The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 83 Capture the King ([-])

The murderous Forbidden City finally ushered in the rising sun.

After the morning court that day, when the officials dispersed, the emperor alone ordered Oboi to meet him in the Hall of Martial Arts, saying that he had important matters to discuss.

The emperor had ambushed dozens of Buku warriors in the Hall of Martial Arts earlier, and ordered the two of them with the best skills to change into eunuch costumes to serve in front of the emperor.

In the center of the Hall of Martial Heroes is a python-patterned imperial chair. The chair leg in the upper right corner was sawed off in advance, and then simply glued together with gum.

It's because if Miansheng Oboi is given a seat, the broken chair leg is not strong enough to support him without falling over, but if he directly touches it, the chair will fall over.

The emperor was sitting on a high seat, looking coldly at Buku, who was hiding in hiding, and if he didn't check carefully, he would never see anything, so he ordered Suo Ertu to meet Oboi outside the door.

However, the main entrance of the Hall of Martial Heroes was pushed open just as Suo'etu was about to open it.

Seeing that it was Wanyu coming slowly in a lotus red gown, the emperor exclaimed, "Wan'er? What are you doing here?"

Wannai greeted Suo'etu, Suo'etu groaned, glanced up and down at her, and left, Wannai was also annoyed, but walked up to the emperor with a smile on her face: "Today's event is dangerous, and my concubine wants to accompany her." At the emperor's side."

"How do you know I'm here?"

"If you are interested, you will know."

Even though Wan Lai answered in this way, how could the emperor let her do it?The good or bad of today's event is uncertain, if she is asked to stay, if the matter fails, wouldn't it cause her to lose her life in vain?

But before the emperor ordered her to leave, she heard Obai's rebellious shouts outside the hall.

Aobai's open court clothes revealed a soft armor lined with gold silk, the jade belt was tied at the waist and half hung on the ground, but a precious sword was fastened to his waist.

He strode forward and crossed the three bridges in front of Wuying Gate, but was stopped by Suo'etu and the imperial guards outside Wuying Gate.

Ao Bai recognized at a glance that one of them was Shen Ye, who was awarded the title of Jin by taking the first blow for the emperor in the imperial garden that day.

He glanced at Shen Ye and said with disdain: "Your Excellency is doing a good job now, and he follows the Holy Majesty every day. If he fails to keep it together, he will have a place in front of the Qianqing Palace with the old minister."

Shen Ye ignored him, just held the knife in front of him, Suo Etu smiled awkwardly, and said to Ao Baifu: "Ao Zhongtang, you are not allowed to hold weapons in front of the emperor, please unload them and hand them over to the humble minister custody."

Aobai spat hard on the ground, and said with a 'pooh': "This sword was bestowed by Emperor Taizong himself as 'Dragon Yuzhan', it is the only one in the world today, how can you be worthy of holding this sword?"

Suo'etu's face turned green immediately, and he said without mercy: "Master Zhongtang, why do you have to embarrass me? No matter when Emperor Taizong or the first emperor was there, it is a rule that courtiers should not wear martial arts to see them. Could it be that when they come to the holy place, the rules will be ruled by Zhongtang?" Are adults useless?"

Ao Bai glanced in suspiciously, but saw the silence in the Hall of Martial Arts, so quiet that it made one feel a little frightened.

It's not that he never thought that the emperor would design to capture him, but with his current power, if the emperor wants to move him rashly, he needs a lot of strength.

But looking at the foolish king who is obsessed with playing every day and disregarding the affairs of state, Aobai smiled and shook his head, unconsciously heaving a sigh of relief.

He tore off the saber and handed it to Suo'etu, but the moment Suo'etu received the knife, he kept the knife on the ground.

'bang'

The blade was inside the sheath, but the moment it touched the ground, it vibrated and gave out an echo unique to iron, and the ground was smashed into a big depression.

Suo'etu leaned over to lift the knife, and it took a lot of strength to hold it up.

Thinking of just now when Oboi raised the knife with one hand, he couldn't help feeling scared, and his whole body was gradually dripping with sweat.

Aobai sneered a few times, and sighed: "You are so powerless, why don't you go home and embroider with Fujin? You want to be ashamed in front of the emperor, and you have no shame!" enter.

Seeing him walking away, Suo'etu threw the knife aside, and waved at the main entrance of the Hall of Martial Arts.

Suddenly, a hundred imperial guards rushed out, enclosing the third and outer third floors of the Wuying Hall.

Oboi who had already entered the hall was ignorant of what was happening outside the hall, he saw only the emperor and Wan Lai standing on high seats in the huge Hall of Martial Arts, beside them were served by two face-to-face eunuchs.

Aobai took a look and saw the muscular lines of the eunuch's palace uniform, he knew that this was not an ordinary imperial eunuch, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the guards were well-versed.

But how can these things be feared by Obai?

He grunted at the two eunuchs, then swept his sleeves and knelt down to salute, and said respectfully: "My minister Oboi kowtowed to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live."

The emperor waved his hands and ordered him to flatten himself, Oboi got up and swept the dust off his clothes, looked at Wanyu and said, "Oh? Why is Mrs. Wan here today?"

Wannai Fuli smiled and said nothing, the emperor gave a high-pitched 'Give me a seat', and Oboi stopped asking, and sat on the python-patterned imperial chair, "I don't know what the emperor is calling for my ministers urgently today. business?"

"Actually, it's nothing." The emperor smiled lightly, took Wan Yu's hand, and pulled her to his side, sitting side by side with him.

Obai who saw this was stunned, his eyes widened and he said angrily to Wanyu: "Presumptuous! Did Ye Bilong teach you such a seductive daughter? The empress can't sit in the same row with the emperor, what are you? !?"

Wan'er covered her mouth and raised her eyebrows at Ao Bai with a coquettish smile. The emperor caressed her thin shoulders and said softly, "Lord Zhongtang's voice is softer. This is not the Qianqing Palace. They are all big and three rough men. Wan'er is delicate, yes I can't bear to be scared." As he spoke, he still didn't forget to gently scratch the tip of Wanyu's nose with his fingertips, and ordered someone to wait on Oboi to calm him down.

The eunuch held a teacup with five bats and clouds as an offering in front of Oboi, and another person took a cattail fan and stood behind him to fan him.

"Today, I ordered Master Zhongtang to come here, and there is only one thing I want to tell you. Since I took office, the previous court has been burdensome. I can't bear the heavy burden to live up to the expectations of the late emperor. Now I just want to live in peace and be a layman."

The emperor looked at Wanyu with a petting smile, and continued: "In the past, the affairs of the court and China were handled by the Lord Zhongtang, but the general name was not correct and the words were not smooth, and was criticized by villains. Now I want to make you a 'minister of the government', and you can act on your behalf." I am in charge of all affairs in the court. Officials below the third rank do not need to ask me for instructions when they are promoted or demoted. If officials below the fifth rank make mistakes, the Lord Zhongtang can kill them first and then play them. If there is nothing important in the future, I will hang a bead in the Qianqing Palace, and the Lord Zhongtang will take my place. Listen to the government behind the curtain!"

The hall was extremely quiet, the emperor's words were like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, shaking Obai's ears.

He was so surprised that he couldn't believe the words he heard.He bowed forward with both hands, did not get up but replied respectfully: "The emperor should not talk nonsense, my ministers are terrified, how can I take on this important task!?"

What he said was sincere, but the joy in the corners of his eyes and brows could not be concealed.

The emperor was silent for a moment, pointed to the teacup brought by the eunuch and said: "Lord Zhongtang, this is your favorite 'Cuifeng Maojian'. I personally chose the tenderest tea core, taste it and see if you can return it." it's my taste?"

(End of this chapter)