half life slave

Chapter 129 Yuyu clarifies

Poplar flowers fall on the palace wall, green moss blooms on the Taiye Pool, and orioles sing and emerald occasionally from the bottom of the sycamore leaves.

After dinner this day, Rong and accompanied Shen Hui to look through Xuanhe's paintings in the south study room, and heard the first sound of spring thunder this year coming from outside the window, but in an instant, the wind and smoke were already billowing outside, and the corridor was filled with the sound of rain ripple.

Rong Yu stood up, wanting to fetch the Yunshui cloak on the hanger for Shen Hui, but as soon as he stood up straight, he suddenly felt a pinprick-like pain in his knees, which was so violent that he was caught off guard, causing him to fall straight back into the chair.

Shen Hui immediately put down the book, and asked with concern, "What's the matter? Is the leg hurting badly?"

Feeling the dense and heavy pain that continued to emanate from the cracks in the bones, Rong Yu stretched his brows reluctantly, and smiled at him, "No, it's just a moment." He supported the handrail with all his strength, tried his best to make the movement of getting up as calm as possible, and also tried to walk as calmly as possible, still took the cloak and turned around to wrap it for him.

Shen Hui grabbed his hand, his eyes full of pity, "I hate the Lu bei in Tai Hospital who has no means, and will say that this is a lifetime symptom. It is rainy in spring and summer... When it catches up with cloudy and rainy days, you will bring a It's good to have some cold air from the stove."

Rong Yu patted his hands, and said with a light smile, "It's not that delicate, just pass with Renren. Anyway, the climate in Beijing is dry, and it rarely rains."

Shen Hui lowered his eyebrows and shook his head in dissatisfaction, "If you don't take yourself seriously, just coax me. It's better to go to Xiyuan earlier. Let's move to Chengming Hall, which is far away from the water. This summer There is no need to put so much ice, it’s not a joke to catch the cold later.”

He raised his voice to call the servants outside and ordered to fetch two hand stoves.The waiter was surprised, he didn't dare to say anything, but he looked at his face and face, but he couldn't understand why the emperor wanted to warm up the stove and where to find charcoal in this season.

Fortunately, there was still some unused charcoal in the Ganxi No. [-] Institute. The servants hurriedly packed it up and trotted all the way to the emperor's hand, but the emperor put a veil on the stove and put it in the admiral's eunuch's door knee.

Waved to send people away, the two were speechless for a while.Hearing the sound of the rain outside gradually subside, Rong Yu suggested that he go back to the dormitory to rest earlier.Shen Hui was still a little reluctant, probably thinking that his legs were uncomfortable, and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Rong Yu held the glazed palace lantern in one hand and held an umbrella for him beside him.Stepping out of the gate of the palace, you can see the raindrops as thin as a cow's hair dancing with the wind under the lights.

Shen Hui pulled him to stop on the porch and asked someone to prepare the chariot, and within a short while the attendants rushed over carrying the chariot, and the crowd was about to wait for the emperor to board the chariot, but Shen Hui turned his head and took Rong Yu's hand familiarly, in a dignified manner, "Accompany me to finish what I just said."

With such a natural attitude, no one dared to show surprise on their faces even if they slandered inwardly.Most of the people who often served in front of the imperial court knew how much favor the admiral and eunuch had received, but it was the first time they had seen them riding in the imperial chariot with the emperor.

Everyone couldn't help secretly envious, the grace of the inner court's palm print became more and more grand.

In early summer, the heat of the day dissipates, and the air at night is as cool as water, and a piece of goose pear agarwood is smoked in Chengming Hall.Rong Yu put down his pen and looked at the work he had just completed. On the paper, there were white clouds and misty clouds, smoke locked in the autumn river, and there was a courtyard in the depths of the clouds, with a deep courtyard gate.

This is probably the ideal home in his mind, but there are some discrepancies between the painting and the mind, and the owner of the courtyard does not appear on the paper.As for the master in his thoughts, he was leaning beside him, gazing at the painting carefully.

"Is this the residence you yearn for in your heart?" Shen Hui said to the point, expressing his thoughts.

Rong Yu nodded with a smile, Shen Hui looked again, and said, "Find a peach blossom spring in the mountains and rivers, and settle down. This is your ideal, but I don't know when I will realize it for you."

In this situation, Rong Yu felt that it didn't matter too much if it couldn't be realized. He turned his head and smiled softly in Shen Hui's ear, "At least for now, you are my paradise."

He is now more and more relaxed, Shen Hui couldn't be more satisfied, and asked with a smile on his face, "What's the best name for this painting?"

After pondering for a moment, Rong Yu picked up the pen and dipped it in the ink, then handed it to him, "I'm only in charge of drawing, and I'll leave the title to you."

Shen Hui took the pen, frowning silently, and bit his lip for a while, looking like he was thinking a lot.

Seeing that he was so serious, he probably wanted to burn it for a long time, so Rong Yu went to the censer and lit a small piece of incense, replacing the strong sweetness of goose pear with the quiet and peaceful smell.

Before he returned to the case, he saw that Shen Hui had already written two sentences: Pengshan is deep in the white clouds, and the cold mist is heavy and the silver toad is small.

Pengshan, the legendary overseas fairy mountain, is a misty place that is far away in reality. Li Yishan once wrote a poem: Liu Lang hated Pengshan far away, and Pengshan is [-] layers away.

There was a sudden jump in my heart for no reason, and I thought vaguely, the first sentence seems to indicate that hope is as hard to find as Pengshan...

In a daze, Shen Hui smiled and handed the pen to him, motioning him to continue writing.He shook his head, discarded those messy meanings, and focused on how to complete the second sentence.

After looking up for a while, his eyes fell on the painted screen next to Shen Hui's pillow and a room full of fragrant clouds, and he wrote with a pen: the lingering fragrance on the pillow, and the long way back in the spring breeze.

After writing, he handed the pen to Shen Hui again. He looked at it, turned his head to look at the bedside, smiled for a while, and continued to write: the geese arrived and the book was not available, and the door was quiet.

Rong Yu subconsciously wanted to pick up the pen in his hand, and happened to touch his hand as soon as he picked it up. The two sides looked at each other, and after a smile, Rong Yu simply held the pen in one hand and held him tightly in the other, and then wrote: A burst of falling flowers, Yunshan Thousands of weights.

The last sentence was written by each of them, and they inscribed on the painting: Yunshan Xiaoyin.

After inscribing the words, Shen Hui nodded in satisfaction, "This, let's treat it as a gift from you."

"How come my paintings are so good, people are always rushing to get them," Rong Yu teased, "I didn't see you take out the mountain dwelling picture I gave you before."

Shen Hui thought for a while, then shook his head and smiled, "It's different, that one is still for the emperor, this one is for me."

Now Rong Yu has nothing to say, Shen Hui pointed to the courtyard in the painting again, "If you don't give it to me, how can I make it look like this house and let people build the house in your heart?"

After talking, they laughed at each other, both of them were in a very good mood, after laughing for a while, they didn't need to say anything superfluous, they just felt that the years were stable, if they could continue like this, this life would be considered as having no regrets.

After the westerly wind blows, the Taiye Pond is full of waves, and the lotus seeds have become old lotus leaves in the beautiful water and mountains.Autumn is approaching, and although he is full of nostalgia for the summer time in Xiyuan, Shen Hui has to move back to the forbidden area.

In the blink of an eye, in the winter of this year, when Qin Tianjian plays, sometimes a comet sees Tian Tian, ​​which is a sign of violating Ziwei Xing.It didn't take long, rumors gradually began to spread in the court, that the celestial phenomenon was that the emperor and his ministers did not get along with each other, and that there were villains in the court who were separated from each other.The rumors became more and more violent, but the emperor ignored them, and some people in the court couldn't sit still. A group of people headed by the cabinet scholar Liu Yu repeatedly pleaded to meet the emperor to discuss the matter.

Rong Yu then asked Shen Hui for an order, and with his permission, he ordered Liu Yu and others to be summoned by the minister of ceremonies to enter Xinuang Pavilion.

At that time, apart from the Dachaohui, Shen Hui rarely saw ministers and workers alone except for the auxiliary ministers, and things like this had long been handled by Rong Yu.

Therefore, on the way to bring people to Nuan Pavilion, the servant of the chief inspector couldn't help explaining repeatedly, "My lords, it's rare to see Long live God on weekdays. It's normal that Long live God doesn't know you well. If you don't know each other well, you don't necessarily feel that way when you get along with him." Harmonious, so it is better to talk less about today's affairs, and listen more to the meaning of Long Live Lord."

It is true that the people in the inner court speculated about Rong's attitude towards this matter, so they made such a point, but the Lord Lin Rongyu didn't know it at that time.

Now he is in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, waiting with Shen Hui to receive the ministers. His seat is set at the first place under the throne. When Liu Yu and others came in, they saw the admiral and the eunuch sitting beside the emperor, and his face showed immediately. Unexpected color.

After everyone saluted, Liu Yu went forward and bowed his hands and said, "My Majesty, the change of celestial phenomena is a very terrible thing. Recently, there have been many rumors in the court, and there are also people's hearts in Beijing. I think that the emperor and his ministers do not know each other. Ignoring such rumors is slandering the lord, but the responsibility lies with the ministers. Therefore, I implore the emperor to summon the ministers and others to discuss state affairs in person every day, and we must not let other people do it by the hands of others, so that those who want to interfere in the government. "

There is no shyness in these words, but everyone knows that in today's court, Lin Rongyu can be said to call the wind and rain, and the holy family is so grand, Liu Yu dares to persuade him in front of him, but he is a man of backbone and courage people.

Shen Hui and Rong Yu looked at each other, "I know, but the factory minister was trained by me alone. Since I came to the throne, he has always been the most trusted person around me. In the past, now and in the future, I trust him. You Seeing him is like seeing me, you can tell him anything, the factory officials will never hide your words from me. You should also serve me with all your heart, as for the sky, it will break without attack. "

The emperor's tone was not serious, but there was no room for change. Liu Yu could tell that he was full of helplessness, so he had to say yes in a low voice, and then said again, "Recently, Peng Yushi has made a request to reduce the amount of salary for officials in Beijing. The emperor has retained him. The papers have not yet been published, and I think that now that the treasury is abundant and the internal funds are abundant, the salaries of the ministers should not be cut too harshly. The civil servants are fine, and the military generals are stationed in Gyeonggi. If you can’t arrange for your family members to take care of you later, if you reduce the salary again, it may cause dissatisfaction, and I think it is really inappropriate.”

Shen Hui smiled slightly, looked at Rong Yu, and motioned for him to listen to him.Rong Yuyi bowed his head, and heard him chuckle softly, "It's nice to say, put the responsibility on the military commander, as if he is happy to reduce his salary. What do you think about whether you stay in China or not? Is it a reduction?"

Rong Yu answered him in a low voice, "Censor Peng An has always been dissatisfied with the court's appointment of ministers to collect taxes, and he hates me very much. He made this exposition to make me difficult. Whether he succeeds or not, he will take the initiative to share the worries of the court." Good reputation. Liu Yu is right, the treasury is abundant, there is no shortage of this money, there is really no need to reduce this item."

Shen Hui smiled narrowly after hearing this, "These people find something to make you unhappy every now and then, but you can always be calm."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Liu Yu and the others, "I and the factory officials also mean the same thing, the salary of Beijing officials remains the same, and there is no need to change it."

Liu Yu thanked him immediately, and when he was about to speak again, Yin Xunji, a cabinet minister beside him, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, "Long live Lord Shengming! I have nothing to do today, so I ask you to leave. Long live the emperor." Long live."

Liu Yu was stunned for a moment, with a bit of embarrassment unavoidably on his face, seeing that everyone followed Yin Xunji in kowtowing and saying long live, he could only sigh lightly, and bent down to salute.

"This Yin Ge is always winking, he is respectful and polite to you on weekdays." After Liu Yu and others left, Shen Hui sipped his tea and smiled slowly.

Rong Yu waved his head and said otherwise, "This person has always been wise and safe, and never opened his mouth when he doesn't do his own business. When people outside talk about it, they laugh and call him a paper old man."

"My civil servants are all made of paper and clay. All the civil and military officials in the court are waiting for you to make up your own mind. I believe you are good, but none of these people are hiding in secret, waiting to push things to you. You are wrong, if you gain power, they will be happy to flatter you, one day you will lose my favor, let's see if they still swallow you alive."

Thinking about these things too much will inevitably make people feel gloomy and cold, Rong Yuxian smiled and said, "So I pray to God day and night, don't let me fall out of favor with you."

Shen Hui hummed, with a smile in his eyes, and jokingly said in a gentle tone, "You may not be sure, but I miss the docile and humble Lin Rongyu you used to be so slick-tongued."

After that day, Lin Sheng talked with Rong and Xiao about how much the courtiers were sarcastic towards Yin Xunji and others, and occasionally teased them when they met, "I always say that the emperor doesn't want to see you, and when I really summon you, why do you just talk about it?" Long live, long live?"

What's more mean, even gave this cabinet assistant ministers the nickname "Long Live Pavilion Elder".

Shen Hui also felt that it was useless to see more of these people, and Rong Yu still handled the daily government affairs on his behalf.The imperial power was concentrated, and the emperor kept his promises, so the subordinates had no choice but to show their heads and ears.Rong Yu understands this truth, and is also afraid that in the long run, the officials of the imperial court will lose all vigor and lack of righteousness, so he suggested to Shen Hui that in the next round of examinations, some hard-working talents should be selected to establish a new atmosphere for the court.

At the beginning of the 18th year of Tianshou, all nations came to court, and the emperor received envoys from various countries in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and then held a grand banquet.When the Nine Chapters of the Music of Taiping was finished, the envoy Annan led the crowd to congratulate, "Apocalypse Jiaxiang, the Holy Lord is prosperous, the people are safe and prosperous, the country is prosperous, and the ministers and others respectfully wish the emperor a long-lasting wine cup, and Yinzuo has no boundaries. Long live my emperor Long live."

All the officials kowtowed in unison, and everyone inside and outside the hall bowed down to congratulate the emperor.Rong and attendants stood beside the throne, so naturally they had to lift their robes and bow their knees, and bowed down with everyone.

Unexpectedly, just as he leaned down, before his knees touched the ground, Shen Hui suddenly stretched out his arms to hold him, his eyes were like water, and he whispered two words, no need.

Rong Yu was taken aback, and while he was in a daze, Shen Hui pulled him up forcefully again, and said with a smile, "You just stand by my side."

Reluctantly got up, he never expected that Shen Hui would save himself from bowing to him on such an occasion, Rong Yu sighed in his heart, this wayward person, after all, it is hard to change the bold decision in nature, and now the power is in the hands , no one dared to challenge his authority openly, and gave him more opportunities to do whatever he wanted.

So when the officials raised their heads again, they saw such a scene.The emperor sat upright and received the ceremony with a smile, and everyone knelt down on the ground. Only Lin Ronghe, the supervisor of ceremonies, stood beside the throne independently, standing upright and motionless like a mountain, accepting everyone's worship peacefully.

Shen Hui felt that he was both useful and proud, and he wanted to realize his wish in this way - one day, he would be with Lin Rongyu, side by side to enjoy the world's admiration, the officials' awe, and feel the glory brought by this glorious and prosperous age together. of unrivaled glory.