The winding path is covered by evergreen green bamboos on both sides, and occasionally one or two delicate flowers hide in the middle of it and quietly reveal a little color, like a girl in the deep boudoir, looking at the visitor shyly.

Looking at this, there are more green bamboos to cover the background, the rockery is half around, the flowing water is murmuring, attached to the path under the feet, winding forward, I don't know which palace maids of Huaichun have planted these delicate and lively flowers in private, like the finishing touch, painting this quiet scene.

The palace man who led the way looked back and saw the imperial envoy who was stopping and looking behind him, looking for the other party's gaze with inquiring eyes, and the house Xuan smiled apologetically at the palace person, and said softly:

"Xia Guan seems to feel something when he sees this scenery, so he stops and hopes that his father-in-law will forgive me."

Seeing that the house Xuan treated himself with courtesy, the flattered Liu Jian hurriedly returned the salute: "The imperial envoy is in an important position, and what he feels and understands must be a major event that is beneficial to the family and the country, and it is too late for the slave to be happy for His Majesty, how can there be half a complaint, Your Majesty and the eldest princess are in front, and they will be there soon." ”

"There is Gonggong Lao leading the way."

Liu Jian is still leading the way in front, but he feels that the steps under his feet are much blower than before, and the joy slowly grows on his face, there is nothing more exciting than getting the courtesy of a great man, since the founding of Dayan, the status of the palace attendants is very low, and the imperial law is also extremely strict on the jurisdiction of the chamberlain, because far back when Dayan was still one of the many vassal states, the palace's restrictions on the chamberlain were far less than now, but the result was that the chamberlain colluded with relatives, almost changed the throne of the Yan Kingdom, and its direct victim was the founder of Great Yan, Emperor Zhaolie Shi.

Therefore, after Emperor Zhaolie became emperor, he clearly listed the policies for the management of court servants in the "Inheritance of National Policy":

First, all palace servants are not allowed to contradict court officials, and violators will be beheaded immediately.

Second, when the emperor or courtiers are discussing political affairs, all palace attendants must immediately stay away, and they must not stop to eavesdrop, and violators will be beheaded immediately.

Third, all palace attendants are not allowed to peep at any courtiers, and violators will be beheaded immediately.

Fourth, all palace servants are not allowed to discuss the government in vain, and those who violate it will be beheaded immediately.

Fifth, all palace attendants are not allowed to have too close contact with the officials of the current court, and those who violate it will be immediately beheaded.

The above five articles are clearly listed in the "Inheritance of the National Policy" of the palace management regulations, commonly known as the "palace people five precepts", because Emperor Zhaolie was deeply affected by the eunuchs, so it is inevitable that it is too biased when formulating the "palace people five precepts", but this is also an effective means to avoid the harm of eunuchs, after all, the inner servants accompany the king day and night, and have the opportunity to contact the core of the imperial power at any time. It is also possible to murder the king.

In the past 100 years since the founding of the Great Yan Dynasty, it is not that there have been no internal servants who have violated these five precepts, the most famous of which occurred during the reign of Emperor Hui, when the chief of the internal servants Side was a small person who grew up with Emperor Hui, and it is said that Emperor Hui was assassinated on patrol, and he almost died because of blocking arrows for Emperor Hui, so Emperor Hui was also very favored by this person, which also made him gradually pampered and arrogant, and his attitude towards courtiers was no longer as deferential as other internal servants, and the ministers did not care too much about Emperor Hui's face. But at a palace banquet, Emperor Hui and the ministers drank three rounds, and saw that the dancing girls in the field were no different, so some ministers proposed to send ten chamberlains to compete in martial arts, and the other ministers echoed them.

Not long after the beginning, a minister who was watching shouted loudly with the strength of wine: "The martial arts of the inner servants, the fluttering and messy, the dance without roots, the wailing of the horses? ”

After this person finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter all around, and the ten chamberlains in the field who were in disarrayed hats and clothes also stopped their movements with the laughter, only to see that under the brim of their crooked hats, the flush on their faces had spread to their necks, and they lowered their heads to cover their angry eyes that were bloodshot with anger and humiliation at this time, and when everyone thought that these attendants were about to retreat in a hurry in the midst of laughter, a sharp angry scolding surprised everyone present:

"If you insult me, you will die together!"

The chief chamberlain quickly rushed to the minister, picked up the wine bottle on the table and smashed it into the target's head, but perhaps because the chamberlain really didn't have any strength, this time it only gave the minister's head an extra bag, and the guards on duty also controlled the two of them in time at this time.

In the face of such a scene, no matter how good-tempered the king is, he will be angry, and Emperor Yan Hui's temper has not been very good, when the guards escorted the chief attendant to him, the chief attendant with tears in his eyes knelt on the ground and couldn't cry, Emperor Hui looked at the insulting official with cold eyes, and the other party also woke up from drunkenness because of that just now, and knelt tremblingly in front of Emperor Hui to beg.

At this moment, the palace banquet was so quiet that there was only the sound of breathing one after another, and everyone was holding their breath, waiting for Emperor Hui's ruling, until a light sigh struck everyone's nerves:

"Du Feng, his body is not right, his words are indecent, he is frivolous, insulting Swen, if he continues to stay in office, I am afraid that he will insult the face of my Dayan court, and now he will cut off all his official titles and titles, and send them to Lingnan, get out."

"Side" called out the name of the chief attendant, Emperor Yan Hui became silent, and turned the wine glass in his hand with his thumb and index finger countless times before continuing:

"The ancestral system cannot be violated, and the first article of the "Inheritance of the National Policy • Palace People's Management Rings" made by Emperor Zhaolie of Gaozu is as follows: 'All palace servants are not allowed to contradict court officials, and those who violate it are ...... Immediate slashing. 'I know you have a nephew outside the palace, and I will take care of him for you, so go down.' ”

"Knock, knock, knock", Side, who got the final verdict, thanked his master for life with three crisp rings, and his neatly combed hair was spread out because he lost the shackles of his hat, and staggered away with the support of the guards, Side should know that what he did just now would cut off all his back roads, but will he regret it? Everyone present was conjecturing in their hearts, or smiling contemptuously and brushing it away, or sighing with sympathy, but the answer may only be known to Side himself.

"Zheng Aiqing, the Criminal Department is your territory, and this matter will be handed over to you."

The emperor's attitude towards this matter, if he can do the book of the criminal department, naturally there is no need to speculate more, and he hurriedly said:

"Obey."

A month later, on the same day that Side was beheaded, Du Feng, who was assigned to Lingnan, committed suicide because he couldn't bear the torture.

After that, no one in the court of Fan Dayan dared to violate the "Five Precepts", even if they were deeply favored by the emperor, but the lessons of the Four Virtues were always like a mountain, pressing down on their hearts.

In the long run, the status of the palace attendants became lower and lower, although the courtiers would not take the initiative to provoke them, after all, this may cause His Majesty the Emperor to displeasure, but often that kind of superior arrogance and contempt, the chamberlains can only swallow their anger and obey, which is why Liu Jian became distraught because of a polite response from House Xuan, after all, he had just been transferred to the emperor's side to do things, and the courtiers did not give him a problem or burned high incense.

The winding path has changed a world outside a round arched doorway, the microwave lake surface stirs the reflecting willows swaying leisurely, a transparent pavilion carved like glass stands on the wide lawn on the shore of the lake, and the delicate flowers not far away are like elves dancing around the pavilion, competing for the early spring sunshine, and among them, the flowers of the camellia tree bloom particularly dazzlingly.

There are several palace maids sitting together outside the pavilion, from their low laughter know that they are chatting about some happy and interesting things, there is a man and a woman sitting next to the round table in the pavilion, there is a game of chess on the table that is still in the fight, the man scratches his head at this time, and the chess is undecided, while the woman opposite seems to be leisurely, the beautiful eyes occasionally flash with cunning, the face is full of pride, behind the woman is an older man is sitting on the pavilion railing, is leaning against the pavilion pillar, closed his eyes and pretends to sleep.

Liu Jian led the house to this place, so he made a gesture of please, but he didn't move forward anymore.

Seeing such a pleasant situation in front of him, House Xuan also seemed to be unable to bear to disturb him, and quietly came to the pavilion with a light foot, the woman naturally discovered his arrival, and was just about to speak, but was interrupted by House Xuan with a gesture, and made a courtier salute to the woman, and met the man who was playing the game, so he sat at the table at the woman's signal and watched the two continue to play.

Jinhong looked at the chessboard in front of him in distress, and quietly transmitted a signal to Fang Xuan with his eyes, and roared like madness in his heart: "House Xuan, help!" ”

House Xuan smiled at Jin Hong, and habitually stroked his long hair hanging on his chest with his left hand, but this action in Jin Hong's eyes made him think a lot, and secretly learned to house Xuan to brush his hair, but because he was a full bundle and House Xuan was a half bundle, he could only pull a few wisps of his ear, and after half a salary, he fell down as if he had made up his mind, but it was the decisive son of Her Royal Highness the princess who greeted him.

Jin Hong, who almost vomited blood, finally couldn't help but open his mouth and said: "Okay, you house Xuan, I'll give you a look and let you help me, but I didn't expect you to secretly calculate me." ”

House Xuan explained softly: "Jin Gongzi forgives his sins, and he has never made half a move for his son, so how can he calculate it?" ”

"Then you ...... like this" said Jin Hong, so he learned the movements of the house, repeated it several times, and continued: "Aren't you giving me a hint?" ”

"Jin Gongzi forgives the sin, this action is a problem that Xia has cultivated since childhood, and His Majesty can also testify for Xia, but it is not any hint in Xia."

And at this moment, Yan Shuyi, who was pretending to be asleep on the side, also looked over and said: "This is indeed Zixuan's habitual action, I can testify to it." ”

didn't wait for Jin Hong to say anything else, his ears were already pinched between Changfeng's fingers: "Okay, you little Hongzi, this princess dares to cheat under her nose, see how I clean you up today." ”

"Alas! Alas! Alas! Pain Pain Pain Pain ......"

No longer looking at the two people who were playing on the side, House Xuan left the pavilion under Yan Shuyi's eyes, and walked towards the lake, the leisurely wind was still wandering, but the face that had been blown by it became serious.

"There's a reply over there?" After leaving a sufficient distance, Yan Shu asked in a straight and on-topic whisper.

"Yes"