Chapter 167: Sending You to the Sky (35) Extra

Yongguo Xuanzhi has been in power for 22 years.

The three kingdoms of Yan, Jin and Yong still exist awkwardly and anxiously in the Nine Provinces. Today you take a city from me, tomorrow I take a land from you, and the wars never end.

At the same time, another small country suddenly emerged and named itself "Xia". It is said that the person in charge is a disabled slave.

But that is not important. Every year, countless self-important people declare the establishment of a country. In the past hundred years in the Nine Provinces, there are countless small countries like this that have been destroyed. Xiaguo is still too small, so small that it is not worth their attention.

Under the emperor's crown, Shen Yourong stared at the courtier standing at the front with hatred.

The man's long hair tied up by the hair crown has turned white, and there are more wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, but his back is still like a green bamboo that would rather break than bend, like a pine, like a jade tree.

That is the 49-year-old Nan Huaijin.

Shen Yourong knew that he could become emperor entirely because of this man, but what about it? He was carried to the throne before he was even a year old, and he reigned for 22 years, but he never had a single day of power.

Nan Huaijin just wanted to foster a puppet to control the government, and he just happened to choose him, the youngest of his father's children. I'm afraid that the death of his father and his fourth brother was also related to this traitor.

Sooner or later, he will tear this man into pieces!

"I have a memorial to make. I, Han Li, have the audacity to sue the Prime Minister Nan Huaijin for corruption and abuse of power, and for taking human lives lightly!"

"Mr. Hu Kui is my long-time friend. He offended the Prime Minister a few days ago by making a remonstrance, and ended up dying unexpectedly. I cannot bear to see my friend die in vain, so I have been running around for many days. I now present the confession I have found, and ask Your Majesty to make a decision for me and Mr. Hu."

The eunuch presented the memorial, and Shen Yourong asked in a cold tone without even looking at it: "Prime Minister, what do you have to say?"

Nan Huaijin stepped out calmly, kneeling in the middle of the hall, his eyes slightly lowered: "I don't know about this."

Nan Huaijin didn't know that his life would come to an end this year, but he did feel more and more powerless recently. His increasingly aging body, the root of his illness in his early years, and the messy things in the court made him tired and desperate.

He believed that he had devoted himself to the Yong Kingdom and had never had any selfish intentions, but to this day, the Yong Kingdom did not seem to be getting any better.

He really didn't know what else he could do.

Nie Shiyun no longer dozed off during court. He looked at the old figure kneeling alone in the hall, and a little pity rose in his heart.

The prime minister, who was above everyone else, was getting older, but he would kneel in the hall almost every day because of various attacks during court meetings. Sometimes the court meetings were long and he had to kneel for an hour.

But Nie Shiyun forced himself to retract his gaze. He was just a traitor who controlled the government. His grandfather had told him many times that such a person was not worthy of sympathy.

As Nie Shiyun thought, this was a very common scene in the court of Yong Kingdom, so the court officials watched calmly.

However, the next second, a huge black curtain suddenly appeared in the air. The eunuch threw the whisk in his hand in shock, but the whisk passed through the black curtain, as if there was only a ball of air in the air.

"Miracle, it's a miracle!"

Such a great power of gods and ghosts cannot help but surprise people. The court officials all knelt down to worship, and even Shen Yourong knelt down at the steps to show respect for the heavens.

The kneeling Nan Huaijin was not conspicuous now, but he looked at this slightly absurd scene and felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

Is there really a god in this world? If there is, why does he turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people?

If there is not, then what is this now? To punish him for his rebellion and disrespect for the imperial power?

The next second, the black curtain suddenly lit up, showing another world.

Rich fields, well-fed people, and schools everywhere jumped by, as if the gods cast a glance from the sky, watching the separation and reunion of the world.

Oh, sorry, there is no sadness, only joy.

That was the appearance of a prosperous age, which was more beautiful than imagined. Even the most ordinary civilians had meat on their tables. Children practiced calligraphy on the sand, old people lay in rocking chairs under trees, and adults who returned from busy work said goodbye with a smile.

There was no starving corpse, no ragged clothes, and no ongoing war.

The scene changed again, passing by a towering city wall, with the words "Yongdu" written on it.

The court officials started to discuss.

Old officials like Chen Yushi were already in tears: "This is Yongguo, our Yongguo."

Can our Yongguo really become like this? That old official was really satisfied with closing his eyes now.

The scene passed through the streets and alleys, through the palace gates, and finally stopped in the court hall.

The court officials were a little surprised. The city structure was not like Yongdu, and the palace and the hall were not very similar to where they were. Was it really Yongdu as they thought?

But soon they turned to ecstasy, because on the screen, in another Yong Kingdom, familiar faces suddenly appeared.

Censor Chen, Lord Liu, Lord Wang, Nie Shiyun...

And Nan Huaijin, who also stood at the forefront of the court officials and belonged to the position of prime minister, looked very young.

"Ninth brother!" Shen Yourong screamed.

The court officials were stunned and looked directly at the face of the emperor on the light screen.

Is this the former ninth prince? Could it be that the Yong Kingdom on the light screen can be so prosperous because of a different emperor?

The old officials thought, if this is the case, it is not impossible to change the emperor.

The younger courtiers are looking around, trying to find their own figures on the light screen. If they find them, they will let out a small exclamation, and then guess their official positions based on their positions.

A voice came from the light screen:

[Minister Han Li sued Nan Huaijin, the right minister of the government, for forming a clique for personal gain and intending to commit rebellion! 】

Right Prime Minister? Not the Prime Minister?

This crime was more serious than what Han Li said just now, and everyone looked at the figure kneeling in front of them with their peripheral vision.

Good guy, you are a traitor no matter where you are.

Nan Huaijin: Ha.

He laughed at himself, no matter where he was, Yong State could not tolerate him.

*

Shen Xiaojiu felt that he must be the happiest emperor. His only job every day was to go through the motions during the morning court.

Although it was a bit painful to get up early, nothing could ever be perfect, and he was already very satisfied.

There is no need for him to worry about the morning meeting, he only needs to nod his head responsibly, and his two almighty prime ministers and teachers will take care of other things.

Shen Xiaojiu originally thought that today would be such an ordinary and boring day, but he saw a courtier below stood up and said very impassionedly: "Your Majesty, Han Li, is suing Nan Huaijin, the right minister of the government, for forming a clique for personal gain, with the intention of treason! "

Shen Xiaojiu: "???"

Shen Xiaojiu's eyes widened.

It seemed like an idiot had wandered into his court, which was full of talented people.

The courtiers were also stunned, and many even reached out to rub their ears or pinch themselves in a daze.

Either I heard wrongly or I was dreaming. People can't, or at least shouldn't be, stupid like this.

Nie Shiyun, who was leaning against the pillar and sleeping with his eyes squinted, suddenly woke up: "What? What the hell?"

He rolled up his sleeves, rushed out and punched Han Li who was kneeling on the ground, "You dare to slander Huai Jin? Who are you?"

He could not bring weapons to court, but he still had fists.

The scene was a bit chaotic, and even Nan Huaijin, the person involved, was stunned for a moment and could not react for a while. He has indeed not experienced this kind of thing for more than ten years. It is not only very unfamiliar, but also a bit novel.

But we can’t let the general continue to beat officials violently, right? Typing the question would be breaking the law.

Nan Huaijin hurriedly stopped him: "Nie Shiyun, stop."

Nie Shiyun listened to Nan Huaijin's words. He punched twice more and stopped before he could finish: "Huaijin, I have to hold back my strength."

The implication is that no human life can be spared.

Nan Huaijin felt helpless and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty, are you just watching?"

Shen Xiaojiu was the younger brother he had watched growing up, and he was the only younger brother who had Shen Minghuan's permission to call that person "brother". This was more of an endearment, and therefore not very respectful. To an uninformed person, it might be misunderstood as a threat.

"Ah, oh."

Shen Xiaojiu still hasn't recovered from the disbelief, "This person, Han Li, right? He slandered the right prime minister, so..."

"Your Majesty." Nan Huaijin was even more helpless: "You should check it out."

"Oh, okay, then leave this matter to the right minister."

"I must avoid suspicion."

Shen Xiaojiu nodded obediently: "Okay, then leave it to Zhang Yushi."

Zhang Yushi, one of Zhou Yan's disciples, everyone knows that he admires the right prime minister the most.

Zhang Yushi came out: "I accept the order."

He bowed slightly to Nan Huaijin, and then gave Han Li a "friendly" smile on the ground.

Oh, it's over.

The courtiers looked back and even felt a little sorry for the right prime minister. I was standing still at the National People's Congress in the morning, and I was bitten by a dog for no reason. What an injustice.

Shen Xiaojiu finally felt comfortable watching the guards drag Han Li out. My court is still full of talented people, all of whom are elites.

*

Outside the light curtain, the courtiers looked at each other.

There was another member they were looking at out of the corner of their eyes - they had never seen before that Master Nie Shiyun was so flattering.

Nie Shiyun's face was twisted, was that really him? It was so unsightly that he even despised himself.

Chen Yushi pointed at Nan Huaijin and cursed: "You thief, you will not die in peace!"

The Yong Kingdom on the light screen is his dream, the place where all his beautiful things are embodied. How can he tolerate any imperfection? Judging from the scene just now, Nan Huaijin actually controlled the entire court. No one in the court dared to say a bad word about him, even His Majesty had to look at his face.

If this man destroys his Yong Kingdom, he will risk his life to drag Nan Huaijin to death with him!

Nan Huaijin listened to the dirty words in his ears and quietly looked up at the light curtain.

*

In Dayong, the weather is smooth, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and there are no troubles to deal with. The officials had no intention of scheming. No matter how much they fought, they could not get past the two prime ministers.

People like to gossip when they have free time.

After going to court, a very young official followed his elder and said, "Father, I don't understand."

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said, "It's your first time going to court today. It's normal that there are things you don't understand. Please tell me. What specifically do you have doubts about?"

The young man didn't know how to describe it, "That Han Li..."

The middle-aged official pulled off a handful of his beard with all his strength.

He was still shocked: "Where did this Han Li come from? My son, you must not learn from this. In this court, you must know who you must not mess with."

A friend from the side came over and said, "I just found out that he is Liu Shangshu's son-in-law. Liu Shangshu is such a daughter, and she has to marry this Han Li life and death. Liu Shangshu has no choice but to sell favors everywhere to promote him. As a result, it was such a big surprise when I went to court for the first time today.”

"He is indeed a talented person. Is Liu Shangshu so angry?"

"Isn't it? I just heard that Liu Shangshu said that he wanted his daughter to reconcile with Han Li, otherwise she would be kicked out of the house."

It must have been too long since there was anything interesting happening in the court, so the two officials laughed at Han Li. The young man stood aside pitifully, unable to get a word in at all.

*

Nan Huaijin, who must not be offended:...

Courtiers:…

We are all literati, so we can naturally distinguish what the two people in the light screen mean by [talent] and [surprise], but the strange thing is that from the tone of these two people, it seems that they don't dislike Nan Huaijin that much?

This is a bit funny. Could it be that what they just saw with their own eyes was that Nan Huaijin was not intimidating the Holy Emperor, but was exchanging feelings?

So these two people can't offend Nan Huaijin, not because Nan Huaijin has great power, but because of the emperor's favor?

You can't make up lies like this.

Just as I was thinking about it, the light screen happened to be talking about this matter.

*

The young man said: "No wonder my father always told me to respect the two prime ministers. Your Majesty really loves and trusts the right prime minister."

The two middle-aged men looked at him with an indescribable look, shook their heads and sighed: "Young, too young."

young people:? ? ?

Isn't it?

"What does this mean? The two prime ministers have restrained themselves a lot in recent years. If the late emperor was here, how could anyone dare to say anything wrong to these two adults?"

The two middle-aged men sighed together. Shen Minghuan treated Nan Huaijin and Xie Zhifei so well that it made people jealous.

The young man asked curiously: "Did the late emperor also favor and trust the two prime ministers?"

His father told him: "That is not favor, that is trust. As a father, I still can't figure it out. Although the two prime ministers have the talents of kings and assistants, how could the late emperor be so confident that he even dared to entrust the government to them?"

His friend smiled and said: "Because that is the late emperor. With the late emperor's ability, there is nothing he dare not do."

Their tone was one of complete reverence and nostalgia.

"Son, it's a good thing that you are my son, otherwise I wouldn't be able to tell you this matter."

The middle-aged man asked mysteriously: "What do you think of His Majesty today?"

The young man answered honestly: "Uncle Chen said that since the unification of Kyushu and the founding of the Yong Dynasty, the world has been governed for ten years. Now the world is at peace, and the people are prosperous. Among them... Your Majesty has no merit."

"Ahem, cough, cough." The middle-aged man was almost frightened to death by him: "Don't say this outside."

The old friend next to him blushed: "Hui'er, you don't have to learn every word of Uncle Chen's words."

The young man nodded: "I know, I told my father and Uncle Chen directly."

The middle-aged man looked around like a thief, and then lowered his voice: "Uncle Chen is right, but your Majesty has one great advantage - he has no ambitions and is obedient."

He said it sincerely, but for the emperor, such a description could not be considered a compliment.

"When the late emperor selected your majesty as the crown prince, he also specially asked your majesty to worship the two prime ministers as his disciples and offer them tea. Not only that, the late emperor also gave the two prime ministers the military power of the four military camps. He said in public that if they were not satisfied Now, Your Majesty, you can change it to another one.”

"If you ask my father, the late emperor, how much trust he placed in the two prime ministers, you can see from this incident. When the late emperor was in power, no one dared to offend the prime minister. After the late emperor left, he was afraid that the prime minister would be wronged, so he made a special trip to plan a lot for them. Backhand."

The young man was so fascinated when he heard it that he wished he could replace it with his own body.

The two laughed at him: "Are you envious? Are you jealous? Just bear with it. In less than two years, the late emperor unified the nine provinces, divine civilization, sacred martial arts, and countless talented people came all the way to join him, and they were willing to be driven by him. Your current ability is still second to none. No number."

As they spoke, they became melancholy. The official surnamed Chen said: "Hui'er, do you know why I say that your Majesty has no merit? It's because of the late emperor."

"His legacy will shine through the ages, and Mianze will last forever. Now, we are just following the path set by the late emperor twenty years ago."

"I know that since you were a child, you should have learned many poems and essays praising the late emperor, but those articles cannot describe the late emperor's style. Unfortunately, I am not very talented and cannot tell you about it."

"If I can be a ruler and minister with the late emperor for a day, I will have no regrets in this life."

*

Kyushu unified? It only took less than two years? Ten years to rule the world?

The courtiers were stunned by one surprise after another. They took a breath and wanted to get into the light curtain to see who the late emperor was.

What kind of person is he who deserves such a level of praise? If the man in the scene speaks from his heart, then what kind of magnificence must this man have?

Anyway, it won't be Shen Wei, nor the former fourth prince, nor the current twelfth prince.

Nan Huaijin couldn't understand the light screen more and more. If the method wasn't too mysterious, he would have suspected someone was up to something.

Or is it that Nan Huaijin over there just happens to look the same as him and have the same name?

He was a slave in the first half of his life, and was full of infamy in the second half of his life. How could a lowly person like him deserve someone who would take care of him in all aspects and trust him with the country and the country?

Nan Huaijin over there must be a talented person with bright clothes and beautiful scenery, who never knows what it is like to be sad in his life.

There was a good friend like Nie Shiyun protecting him, and there was also such a wise and mighty king who gave him a chance to retaliate.

Probably sensing the curiosity of the people present, the light curtain turned to Nan Huaijin who came out of the hall at the right time.

*

"You are already a general, why are you still so unstable?"

Nie Shiyun was aggrieved: "Then he can't slander you, Huaijin, if His Majesty is here, he will let me beat him."

Even though Shen Minghuan has passed away for many years, they still stubbornly call him His Majesty.

Nan Huaijin was so angry that he laughed: "You are right to say that? Nie Shiyun, if Han Li is beaten by you, you will live in the Tianlao."

"Live there." Nie Shiyun snorted: "I promised His Majesty that I would not let you suffer any more grievances. When you were young, you suffered enough grievances because of Shen Wei."

That painful and gloomy memory was too long ago. Nan Huaijin could no longer recall what it felt like to be beaten by those torture instruments of the Ministry of Punishment. He smiled: "It's all over."

Nie Shiyun pestered him back to the Nan Mansion, and someone was waiting for them in the living room.

Xie Zhifei smiled slightly: "I heard that the Right Prime Minister was accused of forming a clique for personal gain in the court today? I won't be implicated by you when I visit you this time, right?"

Nan Huaijin also chuckled: "Then I can only say sorry, please go to the Western Regions to avoid the limelight."

The two of them always spoke in a sarcastic and sarcastic tone. Yuwenshan and Nie Shiyun looked at each other with sympathy and shrank into the corner.

The two of them had a routine friendly exchange and finally got to the point.

Xie Zhifei took a sip of tea, "Two more countries in the Western Regions have surrendered. Their envoys will return to Yongdu in a while. Lord Right Prime Minister, remember to arrange for someone to receive them."

Nan Huaijin's hand trembled as he poured the tea, "Xie Zizheng! There are so many official duties in the court. Can you stop running out? The territory of Yong is already very large. Do you know how difficult it is to govern the Western Regions that are so far away?"

"No way? Lord Right Prime Minister was once praised by His Majesty as a minister of both virtue and talent, and a minister of no age. Can't he handle this matter well?"

"Lord Left Prime Minister is a rare talent that His Majesty said is rare in a century. How dare I show off my skills in front of the Left Prime Minister?"

It started again. Yuwenshan and Nie Shiyun trembled, fearing that they would be affected.

Nan Huaijin snorted coldly: "No matter what, you must stay and help me next."

Xie Zhifei finished his tea, "The right prime minister has ordered, and I dare not disobey."

Nan Huaijin could no longer bear it, "Are you really that serious? Although Dayong has always respected the right, the left and right prime ministers are equal. Do you have to be both a master and a subordinate?"

"There is a difference between the superior and the inferior." Xie Zhifei glanced at Nan Huaijin, "Since you said so, then okay, I won't listen to you. I will set off tomorrow and go to the sea."

Nan Huaijin put down the cup heavily: "You are not allowed to go. You want to die for your country, you want to see His Majesty first? Xie Zizheng, you wish!"

They quarreled, and outside the mansion, the father and son also passed by the Nan Mansion in a carriage.

The father got off the carriage with the child and bowed slightly to the plaque with "Nan Mansion" written on it.

"Okay, let's go back."

"Father, I will definitely take the two prime ministers as examples and work hard."

The middle-aged man laughed, "Then you have to work hard. When the right prime minister was your age, he was able to help the late emperor eliminate Prince Dun and handle government affairs; when the left prime minister was your age, he was able to accompany His Majesty to the battlefield and solve the Jin Kingdom in half a year. You still have a lot to learn."

The carriage gradually drove away, and the voices inside were dispersed in the wind.

"Alas, Dayong is now too prosperous and powerful, and no longer needs someone to turn the tide, so many people have forgotten how dazzling the two prime ministers were back then."

"Ten years ago, the world was far from this."

"They are the people who can create a prosperous era with the late emperor."

*

Nie Shiyun rubbed his eyes, rubbed his ears, and then looked at Nan Huaijin.

Let's not talk about other things for now, but-he became a general? He is a great general? !

Nan Huaijin's back suddenly bent down.

Shen Wei, and the familiar Nan Mansion... That is indeed him, and that is not him.

He is not so lucky.

Censor Chen was silent for a moment, "You created a prosperous era, Nan Huaijin, how did you do it?"

The court officials all looked up at him, their eyes were a little complicated, so Nan Huaijin was so powerful?

If they all listened to him in the future and didn't hold him back, could he lead them to create another prosperous era?

And the left prime minister on the light screen...

They didn't know who the previous emperor was, and he was probably gone, but they knew the left prime minister's appearance clearly.

Seeing that the left prime minister and Nan Huaijin had a good relationship, could they use this relationship to fight for it?

Shen Yourong clenched his fists, and his mind was full of what the middle-aged people said about the emperor's advantages being [no ambition and obedient].

After a long time, he gritted his teeth and stood up, walked to Nan Huaijin and knelt down again.

With the dignity of an emperor, he knelt in front of his ministers.

He said, "Prime Minister, I'll leave Yong State to you."

*

The appearance of the light curtain seemed like the gods accidentally leaked the secret. When the god took back the magic weapon, the light curtain slowly disappeared.

First it dimmed, and then gradually turned into nothingness.

The figure, which had faded to the point of being invisible, opened his lips. After they finished speaking, this blessing from heaven also came to an end.

[Zi Zheng, do you think we have now... achieved the prosperity that His Majesty wanted? ]

[... I am stupid and mediocre, and I can only do this with all my efforts. If His Majesty is not satisfied, let him come back in person. ]

[That's right, he said he would watch us. ]