Linque

The shadow guards of the Son of Heaven who came over at some unknown time stood behind His Majesty, and upon hearing the order, they were about to step forward to lead them.

Chu Heng had already decided that he was doomed today, so he forced himself to temporarily ignore the pain of the rod, lowered his head and thought silently in his heart, would twenty rods kill someone?

will not.

...then hit it.

Xie Chu didn't have his paralyzed self-abandonment, it's enough for others to take twenty sticks, like Chu Heng, who can't carry a flowery frame like Chu Heng, wishing he couldn't even hold his sword steadily, and after twenty sticks, it would have to be done How long are you in bed?

Xie Chu couldn't bear it when he thought about it, and hurriedly knelt down in front of the emperor: "I beg your Majesty to be merciful, Chu Heng was just on duty at the beginning, and he didn't know the rules. It was because I couldn't teach him well that he offended His Majesty for a while. Please." Your Majesty sees that he made a mistake the first time, and because he just came back from Lishan and doesn't know the personnel affairs in Beijing, please forgive him this time."

As soon as his words fell, the kneeling people in the Hall of Martial Arts also hurriedly begged for mercy.

Ling Ye still had a stern expression, looking down at Chu Heng who was kneeling beside him, without saying a word.Chu Heng bowed his head and knelt down, not knowing what he was thinking, not even saying a word to admit his mistake and beg for mercy.

The sky light fell on their shoulders, and the two of them merged into each other's shadows like this, as if a long dividing line was drawn in front of them, separating everyone.

After a long time, a voice suddenly came from above, and the emperor said softly: "Chu Heng—"

Chu Heng seemed to have just come back to his senses, lowered his eyes and narrowed his eyes, and belatedly said: "Your Majesty calm down, I know I was wrong."

"For Commander Xie's sake, let me spare you once. Remember the twenty sticks first, and deal with them together if there is another time."

The kneeling people breathed a long sigh of relief, but before the breath was over, they heard the emperor change the subject and continued coldly: "You are so capable, staying here is really a shame. From tomorrow From now on, you can come directly to the Hall of Jingcheng, and I want to see how long these twenty sticks can last."

His Majesty's anger was obviously still there, and as soon as the words fell, he stopped practicing the sword and drove back to the Hall of Jingcheng.

Everyone stood up from the ground one after another, and looked at Chu Heng sympathetically.

Without multiple examinations, it is rare and rare to see it directly in front of the imperial court by His Majesty's golden words.But at this moment, no one would envy Chu Heng's "good luck"——

Put under the nose of the emperor to personally grab the braids, Chu Heng is probably the only respectable part of Dayin Kyushu.

It's chilling to think about this person who went to the imperial court.

Chu Heng lowered his eyes, standing in the shadow under the door of the palace, his whole body seemed to have not recovered, and was still immersed in deep sadness and despair.

Everyone in the Hall of Martial Ying came forward one after another, patted Chu Heng on the shoulder, racked his brains to comfort him, and began to tell him all kinds of precautions in front of the imperial court.

Yun Fei had sworn to Chu Heng earlier that the one who ran to the Hall of Martial Arts with his sword and sword hanging must be the Imperial City Imperial Guard who was not on duty to provoke trouble, and he repeatedly emphasized that "Forbidden soldiers and dogs are not allowed to enter", telling him that he must not lose The aura of the Tianzi Guards Camp must be swearing, ringing the bell and fighting in one go, fully demonstrating the true qualities of Wuying men.

Then something went wrong.

Yun Fei dawdled forward, comforting Chu Heng and said: "Your Majesty is busy with everything, and you may forget about it in a few days, so don't worry too much. But you have to be careful, don't let His Majesty bump into you again in front of the emperor." It's a mistake, otherwise it might be..." Yun Fei said in a lower voice, his eyes dodged, he bowed his head guiltily and dared not look at Chu Heng.

All the colleagues around the side heard his unfinished intentions, and cast condemning eyes one after another. In contrast, they couldn't help but feel more sympathy for Chu Heng.

Lu Ji looked around and saw no one said anything, so without even thinking about it, he completed Yun Fei's words very consciously: "Relax, Your Majesty doesn't kill people easily, and has always been lenient towards the emperor's guards. You can be considered disrespectful just now." , Didn’t Your Majesty not delve into it, so in the future, at most, twenty sticks will be changed to forty sticks, and no one will be killed.”

"..."

Turning from twenty to forty, lying in bed for an extra month, the idle days gone forever, and having to worry about it all the time, it's a bit of a loss.

Even if Chu Heng didn't think there was anything wrong at first, they would tell him that he had lost his mind at this moment. He looked at Xie Chu for help, and said in a sad voice, "Commander, I want to watch the gate at the Hall of Martial Heroes..."

Xie Chu couldn't bear it very much, but there was nothing he could do, so he had to personally mention Chu Heng's many matters in front of the imperial court, and in the evening, he set off to find Ling Qi, the leader of the Emperor's Shadow Guard, and asked him to help take care of him in front of the imperial court.

I didn't want Ling Qi to guess the purpose of coming when he saw Xie Chu without waiting for him to speak, and said directly: "You are here for Chu Heng, right?"

Xie Chu was startled when he heard this.

Ling Qi stood with his hands behind his back, and said with a slight smile: "I know you are protecting the calf, but thank you and rest assured, it was an accident that Chu Heng went to the imperial court, but it wasn't all an accident. As for his twenty sticks, he still can't beat them for the time being. "

Xie Chu was puzzled, frowned and wanted to ask again, but Ling Qi refused to say any more.

The next day was October [-]th, Chu Heng changed into the red-lined and cloud-patterned clothes, went to the front hall of Wuying to get the badge, and under the sympathetic eyes of everyone, he and his colleagues who were on duty in front of the imperial court today stepped on the road. The road to Jingcheng Hall.

Jingcheng Palace is affiliated to Jingzhang Palace and is located on the central axis of the former court of the imperial city. It is the place where His Majesty handles government affairs daily and is also the center of power in Kyushu.

As soon as he stepped into the Jingzhang Palace, the heavy and solemn emperor's majesty greeted him.Whether it is the palace servants serving in the palace or the guards on duty in front of the imperial court, everyone walks quickly with downcast eyes, and even lowers their voices repeatedly for occasional conversations.

Chu Heng exhaled quietly, and followed his colleagues towards the Hall of Jingcheng. It was the first time he came back to the Imperial Palace, and Yili had to go alone to pay his respects to His Majesty.

Chu Heng thought about the twenty sticks that were about to fall on him at some point, and suddenly felt that the sky over Jingzhang Palace was dark.

Just before the Hall of Respect and Sincerity, a shadow guard of the Son of Heaven suddenly walked towards them in front of them.

Different from the emperor's guards in the Hall of Martial Heroes, everyone in the shadow guards is the top martial arts master in Kyushu, guarding His Majesty's side day and night, and never using them for no reason.The shadow guards only listen to the emperor's order, they are the true confidantes of the emperor, the emperor's swordsmen, they stop the bleeding with blood and stop the killing, and no one dares to stop them when they travel all over Kyushu.

Chu Heng frowned slightly, and calmly restrained his inner breath.

Today's day was not right, seeing these shadow guards of the Son of Heaven who were either in the light or in the dark, he suddenly realized that he was really careless.

His Majesty made an order in public yesterday that it is a foregone conclusion that he will be in front of the imperial court, but it is best for the Mian Sheng to avoid today.

Chu Heng glanced back at the way he came. The gate of Jingzhang Palace was already far away, and his heart sank slightly. It might be too late to go back now.

Seeing him looking back, the colleagues around him thought he was nervous and scared, so they gently touched his shoulder and gave him a comforting look.

Chu Heng restrained his mind, forced a small smile, and accepted his kindness.

The shadow guard of the Son of Heaven came straight over, stopped three steps in front of them, nodded in greeting and said briefly to Chu Heng: "Please follow me."

This was obviously explained by His Majesty in advance, and the shadow guard led him all the way to the Hall of Respect and Sincerity.After the routine inspection in front of the palace gate, Chu Heng was directly led into the palace to pay his respects to the saint without any notification.

Chu Heng's eyes swept over the shadow guards of the Son of Heaven, whether they were bright or not, and there were twenty or thirty people in front of the Hall of Respect.As he walked forward into the hall, several eyes were fixed on him, watching his every move.

Chu Heng quietly sensed their inner breath, and he was slightly relieved.Although today is the sixteenth, fortunately Ling Qi, the leader of the Son of Heaven's Shadow Guard, is not in the Hall of Respect and Sincerity, which saves him a lot of trouble.

Walking through the corridor, through the half-opened window, one could see His Majesty sitting in front of the imperial case with a relaxed expression, reviewing the memorial, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Today, he changed out of his military uniform and put on the emperor's uniform. The golden dragon pattern on his chest and neckline reflected a sharp luster in the sky. Against his indifferent eyebrows, he looked more solemn and dignified, which made people feel refreshed. Surrender.

The shadow guard only brought Chu Heng to the door of the study room in the inner hall and then retreated, leaving him to go in alone to greet the saint.

Chu Heng's heart skipped a beat for no reason, took a deep breath, and stepped into the hall with lowered eyebrows.He walked lightly to the imperial case, bowed down and bowed down: "Chen Chu Heng respectfully asks Your Majesty to be safe."

Ling Ye was reading the brochure, when he heard Greetings, he raised his eyelids and glanced at Chu Heng, a faint smile appeared on his lips, but he didn't respond.

Chu Heng knelt quietly, with a thick cashmere carpet under her knees.He waited for a while, but the emperor didn't cry out as if he didn't see him, so he had to continue kneeling with his head bowed.

For a while, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop, only the sound of dripping water in the corner fell on your ears, very clear, as if it was knocking on people's hearts.

After almost a quarter of an hour, Ling Ye looked away from the memorial and looked at Chu Heng who was kneeling in front of the imperial case.

He lowered his head, and the gentle sunlight from outside crossed the window sills, just in front of Chu Heng's shoulders and knees, coating his exposed white and slender neck with a layer of gentle luster.

Chu Heng was drooping his eyes in a trance, when he suddenly felt heavy eyes falling on him from above, he felt a little apprehensive, knowing that His Majesty remembered that there was someone like himself in the palace.

He concentrated his attention and was ready to meet the emperor's difficulties, thinking that the emperor would ridicule a few words first, but he didn't want His Majesty to just chuckle lightly, with a very gentle tone: "Come?"

It's been a quarter of an hour!

Chu Heng was angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak out, so he lowered his head and let out a muffled "hmm".

Unexpectedly, it was just spring wind and rain, and the strings in Chu Heng's heart had just been loosened, but in a word, the emperor at the top suddenly changed the subject, revealing his true nature without warning——

"Kneel down when you come."

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Hua: I want to see the gate at the Hall of Martial Arts.

Bowl: No, you don't want to.