Chapter Twenty-Six: Thunder on the Ground

Xuanning Palace and the early dynasty will disperse, and Xing Dabao shouted: "There is a morning play, and there is no retreat." As usual, at this time, the ministers should shout long live, and Renzong immediately left his seat, and this dreary morning ended. But some people didn't open their eyes, and a person under the corridor said loudly: "The minister has this to play." Renzong Li Zhekai was quite impatient, and the entire early dynasty only revolved around one thing, that is, the finalization of the itinerary of the seventh princess and her relatives, which has been a topic for three consecutive days. Shan Yu's envoys just shouted, and a group of civil and military forces had already lost their ground, and began to force themselves to make a decision as soon as possible.

"If it's still a matter of Beihe, let's think about it in the long run tomorrow and retreat from the dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with the Northern Policy of this dynasty. Recently, the compilation of the "General History of the Southern Yuan Dynasty" by the Hanlin Academy is at a critical point, and the first drafts of the "Taizong Records" and "Zhongzong Records" have been completed. The Holy Lord once had an edict with eight words, 'The matter is of great importance and should be reported at any time', so the old minister never dared to delay."

Renzong was angry in his heart, Cao Ge Lao, Cao Ge Lao, when is it? You still bother me with this kind of thing, it's really old and confused. Just wanted to brush his sleeves away, his heart moved, this old father-in-law is exquisite, rarely so blind, is there something else in it? Hurriedly said: "Aiqing, you don't mention the Tao and forget, this matter is indeed very related, but it should be well confirmed and proofread, after retiring from the dynasty, let's discuss it with Zhenxuan and the palace." Sideways gesture to Xing Dabao, who hurriedly shouted: "Retreat from the dynasty!", since then, the ministers shouted long live, Renzong set off, and this preoccupation came to an end.

The old man Xixian followed a few steps behind the holy car, but Wen Renzong said: "This year's wind and snow are quite heavy, Tokyo has not seen it for a long time, Aiqing is knowledgeable, can you see the geometry of this day?" The old man hurriedly walked a few steps and said, "This winter's snow, but the climate, for several days in a row, affecting the Jiangbei counties, Weichen thinks: It should be a great auspicious omen." It is expected that the spring sowing will be of great help in the coming year, and it is indeed a blessing for all the people." "The pavilion is honest as a clansman, it shouldn't be like this, how long has it been since I moved? Xing Dabao's face was shocked, and he peeked at Renzong with a smile on his face, and said secretly: It's rare. Immediately went in person.

At this moment, a group of palace people are cleaning up the road in front of Cining Palace, and this snow is still disturbing the next endlessly, sweeping with it in the morning and evening, how dare you have half a complaint. The four snowmen in front of the main hall are dressed in red and hung with colors, with strange appearances, and they are juxtaposed with those wild beasts, which makes the usual solemnity here seem a little out of the woods. In the warm pavilion of the east chamber, the size of the four hollow gilt charcoal stoves is huge, and the charcoal fire has burned white at this moment, adding a little warmth to the room. On the red sandalwood carved bed in the north, Concubine Cao is the leader, and all the women are surrounded by the side, all of whom hide their feet in a large quilt of mandarin ducks playing in the water, and a Fulu brocade box is made of a kang table on the quilt, and a large stack of ivory brands is very delicate and white.

Wan'er is grabbing a good deck of cards in her hand, Meilan Zhuju and the four gentlemen are all pairs, but the bottom of the card is lotus, begonia, peony and Qiu Ju, she thinks Qiu Ju earns less, and throws a cold plum with her hand, but catches a Yueji, and can't help pouting. This deck of Hundred Flower Tooth cards was turned over by her from Qing'er, and she didn't know how long she hadn't played it, and it was full of dust when she first took it out.

Originally, according to Concubine Cao's original intention, today I wanted all the women to make some female celebrities together to kill time, and all the needlework frames were ready, but when I met this impatient person, I was distracted. Concubine Cao liked to see this little girl's innocent style when she was coquettish, and it was rare to disobey the rules, so she nodded in agreement. Seeing that his daughter and the other two daughters were also full of joy, they made the head village in response to the occasion. How do you know that Lian'er took Hanmei first, Qiao'er hesitated to take Qiu Ju to the right, and the others took what they needed, and the cards were for a week, and when it was Wan'er's turn, a pair was gone. Miss Qinglian Peak suddenly panicked, and the big card in her hand was reluctant to throw it, so she took out one and shook her head, replaced it and put it back as if she was tearing her heart. Qing'er smiled: "Come out quickly, don't cut meat like a blunt knife, how long are you going to make trouble?" "Don't urge, don't urge, just do it." Wan'er couldn't make up her mind when she probed her brain behind the card, and Concubine Cao ordered: "As the saying goes, you can't catch a golden crow if you don't want to bait, or you close your eyes and smoke a random one." "Okay, just listen to the mother, this is it." Wan'er gambled on changing cards, but how coincidental it was, and it was a month season to start. The little girl hurriedly repented, but was caught by the women, and no matter how she was forgiven, no one relied on her. For a while, all the women twisted into a ball, and the room was full of spring, and they were very happy.

When Xing Dabao rushed to report, the girls were in full swing, and knowing that the saint was coming with her father, Concubine Cao hurriedly broke up the card game and went to the rear to prepare in person. The four little girls were still unsatisfied, seeing that the two who lost escaped into the quilt to hide the debt, they were pulled out by their hands and feet, until the needle and thread were inserted into Wan'er's head, and Qiao'er's head was also colorful, so she stopped.

"I said, Your Royal Highness the Seventh Princess, your father will come later, that is, the current emperor will come. Wan'er became curious, thinking that if she could win Mu Tianyan, it would be a big talk in the future. Seeing Qing'er nodding with a smile, the little girl held her hands in front of her chest and cheered: "Really, ——oh, hey, Hey, Lian'er, Qiao'er, what are you pouting, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Imagine that in the future, we will be highly respected predecessors in the sect, and at that time, your disciples, my disciples, will be in a bunch of them, and they will be waiting for my master to say some new things all day long, so that they can increase their knowledge. At that time, the old lady said: Come here, sit down obediently, you all listen well, on the Qinglian Peak of this sect, there used to be a princess who looked like a fairy, and she also accompanied the teacher to play in the palace of the capital for a long time. When the time comes, those disciples will definitely ask: "Master, have you ever seen the emperor?" What does the emperor look like? How do you think I will answer?"

Li Ruoqing saw Wan'er shaking her head and pretending to be a serious teacher, which was very funny, so she responded: "This is a family banquet, you are my friends, my father naturally won't mind, in fact, my father and your father are no different, and you will know when you see them later." Don't you know, among the three girls around, there are very many who have never seen their own father, and the other one's father? Qiao'er was the most timid, pursed her lips and stopped talking, and Lian'er Wan'er suddenly changed her thoughtful face. Qing'er secretly screamed to damn it, grabbed the girls and said, "Okay! I don't have a heart, doesn't my father want to give me away?

After all, waiting for a group of people to wait for a banquet is not less. Renzong knew early on that his daughter had brought back a few playmates, but he pretended not to know, and he didn't pay attention to the little girl's running away without permission, in fact, just to leave some thoughts for his beloved daughter before leaving. He didn't mention it, and others naturally didn't dare to mention it, just like that, in this huge imperial city, the matter of harmony seems to be an untouchable taboo, except for silence, even the word marriage is not dared to say in the palace.

Qing'er seems to have forgotten about this, and after returning, she was quite cooperative with the entertainment arranged by her mother and the daughters, and she was also full of spring breeze for those palace people, and even the princess's temper that had occasional attacks in the past was extinct. The royal decency and the harmony of the harem are vividly reflected at this moment. Renzong also seemed to be in good spirits, and persuaded him to drink again and again, and even Xing Dabao was poured a big bowl of wine early. Seeing Renzong smiling and pointing to the bowl, the chief manager immediately sat on the ground with a slump of his hands, shaking his hands like rattles, causing the crowd in the hall to laugh and become more and more unrelenting. In the end, the chief manager who was in a good mood was poured a whole bowl of soup and wine, and with the support of the two little eunuchs, he was completely lying on his stomach half-dragged and half-pulled.

"Ge Lao, drink this cup full!" "The minister doesn't dare to be" "Hey?!It's rare for a family to get together today, Ge Lao is a clan relative, so he should have fun." Although Qing'er is a princess, she is your grandson after all, and since she sat in this country, the elder of the pavilion has become more and more estranged, which is really good for no reason. I'm going to have a drink today, and I don't know when the next time ......." Renzong seemed to be overwhelmed by the strength of alcohol, and slowly got up in a slightly drunk state, swayed to Cao Ge's side three times in three steps, and put his hand on his shoulder. The scholar of the East Tuge University hurriedly bowed down and drank the wine glass in his hand. But I heard a sentence that was almost inaudible: "Aiqing has something to say, although it is true." ”

The old man put the wine glass steady, looked around, and saw that all the palace people had retreated, and only Hu Bo and a few guards were left under the corridor. Only then did he say: "Holy Lord, Weichen is guilty, please also ask the Holy Lord to punish him." "Why is it guilty? "There are two firsts: the minister is the elder, but the owner only wants to be stable, and the name of the false benevolence tends to be inflammatory, ignoring the safety of the court, which is a crime; Although this crime is serious, it can be smoothed down in a few days by virtue of the benevolence of the monarch and the sacredness, and if the ministers do not reflect on themselves and have their own talents and admonishments, they can be ignored. And the latter, it is against human morality, the beast still knows how to lick the calf, but the scholar has no such thoughts, can he stand in the world?" the old man said this, and he did not feel that his hair was unkempt, and his voice was excited.

Renzong was pacing in front of the women at this moment, placing the wine glass on Qing'er's table, and motioning for her to fill it. Qing'er was looking down in contemplation, but she didn't react for a while. Wan'er saw that as soon as she snatched the wine jug, she poured the wine full, and the next moment, she felt that it was a little inappropriate to hand it to the current emperor like this, so she stabbed Qing'er with her elbow and snuggled her small mouth, but for some reason she lowered her head and snickered, but she looked like a child who had done something wrong and was caught. Renzong saw it in his eyes and laughed loudly: "Elder Ge, where are you here to ask for guilt, you are obviously accusing me, aren't you?"

Unexpectedly, one of His Royal Highness's guards turned out, and suddenly said: "Holy Lord, the elder of the pavilion is not admonishing you today by defying the law. Thinking back then, Yu Sheng's water control was also unlawful, and Wa Shen mended the sky and also had leaky stones for the world. However, the flood disaster and natural disaster are divided. This is the way to make corrections."

"Presumptuous! How dare you talk nonsense here!

"Hu Ronghai, who is this?"

"A bare-footed thief?"

"How are you? How are you here?"

"Senior Brother Zhao?"

Everyone in the hall shouted in surprise, but only Qing'er was silent, Concubine Cao saw it in her eyes and stepped forward to support her shoulder. Renzong also saw it in his eyes, but he remained silent, his eyes stared at Hu Bo, waiting for him to explain. Hu Bo regretted it at the moment, and said in his heart: "Ruined, ruined." Originally, he was recruited into the internal guard, just wanting to act cheaply and move as a driver, but he wanted this stunned young man to move, why didn't he have any rules at all?

Hu Bo knelt down in front of Renzong with a plop, and was about to speak, Dumb took the first step and said: "Zhao Senyuan, a grass citizen, a person from Hanyang, risked his life to speak today, and he really had to say that it was very dangerous. There is also a military report this winter, which is related to the safety of the imperial court, and I hope that the saint will forgive the sin."

Hu Bo turned around and made a look, and in the shadows outside the hall, at the corner, a voice of "Alert!" came out, faintly reaching the outside of Cining Palace. Concubine Cao grabbed Wan'er with one hand and Qing'er with the other, signaled the girls to retreat, and looked up at Renzong with concern in her eyes. Li Zhekai pondered for a moment, looked around at everyone, and said slowly: "It seems that you have known each other for a long time, but you only hide it from me." After speaking, he waved his hand to the women, and Concubine Cao did not argue, and stepped out of the hall first.

The door of the main hall of Cining Palace closed with a deep sound, a lightning bolt crossed in the gray sky, and in a moment the thunder rolled out, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier. The four snowmen in front of the hall had long been covered with fresh snow, and their eyebrows and eyes had been blurred, and only an outline remained at the moment.