Emperor Que Shaohua

Chapter 78 Green Plum Cooking Wine

Luo Pingyuan specially waited in the mansion today, he stepped on the snow and walked to the back garden, but saw the beautiful shadows in front of him, King Jing and King Yun were sitting opposite each other in the pavilion, the scene was like a picture scroll.

"Come here while it's snowing, sitting and admiring the plum blossoms. Brother Sihuang is not only trustworthy, but also seems to be elegant." He opened the curtain and walked in, brushing the snow flakes on his body and smiling.

"Brother Dahuang is the one who is affectionate, and I can't touch it." King Yun said, he had taken off the sable fur cloak he had when he came, and the white clothes were still inside, but there were some faint patterns of flowing clouds on the hem of the clothes, as if white clouds came out. Xiu, with a little more leisurely eyes, "In this season, the snow on the border is always about a foot thick. Everyone just wants to keep warm, and no one is in the mood to enjoy the scenery; but the five emperors have lived here for a long time. It seems that it should be Quite three tastes."

"I'm an ordinary person. I count copper coins at the household office every day, and I hear people complain about their bitterness. It's only when I come back to see the emperor's brother that I can breathe a sigh of relief." Luo Pingyuan laughed, "I think people share the same heart. It's so hard, I think it's only by taking a look at the Fourth Emperor brother frequently that the morale can be kept high."

Luo Linpian was taking a sip of tea, and held back when she heard the words, but luckily she didn't choke, but the expression on her face was a little weird for a moment.

"Sit here by Pingyuan." Luo Yanhua held back a smile and said, "It's hard to distinguish between the vulgar and the elegant. If the four emperors hadn't led the army to fight against the captives and protect our border, in today's Luocheng, I would not have thought about it." People have leisure time to appreciate the snow."

"It's not my work alone. Brother Dahuang has helped me everywhere, and Brother Wuhuang has also devoted himself to it. I don't know how much effort I have put in." King Yun said, and then he sneered again after thinking of something, "However If it is said that the people in Luo City are all worried about the war, I am afraid it is not necessarily the case. In order to defeat the Northern Territory, some people have even done secret betrayals, and they have placed their generals in Hanguan City early. I see him I wish I could repeat the loss of Shao'an and Hanguan, the lives of hundreds of thousands of sons and the safety of the people on the frontier are as worthless, and such a person is actually the prince of Yu Zhou."

After the words fell, the three of them were silent for a moment.Luo Pingyuan thought of the prince's secret act of delivering important battle reports to Beiliao through the Kunlun Mansion. Although it was a scheme set up by the emperor's brother, Luo Wenxiao's intentions were fully revealed, just like a national thief.Reminiscent of the prince's previous actions in increasing troops to the northern border and raising taxes in Shao'an, he couldn't help but flash the words "what is the virtue and what is the ability" in his mind.

The attendants brought a charcoal stove and placed it in the middle, and placed several plates of fruits and side dishes on the table. Qingming and Guyu brought two small altars of wine, and the atmosphere of talking around the stove suddenly increased in the pavilion.

The little fox dressed in white, Zhenshi, ran out from nowhere, tilted her head to look at the three princes, seemed to be choosing to compare, and then jumped onto King Jing's knee without hesitation, fluffy and coquettish.

King Yun had never seen such a close fox. Seeing that it was as cute as a pompom, he couldn't help but take a second look: "I heard that the fifth younger brother has a white fox. Could it be it? It seems that he is very close to the eldest brother."

Luo Pingyuan didn't want King Yun to know even this, so he gave Zhenshi a gloomy look. Most of the time, the fox would automatically run back to Michelle House to sleep, eating the food he gave him with great joy. It stands to reason that he still hasn't forgotten Who is raising it? The problem is that whenever he needs to show his loyalty, he runs to get close to the emperor and leaves the master aside, which makes him very helpless.

"It was raised by Yuan, and its name is Zhenshi." Luo Yanhua smiled, hugged the little fox towards Luo Linpian, and let the fourth brother stroke its fur.Zhenshi shook her tail, looked at King Yun in front of her with black glazed eyes, and seemed to think that this person was very beautiful, but in the next moment, it twisted its round body and jumped to King Ning this time. On the knee, he kept drilling into his arms.

Several people didn't notice a smile, Jing Wang said: "Lin Pian leads troops all the year round, he has a murderous aura on him, and Zhen Shi dare not approach. Although he often stays by my side, he knows in his heart that Ping Yuan is the real The person who protects it, so whenever you get scared, go to Pingyuan."

Luo Pingyuan fed a piece of jerky to the little fox who was looking for security and comfort, and then scratched its neck. Zhenshi jumped off the ground and ran out of the pavilion, playing somewhere else.

After this stirring, the atmosphere relaxed a lot.Jing Wang himself did not drink, but still poured a pot of flower carvings for the two emperor brothers himself, and scalded them on the charcoal stove through hot water, and said leisurely: "Sometimes when I see Ping Yuan taking care of Zhen, I will think of people. separate from people."

Luo Pingyuan was a little puzzled. When he accidentally picked up Zhenshi in Cuiping Mountain, the little fox hadn't been weaned and could only be fed rice soup. He felt that he didn't have time to take care of it. Try to give food on time as much as possible, and sometimes just bathe and comb it, but now the latter is mainly done by the emperor brother.This is the case for anyone who wants to raise foxes. I don't know what the difference is what King Jing said.

Luo Yanhua saw that he was a little confused, and said lightly: "Zhenshi likes to run and play freely in the mountains and forests, you just let it go, never thought of closing the doors and windows tightly, or simply chaining it up and locking it in a cage ;Sometimes Jane runs off to cling to others, and you won't get angry or punish it for it. I can see that you actually like Jane very much, so you never worry that it will never come back or recognize other owners?"

Luo Pingyuan was taken aback for a moment, he always felt that doing this was natural and there was no need to think about it, but he didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked, and after thinking about it, he said: "Zhenshi is very spiritual, and there is no danger in the emperor's mansion. I just want to let nature take its course, as long as it is happy; if it falls in love with another master, although I am reluctant, but there is no way to force it, those are Zhenshi's nature."

Thinking that he had taught the little fox by the ear, and it seemed that he was not as selfless as he said, he felt ashamed again.

King Yun didn't understand why King Jing mentioned the fox, so he didn't interrupt. Hearing this, his expression gradually became more meaningful.

"So even though Zhenshi is just a little fox raised by you, you still respect its wishes and choices, and care more about its happiness than your own feelings." Luo Yanhua smiled, "But this Some people in the world don’t think like this. They may also take care of Jane for a period of time, even give it more exquisite food, and spend more time domesticating and teasing her, but Jane will be locked in a cage and have to When it comes to freedom, if it dares to show more intimacy and obedience to others, it will not only be punished, but may directly lose its life. Because in the eyes of such people, the whole purpose of Jane's existence is to please them and bring them It’s just for satisfaction. If one day it can’t do it, it can be destroyed as a matter of course. One is to prevent others from getting it; Zhenshi probably has a fur collar on her body."

He spoke very calmly, but Luo Pingyuan heard it in his ears, and couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.

"The kind of person that the big emperor said is not worthy of being a master, but there are still many in the world, there are also real villains, and there are more hypocrites." Luo Linpian said lazily, "There is no need to go too far, Luo Jun Ping and Luo Wenxiao just made a good pair. Although I found King An annoying, but compared to our Prince, he is not so disgusting. Since I came back, I saw that smiling face I just want to smoke."

Luo Pingyuan also felt the same way, thinking that if King An heard this comment, he would be furious or slightly comforted.

"As the fourth brother said, I have watched the prince's actions over the past few years. He is not incompetent, and he is also diligent. However, he is trying his best to seize power, but it is only for one purpose, which is to satisfy his own desire. He I think that the world should be free to take whatever it wants, and for my own benefit, the national economy, the people's livelihood, and future generations can be sacrificed and given up without taking it seriously." King Jing said, his voice was far away in the silence, "I once thought that imperial power, or What does the Son of Heaven mean? Zhang Taifu said to me back then that the Son of Heaven is ordered by the heavens, and he is blessed all over the world, and guards the common people; Is it the land of the king? Is it the land of the king? It refers to the responsibility. Even if you have such a great power in your hands, you must remember not to use it for selfish desires. He also warned me that you need to always be humble. Just think about the emperor. Like ordinary people, they eat three meals and five grains, live in one room, and lie down on a square inch of land every night. The difference is that they have heavy responsibilities, and they must perform their duties. But with a piece of history, who can really be rich all over the world."

Hearing the words, Luo Pingyuan couldn't feel his mood fluctuating. He never thought that he would hear the words of the emperor's brother at this time and place. It was invisibly consistent with what he learned from his master in the Hanshan School, and what he saw and thought in Gyeonggi , but it is extremely clear, as if the eloquence has helped me to sort out my thoughts.He couldn't speak for a while, but felt a surge of heat in his chest.

The flower carvings on the stove are already smelling of wine, which permeates the pavilion, as if the fragrance of winter plums has infiltrated into it, as clear and long as the meaning of the words just now, King Yun and King Ning just recollected it for a while.

Luo Yanhua put two or three plums in each of the fine porcelain cups in front of his two younger brothers, and filled the cups one by one with the amber-colored aged wine, before he said slowly: "I have some unresolved personal grievances with the prince, but even if we put it aside At this level, in terms of virtue alone, in my eyes, he is not worthy to be the master of a little fox. How can he be the master of Yu and Zhou? I will not allow Luo Wenxiao to ascend to the throne of God. In the past three years, I have been guarding the border for three years, today's meeting is really not easy, I think, there is no need to consult King An's opinion."

At this point, he paused: "I just want to ask, you two, who would like to inherit the great rule and perform the duties of the emperor in the future?"

Luo Pingyuan was stunned for a moment, he never thought that one day he would be asked such a question beyond the limit of thinking.There were so many things going on in the past year that he was almost overwhelmed. He naturally felt in his heart that Luo Wenxiao would definitely not be able to sit on the crown prince when he was wronged and brought to justice in the future. Then it would be logical that the emperor brother should become the crown prince again.Luo Yanhua was too quiet and indifferent, so these thoughts were only vague, without any sense of reality. Occasionally, a thought flashed, and in a blink of an eye, it was swept away by various current events without a trace.

"But, isn't Brother Huang himself the one who should succeed? Why are you asking me and Brother Fourth?" He whispered, feeling a little dazed involuntarily.

"After these years, I have no intention of doing this." Wang Jing said, his expression seemed to be talking about a very ordinary thing, even with a trace of tiredness, "Besides, my body can no longer support such a heavy responsibility. Great responsibility, I'm afraid that if you try your best, you will miss the job, so I can only rely on you. Right now, the father is still young, but since this burden will always be borne by someone in the future, I thought, why don't you take advantage of it now? Discuss together and make a decision, no matter what situation we encounter in the future, we can each have a clear idea, what do Lin Pian and Ping Yuan think?"

"I knew before I came to the door that Brother Dahuang would definitely mention this matter." Luo Linpian said.He picked up the full wine cup and took a sip, praised: "Good wine." Then he said, "Since that's the case, there's nothing hard to decide. I said a long time ago that I don't want to sit in that seat. Brother Da Huang mentioned the qualifications If Yuan is suitable, then it depends on Yuan."

Luo Pingyuan was already in a daze, he instantly recalled what King Yun said a few days ago in the ceremony shed in the outskirts of the city, "Brother Da Huang is very fond of you, and I want to entrust you with great care, and I am just happy and relaxed."

There is also Jing Wang's careful guidance on the government affairs and the bureau, and the importance he attaches to the directors of the household registration department.Many scenes flashed through his mind, and he finally realized that the two emperor brothers were not joking, but really wanted him to fight for the position of the crown prince.

"Brother Huang, it can't be me. You know how big a mistake my mother and concubine made. How could I..." How could I try to seek the big position that originally belonged to Brother Huang.The scene of Rupin hugging herself and talking to herself suddenly came back to her eyes. She said that Pingyuan, only the mother and concubine really think about you, and you must never let you be suppressed by Luo Shenhua for the rest of your life.As soon as he thought of this, he felt as if his whole body had been burned by fire in an instant. He was ashamed and pushed back again and again. Lun should also be the fourth brother, in short, it shouldn't be me.

"Pingyuan, you were only ten years old at that time, no one blamed you." Luo Yanhua said, seeing the emperor's reaction, his voice could not help softening, "You are also a prince, so naturally you are qualified. And before the accident, it was the queen mother who was raising you. I think she has a spirit in the sky, and she must be very pleased to see that you have grown up properly. "

"Fifth Brother, you don't need to evade. You are also the youngest son of the empress. You are no worse than anyone else in terms of status, and it will also make sense in terms of etiquette in the future." King Yun said, "This is not a good thing, why bother to feel guilty Brother Dahuang and I seem to be cheap. Not to mention that Brother Dahuang is really unable to hold on, do you think I intend to give in? I am not sick, and I don’t care about spending more effort to clean up Luo Wenxiao, but look at you The fourth brother can't bear the twists and turns of the Ministry of Household Fei. In the future, he will have to deal with a bunch of high-ranking, piercing ministers and small officials every day. I was controlled from head to toe. I can't stand those messy and useless things by nature, and I must die young or become a tyrant. Brother Wu Huang is careful and resilient, so you should do this hard work."

Luo Pingyuan was speechless, but thinking about Luo Linpian's temperament, he had to admit that it was true.Whether it was the emperor brother who was as quiet as the moon in front of him, or the handsome and noble King Yun, he couldn't even imagine the two of them wearing yellow robes and wearing big treasures. The question is, does he look like he is competent?

He was a little confused by what was said, and when he declined again, King Jing said: "Government affairs can be learned gradually, the truth is in the heart, and after seeing more experience, it will come naturally. If Ping Yuan refuses to say anything, just There are months and months left."

King Yun didn't bother to persuade him, so he touched the teacup in King Jing's hand with his wine glass, knocked on the edge of Luo Pingyuan's unraised cup, and drank it all in one gulp: "That's the end of the talk, no need to say more, A glass of wine in the spring breeze, a lamp in ten years of night rain, that's how it was settled."

Jing Wang smiled and said nothing, brought the teacup to his lips, and took two sips of tea.Today, the spring breeze has a glass of wine, and he has been raining for ten years, and that's it.

The plum fragrance is clear and the wine is mellow, diffused in the warm pavilion, it is indeed more intoxicating than the spring breeze.King Ning picked up the wine glass without a word, and drank down the endless complex taste.He just wondered in his heart unexpectedly, what is tonight?

Whether it is Luo Yanhua who has been in the sea, Luo Linpian who is just fledgling, or Luo Pingyuan who is only involved in government affairs, this rare day of reunion is worth remembering.

The future direction is already clear, and there will be a tacit understanding in the next steps.King Jing saw that Luo Pingyuan was still somewhat unable to recover, so he said: "Pingyuan doesn't need to think too much, just keep today's agreement in your heart, and continue to do what you should do as before, and the kung fu will come naturally."

King Yun didn't take it seriously when he heard this: "Brother Dahuang dotes on Pingyuan too much, and I'm still in dire straits but I don't want to force him; if it were me, I would have to let him hear the chicken dance every day, with his head hanging on the beam and the awl piercing his ass, so that I can have a better life soon." Liberation." Then he said to Luo Pingyuan: "Fifth Brother, don't take it lightly. Although I agree with you, half of it is because of Brother Dahuang, and it is not a party. After drinking this glass of green plum wine, I will not hinder you in the future." You, but you didn't intend to help anything. So you have to rely on yourself, if you do something perverse and ungrateful in the future, don't blame the fourth brother for being ungrateful." His voice was as cold as ice. Suiyu, when it comes to the last sentence, there is already a kind of vague sharpness.

"Thank you, Brother Sihuang, I'm still willing to admit half of it." Luo Pingyuan said, for some reason, he was shocked when he heard the warning admonition from the other party. Perhaps it was because such words came from Luo Linpian's mouth. Nothing could be more normal.He was still at a loss in his heart, this entrustment was a heavy responsibility, and it came out of the blue, and he could not decide it overnight, but what King Yun said reminded that there are still many difficulties that need to be borne by someone. Let the emperor go to the five-year-old Yueyue.

He said seriously: "Since I have agreed to the two imperial brothers, from now on, I will definitely do my best, and I will not dare to be negligent."

King Jing silently glanced at King Yun who was reminiscent of iceberg snow lotus even when he nodded his head, and felt that there should be no need to tell him that Luo Pingyuan got up to practice at the first hour of the day every day, as early as a chicken.He smiled and said: "I heard that the father has allowed Lin Pian to rest for three months, and most of the affairs in his hands have been handed over. I don't know what to do next?"

"I'm just going to do nothing, live a life of idleness and idleness, and ignore anyone." Yun Wang said, "When I was still at the border, I heard rumors in Beijing that my father said once when he got angry, 'Zhen How can one of my sons be a fuel-efficient lamp', I think there must be a prince who is mediocre, and it makes sense to let him worry, if not, let me be the one, and it can be regarded as a little filial piety."

King Jing: "..."

King Ning: "..."

After confirming that it was not a joke, four words popped up in their hearts at the same time: absolutely impossible.

After all, Luo Pingyuan's skills were slightly inferior to those of the two imperial brothers, so he couldn't hold back, and took a sip of wine: "The ambition of the fourth imperial brother is more difficult than the great cause. I am sincerely convinced, and I dare not be lazy anymore .”

Luo Yanhua smiled and said: "It's good, it's just that it's a bit violent, Lin Pian just let it be, don't be too suppressed, in case of frost in April, snow in June, and beautiful scenery in Los Angeles, it will always be beautiful." Make the people uneasy."

Near noon, the servants were busy setting up a table of light dishes.In order to satisfy the guests, the pre-prepared fresh mutton is also roasted on the charcoal fire.

King Yun didn't say goodbye until evening, although he drank a lot of wine, his face was only slightly dizzy, and his complexion became more beautiful.As far as he was concerned, the conversation of this day can be said to be very smooth and tolerant, but the expression on his face was still indifferent.

He didn't ask Luo Pingyuan to send more, and Luo Yanhua accompanied him out of the mansion alone.

More than a dozen guards on horseback were also full of wine and food served by Director Yang today, and they were waiting far away outside the gate of the mansion.Luo Linpian said: "Brother Dahuang, you have made up your mind, so I won't say anything else. Pingyuan looks fine to me, but he is still young. You remember to leave a way out for yourself. You should know that even if I leave, once I leave If you follow that path, it’s hard to guarantee that you won’t become a different person.”

King Jing was slightly taken aback. He had heard similar worries more than once, and they were all from his close subordinates. Unexpectedly, the fourth brother also gave the same advice. Pina is indeed not what it used to be.

"It doesn't matter to me." He smiled, feeling a little moved in his heart, but he had indeed thought deeply about himself and Lang Huan, and even included the hidden worry that others were worried about.

It was late, brighter than usual only because the snow here and there reflected the fading twilight.Luo Linpian rode on the horse and walked slowly towards her mansion.Prince Yun's Mansion is in the northeast of Luocheng, not far or near.On the way he came, he passed the Ningwang Mansion under construction, which was located in the north, so it would be very convenient for him and Jingwang to walk around in the future.

He recalled the narration of the day, the expressions of King Jing and King Ning, and sighed lightly.When he was parting, he wanted to say to Luo Yanhua: "Brother Emperor, you are good in everything, but your temperament is a bit crazy. Even if you can't change it, you should be careful and think more about yourself."

But he didn't say it in the end. I don't know if it was because of King Jing's smile at that time, or because he shouldn't be such a kind person in the first place. Since he made a choice, he has to be responsible for the consequences.It's just that he agreed to gamble with the big emperor brother, maybe because he believed in Luo Yanhua's vision, or maybe he was moved by something else.

In the end, he only remembered the conversation with his mother and concubine on the day he returned to Los Angeles.At that time, he told King Jing's meaning, and then asked: "Mufei thinks, should I agree?"

Concubine Lian's expression was as calm as water, which made people feel at peace after seeing her. She pondered for a while and said, "Concubine Mother can't make a decision for you, as long as you make up your mind. However, if you don't want to fight by yourself, you can always You have to choose to trust others. Since the fifth prince has Yan Hua watching him every day, he shouldn't be bad." She said leisurely, "Anyway, after staying in the palace for more than 20 years, I always feel that even if you are the empress dowager, It's still just a caged bird in the palace wall, and I hope that one day in the future, you can take the mother and concubine out to raise you, and go outside to relax."