When Zhang Dingnan and Han Feng parted.
In the main hall of the Qianlan Empire Palace, all the officials have retired and the palace door is closed.
At this moment, Emperor Wu was sitting behind the Dragon Table with an expressionless face. Standing in the hall was a fair-skinned middle-aged man, wearing a first-grade official uniform, with a slight look of dust on his face.
At this moment, he was facing the dragon case, and he bowed down to tell Emperor Wu the truth about everything that happened in Zhenbei Palace.
After hearing the end, the marriage between King Zhenbei and King Zhennan was postponed until three years later.
Emperor Wu, who originally had his eyes lowered and seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, began to breathe evenly and became slightly heavier.
Immediately, he suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze as sharp as a blade!
"Be bold!"
Emperor Wu suddenly shouted angrily and slapped the dragon case with his palm. A violent wind swept through the hall, lifting the ink and memorials on the dragon case directly into the air and scattering all over the hall!
Seeing that Emperor Wu was angry, Shangguan Qingfeng, who had just rushed back to the imperial capital from Zhenbei Palace, hurriedly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
To the left and right of the dragon case, the prince Zhu Hongyu and the eunuch "Yuan Lu", the eunuch of the ceremony, also knelt down at the same time.
Emperor Wu was furious, and the temperature in the entire palace hall instantly dropped to freezing point, and all three of them fell silent.
After a moment, Emperor Wu looked at Shangguan Qingfeng again and asked in a cold voice: "Shangguan Qingfeng, who is the madman who disturbed the engagement ceremony of King Zhenbei?"
Shangguan Qingfeng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this person's name is "Han Feng". According to the investigation, he is an intermediate disciple of Tiannan College."
"Han Feng!"
When he heard this name, the prince, who was kneeling beside Emperor Wu, suddenly changed his expression.
Even Emperor Wu was slightly stunned after hearing this name.
The old eunuch Yuan Lu on the side reminded him in time: "Your Majesty, the person Shangshu is talking about should be the one who designed the "Zhuge Liannu" a year ago, and performed meritorious service at Beiyang Pass half a year ago, and was canonized as "Viscount" by you. Young."
"It's him!" Emperor Wu's eyes narrowed, and then he said angrily: "A mere viscount dares to destroy the marriage of two princes. I really don't know the heights of the world. Shangguan Qingfeng, have you ever captured this man and brought him back?"
"Well……"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingfeng's eyes flashed slightly and he muttered: "Your Majesty, I forgive you...I am incompetent and did not dare to capture this person."
"Oh...?" Emperor Wu's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he was keenly aware that there was something in Shangguan Qingfeng's words.
"Why don't you dare?"
Shangguan Qingfeng said with a troubled look on his face: "Your Majesty, after this person arrived at Zhenbei Palace, His Royal Highness Prince Ying and Zhang Shuai protected him.
Although the old minister wanted to take this son back to the imperial capital and hand him over to His Majesty, there was nothing he could do because of the two of them. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. "
When Emperor Wu heard this, he became even more furious and shouted again: "How can this be unreasonable? Are Zhang Dingnan and Prince Ying going against me? How dare they protect this daring madman!"
The prince Zhu Hongyu on the side saw this, his eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but said: "Father, I am willing to go to Xichuan Province, capture Han Feng and bring him back to the imperial capital, and obey my father's orders."
When Emperor Wu heard this, he glanced at the prince beside him and said, "I am very relieved that the prince is willing to share my worries, but it concerns Zhang Dingnan and King Ying. Even if I send you to Xichuan, it will be of no use.
I must make a personal decision on this matter, and the relevant persons must be severely punished! "
As soon as these words came out, the prince lowered his head and couldn't help but look happy. However, Shangguan Qingfeng, who was kneeling in front of the palace, frowned slightly.
Immediately, Emperor Wu spoke again: "Shangguan Qingfeng, how many people know what happened at the engagement ceremony of King Zhenbei?"
Shangguan Qingfeng hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, when the king of Zhenbei had a gambling fight with Han Feng, he sealed the sky. Only a dozen governors in the inner court and several princes and nobles saw the whole process.
However, before the old minister rushed back to the imperial capital, he had already discussed it with them and asked them to keep the matter secret and not to spread it outside. They would make a decision after the old minister informed His Majesty. "
Emperor Wu nodded slowly, "Well... you have done a good job. This matter should not be spread to outsiders."
As he spoke, Emperor Wu pondered for a while, then couldn't help but stretched out his hand to rub his eyebrows, and said a little tiredly: "My dear, you must be tired after running all the way, so you should go back and rest first, I will reward you later.
As for how to deal with this matter specifically, I have to think about it carefully. "
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingfeng quickly bowed and said goodbye: "In that case, I will retire first!"
Emperor Wu nodded and said to Zhu Hongyu on the side: "Prince, go see your teacher off."
The prince responded quickly and personally escorted Shangguan Qingfeng out of the palace gate, and the two of them walked towards the palace gate again.
Halfway through the journey, the prince finally couldn't restrain his joy and whispered: "Teacher, this time Zhang Dingnan and the others are finally going to be unlucky!"
Hearing this, Shangguan Qingfeng, who is also the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Prince's Young Master, did not have any joy on his face. Instead, he frowned and said in a deep voice: "Prince, you are happy too early."
The prince looked puzzled when he heard this, "Teacher, why did you say this? Didn't you see how furious my father was in the hall just now?"
Shangguan Qingfeng shook his head and sighed: "Prince, who is your Majesty? How can you express joy and anger easily?
Furthermore, if Your Majesty really wanted to punish Zhang Dingnan vigorously, why didn't you summon me in front of all the ministers in the palace, instead of summoning me alone after the dynasty was dismissed? "
When the prince heard this, his expression changed slightly, "Teacher, what do you mean..."
Shangguan Qingfeng bowed his hands to the prince and said goodbye: "Your Highness does not need to send you far away. The old minister has resigned. Your Highness must not get involved in this matter again."
The prince stood there, his eyes flashing thoughtfully.
…
But he said that in the main hall, shortly after the prince sent Shangguan Qingfeng out of the palace, a eunuch came to report.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is asking for an audience outside the palace."
"Oh...is Sixth Sister here?" Emperor Wu couldn't help but look surprised when he heard this. He immediately stood up and went out of the palace to greet her without summoning her.
At this moment, in the cloister on the left side of the main hall, beside the fence carved with white jade, a slim figure had already stopped and waited.
This is a woman wearing a gauze veil, with cloud-like black and smooth hair on her temples. She has a hollow phoenix hairpin made of gold wire on her head. She is wearing an ivory white floor-length skirt, covered with a gold and silver silk embroidered floor palace gauze. .
Even though the woman is wearing a gauze veil, her pair of unpainted willow eyebrows, her clear and calm eyes, like running water from a clear spring, and her snow-white skin like gelatin, can still make people think that under the veil, this woman must be... A stunning face that would captivate the entire country.
Seeing this familiar figure, Emperor Wu couldn't help but quicken his pace, with a friendly smile on his face, and he took the initiative to say: "Sixth sister, why did you come to the palace today."
Facing Emperor Wu, the woman bowed slightly and saluted, her movements were noble and generous, and her voice was as soft as "a sinking fish comes out to listen".
"Qing He, I have met the emperor brother."
It turns out that this girl is the sixth daughter of the late emperor, "Princess Qinghe" who is known as the most beautiful woman in the empire.
After Emperor Wu succeeded to the throne, he named the sister of the same mother as the "eldest princess" of the empire, which was also the highest rank among princesses.
Seeing Princess Qinghe, Emperor Wu showed a rare gentle smile. He stepped forward to support her and said, "Sixth sister, I have already said that I will not bow to you when you see me, so why do you need to be so polite."
Princess Qinghe's eyes were quiet and elegant, and she said softly: "Brother Emperor is now the emperor, how can Qinghe lose his etiquette?"
Emperor Wu smiled helplessly and said, "Qing He, you haven't been to the palace for a long time. You might as well accompany me to the Imperial Garden for a walk today."
Princess Qinghe nodded, and then the brother and sister went to the imperial garden together.
The imperial garden was full of flowers and beautiful scenery. Emperor Wu and the eldest princess walked through it, chatting casually, talking about the little things that happened to their parents and their interesting experiences living in the palace when they were young.
Most of the time, Emperor Wu was talking, while the eldest princess just listened quietly and sometimes nodded in response.
The two walked for a while. Emperor Wu was talking about an interesting incident from his childhood. When he lowered his head, he suddenly saw that the eldest princess was holding a manual in her hand.
Emperor Wu couldn't help but be curious, "Sixth Sister, what kind of book are you holding in your hand?"
The eldest princess replied: "A collection of poems, an excellent collection of poems."
"Oh... a collection of poems?" Emperor Wu suddenly became interested.
"Sixth sister, I remember that when I was not yet on the throne, you said that although there are many literati in the Qianlan Empire, you can't count the number of poems and articles that can catch your eye.
But even so, I have never heard you use the word "excellent" to evaluate other people's poems. I wonder which great scholar in the empire wrote this collection of poems? "
The eldest princess smiled and whispered two words.
"Han Feng."
