royal palace,
Prince Chen Jinyu received the news in advance that Prime Minister Xiao Qinhe intended to rebel. Emperor Chen Liu sent troops to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Prime Minister Xiao Qinhe resisted desperately, but was executed on the spot by the Imperial Master Wang Qianzhong. Before the entire court and even the entire Jinyu City could not get restless, Chen Jinyu did not hesitate. With a lively expression, he took off his brocade robe, walked outside the royal study, and knelt on the ground. Many palace maids and eunuchs were deeply confused when they saw him. His Majesty was not in the study, so why did the prince kneel? Of course, these were not things they should consider. Only the eunuch from the East Palace rushed over. Fearing that his master would catch a cold, he brought a robe, but as soon as the eunuch put it on him, Chen Jinyu pulled it away.
The eunuch was also worried and said: "Your Highness, why is this? Even if you have to kneel, you should pay attention to your health, and His Majesty has not returned yet. Why don't Your Highness get up first, and I will watch over you."
Chen Jinyu said calmly: "Go back, this is not something you should worry about."
Although the eunuch was worried that something might happen to his master, he did not dare to disobey the order, so he had to pick up his robe on the ground and leave slowly.
Chen Jinyu had never practiced martial arts, and now it was the turn of autumn and winter. He only wore a thin white coat, so he was shivering constantly, thinking about when his father would return and when he would come to the imperial study.
When Chen Liuren returned to the palace, he first resigned from his post as Jin Jia. Maybe he had guessed the prince's behavior, so he took a bath for two quarters of an hour longer than usual, and then walked slowly to the imperial study.
Chen Jinyu noticed the movement behind him, turned around and knelt down: "My son, I pay homage to my father."
Seeing this, Chen Liuren ignored it and walked straight into the study. One person was wearing a cotton robe in the room, holding a hand stove and reading leisurely. The other person turned around and knelt down without making any sound.
After another two hours, the sky became dark and the temperature dropped. Even the servants coming and going did not feel distressed when they saw him. However, His Majesty was in the room, so he did not dare to come forward to dissuade him.
It wasn't until late at night that the door of the room was opened. When Chen Liuren saw Chen Jinyu, he said coldly: "Get up."
Chen Jinyu was trembling with cold, but he still couldn't kneel down. He straightened up and said in a smooth voice, "Father, please listen to what I have to say, otherwise I will never be able to kneel down."
Chen Liu couldn't bear it: "Come in and talk."
Hearing that his father gave him the opportunity to speak, Chen Jinyu immediately stood up and thanked Chen Liuren and followed Chen Liuren into the study. Chen Liuren took the shawl placed on the sandalwood bed and put it on him, and also gave him the hand stove on the table. Holding it, he said softly: "Sit down and talk."
Chen Jinyu felt relaxed, but still did not smile. After sitting down, he said: "Father, the prime minister is not guilty."
Chen Liuren said slightly angrily: "Do you think it is right for him to rebel? Or are you eager to take this position?"
Chen Jinyu hurriedly stood up and knelt down: "My son has no intention of rebellion, and neither does the prime minister. I think that the reason why Prime Minister Xiao took such a bad policy was actually in the court. My father almost always avoided the prime minister's letter." , the Prime Minister had no choice but to commit rebellion, but in the final analysis, the Prime Minister still considered Chen Guo."
Chen Liuren said calmly: "Then you should have heard about what happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion today. He is already dead. Why are you still here?"
Chen Jinyu said: "My son, I am here to rectify the name of the prime minister. The prime minister has worked hard all his life to serve the people of the world. He should not bear such an infamy."
Chen Liuren helped Chen Jinyu up and said, "Xiao Qinhe said before he died that this matter has nothing to do with you."
Chen Jinyu still lowered his head and said: "My son and minister are not doing this for themselves, but just to rectify the prime minister's name."
Chen Liuren sighed and said: "I could have not killed him, but he also said that Xiao Qin deserved to die, for no other reason. He didn't want to cause turmoil in the whole court because of this incident. Do you understand?"
Chen Jinyu was shocked and didn't know what to say.
Chen Liuren patted him on the shoulder, walked aside and said, "You have this intention, which shows that you will be a benevolent king. But what Chen Guo needs most now is a benevolent king. What he needs is someone who can guard the country. A capable monarch who protects the people of the world, you are still young and have fledgling experience. When you can personally control the government and everyone in the government submits to you, you will be able to rectify the name of the Prime Minister."
Chen Jinyu couldn't help but burst into tears and tried his best not to fall down. He gritted his teeth and said, "I understand."
Chen Liuren walked up to him, tightened his shawl tightly, and said with a smile: "Looking at your body and bones, you are not as good as my father. If I had known this, I should have let you learn some martial arts like the boss."
Chen Jinyu narrowed his eyes and smiled, tears falling down his cheeks: "If I have also practiced martial arts, I don't know how long I will have to kneel outside the imperial study before my father is willing to see me."
At this moment, the two father and son in the emperor's home were as close to nature as ordinary people's homes, chatting and laughing.
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The next day,
A courtyard in Jinyu City was given by Ren Pingsheng as an official. Yesterday, Zhang Ling did not return to the academy because of the prime minister's affairs. Today, Zhang Ling was forced to go to court, so he stayed here for one night.
Early in the morning, Zhang Ling had a fight with Chu Xingran and his clothes were in tatters, so he took a pair of Ren Shengsheng's clothes and wore them. The two of them were similar in stature. Looking from left to right, Zhang Ling felt that Satisfied with the fit.
Ren Pingsheng saw him wearing his own clothes and rushed forward to strip him. Zhang Ling pushed him away quickly: "Why are you stripping someone's clothes in broad daylight and acting like a gangster? Besides, I don't have the power of Long Yang." good."
Ren Pingsheng said dissatisfied: "Do you know that this outfit is very expensive? I didn't even bother to wear it once and you wore it."
Zhang Ling laughed and said: "As for it? It's just a piece of clothing, and our brothers are so fussy about it. Besides, the things I give you are no less than this."
Ren Pingsheng waved his hand and said disdainfully: "Forget it, let's go quickly. Don't be late for the first court meeting. You will be fined and punished."
Zhang Ling chuckled and said: "I am not a court official, the emperor has nothing to do with it."
Ren Pingsheng chuckled: "That's it after today."
After getting on the carriage, the two of them bumped along the busy street for a while. The closer they got to the palace, the fewer people there were. Ren Pingsheng's car was also submerged in it. When they arrived outside the palace gate, the officials in the car got off the car one after another and walked into the palace. One by one, they took their positions step by step, and all of them were dressed in official uniforms. Therefore, Zhang Ling, who was dressed in green clothes, looked particularly eye-catching. However, not long after entering the palace, Zhang Ling was taken to a single courtyard by a steward to wait for the order.
Unfortunately, the courtyard was not big and weapons could not be brought into the palace. Zhang Ling had to sit down and practice looking in the mirror and observing his mind. But for some reason, he could not calm down today. Logically speaking, he has a cold temperament and it is difficult for him to be disturbed by external things. So I couldn't get into concentration, so I had no choice but to make trouble and waste time on my own.
Although the steward who brought him here warned him not to wander around, Zhang Ling had the final say as to where he would go as his legs grew on him. According to the steward, people like him who were waiting to go to court would have to wait and wait. Two or three hours.
Zhang Ling sighed to himself: "Because of this trouble, there is no entertainment, no food and drink, so I have to go around by myself."
