Yue Pengju let go of his wife's hand, and Hua Rong handed him the big packed package, which contained some winter clothes and toiletries: "Pengju, these are all useful in the cold winter. This other one , it was brought to Zhang Xian by the fourth sister in high school... "
A package was as heavy as a thousand pieces. Yue Pengju could hardly catch it. He hugged his wife and said, "Sister Seventeen, you must live well..."
Hua Rong couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears.
Outside the door, Yang Yizhong saw that Yue Pengju had not come out for a long time and could no longer drink. He was not afraid that Yue Pengju would escape, but he was afraid that Yue Pengju would commit suicide. If Yue Pengju committed suicide, how could he have to deal with Qin Hui and Zhang Jun? He stood up and asked Ma Chao: "Why doesn't Mr. Yue come out?"
Ma Chao bowed, but before he could answer, he only heard a faint voice behind him: "Thank you, Brother Yang, for waiting. I will follow Brother Yang on his way."
Yang Yizhong breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw Yue Pengju walking towards the empty sedan, he couldn't help but follow him and lowered his voice: "Mr. Yue, why don't you follow the example of Mr. Han?"
Yue Pengju shook his head: "Thank you so much, Brother Yang Shi, for your kindness."
Yang Yizhong let out a long sigh. Yue Pengju fought against the Jin people in the north, Dongting in the south, and Yang Wei in the north and south. However, he died before he left the army. Although he relied on Qin Hui and Zhang Jun to retain his glory and wealth for the time being, but the rabbit dies and the fox is sad. Who knows the wealth? Can it last
Yue Peng raised the curtain of the sedan chair and sat firmly. Yang Yizhong waved his hand and the sedan set off.
After walking a few steps, he quietly opened the curtain and saw his wife stumbling after him behind him, crying and falling on the snow. The wind and snow in the sky became stronger and stronger, and soon turned her hair and figure into a A ball of white snow, she walked far away, she still knelt on the snow, but the cry could no longer be heard...
"Sister Seventeen, I have failed you in this life, and I will never fail you in the next life!"
He clenched his fists tightly, and his burning eyes almost broke and melted all the bones in his body... Seventeenth Sister, Little Tiger Head... He spent half his life in the army, and in exchange for his loyalty and courage, he couldn't even save his wife and children.
If I had known this, what was the use of loyalty? Who should be loyal to
If there is an afterlife, you must control your own destiny, and you must not be in such a position of being at the mercy of others.
As soon as Yue Pengju entered the Dali Temple Prison, he was locked up in a room alone. There were not many prisoners here, and those who could enter the Dali Temple Prison were all important political prisoners. Next door to him, Zhang Xian, Yu Peng, and Sun Ge By the time six or seven people were deployed, they had already experienced severe torture and saw their coach in jail. Under this huge psychological blow, Zhang Xian, who had been tortured the most severely, could not hold on any longer. He clung to the bars and cried out: " God will not bless the Song Dynasty, God will not bless the Song Dynasty..."
He screamed three times in a row, and finally fainted due to the unbearable pain of his injuries. Yue Peng rushed to the window and looked at his subordinate brothers who were going through life and death. The strong anger in his heart became deeper and deeper, almost breaking through his brain. This prison behind bars.
Yu Peng looked up to the sky and sighed, without saying a word.
Yue Pengju stretched out his hand and shook the iron window without saying a word.
The official in charge of the trial was named He Zhu. They had admired Yue Pengju for a long time, and they actually had some sympathy in their hearts. Their attitude was very polite: "Ms. Yue, I am now accusing you of three crimes. The first is to compare yourself to Taizu, and the second is to act falsely. , The third is to accuse the king. Can you plead guilty?"
Yue Pengju said in a deep voice: "You can tell Qin Hui that you can ask me to plead guilty, but Zhang Xian and others must be released first. The day they are free will be the day when I plead guilty and submit to the law."
Seeing this untenable "evidence", He Zhu couldn't continue, so he couldn't bear to do something cruel, and secretly used his own money to improve the food of Yue Pengju and others.
At the other end of the Dali Temple Prison, there is a special female family member, Princess Tianwei. This is the first woman imprisoned in the Dali Temple Prison for many years - a fake princess.
Zhao Deji's edict has been issued, and within three days, the fake princess will be killed in the Meridian Vegetable Market. The edict was released, and the whole world was in an uproar. Because the matter was so involved, people began to wonder: If it was a fake princess, why did the eunuchs on that day not recognize it? come out? She was already fifteen or sixteen years old when she left the palace. It is impossible for a girl of this age to have a fundamental change in appearance. Why can't she recognize her biological sister today
The common people rushed to tell each other and talked a lot. The female family members in the palace could not sit still. Even Zhang Yingying, Wu Jinnu and others were trembling with fear, as if they were in the dark.
However, none of them dared to say anything about the emperor's order. As long as they still wanted to stay in the palace and be favored by the emperor, the most important thing was to protect themselves wisely. Don't you see, people like Xiao Liu, who are favored by the emperor, didn't know why a few days ago. He was kicked all over by Zhao Deji until his whole body was black and blue.
At this time, the three beloved concubines were dining with Zhao Deji. Zhao Deji stroked his heart and kept sighing: "Oh, I think I am magnanimous, but why are these people all such white-eyed wolves? Yue Pengju and his wife have been so favored and favored by me. Although we are high-ranking officials and rich, we still have rebellion. When Tianwei comes back, I treat her more dearly than my own sister, but she is a fake... "
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. The concubines know clearly that he is acting, but who dares not to agree with him? Zhang and Wu were so sad that they witnessed Wanwan's tragic death. Now it was Tianwei who wanted to ask for a favor. However, when the two of them started talking, they only mentioned the beginning and were severely stopped by Zhao Deji on the grounds that women cannot Asking about politics, the two of them no longer dared to talk much. Not only that, but they had to ignore their conscience and blindly praise the officials for their wisdom and wisdom. They saw through the true face of the fake princess and restored peace in the palace.
The continuous rain and snow made the prison as cold as an ice cellar. From the next door, screams could be heard one after another, the sounds of eunuchs and palace residents being tortured.
These people were all eunuchs who had served Tianwei or welcomed Tianwei's return. When Tianwei returned, these old people naturally came forward to identify the authenticity of the princess. Especially Feng Yi, who had served Tianwei's mother in his early years and was familiar with Tianwei. Wei's mother and daughter, therefore, when Tianwei returned, he thought it was a rare thing to live in, and he was very respectful to Tianwei.
Suddenly, Tianwei suddenly became a fake princess. Naturally, he refused to admit it and found a lot of evidence to prove that the princess was real. However, the more evidence he found, the more severe the punishment. Zhang Quwei had always been at peace with him. They didn't get along and didn't mention him. When Feng Yi was beaten to pieces, he suddenly felt blessed and secretly bribed a young eunuch who came to visit him to find out what the official said.
When he found out the information, he immediately changed his story. When the next torture session just started, he kept kowtowing: "The crime of this small person deserves death... The crime deserves death... The princess is a fake... It was because Xiao Xiao took bribes from the princess... So he made a false witness for her. This is a fake princess... a fake princess... "
As soon as Feng Yi changed his story, all the palace officials immediately changed their stories one after another and confessed that they had accepted bribes from the "fake princess".
The official in charge of the review was very satisfied with the result. He took their painting confessions and immediately reported it to Zhao Deji.
Tianwei lay on the straw mat and had not had enough water or rice for three days. In a daze, she listened to the screams next door. Then, when the screams became lower, she understood that next, it would be her turn. These three people During the day, she did not distinguish between morning and dusk. In her dreams, she was her mother-in-law, her best sisters, and even little Lu Wenlong. Vaguely, she thought of Ma Su, the pirate, but did he still remember that there was such a person as him? The tears kept flowing, and eventually, my eyes were completely swollen and I couldn't open them.
With a "squeak", the cell door opened. Two eunuchs were lighting lanterns. A jailer in front had two large bowls of dishes, a bottle of wine, and a bowl of rice on the tray in his hand. Tianwei reluctantly opened her eyes. My heart was shocked, and I realized that this was the "last supper". After eating this meal, I was about to step into the gate of hell.
The jailer shouted: "Here comes the food..."
Tianwei sat up, her eyes dim, stretched out her trembling hands, and held the hot rice bowl tightly, but immediately put it down, picked up the wine bottle on the ground, put it to her mouth, and drank it in one go. The spicy wine entered her throat. , she coughed a few times, but her body became much warmer.
A man came in silently, and everyone retreated, leaving only two bright lanterns, which clearly illuminated everything in the cell and the people opposite.
"Tianwei."
Tianwei raised her head and looked at him indifferently. In this world, she has no father, no mother, no relatives and no reason. The prince-in-law has already been implicated, and the whole family has been demoted to common people and ridiculed by others. In order to avoid greater implication, I never dared to visit him again. Before I died, no one visited me! Even the people in front of me are not considered my "relatives" - not anymore.
"Tianwei!"
"Your Majesty, what else do you have to say?"
Zhao Deji sat down in front of her, suddenly stretched out his hand, rolled up her sleeves, revealing the scars on her wrists. Tianwei, this is the real Tianwei!
He sighed: "Tianwei, you know, I have no choice but to do so. The Queen Mother insists on your death. I cannot disobey her..."
What is this? Tell the truth? However, what is the use of this truth
She replied indifferently: "Your Majesty, the prison is filthy and must not tarnish your majesty's nobility. Please leave."
He said eagerly: "Tianwei, I didn't want to kill you. Not at all. You are my only sibling..."
Tianwei stared at him, trying to tell how sincere and how fake his eyes were.
"Tianwei, if you want to survive, just follow Brother Jiu's advice..."
"What chance do I have of surviving?"
"As long as you persuade Rong'er to obey me, give birth to a prince for me, and have a successor, you will be a great hero. I will make a good settlement for you... Although your status as a princess is not guaranteed, I will definitely agree to make another settlement. You, let you remain anonymous and live a life of glory and wealth... "
Tianwei's red and swollen eyes shed tears again, and the last extravagant hope in her heart disappeared. She only stared at the person opposite, Brother Ninth, how could this devil be his brother
Zhao Deji thought she was tempted, so he asked, "Tianwei, have you thought it through?"
"Think it over!" Tianwei's voice has gradually become hoarse. "The Jingkang disaster, the ancestral temple city was destroyed, Taizu's official family's last words were announced to the world, and ministers and scholars who wrote letters were not allowed to be killed. Your Majesty, can you still return it?" Remember?"
Zhao Deji was very unhappy: "So what?"
"By killing Mr. Yue, you are violating Taizu's official oath. If you disobey your ancestors, you will be punished by heaven."
Zhao Deji said in a deep voice: "Tianwei, you should think about how you can survive for one more day! How can other people's lives be as valuable as your own?"
Naturally, in his eyes, the lives of all people in the world are not as valuable as the life of Zhao Deji. Life and death are taken, everything is turned upside down, and it is despicable. Who is his opponent