The night wind is blowing, and occasionally you can hear the cooing of birds.
Yue'er hid behind the clouds, as if unwilling to listen to the sordid past.
"Aweng felt as if he had seen a ghost and refused to die. He howled in a low voice for half a night. After hearing the first rooster crow, he took a deep breath and left."
Dou Ding felt numb all over. He didn't know whether it was the night wind or fear.
"Is there anything else?" the woman asked.
"Other things... I was just a teenager at that time, and I didn't even know what Aweng and Aye were discussing."
"Then you are useless?"
The woman's tone was calm, but Dou Ding was frightened to death. "I remember hiding outside the study once and listening to Aweng and Aye saying... that the man died, and my father finally breathed a sigh of relief."
"Who is that person talking about?"
"I don't know, but the night before, the empress was poisoned, and a fire broke out in the confinement of Emperor Filial Piety... At dawn, it was said that Emperor Filial Piety was given poisonous wine and left."
The woman was silent for a moment, "How do you, Aye, become the general of the left guard?"
Dou Ding shook his head, "I don't know either, but Aye has your majesty's trust."
"Do you believe me?" The woman suddenly smiled, her voice piercing through the night.
Dou Ding raised his head, "I've said everything I need to say, please spare me!"
The woman looked at him, "Why?"
"I'm just a bad person, Aye said. He said that I was proficient in eating, drinking and having fun, but incompetent in studying and martial arts. He also said that I used to be well-behaved and eager to learn, but then I became a bad student inexplicably."
"This is retribution!"
the woman said.
Dou Ding's eyes flickered, and he suddenly stood up and ran away.
"Help!"
He shouted and ran staggeringly.
There was no sound of footsteps behind him, and he couldn't help but be ecstatic.
"Help!"
The night was dark, and the shrill shouts could be heard far away.
Dou Ding ran all the way. He was a playboy who was good at eating, drinking and having fun, so his body had been exhausted a long time ago.
After running for more than a hundred steps, he was panting heavily and felt like his heart was filled with fire.
There was a big tree in front of him. He ran over to it and leaned on the trunk to bend down and catch his breath.
"Is that bitch gone?"
He turned back slowly.
Behind him, a woman stood and said, "This place is nice."
"Spare my life!"
Dou Ding knelt down, tears streaming down his face, "I have no enmity with you, so why kill me? I'll give you money, I have money!"
The woman said: "You have no enmity with me, but you have an enmity with my master. We have a mortal enmity!"
Dou Ding was startled, "Your master..."
"The Duke of Qin!"
"Yang Xuan!"
Dou Ding trembled all over, "Mr. Dou has not offended Duke Qin, wuwuwu!"
The soft sword stabbed his mouth, and the woman said: "Dou Weishan offended the Duke, that old dog... Well! He offended the Emperor Filial Piety. The Duke is His Majesty's son. It is only natural and right for a son to avenge me. Otherwise, in the future
Someone will poke you in the spine!"
Honor the emperor, Qin Guogong is the son of the emperor, take revenge...
The information was too abrupt, and Dou Ding's eyes widened.
Yang Xuan is the son who respects the emperor!
???
How could he be a filial son to the emperor?
In an instant, Yang Xuan's past was recalled by Dou Ding.
Back then, Yang Xuan saved the imperial concubine. It stands to reason that anyone who becomes an imperial concubine from then on will have a rapid rise to success.
But he went to Northern Xinjiang without hesitation. Many people were puzzled at first, thinking that this country boy really didn't know how to appreciate others and was a fool!
Moreover, he went to Northern Xinjiang without hesitation, and also offended the imperial concubine and Liang Jing. This meant that the kindness was gone, and instead they became enemies. Who can see such a thing?
Only idiots!
But let’s look at what Yang Xuan did after he went to Northern Xinjiang. Who dares to say that he has regained his fortune? He started from Lanlu in Taiping and went all the way to Taoxian. After taking charge of Northern Xinjiang, Yang Xuan’s attitude towards the emperor changed drastically.
When the Dou family chatted internally and mentioned Yang Xuan's actions in northern Xinjiang, they all said that this man was ambitious and daring enough to fall out with the emperor.
Especially that sentence, whoever dares to touch the Huang family will be punished by him!
This sentence is directed at the emperor!
Throughout the ages, who has ever seen a minister say that he wants to kill the emperor?
It can be seen that Yang Xuan has no respect for the emperor at all, or maybe he looks down on the emperor at all.
Now that I think about it, everything is easy to explain.
Dependent on the imperial concubine, Yang Xuan will probably only be able to serve as an official in Chang'an. Even if everything goes well, he will only be a doctor at the moment.
Yang Xuan went to Northern Xinjiang to take charge of the army!
How can you take revenge without an army?
The sentence "I will kill him all over the house" clearly means revenge.
God!
This news was worth at least two generals... Dou Ding subconsciously wanted to report it.
As soon as I moved, I felt severe pain in my mouth.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
He whimpered and leaned back, trying to get rid of the soft sword.
The soft sword stabbed forward and came out from the back of his neck.
"My name is Huahua!"
The woman came closer and looked at an ordinary face.
"The Duke's flower!"
…
At dawn, Dou Ding's entourage came to look for him. He knocked on the door and heard a whining sound coming from the room. He thought that Erlang Jun was still playing so early in the morning!
"Erlangjun, it's time for us to go back."
If he doesn't go back, the general will be angry, and Mr. Erlang will not be unlucky, but his followers will inevitably be beaten severely.
Woohoo!
There is still this sound inside.
Erlangjun, are you... playing tricks?
One of the attendants snickered and leaned towards the crack of the door, took a look inside, then his expression changed and he pushed away with a heavy shoulder.
Boom!
The door was knocked open, and the two female prostitutes were tied to the bed, their mouths gagged with their own clothes.
"Where's Mr. Erlang?"
The followers frantically began to search, but could not find it.
Finally they went to local officials to ask for help.
General Zuowei's second son is missing, you must find a way!
Luoyang was very polite and immediately sent people to look for him.
In the evening, I said I found it, but it was a bit strange.
A local official from Luoyang went looking for him with a few followers.
In the wilderness, a big tree looks lonely.
A man with a thorn fruit hangs from a big tree, swinging in the wind.
"Erlangjun!"
Several followers began to cry.
The sergeant who found them came over and whispered: "The sword pierced the mouth, it was very neat. By the way, there are words on the body."
"Let me see it!"
The officials came forward, and the attendants got up and came forward...
"It's time to repay the debts from back then! Does General Dou owe a debt? I still have to pay the money down below. The murderer is really brave. Let me see..."
The sun was setting dimly, and the official looked up with drowsy eyes.
"...filial piety?"
His voice suddenly trembled.
"Filial piety!"
He slowly turned around and looked at everyone.
"Something big happened!"
…
After Emperor Xiaojing was killed by poison, he was buried in Luoyang with imperial rites.
In Luoyang, when it came to filial piety, the only person who could talk about filial piety was the former prince who had never been an emperor for a day, but had enjoyed the gifts of an emperor.
Dou Ding died, and the murderer wrote a line of words on his chest and abdomen, inscribed "filial piety."
Local officials in Luoyang immediately rushed to Gongling.
"Nothing unusual." Zhang Bo said firmly: "After the Erlangjun left, no one came again."
"Sure?"
"OK. By the way, what happened?"
The official took a deep breath and lowered his voice, "The Erlangjun died in Luoyang. He was covered in thorns and his mouth was pierced by a sword. It was written on his body... The debts from back then should be repaid. You can't even think of signing the payment...
…”
Zhang Bo felt itchy and asked, "Who?"
The officials looked at the mausoleum and were speechless.
Zhang Bo's cheeks trembled, "You said... you are honoring the emperor?"
The official nodded.
"I'm leaving, please be more careful about this matter."
The officials left in the afternoon.
The sunset filled the sky, and Chen Lin was sitting on his knees in the tomb passage holding a xun. The pines and cypresses on both sides were rustling in the evening wind.
The sound of the xun is faint and profound, as if it is telling the past.
Birds flew in flocks over the mausoleum and kept circling.
The sunset reflected on the stone tablet, and every word on it was reflected in red and yellow.
Zhang Bo walked over slowly.
One person is sitting on his knees and blowing the xun.
A person stood beside him, standing with his hands behind his back, looking at the inscription.
The evening breeze gradually softened, and the birds landed on the trees and chirped softly...
…
Huahua returned to Chang'an and entered the Beijiang Guild Hall one evening.
"how?"
Zhang Ba came to look for her immediately.
"Get some food!"
Huahua is hungry.
After eating two pieces of cake, Huahua burped with satisfaction, touched her belly, and said with satisfaction: "It's delicious!"
"To reward you, I bought the best biscuits!" Jiang Xing also came.
"I followed Dou Ding to Gongling this time and kidnapped him in Luoyang. After interrogation, I learned that Dou Weishan had some visions before he died..."
She whispered, Jiang Xing and Zhang Ba listened carefully, and gradually sneered.
"Old dog, you deserve it!"
"He must have slandered His Majesty!"
Huahua asked: "But why did Dou Weishan slander His Majesty?"
Jiang Xing said: "When His Majesty proposed to clean up the accumulated abuses in the army, he offended many generals."
"I am offended, but who dares to slander His Majesty?"
It goes without saying that Jiang Xing and Zhang Ba expressed their loyalty to the emperor, but Huahua calmly pointed out the problem.
"Just because His Majesty suggested cleaning up the army, Dou Weishan dared to slander him? Doesn't he know the danger of leaking this matter? The empress can kill him and his whole family!"
"Dou Weishan..." Jiang Xing thought carefully, "Not that kind of person."
"If he were that kind of person, he wouldn't stand up for those corrupt generals!" Huahua shook her head, "You two idiots!"
"What is he doing for?" Zhang Ba scratched his head, "In other words... there is someone behind him?"
"He is just a warrior. How could he slander His Majesty without anyone's instructions?" Huahua curled her lips, "Whose person is he?"
"After His Majesty went down, Dou Weishan never moved. When Li Yuan ascended the throne, Dou Weishan didn't move either... However, Dou Zhong's official career was quite smooth."
"Li Mi!" Jiang Xing said.
"But Li Mi was the emperor's grandson back then, so why did Dou Weishan take risks for him?" Huahua asked back.
Yang Xuan ordered her to investigate what happened back then because he liked her calmness.
"Yes!" Zhang Ba had a headache, "This matter needs to be investigated slowly. In fact, when the day comes, we can just kill Dou's whole family, why bother with this!"
Jiang Xing coughed dryly, "Nonsense! No one should be caught!"
Huahua nodded, "Before I came, the Duke said that if you want to leave, you should go together neatly! Furthermore, the Duke said that those people back then will be the Duke's mortal enemies in the future. If they don't find them, they will say
I don’t know when those people will become a serious problem.”
"That's the truth." Zhang Ba nodded.
"By the way, there is a message from Taoxian County." Jiang Xing said: "A scholar recommended himself outside the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, saying that the emperor of Chang'an is stupid, the powerful ministers are in power, and the Duke of the country is in danger..."
Huahua: "That's not wrong."
"But he went on to say... The only way the Duke of the country can avoid disaster is to raise troops south to the side of the Qing emperor."
…
After Dou Ding's death, local officials in Luoyang did not dare to neglect and ordered their horses to rush to Chang'an to report the news.
Dou Zhong was discussing matters with his generals when he received the news.
"What?"
In Dou Zhong's view, his second son Dou Ding would most likely die in eating, drinking and having fun, and would not live long.
"Erlangjun was killed."
Dou Zhong was angry, "Who?"
"Erlangjun spent the night in a brothel and was taken to the wilderness and killed in the middle of the night. There were a few words written on his body. The debt from that year should be repaid. By the way, the payment was also signed..."
"Who is it?" Dou Zhong sneered.
"Filial piety."
puff!
The document in Dou Zhong's hand fell on his feet, bounced and rolled to the ground.
In the palace, when the emperor learned about this, he stopped singing and dancing.
The imperial concubine sleeps well, and she always sleeps with the pillow on her face. But since she followed the emperor, she can't sleep even if the emperor doesn't sleep, so she can only force herself to stay with him.
The emperor looked very sleepy tonight and fell asleep almost immediately after going to bed.
The imperial concubine felt happy, closed her eyes, and fell asleep quickly.
I don't know how long it took before she woke up leisurely.
At first, candles were not lit in the palace because the emperor felt it was dazzling. I don’t know when the emperor started to feel dark and uncomfortable again, so he lit more candles, and more and more candles were lit.
The imperial concubine was not used to it at first, but then she pulled the quilt and covered her eyes and continued to sleep.
She pulled down the quilt.
"Don't blame me! Don't blame me!"
The imperial concubine sat up and saw that the emperor beside her had his eyes closed tightly and his cheeks were trembling.
"No!"
the emperor shouted.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The imperial concubine felt that the emperor was having a nightmare and wanted to wake him up.
The emperor's body suddenly bounced like a fish and shouted:
