Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"What?" Rong Youtang asked.

"Come." Zhao Zeyong said without turning his head.Holding the wine jar in his left hand, he stepped out of the moon pavilion, walked down the steps, and walked along the surrounding stone roads.

In summer, the trees are flourishing, the night is late, the dewdrops are condensed, and the fragrance of flowers is permeating, refreshing.

"Your Highness, what is it?" Rong Youtang followed closely behind, extremely curious.

"You come." Zhao Zeyong continued to move forward.He walked steadily, his shoulders and arms brushed against the flowers and trees from time to time, half of his body was covered with dew.

The corridor is narrow, King Qing is tall and straight, with broad and strong shoulders, firmly blocking the sight of people behind him.

Rong Youtang was full of expectations, tiptoed to look a few times quietly, but unfortunately found nothing, he was not familiar with Yueting—the style of the palace follows the master.King Qing was diligent in his official duties, busy day and night, upright and courageous, unsmiling, under the influence of subtle influences, everyone in the palace was led to be down-to-earth and rigorous, and he disdained entertainment.

Songs and dances, banquets, opera and entertainment are common in noble families, but in Prince Qing's Mansion, they are usually only available during New Year's and festivals.

After a while, Zhao Zeyong stopped on the small pier outside the Yueting Pavilion, pointed at the wine jar, and said, "Look."

"what?"

With a smile on his face, Rong Youtang walked quickly to King Qing's side, looking around with great interest.

The next moment, his smile froze!

"ferry?!"

"Ah."

A high platform is erected, and a row of stone lamp holders are erected on both sides. The candlelight is bright, the steps are three to five meters down, the lake is sparkling, and a delicate small painting boat is moored at the pier.

The boat is more than ten feet long, with a scull board for rocking the boat in front, and a cabin in the middle, about two meters wide at its widest point.

"Do you want to swim in the lake?" Zhao Zeyong asked, leaning back and taking a sip of wine.

When Rong Youtang saw the rippling water in front of him and the dark lake in the distance, he became dizzy, frightened and bored, and fearful. He couldn't help but take two steps back, shook his head resolutely, and said righteously: "It's too late, what if I fall into the water? Your Highness is safe." It’s important, let’s go back and watch the moon!”

At this time, a thick cloud drifted past, covering the Emei Moon tightly, and the night fell.

"This king knows how to swim." Zhao Zeyong said with a smile, "Don't worry, even if you fall into the water, you will be safe."

They all fell into the water, are they safe? !

"I don't want it anymore, it's too dangerous to use black lights." Rong Youtang shook his head, took two steps back, nervously held the stone lamp holder, swallowed hard, flustered and out of breath.

Most people who are dying of drowning will suffer from "water sickness", such as Rong Youtang.At this moment, he was just looking at the wide lake, and he hadn't entered the water yet, and his whole body tensed up uncontrollably, as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

He was frightened by the drowning in Changhu Lake back then, alas.

King Qing knew the reason, but tonight he had to try to guide the other party to overcome their fear of water.

"Don't think about it." Zhao Zeyong's eyes were focused, his tone was gentle but his attitude was firm, he casually took a burning candle from the lamp holder beside him, and strode down the steps without saying a word.

"Your Highness!"

Subconsciously, Rong Youtang chased after two steps, grabbed the previous lamp holder, complained endlessly, and begged: "Your Highness, it's too late today, why don't you swim in the lake another day?"

After a pause, Rong Youtang had a flash of inspiration, and hurriedly said: "That's right! To be named on the gold list, I want to give a banquet to thank my teacher's relatives and friends. Your Highness, I have to go home to help, and the family is in urgent need of manpower."

But Zhao Zeyong had already walked to the boat, he put down the green plum wine he was carrying, pinched the candle with his left hand, untied the anchor rope tied to the stone pillar with his right hand, lifted the green plum wine again, pulled the boat closer, and stepped onto the boat with a big stride .

After standing still, Zhao Zeyong told with a straight face: "I heard that my father intends to hold a banquet at Kangyang Lake in the Royal East Garden to summon new scholars. He may take a boat tour of the lake at that time."

what? !

Rong Youtang, the champion of the new division, turned pale with shock, and said at a loss: "Then what should I do?"

Fear of water and seasickness, in case of accidental disrespect, yelling or fear of dizziness and embarrassment, falling into the lake, not to mention making a joke, it is very likely to offend the emperor and cause disgust!

"Come here, I will teach you right now." Zhao Zeyong waited patiently.

"I, I..." Rong Youtang was so anxious that he hugged the lamppost with one hand, falling into a huge embarrassment.

"You will never be in trouble." Zhao Zeyong held the wine jar horizontally, drew it half a circle around the dark place, and said solemnly: "The prince is under control, and there are no less than 50 people guarding the lake. Could it be that 51 people can't protect you? one?"

"But, I, I..." Rong Youtang hesitated, frowning.He understood that he should overcome his fear and learn to swim, but his two legs seemed to be independent, completely disobedient to the command of his brain, firmly stuck on the ground, unable to move!

"Come down, I will teach you how to row a boat first." Zhao Zeyong was impatient, and while persuading him, he had already lit seven or eight lanterns inside and outside the painting boat.

"Your Highness—"

Rong Youtang's face was anxious and bitter, he made up his mind several times and tried his best to stick out his toes, but he couldn't help but withdraw quickly.

"According to the rule, the inscription of the number one scholar's gold list is awarded to an official of the Hanlin Academy, who belongs to the sixth grade." Zhao Zeyong stretched out his right hand and said majesticly: "Master Xiaorong, if you don't come here again, this king will do it."

It was related to the banquet given by the Emperor of Jinshi in the new department. Rong Youtang entered the official position as a sixth-rank official, and made his official appearance in front of all civil and military officials.

"Your Highness, how about another day?" Rong Youtang's heart skipped a beat, the more hesitant he became, the more nervous he became, the more he recalled the more fearful he was, almost begging: "Tomorrow, can tomorrow be okay? It's too dark now."

"It was initially decided to give a banquet the day after tomorrow. The king just got the news tonight." Zhao Zeyong reminded.

After hearing this, Rong Youtang became even more anxious, anxious and worried, his legs couldn't be controlled and began to tremble slightly.

stalemate for a while

Zhao Zeyong had no choice but to come to the conclusion that "persuasion is ineffective". He nodded, put down the wine jar, leaped back to the pier in a big stride, and walked like the wind without saying a word.

Oops!

Rong Youtang shuddered all over, without saying a word, let go of the lamp holder, and ran back without thinking!

Zhao Zeyong laughed angrily, and chased after him with a few strides, hugged the person with his arms crossed, then hugged him horizontally, and walked quickly towards the pier.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Rong Youtang struggled desperately, as if the sky had collapsed, and shouted palely: "Let me think about it, I haven't figured it out yet, it's too dark, what if no one sees the boat capsize? It will drown dead!"

Zhao Zeyong easily subdued the other party's resistance, shook his head and said, "Wait until you figure it out? When is that? My king is here, how could something happen?" He jumped away from the pier with his arms in his arms, and landed firmly on the ship's plank.

Under the pressure of the weight, the small boat swayed a few times.

"Ah——" The boat is about to capsize! !

Rong Youtang was so heartbroken that he yelled in horror, and then King Qing covered his mouth and carried him into the cabin.

The shadow of the carriage running out of control and overturning into the lake completely enveloped the survivors.

Rong Youtang trembled, clenched his teeth, closed his eyes, and hugged King Qing's left arm with all his strength like a drowning man would not let go until he died!

"Calm down, don't shout, the boat hasn't capsized." King Qing put him on the low couch in the cabin.

For a long time, Rong Youtang held his breath and did not breathe, as if he would choke on water if he inhaled, and then drowned.He faced inward, curled up in King Qing's arms, held his breath for a long while, and then forced himself to calm down, his hands and feet were so frightened that they were weak and trembling.

The lake is wide, the water is abundant, and the evening wind is gentle, and the small boat undulates slightly with the wind, not violently, it can be called gentle.

"Huh?" Rong Youtang moved, reaching out to push King Qing's palm.

"Stop yelling, if you don't know, you think this king abused lynching to punish the new champion." Zhao Zeyong instructed.

"En." Rong Youtang nodded repeatedly, and the other party immediately let go.

Rong Youtang let out a long breath.

There was a long silence, and no one spoke.

Zhao Zeyong let the other party hold his left arm, and stroked his back slowly and forcefully with his right hand, full of comfort.

another half hour

"Your Highness, is Kangyang Lake big?" Rong Youtang asked in distress.

Zhao Zeyong thought for a while, and replied: "Kangyang Lake is the main lake of the Royal East Garden, which is roughly equivalent to the four-month lake."

"Ah!" Rong Youtang gasped.

Zhao Zeyong smiled: "Don't worry too much, the emperor will never test water boxing kung fu. You are the champion of literature, not the champion of martial arts."

Rong Youtang relaxed a little, he gritted his teeth, endured the discomfort of being shaken by the ups and downs of the boat, and slowly sat up straight, adjusted his expression, trying to show the elegant demeanor of a gentle scholar.

"Fortunately, His Highness reminded me!" Lord Xiaorong said with emotion: "If I didn't know in advance and went directly to the banquet, I was really afraid that I would become the first champion in history who was despised by the emperor at the Jinshi banquet."

Zhao Zeyong patted the other party's shoulder and comforted him: "No. You sit still and feel the water."

After finishing speaking, King Qing got up and went out, walked to the bow, sat down on the long bench used for rowing, lifted the wine jar and took a sip of green plum wine, then held the oar, shook it in a manner, and rowed towards the center of the lake.

The oars scratched the surface of the lake, swaying layers of ripples, and the sound of water was crisp and splashing, which was endless.

A small boat, seven or eight lights, the lights and the hull swayed together, very rhythmic, not in a hurry.

Rong Youtang was trembling for a long time, his thoughts were racing and his heart was surging. It was purely a last resort and helpless—if he could, he really wanted to stay away from rivers, lakes and seas for the rest of his life!

But, is His Highness Prince Qing rowing in front now?

Wentao and Wulue, there will be kings and generals immediately, and the ability to manage politics safely... It seems that they can do everything, even rowing? !

Rong Youtang was amazed and admired from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Highness, why did you learn to row a boat? Do wars in the Northwest often involve water battles?" Rong Youtang calmed down and couldn't help asking.

Zhao Zeyong swung the oar with one hand, took a sip of wine, and explained leisurely: "The prince was enlightened at the age of five. Apart from the Four Books and Five Classics and the History of Law, he also slightly involved in riding and archery. It was very hard to study in the palace when he was young. Brother They all prefer riding and archery because they can go out to breathe, and they especially like learning to swim and row a boat, which is just like playing."

In the blink of an eye, Rong Youtang was shocked, and immediately looked at the interior decoration of the painting boat, and asked: "Then, is this boat...?"

"Neizao, transported from the palace, for Xiaojiu's study, he is already ten years old." Zhao Zeyong replied.

Rong Youtang subconsciously stood up, swayed in embarrassment, hurriedly grabbed the bulkhead, and said apologetically, "This belongs to His Highness Ninth Prince, I really offended you."

"There is no need to be restrained. I have already asked Xiao Jiu to agree for dinner. The weather is hot now, and he will not be able to learn to row until at least the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Rong Youtang sympathized: "It's still more than two months, His Highness Ninth Prince will have to wait."

Zhao Zeyong sighed in a low voice: "Not only rowing, but also horseback riding. He has to wait until autumn, when his injuries are completely healed and his body recovers, before he can continue to learn riding and archery."

"Ah~"

Recalling the Ninth Prince who had been hurt repeatedly, Rong Youtang felt heavy. He looked at the back of King Qing who was slowly paddling, supported the cabin, stepped on the bow unconsciously, bent over, and looked like he was ready to fall down at any time. Standing on the side of the boat, he walked cautiously to King Qing's side, immediately grabbed the oars, and said with high spirits: "Your Highness, rest for a while, I'll come!"

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime.It is absolutely impossible for a person to stay away from rivers, lakes and seas for a lifetime, and it is wise to try to overcome them.

Zhao Zeyong nodded in satisfaction, sat next to him, and encouraged him: "You just have to try it boldly, and you should inspect the ship for Xiaojiu, and if there is something wrong, you can modify it as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Rong Youtang nodded solemnly, clenched the oars tightly, looked forward firmly, gritted his teeth, then ruthlessly pushed hard, then stiffly retracted——

The sound of the water churning, but the boat remained motionless.

Huh?

Rong Youtang didn't have the nerve to look at other people, he couldn't hold back his face, and tried again in disbelief, pushing and pulling with all his strength——

The boat moved, swayed in place, and then stopped firmly.

Zhao Zeyong sat upright, drinking in a leisurely posture, and pressed down the oar with one hand, pointing: "Press down, the oar can hold the water."

"Oh." Rong Youtang hurriedly acted as he was told.

"Wave a half circle and push the boat forward."

"Ah, yes."

"Don't be too nervous, aren't your arms tired?"

After a while, Rong Youtang was sweating profusely, and with all his strength, the boat finally... turned around, turned around again, and returned to its original position.

awkward moment

Rong Youtang was out of breath, and suddenly laughed happily, laughing generously at himself: "I'm so stupid! If I were asked to row a boat to the shore by myself, I probably won't be able to get back for three days and three nights! Hahaha~"

"You are honest." Zhao Zeyong put down the wine jar, taught him with his hands, and asked with a smile, "How is it? Water is actually not scary."

"Ah."

After half an hour, Rong Youtang roughly understood the trick.

He completely relaxed, rolled up his sleeves, vented the fear he had accumulated for a long time, rowed vigorously, and circled the Moon Pavilion three times in succession, his mouth was dry and his arms were sore.

"Okay, step by step, stop here for now."

Zhao Zeyong took over the scull board and rowed the boat back to the small pier smoothly and quickly.

With a "bang", the boat docked.

Zhao Zeyong took the anchor rope and jumped to the shore first. After fixing the boat, he was about to turn around to meet him, but Rong Youtang jumped briskly with the wine jar in his hands, landed firmly, staring at the lake water and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that, I just now You're rowing a boat!"

"It's nothing difficult, I'll teach you how to swim another day."

"Okay!" Rong Youtang was in high spirits, after this night, it seemed that the road ahead of his life was much brighter.

Side by side, the two walked through the path among the flowers and returned to the Moon Pavilion.

In the dead of night, there are unknown insects chirping among the lush flowers and trees, and thousands of stars above the head are shining in spots.

Rong Youtang reckoned that he had already arrived, so he quietly took out a white jade safety clasp from his bosom, held it in his palm, wanted to speak a few times, but stopped repeatedly, and carefully considered his words.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zeyong was condescending and had already seen everything in his eyes. After returning to the pavilion, he took another sip of green plum wine, put the only half of the wine jar on the table, and asked: "What are you holding in your hand?" ?”

"Oh!" Rong Youtang breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly presented the Ping'an button to King Qing, and said a little embarrassedly: "Your Highness, today is your birthday, this Ping'an button has been consecrated by an eminent monk, to ward off evil spirits and keep you safe. You are happy with Kangtai."

Zhao Zeyong was stunned for a moment, and directly held the opponent's palm, raised his hand to look closely, and looked at it over and over again by the candlelight next to him.

Rong Youtang held his breath, afraid that the other party would not like it.

"Is this a pair?" Zhao Zeyong asked suddenly, he was familiar with jade articles.

"How did you see that?!" Rong Youtang blurted out.

Eyes on eye for a moment

"It's a pair." Zhao Zeyong nodded in satisfaction, put Ping An in his arms, and asked seriously: "Where's the other one?"

"Well, I happened to have some extra material at that time, so I asked the master to carve one more piece, and I kept it at home—oh!" He was kissed before he finished speaking.

Zhao Zeyong's eyes were full of smiles, and he hugged each other tightly. During the kiss, the aroma of plum wine was intoxicating. He bit and rubbed hard, penetrated deeply into the entanglement, his lips and tongue were numb and tingling, his breath was heavy, and he swept across like a strong wind and rain.

Trembling all over, full of emotions, Rong Youtang was forced to look up, trying not to make a sound, his back was strangled, his breathing was obstructed, he struggled, but attracted the opponent to suppress him even more, King Qing could not resist at all!

Enchanted, he staggered a few steps, Rong Youtang leaned against the cold stone pillar, trembling from the cold, but in front of him was clinging to the fiery male body, unable to move, one cold and one hot, his heart was beating like a drum, a little lack of oxygen, He was so excited that he lost his sanity for a while, and fell limply.

Zhao Zeyong hurriedly hugged the person, sat down on the round stool, resisted the instinctive impulse, his chest heaved violently, gently stroked the other person's cheek, and asked apologetically, "Are you scared?"

Rong Youtang shook his head, his breathing was rapid, his eyes were bright, the tails of his eyes were a little red, and he was speechless for a long time.

"Don't be afraid, I won't move you for now." Zhao Zeyong carefully smoothed the other party's messy hair, dumb and low.

Rong Youtang nodded in confusion, trying his best to adjust his breathing and heartbeat.

"After the death of my mother and concubine, this king offended my father and was sent far away to guard the northwest for ten years." Zhao Zeyong still straightened his back and said in a low voice: "Because of the long distance, the gifts given by the emperor are often brought forward or delayed. Delivered, there is Prince Qing's Mansion in the northwest, usually run by the housekeeper and grandfather's old department, with some generals and local officials present. There were two or three occasions when the battle was urgent, so I just skipped it."

Fortunately, I did not send the safety buckle in advance!

Rong Youtang raised his head, and immediately said: "As long as Your Highness doesn't dislike it, I will celebrate your birthday every year from now on!"

"Okay." Zhao Zeyong laughed, looking handsome.

It took a while for both sides to calm down.

"I will attend the Jinshi Banquet in the East Garden in the future, and my father will definitely pay attention to the top three. If you are not familiar with it, don't speak freely and outspokenly. Make decisions before you act, and be prudent and cautious." Zhao Zeyong warned.

Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger, the emperor calls himself the son of heaven, and the power of heaven is unpredictable.

Rong Youtang couldn't help feeling uneasy, and said solemnly: "I will be very careful!"

After celebrating King Qing's birthday alone, the next day Rong Youtang was busy with his own thank-you banquet, and took time to go to the palace to drink a few glasses of formal birthday wine, and took the opportunity to get acquainted with several officials who were close to the third prince.

the seventh day of July

Emperor Chengtian ordered a banquet to be held at Kangyang Lake in Dongyuan, and all civil and military officials and new scholars attended according to the order.

The feast is magnificent, full of the luxurious style of royal magnificence.

The banquet is held in the Linhu Grand Banquet Hall, connected to several water pavilions, dozens of large round tables are set up, surrounded by dragon chairs on the middle and high tables.

Before the emperor arrived, everyone held their breath and waited in the open space by Kangyang Lake, chatting in twos and threes.

Among them, the most dazzling Jinshi in the new department are the first-class and three-according to the law, they have been appointed, and they are noble Hanlin officials, wearing official uniforms of corresponding grades.The rest of the second-class and third-class all wore white scholar robes and black square scarves on their heads, making their official uniforms particularly eye-catching.

According to rank, the No. [-] picks in the second place are all blue official robes.Among them, the No. [-] scholar was awarded the editing and writing by the Hanlin Academy, and the No. [-] Tanhua was awarded the editing and editing. The picture of the beast on the chest is different.

Rong Youtang's patch is embroidered with egrets, elegant and expressive, with a palm-sized girdle, heroic, tall and tall, which is set off by the green robe and looks white and handsome.

"I heard that brother Nian studied under Lord Hongrulu?" Tanhua Deng Kui asked softly, his patch was embroidered with 鸂鶒, and he was carefully looking at Rong Youtang without showing any traces.In his thirties, he looks imposing. He married before high school and worked as a director in his hometown for many years.

"Young brother is young, but he is full of talent. I am really ashamed." Xu Lingyun, the second place in the list, praised.This person comes from a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River. He is young, thin and elegant. Because of his fame, he has not yet married.He and Rong Youtang are not much different in age, and they hit it off quite a bit, and they nicknamed him "Xiandi" intimately.

Rong Youtang hurriedly said: "I'm ashamed to admit it, Brother Nian and Brother Xu are over-reputed, and my master is the Master of Jijiu Lu, the Imperial College."

"Oh~" Deng Kui nodded, and said with a friendly smile, "It's really a good story in the world that a famous teacher produces a good apprentice."

"I don't dare to be ashamed, my teacher is highly respected, I just hope that I don't disappoint his old man's teachings." Rong Youtang was cautious in his words and deeds, solemn and dignified.

Among the three, Xu Lingyun grinned and grinned from time to time, but he was not arrogant and arrogant, but just excited and uncontrollable.

From time to time, Jinshi of the same year took the initiative to talk to Yijia. They were very likely to be officials in the same dynasty, and it was better to establish a relationship sooner rather than later.

Taking a chance, Rong Youtang quietly called Xu Lingyun to the side, and reminded softly: "Brother Xu, the palace rules are strict, you and I are newcomers..." The click ends, but it doesn't break.

"Thank you very much." Xu Lingyun understood immediately, he hastily tightened his face, stretched his official robe from time to time, and said in embarrassment: "My dear brother, I am indeed excited, ah, I can't control it." He then tugged on his sleeve lightly , devoutly cherish.

Rong Youtang said with relief: "The title on the gold list is one of the great joys in the world, so I am naturally happy and excited."

While speaking, one person suddenly said in surprise:

"Master Rong, why are you hiding here?" Zhou Mingjie approached with two noble disciples.

coming.

Rong Youtang was calm, his face remained unchanged, he smiled and said: "Brother Xu and I are here to watch the vast and clear waves."

"Really?" Zhou Mingjie gritted his teeth, barely maintained his demeanor, and looked in surprise at Rong Youtang, who was said by his parents to be his concubine brother.After observing for a long time, he barely recognized the eyes.

Weird!

Since the first day we met, Rong Youtang, no, Mingtang looked at me in a wrong way, so they were holding back their energy and looking for a chance to take revenge!I had doubts when he repeatedly had trouble with Ming Hong before. I really didn't expect that Ming Tang didn't die?Zheng Bao that trash...

"Who is this?" Xu Lingyun asked proactively.

"This is the grandson of Marquis Pingnan, Young Master Zhou." Rong Youtang introduced.

Xu Lingyun's smile faded uncontrollably—the people all over the world have different opinions on the noble descendants.

Zhou Mingjie suppressed his hatred and anger towards his concubine brother, and chatted with Xu Lingyun with his companions, but the atmosphere was not cordial and warm, barely polite.

Rong Youtang made up his mind not to get angry, and smiled modestly throughout the process.

After a while, I finally heard the servant announce loudly from a distance:

"His Majesty is here!"

Everyone hurriedly knelt down to receive the holy driver, Rong Youtang's etiquette was impeccable, but Xu Lingyun was unlucky, he knelt on a small stone, his knees hurt so badly that his facial features were distorted, fortunately it was stipulated not to look directly at the emperor, so he was able to lower his head to cover it.

However, Zhou Mingjie took advantage of the opportunity of kneeling and moved to Rong Youtang's side.