The excerpt Ma Shunde was reading was presented by the King of Shu, and before that, there was another excerpt submitted by the King of Qi.
Among the excerpts he had read today, there were not many bad things that made people feel unhappy, but the content of these excerpts...
"So, the King of Qi and the King of Shu both want to share my worries?" the emperor asked, twitching his lips.
After hearing this, Ma Shunde bowed and said, "Yes, according to the book, both princes should want to fulfill their filial piety for the emperor."
As he said that, he secretly looked at the emperor's expression. With just one glance, his heart changed and he quickly lowered his head.
But the emperor looked cold, and he could understand.
A few days ago, many ministers praised the acting king for his ability in handling the affairs, saying that they were not afraid of hardships and dangers. In the past, there were always a few cases of impeachment of several princes. Among them, the one who was impeached the most was the acting king. But these days, unexpectedly,
There was only one letter to impeach the king, saying that he was suspected of embezzling things that had not been copied. At this time, the king of Qi and the king of Shu were also competing for errands, which was even more conspicuous...
However, although the emperor looked cold, he did not speak. Ma Shunde held his breath and concentrated, and even breathed as lightly as possible. For fear of angering the emperor at this time, he naturally did not dare to speculate more, and his whole body tensed up.
The next moment, the emperor stood up from the dragon chair and sneered: "It's ridiculous. I have been diligent on behalf of the king, so I just planted some trees, and they just want to pick peaches - these evil beasts have no ability to do anything, so they want to take credit."
There are quite a few colorful intestines!”
Just as he was saying this, he saw someone coming in a hurry from a distance. He immediately fell to the ground and called to your Majesty.
"What's the matter?" The emperor stopped talking, looked down at the eunuch, and asked indifferently.
"Your Majesty, Huo Wuyong asks to see you."
Huo Wuyong? The emperor frowned immediately, and then said: "Let him come in."
The eunuch quickly backed away and trotted out.
After a moment, a tall figure walked in from the outside, but his face was very mediocre, and there was also a coldness about not allowing strangers to enter.
Even when he met the emperor, he still had such a dead look on his face and just bowed down and bowed.
"You are asking to see me now, but there is something wrong?"
The emperor also knew Huo Wuyong's temper and temperament, and knew that this person would not come to see him for nothing, and that this person was the key person he wanted to seek immortality. He relied on this person to make alchemy, so even if the emperor was in a rage, he would
I will also take time to meet Huo Wuyou.
Huo Wuyong opened his mouth to speak, but glanced at Ma Shunde standing next to him, closed his mouth again, took out a note from his sleeve, stood up and was about to present it to the emperor.
As the eunuch beside the emperor, Ma Shunde naturally would not allow Huo Wuyong to hand the note directly to the emperor. He rushed to pick up the note, but failed to do so.
"Your Majesty!" Huo Wuyong slightly raised his voice and shouted.
What does this mean?
Ma Shunde has been in the palace for decades, and he must be able to be a great eunuch. In terms of talents, he must have some, but what he is best at is this little trick of figuring out people's hearts. Huo Wuyong's move immediately made Ma Shunde
Shunde understood what this person meant.
Do you think he is untrustworthy, so you dare to trip him up in front of the emperor?
Thinking of this, Ma Shunde became angry and turned to look at the emperor to see his reaction. As a result, he felt cold after seeing this.
The emperor was startled when he saw that he did not scold Huo Wuyong for his outrageous behavior. Instead, he walked down a few steps, stepped forward in person, and took the note from Huo Wuyong.
When I took a look at it, my face changed color.
"Step back first." The emperor looked at Ma Shunde.
What was on this note that could make the emperor lose his composure like this?
Moreover, during this period of time, I read memorials to the emperor every day, and even knew all the important military affairs at the border. What could be more confidential for the emperor than matters in the army?
How could he not even know about it, the eunuch who was close to him?
Ma Shunde was shocked and took a deep look at Huo Wuyong. At the same time, he felt unhappy and had to retreat.
But this was the first time he encountered such a thing, so it was hard not to be curious. In addition, Huo Wuyong didn't let him read the note just now, which made him even more worried whether this matter had something to do with him.
Since it might have something to do with him, Ma Shunde naturally wanted to know the details more and more, so when he went out to the entrance of the Imperial Study Room, his speed was normal, but after he left, his speed slowed down.
He deliberately slowed down his pace and actually heard a sentence.
"Really, is it Wanglufang?" The person who asked this question was the emperor's voice. He had been used to hearing it for a long time, and he immediately recognized that the emperor's voice was very complicated.
Wanglufang? Could it be that Wanglufang was mentioned in the note? What happened there?
"Yes, it's Wanglufang." The last sentence was Huo Wuyong's answer.
Ma Shunde didn't dare to listen to what they said next. He had already walked outside the hall. Looking at the environment outside that was obviously stained with autumn colors, he couldn't help thinking: "Wanglufang, can anyone come out of this place?"
What's the big deal? Is it related to the acting king?"
But it has something to do with Dai Wang, so why not point out directly that it is Dai Wang’s Mansion, instead of just Wanglufang?
It should be noted that some high-ranking officials also live there. Maybe something else happened?
But what is it that makes Huo Wuyong so cautious that even he, the chief eunuch beside the emperor, cannot know about it?
For a long time, Huo Wuyong didn't come out. Ma Shunde felt even more uneasy and even thought: "Could it be that the people from Wanglufang are impeaching him?"
Although we know that this possibility is extremely low, people will have random thoughts.
"Eunuch Ma, your majesty lets you in." At this moment, a young eunuch came out, saluted Ma Shunde, and then said with a smile on his face.
"Well, our family knows." When Ma Shunde faced the young eunuch, his attitude was very calm, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Seeing this situation, it didn't seem like he was blaming himself. But even if he was prepared, he walked into the imperial study room again.
His heart lifted again and he saluted the emperor.
The emperor's face looked much better at this time, but his expression was even more difficult to distinguish between joy and anger. He did not speak for a while, stood up and walked slowly in front of the bookshelf.
Ma Shunde stood with his hands lowered, looking at the emperor intently. He had been by the emperor's side for a long time. Knowing that the emperor had been in power for twenty years, he had already understood everything in his mind. He listened to the ministers' discussions and the eunuchs' recitations, and all of them issued decrees and decisions in a sudden.
Now I'm wandering around thinking about things, which shows that I feel very uneasy.
Ma Shunde was thinking about it, and he became even more curious. The emperor had already stood at the door, looking at the clouds in the sky for a long time. He was lost in thought for a long time, and then he said lightly: "Go and declare the decree."
"On behalf of the king, he acted carelessly and took the copied things into the palace. It is against the law. You should scold him on my behalf and let him sit back and think about it for a month. The errands he has done will be handed over to the king of Qi."
Ma Shunde was shocked. Just a moment ago, the emperor praised the king for doing things properly. In the next moment, he dismissed his duties and scolded him. He also closed his door to think about his mistakes. This thunder and rain were really unpredictable.
Without thinking, he kowtowed heavily: "Yes, I will do it now."