Volume 1: The Newlyweds Chapter 36: Born in the Mountains and Seas of Clouds
Chapter 36: We are both fallen people at the end of the world
"Exactly."
It's a dark night, with lanterns hanging high.
Xue Junyou looked at the future emperor of the empire in disbelief. He couldn't believe that the crown prince was discussing with him the release of felons sentenced to death in the imperial court.
"Why are you helping me?"
Xue Junyou actually had already guessed a hint of the answer in his mind, he just wanted to get confirmation from the other party.
Sure enough, Luo Junhe knew that he was a straight-tempered person, so he responded bluntly: "Because I want to make friends with you. Perhaps as you can see, my current status as prince is very stable, but those ministers are all from my father or uncle, and
There are a few people like the Minister of the Ministry of Justice who only do their own thing and can be regarded as wallflowers and peacemakers, but they are very famous among the people. Although there are many retainers in the East Palace, they are not relatives or friends.
I need a close relative to help me."
"But I am a prince-in-law, and I am also a merchant queen."
"But you can fight, and the master seems to value you very much."
"So what? The black armor protecting you can also fight."
"So it is important that the Taifu pays attention to you. Do you know? The power of the Prince and Taifu of the Entropy Kingdom is no less than that of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of the officials and is in charge of the country's internal affairs and diplomatic relations. And the Prince and Taifu, as the assistant to the future king,
In case the new monarch succeeds to the throne and the ministers are dissatisfied, he has always commanded all the troops and horses of the thirty-three counties in Gyeonggi Province. What's more, Sikong Taiwei is appointed as the prince and Taifu of this generation, and is in charge of the national military war and all the troops and horses in Gyeonggi Province.
.. … …So, if the Tutor attaches great importance to you, your future prospects will naturally be self-evident."
"How could the power of the Crown Prince and Tutor be so great?" Xue Junyou was speechless. He used to think that the Crown Prince and Tutor were all highly respected officials. Indeed, he never expected that he would actually hold real power in the Entropy Kingdom.
The state of Entropy implemented a system of prefectures and counties, which centered on the key areas of thirty-three counties in Gyeonggi Province and divided one hundred and thirty-six counties into four directions: east, west, north, and south. All officials in each county were replaced every five years and were ordered by the imperial court.
Each state has a state official who oversees the various counties and counties and handles all important affairs of the state and counties.
However, in your Majesty's dynasty, this state prime minister can be said to exist in name only. Because your Majesty was in the wrong position, he was afraid that the local area would have different intentions and attack the capital group, so he successively granted the titles of Zhongliehou, Nanyun King, and Donglinghou after he ascended the throne.
, the four nobles of West Zibo controlled the military power of each state.
These four were all feudal warlords with power over various states, but Xue Junyou never expected that such an important royal center in Gyeonggi Province had been run by people other than the royal family since ancient times.
This means that every time the emperor chooses the right person, otherwise the thief will steal him.
With his thoughts at this point, Xue Junyou looked at the Crown Prince who was so proactive and asked the question in his heart, "The Crown Prince told me with such heartfelt words, is it really just me who is valued by the Tutor today?"
"Of course" Luo Junhe said.
Xue Jun worriedly thought to himself, of course...I was just taken seriously by the Taifu today, how did you know it? Didn't you already have ears, or maybe you had a plan?
A fleeting thought seemed to suddenly appear in his mind, and suspicion arose in Xue Jun's heart.
Having said that, if you think about it carefully, everything that happened today is a bit too lucky. In addition to being insulted by the teacher, everything after that seemed to be controlled by one hand and entered the chessboard... The dignified Crown Prince and Tutor,
Why did the imperial prince live in this college, and why did the prince come here at night?
Just as he was thinking, Xue Junyou was interrupted by the Crown Prince's voice.
"It's not that simple."
Xue Junyou looked up and was stunned, "It's not... ...what?"
Luo Junhe smiled as warmly as jade: "I said, of course it is not that simple to ask you, the Ninth Prince Consort, to help me."
Damn it! Your majestic prince, can you please stop talking and gasping!
Xue Jun felt a blockage in his heart, but he could not let go of the suspicion. When happiness knocked on the door, he still believed it, but when luck knocked on the door, it was not in line with this unlucky world.
"Then what are you doing for?" Xue Junyou asked with a trace of doubt on his face.
"Anyang."
"Princess?" Xue Junyou was stunned. Could it be that Anyang could still threaten his status as the crown prince? The crown prince seemed to be somewhat narrow-minded.
But the next thing Luo Junhe said was to give Xue Junyou an extremely loud slap in the face.
I saw a gentle smile mixed with affection and concern on the crown prince's face, and he said:
"Nangong and Anyang have always been taken care of by their father, the queen, the queen and their uncle. Although they were born into the mountains and seas of clouds in this empire, they stand on the top of the peaks and overlook thousands of ravines and mountains, but they have never seen real ravines and mountains. Therefore,
They are easily deceived and easily led astray, so as an older brother, I have the obligation to help them solve their troubles from the beginning."
"So you are planning to find a job for me to prevent me from teaching the princess a bad lesson?" Xue Junyou asked casually.
Luo Junhe nodded, "And one thing that is different between you and Nangong's consort is that there is a team of black armor beside Anyang. You may not understand the affairs of the court, but I think you must understand what the black armor represents in the entire Xuanyang City."
Xue Junyou sighed lightly, seeming to realize that this sentence was the key point, so he replied, "It's like your Majesty is here in person."
"Exactly." The corner of Luo Junhe's mouth slightly raised, and he said: "As the saying goes, a big tree attracts wind. What's more, Anyang has enjoyed the highest level of regulation that no princess of the Entropy Kingdom has ever enjoyed. If someone with ulterior motives deceived her, then this team of black men will
A is enough to make her and the forces behind her become a brand new force."
"Then you must be overthinking." Xue Junyou somewhat disagreed with the Crown Prince's conspiracy theory. Entropy Country is not a matrilineal empire, so how could anyone allow a woman to be the emperor.
Luo Junhe just said casually: "Nip problems in the bud."
Soon, the mutton soup in front of Luo Jun's body slowly bottomed out. He stood up slowly, walked a few steps behind his hands, and said: "That's it. As for how to make a decision, I'm not in a hurry. You can take your time.
Think about it, just try to reply to me seven months ago."
"Why do you have to mention seven months?" Xue Junyou frowned.
"Because my princess is already three months pregnant."
Luo Junhe smiled at him, and for a moment a bit of happiness filled his face, as if he didn't look like an emperor at all.
"You and Anyang should hurry up. Your father, the Queen, and your mother will be very happy by then." Luo Junhe said again.
"It should be soon... ..."
Xue Junyou swallowed, blinked and answered casually, no matter how brave you are as a man, you can't admit it even to death that you haven't had sex since you got married!
"oh."
Luo Junhe seemed to have noticed something, and he answered casually. After a pause, he did not forget to look up at the high-hanging lantern, and added casually, "Look at this lamp, how bright it is! No.
Do you know if the one in Anyang is so bright?"
"You*" Xue Jun said a curse word in his previous life in his heart, but then he thought about it. Not long ago, the Queen had asked him to call her mother, so he quietly changed the female word in the curse word into a masculine word.
It's not too early either.
Luo Junhe has always disliked staying up late. He prefers to take better care of his body than his father who spends his days forgetting food and sleep and wanting to use his own merits to erase the unforgivable sin in the history books.
"If nothing happens, I will go visit the Taifu and then go back." Luo Junhe rubbed his hands, his face looking like a gentle and gentle nobleman from beginning to end.
Xue Junyou lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at him again and said: "If it is possible, could the Crown Prince talk to me about Concubine Gongsun."
"Anyang's biological mother and concubine?"
This time it was Luo Junhe's turn to be a little stunned, but after a while, a smile appeared on his face again, he looked at Xue Junyou and said with some approval: "It seems that you are indeed a good man, uncle has always been very good at judging people.
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"It's uncle again." Xue Junyou complained secretly in his heart. Speaking of this tonight, he seemed to have heard the crown prince mention uncle no less than three times. He could tell that this must be an uncle Baonan.
... ... ...
The moon and stars are sparse.
Five miles away from the imperial capital, Feijie Manor.
The simple carriage stopped at the gate of the manor, and the lady in plain clothes and robes slowly walked out of the door followed by the maid.
Feiyun, who had been waiting for a long time, put a fox fur in her hand on her mother, and then asked: "Mom, don't you usually go to Beishan Canglan Temple to practice Zen next month?"
"I've been a little tired lately and want to stay in a quiet place."
The noble lady raised her hand and lightly rubbed her eyebrows. The tiredness on her face was so strong that it almost completely covered the traces of her softness in her prime.
She stepped on the wooden steps absentmindedly and was about to get in the car, but as if she thought of something, she suddenly put down her toes, turned to Feiyun and said: "By the way, Yun'er, remember not to kill people at will, if there is a thief sneaking in."
, you just need to arrest him and hand him over to the government."
Feiyun nodded, listening to the instructions that this mother said almost eight hundred times, and also responded with the same answer that she had said almost eight hundred times.
"The child knows, mother."
The noble lady nodded, and then explained: "If that Princess Anyang comes with a token again, she must pass the news to me, and she must confirm again and again whether she is the real Princess Anyang."
"My child knows."
"Yes." The lady nodded. If she hadn't looked carefully, she wouldn't have seen any movement at all.
Soon, the carriage drove away in front of the bluestone-paved manor. Looking at the dust that disappeared into the dark night, Feiyun turned around and returned to the manor.
He did not return to his courtyard, but went to the middle palace of Feijue Nine Palaces.
Because there lived an old man who was proficient in Qimen Bagua. No one knew his age or his identity, but he could answer anyone's questions.
Feiyun desperately wanted to know about the confusion that the jade pendant had brought to him and the many doubts hidden behind it.