Chapter 44: Captivity
"Ji Kang's envoy?" the emperor sneered, not without contempt.
The old man was calm and composed, looked at the emperor without humility or arrogance, and gave a flat salute, "Yes, the old Yi Ziyu pays a visit to the emperor." β
It turned out that this old man was Yi Ziyu Yi Lao, who was sent by Su Bingcan to welcome the injured and return to Ji Kang to ascend the throne.
Speaking of him, the road was also very difficult, it was originally a secret visit, who knew that when he went to the border of Ji Kang, he found that many troops were stationed, saying that he was going to search for the eleventh prince of the rebel minister. In desperation, he had to make a detour to the deserted Lucheng, found a dilapidated ship, repaired it, and drifted all the way across thousands of rivers, pretending to fall into the water to be rescued by the northern patrol warship, and was pulled back to the north as a northern citizen.
"Why did you come to the northern country? I don't remember that an envoy from your small kingdom of Ji Kang was allowed to come to see you. The emperor spoke coldly, and there was no meaning of disrespect. He had heard Shi Jian'an talk about Ji Kang's current political situation before, so the person in front of him was either here to welcome the madman back to ascend the throne, or he came to kill the madman.
No matter what it is, the emperor will not allow it! He promised to let the madman be free, but that is also within his sight! Ji Kang is too far away, if the madman goes back, he really has no possibility of seeing the madness again in this life. So - he will not allow it!
Yi Lao looked at the emperor carefully, and felt a little strange, "Emperor, I heard that the people of the northern country said that you are diligent in government and love the people, and you are a generation of Ming monarchs. Since he is a Ming Jun, he is naturally open-minded. Even though Ji Kang has a deep relationship with the Northern Kingdom, with the bearing of an emperor, how can he have such a narrow attitude towards me as an envoy?"
The emperor looked at him coldly and was silent. It's not that you can't tolerate you, but your intention determines that you can't leave the northern country.
Yi Laoguan Emperor looked at Emperor Jun's uncertain expression, frowned slightly, "Could it be ......" His eyes widened, his chest rose and fell, and the Emperor looked at him slightly, but he didn't believe that he could guess, and immediately said: "He's dead, you don't have to guess." β
Yi Lao looked at the emperor with a strange gaze, as if he wanted to see through him. The emperor wanted to avoid the sharp gaze, but the majesty of the king did not allow him to avoid it, so he responded to Yi Lao's gaze so coldly.
I saw Yi Lao take out a shiny vial from his arms, containing half a bottle of water, and a rose floating on the surface of the water, like the color of blood.
The emperor felt that the rose was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
I only heard Yi Lao say: "This is the blood water of Emperor Su and the eleventh prince, the blood has not dispersed, the people are still there, the emperor still doesn't want to coax the old man!"
The emperor's face suddenly turned pale, "Yes, people are not dead, so what." When have you seen the Ji Kang people who entered the northern kingdom go back alive?" the emperor looked at him fiercely, "Even you!
The emperor's instant burst of true qi attacked Yi Lao, but Yi Lao closed his eyes and trembled slightly, "It turns out, it turns out that the prince didn't die because the emperor raised ...... captivity."
The emperor chuckled in his heart, and his true anger dissipated violently, and he looked at the old man in disbelief. How did he know? Did he guess it himself? Can he guess it so easily?!
"Emperor!" Yi Lao shouted unabatedly, and the emperor calmed down a little, and his face was gloomy and silent.
Yi Lao bowed slightly and said: "Emperor, you are the king of the northern country, you have loved the people and the government for fifteen years since you ascended the throne, and you must not want to see the border war." Now that Ji Kang's coup d'Γ©tat is imminent, Yi Ziyu assured the emperor that if the eleventh prince is returned, Ji Kang can make a truce with the northern kingdom for a hundred years!"
The emperor's heart that was burning in anger suddenly cooled, a truce for a hundred years?
Ji Kang and the northern kingdom will fight a war almost every few years, and it is all provoked by the Ji Kang people, if they voluntarily truce for a hundred years, it can be regarded as a benefit for the people of the northern country.
However, this is at the cost of madness.
"Say no more. Your eleventh prince of Ji Kang has been singled out of his hands and feet, and he is a waste person, what do you want him for?" said the emperor coldly.
Yi Lao's brows flickered, waste?
"Emperor, how can you say that the eleventh prince is also an envoy to the north, the two countries are at war and do not kill the envoy, the emperor is so vicious!"
The emperor tilted his head noncommittally, "So what?
Yi Lao's heart sank, the weak country had no diplomacy, and Ji Kang had no advantage at all, how could he ask the emperor for an important person? Not to mention that the eleventh prince was abolished and could not go back to the throne, should he take the risk to save people?
In Yi Ziyu's view, even if Yun Mad is ** to the emperor, he must be forced by the emperor, otherwise how could he end up with a broken hand and foot tendon?
Suddenly, a sense of compassion arose, and he planned to give it a try.
"The emperor is right. If there is a war, my small country of Ji Kang will not have the strength to win the northern country, but ...... If you are really in a hurry, the emperor will not be able to get the slightest benefit!" Yi Lao said calmly, and his momentum was compelling.
The emperor snorted coldly, but he didn't refute either. Although Ji Kang is small, he has all kinds of organs, if he really fights to destroy the country, it will be difficult to get entangled. What's more, the calamity of the northern kingdom is still unclear, and he can't afford to take such a risk.
But, to return the madness to him? Obviously, it is impossible.
"Since you said so, I really want to see what capital Ji Kang has for the first battle. With that, the emperor waved his hand, and Yi Lao straightened up and fell away.
The mind has been decided, no one wants to let the madness leave!
The emperor arranged the enchantment to trap Yi Lao, and then went to the side hall as if nothing happened, and when Yuan Yuan saw him, he wanted to ask where the old man went, and when his head was about to reach into the door, the emperor slammed the door shut, saying that he wanted to leave the old gentleman to ask him for chess skills and life wisdom.
Bi Yuan thought that if that person could solve the Heavenly Endgame, he would definitely be deeply liked by the emperor. So there was no doubt, and he went to see Chen Tangxiu with the emperor.
As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw Chen Tangxiu falling asleep with a smile on his face, as if he had some kind of dream.
The emperor frowned, and the yuan looked in his eyes, and lowered his head and asked, "Do you want to wake up ......?"
The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it, you go out first." β
Yuan glanced at Chen Tangxiu, and then took the order to retreat.
The remaining emperor looked at Chen Tang's slender eyelashes, as if those eyelashes were stained with sunlight. Such a warm and sunny child, why does the hexagram say that he is the beginning of the catastrophe in the northern country?
Could it be that it is because he attracted Yi Ziyu today?
No, when I gave the madman a divination, I also said that he was the key to the northern kingdom and should stay in the northern country.
However, what if the role of the key to the catastrophe is to let him leave?
Could it be that madness is really a disaster in the north?
Emperor Jun thought about it, sitting next to Chen Tangxiu, for some reason, he looked at Chen Tangxiu's face, and actually felt a little sad sitting next to him, as if it was that kind of sweet and stable like, which made him can't help but want to raise his hand to touch Chen Tangxiu's face.
Thinking about it, his fingertips had already touched Chen Tangxiu's green silk, and the emperor suddenly woke up and quickly withdrew his hand. I was taken aback by what I had just felt. Ah Xiu is a hot man!
"Hmm...... That's nice. β
At a loss, Chen Tangxiu suddenly turned his head sideways, pouted, and muttered with a smile.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and moved a few more inches.
I don't know if I thought that he had a firelight or a surging airflow, anyway, Chen Tangxiu woke up.
"What about the emperor's seniors?" Chen Tangxiu didn't realize the emperor's crampedness, and stood up and looked curiously.
"You're all asleep, can the old gentleman not sleep when he's over a hundred years old?" the emperor said coldly: "Gu has already arranged a place for him to rest." There is still a lot of knowledge that I want to ask him for, so I won't let you bring people back first. β
Chen Tangxiu was stunned for a moment, then grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth as white as the moon, and nodded, "Well, the emperor is first!"
The Emperor had already calmed down the panic caused by Fang Cai's ghostly thoughts, and hummed calmly, "Then it's time to talk about your problem." β
"Me?" Chen Tangxiu was shocked and smirked, "Hehe, I, what problem can I have? The emperor must have remembered wrongly. β
"Really?" The emperor looked at him lightly, and then said casually as if talking about the weather: "Gu went to Chen Tang Mansion several times to summon him, but Chen Tang Aiqing couldn't resist it and gave Gu a letter. Do you want to see it?"
A letter......
Chen Tangxiu smiled dryly, his head shaking like a rattle.
What kind of letter can it be? Isn't it just the runaway letter I left for my father? This unreliable father even betrayed his own only seedling!
"Then tell me why?" the emperor asked coldly.
Chen Tangxiu was stunned, "What?"
The emperor looked at him, he coughed, understood! The emperor wanted to ask himself why he ran away from home!
"That...... That's just to go out and have fun. Chen Tangxiu touched his nose and showed an innocent smile.
The emperor didn't believe him, but he didn't bother to poke him, nodded, and asked casually: "Then, how can the crime that cannot be summoned counted." β
"What? Emperor! You can't do this, you, you, you can't condemn me, I'm still young, I haven't achieved fame yet, you can't let such a smart genius be stillborn!" Chen Tangxiu smiled, but he was really worried in his heart, for fear that the emperor would do what he said.
He wasn't afraid, but if the emperor really affected the Chen Tang family, he really couldn't afford it.
"Oh......" The emperor dragged out a long voice, as if he suddenly realized.
Chen Tangxiu looked at him hopefully.
"Well, let's keep that in mind. Do you remember that Lone said that there is something to tell you to do. β
Chen Tangxiu's eyes suddenly became crystal clear, "Remember, remember! "He's always wanted to do something for the emperor to prove his ability, and he's finally going to wait!
The emperor looked at his excited appearance and felt funny in his heart. In fact, the boundaries of Yan Cheng in the northern kingdom are also divided according to the number of yin and yang components in the physique, because the gods favor their group of men and give them an opportunity to conceive heirs by using the aura of heaven and earth to conceive heirs based on the principle of yin and yang.
But there is not much difference in their psychology. Therefore, there are also many cases of the combination of concubines and concubines, and Yan people and Yan people. But in this way, they will bear the price of having no heirs.
The emperor suddenly had a thrill, and he actually thought about it again......
Hurriedly retracted his thoughts, looked away, and said, "Gu wants you to practice with Gu for three months." β
"What?" Chen Tangxiu was really surprised, what kind of mission is this?
"Lone heard from your master that you have a bottleneck in martial arts, because of Lone, so Lone wants to help you break through, and you can serve the Northern Kingdom in the future. The Emperor's eyes couldn't help but glance at him, and even he felt strange.
The last time I saw him, I didn't notice that I felt like this about him, don't you love to be crazy anymore?
Chen Tangxiu didn't notice the emperor's strange appearance, he was moved by the emperor's words of caring for him, and almost without hesitation, he fell to the ground, "Thank you for the emperor's grace! Chen Tangxiu will definitely cultivate hard and live up to the emperor's trust!"