Wulong Inn

Walking slowly through the deep corridor, Yuan Tianlang stood in front of his father's study with some hesitation.Looking at the plaque with the word "Shen Du" hanging high on the beam of the house, and looking at the door of the study close at hand, he hesitated for a while.

To say that Yuan Tianlang did have reasons to be entangled, because the purpose of his trip was a bit absurd. Could there be anything more absurd than sending a male concubine to his father?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing, and secretly sighed that he was too impulsive at the time, why did he just accept the matter like this.But when he thought of the young man's clear eyes, and his father who had been widowed for many years, Yuan Tianlang couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, and finally made up his mind.Just as he was about to knock on the rather old carved wooden door, he suddenly heard a 'squeak', and the wooden door was opened without warning. Yuan Tianlang looked up, but it was his father's two personal maids who were leaving the study.These two people did not know when they served Master Yuan, and they are quite old now, Yuan Tianlang nodded slightly when he saw them, and made a gesture, but the other party quickly bowed back and said in unison: "Third Young Master."

What they said alarmed the people in the room, only to hear a calm male voice coming from inside the room: "Is it Tianlang, come in." Yuan Tianlang calmed himself down after hearing the words, he pushed the door and walked into the room, only to see Master Yuan was sitting upright behind the desk, with his head down, as if he was thinking about something, his expression was very solemn.Hearing the movement, he raised his head just now, and when he saw Yuan Tianlang walking into the house, he twitched the corner of his mouth and made a smile, but the smile was a bit forced.

Seeing his father's expression changed, Yuan Tianlang frowned involuntarily, but saw that Master Yuan stretched his arms with some difficulty, as if he wanted to stand up, but his strength was exhausted, and he staggered and sat down on the chair again.Yuan Tianlang was taken aback, walked quickly to Master Yuan, and said in surprise, "Father, what's wrong?"

But Master Yuan waved his hand to signal him not to panic, and after stabilizing his figure, he explained with a wry smile: "Old man, I can't stand it when I kneel down."

"Kneel..." Yuan Tianlang was startled at first when he heard the words, then his eyes fixed, he raised his eyes to look at his father, and said with some uncertainty: "Could it be that Grandpa..."

Master Yuan nodded helplessly, and said with hatred: "I don't know who is so bold to tell the old man about it. If I find out, hum!"

Yuan Tianlang didn't answer the words, but asked worriedly: "Where is father hurt?".He knew that his grandfather, who was born in a military family, was extremely ruthless in his attacks, and he was afraid that his father would be hurt at a vital point.

Upon seeing this, Master Yuan didn't continue the topic just now. He gave his son a very good look, and slowly opened his front.I saw that the right shoulder was hit by some heavy object, and it was already swollen high.Looking at his wound with lingering fear, Master Yuan raised his eyes and said to his son: "Quickly see what kind of medicine is needed for this. Didn't your master give you a lot of good medicine before leaving, why don't you hurry up and take some out."

Yuan Tianlang heard the words, and said angrily: "Even if the son doesn't make him himself, he will definitely not short father." After saying that, he took out a small box of ointment from his arms, dipped a little on it, and patted it on Master Yuan. On the wound, apply it finely.

However, as soon as the slightly fragrant ointment touched the skin, Master Yuan frowned as if in pain, looked at his son resentfully, and said rather complainingly: "Why is the hand so heavy?"

"I haven't exerted much force yet," Yuan Tianlang raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and said innocently.

Hearing the words, Master Yuan couldn't help but said angrily: "I haven't exerted much force yet, if you really exert force, you, I, I will have to get over it!" Then he said: "Cen'er's kneading kung fu is as long as you can learn it. If it reaches one or two percent, it won't be..."

Somewhat helplessly, Yuan Tianlang looked at the moaning and demeanorless old man, and Yuan Tianlang once again doubted Cen'er's taste in his heart.But since the other party mentioned it, he thought about it, and finally brought up the topic in a somewhat tactful way: "Father, mother, she..."

Before he could say anything, he was overwhelmed by Master Yuan's expression, and stopped talking involuntarily, but saw that Master Yuan was stunned when he heard the words, the banter in his eyes was replaced by silence, as if he had fallen into some kind of deep memory, silence It took a while before he said in a deep voice: "That's right, your mother's death day is coming soon, why do you still know how to remind me to be a father?" Looking at Yuan Tianlang in front of him in a blink of an eye, Master Yuan said with some emotion: "Since she left, it's already gone. After more than [-] years, it really is such a dead person, and in a blink of an eye, even you, the youngest, have grown so big."

What I want to say is not this. Seeing his father would make a mistake. Yuan Tianlang couldn't help but feel anxious. He lowered his eyes to avoid his father's sight. He pursed his lips and tentatively said: "After so many years, father never thought Then..." The words did not continue here.

Master Yuan was taken aback when he heard the words, and finally came to his senses.After staring at his son for a while, he said in a deep voice, "You are persuading the father to continue the string."

Yuan Tianlang was startled and hurriedly said: "Son has gone too far." Seeing his father not making a sound, he said again: "Son just thinks that father hasn't had anyone around him for so many years..."

"Aren't there still maids?" Master Yuan interrupted nonchalantly.

Yuan Tianlang heard this, and immediately said: "I was about to talk to my father about this matter, those two people have served my father for many years, and my father neither took them in, nor let them out to be married, which is not good. "

Hearing the words, Master Yuan also fell into deep thought, and after a while he said: "I was also negligent, but..." After a long silence, Master Yuan slowly continued: "However, I once promised your mother that I will be your mother for the rest of my life. A couple, even though she is gone now, how can I break my promise, you should not bring up such things as continuation in the future." After thinking for a while, he said a little irritably: "As for the two maidservants, they are both I'm used to the old man, and he obeys the rules. It's really troublesome to find it all over again, and the servant is rough and clumsy..."

Upon seeing this, Yuan Tianlang immediately said: "This matter is easy to handle, why don't I recommend someone to my father, who is careful and strict, and my father likes it."

"Oh, who is it?" Master Yuan said casually, as if he didn't believe the words.

"It's Cen'er in my room."

"..." Master Yuan stared blankly at Yuan Tianlang for a while, as if he didn't realize it, and finally made an expression of enlightenment, winked at his son, and said a little teasingly: "Why, what's wrong?"

Yuan Tianlang was choked when he heard the words. He felt that it was necessary to explain this matter clearly. He was about to speak when he saw his father looked at him with a look that I knew very well, and gave him a comforting look: "Cen'er is young. Whenever you lose your temper, you have to let him go." Then he said: "Forget it, I will be a 'peacemaker' and let Cen'er move here first, anyway, he is destined to be your roommate, I will order Feel at ease."

Yuan Tianlang found that some things could only be described more and more darkly. Looking at the father who talked more and more happily, he quickly changed the subject and said, "I wonder when father will set the next meeting?"

After hearing the words, Master Yuan accepted the joke, and said with a serious expression: "It will be in September."

"It's so late," Yuan Tianlang frowned and said, "Didn't father say that this matter is imminent?"

Hearing this, Master Yuan smiled wryly and said: "I am very anxious, but this matter is extremely urgent now." After saying this, Master Yuan sighed and said: "I thought that the Zhang family in Cangzhou is a little bit small. It’s nothing more than power, and talking with it is just to make up for the mistakes of my Yuan family. I didn’t expect that they have already overshadowed the sky in Cangzhou. It's time for a long-term discussion, and I have taken such a long time to persuade His Majesty again." Master Yuan paused and said, "Tomorrow I will discuss this matter with Your Majesty."

Yuan Tianlang nodded slowly upon hearing the words

The study fell into silence again, and the atmosphere was quite heavy...

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'Yuan Palace' is located in the center of Kaiyuan Zhongdu, built during the reign of Taizu, as the emperor's palace.The style is simple and grand, and the towering city walls and gorgeous buildings give people a sense of respect and solemnity, which makes people feel a sense of awe at a glance.

Quietly looking at the deep red brick wall and bright yellow tiles, Master Yuan wondered again, why did Emperor Taizu name this palace the 'Forbidden City'?

That's right, this 'Yuan Palace' used to have another name - 'Forbidden City', but when Gao Zu was about to die, he thought it was not appropriate enough, so he changed it to 'Yuan Palace'.

Sitting on the official sedan chair entering the palace, Master Yuan was a little bored thinking about these irrelevant things. The official sedan chair slowly passed through and walked towards the deep palace...

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Emperor Deqing's study room is called "Shang Study Room", but the interior decoration is quite different from the study room. After pushing the door open, a rather mysterious fragrance fills the nostrils. It hangs down slowly, making the room even more dreamlike. Through layers of curtains, the portrait of the Taoist fairy named 'Lao Tzu' is hung on the most conspicuous position on the opposite wall.

Master Yuan was looking at the decorations in the house with a complicated expression when he suddenly heard a male voice: "Fellow Taoist Qingfeng, you came to me on this great festival day, but you want to discuss Taoism with me." I saw a middle-aged man in a Taoist robe walking slowly. Although there were no eunuchs and maids accompanying him behind him, he was full of nobility, and his status was extraordinary. Salute: "Your Majesty."

But when the man heard the words, he seemed a little displeased and said: "It's not the court, where are the monarchs and ministers, there are only 'Longyang Zhenjun' and 'Qingfeng Daochang' here. Why, fellow Qingfeng Daoist When you come to my place, don't you want to find the way together with me? Let's talk about it after the summer festival." The words have lost the enthusiasm they had at the beginning, and they actually have the intention of seeing off guests.

Looking at the emperor who is quite immortal, Master Yuan felt a little emotional.

As for how Emperor Dexing became the present "True Lord Longyang", there is actually a reason for this.

It turned out that Emperor Dexing, as the fifth emperor of the Kaiyuan Kingdom, had finally got his wish and sat on the throne he had coveted for a long time after ten years of trembling as the crown prince. Enjoying it, who would have thought that he would succeed to the throne, but he would face a lot of mess left by the late Gaozong.

Facing the empty treasury, His Majesty Dexing, who was tyrannized overnight, retreated in front of the avalanche of requests for money and papers from various state capitals and courtiers, and the pirates raging along the coast from time to time made him even more Desperate.

Days of indulging in state affairs made Emperor Dexing haggard, and the huge psychological gap made him extremely desperate for the future. Just when Emperor Dexing was desperate and confused, he suddenly discovered a very wonderful spiritual sustenance, that is Taizu The 'Taoism' vigorously promoted by the emperor.Therefore, Emperor Dexing, who finally found his goal, was swept away and became a devout Taoist. He practiced continuously every day, just to one day be able to climb the Dao and put aside all the troubles in the world.And such an emperor's method of governing the country can be imagined. The current Emperor Dexing, who pursues the rule of inaction, is actually very reluctant to discuss state affairs with others.

Seeing Man Liang impatient with Emperor Dexing, Master Yuan said in a calm and unhurried manner: "I am here this time for the 'Cangzhou Commercial Route'."

Emperor Dexing stopped clamoring after hearing the words, but said impatiently: "Didn't Yuan Aiqing discuss that matter with me, what else can I say?" He said proudly: "But I thought of a better idea. Didn't you ask me to give their bereaved family a title? I will give him another piece of land, which will be in Yanzhou, the north side of the place where your Yuan family army is stationed. When the trade routes in their top hands are withdrawn, we will send troops in one fell swoop to wipe them all out, hehe, Yuan Aiqing thinks what my idea is."

Looking at the proud Emperor Dexing, Master Yuan couldn't help but smiled wryly, and said in his heart, Your Majesty, you are smart, but others are not stupid. If the Zhang family is really so miserable, it is better to send troops to Cangzhou to suppress it. It would have been quicker.But this kind of thing cannot be easily said, so Master Yuan could only talk at length on Emperor Dexing's impatient expression...

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Walking out of the upper study room slowly, Master Yuan's steps were a bit heavy.It's really that the plan can't keep up with the changes, and it's no longer possible to proceed according to his original idea. This kind of cognition made him feel a little bit at a loss for a while.When he was in the middle of his mind, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from the front. Master Yuan couldn't help looking for his reputation, but he saw a group of people walking not far away. In the middle was a thin young man. Dazed, he quickly stepped forward to salute and said, "My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The visitor's footsteps paused slightly, and after seeing Master Yuan who was standing opposite him, he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty Yuan, you don't need to be too polite." The tone was extremely cold.

Master Yuan raised his head when he heard the words, and looked at the next successor of the Kaiyuan Kingdom.

Since Emperor Gaozong, the royal family has been very difficult to have children, and in the generation of Emperor Dexing, there is only this one heir.But he saw that the boy in front of him was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with slender eyebrows, extremely soft facial lines, and a slightly sickly pale complexion.Junxiu is handsome, but he looks like a young man. Looking at this unhealthy heir to the empire, Master Yuan couldn't help but feel a little heavy in his heart.

The other party didn't know Master Yuan's thoughts, so he paused and said pointedly: "It's a rare summer festival, and Master Yuan still has to discuss state affairs with his father. He is really an important minister of the country, and he has made great achievements through hard work."

Master Yuan smiled lightly when he heard the words: "This minister is not as restrained as His Highness thought, but today he is discussing Taoism with His Majesty."

"Really, Mr. Yuan asked with all his heart, but his ambition is commendable." Hearing the words, the other party said neither salty nor weak.

"Where, Your Highness is absurd." Master Yuan stopped talking here, and after a few more polite words, he turned and left.

Seeing the back of Master Yuan leaving, the young man said to an accompanying eunuch with his expression unchanged: "Xiao Zhuozi, go and ask, what Master Yuan said to his father when he came here today."

The eunuch named Xiao Zhuozi nodded after hearing the words, then bowed and retreated. After the young man finished speaking, he took the people behind him and walked away slowly...

The author has something to say: I’m here to update, Khan, I haven’t updated for two days in a row, review it, saying that there are a lot of part-time jobs this week, the update will be a little erratic, it will be fine next week...

In addition, in the first few chapters, I saw that if you have a relative, you need to watch jq.Well, this jq is coming, let me report to my friends...

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