Harue Kagetsu

Xu Mi hurriedly entered the palace and ran to the east pavilion of the bedroom.

When I entered, I saw the officials above the fourth rank of the imperial court, all of them had arrived.

Not only the officials, but also the queen.

Emperor Xingping wore a dragon robe and was supported by several palace servants, leaning on a cushioned couch, motionless.

The minister knelt down on the ground, Gao Qiao, King Xin'an, Lu Guang and others kneeling at the front.

Xu Mi hurried to the front, also knelt down, and respectfully bowed to the front, and apologized for her lateness.

After kowtowing and accusing him, he quickly turned his eyes to the queen and asked her with his eyes.

Seeing her shaking her head slightly, she was obviously at a loss. Then he glanced at Xiao Yongjia, who was wearing the princess's court dress and sat down beside the emperor, and became more and more puzzled.

Although Xiao Yongjia has a distinguished status, she has rarely interfered in court affairs for many years.

On an occasion like today, not only was the queen invited out, but she was also there.

What are she and Gao Qiao trying to do?

After all, there was a ghost in her heart, and Xu Mi suddenly felt a little uneasy.

But looking at the emperor again, he saw that he was paralyzed on top, with his eyes open, like a dead man.

Even if he hates himself in his heart, what can he say or do?

Thinking of this, he settled down again and turned to Gao Qiao.

"Gao Xiang, Your Majesty is in such a situation, and it is time to recuperate. But you brought His Majesty here, summoned courtiers, and said that His Majesty has a will to declare. Your Majesty can't speak, and you can't write, so what is your will? You did this. , what do you mean?"

Gao Qiao should not, just looked at the eldest princess.

Xiao Yongjia turned around and glanced at the circle of ministers.

"I am Your Majesty's eldest sister, brother to heart. I feel everything Your Majesty thinks. I have taken care of Your Majesty these past few days. I know that Your Majesty has something in his heart and I want to make it clear to you and other ministers, so I will summon you all to your Majesty today. ."

She stared at Xu Mi.

"Xu Situ's words are not bad. Your Majesty can't speak, and your hands can't write. However, His Majesty's mind is clear and his eyes can blink. Therefore, I will ask the question, please answer with a blink of an eye. Affirmative. If it doesn't agree, wink twice to reject it."

"Masters, can you hear me clearly?"

The ministers were amazed, looked at the emperor, and whispered to each other.

In the east pavilion, a buzzing noise suddenly sounded.

Xu Bi never imagined that he had considered everything, but he was still ignorant, and there was such a mistake.

His heart was pounding wildly, he stood up immediately, and said loudly: "Eldest Princess! What you said is wrong! The so-called hand-foot-to-heart, all thoughts and feelings are not only absurd, but also your own words! Your majesty is so seriously ill, How do I know that his mind is clear at the moment? How do I know that it was not you who manipulated it to achieve ulterior motives?"

"Besides, what qualifications do you have to dictate and give orders to me and other courtiers?"

Gao Qiao's face showed anger, Huo Ran stood up, and was about to speak when Xiao Yongjia waved to him.

"Naturally, I am not qualified to issue orders to Xu Situ. But if you have His Majesty's approval, let me say a few words here. No matter how wide your Xu Mi management is, you will not be able to control my Xiao Yongjia's head!"

She turned to the emperor, leaned over for a while, and said, "Adi, can you possibly hear the elder sister talking to you?"

The East Pavilion suddenly became silent.

Everyone held their breath, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the emperor.

The emperor originally looked up at the sky, but when Xiao Yongjia asked a question, he turned his eyes with difficulty and looked at her slowly.

The ministers saw it clearly, and the emperor blinked.

"Adi, can you hear what Sister just said? I want to ask you a few words. If you agree, blink your eyes, if you don't agree, blink twice, okay?"

Slowly, the emperor blinked again.

The ministers were immediately excited, and they all stretched their necks and stared with wide eyes, lest they would miss it in the blink of an eye.

Xu Mi's complexion gradually changed.

Xiao Yongjia glanced at the opposite side, and her expression also began to show the nervous queen, and then asked: "Your Majesty, did you suffer from a sudden illness this time?"

The emperor blinked.

The ministers could see clearly, were shocked, and the voices of discussion came one after another again.

"Who hurt your majesty!"

Immediately someone shouted loudly. There was a chorus of voices all around.

Xiao Yongjia looked calm, raised his hand, signaled the ministers to be quiet, and continued to ask: "Your Majesty, I heard you and I mentioned before that the prince's heart is cruel and difficult to be a wise monarch. You want to depose the prince and replace the prince. I'm right. wrong?"

The queen turned pale, stood up abruptly, and said sternly: "Xiao Yongjia, you are talking nonsense, lest the world will not be in chaos, why should you be blamed! Your Majesty is so ill, how can you get the spirit to listen to you so pressing? Naturally, what you say, what he should do, how can he count!"

Xiao Yongjia ignored it and just looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, the queen said that you are confused at the moment, do you agree?"

The emperor laboriously and slowly turned his eyes in the direction of the queen, stared at her, shot two malicious eyes, blinked once, and blinked a second time.

The ministers were in an uproar.

Just now, he had some doubts, and now all his doubts are resolved.

Xiao Yongjia stared at Empress Xu: "Empress, Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with you, all the ministers witnessed it with their own eyes. If you dare to roar again, I will drive you out on behalf of His Majesty!"

The queen stood stiffly, her eyes panicked, and she looked at Xu Mi subconsciously.

Xu Mi's face was gloomy, standing, motionless, and did not speak.

The East Pavilion was quiet again.

Xiao Yongjia repeated the question just now.

I saw the emperor, blinked his eyes heavily, and then slowly opened them.

All the ministers held their breaths, quietly looked at Gao Qiao and then at Xu Mi. The atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.

Xiao Yongjia glanced at Xiao Daocheng, the king of Xin'an who was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed, and immediately withdrew his gaze and looked at the emperor again.

"Your Majesty, the candidate for the new crown prince is set to be the King of Xin'an, Xiao Daocheng. Does Your Majesty approve it?"

When she finished speaking, the surroundings fell into a dead silence.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Daocheng, who was leaning over and touched the ground with his forehead, and then to Gao Qiao.

There is no doubt that the meaning of the eldest princess is also the meaning of Gao Qiao.

It was unexpected that he skipped King Dongyang, who was closer in terms of royal blood or relationship with the Gao family, and wanted to establish King Xin'an.

Everyone looked surprised.

Xiao Yongjia looked at his younger brother, and saw that his eyes were no longer looking at her, but staring above, not knowing what he was looking at. For a long time, there was no response.

Before calling the ministers here, she had already communicated with the emperor in the way she had just done.

Her brother also understood what she and Gao Qiao wanted to make King Xin'an the crown prince.

Although the crown prince was young and innocent, Empress Xu and the people of the Xu family did such a thing to him, making it worse for him to die. How much of the royal family would be left?

How could he be willing to allow the crown prince to succeed again and let the Xu family succeed?

At the time, he promised.

Because of the importance of the matter, Xiao Yongjia asked three times. He blinked his eyes as a letter of approval.

But for some reason, at this moment, there was no response.

Xiao Yongjia suddenly felt a sense of unease in his heart.

She calmed down and asked again in a clear voice.

Under the gazes of the ministers, the emperor finally blinked.

Just before Xiao Yongjia's breath was relieved, she saw that the emperor blinked again.

Blinking his eyes twice.

Then, his eyes fell on Gao Qiao's face, looking at him without moving.

Xiao Yongjia was startled and looked at her husband subconsciously.

Gao Qiao looked solemn, frowned slightly, and stared at the emperor.

The ministers were extremely surprised and looked at each other, looking a little helpless at this apparently sudden change.

"Your Majesty! Brother!"

Xiao Yongjia's heartbeat accelerated slightly.

Looking at the emperor's eyes, it should be clear.

She didn't have time to think why he suddenly changed his mind. Just as he was trying to ask another question, Xiao Daocheng, who had been kneeling still, suddenly kowtowed and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the King of Dongyang has a good reputation and can be established as the Crown Prince! Does Your Majesty approve?"

The emperor's two eyes just now kept staring at Gao Qiao.

Xiao Daocheng's voice fell, and he blinked.

After blinking, as if he had exhausted all his strength, his neck was tilted to one side, but he still looked at Gao Qiao, his eyes never blinking again.

Xiao Daocheng got up from the ground, turned to the minister, and said loudly: "Everyone has seen it, the candidate for the new prince, your majesty belongs to the king of Dongyang!"

The ministers did see it clearly and kept talking.

Xiao Daocheng walked in front of Gao Qiao.

"Gao Xianggong, Xiao Wang has no virtue and talent, so how can he be the crown prince? The king of Dongyang is justified in his name, and he is also a person of His Majesty's will. Thousands of people in the Great Yu, seek fortune and profit!"

Among the ministers, those who originally followed the Gao family were all excited when they saw that things were going the way they wanted, and they all agreed.

The rest of Xu Mi's people looked at each other and looked at Xu Mi anxiously.

"What a bunch of nonsense! The prince's name is justified! This is the prince! How can you be so childish, if you say it's useless, it's useless!"

The queen suddenly looked at Xu Mi.

"Xu Situ! These rebels and thieves, manipulating Your Majesty, are not good for this palace and the crown prince. You still don't **** them?"

"Here! Arrest all these rebels and thieves!"

She looked around anxiously and yelled.

Gao Qiao's eyes slowly turned from the emperor's face to Xiao Yongjia.

The two looked at each other.

In his wife's eyes, he saw a trace of guilt and vague anger.

He knew that she must have guessed what the emperor was thinking.

At the moment when he and the emperor looked at each other, he also understood.

But at this moment, he has no choice.

The prince must not succeed.

He originally liked Xiao Daocheng, but he resigned from the crown prince in public and strongly recommended the king of Dongyang, his attitude was so resolute that Gao Qiao was a little surprised.

He can only approve the emperor's choice.

If he did not recognize the status of the prince of Dongyang, which was chosen by the emperor, it would be a disguised excuse for the Xu family to continue to build up momentum and disobey.

After weighing it, Gao Qiao immediately made a decision and looked at Chen Tuan.

Chen Tuan understood, and immediately led Yu Linwei to rush in, murderous, and surrounded the East Pavilion.

Gao Qiao looked around the discolored ministers, and said, "Your Majesty's will, everyone can see it. It is His Majesty's intention to abolish the prince and replace the Prince of Dongyang as the heir. I, Gao Qiao, obey the order!"

He looked at Xu Mi.

"Xu Situ, do you obey your orders?"

At this moment, Xu Mi felt extremely regretful.

The plan went too smoothly. He was careless and underestimated the enemy to this point.

I never dreamed that Gao Qiao, who had been forced to fight back by him, actually prepared such a Jedi counterattack for himself!

In his eyes, the emperor, who was no different from the dead, imposed such a huge revenge on him!

After he came in, he noticed the figure of Yu Linwei in the four corners, near the doors and windows, in the east pavilion where there was no guard just now.

And when he came, although he also brought some companions, they all stayed outside the East Pavilion.

In this round, he lost in a good situation where he had the upper hand and was about to reach the top.

Lost badly.

But not completely lost.

He Xu Mi still has gambling chips in his hand that can turn over.

When Xiao Yongjia asked the emperor just now, he didn't tell him directly, and he knew that his Xu family had been running the dominance and soldiers in Jingzhou for decades, and at this last moment, his life was saved.

Gao Qiao was afraid of Xu's troops. Although he obstructed the crown prince's ascension to the throne, he still did not dare to completely tear his face off in public.

Xu Mi's eyes were gloomy, and Gao Qiao, who was looking at him, looked at each other for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth, turned around slowly, and knelt down in the direction of the emperor, saying: "Chen Xu Mi, please follow your majesty's wishes , to hold the King of Dongyang as the heir."

There was silence all around.

The queen's eyes turned white, her legs softened, and with a thud, she fell to the ground, unconscious.

…

The great changes in the Taicheng Palace did not affect the lives of ordinary people in Jiankang City. When the news gradually spread outside the palace, it was just a few words for chatting after dinner.

This is still the case in the imperial city, and in Yicheng, thousands of miles away, no one can imagine there.

On this day, as usual, on the school grounds outside the city, the sound of the soldiers training and shouting was deafening.

In an open space on the school grounds, Gao Huan and a group of recruits who had joined the army not long ago were standing motionless under the scorching sun for almost two hours.

The scorching sun above the head is in the sky, and the heat waves of the yellow mud under the feet are transpiring.

It was as if he was in a steamer. Starting an hour ago, people around him fainted and fell to the ground one after another.

Gao Huan felt that his eyes were darkened, his legs were trembling, and the soles of his feet seemed to be on fire. Several times, he couldn't stand the heat wave. persisted until this moment.

He must stand for two hours before he is eligible to enter Liwu.

That Sun Fangzhi said, because he can speak several kinds of nonsense, it is very useful for future battles, and is considered a rare talent, so he is allowed to join.

But there is a premise that he must be able to stand for two hours under the scorching sun.

If you can't even do this, you can't talk about it.

This is his sixth attempt.

After being knocked down five times, fortunately, the time he can hold on seems to be getting longer and longer.

A dizziness came slowly, and the body shook.

He immediately bit the tip of his tongue.

The sharp pain finally made him regain some strength.

He knew that many pairs of eyes were looking at him, clenching his teeth, staring straight ahead, motionless, next to each other.

Finally, at the moment when he felt that he was really going to fall down, that Sun Fangzhi blew his whistle, walked over from the shade of the shade of the tree, stretched out a palm-like hand, and patted it with a smile. off his shoulders.

"Yes, yes, passed!"

Gao Huan was slapped by his slap, and his body was tilted halfway, and he fell to the ground.

In the evening, he happily followed his brother-in-law back to the city.

God finally opened his eyes, he obtained the qualification to join the Liwu team, and it was not in vain. In order to hide from the elder brother, he squatted by the wild ditch for two days and two nights, eating grass roots, drinking rainwater, and finally let brother-in-law find him back. .

From now on, it is really exciting to be able to follow my brother-in-law, make achievements, and realize the dream of a man.

"Sister! I'm back!"

Back at the Prefect's Mansion, he ran in in one breath and shouted loudly.

Luoshen was worried about him. I was afraid that he would faint from the sun in the middle of the way like the previous few times, and finally asked someone to carry it back.

Complaining about Li Mu's ruthlessness, and knowing that he has actually taken extra care of Gao Huan.

At this moment, I finally heard Adi's voice, and I was overjoyed. I hurriedly greeted him and asked him for details.

I was relieved to learn that it passed smoothly.

Over there, Aju also called someone to bring water, and told Gao Huan to sit down, wipe his face and body, and wash his feet. Put ointment on him.

Gao Huan groaned in pain. Aju smiled and complained that he didn't know the pain at first. Qiongshu and the maids are also by the side, you and I will say every sentence.

The atmosphere in the yard is relaxed and pleasant.

Luoshen asked Li Mu, knowing that he had just returned, so he looked for it.

Sure enough, when I saw him beside the newly built well, he had already taken off his shirt, turned his back to himself, and was fetching water.

The weather is hot, knowing that she likes to be clean. When he comes back every day, the first thing is to take a shower.

Luoshen lightly walked behind him, picked up the ladle, scooped a ladle of water, and poured it on his back unexpectedly.

The cool water splashed down from his broad and thin bronze-colored waist with a slam, and also wet the corners of Luoshen's skirt and the clogs on his feet.

But she doesn't care. Behind him, snickered, happy that his little prank had succeeded again.

In fact, she knew that he had already sensed her coming just now, but he just pretended not to notice and waited for her to pour the ladle of water on his back.

Just like the other day. He tacitly accompanies her to play this childish little trick, but it just makes her feel happy.

He turned his head, smiled at her, and pointed to a laundry stone next to him.

Luoshen just put on his clogs, walked over, took it off, climbed up, and stood barefoot on it.

Li Muti brought a bucket of water and put it at her feet. standing in front of her.

Luoshen stood tall, even taller than him.

She picked up the scoop, scooped the water, and poured it over his head.

The water was rushing down, she rolled up her sleeves and helped him take a shower.

Aju and the maids knew it. At such times, no one would come here to disturb them.

When the sun went down, Luoshen finally helped Li Mu take a shower.

She sat on the stone, the evening wind swaying her wet temples. Li Mu squatted at her feet, put on two clogs for her, carefully tied the straps, then carried her down, held her hand, and the two returned to the yard.

Gao Huan has already left.

There was a sound of footsteps. Aju hurried in from behind and handed over a letter in her hand.

Just now, a messenger from Jiankang had just arrived and delivered this letter.