403 birthmarks
Geng Hai respectfully clenched his fists and walked out of the courtyard where the wing room was located, and a middle-aged man in red bronze armor had already been waiting there at the entrance of the courtyard, walking back and forth restlessly, and two forbidden army soldiers were standing on the side.
"Grandpa Guo......" The middle-aged man saw Geng Hai come out and walked towards him eagerly.
Geng Hai simply ordered: "Wu Xingdong, you go and bring the 'people'." ”
"Yes, Grandpa Guo." Wu Xingdong responded with a sonorous fist, the scabbard of his sword with one hand on his waist hurried forward, and the two forbidden soldiers he brought followed him like a shadow, and when he ran, the armor pieces of his armor collided with each other, making a crackling sound.
Geng Hai looked at Wu Xingdong's back, with an inevitable smile on his face, and turned back to the wing.
Wu Xingdong bypassed the West Chamber, and soon came to the vicinity of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and found Cen Yin under several leafy sycamore trees.
Cen Yin was sitting on a mahot lacquered wood master chair, leisurely sipping tea, with only two small chamberlains serving beside him, one showing him the fire and the other making tea for him.
The corners of Wu Xingdong's mouth rolled out a sneer of disdain, and he strode up to Cen Yin, and without saluting, he said directly and arrogantly: "Lord Cen Governor, the emperor Xuan Governor has seen him in the past." ”
The two forbidden soldiers behind him stood left and right, and without any additional movements, they released an aura of "you have to go if you don't go".
Cen Yin took another sip of hot tea before slowly putting down the teacup, his elegant bearing was in stark contrast to the other party's arrogance.
Of course, many people around him also saw Wu Xingdong, and many people knew that Wu Xingdong was a close confidant of Wei Guogong, and their faces showed expressions of speculation or scrutiny, surprise or deep thought.
Cen Yin smiled faintly, stroked his sleeves, and said calmly: "Lead the way." ”
Wu Xingdong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and stretched out his hand to make an invitation.
The two of them returned the same way in the direction where Wu Xingdong came, leaving only the eyes with different expressions from the rear scanning back and forth on the backs of the two.
Cen Yin and Wu Xingdong had just bypassed the Daxiong Hall from the left side when they saw a petite figure in an aqua green dress looking around, as if searching for something.
The girl's eyes quickly looked at Cen Yin and Wu Xingdong, and walked briskly towards the two of them.
"Master Cen," Duanmu Fei looked at Cen Yin Fu and asked cutely, "Have you seen my sister?" ”
Cen Yin shook his head, and before he could speak, Wu Xingdong on the side had already urged impatiently: "Lord Governor Cen, the emperor is still waiting for you!" If this makes the emperor wait for a long time, the emperor will blame him, and you and I can't afford it! Wu Xingdong raised his chin proudly, arrogant.
"Whether the emperor blames it or not, don't bother with the commander." Cen Yin's feminine voice was not hurried, making people listen like a spring breeze, and as he spoke, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly raised, and a sharp coldness was released in his long and deep eyes, which made Wu Xingdong chuckle in his heart.
Wu Xingdong swallowed his saliva and said in his heart: Bear with him for a while, Cen Yin, a eunuch, will not be arrogant for a while.
"Fourth girl Duanmu, this Huangjue Temple is so big, your sister can't go far if she wants to come." Cen smiled implicitly, "Do you know where she has been before?" ”
"My eldest brother said that my sister went for a walk in the temple, but I found a stick of incense, but I didn't find my sister." Duanmu Fei wrinkled his little face in distress.
Since she arrived at Huangjue Temple in the morning, she has been with Anping's side, and after the morning ritual is over, she and Anping went to the room arranged by the chamber to take a rest, and rubbed her numb knees with the medicinal wine given by Feng Yan, and finally felt comfortable again.
Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Anping proposed to call Duanmujun over to have dinner together, Duanmufei agreed, and ran out to find his sister in a hurry, but he didn't expect to find anyone after looking for half a circle.
"Don't worry, I'll have someone find it for you." Cen Yin smiled slightly, with a little reassurance, and his amiable appearance made Wu Xingdong's expression a little subtle, and said in his heart: I heard that Cen Yin, a eunuch, has a lot to do with the Duanmu family, and this is really the case.
Cen Yin made a gesture casually, and one of the small chamberlains who followed him hurriedly stepped forward, nodded at Duanmu Feina, and said flatteringly, "The fourth girl is at ease", "The little one will send someone to find it" Yunyun's words.
The little chamberlain coaxed Duanmu Fei away, and Cen Yin and Wu Xingdong continued to walk forward together.
The midday sun was still so bright, and the blue sky was as clear as a flawless sapphire.
Cen Yin walked forward in the sun with his hands in his hands, he was not walking slowly, but he gave people a feeling of leisurely walking, which formed a strong contrast with the five big and three thick commanders beside him.
After a cup of tea, the two came to the emperor's chamber.
Geng Hai and Ashina were still inside, standing aside, the room was quiet, the ground was still a mess, the broken tea cup at Geng Hai and Ashina's feet had not yet been cleaned up, and the tea was flowing wantonly on the ground.
Cen Yin saluted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, there is a lot of chaos in this house, can the emperor move elsewhere?" ”
Geng Hai's eyebrows jumped, even if Cen Yin's sentence "It's very chaotic here", listening to his ears, he felt that Cen Yin was referring to Sang and scolding Huai.
Geng Hai sneered, and said preemptively: "Lord Cen still has the heart to care about these details, let's think about how to explain to the emperor about your tampering with the edict!" ”
Cen Yin moved his eyebrows, still calm, and asked, "How can Grandpa Guo say this?" ”
Geng Hai raised his hand and pointed at Cen Yin's nose, and snorted coldly: "This duke has found out that it was you who tampered with the edict, and the scroll and jade seal used in the edict can only be used by your celebrant at will!" ”
In the face of these heart-wrenching words, Cen Yin was still very calm, as usual, light and light, neither humble nor arrogant, so that people could not feel the slightest panic.
"Does Wei Guogong know what it means to be guilty?" Cen Yin asked Geng Hai lightly, then turned to the emperor, and said to the emperor bluntly, "Your Majesty, the edict began with the draft edict, and the ministers never touched it, and later after the edict was sent to the Taimiao, the forbidden troops guarding the Taimiao were all personally appointed by Wei Guogong. Could it be that the forbidden army was not properly guarded, so that the gangsters could take advantage of it? ”
"In this case, with all due respect, it is time for the Duke of Wei Guo to reflect, Your Majesty, this forbidden army is the elite of my Dasheng, and it can't even protect an edict, how to protect the family and the country?!"
Cen Yin said methodically.
The emperor's expression did not change for half a minute, his eyes were stern and deep, and he glanced back and forth between Cen Yin and Geng Hai, and he couldn't tell whether he believed or disbelieved Cen Yin's words.
Geng Hai's two thick eyebrows jumped, and his complexion changed immediately, Cen Yin, the eunuch, was really clever and said that the black was white.
Since the edict was sent to the temple to March 16, the three days, it was indeed guarded by the forbidden army in the temple, if he admitted that the real edict was stolen, that is, the forbidden army did not do it well, so that the emperor lost such a big face, of course he could not escape the blame!
He also knew that the emperor had recently intended to reduce his military power, which was inevitably a trick.
But if he doesn't admit it, that is to say, Cen Yin has no chance to tamper with the edict at all!
Cen Yin is really cunning.
Fortunately, I was prepared.
Geng Hai held back the anger in his heart, he didn't expect Cen Yin to confess his guilt easily.
He gritted his teeth, bypassed the topic, and made a killing move: "Your Majesty, the minister is sure that Cen Yin is in order to avenge Xue Qiyuan, the king of Zhenbei, so he will tamper with the edict and deliberately trap the emperor in injustice, intending to subvert my Dasheng Jiangshan, and his heart can be punished!" ”
Geng Hai said and took a step closer towards Cen Yin, the distance between the two was only three feet, so close that he could see any subtle changes in each other's expressions.
"Xue Zhao, don't pretend!"
"My father has found out everything clearly, the facts are all there, the evidence is ironclad, no matter how much you use excuses and quibbles, you can't deceive the emperor!"
Geng Hai stared at Cen Yin with a beast-like gaze.
"Heh, Grandpa Guo is really a wicked person who sues first!" Cen Yin looked at Geng Hai without flinching, "The tricks of the banquet in the palace on the first day of the new year, does Grandpa Guo want to play again?!" There is no evidence, and this seat can also be said to have tampered with the edict of the grandfather! ”
"Lord Cen Governor." Geng Hai's pupils shrank slightly, and there was a faint cold air in his eyes, "Do you think that you can confuse the Holy Hearing by talking like this, reversing black and white?!" It really can't be fake...... If you want evidence, then Bengong will give you evidence! ”
Geng Hai's voice was sonorous and impassioned.
"Lord Cen Du, you have a birthmark on your shoulder! Do you dare to untie your shirt and let the emperor see your left shoulder?! Geng Hai pointed to Cen Yin's left shoulder and sneered.
Geng Hai could no longer hide the agitation and murderous aura in his heart, this time, he must take Cen Yin in one fell swoop.
The atmosphere in the room also tightened to the top with these words, and it was so touching that even the emperor's face moved slightly, and his gaze fell on Cen Yin's left shoulder, so sharp that it seemed to pierce the thin robe.
Geng Hai gave Ashina a look, and Ashina said: "Xue Zhao, do you remember that when you were three years old, I went to the north to see you, and I remember your eyebrows and eyes very well, like my sister." ”
"And the birthmark on your body, which I have also seen with my own eyes, it is like a birthmark like a crescent moon."
"Your mother has the same one, but on the right shoulder, and yours on the left shoulder."
"Just untie your shirt and look at it......"
Ashina said eloquently, pressing step by step.
For him, either Cen Yin dies, or he dies himself, he can't let the emperor be angry with him, so he can only let Cen Yin carry this pot, it doesn't matter whether Cen Yin is Xue Zhao or not, as long as he really has that birthmark on his shoulder!
Cen Yin glanced at Ashina lightly, and said to Geng Hai: "Grandpa Guo, it is not easy for the eunuch to enter the palace casually, whether there is a birthmark on this seat or not, you can know it at a check." ”
Whether it is a concubine, a palace maid or a chamberlain, the rules for entering the palace are extremely cumbersome, Ashina doesn't understand these things, but the emperor and Geng Hai know.
Just as the show girl entering the palace must go through layers of screening and careful physical examination, the inner servant must also go through a strict inspection when entering the palace, and the appearance must be correct, the limbs must be complete, and the body must also be healthy, so as not to pass the illness to the master, and so on.
If there is any birthmark on the body of the chamberlain, it will also be recorded, which is also a way to prevent people from being replaced by others.
"Lord Cen Du, why bother so much, as long as you undress and understand!" Old God Geng Hai said on the ground.
With Cen Yin's current status, it is easy to revise the records of that year!
The more Cen Yin refused, the more sure Geng Hai was that the information he found was true, and Cen Yin must have a birthmark on his shoulder.
Ashina cheered Geng Hai on the side: "Yes." Lord Cen Governor, this matter couldn't be simpler, as long as you show your left shoulder a little and look at it. ”
The Emperor still did not speak, but narrowed his eyes, as if thoughtful.
There was a dead silence in the room.
It was as if even the sound of breathing had stopped.
Geng Hai stared at Cen Yin like a wolf, his body seemed to be ready to fly, and he was about to pounce on him at any moment.
Seeing that Cen Yin did not move, Geng Hai was a little impatient, and was about to urge again, so he heard the emperor speak: "Ah Yin, you just let Wei Guogong take a look, and it will save him from coming to me every day to 'mess around'." ”
The emperor's words "messing around" were ostensibly reprimanding Geng Hai, but at the same time, they also put him in a position where he could move forward and retreat.
Geng Hai knew that the emperor was really suspicious in his heart.
Cen Yin, who had stood motionless for a while, finally moved, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, then please forgive the ministers for their failure to honor the emperor." ”
Cen Yin slowly untied the jade belt around his waist, and then handed it to the little chamberlain behind him, who raised his hands and took it.
Cen Yin's movements are extremely slow, but also extremely graceful and pleasing to the eye.
Cen Yin is trying to stall for time?! Geng Hai sneered in his heart, and said in his heart: Even if Anping comes today, Cen Yin's placket will have to be solved!
If Anping really came, it would prove that Anping was indeed in collusion with Cen Yin, and he was killing two birds with one stone this time, no, it was three birds with one stone!
Thinking about it, Geng Hai's eyes became brighter, and the corner of his eyes glanced at the entrance of the courtyard, hoping that the proud shadow would appear there in the next moment.
It's a pity that the entrance to the yard is always empty.
Cen Yin slowly untied the string under his armpit again, and the neckline of the handover collar slackened a little......
Geng Hai didn't care about the entrance of the courtyard anymore, his eyes stared at Cen Yin's neckline with burning eyes, his white skin like mutton fat jade and the bright red brocade robe revealed a touch of extreme beauty, like a carefully depicted and colorful fine brush painting.
Cen Yin opened the neckline of the unicorn robe, and then untied the cream-white vertical collar middle coat a little, revealing his graceful collarbone and a crimson "birthmark......
Geng Hai's eyes widened, and his heart was filled with the joy of the dust: Sure enough! The old eunuch was right, Cen Yin really had a birthmark on his shoulder!
He subconsciously glanced out of the door again, and the door was empty except for the forbidden army and Wu Xingdong and others who were guarding there.
Neither Anping nor Feng Yan appeared, and it seems that Cen Yin is already Anping's outcast.
Hmph, it's a pity that An Ping is afraid that she won't want to get her wish, and she won't let go of this great opportunity to let her clear up the relationship! Geng Hai secretly swore in his heart.
"Cen Yin, what else do you have to say!" Geng Hai pointed to the birthmark on Cen Yin's shoulder and said inquisitively, at this moment, for Geng Hai, Cen Yin is already a prisoner under the ranks, and naturally he does not deserve the title of "Overseer".
"Your Majesty ......" Geng Hai looked at the emperor with his fists, wanting the emperor to be the master of Cen Yin's punishment.
"Enough!" The emperor interrupted Geng Hai in a cold voice, and the originally frowning eyebrows gradually stretched, and an extremely complex emotion in his heart gradually diffused.
Geng Hai twisted his eyebrows, always feeling that there was something wrong with the emperor's tone.
However, with the evidence of the crime in front, Cen Yin had no room for further argumentation, and Geng Hai's expression was still very stable and not panicked.
The emperor looked at the "birthmark" under Cen Yin's collarbone in a daze, and the moment he saw this, the emperor remembered a past incident and understood what was going on.
The mark on Cen Yin's left shoulder looks like a birthmark at first glance, but it is actually a scar.
And this scar is still caused by himself.
Eight years ago, during the autumn hunt, he led people into the mountains to hunt, and when he was chasing the deer, the scene was chaotic for a while, and a stray arrow suddenly shot at him, so fast that he was caught off guard......
At that time, it was Cen Yin who had a meritorious role in rescuing him and blocked an arrow for him at a time of crisis.
He still clearly remembered that the arrow pierced Cen Yin's shoulder blade at that time, and the imperial doctor said that he needed to take care of it for three or five months, and that if it was windy and rainy in the future, the wound would probably be dull painful.
It was also because of that time that the emperor felt that this young man named Ah Yin was a usable person, so he recognized Cen Zhenxing as his father-in-law, and since then he has changed his name to Cen Yin.
That year, Geng Hai did not go to the autumn hunt with him, he only knew that Cen Yin had a meritorious role in saving the emperor's blue eyes, but he didn't know the details.
The past, which was already a little vague, flashed clearly in front of the emperor's eyes at this moment, and the emperor's heart was a little soft, and he sighed: "If it weren't for saving me, you wouldn't have left this scar on your body." ”
As he spoke, the emperor's eyes when he looked at Cen Yin were also softer, and he was a little more moved.
Scar?! Geng Hai and Ashina were stunned, and then looked at Cen Yin's "birthmark", only to find that the crimson mark was slightly raised, and it was not a birthmark at all, but a scar.
Cen Yin seemed to inadvertently straighten the neckline, so that the scar was completely reflected in the eyes of the two, and this scar was not crescent-shaped, but "beg" shaped.
Cen Yin straightened his clothes in three or two clicks, and then took the jade belt handed by the little chamberlain and tied it back to his waist, and changed back to a well-dressed appearance.
For a while, all that remained in the room was the sound of Cen Yin's neat clothes.
Geng Hai's face was blue and white, white and blue, how high he climbed before, how painful he was falling at this moment.
After Cen Yin straightened his clothes, he respectfully said to the emperor: "It is the duty of the minister to protect the emperor, even if the sword is a mountain and a sea of fire, he will never give up, not to mention that it is just a small scar." ”
Cen Yin's words of allegiance to the emperor don't know how many people have heard it say how many times, most of them sound like beautiful scenes, but at this moment, Cen Yin said it, the emperor felt very useful, and couldn't help but think of the Qianyayuan Palace incident, at that time, if Cen Yin hadn't taken the risk to move the rescue troops for him, I am afraid that King Su and Sun Mingying would have succeeded.
Cen Yin continued: "Chen's scar does look a bit like a birthmark at first glance......
As he spoke, Cen Yin looked at Ashina, who was a few steps away, and arched his hand casually, "Dare to ask the prince under what circumstances he saw a birthmark on the body of the prince of Zhenbei?!" ”
Cen Yin's demeanor and tone seemed to be a simple inquiry, but as long as he thought about it a little, he knew that the implication was that Ashina and Geng Hai were clearly secretly investigating themselves, but they didn't want to regard the scar as a birthmark, and revealed that they shortly used it as evidence and ran to the emperor to testify against themselves!
The emperor is not a stupid person, after thinking about it for a while, he understood what Cen Yin meant, squinted at Geng Hai and Ashina, pursed the corners of his mouth, and felt unhappy in his heart.
Geng Hai in order to frame the blame for Cen Yin, he really made frequent tricks, Geng Hai was using his own jealousy of the Zhenbei Palace, so he dared to use such a means!
Good for you, Geng Hai!
"Geng Hai, what else do you have to say?!" The emperor asked with a cold face, secretly relieved in his heart.
Cen Yin is the person he trusts the most in recent years, the affairs in the court, the piles and piles are all by Cen Yin's hands, if he is really the prince of Zhenbei, the emperor can't imagine how many hands and feet he can move in it, and how many remnants of the Zhenbei Wangfu can be promoted and installed......
If this is the case, then the emperor himself is really going to have trouble sleeping.
The emperor's eyes were slightly condensed, I am afraid that this is also Geng Hai's intention.
Once Cen Yin is designated as the prince of Zhenbei, then he will inevitably rely on Geng Hai to stabilize the situation.
I see.
It was for this reason that Geng Hai framed Cen Yin three times and twice, and he broke it down, but it was just to fight for power and profit.
And Ashina......
The emperor's gaze shifted from Geng Hai to Ashina, Ashina was enveloped by Geng Hai with the intention of deceiving himself, what benefits did Geng Hai promise Ashina? !
Thinking of the matter of the "Destiny Phoenix Maiden", the emperor instantly figured out all the stakes involved.
On the one hand, the emperor was even more disgusted with Geng Hai in his heart, and on the other hand, he was also glad that he was wise and didn't believe Geng Hai.
Geng Hai felt that the emperor's gaze was piercing like a sharp arrow, and knew that Cen Yin had escaped again today, and he was unwilling in his heart, as if a wild beast was roaring in his heart.
But now, no matter what he says, it is useless, it will only make the emperor think that he will not die if he does not reach the heart of the Yellow River.
Geng Hai's mind turned quickly, and his eyes were half-drooping, blocking the strange light in his pupils. There weren't many options left for him.
Seeing that Geng Hai did not speak, the emperor became even more angry.
"Smack!"
He slapped his palm heavily on the round table in front of him, which seemed to shake slightly.
"Geng Hai, you first pointed to my imperial sister, and now you are pointing to Ah Yin tampering with the edict...... You can't find out?! Or do you deliberately want to blame others and shout to catch the thief?! ”
The Emperor's voice grew colder and colder, as if it had come from a bottomless hell.
Geng Hai's heart was cold, but he still didn't speak, Ashina was anxious, and hurriedly admitted his mistake: "Your Majesty, it was the minister who misunderstood Lord Cen Du, but the nephew Xue Zhao, the son of the king of Zhenbei, did have a birthmark on his shoulder, and the minister heard his father mention it with his own ears, and this matter is also heard by many people in my Huaqu clan......"
Fang said that he had seen it with his own eyes, and now he said that he had heard from his father...... Is this a death without proof?!
The more the emperor listened, the more annoyed he became, and interrupted Ashina in a cold voice: "That's enough." ”
"Geng Hai, there are still ten days before the January period, but you have made a military order in front of me, if you can't hand over the prisoner by then, don't blame me for not thinking about the love of the monarch and ministers." When the emperor said the last sentence, it was almost a word.
Geng Hai's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked at the emperor with four eyes, neither apologizing nor kneeling.
When the monarchs and ministers looked at each other, the air was as cold as the cold winter of the lunar month, as if it was about to freeze.
Ashina was even more panicked, at a loss, and secretly regretted that he shouldn't have been mixed with Geng Hai.
Cen Yin didn't speak again, and stood aside with a faint expression, as if it was none of his business.
At this moment, another breeze blew, and the window sash creaked and shook again.
Cen Yin casually glanced out of the window, but his gaze was sluggish, not far away, a few wisps of green smoke rose up, looking like this, it was obviously not cooking smoke...... It seems that one of the courtyards in the temple has gone to water.
Not only Cen Yin, but the emperor also found out.
At this time, a waiter outside the courtyard ran into the courtyard panting, and after a while, I heard his shrill voice sounding outside the door: "Our family has something to report...... The waiter was stopped by the forbidden army outside the door.
The emperor frowned, he was in a bad mood, Cen Yin saw this, and said considerately: "Your Majesty, the minister went out to see what was going on." ”
The Emperor waved his hand and motioned for him to go.
Cen Yin didn't look at Geng Hai and Ashina anymore, turned around and left the side room, leaving the silence of this room behind.
The air outside the house was fresh and the sun was shining, and it was as if two worlds were different from the slightly dim wing.
The chamberlain described himself as anxious, and hurriedly said, "Overseer, the Medicine Master Hall is gone." ”
Walking in the water, walking in the water, Cen Yin's expression was faint and he didn't care.
The chamberlain continued: "Overseer, Miss Duanmu may be there. ”
Hearing this, Cen Yin's face changed instantly, and the beautiful lip line tightened a little.
The waiter continued: "The little one has just told the four girls, and the four girls panicked and ran to the Medicine Master Hall by themselves, but the little one didn't hold back." ”
Before he finished his words, Cen Yin ran away like a wind, his black hair was blown up by the wind, and a few strands of hair were scattered messily on his beautiful face and the corners of his mouth, and his eyes became extremely deep.
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