Walking in the palace, seeing the usual smart and clever little peanut around him, the pervasive little peanut face is in order, a pair of eyes but looking around shyly, seeing everything as if itching to touch it, and from time to time to ask two silly questions, Zhang Shou felt that the description of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden in the dream of Red Mansions was really intriguing and expressive.

And Zhu Ying, who volunteered to accompany her, couldn't help but joke when she saw the appearance of Xiao Peanut: "Most of the others who entered the palace for the first time were honest, but you kid is bold, just now you actually want to touch the firearms of those guards in the Rui Cavalry Battalion, aren't you afraid that others will directly pick up the firearms and collapse you?" ”

"I'm just curious." Little Peanut smiled wryly, but thought in his heart, if I don't show the appearance of such a countryman entering the palace, and cover up my actually trembling and frightened mood, I am afraid that I will not even be able to walk in fright.

He couldn't wait for Zhu Ying not to accompany him at this time, so he could ask Zhang Shou how to deal with it when he turned around, but Zhu Ying was on the side, he didn't dare to confide that he was the one who "seduced" the prince at the beginning, so he was very afraid that the emperor would settle the general account after the autumn, and then involve Xian Yunhe and Zhang Shou, who helped him cover.

It's just that as Zhu Ying introduced all the way, when he heard the three words of Qianqing Palace, he inevitably weakened his legs after all. He subconsciously tugged at the corner of Zhang Shou's clothes, until the person turned around and glanced at him, and nodded with a smile, his courage was a little bigger, and then he heard Zhu Ying chuckle.

"Ah Shou, what are you doing with Little Peanut? It's not like there's a ghost in your heart, is it? ”

Zhang Shou was almost choked by Zhu Ying's eyebrows, and was about to pretend to be angry, but when he saw Zhu Ying winking playfully, he simply took advantage of the time when he walked side by side with Zhu Ying, and used a very soft voice to penetrate the bottom of the little peanut.

Others may not be able to hear these whispers, but how can the little peanut walking behind the two of them not hear it? He was angry and anxious, but Zhu Ying suddenly stopped and turned around, and he almost collided directly with someone. Startled, he hurriedly took two steps back, but then saw Zhu Ying stretch out his hands like lightning, and he suddenly pinched his cheeks.

Frightened, he watched Zhu Ying tug his cheeks hard, and just as he couldn't stop screaming in pain, he saw Zhu Ying suddenly let go, and then glared at him angrily: "I didn't expect you to have this ability!" You have been hiding from me for so long, and even hidden it from my eldest brother in Cangzhou, you kid is really good! I've done it, don't you dare to do it? ”

Seeing that Little Peanut was relieved, puffing up his chest as if he was about to say something cruel, Zhang Shou smiled and said: "Yingying, don't force him, this kid can't help but stir up the law, he really knows how to do things by himself." In fact, Ah Liu guessed it, and I was surprised at that time. Anyway, if the emperor really wants to pursue this matter, I, who helped cover up and conceal it, will never shirk it, you remember to help us plead for mercy. ”

Little Peanut opened his mouth, and saw that Zhu Ying glanced at him with a smile, and then he left him and Zhang Shou behind, and walked quickly first, he was suddenly anxious, grabbed Zhang Shou's sleeve and asked, "Is the eldest lady really angry?" ”

"If she's really angry, it's out of the palace, not into the palace. Don't worry, she is going to take a step first to see what kind of mood the emperor is in at this time, and then she will act at the opportunity. It's your kid, the way the country boy entered the palace just now, pretending to be, right? Is it to cover up the weakness and nervousness? ”

Seeing that the little peanut didn't dare to speak, Zhang Shou didn't scare the kid, and after laughing, he continued to walk forward: "Haven't you already seen the emperor?" You should know what kind of person he is. Even if they really see through you, they won't be angry, and instead of cowering, you should be calmer. ”

was said by Zhang Shou, and the little peanut finally had a little more confidence. He followed Zhang Shou step by step, and when he entered the Qianqing Gate, he saw that no one came up to search him, and no one looked at him curiously, as if he was a non-existent person, and even Zhang Shou was a blind and deaf attitude, he was still furious in the bottom of his heart.

Dragging his heavy legs, when he finally came to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, he heard Zhu Ying's crisp voice: "Your Majesty, it's just that the boat left early, and that boat is still an official ship of the imperial court, so it's not like it won't come back, so you need to be in such a hurry?" ”

"Why can't I get angry? Hurry up and send people to Tianjin, but just the day before the people arrived, the ship had already sailed, how could there be such a coincidence! I was about to order someone to chase after ......."

"Your Majesty, this is not a river boat and a lake boat, this is a sea boat, as long as the supply is sufficient, and the wind is down, I heard that it will only take a month to reach Qiongzhou Mansion, even if the horse dies, it can't catch up, why waste manpower and material resources! Why don't you send another boat to follow and see if you can catch up! ”

"Okay, that's it!"

Hearing this conversation from inside, Zhang Shou already understood the reason why the emperor was calling him urgently, and when he looked at Little Peanut again, he saw that the face was pale, and he understood that this kid should have guessed the cause and effect. He sighed in his heart, and when someone reported it, after a while, Zhu Ying rushed out, with a melancholy look on his face, and he smiled at her.

Although he seemed to have appeased the Son of Heaven who was still angry just now, Zhu Ying had never seen such an emperor, and she couldn't help but feel at a loss at this time. She really wanted to say a few more words to Zhang Shou, but when she saw someone walking forward, she smiled and nodded at her with an indifferent face, and her hanging heart immediately settled down a lot, but she didn't care that this was in the palace, and grabbed Zhang Shou's hand.

Although he didn't hear the phrase that you should be careful, Zhang Shou still understood what she meant, and after nodding to Zhu Ying again, he walked in calmly. Seeing that on the throne in the main hall, the emperor was sitting there with a golden sword, his face did not see the gentleness and banter of the past, and a pair of eyes shot like knives, as if he didn't see it, he calmly bowed.

"Zhang Shou, you should have heard it outside just now, right? The day before I sent a messenger to summon him in Tianjin, the old salted fish set sail with Xian Yunhe and those who had been sentenced to exile. I don't think there is such a coincidence in the world, do you think there is something missing? ”

Zhang Shou didn't need to look back, he knew what the expression of the little peanut who followed behind him was, and immediately straightened up and said: "The emperor's guess does have a basis, but you must know that the messenger sent out by the palace uses a stagecoach to expedite, and if others want to report the news, unless they put on wings, it is impossible to be faster than it, so the boat goes one step first, and it is probably just a coincidence." ”

"What's more, escorting prisoners always needs soldiers, even if Lao Xianyu is the captain, the sailors and other shipwrights are his people, and he may not be able to get the sailors who go to Qiongzhou Mansion with the ship in the Linhai camp, right?"

"As Yingying said, if the emperor is really not at ease, send a boat to chase him, even if he can't catch up or miss it on the road, he should be able to meet it when he arrives at Qiongzhou Mansion."

Seeing Zhang Shou's answer, the little peanut behind him who was originally saluting but was sweating profusely by the emperor's questioning, suddenly sobered up. He only hesitated for a moment, and then boldly raised his head.

As a result, he met the Emperor's scrutinizing eyes directly. The last time the emperor Weifu ran to Zhang Yuan, it was still the road he personally led, and at that time, he only felt that this son of heaven was very kind, but at this time, he felt that a cold breath arose spontaneously from under his feet, and all the confidence he had just given birth to was gone.

And the emperor just glanced at Little Peanut and then withdrew his gaze, and instead glared at Zhang Shou: "It seems that you don't think at all that these people are sailing out to sea and flying away?" ”

"If the emperor thinks so, doesn't he think that the soldiers and horses of the Linhai camp are all wastes? Moreover, the emperor also looked down on Xian Yunhe's poor-born helpers. They all have families in Cangzhou, and Lao Xianyu entrusted him and Xian Yunhe's only relative, Little Peanut, to me, and they can't just take care of themselves and leave, ignoring the people who stay. ”

The emperor's face was a little pale, but his words were still a little stiff: "Wouldn't they have a ghost in their hearts, so they slipped away?" ”

"What the hell is in your heart? Is it because they have been to the Haidong Continent? Zhang Shou smiled and said calmly, "Even if someone has a weak heart, it should be the person who funded and instructed them behind it, what are these executors who are weak?" Of course, the people behind them probably didn't want to be touched by the emperor, so they instigated them to hurry as soon as possible, and then cut the grass and eradicate the roots on the road......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a plop behind him, and when he looked back, he saw that it was the little peanut who was directly paralyzed, and his face was as white as a dead man.

He suddenly laughed dumbly, and was about to reach out to help this gaffe kid up, but then he turned his head to look at the emperor, and saw that the emperor's face was also gloomy or something, so he smiled and said: "The minister is just guessing, the little peanut is serious, the emperor should not take it seriously." After all, the old salted fish used to go to sea, and it was expected that he would also use people's money to do things for others. Wouldn't it be redundant to kill people and kill people? ”

"Of course, as the emperor said, since that person knew where Haidong was, he hired someone to find it at a high price, and the old salted fish had not been out to sea for a long time after his return, and even became a seller of salted fish incognito, maybe there was another famous one among them. Since the emperor once had the idea of sending official ships to the sea, why not take this opportunity to send two ships from Tianjin to patrol the sea? ”

Seeing Zhang Shou's calm attitude, the emperor's originally gloomy face finally gradually turned cloudy, although it was still far from clearing, but the initial irritable color gradually disappeared.

His gaze crossed Zhang Shou and fell on the little peanut behind the person, and then he smiled and said, "That day, Zhang Shou, you specially sent the little peanut home to show me the way, and I felt strange." Unexpectedly, it was such a minor boy who disguised himself as a woman and coaxed the eldest prince to lose his soul, but you have been hiding it from me! ”

Although the emperor didn't say where he learned about this, Zhang Shou was even more sure from Xiao Peanut's mouth that Xian Yunhe was very secretive, and even the people around him who started the incident with him were not clear, so it was impossible to leave any real evidence, however, he didn't dare to hold the emperor This is just a fluke to deceive him.

Because with Xiao Peanut's psychological quality, he can reveal his stuffing under Ah Liu's casual words, let alone face the huge pressure of the emperor?

Besides, the emperor has another killer trick, that is, to let the eldest prince recognize people...... With the miserable appearance of the eldest prince at the moment, he definitely hates him to the core, no matter if he recognizes or not, Little Peanut is the "pretty woman" who hurt him, he will directly bite it. At that time, it was boring.

Therefore, he immediately bowed his head and admitted: "This matter is indeed covered up and concealed by the minister, and it is the minister's sin." I also asked the emperor to read that Xiao Peanut was young and ignorant, and he was indignant for a while, and forgave him for this sin. ”

It wasn't until he heard Zhang Shou take the responsibility that the little peanut suddenly came to his senses, and immediately got up with his hands and feet, then knelt down and kowtowed: "It's all me...... It's all Xiaomin's idea alone, and it has nothing to do with others......"

Zhu Ying, who was looking at the door of the main hall, wanted to go in when she heard the sound, but she didn't want to suddenly stretch out a hand in front of her to stop her. But he didn't want the other party to remind him in a very soft voice: "Miss, if you go in at this time, the emperor will only be even more angry." You have to trust Dr. Zhang, he can handle it. ”

Although this sound reasonable, for Zhu Ying, who was impatient at this time, she didn't want to listen at all. But the next moment, he heard Zhang Shou's voice.

"The people are not afraid of death, why are they afraid of death, when Xian Yunhe and others made a big mistake before, they all pinned their heads to the waistband of their trousers, and they didn't think about the consequences at all, and it was the same for the little peanut. Since the emperor agreed that the big case in Cangzhou ended up like that, please take a break from the anger of the thunder and don't worry about Xiao Peanut, an ignorant child. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shou smiled slightly: "Whether it is Lao Xianyu or Xian Yunhe, none of them have any heirs, and Xiao Peanut is almost the same as his son and grandson, leaving him in the capital is undoubtedly the best fetters for them." It is said that the leaves fall back to the roots, will they still leave this root of life and die overseas? ”

"They committed such a big sin before, and they all escaped because of the emperor's mercy, what could be greater than this crime, and what secret information can't be pleaded by me or Prince Zhu for them? Your Majesty, although Qiongzhou Mansion is bitter, it is not the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, nor the Tang and Song dynasties, but today's Qiongzhou Mansion is far better than the bitter cold Liaodong and Gansu in all aspects, except for the scorching heat! ”

The emperor stared at Zhang Shou for a long time, and finally waved his hand angrily: "Okay, okay, it's me who was anxious when I heard the wind, you dragged that little guy up, I didn't plan to scare such a child!" ”

Seeing that Zhang Shou turned around to help the stupid little peanut, the emperor said word by word: "I don't want to mention the matter of Cangzhou anymore, so it's over." But the matter of Haidong is not over yet. It is important to know that boats are different from chariots and horses on the road, and boatmen often need to know how to recognize the stars and know hydrology. Hua Qi came back before, and said that you picked up another person who can stargaze today? ”

"What kind of crystal will this kid from Yuzhang Academy grind for stargazing? It just so happens that this test of the four seas, I am recruiting, don't talk nicely, help people make things, if you use it when stargazing, the past will be written off, and I will be more rewarded! ”

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