Chapter 120: Neither arrogant nor humble

Ah San and Nangong Manman walked through the room and crossed the ridge, fast as a meteor, and after a while, they arrived at the alley at the corner of the street, Ah San looked back and forth, and then turned over and flew down from the roof, and Nangong Manman then gently floated down from the roof.

At this time, a carriage slowly drove from the place of the archway on the street to the entrance of the alley, Ah San and Nangong Manman quickly sat in the carriage, and then lowered the curtain of the carriage, and the carriage was on this empty street, all the way to the direction of the palace.

On the way, he was interrogated by the officers and soldiers patrolling several times, and the horse Zhan who drove the carriage always said that our young master and young grandmother had drunk too much in the restaurant and were now ready to go home.

Ah San and Nangong Manman had been pretending to be asleep in the carriage, and the officers and soldiers looked at them and didn't say anything.

Along the way, Nangong Manman has been on fire in her heart, seeing that she is about to arrive at the noon gate of the palace, and another inspection team has come to inspect, Nangong Manman can't stand such inspections and interrogations anymore, she can't help but want to get angry.

Ah San looked at the officers and soldiers who came over to investigate, and didn't say anything, the coachman Ma Zhan still said that our young master and young grandmother drank too much in the restaurant.

Those officers and soldiers couldn't see why they were coming, so they had to let them go.

The carriage was already very close to the palace Duowu Gate, Ma Zhan could finally breathe a sigh of relief, Ma Zhan said: "Young master, why are there so many officers and soldiers coming and going in this capital to check more?"

"This is what they think is wrong with their country, and they are also afraid of things!" Ah San said lazily: "You are waiting for us here, and we will come when we go." ”

After Ah San and Nangong Manman finished speaking, they got off the carriage and hurriedly walked to the noon gate of the palace.

Far away, I saw two people wearing palace clothes wandering outside the noon gate, as if waiting for someone.

"Master Hou, you are finally here!" An old man with white hair and no beard, dressed in eunuch clothes, stepped forward to greet Ah San and Nangong Manman and said, "Master Hou, hurry up, the master is already waiting anxiously in the palace!"

"Okay, there is Grandpa Lao leading the way in front. Ah San clasped his hands into fists and said, "It seems that someone is spying on us again where we live!"

"It must be the people of the Seventh Prince, because the Seventh Princes are in charge of the security of the capital. The white-haired and beardless eunuch said, "Let's go and see the master first." ”

Ah San and Nangong Manman followed the white-haired and beardless eunuch all the way forward, and just walked to the palace gate, a guard asked, "Gonggong Ji, who are these two?"

"These two are Hou Ye urgently summoned by the emperor!" That Ji Gonggong walked up to the person who asked and whispered something in his ear, and the guard who asked immediately had a respectful look on his face, and he bowed down with his hands in fists and said, "I've seen Master Hou!"

Ah San smiled slightly and waved his hand.

Gonggong Ji walked quickly to the depths of the palace, Ah San and Nangong Manman followed him closely, there were seven or eight patrolling guards along the way, and when they saw Gonggong Ji, they said hello and went to inspect separately, and there was nothing more to check.

Nangong Manman saw that the houses in the palace were tall and majestic, and he thought it was very funny, so he couldn't help but gently say to Ah San: "I always thought that there were many houses in our family, but I didn't expect that there are many more houses here than in our family!"

The little eunuch who came out to pick up Ah San with Gonggong Ji heard Nangong Manman's words, and laughed.

"Little Shunzi, don't be rude. Father-in-law Ji scolded lightly and said: "This kid is a friend of 'Zhongyong Hou', and you are not afraid that Hou Ye will spank you." ”

Ah San smiled slightly again and didn't say anything.

After walking for a long time, I don't know how long I walked, Nangong Manman asked, "Why haven't you arrived yet, third brother?"

Ah San said softly: "It's almost there!"

Nangong Manman stepped forward and grabbed Ah San's arm and said, "I don't want to go, you carry me!"

After saying that, she really stayed where she was and refused to leave.

"Master Hou, it's not good to blame the old slave for not bringing a carriage over. Father-in-law Ji said: "But it's also soon, and it will be there soon." ”

Ah San looked at the coquettish Nangong Manman, smiled, and squatted down by himself.

Nangong Manman was lying briskly behind Ah San at this time, and Ah San picked up Nangong Manman and followed Gonggong Ji all the way forward.

After a few more tall and majestic palaces, I finally came to a slightly smaller palace, the door was full of guards, divided into four rows before and after, and there were guards standing in the east, west, north and south, surrounding this palace.

Gonggong Ji turned to Ah San and said, "Master Hou, I'll go and report it." ”

After speaking, he walked up the steps quickly, stretched out his hand to push open the closed palace gate, and after a while, he came back and said, "Lord Hou, the emperor is invited!"

"Okay, lead the way. Ah San put down Nangong Manman on his back and followed Gonggong Ji into this palace protected by many guards on all sides.

Ah San and Nangong Manman walked into the palace and saw that this palace was extremely extravagant and luxurious, full of antique calligraphy and paintings, and there was a person wearing a dragon robe who was admiring the antique calligraphy and paintings in the palace.

Gonggong Ji walked up to the man in the dragon robe, bowed down and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhongyong has been announced!"

The emperor in the dragon robe turned around and beckoned to Ah San and said, "You're here!"

"I've seen my emperor!" Ah San clasped his hands into fists and bowed and said, "Long live, long live, long live!"

"No, let's not have such clichés among ourselves. The emperor looked at Ah San with his eyes and said, "Have you found any clues outside recently?"

"I don't know what the emperor knows now?" Ah San said with retreat: "I don't think things seem to be very good!"

"I heard that there are their people everywhere now?" The emperor asked lightly, "I heard that there are many sects in the rivers and lakes that have been bought by them?"

"Yes, their sphere of influence has spread to many places and corners. Ah San looked into the emperor's eyes and said, "Now the situation is urgent, and many officials in the government seem to be swayed by them!"

Ah San told all the things he had encountered, and asked the emperor to think about how serious the matter had become.

The emperor looked up at the roof of the palace, and then said slowly, "Are they trying to force me?"

"You all stand down, I have something to say to the 'Marquis of Zhongyong'!" The emperor looked at Gonggong Ji and Nangong Manman behind Ah San and said, "Who is this?"

"Don't worry about her, she's everything to me. Ah San beckoned to Nangong Manman and said, "Manman, come and see the emperor." ”

Nangong Manman clasped his hands into fists and bowed and said, "The people have seen the emperor!"

"No courtesy, why do you look so familiar!" the emperor looked at Nangong Manman and said, "I seem to have seen you!"

"Impossible emperor, we definitely haven't seen it!" Nangong Manman said without being arrogant or humble: "The people are in the mountains, you are the high Ninety-Five, how can you have seen me?"

"Like, really like!" The emperor said several times in succession, then turned to look at Ah San and said: "You have done so many good things for the people on both sides of the Yellow River, and I have heard about it, including you who have cleaned up those people who are fish and flesh, and I have also heard about it. ”

"Then let me ask the emperor, why are so many people homeless and displaced, and why don't you, as the emperor of the Ninety-Five, help these suffering people?" Ah San asked puzzledly: "You are high, do you know how many people in the world have no food and no clothes?"

"Alas, I know it, but I can't do anything about it!" the emperor turned around and stared at Ah San's eyes tightly and said, "Now that the country's treasury is empty, there are natural and man-made disasters everywhere, and the border is in chaos, I have so much silver to help my people!"

"How can this be?" Ah San asked puzzledly: "I always thought that the emperor had mountains of gold and silver, and inexhaustible wealth, so you are also a poor emperor!"

The emperor smiled slightly and said, "I have just taken over this throne for less than a few years, and I also want to help my people, but I really have more than enough heart and not enough strength!" The emperor patted Ah San's shoulder with his hand and said, "You also know that the expenses in this court are very large!"

Ah San touched his head and smiled awkwardly: "On the way here, I was still questioning whether the emperor was a good emperor, and now it seems that I am wrong to blame you." ”

The emperor said embarrassedly: "Actually, I also donated to the people on both sides of the Yellow River in your name, and I also donated a total of 10 million taels of silver. ”

"Oh, it turns out that the emperor also helped me donate, I have been wondering who helped me and later donated 10 million taels of silver?" Ah San finally knew that the later 10 million taels were originally donated by the emperor in his name, Ah San said: "Then why don't you donate in your name?"

"Well, how can I use my name? How many people in all parts of the country need me to go to the relief and donate? Now there is really no silver in the treasury to donate!" the emperor let out a long sigh and continued: Those young people are taking a fancy to this, and they want to take advantage of the chaos at this juncture, so I have no choice but to go out and look for opportunities, and there are many people in the court who are now watching to see which aspect is stronger, and they are all swaying from side to side, maybe one day, they will really fall in that direction. ”

"Don't you think of any countermeasures for these people?" Ah San asked puzzledly: "Some people can't stay, kill a respectful Bai!"

"Now I'm giving you this right!" the emperor showed a helpless look on his face, and then said, "Because many people in the court are people who stayed in the past, I don't have any feelings with them, and I don't know them very well. ”

"Third brother, our time is up, otherwise others will definitely find out that we are not in the room!" Nangong Manman reminded Ah San at this time: "I don't know who those people who are monitoring us are?"

"No matter who he is, we'll go back and kill him!" Ah San looked at the sorrowful emperor and said, "What do you need me to do now?"

"Try to reach out to friends on the rivers and lakes, just in case. The emperor turned to look at Nangong Manman and said, "She really looks like an old man of mine." ”

"Who is that old man of yours?" Ah San asked curiously, "She shouldn't have any connection with you, right?"

"Alas, don't say it, she helped me so much in the first place, I failed her for this throne, she must hate me to death now!" The emperor's eyes were a little moist at this time and then said: "If she is willing to help me now, my chances of winning will be much better than now." ”

"Who is this person?" Ah San asked curiously, "Tell me, I'll go and ask him to come out of the mountain to help you tide over the difficulties!"

"You go and invite her, she won't come. A look of grief appeared on the emperor's face and he continued, "She gave everything to me, but I failed her later, and she must have been sad and disappointed in me. ”

"Maybe as time goes by, he may forget about this matter?" Ah San said: "You just need to tell me, what is his name, what kind of sect he is, and I will invite him!"

"She is Nangong Feifeng, the hall master of 'Xiaoyue Hall'. The emperor couldn't help but bow his head at this time, and his face was gloomy.

"You...... You ......!" Nangong Manman looked at the Emperor of the Ninety-Five Emperor in surprise and was speechless!