Chapter 58: First Look at the Puppet Show

"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, why do you want to say such a depressing word? No matter how long it takes for this catastrophe to recover, Da Zhou needs you, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs you. "Zihui, I used to think so. I feel that I am the ruler of the world, that the whole world is mine, that my people need me, that I can open up my territory, that I can settle all the people. Do you know that I now feel that everything was wrong before, it's not that Da Zhou needs me, but I need Da Zhou. This country has been inherited for thousands of years, and it is only when it is about to be destroyed at my hands that I understand its meaning. Since the ancestral emperor, the Chai family has broken the convention that only nobles can rule the world since ancient times. Encourage production, punish traitors, every emperor has been conscientious for thousands of years, and he did not dare to slack off in the slightest. I can't let him be destroyed in my hands. ”

Now he doesn't look like the high-spirited emperor anymore, but like an ordinary farmer, facing a year's lack of harvest and his family's livelihood. "Now is the time of crisis, Your Majesty has been diligent and self-denying since he was a child, and he has never neglected at all. The minister has been reading His Majesty since he was a child, and knowing His Majesty's ambitions, it is impossible to give up in the most difficult time. "You know me? But I don't think I ever knew myself. I give up my women to others, and my generals to others, even if they are passed down for thousands of years, I am just a joke. "What if we hold the country this time? The blessings and misfortunes in the world are interdependent, and there will be blessings and woes, and now we are in a catastrophe, but it also shows that the blessings are coming. The historian's pen is in his hands, isn't his life in our hands? In the minister's heart, His Majesty is not at fault. ”

"I heard from the slave that you have an urgent military situation to report. Say it, I listen. "Your Majesty, King Qin's army has arrived outside Handan City, as long as the defenses of Handan are broken, then the rebels will be scattered with one blow." "Who's in charge?" "Huaibei Governor Lin You." "Why is it a civilian officer who commands the troops?" "It is said that this General Lin is extremely strict, his military discipline is extremely strict, and he is familiar with the art of war..." "Chen just said it, it's because he..." "He's willing to pay his troops." "Are there any generals who are assisting him now?" "There is a general soldier in Huaibei named Wang Bin to assist him." "How is Wang Bin?" "Wang Bin was born in the military camp since he was a child, and he also trained in the north in his early years." "Well, there's no better option right now. Zihui, help me up. ”

I saw that in the palace, there was a bleak scene everywhere. The palace people had no intention of working, only thinking about where they would escape from if the rebels attacked and could get closer. The emperor didn't alarm their calculations, but Liu Huizu couldn't stop scolding angrily: "These slaves and maids, they don't know how to care about their errands on weekdays, but now they are thinking about running away." Your Majesty, as long as you give the order, the minister will kill them and show them to those who don't know what to do. The emperor waved his hand: "I have just recovered from a serious illness, and I can't see these people who use knives and guns." Besides, this is the palace, and it is not in accordance with the etiquette law for you to kill people here, so this time you will forget it first, if you lose the hearts of the people, then it is useless to kill another example. I don't want to see these ruined landscapes anymore, so take me to see the Queen. ”

The death of the queen is said to be a state funeral, but the palace people at the gate of the queen's bedroom come and go, without the slightest sadness, although no one dares to mess around at this time, but even the warlock who recites and prays for blessings on weekdays is missing today, and the emperor is a little annoyed: "Who organized the funeral?" Such an inconsequential outrage? Let these irrelevant people roll as far away as possible, heartless thing! The master is dead, and he is still scurrying around here, what kind of monkey show! Where did the warlocks go? Do you usually eat all the food in the dog's belly? Let them come and chant for the Queen! "Your Majesty." The chief chamberlain reminded in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that it is not advisable for these warlocks to confuse the people, so he sent someone to drive them away. ”

"Nonsense! This is his mother's funeral hall! Does he want to be angry? Spread my will, the prince is arrogant, arrogant, arrogant, unruly in front of the palace, grounded in the East Palace to study with peace of mind, and no will to go out of the palace at will! Although he was angry and puffed up, the emperor who had just recovered from a serious illness obviously couldn't withstand this blow and was about to fall backwards, Liu Huizu hurriedly caught him and glanced at the chief of the inner chamberlain. The steward understood and was busy preaching the message. In less than two hours, the entire Gyeonggi City knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had angered the emperor because of his mistreatment of the queen's funeral, and he was grounded in the East Palace.

For a while, the recital of the emperor's plea for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was piled up on the emperor's case, but he was even more angry: "What is this doing, the prince is only nine years old this year, where is there any party, it's just that someone wants to use him to control the government." So he put them all aside and ignored them. The crown prince and the prince were also reprimanded for this. In this battle, Liu Huizu won a temporary victory, he knew that the emperor was very angry, but it was only temporary, as long as he only had this one son, then his world would be the prince's sooner or later.

After dinner, Liu Huizu was planning to pack up and go to bed. When I was still thinking about which aunt's room to go to, the servant suddenly came in and said, "Master, the guest you invited is now waiting for you in the backyard, let the villain report it." Liu Huizu remembered the strange puppet show guest. Came to the backyard, he was trying to see what the name was, only to see that there seemed to be a sound between the curtains, the candles in the courtyard flickered, he saw a puppet between a black curtain walked out with generous steps, Liu Huizu fixed his eyes, only to see that the puppet walked no different from a normal person, I saw him walk to the middle of the field, a joke flew up to the eaves, "Pull out the mountain and cover the world, the time is not good, the horse does not pass away, Yu Xi Xi does not die!" ”

"King~" I saw a cuili figure walk out from the other side, she gently raised a hand and gently stroked his face. "Success or failure rises and falls, but in an instant. The concubine follows the king, and there is no regret in life and death. The overlord's knife fell out of his hand, and he hugged Yu Ji tightly. Liu Huizu was stunned, he didn't think that there was such a magical thing in the world, those two puppets seemed to live in the souls of the overlord and Yu Ji, and when there was a need, they could come out to perform the life and death clutch with an order.

After singing a play, his face was cold, and when he reached out to touch it, it was tears, I don't know when he stayed. Liu Huizu laughed that he was also knowledgeable, but he was hooked away by this drama that he didn't know how many times he had watched.