Dressed as Tang Bohu

It was nearly June, and the city of Nanchang, surrounded by ancient and heavy walls, seemed not much different from when Tang Ziwei first entered with King Ning four years ago.

However, under the prosperous scene of shops, King Ning's power is like the criss-crossing roots of the old tree, which has been infiltrating continuously for four years, and has firmly grasped the Nanchang area in the palm of his hand.How much of this is Tang Ziwei's credit, needless to say.

But no matter how carefully Tang Ziwei concealed it, with the development of power, some signs would inevitably appear.

A year ago, Wen Huiming traveled to Jiangxi and visited Tang Ziwei in Nanchang.Bandits and bandits gathered in groups along the way, and the closer they got to Nanchang, the common people rarely knew that King Ning's territory was governed well.But when they arrived in Nanchang, the people respected King Ning even more, and ridiculed the court's inaction and incompetence.

Wen Huiming was worried, so he discussed the matter with Tang Ziwei.Tang Ziwei said with a smile: "If you are poor, you will be good for yourself, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world. The prince has the ability to rule the world and benefit the people. What's wrong?"

"But I've been walking all the way, and the people have no king or country in their eyes. As a county magistrate, you are not righteous, but you still speak for King Ning?"

Wen Huiming had a temper like water, but he disagreed with Tang Ziwei about this matter. The two argued to no avail, and in a fit of anger, they shook their sleeves and left.In the following year, there was no further contact with Tang Ziwei.

Tang Ziwei regretted losing such a friend as Wen Huiming.But it's a pity, it's not that he hasn't imagined this kind of situation, and what should be done still has to be done.

This trip to the capital, he shoulders a heavy responsibility.

On the evening before his departure, Zhu Chenhao privately arranged a banquet at the palace as a farewell farewell for him.

Ji Sheng seemed to be aware of Tang Ziwei's plan, regretting that he could not go to the capital, so he kept toasting Tang Ziwei at the table.

At the beginning, Ji Tong frowned and went over to stop him, but halfway he was caught by Heisha who watched the excitement and drank two cups, then he was so drunk that he didn't know what year it was.

Tang Ziwei drank a lot and was a little tipsy.Seeing such a scene, he let go, messed around with a few people until the night, didn't have a few chopsticks in the dishes, and got drunk very rarely.

In the end, he didn't know when the banquet would end, Tang Ziwei climbed up to the roof of some room to blow the wind by himself in a daze.

The night wind passed through the forest and bamboo and caressed his cheeks, the cool touch made Tang Ziwei feel a little awake.He squatted on the ridge with his hands on his knees, and suddenly heard the "click" sound of the soles of his shoes grinding against the gravel. Looking down, he saw that Zhu Chenhao was clumsily climbing up the low wall beside him.

Tang Ziwei half-opened his eyes and smiled at him: "Why is the prince here?"

Zhu Chenhao's face was also flushed from drinking, he raised his head, and while trying to reach the eaves, he said: "I'll follow you, lest you fall."

"I can't fall, but the prince seems to be falling." Tang Ziwei grinned, squatted and moved to the side, patted the slightly sloping tiles around him with one hand and said, "Make room for you?"

Zhu Chenhao stood half-hunched on the low wall, trying to buckle the eaves of the house, but he straightened his waist and swayed.He frowned and said, "Give me a hand!"

There was no reply from above, and after a while, a slender hand with five fingers came down and firmly grasped Zhu Chenhao's wrist.The force was so strong that Zhu Chenhao felt a little painful, but he held the wrist of that hand instead, and stood upright on the low wall without saying a word.

Tang Ziwei didn't know how much strength he used. He supported the roof with one hand, shouted "Come up!", and began to lift the person up abruptly.

Zhu Chenhao was startled, and felt a sudden pull on his arm that almost broke his arm, so he hurriedly stared at the wall with his feet.

After finally struggling to get on the roof, he couldn't stand still and staggered forward, and fell down on the roof together with Tang Ziwei.

The tile was crushed with a "bang", Zhu Chenhao's face hit Tang Ziwei's stomach, his nose was sore, and he almost shed tears.He put his head on one side, with his face pressed against Tang Ziwei's clothes, cunningly trying to maintain this position for a longer time, as if he was being comforted.

However, as the time dragged on bit by bit, Zhu Chenhao felt something was wrong.Why hasn't he been pushed away yet?

Looking up, Tang Ziwei was lying on the roof with his eyes closed, motionless.

Zhu Chenhao became nervous after realizing it, and quickly got up and pulled Tang Ziwei into his arms, patted his face and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Damn it." Tang Ziwei muttered in a low voice, grabbing Zhu Chenhao's hand away.He stood up with one hand supporting the tiles of the roof, looked around with vacant eyes, and whispered: "I'm going back to the house to sleep."

"Wait!" Tang Ziwei let go of Zhu Chenhao's hand, and he almost subconsciously grabbed Tang Ziwei's robe and shouted.

The first-quarter moon, which was blocked by the dark clouds, gradually emerged, and the moonlight scattered like silver threads, falling on Tang Ziwei who turned around and stood still, as if coating him with a layer of silver.

Zhu Chenhao sat on the roof, Tang Ziwei slightly lowered his eyes.

Against the light, his face was hidden in the night, but for some reason, Zhu Chenhao seemed to be able to see a wave of doubt in his eyes as calm as a deep pool.

Zhu Chenhao looked up at him, feeling drunk, and said loudly out of impulsiveness, "Tang Ziwei, I am pleased with you!"

He clenched Tang Ziwei's clothes tightly, and said dissatisfiedly, "You will be leaving for the capital tomorrow, and I don't know how long it will be before you return. As soon as I think of this, from the moment you turn around, I can't help but start thinking about you. You If you want to leave simply, can't you stay with me for a while longer!"

After saying this, there was a silence in the air.

Tang Ziwei seemed to be taken aback by him. After shaking his head, he sat beside him at a distance and smiled helplessly, "I knew it a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to say it anyway."

"You mean..." Zhu Chenhao's voice was a little dry.

"I seem to have said it before," Tang Ziwei closed his eyes, and said in an erratic tone, "I'm afraid I can't spend my life with anyone. If you like me, it will be a very hard thing."

"Then I have worked hard for four years." Zhu Chenhao looked at him and repeated: "It has been four years since I realized that I like you."

"It's been so hard, don't you plan to give up?" Tang Ziwei said, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Zhu Chenhao paused, and said: "Since you already knew that I liked you, but still allowed me to be by your side, it at least shows that you don't dislike my feelings for you."

"It's one thing not to dislike it, but it's another thing to like it. I probably don't know how to like someone." Tang Ziwei lowered his head, slid his finger along the edge of the tile, and said in a sullen tone Speaking of the frankness that is rare in ordinary times.

Zhu Chenhao's heart softened, he leaned sideways to support Tang Ziwei's shoulder, and said slowly: "In that case, why don't you try it with me?"

"No." Tang Ziwei shook his head, pushed his hand away, and said, "Now is not the time to talk about these things. I will go to Beijing in a few days. How can I talk about personal affairs before my great career is accomplished? Besides, no one knows. When, where, will we die on this."

"Then after this matter is over, when you and I invade the imperial city, you will promise me, will you?" Zhu Chenhao said without giving up.

Tang Ziwei looked at him, his half-opened eyes narrowed into two arcs, and he nodded obediently.

Immediately afterwards, before Zhu Chenhao was overwhelmed by the sudden surprise, Tang Ziwei stretched out his hand, twisted Zhu Chenhao's lapel, and dragged him in front of him.

He turned his head sideways, and put his lips on Zhu Chenhao's lips in a slightly rough manner, and the jaw line showed a seductive arc with his movements.

The lips grind each other and gradually become hot.Tang Ziwei poked out the tip of his tongue and pried open Zhu Chenhao's teeth almost without hindrance.Both of them smelled of alcohol, and their lips and tongues were touching at this time, as if they had been catalyzed, and they seemed to be out of control.

But in the end, Tang Ziwei withdrew first and left, grabbed Zhu Chenhao's lapel and pushed him away gently, and wiped away the silver strands from his mouth with his sleeve.

He looked at Zhu Chenhao with lustful and confused eyes, smiled innocently, and said, "This is the deposit."

Zhu Chenhao couldn't tell what the joy and sorrow in his heart was, and he didn't have time to recollect the taste of the sudden kiss just now. Seeing Tang Ziwei finished speaking, he stood up again, staggered forward, afraid that he would fall He got off the roof, so he hurriedly followed to support him.

Swinging away the others all the way, Zhu Chenhao personally helped Tang Ziwei into the house.He took off his coat, saw Tang Ziwei went to bed by himself, and climbed up with a little luck in his heart.

As soon as he lay down, he felt his side sinking.

Tang Ziwei sat up at some point, and lifted Zhu Chenhao from the bed with both hands, and dragged him to the door.Let go, turn around, and slam the door shut with a bang.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Tang Ziwei ate with King Ning as usual.

Zhu Chenhao's heart was itchy, he didn't know what to think about what the two of them said last night, he wanted to ask, but because of the presence of Ji Sheng and others, he had to give up.

At exactly the right time, three carriages drove in a row from the gate of the palace to the capital.

Although Tang Ziwei only said to take Heisha and Jitong with him, the pheasant and some local items to be given to Zhu Houzhao had to be taken care of, and the distance was far away, so he managed to scrape together three vehicles. The carriage brought some people from the intelligence team to serve as guards.

On the way, Jitong and Heisha took turns to drive with their entourage.

Speaking of which, Ji Tong is now twenty-eight, his stature has soared, and his figure has a tendency to surpass Heisha vaguely.And his character itself is calm and well-behaved, but the big round eyes and the face with a little baby fat on his face make him still show a bit of childishness.

After driving for more than half a month, Tang Ziwei and his party arrived in the capital.

His Majesty the Emperor has done a lot of things in half a month, the most important thing is to play.After playing for so long, it is not easy to remember when Tang Ziwei came to the capital.

Therefore, when Tang Ziwei arrived in the capital, the first person to appear was Xu Jing who was left behind by Tang Ziwei in the capital and has now become the counselor of the General Administration Department.

Speaking of the Secretary of General Administration, it is like the Central Office of the Communist Party of China today.Handling the emperor's order, mastering the feelings of the people, and playing the suggestions and statements of the subjects of the four quarters, can be regarded as an ear on the emperor's face, and its importance goes without saying.

But if someone is in Xicheng District at this time, they can see such an important fifth-rank official with real power, leading a Liupin magistrate from a remote place to live in the house, and he is extremely gracious Helping with such a rare spectacle.

After everything was settled properly, Tang Ziwei and Xu Jing sat facing each other in front of a round stone table in the new courtyard.

Tang Ziwei filled a cup of brewed tea, pushed it in front of Xu Jing, and said, "I'm afraid Brother Xu Xian will have to trouble you with a lot of things when I return to Beijing this time."

"Brother Tang is serious." Xu Jing held the teacup and said with a reddish face, "I have been preparing for being able to help now four years ago. If there is anything, Brother Tang can just tell me to do it." .”

"Then I won't be polite." Tang Ziwei also poured himself a cup of tea, wrapped his fingers around the cup, and said, "I came to the capital this time for a false appointment, but I actually have something I want to do. You serve in the General Administration Department , a lot of information will be uploaded and distributed through your hands. Let me ask you, do you have the authority to read the memorial and intercept the news?"

"It's okay to read the memorial, but if you want to intercept the news, I'm afraid I can only intercept the part I am responsible for." Xu Jing said seriously.

"That's enough." Tang Ziwei thought about it in his heart, and then asked, "Did you notice any changes in the Quartet while you were dealing with affairs recently?"

"I don't know about the changes, but since the beginning of last autumn, the Tatars have invaded the border several times, looting countless food and horses, and officials have reported frequently based on this. As for people's livelihood, apart from the natural disasters in some areas, there is no difference from usual."

As Xu Jing spoke, there was a strange look on his face, and he added: "However, even if there is any change, the emperor will probably not read it if it is reported."

Tang Ziwei laughed when he heard this, and said, "That's very good, Your Majesty."

Xu Jing was dazzled by his sudden smile, and before he had time to ponder the deep meaning, he heard Tang Ziwei ask again: "One emperor and one courtier, the new emperor ascends the throne, there will be many changes, what is the current situation in the capital?"

"The officials haven't changed much. It's just that the emperor canceled the morning court a few days after he took the throne. Those old ministers wrote the nagging memorials and didn't have time to complain. They were told that the morning court was also cancelled. This has angered many ministers, and the emperor is probably worried."

Tang Ziwei nodded, and asked a few more questions about these.Xu Jingzhi's eloquent answers gave him a good grasp of the current situation.

After seeing off Xu Jing, there was still some time, so Tang Ziwei went to Dongcheng to visit Li Dongyang.

Elder Li Ge didn't have any ill feeling towards Tang Ziwei, accepted Tang Ziwei's gift, and kindly mentioned a few words.Just talking about the new emperor, he couldn't help sighing.

Tang Ziwei came out of Li Ge's hometown with a solemn face, but when he returned to his house, his eyes were bent into two crescent moons.

On the second day, Tang Ziwei stuffed all the things he brought from Nanchang into the carriage and went to the palace to have an audience.

However, before seeing the emperor, Tang Ziwei and his carriage were stopped by the guards at the gate of the palace.Xu Tai was patrolling the area, and came over to meet Tang Ziwei who had been waiting all day.

"Commander Xu, long time no see." Tang Ziwei cupped his hands at him.

Xu Tai was surprised to see him, not knowing when he returned to the capital.Thinking of Tang Ziwei's act of kicking him away at the honor banquet, his heart turned a thousand times, but the corners of his mouth curled up on his face, and he saluted politely and asked: "Why is Tang Zhuangyuan stopped in this palace?" outside?"

"I have brought a lot of things, waiting for someone to pick them up." Tang Ziwei said, seeing a father-in-law who was over fifty years old running towards him from afar, pointing to him, and said, "Here we are."

Xu Tai looked in his direction and took a closer look. Isn't this Liu Jin who was transferred to the internal prison by the emperor two days ago, Eunuch Liu?This official position is not high, but he is being used by the emperor, and now he is sent to take Tang Ziwei into the palace, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to it.

Seeing that Eunuch Liu trotting over, he gasped and asked softly, "But the magistrate of Tang County from Nanchang, Jiangxi?"

"Exactly, Ziwei has met Eunuch." Tang Ziwei also bowed to him.

Liu Jin just got to use it at this time, how could she have received such a courtesy from a scholar, she quickly bowed back, feeling relieved, and the guard and hostility in her eyes also slightly weakened.

After giving the salute, he straightened up, put on a haughty expression, took out a token from the lapel of his clothes, and said to the crowd: "I have ordered from His Majesty to come to pick up Mr. Tang into the palace. The accompanying items do not need to be checked, and all of them will be released." !"

Seeing him like this, Xu Tai sneered with some disdain in his heart.Although he has nothing against Liu Jin, for this kind of eunuch who is promoted by lip service, Xu Tai, who won the champion of martial arts last year, is somewhat contemptuous.

It's just that he didn't show it on his face, he saluted respectfully with all the Habayashi Imperial Guards, bowed his head and waited for the two of them and a carriage to go away before he straightened up.

On the other side, Tang Ziwei followed Liu Jin all the way through the palace without hindrance, turned left and eight rounds, and arrived at Shiyuexuan, where Zhu Houzhao had often come here since he was the prince.

Shiyue Pavilion is a small emerald green pavilion with hexagonal cornices, with peach trees planted on one side, and flowers and plants of various colors on the rest.

When Tang Ziwei came, he didn't see Zhu Houzhao's shadow at first glance. Following the direction of the maids, he found a bright yellow figure squatting in the grass.

Waving to stop Liu Jin who was about to report, Tang Ziwei passed silently and knelt down beside Zhu Houzhao.I saw two cyan grasshoppers rubbing their wings and beating happily in a small open space the size of two palms.

Tang Ziwei looked at it for a while, and saw that the transparent wing of the grasshopper on the left was cracked, and finally fell off as the two sides constantly changed positions. He whispered to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, do you think this is interesting?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't move his eyes away, but only slightly put his head close to Tang Ziwei's ear, and also whispered back: "It's more interesting than sighing and sighing at the faces of those ministers all day long!"

Tang Zi nodded with a timid smile, so the two of them squatted until the two grasshoppers came to a conclusion, and Zhu Houzhao stood up and stretched himself.

With a glance in his eyes, Liu Jin, who was waiting at the side, hurried forward, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

Zhu Houzhao pointed to the two grasshoppers on the ground, and said, "I see that the victorious grasshopper is quite powerful in battle, and I deserve a reward! You go and find a beauty for it, so that it can relax."

"This..." Liu Jin was dumbfounded.

"I have something to discuss with Mr. Tang. You should settle this matter before noon, otherwise you will look good to me." Zhu Chenhao straightened his clothes and said, "What are you still doing, why don't you go find it soon?!"

"Yes, yes!" Liu Jin's old face was sweating immediately, and he walked around in the grass with his waist bowed.

Zhu Houzhao laughed when he saw it, and waved to Tang Ziwei in a happy mood, "Let's go, Mr. Tang."