"I walked this path the most back then, but I didn't expect it to be deserted now."
He pointed to the hillside on the side and said: "There are the most rabbits over there. You only need to get a trap and you can harvest a few the next day. I wasn't very good at cooking at that time, but I was hungry at that time, so the roasted ones were half-cooked."
It tastes delicious.”
Everyone was feeling pity, but looking at the emperor, he was very interested.
They circled around Dongyu Mountain and descended from the other side.
This side belongs to the hometown of Southern Zhou Dynasty.
More than ten officials were waiting respectfully at the foot of the mountain. When they saw the emperor, they stepped forward to salute.
"I have met His Majesty!"
The emperor nodded, looked at the blazing sun, and squinted his eyes, "Is there anyone in the hometown of Southern Zhou?"
More than a dozen officials were shocked, and the leader said: "When people mention Your Majesty, they all say that he is a famous monarch through the ages. Some people even say that he is lucky to have returned to the Tang Dynasty, otherwise he would still be struggling in hell."
At that time, Sun Shi's New Deal failed, and the conservatives counterattacked and abolished all the New Deal, causing heavy casualties to the people. After that, the rebellion in the Southern Zhou Dynasty continued continuously.
"What about those frustrated scholar-bureaucrats?"
the emperor asked.
"This..." The official wanted to say the same thing, but just thinking about the emperor's past, he did not dare to lie. "Most of them are... full of complaints."
"If they had military power in their hands, they would launch a rebellion. But even if I were here, they could only shrink back! Now they only have some people in the official circles. Go and tell those people that those who want to force the palace must do so as soon as possible.
.Now that there is no war, I am a little bored, so I just want to practice with them!"
The emperor mounted his horse and headed towards Chang'an. The officials watched him rein in his horse and stared at Dongyu Mountain for a long time. He suddenly raised his hands and waved, as if saying goodbye to an old friend.
That demeanor is heart-wrenching.
"He really is a hero!"
"Do those people dare?"
"If these words are spread back, those people will be frightened and hide in their homes and dare not go out."
"The world will be at peace."
"Only the Western Border is left, but I heard that His Majesty is not planning to attack, saying that Xing Guogong Zhao Song does not have the courage to rebel."
"Then the world is really peaceful."
"Yes! Peace in the world!"
…
It was already autumn when the emperor returned to Chang'an.
He unexpectedly saw Wei Linger and Nian Ziyue visiting the queen.
"I have met His Majesty."
Wei Ling'er boldly glanced at the tanned emperor, while Nian Ziyue lowered her eyes, avoiding those eyes that impressed the emperor so much.
"Your Majesty, it's been a hard journey."
The queen smiled and said: "Hurry up and take a bath first!"
"good!"
When the emperor came out of the bath, the two daughters were still gone.
"What is this?"
the emperor asked.
The queen stood behind him, wiped his hair with a cloth, and said: "After you left, many courtiers wrote memorials, saying that the harem was empty. Then many courtiers expressed something vaguely... They wanted to marry their daughter or
My granddaughter sent it to serve you."
"The empty emperor's mind is probably not quiet." The emperor pointed to his temple, "Before I went to Yuanzhou, I was not quiet either. But after I came back, I felt like sitting here as if a thousand years had passed."
"Is it not going well?"
"Sure, it's just that the result makes me very...disappointed!"
"Can I know?"
"Why not?" The emperor leaned back, side by side with his wife, and said softly: "Back then, the late emperor wanted to carry out drastic reforms, but he offended the most prominent forces in the Tang Dynasty. He thought that with the support of the emperor and empress behind him, he could at least fight.
It’s a tie. I didn’t expect that…”
"I understand." The queen put her chin on his shoulder and whispered softly: "That's why I don't like to talk about political affairs in the harem, let alone get involved in political affairs. It's not that I'm incompetent, but that I don't give up. I don't want to give up on peace.
Your affection."
The emperor patted the queen gently and said, "I know."
"No matter what happens, as long as it is mixed with interests, it will eventually change."
"yes!"
The queen slowly wiped his hair until it was completely dry, then put the crown on his head.
"There has always been someone near Xiaohe Village. They are the emperor's people." The emperor suddenly said.
"What is this? Redemption?" said the Queen.
"yes!"
The emperor nodded, then shook his head:
"But from the moment I was betrayed, I was thinking that the late emperor must have given up. He will not accept redemption!"
…
"take away!"
Li Mi and Yang Songcheng were pulled out.
Both of their leg injuries have healed, but they still have some problems and are walking with a limp.
The two of them walked slowly in the palace. The palace maids and chambermaids looked at Li Mi and lowered their heads one after another. Some also spat at him.
After leaving the palace, you will reach the imperial city. When the officials saw the two of them, they had various reactions.
"God's way is good, and the sins of the past are finally over."
"I wonder what your Majesty will do with them."
"They were probably pulled outside and killed with a knife."
"Then send the head to Gongling Mausoleum for sacrifice. In this way, you will be happy and happy."
"The false emperor looks a lot thinner, and his energy and energy are gone."
"Yang Songcheng is better."
"Your Majesty is here."
The emperor, who had just returned to Chang'an, set out again, but this time he went to Gongling.
…
When we arrived at Gongling, the weather was a bit cold.
The surrounding fields and hillsides looked gray and deserted.
The soldiers guarding the mausoleum have already come out.
"I've met your Majesty!" The leader's general, former Horned Dragon Guard Shang Ze, led his men to greet the emperor.
"Thanks for your hard work."
According to the emperor's arrangement, the soldiers guarding the mausoleum were rotated every few years. In this way, guarding the mausoleum was not a hard job, but a kind of rotation. The soldiers were very happy about this.
"The soldiers will spontaneously tidy up the area around Gongling Tomb. Your Majesty, you see, the area looks much neater now. Many saplings have also been planted. In just ten years, this place will be full of vitality."
"good!"
The emperor stayed at Gongling Mausoleum. He got up early the next morning, took a shower and changed clothes, preparing to pay homage to the late emperor.
Probably knowing that his end was coming, Li Bi was eating heavily, but Yang Songcheng looked miserable and couldn't eat anything.
The two were locked in a room, and Li Mi was devouring the food. Suddenly the door was pushed open, and Lin Feibao glanced at them and said, "Eat more."
Suddenly, Li Mi lost his appetite, squatted there and retched, and then vomited out everything he had eaten.
He was vomiting and crying, and he knelt there and cried.
Yang Songcheng laughed miserably and said: "Do you think that if you cry for a while, that bastard will let you go? Look where this is. It's Gongling Mausoleum. The son Zhaoxue, his father, led his enemies to be executed in front of his father's mausoleum to comfort the soul of the deceased. This
This is the greatest filial piety in the Central Plains for thousands of years. Hahahaha!"
Han Shitou's voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, can you tell us how to execute them?"
The two of them listened blankly.
"Never."
"According to our opinion, it should be peeled and cramped."
"But this is Gongling, and it's not very bloody."
"Your Majesty is here."
"That's almost it." The emperor's voice sounded very relaxed.
"come out!"
Several horned dragon guards came in and roughly dragged the pseudo-emperor and Yang Songcheng out of the room.
"Spare me!"
Li Mi was already limp and needed two people to hold him up.
Yang Songcheng was doing better, but he was still walking hard and couldn't even speak.
The emperor looked at the two of them and said, "Today, all this should come to an end."
…
Walking slowly along the tomb passage, the emperor looked at the cypress trees on both sides and said: "I think the late emperor liked the integrity of pines and cypresses!"
When he reached the front of the mausoleum, the emperor stopped.
Someone presented three sticks of incense, and the emperor lit them with money paper.
"Aye, I'm here again."
The emperor placed three sticks of incense on the incense burner and read the inscription among the smoke and birds.
"That year, you were ambitious and wanted to change your destiny for the Tang Dynasty, but in the end you ruined yourself."
"I continued what you had not accomplished. I beat those meat-eaters so severely that they had no choice but to surrender, but I was not happy."
"Whenever one of my innovations is successful, I will think of you. I wonder, did you ever regret when you rushed towards those carnivores?"
"At first I thought you would regret it, but later I felt I was wrong. As proud as you are, even if you are alone, you will still rush towards those dangers without fear."
"You know who is slandering you, and I brought them here today."
The emperor did not turn around and waved.
"Bring it up." Lin Feibao said.
Four horned dragon guards came forward holding the false emperor and Yang Songcheng.
"Uncle!" Li Mi howled, "I am Li Mi, Erlang! Uncle, please spare Erlang!"
The emperor smiled and said: "The pines and cypresses on the side are good, so let's hang them there."
"No!"
As soon as Li Mi opened his mouth, he was punched and all his teeth were knocked out.
"I...I..." Yang Songcheng finally collapsed, "Ancestor, the Yang family was destroyed by my hands. I was wrong. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely stay away from Li Mi. I will no longer be greedy... and no longer follow the dragon.
…”
The emperor listened to the struggle, the groan of the branches, and...
The voice gradually fell silent.
"Aye, when Yang Lue took me to escape, Aweng and my grandmother sent good soldiers to follow them all the way, and killed many of the good soldiers sent by the Yang family and other families. After I arrived in Yuanzhou, Aweng's people were nearby,
Kill possible threats."
"They will definitely say that I have completed my redemption. But I know that you will not accept this redemption."
A flock of birds flew out of the forest in front, and Gongsun Jie was right behind Shang Ze. Shang Ze turned back with a cold look.
"It's not me, they came out on their own." Gongsunjie said.
The birds flew above the mausoleum, and the emperor took a look.
"Aning is your daughter-in-law. I know she has always wanted to ask me if I am willing to accept this redemption."
"I think……"
The emperor shook his head.
"cannot!"
…
The emperor looked up at the birds.
Birds are circling in the sky.
The autumn wind blows through the pines and cypresses, making a whimpering sound.
"A Liang is a good boy. I know, Aye, you will definitely worry that I will be obsessed with power and repeat the mistakes of Emperor Xuande and Empress Wu. But I think, I won't!"
The emperor knelt down and kowtowed...
"You have always hoped to create a prosperous Tang Dynasty with your own hands, but unfortunately, you died before you started. I know you are unwilling to do so, so I will do your unfinished business!"
The emperor stood up.
"This Tang Dynasty will definitely be as you wish!"
