The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 499 In the palace [[-]]

But Jiao Shun followed Qiu Shi'an out of Yuyun Garden, recalling the conversation with the emperor just now, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

How should we evaluate this Emperor Longyuan?

You say he is unreliable. Since he took office, he has developed industry, expanded diplomacy, opened up maritime trade, and established engineering. Is there one thing that is not stepping on the prostate of the times?

Leaving aside the credit for his deliberate guidance by Jiao, it is not an exaggeration to praise Emperor Longyuan's actions from the perspective of grand strategy.

However, his foresight in grand strategy does not mean that he is a qualified emperor.

Impulsive and irritable, great success, extravagant and lustful, these three negative buffs, coupled with the lack of sufficient means of control...

If you insist on finding a template, it is probably the Emperor Sui Yang in the middle and late period.

Speaking of...

If the emperor was Sui Yangdi, who should I compare myself to?

Could it be Yu Wenhuaji?
uh~
At any rate, the emperor was kind to him, no matter what he did, he probably wouldn't be able to do something like Yu Wenhuaji's regicide and self-reliance, and even slept with Empress Xiao.

Besides, Xia Guo's family background is much stronger than that of the Sui Dynasty. In recent years, the weather has been good and the crops have been abundant, and there is no need for major demolition and construction projects. Besides, even if the emperor wants to build a big one, he will help steer it. The point of chaos.

tsk~
Thinking about it this way, the template I compared with should be a minister who turned the tide, such as Yu Qianyu Shaobao or something.

anyway……

What is the current queen's last name?

"Lord Jiao."

Jiao Shun's brain circuit was habitually wandering to the woman, and Qiu Shi'an, who was leading the way, stood still, pointed to a few side rooms not far in front, and said with a little pride: "This is when the elders of the pavilion are on duty at night. We don’t even dare to enter the temporary resting place when we are free—but because Sui Ge left his official post, the one he usually used happens to be empty.”

As he spoke, he winked at Jiao Shun.

Previously, the emperor only let Jiao Shun rest near the Wenhua Hall, but he didn't say that he was allowed to live in the cabinet minister's room. This was probably Qiu Shi'an's own idea.

If it's a crazy one, maybe it's going to be a good thing to go with the flow.

But Jiao Shun didn't want to be impeached again because of this.

Therefore, he hurriedly lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Thank you for Eunuch Qiu's kindness, but the emperor has entrusted an urgent errand to the emperor tomorrow morning. It would not be beautiful to startle the snake here—I'd better trouble Eunuch Qiu to find another place."

Although he has a good relationship with Qiu Shi'an, eunuchs like this are known for their narrow-mindedness, so he didn't say that he didn't want to cause trouble because of these trivial matters, but pulled the emperor's order to be a tiger.

Qiu Shi'an was stunned when he heard the words, and patted his forehead: "Blame me, blame me, I almost missed a major event if I didn't notice it for a while!"

After saying that, he led Jiao Shun to a secluded place to find him.

His action just now reminded Jiao Shun of the abnormality shown by the emperor before - at that time Emperor Longyuan also wanted to slap his forehead in a daze, but for some reason, he raised his hand in front of his eyes and changed it to slapping the table abruptly.

No matter how you look at it, the movement is a bit weird, but what is the reason?
"correct."

At this moment, Qiu Shi'an turned around and asked: "The person on duty just now sent a message that the censor is still waiting outside the Donghua Gate, what do you want to tell him, my lord?"

get~
I just chatted with the emperor for a long time, but I completely forgot about that fellow Chen Fang!

Jiao Shun hurriedly asked, "Does the Emperor have any arrangements?"

Qiu Shi'an shook his head: "At least when we came out, we didn't see that Long Live Lord had any arrangements."

Hey~
If not to say that the emperor is unreliable, no matter how much he hates this kind of stuff that sells his teachers for glory, he is still of great use right now. Even if he is unwilling to spend money to win him over, he should make some arrangements in advance , What is the reason for this indifference?
Jiao Shunlue pondered for a moment, then confessed to Qiu Shi'an: "Eunuch Lao Qiu told the guards on duty that if Chen Yushi didn't behave unusually, then ignore him for now, just take care not to let him leave Donghua The door is."

"Besides, if His Majesty has any arrangements for him, that's fine. If there is no dispatch before dawn, send someone to inform Jiao Xun."

It's not safe to let Chen Fang stay outside the Donghua Gate, but the problem is that Jiao Shun can't do things on his behalf, otherwise the emperor suddenly thinks of Chen Fang in the middle of the night, wouldn't it be self-defeating?
Because the emperor held Jiao Shun for a long talk before, which further highlighted his trust in him, so Qiu Shi'an was obedient to him, patted his chest and promised that he would send someone to follow him outside the Donghua Gate.

While speaking, he came to an unremarkable room.

There should be no permanent residents in this area, let alone cold and damp, and there is a faint musty smell.

Qiu Shi'an covered his nose, frowned and looked around, then turned around and smiled apologetically, "The miscellaneous family has never been here before, if we knew... let's find another place."

"It's just a temporary stay for one night."

Jiao Shun waved his hand and said, "It's pretty good here, at least you don't have to worry about being disturbed."

Seeing that he persisted in this way, Qiu Shi'an didn't say anything, but sent someone to bring a new set of quilts, and let the four eunuchs who came with him take turns to stay outside the door overnight.

After he left, Jiao Shun lay on the bed with his clothes on but couldn't sleep at all.

It's not a problem of the environment, but mainly because there is still a tough battle to be fought tomorrow morning, and then he, the emperor's number one loyal dog, will have to lead the charge. If he doesn't know how to deal with it, how can he sleep soundly?

that's it...

The emperor's spring night was short, and Jiao Shun couldn't sleep all night.

In a blink of an eye, five drums and cocks are crowing.

Hearing a rhythmic knock on the door, Jiao Shun immediately got up from the bed and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Lord Jiao."

He heard a sharp and immature voice answering outside the door: "Then Chen Yushi is still waiting at the Donghua Gate, and has never done anything unusual, nor has he had contact with anyone."

tsk~
The emperor really left him alone all night!

Jiao Shun rolled up the blanket and opened the door speechlessly, and let a few eunuchs take him outside the Donghua Gate.

After saying hello to the eunuch on duty, Jiao Shun stepped out of the palace gate, and saw Chen Fang standing in a leeward corner, his eyes seemed to be open or closed, his body was swaying from side to side, swaying back and forth, and he was actually standing upright. I was confused.

Seeing this, the little eunuch who accompanied Jiao Shun rushed forward and called him.

But seeing Chen Fang's shock, he knelt down on his knees with a thud, Jiao Shun thought his legs were weak or had cramps, but he didn't want this guy to knock his head on the ground and shouted: "Thank you, Lord Long En!"

Jiao Shun: "..."

What kind of dream is this?
There was laughter outside the Donghua Gate, and the little eunuch who woke up Chen Xing also laughed, and then realized something was wrong, and hurriedly sideways to avoid it, and scolded in a high-pitched voice: "What are you doing? Come here to see you when you have time!"

It was only then that Chen Jian realized himself, and hurriedly got up with all his hands and feet, his face was as red as blood, and he wished he could find a place to sneak in on the spot.

Jiao Shun waved his hand, signaling the two young eunuchs who were following him to dodge first, and then he rushed forward to Chen Yu and said, "If Chen Yushi wants to thank Lord Long for his kindness, he will have to go through the hurdle first."

Chen Wei had noticed Jiao Shun a long time ago, but he just made a joke and felt embarrassed to speak up.

Now when Jiao Shun mentioned the morning court, he was slightly taken aback, and then blurted out in surprise: "Morning court? The emperor is going to let me go up in the morning court..."

While speaking, the originally flushed face was dyed the color of pig liver again, obviously guessing the emperor's intention.

Jiao Shun made a silent gesture, and said solemnly: "I've been waiting here all night, you should know what attitude the emperor has towards Brother Chen, you should know in your own mind - whether it's thunder or rain next, you have to decide." See how you behave in the morning."

"This this……"

How could Chen Yu think that instead of meeting the emperor, he would receive such a terrible job? !
His legs gave way, and he almost knelt in front of Jiao Shun again.

Fortunately, Jiao Shun helped him in time, and reminded again: "The officials from the upper court will arrive soon, if Zhang Shilang sees Brother Chen, I'm afraid it would be wrong."

"Then I..."

Chen Fang also knew that he should not scare the snake, so he immediately looked at the palace with longing eyes.

"No intention, who dares to let Brother Chen enter the palace at this time?"

As Jiao Shun said, he stuffed the quilt brought out from the palace into his hand.

Chen Fang looked at the quilt in his hand, and then at Jiao Shun, with a puzzled expression on his face.

Jiao Shun raised his hands in front of him, and made a raised gesture: "Later, you will hold the bed sheet against the wall. It is not bright yet, and the color of the bed sheet is not much different from the palace wall. It should be It can be fooled—even if it can't be fooled, the officials are anxious to go to court early, and they won't deliberately come over to check."

"This this……"

Chen Fang held the bitter gourd face covered with a single face.

I am a dignified Jinshi and a speech official, risking my wealth and life to seek refuge with the emperor, not to mention not getting any benefits, but I still want to act like a clown...

"It's good to get through this hurdle."

Although Jiao Shun didn't like him, he couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder sympathetically, and said in relief: "Your Majesty always has a clear distinction between likes and dislikes, if Brother Chen can make a big splash in the court meeting, there will be plenty of opportunities to thank the lord Long En in the future .”

Hearing Jiao Shun mention the stalk of "Thank you Lord Long En" again, Chen Fang gritted his teeth and eyelids jumped, but he pretended to be grateful, and cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for reminding Jiao Jijiu, in the future Chen will never forget respect Thank you for helping me today."

"It's serious, it's serious."

Jiao Shun waved his hand, pointed to the corner of the wall, and then turned around and returned to the palace.

As soon as he left, Chen Yan's face suddenly collapsed, he lowered his head, and tightly clutched the bed sheet with both hands.

In any case, he was the first among literati to take refuge in the emperor, so he only had a reason to buy a horse bone with a thousand dollars, so he shouldn't have fallen to this point.

So this must be the Jiao thief's slander in front of the emperor!

Thinking of this, Chen Xing couldn't help throwing the sheet on the ground.

As a result, the sheet spread out and floated forward a few feet, just covering a pair of military boots.

Chen Wei looked up in astonishment, only to find that four guards with knives had surrounded him, standing with their knives on their faces, with indifference in their eyes.

Chen Xing shivered, and then he suddenly realized that there is another meaning of "distinguish between love and hate".

So he hurriedly lowered his head to pick up the sheet, smiled at the guards ingratiatingly, then walked obediently to the bottom of the palace wall, leaned his back against the wall and raised the sheet high with both hands to cover his body.

Seeing this, the four guards stood not far from him, pretending to be chatting.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

People arrived one after another outside the Donghua Gate—this is not the Grand Court Meeting, but the Chang Dynasty where only officials from important departments above the third rank participate, so they will not enter and exit through the Meridian Gate, but go to Wenhua through the Donghua Gate nearby. The palace discusses politics.

Just as Jiao Shun expected, most of the courtiers didn't notice Chen Fang holding the bed sheet at all, and some of them noticed the abnormality, and they ignored it based on the idea that one thing more is worse than one thing less.

According to the old practice, the courtiers first arrived at the Benren Hall near the Wenhua Hall to get together, but after chatting for a few words, they suddenly saw Dai Quan walking in from outside the door.

When everyone saw him, they thought it was going to be canceled this morning.

Many people were secretly planning to go home early to prepare for the Double Ninth Festival tomorrow. They didn't want Dai Quan to raise his voice and say, "Long Live Lord, please go to Jingren Palace to see you."

"Jingren Palace?"

Wang Zhe, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Officials, said suspiciously: "I'm afraid it's against the rules that the court will be held in the harem this morning?"

Dai Quan smiled slightly: "My lord will know the truth when he arrives at Jingren Palace."

With that said, he made a gesture of please.

Although the courtiers felt that Yu etiquette was inconsistent, there were many things that Emperor Longyuan didn't respect etiquette, and it would not be surprising to add another one.

So the cabinet scholars He Tiren and Xu Furen took the lead side by side, and the rest also filed out, passing through Wenhua Hall, Wenyuan Pavilion, Jingjian Pavilion, Jingyun Gate, and Zuo Inner Gate to the East Sixth Palace.

At this time, everyone had already heard the loud rumbling sound coming from Jingren Palace, and they all exchanged glances, not knowing why.

Wang Zhe couldn't help asking again, but Dai Quan still kept it up.

The courtiers speculated in every possible way, almost thinking of everything they could think of, but when they entered the Jingren Palace, they were still shocked by the rumbling train.

Especially today, on both sides of the train's front, a few black-painted wooden boards were temporarily added to cover it. Although it is actually useless for birds, the steel monster is more and more 'scar'.

More than half of the courtiers couldn't help but stopped, pointing at the train and talking loudly.

A few of them immediately lowered their faces and looked at the emperor outside the gate of Yuyunyuan in unison.

Seeing this, Dai Quan urged again and again at the top of his voice, and the somewhat scattered courtiers lined up again and headed towards Yuyunyuan.

When they were in front of the emperor, several young eunuchs shouted in unison, and the courtiers also shouted long live at the top of their voices.

The emperor raised his hand towards the distance, seeing that the train got the signal and began to slow down, he took advantage of the situation to look around the crowd, and said triumphantly: "Everyone, let's try this thing."

What responded to him was a dead silence.

Several officials of the Ministry of Industry wanted to say a few words, but seeing that their colleagues were like this, they didn't want to show their heads indiscriminately.

The emperor was not annoyed, and waited for a while with a smile, then suddenly raised his voice and asked, "Jiao Aiqing, what do you think?"

All the courtiers were stunned, Qi Qi looked back, and saw a person getting off from the train that had just stopped, but it wasn't Jiao Shun, who else could it be?

(End of this chapter)