When the prince of Goryeo was arrested, he was immediately summoned back to Dazhou.

Hearing this news, the government and the opposition were shaken.

The whole country was immersed in a huge surprise.

In Luoyang, Tokyo, the military and civilians spontaneously began to celebrate. For a time, the lights in Luoyang City were colorful, just like the New Year.

The emperor, dressed in civilian clothes, accompanied by the guards, walked in the market, looking at the people with joyful faces, and running to tell each other. The emperor stopped, with a relieved smile on his face, and sighed, "Da Zhou needs a victory too much!" ”

In the court, the controversy about this matter is getting bigger and bigger.

Many courtiers, except for a few people from Wu Ningyuan's family and An Peng and others, the other courtiers knew that a month ago, the Great Zhou had already started the war against Goryeo. At present, the landing of the Great Zhou army is like a devastation, sweeping through the territory of Goryeo, according to the military newspaper, the alliance of the Great Zhou Shandong Naval Division and the Jiangsu Coastal Defense Army has approached the northern part of Goryeo. At any time, the war can end.

Damn, they only know now.

If I had known that the Great Zhou army was so brave, and the guys in Goryeo were so soft. At that time, at the court meeting, he should have strongly advocated the use of troops against Goryeo.

Why is he so passive now, especially, after seeing the triumphant appearance of the people from Wu Ningyuan's faction, An Peng and the others were even more angry and gritted their teeth.

In the court, the discussion was extremely noisy, and the two factions were still arguing. But unlike in the past, this time the quarrel is no longer the hostility between the two factions. It is about the reward of the soldiers of this expedition to Goryeo.

What puzzled Hong Quan and others was that An Peng tried his best to ask the emperor to reward the soldiers, while his own faction asked the emperor to reward him as appropriate.

Raise your head and look at the emperor who is sitting on a high seat, with his eyes closed and his face calm, but his mouth is crooked. Hong Fatman's little eyes were blank.

What to do, your hometown has to give a word!

On the dragon chair, the emperor closed his eyes and never spoke.

It was not until twilight that the courtiers, who had argued fruitlessly, dispersed.

Hong Quan, who was puzzled in his heart, twisted his fat body step by step and walked out of the hall.

Just as he was about to walk down the steps, a call came from behind him: "Lord Hong, please stay!" ”

Turning his head, he saw the attendant holding the dust in his hand and walking out of the main hall.

"Grandpa Li!" Hong Fat nodded with a kind smile.

"Your Majesty invited your Excellency to the imperial study, saying that there is something important to discuss!" The father-in-law smiled and lowered his voice to Hong Fatzi.

The Imperial Study?

Hearing this, Hong Fatzi suddenly froze. With a solemn face, he clenched his fists and said to the eunuch: "Annoying father-in-law leads the way!" ”

…… The twilight was dull, and between the blue-gray heaven and earth, the palace was solemn.

At night, the imperial study was already lit up, and under this cyan night, it was like the only star in the night, shining brightly.

In the imperial study, the emperor was not in a hurry to review the folds, occasionally raised his head, and glanced at the fat man Hong who was sitting below, uneasy. Seeing if he was not, he lifted his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his head.

The emperor smiled slightly, stopped the cinnabar pen, and said to the eunuch on the side: "Go, change a bigger chair for Lord Hong!" ”

After a short time, the eunuch beckoned two guards and brought a large chair over.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Hong Fatman, who had been aggrieved for a while, nodded gratefully to the guards. Turning his head, he clenched his fists and said to the emperor.

After that, he picked up his official uniform and sat down steadily.

"Lord Hong, do you know why An Peng and the others strongly suggested that I give a big reward to the soldiers who conquered Goryeo?" The emperor finally put down the cinnabar pen, picked up the fragrant tea on the side, took a sip, and asked lightly.

"Weichen doesn't know!" Hong Fatzi really didn't know, and after thinking about it, he said to the emperor with a dejected face.

"Don't stay there!" The emperor pointed to the table beside Hong Fatzi and said, "Drink tea!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Only then did Hong Fatzi reach out and pick up the tea cup, uncover the tea lid, and take a sip, his mood was slightly relieved.

"Actually, it's very simple, this idea is the idea of my good son, King Jin." The emperor smiled and said lightly.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin?" Hong Fatzi was even more puzzled, it seemed that the King of Jin was still in Shanxi. How could you suddenly get involved in this.

Moreover, it is taboo for the vassal king to interfere in the politics of the court. King Jin is extremely smart, how could he not know this taboo.

"Aiqing thinks it's strange?" Seeing that Hong Fat Man lowered his head in contemplation, the emperor smiled and asked.

"Weichen doesn't understand!" After thinking about it, Hong Fatzi still found nothing, shook his head and said to the emperor.

The emperor smiled and did not answer him directly. Stand up and stretch. He walked to Hong Quan's side, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Let's go, go out for a walk with me!" ”

"Yes!" After Hong Quan responded with a fist, he stood up and walked towards the door with the emperor.

Push open the door, and it was twilight outside.

The solemn palace is even more solemn in this night.

The night sky is deep and blue. The bright moon is in the sky, sprinkling ten thousand silver rays.

In the empty courtyard of the palace, a team of Qianniu guards dressed in black patrolled with steel knives. Occasionally, there were eunuchs, whispering something.

However, when they saw the door of the imperial study open, everyone immediately bowed in solemnity.

"Get up!" After waving his hand lightly, the emperor turned and walked directly down the corridor. Behind him, Hong Fatzi followed step by step.

The two of them walked along the long corridor for a long time, until they came to a stop in the Imperial Garden.

At this time, the night is like a dream, and the silver moonlight quietly shrouds this fairyland-like garden, hazy and elegant. Occasionally, the sound of running water comes from the voice, which is like a soft voice, which makes people feel calm.

The wind blows, and in the pavilion, the curtains flutter gently.

When the lamp was lit, the eunuch departed. In the pavilion, only the emperor and Hong Quan sat face to face.

"Wechen is still standing!" After sitting for a while, the fat man Hong stood up.

The Emperor frowned, and was about to point to a chair for him to sit down. But I saw that Hong Fat Man was blushing and panting. The Emperor smiled helplessly.

"Hong Aiqing, it's time for you to lose weight!"

"Hey, hey!" Hong Fat raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and smiled honestly.

The night breeze blows, and the drapery flutters.

In the pavilion, the two of them were a little silent for a while.

Hong Fatzi knew that His Majesty called him here, not just to let him see the scenery, but to have confidential things to talk about to himself. So, I've been waiting.

As for the emperor, as the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, it is naturally not good for him to be the first to speak, so he has been waiting for Hong Fatzi to ask.

It's just that these two people are obviously wrong. I sat for almost half an hour, and I didn't say a word.

"Ahem!" In the end, the emperor still couldn't bear it, and when he saw the fat man standing in front of him, staring at him with big and small eyes, he was still waiting like that, the emperor glared at him angrily, and took the lead in speaking: "Hong Aiqing, do you remember what I said in the imperial study just now?" ”

"Well, Your Majesty said that it was King Jin's idea to reward the soldiers of the expeditionary force with An Peng and other manpower lords!" Hong Fatzi nodded, hugged his fists and said: "Weichen is very puzzled by this, and I hope Your Majesty will solve your doubts!" ”

The emperor smiled, fiddled with his dragon robe, and said lightly: "Aiqing knows, on the fifth day of the first month of next month, it is the time for the princes from all over the country to enter Beijing to worship the Son of Heaven!" ”

"Wechen remembers!" Hong Fatzi nodded and said, "But, what does this have to do with the current matter and His Royal Highness the King of Jin?" ”

"Oh, my son!" The emperor sneered and said lightly: "He wants to take this opportunity and the opportunity to worship in a month to draw in the relationship with the military. If in this matter, I have taken refuge in him. The army will naturally remember him well. If I refuse him, the soldiers will be chilled! Oh, what a scheming! ”

Hearing this, Hong Fatzi was taken aback, looked at the emperor in disbelief, and asked with a pinch: "Could it be that the news that His Majesty is going to vigorously reward the expeditionary force is ...... that it has been rumored in Beijing these days?"

Speaking of this, Hong Fatzi suddenly woke up and quickly stopped him. The next thing is not something that one of his courtiers can say.

It's not good, but it's a rebellious statement!

It's just that the emperor doesn't seem to blame him. After hearing this, he just nodded and sneered: "Who else can there be besides him?" ”

"However, it is taboo for a vassal king to befriend a minister. How could His Royal Highness the King of Jin not know? Hong Fat Man wiped the shiny sweat on his forehead and said in disbelief.

"Humph! Of course he knew! The emperor smiled coldly, his face became a little sunken, and he squinted his eyes and said word by word: "He is forcing me!" ”

"Then Your Majesty, what should we do?" After thinking about the serious consequences of this matter, Hong Fatzi asked with deep concern.

The emperor smiled and said lightly: "Lu Heng gave me an idea, do you want to hear it?" ”

"Yongzheng?" After hearing that His Majesty suddenly mentioned Lu Heng, Hong Fatzi was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, how could Yongzheng know about the matter here when he was still thousands of miles away from Goryeo.

"If the king of Jin wants to win over the ministers, he will naturally not let go of the generals in the army. And the envoy of Jiangsu, Duan Peng, is the target of his focus. As if he had seen Hong Fatzi's doubts clearly, the emperor explained for him with a smile: "What King Jin doesn't know is that Duan Peng is loyal to my eighth brother, King Huainan. Back then, even I didn't win it over. He's a prince, hmph, it's really whimsical! ”

"It's just hateful that when the eighth child was in Jiangnan, he played a good show with Duan Peng. It is really ...... to deceive the post of Jiangsu Jiedu envoy from me" As if thinking of the events of the year, the emperor was angry and funny for a while. Now, many years have passed, and the emperor still feels angry when he talks about it.

"Hey, hey!" Hong Fatzi didn't hear anything about this, pretending not to hear anything, just smiling honestly.

The emperor was annoyed that he was pretending to be confused, and glared at him angrily. However, he also knew in his heart that Hong Fatzi was the surname of this person, although this person had good wrist skills, but he had no ambitions and never liked to participate in the battle between friends. Therefore, although the emperor was unhappy, he did not entangle with him. After standing up with the table, he walked to the pavilion with his hands behind his back, looked at the bright bright moon in the sky, and said lightly: "King Jin sent someone to contact Duan Peng, but he was unexpectedly scolded by Duan Peng. In the end, they focused their attention on Wang Gongye, a young general who had recently risen to prominence in Goryeo. It's just that what they didn't expect was that the young man was Lu Heng's brother-in-law! The result can be imagined! Oh, King Jin tried all his thoughts, but he had no choice but to meet such a group of people. It's really a show that meets a soldier, and it's impossible to explain whether it's reasonable! ”

Speaking of this, the emperor also felt amused, shook his head, and laughed happily.

On the side, after hearing this bizarre thing, Hong Fat Man was also stunned for a long time, and then laughed. However, I just laughed twice, but I found that it was in the palace, and it was a bit rude for me to laugh like this.

With a smile, Hong Fatzi sighed sympathetically: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin has suffered like this, but I really want to illuminate the moon in my heart, but the bright moon shines on the ditch!" ”

The emperor heard that Hong Fatzi was exporting, and the meaning was very unique. Immediately curious, "Hong Aiqing's words are wonderful!" ”

"Hey, hey!" Hong Fatzi smiled, shook his head and said, "It's not what Weichen said, this is what Yongzheng said in Jiangning at the beginning!" ”

Seeing that the emperor seemed to be very curious, Hong Fatzi said with a smile: "At that time, the head of the Liu family was provocative in every way, and at that time, Yongzheng wanted to take a step back and calm down. However, the other party was forced to press forward step by step. In desperation, when Yongzheng was chatting with Weichen and the prince, he read these two poems at random! ”

"Heh......" The emperor laughed when he heard this. Shaking his head and said: "If you can force Lu Heng to this point, the head of the Liu family can be regarded as worth dying!" ”

The two talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

When the topic returned to Lu Heng's advice, Hong Fatzi was very curious, hugged his fists and said: "I don't know what Yongzheng's clever plan is, Weichen is very curious!" ”

The emperor smiled slightly, twisted his beard, and said lightly: "Chaos! ”

Chaos?

After hearing these two words, Hong Fatzi was stunned for a moment.

Subsequently, after thinking about it carefully, Hong Fatzi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Wonderful." A messy word is enough to muddy the calculations of His Royal Highness King Jin, and even, let the other party lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot! ”

The emperor nodded with a slight smile, stroked his beard, turned his head, looked at the excited Hong Fat Man, smiled sinisterly, coughed and said: "Since Hong Aiqing already knows the deep meaning of this, then, I will ask Hong Aiqing for this matter!" ”

After standing up, he patted the sluggish Hong Fat Man on the shoulder, the emperor looked at him seriously, and said in a deep voice: "Aiqing, don't let me down!" ”

Then, the emperor walked away with his hands behind his back.

Leaving a sluggish Hong fat man, standing in the pavilion blowing the cold wind.

The moonlight was cold, and in the small pavilion, the wind was whirring, and the fat body of the fat man looked extremely miserable.

…… In the next few days, in Luoyang, Tokyo, different voices began to appear.

When the people in the city sang praises for His Royal Highness the King of Jin's benevolence, some people began to say that His Royal Highness the King of Jin did this because of his sinister intentions and evil intentions.

His Royal Highness the King of Jin did this to win over the courtiers and military attachés, and he had the intention of rebelling. His heart can be punished!

And, as more and more people join in watching the excitement, this voice is getting louder and louder. In the end, almost all the people in the city began to doubt the original intention of King Jin to be so keen on court affairs!

In the palace, the emperor looked at the public opinion about the people recently presented by Jing Zhaoyin, twisted his beard, and nodded with satisfaction.

(To be continued)