【Maple Cherry】

Chapter 37

Yuan Runqian looked at the young emperor in front of him. He hadn't seen him for several years. He could hardly recognize the child in front of him. Not only his appearance, but also his manners and gestures were full of imperial aura, and his family was sitting in the house, as well as outside. The knife and axe shaking through the window.Yuan Runqian sighed from the bottom of his heart, "Returning to the emperor, this person is exactly Mr. Taichangqing of the current court—Feng Xiu, but this book is not aimed at our court, but written by the previous court."

"I see." The young emperor nodded, Fengxiu... This person probably found his mother before or after he could remember, and taught him to read and write since then. Although he worships Xuanjue as the emperor's teacher, his real enlightenment teacher , but Fengxiu.He waved his hand to let Yuan Runqian's family leave. He half-closed his eyes and sat on the dragon chair. He didn't move for a long time. After a while, the young emperor opened his eyes. Come on, just say that I have something to ask Mr. Taichangqing." His cold voice, cold eyes, in the dew-heavy night of late autumn, make people feel chilling.

Taichang Qingfu.

Fengxiu was bored and wanted to write a letter to Fu Ying who was at the front line, when suddenly there was a message from outside that the emperor and the regent were coming in person, he quickly got up to pick it up, and when he arrived at the front hall, the young emperor and the cursed world master were already there waited.

"My lord..." Fengxiu was about to salute, but the young emperor stood up from his seat and held Fengxiu's hand with both hands to stop him from bowing, "Teacher, you don't need to be too polite, I came late at night to ask for advice. He was still holding a book in his hand, Fengxiu looked down and was secretly surprised, that book was written by him in Lingnan at that time.

Fengxiu looked at the young emperor calmly, "What's the matter with the emperor, come to the mansion in person at this late hour." As he said this, he glanced at the Cursed World Master. The army is afraid that they have already ambushed outside.

"The reason why I came here today is because Lord Taichangqing once told me about the art of the emperor when he was still in Lingnan. I want to ask the teacher, can others sleep soundly on the side of the couch?" The eyes are already full of sharpness.

Fengxiu glanced at Curse World Master, who sat there without moving, it seemed that he was doomed, "Your Majesty asks this, do you feel threatened by someone beside the couch?"

"No at first, but I heard that the teacher was quite popular when he was an undercover agent under Lingnan Xietian Yuwu. Now that he is in an important position in Taichangqing, he is also respected by the people. What's more... at the beginning of the troubled times, a pen and an academy disrupted It is difficult for me not to think too much. So I come to ask the teacher, if the teacher is me, how to deal with this matter?" The little emperor let go of Fengxiu's hand and returned to sit on the chair, and Before Fengxiu could reply, he said again: "What's more, I heard that Lord Taichangqing has a very close relationship with the Marquis of Triumph who holds a heavy army, just like Prime Minister Zuo and the Great General."

Fengxiu smiled, he raised his head and glanced at the little emperor sitting in the middle of the main hall, what he thought of was that year when Fuying and Fu Ying went to save Shuanghong in the Yadi Palace, and later he went to Lingnan and heard about Shuanghong He and the little prince were still in the world, and saw that the child was good at talking, so he personally opened the door and gave him a book, which taught the emperor's art of the world. Although the emperor in front of him is young, he is already a real king.

"I would like to ask Lord Taichangqing, now I am spreading among the people the names of the four gentlemen of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Several of them have contributed to the country. If there is a heart of disobedience in the future, how can I prevent it?" Ask again, There is no obstruction at all.

After Fengxiu listened, she bowed calmly, "Back to the emperor, I only have one sentence, Yuheng refers to Meng Dong, what is the history of the stars."

"Oh? Master Tai Changqing, what do you mean?" The little emperor laughed when he heard this.

Fengxiu saluted again, "In life, the grass and trees are in autumn. Rumors are widely spread among the people, but they are only a temporary name. Fengxiu is bold. After this battle, the military power in the hands of the triumphant prince will be weakened, and only a small amount of defense will be left in his hands. In this way, the imperial power can be preserved without worry. ;Wu Wushang is in the position of a general, but he is capable of writing and martial arts. After this battle, he can be dismissed as a general, changed to a civilian post, and promoted to a noble. Xiang Wuyi's heart is for the people, as long as the emperor is dedicated to the people, he will definitely not have a second heart."

Curse World Master kept his eyes closed and listened. After Fengxiu finished speaking, his eyes slowly opened. He looked at Fengxiu, "Your idea has saved the three of them. So, what about you?"

The little emperor also nodded with a smile, "I also want to ask, what should I do with this person?"

Fengxiu smiled and bowed to salute again, "As a passer-by between heaven and earth, the wedge is a false name, and Fengxiu is an empty shell. Since the king is worried, as long as Fengxiu dies, you can rest easy from now on."

After saying a word, the little emperor finally couldn't laugh anymore. He looked at Fengxiu's calm look, and suddenly hated him. This person appeared in front of him with a smile, and taught the way of emperors. The plan is to unify the world, and now, he still smiles so calmly, opening his mouth and disregarding his personal life and death, why is he doing this!

"This is... what Mr. Tai Changqing said personally." The little emperor gritted his teeth.

"Yes. I have another word." Fengxiu nodded.

"You speak."

"The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is all bowed and hidden. It is indeed the way of the emperor, but this way cannot be passed down in Qing history. Fengxiu can only be executed in secret, otherwise the world will be pre-determined, and there will be wars again." Fengxiu stood up straight, All proud.

"It's up to you." The little emperor stood up, "Prince Regent, take... Mr. Taichang Qing, and make a decision after he is secretly imprisoned."

"Yes." Curse World Master stood up and glanced at Fengxiu, the light in his eyes was unclear.

The little emperor got up to leave, and the cursed world master then came to Fengxiu, "Let's go. What else do you wish for?"

"I want to ask the Prince Regent to allow me to see the Marquis of Triumph for the last time." Feng Xiu said with a smile.

Cursing the world master did not speak for a long time, he looked Fengxiu up and down, finally nodded, "Your boy, I am really surprised. I grant your wish, but if you expect him to rebel for you, it is absolutely impossible."

"If I had this heart, I wouldn't just die. It's enough to exchange my life for the life of my beloved and dear friend." Fengxiu said.

Curse World Master nodded, turned around and waved for Fengxiu to be taken down, "Strictly speaking, you should follow Fuying and call me foster father." He turned and left after saying so.Fengxiu let these people take them away. He looked down at the book that was thrown to the ground by the little emperor with disdain, and frowned slightly. These books should have been destroyed back then, but who published them now?

……

Taichangqing complained of illness and did not go to court for ten days in a row. Wuyi went directly to Taichangqing's mansion, but he didn't even see anyone. He couldn't help but feel suspicious, and sent everyone to investigate. After three days, he got a report, "Then His Majesty Ye Huang and Master Curse have been to the Taichangqing Mansion, since then Fengxiu seems to have evaporated from the world."

Wuyi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but suddenly his heart turned cold, "Did the authors of those counter-books that were sent to Beijing a few days ago have been found?"

"Prime Minister, I don't know who wrote the book, but before the emperor went to see Fengxiu late at night, he found a county magistrate named Yuan Runqian." The people below reported.

"Master Yin, what happened? What's the relationship between that writer, Wei Zi, and Tai Changqing?" Seeing Wuyi's unsightly expression, Sashou Cixi couldn't help but asked anxiously.

Wuyi sighed, raised his head and asked, "I remember sending a copy of those counter-books to the prime minister's residence, do you still keep it?"

"Keep it here, I'll get it right away." Sa Shoucixie hurriedly nodded and went to the inner study to get a copy and handed it to Wu Yi, Wu Yi snatched it for a long time, and finally sat down on the chair, "So that's it... "

"Master Yin, what the hell..." Sashou Merci was in a hurry, as if something would happen to Wuyi.

Wuyi sat quietly for a while, then suddenly reached out and touched a piece of paper, wrote eight words on the paper and handed it over, "Sa'er, go to Lingnan quickly and find out who printed these books. Yun'er personally delivered it to the hands of Kaixuanhou and Chu Wushang, don't worry, apart from the two of you, there should be no fourth person in the house to know about it."

"Yes." Seeing that Wuyi's face was so solemn that a layer of frost could be scraped off, Sashou Cixi quickly took the note and turned away.As he walked, he folded the note and put it in his bosom, only to see Wuyi write down the eight words "The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, the bird is dead and the bow is hidden". and go.

Wuyi saw Mercy go away, frowned and thought for a moment, then raised his voice and called, "Come here."

A person came in and knelt on one knee in the hall, "What's the matter, Prime Minister?"

"Send people into the palace, and tell me that I have an old illness and need to rest." Wuyi said.

"Yes." The visitor agreed and left.

Wuyi saw the person leaving, stood up again and went straight out. He was wearing a light gown, and went out quietly through the side door. A gatekeeper at the side door saw him coming out, and hurried over, "Are you going out, sir?"

"Prepare the carriage, I'm going to see the regent, don't say anything." Wuyi whispered, and a carriage quietly went all the way from the side door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

……

In the inner courtyard of the palace, the little emperor wrote down the word "Wedge" on a piece of paper. After thinking for a while, he wrote: Marquis of Triumph. After looking at the two names, he reached out and wiped the word "Wedge", and wrote on the paper again: Jiang, Xiang, I read it again after finishing writing, and drew a cross on the word "Jiang".

Thousands of miles away in the southwest, Fu Ying and Shu Wushang, who had just finished a great battle, were sitting in front of the bonfire, unaware that the capital had already been turned upside down.

"Tomorrow, you and I will split into two groups to attack the rebels. After this battle, we can return to the court." Fu Ying looked at the military map by the light of the bonfire, "It will be more than a month since we came out, and we will be here in a blink of an eye." It's winter."

"I can always go back for a new year." Chu Wushang looked at the military map, "If you hurry up, there will be another ten days."

Fu Ying nodded, "Then let's end it quickly."

The bonfire was jumping and making crackling sounds. Compared with the capital city, the southwestern border was damp and cold, making it difficult to sleep.

……

——to be continued