Chapter 044 The Ambitious Regent 6
It was not just one or two people, but the sound of horse hooves, as if thousands of troops were galloping towards this side, and even the ground was vibrating under the impact.
Even Jian Ziyan felt such obvious signs. He raised his pale face, his eyes sad but with the calmness he had expected.
Consultant Shan's face turned grim. He turned sideways to protect Jian Ziyan behind him, holding the sword at his waist.
Jian Ziyan stared at his back and sighed slowly after a while.
He put away the silver needle and said calmly: "If we leave now, we still have time."
Consultant Shan immediately turned around and said, "I'll take you with me!"
Jian Ziyan raised the corners of his lips, as if he wanted to smile, but because he hadn't made this expression for a long time, his expression looked a little stiff.
Consultant Shan was a little stunned.
It was the first time he saw a pair of eyes without any gloom. Even when Jian Ziyan was at his calmest, his face was always a little melancholy. He often stared at the green mountains outside the window for a long time, and his whole body exuded an aura that refused anyone to approach.
Consultant Shan stared at Jian Ziyan's smiling face infatuatedly, and his heart was in an uncontrollable and twisted pain.
At this moment, he even wanted to kill the little emperor.
Why? He had tried so hard to save this person's life, and this person finally wanted to try to step out of his own world and accept a new life without pain.
Why would you want to so cruelly destroy all this?
"Advisor Shan, from the moment you brought me out of the palace, you have repaid the favor you owed me."
In the silence before the great war, Jian Ziyan's voice was hoarse but contained a gentle breath. Suddenly, he was the top scholar who was only fifteen years old many years ago, as handsome as jade and graceful.
Just the words he said made Zishishan's heart, liver, spleen and lungs twisted together.
"Go now." Jian Ziyan stood up from the bed. Shi Zishan subconsciously wanted to lend him a hand, but he refused. "I didn't save you back then just to let you die for me again today. Don't let my efforts go to waste."
Consultant Shan certainly understood this truth, but how could he leave the weak Jian Ziyan alone to face the furious little emperor?
"I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore." Consultant Shan said hoarsely, "Today I will just give you back your life."
Jian Ziyan looked at him deeply, sighed in his heart, but did not try to persuade him any further.
He, Pei Mingjue, and Consultant Shan, the three of them actually all have the same stubborn and paranoid personalities, and because they are too persistent and believe in their own ideas, they have ended up in this situation.
Forget it, just treat it as a reincarnation of sin, this is his fate.
Neither of them dodged anymore. Consultant Shan helped Jian Ziyan up and carefully led him out of the bamboo house.
At this time, the entire mountaintop was heavily guarded. Leading the way was a man riding a white horse with a silver saddle, wearing a cloak with a fiery red lining. He had a cold and noble aura, and it was none other than the emperor of the current dynasty.
Seeing two people coming out together, Pei Mingjue's eyes suddenly became extremely terrifying, and his jaw muscles trembled slightly, showing that he was gritting his teeth tightly.
"Good, that's great." He said softly, "I have been investigating for a long time to see who in the court helped the regent escape from prison, but I didn't expect that it was the general whom I trust the most."
Jian Ziyan supported the arm of Consultant Shan and stood up straight, looking straight at Pei Mingjue: "Your Majesty, it was I who threatened the general based on a little favor from the past. It was not what he wanted. Please understand, Your Majesty."
Consultant Shan's face was anxious: "No..."
"Shut up!" Jian Ziyan quickly said in a low and fast voice, "Do you want the two of you to die here together? There is still hope for you to survive!"◇
Consultant Shan was shocked all over; Jian Ziyan's words suddenly awakened his confused consciousness.
Yes, Jian Ziyan will definitely be in great danger this time. The little emperor will not be willing to let him die so easily. He will just take him back and continue to torture him. If even he dies here, who else can save Jian Ziyan?
After thinking it through, Consultant Shan forced himself to hold back the words he wanted to argue and stood still with an attitude of acquiescence.
Pei Mingjue's sharp gaze pierced through Consultant Shan's hand which was resting on Jian Ziyan. He was so angry that he didn't even have a sneer in his face. He just looked at someone who was about to die.
"Favor? I don't know about that."
"Your Majesty." Advisor Shan raised his eyes, "In fact, the Regent is the mysterious man who saved me all those years ago. I have spent many years to finally find my savior. No matter what, I cannot watch him being tortured to death."
This was indeed beyond Pei Mingjue's expectations. His eyes flickered and he looked at the two of them with an uncertain expression.
Jian Ziyan knew that today was doomed to end badly. He ignored the pain that he had not yet completely suppressed, gently pushed away Shi Liushan's hand, and without noticing his suddenly dim eyes, he took a few steps forward firmly.
"Your Majesty, this is the truth. I used this excuse to ask the general to help me leave the palace. I would rather die outside the palace than on your majesty's dragon bed."
Pei Mingjue's face changed slightly. Although it was Jian Ziyan who was insulted, he felt a suppressed humiliation at this moment.
Jian Ziyan did not kneel, he held his head high, showing the calmness and confidence of a favored child of heaven. His eyes were as swift as lightning, and his tone was as sonorous as that of a child.
"If the emperor wants to chop me into pieces, then I thank the emperor for his grace."
The brilliance that diffused at that moment dazzled everyone's eyes.
Pei Mingjue's hands holding the reins trembled slightly, and he refused to admit that even at this moment, his mood was completely affected by Jian Ziyan.
He had thought about this before he came. When he first learned that it was Consultant Shan who rescued Jian Ziyan, his heart was filled with anger and unwillingness to be betrayed. He wished that the moment the two people showed up, he would shoot them through the hearts with thousands of arrows and let them die without a complete body.
But now that he had met Jian Ziyan, he found that deep down in his heart he still couldn't bear to kill him.
Since he was reluctant to kill Jian Ziyan, his indifferent gaze shifted to Consultant Shan.
Consultant Shan was acutely aware of the murderous intent in his heart and looked him in the eye without dodging.
"The First-Rank General's Advisor Shan has trespassed into the inner palace and kidnapped a heavily sentenced prisoner. He is guilty of..."
"don't want!"
Jian Ziyan took a step forward, anxiety evident between his brows.
"I just said that I forced you to do this! If Your Majesty wants to kill me, please kill me!"
"Regent..." Advisor Shan's mellow eyes were filled with joy and tenderness, "Since His Majesty has made up his mind, there is no need to plead for me. I am willing to die for you."
Seeing these two people actually starting to "show affection" in front of him, Pei Mingjue was almost mad with anger. He turned around and shouted: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take down these two traitors!"
"Your Majesty! You..."
After being controlled, Jian Ziyan was still extremely anxious. He wanted to shout something to Pei Mingjue hoarsely, but his anger took over and the pain that he had not suppressed in the first place knocked him down instantly. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and then fainted.
He did not fall directly to the ground. Instead, he flew down from his horse with his cloak flying in the air at lightning speed. Before anyone could react, he grabbed Jian Ziyan into his arms.
"Ziyan!"
When the consultant Shan, who had just calmly been arrested, saw Jian Ziyan faint, his eyes suddenly turned red. All the soldiers around him were knocked down by the air wave he burst out.
He took a step forward, and before he ran into Jian Ziyan, he met Pei Mingjue's sharp and cold gaze.
"General." Pei Mingjue opened his mouth, "You, are you planning to rebel?"
Consultant Shan's hands trembled slightly, and his emotions gradually cooled.
He knelt straight on the ground and let the soldiers put handcuffs and shackles on him, his eyes still fixed on Pei Mingjue.
"Your Majesty, you rule the world, and you can have any woman or man in the world. Why must you choose him?" he asked. "I can see that you no longer want to kill him, right?"
Pei Mingjue picked up Jian Ziyan horizontally and was about to get back on the horse, but he paused when he heard the words.
He did not answer the question, but walked away, leaving behind the roar of the consultant.
"If you take him back, he will die! If you really don't want him to die, let him go! You will regret it!"
Pei Mingjue's body pressure dropped to the lowest point. The corners of his lips were pursed, and his eyes revealed the arrogance and ferocity of a lone wolf guarding his only partner.
If he is dying, only I can save him. The one who harmed him is not me, but you!
…
Jian Ziyan woke up again, and the familiar and luxurious bed curtains were reflected in his hazy eyes. His heart seemed to sink to the bottom of the sea, and he felt a chill that went through his bones.
He returned to Yeonbokgung Palace.
"Teacher, you're awake."
Jian Ziyan moved his eyes and saw Pei Mingjue sitting beside the bed with deep and flickering eyes, and closed his eyes weakly.
"Your Majesty, what crime was the general convicted of?"
Hearing that he was asking about Consultant Shan as soon as he woke up, Pei Mingjue's face became even gloomier.
"Shouldn't you be more concerned about yourself than about Advisor Shan?"
"There are people who are destined to die around me, so why should I care?" Jian Ziyan chuckled at himself and looked at him, "I hope Your Majesty can tell me, how is General Gu doing now?"
Pei Mingjue clenched his fists at his side again and again, barely controlling the roaring beast in his heart and the urge to tear Jian Ziyan to pieces.
"Teacher, you are so smart that you must know that the last thing you should do now is to anger me." He leaned forward and slowly approached his face, tracing his eyebrows, eyes and facial features with his eyes, and his eyes gradually mixed with other meanings, "After all, your life and that of Consultant Shan are in the hands of the teacher alone."
So, Consultant Shan is not dead yet.
Jian Ziyan understood the message in his eyes. After knowing this, he didn't care much about anything else.
Anyway, it doesn't matter what he wants to do with this broken body. If it can still be used as a bargaining chip to save Gu Shishan, it can be regarded as... making the best use of it.
Jian Ziyan suppressed the helplessness and sadness in his heart and allowed Pei Mingjue to stroke his long hair.
…
After this time, Pei Mingjue did not serve the Dichen-Clearing Powder to Jian Ziyan.
He was very satisfied, so his tone was a little gentler than usual. He couldn't help stroking Jian Ziyan's flowing black hair and said, "Teacher is weak now, so let's keep the medicine for two days. Otherwise, it would be bad if he died directly."
Jian Ziyan closed his eyes and ignored all this.
Pei Mingjue didn't care. The feeling of possessing this person again was so good that he seemed to explode. He lowered his head and kissed Jian Ziyan's forehead in a good mood.
"The imperial physician has diagnosed the teacher and said that the teacher's qi and blood are too severely depleted and his vitality has been damaged. I believe that with the help of various tonics, the teacher will recover soon."
"After all, this is the bargaining chip to protect both you and Consultant Shan."
Jian Ziyan's body trembled slightly, and his pale cheeks flushed with shame and anger, showing that he had actually heard everything.
Pei Mingjue hated that he only reacted when he mentioned Consultant Mountain. The joy in his heart just now disappeared in an instant.
He stopped and stared at Jian Ziyan coldly for a while, his tone also turned cold.
"Since the teacher agrees with me, I have to work harder. This level alone will not satisfy me."
Jian Ziyan was shocked and looked at him in disbelief.
Even if he was humiliated like this, wouldn't that satisfy him? How much more would he despise him?
Pei Mingjue had an evil smile on his lips, which, combined with his appearance, was enough to captivate everyone.
"I have had enough of the teacher's silence. Now it's time for the teacher to take the initiative to learn something." He said, "To please me."
…
【Jian Ziyan: sluggish.jpg
419: disdain.jpg
Jian Ziyan: "Oh my god... he's so good at playing, he's so good at playing. I didn't expect that among the three worlds, the one with the most potential is actually the youngest little emperor! No wonder there is such an old emperor, the royal education is well-deserved!"
419: "What? There are times when you can't bear it?"
Jian Ziyan: "Who said I couldn't bear it? I was just a little, that eye-opener."
Before traveling through time, he had been a bachelor all his life and had never experienced this kind of happiness. In the two previous worlds, he had never even done it in one, and he was just forced to do it in the other.
But this little emperor is both strong and playful.
Seeing his face full of aftertaste, 419 got goose bumps all over his body: "Weren't you reluctant to part with the top Alpha before? Now you're in love with someone else, you scumbag!"
Jian Ziyan said shyly: "Si Wang is of course very good, they are different... What's the point of me talking to a machine like you?"
His expression changed instantly.
419 endured it again and again, telling himself several times that the mission was important, and finally managed to control his tone and say, "If you keep playing like this, your body will die."
Jian Ziyan: "So it's time to get down to business. Tsk, for someone as proud as me to take the initiative to do something like this, the threshold should be almost reached. Everything is ready, except for the east wind."]
Since that day, Jian Ziyan has completely changed.
If before this, he could still feel humiliation and sadness and still retained his consciousness as a human being, but after that day, it was as if his soul had been extracted and what remained in the world was just an empty shell.
He no longer showed any expression and no longer reacted. Pei Mingjue called him and he did it when he was told to do so. No matter what he was told to do, he did it without hesitation like an obedient puppet.
Even if Pei Mingjue deliberately asked him to do the most despicable thing, he did not resist at all. If Pei Mingjue got angry because of this, he would look over tremblingly and try his best to change it to satisfy him.
Seeing him become like this, Pei Mingjue felt like he had swallowed a whole weight. His heart sank and he was filled with anger.
However, once he showed his anger, Jian Ziyan would look at him in horror like a child who had done something wrong. He didn't even dare to speak, but just trembled and tried to do it again.
Now, even if Pei Mingjue didn't care about Jian Ziyan anymore, he could still see the problem.
"Jian Ziyan, what on earth do you want to do? What tricks are you playing?" He grabbed Jian Ziyan's neck and forced him to look up at him, his eyes full of suspicion. "Could it be that you have changed your tactics and want to paralyze me by trying to please me, and then wait for an opportunity to escape?"
Jian Ziyan tried very hard to shake his head, but he was unable to move his neck and could only squeeze out a hoarse sound from his throat.
"beg……"
"Do you want to beg for mercy from me?" Pei Mingjue's anger subsided a little. He leaned close to Jian Ziyan's lips and said, "Tell me what I have to say."
Jian Ziyan moved his lips, trying his best to squeeze these few words out from his heart and lungs.
"Please, Your Majesty... don't kill the general..."
Pei Mingjue's expression darkened little by little.
He stared coldly at Jian Ziyan's face as he was having difficulty breathing. With just a little effort, he would no longer be able to say the words that made him angry and disgusted.
However, before he could do anything, the spy came to report the news. He took a deep breath, threw Jian Ziyan on the bed, and got up to leave.
"Your Majesty, Shangguan Lin has entered the inner court."
"Shangguan Lin?" Pei Mingjue narrowed his eyes. He almost forgot this name. "What is he doing in the inner court? Who approved it?"
"The official written application he submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs complies with the regulations," the spy said. "It is said that an old eunuch who helped him in the past is seriously ill and is about to die. He specifically applied to visit him for the last time."
Pei Mingjue was silent for a moment: "Shangguan Lin is a man who knows how to be grateful. On that day in the Golden Palace, he was the only one who dared to stand up and speak for the Regent."
Unable to tell whether he was happy or angry, the spy lowered his head and dared not speak.★
"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here." Pei Mingjue said. When the spy was about to leave, he pretended to ask casually, "Who is that old eunuch?"
"Your Majesty, it is Eunuch Chen Huihai." said the spy.
"Chen Huihai..." Pei Mingjue whispered the name, looking a little dazed.
He was very familiar with this name. This was the eunuch who was once responsible for his father's food, clothing, and daily life. He was deeply trusted by the late emperor. Later, when the late emperor passed away, he himself was in poor health, so he stayed in the palace to spend his remaining years.
Unexpectedly, he was going to die too.
Pei Mingjue felt a little melancholy. The people and things related to his father seemed to be gradually disappearing.
He stood there for a while, then suddenly raised his leg and walked towards Chen Huihai's residence.
…
Shangguan Lin sat on the edge of the bed, holding a bony hand, his face full of sadness.
"Shangguan, don't... ahem, don't worry about me." Chen Huihai was so sick that he was emaciated, but he looked at Shangguan Lin lovingly, "I have lived to an old age, and I have finally passed away. I can go to see the late emperor."
"Eunuch Chen has devoted his life to the royal family, and he has a clear conscience." Shangguan Lin suppressed his sadness and said in a gentle voice, "It's just that I am always a little greedy, and I want Eunuch Chen to stay with me longer."
Chen Huihai smiled with relief, but said: "I am an old servant of humble status, how can I deserve such respect from Lord Shangguan."
"I didn't know that the eunuch was of humble status. I only knew that when I was bullied and couldn't even afford steamed buns, it was Eunuch Chen who gave me charity and gave me the courage to survive in the cold winter." Shangguan Lin said, "Shangguan Lin will remember this help for the rest of his life."
Hearing him say this, Chen Huihai's eyes widened, and a gleam of light flashed in his already cloudy eyes.
Shangguan Lin didn't notice and continued to express his gratitude: "Also, when I was framed by a villain in the past, it was you who explained to the Regent King on my behalf, and that saved me from punishment."
Speaking of the Regent, Shangguan Lin was also stunned and his eyes dimmed.
There has been no news of the Regent since he disappeared, and no one knows what happened to him.
Could it be that the Regent is really a traitor with evil intentions, as the Emperor and the court officials said?
Chen Huihai's breathing became a little rapid at this time. When Shangguan Lin was busy helping him to calm down, he suddenly grabbed his hand and looked straight at him.
"Sir Shangguan, may I ask, what do you think of the Regent?"
"My Lord Regent..." Shangguan Lin pursed his lips, "Everyone says that he killed the late emperor and poisoned the young emperor. His crimes are unforgivable. But I always remember that when the late emperor was seriously ill and the young emperor disappeared, it was the Regent who suppressed the rebellion and supported the government with his own strength. Therefore, I cannot connect the rumors with the Lord Regent himself."
If he were in front of other people, he would not dare to say these things. Now, beating the Regent has become a kind of correct consciousness. Anyone who says a good word about the Regent will be labeled as belonging to that faction. Everyone is very insecure.
Chen Huihai said weakly, "That is to say, in your opinion, the Regent is a good official?"
Shangguan Lin pondered for a moment and replied, "Until there is irrefutable evidence, I think so for now."
"Okay, okay..." Chen Huihai was very emotional and coughed a few times. "This old slave has some words that I have kept hidden for my whole life. I wanted to take them to the grave, but this old slave really can't live with his conscience..."
Shangguan Lin subconsciously felt that what he was about to say would not be a trivial matter. His heart pounded twice, and he couldn't help but ask, "What does the father-in-law want to say?"
He knew that in a place like the imperial court, the smart thing to do was to protect himself. No matter what Chen Huihai had to say, he pretended not to listen or ask, and let him take this so-called secret to the grave.
But he always felt that what Chen Huihai was about to say would have an extremely important impact on him, and he couldn't help but want to ask more.
He had only been in officialdom for a short time, and his courage and sincerity had not yet completely faded. At this moment, he chose to follow his heart, no matter what the outcome.
Under Shangguan Lin's intense gaze, Chen Huihai's cloudy eyes looked at the window curtains, as if he was lost in distant memories.
"I just don't want a good man to bear the infamy of the whole world until his death, but I also know that this is not something you can control, so you should just satisfy the dying nagging of an old man and don't take it to heart."
Shangguan Lin said: "Please speak, sir."
"Actually... most of the rumors about the Regent are false, including those said by the current emperor." Chen Huihai's expression seemed to be relieved because he was finally able to tell the secret that had been pent up for a long time. "What about seducing the late emperor, poisoning the young emperor... they are all false, they are false."
He said it easily, but the listener was shocked all over and could not believe what he heard.
"What did you say?"
Shangguan Lin imagined that Chen Huihai would reveal some important secret, but he never expected that he would reveal such a huge secret as soon as he opened his mouth!
"Old slave... ahem, at this point, there is no need to deceive you, my Lord." Chen Huihai said, "Your Majesty only saw the Regent entering and leaving the late Emperor's bedroom, and the two of them had drastically changed their temperaments, but he had no idea what had happened..."
Shangguan Lin listened with shock on his face, when suddenly there was a bang and the door was kicked open with great force!
He shuddered, realized something instantly, and looked towards the door in horror.
The young emperor walked in amidst the light. At an age when he should have been the most energetic and lively, his features were as cold and gloomy as ice that had not melted for thousands of years.
"So what happened?" He said in a low, hoarse voice, with a heavy sense of oppression, "Now, tell me everything."
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