Yundu was in a mess because of the theft of the key to the small city gate and the sneaking away of the county lord Yu Yin, and the guards guarding the south gate and the patrolling forbidden army were held accountable that night.

Princess Anhe, who has a quiet and elegant temperament, became angry for the first time, and in a fit of anger, she punished all the subordinates of Xiyuan, even the secret guards sent by Emperor Hongjing to protect Yu Yin in the dark did not let go.

On the evening of the second day, Emperor Hongjing recalled all the secret guards to hold them accountable again, how the county lord escaped quietly under their heavy protection.

The secret guards are miserable, and the county lord's guard fifteenth was once the first secret guard under His Majesty, with peerless martial arts, and he came and went without a trace.

The other guard, Chu Yi, is the most shrewd secret guard under the Marquis of Huaiyuan, with extensive knowledge, and knows all kinds of side ways, and is skillful.

Even the county lord himself is a light skill, and he is extremely weird, and he can't prevent it!

"What do I want you to do!" Emperor Hongjing was angry and threw his sleeves, but he was too excited and coughed.

Holding his chest with one hand, he pressed the chair handle with the other, the green tendons on the back of his hand burst out, and his face was pale and terrifying.

Because it was for rest, he went to the bun, and a strand of Katsuyuki's hair hung down on the sides of his neck, and his eyebrows were full of tiredness. Before it was confusing, the vitality had faded and the twilight was gloomy, which inevitably made people's hearts sad.

Thinking of the niece who never played cards according to common sense, he pulled the corners of his mouth and hooked a wry smile.

After all, I can't stop it!

"Well, you can take the punishment yourself—" He waved his hand weakly, got up from his chair with the help of his father-in-law, and slowly walked inside.

The room is much simpler than the general emperor's bedroom, and there are no dazzling treasures inside, only some practical utensils and some low-key and restrained ornaments.

In addition, the most common are things such as letters, low cabinets next to the bed, and tea tables under the window are piled up, and I think the dormitory is used as an office place.

sat on the edge of the bed with the support of Gao Gonggong, and picked up the newly presented newspaper from the three northern cities and looked at it.

Father-in-law Gao sighed lightly and took a thicker cloak to put on him, and lowered his voice and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, what should I do next, the little lady is leaving Yundu, I'm afraid it will be more than lucky!" ”

"What should come will come, how can you hide?" The voice dragged on, and the lamentation was mixed with a wry smile.

Over the years, he has turned bitterness into wine, numbing himself from thinking about the past, and he has also used the strength of wine to pluck up the stormy country, the Qi country that almost perished in the chaos.

"Eighteen years...... Has it been so long? ”

Gao Gonggong understood these vague words, sighed one after another, as if he remembered something, and his wrinkled fat face was full of unbearable looks.

Emperor Xian died eighteen years ago, and Emperor Hongjing ascended the throne with a weak crown, with a difference of two years.

There is no record of what happened in the past two years, as if it had been deliberately erased.

The older officials were secretive about the events of those two years and never dared to mention it, even though Qi Yang was the crown prince, he still hadn't found any substantive news these days.

At this time, he was knocking on the door by taking advantage of the loss of the key by Shangshu of the Ministry of War, but Lao Shangshu did not give face at all, and after a little clarification of the loss of the key and the guarantee that the same thing would not happen again next time, he went into the study, leaving him, His Royal Highness the Prince, to stand in the hall.

The old wife of Shangshu felt rude, and repeatedly ordered her subordinates to watch the tea and serve.

I thought that the strange temper of the military department Shangshu was a false rumor, but I didn't expect the real situation to be even more powerful than the rumors!

Qi Yang had no way to coerce and lure, so he could only return empty-handed, after all, his father strictly forbade him to inquire about the relevant things eighteen years ago.

As soon as he returned to the East Palace, he was summoned over.

The person who delivered the decree was Jing Xiu, because of his favoritism, Qi Yang was also kinder to him than ordinary palace people.

"What did my father say?" Qi Yang got up and walked over, and under the guidance of Jing Xiu, he walked towards Changle Palace.

"The minions don't know." Jing Xiu responded respectfully, his expression was humble, and his words were neither humble nor arrogant, but people couldn't find anything wrong.

"Then Grandpa Jing can guess, I think it should be Yin'er, right?" Qi Yang seemed to be asking and answering himself.

Jing Xiu still smiled respectfully, and his face changed with some trepidation; "The slave does not dare to speculate on His Majesty's meaning, and he will naturally know when His Highness arrives."

Stick to the rules, be cautious, so boring, I really don't know how Yin'er favors this person!

Qi Yang shook his head and didn't ask any more.

The two of them remained silent all the way, and seeing that they were about to arrive at Changle Palace, Jing Xiu suddenly lowered his voice and said: "It is a matter of the safety of the county lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must not shirk." ”

These words were clueless, Qi Yang was full of suspicions, and asked Jing Xiu again but said no more.

When he arrived at Changle Palace, Jing Xiu stood outside the hall, and Gonggong Gao came out at the right time and led him towards the dormitory.

Emperor Hongjing has been looking at the excerpts, although most of the government affairs have been handed over to the prince, but recently there have been frequent major events, and he has to force himself to deal with these reports.

"Cheng Ze, I heard that you went to Song Yuanzhou's mansion?"

It seemed to be a casual question, but Qi Yang sensed the fierceness hidden in his words.

Hurriedly bowed and replied: "Father, Erchen is just going to inspect the place where the military department Shangshu stores the key to the city gate, it is a matter of the safety of the Qi country, Erchen hopes that he can do a good job of protection, and the theft must not happen again!" ”

Emperor Hongjing raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a little appreciation: "Not bad! With the appearance of the prince, I can rest assured that the country of Qi will be handed over to you in the future. ”

It's like saying it again!

Qi Yang was in a low mood and full of doubts.

He never knew about his father's physical condition, and every time he asked, he said things like "no big deal" and "no need to worry".

He is only thirty and six, and he has snow-white hair, but he only says that he is overly worried and overworked, and even the imperial doctor refuses to say a few words about it.

Qi Yang suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, and after looking around, he asked the palace people to close the unclosed windows nearby.

Emperor Hongjing's heart warmed, and he covered his lips and coughed a few times before mentioning: "I summoned you today to send you to lead the imperial doctor and the army to the north for disaster relief. ”

Qi Yang was puzzled, and was about to ask Emperor Hongjing when he coughed violently at the right time, breaking his mind to ask.

After taking the warm tea handed by Gonggong Gao, he slowed down, and said earnestly: "I know that you will say that Liang Yan has led the team, and you should be stationed in Yundu because of the heavy responsibility of supervising the country."

However, the three northern cities were seriously affected, the people were panicked, and there was no one with a high status to appease them, how could they calm the hearts of the people?

You are the prince of the country, the future emperor, you should not be confined to the court, you should let go of arrogance, go to the people more to observe the people's feelings, so that when you make a decision, you will not be divorced from reality and the people. ”

"But ......" Qi Yang's heart was already shaken.

Emperor Hongjing waved his hand, stroked his knees and chuckled: "Although I am infected with old diseases, I have recurred from time to time, and I should not work too hard, but such a little state affairs are not a big deal."

I didn't let you supervise the country because I couldn't do it, but I just hoped that you could familiarize yourself with political affairs in advance, and mention a thing or two while I was still there.

What's more, don't you still want to promote Yin'er's jade cocoon, that girl just ran away to the north, you just happened to communicate with her, and at the same time watched her, don't make any mess. ”

Qi Yang was finally moved, glanced at Emperor Hongjing worriedly, and retreated obediently.

After saying it for so long, his spirit became worse and worse, and Gao Gonggong helped him to lie on the bed.

"Your Majesty, why do you have to lure His Royal Highness the Crown Prince away from Yundu, now that there is a county lord in the north, she can completely set the hearts of the people with her reputation among the people?"

"Chaos is coming, he is the hope of the Qi country, and there can be no mistakes. The affairs of our generation will end in our generation, and children should not be contaminated with these ......"

Emperor Hongjing sighed, and Gonggong Gao also sighed faintly.

There was silence in the dormitory.