On the first day of the third month in the spring of the fourth year of the Great Shang Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor, who had not attended the morning dynasty for two years, finally arrived at the Xuanwen Hall to attend the morning dynasty in person. As usual, all civil and military officials met at the Xuanwen Hall, and all the ministers who attended the morning dynasty were there. I muttered in my heart, it’s so new, the emperor is going to court today, does the sun come out in the west?

When the late Emperor Huizong was in power, he seriously neglected his administration and often did not attend court for several months. Even the morning court held only once a month was in vain.

On the day when the new emperor Yin Guang ascended the throne, after receiving the congratulations from hundreds of officials in Yonghe Hall, he rarely went to the morning court. At most, he would meet with hundreds of civil and military officials in Yonghe Hall every year during the great court meeting on the first day of the first lunar month and receive greetings from hundreds of officials. Congratulations and tributes from other barbarians are just a formality.

So much so that there were crazy rumors that the emperor was under house arrest by the eunuch Yang Jingzhong. What's more, it was said that the new emperor had been assassinated by the eunuch, and the emperor in the palace now was just a puppet with a similar appearance.

In fact, the reason why Emperor Yin Guang was unwilling to participate in the morning court had his own reasons. Yang Jingzhong had all the power in the world. When he went to the morning court, even if the ministers presented memorials, they would all be read by Yang Jingzhong, who was standing in front of the emperor, and then made a symbolic decision. After asking the emperor for his opinion, Yin Guang finally said: "It's accurate!"

The emperor made a lot of remarks and then announced his withdrawal from the court. Which emperor would be willing to attend such an early court?

Today's morning court, it was still Yang Jingzhong who stood there and adjudicated a bunch of memorials. Emperor Yin Guang played the memorials accurately, accurately, and accurately again. There was an episode at the end of the morning. His Majesty the Emperor suddenly expressed his gratitude to the king of Pingxi, Yin Quan, who paid tribute a few days ago. The twenty female sumo wrestlers were very satisfied and asked all their beloved princes, how should I reward Brother Pingxi?

Regarding the emperor's reward for King Pingxi, some officials expressed approval and others opposed it. In the end, Yang Jingzhong, the chief internal officer and secretary of the Zhongshu Ling, made the decision on behalf of the emperor. Yin Quan, the prince of Pingxi County, presented a female sumo wrestler for her meritorious service and was given the prince's uniform. , and gave it to twenty dancing girls who paid tribute from the Western Regions.

After the dynasty dispersed, the ministers whispered to each other and expressed great disappointment in the early dynasty. The only thing that was certain was that the rumors that the emperor was assassinated by eunuchs were a rumor. Yushi Hu Zhongkui and others even laughed at King Pingxi for using twenty female sumo wrestlers in exchange for The color of the prince's clothes is so worthless?

After the morning court was dismissed, Emperor Yin Guang returned to the Yangshen Pavilion. He was training twenty female sumo wrestlers in the main hall with a cheerful face. The young eunuch Yu Fu and the young palace maid Wen Xiu were waiting carefully beside them.

At this moment, Yang Jingzhong hurriedly walked in from outside the palace, bent down to salute Yin Guang, and Yin Guang waved his hand to signal the female sumo wrestlers and other unrelated people to leave. Only Yu Fu and Wen Xiu were left beside Yin Guang. Then he laughed and patted Yang Jingzhong on the shoulder, "Father Shang knows my heart well. I am very satisfied with the reward given to Brother Pingxi this morning."

Yang Jingzhong smiled treacherously and said: "It is what the old slave deserves to share the emperor's worries. The reward that King Pingxi received is also what he deserves."

Yin Guang sneered and said: "These villains actually let people spread the news in the public, saying that I was harmed by Father Shang, so today I specially went to a morning court to let all the ministers and the world see it. , I am in good health! How can they understand Father Shang's loyalty to me?"

Yang Jingzhong smiled and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and you can naturally sympathize with the hard work of this old slave. This is the blessing of my great business. Your Majesty, the East Neiwei Division has just found out that the mysterious missing Shuiyue Tower Oiran Master Liu is from Jianghu." He was trained by the mysterious Canghai Tower. Half a month ago, Wan Deyan, the owner of Canghai Tower, went to see King Pingxi."

Yin Guang was startled and his face turned ugly, "Is it related to the death of my father and Brother Ping Xi Wang?"

Yang Jingzhong, who was holding the fly whisk, shook his head, "The news obtained by the Internal Security Bureau is that Wan Deyan met Prince Pingxi for the first time, and they only chatted for half an hour. Wan Deyan only recommended it to Prince Pingxi.

Without the choice of counselor, the death of the late emperor should have no direct relationship with King Ping Xi."

Yin Guang nodded and said: "Okay, let the Eastern Guards collect more news about Canghai Tower. The more news about Pingxi King and Lingnan King, the better."

Yang Jingzhong lowered his head and said: "I understand, does the emperor have anything else to give you? If not, I will resign."

Yin Guang nodded and said with a smile, "No, Father Shang, go and get busy first." Yang Jingzhong then bowed and left.

The old eunuch had just walked a few steps away when Yin Guang suddenly said, "Father, please stay. I suddenly remembered something..." Yang Jingzhong stopped and turned around to look at Yin Guang doubtfully.

Yin Guang smiled and said: "Father, please pass on my decree. I want each feudal king and each Tao to donate twenty female sumo wrestlers. I like it very much!"

Yang Jingzhong smiled, lowered his head and said: "I know, I will go and take care of it immediately. If your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will leave." Yin Guang waved his hand, indicating that Yang Jingzhong could leave.

After Yang Jingzhong left Yangshen Pavilion, Yin Guang suppressed his smile and said with a sneer: "It's really difficult to be a puppet. Now people say that in the Great Shang Kingdom, there are one emperor, one emperor, and a few unconscious ones.

My dear lord, this drama is really good! Should I learn to sing again? With my current acting skills, it won’t be a problem for me to become a famous actress, right?"

Yin Guang raised his head and looked at the caisson of Yangshen Pavilion and murmured, "I am both a carpenter and a gardener, and now I have trained a female sumo wrestler. I am afraid of my wife, eunuchs, feudal lords, and public officials.

I really don’t know what I’m not afraid of. How will my wonderful life be recorded in the history books a hundred years from now?”

After thinking about it, he murmured to himself: "It's not easy to raise a dog now. If you want a dog to bite a rabbit, you have to feed it. But if it's a wolf, you can't feed it meat. Although you can't feed it

Although he has no meat, he can draw a good-looking cake for him, so he must be given the appearance of a prince. Alas, he is always intrigued and intrigued, do you think it is easy for me to be the emperor?"

Yin Guang muttered to himself for a long time, then turned around and said happily, "Yes, there are two people I can bully. Yu Fu, go get the chess. I want to bully you and Wenxiu on the chessboard."

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Yu Fu and Wen Xiu looked at each other and sighed together. The emperor was going to take out his anger on them on the chessboard again.

Tianchang Mansion on Jiangnan Road was one of the most prosperous cities in the Shang Dynasty. The streets were crowded with pedestrians, the traffic was bustling, the Qin buildings and Chu pavilions were everywhere, and the literati were like trees. The locals laughed and said that if you want to live in Tianchang,

To find a quiet place in Changfu City, you can either go to the Academy or the Protectorate Master's Mansion.

In Tianchang City, the usually quiet Master Protector's Mansion is not very quiet today. Tang Fulong, the national master who is over sixty but looks only forty, and Sikong Jing, the commander of the imperial guards, are sitting in the martial arts arena with smiles on their faces.

Watch the excitement from the stands. In the martial arts arena, Princess Yin Ruonan of Pingyuan, who is disguised as a man, is fighting with a big man in gray. The two are fighting fiercely.

The big man in gray clothes punched Yin Ruonan in the face. Yin Ruonan jumped aside and kicked the big man in the chest. The big man's right fist was empty. He turned around and swung his fist back to hit Yin Ruonan.

The thigh kicked towards his chest. Yin Ruonan was in the air and couldn't dodge. He had to close his eyes, but the big man in gray stopped his fist abruptly.

Tang Fulong and Sikong Jing looked at each other, applauded and laughed, "Colonel Sun is good at martial arts, the third young master lost!"

Yin Ruonan looked unconvinced, "The one named Sun bullied me because of his strength and size. If I grow up to be so tall and powerful, I will definitely be able to defeat him!"

Li Lanqiu, the maid dressed as a book boy, laughed secretly at the side, thinking that princess, you are already unruly and willful. If you grow up to be as tall and powerful as Captain Sun, which man in the world would dare to marry you?

The big man in gray is none other than Zhaowu Colonel Sun Zongcheng, one of the military attaches who petitioned the new emperor Yin Guang three years ago to be demoted to the local area.

Sun Zongcheng nodded and said with a smile: "What the Third Young Master said is absolutely true. When two people fight, the stronger one does have an advantage. There is a big difference in weight between the two of us. Sun is indeed suspected of bullying."

Yin Ruonan was not as skilled as others, but he was just tough-talking. Seeing Sun Zongcheng admit it so frankly, he felt embarrassed and added: "Of course, your martial arts skills are indeed not inferior to mine. In addition, you are very strong.

This young master will suffer a loss."

Tang Fulong and Sikong Jing walked down the stands and heard the man and woman

I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the conversation. This unruly princess can't lose her words even when she loses.

Yin Ruonan said with a bitter face: "Uncle Tang, Old Man Tang, when can I go out for a walk? I'm almost suffocated in your Imperial Master's Mansion."

Sun Zongcheng didn't know that Yin Ruonan was the Princess of Pingyuan. He just felt that the young man named Yin was not masculine enough and was a bit girly. The little book boy seemed to be a girl disguised as a man? But many dandies are like this, Sun Zongcheng

I've always been a carefree person and don't really care about these things.

Sun Zongcheng patted Yin Ruonan on the shoulder and said with an understanding face: "Tang Guoshi and Mr. Sikong are both honorable men, and there are certain things they would not do. If Master Yin feels a little bored in the Guoshi's Mansion, I can help you.

How about you go to a brothel in the city and find some courtesan to drink some flower wine to relieve your boredom?"

Then Sun Zongcheng saw Yin Ruonan blushing and said with a strange expression, "You guys... what fun is there in drinking with the oiran? Really!"

Sun Zongcheng thought that Yin Ruonan was a young man with short face, so he laughed again and said: "Mr. Yin, Tianchang Mansion is different from other places. The brothels here are very good. The courtesans are not only young and beautiful, but also have some talents. They are generally proficient in playing the piano.

If chess, calligraphy, and painting are placed in other categories, with the talents of these courtesans, they might be able to pass the exam to become a scholar or something like that."

Yin Ruonan stamped her feet and said angrily, "Forget it, forget it, it's impossible to talk to a rough guy like you!" After saying that, he turned around and left with his maid Li Lanqiu.

Sun Zongcheng looked puzzled, gestured to his waist with his hand, spread his hands and asked Tang Fulong and Sikong Jing: "Am I thick?" As a result, the two looked at each other and laughed with both kindness and ridicule.

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Tang Fulong smiled at Sikong Jing and said: "Brother Sikong, the third young master has a restless temper. He will be suffocated to death if he stays in my house for a few more days. Why don't you take him to Jiannan Road or Lingnan Road for a walk?"

Sikong Jing nodded and said: "Then let's go to Jiannan Road. Since your son is also in Jiannan Road, we can just go and meet him and take care of each other."

Tang Fulong was not polite to him, "Okay, then I will give you a farewell tonight. You will leave tomorrow? Do you want to take Captain Sun with you? Captain Sun's skills are not weak even in the world of martial arts."

Sikong Jing thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Forget it, you should keep Colonel Sun, Jiangnan Road also needs manpower."

Sun Zongcheng said very sincerely: "Let me go to Jiannan Road with you. In the Imperial Master's Mansion, there are not many who have me, and there are not many who don't have me."

Tang Fulong rolled his eyes, this Sun Zongcheng suffered because he was too honest.

No, Sun Zongcheng looked at the Imperial Master piously, "Old Imperial Master, you have that rejuvenating medicine, can you give me two pills?"

Tang Fulong asked in surprise: "What kind of rejuvenating medicine?"

Sun Zongcheng said: "You are over sixty years old, but you look only about forty years old. How come you don't have the medicine to rejuvenate your youth?"

Tang Fulong said with a wicked smile: "Yes, yes, come here and I'll tell you."

Sun Zongcheng thought it was true and stretched his head over. Tang Fulong whispered in Sun Zongcheng's ear: "You are overindulging in sex, so you look old. The medicine to rejuvenate your youth is to go to brothels less and find oirans..."

Sun Zongcheng was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Tang Fulong and laughed, "National Master, you are an old and dishonest person!"

Tang Fulong waved his hand and said seriously: "Ahem, Captain Sun, don't talk nonsense. Others haven't understood the situation. When you said this, they thought we were having an affair!"

Sun Zongcheng was speechless...
Chapter completed!