Your Majesty, please draw the card

After Liu Xi arranged the grand court meeting, the New Year was approaching.From New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the first lunar month, the emperor and courtiers are not required to work.After the fifth day of the lunar new year and before the Lantern Festival, only a small number of yamen are open for business.The next year's court will be set on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month.

At the current stage, the emperor's main role is to distribute New Year's goods, at least according to Liu Xi's own definition.Sending something suitable for the occasion to the ministers, the emperor who has been accustomed to rewarding work since he ascended the throne is very familiar with it.Thanks to Gao Lishi's repeated urging, the emperor finally did not lose face too much in the link of bestowing characters.But seeing the things in the court and his small treasury shrinking rapidly, Liu Xi still felt a little distressed.

These officials didn't know the difficulties of being sympathetic to the court.The lions of Wang and Zhao asked for the biggest two pieces of fat meat, and got many fertile lands as fiefdoms.However, Liu Xi knew from Li Bai that the gift he gave was actually insignificant compared to what the officials gave to the two prime ministers. It is said that those graceful dancers could not be found even in the palace.When going to court, Liu Xi looked at the Xiasan Road of Prime Minister Wang, who was already looking old, with some sour thoughts, wondering if the old prime minister still had the energy to handle those young and beautiful beauties.

What surprised Liu Xi was that when the empress dowager was drinking tea and chatting with him, she declined half of the reward that originally belonged to her brother.You must know that the emperor was already ready to cut his flesh!Anyway, he made up his mind that one day he would make these foreign relatives spit out all their things, and the reward was extra generous.But Queen Mother Zhao saved him money, and he had no reason to refuse.

I don't know if it's because of seeing the Queen Mother too often, Liu Xi's immunity to beautiful women has improved to a higher level, and he can even make some harmless jokes with the Queen Mother Zhao.Zhao Yingrong hinted to the emperor that her brother's title was already high enough, and the Zhao family didn't want more rewards, but only wanted to serve the emperor wholeheartedly. Then she brought the topic to the emperor's promise before he ascended the throne.Liu Xi's back was chilled by Zhao Yingrong, and she decided to take advantage of the new year to figure it out!

Of course, Liu Xi wanted to go to Pingyuan Junfu before the New Year, not only to ask his grandmother about the promise he made back then, but also to find a way to appease the Cao family.Empress Dowager Cao entrusted someone to send a message, hoping that her two brothers would not be lower than the title of the royal court, and that Cao's eldest son would be an official.The title is fine, after all, Liu Xi has already thought about how to reduce the privileges of the nobility in the future, but let that uncle who is notoriously lawless and lustful become an official?Let him be spared!Liu Xi couldn't help thinking, if I knew this earlier, I might as well have used that Cao Zizhen!But Cao Zizhen doesn't seem to have a good impression of him?The emperor sighed, looking forward to solving the big trouble of his relatives in the new year.

If you want to say who is on the long list of New Year's goods that the emperor is willing to reward, it is the few confidantes he puts on the tip of his heart.But Bao Zheng, who has always been just and fair, refused most of the rewards that exceeded the scope, and Zhao Yun didn't want to get more than his colleagues.Lu Su even expressed considerately that he knew that the country was not rich, and he himself was very good at management. If the emperor needed it, he could provide some free support.Gao Lishi reluctantly accepted the two volumes of calligraphy and painting from the previous dynasty, Li Bai only kept the wine, and what's more, Yan Qi left a sentence that it was useless to ask for money and ran away without a trace.The other card characters also didn't care much about the rewards given by the emperor. Only Zhang San, the imperial chef who was forgotten by the emperor, was very happy to get the new ingredient of corn kernels.Because of the season, these corns were not newly planted, they were seeds exchanged directly by the emperor.

Should it be said that card characters regard money as dung?Liu Xi wanted to reward vigorously, but felt like punching the cotton with a punch, so he was very depressed for a while.Even if the national treasury is empty, he still has a small treasury, doesn't he?He is not a stingy person, and he wanted to give some year-end bonuses to his conscientious subordinates, but no one appreciated it...

"Is this... for me?"

The emperor, who was busy with many things, finally took some time to go to Pingyuan Junfu.This is just a nice way of saying it. The real reason is that the weather was particularly good and the weather was sunny that day, which gave the otaku emperor who was very afraid of the cold a rare idea of ​​going out for a walk.When he was about to leave the house, he received a gift from his idol Zhao Yun. He couldn't help being surprised and delighted, so much so that he called himself "I" instead of "I".

This is a pair of gloves.The material is very soft leather. Although the workmanship can't be called fine, it can be seen that the person who made it definitely put a lot of thought into it, and the size is also very suitable.

Zhao Yun smiled: "It's deerskin, the young deer that I hunted a few days ago, wearing it, the emperor will not be cold when going out."

In the past few days, the resentment towards the weather in the emperor's eyes has almost solidified. The emperor has been talking about something called "air conditioner", and he has repeatedly promised Zhao Yun that he will not get crazy enough to actually get an air conditioner.Zhao Yun was very distressed, remembering that he had to prepare a gift for the emperor before, so he specially made this pair of gloves.

"I thought he didn't have gloves!" Liu Xi happily put on the deerskin gloves.In fact, he thought that there were no gloves in ancient times.It's really warm, and my heart feels warm after wearing it.

"How come?" Zhao Yunqi said, "I saw someone selling them outside, but the ones made of leather are less, and most of them are made of cloth. I don't know when Dayan got gloves, but in Zilong's last life Gloves are nothing rare."

Although Zhao Yun said it was not rare, Liu Xi was extremely rare.This is a gift from his idol, and he made it by himself, which is of extraordinary significance!

"Zilong, they are all waiting for me to give them something, only you remember to give me the New Year's gift." The emperor was moved to tears.

Although he thought such an emperor looked very amusing, Zhao Yun still shook his head and said seriously: "The emperor should not say that, the emperor should reward the emperor for his merits. Besides, there are countless people who want to send things to the emperor. There are no rare treasures, Zilong only has this opportunity because he is in front of the emperor."

Liu Xi thought to himself, those who give me things usually have to get back ten times before they are reconciled, which is colder than you just looking at my hands sincerely.However, I can't continue to say this, otherwise I will have to be taught by Zhao Yun.Even what you said just now... Today, Mi Tuan is serving by the side. The boy's eyes flickered and he obviously didn't have any good intentions. Liu Xi gave him a cold look, and the latter immediately lowered his head.

"Let's go! Go to the Pingyuan Palace!"

There are lanterns and festoons in Pingyuan Jun's mansion.It was a great honor for the emperor to come to the door in person. As soon as he heard the news, the mansion was busy. Not only the Empress Dowager Cao was busy making arrangements, but the two Marquis also rushed over to help with the arrangement.Fortunately, the emperor had greeted him before, and the arrangement was not too hasty, as long as a little final preparation was done.At this moment, the two marquises are kneeling at the door with a group of nephews to welcome the holy driver!

It is the first time for Liu Xi to go out of the palace so far, and everything he sees along the way is new.He didn't want to do the thing of welcoming people in the lanes. Although the stalls and hawkers were driven away in the place where the imperial chariot passed, many people could be seen crowded on the window sills on the second floor to peek at him.At this time, after more than 100 years of recuperation, Chang'an City still has a relatively large population. Because the New Year is approaching, the atmosphere of the New Year is everywhere, and it is very lively.

Liu Xi is a person who has been baptized by the crowds of modern commercial centers. Naturally, he doesn't feel how crowded it is, but it is very interesting to see the signs of various shops along the way.He dreamed of seizing business opportunities to earn some spare money, so he couldn't help thinking about Lu Su's proposal at this time.Lu Su came from a wealthy businessman, and it would be great if he partnered with him.Now Liu Xi also has three or four card characters who are suitable to be shopkeepers. Coupled with Lu Su's strategizing, Liu Xi can almost imagine the scene of a lot of money in the coming year.

"Hey hey hey..."

The emperor chuckled softly in the sedan chair.Zhao Yun knew that the emperor had a problem with mind wandering, so he didn't make a fuss, but thought that the emperor was cute no matter how he looked, just like Adou back then.Suddenly, a feeling of being watched rose in Zhao Yun's heart. He had been in the military for many years and had a keen sense of danger, so he yelled "Stop the sedan chair" without even thinking about it.

The front and rear are all ordinary streets, where does the danger come from?

Before Zhao Yun could think about it carefully, the emperor poked his head out and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Yun's expression changed dramatically.

It's also Liu Xi's destiny. Although he understood that the emperor is a high-risk occupation after crossing, he has never encountered any danger, and his vigilance has weakened, so when he heard Zhao Yun yelling to stop, he naturally poked his head out and asked With a sound.

It was too late to say it, and then it was fast, and there were three soft beeps, and the three small arrows came straight to the emperor's face, but the emperor himself didn't notice it!

"Be careful, Your Majesty!" Zhao Yun was terrified, and quickly drew his sword to cut off the three small arrows. He successfully blocked two of them, but the third one suddenly split from the middle, and the arrow pierced into Liu Xi's left shoulder extremely quickly!

Zhao Yun's eyes were red immediately, the arrow was black, and there was a faint fishy smell when it passed by, it must have been poisoned, the emperor was poisoned by the arrow, what should I do?

"Protect the emperor and retreat into Dali Temple!"

"Speed ​​the Royal Physician!"

"Block the surrounding area, and no one is allowed to escape!"

Because there was still some way to the Prince Pingyuan's mansion, and he didn't know whether this matter was related to Lord Pingyuan, Zhao Yun acted decisively to cover the emperor and entered the nearby Dali Temple.He was extremely anxious in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest on the surface, commanding the imperial guards to arrest the assassin.He knew that what the emperor needed most now was timely medical treatment, and catching the assassin was the fastest way to know what kind of poison was quenched on the arrow.

Hearing that the emperor had been assassinated, Bao Zheng was also frightened for a while.Dali Temple had its own yamen servants who were quick to catch up. After a while, they were all summoned to the courtyard by Bao Zheng to protect the emperor's surroundings tightly. At this time, Bao Zheng hurried into the house.

The imperial doctor has been "invited" into Dali Temple by haste.Zhao Yun's face was very ugly.The emperor's arrow wound was very deep, and it took a lot of effort for the imperial physician to remove the arrow.At this moment, the wound on the emperor's body was black, and his lips were gray, obviously a sign of poisoning.But the imperial doctor was sweating from his left hand to his right hand, and he didn't dare to tell the result.It would be the worst news not to say anything at this time, Zhao Yun almost immediately understood that the imperial doctor had nothing to do with the poison on the wound.

The men sent out to catch the assassins did not bring any good news.The imperial guards sealed off a restaurant, and while they were searching the people inside one by one, an unremarkable man suddenly died in the restaurant.There is a strange-shaped crossbow tied to the right hand of this person, it is very likely that it was the weapon used to attack the emperor, but there is nothing else that can be inferred to be the antidote, only a copper coin hidden next to his body is engraved with the word "Zhao" Somewhat suspicious.

"How is your majesty?" The person who asked the question was Bao Zheng. At this time, Empress Dowager Cao had also arrived, but she was still blocked outside and could not enter Dali Temple.Bao Zheng was eager to know the emperor's situation so he could react.

The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead, shook his head and said: "Master Bao, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, the emperor is afraid that something will happen."

With a click, Zhao Yun crushed a corner of the wooden bed.