148. Rebellious Minister

The original owner left without any worries. All the resentment, hatred, grievances and sins of his life were dissipated in that glass of wine like smoke.

A smile ends all life.

He died in late autumn before winter, the most bleak season, and slept forever among all withered things.

But Rong Se's dream continued. He was like a lonely soul in the dream, unable to intervene and could only watch silently.

After the Regent Prince and the Cao family, the foreign relatives, fell from power, the Marquis of Dingbei took advantage of the situation and became a powerful official who controlled the emperor. Rong Se was slightly familiar with what happened afterwards. After the death of the original owner, an earthquake occurred in the capital of Jin. The disaster relief officials enriched themselves, concealed the disaster, and took the opportunity to embezzle money. Countless people died of hunger, freezing, and disease. In order to completely cover up the matter, the bodies of the victims were buried underground outside the city.

The Huns raided the border, and Marquis Dingbei left the capital to meet the enemy. After he left, the capital once again fell into the hands of aristocratic court officials headed by Lou Kui and the Hou family. The emperor and high-ranking officials had no worries, and ignored the suffering of the people. They became even more unscrupulous. The disasters that were originally controllable continued to spread, and even epidemics were caused by the rotting corpses. The situation was out of control, with corpses everywhere, public resentment was boiling, and disaster finally occurred.

Before the border war was settled, rebels in Dajin rose up. Within two months, Dajin was torn apart. Some rebels joined forces with the Xiongnu and planned to burn the northern Jin cavalry outside the desolate city of Qiangzhou.

The Jinbei Cavalry were led to a low-lying area, where grass balls woven from vines and filled with oil rolled down in the wind, and arrows carrying blazing flames flew towards the Jinbei Cavalry like a rain of fire. It was a dry spring day and the area was desolate, so the fire was out of control.

Amid the miserable wails of countless lives, clusters of snowballs turned to ashes, flames seemed to dye the sky and the earth red, thick smoke billowed, and figures in the flames struggled and roared, only to be swallowed up in an instant, leaving nothing behind, including Jinbei's most valiant and skilled general. His tall, pine-like figure twisted and disappeared in the raging flames.

No matter how brave and fearless a god of war is, he is still a mortal and cannot escape the fire.

Rong Se's eyes became hot and tears flowed down his face unknowingly. Before everything disappeared, he saw the foreign man again - he was the Hun general who fought against Liang Shenyu this time, and he was also the instigator of the fire.

At this point, the scene in front of me suddenly twisted into a series of flat pictures, and the last scene was not a picture, but a piece of text.

"The Book of the Later Jin states: In the first year of Jiancheng, Dingwei, spring, February, Dingbei Marquis died in battle, and the Jin army was badly defeated. In March, the Jin capital was destroyed, and Jin was destroyed.

——The end of the book. "

The scrolls recording the lives of people in this world are gathered and overlapped, turning into a book in front of Rong Se. The cover is majestic and sad, with gray tones as the main color, depicting a dilapidated and desolate battlefield, with dead trees, bird shadows, broken swords, and under the bloody setting sun, there is the lonely back of a general sitting high on his horse, as if he is the only person who survived the war, looking at the uncertain future under the setting sun, or the country where war is everywhere, like a small and lonely boat in the chaotic world, sad and lonely.

Two words were written in the blank space - traitor.

That’s the end of it all.

Then the dream dissipated.

It was still dark when Rong Se woke up. The only light in the room was the soft glow of the love poetry paper lantern, which filtered through the curtains and fell onto the couch. Rong Se noticed that the corners of her eyes were wet and the hair on her temples were soaked with tears.

The scene of the battlefield engulfed in a huge fire that devoured the sky and the earth was still vivid in front of his eyes. Even though he knew it was a dream, Rong Se still felt heartbroken because of that moment.

So... that's the original story.

——Rebel.

Liang Shenyu's life can be described in two words. It was a life that was full of glory and yet ended abruptly, like a brilliant but short-lived firework, leaving a rich and colorful shadow in the vast mountains and rivers, and then gradually fading into a few words in the history books.

The original owner should have died a few months ago. Dajin was in mourning at that time. This was the story before he came. But from the moment he fell in love with Liang Shenyu, the original story was rewritten.

Many people who should not be alive are still alive today. Their existence can change reality, so Liang Shenyu can also change the deadlock.

Rong Se closed his eyes, suspecting that what he had read before was a fan fiction. After all, the book he saw in his dream was a be fiction with a male protagonist and no CP. Except for Rong Jing's feelings for Liang Shenyu, it was not the same story as the one he had read.

Fan fiction can be down-to-earth, but this is down-to-earth at all!

Too hellish.

Rong Se only understood at this moment why many parts in the original novel he read were vague and glossed over. It was because those truths should not appear in a sweet and mindless love story.

After a long pause, Rong Se was about to get up when Yun Chu's voice was heard outside the door.

"My Lord, there is news about Marquis Dingbei."

Rong Se pulled aside the curtain and said, "Come in."

Yun Chu pushed the door open and walked in. Under the soft light, he saw the tear marks on Rong Se's face and his red eyes. He was stunned for a moment, "My Lord, you..."

Rong Se wiped away the moisture from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, looking calm, "Nothing, any news?"

This is something I don't want to talk about anymore.

Yun Chu was always tactful and didn't ask many questions. He just looked worried as he handed the envelope to Rong Se.

Rong Se opened it quickly, and inside was a handwritten letter and a secret official document as usual.

Rong Se opened the letter first, and Liang Shenyu reported that he was safe first. Apart from the casual chat between the two on paper, the other thing was about the war. Thanks to the chariot crossbow and other devices modified by Zhong Yichuan, the Jinbei Iron Cavalry won this battle beautifully. After several great victories, they have now besieged the invading Xiongnu army in the valley. The Xiongnu general leading the troops this time is none other than the current Xiongnu king Solan, the second son of the previous Xiongnu king. After Liang Shenyu killed the Xiongnu king and the Xiongnu prince six years ago, this fifteen-year-old second prince succeeded to the throne.

Six years later he tried to make a comeback but failed miserably.

Solan asked for peace with Dajin, which meant that Liang Shenyu would return to Beijing soon, bringing the Xiongnu king with him.

The secret letter contained similar content, except that the private messages were missing.

Rong Se breathed a sigh of relief and seemed to be thinking about something.

In the original world line, Yu Qingzhou and his sister died tragically, Zhong Yichuan was killed by the Qiu family, and Liang Shenyu went to war with the Xiongnu king at a time when the people of Jin were living in dire straits. It can be said that the right time and people were not there, but the Jinbei Iron Cavalry still fought with the Xiongnu troops for several months.

This time, with the help of Zhong Yichuan, the territory of Dajin was also much cleaner under Rong Se's drastic reorganization. As a result, in just one month, the Jinbei Iron Cavalry won the battle.

"That's great..." Rong Se murmured softly.

Liang Shenyu's future was also rewritten.

The weight that had been hanging in Rong Se's heart fell to the ground instantly. He put the letter away and handed the secret letter to Yun Chu, saying, "Send it to Rong Zhan in the palace. Let him make the decision on the rest of the matter."

Yun Chu was stunned. "What about you?"

"He is the future emperor who will ascend the throne." Rong Se smiled, "These matters should be reported to him."

The meaning of decentralization is already very clear.

Yun Chu still found it hard to believe. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Does the prince trust Prince Ning so much?"

"I just entrusted him with something that didn't belong to me." Rong Se gave him a soothing smile, "There's nothing wrong with that. He will be the emperor of Jin in the future. I know what you are worried about, but Yun Chu, believe me."

Yun Chu had nothing to say and could only nod, "...I obey your command."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, victory was achieved at the border. All the officials who should have been on vacation had to attend court due to the New Year's Eve coup. However, the person sitting in the high seat at today's morning court was Rong Zhan, who was about to ascend the throne. He had not officially ascended the throne yet, so the dragon chair was empty. Rong Zhan sat on the Qilin throne that the regent king usually sat on.

The Regent Prince, who was supposed to enter the Xuanzheng Palace on time, was nowhere to be seen until the end of the court.

The officials of the Regent's party were very worried, and after the court session, they all asked to see the Regent. As expected, the Regent refused to see anyone.

"Uncle is decisive and efficient." Rong Zhan smiled with an ambiguous tone, "Mu Xiao, you lose this game."

When Rong Zhan decided to cooperate with the Regent, Mu Xiao thought that this was like plotting against a tiger for its own good. There can't be two tigers in one mountain, and there would be conflicts in the future. Even Rong Zhan himself had this guess, but every time he saw the Regent's frank and upright expression, he couldn't help but want to believe him.

Hence the gamble.

Mu Xiao sighed and nodded gently: "It's my fault that I am shortsighted. It's just that the Regent...his behavior is really hard to understand. He must have spent years of hard work to plan the current situation, but he just gave up like that."

"Maybe he didn't give up anything." Rong Zhan lowered his eyes and smiled, "Has he gotten what he wanted?"

Mu Xiao: “Maybe.”

"By the way, have you found out about the person in the palace?" Rong Zhan asked.

"We have already investigated Hou Peihu last night." Mu Xiao said in a deep voice, "He is definitely not the heir to the throne."

Rong Zhan tilted his head and laughed, then said slowly, "Is that so? That's easy to handle. It's not good to bleed during the New Year. You go and deal with it."

Mu Xiao bowed his head, "As you command."

In Fengning Palace, the Empress had never been favored since she entered the palace, and she did not even sleep with the emperor on her wedding day. She had long become a laughing stock in the palace. Hou Qingxia did not care at first, but now her mother's family had become criminals for treason overnight, and even the Emperor had been demoted to a commoner and driven out of the palace. Even though she knew she was pregnant, Hou Qingxia was still worried.

She forged the records of the imperial concubines' affair in the Jingshifang to ensure that everything was flawless. However, she never imagined that before she could take any action, the palace had been turned upside down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened!" The maidservant came in in a panic and said, "Someone, someone has broken in!"

"Who is so rude?!" Hou Qingxia tried to remain calm.

Then he saw the attendant beside Prince Ning coming in with a lot of people, seemingly with ill intentions.

Mu Xiao did not salute, but said coldly, "The Queen had an affair with an adulterer and got pregnant, intending to confuse the royal bloodline. I am hereby ordered to escort the Queen."

Hou Qingxia's expression suddenly changed, and she raised her voice: "What nonsense are you talking about! What evidence do I have?!"

Mu Xiao took out a piece of thin paper from his sleeve and said, "This is the testimony of your brother Hou Peihu. To save the royal family's reputation, please end your life on your own."

Having said that, Mu Xiao waved his hand.

Then someone came forward holding a white silk.

On the first day of the new year, blood is not welcome, so poison wine and daggers are no longer effective.

Hou Qingxia staggered in panic, shook her head repeatedly as if she had collapsed, and burst into tears, "No...you can't kill me, I am carrying a dragon seed...I am the queen!"

"Since the queen is unwilling to die, come and escort her on her way."

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"…The Queen passed away?"

Rong Se raised her head slowly and gently clenched the pen in her hand. She was not too surprised but just sighed lightly.

"I guessed Rong Zhan would not let her go, but I didn't expect him to act so quickly."

Regardless of whether Hou Qingxia's child was the heir to the throne or not, Rong Zhan would not spare her life. If she was indeed the heir to the throne, it would be even more impossible for him to spare her life. How could he leave the child of a deposed emperor to cause trouble for himself?

Yun Chu nodded and said, "The empress was unwilling to die, so it was Mu Xiao who was beside her who led people to die. Also...someone from the palace came to ask, the deposed emperor's decree of guilt has been posted on the city wall, so how will the Yongshi Emperor deal with it?"

Rong Se narrowed his eyes slightly and said simply: "Dig it out."

Yun Chu: “…Yes.”

Rong Se sneered.

It's impossible that someone has died and has done so many evil things, yet he still wants to be buried peacefully?