The snow of the winter moon pressed the proud plum blossoms in the back garden of King Liang's mansion to bow their heads, like servants who surrendered to the emperor, shaking their bodies slightly in the cold wind, as if they wanted to shake off the falling snow on their heads and raise their proud heads again.

Comber didn't wait long before he knew what Chu Ci was waiting for.

The prince in the palace arrived.

Liang Wangfu, main hall.

After Gonggong Hou saw Chu Ci, he smiled all over his face, bowed his hand, and said, "I've seen the little prince." ”

"Grandpa Hou is polite." Chu Ci and Gonggong Hou were polite, and then continued to ask, "Gonggong Hou is here, it should be Your Majesty's intention." ”

When Gonggong Hou heard this, he smiled all over his face, and said to Chu Ci in his unique voice: "The little prince is smart, and it was His Majesty who asked the old slave to come. ”

Chu Ci smiled and said nothing, and kept looking at Gonggong Hou, as if waiting for him to continue.

Gonggong Hou understood what Chu Ci meant, so he continued along his thoughts: "The old slave came here to pass on His Majesty's message. ”

Chu Cixin said that the other half was coming, and then he landed on his knees and kowtowed to receive His Majesty's command.

Seeing Chu Ci's appearance, Gonggong Hou did not delay, cleared his throat, and said: "I have already understood the case of Kyoto Prefecture East Street, its nature is vile, and the impact is very great. ”

Chu Ci kowtowed again and said to Gonggong Hou: "Chu Ci, the capital of the Yasi Metropolitan Mansion, has received the order, thank you." ”

As soon as the words fell, Gonggong Hou hurriedly stepped forward to help Chu Ci, with a smile on his face, and then said in a unique voice: "Little prince, hurry up." Gonggong Hou leaned closer at this time, and then whispered to Chu Ci: "Your Majesty has one more sentence for me to tell you." ”

When Chu Ci heard Hou's words, he was slightly stunned, and then naturally leaned over, making the distance between the two smaller.

"Your Majesty asked me to tell the little prince that extraordinary means can be used when necessary."

Chu Ci thought for a while, then understood what His Majesty meant, and thought to himself: "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is about to start taking action against the forces of the rivers and lakes." ”

Thinking of this, Chu Ci smiled and said, "It's hard work for Father-in-law Hou." ”

Father-in-law Hou hurriedly said: "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's all for Your Majesty." Gonggong Hou paused for a moment, and then said to Chu Ci, "Little Lord, how is King Liang doing recently?" ”

The law of Chu stipulates that internal officials are not allowed to interfere in politics, and if Hou Gonggong asks like this, if it is in the eyes of someone who cares, he must have violated the law of Chu State, and if he reports to the Supervision Department again, he is bitten by those people like wolf cubs, and the consequences are unimaginable, so when Hou Gonggong asks this, he is naturally much more careful.

Chu Ci naturally understood Gonggong Hou's thoughts, so he replied: "Father has been in poor health recently and is recuperating in Yecheng, but His Majesty has already sent an imperial doctor, and I think he will get better in the near future." ”

"Your Majesty has sent an imperial doctor, and the prince's illness will naturally get better quickly." Gonggong Hou didn't stop there, but seemed to recall something, so he ignored Chu Ci on the side and the little eunuchs he brought over to spread the message, and talked there by himself.

"If it weren't for King Liang back then, the life of the old slave would have been left under the forty court staffs."

Chu Ci naturally knew what Gonggong Hou was talking about.

In the thirty-first year of Yuanzhen, Hou Gonggong was in power at the beginning, causing jealousy, and was framed by other big eunuchs in the harem. Chu Boyu, who was the prince at the time, although he was only twelve years old, saved the life of Gonggong Hou with a momentum and posture beyond his current age.

This incident was a sensation back then, because it was really abnormal to do this kind of thing according to Chu Boyu's temperament, after all, he was still just a child.

After the incident, many people asked Chu Boyu why he did that, but no one could get an answer from his mouth, so this incident became a case, a case that proved that Chu Boyu, the king of Liang, was young and promising.

It's just that no matter what the reason is, Gonggong Hou was saved by Chu Boyu after all. Father-in-law Hou was naturally very grateful for this, and he always kept it in his heart.

Although the royal family stipulated that internal officials were not allowed to associate with courtiers, every New Year's Day, the Hou Gonggong would secretly ask someone to send things to the Liang Palace.

In the thirtieth year of the Great Calendar, King Liang was ordered to return to the fiefdom of Yecheng and garrison the border to deter North Korea. And Father-in-law Hou knew about this, so he also changed the gift of the New Year's Festival to Yecheng. In recent days, when serving the emperor, I heard Chu Boxiong mention that Chu Boyu was sick, and he was concerned. Today, I just received the emperor's order to come to King Liang's mansion to pass on the message, so I thought about asking if King Liang's body had recovered.

"Thank you Grandpa Hou for your concern." Chu Ci said respectfully.

For this father-in-law Hou, Chu Boyu has instructed him many times to get along with him. Chu Ci naturally knows what is at stake, not to mention anything else, just saying that he is one of the most trusted people around Chu Boxiong, he can mix a lot of money among the ministers of the court and the central government.

When Gonggong Hou saw Chu Ci say this, he chuckled lightly in his unique voice, and then said: "A few days ago, Your Majesty rewarded me with a pill, saying that it was a tribute sent by Yelang Xiaoguo, and I heard that it has the effect of curing all diseases. ”

"Thank you, Grandpa Hou." Chu Ci is also not polite, after all, such a precious thing is not common.

"Little prince, it's not too early, Your Majesty is still waiting for the old slave to go back to report, and the old slave will retire first. That ball, after a while, I will send it to the palace. ”

Chu Ci bowed his hand, and then sent Gonggong Hou out of the Liang Palace.

Chu Ci frowned slightly, he naturally knew what Chu Boxiong meant by such an edict, not only that Kong Xu entered the palace to see the emperor, or that this matter should be an introduction, but Chu Boxiong just took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the attack on the dark division of the Yasi Prefecture to stir up the undercurrent of the rivers and lakes.

"It seems that the royal family of Chu is going to take action against those disobedient Jianghu forces." Chu Ci picked the corners of his mouth a little playfully.

Since the war in the thirty-fourth year of Yuan Zhen, the royal family of Chu has shown fatigue, and the forces in the rivers and lakes that were ready to move before took the opportunity to recruit protégés and expand their power. Until the fifteenth year of the Great Calendar, the royal family of Chu State set up the Yasi Mansion, which can be regarded as calming the muddy waters of the rivers and lakes and martial arts. To this day, the rivers and lakes that have been quiet for 20 years seem to be no longer peaceful because of the attack on the dark division of the Yasi Mansion.

"Young Master, what should I do next?" When Kang Bo saw Gonggong Hou leave the Liang Palace, he said to Chu Ci, who was still in the main hall.

"Comber, is there any news from the secret guards who dispersed before?" Chu Ci asked.

"It's all back, young master." Comber thought for a moment, then continued, "But nothing was found. According to the traces of the scene, Young Master Yu should have run to Nanluo Lane on East Street, but after the secret guard arrived there, he never found any useful clues. ”

"Have you found it at home?" Chu Ci asked.

"No, I'm afraid that the secret guards will be too big and will be discovered by the people of the Supervision Department, and then they will fall into the pretext of trespassing on people's houses." Comber replied.

At the beginning of the establishment of the government department, the Supervision Department obstructed it for various reasons, and even eventually evolved into a secret struggle between the Supervision Department and the government office.

After listening to Comber's answer, Chu Ci said, "Let the dark guards disperse first, and then act later." ”

Comber took the order, and then went down to make arrangements.