Zhou Yan

When the current emperor was still a prince, the late emperor was seriously ill. At that time, he was the only prince. He was taught by the late emperor since he was a child, and he also read a lot of books.

But the bad thing is that there is a mature, stable, talented and beautiful King Yongnan, who was capable of both literature and martial arts since he was a child, and he was wearing a white robe at a young age. When he was an emperor, the first emperor was always majestic, maintaining the sternness of a father and an emperor, but when he saw the little Yongnan king, the first emperor always smiled and hugged him in his lap, stroking his little hands and forehead, Cheerfully tease him.

Every time the emperor recalled the look in the eyes of the first emperor when he saw himself with King Yongnan, he always sighed. He understood that it was a pity that King Yongnan was not his own son.

Parents are determined by God, the emperor still studies hard, but he works hard every day and keeps writing, which is still not as important as talent. He has worked hard to memorize the sages for three days, and he can memorize them after reading them. King Yongnan, he practiced for a long time under the scorching sun to hit the target, which is not as good as Yongnan's ability to hit the target with his bow and arrow for the first time.

His eternal hard work is often not worth mentioning in front of King Yongnan who can succeed casually. King Yongnan is the sun in the sky, and he is the shadow cast on the ground by the sun. Sometimes when people see him, they will I think this shadow is quite interesting, but the sun in the sky is always pleated and shining, which is eye-catching.

In fact, the relationship between the emperor and King Yongnan was not bad when he was young, and the friendship was deeper than that of his classmates. It's just that sometimes when he saw other people's praises for King Yongnan, when he smiled and agreed, there was an inexplicable feeling in his heart. Unwillingness is always like a small bean, it accumulates more and more, and in the end it has become an unresolved knot in the heart.

Later, the late emperor became seriously ill, and there was a rumor in the court that the late emperor felt that the emperor would not be able to take on the important role, and wanted Yongnan King to be the regent, to assist the century-old foundation laid by his ancestors.

The emperor served soup and swept water in front of the bed every day, waited on him in untidy clothes, and looked at the dying emperor with his eyes closed and sick, fearing that he would die suddenly, and fearing that his death would really make King Yongnan regent The more frightened he is, the more thoughtful he will be in his service. I rule the world with filial piety, and the officials of literature and history are full of praise when they see the thin emperor.

Later, the first emperor died, and until the emperor was firmly seated on the throne, he was still uneasy and couldn't believe that he could sit in the position of the ninety-five supreme so easily.

After the death of the first emperor, it took him a while to lay down the coffin and send out his funeral. He has been learning from the side of the first emperor. The emperor has been fascinated by the way of the emperor. He bought powerful officials and won people's hearts without a teacher. In just one year, he has firmly secured the throne.

Power is a very confusing thing. He sat on a high dragon chair and watched the group of people below leaning on the ground and bowing their heads in surrender. Every word they said to him was trembling with fear. The feeling in his heart was very strange, which gave him the pleasure of being on top of all living beings.

He hadn't thought about the joy of this kind of power when he was alone. He keenly felt that the ministers in the court still valued King Yongnan. Immediately stop quarreling and listen carefully to King Yongnan's opinion. Just now, the emperor's persuasion turned a deaf ear to them. Even the most difficult generals and civil servants in the court can balance one or two under Yongnan's dealings, maintaining the appearance Subtle harmony.

The emperor looked down at King Yongnan with increasingly deep eyes.

King Yongnan was not a fool either, he was keenly aware of the hostility towards him from the current emperor, he began to refrain from speaking in the court, retreated wisely and chose wisely to protect himself, he wanted to retreat, but the emperor did not want to let him go.

The emperor has been exposed to the accumulated jealousy beyond recognition, he doesn't know what to do with himself, he only knows that he can't make King Yongnan feel better.

King Yongnan's rights were taken back step by step. At that time, he already had a wife and children. For the sake of his family, he silently compromised. just fine.

In the eyes of the emperor, his compromise was a further sign of weakness. For the first time, he felt the joy of victory on King Yongnan, and the emperor became even more unscrupulous.

So King Yongnan originally wanted to live in Linzhou City to avoid the sharp edge temporarily, but the emperor couldn't see him, and suspected that King Yongnan was recruiting troops in a place far away from the emperor, doing something that was unworthy of the emperor's kindness.

Therefore, under the repeated urging of the emperor, King Yongnan left the young Zhou Mingchao alone in Linzhou City, and took his wife to the capital by himself. For the sake of their children, the husband and wife were willing to live under the emperor's eyeliner.

Later, the suspicious emperor looked at the Yongnan Wang and his wife who were living and working in peace and contentment in the capital, and felt more and more that the couple hidden under the calm surface was actually hiding a violent storm. At the palace banquet, the emperor saw Yongnan Wang and his concubine respecting each other like guests. They talked, but they were thinking about the separation of their wives.

But he still didn't dare to do anything, so he sent Changping to Linzhou City. If Changping could bring back his cousin who hadn't seen much since he was a child, he would feel at ease if there was a dark thread in Yongnan Wang's house. .

Later, Changping came back alone. He sat on a chair and saw Changping kneeling on the ground crying, but he was not very angry in his heart. He just thought that he was worthy of being the son of King Yongnan. The little prince who likes men is a little more curious, but this is still not as good as the jealousy he has hidden towards King Yongnan these years.

The next day King Yongnan was summoned into the palace, he was always furious at his amiable emperor, and angrily reprimanded Zhou Mingchao for not knowing what was good or bad, for offering marriage with good intentions, but he would rather have a boy than a rich princess.

King Yongnan knelt on the ground, straightened his back just like Zhou Mingchao, he stared at the emperor suspiciously, not quite understanding what it meant.

In the end, the emperor lightly dropped an edict: "I have already sent someone to Linzhou City to deliver a message. Foreign countries are rampant in Shu, so let him go to quell the disaster and make up for the crime."

King Yongnan was immediately sent out of the palace, only to see the anxious concubine rushing up holding a letter.

The king's order was hard to disobey. When Zhou Mingchao received the order, he set off overnight. King Yongnan, who was in the capital, was put under house arrest by the emperor in the palace, almost isolated from the outside world.

"Xian'er," the city lord pressed Shen Xian's shoulder with his big hand: "You have been wronged these few days, and Daddy will get it back for you in the future, but on the Ming Dynasty side, the emperor said that he would send troops to Zhou Mingchao to pacify the foreign countries. , but there are only a few hundred people, and with hundreds of people going to war, I don’t know whether to let the foreigners laugh or let the Ming Dynasty go to death! Now we still have to put your Uncle Zhou’s family first.”

Shen Xian sat in the shadow of the bedside, his fingers stuck into his palms, blood was slowly oozing out.

After a long time, Shen Xian said slowly: "Father, don't worry, I understand."

The city lord has been very busy these few days, and he wanted to find Shen Xian and find contacts for news about Linzhou City, the capital city, and Shu. He told Shen Xian to take a good rest, and left in a hurry. Someone is waiting for him.

When the city lord left, he closed the door and didn't open the windows. When it got dark, the room was dark. Shen Xian remained motionless like a wooden sculpture. He held the bleeding palm with one hand, a little Painful and a little bit wronged, in the end, he was so tired that he leaned against the head of the bed and fell asleep with his eyes closed. In the middle of the night, he was woken up by the cold that penetrated into the room.

With a red nose, Shen Xian opened his eyes and looked at the mottled moonlight on the window frame. When he blinked, there were a bunch of wet marks on the back of his hands.

Sniffing, when Shen Xian got out of bed because of sitting for too long, his feet were numb and he fell, his forehead hit the corner of the table heavily, the skin was not broken, but it was swollen when he touched it with his hands a bag.

Shen Xian was so dizzy from being hit, he held on to the table for a long time before slowly getting up, and after groping for a long time on the cabinet by the wall, he found a fire pocket, and Shen Xian held it up in front of him to blow Taking a breath, he dragged his body and walked slowly to the bedside, and lit the candle beside the bed.

Because of the pain in my hand, I trembled for a long time when I lit the candle, and the candle tremblingly ignited.

After blowing out the fire pocket, Shen Xian threw it aside, took off his shoes, and without changing his clothes, he stretched out the quilt and lay down on the bed. It was very cold inside the quilt. Shrinking into a ball, hiding his head under the quilt, after holding it back for a while, Shen Xian felt a little airtight and then exposed his head.

After lying down for a while, the temperature inside the quilt gradually warmed up, and Shen Xian's head sank into the quilt. He turned his head to look at the flickering candle, and felt his face itchy. He touched it with his hand, and it was wet again. .

Wiping his face with the quilt, Shen Xian hid his face in the quilt, whispering that Brother Zhou fell asleep.

In the study, the city lord saw off the guests, rubbed his stiff face after laughing all day, turned and walked towards the bedroom.

The lamp was still on in the bedroom, and the wife was still waiting for him. As soon as she saw him, she got up and took the robe that the city lord took off: "What did the man say? How is the Ming Dynasty now? I just went to see Xianer, and the room was full of people. Hei He should have fallen asleep and didn't go in to call him, is he alright?"

"It's okay, everything's okay," the city lord relaxed, "Xian'er is obedient and sensible. We don't need to worry about him when he grows up. As for Qingbai, I'm thinking of a way."

Although worried, Madam was helpless: "It's so cold outside, I don't know where Ming Dynasty is now? Is there a place to sleep, and will the child find an extra quilt for himself?"

The city lord didn't know either, holding his wife's hand, the two of them sat together silently, sighing silently.

The author has something to say:

Happy New Years Eve, Happy New Years Eve!Finally caught up with the end of the new year, this is the last day of this year, I wish you all the best, health and happiness in the new year! (Although the plot is a bit less joyful.)