Vol 2 Chapter 70

Everything after that was a bit like a hazy dream.

Ning Wan sat motionless in the heavy snow, holding the charred corpse, which was so burned that its face was blurred, until Zheng Yao sent someone to rush to find the coffin, but he was unwilling to let it go.

Large swathes of crystal snowflakes fell one after another, the surrounding wind was bone-shattering, and it was freezing cold. Even if the guards were holding umbrellas, how could they bear it if they sat down like this!

Zheng Yao didn’t feel good in his heart. During this period of time, when he saw all kinds of things between His Majesty and Lord Lu, he only felt that His Majesty’s feelings towards Lord Lu were pure and instinctive possessiveness. The face is indeed stunning.

Now it seems that this feeling may not be so superficial.

He gritted his teeth and bent down boldly: “Your Majesty, forgive the offense of Wei Chen.”

After that, I wanted to break Ning Lan’s hand holding the corpse.

Ning Juan was trapped in his own consciousness, and he didn’t pay attention to the outside world. He didn’t react until Zheng Yao stretched out his hand, thinking that Zheng Yao was here to grab Lu Qingze and left. : “Get out of the way! Don’t touch him!”

His reaction seemed to be subconscious, and there was still a hint of despair and silence floating on the young and handsome face.

Zheng Yao slammed to the ground and pleaded, “Your Majesty, if you stay here any longer, Lord Lu will freeze.”

This sentence awakened the few traces of reason that Ning Juan had left.

The teacher is not in good health, afraid of cold and heat. In summer, he dislikes him being too hot and doesn’t like him getting too close. In winter, his hands and feet are cold, and he can’t sleep well even with a burning ground dragon. It’s cold, and now I don’t dislike him anymore, like a arrogant cat, willing to lie beside him and absorb a little warmth.

The corners of Ning Juan’s mouth bent, and what followed was another great grief choking in his throat, as if something was stuck in his throat and he couldn’t swallow.

Huaixue is afraid of the cold.

Ning Wan stiffly picked up the charred corpse and stood up, breathing lightly, carefully placing him in the coffin, staring at the familiar outline for a long time without blinking, and then hoarsely ordered: “Return to Beijing.”

Running from the capital, it took a whole night to carry the coffin back to Beijing, but it took two whole days.

Lu Qing sent the body of General Shi back to Mobei for burial. On the way back, he encountered the water in the post house, and the news of his death in the fire flew all over the capital in advance, shocking countless people.

When Fan Xingyan heard the news, he fell off the inkstone, and Chen Xiaodao, who was waiting for Lu Qingze in the palace, also “slapped” and dropped an antique vase. Cheng Wenang swayed and fell off the stone steps. They were also in disbelief, repeatedly asked to confirm, and their faces were blank.

Some people secretly applauded.

This unsightly Lu Qingze finally disappeared.

When Ning Juan returned to the capital with the coffin, it was early in the morning, but there were dark clouds all over the place.

Chen Xiaodao, Fan Xingyan and many officials familiar with Lu Qingze were waiting at the gate of the city.

Chen Xiaodao’s eyes were red from crying, and he finally couldn’t hold it back. When he saw the coffin, his nose was sore, and he cried out again.

Now he regrets not practicing his calligraphy well.

In the future, the son will not write to him again, and let him follow it.

Everyone could have endured it, but when they heard Chen Xiaodao cry, they couldn’t help but stunned. Fan Xingyan endured his grief, took a deep breath, and bowed to Ning Juan’s long body: “Chen wait, I ask Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly!”

Others also bowed towards Ning Juan: “I beg Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly!”

A good post house, how could it suddenly run out of water and still be unable to extinguish it?

There are too many people in Beijing who have the intention to kill Lu Qing.

Ning Juan glanced at these people indifferently, without speaking, he walked over with the coffin.

Chen Xiaodao quickly caught up, Zheng Yao glanced at it, and seeing that His Majesty did not say a word, he leaned over to mention Chen Xiaodao, caught him and took it with him immediately.

Back in the palace, the coffin stopped in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The guards responsible for escorting Lu Qingze also followed back to the palace, kneeling on the ground anxiously and waiting for punishment. Everyone was ready for the imminent death penalty.

In the two days since he returned to the capital from the post house, Ning Juan had already woken up quite a bit and glanced at the guards blankly.

It was these useless things that failed to rescue the teacher from the fire in time.

At that time, the teacher was clearly separated from them by a little distance, and it was obvious that he could find out when he turned around…

The smoke billowed, the tongue of fire licked, how painful and frightening would it have been when he couldn’t breathe in his sleep?

Ning Ruan stared gloomily at these people for a long time, and was about to give an order when he glanced at Chen Xiaodao who was still wiping tears, and suddenly heard what Lu Qing said to him when they parted at the city gate that day.

Never take anger and kill innocent people.

But don’t be merciful to those who attack it.

To kill the right person.

He looked into Lu Qingze’s eyes and nodded.

Ning Lian’s knuckles hanging by his side curled up and loosened. After repeating several times, he said coldly: “Everyone goes down to lead the cane for thirty, and don’t appear in front of me again.”

After he finished speaking, his eyes fell on Zheng Yao: “Zheng Yao was ineffective in his governance. Afterwards, he received thirty sticks and was punished for three years.”

Hearing this imperial order, everyone including Zheng Yao was blinded.

It’s not that this punishment is too severe, but that it is too light. It’s really just punishment.

They have all been to Jiangyou with them. It is clear how much Your Majesty cherishes Lord Lu. Now that Lord Lu has suffered this catastrophe, their guards are not strong, and they have not seen blood.

It was Zheng Yao who reacted first, and hurriedly led the crowd to kowtow: “Chen wait for the guilt!”

Ning Juan didn’t look at them again, and called Changshun to tell Lu Qingze about his funeral.

He promised Lu Qingze.

If he doesn’t do it, the teacher will be very disappointed, right?

Although he saw Lu Qingze’s coffin with his own eyes, Changshun still had a feeling of unreality as in a dream.

Lu Qing was ill, and he always looked like he couldn’t live for three days, but after all these years, Mr. Lu was still fine.

Now, Master Lu, is there no more?

Never see you again?

Seeing that Ning Juan’s face looked extraordinarily calm, and he could not see any other strange expressions, Chang Shun held on to the little handkerchief tightly and took a breath to write down everything His Majesty had ordered.

Ning Juan wanted Lu Qingze’s funeral to be held in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, in a grand and royal style.

Chang Shun had no time to think about whether this was in line with etiquette.

Lord Lu is gone, what else is inappropriate?

He is well aware of Ning’s temper.

His Majesty is still restrained now, because the funeral of Mr. Lu has not been arranged. When the funeral of Mr. Lu is arranged, those who are still laughing in secret, feel that Lu Qing is dead, and remove the thorn in the flesh. A person who is comfortable again, can still have a peaceful day?

As soon as the news got out, the court was really arguing about the matter again.

Xu Ge Lao directly brought a group of ministers to see him, strongly opposed to letting Lu Qingze hold funerals in the palace, and Lu Qingze’s subordinates also came, and they all agreed with His Majesty’s proposal, and now Ning Juan is more to Lu Qing The honor, the more the stagnation in their chests can be resolved.

What low-key or low-key, Master Lu is gone, they don’t care!

In the past, Ning Juan would listen to Lu Qingze’s remonstrance from time to time. After all, many of these courtiers supported him from the very beginning. If they had just settled on the throne, it would not be chilling to deal with them. No longer willing to do things sincerely.

But now without Lu Qingze’s persuasion, these people are so clueless, Ning Juan will not be softer.

In fact, he didn’t care what these people thought of him, and how it would be recorded in the history books.

Listening to the constant quarrel below, Ning Juan slammed down the lid of the tea cup with no expression, and with a “dang” sound, everyone stopped temporarily and looked at each other.

“From today onwards, leave the DPRK for seven days.”

Hearing the words spit out from Ning Juan’s mouth, the ministers were in an uproar, Xu Ge’s face was stinking, and he wanted to say more, but Ning Juan got up and left the study room directly, Changshun bowed without smiling. Body: “Elder Xu Ge, please go.”

A group of officials were willing to leave, and immediately prepared to kneel outside the Qianqing Palace. Changshun glanced at them, and didn’t ask the guards to drag them, so they prepared a few basins of water and poured them on the place where these people were kneeling.

Counting nine cold days, a basin of water was poured down, and soon it froze, soaked the clothes, and the wind blew again. The chill was not comparable to simply kneeling in the snow. He was able to scold the viciousness of this **** in his heart, and temporarily retreated.

Ning Juan indifferently ignored the news of Yan Guan’s kneeling to persuade him, and walked to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When he entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he suddenly remembered something and turned his head to look deeper into the deep palace.

There is the newly built palace there.

It is beautiful and elegant, and the inscription on it is “Yinxue Xuan”.

It was a cage carefully prepared for Lu Qingze.

He planned to keep Lu Qing imprisoned when he returned from Mobei.

The teacher is soft-hearted, and he will always be grounded to agree.

Staying there, Lu Qing will no longer be disturbed by the ups and downs of the outside world, and can be well protected by him and will not be hurt again.

Ning Juan stared at it for a long time.

The guard by his side couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, “Your Majesty?”

Ning Juan slowly retracted his gaze: “Yinxuexuan is sealed forever, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Anyone who enters without permission will be shot.”

With that, he stepped over the threshold.

Changshun ordered people to prepare quickly, and the mourning hall was tidy up. Chen Xiaodao was kneeling in front of the coffin and whispered while burning paper, “Young Master, have you seen the general? You and him are a company, and you won’t know how to go on the road. Being bullied…today is your birthday…”

As he spoke, he was a little choked up.

Ning Juan stopped, and thought blankly, yes, today is Lu Qingze’s birthday.

A few days ago, he was still looking forward to this day, thinking that Lu Qing would be able to come back today, and since then, Huaixue is his own Huaixue, no need to worry about those vulgar eyes, how to call Lu Qing Then, whatever it is called.

In the future, every birthday of Lu Qingze will be spent in such emptiness.

Ning Juan’s footsteps suddenly swayed a little, and he staggered a bit when he walked to the coffin, and when his eyes darkened, he actually passed out like that.

After rushing the road for three nights without sleep, even Ning Juan couldn’t stand still when he was hit by this.

Changshun urgently invited Xu Shu to the palace, gave Ning Juan an injection, and forcibly injected the medicine.

Ning Juan was confused but awake, in a strange state.

He was clearly lying in the warm and spring-like bedroom, with a soft bed under him, but he seemed to have returned to the time when he was in the cold palace. The coldness seemed to seep in from all directions through the cracked window, and he was alone. Wrapped in a quilt as cold as thin ice, no matter how hard you try to curl up into a small ball, you will be eroded by the cold.

Those warm hands won’t come over again.

Changshun looked at Ning Juan’s pale face, worried, and whispered to Xu Shu about Ning Juan’s situation: “…Master Zheng said that after seeing Master Lu’s body that day, His Majesty vomited blood, but now I never cried…”

Xu Shu later realized that something was wrong.

In the past, he only thought that the teacher-student relationship was really good, but now seeing Ning Juan’s appearance, this is a teacher-student friendship that makes sense.

Lu Qing is not only Ning Juan’s teacher, but also someone he likes.

Xu Shu couldn’t understand the pain of losing a loved one. With this empathy, the shock of learning that this unethical relationship was overshadowed, and it was not so surprising.

Xu Shu shook his head and said, “This is a heart disease, and I can’t cure it.”

He reminded in a cryptic whisper: “Look carefully at Your Majesty.”

In fact, Ning Juan heard it, and only thought it was a little ridiculous.

The person who attacked Lu Qingze has not yet been found out, how could he be looking for life and death.

After Xu Shu left, Ning Juan slowly rolled over and got out of bed, and Chang Shun hurried to help: “Your Majesty, why are you getting up, take a rest?”

Ning Juan ignored him: “Zheng Yao should be back too.”

He knew all too well in his heart, who would have an opinion on the New Deal, and who would kill Lu Qing.

He had no reason to move these people, but he didn’t expect that before he could hide Lu Qingze, these people would attack Lu Qingze.

Ning Juan was very accurate in his estimation. He just got up and drank the medicine prescribed by Xu Shu when Zheng Yao came back with the list he found.

Zheng Yao’s face was not very good-looking, so he presented the list to Ning Juan: “Your Majesty, there are quite a lot of people involved.”

Lu Qingze’s political views are beneficial to the common people, but he offends the dignitaries, princes and nobles in the capital. Every time they take away any profit, they hold a grudge against Lu Qingze.

Even if those interests are not important to them, even if they dump the overflowing rice grains from their homes to the animals in captivity, they will not give the hungry victims a ration.

Ning Juan glanced at it, and as expected, the names in his heart were all on the list.

Zheng Yao asked in a low voice, “Your Majesty, what are you going to do?”

“Search for evidence,” Ning Juan threw the list away, and the paper full of names flew down. When it landed in front of Zheng Yao, the emperor’s icy voice immediately fell, “Don’t let one go.”

This is to raid.

Zheng Yao shivered silently, bowed and saluted, and led the way.

It’s snowing again outside.

Ning Juan put on his robe and returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Chen Xiaodao was tired of crying and was taken away. The rest, such as Fan Xingyan, were only able to come to the incense stick and were not allowed to stay in the mourning hall.

The teacher is happy.

There was finally no one else around.

Ning Juan walked to the coffin and sat for a long time. The sky was getting darker and the surroundings were so quiet that he could hear the sound of burning candles. He closed his eyes and put his head against the cold coffin, but he could not smell a trace of peace of mind. Familiar with plum fragrance.

“teacher…”

Ning Wan was a little dazed.

He had forgotten how long ago was the last time he sat quietly with Lu Qingze, without arguing or testing each other.

In the past few months, Lu Qing has been trapped in the disputes of the court and his pressing step by step, and has suffered a lot of grievances.

His eyes were red, and he said softly, “I won’t let you be wronged again.”

On the first night of Lu Qingze’s death, Jin Yiwei got the order, scattered all over the capital, and kicked open the first door of the house.

Followed by the second and third.

A few days ago, the prison was only full of guards and rebels. After all the beheadings, it was not long before it was empty, and it became lively again.

When it was daylight, Zheng Yao took a breath, but when he heard the news, everyone who had planned together in private changed their faces.

From yesterday, when His Majesty personally helped the coffin into the city, parked Lu Qingze’s coffin in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and held a royal funeral in an unruly manner, they felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

Doesn’t it mean that His Majesty has lost the love of teachers and students for Lu Qingze, and is ready to kill a rabbit and kill a dog on another day?

Didn’t it mean that His Majesty looked at Lu Qingze many times with impatient killing intent, extremely terrifying?

They obviously did things according to His Majesty’s will, how could this happen?

Could it be that His Majesty and Lu Qing just acted for them, and they never broke up at all?

When they were frightened, Ning Juan was doing the funeral for Lu Qingze wholeheartedly, staying in the Hall of Mental Cultivation without a single step, almost never sleeping, not eating or drinking, which made Changshun fear that His Majesty was really unable to think about it.

This is not the case, Ning Juan just can’t feel tired and can’t eat.

The only thing that could make him look away from the coffin every day was Zheng Yao’s reply.

“Your Majesty, the person who is mainly planning this is Jing Pinghou, the son-in-law of Mr. Xu… Mr. Feng’s eldest son is also involved.”

When Zheng Yao replied, his eyelids kept jumping.

Xu Ge is nothing but a sour and old-fashioned old man with a high self-esteem. If he hadn’t been a young man, he was very senior and had been dismissed long ago, but Feng Ge always supported His Majesty from the very beginning. The son-in-law Fan Xingyan is also a good friend of Lord Lu.

Probably in front of Lu Qingze’s coffin, Ning Juan didn’t show a too terrifying expression, and wrote lightly: “After Jingping waits for the family to be beheaded, Xu Ping should also retire from office. Take care.”

Hearing the murderous intent behind this sentence, Zheng Yao’s eyelids jumped even more: “I understand.”

Ning Juan was quiet for a while, and said lightly: “Elder Feng Ge is also beginning to get dizzy, let him recuperate at home, and the white-haired man should give the black-haired man a break.”

Seeing that Ning Juan didn’t involve Fan Xingyan, Zheng Yao couldn’t help sighing in his heart.

Apart from Lu Qingze, who else can encircle His Majesty?

Zheng Yao took the order and was about to leave when Ning Juan handed him a few more letters: “Send it out.”

On the same day, in addition to the news that the two cabinet ministers were also implicated and were taken away from the capital, there was also another news.

It was a letter that Lu Qingze wrote to His Majesty in the past.

The letter recommended a number of officials to His Majesty. What is shocking is that in this list of recommendations, there are not only those who support Lu Qingze and who are friends with Lu Qingze, but also many who are very fond of Lu Qingze. Dissatisfied officials who often advise impeachment.

There are many of them who have never met their talents. Under the suppression of the former Guardian Party, they were unhappy until they were suddenly favored by His Majesty. Since then, they have been on the rise, and they have also offered their loyalty to His Majesty, and they have come to this point.

They have suffered from the chaos of the Guardian Party, and they are afraid that Lu Qing will collude with the party members again, and then have partisan disputes. Even if Lu Qing does not show, they still have doubts in their hearts.

As a result, I told them now that His Majesty would like them and choose them because of Lu Qingze.

Lu Qing is their Bole, the one who is kind to them.

And when they strongly persuaded His Majesty, Lu Qing just watched from a distance without saying a word, never complained, and never mentioned it.

Many courtiers who had been Lu Qingze’s opponents at the top of the court couldn’t help but toss and turn.

The emperor’s teacher was a young man, and he was sick and weak. He supported His Majesty, benevolent to hundreds of officials, and all his political opinions benefited the people. There was no revenge on them.

Lu Qing was not the traitor they imagined.

Why should such a pure and innocent person be treated like this?

After the frenzied, intense, contagious and exhilarating emotions of the previous months subsided, many officials felt a sudden chill in their hearts.

Haven’t they now become the most contemptuous, ungrateful, loyal and good people who are forced to die?

They really…did it wrong.

The number of people suffering from the death of the emperor increased, and many courtiers gradually quieted down, no longer admonishing His Majesty to kill less, and there was no longer any dispute over placing Lu Qingze’s coffin in the palace.

It seems that they have reached a certain tacit understanding in silence.

This home raid ended in Lu Qingze’s first seven days, and there were not a few people who should be buried with him.

After the first seven, it was time to be buried.

Ning Juan didn’t have time to let Lu Qing accept his love. If Lu Qing was buried in the emperor’s tomb, he would probably not be happy, but he was not willing to have Lu Qing buried elsewhere.

After sitting in front of the coffin all night, Ning Juan gave a tired and hoarse order, but chose the cemetery in the suburbs of Beijing, a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, quiet, and Lu Qing would like it.

This time he was willing to choose Lu Qingze’s choice.

The coffin was transported out of the capital by the funeral procession, and many people along the way learned that it was Lord Lu’s coffin, and some stopped and bowed towards the coffin.

Although many of Lu Qingze’s policies offended the dignitaries, they were truly gracious to the common people. The common people knew that Master Lu had implemented them, and they all thought of him.

Chen Xiaodao couldn’t help crying again, sobbing at the end of the funeral procession, and whispering: “Young Master, there are so many people sending you off… You and the general are gone, and Lin Xi is not here, I am so lonely. ”

Even if all the people who secretly murdered Lu Qingze have been executed, what’s the use.

Killing those people will not let Lu Qingze come back.

When the coffin was buried, Ning Juan, who had been expressionless, couldn’t help but walked a few steps over there, trying to grab something.

In the end, there was only a wisp of fresh breeze passing through the fingertips, and when it circled around the fingertips, it disappeared in a blink of an eye.

He looked at Chen Xiaodao who was crying happily, and inexplicably felt a bit of envy in his heart.

It is not that he is not sad, nor that he wants to maintain the majesty of the emperor.

It’s just that his tears seemed to have dried up when he saw Lu Qingze, and he couldn’t cry.

The coffin had fallen into the ground, and he could no longer smell the delicate fragrance of plums in the teacher’s hair.

Lu Qing took a word for him, but he had never heard Lu Qing call him Ji Wei.

When returning to Beijing, Ning Juan was silent all the way, and when he entered the city, he suddenly got out of the carriage, got on the horse, and galloped away.

The guards were startled, and hurriedly followed, walking through the streets, and finally the horse stopped in front of the gate of Lu Mansion, pushed open the door and walked in.

Seeing the plaque of Lu Mansion, everyone looked at each other for a while, and followed carefully. Seeing Ning Juan kept going all the way, until he went to the study where Master Lu usually works, Zheng Yao realized it, stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop, and said in a low voice. : “Stay nearby, don’t disturb Your Majesty, and be alert.”

In the days when Lu Qingze left, the palace that Ning Juan sent to meticulously repaired was about to be completed. He was busy arranging the details of the palace in person, and happily waited for Lu Qingze to move in. He hadn’t come to Lu Mansion for a long time.

For him, he used to come to Lu Mansion often because Lu Qing was there. If Lu Qing was not there, even a luxurious palace would be a cold and lonely place.

When I walked into the study, I could smell a faint plum fragrance in a trance, which filled the vacancy somewhere in my heart.

The books on the desk were still flipping, and he could almost imagine that Lu Qing was sitting here in the past, wrapped in a cloak and handling official business.

The window of the study seemed to have forgotten to be closed. A gust of cold wind came in and blew away the shaky plum fragrance. Ning Wan’s heart trembled, and he hurriedly wanted to close the window.

He stepped forward, but was suddenly stunned.

There is only a crystal clear ice lamp hanging by the window.

After meticulous and patient repairs, the ice lantern has returned to its former delicacy and beauty, swaying silently in the wind.

At that moment, Ning Juan’s heart seemed to be contracting violently, and the pain that his soul was being split made him unable to bear the table. The pages of the book were rustled by the wind, and under the paperweight next to him, a letter came into view.

“Ji Wei personally enlightened.”

Ning Juan’s fingertips trembled, and he pulled the letter out from under the paperweight. After reading the four words for some time, he carefully took out the letter inside.

Familiar handwriting came into view.

It was a very long letter. Maybe he thought he would come to Lu Mansion to see it. The letter was in a gentle tone that Ning Juan was familiar with, telling Ning Juan how to solve the troublesome problems in the court. The direction of aftercare treatment.

On weekdays, Ning Juan hated Lu Qingze talking about official business with him the most, but at this moment, he couldn’t help reading each word carefully, reluctant to miss a stroke.

Lu Qing wrote very plain vernacular.

To the end, it is the words for Ning Juan.

“Although the friendship between you and me is broken, for me, you will always be the best and the most proud student.”

“I don’t understand the word love, but when you are young, love is like a fire, and it is easy to burn others. I don’t want you to regret it years later.”

“If you meet someone you like again, don’t do this.”

“But please cherish your body, and may your Majesty’s rivers, mountains, seas and rivers be clean, and the world will be at peace.”

Ning Juan watched it carefully and felt a little chill on his face.

After a long while, he realized that it was tears.

Tears fell unconsciously from the moment I read the words on the envelope.

His fingertips stroked the last line of writing, pulled the corner of his mouth with difficulty, laughed, and immediately buried his head silently.

The young emperor sat in the empty study, his shoulders trembled, and he sobbed lowly: “Teacher… I was wrong.”

He didn’t want to hide Lu Qingze.

If he did it all over again, he would be fine as long as Lu Qing.

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Lu Qingze: Leave, but leave the dog training guide.

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