Chapter 40: Undercurrents
When Baojin hurriedly arrived, there was a column of servants standing solemnly under the corridor, led by Zhang Xun, who saw her, and was so anxious that he stomped his feet, "Your Majesty's face is not good, I asked you just now!" ”
Baojin frowned deeply, condensed into a snow swirl, and then apologized in a low voice, seeing that the palace people on the side had a lacquer plate in their hands, and there were two porcelain cups from the Yue kiln, but they were full of panic and hesitated and did not dare to enter.
She looked at Baojin and said with tears: "Your Majesty is having a secret conversation with His Royal Highness King Jing...... I didn't dare go in and disturb either. ”
"I'll come."
Glancing at everyone's relieved expressions, Baojin took the lacquer plate, slammed the door lightly, and then gently pushed in.
The hall was very dark, and her eyes eased for a few moments, and then she slowly got used to it and saw the situation clearly.
The emperor leaned on the imperial case and carefully looked at a scroll in his hand, Yun Shi sat leaning on the side, drawing circles on it with charcoal, and whispering something at the same time.
"Although we have acquired a large area of land in the Central Plains of Gyeonggi, we are still in danger......
Yun Shi stole a glance at the emperor's face, and while pondering the words, he finally said his true thoughts, "Although the world is now in the heart, but still can't sit back and relax, there is the king of Shu entrenched in the southwest, and the sixteen countries of the northern county are also different. ”
The emperor didn't look angry, he looked at the clouds, and for a while, he actually smiled helplessly, "Do you really think that I will immediately attack the puppet king of the Southern Tang Dynasty?" ”
"But the Queen's side ......"
"She's eager to win, and she's a little anxious."
The emperor said lightly.
Yun Shi breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's the minister, I heard the queen's edict to the military department, and I was anxious for a while, so I ......"
The Emperor interrupted him with a laugh, "You guy, you are still the same as in the old days, you seem to be gentle and elegant, once you make a decision, you can't pull back the nine oxen—you still have the previous songs, and you won't rush to send troops." ”
The two glanced at each other, remembering the anecdotes of the past when they fought side by side, and their hearts were warm, and the long-lost intimacy and tacit understanding seemed to return to their eyes at this moment.
The emperor's eyes stared at the shadow of the palace gate—
"Who's there, come out!"
The blue silk robe was light from the dark, walking slowly, Ling Bo walked slightly, and the socks were dusty......
"Your Majesty, this is a newly brewed Yunhao ......"
The Qingwan female voice sounded beside her, and the two teas were placed on the small table one by one, and a mellow fragrance wafted in, which made people feel refreshed.
Yun Shi's palm clenched involuntarily, he looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, the light in his deep pupils shone, and he never moved away.
It was longing, desolation, and abruptness...... Even an angry look.
The atmosphere became sinister at this moment, and the emperor remained silent, waiting for Baojin to leave, but suddenly stopped her, "You stay here and clean up." ”
Bao Jin bowed, silently came to the side of the imperial case, and cleaned up the slightly messy tabletop—some small needles with red and black marks were inserted or placed, marking the territory of the enemy and me on the scroll.
"Although there will be no big fights at the moment, how can you allow others to sleep soundly in the couch - half of the wall in the south of the Yangtze River should always be cleaned."
The emperor said in a deep voice, and the spirit of the faction was high.
"Although the puppet king of the Southern Tang Dynasty has a slightly weaker army, his jurisdiction is mostly a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, if he relies on the Yangtze River and has countless money and grain support, once this battle drags on for a long time, I am afraid that the sixteen countries of Beijun will not be able to control the Warat people, and when the time comes, we will have to fight on two fronts."
Yun Shi deliberately stopped looking at Baojin, but just talked to the picture scroll on the bookcase.
His face was slightly pale, but his tone was gloomy and solemn.
The emperor has always been cautious about this matter, listening to his pessimism, but also unhappy in his heart, he frowned slightly, "I know what you mean, but a pessimistic faction, but also grow the prestige of others, destroy your own ambition, as a general of the army, you must not speak so vastly outside." ”
"Yes."
Yun Shi bowed solemnly, and then sat respectfully, the long-lost tacit understanding and intimacy seemed to be separated by an invisible chasm at this moment.
Seeing that he was so respectful, the emperor also had nothing to say, and the palace fell silent.
After a while, Yun Shi got up and said goodbye, he had just walked a few steps, but he heard a suppressed cry of pain behind him-
"Oops!"
He turned around suddenly, but saw a small needle with a black mark inserted directly into Baojin's snow-white finger, and the bright red blood suddenly flowed down and dripped on the red sandalwood case.
Apparently, she was accidentally stabbed while she was cleaning up.
Yun Shi saw her frowning, and her heart was also painful, but the next moment, she saw the emperor pull her hand over, pull out the needle, and then, put it in her mouth and suck the blood.
The plain and cold thin lips pursed lightly, and the blood on the snow-colored fingertips was removed, this scene can be said to be shocking, but it showed a treacherous ambiguity and detachment......
Yun Shi's heart was filled with another emotion, and he turned his head a little embarrassed, and the deep jealousy made him almost bite his lip and bleed.
He turned away, a secret but firm thought that became clearer than ever in this moment.
*****
After Bao Jin got off duty, he didn't care about the fatigue of the night, and returned to Shen Hao's gathering place again and invited a special guest.
Song Lin took a sip of tea, unafraid of the long sword around his neck.
"If Your Highness wants me to die, all you need is an order, so why do it yourself?"
"You already knew what your sister was doing."
The gloomy voice burst out from Baojin's lips word by word.
"Yes......"
Song Lin's eyes were slightly distracted, and then he sighed: "As early as four years ago, when you married Goryeo, the situation in the court and China has gradually become secretive. ”
The candlelight flickered, and the night wind outside the window shook the branches and leaves, almost shattering his voice—
"Your Majesty built the Zichen Palace, and since then he has condescendingly looked down on the ministers, and he has become more and more secluded."
"Huge loads of money and baggage flowed out of the royal treasury as if they were tumbling in the sea, and then disappeared without a trace, until at last I even found ......"
Song Lin seemed to have fallen into a huge haze, and his voice was terrifying with a dark night-
"What did you find?!"
Bao Jin urged sharply.
Song Lin kept his mouth shut and didn't answer, and after a while, he asked rhetorically: "Do you think that His Majesty Jinyuan is a stupid person?" ”
"Of course not!"
"So, with Xu Ji alone, can you really transfer out of the Gyeonggi garrison without being detected?"
Song Lin asked with a sneer.
Bao Jin was asked, and a thought that had been looming before slowly rose from the bottomless abyss.
(I have a cold, and I'm going to take the civil service exam, so I can only have one shift on Saturday and Sunday, and two shifts on Monday, please forgive me)