Emperor Que Shaohua

The day after receiving the wind for King Yun, Luo Pingyuan did not go out, and will officially move into the new mansion tomorrow, so this is his last day living in Prince Jing's mansion.Waking up in the morning to practice kung fu, going to Lancangju to have breakfast with the emperor, spending the whole morning in the study, everything is a daily routine, but there is always a sense of loss.At noon, the Fuzhong kitchen carefully prepared a table of dishes that His Royal Highness always liked, and he couldn't even taste it.

He knows that the time spent together day and night will end, but he always feels that this day should be far away, not just in the blink of an eye.Seeing that his younger brother was unhappy, his face was constantly being cut and confused, and he was not in the mood to enter the palace, so he got up and proposed, "Let's go to the Hanxiaozhai."

"Didn't Master Xi Gu say that it is best for the emperor not to go outside to avoid the wind?" Luo Pingyuan was a little surprised and subconsciously reminded.Since he lived in Prince Jing's Mansion, he has always been the one who went to the main courtyard every day, or Prince Jing sent someone to invite him for something, but the number of times he took the initiative to come to his own residence was not many.

"It's only a few steps away, how can there be such frailty. Let's play a game in the past." Luo Yanhua didn't care, and raised his eyebrows, "Why, is it that the Hanxiaozhai is too messy to get in, or is Pingyuan not welcoming?"

Seeing that the emperor's brother was in good spirits, Luo Pingyuan stopped trying to dissuade him. The little attendant brought a thick cloak, and the two of them left the Lancang Residence together and walked towards the west courtyard.

The furnishings in the smiling room are neat, the tables and chairs are almost spotless, except for a few books missing from the shelves, there is no trace of moving away at all.King Jing glanced at the emerald brush washer on the desk, the Tianhuangshi pen holder, and the thin-bodied azure porcelain vase. He remembered that these seemed to be Luo Pingyuan's common things, and most of them were gifts from the emperor. Don't you plan to take them away?

"Isn't it all agreed, Hanxiaozhai will be mine from now on!" Luo Pingyuan said confidently, "I will come back often in the future, so of course I will keep the things that come in handy for later use."

King Jing looked away and looked at the rhinoceros horn crossbow hanging on the wall. In his impression, it was a gift from King Yun. Luo Pingyuan said: "When I'm not here, there is a need for a town house. Besides, without it, how can the wall be built?" Not empty."

Luo Yanhua sighed in his heart, even if the items remained in their original state and the owner left, this simple and warm house would definitely become lonely.He and King Ning sat down opposite each other at the table by the west window, Bailu made tea, and Qingming and Gu Yu arranged the chess sets brought by them.Luo Pingyuan saw that the chessboard and chess baskets in front of him were all made of sapphire, the white ones were made of Hetian mutton jade, and the black ones were black jade, each piece was shiny and moist, and the tentacles were warm. An extremely precious treasure, I was stunned.

King Jing picked up a white piece, tapped the edge of the chessboard, and said in a clear voice, "Okay, I haven't talked with you for a long time, let me see Ping Yuan's current skills."

Luo Pingyuan heard the half-joking and half-serious meaning of the school exam in the tone of the emperor's brother, and for a while he became competitive, cheered up, concentrated and began to settle.His chess strength itself is not weak, he can rank in the top three among the brothers of the Hanshan School, and he is more than enough to deal with Lin Chen, Prince Duan and others. However, since he lived in the mansion, he has been defeated by King Jing. In the next round, basically there is a loser but no win. Luo Yanhua gave up from two sons to ten sons, and only then did he have room for fierce confrontation.Because of this, His Royal Highness Ning Wang was very bitter for quite a while.

Fortunately, over the past year or so, he has gradually improved, and he has narrowed the gap from ten to five, so it is not a complete setback.

Luo Yanhua only gave up three pieces today, the two of them were advancing and retreating in the scent of tea, the crisp sound of chess pieces falling onto the board alternately could be heard endlessly.Chess is like a person, Luo Pingyuan felt from a very early age that Brother Huang's style of handling things without revealing anything, is especially vivid when playing chess.The more aggressive one's own attack is, the stronger the counterattack is, and then one after another, one layer is deeper than the next, which is exhausting to deal with.

In order to keep the upper hand, he tried desperately and cautiously, but the fierce attack never seemed to be able to penetrate the opponent's stretches of chess, and the cautious defense was often unable to resist the seemingly peaceful but fierce attack.

At the end of the round, Luo Pingyuan was still the loser, but after counting, he only lost half an eye, and the gap was not that much.King Jing stared at the black and white staggered chessboard, and praised: "Sure enough, we have made progress."

Luo Pingyuan is also quite satisfied with his performance, but as a general who is often defeated, he can't help but feel discouraged: "I don't have time to spend on chess recently, it's just brother Huang's mercy."

"I didn't hold back." Luo Yanhua smiled slightly, "Shicai has done his best, because Yuan's moves are thicker than before, enough to maneuver without losing the center, and not greedy for success, it is natural to win against you Much thought.”

He pondered for a while: "Playing chess records is to study the technique, but the change of mood is the Tao. It seems that you have a feeling in your heart, so the style of chess is different from before."

"Mood changes..." Luo Pingyuan repeated in a low voice, the ups and downs of the past few months resurfaced vividly in his mind, did he really improve after passing the test of life and death?

Inside and outside the game, there are two thoughts, especially the heart of winning or losing in the world.When leaving the teacher to go down the mountain, the master also said that entering the world is also a practice, and one can also prove the way after going through thousands of glitz and not changing one's original intention.He couldn't forget that he once lost his true heart, fell into a cold and dark hell, struggling in boundless pain, thinking that he would never be able to return to the world.

He thought about it for a long time, but Jing Wang didn't think much about it, and pointed to a small piece of black stones on the chessboard: "Pingyuan actually manages this piece of land very well, but it's located at a corner, in order to connect it with the middle hinterland." , walking a few steps in a row is a little impatient, otherwise it is possible for you and me to draw."

"I'm just impatient." Luo Pingyuan's replay just now did lose the opportunity here, and he couldn't help sighing: "It seems that I still have to sharpen my determination, but compared with Brother Huang, I can hold my breath. It must be too difficult.”

"Even if you hold your breath and want to grow from the corners and occupy the Central Plains, it is a disadvantageous approach. It is normal to lose the first move." Luo Yuhua said with a smile, "For example, take Luocheng, Gyeonggi as the chessboard, and Pingyuan as His Royal Highness King Ning. You are always in a corner of Prince Jing’s Mansion, so how do you occupy your own key position and become a climate? And when you run Prince Ning’s Mansion, you can coordinate and connect with each other, but you can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and everything is alive.”

Luo Pingyuan didn't expect that the emperor's brother came here to play chess specially to relieve himself, and he couldn't help feeling hot.Yes, although I can no longer live together, fortunately the two mansions are relatively close, so it is convenient to travel; and my own ability and experience are far from enough, becoming the master of Prince Ning's Mansion is an important step to gaining great strength.The future is long, and he no longer wants to lose the person he cherishes in his life, and he doesn't want to feel the piercing but helpless pain, not only to redress his grievances, but also to try his best to help the emperor get back what was taken away at the beginning.

"I will do it well." He squeezed the black jade chess pieces in his hand and solemnly made a promise, but suddenly he was a little worried, "But, brother, you can't leave me alone. You have to teach me how to do it like before." OK!"

Luo Yanhua paused for a moment, looked at the young and hopeful face of his younger brother, sighed silently, still with a quiet smile on his lips, nodded and said: "Hanxiaozhai is always reserved for you, as long as you want, you can use it at any time." You can come back and stay for a while."

He casually picked up a white chess piece, let the warm and slightly cool touch flow through his palm, and dropped it back into the chess basket along his fingertips: "When I moved to Changning Palace, my mother gave this pair of jade chess handed down from the previous dynasty. There are not many old things, but I have not forgotten to take it with me after moving several times. Now I will pass it on to you as a congratulatory gift from my mother and me."

Luo Pingyuan's body froze suddenly, and the Moyu chess piece in his hand fell back into the Qing Yu jar: "This chess...is left by the empress to the emperor?" He lowered his head, his eyes were a little wet, "Such a precious piece of chess... things, how can I get them?"

"Although it's a good chess game, it doesn't mean you have to work hard to become a national player if you accept it, just keep it in your mind." Jing Wang said with a smile, trying to make the atmosphere more relaxed, "If the mother is still there, seeing that Ping Yuan has grown into a jade tree Lin Feng, being able to stand alone, find a life-saving antidote for me, and do what everyone else was helpless, I don't know how happy I will be."

"Okay..." Luo Pingyuan responded in a low voice, he didn't dare to raise his head, afraid that the emperor brother would see the tears in his eyes.Empress Langhuan had always treated him very well. She remembered that during New Year's Eve, she always hugged her young self on her lap, combed her hair with her own hands, and then wore a small golden crown.The embrace with an elegant and delicate fragrance is not as tightly airtight as Rupin's, but it is more gentle and peaceful.Will the empress forgive the concubine mother and herself?

And Qingluan, Youzhi Quanxia, ​​seeing everything now, will she smile with tears in her eyes?

The memory in Fengyi Palace is still clear, but it has gradually faded away, and the warm years of living together in Prince Jing's Mansion have also passed away, and he will never return. He will leave and build the mansion by himself.

On the third day of October, the Fifth Prince Luo Pingyuan moved into Prince Ning's Mansion. Relatives of the clan and acquaintances from the court, Chinese and Wu either came to congratulate him in person, or posted congratulatory gifts. Cars and sedan chairs gathered in front of the mansion.Yun Wang Luo Linpian, who had just returned to Beijing, also came to drink a glass of water and wine.In the lively and auspicious atmosphere, only the crown prince and the third prince were missing.In less than two years, the situation in the DPRK and China has changed, turning to an unknown and brand-new pattern.

To the surprise of all the guests, Luo Yanhua, the king of Jing who hadn't appeared for a long time, also came to Prince Ning's mansion on this day.After the sound of drums resounding in the inner city on the eve of the new year, the rumors about the eldest son of the emperor once raged and raged. Although it tended to subside due to King Jing’s departure from Beijing and the palace’s deliberate suppression, as Hanzhang’s side hall was set on fire by Concubine Han, Langhuan sought medicinal materials. The reward order made a sensation in the world, and once again set off waves, completely confirming the internal cause and effect.Perhaps some civil servants have never been in contact with the world, but the fifth prince has issued the same reward through Jing Yuwei, which is impossible to ignore.Since then, doubts have been connected in series, and then connected into pieces. The speculation has turned to certainty. In the battle of Shao'an, the meritorious service and the crown prince's suspected collusion with the enemy corresponded in one place, which inevitably pointed to the old case of Langhuan ten years ago.After all, clues and traces abound, and everyone is not stupid.

When the courtiers discussed in private, they would often exchange a glance of comprehension, stop talking, shake their heads and sigh more honestly: the water is too deep.However, some of those who have remained silent for a long time have gradually begun to speak out, expressing their point of view cautiously: Ten years ago, the suspicious case in Langhuan suddenly occurred, resulting in the death of a queen, the imprisonment of the much-loved eldest son of the emperor, and the involvement of many courtiers However, the whole story is not clear, so that the officials are silent and the government is weak, which is the beginning of today's situation.If you can't get to the bottom of the matter and let there be a real explanation for this matter, you will be full of poetry and books but have no bones. What's the point of being a minister of the Golden Palace?King Jing is the eldest son of Yu Zhou, who has contributed a lot to expelling foreign captives and severely defeating Liao and Jin. If he just watched him being wrongly murdered to death without saying a word, wouldn't he be a minister in vain?

For more than half a year, Luo Yanhua avoided to the south of the Yangtze River in silence, and after his return, he lived in deep convalescence, but a series of incidents always surrounded and happened against him, so that the eldest son of the emperor never faded out of the sight of the officials.Because of this, when King Jing came to Prince Ning's Mansion in a simple green caravan, even though he only stayed for half an hour, he walked around in the company of King Ning, drank a cup of tea in the hall, and then left , still attracts a lot of attention.

Emperor Tianyi in the palace soon got the report. According to the description, Luo Yanhua's face was still sickly, but his demeanor was calm. Compared with before, his state didn't seem to have changed much, at least he was much better than the third prince.His heart sank immediately, he had hoped that Luo Yanhua was already seriously ill, but it seemed that he hadn't reached the stage of dying from the poison, and he still had the energy to entangle with himself for a while.This was the last thing he wanted to see.

The emperor paced back and forth in the Qingliang Hall with a sullen face, King Jing didn't make a move, and he couldn't cope with it. The feeling of guessing and waiting was already extremely painful.There is also King An, who took his life and came back but refused to settle down at all. He sent people to the Ministry of Criminal Justice every day for the past two days to urge him to interrogate him, and he almost demanded that the crown prince be punished by name.

Based on his original intention, Emperor Tianyi didn't want to delay even a day, and immediately decreed to abolish the crown prince; but if Luo Wenxiao fell, he would also lose a layer of face and damage his prestige.He was worried that Luo Yanhua would take the opportunity to make trouble, so he forcibly suppressed his anger and chose to be patient for the time being.

With a lot of clues, the more reasoning became more chaotic, he walked around a few times with a look of hesitation, but felt palpitations, shortness of breath, and lack of energy, so he had to put aside his worries first, and ordered Zhiting Palace to take a nap, and said: "Let The Tai Hospital will order another bowl of ginseng and poria soup."

Wu Yong answered beside him, the emperor's symptoms of convulsions and nightmares fluctuated from time to time, and he also suffered from palpitations and palpitations day by day. , mainly Poria cocos, supplemented with multi-flavored precious medicinal materials such as salvia miltiorrhiza and gastrodia elata, which are quite effective after taking it.Recently, Gongli happened to get a Poria cocos that is more than 500 years old, and the ginseng and poria cocos decoction has become a decoction and tonic commonly used by the Holy Majesty.

Two days later, Luo Pingyuan went to visit Prince An's Mansion.He felt that the current Luo Junping didn't need too many polite words, so after expressing his condolences for his injuries, he expressed his intentions bluntly and persuaded Brother Sanhuang to let go of his old knots and work together.

"What are you doing together!" Wang An sank his face before he finished speaking, and said coldly, "Luo Yanhua is obviously taking advantage of others' danger, and wants me to be his stepping stone and pawn! Why, you are here to be his lobbyist ?”

"Brother Sanhuang should have known about the fire that destroyed the antidote in the palace city?" Luo Pingyuan said calmly, "What's the point of continuing the confrontation? Besides, you have always insisted on making trouble with Brother Dahuang, He didn't do you any harm."

Luo Junping was at a loss for words for a while, he had been against King Jing for a long time, so he blurted out without thinking.In fact, as Luo Pingyuan said, Luo Yanhua is a person whose days are numbered, so what's the use of worrying about it?

And in these years, it is true that he has come to find fault and provoke every time. There are many festivals, but hatred is not a thing.Thinking that King Jing was also murdered by the prince's party, most of the resentment in his heart dissipated.

"Father has a lot of worries and refuses to deal with the crown prince in an open and honest way. If the third brother wants to get justice, he still needs to rely on the strength of the eldest brother." Luo Pingyuan continued to persuade.

Luo Junping gritted his teeth, thinking of the embarrassing and procrastinating attitude of the Ministry of Justice for the past few days, he knew that what King Ning said was true; but he was really not willing to confess his mistakes and include himself in it.

"Brother Dahuang took revenge on the crown prince for himself, not for me, Luo Junping. Why should I be used?" He said angrily, "I just need to sit still and watch the tigers fight. When the time comes, I can still get my revenge." ! Besides, isn’t Luo Yanhua on good terms with the fourth brother? Luo Linpian’s life isn’t worth him doing something for me, is it impossible to avenge my favor?”

Luo Pingyuan almost laughed angrily, His Royal Highness Wang An is unpopular, so he really can't blame others.

"Brother Three Emperors, things should not be confused." He patiently explained, "First, Brother Elder Emperor is not interested in taking revenge on the Crown Prince, and everything he has suffered and lost over the years cannot be repaid by Luo Wenxiao. On the one hand, the purpose is only to lead to the old case of Langhuan; second, how many crimes the prince has committed, you know best in your heart, and now liquidation is imperative. Involved in it, reduced to collude with him? At that point, even the matter of Suining will become unclear, how can we seek justice? Third, the eldest brother has already found out, although the third brother has been involved Many, but it is mainly about the exchange of money, many links have not been involved, so the guilt should not be too heavy; and fourth," he paused, and said seriously, "if the prince is not guilty of his own crimes, no one will intentionally wrong him. He is not concerned with personal grievances, but that he has to take responsibility for what he has done. Isn’t this an opportunity for Brother Sanhuang to draw a line and get rid of past entanglements? You blocked the blade for Brother Four on the battlefield and lost Left arm, everyone feels bad, but Lang Huan's justice cannot be deterred because of this, countless heroes and righteous men died of injustice, years of blood suffering, injustice and forbearance, the weight of it, you can't afford it, and I can't afford it either!"

His expression was dignified, and although his tone was calm, there was a force of composure and clarity. Luo Junping opened his mouth, but he couldn't find anything to refute.King Jing wanted to overturn the old debts of the prince, but most of those old debts were done by himself. He either confessed to the crime and cooperated with the exposure, or refused to admit it, which was tantamount to covering up the crime for Luo Wenxiao.Thinking of the latter path, he couldn't help but tremble with disgust, even if he hadn't been sold into the enemy camp, he wouldn't have to bear Luo Yanhua's death-defying ultimate move for the prince and bear the resentment of Langhuan.What's more, now, he wished that the prince would be torn to pieces!

Thinking of this, the resentment towards the emperor deepened in my heart. If it wasn't for Emperor Tianyi's ambiguous attitude and leaving the prince alone, how could I have been forced into this situation?Comparing the two, King Jing is more worthy of relying on.

Luo Pingyuan saw that his expression was changing, and he remained silent for a while, and said earnestly: "Brother Sanhuang, you are a smart person, so I don't need to say more, I just want you to help Big Brother realize his wish out of reason. I will not harm you, Brother Sihuang is also willing to help intercede when the time comes."

"Who wants him to pretend to be kind!" Luo Junping said angrily, and then thought that if Luo Linpian didn't want to intercede, he probably wouldn't spit it out at all, so he couldn't stop being angry.He pondered for a while with a cold face, weighing the trade-offs in his heart, and finally said bitterly: "The foreign captives and enemy camps have come over, and this king is still afraid of getting the final score? Fifth brother, you go and tell the big brother, as long as he promises to take Luo If Wen Xiao's crime of treason and treachery is investigated to the end, I agree to cooperate!"