I am His Majesty's favorite

After two consecutive assassinations on New Year's Eve and Shangyuan Festival, the monarch's mood became unprecedentedly depressed.

This also caused the ministers who were about to participate in the court meeting to hold their breath in their own mansions, and had to think twice about what they said and did.I'm afraid that one person will accidentally offend the person above him. It's a small matter to be dismissed from office, but it's a big matter if his life is lost.

On the other hand, Mu Chen's words of accompanying him home were not words of consolation.

The layout of the Changming Palace has been carefully remodeled by His Royal Highness during the rest period. The tea sets, soft pillows, and pajamas in pairs really look like ordinary people.

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month was the day when Lin Heng went to court on the first day after his annual leave.

Since he was comforted by his sweetheart on the first night, the monarch's mood barely improved.

But the improvement is getting better, and this does not prevent him from finding fault with the Minister of Rites by venting his personal anger in public.

"Zhou Yuan, Gu was assassinated on the west street of the city yesterday, why didn't you come to escort me?"

Suddenly hearing his name and surname, Mr. Zhou hurriedly bowed and came out.

The court clothes are still the court clothes of the second-rank civil servants, but his face is pale, his pupils are bloodshot, and he looks like he has not closed his eyes all night.

"Reply, reply to Your Majesty's words, the minister's son was innocently killed yesterday, and was trampled to a pulp by a gang of bandits on Chengnan Street!"

"I am really... really sad, and I have committed a crime of dereliction of duty. I hope that your majesty will forgive me more for the sake of my old age and bereavement."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Lin Heng pretended to be surprised. "Your child, was killed innocently yesterday?"

Zhou Yuan wiped away old tears: "Thank you for your concern, Wen Qing, that child is usually playful, but he has always been kind, humble and polite! I don't know what big person he offended, and he was persecuted like this on the Lantern Festival!"

When he got excited, he knelt down and kowtowed several times.

"As a subject, I should put the king's safety first. However, I am old and have only one child under my knees. Your Majesty, please forgive me for this crime of dereliction of duty! I am waiting for you to find out who persecuted the child. Resign and move to a Buddhist temple to pray for His Majesty!"

Gee.

As expected of a civil servant.

An emotional card that not only filed a complaint but also found enough excuses for dereliction of duty played well in singing and writing.

Lin Heng watched people acting with a blank face, and when Zhou Yuan finished his impassioned speech, he continued: "Oh, your child was killed innocently yesterday?"

All the ministers: "..." Why is my ear not working well?

Zhou Yuan was immersed in the pain of losing his son at this time, how could he realize that Lin Heng was teasing him in a different way.

I also thought that the kindness of the king had exploded, and he wanted to inquire about the details to uphold justice for Zhou Wenqing.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, yesterday evening, I was invited to Li Shilang's residence to celebrate the Shangyuan Festival. Before Xu time, I heard bad news from home. It is said that Wen Qing had a conflict with someone in front of the prayer building, and was unfortunately poisoned." .”

"The man was short in stature, fat and strong, and he was extremely cruel. Not only was he jealous of Wen Qing's handsome face, he gouged out his eyes, and he even incited the bandits to beat him with fists and kicks."

"Poor my son, he was fine at noon, why don't we see each other for a few hours......"

Zhou Yuan's sadness came from it, and the old tears could not be stopped even if he stopped.

The Lord Monarch was laughed at.

Short stature?

Fat and strong?

Jealous of Zhou Wenqing's handsome face?

Lin Heng: Don't believe in rumors, don't spread rumors.

Of course he understands the kindness of the people who are afraid that the officers and soldiers will bring trouble to him by tracing the murderer, and they want to protect him so they deliberately say the opposite.

However, Zhou Yuan's ability to distort the facts and add fuel to the story is really amazing.

"Then according to Zhou Qing's thinking, if the perpetrator is caught, what should be done?"

Seeing Lin Heng's question, Zhou Yuan immediately took two steps on his knees: "Reporting to Your Majesty, according to my humble opinion, this man has a vicious heart and dares to kill the courtier's son in the street. He should be beaten a hundred times, and then his bones are pulled out. His head is hung on the throne." The gate of the city is exposed to the sun for a thousand days, so that my son is a spirit in the sky!"

good.

Co-authoring this family is full of lewdness and ruthlessness.

The prison's special execution board is wrapped in iron sheets and weighs more than ten kilograms.Don't say a hundred, even ten sticks can rip a person's skin open and suffer a lot.

After the fight, he still has cramps and bones, and his head is displayed to the public.

Mr. Zhou is so eager to love his son, no wonder he has developed pustules like Zhou Wenqing's trash.

Lin Heng smiled slightly: "Just do what Zhou Qing said, come here, please Mr. Zhou on the torture bench."

The ministers: "???"

Zhou Yuan: "!!!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what do you mean?!" Zhou Yuan's back was suddenly drenched in cold sweat. "I'm not a murderer, how can I......"

"How can you be wronged and punished for others, right?"

Lin Heng finished what he hadn't said.

"Zhou Qing, do you want to reason with Gu?"

A light rhetorical question, but inexplicably made people feel terrified.

Yes.

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

Those who are high and powerful are the way of heaven.

unfair.

But very relieved.

Seeing Zhou Yuan shivering with fright, Lin Heng felt in a good mood.

So the joyful Emperor decided to let him die to understand.

"Zhou Wenqing has a lustful nature, and has repeatedly committed acts of robbing civilian women and disregarding human lives. As a father, you are not strictly disciplined, not to mention letting go. This is one of the crimes."

"Unfortunately, yesterday, he coveted the Lord of Nanchan in front of Gu, and Gu gouged out his dog's eyes in a rage. What you said today is disrespectful and presumptuous. This is the second crime."

"In the words of the official, the people of Taipingxi have been in constant disasters under your jurisdiction, and the people are living in dire straits. Bending the law for personal gain and harboring filth are the third crimes."

"I have sent people to check your travel records for more than a month. Since you refused to go to court when you were sick, you entered and exited Goulan Songfang five times, beat your wife three times for taking a concubine, and communicated with your brother-in-law Chen An who guards the border. Two letters. In private, you are not sympathetic to your wife, and in public, you are disloyal to the country. This is the fourth crime."

"Master Zhou, do you still feel wronged now?"

Zhou Yuan was knocked into the head by a series of blows, and his face faded away, leaving only lifeless despair.

At this moment, he is like a stinky stone in a latrine.

His former classmates, colleagues and students all looked at him with disgust and contempt in their eyes.

Fearing that they would be implicated, the few ministers who made good friends with each other, whether overtly or secretly, all backed away a few steps in unison, trying to draw a clear line with them.

The matter is a foregone conclusion, there is no need for Lin Heng to speak, the guards dragged the once glorious Minister of Rites to the prison on one left and one on the right.

Compared with Zhou Yuan, who did not regret his death, the courtiers' focus was obviously more on the sudden appearance of the Lord Nan Dan.

It was rumored that the beauty favored in the harem was always that one.

It is impossible to have an heir.

So.................

Lin Heng stood up slowly, with a dignified and solemn expression, and a deep and powerful voice.

"Pass down Gu Yuling, that is, Gu Gu will be the king of the country today, and Mu Chen will be the lord of the country. You must respect him and respect him, and look up to him with the courtesy of a king."

"Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, I will sleep with him alone. If there is anyone who rebels, he will be killed."

Changming Hall.

At that time, he didn't know that he had just been promoted to the lord of a country, and His Royal Highness, who had received half of the country, was leisurely tasting tea.

The best clouds and mist are tall and full, the buds and leaves are tightly wrapped, and they swim by themselves in the water.It looks transparent in color, and it smells fragrant when you smell it carefully.

On one side of the charcoal brazier, there is a small red clay furnace hanging, with white smoke lingering, and bursts of water boiling slightly.

Sitting cross-legged, Mu Chen started from waking up the tea with great interest until the clear and clear tea soup was brewed.

After the whole process was over, he slightly hooked his lips and smiled lightly towards the door of the palace. "I have been waiting for Your Excellency for a long time, since I have come, why should I hide?"

Hearing the sound, a person walked in outside the hall.

"Your Highness knows I'm coming?"

Ji Huaichen nodded his head and asked, looking at Mu Chen with deep eyes.

"His Royal Highness is really extraordinary. It's this time, and he can still maintain such calmness, which makes Ji feel very impressed."

"Otherwise?" The latter, still smiling, pushed a cup of hot tea to the neighbor.

"Three cups of wine in the world of mortals, a pot of tea for great achievements in the future. The general may as well sit down and taste the craftsmanship of this prince."

Ji Huaichen pondered for a moment, finally sat down on the soft seat, then took out a crumpled piece of paper from his bosom and patted it in front of Mu Chen.

The palm strength of a martial arts practitioner cannot be underestimated.

The solid wooden square table was shaken by him, and even most of the tea soup in the celadon cup was spilled out.

His Highness the Crown Prince's expression remained unchanged, holding the tea in one hand and urging An Jin with the other, the dripping liquid instantly evaporated into smoke and disappeared without a trace.

In an instant, Ji Huaichen's eyes were full of coldness.

If I remember correctly, Prince Huaibei is not good at martial arts, and what he has learned is only elementary boxing kung fu.

——How can there be a deeper internal force than the number one general in Nanchong?

"I learned it from the storybook."

Mu Yan saw his doubts, and explained in a warm voice: "It doesn't seem to be very difficult. I just practiced casually, and no one can beat me."

"So, is Your Highness threatening Ji?"

"How could it be?" Mu Chi said innocently, "I'm presenting the facts with the general and trying to reason."

If it makes sense, say it, and if it doesn't make sense, silence it.

It's just wonderful.

Ji Huaichen snorted heavily: "His Royal Highness is eloquent, Ji Mou is willing to bow down. But before Ji Mou respectfully listens to His Highness's reasoning, I would like to ask His Highness to give a reasonable explanation for the content on this piece of paper."

The piece of rice paper patted on the table was placed between the two of them. The font on it was neat and neat, with eight big characters neatly written on it.

Your Majesty is in trouble, so lead your troops to rescue him quickly.

"This letter inexplicably appeared in the General's Mansion yesterday. Will His Highness tell Ji that this matter has nothing to do with you?"

Mu Chen smiled and admitted generously: "I wrote it."

That is to say, he already knew about Lin Heng's assassination.

"More than that, I also leaked the rumors in advance and let the assassin disguise himself as a commoner and hide in front of the glutinous rice ball stall. When Ah Heng and I show up, someone will assassinate him."

The tone was light, but what was stated was cruel and indifferent facts.

I was dumb for a while.

Ji Huaichen couldn't suppress his anger in the end, and asked sharply: "Why did you do this? You know that His Majesty regards you as a lifelong confidant and loves you in every way, how can you...... ..."

"Because I love him." Mu Zhen quietly stated another fact.

"Because I love him, so I spent all my energy to set up a situation. Keep him safe and secure forever."

Ji Huaichen's pupils trembled.

"Why should I believe what you say?"

"When a man is about to die, his words must be kind."

Mu Chen sipped his tea lightly. "Naturally, it is because the crown prince is about to die, and his life will not be long."

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