Volume Four, The Year of the Curtain, Chapter 109: Share your worries for you and share your encoura
There was silence in the imperial study room. Ning Que was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Disappointment is always inevitable, but it has not reached despair yet."
Li Yu smiled.
Compared with the previous sad and pitiful smile, this smile contained a stronger self-mockery.
She said: "This is really beyond my expectation. I thought you were completely desperate for me."
"From Wuzhou to Chang'an, including when I entered Chang'an City, you did not use a large army."
Ning Que looked at the red wall of the palace and said, "I appreciate this, or maybe you don't have any troops available now, that means I misunderstood you."
Li Yu said: "No matter how difficult the situation is, at the moment when life and death are decided, even if it is a squeeze, you can still squeeze out some troops. You also know my temperament. I will always leave some cards for the end."
Ning Que said: "Actually, I really hope you can use those trump cards."
Li Yu asked: "Why?"
Ning Que said: "In that case, I can clear all your trump cards, and when I see you for the first time, I can kill you with one knife without any psychological barriers."
Li Yu said softly: "Why do you want to kill me as soon as we meet? Because I tampered with my father's imperial edict? Or is it because you found out that I am not the kind of person you imagined, and you are disappointed and angry?"
"Although you quietly listened to me telling fairy tales all night by the bonfire, I never regarded you as a princess in the fairy tale. How could a woman who married far away in the wilderness and returned safely be a simple character?
, there’s no disappointment in that aspect, so I’m not going to be angry about it.”
Ning Que said: "As for tampering with the imperial edict, it may seem treasonous in the eyes of others, but in fact I really don't care. My level of cold reality is far beyond what you and the world imagine."
"If you can really make the Tang Dynasty prosperous and the people of Li be happy and peaceful after helping Li Hunyuan seize the throne, then maybe I will support you. However, this is not the case in reality."
Listening to his words, Li Yu's eyes gradually showed some brightness again. He looked at him and said seriously: "You promised before... to support me in this matter."
Ning Que said: "Wrong, I promised you that I would not support the Queen."
Li Yu said: "Then what are you doing now? Why did you take that woman and her son back to Chang'an City? What do you want to help her fight for?"
Ning Que said: "You are wrong again, I support His Majesty's last wish."
Li Yu's expression was a little lonely. After a moment, the resolute expression returned to her face again and she said: "After all, this is my Li family's business, and it is not your and the academy's turn to take care of it."
Ning Que said: "This is the third time you have said the wrong thing today."
"First of all, the Tang Dynasty is not the world of the Li family. The Tang Dynasty is the world of the Tang people. Secondly, the Master founded the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago, so even if it is owned by someone now, it should belong to the academy."
Li Yu frowned slightly.
"For thousands of years, Chang'an City has never been breached. If it were to be breached, the people in the city would have to allow it to be breached. I can understand that you and Li Hunyuan want the throne, but the time you chose was wrong.
The method was terrible, and as said before, that's what disappointed me the most."
Ning Que said.
Li Yu stared into his eyes, his voice trembling, and said: "In this situation, who do you think can do better than me? You...or that woman?"
"I know what you mean. In your opinion, if the whole world is to defeat the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will have no chance of victory."
Ning Que said: "But the intelligence is not as good as the enemy, and the strength is not as strong as the whole world. This is normal, but there are some mistakes that should not be made. For example, Xu Shi should not die, and many soldiers should not die."
Thinking of the tragic scenes he saw on his way back to the south, and the now silent Weicheng, he was silent for a moment, and then continued:
"Ever since I was a child and started killing people in the woodshed, I have become selfish and cold-hearted. I don't care about anyone except Sangsang. It wasn't until I went to Weicheng that I changed. Then I entered the academy. Some changes have been quietly happening in my heart.
But I didn’t notice it myself.”
"On my way to Lanke Temple as ambassador the year before last, I saw the wilderness in the south of the Tang Dynasty. The scenery there is beautiful and the people there are very nice. The Tang Dynasty is really a good place. I like it and I don't want it to be affected by
Hurt. But now it is seriously injured and is even about to die."
Ning Que looked at her and said, "I believe there are many stupid mistakes not made by you, but made by him, so I want to know how he is prepared to shoulder this responsibility."
Li Yu clenched his hands, his body trembled slightly, and said nothing.
Ning Que looked into her eyes and asked again: "Where is the prince?"
Li Yu's voice was slightly gravelly as he said, "Your Majesty is resting."
The two people have different names for Li Hunyuan, which represents different attitudes.
The imperial study fell into silence again.
Ning Que suddenly said: "Let him abdicate first and talk about other things later."
Li Yu shook his head and said: "I cannot ask His Majesty to abdicate, because that means death."
Ning Que said: "Now many people know who your Majesty passed the throne to. It is impossible for you two siblings to continue to deceive."
Li Yu said in a cold voice: "You have no edict, and the edict of the Xiling Temple clearly states that that woman is a remnant of the Demon Sect. How many people in the court and military do you think will support her?"
Ning Que said: "You know me, I don't care how many people support it, I only care about how many people oppose it."
"Then you will kill everyone who opposes you? You don't care at all. The entire Tang Dynasty will be divided because of your actions, and there will no longer be the power to resist foreign enemies?"
Li Yu sneered and said: "You said there is no despair because I did not use the army to deal with you, then you should know why I did not do this! I am the daughter of my father, and no matter how much I want to kill that woman, I will not
Datang has fallen into civil strife under the current situation! What about you?"
Ning Que remained silent.
Li Yu looked into his eyes and said with a pleading tone: "Now the Tang Dynasty cannot be divided or have civil strife, otherwise no one will be able to bear the terrible consequences. The only way now is for you to stand up and support our brothers and sisters.
As long as Datang can be reunited, and with the support of the Academy, maybe we can really turn the tide."
Ning Que frowned slightly and said, "Then have you ever thought about it. It can be the other way around. You and your brother, together with the ministers and troops who are loyal to you, show your allegiance to the Queen and the Sixth Prince?"
"What will we do next? That woman will definitely kill us! And don't forget. She is from the Demon Sect. Even if I speak, many ministers and generals will not support her!"
Li Yu said: "I know you are unwilling and very angry, but I have already severely punished Your Majesty, and tomorrow the court will issue an edict to punish oneself..."
"Severe punishment? How many slaps?" Ning Que looked at her and said sarcastically.
Li Yu was so stimulated by his expression that he cried: "I only have one younger brother. I held him in my arms. How could I just watch him die? I let you enter Chang'an City, and I risked letting you enter."
I just want to ask you to let him go. Isn't this also okay?"
Ning Que looked at the tears on her face and suddenly remembered those past events many years ago.
If it weren't for Li Yu, he would have returned to Chang'an, but he might not have been able to get into the academy. Without her help, it would not have been easy to get the stamped documents from the ministry.
From a certain point of view, the beautiful woman in front of him changed his and Sangsang's life.
Li Yu cried and said: "Think about Sang Sang, she was raised by you. Even if she makes a big mistake, can you bear to let her get hurt? As a sister, I am not the same."
"So you have always loved Sangsang." Ning Que said thoughtfully.
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The long night has passed and morning has come. The chaos in Chang'an City has gradually calmed down. There is a faint smell of incense and candles in the morning mist, and many ministers can be seen.
Today is not the date for a great court meeting, but a great court meeting is being held. Everyone knows why. It is because the Queen and the Sixth Prince have returned and are outside Chang'an City.
Some ministers even knew that Ning Que, the Thirteenth Master of the Academy, was in the palace now and had a long conversation with Her Royal Highness the Princess all night in the palace. As for the content of the conversation, it was not known without asking.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty was facing an extremely serious situation. In comparison, the authenticity of the edict and the ownership of the throne really became unimportant matters.
Just as Li Yu had judged, everyone from the Prime Minister to the ordinary people in Chang'an City just hoped that the two sides could reach an agreement as soon as possible and not let the Tang Dynasty fall into civil strife.
After the officials confirmed that Ning Que and Her Royal Highness had a long conversation all night, their anxious and worried mood finally calmed down. There was no bloody night in the palace, which means that at least this matter can be discussed.
Even those officials from the Queen's faction who were lucky enough to survive the chaos caused by He Mingchi had their waists straighter than usual and their faces more serious and solemn, but they remained silent rationally.
They believed that even if the Academy could not allow the Sixth Prince to ascend the throne, it could at least obtain sufficient compensation for the Empress and the Sixth Prince, and provide an explanation for what happened that day.
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The meeting officially begins.
After Li Hunyuan confirmed that the imperial sister had convinced Ning Que, she walked out of the side hall, which was heavily protected by guards, and sat on the cold imperial chair, but her face could not help but look a little pale.
Behind the royal chair is a bead curtain, behind which Li Yu sits quietly.
The eyes of the courtiers in the palace fell between the bead curtain and the royal chair.
Ning Que, who was wearing a black college uniform, stood there on the golden brick floor, silent.
There is a eunuch who starts the court with a clear voice.
His Majesty the Emperor began to read out the edict of sin.
Then it surprised everyone.
The emperor stepped down from the imperial chair, knelt down in front of the courtiers in the palace, kowtowed and saluted.
The ministers were shocked and speechless, and quickly knelt down to pay homage.
The emperor kowtowed outside the palace again and apologized to the soldiers and people of the Tang Dynasty.
Finally, he knelt down to Ning Que who was beside the imperial chair, sadly admitted his mistake, and begged the academy for forgiveness.
Over the past thousand years, which Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has ever knelt down before a court meeting to admit his mistakes?
Not to mention the courtiers who were loyal to Li Yu's siblings and were moved to tears. Even the officials from the Queen's faction felt His Majesty's sincerity and their faces became slightly better.
The bead curtain squeaked slightly, and Li Yu walked out from behind the curtain.
She bowed to the ministers in the court and said: "I only have one younger brother. The mistakes he committed should be borne by me as the imperial sister. When the war is over, I will give an explanation to the soldiers and people of the Tang Dynasty."
.His Majesty will designate the Sixth Prince as the Crown Prince, and Mr. Thirteen will go out of the city later to inform the Queen Mother."
Under the current situation, in order to avoid the split of the Tang Dynasty and to avoid the ministers, soldiers and people in the court from choosing between the two factions, there is no doubt that this is the most appropriate arrangement.
The hall rang with the praises of the ministers, saying nothing more than these contents.
At this moment, a voice sounded.
Then the whole hall became extremely quiet.
Because the person who spoke was Ning Que.
"You said you only have one brother." He looked at Li Yu and said, "...Actually you are wrong."
Li Yu was a little confused and didn't know why he suddenly said this.
"You have two brothers."
Ning Que said, then he drew out the simple sword behind him and slashed at Li Hunyuan.
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With a very clear sound, Li Hunyuan's body and head were separated.
Blood spurted upwards from the fracture, and fell powerlessly when it reached the dome of the palace.
The gold brick floor of the main hall was covered with blood.
Ning Que looked at Li Yu and said, "Now, you only have one younger brother."
The hall fell into dead silence.
No one believed what they saw.
It took a long time before a minister let out a heartbreaking cry of pain.
Several elderly ministers fainted immediately.
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The Tang Dynasty was founded for thousands of years.
Li Hunyuan was the emperor who reigned for the shortest time.
He was also the only emperor to be killed in the palace.
Of course, only Ning Que knew that Emperor Taizu was also killed by his wife in the palace.
His Majesty the Emperor was beheaded at the court meeting.
This bloody scene and this shocking and unspeakable fact left everyone stunned.
Li Yu's face was bloodless and white.
She looked at her brother lying in a pool of blood and collapsed.
Ning Que took out a snow-white handkerchief from somewhere and wiped the blood on the knife.
Then he looked at the ministers who were still in a state of extreme shock and said: "I just heard your Lords talk about many things, such as choice and unity, and I am very worried. So I will relieve your worries."
"His Majesty the Emperor is dead now, so the late Emperor only has one son left, and he can only inherit the throne, unless His Highness the Prince is also interested in this chair."
Ning Que looked at Prince Li Peiyan, who was standing at the head of the honorable procession.
Li Peiyan's face was extremely pale, and he couldn't hear what he was saying at all.
"Afraid of splitting, afraid of civil strife, afraid that making choices will make the current situation more severe, so now you don't have to make a choice, and neither does the entire Tang Dynasty."
Ning Que put the clean sword back into its sheath, looked at the ministers in the palace, and finally said: "There is no need to choose. This is the unity that I think the Tang Dynasty needs most now. Let me encourage you all."
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