108 Chapter 108
Fang Linyuan woke up in a daze, and when he opened his eyes vaguely, there was a dazzling light, which made his eyes hurt.
The first time he opened the door, he jerked into his arms.
That's where he placed the Tiger Talisman.
Empty.
Fang Linyuan immediately woke up and turned around.
Ignoring the stinging pain of the bright light, he snapped his eyes open and sat up.
Underneath him is a thick and soft cloud, surrounded by silk curtains, and among the layers of light yarn, you can also see the gold threads and hooks interspersed with eastern pearls.
Fang Linyuan turned his head and saw that there was silence in front of him, and he was brilliant all around.
The spacious and splendid bedroom is a palace with a tall and spacious door. At the end of the palace room, which is full of gold and jade porcelain, is a row of large closed Nanmu windows.
Two young women who looked like fairies heard the sound on the bed and immediately came forward.
Look at the Luo skirts on their bodies, they are the dress of the palace maids.
"Master Hou is awake." A palace maid held hot tea and handed it to him. "Is there anything wrong with Master Hou? The Imperial Physician is just outside the door. β
"Imperial Doctor?" Fang Linyuan frowned, pushed away the teacup and went straight to the bed. "I just received the emperor's order, on the way north to Longxi, why am I in the palace?"
At this, he paused slightly.
There was a chaotic pain in his brain, and at the end of his memory, was Lin Zimiao with guilt on his face, and the pot of wine he brought him......
It was Lin Zimao who drugged the wine!
Fang Linyuan's pupils shrank suddenly, bypassed the two palace maids who stepped forward to stop him, and walked straight out.
Lin Zimiao's medicine. Before he fell unconscious, he vaguely heard what he said, and he couldn't hear it clearly, but through the shape of his mouth, he could make out the word "Your Majesty".
Your Majesty......
But he went to Longxi to receive an order from the emperor!
"Master Hou, please wait a while...... Master Hou"
Fang Linyuan raised his hand and pushed open the gate of the palace.
There was a dead silence.
Outside the door, the layers of golden-domed palaces are faintly revealed at the end of the fish's belly white light, which is only the color when the sun rises in the early morning.
And under the corridor in front of him, the Imperial Forest Army, armed with swords at their waists, guarded all the doors and windows airtightly.
Fang Linyuan stopped there and looked at the scene in front of him steadily.
Behind him, the two palace maids had already hurriedly knelt down.
"Your Majesty ordered, please recuperate here!" They said. "Please don't embarrass the slave and maid!"
β¦β¦ Bewilderment?
Fang Linyuan turned his head, his gaze swept over the huge palace room, and finally landed on the two of them.
"Is it the emperor's order?"
He asked.
When the two palace maids heard this, they trembled slightly, but they did not deny it.
It's the emperor.
He issued a holy decree, took the tiger talisman, and asked him to guard the Yumen Pass for Daxuan to resist the strong enemy.
But just when the Turks tore up the contract and attacked the city, he hurried to Longxi with the holy decree, but the emperor sent someone and sent his friend to stop him, trick him into drinking the drugged liquor, and bring him back to the palace.
Emperor...... What does he want to do?
Fang Linyuan breathed deeply, but even if he used all his strength, every gasp was trembling.
What else can the emperor want to do, the current situation is very clear.
A few pigeons fluttered their wings and flew across the sky in front of him. The high sky was divided into squares by the palace buildings, and the sound of pigeon feathers echoed in the silence.
The emperor didn't believe him, even if he gave him the tiger talisman, he didn't really want him to defend against foreign enemies.
The fact that he can appear here shows that he is the emperor's enemy.
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The ladies of the court set breakfast on the table.
The rice porridge is stewed with dried scallops, and the dim sum on three or five plates is delicate and sweet. After serving the seventh dish for Fang Linyuan, the palace maid also asked respectfully, asking if it was in line with Fang Linyuan's taste, and whether she wanted to remove or add the dish.
Fang Linyuan's gaze swept over the table full of delicacies.
"Decapitated rice?" He didn't lift his eyes.
His straightforward words startled the palace maid.
"Master Hou said with a smile." The palace maid said with a smile and hurriedly. "This is the rule of breakfast in the palace, if His Majesty eats, seventeen dishes must be added."
Fang Linyuan didn't say anything more, and still didn't move his chopsticks.
Seeing this, the palace maid didn't dare to persuade him for a while, and after silently adding a cup of hot tea for him, she quietly retreated.
I don't know how long it took.
The shadow of the sun on the flowered window slowly shifted eastward, and the table full of dishes gradually cooled down. There was a faint sound outside the door, followed by the voices of palace maids and guards.
"See the Emperor."
Fang Linyuan turned his head.
Through the window, you can see the mighty guard of honor in the courtyard. The canopy and the sedan chair stopped outside the palace, and dozens of eunuchs and guards lined up in the courtyard.
The door to the dormitory is opened from the outside.
The king, who had not recovered from a serious illness, was dressed in a heavy coat, and slowly walked in with the support of the eunuch beside him.
"Fang Qing." He raised his head and looked at Fang Linyuan.
And Fang Linyuan, who was in front of him, had already stood up from where he was, bowed down, and bowed deeply to him.
Fang Linyuan did not speak.
Emperor Hongyou didn't think it was wrong. His expression was calm, he raised his hand and waved away the palace people around him, and sat down on the couch in front of Fang Linyuan.
"Fang Qing, calm down." He said. "I heard that you didn't even have breakfast, so I came and saw it myself. How is it? If you don't have an appetite, let the Imperial Doctor come back to show you. β
Fang Linyuan straightened up.
The king in front of him, except for the lack of blood on his face, was no different from the gentle and generous majesty he had seen every day.
But the face is merciful and ruthless, which is the most terrifying.
He didn't notice it for a while, and was drugged and taken back to the palace, and the current scene is clearly house arrest. It is true that he is a marquis inherited from generation to generation, but the emperor can not only make him disappear on the way to the north quietly, but also let him disappear into the world silently.
Fang Linyuan's Adam's apple rolled up and down slightly, lowered his head, and the breath he exhaled was trembling slightly.
"Weichen is stupid, if Your Majesty has a will, please tell Your Majesty and the minister." He spoke slowly under the gaze of the king. "Otherwise, Weichen will not be able to sleep and eat."
When Emperor Hongyou heard this, he laughed a few times.
"Fang Qing, you are indeed more frank than others." He said.
Fang Linyuan didn't answer, just waited quietly for his next step.
"I don't have a will." But I heard Emperor Hongyou say lightly. "I just want to keep Aiqing in the palace for a while."
"But Your Majesty also gave an order to order Weichen to go to Longxi to quell the Turkic rebellion." Fang Linyuan said.
Emperor Hongyou nodded: "Yes." According to the pace of the march, Fang Qing must have been out of the state right now. β
Fang Linyuan's eyebrows moved, wrinkled slightly, and looked at Emperor Hongyou.
I saw that Emperor Hongyou was slowly picking up the tea cup in his hand, and the steaming heat blurred his face.
Out of Chongzhou, that is, the march was not affected.
But the main generals are gone, who will be escorted by those Royal Guards?
In an instant, Fang Linyuan's shadow flashed in front of his eyes.
The two of them were indeed about the same size.
But Lin Zimiao doesn't know how to lead troops at all. If Emperor Hongyou didn't want to order him to go on the expedition, he would just send another general, not only to publicly order him to go on the expedition, but also to let Lin Zimiao stun him after sending hundreds of guards with great fanfare......
Bluffing, Li Dai Tao stiffened.
Fang Linyuan had a faint guess in his heart.
But when his gaze swept over Emperor Hongyou's unfathomable eyes, he changed his words and said slowly.
"Wechen still doesn't understand."
Hearing his words, Emperor Hongyou's action of putting down the teacup was obviously a little easier.
He raised his eyes, quietly looked at Fang Linyuan for a long time, and said with a faint smile: "Lin Zimiao, that kid is what I saw with my own eyes. Even he has told me more than once that you are innocent. β
Fang Linyuan's eyebrows moved slightly, he didn't make a sound, and just waited quietly for Emperor Hongyou to continue.
"yes, I don't know. But how old are you? But a kid in his early twenties. There are very few people you have met, very few things you have encountered. It's not surprising that he has a sincere heart. β
Speaking of this, Emperor Hongyou sighed.
"You've done enough for Daxuan, so I've thought about it for a long time, and it's just right to stop here." He said, looking at Fang Linyuan.
"In this way, I am worthy of your father under the Nine Springs."
ββ¦β¦ Early? β
Fang Linyuan's breath trembled slightly, and he forced an ignorant and chaotic expression, carefully leading Emperor Hongyou to speak.
Now, Emperor Hongyou doesn't seem to care what he knows.
"Hmm." He nodded and said. "By the day you conquer the eighteen cities of Longxi, it will be enough. At a young age, you can compare to Wei Huo in the history books, what more achievements do you need to build? β
"Wechen is for His Majesty's courtiers, honors and lords, all given by His Majesty." Fang Linyuan said. "The minister has no intention of making meritorious deeds again."
"yes." Emperor Hongyou said. "But up and down the government and the opposition, who doesn't want an invincible general to guard the gate for the imperial court? I want to too. However, Lin Yuan, if you read history, you must also understand that people's ambition and appetite are growing bigger and bigger, and if you really have thoughts that you shouldn't have, I won't even be able to spare your life. β
As he spoke, he looked at Fang Linyuan, his eyes full of kindness.
"So I asked Sang Zhixin to think of a way to keep you."
Fang Linyuan paused slightly.
Let Sang Zhixin figure out a way......
That was the night of the Flower Dynasty, the group of "Hu bandits" who burned, killed and looted in Shangjing. r />
Fang Linyuan had found out the clues before, and now he would not be surprised to lose his temper.
But......
He looked at the king in front of him.
All living beings, ordinary people. They are all the sons of kings and the people of kings, and their blood and sweat provide for the towering golden palace, and the people above the golden palace should also create a stable and peaceful prosperous world for them.
But he understated it as if he had crushed two ants to death, making the civilians pay for his power.
Fang Linyuan's throat was sluggish for a while, and he couldn't speak for a moment.
Fortunately, his ignorance of performing in front of Emperor Hongyou had already made Emperor Hongyou believe it.
He only thought that Fang Linyuan didn't understand his words, so he looked stunned.
Emperor Hongyou rarely gave birth to a bit of strategizing and playing with people in the palm of his hand.
"It's the Flower Dynasty Festival." He said lightly. "Taking advantage of this situation, I can arrange a noble and easy errand for you in the capital."
Fang Linyuan's lips moved slightly, and there was only a smug look in his eyes.
He should have looked in the mirror at this point. Fang Linyuan thought to himself.
I'm afraid that he himself will be frightened by his despicable look.
"But you kid have a bit of a smart mind." Emperor Hongyou said again. "Originally, I only let you stay in Beijing and solve some small troubles in Gyeonggi for me by the way, but you didn't do anything unpretty, even those monkey boys in the Sixteen Guards made you train into good soldiers."
Emperor Hongyou sighed.
"So. Since you are not blessed to be a fool, then I will explain it to you, so that I can teach you to know in the future. Emperor Hongyou said. In a few years, when you are more mature, you will naturally understand my painstaking efforts. β
"So...... What about this time? After a moment, Fang Linyuan asked slowly.
"Your Majesty's plan this time, Weichen still can't figure it out."
"The Turks have indeed invaded the Yumen Pass, and the government and the opposition are shaken, and the people I have summoned to discuss the matter all want you to quell the chaos in unison."
Emperor Hongyou seemed to be a little impatient with his stupidity.
"But I have been keeping you in Beijing since the beginning of the year, and I have no intention of letting you go again. But after thinking about it, the Turks were really afraid of you, and that Naren Timur, when he saw you, bowed his head and didn't even dare to say anything more. β
"So, I sent Lin Zimiao. In short, the Turkic invasion was only at the Yumen Pass, and the sudden invasion was definitely just a temptation. As long as he pretends to be you and arrives in Longxi, the Turks will be frightened away, and when the local guards re-guard the gate of Yumen Pass, he can come back, and you can go back to your home. β
Fang Linyuan's hand at his side tightened slightly.
Yes, the Turks have been silent for a year, and their rash invasion is naturally based on temptation.
But where there is a war, there is no guarantee of victory. Once the Jade Gate Pass is broken, once Lin Zimao is found to be abnormal......
The border people of this city and one place are so insignificant to Emperor Hongyou!
Over there, Emperor Hongyou looked relaxed, and even smiled at Fang Linyuan.
"Lin Zimiao did a good job. Before, after I knew that he knew you, let him keep an eye on you for me, and he was reluctant. If you bring it back, it's all about complimenting you. He said.
"I naturally know that you are a good boy, but I can't help but worry, if he is disturbed by personal feelings and soft-hearted to you too much, then he really can't be sent by Jinyiwei."
β¦β¦ I swas.
No wonder Lin Zimiao always said something specious to him before, telling him to be honest and obedient to orders.
He had long tried to remind him not to be wrongdoer, and to make him cautious in his words and deeds......
Fang Linyuan was cold.
This year, he thought he came and went freely in the capital, but he didn't expect that from beginning to end, he was living under surveillance and control.
As early as the day he returned to Beijing, there was a huge net hanging over his head. Everyone said that he was a god general of Longxi, and Wei Qing was alive, but they didn't know that as far as the king was concerned, he was just a falcon with a particularly sharp beak and claws.
He was afraid that he would be wild and untamable.
Over there, Emperor Hongyou smiled and nodded.
"But it's okay, that kid is more obedient."
As he spoke, he looked at Fang Linyuan.
"You're a good boy too." His tone was loving. "You are filial and considerate, treat your eldest sister-in-law and mother and son very well, and treat Huining very well."
Fang Linyuan's back was cold.
He saw the threat in Emperor Hongyou's eyes.
Emperor Hongyou's words were clearly using his family's lives to coerce him.
"Shangjing is so big, it's enough for you to live. When you return home in a few days, how you used to live will be, and how you will continue to live? The court can afford to support you and your husband, as well as the Marquis of Anping, and I know everything you and your father have done for Daxuan. β
Emperor Hongyou said this and stood up.
"You know what I mean, right?"
Fang Linyuan slowly lowered his head under his gaze.
"Wechen understands." He said. "After today, the minister will definitely keep to himself."
Emperor Hongyou smiled with satisfaction, nodded, and walked towards the outside of the hall.
But at this moment, Fang Linyuan straightened his shoulders and said to his back.
"Your Majesty, there is a cloth shop on Rongchang Street, and the shopkeeper's surname is Su, and she is a young girl."
Emperor Hongyou turned his head and looked at him inexplicably.
Her father died in the early spring, and the storefront was destroyed by fire. There was nothing else in the family except the elderly elders, so she cut off the family affairs she had originally agreed to at that time, and she was weak and supported the family. Fang Linyuan looked at Emperor Hongyou and continued.
"Your Majesty, if it had not been for that accident, her mother would not have cried blind, her grandmother would not have been paralyzed in bed, and she would not have had to bear such a burden."
Emperor Hongyou was obviously bored by listening.
He raised his eyebrows without interest, his gaze swept over Fang Linyuan, looked him up and down, and then turned his eyes away.
"Oh." I only heard him say lightly, and I didn't even hear that the initiator of this story was himself.
"If you want to take a concubine, ask Huining." He said.
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In the next few days, Emperor Hongyou did not come again.
Fang Linyuan was also very quiet and worry-free, neither noisy nor noisy, nor on a hunger strike, and after two days, even the attendants guarding outside his hall were a lot more relaxed.
Yes, His Majesty only said that he would not let the Hou Ye move around at will, and he would still be sent out of the palace in a few days.
Nobles are still nobles, and they don't deliberately do things that make people lose face.
The atmosphere inside and outside the palace is much more relaxed.
Seeing that there were still two days to go before the New Year, the palace was lit up with lights all around, and even the palace where Fang Linyuan lived was decorated with excitement.
The two palace maids who served him were young, and they were still talking excitedly on the side, saying that on the last day of the year, they would invite warlocks from outside the palace to enter the palace to hold a big ceremony, which was very lively.
Fang Linyuan was not interested in their small talk.
It is now the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month. On this day, the palace distributed new clothes for the festival to the palace maids and eunuchs, and even the two palace maids who served in the palace went to receive them together.
Fang Linyuan sat alone by the window, flipping through the books in his hands.
But his eyes fell there, but he didn't see anything.
After Emperor Hongyou left that day, he never saw the holy face again. It is said that the previous dynasty sent back two war reports in succession, but he was heavily guarded here, so he could not know the content of the war reports.
But look at the peaceful scene in the palace...... I'm afraid that the war is not urgent.
In this way, only he was left to think about Fang Linyuan.
In fact, the situation is clear, and there is nothing to think about.
Since Emperor Hongyou has a showdown with him, he has already made up his mind.
He put him under house arrest in the palace today, and when he returns to the court, he will only put him under house arrest in the capital.
This is indeed a great mercy for Emperor Hongyou.
But Fang Linyuan's heart was clear.
What kind of mercy is just because he is cautious step by step, so far he has not been able to let Emperor Hongyou get the handle to dispose of him. After all, what he wants is peace of mind, and the nobles under house arrest, no matter how reassuring they are, are not as reassuring as a dead man.
Fang Linyuan slowly lowered his eyes.
It's just that I don't know ...... Zhao Pu is now Informed or not.
After all, the team going to Longxi went north as usual, and the situation in Beijing was grim, so he specially told Zhao Pu not to send someone to follow him.
He hoped that Zhao Pu would not know about his situation.
At present, the situation in the capital is chaotic, and Zhao Pu has made up his mind so far, and he must be a few steps away from the success of the matter. If the layout is disrupted for him now, any bad move will be an abyss.
He was afraid that Zhao Pu would not be peaceful.
Thinking of this, Fang Linyuan lowered his eyes, and his fingers involuntarily fell on his lips and touched them gently.
At this moment, two subtle knocks came from under the window.
Fang Linyuan followed the sound and saw that it was a very small girl, thin and with big eyes, looking at him with a bright eye.
"Are you Fang Linyuan?" Just listen to her ask.
Fang Linyuan was slightly stunned, looked up and looked around, and saw that in the quiet courtyard, there was not even a person behind her to follow and serve.
"I am." He nodded. "Who are you?"
The girl didn't answer, just took out a small candy from her body and put it into Fang Linyuan's hand.
"Let me give it to you for him." She said.
β¦β¦ Li Zhe?
Fang Linyuan had no contact with Li Zhe, how could he suddenly send a letter, or was he in such a dangerous palace forbidden?
Fang Linyuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, put the sugar in his mouth and bit it.
Sure enough, there was a note in it.
He took out the note, but saw that under the bright lights, there was a row of fly-headed small letters on it, which was actually Zhao Pu's handwriting.
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