Fengqi crabapple

Chapter 302 Third Lord
When the queen returned to the palace, the albizia flowers were blooming, and in a blink of an eye it was autumn again.

The Queen's incident also made the ministers understand that it is impossible for the Emperor to let go of the Queen. If the Emperor doesn't take action if you want to depose the Queen, someone will naturally take action and beat you up in the hall openly and openly. In the end, the Emperor will Make a big deal, criticize a few words, and pretend nothing happened.

Afterwards, the emperor adjusted the positions of several people, and those who caused the trouble were demoted.The ministers took a look and realized that they were all beaten and demoted. The beatings were in vain, and the medical expenses were not compensated.It would be better to do less of such thankless tasks in the future.

The diligent emperor Xie Ruitang implemented the policy of recuperation and recuperation for nearly 18 years. The government was clear and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.When the emperor went to court, he often encountered ministers who had nothing to report.

"Yuan Fang, please make arrangements. We haven't gotten together for a long time. How many of you are still in the capital now?" The emperor called Prince De to the imperial study. Prince De thought that something big had happened. I know, the emperor wants to go out to relax.

"Only Cong Xi should be in office, and the rest are in the capital." Xie Yuanfeng said with a smile: "Although the autumn hunting is canceled this year, if the emperor has some free time, he might as well move to the racecourse to pick a good horse."

"Okay! You go and make arrangements now, and you can come to me the day after tomorrow." The emperor thought for a while, then said with a smile: "I want to be incognito, no need to show off."

The emperor immediately became energetic. Ever since he became emperor, he has been followed by a group of people wherever he goes. It is not easy to slip out of the palace, let alone the capital.

When he was young, Xie Ruitang was afraid of being impeached by his officials, so he would pretend to be a Jinwu guard and sneak out of the palace to drink with Yan Shiyi and others.But now the emperor no longer looks like a Jinwu Guard.The guards in the palace are all young men in their teens and 20s. No matter how young he is as a middle-aged uncle, the Jinwu guards guarding the palace gate cannot pretend to be blind like this.

This time the emperor left the palace openly and incognito, and went to the royal racecourse to choose horses.

The emperor only brought Chang Ning and An Qing with him. Although Chang Ning was a courtier, he was Ling Xue's apprentice. He was only six years old when he entered the palace, and now he is 24 years old, which is the age when he wants to make a career.

The emperor intended for him to take over the position of commander of the Jinyiwei, but Hou Zhengxiong had been in this position for more than twenty years, so he could not just change it.Before the emperor went out this time, he had already discussed a game with Prince De. It depends on whether the fish will take the bait or not.

Hou Zhengxiong's power has gradually grown over the years, and Jinyiwei is an independent special department. He does not have to pay attention to anyone except the emperor.After understanding the emperor's generous and peaceful temperament, he carried out the emperor's orders and gradually began to make concessions according to his own wishes.The emperor did not use the East-West Factory to suppress him, but let it go.

Although Hou Zhengxiong has no signs of rebelling against the emperor, he has already shown signs of betraying the emperor.He also knew very well in his heart that the emperor just hadn't found a chance to replace him yet.

"It must be Chang Ning! The emperor only has this chess piece in his hand, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy to let him replace me." Hou Zhengxiong is spinning two iron walnuts in his hand. When this hidden weapon is thrown, it will fly. A few small balls are thrown, and it is difficult to guard against them.

This iron walnut was presented to him by one of Songjiang's subordinates.Jin Yiwei was spread all over the Celestial Dynasty, and they were independent of the military and government. Hou Zhengxiong was like a local emperor.He didn't want to rebel against the emperor, but he didn't take the emperor seriously.Today the emperor left the palace incognito, which gave him a chance to move his mind.

Hou Zhengxiong smiled and asked his subordinates: "Did Chang Ning accompany the emperor to the racecourse today?"

At this time, Chang Ning, who was concerned by Commander Hou, was riding a horse alongside the secret guard captain.

"Chief Guard, why isn't my master going today?" Chang Ning asked An Qing strangely.

An Qing smiled sideways and said: "Your master is going too, but he's in the dark. It's a busy day and there are many people following. We just need to pay attention to the emperor. You don't have to worry about what happens next to you." The emperor heard what they said. , turned around and smiled at Chang Ning: "On weekdays, you only see Ling Xue and An Qing, and you just think that they are the best in the world. Today I will take you out to see them. There are more than just two of them in the world."

Chang Ning shouted into the air: "Even if your martial arts skills are better than my master's, you're not as handsome as my master!"

The emperor knew that he was telling Ling Xue who was following secretly. He laughed, clamped his legs together, and with a "drive" sound, he hit the horse and started to run quickly.

The master and servant quickly left the city, and there were already a dozen people waiting outside the city gate.Yan Shiyi did not call him emperor, but only smiled and said: "Third Master, I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, please take it easy!"

"Am I that old?" Xie Ruitang glared and said, "Don't believe you are competing with me? Let's see who gets to the racecourse first!" Yan Shiyi smiled and said nothing, knowing that this fast running was refreshing, but he had to lie down when he got back. Three days.

Xie Ruitang looked again and saw that Cheng Hanbai was followed by Cheng Bingde, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you still taking care of a little one? It doesn't look like we are good fathers!"

Cheng Hanbai hurriedly smiled and explained: "If I don't take him, his mother won't let me go out! Today is Qingyao's birthday. I agreed to accompany her, but he ran out again. Why don't you send a dragster to monitor me? .”

Everyone laughed ambiguously.Cheng Hanbai was afraid that they wouldn't believe it, so he glanced at the crowd and said, "Don't believe it? If you don't believe it, ask Ling Xue, is it easy to marry a princess? Eh? Where is Ling Xue?"

"Why is he willing to come out?" The emperor laughed: "You two are his elders, and I will bow to you when I come out!"

Only then did Chang Ning seem to understand.

We are not very fast, just suitable for a group of people to talk and laugh.Chang Ning discovered that within a mile of walking out of the city, there were two more troops from the Beijing Guard behind them.Ling Xue and several guards from his residence also followed inside.

Today, except for him, his master, and An Qing, the emperor has no one in the palace.

Xie Yuanfang was already waiting for them at the racecourse, and the crown prince Xie Jingyun was following behind.Cheng Bingde saw Xie Jingyun from a distance and ran over happily. As soon as the two young men met, they said something and disappeared in a flash.

"Third Master, you look so good! On weekdays, in addition to sedans, there are carriages. Today, when you go out for a run, your bones are all falling apart, right?" .

"Yuan Chen, I have been thinking along the way. This vast world is what I want. Why do you think I am trapped in that boring imperial city?" Xie Ruitan shook his head in distress and said: " I know that Haitang is not really happy either. Apart from worrying about her children, she doesn't have much interest in anything."

"But the prince is still young, so no matter what, he has to see him off one more time." Xie Yuanfang had long known that the emperor had the intention of taking the Zen throne, but the Zen throne in his prime years was very rare in the past dynasties.

"Eighteen, not young! I took over my father's mess back then, but no one gave me a ride. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, what I handed over to him is a great country!"

(End of this chapter)