Chapter 18 The Four Nos Principle
Rong Fei was about to continue to induce while the iron was hot, but Zhu Yan on the side shouted.
"Rong Fei, tell me what happened to Lian Po and Lin Xiangru later? Did Zhao resist Qin's attack? ”
Zhu Yun was interrupted like this, and his thoughts immediately changed, and he also urged Rong Fei to talk about the follow-up of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period quickly.
What a failure!
Rong Fei sighed in his heart, but after looking at the sky, he estimated that there was still time to do so, so he did not disobey the meaning of the two little nobles, and continued to tell the story of King Qin Yingzheng's sweep of the Six Kingdoms.
It seems that two small bear children of this age and special identity are all donkeys, and they can't be twisted and brute, they can only be seduced.
There are still a lot of allusions in the Warring States Period, and Rong Fei is thinking about which character or allusion to start with while talking about it, so that he can get the topic back on track.
But talking about Rong Fei and discovering that except for the part where he was guilty of pleading, the Warring States allusions he knew were basically deceitful and treacherous, which was not easy to cut into the topic.
Just when Rong Fei was helpless, a palace maid walked into the pavilion and said to the two small ones.
"Your Royal Highness, it's not too early, it's time to go to the Queen Mother and the Queen's Palace to say goodbye."
Hearing that Rong Fei woke up, it was cloudy today, and the sky was groggy since the morning, which actually made him misjudge the time.
In this way, the whole day's work is in vain.
Tomorrow at noon is the ceremony of sacrificing the heavens, can the two little ones confide the truth tomorrow morning? Will you be able to find the jade seal in time for the ceremony?
Rong Fei lowered his head and frowned to think about countermeasures, Zhu Yan turned a few times in his sockets with a pair of small black eyes, and said to the palace maid.
"You go out first, I'll talk to Rong Fei and then leave."
The palace maid bowed down and led the way out of the pavilion, Zhu Yan approached Rong Fei's side and asked in a worried whisper.
"Rong Fei, let me ask you, will the nose really get longer if you lie?"
Rong Fei, who was at a loss, was secretly happy when he heard this, but on the surface, he still had to make a calm appearance and tell the truth.
"No, it won't."
Zhu Yan touched his nose and let out a sigh.
But Rong Fei's next words made Zhu Yangang's heart hang again.
"The purpose of a fable is to warn people by means of metaphor and exaggeration. In reality, of course, there is no such thing as a lying nose getting long, but a thorn will be planted in the heart of a liar. This thorn stings the heart from time to time, and one can never forget the lie that was once told.
At the same time, it is also necessary to be on the lookout for lies being exposed, and every time someone asks, they need to tell more lies to cover up the original lie. In this way, the more lies are told, the more thorns are planted in the heart. The whole person will become panicked and suspicious, so that in the end, they will be driven crazy by endless lies. ”
"There's... Is it that serious? ”
Zhu Yan asked with a pale face.
"What I've just said is just about individuals, and different levels of lies involve different levels and have different impacts. The children of ordinary people lie to each other, and the most serious thing is to make their parents angry and be beaten. But if..."
After all, being in the palace, Rong Fei didn't dare to say much, so he closed his mouth and threw a look at Zhu Yan that you know, and let him understand it by himself.
It is said that the children of the royal family have been demons since they were children, although this is a bit extreme, but it is not unreasonable.
Zhu Yun was too young to hear it confused, biting his fingers and looking divergent.
Zhu Yan understood the meaning of Rong Fei's words, crying with a sad face, and twisting the fingers of his hands together, showing his inner struggle at this time.
"Are you worried that your majesty will punish you for telling the truth?"
The empathetic Rong Fei asked.
"Hmm."
Zhu Yan nodded.
"It's inevitable that if you do something wrong, you will have to bear the consequences. But after all, the two of you are still young, and it is inevitable to make mistakes, as long as you can actively admit your mistakes, you are still good children. Moreover, I have a plan to keep the two Highnesses safe and sound. Just so... And so and so on..."
Rong Fei first said comfortingly, and then said mysteriously in Zhu Yan's ear.
After Zhu Yan heard this, his small eyes rolled wildly, and after some thought, he confirmed that what Rong Fei said was indeed what he said... Possible... Probably... Maybe after it worked, the pale little face regained its rosiness.
"Rong Fei, is the thing you are looking for so big, carved from white jade, boxy at the bottom, and carved with a dragon on the top."
Zhu Yan gestured with both hands.
"I know, I know this thing, huh~~ Bang... Fly so high and far! ”
On the side, Zhu Yun clapped his hands while jumping and shouted excitedly.
Rong Fei's heart trembled when he heard this-no!
"Where's the thing? Is it okay? ”
Rong Fei hurriedly asked.
"Hmm... I don't know, I flew to the wall and fell into the pond. It's a pity that I finally found the right stones of size and weight to put on the stone throwing machine. ”
Rong Fei followed the direction of Zhu Yun's finger and saw a vermilion wall that was almost two people high.
Such a high wall must not be able to climb with bare hands, Rong Fei can only ask Xiao Shunzi to find a ladder, and stay here and wait patiently.
The palace maid began to urge the two little ones again, and Zhu Yan took advantage of the last bit of time to ask Rongfei.
"How did you know that the jade seal was lost by the two of us?"
"You know it's a jade seal? Do you dare to play with it if you know it? ”
Rong Fei was surprised.
"I didn't know it, but a few days ago, I overheard the imperial brother talking to Wei Daban and Ma Daban, and I realized that that thing was the jade seal. You haven't answered my question yet? ”
"I reasoned based on clues, so I won't explain it because of the limited time today, and we'll talk about it another day. By the way, you two didn't tell anyone about losing the jade seal, did you? ”
"Of course not, I'm not stupid."
Zhu Yan rolled his eyes and said.
Under the repeated urging of the palace maid, Zhu Yan and Zhu Yun reluctantly said goodbye to Rong Fei, and Xiao Shunzi quickly came back with a bamboo ladder.
At this time, it was already approaching evening, and this garden was usually only used for Zhu Yan and Zhu Yun to play, and after the two of them left with the accompanying palace maids, basically no one would come again.
So the two of them had no scruples, and generously set up a ladder and climbed up the wall.
The probe passed over the wall, Rong Fei looked at the other side of the high wall, but his figure was huge, and he even shook the bamboo ladder a few times, so frightened that Xiao Shunzi, who was holding the bamboo ladder below, hurriedly increased the strength of his arms.
If you don't say that the children born in the royal family have high vision and broad vision, don't you say the pond?
Rong Fei looked at the shimmering waves on the other side of the high wall, almost the size of a football field... Lake, his eyes are straight, and his heart is bitter.
At the thought of finding a fist-sized jade seal in such a large body of water, Rong Fei naturally flashed an idiom in his mind - looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Little Shunzi, do you know there's a lake over there?"
Rong Fei sat on the wall and asked Xiao Shunzi below.
"It is the Golden Scale Pond, where His Majesty and the nobles fish and raft in their spare time. It's a pity that the time is not right, if it is full of lotus flowers in the middle of summer, then the scenery is really..."
"Stop, let me ask you, how deep is the water in it?"
"Well... The shallow part is no more than the knee, and the deepest part is two or three feet. ”
Rong Fei's head suddenly became bigger, and the difficulty of the search increased exponentially.
"Xiao Shunzi, can you be water-sensitive?"
Rong Fei asked again, it would always be much faster to find someone to help search together.
"Hey, Xiao Rongzhu, you're asking. The slave's hometown is from a sandbank, and she hasn't even taken a bath before she enters the palace. ”
"No, no, where is there so much nonsense."
Rong Fei said angrily.
"Isn't it to be more persuasive?"
Xiao Shunzi said aggrievedly.
"No, don't be idle, the shallow place belongs to you, the deep place belongs to me, don't rub it off, hurry up."
After that, Rong Fei climbed down from the wall with his hands and feet.
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According to the custom, from the day before the ceremony, the emperor is no longer allowed to drink water and eat. After meditating for an hour, when the time came, he began to bathe in incense and then set off for the temple.
In the temple, he personally burned incense for the tablets of the emperors, summarized the work after ascending the throne, and detailed the future work plan.
On the next day, change the crown of the dress worn during the worship of heaven and set off for the altar of worship.
After arriving at the altar of heaven, all the idle people retreated, leaving the emperor alone to sit in the center of the altar of heaven to recuperate his spirit, so that at the beginning of the noon ceremony, he could report to the emperor in the fullest state and the most sincere emotion, and pray for good luck.
But rules are such a thing, and they are formulated for fools who don't know what's going on.
Throughout the ages, those who have achieved great things are not ruthless people who are good at breaking conventions and overriding the rules.
At three o'clock, Zhu Sheng sat cross-legged on the futon, and on the low table in front of him were placed a tree saucer, delicate and elegant side dishes, and a pot of fine wine in a white jade bottle.
Ma Hong pouted his ass and gave the last tablet, that is, after the first emperor who had just kicked his legs for half a year, he walked lightly to Zhu Sheng's side and bowed to wait.
"It's none of your business, let's go out and wait."
Zhu Sheng put down his chopsticks, took a sip of the wine glass, and waved his hand.
Ma Hong bowed and exited the dormitory, but it didn't take long for him to turn back again.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yu has been arrested. Just outside the hall, he said that he would accompany His Majesty to the altar of heaven tomorrow. ”
"Huh?"
Zhu Sheng, who was moody, showed a rare surprised expression on his face, looked sideways at Ma Hong, and saw him with an incredible expression.
"That's what Yu Qingzhi said?"
Zhu Sheng asked.
"Slaves and maids dare not deceive Your Majesty."
"Hehe, that's weird. But... It's also a good thing. Go, send some wine and food to Mr. Yu, and drink in the air for a long night, which is also an interesting thing. ”
"The slave obeys."
After Ma Hong left, the smile on Zhu Sheng's face receded, and his eyes flickered with suspicion.
Except for the period at the beginning of the founding of the Great Yan, the relationship between the Immortal Division and the emperor has always been in a very delicate state.
On the surface, the Emperor is the emperor's pro-army, and the emperor is personally under his control.
But since the death of Taizu, the successors to the throne of the Great Yan Dynasty have been very jealous of the Immortal Division, and they are mainly appeased, and they rarely really rely on them as henchmen.
There are two main reasons for this.
One is that it has been suppressed for too long, since the god of capture flew to the immortal realm, the cultivation world led by the four peers has continued to put pressure on the Dayan court, demanding that the immortal division be abolished, and the cultivation world will be peaceful. The pressure on the court and the emperor was great.
The second is because the Immortal Suppression Division is in charge of the Five Absolute Arrays. The Five Absolute Great Array was arranged by the gods themselves, and the purpose was to protect Kyoto from being disturbed by the cultivation world. In addition, the Five Absolute Great Array also has another effect, that is, the person in control can detonate it with a single thought, and the entire Kyoto will be turned into dust along with it.
Let's ask, with a person who controls such a super killer weapon but can't be a confidant by his side, how can Emperor Dayan sleep peacefully?
It's not that Emperor Dayan doesn't want to cultivate feelings with the Immortal Division, but it's true that the successive chief arresters of the Immortal Division have the same virtue as the original Immortal Hunter, and always adhere to the so-called four no's principles.
Do not take the initiative, do not refuse, do not be responsible, do not promise.
Adhering to this style of acting, you can't let the dignified emperor rush to talk to you, the emperor doesn't want to lose face!
And Yu Qingzhi, the current chief arrester of the Immortal Division, has carried forward the principle of the four noes, and even has a tendency to far surpass the founder's god-hunting.