Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 110 Confrontation at Tianzhang Pavilion

Tianzhang Pavilion, one of the three major book pavilions in the Imperial Palace.

Faced with the king in Tianzhang Pavilion, it proved that there was something wrong, but the matter was not out of hand.

Emperor Zhaoxing sat in the main hall of Shuge, and beside him stood Tianzhangge Bachelor, Zhixue Bachelor, Attendant and others (all officials of Tianzhangge).

Daxuan Mianjun did not kneel, the crown prince and the sixth princess stood in front of the emperor, and Xu Zhiqiong stood behind them, saluting together.

Emperor Zhaoxing's cheeks were pale, and his complexion was still not good.

He looked down at the three of them, and slowly asked, "Why is there such a disturbance tonight? Yuyang, tell me first!"

The prince said with a grievance on his face: "I have nothing to say. Many things in the East Palace have been smashed. I just need to go back and clean up. The clothes are also torn. I just need to replace them with new ones. As long as the sixth sister is out This breath is good."

Liang Yuyao hastened to argue: "Father, my son received a secret report tonight that the Nufu Sect classic "Nu Zulu" flowed into the palace. Urgency, not out of personal grudges, my father has learned from you!"

The prince asked Liang Yuyao: "You searched the East Palace into a mess, and you searched me in front of others. Let me ask you what exactly you found?"

Liang Yuyao didn't look at the crown prince, and only played a report to the emperor: "Father, I haven't found the "Ancestor of Wrath" yet, please allow the prince to stay in Tianzhang Pavilion for the time being to listen to the bachelor's lecture."

Listening to a bachelor's lecture is a euphemistic way of saying it.

The translated meaning is to lock up the prince first, and then let her continue to investigate.

Emperor Zhaoxing looked at the prince: "Yuyang, what do you think?"

Xu Zhiqiong was behind him, his heart was shattered for the prince.

What do you think?

Is this even a question?
The prince was insulted to such an extent, and asked, "What do you think?"

The prince was very calm, he was used to it.

He took off the tiara and said to Emperor Zhaoxing: "Give this to Sixth Sister, so that Sixth Sister won't be anxious."

Emperor Zhaoxing was furious: "In the book pavilion, there are all scholars, how can you allow you to be like this?"

Seeing the prince's move, Liang Yuyao looked disdainful: "Prince, you are not too young, why use this childish method to threaten the father? Why don't you roll around on the ground?"

The prince smiled and said, "You want to watch me roll? Well, let me show you!"

Emperor Zhaoxing said angrily: "Presumptuous!"

Liang Yuyao said: "Father, since the crown prince feels wronged, let me ask him one thing, if he can answer it, it means that my minister has wronged him, if he can't answer, I will ask father to adjudicate."

Emperor Zhaoxing didn't make a sound, which was his acquiescence.

Liang Yuyao asked the prince, "What are you doing in the ice well tonight?"

The prince frowned and said, "Where am I going? What does it have to do with you?"

Liang Yuyao said: "Father established the Red Clothes Pavilion to monitor everyone in the palace. Since the crown prince is in the palace, he is under the supervision of the Red Clothes Pavilion. I have to ask, what's wrong?"

The prince snorted and said, "I went to fetch ice, why?"

"Is it necessary for the prince to do things like fetching ice?"

The prince said: "I just like to do it myself, what do you want?"

Liang Yuyao didn't ask the prince again, she knew that the prince could get away with a lot of things by playing crazy and foolish.

She turned to look at Xu Zhiqiong, and asked, "Does the prince ask you for ice every day?"

Xu Zhiqiong remained silent.

Liang Yuyao yelled angrily: "I asked you a question, why didn't you answer? You are too crazy!"

Xu Zhiqiong still didn't speak.

Emperor Zhaoxing asked, "Why don't you speak?"

Xu Zhiqiong cupped his hands and said: "The minister is Xu Zhiqiong, the supervisor of the Ice Well of the Imperial City Division. According to the law of the Great Proclamation, in front of His Majesty, without His Majesty's permission, the subordinates of the Imperial City Division are not allowed to speak."

Without approval, members of the Imperial City Division cannot speak in front of the emperor. This law was enacted to ensure that at critical moments, members of the Imperial City Division will not communicate with unrelated people, and will not be affected by unrelated people. interference, and only obey the orders of the emperor alone.

Xu Zhiqiong acted according to the law, Liang Yuyao couldn't be picky, but she seemed a little ignorant, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Emperor Zhaoxing said: "I forgive you for your innocence, answer the princess."

Xu Zhiqiong said to the princess: "Xu has only been in the palace for a short time, I only know that His Highness came here once tonight."

"Nonsense!" Liang Yuyao said, "An old woman came to the ice well last night, do you know who she is?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "It is true that an old woman came here last night. She came to fetch ice. She is a nanny surnamed Yang from the Eastern Palace."

Liang Yuyao asked, "What does that person look like? You should remember, right?"

This is a confession, ordinary people are easy to be fooled, as long as Xu Zhiqiong tells Yang Nanny's appearance, he will be fooled, and if he describes how he looks like the prince, then he will be fooled.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I didn't see that Nanny Yang, I only saw the fish charm in her hand, so I fetched ice for him."

Liang Yuyao sneered and said, "Have you never seen it before? You have to think carefully about it!"

Xu Zhiqiong said seriously: "I thought about it very carefully. If I haven't seen it, I haven't seen it. Ice well supervisors are not allowed to see the palace women. This is the rule.

Last night, a maid from the Eastern Palace, named Luo Hong, was beaten by Nanny Yang because of her frivolous behavior. "

When the prince heard this, he pretended to be angry: "There is no maid named Luo Hong in the East Palace!"

Xu Zhiqiong looked innocent: "How do I know how many maids there are in the East Palace? I only recognize fish charms. If there are fish charms, they are from the East Palace."

The prince turned to wait for the sixth princess, and shouted: "Which shameless person forged my fish charm?"

"What do you think I am doing?" The sixth princess lowered her voice. Even if she is the owner of the Red Clothes Pavilion, it is still a felony to make a fish charm for the prince.

Xu Zhiqiong successfully shifted the firepower, suppressing the princess' arrogance a lot.

Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Are you the blue lantern in charge of the Yamen?"

Xu Zhiqiong said yes.

Emperor Zhaoxing said: "I have heard some things about you. You are young, you have made a lot of contributions, you have shown your sharpness, and you don't know whether it is good luck or vanity. What do you think of the Hongyi Pavilion's night visit to the East Palace?"

Xu Zhiqiong's heart shuddered, this is a proposition.

First of all, he is not qualified to discuss disputes within the royal family. If he speaks nonsense, he should be convicted of disrespect on the grounds that there is no courteousness. Even if he is not sentenced to execution, he will be exiled for [-] miles.

Second, even if Emperor Zhaoxing allowed Xu Zhiqiong to discuss this matter, Xu Zhiqiong would definitely speak for the prince.

But if she sided with the prince, she would be labeled as colluding with the prince. Liang Yuyao would definitely make use of the problem, which would not only put the prince in a passive position, but also make Xu Zhiqiong a direct victim of the royal infighting.

Third, the emperor said that Hongyi Pavilion visited the East Palace at night. The word "night visit" is very meaningful. From the emperor's point of view, Liang Yuyao was just conducting a normal investigation, and it was not considered an offense to the prince. He fully approved of Liang Yuyao's behavior.

At this time, if he speaks out to criticize Liang Yuyao, it will not help the prince in any way, but it will set him on fire.

This question must be answered with caution.

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, I have never heard of the Red Clothes Pavilion before, but only saw the Qingyi Pavilion. There is only one word difference between the two, and the responsibilities must be similar. it is also fine!"

What Xu Zhiqiong said was correct, the responsibilities of Hongyi Pavilion and Qingyi Pavilion are similar.

Liang Yuyao raised her head and said, "As Xu Zhiqiong said, my son did nothing wrong!"

Emperor Zhaoxing looked dignified and remained silent.

The expressions of the bachelors behind him were also serious.

The prince looked at Liang Yuyao and remained silent for a long time.

Only then did Liang Yuyao realize that there was a trap in Xu Zhiqiong's words.

The prince asked: "Where is your real evidence? Why search the East Palace without evidence?"

Liang Yuyao hastily defended: "It's an emergency, act on the cheap, give me another two days, and I will definitely find the "Ancestor of Wrath". This is the evidence!"

The prince asked again: "If you can't produce evidence, you will search the East Palace. Next time you hear some nonsense, should you kill me first and then play it? Should I take my head?"

Liang Yuyao heard the words, and hurriedly saluted the emperor: "Father and emperor have learned from you, my son and minister have no such intentions!"

Emperor Zhaoxing kept his face sullen and silent, and the academician Yu Guoliang came out and said: "The crown prince is the heir apparent of a country, and the princess's behavior is beyond the rules of etiquette, so she should be punished!"

All the scholars came out one after another: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

Liang Yuyao didn't dare to make a sound. Daxuan's courtiers still have backs. Let alone a princess, even in front of the emperor, she has many tough bones who dare to reason, especially Yushitai and the scholars of various pavilions.

Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Liang Yuyao, and said in a stern tone: "Although Yuyao did not do it unintentionally, the crime of exceeding the etiquette is unavoidable. You will be fined for one year, and you will spend a month behind closed doors in Yuyao Palace!"

That's it!

Lead the crowd to search the East Palace.

Search the prince's body in public.

In the end it was just a fine?
Xu Zhiqiong felt more and more chilling for the prince.

Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Xu Zhiqiong, nodded and said: "Sure enough, you are young and promising, I remember you, go to the ice well to pack your things, go back to the Lantern Yamen, I will find someone to tell Zhong Shen, I like it very much you!"

Xu Zhiqiong withdrew from Tianzhang Pavilion and wiped off his cold sweat.

Emperor Zhaoxing hated Xu Zhiqiong very much, Xu Zhiqiong could see this.

But he allowed Xu Zhiqiong to leave the palace, which Xu Zhiqiong did not expect.

Back at Bingjing, Xu Zhiqiong immediately packed his things, not wanting to stay for a moment.

When he was about to go out, he saw the prince coming.

"Are you leaving now?" The prince was very reluctant.

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "The emperor's order is hard to disobey, this is His Majesty's order."

"You saved me, but I haven't thanked you yet."

"Thank me for what? Didn't you save me before?"

"Where did you hide the "Ancestor of Wrath"?"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "Does the prince still miss that bamboo book?"

The prince shook his head and said, "I don't want it, I never want to see that thing."

"This thing is temporarily kept by Xu, Your Highness, as long as you have never seen it before."

The crown prince lowered his head and said, "I know, you were sent by the Imperial City Division to investigate me. Do you want to tell me about me?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "What can be said and what can't be said? Your Highness, please clarify!"

The prince said: "Can we not talk about the matter of "Ancestor of Wrath"?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I won't say."

The prince said again: "Can we not talk about the people in Anshu Courtyard?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I won't say either."

The prince said again: "Can you not talk about the matter of the princess?"

Xu Zhiqiong lowered his eyes and said, "Heaven and Earth conscience, I have never seen the Crown Princess, but how can I tell?"

The prince smiled: "Just joking, it's all just joking, if you want to say it, how can I stop you?
You also have to go back to work, and you have taken away the "Ancestor of Nursing", how can there be no reason not to say it, just say it, in short, you have saved me once! "

Xu Zhiqiong raised his head and said, "Can't your eyes see souls?"

"can."

"Just look at me!"

"What do I think you are doing? Even if I know you are lying, I will only feel more uncomfortable."

"You just watch."

The prince looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and the blood poured into his pupils.

Xu Zhiqiong straightened his expression and said: "Don't tell the prince about the "Ancestor of Wrath", don't tell about the people in Anshu Courtyard, and don't tell anyone!"

The prince tilted his head and stared at Xu Zhiqiong for a long time.

"It's the truth!" The prince didn't believe it, but his eyes told him that Xu Zhiqiong was telling the truth.

"Yes, it's the truth!" Xu Zhiqiong said goodbye with cupped fists.

The prince called out: "Wait a minute, will you come to see me again?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "This is difficult, you live in the palace, how can it be so easy for me to see you?"

The prince said: "Then are we still brothers?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "It's a brother."

"Is it a brother?"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled wryly and said, "How could they be brothers? The prince's surname is Liang, and my surname is Xu. We were not born from the same root."

"It's not a root..." The prince clapped his hands and said, "I have it!"

"What's the matter?"

"I'm going to hold down the princess, you put her to sleep, we are brothers."

Xu Zhiqiong asked in astonishment, "Where are you talking about your brother?"

"Even though they are not born from the same root, they are still considered twins!"

Bingdi... Lian?

Xu Zhiqiong held back for a long time, until he couldn't bear it anymore, and laughed out loud with the prince.

It was cloudy and it looked like it was going to rain.

Under the dark clouds, the knife and ax were hanging around his neck all the time, Xu Zhiqiong really admired this prince for being able to laugh out loud.

"Your Highness, take care, take care!"

"You also take care, live well, we brothers still have a good life!"

……

In Tianzhang Pavilion, Emperor Zhaoxing dismissed a group of scholars, and searched for books together with Chen Shuncai, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

Emperor Zhaoxing has been having strange dreams recently, and he wanted to find a book to interpret dreams.

Chen Shuncai sorted out the books and sent them to Emperor Zhaoxing: "Your Majesty, the dream of excess energy, the dream of deficiency of energy, the dream of evil dwelling, the dream of body stagnation, the dream of overflowing emotion, the dream of Zhiye, the dream of bixiang, Dreams of Anti-polarity, Dreams of Fierce Demons, and the Nine Dreams Classics have a total of [-] volumes, which one do you want to read first?"

Emperor Zhaoxing said: "Bring all the scrolls of Zhiye Zhimeng, and I will search them one by one."

The so-called Suguha's dream is a dream that can be fulfilled in reality. For example, last night I dreamed of holding a senior sister, and the next day the senior sister suddenly took the initiative to get into her arms. This is Suguha's dream.

Chen Shuncai naturally didn't dare to ask the emperor what he dreamed about, but he had another question to ask: "Your Majesty, are you really letting that Xu Zhiqiong go?"

"He is Wu Xu's confidant, I won't let him go, but wait for Wu Xu to make trouble?"

Chen Shuncai gritted his teeth and said: "Wu Xu is too rampant, if he dares to enter the palace, this old servant will fight to the death with him!"

"Confused!" Emperor Zhaoxing said angrily, "You want to provoke the elder?"

(End of this chapter)