The old rivers and lakes, climb to the top alone, lead the rivers and lakes with righteousness Chapter 56 The saint in the middle of the court, the bird in the cage
The capital city of Lin'an, inside the imperial city.
Emperor Liu Di walked in this high city wall, followed by a white-faced scholar in Zhu Zihua's clothes. The high city wall piled up with bluestones, and there were guards standing on the wall, all with grim expressions, sharp eyes, and intently looking at the entire imperial city. Whenever there is the slightest hint of wind and grass, they can quickly detect it.
Liu Di wore a red python robe today, changing his usual appearance in a dragon robe. Therefore, the eunuchs and palace maids who had never seen the emperor all saluted respectfully when they saw Liu Di, shouted "Slaves see the prince", and then left in a hurry.
Liu Di didn't get angry when he saw this, he smiled and nodded, and didn't say anything. The original intention of not wearing a dragon robe this time was that he didn't want others to recognize him as the emperor.
Many people dream of wearing this dragon robe, but they don't know how difficult it is to wear it until they actually put it on.
The man in Zhu Zihua's clothes standing next to Liu Di and the scholar was not a relative of the emperor, nor was he a child of a high-ranking official or dignitary.
He is Cao Weijing, the number one master in the capital!
This jade-faced scholar who looks white and clean, with a scholarly scent, looks like he has no offensive power, but his strength is more than enough to evaluate the top ten on the force list. However, he is not from the rivers and lakes, so he naturally disdains that fake list.
In his opinion, strength is strength, is it used to make people evaluate?
Liu Di and Cao Weijing walked together, and Cao Weijing followed him one step away. There is only one step, and he doesn't dare to take a step faster, let alone a step slower. A precise step, even if Liu Di's pace is slow, he is one step behind him.
The two of them walked like this, and neither of them said a word.
Liu Di looked up at the square sky blocked by the high city wall, sighed, and then suddenly said, "Cao Ji, how big do you say this day is?"
Cao Ji is the name and character of Cao Weijing, Cao Weijing, the single word is a Qi.
Cao Ji did not look up at the sky in all directions like Emperor Liu Di, he silently looked at the newly appointed emperor and did not say a word.
If it is another minister, as long as the emperor speaks, he will immediately catch the emperor's words, and he has to figure out the emperor's meaning while speaking, so they are all trembling when they speak, for fear that a sentence will make the Lord Banzai unhappy, and it will be a small crime to kill the head at that time, I am afraid that you will be punished by the nine clans and implicate those who are insignificant.
But Cao Weijing is not worried, because it is impossible for the emperor to kill him, let alone punish him for the nine clans, even if the emperor really wants to kill him, it is not a problem to survive with his ability, and he has no father, no mother, no relatives and no reason, and the emperor has to find someone to do it if he really wants to punish him of the nine clans.
Liu Di seemed to have expected that Cao Weijing would be silent, and he didn't expect this martial artist who seemed to be a scholar but had actually killed countless masters to answer him.
Liu Di was still looking at the sky, and he suddenly thought of his father. People say that he is playing on the bed and ignoring political affairs. Even the minister once privately discussed that if it weren't for Liu Yu's absurdity and obsession with beauty, there would have been no rebellion in Baibaishan. Then there is no such thing as Qin Shouguo, the king of northern Hebei, who has a different surname. But even if his father, Emperor Liu Yu, did not let Baibaishan rebel, wouldn't Qin Shouguo stand up in the future wars of the Northern Barbarian invasion and the invasion of Western Xinjiang?
He remembered that when his father was dying, he called himself into the house and said to him: "I am not a good emperor in my life, and the definition of me in the history books in the future must be that unbridled and unbridled king, and I recognize this." But do you know that during my reign, not an inch of the country's territory was invaded by the barbarians of the north and west? Some ministers talked about me behind my back, saying that I was not only extravagant, but also gave my country to others, and even sealed a prince with a different surname to that Qin Shouguo. Maybe even you think it's inappropriate for your father to do this. But do you know that this Qin Shouguo is loyal and well-governed, as long as he is there for a day, this Dajin will have a day of peace! Having said so much, I have lived quite freely in this life, and I am the most jubilant of the caged birds. How many people want to be emperors have countless rights, but when they really achieve this position, they will understand that the emperor is like a bird in a cage. We have more than those birds just some rights that seem to be freewheeling! So after I die, you will be the next emperor! I don't ask you to rehabilitate me, so the historian can write as he likes, and write as he pleases. I don't want you to be an emperor who will go down in history, as long as you can sit firmly and live comfortably!"
Liu Di lived for twenty-one years, and what his father, Liu Yu, said to him together did not add up to what Liu Yu said when he was dying.
At that time, Liu Di still didn't understand the words of his father Liu Yu, when he opened, he had supreme rights when he became an emperor, and who could imprison himself?
But when he became emperor for a long time, he understood his father's words. They are indeed like the canary trapped in the cage, they can only be confined in this imperial city every day, no matter where they go, there are a large number of people to support them, that is, the eunuchs who are in a hurry to squat in a pit and have many things shouted: "The emperor is congratulating!"
In that court, the prime ministers on the left and right were intrigued, and the parties were playing with each other. Everyone has to force themselves to give them an explanation.
But who is he? the emperor!
But even if he has the heart to get rid of them, but these cunning dog thieves are too large, and the forces behind them are intertwined, and their own foundation is unstable, how can they have the ability to uproot them?
It's nothing, go back to the harem. In order to become queens in the future, the three thousand beauties intrigued one by one, and did not hesitate to collude with eunuchs and palace maids to murder her in order to get their favor.
I live in this imperial city every day, living a repetitive life, looking at the sky in all directions, what is the difference between this and the canary?
Liu Di suddenly felt envious, and the person he envied was none other than Qin Wuyuan, the son of the king of northern Hebei. He envied the son of the same noble status, but he was not imprisoned, but did what he wanted to do, and roamed the rivers and lakes without any worries.
From envy will give birth to jealousy, and from jealousy can give birth to hatred, which is why Liu Di wants to get rid of Qin Wuyuan.
The more he Qin Wuyuan is free, the more he Liu Di doesn't want him to live!
Liu Di retracted his thoughts, he exhaled a cloudy breath, and suddenly felt a little cold, and then he knew that it was already winter.
He looked at the cloudless sky and said stupidly, "I'm not a frog sitting in a well watching the sky, and I'm not a canary for people to watch!"
There was determination in his eyes, and a cold look on his face. Liu Di stopped and turned to look at Cao Weijing, who was always only one step away from him, he didn't know if this number one master in the capital was really afraid of himself or something, and always kept such a distance from himself. However, Liu Di thought about it, with Cao Weijing's strength, he would not be afraid of himself at all, even if he wanted to kill himself, what way could he resist?
What is the name of the number one master in the capital? This is the result of killing countless masters before he was judged.
Liu Di suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, he was a real emperor. Everyone is afraid, afraid of Qin Shouguo, who entered Beijing with great momentum, afraid of the minister who bluntly said that he would not show mercy to himself, afraid of the concubines who competed for favor in the harem, and Cao Weijing, the master next to him.
Cao Weijing saw Liu Di looking at him, so he stood expressionless and let him look.
Liu Di felt bored after watching it for a long time, and then said, "Cao Ji, who do you say is more powerful than that old thief of Qin?"
Qin Lao Thief is Liu Di's private name for Qin Shouguo.
Cao Weijing listened to Liu Di's words and did not rush to answer. For Qin Wuyuan, Cao Weijing naturally knew. He knew that Qin Wuyuan already had a first-grade realm at a young age. Judging from his age, it shouldn't be a problem if he cultivates Taoism for another ten or twenty years, and then evaluates the top three on the martial arts list.
But the current Qin Wuyuan is not comparable to himself at all, and Cao Weijing is sure that he can let Qin Wuyuan die within three moves.
So Cao Weijing raised three fingers at Liu Di, and then said in a deep voice: "Within three moves, Qin Wuyuan will die!"
Liu Di immediately laughed when he heard this, and this laughter was not like a happy laugh, but a mockery.
He laughed at Cao Weijing's ignorance. Others may not know Qin Wuyuan, but he, Liu Di, does, and knows Qin Wuyuan's strength better than anyone else.
Wei Tiancheng, Qin Wuyuan's feat of shooting into the winter and throwing snow with one punch has already been heard of by Liu Di. The newly promoted Sword Immortal Lin Jiansheng had a draw with Qin Wuyuan, and Liu Di naturally knew it.
When Liu Di learned this, he was so angry that he even dropped the teapot, he didn't expect Qin Wuyuan to become so powerful. But later, he was relieved, he was not in a hurry to kill Qin Wuyuan, no matter how powerful Qin Wuyuan was, as long as his father was in one day, he would not dare to rebel for a day.
Anyway, the days are still long, waiting for him to sit firmly, and then the father and son of the Qin family will naturally be at his mercy.
So Cao Weijing said that he really didn't believe it when he killed Qin Wuyuan in three moves. Liu Di put away his laughter, looked at Cao Weijing, and said jokingly: "This Qin Wuyuan is a big hatred in my heart, since Cao Ji said that you can kill him in three moves, why don't I let you kill him now, how about it?"
Cao Weijing didn't answer after hearing this, but just turned around and was about to leave. Obviously, he agreed to this request of Emperor Liu Di.
However, Liu Di didn't really want to kill Qin Wuyuan, he saw Cao Weijing leaving, so he immediately stopped him, and then said: "I just talked about it, and I didn't let you really go!
Cao Weijing stopped after hearing this, then turned around and quietly waited for Liu Di to give him a task.
Liu Di turned to look at the sky in the northwest, his eyes were frozen, and then he spoke: "There is a mountain called Phoenix Mountain outside the city of Zhejiang and Wu in the northwest, this mountain is full of luck, if I can get it, then I will sit firmly in this world!"
As soon as Liu Di's voice fell, Cao Weijing turned around and left, and disappeared the next moment.