This sleeve is broken secretly

Beijing, which is located in the interior of the north, has a lot of rain in spring and summer, but it is quite dry in autumn and winter.But Hongwu 29 this year, when October entered autumn, it rained heavily for nearly a month. The dark clouds lingered and people lingered, as if someone had covered the sky with a black cover, and there was no way to see sunny days. .

And on October [-]th, the rain was getting heavier, and at noon the majestic raindrops were even mixed with goose egg-sized hailstones.The ferocious and ruthless hailstones rained down, smashing pedestrians and fleeing in all directions. Every family closed their doors and did not dare to show their heads.

Xie Ling stood in front of the hall, frowning as he watched the servants rushing back and forth to clean up the courtyard, and covered the rare flowers and trees in the courtyard with oilcloth to avoid disasters.I don't know if it was because of this scene of chaos, strange and strong uneasiness arose in his heart.

"Disasters and Misfortunes" once said that earthquakes, hailstorms, droughts, and floods are all visions of the sky, which not only damage the people's livelihood, but also faintly endanger the country.If there is any difference in the sky, there must be disasters coming, but I don't know what this hailstone foretells.

Xie Ling frowned tightly, and unconsciously rubbed the pendant given to him by Shen Bing with his hands, until the jade pendant was embedded in his flesh without realizing it.The uneasiness intensified, and in the end it caused him chest tightness and irritability for no reason, as if a wild beast was about to come out of his heart.

He turned his head, beckoned to call the valet, and asked him in a low voice: "I asked you to deliver the soup to Shen's house this morning, but have you delivered it?"

The servant nodded: "Send it. But Mr. Shen's old servant picked him up. According to him, Mr. Shen is not at home."

Xie Ling's heart tightened, and he asked, "Where did your lord go? Do you have any questions?"

"The little one asked. He said that the adults went to the palace to accompany them."

Enter the palace?Did Emperor Hongwu call him into the palace?Entering the palace at this point, what to do?

Xie Ling clasped the pendant on his chest, frowned and waved away the servant.He walked around the hall twice more like a trapped animal, and finally couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed out and bumped into Xie Hua.

Xie Hua didn't know where he came back from, half of his body was drenched, and his hair was wet and stuck to his face, he was extremely embarrassed.But he didn't care that much, his face was tense, his expression was serious and anxious, he was holding a piece of paper in his hand and hurried to the backyard, just walking across from Xie Jin.

Xie Hua served as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the Xie family was far-reaching in the army. Xie Hua often received some urgent military reports in advance in private.This is not a rare thing, but for some reason, when Xie Ling saw him today, his heart skipped a beat, and he grabbed him with his hands.

Xie Hua was taken aback by him, and his face was a little ugly.I don't know if he was suspicious, but seeing Xie Hua's face against the cloudy sky outside, he was a little flustered.

"What happened?" Xie Jin asked, frowning.

Xie Hua pulled back his sleeves, forced a smile and said, "The military department urgently reports, it's none of your business..."

The more he concealed it, the more suspicious Xie Ling became.What happened on weekdays, as long as Xie Jin asked, Xie Hua would know everything, why did he hide today?

"What's the matter?" He asked emphatically.

Xie Hua became irritable, and said angrily: "It's a major military matter, how can I tell you that you shouldn't know? Don't delay my business, get out of here!"

"Xie Ming'an! If you don't tell me today, I won't get out of the way!" Xie Qin said angrily, "If it is really a military secret report, how can you just hold it in your hand and flaunt it? You are hiding at this time, there is clearly a ghost! "

Xie Hua gritted his teeth and pushed him: "I'm too lazy to talk to you so much, get out of the way—"

Xie Ling pushed his shoulders against him and refused to give an inch: "If you don't tell me, you can never leave—"

The two brothers fought hard, yelling at each other, and pushing up like bullfights in the hall.The servants who passed by had never seen this scene before, they all hid away in fright, and looked at it from afar.

Xie Hua got away several times and tried to leave but was unable to do so, and was dragged back by this kid. He finally staggered a few steps and finally roared in a low voice: "Okay, okay, I said it's still okay!"

Xie Ling pushed him away and gasped, "Say it quickly!"

Xie Hua said quickly: "Dari Achi has rebelled. Princess Yi drove to the bank of the Rui River at the border, but was ambushed by a hard-covered army without seeing the marriage team. There are elite soldiers guarding her, and the princess has to escape. State. King Pingcheng was captured and his whereabouts are unknown."

The torrential rain and hail outside the hall were still roaring and venting.

Cangxiong is dark.

Xie Ling's head seemed to be swung by Qianjun's giant hammer, his eyes were full of flowers, and his ears were bright.He was stunned, staggered and took a small step back, then turned around abruptly and subconsciously wanted to run out.

Xie Hua jumped up from behind and strangled his neck, and asked sharply, "What are you doing!"

"Let go of me!" Xie Qin roared, "I'm going to find—"

"Looking for Shen Bing?!" Xie Hua yelled, "I knew it was good to tell you! Shen Bing has now been summoned into the palace, are you superhuman or powerful, wanting to break into the palace without being called?! Are you going to rebel!"

"You control me! I have my own way!"

"You have a nonsense way!" Xie Hua kicked him hard, "Shen Bing is just a mere servant, even if he is held accountable, he can't be held accountable! Calm down now, and don't forget that you are thanking him." Family! You are impulsive, do you want my father and me to live?!"

Xie Ling's eyes were scarlet, and he tried his best to push away the second brother, but the strength just now was slipping away.His hands and feet were sore and limp, as if he was about to drown, and he was being overwhelmed by overwhelming panic and despair.

Shen Bing... Shen Bing...

What is Shen Bing in the palace doing now?

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In the four directions of the capital, emperors, generals and ministers sit on the top, and poor people crawl on their feet. Some people eat with gold, red, jade and emerald bells, while others eat with ladles and drink from the walls of their homes.There is injustice within these five steps. I am afraid that only the rain from the sky can justly and impartially hit the emperor's palace and the poor's poor house at the same time.

The Zhaoren Hall on the west side of the Qianqing Palace is brightly lit with candles, but silent.The slanting wind and cold air leaked in from the gaps in the doors and windows of the hall, blowing the lights flickering, flickering, flickering, mysterious and uncertain.

When the emerald green jade chessboard was overturned, it fell on the gold brick floor and broke in two, and the black and white jade chess pieces were scattered all over the floor.As early as when Emperor Hongwu knocked over the chessboard with his hands, all the maids and servants in the first hall knelt down in fright. At this time, the time for a cup of tea passed, and no one dared to move.

The inside of the hall was deadly still, and it was even more set off by the violent storm outside, as if there were ancient beasts entrenched in the clouds, doing evil.

When Shenlong got angry, his corpse floated for thousands of miles.The first judgment of chaos and doubts, the beginning of the division of the prehistoric way.

Shen Bing pressed his forehead to the ground, knelt under the throne, bowed and remained motionless.The gold bricks, which are seamed with tung oil, have been polished for a long time, and they are as smooth as black jade.At this time, the cold and damp of the rainy day was following the floor tiles, invading his hands, feet and forehead inch by inch, making him feel like he was sinking into an extremely cold ice pool.

No one dared to look at the angry face of the real dragon on the throne.

After a long time, I finally heard a deep, dragon-like voice floating down from the top of the throne: "He hasn't come yet?"

Everyone huddled in unison, and a servant came out tremblingly and said: "Going back to the emperor, I have passed on to a few adults, but I'm afraid it's difficult to travel in this rainy day, so it's delayed—"

"Press again!" The roar was accompanied by the thunderbolt of Wanjun outside the hall.

After an unknown amount of time, a series of hurried footsteps finally sounded outside the hall, and several cabinet ministers staggered into Zhaoyi Hall with half of their bodies wet and cold.Although they all wore coir raincoats over their official uniforms, the rain was so heavy that the collar, sleeves, and hem of the clothes were still dripping with rain, and they were extremely embarrassed.

Several people prostrated themselves to the ground, proclaiming long live, the cabinet minister Chen Weijin stuttered and said, "Please the emperor, the emperor redeems the ministers and other crimes of disrespect in front of the imperial court—"

Before he could finish speaking, he was hit on the top of his head by a notebook.

"Look." Emperor Hongwu on the seat seemed to be extremely angry and smiled back, "Look carefully, and then tell me, what is the real disrespect in front of the imperial court."

Chen Weijin was timid. After being hit, he was so frightened that he lay on the ground and dared not look up.It was Li Chenfu who first reached out and picked up the memorial on the ground, unfolded it and read it quickly, then handed it over to Liu Ling next to him.

In a short while, several ministers had finished reading.

At this time, I heard the faint voice of Emperor Hongwu, as if the sharp blade was rubbing against a whetstone: "Dari Achi is an ambitious wolf, insulting my queen, capturing my uncle, and killing my generals. I am the gold and jade of the Central Plains!" Paving roads, red makeup and emerald roofs, and treasure screens to open the way, and sending the magnificent princess of the big country to the barbarians who traveled thousands of miles, and what they got in return was such a consequence. And none of the civil and military people in my dynasty can understand their wolfish ambitions , you guys are still full of disrespect because of your wet clothes... I will ask you today, as a courtier, what is disrespect?! What is disrespect!"

In the end, Emperor Hongwu was furious, and he slammed the three palms of Yu'an, the roar was deafening, and everyone was stunned and speechless.

In fact, what Emperor Hongwu said was too much.On the same day when Dari Achi came to seek peace, at least half of the civil and military people were against it.Just looking at the cabinet alone, there was a time when the assistant Liu Ling and the assistant minister Wu Danxu once advised Emperor Hongwu to carefully consider the matter of marriage.

But at this time the emperor was angry, who would dare to stand up and refute?They had no choice but to lie on the ground and remain silent.

Emperor Hongwu roared angrily, panted for a moment, and gradually calmed down a bit.He took a sip from his teacup, and said coldly: "Li Chenfu, please tell me. When Wu Rigeng Dase came to court, a group of people headed by you strongly advocated peace talks. Shen Yi, who persuaded me to marry you, is also your disciple. Tell me, what do you think?"

Li Chenfu didn't even look at Shen Bian, who was kneeling beside him. At this moment, he quickly leaned over and said in a trembling voice: "Damn me, I thought that if I could form an alliance with Dari'achi to fight against Tu Mozhong, I would be able to wait for work with ease and spend nothing." The northern border was pacified with one soldier. It is the ministers who are incompetent and incompetent. They did not see through the ambition of Dari'a Chi wolf. They dared to start chaos and abandon them. After such consequences, it is all the fault of the ministers. Please punish them!"

Emperor Hongwu said angrily: "What's the use of talking about this now? No matter how much I punish you, I still won't return the face I lost to my uncle and princess and my great country!"

Li Chenfu just pleaded guilty repeatedly.

Liu Ling sighed in his heart. Although he was a family member, he didn't want to make trouble at this juncture, so he persuaded him: "The emperor said it in time, the big mistake has already been made, it's better to wait until a remedy is found." accountability."

Emperor Hongwu was still angry, and sat with his fists clenched, without speaking.

However, Wu Danxu, who had been silent all this time, spoke slowly: "I just don't know if Dari'achi's rebellion was premeditated or a temporary idea."

Liu Ling's heart sank—if he didn't make trouble, someone else would be waiting for the job.

Emperor Hongwu narrowed his eyes slightly: "What do you mean?"

Wu Danxu said slowly: "I was just thinking, if Dari Achi made a sudden decision, why did he go to such lengths to come to propose a marriage and then regret it? If it was premeditated, it would be easy to explain—these cunning wolves Maybe we have formed an alliance with Tu Mozhong in secret, this move not only slapped us in the face, but also used me as the princess of the Central Plains as a token of loyalty to the old master."

Emperor Hongwu's face became even more ugly.

Li Chenfu glanced at Wu Danxu: "Before Dari Achi came to surrender and paid a lot of tribute. There is still some sincerity. It would be unfair to say that they came here with nothing in their hearts... The truth is not clear at this time. It is useless for you and me to guess, the most urgent thing is to think of a countermeasure."

Wu Danxu cunningly said: "Up to now, Yuanfu is still apologizing for those thieves? I don't want to say it, but it is reported that when the envoy of Dari Achi came to Beijing, he had a private meeting with Yuanfu's beloved student Shen Liangqing. What did the man say at that time—”

"Wu Danxu!" Li Chenfu finally showed anger on his face, gritted his teeth and said, "You are talking nonsense, how dare you—"

"Shut up!" Hong Wudi shouted suddenly.

The enraged emperor stood up from the throne, strided back and forth twice like a trapped beast, everyone bowed down and no one dared to speak, and for a while only the violent and angry voice echoed in the dead hall. footsteps.

Finally, Emperor Hongwu's footsteps stopped in front of Shen Yu.

With an icy voice floating down from the top of Shen Bian's head, he asked word by word: "Shen Bian, do you have a private meeting with Wu Ri Geng Tase?"

Shen Bing was silent for a while, then pressed his forehead to the back of his hand lying on the ground, and replied: "It is true."

"What was said and what was done. Tell me one by one."

In a low voice, Shen Tie recounted what Wu Rigeng Dase said that day.

At the end, Wu Danxu laughed incredulously, and said strangely: "So the reason why Wu Ri Gendase said that he could not inherit the Khan throne and had no children is because he likes male sex? Such absurd reason, how in this world? Someone might believe it? Mr. Shen, you just believe it, could it be because..."

He didn't finish speaking, instead he hummed meaningfully twice, which made everyone present change their faces.

Liu Ling interjected, "But there are indeed spies who report that Wu Ri Geng Dase's reputation in the Dari Achi tribe is indeed not high."

"But is it because he likes men? I'm afraid not?" Wu Danxu asked back, "Because of his low reputation, he needs a certificate of nomination to win the trust of the tribe and Tu Mozhong. For such things, Yuan Fu Did Master Shen not think of it?"

"Although I have thought about it, but—"

"That's enough." Emperor Hongwu said sadly.

No one dared to speak anymore.At this time, Emperor Hongwu looked down at Shen Bing with his hands behind his back, his slightly squinted eyes flashed with merciless chill and vigilance.

"Shen Bing," he asked, "what else can you say?"

What else can I say?

Shen Bing lowered his head and closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly pursed.

In fact, there is much more to say.Such as his speculation, his plan, his doubts, and his loyalty.Perhaps someone can be found to testify for him, proving that he did not act secretly and transgressively when he met with Uri Geng Tase; perhaps it is also possible to find out his written memorials. It showed his worry, he is just a small servant and has no right to influence such important court affairs...

However, in the end, Shen Yi didn't say any of these words.

Under everyone's gaze, he slowly lowered his eyes and straightened up, took off the black gauze topband on his head and put it aside, and kowtowed on the cold black gold palace bricks again upright and graceful.

Just like on that spring day six years ago, when he was named on the gold list, he walked through the Hall of Supreme Harmony, facing the rising sun and rising sun, and bowed before the throne.

Floating up and down, wanting power, he has been walking in this palace wall and hall for less than ten years, but his legs are already muddy and his sleeves are wet.It turned out that the cool breeze and bright moon that I had imagined during the cold window had turned out to be the most colorful and angry dream in my life.

Relying on Junmo's words to seal the affairs of the princes, one will succeed in a thousand bones.

"My lord, there is no denying it."

He said in a low voice.