They all say I'm a puppet

Sometimes Fu Yu is really a surprising young man, as if as long as there is a little hope in his life, he will not give up the life he wants.Sometimes I don’t even know if he is being overly optimistic, but looking back, it’s okay, growing up in that environment, and now falling into this situation, I always have to find a direction for myself, so that will despair.

Now that he is enthroned as the emperor, even if he has nothing in his hands, Fuyu has become a symbol of that position anyway, so there are always occasions when he has to show up, for example, in the early court.

Fu Yu had to admit that being an emperor was a very hard job at certain times, especially the moment when he was woken up from his sleep in the early morning.He rubbed his eyes in a daze, and looked at Cheng Zhong blankly: "Uncle Zhong, what time is it?"

"Your Majesty, it's the second quarter of the Yin hour." After one night, Cheng Zhong has adapted to Fu Yu's new identity, "It's time to get up and prepare for the morning court, after all, it's your first morning court after you ascended the throne, so it's not too late. "

Fu Yu hugged the quilt and sat up, but her eyes hadn't opened yet. After sitting for a long time, she yawned: "Anyway, I'm not of much use. The late Emperor didn't go to court every day when he was alive."

Cheng Zhong sighed softly, looked around, and saw several other servants waiting at the side, so he lowered his voice and whispered in Fuyu's ear: "The imperial chariot sent by Master Chen to pick you up is already waiting in the palace. outside the door."

Master Chen... Master Chen? !

Fu Yu found that the name Chen Yuan definitely had the effect of relieving fatigue, all his drowsiness disappeared without a trace, and he immediately opened his eyes: "Chen, Master Chen is not here?"

"Master Chen seems to have gone directly from the mansion to the early dynasty, and did not come to the harem." Cheng Zhong explained.

Fu Yu let out a long sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. Uncle Zhong, help me change my clothes quickly, and don't delay the morning court."

With the help of Cheng Zhong and the other servants, Fu Yu quickly changed into clothes and left for the Hall of Martial Arts in the imperial chariot.

After he sat down on the dragon chair and glanced over the courtiers below, he realized that Chen Yuan hadn't appeared yet.Fu Yu's expression became extraordinarily dazed at this moment, if Chen Yuan didn't show up today, would the morning court continue today, and how would it continue?

However, Fu Yu's daze didn't last for a long time, because after a while, Chen Yuan Shi Shiran walked in, stood in the center of the hall and said lightly to Fu Yu: "I'm not feeling well today, I'm a bit late. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

As soon as these words fell, all the courtiers in the hall had different expressions.Fu Yu quietly scanned around, and found that not everyone in the court had no objection to Chen Yuan, more of them dared to be angry and dare not speak out, such as himself.

Chen Yuan was still standing in the middle of the main hall, as if he was waiting for Fu Yu's response. Fu Yu met his gaze with happiness, and said, "It's my incompetence, and it's exhausting to let my uncle serve the country." Cheng Zhong who was beside him ordered, "Give me a seat."

There was a moment of surprise in Chen Yuan's eyes, and then he showed a little smile: "Then, thank you, Your Majesty."

Facing the smiling face of Chen Yuan, Fuyu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his sudden decision was to please Mr. Chen, and his body, which had been tense all the time, also relaxed a bit.

As usual, the contents of the early court had nothing to do with Fu Yu, because he had never even seen the memorial, so naturally he didn't know what the courtiers were talking about and how to solve them.With Chen Yuan around, nothing would happen to him.As Fu Yu listened, sleepiness struck again, and her head drooped uncontrollably.

Just when Fu Yu was almost falling asleep, Cheng Zhong, who had been standing behind him, suddenly stretched out his hand and gently pushed him. He was startled suddenly, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the eyes of all court officials and martial arts fell on him at some point. On him, he was in a daze when he heard Chen Yuan say with a smile: "Your Majesty, Lord Lin is asking for your opinion."

"What's my opinion?" Fu Yu turned his eyes and finally saw the so-called Lord Lin, an older minister who was glaring at Chen Yuan. He turned his head towards him when he heard Fu Yu's voice: " The minister thinks that His Majesty is old enough to put personal administration on the agenda, which also prevents Mr. Chen from working too hard for the government and hurting his body."

The corners of Chen Yuan's mouth turned up slightly, and his face remained expressionless: "Then I would like to thank Mr. Lin." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to meet Fu Yu who was on the dragon chair, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

pro-government?Fu Yu probably didn't even think about this issue, not to mention whether he can handle all the complicated government affairs on his head, just say that he is a widow with nothing, why should he take back the power from Chen Yuan?Chen Yuan helped him to the throne only because he needed an obedient puppet, but if one day he became disobedient, then Chen Yuan probably had no choice but to get rid of him and choose another puppet for himself.

Although Chen Yuan didn't look abnormal at all, Fu Yu felt that he was testing himself.Once his answer made him unsatisfied, then according to Chen Yuan's disposition, it is not impossible for him to have an attack on the spot and kill him.

What's more, it was a helpless move for him to sit on the throne. He never liked this imperial city, and he would still leave one day in the future.

Thinking of this, he finally thought of a countermeasure in his heart, and said to Mr. Lin with some embarrassment: "After all, I am still young, and I am just getting involved in government affairs. I have no morals and talents, and I can feel at ease when my uncle assists me. So, the pro-government matter, should we discuss it later?"

Master Lin stared at Fu Yu for a while, then finally lowered his head, and replied: "I would like to obey His Majesty's will."

Chen Yuan curled his lips, sat on the chair and cupped his hands towards Fu Yu: "Then I can only thank Your Majesty for his trust."

Fu Yu shook his head hastily: "It is I who bothered Mr. Chen."

Since Fu Yu is like this, other people in the court who have resentment towards Chen Yuan can't say anything for a while, after all, the power in the court is now in the hands of Chen Yuan, and everyone present knows it well.Chen Yuan was too harsh a person, it would not do him any good to offend him so directly.

So for the rest of the time, the courtiers became extraordinarily quiet.Since the courtiers had nothing to say, Fu Yu naturally had nothing to say, and his first early court after he ascended the throne ended like this.

After the court was over, Chen Yuan did not leave in a hurry, but directly sat on Fu Yu's imperial chariot, and ordered: "Go to Xingde Palace."

This was the first time that Fuyu rode in the same chariot with Chen Yuan, he subconsciously curled up his body, trying to occupy the smallest position possible so as not to bump into Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan stretched his limbs, leaned lazily on the wall of the chariot, knocked on the wall with one hand, and suddenly turned his head to look at Fu Yu: "Who is it that His Majesty just said in the hall?" Taught?"

"No, no one taught me." Fu Yu hurriedly replied, "I really don't want to be in charge, and I don't have that ability. With my uncle assisting me, I feel very at ease."

Chen Yuan let out a chuckle, reached out and patted Fu Yu's shoulder, and lowered his eyes, as if he wanted to take a nap.

Fu Yu felt that he should have passed another level, heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, raised a hand to open a gap in the car curtain, and looked out quietly.

This Xingde Palace is the residence of the Empress Dowager Chen. Cheng Zhong once reminded Fu Yu that since he is now the son of the Empress Dowager Chen, he should be respectful, benevolent and filial, and take care of himself in the morning and evening, so that Master Chen will probably be satisfied.But I didn't expect that this is the first time I came to pay my respects, and I was with Chen Yuan.

Empress Dowager Chen sat on the main seat, she had already taken off her clothes from that day, she just raised her eyelids when she saw Fu Yu coming in, and then turned to Chen Yuan: "Brother is here."

Chen Yuan nodded, and sat down beside her, his eyes fell on Fu Yu, Fu Yu understood, and immediately saluted: "I pay my respects to my mother."

Empress Dowager Chen didn't seem to hear it, and ordered to the servant next to her, "Bring tea to the Taiwei." After saying that, she glanced at Fu Yu lightly, "Give me a seat."

It was only then that someone stepped forward to offer a chair to Fu Yu, and Fu Yu carefully observed the expressions of the two before sitting down.

Empress Dowager Chen withdrew her gaze, took a sip of the teacup at hand, and said to Chen Yuan, "What is the matter here, brother? Why did you bring the emperor along with you?"

Chen Yuan glanced at Fu Yu and said with a smile: "I have something to discuss with the Queen Mother, and I happened to be away. His Majesty wanted to come to pay his respects to the Queen Mother, so we came together."

Empress Dowager Chen responded, thought for a while and said, "What do you want to discuss, brother?"

"Tomorrow I will leave the capital and go to Luling County." Speaking of this, Chen Yuan took a sip of tea, and when he raised his eyes again, there was a hint of murder in his eyes, "There is a secret report that Xing Gang fled there, I’m going to personally lead someone to finish him off.”

The Empress Dowager Chen was startled when she heard Xing Gang's name, and then slowly opened her eyebrows and eyes: "It's okay, keeping him is also a matter of concern. Only by getting rid of him can the knot between you and my brother and sister be over."

Chen Yuan smiled and shook his head lightly: "Killing him is just to vent my anger, just like I killed the dozen or so members of his sect. Even if I kill all of them, it can't make up for what I lost." He put the teacup back on the table, looked up at Fuyu who was trying to pretend that he didn't exist, and said, "During the time I'm away, although there are people taking care of everything in the capital, the affairs of the court still have to be done." The empress dowager is so troublesome, that old thief Lin Cheng was trying to persuade His Majesty to take charge of the government this morning." He raised the corners of his lips at this point, "But our Majesty thought very clearly and rejected him directly. This time I will leave Beijing , Some caring people will inevitably take the opportunity to make trouble, so be careful in everything."

Empress Dowager Chen lowered her head: "Brother, it is extremely hard work to travel through mountains and rivers, so you should be more careful."

Chen Yuan blinked, but he didn't care much, and suddenly got up and walked to Fu Yu, looked down at his face, and said with a smile: "It's the time when I'm not in the capital, Your Majesty should be careful, if Your Majesty knows that I will be very angry when I come back and find out some intention or idea that I shouldn't have."

Fu Yu nodded hastily: "Don't worry, Uncle."

Empress Dowager Chen gave Fu Yu a disgusted look, then turned to Chen Yuan: "I heard people say that elder brother went to Changxin Palace the day before?" She spoke in a very gentle tone, revealing a hint of caution.

"The Empress Dowager has a lot of eyes and ears in the palace." Chen Yuan stretched out his hand and patted Fu Yu's face lightly, then sat back on the chair again, "I went to Changxin Palace and saw people, that's all."

The Empress Dowager Chen looked at him for a while, finally let out a soft sigh, and said somewhat harshly: "That Xing Gang, after you catch him, cut his body into thousands of pieces on the spot."

Chen Yuan smiled, but his expression was unprecedentedly cold: "Won't that make him cheaper?"

After staying in Xingde Palace for half an hour, Chen Yuan finally got up to say goodbye, and Fu Yugong sent Chen Yuan away before returning to Changle Palace.

In the morning, he went to the early court, and after the court was over, he was taken by Chen Yuan to pay respects to the Empress Dowager Chen. In Xingde Palace, Fu Yu was already hungry.Simply because Cheng Zhong knew him best, he ordered someone to bring food in, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief after eating and drinking enough.

Fu Yu didn't know what other emperors did every day, anyway, he had nothing to do after he left the early court.Those cumbersome government affairs will not be sent to him, and he has nothing to spoil him. After breakfast, he will fall back on the bed to catch up on sleep.

I don't know if it was because of the passing of time or something else, after lying on the bed for a long time, he didn't feel any sleepiness, so he simply started thinking about leaving the palace again.

Just now at Xingde Palace, Chen Yuan said he was leaving the capital for what, Luling County?Fu Yu didn't know where Luling County was, but from what the Empress Dowager Chen said, he could tell that this place was far away from the capital, which meant that Chen Yuan wouldn't be back for a while.

And Empress Dowager Chen was obviously not very willing to see him, so there were only a few guards left outside Changle Palace, headed by Xun.Although there are still difficulties, it will always be easier than when Chen Yuan was there. He must seize this opportunity.

Fu Yu recalled what Chen Yuan said just now while thinking wildly, thought for a while, looked up at Cheng Zhong who was guarding the bed, and asked: "Hey, Uncle Zhong, do you know who Xing Gang is? Why do I feel that I am Where have you heard this name?"

Cheng Zhong was startled when he heard the words, and almost immediately stepped forward and covered Fu Yu's mouth: "Your Majesty, keep your voice down, don't let others hear it, if it reaches Mr. Chen's ears, it will be bad."

Fuyu's mouth and nose were covered, so he had no choice but to nod, indicating that the other party knew that Cheng Zhong let go of his hand, looked around, and said in a low voice: "This Xing Gang was the national teacher of the late emperor. He was just a quack alchemist. The first emperor heard from nowhere that this man could make the elixir of immortality and summoned him into the palace, and he obeyed his advice. From the political affairs of the court to the arrangement of the harem, all of them listened to his advice. Concubine Xiao Gui was This person was sent to His Majesty's side, and because of this, Concubine Xiao Gui was able to receive favor, which lasted for many years. This Xing Gang was in power at the time, and Mr. Chen also suffered a lot of grievances under his hands back then. This person hates it to the extreme. I heard people say that Mr. Chen killed dozens of courtiers a few days ago, all of which were related to Xing Gang, but Xing Gang himself had escaped before Mr. Chen made trouble. capital."

Fu Yu was surprised when he heard that, he remembered the expressions on Chen Yuan's brothers and sisters when they mentioned this person, and wished he could eat his flesh alive, probably because he had been humiliated by this person back then.Thinking of this, he blinked. He remembered Chen Yuan's appearance on weekdays, but he couldn't imagine what it would be like when this person was humiliated.

Cheng Zhong seemed to be aroused by Fu Yu, so he simply continued to tell all the rumors he had heard in the inner garden of the deep palace over the years: "Some people say that the reason why the late emperor's heirs were thin was thanks to this person. All the high-ranking concubines take the elixir enshrined by this person on a regular basis, saying that it can prolong life, but only Concubine Xiao Gui gave birth to a dragon son. Even Queen Chen, who was clearly pregnant with a dragon heir, suddenly had a miscarriage in the end .”

After hearing this, Fu Yu immediately had an epiphany: "So my mother was just a court lady back then, so she was naturally not qualified to take the elixir, but she didn't expect to be favored by accident, and she was placed in the clothing bureau and no one cared." Speaking of this, he lowered his eyes. , laughing like self-deprecating: "Speaking of which, I'm lucky."

Cheng Zhong stretched out his hand and patted Fu Yu's hand reassuringly: "Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, so naturally you will be blessed with great fortune, both today and in the future."

Fu Yu smiled, and his thoughts drifted: "Uncle Zhong, the servant in the imperial dining room, can you still find him now?"

Cheng Zhong didn't expect him to ask this suddenly. He frowned and thought about it, and finally shook his head: "Before, His Majesty was just a prince with no sense of existence. He has the guts to secretly send the king of a country out of the palace. So if His Majesty still has that plan, I'm afraid he will have to think of another way out."

Fu Yu let out a low sigh, and when he was feeling lost, Cheng Zhong suddenly took out a money bag from his arms: "The old slave couldn't bring all the things saved by His Majesty, so I only took this money bag, as for the other things. , think of another way."

Fu Yu saw a trace of surprise in the eyes of the money bag, and then smiled, and took the money bag over: "It's better to have than to have nothing."