Chapter 37: The Night of Chang'an
Royal Palace, Study.
"Your Majesty, it's time to rest."
A eunuch reminded on the side, and Liu Xie put down the scroll in his hand and nodded quite obediently.
These homework were arranged by himself himself, and in this palace, the only thing he was not restricted from reading was to read.
Since Wang Yun came to power, the eunuch palace maid beside Liu Xie has inevitably ushered in a big blood change, and this eunuch is naturally no exception, I heard that he was in charge of meals before, and now he has come to the side of the Son of Heaven, needless to say, this eunuch must be Wang Yun's person.
But for Liu Xie, what does it matter who the eunuch around him is, it was Dong Zhuo before, and now Wang Yun, they all sent people over to monitor themselves.
However, if you talk about the difference, there are still some of them, at least Wang Yun still maintains the rules on the surface, unlike Dong Zhuo, who directly swaggered into the inner palace.
Listening to the palace that was a lot quieter, Liu Xie let his thoughts diverge.
"Your Majesty, it's here."
The distance from the study to the dormitory was not far, and soon, the eunuch brought Liu Xie over.
At the entrance of the dormitory, several palace maids have already been guarding there, these are naturally unfamiliar faces, one ring after another, from getting up to going to bed, Liu Xie's every move is under the surveillance of others.
Although he was only in his early tens, Liu Xie's heart still had a trace of sadness, two hundred years ago, when Emperor Ping and Emperor Ruzi were controlled by Wang Mang, they should have lived a similar life.
No, there should only be Emperor Ping, Emperor Ruzi was deposed at the age of four, and he shouldn't remember it.
Change clothes and go to bed.
Although it was late spring at this time, the empty dormitory was still a little shady, surrounded by incense, Liu Xie tucked the corners of the quilt and looked at the backs of the two palace maids standing in front of the bed.
The figures of these two palace maids seem to be plumper than those sent by Dong Zhuo before, so they may usually eat in the dining room. I don't know if they will find a place to rest while they are asleep.
Thinking like this, the two palace maids were really as Liu Xie thought, and slowly planted.
Asleep?
Wrong! There are assassins!
Liu Xie's eyes were round, and his heart was tight, but then a strange sleepiness struck, and when he opened his eyes again, the dormitory was still the same dormitory, and the palace maids were still the two palace maids, but there was one more person in this dormitory.
The man had a handsome face and was wearing some simple cloth clothes, but he couldn't hide the heroic spirit of the general, if Zhou Ping was there, he would definitely recognize that this person was the military general who passed him by in the wine shop during the day.
Looking at Liu Xie, the man's eyes were complicated, cordial, respectful, and even indescribable nostalgia and remembrance, but only the murderous spirit was missing.
And it was this gaze that made Liu Xie stop the idea of calling for help.
"Who are you?"
Liu Xie asked tentatively.
"Old ...... I...... I'm ......."
Hearing Liu Xie's question, the man stammered unexpectedly, he looked excited, his eyes were red, and finally he knelt down with a "plop".
And it was this kneeling that made Liu Xie completely let down his guard, broke into the palace alone, and respected himself so much, such a capable person, it was enough to make him excited. I saw that he lifted the quilt, didn't even care about putting on his shoes, rushed directly to the man's side, and helped the man up.
"I ...... Your Majesty just needs to know that I am not here to harm Your Majesty. ”
The man finally controlled his emotions, and he snorted, but finally did not reveal his identity, but explained sincerely.
"No problem, I know."
There is no need for that person to explain, Liu Xie naturally believes in him, there are many people who kneel on him, but there are so excited to see him, let alone the court, even if it is all over the world, it is estimated that there are not many people.
"Then this strong man, let me ask you, why did you come to find me?"
"I ...... I'm here to offer the secret method to Your Majesty. ”
"Secret method?"
Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and then realized what the secret method that the man was talking about.
"But what is the method of cultivation?!"
He said excitedly, and even his voice was much louder.
Since Liu Xiu, all emperors have a tradition of practicing secret methods, but during the time of Emperor Ling, this tradition was interrupted, not only that, but even the classics that recorded secret methods also disappeared.
The reason why Liu Heng reads books, in addition to studying, actually has the idea of recovering the secret method, after all, the classics in the palace are so vast that no one can say whether there will be a few words related to the secret method in it.
"Exactly, these are twenty-four"
As he spoke, the man took out a roll of cloth from his bosom and handed it over respectfully.
"Twenty ...... Twenty-four? ”
Chewing on this somewhat strange name, Liu Xie took the cloth, looked at it twice, and looked at the man with some doubts. There are not even half of the articles recorded on this cloth, let alone twenty-four.
This is the preamble, and the rest is in the younger ...... are all in the mind of the next, there are a lot of eyeliner in the palace, after your majesty writes it down, you must burn it, as for the rest, after your majesty completes it in the future, it will be presented in the next self. ”
"You know this secret method too?"
Liu Xie originally thought that this person was a military general, but he didn't expect that this person would also know the secret method of strategists.
"Nature."
"Then why don't you teach me!"
"This ......"
Liu Xie thought that this person would agree, but the person unexpectedly shirked it.
"Although these twenty-four articles are difficult, Your Majesty is gifted and intelligent, and it is certainly not a problem to learn it, and besides, if you are humble below, how can you be Your Majesty's teacher."
Hearing this person say this, Liu Xie's face showed a little loss.
What kind of talent and intelligence, what humble status, it's just a pretext, to put it bluntly, I don't want to bet on myself anymore, I thought that this person broke into the palace at night to offer secret methods, and he was a person loyal to the Han family, but now it seems that he is just a speculator. Presumably, he taught himself the secret method, and he also had ulterior motives.
Once the suspicion appears, it will grow uncontrollably, and Liu Xie thought that this person was unwilling to reveal his identity, and this secret method was also given little by little, and he looked at this person's eyes, and he was unconsciously alienated.
Seeing Liu Xie looking at him like this, the man's face showed a panicked look, as if Liu Xie's trust was something terrible for him, but this person was also smart, although he was flustered, he quickly figured out why Liu Xie was like this.
"Your Majesty! Loyal to Your Majesty! As for many others, they are all unspeakable, and I ask for your understanding! ”
Anyone can say anything, even Dong Zhuo will say that he is dedicated to the big man, Liu Xie naturally doesn't believe this person's words, but he also kept his thoughts, it is not a good choice to anger this person at the moment, he restrained the distrust on his face, and put on a smile again.
"The strong man is too worried, the strong man offers the secret method, I can't even be happy, how can I doubt the strong man. Rest assured, I will practice the secret method seriously. ”
But a child is a child after all, and although he can say these scenes, his expression and words are very stiff.
Liu Xie's performance was seen by the man, he gritted his teeth, as if he had made a great determination, and spoke.
"If Your Majesty doesn't dislike it, you won't blame it in the future, and please let Your Majesty teach this secret method!"