Chapter Eighty-Three: The Prince's Face
p> This was the first time Fang Dang had been summoned by King Hong Zheng after killing the disciples of Yunjian Mountain.
p> If he could, Fang Dang really didn't want to see King Hong Zheng, in front of such a person as King Hong Zheng, Huang Nu'er, and Ziyunshan, Fang Dang was so small that he almost fell into the ground, even if he looked up, he couldn't see the whole picture of these deposits.
> is quite uncomfortable for Fang Dang in front of them, because there will always be a feeling that his life is firmly in the hands of others, Fang Dang, who is used to running with his legs and defending his life with his fists, is quite afraid of the state of being slaughtered by others without the ability to run and fight.
p > At this time, Fang Dang deeply understood why Princess Jing didn't want to go to the capital, but she still had to go. Fang Dang couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart, feeling that Princess Jing was a little pitiful.
p > Fang Dang came to the outside of the main hall where King Hong Zheng was again, the outside of the hall was still empty, silent, this seemed to be a forbidden area of life, there was no living thing, Fang Dang felt that he was out of place here.
p > the two black-armored sword and halberd sergeants standing at the entrance of the main hall were still like stone sculptures, motionless, and seemed to be completely lifeless.
p> This time Fang Dang didn't immediately enter the main hall, because the maid who led the way in front stood in place, bowed her head slightly, and waited respectfully and quietly.
p > Fang Dang looked towards the main entrance of the main hall that was like a tomb and a cave, and the black hole was hollow, and the cold wind slowly overflowed from the gate.
p > Fang Dang stood here and waited for nearly half an hour before a middle-aged man with a heavy heart, sullen and thin figure came out of the door of the main hall.
p > Fang Dang's eyes couldn't help but flash slightly when he saw this person, perhaps because he felt the strangeness of Fang Dang's gaze, and the middle-aged man who was worried immediately looked at Fang Dang.
p> Fang Dang hurriedly withdrew his gaze.
p > The middle-aged man looked at Fang Dang, his eyes were burning, and after squinting, he didn't look at Fang Dang anymore, and left with a solemn face.
p> After the man completely walked out of the huge courtyard in front of the palace, Fang Dang dared to turn his head to look at the place where the middle-aged man had disappeared.
p > Fang Dang let out a sigh of relief, the other party didn't even recognize him, it seemed that after quenching the blood, Fang Dang's face had indeed changed greatly.
p > this person once wanted to kill him Fang Dang, when he was under the Yun Xuan Dan furnace, this middle-aged man and Princess Jing picked him up in the air, if it weren't for Princess Jing, Fang Dang would have been crushed by him at that time.
p > Fang Dang later learned from the pigeon and others that this middle-aged man's name is Uncle Hei, his identity is detached, and he is a guest of King Hong's Mansion, this Uncle Hei has watched Princess Jing grow up since he was a child, and he cares for Princess Jing very much, and he can even be Princess Jing's father, Princess Jing is a woman with a very right idea in her heart, and few people can persuade her, and the only thing that can make Princess Jing obedient is this Uncle Hei.
p > It is said that Uncle Hei went to the edge of the Endless Demon Cave some time ago, looking for a spirit beast called Green Deer, and never returned, when he was in the Princess's Mansion, Fang Dang was always worried that this Uncle Hei would come back to kill him, and then put on a thick layer of skin, but he was not afraid, and then later, Fang Dang forgot about this black uncle, but he didn't expect to see it again at this time.
p > when Fang Dang was stunned, the maid in front of him said in a low voice: "Lord General, you should enter the palace, don't let the prince wait for a long time." ”
p > Fang shook his spirits and walked towards the tomb-like hall, facing the gust of yin wind, which was biting cold.
> Fang Dang had entered this hall once, so this time he was mentally prepared and waiting to see the tall body like a huge mountain again.
p> However, when he stepped into the main hall, the mountain-like body did not appear, and the scene that appeared in front of Fang Dang was extremely normal.
The main hall of the > was empty, and the closest to Fang Dang was a large round table, and beyond the large round table, it could be seen that a tall seat was piled up with the king of Hong Zheng, who was like a mountain of meat.
p> On the table in front of King Hong Zheng, there was a whole cow with leftovers, and the huge head of the cow was facing Fang Dang.
The > was full of burnt incense, and King Hong Zheng held a fat beef leg in both hands, tore a piece of meat down, and chewed it full of oil.
p> However, at this time, King Hong Zheng's eyes were not on the beef, but he was looking at Fang Dang half-squinting, looking Fang Dang up and down.
P > surprisingly, being scrutinized by King Hong Zheng like this, Fang Dang didn't feel too much discomfort, at least it showed that King Hong Zheng didn't have the idea of killing him.
p > Fang Dang even glanced at the eunuch standing behind King Hong Zheng at this time, holding a plate and waiting, this eunuch had a fair complexion, his appearance could be called handsome, his demeanor was serene and dignified, and the snarky appearance of Father-in-law Shui was completely different, he seemed to be more generous, and a pair of eyes were also looking Fang Dang up and down.
p> For the people in Fire Poison City, they had to take a good look at Fang Dang when they saw him, after all, Fang Dang was the one who killed the disciples of Cloud Sword Mountain, so Fang Dang didn't care much about the other party's gaze.
p > King Hong Zheng said lightly: "Have you had breakfast?"
p > Fang Dang originally planned to go to Princess Jing's place to eat, but before he went out, he was summoned by King Hong Zheng, of course he didn't eat.
P> so Fang Dang shook his head.
p> "Let's eat together!" After King Hong Zheng said a word, he began to continue to bite the ox leg in his hand, and his eyes moved from Fang Dang's body to the ox leg, focusing on fighting with the food in his hand seriously.
p > Fang Dang is a cheap person, and he is about to go forward to eat, for ordinary people, he really can't eat greasy food like roast beef early in the morning, but for Fang Dang, what to eat is never a problem, there is no obstacle at all, Fang Dang is most afraid of not having to eat.
p> But as soon as Fang Dang took a step, he felt a strange look, Fang Dang followed the strange look, and saw that the good-looking eunuch was squinting at him, as if to warn him and not allow him to continue to move forward.
p > At the same time, Fang Dang's grandfather also spoke: "Dang'er, don't go to eat, the elders and the young are respectful and inferior, and the people are human, and there is absolutely no offense." ”
p > Fang said puzzledly: "But he told me to eat?"
p> Fang Dang's grandfather said: " Lang'er, the world is cunning, there are tricks everywhere, King Hong Zheng is the prince, your identity is just a partial general, he asked you to eat, it is a gesture, a means of corporal etiquette, you really go to eat, it will inevitably make him unhappy, you see that when King Hong Zheng eats, there is no one around, even the eunuchs who are waiting are standing far away, and then look at this hall, and outside the hall, empty, you know that this guy is extremely suspicious, and he is even more suspicious of people, so if you rashly go to his table to get food, he has to bite you。 ”
p > Fang Dang is not stupid, but very smart, a little bit thorough, immediately said: "Just like the bulldog in the rotten poisonous beach, they must not approach anything when they eat, once they get forward, they will arouse his ferocity, and they will not die?" ”
p> "The children can be taught!" Fang Dang's grandfather nodded in praise.
p> "That eunuch is not bad, I know to give you a look, if you have a career, you can talk to him if you have the opportunity." Grandpa Fang Dang took the opportunity to teach.
p > The exchange between Fang Dang and his grandfather was the purest exchange of thoughts, and the moment of lightning and flint was completed, on the surface, Fang Dang just glanced at the eunuch who warned him with his eyes, and immediately stopped.
p> "Swinger, people have to bow their heads sometime in life, deal with this kind of guy, I'm better than you, the next conversation, I'll teach you, you do what I say." Grandpa Fang Dang's voice sounded.
p > sure enough, Fang Dang didn't eat the beef on King Hong Zheng's table, and King Hong Zheng didn't say anything at all, and then, the entire hall could only hear the sound of King Hong Zheng chewing.
Not long after the p> King Hong Zheng ate the entire beef leg into his stomach, and the eunuch who had not made a sound behind him stepped forward respectfully, and there was a bowl of steaming bright red liquid in the tray in his hand, Fang Dang twitched his nose slightly, it should be blood, it is ox blood.
p > King Hong Zheng drank the whole bowl of hot ox blood with a grunt, and the eunuch Na Dunhou gently wiped King Hong Zheng's hands and beard with a towel.
p> Early in the morning, the sun has not yet fully risen, and eating such greasy and fishy things is completely unbearable for ordinary people, and I am afraid that they will feel disgusting and uncomfortable.
p > at this time, King Hong Zheng looked at Fang Dang again, but he didn't speak, and it was the eunuch who was wiping the palm of King Hong Zheng's hand when he spoke.
p> "Good luck, the prince rewarded you with becoming a partial general, this is a great honor, yesterday in the Beijing message, today the saint personally said the imperial permission, as long as you enter Beijing to take back the iron order of the partial general, you are considered an official partial general." ”
p> "It just so happens that Princess Jing's marriage in Beijing this time is a big event, you will be by your side, protect Princess Jing's safety, and by the way, take back the token that the saint gave you." ”
p> When this eunuch mentioned Emperor Xuanlong, he was not respectful at all, on the contrary, he even seemed a little arrogant and unhappy, obviously not talking about the emperor's strict zhòng.
Although > didn't understand what the eunuch said, Fang Dang nodded respectfully. This was taught to him by his grandfather, and Fang Dang was nothing more than a marionette.
p > the eunuch wiped King Hongzheng's hands and face, and then said: "This time the prince wants me to walk with you, along the way, you have to obey my arrangement in everything, understand?"
p> Fang Dang nodded again.
p > eunuch folded the towel squarely and put it back into the tray, straightened his waist, glanced at Fang Dang, and said: "If you go to Beijing to meet the emperor this time, the emperor wants to keep you to serve in the capital, or go to the frontier to defend the frontier, what should you do?"
p > Fang Dang paused slightly and said, "I'll just resign and not do it." ”
p > eunuch smiled, nodded approvingly, and said: "You remember, the prince single-handedly pulled you, you were born as the prince's person, and died as the prince's ghost, before leaving, you go with Yan Fang to choose some fire slaves among the rotten poison beaches, go down." ”
p> Fang Dangyan's face twitched slightly, and then he withdrew directly from this hall, and King Hong Zheng said a word from beginning to end.
p> Fang Dang exited the hall last time, soaking wet, but this time it was quite relaxed, and there was no sense of oppression at all.
p> Fang Dang's last sentence was also taught to him by his grandfather, Fang Dang actually didn't want to go to Kyoto at all, he had already made up his mind, he would escape from the city when he left the palace, as long as he ran into the rotten drug beach, the rest of the things would be easy to do.
p > Fang Dang didn't expect that the eunuch would ask him to go to the rotten drug beach with a guy named Yan Fang, for Fang Dang, it was simply like someone sending a pillow when he dozed off, it was too intimate, Fang Dang thought that this eunuch was a good person at this time.
As soon as > Fang Dang came out of the main hall, he saw that there were nine eunuchs standing in the place where he was originally standing and waiting, including Father Shui, who had asked him to escort the treasures.
p > Father-in-law looked at Fang Dang with a bad gaze, and his ferocity was revealed among the nine eunuchs.
p> Fang Dang actually didn't take Grandpa Shui as a thing at all, and even forgot about Grandpa Shui asking him to bet on the treasure for a long time, but in the eyes of Grandpa Shui, a guy who has been immersed in officialdom for decades, he is already inseparable from Fang Dang, either you die or I forget.
p> The biggest distance in the world is that I don't take you seriously at all, but you feel that we are already in an endless relationship.
p > Fang Dang ignored Grandpa Shui's sharp gaze and walked past the nine eunuchs.
p> except for Grandpa Shui, no one cared too much about Fang Dang, and the reason why he looked at Fang Dang was completely out of curiosity. The remaining eight eunuchs now had sad faces and frowns, as if they were thinking about something more important.
p> nine eunuchs entered the main hall, and the roasted whole cow on King Hong Zheng's table had been torn off and replaced with a pot of white fungus porridge.
p> King Hongzheng was drinking porridge with a spoon the size of a palm, but it could be seen that he didn't like this white fungus porridge very much, so he stopped after taking a sip.
p> ten permanent servants gathered together, often there were important things to discuss, the ten of them were very conscious, the only table in the main hall was prepared for them, they sat down one after another and began to discuss directly, as if King Hongzheng did not exist at all.
P> "The third prince is going to pull us into the water, and if you want me to say, we should delay for a few days before sending Princess Jing into Beijing, at least delay it on the road for a while, and then make plans when the situation in Beijing is clear." A eunuch went straight to the point.
p > "Delay?, we are more than a month away from the capital, if we speed up, we can arrive in twenty days, no matter how much we delay, can we delay for two months, until Emperor Xuanlong continues to live and come out?" another eunuch immediately retorted.
p > and the eunuchs were silent for a moment, and the somewhat generous eunuch spoke: "At present, the whole world is rumored that Emperor Xuanlong's continuation of life will inevitably fail, and the battle between the three princes and the eldest prince has also entered a white-hot Cheng dù, either you die or I live, such as this time, it is the best time for everyone to stand in line, choose the right one, then everyone is happy, if you stand in the wrong line, it is no wonder that others, wash your neck, and wait for the family to be ruined." ”
P> "If you don't stand in line at this time, it's better not to stand in line." After all, whether it is the eldest prince or the third prince, or even the Xuanlong Emperor, until the last moment, the three have no absolute chance of winning. ”
P> "Yes, those officials in Beijing are forced to stand in line, but there is no need for our prince to wade into this troubled water, whoever becomes the emperor can't move our prince." It's just that I didn't expect the three princes to force our prince to stand in line at this time, and the thoughts of the three princes are really vicious. ”
p>“ The three princes also have no way, now the capital is in a mess, the eldest prince and the third prince wrestle their wrists, the three princes have the greatest chance of winning, at this time, there is no hesitation, of course, all the power that can be used is used, it is best to kill the eldest prince, brothers are on the wall, there has never been a benevolent saying, the second prince was smart and clever, and the Xuanlong Emperor was very favored, but he moved slightly to change the mind of the second prince, on the third day, the second prince was killed, and now it is not clear who is the hand, the eldest prince was therefore put into the cold palace, and then it was not enabled, but the beneficiaries were the three princes, the royal dispute, and the power techniqueResourcefulness, courage, and ruthlessness are all indispensable. The emperor is not something that everyone can do. ”
p> "Speaking of the odds of winning, it seems that the three princes are greater, in recent years, the eldest prince has been abandoned by Emperor Xuanlong, and the three princes have monopolized power, and a lot of their own people have been installed in various places. ”
p>“ The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, the eldest prince has been regarded as the crown prince for twenty-seven years, twenty-seven years, there are too many people who defect to the eldest prince, enough for the eldest prince to operate, and the three princes have become a climate only in the last ten years, on the surface, the three princes naturally occupy an absolute advantage, but on the foundation, the three princes must not be stable, otherwise he will never force the prince to make a choice at this time, you must know that he is a stinky move, our prince has never been persecuted, Emperor Xuanlong has never persecuted our prince, but the little hairy child of the third prince came to provoke the prince, if it is not good, he will push our prince to the eldest prince。 Such a dangerous move must be done as a last resort, and the third prince now has to show the prince to support himself. ”
p> "In my opinion, Emperor Xuanlong's life extension this time can only be successful, the eldest prince is yesterday's yellow flower after all, even if the foundation is strong, after all, he has not entered the dynasty for ten years, if there is no Xuanlong Emperor in the end, Sancheng has no chance to win the throne, and the three princes are different, this son is a wolf with ambition, a vicious mind and good at management, how well-behaved he was when he was a child? How many people have been deceived? What is it like now? The Cheng family is full of blood, the head is rolling, the Fang family, known as the tenth doctor, the Fang family, the Xuanlong Emperor's previous emperors have never touched the Fang family, he was thrown into the stone prison of the rotten beach, some time ago, the stone prison moved, the sergeant took a look, only to find that the Fang family has turned into dry corpses, the tenth doctor, hundreds of years of reputation ruined, the three princes are ruthless, the camouflage is wonderful, at least sixty percent of the emperor's appearance, I calculate that this son is at least sixty percent likely to ascend to the top of the dragon throne. ”
p>“ The team in Beijing is standing in line, and the ministers outside have almost expressed their attitude, and the rest is probably only the prince who does not speak, I think about it, I think about it, I still think that the three princes have a better chance of winning, if the three princes really ascend the throne and become the emperor, we did not marry the princess who has already made a marriage contract this time, I am afraid it is a big pimple, of course the prince is not afraid of that little child, but sometimes, if you don't take a little risk, you can't make a big deal, the three princes can drag the best, if you can't drag it, it's better to throw yourself in, so as not to look ahead, but lose the square inch, lose the opportunity。 ”
p > "No, the prince monopolizes the fire and poison city, and no one can move the prince, even if Emperor Xuanlong wants our prince to send his daughter to Beijing, our prince can ignore it, why should he give face to the little rabbit cub of the third prince? He wants the prince's daughter to enter Beijing to complete the marriage, and our prince has to send his daughter to the capital? This breath can't just be swallowed! This is not a dispute of reason, this is to maintain the dignity of the prince, you must know that the third prince has not yet ascended the throne, so he treats the prince so slowly, if he ascends the throne, won't he have to step on the prince with his feet?" The eunuchs who opposed Princess Jing's entry into Beijing at the beginning became louder and louder.
p > the other nine permanent attendants at the table were silent at this time, everyone understands the reason, everyone will settle accounts, anyone knows that the three princes have the greatest chance of winning now, if they bet on the treasure, of course, they are betting on the three princes, but the previous words were good, now it is not a battle of reason, but a battle of dignity, if the three princes don't give an explanation, they will marry Princess Jing away in such a sentence, wouldn't the prince be too faceless?
The word p> face seems quite naïve to say, but sometimes, face must not be lost, and if you lose it, others will kick your nose in the face and step on your head to climb up.
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P> is on this chapter today, the big chapter is 5500 words. I1387