The empress phoenix's eyes narrowed slightly, and her deep eyes revealed a suffocating cold light.
After all, she still didn't believe Yang Dong's so-called distrust, but had other intentions...
At this time, Yang Dong's heart was almost raised to the point of raising his voice, although he could usually go a little too far without being punished.
But now he felt the crisis deeply, as if if he was not careful, his head would fall to the ground in the next second.
The air seemed to be frozen, and Yang Dong could even hear his heartbeat beating wildly due to nervousness.
It’s absolutely true that being with a king is like being with a tiger.
"Your Majesty...if you don't have any other instructions, please leave first?" Although he was unsure, just beating him up was not an option, so Yang Dong simply said bravely.
The empress withdrew the coldness in her eyes and lowered her head slightly...
When Yang Dong saw this, he took three steps back knowingly and was about to turn around and leave.
"Wait!"
Before he could raise his legs, the empress's condescending tone came into his ears, and Yang Dong's body trembled.
It’s not over, right?
We have had a happy relationship, do we really want to kill them all?
Yang Dong muttered to himself, but still had a smile on his face and bent down piously.
"I don't know if the Empress has any other instructions. I can go to the sea of fire or the mountain of knives for the Empress at any time."
The empress's face relaxed and she smiled charmingly: "I am very happy that Xiao Dongzi has such a heart. If all the civil and military officials in this dynasty can go through fire and water for me like Xiao Dongzi, why should I worry about not being able to dominate the world."
It can be seen that although the empress is born as a daughter, her mood is to pretend to be the whole country, and she wants to invade all countries and become an unprecedented supreme ruler.
However...
The reason why Yang Dong showed his loyalty like that was just to avoid disaster.
No matter how powerful the empress is, she is still just a woman. How can she not listen to good words?
This is also Yang Dong's life-saving method in both the government and the public. As long as the empress is happy, his fake eunuch will naturally not be in danger.
"Xiao Dongzi, let me ask you a question." The empress looked down at Yang Dong who was kneeling in front of the palace, her tone somewhat concerned.
"How many soldiers should I take with me to Youzhou this time? How much salary will it cost to survive?"
Yang Dong was stunned, but he didn't expect the empress to be curious about this.
But then I thought about it, after all, as an empress, it is normal for you to be considerate of your ministers, not to mention that the relationship between the two is so delicate.
Realizing that the empress's eyes did not leave her body, Yang Dong did not hesitate and responded quickly.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, although I am going to Youzhou this time, since I am talking about reconciliation with the Hou Jin people, it is not appropriate to bring too many soldiers. I am following the empress's will to negotiate with the Hou Jin people and make peace with them, not to start a war. , too many people will make them jealous."
Hearing this answer, the empress sitting on the dragon throne thought briefly, but surprise appeared in her eyes.
When did Xiaodongzi become so reasonable? She was always afraid of being plotted and wished she could bring all the imperial troops with her.
You should treat each other with admiration after three days of separation. It seems that you have indeed grown a lot. I have high hopes for you in vain.
The empress gradually smiled and nodded with satisfaction: "Xiao Dongzi said that you are indeed a good helper for me. Since you are so considerate of Dazhou, I can't treat you badly."
"This time I go to Youzhou, I will give you a salary of ten thousand liang to prepare for any unexpected needs on the way."
"If you can persuade the Houjin people, you will be heavily rewarded when you come back."
Yang Dong's eyes glowed green when he heard this. He never thought that he could get so many benefits from traveling far away.
She was happy, but Yang Dong didn't show it, otherwise the empress would suddenly turn against her and her intestines would be filled with regret.
"Okay, step back. I won't see you off when we set off tomorrow. Please be careful along the way and don't show off too much. Remember that the first priority in everything is to protect your life." The empress did not forget to give her final instructions, and you can tell. , she really has unspeakable feelings for Yang Dong.
After exiting the Shangqing Palace, all the eunuchs outside the palace rushed forward enthusiastically.
Yang Dong was already used to this, so he threw some money casually and left in a big way.
…
The next morning, after a night of drunkenness, Shi Zixin sat under the city gate with a spring breeze on his face.
Standing next to him was a dark-skinned man with a strong build and a simple and honest face. It was his forcibly dragged apprentice Tieniu.
"Master, I haven't eaten yet so early in the morning, what are you doing here?"
"If you miss one meal, you won't starve to death. You will know later."
If it weren't for the fact that Shi Zixin was his master, Tieniu would have really wanted to abandon him.
If you skip one meal, are you really hungry?
Thinking of Shi Zixin running alone to the land of fireworks last night and having fun, Tieniu felt no regrets.
Seemingly aware of the resentful look in his good disciple's eyes, Shi Zixin, who held himself accountable, couldn't stand it any more, so he had to throw out some broken silver.
"Hurry up and buy food. Look at the wronged look on your face. Don't call me my apprentice outside."
Tieniu didn't listen at all. He was as happy as a child weighing several hundred pounds and rushed to the steamed stuffed bun shop where the meat was fragrant.
Outside the main palace gate, the city guard general looked at the sparsely populated team and walked to the carriage.
"Mr. Yang, why don't you allow me to arrange for a personal guard to escort you to Youzhou? With just these people, I will be really worried if something unexpected happens on the way."
Yang Dong opened the curtain and saw the sad face of the city guard general.
"General, you are too worried. It is inconvenient to have too many people. Besides, your personal guards are all elites. How can they be used on a small eunuch like me? It is most important to protect the safety of the imperial city. "
Yang Dong didn't give the other party a chance to talk anymore, and informed the coachman, then returned to the carriage and never showed up again.
In this way, a convoy of less than ten people slowly walked along the official road from the palace towards the city gate.
At the same time, a figure walked out of the darkness, looking at the simple convoy, the evil in his eyes was self-evident.
"The dignified envoy only brought this few people. He is really brave for a highly skilled man. But I don't know if he can come back alive after going to Youzhou."
After the words fell, the speaker waved his hand, and the man behind him said something.
Half an hour later...
"Mr. Yang, we have arrived at Chengguan, do you want to continue moving forward?"
Yang Dong, who had taken a nap for a while, woke up to greetings. When he learned that he had arrived, he stood up and stuck his head out from the side of the carriage.
By coincidence, I saw Shi Zixin and Tieniu fighting for the last bun, and their faces turned red.
Yang Dong didn't feel it was funny and shouted: "Junior brother, stop making trouble. I will prepare some beef and wine for you later. Come to the car quickly."
Hearing the familiar voice, Shi Zixin stopped immediately, while Tieniu took the opportunity to stuff the buns into his mouth one after another. His greedy look was so funny.
"Let's go...Junior take a carriage and have some fun."
Shi Zixin kicked Tieniu out of the carriage rudely. When the curtain was lowered, the displeasure on his face instantly turned into a look of flattery...
Some people died, but not completely...
