Chapter 3: The First Encounter in the Golden Palace
The main hall of the Royal Palace.
Brilliant, beautiful, brightly lit, dreamlike.
Emperor Tiande of the Daxing Dynasty sat tall and precarious. Directly above the dragon chair hangs a plaque: "Endless rivers and mountains".
The ministers of civil and military affairs were dressed in court clothes, holding wat boards, standing with their hands arched, and lined up in two shifts. In the middle of them, kneeling heโwho was already the bow chief at this timeโand the man of the Mingyue Pavilion, Po Duguyu, were on their knees, and behind them were several eagle Yang sergeants with tigers on their backs.
Under the majesty of the main hall and the majesty of the emperor, it seemed that everyone was holding their breath and quietly waiting for the thunder words of His Majesty the Emperor. Anyone knows that he is facing a person who holds the power of life and death, and a single look from his eyes may wipe him out, even if he is a very human minister.
In such an atmosphere, Gong Chang unintentionally secretly raised his head and glanced at the Tiande Emperor. Well, he looks very handsome, has a tall posture, and is quite masculine, obviously not belonging to Luo Yingzi and Hua Chenyu. He has a mustache between his chin and is about thirty years old. Probably because of his good eyesight, although he was far away, he could clearly see the heroic and murderous aura between the emperor's eyebrows.
The emperor was wearing civilian clothes, and the convening of this court meeting was a temporary idea, and it was an honor to do it for him. Of course, this is also an extremely scary thing.
After waiting for a long time, I finally waited for the emperor to speak.
"Is the eldest princess coming?"
The ministers below looked at each other, still silent.
"Is the eldest princess coming?"
All the ministers leaned down in unison, and Dugu Yu, who was beside the bow chief Wuxin, also lowered the proud head. Bow Commander Wuxin seemed to hear the increasingly solemn gasp under her veilโfear. This fear was not due to the duty of a courtier, but to the emperor who did not seem to be harsh.
The emperor was expressionless. He stared into the eyes of the palace gate, which made the bow chief unintentionally think of four words: tiger eye. Creepy, like kneeling pins and needles.
Suddenly, a report came from outside the palace: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Lingyue has arrived!"
The ministers looked back together. The Emperor stood up slowly. Bow Commander Wuxin also quickly turned his head. He was curious about what the woman who was going to rob him looked like. "Don't let me down!"
Overjoyed! Big Beautyโโ
A bright red cloak, dressed in white, with a wind-supported skirt, walking like a cloud. Leisurely, just like Chanjuan under the Moon Palace, just like the fairy Ling Bibo; solemn standing, thousands of flowers are solemn, and thousands of thunders are calm.
In this court with excess yang energy and lifelessness, her presence is undoubtedly a beautiful landscape, which makes people feel refreshed.
She stopped beside Bow Commander Wuxin, giving him a chance to observe and appreciate it up close. To tell the truth, although he is young and is only a college graduate in modern society, as a classic North Drifter and a professional dragon brother, shuttling through the sets of major costume dramas, he can also be regarded as reading countless beauties. Slender but not sickly, delicate but not enchanting, plain and charming and self-generated, isolated and energetic, like a plum in the snow, reflecting the universe.
"Bow Chief Mingyue knocks to see Your Majesty, my emperor is blessed with Jin'an. The eldest princess bowed to the dragon chair. Although I don't know what the etiquette of this Daxing Dynasty is, I can also feel that the series of actions is very standard and beautiful.
"The eldest princess is well. โ
Several ministers standing in the front row greeted each other. The eldest princess bowed slightly, and then looked at the emperor.
The emperor stroked his collar and sleeves and slowly left his throne.
"Mingyue, a good sister from a lonely family, why do you always have to make it difficult for the court? Now, the country is suffering from internal and external troubles, there are fierce enemies in the north, and there are demons in the south, and the court is already a mess, why do you bother to regenerate branches?"
"How can I turn a blind eye to and ignore what Your Majesty is talking about? Gong Chang Wuxin is His Majesty and my own nephew, the eldest grandson of the Emperor Taishang, even though his father is guilty, but in the end, he is flesh and blood, how can I turn a blind eye and ignore it? Once it falls into the hands of traitors, I am afraid that my life will be lost. โ
"Well, what did she say? Gong Chang Wuxin is his own nephew? So, don't I want to call her aunt when I am regarded as Gong Chang Wuxin?" God, even if she is a little dragon girl, I don't want to be Yang Guo!" Gong Chang Wuxin listened to the words of the eldest princess, and secretly scolded his mother, "Is there a mistake, pinch your fingers, Gong Chang Wuxin is only sixteen years old, and I am a twenty-three-year-old young man, a minor and an adult, are you stupid and can't tell the difference?"
"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say. Dugu Yu, who was kneeling beside Gong Chang Wuxin, suddenly interjected.
The Emperor nodded.
Dugu Yu said to the eldest princess: "Your Highness's so-called 'traitor', but does it refer to me Mingyue Pavilion? Mingyue Pavilion has always had a heart for the Daxing Imperial Court and His Majesty the Emperor, and he has been born and died for more than 30 years since the beginning of the dynasty.
The eldest princess scoffed: "The loyal are loyal, and the adulterers are self-treacherous." If it weren't for my attendants' timely action, the emperor's eldest grandson would have died under the sword of your embroidered imperial history. Whose orders are you serving, and whose business are you loyal to?Lord Mingyue Pavilion, or Your Majesty?"
"Shoot in time, the owl? Saying this, the big beauty is a little unconscionable. If it weren't for Liu Fufeng's uniformed women, they came to rob me. Dugu Yu had already sealed my throat with a sword, and the dead owl must have been napping at that time!"
Dugu was speechless for a while. The emperor's face turned pale. At this time, he had slowly stepped off the throne.
"Sister, that's a bad word. Wuxin is a lonely nephew, how can a lonely family kill a killer? It must be that Mingyue Pavilion misunderstood the will. The master of Mingyue Pavilion is not in the imperial court now, Dugu Yu, you will receive the punishment on your behalf. - Jin Wuwei, pull Dugu Yu down, thirty court staffs!"
Dugu kowtowed and thanked him. The two guards dragged her out. Although she suffered on behalf of others, she also deserved it. But she didn't shout grievances and argue, and she was really a diehard fan of the emperor. The bow chief was unintentional and secretly pitiful. I can't imagine what it would be like for such a beautiful woman to be beaten by several big men?
"Sister, is it appropriate to deal with it like this?"
"Let Your Majesty do the same. โ
"What a handsome head!" As he spoke, the Emperor walked up to the bow chief and grabbed his chin suddenly, "It's worthy of a royal seed!"
"Your Majesty, I have ascertained that he is the eldest son of Gong Chang Mingyi, the brother of the Emperor of Sin, there is no doubt about it. The eldest princess glanced at Gong Chang Wuxin and said.
"If I go, how can I be 'conclusive'? I am the bow chief Wuxin, so where is the real bow chief Wuxin? Why don't you test your DNA, no matter how bad it is, you will have a drop of blood to recognize your relatives? In this way, you will identify me, will it be too hasty?"
"That's it, sister, since you are so worried, this kid will be put under the supervision of your princess's mansion. โ
"Your Majesty is complete. โ
However, although he was innocent, his father was guilty of a great crime, and the charge of rebellion against the King of Qin was condemned by the Emperor Taishang back then. Therefore, capital sins can be avoided, but living sins cannot be escaped. - Zhongqing listened, took away the royal status of the bow chief, degraded him to a concubine, and sent it to the palace of the eldest princess of Lingyue as a slave. โ
"Wait, what do you mean? All at once a commoner, all at once a slave, what kind of divine logic? I was inexplicably transported to this inexplicable era, just like this?"
Bow Chief had no intention of protesting solemnly, but he heard the eldest princess's hearty response: "Your Majesty is wise!"
That's when ......
"Your Majesty, slow decision-making!"
The one who shouted was a minister standing in the forefront, about thirty years old, who seemed to be weak, but he was a military general wearing soft armor.
"General Weichen Yingyang is also the leader of Huzhou Jiedu Huan Su Qi My Majesty. โ
"Say!"
"Your Majesty, the son of the King of Qin has been degraded to slavery, and it is in accordance with the royal law, however, how can he be sent to the eldest princess's mansion if he should be confiscated into the inner palace or assigned to the distant frontier? Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the eldest princess has privately raised two or three hundred people, and harbored a number of demons. โ
The kneeling bow chief was numb on his knees, and while listening carefully, he pondered: "Isn't the face head? Isn't it a male pet? This is a word invented by the famous Wu Zetian, how can it appear here?โโ can't you see it, a dignified and solemn god-level woman like the eldest princess is so spring breezy and full of spring? Fifty-one male pets? Big brother, where did you get such detailed numbers? Could it be that you are undercover? Demon? He said the owl." That's not just Luo Yingzi, but there are others?"
Bow Commander was inadvertently savoring, and a shout of anger interrupted his thoughts.
"Shaft, a bunch of nonsense!"
Jumping out was an old man with a snow-white beard. He waved the wat board, quite excited, as if he was going to beat the boy at any moment.
"Don't be angry, old man. The eldest princess turned to reassure the old man.
This old decay is the prince of the Daxing Dynasty, the right servant of Shangshu, surnamed Xie, the name of Rong, and the word forgiveness. He and his immediate bosses, the crown prince and the prince, and the left servant of Shangshu and Wang Xuan, are both prime ministers of this court, all of whom are meritorious heroes, and they are all old, and everyone respectfully calls them "old ministers". Xie Rong, Wang Xuan, and Huan Su are the representatives and spokesmen of the three major valve families of the Daxing Dynasty respectively, and they are very incompatible with each other. However, above the court, it is only Xie and Huan who will be pinched if they disagree, and Wang Xuan often does not say a word. No, Xie Ronghuan Su, the old man and the young man, did it again.
Xie Rong bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with the eldest princess?" The old minister thinks that His Majesty's decision is very appropriate. โ
Huan Su raised his head and said: "Hmph, what's wrong? Not only a small mistake, it's really a big crime! Your Majesty, the eldest princess's sin is seen all over the world." Regardless of the distance, only talk about the things in front of you. This bow chief has no intention, the son of the king of Er, has been on the run from the people for 16 years, and the court has been wanted for 16 years, and now he is bound up, he is a prisoner of the court, and he should behead the corpse to thank the world, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess relies on the favor of the emperor and His Majesty, and her eyes are overwhelmed, and she privately transfers government soldiers, and even sends demons, and competes with the court for sinners, with ill intentions, and malice is obvious, and in the name of protecting the emperor and grandson, she has done great rebellion! Not to mention that the eldest princess has already been full of bad deedsโโ ministers ask Your Majesty to learn from the past, kill the bow chief without intention, and blame the eldest princess Gong Chang Mingyue. โ
"Good girl, the exit is really ruthless, this is the legendary killing with the mouth. I'm the emperor's own nephew, you can kill if you say it, and you want to sit on such a beautiful woman? Even if the style of the person is not good, he can't be punished, right? Ah, this Huan Su must be resentful of the princess for not raising him as a man. Hehe, and don't look in the mirror either. Gong Chang listened to Huan Su's words unintentionally, and he couldn't get angry, however, in this court full of fierce gods, he could only complain from the bottom of his heart.
"Zhuzi, you are trying to force me to deny the six relatives of Emperor Daxing, kill my relatives and nephews, and harm my sisters, and bear the infamy of the ages! Your Majesty, Huan Su has sinister intentions!" Comrade Xie Rong scolded Huan Su and argued with reason.
"Old horseman, old fool, slander my minister, ruin my court!" At this time, a person jumped out of the queue of ministers in the back row, pointing at Xie Rong's back and scolding. Obviously, he is Huan Su's person who came to help his master.
"You fart!" Another person popped out and reprimanded sharply, "The old minister is the founding father, how can you allow you to slander and slander you! Your Majesty, the eldest princess is not guilty, and the bow chief cannot be killed if he has no intention!"
"Your Majesty......."
It's as if the reservoir has opened the floodgates. For a while, the entire court was in a commotion. The bow chief unintentionally left and right, and there were ministers in the southeast, north, and west corners of the hall who came out to participate in the debate. It is said to be a polemic, but in fact it is to scold the street. This atmosphere is as high as Guo Degang and his club's tongue war and cross talk. Listen carefully, what a word "cool"! The bow chief of the crossing version really didn't expect that when this dynasty held a conference, it would be so open-minded.
There are two core contents of this war of words, the first is naturally whether to kill the bow chief Wuxin and whether the eldest princess is guilty, and the second is an aimless personal attack. The whole scolding war can be divided into vulgar scolding and elegant scolding, vulgar to the ear, even the selfishness of the bed sheet is also pulled out and scolded, should be marked with a mosaic on their mouths, Yade scolded the ancestors of the eighteenth generation do not spit out a dirty word, and even quote scriptures, poetry and writing. However, no matter how they scolded, this group of well-dressed ministers adhered to one principle: they did not use their mouths and hands, and always maintained a gentlemanly posture, which reminded Gong Chang Wuxin of a term in the history books: Wei and Jin demeanor.
The gentlemen didn't know how long they had been fighting each other, and the bow chief was drowsy, and in a trance, he heard the rooster crowing and the sound of the morning bell, and felt that it was dawn.
Emperor Tiande sat on the steps of the throne platform, yawned a few times, stretched his waist, and then waved to the ministers below who were still in a state of high excitement: Silence. It was really miraculous, and all the ministers immediately took their places, as docile and quiet as the sheep in the farmer's pen, and they were indeed gentlemen. With just one gesture, a collective silence was achieved, as if it were a miracle, and it was indeed the emperor. Speaking of which, this emperor is also very interesting, just so noisy that the noise is about to overturn the roof of the main hall, but he is all right, quite calmly watching the excitement on the sidelines, and the whole process is a look of appreciation and enjoyment. Of course, the bow chief's unintentional aunt also behaved well: let him turn the world upside down, and I stood upright. How long can a woman who is not young stand in the second half of the night, barely moving, and her face is always a cold expression. "Cow! not only has a good body, but also a good body. The bow chief was unintentionally secretly admired.
The emperor said lazily: "The lonely family is tired, and the Aiqing have been arguing for a long time without any result, who will give the lonely family an explanation." โ
The ministers were dumbfounded. One of the ministers at the forefront stood with his head held high.
White hair and long beard, described as haggard, full of vicissitudes, close to old age and still see the wind bones. He is Wang Xuan, Zhongshu Ling, Shangshu Zuo Servant, Prince Taishi, and the leading boss of the hundred officials of the Daxing Dynasty.
"The old minister has a suggestion, Your Majesty and the ministers may wish to listen to it. โ
"Mr. Wang, please speak. โ
"The golden mean, not partial. The old minister thought that this matter could be dealt with in this way, first, the bow chief had no intention of handing over the eldest princess's mansion as a slave, which was reasonable, and the king's law was gracious, and the ministers were not allowed to discuss it again; โ
"Xianggong Wang, the eldest princess is not wrong, why is she grounded?" Xie Rong squinted at Wang Xuan, dissatisfied.
"The old minister is for the good of the eldest princess, and the princess's mansion does not appear in the market and does not interfere in court affairs, so as to calm down the crowd. โ
"How do you say this? The eldest princess has always been loved by the people of Beijing, and her virtuous name is well known to the government and the public. The old minister was ordered to send an envoy to the Northern Dynasty Xia and defend the kingdoms, and the king of the rank also heard of the merits of the princess. โ
"Virtuous name, merit, what did Xie Xianggong say? Hiding demons, or raising faces?" Wang Xuan said with a gloomy smile.
"This is a small section! What the old minister is referring to is naturally the eldest princess's relief of the poor, the redress of grievances, and the help of the needy. Don't say that a daughter, our dignified husband, how many people can do it?"
"It's just an invitation to buy people's hearts! His Majesty the Emperor Tiande is the orthodoxy of the dynasty and the justice of the world!" Wang Xuan arched his hand to the emperor, turned sideways, looked at the eldest princess with a cold and indescribable gaze, and said word by word, "Xie Xianggong, don't forget, the eldest princess is not a human, she is a half-demon body!"
"The body of a half-demon?" the bow chief was shocked when he heard this, but forced himself to calm down, pondering carefully in his heart, "The eldest princess is not a human? It is terrifying enough! Such a beautiful woman who sinks into a fish and geese is actually a half-demon body! What kind of ancient joke are you making? I am scared to death baby me! The little heart is fluttering. Unbelievable. However, looking at this atmosphere, the expressionless faces of the ministers, and the surprisingly calm of the eldest princess and the emperor, this thing is true! The half-demon princess โโ the shemale princess! Nie Xiaoqian?Bai Suzhen?
"Xianggong Wang, how dare you say anything about taboo things?" Xie Rong obviously didn't want to admit defeat.
"Just do as the old minister said!" Sister, okay?" the emperor asked coldly.
"Let Your Majesty do the same. The eldest princess replied lightly.
"I'm against it! Report to Your Majesty, even if I am a slave, I don't have to be grounded with the eldest princess for three years, I should always be a little free!" He looked at the eldest princess Gong Chang Mingyue with wide eyes, his eyes full of grievances and grievances. He thought to himself: "Grounded for three years! There was no freedom for a thousand days, so he accepted it so calmly? Beauty, the brain show is funny? Or is this the legendary 'pampering and not being shocked'?"
However, the eldest princess did not pay attention to the son of the king of Qin, who escaped death. The ministers looked at him with contempt: If you get cheap, you will be obedient, and you will burn high incense if you don't kill you!
Naturally, the emperor didn't take the bow and didn't care about it. โโ
"It's rare for Sister Hua to understand righteousness. In the next three years, Sister Hua was wronged and only enjoyed in the house. Although it is said that he is grounded, if he asks for something, he will answer. If Sister Hua still needs to face the head, the lonely family will devote the power of the country to find the national color for you. ....... You have to be more considerate of the lonely family, the demons of today's Daxing Kingdom have risen suddenly, the people are terrified, and the Xia Kingdom of the Northern Dynasty is at war or peace, and there is no certainty. Han Ren Chenbing, known as the 'God of War' in the Xia Kingdom, has been in the north for several months. ....... Internal and external troubles are difficult to be alone!"
The emperor thumped his legs, sighed, stood up, and walked to the dragon chair.
At this time, a report was reported outside the palace: "The special envoy of the Great Xia Dynasty, General Sima, Xinhou Han Ren, asked to see him outside the palace." โ
When the ministers heard this, they immediately turned their heads to each other and discussed:
"Why did he come on his own?" "I didn't hear anything!" "How did he go straight to His Majesty?"
"Hmph, say Han Ren, Han Ren arrives", the emperor sneered, "The lonely family only agreed to summon him, and he didn't want to come so earlyโโ this is not an informal court, so you Aiqing will avoid it." I stayed up all night and rested. โ
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" the ministers knelt down.
The emperor made another gesture, and the ministers slowly retreated. Be in apple-pie order. The little eunuch standing next to the dragon chair was napping, suddenly woke up, and shouted: "Scatter the court", at this time, the court hall was already empty.
The bow chief was unintentionally carried by the two Eagle Yang sergeants, followed behind the eldest princess, and walked out of the main hall.
It's really bright.
The bow chief inadvertently turned his head, and saw another beautiful woman lying on a bench, her buttocks blurred with flesh and blood, stained with black veil. She glared at the bow chief, and the dominatrix-like eyes seemed to tell him that their bond was over.
Just as he was about to step out of the palace gate, a little eunuch led a man to pass by with the eldest princess.
The cloak was raised, and the man did not squint. This man is handsome and extraordinary. The red robe is purple and gold, the jade belt tiger head boots, and the eyebrows are broad, like a coiled dragon. It seems to be a text and a martial art, no sword is better than a sword, looking at the world, and throwing yourself to the sky.
In the center of the man's robe was embroidered a peculiar pattern: a leopard chasing a peacock.
The bow chief didn't have the heart to guess, he was the one in the emperor's mouth of the Xia Kingdom-
Mars....... Han Ren.
The eldest princess turned a blind eye to him. Just go your own way.