Chapter XVII
"Your Highness, after taking power in the future, I just want to ask you to promise one thing, one thing that is within your ability as a reward for our service to you, I wonder if you can agree?"
Back in his own mansion, Feng Wuxian was still thinking about the condition proposed by Brother Lang, although he agreed very easily, he still had a little doubt in his heart. If he didn't guess wrong, he could be sure that the two wanted to take revenge on the pursuit back then, but did they have so much confidence? In just a few years, his state of mind is so old that he can't even believe it, every step down means thousands of bloodstains, the cruelty of the palace is something that outsiders can never comprehend, why do those who follow him always have a sense of victory? He smiled to himself, since he couldn't figure it out, he didn't have to work hard, seeing that the study was in front of him, he was about to step in, but he saw the manager Fan Qingcheng rushing over.
Feng Wuxian also wondered why he didn't see Fan Qingcheng when he returned to the house, and there was no one around, so he scolded with a smile: "Where did you hide, fortunately, Zixu and they prepared in time, otherwise if someone else saw it, wouldn't they have to be a goof?" ”
Fan Qingcheng didn't have a smile on his face, raised his hand to wipe the sweat beads on his forehead, and then knelt down and whispered: "Your Highness, Gonggong Shi in the palace is here, saying that the emperor has the will, and the slave easily found an excuse to drag him for a while, fortunately, you came back in time, otherwise he would have to have doubts." ”
Feng Wuxian felt a chill in his heart, Shi Liushun was the most useful henchman by his father's side, and he was promoted to the title of eunuch of the six palaces a few years ago, and he easily did not leave the holy car, and today he ran to himself, which is absolutely unusual. If it is an ordinary will, it is enough to send a little eunuch to come, and it can be used with such a lot of effort. "This king is going to see him, Qingcheng, you first tell me what excuse you used to prevaricate him, and when you ask, this king will not show a foreign appearance."
"Fortunately, Gonggong Shi didn't come for long, and the servant just said that you were dealing with paperwork in the study, so he hurried to bump into you." Fan Qingcheng was now relaxed, "If you can't come back for a while, the minion will have to think of another idea." ”
"You're smart!" Feng Wuxian praised, "Okay, let's bring this king over." ”
Shi Liushun stood in the hall, waiting a little anxiously, he knew the emperor's temperament, he had not summoned this Seventh Highness some time ago, one was to avoid suspicion, and the other was to deliberately snub him, now it seems that the anger has disappeared, so naturally he will not be idle. His Royal Highness the Seventh is going to be of great use again, and he, the eunuch of the Six Palaces, has to show his respect, so as soon as the emperor gave his message, he volunteered to accept this errand.
"I've been waiting for Gonggong Shi for a long time." Feng Wuxian appeared in the main hall with a smile, "This Wang Shicai is sorting out some things in the study, they didn't snub you, right?" ”
How dare Shi Liushun put up a stand in front of such heavenly nobles, and bowed respectfully, "The slave has only seen the Seventh Highness." Seeing that Feng Wuxian stretched out his hand to help, he hurriedly stood up, "Your Highness is joking, what kind of person is a minion, waiting is what it should be." His Royal Highness is so strict in governing the palace, how dare these people be lazy, but they have served tea several times, and the servants are a little embarrassed. ”
Feng Wuxian is very satisfied with Shi Liushun's attitude, you must know that the emperor's close attendants can know each other like this, I am afraid that there are only a few in the world, no wonder this old eunuch can be honored and favored, and he does have a set of ways to do things. "Okay, Gonggong Shi should stop looking for the happiness of this king, what is the will of the father?"
"In the emperor's command," Shi Liu stood facing south, cleared his throat, Feng Wuxian immediately took three steps back, and knelt on the ground with his robe, "Feng Wuji, the king of Qinjun, immediately entered the palace to face the king, Qin this!" ”
"Sons obey the holy commandments." Feng Wuxian touched his head three times before standing up. "Gonggong Shi, since my father has such an edict, you have to prepare for this king."
"Hehe, forgive me, Your Highness Seven, the slave is a little anxious for a while, you hurry up and prepare, the emperor is still waiting for you in the Qinzheng Palace." Shi Liushun said with a smile.
Feng Wuxian didn't talk to him much, hurriedly changed into a set of county king's clothes, and rushed to the palace in the official sedan chair that had been prepared. Although this day had already been calculated, he was still uneasy in his heart, and every sentence to be met must not be the slightest mistake, and he had to report the situation of the Wa Kingdom, after all, these things could not be explained clearly. The most important thing is the matter of Guo Lu and the others, I hope that my father can really deal with it leniently as he said.
Thinking all the way, he came to the Qinzheng Hall in a blink of an eye, Shi Liushun motioned for Feng Wuxian to enter the hall alone, but he honestly guarded the door. The emperor specially instructed that this time it was a secret agent, and no one was allowed to trespass, so he had already restrained a group of little eunuchs, in order to prevent any lady from asking to see him, he had to guard the palace gate.
"The son knocks on his father." The wind prostrates without a trace.
The Emperor didn't immediately call out, "Without a trace, do you know why I haven't summoned your son?" ”
Feng Wuji's heart tightened, and his father asked this question as soon as he came up, obviously testing his reaction, and if he made a mistake in dealing with it, I am afraid it will be difficult to recover. "Although the son is the son of the father, the division between the monarch and the minister is the first of the three outlines, since the father does not summon the son, it is not at the expense of family, but because of the name of the monarch and the minister. Fujian Governor Yao Mutong was recently assassinated, and the ministers of the DPRK and China all discussed how the father and the emperor could abolish the military affairs because of the love of father and son. The sons are now treating sinful bodies, and they should reflect on their guilt in the house, and they dare not have a grudge because of this. ”
"Good!" The Emperor exclaimed, "If it weren't for your words and deeds, I wouldn't have brought down those impeachments against you. But I want to hear what your sin is. ”
Feng Wuxian immediately knew that the emperor had the intention to test himself, and hurriedly replied aloud: "Erchen once replied to his father that the emperor Fujian was safe, but he was so tired that Lord Yao died tragically, and the crime of bullying the monarch is also a crime; Guo Lu and the others repeatedly committed the crime of negligence, but the sons and daughters took shelter, and their crimes were two; Privately went to Dali Temple to visit the prisoner, and his crime was three. "Rather than letting the emperor think that he is cheating, it is better to put it all out at once, Feng Wuxian is already a horizontal heart, Chen Lingcheng and Shi Jingqi both think that this can save the situation, then it is better to gamble once.
The emperor's eyes were shining, obviously not expecting his son to tell the truth, "Do you know what these three crimes should be guilty of together?" Without a trace, your courage is really getting bigger! ”
Feng Wuxian fell to his knees without a word, and despite his best efforts to control his fear, he felt his vest soaked, and even his legs were shaking slightly. Under the emperor's heavenly authority, he repented for the first time, could it be that his father really moved to kill? He gritted his teeth and waited for the final answer.
"You listen to the order," the entire hall was filled with the emperor's cold voice, "the king of Qinjun has no trace, acts arbitrarily, does not obey the law, and ......"
The emperor paused suddenly, Feng Wuxian suddenly became nervous, the charge of those eight words was really vague, as long as the father was willing, it could be flipped over in a blink of an eye, but what was the result? His nails were already sunk deep in his flesh, and the visceral uneasiness and fear almost drove him insane.
"Then he went to the Zongren Mansion and Prince Zong Zhengmin to listen to the lesson." The Emperor continued, with a smile on his face, "If you weren't honest enough, I wouldn't be so easy to talk to, and there are not a few ministers in the outside world clamoring for your title. ”
"The son bows to his father, Emperor Longen." Feng Wuxian let out a long breath and bowed his head deeply.
"Okay, after kneeling for so long, let's get flat."
When Feng Wuxian thanked him and wanted to get up, he found that his whole body was soft, and even his head was dizzy for a while, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly that the emperor's attitude of flickering left and right just now really scared him, and he struggled for a while before he finally stood up, and his legs were so sore, that he didn't even feel conscious.
When the emperor saw Feng Wuxi's frightened look, he felt more and more that he was not bad, if he was doing a show, he saw that his son even had some water marks on the vest of his robe, which showed that he was indeed extremely frightened just now. The emperor is very satisfied, since ancient times, the father and son of the heavenly family have always been the first authority and the second family affection.
"Without a trace, I have made a lot of hard work about you, you have to remember it, don't act so recklessly in the future, I heard that you don't even shy away from those businessmen, what kind of words do you spread out?" For this son, who has spent a lot of effort on his own, the emperor still has high hopes. After all, the position of the prince has not yet been decided, and none of the other princes dares to come to him to express his withdrawal, and the one who can be cultivated with confidence is the one in front of him.
"Erchen wrote it down." Feng Wuxian hurriedly bowed down and agreed, and then defended, "Erchen's friendship with Shangjia is just for a very important matter. ”
The emperor's brows couldn't help frowning, Feng Wuxian has never been a person who likes to gossip, what is it that needs those businessmen? Feng Wuxian saw that his father seemed to have some doubts, and hurriedly brought together the affairs of the Japanese kingdom. Since this matter had been reported to the Supreme in advance, the emperor was not surprised, but his face changed abruptly when he heard about the copper mine.
"Without a trace, it seems that I really have some truth in saying that you are bold." The emperor looked at his son with a smile, "The copper workers in the Yunnan Copper Mine call for trouble at every turn, it is indeed a big trouble, if they are really allowed to continue to make trouble, it will even shake the society." If the copper can make up for this shortfall, it will be of great help. However, I am a big country in the Celestial Empire, but it is not a face-saving thing to use copper, wouldn't it be shameful to spread it? ”
"My father is right, that's why I need those merchants." Feng Wuxian said in a low voice, stating his plans one by one, and then continued, "Wei Wenlong is related to Lord He of the Criminal Department, so that my father doesn't have to worry about his nonsense everywhere, he is worried about his future business, and he will do his best, and this will be very beneficial to his future business in the capital." In addition, it was much easier to mine than the copper mines in Yunnan, and the manpower there did not cost money, which could save the imperial court a lot of money. ”
The emperor glanced at Feng Wuxian and said meaningfully: "Wuji, this time you have brought a lot of novel things back to Beijing, okay, don't pretend, if there is anything else to say, I will listen to it." ”
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