Competing in the morning and evening

In the 26th year of Changyuan in the Southern Dynasty, King Rong Chusong launched a mutiny. He instigated Jia Teng, the leader of the imperial guards, and Chen Angwen, the chief minister, suddenly hijacked Emperor Chang and forced the palace. Some of his colleagues fell into the hands of King Rong and stayed in the palace to visit his mother and concubine. Princess Ryan.Chu Song forced Emperor Chang to summon Chu Yin, king of Liang, but Emperor Chang had no choice but to agree.It wasn't until Liang Wang Chuyin rushed into the palace late at night that he realized that the situation had changed dramatically, but he didn't see any panic. Instead, he appeased Emperor Chang and repelled Chu Song's men who continued to persecute Emperor Chang.

When Emperor Chang saw that Chu Yin was not worried about himself, but instead defended himself in many ways, he couldn't help feeling even more guilty. Chu Song had drawn up the imperial decree but could not find the emperor's seal no matter what.Emperor Chang also seemed to know that if he took out the seal, he might be put under house arrest by Chu Song, but Rui'an and Chu Yin, who had always had a gap with Chu Song, would surely die, so they refused to tell the truth.Chu Song was anxious and angry, and told Emperor Chang that if he didn't take out the seal, he would kill Chu Yin now, and then kill Rui'an in another hour, and then kill a concubine in the palace every other hour, very angry The emperor vomited blood and scolded Nizi.

And when the people on both sides were at a stalemate, the forbidden army outside the gate reported that a court lady knew where the emperor's seal was and had already brought it.Chu Song looked outside the door through the window, and saw a court lady standing at the door, Chu Song only felt that although the woman was dressed as an ordinary court lady, even if she looked at it from such a distance, she still felt that she was stunningly beautiful. It is called the beauty of the world.Chu Song knew that although Emperor Chang was weak, he was a romantic seed, but firstly he was weak-tempered, so he was unavoidably afraid of guilt, and secondly, he liked to pretend to be husband and wife with the empress, so even though he was an emperor, he would not treat many beautiful women. You can only watch from a distance, not up close.Chu Song guessed that most of the palace maids were privately hidden by Emperor Chang, so it was no wonder that she knew where Emperor Chang kept the seal.

After the maid got the approval, she stepped into the hall with the wooden plate. She seemed to be walking slowly, but she was very close to her eyes, her posture was like flowing water. No matter how hard it is in the palace, it is difficult to pick out a woman who can rival this woman.The maid slowly raised her head and smiled at Chu Song. Chu Song couldn't help but feel a little flustered, but suddenly he felt that this woman looked very familiar. He suddenly thought of another person, and he couldn't help being shocked and shouted loudly. Call: "Catch her!"

The people who were guarding Chang Emperor Rui'an King Liang immediately rushed towards the court lady, and saw that the woman lifted the wooden plate and passed through the forbidden army like a white cloud, and killed Chu Songge on the spot with a flash of a dagger. .Blood spurted out, splashing Emperor Chang all over, and Emperor Chang passed out immediately.

Upon seeing this, the King of Liang stood up and shouted: "All officers and men were wronged by the rebellion against Chu Song. As long as you lay down your swords now, I, Chu Yin, promise that I will never touch your lives!"

Originally, when Chu Song died, the soldiers who had conspired together panicked. Hearing King Liang's shout, they immediately threw their swords on the ground, and Chu Yin's guards rushed into the palace to arrest the rebels They were arrested one after another.After King Liang took down the rebels, he immediately had his comrades secretly interrogated. All of a sudden, the imperial city guards were in danger.The imperial guards in the palace were all replaced with troops from Prince Liang's mansion. This matter involved a lot. Apart from Chen Angwen, many ministers were imprisoned because of their involvement.

Three months later, Emperor Chang claimed that he was weak and could not bear state affairs, so he abdicated the throne to Chu Yin, king of Liang.

In the same month, Liang Wang Chuyin ascended the throne, with the title of Shengwu.

In the first year of Shengwu, Emperor Wu gave amnesty to the world. Except for the real rebel ministers Chu Song and Chen Angwen, all the ministers implicated in King Rong's treason case were released, and most of them returned to their posts.The whole court praises Emperor Wu's wisdom.In August of the same year, Emperor Wu enshrined Zen in Songshan Mountain, but before leaving, he bestowed the death of King Rong and exterminated the nine clans of Chen Angwen as a sacrifice to heaven and earth.Even if most of the criminals involved were pardoned, the blood from the people killed this time soaked the entire guillotine, which made people tremble.

At this time, it was almost autumn again, and Ruian looked at the red leaves floating in the mountains behind Yuyuan and said: "Brother Ten has established prestige among the Southern Dynasties by letting go and killing him like this, and uprooting the power of the past... I I really didn't expect Brother Ten to be such a great person. Ziqing, this time, is it beyond your original plan?"

Originally, Yuan Xizheng was meditating with his eyes closed, but the recent incidents followed one after another, Yuan Xizheng has not had enough time to retreat to get rid of the shadows that accompany him.Finally, I finally had a little leisure today, but Princess Rui'an seemed to really want to find someone to confide in, Yuan Xizheng just sighed slightly when she heard this.

Ryan smiled wryly and said, "I've always wondered if it was because I was also captured by the third brother that you had to completely help the tenth brother, kill the third brother, and help him ascend to the throne of God."

Yuan Xizheng opened his eyes, smiled lightly, and said: "What are you thinking, this is just a coincidence, what does it have to do with you?"

Ryan turned his head and said, "Is it really a coincidence? But my people have never been able to find and lead Jia Teng closely. I don't believe that a traitor who committed such a serious crime just disappeared without a trace along with his family." She shook her head and said, "Ziqing, I even have an idea, maybe the tenth brother tricked the third brother into forcing the palace, and then he forced you to assassinate Chu Song to save me from danger, and then use the Qing to pay for it." The traitors used this as an excuse to emptied the father and forced him to abdicate."

Yuan Xizheng got out of bed, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ryan, said with a smile: "The book is very good, I'm thirsty, let's have a cup."

Ryan took the tea bowl, looked at Yuan Xizheng with a sullen look, and said, "You are just like my father, you deliberately made jokes, but you just wanted to hide the truth from me."

"The fact is that King Liang has already ascended the throne, named Shengwu." Yuan Xizheng patted his clothes and sat cross-legged on the bed. What else did Ryan have to say, Yuan Xizheng stretched out his slender fingers and made a gesture to see off pose.

Ryan angrily put the cup on the table and was about to go out, when another guard came in hurriedly, first called the princess, and then argued with Yuan Xi: "My lord, the emperor has called you into the palace. "

"Another call?" Ryan said, "Can't he let my son-in-law rest even for a day?"

The guard saw his princess complaining to the current Shang Shang, and couldn't help being frightened, not knowing how to answer this sentence.

"Okay, don't embarrass your subordinates." Yuan Xizheng had already left the door, and said to the guard with a smile, "Go down."

The guard turned around and left in a hurry as if he had been ordered.

Ryan was still angry, and said: "I really don't know what brother ten thinks, you treat him with kindness and rebuild, where would today's Emperor Shengwu come from without you. But he is good, he didn't give you any practical benefits, But you have to take some trivial things all day long to make you tired."

Yuan Xizheng smiled and said, "What practical benefits do you want?"

"I heard that Chu Yin's subordinates still have Dongfang Jingyuan. He is also a counselor. He entered the Liang Palace much later than you, but he actually took the position of Chen Angwen. You must know that it is the position of the third prince. One person Below, above ten thousand people."

Hearing Ryan's indignant words, Yuan Xizheng looked at Ryan up and down, and said with a smile: "I really don't know, so you are still a fan of the officialdom!"

Ryan said unconvinced: "It's not a question of being an official, it's a question of fairness."

Yuan Xizheng shook his head, and said: "He fought for it with his life, there is nothing wrong with it, and you should also know that even if the emperor wants to give me such an official to do it, I will not do it."

Ryan seemed to have thought of the crux of the problem at this moment, but he still said unwillingly: "But even if he doesn't give you any merit, he shouldn't act as if nothing happened. Treat you as an ordinary subordinate."

Yuan Xizheng smiled and said: "I am not an ordinary subordinate, you must know that I am Princess Rui'an's son-in-law."

Ryan sneered, and finally his face softened, and said: "Why don't I go and tell him, just say that you are not feeling well, and you have to retreat for a while."

Yuan Xizheng was silent for a while, and said: "I will deal with this matter as soon as possible, don't tell anyone, I still have the shadow of a butterfly on me." He patted Ryan on the shoulder, turned and left, Leaving Ryan frowning to look at the gradually leaving back.

The thick bright yellow brocade curtains in the side hall hang down as usual, and ambergris is burning in a tall gilt pan dragon furnace in the corner of the hall, and the curling cigarettes rise into the air and spread out again. , it seems that the whole side hall is deep and quiet.

Aphrodisiacs are usually in this side hall to deal with the folds of the memorial. When he looked up and saw Yuan Xizheng stepping over the threshold, he couldn't help smiling and said, "Why did you come here now?"

Yuan Xizheng bowed to salute, Chu Yin said with a smile: "I got some good tea today, you should try it."

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly and said, "I've already smelled it, it's Lu'an Guapian."

Chu Yin laughed, and said, "Good nose, it's the Lu'an melon slices before the rain. I asked someone to add a little jasmine slices. I don't know if it suits your taste."

Yuan Xizheng tasted it briefly, and sure enough, the tea was rich in fragrance, which made people feel refreshed and happy. When he looked up, he saw that Chu Yin had come to his side and looked at him with a smile, and he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

"Your preferences are a bit feminine." Chu Yin said with a slight smile, "I prefer jasmine tea, but I don't like jasmine tea at all."

Yuan Xizheng put down the teacup, just smiled slightly, but Chu Yin smiled again: "I heard Jing Yuan say that you are beautiful in women's clothing, and I thought it was a joke. But that day you wore palace clothes and killed a person in ten steps , I actually remember all of them, I only remember your appearance in women's clothing, but Jing Yuan said that you are beautiful in women's clothing, so you kept it hidden, and Ziqing's women's clothing is absolutely stunning."

Yuan Xizheng was a little embarrassed, and said, "Is your sage drinking tea this morning?"

Chu Yin couldn't help being taken aback, and said: "I even approved the memorial early in the morning, but I didn't bother to drink a few sips of tea."

"Is that so..." Yuan Xizheng said indifferently: "Why do I feel that His Majesty is a little drunk with tea?"

Chu Yin smiled slightly, and said, "Meng Ziqing, you have a sexiness, Ziqing is too strict with me."

Yuan Xizheng raised his head and said: "It is human nature to be fond of beauty. Are you an ordinary person, Your Majesty? I always thought that your majesty wanted to be an immortal hero, a generation of Mingjun, who could chase Emperor Qin and Wudi, but I didn't expect your majesty today Talk to me about human nature."

Chu Yin was shocked. He had been restraining himself all the time. Before that, it was because he wanted to ascend to the throne of God, so there could be no scandals.When he ascended the throne and stood on the cloud, he had a feeling that he could do whatever he wanted, and nothing could stop him, including Yuan Xizheng before him, but Yuan Xizheng's words today were just right. stabbed in his heart.Chu Yin couldn't help asking himself, he has been diligent and unwilling to be inferior, is it really just to be a weak monarch who keeps ceding land and paying compensation to foreign countries? All his ambitions and ambitions must not stop here.

Chu Yin smiled, turned back to the desk, and said, "It's my fault, Ziqing, let's talk about business."

Yuan Xi heaved a sigh of relief with no sign of fighting. Recently, such confrontations happened frequently. As Chu Yin's status continued to rise, he gradually revealed a domineering and changeable side.Yuan Xizheng really has the feeling that being with a king is like being with a tiger. If he hadn't taken Rui'an into consideration, Yuan Xizheng would have gone far away.What Yuan Xizheng can use now is Chu Yin's contradiction, the contradiction between ambition and desire.

Chu Yin is a very ambitious person. He started to expand the new policy as soon as he stepped into the throne of God. With two years of practice in Jingzhou, Chu Yin has a new plan for the entire Southern Dynasty.This is also one of the reasons why Yuan Xizheng stayed. Yuan Xizheng finally saw a new dynasty, the country is rich and the people are strong, and they live and work in peace and contentment.

Chu Yin would leave it to Yuan Xizheng to deal with. Usually, when his men sorted out the whole plan, they found it difficult to start or could not deal with the key points, which were often extremely cumbersome and difficult.Even with Yuan Xizheng's ingenuity, this almost exhausted all of Yuan Xizheng's energy, and every day was extremely exhausting.

Today is the same, Chu Yin took out a large stack of proposals for Yuan Xizheng to deal with, and said with a smile: "You are still processing these files here, if there is any problem, our monarchs and ministers can also discuss it face to face."

Yuan Xizheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement, then took the file and placed it on the new low table set up by the eunuchs.The file was very thick, Yuan Xizheng flipped through it briefly, and couldn't help but secretly smiled bitterly in her heart. If she didn't mention the approval of these proposals, she might have to wait until late at night just to read them.But Yuan Xizheng couldn't say that Chu Yin had given him too many tasks, so he could only bite the bullet and start processing the case files.

The hall became quiet, only the sound of scrolling from time to time, and the sound of the eunuchs grinding.Yuan Xizheng processed the case file, and the eunuchs passed it to Chu Yin from time to time.Chu Yin glanced at Yuan Xizheng, who was seriously writing under the desk case, from the ordinary green shirt, to the long black hair, to the slender white fingers holding the pen, and his fingers pressed the paper on the case file. Those beautiful editors who are fair but not lacking in agility suppress the almost clamoring desire in their hearts.Because Chu Yin knew that if he was a wise king, he would have to restrain this desire.

After processing all the case files at once, it was already late at night, Chu Yin's life was always simple, and his dinner was also very simple, just some seasonal vegetables and soup.Chu Yin prefers Hu Cai, so tonight is Hu Geng, which has a strong smell of mutton. Drinking it on such a cold autumn night is both warm and delicious.Yuan Xizheng was too tired, and he lost his appetite for complicated dishes, but this simple and delicious soup could drink two more mouthfuls.When all the case files were processed, it was already late at night, and Chu Yin sent another supper, this time it was a dessert for health preservation.Yuan Xi stood up and said goodbye, Chu Yin said with a smile: "Finish the sweet soup before leaving, I will let you go back hungry, it's time for Ryan to come and argue."

Yuan Xizheng had no choice but to sit back, finish the soup, chat with Chu Yin for a while, and then leave the palace.Chu Yin originally planned to read the excerpts for a while, but for some reason he was always restless, so he got up and went back to the palace.The eunuch who was close to him was an old man from Prince Liang's mansion. Seeing him returning to the palace, he whispered: "Your Majesty is going to turn over the cards tonight?"

Chu Yin and Yuan Xi had been arguing to sit for a day, and his heart was already simmering with anger, so he said, "Hand it over!"

The great eunuch, Eunuch Wang, quickly brought over the jade plaque that he had prepared earlier. Chu Yin had just ascended the throne, and there were not many concubines in the harem. Except for the empress Zeng Chuyu, there were several concubines newly picked up by Zeng Chuyu. Seal the beauty.Chu Yin was so busy that he had never seen him before. He casually flipped over a small green card, then waved his hand, and the eunuch immediately went down with the card knowingly.

After Chu Yin finished bathing, there was already a woman in the bedroom. The woman was wearing a long white gown, and when she saw Chu Yin coming out, she immediately knelt down and saluted.When Chu Yin saw her appearance for the first time, he found that the woman's facial expression was quite similar to Yuan Xizheng's. He couldn't help but feel moved. He stroked the woman's face with his hand, and said gently, "What's your name?"

The woman wished again, and said shyly: "My concubine's surname is Mu, and my humble name is Zisu."

Chu Yin smiled lightly and said, "Zisu, that's a nice name."

Muzisu breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Although she had always heard that the Holy Majesty was a prince, she had a good temper, but after all, it was the first time she was favored by the emperor, so she was still a little nervous. Can't help but be overjoyed.Muzisu's attitude also relaxed a lot, and he only said shyly: "Did the emperor call his concubines just to discuss their names with them?"

Chu Yin hugged her, pushed her down on the bed, and whispered in her ear: "It would be great if you knew this earlier."

It is true that Muzisu could not understand a word, but he still said boldly: "Your Majesty, if you don't turn over the signboard of the subject, how can you know that the subject is well-informed and interested?"

Chu Yin laughed out loud when he heard this, kissed her, and said, "Well said!" After saying that, the two rolled on one side, and there was a lingering look on the bed.

On the second day, Mu Zisu jumped two ranks from a beauty to Concubine Shu, and Chu Yin flipped the sign of Concubine Shu every night for the next month.When Muzisu was promoted to Concubine Shu, she naturally had her own palace, and Chu Yin stayed in her palace every night, making this Concubine Shu instantly popular.In contrast, Zeng Chuyu, the Empress of the Central Palace, seemed a lot colder. She had been married to Chu Yin for three years and had not given birth to a son or a daughter. The popularity of Concubine Shu in the palace seemed to be declining soon. Overwhelmed the middle palace.Concubine Shu was originally born as a commoner, but she didn't know that the emperor's grace came and went quickly. Because of Chu's favor for a few days, she thought it would last forever, and gradually she didn't pay attention to Zeng Chuyu, and gradually she didn't even pay attention to asking for peace. A servant girl said that she was not feeling well.

Although Zeng Chuyu is now a queen, life is not as comfortable as when she was a princess, because there is still a Queen Dowager Ping Guifei in the palace.Whenever Zeng Chuyu wants to take someone, these people will cry in front of the old lady because of their relationship.Concubine Ping always regards being close to herself as extremely important, so naturally she wants to show mercy.After going back and forth like this, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which was already poor because of no heirs, is even worse.In addition, she more or less knew what Zeng Chuyu had done, so the empress dowager, who was fasting and chanting Buddha, naturally looked down on the vicious daughter-in-law, which often caused Zeng Chuyu to break her front teeth and had to swallow blood into her stomach.

Qingxiang came to report to Concubine Shu, which made Zeng Chuyu who had just come out of the Empress Dowager's palace even more furious. Qingxiang asked in a low voice: "This Concubine Shu is so arrogant that she completely forgot the empress's kindness in promoting her at that time. How can she, a pariah, be qualified to be a concubine of the palace. Do you want to call this lowly servant girl, and the empress will remind her a little bit more?"

Zeng Chuyu was furious at first, but after thinking about it, he calmed down and said with a slight smile: "This is not good, it's rare that the emperor has her to feel better for a few days, so let him comfort him for a few more days."

Qingxiang knew that Zeng Chuyu looked weak, but he was a person who would take revenge, so he laughed so hard that he was afraid that Concubine Shu would be able to finish it with a few reprimands, so he quickly and obediently stopped asking.

Chu Yin was still working hard every day, and Yuan Xizheng could only accompany him to deal with all kinds of problems, but Yuan Xizheng was dealing with difficult problems, while Chu Yin was checking the results. The hard work of the two of them was incomparable.

When Rui'an woke up in the morning and saw Yuan Xizheng's face was pale, he couldn't help saying: "I'm going to the palace today to face the saint."

Yuan Xizheng had just drank a bowl of soy milk, and she couldn't help but raised her head and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Ryan said with a straight face, "I want to ask Chu Yin, does he want me to be a widow?!"

Yuan Xi scrambled to listen, and spit out all the soy milk in his mouth with a puff, and said helplessly: "Ruian, you see, let's pick a time and leave!"

Ryan raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Why, do you still want to leave me and go find that Li Yan?"

As soon as Li Yan was mentioned, Yuan Xizheng's face couldn't help turning paler. He lowered his head and sighed slightly: "He hates me to the bone now. Even if I go to him, I'm afraid he won't want to see me. Besides, I'm from the Southern Dynasty. How can you surrender to the enemy and treason?"

Seeing that Yuan Xizheng's complexion was not good, Ryan couldn't help but regret exposing someone's scars. In the blink of an eye, Luzhu was sending someone out with a big wooden bucket, so he changed the subject and said with a smile: "So you are meditating to detoxify at night, no wonder your complexion is pale. During the day To do things, to meditate at night. What are you doing in such a hurry, don't break your body."

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "How can it be so serious."

Rui'an laughed again: "The Queen sent you a lot of supplements yesterday, many of which are treasures of the empress. She must also know that Chu Yin is using you as a camel envoy."

Yuan Xizheng said indifferently: "You deal with it!"

Ryan laughed, and said: "Yes, this queen is unpredictable. Even I, Ryan, may not be blessed to enjoy these good things. If you don't want it, I will convert it into silver for you. This is a lot of money."

"When did you become a money fan again?" Yuan Xizheng teased.

Ryan looked at Yuan Xizheng, and after a long while said leisurely: "Could it be that you won't leave Nanchao one day?"

After Yuan Xizheng listened, she sighed and said: "Ruian, don't worry, I will never leave you alone."

"Really?" Ryan stuck his neck and said in a very happy way: "If that's the case, I'm afraid you will stay with me for the rest of your life. You must know that if you really leave, my tenth brother can kill the third brother and burn the sixth brother. Not hang Ryan."

Yuan Xizheng saw that Rui'an was imitating the execution by hanging vividly, she couldn't help shaking her head, turned around and left, just as she walked to the door, she bumped into Dali Temple Minister Zuo Yangming, stopped and smiled and said, "Lord Zuo, what's the matter?"

Zuo Yangming seemed to be taken aback when he saw Yuan Xizheng, he hesitated for a long time, and then said: "His Royal Highness has some matters to summon my servant."

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly, and said: "Then it will not hinder your lord's work." After finishing speaking, he brushed past Zuo Yangming.

Yuan Xizheng got into the carriage and went to the palace. This carriage was specially set up by Ryan for Yuan Xizheng. The carriage was extremely luxurious, with fresh fruits, snacks, wine, and soft couch, which was convenient for Yuan Xizheng to go back and forth for rest on the road.Yuan Xizheng half leaned on the couch, thinking of Zuo Yangming's pale face with fright just now, she couldn't help laughing secretly, thinking that Zuo Yangming's appearance looked as if she had been caught for adultery.Thinking of the word adultery, Yuan Xizheng couldn't help but feel moved, thinking that Ruian and Zuo Yangming were really a little ambiguous, and couldn't help being funny.

Yuan Xizheng thought wildly for a while, then fell asleep on the couch, and was woken up by the coachman when he was outside the palace gate.Yuan Xi competed for the court, and Chu Yin liked to do his homework and think carefully before discussing matters, so in the court, he quickly cut through the mess and settled the matter quickly.This time, Cao Rongyu from the Ministry of Rites delivered a memorial, saying that there was something important, and Chu Yin said it lightly.

Cao Rongyun made a promise, and then said: "Northern Qi recently posted an imperial decree, saying that their Second Highness Li Yan has found a concubine and will be married this month. Your Majesty, for this decree, let the world know whether we want to send a congratulatory gift."

Yuan Xizhengsui knew it was inevitable, but suddenly felt confused, as if he could see Li Yan's narrow eyes and his brisk voice: "I haven't married a concubine yet, do you want to think about it?"

It turns out that I am already a passer-by. Many times people don’t know how far their hearts have gone. They always think that when that day comes, they will accept the reality calmly. This kind of unbearable heartache, Yuan Xizheng only felt blood gushing out of his mouth, and quickly lowered his head and clenched his teeth.

Chu Yin's eyes flicked across Yuan Xizheng's face, and said: "Since I have announced to the world, I will naturally send a congratulatory gift, and I will make a plan for what gift to send first, and I will approve it later."

As soon as the court was over, Yuan Xizheng almost walked towards the carriage at a fast pace. The groom saw that the son-in-law had returned so early today, and couldn't help being shocked. As soon as Yuan Xizheng approached the carriage, he hurriedly took out the handkerchief from his arms and covered himself A mouthful of blood sprayed on the handkerchief from his lips.

The groom was so frightened that he was almost at a loss. Seeing Yuan Xizheng trying to get into the carriage, he hurried over to help him. Yuan Xizheng put his hand on his shoulder, and the handkerchief fell to the ground inadvertently.

After a while, the bloody veil was in front of Chu Yin.