Tanhualang

Five days later, under the escort of two teams of palace guards, Xiaoyou rushed to Kaifeng to reconcile with King Yu.

When arriving in Kaifeng, the first thing to do is to say hello to King Yu, and the second thing is to apologize to Shen Jing:

"Offended, Mr. Shen."

Ever since she entered Prince Yu's Mansion, Shen Jing had been worried for a long time, but in the end she still couldn't escape this ending.Xiaoyou played both soft and hard ways, and without telling him the truth, quietly pulled him into a vortex that could kill people if he was not careful.

No matter how patient he is, he also has a three-point temper. It is rare that he is not so polite to Xiaoyou:

"Don't dare. The prince is under one person and above ten thousand people. To be able to do things for the prince in the palace is something that no one can ask for. If I blame you, in the eyes of others, I'm afraid they will think I'm too disrespectful." know good or bad."

Xiaoyou is also quite helpless:

"What you said is blaming me."

"..."

"I have no choice. Before the prince came out, Jin Yiwei found out that someone was about to assassinate. The matter in Nanjing could not be delayed, so the prince made this plan of 'secretly going to Nanjing'. However, the palace is full of old faces who are used to it." , can’t find the right people to follow around.”

Shen Jing said helplessly:

"The world is full of talents, and the capital is even more so. With the status of a prince, where can you not find talents who can serve you?"

Xiao You picked up the teapot on the table, filled it up for Shen Jing, poured another cup for himself, and said slowly in the dense tea fragrance:

"Outsiders think that the prince is deeply favored by His Majesty. He holds the military power in his hands, commands the wind and rain, and is under one person and above ten thousand. But they don't know all the hardships in the palace."

"Since the old general Sun Yao passed away, the only one His Majesty can trust is the prince. After all these years, the prince has been supporting the west, and finally stabilized the situation. Now the Japanese pirates have come again."

"My lord has been leading troops for so many years. From Gansu to Ningxia, there are many loyal and brave men to follow. It's just that there are more than enough loyalty and courage, and there are not many who are cautious and careful. But he is unwilling to make friends with ministers. Mr. Shen is reliable, smart and capable. , do you want me to leave this beautiful jade of yours and look for stones elsewhere?"

Shaking his head quietly:

"In terms of dexterity and ability, how can I compare with you?"

Xiaoyou sighed quietly:

"I don't know if Mr. Shen noticed it, but I was born as an internal envoy."

Although Shen Jing tried his best to restrain himself, there was still some surprise on his face.

The internal envoy is the eunuch.

Although Xiaoyou is more scheming, but he is kind, has a good appearance, and has no weak and flattering temperament on his body. Shen Jing really did not expect that he has such an identity——

Xiao You smiled, but his expression was calm:

"I'm twenty-eight this year, and I'm three years older than the prince, can't you tell? We people are like this. We always look young and look less attractive."

"..."

"In the past two years, officials and students have become more and more violent, opposing the inner prison to interfere in politics. It's not that I don't want to work for the prince, but I'm afraid! If the reputation that the prince has accumulated through life and death over the years is tarnished because of my identity, then I really am, and death is inevitable!"

Seeing the silence, Xiaoyou persuaded again:

"I kind of know your difficulties. Although you can't take the imperial examination, you still have a lifetime to live. Why don't you serve the prince for the time being and be recommended by the prince to be an official position in time. When you are young, you can be regarded as worthy of the cultivation of your grandparents; when you grow up It is better to be able to serve the imperial court than to be a smoky cook all day long in a country shop, right?"

After listening quietly, he let out a long sigh:

"Forget it, I understand. Thanks to the lord's perseverance, with a meager body, I should do my best."

Everything is in a small order, and Shen Jing is much more relaxed for the time being.

After another two days of hesitation in Kaifeng, the civil unrest near Xinyang gradually subsided.

On the morning of the eighth day, the king of Yu was escorted by the governor Cao Feng, the commander of the capital Wang Biao, and the commander of Ningxia Fang Tingxiang. He went out of Henan via Xinyang and went to Nanjing.

The night before arriving in Xinyang, a group of people stayed in the post house.

After dinner, Shen Jing closed the door and flipped through books in the room, Xiao You knocked on the door and came in, drank two bowls of tea, chatted casually, and suddenly ordered in a low voice:

"After arriving in Xinyang tomorrow, let Cao Feng send someone to take you out of the city first. After you see the prince, you can go straight on the road."

Shen Jing was taken aback:

"Didn't it mean to rest in Xinyang for a day and leave early the day after tomorrow?"

Small and concise:

"You and the lord go first. Wei Zheng and I stay to deal with the aftermath, and we will go on the road in the morning of the day after tomorrow."

He nodded quietly and didn't ask any more questions.

Xiaoyou turned over her right hand and pulled out a small cloth bag from her sleeve:

"Here is the trouble on the road, not much, but it is enough for you to go all the way to Nanjing. The prince is not very familiar with the basics of life in the market, everything depends on you, Mr. Shen."

"I will do my best."

After finishing speaking in a low voice, the two chatted a few more words, and then each took a rest.

The brigade entered Xinyang early in the morning.

Although refugees fleeing famine can be seen everywhere on the road, it is better than the previous counties.Shen Jing and Cao Feng were sitting in the carriage at the back, and the commanders of Henan Province, Wang Biao and Fang Tingxiang, rode on both sides of King Yu's carriage, and vaguely heard the two of them chatting with King Yu through the window from time to time. Chaotic situation.

Shen Jing felt that Cao Feng was a little familiar, and he felt a little uncomfortable in the carriage with him.However, since Cao Feng got into the carriage and said hello to Shen Jing in a friendly manner, he began to close his eyes and rest his mind. On the contrary, he saved Shen Jing the time of socializing, and he was greatly relieved.

After wandering for a long time, he was getting closer and closer to the Xinyang City Gate, when he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes approaching.Just as Shen Jing put down the book and wanted to lift the car curtain to have a look, Cao Feng beside him suddenly stood up first and directly lifted the front car curtain.

Shen Jing followed and looked sideways.

The person who came was dressed in the uniform of the general school flying fish, and looked anxious, he reined in his horse and stopped beside Wang Biao.Wang Biao also reined in his horse and listened to someone muttering a few words, his face changed drastically in a moment.

Shen Jing didn't know what was going on outside, but saw Cao Feng throwing the curtain of the car, and didn't shy away from Shen Jing beside him, leaning back against the car wall with a sneer:

"The good show is coming."

Although Shen Jing didn't know why, after hearing what he said, he knew that there was a lot to it, so he put the book in his hand into his luggage.Just listening to the movement outside, the carriage stopped.He raised the curtain to look out again, only to see that Wang Biao had already turned to Fang Tingxiang's side on horseback. The two whispered together, and then turned to the carriage behind.Cao Feng raised one side of the car curtain and asked:

"What's going on here?"

Wang Biao looked at Fang Tingxiang and said in a low voice:

"Governor. The Xinyang government office has been occupied by rioters."

Cao Feng sat up abruptly:

"what?!"

"Yesterday at night, the refugees broke into the government office and killed the magistrate Xu Bingzhi, looted the granary, and then fled in all directions. Xinyang City is in chaos now, there is no way to get in!"

Cao Feng was so angry that he got up and threw the curtain of the car, stepped onto the shaft of the car, pointed at Fang Tingxiang and Wang Biao and said in a deep voice:

"Aren't General Fang's people still stationed outside Xinyang City?! They just watched the refugees riot? Wang Shijun, didn't you rush to send troops to help Xinyang a few days ago? Yesterday you told me that Xinyang is safe now! Now In front of the prince, it turned out to be like this!"

Wang Biao hurriedly distinguished:

"Although I sent troops to help, General Fang meant not to disturb the people, so he has been stationed outside the city, who knows—"

"Wang Shijun, you can't say that—"

Cao Feng sneered:

"Okay, you two, it's useless to say anything. If you have something to say, why don't you go to the prince and say it."

Wang Biao was sweating anxiously, wiped his forehead and temples with his sleeve, and came in from the window again:

"The Duke—"

Cao Feng waved his hand at him:

"My lord is about to enter the city, and the fire is burning to the brows. I advise you and General Fang to go to the lord as soon as possible to plead guilty. If we are a grasshopper on the same line, if I get a lighter punishment then, I will definitely do it for the two of you." plead."

Wang Biao wiped off his sweat again, and turned around helplessly to look at Fang Tingxiang. Fang Tingxiang also looked unhappy:

"Let's go."

Seeing the two walking away with narrowed eyes, Cao Feng looked out of the car, turned around and told Shen Jing in a low voice:

"Mr. Shen, take your luggage and get off with me."

When the two got out of the carriage, they saw Wang Biao and Fang Tingxiang standing beside the carriage in front. King Yu's cold and calm voice came out word by word from the carriage:

"Commander Wang, what do you mean, a few refugees who can't eat enough to eat, under the noses of you two, a dignified commander of a province, a major general who has experienced many battles, killed the imperial court official and robbed the government. granary?"

Wang Biao and Fang Tingxiang knelt down at the same time:

"The minister waits to be convicted!"

"Come on."

Wei Zheng led a dozen or so royal guards to surround him:

"exist."

At this moment Cao Feng turned his head and winked, and an unremarkable handyman beside the carriage came over. Cao Feng took another look at Shen Jing and nodded slightly:

"Mr. Shen, be careful all the way."

Shen Jing hurriedly followed the unremarkable gray-clothed handyman all the way to the end of the line, and boarded a mule cart covered with coarse cloth curtains.The handyman in gray was driving at the front, and sat quietly and slightly nervously at the back, watching the carriage gradually leave the team through the gap in the curtain, heading southeast along a small road.

The refugees outside Xinyang City were chaotic, and the mule cart circled far to the southeast corner of the city wall, and stopped in a sparse forest outside the south gate of the city.As the sun gradually passed noon, Shen Jing raised the curtain of the car and looked outside.The handyman glanced at him, handed over a cloth bag, and said respectfully in a low voice:

"It's still a while before the appointed time. The prince may not be able to come on time. If Mr. Shen is hungry, he can eat something first."

Shen Jing nodded and took the cloth bag, took out the steaming meatloaf and water bag from it, and began to eat slowly, then took out the book from the bag after eating, and read it through the light from the gap in the car curtain.Until the sun was getting dark, Shen Jing heard some movement outside, and before she got up, she saw a tall figure lift the curtain of the car, peeked into the car, and showed him a warm smile. Sen Leng's voice seemed like two different people:

"Miao'an, I've been waiting for a long time."