Three anecdotes

Cardinal Jin leaned on Shang Chengbi's curled up lap to read the memorial for him, just unfolding it without looking at it.Shang Chengbi's complexion was getting worse and worse, so Cardinal Jin got up to pour tea. The tuocha from Dali was roasted in a small earthen pot on the everlasting fire. He knelt down and brought it to his mouth. Shang Chengbi was upset, and he didn't care what it was. He frowned after drinking it casually. Cardinal Jin said with a smile, "Don't spit it out."

Shang Chengbi swallowed, "How many times have I told you that I don't like drinking first-course tea."

Cardinal Jin also took a sip, "This tea is better if it is strong, and the aroma is pleasant. I like to simmer to smoke the house."

Shang Chengbi threw the memorial on the case, "You are free, you know—"

Cardinal Jin rubbed his shoulders for him, "Know what? I don't need to know, I can guess. Most of these papers are presented to scold me."

"You crippled that little idiot's arm—" Shang Chengbi was interrupted by Cardinal Jin before he finished speaking, "His arm was used by Jing Yezhao to do justice for the sky, so what does it have to do with me?"

Shang Chengbi pulled him over and pushed the jade ring hidden in the mouth of the mouth, Jin Cardinal trembled in pain, Shang Chengbi then laughed, "You should be punished for being so talkative in front of me. !"

Cardinal Jin was taught by him that there was always beef in there. Now that he stabbed him like a punishment, he couldn't help reaching out to touch it. Shang Chengbi slapped him on the hand, "I don't have a long memory! There is no me there!" With permission, no one can touch it, not even you!"

Cardinal Jin knelt down at his feet, and obediently stretched out his right hand, as if admitting his mistake, as if trying to tune him out, "Yes, Chonghua made a mistake, please punish him, Your Majesty."

Shang Chengbi was really rude, he picked up the white jade ruler on the case, and gave him a heavy blow. Cardinal Jin was in pain, and gave him a resentful look, Shang Chengbi lowered his head and kissed the swollen mark on his hand, "You punish yourself."

Cardinal Jin said rascally, "It's swollen from the beating, and I can't grind the ink anymore. You can do it yourself."

Shang Chengbi stretched out his fingers and flicked his forehead, but sighed again, "It means you can let me relax for a moment, these veterans are all crying, and it's not enough to make a fuss. It must be said that the first emperor pursued the holy ancestor, and there is no end to it!"

Cardinal Jin knelt in his arms and rubbed his chest, "What did King Jingbian say?"

Shang Chengbi sneered, "What do you say? His junior brother cut someone down, how could he say he did it well, and simply pretend to be deaf and say nothing."

Cardinal Jin pondered for a moment, "The Yu family will not let it go."

"If he is a senior brother, someone will come out to express his opinion. That Mr. Zhao Lie who is said to be able to heal the dead has spoken. Please Yu Wentai come to Jixi Valley to talk about it." Shang Chengbi said here, He snorted heavily, "Their two families have unified their caliber, and those cronies of the Yu family will naturally pull you. I said you are really clueless. What kind of friendship is there between Uncle Wang and the Yu family? Even if Yu Wentai is an idiot, Old General Yu is not stupid .Those people are smart, they don’t mention Yu Wentai’s matter, they tell me every day that they are spoiling the country!”

Cardinal Jin stretched out his fingers and rubbed the center of his brow, "If you want to shout, tell them to shout. Anyway, I have been shouting for these years. It's just——Jixigu's power is getting bigger and bigger, so I have to guard against it."

Shang Chengbi remained silent, and Cardinal Jin clasped the back of his hand gently with his fingers, "King Jingbian has led the army for many years and won the hearts of the people; Chu Yi's light medical skills are superb, and the common people regard him as a living Bodhisattva; Wei Jin is in charge Tongda Qianzhuang, half of Da Liang's wealth is in his hands, so it should not be underestimated; that Mr. Yezhao, although he is the one who caused trouble, but Ji Xigu lacks everything, except for a thug like him. Three good brothers, others kill people with carelessness, he kills people, he is acting bravely. Not to mention, the old man Shen Danchi, who has not been in the Jianghu for ten years, even the martial arts supreme should be honored as a master uncle." He sighed softly , "It's time to plan carefully. If it doesn't grow, the weeds can't be eradicated. What's more, the rivers and lakes are connected to the court, and the roots are intertwined. The roots of the trees are deep."

Shang Chengbi stroked his black hair, "Why don't I know, but people are full of benevolence and righteousness, but I am a tyrannical and immoral master of no way."

Cardinal Jin leaned obediently on his chest and held his hand, "The emperor has passed his age, and it is a time of turbulent times when he ascends the throne. There are Di Kou outside and powerful ministers inside. If there is no heavy code, how can we keep the world peaceful! People! People say Jingbian Wang Rende, but in my opinion, he is as cowardly as a mouse, otherwise, why bother to pretend to be like the Duke of Zhou who is trying to gain fame." He said angrily, "Duke Zhou is afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang is humble before usurping Whether he is the Duke of Zhou or Wang Mang is still unknown!"

Shang Chengbi was speechless for a long time, and after a long time, he pinched his straight nose, "I knew you were very angry, but I didn't expect that even Duke Zhou didn't care."

Cardinal Jin said indifferently, "What I look down on the most is this group of self-proclaimed loyal and virtuous ministers, Yiyin Degao, who put the emperor on the basis of his ministers; Duke Zhou and Neng, who ruled on behalf of the heavens. The king was ridiculed by others, and others only thought that they had no ambitions, but they didn't know that their ambitions were all hidden in their stomachs, and those who deceive the world and steal their names have never been second to none."

Shang Chengbi sighed softly, "Chonghua, you are too extreme."

Cardinal Jin was silent.Shang Chengbi patted his arm lightly, "I've wanted to tell you a long time ago, don't always be so single-minded—"

Cardinal Jin interrupted him, "Don't worry about Ji Xigu. Since that Mr. Yezhao has fallen into my trap, don't even think about jumping out! I'm a little tired and want to sleep for a while. You Let's read the brochure."

Shang Chengbi knew that he would not listen to persuasion, so he stretched out his legs to ask him to pillow, and covered him with a blanket.Cardinal Jin couldn't do without him every day, he couldn't sleep soundly on any gold pillow, jade pillow, or embroidered pillow, so he liked to lean on his lap, and even joked that he was his wife.Cardinal Jin was a light sleeper, and couldn't fall asleep if there was any movement. As long as Shang Chengbi's legs were on the pillow, Shang Chengbi would not dare to move. Although he was tortured enough every time, he was happy to pamper him.

Shang Chengbi looked down at his sleeping face, looked at him quietly for a while, and then raised his pen to critique the paper. Before he could write a word, he heard a commotion outside.

"This palace is the queen who is welcomed in by the emperor with colorful geese and Xuanzhen bundles of silk. She is in the position of Kunji, the mother of the world, and the power of the palace in the palm of her hand. Could it be that even this small warm palace can't be entered?"

Cardinal Jin rubbed his eyes, "I can't even sleep well."

Shang Chengbi put down his pen, "She knows that she is the mother of a country, and she is yelling in broad daylight, how decent it is!" Then he raised his voice, "Wang Chuanxi, please go back to Kunhe Palace first."

"Go back to the emperor, old slave, I can't stop you." Sure enough, Empress Yu led a group of palace maids and eunuchs to rush in.

Shang Chengbi glanced at Cardinal Jin, and Cardinal Jin was about to take the sword, Shang Chengbi grabbed his wrist, "A woman, what do you care about with her!"

Cardinal Jin pulled a Qian-colored robe from Mu Shi and draped it over his body. Before he could untie the belt, Empress Yu rushed in.

Shang Chengbi was sitting in front of Zhu's case critiquing papers, but he dared not act presumptuously when Empress Yu broke into the Forbidden Palace, "The concubine sees the emperor."

Shang Chengbi ignored him and said after reading a copy of the memorial, "Zi Tong, what's the matter?"

When Cardinal Jin heard Shang Chengbi call her Zi Tong, he felt extremely uncomfortable, and with a smile on the Queen's face, he said with a smile, "The snow-soaked plum wine that my concubine hid in winter, today—"

Before Shang Chengbi waited for her to finish speaking, he just glanced at Cardinal Jin, "You still don't want to bring it over?"

Empress Yu felt annoyed, but she didn't dare to explode in front of Shang Chengbi, so she had to ask the personal maid to hand it over to Cardinal Jin. Cardinal Jin took the jar and took a sip honestly, "Good wine!" He took a bite in his mouth, hugged Shang Chengbi directly and pasted it, and fed him mouth to mouth, "Do you think so?"

Shang Chengbi remained silent, and knelt down at the queen, "Your Majesty, do you just see Marquis Linyuan insulting his concubine like this?"

Shang Chengbi stood up and came over to help her up himself, "Zi Tong's words are serious. Didn't Chonghua praise your wine?"

Cardinal Jin held the wine jar and took another sip, "Your Majesty, in fact, the wine buried in winter must be less when dug out now, so why do you need to mix it with new wine? "

Empress Yu glared at Cardinal Jin angrily, and said after a while, "Why doesn't the man wear a Wu hook? Marquis Linyuan is also a man of seven feet tall, and now he is busy with side affairs, so he doesn't want to serve the country—"

Shang Chengbi interrupted him, "Zi Tong, what's the matter for barging in recklessly?"

The queen apologized, "The concubine wants to invite the Pope. This Qifeng Pavilion is the sleeping hall of our ancestors in Daliang. It is solemn and sacred. How can the emperor let a—"

"The Marquis of Linyuan is my confidant. Lying on the same couch and sleeping on his feet is just imitating the actions of the sages who love and respect friends. If Zi Tong, a general and a tiger girl, believes in Xiao Xiao's rumors, what is the difference with those ignorant mountain women !" Empress Yu was born in a famous family, and the Yu family has made great achievements in supporting her. Shang Chengbi has always been very polite to her, but now this sentence is quite a serious accusation.

Empress Yu knew very well that the power of the sky was difficult to offend, so she couldn't help feeling anxious, but she was unwilling to reconcile, and finally said, "The concubine is not listening to anyone's rumors, but trusting her own eyes. The silver furnace is charcoal red, the golden silk tent is warm, and Linyuan Hou's clothes are disheveled—"

"Zitong, don't lose your identity!" Shang Chengbi was really angry.

Empress Yu was also anxious, "Has the emperor only cared about the beauty in his arms, and forgot about Mrs. Wen's contribution to guarding the capital?"

Shang Chengbi raised his head, his eyes deep as pools, "I originally thought about the relationship between husband and wife and didn't want to talk too much. Since you want to make trouble, I would like to ask you. He led the imperial guards to domineering and robbing civilians. Is it a battle?" Whose power is it!"

The wrath of the emperor, laying down millions of corpses and bleeding for thousands of miles, how could the queen be able to bear the bloodshed, so she knelt down and said, "I don't know, Wen is too wronged."

Shang Chengbi said indifferently, "Whether you are wronged or not, you know it in your heart. Nine years of husband and wife, you have always been thrifty and virtuous. There is no need to mention the matter. He is young and energetic, and it is not a bad thing to have such a setback. Tell him for me that he is my uncle, even if he is not the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, can he be wronged?"

"Your Majesty—" Empress Yu wanted to say more, but Shang Chengbi had already returned to the case, "I'm busy with government affairs, so go down."

"Yes." Empress Yu aggrieved and agreed to step down, but Cardinal Jin suddenly said, "The emperor said that the concubine has no edict, so she is not allowed to enter the Qifeng Pavilion. The empress is a body of gold, and naturally she cannot be punished, but these servants , at least he must be punished by beheading, otherwise, where is the power of heaven?"

"You—!" Although Empress Yu hated Cardinal Jin, she had no choice but to kneel down, "This concubine is disrespectful, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Shang Chengbi didn't even raise his head, "Wang Chuanxi, bestow on the Empress the Nine Phoenix Chaoyang Walking Crown that was newly presented by Sishi Fang, and pick some court maids who know the rules and etiquette, and send them there!"

There was a lot of crying on the ground, Shang Chengbi ignored the Queen Yu's pleading, "I am busy with state affairs, so I won't go to your palace on the fifteenth day of this month."

Shang Chengbi waited for the queen to step back before saying coldly, "Kneel down."

Cardinal Jin folded the blanket, bit his lip and knelt down. Shang Chengbi glanced at him and continued to approve the memorial.Cardinal Jin knelt for a while, then raised his hand to tap his leg, Shang Chengbi squinted, and Cardinal Jin knelt straight again.

After about half a cup of tea time, Shang Chengbi said, "To cause trouble, it is justified to make people hate."

"Didn't you want to change the group of people in her palace a long time ago?" Cardinal Jin rubbed his knees.

Shang Chengbi scolded, "You always have no brains! This is the case with Yu Wentai, and it is the same today. Whoever you want to deal with, it is not good for everyone to know, and you always have to be scolded behind your back. what is the benefit?"

Cardinal Jin moved in front of him, "I want to give you a favor."

"To whom?" Shang Chengbi looked at him.

Cardinal Jin raised his delicate chin, "Of course it's for that Lu Cairen who is pregnant with dragon descendants and was hidden in the Liyuan by your golden house."

Shang Chengbi's face remained calm, "You know."

Cardinal Jin stood up, "You and others even have children, do you still think I don't know?"

Shang Chengbi lowered his head, and Cardinal Jin reached out and pulled the memorial out of his hand, "So many people in the palace are thinking and looking forward to it, she is lucky. What did you promise her?"

"Chongyuan." Shang Chengbi said.

Cardinal Jin said, "The emperor has accumulated blessings for the little prince, and amnesty the six palaces, and those court ladies and eunuchs, it's all right if they rush to the violent room. Since the Lu family is so benevolent, it is too wronged to just be a rich man. Why don't you make a concubine?" !"

Shang Chengbi raised his head, "Are you fighting against me? I am the Son of Heaven—"

"I know, it should be for the royal family." He looked at Shang Chengbi, "Do you think I'm really ignorant? The prestige of the Yu family should be killed. If there is no queen, how can there be any relatives? Let this weak-born woman suppress the queen's arrogance, so that they can see clearly that the world belongs to the emperor, and whoever the emperor wants to promote can be promoted!"

Shang Chengbi stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around his waist, "I know you don't like her, so it's fine to seal her as a rich girl, Concubine Ce, after she gives birth to an emperor's heir, let's chase after her. The queen's begging for a long time was useless, as soon as she opened her mouth, I agree, it’s enough to hurt the family’s face." He pulled Cardinal Jin into his arms, "Mr. Chonghua was also handsome and handsome in those days, and he was famous all over the world, so why do you want people to misunderstand that you are a ruthless man? man of?"

Cardinal Jin looked at him, "Do you really want me to say it? If you really want me to say it, why not say it."

Shang Chengbi was speechless, "I—"

Cardinal Jin looked at him, "You never thought that you would truly fall in love with me. You took away my father's military power, cut the food tax in Chu, and paid for the popularity of Mr. Chonghua. , Naturally, there will never be a day to turn around. Your Majesty, Chu has been overthrown, how can the ashes be revived? I have been forced by myself to be less like a human being. For the sake of past love, please spare my parents and clan members!"