Linque

The fact that Chu Heng became the Imperial Servant Mo was only known to the inside and outside after a few days.

The holy will is unpredictable, and for a while, everyone didn't know whether to envy Chu Heng's good luck in being promoted to the imperial court, or to sympathize with His Majesty's intention to keep Chu Heng by his side to calm down.

The answer was soon revealed, and within a few days there were rumors in the Hall of Respect and Cheng, how His Majesty got angry with the newly appointed imperial servant Mo by his side.Even Eunuch Gao, the head of the Palace of Jingcheng, who had been serving His Majesty since Long Qian, said that he had never seen His Majesty criticize anyone so harshly before.

Chu Heng stayed in Yuqian for a whole day, and every time he came back to pay off, he never mentioned his situation in Yuqian to anyone, and his secretive appearance seemed to confirm his dire situation in dire straits.

Everyone knows very well that no matter what happens in the future, at least Chu Heng will not have a good life until His Majesty's anger subsides.The twenty rods hanging above his head are only waiting for His Majesty's desire to study and sharpen to fade in the future, and then they will all fall down together.

There are people in the palace who are waiting to see his jokes, and there are also those who sympathize with him.But no matter what the outside world says or what other people think, Chu Heng's life in Yuqian is actually quite comfortable. Although he is not as idle as he was when he was watching the gate in the Hall of Martial Arts, it is definitely not related to the word "difficult". above.

Except for the first day when he came to the Imperial Palace, His Majesty let him kneel down for a while, and in the next few days, Chu Heng experienced what his colleagues called "Your Majesty's indulgence".

He headed back to the Imperial Palace, and he spent time at Lishan Mountain in the past, so he knew little about the political situation in Kyushu, but His Majesty was very patient.

First, he was asked to read the papers of the ministers thanking them for their congratulations. After ten days in a row, he left an impression of the names of the ministers in the court, who they were in and what positions they held.And when the courtiers were in front of the sanctuary, let him, together with the emperor's shadow guard, take a pen to record the main points of the memorial, so as to familiarize himself with the political affairs of the court.

But he is not the same, what he wrote will be presented to His Majesty immediately after the courtiers have finished their reports and the shadow guards leave. If he is lazy or fails to satisfy His Majesty, he will be punished on the spot.So much so that now as soon as His Majesty picks up the unfinished writing brush on the imperial case, Chu Heng starts to feel apprehensive.

The same is true today.

Ling Ye held the memorandum written by Chu Heng in his hand, and read it line by line without commenting for a long time.

Standing on the side of the imperial case, Chu Heng saw His Majesty glanced over faintly, immediately had a premonition that the situation was not good, and subconsciously took a step back.

It wasn't until he took this wrong step that he realized that something was wrong. He quietly raised his eyes to take a look at His Majesty's expression, and seeing that his eyes had already fallen back to the recording, he immediately walked back calmly and stood back where he was.

Chu Heng was secretly glad that he was not caught, when he heard His Majesty suddenly say in a deep voice: "Chu Heng——"

"The minister is here." Chu Heng beat a small drum in his heart, and immediately became [-] points vigilant.

Ling Ye's eyes still fell on the memorandum written by Chu Heng, one hand tapped lightly on the desk in front of him a few times, and said slowly: "What were you doing just now?"

Chu Heng's heart skipped a beat, he hesitated and didn't say anything.

Ling Ye twitched the corner of his mouth, and suddenly reached out to touch the pen holder.

Seeing this, Chu Heng suddenly felt bad, and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, your palms still hurt, so don't hit me, okay?"

"It hurts?" Ling Ye didn't pause when he touched the pen holder, picked up a vermilion pen, dipped it in the cinnabar ink, and left a few vermilion comments on the memorial.He raised his pen and looked at Chu Heng: "How many times have I hit you since you came to Yuqian? Why do you hurt? Stretch out your hand and let me see."

Chu Heng hurriedly put his hands behind his back, guiltily staggered His Majesty's gaze, lowered his head slightly, hesitating but couldn't say anything to quibble.

Ling Ye knew that he was just watching his words and saw his expression was condensed, so he thought it was because the memorial was not well written, and he was afraid that he would write to punish him and beg for mercy in advance.As long as he can avoid being beaten, he can say anything, and he doesn't know how this temper developed. Ling Ye thought it was funny, handed the plain paper to Chu Heng, and said with a half-smile: "That's right, it's more organized than before. many."

Chu Heng heaved a sigh of relief, took the memorial, and said in a low voice: "I'll remember it well..."

Ling Ye let out a "hmm" and sat down behind the case.

It's the winter moon, and the imperial capital is getting colder.Chu Heng changed into winter clothes today, and it was still the uniform of the emperor's guards. The white gold-woven robe was embroidered with red auspicious cloud patterns on the hem. Wearing the same clothes on him, he was always a bit more than others Xia Ziyue Yun.

He stood by the imperial case with his head bowed, and was concentrating on the imperial pen and verdict on the memorial. The warm light leaking from the window slanted across his side face, outlining his delicate eyebrows and eyes.

His Majesty marked the places marked by the red pen in the memorial record, and filled in all his omissions, and the writing was very patient and meticulous.

Chu Heng carefully read them one by one, squeezed the plain paper tightly in his hand, and raised his eyes to secretly glance in the direction of His Majesty.

But he couldn't take back this glance, and when he raised his eyes, he realized that His Majesty was also looking at him.Under the reflection of the sky, the stern eyebrows and eyes softened their outlines, His Majesty's face was calm, no joy or anger could be seen between his brows, only a faint smile appeared on his lips - the moment Chu Heng raised his head, it flashed Gone, hidden in the expression as calm as water.

Chu Heng was slightly taken aback, but still caught that imperceptible smile in the depths of His Majesty's eyes.

He lowered his head to look at the patient and detailed vermilion pen and ink on the record of memorials, and suddenly felt that the rumors that the emperor was in a state of peace was actually contrary to his situation in front of the imperial court these days, so he couldn't help asking: "Why has your majesty never Selected as imperial servant Mo?"

After he finished speaking, he realized that the words were extremely abrupt, and he even suspected of prying into the holy will, so he quickly lowered his head and said, "I made a mistake."

Ling Ye didn't care about it, and just wrote lightly: "In the past, the queen mother was in power, and the queen mother was surrounded by her people."

The smile in his eyes completely disappeared.

Chu Heng felt a little depressed in his heart, even if he was in Lishan, which was far away from political affairs, he also knew that the current emperor is the son of the empress dowager, but not the son of the empress dowager.

When the first emperor passed away, he was 14 years old today, and his master was young and his ministers were strong. The empress dowager naturally took over the power of the court. Since then, she has never mentioned the matter of returning power to the emperor, until the change of the king of Qi two years ago.

Now it is the eighth year of Xuanxi, His Majesty has been on the throne for eight years, but he has only held the power of the Son of Heaven for more than two years.

In the past, I was surrounded by people from the Empress Dowager, and I didn't need him to decide on the royal case, so naturally there was no need to select the imperial servant who was closest to me when handling the government affairs.

As for later, why didn't Xuanxi choose after six years in power?The empress dowager used to be in charge of the country and the country, and she held the power of the emperor. In the deep palace and above the court, she was always her eyeliner.The emperor can change the world overnight, but he cannot cut off all the minions hidden in the dark overnight, so the best way is "the emperor is happy".

Maybe you've tried to believe it before?

Chu Heng suddenly didn't want to continue thinking about it.

Because everyone knows that everyone in the world can believe in the wrong person, but the Son of Heaven cannot.

Chu Heng raised his eyes to look at His Majesty who was holding a pen to review the memorial, and felt in a daze that standing here, he was standing on the side of the imperial case a few steps away from him, so close to him, yet so far away.

Sheng Mingzi of Dayin Kyushu always has a calm face and a flat expression, and he can never see obvious joy, anger, sorrow and joy.He is majestic and dignified, he treats his ministers with courtesy, he is lenient and strict, and he handles things with integrity and peace. He is a monarch admired by everyone in Dayin, and a model for all people in the world. His every move is the appearance and demeanor that an emperor of Kyushu should have.

What about the past?

Chu Heng thought, no one is born with what they should look like. What was this person like before when he was not an emperor, and when he had not honed his demeanor like an emperor through blood and tears all the way?

In a trance, a strange idea came up in his heart for no reason. He wanted to see what this person named "Ling Ye" looked like under the majestic and calm appearance, taking off the coat of the Kyushu emperor.

What interrupted his thoughts was a report from outside the door: "My Majesty, please see me."

Chu Heng stood on the side of the imperial case, seeing clearly, when the word "Yan Xiang" was uttered from the mouth of the shadow guard, His Majesty's hand holding the vermilion pen paused lightly, and a drop of cinnabar ink fell on the opening memorial , a dark red ball, like blood beads, especially eye-catching between the black and white paper.

Just a moment later, the emperor continued to write a line of words on the notebook, and said in a deep voice, "Xuan."

Chu Heng was about to record the main points of the report with a piece of paper as usual when the courtiers faced the saint, but saw His Majesty put down the pen, glanced at the figure walking outside, and said sharply to Chu Heng with sideways eyes: "You can do it even if you grind ink!" Not good, Bai has grown a pair of hands, go out!"

He was startled, and the cinnabar ink ingot on the imperial case was placed obliquely beside the inkstone, and the ink had been ground earlier.His Majesty's face was brightly angry, but his eyes were bottomless, and he shook his head gently and slowly.

Chu Heng quickly realized, saluted, and walked out of the hall with a low eyebrow.

Walking to the gate of the palace, just in time to meet that "Yan Xiang", Chu Heng stopped on his feet, lowered his eyes and saluted Yan Mao.

Yan Mao's sharp gaze fell on Chu Heng, and the moment he touched his face, his pupils constricted like pinpricks.

He concentrated his attention and nodded lightly, and continued to walk into the hall. Under the wide sleeves of his robe, the covered hands were silently clenched for a moment.

Chu Heng walked out of the hall with lowered eyes, recalling the middle-aged man who passed by him just now——Yan Mao, the prime minister of Dayin, and the powerful minister of Kyushu.

When Yan Xiang was young, he traveled the world to study, and finally joined Mr. Han's seat. He is a senior brother with the current Lantai Yushi doctor and Han Zhuo, the Duke of Korea.

But Yan Mao is an out-and-out prodigal son.He was born in the Wanzhou Yan family of Yanchuan, a rich family, but he swore to betray the family and establish his own family. He is the closed disciple of Han Lao, the current scholar, but Master Han personally denounced him for being unfaithful, unrighteous, and wolfish.

Chu Heng has not been in the imperial court for long, but it is very clear that Dayin's court is treacherous, and the Yan Party headed by Yan Xiang is a faction of its own, which is not only incompatible with the pure ministers represented by the Han family, but also incompatible with the aristocratic family , but also tit for tat with a few poor families.

No one can see what this Prime Minister Yan is thinking, but everyone knows that Yan Mao is a minister of power and a tyrant, feared by the superiors, feared by the subordinates, and harassed by the people.

If the Empress Dowager is the mountain that His Majesty must climb to gather the power of the Son of Heaven, then Yan Mao is the river that must be crossed.

Chu Heng stood outside the hall for half an hour, Yan Xiang finally faced Shengbi and walked out of the hall.He is the prime minister, and there is a martial artist from the Yan family waiting for him under the steps of the Hall of Respect and Sincerity. Chu Heng took a quick glance and found that he is one of the top fighters in the entire Kyushu.

Such a person is the guard of Xiangfu.

Yan Mao stepped out of the palace door, and his sharp eyes fell on Chu Heng without concealment. Chu Heng stood aside with his eyes lowered and eyebrows lowered as if he didn't notice it.

Yan Mao stared at him for a while with a cold expression, but said nothing, flicked his sleeves and walked towards the palace gate.

Chu Heng raised his eyes to stare at Yan Mao's back, frowned slightly, and a cloud of darkness swept over his heart.

He looked up and saw that the sky in the far east was covered with layers of dark clouds, and a storm was about to come.

The Xiangfu's carriage was waiting outside the gate of the palace, Yan Mao walked to the front of the carriage, just stepped on the stool with one foot, and suddenly stopped.

He looked towards the east sideways, and said to himself in a trance: "Two months ago, the night rain at Dichun Terrace has not yet been concluded. Looking at the five people in Kyushu, it is hard for them all." Check, there is one that is particularly difficult to check."

The martial artist behind him was reaching out to help him into the car. Hearing this, he raised his head and glanced at Yan Mao's face, and said, "The one who is spying secretly is Han Chengmiao, the prince of South Korea. The Han family of Yuyang is a loyal monarch, so he is willing to let him go directly." Their son went to the Hall of Valor."

Yan Mao didn't know what he was thinking, his eyes were fixed on the dark clouds in the distance, after a while, he suddenly asked for no reason: "Yan Cang, where is this?"

The warrior named Yan Cang hesitated for a moment, pondered for a moment and replied respectfully: "Master Xiang, this is the imperial capital."

"Yes, this is the imperial capital, everyone should know about it." Yan Mao's face showed a trace of compassion for no reason, "But why don't you say that our Majesty's Imperial Attendant Mo doesn't know about it?"

The dark clouds are getting thicker and thicker, and it is going to rain.

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First of all, Gong is the emperor!The kind of emperor who was the absolute ruler of the feudal dynasty!So don't expect him to trust Shanhua unreservedly if he is attracted to Shanhua or just fell in love with Shanhua.In the same way, Shanhua's background determines that he will not let go of all his defenses easily.Temptation and concealment, both of them will have at the beginning, of course, wholehearted love and trust will not be late and absent.

Then, they are really in love, respecting and cherishing each other, no one is humble and never seeks perfection in the relationship from the beginning to the end. shadow.The respect and cherishment grow deeper and deeper, but His Majesty can't express this directly before expressing his heart, otherwise, in his capacity, it will be rash and abrupt.

[Important point] The 1v1 in this article clearly means that from the time they met to the end of their lives, they are the only one for each other. Your Majesty will not have a harem now or in the future.But this article does not "return to the past before we met each other", nor does it conform to the "shuangjie" in the body.

[Main Thunder Points] The emperor ascended the throne when he was young, but at first he was controlled by the queen mother and had no right to speak.Empress Dowager Zhong once accepted a concubine for the emperor in order to benefit herself and her son King Qi during her reign.The concubine was born in the Jiazhao Xu family. She recommended herself to the queen mother and was selected into the palace.There is no relationship with the emperor at all, and each has their own plans to be extremely alienated, but there is a child (the little prince), Xu Concubine assisted the Qi Palace change two years ago, and died after failing.

Unable to accept the relevant settings, you can quit now, but if you have any doubts about the rationality and logic of the character settings, please read the following before making a judgment~

The reason for the setting will be explained below, mainly because I have received some questions from different angles, and I found that it is better for me to write clearly directly.

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About Na Guoyi Concubine.I want to explain here that according to ancient traditions, the emperor began to rule after his marriage.For the emperor who ascended the throne when he was young, the empress dowager marriage is not just about starting a family, but more importantly, it means that the emperor has grown up, and it is time for the empress dowager to return to the emperor.

Empress Dowager Zhong is the emperor's stepmother, and she has her own son to support, so of course she doesn't want the emperor to get married when he is a queen, and delays again and again.But as the emperor grew older, he had been on the throne for several years, and the harem was still vacant, and he didn't have any heirs, which must be outrageous.Don't talk about the emperor's mother's family, and the subjects who uphold the orthodoxy will not be willing.

So in the end, both sides took a step back. The queen mother chose a concubine for him because the emperor was young and prevented him from indulging in sensuality and other reasons.

As for His Majesty's opinion on Nafei, don't ask him, the authority of the Son of Heaven is not in his hands, and if he is controlled by others, he has no right to speak.

Regarding the little prince, in fact, I have considered this setting for a long time, and I have also thought about other plans, such as passing the heir from the side after securing a stable position, but I finally rejected it.On the one hand, it is part of the plot, and more importantly, it is because of the special situation of His Majesty.

Although Ling Ye was the orthodox son of the former Emperor Yuan, the Zhong family's eldest son, King Qi, and second son, King Jing, were also considered descendants of the first emperor, and King Qi was even older than him, and had always been eyeing the throne.

Even if in the sixth year of Xuanxi, the emperor beheaded King Qi and regained his power, it didn't mean that he had completely secured the throne and could rest easy from now on.The Empress Dowager Zhong was not in power for nothing in the first six years. Besides, King Qi is gone, and King Jing is still there.

His Majesty ascended the throne at the age of 14, and the current timeline is the eighth year of Xuanxi.If an emperor who has been in power for eight years has miraculously maintained a harem with zero heirs, and the court officials have no objections, and his mother clan can still sit still, then I really can only think of one thing. It's a possibility—he's not born to lift.

It would be fine if he was the only seedling of the first emperor, but before there was a king of Qi who could walk, and later there was a king who was healthy in all aspects, the emperor could really be replaced directly.In less than eight years, after Xuanxi's four-year empress dowager gave him a concubine, the day when he will be laid off is not far away.

Ling Ye was the son of the first emperor and the empress of the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial crown prince, if he couldn't be the emperor, he could only die, there was no other choice.The struggle for imperial power is cruel and there is no retreat.

The little prince Qingyan was born in the fifth year of Xuanxi. It was a good thing for Ling Ye who was in the situation at that time, and it gave reassurance to the few royalists in the court.

The little prince's biological mother is Concubine Xu. This child has political significance or value to the emperor, queen mother, and Xu family.For the emperor who had to keep a low profile and had no right to speak, it was either Xu or someone else arranged by the Queen Mother.The most dangerous place is the safest place. It is precisely because Qingyan's biological mother is the Xu family, who belonged to the queen mother, that he was born smoothly, and the queen mother allowed him to live.

At that time, the Empress Dowager Zhong contributed to the birth of Qingyan. One of the reasons was that she had a child who could fend off those royalists.Although the queen mother has the final say on who will be drafted, if there are noble daughters from other aristocratic families, especially those arranged by the emperor's mother, there may be a risk of breaking away from the queen mother's control.

Second, the emperor is subject to the queen mother, not to mention a child.The Empress Dowager is the successor of the first emperor, who has been in charge of the Six Palaces for many years, so that the child can exist temporarily, and naturally there is a way to make him die in due time.What's more, the child's biological mother Concubine Xu and her family surrendered to the Queen Mother in exchange for future benefits, and they are willing to drive for the Queen Mother.

In addition, even without considering the above, I think it is absolutely impossible for an emperor who has been on the throne for many years to have no harem without heirs.If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. The subjects of the world, including his mother's family and all the aristocratic families in Kyushu, will unite to demand that he establish a heir and accept a concubine, because the emperor's heir is the foundation of the country, and it is a symbol of the stable inheritance of the country. Duties and Responsibilities of the Emperor.

Although they are people in the story, I don’t want to ignore the background of the story and the rational logic under normal circumstances in order to force them to be perfect, so that they are “false” and “illusory”. I think they look more like another The world is relatively real, and the settings related to the characters are as close as possible to their identities and situations.

So in the end, there was a compromise between ideal and reality, and His Majesty was set as a bachelor with a baby.Qingyan is not close to Jiazhao Xu, he won't appear many times, he's just a dumpling, his hobby is eating, and he's good at it!

I respect the reading preferences of any genuine reader, and I also love the two people I wrote, both Gong and Shou. Every setting about them is the result of my careful thinking, so I wrote this long explanation .Among them, the "thunder point" also thought a lot before starting to write. Finally, since it is set, I am confident that it can be written well when it is mentioned in the text, and this point will not be like a sudden thorn. , rest assured.

If you can't accept it, don't force it, stop immediately, there are many better articles in Changpei, and there will always be something you like.Thank you for meeting me, and I look forward to seeing you next time.

Another note: Yan Mao (mào)

I think it is necessary to let them make some substantial progress. By the way, ask for some starfish~