The Story of Leaping from the Dragon Gate

Inside the Mingsi Hall.

The teacup was bottomed out, because all the maids serving in the palace obeyed their orders and retreated, leaving only the emperor and the two princes in the room, not even a refill of water.

The emperor put the cup down and sighed.This sigh was light and long, like the continuous golden cloud pattern on the dragon robe, extremely fine and complex.

Changsun Ruchu and Yu Wengao knew that the emperor still had something to say, so they put down their teacups and waited quietly.

Sure enough, after a while, the emperor said: "You can see the advantages of the sixth man, and naturally you can also see the defects of his body. There is no need to talk about the advantages of the sixth man. I am very worried about his problems. Right now, I have to figure out whether he is willing or not. It's just that... if in the future, he becomes the king of a country, he still loses his temper and loses his temper. Tell me, what will we do with him then?"

In the past few days, the eldest grandson Ruchu stayed up with the sixth prince every day, and his relationship became much closer. He heard the words: "The Sixth Highness is free and easy, and doesn't like to be restrained, but it's not that he can't put the overall situation first. As long as the reason is reasonable, His Highness is really willing to accept advice." host."

The emperor nodded, then shook his head: "Whether he is willing to listen to people's persuasion or not is his business. If he is so easy to be persuaded, why should you and I waste our time here?"

Yu Wengao added cautiously: "Your Highness the Sixth Highness attaches great importance to friendship. If you can't understand it for a while, why not use it with affection." Looking up at the emperor, "I take the liberty to speculate that your Majesty wants His Highness the Sixth Highness to take over the crown prince. To... move with affection."

Among the three heads of civil servants, Sun Ruchu, the eldest son of Duke Ming, is the oldest, while the fourth son of the Yao family, who is about to succeed Duke Xiang, is obviously young. The Duke Cheng, who is in his prime, is the mainstay.The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at him, and said: "Lao Liu and I are born with a father-son relationship, so it is extremely difficult to impress him. Why do you think that it is easy to be moved?"

Yu Wengao's heart trembled, and his words became more sincere and cautious: "Your Majesty, only if it is not easy, can it be precious and effective. His Highness the Sixth Highness has a clear distinction between love and hate, and he is sincere. I heard that the housekeepers, guards, and even gardeners in King Xiu's mansion The cook, you are always protected and cared by the prince, which shows His Highness's benevolence. If courtiers and officials treat each other day and night with loyalty and sincerity, I think that one day, His Royal Highness will not be able to bear to disappoint the Sixth Highness."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sighed: "I can't bear to let you down... Tell him not to let you down... Naruto, I really didn't misunderstand you."

Yu Wengao knelt down and kowtowed: "It is the duty of a minister to be loyal to the emperor and love the emperor."

The emperor saw that the eldest grandson Ruchu was also kneeling down, and stopped by raising his hand: "You are very old, how can you compare with him. I just know it in my heart."

When Duke Ming didn't pay attention, he asked Yu Wengao, who was a junior, to say what he needed to say, and he couldn't help but secretly sighed that the younger generation was awesome.He thought his son was useless, so he had already greeted the emperor, and wanted to pass the title directly to his eldest grandson with outstanding qualifications in a hundred years.At this time, he was touched, and thought that he must pay close attention to the cultivation of his grandson, otherwise the new emperor would ascend the throne, and the eldest grandson's family would fall behind.

An excellent courtier should worry about the king's worries first.The eldest grandson, Ruchu, was experienced and knew that the emperor's intention to change the crown prince had already been decided. The most sensitive and difficult thing to deal with was of course how to deal with the present crown prince.But it was not his turn to make up his mind on this matter, the emperor knew it well.The people in charge of the work are Yihou Weiguan, Zongzheng Siqing and Dali Siqing.It is conceivable that once the emperor announces the change of the crown prince, it will definitely cause shock in the ruling and opposition parties.The most urgent thing to come up with an idea is the issue of public opinion orientation.

Arched hands: "Your Majesty."

The emperor asked Yu Wengao to sit down and looked at his grandson Ruchu: "Speak up if you have something to say."

Duke Ming hesitated a little.Things must be said, but they must also be euphemistic.

"Your Majesty changed the sixth prince to the crown prince. There will inevitably be some discussions among the court and the people..."

"Oh?" The emperor raised his tone a little, "It's inevitable to discuss? How to discuss it?"

"This..." Changsun Ruchu thought to himself that this matter should only be tacitly tacit, don't you know better than anyone else, His Majesty the Emperor?

Fortunately, the emperor was asking a question, so he didn't expect him to answer. He snorted and said, "There are only three things that can be discussed by the sixth child. The first one is that he has not studied much, and his words and deeds are occasionally vulgar. The second one , came from a humble background, and her mother was a woman of the Tibetan nationality. The third thing is that she has a romantic nature and has an ambiguous relationship with the Marquis Xian, which is not clear."

The two princes praised from the bottom of their hearts: Your Majesty is wise.Of course, no one will admit this directly.

The eldest grandson Ruchu said: "As far as I can see, although the Sixth Highness does not read many books, he is the most intelligent and thorough, and can respect the virtuous and respect the scholars. Those who are entangled in the first one, unless they are pedantic and pedantic. As for the second one, the hero himself I don't ask about my background, it's not worth talking about. Hexi Zhaoyi was originally Princess Shiwei. Since the beginning of Shiwei's rise, Shiwei has been in close contact with Daxia for a long time. If His Majesty hadn't cared about King Huihe back then, I'm afraid he would have allowed her to be a member of the family. Relocation and naturalization. When the princess marries Daxia, I will be Daxia Zhaoyi. The Sixth Highness recognizes the ancestor and returns to the clan, and I will be Prince Xianxi. This is the root of the blood, the basis of life and death, and there is absolutely no possibility of putting the cart before the horse."

Master Changsun finished the first two points, so let's not talk about it.Sure enough, Master Yuwen took the initiative to pick up the third pile, and said: "Your Majesty mentioned the third one, which is exactly what I was worried about earlier. The so-called flirtatious and ambiguous, it is a private affair, and has nothing to do with justice. If you love me, I have nothing to do with others." Harm, the government and the public are talking about it, but it is just some talking. However, if His Highness the Sixth Highness is the crown prince, justice should come first and personal affections should come second. I'm afraid I can only... wrong His Highness."

As long as the sixth prince marries a wife and has children, no matter how much flirtatious and ambiguous rumors are spread, they will not be able to shake the foundation, so it will be nothing.

The eldest grandson Ruchu raised his posture to show his solemnity, and said again: "Your Majesty, rumors only stop with the wise, but there are many fools in the world. I think that instead of letting go, it is better to take the initiative and make a little clarification, so as not to People say what they say, and pass on falsehoods."

Hearing what he said, the emperor became interested: "Oh? I would like to hear more about it."

The eldest grandson Ruchu said: "It has been a very short time for His Highness the Sixth Highness to return to the imperial court, and many experiences are unknown, which will inevitably lead to unreasonable speculation. If so, why not ask someone who knows the story to explain it? I heard that when the Sixth Highness's life experience is unknown, He once traveled far to southern Xinjiang and made remarkable achievements. Your Highness grew up in Fanfang, the western capital, and his character is what I think comes from the hearts of the people..."

At this time, Song Wei was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly.Rehabilitation is one aspect, and what is more important is to catch up on sleep.He didn't know that his future fate was happily decided during the conversation between the three of them.

And the other party involved in the conversation, Xianhou Dugumian, was rushing home at this moment.Because sufficient preparations have been made ahead, there is no need to worry too much about official affairs, and it is enough to patrol around after leaving the palace.He entered the city on August [-]th, and even if he returned home, he couldn't take care of staying for a long time because of the important event of paying tribute to the Fan tribe.Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I have to go back and have a good reunion dinner with my old father and three children.

The dinner was served in the south courtyard where Lord Hou lived, and the five members of the family sat around in a circle, which was a rare scene of harmony.

Originally, the Marquis Xian's mansion didn't have many contacts and entertainments, because the old Lord Hou and the eldest lady are both in poor health recently, so it's even more simplistic.Dear relatives and friends will send people to give gifts according to the usual practice in previous years. If the eldest lady says a word, she will have her own housekeeper.Those who came to worship the festival knew that Master Hou was on official business, and it was inconvenient for the old and young in the mansion to stay behind. They all put down their things and left without seeing the master.

There are only a few members of my own family at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but they take care of the needs of all parties, old and young, rich but not extravagant, exquisite but not extravagant.Ms. Dugu was very satisfied with her daughter's arrangement, and after talking with her father, she asked about her daughter's physical condition.Seeing that she hardly moved her chopsticks, she frowned: "Ying'er, ask the doctor to come back tomorrow and take a closer look."

After Dugu returned home on the thirteenth night, he learned that his daughter was not feeling well, so he made a special effort to ask her.Dugu Ying said that it was cold in autumn and that he was suffering from a chronic disease. He had asked Doctor Li to take a look at it, so it didn't matter.Xianhou went out early and returned late for several days, and he couldn't take care of more.At this time, we sat down to eat at the same table, faced each other at close range, and looked at the complexion carefully. I felt that my daughter's physical problems were more serious than what she said verbally, so I couldn't help being taken aback.

Duguying said: "Thank you dad for your concern. I just ate the medicated diet in the afternoon, and I didn't feel hungry. It's not because of any physical problems. Doctor Li's prescription is very effective. My daughter really feels that every day is like a day. Don't worry, dad."

After thinking about it, Dugu said: "After two days like this, I will ask Doctor Li to take a look."

Duguying secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Daddy."

Because the father felt that his father had obviously become kinder, Dugu Li and Dugu Shi became much more open at the dinner table.Before Dugu Shi himself said anything, Dugu Li had already chirped and quacked and asked again about his younger brother's feat of entering the palace and fighting poems from beginning to end.Everyone, old and young, was very happy. It was rare for the old Hou Ye to be in good spirits. He said many kind and encouraging words to the two third-generation boys of the Dugu family, praised the eldest granddaughter greatly, and asked about life-long events with concern.

A meal took much longer than expected.Dugu looked at the old father's smile and the three young children. This situation seemed to have never been seen in his life.Dugulai reported his civil and martial arts lessons to his father, and would bring out "Brother Xiaoyin" from time to time.Dugu Mian suddenly realized that Song Wei probably spent more time with his two sons than his own father since the establishment of King Xiu's mansion.Thanks to the strict family rules and the blessing of the eldest daughter's discipline, the two boys followed a bad example and did not miss their homework.

Back then, when he had just returned to Beijing from the army for the first two years, Dugu simply didn't know how to get along with his children.After listening to Song Wei's persuasion, he slowly changed his attitude.Today's comfortable and harmonious family happiness, put it in the past, I dare not think about it at all.

The thought turned to this point, and the person who was not there had a sense of existence for no reason, as if he was sitting beside him.

The family banquet was about to end, Dugu Mi planned to leave after eating, and enter the palace before the entrance guard.Hearing that he was going to enter the palace, everyone was surprised.Dugu asked his sons to withdraw from the table first, and while they were playing, he said to his father and daughter: "The prince suddenly contracted an emergency, and His Majesty left His Royal Highness to recuperate in the palace. Today, His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince was invited by the envoy to ride and shoot, which caused a lot of trouble. The previous injuries are also staying in the palace. There will be no curfew tonight, and the envoys from all walks of life are still in the city. Although His Majesty has not stated clearly, but..."

Obviously, more reliable and capable manpower is needed in the palace.

Dugu Chen nodded: "You are worrying very much."

There was also a clear look on Dugu Ying's face.Pretending to be casual, she asked about the sixth prince's injury.It is not appropriate to say this, but the last time Dugu Mian left home to go to the northern suburbs barracks, he told his daughter alone about Song Wei's temporary residence in the mansion, so he didn't think about it elsewhere.

Before leaving the door, he told him to be careful about the door.Mu Ping was in charge of staying at the Xianhou Mansion, and when he saw the eldest lady escorting the Lord Hou to the front yard, he stopped and avoided.He also breathed a sigh of relief.Hou Ye's backyard family affairs, no matter how loyal his subordinate is, it's inconvenient for him to comment.It would be best if the eldest lady is willing to explain to Lord Hou alone.

Duguying looked up at his father, and said: "Father, on the first day of September, Lord Nandou Xing was born, and Qingxia Temple performed a routine feast, praying for a long life. My daughter wants to go, please see Master Xuanqing, pray for my grandfather's birthday, and pray for my father's birthday." Pray with my brother."

Dugu was a little surprised, and it made sense after thinking about it, so he said: "Your heart is good, let's see how your body recovers by then. Besides, Master Xuanqing is also in the palace recently, what you said about the first day of September I'm afraid I can't say whether the fasting ceremony will be as usual. If I see Master Xuanqing, I will ask him face to face."

Dugu Ying was stunned for a moment, then bowed her head meekly: "Dad is so helpful." She bowed and said goodbye.

After Dugu entered the palace, he went to see the emperor first.Seeing him coming, the emperor was obviously relieved, and An Ansheng finished drinking the medicine and went to sleep.Immortal Baoying and several imperial doctors were on duty at the emperor's side, while Li Yi was alone on the side of the sixth prince.When Xianhou arrived, he changed Li Yuyi to rest for a while.Although Dugu is not an imperial doctor, he is very good at dealing with trauma.Li Yi said a few words, and retreated together with other people who were obstructing Xianhou's eyes.

Song Wei slept very deeply, there were many movements coming and going around her, but she didn't move at all.Dugu Mian pulled back the front of his clothes to look at the injury, and lay down next to the person and clothes, letting him lie on his side in his arms.

In the middle of the night, I felt that the temperature was not right, and I woke up suddenly.Li Yi had confessed earlier that most likely there would be repeated high fevers, so Dugu didn't panic.Get up and take some wine bottles on the table, uncork and smell it, it is the purest and strongest Liuqu incense.He took off Song Wei's naked body and wiped it over and over again.Afraid that he would catch cold, he stopped after wiping for a while, wrapped it tightly with a quilt, and hugged him in his arms.This cycle was repeated, tirelessly, and it was almost early in the morning before I felt relief and improvement, and finally let go of my hanging heart.

After tossing and tossing like this, Song Wei gradually fell asleep less deadly.When he was embraced tightly like a baby again, and his hands were gently patted on the back, it may have induced some kind of long-term sensory memory buried in his body, he dazedly rubbed against the warm embrace, and murmured Whispering: "Mother..."

Dugu's eyes wet for a moment.It's unbearable to be so strong.

Xue San escorted Song Manji and Boss Mai back to Xidu, but there was no reply for more than a month.However, when mother and child parted, everyone knew that they might meet again indefinitely.

Dugu Hou hugged the person in his arms even tighter.

I owe him so much, so much... I have already owed him, so I can only intensify it, and I will owe him forever.