In the past two years, the word "King of Han" has become taboo in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and no one dares to mention it lightly.
The letters from the King of Han were sent to the Hall of Supreme Harmony one after another. Emperor Long'an did not read any of them and threw them all into the charcoal basin. However, the servants had to present the letters from the King of Han first.
Cough cough cough!
Emperor Long'an coughed violently again, spitting out a large mouthful of blood-streaked phlegm, and finally his breathing became slightly smoother.
The chamberlain who delivered the letter knelt down beside the dragon couch with fear.
After waiting for a long time, Emperor Long'an's voice came: "Just leave the letter!"
The chamberlain secretly breathed a sigh of relief, responded respectfully, presented the letter to the low table beside the dragon bed, and retreated. Eunuch Shen and Eunuch Wang worked together to help Emperor Long'an sit up.
Emperor Long'an signaled with his eyes, and Eunuch Shen quickly took the letter from the table and opened it. The envelope contained several thick pages. Eunuch Shen didn't squint as he sent the letter to Emperor Long'an.
Emperor Long'an unfolded the letter, and familiar handwriting came into view.
Among the princes, the King of Qin was the most skilled, the Prince was the most astute and capable, and the King of Han was the best at reading and writing.
Emperor Long'an had a young son in his forties, and he loved the King of Han very much. When he had free time, he personally taught the King of Han to practice calligraphy. The King of Han had been a clever ghost since he was a child, and was born to please his own father. Emperor Long'an was also unavoidable, and his favorite This son.
The king of Han made a big mistake and was punished to guard the imperial mausoleum. He lived a miserable life without drinking or sex for two years.
Now, he is terminally ill and may die at any time and return to the west. It’s time for the King of Han to come back...
Emperor Long'an sighed and flipped through a few pieces of letter paper casually. The whole article was full of regrets. He knew his mistake and begged his father for forgiveness. He heard that his father was seriously ill and wanted to serve Yun Yun by the bedside.
"Go and proclaim the crown prince." Emperor Long'an slowly opened his mouth.
Eunuch Shen retreated in response, quickly went to the East Palace, and read the Long'an Emperor's oral edict to the prince.
The prince immediately got up and followed Eunuch Shen to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
When walking around the palace, it is not advisable to bring too many personal guards and chamberlains with you. There are more than a dozen personal guards accompanying you, but there are only two chamberlains. One is Eunuch Yang and the other is Eunuch Feng.
"Your Highness," Eunuch Shen's voice was very low: "His Royal Highness the King of Han has sent another letter. After the emperor read the letter, he ordered his servants to go to the East Palace to deliver oral instructions."
The prince's eyes flashed slightly and he nodded slightly.
Eunuch Shen's move was naturally a sign of goodwill to the prince.
Emperor Long'an is weak and it's unclear whether he can survive until the end of the year. Da Qi is about to change. In fact, this is not the first time that Eunuch Shen has secretly shown favor to the prince.
Eunuch Shen's reminder made the prince mentally prepared.
"I have met my father." The prince entered the emperor's palace and bowed his hands first. Then, he sat beside the bed and asked with concern: "My father has been suffering from a cough recently. He should take a good rest. I don't know what my father's call is." Why are you here, my son?"
Emperor Long'an didn't say anything. He gave the letter beside his pillow to the prince and motioned for the prince to take a look.
The prince showed some surprise, took the letter, read it quickly, and whispered: "Father, the fourth brother was confused for a moment and did something wrong. Father punished him to guard the imperial mausoleum for two years. Come to think of it, , he has deeply reflected on himself and changed his mind."
"Father, please let your fourth brother come back!"
Emperor Long'an took a deep look at the prince: "You personally intercede for the King of Han, and I will agree. I will leave this job to you! Send someone to take the King of Han back to the capital."
The prince nodded in agreement.
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That afternoon, Shen You took the errand and set off.
Accompanying them were Fang Peng and Shen Jia.
The imperial mausoleum is located in the western suburbs of the capital, and it can be reached in half a day by riding a fast horse. On the return trip, it will be much slower to take the King of Han with him. The prince gave him three days to go back and forth.
More than 20 East Palace guards, headed by Shen You, and more than 20 horses, kicked the billowing smoke and dust towards the imperial mausoleum.
After riding fast for two hours, the guards dismounted and rested for a while while burning incense.
Shen Jia picked up the cold kettle, drank half of it, and handed the remaining half to Shen You. Shen You raised his head and drank. Shen Jia took out dry biscuits and beef jerky from the small bag hanging on the saddle. .
Shen You laughed dumbly: "Why did you bring food with you?"
Shen Jia grinned: "Since I went to Jinzhou to fight, I have the habit of carrying dried meat with me."
"Isn't that right?" Fang Peng also came over, holding beef jerky in his hand: "In those six months, the war was nothing. I just ate dry pancakes and drank cold water all day long. It was really hard. I also have the habit of bringing jerky with me now. .Come on, come on, eat some quickly."
Shen You smiled silently.
He often marches and fights, and has become accustomed to the hard work of marching. On the other hand, Shen Jia and Fang Peng, who have been working as errands in the East Palace, went with him to Jinzhou to quell the bandits last time, and they choked on the dry pancakes!
The other dozen East Palace guards also found their way to sit under the shade of a tree.
"I didn't expect that the Emperor would spare the King of Han so easily." Shen Jia lowered his voice and said, "For what the King of Han has done, it is only natural that he should directly take away the King of Han's title."
Fang Peng glanced sideways at Shen Jia: "You put it easily. That is the emperor's favorite youngest son, the prince of Daqi. It is not a serious crime of treason! In the final analysis, it is just a romantic affair in the harem."
Paper could not contain the fire. The story about the King of Han and Yu Mei finally spread slowly. The guards of the East Palace even joked about it privately.
Shen You frowned slightly and said calmly: "Be careful what you say!"
Shen Jia and Fang Peng stopped talking.
After resting for a while, they continued to gallop. They did not stop even after dark, and continued on their way. At midnight, they finally arrived at the imperial mausoleum.
In the middle of the night, the imperial mausoleum looked a bit eerie from a distance.
Under a few palace lanterns, King Han stood up in a hurry and came over. Under the illumination of the palace lanterns, his handsome face, which had become much thinner, also looked a bit gloomy and strange.
"The last general, Shen You, has met His Highness the King of Han."
Shen You bowed his hands in salute.
King Han's face twitched violently, and he looked at Shen You with terrifyingly bright eyes: "What are you doing here?"
Shen You looked as normal and said calmly: "The last general is ordered by the Crown Prince to take His Royal Highness the King of Han back to the capital."
Return to Beijing?
As soon as these two words came into his ears, King Han's whole body started to tremble, the muscles on his face kept shaking, and two lines of heroic tears burst out of his eyes.
Two years!
I stayed in this damn place for two whole years.
There were no banquets, no beauties, no flattering courtiers, only expressionless cold faces guarding him, and the gloomy ancestral graves.
If he stays any longer, he will go crazy.
Now, he can finally leave this hellish place.
The King of Han didn't care that there were still a bunch of people looking at him, and burst into tears.
"It's so late at night that it's inconvenient to travel." Shen You opened his mouth and said, "We'll set off at dawn."
"No," King Han's voice was surprisingly high-pitched and sharp: "You don't have to wait for dawn, let's go now."
