Chronicle of Emperor Jing

When Wei Yan walked out of the palace gate, he felt as if he had passed away.

The warm winter sun shone on the eaves of glazed tiles in the distance, and white flowers flashed into his eyes. He squinted his eyes and stared blankly for a while.

"grown ups?"

The entourage had brought his horse long ago, seeing that he was stunned and did not respond, he stepped forward to call him.

"Go, go back to the house."

After a long while, Wei Yan finally came to his senses, got on his horse, rode the horse and swung the whip, the sound of horseshoes resounded through the long official road, and the majestic imperial city was quickly left behind by him.

"grown ups!"

There were exclamations from the followers behind, but Wei Yan didn't slow down, he continued to gallop his horse forward in panic, as if something terrible was chasing after him.

The official road was divided into two in front of his eyes, and Wei Yan immediately turned to the left road. If this road goes to the end, as long as he turns another corner, he will arrive at the Wei Mansion.

"grown ups!"

The voice behind suddenly became louder, and Wei Yan suddenly came back to his senses.

This road is already a downtown area, just now he was speeding all the way, and pedestrians avoided one after another.At this time, an old man pulling a cart couldn't dodge it in time, and the cart lay in the middle of the road.

Wei Yan pulled the reins abruptly, and the steed barely brushed past the car, and then he saw the toddler on the ground.

The toddler was so frightened that he couldn't move or cry, and could only watch helplessly as the huge shadow enveloped him.

At the same time as the steed neighed, the whip was raised, and the little boy turned somersault in the air and fell into the arms of the man on the horse. The people all over the street watched this thrilling scene and lost their voices for an instant.

"Master Wei is very skilled." Someone laughed loudly from the window on the second floor of Zuixianju, breaking the unbearable tranquility.

"Brother Qi is ridiculous. There is still something to do, let's go first." Wei Yan smiled wryly at the people upstairs, cupped his fists, said goodbye and left.

"My lord." The person following him finally caught up.

Although the toddler is fine, it is inevitable to be frightened.Wei Yan got off his horse and apologized to the sufferer. Young Tong's family kept saying that he didn't dare, so he still paid a silver coin to finish the job.With this scare, he didn't dare to ride the horse anymore, so he let the horse be led and drove home slowly.

If you ride a horse in a busy city, I'm afraid the censor will take a hard copy of him tomorrow.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

"I don't know. He has always been gentle and cautious in dealing with people. What happened today?"

Wei Yan felt even more bitter when he heard the whispers of the followers behind him.What's wrong?What's wrong?He suddenly remembered the surly coldness in the emperor's eyes, and couldn't help but feel a bone-chilling chill.

"Who is that? The people who guard the yamen in the five cities don't take care of the horses in the busy city?"

"Tianzi Jinwei, the commander-in-chief of the five-city garrison battalion will laugh when they see him, who dares to take care of it?"

"It turned out to be the emperor's guard, no wonder he was so domineering."

"Speak softly, softly, and don't get into trouble."

"I heard that Chen Tianyao, General Chen, was also a member of the Imperial Guard."

"Yes, yes, in just a few short years, he has already been appointed as General Zhenxi."

"There's no way. You get the moon first if you are close to the water. After ten years in the official department of the Ministry of Industry, you can't get promoted as fast as a year with the emperor."

"No wonder everyone sharpened their heads and wanted to drill into the guard camp."

"That requires real kung fu. Do you think that you can enter the Guards Camp if you want to? Family background, loyalty, and martial arts are indispensable."

……

Wei Yan's figure disappeared on the street for a long time, and the discussion in the restaurant has not stopped.

Over there, Wei Yan was leading the horse, and after a while, he arrived in front of the gate of Wei Mansion.

The Wei Mansion is huge, occupying half of the street. Looking inside from the high courtyard wall, the towers, pavilions and pavilions are well arranged.Above the vermilion main entrance, the door plaque of "Imperial Construction of Zhongyonghou's Mansion" hangs high, which is said to be bestowed by Emperor Gaozu's imperial pen.

Wei Yan got off his horse and walked in through the corner gate.After asking the housekeeper, knowing that his father was still in the yamen and hadn't come back, he entered the inner courtyard first, greeted the eldest lady, and then went to see his mother.

The courtyard where the mother lived kept the tranquility of the past. When the maids saw him entering the courtyard, they hurriedly opened the curtains and welcomed him in.

"Mother."

Please An Weiyan didn't get up, but leaned over and rested his chin on his mother's lap.When he was wronged when he was young, he would often bury his head in his mother's arms like this. Mother didn't need to say anything, but just stroked the top of his head with her gentle palm, and comforted him quietly. Disappeared.

Now, like a child, he went to seek his mother's comfort again. Thinking about it this way, he felt even more aggrieved.

"Get up, Yan'er, it's cold on the ground." After touching the top of his son's head for a long time, Wei Yan's mother Liu Shi finally said, "I haven't come back for so long, how many days can I stay at home this time?"

"It's okay, there is a cushion." Long before Wei Yan greeted him, the maid had already placed a cushion under his knees, "Today you have to enter the palace."

"That's it, then get up and help mother copy some scriptures, and have dinner at mother's place later."

"Ah."

"So I heard it, the Buddha is here for a moment..." The strong and powerful lowercase letters were upright, covering one page after another, and Wei Yan's mood gradually calmed down in the fragrance of ink.

Maybe, nothing can change, maybe, his situation will get worse soon.However, at least at this moment, he had the courage to continue to face it, even if it was just to avoid bringing disaster to his relatives.

After noon, the sky gradually darkened.

"It's going to snow."

"It seems to be, mother should pay attention to keep warm."

"Yan'er, you too, you have to take care of your body."

"Don't worry, mother, I'm fine."

The mother and son stopped to chat for a few words, and continued to copy the scriptures.

At three o'clock, the maid came to report that the old Hou Ye wanted to see him.Wei Yan didn't dare to delay, bid farewell to his mother in a hurry, came to the study room, greeted and stood in front of Wei Laohou, waiting for him to ask questions.

Old Master Wei asked him to sit down next to him, and while drinking tea, casually asked him a few words about his recent situation.

"This time the Empress Dowager wants you to go to Youzhou to proclaim the decree for imprisonment." After pondering for a long time, the old Marquis Wei finally got down to business, "However, His Majesty will be unhappy if the Empress Dowager mentions this matter, you must be careful in what you do these days cautious."

"How could it be? Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager have always had a deep affection between mother and child." Wei Yan couldn't figure out the reason behind this for a while, but he knew very well that if the emperor really felt uncomfortable, no matter how cautious he was, he would still be unable to escape. .

"Mother and child love deeply..." The Tian family's mother and child love deeply, how much is left in the face of power?However, such rebellious words, Old Master Wei just turned them around in his mind, and absolutely dare not say them out loud.

Thinking that after several generations of management, the Wei family can now be regarded as a noble and powerful family in the Jing family, and the descendants of the family are quite up-to-date, so they stand relatively securely in the central army of the court.

When the young emperor succeeded the Empress Dowager as regent, the old Marquis of Wei naturally served the Empress Dowager carefully, but the younger generation of the Wei family, he tried every means to get close to His Majesty the Emperor.Now that the emperor is in charge and employs a large number of young courtiers, the younger generation of the Wei family will naturally have the opportunity to be reused.

But Yan'er, Wei Laohou looked at the young son in front of him, and faintly felt that there was some inexplicable mystery in this matter.

His majesty the young emperor has always liked courtiers who are smart and considerate, such as Chen Tianyao, Xiao Yue, Yan'er, because of his personality, he has not been lovable in front of the emperor for many years. The name, I am afraid it is a problem.

However, this time the emperor not only rewarded him with a lot of rewards, but also let him accompany him every day, so much that the empress dowager was deeply disturbed. destroy.

This time the Empress Dowager deliberately brought up the matter of Xuanzhi's imprisonment, probably because she wanted to plant a nail in the emperor's heart in advance, so that the emperor would suspect that Yan'er was from the Empress Dowager, so he could not trust him.

But, is it necessary for the Queen Mother to take precautions to this extent?

It seems that this matter is quite weird, Old Master Wei stroked his beard and meditated there.

"Although you have been a servant in the palace for many years, you are familiar with the way, but this time you have been promoted, and you still have to take care of the things that need to be taken care of. I have someone prepare the things, and you will take them away later, so hurry up and do them." "Speaking of this, Old Master Wei became angry, thinking that his other sons were all good-looking masters, but this son was dull and honest, and he had to remind him to prepare for such things every time.Like this time the emperor's award is almost over a month old, but he is here with an old god, and he doesn't mean to take care of it at all. It is clear that he, the old father, has to worry about it, "here is the list, take it carefully and see if there is any Omission. The palace is no different than other places, so it’s always right to be careful.”

Wei Yan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't make a sound, just took the list from his father.There was a large list of names on the list. He looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see any of them.

Working in the palace, it is a common practice to find a way to deal with the holidays or to find a way to get up and down. Although there are palace laws and prohibitions, there are policies and countermeasures. Many times, everyone is tacit and it is not about what they want, but it is just a preparation. I can give it a convenience when I need it someday.

Of course Wei Yan understands this kind of human relationship, but this time he really didn't think about doing it.

He wanted to tell his father no, no need, no need for a man who was going to die soon, but in the end he didn't say anything.

He can't and dare not say anything that violates the ethical principles, and he can only let the bitterness spread from the bottom of his heart to his mouth.This matter concerns the face of the royal family, and the more people who know about it, the more people will die when the emperor has to deal with it one day, so you can't tell anyone.

It is impossible for the emperor to be wrong, so the only ones who are wrong are the courtiers.If the king loses virtue, it is naturally the fault of the courtiers.

At this point, there is no hope, and there is no need to take any chances. Death is his best return.As for when and where, Bai Ling is still poisonous wine, that is something the emperor needs to consider.Anyway, he can't do anything now, the only thing he hopes is that this matter will not involve his family and friends.

In view of having such a clear understanding of his own situation, Wei Yan felt more and more that this winter was long and harsh, and every day was like walking barefoot on ice slag, with no future in sight and no turning back.

When bidding farewell to his father, Wei Yan kowtowed seriously, and also when he went to bid farewell to his mother.

Maybe this time, there will be no time to meet again.