Shadow Guard stand-in

In the early morning of the next day, a row of palace people kneeled outside the Hall of Qinzheng.

When there was a sound in the house, they filed away and waited until He Jue's bed.

He Jue got up, Jin Jiuye also opened his eyes, he turned straight off the bed, and was about to fall to the ground, a little palace man followed, holding a coat in his hand and ready to help Jin Jiuye put it on.

Jin Jiuye had never been served by the palace people before, how could he enjoy the same treatment as He Jue, so he quickly said no.

Xiaogong is not right or left, he is on errand, how can he not do errands.

He Jue glanced at it, let the palace servants get dressed, and said, "That's all, Mr. Shadow Guard doesn't like others to get close."

Only then did the little palace man agree, the clothes in his hand had been taken away by Jin Jiuye and put on, and he was all dressed up suddenly, looking like the unkind leader of the Xuanyi Department.

He used to stay in Qinzheng Hall, and he took care of himself every day. At that time, he was not justified in staying here, and he often climbed windows and beams, and the palace people didn't think he was him, let alone holding clothes to wash. Absolutely nothing.

It's strange today, the palace officials of Qinzheng Palace actually regard him as their master.

Jin Jiuye was not used to it, so He Jue also asked, "What's the matter today? Are all the people from the respect room here?"

Looking at the thin and small man at the side, the palace servant hurriedly saluted: "Slave Sun Jixiang pays tribute to His Majesty, to..."

He paused, thinking about how to address Jin Jiuye, and He Jue said, "Is it arranged by that fat man Li Qingyu?"

Sun Jixiang responded: "Responding to Your Majesty's words, Director Li ordered that the daily life in the harem be recorded in detail..."

He Jue squinted at him, impatiently, "What are you doing?"

Sun Jixiang walked around in front of He Jue. Seeing the emperor's displeasure, he felt a little guilty. He took another sneak peek at Jin Jiuye, and asked bravely, "Last night... Your Majesty wants to stay in the respect room?" record?"

He Jue drank his mouthwash, and when he heard this, he almost choked on himself, "What do you remember? Don't learn if you're good, what nonsense are you learning?"

Jin Jiuye stood aside, silent.

It was as if nothing had been heard.

He Jue glanced at his expression subconsciously, and then said: "Jin Jiuye never went to bed, so there is no need to write daily records, and there is no need to record files in the respect room."

Sun Jixiang hesitated for a moment, He Jue snorted coldly, and reprimanded: "The records in the respect room are for the purity of the emperor's blood. Jin Jiuye is a man, what do you need to remember? Get out!"

Sun Jixiang repeatedly said yes, and then withdrew.

After He Jue washed up, he sat down at the table to have breakfast, he didn't like serving dishes, and with Jin Jiuye by his side, he waved off the palace servants.

"Sit." He Jue asked Jin Jiuye to sit down, and Jin Jiuye sat down without any abnormality.

But he felt that the disturbance in the respect room just now was too irritating, even he didn't like it, let alone Jin Jiuye?

"That grandson didn't know how to advance or retreat just now, and there will be no such thing in the future." He Jue wanted to find a chance to punish Fatty Li.

Jin Jiuye lowered his eyelids, "This subordinate is fine."

He Jue looked at his expression again, as if checking whether what the other party said was true or not.

But if he wanted to see the emotions on Jin Jiuye's face, he might have to practice for decades, and He Jue would return without success, so he had no choice but to give up.He made a bowl of porridge for Jin Jiuye, handed it to the other party, and also made a bowl for himself, drinking in silence, speechless for a while.

When he was almost done eating, He Jue said: "Remember what I said last night carefully."

Jin Jiuye raised his eyes and looked at He Jue.

He Jue glared at him, "Could it be that you forgot all of them?"

"Subordinates dare not." Jin Jiuye was very disciplined.

He Jue nodded, "I left early, you should concentrate on recuperating."

After saying a word, He Jue left the Hall of Qinzheng.

Jin Jiuye stayed in the hall, taking two steps from time to time, thinking about what He Jue said last night.In fact, the palace people outside the palace could not look at him at all, he wanted to leave easily, as long as he came back before the master came back, he would not be found at all.

He has this ability, but he won't do it, because the master's order cannot be violated, so he will just stay obediently in the Palace of Qinzheng and won't go anywhere.

After a while, a small palace man came in, holding a stack of books in his hand, "Slave pays tribute to Lord Shadow Guard."

Jin Jiuye looked over, Zhang Xiaoxi lowered his head, and slowly approached, "This is the record of former concubines that His Majesty ordered the slaves to go to the library early in the morning."

"Oh." Jin Jiuye nodded, "Let it go."

Zhang Xiaoxi carefully placed the book in front of Jin Jiuye, wondering what His Majesty meant, why did Lord Yingwei read these, did he think that Lord Yingwei was not qualified to be a concubine?

But thinking like this in his heart, he couldn't express it, he took two steps back, and said again: "I still have to go to the Xuanyi Division to move the files..."

Jin Jiuye said: "You go to the Xuanyi Division to pass a message, let the dark guards do it, you..."

Zhang Xiaoxi lowered his head, feeling that he was being sized up by Lord Shadow Guard, and a cold voice came from above his head, "You don't have to."

"Yes." Zhang Xiaoxi took the order to leave.

Sitting in front of the table, Jin Jiuye opened the records of concubines and concubines from the previous court and read them. He read them very seriously, not missing a single word, and even Zhang Fu, the old palace official, didn't respond when he came in.

Zhang Fu peeked at Jin Jiuye's expression, and waited for a while, thinking that he had to go back to wait for orders before he said, "Master Shadow Guard, the slave is coming from the Tai Chi Hall, Your Majesty said..."

Jin Jiuye looked up at Zhang Fu.

Zhang Fu continued: "Your Majesty still has to discuss matters with the cabinet ministers in the South Study Room, and there will be no free time for a while. Your Majesty ordered the servants to inform Lord Yingwei that you don't have to wait for him for lunch."

Jin Jiuye hummed, which was regarded as an answer.

The brochure in his hand happened to see a concubine who was quite favored in the previous dynasty. It said that the concubine's family was not bad, and he repeatedly called the emperor to accompany her from other places, whether it was in the palace of other concubines or in the previous dynasty. , or is listening to which minister's report.The emperor always obeyed her, as long as the people in her palace passed by, no matter what the reason was, he would leave immediately without any ambiguity.

When Jin Jiuye saw this, his expression paused, as if it coincided with the current situation, and there was something to learn from.

Zhang Fu resigned and was about to leave the Palace of Qinzheng when Jin Jiuye called out: "Mother Zhang, please report back to Your Majesty, and please Your Majesty..."

Jin Jiuye hesitated, Zhang Fu asked seriously, "Master Shadow Guard, how would you like your Majesty?"

Jin Jiuye made up his mind, "Your Majesty, please go back to Qinzheng Hall immediately."

It's not been a day or two since Zhang Fu worked in the Palace of Qinzheng. As early as when He Jue was still the prince, he was a close palace servant serving the emperor.

The monarch of the Qinzheng Palace was never forcibly called back by the harem when the previous government was discussing politics.It did exist in the previous dynasty, but since the change of dynasty, the previous masters surnamed He have been cruel enough to him. If someone breaks the rules, it is no problem to be thrown into the cold palace.

So Zhang Fu felt that his ears were not good, and he was afraid that he had misheard, so he asked again and again, "What did Lord Shadow Guard say?"

Jin Jiuye said: "The people of Zhang Gong went to the South Study Room to ask His Majesty to return to the Qinzheng Hall, and just said it was my intention."

"This..." Zhang Fu explained, "Your Majesty is discussing matters with several cabinet ministers, and Mr. Qi Ge and Mr. Qi are also..."

Hearing that Qi Lezhi was also on the list, Jin Jiuye somewhat hesitated, that was the person He Jue had kept in his heart for many years, and his childhood sweetheart had always been in love with him.

But thinking of the master's order last night, the master let himself be more presumptuous, he has always been a person who obeys orders, no matter what the situation is, the master's order is everything.

So Jin Jiuye couldn't help but said, "Go."

Seeing that Zhang Fu couldn't resist, he had to leave.

He knew in his heart that the Lord Shadow Guard was not an ordinary person, and everyone in the government and the public respectfully called him Lord Shadow Guard, even Qi Ge, the head of all officials, was no exception, not just because he was in charge of the Xuanyi Division.Speaking of which, Xuanyi Division's functional authority is not as great as that of Dali Temple, and the word "shadow guard" is not an official position. All the killers who came out of the life and death camp back then were shadow guards.

At that time, the status of the shadow guard would be inferior to a dog raised by any master in the palace.Even the lowest rank toilet flusher in the Ministry of Internal Affairs dared to compare himself to the shadow guard, thinking that was the most degrading status.

After all, the seven emotions and six desires are all removed, and it is almost like an object. How can I look at it as a person?

But right now, the word Yingwei bears the relationship with His Majesty for decades. Jin Jiuye went through the mountains of knives and the sea of ​​fire, and finally took on the honorary title of an adult from others, and truly walked under the sun and became an upright man. people.

He is a close minister of the emperor, he even comes in and out of the sleeping halls and warm pavilions at will, and His Majesty even sleeps with him, how noble is a person who can lie on the dragon couch, even if he is still a slave.

Now, a person who almost became the mother of the country and ascended to the throne, a person who holds the emperor's heart in his hands, even if he is a bit presumptuous, what kills him is his relationship with His Majesty. Others don't even have a chance, this is God The most special existence below.

Zhang Fu was envious in his heart, but couldn't help but sighed.

To be honest, he is really in awe of Jin Jiuye, as a slave to do this, he is willing to die, who is not convinced?

But if you have to fight with His Majesty, if you have to make troubles and be ignorant, how can you live a stable life for a few years if you accompany the king like a tiger?No matter how deep the affection is, there will be a day when it fades away.At that time, how should Jin Jiuye deal with himself?

Zhang Fu had a faint worry in his heart, he only hoped that Lord Shadow Guard, who was always indifferent and ruthless, would be more indifferent and ruthless, and don't learn from those concubines who are favored and proud, otherwise what will happen to him with his status.

After leaving Qinzheng Hall, the old palace people rushed to Taiji Hall.

The two halls belong to the Taihe Palace, not too far away, and there is a Jiaotai Hall in the middle, which is the place where banquets are held to entertain foreign guests.The main hall of the Taiji Hall is the place where the daily morning government is discussed. Except for the servants of the palace, no one else is allowed to enter. The South Study Room is in the back hall, where the cabinet discusses all matters.

When Zhang Fu arrived at the door, several palace servants from the imperial tea room hurried in, as if they were much more nervous than when he had just gone.

Zhang Fu stopped the last acquaintance and asked, "What's the matter?"

The man said: "There is a quarrel in the room, Your Majesty seems to be angry, if Zhang Gongren has anything to report, please postpone it, don't bump into it and become a punching bag."

"It's Lord Yingwei who has something to do, how can a slave be offended?" Zhang Fu was helpless, and the man glanced in the direction of Qinzheng Hall, "Mistress Jin, it's not the same now, that's all, I'll go in and serve tea and have a look." situation."

After saying that, he followed up, stuck behind those tea-serving palace people, turned into the bead curtain, and disappeared.

Zhang Fuhou was outside, and occasionally he could hear a dispute or two, but he couldn't hear what was said, he could only watch his nose, his nose, his heart.

After a quarter of an hour, the man from the Tea Palace came out and winked at Zhang Fu, "It's quieter inside, I heard that His Majesty wants tea, you should take the opportunity to go in and answer."

Zhang Fu felt that his old life was at this moment, so he opened the bead curtain and entered.

He Jue was discussing with the cabinet to an important point, this time the discussion lasted for a few hours, and the quarrels were all about money.It was only the middle of the year, and several of the budgets set at the beginning of the year were almost overrun. Seeing that this year's deficit would have to be spent until next year, the Shaofu Supervisor of Taifu Temple quit, clamoring that the cabinet had to make a decision.

However, those few budgets could not be reduced. The public said that the public was justified, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was justified, and there was a stalemate for a while.

Several cabinet ministers were screaming with hunger, and He Jue couldn't stand it anymore, but the old man in Taifu Temple was notoriously stubborn, so he dragged on and refused to choose another day to discuss it again.

He Jue was also annoyed, so he had no choice but to order the imperial dining room to prepare meals, and he had to pretend to be ugly.

Seeing that everyone was drinking tea, Qi Lezhi sneaked up to He Jue and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the water canal is a matter of people's livelihood, and Master Zhou has to make up for the overspending. However, training the navy in the south of the Yangtze River and building fortifications in the north are also important." It's very important, I really can't reduce it here. It's not that the Taifu Temple has no money, Mr. Gao has a lot of budget, and Mr. Yang has a lot, so just move it around."

He Jue gave him a sideways look, "I'll be annoyed if you come to me after you've made it clear to those two."

Qi Lezhi was still about to say something, Gao and Yang, the two lords, stared at him with sharp eyes, and hurriedly said: "Master Xiao Qi, don't make a small report in secret just because you have a good relationship with His Majesty, what we are discussing today is a major financial matter. It’s not a child’s play until you have a clear-eyed agreement.”

"Exactly." The old stubborn Qin Zhen also answered while holding the teacup. He always felt that the younger generation was unruly, so he also had a prejudice against Qi Lezhi, a young talent praised by everyone.

There was a bit of silence in the air, and no one wanted to hear the old man from Taifu Temple chanting anymore.

But Qin Zhen was eloquent and had a prestigious status. The tea cover touched the edge of the lamp with a crisp sound, and was about to give a lecture when Zhang Fu suddenly approached He Jue.

Qi Lezhi breathed a sigh of relief, and He Jue hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Fu looked at something wrong, he had told His Majesty privately, but now several ministers are staring at him, maybe something is wrong.

But when the question came, he had to answer it, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "Yes...it was Lord Yingwei who said that he wanted to invite His Majesty back to the Palace of Qinzheng."

"Jin Jiuye?" He Jue wondered, this person never interfered with him, and suddenly asked him to go back, could it be something important?Or is his injury worse?

If it wasn't of the utmost importance, he wouldn't ask someone to invite him.

He Jue stood up immediately, his face changed, "We will discuss the matter of financial expenditure at another time. I will go back to Qinzheng Hall to have a look."

Eagerly turning around and leaving, several cabinet ministers, who are now the most important ministers in the court, were stunned for a moment.

Have you ever seen His Majesty be so rude?He had a high fever and had to deal with government affairs before seeing the imperial physician.

"What happened to Xuanyi Division?" Qi Lezhi was the first to ask Zhang Fu.

Zhang Fu shook his head, "I don't know."

He Jue was even more anxious when he heard it, and couldn't wait for a moment. He hurried out and opened the bead curtain. Behind him, Qin Zhen knocked down the teacup heavily, and snorted, "What is your Majesty doing to ignore the ministers? How can we not discuss clearly the important affairs of the country?"

He Jue turned around, first glanced at Qin Zhen, then glanced at the important cabinet ministers, and finally settled on Elder Qi Ge, "I'm sorry to trouble Elder Qi Ge to preside over it, if you all insist on discussing it clearly today, I will go back when I go."

Elder Qi Ge hurriedly agreed, but Qin Zhen was even more dissatisfied, "Your Majesty, if His Majesty is not here, who will decide this matter?"

"Then choose a date." He Jue emphasized his tone, and no one could refute.

Ordinary people are silent when they see this situation, how dare they disobey it today?But Qin Zhen is not an ordinary person.

Hearing this, he stood up instead, and became more and more angry: "Your Majesty, you should think twice before abandoning us!"

"Then what important matter can Jin Jiuye have? If there is, can it compare with today's financial matters? If this is not discussed clearly, it will affect the taxation of the next year! What is Jin Jiuye, but a royal hand Knife, a dog of His Majesty, a murderer, all he can mention is to kill someone, this low-level thing is also worthy of entering the Palace of Qinzheng? Your Majesty..."

"Uncle, be careful!" He Jue's tone was extremely cold, and he interrupted directly.Being incompetent for an official position is already the biggest warning.

Even though Qin Zhen came from He Jue's mother's family and was the uncle of Empress Xiaoshu Qin, he couldn't rely on his elders to sell his elders and disobey the emperor.

The implication is that it is possible to bear the crime of deceiving the emperor?

Qin Zhen was naturally unconvinced, and opened his mouth to speak again, but was pulled back by the people next to him.

He Jue looked at it coldly, and said in a deep voice: "You are all important ministers of my court, ministers of my humerus, you can discuss world affairs and advise the world, even if you scold me face to face, I can hear you. But there is only one thing... "

"Ask Jin Jiuye, no."