The gauze curtain in the pavilion where the emperor was located was put down for a long time, and the music and singing outside the pavilion lasted for a long time. It was not until the sound came from inside that the eunuchs guarding both sides signaled the actors to stop and lifted the gauze curtain.
The emperor sat up with a bit of sleepiness and was much more energetic than before.
"Is Ah Xun here?" he asked.
Your Majesty's memory is getting worse and worse now. The eunuch lowered his head and said carefully: "Please beg for Your Majesty and leave with the prince."
The emperor said oh, narrowed his eyes, probably remembering it, reached out and picked up the wine to pour it, and took a sip.
"What did the prince say? Why did Axun come to the capital?" he asked again.
The eunuch said the previous words of the prince, and then said what the prince did not say.
"Liang Siqing asked the Tingwei Mansion to help find Miss Chu, and the Tingwei Mansion asked the King of Zhongshan to help intercept the person on the way. After the interception, the Prince of Zhongshan escorted the person back."
When he heard this, the emperor put down his wine glass and asked squintedly: "He sent the lady of the Chu family back? Who asked him to send it? Did Chu Ku?"
"No, no." The eunuch said hurriedly, "It was also said that the prince of Zhongshan was unlucky. When Miss Chu and his group walked in the territory of Zhongshan, they encountered bandits. The trouble was very big. They dispatched officers and soldiers, killing and injured many people. Among Miss Chu and his group, there were officials from the court. The king of Zhongshan was very uneasy and came to Beijing to explain to the court. He submitted a request in advance, and the crown prince approved it."
The emperor said oh and smiled: "The emperor is really cautious and refuses to leave any words, for fear that others will harm him."
The eunuch also breathed a sigh of relief and poured wine for the emperor: "It's better to be cautious, this is the rule."
The only one who can be in front of the emperor is his own son, neither brother nor nephew.
The emperor slowly drank, seemed drunk and sober: "What's going on with Chu Ku's daughter?"
The eunuch responded: "Chu Ku's daughter beat Miss Liang's family, and Liang Siqing refused to let go. Chu Ku asked His Majesty to come to him, and His Majesty solved the problem for him."
The emperor didn't say anything and drank the wine.
"Your Majesty, do you need to reply to Chu Ku's letter?" the eunuch asked carefully, "He asked you for that matter-"
After the words came, the emperor looked angry.
"Why did I reply to him?" he shouted, "What is he? I dare to teach me! I blame me! It is obvious that he did something wrong! Those who are good at using troops will be defeated by others rather than fighting, to pull out others' cities rather than attack, and to destroy others' countries without long-term—"
He threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, which was not enough, and overturned the wine pot and the table in front of him.
This was what Chu Ling scolded him back then. It was still engraved in the emperor's heart for so long. It was obvious that the two of them had a lot of trouble at that time. The eunuch around him sighed in his heart and knelt down with everyone.
"His Majesty, please calm down."
There were chaotic footsteps, and a group of palace maids came around surrounded by a gorgeous palace concubine and asked loudly: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with Your Majesty."
Seeing this palace concubine, the eunuchs and actors all breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "The Imperial Concubine is here."
Concubine Zhao had already arrived at the emperor and reached out to hold his arm. "Who made Your Majesty angry again?" Without waiting for an answer, she shook the emperor's arm, "Your Majesty, don't be angry anymore. Come with me to play chess. I have learned new things and will definitely beat Your Majesty this time."
The imperial concubine, who was in her thirties, still had a girlish look, was shaken by the beauty, and the emperor instantly dissipated his anger and smiled in his eyes.
"Don't cry with me if you lose." He smiled.
Concubine Zhao held the emperor's hand and said, "Come on, come on."
The emperor followed her and walked away in the mess all over the ground. The previous rage seemed to have never happened.
The eunuchs and actors who were left stood up and breathed a sigh of relief after they could not hear the footsteps.
An eunuch smiled bitterly: "The imperial concubine asked who made His Majesty angry, if it weren't for the Third Prince--"
Before he could finish his words, he was slapped in the head by the eunuch.
"I'm tired of living." He cursed, "I don't want to live anymore and I'll go to the lake tonight."
The eunuch bowed his head awkwardly and did not dare to say a word, and hurriedly cleaned up the mess all over the ground.
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The Deyang Palace is the place where the emperor handles court affairs. Now the emperor handed over court affairs to the prince and rarely stepped into it.
At this time, in Deyang Hall, officials knelt down, and the prince was also sitting on the ground in the hall, with piles of memorials piled up in front of him.
His expression was solemn, his sturdy figure became more majestic, and his eyes swept across the memorial in front of him, as if he had thought carefully about how to make a decision.
The eunuchs on both sides kept their breath and kept silent.
The prince stretched out his arm and picked up a stack of memorials. After several times, he finally pointed to the heaviest stack with satisfaction: "Leave this stack, take the others away."
With this decision, the officials who were not included in the memorial lamented, but no one dared to come forward to argue, because there were still many strong men standing on both sides of the hall, and they were also wearing official robes, which were different from normal official robes. These people were the prince's riding and shooting masters, and the prince made a strong official and followed them to court with great swagger.
If there is a disagreement in the court, they will dare to attack the court officials.
The eunuchs brought over the memorial that was not selected by the prince by weight. The officials took out their own and took the leave helplessly.
"I really can't wait any longer, it's related to disaster relief food." An official said frowningly, turning his head to look at the prince sitting in the hall.
He gritted his teeth and wanted to step to beg the prince, but was grabbed by another official.
"If you annoy Your Highness and beat you up, you will lie at home for ten days and half a month, which will delay even more." The official advised, pointed at a powerful official and winked at the official.
The official understood, and took out a bag of money from his sleeve helplessly, grabbed a Liguan, and whispered: "Sir, please help." He stuffed the money bag to the Liguan.
The strong official with a circle of beards took the purse and smiled satisfied, but was helpless: "Mr. Qi, the prince's prince is not sure to choose the memorial. This time, he will choose the one who is more important, and next time he may choose the one who is more important, and next time he may choose the one who is more important, and I cannot guarantee it--"
The official looked sad: "This is really hard to wait, thousands of people are waiting for dinner-"
The Li Guan didn't charge money and didn't do anything. He coughed lightly and whispered: "Mr. Qi, if you want to be quick, why not ask Lord Yang for help."
There were many officials in the court with the surname Yang, but the ones mentioned by Li Guan, whom he mentioned, did not mention the specific name, also known as the prince's uncle.
Yang Guojiu is now in charge of military affairs in the Taiwei Mansion.
The official looked helpless: "This is my household affairs-"
The powerful officials are all a group of martial artists and they don’t know anything.
The Liguan also looked like you couldn't understand the words: "Whether it is the matter of the household or military affairs, it is all the matter of the court."
Doesn’t this mean that all things in the court are Lord Yang’s business? It’s really a bit helpless. Well, he thanked Li Guan and walked out with the memorial.
Even if a layer of oil is scraped off by Yang Guojiu, at least thousands of people can fill their hunger and avoid starving to death. That's all.
The officials dispersed and the quiet inside the hall was restored. The prince read a few memorials casually, then threw them aside impatiently and asked, "Is the third brother going to do the writings and check?"
A powerful official stepped forward: "We have checked all the time. The third prince sent notices everywhere. No matter his identity or status, he could come to participate in the cultural meeting. As long as he could pass the assessment at the gate of Wangchun Garden."
The prince asked: "What is the assessment?"
Another powerful official smiled: "It's nothing more than poetry, lyrics, words, chess, etc."
The poems and ink cannot kill anyone, the prince nodded: "Look at those who participated, so that he would not use it to attract some people he should not recruit."
The powerful officials responded: "Our people are staring at them day and night." They asked again: "Once there is any suspicious thing, investigate it strictly-"
The prince smiled and said, "Investigate strictly? No need to investigate. What's the point of investigating? It's a matter of beating to death!"
He said as he stood up, moved his shoulders, making crackling sounds.
Chapter completed!