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

The emperor fell to the ground as if all his strength had been taken away, his mind was buzzing like gusts of howling and rushing winds, blowing him like a thin broken leaf, fluttering without landing.

"No, I don't believe it." After a long time, the emperor suddenly stood up and rushed out, "I want to ask her personally and listen to her with my own ears!"

Shen Qing stepped in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty can't."

How could the emperor listen to Jin's persuasion, he jumped over Shen Qing without hesitation, Shen Qing said anxiously: "Your Majesty will ask you and you will not find anything, but if this matter is publicized, there will be turmoil in the government and the public, and disaster is not far away! "

This remark awakened the emperor immediately, he stopped and turned his head.

Shen Qing glanced at Bai Yu, and said: "No matter whether this matter is true or not, if the Emperor presses the Empress Dowager, he will have torn face with her. How can the Empress Dowager be afraid of death? The former Emperor once said that he wanted to establish Empress Shuyuan The son was the crown prince, but before King Liang was born, the late emperor passed away. Only because Empress Shuyuan was a tribute daughter from Weiyan, and the emperor was the eldest son from the main palace, with a noble status, the ministers supported the emperor with all their strength. If the world knows that the emperor was not born to the empress dowager, and that the emperor's biological mother is a maidservant who is even more humble than a tribute girl, then who is the throne? At that time, in order to keep the empress dowager, the Cen family will definitely fan the flames and support the king of Liang , and the ministers who are loyal to the emperor will fight with them. If so, the world will be in chaos!"

The bright yellow dragon robe set off the emperor's complexion so gloomy, like burnt ashes, turning into a dead white silence.

"This matter has nothing to do with King Liang."

"A person with a different heart will not consider who is innocent." Shen Qing said quietly, "The old minister has assisted the four monarchs of Dasi. Now, if you say something about destroying the nine clans, the old minister actually doesn't care who sits on the dragon chair. But If anyone does something that endangers the state of the Great Zhou and the peace of the world, the old minister will never condone it!"

It took Bai Yu a moment to come back to his senses, "Brother Huang, Master Shen is right, no matter what, Brother Huang can't push the Queen Mother into a hurry at this time."

After a long silence, the emperor's expression was as bitter as swallowing a Coptis chinensis, and the end of his sigh was extremely painful.

"I know."

The emperor walked out slowly with heavy steps, and just as Bai Yu was about to catch up, Shen Qing's voice approached, without words reaching his ears, "His Royal Highness Liang, I hope that no one else will know about this matter except the four present here today. .”

Although Bai Yu's words were soft, they landed loudly, "I have never intended to be on the throne."

Shen Qing nodded, "With King Liang's words, the old minister is at ease."

It was already dark when we went out.The night was as dark as ink, and the stars above the head looked down on the people on the earth one by one from the sky, as if with expressions of curiosity and surprise.They are all together, but they are all alone.They talk about the people on the ground. Some are as bright and bright as their light, and some are as cold and cold as their light.They are the tears of the moon.

Bai Yu tightened the cloak around her body, still feeling cold from the inside out.If the high place is destined to be extremely cold, he would rather live a peaceful and happy life.

However, things did not develop as he expected.The winter of this year came as promised, it brought biting cold wind and swirling snowflakes, it froze streams and ponds, but unexpectedly found that it couldn't freeze those boiling rumors.

The tongue is warm, and people use it to discuss and speculate, and the words they utter are cold.They don't know what is gold, they stay out of it, but they revel in it.

Tonight is the [-]-day banquet for the third prince. Bai Yu looked at the dark sky with leaden clouds hanging down, and said softly: "It seems to be snowing, I ordered the servants to add an extra bed and quilt for Master at night, and there must be enough charcoal fire. Don't catch a cold."

Kui Zheng nodded, and teased the parrot with the bird food to say a few more words.

"When you go to the palace to have a banquet tonight, remember to ask the bearers who carry the sedan chair to be careful on their feet, the road is slippery in snowy weather."

Bai Yu turned to look at Qianzheng, and suddenly said: "If it wasn't for the hundred-day celebration of the imperial concubine's three princes, I wouldn't have wanted to enter the palace. Master should have heard about it, and there are rumors outside that the emperor's brother My biological mother is not as good as my concubine mother."

Kui Zheng just smiled and said: "It's just a rumor, I heard it as a joke. It doesn't matter who the biological mother is, after all, you are all the blood of the late emperor."

Bai Yu looked into the deep eyes of Qianzheng, wanting to see the bottom of his endless heart.

"Master clearly knows that the influence brought about by the backgrounds of the imperial brother and my biological mother is not as simple as the distinction between the concubine and concubine. Otherwise, the master will not spread this matter."

The expression in Qianzheng's eyes was as calm as ice, without any waves, "What?"

"Isn't it?" Bai Yu took a step forward and asked him, "I've always wondered how it was such a coincidence that I met the surviving Huanyan in the Temple of Heavenly Master. Thinking about it later, it was Master who asked me to accompany you to the Temple of Heavenly Master Look at it. It took so long for the Tianshi Temple to be built, why did the master not go sooner or later, but which day did he want to go?"

Kui Zheng didn't explain Bai Yu's question, but just looked at him calmly, "There are more than thousands of coincidences in the world, what do you think?"

"Coincidence? Then is Ye Zhiyan also a coincidence?" Bai Yu pulled away one of the parrot's wings, "The length of the flight feathers is really neatly trimmed. Why don't Master tell me what he passed on with this parrot? Letter to you?"

Li Zheng was silent for a moment, then gradually laughed, "Li Guang, you are so smart, you really look like your mother and concubine."

It was as if a boulder was thrown into the heart lake, and the huge and surging waves made Bai Yu's heart ache.

"Why? Why did Master spread this matter? What do you want me to do?"

The sockets of Qianzheng's eyes were slightly red, "You ask me why? I want to ask you, this throne should be yours, why don't you put any thought into it?"

"The throne, the throne again! Master, I have already said that I don't want to compete with the emperor for the throne!"

"It's not about stealing, it's about taking back what should belong to you. Li Guang, isn't it good to be an emperor? He's the most honorable person in the world, and you can get whatever you want."

Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, then turned and left.

At the third prince's hundred-day banquet, brocades and silks, gold, jade, pearls and emeralds were like clouds and iridescent clouds, a scene of prosperity and glitz, making people want to be drunk.The maids of the palace present a wide variety of delicacies, fine nectar and jade dew in front of the relatives and dignitaries.

During the banquet, singing and dancing was like a sea of ​​peace and joy, and the Empress Dowager's complexion improved a lot. She sat beside the emperor and listened to the congratulations from the crowd, and made fun of her grandchildren.

Bai Yu watched coldly, without saying a word, just drinking the Lihuabai in the cup silently.

The emperor's face was as usual, and he said in a loud voice: "Today, the third prince has reached his [-]th birthday, and I named him Chang. The smooth one is Da Ye. There is an ancient saying that if there is beauty in the inside, it must be smooth on the outside. I hope that the third prince will live a happy life, You don’t have to be forced to do something against your will.”

The queen smiled and said: "It's a good name, the emperor really loves Chang'er. The concubine thanked the emperor on Chang'er's behalf."

The emperor said: "Chang'er is raised by your side, he is still young, you need to worry more."

The queen nodded and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The concubine has a son and a daughter, so she is quite familiar with the way of raising children."

Grand Master Cen, who was originally drinking alone, suddenly said: "The emperor is in the prime of his life, and now he has three sons and two daughters. Presumably the concubines in the harem will give birth to more children for the emperor. The emperor is really flourishing and has many children." Fu. This reminds me of the late emperor. When the late emperor was alive, there were only three concubine princesses. In the end, he finally had two princes. It is a pity that His Royal Highness King Liang has lived among the people since he was a child and never grew up in the palace. Otherwise, the emperor would have had a companion .”

Cen Sikong said: "The grand master's words are wrong. Even though King Liang grew up in the palace, he only respects and obeys his elder brother who is born in the first line. How can it be companionship?"

Hearing these words, the queen's face changed slightly, she looked at Baiyu and then at the emperor.

Before the emperor could speak, Yan Xun put down his wine glass and leaned back on the chair, "Cen Sikong said that very well. It can be seen that Cen Sikong is a person who distinguishes between superiority and inferiority and abides by etiquette. We ministers should treat you well." Learn how to speak nonsense in front of the emperor and prince."

The emperor stared at Cen Sikong for a moment, then slowly smiled and said, "Sikong hasn't had a few glasses of wine yet, why is he drunk?"

Cen Sikong really put on a slightly drunk look, and said with a smile: "The minister also heard a few nonsensical gossips these days, so he didn't take it to heart. He was really drunk, that's why he spoke so badly." Listen. Your Majesty, please don't blame me."

"Oh?" Grand Master Cen pretended to be bewildered, "What gossip?"

Cen Sikong chuckled, only looked at Baiyu, and said, "If you say that King Liang's biological mother is Concubine Kanggui, I wonder how she looks so much like the late emperor's Empress Shuyuan. Speaking of which, Empress Shuyuan is A tribute girl from a foreign country has a humble status, so it is understandable for the emperor to find a noble mother and concubine for King Liang. It's just..."

He sneered and said, "If you talk about honor, who can be as honorable as the empress dowager?"

The knuckles of the emperor's fingers were pale due to the exertion, but there was no expression on his face, "I respect the queen mother, it is the filial piety of a child, and the king of Liang treats his biological mother the same. I don't know whether Cen Sikong respects you because of his birth." It is up to you to decide how to treat my mother."

It is self-evident whether this mother is referring to the queen mother.Cen Sikong raised his eyebrows, exchanged a glance with the Queen Mother, then apologized and stopped talking.

However, his goal had already been achieved. At the subsequent banquet, everyone's eyes fell on Bai Yu, and they whispered to each other, and finally quickly suppressed their puzzled and surprised expressions.