Gu Wang is a martial arts practitioner, his hands are not insignificant, he slapped twice, Xia Chengqi felt a dull pain behind him, stretched out his small hand and rubbed it quietly, cursing violent madness in his heart, but looked up with aggrieved face, looking at The conspicuous white gauze smudged with blood on King Gu's forehead worriedly said, "Uncle Emperor, are you alright?"

King Gu spent the whole night wandering around, already exhausted, looking at the dark night, the guards receding like a tide, if he wants to do tonight's affairs without any trace, he still needs to spend some time thinking.

"Lu Fu, bring the grandson back to the palace, and don't allow him to leave the room without my king's order!" After speaking, he said to Xia Chengqi sternly: "Go back to the mansion and reflect on yourself."

Although Xia Chengqi knew that Gu Wang was worried about him, he still couldn't help muttering: "I came to save you with good intentions, and you are so fierce."

King Gu raised his eyebrows, "What did you say?"

These words were very serious, and there was a sense of danger, Xia Chengqi kept his mouth shut and said obediently: "Since the emperor's uncle is fine, then Jinyu will go back home first."

Seeing that King Gu was in a fit of anger, Lu Fu didn't dare to say anything. He got into the carriage, and after a group of guards escorted the carriage away, King Gu went to deal with the aftermath of today's incident.

Lu Fu waited in the carriage, looked carefully at Xia Chengqi's face, and said with a smile: "The prince is out of danger, and the grandson doesn't have to worry."

Xia Chengqi rubbed his back, "Who says I'm worried, I just came to see."

Lu Fu smiled, and didn't speak any more. Xia Chengqi was uncomfortable sitting, so he simply lay down. The carriage swayed. His body was weak, and he was already at the limit of his strength. He yawned, and it didn't take a moment. , closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Xia Chengqi slept soundly, he didn't have any memory of how he got from the carriage to his bed, but when he woke up the next day, it was already noon, and the sky outside the house was clear and extremely bright.

Xia Chengqi raised his hand to cover his eyes, turned over, a maid outside the hall opened the door and entered the hall, Bai Zhi called him softly beside the bed, "Little grandson, it's already noon, the lord ordered you to get up and have lunch."

Xia Chengqi arched his body upwards, and got up sleepily, "Where's Uncle Huang?"

"My lord went to the palace early in the morning."

Xia Chengqi was listless and let Bai Zhi dress and wash him.

King Gu entered the palace for a day, but he didn't come back in the evening, Xia Chengqi waited until late at night, and then King Gu came back wearing the stars and the moon.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Xia Chengqi who was dozing off, sitting on the soft bed and propping himself up.

King Gu took off his fox-fur cloak and frost, and then walked to Xia Chengqi's side, looked at his drowsy face amusedly, and picked him up, Xia Chengqi woke up suddenly from his sleep , looked at King Gu, and put his arm around him, "Uncle Huang, you are finally back."

King Gu put him on the bed, wrapped him in a quilt, touched his cold little hands, frowned and said, "Why is it so cold, where are Bai Zhi and Lu Furen?"

Xia Chengqi hurriedly said: "Uncle Huang, don't blame them, I am the one who has to wait for Uncle Huang."

"What are you waiting for, uncle?"

"I just wanted to ask about last night... Uncle Huang blamed Jinyu for making his own decisions last night?"

When Gu Wang heard this, his face suddenly fell.

He has been busy with this matter until now, and he has never closed his eyes. He remembered that Xia Chengqi went to the foot of the imperial city with a newborn calf without fear of tigers. Fortunately, he was safe and sound and took control of the situation. If the situation was controlled by the queen, what would happen to a ten-year-old child? Gu Wang really didn't dare to think about any accidents.

"You also know that you can make up your own mind, who told you to do that!"

Xia Chengqi lowered his head, "I heard that you were trapped in the palace, uncle, and you panicked for a moment, so I ordered someone..." He secretly raised his head and looked at him eagerly, "Uncle, I was wrong, and I will never do it again. would be so reckless."

King Gu also just wanted him to remember that he should not take risks alone in the future. Now that he heard his pitiful words, the anger in his heart had dissipated a lot.

"Okay, Uncle Huang knows in his heart that Jinyu is worried about Uncle Huang. Jinyu is very powerful. Thanks to Jinyu last night, if it wasn't for Jinyu, Uncle Huang might not be able to leave the palace so easily."

A surprise appeared in Xia Chengqi's eyes, "Really?"

King Gu wasn't going to tell him everything about last night, so he coaxed, "Of course it's true."

Xia Chengqi took Gu Wang's hand, fixed his eyes on the gauze on Gu Wang's forehead, and asked earnestly, "Is the wound on the emperor's head serious?"

The ardent care was not fake, the palms were tightly held, Gu Wang felt warm, stroked his forehead, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a small injury, you go to bed early, children don't always stay up late, it's not good for your health."

"Is the uncle sleeping?"

"Sleep, you sleep first, the emperor will come later."

"it is good."

Xia Chengqi closed his eyes contentedly, Gu Wang looked at his peaceful sleeping face, and couldn't help showing a smile.

Outside the hall, the moon and stars are sparse, it is a rare good night since this winter, it seems that tomorrow will be a good weather.

The end of the new year has passed, the winter snow has gradually melted, and all things have recovered, but no one knows the truth about the night that was hidden deep in the melting ice and snow years ago. Except for the closure of Weiyang Palace and the repatriation of King Duan to the northwest, there is no such thing as this matter. sound.

And after the year passed, the emperor's health became worse and worse. Recently, even the early court, all affairs in the court were handed over to King Gu. There were many trivial matters, so King Gu simply stayed in the palace. .

Xia Chengqi counted the days with his fingers, seven or eight days had passed, and he had never even seen King Gu.

Seeing someone outside the hall walking towards the hall with medicinal food, Xia Chengqi's face wrinkled into a ball.

Lu Fu walked in from the outside, smiled and brought the medicine to Xia Chengqi, "Little grandson, it's time to drink the medicine."

Xia Chengqi looked at the pitch-black medicine, felt like vomiting when he smelled it, held the medicine in his palm with great reluctance, and swallowed it bit by bit.

Before the bowl of decoction was finished, a few bells could be faintly heard from the direction of the palace.

Xia Chengqi raised his head and looked in the direction of the palace through the window sill, "What's that sound?"

Lu Fu had already knelt down in the direction of the palace, and the guards outside the palace also knelt down, Xia Chengqi was puzzled, and asked with frowned eyebrows: "Grandpa Lu, what's going on?"

Lu Fu said: "Little grandson, this is the death knell."

death knell?

Could it be...

Xia Chengqi was startled, could it be that the emperor died?

Before he could react, he saw a group of guards coming towards him from outside the palace, and they all knelt in front of Xia Chengqi, "My subordinates will see the grandson, King Gu ordered me to bring the grandson into the palace."

Xia Chengqi knew in his heart that he was afraid that the emperor really died.

But if the emperor died, wouldn't he become the new emperor?

Xia Chengqi was stunned for a while, only to be relieved by the reminder from the guard in front of him.

Followed those guards into the palace, entered the imperial wall, only to find that the palace was already completely white, and the palace people were all dressed in white clothes. All the officials knelt down, weeping uncontrollably.

Standing on the main hall, King Gu watched Xia Chengqi walk in, until Xia Chengqi walked in front of him, then he said to Eunuch Chen who was holding the imperial decree of Minghuang: "Read it."

Eunuch Chen used to be the queen's sidekick, but now he was standing in the hall holding the imperial decree, which really surprised Xia Chengqi.

Eunuch Chen changed from his former arrogance and arrogance, and smiled sincerely and gently. He slowly spread out the imperial decree in his hand. King Gu pulled Xia Chengqi to kneel down side by side. Xia Chengqi was still dazed, and his ears were full of crying. He didn't react for a while, until the bright yellow imperial decree was handed to him, and then he was relieved.

"This is……"

King Gu took over the general for him without saying a word, pulled Xia Chengqi up, faced all the civil and military officials, and only heard the voice of three shouts of long live.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live, King Gu, thousand years old."

King Gu looked at Xia Chengqi's ignorant little face, which was really cute, and whispered in his ear: "Your majesty, why don't you let your servants get up?"

Xia Chengqi looked at the civil and military ministers kneeling in the hall, swallowed, and tried to speak in the most dignified tone: "Everyone loves you."

Under Gu Wang's iron-blooded wrist and absolute power, the new emperor's ascension to the throne was as calm as a pool of spring water, without any ripples.

Xia Chengqi is still young, and all affairs, big and small, are arranged by King Gu. Xia Chengqi wears a little dragon robe all day long, sits on the dragon chair quietly like a little Fuwa, listening to the Chao Wenwu was talking about political affairs that he didn't understand, and he was shaky and just wanted to sleep.

"Uncle Emperor..." Xia Chengqi grabbed King Gu's sleeve after he came down, and looked at him pitifully.

King Gu smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

Xia Chengqi was quite reluctant to be the emperor, "Uncle Emperor is King Gu now, won't he sleep with Jinyu?"

King Gu waved his hand and dismissed Eunuch Lu who was waiting in the Hall of Heavenly Purity, "Jinyu is now the emperor, uncle can no longer sleep with you."

"Why? I don't want to be the emperor, Uncle Emperor, may I give you the emperor?"

Xia Chengqi can be said to have seen it very clearly. The emperor himself is just a title. Since ancient times, the little emperor has been a puppet who has been manipulated. He has no power and power, and his words have no weight. They are all his people, and it is easy to pull him down as the emperor.

And the puppet emperors since ancient times will not end well.

"Jinyu is afraid that the uncle will take your throne away?"

Xia Chengqi shook his head, "I just don't think I can be the emperor well."

King Gu picked him up, Xia Chengqi hugged his neck habitually, his eyes were red, "Uncle Huang, Jinyu is afraid."

"afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid that the emperor will leave me and don't want me."

Gu Wang was suspicious, "Did someone tell you something?"

"No one told me anything, it's just that Jinyu thinks that Uncle Huang is more suitable for this position. If Uncle Huang can take this position..."

"Your Majesty!" King Gu scolded angrily: "You are already the Emperor now, you must not make such jokes again."

Xia Chengqi hurriedly explained, "I didn't, Uncle Emperor, I really didn't..."

"Okay, don't mention it again."

King Gu put the man down and saluted him respectfully, "I still have important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first."

"Uncle Emperor, Uncle Emperor..." Xia Chengqi watched King Gu withdraw from the palace step by step, facing the empty and deserted hall, feeling inexplicable palpitations.

Is there really anyone who doesn't love the throne?

Thinking of the words Gu Wang said to himself before, the ones that are best for him, the monstrous power in Gu Wang's hands, and thinking of some recent rumors, Xia Chengqi fell into deep doubt for the first time.

-

"Retire if there is nothing to do!"

Eunuch Lu gave a loud shout, and stood beside Xia Chengqi with a whisk in his hand.

Xia Chengqi always felt that his throne was in jeopardy, even after eight years, it was still the same.

In the past eight years, he is no longer the little grandson of Gu Wangfu who doesn't understand anything. The weak child at that time has grown up now, and his once chubby cheeks are already handsome. Eyes are still amazingly bright.

Eight years ago, he didn't even know a word, but now he was not only forced to learn a lot of skills, but even gradually began to participate in the political affairs discussed by the civil and military in the Manchu Dynasty.

The high-spirited and upright prime minister came out with a childlike and harmless smiling face, bowed and said: "Qi Zuo Your Majesty, I have a role to play."

Wen Yuan is Prime Minister Wen who is well-educated and well-educated. He is a genteel scholar. He was single-handedly promoted by King Gu. The civil servants followed his lead, but he bowed his head to King Gu. He often said that he would assist Xia Chengqi to become a famous emperor of a generation.

Xia Chengqi's face was sombre, and he said calmly, "Prime Minister Wen, don't be too polite, what's the matter?"

Prime Minister Wen raised his head, smiling like crescent moons, his eyes were as bright as a bay of clear springs, and with the temperament of a literati, Xia Chengqi said what he hated the most.

"The emperor mentioned yesterday that the matter of filling the harem, the ministers think that it needs to be discussed again."

"Again? Why, I have already reached the age of eighteen, and I remember that when the first emperor was eighteen, he had already given birth to a prince."

"But the emperor has not yet personally governed, and I hope that the emperor will put political affairs first."

Xia Chengqi sneered, "Could it be that if I take a concubine and get married, I'm neglecting political affairs? Don't I want to be a loner all my life?"

"This……"

Standing at the head of the ministers, King Gu raised his head when he heard Xia Chengqi's words, but his words were more indifferent and cold than Xia Chengqi's, as if the voice came from the nine-storey ice cellar, "Your Majesty, I think it's not the time for the Emperor to marry his wife." .”

So the ministers who filled the hall also spoke one after another: "The words of King Gu and Prime Minister Wen are very reasonable, and the ministers and others agree."

Looking at the unity of the people below, Xia Chengqi turned his face to Lu Fu and whispered: "Lu Fu, the emperor looks very angry."

Lu Fu didn't dare to look too much, but just lowered his eyebrows and lowered his hands, "Since your majesty knows that King Gu is angry, why bother to offend him, not to mention that what the ministers said is right, you haven't been in charge yet, so you might as well put the matter of marriage at a later date." put."

Lu Fu patiently comforted him, but Xia Chengqi always felt that he was flattering the two powerful people below.

Xia Chengqi didn't really want to accept the empress either, looking at Gu Wang who was confronting him below, a sense of frustration surged in his heart.

The entire hall was silent, Xia Chengqi knew in his heart that if he didn't say a few words, the atmosphere would be awkward.

"I feel that the world is not peaceful now, and the people have not yet lived and worked in peace and contentment, how can they marry wives and have children."

Xia Chengqi's eyes wandered, and inadvertently, he met the eyes of Gu Wang who was as cold as ice.

That pair of deep and cold eyes expressed that he was looking at him so quietly from a distance, calm, neither happy nor sad, as if he didn't put anyone in his eyes, cold and alienated, and rejected people thousands of miles away, that gesture, It seems that he is the master.

In an instant, Xia Chengqi was turned into cowardice by the imperceptible intimidation of King Gu.

"The matter of the emperor is naturally the most important thing, not to mention the important matter of extending the heirs! The emperor might as well wait a little longer and wait until he is in charge before doing the next thing."

The long and frivolous flat-toned words fell into Xia Chengqi's ears, making him tremble suddenly.

Xia Chengqi clenched his teeth, his fair cheeks turned rosy with embarrassment, his eyes were full of anger, and he said loudly: "I am the Son of Heaven, and wherever my cavalry goes is the country, I understand that all of this is the land of the country." It is the credit of King Gu. Now that the common people are struggling to make ends meet, I will naturally not be greedy for pleasure, but throughout the ages, extending the number of heirs is a major event. Those who are above the fifth rank in the court and have not yet married their relatives will send their portraits to the inner hall within three days. Let me choose the empress personnel myself."

Xia Chengqi didn't dare to look into the eyes of King Gu and Prime Minister Wen. After a period of silence and embarrassment where the embroidery needles could be heard falling, Wang Wang said loudly: "The emperor is wise, but the minister is dull."

Then, three cheers.

Xia Chengqi sat down embarrassingly, and Lu Fu beside him said loudly: "Retire!". "

Hundreds of officials scattered and walked slowly in the huge palace road, King Gu was in front of him without squinting.

Everyone knows that Gu Wang is as cold as ice and should not be approached by strangers, while Prime Minister Wen is warm and warm and keeps people away from thousands of miles away.The officials behind are used to whispering, as long as it is not too much, Gu Wang and Wen Yuan will not take such words to heart, treacherous ministers, control the government?This is a fact, you can do it yourself, why not allow outsiders to say it?

"My lord, I don't know how my lord will deal with the emperor's acceptance of the empress."

Gu Wang put his hand behind his back, curled his mouth slightly, and smiled, "The child is ignorant and noisy, let him go."

Wen Yuan followed behind him, and asked respectfully: "What does the lord mean, let the emperor accept the empress?"

"The empress? He's just a child, you don't need to worry about this matter. I think he has been restrained too much by this king these days, and he has a rebellious heart."

Wen Yuan looked at the doting smile on King Gu's face, lowered his head, and understood instantly.

Suddenly, a voice came from not too far away, "Now this emperor is only mediocre, living under the majesty of the prince, why is it like this today..."

The speaker was a young man, and there was reason to believe he was just trying to suck up.

The person walking with him was an old man, who silently walked a foot away from him.

He was a little surprised why the teacher who had always praised him so much stayed away from him.

"What's your name?"

A refined and soft voice came from in front of him.

He stopped, bowed his hands to King Gu and Prime Minister Wen who had already stopped, and said politely: "Your Majesty, Chen Liang."

"It turned out to be Mr. Chen." Prime Minister Wen's words could not be heard, and they continued like drizzle. Seeing him smiling, his eyes were bent into crescent moons: "After you return to the mansion, you might as well take off this official uniform, and you don't have to enter the court again. official."

"This..." Chen Liang's eyes widened, but he couldn't recover for a while, and there was a piercing sound in his ears, trying to tear the eardrums, as if torn apart. , Gradually diffused into nothingness, and only stayed in that sentence in my mind: No need to enter the court again to be an official.

No one dared to speak out about killing people in the palace of Gu Wang. The armor of the guards on both sides of the palace road was shining brightly under the sun, and it was clear that the spring breeze was ten miles away, but they only felt the chill.

King Gu put the sword back into the scabbard, and left behind the body that the guards were packing up, without taking another look.

The palace road walked slowly, and the spreading blood shrouded the palace wall and the sky. The officials knelt down one after another, trembling, and no one dared to speak, but the leader, King Gu, looked at Jiuxiao with indifferent eyes, and built a strong barrier.

"Crack-crack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack clack"

Countless fragmented voices came from the Qianqing Hall, and the hall was full of chaos.

Xia Chengqi panted and pointed at the entrance of the hall, his fair face turned red with resentment, and he was so excited that he couldn't choose what to say.

"Two treacherous ministers, sycophants! Scoundrels, despicable, and shameless people, dare to kill people in public in my palace in broad daylight, dare to kill my ministers, do they still have the king's law in their eyes, and do I still have me!"

Lu Fu persuaded appropriately from one side: "Your Majesty, calm down, the prince must not have done it on purpose."

"Lu Fu! Which side are you on! If you are on their side, you can go out of the palace immediately to declare your will to them and surrender to them!"

"Your Majesty, how can your Majesty not understand the childlike heart of this servant, and this servant is naturally on the Emperor's side."

After hearing this, Xia Chengqi didn't feel his tone relax unconsciously.

"Then I ask you, today in the court hall, I said that I want to accept the queen, you...can you see King Gu's face?"

"Your Majesty, my lord is also doing it for your own good."

"For my own good, for my own good, I never came to see me. In the past eight years, I announced him alone in the Qianqing Palace, but he always refused to come with excuses. The place where I saw him most was in the court! Always treat me You are polite, what do you mean!"

"Your Majesty, etiquette cannot be abandoned!" Lu Fu comforted with tears streaming down his face, "The prince must also miss the emperor, otherwise he would not have devoted himself to correcting the memorial for the emperor all day long."

Xia Chengqi glanced at him, and said calmly: "Lu Fu, if you can't squeeze it out, don't force it, be careful of eye problems."

Lu Fu wiped away the tear in embarrassment, and when he turned around, he heard Xia Chengqi say again: "Lu Fu, tell me the regent."

"Your Majesty, the Regent has a lot of government affairs..."

"Fan Duo?" Xia Chengqi sneered, "Go in person and tell the regent that if I announce him today, if he doesn't come again, I will favor Bai Zhi tonight!"

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