Huang Chenling and Huang Fanyi were walking together in a long corridor.
"Isn't it very hard to accompany Xiulin to find the Second Emperor's Uncle?" Huang Chenling asked.
"It's not hard, we took a carriage all the way." Huang Fan'er replied.
"I mean, it's difficult to get along with Xiulin because of her temper." Huang Chenling found that his right foot was a little lame, probably because of Xiulin.
"The emperor's sister-in-law is very nice. I accidentally sprained my foot, but she didn't think it was troublesome for me." Huang Fan'er noticed Huang Chenling's movements and explained.
"What else was investigated?" Huang Chenling returned to the topic.
"We found out that in the cities from the east to the west, Westerners have entered to do business. The Shadow Guards also found out that these Westerners are doing business on the surface, but are actually transporting weapons. Do we need to send troops to annihilate the hiding places?
"Huang Fan'er reported and suggested.
"It would be best if there was a way to get their weapons without alerting them. We need to discuss it with the most resourceful ministers in the court to see if there is any way." Huang Chenling said analytically.
"The most feasible way is to disguise themselves as high-ranking Westerners, then sneak in and transport the weapons away," Huang Fan'er said.
"This is difficult. The biggest difference between Central Plains people and Westerners is their body shape. They are too big and can't pretend even if they want to." Huang Chenling shook her head and said.
"He can dress up." Huang Fan'er pointed at Yan Rongyan who was coming and said.
Yan Rongyan has stopped the border rebellion and returned with meritorious service.
"See Your Majesty." Yan Rongyan saluted Huang Chenling.
"General Yan, please excuse me." Huang Chenling asked him to stand up politely.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the people's sentiments on the other side of the border have calmed down. All those rebels have been imprisoned and awaiting retribution." Yan Rongyan reported to Huang Chenling the current situation at the border.
"Okay, I can definitely rest assured that General Yan will handle the matter." Huang Chenling said with praise.
"The general will only do his duty well." Yan Rongyan said in a vain tone.
"Hahaha, very good. Let's talk slowly in the imperial study." Huang Chenling patted Yan Rongyan's arm, then turned to Huang Fan'er and said, "Fanc'er, you go back first."
Huang Chenling took Yan Rongyan back to the imperial study.
"Rong Yan, come here and have a glass of sake." Huang Chenling put the official duties aside and asked him to sit on the terrace together, pouring wine and drinking.
Yan Rongyan took the wine glass a little flattered and said, "Thank you."
"It'll be great if you come back. The strongest and most loyal guard around me is you. And you're also my brother-in-law." Huang Chenling said jokingly.
"Your Majesty, has something happened in the palace recently? When I came back, I found that the guards in the palace had changed a lot. Some of the generals didn't even recognize them." Yan Rongyan asked in confusion.
"Isn't that the reason? There are some dangers in the palace now. The replacements and newcomers are all people of the great emperor's uncle Huang Tianchang. He has made some kind of deal with the Westerners. Now the Westerners will attack our city at any time.
During this period, my father tried to negotiate with him, but he still insisted on going his own way. Rong Yan, what do you think we should do now?" Huang Chenling asked him.
After Yan Rongyan drank the wine, he thought for a while and said: "The general has followed the great emperor for a period of time before. At that time, the great emperor advised the general not to waste his youth in the palace. Do you want to follow him?"
Together he traveled across the ocean to see the world."
"Why did you reject him?" Huang Chenling asked curiously.
Yan Rongyan felt a little embarrassed and poured a glass of wine by himself. After drinking it, he said: "The general did not refuse him at that time. At that time, the general also wanted to go out and see other sights beyond the sea. However, the great emperor came one day in advance.
If he leaves in a sailboat, the general will not have time to follow him."
"Hahaha, that's why you stay in the palace as a deputy general. You want to wait for him to come back to pick you up." After hearing this, Huang Chenling laughed a little.
"We are not waiting for him to come back to pick up the general, but the general hopes that he will be safe and sound. At that time, there was news in the palace that the great emperor died in the sea. Fortunately, he was fine, but after he came back, his whole person changed. I met him again.
When there was communication, he had already forgotten who the final general was. It is quite a pity for the final general," Yan Rongyan said.
"He is living in the palace now. How about I let you go over, give me something, and take a look at him. But there is a Western woman beside him who is very good at fighting. Don't underestimate her. She is very strong and fast.
I was once kicked out by her." Huang Chenling said.
"Is there a woman who can fight like this? I need to see it." As soon as Yan Rongyan heard that the woman could fight, he immediately became interested.
"You must not let Tan Yue know about this. Otherwise, she will definitely be jealous." Huang Chenling toasted him and said.
"Hehe, she won't be so strict with the general now. She has a pair of dragon and phoenix children to take care of, but she is very busy. Even when the general comes back, she acts as if nothing has happened." Yan Rongyan said helplessly.
"Hahaha, I will go to your house to take a good look at my nephews when I have time. They must be very cute. Do they look more like you or Tan Yue?" Huang Chenling said with a smile.
"Tan Yue said he looks too much like a general, with hard and big bones, which makes him look ugly." Yan Rongyan said, somewhat dumbfounded.
"Hahaha...Tan Yue is always so cute."
As the two continued chatting, joyful laughter came from the imperial study room.
In the palace of the Great Emperor Huang Tianchang.
He threw a wine glass to the ground angrily, and the pieces scattered everywhere.
"Mr. Tianchang, what makes you so angry?" Manastasi came over and asked.
Huang Tianchang handed her the sealed letter and said, "Take a look."
Manastasi opened it and took a look. It turned out that it was about the cost budget for the attack. The Western side wanted Huang Tianchang to pay more than half of the cost before they would send troops.
"Obviously we agreed before that we would let them attack and whatever they plunder would be theirs. Now I have to pay a fee before I can send anyone out. I obviously want to take advantage of this and send some troops to show off."
Tian Chang said angrily.
"This method often occurs. They want to hook you as a fish first, and then slowly slaughter you until you are of no use value, then throw them away. I know that the nobles treat their subordinates like this.
But don't be angry. Don't agree to these conditions if they offer them. They want more." Manastasi explained.
"Does this mean I should give up reform? God is always going to be against me!" Huang Tianchang kicked the wooden pillar angrily to vent his anger. He kicked his toes so hard that he couldn't hold on after kicking him.
Don't dare to move.
Manastasi went over, picked him up, took him to the bed, held up his painful feet, and said while rubbing them: "It's not impossible. If they want money, then blow up their ship."
Forget it, then put the blame on the court. It will immediately lead to a fight between the two sides." Manastasi suggested.
"Absolutely not!" A voice came from under the bed.
Huang Sijing, the uncle of the Fifth Emperor, wanted to crawl out from under the bed, but because he was too fat, he got stuck. He could only climb halfway, and it was quite embarrassing to lie on his stomach.
Huang Tianchang angrily kicked him on the thick back and said, "Sijing, what are you doing hiding under my bed?"
Uncle Wu Huang stuttered a little scared: "I, I just want to find a book, not to eavesdrop on your conversation?"
Huang Tianchang kicked him a few more times, but unfortunately, he was too fat and it didn't hurt even after a few kicks.
"Brother Emperor, please stop kicking me. I really didn't mean it. Can you pull me out? I'm stuck." The Fifth Emperor's Uncle said helplessly and helplessly.
"Taxi, pull him out." Huang Tianchang held his forehead and ordered Manastasi.
Manastasi went over, grabbed Huang Sijing's arms, and tried to pull him out by force.
Huang Tianchang got out of bed and helped move the bed higher. With the combined efforts of the two, Huang Sijing was finally able to get out from under the bed.
As soon as Huang Sijing stood up, Huang Tianchang yelled at her: "Are you a pig-headed person? Just like before, you are as stupid as a pig. How could there be a book under my bed?"
Huang Sijing showed innocent eyes, took out the book from her arms, showed it to him, and said: "There are some, I hid them in your bed before. I was afraid that when you came back, you would ask your servants to come over and clean them.
Sweep it away."
The book Huang Sijing handed to Huang Tianchang was a palace legend, which recorded the growth stories of various princes in the palace from the age of three to thirteen. It was written by the Taifu at that time.
Huang Tianchang wanted to tear the book into two parts.
"Don't tear it!"
Huang Sijing quickly stopped, took back the book, and said angrily: "Why did you tear it up? It was written by Si Taifu. It's all in his handwriting."
Taifu Si was Huang Sijing's most respected mentor. He had been studying with him since he was five years old. However, his qualifications were limited. It was not that the Taifu abandoned him, but that the late emperor felt that he wasted the Taifu's time and let the Taifu go.
He taught other princes not to take him seriously. At that time, the Grand Tutor treated everyone equally. Therefore, Huang Sijing has not forgotten this Grand Tutor to this day.
"If a person is dead, what's the use of keeping his relics?" Huang Tianchang said coldly and ruthlessly.
Huang Sijing flattened his lips and said, "Only when a person dies can we cherish the things he left behind in the world. In the past, Taifu Si loved you the most, and you obviously respected him. Why do you say it so ruthlessly? Brother Emperor
, why have you become like this? I heard from the Second Emperor that you have changed, but I still don’t believe it. Come and have a look."
In Huang Tianchang's eyes, Huang Sijing was the least outstanding among his father's children, with mediocre qualifications, and the only one who loved studying the most. Moreover, his father didn't value him at all, treating him as if he existed in the air.
.What displeased him the most was that Huang Sijing didn't care at all. As long as he could read quietly, that would be the greatest happiness.
"Yes, I have changed and my vision has broadened. You read so many books, why is your vision still so narrow? Your brain is still so small." Huang Tianchang sat back on the bed and asked Manastasi to pat her
shoulder.
"Brother, do you really want to let outsiders destroy our home?" Huang Sijing said sincerely.
Huang Tianchang listened and wanted to kick him again and kick him out of the door. The words he used made him feel so disgusting. Why did the people in this home almost destroy him more than ten years ago, so why should they protect him?