Da Suining

Chapter 110 Hyena
Wu Guiren was sitting in the house, and the pottery came up, she stayed in the palace well, but she just received a verbal order, directly restraining her feet.

Even the people in her palace were unlucky.It was not good for the whole palace to eat, but now that they are grounded, the Ministry of Internal Affairs can deduct their food and clothing as much as they want.

I don't know who made the demon.

Wu Gui was angry for half the night, only to find out later that it was her own son who did the crime.

Knowing that she was banned by the emperor, her son, the fifth prince, Guo Yi, came to visit and sighed through the gate of Noble Wu's palace.

Apart from dancing, Wu Guiren has always been ignorant of mundane affairs, and now she is being implicated by her son, she can only say: "I was originally a dancer, and I was a person of low status. The emperor has almost forgotten me these years, you Why bother to make all these things again? Wouldn't it be disgusting for him to find out about me?"

"The son just wants the snipe and the clam to fight for the fisherman's benefit. When the time comes to show me, the father will treat our mother and son better. Unexpectedly, the emperor still protects the second child."

"Your father hates fighting between brothers all his life. This time I am grounded, and it will not hinder you. Be careful in the future. Don't think about those things that are so ambitious, and don't do anything out of the ordinary."

"My son knows." Guo Yi lowered his head.

"It's no one's turn to be the prince, it's not your turn, don't make that idea, remember?"

Guo Yi felt a little wronged.

He has never cared about the crown prince's position in his life, his mother's status is low, and his intelligence is not outstanding, how can He De covet the crown prince's position?
If virtue is not matched, there will be disasters.

It's not that he doesn't know this truth.

He's just been left out for too long, he's not outstanding in the study room, and he's not outstanding in the martial arts arena, the emperor hasn't put him in his eyes for so many years.

If the palace is a big pond and everyone in the palace is a fish, then this fish will wander aimlessly, swimming deeper and shallower, whether he is tired from swimming, will he be cold when it snows, and will he be cold in summer? Who cares if he is hot or not?

Caring may be a bit of a luxury, what he wants is a little attention.

He tried his best, but found that he had no effect at all.

Still no one paid attention to him, even the emperor didn't bother to punish him, but punished his mother.

Thinking of this makes me feel aggrieved.

Guo Yi leaned against the vermilion palace wall and squatted down slowly, tears gushed from his eyes, he wiped them with his sleeves, but the tears still couldn't stop.

Let it go, cry and cry.

I have cried since I was wronged since I was a child, and who can hear me.

The emperor came to summon.

After Eunuch Chang passed away, the emperor chose another eunuch to serve him personally, who seemed to be called Eunuch Li.

When Eunuch Li bent down to invite Guo Yi to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the first prince Guo Cong and the second prince Guo Kai were already waiting there.

I didn't expect Guo Cheng to be released so soon.

The bench in the clan mansion is not warm yet.

It had just rained, and the sun was shining through.

The emperor took a booklet and read it carefully. The long shadow of the sun dazzled his eyes, so he put down the booklet and did not read it. He looked up and saw that the three princes had arrived, so he asked Eunuch Li to close the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He calmly walked down the steps covered with thick velvet blankets, his dark yellow robe embroidered with a sea of ​​dragons and clouds was almost motionless.

The three princes stood with their hands tied.Guo Cheng felt aggrieved: "Father, you see, I've been starved and thin after being locked up for several hours."

"Yes." The emperor didn't show any sympathy for him.

Guo Cheng didn't dare to pretend to be wronged anymore.

"Why are you in such a hurry, it's just one of my personal eunuchs, you're going to bother?"

"Father wanted Miss Xiang Er to marry me, but Eunuch Chang dared to express his objection. He was against Father. Such a person cannot be kept." Guo Kai was a little annoyed.

He has always been impatient, like a fierce Zhang Fei.The wind and the rain fluctuated, the emperor did not talk to him, but asked the eldest prince Guo Cong: "Do you also think that Eunuch Chang is against me?"

Guo Cong shook his hands and saluted: "Father and emperor have learned from you, my son doesn't think so."

"tell me your opinion."

"Since ancient times, dynasties have been changing, and there is a position that is indispensable, that is, the official. In the Ming Dynasty, there were the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Divisions. In the Tang Dynasty, there were Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province. Set up admonishing doctors on the left and right, and regular servants on the left and right horses. In order to broaden the way of speaking, the Tang Dynasty also created two official positions: Buque and Suiyi. The emperor gave the officials extensive and important powers from the system. They can remonstrate with the emperor and impeach hundreds of people. Officials can also inspect localities. Although they "talk but don't do", we think they "discuss when they are not governed", but they are indispensable in any dynasty. Since the founding of the country, the status of officials has also been very high. Father Huang Shengming is open to speaking, and will never offend people because of officials' comments. Although Eunuch Chang is not a speech officer, but he is at the side of his father, and it is not too much to express his own opinions on everything. The crime does not lead to death, or the emperor will not feel that he is guilty."

The emperor nodded.

Guo Cheng looked at Guo Cong with envy.

They all went to study in the study room, and the books they read were the same, and Master Chen didn't favor one over another. When did Guo Congshi master so much knowledge?What he said was so logical that the emperor was taken aback for a while.

They agreed to skip class together, but he went to a cram school?
With Guo Cong's words, Guo Kai would stutter even if he read them from the book.

"What you said is very in line with my wishes." The emperor patted Guo Cong's shoulder lovingly: "You are young, and I am very pleased to have this insight. Your master taught you well. It's still early, accompany me to the martial arts field Let's see."

Martial arts field, that is the place where Guo Kai had fun.

Guo Cheng hurriedly said: "Father wants to ride a horse or shoot an arrow, I will show my father what I want."

If the emperor ignored him, it was a rejection.

Guo Yi is not good at interjecting, and there is no room for him to speak here.

Thank goodness the emperor didn't mention to Guo Cong that he harmed Guo Wei, otherwise Guo Wei would have picked him up and thrown him out if he knew about it.
The emperor and Guo Cong walked slowly to the arena. After all, it was hot and hot. When they arrived at the arena, the emperor's robe collar was wet.

The maidservant had already brought an ice bowl, which contained porridge water with a little fruit, added a few pieces of ice, and it was crystal clear and glowing white.

Drinking this in summer can cool you down from the beginning to the end, and the whole body will be transparent.

Guo Cong stopped him: "My father's sweat has not yet fallen, I'm afraid it will be bad for my health if I eat these cold dishes, so I'll serve them later."

The emperor looked at Guo Cong appreciatively.

Concubine Mei's ancestral family has fought wars, and the family values ​​martial arts over literature. The boys read too little and talk like tigers. It is rare for Concubine Mei to give birth to a son who is so meticulous, delicate and exquisite, which really makes people feel at ease.

I still remember that when Guo Cong was five years old, the emperor was angry with Concubine Mei and did not go to Chenghuan Hall for several days. Guo Cong knew that the emperor liked to eat cherries, but the little cherries were tender and perishable, so Guo Cong went there every morning. Picked some, and personally took them to the emperor of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, being careful all the way, he was not willing to throw the cherries out if he fell down.

The emperor asked him why he didn't pick more, because once he delivered it, he didn't have to go the wrong way?
Guo Cong waved his little hand and said, the little cherries are picked fresh every day, which is the most delicious, as long as the emperor likes to eat, he is not afraid to run away.

The five-year-old Guo Cong was enough to impress the emperor.

Over the years, he has grown up, but he is still as warm as when he was a child.

The emperor's eyes were dull, and he asked the little eunuch to bring two horses, get on them, and hold a bow: "Let's go hunting with the emperor."

The two rode out from the corner gate of the martial arts field, passed through an open garden, and arrived at the back door of the animal training ground. After entering the animal training ground, they saw groups of elk walking leisurely, and several hyenas laying in the shade of the trees and vomiting. Tongue, two or three black bears were chasing monkeys around, a zebra stretched its neck to drink water, and a row of long-winged birds passed overhead like a cloud.

The vegetation is lush, the water is gurgling, and in the green shadows, the animals shuttle and jump, sometimes far and sometimes near, occasionally a white fox comes out of the grass, looks at the hyena not far away, and quickly goes back into the grass in fright.

As soon as the emperor clamped the horse's belly, the horse led him into the grass, only heard the rustling of the grass, and the animals were frightened and pulled their legs and ran.

The emperor drew his bow fully and pointed it at a green sheep. When he exerted force with his hand, the arrow was like a ray of light, and it plunged into the grass in front of the green sheep.

Qingyang was frightened and knelt down, motionless.

Guo Cong went to draw the arrow and handed it to the emperor. He thought the emperor had missed, so he didn't dare to say anything.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was very happy. He jumped off the horse and stroked the green sheep in the shallow grass, stroking its body tenderly, then patted its buttocks and let it go away.

Royal hunting has always been divided into winners and losers.

The emperor rubbed his hands together: "It's not that I can't shoot it, it's just that I think the green sheep is small, obedient and timid, so I'm not willing to shoot it."

"Father is kind."

"Cong'er, the way of governing a country is the same as hunting. Sometimes even if a person's ability is limited, as long as he is loyal enough, he can be cultivated. If a person is disloyal, disobedient, and rebellious, then his ability is more loyal. In front of him, it’s not worth mentioning, even if you have the ability, you can’t use it, do you understand?”

"My son...Understood."

"Do you understand why I didn't punish them heavily for being involved in Eunuch Chang's case?"

"They are the princes. If such things are reported, the prince's dignity will be lost in the future, and the father will have to deal with the rumors. It is better to make the big things small."

"You only know one thing. Eunuch Chang probably doesn't like the second child. He prefers to speak for the second girl. Why? It's probably because he has served me by my side these years and has attracted many court officials. Xiang Daying these few years Yue walked closer with him. Eunuch Chang favored the second girl. It seemed like a trivial matter, but in fact, he was disloyal to me. He dared to disobey my thoughts for the sake of a second-rank official's daughter. His behavior like this, How could the court officials not know? Everyone wants to see how I end up."

Guo Cong only knew that the emperor had a crush on Prime Minister Suining, but he didn't know that he thought so deeply.

"So, even if other people don't do it, I will take his life. To tell you the truth, before the second brother and the others did it, I already had such thoughts. That day, I even had someone make a piece of clothes for you. It is dyed with ancient pigments, and the pigments will fluoresce at night. I originally thought that one day when Eunuch Chang was on duty at night, someone would follow him, kill him with the help of fluorescence, and then just find a scapegoat, and that would be over. Nope. Unexpectedly, you brothers are quicker than me, and let the eunuchs in the palace kill people. This is too easy to fall into the trap, and it is an unwise act."

A hyena walks not far away.

Hyenas run very fast, and they can jump on people's shoulders when they lift their forelimbs. Lions are afraid of them when they see them. They are as strong as black bears. They have to run when they see hyenas, not to mention those antelopes, zebras, and foxes. ,Peacock.It's just that the hyena didn't run, and it didn't seem to have any attack power. It walked around in small steps, took a few steps, lay down for a rest, and then got up and walked again.

Walking and walking, the hyena came to the emperor's eyes.

Guo Cong couldn't help being taken aback.

The emperor unhurriedly drew his curved bow, held a long arrow in his hand, and only heard a "whoosh", and a long arrow shot out, just hitting the hyena's throat. The hyena retreated several feet away whimpering, and lay down on the There, there was a "whoosh" sound in the throat like a leak, and the body kept trembling.

"Cong'er, use your knife to stab it in the back of the heart." The emperor stared at Guo Cong.

The hyena lost its prestige just now, and lay down softly.

Holding a short knife, Guo Cong slowly approached the hyena. He knew where the hyena's heart was, but the hyena's desperate and frightened eyes made him a little unbearable, or, for a moment, he hesitated.

If the hyena was attacking a person, he would probably end it without hesitation.

But it doesn't.

It's just walking.

Even if it met the emperor, it didn't mean to attack at all, and even took a few steps back.

"Kill it," urged the Emperor.

Guo Cong's hand holding the knife was extremely heavy.

He raised the knife over the hyena's head and moved it back. It was a pregnant hyena with a bulging belly, and maybe there were several young hyenas hidden in its belly.

"What are you still hesitating about?"

Guo Cong didn't dare to think about it any further. He closed his eyes, held the cold knife and stabbed hard, the hyena's miserable cry almost pierced his eardrums, and the blood gushing out from the hyena's body wet him. the robe, the blood warmed his face, and he felt his mouth was fishy and salty.

The hyena shuddered a few times and finally stopped moving.

The grass was splattered with blood.

Guo Cong held the bloody knife, feeling a little dazed.

The hyena, which was walking a moment ago, is dead at this moment, and even the baby in its belly is gone.

Guo Cong felt very sour in his heart.

He couldn't tell why.

He silently wiped the knife clean with grass, and put the knife back into the scabbard.

His taciturnity, the emperor saw it in his heart.

The two got on their horses and went out of the animal training ground to the martial arts field. Guo Cong didn't say a word for a long time.

The emperor tightened his grip on the reins and sighed: "Cong'er, there are many loyal and brave ministers from your mother clan, even if you are a martial arts champion, you are qualified, but you are far behind them."

"I know I was wrong."

"You must be puzzled. The hyena didn't attack us. Why did I have to be so cruel. I just want to tell you a truth. Now the hyena didn't attack us, but it is a threat to walk around where we lie. We can only eliminate the threat, even if you kill a thousand by mistake, you can't miss one. Eunuch Chang, it's also that threat, do you understand?"

Guo Cong nodded.

(End of this chapter)