This is a bright hall.

The so-called Mingtang is a clever design that allows the light to shine in unobstructed.

Different from the Daming Palace, although the buildings on the side of Shanglin Yuan are also mainly bricks and wood, the hall is not as grand and tall as the Daming Palace, and the setting of its interior is not as solemn as the Daming Palace, but the advantage is that it is not as dark as the palace of the Daming Palace, even if it is daytime, some halls must be lit with candles, otherwise, it is deep and invisible.

The building of Shanglin Garden is more like a garden, everything is comfortable and comfortable, more trees, more flowers and plants, more courtyard rockeries, compared with the garden of the small bridge and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River, but there is a little more atmosphere, a little more wild, there is not so much carving and design.

Du Zhen likes Shanglin Yuan, in the past, every time the heat comes, his royal car will go out of Chang'an City, come to the Shanglin Garden on the edge of the Wei River to escape the summer, the government and political affairs are also dealt with here, most of the officials of the three provinces follow, once there is a big matter, they will send guards to Chang'an City to pass the decree of the six departments, most of the small things, it will be handed over to the left and right prime ministers.

That's when he came to the throne.

When he was the crown prince, he also participated in court politics, but he didn't dare to seize power too much, at that time, he always felt that his father was too tied up.

Knowing that the imperial power is declining, knowing that the authority is weakening, the court is full of ills, the party is the same and different, the warlords in Hebei are independent, the Western Regions rebelled, the Silk Road was cut off, the northern Huma was ready to go south at any time, and the places in the south of the Yangtze River always loved to bargain with the central government...... At this time, it is time to carry out drastic reforms, and since the house is crumbling, then push it to reconstruction.

At that time, he buried his ambition to dominate in his heart.

Subsequently, there was the palace change that seized the heir.

Speaking of which, at that time, he was completely chasing ducks to the shelves, and he was held hostage by the support forces behind him and had to launch a palace change, if the crown prince was deprived, and when his brother ascended the throne as the emperor, he, the former prince, would have only a dead end. Therefore, he had to fight to the death, however, he couldn't be the master of the specific matters of the palace change, basically what the Guo family asked him to do, he did it.

Taizong seized the throne, relying entirely on his own strength, and all plans must be approved by him.

Du Zhen won the heir, just sit back and enjoy the success, the plan only needs to be stamped and nodded, to be honest, at that time, he was frightened, so nervous that he could barely breathe, he was completely confused, although Guo Yuqi explained to him why he did this, he nodded, as if he understood, in fact, he didn't listen to it at all, but it was just a pretentious gesture.

Then, in this way, he ascended to the throne in a daze.

The house arrest of his father, who was already seriously ill, in the Taiji Palace, the exile of those brothers who could threaten his throne, and the beheading of those who cut off their heads, everything was like a dream, and it took a long time to wake up.

Ambition to dominate the industry?

Drastic?

After sitting on that chair, he realized that many things are not something that can be done if you want to, there is an invisible net shrouded around the dragon chair, and everything is a whole body!

At this time, he understood the suffering of his father.

It's just that at that time, the seriously ill Emperor Taishang had already refused his audience, and he didn't dare to see his father, so he naturally felt guilty, but he was more uneasy, and he didn't dare to go against the wishes of those ministers who pushed him to the throne.

At that time, he liked to come to Shanglin Yuan.

Only here, Du Zhen can forget the bloody wind and rain of Daming Palace, stay away from the gloomy court, surrounded by flowers and trees, the heat gradually disappears, and the anxiety and gloom in his heart are all swept away.

This is the reason why he comes to Lin Yuan every hot summer.

This is a safe haven for him, which can relieve his worries and forget his worries, and make him feel happy.

However, in the past few years, he has rarely come here, and even if he came to Shanglin Yuan, he did not stay for two or three months like before, but only stayed for two or three nights, and then drove back to the palace.

At that time, Du Zhen's back was always straight.

No matter how difficult the current affairs are, even if there are many difficulties, even if he can't solve many things, sometimes he can only endure his temperament, keep giving in, retreating, however, he still has confidence in himself after all, believing that he can solve all the problems, and will definitely be able to become the master of Zhongxing, be able to face the ancestors of the Du family calmly, and be able to turn the tide and recreate the peaceful and prosperous world.

So, his back is always straight.

Now, when no one is around, his back is always stiff and slightly hunched.

World!

It's too heavy!

Du Zhen put the file aside, left the soft couch with his back, and then straightened up.

In any case, in front of others, his back was always straight, the emperor's spirit remained unchanged, without the slightest weakening, and all his weakness and exclamation were all gone, and he must not be exposed to others.

Mingtang is not big, only Du Zhen.

Linghu Xingzhi took Du Rui into the Ming Hall, and no longer went out, but bowed down and stood on the side.

Du Rui took a few steps forward and stood three feet away from Du Zhen, there were several steps between the two, Du Zhen also looked at him condescendingly, the sun shone in from behind him, it could shine on Du Rui's back, the shadow was not long, just shrunk at Du Rui's feet. Because of the backlight, Du Zhen couldn't help squinting his eyes, and his gaze fell on Du Rui's face.

Compared with the last time we met, Du Rui has obvious changes.

The figure is a lot taller, although it is still thin, but it is not as if the wind will blow away when it is a little stronger like last time, the robe on the body is also more fitting, and the expression on the face has also changed, not as simple and stupid as it was at the beginning, but the eyes are okay, still maintain innocence and dirt, and the expression in the eyes is a lot richer, not as single as it was at the beginning.

"The father is above, and the son is polite!"

Du Rui seemed to be thinking about something, paused for a moment, and then spoke aloud.

His voice was clear, the speed of speech was very slow, there was a gap between the words, there was not much emotion in his voice, it was dry, as if he was reciting these eight words from a book.

He then took a half-step forward and got to his knees on his left knee.

Normally, you should be on your knees.

At this time, a trace of dazedness flashed across Du Rui's face, as if he was thinking or recalling something, it seemed that he should have forgotten the etiquette of how to meet, he thought about it for a long time, but he didn't figure it out, he simply did this, knelt on one knee, hugged Du Zhen with a fist, and performed a military etiquette, and then looked at Du Zhen in a daze, blinking his eyes.

Du Zhen smiled and waved his hand.

"Handan-kun, flat."

Du Rui was stunned for another moment, and then stood up.

Next, Du Zhen was dumbfounded, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.

An hour ago, after learning that Du Lai, the king of Jinling, was attacked in his car, and Du Lai's head was cut off by a martial artist named Yan Wu, Du Zhen also broke off his mind to leave for Huanglong today.

Later, Du Zhen knew that Du Rui's convoy happened to encounter this assassination incident, so naturally, he had to learn about the specific situation from Du Rui.

In fact, Du Zhen also knew that he only needed to ask Du Rui's entourage about this, what could he get from Du Rui? It's just a dementia child who has just recovered from a serious illness, and maybe, he can't even speak clearly. Therefore, he only summoned Du Rui to meet him on a whim, and after that, he regretted it a little, but the emperor was a golden mouth and jade tooth, and he became a constitution, and it was difficult to take back what he said.

So, after Li Zhong led the order out, he asked Linghu Xingzhi to bring Du Rui's file and read it.

Then, he read Du Rui's file as if reading a story, this son, who is very different from those other sons, adds a bit of fun to him, and in the future, let him grow naturally like this, and see what it will become.

Tang Qilin'er!

Looking at Du Rui, Du Zhen sighed.

At that time, I attached too much importance to this child, which caused jealousy, right?

The reason why this child became demented must be so, and it is not easy to inherit the fortune of a country.

Therefore, if this cannot be the case in the future, let it grow naturally, and this is the right way!

Du Rui looked back at Du Zhen, and his gaze never evaded.

In the whole world, there are only a few people who have the courage to look at Du Zhen, and many people will lower their arrogant heads and dare not look at him even if they look down on Du Zhen in their hearts.

Du Rui's eyes were as clear as water, as if he was waiting for Du Zhen to say something.

Du Zhen didn't think this gaze was provocative, but he didn't know what to say.

So, ask about the assassination of Du Lai, the king of Jinling?

Du Zhen cleared his throat and was about to ask.

At this time, someone outside was talking loudly.

"Your Majesty, the Warden Li Yungang asked to see you!"

This autumn hunt, the Warden Department naturally accompanied him.

The head of the Warden Department is Antai, this time he did not travel, and he was accompanied by Li Yungang, the head of the second room of the Warden Division, Li Yungang is not a eunuch, but an innate martial artist from the Huashan Qi Sect, and he is the emperor's henchman.

Du Zhen glanced at Ling Hu Xingzhi.

Linghu Xing's heart comprehended, and shouted outside the Ming Hall.

"Your Majesty has an order, Xuan Li Yungang will come to see you!"

After a while, Li Yungang also walked into the Ming Hall.

He is a tall middle-aged man, in his forties, with a white face and beard, a national character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, at first glance he is a loyal minister and a good general, he wears the black shirt of the warden, tied with a jade belt, and the black robe is embroidered with a divine beast, which is a symbol of the prison, and the golden lines fly on the black robe, giving people a murderous feeling.

At this time, Du Rui had already stepped aside and stood beside Ling Hu Xing.

As soon as Li Yun glanced at Du Rui, his gaze no longer stayed on Du Rui.

He knelt on one knee and bowed to Du Zhen.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a ...... to report"

"Say it!"

Du Zhen said softly.

After the incident, Du Zhen sent Li Yungang to collect clues from all walks of life, quickly find out the cause and effect of the whole thing, and then report to himself, now, it is only more than an hour before Du Lai is conferred the head, Li Yungang also came to report to Du Zhen, his ability to do things can be called excellent, of course, this proves the strength of the Warden Division.