Adventures in Heaven (novel) Zhang Baotong

As soon as I heard this, I knew that the king had gone to the valley of the North Mountains again. The deep valley of the www.biquge.info North Mountain is a burial ground, and the king has to go there every three or two days, and his eyes are always red when he returns. In fact, I have long known that the relationship between the king and the courtesy is not just a master-servant, and the two have long since become private lovers. Because the queen mother and the prince controlled the palace, the king was in name only, and his heart was often irritable and depressed, but fortunately, he often comforted the king with thoughtful words and rich feelings, so that he could not lose hope and confidence. Now that the courtesy is gone, how can he not feel lost and sad? On the day of the burial, I accompanied the king to the deep valley of the North Mountain, where it was at least thirty miles away from the palace, and it would take an hour or two to go back and forth, to say the least. So, I said to the prime minister, "Your Majesty is afraid that it will be difficult to rush back, so please ask the prime minister to preside over the meeting on Your Majesty's behalf." The prime minister said, "The old man can preside over the council on behalf of His Majesty, but he cannot sign the decree on behalf of His Majesty." As soon as I saw that I couldn't do it, I said, "Please preside over the deliberations for Your Majesty first, and wait for Longhua Pegasus to report to Your Majesty." ”

I galloped out of the palace, and in a few moments crossed the glacial wooden bridge over the Mochimura Bay, and then headed north into the valley. At this time, the cold wind of winter blows down the valley, pulling people's clothes so hard that people feel that the clothes are getting in everywhere. Since I was walking against the wind, the wind was very strong, and it was very difficult to walk slowly on the horse, but in order to be in a hurry, I kept speeding up. After walking through several valleys in a row, I finally entered the deep valley. The valley is a flat, straight valley, with rows of graves on both sides of the valley floor, overgrown with barren weeds, blown by the cold winds of winter, showing a bleak desolation.

The valley was not long, and from afar you could see a man standing in front of the grave on the edge of a pine forest, who was silently facing the grave, looking up at the sky on his back, silent and speechless. I know that the king must have seen his beloved lover again in his mind. On the opposite high slope, Uker sat on the top of the slope and watched the horses grazing. When he saw me coming on horseback, he greeted me and asked, "What is the important matter for the son to come in a hurry?" I said, "The prime minister asked me to ask His Majesty to return to the palace as soon as possible to preside over the affairs of the court." Uker said, "Why didn't the prime minister report to His Majesty as soon as possible?" I said, "The Prime Minister informed His Majesty yesterday, and I want Your Majesty to forget about it." ”

When I came to the king, he was astonished to see me coming, and asked, "How did the prince know that I was here?" I said, "If Your Majesty doesn't come here, where will you go?" Then he said, "The prime minister asked Longhua to ask His Majesty to return to the palace as soon as possible and preside over the affairs of the court." The king nodded indifferently and said, "Got it," but remained unmoved. I waited beside the king for a while, and when I saw that the king did not look very ignorant, I couldn't help but get anxious, and said, "Please return to the palace quickly and preside over the affairs of the court." I didn't want the king to say, "The prince doesn't know, I came here to avoid discussions." I have no real name, and I have been teased by the captain, how can I have the face to see your deliberations? ”

I said, "Your Majesty, though he has been despised by the Captain, is still the King of Heaven, and he must not neglect your courtiers. The king shook his head and sighed, "I have no real name, so why bother pretending to fool the courtiers and fool myself?" It is better to take the throne with them, and it will save me some thoughts. I couldn't help it, and said, "If Your Majesty is unwilling to respect yourself, who will admire and respect Your Majesty?" So saying, I asked Uker to lead the horse, and the two of them helped him to force him on, and then hurried back to the palace.

When they returned to the palace, it was late, and the councillors were displeased that they had waited too long for the king. The matter was soon known to the Queen Mother. That night, the Queen Mother sent a maid to Huxinyuan to summon the king to come over for questioning. The king himself was a little timid about the Queen Mother, and today he caused such a big incident, and his heart was even more worried, maybe he felt that the Queen Mother seemed to be partial to me, so he had to ask me to accompany him to meet the Queen Mother.

When he came to Ziwei Yuan and worshiped the Queen Mother, the king did not dare to get up. So, I had to kneel beside him. Usually, after my service, the Queen Mother always asked me to sit next to her with joy and ask this and that, but today she not only did not let me sit down, but she did not even look at me. This made me murmur in my heart: Could it be that the Queen Mother is also angry with me?

At this time, the Queen Mother asked in a cold and slow tone, "Does the prince know the position of the king?" The king bowed his head and replied, "The king knows." The Queen Mother asked, "Does the king know the dignity of the king?" The king replied, "The king knows." The Queen Mother asked in a somewhat aggravated tone, "Does the prince know the power of the king?" The king's head hung lower, and he said, "The king knows." The Queen Mother coughed softly and said, "The prince knows, why do you want to abandon the important affairs of the court and leave the palace without permission?" The king hung his head almost on the ground, and he did not dare to say a word. But the queen mother wanted to ask," Wang Er replied. The king said what he had made up in advance, "Wang Er has been in an irritable mood recently, and he only wants to go out for a walk, but he has forgotten the affairs of the court, and asks the Queen Mother for forgiveness." The Queen Mother listened, pondered for a long time, and said, "Even if this is the case, I will not pursue it." Go back. When the king and I heard this, we hurriedly thanked the Queen Mother and got up to leave. However, the Queen Mother asked me to stay.

When I saw that the Queen Mother's face was wrong today, I felt a little timid in my heart, thinking that the Queen Mother would also ask me. But after the king left, the queen mother asked me to sit beside her and asked kindly, "Gongzi has been with His Majesty a lot lately, do you know how Your Majesty is doing?" I said, "Your Majesty and Your Majesty have long been in love, and after Your Majesty's death, Your Majesty often weeps secretly, and sometimes goes to Your Majesty's grave for an hour or two." Moreover, His Majesty seemed to have been irritated by his nerves, and often had nightmares at night when he dreamed that someone had killed him. Therefore, he really wanted to leave the palace, give up the throne, and go back to the school village to be a father. ”

The Queen Mother let out an "oh" in surprise, and then said, "Is this really the case?" I said, "That's true, today, Your Majesty deliberately avoided the court's political affairs, so he left the palace and went to the deep valley of the North Mountain." The Queen Mother nodded and said, "The Prime Minister and I have also heard about this and are quite worried. Your Majesty, as the king of a country, how can you be so tired and neglect the government. In this regard, I don't know what Childe has to say? I thought for a moment and said, "In Longhua's opinion, you must choose a woman that Your Majesty likes to marry." Perhaps it will make His Majesty forget his courtesies and cheer up. When the Queen Mother heard this, she nodded again and again and said, "What the son said is very much in line with my wishes." It's just that I don't know where there will be such a diligent woman? I said, "Long Hua knows a beautiful woman, with a gentle temperament, a stunning appearance, and is good at singing. This person is only above the courtesy, and by no means under the courtesy, and he will be tempted when he sees His Majesty. The Queen Mother was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Where is this person now?" I said, "Now in Yuntai Village." If the Queen Mother is interested, Long Hua will invite someone tomorrow. The Queen Mother said, "Very good, very good, there will be a trip to the palace tomorrow." ”

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