Volume 1 begins The Storm Comes

He Ruobi?'

Gao Xi was stunned for a moment, this person should be in Renshou Palace now, what are you looking for yourself? Gao Xi immediately instructed his son, "Invite him in for me." ”

Gao Biaoren went in a hurry, no matter what Gao Xi thought in his heart, he couldn't think of a reason for He Ruobi to find himself, although Yang Yuanba's smashing of He Ruo's mansion had spread all over the capital, but it had not yet reached Gao Xi's ears.

After a while, Gao Biaoren led He Ruobi into the study, and He Ruobi bowed down for help as soon as he entered the door, "Please help me!"

Gao Xi smiled slightly, he hadn't seen him for a few years, He Ruobi's violent temper had not changed at all, and he didn't know if his fatal problem of unscrupulous words had converged.

"General He Ruo, please sit down and speak!"

Gao Xi gave his son a look, Gao Biaoren retreated, and only Gao Xi and He Ruobi were left in the room, Gao Xi poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "This is Hongzhou Xishan Bailu Tea, I like it the most, taste it, and suggest General He Ruo drink less buttermilk and more tea." ”

He Ruobi didn't have the heart to drink tea, he muttered, swallowed the tea and sighed: "Gao Gong, I was humiliated today, I destroyed the halberd and smashed the door, and my son was also beaten into a waste, this breath is really unbearable, so I asked Gao Gong for advice." ”

Gao Xi asked curiously, "Who dares to humiliate General He Ruo like this?"

"Yang Yuanba, the grandson of Mrs. Yang!" He Ruobi said hatefully.

"Yuanba!"

Gao Gong was stunned, "The kid is back?"

He Ruobi heard Gao Xi call Yang Yuanba a child, he was really unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare to attack, he could only hold back his anger and tell Gao Xi everything that happened today.

In the past few years, Gao Xi has been a commoner and has gone deep into the people, and he has long heard of He Ruo's three tigers' bad deeds, but he has never understood why He Ruobi has suffered heavy setbacks over the years, why his son is still arrogant, and he is not afraid of offending those in power? Yesterday at dinner, he also talked to his family about being a low-key person, and cited He Ruobi's three sons as counterexamples.

He still remembers Yang Yuanba vividly, especially remembering his courage when he was a child when he beat six people alone, with Yang Yuanba's clear character, He Ruo Sanhu must have done something that people and gods are angry about, which attracted Yang Yuanba's tragic revenge.

Thinking that Yuanba's ambition back then was 'rather be a centurion than a scholar', and now he has accumulated merit as a partial general at such a young age, chasing after the saint of the year, Gao Xi's face couldn't help but show a knowing smile, when do you want to see him.

He Ruobi saw that Gao Xi's face actually showed a smile, his face suddenly sank, and he elongated his voice and said, "Gao Gong!"

Gao Gong didn't want to care about He Ruobi at all, Mo said that it had something to do with Yuanba, even if it had nothing to do, he didn't want to care.

In Gao Gong's opinion, He Ruosanhu deserved it, He Ruobi's own son was injured, and he was furious, but his son killed others, but he downplayed it and ignored it.

Gao Gong took a sip of tea and said lightly: "In this matter, I suggest that General He Ruo go to Taifu Yang, or find Xuangan, after all, you are in-laws, so you can sit down and discuss everything, what does General He Ruo think?"

Since He Ruoyunniang's death, the relationship between He Ruobi and Yang Su has faded a lot, and sometimes he even forgets that Yang Su is his brother-in-law, He Ruobi said hatefully: "I guess Yang Yuanba came to smash my house and hurt my son, nine times out of ten Yang Su has acquiesced to it, if he still thinks a little bit of Yun Niang's old love in his heart, it won't be like this, Gao Gong, is there any other way to go besides looking for Yang Su?"

Gao Gong shook his head, "The Holy Lord is critically ill, the crown prince is about to ascend the throne, with Yang Su's merits, he will be the head of a hundred officials, I advise General He Ruo to endure this breath! With Yang Su's current power, you can't afford to offend." ”

Gao Xi's words were so harsh that He Ruobi's face was swollen and flushed, he couldn't help it anymore, and sneered, "Do you think Yang Ye can ascend the throne? I might as well tell Gao Gong the truth, the Eagle Dog Fang locked up that person, and he was not a waste prince at all." ”

This sentence was too sudden, which surprised Gao Xi, it was not Yang Chao who was locked up in the Eagle Dog Fang, who could it be? Where is Yang Chao?

"What do you mean ..... you say that?" Gao Xi asked urgently.

He Ruobi suddenly found that he was speechless, he looked flustered, and hurriedly waved his hand, "I don't know about this matter, don't ask me about it." ”

Gao Xi stared at him with blazing eyes, He Ruobi's eyes flickered, he didn't dare to look at Gao Xi, he looked flustered, he quickly changed the topic, "According to Gao Gong's wishes, can I only go to Yang Su?"

Gao Xi stared at him for a long time, and then said slowly: "If you don't give it a try, how can He Ruo know that it can't work?"

"Okay then! Thank you for your advice, I won't disturb Gao Gong's rest, and I'll take my leave. ”

He Ruobi hurriedly said goodbye and left, Gao Xi sent him back to the study, pacing back and forth in the room with his back, he was still reminiscing about He Ruobi's gaffe just now: 'Do you think Yang Ye can ascend the throne? I might as well tell Gao Gong the truth, the Eagle Dog Fang locked up that person, and he is not a waste prince at all!'

This sentence shocked Gao Xi, he is a man of great political wisdom, from this short sentence, he keenly smelled that a storm was coming, no! he could not be in the whirlpool of the storm, he would be implicated.

As soon as he looked up, he happened to see his son Gao Biaoren walking into the study, and he immediately instructed his son, "Pack up your things immediately, and we will return to our hometown in the capital early tomorrow morning." ”

Gao Biaoren was stunned, "Father, what's going on?"

"Don't ask too much, go and order your family to pack up at once, and go quickly! As soon as the gates open tomorrow morning, we must leave. ”

Gao Xi was so anxious that he couldn't wait to leave overnight tonight.

........

In the middle of the night, a horse-drawn carriage was speeding on the royal road to Inshou Palace, followed by more than a dozen guards on horseback, and the carriage stopped when it reached the palace station.

Yi Cheng is a low-level petty official, surnamed Qin, thirty-five or sixteen years old, very shrewd and capable, although Qin Yi Cheng is small, but the knowledge is great, even the emperor Yang Xiong has praised him, even Xiangguo, princes and the like, in his eyes, ordinary is as commonplace.

Although it was already a watch at this time, Qin Yicheng did not sleep, during this time there was an endless stream of officials going to Renshou Palace, day and night, most of the officials had to go to his post station to rest, eat a little food, let him be tired of coping, he also heard that the saint had been critically ill in the past few days, and he did not dare to rest.

"Hey, the Holy One is a good emperor who is rare for a thousand years! He should be the emperor for another hundred years, and I really hope that he is safe and sound. ”

At the door of the post station, Qin Yicheng and another person were chatting, feeling that the emperor was diligent, thrifty, and benevolent.

"I also hope that there will be no trouble, so that these officials can return to Beijing as soon as possible. ”

He was already sleepy, yawning, tired from a day, he really had no energy, and now he just wanted to go to bed.

Qin Yicheng was also a little tired, he looked at the distance of the royal road, if no one came, then simply closed the door to sleep, after watching for a long time, there was no movement on the royal road, Qin Yicheng stood up and was about to order the door to close, suddenly, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves on the royal road, it seemed to be far away, but it was heard very clearly in the silent night.

Qin Yicheng's face showed a wry smile, there was someone again, he hurriedly ordered everyone, "Go and prepare! I guess I want to eat something." ”

Everyone was helpless, so they had to complain and go into the house, for a while, the sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and Qin Yicheng also saw clearly, it was a carriage, followed by more than a dozen guards, there were no lanterns on the wheel, I don't know the origin, but Qin Yicheng knew in his heart that the officials who went to Renshou Palace were at least above the fourth grade, he didn't dare to slack off, and squeezed out a professional smile, he had seen that the carriage was slowing down.

The carriage really stopped in front of the post station, and a low voice came from inside the carriage, "Your Highness, eat something!"

The voice was very small, but Qin Yicheng still heard it, "Your Highness?" He was stunned for a moment, this honor guard is not like the pomp of a prince or a prince of the county!

The car door opened, and a middle-aged man about forty years old came down, with three long beards and an elegant appearance, Qin Yicheng recognized it at a glance, isn't this Liu Shangshu, the master of the horse?

He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Liu Shangshu, it's so late!"

The person who came was Ma Liushu, who married Princess Lanling, and was a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, and at the same time a secretary of the Ministry of War, and was a very powerful minister in the court, he glanced at Qin Yicheng, and then lightly ordered: "Prepare a little food simply, and hurry up." ”

"Yes! ”

Liu Shu turned around and helped a man from the car, of medium stature, dressed in black, covered with a black scarf, a pair of eyes were bright, and there was an indescribable majesty in his eyes, he glanced at Qin Yicheng casually, which made Qin Yicheng have a trace of urge to kneel.

Qin Yicheng ran to prepare the meal in a panic, but he secretly thought in his heart, "I don't know which highness this is, and he is actually covered in black." ’

"Your Highness, go and take a rest!" Liu Shu said respectfully.

The black-clothed masked man nodded, followed Liu Shu into the post station, and sat down in the West Flower Hall, he and Liu Shu sat in the inner room, and the guards ate outside.

After sitting for a while, Liu Shu got up and said, "Your Highness, sit down for a while, I'll go change my clothes, and I'll be back soon." ”

The man in black nodded, picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly, maybe it was inconvenient to cover his face and drink tea, so he lifted the corner of the face towel, but accidentally made the face towel fall, revealing a thin and fair face, just at this time, Qin Yicheng came in with a plate of steaming steamed cakes, he saw His Royal Highness who revealed his true face at a glance, and he was stunned for a moment.

Frightened, he trembled, 'Dangchang!' The copper plate fell to the ground, the steamed cakes rolled all over the ground, the man in black quickly covered his face with a face towel, and his fierce gaze shot at Qin Yicheng, and several guards sitting outside rushed in when they heard the sound, pressing the handle of the knife with their hands, and staring viciously at Qin Yicheng who was picking up steamed cakes on the ground.

The man in black waved his hand, "You all stand down!"

Several guards retreated, and the man in black glanced at Qin Yicheng coldly, and finally his gaze became flat, "You didn't see anything, did you!"

"Yes! The villain didn't see anything. ”

Qin Yicheng picked up the steamed cake and went out in a panic, Liu Shu just came back, he looked at Qin Yicheng's panicked back and asked, "What's wrong?"

"This postman accidentally entered the door and tripped over the threshold. The man in black said lightly as if nothing had happened.

Liu Shu nodded, sat down, and after a while, Qin Yicheng brought another meal, and everyone bowed their heads to eat, and soon simply finished their supper.

The carriage restarted again, and Liu Shu looked at Qin Yicheng's uneasy face from a distance in the car window, and asked the man in black suspiciously, "He really didn't find anything?" Your Highness, the stakes are very high, and we must not be merciful." ”

"He really didn't see anything!"

The man in black was a little unhappy and said, "During the critical illness of my father, you can't kill people at will, do you hear?"

"Yes, Your Highness, the minister understands. ”

The carriage started and drove towards the Renshou Palace, which was shrouded in night, Qin Yicheng breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to himself, "It's really strange, why is he here?"