Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 358 Dragons Without Heads
What Prince Zhongshun said to be decent was to leave a whole body for Emperor Jingshun.

At this point, Emperor Jingshun has no choice.

With a wry smile, he picked up the rope and got out of the car with difficulty.

Enduring the severe pain in his leg, he hung the rope on the shaft of the car?
Looking back at the good brother Prince Zhongshun, he said coldly:
"'If you don't go to celebrate your father, you will be in trouble', now I will go one step ahead and wait for our brothers to reunite on Huangquan Road!"

This allusion comes from "Zuo Zhuan", which is often said "Qingfu is not dead, Lu Nan is not over."

Among them, Qingfu "died against the scriptures", that is, he was hanged on the shaft of a chariot.

When Emperor Jingshun said this, he obviously meant that Prince Zhongshun was Qing's father.

That is, the chief culprit of the civil strife.

Although he, the emperor, was on the road first, the real culprit would sooner or later follow in his footsteps.

Just like Father Qing, after forcing the king to death, he was unpopular.

In the end, he will end up hanging himself.

Feng Yibo thought about it further, because he knew that Father Qing had forced two monarchs to death one after another.

It is said that people are extremely transparent before death, and I don't know if Emperor Jingshun thought that Prince Zhongshun would not let the little prince go, that's why he said so.

Prince Zhongshun showed disdain when he heard the words, and said with a smile:
"Brother Huang, don't delay, it will be easier to reincarnate as soon as possible."

This is also a pun.

Since it is saying that you hurry up and get on the road, don't try to drag the reinforcements to rescue you.

It's easier for you to kill yourself, or I'll help you.

It is also saying that he will not die so quickly.

You are doomed to wait in vain on Huangquan Road.

Prince Zhongshun was extremely disdainful of what Emperor Jingshun said about celebrating his father.

He read the history books all over, and only saw the words "Win the king and lose the bandit".

The most famous ones who killed their brothers and seized the throne were the two Taizongs of the Tang and Song Dynasties.

But whether it is Li Shimin, or Zhao Guangyi in the unofficial history.

Who didn't live well after usurping the throne?
Emperor Jingshun naturally understood that his younger brother would not be so stupid as to give him a chance to live.

If it drags on any longer, it will inevitably be decapitated.

"Ugh!"

In order to maintain the emperor's final dignity, he stopped talking nonsense.

With only a sigh, he dragged the leg hit by the arrow and slowly got into the noose.

Then, closing his eyes, he relaxed.

Hang it on the shaft of the car.

Prince Zhongshun was afraid that he would walk slowly, so he winked at both sides.

A few people went up and down, dragging and dragging.

Emperor Jingshun soon kicked his legs and stared.

But even with his tongue sticking out, someone tested his pulse and breathing before nodding to Prince Zhongshun.

Prince Zhongshun, who was originally full of excitement and resentment, felt as if he had been emptied after confirming that Emperor Jingshun was really dead.

Seeing that he was about to collapse, the people beside him hurried over to help him, and persuaded him:
"The officers and soldiers are coming soon, the master should hurry back!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhongshun sighed heavily.

He nodded dully again.

Feng Yibo watched the whole process of killing the emperor coldly.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't say a word.

It seems that the one who died was not the emperor, but an irrelevant village dog.

Yes, really like a wild dog.

In some rural areas, dogs are killed in this way.

That's how the idea of ​​hanging a dog came about.

So Prince Zhongshun said that he was respectable, but he really didn't understand it at all.

I just feel that Emperor Jingshun is hanging there...

He looks like a dog.

Soon, Feng Yibo and Prince Zhongshun returned to the car where they first met, and were tied up in a hurry.

I don't know if he forced the enemy who twisted him to death and got relief.

It is still the condolences to the family after the brotherhood.

Or maybe after the great revenge has been avenged, there is only endless emptiness left.

In short, Prince Zhongshun just looked at the car door with empty eyes.

But Feng Yibo is facing a difficult choice in his heart at this moment.

While thinking about it, if he exposes Prince Zhongshun's murder of the king in a while, is it not worth the loss.

If the reinforcements arrived and exposed him, then Prince Zhongshun would also expose his identity as the Duke of Donghai, and try his best to pull him into the water.

Or even the other way around, directly planting the blame on him.

At that time, he, who had recruited refugees and concealed his identity, was more suspected than Prince Zhongshun.

In addition to treating him as half of his own, this is also an important reason why Prince Zhongshun let him witness the regicide without fear.

Even, Prince Zhongshun might have had the idea of ​​dumping the blame on him at a critical moment.

Such a thing is not impossible, and the probability is not small.

On the other hand, they were worried about the safety of Yuan Chun and the little prince.

If Prince Zhongshun arranges someone, both sides will attack at the same time.

Then it's too late for him to do anything.

Now I can only hope that Prince Zhongshun did not infiltrate the palace.

Or, in order to avoid leaking information, there was no superfluous arrangement other than this assassination.

Otherwise, no matter what he does, it will be futile for the two girls.

If the other side really did something at the same time, it would be wisest for him to do nothing.

One was stupefied, the other thoughtful.

The two were speechless.

After a cup of tea, there were roars of people and horses outside.

As the shout of killing got closer, it gradually became weaker and weaker.

After a while, the two of them logically were rescued by the two guards who came to reinforce them, soldiers and horses near King Wanqin.

When they were rescued, the two were still silent.

Fortunately, no one pays attention to these at this time.

Many people were frightened and dumb, and silence was considered the best performance.

Can you imagine that many big people cry like babies?
Maybe some people think it’s just crying?
But don't forget, babies often cry with...

Shit and urine.

It wasn't until seeing Li Shouzhong who was also rescued that Feng Yibo heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stepped forward and said with concern:
"Teacher! How are you?"

After such a thing, Li Shouzhong was still in shock.

Seeing Feng Yibo managed to stabilize his mind, and asked eagerly:
"I'm fine! What about your mistress?"

Feng Yibo didn't rush to respond, but looked up and down first.

It was confirmed that Li Shouzhong was fine except for some dust on his clothes.

He finally calmed down completely, and then replied:

"Master, don't worry, I'll let them go to Daming Mansion first, I think they will be safe except for the bumpy road."

The thief's goal is clear, just here in the north.

It is impossible to make an unnecessary detour to the west to intercept.

Presumably, Shi Niang and Baochai should have arrived in Fucheng safely.

Li Shouzhong was relieved to hear that the whole family was fine.

But as soon as he nodded, his whole body was shocked.

"then you……"

Obviously, this was because of Feng Yibo's sudden appearance here.

Since he arranged for the female relatives to go to Fucheng, he was still caught.

Then there is only one possibility, this disciple is throwing himself into the trap in order to find himself.

For a moment, Li Shouzhong was both moved and angry:

"Yibo, you are confused!"

Feng Yibo was about to explain, but there was a mess behind him.

"Is His Majesty here?"

"Not good! The Holy Majesty is dead!"

"Holy!"

Obviously, this is the body of Emperor Jingshun was found.

Prince Zhongshun, who had been silently following behind Feng Yibo, suddenly turned pale with shock, and said loudly:
"Brother Huang! Brother Huang!"

As he said that, he went to the place where Emperor Jingshun hanged himself without leading him.

Seeing his exaggerated acting skills, Feng Yibo didn't know whether to laugh or not.

"not good!"

Li Shouzhong beside him was also shocked, and hurriedly dragged him towards the place where the crowd gathered.

When they arrived, Emperor Jingshun's body had already been put down.

Even the tongue was stuffed back.

More or less, it can be regarded as keeping the last trace of decency.

Prince Zhongshun took a few steps forward, shouted and threw himself on the corpse.

"Woohoo! It hurts me so much!"

This "Woohoo" is not the excited "Wuhu~", but a particle particle similar to "Oh my god".

Written language is alas.

Alternatively, it can also directly mean dead.

That is to say, dying.

Prince Zhongshun clutched his chest with a "woohoo".

Then he rolled his eyes and kicked his legs.

Seeing that he was about to fall straight down, someone beside him had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and helped him up, persuading him:
"My lord's condolences! The Holy Majesty hanged himself here in order not to be captured by thieves. My great Wei's integrity has not been lost!"

Another person wiped his nose and tears and said:

"Yes, my lord! The most urgent thing is to transport the remains of the Holy One back to the capital, and send troops to encircle and suppress these traitors as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd came to their senses and immediately echoed.

"Yes, yes, yes! My lord, please mourn!"

"My lord must focus on the overall situation. Let's preside over the overall situation and return to the capital first!"

When they talk about presiding over the overall situation, they naturally do not preside over government affairs.

Instead, let Prince Zhongshun preside over Emperor Jingshun's funeral as a relative.

As for the emperor's later affairs, he must first return to the capital to handle them.

The implication is nothing more than returning to the capital as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the thieves here have just retreated, what if they call back again?
Prince Zhongshun is obviously good at accepting advice, so he no longer fainted after hearing the words.

But the play that should be performed cannot be let go.

He wiped away his tears over and over again, while arranging for everyone to contain Emperor Jingshun's body.

Later, the guards and local officials were asked to recruit chariots and horses to escort them to Fucheng.

After all, they are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and most of the horses used to pull the carts are good horses.

The group of thieves were considered thieves, and they took all the horses pulling the cart away.

Coupled with running too fast, many drivers are also overwhelmed.

Bad bad, turn over.

Few are intact.

There are some horses that can be called in the guard, but there are too many officials accompanying them.

There are quite a few who don't know how to ride a horse, or are too old to ride a horse.

Fortunately, local officials urgently mobilized a batch of mule carts and donkey carts.

The nobles who are among the crowd have no time to be picky, no matter how you say it, it is better than walking on the road.

Li Shouzhong and Feng Yibo's status is not low, but they are assigned carriages and horses.

But the problem was that Li Shouzhong's car broke down, and he was too old to ride a horse.

The folk donkey carts and mule carts are too bumpy.

Feng Yibo was looking around, wanting to squeeze with his mentor.

At this time, a gorgeous carriage drove over, revealing Prince Zhongshun's weeping but unclean face.

"Let's Li Butang ride with me in the same car!"

Naturally, no one dared to move his chariot, and he handled the horse with care.

What's more, in his capacity, the commander of the guard wished to be at his beck and call.

Li Shouzhong frowned slightly when he heard the words.

Obviously, there was some hesitation about the other party's identity.

Emperor Jingshun had just died, and the emperor's heir was too young to listen to the government.

At this time, if one gets too close to a clan like Prince Zhongshun, it is really easy to be misunderstood.

Seeing this, Prince Zhongshun sighed sadly:

"The king was tied up by the thieves just now. When he was in fear, General Feng was also tied to the king's car. There was a lot of comfort."

Having said that, he looked at Feng Yibo and said pointedly:
"No matter how you put it, it's a tribulation, and you have to avoid suspicion with Che Mutual Aid?"

Feng Yibo understood clearly from the sidelines that he was beating himself!

It was obviously telling him that the two of them had already gotten into the same car, so they should work together in the same car, and don't think about what's there or what's not.

"That's true."

Seeing Li Shouzhong looking at him in surprise, Feng Yibo nodded.

He didn't explain much, just said:
"Besides, the teacher's body is important, so there is no need to look forward and backward at this time, everything will be judged by itself."

Prince Zhongshun felt complacent when he heard the words, knowing that Feng Yibo was responding to him.

This is to imply that he will not look forward and backward, and when he returns to the capital, he will ascend the throne, and don't forget his promise to him.

Naturally, Li Shouzhong couldn't understand the maneuver between the two.

But at least with the steps given by Feng Yibo, he took advantage of the opportunity to get on the carriage.

When everyone arrived at Fucheng, most of the fleeing officials and family members gathered here.

The civil and military officials immediately regrouped and snapped up all the cars in the city.

Here, a group of people hurriedly set foot on the road back to the capital without mentioning it.

On the side of the Daming Mansion, the officials who arrived earlier sent people to the capital to deliver the letter.

The officials who had stayed in the capital were only waiting for Emperor Jingshun to send him back from the funeral.

When the time comes, they will greet them outside the city in plain uniforms, and they will be considered as having completed the task of staying behind.

The tents have been prepared outside the city for the emperor to take a short rest when he comes back.

At that time, we will welcome the Supreme Emperor's divine master into the city, and follow the emperor to perform the "soothing ceremony" and "consolation ceremony".

The whole funeral is over.

As a result, the emperor's funeral was not over yet, but the news of the emperor's death came.

For a while, the people who stayed behind were in a mess.

Families scramble to pass on the funeral, Jingying and Jiumen are also under martial law.

Those who didn't know thought it was Tatar calling again.

The whole city was panicked, and the wind was jittery.

It was as if the sky was falling down.

The chief assistant, Zhang Songyue, was already ill in bed.

When he heard the news of Emperor Jingshun's death, he immediately became furious.

I heard that now his mouth is crooked and his eyes are slanting, and it is difficult to lift his hands and feet.

I can't even speak clearly.

Obviously, it was a stroke.

The other two cabinet members are fine if they are on weekdays.

But at this critical moment, the lack of prestige was revealed.

no way!
Who made one of them switch from the old party, and Mr. Zhao Shun is mainly in charge of macro-finance.

The other is the former minister of Qiandi, Xia Yubing is only responsible for cheering for Emperor Jingshun on weekdays.

The sense of presence in court is not as strong as Feng Yibo's.

These two either have a skill or only loyalty.

But they are all pawns for Emperor Jingshun to control the cabinet.

In terms of prestige, it is completely incomparable with the other two big shots.

It can only be regarded as an empty cabinet.

The hundreds of officials left behind, as well as the various families in Duzhong.

At this time, everyone was looking forward to it, just waiting for Chen Qinzhi to come back to preside over the overall situation.

Little did they know, Chen Qinzhi might not be able to come back for a while.

He was also physically and mentally exhausted from the funeral of the overlord, and experienced an assassination escape.

As early as when he was rescued, he had already fallen ill.

Everyone was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the exhaustion of the boat and car, so they left him in the Daming Mansion to recuperate.

So even if all the funeral attendants came back, the court would be afraid that no one would be able to suppress the whole audience for a while.

The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor died successively.

The first and second assistants of the cabinet fell one after another.

The remaining two elders who are empty-headed still have insufficient prestige.

A group of people escorted Emperor Jingshun's body and returned to the capital.

It was discovered that the huge Wei Dynasty Hall.

Faced with the dilemma of no leader.

(End of this chapter)