Record of ups and downs in troubled times

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The hot and dry weather settled down day by day.

For many consecutive days, after finishing reading in Lantai, Tan Yangui went to Baibuting without exception.

He deliberately changed into a simple, non-flashy cloth dress, which made him more conspicuous in the costumes of the martial arts students wielding guns and clubs.It's just that others looked at him strangely, but he himself didn't care. He looked at him against the whole school field, and just looked around to himself, as if he was in no one's land.

At first, there were people pointing behind him, talking about the "Tan family".Others talked about him, but he became more and more unshakable, and he was more diligent than those young generals who were training here.Whoever thinks he is not pleasing to the eye, he insists on slamming into the eyes of others instead.

He has the temper of a stubborn bull.On the surface, he is friendly and seems to be able to do whatever others want him to do, but in fact, he is a donkey with a temper that is not enough to hit the south wall, he must see blood, and even refuses to turn back when he sees blood.

"He just pretended to be arrogant, holding on to that face, and he just refused to let it go."

Liu Pu smiled lightly, his tone seemed to be joking, as if the word "stubborn" became a compliment when it fell on Tan Yangui.He was standing at the northwest corner of Baibuting, where there was a dense growth of bamboo, which happened to cover his and Zhou Zheng's figures, so that the warriors practicing martial arts inside couldn't see him.At this moment, he was pushing aside one or two knots of green bamboos that obstructed the eyes, and with a smile in his eyes, he was chasing the slender, tall and straight figure inside.

The name of Baibuting, in terms of its regulations, is indeed petty.

As a martial arts practice place for the imperial court, Baibuting is divided into one stage and one stage: the stage is called Qingqiu Terrace, which is like a water lotus, several feet above the ground, and there are 27 stone steps on the left and right sides connected to the top of the stage. , a total of 54 levels, designed to commemorate the 54 Habayashi Huben soldiers who swore to protect the blood of the royal family when the rebel army invaded Miyagi.The racecourse below is a place for horse racing and archery. Every day when the imperial guards gallop their horses, the layers of dust and fog that rise up are extremely spectacular.

Standing in the shadow of Xiuzhu, Liu Pu watched Tan Yangui walking slowly in the bright sunlight comfortably.

"He was born to stand on the martial arts field." Liu Pu laughed while watching, then turned to Zhou Zheng and said, "Although he is kind, he was not born to study."

Zhou Zheng also poked his head over and muttered, "Your Majesty is right."

What he said was really perfunctory.He didn't really care about Tan Yangui's situation, but he was thinking about the emperor's mood.Since moving back to Changle Palace, these two masters lived together, but they didn't even say a word to each other. What kind of reconciliation is this?The emperor didn't say it, but he knew that the emperor felt uncomfortable.

"Zhou Zheng, what do you think of me as a human being? It's obviously all in my hands, but I still enjoy doing evil for so many years." Liu Pu still had a smile on his lips, as if what he saw It seems like a wonderful scenery.He gave himself a verdict mercilessly: "Knowing that I am doing evil, I still want to continue doing evil. What a villain through and through."

He said with emotion, watching Tan Yangui cross the racetrack and stepping up the high steps of Qingqiu Terrace step by step, he had some hope in his heart that Tan Yangui could walk over, like many years ago, with a long sword and a few A sword flower.If he is willing to return to martial arts, it may also mean that the wrong things he has done have been forgiven...

But he didn't.

Tan Yangui was still the same as the fourteen days before today, she found a place to sit cross-legged on the edge of the stage, and often leaned back with her straight back, not showing any signs of decay, and leisurely looked at Qingqiu who was fiddling with on the stage. The little generals of the sword.Seeing his demeanor focused on watching the excitement, he didn't have the slightest intention of getting up to try his hand.

"Let's go."

Liu Pu glanced at the stage again, knowing that there was no good scenery to see today, so he simply went to fight with those bastard courtiers early to blow off his anger, and then gradually walked away along this narrow road with his hands behind his back.

He is young, but he always likes to put his hands behind his back, like a crooked old pedant with white hair.In Zhou Zheng's eyes, these two arms, which were not thick, were more like a frame to support his straight waist. Without them, the whole person would collapse.

His posture has always been stable, and there is a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.He often laughs, whether it is true or false, and others will always feel that the smile is lifeless after watching for a long time, but this time it seems to have some vitality in it.This little smile was like a drop of dew on the old leaf, but it was finally broken by a single sentence.

"What do you mean over there?" The speaker bowed slightly, showing infinite loyalty. "It's time to choose a mistress for Jiaofangdian."

That's right, when King Ke died, he was still carrying the identity of the deposed prince, and his mother was still the deposed queen.From ancient times to the present, there is a saying that a younger brother mourns for an elder brother, but there has never been a precedent for a direct brother to mourn for an uncle.

The king is the concubine, and the emperor is the concubine.He could no longer use that excuse.

Liu Pu numbly passed the tea in his hand to his lips, and took a sip empty, only to realize that there was no tea in the cup.He put the porcelain cup back on the desk, feeling as if his mind was empty like a cup in his hand, completely at a loss.In this chaos, the man only saw the emperor's secretive smile, and asked without any surprise: "Cheng Wei?"

"It hasn't been made clear yet, but according to my humble opinion, I'm afraid there is no doubt." The minister who is a minister analyzed it eloquently: "As the daughter of the prime minister, although she is a concubine, she is at least the only daughter of the prime minister. The No.1 choice for the family to marry into the palace. Besides, everyone in the court knows that your relationship with that girl...is a little closer."

Cheng Zhi used to come to the palace to play with Princess Yonglin.It was young at that time, and there was nothing to hide from the few of them. Of course, when they played together, they would often be troublesome people, secretly talking about the relationship between the emperor and the Cheng family's daughter, "The Cheng family is raising a child." Where is the queen?" There have been speculations for a long time.

Since he was a childhood playmate, Liu Pu knew Cheng Zhi's character well. If he hadn't developed an unusual affection for Tan Yangui, he would have agreed to the marriage now, right?

But now that he has confirmed his destiny, he must never marry Cheng Yu: firstly, he is afraid of offending Tan Er's straight guy; secondly, he already knows that he likes Longyang, but also How can you feel at ease blinding a good girl?

"According to what Qing saw, what's Cheng Zhi's attitude? Let's start with her and ruin this matter?"

"My wife has gone to find out some information, and the girl from the Cheng family seems to be willing." Hearing that Liu Pu was going to ruin the matter, he couldn't help muttering in his heart. I understand. The Cheng family already has resentment towards us regarding the Prince Regent. If we want to marry a daughter at this time, if we refuse again, I am afraid it will not be easy. Besides, if the girl of the Cheng family treats His Majesty... I will take her from the Cheng family from now on. It’s not a bad thing to lure over, but to add a helping hand.”

"What do you know?" Liu Pu scolded this confidant, "Will you marry me or will I marry you?"

Oh……

The courtier suddenly realized: Maybe the emperor already has someone he likes, and he was thinking about how to put it in the Jiaofang Hall. Isn't it a bad thing for the little girl of the Cheng family to come out at this time?I don't know whose daughter it is, but it turned out that the first step was in the emperor's eyes.

"But Your Majesty, sometimes you have to make compromises. In the current situation, marriage is the best policy." This courtier is really loyal, and he doesn't shy away from telling the truth.

do not marry.

It's not that he can't marry a woman as his queen.If it's another woman, after the big wedding, he won't set foot in the Jiaofang palace again, so why not just ignore her like this?The legs grow on the emperor himself, so could he be tied up to a lucky woman?But the difficulty is that this woman should not be Cheng Wei.

Yi'er has always been regarded by him as a younger sister, like another Yonglin, but she is more docile and well-behaved than Yonglin.He can't stand Yonglin anymore, how can he entrap this sister again?

Liu Pu felt hot on his forehead and had a terrible headache. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind: If Tan Er is a girl, it's easy to say.But for a moment, he wanted to slap himself twice, and scolded in his heart, how could Tan Er be a girl?Tan Yangui is Tan Yangui, the boy of the Tan family, and Liu Pu's sweetheart.Could it be that he dares to like someone but dare not admit it? !

"Your Majesty," at this moment, Zhou Zheng led a palace maid in pink clothes and black daisy, boldly kneeling beside the emperor, and when he wanted to get closer, Liu Pu glanced at the courtier who was sitting with his head bowed. Looking at the decoration on the palace man's waist that came from the princess's palace, a thought came to his mind, and he frowned sideways and said, "Just say it, what are you doing sneakily?"

"Yes." It should be the first time that the palace man was so close to the emperor, and he couldn't help but shrink back nervously, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the girl from the Cheng family committed suicide by drowning. Liu Yun, who is just in front of the Shuangyun Palace In the pool, but, the princess was frightened, so, therefore..."

Hearing this, the courtier and Zhou Zheng were startled: Zhou Zheng was questioning the palace servant outside just now, and she only said that the princess had to tell His Majesty face to face, and that it cannot be passed on by others.

The courtier who was involved in government affairs felt that he was embarrassed to stay, so he got up and left immediately.Liu Pu didn't want to keep him, let him out of the palace, and then asked in a harmonious voice, "What's the matter, could it be that he died?"

"No, no. I lay in the Frost Cloud Palace first, but..."

"Since he's not dead, why all the fuss?" Liu Pu said without any expression on his face, and he didn't even change his reclining posture a little bit. "Hey, by the way, I want to ask you something serious, don't cry anymore. The girl from the Cheng family fell into the water, but did she just come out of the Longevity Palace?"

"Yes." The little palace man replied, and seeing the emperor gave her a sign to retreat, he asked in surprise: "The princess ordered the servant to invite you to go..."

"He's not dead yet, why don't you tell me to go to mourning?" Liu Pu said lightly, and smiled at Zhou Zheng: "Why, it's really rare that such an unpopular thing as Cheng Nan has a love. It can be seen from this that his conscience is still alive, and he got his daughter out of this troubled water early on, so he is still a father."

Between the words, there was a sigh of relief.

Isn't it?If you come out of the empress dowager's palace, if you are not willing to marry into the emperor's family, you will not dare to find it in the palace even if you want to die.The only other situation left is that the queen mother told Cheng Zhi that she was not the one chosen by the Cheng family to marry the emperor.

If it wasn't for Cheng Zhi, maybe Cheng Nan, who had eyes above the top, would still have the habit of wandering around the Lane of Fireworks and Willows, with his blood left behind?This idea is just irony, and it is impossible to see without using your brain.The Cheng family never had a daughter for Liu Pu to ruin, so could it be that he picked one of Cheng's vassals?

Seeing Liu Pu concentrating on something, Zhou Zheng tactfully closed the door and exited.As soon as he stood still, he heard a doubtful voice behind him: "Your Majesty really won't go? If so, Miss Cheng's family is really pitiful."

In a blink of an eye, it really was Huang De, a naive boy.Zhou Zheng twisted his forehead with hatred, and scolded: "What a pig's brain! I'm afraid the pig's brain is smarter than yours! I'd rather wait for the pig to learn to grow a tree than to wait for your success." Faster!"