One Hundred Routes of Counterattack

As soon as the gates of the Tribute Court closed in the spring of the 19th year of the Dali calendar, several major incidents occurred one after another in the court.First, candidates in Shuobei were kidnapped by Tartars, and then a major case of imperial examination fraud broke out in Jiangnan. Within ten days, the crown prince was deposed and sent to guard the imperial tomb.In the past, any one of them can shake the court and the public, but now this set of combined punches has dazzled the civil and military courts.

However, the atmosphere inside the Jiuzhong Palace Gate is extremely solemn and terrifying.Tang Gan, known as Emperor Zhou Wu by later generations, has become increasingly irritable recently. To put it bluntly, the servants in the palace are walking on thin ice, and even the overcrowded harem has calmed down a lot recently.A few days ago, the concubine Qin Gui, who was praised as "lively and lively", relied on her favor and grace to "flutter butterflies" and "meet" the saint in the imperial garden, but was disliked by Emperor Wu for being rude and noisy, and her acting skills were exaggerated, so she was sent to Yongxiang School The tragedy of the rules is still in front of us, and there are many lessons from the later times, such as giving soup to condolences and being relegated, seeing the bed and being disliked, etc. For a while, all the empresses in the palace can be said to be silent, let alone inviting favors, most of them avoid the holy car if they can.

As for why Tang Qian, who was originally wise and mighty, became so irritable, it involved a secret that only a few people who served the emperor personally could know.It turns out that Tang Qian, who came from Datang, recovered from a cold in the winter solstice last year, and for some reason, suffered from insomnia and headaches.I can't sleep at night and toss and turn, and I have to work hard to deal with military affairs during the day, and I know that the mental pressure is extremely high.However, no matter whether it is the imperial doctor or the imperial court, no one knows what caused the insomnia; but Emperor Wu of Zhou has monopolized power for more than ten years, and there is no day when he can escape from the files at this time; even if Hua Tuo is alive, he is probably also a genius doctor Difficult to decide, can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.In the end, he could barely cope with it by burning sleeping incense and taking sleeping pills every day. Even so, Emperor Wu of Zhou's insomnia became more and more serious. Brain swelled, distracted, and if something goes wrong, they will be severely punished.

I don't know who spread the news that Tang Qian's increasingly irritable phenomenon began on the day of the winter solstice, and with the news that the crown prince was deposed and the eldest prince died, there was a saying that somehow spread: Emperor Wu, on the day of the winter solstice, the filthy wind entered his body, perhaps he was entangled in something unclean.

Tang Gan, who had just come down to court, leaned back on the soft couch, his brows were tightly furrowed.Previously in the imperial court, he watched the ministers at the bottom quarreling for a long time, harassing them over trivial matters, he almost wanted to drive those villains who only cared about their immediate interests to hit the palace pillars!He said every day that he would remonstrate with death, why hasn't he died yet?In the end, Tang Qian was the only one who acted arbitrarily and dealt with the border issue.Afterwards, Zhezi opened a cup of tea, but he was so distracted that he couldn't read anything.

Of course Tang Gan knew that his current state was very dangerous.As the king of a country, one must have patience. The so-called "governing a big country is like cooking a small fish", how can he be so irritable and negligent?However, long-term insomnia and dizziness caused by taking medicine made him feel powerless.

On the one hand, the eunuch Bingbi who was selected to read the memorial read intermittently, and his voice was extremely noisy. I don't know how he was selected!

Tang Gan felt agitated, picked up the teacup on the small table at hand and threw it in the direction of the eunuch.Although his mind was in a daze, his physical martial arts were really good, he threw it casually, only heard a clear and clear sound, and accidentally hit the trembling little eunuch, fragments shattered blood on his forehead.

The voice of the young eunuch who was reading the book was trembling with fear. He didn't know what he did wrong, but he knew that he had offended His Majesty.Bearing the pain, he knelt down and begged for mercy repeatedly: "Slaves deserve death! Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!" This dynasty is not in the mood to kneel down, but the status of eunuchs in the palace is lower than that of maidservants who may climb onto the dragon bed at any time, and their kneecaps are natural. It's as soft as it is.He lamented in his heart, how worthless the life of a servant is, thinking that his own life would be lost here today!

Wang Gonggong, the chief eunuch standing beside him, sighed in his heart, and stepped forward to salute: "The newcomer has never seen the world, please calm down, Wanmo has hurt the dragon's body in a hurry!" Although there was an eunuch's high pitch in his voice, it was Because of his age, he speaks softly and softly.

Tang Qian raised his sleeves and said angrily: "Wang Banban, the court is full of people, so it's possible that they can't find a eunuch who can study?!"

The prince was busy consoling His Majesty, and with a wink, the two little eunuchs who were pretending to be wooden statues stepped forward and gently cleaned up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, so as not to accidentally hurt His Majesty in time.Suddenly he heard a soft "Hey", the prince frowned, and at a glance, a young eunuch accidentally cut his hand.At this time another person whispered: "I'll do it."

Tang Gan paused, turned around suddenly, pointed to the two kneeling on the ground picking up the tiles and said, "The one who spoke just now, stay here for me to read."

The eunuch who was accused was stunned: "Slave to read? But slave..."

Tang Gan said impatiently: "But what is it? Could it be that you can't read?" The eunuch who was able to serve in the study was a good candidate who had been selected from thousands of people.

The eunuch who was unfortunately instigated spoke for a long time, and Wang Gonggong and others realized that this person's words were gentle, with an indescribable taste, which made people feel very comfortable, and couldn't help but want to listen to a few more words.

Before Tang Gan got this insomnia, he could be said to have good ears and eyesight. Just now, he only heard him say three soft words, but his feelings were deeper than Wang Gonggong and others.I just felt that the little eunuch's voice seemed to be mixed with a small hook, or like a wool brush, scratching him from his ears to his heart, but this itching strangely diverted his attention and made him The irritability of the past few days seems to have subsided, making him want to hear this voice again.Sure enough, he just interrupted the little eunuch's words, and the next moment he said: "What are you dawdling about, why don't you hurry up and read it!"

The little eunuch looked at Wang Gonggong questioningly, but the other party didn't look at him, and stood still with his head bowed, showing his obedience to him with actions.At this moment, Tang Gan's impatient voice came again: "You all go back, it's annoying to watch. So is Wang Baobao."

Then only Tang Gan and the little eunuch were left in the study room.The little eunuch's chanting was a bit restrained and shy at the beginning, but soon he gradually became better and became more comfortable.Tang Gan closed his eyes, his brows that were originally tightly furrowed slowly loosened.After listening to one article, he discovered something special about the little eunuch.His voice is slightly delicate and soft, with a special rhythm when he pronounces words, unhurried and unhurried, blended together, it becomes a voice that makes people feel crisp and soft.

Tang Gan couldn't help being fascinated by listening, and when the little eunuch finished reading a request for instructions, he realized that he hadn't listened to anything just now.

He coughed lightly to cover up, took the memorial and glanced at it, his originally anxious mood calmed down now, he just felt that he hadn't been so relaxed for a long time.

When going to bed that day, Tang Gan suddenly thought of this little eunuch, and subconsciously asked Wang Gonggong, "What is the name of the little eunuch who reads the book today?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that child's name is Shi Ning."

Tang Gan nodded, and said indifferently: "Let him be my servant in the future."