Chapter 43: The Secret Envoy
"Emperor, who will you call tonight?" Yuan Yuan held a plate full of signs engraved with the names of the concubines of each palace in both hands, and looked at the emperor respectfully.
The emperor swept lightly, his eyes suddenly fixed on a brand, anger instantly burned in his chest, and he overturned the tray in the hand of the coin yuan, and the brand was scattered all over the ground.
"Who put the sign of the wounded concubine inside!"
The coin yuan was stunned, knelt down, and swept the signs scattered on the ground with his eyes, and sure enough, he saw a wooden plaque engraved with the word "Wounded Concubine".
But it shouldn't be, he had already received the emperor's order to put this brand away, how could it reappear now?
But now is not the time to think about it, the top priority is to dissipate the emperor's anger, he hurriedly kowtowed, "It should be the people below who made a mistake." I'm going to put the sign away. ”
"Take it all, take it all away, no one will be summoned tonight!" the emperor said in a cold tone, and sat back to the desk angrily.
The coin yuan hurriedly picked up the signs back on the plate, and ran away in a daze.
There was a dark shadow on the roof of the Chenghuan Palace, and he gently re-covered the tiles, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth - it seemed that the emperor really didn't want to see him again.
Thinking like this, the black shadow was about to leave, but just as he was about to get up, he noticed a strong aura attacking, he immediately held his breath and disappeared in an instant.
Suddenly, two other figures appeared in the sky, and only to hear a "arrived", and the two of them landed in front of the door of Chenghuan Palace.
"Who? Who dares to break into the Chenghuan Hall at night!" the coin yuan, who had just gone out, met a pair of backs and shouted in a panic.
The back turned around, an old man and a young man, who were facing the light revealed by the Chenghuan Palace, and it was Chen Tangxiu and the old man who broke the endgame.
"It's me, Chen Tangxiu!" Chen Tangxiu walked over with a smile when he saw the stupidly frightened coin.
"Chen Tangxiu?" Yuan was stunned, and instantly remembered a child who was beating with a stick, but he was just stacked with the person in front of him, but it was a little strange. However, he still remembered this face, because the emperor passed this person when he was choosing a concubine, and he still remembered that this person operated the map of the northern kingdom with both hands at the same time, which was really a ghost!
"Well, don't you remember me?" Chen Tangxiu patted him on the shoulder familiarly, "I also saved you!"
Bi Yuan blushed slightly, although he was from Ji Kang, he had been in the north for more than ten years, and he had a very clear distinction between Yan and Yan, and such an action of a Yan person like Chen Tangxiu still made him suffocate in his chest.
Chen Tangxiu didn't notice it, and continued: "Hey, I really forgot!"
The currency yuan was afraid that Chen Tangxiu would see his embarrassment, and immediately shook his head, "I haven't forgotten! I haven't forgotten...... The emperor has always said that he wants to see you, but I heard that you left home...... Well, I'm going to travel through the landscape. ”
Hearing that Yuan Yuan changed his words, Chen Tangxiu's face softened slightly, and he said with a smile: "Well, isn't it time to come and see the emperor as soon as you come back, you go and report it." ”
"Uh......" Yuan glanced at the old man who had been standing in place behind Chen Tangxiu and looking at him, a little weak, "That's ......"
Chen Tangxiu looked at the line of sight of the coin yuan, saw that it was the old man, and smiled, "Oh, this senior is amazing, he broke the heavenly endgame, I brought him to meet the emperor, the emperor is thirsty for talent, he must like to see him." ”
"Heavenly endgame?"
Yuan Yuan's eyes were full of shock, although he was in the palace all the year round, he had not heard the emperor and the prime minister mention this peerless endgame, and he was actually sent out?
Chen Tangxiu nodded, "Awesome, you go and report it!"
Bi Yuan nodded again and again, and was about to go, but he felt that he had something in his hand, looked down, was stunned, and turned to Chen Tangxiu in embarrassment, "Gongzi Xiu, I ......"
"What's wrong?" Chen Tangxiu looked at the coin yuan's eyes, and saw that it was a pile of signs, and couldn't help asking, "What is this?"
Without waiting for the yuan to react, Chen Tangxiu had already picked up one, and said to himself: "Hurt concubine." Huh, are all the uninjured ministers in the concubine position?"
Yuan Yuan's face was ugly, he hurriedly dodged the sign and put it back on the plate, and looked at him strangely, "If you want to go in, don't mention hurting the concubine, otherwise the emperor will definitely let you out." ”
"Uh, why, the emperor is not ......"
"Shhh Come, take it for me first, and I'll report it. ”
With that, Yuan Yuan put the tray in Chen Tangxiu's arms and ran to see the emperor.
When the emperor heard that it was Chen Tangxiu who came, he also brought an old man who solved the Heavenly Endgame, and almost without hesitation, he asked Yuan Yuan to invite them in.
The currency yuan came out and pointed out the way for Chen Tangxiu, and he ran to sell the brand.
Chen Tangxiu, like the old man, came to Chenghuan Hall for the first time, so he glanced around, and finally stood still in front of the emperor, and only after looking around twice did he remember to salute, "Ten thousand years for the emperor!"
The old man looked at the emperor lightly, as if he had no intention of saluting.
Chen Tangxiu gave the old man a look, but the old man didn't see it, and kept looking at the emperor.
"I heard that the seniors solved the Heavenly Endgame?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.
The old man bowed slightly, "Yes, but the old man solved the heavenly endgame just to ask the prime minister to introduce the old man to see the emperor, but who knew that the prime minister was sick, so he could only ask this little brother to bring the old man here." I also hope that the emperor will not blame the old and decayed uninvited. ”
The emperor looked the old man up and down, and the old man looked him up and down at the same time.
The old man thought in his heart: Although the emperor has the spirit of a king, it is a pity that he is a little arrogant, and it is the millennium of northern Xinjiang that has made him have this conceit.
The emperor also thought in his heart: This old man is extraordinary, and he can solve the heavenly endgame, I don't know which is better or worse than Ge Xuan, but it's just ...... I was rude when I saw Lonely, so rude!
"No, if you solve the Heavenly Endgame, you will be eligible to be a guest in the Northern Forbidden City, and you will not be uninvited. "The emperor also has a dignified face.
Chen Tangxiu looked at the two of them, and his scalp was numb. One is the king he fears in his heart, and the other is a rare wise man in the world, the aura of the two is too strong, and he is caught in the middle and his heart is beating a little. Hey, I knew I wouldn't be here!
But it was too late to regret it, he could only bite the bullet and start a round in the middle, "Yes, yes, I brought it, even if I blame it, I am to blame." ”
The emperor glanced at him, his expression was full of gloom, Chen Tangxiu chuckled in his heart, secretly wondering where he had said something wrong, and suddenly cold sweat trickled.
The old man saw it in his eyes and felt sorry for Chen Tangxiu, this did not untie the knot but made it worse, he was really young and ignorant of officialdom - only to increase his confusion!
However, he still has a mission of his own, so he can only ignore it: "The old man came today to ask the emperor for advice, and I hope the emperor can give advice." ”
The emperor withdrew the yin gaze that had stopped on Chen Tangxiu's body and looked at the old man, "Oh, sir, can solve the Heavenly Endgame, is there anything that needs to be solved by such a wisdom comparable to that of a god?"
This is a pun, and the emperor is still worried about the old man seeing him not saluting.
The old man thought that he couldn't understand the deep meaning of the words, and said: "The old man can break the game because of chess power, not divine power, and naturally there are many things that he doesn't know." I heard that Emperor Jun had psychic ability, so the old man came here to ask. ”
The emperor was stunned, did this person mean to ask himself to calculate a hexagram for him? Could it be that he was calculating his lifespan?
"The old gentleman regards Lone as a fortune teller in another country, so he wants to ask for a hexagram. "The emperor is not angry and arrogant, he looks like a son of heaven.
Chen Tangxiu looked at the old man strangely, he didn't know what he meant by his words, didn't he come to ask the place of execution of Prince Ji Kang?
Only the old man was calm and relaxed, and said leisurely: "No, the old man just asked the emperor about a person, and it is said that he was executed here by you." ”
The emperor's face was like frost, but there was an inquiring look in his eyes.
Chen Tangxiu was relieved - finally back to the topic.
The old man looked at the emperor, as if he was trying to figure out the psychology behind the emperor's expression. Everyone said that the eleventh prince was secretly executed by the emperor, but the prince was clearly not dead, so what happened to the emperor about him?
"The old gentleman is trying to inquire about someone. Seeing that the old man was silent for a while, the emperor thought that he was afraid of himself, and his curiosity was greater than his anger, so he asked.
The old man couldn't find any clues from the emperor's expression, so he simply said boldly: "The eleventh prince of Ji Kang is also." ”
The eleventh prince of Ji Kang is also!
The emperor's brows were screwed together almost instantly, and even Chen Tangxiu, who didn't know how to read words and expressions, could detect the emperor's anger that erupted in an instant.
What's wrong?
It is strange enough for an old man to inquire about the whereabouts of the prince of an enemy country, but how can the king of a country lose his temper when he hears this name?
"Who are you?" the Emperor asked coldly.
The old man obviously didn't expect the emperor to be so angry, and he couldn't guess it a little. It stands to reason that although the people of the north don't like the Ji Kang people, there is no reason to hate them so much, because between the north and Ji Kang, the north belongs to the strong, and there is no reason to put such a big anger with a weak person.
Could it be that the Eleventh Prince did something to shake the Northern Kingdom? But it shouldn't be, along the way to inquire about the whereabouts of the Eleventh Prince, the people have almost never heard of such a person, otherwise he would not only inquire in the shop under the Phoenix Dragon Restaurant.
But since the other party already doubted himself, lying and avoiding not answering was not his style, so he glanced at Chen Tangxiu with his eyes, and the emperor immediately sent Chen Tangxiu to the side hall to wait.
Chen Tangxiu couldn't wait to leave, although he was also curious about the old man, "Who are you", but compared to being at ease, that question was really insignificant, so he ran away as soon as he received the order.
Only the emperor and the old man were left in the hall, and the emperor looked at him and said coldly: "Tell me, who sent you." ”
The old man looked at the emperor lightly, took a shallow breath, bowed his head slightly, and said, "Ji Kangguo's secret envoy pays a visit to the emperor." ”
The five words "Ji Kangguo's secret envoy" swept through the emperor's heart like a hurricane, making his flesh blurry and his eyelids jumping wildly.
And the dark shadow on the ridge of the roof also trembled, and straightened its ears.
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