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After seeing off the two Prime Ministers Wei Wei and Guan Bin, Eunuch Pan quickly returned to the imperial study. When he came back, he happened to meet Eunuch Cui who had just walked out of the room and was about to return to the Queen Mother's Palace.
"You're back?" Eunuch Cui patted the snowflakes that fell on Eunuch Pan's shoulders, "Pan, from now on, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty will have to rely on you to take care of them."
"Grandpa..." Seeing the smile on Eunuch Cui's face, Eunuch Pan was shocked and wanted to say something, but was stopped by the other party.
"I know everything you want to say. No need to say more, I've made up my mind."
"Yes, Grandpa." Eunuch Pan took a deep breath, "Let a few young men take you back!" He waved to the little waiter with a lantern standing at the door, "It snowed again just now, and the road is slippery. , watch your step.”
"Okay, go back quickly!" Eunuch Cui patted Eunuch Pan on the shoulder, "Your Majesty is still waiting for you!"
"Yes, Grandpa, walk slowly!"
Seeing Eunuch Cui slowly walking towards the Queen Mother's palace with the support of two young chamberlains, Eunuch Pan sighed softly and turned around to enter the royal study.
Seeing him coming in, Song Jue waved to him and said with a smile, "I just heard a movement at the door. Pan Pan, did you meet the grandpa?"
"Yes, it's snowing outside again, and I asked the two children to send the Grandfather back. But, Your Majesty..." Eunuch Pan looked at Song Jue with a worried look, "I just met the Grandfather, and I feel... right now It was as if he had changed into a different person, as if the heavy stone weighing on his heart had disappeared. Your Majesty... did you agree to Grandpa Gong's request?"
"Yes, I approved his request and asked him to accompany the princess to Liao." Seeing the wry smile on Eunuch Pan's face, Song Jue reached out and patted him, "What's your reaction?"
"Your Majesty, personally, I agree with your decision, but for public purposes, wouldn't it be inappropriate?" Eunuch Pan looked at Ying Thirteen and then at Bai Meng, "I'm not talking about people behind their backs. Gossip, the grandpa is kind to the slave. The slave is here today because of the grandpa's protection. Otherwise, he would have died when he was young. But... the slave is still a little worried. Although the grandpa grew up in Daxia, he is not very fond of your Majesty and the slave. No one will doubt the loyalty of the Queen Mother, but he has always been from Liao and a member of the Yelu family. This will not change even if it takes another hundred years. Your Majesty, allow him to return to Liao. , will it be detrimental to our plan?"
"Pan Pan, you are right to have such concerns." He snatched the hot soup from Bai Meng's hand and drank half the bowl. Song Jue wiped his mouth and said, "But don't forget, the Taigong's The blood feud is enough for him to pay for it at any cost, even if it means carrying the eternal infamy, Yelvertu must pay for it with his life. That is something he will never forget in his life." He sighed softly, "What exactly is this matter like? I'm not particularly clear about the situation. When I was young, I heard from my father that it was very difficult for the Grand Duke. He was obviously a noble son and could live a prosperous life, but he didn't want to end up in such a situation. Not only did he abandon his homeland, he also..." He shook his head. , thinking of Eunuch Cui’s troubled life experience, I can’t help but feel a little sad. "If I can't get rid of Yelvertu myself, I'm afraid I'll die with my eyes closed." He looked at Shadow Thirteen, "Do you Shadows know what exactly happened?"
"I know, it's really tragic." Ying Thirteen's expression wasn't very good either. "That incident happened almost forty-five years ago."
"Wait a minute!" Bai Meng interrupted Ying Shisan, "Didn't Grandpa say sixty years ago before? How come it's been forty-five years since I came to your place?"
"Eunuch Cui is only fifty years old this year, where can he find someone who is sixty years old?" Ying Shisan couldn't help rolling his eyes, "Commander Bai doesn't know the customs of the Liao people. They are very taboo about the age of fifty to sixty. For a while, when people reach fifty, they will not say they are fifty years old, but sixty years old.”
"I know this. Liao people think that in the ten years from fifty to sixty, whether it is luck or health, all aspects are not good. Many bad things will happen during this period, so they Just avoid this. When you are fifty, you say you are sixty years old, and when you are sixty, you still say you are sixty years old. Although this statement is a bit ridiculous, after all, it is other people's customs, and we should respect it a little." Song Jue After nibbling on a piece of snack, I felt uncomfortable in my stomach. I raised my head and looked at Eunuch Pan, "Pan Pan, let someone prepare a supper. Let everyone get a bowl of hot noodle soup."
"Yes!" Eunuch Pan responded, went out to give orders to the young chamberlain, and then came back to listen to Ying Thirteen's story.
"Forty-five years ago, Yelvertu was just starting out. Although he was considered a number one in Linhuang Mansion, he was still far from his goal. But Cui Eunuch's father and grandfather were powerful people in the Liao Kingdom. He pretended to After clinging to them and gaining their trust, he joined forces with their enemies to frame their family for treason. And the so-called evidence of treason found was all hidden by Yelvertu when no one was prepared. "
"Grandfather's grandfather and father trust Yelvertu so much?" Bai Meng didn't believe it. "Are you not defensive at all? Is it impossible?"
"Of course I trust him. After all, I watched him grow up, and he is a very promising member of the clan. If he can help, he can help." Ying Shisan explained, "At that time, although within the Yelu family, There were a lot of conflicts, a lot of quarrels, and even fights in the street, but this kind of appalling thing of using insidious tricks to attack one's own people and frame oneself has never happened."
"General Thirteen is right." Eunuch Pan agreed with Shadow Thirteen. "Why is Yelvertu's reputation so bad? Why does everyone think he is unstable, cunning and cunning? Why did he do what he did? After making a decision, other people have to ponder over and over again what does he mean? Why does even his son and nephew want to plot against him? It actually makes sense. This tradition of plotting against others and secretly attacking others started with him. of."
"That's it." Ying Thirteen sighed softly. "Eunuch Cui's family promoted him, but he bit back and falsely accused them of treason. No matter where it is, the crime of treason is taken extremely seriously. Without conclusive evidence, one dare not draw conclusions easily. Yelvertu naturally knows this. First, he hid a lot of irrefutable evidence, so..." He spread his hands with a very helpless expression, "Eunuch Cui's tribe has more than a thousand people, ranging from eighty-year-olds to newborn babies."
"All...all dead?" Bai Meng frowned, "Is there anyone alive?"
"Children under the age of seven were spared, and the others..." Ying Thirteen paused, "All were beheaded. People who had witnessed it described the execution ground at that time, and the rivers of blood were no longer fiction, but facts. That time The execution lasted for three days and three nights, and the executioner had three different beheading knives, each with a curled blade." He shook his head, "Although I have never personally experienced it, I feel shuddering just thinking about it."
"Yes, if this were put on the battlefield, beheading a thousand enemy soldiers would be a very honorable thing, but now..." Song Jue and Bai Meng looked at each other, "The target of the attack is one of our own, I don't care how aggrieved I am. Imagine.”
"What happened next?" Bai Meng held her cheek, "Are all children under the age of seven... sent to the palace to serve as chamberlains?"
"Boys are the same, girls are..." Ying Thirteen took a deep breath, "Officials will never leave their ranks unless they die."
"Then..." Eunuch Pan pretended not to care and wiped away the tears left behind, "How many people are left in Grandpa Pan's family now?"
"...Eunuch Cui is the only one left."
