Greetings, Ninth Uncle - Chapter 142

[Chapter 142]

Cheng Yujin felt speechless. She really shouldn’t put too much pressure on her children when she was a child, or she would really be abnormal when she grows up.

Cheng Yujin was disgusted in her heart, and still had to take the initiative to lean on Li Chengjing’s side.

Li Chengjing’s neck was fair and slender, Cheng Yujin looked at it from a close distance, and suddenly became wicked, she gave birth to a finger and scratched at his collar: “Like this?”

Li Chengjing glanced at her unmoved, and said, “I’m still bluffing. Don’t know you? You just have the guts.”

Cheng Yujin could hear everything, but she couldn’t hear others questioning.

She, Miss Cheng, must be at the top of her game, when has she been looked down upon?

Cheng Yujin really loosened his collar, scratched his fingers inside, and made a circle on his chest if he didn’t know it.

Li Chengjing nodded, and a master saw the expression of Xie Tu’er: “You can teach me.”

Cheng Yujin was annoyed and pinched him lightly, Li Chengjing grabbed her hand through the clothes, raised his eyebrows and smiled: “I need to pinch another place. ?”

Cheng Yujin’s face turned red: “dirty!”

“If I say anything, you call me dirty?”

Cheng Yujin drew back her hand in anger, her ears turning red.

Li Chengjing silently sighed that he really relieved his stress after marrying his wife, and before his sigh fell, he heard Cheng Yujin say: “His Royal Highness, King Shou shakes in front of the Holy Master every day, not only giving you random eye drops, but also Queen Yang’s foot ban. What are you doing to beat him?”

Li Chengjing clicked his tongue and said, “Can you change the subject a bit more clearly?”

Cheng Yujin refused to admit defeat, Li Chengjing sighed, and nodded Cheng Yujin’s eyebrows: “I don’t understand the style.”

Cheng Yujin Angrily glared at him: “I’m talking to you about business, don’t interrupt.”

This is really a grievance, Li Chengjing turned out to be the one who interrupted.

Li Chengjing had no choice but to accept his fate, and in such a charming atmosphere, he explained the confusion to the crown princess who was concerned with national affairs: “One person’s heart will be biased, but the world will not. King Shou is too immature, he is protected by the Yang family and Queen Yang. He’s so good, so far… to put it bluntly, he’s very naive. At his age, I was admitted to the jinshi exam and went to another place to become an official, but he is still smart, playing tricks that can be seen at a glance. I know He smears me in front of the emperor, and everyone else knows it, so it’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Without real power, without people’s hearts, without fame, just relying on a clever mouth, what is there to be afraid of?

Li Chengjun can’t threaten Li Chengjing at all, Li Chengjing is of course willing to be a big brother and make him jump.

Cheng Yujin sighed after hearing this, and said, “The emperor is too partial. He doesn’t even think about it. Without you, how would he be able to recuperate in peace, and how could he enjoy the happiness of a family with His Second Highness?

” I can rest assured.” Li Chengjing said calmly, “I didn’t stay by his side for a long time, and when I see you again, it will be the nineteenth year of Jianwu’s palace examination. I just treat him, the symbolic meaning is greater than the real person, the monarch and the minister are greater than the real person. The symbol of father and son, prince is bigger than son. To put it bluntly, I am just a strange courtier who participated in the palace examination and was reused by the sage.”

“His Royal Highness…”

“I’m fine.” Li Chengjing held Cheng Yujin’s hand and smiled softly. “I thought I cared. After talking about it that day, I found that I didn’t treat him as a father. In terms of feelings, he is not as good as Lord Cheng. He is also a symbol to me.”

Li Chengjing will After saying these words, I found that the knot in my heart also loosened a little bit.

In fact, he didn’t stay by the emperor’s side for a long time. Although the emperor raised him personally at the beginning, he did not leave the hands of others, but after all, it was before the age of five.

A five-year-old child’s memory, how long can he be expected to remember.

After being separated at the age of five, Li Chengjing did not see the emperor again until he was sixteen.

Five to sixteen years old is enough to transform a person into a completely different person.

In fact, Li Chengjing didn’t even remember what the emperor looked like before the palace exam.

He glanced at a distance during the palace exam, only to find that the emperor was completely different from what he imagined.

He thought that when he finally saw his father, he would be excited, envious, and depressed, but at that moment, he didn’t feel anything, only a sense of relief from the completion of the task.

Presumably the emperor treated him even more so.

Away, stranger, temptation, not closeness.

Although the two are father and son, they are actually no closer than ordinary monarchs and ministers. What can be compared to being raised under the knees since childhood and truly growing up as sons as the second prince.

Li Chengjing can understand that the emperor is partial to the second prince and pity Empress Yang who has been with him for many years.

But understandable, does not mean acceptable.

The Zhong family can give up Empress Zhong’s hatred and live a good life, but Li Chengjing can’t.

He can’t get past this.

Li Chengjing silently clenched Cheng Yujin’s hand.

It’s nothing more than to see who consumes more than who, who is right and who is wrong, who wins and who loses, just wait and see.

Cheng Yujin was silent. The relationship between Li Chengjing and the emperor’s father and son was inherently fragile. After so many ups and downs, the Yang family fell, and their father and son eventually turned against each other.

Any language is extremely pale, Cheng Yujin hugged Li Chengjing silently, the two snuggled for a while, Li Chengjing hugged Cheng Yujin and walked inside.

Cheng Yujin didn’t struggle.

No one is an iron wall, a body of King Kong, no matter how powerful Li Chengjing is, there will be times when he is vulnerable.

At this moment, he must be in great need of comfort.

The emperor finally brought down the two mountains, Yang Fucheng and the Empress Dowager Yang. For the first time since he ascended the throne 25 years ago, he felt what an emperor should be like.

He holds the power and is the only one who is the only one, and is waiting to show his strength, but his head disease attacks from time to time, which restrains the emperor’s energy.

Naturally, he has no time to display his grand ideas.

The emperor was very annoyed at the head disease, but the things on his head, even the most sophisticated imperial medical team could do nothing.

Acupuncture, drinking medicine, and massage have all been tried, but the effect is limited. When a headache occurs, it cannot be relieved at all, and you can only get through it on your own.

The emperor gradually stopped believing in the imperial doctor, but placed his hope in some divine and Buddha techniques.

He wants health, and more longevity.

The second prince listened to the advice of his staff and introduced some strange people to the emperor.

Among them, there was a Taoist priest, Taoist, slender and slender, with a Taoist name of Chongxu Sanren. He said that after saving a white deer in Zhongnan Mountain, he was rewarded by the deer and given him a longevity medicine. He went into the mountain to track the traces of the white deer, After living in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain for 200 years, he finally found the Dao.

Chongxu Sanxian Daogu Xianfeng, the appearance of an expert outside the world, does look like a secluded and escaping style.

The emperor was immediately attracted by the other party’s bizarre encounter.

The emperor asked Chongxu Sanren for a long time, and after listening to him talk about his experience in cultivation, he was convinced and named Chongxu Sanren as the guest of honor.

From then on, Chongxu Sanren frequented the palace and taught the emperor how to prolong life.

I don’t know what he ate for the emperor, but the emperor felt that the headache was greatly relieved after taking it, and even his body became lighter.

Therefore, the emperor was more convinced of the vain people, and built the Yinghua Hall in the northwest corner of the Forbidden City, dedicated to the immortals, and asked the immortals.

The Yinghua Hall was filled with smoke, and the scriptures were recited incessantly. The emperor stayed in the Yinghua Hall every day, with no intention of foreign affairs, and he was not allowed to disturb others when he was cultivating.

Because Chongxu Sanren was recommended by the second prince, and the second prince was obedient to the emperor, and the second prince became one of the few people who could enter and leave the Yinghua Hall at will.

A good emperor has gone to practice Taoism, and the ministers are very bad. It may be true to save the deer from the emptiness, but they have lived for two hundred years, and they absolutely do not believe it.

But who made the emperor believe that even if the officials were anxious, they could only bear it.

Because of the frequent access of alchemists, the heavily guarded palace suddenly became smoky.

Li Chengjing didn’t believe a word of those Taoist priests, but because of the emperor, he couldn’t say anything.

The emperor originally placed his hope in the gods and Buddhas because the headache could not be cured for a long time, and he was disappointed with the medical skills.

If Li Chengjing blocked the emperor’s request, it would seem that he had other intentions.

Li Chengjing admitted that he was very forbearing, but those Taoist priests were not enough to search for gold and silver jewelry, so he slowly turned his attention to the power of the imperial court.

Everyone is like this, it is impossible to be content and happy. When you have money, you want power.

Chongxu Sanren knew that the prince had a very high prestige, and he had a deep reputation both in the folk and in the court.

He didn’t dare to explicitly target the crown prince, but only said that a White Deer Terrace would be built.

According to him, when Kuafu opened up the heavens and the earth, the clear qi ascended, for the heavens, and the turbid qi descended, and for the earth, practicing in the place closest to the heavens can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

And the Chongxu Sanren’s cultivation of Zhengguo is entirely dependent on the guidance of Bailu, so a towering Bailutai must be built. Maybe this way, the deer of the year can be attracted back and granted the emperor’s longevity medicine again.

The emperor was immediately persuaded, and immediately ordered the construction of Bailutai.

Because what the Shenlu looks like and how to attract the Shenlu back are all decided by Chongxu Sanren alone, so how Bailutai should be repaired is entirely up to Chongxu alone.

The people in the six divisions were already dissatisfied with such a big project, and the group of Taoists still pointed fingers, saying that this is not right today, and tomorrow they will accuse that person of sabotage, and their arrogance is very arrogant.

The officials of the six departments are all elites who were born as orthodox jinshi and became official officials. Anyone who can stand here is a leader among scholars.

But Taoist priests are not classy alchemists. In the past, Taoists didn’t even have the qualifications to meet them. Now, these gangsters are stepping on their heads and pointing fingers and criticizing their opinions. How can the civil servants bear it?

People kept coming to complain to Li Chengjing. Li Chengjing could bear it at first, but when he saw that the emperor planned to use his national strength to build a high platform, he finally couldn’t bear it anymore, and went to the emperor to react to the absurdity of the matter.

Just last year, there were floods and plagues. At this time, it was time to recuperate and reduce taxes. As a result, the emperor wanted to build a lot of construction, just to build a useless Bailutai. It is not extremely absurd.

However, how can the emperor listen to such words now, especially Chongxu Sanren has been inadvertently chanting in the emperor’s ears several times these days, saying that the prince deliberately blocked Bailutai because he did not want the emperor to ask for the elixir of life.

The Prince’s intentions are very subtle.

The emperor was already suspicious. After listening to Li Chengjing’s admonition, he was furious.

The emperor angrily rebuked Li Chengjing, stopped the crown prince’s right to assist the government, banned the East Palace, and handed over the auxiliary government affairs to the second prince.

In addition, the second prince was pure filial piety and loyal, and was solely responsible for the construction of Bailu Terrace.

Kunning Palace.

Empress Yang heard the report of the palace maid and hurriedly greeted her: “Jun’er.”

“Mother.” The second prince stepped forward to salute Empress Yang, but was forcibly stopped by Empress Yang: “Jun’er, come in and talk.”

Empress Yang pulled After the second prince entered the Kunning Palace, he immediately screened everyone away, leaving the mother and son to speak alone.

Empress Yang asked, “Jun Er, how is your emperor these days?”

“My father took Chongxu Sanren’s elixir and felt that it was very beneficial to his body. He was very happy. Chongxu Sanren promised that after ten days, he would Open the furnace to make pills again, and make longevity pills for the father and emperor.” ”

Longevity pills

?” Empress Yang frowned and couldn’t help asking, “Is it really possible to live forever?”

It’s really useful to say that headaches are not as frequent as before, thinking about it.”

Empress Yang seemed to understand, and felt that maybe she had really met a living fairy.

Empress Yang thought for a while, and whispered to the second prince: “Jun’er, this Sanren is really a god, you must not offend him, but don’t get too close, if the Sanren wants to take you to practice, you must not agree. Do you know?”

These worldly experts are all weird, and Empress Yang is especially afraid that the other party will suddenly rise up and travel the world with the second prince. If she lives in seclusion for another hundred and eighty years, Empress Yang will have nowhere to cry.

“My son knows.” The second prince nodded and said, “My son will never leave my mother alone. I just need to do the errand my father gave me. If I get too close to the Taoist priest, I’m afraid my father will Doubtful.”

Empress Yang suddenly remembered something, and asked in a low voice, “What about the prince?” The

mother and son looked at each other and understood what the other meant.

Speaking of doubts, the emperor is most suspicious now than the crown prince.

The prince is strong, and over the years, he has become more and more deserving of power over the Lord. The seeds of the emperor’s suspicion have been buried for a long time. Recently, it has been completely detonated because of the longevity incident.

Of course, a sword that is invincible is preferred by the ruler, but if the sword is too sharp, it will even cut the master’s hand, and it will be broken.

If Li Chengjing wants to blame, he blames himself for being too sharp.

After all, he is only the prince, the prince in reserve, how can he beat the real card?

The second prince replied in a low voice: “The crown prince has thoroughly annoyed his father because he has repeatedly discouraged his father. He has been confined in the East Palace for the past few days, and his right to participate in politics has also been removed, and the full power has been handed over to the sons.”

Empress Yang Hearing a long sigh, when Empress Dowager Yang and Yang Shoufu were there, they tried their best to achieve their goal, but they were still unable to get it right.

Empress Yang’s heart tightened, and she felt more and more that wealth and wealth were in danger, the mantis was catching the cicada, and the oriole was behind.

Empress Yang hurriedly instructed her son: “It is not easy to obtain the power of the auxiliary government, you must guard it. Although the emperor is angry now, but after all, he is the heir who has been cultivated for many years. I still prefer the crown prince. Power can be given to you, and of course it can be taken away. You must take advantage of this time to show your abilities well and let the emperor see your abilities.”

“My son understands.” After the second prince finished speaking, he suddenly showed some hesitation. “Mother, to tell you the truth, in the past few days, Chongxu Sanren has secretly revealed that he is willing to support the sons and ministers. The sons are undecided, and they dare not get too close to the Taoist priests, causing the father and the emperor to be suspicious. He never replied to the letter. Chongxu Sanren also said that if I agree with his proposal, he will spare no effort to speak for me in front of the father and emperor, and will also give me the credit for offering the longevity pill. Just make him the national teacher.”

Empress Yang was also embarrassed, Empress Yang was actually not good at these circles, especially the political situation, she couldn’t understand at all.

If the Empress Dowager Yang is here at this moment, or Yang Shoufu is here, that’s fine.

Empress Dowager Yang and Yang Shoufu have been ups and downs in Vanity Fair for many years, and their political sense is extremely keen.

And Empress Yang just listened to her father and aunt’s words. For many years, she has been enjoying herself in the harem comfortably, and has never worried about the affairs of the court.

In her opinion, everything in the courtroom has nothing to do with her. This is what her father and aunt should worry about.

Now that the protective umbrella was suddenly gone, Queen Yang was suddenly pushed to the front of the stage, and it was difficult to see everything.

She can’t even distinguish the official names. How can she understand the interests of various parties?

Although the Second Prince was better than Empress Yang, he wasn’t much stronger.

The second prince was regarded as the hope of the whole family by Empress Dowager Yang and Yang Shoufu, and grew up under the protection of airtightness.

For the past seventeen years, he has only devoted himself to studying and doing filial piety in front of his elders.

This led to the second prince’s golden clothes and jade food, all the way to a golden light and smooth road, but in fact, his xinxing did not keep up.

Everything he is now, did not come out of him.

When there was no Yang Fucheng to escort him in front, and the second prince faced the old foxes in the cabinet and the minister alone, the childishness of his heart was obvious.

Just like now, Chongxu Sanren showed his favor to him, and the second prince didn’t know whether to accept it or not.

If Empress Dowager Yang and Yang Shoufu were alone at this time, they would immediately be able to see the plans behind Chongxu Sanren.

But nothing happened, and the second prince couldn’t make up his mind, so he had to come over and ask Empress Yang.

But Empress Yang is also not assertive. After thinking about it for a long time, she felt that the emperor trusts Chongxu Sanren so much, and there is no need for one more person to say good things to the second prince, and there is no need to stop him.

Empress Yang said: “Since he has the heart, it’s okay for you to respond temporarily. Anyway, when you call the emperor in the future, isn’t it a matter of you whether to seal the national teacher? The emperor is deeply troubled by headaches, etc. He must be very happy that the longevity pill was made. If you come to donate it, the credit will fall on you. It also happens to remind the emperor that he gave the eldest son of high hopes that he has a wolf-like ambition, but it is you who has been forgotten all the time. He is the person who is truly pure and filial.” The

second prince understood after hearing this, stood up and cupped his hands: “The mother said, the son remembered. The son resigned, and the mother took good care of her health. We have a long time in Japan.”

Queen Yang heard this .

Unable to hold back her eyes were sore, she pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, “You have to be careful about everything. Although Dou Xiyin has done something wrong, she is sincere to you. If you live in the residence of King Shou, you may suffer a lot of grievances. She is your cousin after all. When you go back, you can take care of those who can take care of you.”

“I understand. It’s getting late, and I will leave the palace. It

‘s over. The baby retire.”

During this time, the rest of the capital was also not peaceful.

In the front hall of Ciqing Palace, the officials of the East Palace are arguing fiercely.

One of the staff said: “Now the Holy High is close to traitors, superstitious alchemists, and even listen to the words of villains and suspect His Highness. Huadian has a very close relationship with Chongxu and others. Your Highness, you should take precautions early.”

These words were undoubtedly the voice of everyone, and there were many voices in the audience.

One of the staff stood up and bowed his hands to Li Chengjing: “Your Highness, there is a plan for the humble position, I don’t know if it should be said or not.”

Li Chengjing nodded lightly: “But it doesn’t matter.

” His Majesty has always been wise and generous, but at this time, His Majesty has been deceived by a traitor, and it is impossible to guarantee that he will be even more suspicious of His Highness. His Highness should have made plans earlier to prepare for the unexpected.”

”

What is your plan?”

, to consolidate the power of the East Palace. It happened that General Dong Da, the admiral of Zuoye of the Fifth Army Battalion, had an only daughter who was worshipped like a pearl. I heard that Miss Dong admired His Highness very much, and she was moved by His Highness’s affection for the Crown Princess, and she was willing to demote herself as a concubine and serve His Highness. Your Highness may wish to take the Dong family as his concubine, so that all the troops of Zuoye from the Fifth Army Camp will fall into His Highness’s hands. Moreover, Miss Dong does not ask for a name, she envy that His Highness and the Crown Princess are immortal companions and serve His Highness voluntarily as a concubine. With the Crown Princess, I think it will not embarrass the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess has always understood the righteousness, and she will definitely understand the meaning behind this move, Your Highness may wish to think about it.”