The emperor waited until the cases involving Hao Zhengwei were thoroughly investigated one by one before calling him to the imperial study.
When Hao Zhengwei was escorted to the imperial study, the emperor just sat there without speaking or making a sound, just looking at the book in his hand. Hao Zhengwei didn't speak either, just kneeling there with his head lowered.
, said nothing.
After a long time, the palace servant came over to change the emperor's cup of tea. The emperor looked at the hourglass not far away and realized that it was getting late, so he put down the book in his hand and asked, "What else do you want to say?"
"Wei Chen, I have nothing to say!" Hao Zhengwei lowered his head.
The emperor looked at Hao Zhengwei who was kneeling there. Although he was imprisoned in the sky prison, he still kept himself clean and tidy, as if this could hold on to his last dignity.
"When you entered the palace, I gave Zhao Guiren a foot of white silk!" the emperor said suddenly.
Hao Zheng, who had always lowered his head, raised his head fiercely: "Your Majesty..."
"Actually, I already knew about the things you did outside. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let Li Shufei set up such a big trap!" The emperor clasped his hands and looked down at Hao Zhengwei in front of him.
"What?"
Seeing his look, the emperor understood that until now, Hao Zhengwei had not figured out the cause and effect of everything. He shook his head helplessly: "In the beginning, I promoted you because you were not smart enough!"
Hao Zhengwei looked at the emperor in front of him in disbelief.
"Are you surprised?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, "I don't need a very smart minister. What I need is someone who thinks he can figure out my thoughts, is obedient, and has no family background. I need you to help me do it.
As the emperor, there are things I cannot do, such as overthrowing those useless noble families!"
"So, what Your Majesty means is that you already knew what I was doing outside?" Hao Zhengwei looked at the emperor in front of him with despair on his face.
"Yes, I have always known it!" The emperor sighed, "Of course, I have also given you a chance, but you don't seem to understand!" The emperor shook his head helplessly, "What I want is an obedient minister, not an obedient minister.
An ambitious minister, when you became prime minister, I had already begun to close the net. All the aristocratic families that should not exist have withdrawn from the government. If you had been obedient, you would have stayed there, but you just want to
Be a traitor!"
"Then when did your Majesty know about the affair between me and Guiren Zhao?" Hao Zhengwei looked at the emperor in front of him and felt a chill all over his body.
"You have many disciples and have promoted many people who have no ability. Among them is that guy Hu Sheng. He has no ability and is greedy. But he is good at talking and flattering, and you just like him.
Like this!" The emperor looked at Hao Zhengwei in front of him with disappointment on his face, "He had betrayed you as early as the Huizhou case. I have not done anything, just to stabilize you and let the Marquis of Wuchang Mansion
That boy married your daughter just to prevent you from finding out!"
"Your Majesty naturally knows that the Seventh Prince is not your child. How could Your Majesty endure it for so long? Even ordinary men cannot bear this kind of humiliation, let alone Your Majesty is the Emperor." Hao Zhengwei slumped on the ground, exuding a sense of humiliation.
A feeling of powerlessness.
The emperor looked at Hao Zhengwei in front of him, walked slowly in front of him, walked around and said: "Because I only have one son, and only the prince is the legitimate one! In fact, I still don't want to touch you, because you are too involved with the queen's maternal clan.
Deep, I don’t want to hurt the queen, I want to slowly weaken your power, but I didn’t expect that you have a good daughter, and you offended the Yongchang Houfu and Ningyuan Houfu by yourself, making this matter progress too fast.
, Hao Zhengwei, if you weren't so stupid, I could have let my queen escape unscathed."
"What about Guiren Zhao? When Your Majesty appointed him as your concubine, didn't you have any affection for her?" Hao Zhengwei thought of Guiren Zhao who was hanged, and felt his heart throbbing. "Your Majesty doesn't know that I and Guiren Zhao were hanged."
When Zhao Guiren had an affair, he loved Zhao Guiren to the extreme. Wasn't there any true love at that time?"
"Yes, she is a very gentle and sensible woman. I did like her, but he should not have a son, let alone have the idea of taking over the throne of the prince. I will not establish a legitimate son, let alone the prince, that is,
The eldest son is also his legitimate son. I don’t hope that anyone will be an obstacle to him in a hundred years. The late emperor once did this for me, so naturally I will also plan for the prince!" The emperor looked at Hao Zhengwei and said, "After a while,
It happens to be autumn hunting time, and I will take the Seventh Prince there. The wilderness is dangerous, so I don’t know exactly what will happen.”
Hao Zhengwei sat slumped there, his face pale. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. He just raised his head and looked at the emperor in front of him.
"I will not tell him that he is not a prince, let alone let him know that his father is a person like you. You can go with peace of mind and do not recognize him even in the underworld. After all, there is a person like you.
Father, for him, this is probably more terrifying than death." After the emperor finished speaking, he walked back to the desk and said, "After all, you have helped me do a lot of things, so I will not punish your nine tribes!"
Hao Zhengwei slowly got up and knelt down: "Thank you Lord for your kindness!"
When Hao Zhengwei was being taken away, the prince happened to come in. He looked at Hao Zhengwei, who used to be so glamorous, like a dead dog without any life. When he was being dragged away, he paused, but also
No words were spoken.
But Hao Zhengwei stopped. He looked back at Xie Chengyin and smiled bitterly: "I originally thought that although I was born a commoner, I worked hard to climb up. I thought I could change my life against the will of heaven, but I didn't expect that in the end,
, I’m just a joke too!”
"If you keep your peace and be a good official, you can indeed change your destiny and become a nobleman from a commoner. But your heart is too big. No one can reach the sky in one step!" Xie Chengyin frowned slightly, "You
Being a person who always targets those noble families, is there any way to be a Qingliu family with peace of mind? You don’t look down on them, but you want to be like them, you have always been jealous of others!"
Hao Zhengwei didn't say anything, just looked at Xie Chengyin.
"The Meng family has been the founding hero since our ancestors, but the change of dynasties has not been able to replace them. It is because their descendants are strong and everyone works very hard to make progress. But what about you? You think you can reach the sky in one step, but you can't see it.
It is the accumulation of generations. You say that a scholar spends ten years studying hard in a poor life. Yes, it is true. But why do you think that your own ten years of hard work are worth the ten years of hard work in several lifetimes?" Xie Chengyin sighed, "
You should have been the pride of the poor people in the world!"
When Hao Zhengwei wanted to say something, Xie Chengyin just didn't want to say anything more to him. He turned around and left, leaving only his back.
"How come my ten years of poverty are worth the ten years of poverty in other people's lifetimes..." Hao Zhengwei murmured to himself, and finally laughed up to the sky, "Yes, yes, destiny is determined by God, and everything depends on man-made..."
Hao Zhengwei was dragged away.
He did not survive until autumn, so he tore his prison uniform into pieces, tied it to the roof, and hung himself in the cell like that.
When Hao Jiaojiao went to pick up Hao Zhengwei, she cried and begged Su Xubai, but no one wanted to see her. She was a daughter and was not even qualified to throw a basin for her father.
Hao Jiaojiao couldn't take the body back to Yongchang Hou Mansion. Hao Zhengwei, who was once a very popular minister, had to leave it in Yizhuang in the end. But even so, she was looked down upon. Others said that her father deserved it and got a whole body.
It’s already God’s mercy.
Hao Jiaojiao stood in Yizhuang, watching the coffin slowly closing. She could no longer cry. It was not until the moment her father died that she realized that the Hao family was completely gone. From now on, she would never be able to cry again.
There is no natal family and no father.
"It's so easy to push down the wall!" Hao Jiaojiao stood at the door of Yizhuang. She looked at the sky and suddenly roared, "Are you satisfied now? Are you satisfied if you destroy everything about me? What kind of god are you?
He is simply a devil from hell!"
Hao Jiaojiao cursed God at the top of her lungs, and everyone else looked away.