Chronicle of Emperor Jing

Chapter 54 Punishing the Heart

Many people in this world like to be stricter with others and more lenient than themselves. For example, His Majesty the Emperor is the number one bad guy in the world who can make mistakes by himself but never by others.

Wei Yan originally thought that he was not such a person as His Majesty the Emperor, but now he suddenly realized that perhaps because he was close to the vermilion, he was red, and he was close to the ink, he was black. After staying with the Emperor for a long time, he also learned the bad habits of the Emperor.

In other words, his behavior at this time is a typical manifestation of only allowing state officials to set fires and not allowing people to light lamps. The bloody lesson of the battalion is in front of him. .

To send or not to send, this is really a question that took a lot of thinking, Wei Yan hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind.At this time, there are no coins to toss to see God's will, but copper plates can barely replace it.But because Wei Yan had been hesitating in his heart, even tossing a coin would not solve his problem.

He thought about it, and if he didn't send this picture, of course he would have nothing to do, but Miss Hongyu could only stay in Yulan Pavilion to force her smile, while Brother Qi would continue to think about it; if he gave it away, he would Be mentally prepared to suffer the consequences.

Once this kind of thing is brought to light, he will definitely not be able to bear it and walk around.

From a small point of view, it is misbehavior to privately donate things from the imperial court, but if it is investigated deeply, it is a crime of disrespect.However, considering the emperor's current attitude towards him, it would not be enough to punish him to death.If there are also charges of bribing officials, taking advantage of loopholes in the law to extricate official prostitutes, etc., his fate will be very tragic without thinking too much about it.

Although there is a great risk, the idea of ​​wanting to do something for Qi Yuanheng finally gained the upper hand in Wei Yan's heart, and Wei Yan is obviously still like a battalion soldier. Well, the idea of ​​being able to muddle through the test was in it, so this "Yanshan Listening to the Waves Picture" was finally transferred to the hands of the Fan Fuyin.

After autumn, the Guards Battalion began to prepare for autumn hunting.

Last year's Qiushou had a "rebellion against the king" case, which resulted in the death of countless people, and even Commander Shen Da was reprimanded for this incident.This year, no one dared to take it lightly. Commander Shen Da led people to do the preparatory work in person, and Wei Yan followed.

The emperor may have a grudge against what happened last year, or it may be because he just had a prince and didn't want to go too far. This time he didn't choose to go to the Shangyuan hunting ground for autumn hunting, but chose the royal hunting ground at the foot of Heming Mountain. It is also the so-called Xishan hunting ground held by the world.

By convention, when the emperor hunted, the entire hunting ground was heavily guarded.The soldiers of the Jingxi camp guarded the outermost perimeter, and the soldiers of the guard battalion inside put up another layer of defense, and then began to push forward and check inch by inch from the inside to the outside to ensure that there were no suspicious people or people in the hunting ground. Objects, and as the investigation progresses, defenses are deployed at various key positions one by one to achieve the goal of being foolproof.

Under such a meticulous investigation that the land must be turned three inches before it is willing to give up, and the male and female animals in the hunting ground must be identified, it is quite strange that there will be such a mistake last year. Knowing how many people have been bribed can create the thrilling situation last year.

It was Wei Yan's first time to participate in this kind of specific defense matter. Although he felt a little strange in his heart, he didn't say much, just learning all the things he should learn with his heart.

Five days later, Wei Yan was recalled to the capital by the emperor's urgent order.On the way, he was still thinking about what happened. The emperor was so anxious to ask him to return to the capital. After entering the palace and knowing the truth, he couldn't help crying and laughing.

It turned out that the residence of the eldest son of the emperor had been completed, and the emperor couldn't wait to show off his masterpiece to others.

This residence was intended to be the residence of the emperor's beloved eldest son. It was so magnificent and luxurious that there was no need to go into details. The whole layout alone showed that the emperor really put in countless painstaking efforts.The entire residence is divided into four areas, one is the living area, the other is the study room, the third is the practice area for martial arts, and the fourth is a large game play area.

Wei Yan still retains a lot of innocence deep in his heart.At that time, he was intimidated by the monarchy, and because of his status and status, he was naturally well-behaved in front of the emperor, and he did not dare to make a mistake. But as the emperor's attitude towards him became more and more gentle, getting along with him became more and more difficult. Casually, although he reminded himself all the time to strictly abide by the way of getting along with the monarch and his subjects, some things in his bones would still be revealed unconsciously.

For example, the place he is most interested in in the whole residence now is obviously the place where the game is played.

The floor of this room is covered with high-quality pine wood, and the few furnishings inside are all wrapped in soft felt to ensure that the baby will not be hurt when crawling around. As for the rest of the room, There are all kinds of things for children to play with.

Emperor Jing followed behind Wei Yan dumbfounded, watching him try to play with everything in the room.He has always wanted to know how old this person is. His current behavior, in line with his age, is really unbearable to look at.

But he is very clear that the dull and well-behaved person in front of him before was not pleasing, but the person in front of him often did it unconsciously, but it was obvious that he was acting coquettishly and throwing a temper tantrum with him. His behavior, as well as the occasional childishness in front of him, made him feel very funny, and his heart was even more inexplicably joyful.

Maybe it's just because Wei Yan unconsciously stopped using all his strength to guard against him, began to slowly take off the mask of a loyal courtier, and was willing to show his true self in front of him.

There is nothing wrong with Wei Yan like this, at least he doesn't have to worry that no one will play with Yu'er in the future.Facing Wei Yan who was playing with the rattle, Emperor Jing thought so.Anyway, raising one child is also raising, and raising two children is also raising, so just treat him as having another child.

If Old Master Wei could hear the emperor's voice at this time, would he be grateful?

The children in his family became more and more stupid as they raised them. Maybe he hoped that after the emperor took over, he could raise them a little smarter.

"Your Majesty?" Wei Yan put down the rattle and began to study the felt ball in his hand. He suddenly felt the emperor's breath coming up from behind his ears. He turned sideways and raised his eyes, but what he saw was the suddenly enlarged face of the emperor. , He was a little confused for a moment, and was pushed to the ground while he was still in a daze.

"Your Majesty, don't be here." Wei Yan came back to his senses, struggling to push away the emperor who was pressing on him.

In broad daylight, the emperor actually wanted to do that in the residence of the eldest son of the emperor. The emperor's behavior became more and more absurd.

"Don't move." Emperor Jing held his wrist and pressed it to the side of his head, stopping his struggle, "I'm not that impatient, I just want to kiss you. But if you move to tease me again, I will just You're welcome."

Such Wei Yan is so cute, how can he be worthy of himself if he doesn't kiss him well.Emperor Jing pressed Wei Yan firmly under his body with his body weight to prevent him from moving around, and he did not forget to threaten him.

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Wei Yan didn't dare to move.

"Okay, I'm scaring you. Even if you want it, I have something to do. I don't have time to make trouble with you now. You must be tired when you come back. Go and have a good rest. I will ask you again at night." Emperor Jing Kissed along his brow and eyes, comforting Wei Yan's body that became stiff in an instant under his threat.

Obviously he was just joking, why does Wei Yan take it seriously every time?But when he was very serious, Wei Yan dared to ignore it?Regarding this question, Emperor Jing was always puzzled.

Of course, some things, if you can't figure it out, you have to not think about it.

Neither Jingdi nor Wei Yan was in the habit of digging into a dead end. For those things that couldn't be figured out, the two of them tacitly shook their hands and stopped thinking about them.

Anyway, what you don't understand now, you will understand one day.Furthermore, maybe these two people are not ignorant, but every time they think of an idea, they will subconsciously refuse to accept the real reason.

Whether it's a dead duck's mouth or self-deception, these two people are absolutely on the same level, and there is no comparison of who is wronged.

Emperor Jing said that he had something to do, but he was not lying to Wei Yan. At this moment, there were a bunch of courtiers waiting to see him.These people have been chasing after him too many things recently, so he deliberately left them alone, and now he reckons that they are almost done, and he is ready to get down to business.

He pulled Wei Yan up from the floor, ordered someone to wait on him carefully to rest, and ordered to drive Zhaoren Hall.

The servants serving in Zhaoren Hall had already made a list of summons according to the official positions of these waiting ministers, the priority of the matter, and of course the friendship with these servants, and made a list of the order of summoning. people come in.

The first person to meet was Xie Zhengde, Minister of Rites.Emperor Jing thought that he was here to talk about the selection again, but he didn't expect to blame him this time.It turned out that Xie Shangshu came to discuss with the emperor this time, the list of people participating in the hunt this time.

Autumn hunting is a royal event, held grandly every year.Being able to hunt with the emperor in autumn is both an honor and an opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor. The courtiers and clan children would not want to go, but the Xishan hunting ground is so big and the living space is limited, not everyone has this opportunity.

Some people need to stay in Beijing, and some people will lose their qualifications to participate in this grand event just because the emperor hates it and don’t want to see him appearing in front of them. The list is being submitted now, waiting for the emperor to confirm.

Emperor Jing took the booklet presented by the servant and looked at it carefully.

Xie Shangshu has been an official for many years and has experienced experience. Even if he wanted to increase the chances of showing his face in front of the emperor to the people of his own faction, he would definitely do it without any sense of abruptness, making it difficult to find his fault, let alone It is easy to realize that he is biased.

After reading the list, Emperor Jing smiled, slightly added or subtracted a few names, and approved his request.

After meeting each of them, the last person to meet is Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

As the official position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he should not be ranked last, but this minister has been reprimanded by the emperor several times because of the Hegong incident. If he is allowed to meet the emperor first, it will inevitably affect the emperor's mood, so this minister Although he tried his best to curry favor with the servants who served the king, he was still ranked last by those servants who knew how to read the king's heart.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry came here this time, neither to cry, nor to seek reprimand, but to please the emperor. He brought a good thing and wanted to present it to His Majesty the emperor.

When the emperor summoned the courtiers, Gao Yong was waiting below. He observed that when the emperor saw the unfurled scroll, his brows, which were originally calm, moved in a daze, and he knew that the emperor was angry. , I couldn't see clearly what was painted on that scroll, so I carefully moved over and glanced at it, only to realize that something was wrong.

He winked at his apprentice Fudge who was closer to the door.Fuji had already heard the words "Yanshan Listening to the Waves", they were all present when the emperor awarded the painting to Lord Wei, and they immediately understood the meaning of the master's wink, and they were about to leave quietly, ordering Someone went to report a letter, and before he could move a few steps, he heard the voice of the emperor.

"Whoever dares to move, I will break his legs." The emperor's voice was full of coldness, and all the servants and the minister of the Ministry of Industry were so frightened that they all knelt down and shouted "Your Majesty, calm your anger" on the spot.

Emperor Jing took a deep breath, barely suppressed the anger that was about to erupt, said a few words casually, and dismissed the minister of the Ministry of Industry.He didn't know the details of this matter, but as long as he saw the Minister of the Ministry of Industry who brought the matter to him, he couldn't help but want to vent his anger.

When Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry was sent away, looking at the painting, he couldn't restrain the anger in his heart. There was a loud "crash", and the pen and ink memorial on the case was the first to be sacrificed.

Well, you Wei Yan, you dare to deliberately deceive me!

This was the first thought that came to his mind when he saw the painting.Then the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, how much he liked it before, and how much he hates it now, what he thought was a stupid and cute behavior before, now he thinks it has other intentions.

Gao Yong had served the emperor for many years, how could he not understand why the emperor was angry, when he saw the emperor going out with a livid face, he knew something was going to happen.The emperor is now at the moment of fury, acting irrationally at all, and I am afraid that it will be irrelevant when dealing with it.

These two finally stopped fighting during this period of time, and the people who served also managed to pass Duan An's birthday. Now that the emperor punished people so lightly and severely, I'm afraid there will be another fight for a long time.

Once the two of them quarreled, they would bring everyone around them with caution, for fear that if they were not careful, they would become a scapegoat for the emperor to vent his anger.Even for the sake of his own life, Gao Yong couldn't let the emperor go out with anger like this.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that this old slave thought that Lord Wei must have made an unintentional mistake. Your Majesty, think about it carefully. With Lord Wei's temperament in the past, he couldn't do such a deliberate thing. It seems that there is some misunderstanding in it. Maybe there is something wrong with Lord Wei. It is embarrassing, and I dare not speak to His Majesty, so I will take this painting as a favor. Your Majesty will investigate carefully, and it will not be too late to punish."

For the emperor, the real unforgivable crime is only to deceive the emperor with all his heart, which is the so-called punishment of his heart.If it was an unintentional mistake, the punishment would be very different.

For servants like them, although the palace law is strict and forbids to accept the filial piety of any officials, the emperor always turns a blind eye, so who dares to investigate carefully.

For example, in the Guards camp, which is famous for being domineering, the emperor receives impeachment papers every year. However, when the emperor punishes them, the board is often raised high and lowered gently. I will reward this and that in two days.This is the grace that only the servants and close ministers can enjoy. As long as you are loyal to the emperor, then the lack of other aspects is nothing in the eyes of the emperor.

Emperor Jing wanted to go out, but his calf was hugged tightly.This is the person who served him since he was a child, if he kicked him away, no matter how ruthless he was, he would be forced to listen to something he didn't want to hear.

"I will ask carefully." Emperor Jing gritted his teeth and replied.

In such a short time, Wei Yan has the ability to make the people around him fall for him. If it's not because of his pure nature, then it's because of his great acting skills!

Such a powerful guy, he actually thinks he is stupid, in fact, he is the one who is really stupid.

Emperor Jing sneered in his heart.

Well, for the sake of Gao Yong's begging for him, he will try to calm down as much as possible, ask about it carefully, and then decide how to punish him.

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