Outside the window, there were many raindrops, the rain was the same color as the night, the damp chill was separated by the walls of the Qianqing Palace, and the palace was bright with rows of candles.

Tang Cheng walked quietly with silent steps and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of Shandong is over." ”

He hurried to Shandong to kill people, and returned to Beijing non-stop after killing people, this old bone did not close his eyes for three days and three nights, and he was still full of energy.

This seemingly quiet eunuch has no less blood debts on his hands than the famous Ji Gang. Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, the reason why Tang Cheng can always follow the emperor must have the same unique ability.

The emperor had three knives, one of which was in the light and two of which were hidden in the shadows.

On the bright side, the knife is called Jinyiwei, the eagle dog of the imperial court, which seems to be flamboyant and dancing claws, but it is actually the most dull knife among the "three knives of the emperor".

The second sword, named Shadow Servant, is commanded by the mysterious man who crowned King in the shadows, as the name suggests, they are the shadow of the Emperor, and few people know about the existence of Shadow Servants, but only a few palms.

The third knife is named Tang Cheng.

Zhu Di asked lightly: "Have you dealt with it?" ”

Tang Cheng bowed his head and said: "Except for Your Majesty and the King of Han, no one knows about this matter, including those eunuchs who did it, I have already solved it with my own hands." ”

He can solve everything alone, and the reason why he took those eunuchs to the Han Palace's mansion was because he wanted these eunuchs to kill Zhu Zhanqi for him.

With the blood of the royal family on his hands, death is not far away.

Although Tang Cheng couldn't kill Zhu Zhanqi by himself, he could kill it with his own hands.

"No, besides me and King Han, there is another person who knows about this." Zhu Di pointed at Tang Cheng leisurely.

"You!"

Tang Cheng's face was calm: "Where am I a living person, I am just an old dog raised by His Majesty's side, a murderous knife." ”

He knew his identity, from a humble eunuch in the Yan Palace, to the great eunuch of the Great Inner Palace, all of this was given to him by the emperor.

If the emperor wants him to live, he will live, and if he wants him to die, he will die.

Zhu Di couldn't help but chuckle, and was very satisfied with Tang Cheng's answer.

What he needs is an obedient old dog, if this old dog has his own ideas one day, Zhu Di doesn't mind changing to another dog to keep by his side.

"I announced the King of Qi's visit, and the time is almost up, so you can go outside and pick it up."

Zhu Di waved his hand, Tang Cheng bowed, and left quietly.

……

Late at night, teenagers, white paper umbrellas.

In the trivial rain, Zhu Gaoxian walked to the front of the hall with an umbrella, and saw Tang Cheng, who was emaciated and silent on the steps, and greeted him in a friendly manner: "Uncle Tang." ”

Tang Cheng's eyes twitched, and his heart was slightly touched.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, only this Prince of Qi would call him "Uncle Tang". Tang Cheng was sold by his parents as a eunuch in his early years, and then he has been a servant in the Yanwang Mansion for thirty years, and when he became a big eunuch in the palace with power and power, he returned to his hometown and was already a matter of things, and everyone in the family died.

But the only remaining Tang Cheng is a eunuch again, and this family is considered to be the last.

He doesn't want money, he doesn't seek profit, he lives in this world like a walking corpse, without relatives or friends, just waiting for everything to follow him and turn into dust after death.

And every time King Qi shouted "Uncle Tang", Tang Cheng would be moved.

But Tang Cheng's face did not show any emotion, and his face was calm: "Your Majesty asked me to pick you up, come with me." ”

Zhu Gaoxian put away the white paper umbrella, handed it to Tang Cheng, and said happily: "The old man is really free enough, what else can I pick up in these two steps, this Qianqing Palace is my home, do I have to be picked up when I go back to my house." ”

The corners of Tang Cheng's mouth twitched slightly: "Don't say these words in front of me." ”

This King Qi really doesn't treat him as an outsider, so he has to be more restrained.

"What's this, Uncle Tang is not an outsider." Zhu Gaoxian smiled, "I will give you a pension in the future." ”

"Pension?" Tang Cheng couldn't help but smile, "I haven't thought about this myself. ”

He never thought about how he would live after he stepped down from this position, or rather, he didn't dare to think about it.

He is a lonely man, without a father or mother, and without children under his knees, even if he walks out of the palace one day, he is just half an old bone buried in the soil, and he lives alone in this world, like a lonely ghost.

For him, the best fate is to die in the palace.

Zhu Gaoxian looked at Tang Cheng seriously: "I'm not joking, I'm serious, I'll give you a pension, and my words count." ”

Tang Cheng's footsteps paused slightly, as if he hadn't heard what King Qi said: "Your Majesty is waiting for you, go quickly, you also know that moody temper, if you let that person be impatient, you and I will suffer." ”

Zhu Gaoxian nodded and walked straight to the hall.

Tang Cheng stood in front of the door, like an old Han pine, with his hands folded, looking at King Qi's back with a calm gaze.

After thinking about it for a long time, the corners of his mouth suddenly hooked up a shallow smile, like an iceberg slowly melting.

"What a kid with character."

He has always enjoyed the short time with King Qi, although this time will not last long, but it can make his long-lonely heart feel some comfort, and what he longs for the most...... Affection.

That's nice.

……

Zhu Gaoxian walked into the main hall, and when he saw Zhu Di, who was leaning on the back of the desk to correct the folds, he walked over with a big grin: "It's so late, your old man still hasn't rested, the dragon body is important." ”

Zhu Di glanced at it and scolded with a smile: "You little cub is really getting more and more unruly, why, don't you bow to the saint?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian said innocently: "When I came back from the war in Jianzhou, you always said to me in person, 'King Qi will be exempt from courtesy in front of me in the future', and now you forget it as soon as you turn your head?" ”

Zhu Di was a little puzzled: "Did I say it?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian was numb: "Okay, what you say is what, the emperor didn't say okay." ”

He is so stupid, he has nothing to do with Zhu Di, is the old man the one who is reasonable!

Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "Be louder, I can't hear it." ”

Zhu Gaoxian raised his voice: "The emperor didn't speak!" It's me talking nonsense! ”

Zhu Di pretended to be displeased: "Palm!" ”

When he heard that he was pumping his big mouth, Zhu Gaoxian was unhappy: "You are so old and enjoyable, why are you still having fun?" ”

Zhu Di: "...... Little cub, I think you're really floating. ”

His current attitude towards King Qi can only be described in one word.

- "Spoiling"

He felt that he owed King Qi a lot, and if he wanted to make up for it at this time, he doted on King Qi more and more, and became more and more tolerant of this youngest son.

Zhu Di rubbed his eyebrows and said tiredly: "I haven't been able to sleep for the past two days, and as soon as I close my eyes, it's your grandfather who comes to me." According to the words of the saint, I think every day about what I did when I was young, and count the mistakes I made in the past. ”

Zhu Gaoxian said happily: "Sage Yun, I have been thinking about my body three times a day, and I found that others are wrong, and I am the truth. The more I took a step back, the more angry I became, and when I heard it, I could die at night, and only by blowing up his grave, whipping his corpse, and raising his ashes, could I be calm and save my body. ”

Zhu Di was shocked: "What kind of saint are you saying, the living Yama saint?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian shrugged his shoulders: "What Sage Zhu said." ”

Zhu Di asked wonderingly: "When did Zhu Xi say this, why don't I remember?" ”

Zhu Xi is not only Zhu Zi, a native of the Southern Song Dynasty, he is a student of Li Tong, the third disciple of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, and together with Ercheng, he is called the "Cheng Zhu School". It is also the only one who is not a disciple of Confucius and enjoys the Confucian Temple, ranking among the twelve philosophers of the Dacheng Palace.

Once upon a time, there was a scholar who, when he first learned to speak, his father pointed to heaven and taught him.

Dad: It's day.

Scholar: God.

And he pointed to the earth: "This is the earth."

The scholar was still looking up at the sky.

Father:......

Dad thought: It's over the calf, the reflex arc is so long, I'm afraid it's not a retard.

After a long time, the scholar who was still a child asked the question: What is in the sky?

Father:???

How old is this kid, why do you want to go to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun?

This scholar is Zhu Xi.

Zhu Gaoxian said happily: "The saint who said this is not Zhu Xi, but the great saint of Zhu Gaoxian. ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment and laughed: "What a great sage of Zhu Gaoxian, too, what kind of saint is the Cheng Zhu School, and what is the knowledge of things." Zhu Zi started in the Southern Song Dynasty, and he did not see the Southern Song Dynasty recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, Jianwen, this little bastard, is familiar with the books of sages, and he is not the same as being beaten by Lao Tzu? Read the books of the sages and sages, win the battle and level the world, this is called a saint! ”

Zhu Gaoxian couldn't help smacking his tongue, the old man was bold enough to say that he had no culture.

But......

Such a domineering speech is indeed the old man's consistent style.

Prince Qi asked suspiciously, "Dad, what are you looking for me?" ”

"It's okay, I'm just idle, I want to talk to you......"

Zhu Di's voice paused, and he suddenly turned to look at King Qi, "What did you call me just now?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian touched his head: "Did I ask my father to break the law?" ”

"No offense, it's okay, it's okay." Zhu Di waved his hand, and he couldn't suppress his excitement in his heart.

(End of chapter)