Huaibi

The imperial city was shaking like thunder, and it turned white before reaching the east, and the wanted notice was posted under the city gate.The news went with the wind and spread to the southwest along the way, shocking the whole country.

The old lady and her family were sitting in front of the front hall. There were many dangers outside the house, but she remained dignified. She only watched the rain and dew drop by drop on the eaves, falling heavily on the bluestone steps.

When the cold rain comes to an end, the vermilion palace walls are as thick as blood when the water passes through them. This is when the sun is refreshing after the rain, but the palace is extremely oppressive. For fear of falling into the crime of tongue.

The morning light suddenly broke that day, two carriages crushed the morning glow, and galloped into the palace one after the other.

Outside Xu'an Hall, Jiang Chang followed the prince silently, the breakfast in the hall was cold for a few hours, and there was no drip of water in his chest, so he dared not persuade him a word.

There was still water on the ground, and seeing the prince's shoes were wet again, Jiang Chang was about to remind him in a low voice, when he heard a burst of hurried footsteps coming from outside the courtyard.Ping Huaizhen's eyes, which had been down for a long time, brightened instantly, and he stepped up to meet him, but in a blink of an eye, he saw that the person who came was not the person he had been waiting for for a long time, but Rui and Wang Shizi Ping Feiqing.

The prince was very angry, and bowed to him from a distance. This young boy is precocious and has a calm temper. It is rare to see him in such an anxious state.Ping Huaizhen intuited that what he did here today was also related to the He family, so in order to avoid having ears on the wall, he took him back to the hall after holding back four screens.

Jiang Chang closed the gate of the palace and stood guard outside. There was no one else in the whole courtyard.

The scent of agarwood lingers in the room, the thing that can relieve worries and fatigue in ordinary times, but now it is useless, it only makes Ping Huaizhen feel more and more suffocated.There was a cup of cold tea on the table, Ping Huaizhen lifted the lid and poured the tea into the stove, and extinguished the incense that had been burning all night.

Turning around, Ping Feiqing kept the same posture as before, pursed his lips and looked at him, as if he had something to say, he didn't ask, and sat slowly on the couch, two faces, one big and one small, looked at each other silently.After a long while, Ping Feiqing couldn't bear it at first, stepped forward and knelt down to salute, and said in a very unfair way: "Dare to ask the prince, why did the Yuan family become a traitor overnight when they serve the country with their own bodies? It is wrong to kill the enemy, but it is also wrong to be loyal to the minister?"

The words are loud and sound, although the accent is immature, but every word is reasonable.

Ping Huaizhen took his face full of righteous indignation into his eyes, and he could immediately understand the Queen's mood last night, thinking that he rashly trespassed into the Fengyi Hall, and how different he was from the prince in front of him.

He replied but didn't answer, as if he asked knowingly: "How did you come to ask me instead of the emperor?"

"Since the emperor has issued an order to arrest General Yuan, why are you not confused?" Ping Feiqing said disrespectfully and kowtowed to him, "I ask the crown prince to avenge General Yuan's wrongdoing, why should your lord do so!"

"If you can do it, why don't you do it?" Ping Huaizhen got up and walked two steps closer, squatting down to stare at him, every word he said felt piercing, remembering that He Jinyi was still in prison and couldn't see the sky One day, it seemed as if a sharp knife had gouged out his heart and liver, and cut his eyes a little colder, "The Yuan family needs to be saved, and the He family also needs to be saved."

To be saved is to be saved, even if he risked his life, He Jinyi would not be lost, but how to save him was the sea of ​​swords and flames that lay before his eyes.

Who is Ping Feiqing here for? Ping Huaizhen is definitely not ignorant. Yuan Jing, the grandson of the Yuan general, is the same age as Rui and Wang Shizi. The friendship between bamboo and horse is the most unpredictable. It is rare to be congenial. At a young age, everyone hopes to kill the bandits one day The enemy, to show off the prestige of the country, so confidant, how can we bear to abandon each other.

If the danger can be saved, this Yuan Jing will definitely do something in the future.

For the world, you should protect the Yuan family; for the court, you should protect the He family.

In this way, the son is less than ten years old and he knows very well, but it is difficult for a monarch to be sincere and open to each other!

Ping Huaizhen helped the prince to stand up, patted the dust off his knees, and sighed secretly that no matter how unwilling he was, it would be useless.His father Rui and Wang have ignored the affairs of the court for many years, but only seek to be wise and wise to protect themselves. They have the temperament of being willing to be intoxicated for the rest of their lives when they are rich and noble, and they are definitely unwilling to say a good word to Emperor Hongxuan.But the son is young and has no right, even if he can speak to the emperor's ears, it will be regarded as child's talk and has no weight.

Instead of putting him in danger, it's better to protect him, Ping Huaizhen clasped his immature shoulders tightly with the palm of his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Besides me, you must not mention today's words to anyone, not half a word, remember gone?"

Ping Feiqing kept silent.

The shoulders and palms became tighter, and the pinching was painful. After all, the child couldn't hold the expression on his face, showing that he was in pain.

Ping Huai sternly asked again: "Do you remember?"

Ping Feiqing nodded, regained strength in that palm, and patted it lightly after a while.

Ping Huaizhen did not give any explanation in the end, and there is no need to explain.He will block the torrential rain, and he will kill all the ghosts and gods in the world. He wants He Jinyi to be safe, and he also wants the important people around him to be safe from being drawn into the abyss.

Rui and Wang Shizi came and went in a hurry, and were sent back outside the palace not long after.

It was not yet dawn, and the shallow wet marks under the mud prints on the ruts were wiped away by the spring sun in a blink of an eye.

When it was half a stick of incense again, Ping Huaizhen finally waited for another person.

Zhao Keyang entered the palace this morning in no hurry to see the crown prince, so he waited for the queen's message outside Jiaen's gate.Occasionally, some palace servants passed by, each with a face full of self-defense, and greeted him with trepidation. After a while, a palace servant was slightly different, and came up to him and handed him a thin paper book.

Zhao Keyang read it, and the letters contained the names of several people, all of whom were important officials in the court, and most of them belonged to the empress.The queen meditated all night, this kind of disaster is different from other things, if you want to turn the world around now, you can only contact the ministers and ask for a try, so that Emperor Hongxuan can change his mind.

However, there is another sentence on the back of the letter: If you lose it, you will abandon the car and save the handsome.

Zhao Keyang gasped.

He knew that as far as the queen was concerned, Che was the general of the Yuan Dynasty, and the He family was the commander of the prince.

The Yuan family can keep one side peaceful, but the Yuan general is as stubborn as a rock, and it is difficult to help the prince. How can it compare with the He family who has been loyal for more than ten years.

Zhao Keyang felt extremely heavy, and carefully hid the letter in his lapel.

The spring bird does not hear the sorrows of the world, but sings in response to the morning sun. Ping Huaizhen listened to the gentle sound once or twice outside the window, and his eyes fell on the empty and lonely sandalwood food table as usual. Where did you go.

The letter in his hand has been read twice, and Ping Huaizhen, who is listed on it, is determined to invite him personally.

The morning light came in through the window, and ink seemed to appear behind the thin paper. He was about to turn it over to look at it, but Zhao Keyang held a corner of the letter paper with his hand.He raised his eyes, only to see that his uncle's eyes were full of snow and frost, and he asked him in a cruel tone that seemed to have never been seen before: "Is the prince enlightened, and he will not hesitate to save the He family."

"What do you mean at any cost?"

Zhao Keyang didn't answer, and loosened his fingers.

Ping Huaizhen turned the letter paper over, seeing the icy character "horoscope", and immediately crumpled the paper.

"Uncle, the Yuan family must not be lost in the world!"

"It is true that the Yuan family cannot be lost in the world, but the most important thing for the crown prince is the He family." Zhao Keyang closed his eyes and sighed, unwilling to argue with him. If he could achieve both at once, how could he want to lose this sword that points to thousands of troops? "There will be another general in a few years, but there is only one country."

Ping Huaizhen was speechless, the veins on his fists were ferocious, and he sarcastically said in a short while: "What is the difference between such an act and a treacherous person like Liu Yin...?"

Zhao Keyang rolled his eyelids: "Then is the prince willing to abandon the He family?"

Just this one sentence made Ping Huaizhen no longer able to refute, his heart was pierced by needles, and his eyes were red.

The most unforgivable thing is the He family, the fact is so, and it is still talking about righteousness and integrity.

The corners of Ping Huaizhen's lips curled into a faint smile, the world is not fair and evils are rampant, he should not be a prince in this life, what's more, he shouldn't have involved He Jinyi here.

Zhao Keyang couldn't bear it, he clapped his palm and patted his clenched fist, and slowly pulled out the shapeless letter, smoothing every inch.Ping Huaizhen looked down at the distorted ink, and listened to his persuasion: "If you can achieve something, you don't have to keep one. What the empress thinks now is just a strategy for safety."

The tea in the cup was cold, Zhao Keyang split the letter into two parts, leaving only the first and last digits, and threw the eight-character code word into the cup to melt it into water.

Ping Huai's eyes were dry, silently watching the thick ink blend with the green tea.

It was a starry night, and not long after the lights of Wanjia were turned off, several mansions in the capital were visited one after another.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry is also on the list. Chen Zhihe was not originally a queen, but he was added to the list because of the military salary earlier.The empress knows that he owes He Bingrong's kindness, so she is willing to bet on his trust this time, not only that, but there is more than one Chen Zhihe in the current fire, and that is someone who can be bet on but not bet on, as long as he has never been with Liu Yin, he will be on the list famous.

Ping Huaizhen wears a moonlight dark robe and walks in the capital, occasionally looking sideways at the palace wall, the imperial city is densely populated at night, as if hiding a sprite.

The next day, before the hour of Mao, all the officials of His Highness Qianqing knelt down, and the sun, moon and stars were painted on the wall on the beam, as if the blue sky fell from the top, and there was a dark silence.

Emperor Hongxuan got up from the Qiuhua Palace, the hanging curtain was raised from the outside, and a few wisps of light smoke from outside the curtain lingered into the couch, making him frown slightly.As soon as Fang opened his eyes, a pair of plain hands were found beside the pillow. Concubine Yi rubbed and pressed his Yang acupoint twice, and asked softly: "Did the emperor rest well last night?"

"It's good," Emperor Hongxuan said in a hoarse voice, there was already a servant waiting outside serving tea, he stood up in no hurry, shook Concubine Yi's right hand and said, "Troublesome things disturbed my heart, I didn't rest well before, I smelled you last night The altar of sleeping incense in the hall makes me feel much more comfortable."

Concubine Yi helped him to sit up with a smile, and stared at the maid beside the bed to wait on her carefully, she said harmlessly: "My concubine is stupid, I don't understand the emperor's worries, I only hope that the emperor's dragon body is healthy, and he can sleep peacefully at night, so this fragrance That’s how it’s used for.”

Emperor Hongxuan nodded and smiled lightly.

There was some movement outside the hall, the prince bowed inside, stopped behind two beaded curtains, and greeted the emperor.The morning wind rushed in with the door opening, the curtains were slightly startled, shaking faintly a few times before returning to calm.

Emperor Hongxuan rinsed his mouth with tea, spit the water into the copper basin for a while, and asked him to pour some water in.After the prince got the order, he moved closer to the curtain, fearing to anger Sheng Yan, and carefully reported with the sound of beads: "Your Majesty, your lords have been kneeling in the Qianqing Palace for more than half an hour..."

Emperor Hongxuan raised his hand with a heavy face, and his maidservant hurriedly took over the teacup, and after a long while, he only said "reversed".

Wang Gonggong bent down even lower, and asked cautiously: "Is the emperor going to see you?" After a long time of waiting for a response, he boldly looked up, and saw Emperor Hongxuan standing up from the bed, and was being held by others. Serve and change clothes.

The prince heaved a sigh of relief, and waited patiently for a while, waiting for the emperor to go out of the palace. When he went to help him, he heard a voice: "Putting the imperial study."

"Then my lords..."

"If you want to kneel, let them kneel."

"Hey." Eunuch Wang trembled suddenly from the coldness of the words, he buried his head and didn't dare to ask more questions.