Chapter 44 Chapter 40 Ren An cut in half

Ren An, who had been severely punished, heard this familiar voice, and slowly struggled to crawl over, "Sister Chang." His two hands were tightly held together through the cage... ...People are inherently mortal, or they are heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather... "Your Majesty, Sima Qian asks to see you." "Xuan." "Sima Qian, have you finished writing what I asked you to rewrite?" Emperor Wu asked. "My lord, it's not... not finished, but there is one thing I don't understand." "What's up?" "My lord, Ren An should not die for being implicated in the Prince's incident."

"Why?" Emperor Wu's face darkened when he heard this. Sima Qian paused, strengthened his courage, and said: "Although he accepted the prince's talisman, he stayed behind closed doors and did not send troops, so Ren An actually did not participate in the rebellion." Sima Qian finished in one breath. When Emperor Wu heard this, he became angry: "Hmph, like this, if you don't kill a person with two minds and two ends of the head, who will you kill?" "Your Majesty..." Sima Qian knelt down, "This subject has a relationship with Ren An, he is loyal to the imperial court, and he is definitely not a tricky person."

Emperor Wu heard the case and said: "Sima Qian, you actually speak for this kind of person. Isn't Li Ling's lesson enough for you? Do you want to die again? Step back." "Yes." Sima Qian had no choice but to back down. Sima Qian went to the death cell to visit the prison, but the jailer refused to let him in, so he took out a money bag from his pocket and threw it to the jailer, so that he was able to visit from the fence. "Brother Ren An—" Sima Qian shouted to Ren An who was lying on the hay. Ren An, who had been severely tortured, heard this familiar voice, and slowly struggled to crawl over, "Brother Zichang..." He clasped his hands tightly.

"Brother Ren An, I really didn't expect you to encounter such a disaster." "Yeah, I thought it would be a good thing to be transferred to the capital. If I knew this, I might as well be the governor of Yizhou." "Well, the closer you are to the emperor, the greater the danger." Sima Qian sighed. Ren An was also full of emotions: "Oh, I understand that no matter how loyal a person is, he will not escape disaster. Think about it, I am a warrior, and I don't know how to play tricks. I never dreamed that I would be involved in the vortex of rebellion." go."

"Ren An, I know you have been wronged just like me." "Sir, think about it, the prince ordered me to go out to receive the order at the gate of the city, can I not go? But after receiving the order, I thought about it and felt bad, so I stayed behind closed doors and did not send troops. I count as a princeling, is that fair?" Sima Qian said with emotion: "I didn't expect that our two friends would both offend the emperor and become unjust ghosts." Ren An "shushed" for a moment, looked around, saw that the jailer was not paying attention, put his head close to Sima Qian, and whispered, "Beware of dogs."

Sima Qian said: "We are all dying, what are we afraid of?" Ren An shook his head: "I am going to die, but you can't, they are all dead, and there are no one who dares to speak." "Oh," Sima Qian sighed, "I haven't been here for long." Ren An shook Sima Qian's hand tightly: "No, Zizhang, you must live on, publish a book, and pass it on forever." Sima Qian shook his head with tears in his eyes: "Now I understand why Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River." "Sizhi Tianren also died unjustly." Sima Qian said.

"Yes, he is guilty of saving the prince." "Oh, it seems that the emperor has lost his mind." The jailer came over and urged Sima Qian: "My lord, please leave quickly. Originally, visitation is not allowed in the death cell. If someone comes, the young one will not survive." "Alright, I'll go, I'll go, Brother Ren An..." The jailer pushed Sima Qian: "Let's go, let's go!" "Shaoqing, take care..." Sima Qian just came back from prison, Qing'er said: "Teacher, Sizhi Tianren's old mother is visiting, and she is waiting in the main room!"

"Okay, I'll wash my face and go see her old man." "Lord Sima..." Sizhi Tianren's old mother held Sima Qian and cried, "What crime did my son commit? Why did he kill him? He let the prince go to save his life. Why did the emperor turn black and white... My son..." Sima Qian helped the old mother up, and persuaded: "Old mother Sizhi, the emperor is now confused. Those who help the prince will be killed, and those who don't help the prince will be killed as usual. Ren An has not sent troops to help the prince. He is also imprisoned in death row. Sir Sizhi is indeed You died unjustly, but the lamp of death is extinguished, you have to take care of yourself when you are old, otherwise how can brothers Si Zhi under the nine springs be at peace..." Sima Qian also burst into tears.

Sima Qian's wife also persuaded: "Old mother, please take care, alas, in this world, why are so many good people being wronged!" In Taishi Ling's Mansion, Sima Qian's study room, the candlelight trembled in the breeze, flickering and flickering, making it look a little dark, Sima Qian crouched on his son's case and swiped his pen... Three hundred articles, most of which are written by sages. After Sima Qian finished writing, it was almost dawn.Just about to cover up and stand up, he heard sobbing from behind. Sima Qian turned his head, and it turned out that his wife Wen Zhen was crying.

"Husband... I understand you." "...I'm sorry for my husband." Sima Qian said with a sob. "Husband..." The wife threw herself into her husband's arms, and the couple embraced each other and wept. In the cold winter of December, with snowflakes fluttering, Sima Qian, Qing'er, and Qiong'er huddled in the crowd and waited for the prison van to come. Today, Ren An will be cut in half. Sima Qian looked at the center of the street and thought to himself: Ren An, it's not that old friends don't help you, it's because the emperor is too bossy. It's too cruel and tragic to cut a person like you for an unjust crime.

Just as he was thinking in his heart, he heard the yelling coming from far and near, and after a while, he saw the majestic supervisor riding on a horse, protected by many guards, and then saw prison carts pulling over. With sharp eyes, Qiong'er pointed to the seventh prison car and said, "Father, look at Uncle Ren." Sima Qian hurriedly looked over and met Ren An's eyes. Sima Qian hurriedly squeezed over, wanting to speak to Ren An, but was stopped by the soldiers: "Don't come near, don't come near!" "Brother Ren An, go away..." Sima Qian shouted loudly. Ren An yelled at Sima Qian: "Finish your writing and take a step ahead for my brother." "Brother Ren An..." After the prison van passed by, Sima Qian still stood still, with tears in his eyes. "Father, let's go home." Sima Qian still wanted to follow, but Sima Qiong was in a hurry. "Father, you can't be stimulated anymore." Qing'er also persuaded: "Teacher, go home, even if you go, you will not be able to save Sir Ren." "Yeah, I can't save him..." Sima Qian covered his face and wept bitterly. In Ganquan Palace, in the emperor's bedroom, since the death of the crown prince, Emperor Wu was so sad that he lay down all day without eating or drinking, which made everyone anxious.Mrs. Gouyi was on guard day and night, and the courtiers took turns to visit. As soon as Emperor Wu closed his eyes, the prince would appear in front of his eyes, lingering, and when he opened his eyes, it seemed that the prince's cry of "father emperor, father emperor" seemed to come from beside him, so Emperor Wu was so nervous that he closed his eyes and opened them again. ,parefull…… Mrs. Gouyi waited carefully at the side. The maid brought deer blood. Mrs. Gouyi brought it. After taking two sips, Emperor Wu shook his head and refused to drink any more. In the past, Emperor Wu would drink a big bowl. Huo Guang came in and greeted: "Is the dragon's body better?" Emperor Wu said weakly: "Build the Si Palace in Hu County, and build the 'Wangzi Tower' in the palace." "yes." Huo Guang hurriedly went out to make arrangements. Since Huo Qubing's death, Huo Guang has been promoted to Doctor Guanglu.He behaved well, was cautious in his words and actions, followed the rules and acted according to the rules, and even when he went to court every day, he never went beyond the rules, so Emperor Wu valued him very much.In addition, Emperor Wu missed Huo Qubing, so he always had a special feeling for Huo Qubing's younger brother. Since the death of the prince, Emperor Wu often sent him into the palace to assist the inner court in handling political affairs.