Jiang Geng personally went up the mountain and took the prince and the county lord back to Kyoto.

And the real king's mansion, Wentao Garden.

The real king has been taking care of the princess without undressing, and he is described as haggard, which is far from the graceful appearance on weekdays.

On this day, Jiang Geng went to pick up Zhu Youde, and they haven't come back yet.

But a group of people suddenly came to the palace, and the one who took the lead was the father-in-law next to the emperor.

The true king was not surprised, knowing the news of his return to Beijing, he must not be able to hide it for a long time.

So, after a brief clean-up, and a few words of advice to Chunxiang, he entered the palace.

After the real king entered the palace, he did not go to the palace of the emperor's deliberations, but a palace that is not very long to see foreign ministers on weekdays - Chonghua Palace.

When the true king saw the emperor in civilian clothes, he was also very surprised.

There was no one else in the palace, only the emperor and the true king.

The emperor was now facing away from the real king, looking at a portrait of a beautiful woman on the wall.

"True King, do you know who this is?" The Emperor didn't look back, still looking back to the True King and asked.

Zhu Xi knelt on the ground, not daring to get up, only looking up at the portrait on the wall.

In the painting is a peerless beauty, delicate and pretty, standing under a snow-covered red plum.

The beauty's skin was as white as snow, and she was wearing a red and white fox fur cloak, and the brim of her hat was pressed down, covering her stunning appearance.

Although only half of the face is exposed, the posture of the cherry mouth and the weak willow supporting the wind still has a comfortable feeling that makes people feel like a spring breeze.

The woman in the painting, the real king has never seen, but when he saw the emperor summoning him into the palace, he suddenly showed a fascination to a portrait, and the real king's eyes flickered, as if he had enlightenment.

"Hooray, the minister has never seen the person in the painting. I don't know which lady in the palace she is? The True King asked tentatively.

The emperor's originally obsessed eyes gradually regained their clarity, and the warm smile on his face was also put away, and he turned to look at the true king and said, "The true king is in charge of the black shadow. Don't you know if the person in the painting is a lady in the palace? If the true king says he doesn't know, then I have to wonder if I have mistaken the true king. Leaving such an important department in the hands of the True King."

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he seemed to be very angry.

And the true king was indifferent in the face of the pressure from the emperor.

That's right, he knows who the person in the painting is. I also know the status of the beauty in the painting in the emperor's heart. I also knew what the emperor wanted to say when he called him to Chonghua Palace.

But he didn't say it, but pretended not to know. The emperor's heart, how can he be clear as a courtier. Isn't this giving people a handle to make the emperor jealous?

"Hooray. Fortunately, he has the trust of Long Live to deal with the dark shadow affairs and find out the news of the world. But the affairs in the palace are related to the secrets of the royal family, and the ministers dare not snoop on. ”

"Oh, really?" The emperor sneered, not convinced.

When the Qianjun Dynasty saw the country, Emperor Taizu secretly established a dark shadow department to collect the movements of courtiers for him. He was afraid that the courtiers in the court would collude and form a party for personal gain, which would shake the foundation. At that time, the Black Shadow was just a department that could not be disclosed.

At that time, some people soon suspected that the black shadow was obeying the emperor's orders, so the people in the court were panicked. In order to calm people's hearts, Emperor Taizu handed over the black shadow to someone else. On the surface, he has no connection with the black shadow, but in fact, he continues to control the black shadow through others.

The black shadow developed very rapidly, and soon became a feared existence on the mainland. Emperor Taizu was also more and more worried that if such a force got out of his control, it would definitely become the greatest danger to the Qianzong Dynasty in the end.

Therefore, Emperor Taizu chose the true king who was still very unfashionable at that time from several kings with different surnames, and put him in charge of the black shadow. Since then, the Shinoh Mansion has prospered in Kyoto.

Although the true king is the puppet of the emperor and acts as a tool man. For a hundred years, there has been no trouble. Until the current true king Zhu Xi.

The emperor looked at the real king in front of him, with a heroic appearance and a talent to match. What made the emperor even more jealous was his age. Looking at the young and compact Zhu Xi, the emperor deeply realized that he had reached the age of rotten wood.

Even if he knew that the true king left his post without permission, he resisted the decree and returned to Beijing. And he will cover it up.

Thinking of it, today, the crown prince and the second prince came to find him together, knocking on the side and telling him that the real king was no longer in Youzhou City and had disappeared mysteriously.

The Emperor knew that the two princes were tempting, because neither of them was sure whether the Emperor knew about the disappearance of the True King.

Of course, the emperor was angry, because he even learned the news later than the crown prince. He seems to be sitting on the world, but he is an emperor with broken hands and feet.

Thinking that the Black Shadow had never told the True King about his disappearance, the Emperor became terrified. All his news is collected through the dark shadow, that is to say, what he knows, the true king knows, and what the true king knows, it is possible, not that he does not fully know.

Although, the emperor was sure of the true king's loyalty, and also knew that the true king was missing, so he must have secretly returned to Beijing. But this gap still made him unhappy, and he felt that some things were out of his control.

However, an emperor is an emperor. Even if he is angry, he does not reveal his true emotions. The crown prince and the second prince did not get the answers they wanted from the emperor, so they left in disgrace.

On the other side of the emperor, he immediately sent someone to the real king's mansion to secretly announce the true king. Now, everyone should know that the real king has returned to Beijing.

This is the effect that the emperor wants. forced the true king to beg for mercy from himself.

The emperor sneered and said, "When did the true king return to Beijing?" ”

"At the beginning of the month, I set out from Youzhou Castle and arrived in Kyoto two days ago," Shin Wang replied truthfully, without hiding anything.

The emperor's eyes were like falcons, and he looked at the true king and fell silent.

Facing the king of a country, with a dark and calm face, ordinary people have already been frightened. But the True King didn't have any change in his expression, and he was still in the same mood as before.

"The true king, he is indeed the pillar of the Qian's dynasty." The Emperor said coldly.

Zhu Xi looked up at the emperor, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether the emperor was hiding a needle.

"Long live, the minister knows that this return to Beijing is a major crime of resisting the decree. But the princess was alone in Beijing, and the minister had promised the princess that when she gave birth, the minister would be by her side. The minister can't break his word, this is not the husband's doing" Zhu Xi said slowly, as if giving a reason.

"Does the true king think that this reason can offset your sin of deceiving the king?" The emperor was furious, full of momentum.

When Zhu Xi saw that the emperor was like this, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Long live, the minister is guilty." However, the minister doesn't know how to deceive the king? ”

"How dare you quibble?" The emperor blew his beard and glared, and said, "The war on the frontier is so tight. I have issued many decrees, asking you and Marshal Gao to put the overall situation first, the safety of the people, and the society of the Qianchao Dynasty. Promote the prestige of our country and boost the morale of our soldiers. And what about you? In the recital, he swore an oath, but as the true king of the overseer, he threw down hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Youzhou City and secretly returned to Beijing in order to accompany the real princess to give birth? ”