my demon

The night was quiet, Xiao Yan was writing in the study, outside on the porch, He Changan was tied to a long stick, and two servants in charge of the punishment were giving him boards, and the courtyard was lined with palace servants from Ziwei Palace And the servants, they are usually under the supervision of He Changan, but now they all look at He Changan being tightly bound, with a veil stuffed in his mouth, sweating profusely from the beating, and bulging veins.

Gao Yuanling took a slow look at one side, then came in to look at Xiao Yan, bowed to Xiao Yan and said: "Your Majesty, the servant has ordered someone to give He Chang'an [-] boards, fined him half a year, and let him kowtow to you in a while. Thanks."

Xiao Yan said: "No need, I just ate two extra glasses of iced drinks, that's not necessary for Senior Supervisor Gao, it's none of Senior Supervisor He's business."

Gao Yuanling smiled and said: "The emperor not only drank two glasses of iced drinks, but the servant understood. The emperor came out of the water pavilion and met Mu Qining, the servant of the imperial dining room by the lake. Bingsuzi, the emperor ate more than half of it by the lake. Although the servants did not serve him properly, the emperor was too disregarding his dignity, which made the foreign ministers and wives see, what is the emperor's dignity!"

Xiao Yan just bowed his head and faced the post without speaking.

However, Gao Yuanling continued: "When the emperor first entered the palace, the slaves served him for several years, but now the slaves are no longer serving the emperor, this Ziwei Palace is so slack, this master is not like a master, a servant cannot be a servant Yes, there are no rules at all. This servant has to report to the Empress Dowager Ming to clean it up. Since the emperor is on fire, he has the right to lower the fire in the next few days. The servant has ordered it to go down. Ziwei Palace these days The food should be changed to some light food, and I also ordered someone to explain to the hospital envoy at the Royal Hospital that the emperor was angry, and asked to prescribe some medicine to defeat the fire."

Xiao Yan wrote like a snake, just as if he didn't hear it.

Gao Yuanling looked down at Xiao Yanlin's "Sangluan Tie", the paper was full of words as if they were about to fly, and laughed: "Your Majesty's writing has really improved, it's just that this post is ominous, so let's say goodbye. My servant Only then did I get the "Peony" poem post written by Emperor Hui of the former dynasty, the words are very clear and handsome, and it is in harmony with the solar terms, rich and graceful, very auspicious, just to honor His Majesty, so I will send it later."

Emperor Hui of the former dynasty was truly outstanding in painting and calligraphy. When the dynasty collapsed, he hurriedly passed the throne and became the Supreme Emperor, but he was still captured by Bei Rong. He was a real king of subjugation.

Gao Yuanling gave him this post, it is hard to say that he did not have the heart of irony, but Xiao Yan's expression was calm and he said nothing, Gao Yuanling laughed twice, and then backed out again. He knelt down outside the threshold to thank him, and then took him out, only saying that he would repeat the rules.

In Ziwei Palace, Gao Yuanling came in and out freely, and his methods were fierce. For a while, everyone in the palace was in danger, and the palace was so quiet that there was no sound at all.

Xiao Yan finished the post, and threw the pen back into the inkstone, a few drops of ink spilled on the inkstone, staining the post just finished.

But Wu Zhishu came in and said to Xiao Yan: "I have seen Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager was very worried after hearing the report from the High Supervisor. I am too self-willed, what is the dignity of the emperor, please also copy the two chapters of "Qu Li" and "Wen Wang Shizi" in the "Book of Rites", and present it to the Queen Mother for review tomorrow."

Xiao Yan lowered his hands silently and said: "My son is guilty, and obeys the mother's will."

Wu Zhishu then smiled and said: "It's good that the emperor is fine. The empress dowager is also worried about the emperor. After listening to Mr. Gao's words, she became anxious for a while. The emperor must not take it to heart. After Mr. Gao left, I also comforted the empress dowager. Moreover, the slaves are hateful, they didn’t serve the emperor well, and made him thirsty everywhere to find water to drink, but the slaves are careless, how can you blame the emperor?”

Xiao Yan said indifferently: "Thank you to Supervisor Wu for releasing my mother. Supervisor Gao served me for several years before, and I saved him from being loyal to me. There is indeed some slack in the palace now. I just heard from Supervisor Gao that He Chang'an was not serving me well and was about to report to him. After Ming Mu, a new person came over to take charge, I thought He Chang'an was used to it, so why not? Why don't we talk about it tomorrow when I and my mother..."

Wu Zhi's complexion changed drastically, how many servants in this palace can be in charge?If you really told the empress dowager, what would the empress do if she sent herself here?Or, could it be that he wanted to take the opportunity to place someone beside the Queen Mother?He only pondered in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't say this, your empress is being displeased by Eunuch Gao's words, and these days, there are always some officials talking nonsense in the previous court, just want to interfere with your majesty's wedding. , The Empress Dowager is relying heavily on Eunuch Gao now. Don’t tell me that the Empress Dowager has not thought of this, but that the Empress Dowager has made a final decision, then there is nothing to change. Don’t worry, if there is any twists and turns among the slaves, He Changan will definitely be returned. Take good care of your majesty."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly: "It's just that I didn't follow for a while, and I drank two more iced drinks because of thirst. Where is Chang An?"

Wu Zhishu thought about it for a while, and he had already scolded Director Gao countless times in his stomach, but he still smiled and said: "Isn't it? The emperor is about to get married, and this is so strict, this country boy How can you be so pampered and able to eat some ice bowls, the Emperor Huanghuang, why can’t you be independent in this matter? Wait for the servant to wait for the queen mother to calm down tomorrow, and then slowly explain to the emperor why Chang An begged for mercy."

Xiao Yan nodded: "Thank you, Eunuch Wu."

Wu Zhishu retreated after presenting the gift. When he came, he was still gloating, but when he left, he cursed at every step, trying to get himself away from the empress dowager's side. This cold stove in Ziwei Palace has nothing to do with it. Gao Yuanling, that kid It's because he was called "inner minister" by foreign officials every day, and he became crazy!

After Wu Zhishu left, Lich couldn't help but asked Xiao Yan: "Aren't you afraid that he will ask Queen Mother Sun or Eunuch Gao?"

Xiao Yan said: "He won't ask for proof, he only needs to ask the palace people of Ziwei Palace what happened today, and he will know that Eunuch Gao and I were talking alone in the study tonight, what did they say, only Eunuch Gao and I Yes. As he said, regarding the matter of the wedding, the Empress Dowager now needs Gao Yuanling, the eunuch who is the supervisor of ceremonies, and the eunuchs under him to assist her in resisting the former princes. Therefore, he dare not He can't compare himself and Gao Yuanling's weight in Empress Dowager Sun's heart, and he can't tear himself apart with Gao Yuanling in the open, and he can't let others know that his position is in jeopardy. If he loses momentum, others will only step faster, so he will only make small moves behind his back."

The Lich said: "There is a limit to what he can do."

Xiao Yan said: "It doesn't need much, just step on and push at the critical moment."

Xiao Yan paused for a while, then said coldly: "Gao Yuanling... I will get rid of him sooner or later."

Hearing his tone, the Lich seemed to have old grievances, but he didn't ask carefully, and said gently: "In a few days, shall I cast a curse of weakness on him?"

Xiao Yan sneered: "No need, if you want to abolish him, you must use it deliberately. He is so rampant that he can tamper with the emperor's diet. He has lost his mind. He abused power and humiliated the emperor. Who can spare him? You don't need to do anything. Just look at my means."

The Lich was silent for a while: "Why won't you let me make a move?"

Xiao Yan paused, and said in a low voice: "Today you used the secret method, you not only gave me drawing paper, but also walked on the water, did it consume a lot? You haven't spoken for a long time since you came back." What he didn't say was that wearing the soul box for a long time Now, he seems to be faintly able to feel the echo and existence of the soul box and himself. Today, the power of the Lich's soul body feels weaker.

The Lich was a little surprised at his sharpness: "Your perception is very sharp—it may also be the strengthening of the holy will potion. It consumes a lot, and it will be fine in a few days."

Xiao Yan thought for a while before saying: "Besides, I don't think you should be able to kill people at will. Wu Yunduo, the servant who abused cats the day before yesterday, should have easily killed him, but he didn't."

The Lich was silent, and said after a while: "I'm very surprised, how did you guess it? It shouldn't be impossible, but I can faintly feel the restriction of the law."

Xiao Yan asked curiously: "What is the way of heaven?"

Lich pondered for a while, probably wanting to understand how to explain clearly to Xiao Yan: "The way of heaven is actually a common rule that everyone in your world believes in. In the simplest terms, people in your world generally believe that the way of heaven is :what goes around comes around."

Xiao Yan was startled: "Isn't it you over there?"

The lich said: "No, what we have here is more about natural selection, survival of the fittest, and the strong are respected—but to gain power, you need to pay a price, and the stronger the power, the more you pay. "All races are competing for limited resources to develop their own groups. The thirst for power and knowledge is everyone's pursuit. Faced with powerful power, many people are willing to pay the price.

Xiao Yan was slightly shocked, but after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly smiled: "This sentence is not unreasonable. In fact, there are people here who believe in the strong. Without a corpse, it’s a shame that a good man has no good reward.”

Lich said: "But the sages and sages here are tirelessly educating the people, and heaven punishes sin; gentlemen carry their virtues; heaven has ambition, and evil is unrighteous; doing good will bring good fortune; doing bad will bring disaster. "If you have read those classic books in the world, you can naturally get a glimpse of the hidden way of heaven behind him, not to mention that he was once a demigod, so he is more sensitive to the way of heaven.

Xiao Yan continued: "For those who are good, heaven will reward them with blessings; for those who are not kind, heaven will reward them with misfortune."

The lich said: "Yes, the way of heaven is like this. If I violate the way of heaven, I am not a person in your world. It is very likely that I will be backlashed by the way of heaven more seriously than ordinary people. Now that my soul and body have not recovered, I can't try it for the time being. If I wait for my strength to recover more, I can try it a little bit. But you don’t have to worry too much, a curse of weakness just makes him feel unwell and unlucky for a few days.”

Xiao Yan shook his head: "Don't take risks for me. The education I have received since I was a child is that human life is the most important thing, and the emperor is careful to kill. As you said, it is very likely that he is also a true dragon emperor from generation to generation. In the dark, he feels the way of heaven. .”

Lich: "Okay."

Xiao Yan was still worried, and told him again: "Gao Yuanling, I know it well, you must not act rashly, let alone take risks for me."

Feeling the solemnity and seriousness of the young man, the Lich promised earnestly: "Don't worry."

Only then did Xiao Yan feel slightly relieved, regained his composure, folded the air-dried post and put it back on the table, thinking to himself, I will never allow you to make mistakes.

The author has something to say:

1. "Gentlemen carry things with virtue" ("Book of Changes")

2. "Heaven has aspirations, evil is unrighteous" ("Mozi·Tianzhi [-]")

3. "But God is not always. If you do good, you will bring a hundred blessings; if you do bad things, you will bring a hundred disasters" ("Shangshu · Yi Xun")

4. "For those who are good, heaven will repay them with blessings; for those who are unkind, heaven will repay them with misfortune." ("Shuo Yuan·Jing Shen")