The candle flame was faint, and a secret letter was placed on the imperial case of the Mingguang Palace.

After two years, the emperor looks much older, and there are many fine lines at the corners of his eyes.

Speaking of which, he is eighty out of forty this year, and for the courtiers, it is the peak period when energy and power are most compatible.

For example, Fu Jin, who was the same age as him, was at the peak of his fame and learning.

For example, Guo Xu, who is a few years younger than him, is still a young Zhuang faction in the political hall.

But he is the emperor, and emperors have never lived long, and after fifty, he is considered old.

In the past two years, his health has deteriorated.

Headaches are becoming more frequent, sleep is getting scarcer, and getting sick every day changes, and it is simply impossible to do everything as in previous years.

The emperor always felt that there was not much time left for him.

Because of this, he became more and more vigorous and resolute, saying the same thing.

The closer you get to death, the more you don't want to whitewash.

After reading the secret letter, the emperor closed his eyes and was silent.

The candlelight shone on his face, casting layers of shadows.

The dark guard kneeling in front of him, motionless, like a statue.

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "Are you sure these rumors have nothing to do with him?" ”

"Yes." The dark guard replied with a glance, "After being investigated by his subordinates, the rumor was released by the person of the king of Liuyang County, and it was related to the rebels in Chengzhou. ”

"But the King of Jin stayed?"

"Yes."

The emperor let out a long breath, not knowing whether to tell him or say to himself: "It's been twenty years, and it's still so ghostly!" ”

He tapped the paperweight on the table and fell into deep thought.

The Dark Guard knelt quietly, not saying a word.

Wan Dabao's deliberately raised voice sounded outside: "Your Majesty, the concubine asks to see you." ”

The Emperor winked, and the Dark Guard disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Come in."

Wan Dabao diligently carried the food box and accompanied Pei Guifei in.

The emperor put down the pen and greeted him with a smile: "Didn't you tell you to rest earlier?" Why is it here again? ”

Concubine Pei Guifei gave half of the salute, was helped, and replied with a smile: "Anyway, I can't sleep, come and see Your Majesty." You're busy again, why don't you know how to take care of yourself? Sleeping too late, being careful and having a headache. ”

"I'm the emperor, it's an internal matter."

"Then taking care of Your Majesty is also the concubine's business."

Wan Dabao over there also said: "Serving soup to Your Majesty is the slave's business." Your Majesty, this soup is warm, it is just right to drink it now, will you use it first? ”

The emperor laughed: "You old slave, you really know how to interject." ”

The soup is a medicinal diet prescribed by Tai Hospital, and the ingredients and kung fu are all meticulous.

The emperor ran out of soup, and Wan Dabao retreated.

Seeing that Concubine Pei Guifei wanted to speak and stopped, the emperor held her hand with a smile: "Concubine Ai has something to say, why hesitate in front of me?" ”

Concubine Pei Guifei lowered her head and smiled, as if she was relieved, and said, "Your Majesty said so, so the concubine has nothing to say." ”

"Say it." The emperor was in a good mood.

In the past two years, the concubine has become much more vivid in front of him, sometimes angry and sometimes laughing. Unlike before, although there are times when tenderness is like water, I always feel that I am separated by a layer and can't go to her heart.

Probably really put it down, right?

"Those rumors, the concubine heard them." Pei Guifei opened her mouth and said.

She frowned, and her voice was full of anger: "Those people, I don't know where they learned about this, they made it public to the world like this, how does this call Shu'er deal with herself?" Your Majesty, you must help him! ”

The emperor looked at her and said softly, "Don't worry, I believe in him." ”

Pei Guifei said: "The concubine is not afraid that you will not believe it, but she feels that the other party obviously knows the inside story, and if you make things out of control and force him to a dead end, you will also be controlled by others." Your Majesty, can you find out where the rumors are coming from? Did the state rebels do it? These people are really ridiculous, when Prince Sihuai was in trouble, he didn't see them helping, but now he is using the dead, just to make their family die! ”

Speaking of this, she was so angry that tears came out: "You don't know how terrible that scene was back then. The concubine had a fetal gas, and it was suddenly launched, and she could only give birth in the grass, and those people died next to the concubine one by one, and the concubine could not forget the bloody smell for the rest of her life. Guards, servants, kings of Yongxi, princesses, princes, ......"

Pei Guifei cried: "The life of the concubine was bought by them desperately!" Now there is only one person left, and I only hope that he will be safe and prosperous in his life, and he will be worthy of the prince's family. ”

The emperor patted her gently, his eyes soft: "Don't be afraid, everything is there." I will find out the source and eradicate them, and I will not let them affect Shu'er. ”

"Really?"

"When did I lie to you?"

Pei Guifei burst into tears and smiled, wiping her tears a little embarrassedly: "I'm getting older, I just cried like this, I really live more and more and go back." And he said, "It's been 20 years, and you have governed the world so well, what can they do?" You don't have to worry too much. ”

The emperor smiled, the two talked for a while, and Concubine Pei took care of her makeup and went back first.

After the emperor returned to the imperial case, he looked at the secret letter and was distracted.

The dark guard returned silently, still on his knees.

The candle flame flickered and flickered until it was "peeled" and a light spark exploded, and it stabilized.

The emperor finally exhaled that breath and said, "Tell the night bats to go to the northwest." ”

He paused for a moment and continued lightly: "Didn't he want to do something serious?" Let him die for the country. ”

"Yes."

The secret guard retreated, and the emperor picked up a pastry sent by Pei Guifei, his expression unpredictable.

Finally, he put the pastry in his mouth and ate it slowly.

Something delicious, or a person to enjoy it faster.

……

Mingwei suddenly asked: "Is there another hidden reason for your so-called defeat this time?" ”

Yang Shu blinked.

"So happy that you lost the battle? Why doesn't it feel like you? ”

"Uh......" Yang Shu looked outside and whispered, "Okay, we feel that time is too tight, and we are thinking about luring the enemy deeper." As long as Nasu chases after us, we will surround him in front and back and take advantage of the opportunity to kill him. ”

"Kill him?"

Yang Shu told the truth: "Not necessarily, this kid is really difficult to deal with." You say he's passionate and simple, but I think he's murderous without blinking. ”

Ming Wei said: "The way of survival in the grassland is like this, for him, there is no difference between killing people on the battlefield and killing sheep. ”

A person who has been accustomed to killing since childhood will not feel that killing is a cruel thing because the environment is like this. They want to grab pastures, they want to grab livestock, they want women, that's their life. Right and wrong are given by etiquette and morality, and he has not accepted it, so he does not have such a concept.

It was late at night and it was quiet outside.

Mingwei made the bed and said, "You can rest quickly." ”

"Hmm." Yang Shu undressed and turned back to look at her again, "Together?" ”

What does his look mean, Mingwei understands too much. She refused: "Just after the battle, you are not too tired!" ”

Yang Shu had already dragged her over: "Yes, not tired at all!" ”

Young man, what do you say are tired? Hum!