emperor

She walked forward along the long corridor.

She is very young and beautiful, with moon white pearl flowers that are fashionable in the palace pinned to her jet-black hair.

Looking past her back, several lights were lit at the end of the corridor, and she rushed straight into the brightly lit stone room at the end of the corridor.

"Peng Guang!" she shouted.

More than a dozen people with different expressions, sitting or standing, wearing black cloaks, apparently came from various places under the cover of night, all looked at her in astonishment.

She didn't expect there to be so many people, and the line of her jaw suddenly tightened, but she still said: "We can't wait any longer. Five days later, His Majesty will practice it for my younger brother in Qionghua Garden. This is the best opportunity."

The lights in the stone room were shaken by the sudden wind, but no one answered.

A middle-aged man with the appearance of a Confucian scholar stood up slowly. He was wearing a gray gown, with a handsome face and a steady momentum, with a little blue-gray beard on his chin.

"His Royal Highness." There was a cold light in his eyes: "Why did you come here?"

She shivered, a little strange: "I got good news, of course I want to tell you."

"You mean Qionghua Garden?"

"Five days later, on the eighth day of February"

"Oh."

"What's wrong with you? This is a good opportunity. There are so many people. I can take you to the palace. If it's appropriate, you can also have a few words with His Majesty, tell him your grievances, and no one will persecute you any more." is you."

The surprise on the face of the middle-aged Confucian scholar faded away, and a smile slowly emerged, bowing and saluting: "So, Xiaomin thanked Her Royal Highness the Princess."

She turned her head, blushed a little, and turned around: "I'm leaving, you can stay here, the princess mansion is safe, I'll send someone to bring you some food later."

In the palace at this moment.

The lamps and candles are shining brightly, and in the golden hollow smoked cage, Ruinao exudes a purple mist-like aroma.

The emperor was lying on the bed, covered with a tiger skin, and the queen took out a small bowl from the food box, which contained black medicine, and there was a pungent smell.

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly: "This medicine is bitter again."

The queen replied: "Good medicine tastes bitter."

The emperor couldn't deny it, his face was so pale that it made people worry, and his thin hands protruded from the tiger's skin, and he drank from the bowl in one gulp.

"bitter."

The empress washed her mouth after serving the emperor, then lowered her head, not wanting others to see her eyes: "What exactly does Your Majesty want to do?"

The emperor raised his head to look at her, and the empress smiled: "There are a few more face-to-face maids by my side."

The emperor sighed: "Nothing can be hidden from you."

The Queen said, "Because I know Your Majesty well."

The emperor was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "But I have some things I can't say, let others tell you, will Huiyue be angry with me?"

The queen looked deeply at the emperor, as if she wanted to confirm something from the emperor's eyes, but the emperor's eyes only saw flickering lights, her reflection, the queen shook her head slowly: "No, concubines will not be angry with your majesty. .”

The emperor smiled and shook the queen's hand: "It's late, go back."

When the queen left, she couldn't help but turn her head. The pale golden veils were hanging down layer by layer, and the light and shadow floated. She saw the emperor lying on his side, holding a roll of slender silk in his hand. Ruyilang was beside the emperor, bending slightly. Waist, the emperor seemed to sense her gaze and looked towards her.

The queen suddenly had an illusion, as if what she saw was another world, separated by an insurmountable barrier, never to be touched again.

"Your Majesty, take care of yourself."

Her voice reached the emperor's ears through layers of veils, and that slender figure slowly disappeared behind the screen. The emperor withdrew his gaze, and asked Ruyi Lang, "Isn't I too ruthless?"

Ruyi Lang didn't understand: "Your Majesty has a kind heart."

The corner of the emperor's mouth was mocking, and he didn't say a word.

Qionghua Garden is the palace built by the first emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty. It is located on Zhongming Mountain, cut off the top of the mountain, and opened up a magnificent royal garden with carved beams and painted buildings.

The emperor was fostered in Qionghua Garden when he was a child, and he was taken back to the palace at the age of 14. He is familiar with the mountains, rocks, plants and trees here, and he often spent dozens of days here for a short stay during the years when he was crowned the Great Treasure.

Today is the fifth day of February, the emperor moved to Qionghua Garden ahead of time, and in three days, the garden will be completely lively.

There were only a few old ministers accompanying him, Duke Sima, Grand Tutor Xie, and Elder Liu Ge. They walked along the garden with the emperor. The flowers in the garden were withered, the withered lotus rustled, the old trees were strong, the mountains were lush and the clouds were looming among the high mountains and flowing water.

There was another thin snowfall in the morning. From here, you can have a panoramic view of most of the capital city.

The wind blowing in the ears is not too cold, which indicates that spring is coming.

The emperor exhaled and said to his ministers: "The year I came to the throne, I spent the winter in Mobei. The climate there is very cold and the land is barren. Many people die every winter. The number of families there is not necessarily the same. There is a warm bedding."

Old Sima: "The current Mobei is the treasure house of the Great Wei."

The emperor turned his head, his hair was not as white as old Sima's, but his temples were already slightly frosted: "You old bastard." The emperor laughed and scolded, "How did you return the money I asked you to cultivate my official career? "

Old Liu Ge interrupted: "The old minister remembers that Sima Guogong's beard is going to fly into the sky."

The emperor laughed out loud, Duke Sima Guo blushed, turned his head and snorted, the old god Liu Ge was there, and he didn't even look at it.

During the days when the emperor was ill, all the ministers had some speculations in their hearts. Due to the fact that the power of Tian could not be said or asked, but they already knew each other. They received the emperor's summons and came to Qionghua Garden. On a stone.

The emperor's appearance can't be said to be bad, but he can't be said to be good either. A deep storm is brewing in those impenetrable eyes.

In those hidden corners of the garden, the Habayashi guards with black helmets and black armors looked stern, and the steel knives in their hands glowed coldly. They were the fearsome black-armored beasts under the emperor's command. The emperor transferred them here, which meant that this There will be a war of arms at the farewell banquet.

The emperor had no intention of involving several senior officials, and it seemed that they were summoned just to say a few words.

The king's heart is unpredictable, but Xie Yi knows a little more than others. He knows who the emperor is going to deal with, and why the emperor set up a farewell banquet, but he can't guess what the process is.

The emperor just wanted to end it.

On the eighth day of February, Emperor Wei hosted a banquet in Qionghua Garden as a farewell party for the army of the Western Expedition.

In the evening of this day, the lights on Zhongming Mountain were brilliant, and countless praying sky lanterns rose from the Qionghua Garden, just like a galaxy flowing in the world. The sky lanterns flew higher and higher, blending with the Milky Way in the sky.

A house full of distinguished guests, a splendid feast.

Officials of the second rank and above in the current dynasty can bring their family members to the palace for a hundred steps to drink with the king.

In the far-reaching and majestic hall, the emperor and empress sat on the throne, having a drink with each other. The eunuch rang the chime bell, and the banquet slowly began.

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