Feng Xiang is the old man next to the Emperor Taishang, and he has served the Emperor Taishang for decades, especially in the years when the Emperor Taishang Xiyuan has been recuperating, and he has always held the position of the chief manager of the Xiyuan, and is the most powerful internal supervisor in the entire imperial city, including the Forbidden City.

However, he has long passed the age of competitiveness, and now he is also pale-faced, so except for occasional errands for the emperor, it is almost difficult for the dignitaries in Beijing to see him.

He has a courtyard in Deshengfang in the northern city, which was the mansion given to him by the Emperor Taishang in his early years.

Eunuchs are also human beings, and they will also feel lonely in their old age, so he also adopted a son in the early years to inherit the incense and family property of the old Feng family.

Now that his son has been elected to a foreign office, he has left him with a little grandson at home.

Today, when he is resting, he teaches his grandchildren at home, or listens to small songs, which is his greatest hobby.

After noon, I heard a report from the porter: An old man came outside, saying that he was a distant cousin of Fengxiang, your hometown, and that he would definitely see you.

Feng Xiang thought in his heart, if my old Feng family had a way to live, my parents would not have sent me to the palace ruthlessly.

Now that this Jiazi is about to pass, where did a cousin come out?

However, since the other party can say that his hometown is Fengxiang's, he might as well meet him. If it's really a relative, with our current points, we can help.

Therefore they called for bringing men in.

In the study, Feng Xiang was dressed in a big purple robe, sat solemnly and drank tea, and sure enough, after a while, he saw people bring in a coarse linen man.

The strange thing is that the other party even wrapped a headscarf, and the front side could not be seen at a glance.

Feng Xiang was a little displeased, and said, "Raise your head."

The visitor did not hesitate, took off the turban, and slowly raised his head.

"Bao Ran?"

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That night, Feng Xiang returned to the Xiyuan Shen Temple to wait.

Seeing that the emperor was not in a very good mood after dinner, he ordered the palace people to light three candlesticks in the back garden, and then he sat in the cold night with a gloomy expression.

Feng Xiang knew that the Emperor Taishang remembered the past again, so he took a tiger robe refined by the inner palace and put it on the Emperor, and said: "If the Lord misses the Third Highness, if the slave orders him to go down and give the Third Highness a Dead Life, so as to comfort the spirit of the Third Highness in the sky......"

Feng Xiang knew that tonight was the birthday of Yuan Qi, the third son of the Emperor Taishang.

The Emperor didn't move, but tightened his robe slightly and shook his head.

Feng Xiang stopped talking and just stood beside him. After a while, the Emperor finally spoke, and he said quietly: "Feng Xiang, do you say that there is really a cycle of cause and effect in this world, and the reincarnation should be said?"

When Feng Xiang heard this, he was thinking about how to reply, but the Emperor Taishang said: "I originally had thirteen sons, why did they all leave me early, is it really because the killing karma caused by the first half of my life was too heavy, so this is God's punishment for me?"

Feng Xiang said: "Long live the Lord is too worried, since ancient times, except for kings in peacetime, who is not the emperor who has not achieved the imperial industry in the sea of corpses and blood?" At that time, the empire was not stable, if it weren't for the thunderous means of the Long Live Lord, exterminate all those with ill intentions, and sweep away the foreign races, how could Daxuan have been peaceful today?

Emperor Taishang killed people for the peace of the world, and killed people for the people of the world, this is an unparalleled achievement, how can God blame it for this. ”

Hearing Feng Xiang mention his past exploits, the Emperor Taishang's face smiled, but his eyes finally dimmed when he saw a few candlesticks in the garden.

"Before, you said that I was missing the third child, but that's not true. I'm not missing him.

Originally, I had high hopes for him, thinking that among my three sons, he would be the only one who would be able to inherit my thousands of miles in the future!

It's a pity that he didn't keep his own morality, and he still made a big mistake after all, so it was not a pity for him to die.

I was just sad and couldn't grant his last request.

I vaguely remember that before he died, he knelt in front of me and begged me to forgive his wife and children.

I was angry, angry, and even more hateful, in his heart, did he regard me as his biological father? His son, isn't he my grandson, and before he died, he was still worried about my plot to kill his wife and children.

Later, I realized that his worries were right. ”

The Emperor Taishang told the old stories and spoke very calmly.

"Long Live Lord doesn't have to blame himself, the slaves of the year also know about the affairs of the year, although the civil and military officials are speculating whether the Long Live Lord will be angry with Prince Yizhong's Mansion because of the matter of His Royal Highness.

But the slave knew that the Long Live Lord had actually forgiven the Third Highness in his heart a long time ago, and the reason why he imprisoned the palace was to protect the palace.

It was the White Lotus Sect that was so rebellious that he dared to wash the palace in blood......

After that, the Long Live Lord uprooted the entire White Lotus Sect in the territory of Daxuan, which could be regarded as comforting the heavenly spirits of everyone in the palace. ”

"Hmph."

The Emperor Taishang suddenly sneered, and said in a gloomy voice: "Could it be that even you think that it is really the White Lotus Sect's doing?" Hehe, who has defiled their holy maiden, this kind of trick dares to fiddle in front of me......"

After speaking, seeing that Feng Xiang had already knelt on the ground to ask for sin, he waved his hand and shouted, who knew that Feng Xiang was disrespectful, but kowtowed and said: "The slave is guilty, please forgive the sin!"

"Oh."

The Emperor Taishang sat up slightly, and said with great interest: "Tell me, what did you do again?"

He thought that it was just Feng Xiang or his subordinates who accepted benefits from others, or bullied people outside. This is a normal thing for a great eunuch, and the emperor is no longer a person who can't rub sand in his eyes when he was young.

"The slave took a person into Xiyuan without the permission of the Long Live Lord."

"Who?"

The Emperor frowned. Feng Xiang is the head of Xiyuan, and he is the agent of almost all the big and small things in Xiyuan, and there is no need to report to him at all when arranging one or two idle people. Today's attitude can only show that the stakes are significant.

"It's Bao Ran, the general next to General Zhen, he said that there is something important to report to the Long Live Lord, and the stake is too big at this time to alarm others, so he begged the slave to bring him in to meet the emperor."

Feng Xiang bowed.

"Zhen Xiao?" Emperor Taishang glanced at Feng Xiang deeply: "Bring it here."

He knew too well what Feng Xiang was, if he didn't know anything, with his cautious style, it would be impossible to bring someone to see him privately.

Sensing that Feng Xiang had deliberately guided him to say those words before, he already had some guesses in his heart!

......

After a while, a man dressed as an old eunuch was brought into the palace and came to the vast and majestic study where the emperor usually met with the ministers of the court and the central government.

"Villain Bao Ran, knock on the old emperor."

Bao Ran, Mrs. Bao of the Zhen family, that is, the grandfather of Bao Yong that Jia Baoyu saw on the street that day.

"You are the general next to Zhen Xiao?"

"Back to the old emperor, exactly."

The Emperor sat at the head of the case and nodded, obviously still having some impression of this person, and then went straight to the topic: "Say, you came to find me, what is the matter?"

Bao Ran didn't answer, and looked around first. Feng Xiang hurriedly said: "This is the Emperor's study, and the idlers dare not approach, so you can just say it."

Bao Ran seemed to be relieved, and then his expression became excited, and he kowtowed: "Back to the old emperor, the villain has a big matter, and he wants to report it to the old emperor......"

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