beggar prince

The weather is getting colder and cooler, and yellow autumn leaves are falling all over the capital.The leaves in the palace fell one after another, and the eunuchs kept sweeping them with a broom. After one layer was swept, another layer fell.Zhao Yuanjian was wearing a brocade red robe and a long-winged hat, and he was sitting at the court banquet. He won the first prize in the new department, and the Queen Mother celebrated him with a grand banquet.All the officials, civil and military, drank wine at the banquet to congratulate Zhao Yuanjian.

They found that the champion of Xinke was haggard, his Yintang was black, and his lips were chapped.There was no smile on his face, and a sad look flashed in his eyes, and the melancholy emotion was lingering.

Zhao Shengqi punched him, he fell headfirst, the hat on his head rolled twice, he sat up, picked up the hat and put it on his head.Zhao Shengqi scolded: "Little bastard, what do others think of you like this?"

Zhao Yuanjian squeezed out a stiff smile, which was weirder than crying.He picked up the wine glass and said to the ministers, "You are welcome."

He was absent-minded and didn't hold the wine glass, which fell and spilled a robe of wine.

Grand Tutor: "No. [-] Scholar, you see that all my old men who are over fifty have congratulated you. What's your displeasure?"

The grand master smiled and said: "The four great happy events in life are the nectar in a long drought, the old acquaintance in a foreign land, the wedding night in the bridal chamber, and when you are named on the gold list. You, the champion, have all the four happy events in your life. You should be overjoyed. Why? so sad?"

Zhong Cheng: "My incompetent son is half as talented in literature and martial arts as you. He only knows how to fool around every day. I hope you will support him more in the future."

Zhao Yuanjian didn't look at anyone, the corners of his eyes became moist, he sighed deeply, this sigh was more desolate than the heavy autumn frost.The ministers were startled, they felt that the atmosphere was too oppressive, and they all stood there in embarrassment.

Zhao Yuanjian said: "Hehe, I am really beaming."

The ministers looked at each other and felt that they were making fun of themselves.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said: "Hahaha. He is a young man with a reserved attitude. Save us from being jealous, let's go to drink by ourselves!"

The civil and military officials retreated to the side and began to eat wine lively.

Wang Zhihe was sitting next to him. He won No.2 and was also wearing a red robe.Seeing Zhao Yuanjian's appearance, he asked in a low voice, "What's the matter with you? Although this champion is not a big deal to you, it's too sad for you. What happened to you?" thing?"

Zhao Yuanjian sighed and said, "Do you know my book boy?"

Wang Zhihe knew about his relationship with Lin Heng in the academy, and he knew something had happened as soon as he heard it. He asked, "Your father forbids you to be together?"

Zhao Yuanjian looked at Wang Zhihe and said, "Although I am the son of a general, I can't even protect the one I love. I'm so useless."

Wang Zhihe: "You have to take care of yourself, how old you are, and how great a career you can do. If you have both civil and military skills, you will definitely be a high-ranking person in the future. As long as you are sincere, you will meet him again in the future. "

Zhao Yuanjian smiled wryly: "I can't wait for a day."

The queen mother called out: "The number one scholar, come to me, hehehe, my family is really happy today..."

Zhao Yuanjian stood up and walked slowly to the Empress Dowager. Seeing his frowning, the Empress Dowager asked, "What's wrong with you, your eyes are red, why are you so unhappy?"

Princess Yuanshan stood up and looked at him worriedly.

Zhao Yuanjian wanted to make a big fuss with Lin Heng in the palace last time, but now he is nowhere to be seen.For a moment, I wanted to blurt out and tell the queen mother that Lin Heng was the missing prince.But he thought about what his father said that day, even if he told the queen mother, the queen mother would just raise him up and make him a puppet emperor or a deposed prince.

Zhao Yuanjian said: "Auntie, I have caught a cold and feel unwell. Please allow me to go back, Auntie."

The queen mother was relieved, and she said: "There is still one etiquette that has not been completed, just wait."

Eunuch Liu walked up to him beamingly holding the imperial decree. With a shrill voice like a woman, Eunuch Liu opened the imperial decree and said, "Please listen to the imperial decree!"

Zhao Yuanjian and Princess Yuanshan knelt down, and Eunuch Liu read: "By God, the emperor ordered that today I promise my sister, Princess Yuanshan, to Zhao Yuanjian, the champion of the new department, and we will get married on the same day. I respect you!"

Zhao Yuanjian kowtowed to the imperial decree and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After receiving the imperial edict, he turned around and returned to his seat, still looking unhappy.The princess looked at him, thinking to Brother Zhao, why is he not happy at all, does he not like me at all? "

Zhao Yuanjian said to Wang Zhihe: "Brother Wang, let's meet again another day, I'll take a step first."

Wang Zhihe quickly said: "Brother Zhao, take care, don't act recklessly."

"Thank you, I'm leaving."

All civil and military officials at the banquet congratulated Zhao Shengqi, and Zhao Shengqi was ecstatic, and stood up to return their salutes one by one.

He went straight to Yuxiu Palace. This was the only way he could help Lin Heng to the throne. He had no hope for the Queen Mother. What Zhao Shengqi said that day reminded him that there is no one who covets the throne who loves power more than his children. .

King Zuo Xian was sitting on the bed hugging the new beauty and teasing him.When he saw Zhao Yuanjian coming in, he was stunned on the spot. He pushed the beauty away, and it took a long time before he asked, "Is the champion of the new department here to seek revenge? You changed your mind so quickly and wanted to marry the princess, what qualifications do you have to seek revenge?" I don't think you are a man."

Zhao Yuanjian sneered and said, "I want to kill you so that you don't miss him anymore. But I'm here to ask you today, do you want to win the Central Plains after you get the position of Great Khan? If you want me, you will dare to rebel .”

King Zuo Xian laughed out loud.He then looked at Zhao Yuanjian mockingly, and said, "That's right, Da Wei is the best liquor and the freshest mutton to me. I didn't expect the Zhao family to have so many ambitious people. It seems I have a chance to become the ruler of the Central Plains. But what can you do? You are not half as capable as your father and elder brother. You are just a son-in-law, who walks around the princess's skirt and carefully serves the princess's male and female prostitutes. I heard The princesses of the Great Wei all have facial hair, and the hats you will wear in the future will all be green. Hehehehe..."

He laughed at Zhao Yuanjian, and he dismissed Zhao Yuan at all.

Zhao Yuanjian's face was ashen when he was told, and he clenched his fists.He said angrily: "I will definitely impress you in the future!"

King Zuo Xian saw him from head to toe, his eyes were full of contempt.He said, "Then let me see what you're capable of."

Zhao Yuanjian said: "After I got married to the princess, I will play to the queen mother and go to the three provinces of Yunnan as the chief minister. If I succeed, I will be in charge of military power, financial power, and military power in Dianzhou, Qianzhong County, and Guilin County. Administrative power. If you harass Wei, I will rebel against you."

King Zuo Xian squinted at him arrogantly, and said: "As far as I know, although the chief envoys have great power, they are under the control of the admiral and Nidu, and they obey the royal order. For more than a hundred years in the Great Wei Dynasty, None of the chief envoys came out to rebel. If you want to mobilize the army, you have to get the consent of the admiral and Nidu. The most important thing is that the general restricts you. How could your father agree to your mobilization of the army? You can’t make a big wave at all , Huang-haired son-in-law, you should be your face-to-face with peace of mind, serve the princess and the queen mother well, and you will have endless glory and wealth."

Zhao Yuanjian was irritated by him, and he said firmly: "King Zuo Xian, there is not a coward in our Zhao family! As long as you invade Wei in the future, I will be able to control the military power. What I have to do now is to be patient."

Said and walked away.

King Zuo Xian thought that if I invaded Wei, he would indeed have a chance to rise up.

He stood up and shouted at Zhao Yuanjian's back: "Don't just talk and don't do it."

Zhao Yuanjian returned to the mansion, changed into casual clothes, and walked north of the city.The evening sun dyes the pavilions on the canal in the north of the city with a golden shimmer, and the river water is also golden.Zhao Yuanjian sat in the pavilion holding the wine jar, staring at Lin Heng's portrait dejectedly.The person in the painting is dressed in a red dress and a white cloth wrapped around his head, smiling at him.He gently stroked his eyebrows with his fingers, touching them over and over again.Soon a few yellow leaves fell and stuck to the portrait.

He said, "Heng, I really shouldn't have let him arrest you that day."

He was so drunk that he sat down on the ground with a plop, and the dirt on the ground stained his robes dirty and messy.

He felt that the warmth that Lin Heng had left on him that day was still there, he touched himself and kissed his lips, thinking of their last tenderness that night, his heart was pierced like a knife.

This heartache made him feel that he might as well die.He said, "Heng, I miss you."

He felt a cramping pain in his stomach, writhing up and down, it was convulsing.He walked to the pavilion, opened his mouth and vomited. He hadn't eaten seriously these days and was drinking every day, so his stomach finally started to churn.

After he vomited, he continued to pick up the wine jar and recalled the past.

When Lin Heng was a child, he smiled and refused to practice calligraphy with a brush. He held Lin Heng's hand impatiently.Lin Heng pouted and said unwillingly, "This is calling the crow to open its tail and the mouse to be a general. You are so fucking stupid."

Hearing this, he was furious, and pressed Lin Heng on the desk, breaking his hands into various strange positions, Lin Heng yelled in pain.And then forced him to write.Lin Heng was so angry that he didn't dare to speak, he just squinted at him, expressing his dissatisfaction.

He held Lin Heng's hand holding the brush and leaned on Lin Heng's back.Somehow a blush crawled up Lin Heng's cheeks, one eye was hazy, he thought he must be shy, so he hugged Lin Heng tightly on purpose.

Lin Heng became even angrier, and he hugged him even tighter.Lin Heng was hugged tightly by him all night.

Zhao Yuanjian cried bitterly at the thought of this, he was in so much pain that he wanted to tear out his heart.

"Young master, you have to take care of your health, if you continue like this, you will collapse."

Zhao Yuanjian looked up at the man in black who walked in, and wiped away his tears.Miao Yishan knelt down and said: "Your subordinate is late, please forgive me, young master!"

Zhao Yuanjian said: "Please, have you found out Lin Heng's whereabouts?"

Miao Yishan frowned, he said: "Young master, I'm sorry, we are not doing well."

Zhao Yuanjian put down the wine jar and said, "Have you prepared the medicine I asked you to prepare?"

Miao Yishan took out a bottle of medicinal wine from his sleeve, he said: "Young master, I have prepared it, please use it as appropriate, it will make you temporarily inhumane, like a eunuch. But don't overdose."

Zhao Yuanjian took the jar, opened the lid, and took a sip.He didn't want to give up the good chance of marrying the princess, so he wanted to use the princess as chief envoy.But he doesn't know how to touch the princess, he has already decided that he will only stay with Lin Heng in this life, and will never touch anyone else, so he has to come up with medicine to trick the princess, saying that he can't have sex with her for the time being.

He said: "Master Miao, please take them to continue searching for Lin Heng."

Miao Yishan: "Please rest assured, young master, we will definitely find him back. Take care of your health, young master, I will take my leave."

He sneaked into the woods under the pavilion for a while and disappeared.