Tide beat empty city

Chapter 10

The next day Bao Zheng went to court quite late, and it was almost noon when he returned to the mansion.It is reported that Bai Yutang took Yongnian away, and without a meal, he immediately summoned everyone to meet in the flower hall.

Before Bao Zheng sat alone in the case, Bo had an angry look: "Mr. Gongsun, you are so confused! After he became a vassal king, how to escort him back to the territory, the imperial court has already made a clear order; Bai Yutang acted recklessly, and he didn't know the seriousness, don't you know? Nonsense!"

Gongsun Ce knelt down without saying a word.When Zhang Long saw this, he quickly knelt down behind him and said boldly, "Your Excellency, calm down, don't blame Mr. Gongsun. He asked to stop Bai Yutang, but his subordinates were incompetent and couldn't stop him. If Your Excellency wants to punish the crime, please punish the crime of the subordinate first." .”

As soon as he knelt, Dynasty Ma Han and Zhao Hu followed suit.Bao Zheng said sharply: "I think you are all accomplices! Don't worry, none of you can escape!"

Gongsun Ce hurriedly kowtowed: "My lord, don't catch them all at once. Dynasty Ma Han went to the court with your lord, went out and entered together, and there is no chance to be an accomplice. Please be careful, my lord."

Bao Zheng laughed angrily: "In this way, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu are accomplices? Well, it's very good. At this time, the two of them will be imprisoned, and the Kaifeng Mansion will plead guilty to the crime of losing the prince due to lack of care. It saves some effort to arrest criminals. What does Mr. Gongsun think?"

Gongsun Ce lowered his head, and said for a while: "My lord, the students dare not argue, and have no intention of letting Yongnian go in private. But it's true that they couldn't stop Bai Yutang. Zhang Long and Zhao Hu's skills are not as good as others, so what's the crime? When he came to the mansion, he was just an unknown and top-notch young man, and when it was discussed outside, he could not be considered a lost prince."

Bao Zheng nodded and sighed: "Mr. Gongsun, you know the truth, but the Kaifeng government pretends not to know; have you ever thought about how many dangerous changes on the road to Lingnan? No matter how strong Bai Yutang is, he is not a member of the government. How many open spears and hidden arrows can we stand up against? If something unexpected happens to the two of them, how can I be innocent if no one offends me? What's more, do you know that Yuwen Chongming has no heirs, and how many people in his relatives covet his throne? ;Even if Yongnian is lucky enough to arrive safely, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be the target of public criticism when he returns home. How long will the situation be stable without the imperial court's protection? And, alas..." He flicked his sleeves and frowned without saying a word.

Gongsun Ce thought a lot, but never expected Yongnian to be his only son.He was dazed for a while, and prostrated himself on the ground: "It's the student's fault. Please be merciful, my lord, and punish me for the crime alone."

Bao Zheng waved his hand: "Get up first." Pausing for a while, he laughed at himself and shook his head: "If you can't stop it, you can't stop it. I really don't know what crime I should punish you for."

Gongsun Ce suddenly turned left and right, and asked, "Guard Zhan and Your Excellency went to court, why didn't they come back? Did the emperor stay?"

Bao Zheng's eyes softened, and he said with emotion: "Guard Zhan? You can't stop him, so he has to stop him."

After the dynasty disbanded, Zhao Zhen moved to the imperial study and summoned Bao Zheng alone to discuss matters, and Zhan Zhao followed him.Far away from the palace guard, Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I heard that Bao Qing's family has a distinguished guest, tell me about him."

Bao Zheng fell to his knees in a calm manner: "There are so many people in the court meeting, it is inconvenient to go into details. Just as I was about to report to the Holy Majesty, I just learned that the young man taken in by the mansion the day before yesterday was the son of Nanyue King Yuwen Chongming."

Zhao Zhen continued: "Bao Qing still doesn't know that Yu Wen Chongming passed away five days ago. What's more, he doesn't know that the majestic king of Nanyue has only one son."

Bao Zheng was at a loss for words for a moment, and after a long time he said: "I really don't know. How to deal with this matter, does your sage have any intentions?"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "No intention, what will I leave you to do. The titles of vassal kings in various places have to be reported to the imperial court in the past dynasties, and the Guoxi Township will be recognized. The documents reported by Nanyue arrived in Beijing yesterday, saying that Chongming has no descendants. Please order Grant the succession to the younger and most successful relatives. I think Chongming is not childless, what is lacking now is a title; if I don't come forward and give him a title, this kind of succession to the throne will also prevent a group of people from staring at each other. Add gossip and slander."

Bao Zheng said: "The emperor is wise. I am very worried."

Zhao Zhen stepped down from the imperial steps and helped him up with his own hands: "A while ago, there was a turmoil in central Beijing, and Lai Qing was asked to wait all night at work, so that it could be calmed down as soon as possible. You may see that under the peaceful conditions, there are still undercurrents of instigating rebellion?"

Bao Zheng stood up and bowed: "If the Holy Majesty intends to eliminate the remaining evils, I would like to request an order to assist in the investigation."

Zhao Zhen shook his head: "The general manager of civil affairs is enough for you to be busy in Kaifeng Mansion. The two Qing family are left alone to discuss the matter of the Nanyue king. Does Bao Qing know why I must be registered in Yongnian instead of teaching the Nanyue king to fall in Other hands?"

Bao Zheng's heart moved, and he cupped his hands and said: "I have vaguely heard that the Nanyue Princess is a descendant of the Western Xia royal family. But is it related to this?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and sighed: "The Qing family is really caring people. Chongming young people like to travel, and they were able to meet Xixia women. The concubine is in charge of it alone; she is in her prime, so it is easy to choose and support a puppet young master. South Vietnam is a small place, and things are not easy to deal with; what I am worried about is the ambition of a woman, if I contact Xixia..."

While pondering, Bao Zheng said: "However, the successor of Yongnian, who is alone and alone, how can he not be a puppet?" As he spoke, he felt uneasy.

Zhao Zhen agreed: "Exactly. So I discussed with Bao Qing and recommended capable ministers to protect and help him stabilize the throne. Is there anyone in your mind?"

Bao Zheng bowed his head in thought, and said for a moment: "I recommend a man, Lin Hengyi was sentenced in Duanzhou. He is from Lingnan, and he is familiar with military books as a young man, and he is quite strategic."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "I also know this person. He is a Jinshi on the second list, and he is allowed to be civilized and martial arts." The city official came to report that there is a guest at Mr. Bao's residence, and he just left the city."

As Qichun said, he was still confused.What is this report? If Commander Zhang hadn't frightened people with a fierce face, he wouldn't spread this inexplicable words.Mr. Bao's guests have left, can we talk to the emperor?

Unexpectedly, the reaction of the three people in the room was unusual.Zhao Zhen slapped the table, but before he got angry, Zhan Zhao knelt down: "Please resign, please, and chase him back."

Zhao Zhen got to the point of speaking, and changed it to "Go quickly", and waited until Zhan Zhao disappeared, and then continued the second half of the sentence: "If you can't chase back, don't come." Seeing that Bao Zheng was still standing, he said with a flick of his sleeve: " Bao Qing will go back and get ready."

Bao Zheng was at a loss as to what to prepare.Qi Chun urged him from the side: "Lord Bao, the emperor is gone. Shall I send you out of the palace?"

Once out of the city gate, Bai Yutang led his horse and saw the young man standing still, and asked with a smile, "Who are you waiting for? No one is seeing us off. Let's go."

The boy looked at the head of the horse that was higher than him, and whispered, "I don't know how to ride."

Bai Yutang leaned over slightly, squinted his eyes and looked at him: "You don't know how to ride, Fifth Brother will take you. Sit on it." With a strong hand, he couldn't help but drag the young man onto the horse's back.I thought to myself, you don't know how to ride, the dandy Spring and Autumn in the capital shoots and hunts, never will you be missing you, the eldest son of the Tang family, and make trouble with me.Before he could sit still, the horse raised its head and rushed out.The boy almost dodged to the ground, his face turned pale with shock, and he tightly hugged Bai Yutang with both hands.

With the whistling of the wind, Bai Yutang laughed loudly: "Why are you hugging so tightly? You don't know how to ride. Do you think it's too comfortable to ride alone?"

The boy pursed his lips and remained silent.An extra horse is comfortable enough to follow behind empty-handed.But not him.

Bai Yutang said again: "My lord's horse travels thousands of miles every day, and if you add it to your car, it will be worth five hundred. The BMW horse is not good enough for you to ride home. Why are you betting with your mouth shut?"

The young man had no choice but to say, "I'm not angry. Yongnian was flattered to share the ride with Fifth Brother, so he couldn't speak anymore."

Bai Yutang didn't realize it was funny, and scolded: "Damn boy, why are you so flattered? Are you happy to be squeezed by you? If you don't want to sit, get off and get on your own horse."

The horse runs so fast, who dares to roll at this time.The boy replied: "Fifth brother doesn't like it, you can stop and lose me. Yongnian people don't mind where they are."

Bai Yutang turned to look at him, his expression already cold: "Stop playing tricks on me. You can't tell where you are. Why don't you be obedient and annoy the master, and if I don't kill you, I'll teach you that life would be worse than death."

As soon as the words fell, the galloping horse neighed long and loudly, bent its front legs, and almost knelt down.Bai Yutang immediately abandoned the rein of the horse, flipped twice in the air, and stood firmly on the ground.The boy screamed in fright, and still held his hands tightly.Bai Yutang slapped him away, went back to check around the horse, turned his head and sneered, "I sent you home, but you got rigged in the horse rations. What do you want?"

The boy lowered his head, neither admitting nor denying it.

I just don't want to have you by my side.

Bai Yutang came over and raised his chin, looked into those eyes, and asked word by word: "Are you hating me?"

In an instant, two sparks burst out from the boy's eyes, blatantly announcing the shocking secret in the deepest part.

Bai Yutang let go, picked up the young man abruptly, turned around and walked towards the other horse.Waves of indescribable despair and sorrow surged up in my heart.

The boy left his feet off the ground, struggling and kicking desperately.No more obedience to hide.

Still have to go this far.No one will leave half a leeway anymore, for the other party and for themselves.

When Zhan Zhao caught up, he saw Bai Yutang controlling the horse, and the young man was circled in front of him, so that he couldn't move.His hands were twitching at the horse's mane restlessly, and his feet were pedaling vigorously.

Bai Yutang cherishes his mount and has an awkward child with him, so it's no wonder he can't go far.Zhan Zhao shouted: "Brother Bai, tap his acupoints!" He himself was surprised when he said that.It really echoed what Yongnian said, the adults conspired to bully the children.

Bai Yutang really wants you to tell me, this kid is making trouble non-stop, why don't you order more?In less than two days, my life was gone.He couldn't leave the pedals, and he had to hold the reins with his hands, and he had been kicked and bruised in several places on his legs.For a moment, he vented all his anger on Zhan Zhao's head: "You are a good apprentice of the Smelly Cat School! You are as strong as a cow, and you will be called a cow someday. What kind of cat is it!"

Zhan Zhao couldn't see it, so he thought that's why he asked you to touch his acupoints.He patted the horse and came up, reached out with his hand, and brought the boy to his horse.

Bai Yutang's face was livid, and he steered his horse away without saying a word.

Staring at the place away from him for a while, Zhan Zhao turned back to the city.

The young man leaned against his chest, very excited: "Zhao, you came to pick me up? I knew that you would not leave me to others. Just now..." After narrating for a long time, he realized that Zhan Zhao hadn't said a word, and his heart suddenly woke up. .She asked timidly, "You...why don't you speak? Are you angry again?"

After a while, Zhan Zhao said indifferently: "What did you say? You said that Bai Yutang saved your life and sent you home just to make you treat him like this?"

The young man choked, and said in a low voice for a while: "I was wrong. But..."

Zhan Zhao said decisively: "You don't need to apologize to me, and you don't need to explain. Zhan can't bear it."

The young man couldn't help turning his head, seeing his indifferent face, he suddenly felt aggrieved: "The most I see is Fifth Brother, I kowtow to apologize to him. But I didn't ask him to give it away..."

"Fifth brother?" Zhan Zhao smiled softly: "Do you think of him as your elder brother? Don't really think that he can't do anything to you, he doesn't bully young people."

The young man gritted his teeth tightly and said nothing.

Send the young man back to his room, and order the servants to prepare soup for him to bathe and change clothes. Before leaving, Zhan Zhao turned his head and said, "Yongnian---"

The boy raised his head eagerly, his eyes bright: "What? I'll listen to you."

Zhan Zhao shook his head: "That's the last time." After thinking about it, he still said: "If you are willing to listen to me, then don't keep it in your heart and think about asking me about my private affairs." After finishing speaking, he turned and walked out.

The boy's eyes froze instantly, and he looked at the ground for a long time without moving.

Zhao, you idiot.Who are you making an enemy of.

After reporting to Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao returned to the palace in the afternoon.When I came out in the evening, I was hungry, and I remembered that I hadn't eaten at noon.Just buy some wine and food from the street and pack them up, and go straight back to the room after entering the mansion.

After entering the door, I went to the inner room to change clothes, and saw that the windows were wide open, and the big mouse was lying on the bed with all four limbs stretched out, sleeping soundly.Looking back at him after closing the window, Zhan Zhao suddenly remembered the gossip in the world --- looks like a virgin, Zhan Zhao smiled lightly.

Such a guy looks better than anyone else when he is asleep.

Its name is actually like a piece of finely crafted jade.Zhan Zhao carried the quilt halfway through his mind-wandering, his hand was already held.The person made by Yu opened his eyes and asked him viciously: "What were you laughing at just now? Is it ridiculous today?"

Zhan Zhao came back to his senses, smiled and said, "It's not ridiculous. It's...it's..." Why did his face feel hot.

Bai Yutang waved his hands and sat up, and said coldly, "Just say it's ridiculous. To Fifth Lord, you can never be wrong when you tell the truth."

Zhan Zhao was startled, knowing that he was still thinking about the day's affairs.My own mind, but no matter what, I can't concentrate.Honestly, maybe not wrong.More may never be able to say.

Bai Yutang sensed the difference, and reached out to touch his forehead: "Smelly cat, do you have a fever? Why are you staring blankly?"

Zhan Zhao burned it if he didn't, and hurriedly avoided it, and asked, "When did Brother Bai come? Are you hungry now?"

Bai Yutang rolled his eyes: "It's not dinner yet, why are you hungry? I don't eat cat food." Seeing the paper bag he put on the table, he rolled his eyes and said, "You cat will hide and eat? Or Haven't eaten all day, afraid of being scolded?"

Zhan Zhao didn't say a word, he changed his official uniform and folded it neatly.Bai Yutang leaned over and grabbed his face: "I forgot why my stomach hurt a while ago? It still hurts you to death."

Wake up mice will only bark their teeth and claws.Zhan Zhao went to the table to pour tea, unwrapped the paper bag and began to eat.

Bai Yutang rushed over to snatch it: "Is it true that you eat alone? You have imitated you."

Seeing his eating, Zhan Zhao smiled.Wake up and jump up and down.Slowly persuaded in the mouth: "Be gentle, don't choke."

Bai Yutang puffed up his cheeks and glared at him: "Gentlemen for ordinary people? Starving to death is a serious matter, so I won't learn from you to pretend to be clear."

Zhan Zhao shook his head, who said he wasn't hungry just now.

The head of the two, Zhan Zhao cleaned up the table after eating, Bai Yutang went back to the bed and lay down, stared at the bed curtain and asked him: "I said you went to the palace this afternoon, what are you doing?"

Zhan Zhao replied: "The emperor ordered me to chase after him, and I will go on a mission."

Bai Yutang turned over and faced inward, and said through his nose, "Why did you kill me again? Is there no one else?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhan Zhao shook his head: "No. A certain Zhan happened to be there at the time, and besides, he lost the Kaifeng mansion, and I have a duty to do so."

Bai Yutang curled up: "Are you blaming me, or are you worried about me?" He sat up and looked at him seriously and said, "Remember, no matter what, I don't like it."

After being dazed for a while, Zhan Zhao said, "Understood. But I'm not."

Bai Yutang kept pestering him: "Did you blame me for abducting people quietly? Was it because I was afraid that someone else would come after me and accuse me? Are you going to say it or not?"

Zhan Zhao was shaken dizzily by him, and could only nod his head again and again: "I said, I said. It's really Zhan who wants to see rats fighting for food, with a vicious look."

Bai Yutang pushed him down on the bed, put his arms across his neck, and grinned grinningly: "Extremely vicious? I'll let you see what it means to be extremely vicious."

Zhan Zhao stroked and raised his fingers, he jumped up and smiled, "Brother Bai, don't take it seriously. It's not about being vicious, it's about being a celebrity."

Bai Yutang fell down with a bang, and became listless: "It's really ridiculous, you have exhausted all the words. Just shut up."

Zhan Zhao came over to pat him, but didn't speak.

Bai Yutang picked up his arm and hugged him, and said after a long time, "Cat, you can't handle it."

Zhan Zhao frowned, and his eyes were gentle: "I never thought about dealing with anyone."

Bai Yutang shook his head: "You don't understand. It's not just anyone, it's on your shoulders, all of them..." Bai Yutang didn't know that he would also be clumsy.

Zhan Zhao unconsciously stretched out his hand, his black hair slipped between his fingers, like satin: "I said don't worry. I will let it be pressed on my shoulder because I am willing." That also includes what you pressed.

I want to follow you wherever you go.Until he fell asleep, Bai Yutang didn't say what he wanted to say.

If some things were not said at the beginning, they probably won't be said in the future.