Chapter 303 Chess pieces

In the Zichen Hall, the palace lanterns are soft and sandalwood is lingering.

Emperor Zhaowu, who was rumored to have been poisoned from the outside world, was wearing a loose yellow robe, sitting on the warm kang, looking at his two sons at the bottom. He was dressed in a bright yellow prince on the left, bent over, his hands and feet were trembling violently, his head was as big as a pig's head, and it was blue and black and purple, and his eyes were narrowed into a line, and he couldn't even open it. And - he didn't have eyebrows yet...

Resisting the urge to die as far as he can, Emperor Zhaowu turned his gaze to the fifth son who was dressed in guard uniform on the right. The boy had stopped crying and sat there with his waist straight, his handsome face full of sincerity. He really liked it no matter how he looked at it.

After absorbing his mind, Emperor Zhaowu said to the prince, "Yu Ting, this matter is purely a misunderstanding, you are wronged."

The prince's lips twitched slightly. Before he could say anything, tears fell down first, and he sobbed, "Son Master...Son Master...Woo..." He wanted to say a few words like "Son Master willingly and hardworking" according to the usual practice, but he really couldn't say them.

Emperor Zhaowu sighed lightly and thought to himself: "This child is not easy either." He waved his hand and asked Qin Lei to withdraw first.

When Eunuch Zhuo closed the door, Emperor Zhaowu whispered: "Get up."

The prince sobbed on the ground, but his shoulders kept shaking, looking like he was laughing.

Emperor Zhaowu frowned slightly. As an old guy who was conspiring with Xu Gong, he naturally understood that the prince wanted him to punish Qin Lei or get enough compensation.

Emperor Zhaowu felt a little unhappy, just like what he said to Qin Lei in the past, "No one can take away what I give you; no one can't imagine what I don't give you." Although he cannot exert authority in the world, he still must firmly safeguard his power to "snatch life and death" for his son.

Picking up a piece of white paper from the table, Emperor Zhaowu said softly: "Your kindness flows eastward like water, and you will be favored and worry about losing favor. Don't let the prelude to the Zun, the flowers fall, the cool breeze is only at the west end of the hall." When the prince heard this, his body froze. He couldn't help but raise his head and looked at Emperor Zhaowu in surprise.

Emperor Zhaowu still lowered his eyelids, and his voice was neither salty nor light, "A good poem and good word, there is a sense of resentment inside, and the pattern is not enough..." As he said that, he raised his head slightly, looked at the prince with his long eyes, and said softly, "You are the prince, what else can you complain about?"

The prince suddenly felt infinite grievance, pointed at his swollen face, and said, "Is there a prince like a child in the world who is as miserable as a child?"

Emperor Zhaowu put the rice paper down and said coldly: "Did you know what you didn't know? Did you expect to fall into such a field when writing?"

Listening to Emperor Zhaowu's questioning, the prince, who was eager to comfort, couldn't help but feel cold. He held his hands tightly, and even his fingernails were sinking into his flesh. After a moment of silence, the prince said in a stern voice: "Today, I am so embarrassed, how can my son still stand in the court? Why don't you resign from the position of the Eastern Palace and live in the mountains and forests from now on, and live in this life..."

With a 'bang', Emperor Zhaowu slapped the table and trembled the teacup. The hot tea splashed on his hands, making him tremble with pain, and he couldn't help but say annoyed: "You are absurd! I'll hand over all the defenses of Kyoto to you! Thousands of guards in the palace will also let you command the leader! And what about Lao Wu? There are only three people!"

He looked at the prince contemptuously and shouted in a deep voice: "What's the result? You let the fifth brother travel through the forbidden palaces, touched the under his nose, and was pinched by someone, and fanned it into a soy sauce jar. What else would you do except cry like a woman? I'm ashamed of you! I wish I could find a crack in the ground and never have to see anyone again!"

After hearing Emperor Zhaowu's angry scolding, the prince's heart sank to the bottom. He only thought about how wronged he was, but he did not realize that his poor performance in the whole process was far worse than Qin Lei.

Seeing him trembling, Emperor Zhaowu finally couldn't bear to scold him anymore. After all, the prince was obedient and did nothing wrong. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. Emperor Zhaowu whispered: "Okay, merit is merit and demerit. You did a good job this time, and almost made the Wen family get trapped..."

"But I was still disturbed by Qin Lei..." the prince sobbed.

Emperor Zhaowu stroked Yu Ruyi on the table and smiled bitterly: "The saint has seen him for ten thousand years and has played the nineteenth Avenue, but there are still variables, let alone I am not a saint." He glanced out the window and said softly: "Yutian did nothing wrong, it's just that the Wen family is not exhausted."

The prince couldn't remember how to frame Qin Lei for a moment, so he could only lean over and respond.

Emperor Zhaowu whispered a long beard under his jaw and said softly: "If Yutian makes such a fuss, the news cannot be covered. Wen Yanbo will definitely not stand out, but he will try to keep an inch of the future."

The prince's heart sank and kowtowed, "Father... just give me orders."

Looking at the prince kneeling on the ground, Emperor Zhaowu actually smiled and said warmly: "It's very cold in the cold winter. You can read at home for a while, wait for warmth before coming out to do things."

The prince trembled all over and said in disbelief: "Are you going to be confined?"

Emperor Zhaowu laughed and said, "This is called resting, how can it be confinement? It's just to make the Li family believe that you are still with them and keep them stable."

The prince was filled with humiliation and kowtowed without any consciousness. He then left the inner hall like a walking corpse, pushed it away, and walked swaying into the yard.

There was no direction and no right path. The prince walked in the knee-high snow, one foot deep and one foot shallow. The cold feeling was uploaded from his feet to his legs and from his legs to his whole body, making him so cold that he almost lost consciousness. But no matter how cold his body was, it could not resist the coldness in his heart. Qin Ting felt the coldness that emanated from the bottom of his heart, making the world in front of him darker than ever before.

He couldn't understand why the eldest, fifth, and even the third and fourth were shameless than the bastard, and the other was lawless. But the old man cared for them and protected them in every way. He was honest and obedient, and he didn't hum or huh, but he was like a stepmother, and he was treated as a chamber pot by Emperor Zhaowu. He took it out when he used it, and threw it as far as he didn't use it, for fear of being stinky.

'I am the prince! The prince is above ten thousand people! Why is this happening?' Qin Ting shouted in endless depression.

After walking for a long time, his feet were completely paralyzed and out of control. Qin Ting laughed three times to the sky, and amid the desolate and depressed laughter, he fell on the snow. Zhonglikan and others behind him quickly stepped forward to help the prince up and carried him to the warm sedan chair...

In Zichen Hall, Qin Lei knelt honestly in front of Emperor Zhaowu, and said with shame: "The child has hindered his father's plan, please punish him!"

Emperor Zhaowu snorted coldly and knocked on the table and said, "You are indeed very guilty. If I hadn't said that I wouldn't blame you anymore, I would have to hit you at 80 to relieve my anger."

Qin Lei chuckled and said, "Thank you for not fighting for your father." As he said that, he was about to get up. However, Emperor Zhaowu said indifferently, "Who told you to get up?" Qin Lei had to kneel down again and look at Emperor Zhaowu with grievance.

Emperor Zhaowu looked at his handsome and tough son and sighed softly: "Do you know how much damage you have caused to me?" Qin Lei shook his head innocently, his eyes as clear as a stream in the mountains.

Emperor Zhaowu snorted lightly and said in a deep voice: "Since you and Qin Lin clashed with the Wen family in the hall, I expected that things would not be done well, so I wanted to design and get rid of the Wen family's cancer."

Qin Lei thought to himself: 'It's true.' He whispered: "The child is foolish and cannot understand his father's foresight."

Emperor Zhaowu waved his hand and said slightly depressedly: "I don't want to hide it from you. I just thought you were in Jingshan Camp and came back when you got the news. The matter should be over. I am afraid that you will come back early, so I will let the prince stop him." As he said, he said helplessly: "I didn't expect that Zhao Chengsi would lock the four doors tightly, but he still didn't stop you, the ground mouse."

Qin Lei scratched his head and said, "Your Majesty's danger has spread all over Zhongdu. At that time, people in the city were in panic, and the city defense was not as strict as before. Only then did the ministers have the chance to get in."

Emperor Zhaowu sneered: "This is not surprising. Some people are waiting for me to collapse all day long, so they are naturally afraid that the world will not be in chaos."

Qin Lei exclaimed: "Father's wisdom is thousands of miles away, and the cave candle shines high, so those ghosts and monsters naturally cannot escape your longan."

The flattery sounded like a mountain, but Emperor Zhaowu took this trick, stroked his beard and smiled, "What longan? Could it be that I have a pair of lychees on my face?" Even though that was the case, there was no sign of blame.

Qin Lei smiled ashamed and said, "The child is only of that level, so he will definitely read more books in the future."

Emperor Zhaowu waved his hand, asked him to get up, sit down on the edge of the kang, and then said softly: "I originally planned to do it first and sell a flaw to Wen Yanbo, so that this panicked old boy would stretch his head out of the turtle shell." As he said that, he stretched out his hand and waved it down, and said ruthlessly: "Cut off the turtle's head of this old boy!"

Qin Lei thought to himself: "If I weren't there, the prince would have to declare the regent tomorrow morning. As long as Wen Yanbo's old fox jumped out and waved the flag and shouted, the charge of rebellion would not be washed away. At that time, the prince would clear it up again and take out the evidence of his relationship with the Wen family, and the Wen family would look in the mirror, with a big nose inside and outside.'

After looking at the old man who had lost weight, Qin Lei couldn't help but shiver and thought to himself: "If I'm going to die of the movie star, the old man would be Hitchcock. According to this arrangement, if I hadn't been a slut, even if Old Wen was a traitor, he would have to drink the old man's foot wash water." He couldn't help but admire the old man's conspiracy, which was so outrageous that he really regarded the heaven and earth as chessboards and sentient beings as chess pieces... the old madman.

While he was thinking about it, Emperor Zhaowu said with resentment: "The painstaking arrangement and every kind of tolerance are disturbed by you just before closing the net. It's so... I'm so angry!"

Qin Lei quickly bowed his hands to laugh, but heard Emperor Zhaowu smiled and said, "As long as you have time, you can always wait for the next chance. Even if you can't, I can create it. But now, in order to create the illusion of being addicted to the alchemy, I have been out of control for a month. I originally planned to take advantage of Wen Yanbo's fall, cut the mess quickly and clean up the mess. I didn't expect him to escape this disaster..." As he said that, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Lei, chuckling, "But you can only ask for more blessings."

Qin Lei knew that Emperor Zhaowu was talking about the Censorate who was involved in the murder and Dali Temple investigated Qin Lin's corruption and abuse of power. Due to Emperor Zhaowu's indulgence, both cases were almost done, and it was not so easy to overturn the case.

'If you want less trouble, attitude is the key.' Thinking of this, Qin Lei smiled honestly and said, "As long as the father is safe, nothing else is a matter."

Emperor Zhaowu's lips curled up slightly, pointed at him and scolded, "You can get in the nine-level forbidden palaces, and you can even get into these little things in your eyes." As he said that, he handed a decree written on the table to Qin Lei, and said in a deep voice: "You go and send an imperial edict to Chen Wei, add him a first-class title, and order him to hold the Iron Armored Army again. When he saw that it was your decree, he would definitely understand what happened, and some resentment towards me would disappear." Qin Lei took it respectfully and held it in his hand.

Emperor Zhaowu handed Qin Lei the second imperial edict and sighed: "Go to Princess Heyang's mansion and tell your sister that I have prepared a house for her in Dongdu and asked her to hand over the things in her hand... Let's start now." Qin Lei took the imperial edict and held it in his hand.

Emperor Zhaowu said tiredly again, "You can keep that thing." Qin Lei didn't know what it was, so he had to respond first.

"Stay in the next door for a while and I'll accompany me in the morning later." After all, he is over fifty years old, and Emperor Zhaowu has no energy to be a director all night long.

Qin Lei bowed and left, and went to the room next to him to rest without mentioning it.

After he left, the old eunuch Zhuo came over and served Emperor Zhaowu lying down. Emperor Zhaowu suddenly said, "Do you think I have gained more or lost more this time?"

Old Eunuch Zhuo covered Emperor Zhaowu with a quilt and chuckled, "You lost the opportunity to take down the enemy, but you tried the wishes of the people around you. As for which end? Of course, Jian is in the Emperor's heart."

Emperor Zhaowu closed his eyes and murmured, "There is still a chance next time..." After that, he fell asleep.

Old Eunuch Zhuo blew out the palace lanterns, quietly retreated, and then covered the door with his hands and feet. Then he shook his head and whispered: "When it is true, it is false." He turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

"The wind and rain are like darkness, and the court and the country are full. The day is still in the hour of Yin." The eunuchs were really dedicated.

Qin Lei felt that he had just fallen asleep and had just pressed the old man to the ground in his dream. Before he could lift his fist the size of a vinegar bowl, he beat him hard. Then eunuchs and palace maids came in one after another, but they did not do their own things as usual.

Instead, they lined up in two rows according to their heights, and all knelt down with a huh, bowed three times and nine times, and shouted in a low voice: "Your Highness, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years,"

Qin Lei couldn't touch his head, rubbed his eyes and said, "What nerves do you get?" Only formal occasions such as court sacrificial sacrifices can you use this kind of worship. However, there is no reason to call a thousand years in the bedroom.

The leading eunuch smiled softly and said, "The infinite power of the prince does not matter whether it is time or occasion. The servants respect the prince from the bottom of their hearts, so naturally they should not distinguish time or occasion." As he waved his hand, four timid little palace maids stepped forward to dress and wash the extremely fierce Prince Longwei.

"Why is it coming so soon?" Qin Lei asked yawned repeatedly. The leading eunuch Nihua chuckled, "Oh, my good master, all the ministers are waiting outside Chengtian Gate. Although they should wait for you, it's better to give them a face."

Qin Lei was amused and laughed: "No, not bad, give them some face." Then he stood up and strode out.

"Prince, you haven't brought your heavenly crown yet..."

The trouble had already started outside Chengtian Gate, and the ministers whispered and discussed it. The topic was the matter of the prince's reign today. It seems that Emperor Zhaowu's condition has become a well-known secret. Some of the ministers and workers are worried, some are lucky enough to gloat, and some are cold-eyed.

Who should I watch? Of course, I watch the faces of the two big men. I saw that Mr. Li was so arrogant that he looked like he was cheated of 500 taels of silver. Looking at Prime Minister Wen, he looked so handsome that he was scary and as if he was cheated of 50,000 taels of silver.

Seeing that the two giants were both dead, they had already guessed that 80% of them did not take advantage of each other this time and even made a fussy.

Then who took advantage? The answer is self-evident. Resist the shock in his heart and stood up honestly. Regarding how to stand in the future, we must think more about how to stand in the future: Do you have to go all the way to the dark?
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