In the cold palace, Concubine Xiao smelt the jade and left nothing.
In the end, the body was burned by fire, and the ashes were scattered into the dry well behind the Zhangzhi Palace and dispersed with the wind.
All the scenery before his death has become a fleeting moment.
Fighting back and forth, it is not that life is not brought, and death is not brought.
After that day, the emperor closed the palace and no one was seen. Until the day before Ji Li was executed, a news came from outside Beijing that Ji Huan, who was ordered to send troops to attack the barbarians, won a great victory a few days ago, and the barbarians surrendered and retreated. inside.
At the same time, the emperor also issued a decree.
The emperor Zhao said that the crime of rebellion against the Ji family had been convicted, and that the commander, General Ji Huan, had done a good job in destroying the barbarians, and he could be exempted from the crime of death.
On the same day, the gate of the capital opened, and a fierce horse rushed in from outside the city.
dusty.
The surrounding people were shocked and almost became a wisp of the dead under the horse's hoof.
They cursed.
"Which bastard without eyes?"
"Isn't it okay to wear a suit of armor and pretend that you are the emperor?"
"Grandma's."
…
It is said that the people in the capital are violent, which shows that the rumors are true.
Ji Huan came from the frontier, hurried horses and whips, and his armor did not take off, and went straight to the palace. Just outside the Fuyang Palace, he knelt down with a "dong".
His body fell heavily on the ground.
"Sinner Ji Huan, please see the emperor."
The voice was solemn, but choked.
In less than a month, how could he not feel sad that the Ji family had fallen into such a state
Zhang Quan, who had been separated from Concubine Xiao before, had returned to the emperor, and now he came out of the palace, looked at Ji Huan, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, sighed, and said, "General Ji, please come back, Your Majesty. No one was seen."
He is not going!
"The sinner knows that Ji Li has committed a heinous crime, and he will die. But over the years, he has devoted himself to Dalin and made great contributions. I hope that the emperor will remember this and spare his life." He pleaded hoarsely.
The sound resounded.
"General Ji, what's the trouble with you? This time you sent troops to destroy the barbarians and made a great contribution. The emperor has made you share the blame. You should go back quickly."
"If the emperor refuses to open the door, the sinner will not be able to kneel."
"This… "
Ji Huan became stubborn, and even ten oxen could not hold him back.
Zhang Quan was really helpless, so he had to go in and report.
Emperor Qi Zhen had been behind closed doors for the past two days, sitting on the chair carved with the golden dragon, silent.
No one could read his mind.
Zhang Quanxing went to the hall to report and said, "Your Majesty, General Ji will not leave."
Emperor Qi Zhen narrowed his eyes, clenched his palms, glanced outside, took a deep breath, and said in a cold and stern tone, "Go and tell him, I remember the Ji family's allegiance to the imperial court for all dynasties, but I can spare the people in the mansion, and do not sentence them all. You can be pardoned and released from prison, but within ten days, all of them must leave the capital. In the years of eternity, they cannot return to Beijing, but the criminal Ji Li will be executed. If Ji Huan is still stubborn, I will order the entire Ji family to be killed. people wait."
Uh!
It sounds like great kindness and great evil.
Zhang Quan responded and hurried out.
Convey the words just now.
"General Ji, Ji Siyin committed such crimes, no one can save him, the emperor is kind, forgive the dozens of people in your Ji family, if you really want your Ji family to be safe, go back quickly, don't Annoy the emperor again."
Ji Huan was startled and considered left and right.
On the one hand, it was his brother, and on the other hand, it was the Ji family who killed dozens of people.
But can only choose one.
He was tense all over, as if he had walked over a sword.
finally-
made up my mind.
He bowed his head to the ground and nodded.
"Thank you... Your Majesty."
He slowly got up, glanced at the inner hall, and then turned to leave, but his feet seemed to be tied to an iron block, as heavy as a thousand catties.
Not long after leaving the palace, the emperor really issued an imperial decree, releasing dozens of people in the Ji family prison.
Including Princess Ji Muqing.
only-
Ji Muqing was already insane. After returning to the General's Mansion, she kept singing the nursery rhyme, running around in the yard with a smile on the corner of her mouth.
Ji Wanxin spent two days in prison, suffering from humidity and bedridden, making it difficult for her to wake up.
On the same day, the Shen family's divorce letter was also delivered.
Today's Ji family is not what it used to be, and the Shen family wanted to call off the marriage for a long time, and now it finally got its wish.
Ji Huan knelt in front of the mourning hall and looked at the coffin in front of him.
Inside, there is the body of his father Ji Shuhan.
He didn't cry or yell with excitement, he just knelt silently all night, motionless.
Until three quarters of noon the next day, the servant in the house hurried to report, crying and saying, "Second son, the eldest son... he has already asked and beheaded."
Uh!
At that moment, Ji Huan's straight body trembled fiercely, and his eyes were red.
"Boom!"
There was a sound at the door.
Upon hearing the news, she saw Ji Wanxin, who was weak, slammed into the door frame of the mourning hall heavily when she heard the news.
"Second miss." The girl supported her,
Ji Wanxin walked in, crying into tears, shrinking down and kneeling in front of the coffin.
Looking at the tablet in front of him, he said, "Dad... it's all my fault, it's my fault..."
Repeatedly.
Ji Huan held her cold hand.
But she cried even more fiercely, "Second brother, it's my fault, it's all my fault, I know that the eldest brother is going to rebel, but I can't stop him, if I tried desperately to stop him, my Ji family would not end up now. Like that."
"This has nothing to do with you."
keep crying.
Ji Huan sighed, slowed down, and ordered someone, "Go and collect the eldest son's body, and the day after tomorrow, bring it back to Jinjiang together with the master's body."
Little servant: "Yes, little one, let's go."
And in the entire mourning hall, Ji Wanxin's cry echoed all the time.
…
Not long after, the emperor ordered to escort Jing Yi, who was imprisoned in the Great Inner Heaven Prison, to Fuyang Hall.
It was also rumored that Jing Rong and a group of courtiers were waiting outside, and they were not allowed to enter without an order.
In the hall, Jing Yi was extremely embarrassed, his hair was messy, his eyes were scattered, his robe was extremely dirty, and his entire face was so pale that there was no trace of blood. Although the sword wounds and arrow wounds on his body had been bandaged, the blood was still dyed red. the white bandage.
He knelt on the ground, his body drooping slightly.
Emperor Qi Zhen sat behind the dragon case, wearing a cloak and resting one hand on his thigh, and after a long time, he said solemnly, "Now, your mother concubine died in the cold palace, and your side princess was also buried in the sea of fire, and the entire Yiwang palace , escape to escape, die to death, those courtiers who follow you are also imprisoned, is this what you want?"
"… "
"I gave you a chance, countless times."
Jing Yi sneered, slowly raised his head to meet the tearful eyes of Emperor Qi Zhen, and said, "If the emperor really gave his son a chance, he would not have issued a secret edict and urgently summoned Jing Rong back to the capital, if it weren't for that. , my son will not make such a bad plan, in the final analysis, it is the son that you forced by your father!"