Hypocrites

Zhangyi Palace has three main halls, six forest gardens and two ponds and terraces, which have been repaired and expanded in successive dynasties. They were left unused in the hands of Liang Xuan and his son. I also don't know where Penglai Garden is.

As Duan Boyu introduced, the Penglai Garden is not in the Zhangyi Palace, but a newly built palace on the outskirts of the city. It was originally built as a palace, but it was not completed for several years.

"So which generation did it start?" Liang Heng asked.

Duan Boyu replied: "It started with the emperor's decree to supervise the construction."

Liang Heng was very surprised.

His father, who lived in resentment and hatred all his life, was imprisoned in Fengque Terrace for the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, there was a grand deed of building a palace.

A group of people boarded the double road, crossed half of the palace city, and came to the turret of the west wall.The west wall of the palace city is connected with the city wall, and a horse face is built on the outside, protruding ten steps away. You can look down at the moat and the wilderness in the western suburbs.

The western suburb is where Penglai Garden is located, but everyone fell into silence.

There is no other reason - as far as the eye can see, the land is desolate and the woods have been cut down.The ground was dug to make a pond, but no water was diverted, leaving only potholes, and the accumulated rain for several days formed mire swamps.The rammed-earth foundation site is one in the east and one in the west. There is no plan, and it is abandoned halfway.

Wang Jianzhi's tone was not without ridicule: "Royal garden?"

Liang Heng said: "I thought what uncle was talking about was a unique summer palace."

Duan Boyu said: "If Your Majesty has asked the Minister, you will know how much gold and silver the treasury spends on the construction of Penglai Garden every year."

Wang Jianzhi said: "It's not good after spending money, the efficiency is really low."

"General Wang," Duan Boyu wondered, "what's going on with you?"

Liang Heng pointed to the bottom of the city wall, and said to Wang Jianzhi: "Look, weeds are growing under the wall, go and clean up the weeds, and then come up."

As soon as this person left, the ears were finally quiet.Duan Xiang continued: "It's one thing to spend money to do well, but it's another thing not to do it at all. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Liang Heng remained silent for a long time, and Shen Yu asked, "Does the Prime Minister know which official supervised the construction of this fortification?"

Duan Boyu smiled slightly: "As we all know, the official in charge of building the garden is Yuan Youcheng. After Qiu Qianli was convicted and executed, the fortifications fell into Tong Fang's hands."

I also want to know these people.

Liang Heng said in a deep voice: "I understand what uncle means."

Under the city wall, Wang Jianzhi stripped off the coats of the soldiers, plucked grass roots and threw them into the clothes, and carried a bundle on his back to the top of the city.

"Plant it back." Liang Heng said.

Without saying a word, Wang Jianzhi went down the city wall again.

A group of people came along the palace road in the distance, and the formation was stronger than the emperor's. There were forty or fifty entourages, holding stoves and fans.

The leader is Tong Fang who was just mentioned.

Among the three generals in Langzhong, Tong Fang is the most inconspicuous one.Niu Shida is fat and strong, Qiu Zhiyuan is cunning, but Tong Fang has an ordinary appearance, often with a slippery smile, and his words and deeds are impeccable, so people can't remember what he is out of the ordinary.So he often hides among the three eunuchs. If anyone is asked to identify the chief culprit, it must not be him.

"Your Majesty! Hey, Your Majesty!" Tong Fang hurried over and bowed his courtiers, "Why did you come to Penglai Garden? The fortifications have not been completed yet..."

Liang Heng interrupted him and said, "How long will it take to finish? After killing the late emperor, do you still want to kill me?"

Hearing this, Shen Yu took a look.

Tong Fang was stunned, he never expected Liang Heng to speak so bluntly.

"Your Majesty is serious," Tong Fang raised his head, looked at Duan Boyu, who was smiling and silent, and Shen Yu, who was standing there indifferently, and said, "Penglai Garden is a huge project, and it will not happen overnight. Impatient, I urged my majesty to come down to check and accept it. This job has fallen into the hands of the minister, and there are detailed accounts for the relevant matters. If your majesty wants to ask, and Rong Chen sorts out a set of documents, he should report it."

Liang Heng said decisively: "It won't take long to sort out the documents, tomorrow at the latest, I want to see your explanation."

Tong Fang was even more surprised.One is that since the night of Liang Heng Mingtang's vigil, he was scared out of his wits by the three of them, and he has never spoken so forcefully. Second, everyone knows that Penglai Garden is so dilapidated that there are many hidden secrets. The result is coming so soon, and it is clearly a posture of severe punishment.

Who gave him the prestige?

"Yes," Tong Fang looked inquiringly, slowed down his tone, and said word by word, "Before tomorrow, I will definitely give His Majesty an answer."

All the fans of boys, girls and girls retreated.

Wang Jianzhi leaned against the wall and wiped the dirt off his hands, looking at Tong Fang's entourage with a horrifying expression.

Duan Boyu shook his head disapprovingly, and said to Liang Heng: "Your Majesty only needs to understand in his heart that there will always be a day when the evidence is as solid as a mountain, why bother to make trouble at this time, and tell him to make preparations first."

At sunset, the heat subsided, and the coolness increased by three points.The high beams of Tianlu Pavilion infiltrate the evening wind, blowing the incense burner in front of the emperor's case and slowly producing smoke.

It's too late, maybe no one will come tonight.

Liang Heng wore a robe, took off his hair crown, and stood upright, it was a dress before going to sleep.The palace lantern enveloped his pale face in an embrace.The tips of his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes are deep and sharp, provoking delicate arcs, and he is born with a beautiful but thin face.

After the case, Ruihe Xiangyun's embroidered screen cast a shadow on the ground, and a person stepped out of the shadow, half kneeling beside Liang Heng, holding his hand with wet palms.

"Are you afraid?" Shen Yu whispered, "Then why did you provoke Tong Fang?"

Liang Heng gritted his teeth and said: "I just want to force him. Brother Yu, you know, what is the only ceremonial honor of the three eunuchs? What made my father and I endure one after another is the bone ring. I want him to take out the bone ring, Demonstrate to me. Only then can I know where that thing is now."

Emperor Wu's bone ring was only shown in the bright hall, and since then neither the Sanhuan nor Liang Huang have had it in their hands.If what Liang Huang said was true, and after the late emperor passed away, the palace sent someone to bring the bone ring back, then it must still be in the hands of an eunuch.

Once the bone ring is obtained, all threats can be eliminated. I am afraid that the first emperor tried all kinds of means throughout his life to achieve this.

Someone came, and Shen Yu retreated behind the embroidery screen.

The tall hat hangs down, and the red man drags the ground, and the shadows with teeth and claws fall all over the ground.

It's not Tong Fang, but Qiu Zhiyuan.Liang Heng's heart rose to his throat.

The candlelight of the palace lantern moved without wind in the shade, and the light and shadow fluttered chaotically, like the ghost hidden behind the pale mask, between the two motionless people, angry and turbulent, screaming silently.

Qiu Zhiyuan glanced at Xinzhou with half-closed eyes.

Liang Heng said: "You go down first."

Xinzhou followed his words and closed the gate of Tianlu Pavilion.

Qiu Zhiyuan stepped into the bamboo mat, swept his front and sat down, with an orderly demeanor.

Liang Heng lowered his eyes, and looked at him for a moment: "I'm looking for the person in charge of Penglai Garden."

Qiu Zhiyuan put his hands in his sleeves, sat back on his heels, his thin and sharp lips curled up like blood lines.

"Before Tong Changshi took over, he was the righteous son of the minister, and Qiu Qianli was in charge. Your majesty wanted an explanation, and the minister came here. Don't your majesty know it well? Otherwise, how can you get rid of that dumb confidant?"

Liang Heng's fist hidden under the case, nails embedded in the flesh.

Qiu Zhiyuan said: "I have brought what you want, please have a look."

He slowly took out the hand in the sleeve, and the air seemed to condense at this moment.Even though he tried his best to restrain himself, Liang Heng still felt his face twitch, thinking that his expression must be very ferocious at the moment.

The pair of sharp white claws grabbed something and placed it on the table.

On top of the carved lacquer table is a roll of yellow silk.

Liang Heng clenched his fist and then loosened it, his heartbeat echoed meaninglessly in his ears.Not a bone ring.He immediately felt a burst of relief, but at the same time came disappointment.

"When the first emperor was still here, he issued an edict to build the Penglai Garden. The first emperor Bintian, the fortifications were stopped. If your majesty requests, the construction will start again. The first emperor's edict is here to prove that what the ministers and others said is true. It should have been Tong Fang. The relevant accounts were submitted together, and it was the minister who saw that His Majesty was very anxious, and came to answer one or two overnight. Does Your Majesty have any questions?"

Liang Heng unfolded the silk book to take a look, since he couldn't see the bone ring, he wanted to send Qiu Zhiyuan back.Unexpectedly, he said: "Your Majesty has no problem, but I have one more matter."

"You said."

"Not long ago, His Majesty suffered from heatstroke, and he was sick for half a month. Although the minister was an official outside the court, he was in charge of the internal affairs. If His Majesty is sick, it is the minister's dereliction of duty. After much deliberation, it is not appropriate to let a disabled person serve His Majesty. Think about it. lucky."

The call hadn't landed yet.

A person came in, walking towards Deqiu Zhiyuan's side step by step.It's been a few days, but Siji seems to be different.Liang Heng pondered a little, and suddenly realized that his demeanor was different. He used to be hunched over and timid, but now he dared to look directly at Jiu Wu.

Qiu Zhiyuan said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Siji is smarter than Xinzhou."

Siji still has a charming smile on his face, and his eyes are curved, which can be called cute or annoying.Liang Heng didn't want to take a second look at all.Qiu Zhiyuan left the silk book to him, he rolled it up and put it under the case.

"Is Your Majesty going to rest?"

Liang Heng said: "Go down and change to Xinzhou for night duty."

"Master Xinzhou has been transferred to the palace to hold the lamp, please let the minister serve His Majesty."

Liang Heng stared at the top of his head, thinking that if he made a fuss at this time and hung Siji up and whipd him three hundred times, would Qiu Zhiyuan be enraged and take out the bone ring to threaten him.

After a long time, he said, "Go back to Yangshidian."

The new emperor admits his birth. In the past, there was only one person from Xinzhou close to the huge foster room, making it empty and desolate, miserable and miserable.Tonight, it has a new look. Those who feed the animal stove and those who hold the palace fan are burning white sandalwood and purple flowers, and the cigarettes are lingering.There were dozens of people in the front and rear palaces, and Siji said "Your Majesty, go to bed", and two people lined up on the left and right, opened the bed curtains, prepared brocade quilts and jade pillows, knelt down in front of Liang Heng, took off his shoes, Clothes.

"Slow down!" Liang Heng said, "What do you need so many people to do to sleep, go out!"

Siji said: "Chou Gong has servants to serve His Majesty personally."

It's not that Liang Heng has never been served by others before. When he was the prince, there were occasions when he was more grand than this.It's just that he was ignorant back then, but looking at these people now, which one is not wearing a submissive shell, peeping at him with malicious eyes.

"No one will be kept in the hall at night." Liang Heng said.

"Your Majesty," Siji smiled apologetically, "You have to drive the servants away, how can the servants explain to Qiu Gong tomorrow?"

It looked as if Liang Heng stretched out his hand, and he could bring up a smiling face to Liang Heng to smack, stained with phlegm that he couldn't get rid of with his hands.

Liang Heng didn't say any more, and drove the rest of the palace people out, had to leave Siji in the outer hall, and ordered him to extinguish the tree of lights.It was dark inside and outside, and the unfamiliar breathing was clear to the ears, which made Liang Heng feel upset and nauseated.

I don't know what kind of incense is lit in the beast stove, it is different from usual, it is too fragrant, and it makes my head dizzy.It's really like Qiu Zhiyuan's taste.

Suddenly in the quiet night, there was a soft sound of a cat crossing the roof.

Liang Heng's ears moved.

There was another muffled groan, followed by the sound of someone falling to the ground.

The bed curtain was raised, and a shadow swayed in.With the cold saber resting on the side of the couch, Shen Yu reached out to touch Liang Heng's cheek.Liang Heng sat up abruptly: "Did you kill Siji?"

The tone of Shen Yu's mouth twitched in anticipation: "It was just knocked out."

Liang Heng sighed.

"I've read the silk script," Shen Yu said, "it's nothing special. Why did he give it to you?"

Liang Heng touched Shen Yu's hand, spread his five fingers flat, snuggled his face into it, and whispered, "Look, if it's another person, you won't understand what he means. Only I know that what he wants to say is that Penglai Garden It was my father—that is, the first emperor—feeding the fat to the three eunuchs. What about leaving the palace and building a garden, they are just a coincidence."

If the first emperor was obedient and obedient, what could Liang Heng do?Do you want to uncover the fig leaf with your own hands, and expose everything that can be said and cannot be said to the sun?