Chapter 72 Fishing in Troubled Waters (for further reading)
Kyoto.
General Li Hong's entry into Beijing did not cause any major turmoil. Ordinary people did not know about it, and the aristocratic families in Kyoto who knew about it kept silent about it.
It’s just that after Li Hong entered Beijing, he went straight to the sky prison and never came out again.
Tonight, Liang Sheng also had a feeling and glanced at the direction of the imperial city. The grand eunuch, who hadn't moved for a long time, actually moved.
In a happy mood, Liang Sheng went directly to Fengchenyuan, the land of fireworks, without even thinking about it. Fengchenyuan was a little deserted during the Chinese New Year, and the old bustard's eyes lit up immediately when he saw Liang Sheng.
"Girls, why don't you come out to welcome the guests?"
As he said that, the old bustard came up to meet her with extreme enthusiasm. This master is extremely generous, so he must serve her well.
The time goes forward a little bit, and in the imperial city, Emperor Kaiping is inviting important court officials, dancing girls flutter in the center of the hall, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard endlessly.
The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was no longer in the situation where swords were on the verge of breaking out, and he was harmonious, and from time to time loudly congratulated Dayan on singing and dancing, and that the prosperous age was coming.
At this moment, an **** quietly walked up to Emperor Kaiping and whispered something in his ear. Emperor Kaiping, who was still smiling, changed his expression.
Although he recovered quickly, the civil and military ministers underneath kept staring at him, and naturally they all saw him, but it was not obvious on the surface.
"Nowadays, in this prosperous age, I rely on the help of the ministers. I have ordered the imperial dining room to prepare some food, and the ministers will bring them home for the family to taste."
"Long live thanks."
Emperor Kaiping was driving people away, just like putting the lid on the teacup to see off the guests. The ministers of civil and military affairs knelt down in the left and right rows to thank them, and the banquet was over soon.
When the ministers took the food boxes out of the Golden Luan Hall, the people belonging to the same camp looked at each other vaguely, but they didn't know what happened.
This Emperor Kaiping seems to be generous, but in fact he counts pennies and pennies. I am afraid that someone made him unhappy today, but I don't know who is so bold.
It wasn't until they returned home that they got the news. Regardless of whether they were civil or military, they were a little dignified. After all, when Li Mian entered Beijing, he didn't meet the new king immediately, nor did he return home, but went to the prison.
What does this mean?
Do you want to embarrass Emperor Kaiping?
This general really has an upright temper, he does things straightforwardly, and he doesn't save face for Emperor Kaiping at all.
It’s no wonder that Emperor Kaiping ended the banquet in a hurry, but since this incident has happened, they are also thinking about what to do next, whether they can get any benefits?
After receiving the news, the family of the imperial court officials was actually not at peace. After all, this great general, Li Hong, was a congenital master who had guarded the frontier for decades.
Imperial City.
Go to the study.
At this moment, the upper study room was in a mess, and the eunuchs were trembling aside, afraid that Emperor Kaiping would notice him.
After Emperor Kaiping smashed another piece of porcelain, he was out of breath, and then slumped on his seat, his face flushed.
"What does Li Hong want to do? Didn't I let him enter Beijing after a year? Why did he enter Beijing early? Even so, after entering Beijing, he didn't come to see me at the first time, but went to the prison to let the world know me Is it not possible to treat heroes harshly?"
The chief **** stood aside at this time and did not speak, but he was helpless in his heart. Didn't you force the general to enter Beijing at this moment?
As a personal eunuch, he knows far more than the outside world, because the new emperor exempts the common people from taxes for three years, but the Kaiping emperor lives extravagantly, and his private treasury is somewhat stretched.
Li Hong loved soldiers like sons, and asked about this matter many times, but was kept by Emperor Kaiping. He was in a hurry before, and he even wrote a letter that the year was approaching, and he would leave for Beijing soon.
So it was Emperor Kaiping's wishful thinking why the general entered Beijing after the next year. As for Li Hong not coming to see him today, it is perfectly normal.
That person's temper is not a good one. The late emperor had nothing to do with him back then, but when he said that Li Hong wanted to rebel, no one in the world would believe him.
It's just that when Li Hong went to the prison, he did not leave any room for it, and slapped Emperor Kaiping's face fiercely. After Emperor Kaiping's expression eased, the chief **** stepped forward cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you want your slaves to go to the prison?" General?"
Emperor Kaiping heard this and looked up at the chief eunuch. The latter couldn't help but panic, for fear of offending Emperor Kaiping, but fortunately Emperor Kaiping didn't get angry again.
"No need, since our general wants to go to the prison, let him stay. Today is Chinese New Year's Eve. I might as well go and see your ancestors."
Hearing this, the chief **** shuddered, and then hurriedly asked the little eunuchs to prepare for the driving, and then went to the backyard of the palace.
He had some bad premonitions in his heart. His Majesty went to see the ancestor at this time, and it seemed that he was ready to kill him. Otherwise, why would he bother the ancestor at this time?
When Emperor Kaiping went to see the **** Grandmaster, it was when Liang Sheng felt the movement in the palace, but Li Hong went straight into the prison at this time, frightening everyone in the prison to come out to greet him.
Because it is Chinese New Year today, there are not many guards staying behind, and Lao Zhou feels helpless at this time. Why is he on duty today?
But now he is the one with the highest status in the sky prison, so he can only stand up bravely, "The prison guard Zhou Tai has seen the general."
Hearing this, Li Hong glanced at Lao Zhou, as if lost in memory, and then clapped his hands, "Oh, I remembered, it turned out to be you kid.
Back then, I asked you to join the army to follow me, but you directly refused, but I did not misread you, the day after tomorrow Ninth Level Realm, yes.
It's just a pity that if you follow me, I'm afraid you have already made great achievements by now. It's a waste of time for a good man to guard this tiny place. "
Old Zhou heard this, but acted as if he hadn’t heard anything, and acted resigned. Seeing him like this, Li Hong didn’t say anything else, everyone has his own ambitions.
"Okay, I won't make it difficult for you, you pack a prison for me now, and I will live here for a while."
Hearing this, even though Lao Zhou was always as stable as Mount Tai, he was staggered at this moment, and put the general in the sky prison. I am afraid that tomorrow someone from Dali Temple will come to remove him from his official position and put him in death row.
"General, you are embarrassing a real person, why do you have to be as knowledgeable as us little people?"
Seeing Lao Zhou's appearance, Li Hong knew that he could not be counted on, so he simply went straight to the A-name prison.
"Forget it, it's not that I haven't been to the sky prison, and I understand the rules. Those of my grade will go to the Class A, you don't need to worry about me, I will go there myself, and no one will embarrass you."
After finishing speaking, he didn't care about other people's reactions, and went straight to the inside of the sky prison. Lao Zhou could only smile wryly, and called a usually clever jailer, and asked him to report the news, and he led everyone to follow behind. , bitter in my heart.
When gods fight, mortals suffer.
What's the matter?
The next morning, Liang Sheng came out of Fengchen Garden after a refreshing night. The atmosphere of the first day of the new year was still very strong. On the way back to the shop, words of New Year greetings continued.
After Lao Zhang and Liang Sheng wished each other New Year greetings, he whispered mysteriously, "Xiao Liang, I have some news for you. The general entered Beijing last night, and now he is in prison."
Um?
It is not a good sign that the general and the master are not in harmony. Coupled with the undercurrent in the capital in the past six months, Liang Sheng's heart is slightly moved.
It’s good to be in chaos, after all, it’s easy to fish when the water is muddy. Although Dayan won’t be so chaotic in a short time, but…
Are you short of time?
(end of this chapter)