife. If you're not here, how can I live? So, hurry up." Come here soon, okay?"

"Kunro... I'm sorry..."

"Don't say I'm sorry, you didn't apologize to me, I just want you to come over."

"Sorry……"

Caiyun laboriously raised her hand, and caressed Xiao Ruxun's cheek: "It's me who is so... so jealous, it's me... I don't... I don't have the heart of my mother... I'm sorry..."

"Caiyun, if you want to say sorry, I'll wait until you recover."

Xiao Ruxun grabbed her hand: "If you don't come here, I won't forgive you, Caiyun, I won't forgive you!"

"Xun Lang, I...you have to take good care of yourself in the future, don't always review the memorials so late, the human body is not made of iron, when the time comes, you have to rest, you can't hold on, you know?"

"I see, I will sleep with you on time every day from now on."

Xiao Ruxun nodded repeatedly.

"Don't be so angry all the time. Getting angry will ruin your body. You are...the Emperor of Qin, and the safety of the world...is all on you. You can't be angry..."

"Okay, I will not be angry in the future, I will never be angry, no matter what happens, as long as you don't want me to be angry, I will not be angry, I promise you, Caiyun, as long as you want."

Xiao Ruxun continued to promise.

"You have to eat on time. When you eat, you can't...you can't always gobble it up. You are not young, and your stomach...is not as good as before, so, so eat slowly..."

"Okay, I'll chew my meals slowly in the future, and I will definitely not gobble it up."

Xiao Ruxun agreed again.

"Don't always think that you don't wear more clothes when you are in good health. You...you are over 50 years old, and you are not young anymore. You should wear more clothes and don't catch cold..."

"Well, I will wrap myself up tightly from now on, Caiyun, when you recover, you can wrap me up with your own hands, okay?"

Xiao Ruxun sniffed a few times and hugged Caiyun even tighter.

"Although the little grandchildren are very cute, but...but don't treat them so...so pampering, let alone Zhenbang and Zhenwu, I can't stand it anymore, you have to...be more severe ..."

"Okay, next time, next time they dare to be naughty again, I will smash their ass and tell them to make you unhappy again!"

Xiao Ruxun laughed: "Caiyun, I will agree to all your requests now, but the premise is that if you get better, come over, I will listen to you, otherwise, I will not listen to you at all. ,do you know?"

"They're all... so old, they still look like children, don't be like this."

Caiyun showed a weary smile.

"Men are children until they die, and so are you men. If you don't control me, I will be turned upside down, so Caiyun, you must get better, you know? Without you, I...I really will...haha ...It will turn the sky upside down, I am the Emperor of Qin, if I want to turn the sky upside down, who can stop me, right? Only you."

The tears in Caiyun's eyes rolled down her cheeks and dripped onto the bed.

"Xun Lang, it's great to be your wife. In the next life... we... we'll be husband and wife again... okay?"

"Good! Good! It would be the best to be your husband. How many women in the world dare to put on their helmets and armor to protect their husbands in the midst of a rebellious army? It is my blessing to marry you, it is my great blessing!"

Xiao Ruxun took a deep breath: "Tomorrow, I will ask the historian to give you a separate biography, and write down everything, everything, past, present, and future."

"Thank... thank you... Kaoru... yes..."

"I said don't apologize to me, I won't accept it unless you get better."

Xiao Ruxun adjusted her posture and hugged Caiyun in a more comfortable position, holding her tightly.

Caiyun didn't reply.

"Caiyun, it's not good for you to come here, I won't promise you anything, everything, everything."

"Get better soon, otherwise, I will be very angry, I will review the memorial until late, I will criticize the minister, I will act recklessly, I will do everything you don't want me to do, except you People can stop me."

"So, get well soon, okay?"

"As long as you're okay, as long as you're okay..."

A little later, several imperial physicians from the imperial hospital heard the news, and they were greatly surprised to see the lifeless queen being held by the emperor, and they knelt down on the ground one after another.

After a while, Prince Xiao Zhenbang hurried over, saw his mother collapsed, fell to the ground immediately, and then wept bitterly.

Then Xiao Zhenwu and Xiao Yingying also rushed over, fell to the ground crying and couldn't get up.

The servant tried to step forward to help Xiao Ruxun up, let Xiao Ruxun let go of the queen's body, and take care of the funeral, but only got the word "scroll", and fainted from the emperor's menacing eyes.

Everyone was driven out of Kunning Palace by Xiao Ruxun, the gate of the palace was closed, and no news came out for a whole day.

The cabinet ministers and the ministers of various ministries were shocked by the news, and they gathered in groups, waiting for the emperor's news outside the Kunning Palace.

One day later, on the fourth day of June in the 25th year of Longwu, Xiao Ruxun walked out of the palace gate, and told the crown prince Xiao Zhenbang to take care of the queen's funeral with a blank face.

"On the third day of June in the 25th year of Longwu, he collapsed in Kunning Palace, mourned greatly, and ignored the government in March"

The history books only use one sentence to explain what happened at that time, which is concise and easy to understand.

But Xiao Ruxun's pain was far beyond what these words could describe.

After that, Xiao Ruxun stayed in the study for two whole days without taking in any grains of rice or dripping water. He lay in the study and saw no one. He dispatched the elite of the Huanglongying camp to guard the door. Anyone who dared to come in would be punished.

For this reason, the government and the public were shaken. The safety of the emperor is the safety of the Great Qin Empire, which is a crucial event in the world, and there is no room for sloppiness.

The first assistant Xu Guangqi and all the civil and military officials knelt outside the Qianqing Palace and begged the emperor to eat and drink.

The Xiao Zhenbang brothers and sisters made repeated requests to no avail.

It doesn't help at all for the children to fight in groups.

In the end, there was nothing to do, Xiao Zhenbang risked being stabbed to death by his own father, forced Xiao Ruxun to drink rice soup, and finally let Xiao Ruxun drink something.

After that, Xiao Ruxun dropped the sword in his hand like a collapse, and hugged Xiao Zhenbang, the father and son hugged each other and cried.

On the evening of the sixth day of June, Xiao Ruxun decreed that the crown prince, Xiao Zhenbang, would be the prince of the country, and he would handle the affairs of the state at the same time as the queen's funeral, until the emperor regained his energy and could handle state affairs.

He explained to the officials that because he was too sad to handle the state affairs, and he couldn't bear to neglect the state affairs, he asked the officials to assist the crown prince in governing so that the state affairs of Daqin would not be lost.

The officials accepted the emperor's arrangement, retreated by themselves, and continued to deal with the matter at hand.

Xiao Zhenbang, the crown prince of Jian Guo, took over the throne when he was in danger, and replaced Xiao Ruxun in handling the government affairs, and managed the government affairs in an orderly manner.

For so many years, the crown prince did not waste his work, and he did not waste the opportunity of apprenticeship given to him by Xiao Ruxun. The courtiers praised the crown prince's efficiency and means of handling state affairs, and people's hearts gradually stabilized.

Zhenbang has grown up and matured, and can help Xiao Ruxun share the state affairs, but no one can share the pain of losing his wife for Xiao Ruxun.

He was silent for three months, disappeared in front of the world for three months, and only gradually came to court and governed from the fourth month.

But most of the time, the government affairs are handed over to the prince, and the prince is asked to contact various departments to handle affairs, instead of hanging around him.

He himself often stays in the Kunning Palace where the Empress has always lived, and ordered people to clean it carefully. All the arrangements inside are not allowed to be tampered with, and must be maintained in their original appearance.

After more than 30 years of husband and wife, after Xiao Ruxun lost Caiyun, the pain was as painful as a piece of flesh was torn off by force, and it took a long time to heal.

There are rules and regulations for the operation of the country, there is a crown prince, and there is a cabinet to coordinate. Everything is normal, but the emperor has been unable to restore the original state and lead everyone forward.

The study of the Qianqing Palace is no longer there, the government affairs are left to Zhenbang, and he stays in the Kunning Palace, staying day after day, as if he doesn't want to come out at all.

In order to restore their father's spirit, the three brothers and sisters Zhenbang Zhenwu Yingying also proposed to let their father remarry and marry another queen to fill the emptiness in their hearts, but Xiao Ruxun refused.

"You have only one mother, and I, Xiao Ruxun, have only one queen, and there will be no second one."

The three brothers and sisters had no choice but to let Xiao Ruxun's favorite grandchildren enter the palace to accompany him. Xiao Rulan, Xiao Ruhui and Xiao Ruzhi's three elder brothers also often entered the palace to accompany Xiao Ruxun, talking with him, talking about the past, and soothing him physically and mentally.

The effect is there, Xiao Ruxun no longer has a gloomy face and frowns, and sometimes smiles when facing his grandchildren, and gradually begins to laugh, but in the dead of night, he still chooses to miss himself in Kunning Palace deceased wife.

After the death of the empress, the emperor no longer dominated the government in such a aggressive manner. He yelled at the ministers at every turn, as if he wanted to kill all the corrupt officials in the world and punish the disobedient officials in the world. He became more easy-going and his whole body was no longer Exudes a strong murderous aura.

The previous domineering emperor who drew his sword and looked around for enemies seems to be gone forever.

It's okay that the time is short, but after a long time, people from all walks of life began to speculate whether the emperor didn't intend to continue to monopolize the power and make decisions arbitrarily, but wanted to abdicate.

Xiao Ruxun's achievements in Yuji's 25 years have surpassed those of the ancients, and he has achieved unprecedented feats. As for whether there will be no one to come later, that is not certain.

But right now, if Xiao Ruxun really plans to abdicate Glory, it will definitely be an earth-shattering event.

Many people began to express their kindness to Xiao Zhenbang intentionally or unintentionally, but Xiao Zhenbang, who was in the center of the whirlpool, did not respond to this.

Whatever Xiao Ruxun asked him to do, he would do it, and if he was not asked to do something, he would never do it. For important issues, Xiao Ruxun must be consulted, and he would not make decisions on his own, quite indifferently.

For the deliberate overtures of some courtiers, he completely let it go and did not respond in any way.

During the New Year in the 26th year of Longwu, the routine activities in the palace were all presided over by Crown Prince Xiao Zhenbang. The emperor only appeared on three necessary occasions throughout the whole process, and never appeared again.

This is an obvious political signal, and the courtiers have two views on this.

One is that the emperor felt disheartened because of the death of the empress and decided to abdicate, so the prince was familiarized with the affairs of the emperor in advance to prepare for the throne for the prince.

One is nervous, feeling that the emperor will become more suspicious of his officials because of the death of the empress. He uses this behavior to test the officials, secretly observe the reactions of the officials, find those who are loyal to him, and then get rid of those who are loyal to him. disloyal.

Most of the similar events in history are the second situation.

So the direction of the ministers gradually turned to the second view. Everyone was in danger and nervous. Even the cabinet handled government affairs carefully. Xu Guangqi was worried for several months, for fear that the emperor would lose his mind because of the death of the empress and planned to have another big fight cleaning.

The situation in Daqin is thriving and developing at a high speed. It is definitely not a good thing to have a wave of cleansing at this time.

Emperor Longwu's authority was too strong, his prestige was too high, almost like a god, and no one dared to disobey when he gave an order.

That would really be a big deal.

Xu Guangqi approached Xiao Zhenbang several times, Xiao Zhenbang did not express any opinion on this, only said that his father in his impression would not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and the people his father killed were necessary.

Xu Guangqi's worries were not relieved, because Xiao Zhenbang was still young when Xiao Ruxun launched the purge and rectification movement, when everyone in the court was in danger.

However, it turns out that from the first year of Longwu to the 26th year of Longwu, the officials never saw through the emperor even once.

Xiao Zhenbang finally waited for that day.

(End of this chapter)