In the fifth year of Taihe, October has been in October, and it is three quarters.

Daming Palace, Penglai Palace.

Wang Shoucheng walked to the front of the Penglai Palace, and the Jinwu guards at the gate of the palace saluted him with their hands crossed. Wang Shoucheng waved his hand, and the forbidden soldiers behind him consciously lined up outside the hall to stand by, and then several eunuchs quickly followed and walked into the hall.

Penglai Hall is the main hall of the dormitory area of Daming Palace, and the so-called dormitory area is the residence of the concubine. However, when today's son did not set up a queen, so the Penglai Hall was often idle, and only the Son of Heaven occasionally reviewed the chapter until late at night before going to the Penglai Hall to rest.

"Ancestor, the saint thinks that he has rested, and it is not under our control, what are we doing in Penglai Palace?" A scarlet-robed eunuch sneered and cautiously approached him, but Wang Shoucheng did not respond, his face was always expressionless, and the loose skin on his cheeks highlighted his sluggish expression.

However, all the minions who always accompanied Wang Shoucheng knew that if that face really made some expressions, it would mean that something extremely terrible would happen.

Penglai Hall is subdivided into three inner halls in the front, middle and back, the front hall is used as a place to receive the officials and ministers, the middle hall is used for living, the Son of Heaven groomes, changes clothes, has breakfast, etc., are completed in this hall.

And through the atrium, behind a huge jade screen is the Son of Heaven's bedroom. If the Son of Heaven rests here, there will be half a team of Jinwu guards, a total of ten people, who will be carefully selected by the Son of Heaven, so as to fundamentally ensure their loyalty to the Son of Heaven.

"Stand down, all of you." Wang Shoucheng put his hands into his sleeve and ordered, his voice hoarse as if he was about to lose his voice, but he could hear some chill in his voice.

"Ancestor, do you want to give you ...... first" The scarlet-robed eunuch wanted to ask Wang Shoucheng if he wanted to light the silver candle in the hall first, but after catching a glimpse of the look on Wang Shoucheng's face, he was frightened, and he was immediately silenced, so he hurriedly sang "喂", and led people to retreat like a tide.

After the eunuchs carrying the lantern lanterns retreated from the atrium, the huge atrium became extremely empty for a while, and the light dimmed for a while, but there were a few silver candles burning in the hall that were about to burn out, so as not to make the atrium pitch black, and at the same time, the gilded incense burner in the hall seemed to still be burning the East China Sea ambergris incense, which was the favorite of the Son of Heaven, and the fragrance was full of fragrance. Wang Shoucheng's heavy breathing sound could be heard clearly in the hall.

Wang Shoucheng's eyes narrowed into a slit, and when he looked at it, it was dark behind the jade screen, and there was no one in the Son of Heaven's bedroom, that is to say......

The saint is not in the Penglai Temple.

Wang Shoucheng put his hands behind his back, shook his head gently, and muttered to himself in a voice as low as a gnat: "Everyone...... Deceive the old slave......"

Wang Shoucheng's voice fell, and he heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and before Wang Shoucheng turned around to look, he heard a slightly ridiculous voice coming: "General Wang, the saint has rested, and Cun Liang is here to watch the night......

Wang Shoucheng turned around and looked around, only to see the inner flying dragon envoy Ma Cunliang slowly walking into the central hall, followed by several small eunuchs, and then eight Jinwu guards wearing gold armor. And Ma Cunliang is bowing to himself.

Although Wang Shoucheng was awarded the title of the first-rank hussar general, above the third-rank Ma Cunliang, but the hussar general is only a loose official after all, and has no actual authority.

Wang Shoucheng also bowed in return, his eyes hurriedly scanned for a moment, and squeezed out a smirk: "I don't want to be the Mane envoy on duty tonight, our family saw that there was no guard in front of the dormitory gate, and I was worried in my heart, and I said in my heart that Tian She'er, who didn't know the rules, if there was a mess, I don't know if I could afford to bear the responsibility, and now that the Mane envoy is here, our family will be relieved......"

Wang Shoucheng's yin and yang strange words were ridiculing Ma Cunliang for being born in a peasant family, and after speaking, Ma Cunliang, who had always been moody, did not show a gloomy face, but slowly inserted his hands into his sleeve.

"Everyone is tired today, and they sleep lightly, so they ordered Cunliang to leave Penglai Hall temporarily, so as not to disturb everyone's rest," Ma Cunliang lowered his eyes and replied with a light smile: "But I don't want to work hard for this little two moments, Jin Wuwei in front of the palace actually neglected his duties and let idle people enter, and the forbidden army in front of the palace also knew the law and violated the law, so he tolerated and connived. ”

Wang Shoucheng was choked by Ma Cunliang's words and didn't know how to fight back for a while, indeed as he said, if he was not an official on duty, trespassing in the dormitory was a serious crime, although Wang Shoucheng knew that he was wrong, but he was wondering why Jin Wuwei in front of the palace was so grandiose and let himself in? Could it be the bureau set up by Ma Cunliang?

And Ma Cunliang didn't give Wang Shoucheng much time to think about it, so he turned sideways slightly, made a way around the door of the front hall, raised his eyes to look directly at Wang Shoucheng's long face, and still said with a smile: "Cunliang is just joking, and I also ask General Wang not to be surprised, the hour is late, please ask General Wang to rest early......

Wang Shoucheng was speechless for a while, then glared at Ma Cunliang, and after snorting coldly, he brushed his sleeves away.

Ma Cunliang stood in front of the side door of the central hall, looked at Wang Shoucheng's distant figure, raised his hand and touched the corner of his forehead, only to realize that his forehead was already dripping with sweat.

At the same time, Hallym Academy.

There is an inner room on one side of the inner hall of the Academy, which is integrated with the wall decoration if it is not opened on weekdays. Its existence is not a secret, but all the successive scholars of Hanlin have more or less once or twice consulted with the emperor in the inner room in their long careers.

However, what the Son of Heaven and Mu Qingchen entered was a newly opened compartment in secret, and in order to keep it secret, the Son of Heaven even endured half a month of work and did not go to the Hanlin Academy to listen to the lectures, which caused several more copies of the Hanlin Scholars to protest against this in front of the case. And because of the excellent secrecy work, only a very limited number of people in this inner room know the specific location of the Son of Heaven.

And among these people, it may be intentional, and there is no eunuch.

There is no other decoration in the inner room, only a sea of tea, a charcoal stove, a teapot, two cushions, two tea cups, and a few bamboo mats.

The Son of Heaven sat on the ground, no more than a sea of tea in front of Mu Qingchen, and after looking at Mu Qingchen carefully placing the teapot on the charcoal stove, he asked: "I summoned Mu Qing to come here late at night, do you know why?" ”

"I don't know." Mu Qingchen crossed his hands, blurted out, and told him sincerely.

"Mu Qing can remember that the month before last, you and Xu Kangzuo, a scholar from Hanlin, were at the same table, and I asked about the 29th year of Xianggong in the Spring and Autumn Period, can Qing remember?" The Son of Heaven's eyes were like a sword, and Mu Qingchen did not dodge.

"The minister remembers that His Majesty asked about the allusion 'The Sacrifice of Wu Ziyu', and the reason why His Majesty asked the minister was to understand the meaning of the word '阍'."

"Then I will ask Mu Qing again, what is the meaning of '阍'?"

"阍, that is, the temple of 阍, that is, the eunuch and the criminal minister, Wu Ziyu sacrificed to conquer the Yue country, captured it, and thought it was a eunuch, so that he guarded the boat, and was killed at night."

"Not bad!" The Son of Heaven was overjoyed when he heard this, and the eight characters on his upper lip had to rise with the corners of his lips, "At that time, the eunuchs were around me, and I didn't think that Xu Kangzuo, as an old minister of the Four Dynasties, was old and rare, and he was so old that he was spitting and spitting, trembling and not daring to speak, but Mu Qing was fearless and replied loudly. Don't hide it from Mu Qing, until then, I was sure that there were still loyal and good ministers in this temple. ”

Mu Qingchen bowed slightly, "The minister just said the words for His Majesty, and the minister was loyal and good, and the minister didn't dare to be a ......."

Xu is Mu Qingchen's answer was not in the heart of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven was stunned for a long time before he said: "Aiqing will not really think ...... I don't understand what '阍' means? ”

Mu Qingchen looked at the young and heroic face of the Son of Heaven, only to see the Son of Heaven slowly getting up, turning his back, holding his hands behind him, breathing deeply, and sighing: "I have been in the imperial pole for five years, and I have been sleeping at night, and I have not dared to slack off. Mu Qing said for me, what am I doing this for? ”

There was a long silence in the inner room, and white air was rising from the spout of the teapot on one side.

The Son of Heaven paused word by word: "I wish to be the Son of Holy Virtue and revitalize my Tang Dynasty!" ”

Although the Son of Heaven has clearly said what he thinks in his heart and talks about his ambition to rejuvenate, Mu Qingchen still doesn't seem to respond, the Son of Heaven's face can hardly hide his disappointment, and he can't help but sigh and turn around, could it be that he knows someone else this time?

The Son of Heaven didn't want to stop there, so he turned to ask: "Can Mu Qing solve my doubts, if you become the Son of Heaven, what should I do?" ”

"Wood rots and beetles grow, acyl acid and conds gather," Mu Qingchen argued, speaking of the meaning of the literary language, and did not even need to hit the draft, "The former Taizu was the foundation, the ancestor was diligent in his achievements, Taizong set his business, and Xuanzong succeeded him, as for His Majesty, there are more than two hundred years." During this period, the sage was due to each other, and the sorrow was followed, and there was no uncommissioned wise man, and he was close to the righteous people. Or if you don't read it for a day, you will subvert the great vessel, the shame of the temple, and the hatred of the eternal ......"

"Pro-virtuous ministers, far villains, this is just a big truth, and it is in the book." The Son of Heaven disagreed, waved his hand and interrupted, "The reason why I asked Qing is to ask what is the policy of peace?" ”

Mu Qingchen pondered for a long time, and this time he said carefully: "The ministers privately think that with today's government and government, if we want to become a peaceful world, we should first get rid of the traitors, restore Longyou, Qing Hebei, and raise the people ......."

"Who's the traitor?" When the Son of Heaven heard this, his face was happy, as if he was interested, and his voice unconsciously raised a little.

Mu Qingchen still seemed to have concerns, and he stopped talking. And this point is naturally seen by the Son of Heaven who observes words and colors.

"Don't hide it from Yu Qing," the Son of Heaven knew what Mu Qingchen's concerns were, so he sat with his hands on his hands, his eyes were bright, and he told his subordinates what he thought for the first time, "I have heard that Huang Ah Weng (Emperor Xianzong) collapsed in the Zhonghe Palace, and he didn't forget what the edict said, and he just took the pill Yunshi......"

The Son of Heaven paused, and then hinted: "It's the conspiracy of the rebellious party!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Mu Qingchen couldn't help but be stunned, and the Son of Heaven also stared at Mu Qingchen's eyes, his heart was surging, his words were extremely sincere, and his voice was a little louder unconsciously, "I have also heard that this rebellious party still has people around me." ”

“…… I am ashamed of my ancestors, the hatred of my elbows and armpits, and I want to be peaceful, and this responsibility is not heavy...... I don't know if Mu Qing can solve my doubts, who is Fang Caiqing's 'get rid of the traitor first'? ”

There was a brief silence in the inner room, the smell of tea paste rising from the spout, and the tea had been boiled dry.

"I don't want to know His Majesty's ambition to recover today......"

Mu Qingchen's voice was like a whisper. Contrary to the Son of Heaven's expectations, Mu Qingchen stood up solemnly, slowly bent his knees, and knelt in front of him.

Mu Qingchen was born in Guangping Mu's family, neither a family, nor a big family, and there is no kinship between the DPRK and China, more than 20 years of cold windows, before he got a high school scholar, starting from the Jiupin School Shulang, even though the government is gradually corrupted, he has never been subject to wealth, not a party for personal gain.

In the past, Mu Zong and Jingzong were incompetent, countless days and nights, Mu Qingchen speculated, thought carefully, sighed, and thought that this Tang Dynasty was really like this, and he also chose Mingzhe to protect himself, and he thought that he would be like this until Zhishi.

Now...... When the choice is once again placed in front of him, when he meets the young Yingjie and Yao Shunming, what should he do?

Xu was excited, Mu Qingchen, who had always looked calm before, trembled a little at this moment, but at the same time solemnly bowed his hand, facing the Son of Heaven, and bowed for a long time.

Mu Qingchen's eyes were blazing at the moment, his eyes were bright, his face swept away the last trace of concern, and he almost shouted: "The so-called treacherous and rebellious should refer to the hussar general - Wang Shoucheng!" ”