incomprehensible

Chapter 73

Lan Qi was dealt with severely, and now he was extremely honest, obediently being hugged to clean up and take a bath.

The servants in the Yinghuang Palace are naturally very sensible. The small bath in the back of the palace has long been filled with hot water, and some medicine packs for invigorating blood and warming up have been added in it. Hong, lying limply on Ye Xuehuan's body, let him be kneaded.

Ye Xuehuan has always been good at giving both kindness and power, and just now he has tossed people to death, but now he is extremely gentle and considerate, his palms walk gently on Lan Qi's body, cleaning the inside and outside carefully, from time to time Still kissing wetly on the face a few times; Lan Qi knew his tricks, but they just worked. The two of them kissed and touched in the bath, and almost got angry again. Fortunately, Ye Xuehuan was strong enough to clean up. He carried him out, wrapped him tightly in a thick blanket, and sat on the edge of the bed to wipe his wet hair.

"... Rongcai."

Seeing that his mood had stabilized, Lan Qi finally asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty...is something wrong?"

Ye Xuehuan calmly replied, "We won't be able to pass the New Year."

His tone was very firm, after all, it was the imperial physician who gave Nangong Yayu the secret, and it may have been euphemistic, in fact, it is possible to go at any time.

Now it’s only a few days away from the New Year’s Eve. No matter how turbulent the government is, the people will not know until the dust settles. The whole country is still full of joy. Red lights are hung everywhere in Danlu City, and the atmosphere is full of joy and excitement. From the concubines and princes to the court ladies and eunuchs, no one dared to wear brightly colored clothes, for fear of getting bad luck.

"I will be very busy in the future." Ye Xuehuan said softly, "Father's burial, the emperor's brother's enthronement, and the Chu family...I'm afraid I won't be able to leave until the situation is stable."

He took the comb and slowly combed Lan Qi's hair, "I thought about the chaos in the palace, and wanted you to stay with Lu Yao for a while, but I've changed my mind now."

Lan Qi wrapped his arms around his lower back, pressed against his chest and said, "I'll be with you."

"...Well." Ye Xuehuan kissed the top of his hair, and murmured like a sigh, "You used to say that you couldn't leave my side, but now it's because I can't leave you..."

Lan Qi sat up straighter, put one hand on his heart, "I promised... I will guard this place for you."

The heart under his palm was still beating steadily and powerfully, but he knew very well that Ye Xuehuan was going through another difficult period.There is no gunpowder, no fighting, no life and death, but it is the most important turning point in his life.

People's hearts are fragile, but they have to be strong; Lan Qi is like this, and Ye Xuehuan is the same.In terms of talent and scheming, he won't lose to anyone; but he is just a mortal body, after day after day of fighting and entanglement, he will feel tired and feel tired, and he will also want to complain, but in front of others, he must always It was the strong and calm third prince, the brave and good at fighting, the Northwest commander who would never lose.

Only in front of Lan Qi can he allow himself to indulge.

He needs Lan Qi to be by his side, even if he doesn't do anything, just hugging and kissing quietly like this can make him feel warm and at ease.

Once he experienced this feeling of being accompanied and understood, he could no longer bear it alone as before.

The comfort he wanted could only be given by Lan Qi.

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After all, Ye Xueji could not survive his No. 30 years on the throne.

On the 30th of the twelfth lunar month in the 29th year of Qinghua, the reign name that has been used for the longest time since the establishment of the Chongyang Dynasty has finally become history.

The entire central area is completely untouched, and the whole country mourns, and there is no need to mention the New Year.Yexue's imperial mausoleum is located among the peaks of the Yinlong Mountains. On the day of encoffining, there was heavy snowfall, and the mountain was icy cold. The princes, concubines, and civil and military officials all wore sackcloth and mourning. The cold wind poured in when I opened my mouth, so I didn't want to talk, and watched silently as the coffin was carried into the mausoleum.

Except for the fifth prince who was covered with snot and tears from the cold, the other four princes were all expressionless, and there was no grief at the death of their father; the concubines all looked sad, but it was not for the emperor, but for Worry about your own future.

Chongyang didn't have the habit of being buried, and he was tolerant towards the late emperor's concubines, but there was always room for the new emperor in the harem.Nangong Yayu naturally wants to be promoted to Empress Dowager, and Concubine Chu still has a young son to be raised, so she will definitely be able to get the honor of Empress Dowager, but apart from the two of her, the other concubines are probably going to be in the Linggong Palace Li is old.

Nangong Yayu's expression was very indifferent, and little concubine Chu was also numb. Anyway, there was no one to show off to, and the Chu family who could support her had not moved for a long time, so they simply stopped making trouble.

A country cannot be without a king for a day. After the funeral, Ye Xueyuan ascended the throne according to the imperial edict, posthumously titled the first emperor as "Heng", posthumously named his mother and concubine as the first empress dowager, and changed the year name to "Yuanlong". Feng Zen.The rest of the princes were named princes, Ye Xuequan was named Prince Su, Ye Xuehuan was named Prince Rong, and was given military power in the Northwest according to the late emperor's will;

Naturally, there were not all voices in the court, but the imperial edict of the first emperor was huge, and it was impossible to make a copy in quadruplicate; Take the lead in proclaiming himself a minister, and the rest of the officials dare not be suspicious.

Everyone can see clearly that although Ye Xueyuan proclaimed himself emperor, his wings are still fledgling, and the influence of the Liu family in the court has been wiped out by himself, and now more than half of them are Ye Xuehuan's people; and Ye Xueyuan Although Huan occupies the position of prince, he is actually in control of the military and government, and his power and prestige are much higher than the emperor himself.

But the most incomprehensible thing is that under such an unbalanced relationship between the monarch and his ministers, the two suddenly became brothers. The Liu family's rebellion kept him safe, and they did not hesitate to pretend to be at odds with him, and they had the notoriety of "wolf ambition" for many years, which attracted most of the firepower for him. The two cooperated internally and externally, and finally got rid of Liu Ni. .Ye Xuehuan was even more exaggerated. No matter who came to ask and test him, Tongtong said that the new emperor was just trying to confuse and deal with Liu Ni, so he endured humiliation and pretended to be mediocre.

This kind of mutual flattery has been faked to the surface. I dare say that the two of them have been working together to deal with Liu Ting since they were children. Whoever believes it is a fool.Everyone thinks that they have reached some kind of unknown agreement, and it can be seen in many ways. For example, Ye Xueyuan, in addition to various routine rewards, specifically pointed out that Lan Qi had a role in the East Palace Rebellion. Miraculous merit, as for what miraculous merit is, I don’t say clearly, but I have been rewarded with a lot of gold, silver and jade, the most amazing thing is the golden waist plate given by the emperor. Unless the emperor himself decrees, no one has the right to detain him even if he is guilty. cut.

Ye Xuehuan knew that this was Ye Xueyuan's statement, and the matter of the tiger talisman was over.

Lan Qi became a hot figure overnight, and the address of him in Danlu City changed from "Mr. Lan" to "Master Lan". There was an endless stream of people who paid homage to and gave gifts, but most of them flattered Ye Xuehuan Say hello.Some people also think that this may be the "agreement" reached between Ye Xuehuan and Ye Xueyuan, thinking that he doesn't love Jiangshan and beautiful people; many Huaichun girls in the market say that it is not easy for him to be affectionate, and their affection for him has doubled, but many people think it is not that simple—— —For example, Yao Qian, such as the large number of Chu family supporters, cannot believe that he is willing to be the prince.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he showed his sharpness. Not only the Liu family was punished, but all the relevant personnel were imprisoned. Cutting it off directly shows the depth of his resentment towards the Liu family.It is said that on the day of the execution, blood flowed like rivers in Liu's mansion, and the surrounding streets and alleys were filled with the smell of blood, and no one wanted to approach him for several days.

Such a severe and decisive treatment is indeed different from him in the past, and it really has a hidden taste; Ye Xuehuan is not interfering in government affairs as many people imagined, but as long as he is still in the city, it is enough to suppress Keep the scene, give Ye Xueyuan enough time to clean up the situation, and give Lu Yao enough time to build momentum for him.

Lu Yao is really a genius in this regard. He did not promote how benevolent and wise the new emperor is, but quietly spread many conspiracy theories in the official circle; All the explanations are unclear, the details of the East Palace and the Imperial Study Room should never be made public, and the last emperor's edict is even more inexplicable. Giving military power to other princes is equivalent to dispersing the authority of the new emperor. It is possible to shake the foundation of the entire center, no sane emperor would leave such a will.

——Either it was the division of interests negotiated by the new emperor and Prince Rong, or the revenge of the former emperor before his death, or both.

Lu Yao spread gossip everywhere in private, but on the surface, Ye Xuehuan's caliber was the same. No matter how many benefits there were, he refused to reveal the slightest bit, which made it even more obvious. The combination with the Prince seemed like they really took advantage of the palace change to reap the benefits, forcing the dying Emperor Xian to issue a will, and the two of them were very happy.

Some of the courtiers also knew some inside information, knowing that although the first emperor had been dying all this time, what killed him in the end was a strong medicine jointly ordered by the new emperor and Prince Rong.Combined with the various states of beings when the late emperor was dying, I am afraid that the present empress dowager and several princes have participated.

This kind of rumor is too chilling, and the image of the new emperor suddenly darkened; but this image should be the appearance of an emperor, and it is convincing.And the image of Prince Rong is even deeper, it seems that his ambition has already surpassed the throne, but it makes people feel that it is reasonable for him not to want the throne, and Lan Qi is just a cover for him.

The world is so ignorant that it seems that only what is complicated and terrifying enough is the truth; everything that can be seen seems to be just appearances, and what cannot be said is the truth.It is always difficult to make people believe that a person is a good person, but it is always easy to make people think that these "good people" have ulterior motives; They all accepted the status quo, and settled down in just half a month.

Ye Xueyuan was still a little puzzled as to why Tongyao was able to be reused by Ye Xuehuan, and he just regarded him as a connection, but now he finally found out that he had dug up a piece of treasure in a crooked way, and he didn't know how much effort it would save him.

At the end of the first lunar month, the weather gradually warmed up, and the Yinlong Mountains showed signs of melting snow. Taichang Temple began to prepare for the ceremony of enshrining Zen, and Chu Yuezhi finally escaped from the snowstorm and returned to Danlu City.

During the whole first month, he did not know how many urgent letters he sent to Chu Zhangyue, but all of them fell into the sea.Chu Changyue was so determined not to reply, he didn't pick up his father when he returned to the city, and he didn't go back to the Duke Chang's mansion of the Chu family, he stayed in the Bairong Garden and refused to leave.

After Ye Xuehuan became the prince, the official residence will be renovated according to the prince's regulations, and now he is temporarily staying in Baiyong Garden.Knowing that Chu Yuezhi was going back to the city today, he rejected all the invitations to visit him early in the morning, and waited with Chu Changyue.

Sure enough, as soon as Chu Yuezhi entered the city, he went straight to the Bairong Garden.

At this moment, at the gate of Baiyong Garden, both Chu Yuezhi and Mrs. Chu were angry, and Gao Qian welcomed them in with a smile on his face. He saw Ye Xuehuan sitting in the main hall, drinking tea leisurely; With his arms folded on one side, he purposely glanced at the other side, not even wanting to look at his parents.

"You are ridiculous!"

Chu Yuezhi didn't have time to pay attention to Chu Changyue, and pointed at Ye Xuehuan's nose and scolded, "For a male favorite, you can't even tell the seriousness?!"

"Uncle, be careful." Ye Xuehuan said with a half-smile, "This king is only acting according to the late emperor's will. Where is the absurdity?"

When Chu Yue heard the word "this king", he laughed angrily: "Okay, you're still putting on airs with me!"

Mrs. Chu chimed in with a strange voice: "Your wings are stiff, and you don't even think about who gave you what you are today! If it wasn't for the Chu family..."

"mother!"

No matter how Chu Changyue didn't want to talk to his parents, he couldn't help shouting at this moment, for fear that Mrs. Chu would really touch Ni Lin.

"Shut up!" Madam Chu turned her head and glared at him, "I'll deal with you later."

The husband and wife both have a generally fiery temper, but after giving birth to two sons, they are both modest and kind-hearted.

Chu Changyue uncharacteristically rolled his eyes at his mother, letting her ask for trouble.

Ye Xuehuan sneered, Ye Xueji said before he died that he was only relying on the blessing of Queen Chu and his own connivance, and Mrs. Chu said that he was only relying on the help of the Chu family; It's just eating and waiting to die, waiting for others to send him to the sky.

Although he disdained to flaunt himself, he also couldn't accept that the hardships of life and death for many years were so belittled, and it was not worth mentioning.

"Auntie wants to settle the old debt, so let's do a good job of digging through the old debt." Ye Xuehuan said word by word, "If the Chu family really wholeheartedly helped me, why were they in such a hurry to send Chu Tangying into the palace?"

Chu Yuezhi and his wife were stunned.

This is really an old account, Ye Xuehuan was not yet 17 years old, and he has hated the Chu family since then.

"Of course it's not bad for uncle to do this. After all, I concealed my identity in the army back then, and I might die on the front line someday." Ye Xuehuan raised the corners of her lips and stared at Chu Yuezhi gloomily, "But even if I wait If you really died in battle, it wouldn’t be too late to send Chu Tangying off, right? Or… Uncle had already given up on me at that time, and planned to let me die in the army?”

"Bullshit!"

Chu Yue's anger was unstoppable, and she didn't know whether it was because of Ye Xuehuan's malicious speculation, or if she had really been exposed.But no matter which one it was, he really couldn't refute it. Apart from flatly denying it and staring back with a more ferocious attitude, he couldn't come up with an explanation.

Chu Changyue sighed secretly. From the standpoint of the Chu family, it was completely understandable for Chu Yuezhi to pave an extra way for him. He thought that most of the chips were still on Ye Xuehuan, but for Ye Xuehuan, that was a big deal. It is betrayal and abandonment.

Chu Changyue still remembers that after the news of Chu Tangying's entry into the palace spread to the northwest, Ye Xuehuan angrily smashed all the things that could be smashed in the barracks. The cloud is calm and the wind is breezy, and the arrogance and surlyness in his temper seem to disappear overnight.

He also clearly remembered that Ye Xuehuan had calmly told him that he would respect any choice he made from now on, even if it was to stand against him for the sake of the Chu family.

Chu Yuezhi will probably never understand what kind of awareness Ye Xuehuan made to come back alive from the battlefield time and time again.He has long felt that he is alone and helpless, so he can only fight for a piece of the world by himself, otherwise, even if he dies, he will only be an abandoned child, and no one will feel sorry for him.

Since then, Ye Xuehuan has actually escaped from the control of the Chu family.

He has become paranoid and crazy for quite a while, and he has won the admiration of the army by forcing himself to become strong and mature quickly; but Chu Yuezhi has never noticed it, and has been trying to negate his efforts so far , trying to attribute all his achievements to the help of the Chu family.

But what Chu Yuezhi denied was not only Ye Xuehuan, but also Chu Changyue who had been accompanying and witnessing his growth.

The Chu family can indeed give him the right to enlist in the army earlier and give him more opportunities to exercise, but his military achievements are all earned by himself bit by bit.Every time he went home, no one cared whether he was injured, no one praised him for his bravery on the battlefield, only countless reminders and admonitions, asking him to never forget his surname Chu, and while assisting Ye Xuehuan, he must also ensure that he Never "off track".

However, as early as many years ago, he and Ye Xuehuan had already "wronged" to another road.He has seen the wider world beyond the framework of the "Chu family", and understands that there are more important principles above the family interests; although this decision is difficult, he still wants to do what he thinks is right .

"...Father, mother." Chu Changyue took a deep breath, with a solemn and firm expression, "You guys really went too far this time."

This was probably the first time that Chu Changyue blatantly opposed his parents. Chu Yuezhi and Mrs. Chu were a little surprised for a while.

"Does my aunt think that Chang Yue and I ruined your good plan?" Ye Xuehuan didn't wait for the two of them to react, and sneered, "Then I might as well tell my aunt, if this time really makes my aunt come into trouble , then the Chu family will be finished."

He stared at Mrs. Chu, without concealing his sarcasm, "Your eyes in the Jinwu Guard are all from my father's people, and those in the Dongchen Guard have been instigated by my father long ago. If I hadn't intervened in the East Palace, all these After people kill the emperor brother in disorder, they will immediately bite the Chu family to death, and you can't blame them even if you want!"

Madam Chu's face turned pale, and Chu Yuezhi's face turned blue.

Seeing this reaction, Ye Xuehuan knew that Chu Yuezhi was by no means completely ignorant, but she was just half-pushing and letting Mrs. Chu go to test the water in the name of illness, so she deliberately sneered: "Father just threw a bait, you can't wait to bite Yes. Aunt, if you want to play tricks like my mother, you should weigh yourself first."

"you……!"

Mrs. Chu glared angrily, but her heart couldn't help but thump. If the late emperor was really scheming, even if the Chu family could help Ye Xuehuan to the throne as they wished, with this ironclad evidence in hand, he would never let it go. The Chu family—or rather, it was precisely because it was the Chu family that he knew how to cross rivers and tear down bridges.It's not how much resentment he has towards the Chu family, or how heartless he is, but the means of controlling power that an emperor must have.

Just like Ye Xueyuan's treatment of the Liu family, no matter what kind of person he was originally, this emperor will spontaneously teach him many cruel survival rules.

"The survivors in Dongchenwei are still in my hands, and there are some things that the emperor doesn't know yet." Ye Xuehuan ignored her, and turned to look at Chu Yuezhi, with a cold gleam in his phoenix eyes, " Uncle don’t think twice before acting.”

These words were actually meant to bluff him, in fact a lot of information was obtained by Yu Tian using Gu techniques.She is the top golden feather, and she is well versed in the way of anti-torture, so she naturally has a deeper level of attainment in torture; those hidden secrets in Jinwu Guard and Dongchen Guard should be the most loyal, most alert, and most inquisitive. Among the group of people who were speechless, none of them could hold on to her for several hours.It's just that she is the queen now, and she said on the surface that the Jinwuwei was interrogated by the emperor, and in order to avoid suspicion, the rebels of Dongchenwei were handed over to Ye Xuehuan for interrogation; but in fact, neither of them had the leisure to go. Watching the interrogation, they didn't have the patience to slowly loosen and then tighten the tricks, almost all of which were covered by Yu Tian alone.

Ye Xueyuan would be so straightforward to accept Yutian, which surprised Ye Xuehuan. I don't know if it was Lan Qi's words that touched him that day, or it was pure emperor's mind, wanting to use all the available things around him. many resources.He has no intention of interfering in other people's family affairs, but Yutian is bound to be active for a long time, such as participating in the interrogation, such as providing all the information she knows.

The dark threads of the Chu family in Dongchenwei are indeed in the hands of Ye Xuehuan, but Ye Xueyuan must be clear about the tricks of the Chu family this time, but they have reached a consensus with him, and he will handle the Chu family's affairs well. question.

In all fairness, Ye Xuehuan did not want the Chu family to follow in the footsteps of the Liu family, but after all, Ye Xueyuan is now the emperor, and the Chu family had murderous intent on him, if he retreats without knowing the difficulty, it may be difficult to save him.

Naturally, Chu Yuezhi had a far-sighted and more complicated thinking than Mrs. Chu, and she could also get a little bit of the thoughts of the emperor's family.

——No emperor can allow someone to climb on his head, not for traitors like the Liu family, and even less for founding heroes like the Chu family.

He naturally understands the principle of retiring after success and protecting one's life wisely, but the Chu family protects a large number of innocent ordinary people. Once they retreat, these people will also lose their protection and become victims of the power struggle—just like those in the southern border. The many small officials who were implicated because of the Liu family's rebellion, although it cannot be said that they must be innocent, but the crime is not so serious.

The Liu family was a surrender of the former dynasty, so it is not surprising that they were labeled as rebels; but the Chu family and the Nangong family are both founding fathers, especially the Chu family still holds military power. Dare to move, otherwise, people in the world will say that he was an unjustly murdered hero, and will be recorded in the history books as a Tibetan bow cooking dog.

The late emperor had planned all the time, and finally waited for an opportunity for the Chu family to make a mistake; Chu Yuezhi let Mrs. Chu touch the bait tentatively, but Ye Xuehuan took the first step before she bit the bait. He grabbed the fishing line and threatened him in turn, asking the Chu family to take this as a warning and retreat voluntarily.

How can he retreat, and where will he retreat?

He has to keep moving forward until he pushes the prince with half of the blood of the Chu family to the throne, so that the military power in the Northwest will return to the Chu family, and he will have the opportunity to regain control of Ye Xuehuan and win more for the Chu family. Ample living space.

However, Ye Xuehuan had already calmly stood out of his reach, and even led Chu Changyue who was not up to date.

Chu Yuezhi did not fly into a rage like Mrs. Chu, but seemed very calm instead.He flicked his sleeves and sat down on the guest seat; Gao Qian brought him tea himself, then exited wisely and closed the hall door.

The elegant and sweet white jasmine not only did not play any role in calming the mind, but made him feel very irritable. He only took a symbolic sip and said indifferently: "I really can't figure out why you would help him."

"Why can't you figure it out?" Ye Xuehuan chuckled, "His surname is Ye Xue, and mine is also Ye Xue."

Mrs. Chu said sharply: "Your surname is Ye Xue, but your mother's queen's surname is Chu!"

Ye Xuehuan hurriedly said, "My aunt's surname is not Chu either."

The implication is that her surname is not Chu, but she married into the Chu family and became "Mrs. Chu", and she didn't think about her natal family.

Mrs. Chu was blocked by him and had nothing to say, she had nowhere to vent her anger, and she turned to Chu Zhangyue to vent her anger: "His surname is not Chu, your surname must be Chu!"

Chu Changyue stiffened his neck and replied, "My surname is Chu, but there is no surname Chu in this world!"

These words are really serious, if Mrs. Chu wants to argue again, it will really push the Chu family to their death.Chu Yuezhi couldn't listen anymore, so she winked at her to shut up, and said to Ye Xuehuan in a cold voice: "It is true that he is weak and you are strong now, but after all, he is king and minister, you think he will always let you go in the northwest Are you self-respecting? If you help him ascend the throne, he will only fear you even more. How can you prove to him that you will not be the next Liu Ting? How will you deal with yourself when he grows wings?"

"The first emperor gave you military power, what is the only condition for taking it back? Once he wants to take you and cut your military power, it must be a crime of treason! The late emperor dug a big hole for you to jump in!"

"The Liu family has fallen, and the Nangong family has no hope. Even if you force the late emperor to change the imperial edict, no one dares to say a word! At this juncture, why are you pretending to be virtuous and respectful? Now that you hand over the throne to others, Then you can only wait for this to ebb and flow! You are satisfied now, and you can take your little boy to have a good time, but how long can you be at ease?!"

Chu Yuezhi analyzed it clearly and logically, and Ye Xuehuan listened absent-mindedly, but the word "male favorite" hit Mrs. Chu somehow, and suddenly said coldly: "I think he is obsessed with ghosts, and he was seduced by that little vixen who doesn't know where he came from." I'm out of my soul!"

Ye Xuehuan: "..."

Chu Zhang is completely desperate, his mother is really powerful, first Chu and then Lan Qi, lifted Ye Xuehuan's two reverse scales; but Ye Xuehuan suddenly had a thought at this time, his mind was full of Lan Qi The vagabond appearance of crying and begging for "more" is not just a little vixen.

But he can think, others cannot say.

He smiled grimly and said, "If that's the case, what will Auntie do?"

Mrs. Chu said in embarrassment: "The bewitching Lord, of course he should be killed!"

Chu Changyue let out a long sigh and didn't want to say anything.Even Chu Yuezhi realized that she was in bad luck, and frowned secretly, but she also wanted to take the opportunity to test it out, to see how far Ye Xuehuan would go for this male favorite, so as to evaluate Yi Lanqi's future. The possibility of forcing him to submit.

Ye Xuehuan only glanced at him, and knew what he was thinking, and the smile on his face became more intense, "That's really a coincidence, the queen mother invited Lan'er for lunch today. If my aunt wants to do something... no If you go to the palace in person to ask for someone with the queen mother."

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