After Yan Bei's death, all the officials in the capital celebrated together, and they were happier than the New Year. Qialu Qingtian went to express his condolences to Yan Bei and was not in the capital, so no one cared about them. The officials had no worries about a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. , I want to be as happy as I want, and they all lamented that the sky has eyes. If Yan Beiquan had knowledge, they don¡¯t know how they would feel. This situation did not end abruptly until Lu Qingtian returned to Beijing. At the end of the seventh year of Tianshun, Lu Qingtian and Long Qingquan came to the palace with their son Lu Sheng and were invited to stay in the palace for the New Year. Lu Qingtian had to accept it after refusing. The New Year in the palace was very lively, and Zhu Qizhen's pale face He also smiled a little, and his face seemed to be rosier. Everyone was very happy, because Zhu Qizhen hadn't smiled for a long time, and his complexion was not very good these days. Now it seems that the holy body is getting better, but Lu Qingtian shook his head secretly, because there was another saying that no one had remembered, which is called returning to the light. Sure enough, Zhu Qizhen was even more energetic on the first day of the new year. He was clamoring to go to the front hall in the snow to see the ministers. After receiving New Year greetings from hundreds of officials, he led the ministers to worship heaven and earth, worship ancestors and pray for blessings, and walked in the snow to look for plum blossoms. Queen Qian was very anxious. , she was afraid that Zhu Qizhen would not be able to hold on if he caught the cold this year. She also saw that Zhu Qizhen's body was strange, but Zhu Qizhen didn't listen. Although he didn't get angry, he was a little unhappy. Zhu Jianshen's biological mother Zhou Guifei not only did not stop Zhu Qizhen, but also followed Zhu Qizhen's words, saying that the holy body was already healthy, etc., which made Zhu Qizhen even more confident, so he stopped listening to Queen Qian's words. Acted according to your own ideas. Queen Qian urgently asked for help from Lu Qingtian, who stayed in the palace last night, but Lu Qingtian shook his head and said nothing. Concubine Zhou was even more proud. She didn't know Lu Qingtian's true identity, and she thought to herself: It doesn't matter whether your name is Lu Yunzhi or Lu Qingtian. Not the same, they are both people who know current affairs. They know that I will be the Queen Mother in the future, so they come to curry favor with me. On the second day of the first lunar month of the eighth year of Tianshun, Zhu Qizhen was seriously ill and could not afford it, but he was not sad. He kept saying that his end was approaching, otherwise Mr. Lu had followed Empress Qian's words to persuade him yesterday, so Zhu Jianshen was ordered to supervise the country. Yu Wenhua Palace currently handles all affairs of the DPRK. The next day, Zhu Qizhen announced that Lu Qingtian had entered the palace. After pushing everyone, Zhu Qizhen said: "Please help me up." Lu Qingtian helped Zhu Qizhen up from the bed and let him half-rely on the bed. Zhu Qizhen sneered. Looking at Lu Qingtian, he did not speak again. Lu Qingtian frowned and said, "Why did your Majesty speak so politely to me just now? Aren't we privately good brothers who are close friends in life and death?" Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said, "I and I Lu Yunzhi is a good brother, but I don't know you very well, Lu Qingtian. Who are you and where did Lu Yunzhi go?" Zhu Qizhen coughed a few times and took a deep breath before talking again: "You. The organization is still operating normally. Long Qingquan, Dong De'arong and other subordinates are still surrounding you. They didn't find anything unusual about you, or they found out but acquiesced that you were Lu Yunzhi. So do you think I should be afraid of you? , because you are at least on par with Lu Yunzhi, and more likely to be more powerful than Lu Yunzhi, so I must be polite to you, otherwise I can live for a few days, but if I am rude, I may even lose my life. " Lu Qingtian. His body was shaken. He had been chatting and laughing with Zhu Qizhen before, but he didn't know that Zhu Qizhen had discovered it and hid it so deeply. He remained normal in talking and doing things. He didn't ask Zhu Qizhen until his death was approaching. Qizhen is not simple. This emperor has been confused all his life, but he did not expect to be such a wise and foolish master. "I've been confused all my life, and I've suffered all my losses. It's time for me to be smart again. This is called a long-term illness that makes a doctor. Hey, that's all. If you don't want to say it, just don't say it. I don't have the ability to force you to say it. I just want to say it. I want you to spare the life of my brother Lu Yunzhi. Although he has committed a lot of murders in his life, he has only killed people who deserve to be killed. If you let him go, I will agree to any condition you have. Whatever you want, Just mention it." Zhu Qizhen said calmly, but his eyes showed extremely firmness. Lu Qingtian couldn't help but feel a little moved, Zhu Qizhen knew the words of "repaying kindness", but after thinking about it, he understood. It happened that Zhu Qizhen also said: "Since you are not Lu Yunzhi, and your hands and eyes are so good, I think if If you think that I can't stop you in this world, you might as well exchange for my brother's life. I promise for Lu Yunzhi that as long as you let him go, he will never rebel again. Even if he is crippled, Leave him alive." Lu Qingtian shook his head. Zhu Qizhen's eyes felt lost and his spirit became depressed. Lu Qingtian looked at Zhu Qizhen, and then said: "I am a nightmare, or I am another Lu Yun. In short, I am not better than him, although I have always thought that I am better than him, because I will use the power I had when I was a ghost, and our two minds are connected, so I should be slightly better, but later I found that I Wrong, no matter in terms of magic or strategy, I am not as good as him. It turns out that all I have is his past experience and knowledge, and how can I understand his thinking and the new ideas that he constantly generates? Unable to obtainWell, in the past, I saw easy things in his mind, but it was really difficult to sit up by myself. In the future, I would have to rely on myself. Only then did I realize that being a human being is too difficult, and it is even more difficult to be a good person. Alas, it seems that what I did with Secret Thirteen has deviated from Lu Yunzhi¡¯s original intention. Both of us were wrong. Lu Yunzhi is unique and irreplaceable. " Zhu Qizhen didn't know why. Lu Qingtian slowly told Zhu Qizhen his true identity and what happened to Lu Yunzhi. Zhu Qizhen opened his eyes wide, and after a while he said: "That's what I said. Brother is dead. " Lu Qingtian nodded, and then sighed. Zhu Qizhen opened his mouth but shed tears before saying anything, and then said with a wry smile: "It doesn't matter, I'll go down to find him right away. Zhu Qizhen glanced at Lu Qingtian and then said: "Since you and Lu Yunzhi were born at the same time, let me ask you something. I hope you can tell the truth." " Lu Qingtian nodded and said, "Ask your Majesty. " "I still have a few days to live. "Zhu Qizhen asked calmly. Lu Qingtian said: "Your Majesty has one year left to live. " Zhu Qizhen laughed loudly: "You are indeed not Lu Yunzhi. He will never make up such low-level lies. You don't need to explain. If I still had Yang Shou, would you let me go out yesterday? You already counted me. Yang Shou, that's why you wanted me to leave the palace in the snow yesterday. Anyway, the deadline has come, so let me do what I want to do. It can also be considered happy for the last time. Is that what you think? "