Your Majesty will suffer

At the end of October, Bianliang has entered winter.

The weather was gloomy and cold, Nan Gongji had no intention of going out for sightseeing in the past few days, and sat in the post all day long, frowning.

At this time, four or five days had passed before he returned to the palace, he was anxious and wanted to enter the palace to resign, but he was afraid that it would not be the right time, so he didn't dare to make a claim, so he asked Yu Bi.

Yu Bi didn't know what to do for a while, he just said: "I don't know what the holy will is now, if Your Highness goes rashly, I'm afraid you may not be able to get what you want."

Nangong Ji frowned when he heard the words and sighed.

Yu Bi pondered for a while, and said: "When I came back to the palace, Your Highness once said that we had a good conversation with the crown prince?!" Seeing Nan Gongji nodded, he said, "So, at this moment, there is a way to try!" He whispered a few words.

Nangong Jiwen hesitated, said: "I only met the prince once, how can he help me?"

Yu Bi said: "There is no other way at the moment, so why not try?"

Nangongji had no choice but to agree.

The palace was strictly restricted, and fortunately Nangongji was accompanied by a fish bag bestowed by the imperial court, so he was allowed to enter.Huang Men led him straight to Zishan Hall, but the prince hadn't finished school yet, so he temporarily waited in the side hall.Huang Men, who was on duty in the palace, was familiar with him, so he was less cautious, seeing that it was still early, he and he fetched two books to read to pass the time.

Not long after, voices came from outside, Nan Gongji thought the crown prince had arrived, so he hurriedly got up to greet him, but it was Yue Yunxi who didn't want to open the curtain to enter!

The two greeted each other, and Yunxi said: "We were worried that no one would play, but you happened to come, isn't it just right?!"

Nangong Ji smiled and said: "It's boring for me to sit around in the post house these few days, and I don't know anyone here, so I ventured into the palace, but I don't want to disturb the prince's study, I'm afraid it's a bad coincidence."

Yunxi said: "What are you talking about? The prince is very happy when he hears that you are here. After school, tell me to welcome you."

Nangongji hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks, and let him go.

In the inner hall, when everyone saw Nangong Ji, they laughed and said "it's a coincidence"!

Nangong Jixin said: "I have been waiting in the side hall for a long time, and it is only when you finish school that you can enter. Isn't it a coincidence." At the same time, he greeted the prince.

Those clan members who accompanied the reading were also familiar faces, and they bowed to each other before taking their seats.The internal officials served tea, and everyone chatted and laughed.

There were so many people at this time, it was inconvenient for Nan Gongji to speak directly about his intentions, and only occasionally sighed a few words about the boredom of the past few days.

Yunxi said: "You sit around in the post all day, isn't it boring?!"

Nangongji smiled wryly: "It's been cold recently, I'm too lazy to go out, and I thought I would go back in a few days. When Fang entered Beijing, he had already visited the surroundings early, so he really couldn't find anything new in the past few days." Looking at the prince, seeing him thoughtful, he felt a little uneasy.

Everyone in the room was silent for a while, as if they heard the implication, but no one dared to lie.

Shaoqing, or Yunxi wanted to break the silence, so he joked: "We had a good time playing King Jin's son before entering the palace, but now it's boring without him! In my opinion, we should stay If he stays for two more days, he may be able to come up with some new tricks."

Before the words fell, someone laughed and said: "Although this statement is true, but he is a majestic prince of a country, I am afraid that you will not be able to keep him."

Yunxi laughed and said: "That's true. I heard that the man is actually the Crown Prince of the Jin Kingdom, but I don't know if it's true or not!"

After saying that, everyone looked at the prince with curiosity, but no one noticed the stunned look on Nangongji's face.

The prince was helpless, pondered for a while, and said: "It's okay to come straight with you at this time! This person is indeed the prince of the Jin Kingdom, whose real name is Heliu Zongmin, and this time he came here under the guise of Prince Qing! He Nari taught the courtiers to recognize it, just to prevent accidental complications, and did not make it clear to the outside, it was just in private, this is no longer a secret."

Everyone was stunned at the moment, and laughed and talked about it, but they didn't know that someone sitting here was already in a cold sweat!

Seeing that it was getting late, everyone retreated one after another, Nan Gongji had no choice but to leave together.I didn't get the time to speak what I asked for, so I had to make another plan.

In the next few days, Nan Gongji entered the palace several times to inquire about the holy will from the crown prince, but on the one hand, he never had the opportunity to confront the crown prince alone, so it was inconvenient to inquire; on the other hand, he didn't understand the crown prince's intentions, so he dared not be abrupt!Therefore, after several visits, all of them failed to fulfill their wishes, and I felt annoyed in my heart.

On this day Nangongji entered the palace again, but heard that the prince was ill, and wanted to come here for nothing, couldn't help feeling depressed, but heard that the prince was just caught in the wind and cold by chance, and there was no serious problem, his heart suddenly moved, and he asked if he could enter the East Palace to see the disease!

Seeing Huangmen hesitate, Nan Gongji hurriedly took advantage of the absence of people around, and stuffed a small bag of things into his sleeve. This was actually the money that Yu Bi had prepared for him. In the past few days when he entered the palace, many of these things had been scattered. The effect is also obvious.

Sure enough, Huang Men was stunned for a moment, and made a gesture to decline.Since Nangongji refused, Huangmen knew what was going on, so he stopped talking and went straight in.After a while, a smiling face greeted him, but said, "His Royal Highness welcomes you."

The Yanhe Hall, the front hall of the East Palace, is the place where government is discussed, and the Jingfu Hall, the back hall, is the prince's sleeping hall.

When Nan Gongji entered the Jingfu Hall, he saw the prince half-leaning on the couch reading.Then he said with a smile: "Your Highness did not forget to study hard on the sick bed, which made the minister look dirty. If I had known this, I would not have disturbed you."

Yue Ling laughed, raised his hand and threw the book towards his face.Nangongji has quick eyes and quick hands, and hurriedly catches it, and at first glance, it is "Taiping Guangji" (1)!

The corner of Nangongji's mouth twitched immediately: "I said, His Highness is not a saint! If His Highness likes these books about unofficial history and strange things, next time I will find two good ones for you. They will definitely be more interesting than this "Tai Ping Guang Ji" A hundred times."

Yue Ling smiled and said, "You're bragging again."

Nangong Ji said: "His Royal Highness does not leave the palace. I don't know that such books have already flooded the outside world. Although the collection of "Taiping Guangji" is extensive, the world has already tired of reading it."

Yue Ling wondered, "Then what kind of books are circulating among the people?"

Nangong Ji said: "There are no fewer than a hundred volumes. I will make a bibliography in another day and teach His Royal Highness how to choose."

Yue Ling's eyes lit up immediately, then he turned to think about it, but sighed again: "That's all, I don't have much time to read these wild books on weekdays, besides, if my godfather knows..." That's all for now.

Nan Gongji knew what he meant, and said: "It's okay, I'll just bring it for you quietly, after reading it, I will take it out quietly, and I won't let others know."

Yue Ling smiled slightly when he heard the words, he was already tempted.

It was still early, the two played a few games of chess, Nan Gongji wondered when it would be appropriate to speak up, because he was not focused on it, he lost all three games in a row, the more Ling suspected that he intended to give in, he lost interest, no want to continue.

On the one hand, Nan Gongji saw that his complexion was not good, and he thought it was because he was unwell. Thinking that the timing was wrong, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he joked: "Your Highness's complexion is not good, but I have been bothering you for too long, and His Highness is tired of it. , the minister left first." After speaking, he got up and left.

After all, Yue Ling was only a young man, and he was afraid of desertion by nature. Although he was unhappy at this moment, he was unwilling to let him go, so he said, "How could that be?! I just see that you don't pay much attention, so I feel bored too."

Only then did Nan Gongji suddenly realize that, after pondering for a moment, he felt that this was an opportunity, so he might as well say something first as a test!Sui said: "Your Highness, don't blame me, I don't have any intentions, it's just..."

Yue Ling saw that he was hesitant to speak and had a sad face, so he said, "What's wrong with you?"

Nan Gongji shook his head: "It's not really difficult... It's just that I've been away from home for a long time, and now I'm going to be in the next year, but I'm a little... homesick."

Yue Ling heard the words and frowned lightly, as if thinking.

Afraid that he might misunderstand, Nan Gongji hastily added: "Holy family is generous, I am grateful! It's just that after being away from home for a long time, it is inevitable to miss relatives, and the family has been looking forward to seeing me for a long time, and I am afraid of worrying, so I am uneasy! If it is because of this I hope His Highness will be forgiven for taking away His Highness's interest."

Hearing this, Yue Ling stood up and took a few steps, then slowly said: "So, why don't you write a letter from the family and go back to report that you are safe?"

Nangongji knew that he was pretending to be confused, but he could only say indifferently: "I want to write, but the return date is not fixed at this time, and I am vague and afraid that it will only cause worries for my parents, so I don't know how to write!" Yue Ling didn't answer, so he gritted his teeth and said straightaway: "I stayed in Bianjing for a long time, and I was really homesick. What I said in front of the emperor can teach me to go back as soon as possible to relieve my family's worries!" After saying that, he looked directly at the man.

Yue Ling was stunned for a while, although he knew what the person meant, he thought that the vague words might be perfunctory, but he didn't expect him to speak out what he wanted, and it was quite difficult at the moment: he knew that he couldn't help him, but at the same time he couldn't bear to teach him disappointment!He could only continue to say vaguely: "This matter...you don't need to be too hasty, in my opinion, Dad thinks highly of you, so he will stay with you for two more days, and you..."

It was originally a reassuring speech, but before he finished speaking, he could hardly hide the disappointment on that person's face!I had no choice but to stop talking, and sighed helplessly in my heart: let alone even if he went to intercede whether he could get what he wanted, just making such arbitrarily assertive opinions would make his father displeased and even angry!In this matter, he really has more than enough heart but not enough energy!

Nan Gongji had guessed that the prince had no intention of interceding for him at this moment, so he was greatly disappointed and had no intention of staying longer, so he left the palace.Speaking of which, although the prince was not persuaded to help this time, it was not in vain. Judging from the prince's dodge and hesitation, Emperor Liang may really have ulterior motives for keeping him here!

After discussing with Yu Bi, Nan Gongji felt that he had no choice but to send the news back to Chengdu so that the king of Shu could make preparations!At the same time, Yu Bi stepped up and ran around, hoping to convince several old friends in the court to help them out of danger.

In the past two days, the palace often sent people to visit the hall, and two times the crown prince's oral order came, asking Nangong Ji to come to the palace at leisure!However, how could he have such thoughts at this moment?So they all excused themselves.Unexpectedly, when Yu Bi heard about it, he persuaded him to go!

Nan Gongji was puzzled, and said: "The crown prince is not willing to help me, so what's the use of me entering the palace again and again?"

Yu Bi said: "We are staying here, and we don't expect to return to Shu one day. How can the crown prince be easily offended? He will be the leader of Liang in the future. It will be beneficial for His Highness to make friends with him at this time."

Nangongji was just a little irritable before, but now hearing these words, it is really enlightening!He was not a dull person, he could clearly distinguish the pros and cons, so after a day, he followed the advice and went to the palace.

After the last time, the crown prince treated him as before, but Nan Gongji was depressed and seldom spoke. He just sat quietly and listened to others talking and laughing.

The prince himself noticed this, but he could only be confused and sigh in his heart.

Speaking of Nangong Ji's entry into the palace today, it was beyond Yue Ling's expectation!Two days ago when he was called, he declined all of them. Yue Ling knew that he was depressed, so he didn't care about it. It was a bit strange that he didn't want him to come today without invitation. At this moment, he was already suspicious, wondering if he was like last time, It has another purpose!Fortunately, perhaps because of the crowd, Nan Gongji only sat with him for half a day, and when it was getting dark, he left the palace with the crowd and did not ask any unkindness, which made Yue Ling breathe a sigh of relief.

At dusk, in Jingfu Hall, Yue Ling sat quietly under the lamp, but he didn't read a single word of the book on the case.If you think about the past, if you put yourself in that person's shoes, you will feel pity!Up until now, Yue Ling didn't know how his father would deal with Nangong Ji. The only thing that could be concluded was that his life was not in danger for a while!But thinking about it, if my father detains him to restrict Shuzhong, it is a good strategy, but I am afraid that if the king of Shu finds out, he will not accept it and raise troops to make trouble, it will be very bad.

From this point of view, Nangong Ji is really in a dilemma whether to stay or let go!At that moment, I suddenly feel rejoicing: fortunately, I am not the one who made the decision, otherwise, I don’t know what kind of headache I will have!

After entering the palace this time, about four or five days later, the emperor suddenly summoned Nangong Ji to meet him!

Yu Bi pondered for a long time, and said: "I have seen it today, and there may be a conclusion. Now that the matter has come to this point, no matter whether it is good or bad, Your Highness must deal with it carefully. Just remember what I said earlier. If you have something to say, you should not take it lightly. Don't recklessly disobey the holy will, try to be vague and perfunctory, and it can be delayed for a while."

Nangongji nodded in response before going out.

It was evening when I entered the palace.

Emperor Liang still had a gentle expression on his face, no different from before, but today he was plain and more gentle, he didn't look like a strict monarch, but a loving father.It's just that Nan Gongji dared to let go of his guard, all he thought about was how to deal with the unexpected, so he was very cautious.Fortunately, the questions asked by the emperor for a while are all ordinary things, such as daily life, etc., so it is not difficult to answer them.

After chatting like this for a while, Emperor Liang suddenly said: "I heard that you often visit the prince these days, how do you get along with him?"

Nan Gongji didn't know the emperor's intentions, he felt uneasy in his heart, he pondered for a while, and replied: "The prince is kind and generous, he treats me with the utmost courtesy, I am very grateful!"

Emperor Liang smiled and said: "That's good. I also heard that you and the prince get along very well. I'm afraid that what you say is not true. I can rest assured to listen to what you said today."

Nangongji breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this remark seemed to have no other meaning.

At this time, Emperor Liang said: "I see that you are good in both literature and martial arts, and now you are on good terms with the prince, so you might as well stay in Beijing and study with the prince for a while, okay?"

Nan Gongji was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand the words, his mind went blank for a while, only two words kept lingering in front of his eyes: proton!Emperor Liang really took him hostage!

When Xu time was about to pass, Nangong Jifang returned to the posthouse, and he only answered Yu Bi's question: teach me to accompany the prince to read!

Yu Bi was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly said, "What did your Highness say?"

Nangongji smiled wryly, he had lost all his space at that time, he couldn't remember how he said it.

Yu Bi sighed: "Forget it, since the holy will is established, His Highness can't help but shirk it, and now we can only wait for the king to make a decision."

Nangong Ji remained silent because he had no more thoughts in his mind.

In November of the sixth year of Kangding, Prince Nangongji of Shu ordered to accompany the prince to read!

Half a month later, King Nangong Dechong of Shu received the decree in Chengdu to thank the emperor for his kindness.

Note:

(1) "Tai Ping Guang Ji": the essence of ancient classical Chinese novels

The first collection.A big book compiled by people in the Song Dynasty.The 500-volume book is based on unofficial history legends from the Han Dynasty to the early Song Dynasty, as well as miscellaneous works such as Taoist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures.

The author has something to say:

Taiping Guangji. . .I don't know why, when I saw the title of this book, those few words came to my mind: something about Grand Master Pang and my mother. . .