Multiple crimes

It is said that ever since Yan Shuo parted ways with Yuan Ziyou, he has been worried all the time, worried that his master would create some troubles as soon as he entered the palace.The leading soldier took him along a side path, and it took him a long time to reach the palace after twists and turns.After revealing his identity and asking about the location of the bedroom, he couldn't control much, so he rushed in hurriedly, and happened to bump into Er Zhurong who was about to go out.

Standing firm, Yan Shuo looked up and saw the other person's appearance and attire, guessed his identity in his heart, lowered his head in fear, wanting to apologize.

Er Zhurong was not angry, he looked him up and down and said, "You are Yan Shuo?"

Yan Shuo nodded when he heard the words, and just as he was about to answer, Er Zhurong stepped out: "Come with me."

Yan Shuo was puzzled and didn't know what he was doing, but he followed him obediently and respectfully.

Walking to a secluded place behind the palace, Er Zhurong stopped, pointed his finger and asked: "King Changle, is he mentally ill?"

Yan Shuo was at a loss for a while.

Yuan Ziyou's temperament is indeed weird, when he is in a happy mood, he doesn't have the airs of a prince at all, but he suddenly becomes furious unexpectedly at some point, and it is not uncommon for him to cause a scene of death.The servants in the palace all know that their master is moody, and usually avoid him, and they dare not go against his will.

However, Yuan Ziyou has only been in the palace for so long, how did he annoy Er Zhurong?

Yan Shuo looked up hesitantly, seeing Er Zhurong's displeasure, he had to say half-truthfully, "It's not a big problem to go back to the general. Master has been self-willed since he was a child, he speaks freely and has a bad temper." good……"

"Has a bad temper? Isn't that just madness!" Er Zhurong understood it, showing an extremely contemptuous expression, "Have you seen a doctor? Is there any cure?"

"The doctor has seen it, but he didn't see any clues. He just prescribed some calming medicine."

"Go back and serve His Majesty well. The enthronement ceremony will be held tomorrow morning, so nothing can go wrong in front of our ancestors!" Er Zhurong seemed too lazy to ask, and turned around and left as soon as he finished speaking.

Watching the man leave, Yan Shuo hurried back to the bedroom.

Yuan Ziyou was already lying on the bed with all his clothes on at this time, buried in the quilt indiscriminately, with his eyes closed.Seeing that he was breathing evenly and sleeping peacefully, Yan Shuo didn't feel anything strange.

After waiting for a while, he stepped forward and pushed Yuan Ziyou's shoulder, and said softly: "Master, wake up, and sleep later."

Yuan Ziyou didn't sleep deeply, and opened his eyes when he heard Yan Shuo's voice.After compose himself, he happily said: "Ah! When did you come?"

"Just arrived."

Helping Yuan Ziyou up, Yan Shuo smoothly helped him straighten his messy hair: "Master, let's change your clothes first. Change to something more comfortable, it's inconvenient to wear this."

Having said that, Yuan Ziyou also found that after driving for a long time, he was already sweating all over his body, which was sticky and uncomfortable. "I need to take a shower first."

The maid at the side heard the words and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty wants to take a bath? Please come this way."

"I'll wash it here, bring a wooden bucket over here."

"This..." The maid was in trouble.

"You don't understand me? Bring the barrel!"

Seeing this, Yan Shuo pulled Yuan Ziyou to sit down at the table, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Why are you so angry? I'll go and find it for you. Just sit here obediently and don't move around." Wan Wan waved to the maids and servants standing around, signaling them to back off, for fear that someone would accidentally offend Yuan Ziyou again.

It's night, the General's House.

Er Zhurong and Er Zhuzhao had just finished their dinner and sat facing each other in the front hall to drink tea.

Coming out of the emperor's bedroom, Er Zhurong was exhausted physically and mentally, and was too lazy to go to the military camp outside the city.So he ordered Er Zhuzhao to come to his house, so that he could inquire about military affairs and the situation of the generals, and have dinner together by the way.

Although Er Zhuzhao is Er Zhurong's cousin, the two grew up together, but their appearance and temperament are far from this elder brother.He is also a general, but he is as gentle and refined as a scholar.

At this time, seeing Er Zhurong playing with the teacup in his hand, chatting about the affairs of the White Palace without saying a word, he said casually: "Brother is in a good mood today."

There was a smile in his eyes when he spoke, and his voice was soft and soft, more like a gentle big brother.

"In a good mood? Hehe, you haven't seen Yuan Ziyou talking nonsense, it's ridiculously stupid!"

Er Zhuzhao knew that he had just returned from the emperor's palace in the afternoon, and was curious about what Yuan Ziyou had said in exchange for his elder brother's evaluation.But he didn't ask any more questions.He never asked Er Zhurong about the affairs of the palace.

Speaking of which, Erzhu Zhao can be regarded as a different kind of Erzhu family.He is born with a bookish air, but he insists on training soldiers and martial arts.The young man showed his military talent in leading the army, but he had no ambitions. He would rather follow Er Zhurong's side and take it as his duty.

He himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it.My elder brother has always been able to run the army well, is brave and resourceful, and has a high prestige. If I don't follow him, can I still go against him?With his temperament, he would never allow a comparable force to stand side by side with him, not even a brother.

Er Zhurong also took a fancy to his indifferent and current affairs disposition, and was willing to get closer to him, because he really regarded him as a confidant.

"I said, since you met Yuan Ziyou a long time ago, why didn't you tell me in advance?" He put down the teacup in his hand, leaned over and brought his face closer to him, the corners of his eyes were slightly red from the alcohol.

"Tell you what?" Er Zhuzhao shrank back and asked.

"Tell me Changle King is a fool!"

"Ah?" Er Zhuzhao was taken aback.Half a month ago, under the order of Er Zhurong, he did go to the Yuan Mansion to pay a visit to Yuan Ziyou, proposed to support him as the new king, and expressed his loyalty.At that time, Yuan Ziyou agreed without asking any questions, which was suspiciously straightforward.This may be because he has peeped at the throne for a long time.Nothing else.

From Er Zhuzhao's point of view, Yuan Ziyou was just a very normal son of aristocrat, with a gloomy temper, but definitely not stupid.

However, hearing Er Zhurong mention Yuan Ziyou at this time, Er Zhuzhao remembered another thing.

"Brother, the brothers in the army are urging you to abolish the new emperor and become the emperor yourself. Yuan Tianmu also asked me to ask you what you mean, look..."

"Yuan Tianmu...he has done a lot for me this time, and I really can't wait to get a piece of it." Er Zhurong smiled helplessly.After being silent for a while, he asked Er Zhuzhao again:

"What do you think about this?"

"I feel that this matter should not be taken too hastily. The incident in Heyin is still in turmoil. At this time, the seizure of the throne may fall into the trap, and the common people..."

"The common people will also regard me as a tyrant! Humph, there are already rumors in the city, saying that I am like a sinner through the ages, and I don't even think about who rescued them from that crazy woman! A group of people with no conscience fool!"

Er Zhurong supported the edge of the table and stood up: "Abandon the king, tell them not to mention it again. After all, Yuan Ziyou's succession to the emperor's position is justified, and the court is very chaotic now. His name can also put an end to public opinion and rumors. , to reduce troubles. Who knows where those fish that slipped through the net are hiding and waiting for an opportunity. Instigating foolish people to riot is their forte!"

Turning to face Er Zhuzhao, he sneered again and continued: "What's more, the position of the emperor is in name only, and Yuan Ziyou is an idiot who doesn't understand anything. Isn't the real power in my hands? It makes no difference...”

After a pause, Er Zhurong felt that there was no need to talk so much with his cousin.Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of tea, he looked up at the sky outside the window, sighed and said, "It's getting late, you should go back to the camp quickly. Arrange for the army to enter the city in a few days. Also, arrange Tomorrow's affairs, the more solemn the better, let people outside see, we treat this new emperor with great respect!"

"Yes, this subordinate understands!"

Er Zhuzhao was about to leave after giving the ceremony.Er Zhurong personally sent him out, because he drank too much wine at dinner, his steps were slightly unsteady.

Er Zhuzhao was not worried when he saw it.The eldest brother has always been drunk and goes quickly, so it will not affect the enthronement ceremony the next day.

Sure enough, at dawn the next day, Er Zhurong had already led the army to the Royal Ancestral Temple in the northwest of the palace, full of energy, and arrived earlier than Yuan Tianmu's guards.On the contrary, the protagonist of this grand ceremony—the new emperor Yuan Ziyou was 10 minutes late.Yan Shuo, who was late with dark circles under his eyes, was in low spirits.

The night before, because Yuan Ziyou insisted on using a wooden barrel to take a bath, and there was no ready-made wooden barrel in the bedroom, Yan Shuo could only try his best to get him one from outside the palace. After a while, the inner hall was flooded with golden mountains.And Yuan Ziyou took a short nap in the evening to refresh his energy, and when he saw this, he relentlessly vented his anger on Yan Shuo.

After tossing and tossing like this until midnight, I finally got the master to serve him and send him to bed. The outside of the bedroom was already a mess, it was simply unsightly.Yan Shuo was afraid that Yuan Ziyou would be disturbed by too much movement from the palace people, so he told them to go back to rest, butt the bullet and clean up the mess by themselves, only to rest in the early morning.

Now, in a daze, he followed Yuan Ziyou and walked slowly towards the ancestral temple surrounded by the guards.Looking left and right, they were all generals, officers and soldiers in military armor. Two walls of people stretched forward, and they must be Er Zhurong's people.

Yuan Ziyou was probably in a good mood because of the grand scene at this time.Scanning the officials on both sides who were shouting long live, he suddenly saw a man not far from the front left, whose armor color was obviously different from that of the others, holding a horse in his hand, standing proudly at the front of the team and making faces at himself.

Yuan Tianmu delivered Yuan Ziyou to Luoyang safely, which was considered a major task.Taking advantage of half a day of free time, he took good care of himself, changed his unkempt image in the army, and felt that he was extraordinary.At this time, as Er Zhurong's general, he led the team and stood at the front of the team, feeling even better about himself, so he smiled at Yuan Ziyou with extra respect and hospitality, showing his white teeth.

Yuan Ziyou didn't want to see him grinning like this, and felt very disgusted in his heart, so he quickened his pace and walked forward, pretending not to see him.

The road of more than one kilometer is much longer than imagined.At first Yuan Ziyou could look left and right with great interest, searching for familiar people in the crowd, but after a while he felt a sore neck and heavy heels, and even the voices shouting long live left and right were too noisy, making his ears buzzing.By the time he finally arrived at the ancestral temple, he had already lost his original spirit.

Er Zhurong led people to wait at the gate of the ancestral temple early in the morning, ready to welcome the emperor.At this time, seeing that Yuan Ziyou was late for a long time without saying anything, and was still lazy and lifeless, I couldn't help feeling angry.However, due to the status of a courtier, it is not easy to get angry in public, so I had to whisper to him to quickly enter the temple and perform the ceremony of kneeling.

Yuanzi Youwan did not expect that there are so many memorial tablets of the ancestors, and the succession ceremony is so tedious and boring.In just a few hours, the number of times he knelt and kowtowed was more than the sum of all the people from his birth to the present.If it wasn't for someone watching over him, he would have fled back to the palace to sleep long ago.

After finally completing the task, Yuan Ziyou was so tired that his eyes were black when he came out of the ancestral temple.Grabbing Er Zhurong's hand and pressing it to the back of his neck, he frowned and complained, "My head is about to fall off!"

Er Zhurong withdrew his hand calmly, and said coldly: "Your Majesty, what nonsense are you talking about, disrespect to the late emperor! Get on your horse quickly, there will be a banquet after the edict is promulgated."

The imperial edict is issued in the main hall of the palace.Yuan Ziyou leaned against the dragon chair half-reclining and half-lying, and finally had a moment of rest.The ministers stepped forward one by one to salute and congratulate. Some officials were reading the edict of the new emperor's succession, but he didn't understand a single word.It was originally written by Er Zhurong and has nothing to do with him.

When the banquet finally started, Yuan Ziyou noticed that Yan Shuo had disappeared.