The night is like ink, smudging the entire sky, only the bright moon hanging high with a circle of cold silver, outside the corridor of the Qianhe Palace, the stone carving lamps on both sides have already been lit one by one, the dim and fluttering light is imprinted on the vermilion palace walls on both sides, falling on the spotless stone brick floor, but it is still difficult to sweep away the dark shadows in the corner.

In the silence, the sound of the hem of the clothes, the touch of the soft boots and the stone brick floor is gradually approaching, rapid and ethereal, hearing the sound, Yan Weizhang, who is wearing court clothes, is panting and walking in it at the moment, Xu is walking all the way in a hurry, tired a lot, the original rickety back is more bent, with Yan Weizhang's breath at every step, the slightly gray beard will move slightly, looking funny and pitiful.

Just outside the Qianhe Palace, Yan Weizhang finally stood still a little, and the little chamberlain with the lantern next to him stopped in surprise, and looked at Yan Weizhang's gaze, but it was through the short wall, the high cornice.

With the sound of neat footsteps, the two lines of attendants on duty at night walked from the side of the road, and when they saw Lord Shoufu standing still, they were all slightly stunned, and then stepped forward silently and bowed respectfully.

"Yan Ge Lao. ”

As if he was in deep thought, Yan Weizhang, who had lost his mind, was slightly aroused, Mu Ran turned his head sideways to see the people saluting in front of him, and in silence, he silently turned his head to look at Qianhe Palace, and nodded wistfully.

The next moment, he lifted the corners of his robe and walked in tremblingly.

When Yan Weizhang walked to the platform in front of the corridor, he saw Feng Wei politely walking out, and said casually: "Elder Yan Ge, you have worked hard all the way. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare—"

I don't know why, Feng Wei in front of him is obviously no different from before, but Yan Weizhang always feels a slight chill on his back, and his heart hangs inexplicably.

"Your Majesty has been waiting for the Pavilion Elder in the palace for a long time, Pavilion Elder please-"

As Feng Wei spoke, he stepped aside and stretched out his right hand.

Yan Weizhang looked in the direction of Feng Wei's hand, and saw that the door of the palace was closed at the moment, and the light of the hanging lamp in the house fell on the ground outside the door through the hollow door, printing all kinds of auspicious patterns.

"Squeak-" With a sound, the door of the hall was carefully pushed open by the little chamberlain, Yan Weizhang and Feng Weiwei walked in together, and as soon as they stepped into the hall, it was really warm as spring, which was completely different from the cold autumn outside. The thick-soled court boots stepped on the carpet of the Western Regions, soft, as if stepping on the clouds, sometimes virtual and sometimes real.

Seeing that he walked in front of the last soft curtain, Feng Wei stepped forward in person, lifted the thick soft curtain, tilted his head and chin between his head, Yan Weizhang couldn't help but pinch his hands, and then walked in slowly.

As soon as he entered the room, it was clear that the warmth of the earth dragon was even worse, but Yan Weizhang felt that the air around him seemed to be frozen, which made people stiffen and even change their faces.

"Weichen Yan Weizhang, see Your Majesty. ”

Yan Weizhang suppressed the uneasiness and strangeness that was gradually rising in his heart, clenched his fists and knelt down slowly, bowing deeply.

The emperor on the throne did not hesitate, and spoke almost at the same time, his tone calm and normal.

"Aiqing, get up. ”

Yan Weizhang hung his heart tightly, at this moment, it was like stepping on the rope on the top of the cliff, trembling, and if he was not careful, he would be broken to pieces.

"Your Majesty, Wechen Xie—"

At this moment, in the eyes of Emperor Jianheng, the Daxing Shoufu in front of him is more like an old man who is half-bodied in the ground, and even the action of getting up is extremely difficult, so he can only barely support the ground with both hands, first bend his right leg, then straighten, and then slowly stand up with his left leg, every movement is trembling, and he wastes great strength.

"What were you doing at such a late hour, when the chamberlain went to your house?"

As soon as Yan Weizhang stood up straight, he heard Emperor Jianheng's casual question, and immediately felt in good spirits, and tried to calm his breath and said: "Back to Your Majesty, some of the cabinet's votes have not yet been approved, so the old minister will bring them back to the mansion, and there are still a few letters to be approved." ”

When Emperor Jianheng heard this, he looked at Yan Weizhang below with a pair of gratifying eyes and said: "It's hard for you, now that you are getting older, and the cabinet is going to be strict again, this government affairs will inevitably be more, not less." ”

When Yan Weizhang heard this, he immediately bowed his hand, trembling and bowed: "Your Majesty Lao is concerned, there are Gu Ge Lao and Tan Ge Lao and the ministers to deal with the affairs of the cabinet, and the Wei Chen is fine." ”

"That's fine—"

Emperor Jianheng's eyes were faintly a little gentle, but the curvature of the corners of his mouth was a little unspeakable.

"There are three of you in the cabinet, and I am also relieved, but Aiqing also has to take care of herself, don't review it too long at night, sleep well, this spirit is good, but don't be like me, I can't sleep well this night, and I can't even sit still in the morning." ”

Hearing the emperor's helpless voice, Yan Weizhang immediately raised his head nervously, and said quite worriedly: "Your Majesty has let the imperial doctor take a look." ”

"Look, but the problem of these dreams recently just can't be changed. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Jianheng sighed abruptly, his eyes fell on Yan Weizhang deeply, and he said unhurriedly: "Last night, I dreamed again, and I dreamed that the first emperor looked at me angrily and scolded me for being the emperor and the son of heaven in vain. ”

"Your Majesty!"

Yan Weizhang was shocked when he heard this, and was just about to be comforted, but was interrupted by Emperor Jianheng raising his hand, and the next moment, he saw Emperor Jianheng slowly get up, step by step down the dragon case, and Yan Weizhang passed by, and silently walked behind a window, only a subtle sound was heard, and the window was immediately opened, and the cold moonlight came with the autumn wind, so that Yan Weizhang couldn't help but shudder.

"Seeing that winter is coming, the people of Wujiang County have been washed away by the water, how should they spend this winter. ”

As soon as he heard the three words "Wujiang County" from the emperor's mouth, Yan Weizhang almost instinctively stiffened, his face changed greatly, and he immediately arched his hand to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty's heart of worrying about the country and the people is what the first emperor will also feel, Your Majesty reminds that Wujiang County has been affected by disasters this year, and the people's livelihood is hard. ”

Emperor Jianheng let out an "oh", then turned around and said, "Aiqing, please speak." ”

Seeing this, Yan Weizhang immediately bowed his head and said respectfully: "Weichen thinks that the tax in Wujiang County will be exempted this year, and the household department will allocate silver taels for the people to repair their houses and replant farmland, and it will be much better by this time next year." ”

Emperor Jianheng nodded in admiration when he heard this, and slowly walked towards the dragon case, Yan Weizhang couldn't help but lower his head and breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this, but a cold sweat slipped silently on his forehead.

"Have you ever thought about it—"

Emperor Jianheng's abrupt change of words made Yan Weizhang's body tense again, and then his face was almost pale, without a trace of human color.

"If this moth is not removed, the court will send more precious wood, and how many people will be able to eat it?"

When Yan Weizhang looked up in shock, he saw that Emperor Jianheng, who was sitting behind the dragon case at the moment, had a cold face, and the corners of his lips were obviously smiling, but it made people feel chills down his spine.

"Feng Wei—"

At Emperor Jianheng's signal, Feng Wei cautiously stepped forward, took a pile of things from the dragon case, and slowly sent them to Yan Weizhang.

"Yan Ge Lao. ”

Yan Weizhang looked at the things that Feng Wei handed over, almost instinctively wanted to refuse, but under the gaze of the emperor Rumang on his back, he finally took it with trembling hands, and when he read the first accusation, his body was already trembling, as he read page by page, Yan Weizhang only felt that the blood in his whole body was flowing backwards rapidly, and his hands were cold and stiff, until he saw the last account book, almost with a bang in his ears, the whole person was already shaking like chaff, so that the things in his hands were not held steady, and they were shaken out little by little and flew to the ground.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty—"

When the pages were flying all over the sky, Yan Weizhang knelt down uncontrollably, and almost at the same time, he knocked his head deep on the ground, and cried out almost with all his strength, and he could hear the fear and remorse behind every word.

"Wechen is guilty, Wechen is confused, I beg Your Majesty to forgive me, I beg Your Majesty to forgive me—"