The Prosperity of Jingdi Chronicle

Since Jing Ke went back that day, he kept his father's promise firmly in his heart. From then on, he looked forward to it day and night, hoping that someone would come to pick him up.

It's a pity that the sky didn't fulfill his wishes, and after a day, and another day, there was still no one who came to pick him up.He was thinking about the commander in his heart, and thinking about the two little sparrows. On the third day, seeing the sun set step by step to the west, there was still no sound at the door. Although he tried not to shed tears, this The look of grievance and disappointment, but he couldn't hide it.

Xiao Zhenting is fully half older than Jing Ke. Logically speaking, at his age, he should never be designated as Jing Ke's companion. He was chosen, but for some reason, in the end he became the companion of the youngest little prince.

Although the Xiao family's children have not been in office for many years, the foundation of the millennium family is still there, and there are naturally many eyeliners in Beijing.It's just that when Xiao Zhenting asked the reason later, everyone laughed wryly and vaguely. Obviously, the reason was really beyond the reach of outsiders.

The honor and disgrace of the prince's companionship has always been closely related to the prince's fate, and after many years of silence, the Xiao family sent him to Beijing, not for the purpose of letting him be a nanny for a young child, but because the elders at home moved him. When he thought of something else, Xiao Zhenting refused.

Among the good qualities of scholars praised in the past dynasties, one very important thing is that one minister does not serve two masters. Shy words are always despised by those scholars who really have bones.

From ancient times to the present, there has also been Wei Xuancheng, who first assisted the prince and then served Taizong. The Ming emperor took it as a mirror, and the monarch and his ministers were in harmony to create a prosperous world, leaving a good story in history.But even if it was him, when the history books talked about his old master, he had to be hasty and unwilling to go into details, and because of the burden of others after his death, the king pushed down the stele and obliterated the inscription on the stele. It is really embarrassing to read.

Another courtier in later generations encountered a similar situation, but made a different choice. He would rather punish the ten clans than surrender. While the world is afraid of the blood of those innocent people, they still want to praise "the character of the literati".

Xiao Zhenting thinks that he is not a person who sticks to means, but although he is young, he has the pride of being a child of a family. Some facts are against his nature, so he is not willing to do anything.

What's more, it is easy to do things like changing the court, but once the stigma of betraying the Lord and seeking glory is left, it is not easy to wash away.If he picks and chooses, and inadvertently bears the title of "house slave of three surnames", even if he can be an extremely human minister in the future, what's the point?

Based on what the Xiao family knows, because of the inexplicable hostility of the second prince, the little prince he wants to serve has a very difficult life in front of him, and his future achievements will be limited, but this may not be a blessing. He has an extra brother, so try to keep him safe.

At that time, Xiao Zhenting, who had just become Jing Ke's accompanying student, thought this way and started his difficult career as an accompanying student, but what happened later made him change his initial thinking.

The commander of the guard camp, Yongning Hou Weiyan, is the real emperor's close minister and the emperor's favorite minister, and it is said that he has a close relationship with the emperor. Although his behavior is unexpectedly low-key, he has been hiding behind the emperor for many years, silently and doing nothing, but Xiao Zhenting thought of his identity, his family background, and the emperor's favor for him, and then thought of his so-called low-key, and estimated that the real influence of this great commander should not be underestimated. The emperor came forward to help say some good things, and if he had the opportunity to show his face more, it would be difficult to say what happened in the future.

Xiao Zhenting wanted to teach the little prince how to please others, but he just called out "Your Highness", and found that the little prince's eyes were already turning red, and finally he stopped talking.

He suddenly thought of the poem "Clear water comes out of hibiscus, and it is natural to carve and decorate". It's not difficult to please people, so he doesn't bother.

"Perhaps His Highness misheard that day, and it is very possible." Seeing that he was sad, Xiao Zhenting began to help him analyze the reason.

"No, father promised. Father said that he would send someone to pick me up every two or three days. Today is the third day." Jing Ke counted on his fingers to prove that he did not Wrong count.

You are not joking, the emperor made a promise with golden words at that time, and Jing Ke naturally would not suspect that it was false.At this time, he didn't know that his father still had a lot of time to fool him.

"Perhaps your majesty is too busy and you don't have time now. Your majesty must put state affairs first. As a prince, your majesty should be considerate." Seeing that the little prince was about to cry after hearing what he said, Xiao Zhenting hurriedly comforted him, "Again Wait for two days, His Majesty will definitely send someone when he is free."

At this time, Xiao Zhenting did not suspect that the emperor would deliberately renege on his debts. After all, at that time, the undeniable and tall image of the emperor's golden words was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Just when he was racking his brains again to coax the child, the savior sent by the emperor to pick him up finally appeared.

Seeing the person and knowing the purpose of his visit, Xiao Zhenting hurriedly ordered someone to serve tea to the two ladies, asked them to wait for a while, then called someone in, helped the little prince wash his face and changed his clothes, and gave him a few words before watching him off. He left with the visitor.

Jing Ke followed the people, and soon arrived at the emperor's bedroom, entered the hall, he respectfully greeted his father, the emperor just said "be flat", he got up from the ground and rushed to the waiting room. In the arms of the great commander on the side.

"Commander, take Ke'er to see Xiao Que'er."

"What are you hugging? Don't you have long legs?" Before Wei Yan could respond, Jing Li couldn't bear to speak.

Brat, he will pretend to be cute and deceive people just because he came here. He really can't be careless at all. I don't know if he wants to be hugged, or to see Xiao Que'er, or both?

The emperor kept muttering in his heart, but Wei Yan didn't know the slightest bit. Hearing what the little prince said, he slightly possessed himself, held the little prince's waist with both hands, lifted him up, smiled at the emperor, and said: "Maybe Well, His Highness must be tired after walking such a long distance, so I carried him over there."

"You just leave him alone." The emperor "hummed" dissatisfiedly, but couldn't think of a suitable reason to stop him for a while, so he could only watch Wei Yan carry him out of the palace gate.

Jing Ke lay on the commander-in-chief's shoulders, put his arms around the commander-in-chief's neck, put his small head next to the commander-in-chief's ear, and quietly glanced at his father who was sitting in the main hall, and then secretly and silently He laughed without interest, and there was a little childishness in that smug smile.

Compared with the father, the commander-in-chief seems to love him more, no wonder the father is depressed.However, as an adult, the father would not give in to him as a child, and he would try every means to rob him of the commander-in-chief. He finally had a chance to get close to the commander-in-chief, why should he let the emperor?

Jing Ke, who was preoccupied with robbing his father, hadn't realized that his father was a vengeful lord. If his father found out about his little thoughts, the consequences would be very serious.

Wei Yan carried the little prince to the corner where Xiao Que'er was kept, squatted down and let the little prince sit on his lap, and looked at Xiao Que'er together with his arms around him.

Before the little prince came, Wei Yan had already fed and watered the little sparrows, and now they are full and sleeping.The sleeping position of the little bird is very amusing. Its small, fleshy body is lying on the nest, the whole body is flat, the neck is stretched long, motionless, just lying on the stomach.

When Wei Yan first saw their sleeping appearance, he was shocked, thinking that they were useless, and he felt relieved when he stretched out his hand to touch them and the little sparrow moved.

At this time, Jing Ke was the same as when he saw it for the first time. Seeing Xiao Que'er's appearance, he was very surprised. He held his breath and didn't dare to speak. hand, let him touch it.

"It's okay, they are sleeping. Your Highness, touch them lightly, they are warm enough to move." Wei Yan said softly to the child in his arms, took his hand and put it next to Xiao Que'er, encouraging him to touch it.

Jing Ke hesitated for a moment, then slowly stretched out her hand, only when her fingers touched Xiao Que'er's back, she quickly retracted it.

"It's moving, Commander, the little bird is moving."

"Well, let's keep it quiet, they're going to sleep."

"Commander, why does Xiao Que'er sleep on her stomach? Mammy said sleeping on her stomach is bad for her health." Jing Ke asked curiously.

"This..." To be honest, Wei Yan didn't know why Xiao Que'er slept on her stomach, but at this time the little prince was looking at him expectantly, and he couldn't allow him to avoid answering, he thought again and again. , I really couldn't think of an answer, so I had to say, "Because they are little birds, they have to sleep on their stomachs."

This is pure nonsense, saying it is tantamount to not saying it.But Jing Ke was still at the age of half-understood, he was satisfied with this answer, and he didn't want to delve into it anymore, otherwise Wei Yan might be left speechless by his questions and unable to get off the stage.

"It's getting late, you two come here to wash your hands and prepare for dinner." Jing Li walked over and saw the two heads chatting together endlessly, he couldn't let go of his anger, luckily he arrived While eating, he finally found a reason to let the two move away from Xiao Que'er's nest.

Soon, the meals from the imperial dining room were put on the table, and the roe deer meat prepared in the small kitchen was also brought up.

There are many ways to eat roe deer meat. It can be boiled or fried, but the most delicious thing is to eat it roasted.On the fire, roast it until the oil is shiny and the meat is fragrant, and then sprinkle with seasoning salt, take a bite, this taste is simply wonderful, just talking about it makes people drool.

It's a pity that open fires are not allowed in the palace, so the servants sent charcoal basins instead, which made the taste worse.But in this winter, even if Jing Li is the emperor, it is not good for him to order all the people to go hunting and camping in a big way just to eat roe deer meat.

The two of them tasted it, and felt that the taste was a bit off, and their interest was average, so they thought it was an extra serving of game. Poor Jing Ke, this is the first time to eat roe deer meat. The meals in the palace have strict rules, and there is no special reason. , it is impossible to eat something that is not on the meal board, so he took a bite and thought it was delicious, so he shook his cheeks and ate it.

Wei Yan was forced by the emperor to drink a large bowl of soup made from the blood of roe deer, and ate some food. He stopped after eating only one or two pieces of roe deer meat. At this time, seeing that the little prince liked to eat, he felt sorry for him. With great interest, he took over the work of the servant beside him, and personally gave the little prince a barbecue.

Seeing that he was having fun, Jing Li felt itchy for a moment, so he also started to bake a piece for Wei Yan first, and then another piece for his son.Later, when he saw that Wei Yan couldn't eat anymore, he didn't make things difficult for him. He concentrated on roasting and having fun, and the people serving in the hall all got a share. Of course, he handed a large part to Jing Ke who was sitting among them.

Speaking of the question of why Jing Ke sat between Jing Li and Wei Yan, Jing Li was actually very reluctant at first, but unfortunately in the end he found that sitting like this was the best.

If Jing Ke were to sit on Wei Yan's side, Wei Yan would only look at the other end and would have no time to look at him; if Jing Ke were to sit on his side, the two of them would talk through him, making him really tired. He could only reluctantly let Jing Ke sit between them.

At this time, Wei Yan roasted, the emperor roasted, and Jing Ke ate. The three played happily for a long time, and it took more than an hour to finish the dinner.

After dinner, it was getting late, and with the cold winter night, Jing Ke was not sent back to the harem, but stayed in the side hall.Wei Yan helped him wash up, and stayed with him on the couch for a while until he fell asleep before returning to the emperor's bedroom.

"I thought you didn't know the way back." Jing Li was lying on the large couch alone, seeing Wei Yan lingering for so long before returning, he said these words a little sour, and felt very uncomfortable.

Perhaps even Wei Minwen has not enjoyed Wei Yan's kindness to Jing Ke, and as for him, naturally he has no such blessing.

"Your Majesty..." Wei Yan was in a good mood. Even though the emperor's tone was full of sarcasm, he didn't bother with the emperor. He got into bed, put his head on the emperor's shoulder, and hugged the emperor's shoulders. waist.

Then, our cheapskate emperor, no matter how much anger is in his heart, he can't vent it.

"You're smart!" Seeing that Wei Yan is so well-behaved, Jing Li snorted softly, and leaned over to kiss his pro-Wei Yan on the cheek.

"Your Majesty!" Wei Yan murmured softly.

The two of them rubbed each other's ears for a long time before falling into a deep sleep with their arms around each other. After an unknown amount of time, Wei Yan woke up suddenly. He listened carefully to the sounds outside, only to hear a flurry of footsteps coming from outside the hall. There was the cry of a child.

He immediately sat up, ready to see what was going on outside?

"What's the matter?" Because of his movement, the emperor woke up soon, stood up, and sternly asked outside.

"Your Majesty." There was the sound of the servant kowtowing from outside, and the voice of the reply was filled with tears, "The Sixth Highness is sweating and rolling on the couch, saying that it is a stomachache."

Hearing these words, Wei Yan's face turned pale in an instant.

For no reason, why did the little prince suddenly have a stomachache?Could it be that I ate something unclean at dinner?But they are eating this dinner together, they are all fine, why is it that the little prince is fine?

Roe deer meat!

It suddenly occurred to him that the little prince ate a lot of roe deer meat for dinner, but they didn't eat much.Is there a problem with roe deer meat?But this roe deer was donated by Min Shi from his family, how could there be a problem?