Bastards

To the north of Xishan, Huangci Temple.

Gray walls and blue tiles, the gate is solemn and solemn, and the head of the beast is ringed with a cold glow.There are fiery red plum branches protruding from the corner of the wall, facing the snow, with a faint fragrance.This vividness does not bring the lively and friendly temperament of the family, but it is more lonely and solemn, and the righteousness is awe-inspiring.

This is... where the prince lives.

Everyone present lowered their heads and tied their hands, their eyes drooping slightly, hiding the emotions in their eyes.

The prince...is very strange to them, not only the title, but also what the prince looks like, what kind of personality, he is knowledgeable and friendly...they don't know anything about it.But this does not affect their expectations and reverie.

In a dynasty with a deep-rooted patriarchal system and a legitimate imperial edict, even if the crown prince has not shown his face for several years, as soon as he appears, there will be a thousand waves of waves with one stone, no matter what the current situation is, no matter what thoughts are in one's heart, everyone will Can't wait to look at the prince and see what he looks like!

It was an accident that Mei Yan came here today, and everyone didn't want to worry about whether there was a game here or whether it was being used by others. Only this result, seeing the result of the prince, was enough to make everyone excited.

See you prince!

Everyone's eyes followed the action of King Chang's valet knocking on the door, looking up and down together, looking expectantly.

The guard knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered.

Prince Chang smiled.He slowly gathered the sable cloak on his body, and the corners of his lips curved slightly: "It may be that no one has visited for a long time, my third brother is not used to it...Keep knocking on the door, don't stop."

The attendant got the order, and the knocking on the door became more urgent and louder.

Prince Ping frowned slightly, and persuaded softly: "If not, forget it, the father had a clear order not to allow people to come in and out, and the third brother just obeyed the order."

For some reason, he felt uneasy.King Chang's move was too unexpected, and it involved the prince again... He subconsciously didn't want the prince to appear in front of others.

"What are you afraid of?" Changjun Wang squinted at him, "Second brother, you are too cautious, who are we, can we be the same as others? Third brother dare not answer, there are no servants inside? I don't believe it, who would dare Belittle us two princes!" Before he finished speaking, he looked at the attendant with fiery eyes, "Knock! Knock loudly!"

No one is good... The absence of the crown prince is even more expected. Today, he let everyone, especially the emperor, know that this crown prince has countless minds and is not obedient at all!

After a long time, the door still did not open.

The smile on King Chang's lips widened little by little.

"It's such a loud voice, I shouldn't be able to hear it..." He frowned and tilted his head, showing a concerned expression, "Nothing will happen! My third brother is the prince, and the matter is related to the country, so don't take it lightly , come on! Break the door open for me!"

If there is no smile on the corners of his eyes and lips, it will feel more real and sincere.

"Yes!" A few guards stepped forward, twisting their wrists and shrugging their shoulders, bowing and raising their legs angrily, as if they were going to kick the door open!

This behavior is a little wrong, but the two princes present have the highest status, King Pingjun can't stop it, and others dare not stop...

However, at this moment, the door creaked softly and opened.

An old eunuch with dimples all over his face, drooping nasolabial folds, and rather cold eyes appeared in front of everyone.

"Presumptuous! In front of Huangci Temple, you dare to be rude!"

His voice is different from ordinary eunuchs, maybe he is old, not shrill, on the contrary, it reveals a sense of sorrow that has been honed over the years, and his words are not high-pitched, but has a special kind of calmness, which contrasts with those ice-cold eyes. The cold sharp eyes are very intimidating.

But others are afraid, but the king of Changjun is not.No matter how old and powerful he was, he was still just a eunuch, and an unsupported eunuch was no different from a dog.Except for the eunuch who was served by his father, queen and concubine, he wanted to save face, otherwise, he wanted to scare him?

Prince Chang immediately sneered: "You old dog is presumptuous, why, don't you even know me?"

The old eunuch glanced at him: "Our family followed two generations of late emperors. We have seen the wolf smoke in Mobei, the nobles of the Yi Kingdom, killed people, drank wolf blood, and fought against bandits. Who are you? I really don’t know. Why, disrespecting Empress Yuwen, disobeying the Holy Majesty’s orders, and bringing so many people to the door, do you want to force the palace or rebel?”

Forcing the palace... Rebelling...

How did the Yang family come to be? Emperor Yuwen entrusted the country to the late emperor. Did he really trust the Paoze brothers, or did he have some cleverness inside? In a few words, it means forcing the palace to rebel and plot to usurp the throne.

King Chang's face darkened, and he pointed at the old eunuch's nose and cursed: "You are blind! Didn't you see my clothes!"

The old eunuch's eyes were straight: "...Oh, your family is rich, so what? You dare to humiliate the present majesty?"

King Changjun had a look of disbelief, and looked down at his clothes, only to realize that he had changed his clothes before, but for the sake of warmth and comfort, he did not wear the clothes prescribed by the prince.

It was King Ping who stood up and relieved him: "My father-in-law, we are the second, second and fourth sons of the current emperor, named Ping and Chang. I came here today by accident. I want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The old eunuch saw the prince's regulation clothes on Prince Qingping, and came over slowly to check the palace badge, and then bowed solemnly and kowtowed: "Old slave Shi Fu, I have seen the two princes. The old slave is old, his eyes are dim, and he has not been here for a long time. In the palace, I failed to recognize the two princes, I plead guilty here and ask for punishment, and ask the county king to reward me with a stick!"

King Changjun was proud: "You have self-knowledge, very good, come here, call me!"

King Pingjun grabbed him and whispered in his ear: "I can't beat you."

King Changjun is angry, an old dog, how can he not be beaten!

Prince Ping sighed and reminded in a low voice, "He said his name is Shi Fu."

Steve?Regardless of his blessing, being beaten to death by Tachang County King is a blessing!

King Changjun was about to continue, when a few pieces of snow fell on his forehead, and he felt a chill, and he instantly remembered some long-ago events.

Indeed, there was an eunuch named Shi Fu, whose experience was extremely legendary. He had fought with Emperor Yuwen and had a good friendship with their grandfather Yang Meng.Because Emperor Yuwen and Yang Meng entrusted the country to live peacefully, so the gold medal of Emperor Yuwen, the entire Yang family, and the Da'an Dynasty must recognize it.This eunuch has military achievements, is a witness to the handover of the two dynasties, has a gold medal from Emperor Yuwen, and a virtual title from Yang Meng. It really... can't be ruled casually.I didn't see that the emperor hated him, so he couldn't even kill and beat him, so he could only serve the useless prince like this, wouldn't he be able to return to the palace and turn over for the rest of his life?

If you were in the palace, these titles would not be a problem, and it would not be a big problem if you want to frame someone, but now you are outside, because he is old and dim-sighted, and he didn't recognize people immediately, so he is in front of so many people , beat people to death... It's not good to spread the word.

His father would not spare him either.

The king of Changjun glared at Shi Fu angrily: "Those who don't know are not guilty, this prince is very generous, and I don't care about it like you!"

Prince Ping sighed.He didn't want to remind King Chang that the more trouble King Chang got into, the better he was, and the more trouble he got into, the better he would be, but before he left, the pressure from King Yue and Concubine Tian...he couldn't ignore it.

"The prince is not to blame, it's the prince's bearing, but the slave made a mistake, how can he not be punished? The old slave please blame!" Shi Fu knelt on the ground with a firm attitude.

The king of Changjun was even more angry, is this still wrong?Don't procrastinate...

He sneered: "You can make up for your mistakes, get up, and take us to see the prince!"

"This old slave dare not!" Although Shi Fu was old, his kneeling posture was straight, and he knelt upright in the snow without any swaying in his body. There is a fate, no one is allowed to visit, rules are rules, punishments are punishments, how can they be confused!"

King Changjun gritted his teeth: "Am I 'anyone'? I'm the prince's younger brother! How can you not ask to see me when you pass the door? Do you want others to say that I don't understand filial piety!"

"The old slave is a servant. He doesn't understand the things outside. He only knows to listen to the master's orders. The emperor has an order. Those who don't have the gold medal are not allowed to enter. If the fourth prince insists, please take the gold medal out to verify with the old slave. Otherwise, the old slave will die." Splash three feet, dare not disobey the emperor's order!" Shi Fu stiffened his neck, but disagreed.

It was very quiet, as if deadlocked.

King Chang was not embarrassed at all.His emotional transition point has always been different from that of ordinary people. He was so angry just now that he suddenly calmed down.He felt that there was something wrong with Shi Fu's performance.

It seems... not very scared?

When a normal person encounters such a situation, they would probably die of fright and don't know what to do. Why isn't Shi Fu afraid?

However, the old eunuch in the palace has a lot of experience and has a plan in his heart, so it is possible that people can't see his emotions, but what's the matter with being so pestering and begging for a fight?No one wants to die, and the old people who have lived to this age will not want to die. Is it a waste of time or a guilty conscience?

Do you think that if you are being stubborn, the prince who is not very old will be bluffed and turn his head away?

Duke Chang's thoughts circled for a few times, and he suddenly smiled, quite peacefully and brightly, like a cute child: "Isn't it just a gold medal? Just right, before leaving the palace this time, my concubine mother begged for one for me."

He took out the gold medal and handed it to Shi Fu with a smile: "Look, with this, can I see the prince's brother?"

Shi Fu's eyes were slightly startled, there really was one!

His expression changed quite quickly, and he said meaningfully: "So it's Tian Guifei."

At first hearing these words, he seemed to suddenly understand, but his expression was full of contempt and displeasure, King Changjun exploded again: "How dare you look down on my mother and concubine!"

"How dare this old slave!" Shi Fu kowtowed his head to the ground again, "It is a serious crime for this old slave to make the Fourth Prince angry, please take the blame!"

Keep fighting, there must be problems!

Changjun Wang Xin said that I would not be deceived, took two deep breaths, gritted his teeth and asked: "Gold, card, no, question, question, let's go!"

"No problem." Shi Fu's eyes were dull, and his voice was a little soft.

"Then I can go in!"

"can."

King Changjun smiled, waved his hand forward, and beckoned people to go in with him: "Come on, let's go and see my brother prince!"

Everyone followed in his footsteps and filed in.

The old eunuch Shi Fu closed his eyes, sighed, stood up, and followed.

"Shi Fu, where is my brother?" Duke Chang asked loudly as he walked forward.

Shi Fu bowed with his arms folded, with a calm expression: "There are few servants here, the prince is used to being independent, and this old slave doesn't know where the prince is now."

"I don't know?" Duke Chang smiled, "It doesn't matter, anyway, I'm not in a hurry, and this place isn't very big. Let's search one by one, and we can always find the prince's brother!"

He strode forward, took the lead to walk in, and entered the hall, no.

Into the partial compartment, no.

Into the side room, still not there.

The smile on Changjun King's lips grew bigger and bigger: "Oh, where did the prince brother go? He must be disobedient, let's go down the mountain to play..."

He was just pushing open the door of the study triumphantly, teasing constantly, and saw a young man sitting in front of the case, thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a white robe with gold trim, wearing a golden crown, holding a purple hair, with sword eyebrows on his temples, like ink dyed his face. , the eyes are long and narrow, the corners of the eyes are slightly raised, the outline is sharp, the temperament is sparse, the sun and the moon are hidden between the brows, the dragon and the phoenix, the handsome and handsome... It is exactly the same as the portrait I have seen before!

"Why are you here!" Almost instantly, he screamed.

Yang Xuan put down the Zihao, and asked strangely, "Isn't Gu here, where is it?" His demeanor was calm and steady.

Prince!

This is the prince!

The scene was suddenly quiet. Everyone looked at Yang Xuan with different emotions in their eyes, but they were all the same in surprise.

Really prince!They saw the prince!Not to mention, this bearing is first-class!But the question of King Chang... seems a bit strange?

Knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue, King Changjun didn't have time to think about why Yang Xuan would come to this question, so he was anxious to make amends: "I was just...too surprised at the moment, you are too familiar, like an old friend."

"My brother, you look alike." Yang Xuan seemed very happy that his younger brother brought someone to see him, and teased him affectionately, "Does the fourth brother feel that he sees himself in the mirror?" While talking, he stood up , "Grandpa Shi, wash Gu's hands with water."

Standing in front of the door, Shi Fu responded surprisingly excitedly: "Yes!"

A basin of water came quickly, Yang Xuan threw a handkerchief, cleaned his hands, and spread it on his face, wiping away the sweat that was not noticed by others.

Prince Chang glared at Yang Xuan angrily, his eyes full of hostility.Seeing him is like seeing yourself in the mirror, and he deserves it!He is so embarrassed and so poor, and he is so good-looking and so rich, how can there be any resemblance!

He couldn't help but find fault: "How do you know who I am?"

Yang Xuan sighed: "Although I can't return to the palace, my father will send portraits of my elder brothers and younger brothers every year. The fourth younger brother is so cute, how can I not recognize him?"

The demeanor and expression are full of filial piety and righteousness.

King Chang only felt disgusted.Although they are the same father, they were not born by the same mother. They were born against each other. If he doesn't believe Yang Xuan doesn't know, it's not uncomfortable to act like this!He didn't believe that Yang Xuan really liked him, so he continued to criticize: "Why does third brother wear so many clothes? It's bloated, it doesn't look good at all."

Yang Xuan gave him a meaningful look: "I want to be more comfortable if I'm lonely, but this weather...is really cold."

Yes, it's very cold, it's already snowing, but Duke Chang is not bloated, nor is he cold.Why?They have sables!Sables keep warm, so a piece of clothing is no problem, but what does the crown prince have?It’s just a gown with a gold border, maybe I don’t even have a small jacket... There is no charcoal basin in this room, and the cold wind blows in through the cracks in the window. If you don’t wear it so thick, you won’t freeze to death?

To be the crown prince, you can't even keep out the cold!The emperor is a man with a rough heart, so I don't think of him for a while, but Tian Guifei, who is in charge of the six palaces, is in charge of all related expenses, and Tian Guifei, who even holds the phoenix seal in her hand, why didn't she think of spending some money to take care of it? ?

But the prince didn't say anything.His temperament is so generous...

The eyes of everyone looking at King Changjun became more meaningful.

King Chang almost exploded, what happened!

"Also, don't call Gu Sange in the future."

Changjun Wang seemed to have caught something: "Why, you don't want to admit that I am!"

Yang Xuan shook his head, with loving eyes: "It's fine in my own home, in front of everyone, disrespecting the ancestors, disregarding the emperor's prestige... It's okay to be alone, I'm just worried that you will not be able to handle it when you are young, what if you cry in anger?"

Why does he disrespect his ancestors and disregard the imperial prestige!King Changjun thought about it for a while before realizing that Yang Xuan was emphasizing the status of the prince. The prince is the prince. The word "jun" means that there is a difference between monarch and minister. Strictly speaking, he cannot be called the third brother, but only the prince. .

King Changjun has been doted on since he was a child, and he can get what he wants. How has he ever suffered such grievances?Immediately, his eyes became red with anger: "What are you, how dare you look down on me! Even the emperor wouldn't scold me, and even let me sleep on the dragon bed!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked.

All the people present are from big families, who hasn't seen the juniors fighting for the top?The battle for imperial power was bloody every step of the way, and the cruelty was unimaginable, but no matter what, they were all well-educated people, how could they be so scolding?

Scolding a direct brother, or the direct brother of the crown prince or something...

"Fourth brother is different from Gu. He doesn't like Gu. Gu understands. It's just that, I don't want to say it again." Yang Xuan's eyes drooped slightly, and his eyes became colder.

Following the words, everyone immediately thought of Concubine Tian Gui.How favored Concubine Tian Gui is, you don't need to see it with your own eyes, just look at how she has been holding the palm of the hand and sitting on the side of the emperor for so many years.

After all, it is a woman who was born in Yeluzi and has not been systematically raised, and the children she raised are also so rude.The four words of relying on favor and arrogance are not enough to describe it. Is the dragon bed the fourth prince can sleep on?What did Concubine Tian Gui teach the Fourth Prince?

Looking at the prince again, the joy of seeing his loved ones has dissipated... That's right, my heart is cold, my heart is hurt, what do you want to do to him?

Yang Xuan mentioned King Yue again: "I don't know what happened to brother King Yue? I remember that he took good care of Gu when he was young, but there has been no news these years."

Duke Chang was taken aback by Yang Xuan's strange voice, subconsciously on guard: "Why did my brother give you news, don't worry about my brother!"

Yang Xuan's eyes were dark in color, he closed them slightly, and let out another long sigh.

Everyone also sighed.

King Yue... Most of those concerns are fake.The king of Changjun and the king of Yue have the same mother, and the king of Changjun is so perverse, does the king of Yue also... think about it and worry about this country.

As if realizing that Prince Chang could not speak properly, Yang Xuan turned his attention to Prince Ping: "This... is the second brother, right? I just heard someone calling you Prince Ping."

"Yes, see the prince." Prince Ping saluted solemnly.What happened today was too sudden, he was not prepared at all, he could only try his best not to be rude.

"Father... How is he? Is he in good health? How is his appetite?"

"Father is very good..."

"There's nothing to bother Chaoshang, right? Guguan Dibao, the weather has been good these days, and the people are peaceful. There's only some noise in the river, but it's not a big problem. Isn't there a good omen in Chang'an this time?"

"What the prince said is..."

After paying attention, Yang Xuan seemed to be very curious about today's visiting team: "Why do you want to come to see Gu today? These adults... who are they?"

"Today, the fourth brother is holding a plum banquet..."

King Ping was about to explain in detail, but King Chang suddenly interjected: "Since we've seen it, we should go now, second brother, let's go!"

"Why is fourth brother in such a hurry?" Yang Xuan looked at him with a smile on his face, with a peaceful expression, "Just now you were so imposing, you didn't hesitate to smash the door to meet Gu, don't you just want to get to know Gu well? Gu also likes it very much And you, come here... Eunuch Shi, go make a pot of good tea, I only want to entertain my brothers and all your lords."

At that time, I wanted to enter but I was not allowed to enter, but now I don’t want to stay, so I can’t leave!

King Changjun looked at Qiu Wuwei, wanting to ask for an idea.If he insisted on leaving, Yang Xuan would not be able to stop him.

Qiu Wuwei didn't want to talk to him at first, he was too capable of causing trouble!But the behavior of King Changjun is too much, it has already affected King Yue, and it cannot continue!So he shook his head quietly.

King Changjun had no choice but to sit down angrily with a puffy face.

Yang Xuan continued to ask Mei Yan, but Chang Jun Wang ignored her, Ping Jun Wang had no choice but to stand up and reply softly.Yang Xuan's topics are very divergent, from small games to talent and political affairs, from the court to the local government, farming, business, manufacturing, criminal cases, household tax, there is something to talk about.Prince Ping couldn't answer some things, so he had to ask the adults at the scene...

Everyone kept their eyes on the prince.Seeing his dragon and phoenix posture, he is full of momentum. Before outsiders don't know, he has grown into a handsome talent!

Generous personality, filial piety, loyalty, righteousness, uprightness, in the face of unfair treatment, still maintain a heart, willing to treat others with kindness, but not blindly tolerant, understand the darkness of human nature, without losing wisdom and scheming, disappointed, sad, speak sharply It's not a disadvantage at all, Changjun Wang still can't tell if he beat around the bush and scolded his younger brother to harm the imperial concubine!

Knowing books and reasoning, with a unique eye, you can know the political affairs of the temple with only a few reports, see the big from the small, and learn from one to the other... If you stand higher, what you can do will be infinite!

Isn't such a prince just what Da'an needs right now!

Everyone looked at Yang Xuan with scorching eyes, as fierce as fire.

Surrounded by these gazes, Yang Xuan performed gracefully, freely and perfectly.

Thick black and false truth, ecstasy, benevolence, paralysis of opponents, secret killer moves, public hugs, stumbling behind the back, with righteousness, wearing a harmless sheepskin... Cui Yu taught everything is right!

How could he not be disgusted, how could he be willing to get close to King Changjun, but with his posture, the effect really came out!

While gathering his clothes, he talked in a graceful manner, while quietly winking at the people in the crowd with dull eyes and foolish expressions.

These people are headed by Xie Wen Li He.