then Li Sao

After Qin Xue sang, the lingering sound lingered.

Luo Ping put down his empty wine glass and saw Fang Jin close and open and close the fan beside him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhongli, why don't you pay attention to your image, why are you so anxious."

Fang Jin thought to himself, it's really the emperor who is not in a hurry to kill the captain, and I don't know how the one in the compartment can bear it.

"Mu Quan, we've finished listening to the play, so you can continue talking."

"Okay." Luo Ping smiled, "I said last time that the prime minister wanted to poison the emperor's heir. Although the emperor was furious, but he was thinking of old feelings, so he didn't want to embarrass him too much, but misfortunes never come singly..."

Poisoning the emperor's heir is such a big matter, if it is put on someone else, it will be the crime of beheading, but when it comes to Luoping, it is forced to be suppressed, and it becomes a suspension for investigation.

Zhou Tang's attitude was obviously to calm down the matter, and those who wanted to make things big were also a little helpless, so they couldn't bring down Prime Minister Luo, and they fully realized the importance of this man in the emperor's mind.

So during the period of Luo Ping's suspension, they didn't dare to make any changes.

Concubine Xiang raised her baby with peace of mind, and Zhou Tang often visited her.When wandering with her in the imperial garden that day, Concubine Xiang looked at the late hibiscus with some emotion: "It's a pity that they withered so quickly."

Zhou Tang casually comforted: "If you lose, they will still open, and you can still see them next year."

Concubine Xiang said: "Next year will be the next year. Winter is coming, and there is nothing to see in this garden. Your Majesty, it would be great if there is a garden where flowers bloom overnight. When you wake up, the garden will be full of flowers. How nice, don't you think?"

Zhou Tang didn't take it seriously: "There is no garden where flowers bloom overnight, don't dream."

Zhou Tang sent Concubine Xiang back to Yuchan Palace, and passed Mu Furong's garden on the way back to Zhenyang Palace.The red petals fell to the ground, accidentally stepped on the bottom of the foot, and rotted into mud. It was indeed a bit sad to watch.

For some reason, Zhou Tang suddenly wanted to see Luo Ping, so he left the palace and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The prime minister's mansion, which used to be trampled on the threshold, is now empty, and the officials in the court are following the emperor's wink and acting. Now that the prime minister has been suspended, they naturally hide away for the sake of being wise and safe.

When Zhou Tang entered the mansion, he saw Luo Ping sitting in front of the window and writing something. His side face became thinner, and there were many beard stubbles on his normally fair face.

He coughed lightly, causing Luo Ping to look up at him: "Your Majesty..."

Zhou Tang swallowed the "Little Master" that was on his lips, and asked, "What are you writing?"

There was a pile of paper books piled up on Luoping's desk, and Zhou Tang asked him: "Are you still working on "Tongjian"? Didn't I tell you to take a break? Let those people from the Hanlin Academy do the replenishment and warehousing." it is done."

"It's boring to be idle, why don't you find something to do yourself." Luo Ping evened out his pen and ink, and picked up his pen again.

"Are you blaming me?" Zhou Tang's face was not very good-looking, "You made such a big mistake, I just suspended your job, what else are you dissatisfied with!"

"I have nothing dissatisfied, Your Majesty is too worried."

Seeing that Luo Ping's attention was all on the paper, and he didn't even watch him speak, Zhou Tang got angry, grabbed the paper and said, "Luo Qing, who are you showing this to?"

Luo Ping had no choice but to put down his pen and sighed: "Your Majesty, I really don't have any resentment towards you. At this moment, if I don't read some books and find some words to write, what else can I do?"

Zhou Tang threw the scratched paper on the ground: "After all, you just feel aggrieved because you have no power in your hands. There is nothing to do, and I didn't restrain your feet. You go for a walk to watch the birds." Isn't it good to enjoy the flowers, as long as you don't meddle in your own business."

Walking the birds?Flower viewing?Luo Ping smiled wryly, this is to ask him to have fun according to the order.

"Yes, I understand."

"Wait a minute." Speaking of admiring the flowers, Zhou Tang suddenly remembered the joke he had with Concubine Xiang, "Luo Qing, do you think there are any gardens in this world where flowers bloom overnight?"

"Bloom overnight?"

"Yeah, you only need to plant it for one night to bloom a garden full of flowers, have you ever seen it?"

"This……"

"Ha, how about this? Didn't you say you have nothing to do, so I will assign you a task. I will give you a month to find such a flower."

When Zhou Tang said this, Luo Ping had no objection.He is the emperor and has the right to want anything.

A month later, when Zhou Tang was about to forget about it, Luo Ping sent someone to report, "Your Majesty, I found it."

Zhou Tang's heart skipped a beat: Did you find it?Is there really such a flower?It's early winter, can it still be opened?

More importantly, Luo Ping took his words to heart, which made him very happy. In fact, he thought it was very good. Luo Ping took a errand by his side, did not provoke disputes, and did not overwork. That's it.

When Concubine Xiang heard about this, she wanted to go and see with her stomach full.This was originally her idea, so Zhou Tang took her there.

When he arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Luo Ping glanced at Concubine Xiang behind Zhou Tang indifferently, and bowed deeply: "My lord, Your Majesty, Concubine Xiang."

Zhou Tang swept around the courtyard, only seeing a scene of death, and asked, "Luo Qing, what do you mean by Man Tingfang?"

Luo Ping replied: "Didn't Your Majesty want to watch the flowers bloom all over the garden overnight? I invite you to come here to let you see those flowers grow from nothing. The guards have already set up their defenses. Why don't Your Majesty and Your Majesty stay in the Weichen Mansion tonight?" Go to rest, tomorrow morning, in this courtyard, you can see it."

Concubine Xiang was very puzzled: "Master Luo, you don't even have a flower bed in your yard, how can you make it full overnight? Don't just talk about it, this is also deceiving the emperor."

Zhou Tang frowned: "It's just a game, you can't bully you."

Seeing that Longyan was touched, Concubine Xiang dared not speak again.

Luo Ping just smiled and said nothing.

The master bedroom was given over to the emperor and concubine Xiang, so Luo Ping lived in the guest room in the side hall, which he converted into a small warm pavilion.After walking in, he didn't pay attention to something under his feet, which made a jingling sound, Luo Ping hurriedly stopped his feet, and then walked carefully.

He lay on the bed and squinted for a while, and sat up when he heard the sound of the clapper on the second watch.

It was already late at night, only the sound of guards patrolling back and forth from the outer courtyard could be heard, and the lights in the master bedroom had already been turned off.

So Luoping began to plant flowers.

The guard heard the slight movement and went into the yard to look.Seeing that the Prime Minister was busy with his sleeves rolled up and his body arched, every step was very careful, and he looked a little hard, so he asked if he wanted to help.

Luo Ping waved his hand: "No need, I'll do it myself. Just finish it before Luoshuang, you don't need to worry about me, the most important thing is to protect His Majesty's safety."

In the early morning, Zhou Tang woke up leisurely, feeling a little annoyed.

He wanted to look at Luo Ping last night, but Luo Ping obviously arranged for him the tranquilizing incense, and he slept until dawn, so he didn't see anything that happened at night.

Concubine Xiang also got up in a daze, she wanted to help Zhou Tang get dressed, but she was let go: "No need, I will come by myself."

Can't wait to get dressed, Zhou Tang pushed open the door.

Outside was the courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when he saw everything in front of him, he froze for an instant.

Yesterday was a barren field, but now it is full of flowers.Some are just blooming, others are already in full bloom, and the petals are frosted and glisten in the morning sun.

Concubine Xiang was very surprised, while Zhou Tang's expression was very complicated.

There are hundreds of porcelain bowls on the ground, and a lotus flower blooms in each bowl.

In just one night, the courtyard in early winter was full of lotuses.Holding up a bowl, you can even hear a slight blooming sound.

Concubine Xiang couldn't help admiring: "They are still alive, so beautiful!"

Luo Ping said: "This is the bowl lotus that Chen Yue sent someone to bring back from Nanlai. Nanlai is like spring all the year round. If it is handled properly, it will not be difficult for the flowers to bloom overnight." [Note]

Zhou Tang didn't look at the flowers on the ground again.

His eyes stared at the condensed frost on Luo Ping's head, as if his black hair had turned gray overnight.The man stood there disheveled, his sleeves were wet, his face was blue with cold, he held a bowl in his hand, and smiled faintly and respectfully at him.

Suddenly remembered that year, he rushed over and pulled his wrist, causing him to break the lotus flower.

There are so many flowers in Nanlai that can be brought back, but Luoping only wants this one.

"Little husband..."

"Is Your Majesty still satisfied?" Luo Ping looked at the bowl of lotus in his hand and said, "It's a pity that the weather in Dacheng is getting colder, and these flowers can only bloom for a day at most, which is shorter than those hibiscus. Nothing is perfect, for some flowers, it is enough to bloom vigorously once, not for a long time."

Don't ask for a long time.

Note: The bowl lotus in this article is a fictitious variety, please do not confuse it with the real one.

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Concubine Xiang didn't understand why Luo Ping regained the power of the prime minister just because of the flowers in the courtyard.

Although she was unwilling, the secret letter from the national teacher said to her that this would be better, and they really couldn't bring down Luo Muquan who didn't mix anything.

Luo Ping went to Dali Temple, and when he was about to investigate that person, he was suddenly arrested by an imperial edict.

Less than half a month after he regained power, he was exposed to trouble again, and this time, even Zhou Tang did not protect him.

First, there are the accounts of every bribe he received during his tenure, then his correspondence with Xi Zhao, and the smell on him—the smell of the unique sachet of the Xi Zhao royal family.

Every piece of evidence is tenable, the true and the false, and the false, even pushing Luo Ping's mother to the foreground.

He changed from the prime minister of Dacheng to the secret agent of Xizhao.Zhou Tang had to start to doubt him.

"Why did you approach me in the first place? Is it because I'm the best at cheating?"

"You taught me to read and helped me win the throne, do you want me to be under your control so that your Xi Zhao can take advantage of it?"

"Okay, I can't touch Concubine Xiang or the royal family of Xizhao now, but I can still touch you."

Zhou Tang ordered someone to imprison him in Dali Temple, but he was not tortured.What he meant was that Luo Ping recruited or recruited as he wished, as long as he could not run, be injured, or die, he should be locked up first, and locked up tightly.

Luo Ping put on the prison uniform and sat in the cell, lost in thought.

Dali Temple Minister Yuan Xu had worked with him at any rate, and asked him to play chess, Luo Ping said disheartenedly: "I won't play, I won't play anymore, if you slow down a step, you will be checked to death."

Yuanxu sighed: "Master Luo, you are really..."

Luo Ping said: "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. Didn't you see, the emperor didn't even want to find out about this matter. He's tired, and I'm tired too, so let's just leave it like this."

He stayed in Dali Temple for several months and celebrated the new year.

I heard that Zhou Tang's child has already held a full moon wine.

Zhou Tang came to see him that day, which was the only time he had seen him since he was imprisoned.He said to him: "Let's stay in another place. Dali Temple is also a place with a lot of right and wrong."

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"Prison without pardon."

"Okay, there's really nothing right and wrong there." Luo Ping smiled miserably, and stood up with his rheumatic legs hanging down, "Let's go."

During the escort, someone stabbed him.

The jailers were no match for the assassin at all. Luoping was stabbed on the arm and the side of the neck. At a critical moment, several figures rushed out to confront the assassin. After being sent to the prison without amnesty, he also quickly retreated.

The figure is the emperor's secret guard, Luo Ping knows it.

It's just that he thought, why bother? He has already reached this point, so why bother.

The emperor also sent a doctor to treat his wounds, after which he was locked in a Kun cell.

This test lasted for more than a year, and it was not until the next winter that he received the decree of parole.

Whether this time is long or short, it is enough to wipe out all the thoughts of a person.

The palace man who sent the order said a lot, it seemed that some real spy had caught it, but he didn't hear it clearly.All he thought about then was to get out and have another look.

He saw that it was snowing heavily outside.

He saw his former power and his former king far, far to the north.

He asked a servant for a bowl, and walked north like a beggar.

Unfortunately, his last prayer was still buried in the snow.

The judge of the underworld heard it, and the judge gave him another chance, saying that he still wanted to be an official.

He still wanted to stay by that person's side, it would be best if he could stay longer.Of course, he didn't dare to be too greedy, otherwise he would end up with nothing...

"Mu Quan, what's the name of this play?" Fang Jin asked.

"What's it called? Let me think about it..." Luo Ping got up while supporting the table, his gait was a little shaky.While thinking about walking through the door, he said leisurely, "It's called... Lisao back then."

He went out, pulled the servant and said that he wanted to ask Qin Xue for a champagne as a souvenir.

In the elegant room, the door of the compartment opened.

Fang Jin said: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the play Master Luo mentioned?"

Zhou Tang picked up the wine glass that Luo Ping had drunk and said, "I think? I think that emperor and that prime minister are bastards, completely inferior to me and my little wife."

"Yes, of course."

"Fang Jin, go check out the Imperial Master and Concubine Xiang immediately."

"Obey. Your Majesty, you..."

"I'm going to talk to that Qin Xue about folk opera."

"Yes, Your Majesty, take your time."

……

Fang Jin shook his head.Well, folk opera, then why are you running to that drunk Luo who hums and plays out of tune?