Hypocrites

In March, the rain is falling, moistening things silently.The drizzle of ox hair shrouded Zhangyi Palace like clouds and mist.

Liang Heng felt stuffy and damp in Tianlu Pavilion, so he pushed open the window and saw three figures walking towards the four corridors leading to the turret, converging in the building, the rain was pattering, and he couldn't hear what they were talking about.

But the ocher red robes are very conspicuous, they are the uniforms of regular servants, they should be Qiu Zhiyuan, Niu Shida and Tong Fang.

These three people have high positions and powers, and they have already opened the Yali Mansion, and they rarely appear in the palace at the same time, let alone gather together.Liang Heng really wanted to know what they were discussing in private.

There must be nothing good to say.He snorted coldly, Xinzhou thought it was the cold spring and rushed over to put blankets on him.

"The emperor appointed a new Youduhou," Tong Fang said.He is the least striking of the three, without the high hat and silk robe, he would not be conspicuous in the east and west markets.

"It's the orphan of the Shen family." Qiu Zhiyuan said.

Niu Shida was as strong as a wall, and said in a rough voice: "I knew about this a long time ago, and I was so courageous that I dared to enter and leave the royal city. How can Shan Gong's subordinates escape a fish that slipped through the net? How about we eliminate it for the public to share the worries? "

Qiu Zhiyuan obviously looked down on Niu Shida, and laughed and said: "The new emperor ascended the throne and amnesty the world, and now there are no sinners in the world, why do you attack the court officials?"

"If it's not bright, then it's dark!"

"Rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, are you going to turn against the new emperor?"

Tong Fang said impatiently: "What's the importance of this? What can a Marquis of Youdu do? The emperor likes it, so he can award it as he likes. The one on the throne, Ni Lin is in your hands, forgive him for not being able to figure out the tricks. "

"That's right!" Niu Shida thought of this, and also showed a confident smile, "He will fight against us, unless he is willing to fall into a place of eternal doom. At that time, let alone being cast aside by thousands of people, I am afraid that he will leave his name in history books forever. bear the infamy."

Niu Shida was triumphant, Tong Fang sneered and asked, "How is the situation in Zhangshan Prince's Mansion?"

Qiu Zhiyuan replied: "After Liang Xuan's death, the people lurking in the Zhangshan Prince's Mansion lost their masters and no longer act rashly."

Niu Shida said: "They have achieved nothing for so many years, and they must have given up."

"Don't be careless," Tong Fang said, "don't let the geese peck your eyes."

The three of them dispersed separately.The slanting wind and drizzle passed through the corridor in an instant, eliminating all traces.

In Tianlu Pavilion, Siji announced outside: "The prime minister is here."

Liang Heng hugged the blanket and was drowsy, he immediately cheered up and invited the prime minister into the cabinet.

Today is to determine the candidates for alternate officials with the prime minister.Duan Xiang hadn't been in the palace for many days, but when he met at this time, he didn't see his sick face, he was still radiant and radiant, and they both understood each other, saying that the illness was not just a piece of paper.He handed the umbrella to the eunuch, shook the raindrops on his front, and entered the attic with fresh air all over his body.

Liang Heng, who had been trapped in the moldy palace for several days, was refreshed for a while.

"Uncle, sit down quickly."

With a smile on his face, Duan Boyu walked to the left seat and sat down, and said gently: "Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven is a great treasure, the supreme one, you can't give up just because of a relationship."

Liang Heng practiced kindness and changed his name to prime minister.

The two had exchanged opinions on the candidate list, and Liang Heng agreed to all the prime minister's recommendations. As for several important official positions, such as the minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Minister of Ministers, they still need to be cautious, and it is not advisable to rush.

Liang Heng's heart was like a mirror, and he commented on the people in the list clearly and logically. Duan Boyu was relieved to hear it: "What I said to His Majesty before, only talents and insights are stored in the mind, and they will not be taken away by others. It seems that Your Majesty has kept it in mind." gone."

Liang Heng said sincerely: "I remember the prime minister's warnings. When I was still in the Chu Palace, only the prime minister cared about my schoolwork, and occasionally raised a point or two. Everything is inferior, but reading is high. Shen Yu mentioned it to me before. However, the prime minister is the best scholar in the world."

Duan Boyu sighed endlessly: "This is what Han Ying, the captain of the Sili school, warned me, and now I'm just giving the original words. I'm just a countryman, if he didn't work as a clerk in Hanying's mansion, he would have to remind me to continue. Reading, I'm afraid I won't be where I am today."

To the Liang royal family, although the Korean Clan was a powerful minister who hated not being able to get rid of them, but to Duan Boyu, he was the first noble person he met in his life.Without Han Ying as a bole, Duan Boyu might still be farming today, looking at the spring rainy day with a smirk.

"How did the prime minister get to know Han Ying in the first place?" Liang Heng was very curious.

Ordinarily speaking, even if a peasant household lived in the royal city, it would be beyond compare to the princes and nobles who came and went in and out of eight carriages and hundreds of people holding flags to clear the way.

Duan Boyu said indifferently: "The minister's mother was very beautiful when she was young, and there were many ministers under her skirt."

Being a taboo for the elders, Liang Heng consciously stopped talking about this topic.

Send Duan Boyu outside Tianlu Pavilion, the rain has stopped.Clear air fills the space between heaven and earth.

Duan Boyu patted Liang Heng on the shoulder, showing the appearance of an elder at this time, and said earnestly: "His Majesty Wanwang is patient, accumulate strength for an opportunity to overwhelm the enemy, don't rashly make trouble with the doctor."

"I know, uncle." Having chatted with Duan Boyu, Liang Heng rarely felt a little comfort.At least he is not alone. There is also an uncle and a cousin in his mother's family. Blood is thicker than water. The relatives trust and rely on each other, which was also entrusted to him by his father Liang Xuan when he was dying.

Liang Heng jokingly said: "You have been ill for more than half a year, and you should be well. I hope you will come to the palace often to relieve boredom with me."

Siji brought an umbrella.

Liang Heng said: "Duan Zuodu is on duty in Tianlu Pavilion today? Go and call him here."

The footsteps stopped behind.Duan Yanling was dressed in a martial robe with a waist, with a slender figure, and he walked on silk shoes embroidered with unicorns.

"At that time, without Duan Qing guarding the palace, I couldn't sleep at night."

Duan Boyu understated it, and glanced at his son: "I only hope that he can relieve His Majesty's worries."

"I'll reward you today," Liang Heng smiled and pushed Duan Yanling, "It's not worth the night, let's go back with uncle."

Duan Yanling has always been contemptuous of ministers and courtesies, and loves to play tricks on Liang Heng, but in front of his father, he doesn't have the guts to do so, so he behaves well and behaves well, so he bids farewell to Liang Heng.

The father and son walked down the high platform.

Liang Heng stood alone in front of the attic, looking at their long shadows dragging on the stairs, even though they were one in front and one behind, they were still clinging to each other.

After a while, he waved to Xinzhou.

"The pavilion guards have withdrawn, who will guard the palace at night? Call You Duhou to watch the night." He ordered.

If it was someone else, they couldn't understand what the emperor meant, so they let this one go and called that one to come.Fortunately, Xinzhou is a mute, he doesn't talk much, he only knows how to do things.

The door of the pavilion was wide open, and Liang Heng saw someone a hundred steps away.

"It's rainy and cold, don't go outside, come in."

Shen Yu hesitated for a while before entering the room.Probably because he was used to being summoned by Liang Heng, he was neatly dressed, handsome and tall.

"This seat is yours." Liang Heng pointed to the side of the banquet.

Shen Yu endured it and said nothing.

"What do you want to say?" Seeing his resignation, Liang Heng found it funny.

Shen Yu said calmly: "I have nothing to say."

"I'll sleep with you in the temple that night, do you have anything to say?"

Shen Yu: "..."

Liang Heng snickered in his heart, and finally sensed the exhaustion revealed in his words, wondering what he was doing at home in his spare time, which made his eyes bloodshot.Shen Yu didn't want him to see him, so he turned his face away.

Liang Heng sighed secretly.

In the house, there is only the sound of flipping through bamboo slips, water dripping from the eaves, eunuchs walking by outside the corridor, and the soles of their shoes are rubbing against each other.

Liang Heng took a peek and saw Shen Yu staring at the air in a daze, wondering what he was thinking.

He coughed, Shinshu reacted immediately and was pressed down by him.Shen Yu withdrew his gaze, looked at Liang Heng for a moment, and went to pour him a pot of tea. The rosin tea mist spread instantly, and through the hazy mist, he grinded ink for him again.

After Xiangwan had eaten, he walked back to his bedroom.Shen Yu stood on the veranda.

"Come in and sleep with me," Liang Heng said, "Do you think I'm joking?"

Shen Yu's complexion suddenly brightened.Liang Heng has changed a lot from the past, and he has no idea what he means.

Xinzhou was guarding the usual night, Liang Heng said: "I don't need you today, go outside."

Shen Yu turned around abruptly and left the hall.

"Wow," said Liang Heng, "has it become a habit to disobey orders?"

Not long after, he came back and moved a soft couch, which was separated from the dragon couch by a screen and placed outside.It seemed that he was afraid that he would be slept by the emperor.Even Liang Heng had nothing to say for a while, sleeping with him literally means that when he sleeps, he needs someone to accompany him, and if he has a nightmare, he needs to hold his hand.

Liang Heng slept in the screen, listening to Shen Yu move to the couch outside.The palace lanterns burn with misty candle shadows, urging people to fall into dreams.

Liang Heng asked, "Shen Yu?"

"What's your majesty's order?"

Liang Heng said again: "Brother Yu?"

Shen Yu stopped talking.

At night, everything is silent, people who think too much will always think wildly, Liang Heng asked: "I remember hearing a nursery rhyme somewhere before, 'There are always rewards on June [-]st, and the four-legged animals stand on the high hall'..."

There was a sound of turning over in the compartment.

Not seeing Shen Yu's face always made Liang Heng feel empty.

"'There are no thousands of households in two letters, one ghost out of ten to join', do you know what it means?"

This ballad, like a talisman, lingered in Shen Yu's mind day and night, bringing him back to Dongshikou, the day when blood was poured on the execution ground.

"Sometimes I suddenly think of it. When I see Tong Fang, I think of the sentence Liuyili. When I see Niu Shida, I think of four-legged animals. When I see Qiu Zhiyuan, I think of ghosts..." Liang Heng said to himself, his voice getting louder and louder. Low.

"You have already figured out the meaning." Shen Yu said, looking unreal through a screen.

Liang Heng smiled: "And you already knew that this is something that you never told me before."

"..."

"Everyone thinks I'm a fool. I just hope you don't. Brother Yu, you looked tired when you came here. What did you do during the day? Don't hide it from me."

The Xuanyuan mirror hanging high from the bed curtain reflected Shen Yu's tossing and turning figure outside the screen, and the two lay facing each other across the beautiful picture of mountains and rivers.

After a long time, Shen Yu replied: "I will tell you, when we have some clues."

Two breaths resounded in the empty bedroom, and another breath was mixed into the long-term lonely incense.Liang Heng closed his eyes, imagining that New Year's Eve in the west wing of Shen's house, Shen Yu hugged him all night, falling into a dream in the familiar embrace and sense of security.