Adventures in Heaven (novel) Zhang Baotong

One day in the depths of winter, I was summoned to the palace again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Since Yin Qin was poisoned by the captain, the king wanted to secretly join forces with the prime minister in order to get rid of the captain. But it was inconvenient for him to make friends with the prime minister, so he sent me to contact the prime minister. I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion several times in a row to discuss the situation in the palace with the Prime Minister and learn more about the conspiracy and crimes of the Governor. The prime minister has served as prime minister since the father of the king's father, and can be described as a veteran of the three dynasties. But in my impression, this person is too treacherous and old-fashioned, clear and self-protective, unprincipled, and will only blindly obey the power, full of sweet words, so I look down on him in my heart and regard him as useless and old. I would not have dealt with this man had it not been for the king's repeated pleas.

On this day, I talked to him about the joint appeal of the Empress Dowager to remove the lieutenant from his post and punish him. Because of the poisoned wine incident, the Queen Mother has ordered the lieutenant to be imprisoned. The king wanted to gain the support of the prime minister in order to isolate or get rid of the captain. The prime minister hurriedly said, "No, no." I said, "Why not?" Could it be that the prime minister has an alliance with the governor? The prime minister was a little displeased and said, "If you don't hide it from your son, if you have the power, you will kill me first." I said, "Even so, why would the prime minister stop it?" The prime minister said, "If you use this strategy, you will surely cause chaos in the palace." I said, "How can we cause a great disturbance in the royal palace?" Longhua is unknown, and listens to the prime minister's opinion. The prime minister said mysteriously, "Do you know where the captain is now?" I said, "Presumably in the palace cell." Cheng Lian waved his hand and said, "Du Wei is not locked up in the palace prison cell, and the Queen Mother will be conspired against if she locks Du Wei in the palace prison cell, so she will lock him up in the west wing of Ziwei Garden." I heard that the lieutenant made a lot of trouble, but I was afraid that the queen mother would release him in a few days. If everyone makes such a fuss, the Queen Mother will inevitably release Du Wei early. ”

Then, the prime minister said, "The queen mother and the captain are interdependent. If Your Majesty and the Commander start a fight, the Queen Mother will definitely remove Her Majesty and appoint the Queen Mother's five-year-old son Yinon as the king. Therefore, in the old man's opinion, no action must be taken for the time being. I thought the prime minister's words were very reasonable, so I asked, "In the prime minister's opinion, what is good?" The prime minister thought for a while and said, "It can make Your Majesty secretly bond with each other and strengthen your momentum, so that the Queen Mother and the Commander will not dare to act rashly against Your Majesty, or wait for the Captain to act secretly after leaving the palace." I nodded and said, "This is a very good plan, and I will discuss it when I tell your majesty about it." ”

I had just told the king about my conversation with the prime minister, and the king pondered for a long time and said, "What the prime minister said is good, but I don't know how to arrange it." What is Childe's insight? I said, "Du Wei is very skilled in swordsmanship, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for anyone to match him." And the lieutenant rarely goes out of the palace, and even when he goes out of the palace, he is often protected by someone. Therefore, Longhua thought it was not feasible. Only by making friends with the subordinates formed a situation, so that the queen mother and the lieutenant thought that the village lords and guards were loyal to Your Majesty, so they did not dare to snub and despise Your Majesty. The king said with some concern, "I will be in the palace for more than a year, and I will live in the palace for a long time, and I have little contact with the main guards of the villages, and I don't know who can sacrifice my life to serve me." I said, "If it weren't for the private alliance with the Captain, all the owners and guards would be in the service of Your Majesty." As long as His Majesty contacts him and makes friends, if His Majesty's power is strong, it is expected that the Queen Mother and the Commander will not dare to dominate Your Majesty at will. The king said worriedly, "If I have a secret personal relationship with my subordinates, and the queen mother and the commander know about it, I must be on guard." I said, "Your Majesty can secretly send people to make friends with the Quartet on the grounds that the Winter Palace of Taocun can take refuge in the winter, and when the momentum grows, he will gather the village lords and guards to come to the square in front of the Winter Palace to discuss sword competitions, and invite the Queen Mother and the Commander to come and observe in person, and then take the opportunity to get rid of the Captain." What does Your Majesty think? The king rejoiced, "It is so wonderful that the princess will be nineteen years old in a few days, and the palace will hold a ceremony for her to choose a son-in-law." I can then ask the Queen Mother for instructions to hold a grand ceremony for the princess in the Hermitage Square in Taocun. I excitedly said, "Very good, very good, this is God's help Your Majesty." ”

The king's request was immediately approved by the Queen Mother. So, I summoned the prime minister to Huxin Garden to entrust it. After lunch, the king took Uker, Gengaki, and I and rode quietly to the Winter Palace in Peach Village under the pretext of avoiding the winter. At this time, Beze was in the tent of the Winter Palace to consult the various account books, and when he saw the king and us coming, he was overjoyed, and immediately prepared wine. The king waved his hand and said, "I can't help but be moved by the diligence of the owner. Don't bow and say, "Don't be stupid, only loyalty, I'm afraid I can't serve Your Majesty more." The king said, "All the subjects have the sincerity of the lord, and the kingdom of heaven is free of worries." He thanked the king and said, "Your Majesty has come in a hurry this time, and there must be something important." The king said, "It is nothing important, but it is cold in the palace, and I want to come here for a few days to take refuge." "Don't say, "Your Majesty has come here to rest, and the owner of the village has not been able to settle in advance, so the owner of the village will now go to arrange food and lodging for His Majesty and you." The king said, "Don't the owner of the village need to be tired, and the maids and cooks of the palace will rush here to tidy up when they are near." Right now, I have an urgent matter to discuss with the owner. ”

Bezer took the king and me into a secret room next door, and closed the door. The king said, "Peach Village is a close neighbor of the palace and an important place of transportation, and I have the intention to choose a guard for the owner of the village. Don't say, "Your Majesty has not thought of it, please ask Your Majesty to appoint it." Then the king asked me, "Who is suitable for the son?" I said, "How about the original vineyard guard Yunbu?" "Don Ze said, "Yun Bu has been a classmate of mine for many years, his temperament is bold and chivalrous, and his swordsmanship is on par with me, but he is serving hard labor at this time. The king said, "The one who drew his sword and dueled with his son?" I said, "Exactly." The king said, "What is the difficulty, and let him be released from his servitude early and bring him from the island." ”

So, Beze and I prepared for the road and went straight to Male Island. The island is on the west side of the island of pleasure, along the bank of the glacier west, after the palace to the west of about three or four miles, you see two relatively small islands located in the glacial lake. The island doesn't look too big, about two or three square kilometers in size. The larger island in the east is called Male Island, and the smaller island in the west is called Female Island, which is a place dedicated to the exile of petty offenders.

There was a farmhouse on the shore where a guard who looked after the ferry. I showed him the king's secret order to go to the island and bring men. He said with a sad face, "To bring people to the island, you must have the permission of the captain. I said, "Is the king's secret order better than the captain's charter?" He hurriedly explained, "This is a special order from the Captain. I got a little angry, so I asked, "Are you and I the king's subjects, or are you the captain's subjects?" The man couldn't answer for a long time, so he had to take me and Beze to the island by boat.

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