Zhu Gaozhi raised a black face, pointed to his nose and laughed at himself: "I was scolded as a faint king, and the ministers all think that I am faint and ruined the national government, what is there to be happy about?" ”

"The ministers heard that the monarch was virtuous, the strong point of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty ordered Dong Xuan, and the Wei Zheng of Tang Taizong were all with direct ministers to open up a prosperous era through the ages, Lord Li was upright and straightforward, and he was blunt and admonished, His Majesty has this direct minister, which is a good omen for opening up a peaceful and prosperous world, so the minister congratulates Your Majesty."

Zhu Gaochi was very depressed: "I was scolded for my feelings, I have to thank him." ”

"Definitely."

"Huh?"

"The minister did not intercede for Lord Li, and did not say that Lord Li was not wrong, but Lord Li dared to speak directly, precisely because His Majesty was wise, good at admonishment, and tolerant of his courtiers, so he dared to speak straight. If it is Emperor Yang of Sui, Emperor Hui of Jin and the like, who dares to tell the truth? ”

Zhu Gaochi was dumbfounded, as if he was saying that, if they didn't think they were merciful, who would dare to scold me in the court, and if he was Emperor Yang of Sui, he would have already destroyed the Nine Clans, I just beat him, which is merciful enough, thinking about it, his mood eased a lot: "You kid, you come around the bush to plead, and you don't admit it." Didn't you say that there was an important situation report in Le'an Prefecture? ”

"Yes, the minister is rude." Only then did Chen Yuan tell the story of his arrival in Le'an Prefecture.

The more Zhu Gaochi listened, the tighter his brows became, and he muttered, "You mean, you haven't seen King Han all along?" ”

"Yes, the King of Han has not come forward, but the King of Zhao wants his ministers to convey to His Majesty that the two princes hope that the brothers will be harmonious and are willing to guard the border for Your Majesty."

Zhu Gaochi looked at Chen Yuan with blazing eyes: "This is what they are talking about?" ”

Chen Yuan bowed his head: "The minister thinks so." "Obviously, it's very empty-hearted.

Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly: "My two younger brothers, it's good that they really have such a heart, cough-" He suddenly coughed, coughing and wheezing, and his body lay on the edge of the stool, almost coughing out bitter gall.

"Your Majesty, your body—" Chen Yuan asked worriedly.

Zhu Gaochi coughed for a while before he eased up, waved his hand, and said with a pale face: "It's nothing, it's an old problem." ”

Chen Yuan was a little sad, at this time, Zhu Gaochi's head was already half white, and his poor health was not the most uncomfortable, but the uncomfortable thing was that he had been in poor health, and he had to hold on to it all the time. was suppressed by his father, and let him use color to numb himself, and the result was even worse. In history, Zhu Gaochi only served as emperor for eight months, and now it seems that Zhu Gaochi will not last long.

Seeing that Chen Yuan looked sad and worried about his body, Zhu Gaochi was very moved and said with relief: "You don't have to be like this, my body has always been like this, and I have long been used to it." ”

"Your Majesty, take care of your health." Chen Yuan's voice was a little choked.

"Get up, it's cool underground."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Chen Yuan got up, Zhu Gaochi's eyes were firm and said: "King Han and King Zhao want to guard the border pass, that is impossible, I don't know who they are." You kid doesn't report good news or bad news, is there something to hide from me. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister didn't."

Zhu Gaochi shook his head: "Retreat, retreat, you forgot, what did my Jinyi guard do." ”

Chen Yuan smiled bitterly, it seems that Zhu Gaochi knows something, although Jinyiwei used to be the commander of King Zhao, but Jinyiwei is loyal to His Majesty and only listens to the emperor, now Zhu Gaochi is the emperor, so naturally he will report any news.

Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Chen Yuan had no choice but to plead guilty.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said: "What are you guilty of, you successfully persuaded the third brother to let him stand still, and gave me time, this is loyalty, King Zhao treats you well, you don't denounce him, lest brothers kill each other, Quan's promise to my father and emperor, this is righteousness." ”

"I'm ashamed."

"The third brother does not move, the second brother is isolated and helpless, and he will not act rashly for the time being. But—" Zhu Gaochi coughed violently again, and only looked at the ceiling for a long time before saying, "I have also begun to understand the mood of the first emperor in the first two years, and in the first two years, I often saw the first emperor sitting in the hall, looking at the roof in a daze. ”

"It turns out that the first emperor is thinking about the future, and so am I."

Chen Yuan was moved, almost burst into tears, and said astringently: "Your Majesty—"

"After my death, the two younger brothers will rebel, Zhan Ji is afraid that he is not their opponent, even if Zhan Ji wins, with his temperament, I am afraid that his flesh and blood will be splashed three feet, at that time, how will I face the ancestors and ancestors under the nine springs. It's Zhan Yuan, this kid, who is kind-hearted—"

Chen Yuan felt a stirring in his heart, this Zhu Gaochi also wanted to change the prince. Alas, Zhu Zhanji is indeed good, he is more benevolent than Zhu Zhanji, and Zhu Zhanji has a black belly, but his name is not right, Zhu Zhanji has a lot of means, and Zhu Zhanji is definitely not an opponent. Therefore, he said: "Your Majesty, do you remember what the first emperor thought about Prince Yi?" ”

Zhu Gao was shocked violently, his face slowly became serious, and he remembered all the things in the past. Because the first emperor wanted to change the crown prince, several ministers in the court and the central government, in order to be ministers of the dragon, poured into each other. I am caught in it, like walking on thin ice, the father is not the father, the son is not the son, the king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, and the court is full of smoke and miasma. He struck a nerve if it happened again.

"The prince has no fault, on the contrary, he is heroic, may Your Majesty have no doubt."

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "I just said casually that Zhan Ji is already the crown prince, and I have no intention of replacing him." ”

Chen Yuan glanced outside the house and pleaded tentatively: "Your Majesty, Lord Li, he-"

Only then did Zhu Gaochi remember that Li Shimian was still thrown in the snow by himself, the sky outside was vast, and the snow was falling, and Li Shimian was estimated to be covered with snow. At this time, his anger had disappeared a lot, and he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and sighed: "That's it, Wang Zhen-"

Wang Zhen ran in quickly from outside the house: "The villain is here." ”

"You go to the imperial doctor, take a look for Li Shimian, see if he is dead, if he is not dead, seek medical treatment." The tone was mean, and it could be heard that Zhu Gaochi's anger had not subsided.

"Thank you for the emperor's grace, Your Majesty is merciful." Chen Yuan thanked him.

Zhu Gaochi was helped to the harem by a few little eunuchs, and when he was about to go out, he smiled bitterly at Chen Yuan: "I can do it, that's all I can do." ”

Chen Yuanbai fell to the ground and didn't speak for a long time.

After that, Chen Yuan waited for news in the palace, and Zhu Gaochi also arranged for someone to bring dinner. He was worried about Li Shimian and couldn't eat it, so he simply ate a few pieces. Wang Zhen hurried over.

"Father-in-law, how's it going?"

Wang Zhen rubbed his frozen hands and said, "Then Li Lao-" I wanted to scold Li Laogou, but suddenly realized that this was in front of Hou Ye, and continued, "Master Li is really hard, his head has a big hole, and he has been lying in the snow for four hours, and he hasn't died, it's a miracle, no, the doctor poured a decoction and recuperated in the hospital." ”

Chen Yuan arched his hands and thanked Wang Zhen: "Thank you for today's matter, please accept my worship." ”

Wang Zhen's face turned white, and he hurriedly said: "I can't do it, I can't do it, I can't help it, Master Hou can't do it, our family is just a eunuch, how can we receive a great gift from Master Hou." ”

"How about eunuchs? That's not the case with Master Zheng? Could it be that there are people in the world who don't respect Lord Zheng? "Chen Yuan is talking about Zheng He.

Wang Zhen's heart was surging, yes, what's wrong with the eunuch, why do others scold me? Why should I feel inferior? Zheng and Lord Zheng, aren't they also eunuchs? There was pride in his chest, but he carefully lowered his head: "Master Hou said that he laughed, our family is an errand runner, where is the blessing and talent of Lord Zheng." ”

"Hehe, don't be presumptuous, the princess, you are good at looking at the face, the face of the prince will inevitably be developed in the future, and it is unspeakably expensive."

If Chen Yuan was a compliment just now, the flickering of this sentence would have had a great impact on Wang Zhen, indeed, the ministers all know that Marquis Chen has been to Zhongnanshan to learn the Tao, and he has no last resort, rarely makes a move, and he will be hit if he calculates, he said so, it seems that he will really have a prosperous day in the future, and he is overjoyed. kept rubbing his hands to hide his excitement, and even his tone was a little stammering: "Hou Ye - said - said - laughed, if it is true - there is really such a day, Wang Zhen will live up to Hou Ye." ”

Chen Yuan arched his hand and said goodbye and left.

Out of the palace, Li Li and Jian Yun were still waiting, and there was one more person next to them, it was his wife Jian Yixuan.

"Xianggong (cousin-in-law, brother-in-law), how's it going?" They all asked.

Chen Yuan said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty has already let the Imperial Doctor heal, and my uncle is fine." ”

The three of them breathed a long sigh of relief, and Li Li cried with joy: "Thank you, cousin-in-law, I, I-" He didn't know what to say.

Chen Yuan looked at the flowers in this greenhouse, shook his head and said: "The weather is too cold, go back, Li Li, you have to be prepared in your heart, although Lord Li's life has been saved, this Shuntian Mansion Yin will definitely not be able to do it." ”

Li Li didn't feel anything and said: "It doesn't matter if you are an official or not, I just want my father to be safe." ”

Chen Yuan glanced at him more, and he didn't expect him to have such a mentality, it seems that he is not useless, he is willing to be ordinary, in fact, the fate of the vast majority of people.

"Madam, it's cold, let's go back first."

Jian Yixuan wanted to speak and stopped, she had a lot to say, but now was not the time, nodded, and learned that her uncle was fine, and got into the carriage.

Li Li and Jian Yun bowed their hands to Chen Yuan and also went home separately. They knew that it must have been Chen Yuan who helped Master Li, because the elders and scholars of the Three Dynasties did not say anything about moving His Majesty, but Chen Yuan could, and they were full of gratitude and admiration for Chen Yuan.

The road was slippery, the car was very slow, Chen Yuan and his wife sat in it, moving forward slowly. Since passing through the door, Jian Yixuan has been very conservative, it is better to date when she is a girl, it is impossible to do what she wants, she can still hold hands.

Speechless all the way.

Back at the door, Chen Yuan got out of the car first and immediately froze, because Li Yuyi actually stood at the door with a smile.

Damn, didn't she leave because she was angry? It's still in the dark, and it's still running to the door.

That look, how can there be a taste of looking at a negative man.

Jian Yixuan got down from the carriage, Chen Yuan was busy helping, she also saw Li Yuyi, who had a different complexion and abnormal beauty, and said in surprise: "Xianggong, what is this?" ”

Chen Yuan looked embarrassed, how can this be explained? Please, you are a descendant of Li Li, the court violated Ye, can you be conscious, isn't this trying to kill me?

"She's a passerby, don't worry about her." Chen Yuan's face darkened.

Li Yuyi smiled and said: "Master Hou, it's really a noble person who forgets things, you still owe me a promise?" Turning his face so quickly and denying it? ”

Jian Yixuan looked at her husband curiously, as if the relationship was not shallow, and at this time, Geng Cairuo also came out of the house.