The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

In the days that followed, Bai Yu's mind remained in a trance, vaguely expecting, and seemed to be afraid of something.

Waking up early this day, Bai Yu pondered over the breakfast for a moment, and said to Qiu Ye: "After dark, quietly, go and invite General Qin and General Mu, and go through the corner gate, so as not to disturb anyone."

For their own sake as well as for their own sake, Bai Yu has been cautiously avoiding suspicion, this is the first time he has invited them over on his own initiative.Qin Ran and Mu Fengyi did not dare to neglect, and immediately followed Qiu Ye.

They entered quietly through the corner door at night, and they naturally understood the reason.Sure enough, when Bai Yu saw them, he cut straight to the point and said, "Do me one more favor."

So far everything has been arranged, just waiting for that day to come.

During such an anxious wait, Bai Yu hand-copied many Buddhist scriptures, often lit sandalwood in the Boshan furnace, and invited an eminent monk to stay in the mansion for a long time.He suppressed the agitation in his heart with Sanskrit Dharma, and gradually calmed down, as if he had been washed clean.

Finally, there was a heavy snowfall. The clouds were all in one place, and the wind was majestic. It fell for a whole day and night. The sky and the earth were all the same color, but they were not completely pale. They were stained with red walls and black tiles or green pines and green cypresses. That snow is also beautiful.

The snow stopped in the early morning of the next day, and when the door was opened, there were eucalyptus and Qiongzhi, nestled next to each other.The snow on the ground reflects the fine winter sunlight, and the icicles formed under the eaves are shining, reflecting a colorful world of glass.

Bai Yu was standing on the porch with a hand stove in his arms to enjoy the snow. When he raised his eyes, he was dazzled by the icicles. He closed his eyes and turned his head to the side. When he opened his eyes, he saw Qiu Ye approaching, and said, "Your Highness, here we come."

Shen Xiu followed behind him.

Bai Yu looked at him quietly.

Shen Xiu said with a smile: "Your Highness, it's time."

Bai Yu clenched the stove subconsciously with his hands in his sleeves, which made him tremble, but there was a decent smile on his face.

At this time, the morning court had not yet dispersed, the front of the Golden Luan Hall was heavily guarded, and the gate was closed tightly. Bai Yu led two attendants, and stepped up the seemingly endless steps step by step.

After stepping on the last step, he turned his head subconsciously, standing in such a high-powered place overlooking the feet, everything is so small, the stone pillar that was only two people tall just now is just a speck of dust in Bai Yu's eyes.Thinking about being condescending is not just about standing on a high place, if you are standing at the pinnacle of power, the kind of pleasure, the kind of grandeur, how can it be compared with this little thing in front of you.

The imperial guards in front of the gate were stunned when they saw Bai Yu coming up, and one of them stepped forward and asked respectfully, "Is Your Highness here to see the Emperor, or is he waiting for the General? There is still a while before the morning court."

Bai Yu looked at the closed door and said calmly, "I want to see Brother Huang. Now."

The sergeant said: "Your Highness, you can't disturb the morning court, please wait a moment, Your Highness."

Bai Yu turned his gaze to him and asked, "What if I insist on disturbing you?"

The sergeant exchanged glances with the others bewilderedly.I have never seen such a battle, and no one knows what to do.

Bai Yu provided them with a solution, "Go and report to the emperor, if the emperor is angry, I will be the one who is unlucky, what are you afraid of?"

They thought so, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter.Suddenly the door creaked open in the quiet hall, and everyone turned their heads to look. The sergeant hurriedly knelt down and said, "Report to the emperor, His Royal Highness King Liang is outside the door, saying that he wants to see the emperor."

The emperor froze for a moment, and exchanged a glance with Yan Xun.

Grand Master Yin said: "Absurd! Didn't you tell King Liang that the early court should not be disturbed?"

The sergeant said: "Reporting to my lord, the humble official said it, but His Highness insists on asking the humble official to report it internally. There is really no way for the humble official to do so!"

"Then what is the important thing for King Liang to ask to see the emperor now?"

The sergeant shook his head and said, "I don't know about this humble job."

Everyone was confused, except Qin Ran and Mu Fengyi stood one after the other, keeping their eyes on their noses, their noses, their noses and their hearts, and remained silent.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "If it wasn't for a major event, King Liang wouldn't be like this. Let him come in."

The door of the hall was wide open, Bai Yu took a light breath, and walked in slowly.

It was the first time for him to enter the Golden Luan Hall, and it was even more spacious than he had imagined. The pillars on the walls of the hall were carved with countless radiant sun, moon, stars, golden dragons and phoenixes, which were lifelike.A red embroidered gold-edged carpet extends from the entrance of the hall all the way to the nine-level white marble steps, and the civil and military classes are divided into two groups.The emperor sat upright on the huge red-gold dragon chair at the highest point, with a line behind him. He wore a sky-reaching crown on his head, and twelve [-]-foot-[-]-inch jewels hung down to cover his face. His majesty should not be offended.

Bai Yu walked to the bottom of the jade steps and bowed down.

The emperor signaled him to get up, and said with a pleasant face, "What is it that you are so eager to see me?"

Yan Xun was at the head of the generals, right now beside Bai Yu, Bai Yu didn't even look at him, he raised his eyes leisurely, and there was a natural arrogance of a lin-toed dragon in his gestures and gestures.

He calmly said: "The younger brother wants to invite the emperor and the princes to meet someone."

"Who?" asked the emperor.

"He's outside the palace right now."

The emperor nodded, "Let him in."

Zhang Lan went out to deliver the decree, and soon led in a man wearing a mask, who was one of Baiyu's two attendants just now.He has gray hair and looks like an old man.

Seeing his posture, the emperor and Yan Xun felt tense.Such a familiar feeling, could this person be...

This person didn't kneel down, he bowed his hands together as a salute.Hu Taibao was dissatisfied and said: "When you see the emperor, you have to bow three times and nine times, don't you understand?"

Bai Yu turned to look at him, and immediately said to the old man, "Brother Huang, take off your mask."

He nodded, stretched out his hand and slowly removed the mask, revealing an old but hale and hearty face.

Shen Qing!

Rao, these ministers and ministers all became human beings, and they were all terrified when they saw this situation, and they didn't even know how to react for a while.

The emperor was the most shocked. He stood up suddenly, and the twelve crowns clattered loudly.

"It seems that there is no need for my brother to introduce you." Bai Yu lightly sneered, "I know that you are shocked. Also, it has been 90 years, why is he still alive?"

"What does King Liang mean by bringing Prime Minister Shen here?!"

"How dare he come here?"

"The king of Liang is presumptuous!"

"Your Majesty, let the Imperial Forest Army take down Prime Minister Shen and King Liang!"

Bai Yu didn't hear what he said, turned a deaf ear, turned around, glanced lightly across everyone's faces, and said with a smile: "Everyone said 'Shen Xiang' one by one, it seems that Master Shen is worthy of being the elder of the four dynasties, with great prestige. At this point, you still can’t change your words. That’s fine, let’s not change it yet.”

His meaning made everyone silent, and they all looked at the emperor.The emperor's eyes fell heavily on Shen Qing, both shocked and in pain.

Yan Xun suddenly said, "Bai Yu, what are you doing?"

Hearing his voice, Bai Yu trembled slightly, quickly stabilized her voice, and said, "General Yan, don't be in a hurry to hand over the thief, I can't run away from the left and right. Since Master Shen is already standing here, why don't you just listen to him?" If you have something to say, it can be considered that we didn't come here in vain."

Yan Xun was a little taken aback by his indifference and alienation.

Bai Yu turned to the emperor and asked, "Is the emperor agreeing?"

The emperor closed his eyes and nodded slightly.

Everyone's eyes turned to Shen Qing, and they couldn't help but expect what he would say.

Shen Qing stroked his long beard, stared at the emperor on the nine-flowered jade steps, and said slowly: "Everyone, please listen to me, the emperor you are assisting now is not of the blood of the late emperor at all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden gust of wind broke in through the half-opened window, whistling and engulfing the deep and clear ending, and violently poured into everyone's ears, almost everyone was shocked, as if they couldn't stand such a gust of wind generally.

Probably because of the wind, the piercing cold pervasively made people's blood flow backwards, and their hands and feet were cold.

"Master Shen can't just lie!" Grand Master Yin was the first to react and shouted.

Bai Yu said softly: "Lord Yin, Prime Minister Shen has dedicated his whole life to the country. He is the pillar of the Great Zhou and the golden beam of the sea. Now he is 90 years old. If it is not a last resort, why bother to destroy the reputation he has accumulated all his life? The entire Shen family must be dragged down with it? How could decades of love and loyalty suddenly change in his later years for no reason? It's time for him to enjoy his life in peace, isn't he?"

Bai Yu's words fell like pearls and jade, leaving Grand Master Yin speechless.

"Bai Yu!"

Among all the generals, only Yan Xun had the privilege to bring his sword to the hall, and Bai Yu clearly heard the crisp sound of the scabbard shaking.

He turned around slowly, and his eyes fell on Yan Xun's hand that was tightly gripping the hilt of his sword.He smiled sadly and said, "Why, General, do you want to kill me?"

Yan Xun was speechless.

Shen Qing stroked Bai Yu's shoulder, and said calmly: "Many of you did not experience the events of 21 years ago. As an old man, I was fortunate enough to serve the four emperors, so I am somewhat qualified to speak. The Queen Mother was unable to have children. Many imperial physicians have been diagnosed, but it is only for the sake of the royal family's face, and it cannot be publicized. The first emperor had three concubine princesses, and he was very much looking forward to having a prince to inherit the ancestral temple. After the empress Shuyuan entered the palace, the first emperor loved her very much, and she Fortunately, she became pregnant soon, and everyone knows that she gave birth to two princes."

He paused at this point, and winked at Bai Yu, Bai Yu nodded, and called in another attendant.

He kept his head down, covering his face with his hair hanging down, until he walked up to Bai Yu and raised his head, only then did everyone see clearly that this was actually King Dingshun.

Shen Qing pointed at him and said: "One is naturally His Royal Highness King Liang, and the other is right here."

While appreciating the surprised and uncertain expressions of everyone, Shen Qing explained slowly, "The fact that Empress Shuyuan was pregnant with twins was diagnosed by the imperial physician before she gave birth. The royal family has always kept only one twin, which is a common practice. However, the first emperor loved Empress Shuyuan too much, and prepared for her under her begging, that is, to use another baby to die instead, and the eliminated prince was secretly sent out of the palace to be raised by King Xuanda and his wife Unexpectedly, the first emperor passed away suddenly, and Empress Shuyuan was afraid of the empress dowager's threat. With the help of the old man, the remaining prince was also sent out of the palace. This is His Royal Highness Liang Wang—there are many folks who have twins who look different For example, you can check it yourself.”

Shang Shuling said: "But how can Prime Minister Shen prove this? You can't make me believe it with empty words. Besides, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the emperor's life experience."

Shen Qing glanced at him, the corners of his mouth raised, "Didn't I just say that the baby who died for him, Master Yan, did you forget?"