Record of ups and downs in troubled times

013 son

"If the Queen Mother calls you to the Longevity Palace these few days, then Qin Changyun's identity will be confirmed."

Tan Yangui kept echoing Liu Pu's words back and forth in his mind.He had entered into the train of thought that Liu Pu had laid out for him, so he naturally preconceived that Qin Changyun was working for the Cheng family.He himself was nothing special, even if the Empress Dowager became furious when she found out about his relationship with the emperor, that would be fine, anyway, it could be said to be an emperor's love affair, not a big deal.

What he was afraid of was another matter related to Liu Pu's life: If Cheng Nan knew that the emperor was investigating Cheng Huai Wang, would he see the clue?Will it be a guilty conscience and preemptive strike?

Thinking of this, his palms were sweating.On the way from Jingren Palace to Lantai, he stopped suddenly, not knowing where to go.

He involuntarily went through all the annals and notes he had read in the past half month in his mind, and made sure again that there was no secret content leaked to Qin Changyun.But his heart still couldn't fall down, and it was raised in his throat unsteadily, choking him uncomfortably.

Is it because of the wishful thinking before that he thought he was Qin Changyun's best friend?Or, was he worried about Liu Pu?Tsk, what is there to worry about Liu Pu, he is so slick, there must be a way to save himself... right?

Tan Yan in this side room was unconsciously feeling guilty anyway, and the chief culprit in that side room, who had disturbed others and made them feel restless, let out a sigh of relief as if he had finished a major event.

"Lord Xiao was a proton in the imperial court. Have you ever met him? How is his character?" Liu Pu spread out a memorial book from Fan Kingdom, rubbed his brows, and changed the subject to ask Zhou Zheng.

"Your Majesty, I have seen it before, but it's just a glimpse from a distance, and it's not counted." Zhou Zheng bowed his head and thought carefully: "However, I heard someone mention that Xiao Guozhu is an old friend of King Chenghuai. Since he is appreciated by King Cheng Huai, then he should also have many merits."

Liu Pu nodded, and analyzed in a cocoon: "Speaking in such a hurry, Xiao Jinzhi should not have come here for sex. After all, everyone knows that our Yonglin is not a peerless beauty. Perhaps it is the beginning of another in Fanguo. Internal strife? That’s why he wants to intermarry with our country to strengthen his own position? If so, who is this person who can threaten the status of the current leader of Fan country? There are many strange things here.”

"What Your Majesty said is true." Zhou Zheng hesitated for a while, and couldn't help asking out the doubts that had been swirling in his heart: "Didn't Miss Qin say that she was going to marry? If Miss Qin went to ask Qi Jingyang, Qi Jingyang and then the Prime Minister, In the end, Cheng Chengxiang got involved, and the prime minister would not let go, and Fan Guo would not let anyone go when he wanted someone, wouldn't it be a dilemma?"

"Tsk, I only know that Tan'er has a straight temper and can be coaxed by these words. You, a veteran trickster, can also be tricked into it?" Liu Pu laughed and explained slowly: "I let you let go. What did the news say? 'The emperor recommends it, and the empress dowager is very satisfied after reading it', tell yourself, which of these two sentences can be true?"

It was only now that Zhou Zheng realized that he had also been deceived by the emperor.When the emperor said that he would send Qin Lezheng to Fanguo, he only said that the emperor hated this woman being around the second son Tan, so he didn't question it.But it turned out not to be true.

"Then... still want to send Princess Yonglin away?"

"Of course. Look at what he wrote in the memorandum. The words between the lines mean that a princess should be married. Apart from Yonglin, is it possible that there are other princesses in my dynasty? Marriage between the two countries is not just finding a woman and giving her A title is enough to get by. Qin Changyun's family background is shallow, and his appearance is not perfect. Compared with talent, he is not as good as Tan Er, how can he take on such a heavy responsibility?"

Zhou Zhengpin smacked a few times, and said slowly, "The princess is going to make a big fuss."

Thinking of this, Liu Pu also felt a headache.He picked up the ink pen, and after playing the text, on top of Cheng Nan's first batch of words, he domineeringly drew the word "Zhun".This word stretches its arms and legs, and it has momentum, but it is really not very good-looking.Staring at the word, he remembered the scene of practicing calligraphy with Tan Yangui when he was young.

When Tan Yan was young, he had such a wooden temper. If he was asked to copy it a hundred times, he would never be lazy and just write it 99 times.And what about Liu Pu?He was the most trouble-making brat, even if he was escorted to the desk, he would sit cross-legged and paralyzed on the desk, never refusing to write properly.

He is used to making troubles, he looks down on Tan Yangui's obedience, and always picks things to bully others.When rehearsing handwriting with Tan Er, he often secretly kicks people's legs under the desk.Every time he kicked someone more than 20 feet, Tan Yangui also got angry at being teased by him, stretched out his legs without saying a word, and kicked Liu Pu, a troublemaker: Tan Yangui practiced martial arts since childhood, and those long legs Legs aren't just for looking good.

Thinking of Tan Er, he is always happy; but as long as he thinks of the word "practicing martial arts", he always reminds him of the wrong things he did by "taking advantage of others' danger" that day.It's not pleasant to pour a basin of cold water on your head when you're happy, and it's human nature, so he naturally subconsciously skipped over this dishonorable memory.

"However, if Second Young Master Jiao Tan finds out that you have lied to him in the future, I'm afraid he will be angry again." Zhou Zheng had to remind him of this.According to the previous precedent, Second Young Master Tan is the one who doesn't like others to lie to him the most.

"Cheated him? You lied." Liu Pu's tone was low, as if he didn't take this matter to heart.He flipped through a few pages, looked back at the memorial handed over from Fan Guo earlier, and added the word "again" after the word "Zhun". "Then just don't teach him to know? Is it possible that you still have to sue?"

This sentence is just a joke.Zhou Zheng just wanted to smile in response to the occasion, when the emperor continued to say: "I lied this time, next time I guess it's time to drive him out of the palace."

Tan Yangui's taboo is that others lie to him, and the emperor's taboo is nothing more than the five words "Tan Er is going out of the palace".In the past, whoever talked about it cheaply would inevitably make the emperor very angry.This time somehow, Hua Tou came out of the emperor's own mouth, and judging from the emperor's face, he didn't seem very annoyed.

"This..." Zhou Zheng didn't know how to answer.

"Stop pretending. I can tell that you, an old man with a weasel nose, should be able to smell it, right? Chaodu, the sky is about to change."

It's going to change.

The scene when Wang's army invaded the imperial capital more than 20 years ago suddenly appeared in Zhou Zheng's mind.

When he broke through the imperial palace, he was sweeping the side hall.At that time, he was much older than the current emperor, but he was still terribly afraid. When he heard the sound of Jin Ge killing and attacking outside the palace gate, he unconsciously wanted to find a place to hide first.Therefore, when the gate of Jingren Palace was broken, he was hiding under the corridor bridge, holding a broom in his hand and leaning against a big rock, completely forgetting his duty to protect the emperor.

He flinched, and when he heard a staggering footstep walking over his head, he suddenly let out a scream.Because the sound came so abruptly, he couldn't help but his legs went limp and he fell to the ground.Hearing the movement under the bridge, a figure spun down from the bridge and blocked Zhou Zheng's retreat with the long sword in his hand.

It's Tan Yun.That is, the father of the second son of Tan.

Now that time has passed, Zhou Zheng occasionally dreams, and he still dreams of the scene of that day: Tan Yun's black and blue robe was soaked with blood, and a few drops of bright red blood rolled on the bright sword, dripping on the ground. Zhou Zheng was held by the neck.

Pointing at Zhou Zheng, the sword suddenly shifted direction.He heard Tan Yun scolding in a low voice: "Get lost!"

Zhou Zheng rolled away without saying a word, otherwise he would not have survived today.Just because he chose to leave at that time, he didn't know whether the statement that "General Wang entered Jingren Palace to assassinate the emperor and died together" was true or was fabricated by others.

It's only been more than [-] years since the last tragedy, is it going to change again?Zhou Zheng thought sadly, with a faint sense of fear in his heart.What else is he afraid of?Now that he is over fifty years old, he has tasted all the ups and downs that he should have tasted, what else can't die?What he was worried about was, would the young emperor whom he had watched grow up have to suffer the same fate as his father, Emperor Wendi...

"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Zhou Zheng stared at the emperor's young profile, with an unspeakable bitterness in his chest.

"How to deal with it?" Liu Pu gave him an extremely youthful answer: "What else can I do? It's just eight words, do your best and resign yourself to fate."

Ordinary unrestrained people either really have great power and the talent to save the world, or their brains are broken and they think too much of themselves.However, Liu Pu has nothing to do with these two.His state of mind is not unrestrained, and the reason why he speaks sharply is because he is used to pretending to be a bamboo, and he can't change it for a while.

Just like a traveler who travels far away, if someone supports him, his legs will weaken faster; if he has no help, he may be forced by himself or by something outside, and then he will go another mile.I'm used to pretending to be easy all the way, even when I'm struggling in private, I don't want people to see signs of difficulty.

As the eldest brother Liu Yi said, he has to be like an emperor.And the emperor, like the scorching sun in the clear sky, has to shine on thousands of mountains and rivers, be revered by thousands of people, and can't show the color of dissatisfaction.

Liu Pu stretched his waist and stretched his muscles and bones, then pushed aside the roll of memorials in his hand, took a new one, and forced himself, who never liked reading since he was a child, to read it word by word. Draw constantly.

Although there are people who are diligent in political affairs in the world, there must be people who are addicted to fun and do not think about making progress.

The two vermilion peeling gates of Fu's mansion opened slowly, and a young man in sapphire blue clothes and wearing an eighteen-hole moon and landscape pendant walked out.He has a thin lip, two long eyebrows, seven feet in length and peach blossom eyes, quite human-like.

However, this dog-like young man is not a person with strict family education: whether he is a nobleman or a countryman, he must have heard of the rule of "passing under the door, and you are not allowed to step on the threshold", or It is for the solemnity of the deportment, and it is also for fear of ruining Feng Shui.This young master just happened to stand right on the threshold.

When ordinary people stand up, they must lean forward and backward, and they will inevitably fall.After all, the finger-width of the threshold is not for stepping on.This little gentleman stood on top, like a sparrow standing on the tip of a willow, very secure and at ease.

It seems to be doing this bad habit often.

While standing steadily, he carefully drew up the neat skirt of his clothes again, and even carefully put the string of valuable jade pendants in order.This greasy attire, coupled with his pair of affectionate brows and narrow eyes, is really in the capital, when it comes to the word "coquettish", no one can compare to him.

"Fu Qichen, are you going or not? Stand on the threshold again, and I'll cut you with the door!" A sleepy head poked out from behind the door. It turned out to be the gatekeeper who was still sleeping by the door just now.A servant's words were so arrogant, but the young master didn't show annoyance at all, he just laughed back and said: "Whether I go or not, you can control me? If you dare to touch me with the door panel, I'll take your head off Come down and make a chamber pot!" While talking, one hand didn't know how to move, and quickly grabbed the man's left ear, teasingly said: "Look at these two big ears, don't they look like the handle of a chamber pot?"