Chapter 341: Grounding

The wise king had not yet waited for the arrival of the British Duke, but he waited for Eunuch Lin from Qianqing Palace.

“Your Majesty, this is the emperor’s oral instruction, please enter the palace immediately.”

The wise king received the order and turned around to tell Hua Ruijun, "The Duke will come over in a moment. Please ask the Duke to go back first, and I will go look for him later."

Eunuch Lin said: "Your Majesty, please invite me. The Duke of Guo is also going to the palace. Your Majesty has sent someone to invite the Duke of Guo."

After hearing this, the wise king's heart sank. I'm afraid Lu Zixun, that fellow, has said everything that should be said and should not be said.

 “Your Majesty, please!” Eunuch Lin urged.

The wise king raised his head and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Lin, let's go."

 After saying that, the wise king brushed down his sleeves and walked towards the carriage. When he came to the carriage, King Xian turned around and walked away to Hua Ruijun, "Eunuch Lin, please wait a moment. I have something to tell you."

Eunuch Lin stood by the side and said, "Hurry up, Your Majesty. It is a sin to keep the Emperor waiting for a long time."

The wise king responded: "I know."

Hua Ruijun saw the wise king approaching and took the initiative to greet him and asked, "My lord, what's the matter?"

The wise king approached Hua Ruijun and whispered: "After this king leaves, you should take people out of the palace immediately and don't stay in the palace.

If this king is grounded, your side will also sink. Don’t act rashly. Do you understand?

The British government was in danger of escaping this time, so they told the Duke to transfer the property from the house overnight to preserve their strength as much as possible. Stay put and wait until the king lifts the ban. Understand? "

Hua Ruijun bowed and responded, "Okay, I understand."

On the way, the wise king wanted to inquire about the situation in the palace from Eunuch Lin.

Eunuch Lin seemed to have seen through his mind, and spoke before him: "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass our family, our family doesn't know anything."

Eunuch Lin stopped his words with one sentence, and the wise king had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​inquiring.

 After entering the palace, Eunuch Lin led the Xian Wang directly to Qianqing Palace. The closer he got to Qianqing Palace, the more nervous the Xian Wang became.

When he reached the gate of Qianqing Palace, Lin Gong turned around and said to King Xian: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment and let us go in to report."

The wise king bowed down and said, "Thank you, father-in-law."

Not long after Eunuch Lin entered, there was the sound of King Xuanxian, the chamberlain, coming to see him.

The wise king walked in. Eunuch Lin stood on the corridor, leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is in the imperial study. Your Majesty, please come."

 The wise king stepped into the royal study and knelt down to the emperor who was sitting behind the dragon table.

Before the wise king could stand up, a piece of paper flew in front of him, followed by the emperor's angry voice, "Bastard, when did Qingyan treat you badly? You want to harm him like this."

The King Xian looked at the folds on the ground, his heart sank to the bottom of his heart, and he cursed Lu Zixun.

The emperor's voice sounded again: "Since you were enlightened at the age of five, Qingyan has been with you and been your companion.

 Until the time you were fifteen, he stayed with you and protected you for ten years.

 He regards you as his closest relative, what about you? How did you treat him?

 You want to throw dirty water on him and ruin his reputation.

He is followed by clear and hidden guards. If you can't hurt him, plan to hurt the people he cares about.

 Ye was also your aunt. She treated you very well. How could you bear to attack a weak woman?

 Where is your conscience? Doing these things will make you feel at ease when you dream back at midnight? "

 The wise king lay prone on the ground and remained silent.

The emperor continued: "When you were eight years old, you followed me to Qiuyang. As a result, you fell into a trap set by others. If Qingyan hadn't risked his life to push you out of the trap, would you have come back alive?"

In the winter when you were nine years old, you were skating on Hou Lake. The ice broke and you fell into the lake. Who rescued you?

 When you can’t do your homework, who explains it to you over and over again? Stay with you until you finish your homework.

You can’t remember any of these things? How do you treat your benefactor? By way of framing? "

The wise king whispered: "Father, I know I was wrong."

The emperor looked at the wise king and said: "I used to prefer Qingyan because he protected you.

 Now, I feel sorry for Qingyan because he is my son.

I tell you, from now on, if you dare to attack Qingyan again, I will destroy you. If you don’t believe me, just give it a try. "

The wise king bowed his head and responded: "My son, I will remember my father's teachings."

The emperor said: "From today onwards, I will be banned from home for half a year so that I can reflect on myself in the house. Retreat."

The wise king knelt down to thank him, picked up the memorial on the ground and handed it to Eunuch Gao who was standing beside him, and then exited the imperial study.

Eunuch Gao sent the memorial back to the Emperor's Dragon Table and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The wise king has realized that he was wrong."

The emperor leaned back, sighed heavily, and said, "You don't need to comfort me. He is my son. I don't know if he has truly repented?"

Human nature is revealed in small things, Lao Wu, alas! Let's not talk about him anymore. Let him be imprisoned for half a year, let him reflect on it, and give some warning to those who are ready to take action.

I don’t want to see them killing each other, and I don’t want to see the tragedy happen again. "

Eunuch Gao comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, you are so worried. Now that Your Majesty is in good health, what happened back then will not happen again as long as Your Majesty is here."

The emperor looked into the distance and said quietly: "Look at what the second and fifth sons are jumping up and down. It seems that I will die soon..."

 “Your Majesty, the British Duke has arrived.” The chamberlain came in and reported.

The emperor sat up straight and said to Mr. Gao: "I suddenly don't want to see him anymore. Go and send him away."

Eunuch Gao bowed and said, "Yes, I understand."

 After saying that, Eunuch Gao exited the imperial study.

When the British public saw Eunuch Gao coming out, he hurried over and leaned over and said, "Eunuch Gao!"

When the British Duke straightened up, he leaned toward Eunuch Gao and asked in a low voice: "Eunuch, your Majesty, he..."

The British Duke did not say the next words. He stared at Eunuch Gao and winked at Eunuch Gao, hoping that he could reveal to him the emperor's happiness and anger at this time.

Eunuch Gao held the fly whisk in his hand, bowed to the British Duke, stood up and said, "Please come back, Mr. Guo. The emperor said that he suddenly doesn't want to see Mr. Guo."

 After saying that, Eunuch Gao turned around and walked back.

The British Duke looked at Eunuch Gao's back, stood on tiptoes and asked, "Hey, Eunuch Gao, didn't the emperor summon me to the palace? Why didn't the emperor see me again?"

Eunuch Gao walked forward without looking back. As he walked, he said, "My lord, please go back. Think about it slowly when you go back. Maybe, my lord, you will figure it out."

The British Duke stood at the door of the Qianqing Palace for a long time, looking worriedly into the Qianqing Palace. He hoped that the emperor would change his mind at the next moment and call him in again.

 Being called into the palace by the emperor, but then turned away by the emperor. This was the first time in his life.

Britain waited for a long time, but still did not receive the emperor's summons, so she had to walk out of the palace in disgrace.

When Du Bin saw the British Duke coming out, he quickly asked the coachman to pull the carriage over.

 After the British Duke got into the car, he ordered: "Go to Prince Xian's Mansion."

Du Bin looked at the British Duke and told the driver: "Go to Prince Xian's Mansion."

  Along the way, the British man leaned against the carriage and said nothing. Du Bin glanced at the British Duke, poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, and said cautiously: "My lord, please have some tea!"

The British Duke shook his head, "No need!"

  Du Bin saw that the British Duke was unwilling to say anything, so he stopped talking.

 Along the way, the British father always maintained the same posture, leaning against the carriage without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.

Du Bin tensed his heartstrings and glanced at the British father from time to time.

The car turned onto the street where Prince Xian’s Mansion was located, and the driver said: “Guanshi Du, there are many guards at the gate of Prince Xian’s Mansion.”

The British Duke was so shocked that he sat up straight, pulled open the curtain, and stuck his head out of the carriage to look at Prince Xian's Mansion.

There are indeed many imperial guards at the gate of Prince Xian’s Mansion.

Du Bin said to the British Duke: "My lord, please go and have a look."

The British Duke frowned and nodded, "Go."

Du Bin jumped out of the car and walked to Prince Xian's Mansion. Soon, Du Bin returned to the car and reported to the British Duke: "My lord, the wise king has been grounded by the emperor for half a year."

The British Duke's heart sank. He was stunned for a long time before he said, "Go back home."

The driver was driving to the British government. When the car came to the corner, a man suddenly stepped close to the car.

 When the followers saw someone approaching, they immediately surrounded him. Du Bin recognized Yang Jining and waved to his entourage, who immediately returned to his original position.

Yang Jining raised his hand to Du Bin and said: "Thank you very much, Manager Du. Mr. Guo, we will invite Mr. Guo to have a cup of tea in the teahouse in front."

Du Bin returned to the car and reported to the British Duke: "My lord, Mr. Hua Ruijun. The second master Hua invites my lord to have tea at the Jingbo Tea House in front. My lord, do you think?"

The British Duke didn’t think too much and nodded in agreement: “Okay!”

Du Bin lifted the curtain and said to Yang Jining: "The Duke of Guo is going over right now. Please lead the way."

Yang Jining leaned back and said, "Please come with the younger one."

The driver followed Yang Jining to the backyard of Jingbo Tea House. After the British bus got off the bus, he followed Yang Jining to the private room at the end of the second floor.

Hua Ruijun heard the footsteps and stood up to greet them.

After the two parties met, Hua Ruijun let the British minister into the house and told Yang Jining: "Keep watch and don't let anyone get close."

Yang Jining stepped down to help.

The British Duke sat down and asked: "How could the prince be grounded by the emperor?"

Hua Ruijun poured tea for the British Duke and said, "Two hours ago, Mr. Lu Er was taken away by people from Dali Temple. The Duke of Guo didn't know yet?"

The British man looked at Hua Ruijun in surprise.

Hua Ruijun looked at the British Duke's expression and knew that he didn't know about this yet, and he couldn't help feeling irritated.

Hua Ruijun tried hard to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, raised his hand and signaled: "Master Guo, please have tea."

 The British Duke reached out to pick up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and asked: "Zixun, he..."

Hua Ruijun snorted coldly and said: "Before, I told the Duke of Guo to send Master Lu to the military camp, but the Duke was reluctant to part with it. What about it? Did Master Lu commit a crime?

After Mr. Lu was captured by the people from Dali Temple, he not only confessed that he misappropriated the money from Taipu Temple to purchase war horses, but also told the story of how the Duke of the State and the King Xian had instigated him to frame the King of Qin.

Now, Taipu Temple is checking the accounts handled by Mr. Lu. Once confirmed, the British government may disappear from the capital. "

 A cold sweat broke out on the British Duke's back. He stood up and murmured: "No, the emperor will not be so ruthless."

Hua Ruijun shook his head and sneered: "The Duke still has hope for the emperor? If the emperor is nostalgic for old friendship and summoned the Duke into the palace, why didn't he see the Duke again?

How could the wise king be banned at this time? Prince Xian just got married yesterday, and Princess Xian has not returned for three dynasties, so she is confined in Prince Xian’s mansion. Lord, tell me, what is this? "

 The British Duke fell back into the chair, "So, the British Duke's government is over?"

Hua Ruijun said: "There will be results tomorrow morning at most. Let's wait and see! But, is the Duke willing?"

The British Duke raised his head and looked at Hua Ruijun, and said with some frustration: "So what if you don't give in? Who can escape if the emperor wants to destroy him?"

Hua Ruijun shook his head, "The British government raised two princes for the emperor. The emperor killed the Lu family because of this trivial matter. Wouldn't the generosity and kindness he had worked so hard to create be destroyed?"

The British Duke was slightly relieved after hearing Hua Ruijun's words. As long as people are alive, there is still a chance for everything. "Has the prince told me what to do?"

Hua Ruijun played with the cup in his hand and said: "The prince said that if he is banned, the British government will be in doom. The prince wants the prince to transfer the property from the palace as soon as possible and stay still. Everything will be said after the good king lifts the ban. ”

The British Duke's heart became more secure. His belongings had been left outside the house many years ago.

 “Okay, thank you, Mr. Er, I understand.”

Hua Ruijun said: "Inviting the Duke to come over is to tell the Duke about this. Also, I got a letter that on the way to Prince Xian's Mansion from the Palace, the British Prince's son entered the palace."

The British duke was stunned, "Has Dingkun entered the palace?"

Hua Ruijun nodded and said bluntly: "Yes, will the military power of the British Duke be taken back... Even if the military power of the British Duke is not taken back, from now on, the opinion of the Duke will not matter."

The British Duke's face turned red, but he had no words to refute, because Hua Ruijun was telling the truth. Afraid that Hua Ruijun would say something even more unpleasant, the British father stood up and left.

"I'm going back to my house first. If Mr. Hua has anything to do, I'll send him up to the house to look for me."

Hua Ruijun did not hold back and stood up, "I will see the Duke off."

Hua Ruijun sent the British minister to the stairs and said: "The secret guards of the Duke of Guo, before the prince lifts the ban, it is best to let them sink to the bottom of the pond and not come out to cause trouble."

The British Duke stopped his raised foot and turned his head to look at Hua Ruijun in astonishment, as if he had never known him before.

 His secret guard is the trump card in his hand. Very few people know about it. He didn't even tell the wise king. How did Hua Ruijun know about it?

 “Second Master knows?”

Hua Ruijun looked at the British Duke condescendingly, nodded slightly, and said, "I know much more than that."

The British Duke looked at Hua Ruijun blankly. Hua Ruijun met the British Duke's gaze and let him look at her with a half-smile.

 After a while, the British Duke withdrew his gaze and walked downstairs silently.

Hua Ruijun looked at the back of the British Duke and said loudly: "Master, please go slowly!"

  The British gentleman got on the bus. It took him a long time before he murmured: "Go back home!"

Du Bin saw that the British Duke looked strange and asked tentatively: "Is the Duke feeling unwell?"

The British Duke shook his head and said in a confused manner, "I shouldn't recommend Hua Ruijun to the prince."

 (End of this chapter)

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