Multiple crimes

At noon that day, a visitor suddenly came to the emperor's bedroom.

The person who came here should not be very old, but he shrugged habitually when he walked, and looked a bit old-fashioned with timidity.His facial features are quite vigorous, with thick eyebrows, broad nose, and slightly sunken eye sockets.It is a clever look that reveals cunning.

Yuan Ziyou looked at him strangely, and didn't remember where he met.However, Yan Shuo at the side seemed to have expected this person's visit long ago, and whispered in Yuan Ziyou's ear: "Chengyang Wang Yuanhui", and then walked forward and led him into the inner hall.

"Chen Yuanhui pays homage to the emperor." The man did not neglect, and respectfully greeted Yuan Ziyou as a monarch and minister as soon as he entered the room.

"Are you the King of Chengyang?" Yuan Ziyou motioned him to sit beside him, and asked with a smile.

He is in a very good mood at the moment.Since entering the palace, this was the first time someone specially visited him, not to mention being so respectful and polite.

"Back to the emperor, the title inherited from my father is nothing but a name."

"So you came to see me and want to ask for an official with real power?" Yuan Ziyou looked him up and down, "Or...Er Zhurong made things difficult for you, and you came here to avenge your grievances?"

"My lord Erzhu didn't make things difficult for me. After the Heyin incident, I have never had any contact with the imperial court." Yuan Hui raised his eyes and looked directly into Yuan Ziyou's eyes without any embarrassment, "Your Majesty, I am afraid. , I'm afraid I'll be like them. If I didn't pay more attention that day, I would have been Er Zhurong's ghost if I left half an hour late!"

Yuan Ziyou saw that his expression was bleak, but his tone was lazy as if boasting, and he felt very uncomfortable.But not annoying.

"Since that's the case, why do you think of coming to see me now? Wouldn't it be good to pretend to be deaf and dumb and hide in the mansion?"

Yuan Hui glanced sideways at Yan Shuo who was standing aside: "Although I am not talented, I still know the word loyalty. Er Zhurong took over the world of my Yuan family and killed courtiers indiscriminately. Heaven will not tolerate it. If I still stay out of the matter, I will act recklessly." The descendants of the Yuan family!"

He paused for a while, probably because he felt that he was talking in too general terms, he pursed his lips and cupped his hands and said: "The emperor is the legitimate heir to the throne, and serving the emperor is serving our country of Wei. If there is any use for the minister, Just let the emperor give orders. I will definitely go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate!"

Yuan Ziyou couldn't help but find it funny when he saw that what he said was so righteous that he even used "go through fire and water".

"There is one thing you may not understand. The throne was not passed on to me by the late emperor, but Er Zhurong. I really don't want to disappoint your hopes, but I can't do what I want. Tell me, what can an emperor who is controlled by others do?" Woolen cloth?"

"The emperor's words are wrong. It is true that you are under the control of Er Zhurong, but it is by no means that you have nothing."

"how do I say this?"

Yuan Hui seized the opportunity to speak again, his eyes lit up excitedly, and he simply stood up.

"You have an identity."

"identity?"

"Yes, identity. Yu Li, you are the emperor and he is the minister. As long as he still recognizes you as the emperor of our Wei country, he can't go beyond the relationship between the monarch and the minister. Otherwise, he will become a traitor and a traitor, and everyone will be punished."

"Secondly, you have the hearts of the people. Er Zhurong committed heinous crimes in Heyin, and the whole Luoyang looked at him as a villain. But you are the savior of the world with amnesty, and the hearts of the people are naturally toward you. And the last point , you have brains."

"It's really strange." Yuan Ziyou thought, "Is he praising me for being smart?"

"Er Zhurong is indeed a talent, but he is only limited to leading troops to fight. As for the way of governing the country, he probably doesn't know anything about it. But you are different, Your Majesty..." Yuan Hui raised his head and glanced at Yuan Ziyou at this point.

He didn't know Yuan Ziyou's personality and preferences, "it's different from Er Zhurong and others" was just casually talking.If Yuan Ziyou hadn't suddenly become emperor, he wouldn't even be aware of the existence of this person.

Seeing that the emperor did not raise any objections, he concluded with a more emphatic tone: "The imperial court is empty right now, and everything is waiting to be done. Er Zhurong and his warriors can deal with the rebellion in the six towns outside, but we have to rely on you, the emperor, to secure the country and the people inside! "

There was silence for a while, only Yuan Hui's overexcited panting was heard.

Yuan Ziyou raised his head, leaned the back of his head on the back of the chair, and said slowly in this posture: "I never knew that I still have these capitals. You reminded me, this is very good, very good."

After being silent for a while, he straightened up and laughed lightly: "Yuan Hui, you kept saying that you wanted to take on the responsibility of the Yuan family, and you really thought about it a lot for me. But I remember you said that you were afraid that Erzhu Rong would take it." your life."

Yuan Hui didn't know what he was going to say, so he nodded and waited for the next sentence.

"His eyeliner is planted everywhere in my bedroom. Now that you are here, he will know within half a day. Once he becomes suspicious, you will be in danger. Although he is afraid of messing around because of his reputation, he should deal with it now." There are many ways for one person, right?"

Yuan Ziyou really didn't intend to scare him by saying this, he really thought so.

But having said that, this person speaks the truth one by one, as if he looks like a wise man, which really makes people play tricks.

It's a pity that Yuan Hui didn't seem to be frightened.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about your ministers." He turned to comfort Yuan Ziyou and said, "Er Zhurong is determined to deal with things without leaving a way out. If he wanted to kill the grass, he would have done it long ago. Since he is willing to let the ministers wait for the fish that slipped through the net to live until now , it must be because he doesn’t take ministers seriously. Presumably in his view, ministers are just a down-and-out son of aristocrats who want to use his status as a descendant of the Yuan family to curry favor with the emperor so that he can earn a job as an official.”

"A mere lord who is not well-known in the area, he inherited his father's position and has no skills. He just wants to get an official job with the emperor based on his relationship, so don't take it to heart."

Er Zhurong and Er Zhuzhao are resting in the camp.After receiving the notification from the spies, he smiled disapprovingly.

"Then if the emperor really proposes to appoint Yuan Hui as an official, will the eldest brother agree or not?"

"Xu! Why not? You don't have to wait for him to bring it up. I will play to me tomorrow morning to give them a favor. Don't you know that our emperor can't be forced, only coaxed!"

Er Zhuzhao had known for a long time that Er Zhurong didn't take Yuan Ziyou seriously, but he didn't expect to disdain it to such an extent.

After being silent for a while, although he felt that he shouldn't comment on the affairs of the palace, he still couldn't help saying to Er Zhurong: "I feel that King Changle is not stupid. Earlier..."

"Hmph, of course not stupid, a fool is much more obedient than him!" Er Zhurong interrupted him with a cold snort: "Don't talk about that, I don't have the energy to care about so much now. What's going on with Ge Rong?"

"There is no change yet. But he claims to be the emperor and annexes Du Ruozhou, which may be detrimental to Luoyang."

"This man has a bit of ability and ambition, so he can't be taken lightly. It's best to prepare early."

"Captain Gao has already made arrangements and is ready to dispatch at any time."

"That's good. I'm always at ease when Gao Huan does things. Second brother..."

Er Zhuzhao turned his head when he heard the words, and saw Er Zhurong half leaning on his body, expressionless: "I've never missed anyone. Gao Huan is not an idler, he is just a governor now, but he will definitely accomplish a lot in the future." As he spoke, he turned his head and smiled at Er Zhuzhao: "You have to be wary of him."

Er Zhuzhao understood what he was referring to.I have followed my eldest brother for so many years, and my status in the army is equal to that of Yuan Tianmu. In addition, I have a cousin relationship, and I have long been the default second in command of the whole army.However, Gao Huan suddenly descended from the sky, and not only made many military exploits for Er Zhurong, but also had a lot of success in the army.Although it is only the first appearance, it can already be regarded as a potential threat to Er Zhuzhao.

Er Zhurong loves talents, leading soldiers has always been based on merit, and never favored anyone because of personal affection.Now being willing to say this to myself is already an extraordinary kindness.Er Zhuzhao was moved in his heart, but couldn't say any words of thanks, he was stunned for a long while and cupped his hands and said, "I understand that this younger brother will never disappoint elder brother."

Er Zhurong smiled again, said no more, stood up and straightened his robe, "Come on, follow me to the cavalry camp!"

"Did you find that man?" After a few days, Yuan Ziyou suddenly thought of Yuan Hui again, still feeling strange, and couldn't help asking Yan Shuo.

"Master, you mean King Chengyang? I visited him before, but it was his own idea to come to see you. Master, do you really have no impression of this person at all?"

"What do you mean? Should I know him?"

Yan Shuo squinted at Yuan Ziyou, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Chengyang Wang Yuanhui, his first wife is the granddaughter of your grandfather Li Chong, so you are related to your master."

"I see... How could I remember when this happened? Besides, I haven't seen many people from my grandfather's generation."

Yan Shuo expected Yuan Ziyou's reaction in this way, so he made an introduction in a few words: "Yuan Hui has some skills, and he had a good reputation when he was the prefect of Hanoi. Later, he offended someone, was impeached and dismissed. "

"It's no wonder that when you say something, it's like an endorsement. I don't know if it's the truth."

"The eloquence is indeed good, but he is too shrewd, so he might not be a fool."

"Since it's unreliable, why are you still looking for him?"

"As far as our current situation is concerned, how can we control so much? It's best to be loyal to the Yuan family. It doesn't matter if it's a fool, as long as it's on our side for the time being."

"I'm talking about Yan Shuo, your words are becoming more and more reasonable..." Yuan Ziyou sighed and stood up, stretching his waist: "It's not worse than Yuan Hui!"

Yan Shuo saw that he started laughing absent-mindedly, and knew it was a sign of impatience, so he didn't say any more.

Picking up his cup and taking a sip of tea, he suddenly remembered something else: "Master, what happened to that horse outside? Where did it come from?"

In the afternoon, I just went out for more than two hours, and when I came back, there was an animal in the yard, which was strange.

"You mean a horse? It was sent by Er Zhurong."

"What did he send this here for?"

"Use it as a mount for me. He said that noble children can't ride and shoot. He will be laughed at."

Yan Shuo showed a somewhat suspicious expression, thinking to himself that I have told you this truth a long time ago, but you just refuse to learn, why are you suddenly enlightened now?

Yuan Ziyou looked serious, walked to the door of the room and looked outside, then turned around again: "I have to develop a relationship with this horse first. It's still early in the day, I'll take it out to play."

"Now? I'll go with you."

"No, you've been busy all afternoon, go take a rest. I won't go far, just come back before dark."

Yan Shuo was still worried.But it was rare for Yuan Ziyou to be so considerate, so he stopped insisting.

The servant brought the horse over.Yuan Ziyou took the reins and whip, and went out lightly and quickly.

The horse that Er Zhurong sent was generally light brown, but the hair on its back was darker than other places.Yuan Ziyou walked in front and looked back, feeling that the horse's coat color was a bit messy.

Recalling Er Zhurong's own snow-white horse, he felt very unhappy.

"My own mount is clean, beautiful, and proud, just like his master. The one I picked is obviously lower!"

Thinking of this, Yuan Ziyou became more and more dissatisfied with the beast behind him, folded up his whip and lashed the horse's leg lightly, as if venting his anger.

The horse snorted and twisted its neck twice, but there was no big movement, and it still moved forward slowly at Yuan Ziyou's speed—it was really a good-tempered horse.

After walking aimlessly for ten minutes, Yuan Ziyou began to feel sleepy.

Absently wrapping the rein around his wrist and loosening it again and again, he reckoned it was time to go back.Turning around to get on the horse, he just stopped when he raised his leg.

Faintly, he seemed to hear the cry of a child.