Mao, in the palace of Luoyang, the official Li Zhong walked on the right side of the compound road, the compound road is the road connecting the north and south two palaces, although the name is called "road", but there is a top on it, and there are pillars on its side, in fact, it is no different from the long corridor of later generations.

Li Zhong held a tray in his hand, and several dishes were carried on the plate, and several large dishes were upside down on the dishes to protect the temperature of the food in it—Yin Shi had just passed, and it was time for the Son of Heaven to eat.

Every time he walked more than ten steps, Li Zhong would meet a palace guard, who stood proudly with a long halberd, looking very mighty.

Li Zhong didn't pay attention to these majestic warriors, if he was the first time to come, maybe he would be startled, but after walking too far, he would turn a blind eye.

Came to the Zhongde Palace, reported by the guards at the door, and after a while, the news that the Son of Heaven had allowed him to go in came from inside, Li Zhongcai took the tray all the way forward, turned a few corners and came to the front of the Son of Heaven's imperial case, put the tray down, and then bowed back, and said, "Your Majesty should eat." ”

From the first year of Jianning to the fourth year of Jianning, Liu Hong has grown into a sixteen-year-old boy, thanks to the genetic optimization project of the ancestors of the past generations and the brocade clothes and jade food at the critical moment of the long body, the sixteen-year-old Liu Hong is seven feet four inches long, his face is as white as jade, thin lips and nose, and black as ink, he can really be regarded as a beautiful young man. And the two long beards that grew out of the precocious maturity caused by premature intercourse made Liu Hong look a little more majestic, that is, the so-called hope of a gentleman.

However, at this moment, the Son of Heaven leaned his head on his right arm supported on the case without any image, raised his left arm rudely, waved his hand, and said impatiently: "Got it, go down." ”

"Whoa." Li Zhong bowed and retired.

After Li Zhong left, after a long while, Liu Hong withdrew his right arm, got up, lifted the upside-down dishes, picked up chopsticks, and picked a few bites at random.

These dishes are actually not very rich, and the quantity is not much, because the Han family pays attention to "not getting tired of eating, not getting tired of being fine", so in addition to major activities, the Son of Heaven does not eat much in a day, which is in stark contrast to the poverty and luxury of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations.

But after eating a few bites, Liu Hong shook the chopsticks, pushed the tray forward, and said angrily: "These ministers can be bullied, I am the Son of Heaven!" I am the master of this world! ”

The eunuchs, officials, and guards outside the inner hall of the Zhongde Hall all bowed their heads, and all looked at their noses, noses, mouths, and mouths, for fear that the Son of Heaven would burn this nameless fire on their heads.

Fortunately, Liu Hong just sulked there, and then stood up and said in a loud voice: "Swing the Jade Hall." ”

The carriage drove towards the Yutang Palace, Liu Hong sat in the carriage, closed his eyes and pondered, from the beginning of the Tinghou disciples, to the current Son of Heaven of the Han Empire, Liu Hong is gradually adapting to his new identity day by day, after the crowning in the first month of this year, Liu Hong once thought that he had truly become the master of the country, but the reality gave him a slap in the face.

"Song, don't make her my queen!"

Liu Hong thought indignantly in his heart, since the third year of Jianning, after this woman who helped the wind and Pingling was selected for the court, Liu Hong also ran over to see the beauty in a hurry, but the result was disappointing to Liu Hong.

This is not to say that the Song family is an ugly monster, on the contrary, she is a good beauty, after all, the position of the queen is related to the national system, and those ministers have not had the courage to dare to disgust Liu Hong in this matter.

The reason why Liu Hong was disappointed was because of the kind of outcast-like demeanor on Song's body that made Liu Hong particularly unhappy, always so calm, so unfazed, maybe when Liu Hong was still the son of the Pavilion Marquis, Liu Hong might not mind, maybe he would greet him with his face, but now he is the Son of Heaven!

Therefore, since that meeting, Liu Hong has distanced himself from the Song family, but now the minister has asked him to make a woman he does not like as his queen, and he has nothing to do about it.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong leaned on the inner wall of the carriage and laughed at himself in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "Am I the Son of Heaven or a puppet?" ”

"Your Majesty has arrived." The carriage stopped, and the eunuch in the front room said.

"Hmm." Liu Hong put away his thoughts and answered softly.

After receiving Liu Hong's answer, the eunuch jumped out of the carriage first, took out a wooden box from the back of the carriage that was convenient for the Son of Heaven to step on and get off, and then helped Liu Hong to get off the carriage while singing loudly: "The Son of Heaven is coming!" ”

Then all the servants of the Yutang Hall knelt down to welcome the holy car, but Liu Hong's attention was not on these people, he waved his hand casually to signal them to get up, and then his eyes fell on the palace girl standing on the steps.

The palace girl dragged her long skirt and was trying to go down the steps to meet Liu Hong, Liu Hong saw this and hurriedly greeted her, took a few steps up the steps, and firmly grasped the soft hands of the palace girl: "Why is the concubine so polite?" ”

The palace girl shook her head firmly, and her red lips opened lightly: "Your Majesty is the son of Haotian, the parents of the people, and the concubines dare not exceed the abolition of the etiquette system, for fear that the world will criticize it." ”

"Hmph, the world!" Looking at the aggrieved appearance of the palace girl, Liu Hong's heart suddenly burned with anger, what the world! It's not those courtiers in the court!

"Your Majesty, be cautious." Hearing Liu Hong's words of revenge for himself, the girl in the palace dress was not happy and shocked, and gently tugged Liu Hong's sleeve.

This drag, like a scoop of cold water poured on his head, Liu Hong was suddenly forced to calm down, he involuntarily grabbed the softness of the palace girl, and then sighed: "Ai Fei, let's go to the palace first." ”

In the jade hall, Liu Hong sat on the edge of the couch, and after a while, the girl in the palace costume walked slowly with swaying steps, but Liu Hong was a little intoxicated.

Since becoming the Son of Heaven, Liu Hong has no shortage of women, but this palace girl is favored by Liu Hong, because she has a different meaning for Liu Hong.

From the first acquaintance of the Jianzhang Palace in the first year of Yongkang, to the accidental encounter in the Nangong Garden, and then to the calm relative of the Yutang Palace today, Liu Hong still doesn't know how to describe his feelings for this girl from Nanyang He's family, if he comes from a later life, he may use the word "first love" to describe it.

"Your Majesty." Liu Hong was awakened, and saw that He Shi was holding a white porcelain bowl in one hand and a silver spoon in the other, bent down and gently blew the food in the spoon with his red lips, and then carefully served it to Liu Hong.

"Aifei, I don't want to eat." Liu Hong opened his mouth to refuse, when people are in a bad mood, they always have no appetite.

He Shi didn't flinch because of this, and he didn't speak, just looked at Liu Hong with bright eyes, Liu Hong was looked at for a while, and surrendered helplessly: "Okay, okay, can't I listen to the order of my concubine?" ”

"Your Majesty, don't play tricks on your concubines!" He pretended to be angry and glanced at Liu Hong.

"Haha." Liu Hong laughed, for some reason, his mood suddenly improved a lot at this moment.

"Your Majesty."

Liu Hong obediently opened his mouth, and when he closed it, this bowl of rice porridge mixed with minced meat saw the bottom, and when he finished eating, Liu Hong was still a little unsatisfied: "What, no more?" ”

He Shi put away the dishes and spoons and put them on the case next to the couch, and when he heard Liu Hong's question, he turned around and looked worried: "Your Majesty didn't eat in Jianzhang Palace." ”

Liu Hong's face was gloomy at first, and then it became extremely ugly: "Those ministers! ”

He sat down beside Liu Hong gently, tilted his head, leaned on Liu Hong's body, and muttered softly to himself: "Your Majesty, don't be annoyed, it's all your concubines, if it weren't for the concubines, Your Majesty wouldn't ...... with the ministers." ”

"No!" Liu Hong interrupted He's unfinished words, and then naturally wrapped his hand around He's shoulder from behind and patted it gently.

"How can this be blamed on Concubine Ai, Concubine Ai should not blame herself."

Liu Hong said some comforting words to his beloved woman, but he didn't attack the ministers in the court, and some cursed words were too much, but they seemed incompetent.

The two snuggled up like this, with the warm fragrance of nephrite in their arms, Liu Hong gradually felt a little hot, some evil thoughts grew in his mind, and then there was a natural reaction from physiology.

He naturally felt this change, and his weak and boneless body writhed a few times unnaturally in Liu Hong's increasingly tight embrace, and let out a coquettish moan: "Your Majesty." ”

And this "Your Majesty" not only did not extinguish the raging flame in Liu Hong's heart, but stimulated Liu Hong's further actions.

I saw Liu Hong turn sideways, pull He into his arms, and then fall down, He lay on the couch, and Liu Hong pressed on He Shi's body, the two of them were only one or two inches apart, and they could even smell each other's breathing.

At this point, He Shi's face blushed, his hands were gently pulled out and pushed Liu Hong's chest, and he bit his teeth and said, "Then the concubine will change your Majesty's clothes." ”

"No, you don't." Liu Hong flatly refused, and then smiled: "I will come in person." ”

"Hmm~" He will be the first to be the first piece, his beautiful eyes are slightly closed, and he looks like he is picking up.

What followed was naturally a scene that was inappropriate for children.

After a cloud and rain, He was tired and fell asleep, Liu Hong still had his eyes open, he was naturally very tired, people are inevitably tired after experiencing strenuous exercise, and even because of the difference between men and women due to gender, Liu Hong is a little more tired than He.

Sometimes, however, the anger that comes from the psyche can make people forget about physical exhaustion for a short time.

Liu Hong remembered his enlightenment career in Anguo County before the age of twelve, when the teacher told them many stories of sages in order to educate them, whether it was Yi Yin, who exiled Taijia to wait for him to repent and welcome him back to the dynasty, or Huo Guang, who abolished the mediocre and immoral Changyi King Liu He to welcome Emperor Xuan, these virtuous ministers who had made Liu Hong yearn for them were so dazzling in Liu Hong's eyes at this moment.

Thinking about it, tiredness hit, and Liu Hong gradually fell asleep.

For a long time, in the dark, He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Liu Hong and blinked.

……

In July of the fourth year of Jianning, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to take the noble Song family as the queen.