"Put on your clothes first and don't get too close to the stove. Wait until your body is warm before you come closer!"
Emperor Xiao said "viciously".
He sighed and cursed with a smile: "You bastards, do you think I have a good temper?"
Liu Ling bowed his head and said, "I don't dare."
Lu Sen: "I don't dare either."
Emperor Xiao was so angry at these "treacherous sycophants" that he sat down on the horse and shouted outside: "Xiao Liuzi! Where have you been slacking off! Where are the snacks I asked you to bring?!"
Xiao Liuzi had been waiting outside for a long time, but he was smart enough to know that His Majesty was so angry that he did not dare to enter the house. He asked the palace maid to put the snacks in the next room to keep warm, while he waited outside the watch room in the snow. When he heard His Majesty shouting
He, Xiao Liuzi, first put on a smile and then deliberately slipped his foot and fell directly into the check-in room.
Emperor Xiao, who was still angry, was amused by his embarrassed appearance. He kicked Xiao Liuzi on the butt and cursed with a smile: "I asked Mr. Hou to get out, but I never asked you to get in!"
Xiao Liuzi blushed and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, atone for your sins. The snowy road is slippery. I stumbled on the threshold... I stumbled. This slave deserves to die."
Emperor Xiao rolled his eyes at him and said, "You should be beaten to death!"
Liu Ling and Lu Sen both praised secretly in their hearts, this little six is quite a clever person.
"Where are the snacks? Bring them in and let some adults use them. You can't let people say that I'm dragging a few humerus ministers to discuss things but can't even give them some food. I'm not that stingy!"
When Emperor Xiao said these last few words, his eyes glanced at Hou Shen's face, and Hou Shen immediately lowered his head in fear.
Xiao Liuzi responded quickly: "It has been passed over. It is being warmed in the next room. I will ask someone to send it here."
After saying that, Xiaoliuzi stood up and ran out. "Inadvertently" his foot slipped and he fell directly outside the cotton curtain. An ouch was heard in the house, and Emperor Xiao laughed angrily and lay down on the snow.
The young man inside listened carefully, and sure enough he heard His Majesty smile. He then got up and let the maids quickly deliver the snacks.
Xiao Liuzi made such a fuss, and Emperor Xiao's anger subsided a little. He saw that the snow on Hou Shen's body had melted, and water was dripping down his clothes, and the ground was wet. He snorted.
Asked Lu Sen: "There should be a change of clothes for you in this hotel room. Find one for him to put on. It's a small matter for him to freeze to death and spread the word that I'm a tyrant, but a big deal!"
Lu Sen lived in the military aircraft for half of the ten days. He got up and went to the inner room to find some clean clothes. After Hou Shen kowtowed and thanked him, he jumped into the inner room to change clothes. It seemed that he was really freezing.
The son made people angry and distressed. After a while, after changing clothes, some color returned to Hou Shen's face. He knelt down respectfully and kowtowed, thanking Emperor Xiao for not killing him.
Before Xiao Emperor asked him to stand up, Xiao Liuzi led the palace maids to bring five large bowls of ginger syrup. The steaming ginger syrup made people feel friendly when they saw it. Lu Sen and Liu Ling glanced at Xiao Liuzi at the same time, and they didn't usually care about this.
The little eunuch who didn't pay much attention began to look at him with admiration.
"Your Majesty, the weather is freezing. I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be frozen, so I specially ordered the imperial kitchen to boil a large pot of ginger syrup. Your Majesty can drink it while it's hot to warm yourself up and refresh yourself."
Emperor Xiao rolled his eyes at him, but there was no anger in his eyes, instead there was admiration and admiration in his eyes. This little six was really smart. Even if he didn't blame Hou Shen for being rude, he couldn't be caring immediately. Not killing him was already a problem.
Grace, letting him change into clean clothes is already a grace on top of grace. If he does it again, Emperor Xiao will lose his majesty. But Xiao Liuzi is smart. He must have asked someone to make ginger soup when he saw Hou Shen kneeling outside.
Just waiting to see if the opportunity comes. This is just a small thing, but it shows great wisdom. No matter whether Hou Shen's future is dead or alive, it is just as simple as four bowls of ginger soup or five bowls of ginger soup.
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Regardless of whether Emperor Xiao made him endure the ginger soup, Hou Shen's kindness will definitely be unforgettable forever. If he kills him, Emperor Xiao will inevitably regret it in the future. If he doesn't kill him, it depends on how to make him obey. Xiao
The six sons invisibly helped Emperor Xiao, Liu Ling, Lu Sen, and Hou Shen. I am afraid that all the top officials in the room will be thinking about the benefits of this unworthy little eunuch.
If this person is an official, he will definitely become a powerful minister!
Liu Ling commented in his heart.
On the contrary, he underestimated this little eunuch. If he had not been clean, your majesty would have rewarded him with an official position and a half-lordship. It was a pity for such a talented person.
Lu Sen commented in his heart.
Emperor Xiao's anger had subsided a lot. He took a big sip of the ginger syrup that he had never drunk before. A stream of heat flowed down his chest and reached his lower abdomen. He suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of comfort. He didn't know what it was.
The effect of ginger syrup was still solved by Hou Shen who was not afraid of death.
"I have never had ginger syrup before, and it tastes so good."
Lu Sen offered his body and said: "Whether the ginger syrup tastes good or not is secondary. Your Majesty has a good mind, a good bearing, and is respectful."
Emperor Xiao chuckled and said: "I have never drunk ginger syrup before and I don't know how good it tastes. I have never heard the old prime minister flirt with you. I tasted both today. It's not a waste of time for me to come to the military aircraft office. Hou Shen, come back and drink."
After finishing the bowl of ginger syrup, I still have something to ask you! If you can’t answer it for a while, I won’t chop off your head before you know it!”
Hou Shen responded, knelt down and moved over, picked up the bowl and drank. Regardless of whether it burned his mouth or not, he downed the full bowl of ginger soup in one breath. Some spicy, some sweet, an indescribable taste.
There was also an indescribable feeling. He had indeed made up his mind to die at the beginning, and at least the official uniform he wore had lasted. Later, when he secretly glanced at the loyal king Liu Ling, he saw him quietly touching his body.
He made a gesture to himself.
He couldn't understand the meaning of that gesture, but he found that the prince used a gesture to reassure him. The thumb and index finger were bent and facing each other, and the other three fingers were straightened. Modern people knew what it meant, but it was difficult for Hou Shen to guess.
Eight or nine are inseparable from ten.
At that moment, he guessed that he might not die, so he had the courage to continue talking. In fact, his analysis was very reasonable, and it can be said that his comments on every prince were very insightful. Prince Ning and Qi Huang pursue immortality.
Naturally, they no longer have any regard for the secular throne. King Lu and King Zhao were very smart. They used their lust and pleasure to declare that they had no ambitions and no concern for state affairs, and they just wanted to be happy princes who ate and waited for death.
From this point of view, the only suspicious person left was Prince Hui Liu Zhi, but this prince happened to be a sick man. It was said that he was seriously ill, and even the imperial doctors at Tai Hospital were helpless.
But even though he boldly raised it, everyone found that the matter was back to square one. None of the princes had any suspicion, and none of them looked clean.
Emperor Xiao who calmed down thought deeply and finally had to turn his attention to Liu Ling.
Knowing what Emperor Xiao meant, Liu Ling took a sip of the ginger soup, stretched out his hand to rub the stove, and thought for a long time before saying: "My brother, I can think of two ways now, one is safe, the other is risky.
The safe way is to replace all the Imperial Guards guarding the palace with troops from the Gyeonggi Camp tomorrow, and segregate the generals of the Imperial Guards for interrogation. Order the Eight Gate Inspection Department and Taiyuan Prefecture to take action immediately to arrest the thieves who are deceiving people on the streets.
Go back and interrogate them strictly. Then we will continue to investigate based on the confessions obtained. At the same time, the city gate will be closed from tomorrow. Only entry is allowed but no exit is allowed. Anyone who is suspicious will be taken down immediately."
"This method is safe, but it will inevitably alert the enemy. The thief will not dare to cause trouble, but if he takes the opportunity to hide, it will be difficult to find him again."
Emperor Xiao pondered for a moment and said.
Liu Ling nodded: "The best way to take risks is to wait and see what happens. Don't change the imperial guards in the palace. You only need to secretly remind the leaders of the guards that if someone really makes trouble, they only need to be responsible for your majesty's safety and wait for the Gyeonggi Grand Army."
Camp troops and horses to support."
Emperor Xiao continued: "As long as I am trapped in the palace and cannot get out, regardless of whether I am still alive or not, those who want to replace me will be eager to step forward and clean up the mess. Then I will fight back."
Lu Sen shook his head and said: "This plan is too dangerous. What if...what if the Forbidden Palace guards cannot resist it?"
Liu Ling said: "I have thought of these two methods for the time being. We are all thinking about it to see if there is any other method that is safe and can catch all the thieves."
Pei Hao, who had been silent until now, suddenly interrupted and said: "The golden cicada has escaped from its shell?"
Liu Ling's eyes lit up.
Emperor Xiao thought for a while, then laughed and said: "It just makes me look a little bit arrogant, but it's okay, since the thieves are playing hide and seek with me, then I will also play tricks on them."
Eating snacks and drinking ginger soup, the five monarchs and ministers discussed it until Chou Shi. Emperor Xiao returned to the Xian Palace, and Liu Ling and the others just lay down in the duty room for a while. Then they fell asleep in a daze, and Yin Shi arrived. Several people
Under the care of the young eunuch, I washed up, tidied my clothes and went to court.
Also staying awake almost all night was a group of people in Taiyuan City, in the dilapidated house of Dongfang Lunri, who was once the richest man in Taiyuan. The people who had been hiding in this dilapidated courtyard for nearly two years finally managed to get behind.
The boss's order was to act on time at night half a month later, and the anger that had been suppressed for a year could finally be released without reservation.
Everyone was excited and nervous. Everyone would inevitably be nervous when doing such a big thing. Even though they had been preparing for a long time, they still stayed up all night after receiving the exact order. The leading man in black sat at the top.
On the chair, his eager eyes swept over the dozen or so close subordinates standing in the secret room, his eyes burning with heat.
"Children, how long have we been here?"
the leader asked.
The man in black below answered neatly: "Two years, Holy Lord!"
"Yes! Two years!"
The leader stood up suddenly, waved his arms and said: "In order to complete our great cause, we have been lurking in this dark place for two years. We only need to wait for half a month, and we can completely turn over!"
His face under the black scarf was a bit ferocious. Because of his excitement, his originally gentle face became like a bloodthirsty beast.
"Since you respect me and call me Holy Lord, then I have the responsibility and obligation to lead everyone on the most correct path, so that I can finally give each of you a great future! And now, we have already walked a hundred miles.
We have walked ninety-nine miles, and the last mile is for us to charge, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid! I will follow the Holy Lord to the death!"
"Follow the Holy Lord to the death!"
The leader raised his arms and shouted: "Let our White Lotus Flag replace the Fire Dragon Flag and fly high on the wall of Taiyuan!"
The supporters below shouted fervently: "Congratulations to the Holy Lord for establishing unparalleled great achievements!"
"Long live the Holy Lord!"
The leader pressed his hand down to signal his followers to calm down. He tore off the black scarf on his face and said with a ferocious smile: "That person thinks he can use us as swordsmen, so let's give him a big surprise.
Let’s see who can have the last laugh!”
Everyone was in a state of excitement, except for a young man standing at the back who frowned and sighed secretly without saying a word.
If a Taiyuan local accidentally breaks into this secret room, they will definitely be frightened to death by the appearance of the leader, because the leader is none other than Dongfang Lunri who has been dead for two years! (To be continued)
