Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

It was five watch, the night was half faded, and the sun was faint.

Inside the emperor's bedroom, the lights were bright, and the female eunuchs shuttled back and forth in the huge palace, and everyone's faces were filled with joy.Today is the great day for His Majesty's ascension to the throne. The four divisions, eight bureaus and twelve supervisors of the inner court have been preparing for this day for nearly a month. Everyone has been busy since the third watch, and even the usually quiet and deserted palace is infected with A bit of human fireworks.

Yin Chengyu stood in front of the bronze mirror.

A thin figure in a bright yellow tunic was reflected in the bronze mirror of equal height.The young man has broad shoulders and narrow waist, black hair and snow skin, and his raised phoenix eyes are full of innate nobility.

Staring at the long and narrow figure in the bronze mirror for a long time, the corners of Yin Chengyu's mouth curled up slightly, until there was the sound of moderate footsteps behind him, and another dark red figure was reflected in the bronze mirror, he stopped smiling.

Xue Shu, who was dressed in a crimson python robe, held the emperor's crown and walked behind him. The bright yellow tunic and the crimson python robe overlapped and entangled in the bronze mirror, and even his voice became ambiguous: "I change clothes for Your Majesty."

Yin Chengyu glanced at him from the bronze mirror, then lowered his eyelashes, stretched his arms, and let him move.

Clothes, skirts, knee coverings... Xue Shu dressed him properly, and finally picked up the white jade leather belt in the tray, wrapped it around Yin Chengyu's back, passed his hands around his waist, and hugged him like an embrace , slender fingers deftly fastened the jade buckle on the leather belt.

The closed jade buckle made a soft "click", but he didn't move away, but in this posture, he wrapped his slender waist and brought him into his arms.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, I finally got what I wanted."

He rested his chin on Yin Chengyu's shoulder, and breathed warmly on the fragile and sensitive side of his neck, causing a series of tiny bumps: "On this day of great joy, I wonder if Your Majesty may let our family's long-cherished wish come true?"

The eunuch's characteristic high-pitched voice was deliberately lowered, and in the warm candlelight, the overlapping figures seemed to be tinged with a little warmth.

Yin Chengyu raised his eyes and looked at him through the bronze mirror: "The factory official is already under one man and above ten thousand people, what wish is there?"

A chuckle came from beside his ear, and the arms around his waist tightened accordingly. Xue Shu lightly touched his ear with the tip of his nose, and whispered like a sympathizer: "Your Majesty knows exactly what I want." After finishing speaking, he stood up straight The bridge of the nose slid down along the line of the ear pinna, and lingered around the side of the neck.

This is a movement that they are very familiar with each other, and the people behind them will use their upper lips and teeth.

Yin Chengyu closed his eyes, waved away the inappropriately charming images in his mind, and pursed his lips: "I'm afraid I can't afford what the factory minister wants."

"Can't afford it, or don't want to give it?"

The person hugging him behind him seemed to have been touched suddenly, pinching his chin with one hand, forcing him to turn his face and look at him, his eyes were full of dark tides: "Or...Your Majesty also despises our family. Waiting for eunuchs, ashamed to be with them?"

Whenever he gets angry, he doesn't call him "Chen", but always likes to call him "Our family" in a weird way.

Yin Chengyu was never used to his bad habit of rebelling against the criminal when he was angry.

His jaw hurt so badly from being pinched, he was out of breath, struggled to sit up, and cursed "Bastard".

The little lady who was watching the night outside listened to the movement, came in cautiously, and asked softly through the bed curtain: "Is Your Highness awake? It's only four o'clock now."

Yin Chengyu regained consciousness in a trance, only then realized that he was just dreaming, rubbed the center of his brows, and said tiredly: "It's nothing, just step back."

Hearing this, the little eunuch slowed down his pace, and quietly retreated out again.

Yin Chengyu couldn't sleep anymore.

He has been dreaming about his past life and Xue Shu for three consecutive nights.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, three days later, it will be the day when Xue Shu enters the palace cleanly.In the next five or six years, he will climb up step by step from the most inconspicuous little eunuch in the palace, and finally sit on the position of governor of the West Factory.Favored by the emperor, his power overwhelms the sky, and even the throne can be easily controlled. People at that time called it nine thousand years old.

And in another three months, the emperor and the second prince's party will attack him. First, his family member Yu was involved in the ink corruption case, and his family was punished; Being deposed, he became an outcast from the noble and unparalleled prince of a country. Since then, he has been imprisoned in the imperial tomb, isolated and helpless.

Until Xue Shu welcomed him back to court.

The relationship between them was originally just a transaction without emotion and exchange of interests, but because of the years of entanglement and the interval of life and death, it has become more intense.

Fortunately, he did it again, he didn't want to have trouble with Xue Shu again.

But in the middle of the night, those dark and paranoid eyes flashed past, and sarcasm asked in his ears: "Your Majesty also despises eunuchs like ours, are you ashamed to be with them?"

Your Majesty also despises eunuchs like ours, are you ashamed to be with them?

Xue Shu said such self-deprecating words to him only once.

He never seemed to be inferior to his status as a eunuch, and he was always domineering and strong between the beds. Even if he lost the object, there would always be endless ways to make him admit defeat and beg for mercy.

But he never undressed in front of him.

If you think about it carefully, you still care more or less.

But now, the opportunity to change Xue Shu's fate is at hand.

Yin Chengyu stood up restlessly, stood by the window and blew the cool breeze for a long time before calming down.

To find, or not to find?

Today is the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month in the 17th year of Longfeng. Xue Shu once mentioned to him that he purified himself in the silkworm room on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. palace.

The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is Laba Day, a special day. Yin Chengyu only listened to it once, and firmly remembered it.It's just that there are several Jamsils in Wangjing City, he didn't know which one Xue Shu went to.

If you want to find it, I'm afraid it will take some effort.

But every time he thinks about the bad methods that person used on him, he feels uneasy and unable to make up his mind.

After standing in front of the window for a long time, Yin Chengyu fell asleep again.

This sleep was still restless, and the events of the previous life were mixed in the dream. When Yin Chengyu woke up the next morning, he felt dizzy for a while, and his eyes were also thick and black.

The body that had not yet healed became weaker and weaker.He covered his lips and coughed a few times, and summoned his confidant eunuch Zheng Duobao to come in.

"Why is your Highness coughing worse?" Zheng Duobao heard a low coughing sound as soon as he entered the door, and immediately became anxious, holding the decoction in his hand, but he was already urging the little eunuch to invite the imperial doctor. .

"It's okay, it's just that there was a cool breeze last night." Yin Chengyu took the soup and drank it in one gulp, pressed the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and waved to Zheng Duobao: "I have something else for you to do."

Zheng Duobao listened to it, and after listening to it, he looked surprised, as if he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.

Yin Chengyu was upset and didn't want to explain further, so he just waved his hand: "As soon as possible."

Seeing this, Zheng Duobao had no choice but to suppress his doubts, and hurried out to handle errands.

If you want to inquire about Canshi in Wangjing City, I am afraid that no one knows better than the eunuchs who have been cleansed.

Dayan was founded more than [-] years ago. At the beginning, eunuchs had a low status. They were not allowed to read and practice calligraphy, and they were not allowed to discuss government affairs.But as time went by, the faction of civil servants in the court became more and more powerful. In order to control the civil servants, the emperor became more and more close to and relied on the servants around him.Even eunuchs were allowed to participate in the government affairs of the court, which made the eunuchs more powerful.

Up to now, the eunuch, who is the head of the 24 yamen in the inner court, is in charge of approving reds, and even the chief assistant of the cabinet must be treated with courtesy;

The prosperity of eunuch power can be seen.

People in the world pursue profit, although eunuchs have a bad reputation, but with the word profit, more and more common people voluntarily send their males to the palace voluntarily to gain a rich future.

King Yan's palace did not set up a cleansing silkworm room, and all the servants in the palace were recruited by qualified eunuchs from outside the palace, so many silkworm rooms were set up in Wangjing City.If the family is kinder, they will send the child to a special silkworm room for purification; but there are also those who are cruel, reluctant to give up money, and go to the side door to find the craftsman of the livestock, just like livestock, life and death are up to God .

According to His Highness's order, Zheng Duobao sent several people to secretly search for two days, and searched all over the large and small silkworm rooms, but they did not find the person His Highness mentioned.

Seeing that the Laba period was approaching, but there was no trace of the person he was looking for, he could only use a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and ordered people to expand the scope, and even visited the craftsmen who squatted the livestock.

The three-day period is approaching in a blink of an eye.

Dayan resumed the ancient ceremony and followed the old system of the previous dynasty. Every year on Lichun, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongyang Festival, and Laba Day, there will be a ceremony, and a banquet will be held outside the Meridian Gate to entertain the officials.

As usual, the emperor should attend a banquet with his officials to show his closeness, but Emperor Longfeng never liked dealing with courtiers, so he naturally pushed this task to Yin Chengyu who had already participated in political discussions.

Yin Chengyu is the eldest son, and his grandfather Yu Huai'an is the chief assistant of the cabinet. He was established as the prince when he was just seven years old, and he entered the court to participate in politics when he was 14 years old.He was taught as the crown prince since he was a child.After realizing the heavy responsibility on his shoulders early, he is even more strict with himself, never daring to slack off in the slightest, and strives to be the perfect prince in the hearts of everyone.

No matter how big or small the matter entrusted to him by Emperor Longfeng, he would go all out regardless of the gain or loss.

At this time in the previous life, he fell ill due to excessive thinking and contracted a cold. His illness recurred and he stayed in bed for ten days.Before his body recovered, he received the order from Emperor Longfeng to let him be in charge of the Laba Banquet.

As the crown prince, he shared the worries of the king and relieved the worries of the father. He had no reason to refuse, and he still dragged his sick body to take it.

As a result, after the Laba banquet, his condition worsened, he developed a high fever, and fell into a coma for two full days.Although he recovered from his illness later on, his foundation was weakened a lot, and he also suffered from headaches.

At that time, he was young and stubborn, and he refused to show half of his body even though he was unwell. I also want to thank my father and emperor for his trustworthiness, and cooperated with Emperor Longfeng to play the role of father's kindness and son's filial piety.

But actually?

He restrained himself and returned to ritual, pursued perfection in everything, and became more and more famous among courtiers and ordinary people in the market.With strong support from outsiders, his prestige is almost even higher than that of the emperor. He has long been a thorn in Emperor Longfeng's side, and he can't wait to get it out soon.

So later the eldest uncle was framed and implicated in the illegal salt case. Grandfather and even the entire Yu family were also involved. He asked for a thorough investigation several times, but Emperor Longfeng refused to investigate, so he rushed to convict Lost.

In the end, the Yu family was just affected by him, and the threat that Emperor Longfeng wanted to get rid of from the beginning to the end was him.

Junjunchenchen, father, father and son.

First is the monarch and his ministers, then the father and son.

It's a pity that Yin Chengyu didn't fully understand this truth until the moment he was deprived of the crown prince.

So to do it all over again, he didn't intend to be a filial son who shared his father's worries.

While thinking, Yin Chengyu smiled and declined the toast from the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He covered his lips and coughed a few times, which added a little blush to his snow-white complexion, but made him look sicker and weaker.

Holding up the green tea in front of him, Yin Chengyu smiled and said, "Gu has been feeling unwell recently and is not suitable for drinking, so I will have a cup of tea with Mr. Lu instead of wine."

Lu Jing didn't dare to say anything, returned to his seat after toasting, and said with emotion to the servant of the official department next to him: "His Royal Highness is really hardworking, and he doesn't forget us courtiers when he is sick. Compared with that one..." He turned towards Looking at the east side, he pouted angrily, and whispered in a low voice: "It's not just a little bit stronger."

Giving a banquet to the officials on Laba Day originally meant that the king was close to the officials.

But Emperor Longfeng favored eunuchs, and because Emperor Xiaozong was too lewd during his reign, the emperor seized the wives of his ministers, and there was an incident where a courtier assassinated the emperor at a banquet, so he was very wary of courtiers like them.

Except for the two years when he first ascended the throne, Emperor Longfeng never showed up at banquets, and he didn't ask the prince to show up until the prince was old.

Suffering the king's suspicion like this, the courtiers dare not speak out, and they are more or less pissed in their hearts.In addition, although Emperor Longfeng was not comparable to Xiaozong's extravagance, he was not a wise emperor.He was mediocre, indulged in sensual pleasures, and abandoned the government.If the crown prince hadn't stood up early, and Yu Shoufu was in charge of the cabinet, the court would have been in chaos for a long time.

The two exchanged a look, stopped the topic tacitly, and didn't go any further.

It's just that I thought about it in my heart, but fortunately there is still a prince.

Yin Chengyu deliberately showed his sickness at the banquet. After the courtiers cared about him and persuaded him to take care of his health, no one came to toast again.Yin Chengyu was so happy that he drank tea with the stove in his hands.

The warm tea warmed his stomach, and he squinted his eyes comfortably.

This can be compared to the previous life, when he held on to not show his sickness, drinking one cup after another was more comfortable.

In the middle of the banquet, Zheng Duobao hurried in and whispered in his ear: "Your Highness, the person has been found."

Yin Chengyu's spirits vibrated slightly, and when he saw the courtiers looking over curiously below, he subconsciously wanted to say "Let's discuss after the banquet", but then remembered that he didn't need to live like his previous life, so he simply stood up holding the stove , nodded towards the officials who looked over and said: "I feel a little uncomfortable alone, so I will take a step ahead, and you adults will have fun."

After leaving the group of officials and returning to the East Palace, Yin Chengyu got into the carriage and said to Zheng Duobao, "Tell me in detail."

Zheng Duobao half sat on one side with his hands in his hands, his expression was a bit indescribable: "I searched all the silkworm rooms in Wangjing City according to His Highness's instructions, but I couldn't find Mr. Xue. Later, I had to expand the search area. Those craftsmen who specialize in livestock to find..."

Unexpectedly, the person was found.

It's just that scene... Zheng Duobao frowned, and said: "Then Carpenter Liu's family is really dirty, and he didn't want to alarm His Highness. But our people can't please Mr. Xue, if we force it, it may hurt people... ..."

Zheng Duobao was assigned to Yin Chengyu by the queen, and he almost watched Yin Chengyu grow up.He didn't know when His Highness the Crown Prince met such a person, and naturally he was not sure about Yin Chengyu's plan, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

While speaking, the carriage had already arrived at the door of Carpenter Liu's house.

Zheng Duobao raised the curtain of the carriage and carefully helped Yin Chengyu get out of the carriage.

Yin Chengyu frowned deeply when he entered the courtyard.

When Zheng Duobao mentioned the craftsman who slaughtered livestock, he didn't go into details for fear of dirtying his ears, but he actually knew about it.

When he was first welcomed back to the palace in the previous life, he still had to rely on Xue Shu's support, so in order not to touch his taboo, he naturally got to know the eunuch from beginning to end.

He knew that eunuchs need to cleanse themselves, and that the cleansing place is in the silkworm room, but he didn't know that the silkworm silk mentioned by Xue Shuyun was so simple and dirty.

——There is only one entry in Carpenter Liu's house.There are two rooms at the front and back, and in the small yard in the middle there are a few yellowed beddings to dry, and there is a faint unpleasant smell.At this time, Xue Shu, who was still a teenager, was standing in the yard. Behind him was a side room. The door of the room was open, and the layout inside could be vaguely seen.

There were no windows in the dark room, only a wooden bed covered with yellow quilts, with ropes hanging from the head and the end of the bed.

This is a very simple silkworm room.

Yin Chengyu's heart felt sore and astringent as if someone had pinched it gently.

But when he looked at Xue Shu, who was dressed in simple clothes and full of vigilance and hostility, he became even more angry.

"Tie back to Gu."

After finishing speaking, Yin Chengyu flung his sleeves out of the yard and returned to the carriage.

The guards who received the order acted immediately and prepared to deal with Xue Shu with [-]% energy. one person.

But unexpectedly, the other party did not resist this time.

The chief guard tied him tightly with a rope, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.