After a sixteen-day journey, the princess's convoy finally arrived at the back hall on the twenty-third day of the first lunar month. Looking at the tall wall of the back hall, Yuanhang was relieved and vowed to cherish time and stay away from the princess. It can be reached in ten days, but it has taken so long.

Just after noon, the convoy entered the city and drove all the way to the palace. There are already a large number of palace maids and eunuchs waiting here, waiting for the nine princesses.

The princess got out of the carriage and walked towards her sedan chair. Standing aside in an orderly manner, the Ninth Princess glanced at him and walked over.

Yuanhang hurriedly bent over, and the ninth princess walked up to him and said meaningfully: "I am fortunate to have adults to take care of me along the way, I am grateful, Lord Ye has worked hard." ”

"The minister doesn't dare, it's an honor to serve the princess." Yuanhang bent over, and said secretly in his heart: You are a girl, isn't it hard, accompany the nurse during the day and sleep with you at night, and when you get to the place, you will play the princess shelf, don't fall into my hands again.

"Giggles." When the princess saw Yuanhang squeezing her eyebrows, she knew that he was scolding herself in her heart, chuckled, and turned to get into the soft sedan chair.

"Get up the sedan chair Fengluan Palace." A shrill voice sounded, a team of eunuchs and palace maids followed behind and walked forward, and the ninth princess held a scarf in her hand on the sedan chair, waved it lightly at the voyage, and smiled playfully.

"Lord Ye, the emperor called you, please follow our family to the back study." A eunuch stepped forward, came to Yuanhang, bent down and said.

"Yes, Father-in-law, please." Yuanhang replied with a smile, leaving Wuying and the others waiting outside the palace, and followed the father-in-law into the palace gate.

The back hall is slightly cooler than Jiangzhou, and there is still residual snow accumulation in the palace, which shows that there was winter snow here some time ago.

When he arrived at the back study, the father-in-law dodged in front of the door to make way and said with a smile: "Lord Ye, the emperor hasn't woken up from a nap yet, you are here for a while, and our family will not accompany you." ”

"Father-in-law is busy first, father-in-law is busy first." Yuanhang said with a smile, and scolded secretly: Grandma, the emperor didn't wake up and asked me to come so early.

Yuanhang wore a fat official mansion, walked around the study, walked to the emperor's bookcase, and sat down.

Oh, this emperor's seat is different, it's so wide, and you can sleep no matter how big it is. Yuanhang patted the armrest enviously, leaned back, and lay down in a chair.

There are some papers on the bookcase, and pen and ink are placed on the side, and it seems that Emperor Yin Wen often writes here. Yuanhang sat up from his chair and flipped it over at will, and couldn't help but nose. The emperor's handwriting is not very good, it's messy. Look at this word, the last stroke of the word Chen is clearly a point, but it is written so long that it is written as a pinch. And this, the leaf word, this vertical is too long......

Yuanhang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, why is it full of leaf characters and Chen characters? Could it be that the emperor thought about himself and Chen Fu in his head, and wrote what he thought?

After looking at the rest of the papers on the side, Yuanhang reached out and took them, looking at them one by one.

The paper was full of words written by the emperor casually, and Yuan Hang put it aside after seeing it, and after reading a few sheets, he stayed on the one in his hand.

This piece of paper has been written many times, and the handwriting has been blurred after repeated coverage, but Yuanhang can still see that there are only two names on the full paper, Chen Plaque and Chen Si.

Yuanhang chuckled in his heart, and immediately understood why Chen Fu sued him, he must have found the witness who killed Chen Pai, that is, the soldier named Chen Si.

Yuanhang's hands trembled, and cold sweat broke out, regretting that he shouldn't have listened to Ah Jin's words at the beginning, and his heart was not extinguished for a while, but now he has brought disaster to himself. The murder of the general of the country is an inevitable capital crime.

"The emperor has arrived." A shout outside the study woke up Yuanhang, and he hurriedly put the papers in place and stood aside.

Emperor Yin Wen walked in smoothly, and Yuanhang hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, saying, "Chen Ye Yuanhang to see the emperor." ”

"Haha, it's been a long voyage, it's been hard all the way." Emperor Yin Wen nodded slightly to him, walked past him, and sat down in his chair.

"It's not hard, the emperor is the hardest." Yuanhang said with a smile on his face, patting his horse.

"Oh? How can I be so hard? Emperor Yin Wen asked with one hand on the arm of the chair and half sideways.

"Well, I heard from the princess that the mother in the palace gave birth to a dragon son for the emperor a few years ago. If the emperor didn't work hard, how could there be such a gratifying thing. "The voyage is full of trains, and the idea is to give yourself a round.

"Huh? You...... Ha ha. Emperor Yin Wen raised his hand and pointed to the voyage, and laughed at what he said.

"You're on guard now, and it's the same as before." After Emperor Yin Wen laughed, he straightened down and said, "I have read your last book, and what you said is very right. The plan of the king of Shang wants to provoke the state of Qi to send troops to me, and I have issued an order to Situ Hao, ordering him to withdraw his troops and leave Yulin, and leave the king of Shang to the state of Qi. ”

"The emperor is wise." Yuanhang hurriedly patted the sycophants again.

Emperor Yin Wen stood up, walked up in the room with his hands behind his back, and said: "The Shang Kingdom has died, and now the Central Plains and Liang Qi stand side by side, what do you think of the situation of the two countries standing side by side?" ”

"This ......" Yuanhang secretly thought in his heart, why didn't the emperor mention the matter of Chen Plaque, but asked about Qi Guo, could it be that I will die this time, first come up with a plan from me, so that he can dominate the world in the future. No, I have to leave a suspense and find a way to live.

"Your Majesty, as the old saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, unless the male tiger and the female tiger ......"

"Wait." Emperor Yin Wen interrupted him and asked puzzledly, "Who said this, why don't I know?" ”

"Well, back to the emperor, it's what the minister said." Yuanhang hurriedly lowered his head, and said again in a hurry.

"Huh." Emperor Yin Wen laughed and said, "You go on. ”

Yuanhang responded and continued: "Looking at the strength, our country is still inferior to the Qi country, but the two countries have just gone through the war and are recuperating, so they get along with each other, but this is by no means long, and it is only a matter of time before the two countries go to war." ”

"Well, you go on." Emperor Yin Wen nodded in agreement.

"Although our country is slightly inferior, there is no trouble, although the country of Qi is strong, but there is anger and humility in the north, and it often invades the border. Once there is a war with our country, the Nubei tribe will definitely take advantage of the weakness, and the Qi country knows it, so the Qi country will first calm the Nubei and then try our country. "Yuanhang said that he used his hands and feet together, and kept making comparisons in front of Emperor Yinwen.

“…… Therefore, we must not watch the Qi State destroy the Nubei tribe under any circumstances. Yuanhang looked at Emperor Yin Wen very firmly and said.

Emperor Yinwen nodded again and said: "But Nubei is in the north, our country is in the south, and there is a Qi country in the middle, and we have nothing to do with Nubei, how can we help them?" ”

"We can besiege Wei to save Zhao, if the Qi State attacks Nubei, we will attack the Qi State on this side, so that he will not be able to take care of the end......"

"Wait, you mean we take the initiative?" Emperor Yin Wen was a little confused, the previous meaning of the voyage was clearly to use static braking, to put it mildly, how could it be wrong.

Yuanhang didn't explain much, and you don't understand it, and you have to rely on me in the future. smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's too early to talk about it. But please rest assured that if the Qi country does not move, if it moves, the ministers will be sure to sweep the Qi country and unify the Central Plains for the emperor. ”

Emperor Yinwen's heart was full of joy when he heard this, although he still had doubts, but he knew the ability to sail away, and it seemed that he had already made a plan.

"By the way, the voyage, there's one more thing." After Emperor Yin Wen laughed, he paused and said.

Yuanhang calmed down and waited for the emperor to talk about the plaque.

"Have you ever heard of the merchant bell of the Shang Kingdom?" Emperor Yin Wen asked lightly.

Hey? Why don't you talk about the plaque. Yuanhang replied, "I have heard of this person, he is good at equipment, and it is said that he developed the strong bow. ”

Emperor Yin Wen nodded and said with a smile: "Marshal Situ took this person and sent it to the back hall. ”

"Ahh Yuanhang was shocked, became excited, and said: "If the emperor gets this person, it is better than a million heroes." ”

Emperor Yin Wen was not happy, sighed and said: "It's a pity that this person is also stubborn and swears not to surrender, I have sent many people to persuade him, and they have all been scolded." ”

"The more people like this, the more usable people are. If you demote the emperor with a little persuasion, I am afraid that it will be easier to demote others in the future. "Voyage persuaded.

"Yes, the voyage is often astonishing. You might as well visit him another day. Emperor Yin Wen easily threw this problem to Yuanhang.

"Uh." Yuanhang is speechless, find a mess for yourself, gotto, keep it and clean it up slowly.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Princess is here to see you." My father-in-law came in and said.

"She's here, call her in, I'm still missing her." Emperor Yin Wen loves Zhang Yan the most, and the brother and sister have the deepest feelings.

"Your Majesty, the princess is here, and the minister will not bother here, and the minister will retire first." Yuanhang was afraid that the ninth princess would say something insignificant, so it was better to flash first.

"Voyage ......" Emperor Yin Wen opened his mouth and shouted, but then he stopped making a sound, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Go down, come to the early court tomorrow." ”

Yuanhang saw Emperor Yinwen's thoughts, and the emperor did not tell him about Chen Plaque, it seems that in the emperor's heart, he is not as heavy as Chen Fu's. However, just now, the emperor stopped talking, and he still comforted himself a little, indicating that he was not without status at all.

As soon as Yuanhang turned around, before he walked out of the door of the study, the ninth princess trotted in, saw Yuanhang laughing, and said, "Lord Ye is waiting outside the door, this palace has something to look for you." After saying that, he ignored him and ran to the inner room.

Looking for me again? It's broad daylight, and it's in the palace again, isn't it......

"The emperor's brother Wan'an." The Ninth Princess only said it, and did not give a salute, ran to Emperor Yinwen's side, grabbed his arm and shook it.

"Alright, alright. I'm a year older, and I still don't understand the rules like this. Emperor Yin Wen smiled lovingly, reaching out and patting the little hand of the Ninth Princess.

"I miss the emperor's brother." Zhang Yan's level was even better than that of Yuanhang, and the flickering Emperor Yinwen was happy in his heart.

"How was this trip to Jiangzhou? Can you go to the scars? ”

"I also said that the time is too short to eradicate, but it is much lighter." The ninth princess rolled her eyes and asked with a smile, "What did the emperor's brother call me back?" ”

"Well, I miss the royal sister, so I sent a book to call you back."

The ninth princess smiled and bowed sideways: "Thank you for your concern, my little sister also misses my brother." However, I still have to go to Jiangzhou, and I have to heal my wounds. ”

"Okay, okay, when the spring is warm, the imperial brother will go to Jiangzhou with you, okay?" Emperor Yin Wen almost responded to this imperial sister's request.

"Thank you, brother emperor, then I'll go back first." After the ninth princess finished speaking, she turned around and ran.

"You ......" Before Emperor Yin Wen could shout, the nine princesses ran to the door. Shook his head helplessly, and said in his heart: He also said that he missed me, but he disappeared without saying a word.

Yuanhang stood outside the study, shivering from the cold. This damn ninth princess, what do you leave me to do, I knew it was like this, it was better to stay in the study, and I would freeze to death.

The ninth princess walked out of the study, saw Yuanhang standing there shivering, laughed, and said, "It's cold, right?" ”

"Back to the princess, the minister...... Not cold. Yuanhang replied in a hard voice with his upper teeth and lower teeth.

"It's not cold, come with me to the garden." The corners of the Ninth Princess's mouth turned up slightly, smiled evilly, and walked forward.

Yuanhang hated this princess to death in his heart, but there were several eunuchs standing outside the door, and he didn't dare to attack. grinning at the eunuchs, he trotted to chase the ninth princess.

"Wait outside, and you shall not enter." The ninth princess stood outside the gate of the imperial garden, drank the palace maids behind her, glanced back at Yuanhang, and walked in. Yuanhang had no choice but to bow his head and follow him into the Imperial Garden.

The garden is white except for the paths, and it is clear that it has not been cleared since the snowfall.

"Hey, what are you bringing me here on this dead cold day?" Yuanhang was full of grumbling, and kept muttering after the princess.

The ninth princess didn't answer, passed by a row of small trees, suddenly turned around, and shook the body of the tree vigorously. The snow fell from the trees, sturding the voyage from head to toe. Looking at the miserable appearance of the voyage, the ninth princess smiled and leaned back, losing the dignity of the princess.

Yuanhang suddenly remembered that in the bamboo forest in Jiangzhou, he was so wet with her, it was that there was her shadow in his heart. Stretched out his hand and touched the snow on his face, and said angrily: "Good princess, you dare to sneak attack Lord Ben, see how I clean you up." ”

Yuanhang made a style and rushed forward, and the ninth princess snorted, turned around and ran away with her long skirt. Watching the princess's ass twist and twist, Yuanhang laughed, chasing behind her unhappily and slowly.

The ninth princess ran slower and slower, and her tired chest scurried up and down. Seeing the thick snow on the side of the road, Yuanhang saw the opportunity to pounce, and the two fell on the snow together.

"Haha...... Little lady, where to run. Yuanhang smiled and hugged her, not letting her move.

"You...... What do you call me? The ninth princess was panting tiredly, and when she heard Yuanhang calling her mother, she asked in disbelief.

Yuanhang slapped her buttocks and said, "You have already committed yourself to me, of course you call your wife." ”

The ninth princess was stunned for a moment, felt very happy, took the initiative to give her arms, hugged Yuanhang tightly and sobbed.

"Look, this is you, this is my ......" Yuanhang played, pulling the ninth princess to build a snowman in the lake.

"If you don't have a dress, how can you tell which one is you and which one is me?" The ninth princess was piled up, and asked the voyage with her head sideways.

Yuan Hang smiled, ran to the side and saved two snow balls, returned to the princess, pasted the two snow balls on the middle and upper part of the snowman, and said, "This time you can tell which one is you." ”

"You ......" The Ninth Princess blushed shyly, stretched out her hand to push the voyage down in the snow, stomped her foot and said, "Don't be shy." ”

"Haha......" Yuanhang looked at her cute appearance, lying in the snow and laughing.