half life slave

Chapter 98

This summer came late, a young swallow suddenly passed by and landed on the cornice of Chengming Hall, the newest in the entire Xiyuan.The phoenix tree in front of the hall is just when the branches and leaves are in full bloom. The person standing under the shade of the phoenix tree, after a new bath at night, changed into a thin gauze dress with smoke pattern, slowly shaking a lacquered folding fan, and resting his fingers lightly on the ebony wood. On the handle, the joints are shiny and moist like jade.

He was raising his head, frowning and looking at the last rays of the setting sun shining through the gaps in the leaves. When Shen Hui approached, he seemed to have noticed it a long time ago, tilting his head and smiling slightly, "The emperor is here."

Shen Hui stared at the picturesque eyebrows, lost his voice for a moment, then took his hand without saying a word, pulled him into the hall, pointed to the chess game that had been set up under the window sill, "It's okay now, it's just right Play chess with me to relieve boredom."

Rong Yu smiled, walked to the table and lit a bottle of submerged water and put it in the incense cage, then sat back under the window, and looked at him leisurely.

Shen Hui picked up the sunspots, "Since it's a game of chess, let's make a big deal, how about it?"

Hearing this, Rong Yu knew that he must send him to do something, but he couldn't guess what it was for a moment, so he responded with a smile, "The meeting test has passed, the emperor should have no articles to order his ministers to do?" Looking around, his eyes were immediately attracted by a small stack of memorials placed on the couch, and he understood everything.

Seeing that he couldn't keep it from him, Shen Hui really made a rather rascal request, "If I win, you have to approve the rest of the papers for me. If you win, well, you can't beat me anyway, so you can win Don't bother thinking about the lottery anymore."

"The emperor is so confident?" Rong Yu couldn't help laughing, "An Zhichen will definitely lose completely?"

Shen Hui didn't answer, but frowned, and said angrily, "Again, my minister, you will make a mistake once in a while."

Rong He silently motioned him to look around, there were a whole hall full of maids, so many people should not be considered private, they originally agreed that they would only address you and me when there was no one around.

A look of helplessness flashed across Shen Hui's face, and he didn't say anything else. After a while, he remembered what he said just now, and his fighting spirit became high again, "That's it, if you lose, go and finish the approval."

Rong Yu shook his head, silently refusing to give him any response.Shen Hui continued his efforts, "Are you so afraid of losing? Just now you had the nerve to talk big. Anyway, play this game of chess with me first, maybe you won?"

After speaking without waiting and agreeing, he immediately dropped a piece on the chessboard.

"Okay, even if I let you have a son." Rong and Hanxiao lowered their hands and began to deal with it with all their strength.

It's no wonder that Shen Hui is full of self-confidence. He played chess many years ago, and before he had the time to think about how to avoid the emperor's edge, he was killed to death.After many years, he played against Shen Hui again, but he was no longer the soft-hearted person he was back then.

Not long after he had set up his formation, Shen Hui's room gradually felt cramped, and while he was curious, he couldn't help raising his eyes slightly in surprise, and finally couldn't help but want to disturb his mind, "How can I be so lazy now? Except for the matter of Xichang and Sili, the others are too lazy to ask. In fact, there is no need. If I don’t say it, others will naturally not know. It’s a pity that your good knowledge and strategy are wasted, and you should just secretly serve the country. Effectiveness, is it not good to serve you?"

Rong and Yijing remained silent, concentrating on continuing to play chess.Shen Hui continued unwillingly, "If you can do it so thoroughly, it's fine, but you can't. If you refuse to help me, why do you help Brother Xian write the homework assigned by his master? Don't pretend that I don't know. "

Rong Yu looked at the chessboard and shook his head, "It's not really a ghostwriting, I just changed a few words for His Highness." Then he took the opportunity to drag the topic away, "The emperor has seen what His Highness did, so he should be neutral and not rely on the strong. Have you read the article with the title of correction? I feel that I can get the meaning of the ancient Chinese language, and there are clever and witty words between the lines, which can really point out Chen."

"I've seen it, he's not very old, but he looks neutral and neutral," Shen Hui disapproved, "It's okay to be a conservative monarch."

Rong Yu said, "What's wrong with being neutral? The rule of the emperor and the way of the sages are nothing more than a Chinese character. Why should the emperor look down on the mean?"

"I don't want to do this. If everything in life emphasizes neutrality, it would be boring. The way of the emperor?" Shen Hui narrowed his eyes, lingering on his face, and snorted lightly, "The so-called way of the emperor should not be allowed A subject guesses his mind and cannot show that he likes someone. I can't do it now, and I don't want to do it."

His mood was finally agitated, and his hands trembled, a white piece that should have been placed on the eye of the chess obliquely landed on the side position.

Shen Hui laughed, his expression very proud.Rong Yusui focused on guarding his heart to prevent him from continuing to mess around.After half a stick of incense, Shen Hui once again showed signs of decline.

Seeing that his situation is over, Rong Yu simply relaxes and waits and sees how he makes moves.Shen Hui bit his lip, and suddenly felt puzzled, "Why did you play so well all of a sudden? It's really impressive for three days after graduation."

"The emperor is willing to admit defeat?" Rong Yu asked with a smile.

Shen Hui still stared at the chessboard, and suddenly said for a while, "There is wind, but it's going to rain outside? We can go to the Taiye Pond in a while and see the flowers in the rain."

Rong Yu didn't think much about it, and looked out of the window, only the sky was getting dark, and there was nothing unusual about it.I understood it in an instant, and looking back at the chessboard, the situation above had already changed.

The wayward lord acted like a spoiled child, doing unskilled actions, Rong Yu secretly amused, and put a pawn back in its original position calmly, "The emperor really doesn't want to be diligent in politics anymore. In the past, I just asked my ministers to read it out for me There is a time for the minister to review it. If the minister's approval is wrong, the emperor has thought about it, how will he explain to the minister in the future?"

"No, you know what I'm thinking. What's more, you've never been the kind of person who would do things for you. I can trust you." Shen Hui approached him with a bright smile, "If you do it occasionally, you have the right to do it for me. Sharing worries is a human being, and there are always times when you want to be lazy."

Rong Yu was speechless for a long time, seeing that Shen Hui's smile was gradually congealed, but his eyes were still soft, he shook his head and said, "Lang's heart is like iron! If I knew this, I shouldn't have sent you out. I have hardened my heart several times. Yi Baishun's people are afraid that they will never be found again."

There was actually no difference between the past and the present, he was just fighting against his own reason, and in the end, he still couldn't defeat Shen Hui, who was completely different from his former rascal style.

"I will try my best, and if any trouble is caused, don't blame the emperor."

The person who succeeded in the trick immediately smiled, and rarely showed the shallow and almost invisible dimples on the cheeks, and ordered the palace servants standing beside him, "Bring the bad shad I left for the factory minister, and I will eat it later for dinner." Put it under the window, and I will use it with the factory officials."

When the dinner was served, Shen Hui squinted at the person who got up to serve him, and pouted at the chair next to him, "Sit down, today I specially asked the dining room to cook your favorite dishes. There are osmanthus whitebait , fresh water chestnut, cherries, sliced ​​bamboo shoots, duck siu mai, and the bird’s nest soup you mentioned last time. I asked them to cook it with chicken and mushroom juice according to the method you said, and then served it with some wax gourd. The bird's nest was boiled to a jade color before it was presented. Just taste it to see if it tastes that way."

Rong Yu was startled, and it took him a while to realize, "Ah Sheng told the emperor all these?"

Shen Hui nodded, then shook his head and said, "It's not all. For example, you told me about this bird's nest porridge. During the Shangsi Festival, I will have someone send it to your room, and you will agree after you use it. What, Don't you remember?" He stared, lamenting the forgetfulness of the person in front of him.

Rong Yu hummed, and lowered his head indifferently to cover up the warmth in his heart. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, how should he express himself, or at least make some descriptions of being flattered?

Slightly smiled wryly, but still couldn't perform such a gesture, glanced at the palace people from the corner of the eye, Rong Yu kindly persuaded, "I serve the emperor's meal first, and later if you think there is any dish that you can reward me, then ask someone to give it to you." Just send it to the minister's room."

"No, I want to use it with you." Shen Hui lowered his eyes and sighed, "It's so difficult for me to find someone to eat with me? It's always been like this, what should I do when I go out with me in the future? Didn't I agree to accompany me? Going to Jiangnan again? Could it be that the next time you go to a restaurant, you have to stand and wait on me, and you won’t look like someone else.”

He suddenly pursed his lips and smiled, "I said earlier, how can there be such a handsome servant like you in this world, and who can invite him?"

This old story is repeated many years ago, and it was the story left by that trip to Suzhou. Thinking of that time when he was half-forced to serve him in the bath and warm his bed, his face and face began to feel hot, I just felt that even the back of the ears were turning red.

At this moment, the palace servants who were a little closer to Shen Hui had already heard his words. A little knowledge is the most intriguing. Some people couldn't help but lower their heads and snicker, but they didn't dare to let that smile last for too long. They had to bury their heads deeply in their chests. so that the emperor and his rulers would not notice.

Shen Hui has his own stubborn and persistent self-willedness, he has no choice but to tolerate, and can only indulge as before, but there are quite a lot of differences in mood between then and now.

After finishing the meal, they finally dismissed everyone, and Rong and accompanied Shen Hui to drink Liu'an tea to digest food. Remembering what he said just now, he asked curiously, "The emperor really intends to go to Jiangnan?"

Shen Hui nodded seriously, "Of course, I have always been serious when I speak. When did you see that my promise to you was false? It's just that the treasury has just become more abundant now, so I have to wait. I don't want to be called a Sui Emperor Yang went to the south of the Yangtze River. Besides, there are two young children in this palace who need to be taken care of. Wait until they are older. Now I hope that the prince will grow up soon, maybe I will hand over the burden to him, and I will be happy from then on Be the emperor."

It was the first time Rong Yu heard that he had this idea. It was not like the person who was determined to fight for the throne back then. Maybe after so many years, he was actually bored.Shen Hui's temperament is already a little fierce, and sometimes he will show arbitrariness and arrogance.

"Don't look forward to it. When the prince grows up, the emperor will grow old too." Rong Yu answered him with a smile.

Shen Hui glared at him, "You're the only one who dares to talk to me like that. You and I are the same age, but only a few months younger than me, so I'm ashamed to talk." He was a little serious, and said, "Say Seriously, I am going to patrol the coastal defense, Fukuyama has built a new gunboat, and added five red cannons, and I am thinking of going to see this batch of military defense."

This is really a serious matter. The Ministry of War has always sent people to patrol the border defense and coastal defense, or they are accompanied by the eunuch with palm prints. It is rare for the emperor to visit in person.However, since the imperial court should pay attention to coastal defense, it is understandable to do so.

Rong Yu agreed that Shen Hui should go out and walk more. The leader sat in the forbidden city all day long, and didn't even know how the people under his rule lived.

Shen Hui thought for a while, "I'm waiting for you to choose. Anyway, you want to be with me, so let you arrange it."

Thinking about recent affairs in Beijing, Rong Yu suddenly raised his lips, "Let's go before the Longevity Festival."

If Shen Hui leaves Beijing before his birthday, then he doesn't have to worry about preparing a grand banquet in the palace, and he doesn't have to deal with all kinds of people. It's cheaper and more comfortable to go out, only the two of them face each other.

Shen Hui obviously thought about it. What's rare is that Rong Yu has always been calm, rational and calm. Just now, there was such a clever and narrow smile in his eyes. He was so happy that he would agree to anything, "It's all up to you, When the arrangements are made later, we will set off. Fortunately, brother Xian is older and can be the prince of the stable supervisor, and it is time for him to practice and practice."

But he is only a nine-year-old child, of course Rong Yu also understands that for people of this era, Shen Xian is not too young, let alone born in an emperor's family.Thinking of the burden Shen Xian was carrying, and the fact that he had such a father who wanted to get rid of the burden and go happily, for a moment, he felt sincere apology and sympathy for the little boy in his heart.

As Shen Hui spoke, he remembered something again, "Tomorrow is Mr. Chen Ge's birthday. You can attend the meeting for me for a while, and you should give him some face."

There is a lot of entertainment in Beijing, and this kind of support is inevitable. Rong Yu said yes, thinking that today's business will end today, he picked up a booklet, but it happened that the minister of rites recommended Yang Nan in the past, and Cen Jin now. Served as editor of Imperial Academy.

He was originally a paranoid person, but he developed the bad habit of being noble and not productive, and empty talk without practice, and then he got into the sea of ​​laws and regulations and chewed on words, I am afraid that he will become more stubborn.

Seeing Rong and frowned with some disgust, Shen Hui only glanced at the above content, and asked, "Do you know who this Cen Jin is?"

Rong Yu said bluntly, "It was Yang Nan, the son of Dali Temple Minister Yang Cunzhou who questioned the crime. I recognized him at the roll call that day. I wanted to tell you, but things got mixed up later. I asked Wei Yan and the others to investigate. However, at that time, Yang's mother and son left the capital to join a distant relative. That family had a family in Jiaozhou for a generation, and Yang Nan later became a member of the family. The Cen family probably thought that he was a young man who was studying. It means that he can become an official in the future, and he will also honor the lintel of the family by the way."

Shen Hui showed disdain, "You don't even have to give up your surname and ancestor, just to be this official, he just thinks that no one around me can use him, and no one can recognize him?"

"I'm afraid he is worried about this." Rong Yu remembered Yang Nan's cold eyes, "He recognized me at a glance that day. So he didn't give up and seek help from those who can help him. Now the left servant appreciates him very much. "

Shen Hui snorted, "What do you think, where should he be placed?"

"Leave it outside," Rong Yu closed the booklet, and muttered, "Going to some places where people's livelihood is difficult, it will be good for him to see more of the sufferings of the world, whether he can persevere depends on his will and good luck, if he can get something out of it As a child can be taught."

Shen Hui was quite satisfied with his arrangement, but he was more satisfied with his attitude. After watching for a moment, he nodded with a smile, "For such a person, you are finally not soft-hearted, and you are the real child to teach."