In the blink of an eye, it was late February, and the wind in the capital gradually softened, and the spring was like a day. The spring breeze blew away the winter haze that lingered all day long over the Forbidden City, and blew away the spring flowers under the towering palace walls. Under the escort of officers and soldiers, the victims of the disaster outside the city have set off to return to their hometowns one after another, and there is a thriving scene of spring inside and outside the capital.

Zhu Shiyang also gradually adapted to the days of the court's politics, and every day he would go to the imperial study to review the chapters without the urging of the cabinet members, but he was still a little reluctant in the early dynasty, and Lu Wenyuan repeatedly patiently persuaded him, but he never missed a time.

On this day, Lu Wenyuan went to the imperial study as usual, when the emperor had not arrived, Gui Xi was already waiting outside the study, and when he saw Lu Wenyuan coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said: "Lord Lu, the slave maid has come to pass on the emperor's message." ”

Lu Wenyuan was startled, and hurriedly lifted his coat and knelt down. Gui Xi straightened his waist and pretended to clear his throat and said: "The emperor has told me that I have something to do with King Kangping out of the palace today, and I am afraid that I will not be able to come back before noon, so I will leave it for the afternoon to read." ”

After Gui Xi passed the decree, he regained his previous deferential appearance, and stood aside with his hands down and waited for instructions. Lu Wenyuan got up from the ground and asked, "Gonggong Gui, do you know what the emperor is doing when he leaves the palace?" ”

Gui Xi bent down and said, "Go back to your lordship, the slave doesn't know." The emperor only let these be passed on. ”

Lu Wenyuan asked: "Do you not know or the emperor won't let you say it?" ”

Gui Xi said: "I don't know." The emperor only said that he wanted to leave the palace, but did not say anything else. ”

Lu Wenyuan was puzzled, in fact, he had long found out that the emperor had always secretly left the palace recently, but he went fast and came back quickly, so he had not been known by the previous dynasty.

Lu Wenyuan asked the emperor several times about this, but every time he deduced that it was a private matter, and it was not appropriate for foreign ministers to ask, so he did it hastily, and King Kangping also swore on the side as a guarantee, saying that the emperor would never do anything wrong, and Lu Wenyuan had no choice but to give up.

But now it seems that things are not so simple, not only is the emperor out of the palace more and more frequent, but even the political affairs have been delayed, Lu Wenyuan felt that it was very inappropriate, so he asked Gui Xi to quickly return to the palace to keep an eye on it, once the emperor came back, he must inform himself. Gui Xi promised to go by himself.

Lu Wenyuan waited in the cabinet until the afternoon and didn't see Gui Xilai report, and handled a few affairs, and it was about to get dark. Lu Wenyuan couldn't hold his breath, got up and went to the inner palace to inquire about the situation, thought about it, and easily brought the piece that the emperor did not approve today.

The emperor's bedroom was quiet, Gui Xi led a few close servants to sweep under the corridor, and when he saw Lu Wenyuan coming, Lao Yuan greeted him: "Why is Lord Lu here?" ”

Lu Wenyuan looked around for a while, there was no shadow of the emperor everywhere, and asked anxiously, "Haven't the emperor and the prince come back yet?" ”

Gui Xi said: "Yes, the emperor said that he would come back in the afternoon, but now it is evening, and in a moment and a half, the palace gate will be keyed." ”

Lu Wenyuan became more and more anxious when he heard this, and wanted to go out of the palace to find it, but he didn't know where the emperor had gone, but it was not a way to wait like this. Thinking about it, the sky was even darker, and Qin Tianjian's minions had already climbed the bell and drum tower to ring the evening bell, but Lu Wenyuan was still wandering around in the courtyard, and he couldn't think of a way.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the palace gate, Lu Wenyuan was distracted, turned his head to look, and saw Zhu Shiyang and Zhu Shiji walking in with a smile, followed by a few plainclothes guards.

Zhu Shiyang wore an apricot yellow brocade robe today, with a hosta pinned to his head, he looked like the son of a rich and noble family, and even his temperament was a lot more easy-going, and when he saw Lu Wenyuan, he smiled and asked, "Why is Lu Qing here?" ”

Lu Wenyuan said: "The emperor has not returned from the palace, and the minister is very worried, so he came to visit. ”

Zhu Shiyang picked up an orange from the stone table in the courtyard and peeled it, and said with a smile: "What is there to worry about, there is King Kangping with me." Before he finished speaking, he couldn't wait to stuff a clove of orange in his mouth, and instructed Gui Xi while eating: "Go and pass the meal, I haven't eaten for a day." ”

Gui Xi hurriedly agreed. Lu Wenyuan was taken aback and said, "The emperor hasn't eaten all day?" ”

Zhu Shiyang smiled and waved his hand: "You might as well do it." I'm too busy this day, so I can't even take care of eating. ”

Lu Wenyuan was surprised: "What is the emperor busy with?" ”

Zhu Shiyang said absentmindedly: "Of course it's ......" Before he finished speaking, he stopped his mouth as if he suddenly realized something. Seeing that Lu Wenyuan was puzzled, he looked up to the sky and covered it up, waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's nothing, it's all my private matter." ”

Zhu Shiji breathed a sigh of relief on the side.

Lu Wenyuan heard that there was a lot of mystery in the emperor's words, and it was obvious that he was hiding something from himself, so he asked: "Where did the emperor go out of the palace on this trip?" ”

Zhu Shiyang almost missed his mouth, but at this time he was particularly vigilant, and his answer was ambiguous and very tactful: "I was bored in the palace, so I went to Beijing with King Kangping to go around casually. ”

Lu Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Didn't the emperor say that he was too busy to eat?" Will it be busy like this? ”

Zhu Shiyang hurriedly pretended to be stupid and said, "Did I just say this?" Why don't I remember? As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at Zhu Shiji behind him, and said, "Did King Kangping hear what I said?" Zhu Shiji stared at him and didn't know.

Lu Wenyuan knew that the two of them had always been wolf bèi and were complicit, so he didn't say more, only sighed secretly in his heart.

The servants of Shangshan Jian had already put dinner on the table at this time, and Zhu Shiyang rewarded Lu Wenyuan for dining with him. After dinner, the palace door was locked, and Lu Wenyuan saw that he couldn't leave the palace tonight, so he thought about going to the cabinet room to deal with the night, but before that, he had to let the emperor approve the concert. As soon as Lu Wenyuan thought about it, he entered the emperor's bedroom with the concerto.

The lights in the dormitory were bright, Zhu Shiyang was sitting on the couch yawning, and Zhu Shiji had already gone to rest in the inner hall. Lu Wenyuan knelt down in the hall and asked the emperor to approve today's recital.

Zhu Shiyang was already so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, so he sent Lu Wenyuan to get up, and shirked: "You put the piece there, I'm too tired today, I'll get up tomorrow morning and approve it again." ”

Lu Wenyuan said: "But the emperor sent a holy edict today, saying that he would approve it when he came back from outside the palace in the afternoon." ”

Only then did Zhu Shiyang remember that he had indeed sent Guixi to pass on the message, but he didn't want to compromise on it, so he said tiredly: "I said that I would approve it in the afternoon, but I didn't say that it would be approved in the evening." It's night. As he spoke, he pointed back to the window, where the night was like ink.

Lu Wenyuan didn't expect the emperor to be so reckless, and he was a little speechless for a while. Zhu Shiyang found a vacancy, and hurriedly put on his clothes and went to the ground to rest on the dragon bed. Lu Wenyuan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stepped forward to block Zhu Shiyang's way: "Your Majesty, today's business is finished today, has the emperor forgotten the spring flood in Datong Mansion again?" ”

Zhu Shiyang couldn't get away for a while, so he became a little annoyed, frowned at Lu Wenyuan, and said, "Tsk": "Why are you so stubborn?" Didn't I already say that I was tired today, and it would be unreasonable for you to force me again. ”

Lu Wenyuan was unmoved, frowned and wondered: "Can the emperor tell the ministers, what are you busy doing outside the palace these days?" The minister was really worried when he saw that the emperor was tired like this. ”

Zhu Shiyang was stunned when he was asked, knowing that this matter could not be publicized, so he hurriedly covered it up: "It's nothing, it's all my private matter, Lu Qing don't ask again." ”

Lu Wenyuan said: "Since the emperor said that it was a private matter, he should put it after the state affairs, and then go out of the palace to do business, so that the ministers have nothing to say." But now the emperor has put the cart before the horse, and delayed political affairs in order to go out of the palace to do private affairs, is this what Ming Jun should do? ”

Zhu Shiyang has always been the most impatient to listen to him, and when he waved his hand, he said perfunctorily angrily: "Okay, okay, I know, I won't be like this in the future." ”

How do you know that Lu Wenyuan did not hesitate and said: "Not only can the emperor not be like this in the future, but also not this time, just because the emperor has just started to ask about politics, and good habits have not yet been formed, this kind of precedent must not be opened, otherwise in the long run, I am afraid that political affairs will be delayed again." The minister asked the emperor to overcome the fatigue and approve the recital, so as to make up for today's mistakes. Although it is a remedy, it is not too late. After that, he knelt down in front of Zhu Shiyang again.

Zhu Shiyang never expected him to be so stubborn, although he was annoyed, he didn't bother to talk nonsense, and with a flick of his sleeves, he was about to go to sleep on the couch. Lu Wenyuan was in a hurry and grabbed Zhu Shiyang's sleeve and didn't let go. Zhu Shiyang was shocked and angry, shook it a few times and didn't get rid of it, and roared in a thick voice: "Lu Wenyuan, you are presumptuous!" You can grab my sleeve too? Let go quickly, I will spare you from death! ”

Lu Wenyuan came from modern times, and the idea that everyone is equal made him feel that the emperor is the same person as himself, and there is nothing to be afraid of, but it is because of him that he dares to be what others dare not do, and he has repeatedly hit the scales. Lu Wenyuan immediately grasped Zhu Shiyang's sleeve in his hand and did not let go: "The emperor promised to watch the chapter, and the minister let it go!" ”

Zhu Shiyang laughed angrily: "Okay, Lu Qing's ability is really getting bigger and bigger, and he dares to threaten me, then I will fulfill you-" As he spoke, he took off his clothes and fell his hand on Lu Wenyuan's face: "You just hold it here, I went to sleep." With that, as soon as the long legs stepped onto the dragon bed, he covered the bed with a huff, and then there was no sound.