Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 188 King Huai's Sword
King Huai and Gongsun Wen talked about swallows and knives for a long time, but they were actually talking about the relationship between King Huai and the emperor.

King Huai is the swallow, and the emperor is the one with the knife. If the swallow doesn't fight back, he will be hacked to death by the knife.

King Huai naturally understood the hint, but he didn't say anything.

After all, he still didn't trust Gongsun Wen.

"Sir, don't talk about knives and swallows anymore. I don't want to hear these bloody things today. Let's continue to talk about learning."

Gongsun Wen nodded and said: "Your Highness wants to talk about learning, so I will talk to Your Highness about learning, but there is only one sentence, I want to remind Your Highness that the recent changes in the wind and clouds will damage the feathers of swallows."

After saying this sentence, Gongsun Wen never talked about Dao and Swallow again.

After sending Gongsun Wen away, King Huai looked worried, and ordered someone to call Ye Ansheng, the owner of the penance workshop.

Ye Ansheng would come here from time to time: "Master, what are your orders for disciples coming here!"

King Huai smiled: "I am sleepless in the autumn night, I am restless, and I want to talk to you, how can I give you more orders? There is no one else here, so you don't have to be cautious. Sit down and have a few drinks with the widow."

The two sat opposite each other and drank a few glasses together.

King Huai asked, "Is the workshop busy recently?"

Ye Ansheng nodded: "To tell the truth, Master, His Majesty is going to build a new palace in Ponuyuan, and the disciple is busy preparing for the manpower and materials, and he is very busy!"

"Your Majesty has also heard about this before. Why did Your Majesty build a new palace in Ponuyuan?"

Ye Ansheng shook his head and said, "I don't understand this matter. The original palace is not damaged. Why does Your Majesty insist on building a new palace?"

King Huai said: "Autumn is approaching, and the construction period is really tight, why don't you go to Po Nu Yuan to supervise the work yourself?"

Ye Ansheng shook his head and said: "What can I do? Even if I have three heads and six arms, how much strength can I use? This palace is the best built, if it can't be built, the disciples have nothing to do, just let His Majesty punish you!"

"Presumptuous!" Huai Wang said, "What are you talking about! As the owner of the penance workshop, how dare you not take the imperial decree to heart?"

Ye Ansheng bowed his head and said: "The disciple just feels wronged, His Majesty is too casual in doing things, and doesn't care about the difficulties of the courtiers at all!"

King Huai sighed: "Your Majesty has His Majesty's own arrangements, you just do what you are told, and you must not complain in the workshop at ordinary times, there is a shortage of craftsmen, and more people should be recruited. There should be no shortage of wood."

"Master, what my disciple lacks is not wood, but stone. Your Majesty wants to use stone to build a palace!"

King Huai hissed and said, "This is really difficult."

Ye Ansheng sighed repeatedly: "Master, when I dream, I always think that it would be great if you were in charge of this official family."

"But you are talking nonsense!" King Huai was furious, "If you dare to say such things in the future, don't be my disciple again!"

Ye Ansheng didn't dare to speak, and King Huai also calmed down: "I have stored a batch of stone materials in the old house, which was originally intended to build another courtyard, so you can use it first!"

"This can't be done!"

"If you don't have anything to do, take it, it's just another courtyard, but it's not an important matter."

Ye Ansheng was full of guilt: "The disciple owes the master too much!"

King Huai smiled and said: "Take it as my debt to you. Since you don't want to go to the hunting garden, don't go these days. Stay in the capital first, and I will go to intercede and see if His Majesty can give you a few days."

After Ye Ansheng left, King Huai sat silently in the study alone.

Is it true that the emperor's large-scale construction projects are just for pleasure?
Gongsun Wen was accompanied by the prince, and he was well-informed about the news in the palace. What did he mean by those words?
If a feather is damaged, which feathers will it be?

Brother Huang, why is your mind so elusive?

I take the initiative to show my favor to you, let's see how you respond.

……

The next day, King Huai personally sent someone to deliver the stones to the penance workshop.

Jackie Chan in a horse-drawn carriage all the way, the people talked a lot.

"All these good stones belong to Wang Huai's family?"

"What do you send these many stones to the penance workshop?"

"Didn't you hear that King Huai is going to build a palace in Po Nu Yuan?"

"King Huai is in the training palace of Ponuyuan? Isn't that the hunting garden of the Liang Daguan's family?"

"Who made it clear that King Huai's sons rebelled and killed so many people in the capital, so this matter should be left alone?"

"In the final analysis, the Canglong Palace is still protecting King Huai!"

……

King Huai took the initiative to show his favor and waited for Emperor Zhaoxing's response.

But Emperor Zhaoxing didn't make any response. At the court meeting, he didn't mention the matter of the hunting garden at all, let alone the matter of stone materials.

However, there were two memorials that made King Huai terrified.

One is Ma Deguang, the censor of the censor's platform, and Liu Yingbin, Minister of the Ministry of War, is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and should be strictly investigated!

The second is that Chen Heguang, the inspector of Yushitai, said that Yan Boyuan, Minister of the Ministry of officials, was suspected of corruption and should be strictly investigated!

These two people are the confidantes of King Huai.

These two charges can be confirmed as long as they are investigated.

These two censors are usually unknown, so why did they suddenly make such a big noise today.

What made King Huai even more nervous was that these two incidents once again aroused the anger of some courtiers towards King Huai. Wang Yanyang and a group of censors joined in the petition, demanding that the two of them be strictly investigated, and that King Huai be strictly investigated at the same time!
Emperor Zhaoxing's attitude is still ambiguous, and he will first hand over the matter to the cabinet.

It was rightly said by Gongsun Wen, this really hurt the feathers, and maybe even hurt the bones!

After the dynasty was dispersed, King Huai inquired about the news through various channels, but there was no reply.

The knife is coming, and the knife should be used to seal the throat.

……

The next day, King Huai invited Gongsun Wen to a banquet, and Gongsun Wen happily attended the banquet.

"Your Highness, do you want to discuss learning today?"

King Huai laughed and said: "Mr. Gongsun has learned five chariots, even if I spend my whole life, I will not be able to learn a thing or two from him. I invite you to come today, and I want to ask you about swallows and knives again.
Earlier, I was told by my husband that a swallow in front of my hall only wanted to find a shelter on the beams of the house. I didn’t want to be hurt by the person holding the knife. "

This time Gongsun Wen came to inquire about the news, he wanted to know what the emperor's attitude towards him was.

Gongsun Wendao: "Fortunately, I only hurt the feathers. If I hurt the wings, I have no strength to fight back."

King Huai sighed: "Swallow just wants to live in peace, and doesn't want to compete with others!"

Gongsun Wen smiled: "You should say this to the person holding the knife. I'm afraid the swallow will break his throat and the person carrying the knife will not listen to a word."

"Is it really not relaxing?"

"The knife is out of its sheath, how can there be any relief? The first knife will hurt the feathers, the second knife will cut off the wings, and the third knife will kill the swallow's life!"

Gongsun Wen's hint is very obvious, King Huai has no way out.

"According to what Mr. Yan said, what other means does Swallow have to protect itself?"

"It has already been explained before that if Yanzi wants to protect himself, he must have a knife in his hand!"

King Huai laughed helplessly and said, "A mere swallow, how can it carry a knife?"

Gongsun Wen looked up to the sky and sighed: "Your Highness can't trust me after all. The moment of life and death is only in the moment of His Highness's thought. Gongsun Wen boldly said that His Highness has no decision, and his life is only in the morning!"

Gongsun Wen made his words clear, but this was unexpected by King Huai.

He had only had dinner with Gongsun Wen twice, and he obviously didn't have enough trust in Gongsun Wen, but Gongsun Wen couldn't continue to circle around with him when he had reached this point.

"Mr. is drunk and going to the study to take a rest."

King Huai invited Gongsun Wen to the study, ordered the yin and yang cultivators to set up a magic circle, retreated everyone, and made it clear to his face: "I do have a knife in my hand, but it is not sharp enough. I am afraid that the sword will destroy people."

The purpose of saying this is to see if Gongsun Wen has any countermeasures.

If Gongsun Wen is willing to follow King Huai, and he can think of a countermeasure, he should stay in the palace and be a counselor.

If Gongsun Wen couldn't think of a countermeasure, King Huai would kill him immediately.

Gongsun Wen thought for a moment and said: "If the sword is sharpened, I'm afraid His Highness will be decapitated. Liang Xianhong will soon issue an order to reduce His Highness's army, and then attack His Highness until the family is raided and the family is wiped out. How can His Highness resist?"

Liang Xianhong!
Gongsun Wen directly called out Emperor Zhaoxing's name!

It is disrespectful to treat the emperor with no ministers. This crime is enough to behead him. Gongsun Wen expressed his attitude.

He is willing to follow King Huai.

But King Huai still didn't believe him.

Gongsun Wen went on to say: "Besides, His Highness has more than one knife in his hand. The war in the north has already started, and Tu Nu will soon break through Yongzhou!"

King Huai was startled: "How did Sir know about this?"

Gongsun Wen said with a smile: "Tu Nu raised his troops a month ago, and Yongzhou in northern Xinjiang was already in an emergency. The military department suppressed the pond report and refused to issue it. It should be His Highness's order! There must be a reason for the groundless rumors. Liu Yingbin's accusation of collaborating with the enemy was not fabricated by Yushi of!"

Huai Wang remained silent, knocking on the mechanism under the desk.

This person can't stay, he knows too many things!

Gongsun Wen didn't seem to be aware of it, and continued: "Liang Xianhong has already received the news that he secretly ordered the chariot general Chu Xin to raise food and grass for troops and horses. He will leave the capital within three days and go north to fight against the enemy.
As soon as Chu Xin left, there was a powerful enemy missing in Beijing. Yin Yang Si Taibu and Liang Xianhong had always been at odds.

The commander of the Imperial City Division, Zhong Can, was trapped in the palace, so he must have a grudge against Liang Xianhong. Not only was there no one in the Wuwei Camp, but Zhong Can himself would stand by and watch.

His Highness has a sharp blade, so who else in the capital is His Highness's opponent? "

King Huai said: "Don't forget there are three elders from the Canglong Hall."

"Three elders!" Gongsun Wen smiled, and suddenly heard the wind in his ears.

From the screen behind King Huai, a man with a mask on his face and a long sword in his hand suddenly appeared, stabbing Gongsun Wen's throat.

King Huai knocked on the organ just to let this person kill Gongsun Wen.

Gongsun Wen didn't dodge, the blade of the sword pierced his throat, and didn't penetrate into the flesh, but he saw that the folding fan in Gongsun Wen's hand broke in two.

Does this guy have cultivation?
King Huai was shocked, and was about to retreat behind the screen, where there was a secret passage to leave the study.

Suddenly I heard Gongsun Wen shout: "Your Highness, may I have another word!"

The mighty righteousness struck, blocking King Huai's footsteps.

King Huai said tremblingly, "Sir, please speak!"

Gongsun Wen looked at the man: "Does this man have the fourth-rank cultivation of the Dao of Killing?"

King Huai nodded. This is an aide he secretly cultivated, named Hua Chenghui, who has a fourth-rank killing practice.

Gongsun Wendao: "As far as I know, since Wu Xu's death, there is only one person in Daxuan territory who has a fourth-rank killing practice, and that is Lin Tianzheng, the dean of Wuche Academy!"

King Huai whispered, "This is the widow's knife!"

Gongsun Wen sighed: "Your Highness, if you only have this knife, don't say you want to cut off Liang Xianhong's head, but you can't even cut off Chen Shuncai's head!"

Hua Chenghui raised his long sword and stepped forward again, Gongsun Wen shouted angrily: "How dare you be rude!"

First of all, the skill of following etiquette made Hua Chenghui stand still and couldn't move.

He also used the skill of Huairen to make Hua Chenghui lose his will to fight.

King Huai was shocked and stood by the screen, not daring to move.

Gongsun Wen took a step forward: "Your Highness, there is no need to hesitate any longer. When Liang Xianhong takes the lead, everything will be over."

King Huai took a step back: "Sir, I am interested, but I can't do it!"

Gongsun Wen knelt on both knees and said: "Your Highness, Gongsun Wen is not talented. I would like to use my insignificant body as a sharp blade to win the Ninth Five-Year position for Your Highness! We welcome a wise king for Daxuan Jiangshan!"

(End of this chapter)