Linque

All the way from the Hall of Martial Heroes, the wind was biting cold, and the sky above the imperial capital was covered with thick clouds, and snow would fall soon.

As soon as Chu Heng walked to the front of the hall, he realized that something was wrong. The atmosphere in Jingcheng Hall seemed extremely tense and dignified, just like the gloomy sky outside.He didn't have time to think about it, he lowered his eyes and entered the inner hall study alone.

The cold air was blocked outside the door, and a smoked cage was lit in the study of Jingcheng Hall, which was full of warmth.

The first time Chu Heng came in, he noticed that His Majesty had changed into a completely different dress from yesterday. The silk dragon robe embroidered in bright gold was more dignified and majestic than yesterday's crow green uniform, and it also made people feel far away. alienated.

The moment he leaned over to pay his respects, Chu Heng's thoughts began to drift uncontrollably—where was the crow blue cloud brocade robe with ink stains yesterday? Was it sent to be washed or discarded?As soon as the idea of ​​washing came up, he himself felt that it was outrageous. Would Dayin, the supreme emperor of Kyushu, still lack a piece of clothing?The ink-stained robe is difficult to wash, and the gold and jade are as expensive as the emperor, so of course he will not wear it again.

Chu Heng lowered his head quietly.It's obviously a very reasonable thing, but thinking of this moment, my heart feels inexplicably depressed, and a sourness of unknown origin but uncontrollable depression fills my heart with depression.

Ling Ye was sitting behind the court case, and when he heard the voice tell him to get up and sit down on the round stool next to the court case, he took a closer look and saw that he was safe and sound and had not been injured in the martial arts hall, so he felt relieved and asked casually: "Why don't you come back to the palace?"

Chu Heng stepped forward with lowered eyes, but he was only standing three steps away from His Majesty. He held his breath in his heart, and replied in a flat voice: "I should not have come here today."

Ling Ye raised his eyebrows lightly, and felt amused when he heard the words: "The ceremony of the former court was overturned? The people in front of the imperial court came back from the palace to rest and take a bath. Didn't you know that you came to pay your respects?"

Chu Heng still lowered his eyes: "That minister will come back sooner than later."

Ling Ye only thought that he was angry in the martial arts gym, and he didn't calm down at the moment, and he was playing petty, so he didn't mention it anymore.He said something else, seeing that Chu Heng was still in a lack of interest, so he asked instead: "You came to Jingcheng Hall yesterday evening, what's the matter?"

Chu Heng was stunned for a moment, and lost his mind for a moment. For some reason, the depression of unknown origin in his heart began to surge up uncontrollably.Your Majesty knew that he had been here, did he know it later, or did he know it at the time, but he was too busy chatting and laughing with Su Lang and didn't have time to see him?

But what if that is the case?

Chu Heng bit the tip of his tongue to force himself to calm down.

Leaving aside the priority of summoning, and the need to treat people with intimacy, what reason does Emperor Dayin, who has power over Kyushu, care about the feelings of a dispensable servant in front of the imperial court?Could it be that he is very important to His Majesty?

He himself didn't understand what he was angry about. He felt that the anger was inexplicable, especially awkward and hypocritical, and it was simply making trouble for no reason, but he couldn't help but feel sour and depressed.

After living for 20 years, it was the first time that I realized that my mind and emotions could be so disobedient.

Seeing that he was in a daze with his head down, Ling Ye didn't answer, so he asked again patiently.

Chu Heng quickly raised his eyes and glanced at the bright yellow dragon robe on His Majesty, and after a long silence, he said in a muffled voice: "It's nothing, I left something in the palace, come and get it."

Ling Ye was about to be laughed at by him, why didn't he know that the imperial court was on duty, and he could casually bring other things into the study room of the inner hall without reporting.

After returning from a trip to the palace, he was so self-willed. He spoke softly and softly, but he didn't respond well to a single sentence. Did he have to scold him with a straight face?

Ling Ye's face darkened slightly, and he said solemnly: "Chu Heng, are you planning to bully the king face to face?"

Bully the king.

Chu Heng was absent-minded for a moment, chewing these two words repeatedly, feeling empty in his heart.

He suddenly understood why His Majesty suddenly called him over.

The depression and sourness in my heart that had been spent for a whole day, was infinitely magnified the moment His Majesty said these two words, and it seemed that my heart was in pain when it swelled.

"If Next Time" has finally arrived.

Not to mention staying in front of the imperial court, he will really be "disposed together".

Chu Heng laughed at himself in his heart, what was he struggling with and worrying about before?Xu Shao, Zhong Pinghou, and fellow guards, everyone understands it clearly, so why can't he understand it?His Majesty's appointment of him to the imperial court was only for a moment, and when the interest was over, it was natural to settle the score left before.

Yesterday Su Lang had already returned from Yinghai, His Majesty and his teacher came from the same school, so we have a deep friendship, of course there is no need for other people in the study of the Hall of Respect and Sincerity.

When we came here just now, the atmosphere inside and outside the Jingcheng Hall was tense and dignified. You don't need to think about it to know that His Majesty is in a bad mood.By announcing him here today, he was probably preparing to send him away, and maybe he could also vent his anger on him by the way.From being disrespectful to deceiving the emperor, he has committed all of them over and over again, and it is only natural that he should be dealt with.

So Chu Heng was silent for a while, took a step back, bowed his head and knelt down: "I am guilty."

Ling Ye frowned, and before he could speak, Chu Heng continued: "I know that I am stupid, and I have never passed the examination and selection of the Hall of Martial Heroes, so I am not qualified to come to the imperial court. I dare not forget that I have offended His Majesty with words , I still have twenty sticks on my body. Your Majesty said, "If there is another time, we will deal with it together." I know that the crime of deceiving the king is unforgivable, so I ask your majesty to deal with it together today."

When Chu Heng said this, he lowered his eyes and narrowed his eyes, looking at the land in front of his knees. It was a standard gesture of pleading guilty and accepting punishment, as if he would accept it willingly no matter what was done, but there was no expression on his face.

Ling Ye knew that Chu Heng was unwilling and unwilling to—

He was obviously throwing a fit at himself.

Ever since he entered the palace, he had been throwing temper tantrums, and he didn't know where he got a small thorn all over his body, and he took all his anger on him.Now he has actually learned to use retreat as an advance, threatening to plead guilty and accept punishment, and leave the imperial court.

Does he know how to deal with it according to the rules if it is really punished?

I'm so used to him, he's simply presumptuous.

With a sullen face, Ling Ye stared at Chu Heng for a while, and asked coldly, "Did I say I would punish you? Are you going to make the decision on my behalf?"

Chu Heng lowered his eyes and remained silent, his lips still tightly pressed together.After a long while, his temper came up, his heart turned violent, and he spoke in a low voice, and the words he said were clear: "Your Majesty Xuanchen came here, isn't it just to vent your anger on the minister?"

Ling Ye was taken aback when he heard this.

Want to vent your anger on him?

Then this afternoon, I was so full that I announced Xu Kan to the Hall of Jingcheng, and let him kneel outside for two hours?

Ling Ye suddenly became angry, slapped the table with a "bang", stood up and shouted: "Get up!"

Chu Heng was inadvertently startled, and subconsciously raised his eyes to look at His Majesty, the moment he touched His Majesty's angry face, he immediately retracted his gaze, stood up quickly from the ground, lowered his eyes and was a little at a loss.

From the first time he came to the imperial court until now, it was the first time he saw His Majesty really angry, and it was because of himself.

The majesty of the emperor is as calm as a mountain, and His Majesty's emotions will always be contained in those eyes as deep as the sea. It is the first time he has lost his temper like today.

Chu Heng's heart trembled. He was originally full of gloom and unwillingness. Seeing His Majesty suddenly acting like this, his heart became confused again. He didn't know what to do, so he just stood with his head bowed.

Ling Ye looked at him coldly. After a long time, he restrained his anger and asked in a deep voice: "I'm going to vent my anger on you? The shadow guard who inspected the Mingzheng Martial Arts Hall today reported to me that Xu Shao, the son of Jiayonghou, spoke arrogantly and recklessly. Yuling, in the afternoon I called his brother over and knelt outside the Jingcheng Hall for two hours. I was angry that Xu Shao was coercing you privately and asked you to come over to see if you were injured in the martial arts hall. I want to vent my anger on you?"

Chu Heng was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had heard it wrong, and recalled it word by word several times before he understood the meaning of His Majesty's words.

After the shock, a secret joy began to burst from the deepest part of my heart.He couldn't help but want to look up at His Majesty, but before he could move, he suddenly recalled what he said just now, and immediately lost the courage to look up.The sourness and gloom of unknown origin before had all turned into panic at a loss what to do, and he was speechless for a moment.

Ling Ye calmed down his anger, his expression returned to his usual calm, and his voice was extraordinarily cold: "Chu Heng, do you think you can stand here as well as you do if someone else is here? It's disrespectful to say anything, just remember Your twenty shovels, I remember too lightly. If you want to deal with them together, how about I agree to your request, and after finishing the disrespectful sixty shovels, I will talk to you about bullying the emperor?"

Chu Heng lost his voice, he didn't dare to answer, and he didn't dare to raise his head. It wasn't just because of the horrific punishment His Majesty said, he was even more afraid of seeing His Majesty's indifferent eyes and sullen expression.He could see the majesty of the emperor every day in front of the imperial court, and when his eyes fell on people so plainly that they could be called indifferent, no one was not afraid to surrender.

But from the first day he came to the imperial court, His Majesty always looked at him with a faint smile or something else.

Perhaps because of getting used to it, he inexplicably does not want to, or even fears that the next time His Majesty looks at him, there will only be majesty and sternness in his eyes-this kind of emotion is just like the previous gloom and sourness, the origin is unknown, but it is true It's stuck in my heart, and I can't ignore it no matter what I teach him.

But it was too late to say anything now, he didn't dare to intercede, he himself said that he wanted to deal with the one who wanted to leave the imperial court, His Majesty had no reason to indulge his waywardness, and would not spare him a third time.

Ling Ye moved his gaze away from Chu Heng, stopped looking at him, and said indifferently: "It's not enough to kneel in front of the Jingcheng Hall today, I think you also want to kneel for two hours. According to what you said, I will take You vent your anger."