Brother Donggong

The eunuch on duty at the gate of the Forbidden Palace is actually the disciple and grandson of Cucumber.When he saw it was me, he asked me what I meant, and hurried in to ask Cucumber to come out.Cucumber had just come off duty from the Supervisor of Rituals, and he brought a few stout little eunuchs inside, moved Cui Bicheng's body onto the rattan bed, and carefully carried him inside.

Nanyuan, Red Sandalwood Sutra House.

Li Fang came out of the scripture house, with a scent of snow-capped mountains and green lotuses on his body.

He looked at me standing under the steps, "Your Majesty is doing Biyou Zhenwu gossip, and you can't finish the work within eight hours. Your Majesty ordered Mr. Cui to be carried to Qianchixue in the Imperial Garden first, and has sent someone to call Doctor Lin is right, he should be here right away with His Majesty's order. You... don't worry too much."

After finishing speaking, he ordered Cucumber to take care of him.

"Your Majesty cannot live without people, and your servants have to protect the Dharma and chant scriptures. Huang Congchang is someone you are used to. If you have anything to do, just tell him."

As he turned around, I tugged at his sleeve.

Li Fang looked at me.

I said, "Your Majesty...it's so late, why are you still meditating? Why don't you rest, don't..." I don't read the memorial, I don't know about the change of defense in the southern suburbs, I don't know, the city of Yongjing is about to come.

Li Fang smiled, "Your Majesty's practice of Taoism is a big deal."

The emperor didn't even ask, but ordered to heal Cui Bicheng's kindness. I am grateful to Dade. I know that since ancient times, tigers do not eat their children when poisoned, but if my son becomes poisoned, I will not care about it.Even so, my lips were bitten, but I couldn't say anything about Wen Zhan's possible mutiny.

Then there was something in my stomach, and I blurted out, "Eunuch Li, do you really believe in these illusory things? Can you really become a fairy by chanting scriptures every day? I have never seen anyone who can ascend in this world. But which one of the emperors in the history books who practiced sacrifices and made alchemy did not die from eating too much sulfur and mercury?"

The quiet people around seem to be able to hear the wafting sound of snow lotus fragrance.

For a long time, Li Fang still had that doughy face, and he smiled kindly, "This is the master's thoughts, and the slaves don't know how to figure it out. But the master often says a word, when he walks to the poor place and sits and watches the clouds rise, the various flavors in it, It is not something that slaves can fathom."

When Lin Ruoqian came, he was sweating all over his body, and even fell over the threshold.The eunuch next to him pulled him up, and he had someone prepare hot water and a cloth towel, wipe off the sweat all over his body, changed his clothes, and went to Qianchixue with his pack of long and short blades.It seems to have become a restricted area, and no one is allowed to enter, but they just order people to bring the strongest shochu from the wine and vinegar noodle station over and over again.

The fourth watch drum has been played, and in a blink of an eye, it will be dawn.

I sat on the blue-and-white porcelain pier outside Qianchixue, and watched the people come out in a hurry, but no one came to tell me that Cui Bicheng was dead. My heart was still hanging, but he was not dead.

At this time, a string of rosary beads appeared in front of my eyes, decorated with a piece of Buddha head carved from white jade, with kind brows and kind eyes, elegant and peaceful, not looking down on the aloofness of the world, but adding a layer of compassion in it.Immediately, a layer of ethereal red sandalwood fragrance lingered around her.

I look up.

Come, it is the emperor.

He raised his hand and was about to land on the top of my hair, but when he was about to touch the hair, he stopped his hand.

"Resent me?"

After finishing speaking, he flicked the beads with his fingers, and the string of dzi beads collided with each other, sending out a long and clear echo, "I made a wish before the Buddha, and the Buddha will bless him, and he will not die."

I quickly stood up, "Your Majesty..."

But he still said the same thing, "Resent me?

If you want to resent, then resent.There are many things you don't understand and never need to understand.There is only one Zhao Runan in this world, and there is only one Zhao Runan. I would rather his son live a humble life than you to get involved again. "

I don't quite understand what he's talking about, I just feel surprised, and my thoughts are tumbling. At this moment, a little eunuch jumped out from Qianchi Xueli. He first ran to me, and was about to speak, but Seeing the emperor, his legs went limp and he crawled on the ground, trembling all over, but he couldn't say a word.

The emperor looked down at him, "How is Cui Bicheng?"

"Cui...Cui...Master Cui..."

The more anxious the little eunuch became, the more knotted his tongue became, the more he couldn't speak, and the young eunuch's voice was shrill, and in desperation, he even began to cry.

My hands and feet were cold from his crying, "What happened to Cui Bicheng? He died?"

Hearing this, the little eunuch was still trembling, but he couldn't say a word.I was so anxious that I grabbed him and shook him vigorously. Dough Li Fang broke away from my hand and said calmly in his usual dough-like voice, "Don't be rude in front of the master."

The little eunuch seemed to be inspired by these words, he raised his head, and cried out towards Li Fang, "Old ancestor..." The little eunuch didn't care about being in front of Sheng Jia, so he directly called the dough an 'Old Ancestor'.Li Fang didn't care, but hurriedly asked, "How is Mr. Cui?"

"Live...live, Cui...live..."

I immediately jumped up and ran into Qianchixue, only to see Lin Ruoqian was washing his hands, the water in the silver basin was crimson red, he nodded at me, I turned my head and glanced at Cui Bicheng who was wading on the ground, and kicked Soft, tired to the ground.

At this time, the morning sun bursts out, and as far as the eye can see, the entire palace is full of flowers and trees, pines and bamboos are fighting green, and there are four big characters in the handwriting of Wenzu Heyu King - Yongzhen Mountains and Rivers on the jagged rocks.Tens of thousands of golden lights cast down like a net, I just felt a trance in front of my eyes, and there was an inexplicable feeling that I couldn't escape from life to life, it was strange.

Seeing that nothing happened, the emperor went to meditate and recite scriptures. Dough Li Fang also followed.Lin Ruoqian was nestled in Qianchixue, squinted for a while, Cucumber ordered someone to cook a large bowl of noodles from the kitchen, and shared them with the heavy people. I had no appetite at all, so Cucumber insisted on feeding me a few mouthfuls, and then I Nested on the cucumber legs, fell asleep.

At sunset, my mother came.He ordered people to carry Cui Bicheng to her Shouchun Palace and let his own people take care of him.

She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "Our Cui family is just such a single seedling, and he hasn't had a son yet, so what if he dies and becomes disabled?"

I took her handkerchief and wiped the tears on her face twice.

My mother grabbed my hand, "Son, Bizi will be taken care of by me, you, you should hurry out of the palace."

She was very afraid that I would continue to stay here, as if there was a vicious beast here, ready to eat me at any time.

I was also tired, so I continued to comfort her a few words and left the Shouchun Palace.

With cucumbers leading the way, the road in the palace is much easier to walk, but as soon as you turn out of the pavilion next to the Taiye Pool, you can see umbrellas gathered there, and there is the sound of wind blowing jade wares, clanging and clanging.

His Royal Highness the Seventh is drinking tea over there.

I poked my head and faced Shang Yuezheng's eyes looking east and west. His eyes were like black misty grapes, crystal clear. When he saw it was me, he jumped off the chair happily, and opened his two little hands to him. I ran over here, I fled, and I didn't even have time to see the scene behind me.

If he chases, I run.

Behind Yuezheng was a series of court ladies and eunuchs, holding fruit plates, clothes, tea bowls, and someone carrying two baskets of snacks and some candied fruit.

Drinking here, "Your Highness Seventh, be careful."

Shouted over there, "Little ancestor, don't run, if you fall, the servants will be beaten to death by the prince."

The voice is chaotic and complicated, but it is getting smaller and smaller.

When I ran past the Hanging Flower Gate, the sound of clinking cups and plates and people turning their backs disappeared, leaving only a palace gate covered with thick vines in front of my eyes.

Cucumber behind me was out of breath, "I said, Lord, this is you. No one stopped you when you broke into Nanyuan. If it was someone else, you would have been killed with a stick."

It turned out that I had arrived at the South Garden of the Imperial Palace, where the emperor prayed in his heart.

Dough Li Fang came out, and when she saw it was me, she also felt a little strange, "The emperor said that there was a noise outside, so I asked the slaves to come and take a look. It turned out to be you. You, this is..."

I quickly said, "I'm going out of the palace, and bowed my head to the emperor to bid farewell."

Li Fang hesitated for a moment, then nodded and responded, "Okay, come with the servant girl."

Li Fang walked steadily, pacing in four steps. He was still wearing the official hat of the eunuch with the palm print on his head, and the silk sash hanging down did not move.

I asked from behind, "Is the emperor still meditating and reciting scriptures?"

Li Fang said, "Master has received his merit and is now meeting someone."

My heart moved, "It can't be some kind of alchemist who makes alchemy."

Li Fang smiled, "No, it's the Chu scholar from the cabinet who came."

"Chu Qiangsheng?"

Li Fangci lowered her eyelids with kind eyebrows, "Yes. Alright, you sit here first, and when the master is free, the servant will come to invite you."

He asked me to sit on a pier in the side hall, gave me some tea, and left.The side hall is empty, the four doors are wide open, the branches are shaken by the breeze in the hall, and the flowers are faintly rustling.I looked through the open back window, and I happened to see the Emperor and Chu Qiangsheng playing chess between the water pavilions and terraces.

Speechless for a while.

I walked over slowly.

Chu Qiangsheng's butt was sitting next to the chair for a little while, and his waist was straight.In fact, the emperor and Chu Qiangsheng are both masters of hand-talking, especially Chu Chu. When he was poor, he used this trick to set up a game in the Yongjing Chess Garden. One tael of silver is a game of chess. He has never lost with black stones. The literati in the capital gave him the nickname of "Black National Hand".

As for the emperor, he has never lost anyway, and I don't know if someone let him do it, or if he is really good. Anyway, I only know that he is much better than me.

The two of them played chess silently, and after a few tricks, the emperor suddenly said, "It's very difficult, isn't it?"

Chu Qiangsheng replied respectfully, "Yes. Your Majesty's chess skills are superb, and I am ashamed of myself."

The corner of the emperor's mouth curled up, "Deceitful."

Chu Qiang was taken aback.

The emperor put down a cloud with his finger, and stood up with the Buddhist beads in his hand. Chu Chu immediately wanted to stand up with him, and the emperor waved his hand to let him continue to sit there.

The emperor dialed a Buddhist bead and said, "You and my Yu'er have a good friendship. You are both a teacher and a friend, and you can be regarded as sympathetic to each other. In fact, I once had a friend who was more deeply bound than you. We are the president. He is an acquaintance, he can trust his orphan or his wife. He is superb at chess, and he never gives in to me when he plays chess. Unlike you, you always have to think before and after when you make a move. When you make a move, you always think about it. You don’t want to lose. You can't win either. If you want me, you have to do your best to figure it out, and you can't let me see it. So it's a dilemma."

Chu Chu stood up, knelt down and kowtowed, "I should take your Majesty's best friend as an example, and do my best to share your majesty's worries."

The emperor personally helped Chu Qiangsheng up, but said, "You will never be my friend. I only have the righteousness of a monarch and a minister with you, and there is no brotherhood of friends.

You are a good-for-nothing scholar from Kejia, the pillar of the country, but you have no personal relationship with me. "

Chu Qiangsheng's eyes flickered a little.

The emperor said, "I am looking for you today, and I have state affairs to entrust. Qiangsheng, you come from a clean stream, and you can be an important minister for the state."

Chu Chu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, what can I do for my minister, I can't afford to be my master."

The emperor smiled and said, "If you can do your best to assist the seventh son of the emperor to cross the zither and achieve immortal achievements, then you will be worthy of this sentence."

Chu Chu was startled, and there seemed to be turbulent waves in her eyes, "Your Highness the Seventh?"

Snapped……

The dzi beads in the emperor's hands touched each other. He moved a rosary and said, "Qiangsheng, if you are familiar with history books, you naturally know that Zhuge Wuhou was just a counselor under the leadership of Emperor Zhaolie Xuande, and he was under the leadership of the empress Liu Chanzhi. You can set up lands and seal borders, and achieve unworldly deeds. Qiangsheng has the skills of a cardinal and minister, and the talent of a famous minister. He doesn't want to make great achievements. ?”

Your majesty... This is a separation between the crown prince and Chu Qiangsheng.

He knew Chu Qiangsheng too well.

Chu Qiangsheng is a hungry wolf, he is not a vegetarian, he would see blood when he opened his mouth, but what the emperor throws out is a thousand, ten thousand fat sheep, enough to feed his descendants for 1 years.

Your majesty, you are cruel.