At sunset, there are a few red clouds remaining on the horizon.
In a certain palace in the imperial city, the light was not very good. Only the sunset was reflected slantingly at the palace gate. The heavy and depressing sound of the piano continued to echo in the palace. A man with a loose shawl was sitting on a soft mat inside.
, his somewhat rough hands were frantically plucking the strings.
"Hey~"
Suddenly, one of the strings broke, making a harsh sound.
Ning Huang's fingers also made a small cut, but he didn't care at all. Regardless of the missing string, he continued to play. It was not until the end of the piece that he stopped and put his hands on the strings.
There was a little white light in his eyes. After being stunned for a moment, he took the handkerchief from Bai Chang and wiped his fingers: "Which string is this that I broke?"
"Your Majesty, it is already the ninth root." Bai Chang bowed and said.
"It's the ninth string..." Ning Huang raised his eyes and looked out the window, and memories popped up in his mind: "This piano only has seven strings in total. I cut off the broken strings with my own hands back then. Twelve years have passed.
, no matter how hard I try, the other six roots are still intact, is this your punishment for me?"
Bai Chang knew that His Majesty was thinking about sad things again, so he stood aside silently.
"Alas!" Emperor Ning sighed, and after being stunned for a while, he stood up and walked straight out of the palace: "Is that boy Tang Ji back?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Tang entered the city half an hour ago." Bai Chang replied sharply.
"Come back? That's such a pity. I'm still thinking that if he can't go to the office on time tomorrow, I'll punish him!" Emperor Ning snorted coldly, but the expression on his face was very dull. After walking out of the palace door, he raised his eyes.
Looking at the dark sky, he continued: "I caught a corrupt official just after I went out. This guy really loves to cause trouble. Jingwang County..."
He murmured twice, and an idea came into his mind, and he murmured: "If the agricultural reform goes smoothly, it's not impossible to consider it!"
Bai Chang didn't know what Emperor Ning was thinking, but he bowed and said: "Although Mr. Tang likes to cause trouble, he always does things that benefit the country and the people. I should congratulate you for having such a minister!"
"
After hearing his words, Emperor Ning nodded slightly and stopped thinking. He withdrew his gaze and continued to walk sideways. However, after taking a few steps, he ordered: "The agricultural reform has begun. Let that kid be more honest and stay well."
He will stay at the Hubu Yamen, and in addition, let him spend half an hour every day to practice etiquette in Wenyuan Pavilion, so as not to act recklessly like before."
"Yes." Bai Chang wrote down his words and planned to send someone to inform Tang Ji later.
At the same time, on the streets of Beicheng, Tang Ji walked toward Prince You's Mansion. Behind him was Cheng Tie, who was carrying large and small bags. After all, he went out for a trip. It seemed unreasonable to go back without bringing something, so he used the remaining
I bought a bunch of things with two hundred taels of silver.
Not long after leaving, Su Qing, who was traveling with him, stood up and said, "Brother Tang, I want to take Ah Ming home, so I'll take my leave first."
Tang Ji nodded slightly, and on the way back, several masked men in black suddenly appeared. Old man Sun also loved watching plays. Thanks to Su Qing's timely intervention, he stopped, cupped his hands and said thank you, and then said: "Brother Su, please be patient."
Walk."
Immediately, Su Qing took Shangguan Ming and walked towards another path.
After Tang Ji watched them leave, considering that it was already getting late, he quickened his pace and finally arrived at Prince You's Mansion before it turned completely dark.
As soon as they entered the front yard, several people were startled by Li Yu who suddenly jumped out.
"Well, Tang Ji, if you don't call me when you go out to play, you are still not a brother!" Li Yu stared at Tang Ji with a look of resentment and dissatisfaction.
Tang Ji patted his chest with lingering fear. If he hadn't considered that this guy was a prince, he would have taken action long ago. He ordered Cheng Tie to move the things he bought to the side yard, and casually replied: "You slept more deeply than a pig that day.
Although Kyoto is not far from Jingwang County, it still takes a lot of time to run around. I don’t want you to have a good rest. Besides, you are so busy at Dali Temple, can you run around everywhere?"
Li Yu touched his chin in doubt, nodded and said, "Okay, let me trust you for a moment. What will I get from going to Jingwang County this time?"
"Other than the sore butt, the harvest is quite rich." Tang Ji felt that he should really practice martial arts and ride horses in the future. Otherwise, with his physique, even if he had a chance to escape when in danger, it would be very difficult. He stretched out his hand to rub his butt, and then
Briefly describe to Li Yu what happened in the past two days.
After hearing the name "Ye Xiao", Li Yu frowned: "Why does that guy treat you so well? You are all pretty boys, he shouldn't be greedy for your body, right?"
The misunderstanding between Tang Ji and Ye Xiao had been solved, so naturally he didn't take this guy's words seriously. He walked towards the courtyard and asked casually: "Did anything happen in Beijing these past two days?"
Li Yu quickly chased after him: "It's nothing. It's just that my father decided that the examiner for this imperial examination would be Zhang Xiuhao, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Speaking of which, I also heard about something. After my father ordered the household cleaning,
The day before the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Li Qin went to the palace and confessed that he had touched the treasury and sold Li Xian. No wonder Li Xian was punished more harshly, so giving the position of chief examiner to the Ministry of Civil Affairs this time can be regarded as a slap in the face.
It’s time to date.”
Hearing this, Tang Ji couldn't help but recall the afternoon not long ago, when he and Li Yu saw Li Qin at the palace gate. He didn't expect that the eldest prince would be so cruel and ruthless, throwing away the chess pieces placed in the household department at will.
He shook his head and asked, "Where is Prince Yin?"
"I get angry when I talk about that beast!" Li Yu's tone showed anger, and his face darkened, and he continued: "After investigation by Dali Temple, this Li Chonghan used the name of a banquet to treat at least a dozen beautiful people.
When he found out that one of the ladies was pregnant with his child, he sent someone to sink the woman who was five months pregnant into a well to prevent the girl's family from causing trouble. He also burned down the woman's house.
There are many young girls from good families who were also abused by him, and what he did is simply unjust!"
Tang Ji narrowed his eyes slightly. That day in Princess Ling'an's mansion, if Ranran hadn't been clever and he was present, the consequences would have been disastrous. You can imagine how desperate other women would be if they encountered this kind of thing, and then asked: "You two temples
How is the government going to deal with that beast? Is it going to be served by a dragon head?"
"What are you talking nonsense about? Be careful, walls have ears!" Although Li Yu didn't know what a dragon-head guillotine was, the only one who dared to call him a dragon-head was his father. He would only dare to behead a dragon unless he was treasonous. If anyone heard it, Tang Ji would
Tomorrow he would be thrown into the sky prison. He no longer thought about it, sighed and said: "I should be exiled to the northwest."
"Exile? Exile for such a big crime?" Tang Ji was a little puzzled, but he remembered that Li Chonghan was the nephew of the emperor, and was protected by King Yin. There was no Bao Qingtian in the current generation, so it would be difficult to kill him!
Li Yu shook his head and murmured: "For a person like him, being exiled to the northwest may be more uncomfortable than death!"
Tang Ji doesn't think so. As long as he has money, he can live well anywhere. If he sends this kind of scourge to the northwest, then the sky will be high and the emperor will be far away. Who knows how many girls will be killed by him, but for this
There was nothing he could do about it, he just hoped that there would be some chivalrous people in the world who could kill Li Chonghan halfway.
He withdrew his gaze and walked into the side courtyard, where he found Jiang Ran standing not far away looking at him. He quickly walked over and gave her a princess hug: "I haven't seen her for two days, and she looks good again!"
Jiang Ran blushed at his sudden action, bit her jade lips, and said softly: "Okay, put me down quickly, I've prepared the bath water, go take a bath first."
"Okay, let's go take a shower!" Tang Ji replied, holding her in his arms and heading towards the long corridor ahead.
Seeing this, Li Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh, as long as he is not interested in men, Song Xiao, let me check that Ye Xiao from Jingwang County!"
...
The next day, morning.
Because Tang Ji stayed up for a while longer, he had to get up hastily in the morning, wash up, and rush to the palace.
At this time, he was gnawing on the steamed buns he bought on the road and walked towards the Hubu Yamen, murmuring and complaining: "I am busy enough every day, but I still have to go to Wenyuan Pavilion to read for an hour. This dog emperor is
It’s not about holding on until you’re full!”
But his words happened to be heard by a passing official. The thin man in green official uniform stopped and turned his head to look over. Only then did he realize that it was Tang Ji. He hesitated and said: "Tang, Mr. Tang, you, you
I just said dog, what dog?"
"Did I say something? Did this lord hear you wrong?" Tang Ji had already slapped himself twice in his heart. There are many people in the imperial city, so he must be more careful when speaking in the future. Cough
Twice, he walked forward with a smile: "I wonder what I call this lord? Why didn't you enter the palace until now?"
Seeing Tang Ji's sinister smile, He Ruiyi was even more sure that he had heard correctly. He left a word and ran towards the distance: "I didn't hear anything!"
But as soon as he ran a certain distance and stepped onto the stairs to the main palace gate, his foot slipped and he fell backwards. His head hit the stone steps and he suddenly passed out.
The Forbidden Army soldiers standing guard nearby saw this scene and walked forward quickly. After checking He Ruiyi's wounds, they immediately shouted: "Quickly, send him to the Imperial Hospital!"
Not far away, the faces of the two ninth-level officials who had witnessed what had just happened changed drastically. One of them murmured: "The rumors are indeed true. Not only does this Lord Tang have to retaliate for his anger, but he is also infected with something unclean.
If he comes in contact, he will die or be injured. Go, go, go, go quickly!"
Tang Ji stayed where he was, swallowed the bun in his mouth, was stunned for a moment, and murmured: "Is it possible that the author also added a setting of the son of misfortune to me?"