Ten thousand people think gloom is reborn

Beijing has entered June, ushering in an unprecedentedly long rainy season.The walls of Tianji Palace were repeatedly washed by the rain, and there was a musty smell from the inside.I often feel wet all over, and I am always woken up by the sound of rain at night.Cai Weng also became depressed because of the rain, sighed frequently when he combed his feathers, and was told by the national teacher that he was still not calm enough.

Today, I took the carriage from the palace and went back to the palace, because the emperor called me back.Along the way, I noticed that the capital seems to be different from the past.

"Song Nan, who are these people?"

I'm talking about a group of ragged people living under the eaves along the road, including old and young, and even infants, all of them are emaciated and dull-eyed.

Song Nan's voice came from outside, "Go back to Ninth Prince, these people are refugees from outside."

"Refugees? Are there any refugees in the capital?"

Although I am inadvertently sensitive to government affairs, I also feel that refugees can be seen at any time in the capital of a country, which is an ominous omen.My gaze swept over the faces of those people through the small half-open window. Some people noticed me and looked at me blankly at first, and then seemed to want to come forward, but they were afraid of the iron cavalry with two bottles of my carriage, standing in the original place. The ground dared not move.

It turned out that the soldiers guarding me were not iron cavalry, but my private soldiers.Usually when I go back to the palace or Tianji Palace, I don’t send a few more private soldiers to escort the carriage, thinking that it’s only the distance from Tianji Palace to the palace, so I should keep a low profile.

As a result, there was an incident last year. Some people filed a lawsuit against the emperor. Those people didn't seem to know how to beat the drum. When they saw my gorgeous carriage, they were sure that I was from aristocratic family and would be able to meet the emperor.

Those few people came to block the carriage with flesh and blood, among them were women.After the woman was caught by my private soldiers, she took off her clothes.Song Nan and the others were at a loss for what to do, and finally let the woman climb into my car by accident.I also froze immediately because of this scene. Although I closed my eyes immediately, I still saw something I shouldn't have seen.

After this incident, the emperor gave me a troop of iron cavalry as an errand.As for the family who sued the Imperial Court, I still don't know what they sued. They were pulled away by Song Nan and the others not long after, and then arrested and taken away by the sixteen guards.

Although I asked about it afterwards, I didn't find out anything.

"Song Nan, give them some money." I told Song Nan.

Song Nan was silent for a while before responding, "Yes."

When I first arrived at the palace, before I went to Huayang Palace to meet Concubine Zhuang, I was first invited to the front of the imperial court by the prisoner guarding the emperor at the gate of the palace.

When I arrived, the emperor was not alone in the palace, he was accompanied by the empress.I walked into the hall and bowed to the emperor and empress, "I send my respects to father, emperor, and empress."

The emperor was sitting on his seat, and when he saw me coming, he smiled slightly, "Is the journey hard?"

"It's not hard, my son came here in a carriage, so there's no hard work." While I was speaking, I noticed the medicine in the Queen's hand, and when she saw me, she slowly put the medicine in her hand on the table.

"Xiao Jiu is here. You haven't been back to the palace for a long time, and your appearance has changed a little since last time." The queen said softly.

The emperor was interested in these words, "What change?"

"Hasn't the emperor noticed that Xiao Jiu is more and more similar to the national teacher? It's not the appearance, but the temperament, this whole body style, just came in from the outside, and the concubine thought it was some immortal. Among the brothers, Xiao Jiu was born the most good."

The queen's words made the emperor smile happily, "He looks like his mother and concubine, so he looks good-looking, just like the prince follows you."

The queen also smiled, "Chao'er is still more like Your Majesty, the chin and ears are exactly the same as His Majesty, Your Majesty still remembers Chao'er when he was a child, just like a little His Majesty."

The queen didn't stay long before leaving. Almost as soon as she left, the emperor changed from sitting upright to leaning on the dragon chair.He couldn't hold back the smile he had been maintaining before, and stretched out his hand to call me to his side.

"Congxi, come here."

"Father." As I walked over, I boldly looked at the emperor's face carefully, "Are you sick? Why do you look so pale?"

"It's not a disease, it's an old disease."

What the emperor said was a year ago, and the tribute presented by the North Kingdom a year ago included two untamed horses.The bloody horses were originally trained by the horsemen in the palace, but one day, the emperor went to the riding ground and saw the horsemen taming the horses. He, who had always loved horses, was very itchy and planned to try it himself.

When the emperor was young, he had tamed many horses, but he didn't know that the bloody horse was a full-fledged man, so he threw him off the horse.

This fall caused the emperor to suffer from an old illness, and his waist often hurt. I occasionally saw him rubbing his waist a few times when I went back to the palace.

I thought for a while, "If the imperial physician in the palace can't cure it well, it might be effective if you invite a private doctor. Also, isn't the master treating the father, and there is no relief?"

The master I am talking about is the national teacher. I formally worshiped him as my teacher two years ago.

The emperor smiled and shook his head, "Father is getting old, and his health is difficult to recover, and I can't let too many people know about my old illness." As he said, his face turned pale again.

I looked around, took a cushion from a stool, and put it on the emperor's back, "Father, it's more comfortable to lean on this way. My son knows the technique of massage, so let me massage my father."

"Click again later, the emperor called you here today, and I want to tell you something." The emperor grabbed my hand and said earnestly, "I have been dreaming about the late emperor these days, and I think that I may not live long. Yes, but I have some things to worry about. One is you and your concubine mother. Your concubine mother has been with me since she was 16 years old. She lost her mother and father since she was a child. I also hate your mother, concubine and aunt's family in my heart. I have never promoted them these years. Your mother, concubine and aunt's family is now only orphans and widows, and it may be too late to promote you. I think that if I go, you and your mother What about the concubine? There are not many of your elder brothers who can accommodate your mother and concubine."

When I heard this, I shook my head, "Father is just an old disease with a back injury, how can you say it is so serious."

"I have lived most of my life, and I know it well. Your grandpa and grandpa are both born at my age. You continue to listen to me and don't interrupt. Second, I am worried about Jiangshan Sheji. The prince has a violent temper. This year let him To control the water, when he arrived at the place, he beheaded more than 50 people, and the blood stained the bricks and stones of the river protection." The emperor's expression suddenly became darker, "The most important thing is that he has lost his relationship with his mother's family. Being too close, foreign relatives meddling in politics is a sign of subjugation. I have the intention to deal with it, but now there are many disciples under the Rong family, and there are many Rong family children in the court. One hair can affect the whole body. If Lin Chongtan is still there, the court will not be so This situation."

I haven't heard Lin Chongtan's name for nearly two years. Since his death, his name seems to be pressed in the deepest part of the box along with the news of his death.

I pursed my lower lip, "But Lin Chongtan was also a follower of the prince back then."

As soon as I finished speaking, the emperor shook his head.

"He's not. Lin Chongtan is destined to be different from the prince. You know, did I ask him a question in private during the imperial examination?"

I don't know.

"I asked him, which one is better, a loyal minister or a good minister, and he said a good minister. I still remember what he said, 'Your Majesty has a mouth. This mouth is not only the mouth of the emperor who issues orders, but also the mouth of all people in the world. Mouth. You are sitting on top of all the people, and you should also let the people have food to eat and houses to avoid the cold. You should follow the destiny and people's hearts. Both are indispensable. If one is missing, you should choose another Mingjun to protect the world. '

I called him an asshole at the time, but he didn't feel embarrassed, and just knelt there straight.Later, I gave him a choice, either to marry Songsong as a son-in-law, or to go to Lingnan.I also joked that he has two mouths under the official. After he went to Lingnan, remember to feed the mouths of the people in Lingnan and his own mouth, so as not to starve to death.Everyone knows that Lingnan is suffering, but he chose to go to Lingnan, and told me that within ten years, he would return me to a very different Lingnan. "

When the emperor mentioned Lin Chongtan, the smile on his face diminished a little bit, and his eyes became solemn and majestic, making people shudder at the sight of two wars.

"But I should kill him too. Who told him to refuse to be a son-in-law because of my dearest son."