The first corrupt emperor [crossing]

As soon as the ugly hour arrived, the gate of the city was opened. Qin Zheng asked Lu Bai to go to the gate of the city to see if there were any enemies, while he himself covered in the dark.

Lu Bai wandered around the gate of the city, and the officers and soldiers who guarded the gate shielded him as if they were blind, allowing Lu Bai to do somersaults in front of him without even blinking.

Qin Zheng saw that there were no enemies, and the officers and soldiers guarding the gate held back their laughter very hard, so he led Gu Mingzhe on a horse and led a horse towards the gate. When passing by Lu Bai, he threw the reins of the horse he was leading to the gate. Lu Bai patted his horse and left.

Lu Bai immediately took the reins, got on his horse and chased after Qin Zheng.

The two officers and soldiers who guarded the gate saw that there was no one else, so they closed the city gate. It was so late at night that no one could sleep peacefully.

The three of Qin and Zheng drove overnight, not daring to stay in the city for too long along the way, and continued on their way after buying dry food, and only rested overnight in the suburbs. After a few days, the three of them were exhausted.

After leaving Bianzhou, which is like spring all the year round, the weather became colder and colder. At a certain place, the surface of the stream was frozen. Qin Zheng used his internal force to break through the ice.

Gu Mingzhe looked at his embarrassed reflection in the water, and sighed, "Is this the result of walking in the rivers and lakes?"

Lu Bai poured some water into the water bag from the stream, and said, "This is the result of being hunted all the way."

Gu Mingzhe walked downstream, wiped his face with ice-cold water and said, "Isn't this what people in Jianghu look like?"

Lu Bai looked at Gu Mingzhe with some surprise and said, "Then how unpopular he must be?" He didn't dare to stop and rest every day, there were enemies everywhere, he didn't have a friend to help, and he didn't even have time to shave.

Lu Bai's back felt cold, and he turned to see the bearded Qin Zheng staring at him gloomily. Is it too late for him to take back that sentence now?

Qin Zheng leaned against the big tree and slowly closed his eyes, and said after a while, "How many days are there until we arrive in the capital?"

Lu Bai made a rough calculation and said, "If we can change horses, it will take about ten days." They were constantly hunted down along the way, and their horses were not only tired but also frightened, and now it was time to run out of strength.

Lu Bai looked at Gu Mingzhe beside him, and sighed a little, "It would be great if the horses could be like Mr. Gu." No matter what happened, they could eat and sleep without getting tired. Look at the two thin horses. .

Gu Mingzhe said with some embarrassment, "Actually, I also lost weight."

Lu Bai glanced at Gu Mingzhe's somewhat fleshy hands, and remained silent.

Qin Zheng opened his eyes and said, "Change horses at the next stop, and go to the capital as soon as possible to replenish the meat."

Lu Bai: "..." There is a very important thing he has to say, how blind is the emperor?

Gu Mingzhe wiped his hands, took out the purse from his pocket, counted the money in it and said, "If we change to a better horse, we must plan to reduce the food supply, and I will plan it."

Lu Bai put the water belt aside and said, "Food is scarce enough now." Lu Bai glanced at Gu Mingzhe, okay, Gu Mingzhe is not included here, and then turned his head to look at Qin Zheng, okay, He was the only one who was always short of food.

Qin Zheng felt a little guilty when Lu Bai looked at him, so he said, "There is no need to reduce Lu Bai's food, sir, take it from us."

Gu Mingzhe looked at the numbers drawn on the ground and said, "At the next stop, we can buy dozens of steamed buns together, so the boss might give you a discount. Three per person a day is enough." After finishing speaking, he agreed with himself again nodded.

Lu Bai couldn't help but said, "Although it's winter, the steamed buns will go bad after a long time."

Gu Mingzhe's eyes lit up and he said, "If you spoil your stomach, wouldn't it mean that you won't be in the mood to eat for a period of time?" This leaves another expense.

"..." Lu Bai was a little thankful that Gu Mingzhe was not the steward of Dingguohou's Mansion, otherwise his monthly money would have been deducted by all means.

Qin Zheng stood up leaning on his sword and said, "It's getting late, let's continue on our way after resting."

Gu Mingzhe climbed onto the horse slowly, and moved forward to make room for Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng frowned slightly and said, "What's wrong?"

Gu Mingzhe said, "No problem, just riding a horse continuously, my legs are a bit worn out."

Qin Zheng got on his horse and said, "I'll go to the city to buy some medicine in a while."

Gu Mingzhe shook his head and said, "Now is the time to save money, and it's not a serious illness, just bear with it."

After Lu Bai took the water and hung it up on the horse, he said, "I used to always be like this, so I know some wild herbs."

Qin Zheng turned to look at Lu Bai and said, "If you can find a grass now, I'll give you dinner."

"..." This damn season!

After arriving in the city, Gu Mingzhe found that no matter how good his plan was, it was useless, and he couldn't even see a steamed bun stand on the street.

Qin Zheng stopped a passerby and said, "Where is there a place that sells steamed buns in this city?"

The people laughed and said, "Who will come out to set up a stall during the New Year's Eve? You go to the restaurant to see, it may not be open. Today is New Year's Eve."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Thank you."

Lu Bai said with a bitter face, "It would be nice if the killer also celebrates the New Year."

Gu Mingzhe sighed a little, "Unexpectedly, we and the killer would have the same disease and pity for each other."

Qin Zheng sighed, "There is still some dry food left, let's save some food for two days."

Fortunately, there are a few stalls in the horse market that are not closed, but they are asking for sky-high prices. Lu Bai has never bargained because of his status. Fortunately, Qin Zheng has been to the market to buy vegetables before, so he is not weak in bargaining, but in the end Still, he bought two horses at half the market price.

Walking on the beaming street, the three of them felt that they were out of place, and in the end they all speeded up, left the city, came to their barren land, and found a cave to recharge their batteries.

Lu Bai wrapped his clothes and said, "It's so cold, is it snowing?"

Qin Zheng added some wood to the fire and said, "If it's snowing, it's going to be windy."

Gu Mingzhe, who was sleeping, suddenly said, "I heard that in windy weather, thieves are most likely to be found in places with people, and ghosts are most likely to be found in places without people."

Qin Zheng broke off a branch, shot towards the entrance of the cave, got up and said, "It's the easiest place to have a killer here."

Lu Bai scolded unbearably, "Are you bothered? Running around during Chinese New Year is already enough trouble."

There was silence at the entrance of the cave for a while, and suddenly a rough male voice came, "Complete the task early and go home early to celebrate the New Year!"

"Okay!" the killers rushed into the cave after shouting.

Qin Zheng drew out his sword and said, "Get rid of them as soon as possible, and we will also celebrate the New Year."

Gu Mingzhe squatted in the corner consciously, watched Qin Zheng and Lu Bai show their skills, and within a short time all the killers were eliminated.

While cleaning the cave, Lu Bai complained, "Really, can't we chase him down another day?"

Qin Zheng stared at the fire in a daze, silent.

Gu Mingzhe took out a piece of dry food and handed it to Qin Zhengdao, "The world outside the palace is always not too comfortable."

Qin Zheng smiled, took a bite of the dry rations, although he didn't have much aversion to killing people for self-preservation, but on this special day, the backlog of negative emotions all erupted. His soul is still a person in a harmonious society, and there is still some shadow in the New Year's Eve.

Seeing that Qin Zheng was depressed, Gu Mingzhe changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, you are not in the capital now, and you don't know how to spend New Year's Eve this year."

Qin Zheng was slightly taken aback. Every year on New Year's Eve, the Imperial Palace hosts a banquet, and all the ministers participate. This year he is not here, so I don't know how the Queen Mother will deal with it.

The Empress Dowager's handling method was as usual, saying that the emperor was ill. After using this reason for several months, some old officials couldn't help but rushed into the palace to find the emperor to see if he was sick or was sick, but they knew the inside story Lin Changfeng and Xie Ye stabilized these veterans.

Lin Changfeng found Huang Guihua's father again, and asked him to send a few soldiers in a low-key manner to look for the emperor's shadow. In addition to stabilizing the situation in the capital these few months, he did not give up looking for clues to the mastermind behind the scenes, and finally locked some It's abnormal for King Guang, but it's a pity that King Guang's hands and feet are well hidden, and he can't find any evidence.

Seeing that the Shangyuan Festival was approaching, and some old officials who were barely holding on were gradually becoming agitated, Qin Zheng finally returned to the capital in Lin Changfeng's bitter anticipation.

Qin Zheng did not return to the palace immediately, but went to Lin Changfeng's mansion first.

After seeing Qin Zheng, Lin Changfeng almost burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, you are finally back." If the emperor doesn't come back, he will pack up and run away.

Qin Zheng nodded and said with a smile, "Lin Aiqing has been tired these days, but the court is fine these days."

Lin Changfeng sighed, "It will be bad if you don't come back."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "I'm planning to go back to the palace. Aiqing can enjoy the Shangyuan Festival. After the Shangyuan Festival, we should also deal with some people."

Lin Changfeng nodded thoughtfully.

Qin Zheng had previously given Lu Bai the token to enter and exit the palace together, and now Lu Bai took this token and brought Qin Zheng and Gu Mingzhe into the palace. Qin Zheng's heart was a little complicated, it felt like you If he didn’t go home, he was stopped by the security guard after returning home suddenly one day, and the people in the next-door community took him in with his key card.

After Qin Zheng returned to the palace, he would inevitably be called by the queen mother to comfort him. Gu Mingzhe thought it was troublesome to go back to Hezhuzhai by himself. In the end, the queen mother intended to give him an official position, so scared that Lu Bai quickly shook his head and refused. He finally understood, cherish life, and stay away from the emperor.

The Empress Dowager touched Qin Zheng's obviously thin face, and said with some distress, "It's been hard for you these days, you must find out who this daring person is, and punishing his nine clans is not yet possible."

"..." Qin Zheng was a little helpless. Speaking of which, he and the Queen Mother seemed to be among King Guang's nine clans.

The Queen Mother pulled over to Xie Yuhua who was next to her and said, "Yuhua can't sleep or eat well these days, and I'm worried that your hair will turn gray, so talk about it tonight."

After having dinner with the queen mother, Qin Zheng was allowed to leave, and was watched to go to the Hall of Laiyi.

Qin Zheng felt a little depressed. Shouldn't he have a good rest when he came back all the way?How can I have the mood to reminisce with the concubine in the harem?

Depressed and depressed, Qin Zheng decided to stay in Laiyi Hall for a while before going back.

Laiyi Hall is very luxurious, not comparable to the Empress Dowager's Changle Palace, but it is also much better than Huang Osmanthus's residence, and the fragrance inside is also very good.After Qin Zheng visited for a while for the first time, he looked at Xie Yuhua with some embarrassment and said, "My concubine has been suffering recently."

Xie Yuhua grabbed his sleeves, lowered his head and said, "It's good that His Majesty returns safely."

Qin Zheng smiled, the topic turned cold again, he didn't know what to say, he still had to find Huang Osmanthus to play cards.After a while, Qin Zheng got up and planned to go back to Qianqing Palace. He rubbed his temples and felt a little dizzy.

Xie Yuhua hurried over to support Qin Zheng, and said softly, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

"I..." Qin Zheng suddenly wanted to bow his head and kiss Xie Yuhua's jade neck, he bit the tip of his tongue, and realized that something was wrong, his reaction seemed to be drugged!