Silence!
transfixed!
The ministers really didn't expect that things would develop like this. They thought that no matter how rebellious Zhai Huan was, they would at most put the king of the country under house arrest. They knew a little bit about the grudge between the Zhai family and the royal family. At most, they thought that Zhai Huan would use this as a blackmail to surrender the country. The Lord ordered Shu Ji to be killed and avenged - this was the worst situation they could imagine, but, but -
The uncle obeyed Zhai Huan's order to kill his nephew, which was far beyond their imagination. At this time, an old man with white hair and beard got up from the mat in anger, waved away the knife on his neck, and shouted harshly.
"Child Zhai, do you know what you have done!"
The old man and Zhai Huan's grandfather worked together for a while, but Zhai Huan's grandfather was imprisoned during the civil war and died of the plague. Many Zhai clan members also suffered in that turmoil. This old man was a bit special. He was able to get along well among his relatives, eunuchs and nobles. It was his lobbying that saved many Zhai clan members, including Zhai Huan's father, from disaster.
Zhai Huan respected this old man.
But that's all.
He said: "The boy knows very well."
The old man yelled angrily: "Do you know what you just did?"
Zhai Huan sneered: "I know."
The old man was almost made heartbroken by Zhai Huan's indifferent attitude. With a livid face, he pointed at Zhai Huan and said: "The lord slayer in front of the palace, you Zhai family, from your great-grandfather to your generation, how much favors have you received from Shishen State salary and salary?" ?”
Zhai Huan sneered at this.
He said indifferently: "You are wrong. The Zhai clan has never been supported by the royal family. My clan has been prosperous for the Shen Kingdom until now. Salaries and favors are not all exchanged from the royal family based on ability and loyalty. ? You are worthy of the royal family, worthy of the people you govern, and even more worthy of your true nature. You are a member of the royal family. Do you dare to say that you are worthy of the Zhai family?"
In Zhai Huan's opinion, the old man was just stupid studying the Thief Star Yanling. The mainland is vast, and there are so many countries like Shenguo? Shen Guo can also be replaced at any time.
The inheritance has not been passed down for fifty or sixty years, how ridiculous is it to pretend to be someone's dynasty for hundreds of years?
"Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor." Zhai Huan looked at the old man who was so angry that his blood pressure was soaring. "Although the Zhai family is not as good as before, there are still several acres of family land in the clan and there is surplus food in the granary. Shen Guo's this Is 'salary' worthy of being rare?"
Furthermore——
Was he the one who killed the Lord in front of the palace? His hands were not stained with such disgusting and dirty blood!
The old man and all the court officials looked ugly, but they did not dare to act rashly. The national seal was of no use in the hands of the useless king, but now it fell into the hands of Zhai Huan, one of the two talents of the Zhai family, and there were tens of thousands of elites outside the palace staring fiercely...
It really pissed people off, and no one in the hall would even think of leaving standing upright. At this time, several courtiers who knew the inside story scolded Shuji bloody in their hearts - she just bullied women and dominated men, but who made her the most beloved sister of the king? Most of the favored people are those who are in favor of others. They each get what they need, and the power is supposed to harm each other.
But it’s not good to target anyone, target Zhai Huan.
Good guy, is this going to end your life?
Then I thought about it, even if nothing like this happened, just with the extravagant and lustful Queen Mother, the suspicious and murderous head of the country, and Shu Ji who can't walk when she sees men, the Shen Kingdom will be finished sooner or later. Son, it’s just a difference between morning and evening.
Just when the atmosphere fell into silence and stiffness again, Zhai Le, one of the protagonists of today's wedding, dressed in festive red and black, carried the eclipsed Shuji over like a chicken.
The voice was full of energy and joy.
You can hear it clearly from a hundred steps away.
"Brother, I brought it to you!"
Shuji, who was still in shock, was dropped by Zhai Le. The gorgeous pearls, gold and silver on her head were scattered all over the ground by inertia. She fell so hard that her knees hurt. Even if she is arrogant and ignorant of government affairs, she still knows that this situation is not good. When her eyes fell on her brother, who was separated from the body and lying at Zhai Huan's feet, she screamed in horror and subconsciously wanted to call the guards to avenge her brother!
But before the words were spoken, she turned pale as she remembered that she and her new husband Zhai Le said goodbye to their mother and brother Wang, and took a luxurious carriage out of the palace together to her extremely luxurious palace of the Queen to enjoy the sweetness of the night. Spring night.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she left the palace, countless soldiers wearing armor jumped out from the back to assassinate her. Wang Ji's guards came to protect her, but they were all killed by her husband Zhai Le. Even when she was isolated and helpless, Wang Ji still couldn't accept the sudden change in reality.
Why is this so?
The envoy sent by Shuji to show off his power to Zhai Mansion was shot through the head by Zhai Le in front of her eyes. The latter thought the corpse was in the way, so he kicked the corpse at will, hitting the corpse's head and rolling it into Wang Ji's arms. Wang Ji looked at the male favorite whose head was sunken and her original appearance could not be seen, and there was a loud bang in her head, and everything went blank. When he came to his senses again, he was already in the temple.
The wedding banquet decorations have not yet been dispersed.
The delicacies on the food tables of the ministers were not even touched with a few chopsticks.
It was very different from when she said goodbye to her relatives not long ago.
so--
What happened in this short period of time!
Shuji managed to regain some sense and crawled to Brother Wang's body with almost weak hands and feet. She picked up the still bleeding head with both hands, held her tightly in her arms and cried in grief. The sad and sad situation was like a wild goose losing its mate. .
Seeing this situation, Zhai Huan only found it funny and ironic.
He said: "I have heard among the people before that the former king and Shu Ji had a deep love for each other. They ate and slept together since they were young. Even after they became adults, they were not afraid of men and women guarding against each other. Gong E once heard strange noises in the palace... Such a relationship between brother and sister Love, I’m afraid it’s rare to find in this world.”
All the courtiers in the palace said: "..."
Those who are thin-skinned can’t bear to continue listening.
Even after someone dies, they should reveal their dark history. If this period of history of the Shen Kingdom can be passed down to future generations, the reputation of these brothers and sisters will probably be bad for future generations. But it wasn't over yet. Zhai Huan asked coldly: "By the way, where is the Queen Mother?"
Zhai Le, the groom, just felt happy.
Put your hands on your hips and smile brighter than the flowers.
He replied: "She has been locked up in her palace by Gong E. Brother, do you want to see her?"
Zhai Huan rolled his eyes at his cousin.
What would he do if he saw the other party when he had nothing to do?
It's just that you need a ladder to use the topic.
"It is said that the Queen Mother and her former mistress had a deep love for each other. When Shu Ji stayed outside the palace at night, she was usually accompanied by her mother. The mother and son were informal. The palace maid also heard strange noises in the palace... Such a mother-son love , which is also rare in the world.”
Zhai Le nodded with emotion and sighed from the bottom of his heart: "If nothing else, the relationship between mother and son is quite good."
Zhai Huan: "..."
Minister of the Manchu Dynasty: "..."
Zhai's Shuangxiu has Zhai Huan's head on his head?
You call this a good relationship between mother and child?
For a moment, the courtiers couldn't tell whether this was Zhai Le's heartfelt praise or Zhai's unique yin and yang aura. Looking closely at Zhai Le's shining eyes, the probability of the former is higher.
Shuji's crying gradually weakened.
He raised his finger and pointed at Zhai Huan, yelling at the courtiers who were sitting motionless: "Why don't you kill him? Why don't you protect the Lord with yourselves? Regicide is a big crime! Why don't you kill this treasonous traitor?" !”
At this time, I noticed that my uncle was also present.
She took two steps on her knees, her bloody hands unable to grasp her uncle's skirt armor, and the cold temperature of the iron piece was about to pierce her heart through the palm of her hand. She begged bitterly: "Uncle, uncle, please, please avenge Brother Wang..."
But the only reply was to kick him away ruthlessly.
The uncle of the king frowned and looked at the counterfeit head that was stained with blood so much that it was unrecognizable with disgust. He said coldly: "This is just a lowly bastard. How do you, the Queen, kneel down and beg for mercy for such a person?" "
Zhai Huan lowered his head slightly and looked at the farce.
Uncontrollable speculation in the mind.
Ah Jing was threatened by the people sent by Shu Ji. How desperate and helpless must she have been at that time? Thinking of this, his heart felt an intense pain. He could only suppress it with a small frown, but the hands in his sleeves had already been clenched into fists.
Calm down a bit and continue thinking.
With Ah Jing's temperament, she would rather die standing than grovel and beg for mercy. What's more, with Shuji's temperament, she had no intention of letting Ah Jing survive.
Zhai Huan's eyes turned even colder.
The courtiers were surprised by the words of the king's uncle, but when they thought that the other party's condition was related to Zhai Huan, they were not surprised. Each literary scholar's way of being a scholar is unique. Their abilities may be similar, but they will never be the same.
Because of his grandfather, Zhai Huan was very indifferent to the royal court. Although he was old enough to serve as an official, he had no intention of joining the court, and he did not even let his family help with the operation. I took my cousin with me and ran out to travel the mainland...
Therefore, except for those close to him, outsiders have no idea what his way of being a scribe is...
Unknown abilities are the most troublesome.
Shuji was so stimulated by the uncle's words that she lost her composure on the spot. She pulled out the dagger from her arms and stabbed Zhai Huan straight with a ferocious and twisted expression. All she could think about was revenge for Brother Wang, and she had no sense at all. But the severe pain that followed made her calm down. Her dagger didn't even touch the corner of Zhai Huan's clothes before she was kicked away mercilessly by her uncle.
She fell to the ground in pain.
His face was full of sorrow and unwillingness.
With red eyes, he looked at Zhai Huan who was so close but unable to kill him, and his heart was filled with resentment and could not be vented.
“I had known this—”
She gasped and cursed in pain.
"...Haha, I shouldn't let that woman die so easily. I should inflict all kinds of torture on her, strip her naked and throw her into the street, so that everyone in the world can see what happened to your Zhai Yuewen woman. Looks like this!"
All the ministers in the court couldn't bear to listen anymore. They did such a heinous thing and still didn't repent, and they dared to speak arrogantly. Even they didn't dare to provoke Zhai Huan anymore. What did Shuji think that she would die too happily?
Zhai Huan's face was expressionless.
He said: "Originally I only planned to kill your family of three, and I didn't intend to humiliate you any more. A piece of white silk hanging from the palace door is enough. After all, you are a beast, but I am not. How did A Jing die? You have to be the same."
But the other party was obviously not satisfied with the result.
He also showed no respect for the deceased and showed no remorse.
In this case, Zhai Huan would be sorry for his late wife no matter how kind he was, so he turned to ask the king's uncle.
"heard it?"
The king's uncle hesitated: "Well, after all, she is..."
Zhai Huan said: "If we don't deal with it, wait for her unsavory brother-sister relationship to 'go down in history'?"
The uncle of the king was cruel.
Wave to the left and right hands on standby.
"Just do it."
Shuji's eyes widened in shock, and she couldn't understand why her uncle could be so heartless until she was lifted up from left to right and dragged out. Zhai Huan was still merciful. He didn't let anyone really torture Shu Ji, but the final method of handling her was not much better. Order the palace maid who once served Wang Ji to use all the methods Wang Ji used to humiliate the palace people for fun...
"Use them all?"
Zhai Huan said: "Use."
If a person can't bear it and dies, there is no need to take off his clothes, the body can just be thrown on the street...
Afterwards, Zhai Huan learned what happened to Shuji.
Those maids had many tricks, and they had countless tricks. Pricking their fingers with needles was considered a kind method, such as beating the three inches below the abdomen while covered with a quilt, pulling out the prisoner's hair one by one and asking him to count them. If he counted incorrectly, he would be slapped in the face... …
Until he died, the original appearance of the body was no longer visible, and this was just the basic means for Wang Ji and the king to humiliate the palace people for fun. The former king also invented nearly a hundred different kinds of torture, and the brother and sister learned from each other.
Compared with the former monarch, Wang Ji's methods can be considered "merciful" and "gentle", but they are also outrageous.
Zhai Huan: "..."
Although he holds the national seal, he has no intention of replacing it now and proclaiming himself king on the spot, because this is very unrealistic. There is a time limit for the time he can control the king's uncle. Once this time has passed, the king's uncle will definitely turn his troops against him if he knows that he is being tricked. This situation is not good. Zhai Huan planned to control the troops and horses first, and then make other plans.
then--
The next trick that exceeded the minister's expectations came. Zhai Huan proposed to make King Xun the next king. Since the king was too young to take care of the government, he and several important ministers who had hatred towards each other would assist him until the king came of age. .
The courtiers looked at each other.
The king's uncle was the first to refuse.
"How old is King Xun?"
When he was still in his infancy, he relied on his wet nurse for three meals a day.
Zhai smiled happily but said nothing. The uncle of the king came to his senses, weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and agreed to the matter.
His "nephew" had just been recovered, the impostor had just died, and the government was unstable. Zhai Huan's sudden rise to power would inevitably arouse criticism from the people. In addition, the impostor had done outrageous things before, leaving a lot of mess. There are also strong and powerful people in various parts of the Shen Kingdom who support their troops and respect themselves. Some of them will be busy next. It is better to wait for the situation to stabilize before making further plans...
To follow the dragon's merit, oneself is indispensable.
How can an infant be in charge of government affairs?
How to deal with it if it’s not Zhai Huan?
The king's uncle figured it out.
The emperor's uncle was granted a very high title and was appointed Marshal of the Shen Kingdom, while the original power of guarding the capital was handed over to Zhai Le and his close associates.
Then--
The king's uncle died on the seventh day.
He died at the hands of what he regarded as his "nephew".
The body was lost together with the Queen Mother who was frightened to death.
Zhai Le frowned slightly when he saw the promotion list on the table. Zhai Huan explained: "There are too few people available. The old foxes in the dynasty will be afraid of brother, but they will not do things for brother because of this."
The courtiers in the royal court were non-violent and non-cooperative. They were all sick and refused to work in the government offices. Zhai Huan could not find enough manpower to replace them. Having killed the king in front of his own palace, the ambitious tycoons from all over the Shen Kingdom have long been unable to sit still. They are using this excuse to cause chaos. If the court is no longer stable, the situation will be completely out of control... Zhai Huan's revenge is true, but he has the intention to bring order to the chaos. It's also true.
He doesn't mind stabilizing these old foxes first.
Zhai Le was silent for a long time.
A long while.
He said: "Brother, the Zhao family of Xunnan can win over."
The Xunnan Zhao family also has many people they can use.
