Hou Kun

Chapter 10 Dilemma
What Yabu helped to arrange in the palace was the matter of the mourning hall. Whenever there was a shortage of materials for candles, lamp oil, silver charcoal, and paper, he had to be found.So when he arrived at the palace, he was so busy that his feet never touched the ground.

In the main hall, dozens of lamas recite sutras all night long to receive and guide Chaodu. Each lama lights an oil lamp in front of him.In this way, he needs to manage enough oil and refill it in time, and he also has to worry about keeping the candles far away from the oil tank, and be careful who accidentally turns over the candles at night-there are oil charcoal paper candles everywhere in the mourning hall. First priority.After telling these trivial things, I have to prepare for the few mournings before my son's time. The filial sons and virtuous grandchildren will mourn, burn paper, and sprinkle wine to worship.

After the mourning was over, Amin and the others stayed to watch the night. During these three days, they had to guard the ever-burning lamp in front of the spirit.

After taking care of Ying, Yabu went to the side hall to find a place to rest for a while.His whole body became loose, and he collapsed on an arhat bed all at once.At this time, I was thinking how good it would be to have a shisha, that is called comfort.But it was his order to ban fire and candles. Even in the side hall, there are few braziers. He ordered not to have many cage fires. At that time, I didn't expect that he himself was the one who was finally frozen.

Coincidentally, it snowed in the middle of the night, and the wind brought the snow in through the gaps in the corner doors and windows of the hall, blowing it like an ice cellar in the hall.There was only a warm quilt on his arhat bed, and he slept in the cold. He couldn't cover his head and feet, and it got colder and colder. In the end, his toes froze and he couldn't move.Helpless, he pulled off the fox fur sleeve that Sugar gave him and put it on his feet.

When Yabu felt that he was about to freeze to death, Fang Fujin came.

After Cian Fujin put the leather mattress on the warm quilt, and ordered someone to prepare Mrs. Tang to stuff it under his feet, Yabu came back to his senses, and cursed, "I'll come here later, and sleep on the warm kang by myself, man." It doesn't hurt to freeze to death outside.

"It's all my fault. Fujin asked me earlier, because he was afraid that it would be cold at night, so he asked me to bring the wolf fur mattress for the bed. I remembered it, but when I turned around, I forgot about it. Don't be angry, sir. Not only did I hear Xuezhuzi knocking on the window, I suddenly remembered that my father was here to keep watch at night. Now that the palace is holding funerals, it must not be so thoughtful. The things are short, and my father will not go if he is so temperamental, but he will not be frozen. Is it? I was so scared that I immediately crawled out of the hot bed and brought it to you, didn't I?"

Fang Fujin has a straightforward temper, but after so many years, he already knew how to deal with Yabu.Yabu has a strong temper, but it doesn't last long, no matter how angry he is, a few words of coaxing will be enough.As she spoke, she gently kneaded Yabu's frozen legs and feet.Sure enough, Yabu was very useful, and he was no longer annoyed. After hearing what she said, he snorted, "When did you take care of the man, we have survived in your hands all these years because of Fujin blessing."

Fang Fujin smiled again and again, then asked with a shy face, "Master, you haven't heard anything since you stayed half the night?"

"Hmph, I know you didn't bring the mat to the Lord sincerely. You came here because you wanted to inquire about Suge, right? By the way, I was busy just now, and I saw a shadow, although it was not real, When I look at it forever, it disappears when I make a wrong eye, who allowed him to come here to make trouble?" Yabu closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Fang Fujin knew that Yabu was bothering his son, and he was going to have a fit when he heard about him. He didn't see Yongchang after dinner, but he came to the palace. I'm afraid there will be no good things coming to the palace at this time, but it will I can't take care of this kid.

She pretended not to hear, knelt on the wooden pedal, whispered to her ear, "Master, little Fujin just came to our house, please help me. We Fujin can't save face, we have already agreed," whispered the little Fujin Fujin went to the mansion in the middle of the night, and asked him to help deliver the message to Prince Yi.He said worriedly, "I don't know if Xiao Fujin went to our house, was that person noticed?"

In the dead of night, although there was no one else in the side hall at this time, Yabu woke up with fright, turned over and sat up, stretched out his hand to touch the stubble that had just appeared on his chin, looked around, then pointed to the direction of the main hall, and whispered, "One I stayed with me at night, I guess I didn't notice it." After finishing speaking, he frowned, "This matter...it's not difficult to do, but you Fujin promised a little too soon, it's a big deal, you should discuss it with me. ...Our family is covered with a yellow flag, so whoever is the owner of the flag will be fine, and he will serve the master with all his heart. But in the hands of the emperor..."

Fearing that he would catch a cold, Fujin first wrapped him in a wolfskin mattress, wondering why he mentioned the emperor, "Prince Yi leading the banner must have obtained the emperor's will, we helped him, and we relieved Xiao Fujin by the way." Dangerous. What is there to embarrass me?!"

Prince Yi was not familiar with the place of birth in Khalkha, so he did his best to take over as the banner owner. One was to get into the relationship between Xiao Fujin and the old prince, and the other was to show his face and make meritorious service in front of the future banner owner. It's a good thing to say.

At this moment, Yabu was speechless in his heart.

Prince Yi's influence in the court has been rooted since he defeated the first emperor, but now it is intertwined from top to bottom, and he can't afford to mess with it.You can't afford to mess with him, and you can't flatter him.If you really do something for this master, even if you are flattering, it may not be a good thing to be flattering.After all, he has been a minister of Gu Ming, so he knows how powerful he is.

Many ministers in the court have already noticed some signs of Prince Yi's ambition and the emperor's fear of Prince Yi.In addition to the undercurrents and hidden stones in the court, there is another thing that makes the courtiers uneasy-the three years since he has been on the throne, the harem has not given birth to a prince for him.The prince is the foundation of the country, without the prince, the country will have no foundation, so even if there is no prince, the crown prince must be established. The terrible thing is that if there is no birth in one or two years, it is not without precedent for the emperor's brother to be the crown prince. . . . . .I dare not think deeply about this matter.

When it comes to this point, it’s not okay if you don’t make an appointment. If you help, the emperor will know sooner or later, will he be sympathetic to this matter?What is the emperor's idea, now that he is far away from the capital, and there is no news, he can't guess.Originally, Yabu didn't like to waste his brains. He made up his mind before that no matter who took the high position, he just focused on being a loyal minister and obeying the emperor's orders in everything. This was the easiest way.But I never expected that when I was forced into the abyss in Khalkha, it was wrong to advance or retreat. . .

"My lord just got warmer, and I'm scared of sleepiness again. I won't be able to sleep tonight!" Yabu muttered, jumping off the floor, wrapping himself in a wolfskin mattress, wandering around by himself.After listening to him talking, Fujin started to worry, and he had no idea, just sat there and looked at him blankly, after a while, he yawned twice, closed his eyes and fell into a doze.When Yabu saw her, he was very envious of her lack of heart, so he had to give her the wolf fur mattress.

What a shame!After all, you have to make a move.Just leave room for the future.If things are done, the emperor asked him, Yabu, I want you to go to Khalkha, so it’s for Prince Yi?Then he is not far from the slit in the back of the neck.

While thinking wildly, there were long and short long bangs from outside, "Be careful of the candles~~~" In the snowy night, the long dragged sound passed through the palace full of air, and gradually went away.Yabu calculated that it was Yin time, and in another hour, it would be dawn, and as soon as it was dawn, Prince Yi would arrive.

(End of this chapter)