Bastards

Chapter 80 You successfully aroused the interest of the prince

"Are you just like them, are you a dog? Naturally, you should feel pity for each other!"

As if he suddenly understood something, King Chang's voice was exaggerated, his tone was strange, full of malicious ridicule and contempt.

It was quiet all around, with the wind whistling, the whip piercing the air, and the atmosphere of the scene was depressing, and the breathing of the people was a little difficult.

Cui Yu looked at King Changjun quietly. At this moment, he saw a strange excitement in the eyes of the other party. The other party seemed to be looking forward to his answer, his performance, and even deliberately arranged this situation for this paragraph, saying Say something like this.

why?

Cui Mata thought it was impossible for him to be so important.No matter how moody the king of Changjun is, no matter how childish his temper is, no matter how curious he is, he is interested in him, and he is also a high-ranking prince. If he wants to tease him, there are countless ways. Such verbal insults?

Is it not cold?Or enjoy 'commoner' clothes too much?

Turning his mind, Cui Yu's eyes inadvertently glanced at King Chang's clenched fist, which was retracted as far as possible into the sleeve, and the luxurious and exquisite short boots on the soles of his feet - no, it's impossible.It is easy to go from simplicity to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.In fact, most people in this world are the same, enjoy it if you have no conditions, as long as you can enjoy it and make yourself more comfortable, you will not suffer for no reason.

This behavior is intentional.

Who do you want to show it to?

But he is the prince, the highest and most honored person in the Xishan Huangzhuang in Chang'an. On the other hand, he has no name in his ancestors, a small family, and a bastard. He has no fame or official position. Is this necessary?

In the blink of an eye, Cui Yu thought a lot, but did not come to a conclusion, so he had to answer this question.

He sighed softly: "Your Excellency clearly grades people."

"Naturally. There is no rule without rules. The three cardinal guides and the five permanent rules, once established, they should be followed." Changjun Wang swept his fingertips over the kneeling tortured people on the ground, "If the master lets them die, they will die. This is their blessing. !"

Cui Yu let out a "poof" laugh.

Prince Chang narrowed his eyes: "What are you laughing at? But you don't agree with the rules of this world!"

"I'm sorry," Cui Yu clasped his fists and saluted calmly, "I've lost my composure. I'm really small and my vision is too narrow. I've never seen someone like you."

King Changjun sneered: "That's true, a dog is a dog, what vision can it have? You should be obedient!"

"Oh, the heaven and the earth are not benevolent, and they regard everything as a humble dog. If the heaven is unhappy someday, it will move the ground, a wind, a rain, whether it is a real dog, a commoner, or a nobleman, fate will come. , no one can escape."

Cui Yan put away the smile on his face: "When you talk about the rules, you seem to have forgotten one thing. Besides the family and the country, there is the way of heaven above the king's power! Seriously, everyone is the same, except that some people wear silk brocade. Put on a jade belt and a golden crown, forgetting the word "revere". Monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons, kings have the appearance of kings, ministers have the appearance of ministers, fathers have the appearance of fathers, sons have the appearance of sons, emperors and ministers have righteousness, fathers and sons There are relatives, elders and children are orderly, friends have trust, everyone kisses their relatives, grows their elders, and they are the three principles and five constants that the sages say. If you only rely on your mood, you will make people die... You know, such a gentleman , what will happen to such a father, such a country, such a family?"

He suddenly raised his voice: "It's the subjugation of the country, it's the notoriety! Is this why you are a man?"

King Chang's face turned red, as if he had been slapped hard on the face.Well said, above the kingship, there is the way of heaven!Cui Mata, a small family with no vision, can know this, but he, the prince, doesn't understand!

He gritted his teeth: "You really enjoy being a dog."

"Don't dare." Cui Yu arched his hands and said with a smile, "People are people, dogs are dogs, there is an essential difference. But if a person treats others as a dog, he should have awareness. In the eyes of others, he is actually nothing It’s a dog. The dignity of a person has always been his own, not given by others.”

King Chang was sullen, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled: "Sure enough, you are worthy of being sought after by those aristocratic families! But - even if they are dogs, there are different levels, for example, if I want to kill you now, I can kill you You! No matter how sweet your words are, how righteous you are, the way of heaven is far away, but the kingship is near. Your life is in my hands. You can play or indulge, but let me say a word! Cui Yu, do you want to live or die? "

The topic went back and forth around rules and power, and Cui Yu suddenly understood that King Chang deliberately blocked himself here to humiliate, humiliate himself, and humiliate...others.

His eyes slid across the huge flower wall not far in front. This flower wall looks like a decoration similar to the screen wall, but in fact... it is a partition.

Behind this, there should be many people in the way, such as officials, such as aristocratic families.

In several letters with the Xie family before, Xie Wen expressed the two princes of Pingchang with emotion, especially the behavior of the prince of Chang.Very proud, very impatient, as if trying to prove his ability, trying to violently crush the official family and make everyone obedient.After all, he is young and his methods are still young, how can he compare with the old foxes?King Changjun suffered a loss in the Chang'an territory, and he did not attract heavyweights into the game, so he made a clear stand to support him.

So he was in a hurry.

Just take advantage of the Mei Yan scene to demonstrate the absolute power of the prince: no need to talk nonsense, I have power now, willful!If it can cure him, it can also cure you, you you you you you!If you accept it, everything is easy to say, if you don't accept it, don't think about it in the future!

Whether he wants to live or die, he is not the only one who asks this question, but everyone present!

As for why Cui Yu was chosen... In the eyes of the prince, everyone is the same and can attack, but with Cui Yu's identity, those people must be uncomfortable when compared to senior officials of the family.It is a character to pay attention to details, and it is a shame to regard yourself as such a person.

So Duke Chang seemed to be embarrassing him, but he was actually scolding those high-ranking families. If he didn't handle it well, he would lose face. There was no need for King Chang to do it himself, and those high-ranking families would not be able to spare him!

Cui Yu smiled: "Does His Royal Highness want to kill me?"

Prince Chang's eyes and pupils shrank suddenly, as if he was thinking how Cui Yu knew his identity, thinking of his own words just now, and his aura...Cui Yu only guessed now, and he is not considered smart.

He narrowed his eyes: "No."

Cui Mata smiled even bigger.Of course he won't be killed, at least not now, the show hasn't finished yet, how can it just end like this?

Prince Chang's eyes were cold, as if he had murderous intent: "People with a sharp mouth and rudeness usually don't end well. But you are so good-looking..." The next moment, his tone changed suddenly, and he suddenly smiled, seriously Looking at Cui Yu's face, he was very sincere and sincere, "I can't bear it. If I get angry again, I lose my temper when I see your face. Do you want to follow me? I heard that men are also good, as long as you serve them well, I will I will reward you for anything."

While talking, he stretched out his hand to pick Cui Yu's chin.

Is this going to be humiliated in another way?

Being regarded as a plaything, the high-ranking official family must be very angry.

Although now, only Cui Yu is standing in front of King Changjun.

Cui Yu took a step back with a smile, and just avoided King Chang's hand: "Actually, I am not only good-looking, but also very talented. Do you want to see, Your Highness?"

Since there is destined to be a game today, don't try to avoid it, he likes to take the initiative, at least he doesn't lack in momentum.Moreover, he has always had confidence in himself.

"Oh?" Changjun Wang smiled deeply, "You have successfully aroused my prince's interest", "The beauty wants to play, so naturally I will accompany you, but—" the corners of his lips were raised high, with a bright and cruel smile, "Follow me Playing, the price is very high, if you can't convince me, I will kill you."

With these harsh words, Lan Qiao's knees were weak, and he almost lost his composure. On the other hand, his young master smiled calmly as if nothing had happened, like green bamboos in the wind, like pines and cypresses in the snow, so steady that he didn't even tremble a hair.

He really deserves to be his own master!

Lan Qiao was very proud, and felt that he had to look good, and he couldn't embarrass the young master!

Then when Cui Mata called out "Blue Bridge" in response to the King of Xiachang, his face tightened, and he followed his master's side step by step, vowing in his heart that no matter what the situation was today, he would protect his master with his life!

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Now that his identity has been found out, the King of Chang County is not uncommon to wear a low-key white dragon fish suit, and returns to the wing room to change, ready to fight again when he comes back.As for the whipping before the court, it didn't scare Cui Yu, and it didn't achieve the expected purpose, so it was useless. Someone came over immediately to clean up, and the scene was cleaned up in less than a cup of tea.

And the huge flower wall suddenly split from the middle and slid to the two sides, revealing the situation behind.

Sure enough, as guessed, the people sitting in the back are all the guests of this Mei Banquet.

Cui Yu took a glance and saw that there were many people he knew, some he had seen at the Xie Family Autumn Banquet, some were unfamiliar, and some he had never seen before, but almost all of them had similar expressions. Looking at him, he was shocked and relieved, mixed with similar Pity, distressed and other emotions.

Cui Mata was at a loss, what's going on?

Here Xie Wen knew him best, and he was the first to wave to him: "Come on, Cui Yu, come quickly."

Cui Yu responded, and Xie Wen squeezed his palm twice, saying that he would explain to him later, and introduced him with a smile: "This is Cui Yu. This year, my family's autumn banquet, my grandfather let me and my brothers do nothing. Zhi Ying, if it wasn't for Cui Mata's help, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so well organized!"

"Is it?"

"So you are Cui Yu. I went on a long trip before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I just missed it. I haven't seen the heroic appearance of your brother. It's a pity that it's been a long time!"

"Cui Yu, this is Lord Inspector Gan, this is Lord Hundred Meritorious..."

With the atmosphere here, the scene also warmed up, and it was no longer silent.Everyone chatted, brewed wine, and sipped tea. The atmosphere was harmonious, as if the scene just now had never happened.

It was only then that Xie Wen was free and quickly had a few words with Cui Yu.

Because of the wrong timing, short time, and no suitable private space, Xie Wen's words were short and urgent, and he couldn't elaborate.

But Cui Mata still extracted enough information from it.

As expected, King Chang wanted to cause trouble at the Mei Banquet, and when he whipped him, he intentionally misinterpreted someone's words, used deterrence, and intended to beat all the people present at the banquet.Just in time, he learned that Cui Mata had arrived, so King Chang took advantage of this, and dragged the unnamed concubine Cui Mata into the family camp, sarcastically and sarcastically said a lot of contemptuous words, and asked the people around him to take off his clothes and put them on with him. Come out to meet Cui Mata.

Because the whipping on the spot was too shocking, and the king of Changjun was too hot, no one was sure what he wanted to do, and whether he would do something more outrageous, so they all fell silent, ready to wait and see.

What King Chang did was like a child, a child with a willful heart and a lot of authority, which is quite a headache.Everyone is not afraid of the impact on the family if they come down, but they are afraid of turning their faces on the spot and acting impulsively.King Chang is right in saying that he is the son of a dragon, no matter how the heavens are or what the distance is, right now, he has absolute power, and no one can really stop him from doing what he wants to do.

"Today, the elders of the aristocratic family did not come, but many of the next generation and grandchildren came, and there were also many officials. Mr. Li He, the censor of Taizhe, and Mr. Qiu Wuwei, the general officer of the Ministry of Internal History... all have nothing. Express your opinion. When the second prince was there, the atmosphere was good, and it was easy to talk about it. The king of Changjun was not so sharp. The king of Pingjun was accidentally splashed with tea and went back to change his clothes. No one helped to speak. The king of Changjun was alone. , become willful..."

Xie Wen took Cui Yu's arm and said in a low voice: "I watched King Ping come back after a while. As long as he is here, King Chang won't go too far. You can watch for a while and hide if you can..."

Cui Yu smiled and nodded, thanking Xie Wen for his kindness.

Since King Changjun is targeting him today, he will not stop.King Ping guarded the atmosphere and coaxed King Chang not to bully others too much, because everyone present had identities and good family backgrounds. If it was him, he might not be willing to protect them.Everything people do has a purpose, especially the prince who grew up in the palace, if he doesn't get any benefits, why should he protect him?Hu Yihu, to put it in a good word, even if the high-ranking official family can't become his supporters, they will still remember his kindness.One is good, just because you don't need it now, doesn't mean you won't need it in the future. What does he have?

Cui Yu is confident that he will do more than others in the future, but Prince Ping doesn't know.Even if Prince Ping knew about it, he didn't want to rely on it. It was enough to have Prince Xiong, and he wouldn't approach a person at will until he saw his true nature.

Cui Yu walked around the field, focusing on Xiaqiu Wuwei.

This person is about 30 years old, with a square face, big eyes, and very straight bones. He exudes a kind of upright temperament from the inside out, and he only needs to write four big characters on his forehead: open and aboveboard.With such a temperament, he is upright and rigid, he doesn't like to laugh, he is cautious in his words and deeds, and never gets close to the prince. No matter how you look at it, he is loyal to the emperor. If there is no evidence, who would know that he is from the king of Yue?

Now he is a servant of the Ministry of Internal History, closest to the emperor, maintaining the status quo, if he can guess the emperor's mind, within a few years, he will become the emperor's confidant.With him around, King Yue will be more favored and his position will be more stable, how can it be difficult?

It's just that now... who the hell is he?King Yue's, or the Emperor's?

From this straight face, I really can't do anything.

However, Cui Yu noticed that the waiter behind him had a very good temperament, which was extraordinary.

This Mei Banquet is not a very special place. Every guest is allowed to bring people, but not too many. Everyone at the scene has one or two people standing behind them. It can be seen that they are well-trained and the rules are particularly good. People, but the one behind Qiu Wuwei... doesn't look like it.

It's not that his manners are not good, he doesn't look like a well-trained servant, but he is very good, his movements are smooth and flowing, with a special charm, and his etiquette is no worse than that of some aristocratic children present, obviously his appearance is not particularly outstanding, but if you pay attention It's hard to take your eyes off him.

This person, the rules are too good, almost down to the bone...

Cui Yu was holding the teacup, his eyes were serious, others didn't know what he was thinking, and didn't dare to disturb him.

Today, King Chang's anger towards everyone present was directed at him. He is equivalent to facing terrible things on behalf of everyone, and it is inevitable that he will think.Everyone is very dissatisfied with the words and deeds of King Changjun, but they are already in Huangzhuang, and nothing can be changed. I only hope that everything goes well, and if necessary, I am willing to contribute my own strength in a moderate amount.But Cui Yu's performance was quite outstanding. The previous confrontation, with a few words, was already very satisfying, and it should be okay to face King Changjun next time!

Soon, the king of Changjun packed up and turned around again.Splendid three-clawed dragon suit, jade belt, golden crown, and sable velvet, the king of Changjun was indeed unwilling to wrong himself.

He didn't come alone this time. There was a young man beside him who was dressed in the same style as him, but with much more low-key accessories. He had a calm expression, warm eyes, and a smile on his lips.Cui Yu guessed that this person was probably King Pingjun.

The two came closer, and sure enough, everyone stood up to greet each other, calling them the king of Pingjun and the king of Changjun.

"Today, the fourth brother is holding a banquet, and we should enjoy it together. All the red tape is gone, and there is no need to be extra polite." After sitting down, King Pingjun, King Lachang, looked around, "Which one is Cui Yu?"

Cui Yu stood up and saluted: "The grass people have met the king of the county."

"Free courtesy, free courtesy," Prince Ping called out quickly, looked him up and down, and said with a smile, "It really is a neat one." After boasting this sentence, he looked at the field again, "I don't know what happened just now." I heard that the fourth brother was young and mischievous, and the imperial concubine who was always angry in the palace punished him, but he didn't have any bad intentions. I just asked about those servants who were whipped, and they were also given medicine. It's all right, you guys don't mind, I'm here to accompany the fourth brother, sorry for scaring everyone."

All around said in unison not dare.

King Pingjun looked at Cui Yu again: "The fourth brother said that you are smart and wants to play with you. I can't stop this, but I will watch and make sure that the fourth brother will not bully you, so be patient and play with my fourth brother." Let's play, okay?"

King Chang didn't seem to like King Ping belittled him so much, so he snorted, "You're the only one who can talk!"

King Ping patted King Chang's head: "I promised elder brother to take care of you, have you forgotten?"

At this moment, the performance of the two brothers can be described as brothers and friends, which deserves to be described in the most gorgeous and beautiful language.But are these all true?

Just a naughty sentence just exposed the flogging scene that was just about to be drawn.Cui Yu heard clearly from Xie Wen that the scene at that time was not naughty, the trivial matter was so simple, whoever dared to act recklessly, the king of Changjun really dared to kill someone!

As for myself... Sure enough, I am not in the smooth protection circle of King Pingjun. Is this guarantee not to bully, to guarantee not to be injured, or to not lose my life?

Cui Yu always felt that although the scene of the two princes' brothers and sisters was beautiful, but the smile of Prince Ping did not reach his eyes, and Prince Chang didn't notice it, it was really awkward.

It's really... interesting.

Cui Yu bowed his head respectfully: "The king of Changjun has invited me, so I dare not refuse, thank you King Pingjun for your concern."

Prince Chang clapped his hands: "Okay, let's play now! Cui Yu, what do you want to play?"

Cui Yu smiled, and his expression did not fluctuate too much: "Wine orders, throwing pots, Liubo, Shuanglu, Tibetan hooks, shooting...whatever the king of Changjun wants to play, I am willing to accompany you."

"But I don't want to play any of these things," Duke Chang said softly, "Everyone plays this, it's so boring. Why don't we compare archery?"

"Nonsense," Prince Ping frowned, "You don't like to learn archery, and archery is still mediocre, so what if you hurt someone?"

The corners of Changjun King's lips raised, innocently: "It's just to hurt people, not to hurt people, what are you doing with archery?" He looked at Cui Yu enthusiastically, "That's how we are, you pick a few people, I'll pick a few people , Let them run, we two chase the arrows, whoever shoots the person, how many arrows are hit, the degree of damage, whoever is more and who is heavier, wins, how about it?"

This is not archery, this is blatantly hurting people!

King Ping stopped immediately: "No, you can't play like this."

King Chang immediately felt aggrieved, and swiped his finger down: "I don't want these people to be my sheep, what's wrong?"

The crowd pulled by him almost retreated in unison, afraid of being pulled out.

Prince Ping shook his head: "Fourth brother, be obedient."

Prince Chang curled his lips: "Let's play with people who have committed capital crimes, let's do it!"

Prince Ping didn't speak, he frowned and lowered his head, as if he was thinking about it.

All the people present sighed. Don't they deserve a good way to die?Furthermore, on the Huangzhuang, which has not been used for many years, where can we find people who have committed capital crimes?Don't you have to look for it on the spot, if you make a mistake, look inside!

Everyone looked at the master and servant who poured Pingjun Wang's tea just now, and the master and servant who was whipped by the Changjun King for knocking something. .

absurd!Simply ridiculous!

Those present are all prominent figures in the world of Chang'an, absurd!Absurd!Advertisement of decency, if this kind of game is allowed to be played under the nose, what will they become?This Prince Chang clearly did it on purpose!Where does he want to play games, or step on their faces!

Seeing that King Pingjun was about to respond, everyone's eyes fell on Cui Yu.

Cui Yu's solution was very simple, and he simply and rudely refused: "I'm afraid I can't play this."

"Why!" King Changjun was very angry.

Cui Yu smiled and said, "Your Highness is not good at archery, but I am. It's not fair."