Chapter 877 There is an assassin!
In the blink of an eye, it’s the end of November.
Since the snowfall in the middle of the month, the heavy snow on Lishan Mountain has not stopped. The thick white snow almost covered the entire land, but it failed to cover the surrounding green peaks and mountains. On the contrary, Give them an elegant silhouette. Even if you have never been to a mountain, you can still feel how steep and strange the mountains are just by looking at the shape of the snow on the peaks.
While admiring such beautiful scenery, enjoying singing and dancing, and the warm and humid climate in Tangquan Palace, Yu Wenyuan enjoyed a relaxing time that was almost unprecedented in his life.
That day, just as he was preparing to go to Furong Pond again, as soon as he walked out of the palace door, he saw Eunuch Yu leading a young eunuch to come forward and salute.
One look at the little eunuch's clothes, and he knew that it was another document sent from Chang'an.
In the past half month or so, a document has still been delivered every two days. He had carefully inspected it before, and would ask about major and minor matters in the Qing Dynasty and the palace, but the war in Luoyang continued. No news came, and Yu Wenye was in charge of the country to ask questions, so nothing major happened. Gradually, he stopped asking questions so carefully.
Seeing someone else coming, Yu Wenyuan did not reach out to take the document that the young eunuch offered with both hands. He just walked forward and said, "Is there anything going on in the palace?"
The little eunuch held the document in both hands and followed him while responding: "No."
"Then, what's the big deal in the court?"
"No."
"Is there any news from Luoyang?"
"His Royal Highness, King Qi, there is no news back to Chang'an for the time being."
Hearing this, Yuwen Yuan's face looked a little more relaxed than before, and he only glanced at Eunuch Yu. The father-in-law stepped forward and took the document, thought about it, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin is really meticulous in handling things. Your Majesty does not need to worry about it."
Yu Wenyuan was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "He is a A person who is loyal to the public and dedicated to the country.”
At this time, Zhang Yuping, who was walking beside Yu Wenyuan, smiled and said: "Your Majesty should be more careful. Everything has been arranged before leaving. There has been nothing at all for more than half a month. Even if there is, it is just some things. His Highness the King of Qin can naturally handle small matters."
Yu Wenyuan then said to the little eunuch: "Go back and tell King Qin to work hard and not slack off."
"Yes."
The little eunuch accepted the order , then bowed and retreated.
On the other side, Zhang Yuping had already smiled coquettishly and held Yu Wenzhen's sleeves into the west hall. After a while, the sound of silk and bamboo sounded inside, accompanied by the warm warmth emanating from the hibiscus pool. , has been rising into the sky where white snow is flying in the wind.
In this way, the day passed slowly.
Due to the heavy snowfall, it was just dusk and the sky was as dark as night. Only the west hall where the emperor was was brightly lit, drums and music were playing, and it was very lively. In comparison, the other halls in Tangquan Palace were very busy. Yulou Pavilion is much quieter.
The only place where there are still lights, and the figures are swaying under the lights, is the Gongdeyuan outside the palace walls.
Several ministers accompanying the emperor during this trip to Tangquan Palace were arranged here. In the first two days, they accompanied the emperor to soak in the hot springs and play around in Tangquan Palace. A few days, when Zhang After Jieyu and others accompanied the emperor, and Lou Liangdi prepared songs and dances for the performance, they almost never saw His Majesty the Emperor again. They only watched the documents from Chang'an being delivered day by day. Return empty-handed.
Under the flickering lights, Shen Shiyan's originally gray beard and hair seemed to be whiter than the previous two days.
He said solemnly: "This won't work."
Pei Shi, who was sitting opposite him, also had a solemn look on his face and said: "His Majesty has never been like this before, not asking about government affairs for several days, and even You won’t even see us, you won’t-”
When he said the last few words, his voice was depressed and low.
Seeing that he began to think about the worst, Shen Shiyan shook his head: "Not really."
"Really?"
Shen Shiyan said solemnly: "His Royal Highness is not yet at this level." In fact, when it comes to people's hearts, he may not believe the prince, but the current situation is that although the prince is the prince, he has not fully grasped the real power, and even this time he has not been able to supervise the country. All the power fell into the hands of King Qin. Although he kept the emperor and several ministers here, he actually had no power to control the government.
On the other hand, King Qi led tens of thousands of horses eastward to Luoyang, and King Yuwen Ye of Qin supervised the country. Although he did not lead the troops on the expedition, his prestige in the army and his The title of General Tiance and the brave and skilled soldiers under his command were still at his disposal. Whatever the prince did here, the King of Qin could react within half a day.
Even faster.
So in this situation, they couldn't figure out why the prince kept the emperor here and refused to allow them to meet the emperor.
This is completely and utterly pointless.
Hearing what Shen Shiyan said, Pei Shi thought about it carefully and seemed to think that the prince would not be so stupid, but since he was not, it would be even more disturbing for him to do so now, so he said: "But, in general We can’t keep His Majesty here. I always feel like something will happen.”
Shen Shiyan said: "Why don't I want to go back, but now, we can't even see His Majesty's face."
Pei Shi was silent for a moment and said in a low voice: "I have another one. Way."
"What way?"
"Sick!"
"Sick?"
"Yes, sick!"
Pei Shi approached his ear and lowered his voice: "We, no, I , if I, the inner historian, tonight I fell ill suddenly, no matter what, His Highness can't hide it, let alone stop me from returning to Chang'an for medical treatment."
Shen Shiyan's eyes suddenly lit up: "This is a good idea."
Then he frowned again: "But, if you are caught pretending to be sick-"
"Who said I should pretend to be sick?"
Pei Shi turned his head and looked outside. , although the door was ajar, you could still see through the crack in the door that white snow was constantly falling in the pitch-black sky outside. Such a snow scene was often charming, but his eyes were a little firmer than before. , said: "We are old bones, why can't we get sick?"
When Shen Shiyan heard this, he immediately said: "But-"
He didn't finish his words, Pei Shi immediately raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "Being ill is a much lighter crime than bullying the emperor. No matter what, we can't stay here forever. Being controlled by others is not the answer."
Shen Shiyan thought for a while and sighed: "Then it's hard on you, brother."
"..."
"But this matter needs to be discussed with the son."
< br>Pei Shi waved his hand again and said, "What do you have to do with him?" It’s easy to discuss. Besides, I don’t know where this brat has gone. I—”
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly saw a dark shadow flashing outside the ajar door. Suddenly he was shocked: "Who is it!?"
Just when the two of them were shocked and hurriedly pushed open the door of Merit Hall and rushed out, there was a harsh sound of gongs from the West Hall, breaking the silence of the night.
Someone was shouting: "There is an assassin!"
(End of this chapter)