After teasing the important minister, he took it seriously

"My lord, Lord Liu of the Ministry of War has been waiting for you outside the mansion for two hours," the butler said hesitantly, "People in their 50s don't stay in the carriage or stand in the shade, they just stand under the sun, if it wasn't for Liu My lord was born in the army in his early years, and at this time...by this time he probably passed out."

Nearly sixty people, with white beard and hair, stood tremblingly at the door, not crying, and wiping away tears with their sleeves from time to time, facing such an old man with a face full of dimples, Rao was a butler who had worked in Xuanwang Mansion for more than ten years I've seen so many people, and I'm a little bit soft-hearted.

Besides, Mr. Liu often comes to the palace, so he can be regarded as a frequent visitor to Prince Xuan's palace.

Li Yan took a sip of tea lightly.

There was no color on his face, and his lips were even paler. He looked much thinner than when he came back from Changle Palace more than ten years ago. : "A man in his fifties collected 10,000+ taels at a time in order to make goldware for the fifth concubine. Now that he is exposed by someone, he knows that the late festival will not be guaranteed. Why didn't he think of such a day when he collected the money? "

Hearing Li Yan's tone, the housekeeper knew that there was no room for maneuver, "It's just..." In his sleeve was the bank note that Liu Yuhe's family stuffed in just now, but it was only a few thin sheets of paper, but at this moment his hand fell heavily, and he After hesitating for a moment, he said again: "My lord Liu, after all, after all, in the eyes of outsiders, he is a prince. There are many people who come to see the prince these days for the New Deal. None of the princes are seen, and the others are just fine. At such an advanced age, my lord, if I stand outside like that, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of these courtiers who are close to the prince."

Li Yan looked at him expressionlessly.

The butler bowed his head in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter if you are cold, or as usual, you don't have to worry about hanging yourself." There was Jing Eryang in the front, and Geng Tian in the back. Li Yan only hated that when Li Zhao said that he was not strict in running the family, he relied on Li Zhao's favor and trust in him. He didn't pay much attention to cooking, and today's catastrophe was caused by negligence in the past.

"Although Prince Xuan's mansion is not rich, there is still money for the straw mat that wraps the corpse."

His Majesty said before that he didn't even prepare the funeral money for hanging him, but now the prince is willing to give a straw mat, I don't know if it is considered more generous.The butler thought with a wry smile.

In the case of fraud, the little emperor did not punish Li Yan, but only told him to go back to the mansion. Putting him coldly away was harder than punishing him. He was tormenting his heart every day. He wished that the knife would fall as soon as possible. How could he be willing to worry about such a thing again? Come forward to offend the emperor again?Is it because I'm afraid that Xie Mingyue won't have enough handles!

"Yes, yes, the old slave knows." The butler hurriedly replied.

Li Yan picked up the book, "Wait."

The housekeeper stopped again, feeling apprehensive, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his body, making the bank note in his sleeve wet.

"Your Majesty's New Deal, what do you say outside?" Li Yan said.

Since that day, Li Yan never stepped out of Prince Xuan's mansion again, many outsiders declined, but they only met once when Guan Lang came, and the two discussed the Midnight Sutra.

"Outside," the butler said with a bitter face, pouring out most of what he wanted to say, "You can see the situation in the past ten days. There are more than 30 adults who came to see you in Beijing alone. Not to mention the letters from Huaiyang, especially Huaiyang two prefectures, where the two prefectural governors took office. They were young and energetic, and they tormented the local officials enough," he lowered his voice, "now the government and the opposition are completely dark, resentment... "

"presumptuous!"

Before the housekeeper finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yan's voice and expression.

The butler suddenly realized that he had forgotten his shape, knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed repeatedly, "My lord, this old slave said something wrong, please see my lord for the sake of this old slave's respectful handling of things in the past."

Li Yan's complexion became paler, and he sternly reprimanded: "Why are these people complaining? They know in their own hearts, how can those who keep their integrity go on as usual, do things more attentively, and praise His Majesty's sages? It is nothing more than His Majesty asking them to swallow the money. If you spit it out again, they will take away their official positions, they are just dissatisfied!"

The butler didn't dare to argue anymore, he just kowtowed, afraid that what he said would offend Li Yan again.

Li Yan turned his head and said coldly: "Rong Ping, come here."

A young man in his 20s came in from the outside, with a very calm expression, and kowtowed to salute.

"From today onwards, you will take care of the affairs of the inner court and the outer court." Because of his anger and illness, Li Yan's voice was a little unsteady, "Drag Hu Kun out, sixty sticks."

The butler raised his head in disbelief, crawled towards Li Yan's feet with both hands and legs, and begged: "My lord, please, my lord, um—" before he could touch the corner of Li Yan's hanging clothes, he was gagged by the guards outside dragged down.

His fingers still tenaciously clasped the cracks in the bluestone slabs, drawing a long and narrow bloodstain, dragging it all the way to the door, and still refusing to let go while holding on to the threshold, the two guards who pulled him out looked at each other, and one kicked Stepping on his finger, there was only a click, and the sound of bones breaking made one's teeth ache.

The butler's eyes protruded from their sockets, his face was blue and white, his fingers drooped limply, and he was pulled out like a sack.

"You don't need to cover his mouth with the other side when you hit him." Li Yan turned to the page discussed with Guan Lang earlier, his tone became calm, "Just use the 3000 taels of silver note in his sleeve to block him."

Rong Ping bowed his head and said, "Yes."

Li Yan waved his hand, Rong Ping took the order to go down.

Li Yan's heart was restless, and everything he saw was just a black ball of words.

After being quiet for half an hour, Rong Ping walked in quietly when he heard footsteps outside, and said, "My lord, Mr. Zhao is here."

Li Yan hated it in his heart, "I don't see you."

Rong Ping lowered his head and was about to go out when Li Yan said behind him: "Which Mr. Zhao?"

"Back to the prince, it is the commander of the forbidden army, Zhao Shanghang, Lord Zhao."

Li Yan was silent for a while.

Maybe it was because Zhao Shanghang personally delivered the medicine on the day he came back from the rain in Changle Palace, or maybe it was some strange feeling that even Li Yan couldn't explain clearly. He thought for a while and said, "Let him come over."

Li Yan turned to the next page, already calm and relaxed.

When Zhao Shang walked to the flower hall, he saw Li Yan sitting quietly on a chair reading a book, several vats of extremely delicate flowers blooming in front of him, the sunlight faintly shone through the green leaves on the shelf above his head, and fell on the pages of Li Yan's book.

Zhao Shangxing greeted Li Yan, got Li Yan's consent, and sat on the chair beside Li Yan.

In front of him was a small round table of just the right height, on which were placed several delicate refreshments and a pot of tea.

The slightly bitter fragrance of the tea is mixed with the sweetness of the tea, giving people a very peaceful feeling.

The flower hall is quiet, except for the sound of Li Yan's pages being turned, and occasionally birds chirping.

Zhao Shangxing was not in a hurry. He took the tea handed over by the maid and smiled at him. He was already in his forties, and he could still see the handsomeness of his prime. There is a bit of freedom and ease in it, which makes people often forget that he is actually an official, but like a ranger who travels around the world.

The maid's cheeks were slightly red, and she bowed her head when she saw the salute.

Zhao Shangxing took a sip of tea in a decent manner and sighed: "Good tea."

Responding to him was the sound of a kingfisher chirping, and Li Yan calmly turned the next page.

Zhao Shangxing was not embarrassed, and even said to Li Yan with a bit of envy: "The prince is really flattered. When I came over, there was an old man crying at the gate of the palace. The prince can still read books and drink tea in such a leisurely way. Those who matter are really more sincere than ordinary people.”

Li Yan didn't move his eyes from the book, "Master Zhao is absurd. This king is a person who wears a crime, and he lives in the palace to apologize. It is not a calm mind."

"My lord said so frankly, he is extremely calm." Zhao Shangxing smiled, and did not take Li Yan's cold treatment seriously, "A person like the first emperor did not remain calm when he was wronged back then."

Hearing him mention the first emperor, Li Yan's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"My lord, my lord," Zhao Shangxing waved his hands again and again, "I'm here to reminisce about the old days with my lord, not to make enemies with my lord."

"My lord and Mr. Zhao have nothing old to talk about," Li Yan said in a cold voice, "Come and see off the guests."

He was so merciless, but Zhao Shangxing didn't show any anger, instead he sighed softly: "The prince has always been loyal to the late emperor, and because of the late emperor, he strongly recommends the present." His eyes fell on Li Yan, who was a little thin and pale on his face, "Unfortunately, no one is willing to show affection."

Li Yan smiled, "Your Majesty's deeds are unquestionable, thunder, rain and dew are all your grace." Although there was a smile on his lips, his eyes were cold, "Master Zhao, do you think so?"

Li Yan was warning him.

Zhao Shangxing bowed his head and said: "Loyalty to the emperor and the country is naturally the duty of a minister. If the emperor wants the minister to die, of course the minister must die, but there is a big difference between dying for the emperor and dying at the hands of a courtier." He lowered his voice, "Your Majesty is deeply bewitched by Xie Mingyue. Even if the prince is willing to let go of the power to look at the clouds and enjoy the flowers without asking about world affairs, how can Xie Mingyue do what the prince wants?"

Xie Mingyue and Li Yan's old grievances can't be explained clearly. With Xie Mingyue's ruthlessness, cutting grass and roots is his most common method.

Li Yan's eyes fell sharply on Zhao Shangxing's face.

Zhao Shangxing let him watch fearlessly.

After a long while, Li Yan calmly looked away, "Lord Zhao, be cautious in your words and deeds."

There are deep meanings in Zhao Shangxing's words, but he can't think about them carefully.

If you understand, you will never recover.

Zhao Shangxing said indifferently: "Given the prince's loyalty to your majesty, I think I will tell your majesty the details of today's conversation. I don't care, my lord, please let me know."

Li Yan is already in the whirlpool, one more thing is worse than one less thing, he will not tell Li Chengqi.

Zhao Shangxing obviously knew the reason, so he was extremely confident.

Zhao Shangxing got up, "My lord, I still have official business, so I won't bother you any more." He picked up the teacup and drank the rest of the tea, "Thank you lord for the tea."

Li Yan put down the book and nodded to him.

Zhao Shangxing suddenly approached, "My lord, do you know King Kang?" His voice was so low that Li Yan thought he heard it wrong.

He realized what Zhao Shangxing was talking about, he was startled, and looked at Zhao Shangxing in astonishment, "Didn't he..."

Wasn't he killed by Xie Mingyue long ago?

Li Yan's voice was too soft, Zhao Shangxing may not have heard clearly at all, or he may have pretended not to hear, straightened his back, and said: "My lord, I will leave."

Li Yan nodded slightly.

Zhao Shangxing's back disappeared from Li Yan's sight.

Kang Wang?

Li Yan thought.

No wonder Li Yan was surprised, this name has not appeared for several years.

King Kang's name is Li Yan, the son of Emperor Hui Li Yanyin and Concubine Jing. He is intelligent and lively, and he is very fond of Emperor Hui.

If it wasn't for the powerful Cui family, Li Yanyin really thought about changing the crown prince, and when Li Zhaochu was in power, there were old officials in the court who supported Li Yan as emperor in the name of Li Zhao forcing the palace to rebel against the father and king, and the rebellion would naturally come soon He was put down, and Kang Wang Li Yan was also killed by Xie Mingyue at that time.

According to the legend, it was instructed by Li Zhao, but there is no clear purpose.

Today, Zhao Shangxing suddenly mentioned what is a person who has been dead for more than ten years doing?

Li Yan's heart became more and more confused.

"My lord."

Li Yan raised his head, his face not showing at all, "What's wrong?"

Rong Ping said: "I heard that the prince has been in low spirits since he recovered from a serious illness. His majesty ordered someone to bring him some medicine for rejuvenation. It was Eunuch Qingai who came. Hearing that the prince was seeing a guest, he was eager to return to the palace for his orders, so he didn't stay any longer. .”

Every time he said a word, Li Yan's complexion became more and more tormented. In the end, Li Yan's face was pale.

"Your Majesty, yes, did you leave any words?" Li Yan asked.

Rong Ping nodded, he kept his head down and did not look at Li Yan, and of course he did not notice Li Yan's disheveled face, "Your Majesty said that the prince has not come to the palace since he recovered from his illness. I don't know if he is angry at being lonely? This is a family, and we are united in weal and woe, so there is no need to go to the step of separation and detachment."

Li Yan didn't speak for a long time.

Rong Ping stood on the side, quietly waiting for Li Yan's order.

"If the medicine is ready, it will be brought up." After a while, Li Yan replied, as if he was extremely tired.

Rong Ping withdrew.

Li Yan closed his eyes.

Zhao Shangxing would never come to him for no reason and say that King Kang was not dead. According to rumors, Li Yanyin left a remorseful edict, saying that Li Zhao was unworthy of being a king.

Zhao Shangxing wants to...

Li Yan frowned violently.

Either he had a different opinion long ago, and supporting Li Zhao back then was just a trade-off in view of the general trend, or this was another temptation of the little emperor.

Li Yan frowned tightly thinking about something, he didn't even know that the tranquilizer was brought.

The maid gently put the medicine bowl on the table.

Hearing the sound, Li Yan came back to his senses and opened his eyes.

The aroma of medicine lingers on the tip of the nose.

He picked up the medicine bowl, scooped up a spoonful of the medicine juice, and put it into his mouth.

To his surprise, this bowl of dark medicine is not bitter, but has a slight sweetness due to the addition of licorice.

Li Yan drank the medicine in silence.

The little emperor's every move became more and more like the late emperor.

This idea is too absurd, but Li Yan has to believe it.

It is impossible that there are two people in the world who even behave similarly. If the little emperor has no relationship with Li Zhao at all, Li Yan does not believe that with a face similar to Li Zhao and the status of emperor, Xie Mingyue can be so attentive .

Just like when Li Zhao was still there.

The slightly sweet medicine flowed down the throat.

Li Yan hadn't experienced many emperors, so he didn't know that this would torment people's hearts. It was a method inherited by the emperors of the Li family, or was it the same person?

……

"Xie Mingyue's nature is hypocritical and docile, but in fact she harbors evil intentions and spies on the national weapon," the male voice read softly, flowing through the hearts of the people like a clear spring.

Li Chengqi pulled this thing out of Xie Mingyue's hand, "What is this?" He turned two pages, "A letter from Xie's clan?"

Li Chengqi glanced at ten lines, and suddenly laughed when she saw the bewitching king doing immoral things.

He looked at Xie Mingyue carefully from top to bottom, and raised his chin with his fingers. Seeing the bitten lip from Xie Mingyue's drooping eyes as if aggrieved, he suddenly felt that this person was indeed a bit of a character. What I said, I still feel pity for the charming charm of the king, "Xuandu, my reputation has been ruined today." He put down the document, "Now you have become the demon concubine in the hearts of some courtiers."

"The demon queen." Xie Mingyue couldn't help correcting her.

"Marry a wife and a virtuous man." Li Chengqi put down her hand and shook the page of the document, intentionally teasing Xie Mingyue.

Xie Mingyue held the open document between her fingers, and the black ink made her fingers whiter, as if they were carved from beautiful jade.

Li Chengqi pulled the document, clasped Xie Mingyue's finger, pulled it to her lips, touched her soft lips slightly, the latter's fingers seemed to be slightly stiff for a moment, pressed down, and pressed onto Li Chengqi's lips , "A concubine only looks at the color."

The lips under her fingertips were soft and plump, Xie Mingyue pressed her lips, but her expression was still submissive, "Your Majesty said before that a virtuous minister can be a queen, but it's only been ten days, so there is no joke, Your Majesty."

The tip of her tongue lightly touched the bone seam, Li Chengqi raised her eyes, and unexpectedly saw Xie Mingyue staring at him intently, he brushed the corner of the document against Xie Mingyue Yuxiu's face, the latter's eyelashes trembled, and gently closed Eye.

"The ministers object," the document slid down and landed on Xie Mingyue's Adam's apple, carelessly scratching, his voice lowered, "There is nothing I can do."

Close those light-colored eyes that look like blooming autumn water, but Xie Mingyue's face is not diminished. His skin is plain white, the white part is extremely white, and the black part is extremely black. His expression of closing his eyebrows and eyes like this actually gave Li Chengqi a kind of compassion The illusion is not like the people in the world, but like a beautiful statue of jade carved.

Not visible to humans.

Li Chengqi sighed softly.

Xie Mingyue's voice was soft, "Kechen, I just want to be a queen."

In fact, this matter has nothing to do with Xie Mingyue, at least not compared to the emperor.

The new policy is for the emperor to implement, and the reform is for the emperor to change. However, the young emperor is not currently in charge, so all the targets are aimed at Xie Mingyue.

But even if Li Chengqi is in charge, the crime of harming the country and the people will still fall on Xie Mingyue.

Because Li Chengqi was the emperor, the courtiers all tacitly understood that they could not blame the people on the throne, and of course they had to find a place to vent their anger.

This is also for the future, if the emperor regrets it, both parties will have steps to go down.

All these, Xie Mingyue is very clear.

But he doesn't care.

With his aptitude and appearance, the accusation of bewitching the emperor with clever words and tricks was very satisfying to him.

The document was pressed against the rolling Adam's apple, and the hand was also pressed.

Xie Mingyue opened her eyes, the emotions in her eyes were difficult to understand, and for a moment the idol was stained with lust and fell into the mortal world, "Your Majesty." The cold palm wrapped Li Chengqi's hand, no struggle, no resistance.

Li Chengqi didn't struggle, he had no intention of breaking away from Xie Mingyue's hand.

"Your Majesty." Xie Mingyue's voice seemed to be whispering, and Li Chengqi's spine felt an indescribable numbness.

He looked at Xie Mingyue.

It's hard to imagine that he would feel almost pity for Xie Mingyue.

Li Chengqi was born as the crown prince and ascended the throne when he was less than 19 years old. No matter when he was the crown prince or when he ascended the throne as the emperor in the future, there will always be countless amazing and talented people around him.

However, maybe because of his cold nature, or because he was born in the emperor's family with blood and blood, he has little real meaning for his subjects, but just makes the best use of everything.

Even if there is some sincerity in it, as Xie Mingyue said, His Majesty is good at training dogs.

Even if you have raised a dog for more than ten years, you will be completely indifferent, let alone treat people?

The way of Mingjun is that if you have meritorious deeds, you will have your virtuous, and if you have done something wrong, your ministers will accept their crimes, so the monarch is not poor in fame.

The responsibility of the minister is to bear the responsibility of the king.

Xie Mingyue held his hand and slowly tightened it.

Li Chengqi let go, and the document fell into Xie Mingyue's lap.

However, neither of them had time to pay attention to this trivial matter at the moment.

The four characters "Bewitching King" are clearly written on the document, just like this situation.

Li Chengqi only felt that his throat was dry and sore, he smiled lowly, "Xie Qing is going to say it in the memorial, so it becomes a fact?"

His answer was a soft kiss.

The kiss fell on the corner of his lips, as if this would satisfy Xie Mingyue.

"Your Majesty." Xie Mingyue called him.

Li Chengqi raised her head, "Since Xie Qing is the queen, why doesn't she want to be called Gu Chengqi?"

Xie Mingyue's stunned expression was clearly reflected in Li Chengqi's eyes.

He suddenly smiled and kissed her.

Even if it is called lonely, widowed, cut off human affection, lonely, it is nothing more than that.

He thought, to the end, he is just an ordinary person.

The author says:

One more.

Today is tens of thousands.

More than 500 words have been added, and I think it looks better in this way. If you have bought a baby, you don't need to buy it again, just refresh it.

The words of the way of the wise king come from "Han Feizi"

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