[Chapter 42: Discussing with the King, Doubting the Edict]
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Shen Yun didn't expect the Hu Guild to come to him so soon. I didn't even think of it.
According to the calculation of the itinerary, His Royal Highness Hu Gong's tiger drive should arrive in Kyoto early tomorrow morning, and then go directly to the palace to face the saint. Unexpectedly, he arrived tonight, and rushed to Bohai Hou Beppu as soon as he got off the boat, and he didn't even enter the imperial city. This was really surprising to Shen Yun.
Gongfu Xiao has already jumped out, and Shen Yun's fitness that does not match his age makes Shen Yun breathtaking. Hu Gong's hearty laughter had already sounded at the door, and an image immediately appeared in Shen Yun's mind: a burly physique and a fierce aura, maybe he was still like the kid from Gong Wu's family, with a full beard and eyes as sharp as an eagle falcon......
But no matter what his image was, Shen Yun was a little hesitant to see him. This hesitation is consistent with the reason for James' guess--- the emperor's suspicion!
After all, Duke Hu is a marshal in charge of military power, and as soon as I inherit the family, I have a close relationship with the imperial marshal, even if the emperor is not suspicious, the imperial historians of the procuratorate will not be able to let him go. I just used means to get the emperor's support, and he probably wasn't very happy in his heart, so it didn't seem very good to provoke him again at this time......
Invisibly, Shen Yun had already begun to think about things holistically. This kind of careful thinking may be innate, or it may be forced by the world.
Before Shen Yun could come up with a way to deal with it, Gongfu Xiao and Hu Gong had already put their arms in, followed by the ghostly Gong San.
This is Hu Gong? The marshal of the Han Empire? The generalissimo who holds the military power of three first-class legions?? Shen Yun was surprised.
The body is thin and thin, less than 1.7 meters tall, and there is a feeling of weakness. It sounds like thirty or forty, but it looks like it's fifty miles away. The face line is very hard, there is no long beard, only the black and white fine stubble between the lips and jaws, showing roughness...... The only thing that matched Shen Yun's expectations was those eyes as sharp as an eagle's falcon!
Shen Yun was looking at Hu Gong, and Hu Gong was also looking at Shen Yun, his sharp eyes turned softened, and he sighed: "Qingquan, Ling Lang has an outstanding demeanor, and he lives up to your expectations!" If you have knowledge under the spring, you must bless him well to carry forward the Bohai Shen family! ”
Shen Yun didn't dare to hesitate any longer, walked a few steps and stood still in front of Hu Gong, clasping his fists and squeezing his fists: "Bohai Shen Yun, I've seen His Royal Highness Hu Gong!" ”
Shen Yun's etiquette is very customary, and the title is respectful, but he didn't think about it, but it caused Hu Gong to roar: ", what do you little rabbit call me?" What His Royal Highness Duke Hu?! Lao Tzu and your father walked on the same road, slept on the same bed, and never separated each other, did they become separated when they came to you? Tell you, little rabbit cub, don't think that after Brother Qingquan leaves, you won't accept it, rest assured, as long as Lao Tzu is alive for a day, no one in the world will dare to touch a single hair of you! ”
This roar was like thunder exploding in his ears, shaking Shen Yun's ears and making him extremely uncomfortable. I don't know how Hu Gong's thin body contains so much strength. And I heard him sigh just now, the words are quite elegant, and he must also be a noble elder who values etiquette, but he didn't expect that Hu Gong had been in the army for a long time, and he had already developed a loud voice, and his temper had become extremely hot, and there were often two images of elegance and barbarism alternating on his body. A very elusive person!
Shen Yun later learned that it was the elusive character of Duke Hu that made him stand out in the war and rose all the way to the current marshal of the empire!
But at this moment, Shen Yun first wanted to calm Hu Gong's temper, he peeked at Gongfu Xiao, but saw him smile and nod at himself. Shen Yun immediately understood, and said again: "Nephew Shen Yun visits Uncle Zhang!" ”
"Hahahaha, that's right!" Hu Gong laughed very happily, helped Shen Yun up and looked at it carefully: "Ai Cheng, I haven't seen him for three years, Yuan Rang has grown a lot taller, and his appearance has changed a lot, if I meet him on the street, I really don't dare to recognize him!" Alas, it's a pity that I came back a step late, and Qingquan was still killed......"
The father-in-law said: "There is a fate in the world, and you can't force it." Brother Qingquan also thought of this possibility when he entered the capital to pay homage to the saint, but he was still too careless, how could he go to worship Mr. Du alone! ”
Hu Gong suddenly turned his head to look at Gongfu and said, "I only got the news from you five days ago, so I rushed back day and night, and finally arrived a day earlier than expected. In your letter, in addition to mentioning the murder of Qingquan, you also said that there is a great matter to discuss with me. But it's not enough for the old woman to hurt Qingquan, she will definitely hurt my brother and others? ”
Speaking of this, Hu Gong's eyes burst out, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour. That momentum also suddenly became ferocious, which made Shen Yun's heart palpitate for a while.
Gongfu hurriedly said: "No, no, the great thing I said was that Yuan Rang was detained by the Yulin Secret Guard, and I want you to rush back as soon as possible to save him from the cage, but now His Majesty has personally pardoned Yuan Rang, and it is no big deal!" Now wait for Yigong to return to Kyoto, then I will not be afraid of that mother-in-law, and we can arrange everything calmly, in short, we must seek justice for Brother Qingquan! ”
Speaking of this, Hu Gong's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of cold light, looking at Shen Yun and asking, "Yuan Rang, who detained you?" Tell me more about the past few days! If it is really that mother-in-law who is too pressing, the old man will send someone back to Yuyang tonight to pass the order, and this big Han country will not be ......"
"Shh......h Your Highness is silent! Gongfu Xiao hurriedly made a silent gesture to stop Hu Gong's mouth. Then he told Hu Gong everything that had happened in the past few days in a low voice, and finally said: "As for why His Majesty would make such a holy decree, it is difficult for me to guess!" As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yun.
Hu Gong closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "Yuan Rang, are you in contact with Your Majesty alone?" Or by what means, let His Majesty save you from trouble? ”
Shen Yun was startled, and his heart was like a flash of calcium carbide, and he was about to find a reason to drag this matter over, but he saw Hu Gong's sharp eyes with endless understanding, looking at himself squarely, and said in his heart: Hu Gong and my father are close friends, and they are classmates with the emperor, so they must definitely understand each other's personalities, if I talk nonsense, as soon as they check it one day, my charge of deceiving the elders will be implemented, and it will be impossible to gain Hu Gong's trust in the future...... Damn, anyway, it's this point, so what's the matter.
Shen Yun made up his mind and arched his hand: "Uncle, please listen to your nephew." ”
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It turned out that after Shi Qian left that day, he went to the bank of the Qinhuai River to find a butcher surnamed Jia.
Since ancient times, Zhongyi slaughtered more dogs, this butcher surnamed Jia was called Jia Tai, who was a small trader in the South Seas, coming and going in the wind and rain all day long, exchanging some valuable companions from the Han Dynasty, hiring a small boat to send to the southernmost Starfall City of the Empire, and then sent by the merchant ships of Starfall City to the South Seas and even the Western Ocean, he also made some hard money. As a result, in the process of running the boat, it encountered wind and waves, the ship capsized, and even people almost died at sea. Fortunately, Hou Kan, the king of the East China Sea, passed by and rescued him. Seeing that he was a strong and powerful young man, they wanted to recruit him. This Jia Tai followed Hou Kan for two years, and when he learned that his mother was sick, he didn't want to be left in the grass again. Hou Kan was not embarrassed by him, and sent some coils back to Kyoto in person, and hired a senior doctor to diagnose his mother's illness.
Jia Tai found a store in Kyoto and made a living by killing pigs and sheep. Although he did things that hurt yin and morality, he was a very kind person. After the East China Sea Shark King was sent to the Class A prison, this Jia Tai not only did not hide like others, but repeatedly went to the Class A prison to ask to see Hou Kan, but he couldn't find it, so he often took some silver money and clothes and sent them to Hou Kan in prison. Hou Kan didn't say that he had also been a pirate, but he was secretly grateful to Jia Tai for his loyalty. If it weren't for the fact that this matter was important, Hou Kan didn't want Jia Tai to come forward.
Shi Qian found Jia Tai. At that time, Jia Tai's mother had died, and Jia Tai had never married a wife and had children, so he had nothing to worry about. Listening to Hou Kan's instructions, he naturally gladly obeyed. Shi Qian took Jia Tai to Gui Street and met the fake Wang Baiming. Bai Ming received Shi Laosan's treasure, and he didn't care much when he was overjoyed, and he actually made a waist card for Jia Tai to enter and exit the imperial city!
Everyone has to ask, why only do you make the waist card of the imperial city? Can't you make a waist card that goes straight to the palace? Also, are waist cards so easy to do? Definitely!
In fact, those things that can run around with a waist card and enter the forbidden palace as if they were in a no-man's land can only happen on TV and movies. The real situation is that the imperial city is already the center of the Han Empire, and the officials who work in the imperial city need to have a certificate issued by the officials in addition to their own faces to enter and exit every day. Other personnel--- such as guards and officials, as well as merchants who brought grain and vegetables into the imperial city, etc., were required to have a waist badge issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Forbidden Military Office, and the waist plate would be engraved with the person's portrait, and once the portrait did not match, they must not enter the imperial city.
Modern people think that the ancient figure paintings are abstract and ugly, but in fact, in the Chinese civilization of the Qin and Han dynasties, the portraits were still mainly realistic. Looking at the terracotta warriors and horses of the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, the extremely realistic faces are proof of this. And this empire that was transformed by Han Shengzu coexisted with realistic painting and abstract painting, and because of the contact with the Roman Empire, there was already a prototype of oil painting in the market.
Therefore, it was extremely difficult to build a waist card in ancient times. Only those who are really skilled can do it, and there are usually only one or two such people. As for why he didn't make a waist card to enter the palace, it was because Bai Ming couldn't make it himself. The waist plate that enters the palace is more complex, and there are several watermarked patterns that require special machines to process. Bai Ming can't be imitated.
Enough gossip, back to the point.
After making the waist card, Jia Tai entered the imperial city at night and began to write down the various paths and palace coordinates in the imperial city. Jia Tai is not only loyal, but also has a ability to never forget, as long as he has seen things once, even after a few years, he can remember, he was the most relied on living map of the East China Sea Shark King. All Jia Tai had to do was to write down which palace the emperor would appear in, find out the situation and inform Shi Qian, and then let Shi Qian, an expert who climbed high and low, come in, and put the letter on the dragon case that the emperor would definitely see.
Speaking of extreme luck, Jia Tai found that the Qinzheng Hall in the imperial city was brightly lit, although he did not get close, but he had been interrogated by the forbidden army several times, so he concluded that it was the place where the emperor worked these days. So he turned back to inform the waiting time.
Shi Qian showed his skills, but he couldn't get close to the Qinzheng Palace. It was only when the emperor was tired and returned to the gap of rest that he sneaked in, put the letters on the dragon case that was piled up, and then sneaked back to the Grade A prison--- no more, no less, exactly three days.
Although Shen Yun did not tell the details of the situation, Hu Gong and Gongfu Xiao were extremely shocked to hear it. The twists and turns and thrills in this are afraid that only the parties concerned can understand them.
His Royal Highness Duke Hu sighed: "I didn't expect that there are such capable people, if you can get into the army, wouldn't it be simple to take the rank of general in the million-dollar army?" ”
Gongfu Xiao didn't care about this, but exclaimed: "Yuan Rang, what letter did you give to Your Majesty?" Also, didn't Your Majesty investigate you for trespassing in the Imperial City? ”
Shen Yun smiled bitterly: "How no, on the night when Shi Qian came back, the Yulin Secret Guard took him away. If it weren't for the noise between me and my friends in prison, I'm afraid he would have been abolished...... As for the letter, I only said one sentence. ”
"What?" The two asked.
"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, how can he make an edict to pass on the throne? It's weird! The grass people don't believe it, and the temple princes don't believe it! Shen Yun said what was written in the letter word for word.
The princess was surprised: "The edict of succession? What edict did Your Majesty make? How did I not know? ”
Hu Gong was also surprised and said, "Virtuous nephew, don't blame me!" Is this edict of succession true? ”
Shen Yun smiled: "Of course." The edict of succession had been obtained by the brother who was on the drum and flea, but he was very strict and refused to reveal the location of half of the edict. ”
"Tu Tianjiao imprisoned him in a Grade A prison for the sake of that edict?" Gongfu Xiao muttered, "If there is such a thing, no wonder he committed such a serious crime and was not beheaded." This thing still has to be found, and it will be relieved to see it destroyed with your own eyes! ”
Shen Yun clapped his hands and said, "That's exactly the reason. Brother Shi Qian also had this idea, so he refused to say where the edict was. But he told me what this edict looked like and what was so special about it! ”
Hu Zhengcheng pondered when and why the emperor made this edict, and after hearing this, he asked, "What's so special?" ”
"There is only the queen mother's phoenix seal and His Majesty's signature on the edict, but there is no emperor's imperial treasure!" Shen Yun said with a smile.
Gongfu Xiaoli showed a trance-like expression and said, "You, you just learned about the discord between the emperor and the queen mother through this matter?" ”
"Not bad. I felt very strange after listening to what Shi Qian said. If it is really the edict of His Majesty the Emperor, how can there be no Imperial Treasure of the Emperor? So I suspect that there may be something else going on in this palace, and I don't know. But I didn't know at the time that it was the Queen Mother's wife who wanted to harm my father and son, but I just thought that this matter might make a fuss, so that Your Majesty could help me! As a result, I won the bet! ”
Shen Yun's triumphant expression made Duke Hu and Gongfu look stunned.
After a while, Hu Gongcai said: "You, are you blackmailing Your Majesty?" Do you know that as an emperor, you hate being coerced the most! What's more, the person who wanted to blackmail him was still a little-known person...... Virtuous nephew, you're in trouble! I don't know what the situation will be tomorrow, but fortunately I came back early, otherwise something would have happened......"
Shen Yun was surprised and was about to explain, but found that no matter how he explained, he was powerless. He was indeed challenging the majesty of the emperor.
Not to mention the edict of succession, just because he was able to make people unknowingly put the letter on the emperor's desk, which was already a taboo for the emperor. The emperor didn't know that Shi Qian also took great pains to sneak in when the emperor was not in the Qinzheng Hall and the forbidden army around him was relatively not so strict. In such a situation, all emperors would feel that their lives were seriously threatened! What's more, the aggrieved nature of the emperor himself has been suppressed and threatened by the queen mother, and I am afraid that his heart will not be too cheerful...... Shen Yun, I'm afraid I'm really in trouble this time!