The dim candlelight reflected the elusive face of the prince, and he pointed to the things on the table and asked the little eunuch who was serving him beside him, "Who is here to give the gift again?" ”

"Back to my father-in-law, these are gifts from Zhang Guoshi. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

The prince asked again: "What about this box?" ”

"It's Governor Lin, no, it's a gift from Lin Peien." The little eunuch suddenly realized that Governor Lin had been cut to the people, and hurriedly changed his words.

"Huh? He also gave me gifts? Hurry up and see what's there. ”

"The minion has already seen it, it's five hundred taels of gold."

"I have heard that Lin Peien is an honest official, and these five hundred taels are all his belongings." Wang Gonggong said with emotion.

"Compared with the gifts of the national teacher, it is too cold."

"What did Zhang Derui give me?"

"It's three boxes of good Khotanese jade."

"Open it and show me." Wang Gonggong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but put his hand into the box, took those precious jades in his hands and played with them, touching them gently, the cold jade seemed to have a warm and satisfying feeling, from his fingertips to the depths of his heart. This feeling reminded him of the feeling of touching a woman's carcass a long, long time ago.

He was so absorbed in the feeling that he seemed to be unable to extricate himself. After a long time, the prince sighed and slowly put the jade in his hand back into the box. Although there was still reluctance in his eyes, the tone of his voice was categorical: "Take it back for me and put it in the inner room." ”

"Father-in-law, don't you like it?" The little eunuch asked boldly.

"I like it, I like it so much, but it's a pity that I can't accept it." The prince sighed.

"Why, it's a pity not to accept such a precious treasure."

The prince's eagle-like eyes stared at the little eunuch, so frightened that he quickly lowered his head, thinking that he had said the wrong thing.

The prince asked him: "Why do you say that Lin Peien is giving me a gift at this time?" ”

"Of course Lin Peien is eager to save his son, father-in-law, you are a celebrity around the emperor, a sentence of ten thousand sentences, as long as you open your mouth, the emperor will naturally pardon Yin Tiancheng."

"Not bad. But why does Zhang Derui also give gifts? He has nothing to do with Yin Tiancheng, and he can't plead for him. ”

"The slave doesn't know, but since you come to give gifts, there must be someone who asks for it, even if you don't ask for it today, it will inevitably ask for it in the future."

"Zhang Derui is a master of Taoism, so he naturally understands the importance of cultivating his mind, so why bother to be contaminated with red dust? Besides, the favor he received in front of the emperor was not inferior to mine, why did he ask me, and what could he ask of me? ”

"This, the minion doesn't know." The little eunuch didn't dare to say much.

"And what do you know what to do with these two gifts?" The prince smiled.

"The minion will arrange for someone to go back."

"Stupid! Wouldn't it be an offense to them to go back at this time? Immediately seal these two gifts, affix a seal with the date, and affix my official seal. ”

"The slave understands, father-in-law, you are waiting, and if you are in power over there, you will accept someone's gift."

"You're still too naïve to understand the mysteries of officialdom. Even if Lin Peien is reinstated, we must not accept a bribe from him, and we must return this gift box intact. ”

"Father-in-law, you've confused the minion, why did you go back?" The little eunuch was confused, there were people giving gifts to the prince at both ends of the three days, and he laughed at it, why is it so abnormal today.

"You have to remember that it is better to offend corrupt officials than to leave them in the hands of clean officials. As the saying goes, flowers are not red for a hundred days, and people are not good for a thousand days. If one day you become a prisoner and fall into the hands of corrupt officials, you still have hope of living, but if you fall into the hands of an official like Lin Peien, who boasts of being a clean stream, I am afraid that you will not escape death. ”

The little eunuch was terrified when he heard this, and he suddenly understood a truth: the prince was able to hold the post of chief administrator of the inner house for more than 20 years, and it was not as simple as being favored by the emperor.

"Okay, you can rest and go, I'm going to enter the palace to face the saint."

Three watches in the middle of the night, why did the prince enter the palace? The little eunuch didn't understand, and he didn't dare to ask.

On a cold night, there was no moon or star, the emperor was lying on the bed reading a book, and the prince tiptoed in.

"Wang Gui, why are you here, is there something wrong?"

"The slave has been suffering from insomnia recently, and I want to ask Your Majesty for a prescription to cure my stubborn disease."

"You should find a doctor when you see a doctor, how can you come to harass me?"

"The slave should die, in fact, the slave can't sleep, and he dares to come to the saint to chat and relieve his boredom." The prince knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"I see you don't just want to chat, right?"

"Your Majesty! The slave was wondering if the Nine Dragon Pearls of the Goryeo Mission were really valuable? ”

"Hehe, you want to remind me again, are you also a courtier, thinking that I really can't see the catty in the court today?"

While they were talking, a palace maid stepped forward and handed the Nine Dragon Beads to the princess, and he looked at the tiny red dirt on the beads and thought about it.

The emperor asked him, "Is this human blood?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the old slave smelled it, and there was a strange fishy smell, not like human blood."

"Could it be dragon blood?"

"Possibly, the minions can't tell."

"Wang Gui, what do you think about today's matter?"

"Slaves don't dare to speak up."

"Although, I forgive you for your innocence."

"There is indeed something suspicious about Goryeo's envoy to our country this time, the orb is a rare treasure, and they will not be cleaned once and put into the treasure box to pay tribute to the saint, do they not take the saint in their eyes at all?"

"yes, that's the crux of the matter." The emperor asked again: "Wang Gui, do you say that Yin Tiancheng is wronged or not?" ”

"The minions don't know. However, I heard that Yin Tiancheng had close personal relations with many martial arts people during the handling of the case, and Lin Peien was in charge of the Yamen and the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion under the infantry army of the Beijing Division, so he had the capital to rebel. The prince said as he peeked at the emperor's reaction.

"On the surface, it looks like what you say, but it's actually not a cause for concern. Now that the four seas are peaceful, Wulin has been suppressed by the imperial court for many years, and has no strength to compete with me at all. And the little source of troops in Lin Peien's hands is not as good as the strength of a battalion of the forbidden army. Yin Tiancheng is a smart person, and rebelling at this time is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and he will not fail to understand this truth. ”

"People's hearts are separated from their bellies, and the Holy One is still careful to beware. However, the slave felt that the fake Ding Wu had a lot of suspicions. "The prince has been in officialdom for a long time and has practiced a set of sleek and good methods. Seeing that the wind is not in the right direction, I am busy changing the topic.

"What's the doubt?"

According to his performance in the court, although the slave is arrogant and unreasonable, he does not accept the king. But it's not like a demon, but it has a few similarities with the gods. ”

"Wang Gui, have you ever seen an immortal?"

"Nope." After the prince hurriedly stepped forward to apologize, he said, "The slave means that he does not have the kind of goblin evil spirit that ordinary people say. ”

"But today you and I have seen him show his tiger body, and he is clearly a monster."

"Ancient books record that many gods are beasts, the sun god is a three-legged black, and Nuwa Niangniang also has a snake tail."

"I seem to hear him call himself Lu Mingwu today?"

"The old slave heard it too."

The emperor looked at the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" in his hand and read it slowly: "'Four hundred miles to the southwest, the hill of Kunlun is the capital of the emperor, and the god Lu Wusi'. If he is telling the truth, then he is not only not a demon, but also a messenger of the Emperor of Heaven. ”

"But Li Yongxian is not wrong in what he said, the Holy One is the Son of Heaven, but he can't identify demons and evils. So the old slave can only say that this Ding Wu's identity is suspicious. The prince said, "The old slave still has something to say." That is, the national teacher in the court today has no other words except for asking Ding Wu to be detained in Baiyun Temple. When Yin Tiancheng and Li Yongxian were arguing, he didn't say a word, and his behavior was incomprehensible. ”

The emperor put down the book, his demeanor was calm, and he asked the prince: "How is Yin Tiancheng in the prison?" ”

"Yin Tiancheng is a felony in the imperial court, and the slave has already ordered him to go down and detain him in solitary confinement."

Hearing this, the emperor rarely showed a smile.

It turned out that Yin Tiancheng was guilty of a felony of treason, and according to the rules, he should be imprisoned in an inner prison. The inner cells are cramped, ranging from five or six people to more than a dozen. These prisoners, most of them are outlaws, Yin Tian is a quick arrest, if they are locked in, they will be bullied by the cell boss and the prisoners, even if they are beaten to death in prison, it is very likely. The prince figured out that the emperor had no intention of killing him, so he imprisoned him alone and did a favor.

"You have time to visit him on my behalf, and see if he has any complaints."

"The slave just can't sleep, so I'll go tonight."

"It's fine." The emperor also ordered a palace maid to hand over a sword to the prince, which was the golden rainbow sword seized from Lu Wu.

"I don't look at this sword like a mortal soldier, you might as well take it and let Yin Tiancheng identify what kind of divine soldier it is."

"The minions obey the order.";