In the 23rd year of Yongxi, the first day of the first lunar month.

In the early morning, Gu Xiu, the king of war who had just returned to the mansion to resettle, received another summon from the palace.

Before leaving, Han Mochu and Gu Xiu put on the new armor that was rewarded by the king for his great victory over the Turks, lightly patted the man on the shoulder and said: "Your Highness, go to the palace, and I will go to the army to release rewards for your Highness."

"Okay." Gu Xiu raised his hand and straightened the sleeves of the armor: "Don't forget the dowry list of the old bear, the big matchmaker entrusted by the Sixth Emperor's Wife, and found a girl with a good family. In the third year of junior high school, we will meet each other. See, master should teach him what should be said several times, so that no one can see that he is mentally deficient."

"Your Highness, I have told you this matter several times since years ago. I know that the soldiers around you are only worried about the old bear. But you shouldn't become so nagging." Han Mochu shook his head and sighed : "You should also know what Empress Li thinks about you by now, right?"

"Han Mochu." Gu Xiu took the cloak from the man's hand with a cold face: "The first book of this day doesn't care about you."

Gu Xiu was wearing the majestic new armor and the gorilla blanket that An Nanguo paid tribute to. Like a hero who can fight against heaven and earth, he was led into the king's bedroom by the little eunuch next to Cui Shang.

"My ministers see the emperor." Gu Xiu cupped his fists on one knee and saluted the king.

"Get up." King Gu Hong blushed, not at all as if he vomited blood last night: "Where are you going today?"

"Father, today is the first day of the new year, and my ministers were supposed to go to the army to give rewards." Gu Xiu got up, standing in front of the king, he was already three points taller than the king Gu Hong: "Just about to go out After being summoned by the emperor, my son didn't have time to change clothes, so he came here like this."

"Oh? That's how it is." Gu Hong patted the animal head on Gu Xiu's shoulder armor, and smiled kindly: "I called you here right now, it's nothing else, but there is a bowl of steamed milk with roses that I forgot to appreciate yesterday. I'll eat it for you. This time is just right, you can go to the army after eating."

"Yes, thank you, Father." Gu Xiu glanced at the table, there was trembling steamed milk in an exquisite pure gold bowl, and there was a layer of rose sugar on top of the milk, and he pursed his lips lightly. : "Is there only one bowl of this? Brother Six..."

"Don't worry about your sixth brother, this is just for you to eat alone." The king supported his son's shoulders and made him sit down: "I heard from your eldest sister that you like rose candy the most."

Gu Xiu was not polite after taking his seat.He directly picked up a spoon and dug a piece of the thickest part of the rose sugar into his mouth, tasted it for a long time before swallowing it, as if he was talking to himself easily: "Returning to the father, that year, the minister returned to the palace and the elder sister was the first." This is the dessert I made with Erchen the first time. Before eating this, Erchen didn’t know that there are sweets in this world. So after that, Erchen always likes to eat desserts with rose sugar.”

"Xiu'er, speaking of the year you just returned to the palace, Father has something to ask you." Gu Hong stood beside him with his hands behind his back and stroked his forehead with his palms.

"Father, what do you want to ask?"

"When you first entered the palace, why did you evacuate all the palace rooms?"

"Return to father..." Gu Xiu hesitated for a moment, squeezed the handle of the spoon in his hand, and said softly, "Because, my son is afraid."

"Tell father, why are you afraid." Gu Hong's eyes froze, and he said in a serious voice.

"There was a poisonous snake hidden under my couch, and I strangled the poisonous snake to death. The next night, someone will strangle me to death." Gu Xiu licked the milk residue on his lips: "My minister struggled. It took a long time to break free, and sat for a whole night."

"Since this was already the case at that time, why didn't you tell Father?"

"I don't know what to say, because everyone who served in Erchen's palace at that time said that I was a nightmare. There have never been poisonous snakes in the palace, and no one has ever wanted to hurt Erchen." Gu Xiu put down his hands. A small spoon made of pure gold: "It was also at that time that Erchen was young and ignorant, so he could only use the most stupid methods."

What Gu Xiu said was actually what Han Mochu said to Gu Hong many years ago.At that time, what Han Mochu said was very vague, and Gu Hong didn't realize the seriousness of the matter.She just felt that Gu Xiu was wronged in terms of food and clothing because of his indifference.He only knew what Gu Xiu went through when he heard Gu Xiu speak in person today.Surrounded by people with bad intentions, he is a child who has just arrived and has no support.

Gu Hong's blood energy, which had just been subdued by Jin Dan, began to surge upward again, and his throat was filled with fishy sweetness.That year, because Gu Xiu injured the inner eunuch and evacuated the palace, he severely punished Gu Xiu without asking.The cane as thick as a thumb was snapped off, and the child refused to make a sound.At that time, he still had a grudge against Yunyao who left him and went away to the Northern Wilderness. He didn't even give him a bottle of wound medicine, and he didn't know how the child Gu Xiu survived that year alone.

At that time, Gu Xiu was either beaten or punished every time he saw him.The more Gu Xiu remained silent, the harder he was punished.He just wanted to use the majesty to subdue this child and force him to learn how to respect a monarch father.

At that time, he didn't regard Gu Xiu as his own child at all, but a beast that needed to be tamed.

It was as if taming Gu Xiu, tamed Yun Yao who had left him, and also tamed the strong Yun family.

He was the son of a court lady, and his father's neglect of him when he was young once made him despair.To him, this court was like a lonely and cold purgatory, which made him even gasp under heavy pressure.And Yunyao was like the spider thread hanging in front of him, pulling him out of purgatory.

How could he let him and Yunyao's children live in more despair than when he was a child?

"Xiu'er, when your father punished you, did you ever resent your father?"

Saying the two words of resentment in a loving tone is a test of the majesty of a supreme person after he has punished himself.

Whether it is king to minister, or father to son.

"Father, my son doesn't understand..." Gu Xiusu's face was inexplicable and at a loss: "But what did I do wrong? My son was ignorant when he was young, and he repeatedly violated the palace rules. I worked hard to teach my son, so I never let him go astray. Therefore, I really don't understand where the resentment that the emperor said came from."

"It's nothing, father is getting old, and he will always think of those trivial things in the past." Gu Hong pointed to the half of the steamed milk left in Gu Xiu's bowl, and said in a warm voice: "Hurry up, don't you still eat it after eating?" Are you going to the army? You are a first-rank national protector appointed by my relatives, since it is a yearly reward, you can't go too late."

"Yes, my minister obeys the order." Gu Xiu ate up all the milk in the bowl in two or three mouthfuls: "Father, my minister has finished eating."

"Okay, let's go out of the palace after eating, and ride slowly on the way."

When Gu Xiu walked far away, Gu Hong held his chest and vomited out a big ball of dark red blood, his whole body was crumbling.

"Your Majesty!" Cui Shang exclaimed, and supported the king: "What's wrong with you, Your Majesty?! What are you doing in a daze? Go tell the imperial physician!"

"Don't help me, go to the harem to pass the decree now. Let me interrogate all those involved in the incident that Fu Zhen said, and after the verdict is found to be true, the Han family will be abolished and thrown into limbo." Gu Hong supported At the corner of the table, there was a moment of dizziness in front of his eyes: "Also, according to the decree of Shangshu Province, Han Ming, the loyal and diligent prime minister, was demoted to a fourth-rank Zhengyi doctor, and he was awarded Jin Zhangzi. His original positions were given by Zhongshuling Zheng Han and Shangshuling Li. Min Zhong is concurrently in charge. His sons Han Li and Han Qi will be exempted from their court duties. King Xie Gu Yan will be relegated to the county king starting today, and all courtesy will be halved."

"Your Majesty, this old slave will help you to lie down in the inner room. The imperial physician will be here soon." Cui Shang supported Gu Hong's arms, full of anxiety.Gu Hong is his backer, if something happens to Gu Hong right now, there will be a bloody storm.

"Cui Shang, do you know? I'm sorry...I'm sorry Ayao...I'm sorry Xuefu...I'm sorry..." Gu Hong said sorry a few times in succession, then lay down completely, not knowing what happened.

After Gu Hongyouyou woke up, there was only an old eunuch Cui Shang serving him.Seeing him wake up, he immediately brought him a cup of water to rinse his mouth.

Gu Hong propped himself up, and spat out the bloody smell in his mouth: "Now, what time is it?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it's already time to apply. Your Majesty, don't worry, the old servant has ordered you not to reveal a single word about your affairs today."

"After so many years, you still understand me best." Gu Hong got up and leaned against a soft pillow, feeling better, but his limbs were weak: "That's what the imperial physician said."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The imperial physician said that Your Majesty has worked hard for many years, and now is the time to take care of yourself. You must not be so angry again in the future." The old eunuch Cui Shang pressed a blanket on the king's knee, and ordered someone to take it A bowl of ginseng soup that has been kept warm on the fire.

After Gu Hong drank the ginseng soup, he felt more energetic and his face looked better: "Cui Shang, have you done all of my orders today?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the old slave has finished. The people from the Department of Internal Affairs are already interrogating Fuzhen and others, and your order has also been passed to Zhongshu Province. There will be an order to present to Your Majesty tomorrow morning." .”

"Yes." Gu Hong clenched his fist and thumped his forehead: "After the decree is issued, you should send some people to watch and arrest King Xun, and don't allow him to make trouble, and don't allow him to hurt himself."

"Yes, the old slave understands."

"By the way, where is Xiu'er? He went to the barracks to release rewards today, so he can go back home now?"

"No, this old slave knows that you miss His Royal Highness Zhan Wang, so I just asked. His Highness Zhan Wang is currently eating Su Heshan at the residence of His Highness King Ning."

"Su Heshan? Why do you eat Su Heshan in such a cold day? Are you not afraid of getting sick?"

"This old slave doesn't understand either. I heard that it's the most fashionable way to eat in Beijing right now. Make Suhe Mountain in the snow and eat it in a room full of charcoal fire. It's more comfortable than eating it in midsummer. Cui Shang bowed his body and accompanied the smiling face: "Your Majesty, do you want this old slave to go and ask for one for you?"

"Old ghost, do you think I'm a child who wants to eat?" Gu Hong glanced sideways, and a rare smile appeared on his face again: "Okay, you have worked hard all day, go and call Nanxi to come over and serve Bar."

When Cui Shang went to call someone, Gu Hong had a rare feeling of relaxation alone in the palace for many years.

In fact, he saw Yunyao again when he was asleep just now, this time he grabbed finally Yunyao's hand.

So he grabbed Yunyao and said a lot, so much that even he himself forgot.

He also saw his two dead sons whimpering and calling him his father.

When the two children died, one was 12 years old and the other was seven years old.

What the hell did he do?What did you do?He originally thought that the daughter of a small official's family would not dare to make such terrible thoughts at all.Unexpectedly, his connivance and neglect indirectly killed so many of his own children.

As luck would have it, Gu Xiu survived.

Otherwise, under Jiuquan, what will happen when he sees Yunyao again?

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