Everyone Knows I’m a Good Man

Failure to pass on the throne would mean death. Even if the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood, he still had to write the edict of passing the throne with his own hands.

First, he announced the innocence of Mr. Li to the world, and then expressed that as the emperor, he felt ashamed to face all the officials, and passed it on to the eldest son.

Ji Changze looked like he wanted to poke the emperor's heart to death, and he kept saying: "His Highness is different from His Majesty. He will definitely create a peaceful and prosperous age. It's a pity that a fool like Your Majesty will be involved in the next ten years." , I’m afraid I have to clean up His Majesty’s mess.”

Before, he pretended to be a minister, but now that he has achieved his goal, he no longer pretends to be so.

The emperor was so angry that his heart, liver and lungs ached. After he finished writing, he covered the jade seal and looked at Ji Changze fiercely: "Rebellious ministers and traitors, are you satisfied now?!"

He looked at his eldest son standing below.

Being imprisoned for sixteen years did not take away any of the eldest prince's magnificence. Just standing there was enough to arouse the emperor's jealousy.

This eldest son is not only better than him in all aspects, but also has better luck than him.

He was obviously imprisoned, but he still forced him out of the palace because of Ji Changze, and still sat on the throne smoothly.

This is such a small probability event.

No one leads troops to force the palace. The situation is in his hands. Instead of rebelling and becoming the emperor himself, he will push out others who have no friendship with him.

He did this just to ensure that his master's injustice and innocence would be known to the world without any doubts.

Is there really such a person in the world?

I don’t want the throne or power. I have endured humiliation and heavy burdens for sixteen years. I obviously have the power and can sit on the throne in a minute. In the end, I just want justice.

Who can believe it?

If it were another prince who ascended the throne, he would be nothing more than an emperor.

But if it were the eldest prince, he wouldn't want his son to have it easy.

He looked at his son, who was still an eyesore after sixteen years, and sneered:

"Do you think it will be easy for you to get this throne? Today, this rebellious minister can do something to force me to concubine me. Tomorrow, when you ascend the throne, he can also force you to convict me!"

"Before you came, he acted like a minister who had no choice but to force himself into the palace. Now he has succeeded. A minister is bound to be obedient and obedient. You can see it on his face!!!"

The eldest prince remained indifferent.

He is a man of his word, and he clearly distinguishes who is evil and who is fair, who is loyal and who is traitorous.

Since Ji Changze can give up the throne to him, then he will not doubt this Master Ji today.

Ji Changze himself smiled.

He laughed with ease, and his laughter grew louder and louder, until the laughing emperor became uneasy and said:

"Your Majesty, I am here to see you."

"How can the treacherous minister sit in this official position if the foolish king is eliminated?"

Combined with what the emperor said, this contains too much information.

Everyone present was not a fool, and everyone looked at Ji Changze in shock.

No.

Ji Changze wouldn't really want to do that.

But...how is this possible?

How could anyone be willing to do this?

However, Ji Changze did it anyway.

Mr. Ji stood in front of the dragon chair, his hand fell to the top of his head, he suddenly took off his official hat and threw it to the ground.

--boom!

The sound of the official hat falling to the ground was not loud, but it was like thunder, falling in the hearts of everyone present.

Ji Changze was still dressed in red, but his official hat was missing.

"I, the treacherous minister, the treacherous minister, have been with the ignorant king for sixteen years. Today, I am clearing the emperor's side, and the ones I am clearing are the ignorant emperor and the treacherous minister."

"Today, Ji, a treacherous minister, asked to resign in order to clear the emperor's side!"

The emperor slumped down and looked at the person in front of him in disbelief: "You, you are like this!"

Ji Changze used himself to prove the emperor's stupidity.

No matter how hard he tried to defend himself in the imperial edict and the imperial edict of succession, Ji Changze's behavior was equivalent to binding the two of them together.

He even said that he was an adulterer, so the emperor was naturally a coward.

Not talking about the present, just talking about the future, the emperor's bad reputation will be engraved in the history books and cannot be erased.

But... how could he be willing to do so? !

Now that Ji Changze has done this, his reputation has been cleared. He supports the new monarch and pushes the new monarch to the throne with all his strength. He has the merit of following the dragon and the name of revenge for his teacher. He has military power on the left and commercial street on the right. , the great power is in hand, and the wealth is pouring into the sky!

How could he give up everything just to crucify the emperor on this pillar of shame.

This was not only the idea of ​​the emperor, but also of many courtiers.

They would definitely be reluctant to take the role of themselves.

After all, Master’s grievances can be vindicated, right?

But no matter what they thought, Ji Changze still did it.

In full view of everyone, Ji Changze threw away his official hat and walked down the stairs step by step towards the outside of the court hall.

When passing by the eldest prince, he gave a civilian salute to the eldest prince and presented the tiger talisman representing military power with both hands.

The eldest prince quickly took a step back, took the tiger talisman, watched Ji Changze leave from his side, and walked toward the door without looking back.

He suddenly shouted: "Master Ji."

Ji Changze paused but did not look back.

The eldest prince solemnly made a salute to his back that could only be given to the most respected person.

"Your Excellency is so talented that I should be the emperor's master. Please stay and assist me. I will know how to handle people well, maintain discipline, and with your help, I will be a wise and wise king."

The emperor's eyes widened.

"Are you crazy?! How dare you allow such a rebellious and unscrupulous person to serve as an official?!"

The eldest prince's face was resolute: "As a king, if you don't disappoint your loyal ministers, they are not willing to be evil people."

This means that Ji Changze forced him into the palace because the emperor was too outrageous.

If it were a reliable king, Ji Changze would definitely not do this.

These words were simply saying to the emperor nakedly, "Yes, that's right, it was because you were so rubbish that Ji Changze forced you into the palace. If it had been anyone else, he would never have done it."

emperor:"……"

He was so angry that his eyes turned black.

However, the eldest prince's efforts to retain him were of no use.

He didn't even turn around and just said loudly: "Thank you, Your Highness. It's just that ordinary people have no intention of becoming an official. When I joined the court as an official, it was just for today. My childhood wish was just to be a husband."

"Master treats me with great kindness, like a biological father. In the past sixteen years, the common people have used many disrespectful words in order to gain His Majesty's trust. Now, it is time to return to my hometown to observe my filial piety for my master, open a school and go into seclusion."

The eldest prince was shocked.

Even though he had been trapped in that small house for sixteen years in his life, he had met many people.

There are good ones and there are bad ones.

There are those who are scheming, and there are those who are not.

But I have never seen Master Ji like this.

After Ji Changze said this, he continued to walk forward with brisk steps, as if giving up his status as a powerful minister could even be a good thing for him.

The eldest prince saluted again with admiration in his heart. This time, he bowed his waist for a long time.

Behind him, more and more courtiers also saluted.

Until the end, everyone saluted Ji Changze's back, expressing their respect for this sixteen-year-old man who endured humiliation and endured heavy hardships.

Lord Ji, who led troops into the court today, caused a scene, and revealed many old stories, left in such a graceful manner.

***

The new emperor successfully ascended the throne, and the military power was in his hands. All the things the old emperor had done were exposed by Ji Changze. He lost his support, lost his rights, and was vomiting blood one after another because of the stimulation, and he was unable to fight.

At that time, the old emperor was so angry that he fainted. He didn't know whether it was Ji Changze who stimulated him too much or whether it was the enthronement of the son he despised the most that stimulated him more.

Anyway, after being so stimulated, he naturally suffered a stroke.

He was already old, but when he suffered a stroke, his speech became crooked, he could not speak, and he could not move his body, except for his eyeballs.

The former noble Emperor has now become a useless person who cannot express his emotions. No one knows how deep the gap is in his heart.

The eldest prince could not commit the crime of killing his father, but everyone in the palace knew exactly how the emperor framed and treated the new emperor. They knew that the new emperor had no feelings for the old emperor, and the old emperor was speechless. How he lives his life without wishing to die is completely normal.

He once framed Zhongliang, leaving ministers who had been wronged so much that they could not tell the difference for themselves.

Now I am lying on the dragon bed, listening to the disdainful comments of the people around me, but I can only listen because I can't say anything.

He once imprisoned his own son, and specifically ordered the eldest son to be deprived of food and clothing, expecting him to fend for himself.

Now he has to rely on others to take care of everything, and the people who serve him are not careful, leaving him hungry and full. At night, the windows are left open and the cold wind blows, but no one comes to cover him with a quilt.

The most terrifying thing is not this kind of life where one cannot survive or die.

But after all, he is the biological father of Xinjun. If he gets sick, the imperial doctor will still come and try his best to treat him, so he can't even die for relief.

He could only hang on to ginseng, lying on the cold dragon bed, staring upward, feeling the contempt and contempt of the people around him.

He had to endure it like this, even if he wanted to die, he couldn't interfere with his own life.

He lay there day after day, with pimples on his back due to long periods of immobility, and a putrid smell all over his body. He was like a walking corpse waiting for the day when the imperial doctor could not save him, and he died without medicine or stone.

Ji Changze didn't care much about what happened to the old emperor.

Even the courtiers didn't care.

Everyone's eyes were on Mr. Ji who resigned and left.

Ji Changze did not return home after leaving the court. Instead, he went straight to arrange the manpower and hidden stakes he had planted for the past sixteen years. Then he called the stewards of the shopping street and informed them that the court would be here in the future. direct jurisdiction.

The money earned from the shopping street will be used in the military. Ji Changze doesn't know what the next generation will be, but he knows that the new monarch must be a good monarch.

After arranging everything, he returned to Ji Mansion.

There was a person standing at the door. She held an umbrella and looked over from a distance. When she saw Ji Changze was back, she looked at him with red eyes.

Ji Changze knew what she had guessed, and he nodded: "Master is back with a clear name."

The tears in Li Ziqian's eyes fell instantly, hitting the ground, and seemed to hit her heart.

She threw down her umbrella and ran into her husband's arms, choking with sobs.

"Why...why didn't you tell me that I blamed you for sixteen years...you actually lived alone for sixteen years!!"

Ji Changze patted her back comfortingly and said with a smile: "This may not work out. If you fail, you will be sad. Besides, His Majesty is not that easy to be deceived. If I make a wrong step, I will lose everything."

"You know, you knew from the beginning that Leping was sent to the Liu family."

Ji Changze smiled and reassured; "How could you not know? I sent that Wen Po."

"You did the right thing about Leping. If you hadn't sent our daughter to a safe place, I would have had to worry about the consequences for our children."

"Don't cry. Shengyan and the others treated her very well, no worse than her biological parents."

Li Ziqian was still crying.

She was not crying for herself, but for her husband.

In the past sixteen years, he had not been understood by anyone. He came to look for her again and again, but was rejected by her again and again. How uncomfortable it must be in his heart.

Ji Changze endured all the pain and blocked these things outside. He shielded himself from the wind and rain, and also protected his family who hated him.

How...how can it be so good.

So gentle.

Li Ziqian hugged Ji Changze's neck. The grief, anger, despair, and numbness in her heart over the years seemed to have dissipated along with the cry.

"Husband, thank you, thank you..."

The couple hugged each other, and Liu Leping carefully stood at the door and watched the whole process.

There was still confusion in her eyes.

During this day, she first ran for her life with her mother, then met the people who were ordered by His Majesty to kill them, and then learned that she was the daughter of Lord Ji and Mrs. Ji.

Then, I quickly learned that Mr. Ji was not a "treacherous minister" and had a reason for everything he did.

And her biological parents sent her to the Liu family because they loved her and wanted to protect her.

Liu Leping has always been smart, but today, she couldn't react.

Ji Changze saw her.

"Leping."

"As a father, I have never educated you in the past sixteen years. All I can give you is respect."

He didn't ask his daughter to recognize her father and mother right away.

Just saying this, Mrs. Liu came to her daughter, looked at Ji Changze with a complicated expression, and sighed.

The hatred and contempt of these sixteen years also passed with the wind.

The matter eventually got out.

The treacherous minister Ji Changze endured humiliation for sixteen years just to expose what the emperor had done and show his master's innocence to the world.

After the exposure was over, he personally removed his official position on the grounds that he was a prince. I heard that everyone in the court was moved by his integrity. All civil and military officials in the court, including the new monarch, saluted his back as a sign of respect.

He was like a cloud, floating in and out, leaving nothing behind for others, but leaving a great shock in everyone's heart.

Ji Changze is gone, but all kinds of information about him have been unearthed bit by bit.

How smart he was when he was young, how Mr. Li valued him, took him by his side to teach, and even boasted to the master about how talented his disciples were.

Sixteen years ago, before Mr. Li was wronged, Ji Changze was just a newly married young man. He had a very good relationship with Ms. Li. He was also a carefree man who made friends and attended wine and flower appreciation banquets from time to time. Langjun.

At that time, he was so flamboyant and unbridled, with unlimited glory.

He is protected by a famous teacher, has friends by his side, his wife is pregnant, and he is highly praised.

It should be a smooth life, a step-by-step process of entering the court and becoming an official, showing off his talents little by little, and finally being buried in the mausoleum of hundreds of officials with a clear name.

When his master was wronged, even if he did not belittle his master, at most he would not climb to a high position so quickly, and he could still live a peaceful life.

But Ji Changze did it anyway.

Such a sunny and wanton young man who was once praised by many people suddenly suffered from infamy and was ostracized by his family and his wife.

How did he get here in the past sixteen years?

In the midnight dream, do you feel wronged or do you feel sad again?

Of all things in the world, the most unforeseen circumstances make people sigh and feel heartbroken.

Especially when all the things Ji Changze had done quietly were revealed by the person involved.

On the surface, he was framed by Zhongliang, but in fact, he sent people to secretly protect him. Only because the emperor had murderous intentions at that time, he had to take action in advance, so that the other party would only be demoted instead of losing his life.

It seems that he established the shopping street for money, but the money he earned not only supported the soldiers, but also bought food and sent it to the front line, took in orphans and gave them a place to stay.

When he acted as if he wanted to harm Liu Shengyan and sent him to Gezhou, many people felt that he wanted to make Liu Shengyan suffer.

Now the truth is revealed.

He must have known who Liu Shengyan was, so he sent Liu Shengyan to Gezhou so that he could help the refugees.

It was also discovered that Liu Shengyan and Ji Changze were classmates and friends when they were young.

This incident brought with it some sadness and color.

Ji Changze must feel how he felt in his heart when he saw his former friend confronting him in court.

When Liu Shengyan went to Gezhou, he sent a farewell gift. At that time, many people speculated that he wanted to kill someone to vent his anger, so he gave a gift first to whitewash himself.

But now it seems that there must be much pain hidden in it.

Farewell gifts can only be given to each other by close friends and good family members.

Mr. Ji, he is actually thinking about his good friend Liu Shengyan.

Knowing that the daughter of Liu Shengyan's family was actually the daughter of Ji Changze and Mrs. Ji, after something happened to the Li family, Mrs. Ji was worried that her young daughter would be entrusted to Mrs. Liu. After the child was adopted by the Liu family, Ji Changze's behavior of giving a large farewell gift was typical. other explanation.

In his heart, he must be thinking of his daughter.

I can't blame Liu Shengyan for being able to spend many years peacefully in the court, with big and small things passing by him without affecting him.

Many smart officials have suffered, but Liu Shengyan, who was not very outstanding at what he did and could not understand the subtext of the court, came up smoothly.

For him to be safe until now, Ji Changze must have done a lot behind the scenes.

This time Ji Changze directly led his troops to force the palace, wasn't it because the emperor wanted to punish the Liu family?

Although he was so well-prepared, it could be seen that this matter was just an affair, but if it weren't for his eager love for his daughter or his urgent need to protect his friends, Ji Changze would not have rushed to the palace.

It can be seen from this that Mr. Ji looks indifferent on the outside, but in his heart he silently protects the people he cares about.

But unfortunately, these people he protects don't know the inside story. Those who have scolded him for sixteen years have scolded him, and those who have stayed away from him have stayed away from him. Even the only bloodline does not know who his biological parents are.

Abuse or not abuse.

Too cruel.

After gathering together what happened over the years, many literary talents shed tears for the pain and injustice Ji Changze suffered.

How did Mr. Ji survive these years?

He is obviously unparalleled in the world, and his talents are endless.

Under the guidance of his teacher, he should have slowly entered the court and become a good official useful to the country and the people.

But in the end, due to a combination of circumstances, in order to clear the name of Teacher Yi Zheng, such an elegant person who did not seek fame or fortune gradually turned himself into a traitor.

He was scolded in secret and was not understood by the world. For this reason, his mother severed ties with him, his wife imprisoned herself in the backyard, and her only child was sent away.

No one understands his heart, and everyone just calls him a wolf-hearted man, a white-eyed wolf who tries to get ahead of his master.

But it was this "white-eyed wolf" who endured for sixteen years, forced the court, and exposed the injustice of his teacher sixteen years ago in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

This should be a magical character that cannot be written about in any novel!

People at this moment don't know what beauty, strength and misery are, but the feeling is the same.

People who had insulted Ji Changze were so ashamed that they wrote poems to apologize.

Headed by Beard Fang's father, he came to the door in person to apologize.

But when I went there, I found that the Ji family was already empty.

I asked a gatekeeper, who said that their master took the old lady and his wife of the Li family back to guard Mr. Li's tomb.

Mr. Li died with a crime and his body could not be buried in Baiguan Tomb. Mrs. Li had his body taken back to her hometown for burial.

Ji Changze, who forced the old emperor to abdicate and put the new emperor on the throne, left just like that.

Before leaving, he gave the entire shopping street to the new emperor to replenish the treasury that was now wasted by the old emperor, so as to avoid the tragic situation of the soldiers not having enough to eat again.

After he gave away the entire shopping street, people discovered that this place with only two streets was actually very expensive.

For such a great achievement, Ji Changze had only one request.

Give his biological daughter, Liu Leping, the adopted daughter of the Liu family, a status and respect.

The new monarch immediately issued an order to recognize Liu Leping as his adopted sister, grant her the title of princess, and enjoy the treatment of the eldest princess.

After the decree was issued, Ji Changze quietly returned to his hometown with his family.

Before leaving, I didn't forget to teach the boy who wanted to marry his daughter but betrayed her a lesson, and taught him the crime committed by his father.

You can imagine how he felt when he lost his father's protection and became a commoner, and then saw Princess Leping who he almost got married to.

When the matter is over, he brushes off his clothes and goes away, hiding his merit and fame.

No one knows exactly when Ji Changze and the others left, or which path he took.

It's just that after the news came out, on the way from the capital to his hometown, some people would spontaneously put food on the table, hoping that if Mr. Ji could take a few bites when he was hungry on the way, it would be okay. They all admired him in their hearts.

Hearing that the emperor wanted to kill him, Liu Shengyan finally escaped from Gezhou with the help of the prefect. Liu Shengyan, who was sneaky and disgraced all the way, did not dare to show his true face and did not dare to use gold and silver to buy food: "..."

What's the situation, when you're hungry, there's food on the roadside?

Sure enough, his luck is good.