Hypocrites

Wangdu Xiangguofu.Duan Yanling returned home drunk again, and his father waited in the hall.Ever since Duan Yanyou recognized his ancestor and returned to his family, the atmosphere in his family has become better day by day. His mother didn't even dare to show her airs in front of his father, let alone being jealous. The daytime is really quite peaceful, but at night people often have nightmares and shout "" Your Majesty, forgive me."

Of course Duan Boyu didn't care, he turned over with his ears plugged and fell asleep again.

The new emperor has just been established, and the court personnel are fluctuating. Many people are scrambling to find a way out. Duan Yanling, as the son of the prime minister, is also the emperor's confidant. Everyone came to him privately to learn from him, and asked him what method he used to re-elect the upstarts of the two dynasties.Duan Yanling said that there is no way, this is fate.

Drinking is inevitable at a party, and drinking is inevitable at a party.

Fortunately, there is a reason for the incident, and Duan Xiang will not blame him.

Duan Yanling fell three times in one step and swayed across the courtyard.

"How much did you drink again?"

Duan Yanling's eyes blurred: "Don't worry about it!...I miss him...I miss him!"

The reason why he dared to go crazy with alcohol was because Liang Xuan passed away two years ago. He went to Liang Heng to confide his heart when he was drunk, but Liang Heng didn't care to forget it. From then on, he understood what the drunk person said. will take it seriously.Therefore, at this juncture when he couldn't hold back his chest, he had to get drunk every day, so that Duan Yanyou and Duan Boyu wouldn't take his occasional revealing of his true feelings seriously, and they must treat them as drunken and foolish fakes. .

Duan Boyu was dissatisfied and said: "Drinking is a waste of time, have you forgotten all the tricks I taught you?"

The so-called drinking method is to hide a skin bag in the wide sleeve, tie the empty tube to the heel of the palm, cover the mouth of the cup in the palm when drinking, and the wine flows into the skin bag along the empty tube.

"Come in." Duan Boyu asked him to come in, and there was a cup of sober tea on the tea table.

Duan Yanling fell silent when he saw it. Forcing someone to sober up is tantamount to interrupting a sweet dream. It seems that his father has something important to discuss.

I only heard Duan Boyu say: "Over the years, in order to support His Majesty, I have exhausted my heart and soul..."

Duan Yanling drank tea without saying a word, knowing that Duan Boyu would never apologize for wronging his wife.

"...After a long time, even I almost forgot that this was not my duty, and the late Emperor never gave me any promise."

Putting down the tea cup, Duan Yanling found that there was still a wooden box on the tea table.Judging from what Duan Boyu meant, it seemed that he wanted him to open it, so he opened it and looked, and instantly he was shocked, awake from the inside out.

Inside the box lies a white bone ring.

Duan Yanling suddenly stood up: "This is...!"

Duan Boyu said: "Blood test, if it can dissolve in the bones, it is a member of the Liang family, otherwise it is a traitor. My son, from what you have seen, did the late emperor really have a blood test?"

"..."

Duan Yanling was shocked beyond words.It never occurred to him that this bone ring, which was once destroyed in plain sight, would appear in his father's hands.Even Liang Heng didn't know his whereabouts - until now, he believed that Liang Heng would not lie to him - where did Duan Boyu come from?

"Of course he won't," Duan Boyu always said that he was not expressing emotion or anger, but now his eyes were full of brilliance, "I will tell you for my father, what kind of person the late emperor was. Like a frightened bird, he dare not face the truth and is afraid of probing his own life experience. He will neither test the bones with blood, nor thoroughly investigate the source of the rumors. Qiu Zhiyuan is his enemy, the king of southern Sichuan who once held the bone ring He is also his enemy, and even I was kept in the dark by him, and I never gained real trust. I was just an excuse for him to support Yanyou. If this bone ring did not fall into my hands, Yanyou would be It’s really peace of mind.”

Duan Yanling understood the meaning behind the words, at this moment there was a rattling sound from nowhere, and it took him a long time to realize that it was his own bones shaking.

"Father... what do you want to do?"

"I don't want to do anything," Duan Boyu said with a smile, "I just want to get back the rewards that I deserve after dedicating myself to the late emperor and his son. Qiu Zhiyuan, Tong Fang, Niu Shida, Shan Guan, mere eunuchs, can cover the sky with one hand and see the sun and the moon. As the head of the court officials of the Qi Kingdom, my father has worked hard for the dynasty, the late emperor is my brother-in-law, and now I am my nephew, besides me, who else is qualified to be in charge of this bone ring?"

Duan Yanyou woke up without warning in the middle of the night.

A brass Xuanyuan mirror hangs above the dragon bed, and the reflection is so blurred that there are three people facing each other, as if there are two other people sleeping on the side of the couch.One was the emperor's father whom he hadn't seen much, and the other was Liang Heng who died in his hands.

At this time, it seems that Liang Xuan and Liang Heng who are in the same hell are the real father and son, and he, the only person in the mortal world, is surrounded by two ghosts, his whole body is cold, and he bursts into a loud cry, even facing his father's soul. .

The night watchmen hurriedly entered the bedroom.

"What is His Majesty's order?"

This is the book boy who has been with him since he was a child. The two share a tacit understanding beyond words, that is, the son and the book boy will eventually become His Majesty and an adult.

Duan Yanyou was still in shock, he didn't understand why sleeping on this dragon bed made him inexplicably terrified, he could only attribute it to the lingering ghosts of the dead, he was about to order Shutong to make calming tea, when he suddenly saw his face turned pale and his forehead was dripping with sweat.

"what happened to you?"

"Return, return to Your Majesty, the slave is fine..."

Duan Yanyou couldn't help but tore off his collar which he hadn't concealed, revealing the tattoo of galloping horse that was half tattooed on his chest.This person obviously did it himself and drew a four-figure image. If Duan Yanyou was not familiar with this totem, he might not be able to recognize it.

Enduring the pain from the new injury, the book boy knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, forgive me, this slave just... wants to serve His Majesty too much, and is willing to obey His Majesty's orders!"

The galloping horse totem is the logo of the Eastern Palace Shadow Guard left by Liang Xuan to Duan Yanyou. The meaning of it is not important. Duan Yanyou only needs to know that it is a symbol of royal orthodoxy. He owns all the war horses in Zhangyi Palace, and what about Liang Heng nor.This is his and his father's secret.

His fingers landed on the reddened skin of the book boy, and cut the horse inch by inch with the strength that he thought he was touching but actually penetrated to the bone. The book boy was aroused by the pain, and his eyes burst out with the same ferocity as his master.

Someone outside the hall communicated.

The only guards who have urgent matters to meet His Majesty in the middle of the night.This is the serious Eastern Palace Shadow Guard, looking down at the book boy, he was full of disdain for inferior imitations.

"It's so late, what are you here for?"

"Your Majesty, I have something urgent to report. The secret post left in Xiangguo's mansion reported back, and the prime minister found the bone ring of Emperor Wu."

Duan Yanyou's impatience disappeared instantly, and he put on a cautious mask.

"Bone ring?"

Yingwei said: "The first emperor had a will. Once the bone ring is born, it will be destroyed immediately. It was originally destroyed first, but it seems that the top of the golden palace is just a cover-up. No matter who has the bone ring, it must not be ignored. I request that it be destroyed forever. future trouble."

When Duan Yanyou got up, the bookboy immediately brought him a robe and helped him put it on properly.The complicated clothes wrapped his body well, and at the same time wrapped his chaotic thoughts.

His father never disclosed the existence of Emperor Wu's Bone Ring to anyone before his death, neither did he tell Duan Boyu, nor did he tell him.It wasn't until the mutiny in Zhangyi Palace a few years ago that they were caught off guard.In fact, Duan Yanyou had never seen the wooden box containing the bone ring shown by Qiu Zhiyuan, otherwise he would have understood the meaning of this special emblem tattooed by his father for the Eastern Palace Shadow Guard.

Afterwards, he thought about it, Duan Boyu had Pei Hui's Shixing Army in his hands, and even though Liang Heng's help from southern Sichuan was an accident, it was not an uncontrollable situation. The palace then took down the rebellious ministers and the thieves together.Perhaps the opportunity that made him change his mind was the Emperor Wu bone ring that Qiu Zhiyuan took out.

"Where did he get it?"

The shadow guard replied: "In the evening, the prime minister left the mansion, went to Beisi Prison, and then went to Dongluli after he was released. Your Majesty, forgive me, the old couple in Dongluli often sent people to follow them when the late emperor, and the useless chess pieces were used up. It should be dealt with in a timely manner, and it should be stopped continuously, and it will not be disturbed by it.”

"That's enough." Duan Yanyou didn't like listening to people's lectures, and said darkly, "Get your car ready immediately, and follow me to Beisi Prison."

Only one person is held in prison.He was neither tried nor released, and the jailer who delivered the soup was very annoying. He once complained a few words and was taught a lesson by the jailer: "This man was originally Qiu Zhiyuan's confidant, and he participated in the case of replacing the prince. Witnesses of this person's life experience. No one can execute without authorization before obtaining the imperial decree."

On the surface, it cannot be seen that he is such an important person.Because he was imprisoned underground for a long time, he was disheveled, starved, and tossed so badly that he basically couldn't see his original appearance.When the jailer thought that this man must have been showing off his power with that glorious Eunuch Chou, he felt hatred and jealousy in his heart, and his attitude towards him became even worse.And that man was like a boneless fish, he was spurned by others and did not resist. The jailer found out later that he was a dumb and crippled man.

Bullying a cripple is no fun.This person continues to stay in the corner and no one cares about him.And tonight, the person who can finally judge his crime finally came.

Today's dinner is not bad, it can be said to be the most filling in the past few days, because Prime Minister Duan visited the cell at dusk, gave some money, and asked the Prime Minister to buy some food and wine.

The prisoner drank a bowl of minced meat and swallowed some pasta. When it was time to fall asleep, the Temple of the Five Zang-organs was rarely noisy, and he should have had a peaceful sleep.Until someone opened the cell door.

The door opened, but the person who came was standing outside, unwilling to come in, his eyes were watching.

The entourage explained: "He was formerly the servant of Emperor Fei, Qiu Zhiyuan's confidant. After Qiu Zhiyuan died, he followed Emperor Fei, and Emperor Fei fell into prison after he lost power."

Duan Yanyou said: "Fawning on both sides, no wonder the fisherman got the bone ring in the end. Do you think that if you dedicate the bone ring to the prime minister, he will save your life?"

The entourage said: "Xinzhou is neither the person who abolished the emperor nor the person who was Qiu Zhiyuan. Your Majesty, he is the person chosen by the late emperor for you."

Duan Yanyou's heroic physique and face were blurred by the darkness in the prison, vaguely revealing the image of another person.The prisoner's dry eyeballs reflected this shadow, as if Xinzhou saw Liang Xuan for the first time more than ten years ago when he was still a teenager.