Your Highness asked me to pay him back his honor
Chapter 34 (1)
In the quiet room, Minister of the Ministry of Industry was sweating on his forehead, and was stumbling to answer King Yan's question.
"Come here today, really just to see a doctor."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry respectfully said: "Prince Liang said that someone wants to see an official, and when he arrived here, he realized that it was His Royal Highness King Yan..."
Xiao Shuo leaned in front of the desk, closed the book he was flipping through, and put it aside.
Minister of the Ministry of Industry subconsciously kept silent, glanced at Wang Yan's expression, and lowered his head in embarrassment.
These days, ever since the news of Young Master Yun's imprisonment spread in the capital, many people have been staring at Prince Yan's mansion secretly.Hearing that Yun Lang was sent to the hospital, someone couldn't hold him back that night, and they stayed up all night before pushing him over to see the situation.
The minister of the Ministry of Industry came boldly, but he never thought that he would meet Xiao Shuo in the medical hall. His heart was hanging in the air, and he didn't dare to say a word that was superfluous.
"If Shang Shu has anything to say, just say it."
Xiao Shuo had been sitting in the room for a while, listening to the minister of the Ministry of Industry talking about Tai Chi, and the patience he had accumulated with Yun Lang was almost exhausted: "There is no need to hide."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry lowered his head and wiped his sweat: "How dare you..."
Xiao Shuo raised his eyes, and his eyes lightly fell on him.
In recent years, King Yan had a reputation for being cruel and cruel outside the country. He glanced at Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and his face turned pale again.
"Your Excellency is a Jinshi in the 25th year of Youhe, and the person in charge of the palace examination is the former king. Later, at the Qionglin Banquet, he was provoked by the children of the family, and it was the former king who rescued the siege. After your lord entered the Ministry of Industry, he had many contacts with his father and the king. Greetings from the past."
Xiao Shuo said slowly: "Yesterday I sent the man here, today my lord happened to be sick, so I worked so hard to come to the clinic, but... there is not a single useful word to say."
Xiao Shuo casually pushed open the window to let in the air: "Could it be that I feel that this king has committed suicide all these years and is really unbearable to trust?"
"What are you talking about, my lord!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly got up, "You are rich in gold and jade, and you have a long life, so you can find yourself—"
Minister of the Ministry of Industry did not dare to say, looked at Xiao Shuo's face, and said cautiously: "In recent years...although you have behaved a little out of line a few times, it is not what you wish, and we know it."
"It's just...something."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry swallowed dryly, and looked away: "You know, but it's better not to know."
Xiao Shuo showed some irony in his eyes, and chuckled lightly.
"The court has been chaotic in recent years, and the situation is unpredictable. It is really helpless for you to hide and avoid the court."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry carefully probed: "A few days ago, the prince entered the palace and received the favor of the Holy One. It is time to take this opportunity to go further and seek the Holy Heart. Why do you say such discouraging words?"
"His Majesty favors you." Xiao Shuo read these words again with a calm expression, "My lord, teach me how to go further?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was stunned: "This—"
"I met an old friend who had a bloody hatred. I imprisoned him in the mansion to vent my anger and beat him half to death."
Xiao Shuo slowly said: "After listening to the emperor's explanation, I know that he didn't want to do anything at first. It's just for the sake of fame and fortune, and to protect the future, he was ungrateful when he was forced to do nothing..."
Xiao Shuo was curious: "Can I get the Sacred Heart in this way?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry lost his voice and said, "My lord!"
Xiao Shuo didn't take it seriously, and turned his head to look at him.
"My lord...it's understandable to think so."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry sat in a daze for a long while, his eyes gradually revealed some disappointment, and he took a step back: "I have nothing to say."
"It's just that he... is not the main culprit after all, even if he gets involved, he can't help himself."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said in a low voice: "If the lord has vented enough anger, please raise your hand in memory of an old friend. In case you know something else in the future, you will regret it in vain..."
Xiao Shuo didn't seem to hear it at all, he poured a cup of tea for himself, and blew the froth a few times.
Minister of the Ministry of Industry looked at him for a long time, and finally couldn't help but flicked his sleeves, got up and said: "Differences in the way do not conspire with each other. Your Highness wants to do it for himself, and I will retire."
Xiao Shuo smiled: "Please..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something, raised his head, and put down the teacup in his hand.
"Why, is it possible that the prince has ambushed his eyes and ears and wants to sue the official?" Seeing his strange expression, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry was filled with coldness and sorrow, and said in a low tone, "Now the Ministry of Industry is also a idle job. It's better not to be an official. The prince sued, and the next official just told his old man to return to his hometown..."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce turned around while talking, and was about to go out alone when he was suddenly taken aback.
"Master Kong is not yet forty, and his heart is not old."
Yun Lang supported the edge of the door, and raised his hand to give way: "The left and right engineering departments are fine, please sit down for a while."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry stared at Yun Lang blankly, his face changed several times, he moved his lips, but said nothing.
Yun Lang closed the door, looked at Xiao Shuo, and rubbed the center of his brows: "I just had a word with someone else, I came a little late, let's see what you said..."
"The court is chaotic, and the situation is unpredictable."
Xiao Shuo said calmly, "It's hard to guarantee that the emperor didn't send him to make some tricks for the visit at this time."
"The lower officials are not so dirty!" The Minister of the Ministry of Industry came back to his senses, and when he heard Xiao Shuo's words, he was annoyed for a while, "Young Marquis——"
"You have to pretend, and you have to pretend."
Yun Lang pushed Xiao Shuo away, and found a place to sit down: "Master Kong has been admonishing Yan Zhi, and said so many offensive words, but you have not been tied up and beaten by someone."
"..." Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "Young Lord."
Yun Lang smiled, pushed Xiao Shuo's cup of tea away, scalded the cup again, filtered off the froth, and divided the tea for the three of them: "Sit down and talk."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry looked at the two of them, frowned, and was at a loss for a moment.
"The prince never hit me, nor broke me into pieces."
Yun Lang pushed the teacup over and explained patiently: "After I entered Beijing, I was rescued by the prince and hid in his house. The year is approaching, and the two of us plan to make a move."
The situation took a sudden turn, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry was still a little surprised, and looked at Xiao Shuo who was at the side: "But in the palace——"
"There are so many rumors in the palace, it's hard to tell the truth from the fake." Yun Lang said, "If your lord accepts the old favor of King Duan, you should pay more attention when walking and talking."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry was exposed by him, and he looked at the two of them intently for a while, then he completely put his heart down and walked back slowly.
"My lord... since he never did anything."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry made up his mind and looked at Xiao Shuo: "Did you say those words on purpose to test the intention of the lower officials?"
"It's really helpless." Yun Lang cupped his hands, "I've offended my lord."
"How dare you call it an offense." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry shook his head, and apologized with Xiao Shuo, "The situation in the court is gloomy, which is inevitable. It is the narrow-minded officials who misunderstood His Highness."
"No need." Xiao Shuo said, "This king originally—"
Yun Lang kept his composure, covered it with his cloak, and stomped on Prince Xiao firmly.
Xiao Shuo: "..."
Xiao Shuo sat quietly for a while, then closed his eyes: "Shang Shu, please sit down."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry thanked him for sitting down, went back to the table and sat down, and took a closer look at Yunlang's complexion.
"I'm fine."
Yun Lang smiled and said: "Your Excellency came here today, but what's the matter that you are in a hurry to tell us?"
"The situation is indeed urgent and there is no room for delay."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry nodded, looked at Xiao Shuo, but hesitated: "It's just that this matter is dangerous... It may not be a good thing for the prince to know."
"It's okay." Yun Lang said, "Just say it."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry still had some doubts, sat for a while, and finally sighed: "Yes."
"Young Marquis also understands." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood up, closed the doors and windows himself, and went back to the table, "This year's winter solstice dynasty, as usual, will be held in the Daqing Palace. All civil and military officials and envoys from all parties will come together, and the emperor will be demoted. "
Yun Lang didn't understand at all, so he memorized the sentence to lower the rank and wait for the meaning.As soon as he recited it silently, Xiao Shuo took the time to look at him, annoyed for a while, and immediately stepped on Xiao Xiaowang.
The minister of the Ministry of Industry was so preoccupied that he didn't know what was going on under the table. He took a sip of tea and said in a low voice: "After the court ceremony, as usual, we will build a platform in front of the Daqing Hall, perform martial arts and arrange a hundred operas in the square under the platform, hoping that winter will go away and spring will come. , all things grow..."
Many Yun Lang climbed to the top of the building to watch the excitement, but he was clear about this: "No matter how free the Ministry of Industry is, repairing palaces and building towers are always part of their duties. How can you have such leisure time?"
"Don't hide it from Young Master." Shang Shu smiled wryly, "Even this matter has been handed over to the Third Division to take care of it this year."
Yun Lang was slightly startled when he heard the words, but did not speak, slowly took off his cloak, took the tea cup in front of him, and warmed it in his hand.
"The Ministry of Industry only searches for materials and recruits craftsmen. The money is paid by the Third Division, and everything must be supplied to the Third Division."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "Even the lower officials saw the Taiping Building built this year for the first time after following the survey today."
"Adults don't have to go around in such a big circle."
Xiao Shuo looked at Yunlang, and said directly: "What's wrong with the building, is it against the rules and regulations, or is it cutting corners, and is it in danger of collapsing?"
"Neither of them." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry smiled wryly, "If it's just these things, why don't the lower officials just read him a book? Now that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has become the Qingshui Yamen, are you afraid of messing with the third department again?"
Yun Lang met Xiao Shuo's eyes, and frowned inconspicuously.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and let out a long breath: "To tell you the truth, Young Master, the officials have spotted it. There is a secret door downstairs, which is not on the construction drawing. Hide ten or so people."
"Such a story." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stared at Yun Lang fixedly, "The Spring Festival of the 24th year of Youhe...Does the young master feel familiar?"
Yun Lang took a light breath, sat quietly for a while, and put down the teacup in his hand.
In the 24th year of Yuhe, the Khitan envoys had ulterior motives and planned to assassinate the Holy One and disrupt the capital by taking advantage of the spring festival ceremony.
King Duan led the forbidden army to patrol as usual, and when he noticed the clue, it was too late to ask for an order to stop him.
With a bag of firecrackers and firecrackers in his pocket, Yun Lang excitedly squatted on the roof of Zichen Hall, waiting to ambush Xiao Xiaowang who knew nothing about it.He was thrown down by Wang Duan with a stone, and he stuck an arrow into his bosom.
Following the military order, General Yun rode his horses in the street, resisting the order and forcibly stopped the envoy's tribute car, and found a car of dead Khitan soldiers hiding in it.
"The third division's water can't be poured through. What went wrong, the lower officials don't know."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry said in a low voice: "It's just... if this matter works well, there may be a glimmer of hope..."
"How does it work?" Yun Lang asked, "I sneaked into the palace quietly, and went to rescue him again. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, if all the officials intercede for me, maybe the merits and demerits will be equalized?"
"How is it possible!"
The Ministry of Industry Minister hurriedly said: "Although I don't know who planned it, the assassination is almost a foregone conclusion. This dynasty is not without precedent. When the late emperor was there, there were people who copied and beheaded all over the family, but were pardoned because of their deep kindness!"
"Young Marquis was not the mastermind at the time, even if it is based on the so-called coercion and coercion, it is not an unforgivable crime."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry and others planned for a long time, finally found this opportunity, and said in a low voice: "If you can turn the tide at the time of the assassination, can such a great achievement not be worth an implicated crime?"
Yun Lang refilled a cup of tea for him: "Master Kong, this matter is not urgent..."
"Young Marquis!" Minister of the Ministry of Industry gritted his teeth, "How can we not be in a hurry when it comes to matters of life and death?"
"Okay, then let's talk straight." Yun Lang said, "Your Excellency should also know that the reason why the emperor wants my life is because as long as I am here, his throne will not be on the right track, and he will not be able to sit securely."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry never thought that Yun Lang would be so straightforward, so he was stunned for a moment, unable to speak.
"The emperor wanted to get rid of me a long time ago, but he had some scruples, and it was inconvenient to do it himself."
Yun Lang said slowly: "How much merit does it take to make him willingly pardon me and let me be free?"
"Also...the emperor doesn't have to be willing."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry gritted his teeth: "On such an occasion, all officials will come together, and all dynasties will come to congratulate. Is it possible that the emperor will not reward such a great achievement? As long as there are more people pleading for the young master, the crowd will be raging—"
"The crowd is raging." Yun Lang said, "Are the adults going to force the palace?"
Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry shuddered, woke up suddenly, and shut his mouth tightly.
"Currently, three provinces are vacant, and six ministries are idle."
Yun Lang took a sip of tea: "The Forbidden Army in Beijing, the guard Sima Infantry is firmly in the hands of the Holy Master, and the front of the palace is neutral, and has been repeatedly suppressed and excluded. The power of the Ministry of Officials has been given to the Court of Justice, the Ministry of Punishment is tied, and the Yushitai Keep silent, the promotion and relegation of officials are all in the emperor's mind."
"It's up to now." Yun Lang raised his head, his expression gradually sank, "Could it be that my lord thought that... just like when the late emperor was here, if you offend the emperor, you just need to admit your mistakes and reflect behind closed doors for a few days?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry's face turned pale, and after a long silence, he said in a low voice: "It's a big deal... just dismiss the official and resign."
"Resign from office." Yun Lang smiled, "My lord has read poetry and books, so he should know that he suspects his neighbor and steals his axe."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry's heart sank, and he didn't speak.
"Since my lord is sure of this, if I do it, I think there will probably be more than one or two people in front of the palace who will speak for me."
Yun Lang said: "My life is weighing on the emperor's heart. But anyone who wants to speak for me will be suspected by him...whether there is some clue to the case of the former King Duan."
"My lords have been officials for many years, no matter how honest and honest they are, self-restraint and return to courtesy, there are always things that are not enough. What's more, the former emperor was lenient and just served as an official. He didn't pay much attention to it. Finding one or two things is wrong. It's never hard."
Yun Lang said softly: "Your Excellency, I want to know, are there any places where there are poor mountains and bad waters, where there is no grass? Those prefectures and counties are in short supply of Beijing officials who have been devolved..."
Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry felt cold in his heart, sat for a while in a daze, and said in a low voice: "How...you actually made the official like this."
"The situation in the court is restless, making Zhongliang disappear."
Xiao Shuo said calmly, "It's not the official's fault."
"Yes... I take it for granted." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry forced a smile, "You two just pretend that you have never heard of what happened today."
"With the current court situation, there is really nothing to do."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry propped himself up and stood up: "No matter what, we are here today, seeing that His Highness and Young Master are of one heart and one mind, I feel somewhat at ease..."
"It's not like there's nothing we can do." Yun Lang said, "Your Excellency, you don't need to mention this matter when you go back, just pretend you didn't notice it."
"How can I pretend I didn't notice it?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry smiled wryly: "Anyway, there are envoys from other countries, so let's just let them go. Do you really want those barbarians to see the joke that I was assassinated repeatedly by the monarch..."
"My lord and I will try our best to deal with it. What your lord said today is also very useful for our planning."
Yun Lang smiled: "Your Excellency entered the palace in three days and only reported it today. If it falls into the eyes of the emperor, it will also be feared and suspected."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood there in a daze for a long time, then sighed, and raised his hand in salute.
Yun Lang got up to accompany him and sent him out.
When he entered the door, he was covered by a cloak, so he couldn't see his figure.At this time Yun Lang stood up, he could see everything in a glance, his outer shirt was neat and tidy, but it still couldn't cover the thin and almost sharp lines of his shoulders and back.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry walked to the door and suddenly said in a low voice: "Young Lord."
Yun Lang raised his eyes, quietly waiting for him to speak.
"Whether it's devolution or relegation, I'm waiting... It's not that I haven't thought about it."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "It's just that even if it is so, even if it can't be done, at that time, there will still be four or five who will stand up."
Yun Lang was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "He De He Neng..."
"Prince Duan decided to seize the heir at the beginning, and the situation in the court has become more and more difficult. It is known that life and death are unpredictable."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "One day, the prince suddenly drank with us and said something."
Yun Lang stood on the spot and lightly clenched his fists.
"The prince said that he is willing to gamble and admit defeat in the matter of seizing the heir. If one day unfortunately loses his life, he is actually not worried about His Royal Highness. Because there is a brat in the family who needs to be beaten all day long. He will risk his life to protect him without explaining to him." Little prince."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said in a low voice: "My lord also said... But that bastard never knows the importance of doing things, maybe one day he will really risk his life."
Yun Lang couldn't get a few good words from Duan Wang, so he couldn't help being dumbfounded, and smiled: "There can't be a nicer name..."
"My lord told us that the Marquis of Zhenyuan's Mansion was never his home. The first emperor was already old, so I don't know how long he can protect him."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry bowed his head, and relayed to him the original words, "But this little bastard has long been a member of their family, and he will also be buried in the family's ancestral grave with the little prince in the future."
Yun Lang was about to speak, but he was caught off guard and his chest was light. He froze for a moment, reached out and groped to help the edge of the table next to him, "Prince Duan was drunk and insisted on bowing to us. one thing."
"When it's too late to do anything, don't force it. Disperse and hide in the court, first protect your life and wealth."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "If you have spare energy... then go and watch Young Master."
"Don't be entrusted by him, don't listen to his sophistry."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood by the door and said word by word: "I saw that little bastard buried half of his body in the soil, no matter what the reason was, even if he beat and kicked, he would pull it out."
Yun Lang twitched at the corners of his mouth, finally couldn't continue, took a breath, and closed his eyes.
After finishing his speech, Minister of the Ministry of Industry bowed deeply, and left the quiet room.
The house was quiet, and the door was slowly closed.Yun Lang still stood on the spot, leaning on the edge of the table, silent as if he couldn't breathe.
Xiao Shuo got up and went over, holding Yun Lang's arm, calmly, and slowly led him to sit in front of the couch.
"Little prince..." Yun Lang slowed down and said in a low voice, "What does downgrading mean? Just now Master Kong said..."
"For the ceremony of demotion, the emperor wants to step down from the stage when he sees the leaders of the foreign kingdoms and Wang Jing's envoys."
Xiao Shuo said: "Generals who have made great contributions, and ministers who patrol the sky on behalf of the sky, will also be demoted when they return to the court to show their kindness."
"Just come down the steps?" Yun Lang thought for a long time, a little at a loss, "When I was young, the late emperor often came down from the steps to hug me."
"The big ceremony is different from usual." Xiao Shuo patiently explained to him, "Every time you come back from a victorious battle, the late emperor will also come down to greet you, but you didn't pay attention."
Yun Lang thought about it for a while, but he didn't have any impression after all, so he shook his head: "I really don't remember."
"If you don't remember, you don't remember." Xiao Shuo said, "It's nothing important."
Yun Lang leaned against his arms, smiled lightly, and calmed his mind: "Master Kong has no right to enter the palace these days, if he suddenly said it, he would definitely be suspected."
"I went back to find a reason, went to the palace, and accidentally found out about this." Xiao Shuo said, "I think it's inappropriate, so I will report it to the emperor."
Yun Lang nodded: "If he has any rewards..."
"I'll take it all." Xiao Shuo said, "I'll take it home and smash it for you."
Yun Lang was stabbed in the heart by his words for no reason, bent down to calm down, and laughed: "What are you hitting me for?"
Yun Lang was silent for a while, and made up his mind: "At least Master Kong found out. His Ministry of Industry is almost so poor that there is nothing left but drafts, so take advantage of the Chinese New Year and give them points..."
"No need." Xiao Shuo said, "Nowadays the Ministry of Industry can't afford the gift, this kind of debt is owed, just try to pay it back in the future."
"Too."
Yun Lang thought for a while, then nodded: "You are more thoughtful than me. The Ministry of Industry has been shabby for a long time, and suddenly you are given a gift, which is also eye-catching."
Xiao Shuo hugged him, looked at Yun Lang's complexion, and put his hand on his veins.
"It's okay, just stir your mind for a while, and it will be fine slowly."
Yun Lang flipped his wrist and retracted his side: "You said... now who is planning to use the grand ceremony to assassinate?"
"The Khitan was disabled back then, and now it can't be slowed down."
Yunlang has been fighting all the year round, and he is very familiar with the circle outside the territory: "The Uyghurs have been in decline for a long time, and the Liao people are around, but they still don't dare to move..."
Xiao Shuo didn't force him, and took the cloak in his hand: "How do you know, it must be from outside?"
Yun Lang was startled slightly, his heart shook slightly: "You mean—"
"It's what you said. Back then when Rong Di's spies entered the capital, it was so easy for them to enter the capital. I'm afraid there is an internal response in the court."
Xiao Shuo said: "Now the emperor intends to show kindness to me, just to support me and ask me to fight against that force for him, so that he can swallow it all up in one fell swoop."
"Which one could it be?" Many thoughts flashed through Yun Lang's mind, but he couldn't grasp them for a while, and he couldn't feel his breath. "If you can make such a big deal, if you meet him, will you..."
"Yun Lang." Xiao Shuo said, "Is this your reaction after hearing your father's last wish?"
Yun Lang was startled: "What?"
"My royal father let them drag you."
Xiao Shuo looked at him: "Just try to dig a hole and bury yourself in the soil."
"..." Yun Lang smiled helplessly: "What's the matter with me? But lying here with you, thinking about things casually, I didn't go to the room or take off the tiles..."
"Since you are thinking about things casually." Xiao Shuo took the cloak and wrapped it around him, "You should think about other things too."
Yun Lang was startled: "What do you think?"
"The end of the year is approaching, what gift can you give me?" Xiao Shuo carefully closed the cloak tightly, and hugged him up, "You can count by yourself, it's been a few years since I gave it to you."
Yun Lang: "..."
Xiao Xiaowangye's habit of hugging people around at every turn, I don't know if it happened when the princess was used to lawlessness and raised rabbits all over the palace.
Yun Lang poked his finger deliberately, and jumped down gracefully.Unexpectedly, the palpitations were so exhausting that he gritted his teeth: "Didn't you give it away?"
This time it was Xiao Shuo's turn to be startled: "What did you get?"
"I owe you five years, five slaps." Yun Lang dared to act boldly, holding his head up, "I know, you have wanted me to slap you all these years, and you just took this opportunity to fulfill your long-cherished wish..."
Xiao Shuo said indifferently: "How do you know?"
Yun Lang was caught off guard and was at a loss for words for a while, so he looked up in a daze.
"All these years, I really want you to come back and beat me up with my own hands."
Xiao Shuo said: "I will definitely accept the move and use all my strength to hold you down and tie you up."
"..." Yun Lang couldn't help worrying, and pulled his sleeves: "What have you been watching all these years? Why are you so focused on making these..."
Yun Lang couldn't let go of his mind, and planned to ask clearly, but when he didn't pay attention, he was hugged by Xiao Shuo and pushed open the door: "What are you doing?!"
"There is no warm couch here, aren't you cold?"
Xiao Shuo glanced at him: "The fingertips are frozen white, can they be warmed up by holding on?"
"That can't—let me down!"
Yun Lang had never been so embarrassing before, he blushed for no reason, gritted his teeth and struggled: "How old is he! How decent is he, Xiao Xiaowang?! What nonsense..."
Xiao Shuo couldn't hold Yun Lang back, he elbowed the acupuncture point backwards, and let go of the pain.
Yun Lang was still fluttering around, caught off guard, and sat down firmly on Xiao Wangye's feet: "..."
Xiao Shuo stood with his hands tied, his eyes lowered: "It was you who made the mistake first."
Yun Lang was still sitting on Xiao Shuo's feet, his mood was complicated, and he couldn't hear clearly: "What?"
"nothing."
Xiao Shuo leaned down calmly, and patted the soil for him, "Is it soft? Doctor Liang just let someone loosen the soil, and you can still bury yourself down."
Yun Lang was inexplicably poked in the heart when he came and went. Even though he had taken the heart-protecting pill, he felt weak in his hands and feet at the moment, and he couldn't get up after earning it a few times.
Xiao Shuo had made up his mind to ignore it at this moment, even though he tossed and tossed hard, he never even took a hand.
Yun Lang was so angry that his eyes turned black: "Xiao Shuo..."
Xiao Shuo looked at him: "What's the matter?"
"You...help me up." Yunlang man muttered under the eaves, "I have no strength, and my chest still hurts."
Xiao Shuo: "..."
"Really." Yun Lang raised his hand and pressed it through the cloak, "It hurt just now."
"You were back then." Xiao Shuo leaned over and knelt down, and pulled him into his arms again, "It's not so easy to act like a baby."
Yun Lang's teeth were soured by what he said, and he said in his heart that you are being coquettish with a big rabbit's legs, but he had to bear it on his face: "Don't hug me, just give me a hand."
Xiao Shuo shook his head.
"Little Prince." Yun Lang was amused by him, "Do you only let go other than hugging?"
Unmoved, Xiao Shuo held Yun Lang in his arms to protect himself, and straightened his cloak for him.
"If you don't want to help me, I stick out an apricot branch and climb back."
General Yun's temper came up, and he vented his anger on the tree: "Let go, be careful, I will really bite you—"
"Physician Liang said." Xiao Shuo said, "If you break a bud, you will get another needle."
The buds are under the snow, and the branches are stored in winter.Yun Lang supported the branch of the apricot tree, looking at a vigorous bud on it: "..."
Time is also life.
Yun Lang sighed deeply, and sat on Xiao Shuo's feet, closing his eyes bravely.
Xiao Shuo half-kneeled beside Yunlang, shielding him from the wind, after a moment of silence, he said, "You won't enter my family's ancestral grave."
Yun Lang was stunned for a while, then he came back to his senses and heaved a long sigh of relief: "Okay, I also think this is inappropriate..."
"My family's ancestral grave will enter the emperor's mausoleum, and it has the same root as the current emperor."
Xiao Shuo said, "I know you don't like it."
"..." Yun Lang opened his mouth and coughed dryly: "It's not because of this...you don't like it more than me, do you?"
Xiao Shuo said quietly: "Yes."
Yun Lang looked at him for a long while, and finally his heart softened, and he sighed heavily: "Little prince."
Xiao Shuo raised his eyes.
"I've run out of strength." Yun Lang stretched out his hand, "Hold me back."
Xiao Shuo looked at him for a moment, picked him up, wiped off the dust carefully, and walked through the apricot grove against the wind.
"Actually, it would be quite enjoyable if we could meet our emperor underground."
Yun Lang leaned on Xiao Shuo's shoulder, rubbing his fists, "At that time, there will be no rebellion. I'll gather up soldiers and beat him up. Uncle Duan Wang will definitely help..."
Xiao Shuo bowed his head: "Do you want to enter the Emperor's Mausoleum?"
Yun Lang thought of Empress Xian's slap and coughed dryly: "I don't want to."
"I know you don't want to go in." Xiao Shuo said, "So I found a place outside. The feng shui is very good, and it's a place of the sun. I'll bury it with you."
Yun Lang had a headache for a while: "My lord, can the land of Taiyin be called Fengshui very good?"
When the two of them were playing around, Xiao Shuo would say things that were silent and strange, and that feng shui fortune was an illusory thing, and he never liked these things.Looking at it now, there is no progress at all.
Yun Lang was worried, and said to him: "Taiyin is the god of gold, the land of Yin and gold. If it is buried in it, not to mention villains in the next life, there will be many ambiguous, treacherous and promiscuous children in the future generations, which is very unlucky... ..."
"I won't have any heirs." Xiao Shuo was puzzled, "Why are you afraid of this?"
"Why are you--"
Yun Lang paused for a moment, looked at Xiao Shuo with a subtle expression, "Little Prince."
Xiao Shuo frowned.
"When I came to the capital, I heard some rumors."
Yun Lang said: "It is said that the emperor bestowed on you... nothing later."
Yun Lang knew that it was inconvenient to say something like this in a big way, so he coughed: "You—"
Xiao Shuo looked at his hesitant expression of suspicion, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice, "I have no problem."
Yun Lang murmured: "Oh."
"I've never received those gifts." Xiao Shuo said, "I didn't even enter the mansion, so I sent them to Zhuangzi after a round."
Yun Lang was stunned: "Why send Zhuang Zi there?"
"Naturally, they changed their names and found their own way." Xiao Shuo said in a deep voice, "Do you still want me to betroth them?"
Yun Lang was at a loss for a moment, his heart moved slightly, and he suddenly understood what was going on.
Those who can be bestowed by such kindness are mostly those whose families cannot support them, cannot keep them, and are forced to abandon them. Even if they want to, they will never go back.
Instead of still hiding under the cover of the original identity, it is better to change the identity and start a new life.
The world said that King Yan killed people like hemp, and I don't know how many people were "killed" in this way, lost their unbearable past, changed their appearance, and found their own way.
Yun Lang looked at Xiao Shuo, felt soft-hearted for a while, and raised his hand to tug on his sleeve.
Xiao Xiaowang was doubted for no reason, but still angry, he said coldly, "What are you doing?"
"Have you inquired about it?" Yun Lang said softly, "The land of Taiyin is You, and You is Yin Jin, Zhenyang Jinbaihu's fate, in the next life, he will be able to dispel the fierceness and hostility in his life, lead the battle and kill, and become a general Zuo Zhicai?"
Xiao Shuo frowned and said nothing, carried him back to the room and put him on the couch.
"It's so suitable, you just bury me." Yun Lang disagreed with him, and said in a good voice, "What are you doing with me?"
"You are lying in the soil alone, you can't see the sun, and you don't know the five senses."
Xiao Shuo untied the cloak for him, took the replacement clothes, and said indifferently: "It's dark all around, and the coffin board is in front of you."
Yun Lang: "..."
"You can't even move." Xiao Shuo said, "No one talks with you, and no one messes around with you."
Yun Lang: "..."
"You're just lying there alone, cramped all around, with no acquaintances, let alone close friends."
Xiao Shuo poured himself a cup of tea: "You don't know whether you are dead or alive. If you want to find someone to slap you hard, but you can't find it..."
"Xiao Shuo." Yun Lang couldn't take it anymore, he lay on the couch and raised his hand, "Slap me."
Xiao Shuo was inexplicable: "That's fine, why should I hit you?"
"It's...it's creepy." Yun Lang felt cold behind his back, and said awkwardly, "I'm afraid I'll have a nightmare tonight."
"What nightmare are you doing? This is mine." Xiao Shuo poured him a cup of ginseng tea and put it on the side of the couch, "Take a break, drink this, and sleep for two hours."
Yun Lang was startled slightly, raised his head, and looked at Xiao Shuo's exceptionally calm expression.
He sat quietly for a while, without saying a word, rested quietly for a moment, stood up, and drank the ginseng tea in one gulp.After changing his clothes, he lay down obediently and slept for two hours.
In the dead of night, the mansion was still lit with lights.
Xiao Shuo leaned on the warm couch in the study, put down a few files in his hand, and took a sip of tea.
"My lord." The old master took it over and put it away carefully, "It's time to rest after a while."
"There are still some that I haven't finished reading." Xiao Shuo said, "Bring them here together."
The old master was hesitant to say anything: "My lord..."
"Tomorrow I will try to enter the palace, so I should deal with it in a decent manner."
Xiao Shuo didn't feel sleepy: "Find a copy of the regulations of the Ministry of Rites."
The old master couldn't persuade him, so he answered yes in a low voice, turned around and left the door.
Xiao Shuo closed his eyes for a while, opened his eyes, and was about to write again when someone jumped in from the window.
There were also black iron guards patrolling outside. The person who came was obviously very experienced. He calmly walked around the window for a few whistles, and he kicked over the pile of books on the couch in the face of danger.
Before the old master had gone far, he was startled when he heard the movement in the room: "Who is it?!"
Xiao Shuo lowered his head and looked at General Yun, who was holding his foot in his arms, and said, "..."
"Nothing." Xiao Shuo said, "A hare."
The old master was stunned through the door: "Where are the hares in the house?! You need a cook in the house—"
"I didn't sleep well in the middle of the night, so I ran here."
Xiao Shuo picked him up from the pile of books: "No need, go and get the regulations."
"Can you handle it?"
The old master is still worried: "Hares are not more docile than domestic rabbits, they will bite people when they are in a hurry."
Xiao Shuo put him down, and General Yun, who was so annoyed by the pain, grabbed his wrist and said calmly, "I can handle it."
The old master was dubious and went away worried.
Xiao Shuo closed the window tightly and put the book aside: "What are you doing here?"
"Can't sleep." Yun Lang let go and stared at him, "It's all because of your broken dreams..."
"You can't sleep, it's not because of the dream I told you about." Xiao Shuo said, "It's because you slept for five hours last night and another two hours during the day."
"..." Yunlang gritted his teeth, "Little prince, that hand stretched out, there is a tooth mark missing."
Xiao Shuo also left one hand to write, and calmly carried it behind his back: "If Imperial Physician Liang knows that you are coming, he will definitely smash you into a sieve."
"You won't disagree with him?" Yun Lang frowned, "I found out the medical hall this time, and on such a long way from the medical hall to the palace, I asked Scar to find a warm sedan chair."
Yun Lang took care of her for a whole day, and came here in a sedan chair in a warm and warm manner.He climbed over the wall, hid from the black iron guard, and confidently avoided the trap in front of the window.
……
A wise man must have a loss if he is worried.
"You open the window, why are you stacking books here?"
Looking at the pile of hardcover books, Yun Lang gritted his teeth: "I must have figured it out early and I will come."
Xiao Shuo looked down at him and suddenly laughed.
Yun Lang panicked: "What are you laughing at?"
"Stand by and wait, I'm sure you'll come."
Xiao Shuo said softly, "It's just that I don't know when you will come, so I have to wait every day."
Yun Lang opened his mouth, frowned, and raised his head to meet Xiao Shuo's gaze.
"Since I can't sleep, help me read the file
"Come here today, really just to see a doctor."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry respectfully said: "Prince Liang said that someone wants to see an official, and when he arrived here, he realized that it was His Royal Highness King Yan..."
Xiao Shuo leaned in front of the desk, closed the book he was flipping through, and put it aside.
Minister of the Ministry of Industry subconsciously kept silent, glanced at Wang Yan's expression, and lowered his head in embarrassment.
These days, ever since the news of Young Master Yun's imprisonment spread in the capital, many people have been staring at Prince Yan's mansion secretly.Hearing that Yun Lang was sent to the hospital, someone couldn't hold him back that night, and they stayed up all night before pushing him over to see the situation.
The minister of the Ministry of Industry came boldly, but he never thought that he would meet Xiao Shuo in the medical hall. His heart was hanging in the air, and he didn't dare to say a word that was superfluous.
"If Shang Shu has anything to say, just say it."
Xiao Shuo had been sitting in the room for a while, listening to the minister of the Ministry of Industry talking about Tai Chi, and the patience he had accumulated with Yun Lang was almost exhausted: "There is no need to hide."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry lowered his head and wiped his sweat: "How dare you..."
Xiao Shuo raised his eyes, and his eyes lightly fell on him.
In recent years, King Yan had a reputation for being cruel and cruel outside the country. He glanced at Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and his face turned pale again.
"Your Excellency is a Jinshi in the 25th year of Youhe, and the person in charge of the palace examination is the former king. Later, at the Qionglin Banquet, he was provoked by the children of the family, and it was the former king who rescued the siege. After your lord entered the Ministry of Industry, he had many contacts with his father and the king. Greetings from the past."
Xiao Shuo said slowly: "Yesterday I sent the man here, today my lord happened to be sick, so I worked so hard to come to the clinic, but... there is not a single useful word to say."
Xiao Shuo casually pushed open the window to let in the air: "Could it be that I feel that this king has committed suicide all these years and is really unbearable to trust?"
"What are you talking about, my lord!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly got up, "You are rich in gold and jade, and you have a long life, so you can find yourself—"
Minister of the Ministry of Industry did not dare to say, looked at Xiao Shuo's face, and said cautiously: "In recent years...although you have behaved a little out of line a few times, it is not what you wish, and we know it."
"It's just...something."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry swallowed dryly, and looked away: "You know, but it's better not to know."
Xiao Shuo showed some irony in his eyes, and chuckled lightly.
"The court has been chaotic in recent years, and the situation is unpredictable. It is really helpless for you to hide and avoid the court."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry carefully probed: "A few days ago, the prince entered the palace and received the favor of the Holy One. It is time to take this opportunity to go further and seek the Holy Heart. Why do you say such discouraging words?"
"His Majesty favors you." Xiao Shuo read these words again with a calm expression, "My lord, teach me how to go further?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was stunned: "This—"
"I met an old friend who had a bloody hatred. I imprisoned him in the mansion to vent my anger and beat him half to death."
Xiao Shuo slowly said: "After listening to the emperor's explanation, I know that he didn't want to do anything at first. It's just for the sake of fame and fortune, and to protect the future, he was ungrateful when he was forced to do nothing..."
Xiao Shuo was curious: "Can I get the Sacred Heart in this way?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry lost his voice and said, "My lord!"
Xiao Shuo didn't take it seriously, and turned his head to look at him.
"My lord...it's understandable to think so."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry sat in a daze for a long while, his eyes gradually revealed some disappointment, and he took a step back: "I have nothing to say."
"It's just that he... is not the main culprit after all, even if he gets involved, he can't help himself."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said in a low voice: "If the lord has vented enough anger, please raise your hand in memory of an old friend. In case you know something else in the future, you will regret it in vain..."
Xiao Shuo didn't seem to hear it at all, he poured a cup of tea for himself, and blew the froth a few times.
Minister of the Ministry of Industry looked at him for a long time, and finally couldn't help but flicked his sleeves, got up and said: "Differences in the way do not conspire with each other. Your Highness wants to do it for himself, and I will retire."
Xiao Shuo smiled: "Please..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something, raised his head, and put down the teacup in his hand.
"Why, is it possible that the prince has ambushed his eyes and ears and wants to sue the official?" Seeing his strange expression, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry was filled with coldness and sorrow, and said in a low tone, "Now the Ministry of Industry is also a idle job. It's better not to be an official. The prince sued, and the next official just told his old man to return to his hometown..."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce turned around while talking, and was about to go out alone when he was suddenly taken aback.
"Master Kong is not yet forty, and his heart is not old."
Yun Lang supported the edge of the door, and raised his hand to give way: "The left and right engineering departments are fine, please sit down for a while."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry stared at Yun Lang blankly, his face changed several times, he moved his lips, but said nothing.
Yun Lang closed the door, looked at Xiao Shuo, and rubbed the center of his brows: "I just had a word with someone else, I came a little late, let's see what you said..."
"The court is chaotic, and the situation is unpredictable."
Xiao Shuo said calmly, "It's hard to guarantee that the emperor didn't send him to make some tricks for the visit at this time."
"The lower officials are not so dirty!" The Minister of the Ministry of Industry came back to his senses, and when he heard Xiao Shuo's words, he was annoyed for a while, "Young Marquis——"
"You have to pretend, and you have to pretend."
Yun Lang pushed Xiao Shuo away, and found a place to sit down: "Master Kong has been admonishing Yan Zhi, and said so many offensive words, but you have not been tied up and beaten by someone."
"..." Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "Young Lord."
Yun Lang smiled, pushed Xiao Shuo's cup of tea away, scalded the cup again, filtered off the froth, and divided the tea for the three of them: "Sit down and talk."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry looked at the two of them, frowned, and was at a loss for a moment.
"The prince never hit me, nor broke me into pieces."
Yun Lang pushed the teacup over and explained patiently: "After I entered Beijing, I was rescued by the prince and hid in his house. The year is approaching, and the two of us plan to make a move."
The situation took a sudden turn, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry was still a little surprised, and looked at Xiao Shuo who was at the side: "But in the palace——"
"There are so many rumors in the palace, it's hard to tell the truth from the fake." Yun Lang said, "If your lord accepts the old favor of King Duan, you should pay more attention when walking and talking."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry was exposed by him, and he looked at the two of them intently for a while, then he completely put his heart down and walked back slowly.
"My lord... since he never did anything."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry made up his mind and looked at Xiao Shuo: "Did you say those words on purpose to test the intention of the lower officials?"
"It's really helpless." Yun Lang cupped his hands, "I've offended my lord."
"How dare you call it an offense." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry shook his head, and apologized with Xiao Shuo, "The situation in the court is gloomy, which is inevitable. It is the narrow-minded officials who misunderstood His Highness."
"No need." Xiao Shuo said, "This king originally—"
Yun Lang kept his composure, covered it with his cloak, and stomped on Prince Xiao firmly.
Xiao Shuo: "..."
Xiao Shuo sat quietly for a while, then closed his eyes: "Shang Shu, please sit down."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry thanked him for sitting down, went back to the table and sat down, and took a closer look at Yunlang's complexion.
"I'm fine."
Yun Lang smiled and said: "Your Excellency came here today, but what's the matter that you are in a hurry to tell us?"
"The situation is indeed urgent and there is no room for delay."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry nodded, looked at Xiao Shuo, but hesitated: "It's just that this matter is dangerous... It may not be a good thing for the prince to know."
"It's okay." Yun Lang said, "Just say it."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry still had some doubts, sat for a while, and finally sighed: "Yes."
"Young Marquis also understands." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood up, closed the doors and windows himself, and went back to the table, "This year's winter solstice dynasty, as usual, will be held in the Daqing Palace. All civil and military officials and envoys from all parties will come together, and the emperor will be demoted. "
Yun Lang didn't understand at all, so he memorized the sentence to lower the rank and wait for the meaning.As soon as he recited it silently, Xiao Shuo took the time to look at him, annoyed for a while, and immediately stepped on Xiao Xiaowang.
The minister of the Ministry of Industry was so preoccupied that he didn't know what was going on under the table. He took a sip of tea and said in a low voice: "After the court ceremony, as usual, we will build a platform in front of the Daqing Hall, perform martial arts and arrange a hundred operas in the square under the platform, hoping that winter will go away and spring will come. , all things grow..."
Many Yun Lang climbed to the top of the building to watch the excitement, but he was clear about this: "No matter how free the Ministry of Industry is, repairing palaces and building towers are always part of their duties. How can you have such leisure time?"
"Don't hide it from Young Master." Shang Shu smiled wryly, "Even this matter has been handed over to the Third Division to take care of it this year."
Yun Lang was slightly startled when he heard the words, but did not speak, slowly took off his cloak, took the tea cup in front of him, and warmed it in his hand.
"The Ministry of Industry only searches for materials and recruits craftsmen. The money is paid by the Third Division, and everything must be supplied to the Third Division."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "Even the lower officials saw the Taiping Building built this year for the first time after following the survey today."
"Adults don't have to go around in such a big circle."
Xiao Shuo looked at Yunlang, and said directly: "What's wrong with the building, is it against the rules and regulations, or is it cutting corners, and is it in danger of collapsing?"
"Neither of them." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry smiled wryly, "If it's just these things, why don't the lower officials just read him a book? Now that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has become the Qingshui Yamen, are you afraid of messing with the third department again?"
Yun Lang met Xiao Shuo's eyes, and frowned inconspicuously.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and let out a long breath: "To tell you the truth, Young Master, the officials have spotted it. There is a secret door downstairs, which is not on the construction drawing. Hide ten or so people."
"Such a story." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stared at Yun Lang fixedly, "The Spring Festival of the 24th year of Youhe...Does the young master feel familiar?"
Yun Lang took a light breath, sat quietly for a while, and put down the teacup in his hand.
In the 24th year of Yuhe, the Khitan envoys had ulterior motives and planned to assassinate the Holy One and disrupt the capital by taking advantage of the spring festival ceremony.
King Duan led the forbidden army to patrol as usual, and when he noticed the clue, it was too late to ask for an order to stop him.
With a bag of firecrackers and firecrackers in his pocket, Yun Lang excitedly squatted on the roof of Zichen Hall, waiting to ambush Xiao Xiaowang who knew nothing about it.He was thrown down by Wang Duan with a stone, and he stuck an arrow into his bosom.
Following the military order, General Yun rode his horses in the street, resisting the order and forcibly stopped the envoy's tribute car, and found a car of dead Khitan soldiers hiding in it.
"The third division's water can't be poured through. What went wrong, the lower officials don't know."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry said in a low voice: "It's just... if this matter works well, there may be a glimmer of hope..."
"How does it work?" Yun Lang asked, "I sneaked into the palace quietly, and went to rescue him again. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, if all the officials intercede for me, maybe the merits and demerits will be equalized?"
"How is it possible!"
The Ministry of Industry Minister hurriedly said: "Although I don't know who planned it, the assassination is almost a foregone conclusion. This dynasty is not without precedent. When the late emperor was there, there were people who copied and beheaded all over the family, but were pardoned because of their deep kindness!"
"Young Marquis was not the mastermind at the time, even if it is based on the so-called coercion and coercion, it is not an unforgivable crime."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry and others planned for a long time, finally found this opportunity, and said in a low voice: "If you can turn the tide at the time of the assassination, can such a great achievement not be worth an implicated crime?"
Yun Lang refilled a cup of tea for him: "Master Kong, this matter is not urgent..."
"Young Marquis!" Minister of the Ministry of Industry gritted his teeth, "How can we not be in a hurry when it comes to matters of life and death?"
"Okay, then let's talk straight." Yun Lang said, "Your Excellency should also know that the reason why the emperor wants my life is because as long as I am here, his throne will not be on the right track, and he will not be able to sit securely."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry never thought that Yun Lang would be so straightforward, so he was stunned for a moment, unable to speak.
"The emperor wanted to get rid of me a long time ago, but he had some scruples, and it was inconvenient to do it himself."
Yun Lang said slowly: "How much merit does it take to make him willingly pardon me and let me be free?"
"Also...the emperor doesn't have to be willing."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry gritted his teeth: "On such an occasion, all officials will come together, and all dynasties will come to congratulate. Is it possible that the emperor will not reward such a great achievement? As long as there are more people pleading for the young master, the crowd will be raging—"
"The crowd is raging." Yun Lang said, "Are the adults going to force the palace?"
Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry shuddered, woke up suddenly, and shut his mouth tightly.
"Currently, three provinces are vacant, and six ministries are idle."
Yun Lang took a sip of tea: "The Forbidden Army in Beijing, the guard Sima Infantry is firmly in the hands of the Holy Master, and the front of the palace is neutral, and has been repeatedly suppressed and excluded. The power of the Ministry of Officials has been given to the Court of Justice, the Ministry of Punishment is tied, and the Yushitai Keep silent, the promotion and relegation of officials are all in the emperor's mind."
"It's up to now." Yun Lang raised his head, his expression gradually sank, "Could it be that my lord thought that... just like when the late emperor was here, if you offend the emperor, you just need to admit your mistakes and reflect behind closed doors for a few days?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry's face turned pale, and after a long silence, he said in a low voice: "It's a big deal... just dismiss the official and resign."
"Resign from office." Yun Lang smiled, "My lord has read poetry and books, so he should know that he suspects his neighbor and steals his axe."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry's heart sank, and he didn't speak.
"Since my lord is sure of this, if I do it, I think there will probably be more than one or two people in front of the palace who will speak for me."
Yun Lang said: "My life is weighing on the emperor's heart. But anyone who wants to speak for me will be suspected by him...whether there is some clue to the case of the former King Duan."
"My lords have been officials for many years, no matter how honest and honest they are, self-restraint and return to courtesy, there are always things that are not enough. What's more, the former emperor was lenient and just served as an official. He didn't pay much attention to it. Finding one or two things is wrong. It's never hard."
Yun Lang said softly: "Your Excellency, I want to know, are there any places where there are poor mountains and bad waters, where there is no grass? Those prefectures and counties are in short supply of Beijing officials who have been devolved..."
Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry felt cold in his heart, sat for a while in a daze, and said in a low voice: "How...you actually made the official like this."
"The situation in the court is restless, making Zhongliang disappear."
Xiao Shuo said calmly, "It's not the official's fault."
"Yes... I take it for granted." The Minister of the Ministry of Industry forced a smile, "You two just pretend that you have never heard of what happened today."
"With the current court situation, there is really nothing to do."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry propped himself up and stood up: "No matter what, we are here today, seeing that His Highness and Young Master are of one heart and one mind, I feel somewhat at ease..."
"It's not like there's nothing we can do." Yun Lang said, "Your Excellency, you don't need to mention this matter when you go back, just pretend you didn't notice it."
"How can I pretend I didn't notice it?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry smiled wryly: "Anyway, there are envoys from other countries, so let's just let them go. Do you really want those barbarians to see the joke that I was assassinated repeatedly by the monarch..."
"My lord and I will try our best to deal with it. What your lord said today is also very useful for our planning."
Yun Lang smiled: "Your Excellency entered the palace in three days and only reported it today. If it falls into the eyes of the emperor, it will also be feared and suspected."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood there in a daze for a long time, then sighed, and raised his hand in salute.
Yun Lang got up to accompany him and sent him out.
When he entered the door, he was covered by a cloak, so he couldn't see his figure.At this time Yun Lang stood up, he could see everything in a glance, his outer shirt was neat and tidy, but it still couldn't cover the thin and almost sharp lines of his shoulders and back.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry walked to the door and suddenly said in a low voice: "Young Lord."
Yun Lang raised his eyes, quietly waiting for him to speak.
"Whether it's devolution or relegation, I'm waiting... It's not that I haven't thought about it."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "It's just that even if it is so, even if it can't be done, at that time, there will still be four or five who will stand up."
Yun Lang was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "He De He Neng..."
"Prince Duan decided to seize the heir at the beginning, and the situation in the court has become more and more difficult. It is known that life and death are unpredictable."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "One day, the prince suddenly drank with us and said something."
Yun Lang stood on the spot and lightly clenched his fists.
"The prince said that he is willing to gamble and admit defeat in the matter of seizing the heir. If one day unfortunately loses his life, he is actually not worried about His Royal Highness. Because there is a brat in the family who needs to be beaten all day long. He will risk his life to protect him without explaining to him." Little prince."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said in a low voice: "My lord also said... But that bastard never knows the importance of doing things, maybe one day he will really risk his life."
Yun Lang couldn't get a few good words from Duan Wang, so he couldn't help being dumbfounded, and smiled: "There can't be a nicer name..."
"My lord told us that the Marquis of Zhenyuan's Mansion was never his home. The first emperor was already old, so I don't know how long he can protect him."
Minister of the Ministry of Industry bowed his head, and relayed to him the original words, "But this little bastard has long been a member of their family, and he will also be buried in the family's ancestral grave with the little prince in the future."
Yun Lang was about to speak, but he was caught off guard and his chest was light. He froze for a moment, reached out and groped to help the edge of the table next to him, "Prince Duan was drunk and insisted on bowing to us. one thing."
"When it's too late to do anything, don't force it. Disperse and hide in the court, first protect your life and wealth."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "If you have spare energy... then go and watch Young Master."
"Don't be entrusted by him, don't listen to his sophistry."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood by the door and said word by word: "I saw that little bastard buried half of his body in the soil, no matter what the reason was, even if he beat and kicked, he would pull it out."
Yun Lang twitched at the corners of his mouth, finally couldn't continue, took a breath, and closed his eyes.
After finishing his speech, Minister of the Ministry of Industry bowed deeply, and left the quiet room.
The house was quiet, and the door was slowly closed.Yun Lang still stood on the spot, leaning on the edge of the table, silent as if he couldn't breathe.
Xiao Shuo got up and went over, holding Yun Lang's arm, calmly, and slowly led him to sit in front of the couch.
"Little prince..." Yun Lang slowed down and said in a low voice, "What does downgrading mean? Just now Master Kong said..."
"For the ceremony of demotion, the emperor wants to step down from the stage when he sees the leaders of the foreign kingdoms and Wang Jing's envoys."
Xiao Shuo said: "Generals who have made great contributions, and ministers who patrol the sky on behalf of the sky, will also be demoted when they return to the court to show their kindness."
"Just come down the steps?" Yun Lang thought for a long time, a little at a loss, "When I was young, the late emperor often came down from the steps to hug me."
"The big ceremony is different from usual." Xiao Shuo patiently explained to him, "Every time you come back from a victorious battle, the late emperor will also come down to greet you, but you didn't pay attention."
Yun Lang thought about it for a while, but he didn't have any impression after all, so he shook his head: "I really don't remember."
"If you don't remember, you don't remember." Xiao Shuo said, "It's nothing important."
Yun Lang leaned against his arms, smiled lightly, and calmed his mind: "Master Kong has no right to enter the palace these days, if he suddenly said it, he would definitely be suspected."
"I went back to find a reason, went to the palace, and accidentally found out about this." Xiao Shuo said, "I think it's inappropriate, so I will report it to the emperor."
Yun Lang nodded: "If he has any rewards..."
"I'll take it all." Xiao Shuo said, "I'll take it home and smash it for you."
Yun Lang was stabbed in the heart by his words for no reason, bent down to calm down, and laughed: "What are you hitting me for?"
Yun Lang was silent for a while, and made up his mind: "At least Master Kong found out. His Ministry of Industry is almost so poor that there is nothing left but drafts, so take advantage of the Chinese New Year and give them points..."
"No need." Xiao Shuo said, "Nowadays the Ministry of Industry can't afford the gift, this kind of debt is owed, just try to pay it back in the future."
"Too."
Yun Lang thought for a while, then nodded: "You are more thoughtful than me. The Ministry of Industry has been shabby for a long time, and suddenly you are given a gift, which is also eye-catching."
Xiao Shuo hugged him, looked at Yun Lang's complexion, and put his hand on his veins.
"It's okay, just stir your mind for a while, and it will be fine slowly."
Yun Lang flipped his wrist and retracted his side: "You said... now who is planning to use the grand ceremony to assassinate?"
"The Khitan was disabled back then, and now it can't be slowed down."
Yunlang has been fighting all the year round, and he is very familiar with the circle outside the territory: "The Uyghurs have been in decline for a long time, and the Liao people are around, but they still don't dare to move..."
Xiao Shuo didn't force him, and took the cloak in his hand: "How do you know, it must be from outside?"
Yun Lang was startled slightly, his heart shook slightly: "You mean—"
"It's what you said. Back then when Rong Di's spies entered the capital, it was so easy for them to enter the capital. I'm afraid there is an internal response in the court."
Xiao Shuo said: "Now the emperor intends to show kindness to me, just to support me and ask me to fight against that force for him, so that he can swallow it all up in one fell swoop."
"Which one could it be?" Many thoughts flashed through Yun Lang's mind, but he couldn't grasp them for a while, and he couldn't feel his breath. "If you can make such a big deal, if you meet him, will you..."
"Yun Lang." Xiao Shuo said, "Is this your reaction after hearing your father's last wish?"
Yun Lang was startled: "What?"
"My royal father let them drag you."
Xiao Shuo looked at him: "Just try to dig a hole and bury yourself in the soil."
"..." Yun Lang smiled helplessly: "What's the matter with me? But lying here with you, thinking about things casually, I didn't go to the room or take off the tiles..."
"Since you are thinking about things casually." Xiao Shuo took the cloak and wrapped it around him, "You should think about other things too."
Yun Lang was startled: "What do you think?"
"The end of the year is approaching, what gift can you give me?" Xiao Shuo carefully closed the cloak tightly, and hugged him up, "You can count by yourself, it's been a few years since I gave it to you."
Yun Lang: "..."
Xiao Xiaowangye's habit of hugging people around at every turn, I don't know if it happened when the princess was used to lawlessness and raised rabbits all over the palace.
Yun Lang poked his finger deliberately, and jumped down gracefully.Unexpectedly, the palpitations were so exhausting that he gritted his teeth: "Didn't you give it away?"
This time it was Xiao Shuo's turn to be startled: "What did you get?"
"I owe you five years, five slaps." Yun Lang dared to act boldly, holding his head up, "I know, you have wanted me to slap you all these years, and you just took this opportunity to fulfill your long-cherished wish..."
Xiao Shuo said indifferently: "How do you know?"
Yun Lang was caught off guard and was at a loss for words for a while, so he looked up in a daze.
"All these years, I really want you to come back and beat me up with my own hands."
Xiao Shuo said: "I will definitely accept the move and use all my strength to hold you down and tie you up."
"..." Yun Lang couldn't help worrying, and pulled his sleeves: "What have you been watching all these years? Why are you so focused on making these..."
Yun Lang couldn't let go of his mind, and planned to ask clearly, but when he didn't pay attention, he was hugged by Xiao Shuo and pushed open the door: "What are you doing?!"
"There is no warm couch here, aren't you cold?"
Xiao Shuo glanced at him: "The fingertips are frozen white, can they be warmed up by holding on?"
"That can't—let me down!"
Yun Lang had never been so embarrassing before, he blushed for no reason, gritted his teeth and struggled: "How old is he! How decent is he, Xiao Xiaowang?! What nonsense..."
Xiao Shuo couldn't hold Yun Lang back, he elbowed the acupuncture point backwards, and let go of the pain.
Yun Lang was still fluttering around, caught off guard, and sat down firmly on Xiao Wangye's feet: "..."
Xiao Shuo stood with his hands tied, his eyes lowered: "It was you who made the mistake first."
Yun Lang was still sitting on Xiao Shuo's feet, his mood was complicated, and he couldn't hear clearly: "What?"
"nothing."
Xiao Shuo leaned down calmly, and patted the soil for him, "Is it soft? Doctor Liang just let someone loosen the soil, and you can still bury yourself down."
Yun Lang was inexplicably poked in the heart when he came and went. Even though he had taken the heart-protecting pill, he felt weak in his hands and feet at the moment, and he couldn't get up after earning it a few times.
Xiao Shuo had made up his mind to ignore it at this moment, even though he tossed and tossed hard, he never even took a hand.
Yun Lang was so angry that his eyes turned black: "Xiao Shuo..."
Xiao Shuo looked at him: "What's the matter?"
"You...help me up." Yunlang man muttered under the eaves, "I have no strength, and my chest still hurts."
Xiao Shuo: "..."
"Really." Yun Lang raised his hand and pressed it through the cloak, "It hurt just now."
"You were back then." Xiao Shuo leaned over and knelt down, and pulled him into his arms again, "It's not so easy to act like a baby."
Yun Lang's teeth were soured by what he said, and he said in his heart that you are being coquettish with a big rabbit's legs, but he had to bear it on his face: "Don't hug me, just give me a hand."
Xiao Shuo shook his head.
"Little Prince." Yun Lang was amused by him, "Do you only let go other than hugging?"
Unmoved, Xiao Shuo held Yun Lang in his arms to protect himself, and straightened his cloak for him.
"If you don't want to help me, I stick out an apricot branch and climb back."
General Yun's temper came up, and he vented his anger on the tree: "Let go, be careful, I will really bite you—"
"Physician Liang said." Xiao Shuo said, "If you break a bud, you will get another needle."
The buds are under the snow, and the branches are stored in winter.Yun Lang supported the branch of the apricot tree, looking at a vigorous bud on it: "..."
Time is also life.
Yun Lang sighed deeply, and sat on Xiao Shuo's feet, closing his eyes bravely.
Xiao Shuo half-kneeled beside Yunlang, shielding him from the wind, after a moment of silence, he said, "You won't enter my family's ancestral grave."
Yun Lang was stunned for a while, then he came back to his senses and heaved a long sigh of relief: "Okay, I also think this is inappropriate..."
"My family's ancestral grave will enter the emperor's mausoleum, and it has the same root as the current emperor."
Xiao Shuo said, "I know you don't like it."
"..." Yun Lang opened his mouth and coughed dryly: "It's not because of this...you don't like it more than me, do you?"
Xiao Shuo said quietly: "Yes."
Yun Lang looked at him for a long while, and finally his heart softened, and he sighed heavily: "Little prince."
Xiao Shuo raised his eyes.
"I've run out of strength." Yun Lang stretched out his hand, "Hold me back."
Xiao Shuo looked at him for a moment, picked him up, wiped off the dust carefully, and walked through the apricot grove against the wind.
"Actually, it would be quite enjoyable if we could meet our emperor underground."
Yun Lang leaned on Xiao Shuo's shoulder, rubbing his fists, "At that time, there will be no rebellion. I'll gather up soldiers and beat him up. Uncle Duan Wang will definitely help..."
Xiao Shuo bowed his head: "Do you want to enter the Emperor's Mausoleum?"
Yun Lang thought of Empress Xian's slap and coughed dryly: "I don't want to."
"I know you don't want to go in." Xiao Shuo said, "So I found a place outside. The feng shui is very good, and it's a place of the sun. I'll bury it with you."
Yun Lang had a headache for a while: "My lord, can the land of Taiyin be called Fengshui very good?"
When the two of them were playing around, Xiao Shuo would say things that were silent and strange, and that feng shui fortune was an illusory thing, and he never liked these things.Looking at it now, there is no progress at all.
Yun Lang was worried, and said to him: "Taiyin is the god of gold, the land of Yin and gold. If it is buried in it, not to mention villains in the next life, there will be many ambiguous, treacherous and promiscuous children in the future generations, which is very unlucky... ..."
"I won't have any heirs." Xiao Shuo was puzzled, "Why are you afraid of this?"
"Why are you--"
Yun Lang paused for a moment, looked at Xiao Shuo with a subtle expression, "Little Prince."
Xiao Shuo frowned.
"When I came to the capital, I heard some rumors."
Yun Lang said: "It is said that the emperor bestowed on you... nothing later."
Yun Lang knew that it was inconvenient to say something like this in a big way, so he coughed: "You—"
Xiao Shuo looked at his hesitant expression of suspicion, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice, "I have no problem."
Yun Lang murmured: "Oh."
"I've never received those gifts." Xiao Shuo said, "I didn't even enter the mansion, so I sent them to Zhuangzi after a round."
Yun Lang was stunned: "Why send Zhuang Zi there?"
"Naturally, they changed their names and found their own way." Xiao Shuo said in a deep voice, "Do you still want me to betroth them?"
Yun Lang was at a loss for a moment, his heart moved slightly, and he suddenly understood what was going on.
Those who can be bestowed by such kindness are mostly those whose families cannot support them, cannot keep them, and are forced to abandon them. Even if they want to, they will never go back.
Instead of still hiding under the cover of the original identity, it is better to change the identity and start a new life.
The world said that King Yan killed people like hemp, and I don't know how many people were "killed" in this way, lost their unbearable past, changed their appearance, and found their own way.
Yun Lang looked at Xiao Shuo, felt soft-hearted for a while, and raised his hand to tug on his sleeve.
Xiao Xiaowang was doubted for no reason, but still angry, he said coldly, "What are you doing?"
"Have you inquired about it?" Yun Lang said softly, "The land of Taiyin is You, and You is Yin Jin, Zhenyang Jinbaihu's fate, in the next life, he will be able to dispel the fierceness and hostility in his life, lead the battle and kill, and become a general Zuo Zhicai?"
Xiao Shuo frowned and said nothing, carried him back to the room and put him on the couch.
"It's so suitable, you just bury me." Yun Lang disagreed with him, and said in a good voice, "What are you doing with me?"
"You are lying in the soil alone, you can't see the sun, and you don't know the five senses."
Xiao Shuo untied the cloak for him, took the replacement clothes, and said indifferently: "It's dark all around, and the coffin board is in front of you."
Yun Lang: "..."
"You can't even move." Xiao Shuo said, "No one talks with you, and no one messes around with you."
Yun Lang: "..."
"You're just lying there alone, cramped all around, with no acquaintances, let alone close friends."
Xiao Shuo poured himself a cup of tea: "You don't know whether you are dead or alive. If you want to find someone to slap you hard, but you can't find it..."
"Xiao Shuo." Yun Lang couldn't take it anymore, he lay on the couch and raised his hand, "Slap me."
Xiao Shuo was inexplicable: "That's fine, why should I hit you?"
"It's...it's creepy." Yun Lang felt cold behind his back, and said awkwardly, "I'm afraid I'll have a nightmare tonight."
"What nightmare are you doing? This is mine." Xiao Shuo poured him a cup of ginseng tea and put it on the side of the couch, "Take a break, drink this, and sleep for two hours."
Yun Lang was startled slightly, raised his head, and looked at Xiao Shuo's exceptionally calm expression.
He sat quietly for a while, without saying a word, rested quietly for a moment, stood up, and drank the ginseng tea in one gulp.After changing his clothes, he lay down obediently and slept for two hours.
In the dead of night, the mansion was still lit with lights.
Xiao Shuo leaned on the warm couch in the study, put down a few files in his hand, and took a sip of tea.
"My lord." The old master took it over and put it away carefully, "It's time to rest after a while."
"There are still some that I haven't finished reading." Xiao Shuo said, "Bring them here together."
The old master was hesitant to say anything: "My lord..."
"Tomorrow I will try to enter the palace, so I should deal with it in a decent manner."
Xiao Shuo didn't feel sleepy: "Find a copy of the regulations of the Ministry of Rites."
The old master couldn't persuade him, so he answered yes in a low voice, turned around and left the door.
Xiao Shuo closed his eyes for a while, opened his eyes, and was about to write again when someone jumped in from the window.
There were also black iron guards patrolling outside. The person who came was obviously very experienced. He calmly walked around the window for a few whistles, and he kicked over the pile of books on the couch in the face of danger.
Before the old master had gone far, he was startled when he heard the movement in the room: "Who is it?!"
Xiao Shuo lowered his head and looked at General Yun, who was holding his foot in his arms, and said, "..."
"Nothing." Xiao Shuo said, "A hare."
The old master was stunned through the door: "Where are the hares in the house?! You need a cook in the house—"
"I didn't sleep well in the middle of the night, so I ran here."
Xiao Shuo picked him up from the pile of books: "No need, go and get the regulations."
"Can you handle it?"
The old master is still worried: "Hares are not more docile than domestic rabbits, they will bite people when they are in a hurry."
Xiao Shuo put him down, and General Yun, who was so annoyed by the pain, grabbed his wrist and said calmly, "I can handle it."
The old master was dubious and went away worried.
Xiao Shuo closed the window tightly and put the book aside: "What are you doing here?"
"Can't sleep." Yun Lang let go and stared at him, "It's all because of your broken dreams..."
"You can't sleep, it's not because of the dream I told you about." Xiao Shuo said, "It's because you slept for five hours last night and another two hours during the day."
"..." Yunlang gritted his teeth, "Little prince, that hand stretched out, there is a tooth mark missing."
Xiao Shuo also left one hand to write, and calmly carried it behind his back: "If Imperial Physician Liang knows that you are coming, he will definitely smash you into a sieve."
"You won't disagree with him?" Yun Lang frowned, "I found out the medical hall this time, and on such a long way from the medical hall to the palace, I asked Scar to find a warm sedan chair."
Yun Lang took care of her for a whole day, and came here in a sedan chair in a warm and warm manner.He climbed over the wall, hid from the black iron guard, and confidently avoided the trap in front of the window.
……
A wise man must have a loss if he is worried.
"You open the window, why are you stacking books here?"
Looking at the pile of hardcover books, Yun Lang gritted his teeth: "I must have figured it out early and I will come."
Xiao Shuo looked down at him and suddenly laughed.
Yun Lang panicked: "What are you laughing at?"
"Stand by and wait, I'm sure you'll come."
Xiao Shuo said softly, "It's just that I don't know when you will come, so I have to wait every day."
Yun Lang opened his mouth, frowned, and raised his head to meet Xiao Shuo's gaze.
"Since I can't sleep, help me read the file
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