Chapter 14: Forty Thousand
Before the two of them sat in the chairs, a eunuch came outside to announce the decree, allowing the third son to enter the palace immediately. Ji Changye had not yet left the palace to build a mansion when he was exiled, so he has not received any princes or titles until now, and he has the lowest status among all the princes. Being able to return to Beijing this time is also the result of a multi-party game.
Today's prince is the fourth, and his biological mother Xiao Guifei is the most favored woman of the saint, for her, she did not hesitate to die of anger, exiled her son-in-law, and forcibly established the fourth son as the prince in the opposition of the courtiers. This mother and son can be said to be the most beautiful in the harem and the previous dynasty. However, the Empress Yuan is gone, but the Queen Mother is still alive and well, and her mother's Xiao Guogong Mansion is also a major force in the court. In order to safeguard the interests of the family, the queen mother forced the emperor to accept her nephew into the palace and set up as Cheng Guifei, the son of Cheng Guifei, the seventh prince just reached the weak crown this year, according to the rules of the ancestors, he should lead his family to leave the capital and go to his fiefdom.
This time, Ji Changye was able to return to Shangjing smoothly, and the problem was in this fiefdom. Today, there are only two fiefs left in the Ming Dynasty for the Seven Princes to choose from, and the rest of the realms are already owned by the owner. One is Jingzhou, located in the northwest inland, surrounded by major barbarian tribes, and there are wars from time to time, which is not only extremely barren, but also very dangerous; One is Huzhou, one of the richest state capitals of the Ming Dynasty. In order to take care of the Seventh Prince, the Queen Mother naturally wanted him to go here, but the crown prince and Concubine Xiao were not happy.
Huzhou is the main transportation route of water transportation, and the land is very fertile, a year's tax can catch up with half of the national treasury, the seven princes went there, as long as they do a little tricks and feet, they can accumulate a large amount of silver, is it not difficult to recruit troops and buy horses in the future? This is a huge threat to the crown prince, and the palace of Xiao Guogong is powerful, and there are early signs of getting involved in the position of the prince. This Huzhou can be given to anyone, but it can't be given to the Seven Princes.
The crown prince and Xiao Guifei were deeply disturbed, and repeatedly lobbied before the emperor to try to get him to send the Seventh Prince to Jingzhou. The queen mother was angry when she heard the news, and then she remembered that there was still a prince in the dynasty who did not have a fief, that is, Ji Changye, so when her son came to discuss with her, she pointed her finger to the map and said categorically, "This Jingzhou will be given to the third child." He is a son-in-law, and he is an adult, so he should have been sealed a long time ago. ”
The emperor immediately denied it, "That son of evil has violated human ethics, disrupted the rules, and has made an unforgivable mistake, and it is really lenient and benevolent that I did not demote him to a commoner, how can I give him a fief again?" ”
The Queen Mother sneered when she heard this, "Contrary to human ethics and messing up the rules, it's okay for the emperor to deceive others, there is no need to play tricks in front of the mourning family." Which one is really against human ethics, the mourning family knows very well in their hearts. The mourning family could turn a blind eye before, but now it has bullied the little seven heads of the mourning family, but the mourning family can't bear it. The words took a sip of hot tea, and said in a soft tone, "The third child is your sister-in-law, and ten years of cultivation is enough for him to change his mind, if you can summon him back and seal him, the world will praise you for being kind and benevolent." ”
The emperor was already weak-hearted, and he was quite jealous of the queen mother, so he said as difficult, "Wait for me to think about it." At the end, he threw up his sleeves and left.
The Empress Dowager was afraid that things would change, so she instructed Xiao Guogong and the ministers to put pressure on the emperor and set the fief as soon as possible. Although the emperor didn't want to give Huzhou to the seventh child, he was even more unwilling to let the third child have the capital to turn over, so he had to choose to compromise.
So an edict was sent to Kaiyuan Temple in Liangzhou, and Ji Changye had already guessed what the emperor was going to say to him when he returned to Beijing this time. To get the fief and the prince, he didn't have a touch in his heart, these were what he deserved, and they were within his calculations. There is only one thing that gives him a headache, that is, Youshu's little tail is so sticky that he even has to follow him when he enters the palace.
"You stay in the house obediently, and I'll ask Ah Er to buy you crispy duck. I remember that the crispy duck in Shuijing Lane on South Street is a must-have in Beijing, and the crispy and salty taste still makes me have an endless aftertaste after ten years. Don't you want to taste it? He frustrated the top of the boy's hair.
Where did Youshu dare to take a step away from the young man, he didn't say anything, only hugged the young man's thin waist and buried his face in his arms. This koala's holding method is the most reliable, and once it is glued, even Ah Da and Ah Erqi can't tear him apart. Ji Changye couldn't see his expression, so he could only brush his smooth hair and pull his jade white ears again.
Youshu was unmoved, but hugged it tighter, hating to go directly into the young man's body. If this dragon qi can be used by him, why should he do this? The past ten years have been really hard, sleeping, eating, reading, and even going to the toilet, he has to follow Ji Changye inseparably, it is Ji Changye's staff who came to do business, and he refused to leave in the study. Fortunately, he was young, and others didn't take him seriously, and when he grew up, the affection of being with him day and night naturally dispelled Ji Changye's defense, and he lived until now without incident.
Now that he has returned to Shangjing, Youshu understands that if he can't find a way to collect dragon qi, he will die sooner or later. The current Ji Changye is no longer the down-and-out prince of the past, but a serious county king or even a prince with a fief. He always has a lot of business to do, and he always has to go to places that he can't go, such as now, such as the court.
Thinking of this, Youshu tightened her arms more and more, her little face rubbed in the young man's arms, and she was unconsciously coquettish.
Ji Changye has no way to take such a teenager. After all, this is a child raised by his own hands, he sleeps with him at night, hugs him to study during the day, eats for him when he is hungry, and buys clothes for him when he is cold...... Years and months, twilight and twilight, they almost never separated for a moment. When he arrived in the capital, he was separated from himself at first glance, and it was normal for him to have this reaction.
Thinking like this, Ji Changye's heart softened, gently kneaded the young man's round earlobes, and sighed, "That's it, if you want to go with me, you have to change your clothes." It's not just anyone in the palace who can enter. ”
As soon as Youshu heard this, she immediately got out of the young man's arms, and said while undressing, "I'll change it immediately, you wait for me." ”
Ji Changye glanced at Ambassador A, and the other party couldn't help but smile and brought a set of vermilion eunuch clothes. The two wanted to appreciate Youshu's embarrassed expression, but they couldn't, because Youshu was a dirt bun who had never seen the world, and he couldn't recognize the origin of the clothes at all. He changed his clothes in twos and threes, wrapped two pieces of mung bean cake in oiled paper, stuffed them into his sleeve pocket, and said happily, "Okay, let's go?" ”
The young man has reached the age of fifteen, his young and immature facial features are slowly growing, his skin is white, his lips are powdery, his eyebrows are light, and his black and white eyes are full of aura.
Ji Changye pinched the young man's jaw and looked at it carefully, and teased, "My family Youshu has really grown into a beauty, if she is a little older, I am afraid that she will be fascinated by the ladies in Beijing." The words twisted his eyebrows, and said, "This little appearance with red lips and white teeth is too attractive, and I am afraid that it will be troublesome." Youshu, after entering the palace, just keep your head down and follow me, don't talk, and don't run around. ”
Youshu immediately lowered her head and obediently agreed.
The two entered the palace and waited for half an hour in front of the Heart Cultivation Hall before being summoned by the emperor. It was the height of summer, and the sun was scorching outside, burning the air to the point of distortion. Although Youshu has not had a smooth past ten years, she has not suffered much, and she was almost baked into charcoal for a while. He raised his eyes to look ahead, and saw that the young man made a reassuring gesture with his backhand, and then he suppressed his irritation.
The father and son have not seen each other for twenty years, and they have just returned home, without a word of care, but have given two dismounts one after another, and no matter how dull Shu is, he can detect the emperor's indifferent attitude towards young people. It's too slight to say that indifference is, but it is to say disgust.
It's the same end of the world! Thinking of his father, who regarded himself as a debt collector, Youshu sighed silently.
At this time, someone in the hall summoned him, Ji Changye glanced back at Youshu, and told him to wait in place with his mouth.
This is the Forbidden Palace, and the person who the young man is the emperor of the dynasty, and the dragon qi carried on his body should also be very strong. When the two dragon qi converge together, they are the most rampant ghosts in the world, and they dare not get close. Thinking like this, Youshu was relieved, her eyes slowly emptied, and she began to cultivate her spiritual power.
After a cup of tea, the eunuchs and guards guarding outside the hall began to change shifts, and the group walked back and forth around Youshu, bringing up a stream of hot air. Suddenly, a trace of yin qi seeped into the hot wind, which may be difficult for others to notice, but Youshu, who had been fighting against the evil ghosts for ten years, immediately woke up from meditation, and his spiritual power converged in his eyes, and he looked in the direction where the yin qi was coming.
He thought it was a debt collector, but he didn't expect it to be a woman with a long red tongue, oh no, it should be a female ghost. She slowly walked up the steps, passed by Youshu, and calmly stepped into the Heart Cultivation Palace.
You Shu was stunned, she never expected that there would be a powerful ghost in the world who was not afraid of dragon energy. In other words, this woman is a more powerful being than a debt collector. If the debt collector continues to stay in the yang world as a disaster, he can grow to the point of a female ghost one day. In other words, when that day comes, even Ji Changye can't protect himself.
Thinking of this, Youshu was suddenly flustered, and was about to step forward to take a closer look, but saw the female ghost stumbling out, and said in horror, "How can the third prince have purple dragon energy?" Ji Zhengzheng is a good dog! ”
Ji is the surname of the country, and it is self-evident who Ji Zhengze is in the mouth of the female ghost. She walked before, her posture was calm, it could be seen that she had been pestering Ji Zhengze for a while, but she hurriedly fled the moment she saw Ji Changye, obviously very afraid of the purple dragon qi. Ji Zhengze is the emperor after all, and he should have a dragon qi to protect his body, but this female ghost is not afraid of him, and he comes over to entangle from time to time, so it can be inferred that the Taoist behavior of the female ghost should be higher than that of the debt collector, and there is a deep blood feud with Ji Zhengze, and Ji Changye can really restrain the ghosts in the world.
Youshu's eyes rolled and she counted on her heart. Because it was the time of the shift change, there was no one left and right, so he hooked his index finger at the female ghost, and then walked towards the imperial garden on the side.
The female ghost's blood-red eyes widened and her expression hesitated.
Youshu turned around as she walked and continued to hook her index finger.
Only then did the female ghost determine that the little eunuch could really see herself. She was dead anyway, and she had nothing to worry about, so she followed in a hurry. A man and a ghost turned to a no-man's corner and began to talk.
"How can you see Hongu?"
As soon as the female ghost opened her mouth, Youshu had insight into the identity of the other party. self-proclaimed palace, that is the emperor's concubine, and the position is not low; The eyeballs are bulging, the tongue is long, and eight to nine times out of ten are hanged; No, judging from the slotted bruises on her neck, she should have been strangled, and the culprit was the emperor, otherwise she would not have risked being swallowed by the dragon's qi to come to the Heart Cultivation Palace. That sentence "good dog life" is not something else to rely on.
"I have yin and yang eyes." Youshu stroked her eyelids and said straight to the point, "How about we make a deal?" ”