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Zhu Yongning had already prepared the boat, and Yan Linsu even suspected that the little prince knew his decision faster than him.

Knowing that he would definitely agree, he prepared that ointment... No, this little prince is very flirtatious, and he didn't know who prepared this ointment for, because he thought too much.

Knowing that he must go on his way, Bei got off the boat... The boat was an ordinary boat, flexible and fast on this river.

It's a good thing to have a confidant, but with a confidant like Zhu Yongning, Yan Linsu really can't be happy.

He can't afford to be so gentle in everything.

Zhu Yongning was dressed in a black brocade robe, and stood at the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back. Yan Linsu, dressed in white as snow, stood beside him.

Every time Zhu Yongning turned his head, he would notice that Yan Linsu subconsciously avoided his gaze.

This person had just done something intimate with him, Yan Linsu's heart probably couldn't be easily calmed down.

Thinking of the man leaning against his shoulder weakly after release, Zhu Yongning smiled.

Why didn't Yan Linsu know what he was thinking in his heart, in the eyes of this young prince, he only had some superficial benefits, thinking about it this way, his gaze on the water became cold again.

The boat quickly arrived at the shore, and there were already two horses waiting. The two abandoned the boat and changed horses.

When we arrived in the capital, it was already the dawn of the seventh day.

Zhu Yongning set off a firework signal under the city, and the two entered the city without waiting for the door to be opened, and went straight to Chengwang's mansion.

The gate of Prince Cheng's Mansion was locked, Huang Tingyun was waiting at the door, he had received Zhu Yongning's letter, knowing that the two of them had entered the city, he hurriedly greeted them, "Little prince, you are back."

Zhu Yongning's heart sank, "Where is the father?"

Huang Tingyun said: "The old prince was urgently recruited into the palace. It has been a day and there is no news. The great prince has already led the people from the palace to wait at Jinshui Bridge. If the old prince doesn't come out again, the great prince will lead the troops to rush in. I was worried, so I asked Sun Sheng to take Fei Yuqi and go too."

After hearing what he said, Yan Linsu also understood that the old prince is naturally Cheng Wang, and the eldest prince is Zhu Yongning's elder brother.

Immediately said: "Please trouble this brother to go to the Inspectorate to help me get the name card of Zhang Yuanshi. I will go to the palace immediately to meet the saint. You take it and send it to Jinshui Bridge. The little prince and I will go and have a look first."

Huang Tingyun's eyes lit up, yes, at this moment only by entering the palace can one find out the truth.

Zhu Yongning nodded slightly, "According to what Master Yan said."

Yan Linsu, the inspector's envoy, was attacked on the river in his capacity as an imperial envoy, and the ship sank and the people disappeared for several days. The news should have been reported to the middle of the capital immediately.

Huang Tingyun complied, knocked on the door to summon servants for the two of them, and led two horses out.

The two got on their horses, walked to the Jinshui Bridge, reined in the horses, and dismounted together.

If it were on weekdays, the morning court just started at this moment, and there should be servants and horses of officials entering the court in front of this imperial street, and it is a time of hustle and bustle.

At this moment, the wind blows down a few dead leaves, adding to the ominous chill.

Zhu Yongning put his hand on Yan Linsu's shoulder and said, "Wait a minute, the palace is too dangerous, I'll go with you."

Yan Linsu looked back at him, the two of them avoided looking for many days, and accidentally bumped into each other, their hearts trembled for a moment.

Zhu Yongning felt that the palpitations in this moment were even sweeter than when they hugged each other intimately.

He called out in a low voice, "Linsu..."

Yan Linsu seemed to be bewitched by his eyes, and smiled lightly, "Well... no, I can't be dangerous if you are outside the palace."

Before Zhu Yongning could say anything, a man in black fell from the top of a tree in front of them, with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "My lord is back."

It was Sun Sheng in the 36th Flying Feather Rider.

Seeing him, Zhu Yongning asked, "Where are the other brothers?"

"It's all hidden. There has been no news of the old prince's entry into the palace, and the painting knife has also been mixed into the palace. The prince's soldiers and horses did not dare to show up too early, for fear of losing the truth, waiting for our signal."

Zhu Yongning asked again, "Why is it so deserted here?"

"Just after the officials entered the court, some guards came out and drove them away, and closed the palace gate."

Yan Linsu said: "I will enter the palace first."

"Wait..." Zhu Yongning rolled up his sleeves, and there was a delicate black quiver tied on his arm, which was inconspicuous but like a wristband, tied with a leather belt.

Seeing his pupils closing slightly, Yan Linsu said, "It's the handy old man's Qiqiao Xingxin tube."

Zhu Yongning rolled up his sleeves and tied the quiver to his hand, "Today the palace is strictly forbidden, I'm afraid you have to untie the sword when you enter the palace, you have to bring self-defense."

He explained how to use it for Yan Linsu, just as Huang Tingyun also arrived, Yan Linsu took the name card and put it in his sleeve.

Suddenly he turned back and smiled and said: "Since we know we are going to untie the sword, I will entrust the young prince to keep this Su Ying, so as not to lose it among the disorderly army."

Zhu Yongning smiled dazzlingly, as if in the setting sun in the spring breeze, he took off the sword at his waist and said to him, "This is my king's sword, one hundred taels of sword, if you lose me, I will buy another one."

He put his arm around Yan Linsu's waist and put the sword on his waist.

Yan Linsu let him do what he did, nodded without saying a word, and got on his horse.

At that time, when the scorching sun was rising, dressed in white, he rode his horse across the Jinshui Bridge.

Sun Sheng raised his eyebrows at Huang Tingyun and said: "This is so handsome, brother Tingyun, you haven't seen the young master hugging his shoulders like that just now, and the look in his eyes, and the sword he gave at the end, if you don't know that the young master is not I like men, and I think he brought us his wife back."

Zhu Yongning reprimanded Hugh's nonsense in a low voice, and gently stroked Yan Linsu's Suying sword in his hand, but the smile on his face was not the slightest bit annoyed.

Yan Linsu arrived in front of the palace gate, got off his horse, and knocked on the cloud panel on the palace gate.

Several guards poked their heads out from the palace wall and tower, "Who is here?"

Yan Linsu knelt down in front of the palace gate, raised the letter of worship above his head, and said loudly: "The envoy of the Inspectorate, Yan Linsu, is ordered to go to the south of the Yangtze River on business. He has to rush back today, and he has something important to tell His Majesty."

There was a sentence from the city tower, "Go back and discuss it tomorrow morning."

Yan Linsu raised his eyes and said, "Please report to His Majesty, I have an urgent matter concerning treason. I'm afraid it will be too late until tomorrow."

No matter what the situation in the palace is, if the emperor still controls the overall situation, he should also see himself.If the emperor loses power, the person who has won at this moment can detain all the officials, and there is no reason not to let himself into the palace.

On the top of the tower is a person wearing the costume of the leader of the guards, but his face is a little strange.

The man was silent for a moment and said, "Wait."

Yan Linsu waited for a while, and the vermilion palace door opened.

A group of armed soldiers came out from the door and surrounded him. The leader of the guards said: "Unarmed him."

Yan Linsu untied the sword at his waist and held it up. A soldier came up and put away the sword. Mao searched him with his hands and feet, and said, "There are no other weapons."

Only then did the leader of the guard extend his hand, "Master Yan, please."

In the imperial study room, the emperor and King Cheng were drinking tea relative to each other.

A pot of Biluochun tea is originally weak tea, but at this moment it has been brewed to the point of being bland and tasteless.

Cheng Wang said: "Your Majesty won't go to court today, why do you have time to drink tea with your ministers?"

King Cheng was called into the palace by the emperor, but he had to hang out in the ear room for a day before seeing him, and now he drank tea for half an hour.

Cheng Wang still smiled kindly, without any temper.

The emperor said: "When the first emperor was alive, he often praised Cheng Wang for his intelligence and wisdom. I was a little jealous when I heard it that day. I often wondered what it would be like if the person sitting in this country was Cheng Wang."

King Cheng showed fear on his face, "Your Majesty, I have no virtue or competence."

The emperor said: "Don't panic, King Cheng, I invite King Cheng to help me calculate a hexagram."

King Cheng saw that there were really tortoise divinations on the table, and there was also a stick made of bamboo, which had turned yellow.

The emperor said: "Do you still remember how many of us took this lottery to play guessing puzzles in the Mid-Autumn Festival that year. At that time, I was there, you were there, and Qingnian was also there. We were very drunk at that time."

Cheng Wang said: "At that time, the minister was drunk and made fun of the two of you. I am really ashamed."

The emperor said: "I had a dream last night. I dreamed that Qingnian told me that he had been waiting for me for 15 years. When I knew the truth, Qingnian's bones had been cold for three years. I went to his grave After drinking a lot, it was a mass grave without even a decent stele. A decision made by Fengyitai ruined him, and it also ruined me. People like Qingnian have been stigmatized in history books for generations, and I am Why do you need to be a Mingjun again?"

King Cheng put a smile on his face when he heard what happened back then.

The emperor said: "I'm sorry for Qingnian, and I'm sorry for Zhao Fu. I'm also tired after 15 years... Some people in this capital should be killed, and some blood should be shed. If you can't do things, I will do it for you. You don't need to get your hands dirty. Some people are owed by me, and I will pay them back."

King Cheng called out, "Your Majesty."

"I killed the envoy of the Yanyuan back then. He was your sworn brother. I know that you have been resenting me all these years. Now that I have done these things, I can still be called your big brother."

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The commander of the guards led Yan Linsu to walk in. An old man dressed as an eunuch was standing by the palace wall. The commander of the guards nodded at him and said, "Please trouble Mr. Kou."

Kou Jihai took Yan Linsu's sword from his hand, "Master Yan's sword...is a good sword."

He already recognized that it was Zhu Yongning's sword, and that day Yan Wang Dianqing Luocha was ordered by him to intercept Yan Linsu and prevent him from going south to visit Shengchen Gang, and finally this person fell into Zhu Yongning's hands.

Qing Luocha had told him that Yan Linsu had been hit by a Gu, but the little prince hadn't heard from him for a few days, so it seemed that he was hiding something from him.

He couldn't help but looked at Yan Linsu a few more times, and saw that this man's eyes were clear and upright, without the slightest bit of coquettishness, and his gaze carried the sharpness of a martial arts practitioner.

Kou Jihai was a late cleanser, and he knew about men and women in his early years.

If Yan Linsu is just charming and seductive, it's fine for the young prince to be infatuated for a while, such a good looks is troublesome.

Could it be that he was really moved?

After walking for a while, Yan Linsu stopped, "Eunuch, where are you taking me? Shouldn't the order go east?"

Kou Jihai smiled and said, "Master Yan should not go to the east."

Yan Linsu asked, "Oh? Why?"

Kou Jihai looked at Yan Linsu, smiled like a fox and said, "The Envoy of the Yan Academy accepts the order."

Yan Linsu was about to kneel down, and was stopped by him, "Your Majesty said this, Sir Yan can just stand and listen. Your Majesty said that the world is dangerous, and at most it is nothing more than a sword fight. , There is no right or wrong, only profit and loss. His Majesty said that when he discussed politics with Yuan Neifu, Neifu said that only if a ruler has a little compassion in his heart, and a minister has a little justice in his heart, it will be a prosperous Qingming Dynasty. His Majesty also said If Mr. Yan wants to interfere with the affairs of the court today, let me tell Mr. Yan that all the officials are going to the Zhaoyang Palace in the south, and His Majesty will give Mr. Yan a reward. The old slave finds some people. I will go over to help Master Yan later." He handed Yan Linsu's sword, cupped his hands and said, "Official life is impermanent, it is hard to turn back after one step, I hope you will take care of it."

Yan Linsu took the sword, looked up to see that the fireworks had started, he didn't dare to delay any longer, thanked him, used lightness kung fu, and headed south.

Kou Jihai waited for him to walk away, a young man floated down from the treetop in an instant, the man was dressed in eunuch costume, he was good-looking at first, but his face was gloomy.

Kou Jihai sighed and said: "Yin Yang, I have taught you that in this palace, everyone in front of and behind should smile three-pointedly. You act like someone owes you 300 taels all day long. When others see you, pay more. It’s a bit wary, and it’s not very convenient to do anything.”

Yin Yang responded silently, "Master, what about Yan Linsu?"

"Yan Linsu is a variable in this country. It is His Majesty's will for him to make a name for himself. We might as well take advantage of this opportunity."

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King Cheng looked at the emperor, feeling an ominous omen in his heart, and called out, "Your Majesty...Brother..."

The emperor said: "Does King Cheng know what I want to do? I put the officials into the palace, locked them in the Zhaoyang Palace, set a fire on them, and then sent the shadow guards to kill a few people who have long been disliked. Letting the fire make me feel at ease, what does the seventh brother think?"

King Cheng was a little dumbfounded, "Brother, this is not very good. Although they are useless, they have no credit and hard work. They are all killed. Who will run errands for our Zhu family in the future, not to mention Mr. Zhao is also in it."

The emperor said: "I have sent someone to bring Mr. Zhao over, and I want to drink a cup of tea with him, even if I owe him the emperor. I apologize, if he really hates me, let him stab me a few times." Knife, relieve Qi."

King Cheng grimaced again, "The officials..."

The emperor said: "Don't worry, I have already sent people to rescue them."

Cheng Wang Fang breathed a sigh of relief, and heard the emperor say again: "I let Lin Su enter the palace, let someone give him a sword, and let him save people."

King Cheng's face was wrinkled into a bitter gourd, "Your Majesty, entering the palace without a decree and carrying a weapon is a serious crime against the nine clans."

The emperor waved his hand slightly and said: "I know that the crime of killing the nine clans can only be pardoned by the ninety-five venerables. When you take the throne, you will pardon him. I will tie him to your carriage from now on. The Yan family is not bad. , I know you have fallen in love with him a long time ago. If you want a daughter in your family, you will marry him. However, it doesn't matter if you don't have a daughter. What did the four boys in your family say at my banquet? In my imperial garden, the one who touches others..."

King Cheng said angrily, "What? How dare that kid..."

The emperor smiled and said: "Okay, okay, people don't waste their youth. Don't talk nonsense with you, you have to act like you are forcing the palace, don't be so impatient. Come and help me do the math, after the calculation is over. Take this hexagram as your hero to save the world. Let Zhen and Zhao Fu have a good talk."

Yan Linsu followed the light of the fire, and before he reached the heat, he raised his hand and drew his sword.

The little prince joked about this sword for a hundred taels of silver, but Yan Linsu knew that the sword's brilliance was introverted, and the slightly curved hilt was like warm colored glaze in his hand. This fit could only be found in the master's hands for many years.

He and Zhu Yongning...

He and Zhu Yongning...the old grievances are not over, but they can hold each other with swords.

This place, which used to discuss politics and gossip about politics, is now full of red lotus karma.

The gate of Zhaoyang Hall was closed tightly, Yan Linsu stepped on the glazed tiles.At that time, the scorching sun had already risen, and the shadow of the sun on the glazed tiles was like gold, and the soles of the feet fell on it, and they were already hot.He found a skylight, and his figure entered the hall as quickly as lightning.

As soon as he landed, there was a warning sign in his heart, his heart moved at will, and the edge of the sword drew a cold light, pointing directly at the throat of the attacker beside him, holding the sword in his hand, the light of the sword was like snow, but it was hidden.

"It's you?" the man exclaimed.

Yan Linsu saw that the person in front of him was wearing the costume of a military general, but he recognized him. He was the arrogant Jun Yanghou.

It turned out that they were lying on the river that day, Yan Linsu was delayed at Yanbodu for several days, the Marquis of Junyang fell into the water and floated to the shore with his martial arts, and killed the killer of the king of hell who blocked him, but he did not see him. Find his painting knife.

Marquis Junyang expected that Beijing was not peaceful, so he returned to Beijing earlier than Yan Linsu.

Han Feng pointed at Junyang Hou's throat, and a layer of goose bumps had already formed.

Yan Linsu quickly retracted the sword, but did not put it into the sheath.

Junyang Hou said: "It's a coincidence that Lord Yan came back..."

The Zhaoyang Hall was spacious and deep, and smoke was everywhere at this time, Yan Linsu couldn't see the situation of others, but heard a faint wailing in his ear, and asked: "What's the situation, why did someone set fire?"

Marquis Junyang said: "I don't know either. Just now I was waiting in the hall to wait for the order. There was a fire outside the hall. Masked men in black came in and injured and killed some people. I and some generals fought against them. Some people retreated to the corner of the hall, and King Cheng was also there, he was injured on his leg, it was not a good thing, just as Mr. Yan came."

Marquis Junyang led him in as he talked. Yan Linsu was led into a corner amidst the smoke and dust. There were already more than ten officials standing there, all dressed as generals. There are more officials than usual.

"Master Yan, please!" Yan Linsu didn't have to turn his head, he caught a glimpse of the place where Jun Yanghou was standing, blocking his way of retreat.

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Cheng Wang servant counted, took the stick and shook it for a few times, a stick fell out of the stick, held it in his hand, his eyes showed hesitation.

The emperor said: "Why is Seventh Brother hesitating? Is there anything I can't see now?"

The emperor took the lottery handed over by King Cheng, and saw the words on the lottery:

The bright moon is dark and the clouds are floating, and half of the bonus is withered.

Things make you sad, don't go far when sailing.

The emperor laughed and said: "The bonus is half gone. Is this my fate, or my death?"

King Cheng replied: "The flowers will bloom again after they fade, and the boat will grow farther in a roundabout way. This sign looks dangerous on the surface, but in fact it brings good luck."

The emperor laughed and scolded: "Go to hell, even you will play these empty jobs for me."

King Cheng swallowed the sentence that the emperor brother, we are a mother, and was about to say something, but the emperor was tired and interrupted. "Seventh brother, go now."

King Cheng stood up and was saying goodbye to the emperor.

He heard the emperor say again: "Wait, let me ask you again, do you have the imperial edict of Fengyitai in your hand?"

When the emperor asked suddenly, King Cheng's body froze slightly, he continued to salute hastily, looked at the emperor and said, "Yes."

The emperor's eyes turned pensive.

The emperor's appearance was quite majestic, but at the moment when he fell silent, Cheng Wang's heart skipped a beat.

The imperial study room was spacious and gloomy, and half of the emperor's face was in the darkness, so he couldn't see his face clearly.

King Cheng lowered his head and replied, "Yes."

"Fengyitai's imperial edict comes from the harem, I'm afraid it will come true."

King Cheng was silent for a moment, the emperor waved his hand, his eyes seemed tired, "Go down and let Zhao Fu in."

When King Cheng came out, he saw Zhao Fu standing outside the door. Zhao Fu lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the purple first-grade civil official robe became more and more elegant on his body.

King Cheng clasped his fist at him, "Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Fu returned the salute, and King Cheng saw that he was politely saluting, and remembered that not long ago, the two of them were discussing the strategy of rejuvenation together, and he didn't know that he had gone out of the way and seized the throne here, would this person still have a good face towards him?

After the two saluted, Zhao Fu led the eunuch into the imperial study.

Sitting behind the desk, the emperor was flipping through a roll of yellow silk and a jug of blue and white wine in his hand.

Zhao Fu wanted to salute, but stopped him for the emperor, and said, "Aiqing, please sit down, let's talk."

Zhao Fu sat down on the chair in front of the desk and listened to the emperor say: "I've been thinking about it for a long time. I ascended the throne at the age of 23 and sat in the position of emperor for 20 years. Except for the massacre 15 years ago, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty , the royal family and nobles did not treat them badly, even the sons of the brothers were crowned kings, I remember that Aiqing also persuaded me, saying that the people's livelihood was overwhelmed."

Zhao Fu said: "These people are placed in the position of princes, and their salaries are all allocated by His Majesty from the inner treasury. It is because I misunderstood His Majesty on the spur of the moment."

The emperor smiled and said: "Ai Qing knows what I think, I want to say that apart from the incident 15 years ago, I am sorry for most people, only Ai Qing is the one who is sorry."

The emperor's eyes fell on him, and he clasped his hands on the case.

Zhao Fu was silent, he still clearly remembered how those hands forced him that day, his throat choked up, and he said for a moment: "Your Majesty is serious."

The emperor laughed, "Aiqing has been in the court for more than ten years, I remember that the first time I saw you was at Qingnian's mansion, and you were not as good-tempered as you are now."

That was more than ten years ago, Zhao Fu remembered that it was a warm spring night, Zhao Fu embraced his fellow students to celebrate Yuan Enshi's birthday.

Yuan Qingnian wore a green shirt and entertained them under the peach blossom tree in the back garden. Although Zhao Fu had won the first prize at that time, he was still studying history at the Yushitai. When there is no time, it is the most comforting and comforting thing to hold a toothbrush ceremony at Yuan Enshi's mansion.

When they embraced to go, Zhao Fu saw a man in yellow clothes sitting beside Yuan Qingnian, with a smile in his eyes, but not angry.

At that time Zhao Fu didn't know that this person was the emperor, seeing that Yuan Qingnian treated him with all manners of courtesy, yet there was no intimacy, he was secretly surprised.

Afterwards, Yuan Qingnian called Zhao Fu to the emperor and said, "Brother Zhu, this is the one I mentioned to you..."

The emperor said: "What is your name Zhao Fu?"

Zhao Fu didn't know Yuan Qingnian's meaning of support at that time, he just smiled politely and said, "I dare not, I'm just a worthless disciple under my teacher."

The emperor saw that his demeanor was as gentle as Yuan Qingnian's, and this time, he pretended to be relaxed in Yuan's house. After drinking some wine, he started to tease him and said: "Another scholar, you can learn some knowledge from your benefactor, It’s just that you don’t want to learn from him, even a well-behaved child will make it boring.”

How could a Confucian disciple tolerate others casually criticizing his mentor in person, Zhao Fu's face was a little unhappy at that time, and he raised his sharp eyes, which could be said about Confucius and Mencius.

Yuan Qingnian pressed his shoulders with a smile, and said, "Brother Zhu was joking with you, Zhao Fu don't get angry."

The emperor also laughed and toasted: "Your temper is much more interesting than Qingnian. Come, this glass of wine is my apology to you."

Yuan Qingnian turned to look at him, with slight anger in his eyes.

The two stood at the same place, under the shadow of the flowers blown by the wind, one was gentle and handsome, the other handsome and mighty, quite pleasing to the eye.

During the 15 years of time, the peach blossoms were as deep as the sea at that time, and the country and the city were finally no match for the fleeting years.