wait for another year

"According to the practice of the court in the past," Xuanyuan frowned, "For a vassal king like me, the officials of each state should be dispatched by me, right?"

Zhao Xu nodded, "That's right, the problem is that after Shizu Deze withdrew from the vassal, there was no vassal king. How many people still remember this practice, and how many people admit it, this is the unknown."

Xuanyuan pursed his lips, "This governor cannot be kept."

"Let's take it slowly," Zhao Xu raised a corner of the tent, "When Shen Mi arrives in Suzhou, the lord may have to give him a try, as long as he can be of use to me, if not..."

Xuanyuan Hui was standing behind him, as expected, there was a short and fat man who was speaking officialdom with Shou Ning, although he was sweating profusely from the sun, but his expression was stubborn, showing no trace of awe.

"The people in the city heard that the prince is not allowed to enter the city, and there are rumors everywhere." Zhao Xu said slowly, "Some say that the Deng party is too bullying, some say that the governor of the prefecture is aggressive, and some say..."

"My Xuanyuan family is about to die?" Xuanyuan Hui smiled indifferently, "I've heard this a lot since I was a child, and I don't care about it long ago."

Zhao Xu pressed his shoulders, "Of course, some people noticed that we drank here all night long last night. Some people said that the prince is confident and optimistic; some people say that the prince is still thinking about having fun at this time, and there is no cure for it." save."

Xuanyuan Hui opened the curtain, "If they can remember me as King Su, they can say whatever they want. According to my temperament, it is better to be watched by thousands of people than to be unknown."

Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment, but did not follow out.

The Sima saw a young man with icy skin and snowy skin coming out of the tent, wearing a large purple silk silk and decorated with a jade belt. He guessed that he was undoubtedly King Su from the barbarians, so he suppressed his arrogance and stepped forward and said: "Minister Zhang Fengxian pays homage to King Su."

For nearly a stick of incense, Xuanyuan Hui didn't say a word, but looked at him coldly.

Zhang Fengxian waited for a long time for the phrase "Exemption from courtesy" to arrive, so he straightened his waist and said, "Inspector Li is busy with official duties and cannot come to greet him in person. I hope His Highness will forgive you. At noon, Lord Inspector Li will hold a banquet at Cuiliu Residence to welcome the prince and concubine." .”

Xuanyuan Hui narrowed his eyes, "Slap your mouth."

Shouning winked at the little eunuch beside him, the little eunuch said nothing, just rolled up his sleeves and greeted him.

Zhang Fengxian was caught off guard, and instantly there was a red and swollen palm print on his face, "My lord, you..."

Xuanyuan Hui's face was expressionless, Shouning understood immediately, and angrily said: "Did the lord tell you to stop?"

The little eunuch was merciless, but after a while Zhang Fengxian's face swelled into a pig's head, he pushed the little eunuch away with all his strength, and said loudly: "Dare to ask the prince, the minister is a Sima appointed by the court, what is the fault of the minister? The prince wants to humiliate the minister like this?"

Shou Ning sneered, "Did the lord tell you to get up? Disrespecting the lord is to despise the court and the emperor! Immediate execution is in accordance with the law, the lord is merciful, but Zhang Sima complains so much after a few slaps, what is in his eyes?" Is there any court left!"

It was already past Chen's time, and the place where they camped was not far from the city gate, and it was very lively with people coming and going.

Yesterday, many people knew that King Su was blocked outside the city gate. Now that they saw the swords being drawn, everyone was a little unable to walk, and they all stopped to watch.

Zhang Fengxian felt even more ashamed when he saw the people around him who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic. He couldn't help but poke his neck and say: "The official department has not expressly dismissed me from the post of Sima. Why should I obey the prince? I want to ask the prince , has the Empress Dowager issued an edict, saying that the military administration of Suzhou will be controlled by the prince?"

Zhao Xu, who was listening attentively in the tent, frowned, what Zhang Fengxian said was indeed the truth, although Suzhou was a fiefdom of Xuanyuanhui, the imperial court did not have an explicit order to explain how the original officials would arrange it.

Seeing that Shouning and Xuanyuanhui were both silent, Zhang Fengxian became more confident, and simply raised his voice: "I am a Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Dezong, and I have been guarding the border for the country so far. Unexpectedly, I have encountered such a situation. Is this the emperor's fault?" Is the way of employing people the virtue of a prince?"

This is almost a straightforward accusation, the people around are whispering, and the small officials brought by Zhang Fengxian are in the middle to help out.

Xuanyuan Hui's eyes turned cold, and suddenly he knelt facing south, not to mention Shou Ning, Ya Zi and others, even Zhang Fengxian and the surrounding people were stunned.

Zhao Xu straightened his clothes, opened the curtain and went out, knelt at the back of Xuanyuan Hui's right side, mourned, "Your Highness, what are you doing!" while giving Shouning and others a wink.

In an instant, more than a hundred people including eunuchs, servants, private soldiers of the royal family, and civil servants all knelt down on the ground.

Xuanyuan Hui wiped his face with his sleeve, "The Queen of Heaven, the Queen of Heaven, and the ancestors of the ancestors! Xiao Wang was ordered by his father to go to Suzhou, and he traveled all day and night. He dared not slack off for a day. Xiao Wang knew that he was not worthless. Since I took the order, I can hardly sleep at night. I only hope to work together with my colleagues and work hard to make Suzhou great order and the people safe and peaceful. But who would have expected that when I finally arrived in Suzhou yesterday, not only was there no one in Suzhou officials to welcome me, but even Before the curfew, the gates of the city were closed tightly, and the imperial court-appointed King Su, Changshi, and Biejia officials were kept out. Today, the governor actually made excuses for something, so he only ordered Sima to pick him up. This Zhang Sima was even more rebellious. , contempt for the emperor's father, father and emperor have been in charge for a long time, and the emperor's grandmother has long since ignored political affairs, but he asked the little king for the emperor's grandmother to promote the officials of various places..."

Speaking of this point, Xuanyuan Hui burst into tears, "His words, firstly, imply that in the eyes of Zhongshu Sheng and Menxia Provincial officials, there is no father and emperor, only the Queen Mother's orders are obeyed, and secondly, no one in the world knows The emperor's grandmother is the most respectful and cautious. She was the regent of the old country for more than [-] years. After the father and the emperor took charge, the emperor's grandmother closed the palace door and never interfered in politics. Zhang Fengxian's words are to slander the emperor's grandmother's reputation, saying She is obsessed with power! How vicious she is, and how destructive her heart is!"

He was choked up, and Zhao Xu also said sadly: "When you were in Longzhou, your highness was almost attacked, and all 50 people with you were lost. Later, when you arrived in Ganzhou, your highness fell ill again. I advise you to recover from your illness, but your highness is afraid." All the ministers and colleagues in Suzhou are impatient and insist on going on their way. If you know that these villains will not even let King Su's Suzhou, why should His Highness ruin his own body!"

Xuanyuan Hui coughed loudly in response to the situation, until the corners of his eyes were filled with tears and his face was flushed.

Although Suzhou is located in the frontier, the common people have heard of Deng Dang's reputation for a long time, and now they all sighed and said nothing when they saw the miserable state of the dragon's descendants and phoenix grandchildren.Perhaps the prefect Sima's official voice was not good, and there were some bold ones who pointed at Zhang Sima.

"You...you..." Zhang Fengxian was stunned for a moment.

I don't know who in the crowd said, "Hey, since the prince is kneeling, isn't it unreasonable for us to stand?"

So the people in Suzhou, who knew the etiquette and kept the etiquette, also knelt on the ground, leaving Zhang Fengxian and his subordinates still standing.

Xuanyuanhui looked at him dismally, "It seems that Zhang Sima doesn't recognize this king, nor does he recognize Xuanyuan's world..."

Immediately, he vomited out a mouthful of blood, and abruptly fell backwards.

"My lord!!!" Zhao Xu was heartbroken.