Chapter 121: The Cruelest Words

His Majesty the Emperor's decision to go to Ryukyu Island, and to set off immediately, made the harem maidens, princes, and princesses who knew His Majesty's heart resentful, and where did His Majesty have such patience with others.

Not only did she not blame the princess for leaving the palace without permission, but she also completely exempted the princess from disrespecting the princess, and now she has to go to the remote overseas island in person to comfort her, which is a great monstrous gift.

When the princess just escaped from the palace, many people in the palace were still secretly happy in their hearts, and finally there was one less person to share His Majesty's favor, and the open and secret battles in the harem could be on a fair platform, and the golden age of the eight immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers has come.

It was only at this time that they suddenly realized that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, who was far away on Ryukyu Island, still had an unshakable position in His Majesty's heart.

The palace is full of understanding people, and it is true that there are grievances in their hearts, but they will not openly block it, but they strongly support the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, and some concubines even proposed: "Your Majesty, why not dig a grand canal running from north to south, build a three-story boat, and recruit thousands of boys and girls to pull boats along both sides of the Grand Canal, so that it will be much more convenient and faster to go to Ryukyu Island in the future?" ”

His Majesty the Emperor pondered for a moment, thinking that the Great Wall in the north had demonstrated the inviolability of our dynasty, and at the same time, a soft Grand Canal was needed to show the graceful beauty of our dynasty, so he nodded, which can be regarded as acquiescence.

An edict was issued, and 100,000 peasants and workers went to dig the Grand Canal, and the seeds of disaster had been planted, just waiting for the previous sentence of Daze Township, "Princes and generals, rather have a seed". Set off a spark in the prairie fire.

The excavation of the Grand Canal was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and His Majesty the Emperor finally ran out of patience and ordered the carriages and horses to be prepared. got up and went to the poor countryside where he didn't like the most, and on the way there, there was another incident, Xiahou Xiangyang, the son of the Jiangnan Xiahou family, a wealthy tycoon, carried out an assassination with the slogan of "the common people in the world", and I heard that the sword in the hand of the tycoon who was full of courage and regarded Jing Ke as an idol was only three inches away from the throat of His Majesty the Emperor.

It's a pity that it fell short and didn't succeed. The emperor was furious and ordered the slaughter of Xiahou's family, but the perpetrator, Xiahou Xiangyang, disappeared. It wasn't until the heroes rose together, the Zhao family rose up, and Xiahou Xiangyang became famous all over the world, that everyone knew that it was the Zhao family who helped the Xiahou family.

After the carriage ride. Swap for a sailboat. His Majesty the Emperor was so anxious that he finally arrived at Ryukyu Island, and despite his physical fatigue and lack of time to set up his formation, he rushed to Fan's mansion, only to find that he did not know where his destination was.

The people along the way were hospitable, chatting a few words, and heard that the other party was a relative of the horse master. Become more enthusiastic and lead the way. On the way, I sincerely admired the horse master, and the words were full of beautiful words. Every time he heard a word of praise, His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help but snort coldly, and his face was full of disdain.

When he arrived at the Zheng Mansion, His Majesty the Emperor was very relieved to thank him, and wanted to reach out to open the door, but he was inexplicably nervous, exhaled a long breath, gently pushed the door open, and when he pushed the door open, he saw his daughter shaking the spinning wheel and weaving cloth, and the spinning wheel made a creaking sound.

The princess was very serious about weaving, and she didn't find her father and emperor in front of her. One by one, the spinning silk shuttles between the shuttles, weaving into a rough but thick cloth, monotonous but not boring. She likes to yearn for this kind of life, and now she is living this life, so she is very happy and unconsciously smiles.

In the past, she longed for this kind of life, but sometimes she was a little unsure, her yearning for ordinary life may just be the novelty of her wishful thinking that she was used to living a life of fine clothes and food, and when she really lived this monotonous life of coarse tea and light food, she would immediately miss the rich life of the palace, but the actual situation was negative, she liked the life now.

Every time the spinning wheel sounded, the emperor's heart was sad, and when he saw the smile on his daughter's face, his eyes turned red unconsciously, and at the same time, he was a little more angry with his son-in-law.

Behind him, the old eunuch was busy comforting a few words, "Your Majesty cherishes the dragon body."

The princess seemed to hear the sound, raised her head and looked at her father, her face was full of surprise and joy, she hurriedly stood up, and exclaimed, "Father! ”

His Majesty the Emperor trembled in response, his eyes were even redder, and his heart, who wanted to take out a few words of his father's majesty and harsh reprimand, melted in an instant, and melted into a bay of spring water.

The princess led His Majesty the Emperor into the hall, and His Majesty frowned, this hall is too small, the light is not good, it is too dark, it needs to be rebuilt, and it will be built into a big and bright one.

The princess made a cup of hot tea, the emperor gently picked up the teacup, his brows were even more furrowed, and there were more than a dozen inferior teacups with copper plates in the countryside, which were rough and hot to the touch, not mellow and smooth at all, and they had to be replaced with Kyocera tea sets fired in Jingdezhen.

After another sip, His Majesty the Emperor faintly had a hint of anger, the entrance was bitter, like sand in the mouth, and there was no fragrant charm, His Majesty, who likes to taste tea, couldn't help it, and everything could be improvised, but this tea couldn't be improvised.

His Majesty slammed down the teacup and asked, "Where did the kid go?" "The kid here must be referring to Zheng Chenggong, the master of the horse.

The princess is a person with a good heart, and she smiled and put gold on Zheng Chenggong's face: "Recently, I have set up several schools, and I am very interested in success, and I went to help revise books and formulate school rules and mottos early in the morning." ”

His Majesty the Emperor, who attached great importance to the literati, nodded slightly, acknowledging the significance of what the master had done.

It's just that the master broke the emperor's approval with his own hands, and before he entered the door, he heard Zheng Chenggong's voice: "My beautiful, cute, good daughter who combines beauty and wisdom, are you happy to play today?" ”

Xiao Zheng Tuo's voice sounded: "Happy." But then the voice was a little worried: "Dad, shouldn't you go to the private school today to verify the books and write the "Rules"?" If the mother knows, he will be punished again. ”

"Good daughter, dad knows that you are the most well-behaved, if you don't say it, I won't say it, who else knows? It's true that you didn't practice the piano today, but Wu Qingyuan's old man dared to let you fart in front of your mother, and I would cut him to death. Zheng Chenggong's tone changed again and again, and then gently pushed open the door of his house.

The next moment, the horse master was messy, his head was dizzy, and his mother screamed, and he reached out to hold the daughter on his neck. But he lost the candy man in his hand, the mask on his arm, and the kite hanging on his chest.

His Majesty the Emperor snorted heavily. His eyes were full of anger, and he shook the sleeves of his dragon robe fiercely: "It's really a good horse master who cares about the people and attaches importance to education!" ”

Zheng Chenggong forgot what happened later, but he felt that the world was spinning, as if a little man with wings was flying around his head, and in the process of being in a daze, it was time to eat, and he was still sitting opposite His Majesty the Emperor. He wanted to laugh twice to ease the awkward atmosphere, but his mouth found that his throat was dry. There are only smiling faces, but no laughter.

The emperor was even more annoyed, and became more and more dissatisfied with Zheng Chenggong. But when he turned his head to look at his granddaughter, it was an amiable and lovable person, full of joy and unable to release, so he first hung the jade pendant around his waist into Xiao Zheng Tuo's neck. It's picking vegetables and feeding soup. That's a meticulous and meticulous one.

I can see that the old eunuch behind him has straight eyes, obediently, the jade pendant is not simple, it is the same as the jade seal of the country, it is a piece of jade that fell from the sky, and it was carefully carved by hundreds of craftsmen, it is a national treasure that is only one point lighter than the jade seal of the country.

Xiao Zheng Tuo didn't buy it, feeling that the jade pendant in his neck was too much of a hindrance. Take it off and put it aside at will, and don't let His Majesty the Emperor feed it. I picked up a big spoon and dug a mouthful of rice porridge and ate it, and shook it at the emperor very proudly.

His Majesty the Emperor was not angry at all, but laughed heartily, and his heart became more and more joyful and pity.

Zheng Chenggong saw the opportunity, hurriedly stood up, and poured a glass of wine for his father-in-law, His Majesty the Emperor saw Zheng Chenggong stand up, his face was pale, and there was a cold snort full of dissatisfaction.

At dinner, Zheng Chenggong was a well-behaved and lovely person, busy before and after, as industrious as a little bee, greeting him with a smile, eager to kneel down and rub His Majesty's legs.

Taking advantage of the interval when Zheng Chenggong went to serve the fruit, the princess followed her to the kitchen without a trace, and said in a somewhat gloating tone: "I saw that you were very tough before, and you desperately entered the court to protect Jing Ke's corpse, and beat Tokugawa Xiucheng, King Huai'an and the old lady of the Su family. ”

Zheng Chenggong placed the washed fruits neatly, reached out and wiped his wet hands on his clothes, and he also wondered: "Yes, I was not afraid of heaven and earth before, and I lived freely, why did I feel scared today?" It's weird. Hey, if you think about it, you should have abducted someone's daughter and lived with me in this poor country, and I felt guilty! After speaking, he squeezed out a smiling face, picked up the fruit, and went back to the living room to "pretend to be his grandson".

The princess looked at Zheng Chenggong's back, a little crying and laughing.

In the hall, His Majesty held Xiao Zheng Tuo in his arms and asked questions, Xiao Zheng Tuo was blowing the windmill and giggling.

His Majesty was also happy, and asked, "Little Zheng Tuo, how does that kid treat your mother on weekdays?" ”

Xiao Zheng Tuo didn't understand, raised his head and asked, "Who is that kid?" Who is the Queen Mother? ”

The emperor shook his head and smiled bitterly and explained: "That kid is your father, and the queen mother is your mother." ”

"Giggles, that's a weird name." Xiao Zheng Tuo said with a smile: "On weekdays, my father is good to my mother, and I don't dare to speak loudly, but I think it's not that my father is good to my mother, but that my mother is ......" She looked up at the direction of the kitchen, and whispered in the emperor's ear: "It's my mother who is too powerful, and my father and I are a little afraid of my mother." ”

The Emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "Then did that kid mention me?" Before Xiao Zheng Tuo could ask, the emperor explained, "I mean me. ”

At this time, Zheng Chenggong walked in with the fruit, carefully put down the fruit plate, Qiao Shengsheng stood aside, heard the emperor's question, and his heart instantly mentioned his throat, he mentioned today in front of Xiao Zheng Tuo on weekdays, but it is not a good word, such as calling "old man" directly, mixed with cold snorting and sarcasm, as well as derogatory tone particles.

Xiao Zheng Tuo looked at his father with a stiff smile in the distance, and sighed quietly, she knew that it was not good to lie, but she still decided to tell a lie: "Dad often mentions, and often says some words that I don't understand, like what kind of wise and martial arts, ancient Mingjun, comparable to Yao Shun, I don't understand it, but I always feel that Dad's sentence 'comparable to Yao Shun' is scolding, what is Yao Shun?" It's not a good thing to talk like this! ”

The emperor's face changed and changed, thinking that he was wrong to blame this kid, and looked up at Zheng Chenggong's aggrieved expression, as if to say, "You are wrong to blame me, in fact, I have always respected you." ”

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly served the fruit, and the emperor said: "The skin has not been peeled, how can you eat it?!" Although the words were harsh, the tone was much softened.

Zheng Chenggong went to peel the fruit in a hurry, and before going out, he raised a big female finger at the daughter in the hall without a trace.

His Majesty the Emperor stayed on Ryukyu Island for more than three months, and when he saw Zheng Chenggong, he still picked his nose and eyes, and he didn't deal with it everywhere, and the life in the countryside and villages made this Ninety-Five Emperor miserable, but he also gained a different kind of happiness, the most significant change was that he no longer held the frame of the Son of Heaven, and his self-title changed from "I" to "I", and there was a little more local flavor between the words.

Zheng Chenggong was called back and forth every day like a servant, but instead of being annoyed, he was convinced, and recorded His Majesty's critical words and deeds one by one.

Before going to bed at night, he would take out a small notebook and carefully record the emperor's words and deeds. After writing it, Zheng Chenggong read it a few more times with a small notebook in both hands, and nodded incessantly, like a devout believer.

The princess, who had never seen her husband so serious, quietly walked behind Zheng Chenggong, glanced at it secretly, and immediately smiled dumbly, all the trivial things written in the small book were the emperor's harsh words for Zheng Gongcheng.

"Hmph, put Xiao Zheng Tuo in his neck, what if he falls? There is no father like you in the world. ”

"Zheng boy, go and get a shirt for Xiao Zheng Tuo, the sea breeze is strong today, the water vapor is heavy, don't scrape the doll sick."

"Why, I have been persuaded to drink many times today, but I want to get drunk and do great rebellion?"

"Zheng boy, you get out of the way, and you can stop me and Xiao Zheng Tuo from watching the scenery. What are you doing when you're so tall? It's an eyesore to stand in front of people. ”

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The princess asked curiously, "What are you writing these things for?" Do you still want to remember your father's father, who will come back one day, and now I'm afraid of forgetting it, so write it down first? ”

Zheng Chenggong smiled, put down the small notebook in his hand, held the princess's hand with both hands, and took a breath of heat, she was cold, sometimes her hands were cold: "I used to think that it was good to be strong in martial arts, and in the future, my daughter will get married, if that kid dares to bully his daughter, I will be beaten without saying a word." But after a few days of contact with your father, I have figured out that any bastard who abducts his daughter must be attacked at all times, buried everywhere, and he can't make him feel good for a quarter of an hour. I will write down the words of your father and the emperor who buried me, and after many years, my daughter will marry, so that I can punish that boy. ”

The princess smiled like a flower, and reached out and poked Zheng Chenggong's head fiercely.

Zheng Chenggong laughed, picked up the small notebook, pointed to a sentence and said: "Your father's words are very ruthless, but only this sentence is the most ruthless, tsk, it's really good." ”

The princess looked at the little book, and the sentence was - Zheng boy, I have always had a heart-wrenching sentence to say to you, and I must say today, hey, I actually know your difficulties and difficulties, and it takes great courage to live as a person like you. (To be continued......)