weird fairy tale town

Three days later, early in the morning.

A carriage quietly drove out from the upper back door of the Minister of Industry's mansion and headed towards the palace.

This is nothing special at all, but if you know a little about the officials of all sizes in Kyoto, you will be surprised to find that the driver of this carriage is actually the minister of the Ministry of Industry himself.

The carriage went to the west gate, which was the side gate of the imperial palace. The soldiers guarding the gate stopped the carriage very suspiciously.

In terms of emotion and reason, it is unreasonable for officials to enter the palace from the west gate at this time.

But when the gatekeepers saw that it was Mr. Minister of the Ministry of Industry who was driving the car in person, they immediately became alert and hurried forward to inquire about the situation.

Shi Shiran, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, got out of the car and whispered something in the ear of the goalkeeper.

The gatekeeper's expression changed several times, and finally he looked at the carriage with a solemn expression, as if he wanted to step forward and lift the curtain of the carriage to find out.

But the minister of the Ministry of Industry stopped the goalkeeper as soon as he stretched out his hand, then took out a token from his sleeve, and quietly showed it to the goalkeeper.

The goalkeeper immediately turned pale with fright.

"Everyone is working for the emperor, so don't be too embarrassing to me, General Chen." The servant of the Ministry of Industry cupped his hands, "You also know my identity, and I will definitely not harm my nephew. Worry, I still need to send him back to the East Palace as soon as possible, and I have to trouble General Chen, one is to send someone to the emperor to talk about it, and the other is to ask General Chen to come to the Imperial Hospital as soon as possible. The Imperial Physician is here. I hope General Chen can handle this matter himself, and someone else will handle it...I can't believe it!"

During the conversation between the two, the servant of the Ministry of Industry looked earnest, as if there was even a little pleading mixed in, and at the end, he even directly shook the hand of the little general Chen and patted it.

Little General Chen nodded solemnly and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely handle it well!"

After finishing speaking, the two arched their hands at each other, and General Chen opened the door to let him go. The servant of the Ministry of Industry drove the carriage into the palace.

When the city gate was closed again, General Xiao Chen immediately sent one of his cronies to report to the eunuch in front of the emperor. After thinking for a while, he ran all the way to the Imperial Hospital just as the Minister of Industry said.

He was not afraid that the minister of the Ministry of Industry would cheat him, and he was not afraid that if something went wrong, his head would be lost...

Because... this is a good opportunity to join the First Prince's camp!

After arriving at this checkpoint, he has been an ordinary gatekeeper for more than ten days.

Originally, there was a problem with luck in the game. General Xiao Chen felt that his luck was too bad, and he might have to gg from the beginning.It's fine if he's just a small goalkeeper, but he's still guarding the most partial door, and the news is very closed on weekdays.

But people are not as good as heaven, I didn't expect the great opportunity to be here!

As he ran, General Chen showed a smile, and the gold in his palm seemed to be deformed by him.

That's right, he's a player, so the worst thing he can do is to be eliminated from the level, and he won't even die...

If you are not greedy, as long as you have this ingot of gold, you can come to any brothel or drink flower wine casually!At that time, even if there is no achievement, it will not be a loss!

However, just now, the minister of the Ministry of Industry specially asked to call Dr. Liu, and said that he was worried about others... Is it because he is worried about others to send the letter, or is he worried that he invited an imperial physician other than Doctor Liu?

Thinking of this, General Xiao Chen couldn't help but think again.

In the palace, the carriage was still heading towards the East Palace.

Bai Zhe has been secretly lifting the curtain of the car to look out, and couldn't help but click his tongue twice, "Although I have watched a lot of film and television works, it still feels different to be there." He said and watched it teasingly Qi Lin glanced, "I didn't expect you to be so extravagant and lustful, Your Royal Highness."

"What's mine isn't yours." Qi Lin smiled slightly, held it up a bit and pretended to say, "The day when I come to the world, it's the time when you will always be by your side."

Bai Zhe was so sore that he got goosebumps all over his body, and he said angrily: "A man's mouth, you deceitful ghost, am I just a little eunuch?"

Qi Lin shook his head in disapproval, "Who said that? Didn't I say that you are my personal eunuch?"

"Fuck you." Bai Zhe snorted softly, bringing the topic back on track, "How about that goalkeeper just now? The contact time is too short, I can't tell if he is a player."

Qi Lin thought for a moment, then shook his head, "It's better to be more cautious, and we'll look at it later. If so, it's best to win over to our own camp, and it will be much more convenient to have someone to help guard the gate and spread the news." .”

"Yeah." Bai Zhe nodded, "What's the matter with Doctor Liu?"

"The eldest prince came out of his own memory." Qi Lin explained, "I subconsciously reminded me to find this Imperial Physician Liu. For the specific situation... I'd better wait for the Imperial Physician Liu to come and see."

Bai Zhe sighed, "Hey, I shouldn't sympathize with you. Before that, I was thinking that I was sorry for you last time. I made you a dog... I didn't expect you, a vicious man, to be so cruel. You actually made me a eunuch !"

As he said that, he let out a long sigh as if he was bearing the burden of humiliation.

Qi Lin was amused by him like this, "But you have to think about it, aren't you going to the position of the most powerful minister in the world?"

"That's true." Bai Zhe nodded happily, "But wait, why do I want to be this powerful minister?"

……

The sun slowly rose and the day officially began.

However, many people don't know what kind of monstrous waves this seemingly ordinary day will set off in the entire Kyoto...

Although the current emperor is only in his 40s, his life may be a bit dissolute. Even if he is using the best medicine and the best imperial doctor is helping him recuperate, his body still seems to be hollowed out by wine, and his steps are obvious. Feeling a little tired.

The eunuch announced the dynasty, and all the officials knelt down to worship. The emperor sat on his beloved dragon chair, looked around, and frowned slightly.

"Is the minister of the Ministry of Industry on leave today?" His unhurried voice sounded leisurely in the hall.

All the officials felt a chill behind them.

In fact, the Ministry of Industry has always been a relatively non-existent department, and it is also a Qingshui yamen. If there is a choice, most officials do not want to join the Ministry of Industry.

After all, there is not much work, but not much salary, and there is not much money to be made - most importantly, there is almost no chance to show his face in front of the emperor.

However, today it was just that the minister of the Ministry of Industry did not come. With so many officials standing in the hall, why did the emperor notice that the Minister of Industry did not come?

The younger officials were confused, and felt that the king's mind was unpredictable, and they warned themselves, don't think that the emperor is easy to fool when he is older.

But all the veterans in the court were like mirrors in their hearts, and they quickly figured it out.

The special thing is not the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry...

Mr. Minister of the Ministry of Industry is the younger brother of the current empress, that is, the eldest prince's uncle!

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was sweating profusely on his forehead, and immediately bowed his hands and said: "I... I have never received leave from Zuo Shilang."

The emperor's body leaned back slightly, and an "oh" came out softly from his throat.

This "oh" reminded many old officials how the emperor cut off the faction of the empress's natal family step by step.

Now that the relatives are withered, the old prime minister has long since resigned from office. After counting and counting, the biggest official in the queen's line is now the servant of the Ministry of Industry!

No one in the entire hall dared to speak anymore, and they quietly held their breath.

He heard the emperor chuckle as if talking to himself again, "Why, don't you even want to be a servant of the Ministry of Industry?"

However, at this moment of silence, a young eunuch trotted all the way over from the apse, and hastily gestured with the elder eunuch.

The big eunuch hurried over, and when he heard the little eunuch's whisper, his whole expression changed drastically, and he ran back to the emperor in two or three steps, bowing and whispering.

"Your Majesty, here... the report from the East Palace, saying yes, that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who disappeared on the front line has returned to the Palace this morning! It was the Minister of Industry who sent it back in person."

A dark light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Is this really true?"

The chief eunuch was also just a messenger, so naturally he didn't dare to make any promises, he just said coyly: "The villain also just heard from the little eunuch sent by the East Palace, this matter is of great importance, I think I dare not lie to the emperor or anything."

"Heh." The emperor sneered, "Why, could it be that you can deceive me if you don't have a big relationship?!"

The eunuch was so frightened that his legs and feet went limp, and immediately knelt down beside the emperor, with cold sweat dripping down his forehead, "Emperor, Your Majesty! A villain must never dare, a villain is clumsy, and I hope the emperor will forgive me."

The emperor shook his sleeves and stood up, not bothering to give the eunuch a look, and snorted coldly: "Show the East Palace."

The eunuch's legs and feet were still weak, and it was not until the emperor was about to walk out of the hall that he regained his strength and hurriedly chased after him.

The ministers who left the entire hall looked at each other, not knowing what happened.

But in the end the emperor actually said, "Show the East Palace"... Could it be that something happened to the queen or the prince?

At this moment, the gloomy emperor was rushing towards the East Palace.

In desperation, he didn't even care about the ostentation, and walked like flying all the way, and the usual sedan chair chased the emperor behind him.

However, the ministers looked at each other not knowing what happened, and the news reported by the little eunuchs quickly spread throughout the entire harem.

Not long after, let alone the princes, even the concubines, big and small, have already known the news.

"I heard that the prince is back!"

"How could it be? The prince clearly disappeared at the border where the armies were fighting..."

"The prince has been publicizing that he has been missing for more than a month! How could he suddenly return to the palace!"

"There was no news at all before!"

"Then the crown prince..."

"Speak carefully! Don't say unnecessary things at this time!"

"I heard that the prince was sent back by the minister of the Ministry of Industry!"

"What! Minister of the Ministry of Industry...the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, if I remember correctly, isn't he the uncle of the crown prince?"

"I heard that even the emperor didn't get the news in advance!"

"how to say?"

"Today in the court hall, the emperor was asking why the servant of the Ministry of Industry didn't come, and the chief eunuch stepped forward and said something, and then the emperor sent him to the East Palace."

"While we're talking... the emperor should have arrived at the East Palace, right?"

"This……"

That's right, when the gossip was spreading wildly in the palace, the emperor had already rushed to the East Palace.

Because the First Prince was away fighting all the year round, there were not many servants in the East Palace, and it could even be said to be somewhat deserted.

From the emperor's critical eyes, it seems that even the palace roads here are somewhat dirty, which shows the negligence of the palace people.

A carriage was parked outside the palace road, and it seemed that it hadn't had time to find a suitable place to park it.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry was wearing casual clothes, standing outside the eldest prince's bedroom, as if he was waiting for the emperor.

This servant of the Ministry of Industry, and the queen are brothers and sisters of the same mother. They are about the same age, and even their appearance is somewhat similar. From a distance, the emperor squinted his eyes to look at the servant of the Ministry of Industry, and there was always a feeling To the illusion of the young queen.

At that time, they were not separated from each other, and that year, they were still young... His beautiful and gentle queen gave birth to a son for him... When he picked up the child for the first time, his heart was full of tears... full of joy.

However now...

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but pause.

And the minister of the Ministry of Industry had already knelt down to salute—"My lord, please refer to the emperor."