Chapter 11 Offending Tianwei
Chapter 11 Offending Tianwei
Only then did the emperor put down his brush, and raised his head from the pile of memorials: "Yun'er, when you and I are alone, there is no need to behave like a monarch and a minister."
Without raising his head, Fu Yun still kept his bowed posture, and said in disapproval: "Your Majesty, it's not reasonable." He actually directly rejected the emperor's kindness.
The emperor shook his head helplessly: "You child." He didn't continue this topic, but smiled and looked at Fu Yun carefully.
Speaking of which, the last time I saw Fu Yun, this little guy was only an eight-year-old child.His temperament is much more withdrawn than now, he doesn't speak when he meets people, and always keeps his eyes on everyone with vigilance.After several years of experience outside, he has become much gentler.Thinking of this, the emperor was filled with emotion.Inadvertently, I remembered the murder ten years ago.After all, it was because of himself that the child became an orphan.Why……
The emperor's eyes became softer: "How have you been with He Qian all these years?"
Fu Yun respectfully said: "Uncle treats me very well. I have learned a lot in these years."
"That's good." The emperor asked some small things about Fu Yun's life, and after getting a satisfactory answer, he turned to the main topic, "How is the reception of the envoys of Yun Kingdom handled?"
Fu Yun said: "They have been sent to the hotel. Follow-up, it will be implemented according to the plan. The layout of the palace and the deployment of military defenses require the cooperation of the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Forest Army."
"I have already greeted the Imperial Forest Army and the Neishi Mansion. If there is any need for cooperation, just go to their person in charge." The emperor said and threw a token to Fu Yun, "This token represents me. You can show it when necessary. They dare not embarrass you."
As soon as these words came out, Fu Yun's eyes changed slightly, and there was some kind of shock in the amber eyes.
He has just turned [-] this year. He is young and has no outstanding achievements. He is suddenly promoted by the emperor to be the second in command in the civil service. He will definitely be criticized and suppressed by various forces.Unexpectedly, the emperor had thought of this a long time ago, and handed him the token representing supreme power for this reason.
How important is this kind of promotion?How should he repay?
Fu Yun took the token with both hands, and said cautiously: "Thank you for your kindness."
The emperor leaned back indifferently, and said with a smile, "It's okay, you deserve it. If you have nothing else to do, go down." After speaking, he picked up the brush again.
"...Yes." Fu Yun, who turned around to leave, suddenly thought of Xuan Jing's chubby face that had been beaten miserably, and immediately stood upright.
The emperor noticed this from the corner of his eyes, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Does Ai Qing have something to say to me?"
Fu Yun hesitated for a while, and said, "I wonder if Your Majesty still remembers His Highness Fifth Highness Xuanjing?"
The hand holding the brush froze, and the emperor's face became condensed.
In the imperial study room, a strange silence permeated.
After a long while, the emperor's indiscriminate voice sounded in the room: "Oh? Why did Fu Aiqing mention him suddenly?"
The title of Fu Yun in the words suddenly changed from Yun'er to Fu Aiqing, and even a fool could hear the displeasure and warning in it.Besides, Fu Yun is not stupid.
Even so, Fu Yun raised his head halfway after being silent for a moment, staring directly at the emperor's suddenly indifferent Longyan with his clear eyes, and said word by word: "Your Highness Fifth is very good, but he is now, in the past Not doing well."
As if being stabbed, the emperor suddenly erupted, flicked his sleeves, and the memorials all over the table were swept to the ground in an instant.
slam-la-
This huge movement even alarmed the guards at the door.Almost at the same time, a low voice from the guard sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty?!"
The emperor sat on the seat, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his whole body exuded a monstrous anger.He said coldly: "Nothing."
After getting the answer, the guard outside the door suppressed the urge to rush in to escort him, and responded, "Yes."
Facing the emperor's wrath, Fu Yun's expression remained the same, but he lowered his head even lower.
Realizing his gaffe, the emperor got up and walked to a window sill.There, white smoke is floating from a censer burning with tranquilizing incense.The light fragrance penetrated into the emperor's nostrils, dissipating the anger in his heart a little.With his hands behind his back, he ordered irresistibly: "Don't mention his name in front of me in the future. I think you just returned to Beijing, and it's your first offence, so forget it this time. If there is a next time," he turned around quickly, his eyes like torches Looking at Fu Yun anxiously, "Even if it's you, I won't show mercy."
"...Yes." Fu Yun replied in a low voice, frowning slightly.Is the grievance between the emperor and the Fifth Highness already so deep... Thinking of Xuanjing's current situation, Fu Yun's heart became more and more heavy.
After Fu Yun left, the emperor was still standing by the window alone.His eyes were heavy, with unspeakable grief and sorrow.After a long time, there was only a low sigh left by the window.
***
In the cold palace, in a corner beside the courtyard wall.
In the wall, a huge dog hole that could accommodate a burly man to crawl finally took shape.The pile of dirt, stones, shovels and hammers next to the dog hole all show that the dog hole has just been rushed to completion.
Tired and out of breath, Xiao Qiuzi supported the wall and said, "Your Highness, do you really want to crawl out of this dog hole?"
"Otherwise? Am I playing a poaching game?" Xuan Jing asked back with a smile.He squatted down, bent down and tried to get into the dog hole, and it was just right.
The previous dog hole was a bit small, only for a petite person like Xiaoqiuzi to get in and out, but it was a bit difficult for a slender adult man like Xuanjing.
"Ah?!" Xiaoqiuzi's eyes widened in disbelief, "Your Highness, you...you are a dragon, how could...can..." The words "drilling a dog's hole" stuck in his throat, and he was stunned. Unable to speak.I always feel that speaking out is a kind of blasphemy against His Highness.
Xuan Jing maintained a half-squatting posture, raised his head and said with a smile: "Those who achieve great things, don't care about the small details. What's more, it's just a dog hole that can change a life. It's a good deal."
The more Xiaoqiuzi listened, the more confused he became. Since when did drilling a dog hole be associated with life-saving?What is His Highness talking about?
However, after Xuan Jing finished speaking these incomprehensible words, without waiting for Xiao Qiuzi to react, he directly bent down and walked out of the cold palace through the dog hole.And he carried a stick with him.Xiaoqiuzi panicked now, he hurriedly lowered his body, and anxiously said through the dog hole: "Your Highness, where are you going? The guards are tight outside, what if..."
"Hush—" On the other side of the dog cave, Xuan Jing gestured for silence, then waved his hand and said, "Keep your voice down, you come with me too."
"???"
In the end Xiaoqiuzi got out with Xuanjing.After going out, Xuan Jing immediately covered the inside and outside of the dog cave with weeds, and then left with Xiao Qiuzi.Along with the two of them was a little sparrow that was bought by Xuan Jing with rice cakes.
Under the leadership of the little sparrow, the two bypassed layers of patrolling soldiers and came to the place where the eunuchs lived in the palace - the inner prison courtyard.
There is a small garden outside the Inner Prison Court. In the garden, various shrubs and boulders are planted, and every few steps there is a small rockery for decoration, forming a winding path.It can be said to be an excellent hiding place.
Xuan Jing dragged Xiao Qiuzi to hide behind one of the rockery.
Looking at the gate of the Inner Prison Court not far away, Xiao Qiuzi instantly understood the purpose of Xuanjing's trip.About half a month ago, His Highness arranged a mission for him.Ask him to find a young eunuch who is similar to His Highness in the palace, and follow him at any time to know his whereabouts.At that time, he did not think about the purpose of His Highness's move.
After more than ten days of hard work, he finally found a qualified one.The little eunuch was on duty at Ningchun Pavilion, a handy eunuch who cleaned the outer courtyard.Through his follow-up and observation over the past few days, he found that the handyman eunuchs in Ningchun Pavilion would return to the Inner Prison Court to wash and change clothes every day around Shenshi.
And now, it's time to apply.No wonder His Highness asked himself about the whereabouts of the little eunuch before digging the dog hole. It turned out that he wanted to arrest him himself now.But why did he find such a eunuch?The figure is similar... Could it be to get the other party's clothes?After contacting the dog hole dug by the two of them today.A bold idea emerged in Xiaoqiuzi's mind.
Could it be... Your Highness wants to dress up as a eunuch in the future, and then escape from the cold palace through the dog hole, and even escape from the palace? !
Thinking of this, Xiao Qiuzi was so frightened that the hairs on his body stood on end.Before he could ask, two or three eunuchs walked into the small garden one after another.After working as a staff for a whole day, everyone is more relaxed at the moment, chatting quietly with their companions, no one has noticed the existence of Xuanjing and Xiaoqiuzi at all.
Xuan Jing was short and stared at the little eunuchs passing by with piercing eyes.His eyes swept over them one by one, and as far as he could see, they were all eunuchs who were as thin and short as Xiaoqiuzi.He waited patiently for a while, and finally saw the person he was looking for.
His black eyes suddenly lit up.
At the same time, Xiaoqiuzi's nervous voice came from his ear: "Your Highness, it's him."
"Well, listen to my instructions later. Don't act rashly." Xuan Jing stared at the visitor, with a smile that was determined to win on the corner of his lips.
The visitor was tall and thin, tall and thin, like a big white goose strayed into a flock of chickens among a group of young eunuchs, he looked very strange.Probably because of this particularity, this tall eunuch doesn't have any friends around him.The other young eunuchs walked in groups of three or four, but he was alone, alone.
His expression was shrinking and numb, as if he had long been used to being excluded.
However, this saved Xuanjing some trouble.When that person passed by the rockery in front of Xuanjing, Xuanjing immediately ordered in his mind: "Action!"
"Okay!" A crisp voice echoed.
As soon as the words fell, the flock of sparrows that had been hiding in one place for a long time suddenly rose into the sky, circling in the sky above the small garden, and the dense cloud looked very spectacular.
The little eunuchs passing by were all attracted by the spectacle, and looked up one after another.
No one noticed that in front of a rockery, a young eunuch was knocked unconscious with a stick and dragged away.
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