My country, you can pinch it

Shang Jin solemnly toasted the father-in-law Zhu with a glass of wine, and many people looked sideways.

Zhu Yuanfeng was startled by Shang Jinling's boldness, he couldn't help but looked at Liu Ke, and thought, don't you need to hide it?

Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince beat a snake with a stick, and looked like he hated meeting him too late, "I heard that Eunuch Zhu is also a scholar, and he should have a reputation."

"His Royal Highness praises you."

"Oh...it's a pity." After Liu Ke finished speaking, he patted him on the shoulder, as if to comfort him, but the unfinished meaning was not so comfortable.

Zhu Yuanfeng's expression froze slightly. If the emperor hadn't asked him to stay here, he seemed to want to throw up his sleeves and leave.

As soon as the Qionglin Banquet Emperor left, the Crown Prince was the respected one, and everyone saw it, but they didn't dare to say anything, and the banquet soon ended.

Zhu Yuanfeng returned to Dacheng Palace to return to his life. Emperor Shun already knew what happened today. He pinched Zhu Yuanfeng's chin and said, "The crown prince is getting more and more ignorant of the heights of the sky and the earth. Do you really think that Dashun will belong to him in the future? Yuan Er I am wronged, I know it in my heart."

Zhu Yuanfeng shook his head, "I have no grievances."

"You, it's the nature of calming things down." Emperor Shun had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.

Zhu Yuanfeng didn't say much anymore, at this moment, Qin Hai walked in, and respectfully handed a booklet to Emperor Shun, "Your Majesty, I'm here to report the military information of Shamenguan."

The emperor took it over and looked at it, then sneered, "It's spring, and the Xiongnu should come again."

Qin Hai asked: "I wonder if General Qi Feng can resist this time?"

"After five years in Shamenguan, if this is still unstoppable, he should not be a great general. If he is smarter, he should take this opportunity to turn Shang's army into his Qi's army."

Qin Hai flattered him immediately: "The emperor is wise."

At night, after waiting for the emperor to go to bed, Zhu Yuanfeng returned to the residence, and Xiao Qi came to wash the foot basin, ready to help Zhu Yuanfeng wash his feet, Zhu Yuanfeng glanced at him, and Xiao Qi said: "Let Shunzi watch at the door, no one will hear you."

Zhu Yuanfeng nodded, "Who is looking for you?"

While washing Zhu Yuanfeng's feet, Xiao Qi said, "It's the father-in-law next to His Royal Highness the Prince."

"What did you say?"

"His Royal Highness said that it's fine if Princess Jing can't see King Jing. It's too pitiful that she can't even send things in."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanfeng's face froze slightly, "Just this one sentence?"

"Also... Please forgive me, but Mr. Tuan said this in a hurry when he accidentally bumped my shoulder when he passed me by. I don't know if it counts."

"Please..." Zhu Yuanfeng sneered, "As the father-in-law of Tuan, do I still need to be so polite to you?" Xiao Tuanzi, as the eunuch next to Liu Ke, has no time to flatter others, and when he bumps into someone, he can only say that the other party is not good. long eyes.

"Then His Royal Highness said this to you?"

Zhu Yuanfeng nodded.

"But why does His Royal Highness suddenly want to apologize to you?"

Zhu Yuanfeng sighed softly, "It can be seen that he is going to do something that I'm sorry for."

"Ah..." Xiao Qi opened his mouth and forgot to pinch his feet.

"What's the matter, don't look at His Royal Highness the crown prince, but in fact it's no different from walking on thin ice. Although the emperor is angry that he wins over the courtiers, he still lets him go."

Xiao Qi was puzzled, "Isn't this the emperor's favor?"

"The emperor's grace?" Zhu Yuanfeng laughed, "What kind of emperor's favor is it? It's still in the hands of the emperor, so don't worry about it."

Since ancient times, there are no more than two kinds of crown princes ascending the throne, one is the emperor's Zen position, and the other is to succeed to the throne after his death.

For the former one, look through the history books and find the phoenix feathers and water chestnuts, for the latter... If Liu Ke doesn't want to kill Emperor Shun himself, then the emperor will break his wings in reverse.

Xiao Qi felt a little sad when he heard it, "Then what should I do?"

"Didn't I let you pass the message?"

"King Jing?"

"Well, I think I know what they want to do. It's okay. If it continues like this, I'm also worried." Zhu Yuanfeng put his feet away so that Xiaoqi didn't have to pinch them.

"But are you in danger?" Xiao Qi asked with concern.

"There is nothing in this deep palace that is not dangerous. If this life can find a way out for them, it will be worth it." Zhu Yuanfeng said with a smile. Delicate and handsome, if it wasn't for this experience... He closed his eyes, opened them and said to Xiao Qi, "Okay, you can go down and get some rest earlier."

"Yes."

Concubine Jing never thought that she would finally come to Liu Ke. Thinking about how this old sister-in-law and elder sister-in-law used to call her short, but now she has to beg her in a low voice.

But she had no choice, she had nowhere to turn for help in the entire capital, and the ladies who had been friends with her in the past, as well as the lords who surrounded King Jing all day long, all disappeared without a trace, for fear of contaminating King Jing's mansion and making His Royal Highness unhappy.

Even if Liu Ke didn't say anything, all she had to do was put on a cold look, and Prince Jing's mansion would be isolated and helpless. She shed tears all day long, and finally gritted her teeth and begged to see the prince.

Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness not only met her, but also asked in a good mood, "Do those two little nephews miss their father?"

Concubine Jing was startled, she couldn't help crying like rain, she simply knelt down in front of Liu Ke, and begged: "His Royal Highness, please help our orphans and widows, the prince doesn't know whether he will live or die in the palace, we are really worried."

In spring, the lake is sparkling, the waves are rippling, and the gentle breeze brings the fragrance of flowers and birds. The whole Prince's Mansion is exquisite like a painting, but without Shang Jinling's company, he really doesn't have much interest in enjoying the beautiful scenery. It's better to eat melon seeds and read idle books.Of course, for a little style today, he threw the melon seed shells into the lake and fed them to the koi.

Those fish were happy to be fed by the owner at first, but if the melon seed shell was hard enough to pull and chase a few times, the fish abandoned him and ignored him.

Liu Ke was not interested, turned around to see King Jing, couldn't help raising his hand, and smiled sincerely, "Sister-in-law is still kneeling, get up quickly, the past grievances have nothing to do with you, don't be so cautious."

Princess Jing didn't know whether Liu Ke really didn't notice her, or if she deliberately made her kneel for a long time to let out a sigh of relief, but no matter what, she stood up cautiously and sat in the pavilion, "His Royal Highness..."

"Sister-in-law is fine if she doesn't see anyone, doesn't she even have a message?"

Concubine Jing shook her head, "No, every time I ask, I say yes, but I can't even send things in, so I feel uneasy."

Liu Ke rubbed his chin, "That's weird, what happened more than 20 years ago has anything to do with Sixth Brother, it's puzzling for Father to do so."

"Yes, noble concubine, no, I mean that the sinner has committed suicide in fear of crime, the Wang family is gone, and the empress has been wronged. If you still don't feel relieved, even if the prince is demoted from the capital and locked up in the palace, why not?" ..."

"So, my sister-in-law doesn't know why?"

Concubine Jing shook her head repeatedly, "I don't know, that was years ago, when the prince entered the palace to visit his mother, he was locked in the palace directly. Not long after, the sinner died for his crime. From the beginning to the end, I was at a loss. Don't know what happened."

Liu Ke nodded, but said nothing.

Princess Jing was embarrassed, feeling uneasy.

Suddenly a cup of tea was handed in front of her, Princess Jing was startled, then immediately got up and said: "What's the trouble, Your Highness, I will do it myself."

"Oh, sister-in-law, why should you be so careful? It's not like Gu didn't pour it for you before." Liu Ke smiled, then his eyes darkened, "Sit down and drink tea."

Concubine Jing hurriedly sat down and served tea. Liu Ke frowned, seemingly satisfied. He counted the table with his fingers, and said quietly: "Since my sister-in-law has asked Gu to come here, for the sake of past love, Gu can't just sit idly by." It's a pity that the emperor ordered that no one should see it, and people must not see it."

Concubine Jing immediately showed disappointment, and was about to speak, when Liu Ke said again: "Hey, although people can't see it, but if there is something you want to give, I can still help you."

However, Concubine Jing said: "But the guard is Eunuch Zhu, he has always acted according to orders, never favoritism, no matter how much I begged before, he refused to let me go."

Liu Ke sneered, "Sister-in-law is wrong, I heard that Eunuch Zhu pleaded for you in front of the father, but unfortunately the father did not agree."

Princess Jing was startled when she heard the words.

"So, this person is quite soft-hearted, sister-in-law, he actually wants to help you, but he is afraid of disobeying the emperor."

"so what should I do?"

"Please, keep begging. Once a person softens his heart, he will be shaken. He is like Gu. He knows that Brother Six is ​​sorry for me, but he still wants to help you. Who makes the two nephews feel sorry for me?"

"You mean..."

"Things for women, children and children are the most sympathetic."

After Liu Ke finished speaking, Princess Jing's eyes lit up, she nodded, "Okay, thank you His Highness for your guidance."

"Hey, don't be too busy thanking me, sister-in-law, Gu will ask you again if you want to reunite with Sixth Brother?"

Princess Jing was stunned, "Reunion?"

"Yeah, Gu Ye is soft-hearted."

"Will the prince help us?"

Liu Ke looked at him and smiled, then Princess Jing said solemnly: "What does His Royal Highness want?"

Liu Ke tapped on the stone table lightly, "Cheer up, no wonder Sixth Brother respects and loves his sister-in-law so much."

The more Liu Ke said this kind of praise, the more uncertain Princess Jing became, "His Royal Highness, please speak frankly."

"Simple, I just want to know what Liu Ke learned from the noble concubine. I guess, if he doesn't enter the palace that day, maybe nothing will happen."

Concubine Jing actually had speculations in her heart, but she couldn't get confirmation, "I can't see the prince."

"If something can be sent in, it can always be brought out. Sister-in-law will know if she tries it."

Concubine Jing was a little hairy. He looked at Liu Ke with a bohemian face, chewed his words, and looked embarrassed, "But everything has to be searched. Even if Eunuch Zhu is soft-hearted, he will never let anything be entrained..."

Liu Ke said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, since you dare to say that alone, there is naturally a way to solve it, so you can rest assured."

"If the emperor knows..."

"Of course he won't know, but if sister-in-law doesn't agree..." Liu Ke's smile brightened.

Needless to say the following, Princess Jing let out a long breath, the matter has come to this point, she has no other choice, "Okay."

After finishing speaking, Liu Ke smiled and said, "Tuanzi, see off the guests."

Liu Ke is not someone who does good deeds without leaving a name, so he wrote a letter to Qin Hai, telling the old man that he was not fooling anyone, and that he was really dealing with Zhu Yuanfeng well.

"Lingling, do you think this old Qin Hai will take the bait?"

"Brother Yuanfeng has always been careful in doing things. Qin Hai has never been able to catch the deadly trick. If he lets go this time, it will be difficult for him to find another chance." Shang Jinling said leisurely.

"I can't seem to help."

Shang Jinling sneered, "Convincing Concubine Jing is already a big job, the worst is to save some people, I don't believe that Zhu Yuanfeng doesn't have Qin Hai by his side."

Liu Ke suddenly realized, "Oh...I got it, Ling Ling, you are a bad person, although it seems that Zhu Yuanfeng has taken a big risk, but you can also take this opportunity to find out the gap around him. "

"Isn't it good? Brother Yuanfeng is helping us recklessly, and..."

"As the Sixth Brother, he is eager to tell me about this blood feud, and see me and the old bastard fight to the death." Liu Ke followed the words, "So, this one is really over."

Shang Jinling smiled slightly, "After all, he is the emperor's beloved son for many years, so he still has feelings."

But in this way, the last bit of father-son relationship was worn away, and Emperor Shun had no choice but King Duan.

"Okay, it's what you say." Liu Ke waved his hand, made the last stroke, and then shouted, "Tuanzi, where is my seal?" In order to show his identity, he had to affix the prince's seal.

However, Shang Jinling took out a small seal from his purse and threw it to him, "Use mine."

"Ok?"

Shang Jinling said speechlessly: "Prince Tangtang, do you need to reveal your identity clearly when you are doing something?"

In general operations, don't you find your cronies to replace you, even if something happens to you, you can still clean yourself up.

Of course, everyone knew that Shang Jinling was someone close to Liu Ke. His seal and the prince's handwriting were enough, and Qin Hai would not be suspicious.

This is true, Liu Ke made a stamp, then looked at Shang Jinling's small seal to play with, "Lingling, is the Imperial Academy fun?"

Shang Jinling, as the number one scholar in this subject, naturally entered the Imperial Academy. He is noble, but also idle.

"When Qin Hai is resolved, you can transfer me to Zhongshu Province."

"What are you doing there?"

"Draft the edict."

When Shang Jinling said this, Liu Ke immediately understood that this was slowly monitoring the emperor's every move.

Although the secret edict did not go through Zhongshu Province, with Zhu Yuanfeng by the emperor's side, it was easy to inquire about it.