Chapter 246: Emotions
Retribution......
Hmph, if there is retribution in the world, he will come to see what happened to those rebellious ministers and thieves!
Turning his head and looking out of the door, the emperor asked softly, "The county lord hasn't come yet?" β
"Back to Your Majesty, the county lord just wrote a warrant to mobilize the forbidden army to run an errand, saying that he found a very useful spiritual weapon, but he had to meet a villain and had some trouble."
"I don't care about any trouble, the queen's illness matters." The emperor took a deep breath, "If anyone stops the county lord, there will be no forgiveness!" β
"Yes."
The great eunuch went out again to deliver the message.
In fact, the people in the palace all have a seven-trick exquisite heart, and no matter how much they need to be advised, a fool will not be able to reach His Majesty.
Retracting his gaze and looking at the queen's pale face, he even felt that he had realized somethingβhe was old, and Zitong was also old.
At this time, he couldn't help but think of him and Zitong's sister-in-law.
That child, he also longed for him to be born, who knows, it turned out to be such a result! Since the child was not born to be a royal person, why should he be left to suffer in this place, Zitong should also understand, the person she knows best is herself, so when she sent the child away, Zitong not only did not cry, but rarely smiled.
The emperor suddenly felt a little cold, and the cold breath came to his face, and everyone around him had hideous faces.
In a trance, he seemed to have entered a fog, he didn't know how long he had walked, his legs and feet were tired, he raised his head, and suddenly saw a familiar figure standing in front of him.
"Azusa Tong!"
"Your Majesty."
Tears welled up in the queen's eyes, "I miss my son." β
The emperor hurriedly stretched out his hand. Protect her cherished place by her side, and coax softly: "Okay, good, I know that you miss him, I'll call him into the palace when I turn around, hey, he's also at the age of saying kiss, don't worry, I'll definitely tell him a good one." β
The figure in his arms became more and more light and empty.
The emperor was taken aback: "Zitong? Azusa Tong? His eyes widened and he saw a huge turtle with its mouth wide open to devour the queen. He was furious. He drew his sword and slashed it, slashing desperately, but there were always countless hands that bound him, so that he could not stretch out his arms. Can't stretch your arms. The emperor was even more furious.
"Who dares to stop me!"
In front of the Queen's bed. Countless people were dumbfounded.
The eunuch and the maid trembled.
The emperor took the sword and slashed desperately at the queen's face, and General Yu Shao rushed forward and held the emperor down viciously.
Several eunuchs and palace maids fainted to death: "Save ......"
It's time to call for help. It's better to call for the Queen!
There are a few Li Wangs around him, their faces are also very ugly, they are in a dilemma, they don't know what to do, they can't offend the holy driver, but the queen is lying on the bed, and the emperor wants to kill the queen for some reason, this is not a joke!
Yu Yi's face was pale, he was stabbed in the arm, blood flowed everywhere, and he didn't care about offending, he was sideways by the queen's side, and he had to work hard to protect the oil lamp.
A cold wind blew, and the lights in the hands of the four people flickered.
The emperor's face turned red, he raised his hand and cut it down, everyone couldn't help but close their eyes, just this posture, General Yu Shao was afraid that he would not be able to parry.
Those palace maids and eunuchs wept bitterly - my life is over!
No matter who has an accident today, they will not get any good children, and they will definitely die!
The lights flickered, getting fainter and fainter.
King Li was frightened, gritted his teeth, and stepped forward, as long as the emperor's sword came down, he would also take it, and he couldn't let the queen mother have an accident, without waiting for him to step forward, as soon as the door outside opened, the figure flashed, and the oil lamp in his hand shifted its position and was placed on the table, and other people's lamps were also robbed.
Hongchen appeared in the room, holding a yellow charm between the two fingers of his left hand, and holding an oil pot in his right hand.
As soon as the oil in the oil pot was poured on, there was a boom, and the flames burst out of the old high.
Hongchen fluttered lightly, held down the emperor with one hand, pushed him to the soft couch next to him and sat down, grabbed General Yu Shao with the other, dragged him from the queen and threw him to the ground, and waved his hand: "Retreat a little." β
Everyone stood back.
"Open the window."
The palace maid hurriedly rushed over to open the window.
Only one slit was opened, and suddenly a fresh breath penetrated into the gap, filling the room with fragrance, and the fragrance soothed everyone's spirit slightly.
Hongchen looked around, just in time to see the emperor holding a sword, comparing with a big turtle, speechless, grabbed the sword with one hand, and patted the emperor's shoulder, the emperor was stunned.
In the emperor's sight, he saw the red dust splitting through the fog and rushing to his eyes, and patted the head of the big turtle soothingly, the big turtle shook its head, very well-behaved, and its limbs were retracted into the shell, moving its huge body.
Only then did he realize that the big turtle did not bite the queen, but protected her behind him, and the sword in his hand was at the throat of the queen.
As soon as his body went limp, the emperor almost collapsed.
Hongchen brought another cup of tea, stuffed a yellow talisman into it, and handed it to the eunuch, "Give it to Your Majesty." β
The eunuch was stunned.
The emperor is not an ordinary person, the things imported by his old man, that is not a joke, just say that eating, the imperial food in the imperial dining room out of the pot, must be under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, the chef has to paste a red stick, into the food box, it must be sealed, but if the seal is opened, it will not enter the eyes of the long live lord.
When you go in, the eunuch in charge of the meal will also let the eunuch taste the food, and after a quarter of an hour there will be nothing to do before it can be presented to the Lord Banzai.
So don't think that the imperial food is delicious, most of the things that can be imported, not to mention bland, are not very good, at least not as good as the eunuchs in the imperial dining room.
Hongchen glanced over.
The little eunuch gritted his teeth, picked it up and fed it to the emperor with a slight tremble, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
The emperor's eyes were finally lively, and he turned his head and looked at Hongchen: "Rong'an...... What do you think? β
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
Hongchen frowned and said in a low voice, "I have a way, but first find a medicine, hang the mother's anger, and wait for me to get the spirit weapon, then I can deal with it." β
"What medicine?"
Yu Yi suddenly interjected and asked urgently.
Hongchen sighed: "It's called Dragon Grass." can't live, but it's very helpful to the queen's current situation. β
"I'll look for it."
Yu Yi struggled to his feet.
Hongchen slapped him on the shoulder, his forehead sweated in pain, and he sat down, "You don't need to care, that thing is only available in the underworld, and it is difficult to find it in the world, so I will go." β
The emperor was startled, and after a moment's silence, he could only nod his head in response. glanced at Yu Yi. There was a sigh on his face: "Good boy, knowing that you are filial, quickly pass on the imperial doctor, and quickly bandage your wounds." Wounded in the arm. It's no joke. In the future, I will point to you to charge me. Our Great Zhou Dynasty didn't have a general who broke an arm. β
Yu Yi knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.
Hongchen stood aside and watched, always feeling that he was unwilling to thank him for this kindness. I couldn't help but sigh too.
I see!
It seems that Yu Jun is the head of the family, and it is difficult to realize the wish of his son to get married as soon as possible, life is really wonderful, anything will happen, that is the queen, the queen who is over sixty years old.
My husband is not born, and no one can solve such a tragedy.
Hongchen coughed and told Tai Yao to be more careful, "He is infected with yin qi, if the effect of the medicine is not good, tell me again." β
said that, in the end, he quietly pushed Yu Yi outward, not letting him stay by the queen's side for longer.
The emperor is not a fool, on the contrary, he is an extremely shrewd character, if Yu Yi's careful thinking leaks the details, even for the sake of the queen's reputation, the emperor will not turn a deaf ear, maybe he can send Yu Yi to the frontier to talk about this life, this depends on the loyalty of the family generation, it is the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it also depends on the old general's loyalty to the emperor all his life.
Hongchen glanced at it, and always felt that there was some sarcasm on King Li's face, and his heart jumped. She can see that King Li has been with Yu Yi and the queen mother longer than her, and she may be able to see it.
The twists and turns in the minds of those dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren can scare people to death, I just hope that this Li Wang's temperament is more like his surface, and don't harm the Yu family.
"Rong'an?"
Hongchen came back to his senses, collected his thoughts, and said softly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I have found a spirit weapon that can be used, as long as the spirit weapon arrives, it will definitely let Niang Niang survive this catastrophe safely." β
But if she didn't eradicate the culprit and avoid one calamity, there would be the next calamity, but she didn't even know if this culprit was her guess.
Now it is imperative to save people first.
The emperor's face was very solemn: "No matter what you need, even if you say it, no matter what, you have to save it...... She. β
Hongchen nodded.
At this time, you can see a little sincerity, too, how can people not have sincerity, he is the emperor, a lonely family, most of his brothers were killed by him, a queen mother, that is his mother, but he is not happy, only a wife, trouble, beating, tossing for so many years, flesh and blood have long been integrated, regardless of each other.
After so many years, the emperor has had a fierce quarrel with the queen, and he only set up this one queen, and he never thought of changing it.
Hongchen walked out of the palace gate.
The emperor didn't go back, just in the Ganquan Palace, there was another soft collapse next to the queen's bed, and someone took a roll of drawings and pointed it out to the queen: "Look at it, let's not waste the mausoleum, how about living together for the people and money?" I made the coffin wider, comfortable, don't mess with me, you're not with me, where else can you go? It's an old woman, your granddaughter is so big, the more beautiful she gets, you yourself are old, and your legs and feet are not good, so live with me honestly. β
He babbled, chattered.
Several eunuchs and palace maids listened outside.
The great eunuch, who had followed the emperor for half his life, couldn't help but take out a handkerchief, wiped the corners of his eyes, and sighed in his heart.
The emperor is old.
Hongchen went out, and the palace maid led her to avoid the avenue and walk the path, she glanced at it from a distance, and there were a lot of people over there.
"Niangniang is sick, everyone has to come to serve the sick, long live the lord to explain, let me stop arguing with Niangniang, I don't dare to go in and disturb."
"There are quite a lot of people."
It turns out that there are quite a few royal people.
Hongchen has not had much contact with royal people over the years, just to participate in a big banquet, a small banquet, and most of them have contact with female dependents, or just a few.
The queen loves to be clean, she doesn't like to be noisy, and she doesn't allow people to bother Hongchen, so let's take a look at it now. There are also a few princes.
Over there, Zhao Rui, the king of Qi, Zhao Qi, the king of An, are all there, Chen Wei, the king of Li, is in the palace, and there are some small ones, probably all of whom are the emperor's grandsons.
King Qi and King An were standing and talking together, with a worried look on their faces, and their demeanor was very intimate, but her intelligence was quite well-informed, and these two brothers were also incompatible with each other.
Especially King An. In private, he said that his brother King Qi was hypocritical. Concubine Yu loves her younger son, and she hurts her eldest son more than her eldest son, but there is Concubine Yu suppressing it on it, and the competition between these two princes. The first few years have not yet reached the point of white heat. You can go down. But there is not so much brotherhood that can be expressed.
The emperor is old and frail, and he still has to choose an heir after all.
In addition to these two princes, the seventh prince Zhao Long. That's a little transparent, the emperor seems to have forgotten him, and now he is still the king of the county, you know, King Li Zhao Wei has led the troops to fight, entered the dynasty for more than ten years, the seventh prince is two years older than him, so far he has not even done an errand, all day idle in the palace, the only preference is to play chess, known as a chess idiot, those courtiers, some defected to the king of Qi, some defected to the king of An, even the king of Li is such a fierce person, and there are courtiers who are not afraid of death, they have to come to burn his stove, but the seventh prince is cold, and he has never been welcomed, I want to come and have no chance with the prince.
In addition to these, there is also an ignorant sixteenth prince, who is only five years old and was born of a 'beauty'.
At the emperor's age, he can't grow up, unless he has the power to be in charge, and he has no hope of succeeding to the throne with a well-controlled prince.
Don't look at the current majesty's old age and frailty, but those courtiers can't play with him, I don't think there will be a possibility that the young monarch will ascend the throne and the powerful ministers will be in charge.
Hongchen was out thinking nonsense.
The Great Zhou Dynasty is not easy to say, there is no shortage of loyal ministers and good generals, it seems that no matter how the emperor tosses, toss and toss, kills a group of loyal ministers, and does not force a rebel, but if it is reversed, you can see the anti-heart from the beginning.
On the side of the forbidden army, there have been eight urgent messages.
The leader of the team is a clan, the family surnamed Chen, according to the seniority, he also has to call Hongchen an aunt, and he is good friends with Yu Yi, and he is also an acquaintance.
Hongchen got on the horse and looked at the last piece of information: "Gong Qi? β
It turned out that the store had deceived her and gave the sword to Qi Gong, but now that Qi Gong heard about it, he had already ordered someone to bring the things back, and he was waiting in that store now.
The forbidden army wanted to send it to the palace as soon as possible, but after all, they didn't know which real thing it was, and they were worried that something would go wrong, so they asked the lord of Rong'an County to go quickly.
Horses are good horses, and they arrive at the store in the blink of an eye.
Hongchen glanced over and frowned: "Wrong." β
The shopkeeper fell to the ground at once, and the shopkeeper burst into tears, crying uncontrollably: "...... County, county lord mother, you can take a closer look, it's this sword, there's nothing wrong, it's not wrong at all, the small one will never dare to fake. β
He was really scared.
Zeng Nanguang was even more afraid, and his calves and stomach trembled.
Gong Qi also frowned, and said in a low voice: "County Lord, the old man promises that the sword sent to my house from the store is this one, and the old man's family will not dare to cheat." β
The old man said a word, Zeng Nanguang's heart was also relieved, he was simply grateful, fortunately, the old man Qi is a reasonable person and compassionate, if this is replaced by someone else, he would have pushed four, five or six earlier, and all pushed his head, where would he be willing to provoke this commotion.
Hongchen's face was also ugly, he grabbed the sword and gritted his teeth: "What about the pendant?" β
She didn't want a sword, but the sword tassel above, but now, the sword is still there, and the tassels below are all gone.
Qi Gong and Zeng Nanguang were stunned.
Especially Qi Gong, frowned and beckoned the people under him to come in, whispered a few questions, his face was instantly gloomy, and he shook his head.
Hongchen also heard it, the sword spike was still there when it was sent to the Qi family, but when it was taken out from the Qi family and sent back to the store, it had already disappeared.
This thing doesn't matter, everyone must only notice this sword, who will take the bits and pieces of pendants on it to heart?
Zeng Nanguang squatted on the ground, wanting to cry without tears, humming and chirping: "County Lord, the little one really doesn't know, the sword was collected from outside, and the sword spike on it was also carried by itself, and the little one didn't take it seriously." β
He couldn't wait to slap himself in the mouth, what stupidity he was making, why didn't he let Xiao Er explain it clearly, why didn't he stop to ask about the situation, he was happy for a while, and said that it was a gift to the old man Qi, so he gave it to the old man, but the trouble afterwards simply killed him.
On the side of the forbidden army, everyone's emotions instantly tensed. One by one, the weapons were unsheathed, and the cold light was shining.
Hongchen glanced at Qi Gong, but he was not good in the city.
The Yushan Qi family does not have much power in the imperial court, but it is also not to be underestimated, the so-called ability to see a person's ability must first look at his enemies.
The Yushan Qi family, and the Yao family where Grandmaster Yao is located, are feuds, and the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren are at odds. No less hard-hitting. The children who died at the hands of the other party's family are at least three digits, but the Yushan Qi family is still firmly standing in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Grandmaster Yao has now greatly improved his strength. It's just one step away. is the real great master, but the people of the Qi family are still alive and kicking in Yushan. is still very moisturized, which shows that the Qi family is indeed not simple.
Hongchen had thought in his previous life that if the Xia family could have the tenacity of the Qi family, they might have reached a higher level long ago, no longer walking on thin ice, and would have been used by the royal family for generations.
For the royal family, the family is a cancer, it is better not to have it, for the family, relying on the royal family to survive, that is humiliation, as for who is right and who is wrong, it is not clear, there are not so many rights and wrongs in the world.
Anyway, no matter which way they have the upper hand, the lives of the common people are still like that, there is food to eat in the harvest year, and it is left to fate in the disaster year.
"Old Man Qi, I don't know why you want to buy this sword?"
Hongchen thought for a moment and asked softly.
Qi Gong was stunned, hesitated slightly, and said after a while: "I just like it, and I don't have any other intentions." β
Like?
Hongchen doesn't believe it, let alone Hongchen, even other people don't believe it, that sword is very gorgeous, but Qi Gong is not a person who likes gorgeousness.
Look at his dress, a coarse cloth clothes, dark blue, black mille-feuille shoes, the collar is a little worn, as well as the elbows, knees, also a little white, if not this person's bearing is here, or the coarse cloth clothes are also outstanding, people look at him, they are overwhelmed by his momentum first, and they don't care about the clothes, I'm afraid that even if they are not regarded as beggars, they will be despised, and maybe they won't even be able to enter the store.
Besides, who doesn't know that Old Man Qi is the most thrifty, one day, he and Grandmaster Yao made an appointment to eat, saying that it was to eat, but in fact, it was a negotiation, Grandmaster Yao ordered a bowl of noodles, ate most of it, and left a little after leaving, Old Man Qi first took his bowl and ate the noodles, and then asked the store to send two naan cakes and a bowl of white water.
He was also very frugal at home.
Of course, it's not that the old man Qi is stingy, but where the bridge is repaired and paved to do good deeds, the Qi family has never been able to fall, last year there was a disaster in the south, the old man also specially donated three thousand taels, so that the junior bought rice and noodles and medicinal materials, and sent them all the way over.
Sect Master Yao said that his enemy was a righteous gentleman, and as an enemy, he was very honored, such a person, inexplicably bought a sword back, saying that it was for viewing, who would believe it?
Hongchen took a deep breath and lowered his voice and said: "Old man, don't take it to heart, I'll be honest, this matter is related to the queen's safety, please be sure to explain all the details clearly, whether it is useful or not." β
Qi Gong was stunned for a moment, and hesitated, but finally said: "Today, my nephew passed by their shop, and he liked the sword very much, the child rarely asked for things on weekdays, and it was his eighteenth birthday in a few days, I saw that he loved him very much, so I wanted to buy it for him, not what the child wanted, this matter must be a coincidence, and it has nothing to do with him." β
Hongchen didn't speak.
It doesn't really seem to matter.
A junior in the Qi family, like this sword, so Qi Gong went to buy it, she happened to pass by, and also took a fancy to the sword spike on the sword, but she didn't have cash with her, so she paid a deposit and went back to get the money, just a little time difference, the sword changed hands, it seems not impossible!
It's just a bit too coincidental.
This kind of antique shop is not better than others, not to mention a business a day, that is, a transaction in ten days, other businessmen should also praise a prosperous business, will come to patronize, that is not bad money masters, almost several times, even dozens of times the profit, she walked away for a while, how can she let others take the sword away?
"I bother you to go back to Qi's house with Old Man Qi to have a look, look for it along the way, and everyone who handles it must ask."
At this point, Hongchen has no choice.
Calculate a hexagram, to the point that it is not a fierce appearance, but this kind of thing is not particularly accurate, Hongchen let go of his spiritual sense and asked around, but even the spiritual things around him rarely pay attention to these small things. Moreover, the fetish is obscure, it knows to hide itself, and if it is not fate, it cannot see its specialness.
Hongchen sighed, although he could find a few clues, but in bits and pieces, if he wanted to find something, he was afraid it would take some effort.
She has to find medicine for the queen mother first, and then say anything else, if the queen dies, and then wants her to return to yang, it will be almost impossible, at least normal means are impossible.
After a few words, Hongchen looked around, "I'll go to the underworld, if you find something, don't delay, send it back to the palace immediately, hand it over to Your Majesty, and you can't afford to lose it." β
The people of the forbidden army hurriedly responded.
Qi Gong and Zeng Nanguang almost thought that the county lord in front of them might have something wrong with their brains, I don't know if the Lord Long Live knows, will they think they are angry?
This shop is a bit interesting, the yin qi is very heavy, Hongchen casually drew a circle from the wall, and under the stunned gaze of everyone, the circle turned into a black hole. (To be continued.) )