Lord Quan teases Houmen's poisonous wife

Chapter 305 The Ending (3)

He Lianjin smiled, "Su Yan was a great hero in this Northern Expedition. He not only repelled the Beiyan iron cavalry, but also expanded the territory for Nanliang. For such a great achievement, the reward given by the emperor is actually the word 'death'. If you do it, won’t you lose the hearts of the people?”

Emperor Yonglong was furious, "Why did Beiyan send troops? Could it be that Su Yan didn't do it?"

He Lianjin: "Father thinks, why did Beiyan send troops as soon as she heard the news of Ye Yun's death? Wasn't it because Emperor Chongming was more ambitious than Emperor Xuanzong and Empress Dowager Zhu, which meant that Beiyan wanted to annex Nanliang for a long time? Two days, and Ye Yun is just an opportunity, no matter whether she dies or not, sooner or later, Beiyan will send troops to attack Nanliang, maybe we should be lucky, when Beiyan sent troops, the god of war Su Yan was still there, and he led the army Beiyan's defeat will bring a great shadow to Beiyan. At least one day before Su Yan's death, Beiyan will never dare to do it again. As for the father who said that this war was started by Su Yan, you Have you found evidence?"

Emperor Yonglong choked, but his livid face showed his furious heart, "Second brother, I haven't settled with you for stealing the soldier talisman, so you dare to speak for Su Yan?"

He Lianjin smiled, "As long as He Lianyu is defeated, then anyone can be the crown prince. If the father doesn't like the son, you can let the elder brother be the prince. As for the son, you want to abolish the crown prince." Whether the crown prince is demoted to a commoner or given death, I have absolutely no complaints."

"you!"

Looking at He Lianjin's face that looked death at home, the blood in Yonglong Emperor's chest and abdomen surged.

"Father, Su Yan is the savior of your beloved woman. If you can even forget this kind of kindness, then I can only say that you are worthy of being a lonely family."

Emperor Yonglong was quite angry, but his face was only ugly because he had nothing to say.

After all, He Lianjin was right. The reason why Beiyan withdrew was because Su Yan was afraid of him. As long as Su Yan was around, Beiyan would not dare to attack.

Another fact is that Su Yan is indeed a great benefactor of the Luo family.

But he is the emperor, such a courtier with high achievements, staying by his side is tantamount to keeping a tiger in danger, in case in the future...

"No one can tell what will happen in the future." He Lianjin saw through Emperor Yonglong's mind, "As an emperor, precautions are essential, but sometimes, father should learn to trust, even if Su Yan chooses The war between the two countries started, so he was the one who finally wiped out the enemy and opened up the territory for Nanliang. Why didn't the father take a step back, maybe give him all the trust, what he gave you in return is the loyalty of the family from generation to generation Woolen cloth?"

"Second brother, you are betting on the country with a courtier who may turn against your family at any time." Emperor Yonglong reminded with a cold face.

He Lianjin said: "I dare to gamble, it's because I dare to give him all my trust, and my father doesn't dare to gamble, it's because you are suspicious, or you can't grasp my mind, if Su Yan wants to On the contrary, when he was given the military talisman last time, he could have led hundreds of thousands of troops from the southern border directly to the capital to take the opportunity to steal the country and change the dynasty. ? Just relying on his meritorious service? If this is considered a crime, then no one will dare to serve you wholeheartedly in the future, and serve the country. All soldiers can rest and recuperate, and they will not exist when the enemy country invades next time. What God of War, there is no such thing as a counterattack battle, and the defeat is justifiable, because there is no general who is capable of shaking the Lord, or in other words, there is no general who dares to shake the Lord, you can completely rest assured, isn't it Is it?"

Emperor Yonglong pointed at him, his face turned into distorted anger, but he couldn't say a word.

He Lianjin had no intention of leaving, and continued to prod him, "All the three armies and generals on the southern border have awarded rewards, but Su Yan, who brought his filial piety, has not yet. I hope to hear the results tomorrow morning. If you really want to kill him because of his meritorious deeds, then you should count your ministers as a part of it. After all, stealing a soldier talisman is also an unforgivable crime. Without a Su Yan and a He Lianjin, you I have lost a courtier with great achievements and an ambitious son. From then on, I will live without borders and rest easy. I am afraid that the son should say congratulations in advance. Selfishness has added a lot of color, and future generations will definitely set up monuments and praises for such a wise and mighty emperor like you, thank you for giving them a loyal minister who has made countless military exploits for the empire, for the filial son who is constantly struggling in adversity for his biological mother, for his mother. A benevolent general who is silently given by the people, and a loyal friend who is so loyal and filial. The nature of the throne of Nine Dragons is really not just a joke."

After the rage passed, Emperor Yonglong calmed down slowly, and sat so quietly without saying a word, as if he was lost in thought, and he didn't even know when He Lianjin left.

Ascension to the court the next day, after the routine report of all the officials, Emperor Yonglong asked Eunuch Zhang to read out an imperial decree in public. Although Su Yan did not come to the court, He Lianjin could tell that Emperor Yonglong intended to make all the officials feel the same. Thinking of his sincerity, I figured it out overnight. The imperial decree said that Su Yan's military service is indispensable, restore military power and participation in power, grant fiefdoms, reward ten thousand gold, and give a copy of the iron certificate of Dan Shu, Xuan Guogong The title of nobility is hereditary.

Don't think about it, there must be more or less Luo Lan's meaning in it.

He Lianjin subconsciously glanced at Emperor Yonglong on the throne, but didn't see much emotion from his face.

Only Emperor Yonglong knew about the stealing of the military talisman at the beginning, and all the officials were unaware of it, and thought that the crown prince was conveying the will of Emperor Yonglong. In the face of national crisis, no matter how big the rules are, they have to be put aside. Su Yan didn't say anything, and they naturally didn't have the right to question it. Those few people just talked about it in private and then stopped.

Emperor Yonglong obviously didn't intend to care about He Lianjin's theft of the military talisman anymore, he didn't mention a word, but he said a word when he was about to leave the court, which shocked all the officials.

He said: "After the spring banquet, I will abdicate in the Golden Palace and the crown prince will ascend the throne."

Ordinarily, when the virtuous king was imprisoned, both King Wei and King Liang were out of luck. There was no longer any dispute over the crown prince of Nanliang. It would be a matter of time before He Lianjin succeeded to the throne, but no one expected that Emperor Yonglong would suddenly bring it up.

Even He Lianjin found it unbelievable. Although his father's obsession with the throne is not as crazy as that of Emperor Beiyan and Empress Dowager Zhu, as an emperor, saying that he is tired of the dragon chair is just a verbal joke. Will you really be willing to give up power when you are free from illness and worry?
But what surprised him was that his father really did what he said, and held his abdication in the Golden Palace as soon as the spring banquet was over, which was also He Lianjin's enthronement ceremony.

Needless to say, the grand ceremony of the enthronement ceremony with the background of winning the thirteen cities of Beiyan, Kang Jingdi He Lianjin directly announced on the day of enthronement that he would build a mausoleum for Xuan Guogong Su Yan in the name of the royal family.

The various rewards before were already glorious, and now that the new emperor promised so much, Su Yan could be said to have been favored by the emperor. As for how many people envy and how many people are jealous, that is their own business.

At this time, Emperor Yonglong abdicated and became the Supreme Emperor, leaving a mess for He Lianjin - He Lianyu.

At the beginning, because of internal and external troubles, he didn't have time to deal with it. Now the Supreme Emperor has nothing to do, and He Lianjin has to deal with all the problems himself.

He even wondered if this was a hole his father dug for him. After all, He Lianyu committed the crime of coercing the palace into rebellion. It was easy to deal with him, but his side concubine Lu Youxuan was the most difficult.

According to the law, He Lianyu's crime is too serious, and he should be executed, but the word "sit together" must be added to this crime. Once he sits together, the Lu family behind Lu Youxuan will have to play.

If the Lu family was an ordinary family, it would be normal to have such a young man in the stall, but the Lu family is the richest man in Nanliang, controlling most of Nanliang's economic lifeline. Once the Lu family fluctuates, Nanliang's business chain will be affected. It will be paralyzed for a long time, which shows how important the Lu family is in the business world.

He Lianjin is not the only one who has this kind of worry, but also civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, so everyone seems to have reached a consensus - move the Xian Wang and not move the Lu family.

And when He Lianjin expressed this worry, many ministers at the senior level said that they should never touch the Lu family. , but over the years, the convenience and benefits brought to the people by the boldness and innovation of the Lu family are obvious to all. Those who know how to consider the future have naturally seen the unpredictable future of Nanliang , and realized the importance of business to the development of the country, so he supported the Lu family.

Of course, there were also a few who insisted that the Lu family sit together, and those who remained silent were all neutral.

He Lianjin was not in a hurry to make a decision, but let the courtiers of the Conservationists and the opposition engage in a heated debate.

As a result of the debate, the land protection faction naturally won, so the Lu family was spared from sitting together, but Lu Youxuan must be dealt with.

Afterwards, some courtiers offered amnesty to the world.

Amnesty for the new emperor seems to be an unwritten rule of the past dynasties. When He Lianjin told the empress Xu Han about this, Xu Han frowned and disagreed. Why don't you allocate some money from the national treasury to the state capitals to strengthen dams and build bridges to show that the royal family attaches great importance to the suffering of the people's livelihood, but amnesty for the world, depending on the concubine's self, there is no need, the prisons are all criminals The sinners in the world, once they are let out of the cage, it is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain, which is a good thing for them, but for the common people, it is a serious disaster."

He Lianjin hooked his lips, "Han'er is really smart, and I think so too. I can't forgive the world. As for He Lianyu, he doesn't need to see blood. Go into exile. How long he can live depends entirely on his luck."

A few days later, an imperial decree was issued, stripping off the titles of the virtuous prince and prince, and demoting them to common people. All the people in the whole family, including the senior officials and minor officials such as the chief minister of the palace, were exiled.

In the dark and damp dungeon.

The prisons of He Lianyu and Lu Youxuan are facing each other. The cell is made of wooden piles and is not closed. Lu Youxuan can clearly see He Lianyu on the opposite side.

On the day of the forced palace, He Lianyu's eyes were injured by the medicine powder, but he recovered within a few days without being blind, but the arm could never be connected again. After listening to the imperial edict of exile, he sat casually by the wall with his face The mood was very flat, and there seemed to be no reaction at all.

"Husband." Seeing He Lianyu like that, Lu Youxuan couldn't stop her eyes from turning red.

"What's the matter?" He Lianyu tilted his head, looking at Lu Youxuan's lovely and pitiful eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

Lu Youxuan's eyes fell on his broken arm, "Does it hurt?"

He Lianyu shook his head, "It doesn't hurt." He still understands the truth of success and defeat. If you think about forcing the palace, you are ready to suffer failure. Between him and He Lianjin, you are destined to die Even if I die, even if I am not forced to die, when He Lianjin ascends the throne, he will definitely be liquidated. He Lianyu has already thought about this.

Lu Youxuan sniffed, "Aren't we going somewhere far away?"

He Lianyu fell into silence, and said after a long time, "I probably won't get out of here alive."

Lu Youxuan's expression changed drastically, "What are you going to do?"

He Lianyu looked at her seriously, "Xuanxuan, as long as you are not dead, you must work hard to live. The Lu family will not stand by and watch you. Maybe it won't be long before Lu Xiuyuan can save you from the sea of ​​suffering."

"Husband, what nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Youxuan couldn't stop crying, "We are husband and wife! I won't abandon you."

He Lianyu had a cold face, "What kind of couple, you are just a concubine, and you deserve to be called my wife?"

Lu Youxuan's throat was blocked, and she said after a while: "I remember you once said that you hate failure, and you hate your woman seeing you fail. Even if I am not your wife, I am also your woman. Not only do I see you I was defeated, and I saw you in the most embarrassing and useless state in your life, don't you want to kill me?"

He Lianyu sneered, "Killing a woman like you will only dirty my hands."

Lu Youxuan was crying more and more, she stretched out her hand to touch her lower abdomen, she didn't want to, but she didn't know when something went wrong with her precautions, she was still pregnant.

"Here is your child." She cried and said, "If my father is gone, then there is no need for him to be born. You once asked me if I would die with you, and I will answer you now, I am willing." .”

Seeing the dead gray on Lu Youxuan's face, He Lianyu panicked all of a sudden, and stood up while holding onto the wooden pillar with the only remaining hand, "Xuanxuan, calm down, listen to me."

"What are you talking about?" Lu Youxuan's eyes were clouded with tears, "Don't you just want to leave me alone? You asked me if I wanted to?"

He Lianyu said: "When you are pregnant, it is even more impossible for Lu Xiuyuan to ignore you, be obedient, don't be stupid, when you get out, take good care of us, give birth to our child, and wait for him to grow up Now, teach him to be a man, to be a good man, never to be like his father..."

"He Lianyu, do you still have a conscience?" Lu Youxuan yelled, "It's obviously your flesh and blood, why should I be born and raised by myself, have you ever imagined how hard it will be for me?"

He Lianyu turned to the beginning. As early as when He Lianjin became the prince, he predicted his future ending. Obviously, this day was also in his prediction, but the only thing he didn't expect was that he would Really fall in love with a woman.

What's even more ironic is that he didn't see his heart clearly until he was dying.

If it had been earlier, some time earlier, he might have really forced her into the palace so that she would not be stupid, so now, he should still be in the palace, immersed in the joy of being a father, instead of knowing that he is going to be a father in prison up.

Facing his silence, Lu Youxuan could only feel heartbroken. She bent down and picked up a straw and tore it in half from the middle. She pointed the sharp edge at her wrist and scratched it hard without hesitation.

He Lianyu yelled like crazy, "Xuanxuan!"

Lu Youxuan had tears in her eyes, "I know your temperament. Since you are defeated, with your arrogance, it is impossible for you to go out alive and let others trample on you. Since you are going to die, then I will accompany you. When you get to the Yin Division, you will not be trampled on." Pay back what you owe me, and raise your child with me."

The blood on Lu Youxuan's wrist was dripping like water, and her face was getting paler and paler, but she still tried her best to hold on, "Husband and wife are one, you say I am a concubine, or I don't deserve to dirty your hands, I am, after all, you I want to die with my man, it's not a crime, even if I'm guilty, what can you do with me?"

"Xuanxuan, don't be afraid, I'll come to accompany you right away." Seeing the blood in her body draining little by little, and the life exhausted little by little, He Lianyu's eye circles gradually became moist, and she slid down the wooden pillar and sat down. This kind of powerless frustration made him feel that his life was like a joke - he was born to live for the throne, and he had never been his true self for a day.

He picked up the straw on the ground, and when his right arm was gone, he tore it with his mouth, tearing the straw in half, and just like Lu Youxuan, he severely cut his wrist with the sharpest edge.

Lu Youxuan collapsed by the wall, the blood on her wrist was still dripping out, she looked at this scene weakly, tears fell silently.

He Lianyu didn't seem to feel the pain, so he turned his head and looked at her, "Xuanxuan, I will die with you."

Lu Youxuan forced a smile on her pale face, "Husband."

"Ah."

"You can talk to me!" Lu Youxuan said.

"it is good."

An hour of incense has passed, her wrists are delicate, her gash is wide open, and the blood is bleeding quickly, she already feels death is coming, she is in a trance, she can't even remember what she said, her eyelids are getting bigger and bigger. getting heavier.

He Lianyu grasped the heart with his left hand, it seemed to be cut open with a knife, the pain made him twitch all over, he looked at her unbearably, and said: "Xuanxuan, I love you."

Lu Youxuan closed her eyes little by little, and her voice was very low, "I can't hear what you said, husband."

"Xuanxuan, I love you!"

"Speak louder." Her consciousness was very loose, and she could only see He Lianyu's mouth shape, but she really couldn't hear any sound.

"Xuanxuan, I love you!"

"Xuanxuan, I love you!"

……

Lu Youxuan didn't hear it, but she understood the mouth shape, but she couldn't say the phrase "I love you too".

She thought, when she got to Huangquan Road, she must tell him.

Not long after Lu Youxuan died, He Lianyu also closed his eyes peacefully. He sat against the corner of the wall, facing towards Lu Youxuan's cell, with a happy and satisfied smile on the corner of his mouth.

When He Lianjin got the news, he rushed to the prison immediately, and when he saw the death of the two, he let out a sigh. Seeing this, He Lianyu was willing to leave. Moreover, he and Lu Youxuan had a good relationship. He should have said a lot of heart-to-heart words before he died.

Sighing silently in his heart, He Lianjin said: "Take it out, give the coffin, and bury it according to the rites of ordinary people."

Originally, based on He Lianyu's crimes, he didn't even have a decent coffin after his death. It was basically a wilderness of violent corpses. He Lianjin did this, firstly, to get rid of the little brotherhood they had left, and secondly, When he saw the death of these two people, He Lianjin was touched by the feeling of desperate mandarin ducks, so he felt pity for a moment - everyone is dead, and he cares about what to do so much, isn't it just a coffin , just give them.

The person who hurts the most is of course the Second Mrs. Lu. She is just such a daughter. She is a mother by herself. She didn't even see her for the last time, so her daughter just disappeared.

But for this kind of thing, no matter how much grievance and hatred she has, she can't find anyone to avenge and vent, she just cries day and night.

Lu Xiuyuan didn't try to persuade him, because he was in pain too.

To be honest, the girl he has been in contact with the most in the years since he came to the Lu family is Lu Youxuan. In his eyes, she is a little girl who will never grow up. She didn't let her suffer the slightest bit of harm, but he could do the calculations and calculate the books, but he couldn't figure out that He Lianyu would suddenly launch a palace change when the national crisis was at stake. It was He Lianyu's stupid move that killed The life of that pure and innocent little girl.

After finding out where Lu Youxuan and He Lianyu were to be buried together, Lu Xiuyuan went to pay homage, but when he came back, he didn't say anything, and directly lied to the second wife of Lu.

Seeing this kind of parting, Yi Bai suddenly felt deeply touched when he thought of the days when his illness worsened in Beiyan.

"Brother is sad because of his cousin's death, I can see it, why don't I go out with you to relax!"

Lu Xiuyuan took a deep breath, "I happen to have a business trip to Jiangnan to meet customers, if Abai wants to go, just come with me, how about it?"

"okay."

(End of this chapter)