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

After tossing around in the palace, Bai Yu was already physically and mentally exhausted, returned to Yan's mansion, washed up hastily, fell asleep and fell asleep.Yan Zun checked all the soldiers in the Yan Mansion, and assigned all the people he trusted to be guarded in the Xijin Courtyard where Bai Yu and Wan Wan lived.

After a lot of work, it was already late at night, Yan Zun went back to his room, and just as he turned on the light, he was so frightened by the person sitting on the chair that he almost fell to the ground.

"Mother, what are you doing? It's the middle of the night, and you'll scare me into trouble again." Yan Zun felt quite shameless.

Princess Chunyi's demeanor when she was young was what the people of Wei and Yan wanted to see. After marrying Yong Minggong, she never suffered any hardships and took good care of her. She looked like thirty people.Sitting quietly in front of her son, she was easy-going, pulled Yan Zun to sit beside her, and said lovingly: "I'm not thinking about your injury, I didn't expect you to be out of the house in the middle of the night. How is the injury? Let mother take a look. "

"It's okay, it's just a little flesh injury." Yan Zun pulled his collar, "You don't need it, I'm already this old."

Princess Chunyi squeezed Yan Zun's face, "You also know that you have grown up, and you still mess around all day long. Let me ask you, what is the relationship between Mr. Bai and you?"

Yan Zun was a little embarrassed, he muttered for a while and said, "No, it's not...I..."

Princess Chunyi sighed when she saw his appearance, "Zun'er, you have been stubborn with your family all these years, and mother knows that you are a measured person. You are 24 now, and you should calm down after playing enough..."

Yan Zun got a headache when he heard this, frowned and said: "Mother, I told you a long time ago, I don't like it..."

"Listen to what mother said first." Princess Chunyi said, "Mother knows you don't like women, and I used to stop you in every possible way with your father, because I didn't want you to be stabbed in the back by others. But now mother has figured it out, you have grown up , as long as you feel good about yourself, mother will not say anything. What mother said is not to let you get married, but to let you settle down even if you are with a man. Don't be like a savage all day long. I like it today It's too ugly to like one tomorrow."

Yan Zun was overjoyed.After fighting against his parents for many years, now that his mother finally let go, half of the stone in Yan Zun's heart was lifted in an instant.

Princess Chunyi added: "Mother thinks so, but your father..."

Yan Zunxi said: "Mom, you have agreed, what can my father do? He is most afraid of you!"

Princess Chunyi sighed and said: "You look like this, your eldest brother has been fighting at the border for years, and you don't know when the marriage will be settled, and the heirs of the Yan family can only count on him. This time when he comes back, no matter what, there must be a marriage. It's better to plan."

Yan Zun's smile froze slightly on his face.

Princess Chunyi seemed to have thought of something, and asked suspiciously: "By the way, why is Mr. Bai wearing your elder brother's sable fur cloak? Isn't that a gift from the emperor? It seems to be a tribute from some country, but it's just this one."

Yan Zun said indifferently: "He is weak and afraid of the cold, so elder brother gave him the clothes."

"That's weird, Xun'er seldom gives his own things to others." Princess Chunyi didn't think too much, and changed the subject, "If you really like that Mr. Bai, treat him well. Although I don't know What happened today, but I see that he is not an ordinary person. Our Yan family does not climb high, and we do not look down on ordinary people, as long as the net worth is clean. You should understand what mother means."

Yan Zun nodded and said: "Mother, don't worry, he was plotted by the Empress Dowager, that is the Empress Dowager's problem, he did nothing wrong."

Princess Chunyi nodded and said: "Mother knows that you are not a person who is blinded by sex. Since you said so, then Mother can rest assured. But you must be careful in the future. If the Queen Mother deliberately makes things difficult, you will always be in the absence of the Emperor." It's a loss."

Yan Zun said: "My child understands. If the emperor doesn't come back, I just don't go out."

Only then did Princess Chunyi feel at ease, she stood up and said, "Take a rest quickly, you have been tired all day."

The next day, the Empress Dowager woke up from a nap, and the maid was waiting for the grooming, and Zhu Sha came in and stood silently by the side.The queen mother glanced at Lan Yan, and Lan Yan said knowingly: "You all go down, and I will serve alone."

The maids retreated in response, and Lan Yan took the comb to comb the Queen Mother's hair.The Empress Dowager said: "How about it? Have you checked it out? Why did the imperial concubine stand up for Bai Yu? Just to fight against the Ai family?"

Zhu Sha then said: "Empress Dowager, I found out, because the cloak on Bai Yu's body belongs to General Yan, the concubine recognized it at a glance, so she stood up for him."

Lan Yan said from the side: "By the way, General Yan is the nephew of the empress and concubine."

The Empress Dowager frowned and said, "That big cloak... the Ai family remembered that it was given to Yan Xun by the emperor when he went out to fight. From this point of view, Yan Xun must value white jade very much."

Lan Yan asked suspiciously: "But that Baiyu has no power or influence, what does the general value in him?"

Zhu Sha seemed to think of something, and was startled suddenly, "Empress Dowager, could it be that... the general also knew Bai Yu's identity and that he was the prince of the late emperor, so he wanted to win Bai Yu over and support him for his own use?!"

"It's unlikely." Lan Yan said in shock, "Even if Bai Yu is really the son of the late emperor, but there is no proof, no one in the court will recognize him. He has nothing, what's the use of supporting him? "

The Empress Dowager said coldly: "Who said that no one in the courtiers recognized him? Didn't Shen Qing come here last night just for him? Bai Yu and that bitch look so similar, and Shen Qing has seen that bitch before, so he wouldn't be able to recognize her? Shen Qing said, at least half of the ministers will stand on his side, and he has always been obedient to the Ai family, so he will definitely make trouble."

Zhu Sha also said: "Yes, Prime Minister Shen is very loyal to the late emperor. If he is sure that Bai Yu is the son of the late emperor, he will not let Bai Yu wander outside. Just now Aunt Lan Yan said that Bai Yu has nothing and it is useless to support him, but Because he has nothing now, once someone helps him to a high position, he will definitely obey that person's words, and at that time, I don't know whose hands this country will be in."

Lan Yan said: "No matter who owns it, as long as it is not in the hands of our emperor, he is a traitor who should be exterminated."

The Empress Dowager's face darkened again and again, she gritted her teeth and said, "The military generals in the court are headed by Yan Xun, and the civil servants are headed by Shen Qing, both of them are at odds with Ai's family, but the emperor doesn't guard against them at all, he treats them as his confidants .If they really want to support Baiyu and compete with the emperor for the throne, how can the emperor restrain them?!"

Zhu Sha thought for a while, and said: "If these two people want to rebel, they must attack the Queen Mother first. They will first investigate the cause of death of Wusun and the little prince, and tell the world the secret that Wusun had two princes, saying The empress dowager forced the late emperor's son to death. The servants heard that the late emperor once said that if the Wusun family gave birth to a prince, he would be the crown prince. In this way, the empress dowager would become... In addition to Yan Xun's With military power, Shen Qing is highly respected by the court, if they join hands to force the palace, the emperor will be really in danger!"

After a moment of dead silence, the Empress Dowager put the Buddhist beads in her hand on the table heavily, "The emperor must take back Yan Xun's military power."

Lan Yan hesitated and said: "But the emperor trusts the general very much. The queen mother has persuaded him many times before, but she has not changed the emperor's mind."

"Naturally, you need to use your brain." The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, then smiled, "How many generals are there around Yan Xun? Lieutenant General Chunyu Jue, Chunyu Jing, Qin Ran in the front camp, Mu Fengyi in the right camp, Zheng Yin in the left camp..."

Zhu Sha understood, and said: "There are so many generals, there are always one or two who have a bit of a temper."

The queen mother said with a smile: "Then let's do it."

At night, Baiyu and Wanwan were looking at the stars in the courtyard. Baiyu pointed to the Big Dipper and said to Wan Wan: "The seven stars that look like spoons together are the Big Dipper. They are called Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang."

After thinking about it for a while at night, I wrote it down on paper: Can they move?

Bai Yu said: "Yes, they revolve around the Polaris. You see, the brightest one is the Polaris, which represents the north."

Wanwan wrote again: There are so many stars in the sky, do they all have names?

Bai Yu said: "There are too many stars, so people will divide them into constellations and name them. For example, the 28 constellations, they are the seven constellations of the Canglong in the east, the seven constellations of Xuanwu in the north, the seven constellations of the white tiger in the west, and the seven constellations of the red bird in the south."

Wan Wan was listening and memorizing very seriously, when suddenly someone behind said: "Wan Wan is easy to learn, I have to write down everything."

Bai Yu heard that it was Yan Zun's voice, and said, "I've been asking her to watch the stars with her every night these days, I think she seems to be very interested in this. Do you have books like "Astronomical Records" at home?"

Yan Zun thought for a while, and said: "It seems that there is not. We don't like to read these. Tomorrow, let the servants go outside and buy a few copies."

As Yan Zun said, he sat down beside Bai Yu, looked sideways at him at Wanwan, took out a small red paper crane from his arms, and handed it to Yan Zun.

"what is this?"

Bai Yu said solemnly: "You help her buy books, and she will bear witness to your paper crane, and she will pay you back the money when she grows up."

Yan Zun smiled, and put the paper crane away carefully, "Okay, then I'll put it away first."

Bai Yu then talked to Wan Wan about 28 mansions, seven obsidian and five latitudes, and three circles, twelve times. Wan Wan listened carefully, while Yan Zun also stared at Bai Yu intently.

Yan Zun has seen countless people, and people around him are constantly coming and going, but he has never seen anyone whose appearance is more perfect than Bai Yu, so perfect that sometimes Yan Zun's breathing will be stagnant when he looks at it.His long hair was black and thick, with a lock hanging on the side of his face, making his already fair skin more moist and delicate like jade.The long eyelashes cast a fan-shaped shadow on the face, the outline is clear, the facial features are as delicate as if the gods have carefully created them one by one, and the whole person is exquisite and translucent like a jade doll carved out of precision, the kind that does not eat the fireworks of the world .

Yan Zun was fascinated by watching, and when he came back to his senses, he had already stuck to Bai Yu's body, and his breath fell on Bai Yu's ear, wanting to steal a sip of incense.

Sensing his actions, Bai Yu hurriedly dodged.

Yan Zun sighed softly, "I'm so pitiful."

Wanwan cast a puzzled look, Yan Zun said with a narrow smile: "I'm just pitiful, a piece of fragrant honey osmanthus cake is placed next to it, you can only look at it but not eat it, don't you think it's pitiful?"

Wan Wan nodded approvingly.

Bai Yu turned her head and glared at him, but Yan Zun still smiled shamelessly.

Wanwan finished writing and showed them to them. It said "I also want to eat honey osmanthus cake".

Bai Yu stroked her head and said softly, "Okay, I'll make it for you tomorrow."

"Are you still going to do this?" Yan Zun asked.

Bai Yu said calmly: "Of course, the condition between Master and I, why can't we do it ourselves?"

Yan Zun felt a little distressed, "I saw you in that Taoist temple when you were young, and you seemed to be washing clothes at that time? You are not as big as a basin..."

"You are only eight years older than me, don't make it seem like a few generations have passed."

"I remember hearing your master call you 'Li Guang' at that time, and I thought, this name sounds really nice."

Bai Yu smiled, but said nothing.

"Why didn't I think of taking you away at that time, so that you don't have to suffer so much later." Yan Zun looked at him with tender eyes, "It's a pity that I was still a brat at that time, and I only cared about the world. I am free and unrestrained, I don’t know how to cherish my youth.”

Bai Yu smiled and said, "You still say it. You gave me the gold and coaxed me that you borrowed it from my master before, and I gave it to him. He was so angry that he almost beat me, and then chased me out to find you." , but you walked away. Unexpectedly, you were arrested by officers and soldiers and falsely accused us of stealing."

Yan Zun smiled and said, "Is your master really captured by the Queen Mother's people?"

Bai Yu suddenly felt hatred, "Yes, it is cinnabar."

Seeing Bai Yu's deep hatred and anger, Yan Zun didn't know what to say.

Ten days later, the emperor returned to Shangjing from Jiangnan, and upon his return, he ordered Zhang Lan, his personal internal supervisor, to go to Yan's mansion, and asked Yan Zun to bring Baiyu into the palace.

Zhang Lan is an old eunuch who has served the emperor for many years, and he served the late emperor when he was around, Yan Zun was completely at ease when he saw him, and said to Bai Yu: "This time it is really the emperor, I will accompany you into the palace. "

Bai Yu thought for a while and said, "What kind of person is the emperor?"

Yan Zun said: "Your Majesty... he is very gentle with his subjects and doesn't put on airs. Both martial arts and martial arts are top-notch. He cares about the sufferings of the people. In short, he is a very good emperor."

Bai Yu nodded and said, "That's good."