Chapter 42: A Glimpse of the Dance (Part I)
The Bohai Palace, the capital city of Luoyang, was once thriving and lively. With the great prime minister Gao Huan rushing to Jinyang, together with the relocation of the royal family, the kung fu mansion was left out in the cold in a few days.
Sweeping away the remnants of the Erzhu clan is just around the corner. However, after sweeping the tide, the prime minister will no longer return to Luoyang, but will be stationed in Jinyang. Whether it is for the Great Wei or the Bohai Palace, this is a big deal. The princess Lou, the concubine Zheng Dache, and Er Zhu Ying'e have all moved to Jinyang. Together with the second son Gao Yang, Gao Yang's twin sister Gao Yuanjun and others also went with them.
The days in Luoyang are gradually entering late autumn.
The withered autumn scenery is extremely inconsistent with Gao Cheng's mood. Although it is only a matter of praising the affairs of the court, it is not yet a formal auxiliary government to the DPRK, but it is also the first taste of power. Things seemed to be going unusually well, and the whole court echoed everywhere. Even Emperor Yuan Xiu was unexpectedly quiet.
The courtyard where the prince and the princess lived in the palace was originally located in the east of the back of the mansion. When the moon sets, the courtyard is deep, and it is even more secluded. Gao Cheng has been returning late and late these days, and it is already very early when the moon is just above the treetops.
Today is different, the house is already quiet and sparsely populated, but when I entered the small courtyard where I lived, I suddenly saw a jade-colored figure standing under the corridor, which was very conspicuous.
Under the porch, there were originally green trees. It is now late autumn, and today is the north wind howling for a day, and the wind has just stopped in the evening. Originally, the trees were full of dead leaves, but after the north wind, the leaves fell all over the ground, leaving only dry branches swaying in the wind. When I got closer, the person standing on the dead leaves on the ground was the princess of the world and Princess Feng Yi Yuan Zhonghua. Why do you have to get closer to see it? Gao Cheng suddenly found that after not seeing her for many days, the little princess seemed to have grown up a lot, and she was really like a girl. It turned out that they were not much more familiar with each other than strangers.
But it's cold, and the night is even worse. She was still dressed in a thin garment, and the jade-colored garment, though bright in the midst of the decay, also looked out of place.
"It's cold at night, why are you standing here?" Gao Cheng asked casually and walked over.
"Husband." Yuan Zhonghua looked up and saw that it was him, he was a little surprised at first, but quickly returned to normal, lowered his head and called, and then turned around and went in.
"What's wrong with Your Highness?" Gao Cheng watched Yuan Zhonghua's back disappear, and asked Ah Jiao a little farther next to him thoughtfully.
"Lord Huilang, the princess has been like this these days. Since the second son is gone......" Ah Jiao looked at Gao Cheng's indistinguishable face in the moon shadow and didn't say any more.
Gao Cheng didn't say anything more, and waved his hand to let Ah Jiao retreat. He himself climbed the stairs and pushed the door into the inner bed where Princess Feng Yi lived alone.
Yuan Zhonghua was already lying on the bed. She was lying in her clothes, still wearing the same jade-colored clothes as before. Seeing Gao Cheng come in, she looked at him strangely, but did not get up.
Several maids were originally busy, but they didn't dare to go any further when they saw Shizi coming in. Gao Cheng waved his hand and went out as if he had fled. Gao Cheng walked slowly to the bed, looked at Yuan Zhonghua, and sat down.
"Are you still for him?" His voice was a little hoarse, which added to the gloom of the atmosphere.
"Who is the husband talking about?" Yuan Zhonghua's voice was clear, and she looked at Gao Cheng in puzzlement, she sat up and looked at Gao Cheng. At this time, her hair was scattered, and even in the dim light it shone brightly, and only so gracefully brushed on her shoulders, neck, and back. In this way, she is no longer the child she used to be.
"You never take your husband's words to heart, do you? As I said, you are the princess, he is a house slave, even if he is different, he is only your house slave. Gao Cheng's voice became higher and higher, obviously angry. But for some reason, he suddenly lowered again, "I am your husband, have you ever done your best as a wife?" ”
Yuan Zhonghua looked at him as if he didn't understand, his eyes were moist and translucent, he couldn't see sadness or anger, he just looked like he was thinking about something. After a moment, he tilted his head to look at Gao Cheng and asked puzzledly, "Husband said that I never took your words to heart?" In that case, has your husband ever put me in your heart? ”
Hearing her question, seeing that she seemed to be ignorant again, Gao Cheng was so angry that he got up suddenly, and was about to leave, when he suddenly saw Yuan Zhonghua looking at him casually, so he suppressed his anger and sat down again. Not only did she not listen to him, but she dared to ask him to take her to heart, it seems that the little girl has really grown up.
Gao Cheng suppressed his anger, calmed down for a moment, and said with a smile, "In this case, it seems that His Highness is really big-hearted." You should learn how to be a princess. ”
Yuan Zhonghua smiled, "That's very good. My mother is virtuous and righteous, and she can teach me. Please ask my husband to order someone to send me to live with my mother at Lord Jinyang's office tomorrow. ”
At this time, the prime minister Gao Huan and the princess Lou were in Jinyang, and the second son, Gao Yangzi, was also in the same place.
"You! ......" Gao Cheng was extremely speechless, and said angrily, "From tomorrow onwards, you are not allowed to go out of the inner bed again, so let Ah Jiao teach you well." With that, he walked away in a rage.
"Husband, go slowly." Yuan Zhonghua looked at Gao Cheng's back and followed crisply.
Gao Cheng kicked out the door, feeling extremely troubled.
It was already quiet at night, and there was silence, and suddenly there was a loud noise in the prime minister's mansion, and there were bursts of angry shouts. Gao Cheng came out of the inner bed, and went all the way south to the mansion gate without distinguishing things. The servants and servants did not know what Lang wanted, and everyone knew that this eldest prince had a very bad temper since he was a child, and no one dared to stop him from asking questions in anger at this time. So when he encountered someone or anything blocking the way, he kicked it with his feet.
Until I got to the gate of the house, I suddenly saw a fat figure rushing up and said loudly, "Lord Lang!" ”
Just about to kick it over again, I found that it was Cui Jishu. Gao Cheng calmed down at this time, and asked patiently, "At this time, what are you going to do?" ”
"Lord Lang, there is something important." Cui Jishu took two steps forward and replied cautiously.
The Prime Minister's Mansion quieted down. It seemed that the entire Luoyang City was quiet.
Cui Jishu felt a little hazy in the warmth. He knew that this small courtyard, as well as this house, were the places where Prime Minister Gao Huan met with important people and discussed important court affairs when he was in Luoyang. He joined the army at a young age and had not had the opportunity to participate before. But now, he can also talk to the news. At least he now has the same opportunity as Chen Yuankang.
The Guanxi Daxing Taihe Bayue asked the emperor to give the emperor the title of the commander of the horse and the hussar general Yuwentai as the assassin of Xiazhou, and the report had just arrived in the capital. Cui Jishu was instructed by Gao Cheng, although he did not have the position of Huangmen Shilang at this time, but he had already heard about his government, and it was only a matter of time before he was officially ordained. Therefore, as soon as he got the news, he immediately went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report to his lord.
At this time, Gao Cheng sat on the couch where his father often sat and pondered. He frowned involuntarily, although it was still the same face, but at this time, there was a sense of maturity that was completely inconsistent with his age.
Kansai Daxing Taiga Bayue is stationed in Chang'an. Xiazhou is north of Chang'an and east of Lingzhou, which is very close to Lingzhou. There is already tension between Lingzhou Assassin Shi Cao Ni and He Bayue, and sooner or later they will fight. It seems that He Bayue's arrangement of Yuwentai in Xiazhou has been pre-deployed. Emperor Yuan Xiu had no objection to this arrangement. It's just that if He Bayue defeated Cao Ni and took his power, plus Yuwentai, his strength should not be underestimated. And judging from He Bayue's recommendation of Yuwentai as the assassin of Xiazhou, he still trusts and values Yuwentai very much, maybe there is no contradiction between them, at least there is not much contradiction. At that time, He Bayue ruled the entire Guanzhong, no one was the enemy, and with the help of Yuwentai, who would dare to say that he did not have the heart to swallow Luoyang?
There is another person who is Hou Mo Chen Yue. For this person, he also had pre-arranged. But so far, I don't see Hou Jing's return, or Hou Jing has other ideas. Hou Jing himself is extremely difficult to control. Hou Mo Chen Yue is the history of Qinzhou, Qinzhou is in the west of Chang'an, and its rule is not far from Chang'an. Only Hou Mo Chen Yue is currently the most effective force in the hinterland of Guanzhong to contain He Bayue.
Let's go back to Chang'an. Emperor Yuan Xiu has been extremely quiet since Prime Minister Gao Huan went to Jinyang. But at this time, if He Bayue and Yuwentai make progress in Guanzhong, they will inevitably be ready to move. Looking at the court again, Sima Ziru, Gao Yue, Gao Guiyan and others followed the prime minister Gao Huan to Jinyang. The rest of his own people, Chen Yuankang, Cui Jishu, etc., do not occupy important positions. However, it was Emperor Yuanxiu's imperial party Hu Sichun and Wang Sizheng who held power. Others, whether it is the imperial party or the prime party, many of them are pandering to each other on their faces and waiting in their hearts. After all, he is not his father, Prime Minister Gao Huan, whether he can sit firmly in this position depends on whether his father's party is willing to obey the young master, but it also depends on whether he himself has the strength to take charge of the country.
At this time, Gao Cheng suddenly remembered someone.