Emperor Que Shaohua

In the inner hall of the East Palace, the crown prince and King An sat opposite each other, and the servants had already sent him away.The faces of both of them were not very good-looking, Wang An said: "Should I bring Mr. Zhuang over to discuss together?"

The prince waved his hand annoyedly: "Zhuang Shijing only knew about the Liu family, and he didn't participate in it before. Now that he is here temporarily, it takes him a long time to talk about the ins and outs. How can there be so much time. It's you, what to do, isn't it?" I asked you to look at Liu Kedu a long time ago, and told him to clean up the head and tail of Yuzhou quickly, and go to the southeast to avoid the limelight. Why did he stay where he was, and was watched by Jing Yuwei again! It was only at this juncture that he came to look for it. Me, are you stupid or are you crazy about money?"

It was rare for him to be so merciless, Wang An was reprimanded so much that he couldn't hold back his face.The Liu family is a distant relative of Concubine An's natal family. They came here a few years ago. He and the crown prince saw that Liu Kedu was a bit shrewd in money business and could do things by any means. He was a talent, so they asked him to open a bank in Yuzhou. Gradually, many private money transactions were handed over to him.Because sometimes the amount is huge, it is difficult to cover up on the books, and secretly supported the Liu family to open several gambling houses.

With the backing of the East Palace and Prince An's Mansion, things went smoothly for a few years. The crown prince didn't come forward directly, and the responsibility for management was handed over to King An.

Luo Junping has always been satisfied with the effectiveness and loyalty of the Liu family.However, he didn't expect that Liu Kedu was capable in business, but he couldn't change his nature as a local ruffian. After earning enough money, he became unrestrained, raised a gang of thugs, and was still a pervert.At the beginning of the year, this person fell in love with a beautiful daughter of a family, so he insisted on taking her as a concubine, forcing the family to collapse.Luo Junping had already given strict admonitions, but let the state government press the case. Unexpectedly, the emperor's uncle Xu just happened to be visiting Yuzhou at that time, and when he came back, he directly told Emperor Tianyi what he had seen and heard, which alarmed Jing Yuwei.

He had no choice but to say: "Who would have thought that Brother Wu Huang would act so quickly and rush to burn the fire to Yuzhou as soon as he took office. Now the business and accounts of the bank have been transferred, and a large sum of money has been given to the bitter master to change them. The confession is temporarily suppressed in Yuzhou. But Liu Kedu’s family has a big business, and it’s not easy to move away, so it’s delayed until now. I think he regrets it a lot. He came to Luo City to ask for a few times, and cried bitterly every time. He said that his lowly fate was a minor matter, and that he delayed the second emperor's brother's important matter, so there is no redemption for death. From now on, he must change his mind and repay the prince's deep kindness." At this point, he tentatively asked: "What is the meaning of Yichen's brother?" See, this time we still have to try to protect the Liu family, and we can't let Jing Yuwei get hold of the evidence."

In fact, it was he who occupied several gambling houses in the Liu family, was reluctant to lose the business that made him a lot of money today, and also looked down upon the fledgling Luo Pingyuan, so that Liu Kedu could continue to operate for a few more days, otherwise No matter how big the family business was, it would have been withdrawn long ago.

"What a big deal, you found the man, he made the trouble himself, and dared to blame me!" The prince said with a sullen face. He knew that it was not the time to blame King An, but he still couldn't help but get angry: "This I thought Liu Kedu was a useful talent, but now it seems that he doesn't know where he is, he is arrogant, and he comes to talk to me when he can't finish the game. What can I do to protect him, Jing Yuwei is now obeying the fifth emperor's younger brother, you see Does Yuan behave like a person who is willing to show affection?"

King An resisted the discomfort in his heart, and said: "This matter is all the fault of the younger brother. If something goes wrong, the second emperor brother will naturally not be implicated. Now I don't know what evidence Chu Huan got, so anxious to ask Hurry back to the capital. Brother Wu Huang has a stubborn temperament, just like Wu Tingzhou. I think the only plan for the present is to do it again. No matter what Chu Huan finds out, it cannot fall into Ping Yuan's hands. Only then can we win room for maneuver." His words were murderous, and his originally somewhat delicate appearance was now covered with a layer of hostility.

Seeing what he said, Luo Wenxiao didn't want to reprimand him anymore. Thinking of Liu Kedu's handling of a large number of secret accounts, he knew many things clearly. The damage to oneself is not small, even if Wang An came out to stand up to it, Emperor Tianyi would definitely not believe it.

He thought for a moment: "It's too late to intercept halfway, and there are official roads outside the city gate, and the blue sky and white day are too eye-catching. Chu Huan will definitely go to see Yu Chiyan when he returns to Luocheng tomorrow. This time, he can't use the Liao people to make a move. I'll make some available. If you want to do it cleanly, just pretend to be drunk and start a fight. Chu Huan happened to pass by, and accidentally injured his life, and then found a few drunks from nearby to take the scene to act as scapegoats. I don’t need to teach you anything else That's all."

It was his words that Wang An was waiting for, and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Brother Erhuang, he will definitely not leave anything behind. It just so happens that you and I will drive to Wulan Mountain tomorrow, and King Ning is the same. He is not in the city. Timing, we just need to wait for the news. The prince is indeed wise, and he has thought carefully in an instant, and I appreciate it."

Luo Wenxiao knew that he intended to compliment him, but it was still useful.Wang An thought that he needed to plan and stop today, so he didn't even eat lunch, so he went back to the mansion to wait for the dispatched assassin.

Luo Wenxiao sent Luo Junping away, Wen Yu came to report, six officials asked to see him, and they were all waiting in the duty hall.Luo Wenxiao is used to the fact that the East Palace is often full of courtiers.But he didn't let his subordinates in immediately, but took out a small scroll from his sleeve, and read the densely packed writing on it again.

That was the information from Piaoxiang Restaurant the night before, and it came into his hands early yesterday morning.Even when he was discussing with An Wang just now, part of his mind was still focused on this top-secret windfall.

Luo Wenxiao understood what he was thinking, as long as he thought of the advantages and benefits he would get from this, his heart would not stop shaking.It's not without hesitation, after all, he is the crown prince, and Yu Zhou's country will belong to him one day, but he can't let go of such a favorable opportunity, so this hesitation is like a perfunctory excuse for conscience.

I still remember that when she was crowned prince five years ago, Concubine Han Gui once warned: "If you take this road, you can't turn back. Beiliao and Yijin want money, food and plunder, and if you make a mistake, this Luo The people in the city want your wealth and life, who made you want to sit in that position. Don’t think that there is still a way out, the surroundings are full of dangers, everyone is watching your every move, your opponent will not give you a chance, Those who follow you will not allow you to back down." At this point, she paused, and then said: "Standing in your position, all the rules and concepts in the world are used to restrain others, and you cannot be detained instead. Among them, when making a decision, you have to judge the situation, figure out what is really beneficial to you, and after making a decision, only you will bear it.”

Having been the crown prince for several years, Luo Wenxiao felt more and more the weight of what the concubine mother said back then.He thought of Zhuang Shijing's tricks planned for him, they are intertwined, and now God has sent the most critical and difficult link to him, how can he let it go.He unconsciously squeezed the paper in his hand tightly, as if pinching King Yun's future, life and death.

On June [-]th, as usual, the emperor went to the Wulan paddock in the northeast of Los Angeles to escape the summer heat by hunting. The royal family members and court officials accompanied them with their family members.

At Maoshi in the early morning, the emperor set off with a guard of honor, fired twelve cannons outside the Meridian Gate, left the inner city Xuande Gate, and headed towards Wulan Mountain under the guard of [-] forbidden troops.The common people along the road only saw the beautiful banners of the carriages, the flags and flags in the sun, and a team of soldiers with bright helmets and armor, winding for more than a mile, leaving the Donghua Gate of the outer city to go northeast.

The Wulan paddock is 150 miles away from Luocheng, and it takes two days. Luo Pingyuan went there for the first time. He didn't bring many subordinates, except for four personal followers, only Shen Ling and eight Jingyu cavalry guards.

Royal travel has its own rules and regulations. There are a thousand imperial guards as the guide, followed by a few princes on horseback and their entourage. In the middle, dozens of guards surround the emperor's crown and cover the imperial chariot, and the concubines and concubines. Two thousand forbidden troops followed to protect.

King An was in charge of travel matters, and often had to ride his horse back and forth to check, so King Ning mainly traveled with the prince, chatted from time to time, and listened to Luo Wenxiao's anecdotes about hunting in Wulan Mountain.

Luo Wenxiao said with a smile: "Since Wu Huangdi took over Jingyuwei, he has been busy every day, and he doesn't even visit my prince's mansion. Your third brother is also very worried. He said that he would invite you to come to the mansion for a drink, but he was rejected." It's really embarrassing to refuse. You have been away for many years, and we, brothers, miss you very much. It's hard to come back, so we should be closer."

Luo Pingyuan smiled and said: "The aptitude of my ministers is limited, so it is inevitable that you will be left behind and lack skills. Don't be offended by the crown prince and the third brother. I just heard that there are many wild animals in the paddock. There are many deer, roe, wolf and roe deer. One or two, give it to the two emperor brothers, and have the right to make amends."

He still has a lot of ideas to think about in his mind, and he doesn't know whether the plan will go well when Chu Huan comes back tonight.But all the way out of the city, but seeing the sky high and cloudy, and the distant mountains blue and white, I couldn't help but feel happy.

Hearing Luo Wenxiao's words, he realized that since he lived in Prince Jing's mansion, he had unknowingly lost contact with the crown prince and King An. It was not intentional, but he really had no time or mood.I have talked too much with King Jing, and now I feel that it is too polite to greet the prince.He thought that King Jing was also here this time, but he just said that he couldn't ride a horse, so he took a light caravan and walked among the clan members, so he couldn't help but glanced back.

The prince thought he was looking for King An, and said: "Jun Ping is busy this time, but when we get to the place, we must gather together. This hunting is wild fun, and it is the most unrestrained. I just wait for the fifth emperor to show his skills and get some prey. It's been a feast." He said again: "There are even big things like black bears over there, they are very ferocious, although Fifth Emperor's martial arts are very powerful, you should be careful not to run into them alone."

One of the crown prince's entourage joked: "Your Highness the Fifth Highness doesn't know something. During the hunting the year before last, a big bear was driven out and almost jumped in front of His Majesty's horse. His Highness the Crown Prince blocked it for a while, and I had time to shoot it to death. "

When King Ning heard the words, he immediately thought of one thing, and asked, "Brother Erhuang's inner strength is superb, and my minister admires him very much, but I don't know which kind of exercise he is practicing?"

Luo Wenxiao didn't guard against his sudden question, but he still smiled calmly: "It was originally taught by a guest minister in my mother's concubine's family. It's called Hunyuan Kungfu. My brother has neglected to practice it in recent years, so the fifth emperor brother I laughed."

Luo Pingyuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.Hunyuan Kung Fu is the orthodox internal skill of Wuji Sect. It has been widely spread.Luo Wenxiao gave such a flawless answer, he didn't fully believe it, but he didn't want to delve into it either.

King Jing was sitting in his own car, and at this moment he was raising the curtain of the car, looking at the winding queue of horses and horses outside, he sighed imperceptibly.If the hunt had been scheduled for another time, he could have declined on the grounds that he was unwell, but June [-] was a full moon, and he needed Bi Haicheng's antidote to get through it.Emperor Tianyi had no intention of giving medicine earlier, and made it clear that he wanted him to participate, so he had no choice but to follow.

Considering the mist and haze of the trip, and the courtiers and clans everywhere, he let Qin Su stay in the mansion, and only brought Yang Yue, who was riding a horse beside the car at this time, and Gu Yu who was in charge of serving tea and boiling medicine.

Twenty miles out of the city, the motorcade stopped for a rest. Several clan relatives came to say hello to King Jing.Luo Yanhua was talking to Prince Duan through the window, when the car door opened, a bright and beautiful young girl's face came in: "Brother Emperor, how are you doing these days?"

"It's good to be able to come out this trip." King Jing smiled, "Xue Ning come in and sit?"

Princess Danyang showed a sweet pear nest on the side of her cheek. While saying hello to Prince Duan who was standing outside, she got into the car and sat next to King Jing.

Upon seeing this, Prince Duan smiled and said: "My uncle is not welcome when you brothers and sisters talk, so don't get involved."

Luo Yanhua looked at his younger sister who was ten years younger than him, and said with a smile: "The imperial sister has worked hard copying scriptures these days, how is Concubine Rong?"

Luo Xuening hadn't spoken to her eldest brother for many years, but she felt a natural pampering in Prince Jing's expression, and she felt a sense of intimacy, and said: "We are all fine, mother and concubine accompanied me on this trip, even Yueyue also I have brought it out, shall I bring him to see Brother Da Huang tonight?"

King Jing smiled, the five-year-old sixth brother of the emperor, whose name is Luo Yunxiu, and whose baby name is Yueyue, just because of a smile, his eyes turned into two crescent moons.He nodded and said, "I haven't talked to Yueyue yet."

Luo Xuening smiled and said: "Yueyue likes to have Brother Huang to hug him. Brother Wuhuang comes here sometimes, and Yueyue will not let him go." She thought that King Ning could still go to Lanting Palace to sit idle, King Jing is now There was no one to visit in the harem, so he closed his mouth and said, "Brother Huang, I sewed a purse for you."

Luo Yanhua was startled, seeing her take out a delicate lotus-colored oval purse with a fluffy squirrel embroidered on it, holding a large bunch of purple grapes, he could not help but smile: "Then thank you Xue Ning." He took it in his hand Looking closely, he did not expect Luo Xuening to still embroider with that kind of purple silk thread, which shows that her temperament is a bit soft on the outside and strong on the inside.

Seeing his gaze, Luo Xuening said in a low voice: "The embroidery thread used this time is also split into five strands, and one strand is replaced with gray. I don't embroider well, so don't be disgusted, Brother Dahuang. I will give it to Brother Wuhuang as well." I embroidered one, but I haven’t had time to give it to him.” Then, he took out another pale yellow one to King Jing, on which the purple grapes were still embroidered, but the grape was replaced by a white fox.

King Jing laughed and said: "Ping Yuan will definitely like it, but did the imperial sister embroider it for someone else?"

Luo Xuening said indifferently: "Only two. Although Xue Ning is not a very smart person, it is still possible to tell who is really nice to me and who is just showing off."

Luo Yanhua sighed in his heart, but he couldn't go on, he just patted her head and said softly: "I like it very much." Neither of them spoke for a while.

After a while, Prince Jing joked with a smile: "Isn't there even Father?"

Luo Xuening came back to her senses, and blinked her eyes: "Father and emperor have mother and concubine, besides, if he saw me embroidering there and didn't concentrate on copying scriptures, he might have to be accused."

After all, she was a little shy and said: "Brother Dahuang, I'm leaving first, before I can continue my journey, I will go and see what Brother Wuhuang is doing." After speaking, she lightly got out of the car and left.

King Jing held her purse in his hand, the soft touch brought a little warmth. He didn't know how affectionate and sexual this flower-like sister was. Born in the royal family, it was hardly a blessing for her.