When Wu Shigong walked in with a face as cold as frost, the concubines and children did not dare to say anything. Wu Shigong glanced at Li Xin and Wu Chengying who were kneeling in the front, and saw that both of them were crying and kept crouching on the ground.

kowtow.

It was the prince Xue Chenglin who spoke first: "Father! Concubine Li Guifei, her second brother and the child have always had a harmonious relationship, but the villain below is causing trouble. I hope my father will see clearly that they are unjust."

Wu Shigong stared at Xue Chenglin, not knowing whether he was truly kind or trying to show kindness to win his favor. Under this huge power, no matter how moral a person is, his humanity will be distorted. And today

Wu Shigong was in a bad mood, so even his own son couldn't help but doubt him.

Xue Chenglin couldn't bear the look in Wu Shigong's eyes anymore, and he fell deeply to the ground. But suddenly, Wu Shigong's words came over again: "I just went to Song Guogong's mansion. Song Guogong was seriously ill and has passed away."

As soon as these words were said, Xue Yufei and Xue Chenglin's faces turned pale with fright, and their whole bodies couldn't help but tremble.

But seeing the fearful expressions on his wife and children, a tenderness could not help but arise in Wu Shigong's heart. "Hey——!" Wu Shigong couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He couldn't bear to scare his family anymore.

So Wu Shigong slowed down and said to Xue Chenglin: "Lin'er! Remember what you said today. You lied to me, and I am also happy. I hope you will not commit fratricide in the future."

Xue Chenglin, who was still in shock, only dared to kowtow repeatedly and did not dare to make any more noise.

Wu Shigong then said: "Lin'er! Change your surname. From now on, your surname will be Wu Xue, and your name will be Wu Xue Chenglin! From now on, the royal family will take Wu Xue as their surname! I will go to your grandfather's place later to meet your grandfather and uncle.

Tell them about the surname change. Then go to your grandfather and grandmother to make them feel at ease. Also tell them that after everything is settled, I will pay them my respects."

"Yes!" Xue Chenglin quickly agreed.

Although this incident was caused by Wu Chengying's ambition to seize the crown prince with the support of Wu Shigong's father Wu Weizhong, after all, what they did did not threaten Wu Shigong's throne. Instead, they supported Xue Chenglin's faction.

On the contrary, Wu Shigong had a different intention to remonstrate with soldiers. Therefore, Wu Shigong asked Xue Chenglin to change his surname to appease Wu Weizhong and others. He also changed the surname to increase the status of the prince Xue Chenglin and attack and divide the officials who supported Wu Chengying.

Then, Wu Shigong said to Wu Chengying, who was crying bitterly: "Ying'er! It's my fault that I have neglected to discipline you all these years. In fact, it was me who harmed you! You are an adult and are about to get married. That's it, anyway, you

You have passed the officer training and after your wedding, you can join the army and fight. You can also choose to study in the Imperial College and become a local official after graduation. Future promotions and transfers will also be determined by the rules of the court. Of course, you can also do both.

No choice. But after the spring, I will discuss with the cabinet ministers to usurp your inheritance. From now on, you will only be my beloved son. You will no longer be a member of the royal family, let alone stay in the capital. Are you willing?

?”

"Your Majesty!" Li Xin suddenly burst into tears. She kowtowed to Wu Shigong and begged.

But Wu Shigong was indifferent to Li Xin's plea, and just stared at Wu Chengying, waiting for his answer.

Seeing that Wu Shigong had made his decision, Wu Chengying finally couldn't bear it anymore. He also cried and agreed: "My child will obey my father's will!"

After solving all the problems, Wu Shigong only felt a sense of emptiness all over his body. He waved his hands casually to the other concubines and children, and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you. You all should leave! I am very tired! I will find someone.

Go somewhere to rest."

Today, Wu Shigong was not only tired physically, but also mentally. So he didn’t want to stay with his family. He just wanted to be alone. So he walked more and more remote in the palace until he came to a

In the side hall.

"emperor!"

Unexpectedly, there were people living in this side hall. Knowing Wu Shigong's arrival, Qiong Niang immediately greeted him with a smile.

Because she lived in a remote place, Qiong Niang didn't know what was going on outside today. And the reason why she lived in such a remote place was because a few days ago, Qiong Niang was angry with Wu Shigong.

After the surrender of the Qing Dynasty, the Daping Army would of course carry out a large-scale purge of those who had committed many crimes in the Qing Dynasty. Many of the Manchu and Qing nobles had survived because of their surrender, but those Han military flags that had joined the Qing army were basically all

Beheaded cleanly.

However, it happened that when he beheaded Qi Zheng (White Pig), he shouted out his identity. The secret agent Wu Shigong sent to the Daping Army to find the descendants of Qi Zhi County happened to be at the scene of the beheading, so he

Qi Zheng stayed.

After that, Qi Zheng was sent to the capital, and then met Qiong Niang's mother and son. Wu Shigong and Qiong Niang even learned that the other two children of Qizhi County who were captured and taken to Liaodong had also died. What happened next

The tragedy and comedy will not be described in detail.

But then, Qiong Niang made excessive demands to Wu Shigong. She asked Wu Shigong to arrange an official position for Qi Zheng, and preferably give him a title. But how could Wu Shigong agree to such a request?

Obviously, Wu Shigong would never frown if Qi Zheng was allowed to live a wealthy and prosperous life in anonymity. But making his identity public and granting him an official position? What would those soldiers who fought bloody battles with the Qing Dynasty think? Those soldiers who were killed by the Qing Dynasty

What will the people who have been poisoned for many years think? So Wu Shigong flatly rejected Qiong Niang's request.

So Qiong Niang got angry and moved out of the palace where she lived and moved to this side hall. She just wanted to rely on Wu Shigong's favor to make Wu Shigong submissive and strive for a good future for her son Qi Zheng.

But after living in this side hall, Qiong Niang became uneasy. She was afraid of making Wu Shigong angry, but she couldn't afford to live back. So when she learned that Wu Shigong came to "visit" her today, Qiong Niang was overjoyed.

So I couldn't wait to come and greet him.

But when she saw Wu Shigong, Qiongniang found that Wu Shigong looked very haggard, so she asked with concern: "Your Majesty! Are you feeling unwell?"

Wu Shigong saw Qiong Niang greeting her, and he had no intention of going anywhere else. Since he was here, he felt at ease, so he could rest here! So Wu Shigong weakly waved his hand to Qiong Niang and said hello. Then he said: "I'm tired! Just rest here."

Go to your house and sleep for a while!"

Qiongniang quickly welcomed Wu Shigong into the palace and served Wu Shigong undressing. Seeing Wu Shigong lying on the bed with a tired face, Qiongniang suddenly felt a sore nose and two lines of tears immediately fell down. She threw herself into Wu Shigong's arms,

He said softly: "Your Majesty! It was my fault! I shouldn't have made you angry."

Wu Shigong opened his eyes slightly and gave a smile to Qiong Niang in his arms. Then he stroked Qiong Niang's hair and whispered: "After the festival, I will talk to Chang Meng. Let's get together.

Zheng, go and work in the Reclamation Trading Company! Qi Zheng can't be an official anymore, but he can still work as a manager in the trading company."

The current Reclamation Trading Company has recruited many people from the Manchu and Mongolian people, so Qi Zheng will no longer stand out when he goes to work at the Reclamation Trading Company.

"Your Majesty!" Qiong Niang burst into tears and soon wet Wu Shigong's chest.

Wu Shigong caressed Qiong Niang, closed his eyes and thought: "Actually, I just want you all to live a good life!"

…

Around the New Year of the fifth year of Qiongyuan, Wu Shigong foiled an attempted military remonstrance. After that, in addition to killing Xue Yongli, Wu Shigong also drove all the young officers who were wandering around to the border to participate in the war there.

As for the second son Wu Chengying, Wu Shigong deprived him of the right to inherit the throne. Wu Shigong also sent all officials from the pro-Wu Chengying faction to local officials.

Among them, Zhang Zhiheng later became the governor of the colonies in Southeast Asia. He became an important minister who dominated the country. However, throughout his life, he never returned to the capital to become an official, let alone join the cabinet as prime minister.

The ninth day of the first month of the fifth year of Qiongyuan.

Wu Shigong led a group of followers and walked across the white marble bridge and the stele pavilion. They then walked through three square courtyards, and finally walked into the central axis passage behind the third courtyard.

Because the atmosphere in the capital was very dull, Wu Shigong, who was in the middle of the capital, wanted to go out of the capital to relax. So on a whim, he took a group of followers with him to see his tomb.

According to Wu Shigong's instructions, his mausoleum is different from the mausoleums of previous emperors. In front of Wu Shigong's mausoleum, there are neat rows of tombs and tombstones. The tombstones made of white marble are like a uniform army.

, guarding in front of Wu Shigong’s mausoleum.

Buried in these tombs are all meritorious and unknown soldiers of the former Runing Army and the current Daping Army. Wu Shigong also used his tomb as a cemetery for these soldiers, allowing them to be worshiped by eternal incense.

The followers were scattered around Wu Shigong at a distance. Wu Shigong, on the other hand, looked at the tombs one by one. When he saw the comrades he knew, he stopped to pay homage.

At this time, there were only two war horses beside Wu Shigong. One was Wu Shigong's current horse, Black Foot, and the other was Lai Kuang, who was too old to walk. As everyone only had respect for Wu Shigong, Wu Shigong felt

The distance from others is getting farther and farther, and I truly understand why the king is called a loner.

Wu Shigong walked back slowly with the two horses until he reached the end and saw Han Shi's tomb.

Wu Shigong patted Ren Lai Feng's head dotingly, pointed at Han Shi's tomb and asked, "Do you remember him?"

I don’t know if Ren Lai Feng understands Wu Shigong’s words. It just leans on Wu Shigong and plays coquettishly.

Wu Shigong smiled and patted someone again to get crazy, then pointed to the tomb behind Han Shi and said, "Do you remember the little pitiful one? It's buried here. Can you stay by its side from now on?"

But before anyone could reply, the black foot next to him started hissing. Wu Shigong immediately laughed heartily, he patted the black foot who was approaching him and said: "Hahaha——! You have it too, I will never forget you.

.”

Amidst the laughter, Wu Shigong looked at the white clouds on the horizon. He thought of his friend Qin Bai before time travel. At this time, Wu Shigong could only miss Qin Bai. He thought to himself: "You are still doing well.

Okay?"

…

That night, in Wu Shigong's company, Ren Lai went crazy and died in Wu Shigong's arms.

(End of book)

PS: There will be two chapters later, "Postscript" and "Remarks on Completion of the Book," which will all be completed today.
Chapter completed!