Dressed as the teacher of the Black Lotus Emperor

Xiao Shen opened his eyes suddenly, the panic in the black pupils had not completely dissipated.

He was panting heavily, and the remaining image in his mind was reminding him how absurd the last scene of the dream just now was.

The man who treated Mr. so badly in the dream actually looked so much like him——

No, to be precise, that face was more like her mature self.

He sat up suddenly, his eyes swept around, and fell on the face sleeping peacefully on the imperial concubine's couch, his eyes suddenly became dark.

The husband didn't wake him up, but he didn't want to sleep with him either.

Xiao Shen got up and got out of bed, stepped on the ground with bare feet, and walked to the imperial concubine's bed without a sound.

The husband's sleeping face was as peaceful and beautiful as ever, and he was defenseless.The slender and thick eyelashes are like small brushes, quietly casting two shadows on the eyelids, and under the delicate and upturned nose tip are well-shaped lips, plump and plump without any redness, he even remembers the soft and smooth touch.

Three thousand black hairs were hanging down, and he couldn't help but think of his long hair being pulled in his dream, from behind...

He couldn't help kneeling on one knee, moved closer, his hot breath fell on the face of the husband, and he carefully traced this beautiful face with his eyes from a close distance.

How can there be such a good-looking person?It was as if it grew close to his heart, and just looking at it with his eyes could make his heart overflow with love.

"Hmm..." As if feeling the heat blowing against his face, the sleeping gentleman let out a kitten-like snort, and waved his hand impatiently.

Xiao Shen immediately leaned back, barely avoiding his hand, but he refused to leave his face for a moment.

It was this face, which was so beautiful in his dream, and under this snow-white silk inner garment, could there be a winding scenery that he had never seen before...

The scenes in the dream came one after another, Xiao Shen shook his head unbearably.

Could it be that he is thinking day by day and dreaming at night, he faces Mr. every day, and hides dirty thoughts in the bottom of his heart, that's why such vivid and fragrant dreams arise at night, and he even pretends to be someone else in the dream, Do whatever you want with Mr.

But in the dream, the man used endless means to torment Mr., how did he imagine it, even the details are so clear and real?

Just as he was thinking hard, a burst of needle-like pain suddenly came from his mind, Xiao Shen couldn't help closing his eyes, trying to relieve the sharp pain.

The only thing that is certain is that the man in the dream is the future emperor. If this dream is really some kind of omen, if that man is not him, who else could it be?

Yes, as long as he stands at the pinnacle of power, no one in this world can take his husband away from him.

He can only be the one who boards the dragon chair in the end!

A fierce light suddenly shot out from the phoenix eyes, but it disappeared without a trace the moment it touched the sleeping person.

His gaze became soft again, Xiao Shen carefully held that porcelain-white jade hand, and raised it to his lips, his thin lips pressed against the cool back of his hand intimately.

"I belong to Mr., and Mr. belongs to me." He stared at Mr. deeply, "Mr. can only belong to me..."

"Huh?" Shen Qingzhuo opened his eyelashes slightly in a half-dream and half-awake state, and called out in a vague voice, "Xiao Qi..."

"I'm here, sir." His lips gently rubbed against the back of his hand, as if afraid of disturbing Sleeping Beauty, Xiao Shen replied softly, "Sleep, I'm here."

"Okay...sleep..." Shen Qingzhuo calmed down, withdrew his hand unconsciously, turned over and fell asleep again.

The palm of his hand suddenly became empty, Xiao Shen slowly closed his five fingers together, as if he wanted to grasp the remaining warmth.

"I won't be so bad to sir," he said to himself, "as long as, as long as sir doesn't leave me..."

He couldn't bear to treat Mr. so roughly.

***

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was slightly bright.

Before Shen Qingzhuo opened his eyes, he felt a fluffy head next to his neck.

The hot air of his breath sprayed behind his ears, causing a shudder-like numbness in his spine. He couldn't help raising his hand to push the head away, but found that there was a heavy arm lying across his chest.

Turning his face away, he realized that the sleeping apprentice looked like a koala spread out, with slender and powerful limbs wrapped around his body, sleeping soundly.

Shen Qingzhuo thought about it for a moment, he clearly slept on the imperial concubine's bed last night, why did he return to the bed when he opened his eyes in the morning?Could it be that he fell into a drowsy sleep at night and climbed into bed by himself?

Couldn't it be the little apprentice who carried him to the bed?He is so heavy, if you want to move him without waking him up, with the current physique of the little apprentice, you should...

At this moment, a muffled murmur sounded in his ears, the boy tightened his arms, and pressed his face against his neck again.

"Hey..." Shen Qingzhuo was itchy from being rubbed, and turned his head to the other side, but he didn't directly wake up the little apprentice, but gently held the arm on his chest, and moved it away bit by bit.

He stared nervously at the moving forearm, and just when he was about to finish the job, the strong and strong arm fell down and put it back again.

Shen Qingzhuo: ...

He moved his arm carefully again without giving up, but in the end, he was only one step away and all previous efforts were wasted. The arm seemed to be stuck to him, and he couldn't take it off no matter what.

Shen Qingzhuo got angry, and with a "snap" sound, the little apprentice slapped him.

"Huh?" Xiao Shen woke up suddenly, blinked his eyelashes blankly, and didn't seem to get up at all, he leaned over to rub him flatteringly, "Sir...what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, it's still early, you can continue to sleep." Shen Qingzhuo used both hands and feet to push away the little apprentice who was pestering him, and got up and went to bed.

Xiao Shen was obediently pushed aside by the master, feeling very happy, and asked with a smile: "Did you sleep well last night, sir?"

Shen Qingzhuo paused, "I still want to ask you, I was obviously on the imperial concubine's bed before going to bed, and you moved it to the bed for me?"

"No!" Xiao Shen shrugged innocently, "I slept soundly last night and didn't wake up once."

Shen Qingzhuo frowned slightly, thinking to himself that he really saw hell, could it be that he has sleepwalking?

"What are your plans for today, Mister?" Xiao Shen half propped up his body, his small eyes followed Mr.'s movements with sticky eyes.

"Go to the morning court first." Shen Qingzhuo took the black gauze hat and the big red flying fish robe, "Then continue to investigate the case."

Ever since Emperor Guangxi was ill, the early court was changed from once every two days to twice a month, and the time of the court was also changed from Mao to Chen, and the ministers did not have to enter the palace in the middle of the night.

In the early dynasty, officials of the fourth rank and above entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony to discuss state affairs with the sage and other important ministers. Officials of the fourth rank and below waited in line outside the hall. Non-sages were summoned to enter the hall.

When Lord Shen arrived, the officials from the upper court had already arrived, and they were lined up in two teams according to their civil and military ranks. They did not dare to whisper or chat with each other, they could only show each other with winks.

Shen Qingzhuo put one hand on the Xiuchun knife, found his own position, and stood still.

At this moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the front left felt something and turned to look at him.

If eyes could kill, Master Shen would have been sliced ​​into pieces by His Highness the Crown Prince's eyes, but he seemed unconscious, and even showed a clear and shallow smile to the Prince.

As soon as the time comes, the door of the palace opens wide, and all the civil and military officials file in one by one.

With Shen Qingzhuo's rank, he should have stood in the back row of the team, but he is the commander of Jinyiwei and the governor of Beizhen. He has a special status. Stand opposite.

When Shen Qingzhuo entered Jinyiwei, the former capital commander Shi had been convicted and imprisoned, so the position of Jinyiwei commander was vacant.Originally, it was a matter of time before Zou Peng became the commander, but unexpectedly, Master Shen came out halfway, and he took control of Beizhen Fusi as soon as he came, and was quickly promoted to the commanding officer, on an equal footing with Zou Peng.

But fortunately, Mr. Zou was open-minded and did not trip him up secretly.In the final analysis, both of them are serving the Holy Majesty, one is in charge of guards, displaying guards of honor, and accompanying tours, and the other is in charge of edicts, supervision of officials, and inspection and arrest, at least on the surface.

After a while, Emperor Guangxi appeared on the dragon chair, and Eunuch Su waited on him.

Civil and military officials performed one kneeling and three kowtows before Emperor Guangxi said slowly, "Zhu Qing is in peace."

Generally speaking, the officials who gave the report in the early court had prepared in advance which papers to present or what to say, and the civil officials of the same party had even communicated with each other long ago.

Emperor Guangxi sat high on the dragon chair, listening to the performances by the ministers, his expression was unfathomable, and it was difficult to distinguish between emotions and anger.

"Your Majesty, I have a book to play." Cao Ren, the second assistant to the cabinet, came out and bowed.

Emperor Guangxi glanced at him: "Lord Cao, tell me."

Cao Renyi said sternly: "According to the old rule of this dynasty, when the princes reach the age of [-], they can be granted titles and fiefdoms. Now that your highnesses have reached their age, they have been living in the deep palace. If they don't go to the fiefdoms, they will be vassals. This is not appropriate. Yongli system."

These civil servants are used to pulling up banners such as "old rules" and "ritual system" to support their demands before they go to the court.

Hearing this, the third prince's expression changed instantly, and the civil servants in the front row secretly exchanged glances.

Emperor Guangxi also frowned, but didn't say anything.

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal." At this moment, Fan Zhe, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, came out and cupped his hands in obeisance, "The third highness is too old to be weak, and still lives in the same palace with the concubine Xian. I personally think it is inappropriate."

"I have objections." Emperor Guangxi was about to speak when Yan Siqi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out and retorted, "The etiquette and laws of the ancestors are flexible. At the beginning, Taizu established the rule of entrusting the princes to the vassals because of the establishment of the Yong Dynasty. , the situation in various places is unstable, and there is an urgent need for kings to guard the feudal land. Now that Dayong is peaceful and prosperous, and the surrounding small countries pay tribute every year, why rush to send the princes to the fief?"

"May I ask Lord Yan, what is your Highness's intention to stay in the palace at the end of his age?" Cao Ren sneered, "The ancestral etiquette has its own reasons, and those who don't abide by it may have ulterior motives!"

As soon as this remark was made and his hat was buckled, Xiao Hongyao couldn't stand anymore. He knelt down and kowtowed, expressing his loyalty eagerly: "I just want to serve my father for a few more days, and I have no other intentions. Mingjian!"

The fourth prince is stupid, the rest of the princes have not yet participated in the government affairs, and now he is the only prince standing in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Cao Ren's words are equivalent to pointing at his nose and scolding him.

Xiao Yichen followed and pleaded hypocritically: "Father, my son also believes that the third brother has no ulterior motives."

Emperor Guangxi's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he suddenly pointed to Xie Guqian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, "Mr. Xie Ge, what do you think?"

Xie Guqian was over sixty years old, his temples were gray, he cupped his hands and replied: "If you go back to the emperor, the old minister thinks that what your lords said is reasonable."

Shen Qingzhuo turned his eyes slightly to the side, and looked at Mr. Xie Ge in the center of the hall.

The chief assistant of the cabinet was a veteran of the three dynasties of Dayong. He was originally from a poor family. He joined the cabinet during the reign of the first emperor.

In the front and rear palaces, party and faction disputes have always been in full swing, but Mr. Xie Ge has never joined any party. He is only loyal to the Dayong imperial family and the current emperor throughout his life.

Emperor Guangxi frowned more and more deeply, and said with a hammer: "I know it well, and I will discuss this matter later."

Cao Ren wanted to say something more, but out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at His Highness the Crown Prince, and retreated back to the queue.

Shen Qingzhuo twitched the corners of his lips imperceptibly, the princelings and the three princelings are officially tearing their skins apart.Next, the trick of the two factions attacking and framing each other is something to watch.

However, he has one more important thing to do right now.

***

Prison, death row.

Shen Qingzhuo stood in the dark and smelly prison cell, looking down at the former Minister of Rites, Lian Zhong, who was lying half dead on the ground.

At that time, he was ordered to thoroughly investigate the case of scientific examination fraud, and almost half of the officials in the Ministry of Rites were dismissed. At the same time, many ministers from the Ministry of Officials and the Imperial Academy were also involved.He thought that with this level of investigation, he should have thoroughly uncovered the filth in the dark, but he didn't expect that he still missed a key link - the East Palace.

But fortunately, "the cool breeze comes, the white dew falls, the cold cicadas sing, the eagle is a sacrifice to the bird, and it is used to kill [1]". After being convicted, Lian Zhong was imprisoned in the imperial prison.

Shen Qingzhuo ordered someone to wake up Lian Zhong, and then pushed away the Jin Yiwei beside him.

"Master Shen..." Lian Zhong lay weakly against the wall, and asked intermittently, "Is the time... here?"

Shen Qingzhuo replied indifferently: "It's not yet time to go on the road, Lord Lian, I still have something to ask you."

"Ahem..." Lian Zhong coughed with difficulty, "What should, should be said...the criminals are all counted..."

"No, Master Lian still has something to say." Shen Qingzhuo interrupted him, and asked straightforwardly, "Is the case of cheating in the scientific examination related to the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace?"

As soon as the words fell, Lian Zhong's face twitched unnaturally, he immediately closed his eyes, and replied: "The guilty minister doesn't know what your lord said..."

"Master Lian is loyal and loyal. He would rather die than betray His Highness the Crown Prince." Shen Qingzhuo casually stroked the Xiuchun knife with his fingertips, "Let me think about it, what good did the East Palace promise Lord Lian?"

Lian Zhong still closed his eyes, not saying a word.

"Could it be..." Mr. Shen guessed, "Could it be that the East Palace helped Mr. Lian's family members become fugitives?"

Lian Zhong suddenly opened his eyes, and said loudly: "You, you...impossible!"

"Lest Mr. Lian misses his grandson, I specially ordered Jin Yiwei to bring him back." Shen Qingzhuo smiled slightly, and clapped his palms together twice.

Kong Shang, who was waiting outside the door, immediately came in with a five or six-year-old boy, "My lord."

"Wow, wow! Mother! I want my mother, whoa, whoa, whoa..." The boy was too young to understand human affairs, and was forcibly taken away by a stranger. Grandpa, hiccupping from crying to himself.

Lian Zhong suddenly became excited, his legs were weak and he could only crawl forward on his knees, "Haohao... Haohao..."

After finally getting closer, Kong Shang kicked him over and kicked him back to the corner with a weak cry.

Shen Qingzhuo closed his eyes, opened them again, and said in a cold tone: "If the East Palace can send people out, Jin Yiwei will naturally be able to catch them back."

Lian Zhong struggled to get up again, "Don't touch, don't touch Haohao..."

The boy seemed to recognize his grandfather's voice, and cried even harder: "Grandpa! Grandpa has villains! The villains arrested Grandpa Haohao, wow, wow..."

Shen Qingzhuo turned around, raised his light-white fingers, pinched the boy's blushing face from crying, and said in a regretful tone: "Oh, such a cute child, I don't know how many times he can be stabbed."

After finishing speaking, he slowly drew out the embroidered spring knife at his waist, the shiny blade reflected thick and cold eyebrows and eyes.

"I said...I said!" Lian Zhong screamed in despair, begging on the ground, "He, he is just a, child, let him go...I say!"

"Lord Lian cooperates earlier, and the child won't have to suffer these hardships." The Xiuchun knife was sheathed again, Shen Qingzhuo waved his hand, and Kong Qianhu immediately took the boy out.

Master Shen ordered Jin Yiwei to fetch a pen and paper, moved a chair and sat in front of Lian Zhong, "Master Lian, write while you talk, I will listen carefully."

Lian Zhong's hand holding the pen was shaking like a sieve, and he couldn't finish the first word for a long time.

"As long as you explain the cause and effect clearly, and confess the real mastermind behind the scenes, the few remaining members of the Lian family will be safe." Shen Qingzhuo leaned on the back of the chair, speaking at a leisurely pace, "From now on, Beizhen Fusi I will also offer delicious food and drink to Mr. Lian, so that Mr. Lian can go on the road after autumn."

Finally, as soon as Lian Zhong gritted his teeth, the tip of Langhao's pen smudged on the rice paper.

***

After coming out of the death row, Shen Qingzhuo's eyes turned black, and his figure swayed unsteadily.

The environment in the death cell was closed and the smell was foul. After staying in it for less than half an hour, he felt it was difficult to breathe.

"My lord, are you alright?" Kong Shang subconsciously stretched out his hands to pick it up, but he didn't dare to touch the lord, so he could only ask anxiously.

"No problem." Shen Qingzhuo exhaled the stale air accumulated in his chest, and ordered, "Hide that child outside the palace first, and wait for my next instruction."

Kong Shang replied without hesitation: "Yes, my lord!"

Shen Qingzhuo nodded, and walked out.

With the bloody confession in his arms, he was not in a hurry to meet Emperor Guangxi, but went in the direction of Changle Palace.

He missed the little apprentice, and he needed to look at the little apprentice to confirm that everything he did was necessary.

When he approached Changle Palace exhausted physically and mentally, he heard waves of mournful wailing coming from the palace.

Shen Qingzhuo froze, he was too familiar with this voice.

He immediately quickened his pace and pushed open the concealed palace door.

In the huge courtyard, the palace people knelt on the ground, while Xiao Shen held a long thorny whip in his forehand, and savagely whipped the little eunuch writhing in pain.

The little eunuch had been beaten to pieces, the ground was stained red by the blood and the fallen flesh while rolling, the scene was bloody and cruel.

"Xiaoqi!" Shen Qingzhuo frowned, and shouted sharply, "What are you doing?"

The whip-wielding boy was stunned, met the shocked eyes of Mr. Shang, and suddenly woke up like a dream, and threw the whip in his hand like an electric shock, as if he was holding a poisonous snake.

"Mister..." Xiao Shen was at a loss and took several steps back, "No... sir, listen to my explanation!"

Surprised and angry, Shen Qingzhuo walked into the palace door with a flick of his sleeves, without looking at him, and walked straight to the bedroom, "Come in with me!"

The kneeling palace people finally dared to take a breath.

Here comes the savior!

Xiao Shen quickly turned around and followed Mr., but barely stopped in front of the door, hesitantly daring to step into the threshold.

Shen Qingzhuo didn't ask him to go in, took the ruler placed above the desk, and turned back to the door, "Explain!"

The young man looked anxious, like a child who has done something wrong, how could he see the ruthlessness when he swung the whip just now, "Sir, I am just punishing—"

"Punishment? Is this pure punishment?" Shen Qingzhuo interrupted him directly, "I ask you, if I don't come today, are you going to beat that little eunuch to death?"

Xiao Shen defended weakly: "Sir, I...I didn't..."

"Who taught you?" Shen Qingzhuo was so angry that his chest hurt, and his eyes went black again, "Who taught you to punish the palace servants in this cruel way?"

He was used to [-] kinds of punishments in the Imperial Prison, which made people feel that they could not seek death. This kind of barbed caning was only elementary.But if the person holding the whip was his little apprentice, he would feel his chest suffocate just thinking about it, not to mention that just taking a quick look, the little apprentice clearly killed him.

"Sir, be careful!" Xiao Shen took a quick step forward, reaching out to support the precarious Mr., but was slapped away.

Shen Qingzhuo resisted the dizziness in front of his eyes, supported the door frame with one hand, and shouted in a low voice: "Kneel down!"

The young man's hands froze in mid-air, and then he retreated outside the palace gate, kneeling obediently in front of the master.

The slender and straight young man, because his legs are too long, still looks like a dumpling a few years ago when he kneels down, his figure is only a small ball.

But this time, Shen Qingzhuo didn't soften his heart any more, he lowered his eyes and said coldly: "Stretch out your hand."

Xiao Shen pursed his lips, stretched out his hands obediently, and raised his palms upwards.

With a sound of "pa", the ruler hit the palm of the hand, and a large piece of it turned red immediately.

The boy's body trembled slightly, so that the husband didn't have to bend over so hard, he purposely raised his palms higher, to the top of his head, so that the husband could beat him more easily.

Shen Qingzhuo paused and became even more angry. He slapped the little apprentice's palm fiercely.

"Do you know what's wrong?"

The author has something to say:

Mr.: Punish the little apprentice, if you don't want to hit other places, you just hit the palm of your hand.

Wolf Cub: Sir, you have worked hard for beating me, but in fact, you can also be beating other places...

The little wolf cub accidentally exposed his tail, he will obediently accept the punishment of his husband, but he will not change, please understand...

The two are more in one. I saw Baozi in the comment area saying that the next door is Rijiu. My reply to this is - "Being a human being should not be too compared [狗头.jpg]"

Note [1] from "Book of Rites·Yue Ling"

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