Adventures in Heaven (novel) Zhang Baotong

The Lieutenant was a little flustered, and said hoarsely, "This is a lie, that person is the guard of His Majesty's father, he failed to perform his duties, and the death of the king, he is guilty of the crime, and he should have been sent to a desert island for exile, but the Captain Bendu only dismissed him from public office and sent him back to his hometown. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The king said, "The captain is wrong, that man has been secretly calculated, taken to Dongshan, and even his family has no home, how can he be grateful to the enemy and thief?" ”

Du Wei was speechless for a while, so he cried sadly, "The Queen Mother is above, I really don't hide it, this Du Wei often serves and listens to orders by the Queen Mother's side, and often goes against the king's wishes, so he has been wronged by His Majesty the King for a long time." For this reason, His Majesty often has complaints and dissatisfaction, and does not tolerate everything with his subordinates, and has long been eager to eradicate his subordinates, and set up cronies and close friends to replace them, and spare no effort. The queen mother knows that the subordinates are the king's important ministers, and they are favored by the king, but they are afraid that they will not be able to sacrifice their lives to repay the favor, how can they dare to kill the king with courage? As he spoke, he said sadly, "The ministers are only for the Queen Mother and Your Majesty to be an eagle dog, and they can't do anything with the two masters." Sooner or later, he will either die at the hands of the Queen Mother, or he will die at the hands of His Majesty. Since His Majesty the King is so intolerant of his subordinates, it is better for his subordinates to die as soon as possible, so as to avoid the unhappiness in His Majesty's heart. At this, he suddenly got up, quickly grabbed the long sword of the guard beside him, and put the blade across his neck and shin, and was about to slash it with all his might.

The guards clung to the hilt of their swords, preventing the Lieutenant from slashing the blade into his shins. And the will of the lieutenant was very resolute, holding the hand of the guard holding the sword in one hand and the blade of the sword in the other, because the force was too great, and the blood was already flowing rapidly on the palm of his hand. The Queen Mother was frightened for a moment and screamed screaming. The king exclaimed, "Come on." I immediately flew over and threw a cup of tea in the captain's face. As the lieutenant wiped his face with his hand, I twisted one of his arms. At this point, the guards easily snatched the sword and put it in its scabbard. The Queen Mother looked at Du Wei like this, and her heart immediately softened, and said, "The truth of the facts, but when it is clearly investigated, Du Wei must not be so angry." With that, the Queen Mother called the maid to take the captain to see the imperial doctor. After the lieutenant left, the king said weakly to the queen mother, "Such a thief must be dealt with immediately, and the queen mother must not be merciful." I don't want the Queen Mother to say, "It's not too late to mention this matter after it is investigated." As he spoke, he waved his hand and motioned for us to go away.

This kind of ending was completely unexpected by me and the king, but it illustrated a problem: that is, the queen mother did not want to kill the commander at all. Back at the King's study house, the King had been sullen and pondered for a long time, and then asked me, "Stepmother is obviously protecting the Captain. In this way, it will inevitably lead to the fact that the Captain has no fear, and he will not take His Majesty in his eyes more and more. What can I do about this? I shook my head and said, "There have been several instances of the Empress Dowager's dictatorship in Chinese history, and in this regard, Your Majesty can only lie down and taste the guts, secretly network with cronies, and get rid of the thieves when the time comes. The king shook his head and whispered, "How long will this be?" I said, "It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge." Your Majesty can only achieve great things if you have aspirations. Failure to do so may result in death. The Captain has already killed His Majesty's father, the King, so why don't you dare to kill you, a powerless and powerless king? When the king heard this, he nodded repeatedly.

I wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of the captain, but I didn't want to be self-defeating, and the king sighed all afternoon. I was verbally persuasive while staying by his side. I know that in the royal palace of Nuoda, he can only talk a few words to his personal guards and maids, but because of his status, it is inconvenient to confide in them some words, so I can't help but accompany him. In the evening, the Queen Mother's maid came to spread the word that the Queen Mother was going to hold a dinner party in the evening and invite the king to go with me. The king refused to go, so I advised the king, "If you don't bear it, you will make a big plan, if Your Majesty doesn't go, it will definitely make the Queen Mother lose face, so it will give the captain an opportunity." "After the king heard what I said, he changed his clothes and took me and my maid to the crape myrtle court.

When I came to Ziwei Garden, the spacious hall was brightly lit, and the palace maid was playing music and dancing in the hall. Around the song and dance arena are several cases with wine and food. The Queen Mother and the King sat in the middle, followed by the Prime Minister and the Captain. I sat close to the princess and sat on the side. And the courtesy stood behind the king. As soon as we sat down, the Queen Mother clapped her hands and asked to stop singing and dancing, and said, "Today, I invite my ministers and their families to gather, first, to let you taste the wine and food I made, and second, to use wine as a medium to eliminate grudges and reconcile with each other." To that end, please raise your glass and drink three full cups. ”

After three cups, the maid began to dance to the music. These palace maids are all maids in the palace, because the queen mother likes singing and dancing, they often organize them to rehearse and guide, and the heavenly girls themselves are good at singing and dancing, so after the queen mother's guidance and rehearsal, the dance posture is all fluttering and moving. The singing and dancing are very beautiful, and the wine and food made by the Queen Mother are even more amazing. The pheasant is made of stones from the hot river, and the meat is delicate and fragrant; The small glacier shrimp are carefully marinated, transparent and attractive; The submerged lilies are white and crisp, and the grains are rare; There are also winter bamboo shoots and daylily specialties of Taocun River, which can be described as precious and abundant. I used to drink and talk with the king or dine with him in the middle of the lake, but I had never seen such a precious dish. It can be seen that the Queen Mother has worked hard today.

However, because of what happened that day between the king and the captain, the atmosphere was not very warm. The king watched the palace maid dance with a cold expression. The lieutenant lowered his head as if he was thinking about something. Others drank and ate food while watching dances and listening to music. The princess didn't seem to know what was happening, but she felt that the atmosphere was wrong, but she didn't know the depth of what was going on, so she didn't say anything, but just observed silently. Seeing that everyone was still dull and silent, the Queen Mother was depressed, so she high-fived again to stop the singing and dancing, and proposed, "Wang Er is the king of a country, and Du Wei is an important minister of the palace. Today I have a banquet here, hoping that you two will put the kingdom of heaven above the king's palace, but you will be angry and seek reconciliation. ”

The Queen Mother looked at the king and asked, "What does the prince think?" The king held his head high and said unhurriedly, "Du Wei is a traitor and thief in the palace, colluding with the lord of Tao Village, killing the monarch and tyranny, and designing to kill people, and the Governor of Wei, Qingxia, the guards and others have died, and I and Longhua were almost killed, if I want to join hands with him, wouldn't it be for the tiger?" ”

Everyone thought that the king would be magnanimous, would give the queen mother a face, and shake hands with the governor, but they didn't want the king to be righteous and stern, exposing the crimes of the commander on the spot, which shocked everyone present. The Queen Mother was a little unhappy, her face immediately pulled down, and she said, "Wang Er, shut up, I have good intentions to be good for you, but you don't know how to lift up, and you don't know how to do it." When the king saw that his mother was angry, he said no more.

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