Dongyin

? "Not good, miss"

Early in the morning, Ying'er ran in like a concubine, crying to Chu Xiying who was preparing dinner.

"What's going on?" Chu Xiying felt uncomfortable and asked in surprise.

"The six eunuchs and eight servant girls in Shenhe Palace, all..." Ying'er couldn't catch her breath, and Chu Xiying hurriedly patted her on the back, "They were all executed!"

What!It was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, Chu Xiying was so shocked that his heart went numb.It took a long time before he found a feeling like "Ying'er, is King Qi going down now?"

"It's time to leave the class according to the time." Ying'er was still startled, but seeing Chu Xiying's face was pale and her heart was broken, she immediately calmed down. "Miss, those people were executed the night before, and the maids and eunuchs of Sangong Sixth Courtyard were all ordered to watch."

"What is it?" Chu Xiying held his breath as if his chest was blocked.

"Five horses divide the body" Ying'er said in a low voice, but she still heard it.

Why is this? Is it because she went there to see it that day?Is that place not even allowed to be seen?Chu Xiying tightly grasped Ying'er's hand, "Let's go there."

"Miss, I heard that the Baihu pass was lost, and King Qi was furious about it. At this juncture..."

"Then you stay here." Chu Xiying let go of his hand.

"Oh!" Ying'er stomped her feet, following up helplessly.

But at that time, everyone in the palace was in danger, and when they ran into maids and eunuchs on the road, they all looked terrified, for fear that something might go wrong.When the two arrived in front of the Yanhe Hall, all the attendants were waiting outside the door, but they were all silent, not talking at all.

Someone wanted to stop her from going in, but someone else quietly stopped her.Duan Hong is in a fit of anger at the moment, and their life will be easier if someone can come in and vent their anger.

"Miss, why are these people like wooden stakes?" Ying'er asked softly, pulling her legs.

Chu Xiying also calmed down a little now, and motioned her not to speak.As the saying goes, the most ruthless emperor's family, Duan Hong has a lot of opportunities, how can he be absolutely fair.Small punishments and big punishments, killing one to warn others, this is precisely the means to make it fairer.But, even so, why did she use such cruel punishment?

Ying'er hurriedly shut her mouth, almost walking on her feet.In the main hall, there were two eunuchs kneeling on each side, but Duan Hong was not there, only the sound of the teacup breaking to the ground was vaguely heard.

Chu Xi followed the voice to the curtain door on the right side of the main hall. Behind the curtain was a corridor with dragons carved on both walls, and the golden light was dim in the gray.Chu Xiying didn't have time to take a closer look, and felt that the voice was close to his ears.At this time, she had reached the end, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Duan Hong looking sideways at her, frowning and furious.

What Duan Hong held in his hand was exactly the record of Zhou Ye's defeat.The more she looked at it, the more angry she was, she threw the question book to the ground, and scolded angrily, "I told you not to leave the customs, don't leave the customs. You fucking force yourself to come out. You really lost your army and horses and were beaten!" Fuck you. If I didn't see you for the sake of your previous meritorious service, I'll go see Old Man Yan!"

This was probably the first time that Chu Xiying heard Duan Hong scolding in a fit of anger. She felt a sense of joy inexplicably in surprise, and her depression suddenly disappeared.In fact, when Duan Hong was angry, it was purely to vent, but when she was silent, she was the scariest.Chu Xiying smiled inwardly, picked up the title book without a word, folded it and put it in front of the case, and said without opening his eyes, "It's hurting your body. Your Highness, why did you send out a flood of anger to scare the people?"

This is actually a metaphorical, slightly teasing statement.Duan Hong caught a glimpse of her and couldn't help laughing, thinking that she must have seen all the actions just now.His face flushed, he picked up a pen to criticize papers in a proper manner, and said calmly, "Why are you here?"

It was only then that Chu Xiying remembered his original intention, and after thinking about it for a while, he realized it, and said, "I think of a story."

Duan Hongyin asked.

Chu Xiying casually said, "In a poor town, there was a rich businessman. One year, the harvest was not good, and the people couldn't afford three meals. But the rich businessman spent 500 taels of silver to buy a jade ruyi. The common people accused him of 'so much money. How good it is to buy food and disaster relief, but to buy such a useless thing.'”

Duan Hong put down his pen and listened to her continue.

But Chu Xiying stopped, and said, "From His Highness's point of view, what would that rich businessman say?"

"That wealthy businessman will definitely say, if you want to show kindness, you can use your own silver to give your kindness." Duan Hong asked her, "How?"

Chu Xi lingered and said nothing.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I just laughed, I accidentally became a commoner"

Duan Hong thought of what happened here, and couldn't help laughing in a low voice.She had asked herself more than once why everything she did was wrong. It turned out that she had become the wealthy businessman that everyone denounced.Thinking of this, Duan Hong couldn't help looking up at her, only to see the smile in her eyes reaching to the bottom of her heart.

The eyes of the two were short-sighted, and Duan Hong lowered his head inadvertently.Suddenly, she raised her head again, met Chu Xiying's gaze, and was about to speak. "Your Highness, the prime minister is here."

Chu Xiying said goodbye.

On the way back, Ying'er patted her chest and said, "Miss, you scared me to death! I thought you were going to fight King Qi to the death!"

"Ying'er..." Chu Xiying stopped her, looked at the sparkling lake, and smiled brightly, "I suddenly felt that the sky and the earth have become wider." It turns out that there is a truth, not because of how many books you have read. There are many things that can be understood. It is under a certain environment and mood, suddenly the mind has enlightenment, and it is just that clear.

It is said that when Zhuangji dispatched troops a few days ago, he slipped and fell off his horse, and his waist injury worsened. He has been resting in the mansion these days.Fortunately, Duan Hong has found out the cause of the disease, and he felt at ease. He suddenly received an urgent report from the front, saying that Zhou Ye left the customs rashly and Zhou Di fell.King Zhou asked Chen Guo to send troops, but was refused.There was a thunder on the ground, which made him bounce off the bed, change clothes and enter the palace in a hurry.

Duan Hong saw that he looked very haggard, so he hurriedly asked him to sit down.

Before Zhuang Ji could sit still, he said, "In the past few days, the turmoil in the court has been smoky. The ministers have colluded and deceived the superior and the inferior. The overall effect is minimal, as it should be. Your Highness must put your body first and plan for the long term." He was born as a general , not good at words.Those ministers partnered to turn a deer into a horse, and he had also experienced the skill of turning black and white, and he was so angry that he vomited blood.

"It's hard to make a big deal with a crowd of mobs. By chance, the prime minister is here today, and the lonely king will invite you to watch a good show." After finishing speaking, Duan Hong said to the eunuch kneeling beside him, "That is to call Zhang Zuotu and several ministers of the Privy Council to come in." Palace." Immediately, all the maids and eunuchs were retreated.Get up and go to the wall, take down the dragon saliva sword, caress Lin Wen and ask, "When the Qin Dynasty was about to collapse, Ziying succeeded to the throne. As a puppet emperor, you have to deal with a powerful person who can treat a deer as a horse in front of the emperor, and even kill the emperor. Does the Prime Minister know what he did?"

Zhuang Ji was taken aback for a moment, and gradually realized the deep meaning, he stroked his beard and nodded.

No gossip.

Those ministers have been quiet for the past few days, and they will only come out when the wind and sea calm down.Unexpectedly, Duan Hong suddenly recruited them into the palace, and he was muttering in his heart.Fortunately, when I arrived at the palace gate and met my colleagues, I couldn't help but become more courageous.After arriving at Yanhe Hall, I heard from those eunuchs who were serving nearby that Duan Hong was in a very good mood now, and it was probably a good thing to go this time.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Prime Minister" those ministers went in with confidence, and when they looked up, they felt strange, only to see Duan Hong holding the golden jade seal in his right hand and the dragon's saliva sword in his left, sitting in front of the desk with a peaceful expression.But after the strangeness, it was nothing.Duan Chun often goes up to court with his sword, and never leaves his body.Duan Hong is not a martial artist, so naturally he seldom takes it with him.

"Get up," Duan Hong said, "Do you know why the lonely king summoned you?"

Those ministers stood up one after another, all saying nothing.

"I think you all know about the loss of Baihu Pass. The Gu Wang here has an urgent report from General Zhou. Mr. Zuo Tu, please read it to everyone." Duan Hong put the book in the desk corner.

"Yes" Mr. Zhang replied hesitantly, looking left and right, why is there no eunuch in this room.So, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward to take it.Unexpectedly, as soon as his hand touched the test book, he heard a dull sound, and his heart was terrified.The seal with the yellow light sat heavily on the table, and the dragon head was pointing at him.

It's too late, but it's fast.Duan Hong got up to pat the jade, drew out the dragon's saliva sword, and pointed at Zhang Zuotu's official hat.

'Your Highness, please..." Before he could finish his words, he died.

The room was instantly filled with the smell of blood, and blood spattered Duan Hong all over.

Jade is king power; sword is life and death.She killed them without questioning the crime or the reason, because the monarch wants the ministers to die, it is the kingship.

All the ministers retreated into a ball, staring at Duan Hong in shock and fear.

Duan Hong snorted coldly and threw the sword to the ground.The moment the metal hit the ground, there was a crisp sound, and seven or eight guards with knives suddenly rushed out of the corridor, trying to cover their ears and steal the bell, hacked those ministers to death with their knives.

"Don't say anything beforehand, carry it down." After the fight was over, Duan Hong wiped off the blood, took off his robe, and sat down to call in the servant girls and eunuchs who were waiting outside.

The servant girl brought the tea with shaking hands. Duan Hong took a sip, put down the teacup, and smiled at Zhuang Ji, "This tea is fragrant, refreshing, and has the effect of calming the mind. Prime Minister, try it?"

Only then did Zhuang Ji pick up the teacup and lightly open the lid, white mist rose from the teacup, and the fragrance was plentiful.I thought in my heart: In terms of means, Duan Hong is definitely much more cruel than Duan Chunyin.But this is not the key point, it is common sense that emperors are ruthless and ignorant.The key point is that Duan Hong's murder is like an understatement like killing a chicken. He took a sip with a heavy heart, and before he tasted it, he listened to Duan Hong:

"This tea is called "Junshan Silver Needle". According to legend, it is an item given by Princess Wencheng to marry the Western Regions. What does the Prime Minister think?"

"Sure enough." Zhuang Ji put the teacup back, thinking that Duan Hong treats people with the utmost affection and nature, suppressing the ominous premonition in his heart, and said, "Ministers form cliques one after another, in the final analysis, does Your Highness know the reason?"

"I don't know"

"It's because His Highness is a woman, and the hearts of the courtiers are tied to the Marquis of the Six Counties. For the current plan, I hope that His Highness will get married quickly and give birth to a prince. Only in this way, the hearts of the officials will be settled."

Duan Hong coughed twice, his cheeks were hot, but Zhuang Ji said solemnly, embarrassed, "This is not urgent. I heard that the prime minister's back injury has recurred and he is recuperating in the mansion. I don't know what disturbed you to enter the palace with illness?"

"Your Highness, there is an urgent report." At this moment, a servant hurried in and presented a letter.Zhuang Ji stopped what he wanted to say, and watched Duan Hong open the letter.

Duan Hong read it hastily, and threw the letter on the desk.This damned Zhou Ye, when he got back, he got back, and brought that idiot of King Zhou back.On the way, a concubine gave birth, and now she is hiding in an unknown corner for help!What a face, it looks like it's getting old, and it's all done up.

Seeing her ugly face, Zhuang Ji thought something serious happened.The servant brought the letter and presented it in front of him. Zhuang Ji read it and couldn't laugh or cry.

"Prime Minister, you can still laugh, if it weren't for him..." Duan Hong sighed heavily, and said to the servant, "Give this letter to Yang Zhen and let him handle it."