Entering the Zhaoyang Palace, the palace maids brought food and wine. Chu Qing drank three large bowls without saying a word. The Supreme Emperor ripped off his cloak and shouted "Good boy".
What Chu Qing drank was not wine, but human feelings.
Zhang Songling dared to monopolize an industry just by sending money to the palace.
He, Chu Qing, came to drink with the Supreme Emperor every once in a while. Not to mention monopolizing an industry, at least he could realize some dreams that he had never thought about and dared not think about.
"Your Majesty, drinking like this is boring." Chu Qing wiped his lips and stepped on the stool: "I'll teach you how to box."
"Okay, I like this guy with fists and swords. Come quickly."
Just like that, with Concubine Hua as company, the three of them drank.
Outside Zhaoyang Palace, Huang Laosi has been here four times, and his face is getting darker and darker.
Listen, listen, the Supreme Emperor is completely shameless. He is so good as a brother. You and Chu Qing are brothers. What do I care about his name? Shibo?
The last time Chu Qing suffered a big loss, one on two, he was knocked unconscious by the Supreme Emperor and Concubine Hua. This time, he improved his memory and taught the two of them to draw fists. Basically, they won more and lost less. Concubine Hua's second After being defeated, the Supreme Emperor finally fed Chu Qing more, having killed one thousand enemies and lost two thousand eighty to himself.
However, the Supreme Emperor was a little unable to open his eyes this time, and the Zhaoyang Palace was in a mess.
Different from last time, this time, the Supreme Emperor really drank too much, and so did Chu Qing.
Chu Qing opened his clothes and leaned against the pillars of the palace, panting heavily, and shouted proudly: "If you accept it, I'll ask you, do you accept it or not?"
The Supreme Emperor crawled over on all fours and leaned against Chu Qing.
"It's so enjoyable, so damn enjoyable, hahaha, hiccup~~~"
Chu Qing's face was flushed, and he said with a silly smile: "Does it feel good or not?"
"It's cool!" The Supreme Emperor burped again: "A man walks in this world, but he kills people and drinks...drinking, he can't kill anyone. I, I haven't killed anyone for a long time, but I can drink, and it feels good and refreshing."
The Supreme Emperor put his arm around Chu Qing's shoulders: "You're not... not a naughty boy. You drink well, and your fists... your fists can be stroked happily."
As he spoke, an unspeakable loneliness flashed across the face of the Supreme Emperor, and his eyes gradually became distracted.
"These nine bastards can't even accompany me, and the emperor is of no use to him..."
Chu Qing was still silly and happy, and said inarticulately: "Aren't I accompanying you? Uncle Chang, I'm not bragging with you. I've seen many uncles like you. It's all like this in the nursing home. The children are busy. Busy...busy and neglecting your parents, full of excuses, busy with work, busy with career, always busy, damn it, your parents raised you up, and when you get old, you have to go out drinking with others every day, what? Leader, what kind of customer? Is the leader your father, or is the customer your mother? You are busy every day, busy with this, busy with that, busy with your mother’s legs.”
"Well said!" The Supreme Emperor smashed the wine bowl next to him with a slap: "Do your mother's favor."
Chu Qing also patted the Supreme Emperor on the shoulder: "Don't worry, uncle. I'll come to you for a drink when I'm fine. Next time, I'll call you Dou Shijia."
The Emperor's fan stared at him: "Dou... aristocratic family, aristocratic family... what kind of fighting method is this?"
"Playing cards, three people playing, Landlord, no, Dou Shijia, but it will take a few days, busy these days, by the way, you will leave the palace in a few days, I will take you to open your eyes, how about it."
"It's a promise... it's settled. If you don't let me... let me open my eyes, I will... punish you all over the house."
"Don't worry, the auction is full of good things. Take whatever you like when the time comes." Chu Qing rubbed his aching forehead and shook his head: "By the way, uncle, can you leave the palace? Don’t let me make arrangements by then and you won’t be able to get out.”
"Go out, why can't you go out?" The Supreme Emperor grinned and said happily: "No, don't say that I am the Supreme Emperor, that's all."
"Okay, then uncle, you can rest. In a few days, I will ask Chang Laoer to take you out to find me, just in the south of the city."
Chu Qing stood up unsteadily, stunned.
The Supreme Emperor grabbed his calf, his mouth full of alcohol: "Don't...don't trick me, I...wait...wait for you."
"Oh, don't worry. It's only been a few days. Please rest, uncle. Bye."
After Chu Qing finished speaking, he plopped down on the ground and fell asleep.
The Supreme Emperor grinned sillyly and said, "You...you lost...lost again."
As soon as the word "Le" was spoken, the Supreme Emperor tilted his head, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The door of the main hall was pushed open, and Sun An filed in with a group of palace ladies.
Sun An personally carried Chu Qing on his back and immediately placed him in the carriage outside the palace.
Huang Laosi stood by the stone pillar outside the main hall with a calm expression, his whole person hidden in the black shadow. He did not walk outside Zhaoyang Hall until the carriage disappeared into the moonlight.
After entering the hall and looking at the mess, Huang Laosi sighed quietly.
"Sun An."
"Old slave is here." Sun An ran over quickly.
"Remember the date, every half month, if Chu Qing does not come into the palace to greet father and Concubine Hua, you have the imperial guards capture him and take him to Zhaoyang Palace."
Sun An responded "Yes".
Seeing the Supreme Emperor being helped to the back hall by four eunuchs, Huang Laosi spoke again.
"Back then, Chen Yan told me that if I wanted to win the great treasure, I would probably have no friends or friends in my life, and everyone around me would betray me." Huang Laosi's eyes showed a look that the Supreme Emperor had also revealed. look.
"When I was in the border army, I looked at all my brothers who were alive and dead. When I was in the military camp, I could sleep peacefully because I knew that the people around me were all my comrades, and they were all comrades who had passed their lives."
Huang Laosi lowered his eyes: "But after taking the throne, the people around him are all tigers and wolves. If you are not careful..."
Sun An fell to his knees with a plop: "Your Majesty, I will serve you forever."
Huang Laosi smiled slightly and pulled Sun An up: "I'm not talking about you."
The old eunuch knew that the emperor was talking about courtiers and aristocratic families, but he didn't know how to comfort the emperor.
He knows better than anyone else how happy and free the prince-general was back then. But after he became the emperor, even a sip of tea had to pass through the mouths of several people. Wu Dian had to check his whole body before, and there was no one around him who could confide in him.
Come to think of it, this is probably why the Supreme Emperor chose to abdicate.
The emperor does not need friends, he only needs others to fear him.
An emperor who is feared by no one will not be able to live up to his throne.
It is precisely because of this that I cannot express my joy or anger, nor can I reveal my weakness or fear. I cannot even find someone to resolve my problems. Over time, the only feeling left is loneliness.
More often than not, the emperor needs to maintain a mysterious and unpredictable image.
Because it is not mysterious or unfathomable, the ministers will try to figure out the holy will and do what they want. Then there will be more and more treacherous ministers, and the emperor will expose more and more weaknesses.
How can people have no weaknesses, unless they have no emotions, but people without emotions will only be left alone in the end.
Seeing that the Supreme Emperor and Concubine Hua had settled down, Huang Laosi looked a little curious and longing.
"Tomorrow, go outside the palace to find out what Chu Qing's auction house is about. If it is interesting, I will go with my father when I die."
"Old slave, I'll go early tomorrow morning."
