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The assassin was full of turmoil in the city, and even outside Luoyang was affected, but the emperor himself had forgotten the danger at that time and continued to travel at night, only to replace a group of guards.

Before dark, the building base rode to the outside of the Zhuma Gate, and the street was empty, and no one could see it.

Zhumamen is located in the northwest of the imperial city, is a towering archway, there is no portal, not far in the past, is the real gate of the imperial city, there are officers and soldiers outside to patrol, no one is allowed to approach, see the building foundation, did not come to ask or drive away.

The building foundation waited under the archway for a long time, and after the sky was completely dark, several people came, and one of them asked loudly: "Is your Excellency the son of the general?" ”

"What do you call you?"

"My name is Shen Tan, my father is Shen Mushou in the state, we are world friends."

"It turned out to be Brother Shen, disrespectful." The building is arched.

The general Lou Wen and Shen Zhi jointly assisted the first emperor Zhang Xi in the early years, although they were a martial artist and a writer, they were like brothers and sisters, frequent contacts, mutual marriages, and Lou Ji did not have the opportunity to participate in it, but he knew that this Shen Tan was the fifth son of Shen Zhi, a few years older than him, and was the most favored in the family.

Shen Ping jumped off the horse, greeted him in a few steps, and said with a smile: "Lou Gongzi came so early, you are the first, right?" ”

"It should be, how did Brother Shen know that I would come?"

"The news from the palace to me, I originally wanted to send someone to inform Lou Gongzi of the relevant matters, but I couldn't find out where your house was."

Shen Ping's words were gentle and his manners were decent, which made people feel familiar at first sight, and Lou Ji smiled: "I should go to see Brother Shen, Brother Shen is in charge of the guards, I don't know what to call it?" ”

"Hehe, we're all the same guards, I'm just in charge of some chores, where do you get the title? If you don't see the outside, you can call me 'Fifth Brother'. ”

"Fifth Brother Shen."

The two stood on the side of the road and chatted, and they had a good impression of each other.

The number of guards who came gradually increased, Shen Ping knew all of them, introduced them to the building one by one, and taught him many rules, it turned out that all the guards could arrive before the first or second watch, the emperor would never go out earlier than the second watch, he could bring a servant, and he was not allowed to carry a blade, the original investigation was not very strict, since the assassination, everyone had to be carefully searched, and more than once.

The guards are all from the noble family, but they are no different from slaves under the Zhuma Gate.

Nearly two watches, more than 100 guards on the horse, divided into two sides, the master is still in the front, the servants are behind, there is no servant at the base of the building, and it is arranged in the middle of the right hand, which is the position of the third brother Lou in front of him.

There was no movement on the other side of the royal gate, and a few lights came from the other side.

The guards were not allowed to bring lanterns, and in the dark night, those lights were extremely conspicuous, Shen Ping immediately led several people to meet them, and asked in a loud voice, "Who trespassed on Zhumamen?" ”

"Lord Shang Shuling Liang!"

Taifu Liang Zhao has been idle at home for several years, and has just been recruited back to the imperial court a few days ago to serve as a servant and a scholar, in the Tiancheng Dynasty, although this position is not in the name of the prime minister, but there is a prime minister.

Shen Ping dismounted, and the other guards also dismounted, not daring to be rude in front of the prime minister.

"I don't know what is the important task of Lord Shang Shuling here?"

"You stand down, Lord Liang's affairs don't have to worry about you."

Shen Ping didn't dare to ask, so he took people back to their original places and stood and watched.

Mrs. Liang's sedan chair stopped in the middle of the road, the servants on both sides held lanterns, and the sedan chair driver retreated into the distance, looking like he didn't want to carry the master away for a while.

The guards did not squeak, and everyone understood that Taifu Liang was going to make a strong admonition to the emperor.

The imperial gate opened, and several horses galloped out, the first two people held torches, and the emperor himself was behind.

"Who is blocking the way? Where is Shen Ping? Why don't you clear the road? One rebuked.

A person walked out of the sedan chair and said from a distance: "The old minister is blocking the way, and it has nothing to do with others." ”

found that the person who blocked the way was actually Liang Taifu, who had just become an important minister from an idler, the emperor stopped, the person holding the torch got out of the way, and the emperor said: "It's so late, why isn't Taifu resting at home?" ”

Mrs. Liang was old and had a hard time walking, and said as he walked: "The old minister is thinking about it at home, he can't sleep, and he must come to see His Majesty." ”

"I don't want to coax people to sleep, the old lady should find her own bed warmer." The Emperor teased.

Mrs. Liang came to the emperor's horse panting, knelt down, and kowtowed respectfully, "Your Majesty must know why the old minister came, but the old minister still has to say: Your Majesty is the world, how can you easily get into danger?" If so, what will happen to the subjects? Even if Your Majesty doesn't pity himself, he should think about the Queen Mother. ”

"I am the emperor of the world, not the emperor of the inner palace, and it is precisely because I care about the safety of the queen mother that I personally inspect the capital to ensure that everything is in order."

"If Your Majesty trusts the ministers, he should send officials to patrol the city, if he doesn't trust, he should be dismissed and replaced, why should he ride a fast horse and gallop between the alleys?"

"Leaving everything to the courtiers is indeed worry-free, effort-saving and trouble-free, and it looks safer, but I feel uneasy."

"Why is Your Majesty uneasy?"

"In the past dynasties, there are a lot of things that have fallen beside the power, and the emperor in the palace cannot escape the word mediocrity, that is, the first emperor, and he also shared the government for the emperor of the Liang Dynasty, so that there is today's Tiancheng Dynasty. I haven't forgotten the past, how can I stay in the deep palace with peace of mind and entrust my ministers? ”

Liang Taifu continued to kowtow, "Liang Chaoqi has been exhausted, the first emperor Shun Tian should be in time, received the Zen throne, and then ruled the world in a few years, and achieved a great cause that has not been seen in three hundred years, this is not within the reach of manpower, it is actually a gift from God, how can Your Majesty attribute it to the four words 'sharing the government'?" ”

"Haha, I thought the old man was not energetic, but I didn't expect to have such skills. Okay, I have understood Taifu's intentions, and I won't leave the palace easily in the future, but I've come out tonight, so I can't let me go back, right? ”

"If there is a mistake, it must be corrected, the way of the sages, today's turn back will not affect the prestige of Your Majesty. Your Majesty is invited to turn back. ”

The emperor was silent, and Mrs. Liang couldn't afford to prostrate, "If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government, even if you are in your position, although you will not retreat, the minister will ask Your Majesty to turn back again, fight this remnant, and dare not give way." ”

The emperor laughed and said to the guards on both sides: "Old Minister, the important treasure of the country, I don't dare to go against his will, okay, I will make an exception and go back." ”

"Your Majesty turns back, and the world is stable. The old minister had no regrets and risked his life to ask for guilt. ”

The emperor really turned around and returned to the palace, and Taifu Liang kept kneeling until the emperor entered the palace gate, and then struggled to get up, and several fast-eyed guards rushed forward to help.

The guards had nothing to do, and they did not dare to disperse immediately, so they had to stay under the Zhuma Gate and wait for news from the palace.

Shen Ping walked to the side of the building and said in a low voice: "Jiang is still old and spicy, Taifu Liang started as a prime minister, and there are quite a few unconvinced people in the court, so if there is such a scene tonight, there will be no minister who can fight with Taifu tomorrow." ”

"It's rare that Your Majesty is willing to cooperate."

"Hey, it's really rare." Shen Ping nodded to the foundation of the building, turned around and walked away.

A quarter of an hour later, Mrs. Liang left in a sedan chair, and someone from the palace came out, dismissed the guards, and left only six people into the palace, including the foundation of the building.

Lou Ji was very surprised, and Shen Ping was also one of those who stayed, so he came to Lou Ji's side again, and whispered: "The opportunity is rare, Lou Gongzi cherishes it." ”

Lou Ji could only smile, he really needed a chance, but it was not the kind that Shen Ping thought.

The emperor was used to traveling at night, and although he returned to the imperial city, he had to do something.

Once entering the imperial city, you have to strictly abide by the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, in a small hall, the building and others are lined up, kneeling and kowtowing, and saying "long live knocking".

Banzai seemed to still miss the horse, sitting in a chair in a daze, he did not speak, and no one dared to get up.

It didn't take long for a scribe in his thirties to step into the small hall, and without the eunuch's announcement, he quietly walked to the emperor's side and whispered in his ear.

The emperor finally regained his consciousness and smiled at the people kneeling on the ground: "You don't have to be formal. ”

Everyone thanked him and stood with his hands tied, and the etiquette that should be detained was still detained.

"Taifu Liang is an old minister in the court, and he is a new minister, and I don't want to meet him in general, so let him win for the time being, not because I was persuaded by him. Qing and the others think there is a loophole in Mrs. Liang's words? ”

Since the emperor has been determined, everyone will answer easily, and they have claimed that Liang Taifu's words are "big and inappropriate", "selling fame and reputation", "pretending to be the will of heaven, it is very disrespectful" and so on.

When it was the turn of the building, he said: "For example, a general can take the lead, and he must not break into battle alone, and be brave." As the prime minister, Liang Taifu is the head of the hundred officials, and he is not comparable to the imperial historians. Liang Taifu came alone, and if he lost, he would damage the majesty of the prime minister, and if he won, he would make the officials suspicious. He advised His Majesty to turn back, but he insisted on going his own way and refused to turn back. ”

The emperor laughed and said to the scribes beside him, "Can you think of it?" The general also has a sharp-toothed son. ”

The scribe looked at Lou Ji and smiled: "This Lou Gongzi is really a little similar to the general of the Chinese army when he was young, and he is worthy of being his own brother." ”

The emperor tilted his head and looked at it carefully, "There is a point, if you don't mention it, I will almost forget what the hard fat man looked like when he was young." Lou Ji, be careful, don't grow into a fat man like your father and brother in the future. ”

"Grass people work hard."

"You are the son of a great general, you should have been knighted a long time ago, why do you call yourself a 'grass people'?" The emperor was puzzled.

The scribe whispered a few more words in his ear, and the emperor suddenly realized, "It turns out that you are the son of the princess of Wu Kingdom!" No wonder, I see that you are a little familiar, but it has nothing to do with the general and the hard fat man, in fact, you look more like the princess of Wu Guo. ”

At this time, ordinary people would ask the emperor if he had seen Jiaci? Lou Ji didn't answer, just gave up.

The emperor said: "Among the six of you, Lou Ji answered the best, but it's a pity, it's a pity." ”

Those who were imprisoned by the first emperor cannot be used by the current emperor.

"It is a great fortune to be able to serve His Majesty, and the grass people have no other hope." Lou Ji is used to hearing the word "pity", and he doesn't care.

The emperor nodded, and suddenly he leaned back in his chair with an expressionless face, and motioned for the scribe beside him to speak on his behalf.

The scribe took two steps forward, bowed his hand to the six and smiled: "Shao Junqian, the waiter of the Lower Yellow Gate, some of you recognize me, some don't, it doesn't matter, I'll just say a few words." ”

Shao Junqian, Huangfu Steps, and Lou Hard are Zhang Shiduan's so-called three ministers, the latter two are the sons of Xungui, only Shao Junqian was born in a poor family, and is good at writing and speech, and rarely travels with the emperor at night, so after the assassination occurred, he quickly got rid of suspicion and was favored.

"The six are all descendants of the founding fathers of this dynasty, their fathers and brothers are either in charge of the army, or they are guarding the town, and they are relied on by the imperial court and the world, but there are rumors from the outside world, claiming that you are called guards, but they are actually protons, and the friendship between monarchs and ministers is outrageous."

Someone wanted to speak and show loyalty, Shao Junqian raised her hand to stop it, and continued: "People are terrible, even the Supreme should think twice, so Your Majesty decided to give a year of leave, and you can go back to your father and brother, and temporarily avoid the suffering of the guards." ”

The six of them were all taken aback, and they couldn't imagine why the emperor suddenly had such a kind heart.

Shao Junqian said again: "Master Lou, Prince Huangfu, your two brothers are still in the imperial city, you can take them away later." ”

Lou Ji couldn't help but glance at the emperor, and he couldn't guess his details more and more.