This season of the year really seems to be an eventful one. After the princes finished worshipping the high temple, the trip to the Chang'an audience has ended, and according to the annual practice, the itinerary can already be prepared, and after His Majesty's resignation, he can return to his respective fiefdoms.

However, this year is different, and no one is in a hurry to leave Chang'an.

More than a dozen princes were deprived of their titles because of "disrespect for money". This incident made all the princes and kings understand the determination and means of Weiyang Palace. This is an emperor who does not play cards according to common sense, and he is also an ambitious emperor, and any small mistake, if caught by him, may make a big article.

Legend has it that the "Tui En Order" of the world will be officially announced soon, which makes the princes even more uneasy. No one is a fool, and everyone knows what the intention of this decree formulated by the emperor in the name of benefiting all the children of the Liu family is.

Knowing is known, resentment is resentment, but there is suffering, and no one dares to come forward to resist. None of the princes and kings had only one son, and if they openly opposed the "Tui En Order", the consequences could be imagined.

The crime of disobeying the decrees of the imperial court is still light, and the most terrible thing is that the betrayal of relatives and the infighting between the princes of the palace will be completely over!

The person who gave the emperor this idea should really be cut with a thousand cuts! When I went to the court, I looked at the young Shangshuling who was sitting in the second seat of the court from a distance, and the hatred in the hearts of some princes was monstrous, and they really wanted to rush up and annihilate them.

However, such an imagination is only imagination. As time passed, more and more court officials began to understand how powerful Shang Shuling's official position was!

Although Prime Minister Tian Jue still sat in the first seat, every time he came to the court, except for the emperor's special questioning, it seemed to have become his norm to close his eyes and recuperate.

Many low-level officials who were attached to Tian Jue's influence in Su Rili had already begun to have many thoughts in their hearts. People go to high places, and water flows to low places, this is the normal state of the world, and no one must complain.

However, there are also many officials who are still attached to each other, and they are all people who know this Wu'an Hou very well. When the external environment is unfavorable, they will coil up and lurk deeply, observing the outside world coldly. Once there is a gap, it will strike with lightning and will not show mercy.

The prime minister was idle, but the responsibilities of the imperial doctor and Jiuqing had not changed, and they should still do something. However, the will of the emperor is already above all else. In the past, everyone sat down and talked about the situation of deciding on the government. Most of the time, it was changed to the meaning of the Son of Heaven and directly conveyed to the various ministries of Jiuqing for implementation, if there are different ideas, you can mention it again, if there is no opinion, just do it.

And the department responsible for conveying the will of the Son of Heaven is Shang Shutai. Many edicts issued by the imperial court, these young faces of low rank but important positions were not only the first to participate in the formulation of edicts, but also to convey and execute them. Such a prominent position is enviable.

No one dared to underestimate them, not even the prince of the court. Because, standing behind them is today!

Compared with the specific content of the "Tui En Order", another thing is the main reason why the princes had to stay in Chang'an.

Empress Dowager Dou is already very sick, and it is very likely that she will not survive this autumn. Although the news was blocked in the palace and was not clearly announced, the princes and kings naturally had their own sources of information.

If Empress Dowager Dou dies, it will be a state funeral, and all the princes surnamed Liu in the world must come to Chang'an to attend the funeral. Instead of walking halfway and coming back, it is better to stay in Chang'an for a few more days and wait for changes.

In such a situation, it seems a little irrelevant about the conflict between Liu An, the king of Huainan, and Yuanzhao, the Hou of Changle, some time ago.

However, Emperor Liu Che seemed to be very interested in this rumor, so he specially summoned Zhao Yuan into the palace and asked a question. Of course, such conversations are very private, and there will not be a single word coming out, and outsiders will naturally not know what they are talking about.

After the questioning, Yuan Zhao went all the way out of the palace, and the guards of the Yulin Army who were in control along the way greeted him one after another, and he responded with a smile, while quietly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead where no one saw it.

In Liu Che's meaningful smile, he believed that Xi Fengwei's people had already reported the results. Now that you know about it, you have to ask yourself, the hidden mystery behind it is worth recalling. Fortunately, in the whole matter, he did not have any invisible transactions with the King of Huainan, and he was not afraid of him thinking too much.

The only thing that makes him weak is, of course, the relationship with Liu Shu. However, he believed that she would not tell others such a thing casually, this county lord was not comparable to ordinary women in the world, this point, from the eyes in her eyes after waking up from the sickbed that day, Yuan Zhao had already understood.

Liu Shu's illness was actually caused by the heavy wind chill caused by the rain. This disease, which later generations called the "severe cold", will be cured by drinking some medicine. However, in this era, the lack of medical knowledge causes a persistent high fever that does not go away, and it is very likely that you will die because of it.

After simply checking the pulse, according to Yuan Zhao's instructions, the maid of the palace carefully fried the herbs he had configured, and fed them to the county lord little by little. Liu Shu, who was groggy and groggy, frowned tightly, thinking that it was very bitter and unpleasant.

King Huainan has been staring at the side, although his face is still cold, but in his heart he is secretly praying with anxiety, "I hope this kid's method works!" Heaven bless, let my Shu'er survive this difficult time safe and sound. ”

Yuan Zhao always felt a little embarrassed when facing Liu An now. After ensuring that Liu Shu could recover as soon as possible, he carefully told him to take the medicine on time and the precautions after taking the medicine, and then found an excuse to leave and go home.

Yuan Zhao's medicine really has a miraculous effect. In the afternoon, Liu Shu came to her senses. Although I was still a little heavy, the high fever finally subsided.

The king of Huainan was informed and was overjoyed! He dabbled in ancient books and encyclopedias, and he also knew pharmacology, knowing that as long as the fever of wind and cold invaded evil disease subsided, it was slowly getting better. couldn't help but secretly praise Yuan Zhao in his heart: "The kid's medical skills are really good!" ”

Yuan Zhao came to see it again at night, and when he checked the pulse, he saw that although the pulse was weak, it had gradually stabilized, he nodded, and casually ordered the maid next to him not to let the county lord eat first, just drink more water.

When he turned around, he saw a pair of bright eyes like autumn water, looking at his face quietly, his face as pale as snow.

Yuan Zhao was embarrassed, and hurriedly turned his face sideways, not daring to look at her, he was a little at a loss. This woman, who was six or seven years older than him, was like an eldest sister, but he ...... to her.

"Little color embryo! I won't let your ...... go. ”

After Yuan Zhao went to Huainan Wangfu for the third time to give Liu Shu a follow-up examination, and made sure that the wind and cold had faded away, there was no major problem, and he could eat and recuperate slowly, when he got up to say goodbye, the woman who was still very weak propped herself up and whispered this sentence in his ear.

In his lightly angry expression, Yuan Zhao didn't dare to think about the hidden content, put down the prepared herbs, and fled.

It's a bit big when I think about it, this is a hot yam that I picked up! Throw it and don't touch it. Yuan Zhao hasn't figured out what to do these days.

After all, he is not a real Han Dynasty person, and the equality of personality brought by later generations in his heart is seared into his bones. Whatever the reason and reason, a woman's innocent body was ruined by his own hands, and his moral self-discipline made him deeply ashamed.

However, the other party is the daughter of King Huainan...... If Liu An continues to be ambitious, it is absolutely certain that within three or five years, he will die and the country will be destroyed.

The night is as cold as water, the shadows are deep, it is almost the second watch, and the lights in Yuanzhao's room are still on. Recently, the little marquis is a little strange, he always stays up late and doesn't know what he is doing. The official of the imperial court was really not a good errand, so that the little marquis even had a lot less time to talk and chat with them, which made the Leng Xue and Lengshuang sisters feel a deep resentment in their hearts.

The lotus seed porridge that has been boiled all night, the heat is just right, this is the little marquis's favorite drink, the sisters Shuangshu one holds the lamp, and the other holds a small porcelain jar, clear porridge and side dishes, a few simple things, sent to Yuan Zhao, which is considered an additional meal.

Say hello to Yuan Shiyi, who is patrolling in the shadows, and when he enters the little marquis's room, he sees him frowning, leaning over the desk, and sketching between a gray and white scroll, looking very serious.

Smelling a burst of porridge and looking back, Yuan Zhao threw a pen on the case, rubbed his forehead with a wry smile, and it was too brain-consuming to draw these things from memory.

"It smells so good! I was feeling a little hungry, so I sent it, could it be that you are roundworms in my stomach? Thank you so much, haha! ”

Although they are nominally master servants, Yuan Zhao never treats them as servants, like sisters in the family, and jokes are very casual. Not only them, but everyone in the Changle Hou Mansion knows this kind of heart of the little marquis, so the atmosphere in the mansion is very cordial.

"Little Hou Ye, then you have to eat more while it's hot. It's my sister who keeps the fire and slowly boils it, but I don't have the patience, thank you sister! Hee-hee. ”

Leng Xue is far more lively and naughty than her sister, and she briskly put the small bowl on the table, waiting for Yuan Zhao to wipe her hands. While giggling and laughing.

The sweet lotus seed and lotus porridge, the freshly mixed green side dishes, Yuan Zhao's appetite was greatly aroused, and in their broken thoughts, it took a while to sweep away.

"Little Marquis, are you painting this? Why can't I understand it at all? ”

It was my sister Lengshuang who spoke, she saw that Yuan Zhao's bookcase was very messy, and she planned to clean it up for him, and casually glanced at what he was sketching at the desk just now, but she couldn't see what it was.

"It's not a drawing, it's a map, a nautical chart to be exact. Hehe, for this volume, I have been tired of your Hou Ye and I these few nights! ”

Yuan Zhao got up and came to the sketch he had drawn, his eyes burning, and he circled a place in the sea with his pen .......