Chapter 82: The Torch
In Hualin Garden, thousands of trees compete for spring, and thousands of flowers are beautiful.
The Son of Heaven Yuan Xiu summoned the Nanyang Wang Yuan Bao Torch and set up a banquet in the peony forest by the Tianyuan Pond.
Yuan Xiu should be in a rare good mood, and he drank three times in a row, and he was still unsatisfied. When the fourth glass of wine was about to touch his lips, Yuan Xiu suddenly raised his eyebrows, put down the wine cup, and asked, "Bao Ju, why are you sad?" You did a very good job this time, and you really brought that Yuwentai to Luoyang, even I felt unexpected. It turned out that Yuan Xiu saw that the Yuan Bao Torch looked depressed, and he ate a glass of wine for a long time, and he was stunned that he hadn't finished drinking it yet.
"Your Majesty has praised it." Yuan Baoju sighed and said, "Don't dare to hide it from Your Majesty, I'm worried about this Yuwentai." β
"Oh? Why? In the morning today, Yuwentai is well-behaved, and there is nothing wrong with it. β
Yuan Baoju glanced at Yuan Xiu, his voice turned low, and he muttered a little: "It's not that Your Majesty is in a hurry to ask Yuwentai to express his position, I have already urged him twice in private, but he still refuses to let go." β
Yuan Xiu frowned: "You mean... β
"Yuwen Taiyan said that His Majesty is in urgent need of money and food, and he has an unshirkable responsibility in this matter, and he will do his best. His Majesty also saw it today, and the so-called tribute is really not a small amount. "The ingot torch is also like a cannon:" Yuwentai also said that Chang'an and Luoyang should help each other, if the thief dares to trespass, he will definitely do his best to come to the king of Qin!" β
"Isn't that right? Why should the torch be worried? β
"But Yu Wentai said again, the current high thief is powerful, and His Majesty wants to take the initiative to raise troops to attack Jinyang, it is inevitable... Something is wrong. Speaking of this, Yuan Baoju couldn't help but glance at Yuan Xiu, and saw that Yuan Xiu's face seemed to change, and hurriedly pressed his tone more and more deferentially: "Yuwentai is worried that Guanzhong will fight for a long time before he rests, and all states will see the meaning of war-weariness. He was also afraid that he would not be able to suppress the people under him. β
With a "snap", Yuan Xiu slapped the chopsticks in his hand on the case, and his expression was already excited: "What is righteousness?" I am the emperor of the Great Wei, I am the co-master of the world, what I say, what I want, that is righteousness! β
Yuan Bao Ju's face turned pale: "Yes, yes, what Your Majesty said is... β
"Speaking of which, it's all just a pretext!" Yuan Xiu shook his head more than once: "This Yuwentai is nothing more than this, after all, he can't get rid of the dirty thoughts of the separating party!" β
"Actually... In fact... Yuan Bao Ju was terrified, but the matter had come to this point, and what should be said was still to say: "In fact, Weichen also feels that now he will send troops to the north to fight Jinyang... Isn't it a bit rushed? β
"In a hurry?" Yuan Xiu sneered: "Torch, torch, you are as short-sighted as that Yuwentai!" That high thief is not Er Zhu's family, he also knows how to buy people's hearts and accumulate fame. Do you know that in today's Hebei land, I don't know the surname Yuan in the world! How do you know, at the moment, I am waiting to see the soldiers and horses strong, but in fact, I have already been forced by the high thieves step by step, but I am just cramped and subordinate to the place. If you want to delay any longer, I'm afraid that you and I won't even have a place to turn around! β
Yuan Bao Ju was in a cold sweat like rain: "Weichen is stupid, it's really inconsiderate!" β
"So how can I not be in a hurry?" Yuan Xiu's speech slowed down, and his voice gradually became mellow: "So for today's plan, only by collecting Yuwentai's heart as soon as possible and persuading him to send troops to the north with me, can we have a chance of winning." β
"Wechen understands, understands."
"It's good to get it." Yuan Xiu's eyes were sharp, and he fell directly on the head of the ingots torch: "Torch, I'll give you three more days, if things are not harmonious... β
"Three days... Yuan Bao Ju was embarrassed, and he didn't dare to respond for a long time, but the two eyes of Yuan Xiu on the top of his head became heavier and heavier, and he was almost out of breath, so he gritted his teeth, raised his head and shouted: "Three days is three days, but Your Majesty has to promise Weichen!" β
Yuan Xiu's eyes were like electricity, and he swept the face of Yuan Bao Ju, his eyes suddenly rolled, and he didn't answer, but asked, "I heard... That day, Mingyue was suddenly captured by robbers in the princess's platform.,Fortunately saved by Yuwentai.,After thatγγγ Didn't return all night? β
"This..." Yuan Bao Ju was stunned for a moment, full of rhetoric was about to come out, and he swallowed it back in an instant, but he made a helpless face, and replied wistfully: "I asked Mingyue, that day the two of them just traveled to Beibi Mountain at night, and there was no excessive courtesy." β
Yuan Xiu's face turned pale: "That's good, that's good." β
Yuan Baoju's face was embarrassed, he opened his mouth, thought about it and closed it again, and stopped talking a few times.
How can Yuan Xiu not look at it? Then he smiled slightly and said, "I know the concerns of the torch. Now, if you suddenly don't let Mingyue meet with that Yuwentai, it's really a little inappropriate... In this way, you and Mingyue said, it's just a hypocrisy and a snake, don't fake it. β
Speaking of this, Yuan Xiu couldn't help but raise his neck, looked at Tianyuan Pool from a distance, and said to himself: "If you have to say that you have moved Yuwentai, maybe... Jinyang can be captured within this year. At that time, I will give Mingyue an explanation. β
Yuan Bao Ju took the opportunity to sneak a glance at Yuan Xiu, and in his eyes, there was no complaint, but his mouth was open, very calm: "Minister, obey the order." β
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"When Pei Guo was in Feng Yi, he was fortunate to see the wine cellar of the eldest grandson once, which was full of dazzling and mellow fragrance, which was really eye-opening. I thought that the wine in the eldest grandson's house must be the first in the world, tsk, today I know that the original wine in the palace is abundant, I am afraid that it is more than that. β
In the palace of Nanyang Palace, Pei Guo Shi Ran drank a glass of grape wine, and his eyes involuntarily fell on the luminous glass containing the wine. This wine cup is green all over, shining under the candle flame, crystal clear, shining, really worthy of the name of the luminous night. When Pei Guo saw it, he sighed.
"Haha, where, where." Yuan Bao Ju replied perfunctorily, obviously absent-minded, and turned his head from time to time, with a pair of eyes all on Yu Wentai on the other side.
Yu Wentai was also absent-minded, and the wine cup told him to hold it in the air, and he didn't know if he spilled it. At this moment, his gaze is obliquely out of the window--- under the bright moon in the sky, the lights are flickering, which is the backyard of the palace and the residence of his inner family, I don't know if there is a lamp left for him here?
"Daxingtai... Yuan Bao Ju pretended not to see Yuwentai's stupidity, and said to himself: "Hey, it's a pity that it's late today, and all the relatives have fallen asleep." Otherwise, I would have to ask my sister Mingyue to come out to toast, so that I would like to thank Daxingtai for saving her. β
"Is it late? Oh yes, oh yes... Yuwentai woke up like a dream, and the sense of disappointment was beyond words.
Yuan Bao Ju was secretly amused, and suddenly sighed, I don't know if he was talking to himself, or if he was talking to Yuwentai: "Speaking of which, that thief is really damned!" Mingyue believes in Buddhism, and she has already set a plan to go to Yongning Temple tomorrow to worship incense, but now it is good, and she went to Lingxian Temple and fell into a heart disease. Unfortunately, I have something important to do in Taichung tomorrow, and I really can't accompany her. Although I told her that I would bring more guards with me this time, she was terrified. Hey, but if she can't go tomorrow, wouldn't she damage her heart to worship the Buddha in vain? β
"King!" Yuwentai was impatient, and for a moment his voice didn't know how much he had risen: "Yuwentai is not talented, and he is willing to protect the princess!" β
"This..." Yuan Bao Ju still hesitated: "But how do I remember, tomorrow the first batch of tributes in Guanzhong will arrive in Luo, didn't Daxingtai say that he would go out of the city to greet him?" β
"Isn't there still Pei Xiaokuan? Tomorrow he will go! β
Pei Guo was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak out against it, but when he saw Yu Wentai's anxious look, he knew that he probably couldn't persuade him. Thinking about it again, now that Yuwentai was accompanied by a hundred elite guards, he couldn't do anything, so he shook his head and poured a full glass of grape wine into his luminous cup.
"That's done." Yuan Baoju nodded, grinned: "If you have to be accompanied by Daxingtai, I think my sister will be at ease." So, it's hard work. β
"The princess lost a hair, and the king just had to settle accounts with Yuwentai!"
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The night was dark, Yuwentai and Pei Guo had already left, but there was an ingots torch sitting alone in the side hall, and the wine cup never left his hand.
"In the past, when His Majesty was not His Majesty, he always told me to take a long-term view, and advised me not to be too drunk on wine... Hey, with color. But now? But who is breaking his word? β
"If you want me to do something, but you refuse to listen to me, what do you tell me to do? Have you forgotten that Mingyue is my sister! Naturally, it should be my ingot torch that has the final say! β
Goo-to-goo, the ingot torch threw the wine cup, directly hugged the wine jug, and filled it all in one go.
"Just wait for the wood to be completed... If you are reluctant, then there is nothing to say? Having said that, no matter how it is, it's all for your country! β
"Mingyue, Mingyue, Brother's future is all on you...