Ban Fang

Chapter 879
Southern Chu.Chucheng

In the spring season, the river bank is green and full of people. It coincides with the day when the taxes and taxes collected by the counties and counties are sent to Chu City. The migrant workers assisted, and after fulfilling the rules, they were sent to various places for temporary storage.

A group of people robbed the official ship that was to be sent to Chu City from Licheng. Drinking and resting in the restaurants in the city, Emperor Gongshun dressed in the uniform of a low-ranking soldier and mingled among them, and sneaked away from the crowd with a few confidantes and headed towards the palace quietly.

Today is the last day of Empress Cao's announcement. The atmosphere in the city is as usual, and the people in the market are still living and working in peace and contentment. The more he takes a step towards the palace, his mind sinks. It seems that no one cares whether the emperor will return as scheduled.

All this seemed to be unexpected. He thought that the common people would be panic-stricken due to frequent emperor changes. Who knew that they would see such a scene of being completely out of the way? Could it be that as an emperor, he is no longer the most important thing in the eyes of the people? that exists?
Since he succeeded to the throne, he has recruited poor scholars, and continued to suppress the old forces and dignitaries. He has been thinking about how to govern the country, cooperated with the upstarts who understand the common people to stabilize prices, recruited many unemployed stragglers to maintain order, and also supported merchants to resume business and restore prosperity. , but never thought that today would be so embarrassing.

Could it be that just because the two wars after succeeding to the throne ended in failure, is it impossible to continue to gain a foothold in the court?
He thought that the people's trust in the court had been greatly improved by making great efforts to govern. Who would have thought that the notices everywhere in the city stated that the emperor was about to be replaced by the empress dowager, and the people did not have anything unusual?

Hearing all kinds of rhetoric in the streets and alleys, all of which are all kinds of words praising the Empress Dowager for caring for the people, Emperor Gongshun dared not think about it anymore. At this moment, he understood what his father said at the beginning, it seemed too late, because when the national strength was weak, no one The country can afford the failure of any battle. However, when the people of Chu City were in the most difficult time, not only did he fail to stabilize the situation, but he led an army of [-] in an attempt to go deep into the northern border. Now, how should he restore the hearts of the people?

While their thoughts wandered, they had already arrived at the North Palace Gate. Emperor Gongshun looked at the majestic palace city blankly, wondering whether he should enter the palace?

"Your Majesty?" Guan Wei's pupils shrank slightly, a faint cold light appeared in his eyes, and he couldn't help but smile coldly.

After going through all kinds of hardships to get back to the familiar Vermilion Palace walls, the people along the way were all praising others. The defeat and embarrassment of the empress dowager seemed to make him completely lose his confidence in returning to the throne.

Mother and son are fighting for power, how can there be any good reviews?The gossip along the way was naturally arranged deliberately, waiting for him to come back to Chucheng to listen to.

He can't let everything stop here, there are still people waiting in the palace!
Seeing a few guards of the imperial guard standing in front of the palace gate in the distance, after noticing their stop, they kept looking at them with sharp eyes like eagle eyes.

Just as the guards waved their halberds at Emperor Gongshun to drive him away, and before Emperor Gongshun had time to retreat and escape, Guan Wei hurriedly took out the only jade que that could prove his identity and yelled at him.

"Bold! Shengjia returns to Luan, hurry up and pass it on!"

The guards were startled and lost sight of it. They put down their weapons and knelt down on the ground, all shouting long live.

The sound of long live sounded like thunder on the ground, and quickly spread throughout the entire palace. The Empress Dowager Cao in Qifeng Pavilion was stunned when she saw the eunuch who couldn't wait to come to ask for credit, and couldn't believe what she heard...

Duke Anyang at the side was also too surprised to speak. Half an hour ago, his mind was constantly thinking about how to celebrate after their plan was successful. Who leaked the plan to let Emperor Gongshun return to Beijing early?
Hearing his father's return, the little prince had already broken away from the Empress Dowager Cao and rushed outside, knowing that the dragon robe on his body would displease his father, so he took off all his uniforms along the way, and waited for him to find his father , who only has a bright yellow undershirt.

I haven't seen him for several months, the little prince's yearning for his father is beyond words, but all the shackles of etiquette still bind him, two lines of hot tears accumulated in his eyes and dare not fall, he resisted the urge to throw himself into his father's arms, and knelt down panting He fell on the ground and kowtowed according to the etiquette.

"My lord, I greet His Majesty the Father." The little prince wiped away his tears with his sleeves. After several months of suffering, he finally waited for his father to return. He knew all about the plans of the emperor's grandmother and uncle.

However, he always kept in mind his mother's exhortations before leaving the palace, and put survival first in everything!
Seeing his mother being taken to Jizhou City without dignity, his heart hurts more than anyone else, but he can only continue to pretend that he doesn't understand anything, and accompany the emperor's grandmother.

Seeing that the new clothes that have been tailor-made one after another are all made of the emperor's uniform, his heart is cold, but he can't show it. As long as the father hasn't returned to the palace, he can't show that he understands everything. Can't rest in peace and pray in my heart that my father can return to Luan as soon as possible!

The queen mother said that as long as the father and the emperor are away, the emperor's grandmother will find a way to regain power again, and this is indeed the case, he can only live on the advantage his mother has created for him.

He understands his situation, and also understands that a prince who has no family backing and mother is the emperor that his grandmother wants!
He didn't have any contacts in the palace, let alone someone who could deliver news for him. What the imperial grandmother wanted was a puppet emperor who could let her rule.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Bai Guifei was the first person to notice the emperor's grandmother's thoughts, and her several courtships were not noticed by the emperor's grandmother.

Although a rootless person like duckweed, her ambition is no less than that of the imperial grandmother. How could the imperial grandmother give her this opportunity?

Therefore, he can only pretend to be stupid until the day his father returns to Beijing!
Emperor Gongshun looked at his son kneeling on the ground, his small body twitching slightly, and said how noble the prince's life was, but his son was so humble that he didn't even dare to cry.

The little boy who is less than ten years old has to fight for his life, looking forward to the moment when he comes back, but also afraid of bumping into his dignity, so he calmly removes the beaded crown with the emperor's bun on his head, and understands his What kind of torture was it in the palace.

It has to be said that Xu Qingfei gave him a very sensible son, and at this moment he did not forget to show his uniqueness as an emperor.

"Pingshen," he slowly approached the child, straightened his body to comb the messy bun for him, and said the helpless compromise and understanding in his heart with tightness in his throat, "how old are you, do you still need me to come in person to get dressed?"

"My lord, I would like to thank the sage for his grace." Originally worried that everything about him would provoke Longyan's fury, the little prince finally felt relieved after hearing his father's words.

After taking care of the little prince himself, Emperor Gongshun picked up his frightened son and walked slowly towards his palace.

　Good evening, fortunately, I can find a rehabilitation teacher on Saturday~ I saved Suiyu's waist!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)