Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Confidential Letter
The first battle in Yizhou made Gao Changgong famous, and the prestige of King Lanling soon spread to neighboring countries.
Chang'an City, night.
In the dark twilight night, the rain and mist were black and green. On one side of the palace, a few bamboo branches were drenched by the rain and with a faint luster of moist water, they timidly protruded from the corridor. Slightly damp, with a faint fragrance of bamboo.
Above the brightly lit inner hall, Emperor Yu Wenyong of the Zhou Kingdom was standing in front of the window, looking thoughtfully at the shadow of a tree not far away that was swaying in the wind.Behind him, Liang Guogong Chen Chong frowned and looked angry, "Your Majesty, Yu Wenhu has more guards than the guards in your palace. He abused his power to harm Zhongliang and appoint treacherous evil, and his sons are even more reckless." , lawless. Your Majesty, are you just letting him do what he does?"
Yu Wenyong originally turned his back to him, but after hearing what he said, he slowly turned his face away.The bright lights illuminated his young face extraordinarily heroic, with a dazzling charm, just like the colorful rays of light in the evening.
Chen Chong only felt a momentary confusion in front of his eyes, but then there was a kind of sad emotion. Since he came to the throne, this young king has been doing nothing and obeying Yuwen Hu's words, but now Yuwen Hu is getting more and more rampant. Going on, I'm afraid the future is worrying and disasters abound.
"Liang Guogong, even if Jin Guogong has some faults, it is not as serious as you said." Yu Wenyong showed a tired expression, "In the future, don't come to see me for such things."
"emperor……"
"Didn't you hear what I said? I'm tired."
Chen Chong shook his head helplessly, and left with a sad face.
Yu Wenyong looked at his back, his eyebrows twitched slightly, and said in a low voice, "Aye, Liang Guogong is a loyal minister, but it's a pity... I'm afraid I can't even protect myself now."
Aye, who had always been by his side, naturally understood what his master meant, and quickly comforted him, "The emperor also has his own difficulties."
"As long as I make a wrong step, I will follow in the footsteps of my brothers." Yu Wenyong thought of the tragic deaths of several brothers, and his hands pressed against the window sills could not help shaking slightly, it was obvious that he was trying his best to endure something, it was too complicated Feelings flowed through his eyes, and the bitten lower lip had lost its original color.
Aye knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, why don't you just let the little one go to assassinate..."
"You must not act recklessly. Now is not the time. I have endured it for so long, and I don't care if I endure it for a little longer. Before I am absolutely sure, I must not do anything."
"Since your majesty ordered everyone not to call him by his name, he has become more and more rampant."
"Aye, have you heard a word?"
"What words?"
"If you want to take something first, you must give it first." Yu Wenyong suddenly raised his eyes, his sharp eyes dyed a thin layer of cold ice mist on the narrow and beautiful black eyes.
After being silent for a while, he seemed to think of something again, "By the way, I heard that Gao Changgong is the main general of Qi State to quell the rebellion this time?"
Aye nodded, "That's right. It is said that Gao Changgong actually shot an arrow through the flagpole on the tower to intimidate the three armies. In just one day, he broke through Yizhou City and captured the rebels."
"Oh?" Yu Wenyong showed a slightly surprised expression, "The city wall of Yizhou is notoriously high and steep."
"Yeah, having Hu Luguang in Qi State is enough for us to have a headache. I didn't expect Gao Changgong to appear now." Aye shook his head with regret, "There is such a character in the Gao family..."
Curiosity flashed in Yu Wenyong's eyes, "I don't know what kind of person this Gao Changgong is?"
"Your Majesty, that Gao Changgong seems to be about the same age as you. I heard from others that he is not only good at martial arts, but also looks a hundred times more beautiful than a woman..." Aye threw all the rumors about Gao Changgong he had heard. out.
Gao Changgong... Maybe one day, I will meet him on the battlefield... Yu Wenyong thought silently, turned his head and looked out of the window, the scenery in the distance was like smoke, indifferent and picturesque, and the night was hazy, as if outlined by a painting. , seems to be nothing.
Summer rushes by like running water, and in a blink of an eye, yellow leaves are flying all over Yecheng, autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and frost is dignified and corrugated green.Just after the beginning of autumn, Empress Dowager Lou became seriously ill, and her health was deteriorating, and she might not be able to survive for many days. At this time, in the most prosperous wine shop in the city, Chang Gong was drinking with a group of colleagues. Since the first battle in Yizhou, the reputation of King Lanling has been greatly improved. Flatter each other.Although she doesn't like this kind of entertainment very much, but helpless people sometimes can't help themselves in the officialdom. She touched her cheeks that were stiff with a smile, and glanced at Heng Jia who was sitting beside her. This guy kept that hypocritical smile all the time. For some reason, the scene in Yizhou suddenly appeared in her mind. This guy already knew her daughter, but after returning to Yecheng, his attitude was the same as before, and he still regarded her as a man. look at. Having said that, he discovered this secret so early and kept his face. He really is a cunning fox! "Prince Lanling, when those rebels saw you, they must have thought they saw a god coming down to earth, and they were too scared to move." A young man in green shirt said with a smile. A piece of meat that Chang Gong just ate almost got stuck in his neck, this flattery seemed a little too big. "It's more than that, the King of Lanling doesn't need to use his sword at all, he just needs to stand in front of the enemy, wow, this stunning appearance will stun the enemy..." "Exactly, the prince is really a god-" Heng Jia smiled slightly, turned his head and whispered to the people beside him. He didn't need to look to know that Chang Gong must have a twitching expression at this time. "Ha... ha... My lords, what do you usually do for fun?" Chang Gong hurriedly started laughing, trying to change the subject. "Speaking of pastimes, of course Liuhuayuan is the place I go to the most." One of the men of medium height laughed. "Not bad, not bad, especially Miss Xiaoye from Liuhua Garden is the most outstanding..." The other person had just said something, suddenly seemed to remember something, looked at Hengjia, and said with a smile, "It's a pity that Miss Xiaoye's asking price is too high Well, my position is not as good as Master Zhongshu Ling, and my monthly salary can only listen to her play a few times." "Master Zhongshu Ling didn't even want the princess for Miss Xiaoye, you can see Miss Xiaoye's charm..." Others echoed. Looking at Heng Jia's stiff smile, Chang Gong showed a satisfied smile, and successfully shifted the blame! However, this is not enough. Wouldn't you be too sorry for yourself if you didn't take this opportunity to add insult to injury? So, she raised her eyebrows and showed a gloating expression on her face, "Oh, my lords, Zhong Shuling is not easy, he still has seventeen or eight concubines to raise, haven't you seen that?" , how poor he is on weekdays, miserable..." Everyone sighed suddenly, Heng Jia smiled slightly, but did not refute, but nodded, "Yes, yes, so I often have to borrow money from the King of Lanling, you don't know that, King of Lanling He is bold by nature, he will not refuse anyone who borrows money, and the return period is unlimited, by the way, if you adults want to borrow money, you can just take this opportunity to ask, we are all colleagues, there is nothing to be embarrassed about." Even though he immediately felt two murderous eyes almost piercing through two holes in his body, he still suppressed a smile and continued to encourage, "By the way, the emperor rewarded King Lanling with two thousand pieces of silk for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion. Qianshiyi has a lot of money on hand." When everyone saw that even Zhong Shuling was borrowing money from Chang Gong, everyone's eyes lit up and they couldn't hold back. "Then King Lanling will lend some to the next one first?" "I also want to borrow..." "I'm sorry, but I'm not welcome..." A long black underline appeared on his forehead, and Chang Gong's smile stretched the corners of his mouth stiffly. Although he was nodding his head, his heart ached terribly. In desperation, he silently scolded the fox half to death. Her money... Does this count as - harming others and eventually harming oneself?
After the banquet was over, Chang Gong fell into a low ebb. Today, he suffered a big loss. Not only did he borrow a lot of money out of nowhere, but she even paid for this extravagant meal! "Damn fox, I don't care. If I don't have money to eat, I'll depend on you from now on," she glared at him angrily. Heng Jia smiled, "Don't worry, um, let's do the math. Your yearly salary depends on the title alone, excluding official positions, and you have 3,600 pieces of silk. And your food town, before you became king, there are already 3,600 pieces of silk." 1,000 households, 1,500 households will be added after the kingship, and now the emperor has rewarded you with 1,000 households, no matter how you calculate it, you will not die of hunger..." "Ah, how do you understand it so clearly!" Chang Gong's eyes widened, even she didn't know that she had so much income. "Well, Chang Gong is at the top of the list of officials' wealth in my dynasty." Heng Jia smiled cunningly. Eh?Chang Gong only felt the corners of his mouth cramp again. When Chang Gong returned home with an extremely depressed mood, the people in the palace were already there, saying that the emperor had summoned her to enter the palace quickly.
The moonlight on an autumn night is always the brightest among the four seasons, passing through the window panes, unconsciously flowing like water, illuminating Gao Zhan's bedroom. As soon as Chang Gong entered the room, he clearly felt that Uncle Jiu today was a little different from usual. "Chang Gong, someone sent a secret letter today." Gao Zhan's tone was also a bit strange, "Do you still remember that I once told you that all the maids in Empress Dowager Lou's palace were executed?" Chang Gong's heart was agitated, "Could it be related to my mother's death?" "That's right, the secret letter says that... at that time, there was a court lady named Xiao He who survived. This court lady was deeply loved by Empress Dowager Lou, so before Emperor Wen Xuan executed all the court ladies, Empress Dowager Lou sent Xiao He out of the palace. A similar lady-in-waiting deceived Emperor Wenxuan." "Then, could it be, could it be..." Chang Gong suddenly stood up, his body trembling slightly due to excitement. "So this Xiao He must know a lot of things." Gao Zhan's eyes flashed, "Maybe as long as we find this person, the truth will be revealed." "But, can the person who wrote the secret letter be trusted? What if..." Chang Gong's heart was in turmoil. She thought that she had begun to forget everything, but this secret letter undoubtedly set off a storm in her heart. "This person said in the letter that he was entrusted by the Empress Dowager Lou to arrange for Xiao He to leave the palace. Whether it is true or not, it is worth a try." Gao Zhan looked at her with complicated eyes, "Of course, Chang Gong, If you don't want to mention the past, I will also pretend that I never received this confidential letter." The night is as cool as water, the air is filled with the aroma of autumn leaves, and the slightly dry sweet fragrance is cool, it seems like the place in the heart that hides the pain, a light touch will make people feel He frowned involuntarily. "Uncle Jiu, please order someone to find Xiao He." Chang Gong raised his head, "I want to know—the truth." "Don't worry, even if she is in the ends of the earth, I will find her."
When we returned to the mansion, it was already late. When Chang Gong passed the courtyard, he glanced thoughtfully at Er Niang's room. The lights in the wing room were still on, and the sound of chanting scriptures could be heard faintly from the room.She stood still and listened quietly. The voice sounded low and gentle at this time, which made people calm down involuntarily.It's strange to say that Erniang seems to have changed her sexuality since she was seriously ill... Besides, I don't know if it's her illusion, the last few times I saw her in the yard, Erniang seemed to have something to say to her... … At this moment, Erniang's maid, A Miao, suddenly appeared at the window. A Miao wanted to close the window, but the window lattice seemed to be stuck by something. "Second Madam, why don't you ask the housekeeper to take a look, the dew is heavy late at night, and it will be bad if you catch the wind and cold then." The chanting stopped, and Erniang's voice sounded low again, "Forget it, it's already so late, let's talk about it tomorrow." Chang Gong couldn't help feeling a little emotional, if it was the past, Er Niang would definitely not say that, the arrogant and domineering second wife seems to have completely disappeared in this world. Although I have always disliked her, no matter what, she is the eldest brother's mother.Thinking of this, Chang Gong stepped forward a few steps, and said through the window, "Er Niang, let me take a look." Before Er Niang could answer, she began to fiddle with the window lattice, and repaired it in a few strokes. "Now we can close the window." Chang Gong closed the window for her, but just in time to see her look up, those eyes that were once charming and charming are now like a pool of stagnant water, but the moment he saw Chang Gong, his eyes wavered There was a slight ripple in the air, which was complicated and difficult to discern, and contained a somewhat inexplicable hesitancy to speak. Although Chang Gong was a little puzzled, he didn't think too much, and hurried back to his room. Because of my mind, I couldn't sleep all night.
Summer rushes by like running water, and in a blink of an eye, yellow leaves are flying all over Yecheng, autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and frost is dignified and corrugated green.Just after the beginning of autumn, Empress Dowager Lou became seriously ill, and her health was deteriorating, and she might not be able to survive for many days. At this time, in the most prosperous wine shop in the city, Chang Gong was drinking with a group of colleagues. Since the first battle in Yizhou, the reputation of King Lanling has been greatly improved. Flatter each other.Although she doesn't like this kind of entertainment very much, but helpless people sometimes can't help themselves in the officialdom. She touched her cheeks that were stiff with a smile, and glanced at Heng Jia who was sitting beside her. This guy kept that hypocritical smile all the time. For some reason, the scene in Yizhou suddenly appeared in her mind. This guy already knew her daughter, but after returning to Yecheng, his attitude was the same as before, and he still regarded her as a man. look at. Having said that, he discovered this secret so early and kept his face. He really is a cunning fox! "Prince Lanling, when those rebels saw you, they must have thought they saw a god coming down to earth, and they were too scared to move." A young man in green shirt said with a smile. A piece of meat that Chang Gong just ate almost got stuck in his neck, this flattery seemed a little too big. "It's more than that, the King of Lanling doesn't need to use his sword at all, he just needs to stand in front of the enemy, wow, this stunning appearance will stun the enemy..." "Exactly, the prince is really a god-" Heng Jia smiled slightly, turned his head and whispered to the people beside him. He didn't need to look to know that Chang Gong must have a twitching expression at this time. "Ha... ha... My lords, what do you usually do for fun?" Chang Gong hurriedly started laughing, trying to change the subject. "Speaking of pastimes, of course Liuhuayuan is the place I go to the most." One of the men of medium height laughed. "Not bad, not bad, especially Miss Xiaoye from Liuhua Garden is the most outstanding..." The other person had just said something, suddenly seemed to remember something, looked at Hengjia, and said with a smile, "It's a pity that Miss Xiaoye's asking price is too high Well, my position is not as good as Master Zhongshu Ling, and my monthly salary can only listen to her play a few times." "Master Zhongshu Ling didn't even want the princess for Miss Xiaoye, you can see Miss Xiaoye's charm..." Others echoed. Looking at Heng Jia's stiff smile, Chang Gong showed a satisfied smile, and successfully shifted the blame! However, this is not enough. Wouldn't you be too sorry for yourself if you didn't take this opportunity to add insult to injury? So, she raised her eyebrows and showed a gloating expression on her face, "Oh, my lords, Zhong Shuling is not easy, he still has seventeen or eight concubines to raise, haven't you seen that?" , how poor he is on weekdays, miserable..." Everyone sighed suddenly, Heng Jia smiled slightly, but did not refute, but nodded, "Yes, yes, so I often have to borrow money from the King of Lanling, you don't know that, King of Lanling He is bold by nature, he will not refuse anyone who borrows money, and the return period is unlimited, by the way, if you adults want to borrow money, you can just take this opportunity to ask, we are all colleagues, there is nothing to be embarrassed about." Even though he immediately felt two murderous eyes almost piercing through two holes in his body, he still suppressed a smile and continued to encourage, "By the way, the emperor rewarded King Lanling with two thousand pieces of silk for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion. Qianshiyi has a lot of money on hand." When everyone saw that even Zhong Shuling was borrowing money from Chang Gong, everyone's eyes lit up and they couldn't hold back. "Then King Lanling will lend some to the next one first?" "I also want to borrow..." "I'm sorry, but I'm not welcome..." A long black underline appeared on his forehead, and Chang Gong's smile stretched the corners of his mouth stiffly. Although he was nodding his head, his heart ached terribly. In desperation, he silently scolded the fox half to death. Her money... Does this count as - harming others and eventually harming oneself?
After the banquet was over, Chang Gong fell into a low ebb. Today, he suffered a big loss. Not only did he borrow a lot of money out of nowhere, but she even paid for this extravagant meal! "Damn fox, I don't care. If I don't have money to eat, I'll depend on you from now on," she glared at him angrily. Heng Jia smiled, "Don't worry, um, let's do the math. Your yearly salary depends on the title alone, excluding official positions, and you have 3,600 pieces of silk. And your food town, before you became king, there are already 3,600 pieces of silk." 1,000 households, 1,500 households will be added after the kingship, and now the emperor has rewarded you with 1,000 households, no matter how you calculate it, you will not die of hunger..." "Ah, how do you understand it so clearly!" Chang Gong's eyes widened, even she didn't know that she had so much income. "Well, Chang Gong is at the top of the list of officials' wealth in my dynasty." Heng Jia smiled cunningly. Eh?Chang Gong only felt the corners of his mouth cramp again. When Chang Gong returned home with an extremely depressed mood, the people in the palace were already there, saying that the emperor had summoned her to enter the palace quickly.
The moonlight on an autumn night is always the brightest among the four seasons, passing through the window panes, unconsciously flowing like water, illuminating Gao Zhan's bedroom. As soon as Chang Gong entered the room, he clearly felt that Uncle Jiu today was a little different from usual. "Chang Gong, someone sent a secret letter today." Gao Zhan's tone was also a bit strange, "Do you still remember that I once told you that all the maids in Empress Dowager Lou's palace were executed?" Chang Gong's heart was agitated, "Could it be related to my mother's death?" "That's right, the secret letter says that... at that time, there was a court lady named Xiao He who survived. This court lady was deeply loved by Empress Dowager Lou, so before Emperor Wen Xuan executed all the court ladies, Empress Dowager Lou sent Xiao He out of the palace. A similar lady-in-waiting deceived Emperor Wenxuan." "Then, could it be, could it be..." Chang Gong suddenly stood up, his body trembling slightly due to excitement. "So this Xiao He must know a lot of things." Gao Zhan's eyes flashed, "Maybe as long as we find this person, the truth will be revealed." "But, can the person who wrote the secret letter be trusted? What if..." Chang Gong's heart was in turmoil. She thought that she had begun to forget everything, but this secret letter undoubtedly set off a storm in her heart. "This person said in the letter that he was entrusted by the Empress Dowager Lou to arrange for Xiao He to leave the palace. Whether it is true or not, it is worth a try." Gao Zhan looked at her with complicated eyes, "Of course, Chang Gong, If you don't want to mention the past, I will also pretend that I never received this confidential letter." The night is as cool as water, the air is filled with the aroma of autumn leaves, and the slightly dry sweet fragrance is cool, it seems like the place in the heart that hides the pain, a light touch will make people feel He frowned involuntarily. "Uncle Jiu, please order someone to find Xiao He." Chang Gong raised his head, "I want to know—the truth." "Don't worry, even if she is in the ends of the earth, I will find her."
When we returned to the mansion, it was already late. When Chang Gong passed the courtyard, he glanced thoughtfully at Er Niang's room. The lights in the wing room were still on, and the sound of chanting scriptures could be heard faintly from the room.She stood still and listened quietly. The voice sounded low and gentle at this time, which made people calm down involuntarily.It's strange to say that Erniang seems to have changed her sexuality since she was seriously ill... Besides, I don't know if it's her illusion, the last few times I saw her in the yard, Erniang seemed to have something to say to her... … At this moment, Erniang's maid, A Miao, suddenly appeared at the window. A Miao wanted to close the window, but the window lattice seemed to be stuck by something. "Second Madam, why don't you ask the housekeeper to take a look, the dew is heavy late at night, and it will be bad if you catch the wind and cold then." The chanting stopped, and Erniang's voice sounded low again, "Forget it, it's already so late, let's talk about it tomorrow." Chang Gong couldn't help feeling a little emotional, if it was the past, Er Niang would definitely not say that, the arrogant and domineering second wife seems to have completely disappeared in this world. Although I have always disliked her, no matter what, she is the eldest brother's mother.Thinking of this, Chang Gong stepped forward a few steps, and said through the window, "Er Niang, let me take a look." Before Er Niang could answer, she began to fiddle with the window lattice, and repaired it in a few strokes. "Now we can close the window." Chang Gong closed the window for her, but just in time to see her look up, those eyes that were once charming and charming are now like a pool of stagnant water, but the moment he saw Chang Gong, his eyes wavered There was a slight ripple in the air, which was complicated and difficult to discern, and contained a somewhat inexplicable hesitancy to speak. Although Chang Gong was a little puzzled, he didn't think too much, and hurried back to his room. Because of my mind, I couldn't sleep all night.