After leaving the Council, Xue Ziqin saw Min Qiu standing there waiting for him.
He originally entered the palace with Min Qiu, but he was afraid that he might lose his life, so he asked Min Qiu to wait for him here.
Min Qiu wasn't stupid either. No one could tell whether the emperor's summons was a disaster or a blessing.
Therefore, he has been very anxious, but he does not know what to do.
Seeing Xue Ziqin walking out safely now, he eagerly greeted him and said, "The emperor didn't want to kill you..."
"If I wanted to, I could still stand here?" Xue Ziqin asked rhetorically.
"That's good." Min Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, his eyebrows stretched out, and then said: "What does the emperor mean?"
"Ten days later, we will lead the army to set off and return to Guizhou."
"Yes!"
"Go somewhere with me."
"Yes!"
Xue Ziqin looked at Min Qiu without any questions, and answered decisively, with a hint of warmth in his heart. After all, following him for many years, living and dying together, this kind of silent trust will really make people feel grateful. He looked for the direction, took a step and walked quickly, Min Qiu followed behind him, just followed without saying a word.
The scenery in the palace was really nothing to admire, Xue Ziqin just walked with his head down, as if his soul was detached, and he didn't know what to think.
The two of them saw that they had reached the door of the Consecration Platform before Xue Ziqin stopped.
Many years ago, it was here that Xue Ziqin sent him back and left. He looked at the scenery that was almost the same as what he remembered, and his heart became more and more at a loss.
"General, but you want to say goodbye to him?" Min Qiu asked tentatively.
Xue Ziqin didn't answer, looking at the figures of the palace people inside, standing dumbfounded. Min Qiu looked at his appearance that was far from usual, and a burst of bitterness surged up in his heart.
"General..." "Min Qiu."
"exist."
"The emperor said to let him live in seclusion here, and after this rest of his life, will he die?"
"Maybe, maybe not." Min Qiu answered truthfully, "Keren has to die."
Min Qiu knew exactly who Xue Ziqin was asking. In the end, Cen Lijin had just ascended the throne. If he started killing people directly, it would be inappropriate, and he would easily fall into a bad name. But if it is said that Cen Lijin fought with him so blatantly in the hall, it is impossible for Cen Lijin to have no hatred and jealousy in his heart.
Now that he is the emperor, he has confined Cen Lixuan here. It is easier to kill him than to trample an ant. At that time, it is casually announced that Cen Lixuan died suddenly in the palace, and the matter will be over.
"If I take him now..." Xue Ziqin frowned, hesitating what he wanted to say. But before he could finish speaking, Min Qiu interrupted him immediately: "General, don't be stupid again."
"Yeah." Xue Ziqin said with a sigh.
"Can the general say goodbye?"
"No, if you say goodbye, you will be stupid." Xue Ziqin said.
"The general and him are in the past." Min Qiu looked at his profile and said solemnly, "But Min Qiu is willing to follow the general forever, life and death."
I don't know if Xue Ziqin heard it or not. He just took a deep look inside. The person he wanted to see did not appear in his sight. But he still held back his reluctance and turned his head to look at Min Qiu: "Let's go."
Min Qiu nodded and continued to follow behind him as the two walked towards the palace gate.
Even though he felt a lot of reluctance in his heart, he knew that when he asked Cen Lixuan whether to choose him or the throne, the relationship between them was over. The only thing he could do in the end was to help Cen Lixuan fulfill his wish and sit on the throne, but they still lost.
Not to lose to Cen Lijin, nor to the Wei family, but because the emperor will never pass the throne to Cen Lixuan.
Not long after Xue Ziqin and Min Qiu walked out, there was a thin and thin figure in front of the entrance of Jiang Zhentai.
Cen Lijin looked at Xue Ziqin's back from a distance - no matter what time, Xue Ziqin was still in high spirits, even with a sense of domineering. His high-tied hair swayed along with it, with an indescribable heroic aura.
When the guard at the door saw Cen Lixuan standing here, he immediately stopped him on the ground: "You must not leave the palace without the emperor's decree."
Cen Lixuan didn't answer or move, and let them stop him.
He just looked at Xue Ziqin's slowly moving figure, and his heart slowly emptied.
But now it's too late to regret.
Not all what he said at the beginning was a lie. Cen Lixuan knew very well that if Cen Lijin was on the throne, he would definitely not let him go. Live.
But he can understand very well that if he wins, Cen Lijin will inevitably die.
He remembered the words that the two of them said at Jiangzhentai that day, and remembered that he had pretended to be proud and told Xue Ziqin, "General, don't deceive yourself." But he was very clear that it was himself who was deceiving himself, not Xue Ziqin.
On the contrary, from the reunion to the last moment in the hall, Xue Ziqin never concealed his feelings for him, so why did he lie to others
On the other hand, he avoided talking about it and never made it clear whether he had the same thoughts.
Now that I think about it, it would be good for Cen Li to be the emperor - at least he would take into account Xue Ziqin's identity and the power of the Xue family's army, so as not to punish them indiscriminately. He is not as stupid and vicious as Cen Lijiang, even if he is pretending, he will "extremely benevolent and righteous", and let Xue Ziqin continue to serve as a general and do his best for Xuan Guo.
The best outcome is this, and the worst is that Xue Ziqin will be left alone.
Now it has been proved that what he thought was right.
Now that you have lost,
All he could do was stop taking Xue Ziqin's life... because he couldn't bear it.
"General," Cen Lixuan lightly parted his red lips, and said vaguely, "It's Yao'er who has no luck and has wasted the General's time all these years."
"What did His Highness say?" The imperial guard asked suspiciously, not hearing what he said clearly.
Cen Lixuan shook his head: "It's nothing."
Immediately, Xue Ziqin had completely disappeared at the end of the long street.
This is the last side between them.
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"My minister Wei Lin, I bow to the sage." Wei Lin took the lead and knelt down skillfully, and Jiang Ye was in a position behind him. Seeing this, he also stepped forward, knelt beside him and said, "Caomin Jiang Ye, knelt down to the emperor. "
"Both of you are heroic, quickly flatten yourself." Cen Lijin smiled, got up from the chair, walked around the table and got off the eunuch, walked not far from the two of them and said.
The two of them are used to wild things, and they don't have so many flowers. Hearing Cen Lijin say this, Wei Lin immediately stood up with a smile on his face, Jiang also seemed more serious.
He just stood up, but his waist didn't straighten. It was also the one who served the previous king and learned from those eunuchs. No matter what he did, as long as he was in front of the emperor, he had to bow his waist. Compared with this, Wei Lin glanced at him and couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Today, I called the two of you to come here to ask, what rewards do you want for your great deeds this time?" Cen Li said, "Commander Wei is fine, he is a courtier, and it's not bad for you to be promoted to an official title. Now, it's just Jiang Ye, what do you want?" After speaking, he turned to look at Jiang Ye.
Jiang also tilted his head and thought for a while, but he didn't expect anything good for a long time. His family had money in the first place. If the emperor awarded a reward, he would still ask for money. In the end, they all entered the Jiang Mansion, which had nothing to do with him.
Seeing his serious contemplation, Wei Lin simply mentioned to Cen Lijin first: "Your Majesty, can I let Wei Chen speak first?"
"Naturally."
Wei Lin said, knelt down and said: "Report to the sage, Wei Chen knows that there is a lack of guards in charge of the palace guards, and he is not the director of Wei Chen. He also asks the emperor to remove Wei Chen from the position of commander of the forbidden army."
"What?" Cen Lijin questioned, "Could it be that you don't want to be promoted to an official position? But I think this is a waste of talent."
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen's father, General Wei, was originally a general in Jiangling. The minister is willing to return to Jiangling and serve the country." Wei Lin said, raising his head and showing a simple smile, "Weichen is just, not suitable for life in the palace. , I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will cause trouble for the emperor."
"So..." Cen Lijin pondered for a moment and said, "Then I will make you a major general, how about serving in Jiangling? After your father wants to disarm and return to the field, you will take over as Jiangling's general."
"Thank you for your grace!"
"What about you?" Cen Lijin looked at Jiang Ye who was still thinking.
Jiang Ye looked at Wei Lin.
When Wei Lin was going back to Jiangling, he didn't even hear about it. In other words, this is entirely Wei Lin's own assertion. He was originally from Xiangcheng, and now these messy things have come to an end. He still plans to honor his parents in Xiangcheng for a few years.
Then the meaning of these words became that Wei Lin wanted to separate from him, or not to discuss it.
Wasn't he a rebel? ! Is this going to overturn the sky? !
After thinking about the context, Jiang also had nowhere to express his anger, and he couldn't be rude in front of the emperor, so he said solemnly: "The grass people don't want other rewards, they just have a request. I wonder if the emperor can agree?"
"You said, if I can do it, I will definitely do it." Cen Lijin said with a smile.
Jiang Ye was bold, and bowed his hands in front of him and said, "Forgive Caomin's boldness. Caomin and General Wei had a grudge. I just ask the emperor to beat him 20 big boards to vent his anger."
Hearing this, Cen Li couldn't help laughing and crying, while Wei Lin looked at Jiang Ye in disbelief.
He leaned closer to Jiang Ye, and said quickly in a low voice, "One day husband and wife for one hundred days, what are you doing..."
Jiang Ye just pretended he didn't hear it, and said again, "The Caomin has only such a small request, and I hope the emperor will fulfill it."
"But General Wei is also a man of merit. I'm afraid this is..." Cen Li said with a look of embarrassment. Jiang Ye's request was not excessive. Compared with the golden ten thousand taels, it seemed a little gentle. But he just named Wei Lin this time, and then he wanted someone to be beaten, and he always felt that this sounded a bit unpleasant.
"That Caomin dared to ask General Wei," Seeing that Cen Lijin was in a difficult situation, Jiang also turned to look at Wei Lin and gritted his teeth, "Would you like to take over these twenty big boards?"
There was nothing wrong with what he said, but Wei Lin knew Jiang Ye well, and the expression in his eyes was clearly "you will lose me if you don't hit this board".
Forced by Jiang Ye's lewd power, Wei Lin had no choice but to bow his head and say, "Wei Chen is willing to..."
Cen Lijin didn't understand the situation at all. He just felt that the two of them seemed to have a good relationship. He just took it as a joke, so he followed up with joy: "Then... I will wrong General Wei."
"Someone!" Cen Li said in a high voice, "Take General Wei down and play twenty big boards."
"Yes."
Outside the parliamentary hall, Wei Lin was held down by two guards and crouched down on the bench. Jiang also squatted in front of him, looking at him with a kind smile.
The other two guards with sticks and sticks were ready. Following the order of the eunuch in charge, the board slapped Wei Lin's ass.
Jiang also asked in front of him when he was beaten and screamed, "Do you dare to find a future for yourself now?"
"Ah for what!"
"I mean, you are going to Jiangling, have you asked me?"
"Ah! Ah! Such a little thing! Ah! Just let it go! Ah! Someone beat me?! Ah!"
"You deserve it!" Jiang also said, "If you don't hit you, you don't know who said it."
"Ah! Murder! Ah! My husband!"