King Huai and Gongsun Wen talked about swallows and knives for a long time, but they were actually talking about the relationship between King Huai and the emperor.
King Huai is a swallow, and the emperor is a man with a sword. If the swallow does not fight back, he will be hacked to death by the sword.
King Huai naturally understood the hint, but he did not explain it.
After all, he still didn't trust Gongsun Wen.
"Sir, don't talk about knives and swallows anymore. I don't want to hear about these bloody things today. Let's continue talking about knowledge."
Gongsun Wen nodded and said: "Your Highness wants to talk about knowledge, so I will talk to His Highness about knowledge. I just have one sentence to remind Your Highness that due to the recent changes in the situation, swallow feathers will be damaged."
After saying this, Gongsun Wen never mentioned the sword and the swallow again.
After sending Gongsun Wen away, King Huai looked worried and ordered someone to call Lin Ansheng, the master of the ascetic workshop.
Lin Ansheng came from time to time: "Master, what are your instructions to this disciple?"
King Huai smiled: "I have no sleep in the autumn night, and I am restless. I come to talk to you. How can I give you more instructions? There is no one else here, so you don't have to be reserved. Sit down and have a few drinks with me."
The two sat across from each other and drank a few drinks together.
King Huai asked: "Has the workshop been busy lately?"
Ye Ansheng nodded: "To be honest, Master, His Majesty is going to build a new palace in Ponuyuan. The disciple is busy preparing manpower and materials, and is very busy!"
"I have heard about this before. Why did Your Majesty want to build a new palace in Ponuyuan?"
Lin Ansheng shook his head and said: "This disciple can't understand this matter. The original palace is not damaged, why does Your Majesty insist on building a new palace!"
King Huai said: "Autumn is approaching, and the construction schedule is indeed tight. Why don't you go to Ponuyuan to supervise the work in person?"
Lin Ansheng shook his head and said: "What can I do? Even if I have three heads and six arms, how much strength can I use? This palace is the best built. If it fails to be built, the disciples will have nothing to do. Just let your Majesty punish you!"
"Presumptuous!" King Huai said, "What are you talking about! As the master of the ascetic workshop, how dare you not take the imperial edict to heart?"
Lin Ansheng lowered his head and said, "I just feel aggrieved. Your Majesty does things too casually and doesn't care about the difficulties of his subjects at all!"
King Huai sighed: "Your Majesty has your own arrangements, just do as you are told. You must not complain at all in the workshop. There is a shortage of craftsmen, and we need to recruit more people. As for the materials, Po Nuyuan
There should be no shortage of wood.”
"Master, what I am short of is not wood, but stone. Your Majesty wants to use stone to build his palace!"
King Huai hissed: "This is really difficult."
Lin Ansheng sighed repeatedly: "Master, when I dream, I always think about how great it would be if you were the official in charge of this job."
"But you are talking nonsense!" King Huai was furious, "If you dare to say such things in the future, don't be my disciple again!"
Lin Ansheng didn't dare to speak, and King Huai calmed down: "I have a batch of stones stored in the old house, which are intended to be used to build another courtyard. You can use them first!"
"This is impossible!"
"If you don't have any use for it, just take it. It's just a separate courtyard, but it's not an urgent matter."
Lin Ansheng's face was full of guilt: "This disciple owes the master so much!"
King Huai smiled and said: "Just think that I owe you. Since you don't want to go to Hunting Garden, don't go there these days. Stay in the capital first. I will also go and beg for mercy and see if your majesty can grant you a few days of grace."
After Lin Ansheng left, King Huai sat alone in the study in silence.
Is the emperor's massive construction project really just for pleasure?
Gongsun Wen was the prince's companion, and he was well informed in the palace. What did he mean by what he said?
If a feather is damaged, which feathers will it be?
Brother Emperor, why are your thoughts so difficult to fathom?
I take the initiative to show my kindness to you and let's see how you respond.
…
The next day, King Huai personally sent people to deliver the stones to the ascetic workshop.
The carriages turned into dragons along the way, and the people talked a lot.
"All these good stones belong to Wang Huai's family?"
"Why send all these stones to the ascetic workshop?"
"Haven't you heard that King Huai wants to build a palace in Ponuyuan?"
"King Huai is in the training palace of Ponuyuan? Isn't that the hunting garden of Liang Daguan's family?"
"Who can tell me clearly that King Huai's sons have rebelled and killed so many people in the capital. Isn't this matter going to be settled?"
"In the final analysis, it is Canglong Palace that protects King Huai!"
…
King Huai took the initiative to show his kindness and waited for Emperor Zhaoxing's response.
But Emperor Zhaoxing didn't make any response. At the court meeting, he didn't mention the hunting garden at all, let alone the stones.
However, there were two memorials that frightened King Huai.
First, Ma Deguang, the Censor of the Censor’s Office, reported that Liu Yingbin, Minister of the Ministry of War, is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and should be investigated strictly!
Second, the Inspector of the Yushitai, Yushi Chen Heguang, reported that Yan Boyuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was suspected of embezzlement and should be investigated strictly!
These two people were both the confidants of King Huai.
These two crimes can be proven as long as they are investigated.
These two censors are usually unknown, so why did they suddenly make so much noise today?
What made King Huai even more nervous was that these two incidents once again aroused the anger of some courtiers against King Huai. Wang Yanyang and a group of other censors submitted petitions to support them, demanding that the two of them be investigated strictly, as well as King Huai!
Emperor Zhaoxing's attitude was still ambiguous and he first handed over the matter to the cabinet for handling.
Gongsun Wen was right, it really hurt the feathers, and maybe even the muscles and bones!
After the dispersion of the dynasty, King Huai inquired about the news through many channels, but received no response.
The knife is coming, and the knife should be used to seal your throat.
…
The next day, King Huai held a banquet and invited Gongsun Wen again. Gongsun Wen went to the banquet happily.
"Your Highness, do you want to discuss knowledge today?"
King Huai smiled and said: "Mr. Gongsun has learned a lot. Even if I spend my whole life, I can't learn a thing or two from him. I invite you here today because I want to ask you about the swallow and the knife.
My husband told me before that there is a swallow in front of my hall. It just wants to find a shelter on the beams of the house. It doesn’t want to have its feathers hurt by the person holding the knife. I wonder if you know what the person holding the knife wants? "
This time Gongsun Wen came here just to inquire about the news. He wanted to know the emperor's attitude towards him.
Gongsun Wendao: "Fortunately, I only injured the feathers. If I injured the wings, I would never be able to fight back."
King Huai sighed: "The swallow just wants to live peacefully and does not want to compete with others!"
Gongsun Wen smiled and said: "You should say this to the person holding the sword, for fear that the swallows will burst his throat and the person holding the sword will not hear a word."
"Is it true that there is no relaxation?"
"The knife has been unsheathed, so how can there be any relief? The first knife will damage the feathers, the second knife will chop off the wings, and with the third knife, the swallow's life will be gone!"
Gongsun Wen's hint was very obvious, King Huai had no way out.
"According to what you said, what other means does the swallow have to protect itself?"
"It has been explained before that if Yanzi wants to protect himself, he must have a knife in his hand!"
King Huai smiled helplessly and said: "It's just a swallow, how can I use a knife to lift it?"
Gongsun Wen looked up to the sky and sighed: "Your Highness can't trust me after all. At the critical moment of life and death, in just one thought of His Highness, Gongsun Wen made a bold statement. Your Highness will no longer make a decision, and his life only depends on the day and night!"
Gongsun Wen made his words clear, but this was unexpected by King Huai.
He had only had dinner with Gongsun Wen twice, and obviously did not have enough trust in Gongsun Wen. But after Gongsun Wen's talk reached this point, he could not continue to go around in circles with him.
"Sir, you are drunk. Please go to the study to take a rest."
King Huai invited Gongsun Wen to the study, ordered the yin and yang cultivators to set up a magic circle, shun everyone, and made it clear to his face: "I do have a knife in my hand, but the knife is not sharp enough, and now I have rashly taken action, only
Afraid of death with the sword."
I said this because I wanted to see if Gongsun Wen had any countermeasures.
If Gongsun Wen is willing to follow King Huai and can think of a countermeasure, he can stay in the palace as a counselor.
If Gongsun Wen couldn't think of a way to deal with it, King Huai would kill him immediately.
Gongsun Wen thought for a moment and said: "If the sword is sharp, I am afraid that His Highness's head will be missing. Liang Xianhong will soon issue an order to reduce the number of troops in His Highness's palace, and then attack His Highness until his family is confiscated and his family is exterminated. How can His Highness resist?"
Liang Xianhong!
Gongsun Wen directly called out Emperor Zhaoxing’s name!
It is disrespectful to treat the emperor without courtesy. This crime is enough to be beheaded. Gongsun Wen made his attitude clear.
He was willing to follow King Huai.
But King Huai still didn't believe him.
Gongsun Wen continued: "Besides, Your Highness has more than one sword in his hand. The war in the north has begun, and Tu Nu will soon attack Yongzhou!"
King Huai was shocked: "How did Sir know about this?"
Gongsun Wen said with a smile: "Tunu raised troops a month ago, and Yongzhou in northern Xinjiang was already in emergency. The Ministry of War suppressed the report and did not send out the report. It should be His Highness's instruction! There must be a reason for the groundless rumors. Liu Yingbin's accusation of collaborating with the enemy was not fabricated by the imperial censor.
of!"
King Huai remained silent and knocked on the mechanism under the desk.
This man cannot be left here, he knows too many things!
Gongsun Wen didn't seem to notice and continued: "Liang Xianhong has already received the news and secretly ordered Chu Xin, the general of the chariot and cavalry, to raise food and fodder for the troops and horses. He will leave the capital within three days and go north to fight against the enemy.
As soon as Chu Xin left, there was one less powerful enemy in the capital. Yin Yang Si Taibu and Liang Xianhong had always been at odds with each other. Even if there was a change in the throne, Taibu would have to sit back and watch.
The commander of the Imperial City Department, Zhong Shen, was trapped in the palace, and he must have a grudge against Liang Xianhong. Not only was there no one in the Wuwei camp to be mobilized, but Zhong Shen himself would also sit on the sidelines and watch.
Your Highness only has a sharp blade, but who else in the capital can be your rival?"
King Huai said: "Don't forget there are three elders of Canglong Palace."
"Three elders!" Gongsun Wen smiled and suddenly heard the wind in his ears.
From the screen behind King Huai, a man suddenly emerged with a mask on his face and a long sword in his hand, stabbing Gongsun Wen in the throat.
King Huai knocked on the door just to let this man kill Gongsun Wen.
Gongsun Wen did not dodge, and the blade of the sword pierced his throat, not piercing his flesh. However, he saw that the folding fan in Gongsun Wen's hand was broken into two pieces.
Is this guy capable?
King Huai was shocked and was about to retreat behind the screen. There was a secret passage to leave the study.
Suddenly I heard Gongsun Wen shouting: "Your Highness, can I have one more word?"
Haoran's righteousness came and blocked King Huai's footsteps.
King Huai said tremblingly: "Sir, please speak!"
Gongsun Wen looked at the man: "Does this person have the fourth-level cultivation of killing?"
King Huai nodded. This was a staff member he secretly trained. His name was Hua Chenghui, and he had a fourth-level killing cultivation level.
Gongsun Wendao: "As far as I know, since the death of Wu Xu, there is only one person in Daxuan who has the cultivation of fourth-grade killing, and that is Lin Tianzheng, the president of Wuche Academy!"
King Huai whispered: "This is my sword!"
Gongsun Wen sighed: "Your Highness, if you only have this sword, not only would you want to behead Liang Xianhong, but you can't even behead Chen Shuncai!"
Hua Chenghui raised his sword and stepped forward again. Gongsun Wen shouted angrily: "How dare a common man be rude!"
First, he followed the etiquette technique, making Hua Chenghui stand still and unable to move.
He also used Huairen's skills to make Hua Chenghui lose his will to fight.
King Huai was shocked and stood beside the screen without daring to move.
Gongsun Wen took a step forward: "Your Highness, you can't hesitate any longer. When Liang Xianhong takes the lead, everything will be over."
King Huai took a step back and said, "Sir, I am interested, but there is nothing I can do!"
Gongsun Wen knelt on his knees and said: "Your Highness, Gongsun Wen is not talented, but I am willing to turn my humble body into a sharp blade to win the ninth-five position for Your Highness! Welcome a wise king to the country of Daxuan!"