major general please wake up early

Near noon, the emperor withdrew from court and received Louyuan at the Shangxin Pavilion in the garden.Today, Zhao Yuanzhen is also an imposing seven-foot man, with a face like a crown of jade, eyes like abysses, and the smile on the corners of his lips is faint, but a bit sinister.When they met Louyuan, they didn't ask him about his envoy, but played chess with him instead.

Today, Zhao Yuanzhen is sitting in a chair, while Louyuan is still sitting in a wheelchair on the opposite side.The chess game in front of them is a stalemate.

This game is commonly known as courtier's chess.You can't win the emperor, and you can't let the emperor win easily. You are aware that you are handicapping.Let there be a stalemate on the chessboard, then pretend to be incompetent, and then lose or even lose miserably, so as to win the present.

Zhao Yuanzhen is naturally not a fool, he knows this.So deliberately drop the piece in a corner far away from the chess game.

Lou Yuan slightly raised his eyes and asked, "This is the emperor?"

Zhao Yuanzhen leaned on the back of the chair and sipped his tea: "Young Master Lou, let's put away the game of courtiers, do you really think I don't understand anything? Or is Young Master Lou belittle me?"

"The grassroots don't dare." Louyuan knew that he had no official position, and modestly called himself a grassroots person, "I'm just afraid that the sage will be displeased. The grassroots chess is limited. If you don't use the game of courtiers to talk to the sage, you will lose within a few moves." On the Holy One, defeated the Holy One Yaxing."

Zhao Yuanzhen warmed his hands with a cup of tea: "Young Master Lou, don't be self-effacing. The Beijing Chinese scholars all regard the young master as the Big Dipper of Mount Tai. Today I came here with the heart of defeat. If the young master Lou doesn't win, I will This game, if you go out, you won't be afraid of others accusing me of oppressing talented people?"

Lou Yuan laughed, "The Holy One speaks seriously."

As soon as Zhao Yuanzhen waved his hand, the eunuch who was waiting beside him immediately removed the chess pieces and replaced them with a new set.Zhao Yuanzhen had a smile on his face, a self-satisfied smile, with some calculations naturally: "Mr. Lou, let's give up the front game and play another round. In this round, I want you to go all out."

Louyuan thought, even if you say that, I can't really fight like this?It's okay to lose, but it's bad if you win.

Zhao Yuanzhen naturally thought of it too, and the arc of the corner of his lips was slightly widened: "In this game of chess, there are rewards for winning, and punishment for losing. If Mr. Lou loses, I will want this wheelchair for you." He said with a smile. The meaning was deeper, as if foreseeing something interesting, "When the time comes, the young master will rely on Lou Shilang to carry you back home."

The so-called "Lou Shilang" naturally refers to his elder brother Lou Xuan.Louyuan silently felt in his heart that maybe his elder brother was quite happy.

The haughty little half-demon then asked back: "What if Caomin wins the Holy Majesty by chance?" His words were humble, but his tone carried the momentum of "I can't possibly lose".

Zhao Yuanzhen was hesitant, with a trace of calculation in his eyes: "Then I will allow you to participate in this year's Spring Festival."

This year's Chunwei was originally an Enke on the [-]th birthday of the Empress Dowager.Louyuan has disabled legs, and as a rule, people with disabilities are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. He is also a half-demon, and his eyes are yin and yang, so he is obviously not allowed to enter the examination.Zhao Yuanzhen said that by giving him the opportunity to participate in Enke this year, he actually gave him a smooth path to officialdom.With his reputation of talent and learning in Beijing, and the influence of the Lou family in the court, if he participated in the imperial examination, he would definitely win the first prize.

However, Louyuan shook his head, smiling with the conceit that he always had as a half-demon: "The grassroots are bold, and they don't have any expectations for official career. The life of the grassroots is very contented."

This answer was beyond Zhao Yuanzhen's expectation, but it was not beyond his expectation, so he smiled again: "Is that so? Then what does Young Master Lou want?"

Louyuan leaned on the back of the chair with a smile, his shoulders slightly relaxed, and said in a tone as if he was talking about homework: "Caomin heard that there is a royal cook named Hong in the palace who is best at making ice-skin desserts." When Louyuan said this, he smiled He added, "If Caomin is lucky enough to narrowly defeat the Holy Majesty, please give Caomin a plate of ice-skin jade rabbit custard buns made by him."

Zhao Yuanzhen was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and then he was full of smiles: "People say that the young master is different, and now I see that it is true! I will give you fame and wealth, you don't want it, but you just want a plate of dim sum?"

Louyuan's smile is still a gentle and elegant smirk: "Your Majesty thinks that the grassroots want less, so it seems that this chess game is worthless? Your Majesty, everyone has their own ambitions. For a half-demon like Caomin, the ice-skinned dessert made by the imperial chef It is much more attractive than fame and fortune."

The life of a demon grows infinitely. Isn't fame and fortune just passing away?Although he is still young, he already knows these simple truths.For him, chasing after those illusory things is not as good as such a plate of snacks that he has been craving for a long time.

Zhao Yuanzhen was full of helplessness, but with a smile: "Interesting and interesting. Mr. Lou, is it so troublesome to be my servant? Mr. Lou would rather have a snack to change his official career? Well, Wang Beicai, go, let the imperial dining room Hong The chef prepares dim sum. If the young master wins, I will let him make ice skin desserts for the young master; if the young master loses, I will let him eat steamed buns stuffed with pepper and chives!"

The eunuch around took orders and hurried down.Louyuan laughed with arrogance, and his tone was calm but full of wildness:

"The so-called late attack and control, please the Holy One first!"

They say they are playing chess, but they are actually chatting.And this so-called chat is full of temptations.

Zhao Yuanzhen dropped a son, and his tone was casual: "Mr. Lou is weak this year?"

Although Louyuan was replying, Luozi fought back without hesitation: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern, there is still one month left."

Zhao Yuanzhen responded slowly: "Young master and the weak champion in the final army, I don't know if you have a pen in your arms?"

Louyuan's eyes are only on the chessboard: "I don't have big ambitions. Humans say, 'Looking at the fish in Linyuan, it's better to retreat and make a net', but the grassroots know that they are ignorant, Linyuan is not envious of fish, and has no intention of retreating and making a net."

On the chessboard, the black pieces show their sharpness, while the white pieces are obviously at a disadvantage.

Zhao Yuanzhen laid down a son in no hurry: "Young Master Lou, I heard people say that your relationship with Taiwei Lou is not as filial as a father's kindness and filial piety as shown in front of people? I think this is just groundless. Seeing that the relationship between your father and son is very good, There is no quarrel."

Sure enough, it is here.Lou Yuan responded to Zhao Yuanzhen's move, and then replied slowly:

"Why did the Holy Majesty make such a statement? How do you judge whether it is good or bad?"

Zhao Yuanzhen heard that there was something in his words, returned the next son, smiled and said: "It's nothing, but there are some scholars who say that there is a disharmony within the Lou family, which makes Lou Taiwei a little tired physically and mentally. I think, maybe it's the second brother of the young master. .It’s just some gossip, I overheard it by accident, so I just asked the young master.”

Louyuan Luozi raised his eyes and remained silent.Zhao Yuanzhen immediately understood what he meant, and raised his hand to signal all the attendants around him to retreat.

Thus, only Zhao Yuanzhen and Louyuan were left in the huge Xinxin Pavilion.

Zhao Yuanzhen returned to Luozi Yingjie, and then said softly: "Young Master Lou, if you have anything to say, you may as well listen to me, I will just treat it as a wind song, and forget it after listening, and will never say it to others again."

Louyuan said in a low voice: "It's just that the appearance is in harmony with the spirit, and it's just to show outsiders a loving father and a filial son." A chess piece in his hand was only played with his fingertips, but did not fall.

Zhao Yuanzhen remained silent, but raised his eyebrows slightly.

Louyuan said in a low voice: "Taiwei Lou loves my mother the most, but I am the culprit who killed my mother. When he sees me, he will think of how my mother died, and why he 'loves me so much' No longer calling himself a grassroots man, Louyuan dropped the chess piece in his hand and returned to his indifference, "There is also Lou Shilang. Why does the Holy One think he is not married at this age? It's just that he has some thoughts about me that he shouldn't have." That's all. He was so stunned that he didn't even understand what he was thinking. Of course Taiwei Lou understood, so I'm afraid he has a deeper grudge against me."

As he said that, Louyuan suddenly sneered: "My lord, if you said he disliked me, why did he keep my life back then? He gave me to someone else to raise me, and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years. What kind of affection? I think he wished for me to die soon, or let my nominal master take me away quickly."

Zhao Yuanzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, he was thinking whether Louyuan's words were credible or not, and also wondering if he could make good use of the rift between Louyuan and Louzhi.

The Lou family has always been a bunch of hedgehogs, he can't touch them.Once provoked, if you can't pick it up and let it go, it will make his hands bloody.The Lu family relied on the Lou family to rise, and the two families had in-laws, which made him feel that the throne was not stable.It's just that there are two loopholes that he has always wanted to take advantage of.

One is from Lou Zhizhi to the second son Lou Yuang.

One is Louyuan.

Draw Louyuan together and divide the Lou family.Taking advantage of Lou Yu's incompetence, he severely damaged Lou's family.Just like Zhao Gao's vain attempt to support the young master Hu Hai back then, if the young prince Hu Hai really succeeded, then the power would naturally fall into Zhao Gao's hands.What Zhao Yuanzhen has to do is to control Lou Yuang and Louyuan in the same way that Zhao Gao controls his son Hu Hai.Zhao Gao failed, but he may not.

So Zhao Yuanzhen was also full of smiles: "It seems that the young master has a lot of criticisms about Taiwei Lou, right?" said Luozi, "It's better to be open and honest between you father and son."

Lou Yuan's eyes returned to the chessboard, and he made a move with a blank face, and replied indifferently: "Don't you think that the pretended father's kindness and filial piety are more beneficial to them? To put it bluntly, if it doesn't end well, everyone will be embarrassed."

Zhao Yuanzhen intends to guide him: "I don't know if the young master has thought of setting up his own family?"

Fanning the flames, assisting Louyuan to divide the Lou family... Zhao Yuanzhen was thinking silently, and when he wanted to pick up another son, Louyuan suddenly said:

"Your Majesty, the outcome has been decided."

what?

Zhao Yuanzhen was taken aback.Looking at the chessboard, the sunspots on the fingertips fell back into the box.

He went first with the black, clearly he had gained the advantage, but without knowing it, he lost to Louyuan.During the reply, the half-demon boy had already eaten away at his mountains and rivers, changed the situation, and finally counterattacked.So far, all wins.

"Your Majesty," Louyuan smiled faintly, and he was such an elegant young man who was harmless to humans and animals, "If nothing else, I would like to invite the grass people back. The grass people are weak and cannot bear the cold."

This is a half-demon. He looks seventeen or eighteen years old, but he is more scheming than a human.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought about it, nodded blankly, and replied consummately: "I am also a little tired, young master, please go back. Cambodian, send the young master out of the palace." Lou Yuan smiled and nodded, Zhao Yuanzhen added indifferently, "Ice skin snacks After it is done, I will order someone to send it to the young master."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. The grassroots leave."

Watching Louyuan's wheelchair carrying the weird half-demon away, Zhao Yuanzhen frowned, and all the smiles disappeared immediately:

"Legend of the country, resume the game with me!"