Imperial Physician Jiang Cheng carefully re-bandaged Gao Zhen's wound, left a few bottles of homemade special medicine, and instructed the usage and dosage before retreating.

As soon as the outsiders left, King Guangping, who was sitting beside him with a worried face, regained his calm. He asked his son: "Zhen'er, do you really want to ask the emperor for resignation on the grounds of injury?" Your injury isn't really serious, it's just scary to look at from the outside. Although Jiang Cheng is a person who is used to being used by our palace, he is also a doctor, and he will definitely report your injury to the emperor. Do you need me to ask him to hide a thing or two for you in front of the emperor? ”

Gao Zhen touched the bandaged strip of cloth on his right shoulder and smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter if the emperor knows or doesn't know, I just want him to understand my thoughts." The so-called reason for resignation is just to fool outsiders. ”

King Guangping was silent for a moment, and said in a somewhat obscure tone: "I know that you must be unhappy in your heart, the emperor has loved you very much since you were a child, and you have always respected him, this time I feel that I have been calculated by him, so I am annoyed, right?" How can you not be disappointed in your father's heart? It's just that thinking about it in a good place, he just wants to cut off your Qingyun Road, and he doesn't intend to harm the lives of our father and son, which is already extremely rare. Our father and son don't care about that chair at all, and his careful thinking can't hurt us anything, so why should you care so much? ”

Gao Zhen said coldly: "I'm not interested in that chair, but I don't want to make myself infamous!" A child of the royal family with a good reputation may not have any bad influence on the master of the throne; But a child of the royal family with a bad reputation is easily pushed out by the royal family and courtiers to be a substitute for the dead, and any natural disasters are counted on my head, as if killing me can solve all the troubles. If there really is that day, I am afraid that there will not be half a person in the government and the opposition to intercede for me, and I will not be wronged? Why should I put myself and my children and grandchildren in such an unbearable situation? The emperor's throne was indeed transferred from his father's hands, and his ability to ascend the throne as emperor also includes the credit of our father and son. No one should want to deny that! We are an idle royal family, and if he wants the reputation of Renjun, he has to treat us well. Isn't that hard for him?! ”

King Guangping sighed: "Your imperial uncle is not that kind of person. ”

"Then why would he do such a thing!" Gao Zhen was furious, "If he just gave me a chance to avenge my father, I would be grateful." If he doesn't want me to be idle and despised from now on, give me the authority to never be afraid of being bullied, and I will thank him from the bottom of my heart! However, the identity of a secret agent? To find out the secrets of the ministers of the family, is it not a proper job? The power is not in my hands, but I am responsible for it, is this also a trust in me? How many of the factory guards in the previous dynasty can have a good death? How old am I, I have to offend the world for him, and my hands are full of blood, why didn't he let his son do such a thing?! ”

King Guangping could only sigh: "Okay, I know you are unhappy in your heart. The words of the horizontal and vertical rejection of the official have already been spoken, and you can take advantage of the opportunity to recuperate from your injuries, so you can rest for a few months. Your Majesty, I'll go and tell him. ”

Gao Zhen lowered his head, his eyes were slightly red: "Father, my son doesn't understand, my son ...... I feel bad! ”

King Guangping felt uncomfortable too, he stretched out his hand and touched his son's head: "It's okay, your imperial uncle will figure it out, everything ...... It's just a misunderstanding. ”

The emperor sent someone to take King Guangping into the palace, but Gao Zhen was reluctant. King Guangping just smiled: "Hello, your father went to the palace to say a few words to your imperial uncle, and he will come back in the evening." ”

Seeing his father's back go away, Gao Zhen was expressionless. He glanced at the empty courtyard and felt bored.

He is still recuperating from his injuries, it is inconvenient to go out, and even his father is not at home, so how can he pass the time?

Just as he was troubled, the next person suddenly came to report: "The old lady and the eldest girl of Jiannan Hou Mansion are here." Gao Zhen rolled over from the wooden kang in surprise: "What? Bring someone in! ”

The Zhang family and Zhao Xiu came directly from the Cao family. Hearing that Gao Zhen was injured, the grandparents and grandchildren were not in the mood to continue to sit in Cao's house and chat about family life, so it didn't take long for them to say goodbye and go straight to the Guangping Palace, and on the way, they also sent someone back to Jiannanhou Mansion to report to Zhao Wei.

Gao Zhen greeted Zhang and Zhao Xiu at the gate of his yard with a smile on his face. Zhao Xiu originally heard about his injury, and his heart was still full of worries, so when he looked at him, he found that he was still covered with a thick white cloth on his right shoulder, and blood marks were faintly visible under the white cloth, and his face was pale: "Is it serious?" What are you out for? Hurry back to your room and lie down! ”

Gao Zhen smiled: "It's okay, I just suffered a little skin injury." ”

Zhao Xiu retorted: "You hurt your shoulder!" Or is it the shoulder of the dominant hand, which is called skin trauma? Even if it's just a skin injury, the injured shouldn't run around. What are you polite to us? The two families often come and go, why do you want to welcome them out in person? What should I do if I hit a wound? ”

Gao Zhen's heart was slightly sweet, and he said with a smile: "It's really okay, the imperial doctor still asked me to walk around more." ”

Even the Zhang family didn't believe this: "Don't coax us, the prince, you are a person who is injured, which imperial doctor would say such a thing?" You name it, my wife went to the hospital to scold people. ”

Gao Zhen didn't want to make trouble for Jiang Cheng, so he could only laugh it off. Zhang and Zhao Xiu urged him back to the house, and watched him half-lying on the wooden kang, leaning on the pillow and covering the quilt, before he put his mind at ease and sat down. Zhao Xiu asked: "We just came from the Cao family, I heard that you were injured last night when you surrounded and suppressed a few Ying Wang remnants?" What are you going to do with this kind of thing? Those are outlaws, and if they want to go, they should be those adult generals or Ouchi masters. Now that she is sitting closer, she can see clearly that in addition to the wound on Gao Zhen's shoulder, there are also a few blood marks on the corner of his forehead, if he is slightly crooked, he will hurt his eyes. She died of distress.

Gao Zhen's mood was very good, and he didn't say much bad things about the emperor, but said: "Originally, it wasn't a troublesome matter, a trap had already been set up, and it was enough to wait for someone to jump down." We brought a lot of people, and those people were not opponents at all. I was careless, thinking that those who had been hit by the arrows were all dead, so I didn't know that one of them hid a firearm and exploded on the spot. I got closer, and I was hit by a few small rocks, scratching a little skin. There are also people with broken heads and bleeding! It's really only a minor injury like this. However, the doctor was cautious, and he was afraid of hurting the bones, so he bandaged it exaggeratedly, but it was really no big deal. ”

Hearing this, Zhang recited the Buddha and sighed: "The son of the world is from a noble background, and he is not comparable to ordinary teenagers. Taking on heavy responsibilities at a young age is also the emperor's emphasis on the prince. It's just that the son is still young, and he has a great future in the future, and no matter how small the injury is, it should not be taken lightly. On this hot day, it rains a lot, and it is the worst for the injury to heal, so it is better for the prince to take care of himself. ”

Gao Zhen responded, Zhao Xiu stared at his shoulders and forehead, still very depressed: "Why do you want to do such a dangerous thing?" How old are you? Zhang glanced at her, she shut up, but she still couldn't help but feel sorry for Gao Zhen in her heart.

After a while, Zhao Wei also arrived. Hearing that his friend was injured, he couldn't even take care of his homework, so he rushed over in his homely clothes. Gao Zhen listened to his and Zhao Xiu's brother and sister's concern for each word, and his mood became more and more cheerful. Even the wound on his shoulder seemed to suddenly stop feeling pain.

Two flowers, one on each table. Gao Zhen received the care and condolences of the ancestors of the Zhao family in the palace, and the king of Guangping entered the Qianqing Palace and also received the care of the emperor.

The emperor was still quite concerned about Gao Zhen's injury, and although he knew that there was no major problem, he was still a little uneasy in his heart: "The queen mother has already scolded me, saying that I shouldn't let my children face those outlaws. I am also ashamed, is it too early to arrange such an errand for Zhen'er now? Since Zhen'er has no intention of continuing this task, then let him go, just take care of his life and recuperate, and just tell me what he needs to eat and play. ”

"Thank you for your grace." King Guangping thanked his son, "Although he is a little clever, he is young in the end and has nothing to do." On weekdays, it seems to be clever, but when something happens, it shows its shortcomings. For example, in this encirclement and suppression, Cao Taihe followed him, and knew that he should not approach those sinners before his subordinates finished investigating, but he recklessly took the lead, and this was blown up. If he can be as tall as Gao Ju, far away, how can he suffer this? The minister understands that the emperor has the heart to cultivate him, so he will give him such a good opportunity, but he has not experienced enough, and I am afraid that he will live up to the emperor's trust. ”

"Brother Huang is too modest." The emperor hurriedly said, "What about being young?" What if something hasn't happened? Who didn't come from a newbie? When I first sat on the throne, why didn't I tremble, but I was afraid that something would go wrong, so that Zhu Lifei and King Ying would seize the handle? At that time, the imperial brother encouraged me and told me to do things boldly and boldly, why is he so strict with his son today? I look at Zhen'er very well, and when he recovers from his injuries, I will use him again. ”

King Guangping was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "That kid is not sensible, and he avenged his minister, so he feels that it is enough, and he doesn't want to worry about the next thing." In fact, the minister knew in his heart that he was not at ease with the minister, and he was worried that he would go out of Beijing to do business, and there would be no one around the minister to take care of him. ”

The emperor sighed: "It's also difficult for him, he knows how to be filial." That's it, the queen mother has already complained about me because of Zhen'er's injury, if I order Zhen'er to go out of Beijing again, I don't know how her old man scolds people. I will send someone else to do this, so the emperor doesn't have to worry. ”

King Guangping smiled and nodded: "Actually, it's not difficult to say this, it's not easy to say, the trouble is that those dead soldiers are too stubborn, even if they are captured alive, they all commit suicide one by one when they find an opportunity, and although the remaining three or five living mouths are strictly guarded and nothing has happened, they are unwilling to say half a word." Now all we can know is what Gao Ju heard before. However, since these dead soldiers were born in the Guo family, the slaves who were sold by the Guo family had a roster, so let the local government follow the roster and find the slaves of the Guo family who were sold one by one. ”

"That's what I thought, too." The emperor nodded, "This matter must be done by someone in secret, don't startle the snake." I don't know how many big families in Shandong are involved, but I'm afraid that there are even people from the government who have them, and if they pass on the order directly, I'm afraid that the news will leak. ”

King Guangping made a suggestion: "Fang Chongshan is the new prefect of Jining, he is an outsider, but he has a lot of relatives and friends, and he is not a person who has no background and is slaughtered." What does the emperor think of him? ”

The emperor thought for a while, stroked his palms and smiled: "Yes, something happened to Fang Yishan, Fang Chongshan will definitely do his best in order to get rid of it." I don't dare to believe it, but this person will never collude with the rebel party - if he had the courage to do so, he would have rebelled a long time ago, how could he wait until today? ”

King Guangping also informed the emperor of the chess piece that Gao Zhen had placed in advance, and the emperor immediately took over the chess piece, and sighed and said: "I knew today, why bother in the beginning?" Fortunately, it's not too late to make amends. He also praised Gao Zhen for his thoughtfulness. King Guangping accepted it quietly, discussed with the emperor for a long time, and finally sold his son's plan without a trace, ensuring that Gao Zhen's hard work would not be in vain.

The sky was getting dark, and the queen mother learned that her eldest son had entered the palace, and sent someone to pick up the king of Guangping for dinner, and the emperor sent his brother away and went to the queen's Kunning palace by himself. The two princes were talking about today's homework with their mothers, and when they saw their father coming, they hurriedly followed behind their mothers to greet them, and their faces were full of cheerful smiles.

The emperor casually asked his sons about their homework, and he was quite satisfied, and when he heard that the emperor's eldest son had done a good job in today's article and had been praised by the prince, he was also very happy, so he asked him what reward he wanted.

The eldest son of the emperor hesitated, secretly looked at the queen, and then whispered: "Erchen heard that Brother Zhen was injured, can you ...... Can you let Erchen pay a visit? ”

The queen's expression stiffened slightly, and the emperor immediately noticed it, but there was still a smile on his face: "This is a good thing, you know that you love your brother, and you deserve praise." After Ming'er finished lunch, I will give you half a day off and go to the palace to see your brother Zhen. Remember to bring a few more people, be more careful on the road, come back after the visit, don't bother your brother Zhen for too long, he still has to recuperate. ”

The eldest son happily agreed, and asked the second son, "Does my brother want to go with me?" ”

The second prince pouted: "Don't!" He turned his head away. Why did the royal brother go to visit his cousin? He knew that the queen mother didn't like him to be good with his cousin.

The eldest son of the emperor lowered his head in some disappointment. The emperor frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "Father only gave you a vacation, why do you even bring your brother with you?" The eldest son of the emperor was embarrassed when he heard it. The emperor laughed and quipped, and then let the brothers go to play by themselves.

Only the emperor and empress remained in the palace. The emperor glanced at his wife and put away his smile.

The queen's expression was a little uncomfortable: "What's wrong with the emperor?" ”

The Emperor sighed, "I want to ask you what's wrong?" When did Zhen'er annoy you? Why did you suddenly turn away from seeing him? ”

The queen said unhappily: "I don't understand what the emperor said, why don't I see him?" Could it be that he complained to the emperor? Or who is chewing his tongue in front of the emperor? ”

"You didn't want to see him, why don't you like the emperor to be close to him?" The emperor stared at his wife, "Zhen'er has always cared for and cared for his two younger brothers, and Dalang is especially good to him, and Erlang was originally average, but recently, Erlang has become more and more estranged from their eldest brother." I once asked the people around him, what do you say? ”