When Wei Chao heard Feng Bao's words, he was astonished, and countless thoughts went through his mind in an instant. His first reaction was that Feng Bao might go to hell, kill him as the messenger, and wander around the world in anonymity from now on - if he and Feng Bao were to change places, he would probably do this.
But what followed was huge doubts. Why did the emperor want Feng Bao to die? Because they often accompanied him, the Wei Dynasty knew that the emperor and Feng Bao had always cooperated very well. Last year, the emperor even praised Feng Bao for controlling public opinion in Jiangnan, claiming that he would give Feng Bao the power to make decisions on the fly and deal with things at his convenience, so as to avoid secret exchanges and missing the opportunity of "public opinion war".
However, today the emperor went to great lengths to send him letters and poison to kill Feng Bao. Although Wei Chao was the messenger, Zhu Yijun did not tell him what to do. He simply ordered that when he arrived at the place, Feng Bao should read the letter first and then listen to Feng Bao's decision.
Although Wei Chao was young, he was thoughtful and thoughtful. After training with Zhu Yijun for several years, he has become more thoughtful. At this moment, seeing that Feng Bao's guard was broken, and the "ancestors' fight over the future and laid-off workers" that they had felt when they first met had disappeared, he made a decision in a flash of his mind.
Suppressing the urge to rush out of the door, Wei Chao said with a look of surprise on his face: "How could this be? Before our family left, the emperor did not issue an edict to kill my father-in-law. Could it be that you misunderstood?"
After saying this, he moved a few steps forward to get the emperor's letter to Feng Bao from the major case and see what the emperor said. "Collect as much information as possible before making a decision" is exactly what Zhu Yijun taught people around him through words and deeds.
Feng Bao was sitting in a chair with his body hunched over as if he were mourning for his heir. He had no intention of stopping him, and Wei Chao easily got the letter.
When I looked down, I saw that it was indeed Zhu Yijun's own handwriting. There was no title on the paper, and there were not many words. As soon as he read the first sentence, a question mark came over his head.
The first column reads: "Revenge brings wind and dust, blowing bamboo and silk into the beautiful embroidery." Wei Chao, who had studied in the Nei Shu Tang, knew that this was a line from "Yan Huai" written by Lu You, a great poet of the Song Dynasty, but did not know what it meant.
The whole poem expresses Lu You's depression as he grows old and resists Jin Wucheng. What does the emperor mean when he writes it to Feng Bao? Wei Chao's Qiqiao Linglong's heart was racing so fast that he couldn't figure out how to interpret this poem.
The second column reads: "Those who know me do not know me." This Wei Dynasty knew better. This is an interception from the "Book of Songs" in "Those who know me say that I am worried; those who do not know me say that I want nothing." "Two sentences, but he was still confused.
What is written in the third column is: "The mountains have trees, and the trees have branches, and my heart is happy for you, but you don't know it." This is even more outrageous. The Wei Dynasty did not know the source, but it is obvious that it is a love poem about a woman who has a crush on a man, similar to an obscene ditty. The Wei Dynasty had completely given up on solving the emperor's riddle at this time.
The fourth column reads: "If you don't see me, I will accept the words on the left, and accept the history on the right. I will accept your kindness in the morning, and I will give you death in the evening." Well, the Wei Dynasty understood this sentence. This sentence comes from Bai Letian's "Taihang Road", the whole poem They all use the relationship between husband and wife to satirize the rebellion between monarch and minister. The emperor does have a death wish here, but it depends on how Feng Bao understands it.
The fifth column reads: "The accumulated injustices of the past are swept away, and the hidden dragon silver box is collected and treasured." The origin of this poem is unknown based on the literary level of the Wei Dynasty, but Feng Bao looked at the box and asked him for a silver medal. This sentence came from this sentence, but it happened just now.
The last column of the letter paper is a row of small characters, which reads "Burn after surveillance by the Wei Dynasty". When Feng Bao opened the box, there was no memorial inside, only a bag of arsenic. It didn't matter that the Wei Dynasty didn't understand the first few lines of the poem. It was certain that the emperor really wanted to kill Feng Bao and ordered him to monitor it.
He was holding this letter with no beginning and no end, and didn't know what to say. When he looked at Feng Bao, he saw him hanging his head in tears, as if his bones had been ripped away, and he couldn't help but feel a pity in his heart that even surprised him - -This may be a case of things harming their own kind.
He shook the letter paper in his hand and said to Feng Bao: "To be honest, I didn't understand a word of it - but the emperor ordered me to burn this letter, and I want to burn it."
Feng Bao looked up at him when he heard this, wiped away his tears, and seemed to have regained his arrogance and calmness before, and said hoarsely: "Burn it, it's all engraved in my heart."
When the Wei Dynasty heard this, he first picked up the fire sickle from Feng Bao's case, lit the glazed oil lamp, and then put the letter on the fire and burned it. He organized his speech and said: "Although I don't know why the emperor attacked you, I understand the last two sentences. I wonder how Feng Gong is going to deal with it?"
He said in his heart that when people undergo great changes in life and death, they might do something bad. Although he had no enmity with Feng Bao, it was not impossible for Feng Bao to kill him before escaping to express his dissatisfaction with the emperor. Therefore, he told the truth and had no intention of asking Feng Bao to commit suicide immediately. After all, for Feng Bao, whether to kill himself or not has nothing to do with escaping.
Feng Bao heard the voice of his words and said with a wry smile on his face: "How can you violate your order? You don't have to worry, the emperor believes in you and will not trap you to death - the people around me can't kill you either." After finishing this sentence, I don't know how to touch my feelings again, and shed tears.
Wei Chao felt a turmoil in his heart. He didn't dare to believe Feng Baozhi's words, but he didn't dare to urge him to take poison and die. He had no choice but to find something to say: "Why don't you call your nephew in to say a few words?" He still showed his intention to ask Feng Bao to confess his last words.
Feng Bao said: "No need, it's just sentimental." Pointing to the three pieces of paper on the table, he said: "That's the suicide note."
After hearing this, Wei Chao sighed a few times and said: "Eunuch Feng and I are both companions. There are some things that can only be said according to the time and destiny. There is nothing you can do. I don't know if you have any unfinished words that you want me to convey to the emperor. Of?"
After hearing this, Feng Bao thought to himself, "You finally understand what you are here for today." With a smile on his face, he said: "Well, in the letter the emperor gave me, everything I want to explain to the emperor has been clearly understood. I will die with no regrets. Thank you, just reply to this sentence Just play it to the Emperor."
Wei Chao scratched his head and couldn't figure out why the emperor wanted to kill Feng Bao. Feng Bao ignored his doubts and said: "As for the arrangements for Jiangnan affairs, I suggest that the emperor does not need to recall Li Xiushan and let him continue. He has participated in a lot before and can get started quickly."
Wei Chao heard this and Su Rong agreed. Feng Bao stood up, walked to the door with his hands behind his back, pushed the door open, and a gust of cold wind rushed in. He took a deep breath and suddenly smiled: "Good wind! Come on!" Feng Bangning, who was standing in the middle of the yard and stamping his feet, saw him push the door open and raised his hand to say hello.
Feng Bao smiled at Feng Bangning and closed the door again. He turned around and walked quickly to the medicine bag for the big case, holding it in his palm. Turning his head to look at Wei Chao, he smiled and said: "When will you be able to figure out the meaning of the emperor's words today - then you will have the qualifications to become the 'ancestor' of all eunuchs."
After saying this, he poured the medicinal noodles in the paper bag into his mouth, and said: "Wood slag, it has no taste." He took the tea cup, took a big sip, and flushed the medicine into his abdomen. middle.
After drinking the medicine, he saw Wei Chao staring straight at him with red eyes, as if he was about to shed tears. Feng Bao said, "I wonder when it will happen?" After walking back to the main case, he slowly sat down and looked at the oil lamp that Wei Chao had just lit.
Wei Chao didn't say a word, sitting there quietly, thinking about his future, and gradually became obsessed.
He knew that being with a king is like being with a tiger, and he also knew a lot about how to preserve his service skills, so he couldn't understand why Feng Bao, who had already gained everything, was exposed and expelled in the first place, and he couldn't even understand what Feng Bao had done. He was actually sentenced to death by the emperor.
From what Feng Bao meant, he probably couldn't figure it out until he climbed to a higher position. The emperor wrote so cryptically, this matter must be of great importance, and in order to live a good life, I don't have to think too much - only by thinking less about things that have nothing to do with serving the emperor can I live longer. This is what his godfather Zhang Jing taught him.
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Feng Bao again. Feng Bao's godfather is Li Fang, and Zhang Jing's godfather is Zhang Hong. It seems that none of the ceremonial officials who accompanied the emperor died a good death. Although I am stuck on a road leading to the sky, there is still Sun Qian in front of me, and I...
A sudden cough interrupted Wei Chao's thoughts, and Feng Bao, who was behind the big case, stood up unexpectedly. He said to Wei Chao with a puzzled look on his face: "After eating so much, my stomach should have hurt by now. Why don't you feel it?" As he said that, he rubbed his stomach with his hands, as if he wanted to quickly digest the crane crown red. , once and for all.
Wei Chao opened his mouth wide, remembering what the old man in the palace said, the redness in the crown of the crane and the pain in the belly would immediately make people miserable. A little bit the size of a fingernail will definitely kill someone in a quarter of an hour. Feng Bao ate close to a tablespoon. Why did he feel fine for so long?
When he was confused, he saw Feng Bao facing the north, kneeling down with a plop, crying loudly!
