three watch drums

Su Heng Zaohui, although eight years old is young, he is no longer ignorant, and all the major events he experienced are vivid in his mind... let alone life-threatening events.

Back then, the three assassins of Badu sneaked into the harem at the same time. She and Su Chan were playing hide-and-seek in the courtyard, when suddenly there was a commotion, the din was unstoppable, she hid under the stone table, just about to poke her head out, but was pushed back by Su Chan He hit his head, and heard crying in a daze, and when he woke up again, Brother Huang disappeared, and his mother had a wound on her arm, and she kept chanting, "Don't blame your mother" all day long, and finally died of depression half a year later. .

This is an ordinary family's deep hatred, but Su Heng is obsessed with his status, family hatred and national hatred cannot be liquidated separately, so in the end no matter how righteous indignation is filled, he can only bear it. It is a waste of money and money, and both sides suffer.

"Don't be in a hurry," Su Chan knew that she was still brooding over these years, but if there was any sign of touching on this memory, he would like to send troops to the city, so he hurriedly spoke to comfort him, and said, "I don't forget about it, Why do you still look like a child, the majestic king of a country?"

Su Heng glanced at him, "I don't know who I'm hating for... Forget it, what's the news?"

"The national teacher heard the dragon's chant by the Wuming River, Badu's submission these years may be hypocritical, and there are other actions behind his back." Su Chan was not surprised, smiled and said, "I know you are not a vegetarian either. Yes, just a little reminder. Badu’s national power is not as strong as that of Dachu, if he is really ambitious, he will probably use conspiracy."

"What does the emperor mean... the accident in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is also related to this?" Su Heng thought for a while, "The devil master has colluded with Badu? What are you trying to do?"

"That's not true. Xie Changlin's eyes are higher than the top. Whether he knows this tribe has to be discussed." Su Chan denied, "I may have contributed to the flames when I brought the gilt shakuhachi into the palace, but I doubt that the gilt It's not a coincidence that Jin Chiba appeared at this time..." Su Chan breathed a sigh of relief, patted Su Heng's shoulder and said, "But it's better to leave these matters to me and the national teacher."

Just as Zhuo Yuemen was about to get rid of his body, Su Chan glanced at him, "It's the reward of eating the king, the thing of being loyal to the king, don't just eat and not work."

"..."

"Speaking of work," Su Heng's mood was still very depressed just now, as if it was placed in a steamer with a non-porous lid, and the bottom is full of boiling water, with restlessness circulating in the seven orifices, but now it is much more comfortable. He even managed to tease them a few words, "Since the national teacher has returned, why don't you two work together... I will pray in the palace at noon tomorrow, and I will call the Taifu and others to save them from being suspicious all day long."

Seeing that Su Chan's eyelids were drooping, he was about to say his refusal—it was nothing more than "It's not easy for a poor man to interfere in the affairs of the palace" or "Xu Ziqing always thought I was unhappy, so your majesty should not make trouble for me."

"I will have my own reward after praying..." Su Heng added.

The words blurted out, and instantly turned into "Thank you Lord Ron".

There was also Xie Changlin living in the East Garden of Xingyuan Palace, and it was embarrassing to meet left and right, so as soon as the matter was finished, the extra people dispersed immediately.As a national teacher, Zhuo Yuemen has a special place to stay in the palace, so there is no need to go back and forth again. Before leaving, Su Heng still remembers to say, "Brother Emperor, don't spoil the one named Xie, I It seems that he is not a good person, if you overstep the rules, you tell me, I will immediately drive him back to the demon road... I have a lot of things to do, but he has a lot of free time!"

Su Chan looked at the young girl who was throwing a temper tantrum, and smiled helplessly.These two people are both high above the ground, they usually look stable and less aggressive, but when they meet, they always make things difficult for each other—at first they are hypocritical, and later they even take off this mask, and they don't hide their dislike for each other.

"Are you leaving?" All movement stopped, and Xie Changlin just pushed open the door. He leaned against the door frame and looked at Su Chan who was thinking in the yard... The sun at dusk had become sparse, and it could shine in. There are fewer in the palace walls, shadows are everywhere, but the area on his body is warm yellow, like a jar of old wine.

Xie Changlin couldn't help lowering his voice, and asked again, "What are you thinking?"

"Too many to mention." Su Chan closed the courtyard door, turned around and replied, "It's just a coincidence that the national teacher came, I haven't seen your true form clearly yet."

Fireflies are completely different during the day and night, not to mention that Xie Changlin is the originator of all fireflies in the world. In the blink of an eye, the entire Dongyuan was enveloped in a clear and cold light.

"How?" Xie Changlin stopped on Su Chan's fingertips.

Apart from being able to speak, it seemed to be of ordinary appearance, neither too big nor too radiant to compete with the sun, Su Chan looked left and right, and did not see the shadow of Xie Changlin from this firefly.

"I just never thought that there would be so many fireflies in such a deep autumn." Su Chan sat on the stone bench in the yard, looked up at the fireflies beside him and said, "You are not afraid of being swept away by the glowing lights. "

Originally, the child was watched by Chen Yu, but when it was time for dinner, Chen Yu watched from the sidelines and started cooking, Yao Guang ran around happily, even if he was reprimanded by Su Chan, he stopped Not long.

"Don't be afraid..." Xie Changlin's voice had a hint of laughter, "Let him play."

"..." Su Chan felt guilty, and reminded Xie Changlin, "This is in the deep palace."

It seemed as if the entire Great Chu, fireflies from the mountains, rivers, hills and flat lands gathered here, and gradually, even the Xingyuan Palace could not be crowded, and the imperial city was as bright as daylight for a moment, and under the encouragement of Zhuoyuemen, the young court ladies They held silk fans in their hands, and formed clusters in twos and threes among the flowers.

The deep palace is desolate, and His Majesty has no desires, and the whole person throws himself on the rivers and mountains, and the girls who are forced into the palace are even more boring. The older ones are only in their early twenties, and the younger ones are only thirteen or fourteen. In a blink of an eye, everyone has a light-transmitting sachet.

It was originally a very strange thing, but the imperial city was shining brightly, and it seemed to be surrounded by a bright moon from a distance, and there was a prosperous scene under the feet of the emperor. At Shichen, all the officials even prepared the words to congratulate His Majesty on longevity and prosperity, but Su Heng himself was not happy.

She felt more and more that Xie Changlin had spent his money this time, and he didn't mean to be joking at all, and Brother Huang was naturally soft-hearted and easy to deceive, in the end it was imperative... Will she drink the wedding wine or not?

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Li Ruhai stood upright under the throne, seeing that Su Heng was a little absent-minded, he hurriedly mentioned a few words to her softly, "It's about praying... the old master asked who will be present? "

Su Heng has long been used to the occasional distraction, and when he reacted again, he remained calm and could not see any flaws, "There should not be too many people, Taifu...several old ministers, if there are others waiting, I will leave it to you." The Ministry of Rites will arrange it."

It wasn't a big show at all, it was just for the peace of mind of the officials, let Su Chan casually say a few auspicious words at home, draw a talisman for Zhang Ping'an and longevity, to win a good impression... Bad luck Tai Sui was not going his way everywhere, so he took the opportunity to get rid of his bad luck, trying to make a show, Su Heng also hoped that they would calm down.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Ziqing asked about the event of the fireflies in the palace yesterday, and Su Heng found some excuses to prevaricate them one by one. She took advantage of the rumors of auspicious signs among the people, even though Xu Ziqing had a lot of doubts, in the courtroom where everyone was watching. It's not good to question randomly, and I can only bear it now, and wait until I retreat.

"Teacher...Teacher, old lady, wait for me." Pei Changyuan is three years later than Xu Ziqing, but his beard and hair are already gray, and his legs and feet are not as sharp as Xu Ziqing's... He is a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he seems to be a Among the six ministries, the most leisurely one is not like the household department who falls into the eyes of money and thinks about how to save money every day, nor is it like the official department who is busy and camped, and has to raise internally without avoiding relatives and externally without avoiding enemies.

But since the incident of the ceremony, the entire Ministry of Rites has been in turmoil. First, a few ministers were dismissed, and there was almost a big change of blood, and the relationship with the Jiantian Department has become increasingly close. Any schedule arrangements, large or small receptions, have to go through the Jiantian Department. censorship——Although his position as a minister is high and powerful, it cannot be shaken for the time being, but it seems that it is only a matter of time before such power is suspended.

"Brother Chang Yuan," Xu Ziqing turned around and waited for him, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Your Majesty said just now that the Ministry of Rituals has arranged... how to arrange it. The last incident has not completely subsided, and I want to take a good rest for a while, why..." Pei Changyuan's body looked very weak, and he stomped two steps restlessly on the spot, head There was debilitating sweat oozing from the bed, and when the cool autumn wind blew, he coughed with an itchy throat.

"Brother Chang Yuan," Xu Ziqing patted him on the back, comforting him, "You have been an official in the court for so many years, and you are quite old, why are you still frizzy? Your Majesty said to let you arrange, If you can trust me, don’t worry too much.”

Pei Changyuan sighed, "I hope... but there must be no more accidents. I will be able to retire and return to my hometown in a few months. This huge imperial court can't afford it."

Old Shangshu's sighs and sighs may have been heard by Su Heng. In short, around noon, a group of people gathered outside the imperial study room, distributed dark yellow futons and sat down, and nothing major happened... Everything including the details was arranged in an orderly manner. Even Li Ruhai Don't bother.

Three sticks of incense were lit in the stove, thin and long, not ordinary, long-lasting and not suffocating, even if the wind was occasionally stronger, the sliver of smoke would not sway, and continued to linger calmly.

Three minutes past noon, Su Chan and Zhuo Yuemen arrived late, Yao Guang was dressed like a fairy boy with two pigtails, her face was completely exposed like a bun, and was hugged by Su Chan In his arms, he didn't move around, and rolled his eyes, feeling that everything was novel.

"Master...why is there a net behind him?" Yao Guang pointed at Pei Changyuan, whispering to Su Chan.

He said this lightly, and the two of them were far away from the officials who were sitting upright, so that no one could hear them... Su Chan and Zhuo Yuemen followed his fingertips to look over—Pei Changyuan was tied up in a net of gossip, and his hands and feet were tied up. Wrapped in white gauze one after another, the top of the head was covered with blood, as if his life was not long-term.