Fu Xiaoguan stayed there for a long time.
No one knew what he saw because no one dared to go up there.
Fu Xiaoguan took a deep breath and said, "Send Nangong Yiyu in, quickly!"
Nangong Yiyu didn't know what happened inside. He received the order and came here jogging and panting.
"Come up."
"I dare not."
"hurry up!"
Nangong Yiyu climbed up, took a closer look, and was immediately stunned.
“This, this…”
"Is it him?"
"Yes, yes, it must be... not right, Your Majesty."
"What's wrong?"
"It's very new, it hasn't been that long."
Fu Xiaoguan frowned, "Send Concubine Yan in!"
Xu Xinyan also ran in.
"Come up, can you help me see if there is any disguise?"
Xu Xinyan looked carefully for half an incense stick of time and shook her head.
Fu Xiaoguan had given up hope. His father, who had disappeared in Beijun City, had lost his body and flown here.
Zhou Tongtong!
How did he get in?
"I believe that the Emperor and Empress Dowager were separated for many years during their lifetime, yet they missed each other. Now that they have ascended to heaven, they should be buried together to make up for their regrets in life!"
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Guanyuntai.
A lantern lit up.
Liu Jin was brewing tea quietly, occasionally stealing a glance at his master.
After returning from the imperial mausoleum today, the master's face was not very good. Not only had he not eaten a single grain of rice since returning to the palace, he had only said one sentence - "Bring Zhou Tongtong to Guanyuntai to see me!"
But when Liu Jin brought the emperor's secret decree to the Ministry of Justice, what he saw in the prison was Zhou Tongtong's body.
Zhou Tongtong committed suicide!
I left a final letter to Your Majesty.
No one knows what was written in the last letter, but after reading it, His Majesty came to Guanyuntai. The sea of clouds had long disappeared, and the stars in the sky were dim, but His Majesty was still looking at them, as if he had no intention of returning to the palace.
You came too hastily. Your Majesty hasn't had your meal yet. I need to get you some snacks.
Liu Jin thought so and asked casually, "Your Majesty, I remember that there are still some cakes. How about I go get some now?"
Fu Xiaoguan seemed not to hear, but after a moment he said two more words: "Go."
Liu Jin just stood up and was about to leave when Fu Xiaoguan said, "By the way, when you return to the palace, tell the Queen to go back to Jinling to pay her respects. The other concubines who are willing to go to Jinling... can go with them."
Liu Jin was stunned. This is against the rules!
The Empress Dowager of the Wu Dynasty had just entered the palace. They were the Empress and Imperial Concubine of the Wu Dynasty. According to the previous rules, they needed to wear mourning clothes for at least three months in the Wu Dynasty, and they had to go to the mausoleum to pay their respects on the seventh day and burn sacrifices on the hundredth day.
"Your Majesty, wouldn't it be more appropriate to wait for three months?" Liu Jin reminded him, fearing that the ministers in the court would have opinions.
Fu Xiaoguan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, go ahead."
Liu Jin left, and Fu Xiaoguan took out Zhou Tongtong's letter and read it again under the dim light:
"Your Majesty, I, the guilty minister, Zhou Tongtong, bid farewell to the Emperor!
I first met Your Majesty in Guanyun City. At that time, Your Majesty was full of literary talent, which made the late Emperor very happy.
The late emperor discussed this with his ministers for a long time and finally decided to welcome the emperor into the Wu Dynasty.
However, the situation in the Wu Dynasty was complicated, and the identity of Empress Dowager Xi was hidden. The late emperor was always worried that Your Majesty would suffer from her.
The late emperor schemed to use Your Majesty's identity to lure Xiao Qiang into taking action, deposing the crown prince and the empress, thus paving half the way for Your Majesty's return.
The late emperor was the empress dowager's son, and as a son, it would be difficult for him to do it.
The late emperor hesitated for several days, but finally listened to the advice of his old ministers and decided to offer sacrifices to the heavens to cause an avalanche.
The late emperor's original intention was to have Gao Xian trigger an avalanche and fake his own death. This would leave the Wu Dynasty leaderless, and Empress Dowager Xi would reveal herself, and Zhuo Bieli would eliminate her.
However, we did not expect that this avalanche would be so severe that the late emperor was seriously injured and Your Majesty has lost contact."
"The plan for the avalanche was devised by this old minister, but I failed to grasp the right balance, leading to the late emperor's near death. This is one of the consequences of this old minister's death."
"Shui Yunjian was helpless in treating the late emperor's injuries and suggested that he go to Fan State and enter the White Horse Zen Monastery to ask the sect leader Fan Wuxiang to treat him with Buddhist internal energy. At that time, Your Majesty was on an expedition to the Desolate State. The late emperor wanted to know if Your Majesty could conquer the Desolate State. He listened to Shui Yunjian's advice and secretly went to the White Horse Zen Monastery under my arrangement.
"Then Your Majesty triumphed, and the late Emperor was extremely delighted. Your Majesty returned to the Wu Dynasty, and in just one year, you transformed the Wu Dynasty, which delighted the late Emperor even more."
"In the spring of the second year of Tiande, the late emperor's injuries worsened. I went to Fan State with the intention of checking on the late emperor's injuries, but unexpectedly, I spent the entire night in conversation with him."
"The late emperor said that Your Majesty's ambition lies in this vast world. He also said that, given the current situation, the unification of the three kingdoms by the Wu Dynasty is inevitable. I agree with this, and therefore the late emperor decided that it would be best for Your Majesty to unify the four kingdoms and establish a great cause that will last forever!"
"In my momentary excitement, I failed to stop the late emperor's great plan. Therefore, this is the second reason I deserve death."
"That night, the late emperor was extremely excited. He talked a lot until dawn. Then a spring thunder exploded, and the late emperor spat out three mouthfuls of blood. He said this plan was the Spring Thunder Plan."
"Now that I think about it, the late emperor had been planning this for a long time, but there are still many loopholes."
"Throughout the second year of Tiande, the late emperor and I worked on this plan. Ji Yungui joined us, and this plan was extended and gradually improved within Ji Yungui's Jingzhe Plan."
"The late emperor was deeply engrossed in this undertaking, saying it was the last great undertaking he would undertake for Your Majesty. He poured his heart and soul into it, and his health gradually withered."
"But the late emperor persisted, because the final step in the Spring Thunder Plan—where the spring thunder would sound—was not determined until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Tiande's reign, when it was finally decided to be in the border town."
"This is also the reason why Ji Yungui asked Your Majesty to go to the border town in person and capture Yu Wendao."
"This is the third of my many sins. I didn't anticipate the Queen Mother's arrival in Fan State, and I didn't know Fan Wuxiang had visited the Taoist temple. This was my negligence, which led to the Queen Mother's death in the border town. My crime is unforgivable!"
"Throughout my life, I have enjoyed the trust of Emperor Wen, Emperor Wu, and Your Majesty, yet I have failed to protect the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager. My heart is broken, and I have no choice but to die, to follow the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and to thank Your Majesty for your great grace."
"This guilty minister, Zhou Tongtong, will write his last words!"
Zhou Tongtong died, and Fu Xiaoguan was very sad.
The fat man said that there were three people in Wu Chao who were worthy of complete trust, and Zhou Tongtong was one of them.
However, I failed to remain firm, and ended up doubting him and even considering him a traitor.
Now that I think about it, the information Zhou Tongtong concealed was all to avoid revealing any flaws, and it was a last resort for the perfect implementation of the Spring Thunder Plan.
If you can deceive yourself, you can naturally deceive your enemy.
The father who knew that his life was coming to an end, actually set up this trap with his own hands!
For the sake of the current situation - the unification of the world.
Perhaps, this was also his wish.
Now that the unification of the world is about to be completed, Fu Xiaoguan does not feel much joy in his heart.
Is the country really important?
If you are all alive, that is the most important thing!
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