The Eight Kings Mansion of the capital.

It is said that it is the eight kings, which is somewhat unworthy of the name, after all, only the eldest prince Liang Yu and the second prince Liang Dan have the title of county king, and the other six princes have neither titles nor substantive positions.

At this moment, the house of the sixth prince Liang Tong is brightly lit, and he is receiving a mysterious guest in his study.

Sitting behind the desk was a middle-aged man with a white face and a beard under his chin, his body exuding a cold aura, and his left hand holding a teacup slightly pinched an orchid finger.

Standing on the side was a gorgeously dressed young man, it was the sixth prince Liang Tong, who carefully served the distinguished guest in front of him, not daring to have the slightest unnecessary dissatisfaction.

The middle-aged man with no beard under his jaw took a sip of hot tea, slowly put down the teacup, and said slowly: "Sixth Prince, do you know the reason why our family came to you?"

Liang Tong's head lowered slightly, and he said very respectfully: "The kid doesn't know." ”

The middle-aged man's voice sounded again, a little yin and yang, sharp and harsh, "Then do you want to know?"

Liang Tong's head lowered, and he said softly: "If the father-in-law wants the boy to know, the boy will want to know; ”

The father-in-law surnamed Wei smiled in a very ugly voice and said, "You kid has some eyes, it's not bad, then I'll be kind enough to tell you." Concubine Zhang Xian did something wrong in the palace and was moved to Yeting Palace by order of His Majesty, and now her life and death are unknown. ”

When the sixth prince Liang Tong heard the news of his mother, especially the sentence 'life and death are unknown', his hands that were originally lightly clasped were tightly clenched together, and his sharp nails instantly pierced his palms, and wisps of blood flowed out along his fingers, making his hands wet and sticky.

Gonggong Wei looked Liang Tong up and down and asked, "Is there anything the Sixth Prince wants to ask, or what do you want to say?"

Liang Tong took a light breath and replied: "Thunder and rain and dew, all are Jun'en, the kid has nothing to ask, and he has nothing to say." ”

Father-in-law Wei stretched out his finger, knocked a few times on the table casually, and said slowly: "My master asked you to pay a visit tomorrow, but what is your opinion?"

Liang Tong's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "The noble concubine is the master of the harem, and the kid will go to pay homage from now on." ”

Grandpa Wei smiled lightly and asked, "But willingly?"

Liang Tong said word by word: "Willingly, there is no second heart." ”

Gonggong Wei got up happily and said very casually: "Okay, then we'll see you tomorrow, don't miss the hour, otherwise, you know the consequences." ”

Liang Tong's face changed a few times, and finally handed over a smiling face, and replied: "The kid must go on time, and he won't let the concubine wait." ”

"Okay, that's settled. ”

When the words fell, Grandpa Wei was already walking towards the door.

Just when Liang Tong was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Gonggong Wei Huo Ran turned around and said something extremely heartbreaking, "The palms of the six princes must be very painful, right?"

In just an instant, Liang Tong's forehead and back were covered with beads of sweat.

Before he could explain, the guests from the Deep Palace had already left the room and stepped into the bluestone steps.

At this moment, Liang Tong felt exhausted and just wanted to lie down quietly and rest, but the thunderous heart in his chest and abdomen did not allow him to do so.

After a long time, Liang Tong's heart was still pounding, he took a deep breath, picked up the tea that had been cooled on the table and drank it all, perhaps it was too urgent, causing a few pieces of tea to run into his mouth, he did not spit it out as usual, but chewed the extremely bitter taste carefully.

When the tea leaves no longer tasted, he swallowed the residue in his mouth expressionlessly.

After a long time, he closed his eyes slightly, and there were wisps of water stains scratching the corners of his eyes, and outsiders would never see his pitiful tears unless they looked closely.

After Liang Tong wiped the blood stains off the teacup with his sleeve, he called the servant to clean it up, and then sat quietly behind the desk.

I don't know how long later, the door suddenly opened, and then it closed gently, and there was already a figure in the room.

Liang Tong slowly raised his head and looked at the visitor with an indifferent face, and did not look like he got up to greet the guest, as if he was just a villain who made him unhappy.

The person who came did not brush his sleeves away, nor did he get angry, but just moved a few steps forward, gave a slight salute, and greeted quite respectfully: "The old slave has seen the six princes. ”

Liang Tong raised his eyebrows, and asked sharply: "What is the so-called reason for Father-in-law Yu's visit? Could it be that he has taken a fancy to my head?"

The person who came was naturally the confidant of His Majesty the Emperor, the eunuch Yu Chaoen.

Yu Chaoen smiled bitterly and said, "I have Your Majesty's message, please listen to the six princes." ”

According to the custom and old customs, when the courtiers listened to the emperor's dictation, they should be solemnly dressed and kneeling on the ground, but at this time, Liang Tong was still sitting high on the chair, with a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.

Yu Chaoen was helpless, so he had to shout, "Your Majesty, please listen to the six princes." ”

Liang Tong smiled playfully, and said unhurriedly: "I'll listen, Father-in-law Yu, please speak." ”

Yu Chao Eun's temple jumped a few times, and a resentment arose in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

If it weren't for the emperor's explanation to him before he came, he would have pulled down the six princes who were sitting on the chair.

Yu Chaoen coughed lightly, and shouted very seriously: "The emperor's dictation: The sixth prince is now an adult, with excellent literary talents and martial virtues, and he is given the title of King Yan, and he will be a vassal on a certain day, and he will open a government in Shuozhou, Hedong Province, and crown him as the general of Yunlu, and allow him to command 50,000 generals of the army in the north of the town. Chin this. ”

Liang Yi had anger in his eyes, and asked sharply: "King Yan, many princes have not been crowned kings, but I am the only one who has been crowned kings, what is this? Roast me on the fire or do you count it as compensation?"

Yu Chaoen sighed and said softly: "Your Majesty's mind is not something that our ministers and other ministers can speculate, you just need to accept the order." ”

Liang Tong laughed and said in a very disdainful tone: "If this position of vassal king is used to send me, then I would rather not, and if this title is exchanged for my mother's life, then I would rather die." ”

In the end, Liang Tong was already choked with tears in his eyes.

Yu Chaoen had a headache and didn't know how to tell it, so he had to tell the truth: "Sixth prince, Concubine Xian Niangniang did make a mistake, but His Majesty just punished her in the Yeting Palace and didn't hurt her." ”

"Did I just think about it?Then why did I get the news that my mother's life and death are unknown?How many ugly things are hidden in this?," Liang Yi asked in a hoarse voice.

Yu Chaoen's heart chuckled, and he asked tentatively, "Is it someone from Wei Guifei's palace who has been here?"

Liang Tong smiled coldly and sneered: "You are the number one leader of the Inner Servant Province, from the Inner Attendant of the Third Grade, there are palace people out of the palace, you don't even know, it's a big joke." ”

Yu Chaoen's face was a little ugly, and he said in a light tone: "If the sixth prince still has the slightest idea of wanting revenge, please restrain your words and don't set up enemies for yourself again." ”

Liang Tong sighed, got up and walked around the table, saluted Yu Chaoen, and said very seriously: "Please let Yu Gong know the truth, Tong is grateful." ”

Yu Chaoen didn't tell all the private things in the palace, but just said earnestly: "Even if you know, what? It's just one more ghost." You're just a fledgling now, and you don't have the slightest ability to fight back. Even if I were willing to tell you, Your Majesty would not agree. ”

Liang Tong glanced at the big eunuch thoughtfully, his slightly narrowed eyes shot out two fine lights, and he said in a strange tone: "I took this commandment." Please ask Grandpa Yu to continue to tell other things. ”

Yu Chaoen reached into his arms, took out a secret letter, handed it to the sixth prince Liang Tong, and commanded softly: "This letter is from Your Majesty to you." ”

The corners of Liang Tong's mouth twitched a few times, and he asked a rather strange question, "Did he say that if I don't take the title of King Yan, this letter won't be given to me?"

Yu Chaoen did not answer directly, and used silence to acquiesce in the authenticity of this matter.

Liang Tong didn't rush to read the letter, casually put it in his arms, and muttered: "It's really an emperor's trick and a lonely person." ”

Yu Chaoen didn't seem to hear this disrespectful word, just like a clay sculpture and wood sculpture without fireworks.

Liang Tong waved his hand and motioned for the high-ranking eunuch to leave.

Yu Chaoen was not annoyed, turned around and left.

As soon as Yu Chaoen stepped out of the room, there was a loud noise in the room.

"Father-in-law Yu, Concubine Wei asked me to go to Wutong Palace to pay respects, do you say I won't go?"

Yu Chaoen stopped, looked at Liang Tong with a serious face, and replied: "Please wait a while, the sixth prince, the old slave needs to ask His Majesty for advice." ”

Liang Tong waved his hand very casually.

The great eunuch saluted, walked gently down the steps, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

Liang Tong paced in place for a while, then sat down behind his desk, took out the letter in his arms, and carefully opened it.

In the end, the only thing that fell into his hand was a blank piece of paper.

Liang Tong was stunned for a moment, then threw the paper on the table, laughed, and muttered after a long time: "The eldest Liang Yu and the old Wuliang will definitely be crowned kings, but why did they choose me?

Liang Tong's eyebrows were twisted together, but he still didn't come up with a reason, so he had to secretly sigh that his old lady who wanted to have a face and a figure was really brainless, and was coaxed by the femme fatale, so he took his own life, leaving an incomprehensible mess for himself.

Liang Tong raised his head slightly, smiled bitterly at Fang Liang, and sighed: "Since I am asked to go to Hedong Province to become a domain, then I will go, so that my father does not love my mother in the capital, and when I get there, I still have a clean one, and I don't have to deal with this group of wolf-like brothers, it is really good." ”

"Really, are you so unambitious?"

Liang Tong looked at the person who was talking at the door, his face was shocked, and then he jumped up from the chair, hurriedly walked to the person who came, gave a deep salute, and shouted: "Erchen has seen my father." ”