Si Tian Guan

"Chongming, what a coincidence..."

Halfway through the man's speech, he glanced at the situation in the car, let go of his hand, lowered the curtain again, and smiled meaningfully outside the car.

"I thought it was a coincidence, but it turned out to be a bad coincidence."

Behind that person, another voice asked strangely: "Unfortunately? Isn't Chongming in the carriage? Isn't this Chongming's carriage?"

The carriage gradually stopped. Listening to the sound, the two people who were talking had already walked around from the curtain to the window.

The man knocked on the car board earlier, raised his voice, and said with a smile: "Chongming, okay, in broad daylight, playing so wild?"

Liu Chongming moved his two fingers away from his throat, and when he spoke again, there was a trace of suppressed hoarse panting in his voice.

"Commander Liao doesn't pay attention, he rushes into a car in broad daylight, isn't he afraid that I will report to the police?"

"Which official should you report to? Brother me?" The man looked at the person behind him again, and asked, "Or Nan Ya?"

"Commander Liao..." Liu Chongming's voice became helpless.

Liao Guangming smiled, leaning against the gauze curtain not far away.

"I'm an old acquaintance, I know what your car looks like even with my eyes closed, and I put it on the shelf with me today. I don't want to change to a car with a door. Isn't it more exciting to play like this?"

The person behind him understood the meaning, and couldn't help laughing: "Commander Liao, don't talk about Chongming. Chongming is just at the age where he likes to play. At this time, the commander may have more tricks."

Liao Guangming clicked his tongue and looked sideways: "I've picked myself clean, I look like a human being, and I don't know why we went there today."

The gauze curtain on the window was raised a little, revealing half of Liu Chongming's face.

"Commander Liao, Brother Xing, what are you going to do?"

"Are you going together? You'll know when you go?" Liao Guangming raised his eyebrows and smiled, but refused to speak directly.

"Commander Liao is wrong. How can you tell people to leave now?" Jiang Xingzhi unfolded the bone fan and shook it gently: "Chongming is still a good tempered person. If someone pulls you out when the commander is in high spirits, The commander is afraid that he will kill someone."

Liu Chongming also laughed: "Brother Xing gave me a good idea, I'll try it another day."

Liao Guangming patted the car board, and smiled angrily: "I'm a rough man who can't beat you, Chongming really won't go?"

"Where are you going?" Liu Chongming asked casually, with his toes pointing down.

Qu Chenzhou was wrapped in a cloak and was motionless, when he was caught off guard by his acupuncture points, numb and itchy, he couldn't help but groaned softly.

Both people outside the car laughed.

"It's still the same old place on Guang'an Street. Let Xingzhi call you next time—where did you get this little thing from? He won't let you stop for a moment? That's all, go ahead, don't do it again, Hua Gone."

Liao Guangming said he wanted to look inside, but was soon blocked by Liu Chongming's body, and couldn't help laughing even harder: "Why don't you show it? Good stuff?"

"It's naked, I won't show it to you," Liu Chongming's panting voice had calmed down, and he said casually, "It's nothing good, it's skinny and boring, and it doesn't make a sound."

Liao Guangming laughed loudly: "I'll give you something good some other day. Hey both sides. I'm sure he's very interesting. He won't let it go."

He looked up at the sun, and flicked on the car board: "I won't talk to you anymore, I'll play with you next time I'm on the road."

The carriage moved again, Liu Chongming nodded to the two, put down the gauze curtain, and turned his gaze.

Qu Chenzhou was tightly wrapped by the cloak and pinched by his feet. He lay motionless on the ground with his eyes closed, but his slender eyelashes fluttered from time to time, like a restless butterfly.

"What are you afraid of? Think I'm really going to do something to you? It's a beautiful idea." Liu Chongming let go of the restraint, sat on the soft bed, feeling puzzled, and added: "It's so ugly."

Qu Chenzhou didn't open his eyes, moved slightly, turned his back to him, and said nothing.

It made Liu Chongming feel a little nervous, he thought that with the temper of the other party, he should pay back a few words, so silent, it made him feel that he had bullied others.

Or... Qu Chenzhou felt unhappy after hearing what he said to Liao Guangming?

In the blink of an eye, he slapped himself in the heart again - why did he care so much about what Qu Shenzhou wanted to do?

"Do you have something important to do today?" The atmosphere was a bit awkward, he asked, and before he could answer, he said, "If there is something to do, it's better to choose another day. Since we are running into them, let's go and have a look. Let me See you too."

The carriage circled around the city and stopped at the back door.

The old bustard who heard the news came up to greet the guest courteously, and wanted to ask the guest which one to call, but suddenly saw the guest carrying one on his shoulder, and shut up in time wisely, only opened the room as ordered, served tea, and then retreated.

Liu Chongming threw him on the bed, went to sit down at the table by the window, and then called out: "Come here."

Qu Chenzhou slowly got out of the cloak, looked at the surrounding layout, and sat down at the table, watching the filled teacup pushed in front of him, and asked abruptly: "Your Majesty looks like a regular visitor. ?”

Liu Chongming raised his eyebrows, feeling that the taste in these words seemed a bit different from usual, and the taste was unclear, but it made him feel good.

"That's right," he leaned against the back of the chair with a teacup in his hand, and raised his feet proudly: "All of them are Jieyu flowers, delicate and soft, who wouldn't love to come? Have you been here before?"

"No." Qu Chenzhou pursed his lips, holding a teacup and looking out the window.

Since Liu Chongming said that he wanted to follow and take a look, he guessed what he was going to do, and it just so happened that these two people were also their targets sooner or later.

This window is facing Guang'an Street, and the gate that can be seen at a glance should be the "old place" just mentioned. They just need to wait here and wait until the game is over.

Liu Chongming didn't believe his words, but he didn't waste his time talking about it. He pointed out the window with his chin and saw Qu Chenzhou nodding, knowing that he was a smart man.

"Yesterday you said that you would stir up the muddy waters before I became an official, what do you want to do?"

"My son, after I came back to life, many things have become different from before. Let me tell you, just listen. If there is any deviation, please point it out."

"You said."

Qu Chenzhou stroked the teacup, thinking about it carefully.

"Now there are three princes in the court. Empress Tang has a son, Mu Jingzhao, named King Ning. King Ning is arrogant and extravagant, indulges in pleasure, and can't take on big things. If he comes to power in the future, he will be easily influenced by others."

Liu Chongming nodded in approval.

King Ning is the only son of Emperor Yu, and Emperor Yu attaches great importance to his son because of his birth.

Empress Tang originally thought that the canonization of the crown prince was a sure thing. Under the influence of her mother, King Ning also thought so for granted. He indulged and didn't teach since he was a child, and developed such a temper that can't be shown.

Now, no matter how Queen Ren urges them to beat and scold, King Ning also refuses to go one step further, and often complains to Liu Chongming when drinking and playing together.

Anyway, King Ning is also the son of the eldest son, and he was the first to be crowned king among the three princes, but it is said that on the day he was crowned king, the queen got very angry.

"Prince Ning's advantages lie in that, firstly, he is the son of the eldest son; secondly, the harem is still managed by the empress; thirdly, the elder brother of the empress is serving as a servant of the sect. He is a sharp-edged man, and even Lord Liu often avoids confrontation with him."

Liu Chongming really wanted to argue for his father.

He wanted to say that his father just didn't want to quarrel, not because he was afraid of anyone, but thinking about it, his father seemed to have always been reticent, and he had never fought for anything with anyone, so it's pointless to argue about it now.

"Then there is Concubine Ming. Concubine Ming has a son, Mu Jingde, named King Qi. Concubine Ming was born in a family of generals, and King Qi is often in the army. The disadvantage is that she is ambitious but not good at scheming and fighting for power. Jiang Xingzhi also saw this At this point, King Qi was selected as a shield. But King Qi’s strength lies in this too, the emperor can easily control and see through him, so he can safely hand over the sixteen guards of Nanya to him.”

"Bo Yan is in charge of the sixteen guards of Nanya on weekdays." Liu Chongming corrected.

"Bo Yan is the deputy. After all, King Qi is the rightful master of Nanya. He is a stubborn person. With Nanya in his hands, he will never do anything rebellious."

Liu Chongming's heart skipped a beat: "Great rebellion means..."

"Some people run soldiers for the country, some people hold soldiers to cheer, and some people hold soldiers..." Qu Chenzhou took a sip of tea and sneered: "They will rebel."

He glanced at Liu Chongming, and continued: "Concubine Ming's natal family is in the Ministry of War. If it is true, General Bai wants to send troops, and I still count on them to give me military amulets."

"Afterwards is King Huai." He looked down at the teacup and paused for a moment, "King Huai is the last one to be crowned king, and the mother concubine is Concubine Yu."

Liu Chongming watched his fingers curl up slightly again, and did not continue to speak, but helped him: "Concubine Yu is gentle and virtuous, and is very favored by the emperor. King Huai is also diligent, respectful, reliable, and has a good reputation among courtiers. "

"The emperor often assigns him many difficult matters. Moreover, Concubine Yu's eldest brother is serving as a salt and iron transport envoy in Yangzhou, and her second brother is Yushi Zhongcheng, which is not inferior to the other two."

"Speaking of which, their family is in charge of the most lucrative job going to the treasury, and they have a lot more money in their pockets than me."

After hearing him finish talking about King Huai, Qu Chenzhou paused for a long time before slowly saying: "In the current situation, if the imperial concubine gives birth to a prince, even though the Liu family has a deeper foundation, General Bai has soldiers in his hands, and Bai Shiyan is in charge of the Beiya , but the weakness lies in - the prince is too young."

"In this way, your four families are also evenly matched, restricting each other, and no one can dominate the family. This is what the emperor wants to see most."

"so……"

Liu Chongming could think of the words after "so" - so before his sister got pregnant, he had to get rid of a few.

"Shen Zhou, did you miss one?"

"Who?"

"Your Highness Seventh. At the beginning of last year, King Qi made a foolish move. The emperor almost made His Highness the king. In the end, someone messed up behind his back. But since the emperor has this thought, who knows what will happen in the future."

"Jing Chen..." Qu Chenzhou smiled: "Some things will change, but people will not change. Jing Chen will not pose any threat to the son."

Jingchen...

Liu Chongming slowly repeated these two words in his heart, although he often called His Highness the Seventh Prince like this when he was a child, but when he called it from Qu Shenzhou's mouth, he always felt uncomfortable.

So close... Could it be that he is really a prince?

This thought flashed through his mind, but what he asked in his mouth was: "King Qi?"

Among the three lords, if you talk about picking soft persimmons, then this is the King of Qi, seeing Qu Shenzhou nodding, he asked again: "If King Qi is gone, who will the Nanya be handed over to? Thin words?"

"I don't know yet. We have to take a step at a time in the future." Qu Chenzhou glanced at him and poured cold water on him: "Don't expect your son to fall into the Bai family or the Liu family. The emperor will not do this."

Liu Chongming was embarrassed, recalling the question he had mentioned with Bai Shiyan during the Chinese New Year, and suddenly asked: "Do you know Pei Dutong? It is said that he was in charge of the Nanbei Yamen and Jinxiuying at the same time back then."

"Pei Xiao? I know, but I haven't seen him before. When I entered the palace, he was already gone. It is said that Jinxiu Camp was set up by him alone. If the prince wants to know, why don't you ask General Bai or Marquis Liu?" ?”

Liu Chongming was helpless, his father didn't talk to him about the family affairs, and his uncle said that he didn't know Pei Du well. Naturally, there was no way to ask about these things, but he had a rough estimate of Qu Chenzhou's age in his heart.

And the other party repeatedly said "enter the palace", was he confusing him, or was his previous guess in the wrong direction?

The two of them had their own thoughts and stopped talking. After sitting for more than half an hour, they saw a carriage parked at the door, ready to pick up people.

After a few people left, it was Jiang Xingzhi who came out, but he only swayed at the door before being blocked by the carriage, and only a little bit of the top of his head could be seen.

Qu Chenzhou was about to lean forward to open the window, but was kicked on the ankle, looked up and saw Liu Chongming shaking his head at him, so he had to sit down.

Guang'an Street is not wide, they sit here without any shelter, if the people below want to look up, they can see them.

Jiang Xingzhi exchanged a few words with others, then got into the carriage and left, and another person came out from the door, it was Liao Guangming.

The moment he saw his face clearly, Qu Shenzhou's pupils shrank suddenly, as if being immersed in ice water, he started to tremble slightly.It was cold all around, as cold as the Stargazing Pavilion that night.

Although it had been a long time, he could still hear this man whispering in his ear.

"Qu Sitian, why are you so obsessed with obsession? It's just a hexagram, let's talk about it."

"What is Liu Shaoqing's hexagram today? The emperor is still waiting. If you say it, we have already met, right?"

"Isn't it usually very happy? What's the matter today?"

"Say it! Say it! Say it!"

He couldn't move at all, the pain was so dizzy that he couldn't recognize anyone, and he heard his own heavy panting voice in a trance: "Chi..."

"What the hell!"

He found a sliver of reason in the roar, and bit his tongue suddenly, but a hand quickly reached into his mouth, opening his teeth.

"Damn it, you still have the strength to bite your tongue! Another bottle!"

Someone asked tremblingly: "Commander Liao, this is the third bottle. It won't work. What if someone dies? It's hard for the emperor to explain."

"If he doesn't say it, no one can explain it! Guan!"

He struggled like crazy, but his mouth was squeezed open again, and the cold medicine was poured into his throat, turning into scalding fire and burning in his blood.

His sanity was burned little by little, his throat was choked, and the only bit of clarity was swallowed up, and he was let go again on the verge of suffocation. He heard his own voice that suddenly lost control.

"Red Qi offends Ziwei..."

Qu Chenzhou's eyes were blank, the chair under him made a creaking sound, and a hand suddenly placed on top of his head, pressing him down.

His chin hit the table and was propped up by his other hand.

"Don't be afraid, look at me!" Liu Chongming on the opposite side also leaned on the table, with his slender fingers stuck in his hair, looking into his eyes: "Calm down..."

The author has something to say: Do you understand the circumstances under which Xiaoqu said the hexagrams? [The emperor asked Xiaoqu to divination for some unstable factors on a regular basis]

The reason why Chongming was able to escape was because Xiaoqu asked him to wait for him in front of the Nianhua shop, and he was not at home when he surrounded Andinghou's mansion.