Dark clouds were rolling and autumn rain was about to come. The atmosphere in the Wende Hall of Bianliang Palace was oppressive and suffocating.
Only three moments later, everyone in the inner circle knew that Liu Chenggui had brought several eunuchs and maids to carefully light the beeswax.
The soft candlelight immediately made the hall much brighter. However, the ceiling above everyone's heads was still damp and dark, as if it would collapse at any time, smashing everyone to pieces.
"Go, inform the imperial kitchen to get some iced grape juice to relieve the heat of the officials." Liu Chenggui was known as a sycophant in the Qingliu of the Song Dynasty. However, he took good care of his eunuchs and maids.
Worried that someone would suffer a disaster, he lowered his voice and gave instructions to his subordinates who were helping him light candles.
"Yes!" The eunuchs and maids responded in a low voice, then silently saluted Liu Chenggui and quickly turned around and left.
In the blink of an eye, the only people left in the huge Wende Hall were Zhao Heng, an official of the Song Dynasty, Liu Chenggui, a member of the inner circle, and two maids who were responsible for fanning the emperor's uterus.
"Huh..." The early autumn breeze blows through the white cloud gauze on the window panes, bringing a bit of coolness to the hall.
Zhao Heng, an official of the Song Dynasty, raised his head and glanced at Liu Chenggui, but said nothing. Then he picked up the ink pen and sketched on several relatively important memorials.
When Liu Chenggui saw this scene, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief quietly.
The official is a diligent king. As long as he puts his mind on government affairs, he will soon be immersed in it. By then, today's difficult afternoon will be very likely to be successfully passed.
As for tomorrow, there will be a large number of important ordnance that must be escorted to Chanzhou. Liu Chenggui has already taken the initiative to request military service from the officials early this morning.
After the autumn rains, the Yellow River will definitely rise. He was blocked in Chanzhou by the autumn floods and could not return to Bianliang for a while, which was normal.
However, before he could finish breathing a sigh of relief, a series of loud noises suddenly came from outside the Wende Hall, "Rumble..."
No lightning was seen, but the candlelight in the room was shaken up and down.
Zhao Heng, an official of the Song Dynasty, finally couldn't contain the anger in his heart, slapped the red pen on the imperial desk, and shouted sternly, "Damn it, didn't I tell you to move the firearms inspection to Jinming Pond a long time ago?
You keep rumbling all day long, do you want to make me deaf?"
"I apologize, but I moved the firearms prison to Penglai Island on the other side of Jinming Pond a long time ago." Liu Chenggui's heart trembled, and he quickly stepped forward and bowed to report.
"Then why is there another explosion?" Zhao Heng held the edge of the imperial case and stood up slowly. It was like a beast that had been preparing for a long time and was about to deliver a fatal blow at any time.
"I don't know. I'm going out for inspection right now. No matter who disturbed the official family just now, I won't let him go today!" Liu Chenggui knew clearly that there was thunder just now, but Liu Chenggui didn't explain, but pretended to share the same hatred with the enemy.
, Promise loudly.
"You old fox, don't I know that you are just trying to find an excuse to run away?" Zhao Heng immediately saw through Liu Chenggui's thoughts and asked with a sneer, "Although the palace is not big, it will take you an hour to circle around. Then.
You can use the dinner to share my energy. When I finish the dinner, you can leave. Then, early tomorrow morning, you can escape under the pretext of escorting ordnance!"
"Old slave, I'm unjust!" Liu Chenggui heard this and immediately shouted with aggrieved face, "Old slave really never thought about escaping. Although the world is big, I have never left the palace in my life. If I lose my official position,
I’m afraid that without the protection of my family, I will starve to death in less than three months!”
Although this is a lie, it is actually a lie.
Not only did he point out his merits in serving the three emperors of the Song Dynasty in a roundabout way, but he also expressed his loyalty to Zhao Heng.
Immediately, the anger that was already burning in Zhao Heng's head dropped a lot. He frowned and curled his lips disdainfully, "You old guy, you can pretend to be pitiful. You can't live for three months without my protection? I believe it."
You're the weird one! Who doesn't know that there are long queues of people outside rushing to give you gifts every day? When you leave the palace, you feel like a fish in water, and you still lack a bite to eat?"
"They give gifts to the old slave because they know that the old slave is the most trusted eunuch in the official family, and they want the old slave to say good things about them in front of you." Liu Chenggui raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, his voice sounded more and more aggrieved, "If
The old slave has lost favor in front of the officials. If they don't step forward to step on the old slave, they are showing mercy. They will not, will not send another penny to the old slave!"
"Huh, that's good if you know!" Upon hearing this, Zhao Heng's anger suddenly dropped by a quarter. He glanced at Liu Chenggui and curled his lips with a sneer.
"The old slave knows that although he doesn't say it, he knows that he is nothing after leaving the official family. Therefore, the old slave rarely accepts gifts. Even if he accepts them, he does not do anything for them, leaving them in vain."
Liu Chenggui raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead again and quickly added.
When Zhao Heng heard this, his eyebrows immediately raised high, "All you do is accept gifts and do nothing, no matter who is giving the gifts?"
If it were anyone else, he would have knelt down and swore on the spot. However, Liu Chenggui showed a guilty conscience and explained sarcastically, "Officials are wise! Occasionally, they will say a few nice words for others. Especially for people who have known each other for many years.
My old brother. I promise, it’s just a limited number of people. I won’t say good things about anyone.”
"You old thing!" Zhao Heng walked around the court and raised his foot to shine on Liu Chenggui's calf. However, because Liu Chenggui was old, he didn't use much force.
"I deserve a beating, I deserve a beating! Please punish me severely!" Liu Chenggui was a martial arts practitioner and didn't care about Zhao Heng's kick at all. However, he staggered back two steps before bowing and apologizing.
"I'm afraid of getting a harsh reputation!" Zhao Heng rolled his eyes and responded angrily.
Then, he gritted his teeth and continued to ask, "Where's Han Qing's gift? Have you accepted it? Give it to me truthfully!"
"I've received two good BMW horses. One of them was given to you as an official after it came back. The other one was given to Li Jilong last month." Liu Chenggui blurted out the response as if he didn't even think about it, "But
, the old slave said good things to him before, but it was not because he accepted his gift. Instead, he was begged by Han Chonggui. He said that he only had such a grandson, and he hoped to see his grandson's full beard before he was buried.
The old slave has been friends with him for nearly forty years. I really couldn’t bear to reject him, so I said a few good words for him.”
"Is it because of Old General Han that you praised Han Qing in front of me?" Zhao Heng took a long breath and asked in a deep voice.
"It is not considered arrogance for me, this old slave, to take your royal horse out for a run around the official's house. How can you impress this old slave with two beautiful horses?" Liu Chenggui raised his chin, his face full of pride.
Although the royal horses were of noble blood, they were all fat and strong, and could not run much faster than a donkey. As a martial arts practitioner, he did not bother to ride one.
However, when lies fell into the ears of Zhao Heng, who did not understand horses, he did not listen to them and did not take them seriously.
As a result, Zhao Heng could not bear to deliberately find trouble with Liu Chenggui. He took a long breath and asked quietly, "Has General Han Chonggui known about the news that Han Qing is the reincarnation of the calamist? It stands to reason that he will be with Han Qing all day long.
Together, we should have discovered that the current Han Qing is very different from his grandson, right?"
