King's favor is hard to do

The word "prostitute" has completely crushed Du Yuzhang's heart.The current him has long since given up on Li Guangning.Not to mention being jealous and sad for him.

"Or, wherever Master Du goes to work, I will follow. Helping Master Du to copy the message is also my apology."

Seeing that Du Yuzhang was silent, Bai Jiaoran whispered.He was a little embarrassed, secretly looking at Du Yuzhang.Du Yuzhang also frowned and looked at him.After a moment of silence, Du Yuzhang said,

"My lord, I'm going to host the Western Man peace talks next. Needless to say, I'm busy and complicated. Now it seems that there are many people who want me to do nothing in vain. If you follow me, you will suffer and even take risks. .”

"I'm not afraid of that!"

Bai Jiaoran straightened her chest.

"A person who is an official, eats the king's salary, and is loyal to the king. How can he retreat because of the busyness? Besides, the peace of the border is a major event that is related to Yan's future generations. It is also a good thing to cultivate life and benefit the people's livelihood! In the life and death of a country, do you avoid it because of blessings or misfortunes? Master Du, the first time I read your article, it was the article "Talk the Frontier with Trade"! Squeeze it, and it will be easy to return; only if you pursue it with profit, you will find the benefit, and you can get it without spending a single soldier!'-Master Du, only by opening up trade can we communicate and benefit each other. Both Dayan and Ximan benefit! Trade can only be maintained if peace is maintained, and at that time, we don’t need to maintain peace, and all the beneficiaries on the border will take the initiative to maintain peace!”

Bai Jiaoran opened his mouth and recited Du Yuzhang's article, and even pointed out the core of his beliefs in a few words.Du Yuzhang couldn't help looking at the young man in front of him again.

——It is indeed a young talent, as bright as the moon.In time, he will be the pillar of Dayan.

From this point of view, Li Guangning did not misjudge him in choosing him as the next prime minister.

Thinking of Li Guangning again, Du Yuzhang's heart still hurts.But the vague hostility towards Bai Jiaoran that was originally caused by Li Guangning has disappeared without a trace.

Du Yuzhang smiled slightly,

"Since that's the case, from now on, Lord Bai will ask you to teach me a lot."

"No, no, I need to ask Du Xiang for more advice! If there are chores to do, please tell Jiao Ran to do them, I will do my best!"

……

In the next few days, under the threat of Xu Xiaoqiu, nine officials who were still willing to participate in the peace talks also arrived one after another.After Du Yuzhang recovered a little, he joined them in the intense preparations.

There are many things that need to be prepared: the minutes of border surveys, the records of dealing with the West Man in the past, and even the preferences and personalities of the West Man officials and officials...they are all so busy that Du Yuzhang is so busy that he doesn't know what time it will be.

When Li Guangning came to the prime minister's mansion, he saw a mountain of notes on the desk, almost burying Du Yuzhang.

"..."

With hands behind his back, Li Guangning walked slowly behind Du Yuzhang and stood there for a while.But Du Yuzhang was too focused to notice his arrival.Li Guangning didn't remind him either.

Du Yuzhang is wearing a light white robe today, and his hair is simply tied behind his head.In the warm spring of March, the sunlight came in from the window, and it was reflected on the side of his face, creating a layer of golden light.Du Yuzhang's face was still pale, with only a little blood on his lips.But his eyebrows are like spring hills, his nose is like hanging gall, and his pair of peach blossom eyes are black and white.

Looking at Du Yuzhang like this, Li Guangning couldn't move his eyes away for a moment.

He suddenly remembered that in the East Palace of his crown prince, Du Yuzhang was always dressed in such a pretty way, and he was always so focused in doing things.Li Guangning, on the other hand, likes to move and doesn't like to be quiet. Whenever he gets tired of doing things, he will force Du Yuzhang to go for a walk.

Tired from walking, the two casually found a place in the courtyard to sit opposite each other and drink tea.Or talk about major events in the country, or talk about romance...

Li Guangning's thoughts drifted further and further away.The person in front of him almost overlapped with the shadow in his memory, which made his heart ache.

——Such a person...why can't he obediently stand by my side?It just keeps disappointing again and again...

"Your Majesty? Why are you here?"

Du Yuzhang found him.In an instant, his peaceful and gentle expression disappeared, and his eyes were first shocked, then guarded.With a plop, Du Yuzhang fell to his knees,

"I didn't know His Majesty was coming, and I didn't greet him. Please forgive me."

Du Yuzhang said this respectfully, just to make Li Guangning have no reason to blame him.But his faint resistance made Li Guangning sober up in an instant - this time is no longer the same as before.

Memories were instantly shattered.Li Guangning's complexion also darkened.

"Why, Du Qing is very upset to see me coming?"

"I dare not!"

"Don't you dare?"

Li Guangning picked up Du Yuzhang's chin with his index finger, and rubbed his lips vigorously with his thumb. Those lips were slightly wet, with a delicate red color.

"I remember that Du Qing is so bold, how can there be anything he dare not do? I don't know how many things he has done to deceive the king and commit crimes."

He stared at Du Yuzhang meaningfully,

"Aiqing, have you been acting well these days, do you still remember your identity?"

"……Remember."

"Tell me about it."

"The minister is the prime minister of Dayan."

"anything else?"

After all, this is the official residence of the prime minister, where Du Yuzhang works.Du Yuzhang glanced at Li Guangning beggingly.But Li Guangning was unmoved, and looked at him with raised eyebrows.Those eagle eyes were full of displeasure.

"Why don't you tell me?"

"The subject is His Majesty's couch...a subject."

Du Yuzhang made up his mind not to say the most insulting word.Li Guangning suddenly exerted force, and two sharp fingers pinched Du Yuzhang's cheeks fiercely, the soft flesh rubbed against the tip of the teeth, causing a sharp pain.Du Yuzhang's Adam's apple trembled slightly, but he didn't dodge - he only hoped that this obedience would make Li Guangning let him go.

But Li Guangning did not let him go.

"What slave?"

"...Your Majesty, please... ah!"

"I'll ask you one last time...what slave?"

"...uh... whore..."

Can't escape this piercing insult.When Du Yuzhang said this word, his voice was trembling.

Li Guangning seemed very satisfied with his tameness.He let go, Du Yuzhang licked the wound in his mouth, and tasted the smell of blood.

"Since she is my prostitute, I have paid enough to cover my head. One prostitute can't serve two masters at the same time. Could it be that Du Qing doesn't even understand this?"

Du Yuzhang raised his head abruptly.What did Li Guangning mean by this?

"Du Qing, don't you have anything to confess to me?"

"Frankly... what?"

"How did you and your mother get on the line?"

"I didn't have any relationship with the Queen Mother...ah!"

Li Guangning stepped on his finger.Du Yuzhang wanted to pull out his finger, but he stepped on it hard.Ten fingers connected to the heart, piercing pain, Du Yuzhang's arms trembled, and he watched his trampled fingertips bruise and turn purple.

"Du Qing, come back to me after you've thought about it. I'll ask you again—how did you and the Queen Mother get on line?"

[Scrap Slag Spoiler] One Pillow and a Big Dream Returning Part [-]

4,

"The young master is here!"

When Su Rucheng stepped out of the palace, a group of old Yan officials swarmed up.It's just that the Dayan official uniforms on them have been replaced with Western barbarian styles.The outfits designed for horseback riding and hunting are indescribably weird on these greasy men with big bellies.

"Is it really the young master? Young master! I have been waiting here for a long time, and I only hope to see you once!"

"Kowtow to the young master! The ministers have admired Ximan for a long time, and now they are finally able to break away from Dayan's cruel regime, abandoning the dark and turning to the bright..."

"Go away!"

Su Rucheng's companion Dang Tule kicked them all away one by one. It is said that Dayan destroyed the country because Li Guangning allowed these treacherous ministers to mess around!How could he allow these people to get closer to the young master?

Speaking of Li Guangning...

"Young master, I heard from the people in the sky prison that Li Guangning woke up! He was just talking nonsense and mourning every day. He said that Mr. Du is not dead, and asked others to return Mr. Du to him... Isn't that Mr. Du dead? Ten years? Is he crazy!"

"Crazy?" Su Rucheng twitched his lips, "He has a good idea! Thule, go to the prison now!"

……

In the dungeon, Li Guangning knelt on the ground, grasping the iron bars weakly with both hands.It's just that his voice is completely hoarse, and no matter how hard he yells, he can't make a sound.

"Du Qing...give him back to me...Du Qing..."

"Heh, I'm really obsessed. I told you a long time ago that Du Yuzhang is not yours in the first place—why don't you believe it?"

Su Rucheng's voice sounded above his head.Li Guangning was really weak, his head seemed to weigh a thousand catties.But he still raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot.

"Of course he is mine! He himself said... that he likes me!"

"He said he liked you? He really liked you. You pushed him away from yourself and pushed him into the abyss with your own hands. Later, he didn't have any love for you, only hatred."

"Impossible...haha...impossible!"

Li Guangning couldn't stand up anymore, but he laughed wildly, but at that moment he still looked like an old emperor.

"You just slandered him because you couldn't get what you asked for! Du Qing likes me...he said himself that he has liked me for ten years...I know you have always had plans for him, you wishful thinking barbarian! Ah!"

"Manzi" is Dayan's scornful name for Ximan, how could Tule allow him to be rampant?Immediately kicked the past.With iron palms nailed under his riding boots, he kicked Li Guangning directly on the cheek, blood spurting out of Li Guangning's mouth immediately with a few teeth attached.

Li Guangning himself flew out obliquely and fell to the ground.He made hoo-hoo noises—at first it sounded like he was moaning and groaning in pain.But after a while, everyone heard that he was laughing!

"You bastard! Why are you laughing!"

Thule was furious and was about to step forward.But Su Rucheng stretched out an arm to stop him.

"I laugh at you savage...haha...wishful thinking...uh...ha...haha...Du Yuzhang likes...it's me...it's always just me! Hahahaha! So what if you kill me, Dayan... Even if I die...he will wait for me by the bridge of Naihe! Ahem...hahahaha!"

Su Rucheng's complexion gradually became difficult to look at.

Du Yuzhang did not explicitly say that he liked him until the last time we met.

"Haha... cough cough cough... barbarian... you will be a barbarian until you die! He only has me in his heart... seven years in the east palace... three years in the palace... day and night... cough cough... getting along..."

Li Guangning also seemed to see the clues.He laughed even harder.Even though he coughed up blood from time to time while laughing, he still refused to stop!

But suddenly, he stopped smiling.

Su Rucheng took a pure black leather rope from his arms and held one end between his fingers.The other end is dangling, but it is tied with a small jasper ring!

It was Du Yuzhang's close-fitting item - it was given to him by Li Guangning back then!

It's like a mouthful of pus and blood is stuck in the throat.Li Guangning's eyes were wide open, his fingers trembled, but he couldn't say a word!

Chapter 132. Could it be that I... wrongly blamed him? [The author has something to say about the lottery and give away coins]

"The minister really didn't!"

His fingers trembled, but Du Yuzhang still clenched his teeth.Even though he had made up his mind a long time ago and had to compromise and perfunctory Li Guangning, he still couldn't tell the whole story about the shame of the cleansing room!

"Okay, I have already caught the handle, but Du Qing still doesn't say anything? Since that's the case, I don't need to be merciful!"

As soon as Li Guangning said this, Du Yuzhang immediately turned pale.He still doesn't know what will happen next?

"Your Majesty, this is the Prime Minister's official residence! I beg Your Majesty to let you go to the palace to serve Your Majesty, so that His Majesty can have a good time..."

Du Yuzhang pursed his lips and forced a flattering smile.Enduring the pain in his fingers, he climbed onto Li Guangning's knee with one hand, raised his pale face, and looked at Li Guangning.

Inserting five fingers into Du Yuzhang's hair, he grabbed it vigorously.Du Yuzhang raised his chin to the highest point, and his Adam's apple was shaking up and down.He opened his mouth wide, still a little out of breath - but Li Guangning's other finger had already stuck into his mouth!

"Um... ah..."

Being stabbed too deeply, Du Yuzhang vomited for a while, with tears in his eyes.Li Guangning's actions were rough, and his fingers touched his tongue, making him almost suffocate.Suddenly, Li Guangning withdrew his finger from his mouth, and before Du Yuzhang could catch his breath, he heard a crackling sound—all the documents on the table were swept to the ground.Even Du Yuzhang's most beloved inkstone was smashed to the ground and split in two.

Ink splashed all over the ground, making it a mess.Li Guangning grabbed Du Yuzhang's hair and pressed hard against the table. With a "boom", the back of Du Yuzhang's head hit the hard chopping board directly. He felt dizzy for a while, and then the back of his head felt swollen and painful.

"Spread your legs apart."

Du Yuzhang's head buzzed.How can he hide the deep wound in his leg?

"don't want……"

"No?" Li Guangning snorted coldly, "Can you make up your mind? Separate!"

Before the words fell, there was a hiss——Du Yuzhang felt a coldness in his legs!

"No!"

Du Yuzhang desperately grabbed the hem of the official robe, no matter how hard Li Guangning tried, he would never let go.Li Guangning was aroused fiercely by him, grabbed his slender ankle with both hands, and lifted it into the air with all his strength——Du Yuzhang flew up into the air from the waist down, and slammed it heavily on the table, making a bang!

"what!"

In desperation, Du Yuzhang raised his leg and kicked Li Guangning's lower abdomen.This kick can be described as a rabbit fighting an eagle, trying his best.Li Guangning was kicked back a step, and the strength in his hand was also relaxed.

Du Yuzhang lost his balance and fell directly to the ground.His back and the back of his head were in severe pain, and the wound on the center of his leg was torn with force, making the pain even more unbearable.But he knew that Li Guangning would never let him go when he struggled so hard just now!

Du Yuzhang curled up into a ball, gasping for breath.Li Guangning clutched his stomach, his expression gloomy.He stared at Du Yuzhang coldly for a long time before he let out a low laugh.

"Du Yuzhang, you are really kind. Do you still remember who is your master and who is your majesty?! If you are not imprisoned in my bedroom and taught for a few days, you really don't know the heights of heaven and earth!"

Li Guangning approached Du Yuzhang while speaking.Du Yuzhang tightly clenched the hem of his robe with both hands, his knuckles turned bluish white with excessive force - if he were to announce to Li Guangning that he failed to purify himself and was humiliated, he would rather be sentenced to death for deceiving the emperor!

Suddenly, he felt something sharp in his hand, which pierced into his palm unexpectedly.Du Yuzhang seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and raised it to aim at Li Guangning!

"do not come!"

Li Guangning stopped.What Du Yuzhang was holding in his hand were the fragments of the teacup that fell to the ground just now.His hands trembled uncontrollably, a sharp thin blade pierced his palm, and a stream of blood snaked down his wrist.

"What, you want to use that thing to kill the king?"

Li Guangning's tone rose strangely,

"Three years ago, you failed to kill me. Now, you want to use this thing to kill me?"

Li Guangning was still pressing forward step by step, as if he didn't even notice the blood dripping down on the big piece of porcelain.

The sun hit Li Guangning from behind, casting a long shadow under him.His face was also completely hidden in the shadows, and Du Yuzhang curled up on the ground, trembling.The broken porcelain piece in his hand gradually fell down.But Li Guangning was still approaching, he smiled, it was a smile of victory.

But suddenly, that smile froze.

Du Yuzhang aimed the sharp blade of the broken porcelain at his throat.

"Du Yuzhang! You..."

"do not come."

Du Yuzhang murmured, his eyes were slack, and there was a bitter smile on the corner of his lips.

"Your Majesty, don't come over..."

……

Li Guangning fled back to the palace almost in embarrassment.

Du Yuzhang's last look was so penetrating that the hairs on his body stood on end.With just one glance, he remembered how this man faked his death to deceive the emperor that day, lying in his arms covered in blood and losing his breath!

Just like a dying person...with lifeless eyes...

Li Guangning pressed his chest, panting violently.Just thinking back to that scene, fear seized his heart, made his head go numb, and he couldn't breathe at all!

"His Majesty!"

As soon as he entered the palace, Wang Li rushed forward to greet him.

"I have something to report to Your Majesty! I have no intention of bumping into something today. It's just that I'm stupid, and I don't know the cause and effect, let alone the twists and turns. I'm afraid that I will gossip and worry Your Majesty. I will find someone to investigate in private. Report to His Majesty after verification, but the matter is really important..."

"Right and wrong are twists and turns, I make my own decisions!"

Li Guangning growled, "Say something quickly!"

Wang Li then said,

"When Mr. Du left today, he happened to walk away with the Queen Mother Fengjia. Xiao Xizi from Fengqi Palace said—'Isn't this Mr. Du who went to Fengqi Palace to pay his respects a few days ago?'"

The so-called which pot should not be opened and which pot should be lifted, Li Guangning's face turned livid.

"As expected...this dog!"

"The slave didn't hear everything, but Xiao Xizi then humiliated Lord Du in public. The servant felt that he couldn't bear to listen, but Master Du endured it."

"Humiliate him?"

Li Guangning's gaze was like a sword, and he threw it over.

"A eunuch who has been cut off, dare to humiliate the prime minister? Wang Li, did you hear me right?"

"I don't dare to say that I heard the truth. But I did hear him mentioning 'cleaning room', 'healing the wound', 'giving a birth to serve in the palace'... Coincidentally, His Majesty was not in the Imperial Garden a few days ago Did you hear Lord Du's voice? That day, the slave met Xiao Xizi outside the imperial garden. He was going to the clean room... and said he was going to do some errands for the empress dowager."

Wang Li carefully looked at Li Guangning's face, and then said,

"Thinking about it today, the servant felt that something was not quite right. So I brought the person who was on duty in the cleansing room to ask about it in private. Unexpectedly, he asked something terrible!"

Wang Li knelt on the ground and briefly told Li Guangning what happened that day.Li Guangning's expression changed several times, but he remained silent.

"...So if what he said is true, then Mr. Du, he...he really suffered a great grievance this time."

"Where's that scarred face? Bring him to me! Let him tell me himself - what exactly does he know? Don't miss a single word!"

……

For dozens of years in the palace, Scarface has been working in the clean room that everyone avoids, and has never seen Shengjia.This time, he was called in front of Li Guangning. He was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud.

But Director Wang said that if he reported the bullying of Mr. Du truthfully this time, he might still be dead.If you dare to hide even half a word... I'm afraid you will die unhappy.

——Scarface tortured others with a machete all his life, but he was a coward when it came to himself.He was frightened by Wang Li's words and learned that he was talking endlessly, even Xiao Xizi's red word "prostitute" and the fact that Du Yuzhang's legs were pinched bruised and made it look like an insult.

Li Guangning pinched his brows hard.His face was expressionless, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and his temples were throbbing.

After Scarface finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, it was Xiao Xizi who instigated it! He took the Queen Mother's order and said that this is a nameless bastard who violated the Queen Mother's prestige, that's why the servant dared to do it!"

"Is it?"

Li Guangning sneered and raised his face slightly.Those eyes were like icy sharp blades, Scarface trembled all over, and almost peed on his pants on the spot!

"Wang Li, take him down. And that little Xizi—how many times has Du Yuzhang been stabbed? I'm going to make him suffer ten times, a hundred times—I'm going to cut him into pieces!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty! The servant was just confused for a moment! I believed it... Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"!"

Scarface screamed and begged for mercy, but someone stuffed something in his mouth and dragged him down like a dead dog.

Li Guangning still maintained his original posture, not moving at all.

The imperial study room was silent.After a long time, Li Guangning asked softly,

"Wang Li?"

"The slave is here."

"So, what do you mean—the queen mother wanted to win him over, but Du Yuzhang refused? I...did you blame him this time?"

His voice is getting lower and lower, slower and slower,

"Because of his refusal, Xiao Xizi took advantage of his mother's phoenix power to threaten Du Yuzhang with entering the palace, and even hurt his body. Also because of his refusal, my mother today instigated me to expel him from the court and lock him up in the palace. In the palace?"

Li Guangning was talking to himself, almost inferring the whole truth.But he still frowned.After a long time, he suddenly let out a low laugh.

"impossible."

"His Majesty?"

Wang Li looked up in surprise when he heard that his voice was wrong.But Li Guangning had already fallen into his own thoughts.He buried his face in his palms and shook his head.

"Impossible... Du Yuzhang is the best at deceiving people... I can't trust him... Yes, I can't trust him... Who knows if this is another trick he used to deceive me?! He tricked me into believing him, But he called me again... called me..."

Li Guangning's voice leaked from his palms, completely distorted.

"I believed him once three years ago, and almost cost me my life...Before I trusted him again, he pretended to be sick and died, almost making me a laughing stock in the imperial hospital...Now...who would believe that Du Yuzhang would rather be purged? Entering the palace, giving up the power of the previous dynasty, and unwilling to betray me? This bastard... is greedy for power, disloyal and unfilial, and has no heart! If he is really threatened by the queen mother, why doesn't he dare to report the truth to me? It's the emperor, I can protect him! Who dares to touch a hair on the person I want to protect? Does he have a ghost in his heart! Wang Li, tell me--does he have a ghost in his heart?"

"The slave thinks that Master Du may have other reasons. Xiao Xizi's plan is too vicious, and he insulted Master Du to the deepest—Master Du may not be able to say it."

"Why? What is his difficulty? Why can't he say it - he has long been shameless!"

Li Guangning rubbed his temples hard, his voice trembling.Wang Li didn't know whether he was questioning or fearing something.

"Can you believe it? In order to ask for my grace, he personally said that he once fell in love with me! Ha... he loved me... he fell in love with me so much that he could push me to death, right! He just opened his mouth to say that... I tested him... ...Tell him to be a prostitute for me...he is willing too! He can't do anything for the sake of glory, wealth and power! If he could be favored in front of me, he would have done it a long time ago. There is no shame or insult at all. !This person...this person...I can never trust him...Can I...can I trust him?"