Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 360: Trapped in a Dilemma
It was already the fourth watch, and Emperor Jiayou was still awake. He was half-reclining on a chair, reviewing folding papers, with a fox fur covering his knees. Several stoves were placed in front of him, and the charcoal fire was burning brightly.

The lights in Chengming Hall were bright, but they couldn't illuminate his face. It was as if his face was shrouded in some invisible darkness, making it look a bit eerie.

"Oh? What are you suing the prince for?"

Wei Shu was very angry: "Your Majesty! Tonight, a thief visited Prince Qi's Mansion. His subordinates snatched the man from the guards of Prince Qi's Mansion and prepared to lure the snake out of the hole. However, unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince appeared on the way and insisted on robbing him. As a result, none of the thief's accomplices were caught! Your Majesty, although His Highness the Crown Prince is presiding over this matter, my Qilin Guard has always been responsible. Now that His Highness the Crown Prince is unwilling to cooperate with my Qilin Guard, it is very difficult for me to handle!"

Emperor Jiayou put down the memorial, leaned back slightly, raised his deep and cold eyes and looked at Wei Shu: "Wei Shu, the king is the guide for the ministers, and the father is the guide for the sons. This is the law of heaven and morality. As a minister, how can you treat the prince?" Disrespectful?”

Emperor Jiayou's tone was light, but every word struck hard.

Wei Shu knelt down on one knee and said depressedly: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

At this age, Emperor Jiayou was suspicious and thoughtful, and always felt that someone was trying to harm him. However, he admired Wei Shu's temperament. He put everything on his face and never flattered anyone, so almost everyone in the government and the public was under Wei Shu's temper. I have been offended all over.

He felt that just because no one in the court liked Wei Shu, Wei Shu could only rely on himself for his future.

He used Wei Shu's sharp sword with ease.

This time too, when the prince sent someone to report that Wei Shu had captured Yi Yonghou's men but did not report it, he was angry and angry that Wei Shu's wings were stiff and he wanted to fly by himself.

But now that Wei Shu came to him and got angry, he felt more and more that Wei Shu had no authority, and dispelled his doubts about Wei Shu's "secret hiding" of Yiyong Hou's old troops.

"If you really knew you were wrong, would you still quarrel with the prince? Wei Shu, in a hundred years from now, the prince will be your master. You have offended the prince thoroughly, so you are not afraid that the prince will settle the accounts later?"

Wei Shu said unconcernedly: "Your Majesty, at this time Wei Chen is a dog you have raised. He only knows how to ride on you. What Wei Chen cares about is only his loyalty to you and what you have ordered. No matter who it is, As long as he blocks Wei Chen, Wei Chen will make him pay the price! As for what His Majesty said, Wei Chen has never thought that Your Majesty will last for thousands of generations, and Wei Chen will still be able to serve you until Wei Chen grows old, and when the prince becomes his master, Maybe the humble ministers have all been buried, so why do you care about those things now!"

These words made Emperor Jiayou Longyan very happy.

"You have such a sweet talk, I feel comfortable listening to it." Emperor Jiayou asked Wei Shu with great interest, "To be fair, how do you think I deserve to be the emperor?"

Wei Shu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, do you really want me to talk to you?"

Emperor Jiayou patted his knees: "If you want to say something, just say it. No need to waste words."

"No!" Wei Shu shook his head sincerely, and before Emperor Jiayou changed his face, he continued, "You are too kind! Your Majesty, you are civilized and martial arts, but you are too kind. In the world, those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish. , but when you come to His Majesty, you must pay attention to benevolence in everything."

Although his words were extremely arrogant, Emperor Jiayou was extremely happy. He worked conscientiously all his life, wasn't he just for the word "benevolence"?

This Wei Shu is a bit interesting.

Emperor Jiayou was completely relieved and had no doubts about Wei Shu at all. Instead, he felt that the prince was making a fuss out of a molehill and did not have the demeanor to be a king.

He coughed a few times, and Wei Shu quickly handed a cup of tea to Emperor Jiayou and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please take good care of your body. I want to admire your majesty's heroic appearance for the rest of my life."

Emperor Jiayou took a sip of tea, then put the cup aside and asked: "You came to the palace late at night just to steal someone from the prince?"

Wei Shu glanced around warily and whispered: "Your Majesty, what I am catching tonight is probably Feiyu, one of the eight guards of Marquis Yiyong."

Emperor Jiayou immediately straightened up, opened his eyes wide and asked, "Is it true?"

Wei Shu thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, even I am not sure, but all the current evidence points to this conclusion." Emperor Jiayou clapped his legs and laughed: "You can't find anything after wearing iron shoes, and you can't find anything at all. It took a lot of effort, but I heard that when he was found in Prince Qi's Mansion, he had just come out of Princess Qi's courtyard. Whether he had ulterior motives or was just a conspiracy to spread suspicion, Wei Shu, you have to distinguish carefully."

Wei Shu said: "Your Majesty, in fact, I am not sure what his intentions are, but since he came out of Princess Qi's yard, there must be something very fishy here. I wonder if Your Majesty asked the prince to follow this line Or do you have other arrangements?"

Emperor Jiayou leaned back on his chair again, snorted a little from his nose, and finally said: "Since I have left it to you to handle, I have no intention of moving anyone else, Wei Shu, don't betray my trust in you. "

Wei Shu's eyes flickered slightly, and finally he said: "Your Majesty, since this matter has been left to me, what should I do if His Highness the Crown Prince comes to rob me again?"

Emperor Jiayou said calmly: "As it has been in the past, so it will be in the future. Wei Shu, don't go too far. He is my son after all."

Wei Shu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I have never known how to scale things freely and use the right measure, but now that Your Majesty has said this, I will be more respectful to His Highness the Crown Prince in the future."

Emperor Jiayou glared at him: "You are the only one who dares to speak like this. If it had been anyone else, I would have sent him to see the King of Hell!"

Wei Shu cupped his hands with a playful smile and slowly retreated.

As soon as Wei Shu left, a faint fragrance floated in, and Emperor Jiayou couldn't help but frown.

Concubine Xiao walked in gracefully and elegantly, bringing with her a fragrant breeze.

She had heard the conversation between Emperor Jiayou and Wei Shu just now. Unexpectedly, at this moment, His Majesty was still determined to let the prince ascend to the throne, facing that idiot of the prince. He did not even think of the clever and wise Ce'er.

Concubine Xiao couldn't swallow this breath. Seeing that Emperor Jiayou still hadn't rested, she didn't even sleep to accompany him.

But Emperor Jiayou has been unable to do what he wants recently. When he saw Concubine Xiao, he subconsciously felt that his legs were weak. Knowing that he could not stop Concubine Xiao, he simply pretended to be asleep.

Concubine Xiao was not upset. She took off her coat and lay down next to Emperor Jiayou.

Although the couch is small, it is warmer on this cold winter night.

After Wei Shu left the Chengming Hall, his expression turned completely cold. Time had passed and he could no longer remember the appearance of many people. At that time, he thought that the person captured tonight was a real "flying fish" and showed the mark on his hand, but the person did not respond.

Later, he had two conjectures about this. One was that this person was sent by the enemies of Prince Qi's Palace, preparing to frame the situation at this juncture, and through external interference, he was convicted of rebellion in Prince Qi's Palace.

First, he is basically from Prince Qi's Palace. His appearance tonight and his being caught so easily were all directed and acted by Prince Qi's Palace, with the purpose of exonerating Prince Qi and Princess Qi.

But no matter which one it is, it is not conducive to his plan.

He entered the palace tonight, not only to deal with the aftermath of Zhang Sun Yi's stabbing in the back, but also with the purpose of testing Emperor Jiayou's attitude.

But it turned out that Emperor Jiayou was just an old bitch, the worst among bad people, and could not find out any other useful information.

So Wei Shu was in a dilemma about what to do with the "flying fish" he caught tonight.

Just as Wei Shu walked to the palace gate full of thoughts, A Kun hurriedly came to report: "Master, it's not good! The man I just caught has been recruited!"

(End of this chapter)