Qinse is in the imperial court, forgetting both favor and disgrace

Li Lang leaned on the head of the bed, waiting for a long time but Zhao Rang couldn't speak. The man was sitting in front of the round table, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were straight, his expression was blurred, he didn't move for half a day, like an old monk in meditation.

"Quiet," Li Lang sighed secretly, got out of bed, and said straight to Zhao Rang, "It's still a full moon night tonight, how about you and I go boating on the East Lake to watch the moon and have a drink together? Just you and me people."

Zhao Rang seemed to be startled, stared at Li Lang, and said softly, "Are you all right?"

"I can't die." Li Lang snorted coldly, then turned to a wry smile, "I really thought you were going to break up with me, and thought that this pain was to pay back the whipping you suffered for saving me many years ago, and the two will be clean from now on. .”

While he was speaking, he stroked the old scars on the corners of Zhao Rang's eyes with his fingers, and smiled softly: "It must have hurt at that time."

Zhao Rang trembled slightly and closed his eyes. He opened his eyes for a long time before he said, "It's cold at night and the wind is cold on the lake. What should you do if you catch cold? It's better to be in the back garden and ask someone to light a lamp to surround the mat."

Li Lang was dumbfounded after hearing this, and after a while he sighed and wiped away his tears: "Jingdu, waiting for your concern, it really makes people cry, the lonely king is full of tears."

Zhao Rang was dumbfounded, and then couldn't help laughing out loud.

Since it was Zhao Rang who persuaded him with kind words, Li Lang had no intention of disapproving. The servants in Chengxian Palace were busy for a while, setting up banquets and wine by the lake, lighting the fire and lighting the lamps. After half an hour, the two sat down hand in hand.

After driving the attendants to more than ten feet away, Li Lang smiled with his mouth full: "There is a lake in front of this place, and the terrain is open. You don't need to worry about the walls having ears."

Zhao Rang was taken aback, smiled gratefully at Li Lang, took Li Lang's drink with both hands, and said slowly: "I... just now is not unwilling to speak, but I don't know where to start. Your Majesty asked about the past, and then This matter is closely related to the Supreme Emperor, and I am considering how to speak."

"The Supreme Emperor?" Li Lang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "What does it have to do with him?"

"A few years ago, the Supreme Emperor wanted to cross the Jiangbei to regain the lost land in the Central Plains. He had a secret decree for his ministers to prepare the army and lead troops to help." Zhao Rang stared at Li Lang intently. Li Lang lowered his head and sipped his wine before he accepted Said, "The special envoy who came to deliver the decree also brought a gift from the Supreme Emperor: a black jade flute with a unique shape and the word '卍' engraved on it."

When he said this, Zhao Rang stopped talking again, and slowly drank the wine in the glass while meditating.Li Lang didn't rush, seeing that the wine glass was empty, he picked up the pot and poured it again, the two of them came and went, drank three or four glasses of each other, Zhao Rang only talked about the follow-up in a flat manner.

He was taught by a famous teacher since he was a child, and he is proficient in flute skills. He couldn't put it down when he got it. He planned to play it to cheer up when the envoys came to the banquet that day. Drawing the sword will result in the result.

"I didn't know what happened at that time. When I saw the queen—Ye Ying killed me in pain, I was so shocked that I naturally wanted to protect her...Unexpectedly..." Zhao Rang lowered his head and smiled, "Instead, it was because of that. The sword smashed his chest and almost killed him on the spot, but thanks to that man's lack of skill, Fang Youchen narrowly escaped death."

Li Lang and Zhao Rang looked at each other for a moment, without making a sound, they still poured wine for Zhao Rang silently.

Zhao Rang was not polite to him, Li Lang was full of wine, and he drank it all, until Li Lang stopped, he also put down the wine cup, and continued: "Although the injury is not serious, fortunately it didn't hurt the vitals, but the opponent's chess is superior. , in order to prevent mistakes, we have quenched the strange poison on the edge of the sword. With two prongs, the minister still survived the catastrophe."

"Why does Li Xian want to kill you? He wants to seize your military power, and he can't use the second-class method of assassination. Unless you are against his will, and some of his subordinates have evil intentions." Li Lang pondered for a moment, then said suddenly, " No wonder I wrote to you that day, but you didn't reply, so maybe you..."

"Yes," Zhao Rang looked at Li Lang with admiration in his eyes, and replied softly, "At that time, I hadn't passed the gate of hell, and was still struggling in the hands of the King of Hades."

After a short pause, he couldn't help smiling bitterly: "How can your majesty call the Supreme Emperor by his first name? Is it plausible for others to listen to it?"

"Why not. I am not Chonghua Yushun. Since my own father wants to kill me, the relationship between father and son will be cut off, and you still think that I will abide by the way of a son and practice the gift of a filial son?" Li Lang smiled lightly, his brows furrowed, "What's more? It’s against common sense, but Emperor Shun was famous for his filial piety at the age of twenty, and he was recommended by Emperor Yao for the Four Mountains, don’t you think it’s strange?”

Seeing that Zhao Rang's eyes were full of blame, Li Lang smiled and said, "Then Li Xian is determined to kill you, but have you committed any disobedience?"

Zhao Rang sighed, he stopped looking at Li Lang, and turned to look at the gloomy lake: "The Emperor Taishang wants to seize the military power of the minister, because earlier, he also ordered the minister to quickly gather troops and horses to go north, The cause and effect are roughly explained. However, I thought about it again and again, but I didn't think it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In the replay, I begged the Supreme Emperor to act cautiously. Perhaps, I...have been feuding the border for a long time, doing reckless actions, and not being trusted by the emperor. It is also understandable. "

"Jing Du, you don't have to be so cautious when speaking in front of me. Li Xian thinks that as long as you get rid of you, the Nanyue Army will be able to command him, right?" Li Lang broke his mouth, and at the same time refilled the empty glasses of the two of them. .

After a long silence, Zhao Rang said, "Yes."

The two raised their glasses relatively silently again, and drank three or four cups. Zhao Rang said: "I woke up after being in a coma for five days. It was difficult to speak. It was only when I finally recovered my sanity that I learned the bad news."

He stiffened all of a sudden, clenched his fists, lowered his eyes and said softly: "On the day of the banquet, by chance, my five-year-old eldest daughter saw that Yuxiao was novel and interesting. Unexpectedly, the jade flute contained a mechanism, which was unintentionally touched by her, pity my child, and I didn't even have time to shout... just..."

Hearing this, Li Lang leaned forward and grabbed Zhao Rang's hand, holding it hard. He felt that if he didn't support Zhao Rang in time, that person would faint on the spot.

"Don't go any further." Li Lang persuaded in a deep voice, but Zhao Rang closed his eyes and shook his head repeatedly. He covered the back of Li Lang's hand with his other hand and said softly: "I have never seen the child's tragic situation with my own eyes. But Ye Ying saw it, and the child died in her arms. Afterwards, she almost went crazy. It just so happened that there were many people in Nanyue County who thought that they could stick to the border areas and ignore the chaos in Jinling, so she was among these people. With your support, in my name, embezzle the territory of Min County and establish yourself as king."

After a long time, Fang Fang took a breath and said, "It's too late for me to regain control of the military and government. The central government is weak and it's hard to turn the tide. I can't blame the queen...Ye Ying, I have to go with the flow and usurp the throne for now."

At this point, Zhao Rang was exhausted and tried his best. After talking about his narrow escape, he found that he had lost his beloved daughter, and even the body had been buried. He only left a new grave as his regretful thoughts.

Even though the queen's temperament became more extreme after this big change, she could not listen to the affairs of the old Eastern Chu state, hated the emperor of Jinling to the bone, and vigorously presided over the self-reliance of South Vietnam, Zhao Rang did not have the slightest complaint.

The child who died innocently and tragically was also his flesh and blood, the eldest daughter he placed high hopes on. He still remembers the feeling of lightness and weight when he held the newborn baby in his hands, and the overjoyed feeling when he first became a father. Relief.

It's just—"South Vietnam will eventually return. Although the people's hearts need to be won, as long as your majesty does not seek leisure and leisure, in time, Eastern Chu will become an unbreakable territory."

After Li Lang listened, he also remained silent for a long time, suddenly pulled Zhao Rang into his arms, and asked aggressively, not without anger: "Since that's the case, why didn't you tell me when we met again?"

Zhao Rang bowed his head: "I have committed a serious crime, and there is no excuse."

"Stop talking nonsense," Li Lang smirked, resentful, "You are thinking in your heart again, she is your wife, even if you suffer wronged and suffer for her, you should die, right?"

"Your Majesty," Zhao Rang's tone softened, he straightened up a little uncomfortably, looked at Li Lang and said, "Since I have spoken, you are the only one in my heart, and I will never change it. If you don't believe me, I don't now either." A way to make you believe."

Li Lang was originally meant to be sarcastic, but Zhao Rang's serious defense made him feel a little moved, and he took the opportunity to laugh and said, "Who said there is no way? Hua Mingyue is dark and foggy, but if you are willing to teach the king to be merciful, naturally Believe it all."

"You... how can you speak the obscene words of the king of the subjugated country at will, it is not good for the country." Zhao Rang changed his face and frowned, then lowered his head and said softly, "It's up to you, how many times do you want me to say this?"

Like the wind passing by without a trace, after the words are spoken, although they dissipate and become invisible, they will remain in people's hearts for a long time.Zhao Rang's words are not lingering love words, and even his tone is not necessarily sweet. To Li Lang's ears, it is so provocative and thrilling. He focused on Zhao Rang silently. Lang looked at each other, his expression was startled, his brows stretched instantly, and his eyes were as gentle as spring water melting into ice.

The two clasped their hands together and faced each other silently. Zhao Rang coughed lightly after a while, breaking the silence: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask..."

"Jingdu, when you are alone, please let go of the rituals of a monarch and minister. I am younger than you, so you can just call me by my name." Li Lang smiled and refilled his wine glass.

Zhao Rang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "How can I call you by your first name when you call me Biaozi? Even if you don't abide by the way of the monarch and ministers, and ignore the difference between the upper and lower, it is also rude."

Li Lang was stunned by this unexpected rebuttal, hesitantly said: "This... I didn't take the name. If you mind, you might as well get one for me."

With a wry smile, Zhao Rang shook his head again. As a courtier, he took the title for the emperor, which can be called treason.

"That can't be your majesty, the holy one, or I will call you your highness? Or general?" Li Lang insisted on stubbornness, and finally made Zhao Rang sigh, and replied helplessly: "Then what should I call you? Tell me, I will obey." The order is."

Li Lang should be straightforward: "Li Lang."

Although the pronunciation was close, Zhao Rang could still hear the subtle difference immediately. He looked at Li Lang's complacent expression, hesitated to speak, and turned to bow his head and chuckle.

Laughing until Li Lang frowned, with anger on his face, he shook the hands of the two who had never parted, Zhao Rang stopped laughing, and said with restraint: "Let me ask you, where is the Supreme Emperor now? Is he still alive? Aaron don't want it." Keep it from me..."

His voice faded away, blending into Li Lang's silent smile.