Chapter 9 Escaping the Jade Seal
Because of the loss of the jade seal, Zhao Ye couldn't sleep at night, and wanted to sneak away quietly in the night, but now that the grass and trees in the imperial city are all soldiers, Zhao Ye has not slipped out of Yong'an Palace, and he heard the sound of armor outside the palace gate wandering back and forth, so he can only go back to the house and continue to sleep.
Before dawn, Zhao Ye asked the palace maid to lead the way to find Liu Wei.
Yong'an Palace is located in the east of the North Palace, Zhao Ye specially sent a maid to inquire, Liu Wei slept in the Chengguang Palace, and the early dynasty was in the Chongde Hall of the main hall of the North Palace, so he blocked Liu Wei on the road of the two palaces.
At this time, Liu Wei was wearing a black court dress and a crown of heaven, like the stars holding the moon, and his appearance looked heroic and sassy, in sharp contrast with yesterday's downfall.
Zhao Ye greeted him, pulled Liu Wei aside, and whispered, "Brother Huang, the jade seal was accidentally lost yesterday." β
Liu was shocked when he heard this.
"Brother Xie, how is this good?"
Zhao Ye's heart was half cold after hearing this, and he originally hoped that Liu Wei would give attention, but he didn't expect this guy to be flustered and at a loss, and he began to regret his impulsiveness at the moment.
In ancient times, the jade seal of the country was the important weapon of the country, and it was used to represent the order of the sky, and the loss of it meant that the number of qi had been exhausted.
It's no wonder that Liu Wei is so flustered, the imperial power is bestowed, and the jade seal is the symbol. If you lose the jade talisman given by God, it means that you are not worthy to be a messenger of heaven and to manage the people of Dawn on behalf of heaven.
Since Yao Shunyu, he has relied on a set of ideas of divine monarchy to rule the people.
Unlike Liu Bian, Zhao Ye, who is a later generation, does not have the consciousness of the divine authority of the monarchy, so the jade seal is just a priceless treasure jade to him, so he scoffs at Liu Bian's excessive reaction.
"The jade seal has been lost, so I can only order someone to find it."
"But the Queen Mother and the courtiers, if they know that I have lost this jade seal, then I am afraid that the throne will not be guaranteed."
"In this case, Your Majesty can tell the ministers and the Queen Mother that it is I, Liu Xie, who lost the jade seal, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty."
Zhao Ye was indignant in his heart, and he couldn't help but speak extremely.
Hearing this, Liu Wei's face was embarrassed, the jade seal was lost by Liu Xie, but at the critical moment, it was unreasonable to hand over the jade seal to the nine-year-old Liu Xie for safekeeping.
After a long time, Liu Wei sighed and said: "This matter is my fault, this naturally cannot be said to be your co-brother, you are lost, I told you yesterday that it will return to the palace one day, and I should treat you like a brother." β
Zhao Ye was taken aback for a moment when he heard this, what he knew about Liu Wei was timid and fearful, but today seemed to be a little different.
The loss of the jade seal is such a big thing, and he doesn't blame it on himself, which is not in line with Liu Wei's cowardly character.
Zhao Ye said: "The Son of Heaven is not wrong! β
"How should that be?"
Zhao Ye said: "You can tell the ministers, so Zhang Rang will take it, and now Zhang Rang is thrown into the river, the river is turbulent, and there is no corpse, this jade seal is ......"
Liu argued: "Zhang Chang treats me well, how can I tarnish his reputation." β
Zhao Ye sometimes really wants to give Liu Fang a mouthful.
At the beginning of the palace rebellion, it was the Ten Standing Servants and He Jin, and it can be said that the two groups of relatives and eunuchs accelerated the destruction of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Zhao Ye gave Liu Wei a look of contempt, and at this time, he also took into account the reputation of others, so he thought about his own life first.
Liu Wei was still hesitating, and Zhao Ye said:
"The rebellion in Luoyang Palace, the culprits are Zhang Rang, Duan Jue, if they don't kidnap us and escape, how can there be a loss of the jade seal? Moreover, Zhang Rang is dead, and he is the best scapegoat. β
In Zhao Ye's words, the dead don't carry the blame, so let the living carry it.
Liu Wei thought for a moment, and then agreed with Zhao Ye's statement, the current situation naturally put the loss of this jade seal on the body of the deceased person.
"The jade seal is lost, and you Liu Xie can't escape the blame, I am looking for you to find the jade seal today, and you can't miss it.
"Whoa"
Seeing that Liu Wei was about to leave, Zhao Ye hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, there is no one available!" If you don't send Min Gong to me, the jade seal will be lost, and this guy will be mainly responsible. β
"Quasi-play!"
Sending Liu Wei away, Zhao Ye was thinking about how to leave the palace, but in the current imperial city, there is a post in ten steps, and a post in five steps, and Zhao Ye can't quietly leave the imperial city under the gaze of so many pairs of eyes. So he simply began to visit the imperial city.
In the front, Xiang Yu burned Xianyang Palace, and then Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang City, and then ...... In short, the war destroyed many famous buildings.
Now standing in the imperial city that has not yet burned down, the building is huge and magnificent, and it is impossible to see the end at a glance, what Zhao Ye can see is only the North Palace, after the resumption of the road, there are South Palace, East Palace, and West Palace in front.
Legend has it that the Luoyang Imperial Palace was built in LΓΌ Buwei, and the north and south palaces were built in the shape of LΓΌ Buwei, and Zhao Ye seriously suspected that LΓΌ Buwei was specially built according to his surname in order to show his great achievements.
After the construction of the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Luoyang Imperial Palace at this time, the legend is about seven miles long from north to south, about four miles wide from east to west, covering an area equal to dozens of Forbidden City, undoubtedly, the Luoyang Imperial City at this time is in the most glorious era in history.
It's just that things must be reversed.
Looking at the palace in front of him, Zhao Ye had an indescribable complicated mood, thinking that the glory in front of him would be burned down by Dong Zhuo's ruined thing in a few years, he was still determined to go shopping first, and when he went back in the future, he could debate with the archaeological experts.
The two maidservants followed Zhao Ye inseparably, and from yesterday to now, Zhao Ye didn't know the names of the two.
"What's your name?"
The two of them were obviously stunned, and one of the women in green said, "Go back to the king, slave and maid Green Ripple." β
Zhao Ye turned his gaze to the woman in Tsing Yi again.
"Slave Green Ripple."
The two girls were about thirteen or fourteen years old, and they were in the budding grade, but Zhao Ye saw that the two of them had sallow faces, which seemed to be caused by long-term malnutrition.
"Is the food in Yong'an Palace very poor?"
Lu Yi said: "King, since the death of the Empress Dowager Dong, ......"
After the death of Wang Meiren, Liu Xie has been raised in the palace of the Empress Dowager Dong, after the failure of the Empress Dowager Dong and He Lian to seize power, they were poisoned by He Lian, and the Yong'an Palace lost the protection of the Empress Dowager Dong, and its status naturally declined rapidly, so the expenses of the Yong'an Palace were greatly reduced, and the maidservants in the palace lacked food and clothing and became the norm.
Although Zhao Ye didn't know the specific situation, just looking at the clothes and expressions of the two of them, he could guess that He Lian was not very friendly to the people of Yong'an Palace.
"I'll look for the royal brother when I go back."
Zhao Ye was unhappy, so he lost interest in visiting the imperial city, and simply returned to Yong'an Palace.
As a later generation, Zhao Ye is used to wearing brocade clothes and eating jade food, and he hates this kind of malnutrition because of insufficient food.
Thinking about the chaotic Three Kingdoms, Zhao Ye sighed helplessly, wanting to change something, and found that it seemed that he couldn't change anything.
Zhao Ye vaguely remembered that Liu Xie was held hostage in the Three Kingdoms, and the capital was moved from Luoyang to Chang'an, and then from Chang'an back to Luoyang, and finally Cao Cao went to Xuchang.
Zhao Ye yelled: "Brother doesn't do Liu Xie!" β
Green Ripple and Green Yi looked at each other, yesterday they already knew that their king had injured his head, but they didn't expect it to be so serious.
After noon, Min Gong came to worship, and Zhao Ye was in a good mood when he saw Min Gong, and pulled the terrified Min Gong into Yong'an Palace.
"King Chen, the minister is guilty!"
Zhao Ye has already informed Liu Biao of his guess, of course, the main responsibility for the loss of the jade seal was pushed to Min Gong, originally Min Gong still had the merit of protection, hearing Liu Biao ask about the jade seal, he broke out in a cold sweat at the moment, and after being blamed by Liu Bian, he went to Yong'an Palace without stopping.
"Just be convicted." Zhao Ye sat on the main seat and crossed Erlang's legs, but his mind was lively.
"Widow...... Cough...... cough ..... "Zhao Ye wants to learn what a certain king calls him, and when he mentions the word "widow", he thinks of being alone.
"This king has already told the imperial brother what happened, and now it is the time to employ people, so I will let the imperial brother leave your life and order you to track down the whereabouts of the jade seal."
Min Gong was grateful and bowed down again.
Zhao Ye picked up Min Gong and said, "It's a big deal to lose the jade seal......
Min Gong said: "The minister immediately led the troops along the road to find it!"
"Confused, Your Majesty has already said in the court that Zhang let the jade seal throw into the river, and the jade seal is nowhere to be found. Do you have to tell the world that you lost the jade seal? Where are you in your majesty? β
When Min Gong heard this, he hurriedly bowed to the ground, and cold sweat flowed on his back. Said: "The minister listens to the king's orders!" β
"Finding the jade seal is important, but you are not as good as looking for it yourself, you can send a few henchmen to look for it along the way. As for you? There are more important things. β
Zhao Ye said unhurriedly, but he was in a hurry for Min Gong.
"I heard that Dong Zhuo held a banquet in Wenmingyuan and wanted to invite the courtiers, but I don't know that General Min can be invited?"
Min Gong said: "Don't hide it from the king, the minister is among the invitees." β
"Who's invited, and when?"
"There are Situ Wang Yun, Tai Lieutenant Yang Biao, Shangshu Lu Zhi, Jingzhou Thorn Shi Ding Yuan, Left Military Academy Captain Chun Yuqiong, Right Military Academy Captain Zhao Meng, Later Military Academy Captain Bao Xin, Middle Captain Yuan Shao, Situ Captain Cao Cao, ......, the banquet time is set for tomorrow evening."
Zhao Ye smiled and said: "There are really a lot of people invited, and almost all of the ministers of the DPRK and China are invited." β
Judging from Liu Xie's performance against Dong Zhuo yesterday, Min Gong could guess that Liu Xie didn't like Dong Zhuo, and then said:
"My lord, I can be the king's eyes and ears!"
"That's not necessary, there are so many people, it must be quite lively, General Min, or you can take me with you." After that, Zhao Ye made a bitter and hateful expression
"I heard that Dong Zhuo is very rich?"
"Yes."
"Then tomorrow's banquet in Wen Mingyuan must be very rich?"
Min Gong didn't know why, so he had to nod: "It should be." β
"Hey." Zhao Ye sighed: "Since the expenses were cut by the Queen Mother, I haven't seen meat in this Yong'an Palace for a long time. You see, all of my Yong'an Palace are hungry and thin. I was originally in the grade of the long body, and it stands to reason that I am nine years old, and I should be more than six feet tall, but you see that I am only a little more than five feet tall now, because I have not eaten meat for a long time. β
Min Gong was stunned.
"But the king is not invited, so if you go to ...... rashly"
"What's the matter, I'm Liu Xie, I can go to Wenmingyuan, it's already to give Dong Zhuo face, it's so decided, you will pick me up tomorrow when you enter the day."
Min Gong wanted to speak again, and Zhao Ye directly drove Min Gong out of Yong'an Palace and summoned Lu Yi.
"Green Yi, where did you put my backpack yesterday?"
"The king refers to that strange blanket?"
Waiting for Lu Yi to get the backpack, Zhao Ye instructed the two maidservants to step back, open the backpack, and look for things inside.
After rummaging through it, Zhao Ye held a bottle of medicine and laughed maliciously in the main hall.
"Sister Lian, it seems that the king's illness is serious again, how can this be good."