"As soon as there is news, I will report back in time!"

In front of the palace, the commander made Ma Zude kneel on the ground, his forehead almost touched the gold bricks on the ground, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I have ordered people to spread eyeliner in the nearby seas...... As long as...... As long as there is any change, it will not escape our control......"

After a while, a majestic voice said lightly: "Hmm...... Stand down! As if he had been pardoned, Mazud stood up and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and carefully retreated.

In the hall of nourishing the heart, there are several braziers on the ground, which is the best smokeless animal charcoal, the hall is as warm as spring, there are a few branches of plum in the net bottle, and a few plum blossoms are blooming, just like the cheeks of the palace maid standing aside.

Through a huge screen painted with ink landscapes, sandalwood smoke curls, and the air is filled with a fragrance like an orchid and musk.

Emperor Chen was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, wearing a golden crown, lying on the dragon couch on his side, holding his jaw with one hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said leisurely for a while: "National teacher, national teacher, I ...... I miss you a little! ”

Zhao Qin, the big eunuch not far away, stood indifferently, and Zhao Delu on the side didn't dare to say much, bowing his head and pretending to sort out a few folds on the case.

Emperor Chen raised his head and glanced at the two eunuchs lightly, squinted at the sky outside, and moved the brocade quilt under his shoulders: "Delu, keep reading!"

Seeing this, several palace maids waiting next to the dragon couch leaned over and gently beat Emperor Chen's calf, and one brought down a few fruit bowls from the side of them, with candied fruits, dried fruits, and a bunch of verdant grapes.

Now counting nine cold days, the cold wind outside, there are fresh grapes in this season, which is really rare, and the wealth of the Dachen Empire can be seen.

The grapes have just been washed and have sparkling droplets of water on them, almost like agate. A maid leaned over, gently peeled off the skin of the grapes, and then carefully removed the pits with a silver hairpin, and fed the flesh to Emperor Chen's mouth.

Emperor Chen leaned his lips and sucked the slender finger with sweet juice in his mouth, and a flush appeared on the palace maid's face, and she didn't dare to withdraw her fingers, so she had to turn her face slightly trembling......

Hearing this, Zhao Delu picked up a piece of music in his hand again, and said cautiously: "This is the performance of Taifu Tang Zan and Lord Tang...... Your Majesty, the minion is now reading! He cleared his throat and began to read the melodrama.

"The right monarch, the minister, seek the rule of eternity. The monarch is also the lord of all things among the subjects of the world. However, he is the lord of all things among the subjects of the world, and his responsibility is extremely heavy. The tyrannical beams of the past, sycophants, resulting in the isolation of disasters, and those who do not hear from the Lord have nothing to say. The ministers are favored by the country, and I would like to put out my heart and gall for Your Majesty's words......"

Zhao Delu paused, coughed lightly, and continued: "The first emperor was quite benevolent, forgiving, frugal, and quite loving the people. The world is Xinxin, and it is admired for great achievements. Your Majesty has not been sharp for a long time, and he is rich all over the world, and the people are not said to be in the paste, and the extravagance of the construction ......"

When Emperor Chen heard this, he spit out a grape with a "phew", and several palace maids serving on the side were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt down.

He turned over and sat up, jumped off the dragon couch barefoot, looked gloomy, and spread his big hands and said, "Don't read it, take it and look at it!"

Zhao Delu didn't dare to slack off, and picked up the piece of music and presented it to Emperor Chen respectfully.

Emperor Chen unfolded his brows and watched carefully, and after a moment, his breathing became heavier and heavier, and his face was gloomy and seemed to drip water.

"How can this be true? What a bastard! ”

Emperor Chen trembled as he held his hand, slammed it to the ground, and scolded angrily: "Diao Min's crime? Whose sin is it for? ”

Zhao Delu and the palace ladies saw that Emperor Chen Longyan was furious, and they all knelt on the ground in fear, and the air in the hall seemed to become cold.

"This old fool...... I also advised me to be close to the virtuous ministers, far from the villain, who is the villain? Is this Manchu Dynasty civil and military just a virtuous minister of Tang Taifu? I, is it Adou who can't be helped? ”

Emperor Chen paced back and forth angrily, and pointed at the great eunuch Zhao Qin with a halberd: "Immediately pass on my message: Taifu Tang Zhan, the pillar of the country, old and virtuous, I remember that he is weak and sick, unbearable to work, give gold and silver brocade silk, horses and canes, from now on...... Say goodbye to the old man and go home! ”

Zhao Qin received the order, stood up and walked quickly to deliver the will, and opened the door of the hall A cold wind blew in his face.

Outside it was snowy, and the ice under the eaves of the palace was several feet, shining brightly in the temperatureless sunlight, like a sharp sword.

There was silence in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Emperor Chen lost his temper, and Zhao Delu hurriedly asked the palace maid to bring a bowl of dendrobium white fungus soup.

Emperor Chen tasted a spoonful, the temperature was just right, the entrance was moist, the aftertaste was long, and the complexion was slightly gloomy. waved his hand and said, "Stand down!" Delu, tell me to go down, I want to go to the Hall of Eternal Life to have a look! ”

"Let's go!"

As the crisp shout of the little eunuch sounded in the Yangxin Palace, the eunuchs and palace maids poured out from the side of the hall, carrying the Son of Heaven to serve His Majesty the Emperor and walk to the apse.

Yudian was extremely airtight, and the cold wind couldn't blow in at all. Emperor Chen half-closed his eyes, holding his jaw and not knowing what he was thinking, his palm slowly stroked the slightly hot small charcoal stove, and after a while, he sighed, opened his eyes, and looked at the familiar palace.

The red bricks and green tiles of the glazed roof, the branches are piled with snow, and a few plum trees bloom in the cold wind, bypassing the palace's apse, and the emperor's drive stops in front of a remote and slightly old palace.

The door of the palace was hidden, and there were a few eunuchs and guards with knives standing at the door.

Zhao Delu carefully helped Emperor Chen to get off the car, Emperor Chen walked slowly to the front of the hall, looked back at the people who accompanied him, and pointed to one of the old eunuchs of Longzhong: "Lu Aping accompanied me in, Delu and the others stayed outside the hall, no one was allowed to enter without my summons!"

The weather was sunny and cold, the words in Emperor Chen's mouth turned into white gas, floating in the wind, the eunuch named Lu Aping looked goosebumps, his eyes were dizzy, and he leaned down when he heard the words, and followed Emperor Chen step by step.

Pushing open the door of the Hall of Eternal Life, the door made a hoarse and ugly creaking sound, and when he stepped into the threshold, the light suddenly dimmed, and there was a damp and moldy smell in the air, Emperor Chen frowned and walked inside.

Lu Aping followed in, closed the door of the hall tremblingly, leaned against the door and closed his eyes and took a nap, looking weak.

Emperor Chen walked on the wide corridor of the Hall of Eternal Life, there were many lanterns lit on the side of the corridor, the wick flame was swaying, reflecting his figure on the wall, the shadow was tall and majestic, moving slowly with Emperor Chen.

At the end of the corridor is a three-tiered staircase, on which are incense burners, three animal offerings, and two spiritual tablets, one of which reads "The Spiritual Seat of Emperor Taizu of Da Chen".

This hall of eternal life is actually dedicated to Zhao Zhen, the founding emperor of the Great Chen Empire, and the other spiritual seat is the great prince, but this palace is cold and gloomy, and it looks even more dilapidated and empty, but it is in line with the frugal style that the first emperor Zhao Zhen has always advocated.

"Father...... I...... I see you're here, last night, I dreamed of you, and I ...... in my heart Hold on to what you miss! ”

Emperor Chen's voice sounded at the bottom of the stairs, his nose moved, and his voice was a little more choked: "Big brother...... Think about how many tribulations did our father and son go through from Chengdu County to Bianliang, Kyoto? It is what we have today...... As the saying goes: Fathers and sons go into battle, and they fight tigers and brothers, but now they ...... I am the only one left, my father, my eldest brother, I ...... I miss you......"

The corners of Emperor Chen's eyes were moist, and he said sincerely, slowly sat on the steps, picked up a knife of yellow paper in his hand, and threw it into the brazier, the dazzling firelight reflected his cheeks, his beard curled, his thick eyebrows that could not be dissolved like ink were frowned, and a cluster of flames flashed in his eyes.

"Big brother, at the beginning, everyone praised you and my brother and brother, and the brotherhood was deep, but I never thought about it...... The eldest brother and sister-in-law died in Qinzhou, and my hard-working nephew, it is said that ...... I was rescued, but I didn't hear from him! ”

When Emperor Chen said this, he raised his voice: "Big brother! Eldest brother! If you know what you know, let me tell me the whereabouts of my nephew, so that we can be reunited with my uncle and nephew! ”

A knife of yellow paper was thrown into the brazier, and thick white smoke rose up, and the smoke drifted towards the tall pillars in the hall, and a slight crackling sound sounded.

Suddenly, a figure on the pillar of Jin Sinan slowly appeared, he was covered in white smoke, and his face could not be seen clearly.

"Who?"

Emperor Chen stared vigilantly and shouted in a deep voice, but there was no trace of panic on his face.

"You've asked the Dark Guard to check for so many years, it's still not clear? And why ask knowingly?

The figure in the white mist said gloomily.

"You dare to break into my forbidden palace and show up to see me, what is the matter?"

A cold glint flashed in Emperor Chen's eyes, and he scolded in a low voice.

"Let's make a deal with you!"

The figure in the white mist let out a laugh and replied.

"Trick up, I'm ...... How can they trade with you casually? ”

The corners of Emperor Chen's mouth were raised, and a sneer was pouted.

"You and that dwarf can trade, and what that dwarf can't give you, I can!" The figure in the white mist did not hurry up.

Emperor Chen's eyes shrank: "Deal? What can you give me? And what do you want? ”

"I can kill someone for you, someone you want to kill but can't!" The man in the fog smiled again and continued: "As for what I want, it's very simple—Immortal Diagram!"

Emperor Chen's face changed color, and he shouted angrily: "Bold! Nonsense! ”

The candlelight flickered, and a faint shadow that did not look like a mortal floated towards the pillar with great speed.

The white mist flickered and darkened, fluttering rapidly.

A palm that seemed to have a dust-free fairy aura poked into the mist.

"Zheng Zheng Ding Ding"

With the soft sound of pear blossoms raining, a faint shadow fell to the ground, and a sleeve was shattered inch by inch, revealing the old and shriveled arm inside, but it was Lu Aping, who had been guarding the door, he spread out his palm, and held a shining silver needle between his fingers, and a drop of blood hung on the tip of the needle.

At this moment, this old eunuch's body is in the shape of Yuanting Yuezhi, exuding a terrifying momentum around his body, how can there be a trace of old dragon bell?

He was protecting Emperor Chen, his originally cloudy eyes shining brightly, staring at the white mist, as if he was facing a great enemy.

"Good!" Emperor Chen suddenly said faintly.

"I can't imagine that there is such a master in the deep palace! …… You wait for my news! ”

The white mist fluttered slowly like a cloud, and the man in the fog spoke, disappearing as the vitality fluctuated......

Emperor Chen stood up and slowly walked out of the hall, Lu Aping's body slumped down, and he returned to his weak and drooping old appearance, and followed Emperor Chen step by step.

"You just ...... What do you hear? ”

Emperor Chen didn't look back, and asked leisurely.

Lu Aping's body suddenly stopped, suddenly stretched out two fingers, and quickly clicked two fingers on his face, and in a moment, a trace of blood flowed out of his two ears.

"Back to Your Majesty, the old slave's ears are deaf, and I can't hear what Your Majesty says!"

Lu Aping said word by word, his gray hair on his sideburns trembled slightly, obviously enduring great pain.

Emperor Chen's face flashed a trace of unbearability, and he quickly pulled away, stretched out his hand to open the door of the hall, and the cold air outside was refreshing, making him shiver.