In the finale of "Langya Bang", Xie Yu's handwriting is clear and clear.
And the culprits are Xie Yu and Xia Jiang, and Emperor Liang can completely push it to them, saying that he is being deceived.
And the situation was clear at that time, all the ministers above the court were the prince's people, and even Prince Ji, who had always ignored the affairs of the court, also agreed to the retrial, and even Meng Zhi, the commander of the forbidden army, was also the prince's person.
At this time, Emperor Liang can be said to be really alone.
He was disheartened, and while shouting "chaotic ministers and thieves", he left the courtiers and left the main hall.
In fact, this old case has always been a knot in his heart.
He is so stubborn, even if he is the enemy of the whole world, he does not agree to retry the case.
In fact, it is not so much that he is competing with everyone, but that he is competing with himself.
Because he didn't dare to face it, he was unwilling to admit defeat, and he was unwilling to let go of the dignity and face of the emperor.
So he refused to let go.
Later, he proposed to meet Mei Changsu alone, and it was Mei Changsu's words that touched the softest part of his heart.
At this moment, he finally let go of all his guards, and also let go of the Ninety-Five Honor, and finally agreed to reiterate the case.
01, dare not face it
- Mistakes made out of suspicion
The shocking case back then.
Xie Yu conspired with Xia Jiang to forge a secret letter to falsely accuse Lin Xie, the commander of the Red Flame Army, and King Qi of rebellion.
Taking advantage of the exhaustion of the bloody battle between the Red Flame Army and the Great Chongqing Army, they did not declare an order or surrender, and slaughtered on a large scale, causing 70,000 loyal souls to die in Meiling.
In fact, there are too many loopholes in this, Emperor Liang doesn't know, the key is that he has long been suspicious in his heart.
And these so-called evidence from Xie Yu and Xia Jiang just gave him a good excuse, so he took advantage of the situation and decided this iron case.
In fact, he has not been able to face these things in his heart.
At that time, all the ministers who shouted grievances about the case were killed, and no one in the harem was allowed to say the word Concubine Chen.
In the court, Mei Changsu said something like this:
"In the 26th year of Jingyun, His Majesty was still the crown prince, he was framed, the butcher's knife hung around his neck, he was your classmate to read, and the later commander of the Red Flame Army, Lin Xie, desperately found evidence to present to the emperor, so as to save His Majesty's life.
In the 29th year of Jingyun, the rebellion of the five kings, the bloodbath of the capital, when Commander Lin was only a commander of the patrol battalion, he personally led 300 cavalry, rushed into the forbidden army camp, and finally ensured that His Majesty ascended the throne.
Kaiwen ten years, the Western Jin Dynasty lost, Jinling besieged the city, and Lin Shuai was the king of Qianli Qin from the north, bloody battle for three days, Fangping the rebellion of the capital.
What the crown prince and the courtiers are asking for today is nothing more than to restore the truth of the past, why does His Majesty still not even agree to such a natural request? ”
Emperor Liang was immediately annoyed and wanted to kill him.
In fact, Lin Xie's love for him to support and protect the country, he was not ignorant, but he did not dare to face it.
As Concubine Jing said:
"The love between father and son, the love of husband and wife, the way of brotherhood, and the righteousness of kings and ministers were all eliminated in His Majesty's own unwarranted suspicion."
Because of his suspicion, he destroyed the most beautiful things with his own hands, so he couldn't face them.
- A situation out of your control
Emperor Liang has always controlled the entire court in his own hands.
And this time, all the courtiers spoke in unison and stood with the prince:
"A prince of the prison country has long been out of my control, the patrol battalion of the forbidden army is under the orders of the East Palace, the military department and the marching army outside Beijing are all his people, although I am a dignified emperor, but he has been forced into such a desperate situation."
This is something he can't face.
Before, for the sake of the Ninety-Five, he lost his lover, son and good friend.
All of this he did was to keep the power firmly in his own hands, and he didn't think that he would eventually lose it all.
Therefore, he does not want to see such a situation.
Concubine Jing asked puzzledly:
"The prince just asked for a retrial of the old Chiyan case, not a rebellion, Your Majesty should know that there is a more important reason why the Chiyan case will be overturned and cleared, that is, the truth, the truth is originally like this."
In fact, Emperor Liang knew that the general trend had gone, but he was unwilling to admit it.
Therefore, he kept shouting "chaotic ministers and thieves" in his mouth, but he already felt a kind of decadence and despair in his heart that could not turn the tide.
He could only bluff and pretend not to see the situation.
In fact, this is nothing more than self-deception.
02, unwilling to let go of the dignity of the emperor
Emperor Liang summoned Mei Changsu alone, in fact, he already knew that Mei Changsu was Lin Shu.
Lin Shu bluntly asked him if he was ashamed?
However, Lin Xie's self-respecting army is a fact, and he only uses King Qi's people. It is always said that 'the king will not obey the order of the king'. How can I appease.
There is also King Qi, who won the hearts of the people in the court and talked about madness in Fuqing. He was both a minister and a son. But above the court, he repeatedly contradicted me, and he was the world at every turn.
Whose world is this? Is this my world, or is it his Xiao Jingyu's world? ”
In fact, it is not difficult to see from his words that Emperor Liang did not believe that Lin Xie and King Qi would rebel.
It's because King Qi's prestige is too high, and he has completely surpassed himself as an emperor, which not only makes him feel shocked, but also has a shuddering jealousy.
After all, he is the emperor who reigns over the world, but above the court, he must be called King Qi, so where is he the emperor?
The Red Flame Army is the army of the Great Liang and the soldiers of Emperor Liang, but they keep saying that they only obey the will and dispatch of King Qi.
Therefore, although he knew that King Qi had no intention of rebelling and had no possibility of rebellion, their actions made him feel that the authority and dignity of the king had been provoked!
The same is true for Lin Xie.
That's why Emperor Liang went on a killing spree.
Now asking him to agree to retry the case is a denial of what he has done, which is a kind of torment and torture for him.
When the general trend was gone, he couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you wait for me to die before overturning the case?" ”
In fact, it is obvious that he also knows that the shocking rebellion case 13 years ago has great grievances, and he also knows that justice is in the hearts of the people, and the truth will eventually be revealed to the world, but he is unwilling to admit his mistake in person.
As long as he lived, he didn't want people to bring it up again.
Without it, just for the sake of his own face, he couldn't let go of the authority of the emperor who was high above.
He has always taken his reputation very seriously.
The mutiny on Jiu'an Mountain ended, and Emperor Liang insisted that all rebels be executed on the spot.
Jing Yan said: "After beheading these tens of thousands of soldiers, people in the world will say that they are not deceived by the main general, but sincerely want to rebel against Your Majesty." The heads of 20,000 people fell to the ground, hurting the face of the royal family. ”
Hearing this, Emperor Liang changed his mind.
It can be seen that he takes his face and royal reputation very seriously.
Therefore, since the retrial of the Red Flame Army case, Emperor Liang has never appeared again.
For him, there is no longer pride, no more power, and no more dignity in this life.
Only an empty shell of an emperor remains, and even if he is alive, his heart is dead.
And he finally understood that even if he was as expensive as the emperor, there were things that he couldn't do, such as the verdict that couldn't affect the conscience of the people in the world, and he couldn't change the comments of future generations.
03, the last bit of humanity
I think that in the end, Emperor Liang let go of all his self-esteem and pride, was willing to face the reality, and agreed to retry the old case, which should be Lin Shu's words, touching the softest part of his heart:
Before King Qi died, he ordered the edict to read the edict of His Majesty's death three times, and he only said one sentence after listening: The father does not know the son, and the son does not know the father. Without blinking an eye, he drank the poisoned wine. Your Majesty knows what this means?
If Your Majesty knows King Qi, you will not suspect that he has the heart of rebellion, and if King Qi knows Your Majesty, he will not believe that you will kill him until he dies. ”
After hearing this passage, Emperor Liang was already ashamed in his eyes, but he still insisted that they were because they challenged their imperial power first.
Lin Shu said angrily:
"King Qi drank that cup of poisonous wine in prison, how sad his heart should be. I'm afraid that Your Majesty will not be able to understand it.
But for the sake of the father-son relationship back then, and for the heart of King Qi who would rather die than rebel, is it so difficult to verify the truth of the year? Can't you do it! ”
Hearing this, Emperor Liang no longer had the anger and irritability he had before, and couldn't help but burst into tears, with guilt and regret in his eyes.
At this moment, he finally awakened the little family affection that remained in his heart.
He was finally willing to face up to the unbearable past and admit his arbitrariness and suspicion.
"It's not that I'm not born ruthless, as long as I sit on this dragon chair, people will naturally change. You remember, no matter what Jing Yan is doing now, when he sits in this position, he will also change. The court situation that Lin Xie wants, the world he wants, I can't give it to him, and King Qi can't give it to him, and no one will ever be able to give it to him. ”
Emperor Liang finally admitted that he had failed Lin Xie, and he desperately protected and supported the emperor on the throne, and did not lead Liang to the situation they had envisioned.
He admits that he is blinded by power and lust.
Before, he didn't allow anyone to talk about that past, but he was actually afraid of touching the hidden pain in his heart.
Now Lin Shu bluntly proposed that the high shelf in his heart finally collapsed, and he let go of all his defenses and the dignity of the emperor.
He finally agreed to retry the old case.
Epilogue:
Finally, when Lin Shu turned to leave, Emperor Liang suddenly knelt down:
"You have to believe that I was deceived by the villain, Lin Xie has assisted me for ten years, and your mother Jinyang is my own sister, I have hugged you, taken you on a horse, and accompanied you to fly kites, do you remember?"
He seemed to be begging for Lin Shu's forgiveness, perhaps he knew that he could not be forgiven, but just to give himself peace of mind.
I don't think Lin Shu can treat him as an uncle who once loved him anymore.
If everything can be done all over again, I believe Emperor Liang will still make the same choice.
Emperors are inherently ruthless, and those who sit on the throne of God are destined to be lonely.