Unparalleled Concubine

Chen Ju nodded, turned to look at Li Xin, and smiled slightly: "Captain Li, follow me."

Although Li Xin didn't really want to enter the palace, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer with a nod and clasped fists.

"Honestly obey orders."

Just like that, Li Xin took off the Habayashi Guard long sword hanging from his waist, followed the eunuch Chen Ju, and walked slowly towards the harem. It was not evening yet, and he could clearly see There are towering buildings and endless palace walls in the palace, but Li Xin kept his head down and didn't see the situation in the palace clearly.

Chen Ju walked in front of Li Xin, walking neither fast nor slow, and when he reached a place where no one was around, the eunuch didn't turn his head, and said calmly, "Li Xin, do you know why His Majesty wants to see you?"

Li Xin shook his head: "I don't know about the humble job."

The eunuch Chen Ju chuckled: "You have only been in Beijing for more than a month, and you have done many remarkable things. You wrote that song about the charcoal seller?"

Li Xin was sweating down his back, bowed his head and said: "It was written by a humble official, but every line in that poem is true, and there is no half-truth..."

Chen Ju stopped in his tracks, looked back at Li Xin, and said with a chuckle, "Aside from the matter of the charcoal seller, the Ninth Princess suddenly wanted to open a mansion in Datongfang a few days ago, and His Majesty asked the people from the Tianmu Supervisor to investigate. , I found that Princess Jiu often went to Datongfang to look for you, you are a grassroots person, and you want to confuse the princess, Your Majesty is about to let you be questioned."

Chapter 75 The Living God

Although Li Xin had already guessed that the little nine girl was the ninth princess of the imperial family, when the news was confirmed, Li Xin still had some waves in his heart. He faced the eunuch who was not very tall With a wry smile: "Elder... Grand Duke, I don't know the Ninth Princess..."

"You don't recognize the ninth princess, but the ninth princess can recognize you."

If the Tian family's blood is traveling outside, if it is not a formal occasion, they will not show their identity too much. Therefore, in Chen Ju's view, it is reasonable for Li Xin not to know the identity of the nine princesses. The eunuch's face is calm, He said indifferently: "Okay, you don't have to be too nervous, Your Majesty has no malice towards you, otherwise you can't stay in the capital safely until now, and you will follow me later, I will tell you to go in, and you Go in, do you understand?"

Li Xin took a deep breath and nodded politely.

This is the imperial city, and he is about to meet the emperor of Jin!

It is already difficult for people in later generations to understand what kind of existence the Son of Heaven is. In a sense, the Son of Heaven is a god in the world. This statement is not a "superstition", but the Son of Heaven is already comparable to a god in terms of ability.

The Great Wall in history, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Forbidden City, the Great Buddha of Lushena, and the Mingtang and Daming Palace that have been annihilated in the dust of history, etc. These miracles that the gods may not be able to perform, all come from the Son of Heaven Will, some are even just because of a word from the emperor!

These things are certainly made by the hard work of the working people, but in the final analysis, they are still because of the "God" who is high above.

In ancient times, the will of an emperor could build tall buildings on the ground and decide the lives of countless people. Except that he could not live forever, he was almost a living god.

Now, Li Xin was about to meet this living god.

Chen Ju took Li Xin and walked in the deep palace. At this time, the sky had gradually darkened, and a young eunuch walked in front of Chen Ju, holding a palace lantern.

After walking for about one stick of incense, the three stopped in front of the Changle Palace. Chen Ju looked back at Li Xin, and said calmly, "You wait here, and I will report to His Majesty."

Li Xin bowed and clasped his fists: "I obey my orders."

Chen Ju originally had his hands in his sleeves, but when he reached the gate of the palace, he stretched out his hands from his sleeves, lowered his hands, and walked into the emperor's bedroom with a slight bend.

In the Changle Palace, the candles were already lit, and the Emperor Chengde was sitting on the imperial case, looking at the memorials handed over by the Shangshutai. Get up and yawn.

Chen Ju, the great eunuch in a purple robe, came out with a bowl of hot tea, put it on the imperial table, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, drink some tea to relieve fatigue."

Emperor Chengde picked up the teacup, glanced at Chen Ju while drinking, and asked calmly, "I haven't seen your shadow for a long time, where have you been?"

Chen Ju bowed and said: "Something happened down below, and the old slave had to deal with it, so he couldn't serve the holy driver. Please punish him by Your Majesty."

After Emperor Chengde took a sip of strong tea, he became more energetic. He opened a memorial on the table and asked casually, "Did something happen to those godsons under you?"

Chen Ju lowered his head and smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, the godsons of this old slave are all honest people, and most of them come from poor families. Wherever they dare to cause trouble, they are all outsiders who come to laugh at us crippled people..."

Emperor Chengde put down the memorial in his hand, frowned slightly: "What happened?"

Chen Ju explained the whole story, then bent over and said, "But it's just a small matter. The old slave came forward, and the guards of the Habayashi and the inner guards are also on good terms. It's not a big deal."

"outrageous."

Emperor Chengde frowned slightly: "How come the people of the Habayashi Guard are so arrogant, in front of the gate of Yong'an Gate, they dare to mess around like this."

Although Chen Ju is a well-known "virtuous eunuch", he will defend his shortcomings as an individual. When the two parties quarrel, no matter whether it is justified or not, after Chen Ju's mouth recounts, they will be more or less biased toward his own people, so the emperor of Chengde listened. Some angry.

But this matter cannot be pursued further, if it is really pursued, the emperor will find out that the inner guard actually made the first move, and it will not end well at that time.

Chen Ju bent over and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is not a big deal at all, and there has already been a result. Habayashi Wei and Neiwei will punish those involved in the incident afterwards..."

Speaking of this, the eunuch changed the subject: "However, the old slave found a very interesting person in the Habayashi Guard."

"Speak straight, don't beat around the bush."

Chen Ju bent his waist even deeper, and he said respectfully: "The person who led the Habayashi guards to fight with the inner guards was named Li Mingxin. I asked the old slave before, and he was the... illegitimate son of the Pingnanhou residence."

The emperor of Chengde suddenly became interested. He put down the ink brush in his hand, which could tell the fate of life and death, turned his head to look at Chen Ju, squinted his eyes and asked, "When did he enter the Habayashi Guard?"

The Tianmu Supervisor did check Li Xin, and the Emperor Chengde also read the report sent by the Tianmu Supervisor, but he is the supreme emperor. The young man left it behind and didn't continue to ask questions. At this time, he suddenly heard that Li Xin had become a guard of the Habayashi, so he was naturally a little surprised.

Chen Ju replied: "Li Xin helped kill two descendants of Li Ni that night, and the captain of the Habayashi Guard who chased him admired him a lot, so he invited him to join the Habayashi Guard. After Li Xin recovered from his injuries, he went to report to the Habayashi Guard. Now, relying on the eighth rank Enyin official given to him by His Majesty, he also became a small official in the Habayashi Guard..."

"interesting."

Emperor Chengde showed a smile, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I wanted to wait for Li Shen to come back before thinking about how to deal with this child, but unexpectedly he took the initiative to become my pro-army."

Previously, the Tianmu Supervisor had truthfully reported the relationship between the Ninth Princess and Li Xin. If Li Xin was an ordinary person, the Emperor Chengde would have interfered. The reason why there was no movement was because Li Xin had such an illegitimate child identity.

If Li Xin recognizes his ancestors and returns to his clan, and becomes the second son of Pingnan Houfu, then he is fully worthy of the Ninth Princess.

"Where is Li Xin, bring him to see me."

Chen Jugong said: "The old slave has brought him to Changle Palace to wait for the order."

Chen Ju was able to become the chief eunuch of the inner court because he knew the Emperor Chengde's mind very well and could figure out what he wanted. When he first met Li Xin in front of Yong'an Gate, he guessed that the Emperor Chengde wanted to see this young man.

Emperor Chengde laughed.

"Let him come in, I have long wanted to see this restless young man."

Chapter 76 Temptation

In the side hall of Changle Palace, Emperor Chengde sat on a soft couch, glanced at the young man kneeling in front of him, and coughed lightly: "You are Li Xin?"

Li Xin was dressed in the black armor of the Habayashi Guard, knelt on the ground on one knee, and said respectfully: "The humble Li Xin, I bow to Your Majesty."

Emperor Chengde's face darkened, and he deliberately lowered his voice: "A few days ago, you wrote the charcoal seller in the capital?"

Li Xin didn't dare to raise his head, and said in a shy voice: "It was written by a humble official. I was bullied by others at the time and had no way to appeal. I had no choice but to resort to this. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"If there is no way to appeal, can I tarnish my reputation?"

Emperor Chengde's tone was neither sad nor happy, and Li Xin couldn't understand what His Majesty meant, so he could only lower his head and smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, when the people from Jingzhao Mansion came to burn down the low-level houses, they really meant to replace them. Your Majesty Beishan sieges and clears the road. If it wasn't for the people in Jingzhao Mansion to say that even if the humble official has the courage, he would not dare to mention His Majesty..."

Emperor Chengde stood up from the soft couch, walked to Li Xin, walked around the young man, and said calmly, "Stand up and raise your head."